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By J. G. M’Whorter.
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From the Columbia Telescope.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Cincinna/t and Charleston Rail Road.
At a large and respectable meeting of
citizens from all parts of the State, held in
the Hall of the House of Representatives,
Friday evening, Dec. 4, on the subject of
the proposed Rail Road, on motion of
General Hamilton, His Exc llency Gov
ernor McDuffie was called to the chair,
and Thomas J. Withers. Esq. appointed
Secretary. Gen Hayne, chairman oftie
Charleston committee, then rose, and of
fered the following Resolutions, which
being seconded by Col. Pres’on, chair
man of the Columbia cammitthe, were
unanimously adopted, viz.
1. Resolved, That the citizens here as
sembled from all parts of the State, con
template with the liveliest satisfaction, the
proposed extension of commercial and so
cial relations, between the South and the
West, by the construction of a Rail Road
from Cincinnati to Charleston ; a work in
which all the people of this State are pre
pared most cordially to co-operate.
2. Resolved, That viewing this noble
enterprise as closely connected with the
best interests of South Carolina, and cal
culated to advance the welfare of the
whole country, we deem it highly irnpor
tant, that a spirit ot harmony and concord,
and an entire concert of action, should
be promoted and established, among the
people of all the States interested therein
2. Resolved, That for this purpose, we
would earnestly inculcate upon our fellow
citizens, the necessity, in the further pros
ecution of this work, of discarding all sec
tional jealousies, and Idea! interests, and
of suffering no considerations to influence
their conduct, but such as may be dictated
by an enlarged and liberal view of the im
portant objects to be promoted by the pro
posed Road.
4. Resolved, That in order to bring a
bout that harmony and concert, on which
the success of the contemplated work must
depend, we reecomrnend that a Rail Road
Convention be held at Knoxville in the
State of Tennessee, or. the 4th cf July
next, to be composed of Delegates from
all the States interested in the proposed
Road, for the purpose of freely consulting
together, and adopting such measures as
may be best calculated to ensure the com
pletion of the Road, at the earliest period
possible.
5. Resolved, That Robert Y. Hayne,
John C. Calhoun, Abram Blanding, Bay
less J. Earle, A. P Butler and William
Me Willie, be and are hereby appointed
in.behalf of this meeting, to attend said
Convention, and that they be authorized
to fill up any vacancy that may occur in
their number—and the people in each of
the several judicial districts, of this State
be and are hereby invited to appoint Dele
gates to represent them in said Conven
tion.
6. Resolved. That the citizens of the
several States th rough which the said road
may passs, be and are hereby earnestly
requested also to appoint Delegates to said
Convention, in such manner as they may
think proper.
7. Resolved, That should the people of
any of the States interested in the contem
plated Road, proposed Convention for the
above purposes at any other time, and
place, the Delegates appointed from this
State, be requested to attend the same, and
generally to unite in all auch measures,
as may tend to the advancement of the
common object.
8. Resolved, That the committee of
correspondence of Charleston and Colum
bia, be requested to cau»e these resolu
tions to be published, and generally, dis
tributed, and to take the proper measures
to carry the same into effect.
Before the vote was taken on the above
Resolutions, it was stated to the meeting,
that the Engineers, Colonels Gadsden and
Brisbane and Major Holmes, who had
been for several weeks past employed in
exploring the route of the proposed Road,
bad just arrived in town and were now
firesent. —Whereupon, the chairman cal
ed upon these gentlemen for information.
Col .Gadsden then rose and made a clear
and highly interesting report, from which
it satisfactorily appeared, that there exists
no serious obstacle to the construction of
the proposed Road, at a reasonable ex
pense; that the mountains can be passed
with comparative ease, and that the inhab
itant, of the country, were every where
found to be highly favorable to the enter
prise. Col. Brisbane and Major Holmes,
followed Col Gadsden, making interes
ting statements, and the result of the infor
mation afforded by those Gentlemen, left
no doubt of the entire practicability of
constructing the Road, and ofthe immense
advantages that would result from it.
The report of these gentlemen will be
shortly published, and therefore we shall
not attempt to anticipate its contents.
