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L£TT£RS from EW YORK.
NO. 8.
New York, March 27, 1851.
Dear Doctor: —The arrival of Martin Farquhar
Tapper in this city has created quite as great a sensa
tion .annum the Literati, as did the recent visit of
Ilenry Clay among the Politicians. Bat what
what a great difference between the two men 1 One
a mere pigmy—the other an intellectual giant. One a
weak sapling amid the forest of greater trees, swayed
to and fro by the breath of every tempest —the other
amigthy oak, whose thousand branches, silvered with
the hoary moss of many wintera, are lifted up as in
mute prayer to God, around which the lightnings are
forever weaving a blazing coronal of glory! One a
very inferior poetaster—the other, a mighty statesman ;
one an Endymiou, listening to the silver tales of the
moon on a frosty night—the other, a mighty Cyclops,
forging thunderbolts for bis own Jupiteriau .arm, where
with to hurl destruction upon the ignoble tyrants of
the land. One disturbs the religious quiet of the night
by tinkling on a lady’s guitar—the other keeps awake
the immortal Gods in Heaven with the thunderous
strokes of his adamantine sledge-hammer, forging ma
terials for the building of the monument of his own
greatness, upon whose eagle-ct'owrted summit angels in
Heaven will Rx>k down with admiration !
Mr. Topper is the author of Proverbial Philosophy,
and other works of not much greater importance. This
is not new wine in old bottles, but old wine in new bot
tles. which is greatly tinctured with the lees of the
old fermentation. He has written many very pretty
sonnets to America, and if he really believes what he
says, he is to be commended—if not, he is greatly to
be pitied. Ido not know but one native-born Eng
lishman who is a real friend to America, and that man
is Walter Savage Landor.
W illis bus written quite a long article about Mr.
Tupper, in the Home Journal ; but there is not a par
ticle of reality in any thing lie says—he being nothing
more nor less than a bundle of anitices. He speaks
of Tupper just as he did of the Countess of Blessing
ton’s ankles. He can tell you more about nothing than
any man that ever lived. His points all centre in one
point. His whole system of geometry is rudimental.
He resolves all his straight lines first into particular
points, then reduces these down into one point. Ilia
logic of the circle he resolves in the same way.
I wrote you some time ago about the “ Rappings. ”
They are noises made at several places, in the New
England States, by w hat a certain set of folks call
“ Spiritual Agents. ” Whole books have been writ
ten in support of this hypothesis. This infernal doc
trine is taught daily in the Tribune. If you object to
it, the next day an answer will appear, couched in the
most seductive language, admitting that it does really
appear strange, in which the writer will insult your
common sense by asking you just as-impertinent a
question as the one first started—thus keeping the
public mind in a continued state cf excitement. This
is the business of the Tribune. Could not these
rough-fisted and weak-minded Editors be better em
ployed in tilling the soil pro bono publico ?
If you write an answer to them upon this foolish
stulT they will admit all you say to be true, but at the
same time, raise another question which will call forth
from you, in the next day's Tribune, precisely the
same useless results. This is the principal occupation
of the whole Tribune clique.
Mcjor Noah, the Editor of The Sunday Times, is
dead. He was one of the best critics in America, and
has written several valuable works. He was a Jew by
birth, and a fine Biblical scholar. His pilgrimage is
now done upod the earth, and his spirit is gone to join
the ransomed of the world in singing “ hymns devout
and holy psalms’’ in the habitations of the blest.
You have probably learned, by this time, that there
are nearly five hundred thousand inhabitants in this
city. Well, what do you suppose is the daily occupa
tion of all these people ? I will tell you, cheating each
other. The greatest rascal is the richest man. He
who has the most cunning, has the most money.—
Christ knew that rascality and making money went
hand in hand; that is the reason why he told the Jews
they “ could not serve God and Mammon. ”
This entire city, with a few exceptions, is made up
out, of the veriest slaves—men who have toiled ten
thousand times harder than Sysiphusever did in rolling
his ponderous stone up the hills of Hell, to cheat their
fellow men out of all they have—slaves who have
served the Devil more faithfully than a serf ever did his
Russian Autocrat; and all for that which not oDly de
bases the soul, but leads it away from God, and the in
heritance of that joy in Heaven “ which is uudefiled,
and that fadeth not away. ” Thus do the people here
swap away life for death, and immortality in Heaven
for the smoke and ashes of the Devil in Hell!
True religion is not here. It is not to be found in
this metropolis. There is no such thing as pure friend
ship in any of these “ diggings. ” If a man appears
to be friendly with another here, it is because he ex
pects him to be useful in some way to his interest. If
a ri<*h man is friendly to another, it is because he is
rich —for let him become poor, and he is no longer a
friend to him. If you happen to meet with a man who
possesses a particle of virtue, set him down as one who
docs not belong to this city—or, if he docs, he is either
a Poet or a Theologian.
Such people as these cannot believe in Christ, for
they do not live his life—which they must do in order
to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
I went to Niblo’s Garden the other night, by the in
vitation of a friend from Baltimore, to see the sisters
Ilouset in the Ballet of La Gisselle. That Mr. Niblo
ever had an idea that any respectable people would like
to see young ladies put themselves in such unnatural
and disgusting positions, is truly a wonder. How any
females could be paid to put themselves in such ob
scene postures, is a greater mystery still. But this is
what the people like here. They do not want any thing
decent —for their exclamations of delight were pre
cisely in proportion to the disgusting character of the
performance. One fellow, who sat near me, made his
hands one entire blister clapping them with delight.
What do you think of a man whose pleasures are of
this sort? Why, a mother could not take her young
daughters to a worse Hell than into just such a place
at this! I went there once, but will never go therp
again to see the Rousetts dance. Ido not deny that
their evolutions were wonderfull, for it is truly wonder
ful that any woman should be able to dance on her
toes, and spin around like a top. But the woman who
could do this, is capable of better things. Why throw
away one’s time in “ playing such fantastic tricks before
high Heaven as make the angel's w-eep ?”
This is my first sermon cn the morals of this city;
but it shtt'l not be my last. I intend to tear the ob
noxious and flaunting robes of scarlet from the taper
ing shoulders of this beautiful Lady of Babylon, and
present her to the world naked in infamy, God giving
me grace to withstand her w'qy temptations. Some
times she smells as sweet as if site had just returned
from wallowing on a bed of spices. Bat it is the per
fume which Eve took with her ont of Paradise after
the fall—it is fragrant, but redolent with the memory of
t lost world!
