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JTcr Sale.
VALUABLE NEGROES AT
EXECUTOR’S SA LE—Agreeable to an or
der of the Honorable the Inferior Court of Co
lumbia cottnty, when sitting for ordinary pnroceet,
will ba fold, on the first Tuesday in JANCAR>
next, be'ore the Court House door in raid county,
within the usual hours of sale, the following NE
GROES, viz: Harriet, aad her inf--nt child, Dilly
and Neko.j. Sold as the property of WilHom Clietr,
late of said county, deceased. Sold in pursuance of
bis will. xer.nsen the dav of sale.
C-. H. CLIETT Ex’r. •
J - ~~ Oc»3s/ex 4, iCk.L
VALUABLE PLANTATION AMD
NEGROES FOR SALE.
ON THE first Tuesday in JANUARY next,
will be offered for sale in Louisville, Jefferson
county, Ci., the Reni and Personal Estate of George
O’K. Wh'ce, of sa d county, deceased, coneisting,
in part, of abaut Five Thousand Acres of Oak, Hicir
ory and Pine LAND, on the eastern side ofWi!.
liamsou Swamp. The Central Railroad runs through
the tract, from 112 to 115 mileposts. About 1,4i0
acres are open aud under goo J fences. The balance
is heavily timbered, mostly with Pine.
Also, 42 NEGROES, about 32 of whom are
working hands.
2,000 Acres, including the Plantation, will be of
fered in one parcel. The balance in lo s es 500
acres each. Live Stock, Inrplerrenta, (Zorn, Fodder,
with sundry other chattel', will be sold on the plant
ation the day following.
The whois of the above stated property may be
treated for at private sale anterior to the first Mon
day in November next. Terms w.ll be liberal.
For further partica’are apply to
WILLIAM U. POE, Adm’r., Macon, Ga.
September !4, J&sl s!4 wtM
FOR SALE.
TWO LOTS OF LAND, one in
Pulaski county, containing Two linn
—drcdtwo and a half (2J2|) Acres, known
as lot No. 149, in the B'h <!’s*.rict cf formerly f'o-jly
county. Also, cne in Dec. it nr county, known as
lot No. 3’>3, in the 19th dis.rict, curtaining Two Huu
dred and Fifty (230) Acres. Persons wishing to
purchase the above Let*, w.lt address 'he undeisign
ed at Augusta. The terms will be liberal.
sl3 w 8 A. W. KHODE*.
Savannah River Lands for Sale.
MTII 4 PLANTATIONS lying
four miles be?cw Augusta, on the
Savannah River, known rs
lucUANOE GREEK TRACT, containing about
500 acres, 150of which are well limbered, with Oak,
Ueacb, Po;lar and Hickory, Gio House, Screw,
Negro Houses. Stahles, Ac., are on the place.
Aud the TUFKNErr TRACT, containing 550
acre, 175 to 220 of which are well wooded, with
Hichory. Oak *nd Botch. Ad oining th«e tiacta is
a body of uncleared land, of about 1(X) acres, on
• which is a very superi r fishery, and wh : ch in ly be
included in either tract. Th 3 cleared land is in a
high state of culiiva ion, an I is as well adapted to
the culture cf corn and cotton aa any lands oa the
river. They are prolecfed bum freaheta by Irghand
strong embankments thrown up *ith giea? labor end
expense, and are drained by a hrg-» aqueduct.
It is daemed uselees to particularise father, as
persons desirous < f purchasing can always examine
for themselves, by calling on the subscriber on Ibe
premises. W.M, J, EVE.
Evetynn, S?pt 9, 1951.
Termi—One third Ccsh; the bdanee one and
two years, wit U interest. rlO w3m
LAND FOR SALE.
igM, I OFFER a Tract of LAND for eale in
WOGS Warren county, about a mile and a half from
-A-. Wrightsboro, and fire miles from Thompson's
Dapot, Georgia Ra Load, commonly known as A i|.
Hams’.* place, eanfaning 977 acres, with a good ptr
tion of good woodland. This may ba purchased in
two parcels, as it can be divided into two farms.
This place is in good repair. Terms ea»*y.
"W-m 4 . JURiAH HARRISS.
LAND FOR SALE.
I OFFER a Tract of LAND for eale in
Colombia county, lying on bath tjdee of ths
iAff.ta t» tverat
•ontainmg about 1,200 Acres, fully JOb serr.v rA
good wood land, and a sufficiency of young pine to
furnish nils to kerp up the fencing and supply the
farm wub coal wood. Ihe place is in good repair.
Tetra, easy. vl-wlw JL’RIAH HARRISS.
Columbia County Laud.
is a THE subscriber offers for sale
Kssß hi. FARM io Columbia county, 27
fofF-H milesabove Augusta, on the Augusta -A
.nd Wa.biuJton road, containing Five Hundred end
Twenty-one (521) Acre.’, near y one fourth wood
land. Persona wi.bing to purchase, will please ea’l
sa the premises, cr address the subscriber et Win
field, Ga. Eight Hun lied Acres adjoiring this land
can bo bought on go 4 terms.
sn33 wtf V. M. BARNES.
EXECUTORS’ SALE.
» a WE OFF Ell, at private sale, j
Wfi.a that valuable PLANTATION of <
the late Charles Cunningham, de* A.
sealed, lying on It-ek » Couilott Creek, in Jeffer-
•on ccunty, five miles from Louisville, containing
3,697 acres, which W 3 will sell altogether, or divide
into three tracts.
The Solitude tract contains- •• • 1,3C7 acres.
Ihe Granson do. • •••1,1 20 do.
The Woo 'stock do. •• • • 1,270 do.
All three of these tracts have good Dwellings on
them, and a valuable Mill on one ol the tracts, with
Gin. running by water.
We also offer 150 NEGRf’ES, with MULES.
STOCK, PROVISIONS, Ae., Ac. If not disposed
of at private sale, wo will pcti.ively sell t-e Lands
at public oatcry, in Louisville, Jefferson county, cn
the first Tuesday in December next, an Negro*?,
Stock, Prov’aiors, «&c.. Ac., on the find Tues Jay in
January. Terms liberal.
JOHN BONE* )
WM. J. FVR, SEa’ra.
OWEN P. FITZSIMONS)
Augusta, Geo., Aug. 20. au2o wtDl
roil SALE.
THE subscriber effers for sale /k~L
mr.t hie valuable PLANTATION con
llijiQ tainingßS9i acres, in Ct iumbia coun
ty, miles from Aug ista,*yt3g Immediately on the
road leading from Jas Luke’s, Eq.. to Harden's
Ferrv. On the premises is a good DWELLING
HOUSE, an I all necessary out-buildings, with the
bert kind of well arranged Negro Houses. Thsre is
also an excellent Gin House au I Packing Screw
There is also oo the premises a good spring and well
of water. The Lands are fine productive cotton and
corn land, as gtxkl as io the county, and well situa
ted. Terms made easy.
Anyone wishing to purchasj can get any ’nformi
* an wished by addressing me at Eubank a P. O.
C'lumbia county, Ga. Any |er.on visiting the
place, I will take great i leasuro ia ahowir.g them
the plantation. auS-tf A. C. JONES.
Plantation for Sale.
MTIIE subscriber oilers for sale,
his PLAN TAT ION, four miles cast W®
of Aprling, Columbia ccunty, and
from Augusta, containing abcul 975 acres,
one half of which Is uncleared. Un the place is a
good eomf'rtjl-le DWELLING, w th all the neces
•ary aut-bud dings, inc! udin y Negro Houses, Cribs,
Barn, Giu House, Packing Screw. Ac., all in good
repair, and amist excellent spring; and the whole
tract ia very well watered.
Terms liberal, and possession given by or befor
the first of January, 1552. He can a'so supply th
purchaser with 1- to 150 J bus '.eboora.
Persona who desire to purchase will please call and
•xatu ne the premises.
|y» wU M. B. HEOGIE.
PLANTATION FO3 SALE
THE UNDERSIGNED offers
SB his PLANTA NON for sale, containing SS*
-A* the rise of 3,700 Acres, 1,200 acre® in
the woods, the must of which is well ti üb'red. Lit
tle River runs through said land, equal! y dividing it,
into Wtikes county, 9| miles from V' aaningtrn, and
Columbia con nt y, 13 mites from Thomson Dejot,
Georgia Rail Road; good improvements of every
kied,'including Grist and Saw .Mi ls. Price, $5 per
acre, oae-hMt te be paid on riving pvssessicn the
25th Dec nest, the balance free jI interest twelve
■K>ai ha fellow lug June 12. 1851.
JelS-wtf JOHN Q WEST.
FOR 3ALE.
MTIIE SUBSCRIBER offers for
•ale hisFAMH Y RESIDENCE in the
Town of Marietta. It is lae-’ed iu a de
•iraoio part of town, ia well improved contains
•bout two acres. The dwelling his nine roc ®s and
one basement. all well fin:shed. Posse&.-:ou oa> be
had the first of July.
For terms, apply to Cd. David Dobbs, Win. P
Young or John F. Arnold in «he absence of
Aul NELSON M. BENTON.
NOTICE TO MECHANICS.
TIIK Sabcariber has ea hand a sat cl MA
CHINERY, made expressly fora Cabinet and
Carpenier*’ Shop It aoBSMta ot Daniel’s Blaring
\ Machias, Fay's Mortice and Ter.oniing Micbice, the
best now in use, a Tuning lathe and Boring Ma
thine, op a&d doicn Saw, Circular Saw Arbcrv, ot
different vises, Tongue and Groover, Belting, Ac.,
Counter Shaf.a, and two ioch Shading, all nggec
and tin.abed in the most approved manner. This
machinery would be odd ala bargain, and warrant
•d good.
The aobee-Uer bra also for rale, the Machinery
** * n *”• «i£<ed M«U complete, new aid in
good order. Tai» way U rigging a Saw Mill is de
cided y preferable to the old wood work plan. It if
aßki «ben once r-gged, it runs reach
bettor, sod needs bat I .tile repair'. Thia mac inner v
ms> be purchased at a bargain, as the sossen her te
about tn engage is other baristas. The abase is all
Thesabeenbrt will ako a t as Age-.c iageuing ur
or purchasing any kind •( Mach.aery ia use, and
advantages are each, that he feels' warranted in
be can give •auatacCca.
For reference, require of u-cet any at the lusinee*
men of Madisjn, Ga. Address,
H. N. ATKINSON,
|el3-w Kvwawea, N. H , or Madison. Geo.
| INSKKD 01 L.—A lud evf pdy just res uv d
JLa war ranted pure For se eby
fi W. H. db J. TWIN.
fjotels.
EAGLE AND FUCENIX HOTEL.
Augusta,.Georgia.
■FAMILIES and Gentlemen visiting Augusta
2 *? will find the Eagle & Tbceaix one of the most
comfortab'e and best kept Hotels in the Southern
j ! State*. The Rooms are large and wr’.i real: fated.
' My Tables are furnished with the test the market
I affords.
1 I Omnibuses sre al ways re - ”*;’ nu arrival cf Cars
and Steam Boat*. 01-wly J'.'kiN RICKMAN.
FR4NKLIN HOTEL,
BROAD STREET, Augusta. Ga.,
on i square above the Globe Hotel, on the
south side of Broad sttee.,
wly D. B. RAMSEY, Proprietor,
' FLOYD HOUSE.
MACONGEORGIA.
MTHIS WELL known and popular Ho
tel, having been recently repaired and put
in complete order, is n w open for the re
ception of Boarders and Transient persons. The
proj netcr pledges himself that no'hi ng e ball be w ant
ing on bis part, to make and continue it one of the
most popular Hotels in tho South.
