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. . COTTING, Editor.
No. 35.—NEW SERIES.]
NiwS & PLANTERS GAZETTE.
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sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A redaction will
be made of twenty-live per cent, t.. those who
advertise by the year. Advc a .wonts not
limited when handed in, will bo i-isoi.e i ! for
bid, and charged acec.du.^.-
Sales of Laud and N:
ministrators, and Gua
to bo advertised, in ;•
previous to the day r
The sales o; ■
tised in like r:i.-
Notice io I.
must be puid
Notice .'a t
Court oi O:\iL
groes, mu:-. :
notice that a.-,.. .-
’ Adm ini3traiioi,
and Letters
LSE\t
rno-WLT, tin o . .
A and Pruncile TV
sew’d Kip Sboetees ; !•
sew’d and peg’d ; Cos -e
assortment complete iron,
the largest extra size, low for (,
A- L. L
December 16, 1841.
A LL persons indented io the late linn oi .a
MILI,AN & VINCENT, are reqac
make payment immediately to
JOHN 11. DYSON.
January 6, 1842. 19
p TT YVING purchased die Stock of GItOCE-
A RUSS ot Mr. George \V. Jarkf.tt, the
Subscriber will continue the business at the
Store formerly occupied by Mr. Jarrett, arid will
soil upon the most reasonable terms. Persons
in want of Groceries are respectfully invited to
call. EDGAR VINCENT.
February 10,1842. 3m
, ttrocer'ieu*
MERRY & POPE,
OFFER the following articles, among a vari
ety of others, cheap for Cash :
Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Candles, tallow,
fdolasses, Do. Spei in,
Loaf Sugar, Candies, Cologne Water,
Salt, Rock Salt, Essence Peppermint,
Mackerel, Nos. 1& 2, Do. Lemon,
Lamp and Train Oil, Opodeldoc, Camphor,
Spirits Turpentine, Shaving Son]',
Alcohol, Saleretus, Castile Soar,
Purler, Segars, Crackers, Tamarinds,
Cut Tobacco, Snuffi Raisins, Almonds,
Spanish Tobacco for ) Vinegar, Whiting,
smoking, $ Spice, Nutmegs, Pepper
Chewing Tobacco, Nails, Ink, Lytharge,
Glass, White Lead, Kisses, Sugar Plums,
Putty, Lead, Shot, Mustard, Brooms,
Blacking, Matches, Paint Brushes,
Chloride of Lime, White-wash Brushes,
Pearl Ash, Copperas, Gold-Leafi
Salts, Magnesia, Alum, Lemon Syrup,
Castor Oil, Sweet Oil, Copal Varnish,
Soda Powders, Leather Varnish,
Soidlitz Powders, Ketchup, Peppers,
Washing Soda, Pickles, &c. &c.
April 14. 33
AND
rpilE Subscriber takes tills method of infor-
A ming the citizens of Washington and the
sun,ending country, that he has permanently
located himsolf ] n tills place, and is well prepared
to execute every wind of work in his line of bu
siness, such as
Repairing Watches, Clocks, fy Jewelry,
of every description, at short notice, and war
ranted. He is also prepared to manufacture any
part of a Watch, and will warrant it not to be
inferior in point of workmanship or action, to the
k former, lie is well supplied with all kinds of
of the best quality and selected ex
pressly for the purpose. He will devote his
whole attention to the business, and from his
long experience in the same, will not hesitate in
saying, that he will be able to give general satis
• faction to all who may patronize his establish
ment. He may be found at all times at Keen’s
old stand, where he oilers his services to the pub
lic generally. All work entrusted to his care
will be promptly attended to and neatly des
patched.
A. W. KING.
’ Washington, April 14,1842. 33
ALL Teachers having demands against the
Poor School Fund of Wilkes county, will
please render them in to the Secretary, before
the first of May next, at which time the same will
bo distributed to the several Teachers having
claims, in proportion to their demand.
ROYLANi) BEASLEY, Sec’y.
March 17, 1842. Com. Poor School.
MOTICE.
CTTIIE Subscriber, having bought out tho in
terest ot Mr. Joseph Moseley in the Shop
lately occupied by him, will continue to carry on
the
Cabinet ‘linking Business,
at the said Shop. Al! orders for work will be
punctually attended t.o.
JOSFPH GARDNER.
