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TO THE PUBLIC.
A disposition on our pnrt to justify our
selves before an unprejudiced public, for
the treatment dealt to A. \V. KITCHELL,
by Site citizens of this place and vicinity,
is oor excuse for this publication.
We are aware that no testimony, how
ever plain, would induce certain persons
to admit that the punishment was justly
deserved: for such, this communication
is not intended. Our only object is to
satisfy the friends of equal rights and
Southern interests that the reasons which
induced us to tar and feather Kitchell
were good and sufficient, and such as
should authorize any community in this
country to adopt the same mode of pun
ishment towards any individual guilty of
like offences. We were well assured that
wo were not justified hy the law in adopt
ing the course; hut a duo regard for our
dearest interest forces ns to this or some
simitar plan of punishment for til such
offenders. We were convinced from the
testimony, that Kitchell was not only an
abolitionist, but a forger, liar and rogue
and we treated him as such. )l is (me
that wo have not tho evidence of white
person that they had seen or heard him
inculcating his'ab nninable doctrines in the
minds of our slaves, and without this, tire
law could not ha e renehod him; but his
general character, and the statements of
negroes, we conceive quite sufficient to
fix upon him iho crime of being on Aboli-
Wc may he perfectly satisfied
from circumstances, that a certain person
is endeavoring to arouse a spirit of rebel
lion amongst our negroeavyul ho may ex
ert all his powers in this hellish cause for
any length of time without placing himself
within the clutches of the law. If is con
sultations are held only with the slaves,
and as their evidence is not received in
law against a white man, ho is at perfect
liberty (o scatter his seeds of destruction
without the dread of being convicted of
the offence. Kitchell, we are assured,
was aware of this fact, and so shaped his
course, to carry out his nefarious designs.
Wc will now give a statement of some
of the facts which induced im to punish
him, commencing with our first acquain
tance with the gentleman. Me came to
Hillsboro* uhoitlllto Hist of the year 1 C»3'>,
and solicited the rectorship of the Acade
my, which was vacant at that time. The
trustees agreed to employ him, provided
lie proved Inmsi If qualified upon examina
tion. A Board of Examiners were ap
pointed viz; Samuel E. ScudiJor (former
ly of New -Jersey.) Dr. 15. A. T. Ridley,
and Waller 11. .Mitchell, of this place.
The day of examination was fixed tit throe
several times: at the two first, ho pleaded
indisposition, and at (he third, he proved
himself entirely incapable of taking charge
of the School. Ho had, previous to this,
obtained the key of the Academy, and
opened the School (or two or three days
upon Itia own responsibility, and without
any kind of authority from the Trustees,
After it was satisfactorily ascertained that
ho was entiredy unfit to take charge of the
school, ho was informed that ho could not
bo employed. Ho then left this place and
went to Tarversvillo in Twiggs co.. w hore
ho was employe 1 to take charge of the
school at that place. Hero he remained
perhaps 0 or 8 months, when the citizens
were forced to drive him from their settle
ment.
From several letters which we had re
reived from gentlemen of ns much respec
tability as any of any country, we w ere
convinced that ho ,iva« an abolitionist.
They represented him ns such, rtml in
formed ns that be had frequently been
seen many miles foot Ins place of abode,
lalo at night, and am > ga the negroes.
Wo have the letter of n gentleman well
known in Georgia as a high-minded, hon
orable man, in which he states, {!>•*( ifj
Kitchell had remained in Twiggs county
n few days longer, when these tacts wee
fully developed, he would have received a
complete lynching with stripes, instead of
tar and feathers; but ho made his escape
from that place to Morgan county. Here
ho again took charge of a school, and as
usual was forced to quit in a few days.
He then found his way to this place, and
commenced a suit against the Trustees of
the Hillsboro’ Academy for a year’s ser
vices. It was shortly after this visit that
wc received the letter nllu led to, w hen he
again made his appearance. The Com
mittee of Vigilance appointed in 1835, for
the purpose of examining till suspicions
persons who might he lurking about o tr
place, culled upon him, and informed him
«f the suspicions that w ere afloat, told him
the purport of the letters wo had received,
and advised him never again to return to
this place—that if ho did, ho might expect
to bo severely punished. He pul out Into
at night, promising the Committee that he
would not return. It was hut three days
before ho was ngiin in oar pi ice. Ho was
then taken and examined hy a Committee
appointed by a very large meeting; his
papers were produced, and amongst them
was found a certificate signed hv H. 11.
Tarver and others, us trustees of the Tar
vcrsvillc Academy." Inch w o were satisfied
was a forgery. Wo believed tbathecould
not have obtained sneha certificate from
those men. & accused him ofwritingit him
self which be eventually acknowledged.
Annexed is a copy of the certificate which
is now in our possession, together with oth
er papers of hko character, and which we
a aspect ho obtained in like manner. We
also received an atfi davit the aa no day,
made by a respectable gentleman of this
neighborhood, in which he swears that he
had discovered Kitchell holding n con
versation with sumo of liis negroes at
night, that he immediately fled. end the
negroes say ho was portraying to them
the blessings of Freedom— that all men
wore born equal, and should have equal
right* and liberties—contrasting their pre
sent situation with the happiness they
would eaj.Yy when thev he J hurst the b >n 1 s
of servitude, ail such like stuff. We
were also inf»r n ■ 1 th it the night prewi i is,
he had spoken, in the presence of a Ltd,'
and before some servants oftha family, of
the happiness enjoyed by those neurons
who had runaway atid got amongst the
Indians, and vho had been stolen by the
Indians; that they enjoyed perfect free
dom, had farms of their own, and were
perfect masters of all their acts. At this
place, lie arose from be I long before the
family were up, ordered his horse from a
negro, and sot out without paying his bill.
