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THURSDAY MDKMNG, SEP! 12MBEK U.
FOR GOVKRNuK,
CU A ULUS I) O Lii il i: KTY,
OF CHUR COUXTTi
We have been compelled to suspend our daily
publication, tor an entire week, from the uuntot
hands, (tor workmen have tell their poala on
account of the prevailing epidemic, and we have
now barely force enough lo go to preaa with our
weekly paper. We regret ibis the more, because
it has prevented us from giving to the public reg
ular information an to the male of the dieeaae—
information, always important, hut parlieuluily
no now, from the perfect panic, which has spread,
not only among our own citizens, but through
the adjoining country.
The proverbial healthiness of our city, for a
course of years, has caused the present visitation
lo produce the. astounding effect of a thunder
bolt in a cloudless sky. Nobody was prepared
for it. V’lie disease came upon us suddenly. It
has nil down some of our best and worthiest citi
zens. We shall not now attempt to theorise as
to the caiisi s that have produced it, though we
would remark, the general belief is that they have
been dilative id and effectually removed. If il
ho so, we may certainly look for an abatement,
so soon ns the disease has run its course with
those who have already imbided Us seeds, and
the atmosphere of the infected region can be
changed and purified, (ireal difference of opin
ion appears to exist, in regard to the real mime
of the disorder. Some contend that il is genuine
yellow fever. Others term it conges live bilious
fev r ; and some, we believe, ran find eo naino
for it at all. We arc not disposed lo dispute
about words. It is certainly a malignant d sease,
and lias shown its power in its devastating es-
Icets. But these effects have been exaggerated by
rumor, far beyond the truth. In such circum
stances, mi’ll lose their judgment, and try to jus
tly then own fears, by exciting the liars of Olli
ers.
The hoard of health have daily published, for
a fortnight past, the whole number of deaths;
and to prevent all possibility of cavil, these reports
have included all those (a large proportion of the
whole) who have sickened and died out of town,
whelhei lliey were residents in the city at the
time the disease appeared, or we,o supposed lo
have contracted the (ever, by occasional visits,
•during Us prevalence. The whole number of
deaths from the I Wlh ult. to yesterday, at noon,
inclusive, from the epidemic, has been ninety.—
All bough wo would by no means recommend to
our absent friends lo return to the city, until the
abatement of this scourge; we would udviso
tho-c who are still with us, to continue culm uni
fearless; avoiding unoi.cssury exposure, living
regular y.aiid prudently, and in the discharge of
their duty—taking such prei uutionsusmi un, not
tlm,dili/, may dictate—to leave the disposal of
heir be,dill and lives to that Providence, which
wc can not but hope, will soon "Slav the plague.”
We subjoin a list of deaths from the com
mencement of the lever.
Miss Isutudla Ogden, Resident.
James On.swell, Native ol Ireland.
Joiialu.ni Hills, Resilient
James 11,I 1 , uraiit, Painter, of Connecticut.
Miss Horn, Resident,
Henry it diertson, •*
James I. mg, <■
Jonn lice Native of Ireland,
Jus. I, vouch, from Long Island, Resilient
Mrs. Pettis, ••
•ali. t'order f Coppersmith, Connecticut.
•Josiah I'n up,| unknown.
•Richard .Vluse,j - Ireland.
Mo»e» Kali, Resident,
M is. Union, “
M;ks Me led i ill, 4 »
•Joan Kennull.-j- unknown.
Robert iiailier, Resident.
Geo. L.unuack, Philadelphia.
Michael W agner, Res dent.
•Mr. Scymour.j- unknown.
Mrs. Ryun, Resident.
Mr. Green, 1 Virginia.
Mr. () Such, Ir land.
Miss Rebecca Wright, Resident.
* W. Abbott, Ireland.
Mrs. Rutherford, England.
Mr. Lhdlie, Resident.
4 Anus Bullard, “
John Ncutler, Germany.
4Mrs. Lmra McLaughlin, Resident.
4 Mm. Moses Rot], **
Hr. (friililli, Kentucky.
4 Moses Rdcy, Resident.
4 Miss Mary A. Boulmoau, “
;E. U. Greiner, Resident.
4 Mr. Farrar, “
Levin Mars, nine years old, “
Mrs. I'alliaferro, “
4 W'. C. Dillon, “
tJoseph Smith, Connecticut,
M rs. Wuhnuuda, Resident.
4 Mrs. I’.iseiha Jones, “
4W. P. Merrnuain, “
M rs. W alum, •*
A. Campbell, “
4 Mrs. Meredith, “
B mj. Bnrlcigii, Germany.
M.s. Nchr, native ofGermany, Resident.
W illmm Moody, "
4 Mis. Aaron Raff, l<
U iz I Vo mgbliKrd, “
John Wanildord, “
4 Mis. Jones, (mother of Priscilla,) “
MisaC.bi.fial, “
M i.-tcr Albert Banta, New York.
i James L. Wray, Resident.