W The Ladies’ Department is under the special
care of Mrs. JAMES, formerly of Columbus, and
favorably known to the travelling community, who
will see tbit nothing is wanting to make visiting La
dies and Families entirely at home, their r.partmeut
haying been newly and bearifulty furnished.
THUS. WILLIAMS, Prcprie'or.
A. B Hartwell, Superintendent.
N. B.—An Omnibus will always be in readiness
to convey Passengers to and from the Railroad De
pot*.
fjT The Alligator Line of Stages has its office per
manently located at the Floyd House.
jy3-w6m P. K. W RIGHT, Owner.
BRADFIELD’S HOTE L
SOUTH-EAST CORNER
; cF thb
PUBLIC 3 «UA RE,
LaGrange,Georgia,
my 24* «6<o*
Tc Professional & Business Menj
PROPESSIONAI.ANDI’USINESSCARDS, nu
exceedingaix lines, will be inserted under this nead
at the rate of $lO per annum. Cards exceeding tix
Lies, will be charged r>roru/<’ per line.
3ttorni£s ani) Solicitors.
JOHN T. SHEW MAK It,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
F- Wnyneubcrc,Georgia,
6 practice in the counties of Burke,
r » Scrivcn, Washington, Montgomery, Tat'.Da'l, Email
uvl and Richmond. < 4- wly
c DAVID 8. JOHNSTON,
;• ATTORNEY AT IA W ,
Awgntfo, Georgia*
Yy* Office on Jackson street, near B oad street.
Rcfrrcncce. — Mce.-r?. T. N.PcuhainA Sori, Miller
<2fc Warren, Adams A Fargo, Col. Turner ClarPon,
\rgusta, Gt. II<»n. H. M. Pea.ron. Judge of the
i Supreme Court cf North Carolina, Hon Dtvid S.
’ Reid, GcYerner of North Carolina, Hon. Wra. H.
Haywo-d, ;r , Hen. K. M. Sander**, Ka’eigh, North
f Carolina. Messrs. MJcolm & Gaul, New York,
3 Messrs. CatDpb*ll. Martin & Cu., Philadelphia,
Jrhn Kerr. E*q., Dr. N. M. Koan, Yanceyville,
0 North Carolina, Lancelot Jchrston, i'r. Wen. John*
“ stco, Madison, Ga., and L. L 1 cry, New M/leins.
09-1 v
JACK DROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
| Uueua Vista, Mariou Comity, Ga.
‘ _
1 C. A. LIGHTFOOT,
J ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WarrentonGeorgia.
XXV ILL practice iu the Countiescf ;ha Northern
1 V V Circuit, in Greene of the Ocmul/ee, and in
44 Washington, Jefferson and U)!uiu ia of tbe Middle
1 Circuit. rlLwtf
*
x DAWSON & CLARK,
3 ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ApplingGeorgia,
j Win give special attention to the ccllcction
cf legal demands cf e»ery de jcri. ticn.
, AnDBIW H. H. UaWZON I TBRLINO CIABK,
Augusta, Ga. Arpling, Ga.
. «u24-ly
JOHN 11. STIftUBS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WnynesboiOpGeorgia,
my 27
JOSHUA HILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
1 Madison and Monticello Georgia*
5 AH bnsinee? ad frerved to him at either pl rce |
in the eountfe? of Morgnn and Jasper, anJ those ,
ecr.tiguoua, will receive prompt attention. n 23
| f 1 E X ZKH CUMMIKG.
BAII.EV & CVMMINO,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Sanden* v Hie Georgia.
VV WiU practice in ali the counties of tbe Mid-
U re—f J
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Al oust x. Geobgia.
TV WW pracuee tn tbe Conntieeof Columbia. '
Warren. Jefferson, aud Burke, an<! will aleo attend
Uxt'ie collection of Debts and Claims in Abbeville
end EflgefieM Dietrieta, in South Carolina.
Office on Broad-Street, fust door above Insurance
Hank feß-tf 1
G. PUTNAM.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Warrenton, Georgia. apl3-ly
EDWARD H. POTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
WARRENTON ... GEORGIA.
TV Willemtinue to practice in Warren, Hancock,
Wilkes, Tsl'tferro, and all of the counties of the
Northern Circuit, and Columbia, Jefferson and
Washington «*( the Middle.
Refer to Threewitta, Hudson & Shivers; C. C
Cody & Co., Warrenton. ja2o
ROBERT HESTER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ElbertonGtorgln.
TV WILL practice iu the counties cf Elbert,
Wilkes. Idneelo, Oglethorpe. Mad iron ami Franklin.
my22-lv
F. G. AHU ING TON,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
Oglethorpe, Macon county** Georgia.
Jjf Office at Oglethorpe.
dll-wlv
jdllN _ pT WILDE?
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW,
•Ve '. 3>J. CAarles s/reet Rwn No. 10, u;j stain
New Orleans.
?rr An claims and collections intrusted to hie
daro will meet with prompt and faithful at ten tier.
<d!B-ly
1.. C. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ATI ANTA-..-GEORGIA.
TV Will prcmntly attend trail business entrusted
o his eare. F29-ljr
STEPHENS A lIRD,
ATTORNTBS AT LAW,
GRAWFOKDVILI E, GA.
TVW»Upractic«in allthe Countiesofthe North
nrorruif. iylfi-lv*
Wm.Gissom. | Jb»'pe M. Jones
GIBSON JONES,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
WARRENTON. GEO.,
Will practice in allthe eonnties of the North
ern and Columbia, Washington and Jefferson, of
the Middle Circuit, and the Supremo Court cf the
State of Georgia. ap9-wly
CHAPLET R. STROTHER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
fjp Practices in the Northern Circuit. All busiuess
will re'oiveprompt end effi'*entaitcutioa.
Office at Linechiton- Ga. je‘2S-lf
JOHN R. STANFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clarkesville-Gn.
TV Willpracliaein Frank
lin, Habersham, Lumpkin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Union
Murray and Gwinnett, and in the Feders’ Circuit
UmrttmrGt 17 v
N. O. &. GO. FOSTER.
attorneys at law.
TV The undersigned are still engaged in the prac
tice of Law.
Office at Madison. Morcran County, Gai
All businessentrustedtothem, will meet with prompt
ar ! efficient attention. N. G. FOSTER,
fe2S-tf A. G. FOSTER.
i - - —.—
JASPER N. DORSEY,
attorney at law,
Dahlonega,*.Georgia.
TV Will attend to all Profi'?sio«»aibu6:oessectritst.
d tr Ism in the Cherokee Circuit, and in Habersham
county, of the Western Circuit.
> RrFfKiNcss —Mes?’ , «. Ha vs Bowdre, Dr. Wm
I H. Terpin, Amm tts: Hon. C. U?o?herty. Athene,
i Ja.res I ew. Gainesville; Smith & Walker, and J.
W. Gmdv I'aMcneye. fe! I
J. LTAViCB. | 6ARDXES CJSITB-
J. L TAYLOR & CO..
AUCTION AND COMMISSION MEH
CHAXTS.
Nc* 31 Chartres end 41 Cusiovihcusß Street*.
New Orleans.
Rirasaircas.—Wc«?cn—Mews Fm*rscn Coch
ran At <'■©., and BarnabasH~tkill. AMdle — Meesre.
C. W. Ikrrmce A’ Srei, and H .we A: Hschellor.
Vev IcrA —Messrs. IhinbcrAr Brother. J. TY Scott
i (io., and Conklin A Siai h. .XV r <>- - •*s—
Hen. A. D.Crrevmaa, Mayer, M -<rs. H- >t& F. rd,
Hell i Ken r. H*nu & M'rgan, M. Gaxciu & Co.,
and f®aW
J. G. DIDLAKF. 4t CO.,
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
MERCh A.XTS,
CUFwop Tenn
all
w. h. c. mills.
FACTOR Jt COMMISSION MERCR ANT
Coatinues bosness at h:s . Id stand,
Mo. ITG Bay-street, Savannah, Georg?a.
BEFKRK'tcrS !
Mtssrs. l>' .4n??ff?;or4* Kxin-* < .
“ OoHrZlAiv Cj„ M«c©n.
b’ “ K. Pzd.rtr’r.y f>.
GREENWOOD A MORRIS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Otn . « No. 113, Tvhoupltoi lxa«»i.r:aCo
1 NEW ORLEANS.
*** T, « O .V BXWOOP - JCSIAH MOBIIS
.SELECTED POETRY.
F’rom the Louisville Democrat.
ON THE DEATH OP MISS NANNIE C*»M>.
J Dear, lovely girl, my thoughts are thine in this
sweet twilight hour,
‘ The young, the br’ght, the beautiful, gone like a
’ etrkken fbwer;
A thousand holy memories are rushing o’er my heart,
j And there thine itnnge seems jnce more to life and
Icve to start:
I see thy dark and clustering curli around thy gen
tle face,
Thy soft black eye, thy rosy lip, and all thy witeh
[ Log grtce,
And hear the cadence of thy voice come sweetly
stealing by,
I ike music from touie fairy fount beneath the mo.n
light sky.
Oh couldst thou, sweet and gentle girl, on earth do
longer dwell 7
Had thy dear mother’s love no power to hold thee
with its spell?
Had tby sweet sister’* pleading voice no tone to keep
tlee here ?
Had life no cb&r.n to make thy home than paradise
mere dear ?
Ah no, the bright, the angel band bent gently from
the sky,
And wooed and won thee to their home, their own
blest home on high.
And there, beneath the holy shade of myriad starry
wings,
Thou wanderest ’mid the living flowers of heaven’s
own living springs,
To hear the lofty music tonas, the by tn as of rollin
spheres,
Blend with thy own soul melodies through God’s
eteina* years.
But oh! does deeper, tenderer love in th?sc high
realms have birth
Than tb.t which lives and throbs and weeps in hu
man hearts on earth ?
Thethouemd blossoms that have died beneath the
autumn bias’,
Wip blucm in Juture springs as bright as in the
springs iur.g past;
Tlie rose and violet will lift tbeir cups of white and
blue,
As era at morn and mournful eve to ca'ch the fall
ing dew •
Tbe Lr’ght wing’d birds will pour their songs of love
from every tree,
The bright young streams with ringing shout leap
onwaru to the sea ;
But naught ol these can ever f icrce tbe cold and si
lent shade
Where with thine arms upon thy breast thy lovely
form is laid.
Yet cone to us, dear Nannie, come, in this soft,
stilly hour,
And tell us «f thy happy home in heaven’s immor
tal bj wer;
I know that thou art there, for all thy thoughts le«
nea'h the skies
Were beau cous n an Angel’s dream asleep in
Paradise.
Anl oh 1 ask that when thy hymns of ecstacy ascend,
Thou’lt breathe cue deep and holy prayer lo.* thy
p<.or. erring fr>eud,
Who Eliil wiih weary step must tread, in loneliness
and ploom,
Vuchecred by Lwer or blessed star, her pathway
to the tomb. Matti®.
Prom the Louisville Journal.
SONNET.
Ofi, through neglect, or lapsx of virtue, fall
The fairest h'pos of love, or circumstance
(Another name for error, itisculi’d chance)
T'ivr.-i love to hate, and thus it is that all
Kn *w not love a bliss, and some die young, or call
On art or science, aids (hat oft advance
Ambitious a ius, and give a moment’s trance
Os world applause, a name, a gorgeous p»ll:
Let the.se go by the humble and (ba fraud I
But are they who in each other find
Ail joy ecd peace, and see o’erheed no cloud,
fearful omen terrifies the mind ;
Their hearts are merry when the marriage bell
Proclaims th it they are one through love’s sweet spell.
St. Louis, Sept. 24, 1851. ’ S L J.
From the
A BEVERY.
AfecLLonatc.’yinscribedto Hattie S t of Fre
donia, New York.
by c. s. tergival.
