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CONSTITUTIONALIST.
AUGUSTA.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1825. t
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The weather being uncommonly warm, ‘
we may be excused if we do not take up 1
the glove of the Chronicle Knight, who has
made an attack upon a brief remark of ours ;
in relation to the sensitiveness of Mr. r
Wirt. We did not say that the Attor- I
ney General was to be considered guilty,
because Mr. King cquld be convicted of ad
vocating an erroneous proposition. It was
not in the true spirit of charily and fair
ness to attribute to us such absurdity.
Mr. King and Mr. Wirt, are however offi- '
cers of the Government, and have been
Sworn to support the Constitution of the <
United States. There is no man who looks •
rightly into that great law, who does not at ‘
once see that to assert “ slavery to be con- (
trary to the laws of God and nature, and ,
that therefore it cannot exist,” is to advo- <
cate a proposition wholly at war with the ‘
Constitution. Mr. Wirt disclaims the. sen- *
timent, as we understand him, as well as (
the expression of it ; —is it not then strange ,
that two enlightened servants of the same <
people, sworn to support the same Consti
tution, should entertain tliyersc views upon
this subject—a subject upon which one
would think there can be no doubt; —and (
is it not remarkable too, that the minister
to London should have gloried in his opin- I
ions, while Mr. Wirt feels that to entertain 1
and express such opinions would be crimin-
al? We are glad to find that the Attor- ,
ney General disavows the expressions im
puted to him, because no man has a right
to propag te unconstitutional doctrines,
whether he speaks with the lips of an At
torney General, a mere advocate, a Sena
tor or a foreign .minister. We would ra
ther hear however what Mr. Wirt said than
what he did opt say, and especially should
like to know how Somersets case was lug
ged into his argument.
We have however done—for upon look
ing to the Mercury we find it, at an early
hour in the morning, at 85° and advancing.
We only tpld that if our neighbor feels
“ his mettle up” and is inspired to contro
versy by the “ raging dog star” or the in
fluence of “ some milder planet”—we will
give him an opportunity to try his skill up
on a “ Review of Governor Clarke’s con
tingent expences” which we have received
and expect shortly to publish.
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The last Washington papers inform us
that Gen. LaFayette, is at Washington—
a Guest in the family of the President. In
reply to an address at Lancaster, Penn,
the General intimated that he hoped again ,
to visit America.
Captain William T. Gould, was on
Wednesday last elected Major of the City ;
Battalion. 1
A PUZZLE. ]
We extract the following advertisement (
■from a northern print, and should like to 1
have it unriddled by some correspondent 1
versed in such green mysteries : ,
LIONS. I
The w 1 1! s•• I. a present ” J
V All LIONi” in ai d “ NO..KEKD,” ‘
the city Phiudel .his, are *q i- .i- ito r
port, tl e-ijsclves "promiscuously and simunta • ‘
neously !o Major Il'iX'AQO ), at his dor.n. I
cile, on the *• Banks of iho Helicon,” near tin 1
City of New-Ynrk. Uy order of ,
M.P.P. I Y.E.E.S.
Sec’y r ■ 'er-. 5 ,
tit P ” P.O.L Y. will be in attendance to
di's u 'P mm is, an i the (i \B. to all thoS'. .
“ IV/ii endeavo-r to merit his applause .” |
y FLINTS. I, t July, lti?s jy2oh \
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Health of Children. —At Montreal on
the 1 O'li mst. no less than 16 • children, it
is stated, were buried in the French bury
ing ground. Fhi-ir deaths were occasion- .
ed by diarrhoea and dysentery, produced,
most probably, from being permitted to in- |
dulge in unripe corn and fruits. At this !
season of the year, the health of children '
should be particularly attended to. Their j
little systems are easily deranged, and no
thing more elleduilly disorders them, than .
the constant munching of fruit. Fruit is
by no means essential to their existence, on !
the contrary we see that it is frequently the
indirect means of destroying it. Parents, I
therefore, who have the health of their chi I- \\
dren at heart, will in a great measure pre-j
vent it from being impaired, by denying)
their infant oilspring every particle of'
fruit. 1
OOP
JC7 3 Several Communications are unavoi
dably postponed.
FOR THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
WANTED, i
As " Co-worker” an individual qualified
to reply to the wiiter over the signa
ture of UNION, in the last Chronicle, r
where, by the combined powers of the t
“ great Jehovah” and talismanic signature I
this “ diplomatic” “ financial” “ combin- g
ed” immaculate” “ disinterested,” “ be- 1
nevolent genius” dictates to “ more reflect d
ing minds” and better judgments “ the dig- 0
nity of the General Government and per- (
petuity of the Union.”
