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DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
Sib: . 24 th Jauuary, 1835.
In obedience to your instructions, direct
ing* Vatetnertt oft be names of the Indian
tribes now remaining within the limits of the
different states and territories, the number
of each tribe, andHlie quantity of land claim
ed by each; also, an estimate of the amount
of appropriation necessary to commence the
work of moving’ the Indians beyond the Mis
sissippi, to be laid before you, I herewith en
close a report from Colonel M’Kenny, to
whom is assigned the charge of the office of
Indian affairs, which contains all of-the infor
mation required, except thfe estimate of the
strm that will be necessary to be appropria
ted to commence the removal.
In forming the.estimate required, it will
be necessary to take a summary view of the
number and position of the several tribes to
be removed,-and to form a planin detail for
their removal.
It appears, by the report enclosed, that
there are in the several states and territories,
not including the portion of Michigan terri
tory west of Lake Michigan, and north of the
state of 111 inois, about 97,000 Indians, and that
they occupy about 77,000,000 of acres of
land.
The arrangement of the removal, it is pre
sumed, is not inttnded to comprehend the
small remnants of tribes in Maine, Massachu
setts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia,
and South Carolina, amounting to 3,023, —
To these also may be added the remnants of
tribes remaining in Louisiana, amounting to
1,313, as they are each of- them so few in
number, that, it is believed, very little ex
pense or difficulty will be found in their re
moval, making together 4,336, wliich, sub
tracted from the 97,000, the entire number
in the states and territories, will leave 92,664
to be removed. Os these, there are residing
in the northern parts of the states the states
of Indiana, Illinois, in the peninsula of Michi
gan, and New-York, including the Ottowas
in Ohio, about 13,150; which, 1 would res
pectfully suggest, might be removed, with
advantage, to the country west of Lake Mi
chigan, and north of the slate of Illinois.—
The climate and the nature of the country
are much more favorable to their habits, than
that west of Mississippi; to which may be
added, that the Indians in New-York have al
ready commenced , a settlement at Green
Bay, and exhibit some disposition to make it
a permanent one; and that the Indians re
ferred to in Indiana, Illinois, in the Peninsu
la of Michigan, and Ohio, we find in the
country designated, kindred tribes, with
whom they may be readily associated.-
These considerations, with the greater facili
ty with which they could be collected in that
portion of the country, compared with that
of collecting them west of the Mississippi,
form a strong inducement to give it the pre
ference. Should the proposition be adopt
ed, the Indians in question might be gradu
ally collected, qs it became necessary, from
time to time, to extinguish the Indian title in
Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, without in
curring any additional expense, other than
what is usually incidentalto such extinguish
unent. Deducting, then, the Indians resid
ing in the northwestern parts of Indiana, Illi
nois, in Michigan, and New-York, with the
Ottawas in Ohio, amounting to 13,150, from j
92,664, will leave but 79,514. It is proper j
to add, that a late treaty with the Quapsws j
stipulates, and provides, for their removal,
and that they may also be deducted from the :
number, for whose removal provision ought j
to be made. They are estimated at TOO,
which, deducted from 79;514, will leave
to be removed west of the state of
Missouri and territory of Arkansas, shoukl
Ihe views of the Department be adopted.
Os these, there are estimated to reside in
the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Ten
nessee, Alabama and Mississippi, 53,625, con
sisting of Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and
Chickasaws, and claiming about 3,673,176
acres, including the claim of the Cherokees,
-in North Carolina; 3,082. in Ohio, and in the
southern and middle parts of Indiana, and
Illinois, consisting of AVyandotts, Shawnees,
Senecas, Delawares, Ka&kaskias, and Miami
and Eelk rivers; 5,000 in Florida,coiisisting of
Seminolesand remnants of other tribes: and
Ihe remainder in Missouri and Arkansas, con
sisting of Delawares, Kickapoos, Shawnees,
Meas, loways, I’iankeshaws, Gherakees,
Quapaws,and Osages.
The next subject of consideration will be,
to acquire a -sufficient tract of country west
of the state of Missouri and territory of Ar
kansas, in order to establish permanent set
tlements, in that quarter, of the tribes which
are proposed to be removed. The country
between the Red River and the Arkansas has
already been allotted to the Choctaws, un
der the treaty of the 18th October, 1820.
