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LANDS IN ALABAMA.
aubmittBfl by Mr Owen. and referred to the
Committee of the Whole House to which is commit*
teil the Hill [No. 8tl ] to authorize the persons who
have reliufjinsheil l.'iml* uniler the pruvisions of the
several nets for the ri lief of purchasers of public lands,
to ptirrhnsp the same at private sale, at a lived price.
(inter a! Land Office, 27th March, 1818.
Sin: I have the honor to enclose von, in com-
f li tncr with your request of the 26th instant, a
Mjiyofmy letter to Mr. McKinley, of the 8th
February last, anti a copy of the instructions of
the Secretary of the Treasury, dated 3lst July,
1820, to prevent combinations; to which, it is
hiTcveil, yon have reference in your letter.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
(JF.O. (ill,Ml AM.
lion. <ir.o. W. Owen, //. It.
(ietirral Land Ot/irr, Feb. Kill) 1828.
Sin: In ront|)lianco with your request of this
dale, I communicate the information required,
in the forms of answers to your several interroga
tories :
1st Interrogatory. How much public lands
remains unsold in the Stale of Alabama 1
Answer. Above the .‘11 deg. of north latitude,
there remains unsold of the public lands, 19,-
776,S70 6-1 1-2 acres of the lands ceded hy the
Indians; anil it is estimated that there tiro 9,-
FOItE KiS INTELLIGENCE.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
Nf.w York, May 3, 1828.—By the Helen,
from Havre, wc have received our Paris papers
to the 26th March. The papers do not contain
any news of importance. The French funds
had receded some, which was nttributed to the
unfavorable intelligence received from the Lis
bon, and the reply said to have been given by
the King of Prussia to the Einperor of Austria,
upon tin: latter proposing to him to station a
corps of observation on the frontier, that he had
300,000 men at his disposal.
A rumour prevailed at the Hague, that the
Russian Cabinet intended to call the Prince of
Orange to the Tlirono of Greece. The Prince
of Orange had set out for Petersburg, which in
some measure gave a color to the rumours.—
The French were fitting out at Brest for the
Brazils, one ship of the lino and six frigates—
two of the frigates mounts .30 to fiOgiuls. One
thousand troops were to embark in the squad
ron.
A letter from Leipsic, of the llilt March,
says:
“ The accounts from Russia are of a war-like
nature, and the Russian Con-.nl in this city has
March, that a revolution had taken place in Por
tugal on the arrival of Don Miguel. Thf
French, English and Brazilian Ambassadors itad j nor,
arrivod at Portsiniifh, (E.) from Lisbon. Fif-
teen men of war were at Portsmoth, and wore
to proceed to Portugal.
The Augsburggh Gazette gives the following
intelligence of the I 2th inst. from Vienn i:—“ M.
le T.itischeffis said to hive received dispatch
's, in which the Court of Russia expresses its
views relative to the Haiti Scltoriff of I)
and the disagreoahlo events that have la
ken place at Constantinople. It is said that
these dispatches are of the most pacific nature,
tlie Emperor repeats Ids declaration that,
according to the convent-on of .Inly 6, and in ar
il with his Allies, further measures for the ex
ecution of the Treaty and the in ilntennnc
the pence of Europe, ought in truth to he ex
ecuted; hut that tlio cabinet of St. Petevslnrg
is desirous of waiting fur the opinion of France
and England upon the late events.
Tho Atlgshurgh Gazette contains the follow
ing intelligence dated Bucharest, March:—
“ We have letters from Constantinople to the
lbtlt of February. It seems that a fin d effort
has been attempted hy the Ministers of Austria
and Prussia to induce the Porte to accept tin* in
vitation. The Orogouiaus received from the
Reis-Ellendi a refusal in the most energetic
terms. In the capital there is nothing new.”
, received orders to engage, as speedily as possi-
492,0-11 acres within tho limits of Alabama, un.!,,]^ Surgeons for the Russian army."
ceiled by the Indians, fh.it part ot Alabama! It is stated under tho If ivre date of the 27th
south of the 31st dee. of north latitude, includes
1,638,880 notes. No surveys of this section of
Country have been returned to this oflice, and
the private claims are yet in a course ol adjudi
cation; I am, therefore, unable to state the quan
tity of laud that will he subject to sale hy the
United St.ites in this portion of tho State.