“ Wc arc not friends of yesterday.”— Campbell
A soft, delicious night ! Warm in the glow
» f early Aufnmu, lies the drearning earth,
Like womanhood in sweet maturity,
Ere age has dimmed it with his blighting touch.
The wooing wiud steals ’ncath (be slumbering
leavt a
And wakes them with a pleasant s renade ;
bile they, with gentle rustling whisper thanks.
But ods brief moment of soft dalliance—then
Their trjenl lover sir.ge them lullaby
An i !e iv ?e them to their ple&sant dreams again.
1 he fire fly lights his fi' ful-glcaming lamp,
To guide ths fairies to ti eir nightly c. tup.
Methinks I see the r gossamery wings,
And bear their merry voices as they pass—
And btrk ! the twamng of those insert horn a 1
l.?t r.ct the music to their airy
Thostaisurc forth; but, witu the retiring ray
Iliey veil their inodert I cesin (he bright
And | ceneas bistre of tbeir queen, the moon.
Thus, in my soul that beauty liglued dome,
When thy blest iin.igj ria s, radiant one,
All other form 4 of beau'y fade away,
Veil.ng their >aces ia its brighter ray.
It was on such a night, lon/ years ng one,
I first beheld tby beauty-beaming face,
And mXwiiL quick—td »w mag f c spell.
. XJU’ 61 ’ l * ie ? o, d<n-haired, along rhe west
Waited awhile .o catch thy parting smile*
But Venus, from her aaure h me enticed,
Forgot, tha* nigh r , *o light (heivening star —
l ost in 'he splendor cf thy luttrous eye I
That fairest rivulet, bright Cunadaway,
Hard uy thy home weal sweetly murmuring on,
A thing oflijit and liquid melody,
And over field and wood, not far awry.
Old E*io rent the mus e of his waves,
Low intngltng with the zephyr’s whispered notes
And the *oft rustltog cf the autumn leaves—
All thece, a sweet orchestra, did c mtina
To fill with harmony 'he intervals
In hi tick music ot thy gentle voice.
September, fairest of ths mouths, since then
Has been a sweet remembrancer of thee.
H- r mellow fruits, delicious to (he taste —
Her dirs, that seem the very Lrea h oflovc —
Tbe varied music cf her wi'.chiug nights—
'Die grlden 1. sire of her harveat inions —
These, nn-l a thoutand glrwing charms besides,
Hers evermore, nrecmb.'ems ali ol thee,
Sicce, joined wiihthem, 1 Brat beheld My charms.
Sweet, peoeive month 1 Methink?ahe hath a heoit
Whit h, livi g imre in memory than in hope,
Beata kindly sympathetic with my own.
1 hrough a.I the Bummer, all the vernal hours,
la which her plea* ant at rca were t tusu ed up,
She Ic keth Lack with many •> mournful sigh
For early days, ao awiltly parsed awny.
Thus with a leu ! reg ct I turn to view
In memory's magic glass (he vanished Imura
That smiled upon me in tLe rnoiu of life,
And ’mid the blight array nene brighter teems
Than that sweet hour, on euch a night as Ihia,
hen,after such a calm September day,
lea# hee first betide ths Uanadaway.
Gallatin, Tenn., Sept. I, IS&l.
PHILIP A. MOISE.
IMPORTER AND DEALER
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Faints, Oils, Dye Staffs, French and American
Window Glass. Brushes, Surgen’s instruments,
&c., Ac., is now receiving brje additions to his
Stock, and is prepared to <ffer Country Merchants,
Physicians and Piasters great inducement* in pur
chasing their supplies.
—SOW is STORK —
10.000 lbs. White Lead, 2,C00 lbs. Madder,
10 003 do. Epecm Salts, 2.000 do. Bnmttons,
10,0‘ 0 do. C< f peras, 2,000 do. Nca. 1 an t 2
5 000 do. Sri Soda, glue,
5,000 d . Putty, 1.000 do. Bluestone,
5 000 do. Whiting, 200 <>x. Quinine,
I 000 galls. S, erm Oil, 350 du*. MuitarJ,
2,01*0 do. Linseed Oil,
Caves of Indigo, Borax, Camphor, Liquorice, Rhu
barb, Jalap, Ipecac, barrels Train Od, Spirtia Tur
pentine, Alum, Piaster cf Paris, Cement, Logwood,
Kegs Sup. C Sods, Litharge, Red Lead, White
Lead, Black Lead, bags G nger, Pepper, Allspice,
Bj tic and Vial Corks, boxes Starch, Window
Glass, of all sixes; together with a general as* rt
ment of Medicines, Chemicals, de.; all of which
w II be sold a : . reasonable prices, and on accommoda
t ng terms. o’ I
ESTABLISHED FACTS.
ITIIAT TUTT’S PECTORAL KLIX-
• ER is a ceUain remedy for Asth na. Group,
Btouchiiis, Whoopi g Cough. Pnumon : a, and all
diseases of the organs of the chert.
2. That it is purely vege able.
3. That it is the most pleasant of all Cough reme
dies.
4. That it can be taken at all ages, and at all
times.
5. That it s prescribed by many Physicians of
Augusta cud el ewhere.
6. That it act? as a tonic, imparting strength to
debilitate ’. constitutions
7. That the money will be refunded when it *
, proven that it fails to du us represented
Prepared and sold in A ugusia, by
WM H. TUTT, and
•!7-dAw?ra W H. A J. TURPIN.
”WM. H. TUTT,
AND RETAIL
DRUGGIST, J J
Annual a,Georgia,
—HAS NOW IN STORE-
10,000 lbs. Wh.te LEAD,
50' ga!locs Linseed OIL,
1,000 lbs. Spuntsh BROWN,
i.Oub lbs. ' er.etian RED,
cut) gallons Spirits TURPENTINE,
200 gallons Copsi VARNISH,
12 d a. assorted Paint BRUSHES.
Flint M ILLS, Chrome Green and Yellow, Prussia®
snl U tre marine Blue, Paris Green, Ter de Sienna,
Umber, and Artists Color*, ogether with a large
Stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY
CHEMICALS, to which the attention of pui
ehaws is invited. jy3-dAwlm
REV. J. W REID S SCHOOL IN
W CODSTOCK,
Yl T ILL be opened on the 3-h tost. Those wieh
v v trg to become tuemoere of bis school will do
well to c. me immediately.
September 2a, l?5l. w 3 TRUSTEES.
ALEXANDER FEM ALE SEMIN ART
V N Alexin er, Burke County, will be opened in
a October, under the charge of a competent nale
teacher, a ?tmiasry f«r young ladies, in which the
course ct ins* rue ties will be directed to the arqai
micnofa practical, pelite and bni?b*d edacaneu.
Wi h the branches osual’y taught in tustituUoaa oi l
e»ro tar charae er, will bs connected, a complete sys
tem of oral inrixuciens upon the an
me i hod.
A cirealar wi l be ir»ued beresf.er announcing
the terms and course cf instruction. Appbeauotu
th? Id be made to
s 14 wire JOS. A SHEW MAKE. See’y.
BACON.
VV E «r« reeeiring aa additional supply ©<‘ fir.<
V ▼ Baluarre Paeon. Parchaaers are request. <
to calL s-0 T. W. FLEMING A CO.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1851.
MIBCELMNEOBB LI-
TERITIIIE AMi NEWS.
The Recent Eait LqiinJic In the ICfngdom
I cf Naples.
LEOATIOM GF THE U. S. OF AMERICA. ?
Naples. Italy, August 26, lfc?sl. S
To the Editor* cf the IVashington Republic :
On the 14th tilt., the Western portion of the
continent*! part of this kingdom, from the
Northern confines of Calabr a to the Roman
frontier, was agitated by several calamitous
•hocks of earthquake. This convulsion ap
pears to have had i.s origin in the volcanic re
gion cf Mount Vokure. about one hundred
miles to the Southeast of Naples. It is a de
tached and isolated eminence, three thousand
feet in elevation, rising at the point where the
Appenine chain Cermm des on the borders of
the Basiucila and Apulia; its slopes ard sum
mi’s are broken into numerot.B craters, of the
vi.ality of which no record exists, b t which
yet hear unmistakable evidences of eruptive
violence at some remote period.
The city of Meili, separated from Mount
Volture by a deep ravine, is built upon the
summit of a hill, the composition of which is
grey lava, intersected by strata of travertine
upon lawyers of aahe«, sand tufa, and decom
posed stalac.ites, all denoting the site of an ex
tinct or dormant volcano. Previous to the
first shock a small stream which runs near th?
town suddenly disappeared, and the shepherds
on the mountain were alarmed by loud rum
bling noises beneath feet. The monks
of an adjoining convert, admonished by these
phenomena, escaped from th n ir building almost
at the moment it was rent in twain.
At the Cm shock Melfi, whxh contains *en
thousand inhabitants, was prostrated in the
dust, nothing but a few crumbing walls survi
ving the general ruin. An unknown number
of its inhabitants wore buried under the falling
ma«a of fabrics; np to the present moment
seven hundred dead bodies have been disin
terred and others are constantly found:
more than two hundred persons lie in an adji
cent hospital, suffering under grievous wound*,
while many have bean dug out alive from the
r tiins. Amongst others,a female infant a year
old, after lying buried for two days, was
brough’ ou’ living and unharmed and restored
to its afflicted mother, widowed by this fame
calamity.
The neighboring towns nf Atelia, Riuneno,
I3«irile, and Rapolia, are sufferers by the same
convulsion. Rionero is a general wreck, not
a sound bouse remaining—more than a hun
dre i persons Lave here perished, and a? many
have been maimed or wounded. In Bari'e,
the only ed.fice not entirely des roysd is the
orphan asylum, while the discovered dead
amount to about one hundred and fifty. In the
commune of Bari, the towns of Cerr'.o, Min
♦ rvino, Spinasxola, Andria and Trani, were al
injured moro or less. In Canosa, the ancient
Canosium, founded by Diomed, and whose
walls once enclosed a circuit of s-xteon miles,
three hundred and seventy six ho t es were
thrown down. At the last reports the shocks
around Mount Volture continued and one
half of the ci y of Venosa, (ha ancient Venn*
sia, contiining six thousind inhabitants and
celebrated as the birthplace of Horace was
destroyed. The mountain provinces of the
Abruzzi and of Calabria, where (he earth
quake of 1781 destroyed three hundred ci ies
and bnried thirty thousa&d human beings, have
thus far esciped.
The recent earthquake commenced wi'ha
sharp concussion, which was succeeded by an
undulatory movement, the firat shock being
about sixty secocds in duration. At Me U
there were six sbecks. the first at 5.J P. M , the
second st 34,'he third at 4{. the fourth at 10
P.M., the fifth at 3 A. M , and the sixth at
7 A. M. At my Summer residence in the
country, eighty miles from Meili, th > house
shook to its foundation, and such was the
vibration, that it was duEc ilt to descend the
staircase. For Un minute? previous the house
dog howled in most di?mal tones, rne chickens
cack'ed and hurried about as if fleeing from
some anticipated danger, and a pair < f turkey 3 1
rose in the air and Hew around t..e hou»e
•creaming at if seized by a secret terrer, while
all the dogs in the ncighborhoud were in fall 1
bay. No damage was done at L i Cava, or at
Naples, beyond slight cracks in old walls <
Al! eyes are now turned upon Vesuvius, as 1
the safety vulve through which the struggling 1
subterranean fires and steam may find a s<fe I
ventji.nd it is generally supposed that an
irruption is imminent, although no local bigns
are yet apparent. The whole country from
Naples to Reggio and the Straits of Mesrina, ’
is a volcsn.e region, forming (hatgreat viaduct ,
of fire, which from .Stna to Vesuvius. ,
Stromboli io ti.e Lija’i group which has been (
burning for three hundred years before the $
Christian era down to the present time, is o e <
of the escape pipes cl th s field of b oarir.e |
and subterranean combustion but it ;s made- <*
qu&te to those great cccasions when the gasses J
of the overcharged earth seek a vent; Vesu- 1
vim or iE na are alcn) equal to such emer- •
gencies.