April 7,1842 3t :<■}
e Spring
lias just received from New-It ork, a very handsome assortment of
DM 1*
Which are offered at a very small advance for CASH.
s3^Those who wish to purchase good Hoods and CHEAP
Hoods, are respectfully invited to examine the Stock before pureha
\ as it is believed that greater inducements are now offered than
fleer have been, or ever ran be,
dess there is a MIGHTY change in the times.
g articles comprise a portion of his present Slock:
tings 38 inches wide, 10 con is per yard,
•■••.'dings and Sheetings, 12.', to 25 cents per van],
nont of Prints, French Cambrics, Lawns and Muslins,
a 11 Muslins,
■ “H> CsCEWEE, all colors. Also, a few Patterns for
mg.
nixed and stripe Jeans and Homespuns,
; , i tr Mings; Drown Linens: Irish Linens, and Grass Cloth,
r Wool-dy’d Black and Invisible Green Cloths,
“ “ Cassimere ; Black Drap d’ete,
L‘ in Cambric Handkerchiefs and Long Lawn ; French work’d Collars,
B ;ck and White Cotton Hose ; Black Silk Mitts.
i aim JLeaf MATH.
Puts, Needles, Spool-Thread, &e.
G> nt'.s. Black Silk Gloves. Stocks, Fancy Scarfs and Socks.
ftp’ The above Goods and many others can be, found at the Sign of the
.
April 14. 1842. 33
’ Tailoring’ Prices £;rc
iserfctonftL
IfS'llE Subscribers having ta.-iccia'ed them.
-*- selves together tor the purpose o carrying
on the above business in all its various Jin.rich
es, and believing from their experience in busi
ness that they will be enabled to render general
satisfaction, would respectfully submit to their
friends and the public the following prices for
Work, by which they expect to be governed,
hereafter:
Fine Corded Coals, Dress dj- Frock, $9 50
Plain do. do. do. 8 50
Plain Coulees, 8 00
Thin Coals of Bombazine and Corded, 7 50
Plain do. do. 7 00
White or Brown Linen Coals , 4 00
traitor Pantaloons, 3 00
Plain do. 2 50
Double-breasted Vests, 3 00
Plain do. or Rolling Collar, 2 50
Orer Coats and C/oalcs, each, 11 00
They will continue at the Shop formerly oc
cupied by .1. T. Palmer, East side of the Court-
House Square.
(Kr REPAIRING and CUTTING done
promptly, and on reasonable terms.
JOHN T. PALMER.
HECTOR McMiLLAN.
February 21, 1842. 26
Tailor’s I*rices Reduced.
j Subscribers respectfully inform the in
’ JL habitants of Washington and the Public
j generally, that they have removed to the Em
l side of tiie Public Square, where they are pre
pared to make GARMENTS in the most sash- ;
ionable and best styie, at the following reduced j
prices, for cash :
Frock Coal, corded or bound, $9 50
Dress Coat, do. 9 50
Frock or Dress Coat, plain, 8 50
Gaiter Pantaloons, 3 50
Plain do. 3 00
Rolling Collar Vest, 2 50
Double-breasted Vest, 3 00
McGIIANAGHAN & DONNELLY.
Washington, February 17, 1842. 3m
| THE DEVIL AMONG THE TAILOBS, |
A N D
NO MONOPOLY !
rgIHE Subscriber begs leave to inform the
public and his former customers, that in
consequence of the present Hard Times, he will
make up Work in a Superior Style of Fashion,
at a reduced price for Cash, Hog-meat, Laid,
Meal, Flour, or Irish Potatoes. Persons wish
ing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing to
comply with the Times can do so by applying to
the Subscriber.
WILLIAM F. SOHAN.
February 24, 1842. 26
Keep Cooil
FANS
For sale at
H. S. BELCHER’S.
April 14. 33
JTIOLR months after date application wiil be
-F made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes court, while sitting as a Court of Or
’ dinary, for leave to sell a lot of Land, No. 233,
’ ; in the 10th District, Carroll county, Ga., belong
j ingto the Estate of Rebecca Allison, deceased.
G. L. RAKEKTRAW, Ex’r.
March 17, 1842. mini 29
HBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, UA.f APRIL 2H,
To the I*u&siCo
FtniiH undersigned will commence a School
5- in tiie house formerly occupied by fins.
