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Tcihperauee Allures*,
Deliver*! before the Tetfpzrunee Society cj j
Mclntosh Con ay on the HhJuly, I8;u,
M> Churl** 11. Hrywovd.
The ittuiject which im n*.dl itcly claims mir
uUetMi t.t aitlus tun it ona wutcu it jt**v*.r it
mIV Jem id our *•• is hi IM support, utu how
ever It uuy be fr with imor-al to every
truo piiun.bi-ogi-i, in i uceu uJvoc.ued b;,
no unity p-rr*’iii*, ao tnuc.t of c.oqueoce baa I
m/ti jrojf.it Into action 1. 1 ii* ducuiou, the]
t v.i influences unit result* of intemperance
ii.ua u?eii <*o otvc.i reiterated, tn tne nearing
ul iilmnt o.cry mJivijiiji, as to preclude tnc
of my tnro'.n,{ any nan light on
tit qiqt-100. It, however, t.iu few retmrlu
Mrhi.St yy your patient indulgence, I uuy tie
enabled to oilier you, sh tuiJ coincide w*ib
your, views, so -j< in the tenet degree to con-
firm yon in thtit line of end net, watch n- the 1
fried 1 1 ol temperance yon profea* to pu.'etle,
1 ‘ hall hive effected uit far which, 1 can veil- i
tore uhopc} there uwmi.Hbiug particularly tin
j,.- - live in the rell :ctioii, tlul we II jvt n;ilerc i
on u.iollier stnvcrjary, of what nuy be cube i
the birth day ol lilt* great republic i g.-e.ti in
tli 1 libertHiy'of her hiiiituthuu in the v..fo ex
lc.it of her men acing cn am nee, in the uu
qu tlifie I reaped paiJ m hes piou i fl .g by ev
cry nation, uftJ f{ eat illtur ujlfouul mid niter*
n t’l iinprnvmn nils; and with such u telescope
e i tli uc eireiim .lances constitute, who can I m
in *■,*•>, ih ■ mn far dm am <1 ty, when her nun
whtli have attained ionium brightness ; tvlm
and x*:t tint anticipate viih confident expeeistidii
the full-itUaiiimeni of hit country's glory ?
Willi llu.ie pro-pels before us, and •initiated
by such hope*, docs it uoi broom tm to ‘ <.er
tain Whether w adhere to the principles of
thine, w ii > first set their seitls to their Coun
try’s flldeprudailCe.
iio’- subject of temperance is one, which
should occupy the aitmiti n ol every one who
liar a drain- for national lunptWMTiqU), ~ui)d
mi:: ivhteli from its lendetlcy to benefit tnc hti
in in rare, has peculiar clniuir. dn our consdtle- |
ration on such a day asitds. The aiiuivcrsitry j
of that su ( picio s day which gave to every •
Vm rjeau Citizen, a constitution of which the !
ini)-: prtnniiidi! feature, was liberty, can only
hi: regarded ns a day of heartfelt and sacred
Joy: r.itiiiile lo that Being whoso decree ;
kimli tin di.iiiuy of mil ions udiiiiraiion ol the
couraju, and tho grateful remembrance cl those I
who:, mmit >ry is enshrined hi your hriirts, i
and the proud sense of the position which you. ;
ecunify ins a*-•.■.uiied among lit’- N itimix tff.
th” earth, eoneeiilrple in one powerful impulse, !
In nu.c 111-’ mill I (o reflections cl an aim >st ;
enthusmslie, and wail ennobling no urn Hut j
if it not HI the name time ii pjtiiltil ronvieiion
that thu obicrvaitcd of this day, is often lirau
and >.J on ils vuv .froill, with deseerullon'/ ten ••
ration, and respect, are alike forgotten in Do
oxecss of revelry; the mail of business, unil
the Riailwf pleasure, the old. and the young,>
are frequently lo lie found, indulging jn those*!
excesses, which render them incapable of;
tho*'; refl TiiuiiM, vvliirh should stimulate them
to tnc.iff, by every matn/ in their power to j
eonsumm|te tin? miticip.itioux of Uiuj b>**
zeal an I perseverance ill the cause of liberty. 1
sisctfk'd to us its blessing*. Shall the patriot j
iinJ rdiilamhropUi of thu present fitly, look
quietly oil while Ids country, niter having no- |
Sly triumphed in the result of many a hard
fa ugh 1 field, is iielng devttstnled by n tyrant ;
r . ( with that banner waving o’er him, whose ;
uVery star,is freedom's emhleni, and whose ev
ery fold is an indissoluble (mod, which bind,
ilio hearts of freemen, in holy dcvotedifesa to !
their ettuniry’s cause 7 Shall ins energies lie
.dormant, while thousands urn,slaves to a ty-|
rani, wliiisc dread indueuac cannot be said “to ■
bes rond to any l w hose war char riot, is alrea
dy tilled wflft the wad Irophnssyif his blighlning, 1
, and desolating conquests Would you be lis,-
h sa, whiln - your country’s political enemies,
•were invading your burden*, and while .lie
hand of the !>>•', were engaged in the dark
work of spoliation, and the laying waste of
your own beloved land? Wool! yennot lath
er rally round llu* swiidard ol ihef.ee, and
rush lo iha rescue, with hearts determined on
victory, or dealhf
Here then is a can ie, which equally demands,
your cHeroics? wiiiuiutuveii the usk ol cri
tiee, here is an enemy, who essays, to invade
your domestic circles, ml to coosliiuie man
tho destroyer of himself. Aml who let us ii
quire a r among the \ lui.’ns of this and : pot,are
they only the wretched outcast, the ‘ .nmole.*s
wanderer; those u ho feel no chord oltvii | a
thy lit the hearts of their fellow men / No!
the noble hearted, lac ; - litmus, anil the free,
have over been discoverable in his besotted
ranks. The man on whose brow courage was
written ill apparently indelible ehaructviß as
well us the ignoble and servile; where ere now
many tboie.uini.ii f those mi w bom the A .migh
ty Olio bad slumped his own image / where
liieir boasted strength and brightest hopes;
let the prison house, and llie ussy In in. tell their
• ad tale, ami Ihev will, say ! they are laid low,
oeiu-adi the paralisiilji sti'ike. ,;>( the Monster
Intemperance. Tho widow’s lasi ~my
pittmice, (he cry of the orphan, mid the oil re
p au and sigh, and broken lieari, oi many u loud
parent l omniiiigle their evidence, ol desola
tion. ami spoil. Nor can we easily account,
for the progress, which this demon has mude,
‘a r among those, who have been amply sup
plied, with evidetieo of his prostrating power.