The Hon Patrick Noble, Speaker of
the House, then offered the following Res
olution, which was unanimously adopted,
viz:
Resolved, That the thanks of this meet
ing be returned to Cols. Gadsden and
Brisbane and Major Holmes for their
great exertions in exploring the route of
the contemplated Rail Road, and fur the
highly satisfactory information they have
afforded to this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
GEO. M’DUFFIE, Chairman.
T. J. Withers, Secretary.
Correspondence ofthe [Ala.] Adv-.
Tuscaloosa, Nov. 23d 1835.
This will inform you that 1 am now a
ourseat of Government,noticing ‘the signs
of the times.* You have already under
stood that S. B. Moore is elected Presi
dent ofthe Senate and Mr. McClung,Spea
ker of the House of Representatives,over
Mr. Phelan the Van Buren candidate.
Mr, McCloud could not have succeeded
had be not have given a written pledgeto
five Van Buren men; (four from Jackson
and one from Madison, who objected to
Phelan on account of his youth) that he
would carry out all the Van Buren meas
ures. Depend on it, that we have a clear
majority on joint ballot and on al I tests will
prove triumphant. Noses have been count
ed, and the result is as follows. Van But
ten inen 58—Union White men 34
Nullies 22.
The nullies are making desperate ef
forts to amalgamate with the White men,
but they cannot succeed, their devices are
seen through, and I heard a White mem
ber express himself, though “he did not
love Caeser less he loved Rome more.”
Ichabord Crane from * * * * County,
has commenced throwing firebrands in
the House and in addition thereto.has had
the audacity, temerity and unheard of im
pudence, to dictate, to advise, admonish
and reprehend the President of the United
States. If the sapient gentleman has any
friends hera, they had better confine him
in a straight jacket—He has rendered
himself conspicuously ridiculous and su
premely contemptible, in the eyes of all
good men.
Mr. Walker of Mobile and Mr. Phelan
of Madison are men of fine talent and con
sidered the ablest champions of our cause
in the lower House.
The Expunging Resolution of Mr. Be
nton will soon be introduced and carried by
a large majority.
The Rai] Road Convention assembles
to day in the capitol, at half past two—
many Delegates are present and seem anx
ious to have a Rail Road by the r own
doors—We shall soon know how the thing
will terminate,
A LOOKER ON.
Tuscaloosa, Nov. 26th 1835.
The election for the State Printer re
sulted to day in the choice of “Meek <fc
McGuire,” the able and efficient Editors
of the “Flag of the Union,” the organ of
the Van Buren party in Tuscaloosa. As
1 predicted, so it has terminated. The U
nion White men will not coalesce with
the nullifiers and this is a striking evi
dence of the increase of Van Burenism
in our Legislature. The “written pledge’’
oi which I last spoke and which some
hsve been disposed to deny, has turned
out to be the truth. One of the gentlemen
who asked one received the same from
Mr. McClung, informed me personally
of its existence to day, and has the docu
ment in his possession. Many members
who came here with decided pre'erences
for Judge White, have recently changed
their opinions and now declare that they
openly go for Van Buren. The mean in
siduous efforts made by the nullifiers, to
decoy them from their original faith, has
had a great tendency to produce this aus
picious result.
A LOOKER ON.
Marriage of the Queen of Portugal,—
We learn that the duke of Saxe Cobourg
has accepted for his son the proposal of
marriage with the queen of Portugal, and
a courier has been despatched to Lisbon
with the Marriage contract as approved
by him. The young prince will go to
Lisbon in April by Brussel and London,
during the winter he will study the Portu
guese language. He already speaks the
Latin, French, English, Italian and
Hungarian languages with facility and el
egance,—Swabian Mercury.