It is a cuneus fact that the apparently er
inrt nfrrr* r»rr>dtir<* »R/b
jevastalion. Vesuvius was silent for an 1111 1
tnemoriablo period down U A. D., 79. the dale ’
of the destruction of Herculaneum and Pom ’
peii. After a long iriterer.l of slumber, Mount *
Epomeo in Lchia bu-st out A. D, 1301. and l
covered the whole is'and with a deluge ol luva, 1
and A D 153 d, Monte Nuovo, in the Cam pi ■'
P.egraei, in 'hrty-sii hours rose from the 1
bowels of the earth to a height of four hun- (
dred and forty leet, near tbe site cf an old era ‘
ter. The Solfa erra. in iho same viciui y, con 1
tinues to amoke w ide the twenty six craters 1
around it, anperCcially jtdging, are ex it.ct. '
II would boa rath prediction, ho*over, to '
make, that they will never return to life, so ’
iong as the nnoke issuing ftom the Solfaterra 1
indicates the existence ol a be of living fire s
■rounrit heir foundat on From the formation
of this latter crater, a theory < I volcanic ac
tion may be deduced, which, whether ju-t or ’
not, pcsteases some plau.ibi'ty. From forty
to fifty (eel below the surface ot t e Solfaterra,
in striking pita for sulphur, boiling water is ‘
always found, which heats the sit.ci up to the '
surface, ns any one may testify by collecting 1
a handful; and it has also the effect, with the 1
underlying heat to boil the water in thealuu
vats, sunk a few feet in Iho earth !
Steam aud smoke are cons'antly issuing
from the summits of lhe hills around the era
ter, as well as from a large cavity at their base,
all indicating that the earthly strata rests upon
a lake of water, beneath which ia a fiery fur
nace. This probably ia the formation of Vesu
vius and all other vo canoes, which, if it be
the case, may explain their eruptions by the
agency of thtao aut.terranean waters heated
in o steam, and, when choked or overcharged
from distant and communicating sources of
combustion,bursting like a boi er, ami turioue
ly exploding in'o the air, the s;. perincumbent
mass and their obs'ructing couten's. This
supposition derives some support from the
fact that boiling water is always rjscled in
eruptions.
The loss of life from the esrtl quake of the
14th nit., it is supposed will amount to more
than two thousand five hundred souls. Every
effort is making by the proper authorities to
mitigate th« calamity, and tbe government has
already contributed ten thousand ducats to the
relief of the survivors It is to be hoped th it
Iresh disasters may not arise ; but serious ap
prehens.on will be felt on the subject until
,£ na or Vesuvius get into action. Truly
yuurs, Edward Jot Morris. <
The following graphic »eceunt is extracte! from
the Naples correspondence of (he London Daily
News:
“ Nkai Mblfi, Aug, 25.—1 will endeavor to give
you a narrative o« what I have ecus in my journey
from Naples to the scene of the awful events of the
14th. When 1 reached the table land of the Terra
di Ixivorn, I harm that the earthquake had been fill
there much moie distinctly than in the city c f Na
ples ; indeed the vibrati* n lasted thirty seconds; se
veral persons were thrown cn the ground and a ftw
houses are split—that is, the walls are cracked, but
fortunately no life was het as far as I can learn. —
Continuing my j urnay, I found Avellinebad suffer
ed aligbtly, without lors ct life. At Monteverue, fix
person? were buried in the ruins of a house, and
many ethers wounded.
The inhabitants of this district are ia a most exci
ted slate, aa other slight shocks have been felt.—
Many have fl.*d from the villages, and 1 saw groups
of people living in hute o tsi Jo the towns. Still more
detractive was the effect oi the card quake at Bori
noand Axceli, when many hcuses are in adur ger
ousstate, and must be pulled down. Here alsa I
found the people grea’ly excited The whole o '.he
district cf Buri ba* suffered for mi ! es round; scarce
ly a bouM in ai»y ol the visages in that direction may
be said no: to be injured. T* e teiror and misery
are b.yonu rcy pewew of description Basciiicata
has suffered throughout the whole district. The
town of Ve. osa is nearly destroyed ; the co rket
place is ci e heap of ruins, and mere than one place
I observ.d the earth urn up and showing ragged fu
sores.
In this distnet the earthquake assumed its most
tarritde phenomenon, aiz : fir-t, a terpendkular r.c
tiou. and then an oacil atory. R-jpola is in ruin ;
the cathedral no longer csi.ts. An inhali'.»nt of this
towm told me that the <a ling cf 'he buildings pre
duetd such a consternation, that for more titan half
an bear alter the erect be could find one who
"ould gire a coherent ans »er to a questica Day
and n;ght, women, men, ard ch’ldrt-n were tearing
away the ruins to fin 1 the.r friends and relatives
At Kicreno the isha*. ittn:s were employed when I
arrived in digging at the ruins Hi f this to vn Ji
destroyed. iis«i ver 4of the woun-.’el. not lee»
thin 1.0; they were wen ting surgical aid very much
but I feared to discover my proieisi n e& I could
not remain, being as yau know, sent to Mela. I
th nk I never could behold a more painful picture,
and I need not remind you I bare arended the
wounded af.er mo e than one battle, and that is tad
enough; but bate, w.th the horrors of th: very worst
at wounds, the exu h you see a mother lament in? a
child under a mars cf fallen rubbish ; a farther wi:d
--v asking. “Where is my fem’y Imy wileT’—
children wiihoot parents; s rt me la utn m j over the
dying, some weeping over ifae dead.
*Tne village o Baviile has actually disippcared
I Lund all so cut this district large fiances, partly
tided np-w-..n u«us<s. A m>u woo e>euped told me
it appeared to him that, for a minute, he wu being
;j=s*d about in the air; the earth • ppeared, a« i
were, with a breathing power; and xbea came a
rocking movement, a shaking to and fro. Here
soma military b-d arrive I to excava’e. was
a strong stench of deeo nposinr bodies. This p’ace
was ready deserted by the inhabitants; ct least 1
saw very few. How shall I give you an idea cf
wbat was once toe town cf Mela ? The cathedra
is down, as we the college, the churches, the m lita
ry d.p't, and 163 bouses; 9a ere ia a ta itag eute
and 190 are fron vneed as The mi ha
ry have arrived, and era working avay, Onr me
dical staff is ty no n-esns strung enough. Mciethaa
a thousand todies b d es have already beea dag up
1 need not add, al! dead. The wounded are over
C<X), sH prtechC every v« ie:y of Tech wound* in J
fractures. The towtt offersja strange and awful ap
pearance. Many h&Yefled—others linger about the
ruins, as fond friends about all they love best in the
worh’.
I have no time to £‘ra you any notice of the va
r'ous phenomena. Indeed I have learned little as
yet. ft appears, hewejrar, certain, that the convuls
ing current was strongest in Mvlfi, and took a di
rection in the centre f the peninsula toward Sicily.
The waler is still wartih-, and repeated slight shocks
h ive been felt in several places. Some suppose a
volcano will break out, &g there is evilently tome
subterranean a:(ion gHog on. The whole diatrict, 1
observe, presents many traces of vdcanic action in
past times. Etna and Gauvins have been quiet for
come time past a fsc.’ worth remembering when
epeculating on causes. The earthquake was follow
ed by hurricanes, which have also done much injury.
To tell you the truth) I am by no means means quiet
in my mind wh’le living here; the elements of dc
etrucuon are below us. twill let you know more
os sown as possible.
The village ol Aeaoti hasalrosuffered immensely;
32 housed have fallen in. (do not know how many
liven arc lost; I should imagine altogether the loss
of life cannot be less than three taousard, including
all thesufljrers in all the '.owns. Sixty-five boys of
the college ot Melfi are supposed to have perished.
The calamity to k place when most of the population
were sleeping, as is thoc;;atom in Italy, after dinner.
I htiVa heard that in one place a lake has appeared.
Molfi ia (he site of an old 'vclcano.
In 1783 an equally terrible earthquake occurred
in Calabria, and from that period up to the present
(indeed almost annua'ly) slight schocks have been
felt, but happily without touch damage or loss ci
1 fa. r Sicily has ever suffered mote than the conti
nent; the city of Catania has more than once been
entirely destroyed. Yesterday (Mb) Vesuvius
threw out boiling water. This morning at day
break I observed a little smoko wav issuing from the
crater.
Thb Language of Flowers —The fair lily
ia an imHge of holy innocence; the purple
rose a figure of unfelt l4*e; faith is represent
cd to us in the blue passion flower; hope
beams forth from th#» eon; peace from
the br&bSh ; imtuTTtdity from the immor
telle ; tha cares of life are represented by the
rosemary; the victory of lhe spirit by the palm;
modes’y, by the blue, fragiant violet; com
panion uy the ivy; tenderness bytho myrtle;
affectionate ruminiscenc) by the forget-me-noi;
natural honesty and fidelity by the oak leaf;
unassiimingnesj by the corn flower (thecyatie);
and lhe auriculae, “how Iriendlv they look
upon us wi h their childlike eyes.” Even the
dispositions of the human soul are expressed
by flowers Thus, silent grief ie portrayed
cd by lhe weeping willow; sadness by the an
£elica; shuddering by the aspen; melanebJy
by the cypress; desire of mee ing again by the
etarwori; the night smelling rocket is a figure
of lift, as it stands ou lhe frontiers between
light and darkl ess. Thus nature, by these
flowers, seem to betoken her loving sympathy
with u.«, and whom hath she not more often
consoled than voiceless men are
able to do.
Discoveby or Woodfeskebs’ Stobes.—ln
stripping oft the bark, I observed it perforated
with holes larger than those which a musket
bullet would make, shaped with the most accu
rate precision, as if bored under the guidance of
a rule and compass, and many of them filled
most neatly, with acorns. Earl.er in the sea
son, 1 remarked the hoks in most of all the
softet timber; but imagining they were caused
by wood insects, I did not stop to examine or
inquire ; but now, finding them studded with
acorns, firmly fixed in, which I knew could not
have been driven there by the wind,* I sought
for an explanation, which was practicably given
me by Captain S ’s pointingout a flock of
woodpeckers, busily and noisily employed in
the provident task of securing the winter’s pro
visions ; for it appears that that sagacious bird
is not all the time thriftlessly engaged in “ Tap
ping the hollow beech-tree” for the mere idle
purpose of empty sound, but spends, its sum
mer season in picking these holes, in which it
laysits store of food for the winter, where the
elements can neitheraflect or place beyond their
reach, and it is a sure omen that the snowy
period is approaching when these birds com
mence stowing away their acorns, which other
wise might be covered by its fall. 1 frequently
paused from my chopping, to M atch them, in a
neighborhood, with the acorns in their bills,
halt clawing, hall flying around the tree, and
admired the adroitness with which they triedit
at different holes until they found one, of its
exact calibre; when, inserting the pointed end,
they tapped it home most artistically, with their
beak,and flew do*n for another. But their
natural instinct is even more remarkable in the
choice of the nuts, which you will invariably
find sound : whereas it is an utter impossibility,
in selecting them for roasting, to pick up a
batch that will not have half of them unfit for
use, the most sate and polished frequently con
tain a large grub, generated "itfiin. Even the
wily Digger India r, with all hiscraft and expe
rience, is unable to arrive at anything like an
unerring selection; while in a large bag-full,
that we took from the bark of our fog there
was not one containing the slightest germ of
decay. They never encroach on their packed
stores until all the r.uts on the surface are cover
cd, when they resort to those in the bark, and
peek them of their contents without removing
the shell from the holes. The bark of the pine
tree, from its great thickness, and the case of
boring is mostly sought by these birds, as their
granery for the winter season. — Kelly'i Ezcur
iijn to Cali/o’nia.