A Verbose country Schoolmaster would 1
be preferred—salary payable weekly. a
OBSERVER, a—
u
“ ESTO PERPETUA.” (.1
For the information of applicants the *■
following is a specimen of the style of this *
“ satellite.” 3 page, I col. line 6th.
“ And to assume positions bloated with c
“ vanity, false dignity and power, which if
“ permitted to prevail, would dictqte like e
“ the voioc of a king, and put to naught the I
“ real mild dignity and impartial justice
“ of the General Government, apd degene
“ rate the very ark of our political salvation 1
“ and national union, into insignificance and 8
“unlimited tyranny; for tyranny is ever! l
“the offspring of ignorance, false talents 6
“ against the rights of men and nations, and 6
“ sELF-interested credulity, or design upon'
“ the people, in the diplomatic functions of ’
“ a nation.” 1
“No Yattel Here.” 1
To the Honorable City Council. '
Would it not conduce much to fife health '
of the lower part of the city, to have several
Families removed to tne Hospital only for a
few days in order to have Medicine admin
istered to effect. If any of the committee:
for that institution, would visit the extreme
end ot Ellis Stieet, and see the situation of
some of the families and their afflictions, I
think they would have some house if not the
Hospital procured where they could be at
tended to ; there is one family in a small
house »1 about 14 feet square, with two beds;
or matrasses on which lays one child dying,
two others sick and one dead, with the
mother scarcely able to get about, without
pavillions, where they have to smoke every]
night for musquitoes to the great annoyance]
of the sick; some other families equally bad)
olf with the exception of death. If from
the neglect of the City Scavenger, this as 1
diction has been bro’t on that part of the city :
by throwing all the filth in a bulk in the!
lower end of town, should it not induce'
that Honorable body to .take some measure
altho’ it may incur expence, to have them
made comfortable under their afflictions.
This reflection is made not without scrutiniz
ing all the distress which prevails at this time
in that part of the city. CITIZEN.
The City Council will no doubt perforin
its duty, for there is no individual belonging!
to that body, who would not, we are sure*
take pleasure in alleviating distress, and re
moving if possible its causes.—riW. Const.
Fayetteville, August 4.
Altering Notes and Mail Rubbery. —A I
man named Hinton McKinney was taken up]
on Monday last, and carried before Duncan)
Mac Rae and James Sea well, Esquires, on
suspicion of altering bank notes and robbing 1
the mail between this place and Charleston,!
which he has been employed in carrying for;
a short time'past. In his pocket book was!
found a number of figures, carefully cut from 1
Treasury notes, as 5, V. 10, X. Ike. His *
papers being examined, a letter was found,)
(which he said he had written without any |
object,) dated the 2rth ult. neither folded j
nor directed, in which he stated that he ,
wished to purchase “ 4 or 5 hun” (supposed .
to mean hundred) “ niggers,” he having \
S2OO .in United States notes and some other)
money ; said that he expected to be in Ruth- (
erfordton in the month of September next, |
and, in conclusion, that his own hand wri- ,
ting and Twitty’s were too well known here. ,
It is probable, from the mention of Rather- \
fordton and Twitty, that the “ niggers” spo- \
ken of are counterfeit bills; and this suppo- ,
sitionis strengthened by another paper found j
in his possession, being a letter from D.)
Twitty to McKinney, dated Rutherfordton, |
July 5, 1824 stating that be understood Mc-
Kinney wanted to purchase “ niggers,” anil j
informing him that he had some for sale of j
“ the best quality and of different sizes.”— |
This may be a word employed by counter- ,
feiters to render their correspondence unin- ■
lelligible to any but themselves.
I’he Magistrates next directed a search of ,
his person when a few small notes amounting ,
to 6or 7 dollars, were found in one of his '
shoes. Continuing the search, a bundle of
bunk notes, amounting to $563 was found
secreted in bis clothes. He gives no satis
factory account of the manner of obtaining !
this money, and, the Charleston mail having
been robbed more than once lately, suspi- 1
cion very naturally fixes on him as the rob- 1
her. He was committed for trial on these
charges at the United States Circuit Court
in November, and at the next Superior
[Court of this county.
J Another man, named Edwin Skipper, also
a mail carrier, was committed to the jail of
.this county on Saturday last. He is said to
jhave escaped from Robeson goal, where he
| was confined on a charge of breaking open a
letter. It is supposed that he is an accom
plice of McKinney.
f Observer.
