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From the National Journal.
The following sketch is from the
Rev. T. Flint’s new work “ Francis
Reman," and is descriptive ot the
innumerable hordes of wild horses,
which are sometimes met in the
prairies near the Rock Mountains :
’* The day before we came in view
of the Rock Mountains’ I saw, in the
greatest perfection, that impressive,
and, to me, almost sublime spectable,
an immense drove of w ild horses,
for a long time hovering round our
path across the prairie. I had often
seen great numbers of them before,
mixed with other animals, apparent
ly quiet, and grazing like the rest.
Here there were thousands unmixed
unemployed ; their motions, if such
a comparison might be allowed, as
darting and as wild as those of hum
ming-birds on the flowers. The tre
mendous snorts with which the front
columns of the phalanx made known
their approach to us, seemed to be
their wild and energetic way of ex
pressing their pity and disdain lor the
servile lot of our horses, of w hich
they appeared to be taking a survey,
They were of all color>, mixed, spot
ted, and diversified with every hue,
from the brightest white to the clear
and shining black ; and ofevery form
and structure, from the long and slen
der racer, to those of firmer lirnbs
and heavier mould ; and of all ages,
from the curvetting colt to the range
of patriarchal steeds, drawn up in a
line, and holding their high heads
for a survey of us in the rear. Some
times they curved their necks, and
made no more progress than just
enough to keep pace with our ad
vance. Then there was a kiud ol
slow and walking minute, in which
they performed -'vaiious evolution
with the precision of the figures of a
country dance. Theu a rapid move
men! shifted the front to the rear
ilut still, m all their evolutions and
movements, like the flight of se;
fowl, their lines were regular, and
free from all indications of confusion.
At times a spontaneous and sudden
movement towards us, almost inspir
ed the apprehension of an united at
tack upon us After a moment’s ad
vance, after a snort and a rapid re
trograde movement, seemed to testi
fy their proud estimate of their wild
independence. The infinite variety
of their rapid movements, their tam
perings and mancruvers, w re ofsuch
a wild and almost terrific character,
that it required but a moderate stretc:
oJ fancy to suppose them the genii
tTf those grassy plains. At one peri
od they were formed for an immense'
depth in front of us. A wheel, exe
cuted almost with the rapidity o,
thought, presented them hovering
on our flanks. Then, again, th
cloud of dust that enveloped their
movements cleared away, and pre
sented them in our rear. They evi
dently operated as a great annoyance
to the horses ami mules c four caval
cade. The frightened movements
the increased indications of fatigue,
sufficiently evinced, with their fre
quent neighings, what unpleasant
neighbors they considered their wild
compatriots to be. So much did
our horses appear to -suffer from fa
i tigue and terror in consequence 01
their vicinity, that we were thinking
of sonic way in which to drive them
off; when on a suddeu, a patient and
laborious donkey of the establish
ment, who appeared to have regard
ed all their movements with philo
sophical indifference, pricked up his
long ears, aid gave a loud and most
sooorons pray from his vocal shell-.
Instantly mis prodigious multitude,
and there were thousands of them,
took whntthe Spanish call the “stom
pado,” With a trampling like the
noise of thunder, or still more like
that of an earthquake, a noise that
was absolutely appalling, they took
to their heels, and were all in a few
moments invisible in the verdant
depths of the plains, aud we saw them
no more."*'
Mr. Robertson the aeronaut, ac
companied by a young lady, ascend
ed from Castle Garden, New York,
on Tuesday afternoon. The garden
was well tilled with spaetc tors and u
is estimated that tho r ceipts must
have been upwards of two thousand
dollars. Steamboats and row boat
fill and with passengers, were scatter
ed over the river, and the house tops
the battery and the wharves, exhibit
ed great numbers of people. Tho
preparations were conducted in a
skilful manner.—The large balloon
was tilled at the appointed hour, af
ter which four small balloous, each of
about nine or ten feet in diameter,
handsomely decorated, were inflat
ed. and attached to yards connected
with the car by garlands of flowers,
separate from the main balloon, \\hich
rose above them in the centre. A
little after sunset, Mr. Robertst
conducted the lady who was to r
company bun, to the car, where she
took her seat apparently with mucl,
resolution. lie then took Iqs sea
at the opposite end of the cat, and
after adjusting the ballast, gave tin
word to let go. As they gradually
arose, the five balloons’, the hand
somely decorated car, and the dis
tinct appearance of the seriel voyi;
gers, presented one of the most beau
tint I and interesting scenes of tile
k'-idever beheld in N. w York.
