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ADDRESS
<3F JT-KE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES.
«. X March 4, >833.
T®! LttW-CfTIZENS:
Thewttl of the American people, expressed
Through their unsolicited suffrages, calls me
ibefore you to pass through the solemnities pre
paratory to taking upon myself the duties of
(President of the United States for another
term. IFor their approbation of my public con
uluct, through a.period which has not been witn
out its difficulties, and lor this renewed expres
sion of their confidence in iny good intentions,
-1 am at a loss for terms adequate to the expies
sion ofinv gratitude. It shall be displayed, to
the extent di my humble abilities, in continued
efforts so to administer (he Government, as to
pieserve thtsir rrLeriy*a.nd*|Homofe their liappi-J
Bess. “*■ ’ , •i • i
So many events have occurred within the
last four years, which have necessarily called
forth, sometimes under circumstances the most
delicate and painful, my views of the principles
and policy which ought to bo pursued by the
’General 'Government, that I need, on this oc
casion, but allude to a few leading considera
tions connected with some of them. .
The foreign policy adopted by our Govern
ment soon after the formation of our present
-Couslitiijion; and. very generally pursued by.
successive administration, has been crowned ;
with complete success, and has elevated I
■our character among tire nations of the earth. ,
To do justice to all, and submit to wrong from
none, bus been during my administration, its :
governing maxim; and so happy has been its
results, that we arc not only at peace with all
the woifd, but have few causes of controversy, )
and those of minor importance, remaining uu
adjusted.
In the domestic policy of this government,
there are two objects which especially deserve
the attention of tlie people and their Represen
tatives,‘and which have lieenf and will con- :
tinue to be the subjects of my increasing solid
tude. They are the preservation of the rights
of the several States, and the integrity of the ;
Union.
These great objects are necessarily connect
ed and can only be attained by an enlightened
exercise of the powers of each within its ap-j
propriat'e sphere, in conformity with die pub- ,
lie will' constitutionally expressed. I o this
end, it becomes the duty of all to yield a ready i
and patriotic submission to the laws constitu- <
tionally enacted, and thereby promote and
strengthen a proper confidence in those institu- j
lions of the several States and of the United ;
States, which the people themselves have or- <
dained for their own goveiament. .
My experience in public concerns, and the
observation of a life somewhat advanced, con
liim the opinions long since imbibed by me,
that the* des l ruction of our State Government
or the annihilation ofiheir control over the lo
cal < <’m,eins of the people, would lead dnecily
to revolution and anarchy, and finally to des
potism and military domination. In propor
tion, therefore as the general government en
croaches upon the rights ot the States, in the
same proportion does it impair its own power
and detract from its ability to fulfil the purposes
of its creation. Solemnly impressed with
these -considerations, my countrymen will
ever find me ready to exercise my constitu
tional powets in arresting measures which
may directly or indirectly encroach upon the
rights of the States, or tend to consolidate all
political, power in the General Government.
'• But of ftqual, and indeed of incalculable impor
tance is the Union of these. States, and the sa- ■
cred duty of all to contribute to its preservation
bv a liberal support of the General Govern
ment in the exercise of its just powers. — You
' have been wisely admonished to “accus
„ tom yotjjselvcs to think and speak of the Union
T* ’ of your political safety and
P °-P . T"""’ « tbr its preservation with
jealous anxiety, discMn,._r ,. n<r whatever
' may suggest even a suspicion that it can
any event be abandoned, and indignantly
frowning upon the first dawning of any attempt
to alienate any portion of inr country from the
res., qf to enfeeble the sacred ties which now
Jink togeiher the various parts.” Without
Union our independence and liberty would
never have been achieved—-without Union
they can never be maintained. Divided into
twenty-four or even a smaller number of se
parate communities, we shall see our internal
trade burdened with numberless restraints and
exactions; communication between distant
points and sections obstructed or cut of}’, our
sons ttyide soldiers to deluge with blood the
fields they now till with petice; the mass of our
people,borne doxVn and impoverished by taxes,
to armies and navies; and military
leaders at the head of their victorious legions
becoming our l.’.w-givers and judges. The loss
of ’iberty, of .ill good government, of peace,
" p y and happiness, must inevitably follow a
c u'ion of tlie Union. In supporting it,
’nt- fore, we support all that is dear to the
eema'n and philanthrophist.