2d Interrogatory. How much land lias been
linqnished and icmatns unsold in Alabama?
Answer. There Ins been relinquished in tho
State,under the act of 1S21, and those supple
mentary thereto, and under acts of 182-1 and
1826,1,182,718 66 acres; (he original purchase
money of which amounts to $i,3;8,840 26.—
The lands relinquished at the Land Office lit
Cainwhn, an I at St. Stephen's, under the pro
visions of die act of 1821, amount to about 400,-
000 acres, were nflered at public sale in 1824,
and did tail -.cnernllv sell for more than the
minimum price. The exact quantity of these
lands a Inch have since been-old, cannot In* ascer
tained, except hy a laborious investigation, which
would occupy much time: it may ho proper,
however, to state, that die fractional sections on
the Alabama, rcl nquishcd.’is above staled, with h
sold, generally, at the highest prices, were not
•offered at tho public sales in consequence of the
absence of die surveys of the subdivisions.
The whole of the relinquished lands, at
aov time, at Huntsville, and those relinquished
at the offices at Cahitwba anil at St. Stephen’s,
since the 1st of Oct. 1821, art! not subject to he
offered nt public sale; they amount to 1,091,-
829, til acres, and sold originally for $3,922,-
422 10 1-4; from this quantity, however, there
will he a deduction of a small portion of the
lands relinquished at St. Stephen’s, under the
art of 1826, which lie in the Slate of Mississippi,
the exact amount of which is not yet ascertained.
3d Interrogatory. Ilovv much of the land
surveyed has not been offered lor sale.
Answer. 4,461,147 acres lying above the
31st deg. of north latitude, exclusive of the re
linquished lands.
With great respect, &r. »Vc.
geo. graham.
Hon. John McKini.f.y, Senate V. S.
Treasury Department, 31 at July, 1820.
Sin: I inn, this day, authorized by tho Presi
dent to request that you will instruct tho Regis-
ters and Receivers of the Land Offices, especial
ly in the State of Alabama, whenever, they por-
ceivo that combinations are formed and acted up
on, to prevent a competition; that they are au
thorized to bid a re isunnhlo price for the tracts
as lliov are set up, according to the information
they have in their possession; and, it no higher
bid is offi-red, to declare that tin* tract is reserv
ed from sale. In the exerciso of this power, it
is expected that they will not hid tho valuo of
the land, and always cease the competition on
their pari, when it exists among the bidders.
In this manner, the necessity which has, in
several instances, been supposed to exist ot post
poning the sales generally, wilt, probably, be
avoided.
The single fart that the land does not sell at
its supposed value, i* not sufficient to justify the
exercise of the authority intended to he given.—
A comliin it ion to prevent competition at the
sales, for the benefit of those associated, must
exist. That combination may, however, he in
ferred front the general absence of competition,
ami oilier concurrent circumstances, ol which the
Register and Receiver will Judge.
1 remain, with respect, Ac. &c.
WM. 11. CRAWFORD.
JostAit Meigs, F.sq.
Commissioner General Land Otftre.
Norr.—Instructions were issued to land offi
cers on the 2d August, 1820.
tioncering d|monstration on Pennsylvania. Wc
have seen 1 r. Southard, Mr. Adam’s Secreta
ry of the th Navy, at one time, at the Virginia
Springs, at nother, in Now Jersey, again, on
“a tour oft iservation to the lakes.” We have
seen all the a trips of the Honorable Secretaries
of Mr. Ada is made at such peculiar crises,—at,
or just befo a elections—that wo cannot doubt
their object , But, to the Circular, tho correct
ness of the s mtimonts of which every man will
admit, and whose cutting application to the pre
sent officers of the General Government will
strike every one.
“CIRCULAR.’’
“Tho President of the United States has
seen with dissatisfaction, officers of the General
Government taking on various occasions active
parts in elections of tho public functionaries
whether of the General or of the State Govern
ments. Freedom of elections being essential to
the mutual independence of governments, and of
the different branches of the same government,
so virtually cherished by most of our constitu
tions. It is deemed improper for officers de
pending on the Executive of the Union to at
tempt to enntroul or influence the free exercise
of the elective right. This I am instructed,
therefore, to notify to all officers within my de
partment, holding tlieir appointments under the
authority of the President directly, and to desire
them to notify to all subordinate to them. The
right of any officer to give his vote nt elections
j as a qualified voter is not meant to he restrained,
1* }
Powerful Minds.—Mr. Combe, in his ingen
ious work on Phrenology, makes a distinction be
tween power and activity of the mind. The
follow ; -ig is an extract from his eloquent remarks
on powerful minds:—
“ There are other public speakers, who open
heavily in debate, their faculties acting slowly
but deeply, like the first heave of a mountain
wave. Their words fall like minute-guns upon
the ear, and to the superficial they appear about
to terminate, ere they have begun their efforts.