These, with order circumstances, induced
the citizens of this place and neighborhood
to tar and feather the gentleman, and ride
him on a rail.
Since the above proceedings, we have
iieari a great deal more oftha conduct of
Mr. Kitchell. Whilst in Twiggs county,
he contracted debts, which failing to pay
when he left, his trunk of clothing wts at
tached, and in duo course of law sold at
public sale.—Having by some means as
certained who had become the purchaser,
he privately went to the house of the gen
tlemen and requested some blank books
that were in the trunk, and which he pre
sumed would boos no service to the owner.
The gentleman opened the trunk and
have him the books. Observing two pair-*
of pantaloons, he requested to look at them
—they were handed to him—lie examined
them, and after sitting a short time, he
arose from the rhnirand walked out of the
house with the pantaloons. The earner not
supposing that ho had any intention of tak
ing them off, did not immediately follow af
ter him: but lie not returning, tho gentleman
m a few minutes went to the door, and to
his astonishment discovered Kitchell on
his horse some distance from the house, at
full speed. In this way he made a clear
profit of two pairs of pantaloons.
His hon o was afterwards attached for a
debt he owed in Meg in county', and
locked up. Late at night, when every
other person was asleep, he gets up, goon
to the stable, breaks the lock and clears
himself with his horse, taking with him n
blanket which did not belong to him. He
was pursued, overtaken and forced to pay
• the debt.
Tho above facts huvu been furnished us
by of first respectability. He has
I made a regular business of travelling
, through tho country without paying hi*
necessary expenses, whenever he could
get oft’without doing so. This has been
. done w ithin a short distance of this place,
p and when ho could have had no excuse
for it, as he had plenty of money and
was an entire stranger to tho persons,
they having never scon or hoard of him
before. And this man is represented by
certain papers at tho North, as a young
■ mao of distinguished worth, amiable, un
assuming and entirely unoffending. To
cup t!ie whole, lie is said to ho a very near
relative of an ex Senator for Congress.
We presume tln;t the honorable gentle
man will never pride himself upon this
branch of hi* family connection, for wo
honestly believe that lie in it more pro
per subject for tho penitentiarv or gal
lows, than fiir the pvlpit. Hu pro
tends to be a preacher of the Gospel,
but he has taken morn pains in clis
seminating the doctrine ofabolitioniHin and
practising the art of" roguery and swind
ling, than in turning sinners from thoirevil
ways. He Inis now, wo presume, left the
.Stale ; and from the remarks oftho Now-
Ark Daily Advertiser, wo see lie reports
his only (iffutrc to have been an exertion
to collect his jtlsl dues from some at least
of the persons who employed him-—dint
revenge was threatened if he persisted,
and the charge of abolitionism was finally
mode the pretext of cancelling tho debt
and driving him from the country with
scourging and abuse. This, tho Editor of
• hat paper remarks, is his account of the
affair, and adds, we are assured that hi *
acquaintances in Georgia confirm it. It
may he possible that the liar who first gave
to the Editor of that paper a false state
ment of the proceedings of the mooting
that punished Kitchell, and whose name
that Editor refuses to give up, although
demanded, might confirm this or any other
statement, provided his name could bo as
well conceido I as it has licrclotoro boon ;
hut we mo certain that no man of respec
tability will say that snob arc (lie facts.
The suit which ho commenced wa - n
gainst the Trustees pftho Academy, and
I could not have nffnetod the pecuniary in
terest efnity individual that composed the
meeting one cent, provided he had been
successful; tt or do wo think that suit
weighed one feather with any person in
tho decision that was made. Nothing hut
ilic conduct of Kitchell towards our slave
population, end a determination on our
part to protect our interest at all hazards,
induced us to treat him as we did ; and we
are resolved to treat nil such persons in
(lie same manner, whenever (hoy pass this
way, lot them hail from where (hey may.
We arc now done with the gentleman ! if
his friends arc not satisfied, they ran n
• dopt any course they may think host, to
revenge the injury ho has sustained.
J‘HIN T. C. TOWNS.
THUS. J. SMITH,
.108. 0. WHITE,
LEWIS PALMER,
JAMES JOHNSTON,
Committer on the port of the Citizens
, of Hillsboro and vicinilu .
[rorv of cmvriFicATF. 1
’ Oakmulobr Academy, Aug. Tfi, 18.15.
, This may certify that Mr. A. W. Kiteh
, ell was employed in the Academv the past
, year, and that he discharged the duties of
s tho Academy with acceptance. Wo re
gret exceedingly that <mr finds arc not
, sufficient in engage him the ensuing year.
, Wo think Mr. Kitchell a good scholar,
, and well qualified to give instruction in
nil the branches nf •onnlar education.
[Signed] HENRY BUNN. Esq.,
Dr. IR\ DUPREE,
H. H. TARVER. Esq.,
—**♦<• ft ««•——
From t\g Vorh
Gro»9 on era re o»i a ConuCry Merchant*
1 \ hig ily respectable looking indivliln
■ a!, named WiU:n a merchant belonging
t fio the interior of S mill Carolina, attend
ed at the Police Office on Saturday, and
. made oath as fallow*:—
1 Wiiile passing through Pearl street, on
Wednesday, he saw some man in the
store of W illiani Conant, corner of
: Pearl-street and Maiden-lane. and the
i appearance of an auction going on. lie
i "eat in and saw a paper case exhibited,
containing two or three dozen pieces, and
a case shewn, on which were knives, pen
cil cases and scissors,-and said to be a
specimen of what were emitlinetl in the
case. T’iie case was put up for sale . the
Contents a* so much a piecu! Smirper
snn b d 2") cents, when the usual repeti
tion of the am mnt was .called nut by the
auctioneer, and Mr.' W: bid Mive emit*
m ire. The hammer iinmedia(i'!v.s<vnnd '
ed on the counter, and Mr. Wilson de
clared to be the purchaser. He after
war.ls bid off one nr two other article*.