Mow sh til we n iMiieil 1 the fact that, mi mult}
rc his willing victims? When we see those,
who have once constituted M ine of the most
amiable of society, and those, whim rank,
education, and intellect, have fitted lor nobler
pnrpos s, forgetful of their responsibilities to
tin ir fellow men. am) rt king madly to the in
uttlgcnco of itito-vic ■ n>n if indulgence it may
be caded. our rea . ■ and judgmi nt. fail to toil
ii ; why these things are so. Many persons
v * ho are in the e utlrnied habit of drinking,
to excess, conscious of the evil tendency of
such practices, cm tend that the promotion of
sociality, and friendship, is their inducement
to drinking, hot lot them take “experientia
docet” as their motto, and I w ould then ask
•hem, it one link, in the chain, of true friend
ship, w.io cv r formed. r>r rivetted, by the in
tercourse of drinking * The very contrary,
l‘!<sjn many instances been the case, men be
tv cen whom, their set on and to exist, the strong
est ties of esteem, and respect, have become
gradually estranged from eneit other, as toon
as one lias embraced the principles of temper- i
once; and the foods, w Inch seemed to unite
men inseparably, have become as though they
had never been. Others again aver, that, dis
appointment. e; a disquieted mind, have driven
them to this, as a last resource from adversity;
but. alas ! la w delusive is the idea, that the
the ettp of intoxication, can drown a single
sorrow. The stimulus, ami mental excite-
ment, produced by such means, and with such
a hope, are but the prelude to a bi’ter disap
pointment, and arc like, the iigimtingV vivid
dash, across the midnight sky, giving darkn.
a deep* r.-bade; the subject of such illusions, is
like the poor mariner, whom a false light has
deluded from Ills course. and whose l rear he
rons ray. but enables him. to view more dis
tinctly, lire destruction >f his devoted bark.
Some too, have said that the observance of
courtesy, compels them to. at least moderate
drinking. but tfthosc who advance such an ar
gument, wonid weigh it w e!!, for a moment,
they would ind that t.iurte -v. ran at all limes
be observed ns \vefl. w ithout it. In fact there
‘5 dot a single argument, oi a palpable nature,
*t-eV can be adduced in its favor. Experience.:
rvs:‘:i. has taught most men. the i! : n
> >*< -r-frorajaedvrate drink >g.
for revtluiionn fonnc.d In the iiocrof ai/huely,
arc very often cancelled vy the ctfccta ol m.e,
of tarn, ftu smaof etrong drink, tre pinwiutm,
| arc exened, the will, uua tut jciioim, become
i it* easy prey, and all that hope, and tanned
deltmi. nation, had uiiiiolpaicd. i* bi once
sacnhced mi toe alter ini iw ruihb-i* idol; w
nave then every uuiU.emeiit he.d nut to Us, lo
iiacouiiluiianc... tin* praeuca, uml toooourub*
moat, to sweep its i,niuvi.ee Irom our country,
.old ejpucljdy from the Cummunll), ol WuiCii
| >vc arc mcruaera; witotbrr n exist* there, in u
! greater, or less degree, and ..illiough ttic el*
> laris ol this society, may not aevin to have
!*en crowned with tnai f.uecess, winch we.
j might hope lor, yet we have great reason for
. uiJiJal loiigratuiation, it it ius oy us oxcr
| lion ;, .l -e.e.u 1110 loiorm, ol one illdiv UU.il,
! whoa bablU, have, been l.itehipclalr ; the la-
~our be; been suuii indeed, wueii compared
! with the rew ,rd. ’l’he uicc-ns Which has ei
! tended th ■ labours of other temperance soCio
j ue*, in nut, und timer cmun.ie*, oi winch
! ibmiiatit evidence is coiuioiily uiforded,
j sljoui'l n lunllJte Us to pei .av ranee, tnu ac
j uvity, i.i this gieat caasej unJ to uilltd e .am
; pic, and pr-.c.-pl. in endeavoring to pci -iiaoc
in ut, id ciiml unJ.ritio I',.iipeiauce Ud.inur.