NO. 9.
April 7th, 1851.
Dear Doctor: —l have long contemplated saying
something to you about the Daguerrian Art in this
eity. It is estimated that there are about twenty thou
sand Daguerrian Artists in America; and I believe it
is prettv near the fact, from the number who operate in
this city. There are a great many, as in every other
profession, who pretend to be proficients in the Art,
but very few who can be called real Artists. Among
the few of whom I have just spoken, may be men
tioned Gurney and Whitehurst. Whitehurst is a Vir
ginian, and has the finest Gallery in the Union. He is
a real Ixird student, an indefatigable worker, and as
pires to excel in his profession. Whitehurst has one
Picture which may be called first rate , as the yenkers
say. It is a lady in a demi-nude state —just that kind
of a state which is the most provoking (not to say
teazing,) of any other, and the tone of the Pieture is
really excellent. There is bo other in the Gallery to
be compared with it. The faot is, there are very few
fine Pictures in the world. The lady was solioited to
sit, and, in order to give the wprld the benefit of as
many of her beauties as it was prudent for her to ex
pose, she left her arms and bosom bare Wbat a pity
■ V s that 7Yl>*d. :-rct ccwldtv,* have four! a more >*’-
tiful woman. But aa it is impoasible for one man to do
all that he wishes, not being able to get hold of a Cat
bird, he chose to put up with a Woodpecker. It- ia
astonishing to what extremities women will go in this
city.
Mr. Whitehurst has r probably, a greater number of
great men in his Gallery than any other in the Union.
But not oue of them irto be oompared with the lady of
whom I have just spoken. They are all inferior to it in
what the Italian Artists call chiaro oscuro. Mo6t of
the Pictures takeii in this city have their shades too
dark for their lights. Root has a fine profile Pioture of
Edwin Forrest. But were 1 going to have my portrait
taken, I would have it done by either Whitehurst or
Gurney. Mr. Whitehurst’s Agent is not only gentle
manly in his manners, but he is a person of considerable
reading. No person could spend his time more profit
ably than by visiting this most magnificent Gallery,
lie will there see perfect likenesses of great men and
beautiful women. He is destined, at no distant day, to
bid defiance to any rival in his Art.
I find that all the engravings for the Dramatic Jour/
nal are to bo taken from Daguerreotypes by Mr. Bain,
of Islington.
Most of the Engravers in this city dislike to engrave
from a Daguerreotype likeness, because, in my opinion,
they require not only greater precision in transferring
them to the plate, but more work to execute them after
they are transferred. Sarony pretends that he e;*mot
engrave so well from any other Artist as from Haas. —
But this is all an understood thing between them.
Gurney has some beautiful Pictures in his Gallery.
He can, no doubt, show a finer specimen of large Pic
tures than any other man in the city. He showed me
one Picture of a lady which was beautiful—that is, in
the execution, for the lady from whom it was taken,
was any thing but beautiful.
Is it not astonishing that ugly people have their por
traits taken ? It appears to me, from what I have seen
in the Galleries, that the ugliest people in the world
are the very first to patronize the Art. You may look
over a thousand Pictures, and you will not find more
than one or two of handsome women.
Is it not a fact to be lamented that there are more
ugly people in the world than handsome ones? —
Now, what is the cause of this ? Did you ever
think of it ? I will tell you. Jt is owing to a de
ficiency in the knowledge of Physical Education.
I verily believe that the ugliest people who now inhabit
the face of the earth may be found here in New York.
They are not merely the descendants of one race of
ugly forefathers, but many—God knows how many—
and these many, it appears to me, to have been of every
race that ever was born upon the face of the earth!
So that when you see one ugly woman, you may swear
that she has blood in her of every ugly nation that
ever came to this country. There are some portraits
in this city so ugly that it appears to me a wonder why
the lens did not break all into flinders in taking them.
It was at Holmes’ Gallery, I believe, that I saw the
portrait of an old fellow who seemed to be laboring un
der delirium tremens, whose ugliness did not only
“ stick out ” at eveiy angle of his body, but had run
down into the ends of his hngers. But this was not the
case with the Greeks. They were a handsome people.
The Greek women were models of beauty. The rea
son of this is, because they were educated physically.
They knew, very well, that there is an intimate relation
subsisting between the soul and the body—so much so,
that the one Independent upon the other. This was
not a mere mental assumption on their part, but an
acted jaith. They lived this belief out in their daily
lives —which every nation must do, if they would emu
late th cn/’
They raised their children under this principle ; they
kept beautiful statues, such as Apollo and Hyacinthus,
in their sleeping apartments, that the mother, in con
ception, might form her child after them. The Jews
had this idea before them. This was all caused by a
correct conception of the means by w-hich not only
physical but intellectual beauty might be perfected. It
was at their Gymnasia that they developed their physi
cal perfection. Tiiis physical education developed the
intellectual. This intellectual perfection gave birth to
their glorious models of Architecture, and their sub
lime conceptions of Art. In short, it was their physi
cal and intellectual education —those very tilings
which are the most neglected in the United States—
which made them the greatest people, in every thing ,
that ever existed upon the face of the earth.
How can America become th eguiding star of every
other nation unless she pursues the same course ?
I will conclude this hastily written letter by quoting
an extract from a speech delivered by Daniel Webster
at the New England Celebration of the Landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth. Ido it because I con
sider it the best thing that he ever did. Here it is;
Gentlemen, we are now two hundred and thirty
years from that great event. There is the May Flower,
(pointing tt/a small figure of a ship, in the form of con
fectionary, that stood before him.) There is a little re
semblance, but a correct one, of the Mayflower. Sons
of New England! there was, in ancient times, a ship
that carried Jason to the acquisition of the Golden
Fleece. There was a flag ship at the battle of Actium
which made Augustus Caesar master of the world. In
modern times, there have been flag ships which have
carried Hawkins, and Howe, and Nelson on the other
Continent, and which have carriud Hull, and Decatur
and Stewart on this, to triumph. What are they all—
what are they all, in the chance of remembrance among
men, to that little bark—the Mayflower— which reached
these shores 1 Yes, brethren of New England—Yes!
That May flower was a (Tower of perpetual bloom 1
(Cheers. Its verdure stands the melting blasts of sum
mer, the chilling winds of autumn. It will defy win
ter —it will defy all climate and all time, and will con
tinue to spread its petals to the world and exhale an ever
living odor and fragrance, to the latest syllable of re
corded time. ” (Cheers.)