The time nt which I stand before you is full
Os interest. The eyes of all nations are fixed
on our republic. The event of the existing
crisis will be decisive in the opinion of mankind
of the practicability of our federal system ol
government. Great is the stake placed in our
hands;. great is the responsibility which must
test ufion 'he people of the United States.
Let us iodize the importance of the altitude in
which we stand before ihe world. Let us ex
tricate our country from the dangers which
surround it, and learn wisdom from the lessons
they inculcate..
Deeply impressed with the truth of these ob
servations, and under the obligation of that
-tolemn , oath which I am about to take, 1 shall
continue to exert all my faculties to maintain
the just poweis of the Constitution and trans
not unimpaired to poster ity the blessings of our
federal Union. At the same time, it will be I
niv airri to inculcate by my official acts, the ne- ;
cesdtv of exercising, bv the General Govern- '
n>enl, those powers only that are clearly’ dele
gated; to encourage simplicity and economy in
the expend) ores of the Government; to raise
co nibre money from the people than may bo‘
requisite for these opjects, and in a manner
that will best promote die interests of all classes
of the community, of all portions of tho Union.
Constantly bearing in mind that in entering in
to society “individuals must give up a share of
liberty to preserve the rest,” it will be my de
sire so to discharge my duties as to foster, with
our brethren in all parts of the countiy, a spirit
of liberal concession and compromise; and by
reconciling our fellow-citizens to those partial
sacrifices which they must unavoidably make,
for the pieservation of greater good, to recom
mend out invaluable Government and Union,
to tho confidence and affections of the Ameri
can people.
Finally, it is my most fervent prayer, to that
Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and]
who has kept us in his hands from the infancy)
of our republic to the present day, that he will I
so overrule all my intentions and actions, and !
inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens, that i
we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds
and continue forever a UN ITED AND HAP
PY PEOPLE.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
The following spirited description of Mr. 1
Randolph is given in a letter from Virginia to
the Editor of the N. JI. Patiiot.
“ While speaking, he stands quite erect.—'
1 His gestures are few, but never fail of their es- |
feet.—lu some orators, the rise to enthusiasm i
. is indicated by an increase ofgesticula>ion, and
> a more rapid and confused utterance. Not so
with him. The eyes of his auditory are not
diverted by any uncalled for gesture or osten
tations shifting of attitudes. The light of bis
black eyes seems concentrated to a burning
locus, which it is sometimes painful to encoun
ter, and yet it is impossible to get away from
the charming serpent. Like those in love, his
hearers feci their bonds, yet would not be free.
“In the very torrent and whirlwind of his pas
sion,” his composure is greatest, and his enun
ciation must deliberate and distinct. I have •
heard some oiators, whose words in conse- !
quence of a defective movement of the organs
of pronunciation, seemed to be obtruded and
lacerated in their delivery. But his have a '
free full and bona fide discharge. All that is ■
musical in modulation, distinct in utterance, )
appropriate in emphasis, felicitous in thought,
and energetic in expression, plant his words in
the ear with an effect that defies the power of
criticism; and they fall too on ihe tympanum,
with that sort of ringing which like new eagles
from tlie mint, shows the metal to be sterling
and the coinage masterly. While under the
spell of his enchantment, so completely is one
satisfied, that all idea of any thing nearer to
pei faction than himself, are either held in abey
ance or entirely expelled the mind. There is
the peculiarity about his shrill and piercing
voice, that his words can oe accurately distin
guished as far as their sound can be heard; and
eacli man in the crowd conceives his own pro
per ear to be the target at which are aimed the
unerring bullets ot his rhetoric. In fighting, no
matter what may be the size of his antagonist,
there is no adaptation ot his bolts to the dimen
sions of the objects to be demolished; but like
the lightning of heaven which finds it as easy to
shatter an oak as consume a reed, the Hash
comes burying in one common grave, the pig
my and the giant. In witnessing encounters
of this sort, 1 have frequently wished, with the
love ot slaughter natural to some, that bis vic
tims possessed more recuperative energy, that
the period of demolition might be longer pro
tracted. It is true he has handled some, who
! like Goldsmith’s village schoolmaster, “though
conquered, could argue still,” but this reaction
was little more than sub suit us tendimun of ex
piring nature. He sometimes, however, by
way of “good measure,” continues to gore
them after they are utterly defunct; but I could
never look with much satisfaction upon h:s
mangling of a dead body or dragging a dead
Hector around the walls of Troy.