The wind, which had been brisk
from the north- ast during the day
bad • 1 almost ent.retv away, an. 1
fh*» bafioons ascended almost pti-
pcndicularly for some time, but very f
slowly. Several bag? of ballast were <
successively thrown out, when the '
balloons ascended more rapidly, and
floated away gradually over B'-dlow s
Island, in the direction ot Newark.
It was distinctly visible for near forty
minutes, and until it had apparently
began to descend, hut long betoro it
had reached the earth, the shades ot
night had rendered it invisible.
The spectacle was not so imposing
as the night ascension lately made by
Mr. R probably because the hazard
was not felt to be so great. But it
was nevertheless very grand and
beautiful, and the interest, being less
fearful, was increased by the appear
ance ot the intrepid lady, and the
novel addition of the flotilla, and of
longer duration, because the balloons
were so long and so distinctly visible
to the naked eye.
Mr. Robertson descended about
8 o’oclock in the evening, at West
field, New-Jersey, about eight miles
fraui Elizabethtown, and 25 from the
citv. He had previously descended
at Uniontown, between Newark and
Elizabettown, where he lett the
young lady at the house of a Mr.
Brown, and re-ascended. They both
returned well and in go%d spirits.
POSTCRIPT.
Two o’clock.
Wo have just been informed by a
geptleman who has seen Mr. Rob
ertson, that he descended last night
„t Westfield, N. J. between 7 and 8
./clock, about eighteen miles from
this city, and that he arrived in town
about twenty minutes since.
Since the above was written, we
have conversed with Mr. Robertson.
He first descended at Union Village,
between Newark and Elizabethtown,
N. J. and left the young lady, when
b ■ reascended, and remained up a
considerable time, and then descend
d at Westfield.
Mr. Robertson and the young la
dy are in good health.
From the National Journal.
It will be remembered by our rea
'ers that at the close of the last ses
sion of Congress, the House of Rep
entatives came to the following res
ilution :
Resolved . That the Clerk of this
House be authorized to employ Wtn.
Strickland, of Philadelphia, to act in
conjunction with the architect now
employ ed in completing the capitol,
m devising a plan for improving this
Hall, so as to render it better suited
to the purposes of a deliberative as
sembly : that the Secretary ol'State,
;he Secretary of War, and the Attor
ney General, be requested to act as
i board of inspectson on the afore
said contemplated improvement, du
ring the recess of Congress, and that
f the said architects can and vise any
plan for accomplishing the object,
that shall receive the sanction of the
Board aforesaid, they be authorized
and directed to execute the same
under the direction of the said Board.
Resolved That the expenses be
defrayed out of the contingent fund.
In pursuance of the above resolu
. ion, we understand hat Mr. Strick
land has examined the construction
of the Hall, and that he has been in
vited hy the Secretaries and Attor
ney General to repeat his visit next
week, when it is supposed that the
hoard will come to some conclusion
as to the improvement to be adopt
ed. We are rather inclined to the
opinion, that the measure suggested
by Mr, M’Duftie will ho found the
only effective one against the exist
ing inconvenience ; namely, to throw
a horizontal Glass covering over the
Hall, so as to exclude the dome, in
which the sound of the speaker is
•Iways lost. A ceiling of this des
cription may be so constructed, as to
combine ornament with utility ; and
it is probable that the cost would not
exceed SSOOO or SBOOO. Should this
plan be concluded on, the season is
too far advanced to allow a hope that
it can be carried into execution dur
ing the brief interval between this
time and the meeting of Congress :
but the ensuing summer will afford
sufficient time for its completion.