4.Miss Ennn.i ilartford, “
» Mrs. J. ial in, “
b>. P. Tu pin, “
Will am Wright, “
Richard Meredith, “
Mrs. A aota. New Vo k.
Mrs. Rebecca tj nzenbcrry, Resident.
Henry Imlby. “
Mo- Elizi'icth Hamilton, South Carolina.
AsSurx Knight, Resilient.
J >.in Sun-iicld, Printer, Boston or York.
Mrs. Daves, Resident.
4Mrs. Green, ••
4 Dr. De. t -
Mis. B roxune,
f Joseph Rouche, France.
i' 1 *" Ah unknow n.
Preleick Sel-'-k, Resident.
4.• il '»»*' I . .1 ,» hs 'll, *<
W IHi i: 1 ,»
•ni ' ’ >u ' ■elce, Connei-ti ut.
Th mu. All-.. Resident.
W omp AI ri. *.
Wiuy Hargroves.
And nine negroe*—seven in the city and two it
the country,
ThiTnllowiug death* have also occurred with
in the name period Irom oilier diseases,
j Edward 11. Barrett, Resident.
| Mrs. Via y Savage,
j Mrs. Meredith, “
I James Johnson, 41
J. C. Guilin. (died at Aiken,)
Mrs. Llliz diclh Pryor,
And four negroes.
• I) i d n the Il'itplfal —j - Very intempfraU
huh u, —( Died out of the city.
According to the Milledgcville Journal, letten
from this place assert (hat there are many mon
deaths here, than the hoard of health report. —
We are confident that every ease is reported, fair
ly and faithfully ; and the writers of such letten
ought to he exposed as random and recklcsi
scrlhlers. Let any one of them tal,c our list o:
to-day, and tell us what death is omitted.
Hoard of 11 • tilth.
Thuiisdat, September 5th —13 M.
The Hoard report four deaths of white persons,
and three of color, during the last twenty-four
hours, from fever, anil one from intemperance,
in the city.
The Hoard also report two deaths of while
persons, and one negro, in the country —two of
which occurred pre ions to the report of yester
day, hut were not then ascertained.
Published by order of the Hoard.
Finnst, Sept. C, 12 M.
'riio Hoard report three deaths in (ho city du
ring the last twenty-four hours, from fever—one
from general debility and exhaustion, and two
negroes from old ago—-and three deaths from le
ver in the country.
Saturday, September 7, 12 M.
The Board of Health report five deaths of fe
ver in the city since 12 o’clock yesterday, and
one in the country from the same disease
The Hoard also report the death of three other
persons, in the city, viz: one from fracture of
Hie thigh, one of intemperance and one of old
age.
The Board also report the death of another citi
zeo, L i‘. Griffin, at Aiken, who died of bilious
cholic.
Published by order of the Board.
Sunday, Sept 8, 12 M.
The Board of Health report that four deaths
have occurred during the fist twenty-four hours
only two from fever, one Irom hemorrhage and
one aged negro woman from chronic complaint.
Monday, Sept. 9, 12 M.
The Beard o’ Health report one death from le
ver, in the city, during the last twenty-four hours,
and two while persons and one Muek in the coun
try.
Tuksday, Sept. 10, 12 M.
The Board report six deaths, by fever, five
whiles and one black, in the city, since the report
of yesterday, and two deaths hy the same disease
in the country.
Wkuskshay, Sept. 11, ISM.
The Boa d report three deaths, from fever,
within the last twenty-four hours. »
Published hy order of the Hoard.
A. GUMMING, Mayor.
SiMUm. M. Thompson, Secretary.
For the Chronicle (,• Sentinel.
Mksshh. Eiiitoiis :—Through the medium of
your paper I propose to discuss briefly the ques
tion of Ratification or no Ratification. Many
objections Ini' e been urged to the plan as propos
ed hy tin 1 Reduction Convention , one ol’whi h
is that of its great inequality and consequent op
pression. Any individual who is in the least ac
quainted with the Legislature of Georgia must
know that the distinctive feature of that Legisla
ture is marked by parlyism, and every act must
subserve a parly purpose. Under circumstances
of this sort it is impossible that justice and equal
ity should he consulted ; and (arch r, it Is beyond
the power of human ingenuity to devise any plan
to reconcile the conflicting iule.csls of the differ
ent sections ol the State ; which did originate
from the fact of dividing the State into so many
small counties. In that Convention every man
had Ins peculiar views, and urged them with a
tenacity that knows no bounds, and with a bold
ness that puls modesty and decorum to the blush
—the youth did not respect the opinions of the
aged and expenen ed—argument had no weight,
and eloquence wasted its fragrance on the desert
air. As soon might we expect equality from ar
istocracy,and justice from despotism, as from an
assembly constituted and Irmmelled us that was.
