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TPOMTJOAI,.
Fi.l:nl!if'1’iiK-nlo-i*n EZPpsiUfi'.
GEN. JAt.KSON’S LETTER.
Wbot shall WO sny of til? W»mWM manifesto 7
It in n Jjovwlty. No nritfir frcudonl of rite Untied
Hics'eo over slopped out in iliis tilnnner lo the nre-
nn7ic> lerffl In (tic party strife, as to who should
siorce# in rite Presidency. Ilo represents liun-
fi/if ,h ab*Utining from nil Interference with the
•elective frenclilso. Modest man! The disguise
Jiere assented is so flimsy, tlint the pretention to
/this neiitml character is scarcely set tip, when he
/ onoounces himself ns belonging to n puny, nml
/ ciinvM out dflcideilly in fuvor of the tamoim
Convention, which, «w every l*o-ly J$tiow8, is to
nominate VmiBurcn to tlie rreimlency of the U-
Diteil Suucs. He docs not indeed say that tins is
nited States. He docs not iudeed say
the object: no, in the true 6lang of tuc times, he
speaks of **ilie grent body of republicans.” How
ever guarded the terras may he, no one enti mis
take the meaning: the spontaneous movements
tif (he people in favor of White are condemned,
and the Baltimore Convention is commended.
The advocates of this Convention, it is well
known, have always spoken of it, ns in duty
bound, as a body, the members of winch wexe to
come ** from the people,” for the purpose of nom
inating the republican candidate. Ami yet it is
well known that, where delegates have been clio-
fen to this convention,—and for anglit we know.
theV arcnll chosen who nro likely to be,—they ha ve
been eeleclcti «>y liltlc t-uunds nfoffico holders tn
iho different Wit. >Ve do not mean to snv that
tltcsc clcetavs of delegates hav r <5.1»^V* 1 Oj*
• (fort i they linvn perhaps generally hod a few oili
cr citizen* iiniong tliom to keep op nppenranecs.
Some few may powfly havo been enirnppeiil lmn
ih.se caucuses, who wero not the friends ot\ no
Birttu. . Homo half a dozen votCB would do 'to
' harm among fifty or n hnndrcd ; but wo <■“
hnow tknt this lins been thq cn«o in any insj' nn ( cc '
nnd wo do not suppose that a single dclegal 0 ,los
been chosen to tlio convonilon, who' is not of 1110
nriiiMT Kindcrlmok brand. Tim convention ,,as
liren rightly riononiluntcd in Iho Tcnnossco pnpnr B
ii „ pnot.fd Jtirv," whose verdict U about ns well
known before hand, ns it will ho oilorwoM*. And
vet fids is ll!1> convention, whose selection must
not be ” Impeoched" before it is rtndo or “ resis-
lodValierwiirds. ns nn omnhniion of Executive
*kcr, wititmu incurring (lie. President’s nnnlha-
ns nn cncniv oftlic people, nnd nn opposcr
” nf ilicir right in govern.” let no man rail
Ibi, iliclalfon : Gen. Jncksotl docs not cltooso Hint
'it dinllhave flint mime. .
t’nl is ml ibi< n most cjtirnnrdinnrv ground r '.’ r -
hnv ttinij to Hike, whether he he president or pri-
etilzeis that the notninnlion fifthw eonven-,
• ttnn xtiuofc ttcliher lie Imprwjc*? before it is made,
nor rcsl.ict iiftrrwnnf*' Why (bon should wo go.
thrwirli ri-c niockcrv of on cleciton 7 Ifwc nrn
«,. be dumb fefcraSW corrupt Imm “f intriguer*
of whom Mr. ViM>'|turmt isl'"’ Iieml, and not yon-
jnrr tnenll in qurtflpn thel< pnwupnunl nomina
tion*. whv slioithlwc not “expunge nil that is so
rravcfv.nml i-nrlioiilnrly lnl.1 tV<?» «J«|™nstita-
lion nn>i the lows hi regard to *ho election of iho
• rirwidanl nf llic United Plitles 7
i The nnminnilnn wo nrc told, on the highest nu»
itmiilv. Is not in be revnrdsd n« an ‘‘omonallnn of
Pvecutivo power," 0)i, no 1 trM.lt U, tlio dele,
gales hoy., lireu rho«gn fnr ihe most part by good
men Ond true, who ore foil finm (bn bond of "tlio
Onvernmeot." vet llic nifnSifsifpn must )ie rrgnrd-
od ns .the voice of.those wlm mine "-fresh from
the. peoolo.” And wilt the people flfinil nil this,
wlihnitt some svrripinms nri.nilependenen 7. Musi
their eloellnns ho not ntdv sutiiected to tlie most
aeijve and svsietnniio nflletnl intlnonro ; but nm
they also to bn Informed, “by authority” tbntlhov
mil-1 not dare to open their mouths against iho
dreislnt’.nf llin managers 7
. ’.Vnivlnedid Biddeet of exceudvp inlliienee, fiir
.tlm' nresent. wo contend Obit Ihesq nmionnl eon-
vsnilnns nr enneiise?, wliieli nro iplendeil lo olvn
inorSo piddle opinion, are nlwiivs iind-repnbllenn.
.,!f*neysivpre not,intended to guide nnd control die
piddle eiv^l ,ti(. v would lie useless. They who
.import iciii-tceniiimend such ctiuouspn tire the
persons vvVn nuv,,ir dm right of iho people to gov.
<if.it. The people -sunless their opinion liy o.lcc-
■■ don t arid If wo aw-VliVM a fair nominnlion of
tlio tmonle nf the llrntaA.Btstns, it would tm ne-
cessnry inhnvnn general cleea,,,, for that purpose.
, Tint thrs. enoeiis, every hody l ( nmvr, ore pol up
■Jiv n fi'W nedve pnrrizmis, A n j tnliolr solerllon
most not Im.rostsfeil, then our I'tvnhir esprriment
lies ■b’lo 1. nur'.t’ic mnntf imisi sii!u>| { ip g guided
and governed liv die few. If our rlen|, lllg nrt , , n
JiivtVee. everv inan must be nr lllmrty gLuppuse
end resist nnv mid overy nomination wf«ih he
do»s not approve.
