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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1843)
to give tho Whigs a monopoly of that class of traders. Under tho avowed prfitence of abolishing tho business of brokerage, but with ijie real object of compelling people by law, under heavy pains and penalties, to receive a depreciated, fluctuating cur rency at a rate fixed by the Legislature, they introduced, and a ma jority of the par ty sustained, in its different stages through, tlte House of Representatives, that memora ble bill entitled “ on Act to define the bu siness of brokerage, and to require brokers j to take but license, and for other purposes.” i The definition of brokerage contained in tile bill included, arid was intended to in- i elude, every human being who could by a- i ny possibility acquire aCentral Bank note. • They defined it to bo, among many other [ things, buying or selling bank notes, coin, gold or silver bullion, “promissory notes, due bills, drafts or bonds or other obliga- \ tions, to pay money of any description j whatever.” It subjected to its grinding op- , pressious every description of citizen, the capitalist, and the honest daily laborer were j equally to be its victims. It annihilated j the internal trade of the State, unless under | legislative license, to be issued only upon tho payment of heavy pecuniary exactions, and violations of its provisions were pun ishable by heavy fines and disgraceful and jrrotracted penitentiary confinement. Tito humblest laborer in the State, who toiled honestly for his daily bread, and accepted in payment for bis labor the note of his em ployer, or a Central Bank bill, was by that act to be restrained in the free disposition of either without license from the State, and was to be punished as a felon for exercising the common right of a freeman. The worst of tyrants have sometimes debased the cur rency of their country, and inflicted punish ment upon such of their unforfunate sub jeetts as refused to be swindled by the ope ration ; but the Democratic Representatives of the people of Georgia are believed to be first representatives of freemen who ever attempted to imitate their example. Their efforts to arrest the administration ‘of the laws, lost much of their force for the want of concentration. The legislative calender was strung with a heterogenous collection of bills proposing stay laws, val uation laws, laws authorising otficers to re ceive Central Bank notes for debts, or upon refusal of plaintiff to receive them, to sus pend collections, and laws authorizing the redemption of properly sold at sheriff sales. Each of these measures strutted Its brief hour upon the stage,” and was defeated. After they had been severally defeated, a committee was raised in the House of Rep resentatives upon the subject of efficient and practicable relief to the people. Noth ing was expected to grow out of this move ment; it was well understood to be intend ed to produce a measure for consumption in the elections this fall. The bill which this committee reported, embraced all the \vor§t features of its predecessors on the same Subject, and shared their fate; and all their promises of relief ended in that be neficent measure of docking Justices Courts to threo instead of twelve terms a year ! The conduct of the Democratic party upon this question of legislative relief alone should forfeit them the last vestige of pub lic confidence. The special Executive message of 1840 paved the way, and “Mc- Donald a-tnj Relief” were the watchwords of the party during the elections of 1841: They carried every department of the Gu veriwnent. The country tvas plunged in the deepest pecuniary distress—it was the time to test the principle. But they did not do it. If the principle was right and prac ticable, as they said it was, they were c in inally indifferent to the public distn;;.; not to put it in operation ; if it was wrong and impracticable, as the Whigs alledgcd, they mocked the public calamity by inducing false hopes, destined and intended to be dis appointed. We urge the calm considerations of these grave questions upon all the people of Georgia. The democratic party are adroit ly endeavoring to divert the public atten tion from their own gross mismanagement of our State Government by attempting to raise new issues upon national politics.