Three of the states, Indiana, Illi
nois, and Next? Jersey, which suppor
ted Mr. Adams at the last election
are now decidedly for Gen. Jackson
—the two first having air ady elec
ted Jackson members to congress in
opposition to administration candi
dates ; and tbe people in the latter
state having given indubitable evi
dence that they will elect Done but a
Jackson ticket
In this state, there can be no mis
take. Two thirds ofthe people are
for Jackson ; and so much changed
are their viexvs in relation to the
choice of electors by districts, that
before another election they will
doubtless demand the passage of a
law, substituting for the existing, a
general ticket system—so that our
whole strength w ill be concentrated
With the exception ofthe Nexv
England states, we know not where
Mr. A. is to receive support; and
oven there, New-Hampshire an<
Maine are exhibiting refactory dis
positions. A short time since, a
member ofthe N. II legislature as
sured us that there was a decidei
majority ot Jacksonian# inth ’ Houst
and that the prospects of “Old Hit
korv" were flattering ; and in Maim
•• freceive that Mr. Atjdcrson, ai
•li-Adatus oiac, iiaj been electee
to congress by a majority of 800,
over Mr. Longfellow, a member ot
the Hartford Convention.
But we admit with many others that,
it is too early to agitate the public
mind on this subject farther than is
necessary to correct erroneous im
pressions, repel the insults offered
to the General’s nomination, and se
cure as far as practicable a majority
of the next congress friendly to his
election.
In peace we are to prepare for
war ; and it is but fair that such
preparatory steps should be taken as
will secure to the pe pie at the next
Presidential election the elevation of
their favorite candidate,
[.Sara tog o Sentinel.
Frem the National Journal.
The Boston Advertiser gives the
following interesting particulars of
the opening, as well as the construc
tion of the first rail way which, ha
been completed in our country :
Quincy Rail . foru/.-Ttiis Rail Road,
the first we believe in this country,
was opened on Saturday, in presence
of a number of gentlemen who take
an interest in the experiment. A
quantity of stone weighing sixteen
tons, taken from the ledge belonging
to the Bunker Hill Association, aud
loaded on three wagons, which to
gether weigh five tons, making a
load of twenty-one tons, was moved,
with ease, by a single horse, from
the quarry to the landing abov
Nepon.-et Bridge, ;; distance of more
thanthre miles. The road declines
gradually, the whole way, from the
quarry to the landing, but so > ightly
that the horse conveyed back the
empty wagons, making a load of
five tons. After the starting of the
load which required some exertion,
the herse moved with ease in a fast
walk. It may therefore be easily
conceived how greatly the transpor
tation of heavy loads is facilitated
by means of this road A large quan
tity ofbenutiful stone, already pre
pared for the Bunker Hill Monument
will dovv be rapidly and cheaply
transported to the wharf at the ter
mination of the rail road, whence
it will be conveyed by lighters to
Charlestown.
This road is constructed in the
most substantial manner. It rests
on a foundation of stone laid so deep
in the ground as to be beyond the
reach of the frost, and to secure the
rails on which the carriage runs ef
fectually against any change of their
relative position ; they are laid upon
stones of eight feet in length, placed
transversely along the whole extent
of the road, at distances of six or
eight feet from each other. The
space between these stones is filled
with smaller stones or earth, and
over the whole, between the rails, a
grave! path is made The rails are
formed of pine timber, on the top of
which is placed a bar of iron.—The
carriages run upon the iron bars, and
are kept in place by a projection on
the inner edge of the tire of the
wheels. The wheels are of a size
considerably larger than a common
cart wheels.