This is what I call pretty good , because it is what
. we delight to hear. May his shadow never be less 1
The fact is, he is the “ noblest Roman of them all
not greater than Calhoun was—not so great—but the
greatest of the time-honored heroes of the North.
T. H. C.
Letter from Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 12, 1851.
m * * * Jenny Lind will sing in Baltimore,
and this city the last of this menth, on her way to New
York. The announcement causes as much excitement
as dl l that of her first arrival here. I wish you eould
attend either here or in New York. Come—l will
reserve tickets of the first class for the ‘‘Georgia Citi
zen.” If Barnum is not tired of making money, sand
1 suppose in that line he’ll “ never tire, ”) lie is wearied
with journeying, and will be glad to “ sliew ” himself
in New York again. This city is full of strangers,
business lively, and amusements rich, and much fre
quented.
Mr. Spencer, whose fame as a Lecturer, experi
menter in Mesmerism; Biology, Magic; Mystery, <fcc.,
is all over the land, has filled the Chinese Museum of
late, and astonished, as well as delighted, the people.
He is wonderful in his profession—makes men mere au
tomatons. Don't fail to witness the experiments, if
you ever happen to be where he is doing it in his
line.
The Hon. Daniel Webster and lady have been at the
Columbia House, in this city a few days. lie was quite
ill, but has recovered in part, and gone to feast on cod
fish and chowder at Marshfield. If yourself or friends
(or any travellers) corne this way, let me say, put up at
the Columbia House, Chestnut, near 7th street. It
is the best house in the city. The Messrs. Fergnsons,
assisted by. Mr. Slay maker, have conducted it so as to
gain for it the highest reputation. The rooms are
large, the tables richly laden, the servants attentive,
and perfect neatness and order observed. It will suit
a Georgia gentleman nicely.
Gov. Johnson is fearful he will not be re-elected.—
The Democratic party will do the State a service by
making him retire.
The weather here is warm and comfortable. Spring
has come. Yours truly, *
Extract of a Letter to the Editor dated
Marietta, Ga., April 9.
1 have examined the first No. of volume 2d of the
Citizen, and am happy to say that it has a flattering ap
pearance, being on the “ wing of improvement“ on
ward and upward, ” still spirited, edifying and hnmor
ona, and indignant withal against the vile movements
of those who would fain destroy our glorious Govern
ment, h th* defrnse cf whkh it has so long been a
powerful advocate. Long may the “ Citiaen, ” the
terror of evil doers, continue to exert its salutary influ
ence, checking’ the morbid feeling of hatred’ to our
happy Government, reproving immorality, and aiding
ia the amelioration of mankind.
Yours, respectfully,. B.
For the Georgia Citizen.
Interests of Mechanics.
Dear Sir: —Seeing in your prospectus that the
‘Georgia Citizen’ will be the advocate of the interest of
white mechanics, we avail ourselVej of such a favor
and duly reciprocate it.
The time has arrived, when the white citizen me
chanics must, and it is hoped will, do battle for them
themselves, their posterity and their interests, and with
the aid of intelligent liberal and healthy public opinion,
they must and will sueceed-.
They do not war upon the rights of ©there f they
only desire that theirs bo not invaded but protected,
and because they have raised their voice in favor of it,
the long continued conflict of Capital against Labor is
reviving its energies and arraying its force with more
than ordinary rapidity. Capital is not satisfied in own
ing and monopolizing all the best lands and their pro
ductions, but it now aims at depriving tho white me
chanic of all means to protect or advance their inter
ests and the improvement of the ArtJ and Sciences,
and also, to destroy all their prospects of supporting
themselves and families with the actual necessaries aud
decencies of life, without scarcely the time or means
left them for mental improvement after years of toil
have been spent at their trade. Worse than this seems
to threaten them. It is to reduce them to tho base
servile and degraded slate of body and mind and means
of living, with the Negro Slave, and entail on their
children after them, by placing all the occupations of
white mechanics in the hands of the slave who is but
capital in the hands of his owner ; thus injuring white
mechanics without any oHigatiou, consideration or bene
fit to them.
“ Money is not power, nor is might right ” as Capit
alist or its devotees would have it. Money is but an aux
iliary and convenience to labor. Labor is the only true
and substantial capital, for money without labor will
produce nothing, but labor without money will pro
duce all the commodities of life.
The followers of professions spends two or three
years in learning their occupations; they are protected
from the encroachment or competition of the slaves;
their pursuits are capital, and those who sueceed re
ceive a very fair compensation for their labor.
The mechanic serves from four to seven years in
learning liis trade, and he is not protected from any
sueh encroachments, and why? Does it require less
mind, less bodily or mental labor. Is there not as
much to be learned ? Is it less honorable, less honest,
less useful, less productive, or less in capital, in time or
mind ? Mechanism is the foundation of all Arts and
Sciences, and a good mechanical mind can master any
science.
The capitalist or slave owner will say to the farmer
who has none, but who holds the plough himself, the
mechanics cares not for your interest or how many ne
groes come in competition wth your labor. To this we
answer, that the slave owner who takes one negro from
his farm and makes a mechanic of him, is enabled to
buy two in his place sooner than he could buy one by
bis labor on the farm.
Again, when the negro forces the white mechanic
from his trade, he must till the soil to live, thus you
have three or more in competition with you instead of
one—and destroy a market for your meat and grain.—
Again, when the negro frees the white mechanic
from his occupation, his meat and bread is gone, but if
she negro tills the earth, he does not deprive the far
mer of bis bread and meat, for the earth yields as abun
dantly as before; and instead of his master using him
to injure and oppress others he is made to fill the place
alloted to him—to increase the products of the earth,
by the directions of the white man’s mind, and to bene
fit the white race, with happiness comfort and plenty;
and surely there is notkuown a people svho wept, com
plained or cursed, because the country was blessed with
a bountiful crop of the staff of life. Then, farmers, who
are not indentified with men who value you and your
labor as no better than that of their slaves, but who are
identified with the interest, prosperity and happiness of
the white race, you see the injuries resulting to you
and the white mechanics, by the negro slave forcing him
out of his employment. It is only to mako the rich
more powerful that he may oppress the poor the
stronger.