— Their own political disgraces.are sought to be swallowed up in a presidential canvass. Let them not escape by this device, their conduct will be the same under any politi cal leader. Let the great political truth be kept constantly in tho public mind that, under our present system of government, our social happiness and prosperity as a people, must forever mainly depend upon the honest and faithful administration of our local affairs. Respectfully, your fellow.citizens, ROBT. TOOMBS, A. J. MILLER, N. G. FOSTER, N. C. SAYRE. OUT AT LAST What is the wo rid coif. t: Alter till the shuffling and sh :n: -u .idol to shoulder, it turns ou: : t .<u ■- Cal houn was the agent himself, according to his own confession in suppressing his spee ches in favor of a National Bank, Protective Tariff, Internal Improvement, fyc. He comes forward now, and justifies this fraud on the history of his country, alledging that tho volume contains his speeches from his ap pointment as Secretary of War. Now it happens that there is a small misiake in this. It seems that lie has forgotten to in clude the one in which he gave General Jackson the most masterly and bitter bruis *jng the “ Old Hero” ever had. In that speech too, it was, that Mr. Calhoun drew such a vivid contrast between the Whigs and Tories. Why omit this speech ? It ivould in all charity look, to a man up a tree, as if tho book was intended for the Southern Market and to win to his support that class of politicians that were once'said to be “ bound together by the cohesive pow er of public plunder.” It won’t do. Mr. Calhoun’s strength consists in his charac ter for fair dealing, if he loses that and takes . to low cunning, Van will throw him a foot cr two higher than old Jackson ever threat ened to hantr him Columbus Ena. I NEWSANDfIAZETTE. WASHINGTON, GA. I TllUllSirn , AUGUST 24, 1843. FOR PRESIDENT, FOR GOVERNOR, j GEORGE W. CRAWFORD. FOR CONGRESS, : ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Legislative Ticket. Fob Senator, GEORGE W. CARTER. For Representatives, ROBERT A. TOOMBS. WILLIAM Q. ANDERSON. LODOWICK M. HILL. The amount of money loaned by the citizens of Wilkes county is $415,730, as appears by the Tax Book. Whig Address. This document fully exposes the wiles of our adversaries iu attempting to turn the attention of the people from the “bad admin istration of the State government, by excit ing a premature discussion of the merits of the rival candidates for the Presidency.— Nothing is heard now from the Democrats, or read in their papers, but arguments a gainst the tariff, a bank, &c.—of the insup portable taxation, of the dishonor and dis grace brought upon tlie State by their own mismanagement they are silent. Their address, lately promulgated, contains not a word on State politics, though in that the j people of Georgia are most vitally interest ed ; .for what is it to us, whether the Na tional government is conducted on Whig or O O Democratic principles, if we are oppressed and disgraced by the government of the State ? Let us first cast the beam out of our own eyes ; let us first reform our State affairs, and when the proper time comes we shall, with a better grace undertake the reform of the National government. The Whig Address is properly devoted to those affairs in which the people of Georgia are most immediately concerned. Truly did Calhoun once say, that the party with which he is now linked, were “ held together by the cohesive pronerties of the public plunder,” and never was that truth more forcibly exemplified tbau by their administration in Georgia ; they found the people of Georgia prosperous and free from debt —they are now embarrassed and their credit is dishonored ; they found the Treasury full to overflowing—it is now bankrupt; they found the people untaxed— they are now overloaded, in consequence of Democratic wastefulness. Let the peo ple look to these things, and beware of the cunning ot set of nten who profess one set ■ of principles and practice another, and who would blind their eyes to the incapacity and corruption of their rulers. In the words of the experienced Editor of the Con stitutionalist : “ How has the de afio party carried out its own principi V ‘ at benefits have resulted from tile m a ores adopted in ac cordance with those principles ? Has not Georgia been paralyzed in her resources, depressed in her financial means and blas ted in her credit ? Why has it. been so, when it could have been otherwise ? It would have been otherwise if democratic principles had been strictly adhered to. Is it democratic principles which led a major ity of the legislature to consume a large portion of every session, in scuffling for the election of men to office ? Is it democratic principles which prompted the rejection of wholesome measures, for the maintenance of public credit, the improvement of inter nal resources, the relief of the citizens in their depression and embarrassments, and the establishment ot a sound currency ; and the