We learn from a gentleman who
has visited the principal rail roads in
Eugland, that in point of solidity and
skill in construction, this is not ex
ceeded by any one there.
New York, Oct 10
Wall street has all this forenooi.
been completely blocked up by a
crowd of curious and anxious specta
tors, to witness the erection of the
ponderous marble columns which are
to support the roof oflthe portico ii.
front of the new building called the
Merchant’s Exchange. The work
men have succeeded in placing one
of the pillars on its pedestal. They
arc admired for their beauty, and the
solidity of the material, and when
they are all placed on their base, will
give a magnificent appearance to the
whole superstructure. A writer in
the American has ascertained their
dimensions, and calculated their
weight, which is as follow's :
There are four plinths, 4 feet 5$
inches square, by 10 inches thick
ness.
Four bases, circular, 4 feet 5 inch
es diameter, by 16 inches thickucss.
Four shafts, circular, each of-a
single piece, 27 feet in length, 3 feet
four inches at the butt, and 2 feet
ten inches at the top, each shaft
having a slight swell.
The weight of each shaft accord
ing to the usual rule of estimating
the ponderosity of marble, and mak
ing allowances for the swell, is about
16| tons. The total weight of the
(our shafts will accordingly be about
65 tons ; and the total weight of the
plinths, bases, and capitals, will br
about eighteen tons.
[Af. F. Enquirer.
From the Utica Intelligencer.
Onedia General Sessions.—Augus
tus B. Rexford alias Ruxford, lor
grand larceny, was sentenced to th-
State prison for five years. This
■entleman having started from thi
village upon a short pedestrian ex
ursion, for the benefit of breathing
•he country air, lortunatcly overtook
Miss Lucy Bundle, an interesting
innocent sort of a lady who was n
urning from a visit here, and like th«
entleman employing the means o«
locomotion, with which she was pro
‘ ided hy the hands of Dame Natu>'
In sfioil, she was on foot. Our he r
•vith the purest feeling of gallants
coold do no less than politely to pass
the good time of day to her, and ask
leave to accompany her home a dis
tance of about four miles, which gal
lantly offer, Miss Lucy in the natural
kindness of her heart could do no
less than accept. —Now Miss Lucy’s
sprightliness and beauty, aud her
“ peepers full of fun,” having made
a deep impression upon her tender
hearted and gallant esquire, he sigh
ing, vowed to Miss Lucy in the w ords
of the old song ;
“ If you loves I, as I loves jou,
No knife shall cut our lives in two
and declared, that if thev could agree
upon the terms she should become
the partner of his joys, and the wife
of his bosom. ‘‘These things to hear
did Lucy seriously incline;” and
charmed with such dear, delightful,
and to an artless maiden, winning
words, the tim.e passed rapidly away
until the pair arrived safely home,
for all this time Miss Lucy said the
“ conversation was highly interest
ing.” When home she showed him
into the “ square room” where she
prepared tea for him, which they
sipped alone ; and there remained
for the afternoon tete a tete. Lucy
had however, domestic cares to at
tend to, and in the evening left her
dear Augustus, to milk the cows.
Our hero for a short time remained
in the square room, but being lonely
w hen away from Lucy, he concluded
to walk out and enjoy the balmy
sweetness of the fading twilight, and
strayed into the orchard where he
spent some time in musing on his
fair ones’ charms, and composing a
sonnet to the moon When Miss Lu
cy returned from her rustic avoca
tion, she found him seated in the
“square room” reading.—After a
few minutes conversation, he con
cluded that he must return to Utica
lest his long sojourn might cause
some fears of his safety, and it being
a chilly evening, and Lucy recollect
ing the proverb in the spelling book,
that “ warm love soon grows cold.”
and fearing that such a night as this
"it might, nnless precautions were
taken to prevent it, gonerously loan
ed him a great coat arrayed in the
ample folds on which, after the cere
monies usual on such occasions, he
departed with her good wishes, and
four dollars and fifty five cents in
cash, and one hundred dollars more
in notes which he accidently took
from a trunk in the “ square room.”—
On missing the money a search was
made, and in the orchard under the
very tree which had overshadowed
him when poetising, the p cket book
which had contained it was found.