' “In private life there is no telling what he
is. He is not a subject of ordinary speculation.
Hq almgelher, a splendid anomaly, an
unique, a sin generis, Casar aut nutlus, a lus
sus natures,i\ great man with many littlenesses,
“of different natuies, marvellously mixed con
nection, exquisite of distant worlds.” lie is
the veriest riddle to his dearest friends.—
Sometimes he is fond of men of parts, some
times in rapture with those of no points.—
Sometimes he secs what is not to be seen,*
again, cannot discover what is ever so plain.
At one time lie astounds his friends by rude
ness, at another surprises his enemy by kind
ness. Fearing no one in the world, he makes
all the world fear him.
“Ho is an ardent admirer of ladies, horses,
and dogs, but does not know to which he gives
the preference, so equally is his esteem decid
ed among them. In his household he is plain
but neu' to Eastern scrupulosity—drinks coffee
and wine, no milk—-smokes sugars, and some
’ times pipes; chews tea for tobacco; al others,
snuff, and detests whiskey.
’For optics sharp it takes I ween,
To sec what is not to be seen.
From the
ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
Great Bargains.—Henry Clay,of Ken
tucky being about to wind up his “ American
System” business, which he has pursued for
the last ten years, begs leave to give notice to
all Northern dealers; in the manfucterers in
New England, and the tariff people in Penn
sylvania—to all candidates for the Presidon
i cy, that from this date up to the 4lh of March
next, great bargains may be expected at his
rooms, I ennsylvania Avenue, Washington
city. He has oh hand the following articles:
20 very elegant American system coat pat
terns—not much used.
15 Snuff-boxes, from Massachusetts— marked
11. C., Aota bene. Linguists differ ab mt
these initials. Some say it means Hartford
Convention—others IL Clay.
' 100,000 votes in New York—not much used.
The sovereign State of Rhode Island, with the
cotton factories, pretty girls, and the appur
tenances thereunto belonging.
The sovereign State oFDeleware, with or with- .
out the 'contingent claim upon the seven
counties of Maryland.
15 Northern newspaper editors will be put vc
ry low for cash, as it is rather a perishable ar
ticle.
Mr. Robert Walsh, Jr of Philadelphia— this
article not warranted however!
A beautiful fire shovel, made tn Philadelphia.
30 Speeches on the American System.
A valuable claim upon the sovereign Stale
of Massachusetts —contested, however, by
one Daniel Webster, Counsellor at Law.
Hezekiah Niles, and two thirds of Mary
land - 249 political leaders in -Pennsylvania I ''
—but no votes, nor any party worth speak-
] ing of.
I Several elegant card tables, with ivory coun
ters, &c. — not be sold till the4th
! of March next, as they are in considerable use
i at present.
SUPERSTITIONS OF NEW-ENGLAND.
By Joseph Chandler.