Anisoii, on Monday the 18th instant, designed to
be one oi a permanent character. This insti\u
tsiii does not apj oar before die Public in an alti
tude oi hostility to any other, but only in that of
friendly rivalry, soliciting a share oi public pat
ronage so far as it may merit. It is the deejre
of the Subscriber to connect the interest oi/he
community with that oi this School. This/ he
will endeavor to do, first, and chiefly, by perse
vering effort on his part to raise the standard of
sola! Education, and to confer its benefits,/o the
utmost of his ability, upon those committed to Ins
charge: And, secondly, by reducing flit Rates
of Tuition so as to correspond with the present
pecuniary pressure, which has touched dhr own
ommuaity as well as the country generally,
with its withering influence. /
Pupils will be prepared ior admission into any
College, either Northern or Southern
Rales of Tuition : /
Ist. Orthography, Reading, Writhe', with El- j
ementary Geography and Arithmetic! $4 50 per i
quarter. /
2d. Practical Arithmetic, Algebra Geography, j
j Grammar, Natural and Mental Philosophy, Lo- [
gic, Belle-Letters, and Chemist/, ®!i 25 per :
quarter. J
3rd. Latin, Greek and French languages, Gc- j
ometry, Hay’s Course oi Matlienpt.ics, including
Logarithms, Trigonometry, Mensuration oi
Heights and Distances, and Siiveying, §8 per
quarter. /
A. f. lewis.
N. B.—Stated recitations in the Bible will be
required of all the Pupil!sufficiently advanced
to profit by them.
April 14, 1842. 33
_2 jk_ —
3mformation Wanted.
j Fin HE Subscriber visliss to procure informa
| A tion concerning JOHN McREA and
JAMES McREA, sens ff f James Mcllea, who
* tormerly resided in Alexandria, D. C. Any per
| son who has any kiwwi/dge of the said John &
| Janies Me. Rea, or wko Ijhs any knowledge of any
j other child of said fames Meliea, will confer a
j groat favor by coinmii/iieating it to the subscri-
I ber at Washington, f/a.
G. L. Ex’r. of
R. Allison, deceased.
J j The Natianfl Intelligencer, Washington
City, and Chronicle, Mobile, Ala., will publish
! the above to ‘ho amount of $5. and forward their
j bills to G. 1,. Eal/estraw.
J April 21, P 47. - : * 4 ‘
WILL to sold at the Court-House, in Wasli
inglm, Wilkes county, on the first Tues
day in May next, a quantity of
I Ate! if Ah 9 effjroes<,
T
/ CONSISTING OF
Men; Women, Hoys &
Children.
Tornis on that day.
; April 21. 1842. 2t 34
i t—i
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL be sold before the Court-House door
in the town of Washington, Wilkes coun
ty, on the first Tuesday in July next, a
Negro Man,
named Sandy. Sold as the property of Matthew
Faver, deceased. Sold lor the purpose ot mak
ing a division among the heirs, the first children
of Nathan Eckles, deceased, being the heirs in
this case. Terms made known on the day ol
sale. THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r.
Anri! 21,1®12 f Matthew Favor, dec
| _ i&te’ EaitrotSo.
DEUCALION OF KENTUCKY,
j My grandfather was one of the first set
; tiers ol Ki ntucKy. He was, hy profession
| a miller, and built a Hour-mill at a village
!in that state. It was called Thyatira, af
| ter one of tlm ancient towns mentioned in
the Bible; and he and his neighbors, the
founders, expected it would become a great
city, but not a vestige of it, neither of the
church nor mill, now remains ; yet I re
member it all well. It was a handsome
place, situated at tho bottom of a range of
hills, wooded to the top ; a fine stream
washed their feet, and the mill stood at the
side of a pretty waterfall.
My grand father left his property in a
nourishing condition to my father, who was
ai> enterprising character. He took an ac
tive part in the war for the independence,
and when tho peace was adjusted, lie re-
I turned to Thyatira, where he enlarged the
1 old (lour mill, and constructed another for
sawing the timber, with which tho li
! boring mountains were covered. Every
| body predicted that my father would soon
j be one of the richest men in tho state, and
i his prospects were certainly undeniable.
1 think itnot possible that 1 shall oversee
j again a place half so beautiful as the un
; fortunate Th yatira, and the valley it over
| looked. The valley was green, the stream
j was clear, and the woods, that clothed the
| mountains, were of the loftiest kind, and the
j richest leaf! All is now desolate. Some
| times of a night, as I came across the At
| lantic, I thought the bell of the little wooden
church, that stood on the slope above the
village, rung in my ear, and I hoard the
dogs, as it were, bark again, and the cocks
crow ; hut the ship would give a lurch and
turn my eyes outwards upon the ocean wa
ters all around me, as lone and wild as the
deluge that destroyed my native valley
In the summer before the dreadful yel
low fever broke out in Philadelphia.(l was
j in that city at the time when the fever raged
j which makes me remember it so well,) mv
father was much troubled l>v the failure of
I the stream which supplied his mill The
! drought dried it up, and his wheels stood
still for want of wator. Some of the old
i neighbours had visited the source of the ri
ver in their youth. It was a lake far up a
mong the mountains, and my father, being
a bold and enterprising character, thought
if ho could enlarge the opening at the banks
of the lake, where the stream issued, tie
would obtain an abundance of water.