i'hOllsaiidt call already bear witnels,lo us oe-
and reatorittg iiitiueiice. 1 lie continued
drunkard, vvlm had been dc cried by society
and who stood a wretched mu:iuiii,*nr oi ma
owo debauch** rn?* and ivuo had apparently net u
lost to ill!* influence ol rea-on, U u.i argoment,
h * by one reiiiiUte tltp, be u wrested irom
his stupor, and p:a<“ k among ill; excellent ol
the ear.h. There is a Him,.g i.tijecliyn vxis
ting in tli : minds ol some im-ii, who are nut
used toliabii ol Imeniperaticf., ggam tbovoin
iii'! members i.f this society, llitry uileilg * that
they can guard again,i excess, uud arc never
known to pu I . yon i the bounds, of propii ty
in drinking, in any iv tin :ver drink eituer n-
nmiii, <<r nicohohc liquors, refuse to subscribe
liieir names, lo our list ; bill if example be
better than precept, und they would wish suc
i-i'si to our ratine, Ilnur example ns meiniK-.j,
would lie of vast importance. O.ie grvui v.vii
m mp'di'inU! drinking is, that lb-.* indulgence m
a single )dus*iif uitoxiiMting drink, opeiat|#s
au rsainpK- to Die drunkard, for Ui* uiprc -mu
ny, who are in the constant habit efa%r,iipvr
aucc, who do not feel a very strong Mieimaiivn
!or diinkiiiy until they have taken one, or two,
1 (’hisses of strong liquor, thus lay itig the louuda
! non, of that Himctun*. which is to eraslt tnein
:in it* ruins. The doctrine of lempei.uice, is
no vain chilli uu, uu mere speculation, requi*
i ring no eloquence, tnwta. ‘iisii ilspiermses, auu
| no to prove its miVr-ucea, but piom
liMlliu ol fact principle, selltvijciit, ullar. qUI
! ring only to be embraced, to dculuuvc convin
cingly, und bmielii l.il; iiuliku lUstiy mvemiull *
winch urc to b.me/it mankind, ui auina tuturu
day, it carrys its reward, m its adoption : u
simplicity enables every man, lo assist in Us
propagation, from the philosopher, lothoruua
. peasant, his own example, being lus mast per*
t laiasivi. eloquence; why tfttin stioum at.y ucsi
; late to cm.mice a system, wriicu has already
become ilu harbnigecofu lirigtite day eeiUotn
j whose moral influence the wilderness, mid tip
. >'} place haw 0* oi. o*i.di. ip.,,* ’ -■ ny IU i.lw.t
! to become, conspicuous advocates oi the right,
‘ against that ilemorul tug,uiy rev oilidg ... ..letn
! which has so many auppm torsi Tn. nun, w ho
i enlists in tha cause ofieiiiperuiice.i, virtually as
! mat'll a patriot as he whodOVOtchi* hojio. and
i his life, to his comitry’s safety ; war, and pe
i ttjenew lay* down their !mire sand cuaiil liieir
; ihmisnlid in vain : when piilin CmitrapoMliou
‘with I Irn idol ul luituup r.uiee ; Ins neid of
eonquest isnoi coiihnetlto partiuiiiMrcntiiiirtes,
nordoes he s'.'lecl ueli. sen spot, vvlimeon to ei
j feci life Hchfeveiuctits, nut lus outlie ground is
! the world, and the avuwe 1 oujecU o! ms prey,
! liunlifnd g-maially, laying lo.v, tila proud,
1 and the honourable, the rich, and Die poor,
and dec’icialing ihcm in imigcoiiuiioiiAacriliCe,
on lln ncciirsed altar. Ilow dlilerem la tin
aspect of the battle lield, when compared with
the scene of action, over ivincli the genius of
temperance liu-, spnml lus inlhience ; on Die
former, llu dwaud , a riot, noo aiicd ilia Oloou;
irtiß, and brave liculls, hav, rH-lied to llto coii
llicl, lo pay with their lives, thu price ol victo
i ry ; lilt: Hag ol triumph waves in an.ciint gltid
neas over Die reuinins of I hose, who live not
lo exult in liieir eountry’a dvitvera'ice, mid
memory is all Dial ii foil us, ol those who u
chievod our liberties: but Die uciories of the
laller, possess no negative quality, here nil is
sacred litnver al joy; Die pnsouer is released,
the fcomismun is made tree, the troubled seaul
the’ mind, hitherto ruffled by cveiy adverse
brei te, becomes tranquil atm serem . ml plii
lanthropy. and benevotenee, iharaciernte the
new creation. The picture ol lulemperntiee
as genernlly drawn, is by some said to posv ,s
too much ol melancholy, amt loom, iut the
reality fully w mrun - ; cell a rcpicm ntain n.
having for us outline, Die lollies nd e.xrrava
gaiicies of those who ..re ns uml (or
lls Hunting the v ... oh of I. m ~i liappun -
and us ion f as the inttid ol nun, is susceptible
ol St ill pa 111 y, so long shall lie deplore Die exis
ting evils, which are Die destroy era o! hi* kind,
h here is perhaps, not an individual in Die
w hole community who w ill not be cunt iticerl
tin relli ciioii, that inti nipeianee cannot be
misrepresented by hung its tuneful effects
too durklv colored. ’1 lie wretched cry, mid
v acant gage ol tli ■ maniac. Die solitude, mid
Iriendlessnevsol the pris* tier,who hasincurrt and
the hiss oi his liberty, in a moment of intoxi
cation, and who by the rigour of offended
■ law s, is foi bidden to giie utterance to the bit
tc ness of bis remorse, the lo .g cherished, but
forlorn hope, of the destitute, cannot excite
our solicitude too powerfully, or e go us to.
too earnest a real, in the cause which we have
espoused. I have been unable to obtain any
statistical information of a recent date, to lay
before you, hut doubt not you are all more or
less informed on this subject; you have at
any rate the satisfaction, ot knowing, that your
country. looked up to as the ii o r parent of
liberty, and liberal institutions, has been in a
very highdegtee exemplary, in promoting the
! prosperity, of the temperance can e.