In that almost insulted part of the state of
Masschusetts, called Old county or Plymouth j
county, and particularly in a small village ad- )
. joining the shire town, there may be found the I
I relics of many old customs and superstitions,
which would be amusing at least to the anti
quary. Among others ot less serious cast, there
1 was fifteen years ago, one which, on account of )
its peculiarity and its consequence 1 beg leave
to mention. j
It is well known to those who are acquainted
with that section of country, that nearly one
half of its inhabitants die of a consumption, oc
casioned by a chilly humidity of their atmos
phere, and the long prevalence of Easterly
winds. The inhabitants of the village, or our
town, as it is there called, to which I allude,
were peculiarly exposed to this scourge and 1
have seen at one time, one in every silty ot its
inhabitants gliding down to tho grave with all
i tho certainty which characterizes this insiduous ■
; foe of the human family.
i There was, fifteen years ago, and is perhaps, .
' at this time, an opinion prevalent among the in
! habitants of that town, that a body ol a person
! who had died of consumption was, by some su
pernatural means, nourished in the grave from
tho body of some one living member of the fam
ily, and that during the life ol this person, the
body retained in the grave all the fullness and
freshness of life and health.
This belief was strengthened by the circum
stance that whole families frequently fell a prey
to this terrible disease. Os one large family in
this town, consisting of fourteen children, and
their venerable parents, the mother and the
youngest son only remained—the rest within
a year of each other had died of the consump
tion.
Within two months of the death of the thir
teenth child, an amiable girl of about sixteen
years of age, the bloom of which charncteiised
the whole family was seen io fade from the
cheek of the last support of the heat t-smitten
mother, and his broad flat chest was occasion
ally convulsed by that powerful deep-toned
i cough which attends the consumption in our
I Atlantic States.
) At this time, as if to snatch one of this family
from an onrly grave, it was resolved by a few
I of the inlabitants of the vdlege to test the truth
. of this tradition which I have mentioned, and
• which the circumstances of this afflicted family
1 seemed t> confirm. I should have added that
it was believed that if the body, thus unnatural
’ j ly nourished in the grave, should be raised and
1 i turned over in the coffin, its depredations tip
-1 on tho strvivor would necessarily cease. The
consent >f the mother being obtained, it was
! agreed that four persons, attended by the sur
’ viving and complaining brother, should at sun
rise the next day dig up the remains of the last
’ buried sister. At the appointed hour they at-
• | tended n the burying yard, and having with
much eccrtion removed the earth, they raised
' the cofin, and placed it upon the ground ; then
• displaced the flat lid, they lifted the covering
1 I from Inr face and discovered what they had in
’ < <leed.aiticipated, but dreaded to declare—yes,
> I saw he visage of one who bad been long the
tenant of a silent grave, lit up with the brilllan-
' c y of jouthful health. The cheek was full of
! dimpliig, and the rich profusion of hair shaded
her cold forehead, while some of her richest
‘ J curls foated upon her unconscious breast. Tlie
large j|ue eye had scarcely lost its brilliancy,
■ and tlie living fulluc’s of her lips seemed almost
to say, “loose me and let me go.”
In two weeks the brother, shocked with the
’ , specticle he had witnessed, sunk under his dis
ease. The mother survived scarcely a year,
> and tie long range of sixteen graves is pointed
’ out t> the stranger as'an evidence of the truth
I ofihr- belief of the inhabitants.
1 'Fhe following lines were written on a recol-
‘ lection of 'he above shocking scene :
I saw her, the grave sheet was round her,
1 Months had passed since they laid her in clay,
Yet the damps ot the tomb could not wound her,
The worms bad not seized on their prey,
O, far was the cheek, as I knew it,
When the rose all its colors there broutrhf,
1 . °
And that eye—did a tear then bedew it ’
It gleamed like the herald of thought.
i Sho bloomed, tho’ the shroud was around her,
Her locks o’er her cold bosom waved,
J As if the stern monarch had crown’d her,
The fair, speechless qtlecn of the grave.
i
. But what lends the grave such a luster?
