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Stnte of Geo.—Liberty County.
■BY Elijah Baker, Clerk of the Court ofOrdinu !
.■ ■ ry for said county.
James Dors-y, and tSaruh Smyiie, have appli\sl t
for lSlars.of aiUninistration of the goods and chat
tels, rights and credits, that were of Archibald Siny
lie, late of said court'V. deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and j
singular, the kindred and enditors of the said (fit ,
ceased, to file their objections, fff any there be) in my |
office at flinesvitle, on or before the first Monday, in •
May next, otherwise the said letters may be granted j
as applied for.
Given under iny hand and seal at Hinosville, in said |
county, this fourth day of J/nreli, in the year
L. S. of our Lamd, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, :
and irt tlie sixty third year of American Inde- .
pendenc-. . I
pa 9 E. BAKER, C. C O. L C
(ieorglft—Camden Couuly.
“WKT HERKAS, Joseph Thomas, applies tor let- j
ff ters of adininistration of the goods, chattels, |
rights, and credits of Dyman Darrow, late of said
county, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of the sad de
ceased, to file their objections (if uny they have) in !
the office of the. Clerk of the Court of Ordinary at ‘
Jefferson, within the time prescribed by law, other- j
wise the said Joseph Thomas may obtain the letter* ;
applied for
Given under the h rnd mid seal of the clerk at i
L. S. said Court, this sixth day of February, !
eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.
np 9 JOHN BAII .EY, C. C. O. C. C
Fifty Dollar* Howard.
RANAWAY from the subscriber in Hamburg
ort thetjfkh, February, his negro man THOMAS,
he is about 88 years of age, five feet 10 inches high, j
dark complected, and pleasant countenance. He is •
a blacksmith by trade, and has doubtless procured j
free papers from some person, and has gone to work j
nt that business either in South Carolina or G-orgin. t
He is in at l probability lurking abotti Savannah, ft
-1 understand he engaged in the steauiltoat “Thorne.’ j
When he left, he had on a red flannel shirt, bjaek i
sattinet pantaloons, and new broadcloth ermtand new i
beaver hat. Any |>erson delivering said negro to
me, or will lorlge him in any safe jail so that 1 can
gel him, shall receive the above reward.
R. L. TOWSON. Jun.
Hanthr-rg 8. C. March 24th, I*39—ap2-3m
c;ultn bVMMR COM’P.
f HE subscribers, agents of said company,
| offer to contract for delivery nt Darien, or
elsewhere, of hard Pine lumber of the best
quality, sawed to any dimensions that may he
required, and at low [trices. They will have
on hand at their depot in ‘hi* city, a good sup
ply of lumber of various sizes.
WOODBURY & ST YCKPOLE.
Darien, Jan. 22,1839. 3w
Justices Court for IS3!f.
4 COURT, for the 271st District, will he hottan i
at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the
4th Monday of *arh month—to wit
Monday 28th January, 1839.
Monday 25th February, “
Monday 25th March, “
Monday 2*2d April, “
Monday 27th May,
Monday 24th June, u
Monday 22d July, “
Monday 2fith August, “
Monday 23d September, 41
Monday 28th October, “
Monday 25th November, “
Monday 23d December, “
A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each tenn
after the fim.
NELSON W CARPENTER,
Justice of tfie Peace for 271st, District,
Darien, January 29st, 1839.
The Carolina Hotel,
AT PRIVATE SALE.
a THE proprietor of the CAROLINA
HOTEL, in Broad street, Charleston,
wishing to engage in other pursuits, of
fers his valuable establishment at pri
vate sale. The Carolina Hotel ranks amonst the
very best establishments of the kind in the United
*>uues, is situate in the finest street, in the immediate
vicinity of the most busy part of the city of Charles
ton, and has always commanded the very best pa
rsonage.