No man In his senses could ha o supposed that
any plan of the Contention would he equal—
this cannot he a ground of objection to those who
are acquainted with the Geography and politic s
of the Shale. The Legislature that called the
Convention did not expect it—the people who
elected delegates had no such high, hopes., and
the members themselves made no such calcula
tions. All parlies agreed upon the utter impos
sibility of submitting a plan that every portion ol
the Stale would seize with avidity. Delegates
might assemble yearly tortile in it twenty tears,
and tl would be an accident if a better plan than
the present one should be submitted. The pen.
pie should ratify,because constituted as the State
is. every subsequent plan will he more unequal,
lor the time will certainly come when the \\ lute
Basis Party will again have the ascendency, nol
only in some subsequent Convention as in IS >3
hut also in the Stale at large. By calming, we
shall have gained and settled one important prim
ccple. and that is the federal Basis. The Stall
Rights people object to the plan because it throw,
them oui of power. To this objection I wouk
urge that trulh is powerful and will prevail—vig
orons action and united exertion will conque
j the liercest opposition. The doctrine of State
j R.gdls is sound in theory and safe in practice
a.cd has nothing to lea Irom any quarter. 1
may tall for a season, hut Phoenix like n will rise
a;.. . mi ai U llil pleasure have i Wat, hoi
Uiv gradual use ol the doctrine, auo oitcn nave
I
in J wished it Giid speed. But I must proceed to
I 1 notice sonic other reasons why the plan should
lie ratified. If the rmnstituenry of Georgia could
appear in person, in Milledgevilie during one
session ol the Leg Mature, they would tie forcibly
struck with the belief that a reduction was indis
pensably necessary; nothing but confusion and
disorder can be seen ; it rescml les a mob more
than a deliberate assembly. (Jan a profitable bu
le si ness lie done by such a body ? Most of the im
portant laws are passed at the heel of the session
when there is acarely a quorum for business. —
rs Hut the grandest reason why we should ratify is
r( . that our Legislature wo Id be composed ol more
- virtue and intelligence—courtly pride would
r- spring up. and the question who ought, and not
rs who can he elected, would he asked. This is
is one view of the matter that all should take in
,f stead of having an eye singly to party prefer
ment and party aggrandizement. Georgia is en
titled to a high place among the sisterhood of this
republic ; but so long as her Legislature remains
as at present, she will never he able to claim and
*, occupy that distinguished place. Her talented
ir “ I)HS can never wield her destiny when there is
!, so much ignorance to contend against—her vir
tuous citizens can never have high places until
e vice and crime shall ha'e been put down. Un
if der all these circumstances will the people of
•- Georgia suffer the present opportunity of reform
ing the Legislature to pass by 1 Are they will
ing to sit down with folded arms, and see their
money expended in Useless Legislation? Have
they no interest in the prosperity of their State—
- no love of economy 1 I know that the inequality
i* ol the plan is tremendous, hut there is no power
a on earth that can make a plan equal and just
- where every sort of interest and sectional jeal
ousy had to be gua ded, and as to the argument
that it gi>es one parly the ascendency, 1 will re
mark in the language of the school hoy to his
lather in relation to the spelling class, that some
body ha- to be at the foot. Such are sonic of rny
views on this great question, upon which the
r people will bo required to pass on the first Mon
day in October n xt.
A VOICE FROM ELBERT.
At a meeting of the young gentlemen of this
i place held oh the 7th Hist., for the purposed tu
ning into consideration the late death of their
much lamented friend, Vlr. Augustus A. Suax
■f»v. who departed this life on Saturday last.
The following preamble und resolutions were
uunnininusly adopted.
Wnereas. hy a recent oupnsnticn of Divine
Fro idence, our young friend and associate Mr
Augustus A. .Shannon, has been taken from
amongst us and laid low in the grave.
It is therelbre resolved, That we sincerely de
plore the aillieting stroke ol Providence which
lias deprived us forever ol the companionship ol
our esteemed friend. Mr Augustus A. Situation,
and us an evidence of our regret at his death and
our respect forjiis memory, we will woarcrapeon
our left arms for the spaco of thirty days.
Knulved, 1 hat a copy ot this preamble and
these resolutions he sent to the he caved mother
aim lamilyjOl tlih deceased, as an expression of our
sympathy for them in llicir late affliction.
licHulotd, I'hat a copy of the proceedings of
this meeting be signed by the Coairmau and Sec
retary and sent to the Chronicle and Sentinel for
publication,
JAMES L. BROWN, Chairman.
Rod rut 11. Giisus wood, Secretary.
Greensboro, Ga. Sept. 7tli, 1839
Dkatk or Gov. I’iak. — We learn from thn
Frankfort Argus, that tin; Hon. James Cl ark,
Governor of Kentucky, died on the inormu g m
the 27th vilt.