adoption of measures which originated in ignorance, in personal interest, in ambi -1 tkius aspirations, and in a total disregard of the honor, reputation, and future welfare of the State ? We do not believe that dern i ocratio principles could have suggested such measures, so detrimental to the'repu tation of the democratic party, and so well calculated to lessen it in tho estimation of t all good citizens. But, we may be asked, i if democratic principles are good, and can • lead the community yiat profess them to l prosperity and freedom ; why have meas • ures so injurious been adopted, and meas • ures so appropriate to tlte times been rejec ted, by men who profess those principles? s Because, we would reply, those citizens t who bad the choice of representatives, did t not follow the maxim, “principles and men.” J Counterfeit Money. —We understand that ‘ counterfeit bills of the Commercial Bunk of ■ Macon, of the denomination of five dollars, • are in circulation in this city. The en ■ graving is represented to be well executed, ! but may be easily detected by examining 1 the signatures. During rite past week they • have been offered repeatedly at tlte coun ters of the Banks in deposits. v n J*r iiii,h b'cr * Justice* s CJourts. The Act of the last Legislature, chang ing the time of holding Justices Courts from once a month to orico it! every four months, merits marked disapprobation fir,in tho community. In place of operating as a measure of relief, which it was intended for, it has been found oppressive, as almost totally preventing the collection of small deLti, infringing the rights of creditors, not benefiting debtors, ” throw ing much of the business formerly done by Magistrates into the higher Courts, thereby increasing cost and litigation. In fine, it has operated to the almost complete destruction of Justices’ Courts ; for the custom formerly prevalent of dividing large debts so as to bring them into a Magistrate’s jurisdiction is now done away, and many creditors think it better to lose small debts than have to wait nearly a year for their money with the chances a gainst its recovery increased by tile increas ed length of suit. We have heard that it is asserted that this law was not a party measure, and even that it was passed by the Whigs ! We have examined the Journals to ascertain this point and have found that it was enacted by a vote more nearly partizan in its char acter than such laws are generally passed by. On the final passage of the bill, the vote stood Yeas 71 to Nays 55, of the 71 yeas 10 only were Whig, but of those who voted against the bill 40 were Whigs ! llow then can anyone have the impudence to say that it was passed by Whig votes, by a Legislature too in which the Democ racy had a large majority ! A reference to the Journals will effectually put down the falsehood. It was introduced by a De mocrat, advocated by democrats, strongly opposed by the Whigs, and finally passed almost entirely by Democratic votes!— That party had made electioneering promi ses which they not only never intended, but which they knew they were utterly unable to'fulfill, and this mistaken measure was meant tomianifest that they still had an a miable desire for the welfare of the dear people. Let them h4ve all the credit which is due for so notable a fulfillment of their promises. Packing’ Cotton. As tlie price ofCotton is so low at present as scarcely to pay for making it, and as there is so little prospect of its imptove ment, it is for the interest of the Planters to enhance its value by every means in their power. The iniTTOsed price for which carefully prepared Cotton will sell, will j more than compensate for any additional i trouble in its preparation, it is desirable therefore that great attention should be paid to cleanliness in the picking, to keeping the different pickings seperate, to the ginning and the packing, points in which fanners are too indifferent, but yet matters of much importance when the market is, as it is likely to be for some time, greatly over stocked. We have frequently, in former years, called the attention of Planters to the expe diency of the universal adoption of square bales for packing Cotton, but we are sorry to see that many still adltere to the old fashioned and clumsy round bale, notwith standing it has long been their interest that their Cotton should go to market in its most merchantable form, in order that any thing like a remuneration might be obtain ed for if. It has been repeated over and o ver again that Cotton in square bales brings from one-eighth to one-quarter of a cent more titan in round, fTiat the saving of la bor in packing will more than pay for the