The country north of Hie river Arkansas, and
immediately west of the state of Missouri, is
held almost entirely by the Osages and the
Kanzes. The principal settlement of the
former being on the Osage river, not far
west of the western boundary of Missouri;
and of the latter, on the Missouri river, near
Cow Island. There is a band of the Osages
•situated on the Verdigris, a branch of the
Arkansas. Governor Clark has been alrea-
dy instructed to, take measures to remove -
them from the Verdigris, to join the other <
bands on the Osage river. To carry this ob
ject into effect, and to extinguish the title of
the Osages upon the Arkansas, and in the
state of Missouri; and also to extinguish the
title of the Kanzes to whatever tract of coun
try may be necessary to effect the views of
the government, will be the first object of
expenditure; and would require an appro
priatlon, it is believed, of not less than 00,000
dollars. After this is effected, the next will
be, t > allot a portion of-the country to each
of the tribes, and to commence the work of
removal. The former could be effected, by
vesting in the. President discretionary pow
er to make the location: and the latter, by
commencing with the removaJx>f the Chero
kees, Piaiikeshaws, Wcas, Shawnees, Kicka
poos, and Delawares, who now occupy differ
ent tracts of country, lying in the northwest
ern portion of the Arkansas territory, and
she southwestern portion of the state of Mis
souri. It is believed that the Cherokees, to
whom has been allotted a country lying be
tween the Arkansas and White rivers, will
very readilv agvee to removing their east
ern boundary farther west, on the conside
ration, that, for the lands thereby ceded, they
may have assigned to them an equal quanti
ty farther west, as they have evinced a strong
disposition to prevent the settlement of the
whites to the west of them. It is probable,
that this arrangement could be effected by
an appropriation of a few thousand dollars,
say five thousand, for the expense of hold
ing the treaty. Nor is it believed that there
will be any difficulty in inducing the Pian
keshaws, We as, Shawnees, Kickapoos, and
Delawares, to occupy a position, that may be
assigned to them west of the state of Missou
ri; or that the operation will be attended
with any great expense. The kindred tribes
in the states of Ohio and Indiana, including
the Wyandotts, the Seneca3, and the Mia
miesand Eelk rivers, in those states; and the
Kaskaskias, in Illinois, it is believed, might
be induced; without much difficulty, to join
them, after those now residing in Missouri
are fixed in their new position, west of that
state. Os the sum that will be necessary for
this purpose, it is difficult to form an esti
mate. These tribes amount to 3,082. The
expense of extinguishing their title to the
lands occupied by them, will probably be
high in comparison with the price which has
been usually given for-lands in that quarter,
as they, particularly the Indians in Ohio, have
made-some advances in civilisation, and con
siderable improvements on their lands. The
better course would be, to removelhem gra
dually, commencing with thosetribes which
are most disposed to leave their present set
tlements, and, if this arrangement should be
adopted, an appropriation of 20,000 dollars
would be sufficient to commence with.
It may, however, be proper to remark, that
these tribes, together with those |n New-
York, have indicated a disposition to join the
Cherokees on the Arkansas, and that a depu- i
tation of the former with a deputation from i
those Cherokees, are now’ on their way to <
the seat of Government, in order to make i
some arrangements to carry the proposed i
union into effect. Should it-be accomplish- 1
ed, it.yepu Id vary the arrangement which has <
been suggested in relation to them, but will :
not, probably, materially vary the expense. :
It only remains now to consider the remo- ‘
val of the Indians in Florida, and the four i
southern tribes residing in NortlvCarolina, <
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabema, and Mississip- i
pi. i
It is believed that immediate measures
need not be taken with regard to the Indi- 1
ans in Florida. By the Treaty of the 18lh t
September, 1823, they ceded the whole of i
the northern portion of Florida, with theex- 1
ception of a few smill reservations, and have 1
had allotted to them the southern part of the i
peninsula; and it is probable that no incon- j
venience will be felt for many years, either ’
by the inliabitants of Florida, or the Indians, <
under the present arrangement.