1 Mter the sale, Mr. Wilson went round
' the counter, and asked for his bill, when
' ] the buy snid it was tint quite ready. Mr.
1 ca,TIL ! round, made a few dashes
ol Ins non. and said the bill was 542.
Mr. W. requested them to make out a
correct bill and be would call next day.
He called according to appointment, and
found that the case had been stuffed full
of sin til and valueless articles, and a i
J bill made out of 285 pieces at 25 cents
a piece. Perceiving at once, that there
was .an intention to defraud him, he
strongly protested against the charge,
and the 285 was altered to 185. Mr. W.
declined taking or having any thing to
do with the articles, and left the store.
On Friday night, at 12 o’clock, Conant,
and a man named Aaron (said to be a
CLERK 1! of Comint’s) toho had ant
himself deputed as Sheriff, went to Mi - .
Wilson’s hotel with a writ for S3OO, and
i told Mr. W. be must pay the bi* I or go
to prison. Mr. W. denied the justness
of the bill, but ottered to give bail, which
they refused to take, arid compelled him
: logo with them to the City Prison, where
they arrived about one o’clock, and woke
• up the keeper. Mr, Wilson took out his
packet book and offered to pledge 81500
i to rash (or his appearance next morning,
it they would let him go but Conant ami
i \ a roll demanded the lull amount of the
I bill, (which by this time was trumped up
to 8100) or threatened Mr. W. tint he
should be locked up. Mr. Wilson is a
i merchant of high standing, has sustained
I an excellent and unimpeachable name.
I He was a stranger in our citv, hail come
j with the feelings of a merchant and a
< man, to supply himself with goods, and
i little dreamed (for he felt that he did nor
; deserve it) of being dragged to a prison
r at that hour of night, and compelled to
the option of being immured within its
( wa’l.s or of allowing himself to be robbed
s and swindled of a very considerable sum.
r He hesitated what he should do. The
• conflict in his mind, was momentary.
J Depending (or redress upon the laws of
i j the land, he refused to submit to the odi
, | mis demand made upon him, and told them
• | .7iC Lnu\ (if that was it) mnj take, it
| I course. He would incur the penalty,
, although innocent of the charge. He
i then yielded hi nsclt a prisoner, was
shewn a room and a good bed by the
: keeper, (who readily saw through (lie
outrage that bad been committed upon
i him,) and the parties went off and left him.
• Mr. Conant and Mr. Aaron found (hat
they had got hold of (he wrong person,
one that was not to he frightened out of
i his money by their arts. They became
alarmed, and immediately went back and
offered to compromise, but Mr. Wilson
told I lie in that they had rejected his fair
propositions before consigning him to a
prison, and that lie wished now to have
nothing further to say or to do with them.
In the morning lie gave bail, and the bu
siness is in proper hands. Conant has
sworn to Mr. Wilson’s owing him 8100,
"’lnch he fully and emphatically dis
claims.
It is truly time that (he swindling game
which has too long been carried on by
one or two persons, calling themselves
auctioneers, should he put a stop to.
I Ills plan of arresting ami alarming gen
tlemen at night is not a new scheme. A
gentleman from the country named Bry
ant was arrested in the same way a few
nights ago, and submitted to being nib
bed of between two and three hundred
dollars rather than go to prison. The
character, nay, the salvation of our city,
requires that the system should be put “a
stop to. It is a cruel, a ruinous blot on
on our business fame.
FROM ARKANSAS.
Lmu Ro k, Aug. 30.
i [he I! tslr.rn hontier. —The requisi
tion o( General Arbilckle on our state
for (nmps is not bused on ,iov idea, or
i’ear, ns we are informed of meditated
hostility's by tho Indians against tha
whites at all; but is altogether in antici
pation of disturbances among the Creeks
and Cherokee* themselves, as to tile ri
val claims of Roly Mclntosh and Nca
Malhla to tle chieftainship of the tribe.
This contest looks as if it would be fierce,
and not ended without much disturbance
and bloodshed. General Arkucle only
wishes to be prepared, as we understand
it, for any emergency.
The governor and aids left this place
on Thursday last for the south, unit ex
pects to overtake our volunleersat Wash
ington, Hempstead count v. Tite (mops
’ will then proceed to fort Townsnn, where
they will bs armed and eqnipoed. and
ordered from thence across the country
to fort Gibson. No one seems fur a mo
ment to entertain the idea that these
troops will be required for the .Mexican
frontier.
We learn, by a letter from an intelli
gent gentleman residing in one of the In
t diau nations west of Arkansas that
“ The Indian country, at this time, is
in a state of considerable excitement.
I'he Creeks and Cherokees have held a
secret council, at which it is believed
- they formed an nUianee, to sustain the
t present Creek chiif, Ri/y Me Wash in
f authority, against the claims of .Wen
- Mnt bln, who was the second chief of all
t the Creeks east, and is now at the head
. of a numerous band of hi? people ap
, proaching their new country west. A
i great national ball-play l ank nlace. a few
days ago, in a remote part of the Chero
kee nation, where, it is supposed, their
plans were developed to the great body
of the Cherokee people. Tint nothing ha*
as yet happened, or is likely to happen,
to disturb the sinmbars of the good peo
pie of Arkansas.”
ft
Prom t\* Jacksonville Courier, *iOth ult»
FROM FLORIDA.