Fioin Florida.
It is reported at Black t reck, but not offc ially,
that Fort Met lure, a poet gunisoncd by n dnia
. about half way between Fort King and T arnpa,
was attacked by the Indians, who killed one man'
and 8 horses.
1 It is only an accident, when a few famili es are
- murdeied— those discreet and quaktr-hkt grin
1 I lemon the senior Indians—the lathers of the na
, turn—are-sorryhut their “young men,” they
say are “still foolish.” Is the attack on a Post
mere lolly or is it war.—Sr. Augustine Herald
J 29 Hi u.l.
I ~
, Wp are bappy to learn by advicesfrom Tampa,
that the parly sent by Gen. Taylor, to bury the
1 dead at Carloosahatchie, found Corporal Hay
• wood and one Dragoon still living, though se
i 'Orel) wounded. They had run in opposite di
ructions and remained hid for several days, nei
ther knowing of the proximity of the oilier.
Their sufferings must have been extreme and in
t dis pitiable. The bodies of Mr. Dallam, and his
■- <'loik, Morgan, were brought to Tampa for inier-
I, mr,,t - ‘ Slllli .V Perryman, the interpreter of whom
we have Wire spoken, has aliened for his ofi'en
i. cps—he was found dead on the ground. The
I other interpreter Sampson, and one dragoon,
were nut found.— lbid.
° , Miraculous Escapf..— One of the laborers
s i in Mr. Dalian’s employ has arrived at Tampa,
e with the follow ing story, which, in addition to
0 1 bis being a man of credibility, is corroborated by
1 the marks of ligatuies on his arms, and of hum's
1 on his legs. W hen ths Indians made the atlcak
i- ;on Col. Harney, this man waa taken alive and
i- tied in a tree with leather thongs. The Indians,
i( . having completed their horrid work, retired lo ca
rouse and d mee, and an old squaw brought i
8 quantity of wood, placed il round the prisoner
i, set lire to il and went away. A shower provi
„ dentially coming up deadened the fire, and a;
| the same time softened the leather, which ena.
’■ hied the man with tremendous exertion, to loosn.
e one arm s i as to untie himself—then watchim
I, hi* opportunity, he dropped on his hands an *
e knees, and ereeped to the beach, where finding ,
canoe, he put oil. After reaching what he eon.
11 sidered a sale distance, he landed on a point
f. where he subsided on raw clams, until be got o ,
e board ol a sin dl vessel that was passing. Ibid
*' We are happy lo learn by the following thci
Le the post at Ficolata is reinforced.
is. Pic lata, Aug. 28, 1839.
U Sin, —I have the honor to report for the info ,
million of the Lieut. Colonel commanding th*
** District, that B company,7th infantry. 21 strong
i r commanded by 2d Lieut. R. F. Maker. 7th ini
te bnitiv, arrived here to-day in the Steamer Essav,
ons, Irum Garey’s Ferry.
Very respectfully.
Your ob’t serv’t,
w B. FOOT E.
■d ls * " I An. commanding.
Lout. KivroLPii If dui t.
i Adj t3d Arty, St. Augustine JUd.
From the Savannah Georgian.
Indian Intelligence.
Bin—Allow me as a constant reader of your
valuable paper to give you some 01 the latest In
dian news. A Subscriber.
Gault's Flukt, E. F.,>
Aug. 261 h, 1839. 5
Much doubt was expressed as to the light in
winch Gen. Taylor would view the recent capture
ot the Indians at Fort Mellon, but 1 take pleasure
in stating it has his unqualified saclion. He
never pul any confidence in Gen. Macomb’s trea
ty, nor took any part or lot in it. Like the whole
army in Florida, tie knew two well me treachery
ol the lire he bad to conquer. The demilunes
have ail left Fort King, and it is said that a bun
dle ot lour hundred and fourteen red slicks, in
dicuting a determination to go to wa on tin r
part, was found between the former plaoe and
i'ampa Bay a few days since. Indians have again
made their appearance in the neighborhood of
.he settlements about Micanopy.and have destroy
ed considerable portions of the crop, that was at
so much risk on the part of our citizens. Dr.
Sloan, of the army, and another gentleman, re
turnin' Iroin a professional visit from Fort Wa
cahola to Micannpy, were fired upon by a party
ol hostilcs, from a dense hammock on the edge of
the road ; it was raining heavily at the time, and
thiy luckily escaped to the garrison without in
jury. It is supposed the attacking party was one
of the detachments of Talfahassees recently or
dered by I iger Tail, to scatter themselves in bo
dies of five over the whole country, massacre all
they met whose combined strength was less than
lour. On this the savage chiet evinced great
generalship and wise policy. What will govern
ment do is a question asked repeatedly. Wall
they give us protection, exterminate the enemy,
or yield the country I Will the ‘-powers that be”
send a sufficient lorce to drive the foe to terms of
submission, or will they suffer the gallant little
band that still remains to guard our frontiers and
onr posts, to remain supine and idle, unable to re
pel continued aggressions or sti ike a decisive
blow ? Nnus Verrons !
i iiEAsuHv Department.