Leopold, K ing of Belgium.— The King
of Belgium, on his late jaunt to England
visited Claremont, his (ormer residence
when he was Prince Leopold, of Saxe Co
burg, and husband of the Princess Char
lout—What a train of sad reflect:ons
must have come over his mind, in those
beautifully ornamented grounds! The
death-pall and funeral knell that so sud
denly changed the scene of domestic peace
to one of unspeakable horror; —his future
horizon, the brightest that ever rose on
youthful prince, forever o’er clouded;—
the throne of mighty England, and ’its
glorious recollections; —the long line
of illustrious Kings that were to spring
from his own dynasty, shadowed out in
the future—all, in a moment vanishing
1 from his grasp like the vision of a dream,
j and the empire ofa world turned to a bar
. ren sceptre—buried together in the same
grave with a Queen, a wife, a mother,
and a child.—But a sorry and miserable
substitute for such a loss, was the poor
Crown of Belgium—the patchwork of
1 compromise—a handful of provinces stitch
ed together by political cobblers, and rea
y to be torn asunder whenever the ten
der mercies of the Holy Alliance, in
whose breath it lives, cease to smile upon
JflAn We are inform-
ed that the Georgia Guard have released
John Ross from confinement. We see
it stated in the Georgia Pioneer, that Ross
had been pursued by the regu| ars until he
crossed the state line and was taken by the
Guard in the State of Georgia. This is
news to us and we don’t believe a word of
it. The regular troops are stationed at
Calhoun and if the statement of the Pi
oneer was true we have no doubt the fact
would have reached here as soon as it did
Cassville.— Tonttfsiee jdutnal.
Mr. Hale —Several of tho daily papers
yesterday mentioned the death of “ Hou
qua, the distinguished Hong Merchant, of
Canton,” and added that “ he died univer
sality detested." It would be difficult to
point out an individual—Christian or
Heathen —more universally respected and
esteemed than Houqua is by all who know
him, or one who has more uniformly evin
ced a truly liberal and philanthropic
spirit. The last accounts from Canton
(June 4) left him living and in good
health, and I most sincerely wish he may
long continue so.
Mouqun, a “ Hong Merchant,” died re
cently, of whose character I know noth
ing. Respectfully Yours.
WM. STURGIS.
Boston, Nov, 27. 1835.
The following-paragraph, from Canton
Register, gave rise to the error above re
ferred to.
"Death of Metwqua.— This occurred
on the 7th of May, about 10 o’clock, P.
M. at his residence in Honan je. 49. It
is not easy to determine whether the sen
sation produced by the announcement of
this sad event, bears tie strongest testimo
ny against the individual, or the native
inhabitants of Canton who were acquaint
ed with him. From all except his rela
tives and personal friends, there seems to
be one universal expression of joy that he
is taken away. It is proper, no doubt, to
throw the ‘mantle of charity’ over the
misdeeds of the dead, so far as they have
no connection with the living. It is pos
sible, in the present instance, that suf
ficient allowance is not made for the cir
cumstances of the individual. Being one
ofthe senior merchants of theco-houg, he
was often compelled to be the of the
government,and in this way he sometimes
drew down on himself censure when it
was not due. He was, however, evident
ly unfriendly to the extension of the right
and privileges of foreigners in this coun
try. He possessed nominal rank; and
has, we understand, been at the capital,
where he formed an early acquaintance
with his excellency Loo, the present gov
ernor of this province. Great efforts are
are being made, by the employment of
priests and nuns, to secure for him an en
trance into ‘the temple of heaven.’ The
coffin into which his body is to be laid cost
370 dollars.”
Whimsical Anecdote.— Mr. Jerning
ham used to relate the following whimsi
cal anecdote, but did not vouch for the
truth ofit. Mr. Cambridge had observed
the following inscription over hatter’s
shop, just as the painter had finished the
letters, “Good hats sold here.” Crossing
the way, and making a suitable apology,
he politely addressed the master oftheshop
observing that he hoped he would excuse
his making a remark on the inscription.
The hatter said he should be very much
obliged to him, and desired to hear what
he had to say. “Why,” said Mr, Cam
bridge “the word ‘good’seems unnecessa
ry; for if you do not sell good hats, no
customer would come again,” "True,”
said the hatter. “Painter rub out good.
Pray, sir, have you anythingmoieto say?