I The Tennessee volunteers, with Gov
Call at their head, are at Suwannee Old
i Town. Gen, Jesup with the U. S.
> I'nmps anil Creek Indians, is at Tampa
f nr on the Ouithlachuchy. The Troops in
■ this section, under Major Pierce, are
; expecting orders daily—to march. Col.
, Downing, aid to Gov. Call, will, with a
I proper escort, reach this plae Sunday
• next, on his way to join tha Commander
i in-Chief. Warlike stores are being de
■ posited at different points. The work
> goes bravely on.
On Tuesday last Col. Warren reached
• this place from Nuwiinnsville on a fur
• lough iff a few days. His worn appear
i ance evinces the arduous and severe du
■' ties of the past summer. The brilliant
- manner in which he has acted Ills f part in
the Indian W ar—-hts energy aud zeal in
, endeavoring In protect the country, enti
tle him to much praise and the gratitude
of those protected.
From him we learn that on the 221
lost, the Indians toik from M ij. M apes,
Pav-inasrer. U. S. A., his horses, while
at Fort Mills on his way to Newnans
ville. I hey also took several belonging
to his escort, a part of Contains Brown’s
and Parish's companies ofFlorid i Volun
(leers, making in all twelve horses taken, t
On the 23d Maj. M. reached Newmans-
A A. 8.0 &£<!&&*
ville and was sick of the billious fever.—
; He was to commence paving the men of
, that county for their last winter and past
. summer services, as soon as he was able
i to do so.
. Col. Warren left*that Post die 25th.
, He saw no Indian signs on his wav, and
i supposed the enemv were apprized of the J '
( approach of the troops which arc on the : r <1
. way to their strong holds. «
I Gov. Call, with between 1800 and
> 1900 men, consisting of the Tennessee
t Volunteers anil the citizen soldiers of
i Middle and West Florida, was to cross ti
i the river Snwanee Momiav or Tuesday ti
t last. The Governor intends marching ft
; immediately for the Nation. «
t Gen. Jesup, wilt 1000 Regulars and j,
) 600 intlians, was either at Tampa Bay
. or at the mouth of the Ouithlachuchy.
1 Gov, Call has made a requisition on
e tlie States of Georgia and South Carolina <
[> for volunteers or militia to besent imme- j
e dialely to Florida. He expects to have ,
a upwars of 6000 men in the field in twen
.l ; iy days. j
’ From the .V. F. Evening Slur, SOM nil,
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. 1
Tlie excitement in this Stale is kept up ;
I by the Van Buren parly —the very con- '
II spirators themselves, instead of endea
-0 voring to allay uneasiness, apprehension,
• prevent anarchy and confusion, are loud- ]
iy praising their own treason, and call- '
'• ing upon the people to sustain them.
e Their excuse is, that by refusal to elect a 1
'• Senate they dissolve the State Govern
’’ ment, and then a convention is called to <
" make a new constitution, and the people i
I’ will obtain more rights than they now pos- i
1 sess. It is then a revolution brought out |
■ in an illegal andviolent manner, to effect (
l ’ an object which the conspirators contend '
H is just and proper, IfTere they elected for
c that purpose t «-
• Let Us suppose a case. Genefal Jack
-11 son and his adviser. Mr. Van Buren, lost '
no opportunity to violate the Constitu
-1 lion and Laws, and have spread terror \
• and apprehension throughout the country.
' It Was most desirable—nay, was, and in :
‘J decidedly patriotic, just and proper to
1 put them tliwn.and drive them from t
1 power,—Suppose, to efleet this object, i
r die opposition members of the House I
1 of Representatives and (he Senators, ,
- should refuse to take their seals to which ,
• they had been chosen by the people,
what would be 1 lie consequence? The
s overthrow of (he government and ci- 1
• v • I war, and yet tlie Van Buren men in
Maryland are doing this very art, under
j) pretext to get a new constitution, but
3 m reality to give political po.ver to their
f ambitious leader. 1
“ Let us suppose another case. The ‘
• ground of coinplaint is, that the city o) 1
Baltimore, and one or two large counties, <
L have not a representation equal to their t
population, and the small counties desire i
J to retain the advantage which was guar- ,
• anleed to them upon! the original forma- f
' lion of the government. Now for the
3 case. The question of President is car- 1
> vied into the House of Representatives, c
1 the State of New York has 4- votes in 11
1 the electoral college, and only one. vote E
as a State in the House of Representa- t
lives. Her delegation, backed by the ;
Van Buren party, say to Mississippi, llli- t
nois, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, Ar- t
kansas, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
and Delaware, •<-win represent n popn |,i
fion equal to that ivpresenleil by all these
Slates—if you wifi not consent to put all t
your votes together to inilie and enn'sti- e
lute but one vote, vve will break up the t
governmenu” Now, would not -this be ,
exactly similar to the course pursued in ‘
Maryland ? and does it not make in favor
of sustaining the small States by allow
ing the people to elect their President ? 1
The Lnihuillo, Charles'on and Cin• 1
einnali Hail Hoad —The Hon John C '
Calhoun, in company with Col. G idsden
—as appears tiom a long letter of his in
the Pendleton Messenger—lias spent j
, eight days in examining a route across (
| the Alleghany, about 35 or 40 miles to
I the north-east of the II ihun Gap; and from |
. his account of it, it would appear to pre- ,
sent even less obstacles to be overcome ■
, than those o| either of the other routes '
, which have been examined. It appears 1
that the elevation to be overcome is not '
. greater on sections of this route than '
. twenty-five or thirty feet a mile, and by 1
piercing the ridge with a tunnel not ex- i
s feeding 200 yards, it would give a beait
tiful run nearly level for IG miles on the
~ summit of the Alleghany, from the fall
1 ot one stream which empties into the eas
c tern valley, to the fall of another stream
~ which empties into the western valley,
n and the head waters of which are within
I a few'feet of each other. This communi
() cation of Mr. Calhoun, will probably re
suit in a full examination of this route,
\ and perhaps it may be the one finally se
v lecled.— Charleston Patriot.