. Wo innv perhnps be lold that those ohiorlbns
would apply with equal fnreo ngninsr st'nte nnnn
•nodons. Wo answer dint tlio cases ore widely
dllihront t blit it io hot our purpose to dlRouss thrir
dKTercnen at prossnt t beemise wo do not regard
slpin nnmliindons ns m'nll binding on tho nrople
of dieslnle. They may linvntlihlriisn ns ntibiding
soiiu* evidence, to ihe.pennle of other Rimes, n« to
die tirefefenee rifthe peoplu in the Stale in' whinh
they nre-mnde. Thev mev plihril somo Indien-
i linn ns tu wlmt piddle onlidon 1», httt Jnhuld not
- be resorted to fur dm purpose of guiding it or hold
ing h in bondnpe.
-' We know not wbot mev he the eth-et of Oene-
r>d Jenkson's teller in other Sluies: luit In Ten-
nes-ir". from nil tlint. we eon li ornjWnV llm ptih
lie piipeiv, tr seoir(s .ih bo upejstine os iliVoelif „f
u-ji-eh Judge Wlille.suoke, nn ii Into neenslnn I OSu-
sing (he e.illors nf dm mp'lves 1n «nnp asunder,
' and tendering them free men ns well ns tf'IMo
mm.
Ffnm thti
v Tlmlcttevof l*Tcnblctit of the Ftates
t.'n Mr. flwjun. of Tennessee: we rceonmiepd to
the doVihprato ednsldern.ilun mid enlm indgeniont
of dm Amerleun people rlml pitrlieidariy to tlint
portion pf dm ponplewhinvotinvnhSlhcrih.bernao-
enstomed'jiind iress liefhrn du' dlgrtlRed lide of tlie
“free and independent I?optdi!i,nn yeomanry" of
the «imurv~nnd wlihm we *tu\tl lierenfter take
pride lucalling bv the ennre tide, if eorning events
nhnil stimv ns dint they mr-rii tlm ajipelmtun.
Wo cannot look upon fid, letmr. eounceted ns ii
is, wldi tlie poiiiieul ninveineniK of dm times—its
high iirigin, nml tlMpliiQwincylt was fnfrndrd m
exert, wltliom feelings ofdeep regret that il should
cv.er hnvd-bcen written and pulilislird. Wo con-
alilnr it an cxlrnordinnry docuiiient, under dm
most f'lviiniiilo-ehnslrticdoii tltut pan lie put upon
•*» ami liiglilv ns we respect llic discretion of llm
. rresldom, and however puro his motives may
have been. Inf this voluntary contribution to tlio
e citcmenls of llm country, \vn cannot view it in
nny other light, dihn nn-imS-vmmnv vttt.r,, less
likely than almost tiny oilier, ui answer tho end
designed by it. Tho people know, and thoy enn-
. not shut llieir eye* to tlm fact, however they‘may
feel dispnseii to remain Winded by prejudices or
partialities, dial tlio convention, so warmly re
commended in this letter, to carry out nml pre
serve the democratic principles' for which the
the President lias so long contended, is not nnd
will not bo n convention of the people, organized
in conformity With nny republican usage ever
knnwn to or admitted by tlie republican pnrty in
this eounirv. • Tho people Aviil not believe dint
Mr. Van Huron lm« any liorodimnr right to suc
ceed General Jackson in dui Presidency, nnd they
do know, dint ibis Con vention Will not nomiimfo
jilty. oilier candidate. '' Neither will the people be
lieve, however high ’ thu authority may jw dint
mils them so, that the republican party is not as
likely to lie preserved, nml tho republican princi
ples nTpulley; sn warmly mid fenlingly mmilimed'
by tho President ill this letter, ipiito r as likoly to
be clierislicd in all their purity by oilier nndevint-
iov and enlightomsi republicans, ns by Mr. Van
Huren. They, ale not prepared lo believe, or feel
thut by supporting n mau. in whoso political in
tegrity limy have much higher confidence than
limy ever had. or can have, in Mr. Van Huren.
that they are lltemihrc, laboring to divide and de
stroy die republican party, and “oppose the grant
republican principles” die President « has labor-:
eil to advance.” Tlio people never will believo
that Mr. Vrui Huren is tho duly man who can
prevent lids, and i< «• nrc, indeed, sorry that such
an impression siioulJ Imve been attempted to bo
tnndr.
Ifwc had mrt with this letter, in nny oilier
place, than tbeyolumiis nfilm Glali\ tvo should
• - - Imve supposed it n base forgery, a gross auctrpt of
some malignant spirit, some enemy of the Pr«i-
ilrnt, m degrade tiis clmracter, aud humble the
high stink,u of Chief Miigistrule of die Americans
Republic. We regret, niiicerciy, that we are com-
pelfedi’ovcn now, against oil our better feelings,
in mlrim its nuthoriiy. •
Of.die efiects of tins letter upon the prospects of
Judge White, orits iiiflitcnee.iiponliis friends, »'c,
lihvo r:0 fears. It would to a libel upon the spirr
it, inlcIligOtiee, and patriodsth. of the American
people, to believe, for die moment, that they are
to be controlled, in die exercise of their constitu
tional privileges-in discharge of their duty, by
any such influence: nnd tlie only thing wo regret
is, that nn irUcmpt-to exert il should have been
made, from a motive, however pure, yet liable
to be misunderstood and perverted, and founded,
we orc'ccrtain in error.
Wo have no doubt, however, hut there' ore
men, who make warm professions of 'their friend-
ship'for the President, who wilt approbate' tlio
publication of lids letter, os a nmstctly display of
political sagneity, and paternal solicitude for tho
republicanism of the country, and lirr institutions.
We do not believe ho has a sincere, disinterested
friend, in the IWpuMic. who will not regret, that
lie wrote nnd published this letter.
But it settles one point, and .the sooner that is
knuwn nnd undcrstiKAl by. the American people,
perhaps die better- The contest for tho next
Presidency is no longer, us lias been expected, to
bo a contest between diderent political parlies, or
diflerem men,' and their particular friends and
supporters, but between the people on one hand,
nnd ufiiciui |x>\vcr and influence on die oilier. ’
Ami, notwithstanding this letter,' tvo havo no
DonesTic.
tiro die rights rtf her people, icSs sacred,_ or of lcM’
Decatur, M -roll lfltb, 1835.
HU Honor Jiii/ge ti'urmtr :
We attend witli cxlraoidiuary pleasure to die
delivery . of that portion of your charge to’the
Grand Jury ofDeKalli conmy, upon the subject
of iho establishment of a Court for the correction
of errors—believing dial tho remarks of y bur hon
or, upon dial subject will contribute much, to pre
pare the minilB of the people, for the organizotion
of such a Court—we solicit your honor td furnish
n copy of the.aforesaid.address, for the puraosoof
giving publicity to tlio same, tbroagh the'public
press.