necessary machinery, that the facilities of false-packing are diminished, that the freight, insurance and dangers of transpor tation are less, that square bales are more in demand and arrive in better condition in market, and that besides the saving in la bor there is also a great saving in bagging, &c., so that the total difference in favor of the square form has been estimated (and at a very moderate calculation) to be equal to $1 25 cts. per bale, a very considerable gain in these times. Is it -not astonishing then, that farmers will not adopt the mer chantable, compact and neat square, in stead of the unwieldy and unsightly round bale, which looks like nothing else in na ture but an enormous sausage. We wish also to recommend to the use of Planters the Cotton instead of the Hemp Bagging—besides the consideration that its use increases the consuinption, and there fore the demand and price for our staple, and also tends to the encouragement of our own manufactories—it possesses other ad vantages over the Hemp Bagging, being not so liable to rot or to tear, and is, we believe, somewhat cheaper. It is said to be “ stretchy” to be sure, but that can be oh viated in square bales Ly’ the use of Hemp Rope. Farmers, give it ft trial. A cotton TREii, for we can call it no oth er name, measuring over 10 feet in length strongly branched and thickly boiled, has been sent us by Mrs. Ann E. Shepherd, of Stewart county, from whose fields it was taken. The growth of the weed is general ly large enough, but, front all information, the prod'. l - 1 ’ cannot be great. The rains have been so heavy as to materially injure the prospects of the crop. We hear nothing of largo ears of corn, or heavy bushels of wheat. Are these of no consequence ? The price of cotton at pre sent or in prospect will scarcely justify a farmer in raising it, yet ho continues to plant it, wear out his hands, and exhaust his land. Would it not be better to turn some of the labor of the country to the more successful culture of corn, wheat, and oth er grain, to the improvement and growth of stock, &c. We are done with cotton stalks. If any one wishes to see a brag done up in the most improved and fashionable style, let him make a showing of either corn or wheat that can stand the racket, and our word for it the blarney comes. The ban ter on tall grass has not yet been taken up; the list will remain open until the first Monday in October.— Columbus Enquirer 161/t inst. Bllrction Ket urn*. Indiana. —The Cincinnati Gazette says : The Election in Indiana, after all, turns out better than we anticipated a day or two since. Although the Whigs have lost their Governor by one or two thousand votes, there is a fair prospect that they will have a majority on joint ballot, and probably in both branches of the Legislature. The Indiana State Journal gives a table, from which it is thought the Senate will stand 25 Whig, 23 Democratic, and 2 doubt ful ; the House, 40 Whig, 34 Democratic, and 1 doubtful. Last year, by the treach ery of a Whig Senator, the Democrats had a majority of one, and elected their U. S. Senator. P. S.—The Sentinel (L. P.) received last night claims 8 of the 10 Congressmen, 25 Senators, (a tie) and a majority in the House. The Cleveland Herald states that Mr. Kelso, by whose vote a Locofoeo U.S. Sen ator was elected in Indiana last winter, has been beaten for the State Senate, by one vote in Switzerland county. The Herald says “ We hope the official canvass will keep hitn out, but we fear otherwise.” Kentucky. —The Louisville Journal says the delegation in Congress from Kentucky will be as follows : Whigs. —John White, Garret Davis, Wil lis Green, W. P. Thomasson, and Grider— 5. Locofocos -J. W. Tibbatts, Judge French, L. Boyd, Stone, and Caldwel l-*-5. The Lexington Observer makes a simi lar statement. Illinois. —We have no further returns from this State. Augusta Chr on. if- Sentinel. THE RESULT. The Whigs have lost a majority of the Congressional districts, in consequence of the artful and unfair manner in which the State was Gerry-mandered by the Terrapin Legislature, but they have a decided nta- I jority of the popular votes ; and by proper er exertions, will, we doubt not, be able to give Mr. Clay a triumphant majority in 1844. North Carolina is Whig to the core ; she was Whig in the revolution; she is whig now ; and her sister States may depend upon it she will be Whig in every contest of popular rights against arbitrary power. She glories in that “honest and patriotic name.” Raleigh [A 7 . C.] Star. Democratic Promises and Whig Promi ses.