J***-
r From the Sentinel of yesterday.
y The gentleman on whose authority it was sta
[s le4 in the last Sentinel that the news of Gent.
I Corres’s death was known to the Executive as
’ tale as Wednesday last, has put ns right on tha’
sulijoct. He says that the General’s death was
known at Milledgovillo on Wednesday, and ou
the preceding day was spoken of by the Execu
tive. tho’ ho had not been officially notified of
that fact. Hone*, it appears that the Federal
Union, that was issued three days afterwards
maintained a rigid silence on the subject, and
I I two days later the Constitutionalist construes that
!. silence into a device, by tho Nnllificis, to defeat
i, the election of ilia Union ticket for Congress.
The Editors of the latter paper, have since disa
bused public opinion, and expressed their regret,
after saying some gentle words about their oppo
-- ncnls. In this regret we must sympathize—cs
it pocially as the Editors admit that they have been
y duped, and may have successfully duped about
. 333 good citizens of this county.
Singular Coincidence*. —When, in 1787, the
Legislatureof Pennsylvania had before them a
| resolution for calling a Convention to deliberate
upon the proposed Cooetitution of the United
States, the minority endeavored to defeat, or, as
they said, to postpone the passing ctf tile resolu
tion, by absenting themselves from the Hoasc.—
I That minority consistedmf nineteen member v.—
I In the debate on tlie subject,.a member, Mr. Clt
l mkr, temarked that three years la-fore, a similar
. secession had taken place ; that the same number
, of members, namely, nineteen, had then abscond
ed, and there was the same number of laws ready
. to be compared on the table. Tlie sccedcrs from
I the Maryland College of Electors are also nine
- teen. In the Pennsylvania case two of the recre
ant momt-ers were brought to tho House.nofcns X’O
. lens, by the citizens, but with as much respect as
i the occasion would allow, and a very amusing
; debate took place on the question whether they
wore present or not. The resolution, however,
j was passed, the Convention called under it, and
tlie Constitution accepted by an overwhelming
majority of the People.— IT.l T . 5. Gazette.
AUGUSTAj
MATCHDAX ~ OCTOBER 8> JB3C
•* Be juel, and fear not,"
lir.AL.TII OF CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Hoard of Health reports the
deaths of one hundred and eighteen |>ersonS in
that city, during the week ending 2d October ;
ninety four by cholera— M whiles and 80 blacks.
OfiLETHORPE UNIVERSITY,
The New York Journal of Commerce of Sep
tember 130th, says: “Wj learn that the agent of
this institution lias received in this city, so far,
four subscriptions of §IOOO each, three of S3OO
each, and many others of smaller sums, amount
ing, however, to several thousand dollars.”
CtITTOX HAC KING.
The statements made in the communication of
our correspondent “ H.” on the subject of pack
ing Colton, may be iclied on as strictly true. We
ate assured of their authenticity, from a source in
which we place the highest confidence. It has
been delayed until the present time, in conse
quence of our not being acquainted with the au
thor's name, who has been absent from the city,
and did not see our notice of his communication
until a day or two ago.
THE UAH* ROM).
The Biidge across the Edisto River, about C 6
miles distant from Hamburg, over which the Kail
Road Cara pass on their way to and from
Cl#rleston, was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 4th instant. This accident will be a source
of serious inconvenience to our merchants, who
have been waiting for sometime for the arrival of
their goods from Charleston, and which will pro
bably be delayed two or three weeks longer, in
consequence of this accident.
THE SEMINOLE WAR.
Tho Apalachicola Gazette of the 2-lth ulh says:
—Between nine hundred and a thousand friend
ly Crock Indians, under those brave ami intelli
gent Chiefs, Paddy Carr, and Jim Hoy, and about
200 U. S. Marines, have arrived here during tho
past week, in the steamers La Flor, Rein Deer,
Hyperion, Minerva, anJ Anna Calhoun, destined
for the seat of war iu the Peninsula, to operate
against the Seminole. These friendly Indians
hav* l*cn in the service of the U. S. in the late
campaign against the hostile Creeks, and have
ever acted in the best faith towards their white
allies, and have evinced the utmost bravery and
good conduct in the field.
GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION.
Wo publish this morning the Proclamation of
Gov. SciiLKt,calling upon the people of this Stale
to elect a member of Congress, on the first Mon
day in November next, to fill the vacancy in our
Delegation, occasioned by the death of Gen. John
Coffkk.— The Sentinel of yesterday suggests to
tho Central Committee of the State Rights party,
the name of Col. Wm. C. Dawsox, of Greene,
as a proper person to fill said vacancy; and the
friends of Col. Joii.v H. Howard, of Baldwin,
are anxious that his claims shall receive proper
consideration, in making the nomination. We
are gratified to perceive that Col. Howard's
generous conduct, in withdrawing his name from
tho Stale Rights Congressional Ticket, for the
purpose of affording an opportunity to tho party
to support Gen. Gmciictt, is duly appreciated in
this, as well as all other sections of the Stale.