W. h PBARMAN, ,
JOHN N, WII-L1AMS0N,
CHARLES 3,fHOOPER,
A, B. GREENWOOD,
JOSHUA CHOICE, ■ ?■ :
N. G. FOSTER,
GEO. ANDERSON, '
J. M. CALHOUN,
F.^BALDWIN,
CHARLES D. DAVIS,
YOUNG J. LONG;
rcoeun to suppose, or for one moment to believe,
that the Presidcnr of the United Slates ever eon-
templatcd such a departure ftom ’dio usages of alt
ids predecessors and Ids often avowed principles;
pstn descend from Ilia high sintiqu, nuu enter tlie
'arena, ns a political partisan, to throw bis official
influence and power into the contest for any one.—
Yet lids letter will bo seized upon, or a letter of
license, for othere, in official smiions, to do it.—
lienee, we repeat, the Cuming cpnicstwill be be
tween tho people nnd official power.
The more wo reflect upon Iliis document the
more we regret llmt die. president did not perse
vere yet n while longer, lo "abstain," ftom oveiy
thing that fnuld be construed iqlo nn " interfer
ence with the elective franchise," “and leave tho,
people to the exercise of ilicir sacred tights,” that
most ecrlniiily belong to them, and which they
will not tqmely eurrcndcr, nt nny .man’s dirto-
lion.
We, however, do not. rlrcnd tho fury of this,
threatening storm. We have yet nerve enough
In look upori it' wiih cooilndiireroupo. Woalwuvs
have been, we are, and shall continue jo;bc, to the
Inst, on the sido of tlio People, end for n.i free, un
biassed, exerejso of thbir constitutional- rights.—
Let the sloriri' gntlter, ibeni since gather it must,
and vent its furv. W'lio.n its impoterit.rngb is.ex
hausted, the political hlmostplioro will become pu
rified, mid hculilinnd prosjieriiy will ngbin breiidio
ilicir hauling Influence upon the people. Here-
ufleri hi n mnro convenient season, tvo will-re
view this letter, ns its importance merits, without
fenrorluvbr.
DkcATUR, 19th Mgrch,' 1835.
Gentlemen—I have received your note,-reques
ting to be furnished,with n copy ofthe cfcargo do-
iivered to tlio Grand Jury of this county, at tho ri
pening of the present term of tlie court. I have
no copy of that charge, hut will avail myself of-
the earliest opportunity lo lurdisli you with tlio
subsinnce thereof, which If you deem it to hoof
ony importance, you arc nt liberty to Use as you
please.
1 am with much respect, your obedient servant,
HIRAM WARNER.
Messrs. IP. J. Pearman, John N, Williamson,
Cluirltt J, Hoomr, A. B. Greenwood, Josiah
Choice, N: G. Fouler, George D. Anderson, J.
JW. Calhoun, F. Baldwin, Charles D. Davis,
Young J. Long,
importance 7 This court when established, will
consist .of three Judges, whose duty it will he to
investigate and determine matters of law only.—
The decisions of. this court will, bo authoritative,
settle controverted points-of law, and ho published
for the benefitof die people. Justices of tho Infe
rior Coutls, as well as Jnslices^oflhe Peace, will
be informed thereby, what is the law of the land,
and not bo dependent upon others for information,
as to what is the law. ’ Uniformity in the adminis
tration of iho laws will prevail in all the Circutts--
Ufc,.Hborty, and property, will be protected from
hasty and erroneous decisions, made by the Cir
cuit Judges—'Legislation will be curtailed—one
third of die cases which now crowd our dockets,-
ariso from the uncertainty which prevails as to
what is 'the law. Parties institato suits while one
Judge is upon tho bench, and fail to recover— an
other Judge is elected, liis successor, who perhnps
may entertain n different.\Lew of the law, and the
same suits are again instituted. - Nobody knows
what will do declared to be the law—hence, eve
ry man who has an imaginary right, is anxious to
try liis luck—there is nothing settled—^every thing
oppertaimng.lo the administration of the law, is
uncertain, , Such a stale of,things in .the opinion
of tho court; should not exist among a people,
who profess to have a constitution, end laws fur
their government.' The court felt it to bo its doty
to oallyonr attention to this subject, leaving.you
lorfeclly free, to express your own opinions, in ro-
alion to it,.feoling assured, that, the opinion, of so
respectable a body of men -as you. are, will be en
titled to very high-respect among vonr fellow-old
In the courao of the trial, sever-d physicians
were called noon to testily, with regard to her
physical condition, and her moral accountability.
After a deliberate investigation, they expressed an
opinion that to judge from the answers wliich she
gave to questions, as well as from the conformation
o/ her cranium, she was hot deficient in intellect,
bqt that according to the principles of the celebra
ted Dr. Gall, the organs of Secreliventss and De
structiveness were monstrously developed. ■ She
Was condemned to an imprisonment nf 12 years.
•The science of Phrenology Iras been introdu
ced into the French Courts m several instances,
and has been acknowledged as a science by seve
ral eminent members of the bar, among others,
the celebrated Dupin, now President of thoCham-
ber of Deputies.
extract of the charue
There is nnotlicr. subject, in which von, as well
as tlio whole people of die Stale, are deeply inter
ested, to die consideration of Which, the Court de
sires m call your ntleorirtf). it is not g. political
question, but one which is intimately connected
witlt die administration ofthe laws ofthe country.
Although custom may furnish precedents for tlie
discussion of political subjects by; Grand Jurors,
and die expression of their opinions in their pre
sentments-, yet, in the opinion ofthe Court, tlio
discussion nf such questions cannot be considered
Un favorable to-nn impartial administration of iho
laws. Every man, when he upproartics the
sanciuery ol justice, (whatever may-bo. his politi
cal or religious opinions) should feel a confidence,
drat bis rights will bo respected nnd properly ad
judicated, and no'net should be done, on the part
of iliriso charged wiih the. administration of the
lows, calculated to weaken that eoufidenco. Wo
are to administer tlio laws lor the benefit of the
whole people, not for n part only. The last Le
gislature by a constitutional -majority, passed an
net, altering (he constitution of the state, so far,
as to ntfdiorizc tlio establishment of n Court for
die correction: of errors in law,- only,^.'Before the
proposed nlterutiim in the conslltufirih ijn take
eflect, tho Act contemplating the change, must re
ceive the sanction of two-thirds of both.branches of
the next Legislature. 1 Tlie magnitude of lira evils
wiiieh oxist, under the present loriij of our judi
ciary (for it cannot be called' a system) is readily
acknowledged by every Intelligent citizen. There
are ten Judicial districts in the .Slate. Tlie laws
in each district are as differently construed, and
administered, as the several Judges Who adminis
ter tlio same, may happen to difier in opiuiun, as
to what is the law. Tho evidence oPtirio by
which our follow-citizenshold their.proper, differs
when wo cross tho boundary-line of tho different
Circuits. In this very Court, a question arose, as
io what constituted a sealed instrument. . During
the smite riding; the same question arose, in tlio
pcmulgeo Circuit. The Judge of tlie Cowola
Circuit determined'tho question one way and tne
Judge ofthe Ocmulgi-.O;Circuit, determined, tlio
same question differently, liutli east s, were la-
‘Ttw Union of tho Stoics, ond tho Sovereignty of till! Stoics."