Then it Was that Lucy began to find
out that like many others of his sex,
he was a false deceiver; and after
this it was that he was apprehened.
On being charged with stealing
not only the heart of Miss Lucy, hut
the pocket book containing the mon
ey, he confessed the fact, but confes
sion would not appease the anger of
the injuried maiden. On the trial
he pled not guilty, but the court and
jury after hearing Miss Lucy’s story,
vould not be persuaded that he did
not intend to deceive them as he had
done her, which caused them to con
vict him as an example to other faith
less swains.
Elections —The New York con
vention, held on the 4lh instant, pre
sent 101 members, some from all the
counties of the state, except six, ha«
nominated William B. Rochester,
for govornor and Nathaniel Pitcher,
for lieut. governor of the state in
opposition to Messrs. Clinton and
Huntingdon. On the Ist ballot, Mr.
Rochester had 103 votes. M ssrs.
Sanford, Savage and Thompson had
been spoken of—but they declined
a nomination.
Mr. Rochester is the secretary of
the Panama mission, and a decided
friend of the administration. The
convention was much made up of
that interest which supported Mr.
Crawford for president, to whom Mr.
R. was decidedly opposed. We
just mention these things, without
pretending to understand them.
[Rieft. Enq.
Prize Poem —The Committee ap
pointed to decide on the best Poem
or Address, to be recited on the ope
ning oftheN. York Theatre, Bowery
have gone through that duty with
considerable labour and attention,
and were divided in opinion between
two addresses but they finally came
to the conclusion to vote in favour
ofthe one written by Grenville Mellen,
Esq. of North Yarmouth, State of
.Maine, to whom they award the prize
ol $100; and also, an additional prize
of SIOO, awarded to Dr. Thomas
Farmer, of Charleston, S. C. for the
piece best calculated for dramatic
effect.—[A*. Y. Enq.
High handed Villainy. —A stranger,
whose name we have not learned,
made oath to the following facts the
-ther day at the Police Oilicc : That
lie is from New-Hampshire, and had
just returned from the western part
of this state, where he had been to
look for a place to locate himself;
' hat he put up at Mr. Kinney’s tav
ern, near the canal basin, and after
upper, about 9 o’clock, walked out
to see the canal. While standing
on the pier, ho was accosted by 2
■ten, who requested him to assist
cm in getting a boat afloat which
ey said was aground a short di—
aucc from them; th<t he accumuau-
ied them for that purpose, and after
wading in shallow water some dis- i
tance from the shore, one of his em
ployers drew a knife or dagger,
while the other robbed him of all
his money, consisting of ninety five
dollars. After they had robbed him
they compelled him to wade in deep
er water, with a threat that they
would take his life if he attempted to
come ashore The robbers made
off with their booty, leaving the
stranger in an almost drowning con
dition, for about fifteen minutes,
when believing them cut of sight,
he ventured to come to the shore.—
He says that the man who held the
dagger to him was an Irishman ; and
believes that, being aware of his
having money they devised this me
thod of robbing him.— Albany Argus.
The report of the assassination of
Mr. Watts,the United States’ Charge
d’Affdresin Colombia, which ap
peared in the other city panels, and
which we refrained from publishing
from the improbability on its face, is
contradicted by the New York A
merican, the editor of which states
that he had seen a letter from Mr.
Watts himself, dated Bogota, 10th of
August, and had heard of another
received in Philadelphia from that
gentleman, dated the end of August,
which was subsequent to th'* date
on which it was said that he had been
assassinated.— [Nat. Jour.