The tickets.
The editor of tile Courier in his paper of
Wednesday last, insinuates that tho Tickets, head
ed “Traitor Glascock.” were printed by one
of tho Sato Rights presses, and talks boastingly
of their tricks, &c.; and the Constitutionalist of
Thursday has tha following paragraph :
“ 'Xj'j ll the Chronicle of- yesterday, it is stated
that “ tickets were printed bv one of tho union
presses of this city, calling Gen. Glascock a
** traitor, and omitting his name as a candi
date on the congressional ticket.” As the office
is not designated, some ovil-thinking individual
might point to om-n. Wo did print tickets, but
with the name of General Glascock at the head
of the congressional candidates; and none others.
If such tickets we-o printed at this office, it was
done without our knowledge dr sanction.”
Wc. should not havo taken tho trouble to no
tice this transaction a second lime, but for the in
sinuation of tho Courier; but, since both the Un
ion papers have denied the charge, wo wifi leave
no room for the suspicion 'hat it was a "trick"
of the State Rights party. Wc again assert, that
“ tickets were printed by one of the Union presses
of this city” headed “ Ustox Ticket, opposed
to the Traitor Glascock.”— lf this assertion be
false, let its falsity be proven.
LADIES’ COMPANION,
“Tha Ladies’Companion for September, (says
the New York Courier & Enquirer of tho 21sl
till.) is embellished with a beautiful engraving of
the shot tower, near tho third Avenue—an object
that is prominent in the picturesque beauties of
that part of our beautiful island, with a well writ
ten description of the spot. The Companion has
100, as usual, two pages of music—tho present
piece arranged for tho piano forte by Alexamlvr
Lee. The literary contents are well selected, as
they always have been ; some of the selections
are unusually good in this number; and tha ori
ginal contiibutions, eleven in number, evince taste
and care in the publisher. One or two of them
are very good indeed, and they are all fair. The
burlesque criticism on the poem of « The great
Unknown,” not published by Harper dc Brothers,
beginning, “There was a man in our town,”
though by no means original in its conception, is
exceedingly well done. The literary notices ol
now publications are just in their estimates and
well expressed. This very pleasing periodical
fully sustains itself.”
CHARLESTON CHOLERA REPORT.
Omct Boarii of Health, 7
Charleston, Oct, 4—l o'clock, /’. Mi $
The Special Committee of the Board have to
report for the last twenty-four hours, fl cases ol
Cholera—l white, 5 blacks and colored, 4 dead
—all under treatment. Os the cases reported
yesterday no more deaths have been returned.
By order.
THOS. Y. SIMONS, M. D.
Chairman Special Committee.
A. G. Howard, M. D. Clerk.
Itesolv d. That the Special committee discon
tinue their daily reports from this date, and refer
their fellow citizens to the returns published
weekly. Extract from the minutes.
A. G. HOWARD, M. D. clerk.
THE ARMY.
Tho St. Augustine Herald of tho S2d ult. has
the following extract from a letter of Gen. Call to
an officer of tho Army,
“ Amidst all the failures, and disasters of the
present Indian war, it is highly gratifying to find,
on every Ltial, no matter how unfavorable tho
I circumstances, the high character of our array, is
fully sustained,”
The same paper says: *’ A United States sol
dier named Wright, belonging to Capt. Dimick’s
Company, was tried at the present term of the
Superior Court, and found guilty of the murder
of Ordeily Scrg'eunt Williams* of this Company,
jn April lasi-.”
ELECTION RETURNS.
The returns from Burko, Columbia, and Han
cock counties, were not inserted in Wednesday’s
No. until after wo had mailed our papers for a
r portion of ot’.r subscribers ih the up-country; we
therefore publish the returns of all the counties
, received except Richmond. In our next we will
publish n table of Returns with the aggregate
number of votes received by each candidate:
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Senator, A v 4it v— Representativei, Uotir.ut
f sos, Uusuv, Alfoiiu —all Slate Rights men:
Fur Congress.
> Slate /lights Ticket, Unioil Ticket,
i Alford, dll Glascock, 4Cti
. Black, 413 Cleveland, 20(4
Colquitt, 416 Coffee, 254
' Dawson. 41C Urantland, 257
- Habersham, 412 Haynes, 258
_ Jos. W. Jackson, 414 Holsey, 256
King, . 415 Jabez Jackson, 256
1 Nisbet, 412 Owens, 256
Towns, 257
BURKE COUNTY.
} Senator, Lxwsox— Heps, livxr., Ilxtuus, and
1 Hu ust —all State Rights men.
i For Congress.
f State Rights Ticket, Union Ticket.
e Alford, 561 Glascock, 653
j Black, 531 Cleveland, 126
Colquitt, 523 Coffee, 108
4 Dawson, 527 Orantland, 128
- Habctshatn, 51!) Haynes, 132
, J, W. Jackson, 521 Holsey, 124
King, 518 Jahcz Jackson, 136
Nisbet, 530 Owens, 130
Townes, 126
• HANCOCK COUNTY.
Senator, Isoham— Representatives, Smith
. C.vi.vKH,TuF>rKK —all State Rights,
t For Congress.