- Prohi the New Vnrk Star.
,* VIRGINIA.
Mr. Ritchie liud better keep Iris temper add not
vent Iris spleen upon mo—ho will require nil that
teinpr-r tobotir hitirthrough Ilia coming trials—tlie
udlumof tiufttiil, mill the double odium of success
—tho ntieihpt to soil Ills proud end honorable stato
in nn intriguer, rlntl dtu uimtumely tlint. nwarts
him should lie speoeeil ln bis plans. Ho is vyel-
i.-Oaie Ui uii die ticiiefils wliieli the stale calumny
of being bought by llto hank can . olliml hint—it is
the miaernhln st.-imlittg mid stagnant chargo
brought by tho lvilchdri Cahiiict against'every
map .who would not su'rionder' (he country into the
hands of tlcSpots i the puotop notes of tho collar
tram nnilttipomlinricc.
Mr. Ritchie says “ lie repels tho v|lo tnsinua-
tiorri dial Vim Huron is trying to purchase the lend
lug men of Virginia by promises of preferment;"
We did not mettit Iter Tuzcweils, autj Tylers, and
Lelglis, and Archers, and oilier honest arigiual
friends ofGott. Jncksou. btu.her time serving pol- ,. g . ......
idctuns, wtto, with Rilcltio nt her lioad, have boen I lien boforo ail die Judges - ini- Convention, and
studying in tho Van.Huron school— if should have after investigating the law upon the subject, fivo
rend tho " would-be" leading men of Virginia.—t of the Judges sneiained the decision made in the
And is-it mtcmpt.cd lo deny, ibis ? Ifuvc. npi t'wp-
Virgininhs been sounded on (lie eulueci-ofilie Vico
Presidency 7 Id .nm minister to England promi
sed to one, ntid R t.-liio's son ns Secretory ofLo-
gnd in; ami hnvo not odieis had prqimscs of Of-
liee'ih rcvetsimi 7 If Mr. Van iiureit does not e-
SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD,
We copy Trom the CfhariostoU- Patriot pf tho
4tlt inst. the following information, relative to the
increasing prosperitv of this undertaking, and hope
it will not be long before we can give the same
gratifying statement, of the receipts of tho Rail
Road between this city- and Athens. It says:—
"Tlie increasing travel and trnnsportotioh on onr
Rail Rond, since the commencement of the tiros:
ontyear, hove exceeded the most qangiiUio ex-
pcctadons of its .projectors.nnd those who have
been its steady friends through good and evil re
port. The actual receipts furnish the beBt .criteri
on of its prosperity, nnd such is tho increasing bu
siness's ofthe road—no bcUeficial lias it been found
in tho extension ofthe business of Chnrtston—that
it is intended to augment the power employed on
it grently beyond its present amount, by tho com
mencement of the ensuing fall business. We
have transcribed from iho hooks of the Office u
comparative view of the receipts of the road for
tho first three mouths of the yoars 1834 aud 1835.
1834. 1835.
January 84,229 January $13,125.
February 8,174. February 14,875
March 11,988 March 17,459
$24,391 . - $45,459
It wiil be secen from the above comparison that
tlie rcqeipls for the first threo months of the present
year are nearly double whzt they wero in the cor
responding period of ihe year 1834. This, is' ex
clusive of tho amount received for currying.tho
Mail?- "
The nttmbor of Passengers (exclusive of those,
in the Company’s service) from tlie 1st of April
1834 to tho 1st of April 1835, Iran been " twonty
nine thousand two hundred n.nd forty eight.!’
On the 2d inst. "ono hundred ond forty one"
Passengers went up by the Steam Car, William
Aikou, yielding $U07,38.—Constitutionalist,
RELIGIOUS DENOMINAlioNS.
According to the Salem Gazette the denomina
tion of Catholics in theUtrilcd States is about 500,-
000 or about one twenty-eighth-part of the popu-
latioq.,' The Calvinistic Baptists aro hambered at
2,743,453, nearly one sixth part of ourjpopulafion
on the supposinan that the United States out-
.brace fourteen millions within their borders.-—:
The Methodist Episcopal Church is set down at
2,G00,000, more than one sevendt port of oor pop
ulation. Tho Presbyterian General Assembly-is
estimated at 1,800,900 orono eighth of our popu
lation. The Congregational orthodox as reckon
ed at 12,60,000, unotwenticth pan.; The Protes
tant Episcopal is rated nt 800,000, nnd tht Univer-
solists number 500,000, ubont tho same as tho
Catholics.
COliBlMiVS:
Friday Morning, April W, 1835.
TnE Circuit Court of Alabama for Rnsscl coun
ty co'mmmenced its sitting-on Monday last.—
Judge Hunter presiding. Tlie lndiantliat recent
ly kilterf Joe Mareltall, has we understand been
tried, convicted, and condemned to be hanged, ort
tho 15th of ffext month.
FIRE IN THOMASTON, UPSON CO. GA.