Hotel consists of two very fine three and a half
story brick buildings on the north side of Broad st.,
•commanding a front of 51 feet, with anew and ele
gant three story range of brick buildings running
from Brdad, to Chalmers street, 290 feet. On Chal
mers street there is also a large three story brie.k
building, of 51 feet front; all the buildings are con
nected with each other. On the premises are also
two large and convenient Kitchens, Servants apart
ments, and atl other necessaiy out buildings, of brick.
There are nine fine parlors, forty-eight neat and com
fortable chambers, a large and elegant ball room, one
large dinner room, and one large sitting room for
gentlemen, a bar room, store room, and two pantries.
There is a private entrance in Broad street for ladies
and families. With the Hotel, will be sold the whole
of the standing furniture, requisite for the proper
conducting such an establishment, all of which is
neat and new, and has been carefully selected.
Any one wishing to engage in the business, will
find an opportunity ia this offer, for a safe and very
lucrative investment, and if the brilliant prospects of
the city are realised, it is believed that no establish
ment of the kind in the United States will compare
with it ia profit. For terms, and other information,
a,ply to ELLIOTT, CONDY & DAWES,
Cprner Broad street, and East Bay, Charleston.
Very deserptien executed at the of
srh ->( THE D.VRFF.N HER ALD.
jiaraa aajHua&^&r
NEW GOODS.
TIIC SUBSCRIBER u just opening a fresh As
sortment of select
I Consist ing: of the following Articles, viz : Irish Shcot
i mgs; Irish Linens- Linen Cambric Hitkfs; Russia Sc
! Scotch Diapers, Curtain tlo; Bin! Eye do; Linen
| Table Covers; Corded Skirts; English and American
! Prints; French Muxlius; Picnic Gloves; Fancy and
| Satin Scarfs; Gauze Shawls; £pun Silk Hose; black
and white half hose do; Cotton do; Footing*, F*dg
ings, and Inserting*; Cap Ribbons; Linen and Cot
-1 ton Muaqbtio; Nettings; Marseilles Venting; striped
Eastings; Linen Drills, and Georgia Nankeens, for
I Gentlemen’s Pantaloons. Together with a variety of
j other articles, all of which will be sold cheap for cash.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen, are respectl\illy‘invited to !
I cal) and examine for themselves.
mh 19 H W. HUDNALL.
DOBoy STEAM SAW MILL,
WILL keep ort hand tt large supply of
LUMBER of till description*. Cargoes
j willc sawed to order. Five wharves are aj- j
i Inched to the Mill, mid the Lumber will be de
i livered within reneh of the vessel loading.
• Apply to
I*. R. YONGE & SONS,
Agents.
Darien, January 22.1889.
MKW M'KI.NG A M H ULK GOODS.
THE SUBSCRIBERS hsvp received in ndditinn
tn thi-.ir sleek a variety of SPRING & SUMMER
’ GOODS, amongst which are
French l’aintetl Muslins
Light Prints
Check’d, (’anihrie and Swiss Muslins
Black Gro tie Swiss Silks
Furniture Dimity
Linen Sheetings
Table Diapers
Byrdseve ami Russia do
Colton Fringes
Irish Linen
Dress Shawls and Scarfs
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs
Parasols and Umbrellas
Corded Skirts
Silk Kid mid Lisle Gloves
Silk and Cotton Hosiery
Ladles’ Corset!
Georgia Nankeens
Drillings, Vestings, Ac. &e.
Which arc offered on the usual terms bv
J. &S. 11. HOKENBAUGH. i
Darii u. March 26, IKK!).
Co- I‘arfnt rship Nollee.
THE SUBSCRIBERS have funned s Co-partner
ship in the city of Darien, for the sale of Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hard Ware, &c. &c. under the style of N.
M. Colder & Cos.
N M. CALDER,
JOHN HUGHEY,
N. j. McDonald.
D.ii Feb full, 1829. toll 2f> 2m
No! ire.
ALL person* indebted to the subscribers by note
or account, will please settle the same forthwith.
CALDER &i HUGHE V.