3 State Rights Ticket, Union Ticket.
Alford, 4S(i Glascock, 677
’ Black, 424 Cleveland, 208
1 Colquitt, 426 Coffee, 284
0 Dawson, 436 Orantland, 294
Habersham* 420 Haynes, 306
.1. W. Jackson, 427 Holsey, 293
3 King, 424 Jabot Jackson, 293
s Nisbet, 428 Owens, 293
» Towns, 298
1—
WILKES COUNTY.
Senator, Willis— Representatives, Brown,
Bolton, and Biadford—all Union men.
f For Congress,
Stale Rights 'ticket, Union Ticket,
' Alford, 357 Glascock, 091
Black, 361 Cleveland, 467
r ColqUitt, 360 Coffee, 460
r Dawson, 369 Orantland, 471
j Habersham, 355 Haynes, 471
J. W. Jackson 358 Holsey, 468
1 King, 356 Jabez Jackson, 468
, Nisbet, 363 Owens, 469
. Towns, 469
1 Lincoln County.
r Senator, Lamar— Representatives, Lockhart
1 and Wright—all Stale Rights men.
i For Congress,
, Stale Rights Ticket, Union Ticket.
, Alford, 274 Glascock, 488
Black, 274 Cleveland, 207
Colquitt, 275 Coffee, 299
Dawson, i 275 Grantland; 208
Habersham, 274 Haynes, 208
J. W. Jackson, 274 Holsey, 208
King, 275 iabcz Jackson, 207
• Nisbet, ' 274 Owens, 208
Towns, * 209
Peru YEN COUNTY.
SetUiier, Green— Representatives, Roberts*
f and Scruggs— all Slate Rights men.
For Congress,
1 State Rights Ticket, Union ticket.
i Alford, 211 Glascock, 420
i Black, 211 Cleveland, • 196
• Cidquitt, 840 Coffee, 191
■. Dawson* 241 Grantland* 195
1 Habersham, 210 Haynes, 198
IJ. W. Jacksdti, 244 Holsey, 193
1 King, 238 Jabez Jackson* 193
Nisbet, 241 Owens, 193
s Towns, 196
GREENE COUNTY.
Senator, Janes— Representatives, Mosely,
Sanford, and King—all State Rights men.
For Congress.
® Alford, 762 Glascock, 251
Black, 766 Cleveland, 33
t Colquitt, 704 Coffee, 36
5 Dawson, 774 Grantland, . 37
. Habersham, 763 Haynes, 37
J. W. Jacksoit, 764 Holsey, 33
c King, 765 Jabez Jackson, 3>
Nisbet, 768 dwens, 30
Towns, 35
WARREN COUNTY.
3
Senator, Gibson— Representatives, Andrews,
P Blount, and Franklin—all Uniorl men.
For Congress. ,
- Alford, 470 ) Glascock, 756
Black, 477 Cleveland, 501
■" Colquitt, 485 Coffee, 499
s Dawson, 488 Grantland, 504
,t Habersham, 479 Haynes, 501
J. W. Jacksoo, 480 Holsey, < 504
r King, 479 Jabez Jackson, 501
3 Nisbet, 480 ■ Owens, 504
s Towns, 503
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
e Senator, Saffold— Representatives, Floyd,
n War then, and Robison.
For Congress,
1 Alforrl, 497 Glascock. 029
V Black, 491 Cleveland, 484
" Colquitt, 493 Coffee, 479
s Dawson, 496 Grantland, 488
Habersham, 493 Haynes. 488
" J.W. Jackson, 492 Holsey, 486
i j King, 491 Jahcz Jackson, 487
d ; Nisbet, 493 Owens, 480
Towns, 457
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Senator, tie between Messrs. Stapleton and
Holt— Representatives, Campbell and Smith—
o all State Rights men.
if For Congress,
d Alford, 488 Glascock, 505
j Black, 496 Cleveland, 81
Colquitt, 480 Coffee, 75
’ Dawson, 477 Grantland, 79
Habersham, 481 Haynes, 76
J. W. Jackson, 488 Holsey, 78
!. King, 483 Jabez Jackson, 77
Nisbet, 483 Owens, 87
Towns, 77
h BALDWIN COUNTY.
r
j Senator, Mitchell— Representatives, Harris,
and Hammond.
For Congress,
Alford, 305 Glascock, 860
Black, 300 Cleveland, 308
s \ Colquitt, 302 Coffee, g 77
o Dawson, 315 Grantland, 317
, Habersham, 305 Haynes, 30fi
J. W. Jackson, 303 Holsey, - 310
0 King, 332 Jabez Jackson, 309
’ Nisbet, 300 Owens, 313
0 Towns, 314
1 MUSCOGEE COUNTY.
Senator, Lawhon— Representatives, Holland
* and Flournoy—all State Rights men.
For Congress,
r Alford, 805 Qlqgcoek, 921
, Black, 798 Cleveland, 522
Dawson, 802 Grantland, 619
798 Havnes, 524
J. W. Jackson, 793 Hoisev, 620
?,!"*’ 901 Jabez Jackson, 51C
* Nl!ibn - 803 Owens. 519
1 Towns, 523
Morgan county.
I Stator, Ogilsby
and Stallings—the latter a Union man.
B For Congress,
Alford, 108 Glascock, ~...