The scheme was feasible, and he engaged
a number of men to go with him to the lake
for that purpose. [ was then a youth, fond
of an_v adventure, and 1 accompanied the
heroes of the pick axe and shovel. We
had a cheerful journey through the woods;
we startled showers of beautiful humming- j
birds; they were like apple blossoms scat
tered in the winds; we slept at night in the
woods, and wo crossed several ancient In
dian war-tracks, which we knew by their
inscriptions on the rocks ; we saw also in j
the forest artificial mounds, on which trees j
of the oldest growth were growing. They
were the works of inhabitants before the
| present race; perhaps they were antedilu
vian. Sometimes I think America is the
old world that was destroyed. But be that
as it may, it contains many remains of an
antiquity that philosophy lias not yet ex
plained. The warfare belts of the Indians
are hieroglyphical lectures. The Egyp
tians wrote in that language. Did they
teach the Indians? Not, however, to dwell
on such abstruse matters, 1 shall just say,
that we reached on the second day the lake
which supplied the stream. It was about
some ten miles long, and five broad—a bowl
in the midst of several hills. It was over
looked by the woods and mountains ; but
towards our valley, a vast embankment
gave it the form of a dam, over the middle [
of which the stream ofThyatira flowed
It was the evening when we reached the j
top of the embankment; wo took some re- |
freshment, and my father proposed that we j
should rest ourselves for that night; the |
whole business partook of the nature of a J
hunting excursion ; our end was labour, 1
but we sweetened the means with pleasure.
Accordingly, after our repast, the party
severally betook themselves to the sports in
which they most delighted. 1 retired to a
rock that overlooked the lake, and seated
myself to view the landscape, that in the
lone magnificence of mountain, lake, and
wood, was spread around me. The spirit
of the place held communion with mine, and
I was seized with an awful foreboding.—
Tranquility floated like a corpse on the
water ; silence sat in the dumbness of death
on the mountains; the woods seemed, as
the light faded, to take the form of hearse
plumes ; and as 1 looked down towards my
native village, I thought of the valley of
Jehoshaphat, and the day of judgment. —
What curious sense of the mind, keener
than the eye, and quicker titan the ear,
gave me in that evening the foretaste of
what was to happen ?
The rest of the party slept well, but I
durst not close my eyes. The moment I
did so, the ever restless faculty of my spiri-A
discovered the omens of what was to ensrj
and frightened me awake. It is arna
how such things happen ; for my t\ S ct
think the mind never sleeps, and Ul -J ls I
dreams are but the metaphorical
of its reflections, when the fiv-> ints lcf -
senses are shut up. Dreams, I
are but the metaphors in \f writei
thinks. But the mysteries of thc?? tlie <rQ
ofthe soul are more dark and prsix-p°
those of all the other kingAro-! |
and I cannot expound then: °‘ an m j
I At daybreak my father called us cheer
-1 ily to work. 1 know not by what impulse
j I was actuated. 1 had been educated bv a
| strange man ; a deep classical scholar, who
| had settled at Thyatira. lie had been
| brought up at Oxford, and he ascribed living
j powers to all organized existences. The
woods were to him endowed with spirits, the
I streams had intelligence, and the rocks the
| memory of witnesses bearing testimony.—
j These fancies came thick upon me, and I
went to my father, and laid n>y hand on
his arm,—“Forbear, father,” said I ; “there
may be something unhallowed in disturbing
the ancient channel of these solitary wa
j ters.” My father laughed, and again stuck
his pick-axe into the mound. It was a fatal
stroke, for as he pulled out the weapon, the
ground gave, as it were, a shudder, and pre
sently after a groan was heard, as if the
whole mound of earth was breaking tip.
My father, hy the stroke of his pick-axe,
had cleft asunder an incrustation of sand,
that formed as it were, the bowl of tho lake.