Ttlt Git. L« Dr.flMn’s
memoir. u-ennon made of a live oak tree,
which is said to have stood * beyond Gadsden’s
and Lynches’ Pastures, over the Creek at
Haiiicetead,,’’ (Chariest 'n) which was called
the • L’ber y Tree” from meetings held there
in 1766, in relation to the repeal of the Stamp
Act I n relation to this meeting, weanntx
the following interesting document. The
copy before us is in the hand writing of John
Dray ton, and appear, to have been furnished
him while preynring for the press the memoirs
of Win. Henry Dray-on. For the u.e of it
we are indebted also tn otrr friend. Dr Gibbes
whose r ch and priceless collections of manti
scripts, memorials, relics, &c., only seem to
atlbrd bun pleasure in proportion, as be can
share theirenjoymaut with others.
We annex an exact copy of the document:
• A list of there person, who first met a
L borty Tree, in the fall of the year 17C6, after
the Repeal ofthe Stamp Act of the Parliament
cf England against the American Col >nies, aa
extracted from tho original list io the hand,
of Benjamin Elliott, Esq . Register in Equity,
this 2Lt Oct., 1820. and which list is signed by
George Flagg, the only wviwr oj Iht party
1. Christopher Gadsden, Merchant, then 42
years old.
2 William lohnson. Blacksmith.
3 Joseph Veree, Carpenter.
4. John Fuller on, do.
5. l imes Brown, do.
6 Natb’i. Libby, Ship Carpenter.
7. George Flagg. Painter and Glazier.
S. Thomas Coleman, Upholsterer
3. John Hall, Coach Maker.
10. William Field, Carvetb
11. Robert Jones, Sadler.
12 J >hn Laughton, Coach Maker.
13 W. Rodgers, Wheelright.
14 John Calvert, Clerk in toms office■
15. Henry Bookless, WheelrighL
16 J Barlow, Sadler.
17. Tunis Teabout, Blacksmith.
18 Peter Munclean, Clerk.
13. William Trus'er, Butcher.
20. Robert Howard, Carpenter.
21. Alox. Alexander, S-h mltuaster.
22. Ed. Weyman, Clerk of Bt. Philip’s
Church and Glass Grinder.
23. Thomas Swarla, Painter.
21. William Laughton, Tailor.
25 Dtniel Cannon. Carpenter.
26 Benjamin Hawes, Painter.
On this occas.on the above persons invited
Mr Gadsden to visit them, and to meet at an
oaktrerjus: beyond Gadsden’s Green, over
the creek, at Hampstead, to a collation pre
pared at their joint exponas for the occas on.
Hera they talked over the mischiefs which the
Stamp Act would have indueed, and congratu
lated each other on i s repeal. On (bis occa
sion, Mr Gadsden delivered to them an ad
dress. stating their rights, and encouraging
the u to defend th m. against all foreign taxa
tion. Upon which joining hands around the
nee, they associated themselves as difinders
and supporters as American liberty and from
that time, the oak was called Liberty Tree and
public mee inga were occasionally holden
there
The ‘ Declsration of Independence was
read under this tree (lor the first time tn South
Carolina ) by Christopher Gadsden on the sth
August, 1776
Cuba.—A Washington correspondent of the (
Conner and Enquirer has the following re- <
marks in regard to the rumored existence of
a treaty between Ecg’and, Spain, and the
United Stater, guaraaiyiog the preservation of
Cube to Sptin ’
•‘You have no doubt see t what has been
reiterated in the public press about a corres
pondencein the archives of the S'ate Depart
ment relative to thia countiy being a party to
the guaian.v with France and England, but
such a statement has no foandation in lae‘.
Another awerticn, made by one of the ablest
correspondents from this ci.y, was that such
correspondence is on fie, but that it dates back
o the tiue of Gen. Jackson ; this sta ement
:s equally at leult. Cue of the earliest moves
bv the eusn ng Congress will doubtless be to
call for all documents touching this interesting
subject, and I apprehend it will then appear
Ba: the e is a' correspondence which took
place during the a jrsintsifat on of Air Monroe,
»ben the bland was in imminent danger of
capture by the Mexican patriots, and I believe
further, that it will bo found that the interfer
ence of our Government alone prevented it,
and that a very elaborate paper from the pen
ofjohn Quincy Adams will be brought to
.; s ht, giving the itrorgevt poUheai and philo
sophic il reasons why the I land of Cuba
should not be permitted to pass from the poo
session cf Spam.”
The HiLLorirx. —A fin® specimen of the
ar: kna«n as the lliHotypa, from ’he name
of the discoverer. Mr. L. L. Hill, is on exhibi
’ion at Albany. The Argus says of it:
•Lisa view of Mr. Hill’s mountain home,
with the CatskiL* for a back ground, and a
wa erfall in the fore groned, presenting a
beautiful landscape, timed by the new process
Nothing cen exc< ed it in finish, and no effort of
art can imitate so well the ari.l perepec’ive
which is hero presented in entire keeping.
The discoverer has not yet brought his instru
oaeuis or his mao pulation to the degree of
perfection to which he aspires; but he has
achieved wonders thus far, aud is encouraged
r to proceed m bis experiment* by the almoet
J cer.ainty of complete rjeceßs.”
Money Bubbles*
The mo:t famous of the kind, says tho N.
O. Bulletin, appeared almost coot niporane
ouely in France and England, in the eighteenth
century, and were known a> tne Mississippi
and South Soa schemes. The Journal of Com
merce seem) to recognize in our lavish and
prodigal expenditure of money, a family like
ness between the present condi ion of the
country, and that of France, during the preva
lence of the Mississippi mania. Our design is
not to detect any similitude, but simply to
chronicle, as agreeable reading, some of the
particulars of those two great schemes, which
so infatuated and possessed the public mind, of j
•.he two most en ightened nations of tho world,
as to have threatened to unhinge lhe political
and social condition of Europe, and involve the
whole Continent in a general bankruptcy.—
First in order, as well in regard to priority and
magnitude, was the Mississippi scheme- Ths
author of this magnificent bubble and stupen
dous fraud, was John Law, the son of a rich
banker of Edinburg, in which city he was born
in IG7I. He was u inan of fine abilities, and
particularly skilled in mathematics, and inti
mately acquainted with all matters re'ating to
banking and finance. He possessed, in an
extraordinary degree, the qualifications of a
handsome person, and an unusual fund of wit
and generous animal spirits. He abandoned
the pursuits of his calling, banking, and became
a fashionable and successful gambler, and from
bis superior add'ess and companionable habits,
he readily obtained the entre to the best society
in London. Engaging in a duel, in which he
killed his adversary, he was compelled to fly to
the Continent, where he still sustained his for
mer reputation, of an accomplished gentlemao,
and most successful gambler, still associating
with th® higheat jservonafes. I.nvr wan th*
gt eat projector bfa paper cutfency, and was
anxious to commence his experiment of a Bank
with paper issues in one of the small States of
Italy, the Prince ot which made this significant
answer to Mr. Law’s proposition: “No, Mr.
Law; 1 am by far too poor a potentate to be
ruined; but, if I know lhe French, they are
exactly tbe people with whom you will suc
ceed ” Law eventually came to the same
conclusion: and in 1711 he removed to Paris,
minding again with the best society.
Upon the death of Louis XIV and thoacces
sion of the Duke of Orleans to lhe Regency,
lhe money affairs of Franco were involved in
the mot! frightful confusion, and a national
bankruptcy seemed to be inevitable The
nst onal debt amounted to 3 111 000,000 livres
(£<22.000.000 sterling), bearing an interest of
16,000,000 livres (above £6,000,000 sterling.)
At this junctu'o, t hi-* bank t leoriat opportunely
made bis appearance, and proposed to relieve
France of all her difficulties. It is worth while
to dwell a little upon the argurnente with which
he pressed hid grand idea of a paper ctrcula
tion; they are the same that are used now a
dtys by the advocates of an irresponsible paper
currency. Gold, silver, copper, or any other
kind of coinage, he arid, are not real wealth;
they are only signa or representatives of real
weakh, and derive their value from public
confidence. It does not matter, therefore,
what the kind of coinage ba which a r.a’.ion
agrees to use; paper coinage or a lemher
coinage is as good as a metallic one. A metal
lic coinage does not cor atitute jeal richer, but
is valuable only because the public choose to
consider it valuable; and if the public will only
do lhe same with paper notes, then paper notes
will be on equality with gold aud silver coin.
W hat is a louis d’or but u b ink note, only mnde
of gold; or a crown, but a bark note, only
made of silver 1 it doe# not signify, therefore,
what a nation chooses to consider money, be
it even ojster sheila; for meh will serve aa a
sign or represanta ive of real wealth, the same
as a piece of metal.
It is not worth white to refute these obviouafal
laciea. Gold, ifitdoea not of itself constitute real
wealth, is relatively of more value than paper;
—it is a precious metal, and useful in the arts ;
it is scarce, and obtained with difficulty, at great
cost of time and labor ; while paper, also a use
ful commodity, from its cheap production, has
an infinitely less intrinsic value. The precious
metals are dear substances; paper is a cheap
substance. The value of a metallic currency is '
therefore not so liable to fluctuation as one en
tirely of paper. Furthermore, paper money, to 1
be a safe circulating rredium, must represent •
real wealth, and not extend beyond the legiti- <
ma’c demands of circulation. The proposition
of Law was to establish a National Bank, w
should Issue notes on the basis of landed prop
erty andol the Stale’s revenues; it was a cap
tivating one, and although rejected by lhe Coun
cil of Finance, was highly favorei by the Re
gent, through whose influence he obtained leave <
io establish a private bank. The institution <
was so successful, ihat in the course ot three <
years it became, what it was originally designed i
to be, a national insti ution, but from being a (
inero tank, it became a gigantic commercial (
company, and this was the qerni of iho Missis- (
sippi senrree or bubble, of wnich Law was the
chief manager.
We have condensed from Chambers’ Miscel- ■
lanya history of this stupendous frnu.i:
“In 1717, an institution was estabi shed un- ’
der the directorship of Mr. Law, called the ’
“Cninpanv of Wist,” or more commonly I
the Mississippi Company :to which a grant was i
made of the whole of that tract of land on the i
American continent through which the Missis- ,
aippi flow’s —such at the time being French j
property. The s ock consisted of 200 000 shares ,
at 500 livres each. On lhe 4th ot September,
1718, the farm of tobacco wes made over to this ‘
Company for a consideration ; three months
afterwards it acquired the charier and property ‘
of the Senegal company; and in May, 1719. it <
obtained from the regent a monopoly ol trade I
with the East Indies, China, and the South |
Seas, on condition of paying the debts of tbe I
East India Company, then dissolved. Thus (
enlarged,the Company abandoned the name of
the u Company of the Indies,” at the same time ,
creating 50,000 additional shares at an Increased j
price. Nor was thia all. In July, 17(9, thj <
Mint was mad? over to the Company of lhe In- .
dies for a sum of money; in August foliewing, ‘
the farming of lhe whole taxes of lhe na'i-jn 1
was purchased by the Con.pany ; and lhe privi- 1
lege of receiving other branches of the revenue •
quickly followed—so that before the end of j
lhe year 1719, the Company of the Indies had <
incorporated within itself nearly all the commer- j
cial enteipriees of lhe nation. Law was thus <
the director and manager of two gre«t national
institutions—tbe Royal Bank and the colossal *
trading company called the Company of the
Indios. In February, 1720, these two were uni- ‘
ted; and Law, the founder of both, becamo the
most powerful man in France. Between iho f
date of the incorporation of the two concerns t
and the Ist of May, 1720, the bank ordered a <
freah issue of notes to the amount of 1,010.- t
400,00 U livres, miking the total quantity issued i
amount to the enormous sum of 2,090,400.000 <
livres. t
“ The end of the year 1719, and tbe beginning
of the year 1720 was a period cf wild infatuation.