! O'er her cheek what such beauty had shed ’
His lifeblood, who knelt there had nursed ber,
The living was food for the dcadf
A belief of judicial astrology has been more
1 or less prevalent in every part nfthe civilized
world: and though this belief may have been
popular only in proportion to the ignorance of
the mass of the people, yet it will be acknowl
edged, by all who arc acquainted with the events
of the passed century, that though the ignorant
may have been misled by the jargon of their su
periors, yet the most learned, at times, were not
; only deceived by the imposing operations of the
*1» - •
adepts bul were even dupes to tTieir own ima
ginary acquirements.
- In few places has this confidence been more
general and implicit than in the old colony.
A very large proportion of tho inhabitants of
that section of our country are seamen a class
of people remarkably tenacious ofeaily opin
ions, and proverbially superstitious.
Whatever may be the nature of any popular
belief, if there is not some special circumstance
to give it authenticity, its influence is-soon lost
upon the minds of those who were most ready
to receive'it—it ceases to affect their actions,
and is only brought to remembrance by some pe
'culirfr coincidence of circumstances. This may
be the case ar (he present day with many of
those superstitions which once agitated the
minds, and influenced the actions of the old col
onists; but the belief in judicial astrology will
never be entirely lost from among them, while
their is one alive who witnessed the event which
I am about to relate.
Late in the last century, the Rev. Doctor
S , the clergyman of one of the three towns
that lie on Plymouth Bay, had acquired the awe ■
I of his parisliioneis by his deep skill in the oc-|
i cult sciences, not less than their love and es- i
i teem by the purity of his doctrine and the ex-j
cellence of his example. He had calculated j
the nativity of very many of his congregation,
and as the men were mostly “those who go down
I into ihe sea in ships” he could not often fail
when he predicted with a solemnity which show
)ed his own confidence in bis art and demanded
theirs, that they must ultimately find a watery
grave.
Fully persuaded of his own power, the rev
erend man was induced to calculate the extent
of his own life. This was a matter ot no
small moment, and the good man was ollen
seen at night by the neighboring fi-iierman as
i cending a hill in the neighborhood to “hold |
high conversation with the stars.” The result |
of his calculation was not long a secret, for j
i though he had confidently entrusted the matter
I only to his two deacons, they have found means
to divest themselves of the more weighty pari
of the secret, by hinting at a definite time, be
yond which they might not expect the profit of
the good man’s labors. It was, ot course, soon
noised through the town, that on the morning
of the sih July, 1795, he would, according tq
his own prediction, most assuredly be relieved
from all the wait of earthly cares, and sorrows.
j The whole of the week preceding the day he
had marked as the termination of his earthly
, career, the pious man devoted to exhorting, di
j reeling, and comforting, those who had long
, looked up to him as a temporal as well as spir
itual guide. Early on the morning of the fatal
i , Sunday, apparently dreaded by ail more than
) himself, the oldest and most respectable of his
I parishioners assembled to await the result of he
- awful prediction. • Eighfo’clock was the hour
i ■ which the Doctor had marked as the last of his
I! existence, and to convince them ot bis confi
i : deuce in bis own art, be assured them that he
i ) had prepared no sermon for the day, and that
i he had set his bouse in order, in full persuasion
! “he must die, and not live.”
He had finished a most pathetic prayer, when
i the hand of the clock indicated eight: the com
! pany stood in breathless anticipation—no change
i however took place—lns pulse was regular, and
no unusual sensation intimated even the distant
approach of death ; at length the Doctor ob
served, that although he had been extremely
. careful in his calculation, yet he believed that
die might have made an error in regard to time,
to detect which he proposed examining his
books. He accordingly rose to take them from
a high projecting shelf, when the stool on which
> he stood, turning suddenly forward, threw him
. backward upon his head—he broke bis neck
. and expired immediately, without uttering a
t ; single word.
Since that unhappy affair, judicial astrology
i ) although held in the highest estimation and rev-
I erence by the inhabitants has been so dreaded
i that it lias fallen into total disuse. A large
; j slate slab, erected at the head of his grave, bears
. the age and character of the worthy clergyman,
r and tells in a few words, the wonderful circum-
> stances attending his death.
We received too late for insertion to-day, the
I orders of the President to the Land and Naval
Forces of the United States at and near Charles-
> ton. We regret it, but they shall appear next
r i week.