The water rushed through and widened the
seam with great violence. The mound,
which dammed up the lake, had been
formed by a gradual accumulation of fallen
j timber. The water through the rent insin
j uated itself among the mass ; the mud and
| sand between the gathered trunks were
! washed away, and the mass lost its adhe
sion. In the course of a few minutes, Ilea
| ven knows hy what strange aptitude, the
J stupendous mound began to move. It he
j came convulsed; it roared with the throes of
tearing asunder ; the waters of the lake
i boiled up from the bottom ; 1 ran from the 1
! spot ; my father and his friends stood a
! ghast and terrified ; birds were screaming j
! irom the woods below; I called to mv father |
and to all, for God’s sake to follow me ; 1 !
looked towards the lake—it seemed to me i
as if its calm level surface was taking the j
shape of sloping glass : I caught hold of the !
branch of a tree wich grew on the rock ]
where I had contemplated the scene the lire- j
ceding evening ; I felt as it were the globe j
of the world sliding front under mv feet ; 1 j
exerted myself; 1 reached the rock: evert
tiling was reeling around me; I saw the |
hills and woods moving away. I shut my j
eyes in terror, and covering my face with i
j my hands, stretched myself on the rook, as
j it 1 lay’ at the feet of the angel of destruc
’ tion. 1 heard a sound louder than thunder;
|mv senses were for a time stunned. What
in the mean time happened 1 know not; but
j when 1 had fortitude enough to look around,
1 found myself on the ledge of an awful
J precipice—a black and oozy valley, herb
! less as a grave, where the lake had been :
| and for the mound where I had left my fa
! (her and his labourers, a horrible chasm :
| devastation horrid as the roaring deluge
| was seen raging down the valley towards
j Tii vatira. The sound lessened as 1 looked
and a silence succeeded, suclt as the raven
ofNoah found upon the earth, when she
went forth,banqueting on the abolished ru
cos ofthe old world.”
j From the Cincinnati Chronicle of 21st Mar.
STATISTICS.
AGRICULTURE OF EUROPE AND
UNITED STATES.
We have before us “McGregor's Statis- j
tics,” which contains a curious table, com
piled from one prepared by Baron Von Mul
chus, Minister of Finance in Wurtemburgh
in 1828. It exhibits the Agriculture and
Live Stock of all the nations of Europe, in
a manner similar to the statistics of the
United States.
The total amount of grain then raised in
some ofthe important nations were as fol
lows. Grain here includes wheat, barley,
oats and rye :
Great Britain, 262,500,000 bushels.
Prussia, 145,000,000 “
Denmark, 40,133,000 “
Austria, 366,000,000 “
France, 233,847,300 “
| Spain, 68,000,000 “
| If we divide those results by the number i
I of inhabitants in each country, we get the j
j number of bushels raised to each soul:
Great Britain, to eaclt soul, 12 bushels.
Denmark, “ 20 “ no
Prussia, “ 12 l: ery
Austria, “ 14
France, “ yft-tolii ih'obtain-
Spain, “ mors. It is well
It appears, then, tha “dates on tin I ifis-
Gertnany raises a muflncl th:u for about
grain than England, Franc’ a ranee astho
I In the United States, t 1 uc 'k under it
same grains (wheat, ba icr to the cause
j raised, isin the aigg r r “’ a PP r Wasson had
t 000 bushels—to cac v troni under her
els. The United Stall sveral inches, and
grain than any countr ‘* ,0 be pulled out.
j Denmark, and much ersation then inform
produeed in Euro J had been growing out
Let us now cox/hat they came irregu- j
Os cattle, ■ / sr So' ee k in the five none ap- |
above natj-”. ,ncnothe r time none for a day
Gre"’ ‘ c - i|etlliles twenty or more would
p n \ a day- ’Plie hairs, they said, :
Vst various sizes, lengths and colours,]
[-•(Jeep black, red, brown and pure white, j
Avith also different shades of these odours;
varying in size from a coarse bristle to
such as I had seen, and finer; and in IcnTh
horn one, to six inches, down to the short
esu-M fine* visible down, of which there
jHit recollect tl.iced. They further stated
‘^ss*^™ L jnie. they had seen none
\cp HTBf er part than her right
“ AJ. (M*. he nail; on the end or
__ -another I learned, their
was first drawn to the strange oc
o In P ie .yf.T'VM joj| manner - On
i/IrAT( evel 'y~t “reeks previous
flcsAit, to occasionally of |
Mr.) ’* “ c though I
1 -v —v .HITS,
W. .1. KAI'PKL, f• r inter.
I included in the above, has nearly as large
l portion oi cattle ns England. In the
1 niti and States, the number o (cattle is about
I 13,500,000 —to each soul, 4-sths. The
proportion, again, is nearly or quite as
I high as that of Denmark, and higher than
the average of Europe. But if we exam
ine particular States, wo find some that
l have a larger nuinberof cattle in proportion
■ than any part of Europe. Thus, in Ver
j moot and New York, there are more cattle
: than there are living souls.