Washington, Aug. 2.
Mr. Rush entered upon liis duties, as
Secretary of the Treasury on the Ist inst. ,
We have pleasure iu announcing the ar- (
rival of Mr. Sltriver and Lieut. Trimble, t
two of the five gentlemen composing the t
Board for surveying the several routes for a t
great Post Road from this city to New-Or
leans, They arrived in this city on Sun- ,
day evening, having completed the survey
of the upper and lower routes through the t
and Georgia. I
The other members of the Board, Gen. v
Bernard, Capt. Poussin, and Lieut. Dutton, u
are hourly expected. The Board divided| 9
at Salisbury, the one party exploring the r ]
upper and the other the lower route to Fre- v
dericksburg. The last account wo have of
the absent party is, that they were at Mil
ton, in North-Carolina, on Saturday the j
23d ult. and left there the next day for this
city. ,
When the Board is re-united, we shall
endeavor to give some further account of
their operations.
Some alarm has recently been created
in East Florida, by the menacing visit of
six Indiana, who, suspecting that three of
their tribe had been plundered and destroy
ed by the citizens of the territory, demand
ed that their horses and guns should be de
livered up. Mr. Solano, a planter, to whom
these Indians came, succeeded in getting
rid of them, by assuring them that lie had
no horses nor guns belonging to Indians :
and they left him, declaring that, if, after
scouring the country, they did not find their
comrades, thpy would return and take re
ivenge for their supposed murder. On the
japplication of Mr. Solano, some troops were
jdespatched in quest of the six Indians, by
Major Wilson, who commands the United
! States troops at St. Augusine. The sol
diers, on coining up with the Indians, fired
on them, and wounded one in the arm
The militia were ordered to be in readiness
to act, should the Indians make any move-j
ments of a hostile character. The latter,
(on hearing of what had occured, had called
out their warriors to the number of 600 or
800, and driven oft' the while people; but
on finding the troops and citizens prepar
ing for them, they became alarmed, and
jseni a request that no soldiers should come
j amongst them ; and that thyy would seek
redress only through the proper channels.
[Since the alarm has subsided, the tluce In
dians whose disappearance was the cause
lof it, have arrived in St. Augustine, loaded
I with skins, from a hunting expedition,which
detained them longer than usual.
Baltimore., July SO.
Fire. —A little before one o’clock this
morning, the building/iccupicd by Mr. Sped
den as a lime and Charcoal warehouse, in
Conway, between Charles street and the
wharf, was discovered on tire. Such pro
gress had been made by the flames before
discovery, that the building was entirely
destroyed. A large old warehouse, standing
in the rear of Mr. Spedden’s house, and in
the mjdst of the lumber yard of Joseph Tur
ner, also caught tire and was destroyed. A
fire was discovered in Mt. Spedden’s house
about nine o’clock last evening and suppres
sed before much damage was done,
j We understand that circumstances lead
i Mr. Spedden to believe that the fire in both
; cases was the work of an incendiary. When
the warehouse was first entered after the
[alarm office, it was discovered that the fire
(had been communicated by means of a quan
tity of combustible materials, consisting of
,coal and other article., in a barrel, up stairs
in a part of the house where a candle or any
other means of communicating fire, had not
been used for several months; on the count
ing room desk was found a large bundle of
matches. This fire was soon extinguished,
and Mr. Spedden continued on the watch
until the arrival of General Lafayette, when
he walked to Light street wharf and remain
ed there but a few minutes when the flames
burst out with such violence that all exer
tions to get them under were unavailing, in
addition to the great loss Mr. Spedden has
sustained by the total destruction of the en
tire contents of his warehouse, the villain
who set it on fire, also took from his count
ing room his account books, which makes the
loss still greater than it otherwise would have
been.
A large quantity of charcoal and lime was
in the building, which, with every thing else
in it, we understand, was destroyed. A
number of muskets belonging to some of the
military companies, were also destroyed.
The bouses belonging to Mr. Sheppard and
Mr. J. Donnell. Mr. Turner’s lumber-yard, ,
though in great danger, was preserved by the
activity of the lire companies and citizens, i
[Patriot.
We understand that tickets which have
drawn about g25,0b0 in prizes of the N.
York State Literature Lottery, recently
drawn at New-York, have been sold in this
city. The g 15,000 prize was sold in a
whole ticket to a gentleman of this city.
[Boston Pat.