Os the four southern tribes, two of them, l
tire Cher6kees*and Choctaws, have already |
allotted to them a tract of country west of ’
the Mississippi. That which has been allot- t
ted to.tbe latter, is believed to be sufficient- J
ly ample for the whole nation, should they 1
emigrate; and if an arrangement, which is i
believed not to be impracticable, could be
made between them and the Chickasaxvs,
who are their neighbours, and of similar ha
bits and dispositions, it would be sufficient
for the accommodation of both. A sufficient
country should be reserved to the west of
the Cherokees on the Arkansas, as a means
of exchange with those who remain on the’ i
east. To the Creeks might be alloted a I
country between the Arkansas and Canadian I
river, which limits the northern boundary of i
the Choctaw possessions in that quarter. — ‘
There is now pending with the Creeks a ne- I
gotiation, under the appropriation of the last
session, with a prospect, that the portion of <
that nation which resides within the limits of 1
Georgia, may be induced, with the consent us I
tire nation, to cede the country which they i
occupy for a portion of the one which it is I
proposed to allot for the Creek nation on the ‘
west of the Mississippi. Should the treaty 1
prove successful, its stipulations will provide i
for the means of carrying it into effect, which |
will render any additional provision at pi e- i
sent, unnecessary. It will be proper to open 1
new communications with the Cherokees, i
Choctaws and Chickasaws, for the purpose
of explaining them the views of the govern- 1
ment, and inducing them to remove beyond i
the Mississippi, on the principles and condi
tions which may be proposed to the other i
tribes. It is known, that there are many in- ’
divuluals of each of the tribes, who are de
sirous of settling west of the Mississippi, and
should it be thought advisable, there can be
no doubt, that if, by an adequate appropria
tion, the means were afforded the govern
ment of bearing their expense, they would
emigrate. Should it be thooght, that the en
couragement of such emigration is desirable,
the sum 40,000 dollars, at least, would be re
quired to be appropriated for this object,
to be applied under the discretion of the
President of the United States. The sever
al sums which have been recommended to
be appropriated, if the proposed arrange
ments shouldbe adopted, amount to $95,000
The appropriation may be made either
general or specifiers may be occasioned most
advisable.
I cannot, however, conclude without re
marking, that no arrangement ought to be
made which dobs does not regard the inteaest
of the Indians, as well as our own and that
to protect the interest of the former, deci
sive measures ought to be adopted to pre
vent the hostility, which must almost neces
sarily take place if left to themselves, among
tribes hastily brought together, of discordant
character; ami many of which are actuated
by feelings far from being friendly towards
each other. But the preservation of peace
between them will not alone be sufficient to
render tbeir condition as eligible in their
new situation, as it is in their present. Al
most all of the tribes proposed to be affect
ed by the arrangement, are more or less ad
vanced in the arts of civilized life, and there
is scarcely one of them, which have not the
establishment of schools in the nation, afford
ing at once the means of moral, religious,
and-intellectual improvement. These schools
have been established for the most part by
religious societies, with the countenance and
aid of the government, and on every princi
ple of humanity the continuance of similar
advantages of -education ought to be extend
ed to them in their new residence. There
is another point which appears to be indis
pensable to be guarded, in order to render
the condition of this race less afflicting.—
One of the greatest evils to which they are
subject, is that incessant pressure of our po
pulation, which forces them from seat to seat,
without allowing time for that moral and in
tellectual improvement, for which theyfap
pear to be naturally eminently susceptible.
To guard againstthisevil, so fatal to the race,
there ought to be the strongest and the most
solemn assurance, that the country given
them should be theirs, as a permanent home
for themselves nd their posterity, without
being disturbed by the encroachments of our
citizens. To such assurance, if there should
be added a system by which the government,
without destroying their independence,
would gradually unite the several tribes un
der a simple, but enlightened system of go
vernment and laws, formed on the principles
of our own, and to which, as their own peo
ple would partake in it, they would, under
the influence of the contemplated improve
ment, at no distant day, become prepared,
the arrangements which have been propos
ed would prove to the Indians and their pos
terity a permanent blessing, it is believed
that, if they could be assured that peace and
friendship would be maintained among the
several tribes: that the advantages of educa
tion which thev now enjoy would be extend
ed to them; that they should have a perma
nent and solemn guarantee for their posses
sions, and receive the countenance and aid
of the government for the gradual extension
of its privileges to them, there would be a
mong all the tribes a disposition to accord i
withe the views of the government. There I
are now in most of the tribes, well educated, ]
sober, and reflecting individuals, who are
afflicted at the present condition of the Indi
ans, anddespondentat their future prospects.