—The Democracy came into power in 1828, with the promise of retrenchment in Government expenditures, which under Mr. Adams amounted to an average of about Twelve Millions of Dollars per annum.— These expenses increased until under the four years of Mr. Van Buren’s Administra tion, the average annual expenditure was Thirty-three Millions, Three Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand Dollars.—[See Pub. Doc. No. 265, 249, 464 and 465. J But for the vast resources at their command, that Administration would have saddled the country with a debt of Sixty-four Millions of Dollars. This would have occurred if they had found in 1836 a “bankrupt trea sury,” as the Whigs did in 1840. The Whigs came into power with the same promises of Retrenchment. They have reduced those Government expendi tures to less titan Seventeen Millionsof Dol lars a year, or just about one half of the a verage of Mr. Van Buren’s four years, not withstanding the open opposition of Mr. Tyler, and his resistance to inquiry into the New-York Custom-House and other abu ses. This is the work of men, whom, as has been well observed, “ treason and de sertion could not dishearten, denunciation paralyze, nor corruption pollute.” Savannah Republican. The first Bank in America. —lt has been the general opinion that the first hank in A merica was the Bank of North America, established in Philadelphia. The Cincin nati Chronicle, whose editor has been dip ping into the antiquities of the countiy, says that seventy years before the Bank of North America, the Legislature of South Carolina established a Public Bank, and issued forty-eight thousand pounds in bills of trust. These bills were called bunk bills, aud the establishment was called a Public Bank. These were lent out at in terest, or loaned on personal security. - .. Gen. Madison Dead. —Died, at his resi j denoe, Woodberry Forest, Madison County, Va., July 19th, Gen. William Madison, 1 in the 82d yearof his age. He was a soldier of both wars, and was j for many years a member of the Virginia j Legislature. lie was a man ofstrong mind, I and throughout a long life preserved that j best of character, a reputation for strict in- I tegrity and uniform benevolence. Gen. M. was the youngest brother of Pre sident Madison, and, having deserved well ofhis country by his own services, it was left to another of the family to illustrate •and adorn the highest honor in her gift. Nat. Intel. From the Georgia [Rome] Courier, 9fA inst DISCUSSION. We had the pleasure to be present a: a political discussion u few days since, in Cassville, maintained by Mr. Stephens on the part of tho Whigs, and by Win. H. Stiles, Esq. one of our elected representa tives iu Congress, on the part of the Demo crats. Tho very large auditory conducted themsolvcs with grout propriety, and listen ed with respectful attention to the addr .-.s es of the speakers, which were'alternate and ot an (tour’s length. To say that Mr. Stephens equalled upon This occasion the high expectations of his friends, would be but faint praise of his effort. His reputa tion as an orator had preceded him, and barely to have sustained it, would have evi deneed no ill success, but if our judgment does not mislead us, and if we do not misin terpret the plainest indications of public sentiment, ho has made no trifling addition to it, and has gained a rich harvest of golden opinions, which will tell in his favor on the first Monday in October. His advocacy of the measures of the Whigs, was most able and satisfactory, and his refutation of the calumnies of their opponents, most trium phant. Os the effort of Mr. Stiles, we do not desire to speak. De mortuum nil nisi bontlm. lie must have been betrayed by flattery to engage in this contest, that his declining fame might he at once extinguish ed. But while we will not trust out im partiality to criticise the Honorable gentle man’s speech, we must embrace the occa sion to signify our entire assent to one of his positions, viz.: “ that from a very early pe riod, there has been a principle of good and a principle of evil in tho world,” &o. We have heard the same idea in the same words lans syne and upon various occasions, and as we do not intend ever to controvert it, we now once for all concede the point, and express the hope that our frank concession will free us from the eternal iteration and reiteration of the same exordium and pero ration. Mr. Stevens will address the citizens of j Floyd county to-day, and we hope, ill our next, to be able to give our readers a better account of the matter and manner of his Speech, than our time allows us to do upon this occasion. We look upon his visit to this section of the State, not only as favora ble to the advancement ofhis own interest, but us being iu the