Thus the white mechanics and their families are
injured, oppressed and degraded, and the negro is ele
vated above what his situation is and ought to be. By
his being employed in the mechanical arts, his mind is
necessarily forced into action and a train of thought
and comparison; it gradually strengthens and improves,
and although it may never become as perfect as it
would by book learning, yet it is improved to such an
extent, that he can form and communicate correct ideas
not less dangerous than if he were aided by books,
pen, ink, and paper. Why then should it not be crim
nal to communicate to the negro information of such a
kind, by any means? All this is done without the
least care or intention of the owner. It is not his object
to elevate or improve the situation of the negro in body
or mind—but to increase his capital, he cares not at
whose loss or injury.
But the owner of negro mechanics will say, that he
has the right to employ his negro at what he pleases.
The capitalist would say the same of his money and
interest. Neither of these propositions is true, for no
one has a right to injure or oppress others. The ne
gro is but dollars and cents in the hands of his master;
merely changed into that peculiar kind of property, be
ceausehe thinks it will yield him a greater profit and
more ease. But let him change his negro into dollars
and cents again, and tho law then says to him, you
shall not oppress the borrower nor take advantage of
his situation, in taking usury. Why then is it, that
the capitalist is prohibited from taking usury and injur
ing and distressing the borrower ? And on the other
hand, we say to the mechanics. You see, by taking
the negro slave to make a mechanic of him, what curs
es and burning coals you heap upon your own heads,
on your wives and children and fellow laborers. For
after you have taken him for one or two years at his
real worth in hire, you have either to pay his master or
owner treble what his labor is worth, or at least pay
from 30 to 50 per cent dear profit on the capital in
vested, when you do not make so mueh yourselves, or
be forced out of employment. He thus forces you to
take the negro at his prices, and you then force some
white mechanic out, or if you do not take the negro,
his owner hires him by the day for a less price, and
forces you to take the same or starve—ami in time the
owner of the negro mechanic reduce** yon and your
family to the hovel, the blanket, and scarcely the neces
saries of life without the decencies, for these the negro
mechanic obtains for himself, by working until after
midnight; and when you come to settle your accounts
with those on earth, you leave your helpless children
in misery, degraded and ignorance.
Then we say to the laboring white man of all class
es. You are equally and deeply interested in this re
form. It lies with you to make honest labor honora
ble and profitable, instead of being degraded. You ac
cumulate health, prosperity and happiness to yourselves
and others. You encourage honest industry, the ad
vancement of intelligence, and the diffusion of the
Arts and Sciences, of all kinds. You keep out excess
of competition; you encourage the advancement of
your own noble race ; you establish a ready market for
the produce of your labor and receive therefor a fair
compensation, instead of enriching the few rich ones to
oppress the many. We are sure that all good men
desire to see all prosper and be happy, “to live and let
live,” and that there is scarcely one amongst you, who
would not rather see all things plentiful and within the
reach of honest industry, and to behold on evtery cheek
the rose of health and the smile of happiness on eve
ry face, than to see meat and bread scarce and of such
high price, that many could not obtain it but starve
and all to accumulate a few dollars. Think for your,
selves. Be not led away by the deceitful protestations
of men who feel not and labor not like you. Be as
careful of his sycophant who lives upon his spittle at
the door steps. It is with you, who value and appreciate
honest labor to protect yourselves, and to stop the evil.
You need not look for sympathy, elsewhere. There
are many of your class who arc trying to travel up the
thorny path to fame, (which has been almost monn
lized by capital,) whose feelings are with you and will
aid yon when they can. Capital has always warred
against fr.kcr, when tabor is the crJy reel her**** end
natural capital, and the only thing entitled to reward.
There are none who fear the individual labor of the
capitalist without his capital. Then look for a reme
dy to the evil. It is within your reaeh. Let one and
all put their shoulders to the wheel, and altogether—do
not leave it until you have done the work. Let not
one white mechanic, employ, work with or instruct a
negro in any branch of trade. ‘Self preservation ia the
first law of nature.’ It is your right, you-are entitled
to the protection and respect of all good men. Pro
tect that right for yourselves and others. Assert it,
and stand up to it, fearlessly. You will be sustained
and supported in doing so, by your follow laborers, by
an enlightened and healthy public opinion,aud by men
who desire ‘to live and let live/ ‘Be just and fear
not.’ ‘Truth is mighty and will prevail.’
, Your obedient Servant, JUSTICE.
April , 1851.
The Fugitive Slave Case.
PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
Boston, April 8,3, P. M.—ln the Supreme Court,
to-day, Mr. Rantoul made another application for a
writ of habeas corpus in the case of Sims. Chief
Justice Shaw stated that he would give his decision this
afternoon. The argument before the Commissioner is
being closed on the part of the defence by Mr. Loring.
Mr. Thomas will close for the prosecution, and then
the Commissioner will give his decision. The Aboli
tionists are determined to institute a prosecution against
Sims for stabbing the officer who arrested him, and
will eudeavor, on that ground to hold him for trial.
Randolph, the negro who assaulted Mr. DeLyon,
has been held to bail in S4OO to answer the charge.
A large meeting in opposition to the Fugitive Slave
Law, was held this morning in the Tremout Temple,
at 10 o’clock—a largo number of ladies being present.
All grades of Free Soilers were in attendance, from
Samuel Hoar down to Lloyd Garrison. The large
majority of those present were opposed to any violent
opposition to the law. Hon. Mtj. PaU’jey temporarily
occupied the chair, and after a prayer by the Rev. Wm.
Dexter, a committee was ap|)ointed to select officers,
who reported for President, Flou. Horace Mann, with
a number of Vice Presidents, among whom were Sen
ators Graves, Bigelow, and Robinson, the Rev. Mr.
Stetson, Samuel lloar, Theodore Sedgwick, and oth
ers. Abby Folsom attempted to speak, but was put
down. Mr. Maun then addressed the assemblage in
opposition to the law, and in terms of severe denuncia
tion of Mr. Webster’s course.
It is supposed that an attempt to rescue the slave,
should he be sent back, will be made at some point
between here and New York. Three companies of
Military are still kept under arms.
The sympathisers held meetings in Concord, Mass.,
Medford and Waltham, yesterday, and passed resolu
tions offering their assistance to appease the action of
thefugit ve slave law in the case of Sims.
Boston, April 9. —Mr. Curtis, the United States
commissioner, has deferred his decision in the fugitive
slave case until Friday next.