The frenzy extended to all ranks and classes.
The shares soon rose to 5000 livres each. The
state creditors being paid in bank notes, such a
quantity of paper was thrown into circulation that
it could be disposed of in no other way than by
the purchase of East India stock; and the com
petition of these porchases against each other
ncreascd the price of shares still more rapidly.
In November, 1719 they were sold at 10,000 livres
each, cr at twenty times the original price.
“So sudden and rapid was the rise of the
price of shares, that enormous fortunes were
made in the course of a few days, and many in
stances are recorded of petsons in the lowest
ranks of life suddenly realizing immense wealth
Money circulated in profusion, the lower classes
indulged in luxuries previously unattainable,
and the nrice of commodities rose without in
jury to the people. The ell o' cloth, which had
sold for fifteen livres, now sold fr fifty; and
the pound of coflee rose from fifty sols to eigh
teen livres. Wages rose accordingly. In the
course of three months, the silversmiths oi Paris
had received orders for, and manufacturedaTove
£7,000,000 worth of plate. Paris was crowded
with foreign visitors, who had come to speculate
in the stocks No f.-wcr than 3G5.000 stran
gers are said to have been living in Paris in No
vember, 1719, and many of them were obliged to
live in granaries and lof.s, there not being suffi
cient house accommodation for them all. The
promcnaders in the streets were cl< thed in
velvet and gold; andtbewinter of 1719-’2o,was
more brilliant than the finest summer eve: seen
before.
•- Thcbubble. however, was already full blown-
The credit of the bank and of the India Com
pany was at i.s height in the months of November
and December, 1719, and January, 1720, when
shares In the Company were selling at 10 000, ivres
ea.-h. Such was the abundance of money in the
bar.i, that it offered to lend sums of any amounte
on proper security, at an Interest of only 2 per
cent. Now, however, a d’ain of specie from the
bank began tube discernible. Numbers of per
son posrested of ?tock in this Company—either,
foreseeing disaster, or haunted with a vague
suspicion that so p-o-pcrous a state of things
could not iast long—began to sc 1 out and con
vert their shares intog Id and silt er, rnd other
precious commodities, which they cither hoarded
up, or sent secretly out of thecountry. Various
stock jobbers remitted hundreds of thousands of
louis d’ors to England. These examples were
imitated by others; for nothing is more can
contagious than (ear; and tn a short time 5U0,-
000,000 livres in specie were seat out ol France.
•‘ln an instant—so suddenly, in fact that it is
impossible to trace the steps of the process—the
nation, which had been glorifying in its good
fortune, was struck with dismay and despair
Ths use of specie had been prohib’ted ; but this
could not restore confidence in Law’s paper,
and nobody would accept it willingly. It was
felt universally that Law’s echense had been a
burble, and that it had now burst.
“All efforts to arrest the progress of 'he panic
were in vain. In consequence of the decree
ordering all payments tube made in paper, s
fresh issue of notes had taken place, and in
May, 1720. the no’es issued amounted to 2,600,-
000 000 livres, while the quantity of specie in
the kingdom was estimated at 1,300,000,000. or
only half as much.
“On the 27th of May, the bank stopped pay
ment in epscie ; and on the game day Law was
dismissed from the office as minister of finance.
D’Ag'Jesseau, who had been dismissed from
the ministry in 1719, on account cf his opposi
tion to Law’s projects was now recalled; and
by bis advice a decree was paseed on the Ist ot
June, r-.calling the decree forbidding the amass
ing of specie. In order to assist in absorbing
the immense mass of paper money, an issue ot
25.0t?0,000,079 bank notes took place on the se
curity of the revenues of the city of Paris, and
bearing an interest of 2j percent. The notes
which this new issue was to be the means of
withdrawing, were to be publicly burnt. On the
10th cf Jone, the bank was re-opened f. r the
payment of small notes —notes of 10 liv-.cs and
a little upwards. As almost all the population
of Paris rushed to the banks to exchange their
• small nous for scecie, theavennes to tr.e building
we e blocked up, and hardly a day passed in
' which five or six persons were not crushed to
death and trampled under foot. Silver bceom
-1 ing scarce, the bank was obliged to cash the
notes in topper; and persons m’ght te seen toil-
] ing along with immense of copper money,
which they had procured in exchange for notes
—glad, howevet, th it they had got anything at
all. As the old notes did not come in co fast in
i exchange for the new ones as was expected,
i fresh measures were adopted to attract them.
Upwards {of 30,100,000 of perpetual annuities
‘ were created, purchasable by* noies ; and if the
| peop'e bad responded to'he invitation, and pur
chased the annuities, about 2,000,000,000 of the
’ | notes would have been retired in this way ; but
i notwithstanding the eagerness that prevailed to
get rid of the notes, the terms of the offer were
so unfavorable! that people still hesi ated, and
1 preferred keeping the notes and taking the
chance of what might yet occur. To counter
act this hesitation, a decree was published on
the 15thof August, declaring that all notes of
10,000 or of 1000 livres should have no currency
■ except in the purchasejof the annuities; but as
the hesitation stiff continued, another decree
was passed, declaring that notes would be good
for no purpose whatever after the Ist of Novem
ber, 1720. Numbers, however, kept their notes
even after the specified time, in me vain hopes
of better terms ; and the consequence was, that
large quantities of Law’s notes remained in
houses as family lumber, down even to the
date of the French Revolution when they were
produced as curiosities, to be compared witn the
assignats.
Such was the end of the famous Mississippi
bubble, by wh’ch a few individuals acquired
large fortunes, while thousands of families were
ruined, and the nation sustained a shock which
it did not recover for many years.
The South sea company was a cognate scheme;
it was founded by the celebrated statesman
Harley, Earl of Oxford, in 1711. ft took its
name from the fact that in return for certain un
dertakings agreed to be performed by the Com
pany, the Government was to grant them a
monopoly of the trade in the South Sea, or, as it
is now called, the Pacific Ocean ; and yet but a
single voyage was ever performed to that region
’under the auspices of the Company. The Com
pany flourished as a monetary concern, and was
a formidable rival of the Bank of Eugland,from
It the ■/■’n-ruei t.f p?yir-' th.? p. ; *
debt, then amounting to £30.000,000. Immedi
ately alter this event, the stock rose from 130
to 400, and a general furor pervaded all classes
to invest, and although the Mississippi scheme
was before their eyes, as an example of popular
fatuity, the contagion was irresistible, and the
people rushed headlong into the san.e folly.
There was no limit to the extravagant anticipa
tions with which the public m-nd became infla
ted | to use the words of a looker on. “it seem
ed at that time as if t! e whole nation hid turn
ed stockjobbers. Exchange Alley was evjry
day blocked up by crowds, and Cornhill was
impassable from the number of carriages. Ev
erybody came to purchase stock. “Every fool
aspired to be a knave.”
The South Sea scheme had not even the merit
of the Mississippi scheme ; it was a simple
empty bubble, inflated by the breath of knaves,
and ita explosion was in tantaneous; the whole
duration of this nefarious humbug rid ou ex
ceed eight months. When the stock reached its
maximum, the directors commenced selling out;
a panic immediately ensued, and shares fell
from 1000 to 700 ; down again they went until
they fell to 400, and then again to 130. The
Government, with the aid of the Bank of Eng
gland.attempted to support the sinking company,
but it was i f no avail ; the demolition of the
South Sea Company was com flefe. The Di
rectors were tried, and punished, either by fine or
imprisonment, or both.
These were the two great money bubbles of
modern times ; with which, whether considered
as to magnitude or the disastrous resulting con
sequence?, there has been nothing in our day
comparable.
Clmrleston and the Stamp Act.
The following letter, we believe, has never
been published, although the rubs'ance of it
has been Used. It was addressed by Daniel
Stevens to Hon. John Drayton, and mutt now
be read with much interest —as giving informa
tion on a passage of our State history which is
little understo d The publication of the let
ter scarcely calls for explanation now, although
the conduct of citizens of Charleston to a dis
tinguished fellow-citizen afterwards ennobled
both by services and sufferings in the ciuse of
freedom, may teem strange and ur accountable
Itii a striking indication, however, of the ex
tent to which opposition to the Stamp Act ha I
swayed the popular mind of Charleston, and
the excesses committed under this feeling, to
wards a noble CaroLni&n and true patriot,
were hardly sufficient to earn for the actors the
appellation of “mob,” which the indignant
writer bestows. Few popular movemen • have
ever been altogether free from tumult or ex
cess; but tho world rra\ be challenged to show
one with less of such alloy than the American
Revolution.
The le .ter referred to, is as follows:
Charleston, Dec. 20, 1319
Agreeab’y to my promise, and hiving had a
little leisure during my la’e vis t in tho country
I now give you a short detail of aom? even's
that arose previous to the independence of our
country, but which were among the chief fea
tures of that glorious cause, and were evidence
of the spirit of liberty tha animated the heart
ol a'tn ‘st every American, even at so early a
day. Tne occurrences that 1 allude to were,
*«uid although at that period, I was a mere lad,
yet the events of that d.iy are recent in my
memory, (and being a scion of the old s ock of
emigrants that originally flad from Old England
to Plymouth, N w England, from tha per-ecu
tiorm of that then government. I imbibed and
retained tha same principles of independence
and rational liberty they possessed ) In the
year 1766, the British Parliament pissed ar; act,
(in which Americans were not allowed a
voice) laying a duty or tax on stamps on pa
per, with a determination to enforce it on
America at all hazards This the Ame
rcing as equally determined to resist ; the
consequence was, town meetings were called
throughout the Atlantic States, in order to pre
pare measures of resistance. On the other
hand, the British Government were sending
out their stamped paper in r»am« and bales in
private and armed vessels, to the ports of A
merica. Soon after a town meeting was held
in Charleston, and resolutions taken to prevent
landire or introduction of this paper. A Brit
ish sloop of war arrived in our harbor direct
from England, said to have on board some
where about .500 reams of stamped paper
She came to abreast of Fort Johnsou ; al this
period the force stationed there consisted of a 1
gunner and 12 or 11 privates, and commanded
by a Captain Lloyd, a native, and citizen of
Charleston, whose title was Governor of Castle ,
Johnson but who never resided at the fort, now
and then visiting it. Tne committee of the
town meeting, consisting of Daniel Cannon, ,
Wm. Williamson, Edward Weyman, and oth- ]
ers, having received certain information that |
this stamped paper was landed from tho sloop ,
of war into Fort Johnson, finding all a tempts j
to land it in the city prove abortive—a private <
meeting of citizens was held, end th ; a ccinmu- ,
cation made. It was therefore resolved, that
the committee be authorized to make the at- (
Jempt to gel possessimof the stamped paper (
deporited in Fort Johnson and that they pro- ,
cure and select a body of volunteers for this ,
purpose—and the utmost privacy being cb (
served, they soon selected 150 volunteers, .
armed and ready to move. Two nights after ,
this, boats teinx provided at Lamboll’a bridge, j
lower end of King street, wo embarkad with <
as much silence as possible, and about 12 o'- .
ctock, P. M. rowed across to a landing on ,
James Island, just below Hites, and with great (
cautiuD, advatcad towards Fort Johnson. On ,
the land side of this Fort was a wet ditch (
around the counter scarp, and a bridge thrown ,
across, by which you entered the advanced gate
of the Fort. As this was a draw bridge, it was
usually drawn up, and we sent a small party
in advance, very circumspectly, to I his bri'ge, j
and found it had not been drawn up that night.