legislature enactment, bus lent an aiding
hand, to public opinion, in suppressing the
: use of ardent spit its. and this example w ill i
not be without its effect : the Institutions if
the United States, ate looked up to as mode's,
of improvements, in other countries, and the
eyes of t c w orld, are upon this comparative
ly young republic, and possessing such an in
fluence. it becomes the duty ol every citizen,
to lend his support to any instiiution. which
has for its object the benefit of the human
family. No man could celebrate this day bet
ter than by engaging in this work of national
regeneration by signing to day th’s ‘ declaration
of Moral Independnme.” I would here men
tion a subject, which I imagine has sometimes
escaped the notice of those, who advocate the
cause of intemperance., it is the influence,
which the ladies ran, and generally do. exer
cise, on the customs ami habits of the other
sex. m all ages, their age;,ey has been em
ployed in the attainment of ratio mil. as well
as domestic benefits, wo need not recur to
the Spartan ape. or to any of the multitude of
‘ instances in days long pas*, in which, they
have been, tints signally instrumental. In the
war of that revolution which, was the antoce
i dent to the deeds of tint day, on whose mover
j nary we meet, while the hoary sire, and the
i young patriot, endured side’ by side, the
| hardships of w ar. the matron, and the maid,
with devoted ?,.d. frequently engaged
idnnoulding the bullet which wa* to be employ
ed in achieving their country's freedom; ami
the soldier, during hi- short respite from tin,
arduous fit, tieg of the field, and the camp, was
wvm vqvmw jkeka?.??*
often bx.itc.d by the fomulca of Ida houaahold,
in preparing blS'llltpiclileiita ol wariare, tor
Ih. conflict. And Ui.uk you not lua atm, v.s
directed with greater pvcaauijt, rut!he recol
lected the fair band, tlul ruJ ia midejl lus bul
let— vqaa not the flam, oi ih. warners sabre,
inure sudden, at tiieuiory < magi, sped, recal
led to him ihelin ig„- oi the loved due, wit i had
givcll It, II poiuh ( and ll lilts lilllu lie.', exis
led then, ‘ll does so now,” lo whatever, pur
pom it ns directed, it will have its dua Cllect,
m the. trickling rivuiet, and toe in.guiy stream,
nm, alike to toe ocean; we have rea ton to be-
lieve, that the strenuous exertions, of mi indi- .
vWu.fi lady, are worth as much, ns the most
assiduous operations, of many of ih’ otharsex.
Let Die I.ruo-s, then of Mclntosh county, be
reap, ctluuy and ganerady invited, locoope- I
rule with us in this work ot charity, tu our fol- .
low beings. VSe hould nol bt discouraged,by j
the jiutiteU number, of loose whucomjeise. this ;
society; this fact should only stimulate tu,
to mor* aedulon* applic ition, iri dissainmating
the principle.* ol :■ mp. rauce. The grain, ol
mu iarij seed shah yet become u tree; tmd |
the once minute, and obscure seed* of temp -r- ‘
nnee, shall yel present to US a lores!, w hose ;
every tree, sh ill blossom, and bring forth the
desired Iruit.
L’ 110 then challenge the euemypSrr hto
day —let m linplaol our standard an :iv, upon
the field, and recommence thccanipaign, wan
renewed vigor—lei our etf.irt* be individual,
n* well, as collective. Tnc next fourth oi Ju
jv, uuy witness a tfie s peralion, between
those who are h* re pi vent, and who can cal
culaia. on Die amou.it cl tuHueiice, which Dim
jiltlc assi iifiily may Inivo, among ihuse, ivuti
whom, it may be called to .u-naeigle. One
chaructcrMii*; of our Cdttsc i, that tv admits, {
of our fighting single handed, —vve iced Hot
wail for, stairu meetings. Out 111 every day’s, |
j intercourse with society, we may have an op
portunity of doing aomc good. The indiv tu
ual, who by lus ex.nnpte, prevents one young
jo m, fr-omoecoitiing .• uii
.—may save u lullluy, Irom rum and misery— !
lie rendeis him more susceptible, ol all Die
endearing associations ol ute, and furnishes
him wish ill least one p.iavqiort, to the paths ol
virtue, mid happiness. A preventative, i-; al
ways to lie preferred too < ure, and it l* more
eusy to convince Die young, of Die evils ul
imbrication, than to reclaim those who me j
j ci ntinned in its tia. it.-.
The estah.'ishmeiilofa JuvenilcTemparance j
Sod ty, would perhaps ui highly u*-uei.ciai, to
the young of Dm commuuiiy ; the mea, i*
j by no means it novel ■ lie 1 toe plan lias been
i pm into operation, in olhti ana ba -•>.•• n
attended with good result, lucre Mlu the
minds of children, a spirit ol emulation, lor ;
which, we do not u, ways give Di.-m Cicdu, niu
which if properly dnei teu, may u luriuu to
great advantage. My uosocitt.log them into a
regular society, wo might lusui into nn-ir i
minds, principles, which carry with Die in their
own tecomincudatiuus: uuu thus v.ln.e hope
u fresh, mid nntictp.iDon guii* the lutu.e, vvnii
lipppmess und joy, Ihe-y in.got be bro.ghl lo
avoid Dial vice, which itt.aiiahly pi jauee*
misery ; they have, us well, as omselves, op
jioiiuinu*. th iii.s.i vmg, ’lie evil e tide Is ol .
dfutiketiucss, ami Die luipri'-aion should bein
[ dciibty fixed on their minds, by thyir superiors
in ug Til ty would ihu be lumiahed vvilii
an armour, which under the bo ung of God, i
vvutila render ltiem proof ttgaimu the attacks ol
uunpiution.und the ulluri uieitlsol vice, vv nti
ill: so lew, mid th't .'l remarks, I re-pt-cgfuiiy.
commend th you : -the cau-c of temperance,’’
urging you, to a due cumude ration, ol ns in -
caiculothe advantages to yourselves, and to
those who shad come idler you.
Uy training your offspring, in tin* paths of
temperance, and virtue, yqu ure cuamug the
garden of liberty, to blossom afresh, mm thus
white you w eave g irlutids, fragmit vvjih Die
bre th of gratitude, to the memory of your
ancestors, who wrote yotir liberiii sun charac
ters of crimson, you s all Iran mil your birth
right, to your posterity, w i’k r. me at th*
record of which vnur chodu tvs children.shall
.shout uioud-for joy, and while you ure ecra
mumilly a .sailed by Die luuntsof u cold world,
you will enjoy ilii: favour of that Odd’ Who
never failed to reward tho efforts of benevo
lence, with Die smile of his uppitibation.