On Sunday night, the 12th inst. abnut 11 o'
clock the roof of the public house owned by Mr,
A. F. Edwards, was discovered to be on fire, sup
posed to have caught front Bparks from die chim
ney, lighting on thq shingles, aqd there being no
means at hnnd to extinguish the flames; in a few
momenta the whole ofthe buildings .on the north
side of the square including two public houses,
soveral extensive stocks of dry goods, in short, the
best improved and most beautiful part of tlie vil
lage was a heap of smouldcritig ruins. The store
of Mr. llcul on the North-east, nnd the houses
on die Norlli West check corners wero also
consumed. The property destroyed lias been
estimated at upwards of Forty Thousand Dol
lars, a greater part of which was not insured
We are informed that Mr. Edwards had n s’.,ort
dmo since eifected an insurance on bis property,
to the amount $3,500, in this -place, Titus has
the fairest portion of one of tlio most beautiful vil
lages in Western Georgia been destroyed for the
want, it may bo, of a few buckets and ladders.—
We sympathize deeply with the sufferers, and sin
cerely hope ilicir loss may be a warning to others,
to prepare in time against such calamitous occur
rences. '
ocen ,vo .o the belief that their lives and property
would bo os secure there as elsewhere, hut no
sooner do they tonqh tho soil, than they fin! an
agent with an armed ban d at liis Heels, to force
theth from dieir homes, arid spill their hioarL
-'Agreat deal has been said nhon.t the prescriptive
policy nnd persecuting spirit ofthe State Rights
party. Havo they in tho most daring of their as
saults' upon tho rights and lives of others furn
ished a parallel instance of enormity, to the one
perpetrated for “opinions sake” by some of thei?
very peace-loving adversaries in the county Of
Murray 7 Tho Agent avowed his hostility to Ri
ley on account of hisjiolitical principles, and for
litis very good reason robs him of ins money ,.& cn.-
deavorsto murder him. Can such conduct be
tolerated, or shall it bo an excuso in the slander*"
oushmguage of Bishop "that the State or Gear-.
gin fired tho gun 7" Shall this foul imputation
rest upon the State. Wo hope for her honor that
it will not. , Wo remarked last week that wo had
nt> language to convey our ideasof tho basoness of
thq transaction,' and wo have nono now- Lot
each one, unprejudiced by party feeling, road
What follows, and if all do not come to the same
conclusion witlt oprsolves, they aro further lost to
a sense of cruelty and injustice than wo are yet
willing to believo. ■
TO THE PUBLIC.
There being many erroneous reports concern
ing the transaction detailed in the following state
ment, Mtave deemed it necessary to present to
the public a suceittct account ol tlio foots. I can-
ndt for a ntoment believe, tlint tltis flngmoits out-
ra«c upon the rights of the citizen, under color ot
law, nnd under pretence nf Executive sanction,
can be viewed witlt indifference by roy feUow-cit
izens, or approbated by the Governor. The facta
are these i ' , W,' „
1 became a boSrdor with Josepli Vona, a Lbcr*
okee, residing near Spring Place,in Murray cotn> .
ty, in Oelober ltist, and continued to. lioaru 'tviilx
him up to the 2d March nit. when tho- outrage
herein stated took place.
On the23d Fcbrnnry last. Mrs. \T ttnn - j„
absence of hor husband,- receive^ a wrlueh notico
to quit the possession of tho l'\’;, from Wiliionx N-
Bishop, ono of the Agents q£ d ie State of Geor
gia, appoirited by tho Gj-;ernor, under the law qF
1834. This was d”'ue without any request fronts
the drawer, or any 'verson holding or claiming un
der him, It; w'os known that one Kinchen AV-'
Hargrove, b-oibcrtoZ. B. HargroveJ'lmdobtifti-
ed a certificate from Win. N. Bishop, with ,the
view of obtaining the grant from MiUedgevillcfrim
consequonce of which, the grant issued sntnetmko
in Fabruary, upon his application. Tltis lot, on
wliich Josepli Vann resided, is an Indian improve
ment., afid liis right of occupancy not forfeited byv
ait,y provision of tlie laws of Georgia, Itiskuown
as lot No. 224, Qilt district and 3d' section, and
drawn by n Mr. Turley of Wurren; it contains a.
spacious" two story brick house, and many onr
houses, audits very valuable, particularly os a
tublic stand. It had been returned as a fraudo-
ent draw by Major Bullock, whoso sciro facias
had obtained a preference by being fiM".filed—it.
was also returned by Z. 'B. Hargrbvo, as informer,.,
in a second sciro facio3.
Such was the sitontion of the lot, on the 88th
March, when William N. Bishop, as Agon’t, and.
acting under color of tlio State’s authority, sum
moned some twenty men, and placed in their,hands-
leetioneor ill Virginia with the patronage of the
people, oh w lint does he fitmtd Ins claims 7 On
groat public services 7 Wltorn uro they 7 On
ids puUiiettl consistency 7 lie lihs supjtortcd all
sidec—to day against Madison—to-mofrow in iris
Itvor—this webk' ngttlnst sin very—the next in fa
vor qf preventing il—now n friend of Adams, nnd
tho next of Jackson. Tlio fickle wind that blows
on nil it meets is not more Inconsistent. It is for
his great projects of inlorn'nl improvement—liis
immntso services to tlio commercial and uiamtftic-
utrlng '.interests—Ids' powerful literary abilities
ond scientific arguments—liis services in tlio field
or in tho cabinet 7 No, no s ho has done nothing
—ho lakes the field, armed witlt t)io publio patron
age, and the only question lie asks is “how-muthV'
lUfitkio knows this to be Into—Knows it n6 well
as I do, aud, ns lie snys, lto is not '.bought, unit wifi
not nrerpt any riling IVom Van Bttrett, let ns
know the indirect interest ho litis in thus cheating
liis own filultf-In carrying on it canvass under
the name nf • the right of instmetlon'-ffhe ‘httok’-
tlip ‘veto,' '&e..&'e. wlleh lie knows tile true object
ami result to be Van Huren, or anti-Fun Huron 1
Wberonro the'original friumls of “A. Jackson,’
when ititcliie at the request of Van Huren. con-
sotHetl to snppi.it hint,—Tyler, Tuzewoll, Leigh,
Braiich,' Iroduilt Berrien, McLnnc, Ctilhnun,
Hmidltini, McUutlie, Verplnnk, Wilde, Seldeit,
Areiter, liighnni, nml it lin-a of other men 7 siicri
feed to appease the intriguing ambition ofthe little
magician. Is tint Mr. Bicltic satisfied witlt liav-'
ing "floored," If that term bo ndmissiblo, thu groat
uten nf the country, nml elevated tho little con
temptible. iruckliug spirits ol tlio day, but must lie
endeavor to bring ins own high-minded state to
the feet nf Van Ilmen 7 For sirame,’ sir : for
shame. You will derive noitltcr honor nor profit
from rite issue. .V '
Mr.' llUehie is not ignorant tifour stiflerings in
tltis Btiitc, from tho ty tunny of the Albany Regen
cy; lie knows, foJ-'Ynn Bttrett lias iitnoculutetl
huu with the Regency virus, that in Now York.