Wens. —The Raleigh Register re
peats the declaration, which is at
tested by certificates, that a cloth,
saturated with a solution of common
salt, applied to wens, will certainly,
remove them.
A large Apple. —We had the plea
sure yesterday, of seeing an apple
which grew in the neighbourhood of
Philadelphia, weighing one pound
nine ounces, and measuring fifteen
inches in circumference.— [Chronicle
Apples. —We have before us an
apple ofthe pipbin kind which weighs
twenty-five ounces and a half, and
measures, fifteen and three quarters
inches. It was taken from the orch
ard of Mrs. Catharine French wid
ow of Joseph French, near Moores
town, New Jersey
This is we believe the largest ap
ple that has been publicly noticed
this season, it is at any rate the larg
est we ever saw. —.[t/. S.Gaz .
ANOTHER AffLE STOUT.
Mr David Tichf.nor, of this town
has gathered this season, from one
king apple tree in his orchard, 70
bushelsof apples; 40busbels of which
were good winter apples.
[Newark Rvgle.
Adventures of a Cent, —A lad who
was an apprentice to a goldsmith i.i
this town in 1800, hammered a cent
into an octagon, marked the initials
of his name, and the date, Sept. 7,
that being the day on which he, was
14 years old, and sent it a broad a
mong its fellows. About a m nth
since, the cent found its way ato the
hands of the same lad, now an old
gentleman of 40, after traversing the
world for the period of 26 years
[Com. Ado.
New York, Oct, 7.
Wc Team with pleasure, that the
Rev. John C. Brigham, who fc » re
cently returned from a tour of many
thousand miles through Southern and
Central America, has been appointed
Assistant Secretary of the American
Bible Society, and has already com
menced his labours in that important
sphere.— [Observer.
The Rev. Thos. McAulev, D. D.
LL. D. of this city, was elected
President of Centr College, in Dan
ville, Ken on the Oth ult.
[Com. Adv.
The ship Hudson, lately arrived
at this port from London, has brought
Out a superb Church Organ, consign
ed to L. Kip, Esq. of this city—a
present from the Countess of ,
for Bishop Chase’s church in Ohio.
[D Adv.
coaciyrumcATioN. ~
TOR THE STATESMAN.
TO MAJ. TANDY W. KEY,
A Tiustee for the Poor School Funds
of Henry county.
Sir —ln the Georgia Patriot of the
19th of Sept, last, I observe some
questions propounded to the Trus
tees of the Poor School Funds for
Henry county; but fearing you did
not read that paper, and therefore
such things might escape your notice,
I, as your correspondent, feel bound
to inform you that Mr. Bartlett states
that Thomas C. Benning received,
June lltli, 1825, $392 87£ cts.; and
that William L. Tuggls received,
May the Bth, 1826, $392 cents
of the money appropriated for the
education of poor children, in Henry
county, making the aggregate sum of
$785 76 cents—and by adverting to
the Law, I find the appropriation to
he annual; I also understand, that
Mr. Benning only brought up the
money from Milledgeville and paid
over to the Trustees: and under
standing that you are one of those
Trustees, I have taken the liberty,
ifter reciting to you your oath, to
ropound to you a few other oues
tion*; which, to a mind so fertile as
yours, a personage so honorable and
conspicuous, I trust will not be of
tensive.
(The oath.) “I, Tandy W. Key
do solemnly swear that I will to the
best of my ability distribute what- •
ever monies may come into my hands
in such manner, as in my opinion.. mil
most conduce to the education ofthe
poor children in myconnty.and make
a true return thereof, agreeble to the
requisitions of Law: so help rue God'
Sworn to, and subscribed in open
court,” &c [See the minutes of the
Inferior Court.]