Colonel IfV&V* visit to F.n.cloni. —It is
not generally known that Colonel Webb
went to England by the l real W estern, as
plain Mr. ebb, and that bis n’.me was not
place.l ftnlng tlie list of passengers, oa ac
count of his making private arrangements
to go on board; managing to effect that ob
jeot lifter tl'.e steamboat left the wharf, and
when file was, apparently, wilder full press
for England ho!
When Col, W. was last in Europe, he
unfortunately got into the hands of the
bailiffs, and but for the interposition of
some kind friends, would hate been detain
ed in a very unpleasant situation. To re
deem the obligations thus contracted, and
t* meet certain legal re. positions made upon
him, is, tie understand, the chief object of
bis trip. In addition to ihis, ii is said, there
has been a corn ; tndence between him and
Mr. Wood, (whom he so grossly maltreated
during the professional visit of the latter to
this country) which has to do with the some
what sudden —and certianly secret—de
parture. W hether this portion of the mis
sion be of a hostile or friendly nature ti e
cannot say;—we should judge, however, not
the former, ns Wood w ould not only have
the advantage of being upon his own “dung
hill, ’’ but the additional one (always pos
sessed by him) of ‘ter strength; activity,
ami courage.
DssTßrss pßonr. and by pt.r.n rv.
The provision speculators of .V -York have
this yrar mused the mark. We understand
that it is their common practice to make laigo
contracts with the mill, is of the interior lor
the delivery of flour, which is placed in store
and kept for high prices. Their own means,
and the aid afforded them by the banks, ena
ble them to accumulate large quantities, which,
ii the crops should be short, would pay them a
large profit, drawn from the actual necessity
of the consumer. It was a monopoly of this
kind w hich led to the pillage of Mart’s flour
store. The same plan for speculation upon
the staff of life was pursued this year: but in
consequence of the abundat crops of wheat
which have been harvested throughout the F,
States, they are not able to get any thing like
first cost lor the article, and tile consequence
is that several establishments have “caved in” .
—and the poor are likely to obtain bread upon .
reasonable terms.
i
F; ;:-:x lot. June. 23. 1839.
An individual calling himself VV. J. Laur
ence was arrested a few days ago. and is now i
iuthecustody of a gentleman of this place,
under the charge, derived from his own con
fession, of having murdered ('apt Mitchell cf
the I'. 8. Troops in FI irida. Me stated in au
unguarded moment, that he was a Lieutenant
in the army, and that his office*-, ( apt. Mitch
ell during a quarrel, struck h*m with a sword
and that he immediately drew his pistol itnd
shot him dead upon the spot, and escaped as
far as this place. Me stated further that a
large reward has been offered for his appre
hension. find was fearful that he would be
taken and carried back to the army where he
knew thatr?- ••••’ nt nishtn u’ await- i him.
New 0. i.Er.na June 21.
, There haa been a good deal oj discussion
among the papers m tin* country, r* *pu ting |
tho prob.bimiee of anuiher coolest between
Mexico and Texa*. The Tcxiaii papers.
HIM, we | rcetve, occasionally u.lude to the.
sunjeet, in answer to the remarks of foreign ;
gazeucs. They uniformly spe-k scornluiiy oi
any attempt oi Mexico at u second invasion,
an J intimate very plainly their intention when
ever opportunity oifors, of carrying the war
. iuto Atnca.” No doubt there exists between
’ the two countries a feeling of hostility, exas
perated by mutual injuries lo a pilch of biller
utiJ irreconcilable enriiily. This is especially
,rui‘ of the .Vl**xicaiis. Tlicy hate the Tex-
I ian* a* their natural enemies, w ho have iutru
-1 ded upon their t-rrilories, robbed them of their
laud, and inflict'-d upon th. m nationaldisgr-ce
and degraiiation. They foresee, also, that
these encroachiuenlapf their restive, impetu
ous, predatory neighbors have not yet reached
their utmost limits, bullh.it the Saxon popula
tion arcdcsluivd to expand and advance to thc
liuifof t’alifornia end ih.-shores of the Pacific.
In tin* haled race they behold their conquer
ors—invader*, who are soon lo overrun tueir
country, and beconi’- their masters. It is not
■surprising, then, il Mexico continues to occu
py n host lie attitude. She know* Dial her en
emies will never tie weaker than they are
, now; but, on the contrary, vv ill gro.v stronger
1 every year—that if Die calamity so much
dreaded, of subjugation to foreigners, ii ever
■ (o he averted, the blow must be siruek now or
never. It was under impressions ol this kind
that Santa Anna.three years ago, collected me
might of hi* nation und marched into I'eus.
lie knew full well that the question lobe deci
| ded was not whether Texas was to be subdued.
; hut whether Mexico was any longer to main
i igtuanation.il existence; for with such in-igli
i tails as the Yankees at their backs, it was ob
vious that an i Ifommate, imbecile, besotted
people, like the Mexicans, could not long main
tain Dicir ground.
There is no ground for believing that ihe
lapse of three years have tended in llie least
to erase these impressions from the mind of
Nan Ia Anna. Far from Dai*, events that signa
lized that period must have deepein u ihe con
viction, that the fete of Mexico depends upon
driving every American settler beyond Die Sa
bine. f.'nder such all aspect ol affairs, it is
not probable that the present puffy in power,
at the head of which stands .Santa Anna and
--
And if the question of peace or war depended
on their volition, the result might be easily
foreseen. Hut fortunately cause* exist that
throw insurniouniuble obstacles iri tile way
tint must hinder lor the present, tac prosecu
tion by Mexico of any off naive operations
against Texas. Tffe resources ol Mexico ure
compi -tcly exhausted hy the civil wars that
have torn and desolated her population for Die
last twenty-five year*. ‘I he treasury is empty
—lhe army is diapinted—the navy’ annihila
ted—the energy and recuperultv e power of
the nation is paralyzed, and it in ty be very
much doubted, if the people were tinned to a
m in, whether mean* coaid bs collected to
-quip and wind in.o Texas, an expedition of
mJJ l troops.