Under the operation of existing causes, they
behold the certain degradation, misery, and
even the final annihilation of their race, and
no doubt would gladly embrace any arrange-.
ment which would promise to elevate them j
in the scale of civilization, and arrest the de- 1
structipn which now awaits them. It is con- j
ceived that one of the most cheap, certain, I
and desirable modes of effecting the object j
in View, would be, for Congress to establish j
fixed principles, such as have been suggest-1
ed as the basis of the proposed arrangement, j
and to authorise the President to convene,
at some suitable point, all of the well inform
ed, intelligent, and influential individuals of
the tribes to be affected by it, in order to
explain to them the views of the government,
and to pledge the faith of the nation to the
arrangements, that might be adopted.—
Should such principles be established by
Congress, and the President be vested with
suitable authority to convene the individuals
as proposed, and suitable provision be made
to meet the expense, great confidence is felt,
that a basis of a system might belaid, which,
in a few years, would entirely effect the ob
ject in view, to the mutual benefit of the go
vernment anil the Indians, and which, in its
operations, would effectually arrest the ca
lamitous course of events to which they must
be subject without a radical change in the
present system. Should it be thought ad
visable to call such a convention, as one of
the means of effecting the object in view, an
additional appropriation 0f30,000 dollars will
be required; making in the whole, 125,000
dollars to be appropriated.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. C. CALHOUN.
To the President of the United States.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
Office of Indian Affairs, Jan. 10, 1825.
Sih: I have the honor, herewith, to sub
mit, in compliance with your directions, a ta
ble containing a statement of the namesof the
Indian tribes now remaining within the lim
its of the different states and territories; the
number of each tribe; and the quantity of
land claimed by each,*
There is no land assigned, as will be seen
on reference to the table, to the Indians in
Louisiana; yet, it is believed, the Caddoes
have a claim, but to what extent is not known,
bo, also, have the Cherokees, (whose num
bers are not known) to a tract in the north
west corner of the state of North Carolina—
which, it is believed, does not exceed 200,000
acres. In New-Jersev, Pennsylvania, and
perhaps in Maryland, a few Indians are re
maining, but how many, or what quantity of
land is owned by them, if any, there are no
means of ascertaining.
There are now remaining within the limits
of the different states and territories, as is
shewn bv the table, sixty-four tribes and
remnants of tribes of Indians, whose “names”
and “numbers” are given—vho number, in
the aggregate, 129,266 souls—and who claim
77,4p'2,318 acres of land.
It will be seen by adverting to the table,
that the Indians residing north of the state
of Illinois, east of the Mississippi, and weal
of the Lakes, are comprehended in the esti
mate of the number in Michigan Territory—
although, in estimating the quantity of land
held by Indians in that territory, the portion,
only, so held in the peninsula of Michigan, is
estimated. It was found impossible, from
any documents in possession of this office, to
distinguish the number of Chippeways and
Ottawas residing in the peninsula of Michi
gan from those residing on the west side of
Lake Michigan. It is, however, believed,
that the whole number residing in the pen
insula, does not exceed 3,500 —and these, as
has been stated, are principally of the Cliip
peway and Ottawa tribes.