But even their first accent is one of power, it
rouses and arrests attention; their very pauses
are expressive, and indicate gathering energy to
be embodied in tho sentence that is to come.
When fairly animated, they are as impetuous as
the torrent, brilliant as the lightning’s beam, and
overwhelm and take possession of feebler minds,
impressing them irresistibly with a feeling of gi-
gautic power.”
his prejudice
rwevetj given, shall it have any effect to
hut it is expected that lie will not
Southern Review.—Wo learn from the South
ern Patriot that the second number of this peri
odical will be ready for delivery to subscrib
ers on the first of May, tho regular day of its up-
pe.irance. The work lias met with a patronage
surpassing the expectations of its projectors.—
The entire impression of the first number is ex
hausted and another is about to be issued. This
circumstance is creditable to our southern neigh'
hors, among whom we take it for granted the
work is principally circulated. It shows that
they know how to value a good American work;
ami furnishesn pledge that an enterprize, credit
able both in its plan and execution, to die litera
ry character of the south, will be successful.—
The following are mentioned as tho articles for
the May number:—On tho Constitution of the
United States—Niebuhr's Roman History—Be
gin’s Therepeutics—Roman Literature—Life
of Wyttenbach—Pereival’s Clio—Butler’s Life
of Hugo Grotius—On the Monitorial System of
Instruction—Craft’s Fugitive Writings.
JV. 1'- Rrening rost.
A letter from a respectable gentleman in Ken
tuckv remarks, that “Jackson’s cause prospers
in nil directions; every base calumny adds to the
list of his frsends.” So be it. Kentucky! Pa
triotic in war, and democratic in peace, will de
tnonstrate to the world, that she is not transfera
bio at the whim and caprice of one of her apos
fate sons,
F.rlraet of a letter, dat'd If man tin. April 11,1838.
“ As usual at this season business is active,
still it nppenrs that the trade from the United
States is generally unprofitable—of sugar and
coffee, the exportsnro almost entirely fur Europe,
very limited for the United States. Of political
affairs, die ciiies and die interior are perfectly
tranquil, uml Cuba lias perhaps nt no period been
so happy and prosperous as at this time. The
slave trade has nearly, if not quite ceased. We
now and then hour of an arrival on the coast;
hut they never corns near this, or any of the sen
ports. In a short time it will he at an end.—
The patriot vessels in this quarter have lately
captured a few drogers anil taken them to Key-
West—some have been ransomed. The au
thorities at Key West have remonstrated against
tlie practice, and culled on Com. Ridgeley for
assistance to enforce obedience to the laws, und
to maintain die neutrality of the port.”
Washington, April 29.
Mr. Randolph, as you will have seen, has left
the House for the remainder of the session. On
tin- passage of die Tariff Bill, he was seized with
a sudden illness. Previous to his leave, he con
ducted Edward Livingston to his so il, with a
his papers and packages—there he installed him
is tlie occupant, and putting his right hand on
his left breast hid him an adieu—most affeclion-
itoly and imposingly, as I might say.
The contrast, or a /till for the Electioneering
Secretaries.—Tho original, of which tho follow
ing is a copy is in our possession. It is in tho
handwriting of TIlOM AS JEFPERSON, late
President of tho United States, and will lie sub
mitted to the inspectionof any gentleman, belong
ing to which party he may, who will call at this
office. It will he observed there is no date to ii,
but it was probably written during tlie Presiden
cy of Mr. Jefferson, for we found it among a par
rel of his papers endorsed “ ISO I—.3—6." It
is evidently tlie rough draught—having many
erasures and interlineations. We presume it to
have been the form of a circular put into the
hands of the head of each Department, to bcatl-
lressed to its subordinate officers.