The improbability of such an event is still
augmented, by the fact that civil discord still
prevails in some of ihe Mexican Nt.ue*. The
F ‘dcrai parly, although routed, arc not anni
hilated. In many quarters of the country, they
continue tn liojd the asceUdancy. and the ap
prehensions tb winch their movements give ’
ri*o, vv ill In enough to deter the hero of Vera
Cruz from another visit to tile cy press sw amps
of Nun Jacinto. \S e are decidedly of opinion,
Die emigrants who vvisli lo find a horn- under
the Single Niar,’’ uiay safely vveud liieir way
Westward, fearless of any dangers to accrue
from a second Diva-ion oi Texas.—.V. O. llul
telin.
If aii. Siobm.— Duriug a hail storm, which
iceenliy occurred in Illinois, pigs, sheep and
iiiin-r mii.ii.ll; vine xttfofi by me liail, and a
woman who happened lo lie out of doors at the
liiiie, vv a* seriously injured. The account uy
that six hail stones, which fell on that occasion
weighed no less than seven pounds three otn
! cvs, an i Dial one actually measured seventeen
inches in citcuutfcrcnce.
The Sac and Fo.v War Parly —The Mur
linglim . am J Gazette of the 8. It says:
A grift l man direct from the ngeney on the
llis Monies inform, us that the war party of
the S.tcs and Foxes, of w hich we spoke some
four or the weeks ago, returned some days
since, bringing with them eight scalps, about
an equal number of squaws a* prisoners, nttd
set end horse*. The Indians thus cruelly
butchered w ere of the Omaha tribe, from the
Missouri. The party consisted often men,
with liieir squaws; and although only fight
sculps were brought in, it is supposed that not
■: n ‘•ingle man escaped. We are not aware Dial
feeling ol hostility have heretofore existed be
tween these nation*. The ostensible object of
the S.u'und Fox party was to chastise the Si
oux. The expedition was headed by Pa-nas
-M. a bold and during brave, w ho recently in
ti. eled it dangerous w ound upon the person of
Ke-o-kuck.”
Diirim; th last ten years, through the efforts
of the Temperance Society, the number of
licenced rum shops in this city has decreased
from 3163 to 33.17, notwithstanding the con
’d tint and rapid increase of the population.
There has also been a decrease of 33 per cent.
In the importations of foreign liquors to this
port during the last year. There were in the
state of Now -York, hi 1835, 1129 distilleries:
the number is now reduced to about 2)3. In
18117, there were in operation in the city of
Nt tt York and vicinity, 17 large grain dislile
ries : now there about'9. In 1937. 32 08) 0)3
gallon- first proof domestic sprits were inspec
ted in this city : and in 1839 18 049,0)3 gal- 1
Inns, le’ing 11 031.0)3 gallons less than in the
preceding year, or a failing off. of more than
33 per cent, and more titan double the de
crease of any previous year.— V. y ii hitr.
The last Somerset Herald, published in Som
erset county in this State contains the subjoined
paragraph:
‘ SicariiroiU , the great defaulter, has recent
ly sold his interest in a large body of lands bor
dering upon the south eastern part of this
county, to a gentleman in England, for 525.).-
0-3—out of which he had made a clear specu
i lation of two hundred thousand dollars. This
i is what we call doing a “big business’’ on Un- j
cle Sam’s capital.’’
Mki,\nchci.y. —During a severe thttn
| tier shower in St. Marys on the 29th ult.,
the house of Mr. James Vllairc was struck
.by lightning. Air. A. we regret to learn,
who happened to be standing in the door at
the moment, was instantly killed.
‘
What would men he without those inter
vals of reason in which the passion are
calmed, and the affections excited and
awake.
A company of Germans, amounting to
about TOO, have lately settled in Ferry:
county, (Mo.) They are of the Lutheran j
persuasion, have a library of ‘dOO.OOOvoI-’
•To..;*-, and intended to establish a college.
Adrcrlising. —A rare was tried on Fri- 1
day in the Court of Common Pleas, New i
York, in which James Walson Webb, edi
tor, &c of ihe Courier and Enquirer, was
plain!:: 1 , and James 11. A twill tvas defen
dant, lu recover sstt. for udvertii-ing. W’e
learn from llie Times, Dial payment had
been resisted on the ground Dial tho defen
dant had never ordered the advertisements
into that paper, but into the New York
Commercial; but, it appeared on the trial,
that the clerk of the defendant had taken
them to the Courier, and one of them had
been published in that paper fifty-six times, 1
for which they made a charge Aott. This ,
was fully proven on the part of the plain- j
tiff. Then it was urged by the defendant’s
counsel, that the charge should be a pro
rata one, that lie ought lobe charged for
this particular insertion as a yearly subscri
ber. The jury, under the charge of the ;
court, rendered a verdict for the full amount.
claimed.
Expensive Exercise. — The sum of 10,- 1
OOOih. has been voted by Parliament for
Die erection of stable*, at Windsor Pulaec,
It vvn- moved to reduce the sum to 50.0001 b,
lioidid not succeed. The reason assigned
foi asking this large grant of money, was
required to provide a riding house at Wind
sor, fre pient <-xcrci.se on horseback being
necessary to her Majesty’s health.
From tb Trenton State Gazette.
C> m p W’ ASH in oro v.
Oliver Hheerwood, a private in the dra
goons at Camp Washington, died on Toes- j
day last, and wasburic.) on Wcdnes liy af- |
lernooo. The corps of dragoons attended
his funeral ; it being the practice for ail of \
the regiment to which the soldier iiaa be- .
longed to follow the body to the grave. The \
deceased was from Putman county, New !
York.
The tih Regiment of \i tilery appeared
on parade on Wednesday evening last, in
full dress, for the limt time in three years.