Sept. 2. 1839
Amount issued under the provision of the act of
October 13th, 1837,
v ' 7 --- Sid,ooo,ooo 00
Ol that issue there
has been redeem
ed 9,670,900 95
Leaving outstanding $329,039 05
in lieu ol these re
deemed there lias
been issued un
der act of 21st
May, 1838.... 5,709,810 01
Os that issue there
has been redeem-
T ed 5,177,287 41
Leaving of that is
sue outstanding 532,522 60
Aggregate otthe first and second issue
must m.ling 861,5Gi €5
J lie issues under
the provisions of
the art of the ?,J
of March. 18 39,
am mm t0......3,857,276 21
Oi ' that issue l here
i las been re deem
ed 198,900 00
„, . , 3,658.370 31
Makrng the aggregate ofall out
standing; ~.$4,519,937 86
LEVI WOODBURY,
Secretary of the Treasury.
i'r< m the New Orleans Bulletin if the G'h.
1' r <>'« Vein Cruz ah,l Tampico.
By an arrival from Havana yesterday, we were
put in possession of advices from ihe above ports
as la e as those re eived direct, containing full ac
counts of the state of affairs in the interior of
Mex vo, The plan of reform and concilia
tom id.ipted by his excellency Gen. Bustamcnte,
■we-an- glad to observe, hisbcencrovvned with the
most signal success; and if we may judge from
the unanimity of feeling exhibited'in the number
of congratulations and felicitations which are dai
ly pouring in upon him from every State and Dr
partitiont o the Repu 1 lie, and even front the re
dure of Mtnga </e flaw, (who was lately A
ppointed commander-in-chief of his native Stale t
peace in ty be said to be established on a more
than ordinary firm basis. The rumor that Santa
Anna was jealous of the rival President, the Mex
can papers treat with the utmost contempt. The
pure patrio ism of that faithful servant of the
country, sty they, is a shield that will forever
ward soil’ such imputation. When the counliy
triumphed, he called on him to return, that he
might restore him the sacred trust placed in his
hands; and full of glory and satisfied with triumph
he retired to enjoy that repose which he so richly
merited in order to repair a health willingly sac
rificed for the public good ; and now, that tran
quility is generally restored in the country, Bus
tamente and his cabinet are busily engaged in or
ganizing societies for the encouragement ofhorti
oulture and agriculture in general. Several of
the cotton gins and other agricultural implements
illegal introduced into Tampico during the revo
lution, it is said, are to he immediately put in ac
tive operation. Morns Multicaul s and Cotton
is now the order of the day in Mexico.
The yellow lever was alarmingly prevalent and
fatal among strangers at Vera C uz. -p he com _
mander ol the English packet Hope, which sailed
early in August for England, with near a million
ami a half of specie on board, died of the black
vomit before the vessel real bed Havana.
About the same time, the French brig-of-war
hi/hgenr, sailed for France, with the second in
staiiiicnt ol the indemnity.
Melancholy Affair.
Advocate Office,7
Biu-nswick, Sept. 2, 1839.5
An occurrence of a most melancholy nature
took place at St. Marys on Friday the 3(lth ult
I w !*" hw c are sorry to learn, resulted in the death
olone ot its most active and enterprising citizens.
1 he particulars, as we learn them from a gentle
man residing on the spot, areas follows.
About 5 o’clock. P. M. as Capt. Thomas E.
Hardee, who bad just arrived in town from bis
plantation, was leaving the post office, he was ac
costed by Mr. Charles Rosignol, between whom
| and Capt. H. some misunderstanding had pre
| viously existed. Mr. R„ on stepp ng up to Capt.
H-. said he wished to speak to him a moment,
but on the latter gentleman refusing to bold any
conversation with him, he immediately struck
i (’apt. 11. with i stick which he held in his hand.
| Gaol. 11.. who also had a stick, returned the blow
j but on perceiving bis antagonist draw a pistol’
; immediately retreated for Mr. Dufour’s store’
I where be was followed by Mr. K. and tired upon
i J“ sl M ; no was in ‘be net of entering the door—
| lheb " 11 entered just above the hip and came out
1 near the middle of the aMomen. Capt. Hardee
! , W;IS immediately taken ti his dwelling, where he
| Iln £™ “I! next morning, and then expired.