We ask the public, to mark the difference be
tween tho course here chalked out hy Mr. Jef
ferson for the officers of the General Govern
ment, and that pursued by the present President,
his Secretary ami all the “ officers depending
on tho Executive of tho Union." We have
seen Mr. Adams since ho became President of
tho United States, coining among us endeav
ouring to throw offhis natural reserve, to he very
“ condescending,” to use a word which was ap
plied to his conduct at tin* time by one of the lo
cal priuts of this city, and devoting two or three
days to the purpose of electioneering. We have
seen Mr. Clay, tlie Secretary of State of Mr.
Adams’ choice—no not choice—appointment,—
making annually a tour to tlie West, eleciionct r-
ing for the administration—making speechc
barbecues, taverns, cross-roads, —extolling
himself and his friends, and Mr. Adams and hi:
friends, and abusing General Jackson and his
party—we have seen him using his official influ
ence and the patronage of his Department to ef
fect elections both in the General and State Go
vernments—we have seen him, in a word, neg
lecting his public duties to the great loss of the
public, and openly and shamelessly electioneer
ing. We have seen Mr. Harbour, the Secreta
ry of War, pushing into Virginia and attending
the election where his own son was a candidate,
and electioneering for him so openly as to dis
gust the proud freeholders of Virginia—and we
have seen him too in our own state electioneer
ing—and we have seen him under the pretence
of visiting the Bedford springs, making an elec-
attempt to int nonce the votes of others, nor take
anv part in he business of electioneering, that
being deemei inconsistent witli tlie spirit of the
constitution aid his duties to it.”
We repea it—anv gentleman may see the
original of tlie above Circular, in the handwrit-
20, | ing of Air. Jt-fferson, who will call at ibis office.
Hallimnre Republican.
SURGERY.—A novel and important sur
gical operation was performed, with complete
success, hv Dr. S. Pomeroy White, of Hudson,
in this state, on the 23d of October last, A Mr.
id Vanvalkenhourgh; tailor, aged sixty, was atllic-
led with a tumour, as large us a child’s head,
accumulated in ton months upon his left hip,
proceeding, it w is at length found by instru
mental examination, from an eneiirisnval sac of
five inches depth. To remove this it was agreed
to take iiji and tie the gluteal or internal iliac,
artery, an operition never before attended with
success in this country and seldom in Europe.—
Repeated hemorrhages, weakness, and danger,
induced the patient to consent to the oxpire-
mont. The artery was accordingly taken up
In-low the disease, the ligature passed under
(with tin- Philadelphia needle) one inch below
die bifurcation, removed down about five inches
(with Dr. A. E. Do. ick’s knot applicator) and
tied lirnily, and tin- incised parts united in the
usual manner. The first dressing was on the
eighth dav: at the end of lour weeks the liga
ture came aivav? and in ten days more tho tu
mour had gradually subsided, all-1 the patient
was so far recovered as to walk about his neigh
borhood. The young sergeon was assisted by
his father in the operation, and hv oilier physi
cians in previous constitution. Tlie details of
the bold and fortun.it • experiment are given in
the American Journal of the Medical Sciences;
and we think that facts of this kind ought to he
more generally communicated, as well for the
credit of onr skilful and enterprising practition
ers, as for tin' common benefit of tin) public.
ON A nr.F. STIFLED IN HONEY.
From flnw’r to flow'r, with eager pains
See the blest busy tut)’err fly;
When nil that from her toil she gains,
Is in tlie sweets she hoards to die.
’Tisthus, would man the truth believe,
With life's soft sweets, eueh fav'rite joy:
If we taste wisely,they relieve;
But ifwc plunge too deep, destroy.
*v
find under the Editorial head, ample food for animadver
sion. The Editor has endeavored to cater for the appetite
of every variety of mind except the virions, and if he
has failed to give Satisfaction, he is very sorry for it.
Perhaps the present may be as suitable as any occasion
for the Editor to declare his determination not to he
divested of any of the immunities which belong to his
avocation, except the ono enjoyed by many of his breth
ren of using insults for arguments, and making osser.
tions without proof. Tho felicity arising from the exer
cise of such a privilege he is perfectly willing to forego;
but he will never surrender the privilege of writing as dul
ly as he pleases, and in open defiance to the statutes of
Lindley Murray. He pleads the usages and examples
of others, time otit of mind, and lives in n free government,
where every one has the liberty of adapting a manner and
style most convenient to his genius. If his patrons are
offended at this, his unalterable determination, they are
respectfully informed that his remarks, though they may
prove to be dull, “hall not he very numerous; and in the
few observations which circumstances may occasionally
compel him to make, he promises in the utmost sincerity,
to attone for his dullness, hy substituting facts in the place
of fancy. He hopes that truth will not be less esteemed by
the friends of the Enquirer, because it is not enforced by
eloquence—it has a natural loveliness which needs not
the aid of ornament, “ Put is when unadorned, adonied
the most.”