I beseech you go on” “Why,” said
Mr. Cambridge the word hats, is certain
ly needless; for if people looked at your
shop-window, and saw nothing but hats,
they would not expect to buy meat, or a
ny thing but hats.” “True, again,” said
the man. “Painter! rub out hats. Well,
sir, is all right now?” -‘No, certainty.”
rejoined Mr. Cambridge; “the word ‘sold’
would be ridiculous if it were to remain,
for nobody would expect you to give a
way your hats.” Very true,said the man.
"Painter rub out sold? adding, “Now, sir,
I suppose you have no farther objection.”
"Yes, one more,” said Mr. Cambrdigc;
“the w®rd ‘here’ is perfectly absurd by it
self, for nobody would go to another shop
to buy your hats.” “Quite right,” said the
man “Painter! rub out here;” and then
he courteously thanked Mr. Cambridge
for his kindness.
My dear Mrs. Gadabout, said old Mrs.
Sitawhile, when do you mean to come and
see me? Why, jest as soon as the days
and nights git a little longer, I shall sar
tinly come. Well, pray do come (said Mrs.
S.) if you don’t come then, I shall send
fur you, as sure as guns.— Boston paper.
Toast.—“ Martin Van Buren: Who
is there? Its me ! Which side ofthe fence
are you on? This side—lt’s so dark I
can’t see you ! Where are you? Here I
am I Where are you, friend? A leetle to
the Northern of Southard! Where are
yon going? This way ! Good night.”
Rkhmond County. J June Term ’ 1835 '
To the Honorable John Schley, Judge of the Su
periour Court:
THE Petition ofEbenezer Starnes sheweth
that at the last term of this court, your pe
titioner obtained an order for the establishment
of a certain lost promissory note of tenor and
effect as follows:
“ Ist September, 1831. On the first day of
January, 1832, I promise to pay Hugh Knox
or order one hundred and seventy-five dollars
for value received. (Signed) Oliver Sage, and
endorsed Hugh Knox and Jatnes H. Gardner.
Your petitioner therefore prays, that said or
der be extended, and that the rule Nisi, which
was then granted, may again be granted to your
petitioner, EBENEZER STARNES.
In consideration of the above petition, it is
ordered, that Oliver Sage and Hugh Knox be
required to show cause, if any they have, at the
next term of this court, why the above copy
should not be established in lieu of the original
note, and that copies of this rule be served on the
said Olivet Sage and Hugh Knox twenty days
before the sitting of the next court, if they or
either of them be resident within the State; if
not, then this rule to be published in some pub
lic gazette in this State, for the space of three
months. [A true extract from the minutes.
JAMES M’LAWS, Clerk.
Sept. 25 14
NOTICE.
ALL Persons indebted to the subscriber for
services rendered by Bertrand Jr. will
please call and settle with Mr. Henry Dalby,as
he is authorized to transact business for me du
ring my absence from the State.
e W. G. HAUN.
AUGUSTA,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
The Reporter ofthe Commercial matter of our
paper, we are sure, has no interest in either rais
ing or lessening the price of Cotton. We see
our quotation is found faulty by “ Candor” in
the Constitutionalist. We have asked several
merchants, if our quotation was right—some
thought it correct, others not. “Candor" thinks
8 cts. too low to quote. That may be, though
our reporter has known it as low as five cents,
this season. We admit that it is useless to quote
as low as such trashy stuff usually commands,
being fit only for mattrasses; but we think none
will doubt the inferior quality of the greater
portion ofthe present arrivals to those of the
earlier part of the season. The price of cotton
can never suit every body. It will be too high
for some—too low for others. Our business is
to give it as it is, as nearly as we can ascer
tain.
We give the following state of the market to
day. Business is better. Ordinary to fair Cot
ton 10 to 13—good fair 13 to 13j—common
prime 14, and prime real 14( to 14|. Average
price from wagons about 13J for good.
Stock Cotton, Havre, Oct. 14th, was 35,G00
bales against 29,788 last year.
The transactions from the 6:h to the 14th inst.
comprise 6489 bales,consisting of 1596 Louisiana
at 127f50t0 165 f; 4621 Upland,Mobile, Alaba
ma and Tennessee at 1171’50 to 163 f; 251 Per
nambuco at 171 50 to 175; and 21 Guadaloupe
at 165; the whole duty paid.