What adds to render this melancholy affair
more heart-rending, is the fact that the deceased
has est a wife and an interesting family 0 f nine
i chib ren. together with an aged mother and nu-
I T r,n,s re,atmn! ‘‘ ,0 mourn his sudden, and to
j them irreparabl loss. He was about 42 years of
I o r informant also slated that a great degree of
« " wl „ h 1
cl.. O to -li-s sa atlnr. J’nc citizens bad ode,. ,
1 ed a reward ot >otH), and the relations of the dc
ceased $l5OO, for the apprehension of Rosignol,
who lelt rSt. Marys shortly alter the occurrence.
I’he Sheriff and two or three parties had gone in
pursuit of him.
Histouy of thk Cherokee Fecii.—A let
ter ol July 22d from the Illinois Camp Ground,
1 where ihe Cherokee nation was then in session,
in the Journal ol Commerce, explains the circum
stances ofthe nation, and the cause o! the killing
! o: (he Ridges and Houdinot. It appears that
’ | w en the great body of the nation (say 1800(1)
! I arrived at their new homes last spring with the
j above named chiefs, they proposed a political
’ union with their old brethren whom they found
■ comfortably settled there, (say 4,000) and with
that view the old (or Western) and new, (or
r Eastern) emigrants met hy their chiefs and dele
-1 gates in Council, June 22d. While the discus
-1 sions were in progress Ridge and his friends ab
i ruplly withdrew, without assigning rea-ons, and
• it is agreed that it was through their influence
t that the chiefs of tlie old settlers rejected the wish
. cs of the whole people for an union. On tile
- 21st the Council was in consequence broken up.
- Hut the people called anotocr National Convc n
' tion, on the Ist July, which was in session on
I the 22d, The writer now proceeds:—
1 fn the interval between the dissolution of the
- Joint Council on the 21st June, and the meeting
j ofthe National Convention the Ist July, a body
-of full blooded Cherokecs are said to have net
- in secret, unknown to John Ross, or to any of his
1 particular friends. The number is supposed to
i have been about three hundred, and they are un
t derstood to have pledged themselves to sustain
- each other, to any extremity, in the execution of
I the ancient law of the nation, under which they
, considered the Ridges, Houdinot. and others, as
’ having incurred the penally of treason and out
s lawry. It is thought that every one of them had
i suffered some harrowing loss of children, parents,
I brothers, sisters and property, in the forcible gath
ering ofthe people for removal and during their
; compelled journey to this wilderness, the deaths
within this ml rval having exceeded thres thou
sand. “Had Ridge and his friends,” says a letter
from a very competent judge upon the spot, “re
tired quietly into private life and no more inter
■ fe ed lo disturb tie peace olthe nation, they would
no doubt have lived.
Ha ing commenced further interruptions, they
sealed iheir own fate, by rousing tne latent in
dignation of the populace ; and thev well knew
that they were liable to he i ut to death by any
citizen 'in any manner mo t convenient’ ” —io
such is the language of the law drawn up by
John Ridge himself. The feelings which im
pelled their destroyers may I e inferred from iheir
exclamations when John Ridge implored tliat
they would hear him.—that they would have
mercy : “ You would not hear us ” cried they—
“we asked mercy , and you turned away, and
even denied dial we hod spoken." John Ross
nao fur so many years discouraged every dispo
silition to enforce this law, that the people De
termined tot ke it into Iheir own hands without
consulting any one in ai thorny. The forty who
were detached from the larger body to execute
the decree of death. Were as completely disguised,
and are as inscrutably concealed. They went
so suddenly and secretly to their purpose, that
John Ross, who first reieived intelligence of ihe
death of Houdinot (the 1, st ofthe victims.) could
not believe it. He (John Ross) wasentirely un
protected ; mere was no one near him hut his
family—he did not dr am of danger, either to
himself or any one else. He immediately sent to
Boudinot’s house—about a mile ami a half from
his own—lo ascertain 'he truth. Mrs. Houdinot
cave a friendly message in reply, begging Mr.
Ross to he upon his guard, for Stand Wane. B s
brother, was threatening the life of Mr. Ro,s.—
He was presently appiised that others were j
showing signs of hostility against the public 1
P“aee, although perfectly aware that Mr. Ross
was entin ly innocent of what had taken place. '
Mr. R .ss then sent an express to General Ar
hucklc at Fort Gibson. He stated that it was
enough for him to he responsible fur his own acts;
• he could noi answer for those of other people.—
He heliev ,1 that what had taken place was like
ly to he ■ eiz J upon as a pretext for comscs which
! must en anger the ge eial tranquility, and on
that account aid that only, he desired the inter
position of Gen. Arhuekle. The threats against
M . Ross, in the rneinwh le, had roused the pu
lic feeling to a high pitch. The young men,
with a ins, rushed in from all quarters, to see and
hear and s are the danger; and. if necessary, to
guard ihe Hies of their friends. In the evening
it was reported that Stand Walie was at Mr.