Darien, Feb. sth, 1839. mh 2b-2m
CN APT AIN KYD; or~The Wizard of the Sen.
y A Romance. By the Author of “The South
west,” “LufiUe,” “Burton,” &.c. 2vols. Just rcccvi
ed and for sale at the Herald Office. mhs
Notice.
THE SUBSCRIBERS wool I inform the citizens
of Darien, and its vicinity, that they will carry on i
the HOUSE CARPENTERING BUSINESS, in ■
all Us brunches, building or repairing. Allcontracts ,
promptly attended to.
N B. They also contract now, for buildingsto be.!
finished next winter.
ti'h 2G S It ,V J P. WOODBURY.
KfWttnl.
ESCAPE!) on the 18th inst. from my t
custody, WILL IAM GREEN, tinder itm- i
tenre of imprisonment in the Jail of Mcln
tosh County, for harboring a slave. The
said William Green is about forty years of
age, fair complexion, and has a wild express
ion of countenance. He resides on the
Honey Gall Creek, a Branch of the Alata
ntahn, in Glvnn Comity, and is well known
in and about that neighborhood as a notori
ous cattle thief.
The above reward will be paid on delive- j
| rv of said Green to myself, at my residence,
or to iny deputy at Brunswick,
JOHN FRANKLIN,
| ap 30 SheriffG. Cos.
Fresh Raisins, &©.
i \ BOXES FRESH RAISINS—AIso,
TTV Preserved Ginger
Scott’s assorted Pickle* in Jars
Fresh Sweet Oil, and
♦Superior Imperial and Young Hyson Tea.
Just received and for sale by
feb 26 J. & S. H. ROKENBAUGH.
Carriage for Sale.
THE .SUBSCRIBERS have for sale a splendid
: new four wheel BUGGY CARRIAGE andHAR
NESS. The Carriage is made of the best materials,
and is w arranted first rate, togethar with the Harness.
They will be sold cheap,
mh 26 S. D. A J. P. WOODBURY.
Darien ID*nk Bills.
BILLS on theobove Bunks taken by the subscri
ber for DRY GOODS—consisting of French,
English and American Prints; Silk LawnsjChallie’s
Paramatta Cloth, (anew article for gentlemen's
Summer Coats, &c.); 5-4, 4-4, 3-4 bleached and
i brown Sheetings ami Shirtings; Georgia Nankeens;
white Jeans; coloured Drillings; Damask Table Dia
|per ; Birds Eye Diaper; Vestings; Bear Duck; Ho
j siery, &e. &e. Also, for Groe ries, Hardware,Cut
j Icry, Hals, Shoes, Iron, or any other article* I may
have for sale. My assortment is now good.
SAMUEL M. STREET,
ap Bth Broad street, (Vivian’s Itange.)
Notice.
ALL Persons having claims against the Estate
of WILLIAM A DUNHAM, late of M’ln
toslt county, deceased, are requested to hand in their
claims duly attested—and all those indebted, are
j likewise desired to make immediate payment to the
| subscriber. CHARLES WEST, Executor.
Darien, April 9th, 1839.
Drought to Jail,
ON the 14th inst. a negro named AIIRAIIAM,
says he belongs to Mr. Potter, of Savannah.
| He is about 5 feet 6 inches in height, dark eomplex
! ion, says his age is 23.
BENJAMIN GROOMEB, Jailor,
M’lntosh County.
Darien, April 16ih, 1839.
Hoards.
50,000 feet up country sawed
! BOARDS, 7-8 to I inch thick. For sale bv
mh 12-3 t SAMUEL PALMER.
DUNBAR IWOBEL,
Attorney s*t Caw,
Brunswick, Geo.
OFFERS his professional services to the public.
He will practice in the Couru of the Eastern
’ District, and attend strictly to arty business en> rusted
<c his charge. ’ ap
DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 183!L
-
From ilio Baltimore Patriot.
MUBINGS IN PRISON.