The following Gentlemen were on Monday
last, duiy elected Directors of the Bank of Au
gusta, far one year, on the part ofthe individual
Stockholders.
John Moore, Samuel Clarke,
Richard Tubman, John Edgar,
James Ftaser, James Harper,
James Gardner, Robert A. Reid,
John Carmichael, Asaph Waterman,
William Cumming, Pleasant Stovall.
John Bones,
VENTRILOQUISM,’&c.
Mr. Sutton, the celebrated Ventriloquist, has
arrived in this city, and will occupy the Theatre
a few nights in exhibitions of this singular facul
ty, and tricks of Legerdemain, for which, we
learn, he has the most gorgeous apparatus. Mr.
Sut'on has been recently amusing the Charles
ton public with greit Success.
Sport.— This morning some of our hunters
caught two Wild Cats of the largest size, be
tween this City and the Sand Hills. The
game appeared to be in good order for run
ning, judging from their race-horse gauntness,
and proved by their bottom, that they did not
deceive their look?. They gave a chase of
three hours to a choice pack of eleven dogs.
The pigs, geese, and turkeys may squeak, gab
ble, and gobble tu any notes now they please—
they will certainly have holiday in that quarter
for some time to come—that is from the wild
cat tribe. Weight of smallest ISjlbs.—of the
largest 16f.
The following a?e the names ofthe dogsen
gaged in the chase:
Mr. Jos. Ware’s celebrated slut, Sally,
do. dog, Chaos.
Mr. William Eve’s dog, Gilpin,
do. dog, Roebuck,
do- dog, Nelson.
Mr. John Eve’s dog, Tally,
do. dog, Echo,
do- slut, Little Venus,
do. slut, Clara Fisher.
Mr. E. Martin’s dog, Argyle.
do. slut, Belvidera.
The New York Courier and Enquirer ot
Tuesday says—" Considerable feeling wasevin
eed throughout yesterday, in reference to the
state of our relations with France. Private let
ters, and from the most respectable sources, re
ceived by the Francis Ist, concur in stating that
the letter of Mr. Livingston, approved by the
President, will not be considered ‘ a satisfacto
ry explana’ion ’ of the Message, by the French
Government. They do not, however, seem to
expect that this would lead to a rupture.”
The Mercantile Advertiser says—" There
was some advance in the price of flour yester
day. It is supposed the quantity in market is
not more than sufficient for eighty or ninety
days’ consumption, estimating the daily con
sumption of the city at 1000 to 1200 barrels.—
The quantity detained from market by the clo
sing of the canal, is believed to exceed 60,000
barrels.”
The same paper says--" Capt. Delano, of the
Roscoe, informs that the despatches he brought
were put on board by Mr. Ogden, our Consul at
Liverpool, who told him they were from France.
These despatches, we understand, were for
warded from this city on Saturday afternoon,
by express, and probably reached Washington
on Sunday.”
Private advices from France are contradic
tory, as to the result of the misunderstanding
between the two governments. One letter says
—“ Our King and his Ministry are decidedly
in favor ot paying the Americans according to
the terms of the treaty; but the press, under
able but wicked control, has operated upon the
people, and rendered this act ot justice on the
part of government unpopular;” yet the writer
observes, the money will, probably, ultimately
be paid.
The New York Gazette of the 30th ultimo
contains the following:
“ The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Post, under date of Paris,
four o’clock, October 21, says: “General
Jackson is said to insist on receiving his
25,000,000 francs without making an}’
sort of apology. However this may be,
the French funds have dropped consid
erably.”
“We have seen letters of the 3d of Oc
tober, from Rochelle, to a merchant in this
city, stating that the vintage had almost
failed, and that the crop will not produce
more than a quarter of last year’s product.
[This is, no doubt, the legitimate cause of
the late rise in the price of Brandy.]
“The French Government has issued
an ordinance regulating the duties on
commerce in the ports of France, a re
duction of them being the order of the day.
From the Tariff, the commerce with U.