| To compensate for the barrenness of Editorial matter,
Deny every thing and insist upon proof.— I the rorreqicmtlenc-e of tlie sons of science one! genius, ie
Lawyer Acnioody, said our venerable friend,fig- j cordially solicited. Any i-oininunicntion, political, litcra.
ured at the bar in Essex county, Mass, some-I r y or moral, will lie thankfully received ami duly attended
thing like half a century ago. Ifo had a tstu- ’ The Poet’s comer will be open to the contributions of
dent named Vurnum, who had just completed j the favoured few who have drank at the fount of Hellicon.
his studies, was journeying to a distant town in . Tlie invitation is given to the gifted in evety dep-.rtment
company with his master. Acmoody on his I of learning. whether in verse or prose, and the Editor
wav observed to his student—'“Varmint, you i ,, r to u , e his critical authority, with more modcra-
liuvo finished your studies; but there is one tin- I tiim n „djustice, than the Administration exercise their
iwrta.it part ol a lawyer’s practice ol great eon- ! poUllc>l , , lowl . r _ r( . m omt.cri„g alwuvs, that the duty of a
sequence, that I have nut mentioned. “\V hat I rrili< , j ik(! tlia , , )f a skim - -
is that?” inquired tho student. “1 will tell it
replied Mr. A. “provided you will pay the ex
pense at the next tavern.” The student agreed;
and Acmoody imparted the maxim at the head
of this article. The sapper, Ac. were procured,
and on preparing to set off from the tavern, Ac-
inootly reminded V anium that he had engaged
to pay the loll—“I deny everything and insist
upon proof,” retorted Varntitn. The joke was
so good, that Acmoody concluded it best to pay
the hill himself.
A gentleman sat down to write a Deed, and
began with—“Know one woman by these pre
sents.” “You are wrong,” says a hv-stander,
"it ought to he, Know all men.” “ Very well,”
answered the other, “ if one worn in knows it,
all men will of course."
ZSttQuirrr.
VARIETY.
NIGHT.
How bciutiful is night:
A ilcwv I’roslficss lilts flic silent air,
No mist ohsclrcs, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain,
Breaks tie serene of hoav'n;
In Full orb’d (lory, yonder moon divine,
Rnlls tliroicti the dark blue depths!
Beii-'.illjflu! steady rav,
The deserf circle spree
Like tie- mull i
ocean girl’d witli the sky:
How betulitiil is night 1 —Southey.
I have seen the meteors of fashion rise and
fill. The idle part of the world crowd round
novelty, and give it notoriety for a term often
much above its deserts, hut after being tired,
leave it to its fate, neglected and forgotten;
while they run with eager scent after new game,
which in due time is cast off, like the preceding.
Probably, this levity in mankind is ordained for
a wise mid just purpose, that every adventurer
may have his day, as it would he a hard fate in
deed to mean ca|incitics to have no advantages
or even notice, which must inevitably he tie
case, if one alone engrus-nd the whole attention
if the world hy the sole power of the abilities;
md therefore Nature shows ns frequent instan
ces of those tii whom she Ins been niggardly in
her gift of talents, lull, as a rccompenco has vc-
kindly consigned them to the care and pat
ronage of fortune; and as it would be an ex
treme degree of partiality to endow one favour
ite with both wisdom and fortune, we seldom
witness (hat injustice.—[Johnson.]
TO A I’RFTFNDFD FRIEND, AXn REAL ENEMY.
Thy hesitating tongue, amt ilnubtliil fare.
Shew all thy kindness to lie mere grimace;
Throw efl’tlie mask: at once he toe, or friend;
'Tis base to soothe when malice is the end:
Tlie rook that's seen gives tlie poor sailor dread:
But double terror that whirh tildes its head.