The case of the negro Sims begins to assume a more
serious aspect, and a direct collision between the Gen
eral and State Governments appears to be threatened.
In the Massachusetts Senate to-day an order was pas
sed, by a vote ol 25 to 7, appointing a committee to in
quire ‘whether the freedom of auy inhabitant of this
Commonwealth is in danger through the remissness of
any officer thereof ?—or if any law for the security of
personal freedom had been violated by any offioer of ci
ty or State ?’
This movement is in consequence of the refusal of
the sheriff to serve the writ of replevin upon the Mar
shal, and also his refusal to serve a criminal warrant
upon Sims for assaulting th© officer who arrested him—
both of which were designed as pleas to get Sims out
of the hands of the United States authorities. The
committee is now in session.
The Governor has also directed the Attorney Gen
eral to consult with the Sheriff relative to serving the
writ of replevin upon the Marshal.
Immense placards are posted about, calling on the
citizens, and all opponents to slavery, to assemble at the
State House on Friday, and witness the State's disgrace
iu the delivering up of Sims.
Boston, April 11, 1851.—The United States Com
missioner has Fugitive Slave Law, and
has remanded the Hims to *,>• dVner.'.
The making/ efforts to Retain Sims
on a State \Varr;‘ ot * / assaulting officer Buttman.—
They also got f hd ,r ' t &*6ea Corpus, but the
Court decided tlw against them.
This afternoon the Sberifl’ of Boston testified before
the Senate Committee, that the U. S. Marshal had re
fused to allow him to serve a criminal process on
Sims.
The Mayor has called out the Military. City quiet.
Boston, Bpril 11,6 P. M.—The Fugitive Slave Case
is decided. Judge Woodbury confirmed tho decis
ion of the U. S. Commissioner, remanding Sims to his
owner.
Two thousand of the most respectablo citizens of
Boston have volunteered their aid to assist the police
to keep the peace. The military of the city are also in
rcadinass for any emergency. Rescue is now impossi
ble. The abolitionists are cowed.
Boston, April 12, 10 A M. —The Fugitive Slave
Sims, in custody of the agents vs the owner, Bailed from
Boston to-day for Savannah !
From the Plains.
The Fort Smith (Ark’) Herald of the 21st of March
publishes the following important intelligence of move
ments among the Indians on tho Plains. The informa
tion, being derived from an officer of the United States
Army, is probably authentic. Its value, however,
would be enhanced if dates were given, so that we
could compare it with our previous advices from the
same regiou ;
“We learn from Lieut. Myers, sth infantry, just in
from Fort Arbnckle, that the traders from the Prairies
bring the report of the death of Wild Cat and two of
his companions, Chickasaws. It is reported that they
were killed by the Camanches.
‘The Wichetaws, Kechies, and Osages, have banded
together for the purpose of exterminating the Tonka
ways, who are cannibals, and Tory much dreaded by
all of the other tribes.
‘Lieut. M. informs us that Bill Conner, a Delaware
trader, brings the news in that there are congregated
pretty high upon Red river about twenty thousand Ca
manches. They informed him, Conner, that it was
their intention to exterminate the Pawnee Mohaws;
but Connor thinks it is their intention to make a des
cent upon the frontiers of Texas. This is correct, no
doubt, and it would be well for aur neighbors in Tex
as to be on the look out.’
The French Cotton Trade. —The Journal des De
bats of Paris contains a communication from M. Jean
Dollfus,a large cotton manufacturer in which lie asserts
that protective duties cause the cotton manufacturers
in Franco to remain stationary. He says;
“In England that branch of business absorbed in
1730, 269,000,000 lbs. of raw cotton; at present it re
quires 600,000,000 lbs. We, on the contrary, during
the last ten years, have remained stationary. W hose
fault is this ?—M. Jean Dollfus affirms that our custom
regulations are the cause, by the embarrassments which
they create. With more liberty, France might double
the mass of cotton tissues which she exports, and even
go beyond that. It is very strange that a system which
produces such results should be called a protection of
labor, for it does not favor public prosperity, aud does
not increase our manufacturers. A duty on cotton
twist of per cent, would leave, says M. Dollfus, a
margin of 10 per cent, to our steam-spinning manufacto
ries, and a still larger amount to those moved by wa
ter.”
The Fugitive Law.— . Judge Nelson, on the open
ing of the Uni*ed States Circuit Court in New York on
Monday, made a truly constitutional charge to the ju
ry;
“In regard to the fugitive slave law, he said that no
lawyer eould entertain a doubt of its constitutionality,
and that it is binding on the North aa well as on the
South. He explained the whole theory of our Govern
ment, and said that no one section of the Union can
obey the part of the Federal compact which it is its in
terest to respect, and reject the other part. It must
be obeyed and respected as a whole, or not at aH.”
p/T Competitors for the premium of SSO for tho best
Tale, will please remember that tho 15th of May is the
fa*t day of grace for competitors to bring h their favors.
THE GEORGIA CITIZEN. I
L. F. W. ANDREWS, EDITOR.
MACON, GA. APRIL 19, 1851.
One Week Later from Liverpool!
(By Telegraph.)
Baltimore, 18th inst., 10-25 A. M.
Received, Macon, 18th, 10-40.
The steamer America has arrived. Current quali
ties Cotton have declined one-eighth. Sales of the
week, 31,000 bales.
Agencies for the Citizen.
W. G. Andrews is authorized to receive subscrip
tions and money for the Georgia Citizen in Columbus
and vicinity. Persons there who have determined to
stop their subscriptions, will please not delay doing so,
until they get more than a dozen over what they have
paid for!
F. W. Coker is our Agent for Sumter and adjacent
counties.
Charles A Hall, No. 102 Bryan street, (up stairs)
Savannah, will act as our Agent in that city. He is
authorized to coutract for advertising for the “Citizen,”
receive subscriptions and transact any business for this
office. Persons by whom this number will be received,
will please notify Mr. Hall, should they decline to take
the paper.
Onr Correspondents.- -Our letter writers are j
beginning to ‘wake up Snakes’ in their respective dig
gins.’’ Two from Columbus, one from Savannah, one
from Atlanta, and several semi-occasional correspon
dents have given us the note of preparation. Look
for something rich, racy and peculiar, next week.
A bundle of manuscripts left on our window will be
examined shortly, to sec of what material the fabric is
composed.