170,000 electors of character, intelligence and
wealth have no voice in the governmentlie
u.„m,*.iluit n.hmidftil oCeorrupi nten nt Albany,
control the Legislature ofthe sum— us tmrtoij, it,
offices, ami its revenues; aud ho knows, ‘llmt liko
tyrants, ‘tlioy exercise tlint powor; yet lie would
calmly make thu Albany Regency, Lords of Vir
ginia: ho would imiko that wretched cubal rulers
over his native slate.
Sluves, as tvo feel we are, in this slate, it is a
duty, nny, n chnrity, to lilt a warning voice to
Virginia, mid other states, to bewnro how they
.place lltoir freemen in our condition. I have done
so, as a matter of duty, .not interest;—knowing
our own fute, others are cautioned against falling,
or milter walking into the same pit. I took with
nstonishineiit nt Virghlin, iu finding n single man
who con be thus cheated and hood winked—thus
collared nml chained, and marked nnd labelled, in
the service ofVan Buren. Let the true question
I™, 1 , 10 "very man at tlio Itustiugs next -week
Vim liuren or anti-Vtin Bttrett 7—let . that be tho
text, ami tlie result caimot be doubtful, -
Mr. Ritchie asks mo to pledge myself not t- ac
cept othco front tlie next President, and he oilers
to pledge himself to the same courao. I’ll do no
such thing. The offices aro rite property of lire
peoplu—-tiro President is only the agent aud trus-
tpc, mid buund by his oath to distribute them for
tile lieneiu ofthe country; tliev'uro as much mu
offices as they are the Prcsidcut’s. Lot Mr, Ritch
ie, therefore, disfranchise Itiujself, if be' pleases,'
aud toko sub irosa reward of “ twine, brown paper,
and ertra altoivanees," should ho smuggle tn liis
man. I go for overy tiling oiten, fair upt{ abuve
board. -
We’ve searched in vain aquurto voiumn,
For four short lines to fill this column.
But finding none—in nature’s spite
We’re doom’d ouraelve* lira lines to w-tils.
r.u t’ft. Uircuirm, -and - tivn auhtainetf the de-
tlon of tlio Ocmttlgee Circuit. Neithor 'de
cision being overruled 'by the opinion of a
mujorlty; both staud—and that which would
mulgeu Circuit, would bo declared not to be
be ■ considered a sealed instrument in the Oc-
snclt in tlio Coweta Circuit, and also in the differ
ent Circuits, ns the Judges may differ in opinion.
This is no imaginary picture. Such a stale of
things actually exists, nnd tlint too among a peo-.
tile who profess tube governed by the same laws.
The presiding Judge of the Circuit, is frequently
called upon, to pronounce the law, arising ftom
rite most complicated statement of facts, or upon a
new point presented; involving n large amount of
property—liberty, und oven life, in tlio absence of
nil authority, without reflection, and ini tho hurry
of badness, merely from his general recollection
of tlio law. The widow and the orphan, mny be
deprived of ilicir property, the subject of liis liber
ty, mid the life, nf a fellow being forfeited, by an
orroncous'judgtuent ofthe law, yet there is nore-
viow, there lies no appeal, bnt'to the judgment
sqnt of heaven. Subsequent examination, and in
vcHtigation, may convince tho Judge of lus error,
but too late to correct it. Tito dccreorhns gono
forth,, the judgment of tlie laws has.been cxccutod
the executioner hns performed his Sad office, and
tlio victim is a lifeless corps.] at liis feet—in this
boasted laud ofliberty. is it necessary to urge fur
ther argument in favor of tlie proposed reformation
of our Judiciary 7 Threo main objections have
heretofore been urged (nnd the court regrets to say
successfully urged) against the proposed change
in. tho Constitution of tlio Suite. First; That the.
establishment of « Court for iho correction of errors
would remove the uublicjiisticoof the.'country at a
distance from llic' great body of tho peoplu. So-
ciiudly, Because it would produce extraordinary
delny, in the itilmihislriition of lira laws: -Third,
Because the establishment uf such a court, would
be calculated to benefit, the rich, nt tho expense of
the jtoorer dnkses of the cguitniitiity.' To remedy
tlio first objection, it is provided in the Act of
the Legislature that the State shull ho divided in
to fivo Judiciul districts, and that the courts shall
bolieid.inonchdistrict, allcast once iu each year
—near tire centre itftlio same. To provide against
tlie second objection, it isdcclarcd, that when a
cause shall be carried up to tho Supreme Court,
if tho parties shall not bo ready to dispose of the
same, ut the first form thereafter, (unless for una-
-voitlable providential cause) the same shall bo dis
missed, and the decision in tlio Circuit Court, stand
confirmed. The iliirtl objection, it is believed up,
on oxaminntiim, Iras no foundation in fact, nnd
tho establishment of such n court, so far from
producing the conscqucncia amitipnled by somo,
will have if direct tendency, to protect- tlie poor
and wcak.ogninst tiro encrouchmouts of the strong,
tlie rich nnd tlie powerful. In every community,
tho wcaltlty, and tiro strong, are able to protect
themselves. Their condition in life, gives them
superior influence over tho poor,' end obscure citi
zen. Place tlie wcaltlty, aud paorcitizeu before a
court, nml jury rtf the country, and wlut of thq two,
will bo calculated to Imve tlio most influence—
who of the two, will eland most in uced of iho
administration of the stern, unbending principles
of tlio law to protect his rights 7 Tho cxncrienco
of every mail will hear testimony, that it is the
poor.hud weiik win, need the arm tiftlic; Judipia-
ry, to shield'and protcclthctn.. Hones the Jutti-
ctary lias been properly called •’ llto sheet anchor
of American liberty, tho bulwark of freedom."—If
auy oue portion ofthe petplo is more tieeply'iiiter-
•Jsted Ilian anbther, in the uniform administration
ofthe laws, it is the poor mtdwpnk—Who when
wronged nml oppressed by, their richVaod more
powerful neighbors, can fly to the sanctuary ofthe.
luw, oud demand witlt ennfiderfee,' ijs protection—
In every well regulated community, vtbero life
rights nf iho people aro’defined and guarantied by
law. fhB’rirrrcdivnrenrh a frlhiiint) fia 'iKn nm>
The Republics* Psa-cr—This designation
fo’rtneriy’had a deflnite political meaning, in re
ference tu political principles. It i? now used by
tho administration journals, Without any such
meaning, but only ns a cant word for political ef
fect. ' They apply it to all those who support their
favorito men. The. republicans aro those who
support the present administration, right or wrong.