States is not materially affected. The
Sugars exported from Guadaloupe and
Martinique are free of duty, and in lieu
thereof, a duty of three per cent, is laid on
all commodities imported from France I
India handkerchiefs are admitted at those
Islands, paying a duty of ten francs for
eight handkerchiefs.”
LATE FROM TEXAS.
The New Orleans Morning Post, ofthe 20th
ult. a neat and well filled sheet, the first num
ber of which came to hand yesterday, contains
the following information from Texas: —“A
gentleman just at rived from Texas, states that
on the 28th of October, James Bowie, with 90
men, being in advance ofthe rnaiti army, took
possession ofa church, a mile and at half from
San Antonio. The Mexicans, 400 strong, un
der the. command of Col. Utartache, sallying
out from the city, made an attack upon Bowie’s j
forces, and after an engagement of three hours j
duration, were repulsed, with the loss of one |
piece of artillery, and forty muskets, leaving 18
men dead upon the field. The entire Mexican
forces within the walls of San Antonio, num
ber now only 800, while the Texian army with
out are 2500 strong, well armed, and in good
spirits. The garrison is almost without provis
ions, their beeves having been captured by the
Texians. They are now confined strictly with
in the walls ofthe city, all their sentinels being
shot by the beseiging army, the moment they
venture without. A declaration of rights has
been published, under the constitution of 1824.”
Major Eaton. —The St. Louis Bulletin ofthe
17th ult. mentions on lhe authority ot private
intelligence, that Major J. H. Eaton had been
appointed by the President, Minister to Spain,
vice Mr. Barry, deceased.
LEGISLATURE.
On Saturday in the Senate, the discussion on
the Central Rail Road bill, as originally report
ed, was brought to a close by the previous ques
tion. The bill was lost, Yeas 33 Nays 44.
On Monday this bill was reconsidered by a
majority of ten votes. So that the matter is still
pending.
The following are the yeas and nays on the
bill to charter the Central Rail Boad and Bank
ing Company:
Yeas 33—Messrs. Baber, Baker, Boggess,
Brown, Clayton, Cone, Crowell, Faris, Harden,
Harris, Hemmingway,Hepburn,Hines,Holmes,
Hutchins, King of Fayette, Little, McAllister,
Mosely, Murray, Patterson, Powell, Powers,
Rivers, Saffold, Sellers, Sentell, Smith, Steel
man, Swain, Walthall, Walthour, and Willis.
Nays 44—Messrs. Alford, Avery, Barker,
Blackmon, Burkhalter, Chastain, Coekran,
Cooper, Cowart, Dawson, Dunagan, Floyd,Gib
son, Gordon, Heard, Hemphill, KingofGlynn,
Lamar, Lawton, Lawson, Liddle, Leggett, Mc-
Call, McConnell, McDaniel, McDonnell, Mitch
ell, McClennan, Nesbit, Obarr, Paulk, Pike,
Polk, Rees, Rogers, Rutherford, Scarborough,
Sheffield, Stapleton, Surrency,Taylor, Walker,
White, and Wood of Mclntosh.
Next to we would rather be Mr.
Poinsett than any other citizen of the Republic.
His name will go to posterity, enciicled in a
halo of glory. Poinsett standing beneath his
country’s banner and pointing to the emblem an
infuriated tn< b, which at the sight become as
calm as the wave which dies on the beach—what
position on earth is so full of sublime feeling!
We are glad to find, that the painting in honor
of the act meets with a patriotic reception in
every quarter of our country.
SPORTS OF THE TURF.
Mr. Editor:
The improvement of the Horse and the
Sports of the Turf as the chief and almost only
correct test cf the powers of that noble and tru
ly useful animal, appears for the last five years,
to have engaged the attention of vast numbers
ofthe most wealthy and respectable men in the
Union, and it has at last received the assent, if
not the decided encouragement, of numbers of
the moral and religious portion of our communi
ty. This I am rejoiced to see, for it shows in
them a spirit of liberality,that is worthy of the
truly religious and is a just and merited tribute
to the most beautiful and by far the most useful
quadruped that God hath bestowed upon man.