highest degree condu cive to the success of the Whig party. PRESIDENTIAL PURSUITS. There is something in the chase by a weak man, of a dignity like that oft he pre sidency, which irresistibly reminds flirt; of that ancient amusement among the kittens; the trying to overtake their own tail. The little creature spins around forever in the same place, each moment persuaded that it j is on the point of grasping its object, while every effort it makes serves only to whisk j what it runs after farther out of its reach. Such is pretty much tho grave piece of fol ly upon which the country has been con demned to look, ever since our present sa gacious ruler caught a sight ofhis own tail, and took it for the Presidency, which was foliowing him about. There is, however, another spectacle. 1 frequent enough in windy times, which af- : fords a still better image of a chase after a great popular dignity—we mean that spec tacle so diverting to every body but the principle actor in it, of a man chasing a fugitive hat of straw or palm-le&f, which some frolic breeze has snatched from his head, and carries, in wild and wavering whirls, along a well-freqliented street. On strips the truant beaver before him, rejoi cing in appearance at his uncommiserated mishap, and his hair, that “Streams like a meteor to tiie troubled- air,” Perhaps he is slow of foot, or short of wind, j in spite of the abundance of it around hitn. ! They gaze after him, too ; the glee with , which passers by (each holding his own head piece fast on with one hand) consider the involuntary exercise lie is undergoing ; the bets he may overhear as to tlte event ol the race (some backing the hat anil some himself-—but a straw-hat decidedly the fa vorite) —all are circumstances eminently fit to shake his composure, in the midst of an effort demanding tho I’ullest possession of all his faculties. For consumate cool ness, and a wonderful degree of judgement are requisite in catching a hat of the Pre sidency. In a chase of such uncertain e vent, it won’t do to put forth all one’s speed at once—besides that, perhaps, this sort of race is oftener lost by running too fast than too slow ; moreover one may trample the crown out, in catching it. That seems to be the danger in Mr. Calhoun's case; he has already more than crnce nearly demol ished his castor, without catching it. Old Tom Benton, being somewhat pursey, takes it coolly and goes for walking after it ’till the wind stops blowing. Jimmy Buchan an’s case being still more desperate as to running fast or far, he looks aslant after it, and with a winning Smile, solicts the popu lar gale to waft it hack to him, with all the hopes of a sailor whistling for the wind.— Little Matty, though a good deal too short in the legs, and lately “let down” (as the racers say) in another heat, places his hopes in hedging and jockeysbip. The best way, however, for him who runs either for his hat or the chief magistracy, is just to keep close upon it for some time. — Don’t break your neck after it, like Mr. Cal houn ; nor let it he quite blown out of sight, as Messrs. Benton and Buchanan do. Still less go to snatching at it, at ev ;y step, like glorious John, ducking and diving after it, when you are not within a mile of it. Be steady, and yet be swift. Try, too, to look particularly disengaged all the time, as if you were only going about your business Be. quick, hut cautious ; and watch ye opportunity—for all depends on that. Rutr on, if possible,’till you get some distance ahead of it; then—if no cross-wind comes ] to snatch it from your grasp—stand still, i turn routjd, and folks will see it coming to you, instead of you after it. Still, when the decisive moment comes, don’t be too I sure ; don’t fling yourself flat upon it, as if j certain of it; rto, nor set down right on the ! end, as if had only to let it run into your | arms ; hut rather sqiJat itfwfi your arms, j so that you shall In able to shilt your posi tion in sani> innocent degree; and then, with j a: ms spread as skilfully as the wings of a j partridge-net, wait for it to cbttie. Now, | when you have it as good as bugged, (and | not’till now,) make ft rapid drive, and as j you duck, seize it by-the crown. Having now taken it with the sure hnif-4vrit and I your thumb and fore fingers, lift it high in i the nil, wave it thrice about your victorious head ; salute with extended arm the admir ing beholders ; stick it ou your noddle as if it grew there j smile pleasantly, as yoQ and your hat understood each other perfect ly, and had equally enjoyed the sport; and walk off about yctur busines, as it nothing at all had happened, just as one “Harry CJay” will do, not very long hence. Richmond Whig. WARE-110 ISM COMMISSION BUSINESS, At the House formerly occupied by S. Knee • land <)• Son, and at present by Clarke &• Roberts. S INTENDING to establish myself in Augusta iu the above business, 1 offer my services to my fritatds and the public, amt shall be in Au gusta, ready ;o receive consignments, by the last of September. .My charges will be the same as those at other Fire-proof Warehouses, except that tor those who consign mo ‘heir Cotton, I purchase goods free of commission. Liberal advances made on produce iu store. FRANCIS T. WILLIS. August 24, 1843. 