Black. 40:) Cleveland, ... „
. Colquitt, 403 Coffee,
Dawson, 448 Grantland, 275
HabcrshaHi, 401 Haynes, oylj
J..W. JaeksoH, 401 Holsey-, 27*^
Ring, 402 Jabez Jackson, 282
) Nislstl* 418 Owens, 279
4 Towns; 283
[ iIALL county;
For Congress,
. Alfonj, 266 Glascock, 934
, Black, 216 Cleveland, 704
r Colquitt, 270 Coffee, 702
Dawson, 274 Grantland, 69il
Habersham, 268 Haynes, 71 g
IJ. W. Jacksori* 273 Holsey, 701
Nisbci, 264 Jabez ideksou, 702
Ring, 261 Owens, 70^
Towns, 702
3 CHATHAM COUNTY.
3 Senator, McAllister— Representatives, Gor
* dun, Drysdale, and Bulloch—all Union men.
For Congress.
j State Rights Ticket, Union Ticket,
5 Alford, 305 Glascock, 480
) Black, 303 Cleveland, 472
3 Colquitt, 304 Coffee. 408
Dawson, 307 Grantland, 473
Habersham, 309 Haynes, 47.3
,J. W. Jackson, 313 Holsey, 470
Ring, 307 Jabez Jackson, 471»
Nisbet, 305 Owens, 468
Towns, 472
r -
; EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
3 Senator, Waldhauer— Representative, Hines
I —both Stale Rights men.
tor Congress,
5 Alford, 163 Glascock, 2*l
5 Black, 163 Cleveland, 121
3 Colquitt, 163 Coffee, I2t
Dawson, 163 Orantland, 121
Habersham, 163 Haynes, 121
J. W. Jackson, 164 Holsey-, 121
’ Rj n S- 163 Jahcz Jackson, 121
Nisbotj ' 162 Owens,
Towns, 121
1 Mclntosh county.
I Senator, Fowell— Representatives, McDon
j aid, Ring—all Union men.
1 For Congress. -
3 Afford, 28 Glascock, 10S
8 Black, 25 Cleveland, 99
) Colquitt, S 3 Coffee, 94
) Dawson 24 Grantland, 100'
Habersham, 28 Haynes, loo'
J.W. Jackson, 29 Holsey, ioo’
t Rmg. 32 Jabez Jackson, 100
Nisbet, 34 Owens, mo
* Towns, 100
! WALTON COUNTY.
J Sctiator, Echols—Representatives, Easly, I!ry-
I ant, and ♦toon—all Union men!
1—
* BRYAN COUNTY.
r Senator, Hines— Representative, Bird.
For Congress.
Alford* 76 Glascock, 138
Black, 76 Cleveland, 61
, Colquitt, 76 Coffee, 61
’ Dawson, 76 Grantland,, til
Habersham; 76 Haynes, 61
Lw. Jilckadli, 76 Holsey, 61
King. 76 Jabez Jackson, 62
j Nisbet, 76 Owens, 62 1
; Towns, 71
1
5 BULLOCH COUNTY.
Senator, Cone—-Representative, Wilkinson. ■
y For Congress.
3 Alford, 10 Glascock, 338
B Black, 10 Cleveland, 330
Colquitt, 10 Coffee, 32 9
Dalvsont 10 Grantland, 331
Habersham, 10 Haynes, 332
J. W. Jackson, 10 Holsey, _ 328
R' n S. 10 Jabez Jackson, 326
Nisbet, 10 Owens, 326
* Towns, 329
6 ■’
7 8188 COUNTY.
7 Senator, Lawshoe— Representatives, John D.
5 Lamar, James Lamar.
‘ Alfotd. 559 Glascock, 772
Black, 563 Cleveland, 56S
Cblquitt, 562 Coffee, 590
Dawson, 563 Grantland, 565
Habersham, 508 Haynes, 570
*J- W. Jackson, 500 Holsey, 563
Ring, 564 Jabez Jack-oW, 570
Nisbet, 670 Owens, 971
g Towns, 577
9 HOUSTON COUNTY.
j Senator, Dean— -Representatives, Kelly, Du-
I prec, Dnncan.
4 Alford, 504 Glascock, 1033
1 Black, - 404 Cleveland, 610
4 Colquitt 604 Coffee, 603
8 Dawson, 507 Grantland, 609
Habersham, 507 Haynes, 611
J. W. Jack* bn, 607 Holsey, 604
’ Kina. 505 Jabez Jackson, 616
Nisbet, 504 Owens, 600
Towns, 611
MONROE COUNTY.
9 Senator, Rutherford— Representatives, Black,
8 Flcwellcn, Gordon, Barron.
8 Alford, 802 Glascock 1347
6 Black, 801 Cleveland 760'
7 Colquitt, 806 Coffee 752
6 Dawson 807 Grantland 751
7 Habersham 801 Haynes 759
Jackson 800 Holsey 756
Ring 801 Jackson 752
d Nisbet 807 Owens 700
_ Towns 760
v TWIGGS COUNTY.
r Senator, Bmith— Representatives, Solomon,
® Fitzpatrick.
5 Alford, 313 Glascock, 690
9 Black, 310 Cleveland, 399
6 Colquitt, 308 Coffee, 399
8 Dawson, 315 Grantland, 398
7 Habersham, 311 Haynes, , 396
7J. W, Jackson, 312 Holsey, 400
7 Rmff. 605 Jabez Jackson, 398
Nisbet, 310 Owens, 397
Towns, 400
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PUTNAM COUNTY.
Senalof, Gordon—Representatives, Mcrriweth
er, Bfatiham, Hurt.
9 Alford, 684 Glascock, 333
! Black, 587 Cleveland, 191
7 Colquitt, 591 Coffee, , 157
7 Dawson, 598 Grantland, 198
■( Habersham, 692 Haynes, 195
)J. W. Jackson, 592 Holsey, 193
) Ring, 687 Jabez Jackson, 199
1 Nisbet, 697 G*ens, 193
1 Towns, lOH
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