On their report being made, the who e body o'
vo unteers advanced, crossed .he bridge, and
took posiesjion of the gale, which was found
not fasloned.
The whole then inarched on wi.h filed bayo
ne s; on entering tbe Fort, found but one
soldier awake, and before he could give the
alarm, we had the remainder of the garrison
secured, and found ourselves in complete pot
session of the Fort. After placing the garri
son under gnard, and drawing up tbe bridge,
we proceeded to search out the stamped pa
per. which we found iu one of the rooms of
the barracks. The nsxt step taken was to
provide far defence against daylight, knowing
it would soon be discovered ws were tn pos
session of the Fort, and the sloop of war
then lying abreast rs it. might be induced to
make an attack. We therefore organized the
troops we had to the cannon, and practiced
them prepara'ory to any atts t pt that might be
made—loaded every piece of cannon, pre
pared ammunition for action, and s-aiioned
officers and men to each ; and Laving brought
down with us a flay, which was a blue field
and three crescent in that field, as soon as
every preparation was made for defame, the
flag was hoisted on the staff instead ol the
Brniah standard, and ths utmost silence observ
ed to await the issue of the sloop of war.
As soon as it was daylight, the strange color
flying from .he flagstaff was observed from the
eloop of war, the astonishment of which must
no doubt be great; some time after this, we
discovered a boat coming from her towards the
For’.
Our commanding officer went forward to
receive the officer on his landing. lie soon
discovered this was not ’he u-ual garrison, ha
i- quired tbe meaning es the flag fiat was ’hen
flying, at which question ne was requested t>
come into the fort, and then tie would be in
formed. He at first appeared imltful, but on
being assured on honor, he was sale, be ca re
tn and was taken along the platform end wai
assured that every guu was loaded and every
piece well manned and matches butning.
(Jur officer then ir.forrr.ed him of our design
a d inteanon. (and teili’g him the garrison
were prisoners) which was a fixed de’ermina
,ion, either that, as the sloop of war had
brought the stamped paper, the Captain mud
p edge his honor before we left tne For to
t-.ke it on board and iramediatsly proceed to
sea, wi h it, or we s-.ou d burn it oa the spot
nd hoped he wouli offer no resistance; if he
did, we resolved to repel force by force, ice
wished not tint allernolirt, but sooner than
the a amped paper shouli remain, we were j
pre; aed and so were all our countryman — i
we would risk everythin?, and requested an
answer as soon as possible.
The boat retn-ned and in about two hours i
the same officer returned with the decision of <
the Captain, that ha would take the e amped
paper on board sod immediately go to sea wi h
it. Tbe boats of the s tip came ashore, re
ceived the paper acd carried it on board while
every man remained until the sloop of war
•There seems to be some br.ak or trar.ri ion
here, as the sentence is left incomplete. The
etter in other passages bears marks of haste,
but wc have foilbwe-j copy closely.
VOL.LXV—NEW SERIES VOL. XV- NO. 42.
weighed anchor, which was in the afternoon
and went to sea, and that evening the garrison
were released, ma’ches extinguished, and put
in possession of ho Fort, the draw bridge let
down, >■ nd we returned to Charleston the Fame
day we camo, you must naturdly suppose what
was the surprise of the Govern* r of Castle
Johnson, (who was in Charleston.)
Thus ended an expedition fraught with
much danger but which terminated without
bloodshed: we having accomplished the end
we had n view. Notwithstanding this wise
and successful measure, suspicion was still
afloat that a? me of the odious stamp paper had
been landed or brought into the province by
some other persons, and been received by
some of our feliow-citizena and some of he
King’s civil officers—the public resentment
therefore was not appeased.
Truly sorry am I to say this suspicion in some
measure rested on (though extremely errone
ously,) Col. Henry Laurens, one of our best
citizens, who residedin his elegant mansion and
large enclosure nearly opposite to Gadsden’s
Wharf. This suspicion also rested on Chief
Jtfetice Shinner (the then King’s Chief Justice.)
who resided at lhe upper end of King street in
a brick building situated back from the street,
within a few doors from George-st. on the east
side, and is now inhabited and is the oldest
building now in Charleston. This suspicion
being alive, that stamped paper was in the city,
the citizens resolved to find it out, and a very
large body assembled in the evening under the
orders of Messers. Cannon & Williamson an 1
proceeded late at night to the Mansion of Col.
Henry Laurens, and signified to that gentle
man their information, who arose from his slum
bers, assured them they were wrongly informed,
gave them the keys of his cellars and outbuild
ings to search, but no stamped papers were
found. In this unpleasant and improper busi
ness, I am very sorry to say lhe mob could not
be restrained; the Messrs Cannon & Williamson
did all in their power to prevent depredations.
Large quantities of the Colonel’s stores in his
cellars* v/e-.e destroyed and waste t. From
thence they were drawn offio the residence of
Chief Justice Shinner, a noble hearted Hiberni
an, who arose from his slumbers, received this
committee of citizens with great good humor, as
sured them he had nothing to do with the stamp
paper, knew nothing of it and requested them to
search every part of his premises. None cf it
was found —during this search such was the
goodness of heart of the worthy man he had
made a large bowl of punch (usually drunk in
those days,) and presented to the committee.
They iequested him to set the example, and in
a very humorous mood requested him to drink
as a toast “ damnation to the stamp act,”
which he without hesitation and in good humor
drank.
I could now’ give you some details of several
town meetings after this resolving not to use
tea or permit others to use if, in which was a
duty or tax without our consent, and of the de
struction of several cargoes of tea by throwing it
into the river in which I strenuously assisted,
but this subject I must defer to another opportu
nity. It will aflord me much pleasure if 1 can
promote your history. Believe me to be, dear sir,
yours truly. Ijan’l. Stevens.
P. S.Aslwas one of the persons on whom
the Britsb commander wreaked h!s vengeance
after the fall of Charleston, by confining me in
a dungeon under the exchange, prison eh ps, &c.
1 will give details as soon as possible.
From the Baltimore American.
Fanaticism North and South.—ln the city
of New York the rames < f gome 'hotisandg of
the ci izens. comprising worthy and subs an’ial
men without d junction of party, have been
published tn declaration of a pledge to.carry
out lhe purpose of the Union meeting at Cas
tle Garden nearly a year ago. lender a firm
belief that the further agi’anon cf the slavery
question in Congress would be f aught with
incalculable d neors to the Union, ti.e pledge
is that they “will support no candiJaro at the
ensuing or any other eleciion, for biate ofli
cars, or for Members of Congress, or «f the
Legislature, who ia known or be ieved to be
hostile to the peaco measures recently adopted
by Congrose, or any of them, or in favor of re
opening the questions involved iu them for
renewed agitation.”
This conservative movement has been im
pelled by the ambiguity end evasions of both
of iho political parlies, Whig and Democratic,
in the S’ate of New Yo;k respecting the slavery
question aril its future agita.ionin the political
arena.
Conservatism at the South is better organized
for the issue. It has met it at the ballot box
triumphantly in Mii'-istippi and in Alabama,
and we have no d ȟbt of its triumph yea:erday
in Georgia. A democratic 4 journal, the St.
.xOuaTimep, referring to the withdrawal of
Gert. Quitman from the gubernatorial canvass
in Mississippi, *ck<s occasion to say :
’•Under other circumstances, we should have
happy in witnessing lhe success cf Gere
rnl Quitman in lhe pre 1 mi nary struggle for
seats tn the Convention, on the pars, of bis
Tr ends, or in the subsequea-. one yet to take
place for a seat in 'he Governor’s chair, ss a
candidate for lha’ high position himself. But
ws know of m consideration that could tend
to afl’jrd us any satisfaction in witnessing the
continued agitation of the elavery question in
either tho North or the South, even though
those whom we have heretofore highly honor
ed, and still honor, should be thereby elevated
to places of honor aud trust. We can see in
the agitation of that subject no future good to
any portion of the Union, and to us it seems
that fana iciam alone is able io urge men to an
effort to unsettle the foundations on which tbe
delicate quest on heretofme i o threatening and
so d(flicu!i of ad; istment have been at length
amicably and we hope finally, settled. It is
fanat’Cism, whether the effoH is made by men
at the North or at tho South. Or, if it is not
fanaiicism, it is reason. And we can see but
little to choose between tho fanatics of the
North and those of the Sjuth, when the ten
dency of the machinations of each is to under
mice the stability of tho Union. Ilia becauso
of thi< that we view with satisfaction the
overwhelming success of Union mon in the
lato Mississippi election, not that General
Quitman and his frisnds are not friends
of tho Union—we certainly hope they
are; but because the Union men of lhe
rfouih are for leliing things remain na they are,
content to let well enough alone.’ And this is
the feeling of the masses throughout the laud.’'
It is much to bo regretted that tho con
servatism of some portions of the North, with
ail its profe«s on of love for ths Union, could
not so far vindicate its devotion to tho Consti
tution as to make it aru e and s andard of po
litical action over every thing else. A vic ory
barren of all national results and rich only in
the spoils of local plunder, is to be contended
for in those quarters by eager competitors un
derthe impulses of an insane cupidity, while
the cauFo of lhe Union and the Constitution is
left to corns in hereafter for such consideration
as it may obtain at the hands of coward friends,
exulting traitors, and triumphant ties. For
the fucceps of either party, as at present array
ed against each other, will be the success of the
abolition element in all its avowed purposes of
agitation. Who can doubt that? Who does
m t in his own mind perceive and inhisetndid
judgment confess it ? T j that e’ement a fatal
cor cession 1 as been made, w h reyer the avow
al of a determination to limit party agitation
within the strict limits of const tutional action
end discussion has been evaded, equivocated
with or refused. Under such circumstances
conservatism has no hope eave in a resurrec
tion.
Judge Berrien’s Address*
Tho Washington Gazette makes the follow
ing comments upon Senator Berrien’s late ad
dress:
jtAs an exposition of hfs whereabouts in the
present political contest, we simply remark that,
to us it iaincomprehensible; while there is much
in its tone and spirit which we consider unwor
thy of the high source from which it emanated.
Notwithstanding the author sets out with a
pledge to answer ‘‘frankly” the question “will
you act with the Constitutional Union party,”
we have yet to ses the first man who has risen
from a perusal of the five or six columns he baa
written, with a settled conviction either that he
would, or that he would notact with that party.
Oer own impression, derived from the general
drift of his discourse, is that Judge Berrien is a
Constitutional Union man, thougn, so ambigu
ous is the address, that we can readily perceive
how, by dint of a little sophistry, the same ev
idence maybe made to prove him otherwise in
the event of a Southern Righ s triumph at the
late election. Our opinion, upon the whole, is
that apublio man who would consent, in times
like these, to be thus lost and befogged in the
eyes of his constituents, is unworthy the confi
dence of either party.
While Jud; c Berrien pro*essea to stand on the
Georgia Platform of 1850, he seems bent on a
quarrel with the authors and friends cf that
platiorm, and r ises an issue with Messrs.
Toombs, Stephens and Cobb, which we regret to
have to say is false. The assertion that be is
required, as a pre rrq itsite to membership in the
Union party, to declare 'hat the Comprcrnise is
"wise, liberal and just” is wholly gratuitous.
Such a condition has never been suggested by
any pres’ cr nan of the party, and we defy
Judge Berrien to prove that it has. The party
was’formcd upon the single principle of acquies
cence in the Compromise as a Cm! adjustment
of the slavery q restion. It looked forward to
the policy of tire future, and not to abstract
opinions of the past. Its object was to bring
quiet and contentment to the country, and not
eternal agitation and alarm by the ceaseless
cry cf “injustice’ and‘ degradation.”