Mr. Lambdin —Those desirous of availing them
selves of the superior abilities of Mr. J. R. Lambdin, as
an artist, must needs make application this day, as he
intends leaving the city soon, unless detained by pro
fessional business. It is seldom, indeed, that our weal
thy citizens have an opportunity of so favorable a char
acter to embellish their homes with life-like represen
tations of children and friends, and they stand in their
own light, if they do not improve the occasion now pre
sented. They may in vain search through our North
ern cities for a more accomplished and finished artist
than Mr. L.
Mr. Lochranc’s Address.— On our last page
will be found an extract from the Address delivered by
Mr. Lochrane t 6 a delighted audience on St. Patrick’s
Day, in this city, which has just been issued in Pamph
let form from the Citizen Press. It will richly repay
attentive perusal and serve to whet the appetite for an
other extract from the same eloquent production, which
we design to present, next w’cek, wherein the orator
pays a glowing tribute to his adopted country, our own
loved laud.
Orerlooked. —Joe Dawson’s Eating House and
Refreshment Rooms in Drayton street, Savannah, com
bines unusual attractions for those of epicurean tastes,
who like pure liquids to wash down the solids through
a narrow and dry susophagus! The house is near to
that of the widow lady who keeps the best boarding
house in that burg. Such is the rumor which can bo
verified or contradicted by a trial.
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
The following table of Revenue from the State Road
is given in the last “ Federal Un.on, ” as a “eompara
iive statement of the condition of this road, for six
months of the present year, as compared with the first
six months es the past Railroad year, showing a bal
ance in favor of the current year of a fraction over 60
per cent. ” We use the “ Union's ’’ own words and
figures, without pretending to understand how he
makes a statement of revenue for the months of Oc
tober and December, 1851, which have not yet been
reached!
fcEl 1851.
October, $12,428 82 $20,899 40
November, 10,832 62 18,218 55
December, 14,147 31 23,146 03
January, 13,572 01 23,261 25
February, 14,370 07 23,220 93
March, * 23,293 58 34,480 07
$88,654 41 $143,226 23
The Federal Union thus makes a difference in favor
of the past six months of $54,571 82, and glorifies Gov.
Towns and the Chief Engineer, accordingly. We
venture to say, that there is wilful and gross deception
in this statement; but admitting its truth, what has
been the wear and tear on the Road, the amount of
expenditures for worthless Cars, the amount of dama
ges to the shipping interests, who in vain have sought
a speedy transit over the Road for their perishable pro
duce collected at Chattanooga and elsewhere? None
of these things seem to have been taken into the ac
count, at all. But when all the facts are made public,
and it is shewn that, notwithstanding the Road has been
wretchedly mismanaged, yet that a clamorous people
have forced an amount of transportation equal to 60
per cent increase on the same number of months last
year, how immensely great will appear the loss sus
tained by the State in not being ready to do all the
business that has presented itself in that channel? In
other words, if the State Road, badly managed, can
and does increase its semi-annual nett revenues 60 per
cent, what would be the increase, were the Road in effi
cient hands and conducted by Civil Engineers instead of
political lawyers ?
State Agricultural Fair.
After our edition of last week's paper had been par
tially worked off, on Friday evening, the 11th, the City
Council took the following action on the subject of
the next Exhibition of the State Agricultural Fair:
“ On motion of Aid. Levy, the following Preamble
and Resolutions were adopted :
Whereas the Committee of the State Agricultural
Society will meet shortly, and as the locality of their
Exhibition or Fair, will be decided at that time, it be
hooves the citizens of Macon to take some step in a
matter of so much importance to her. The advan
tages that the city of Macon has, her contral position,
facility of access, &c., cannot well bo overlooked, if
presented to the Cormnittee in proper form.
Therefore , be it Resolved, by the City Council of
Macon, that a Committee of three Aldermen and three
citizens be appointed by the Mayor, to solicit subscrip
tions from the citizens for the purpose of erecting
buildings, <fcc., that the Mayor be authorized to repre
sent the city at the meeting of the Agricultural Com
mittee at Atlanta, provided that the subscription is con
sidered sufficient inducement in his judgment to war
rant his attendance
Aldermen —Levy, Holt and Gove.
Citizens —St. Lanier, George W. Fish and I.- C.
Plant.
Since then, the Committee appointed to solicit sub
scriptions have raised over $3,000 as a Bonus to the
Society, to bring the Fair to this place in Novem
ber uext, that being deemed the most suitable time for
the exhibition here. If necessary, the sum can be in
creased and other facilities extended. We hope there
fore, that the Agricultural Committee will give due
consideration to the request Macon will, this day, make
upon them, and that we shall have the pleasure, in our
next issue to announce that our offer has been accept
ed. The interest of Central, Western and South Wes
tern Georgia will certainly be better subserved by the
Fair being held here, than in any other place in the
State. Let the Committee give os atrial, at least, and
if we don’t do ample justice to the subject, we shall
not complain, if they pass ua by, hereafter, altogether.
New Mexico. —Col James S. Calhoun was in
augurated Governor of New Mexico, at Santa Fe, on
the 3d ult. The New Mexican announces the follow
ing appointments; ‘John O. Jones, to be Sheriff of the
county of Santa Fe; Louis D. Sheets, to be Prefect
and Probate Judge of Santa Fe county ;D.V. YY bi
ting, to be Interpreter and Translator for the Govern
ment.
Ladies’ Keepsake.— We have received sev
eral numbers of a very chaste and neat monthly of this
title, from the press of John S Taylor, New York,
and edited by Asahel Abbott, a well known and excel
lent writer of that city. The price is only $1 per an
num for the work, which is handsomely illuminated,
each No. containing 32 pages of Letter Press
Funeral of CalhOUß —The Grand Artistic*]
Exhibition of the funeral of John C. Calhoun and the
imposing pageantry of the reoeption of the illustrious
Statesman’s remains at Charleston, has arrived at Sa
vannah for representation. We hope the proprietor
will be induced to come to Macon with the Painting.
Hat and Cap Trade. — The value of this trade
in New York alone is estimated at $10,000,000, an
nually, six thousand men and perhaps more women
being engaged in the manufacture. W’hy cannot such
an establishment as a Hat and Cap Manufactory be
started, successfully, in Macon ? YVe know of no rea
son, why an enterprize of this sort could not be sus
tained, if undertaken by a man of energy. The em
ployment thereby given to needle-women, as trim
mers, would not be the least of its advantanges.