V
Os horses, the European proportion is
thus:
Great Britain, toeach soul, 2-llth
Prussia, “ 1-lOth
Denmark, “ 1 - 4th
Austria, “ 1.16 th
France, ,l l-43th
I Spain, “ l-Bth
In the United States, of horses there are
i about 3,soo,ooo—which is to each soul, 1-
j sth. This also is a larger proportion than
| that of Europe. The comparison in swine
j is interesting.
The portion of hogs to each soul i :
England, • 1 -4th
Prussia, 1-gth
Denmark, 1-Gth
Austria, 1-Gth
France, l-7ih
Spain, 113th
In the United States, the total nuinberof
j Swine, is about 21,000,000 —which is to
each soul, I j ; far greater than any coun
try of Europe.
The number ofhogs in the United States
is greater than in all England, France,
i Prussia, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Bava
ria, and the Netherlands, making a popula
tion exceeding one hundred and twenty
millions.
Os sheep, the proportion in Europe, to
each soul is thus :
Great Britain, 2
Prussia, 3-4ths
Denmark, 2-3ds
Austria, 2-sths
France, 1 1-10th
Spain, 1
In the U nited States, tiie number is 19,-
009.090—the proportion is l-Bth< In tiiis
! article, England is in advance of the Uni
; ted States. In the State of New York,
] however, the proportion of sheep is as high
| as in England.
There is however, another aspect to this
j comparison. What is the relative product
j per acre? We have not the means of
knowing the number of acres of arable land
in the United States ; but there are some
local statistics from which we can gather
something.
The number of acres of improved land
in the state of N. York is about 10,000,000
Jn Great Britain, 93,000,000
Tiie proportion is nearly 10 to 1.
The grain raised ofthe kinds mentioned,
is in N‘ w York, 38,000,000
In Great Britain, 262,000,000
The proportion in New York is the great
est.
Cattle in New York, 2,642,000
“ Great Britain, 10,500,000
Sheep in New York, 5,381,000
“ Great Britain, 44,000,000
In grain, cattle and sheep, then, the state
of New York raises more per acre than
Great Britain.
If the comparison were made only of the
agricultural districts of England, the result
would not be the same ; for England does
raise more wheat per acre, und r good cul
tivation , than the U. States. But when
the hills of Scotland, the bogs of Ireland,
and the fens and moors are taken into con
sideration, the United Stales is tiie most
productive country by far.
I In this comparative view of Europe and
j the United States, we may see the true
i ground of that physical growth which char
i acterizes the United States, and which un
j doubtedly must characterize it for many
! centuries to come.
7 nm’cvil!) of Pishes. — Owing to the pe
, .. i pm,is, s-., rr . 0 f their bones, fishes a'’
! J i ,som “"nits,Y er ]jf e than any other ni. Al
(Kr Other cXfj’arp, ii> • stated briefly
j hove Scale of Pry-” heard about this little
being no impropriety in so
j April caused to he published in the Co
| us newspapers, as much of that letter
its related to this matter, lie informs me
j recently that a publication or statement
had reached there alleging that the whole
| ‘"fair itas a hoax ; we know the source
I from whence this report emanated, and
j deeply regret the gross injustice done the
j little grii and the family, and the violence
j done to truth and matter of fact. Audit is
this which now prompts us to present to the
public the foregoing statements and the
cloud ot most respectable and satisfactory
j testimony which follows.
i JOHN ALLEN GANG,
i February 24, 1842.
J Soliloquy. —To go to Texas or not to go;
| that am the question ! whether it are better
j lo stay to home and bore these ere ills what
we has got, or to take up arms against a lot
of Mexicans and Ingines, and, l7y figlitin”
’em, kill ’em. To fight! to fire ! “’taint
nothing more nor hardly that ; but, in that
fight oi ourn, what bullets may come, when
we have shuffled off a shot or so, must bid
us consider on’t. Aye, there’s where it
rubs! Rather guess we won’t go, on the
whole. ‘ N. Y. Sunday Mercury.
A Mississippian was asked if the people
of that State encouraged tee-totalism. He
replied, “We uint xactly tee-totallers,
though we go in for temperance in a mA
•sure ’
[vou mi: xxvii.