There is one allusion in J udge Berrien's ad
dress to which we reluctantly refer, and which
we regret to fin-1 in any paper that comes from
his pen. He epcaka of some individual, wo
know not who, who Las “stultified” himscil
by dating to sit In judgment upon his capacity
an 1 to ofler forgiveness tor his recent abstrac
tions. We know net to whem Judge B. has ref
erence, but as wc alluded a few weeks since, t“
his ‘great mind,’ and spoke cf his ’aberrations,’
we come within tire category of the person al
luded to, as having made a foci of himself, and
feel bound, in seif respect, to characterise such
language as unworthy and contemp ible. It is a
new feature in republican institutions that the
constituent cannotepeak of the capacity or con
sistency of his lepresentarive without subjecting
himselt to the rudeness of being called a fool.
We desi-e, in our discussion of the course and
] character of public men, to be courteous and
respectful; but it Judge Berrien, or anybody
I else, supposes that we can be deterred fr- tn a
| iree and full expression of our opinions, by the
I dignity cf the subject, he is vastly mistaken.
Judge Berrien seems to complain bitterly that
his fid.htv should have been suspected by the
Union party, and of the injustice of such a
suspicion. We cm tell him that the distrust is
not without cause. Where was he last fall pen
ding the ctnvass for the Convention called to
resist the laws of the country 1 Was he net
claimed by the resistance party, and when called
upon to run as a candidate of that party for
a seat in the Convention, w-hy did he not repudi
atei their d ctrines, inatead ol giving hia silent
’ assent, by assigning as the oaly reason for hia
refusal, the urgency of his senatorial duties at
Washington.
Why is it that he has allowed himself, for
twelve months past, to be regarded ae a cham
pion of tho Southern Rights’ party, and failed to
come out and undeceive them 1 Why ia it that
he has received letters to Southern Rights*
meetings all over the country, in company with
Colquitt and McDmald, and never written a
line in reply to tell them ho was a Union man,
and that they had classed him wrongfully ?
Why is ft that he has so long allowed the in
fluence of hia name to be used in order to preju
dice the people against their government, and
never dared to open his mouth in condemnation
of the treason 1 I.et Judge Berrien or hia
friends answer these questions if they can.
Doubting liis position ? Why, the very ad
dress of Judge B. is but a laboratory of doubt.
It haeappeaeed and been read by his fellow cit
izens, let us see what they, even now, think of
his position. We have given our own impres
sions ; we now turn to the Southern Right’s
press, and see how much his ad Iress has done
to disabuse the public mind. If they be right, it
is very certain he has no claima upon the Con
stitutional Union party of Georgia.
From the Albany (Gu.) Patriot, 3d inst.
We occupy a large space in our paper this
week with tho letter of our Senator, Judge Ber
rien. It is a manly and able defence of his
course against the imputation of the Cobbite
Convention at Richmond county.
He does not approve of the Compromise
measures as fair, just and equitable; he asserts
that the South was wronged in the settlement,
and that the North has manifested a long con
tinued aggressive spirit; he is opposed to disu
nion but is in favor of manly assertion of rights.
He repudiates the entire doctrine of Cobband hit
Federal as ter as to the justice of the Compro
mise measures.to the South; he takes the ground
of the Georgia Convention, which decided to
“ abide by\the compromise, not to approve it;
and he characterizes the Cobb, Constitutional
Union party as a proscriptive party, which the
Georgia Convention did nothing to authorize.
Read the letter —•Zucfc'e Berrien it with us, and
opposed to Coos andtiis >rectrtnes.
From the Cofunwus 7’imcs Ist inst
Hox. John M. Bessies.—This gentleman
has put forth an address to the people of Geor
gia, defining his position on the exciting issues
before the people of the State. Judge Berrien
has been cairned as a Cobb man. The addreet
before us is the most bitter tali re, in a quiet
way, we hive yet read on the “ Constitutional
Union” party. Judge Berrien shows that the
Cobb party is not on the “ Georg's Plaform,’*
and that their principles, as set forth in their
speeches, addresses and editorials, aro at points
with tho action of tha Convention.
From the Savannah Georgian 30ZA ull.
We like Mr. Berrien's condemnation of Cobb
and Webster’s doctrines that ours is a govern
ment of force. We like the manner in which
he rebukes his Augusta enemies, and the way
in which he raps the to called Constitutional
Union men is peculiarly edifying. If the tri
umvbate (Cobb, Toombs and Stephens,) don’t
wince under the lash so admirably applied, then
hey must have tough hides. The conspirators
against him arc rasped with severity only equal
ed by its justice. But we have room for no
mo - o.
From the Athens Herald.
“The reader is doubtless aware that for some
two or three weeks past tho Disruption prints
have claimed our distinguished Senator as Mr.
Cobb’s supporter. Although we did not place
any confidence whatever in the story, we did
not feel at liberty to contradict it, until we could
do so authoritatively Thus are the fabrications
<>l the Dirruptionists, week after week, exposed
and nailed to tho counter; and yet within in
dustry worthy of a better cause they re-vamp
old stories and coin new ones, for the purpose
ot bolstering up a desperate cause. This at
tempt on their part to take refuge behind the
great name of Judge Berrien, is in keeping with
their whole course.
From the Lagrange (Ga.) Southern Bights Ad
vocate.
In giving Judge Berrien’s Address that atten
tion which I think it justly entitled to, it seems
to me that no candid, frank, and open hearted
man, I care not what parly he is united with,
will longer doubt what the position of Judge Ber
rien is upon tho all-absorbing questions of the
day. He comes out boldly, openly, like a pure
State Rights man. Will the Cobbites longer
clai-n Judge Berrien! This is a question of
some importance. Not long since some of their
presses hoisted the name of tho Judge with a
parcel of subs, knowing at the same lime that
J udge Berrien was not a friend to the Clay Com
promise. Read his speech in opposition to the
Compromise, fie there strenuously contended
that it was not fair, but illiberal and unjust.
His position is now as it was then. He is as
firm an i immovable as the lock of ages. He
is to-day one of Georgia’s particular stars|
one of her purest pillars: one of her proudest
sons.
Can Judge Berrien longer be surprised by the
“ serious doubts” that have taken possession of
the minds of his old friends, now that univer
sal distrust of his position is shown to prevail!
We wish distinctly to be understood, in justice
to our judgment and ladings in this ivsue be
tween Judge B. and the people of Georgia, that
wo design no reflection upon his pcrzonal.integ
rity, his patriotism, or his loyalty and devotion
to the Union. We do complain, though, of his
extraordinary silence when he, above all oth
ers, should have been heard. We complain
ol his neutrality, to say the least, at a time
when no true friend of tho Union should
have been found unclad in the armor of
war. We complain that, throughout the
late crisis of our destiny, tho friends of the
Union had to struggle unaided by the power of
his strong arm arid the Influence of his high po
sition, while he remained silent under boasts of
its enemies that that power and influence were
enlisted in their cause. Our cause for dissatis
faction is just, and Judge Berrien cannot com
plain that the Union party of Georgia should do.
sire to be represented by another equally loyal to
the government with himself, and who unlike
him, has shared their hardships and their for
tunes In the fiery struggles of the past.
The Cents I’kisosehs.—The New York
Journal of Commerce of Wednesday, says:
“Captain Ellis, of Washington, who ar
rived bore yeiterday, in the Empire City,
sta es upon authori y, that all the prisoners of
the Lopez expedition will be liberated, Upon
ths condition that the authorities of the city of
New Orleans will remunerate tbe Spaniards of
'hat city for their losses in tbe New Or cans
riots. Intelligent Louisianians, now here, say
tha' ’his will he done. Capt. Ellis had com
mand of a company of infantry, and wav se
versly wounded. He was to have been shot,
and the proclamation granting quarter arrived
just in time to save him. He reports that he
experienced much kindness and attention from
the British Vice Consul, and from the Ameri
can Consul, end that ho was released through
tho interposition of friends in New Orleans- *
Oua Minister to Bkzzil.—The Hon.
Robert C. Schenck, U. S. Minister to Brazil,
waa formally presented to the Emperor on the
9h of August. The presentation took place
a:a public audience at the palace of Boa Vis
ta, an J was attended with all the forms and cer
emonies usual on the reception of an Envoy
Extraord nary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Mr 8. was accompvnied on the occasion by the
Sacre'ary of Legation and the United States
C tnsul. Mr. Tod had his audience of leave
on the same day.— Ball. Amer.
Indus Treaties is Origon. —Dr. Dart,
•J.e Buperin'endent of Indian Affairs in Ore
gon, has, as we learn from late papers received
from that country, concluded Treaties of
purchase with ten tribes of Indians about tbe
mouth of the Columbia river, by which tbe
title of the natives to about three million acres
of land has been ex'tnguished for the sum of
s9l 200, payable in ten annual instalments of
money, flour, groceries, clothing, &e. Tbe
land thus acquired extends over a hundred
miles on the Pacific coast, and some sixty
miles up tbe Columbia river. A small reser
vation was made by the Clatsops at Point
Adams, containing some four or five square
miles. The Kathlsmet band reserved two
small islands in 'he Columbia river, called
Kathlametand Woody.
Dr. Dart was assisted in making these trea
ties by Messrs. Spaulding and Parish, Agents,
and the party were making arrangements at
our latest dates (August 19th) to visit Port
Orford, for the purpose of treating for land in
that vicinity.
New Orleans, Oct. 10. —Thirty-five hun
dred bales of Cotton have been disposed of
to day, since the reception of the Asia’s ad
vices. Middling was worth 7 cents, and Fair
Bj. The week's sates amount to 25,000 bales,
and the week’s receipts to 30,000. The re
ceipts since the I,t of Sept, are 109,000 against
46,000 at tbe same period la«t year. The stock
on trends amounts to 79,000 against 40 000 at
the same lime last year- R:ce is worth 4f.
B erl.ng Exchange is quoted 8 to 9.
The Alexandria Gtz ttte states that the Com
missioners appointed to- the purpose, have se
lectedasite Lr ths Military Aolum, when
has been confirmed h/ O r I-.evident. The
place pnret..-.-•.••! i< t orm of* Washington, in
the District i f Co’.nrr.L. !<::»> owned by John
A. Smith, I q , a:,if c..-»>.-, i abeut oca
hundred et.-i !..-■• •.. The f-r:cc e paid lor it
is $40,000.
HcoTrade —Tr.e St. Louis iutelligeneer
of the 2nd ins’, says—
Messrs J /. Bate &Co., of this city, pur
chased on Tuesday last 1500 head to be deliv
ered on or before the first of December, at a
price equal to $4 30 net. The hogs will be
driven trocn Illinois, and are without specified
weight, but it is t-iought when ready for
elaagh er will go 200 lbs. and over. This is
the ft st contract, the pet ticulars of which has
reached us lh ; s season We learn that other
engagements have been made for early deliv
ery, but tbe number or price is yet unknown.
We beliive it is generally admitted that No. 1
hogs cannot be had at the present stage of the
market under $4 50, a price at which a major
ity of packers, and dealers are holding back.
Tne season is now near at hand, and before
the close of the present month the heaviest
contracts for delivery will have been made.
CorrxK 1m Wisconsin.— An extensive vein
of copper has been found in the vicinity of
Bad Ate, W econtin. Mr. D. Smith while ont
hunting, discovered traces of copper, where
he afterward commenced sinking a abaft. He
has already taken out some sixty thousand
pounds of ore, mixed with native mineral, val
ued at six v dollars tne thousand, and by
“drifting ahead” in the crevice between the
roeks, has found the vein to be of great value.
It is reported te be seven feet in thickness, and
i a deputes jet unexplored,— Chicago /enr.