It may be proper also to remark, that of
the 6,400 Sacs and Foxes who are included
in the estimate as part of the 129,266 —and
who occupy lands on both sides the Missis
sippi, not more than one-third of that num
ber are supposed to reside on the east side—
and, of the 5,200 Osages, who, by the table,
are assigned to Missouri and Arkansas, it is
believed, not more than one-third of that
numbdr reside within the state of Missouri
and territory of Arkansas. If, therefore, the
number assumed for the peninsula of Michi-
gan, be correct, and two-thirds of the Sacs
and Foxes, as is believed to be the fact, re
side on the West of the Mississippi—and two
thirds of the Osages west of Missouri, and
north of Arkansas, there will remain “within
the limits of the different states and territo
/nes,*' —confining the Michigan territory to
the peninsula—97,3B4 Indians, possessing,
(if the 200,000 acres are believed to
be claimed by the Cherokees in North Caro
lina, be added.) 77,602,318 acres of land.
In obtaining this information, resort has
been had, for the “names” and “numbers”
of the Indian tribes, to the reports to tins
office, and to other sources of information
which are deemed to be the most accurate—
and, for the quantity of land claimed by them,
to the files of this office—to the General
Land Office—and to computations carefully
made from the best maps, by Colonel Ro
, berdeau, of the Topographical Bureau.
The 4,000,000 of acres assumed as the j
. quantity claimed by the Cherokees in Ar
, kansas, although but an estimate, is believed
, to be nearly correct. The precise quantity,
however, cannot be ascertained, until it is
i known how much they ceded on this side
: the Mississippi, for which, by the treaty of
| 1817, they are to receive an equal number of
acres on the other.
1 have the honor-to accompany this with a
j note from Col. Roberdeau, in relation to the
difference between his estimate of last year,
1 of the lands claimed in Georgia, and his re
-1 cent corrected computation of them.
1 have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant,
THO’S L, McKENNEY.
To the Hon. the Secretary of War.
Topoghapkical Bureau,
January 10, 1825.
The quantity of land in the state of Geor
gia, not ceded to the United States by Indi
ans, was, last year, reported at 10,240,000
square acres —upon a review of Jthe calcula
tions, and having more correct"documents
than were then referred to, the whole quan
tity in the state appeaa3 to be 9,537,920
acres, of which 5,292,160, are of the Chero
kees, and 4,245,760 of the Creeks, as nearly
as can be computed.
I. ROBERDEAU,
if. Col. Top. Engineers
Col. Tho’s L. McKenney,
Indian Department. ■
Statement, showing the number of Instant
now remaining within the limits of the se
veral states and territories, and the quan
tity of land claimed by them respectively;
States or ter- Whole number Whole quantity
ritories. of Indians, of lund claimed.
Maine, 956 92,260
Massachusetts, 75 0
Rhode-Island 420 ’ 3,000
Connecticut 400 4,300
New-York 5,143 246,675
Virginia, 47 ‘ 27,000
South-Carolina 460 144,000
Ohio 2,350 409,501
Michigan 28,316 (*)7,057,920
Indiana > e/qSf+y 10,104,000
Illinois . 5 U * 579 i ( t) 5,314,560
Georgia “t C 10,240,000
Alabama Le'jfios./f+'i 7,272,576
Tennessee f ’ ) ‘ 1,055,680
Mississippi J l 15,705,000
Florida Territory 5,000 4,032,640
Louisiana 1,313
Missouri ?iQi'rSr&'\ 2,782,726
Arkansas 5 1 ’ 13,612,480
t 129,266
•The number of Indians, embracing those
in the N. XV. territory as well as in Michigan;
the information being such as not to admit of
a separate enumeration.
fSome of the Indians claiming lands in these
states, reside partly in both; the particular
number in either, therefore, cannot be sta
ted.
*The Indians, claiming lanns in these states,
do not all reside in any one of them, excep t
the Chickasaws; and it cannot, therefore,
be stated what is the actual number residing
in each state.
§The Osages and Piankeshawsare scattered
in Missouri and Arkansas; the greater part ot
the former reside beyond the limits ot both;
it cannot, therefore, be stated what is the
particular number of Indians in either.