In Florida they wore only their fatigue
(Ire**. To most of the men, perhaps, it was
their first appearance in the iia*iiio hnbili- •
incuts of the soldier. Many a man eyed
his red coat tails, and held up his head, with ,
the spirit of a peacock ; and all took tap •-
rial pains to go through their exercises
with the prompt precision of veterans.
Tfie delightful location of Camp Wash
ington would, il was supposed, attract many
recrui s ; but, vve arc told, there are as
many deserters Desertion i-, almost the
only objection to the formation of these
encampments. Uy a standing rule of the
army , a reward of thirty dollars is paid
for ever deserter brought to the camp.
Sn.mld one or two be brought in by the
people of the neighboring district, i; would I
prevent this practice from increasing to ,
any serious extent.
Great credit is due and is given bythe ■
community to the officer* for the excellent
disipliue they maintain over their men. ;
VV * KAr l l'rjf f *’ W ouUifilcxintu, ut* 1
the misbehavior of the soldiers, out of j
camp. It is a shame, however, to our j
community that while so much pains are
taken to protect our peace an I good order j
from violation, there me many'low persons
among ns who render themselves unworthy
of such regard, by smuggling ii .juor into
the cauip. My tho rules of the army, it is
n total abstinence society, no spirituous
liquor* being allowed within the lines. I
It i. txpocti and that new troops, both horse
ami foot, will soon reach the camp. The
third regiment of artilery in expected. This
regiment lakes precedence of the -Ith, its
position being always on the right of the
latter. It is probable, therefore, that tnc’
Ith regiment w ill he obliged to move from
their pirsent delightful situation in the
•dio so of the woods, into the open field on
the left.
Connecticut Militia. —lt appears from
the annual report of the Adjutant General.
Samuel L. Pitkin, K< j., that the Militia of
the State now number 20-fH>7 men, viz:
infantry, including light infantry and rifle
men, ‘-hi, K"? ; horse artilery. Mis ; cavalry,
OSi; artileiy, Kioti. There i* an increase
in the aggregate cumber of men since last
year of Mil).'), which is principally owing
to an increased attention to duty on the
part of enroling and returning officers.
Os the different arms belonging to Die Stale,
there are, muskets. 8975; rifles Dfoi; pis
tol* (>N*, brass cannon ~0, the heaviest
calibreft pounders; and iron camion (il, the
heaviest calibre, 12 pounders. A large pro
portion of the arms are ill the hands of the
militia, —Hartford Cour.
Removal of Indians. —The small rem
nant of Ottawa Indians in the vicinity of
the Maumee hay, arc now gathering and
forming a camp upon a little island just
above Maumee city, preparatory to a remo
val wiTt of the Mississippi. The Ex
press says Judge Forsyth, the superinten
dent, w ill start with them in a week or
two.
Chance* or Mahruce —Tie’ following curious
statement by Di. Granvilf- is taken from an En
gtlis’i paper. It is drawn from the registered cases
of 870 women, and is d-rived from th -:r answers to
th- ag-at which th*y respectively married. Os the
87<i females, there were married
yeirsofage. years of aoe.
3at 13 -2* at 27
11 11 “J 28
13 15 17 29
43 16 9 39
15 17 7 31
66 18 5 3-2
115 19 7 33
118 20 5 34
85 2! 2 35
85 22 0 36
54 -23 2 37
53 24 0 39
3*l 25 | 1 39
24 26 10 49
The recent dare vpof the military in Maine,
has cost 51,009,003. which Uncle Sain is cal
led on to pay.
THf famous race-horse Boston, wa.slately
sold hy his owner, to Mr. James Long, of
AN ashington city, for the handsome sum of
S1 -2.500. Boston is entered for a sweep
stake, to be run the ensuing fall over the
New Market, or Petersburg course .-*2OOO
entrance, in which Portsmouth, the Queen,
Job, Steel, and several more good horses
will be entered.
A jockey club in Virginia, have named their
two fleetest horses - Sicartieout ” and “ Price
The bet s go t'vroto oee on Swart y~ out.
Distressing Occurrence. —Capt. Smith,
of the schr. Orazabo, which Arrived yester
day, slates thtit as he was coming up the
bay yesterday morning, off Handy Point,
he saw a brig laying with her forctopsail
to the mast, from winch he understood that
he wanted to apeak with him. bore up for
her, found her to be the brig K). Cubellcro,
('apt. liufliugton, bound to Nassau, who
; requested Capt. Smith to take his Pilot,
John 11. Chcvcril, hack to the city—took
him on board ul 7 A. M.. and proceeded up
with a fine breeze at northwest. About 12
o'clock, M. w hile taking ship off Hawkins*
Point Cheverli leaped overdnard, Capt. 8.
i caught at him by tne shoulder, but missed
hi* hold —lie then threw over a plank suffi
cient to sustain him, but he disregarded it,
and swam for the shore, which was not
in. re than one hundred yards distant. He
was called to gel hold the plank, but took
no notice of any tiling—swam a few yards
i and then ceased and immediately Went
down, apparently with full design tube
J drowned. During this lime Capt. Smith,
and his men, were engaged in getting out
the bout to save him, hut he never lose af
ter sinking. It is stated that he was sub
ject to (its of insanity, but Capt. Smith saw
nothing of this before be jumped overboard;
lie ate bn akfaxl and conversed rationally
all the lime be was on board, lie has left
a w ife and several children, one of whom is
but four days old. Mr. John H. Chevcril
was a Branch Pilot out of tills Port, and had
always sustained a fair character.— Balt.
Pat.&th.
For .Ssiic,
l LA.SDS. belonging to the heirs of the lute
Hon. John Houston If l:ilnsh ! tiz :
100 Lot* or more in tlie city of
Darien.—Al*o, ‘i'i trail* ol*
l.utul, containing in all alvout
stunt acres,
Lying in Ifte-otmiy of Mclntosh,,and on the wa
| tern of Sapelo and South Newport rivers
O'/*’ Tit ACE in Liberty county, contain
| in £ r 10U acres.