Worcester’s a mile and a half distant from the
abode ot Mr. Ross, When this became known
to the throngs already assembled there Mr. Ross
grew apprehensive that they might, in the fury
of excitement, rush upon Walie and do him
mischief. He enjoined upon them, if they had
come as friends, carefully to abstain from any
aggression ; to stand strictly on the defensive ;
and as they valued his regard, not to he guilty of
any acts of violence. When Gen Arhuekle sent
a troop ot horse, the Cherokces entreated Mr.
Ross to dismiss the troop and rely entirely upon
them, which he did.
Ikon axd Nails.—The Pittsburg Advocate,
states that the manufacturers of that city and vi
cinity have made a reduction of one cent per
pound in the price of manufactured iron and
Nulls, of all kinds Flat bar, of the heavier kinds,
are 5 cents, and rising, in proportion as the sizes
diminish, to 7|.
Reduction of Postage —The late act of
the British Parliament, reducing and equalizing
the postage in Great Britain, has turned pul,lie
attention to the same subject in this country. The
Northern papers arc advocating a similar reform
here, with much zeal. The N. Y. Whig thus
speaks:
“ Par a single penny Ihe English merchant
may now send a letter lo any part of the king
■ dum —while in this country, we are taxed with a
postage of 25 eeuts a single letter, to almost evc
, ry one of the great points of the union. News
, ] papers ought lo go free within the States vvere
, j published—out ot the State, the postage should
! remain—and letter postage should be reduced at
, I least one-halt. This would leave a revenue sut
-1 ficieut to pay the transportation of the mails, un
. j der an economical administration of affairs The
i | salaries of postmasters should be curtailed in all
(he large cities; there is no reason w hy these men
. j should receive a handsome salary, and perquisites
, 1 Reside amounting to a princely income. All
■ these things should lie reformed,in this reforming
; i a S e - I’here is need enough of economy, in all
. ; ,l,e £ reat departments ot government, and it may
• | as well begin here as elsewhere.
, j 1 heavy po>iages now imposed upon letters
. i and newspapers, is a tax not only upon business,
i hut upon knowledge. It shuts out light from the
. people. Let the system be overhauled.then, ami
I , an effectual relorm brought about at the verv next
. j session of Congress. The Express speaks it*
. the right tone upon this important subject, oiaA
I suggests a mode of proceeding, which we highSv
I approve, as follows :
t ' Ist. The circulation of a call for a public Me*t
-1 ' he,d on Change after ’Change boats,
i ~( v ' 1111101 some public spirited merchant take
I tlle lnatte ' up- which he will find takin- like
• j wild-lire every where ?)
2d. I he c-ircul ition of petitions here in the ci
ty, and the transmission ot copies of them, with
lx smut mis, calling for a e,ine rt ot anion. to
j ' oU| and, Hoston New Bedford. Hanford, New
I Haven, Albany, Philadelphia, Baliimo.e, Nor-
folk, Richmond, Charleston, Wilmington, Mobil, I I
New Orleans, Natchez. Virk bu.g. ts- ] J ' j r
Nashville, Cincinnati, Ifftlsburg, Detroit, Buffalo I
&c. ‘ ' II
But let this be done, and the point is carried '
All the cities and towns will move.
of Taxes is always a popular move. We wan
but one Amencao Rowland Hill. Who shall U v
the man!" ,
> r
French S team bo its. —The Globe of tbc6ib
says:—A private letter from Marseilles, convey,- -
the intelligence, that the Chief Naval Engineer
who had charge of the direction of steamboats j t 'j
the Mediterranean, had received orders from t| )e i
French Government, to prepare a plan of orgnuj. i
zation lor steam packets bet ween Bordeaux am] <
New York. Marshal Soult interest* itimseli; 1
greatly in the immediate execution of this I
which lias both amili/ury and a commercialoi (
ject. These packet boats are to be of such silt <
and construction, that they may readily be c«J j
verted into ships of war of eighty guns. f
The largest engines yet employed are offo ( , 1
hundred ho.se power. It is proposed to give t,
engines ol the French steamers, lour hundred ar.
fifty horse power.
The railroad projected between Havre A 1
ris has failed. The bill authorizing it was lost; *
the Chamber of Deputies on the Bth ol July, I
National Miiitaht Convention j, ,
National Military Convention is recommend*
to be held on the first Monday in October mil
in the city of New York, for the purpose ofJ
king into consideration the condition of the mi 1
tia of the United Stales, and urging (if though
necessary) upon the proper constitutional aulho,
ity a reorganization of the same, hy an amend
merit of the present militia laws. 'A late Stsi
Convention, held in Albany, recommended lb
appointment of delegates in the following maiw
tier. Each Major and Brigadier General to be*
delegate, and each ol these to appoint Iwooth.rf
every Colonel and commissioned officers of even
Regiment; the non-commissioned officers ami pn
vales of every Regiment; each to appoint onetlel
egate. ihe b all drills are favorable opporluni
ties for making the appointments, and itistobttf i
hoped they will be improved. o
'l'he newspapers throughout the Union are re * M
quested 10 copy this.