I am led to these remarks by observing an ad
vertisement in some of our public Gazettes, ofthe
large amount of purses which are offered by the
Proprietors of the Lafayette Course, near this
place, (Messrs. Longstreet and Townes) for the
Races which take place next month. It ap
pears that they offer the enormous amount of
$2500, in cash, divided into different sums of
from SSO tosßoo, and at different distances from
one mile to four miles and repeat, by which al
may have a fair chance of winning a prize of
one sort or another. As the Proprietors have
not yet received subscriptions to any thing like
that amount, it shows in them a spirit of enter
prise and liberality that deserves not only the
highest encomium, but (something more substan
tia!) a corresponding patronage on the part of
the public. This lam led to believe they will
receive, for I am credibly informed that there
are in training in different parts of the country,
for these races, not less than One Hundred Horses
of all descriptions and ages, including all of the
most noted ones now on the Southern Turf, to
wit: Argy’.e and Hamilton, who have been for
a long time bantering each other for a test of
powers, and it is hoped will here meet face to
face. If they should (and they surely will) the
contest will not be between themselves alone,
but Miss Medley and Lady Nashville, w’hose
brows are al readybound with victorious w reaths,
will be here to dispute their claims to champion
ship. Such a contest would raise the spirit of
a drowsy and Hollander; then where’s the
high strung Georgian or Carolinian that can
stay at home, when such a scene is enacted
within his reach? This is not all. There will
be Fanny Richards, Rushlight, Powhattan, Da
vy Crockett, Elborak, Molly Long, Patsey Wal
lace, Singleton, Vertumnus. Maria Annette,
and many others, that have been known to fame;
with scores of Colts that will make their debut
here. There are already in the neighborhood
at least thirty, who are making preparations for
the coming contest, none of whom are yet
known to the sporting world, some of whom may
take the liberty of introducing themselves.
Two Virginia Gentlemen are also looked for !
here with “good ’uns” in their train. We may
therefore, look forward with confidence, to the
most spirited and exciting contest here, that we
have ever witnessed at the South, and (as an ac
tor would say) an over-fllow’ing house. I have
not, Mr. Editor, for a long time, taken a glass
of wine, for I am a sort of a temperance man.
But when I dine to day, I mean to treat resolu
tion by taking a glass of the best Chateaux
Margaux, and drinking to the success ol the
Proprietors, (for they deserve it) success to the
winners (for they will have it) hope to the losers
(for they will need it) good feelings and good
fellowship to all and every one.
OSBALDISTONE.
The following complimentary criticism we
copy from the N. C. Watchman:
Gov. McDuffie's Message.— ln another
part of this paper will be found a dsiierta
tion on the subject of Abolitionism,extract
ed from Gov. Me. Duffie’s Message, to the
Legislature of South Carolina just con
vened, It i s certainly a masterly produc
tion. We have long come to the conclu
sion, that the author ofthis Message is gift
ed u ith the most philosophic powers of
analysis of any man in the nation: but it is
I not the philosophy ofthe schools: it is of
real life' —strong,plain,vigorous deduc
tion Irom tne established principles of hu
man life: The part of this paper which we
ave exacted, is a bold, clear, nervous
setting forth of original thoughts in the
aptest language: a subdued expression of
scorn and indignation. It is the steady
irresistible march of disciplined reason a
gainst the hosts offanaticistn. How calm
ly he puts his foot upon the throat of by*
pocrisy, and spurns the “open sepulchres”
with his scornful heel.— Considering that
this message comes from one, not overly
blessed with the “gude gift” o f patiences
on a subject too, of all others, calculated
to harrow up the soul ofa southerner, it
may be called temperate: Its warmth does
not at any rate, take from it the character
of dignity, and as it is fraught with matter
of great pith and moment,we heartily com z
mend it to our readers.
The following is a return of the popular
tion of Columbus, taken by order of the
Town Council. We have no desire ter
impeach the officer charged with the 1
execution of the duty, but we canbdt help
expressing our impression that there is a
mistake somewhere, and that the popula
tion ofthis *1 own is nearer five thousand
than three. However, it is a glorious lit
tle place, and "the fewer men the greatef
share of honor.— Sentinel.