The reader is informed that I have been confined in
the Baltimore prison, with a view of eradicating two
inveterate habits to which I have been addicted. I
vainly endeavored to break the chains of habit my
self, and some distinguished gentlemen of Baltimore,
my particular friends, seeing my situation, determin
ed on seeking a pretext, which was soon found, of {
incarcerating me in prison, where I should not be n
ble lo obtain the enemies of my soul. I have acqui
esced in the decision, and remain a voluntary prison
er, with the determination never to leuvo these walls
until the chains of habit are broken, and I can go
fortli into the world a radically changed man. /l/e
----thinkstha curious reader will ask the cause of those
habits. I answer, disappointment in early life in an
affair of the heart in which I was to blame. In Bal
timore, the causes have been, loss of everything by
fire, and pecuniary embarrassment for the want of
employment.
The youthful and the man of prime,
In dark abodes arc gathering hero ;
They are tlie dreadful sons of crime,
Outcasts from all in life that’s dear;
No father’s hand will bless them now,
No tender tears bemoan their fate;
The mark ofCain is on their brow,
Alas ! repentance is too late.
Dost mark that youth of noble mien,
Os manly form and features fair I
He once in virture’s path was seen,
He once did fortune’s favors share ;
But, ah ! one fatal step hath been,
The ruin of that wayward child ;
Ills mother sleeps the grave within,
His sister roams a maniac wild.
Loaded with chains in yonder cell,
A man of mind and many cares,
Cut off from all tho world, doth dwell,
The counterfeiter’s name he bears ;
And ape, where beauty comes to bow.
And weep o’er her dear father's sin ;
She mourns to think what he is now,
And wlmt that father might have been.
Oh, human nature, weak thou art,
Thy frailties to the beat belong ;
The bleeding breast, the broken heart,
The mother, wife and sister’s wrong,
All spring from thee—the. fatal hour,
Ye touch the wine cup or the bosyl,
Ye are within the demon’s power,
For they’re damnation to the soul.
MILFORD BARD.
Baltimore Prison March 31st.
From the Army and Navy Chronicle.
SONG OF THE O KEEP ON OK EE. *
DV LIEUT. O. W. PAT TBV, U. S. AH MV.
You dare me to sing of the Okecfonokee—
The word, to be sure, is uncouth to the ear—
And yet you may still (ifthe rhyme do not choke ye)
Make ready to read, or be silent to hear.
You say ’tis the swamp, sir,
Sodisinul and dump, sir,
Whose intricate windings you wish me to show ;
With its lake of the red man,
And the shore of the dead man,
Who perished by famine, or fell by the blow.
Do you see yonder cypres! ’tis on ‘‘Trembling Island/ i
Which name from its character so fitly it gets;
Because, should you step there, supposing it dry land,
’Tis twenty to one but the isle oversets,
Like a ship w ithout breezes,
It Tocks as it pleases,
6‘ad footing for marching men, likely to drown,
And often, they say, sir,
‘Twould have floated away, sir,
Whereit not for that cypress, which anchors it down. ‘
You’ve read of the stream which they name from £t. ‘
Mar)',
That hammocks of saplings its head waters know; ‘
And you’ve heard of the birds of the fam’d “Paddy
Carey ”t
They feed in yon cane till to “chickens they grow, ‘
And the gentle Nautilus,
(This measure will kill us,)
| Freights yonder his barge ere to ocean he sails;
While the rough alligator,
The wonder of natur,
Bends hither his course when he changes his scales.
Look now at the West, where the day star is stra
ying,
Like the light of an eye o’er a scene it enjoy’d ;
Oh ! yonder are spots in the dim distance gleaming,
As yet undiscover’d by M * ♦ + * s or FI * * and.
By the light of the sunset,
There ready for fun, set %
The nut-cracking squirrel and moss-eating hare;
And blithe ’deaththe moon-ray,
The fox and the ’coon play,
While the wolf dances round, with the cub of the
bear.
And there—at the mention, the bull frog stops leaping,
The snake seeks his hole, and the hornet its hive—
Dwells the red-handed ghost, who has kept, and is
keeping ;
The corpse of the Florida War still alive ;
And who laughs every night, sir,
To see the sad plight, sir,
Os the leg- weary soldier— a mud-sticken thing—
Like “Araby’s Daughter,” bogg’d,
Helpless and water-logg’d—
Oh ! ’tis the O-kee-fo-no-kee I sing !