Abused Privilege. —Some of onr public men i
are great scamps ! Senator Borland, of Arkansas
(says the Louisville Courier) has franked one and a
half ton of mail matter, —bound books, &c., to him
self in the space of three weeks! Senator Turney of
Tennessee has done likewise. All this, too, when the
freight on that amount of tonage, by the Western riv
er Boats, wonld have been but a trifle to these Sena
tors !
English Criminals.— We see it stated that the
English authorities have been in the practice of send
ing their convicted Felons to the United States. One
Wseman confessed the fact to Justice M'Grath, and
the Day Book says that the New York prisons are
crowded with these foreign Criminals! The villanous
imposition should at once be stopped by our govern
ment.
Robbery and Murder.— The Paulding (Miss.)
Clarion gives the following facts. Recently a planter of
Green county (Miss.) went to Florida—seduced the
wife of a respectable planter, and persuaded her to elope
with him, carrying off a negro, gun, carriage, horse,
etc. Three friends of the injured party followed him
to his home and arrested him after a desperate resist
ance. One of the captors alone sought to carry him
back, but he was subsequently found murdered, and
the seducer, a man named Hardy, has made his es
cape.
P. T. Barnnm. —This distinguished individual
lately sent SSOO, per Telegraph, to the Dramatic Fund
Association of New York, with a recommendation, to
its members, of the practise of Temperance. This is
denounced in the Day Book as a ‘gratuitous insult,’
although from that Journal’s description of the Dra
matic Festival itself, the advice was very needful and
reasonable. Insult , indeed! We would like to be
insulted that way, often! The secret of the Day
Book’s abuse of Barnum may be found in the fact that
Barnum don’t advertise in that print!
“ Hum hug Killer.”—a new paper of this ti
tle, has just been started at Cincinnati. A ‘Humbug
Advocate’ would be better patronized, were the name
sugared over, sufficiently, to disguise its character.
Dead. — George Schley, Esq., Post Master of Sa
vannah, died on Thursday morning last. On the night
previous Mr. James F. Wood committed suicide in
that citv, in a fit of derangement, by cutting his throat
with a razor.
® ‘l3 & 3)3 rxo 3
Floyd Ho use • —Mr. Dempsey, owner of the
Floyd House property, is putting up a very neat Iron
Railing Balcony in front of the Ladies’ Department of
the Hotel, for the accomodation of the lady boarders
(and visitors. It is quite an improvement as well as con
venience. The same gentleman contemplates raising
the Eastern wing of the Hotel, which runs the whole
depth of the block, on the alley, so as to make a fine
Concert Hall and Theatre, with raised seats irom the
Stage to the Gallery. By the way, in speaking of this
House, we must not omit to say a word in favor of its
present management by Mr. Williams, aided by his
gentlemanly assistant, Mr. Hartwell. This Hotel was
never kept better than it is at present, which is proven
by the fact, that the House is always full of boarders
and strangers, the latter of whom having once received
good treatment, generally find their way back.
May Day Trip, —We have had an inkling that
our volunteers are making arrangements to take an ex
cursion to Savannah about the Ist of May ensuing, to
pay their respects to the beaut ful incranations of hu
manity, that float like sylphs through the umbrageous
avenues of the seaboard city.
Terpslchorean.— Monsieur Bossieux will give
one grand Soiree to his numerous pupils on next Fri
day, the 25th inst., at Concert Hall, as a farewell tribute,
prior to his visit to the World’s Fair, Paris, and other
places in Europe, whence he purposes to return in the
fall. Mr. B. is a Professor, who, by his skill as an in
structor and courtesy as a gentleman, has won “golden
opinions” from all who have had the pleasure of his ac
quaintance.
Mademoiselle Parodi. —Our Cognoscenti
and Dilletanti have had their fancies tickled, amazing
ingly, by the singing of this lady, one night in this city,
the present week. Nobody, however, went off into
duck spasms on account thereof, that we have heard of,
though some of our young gentlemen were disposed,
in advance, to get their ascension robes ready for a
flight to paradisial bowers. Her singing is said to be on
the high falutin style of all operatic performances,
splendidly executed, but too far off in the clouds for the
ears of unsophisticated mortals! There is ‘more of the
same sort’ to come, shortly, we calculate, as we see
Madame Booh no, Madame Bishop is again in
Georgia, enjoying the applauses of highminded Editors
and virtuous ladies of the Commonwealth. “ Nous
Verrons
Dr, Bank’s Card- -’Tis a “ regular business
transaction our publication of Dr. Bank’s Card, as
an advertisement, in to-day’s paper; in doing which we
wash our hands of any consequences that may arise
therefrom, directly or indirectly. The like favor and
to the the same extent, we will, on demand, extend to
any other gentleman, but there the “ play of words ”
must have finis for its epitaph, so far as we are con
cerned.
%
East Maeon Hotel, —Travellers and others •.
visiting Macon from the East, will be pleased to learn
that Mr. S. M. Lanier, an experienced caterer for the
public, has opened a “Rail Road House” opposite the
Depot of the Central Rail Road, East Macon, where fine
accommodations can be had, at the lowest rates of first
class Hotels. See advertisement.
ftOTfl Importation*— < sixteen Yankee girls from
Lowell, Mass., passed through this city, a few days since,
under the care of O. A. Blackimar, Esq., of Columbus,
on their way to fill places in the Howard Cotton Facto
ry of that oity ! They wore said, by a young gentle
man of our acquaintance, to be oreditable specimens of
sprightly and beautiful womanhood, and, we have no
doubt, will make quite a sensation in Cottondom of our
western neighbor, when landed “in good order and con
dition,” as per bill of lading.
Variety Works • —The Sash and Furniture
establishment two doors below this office, has, we learn,
been purchased by Mr. A. McGregor, who will contin
ue the manufacture of Sash, Blinds, and every de
scription of Furniture. Some pretty specimens of
Walnut Bureaus have already been turned out from
this factory, which do credit to the skill and taste of
the workmen employed,
Watches, Jewelry, &c,—Mews V ir<n Mlr *
•tillable to supply Ladies and Gentlemen with ?"!
articles in the Jewelry and fancy line. Also Pi ano ‘ C ®
other musical instruments, Music, &o. Their
ment is complete and varied.
AgrlCßltartl ImplfmentS.--Measuresare b
progress, to establish in this city, a manufactory of VB .
rions Agricultural Implements and Apparatus on
•eale eommensarate with the wants of Georgia and a
jacent States. Thus, link by link of dependence *<*
Northern ingenuity and enterprize is being broken, and
our own true independence and greatness are looming
up in magnificent proportions.