53 jYetc J ’ 7 re-proof’ I WARE- HOUSE. P|V!H t.taler- ig.icd have leased, lor a term of x yeai -, i.i extensive FIRE-PROOF WAKE- Hot SB, opposite tneir old stand, on the F.ast comer of I'l ’lu'.esii and Bay-streets. The build ing being under our own construction, we flat ter ourselves that it is surpassed by none in the city for safety and convenience. We will re move, and continue our business in the new buil ding, after the first day ol September next. We again renew the promise to the Planters, to pay strict attention to the selling of Cotton ; and every pains will be taken to promote the in terest of those who entrust us with their busi ness, carefully avoiding speculation on our part. Orders for Bagging, Groceries, and other Mer j chandize, v. ill have our particular attention, and I be forwarded immediately. If bernl advances will be made, when desired, o.i produce iu store, (Colton particularly.) THOMAS DAWSON &'SON. Augusta, August 21,1843. 4t 52 \ if■ AND PLANTERS. HAMBURG, (S.C.) Juiy, 1843. I BEG leave to inform you, that I continue the WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS at my old stand, known as the Wa ter-pronf Warehouse. Detached as it is from oth er buildings, its location renders it nearly as se cure from fire, as if it was fire-proof The floors have boon elevated above the high water mark of the great freshet of May, 1840. Planters will thus be secured from the possi bility of loss and damage by freshets. 1 avail myself of the present occasion, to re turn my thanks to my friends and patrons, for their liberal support during the past season. I j solicit from them and the public generally, a con- I tinuance of this confidence, and assure them that j in return for their patronage, 1 will use my lest personal efforts to promote and protect their in ; iercsts, committed to my charge. In addition to this assurance, I pledge myself that I will in no case purchase a uaie of cotton, directly or indi rect iy. 1 will attend personally to the sale and forwarding of cotton to Savannah or Charleston; also, to the sale of Bacon, Flour, &c. &c., and to the receiving and forwarding of goods to the up country. Having a fine wharf attached to my Warehouse, no wharfage will be charged on Cotton consigned to my care, either for sale or I to he forwarded to Savannah or Charleston. My commissions for selling cotton, will be 25 cents per bale, and 121 cents for forwarding. I will also attend” to the buying of goods per order. Very respectfully, vours, &c. O. WALKER. August, 1843. 52 BA OCR months after date, application will be X 1 made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell a Negro woman by the name of Sally, belonging to the Estate of Warren S. Hudspeth, deceased, late of said county. ISABEL HUDSPETH, Adm’x. August 24, 1843. m4m 52. — . —W Wilkes Superior Court. David E. Butler, ) Fielding ibckleu and I o‘liers, C.'.’r ;r -ssc I Verve:, £ BILL IN EQUITY. Charles c. Aim Wylie B.Ector, tv E.. Butts.j IT appearing so the Court that two of the De feudam.- to the above stated Bill, Wylie B. Ec or and Elisha Bel's, reside out of the county o: Wilkes. mid h.<e not been served. It is on , , of Comp’ainams Solicitor, Ordered, that ;.•! Wylie B. Ector and Elisha Betts do appear : : term o this Court and plead answer or demur to said Bill. And that i.ot.ce of, this Oo e. ~ cctO'f. on. aid Deie. mauls by the pulv.ca - i. ih reof ou tt a mouth for tour months m he W n News am! t i: ‘em’ Gazette. Aug * 84, If 13 mini 52 iit V: tikes Snptvior Court, JULY TERM, 1843. ’’ If. Me Me i T vs. ? LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. Albert McMemts y ll’ apjiearing to yie Court, from the return of he Sheriff ot said county, that Albert Mc- Menus, defendant in the above stated case, is 1 not to be found in the county, having gone to parts unknown. It is therefore Ordered, that 1 the said Defendant bo served by publication, and ’ ’ that a copy of this Rule be published once a month for four months previous ttie next term of this Court, in tiie News & Planters’ Gazette* August 24,1813. p4rc Ni