Hammock , O kenfonbkce t Feb. 1839.
* Written in consequence of a banter, that the au
thor could not rhyme with Okecfonokee.
tWedo not know whether the author alludes to
“ilfotherCarey’s Chickens’” so abundant at seas or
to the anecdote of a son of St. Patrick, who shot a
ffAg and exclaimed—“Arrah ! but you were a wond
! j*rful bird before I shot the feather* off “
The following beautiful and aftecting “Requiem”
we extract from the Philadelphia Gazette. It is prob
ably the production of the Editor, Willis Gaylord
Clark, who lately lost his kind-hearted, lovely, and
accomplished lady :
I see thee still!
Remembrance, faithful to her trust,
Culls thee in beauty from the dust;
Thou contest in the, morning light—
Thou’rt with me through llie gloomy night;
In dreams 1 meet thecas of old,
Then thy soft arms my neck enfold,
And thy sweet voice is in my car;
In every scene to memory dear
I see thee still !
I see thee still,
In every hallowed token round ;
This little ring thy finger bound—
This lock of hair thy forehead shaded,
This silken chain by thee was brauUd ;
These flowers all withered now like thee,
Beloved, thou didst cull for me :
This book was thine—here didst thou read -
This picture, ah ! yes here, indeed
1 see theo still!
I see thee still;
Here was thy summer noon’s retreat,
This was thy favorite fire-side seat,
This was thy chamber, where each clay,
T sat and watched thy sad decay ;
Hero on this bed thou last didst lie,
Here, on this pillow, thou didst die ;
Dark hour! once more its woes unfold—
As then i saw thee pale and cold,
1 see thee still!
I see ihec still:
Thou art not in the toiqb confined,
Death can not claim the immortal mind.
Let earth close o’er its sacred trust,
Yet goodness dies not iit the. dust.
Thee, oh beloved, ‘tis not thee,
Beneath the eoflin’s lid I see ;
Thou to a fairer land art gone—
There let me hope, my journey done,
To see thee still!
REFLECTIONS IN SOLITJJDE.
lain not a man of a sorrowful spirit,
neither am I an advocate for the life of a
monk.. I have always believed that human
beings were formed for society. Heaven
designed us for the delightful enjoyments
of the social compact ; and upon its exis
tence depends the peace of the community
in which we live, and the welfare of the hu
man family in general ; yet lam fond of
solitude. I com t its retirements ; and amid
its solitary retreats, I gather the choice dow
ers of happiness. Here the mind linds
reliof from the hurry of uctivc employment,
and retiring within its own citadel feasts
upon the intellectual enjoyments with which
the God of heaven hath endowed it. N,g
hour is so favorable to devotion us the hour
of solitude. Abstracted from the multi
plied pursuits of life, with meditations fixed
upon the word of truth, the Gospel of our
salvation,* the soul enters the secret cham
ber of the Most High anti, filled with joy l
unspeakable, rises triumphant in ecstacy
unknown,
In no hour do the sorrows of human life
present tirerfiselves in aspect so terrific as
the hour of solitude. The tide of exciting
circumstances having rolled hack its flood,
and the feelings operating in calmness and
deliberation, the world emerges to con
templating in its own—its treacherous I
shadows. llow full of disappointment are !
all its anticipations ! How deceitful and !
evanescent are all its pleasures! How
fluctuating are all its joys ! Like the bub
ble that erects its beauteous dome upon the
ocean, then perishes, leaving no trace be
hind, it glitters in inviting prospect be
neath the sun of promise, and challenges j
our admiration; yet, in the moment of 1
cxpdC'ed realization, it pours a withering 1
blast of vexation an:! vanity upon the earth- j
born hope, and leaves the anguished spirit j
to contend, alone and unsustained, with its J
pressure. From this source arises the!
deep, the widening stream of wretchedness,!
that hath swallowed up its millions in per
dition. Despair hangs in gloomy forebo
dings ; with its contagious influence replen- j
ishes each avenue to the heart—turns every j
pleasure to the deepest pain—extinguishes
every star of hope, and leaves its victim to
navigate the sea of life unities t and forlorn.