Contentment.—Enjoy tlie present, whatsoev
er it be, and he not solicitous for the future; for,
if you will take your foot from the present stand
ing, anti thrust it toward to-morrow’s event, you
are in a restless condition; it is like refusing to
quench your present thirst, bv fearing you will
not drink tlie next. If it be well to-day it is
madness to make the present miserable, by fear
ing it may he ill to-morrow; when your belly
is full of to-day’s dinner, to fear that you shall
want the next day’s supper; for it may be you
shall not; and then to what purpose was tltis
day's atlliction 1 but if to-morrow shall want
your sorrow will come time enough, though you
do not hasten it; let your troublo tarry till its
own day comes. But, if it chance to lie ill to
day, do not increase it by the care of to-morrow
Jeremy Taylor.
DIVINE PRAISE.
The feather'd tribe coil chaunt their lays
Aud hymn their great Creator's praise:
But man fur whom on ev’ry thorn,
Tlie daylight falls, till close of even,
Ungrateful views each sun-bright mom,
Nor whispers forth a prayer to heaven.—Ryan.
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The Columbus Enquirer will ho attached to the lie-
publican creed as exemplified in the administration of
Thomas Jefferson; and in State politics, adhering to the
principles that characterised tlie late able ndnunistntir :
of ties ernorTroup. it wilt defend " the union of the .'cites
and tlie sovereignty of the Stales.’’ On tbe great sub
ject of the next Presidential Election, its influence will
be given to the democratic candidate most formidable to
the men now in oflice. Rut it will not lie wholly de
ted to these matters—a large portion of its columns will
be tilled witli such Miscellaneous Selections us are cal
culated to please and to instruct;—to gratify fancy anil lo
increase linowleged—making it a literary as well us i
political paper-
Tho Editor, desire, t3 tn move on in n "noiseless tenor'
in the performance of his duty, will provoke no personal
controversy; and auxin, s for the restoration of peace and
harmony in the State, it wall be his constant endeavor to
allay those party prejudices and turbulent passions that
have distracted her councils ami arrayed her fellow-citi
zens ngainst one another. When circumstances require
him to defend any doctrine or measure that he may ap
prove, or oppose such as lie may condemn, it will he his
study lo do it with “ hard arguments and soft words,"
knowing that every expression that wounds the pride or
kindles tlie ire of man. renders him flic more impcrvioui
lo reason and obstinately wrong. But in a stormy peri
ml of party strife anil contention, no Editor can hone, hy
by tiny course which he may pursue, however faithful ti
truth and conciliatory to his enemies, to escape what ap
pears to he the lot of all—the misrepresentations of the
prejudiced, and the malice of the wicked. He has only
tobearthem with that fortitude which virtue inspires. The
subscriber is resolved, under all circumstances, to adhere
to truth and justice in his matter; uml, if postble to mod-
oration in his manner. Whether he will ever exhibit a de
part are from the latter, must depend upon the nature
and the degree ol the provocation which lie may receive.
Such is his political creed, uml such arc the feelings with
which he is about to take upon himself the respousibil-
ides of an Editor. MIRABEAU B. LAMAR
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skilful gardener, is not to crush the
flower, hut to prune the stem of its withered leaves, that
the bloom may expand with more beautiful luxuriance.—
There is one class of writers, however, who arc uninvited
—I mean the factious fonientersofstrife—those infuriated
demons of party, who ruin their country's repose to gratify
‘ aleful ambition; together with all die dirty subalterns en
listed in their sendee, who lie and defame from an instinct-
love ol wickedness. Tho Enquirer is shut against
rich; not that the Editor is unwilling to admit in its col-
Bios, political discussions and free investigations ns to the
conduct ami measures of public men; but such disquisi
tions should always be conducted with candor aud decen-
, and never allowed to “ overstep the modesty of nature."
metimes indeed even good men may not be able to tern-
r their speech with the cool moderation of Socrates.—
hen they witness patriots, laughed to scorn for their
honesty, ami the Maelii <vcls of the land, abusing power
Unrighteously obtained, they cannot hut impart to their
ritings a portion of that ardour which virtuous indigna
nt is apt to inspire. But the Editor hopes to be able to
•criminate with due justice between the honest warmth
f the patriot and the hellish (ires ofan unbridled slanderer
i- paper is open to the one. and closed to the other.
But more Ilian any other class of writers, he courts the
orrespondenre of those gentlemen, who arc in the habit
of heading their rntnmtm motions thus—Sheriff's Satis
Rule Msi—Strayed or Stolen—Just rereieal a fresh sup
ply—ami with sueli liko terms equally poetical. It is
true their productions do not exhibit the highest powers of
invention, neitherdo they teem with tho flights of fancy
and (lowz-rs ofrhetoric, yet they have a charm for the Edit.