1 As we expected, they were intended for the
■ sole purpose of enabling the executive to enforce
. the revenue laws upon individuals, and not with
j lheslightest intention of making war upon South
I Carolina.
I or the very respectful an I delicate manner
; in which they refer to South Carolina and her
I public authorities, the orders will best sjHtak for
i themselves.— Standard of Union.
I •
ST R ’ KI NG CO! N CID ENC E.
! The fifty-sixth of the signers of the declaration of ir:-
J dependence, died just fifly-si.r years after signing that
instrument —aUlhe ex-presidents died at the age of fifty,
sir.— and South Carolina has attempted to tlj (!
Union, just fifty-six years after its foundation was laid. )
I PRINTERS TO CONGRESS.
i Messrs. Gales &. Seaton of the National
Intelligencer, have been elected printers for the j
House of Representatives—and Gen. Duff)
i Green of the Telegraph, printer for the Senate. I
This may be regarded as the first fruits of ihe ‘
new coalition between Clay and Calhoun. ,
Federal Union.
A convention has been bold at San Felipe de
Austin, which has adopted a memorial to the !
general government of Mexico, praying that the I
province of Texas might be separated from tho
republic as a separate state. The result of the .)
application will, it is thought, be unfavorable.
An Irishman observing a pair of enormous
long legged stockings hanging in <i hosier’s win
dow, stepped in and enquired who they were '
made for—to which the clerk replied, “For no
body in particular.” “Arrah, honey,” said Pat
what a long legged fellow that Mr. Nobody- i
it-particular must be. f
JOCKYCLUB RACES-
At tl.e annual meeting of the South Caroli-,
na Jocky Club, held last Evening, the follow
ing horses were entered with the Stewards, to
run as follows:
This Day, the 2fth inst.— 4 mile heats.
Col. Singleton’s ch. h. Godolphin, 4 years
old, By Eclipse, dam Sylph out oi Lottery
by Hephestion. Rider’s dress—Yellow and
Black.
Col. Richardson’s ch. li. Bertrand Jr. 5
years old, by Bertrand, dam Transport. Ri
der’s dress—Pink and Red.
Mr. W. G. Haun’s b. f. Rattlesnake, 8
years old by Bertrand, dam West
Rider’s dress—Purple and Black.
Thursday the heats.
Col. Richardson’s b. m. Little Venus, 5
years old, by Sir William, dam Lecadore, by
Potomac. Rider’s dress—Pink and Red.
Col. Singleton’s ch. h. Godolphin, 4 years
old, by Eclipse, dam Sylph, out of Lottery, by
Hephestion. Rider’s dress—-Yellow and
Black.
Friday, Isf mile heats.
I Col. Richardson’s b. f. Julia, 3 years old, hy
' Bertrand, dam Transport. Rider’s diess*'«*
I P ink and Red.
; Col. Singleton’s ch. h. Jim Crow, 8 year!
ii old, by Crusader, dam by little Betty. Ki*
j der’s dress—Yellow and Black.
I i In addition to the above Races, there will.bi .
a sweepstake on each day, 2 mile heats —’en*
i trance to be made between the heats.— Ch*
Cour.
The trotting race Which took place on-Sat*
urday last o v or the Washington Coursij, be
tween Mr, Wells’ “Tam O’Shanier,” and two
other’ horses, has created a desire for another
contest. We are therefore authorized to hiake
ihe following challenge: “The owner of “Tara
iO’Shanter” will trot him two miles and repeat*
any day during this or the next week, against
any horse in the city or state, for the sum of
SSOO a side, with she privilege to either party
of making it SI,OOO on the day of race
carrying a fcather-or 120 lbs.”—JS. PosC
Tse Races --The sweepstake, two.-mile
heats, ovor tho Washington Course, entrance
I ive Hundred Dollars, took place yesterday.
Two Horses only contended for the purse.—
Col. Spann’s b. f. Julia, by Bertrand, and Col.