Census of the Population of Columbus,
Taken by direction of the Town Council ii
November, 1835.
White males under 16 years old 338
White males over 16 and under 21, 72
White males over 21 and under 45, 726
White males over 45 and under 60, ’ 34
White males over 60, 7
Total white males, —— UTT
White females under 18 years old 428
White females over 18, 346
Total white females, 774
Male slaves under 16 years old 220
Male slaves over 16 years, 320
Total male slaves, 540
Female slaves under 18 years old, 294
Female slaves over 18 years, 220
Total female slaves, —... 514
Free colored persons, 29
Total number of inhabitants 3024
From the Drawing Room Scrap Book for 183$/
THE HINDOO MOTHER.
Os the custom represented in the engraving,
Mrs. Belnos gives the following interesting de
scription :
“ Hindoos of high estate burn their dead; but
if unable to do so from poverty, are forced to
throw them into the Ganges, after having per
formed the ceremony of burning the mouth
with a wisp of straw. The expenses attending
the burning of the dead are too great for any
but the rich. When the infant of a poor Hin
doo dies, the wretched mother takes it up in her
arms, and carries it to the river, on the bank of
whicli she lays it for some time on a piece of
mat, or on the sands; she stands weeping over
the body a little while, then retires a few paces
back, where she sits down watching for the re
turn of the tide to wash away the body, and to
prevent the birds of prey and Parish dogs from
approaching it; at intervals she breaks forth ip
loud lamentations, (something resembling a
chant, which is often heaid at a great distance,)
in the following words:— ‘ Oh! my child! who
has taken thee, my child! I nourished thee
and reared thee, and now where art thou gone!
take me with thee, oh ! my child! thou play’est
around me like a gold top, my child! the like
of thy face I have never seen, my child ! let fire
devour the eyes of men, my child. The infant
continually called me mah, mah, (mother, mo
ther;) the infant used to say mah, let me sit
upon thy lap! My child, his father never star'd
at home since he was born, my child ? my child t
but bore him continually in his arms for men ter
admire! What has become now of that admi
ration? Evil befal the eyes of men ! Oh ! my
life, say mah again, my child, my child!
arms and my lap feel empty, who will fill them
again ? Oh, my sWeet burden, my eye-sight has
become darkened, now that thou bast vanished!
from before it.”
She leaves it to the sacred stream,
She leaves it to the tide,
Her little child—her darling one’,-
And she has none beside.
She used to sit beneath the palm,
Her boy upon her knee;
And dreaming of the future years,
That were his own to be;
She saw him with his father’s smile.
Beside some maiden dear;
She smiled to hear familiar words!
Alas! and is he here?
The light has vanished from her day,
The hope gone from her heart;
The young, the bright, and the beloved,
Oh! how could he depart ?
No more his sunny smile will make
Her own, her household light;
No more will her sweet voice be heard, J
Above his sleep at night.
Iler heart and home are desolate,
But for one dearest tie;
But for the father of her child,
She wou’d lie down and die.
The tide rolls on beneath the moon,
Down to the mighty main;
To-morrow may the mother seek,
And seek her child in vain.
DIED.
At Mount Vintage, Edgefield District, S. C-,
on the 4th inst. Col. Christian Breithaupt, in
the 57th year of his age. He was a native ol
Saxony in Germany, and had been a resident*:
Edgefield District for 31 years. He was a man
of great energy and activity of character, of i
benevolent temper, and distinguished for th<
most liberal hospitality.
MARRIED,
In Washington, Geo., on Sunday evening
last, by the Rev. Jesse Mercer, Mr. James W|
Price, Printer, to Miss Susan H. Johnson, all
of that place.
In Lincoln county, on Monday evening lastj
by the Rev. Jesse Mercer, William M. MerceJ
Editor ofthe News, to Miss Mary Ann WalkeJ
daughter of the Rev. John H. Walker.
FOUND,
FOUND hid under the Wharf a nest cl
TRUNKS, which the owner can have bfl
rewarding the finder, and paying for this advefl
tisement. Apply at this Office.
Dec 9 3t 144 ■