Efforts for the Blind. -We are rejoiced
that incipient measures have been taken in our city to
establish an Institution for the blind in this State w
trust that the Committee appointed to provide the mea rs
of educating four blind youth, by Mr. Fortescne, 0I
the meeting of the Legislature, will be eminently s UO _
eessful in their call upon the public liberality. The pro
ceedings of a meeting on this subject will be found i a
another column.
More Improrements.— a wealthy and ec
terprizing citizen of North Carolina has recently pur
chased of the Fire & Marine Insurance Bank, the lot and
warehouse on the river bank, below the Male Acade
my, aud formerly occupied by Mr. Goddard, with the
view of erecting thereon a Steam Cotton Factory. Th*
same gentleman contemplates other purchases, for the
purpose of erecting buildings for operatives. We wish
success to all such enterprizes.
Not so bad as Represented.— w e take plea
sure in saying that the representation* of “ Observer ’
in last week’s paper, about that grave-yard scene, were
rather stronger than the faots wonld justify. Thers
was no “ bacchanalian revel ” or disturbance what
ever. at the Cemetery Spring, on the occasion—al
though some of “ Otard’s best” tea# moderately im
bibed by a party of three or four young gentlemen who
happened to meet there, one of whom had provided
himself with a little of the “creetur” for his “stomach’s
sake, ” and who politely tendered the cup to his friends.
It was not a premeditated thing, as to plaee and time;
and no thought of desecration, either of the place or the
day, entered into the minds of those who participated
in the refreshment. Such is the assurance we have
from one of the young gentlemen implicated in the af
fair.
‘I illliT.W nr 1 PI
Latest from Effingham!
BY PRIVATE EXPRESS.
ONE DAY IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL!
By the most unprecedented energy of our Express
rider, we have been put in possession of a copy of the
Effingham Observer of the 7th inst., edited by Hugh
Ranger, esq., the celebrated host of the 20 mile Poet,
from which we hasten to cull the following most inter
esting items of intelligence. £+T No other paper has
the news, we having, as usual, distanced all our co
temporaries :
Item Ist. Squire H. the “victim of the insatia
ble cruelty of the Rail Road Tyrant Richelieu,” passed
down the road on the sth He was in the last stages
of melancholy, whieh the “playful gambols and sportive
tricks” of the “lovely and blooming Kate” could not dis
pel.
Item 2d. J3T An important discovery has just
been published by Editor Ranger that he uses on his
sumptuous board, pure Rio Coffee, grown on the rich
est plantations of Cuba ! Ignorant people have here
tofore supposed that Rio Coffee came from the Rio
Janeiro country, in South America, but the editor tells
a different story, and he ought to know i The same
marvelous self-complacent gentleman also speaks ex
travagantly of his “delicious shad” ‘‘ham and eggs
Berkshire Beef,” “fried chicken” and
“tender chicken” in contradistinction from the fried!
“John Bull,” says he “would have broken his neck to
have got his for k into one of those slices.” This how
ever, is a typographical blunder. It was the fork that
the passenger would have broken, had he tried to pen
etrate that piece of Bull leather!
Item 3d. Landlord’s SIOO Durham Cow
“W hitey” was lately delivered of a fine calf, and mine
host promises Y’aletedinarians an introduction to tbs
old lady, when they can, (to be sure that there is no
chalk in the lacteal fluidf help themselves from the
udder fountain! So gracious a landlord is hard to be
found elsewhere than in Effingham !
Item 4th. “ Abolition Emmissaries” have been
prowling about the 20, persuading little negroes to go
home with them and get candy. Mr. Ranger got bis
suspicions first excited, by the extraordinary demand
made at his Molasses Candy Confectionary and “Liquid
Damnation’’ Store, that something was in the wind.—
And so there was!—the effluvia of several little wooly
heads soon confirmed his worst suspicions.
P. S. From a private source, we learn that
the 20 mile breakfast house has much improved, with
in a few days past. Instead of “ham and eggs,’’ that
very common dish—mine host throws into the frying
pan a sprinkling of young chickabiddies of that tender
sulphuretted hydrogen age which is antecedent to tho
fledgling condition. Instead of specimen biscuit* for
the “World’s hair,” he furnishes “corn dodgers” of
exquisite richness and flavor, fried in possum fat.
N. B. J3F"The Cherokee b’hoys, who went that
far, on their way to Cuba, arrived a little too soon to
participate in these improvements. They all partook
of the “old school” biscuit , took a fit of dyspepsia and
returned to Macon in spasmodic excitement of the*‘piz
zarintum’’ pair of nerves.
Comntwial.
COTTON~
The receipts in the ports continue to increase, and
confidence in existingpriees is somewhat shaken. Me
quote average crops at 9 1-2 a 9 3-4 c.; strictly fair,
10c.; fully fair to choice, 10 l-4c.
Comparative statement of the receipts of Cotton
at the Ports , to latest dunes.
1851. 1850.
New Orleans April 8 823,757 ,03,4*9
Mobile “ 5 386,621 299,341
Texas, “ 1 24,921 20,710
Florida, “ 7 136,484 148,044
Savannah, “ 10 254,030 276,811
Charleston, “ 10 304,537 294,109
N. Carolina, “ 1 11,245 7,845
Virginia, “ 1 14,086 7,330
1,955,681 1,759,659
Increase, 195,992 bales.
Charleston, April 15 —The transactions yesterday
reached fully 900 bales. The sales were at extemes
ranging from 9 1-2 to 10 1-8.
Savannah, April 17.—Our market opened heavy
and in favor of buyers yesterday. The sales were/>sl
bales. The sales were at extremes ranging from 91 -4
to 11c.
COMMGN^SCHOOLS.
The citizens of Bibb County, who are friendly totbe
proposition for holding a Convention to take into con
si deration the subject of Common Sehool Education in
Georgia, are requested to attend a meeting at the
Council Chamber in this oity, on next Saturday . t 1
26tA inst ., for the purpose of electing two Delegates to
such Convention appointed to be held at Marietta,
on the Bth of July next.
OCT City papers please copy. ~ t _
MECHANICS’ SOCIETY.
A regular meeting of this Association take*
This Evening at the Library Room.
importance will come ap for consideration, of w if
.interested will please take duo notice.