The groaning bark, riven, dispanded, dash
ed furiously from wave to wave, hurries
impetuously on, till some rude, overwhel
ming billow precipitates the in mate down
I the sleeps of everlasting wo.
It is true this picture is drawn in melan
choly colors. But the circle of fuels lies
infinitely beyond me. When I gather the
arrows that have been already shot, ami
suppose them the last; but lo ! another is
hurled in the distance before me. The
ghosts of slaughtered thousands, could they
communicate with mortals, would respond
to these declarations in chilling annotations,
; like the roll of mighty thunderings amid
the stillness of a summer’s eve.
But, admitting that worldly happiness,
like the cloudless sun, should increase its
I brightening beams, and amplify the wide
circumference ofits everstreaming glories ;
—let us suppose each expectation realized,
each cup of pleasure still o’erflowing, and
every day augmenting the treasury of peace;
yet, “surely there is an end”, to all this The
most calm and beauteous bay hath had its
declining shadows. To every map there
is a darkening horizon, which, at the first,
seems a mere point, almost lost in the dis
tance; but soon expands in threatening
volumes. That horizon is the boundary of
! all earthly pursuits. But for that, to the
man of pleasure, human life would be the
summum bonum of bliss; —with it, the
sweetest draughts have most painful dregs ;
I and alas ! each draught distributes a poison
through our frames, and bends the most
vigorous and mighty toward ihe tomb.
Thus, while we are buuquetnig upon earth
ly joys, tho night of death closes in upon
us; and, forgetting and forgotten, we claim
kindred with corruption.
Such is the end of man. What, then, is
hitman bliss! A baseless fabric of a vision ;
-—a meteor that promises to illumine, but
sinks in clouds;—a fugitive that ever tin ti
ros before the imagination, j ct still eluding
the grasp, leaves the wretch to mourn.
These things forcibly remind me of the
experience of that great and iiufoiuiunte
man, Lord Byron: “Were I offered tho
choice,” said Byron, “either to live over
again, or to live as many more years otuvard,
I should certainly prefer tho first; yet my
young days have been vastly more, unhappy
than I believe those of other men common
ly are. I once attempted to enumerate the
days I had lived, which might, according to
the common use of language, bn called
happy. 1 could never make them amount
to more than eleven ; ntul, I believe, 1 have
a very distinct remembrance of every one.
I often ask myself, whether, between the
present time., and tho day of my death, 1
shall he able to make up the round dozen!”
1 once read of an Arabian caliph, who,
in the biographical sketch he gave of him
self, assured the world, that with all his
wealth, pages, and victories, he had enjoy
ed only fourteen days of happiness.
Solomon, the king of Israel, was the
most glorious und powerful sovereign of
his day. He presided over the interests
and welfare of a mighty nation, and held in
subjection a territory extending from the
Arabian Gulf to the river Euphrates. lie
“made silver to be in Jerusalem as the
stones for nbundanre.” The genius of wis
dom wreathed his brow with her honors,
and scattered her flowers upon his pathway.
But, when at last he gave the finishing touch
to his history, lie exclaims, “All is vanity
and vexation of spirit.”
Wh at a lesson do these facts teach us !
They cry aloud, in the language of a proph
et, “Arise ye, and depart, for this is not
your rest; because it is-polluted, it shall
destroy you, even with a sore destruction.”
Every moment the dangers increase;—
every beating pulse shortens the span of
life; —the hour lingers not upon the dial.
Behold how rapidly- your sun is wheeling
its car over the hills —soon ’twill set be
hind them. Why tarriet t thou, then? Hark!
already the roarings of .fordnn come thun
dering along. , Hoc how its angry billows
whirl in distressing agitations, swallowing
up millions! Thou art in jeopardy. Where
fore art thou unconcerned? “Escape for
thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay
thou in all the plain; escape to the moun
tain lest thou be consumed.”