Laughing. —There is much to laugh at in
this world, at least we think so and there are
many persons who laugh when they should
not,‘and many that dont laugh when they
should. Some laugh at a good joke, some
laugh at a bad one, some laugh at the man
ner of telling one. Some laugh because they
see others laugh, some because others don’t
laugh, some because others cry, and some
because others cry and laugh at the same
time. Some laugh at nothing, others never
laugh except at something.—Some never
laugh at all, others are always laughing.—
Some laugh when they wish to take in a per
son some laugh after they have taken one in
and others laugh because they failed in tak
ing one in. Some laugh to appear good na
tured, some laugh to put others in good na
ture, and some laugh because they are good
natured. Some laugh to make themselves
appear handsome, some laugh to keep them
selves from looking ugly, and others laugh
because they cant help it. Wliat a variety’
of laughers, what a variety of things lo laugh
at, and what a variety of sensations to create
laughter!—Let us take,a short review of this
laughing vocabulary, and see what kind of
persons they are, who laugh from the causes
as above described.
Those that laugh at a good joke, laugh cor
rectly; those that laugh at a bad one, laugh
either foolishly or charitably, and those who
laugh at the manner of telling one, are not
out of the correct province of laughing, un
less they laugh immoderately, ‘Those who
laugh because they see others laugh might
as well let it alone; those who laugh because
others don’t laugh, may sometimes not f>e
wrong, although ten times to one they would
be; those who laugh beeause, others cry,
laugh unfeelingly; and those who laugh be
cause other, cry and laugh at tiie same time,
laugh at the folly of others, which is well en
ough— Those who laugh at nothing, laugh
nonsensically, and those who never laugh
except at something, laugh judiciously. —
Those who never laugh at all, wish to ap
pear wiser thin they are, and those who are
always a laughing, are too silly to laugh at.
Those who laugh for the purpose of de
ception, laugh wickedly? those who laugh
because they have succeeded in deceiving,
laugh villnaousiy, and those who laugh be
cause they failed of success in deceit laugh
despicably. Those who laugh for false ap
pearances, laugh hypocritically—those who
laugh to put others in a good hnmour, laugh
meritoriously, and those who laugh because
they are good huiqoured, laugh amiably.—
Those who laugh to improve their appear
ance. laugh politically—those who laugh to
prevent themselves from looking ugly, laugh
selfishly, and those who laugh because they
can't help it laugh naturally.—‘From tlvis
laughing subject we may gather how whim
sical, how paradoxical, and how** various is
the mind of desultory man.”—What fields ■
are open for his improvement, what exercise ,
of his charity, and what necessity for the res- j
traint of his desires.—{ Cherurw Intelligencer.
•We may add to this laughingphapter,two
more laughs viz: Those who laugh because
Mr. Adams is elected President, laugh for
j joy, and those who laugh because Mr. Craw
-1 ford was npt elected, laugh at ‘.heir disap
pointment.
Grinning for n gold ring.
The first competitor that entered the lists
was a black swarthy Frenchmrn, who Jc .l
denfiv pased that way, and being a man,*
turallj of a w ithered look anil bird femhtS
promised himself good success. He was 9
ced upon a table in the great point of V j 9
and leaking upon the company like Mil J
Death. fc
Grim'd horrible a ghastly smile— —, f
His itiusles were so drawn together J
each side of his face, that he shewed tw J
teeth at a grin, and put the country i n ao 9
pain, lest a foreigner should carry away 9
honor of the day; but upon a farther 9
they found ke was master only of the me®
grin. I
The nest that mounted the table
malcontent in those days, and a great i-J
in the whole art of grinning, but panic J
ly excilled in the angry grin. He didfl
part *o well,that he is said to have made ||,B
dozen w omen miscarry; but the justice b t jß
apprised by one who stood near him, S
tie fellow who grinned in his face wasijfl
zobite, and being unwilling that adisafi tC |jß
person should win the gold ring, and belooM
ed upon as the best grinner in thecoumß
he ordered the oaths to be tendered U|) B
him upon his quitting the table, ifM
grinner refusing, he was set aside as J
quallified person. There were several
tesque figures that presented themse|B
which it w t ildbe too tedious to describ®