From Mex, eo.—The French brig of W,,
I " Le VHug-UT.” arrived at New York' on the 4th
1 rr,,m Vfirii v-'ruz, whence she sailed on the 31st of
..uly. She had one million of francs on board
which is the second instalment from the Mexicali
;o the French government.
' # -
Twelve Lives Lost—The captain of the
ship Hibernia, at New Yoik from Liverpool re
ports that in lat 40, long 30, he fe11,,, with Fr
brig Adelel, roin the Grand Banks, bound n Ro
chelle who reported huving 2 days before in a
squall lost his mainlupsail yard with twelve men
on it, who were all drowned—sent a boat to him
and supplied him with nautical instruments, at d
I every other necessary of which he was in want.
1 Lakk ft—There wore in harbor this
morning, nineteen steamboats, two ships, one
barque, seven brigs and sixty-one schooners-
In ah ninety sail. Among these is not n Inded .
, the Juba Palmer, now being converted a *
I steamer. Ol the steamboats, about one hai'aie
undergoing repairs or being repainted, prepa;a
-i tor * *“ toni| rieiicing the fall campaign, the others
i are . tllkl "« “leir regular turn in the line. The
sail emit are all, or nearly all, loading or unload
mg, ami present a lively appearance Buffalo
j Lom.Adv. M
I The loss ol property by the burning of (he
■ New York dying and printing establishment at
■ Staten Island, is estimated at from £40,000 to
£50.010. The insurance was divided about
equally between New York and Boston. The
principal dyeing and printing houses, together
with the miscellaneous pieces left at the estab
lishment to be dyed, were saved Journal of
Commerce, J
Goon Business— The Philadelphia Gazette
states that the teceipts of the Philadelphia, Wil
mington and Baltimore Kail Road Company lor
the last quarter, including the months oi Jonc, Ju
ly and August, amounted u» upwards of £127,n00
and those ot the New Castle line to Baltimore,
to upwards of £58,000, making the receipts of the
two companies more than £lB5 000.
Niles’ National Register for Sale.
That the estate ol the late Hezekiah Niles may
be speedily settled, it has been deemed advisable
by tin se who have the management thereof, that
me entire establishment, so well known through
out the county as‘Niles’Reoistkk,” should
be sold. It is therefore oflered lb, sale, with the
subscription list, printing materials, and every
tiling which properly belongs to the pul healion.
CO ihe subscr,ptiun list has nut, f,r runny
years, been laiger than a present , and the sub
senbers are among the best and most pum mat in
the country; and the office contains all uecggfigry C
type and presses, (one a power-press made'ey
Adams,) of the most improved kind, in the best f
condition. \
Presuming that those desirous of purchasing
will make inquiries in person or hy letter, it is
not deemed necessary to extend this notice fur
iher than to express the conviction that the estab
lishment is oneij the must valuable in the coun
try, as can be satisfactorily proven by an exhibi
tion of the receipts and expenditures, and in the
hands of a person with a small capital, and qual
ified to conduct it, the price demanded can be re
alized in clear profits in less than three years.
'l'* l6 whole establishment ran be had on rea
sonable terras, and on an extended credit, so as to
enable the purchaser to prosecute the business to
advantage.
• Address the present editor,
WM. OGDEN NILES, or
PHILIP REtGART,
Azent of the Admin,strain* of U. M[ es< dtddm
Edttors throughout the United Slates are res
pectfully requested to insert the above, and invite
public attention to it.
(Tj* In consequence of the necessity which ex
ists tor the sale of this work, the present editor
w.l soon be at liberty to seel, other employment,
and he respect,ully offers his services to his edi
tonal brethren in any of the large cities, or will he
obliged to any of his friends who will inf rm him
of a smtuhe location in one of the prosperous
towns of the West, where bis editorial labors will
meet with a reasonable reward. His nnalifi.a
lions may he inferred from the fact, that for more
lban fifteen years he was the assistant editor of U
-he ‘■Reoisteii” and that for more than six #
years he conducted a political paper with advan- W
•age to the W lug party and profit to himself. He
■s besides practically Hiijuninted with the prin
ting business, and could be generally useful in a
large newspaper establishment.
For his character and standing as a man ami
ittzcn. he confidently refers to any old and respec
table tnha hunt of this city.
Baltimore, Auo. 31, 1839.
Ibe question whether the gallon law shoultf
'e repea'ed. was lately discussed by a dclaticg
ocictv in Mississippi.' A Striped Pig man hie
’|i“d nut, in the course of the pros and cons.—
> oves an I brolhet boozers’ I ihit.k that ere law
p-c,nous good un and Fm bl owed j;'l d >n*t g
ii tor it. It y u goes in for repealing that e
had you aint the friends of loafero no how.