Of course, they support the proclamation, the
force hill,, the protest, proscription for opinion’s
sake, and the unlimited control of the Prestdem
over the public money. These principles, more
anti-republican by far than the fcderalisism of a
former day, constitute the republicanism which is
now infavur. Is it not astonishing that a journal
ofthe standing of tho Richmond Enquirer should
adopt this slang, and thus aid in the. abusa of
terms, and confusion of idoas 7
Tuseatoosa Expositor,
The President of the United States hast wo loam
boen more or less indisposed in health for the last
week.—Nat Intel.
law, thc ncccssity orsuch a tribunal, as.'the one
contemplated, lias beep long since demonstrated
by the incoiitestible evideuce of experience. Thq
other Stales ofthe Union yielding to such neces
sity, have established courts for the correction of
errors in Inw. Am the Circuit Judges in Georgia
Iks felllble, lltbu lira Judges in other States—aqd
The last London New Monthly Magazine has
an article, srtid to be from the pen of an American,
entitled “General Jackson,” in which tho writer
ea ys—“immediately on his inauguration, lie turned
out itiexorRuly every officer of the government,
from (lie highest noxt himself, to tho clerks in the
post offices,fond rewarded liis partisans with tho
places. Offering no pretence of excuso or apolo
gy however, He is quite abovo that. His reasons
were openly avowed ; he thought that .where
there was in advantage in his gift, his friends had
tlie first claim. And a sacrificing business he
would have madoofit, if America had not been a
country where a man may turn bis hand to any
thing at half a day’s notice."
Remarkable cruelty ire a Child.—A late
number of d French Periodical, gives an interest
ing account of q case of remarltablo cruelly in o
child- The circumstances, resemble somewhat
the caso of Major Mitchell, of Portland, the boy
whom our readers will reeolldet was lately sen
tenced to seven years, h'ard laborin the State prisr
on.fgr wanton croolty to a school fellow. Our
readers will also recollect that the connsol forMitch-
ell John Neal, labored hard but unsuccessfully in
this case,’to introduce the science of Phrenolngy
into the courts of Justice, the boy’s head, being of
a peculiar formation—the organ of Destructive'
ness being unusually largo.*
Honorific Gillols, s airij hardly eleven ycara of
age, was tried before tho Court flf Assise in tho
Department of L’Orno on a charge of having,
within the short space of four days, thrown into a
deop will, two infant children belonging to the
neighbors, and of having attempted to drown a
third, in a fountain, who was nearly ofthe same
age and size with herself! , ’!....
ft appeared in evidence, that jjju Was horn of
parents iu the lowest grade of society, who had
never instructed her in morality or religion. Her
father treated, lior with grent brutality, and her
mother neglected to cultivate her mind. It fur
ther appeared that Hoaorine evinced a erne! dis
position even in her' earliest childhood. She
seemed to delight in tormenting her playmates;
to throw dust ia tboir eyes, or to rub their naked
limbs with nettles, constituted a principal source
of her amusement.
IVhon she was asked by the presiding Judge,
why she attcnipted lb ihrow Emile Gouchnpd in
to tho fountein, whoa the little girl wps quenching
her thirst, site answered, “ Because. I - wished to
drown her.” .The spectators shuddered, and her
counsel alarmcdrorthe consequences, said, that
she had not understood tho question proposed,—
"I understood the .question perfectly," rejoined
HorioiiLe, colmnly, “ arid I repeat that it was my
iutentiuu tn drown tho little Emile.”
During the examination of the "witnesses, the
prisoner viewed the proceedings of tho Court with
great indifference, but when the counsel for . the
government in his closing remarks compared her
to Papnvoiue nnd Leger—wretches who had been
convicted of ihe most horrible cruelties, Honorine
listened with attention, her eyes sj>arKle*I, and she
showed sj'inptonis of deep feeling.
THE PROVERB. ...
The Standard of Union siys that the time was
when the nullifiers claimed all the talents, but
“that proverb will no longer be heard in Israel.”-
And why hot brother Tommy 7 If it wero iruq
heretofore, why is not so now 7' Hath thy doscr
tio'n thrown the preponderance of intellect into the
scale of the other party 7 Whilst you acted with
tho nullifiers thoy then claimed all the talents of
the State,'but so soon as you basely betrayed
them and unfurled your banner of war against
them, the.proverb ceases to be true. Doubtless
when Arnold proved traitor to thecausri ofliborty,
ho flattered himself that ho left in tho American
ranks no genuine courage or patriotism—all fled
witlt him. And so porliaps with thee, Tommy—
yon imagine that the withdrawing of tho efful
gence of your genius from our ranks has left us
in fitter darkness—that we lost ia thee, our beacon
light. But really wb do not know that rite cause
of freedom suffered much by tlie desertion of
Arnold, neither are we conscious of any serious
injury which it has sustained by thy desertion.
The only difference whicli wo can perceive lic-
betwoen thee and the' aforesaid veracious patriot
is that, whilst no was attached to the American
army ho rendered some little servico and was no
bly wounded in defenco of his country, but we
cannot justly accuse thco of rendering sorvicc to
any pnrty but thyself, or to any cause but thy own
Verily Tommy when with us, tliou waste shining
light; but it was the fox fire light pf rotten-wood,
and now thou art against us, thy light still sliineth,
bnt it only serves to make tlie Beotian darkness of
thy party tho more visible. We cannot deplore
thy loss, or envy tho enemy their,new acquisition,
for thou art nt best but, an ignh-futuus; a light
that ehiacth but to lead astray.
In our last number wb alluded to the conteuts of
iho following address of Spencer Riley to the
public,and promised to publish it this week, as part
ofthe disgraceful history of these dcsjoinied times.