Questons. First- —What stress
would you put on the words, “to the
best of n.y ability distribute, he.*
Does it mean in stock and trade
building boarding bouses, buying
lands, supporting boarders, or inlet
ting $785 75 cts. lie useless in our
coffers for some 14,16, or 18 months
and the poor children destitute of
learning, or the means thereof] w
wnat can it mean ? For the life that’s
in me I can’t tell; and hearing yoti
had offered your services for the Le
gislature, and that in Senate too, T
think you ought to know.
Second —Be pleased to state how
much you think might in this time
have been added to the Poor School
funds of this county, bv pursuing a
similar course, with such funds as
were not immediately in active use,
to that pursued by the Trustees of
the Academy of Henry county—
honorable* highminded gentlemen,
who well deserve the thanks ofthei*
county men.
Third— Be pleased to state what
per. centum, you think a man ought
in justice to pay, who would hold the
State’s charity money in his bands,
whether active or inactive, for some
14 or 16 months, and then, if a uit
was about to be instituted on his
Bond, —“ say, behold here is your
money,” (although, probably, secret*
ly from some friend a part of it was
borrowed)—or what punishment
ought to be put on such a man ]—
[As you are conversant with the Poor
School law, of 1823, and no doubt,
can anticipate the views of the Le
gislature in passing such a Law, it is
hoped your answer to this will pre
scribe some method of signal and ex
emplary justice ; and the mor* es
pecially; as you are a prominent char
acter and want to go to the Legisla
ture too, where you might probably
boa member of the Senatus Aca
demicus.]
Fourth —Be pleased to state yout
opinion, whether or not the safety of
all governments does not mainly de
pend on the intelligence of their con
stituent citizens; and if it ought not
to be tbe business of all admini. tra
tors ofthe different brunches of gov
enments to make the constituents
thereof respectable and happy ; and
it'so, was it not a laudable act of gw A
old Georgia to appropriate money to
educate those poor cl.iidreu who.are
otherwise destitute of the means of
education'? and if it was not a saga
cious bint of our Governor (for which
he deserves cr dit) wfea he in Ins
Message fays: “ The Poor School
funds have been eagerly sougl t i y
all the counties, but whether benefi
cially applied, is doubtful ]”
And lastly—What is becemeofthe
Henry county ? and how long before
you expect to get into your hands
$ 392 cts. more ?
In an -xvering the above questions
you will probably relieve the feelings
of some very religious well disposed
men, who voted for you ; but who ro
doubt wish the youth of our county
well; and would almost be embar
rassed to advocate your pretentions
and face the above interrogatories
unanswered: notwithstanding their
political principles and prejudices
might almost boa pretext —among
whom will be found, your friends
Waid, Jonathan, L., and Billy the
preacher Yours, &.c.
COZEX-IN-LAW TO ATTICUS.
* It is believed by the Author that the Trus
tees of Henry county Academy, by their eco
nomy bar e. increased their public funds, at
least one fourth, and have now completed a
commodious building for the Education of
Youth.
P. S. Please in your answers to
state (suppose the Trustees to draw
$392 cts. more, and were per
mitted to hold on in the course now
pursued for a year longer with sll7B
cts.) what profit you think an ac
tive dealer might make in that line*
provided they wore so minded to do,
and the public say or know nothing
about it; and if you do not think in
time it might be profitable to be a
Trustee of Poor School funds ; and
if you do not think if your friend
W aid had known of something as sus
picious on Wilson Lumpkin, the
Congress man, or on some other pub
lic man of our county, as he doesa
bout the Poor School money Trus
tees. I say, think you he wouhr not
on the first Monday in October last
have swollen his abdomen more than
30 1.4 cubical inches to tell tiie peo
ple of it, to injure his election; —
1 say, do you not’think he acts very
much like a true friend; for you know
he gets the law and journals too, and
is sagacious enough to read thi m.
without spelling more than halt the
words. But friends ought to bi
served in turn.
But what think you our uncli
Sammy Weems and the Virgin;.
Lawyers will say t<> all this 1
Ah ! and Jonny Hunter apd Pick/
Lane too 1