No part of any of thosr lands* arc more than four
; nules feout salt tide water, n small portion has been
ptono ,1 io (’.o',>n. hut nrr ni ts) to he valued for the
Pine T'iintM-r und l.ig)it W ood.
The re-survey can la „,w, ,ui*o Die ui ie nuD gran is
r r extracts from th ; Purveyor(fon-rni' oiiice, by p
---1 l> mg to HEUBEN KING, Agent.
Darien, A/ay 21.1539. St
N B. Owners of Saw Mills are requested to look
st the limber.
Faints, Oils Drugs, Ac.
M hit- Lead, Mack do
Spanish Bi own. Linseed Oil,
S unit Oil, Copal Varnish.
ALSO. Castor Oil, Salts, and a variety
of other it'.Heines just received, and for safe
by % S. M. ST It LET.
Jane 18.
UIIKKS.
XiCIARS) Cc aAfrf]
A ready lo contract o and liver ut ihcir yard,
! simvHoney Gal ) oretnewh re, llncksofu wiperior
j quaiuy, on reasonable terms.
Tin y have on hand 1 £O,OOO which they will
nfII i heap for cash. They will (urnieh Ist, ‘*?d or 3d
j quality as may he r-'Quireti
i • rstftihjsicvl to them at Brunswick will be at
| tended 10.
Brunswick, June JBo9. 4l
C'U ilom libitxc >t. *.
IHHDCriUAS 101 l ST. A Mill i: Its
II UL
I ND’ti-AV si INIJVr lies in Ist. 31 dtty TV.
I fu.oit..Bl deg lifminin ih- State of Georg u r En
trat.re foi ween tTuinberiand and J-kyl Islatids, lutvo
1 ing eh-ven f t witter ottthe bar ul low tide ; distance
from th- Light Houston Liitlc Cumle Hand Islond,
North point, about te ven mile*. There are 3 Buova
| for the emr.atc , one large. Buov placed j.ist within
!’> O’ litre” fat’■!■•: ia, jo tv t’d ;on Spar Buoy on
a p;i off the North point of Little CunlWrland Ts! -■
mid, and on- Spar Buoy in the middle of th- sound,
; a iUoal, Bifid * nf*liic meuth of llie crcoi Saiilla
riv#r.
Light Hous lo bear W. by N . when
I the outer Buoy :;| he it, tang- w ith Light I ous
! aid run for it nil over th- bar, and up with the ,ml
i er Buoy: the South point of J kvl will then he N
W !-2 W.uiMr th"e..ui N W hv W until be
iwe-n lit-|K.nis of Cumberland and Jekly Island*
mid abreast td'th- Spat- Buoy off Cumherlatid t oint’
pa! mg it to tli* South; ..here wit! so found good’
sounding* front 3 too fathom* n-ar th* thor*
ARCHIBALD CI.ARK,
Bop. rintrnd’ 111 of Lights & Buoys
Jun 18 l T’o 1 1
\ otter.
All persons imtrbird to the undersign'd, by ac
: hiih, art- requested to make payment to Mr. SVitl
lam B. Ecker, tvbo is duly authorised 10 receive the
SUiiU
WOODHURY & STACKPOLE.
j D.irieo, Juno Wh !>'?!>. f>*.
For Salt*.
n The fiat's E and two LOTS occupied
dltfe by the subs ril* r. Also, one House and
< " lirn! " T Striven and Svrond street.—
-iLisiw Also one House and two Lois on Second
street, near the Lode*.
SAMtfEf, PALMER.
ap IS-3
Ala iblr.
The aubseribt r w ill fumisb the Citizens of Darien
and its vicinity with Grave stones and Tomhtables,
of all descripiions, on r-asonable terms, and of a first
rate quality Any persons w ishing either of the
at ov •. will plea.'.-, 1.-ave their orders, with Mr John
Mac he).
AMOS STEVENS.
Darien, ;Way BOtli 1-89.
Paints and Oils.
►e j 4 KEGS English While LEAD
*_P\W 75 do American ditto—Also,
Green and Black PAINTS. Just received
and for sale by
may 7 ‘ J. &S. H. ROKENBAUGH
Notice.
ALLpersons are forbid trespassing in anyway
on t lie Traet of Land, in the State of Georgia, situ
at din .v/.'ln tosh county, bound don the i?ouih and
West by lands of Alex W. Wylly, Esq. on the
East by lands of Capt. I’hilson, on the North by a
Branch of the Sapelio river.
Col. Charles H Hopkins, will act as rav agent.
’ JA MBS FIIICP, JR.
Beaufort, SC. June 19, 1939 4t.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from my stable on the night of the 7th
ins!, two rai'.esfiom C-mersvillage, Camden county,
A Sorrel Horse,
about eight yean* old, middle size, or upwards, with
a blaze face, both hind feet white, and a small white
spot on one thigh.
Forty dollars will be given for the thief and horse,
with proof to conviction. Or Twenty dollars for
ile horse if returned.
THOMAS VIC KEY.
June 9 1839.3t*
Notice.
I HEREBY give notice, that I have the
power to art as agent of the Georgia Lumber
Company atthij place, until further notice.
\V. B. ECKER.
FOR SALE, a few cargoes of Prime Lurff
ber. Also. 30 thousand hard BRICKS.
Darien, June 11. 3t.
t joygia-Mel ntosh County.
171 OUR months after date, application will be
. mad- to ‘he Honorable the lnf-rior Court of
said County, when setting as a Court of Ordinary,
for leave to sell Bedford. a part of the real Estate ot
John G. B-U, lat-ofs id county deceased.
JOHN F. GREEN. ) Fxeector=
HUGH FRASER GRANT <
May 26 I-. 1G?