THE CREEK INDIANS.
Crekk Nation; March 15, 1839
A meeting between the. chiefs of the two
pistriets (the Upper and Lower towns) of
this nation, took place on the 17th ultimo,
being the first time they have been assem
bled together in council for upvvards of
sixteen years, during which time they have
beencontinu.tlly aL variance with, anti liv
ing under different laws, chiefs, autjj re.g
ulutions, from each pther, and forming in
every respect, with the exception of lan
guage and a few ancient custom*, an entire
ly distinct and separate nation, living even
at the present time apart. The lower towns,
‘or Me Jntosh party, residing upon, and in
the vicinity of the Arkansas river, and ac
knowledging Roly Me In tosh as (heir prin
cipal chief; and the others, who formed the
emigration of 1836 and 1837, having fixed
there habitation* upon the two forks of the
Canadian, and have Opothhyoholo as their
head man and chief counsellor, though
nominally Little Doctor ranks as their
principal chief.
It was an interesting scene. Near 1500
warriors were assembled on the council
ground, about 1000 of whom formed tile
party from the Upper Towns, who had
come with the intention of making peace
and sitting in council with their brethren
of the Lower Towns.
After performing their peace rites and
ceremonies, (which were highly jntesesting,
though I conceive it too tedious to enter
into a description irt detail,) the ‘several
chiefs delivered their talks, in which was
displayed a great deal of native eloquence,
for the Creeks pride themselves greatly
upon their orator.y, and very justly too, for
the mariner of their delivery, and the ease
and grace of their gestures, are very plea
sino; the general object of which was to
congratulate each other upon the prospeet
now before them of their whole tribe enjoy
ing the benefits of the union now effected
between them, and which they hoped for
the future would bestow peace, and distri
bute all its attendant blessings upon them.
! Having concluded, Lhey called upon the
! agent for his talk, wftieh interpreted to
them by Gen. Chilly Me lutosh.
After addressing himself to the chiefs
! and warriors of the Mttseogees, he express
| ed his great satisfaction at seeing them
meet eaeli other after so long mi absence,
i and more so at seeing so many evidences of
a good understanding being elioctod be
tween them, and hoped they would now
j hat e a speedy and amicable adjustment of
all their difficulties.
He reminded tlpon of the lime when their
forefathers lived, how they kindled their
fires and smoked the pipe of peace, how
titey lay down and arose in peace, and there
was none to make them afraid. That at
length their hearts became wicked, they
warred with each other, and stained the
ground with the blood of their own people.
He desired them to remember ihe great
strength of there tribe at that time, since
which, what a great reduction had taken
place by war and sickness! He desired
j them also to reflect upon the occurrences
i of their new’home, now almost every ri>l
-1 low tree had beideir. a .grave for some df
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them, and that their path was now become
white with the blcuched bones of the Mus
cogee*. That all these misfortunes were
brought on by their own wickedness, and
if continued, would only terminate with the
destruction of thoii whole tribe. They
now, howiver, had kindled anew lire for
they had taken each other by the hand, and
handed the pipe of peace from one to anoth
er. Hu hoped he now saw them with
their hearts clean and free from malice and
hatred toward each other, that he had re
ceived instructions from their great father
at Washington to right them if possible,
and that he would be glatl when he heard
of the union of his children the Museogces,
and he concluded jay saying that he hoped
they were fully aware of the many advan
tegps that would necessarily arise from a
continuance of the friendly feelings they
hud manifested towards each other at this
time, that by persevering in this way thev
would soon disperse those dissensions
which had caused them so much uneasiness
and trouble, and by their now turning their
attention to the cultivation of their ficl Is.
they would soon become prosperous and
contented; and although they had the rep
utatiou of being the best farmers of any of
the other nations of their neighbors, they
having no difficulties to combat with, could
now soon equal the whites in the appear
ance of their farms, and the quantity of their
produce; and, in bidding farewell, he hoped
that the present manifestations of peace and
friendship would long continue with them.