Johnson’s b. c. Herr Cline, by Sir Archy; Col.
i Singleton’s ch. f. by Crusader, having been
withdrawn. . Julia won the race with dtise hx
• two heals, Herr Cline having barely savod hi
; distance in both cases. Time 2m. 10s.
The weather was very favorable, stillftherp
I was but a limited attendance, and from th®
i great disparity in the nags, but little interest
> was excited.--- Ch Cour. 26th inst.
: Augusta Races.—sth day.—Saturday, 23d
• inst. single dash of a mile, for S(JO given by the
> proprietor, the entrance money and a splendid
■ Jacket and Cap, presented to the Club by Mr.
i J. J. Byrd; Dr. Leverich’s b. m. Lucindia, by
Sir Andrew, Mr. Miner,s br. h. Nullijier, by
i by Whip, Mr. McKeen’s b. h. Restless by
Sir Waher---all ready at the tap of the drum.
i Lucindia took the lead, beating Nillifier, but u
■ lew feet---tbe prizes were, by the Judges, a
warded to the fair Lucindia. The friends of
i Nullifier not feeling satisfied proposed to give
j the Lady another trial—her friends, being
i proud of her success, immediately accepted the
banter. In 5 minutes, the stakes were up; tho
word “Go” given; as befoie, Lucindia took
the lead. In going down the Ist stretch Nulli«
tier caught bis fair antagonist—•from the shouts
one would have readily come to the conclusion,
that the heat was his—-but the struggle was nu:
jover. Another look, and Lucitwlia had the
j lead, and came in handsomely, ahead, Haifa
length.—Time Ist heat 2 m—-2d heat 1m 58
s. So the Races ended, without any circunn
stance to be recorded to mar the pleasure of
’ the sports of the field.—The Purses were divide
ied between our Virginia friends and our own
State, equally. We lean* that a Sweep
! Stake, for 3 year old Colts, will be run over
| our Course, the day proceeding the nett aw
i uiial Races. Entrance SSOO---play or
Augusta Cour. 2bth lust.
A CHALLENGE FOR slo,ooo<
I The Charleston Evening Post says, the
fi ieuds of .7/ z /itz, by Bertrand, dam Transport,
by Virginias, full brother to Bertrand jr. now
die property of Col. James B. Richardson,
propose to run her against any horse irr the
United States,wffL' Acafs, over the Wash
, iugton Course, on the Monday preceding the
i next regular South-Carolina Jockey Club ra*
ices, in February next, for the above sum of
■ SIO,OOO. The rules of the said club to gov
ern the race, and the judges of the club to de>
cide the same. Julia is now three, and will
run as a four year old. This callengo to bo
accepted, and the horse named, by letter tu>
John B. Irving, Esq. in Charleston,on or be
fore the first day of June next, and the stakes
lo be deposited with the treasurer of the club,
on Saturday preceding the race. —lLilf forfeit’.
, CHARLESTON RACES.
j First day—three horses entered; Bertrand
Jr. Godolphin, and Rattlesnake— Godolphin
i took the fu st boat, Bertrand jr. dropping within
the post. The second beat was well con
i tested Ly Godolphin, but Bertrand jr. came in
i ahead under a strong pull. The tlnrd heat
pvas taken by Bertrand jr. with apparent ease,
I lie leaving both of this competitors some dis-
I (anee in the rear. The time was—first heal
7m. 505.; second Sin.; third Bm. IVs.
I Second day— .two horses entered, Little Ve
| nus and Godolphin. Many persons expected u
contest be:ween the horses entered, but the
knowing ones were well aware that Godolphin
could not make a successful race with Little
Y euus, after the severe contest of the dav be
fore. Godolphin was withdrawn, arid Little
Venus took the purse of S6OO by merely gallop- N
ping twice round the course. After the main
race, there was a sweepstake of SIOO rim for
by Mocklejobti and speculator, which was won
)by the former in two heats. Time first l;eal
Im. Is.; second do. 4m. Vs.