I must not however omit a ploughman, |B
lived in the farther part ofthejeountry, ®
being very lucky in pair aof long him 1 ®
jaws, wrung his face into such an hidtß
grimace, that every feature of it
under a different distortion. The |B
company stood astonished at such a couß
cated grin and, were ready to nsign the pßj
to him had it not been proved by one<®
antagonists, that he had practised with Bj
juice for some days before, and had a ,B
found upon him at the very time of
upon, that he was not to be looked upoiX
a fair grinner, and therefore ordered liirß
be set aside as a cheat. P*
The prise, it seems, fell at length up®
cobler Giles Gorgan by name, who proikß
several new grins of his own inventi®
having been used to cut faces for manviefl
together over his last. At the rerj’fM
grin he cast every humau feature out
countenence, at the second he became ;fl
face of a spout, al the third of a baboon, B
the fourth the head of a base-viol, and H
fifth a pair of nut-crackers. The whole H
sembly wondered at his accomplishtntß
and besto wed the ring on him unanimoifl
but what he esteemed more than all theß
a country wench, whom he had wooeß
vain for about five years before, was socß
med with his grins that the applauses wlB
lie received on all sides, that she mtitfl
him the week following, and to this H”
wears the prize upon her finger, the afl
having made use of it as his wedding rinß
Tliis paper might perhaps seem impefl
tiuent, if it grew serious in the concluß
I would nevertheless leave it to the comß
ation of those who are the patrons offl
monstrous trial of skill, whether or nofl
are not guilty,in some measure of an affß
to their species in treating after
this manner the human face divine, and tfl
ing that part of us, w hich has so greal atiH
age impressed upon it, into the image fl
monkey; whether the raising sucA silly cU
petition among the ignorant,
prizes for such useless accomplishments,®
ing the common people’s heads with sB
sensless ambitions, and inspiring them B
absurd ideas of superiority and prtfl
inence, has not in it something immorß
well as ridiculous. rs
“There is but one step from the tuifteß
the ridiculous hp
Campbell— the celebrated Authoroß’
,;Pleasures of Hope,” happened onedß
be at an Inn, in Haddington, when thtß
of rest drew nigh, and he expressed hisß
to retire, a young chamber-maid ofunß*
mon beauty attended with a light toK
him to his chamber. The unassumingß
ners, added to the natural lovliness anJB
plicity of his conductress, made a povßl
impression upon the rich imagination®!
poet, who in vain endeavored toridhitßj
of the bewitching image. In the Tni<lfl|
most delicious dream, he was awakenßi
the appearance of -the chamberm®!
the foot of his bed, bearing a light iH
hand, and looking loveliness personifi®!
With an unembarrassed look, and a toi®|
“Came o’er his ear like the sweet
“Breathing on a bank of violets,” Bl
she asked himif hehad any objectioii9to®|
fellow! Ye gods! exclaimed the
ing and enchanted poet, —a bedfello®B
cept the offer with rapture! “O,
glad,” exclaimed the innocent dams<®|
there’s a drunken rider frae
that we dinna ken what to do wi’,
tak him in beside ) e,” Alas! how d>Br
are the “Pleasures of Hope!” I * ; ,J
A man taken befoe the Lord May*
charge of stealing a handkerchief, aco
for himself bv saying that he had beeni
ver, but falling through, had become*
er—and although lie played /Wcltartl
Corvdon, lie never got a penny for f
Lordship doubted the fact, seeing to
tenance Bic.—whereupon the chief cl
served, “If you be an actor, let it *1
“What, before all these people?
it without study?” The Lord Mayor
coed.” Here the prisoner, frowning’
ly, began thus:—
“’Tis now the midnight hour “
When church-yards yawn, and 1
breathes out confusion in tli*
Now,”{^ putting his hands in hisjavhJ
1 drink black blood—
And do such business with it, a* l
Would shake to look at.”
The Lord Mayor thought him e
men of Richard III; but allowed hi’
off like Othello, without his handkeri
A Revolutionary Heroine.—A P 1
before the legislature of Pennaylv*
. Plicebe Anderson. The petitioner si
: she is 93 years old; that she accomp*
husband who at an early period el
the continental war, and was pres<
participated in most of the conspW
i tions of that eventful period; tM
; other novel employments fora ladyi
sisted in picking up balls thrown trl
enemy's cannon, in order that, ‘ Ol
own expression, “ the enemy mig' l ’
good as he sent.” She states tl> !,,
been the mother of 23 children, a”
are dead,