Few States in tho confederacy have been mure'
taunted than this, for iter unwise and time serving
legislation, and none of late more justly. In days
past, it was our pride fo aid in warding off these
jibes, and to attempt'ns far as possible to excuse
tho wronged and insulted people of our native-
home, from the censure and sarcasms of those,
who ignorant of our condition, could form no just
estimate ol “Georgia’s favorite policy." Thq days
of tfreir defenco are past, ami wo are left without
oven tlio semblance of a shield to ward off the
hard blown of censure, heretofore so lucessanlly i
aimed at tho folly arid baseness of our public au
thorities, Power wh“n placed ia irresponsible
.hands, will always ho abused. Bad laws badly
administered lend to oppression in every country,
and nothing better than tho result depicted boluw,
could have been expected frqnvn law; which vir
tually abrogated the wltolo judiciary ofthe State,
and nlaced the lives, the fortunes and the peace of
the people, in a large distrlctpfcountry, in the un
hallowed keepiag of u petty agent. Govornor
Lumpkin, let .it bo well remembered, prostituted
tho high office he holds,-to the vilo purpose of dis
gracing a co-ordinate branch of the government,
and used the whole of his power, personnl, politi
cal, and official, to effect the passage of the statute
under color of which, his .instruments have ac
ted iu this shameful transaction. Although the
act nevercould havo passed without tlie assistance
of bis partisans in tho legislature, and although
there is no excuso for subserviency to . men in
power, yc.t the great moverof mischief, tho prime
instigatqr of a murderous policy should bo held
responsible for its ruinous results. That the agent
acted without law to justify him, that lie went
backed by an tinned force and for no. sufficient
reason did willingly nnd tyith high hand endeavor
to overawe aad minder a respectable citizen, that
ho and his associates did act with cruelty and in
difference to human suffering, -unworthy a horde
of savages, are facts set forth by Mr. Riley, in
tqrms if appears to us, as (mid as tlio outrage will,
justify. Mjhat are the people or Qeorgialikely t0
coma to 7 They have been invited to' rtiovo to
amlsctiie ifpon the- Chbtokbc land*,
the musltets confided to him bythe Governor, for
another purposo, and furnished them with atnmu-
nition, came over to Mr. Vann’s, at tlio head, of
his guard, resolved to clear tlio house nnd put liis
brother Absalom Bishop in possession, who after
wards oponed a public houso. Some articles of
Mr. Vatioyot remained iu tho house, and he was.
icrmilted to occupy by sufferance a small room ;
[ occupied a room in the second story, at tlio head
of tho emirs. This armed force was accompanied,
by ono Kinelten W. Ilargrovo, a Eort of deputy
to Bishop. 'When they approached rite houso f
enquired of Wm. N. Bishop what all tltis meant,
and stated to him that ho itnd given Mrs. Vann
until Saturday to remove. Ho replied that Joshua
Holden wa? the Agent. This mail Holden is no
torious in the upper part of the State for his vice*-
and subserviency to Bishop. Upon receiving thro
reply from \\ T m,. N. Bishop; I enquired of Hol
den if he Was rigent for the drawer ; he replied,
" no,, I nm agent for Mr. Hargrove! and have n
power of attorney from hint.!’ Hargrove ltd not
pretend to have any title or claim to the; loti its d"J
rived from or through the drawer. Convinced at
I was that this was ail a trick to get Vann out ot
tho house, and to pul me out, unlawfully and frau
dulently, in order to get possession for Absalom
Bishop, 1 demanded of Win. N.. Bishop to ecc th's
f lat and grant, and liis authority for -thus acting,
le.replied that " Holden was seeking tho posscs-
siori.” but exhibited no authority,mud there was
no agent of thr drawer, or any person claiming
under him,'seeking possession.
Wm. N. Bishop rushed in tho house with his
S iard, and commanded them topresont their arms
aving somo things'in the room 1 occupied, I went
up to take care of thorn. I heard Bishop demand
possession of Vann, who answered that ho Con
sidered himself out of possession from tho nton-
dny previous. “ Where is that d—d rascal Ri
ley 7 was the enquiry of Bishop. The reply
was, he is in his room. By this time I lrad got to
tlie head of tlio stairs, and called om to Bishop,
that “ there was no Use for any violent measures
or for bloodshed, for if lie would acknowledge ho
had taken forcible possession from’me, ho could
throw my tilings out of doors. His reply was,
" hear that d——-d rascal; present arms and march
upstairs, and tin) first man who gets a glimps nt
him, shoothhn down,"' -Upon hearing those or
ders giVcn to liis guard, I thought it high limo to
defend myself as well us I could, and exclaimed,
“ tho first man that advances to obey Bishop’s or
ders, I will kill," One man named .Winters, na
itinerant carpenter, advanced Up stairs, with loa
ded musket, and his valliant commander behind
him. As spon as they saw mo they fired upon
inc and fell back ; I then fired too. Tltoir shot
slightly tvounded mo in my hand and. arms, and
immediately after ten ortwelve.moskets were fired
at me, but being protected by tlio stairs their shot,
took no effect} I being out of sight, thov aimed nt
the 'place where they supposed I was," arid shot
the banisters to pieces. '* t'uen “resonled a gun in
sight, todeterthe.--o', ' an( j £ pre-
rent it nosptb.a ;| 10 accomplishment of theif JJW**
uorous design, when a rifle was fired by AbsalodJ
Bishop—the. trail struck my gun and split it, one
partol It striking meglaneingly on my forehead,
just abovo my right eye, and iragmontsofit woun
ded mo in several other places in my facet "I de
sired litem to “ boar witness who shot tho rifle,
for I had been severely wounded; WmV N; Bish
op called out tauntingly " the State of Georgia
Snot that gun," After I; was thus wounded, and y
bleciliug freely, I. approached the door ofthe room
no J called out to them that I was severely, woeu-
ded, and they could come and tako my'firms
As soon as I showed mysolf several more mus
kets were fired at me; ono shot struck me bn 'tho
left check, nuothcr wounded mo severely on tho
forehead, and another went through the door over
my head.
During tltis extraordinary outrage, Wm. N.
Bishop was heard frequently exclaiming, “kill
the d-—d rascal, wc have, no use for nullifiers in
tltis country,” and Ii. W. Hargrove also often
exclaimed 1 should ‘-•comedown dead or alive.”
Wm. N. Bisltopqlsoprocured a flaniingfire-brand,
nnd throw it upon the platform or tlie stairs, ex
claiming that ho would bnm him out or burn him
U P’, , , ter the fire bad made somo progress, and
probably recollecting that if the horise was des
troyed Absalom Bishop would have no house to
occupy, Vann was requested to go up and extin
guish the fire. .
Being much debilitated from loro of blood, I laid;
down on the bed. They soon otter enforoij my
room and Seized my desk and papora, os' if I had
been a utulefttctor. I desired them to permit mo
to ptR-up my papers in my secretary, nnd to lock
«• Ilargrovo replied, «let him put what ho pleas-
er.in rite desk, but don’t let hint' take nny thing
Qut.” I had $110 in money in tho desk.' After
I had lockcdit, they took tho keys from mo and
the desk also, under the pretext that .they would
secure the costs. The money I acres sale after
wards.