Great credit is due Col. Logan for the
exertions he has taken to effect this recon
ciliation, for it was not until after repeated
meetings of the chiefs of the Upper Towns,
that his interference proved of any avail ;
for aftpr twice appointing a time and place,
and giving him an assurance that they would
amicably settle their differences in conncii,
so often did tllfiydisappoint him ; and noth
ing but the most untiring assiduity at tho
third attempt prevailed.
It will be probably recollected that nt*
small degree of apprehension was felt
throughout Arkansas on account ,of the re
ports circulated last summer of the intended
hostilities of the Creeks; and though the_t
at that time had not the slightest intention
of committing any hostile depredations upon
the whites, yet they were torn with intestine
commotions ; difficulties of a Serious nature
were brewing between the two parties,
which, had they been suffered to become,
ripe, would eventually have broken out
into open war, which in all probability
would have extended to the whites. Thus
by this reconciliation, all apprehended diffi
culties are dissipated, and the probability
is that peace will become, fora considerable
space of time, an inhabitant of the Creek
nation, and the whites have now an assur
ance that they have little to fear from any
hostile intentions of the Muflcogee#,
Cmmr and its Wages. —An affectum
scene occurred on Monday in the Court
Oyer and Terminer. The spacious room
was crowded to excess; and the solemnity
of the Bench, consulting upon some topic
of judgment, indicated that they were about
to execute an important and unpleasant
duty. In the midst of tim roifeourse of
lawyers and gentlemen within the bar, sat
an elderly man, about 50, of gentle appear
ance. lie wus about to lie sentenced to an
ignominious punishment. His face intima
ted to the observer, that recollections of
his home, and his large family, were dark!'/
and deeply penciling art additional agpny
on his heart, and ploughing anew furrow
into his forehead.
He was a Rian of classical education, and
that always refines tho feelings; but he
was induced to enter upon the delicate and
dangerous business of dealing with life ami
death, and he, realized that the brilliant
scholar was incapable of catching the heal
ing art by intuition. A young girl set
by his left hand, and the law called it mur
der ; his plea of professional duty, and of
tender care for her reputation availed not;
he had done an unlawful act, and the inflex
ible commentary of the law gave to the act
the aspect of the highest penal offence.
The Court, by its organ, the President, di
rected that the prisoner stand up. He evi
dently made the effort—and again, and
again, to obey the direction, but failed;
his agitated frame was palsied.
I-le was overheard to say to his counsel
beside him, “For God’s sake, save ntc
from this ceremony.’ But the ancient for
mality of the law must be complied with.
A violent effort brought him to his feet —
paie, haggard, and staggering, the linea
ments of nis face speaking the language
that imprisonment, misery and disgrace
among rnen impress upon the most har
dened ; the Judge impressively prefaced a
short address to the sentence—he spared
the unhappy murt an oration of daggers ;
the judicial fiat was spoken—he fell upon
his scat, unmanned ; his tears and sobs
broke out audibly. ITe is now in solitarv
confinement, at labor, in a cell of the Fran
ctsville Jail: and for five long years his
earthly curccr is, as it were, suspended.
Who wooed he a ciuminae.— Llv. Star.
Ckuej. Hoax.— The Lincol’n Gazette,
(an English paper) states that a young lady
in that place having a pique egainst one of
her acquaintances, a Miss Barry, procured
a suit of men’s clothes and an introduction
—anti under pretence of love, induced Miss
B. to receive her as a loVer. She carried
on this hoax successfully for nearly three
months, the two lovers tvandering round
the banks by moonlight almost every fair
evening, und the time was actually set for
their nuptials. At last, a mutual friend
discovered the cheat by accident and ac
quainted Miss B. with the hoax.—Whether
a suit for breach of promise will be the r ; -
cuk, we cannot say, but at last accounts the
p-.riles had not become reconciled.