, more delightful than the sweetest outpourings of the
muse of Mrs. Homans. He desires their favors, and for
any contributions of that kind which they may he pleased
furnish, lie will return his warmest thanks ami gratitude,
which species of payment there is no danger of bank
ruptcy.
Dreadful Catastrophe !—On theSTth inst. outstanding
galley, heavily ladencd with matter, gave way and the
hole was tumbled into ri.
Oh! what a fall was there my countrymen.”
Agreeably to proposals, the Columbus Enquirer
makes its appearance, and it may not he wholly inexcu
sable in the Editor to indulge a little iu the professional
privilege of speaking of self—a most delightful preroga
tive, but one which the Editor will exercise nt present no
farther than to make known, that he reciprocatesthegood
feelings which have been manifested towards his under
taking, and that he has a warm desire to make the En
quirer not profitable solely to himself, hut beneficial also
to the public. The first number is now presented to his
patrons, not without some misgiving that it may possibly
fail to satisfy expectation; such as it is,however,he wish
es them to receive it os a fair specimen of what they are
to expect in the succeeding numbers. He has endeav
oured to select for every class of readers—here is poetry
for the ladies: prices current for the merchant; accounts
of new inventions for the artist: professional intelligence
for the Knights of the Pestle and of the Green-bag, and
politics without passion for the Statesman. The light
hearted may find something to laugh at; the serious mind
ed may find thoughts that spring not from temporal feel
ings; the capitalist may find some advertisement that
will point to profitable speculation and the critic may
Pursuant to a previous notice, it lnree and re-. -
portable meeting of llic citizens of this place,
convened at tlie Columbus Inn, outlie 15th inst.
ir the purpose of making the arrangements ne-
ossarv for tlie celebration of the ensuing 4tlt
if Jujy, when Col, Philip II. Alston was call-
I Iff the Chair, and J. II. Page, Esq. ap-
linted Secretary.
After some dissussion, James P. Van Ness,
was elected Orator of the day, and the follow
ing resolutions unanimously adopted :
1*1. That Col. Cooledgc, Maj. YU. J. W.
Wellborn and Judge Bisscll constitute tlie com
mittee to make the necessary arrangements:
2nd. That Ira Cushman, Esq. Col. P. II.
Alston, Maj. Lewis, A, Y. Gressoin Esq. and
Col. Tims. Gordon constitute tho committee
to prepare and draft tlie toasts to he drank on
the occasion:
lire/. That th's meeting do novV adjourn sub
ject to the call of the chair.
PHILIP II. ALSTON, Chairman.
John It. Page, Secretary.
At a meeting to make arrangements for the
approaching Fornrn or July, by the Citizens
of Harris County, on tho 22d inst. Col. Thom
as Mahone was called to the Chair and H. J.
Harwell, Esq. appointed Secretary.
On motion, the meeting proceeded to the ap
pointment of Committees; Lewis Wynn, M. J.
\\ ellborn and Jacob M. Guerry, Esqrs. were
appointed to select an Orator and Reader of the
Declaration of Independence—Col. William
Mason, George W. Rogers and Lemuel Gres
ham, a Committee of Arrangements; and Gen.
Allen Lawhon, Col. D. McDougald, H. J. Har
well, Thomas L. Jackson, Jacob M. Guerry
and M. J. Wellborn a Committee to prepare
Toasts.
Tlie meeting then proreeded to the selection
of President and N ice President of the day,
whereupon Col. Thomas Mahone was selected
President, and George W ashington Rotters Vico
President of the day: Tlie meeting then ad
journed. THOMAS MAHONE, Ch’mn.
H. J. Harwell, Sec’ty.
The Committo have selected Col. Wm. C.
Osborn as the* Orator of the day, Thomas L.
Jaskson, Esq. Reader of the Declaration of In
dependence, and the town of Hamilton as the
place of Celebration.
Earthquake.—On Sunday evening, the 6th
ult. a little before sunset, a slight shock of an
earthquake was felt at Selma, Alabama, and at
several places in the country around that village
it was more sensibly observed. The motion
was sufficient, in some instances, to occasion tho
china in die cupboards to rattle.
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