A respectable gentleman called at the
office yesterday, and stated, that on Fri- ,
day he purchased a basket ot eggs which
were placed in one of his pantries ; that,
during the hottest part the following day, 1
one ot (he eggs nearest the top, opened, and J
a chicken hopped, out, which may be seen
at his house, No. H 8 Fulton-street.
[A. V. Daily Adv.
POSTSCRIPT.
The information was communicated to us
yesterday, and reliance can be placed in it,
that General Gaines has received orders from
die President to pay the money, stipulated in
the treaty with the Creeks, only to the In
dians willing to emigrate to the other side of
the Mississippi.
Should wo find that Mr. Adams on being
made acquainted with all the circumstances
relative to the treaty with the Creeks, and
the disturbances among the Indians, is wil
ling to rpnder full justice to Georgia, we will (
without hesitation apologise for the severity
ot our language in speaking of him upon a
subject which concerns so deeply the state.
The above order is at any rate a good step to
wards reconciliation.
[Wa'h. News, 6th inst.
Mr. Bunoe,
If you deem the following
lines worthy a corner in your paper, be so
kind as to insert them.
ON FRIENDSHIP.
FRIENDSHIP’S a gulden chain,
’Twas wrought by angel handa,
Qf gold from Heaven’s vein,
And by a Gods commands.
It sweetly binds us mortals,
In bonds not hard to bear. |
It awectly opes the portals,
To out* happiness here. ,
It soothes the mind depressed, ,
By its soft-acting balm.
It gives the heart-sore rest,
As with an heavenly charm.
With sec ret-work ing power, {
It brightens sorrow’s eye,
And when misfortunes low’r,
It deeply heaves the sigh
Os sympathy, as cheering
In sorrows gloomy night,
As e’er to sailors fearing, % [
The polar star so bright.
As friendship clears the gloom,
When tossed in “ seat of troubles."
So in prosperity’s noon,
*|Our joys it doubly doubles.
With a true friend tojshare
What pleasures God may send
.0 ’ti« a blessing dear, hut rare,
j To have a sincere friend.
In sorrow, O ’tis cheering,
With a true friend to weep.
In joy ’lis life-endearing ,
That sorrow’s friend to keep.
Through life’s voyage,—’tis sweet,
On friendship’s breast to lie.
In death, 0, ’twould be sweet,
In friendship’s arms to die.
Then who would break this chain,
Or who its polish dim,
Or who its heavenly source profane,
O may it ne’er bind him,
Who would its yoke dispise,
O may no friend he near,
When dead to close his heavy eyes,
Or ’tend him t<< his bier. AMICUS.
SPOT in thiTsun.
To the Editor of the Baltimore Gazelle.
Sir, There is at present on the disc of
the sun, a very large spot, about half way
between the Sun’s centre and its south east
.limb. This spot is of such extent, that it
is easily visible with a telescope of very
moderate power, or a common spy glass.
Indeed, I saw it plainly to day with only
the assistance of a smoked glass, and I
have no doubt hut that it may be readily
seen, by the naked eye, at anv time near
sun rise or sun set, when the brilliancy hap
pens to be so diminished by the vapours of
the earth that the eye can bear it.
Your scientific readers are aware of the
connexion which astronomers have suppos
ed to exist between these spots in the Sun
and remarkable seasons of warm weather.
Whether this spot was the occasion of the
late extraordinary heat, we cannot pretend
to determine: but litis is an additional ex
ample to the numerous instances already
observed, of two phenomena existing at the
same time. WM. HOWARD.
AT TEN TION ~
La Fayette Riflemen.
TTRNI) a regular quarterly meeting of tin
tJL Company, on Monday, Itie 15'h inst. at thel
Company's Hama, City-Hall, at half past 7 o’clock;
P. M. I* is requested that the members should
he punctual in their attendance. »t business ot
‘he utmost importance will be laid before them.
Jiy order of Cnjit. Co low Kim.
K. F. Bush, Sec’y.
N. B Gome prepared to pay your arrears.
Auiru-i 12 It 14
*** Jlauney Hekky, Esq. is a
Candidate to represent the County of Richmond,
in Ihe House of Representatives, at the next Ses
-ion of the General Assembly.
August 12 td 14
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JUSO.VI, HALL L•> L'TERV.
IXHOSE H-rsons who have engaged particular
numbers in the above Lottery, are requested
I call and receive them, on or'before Saturday
t e 1 jib instant, otherwise they will have no far 1
tiier ciuim on those tickets. '
j. S. Beers, 1
Secretary it the Cammuuionert.
August 9 13
ivap 'yaaiD'Xfjk
THIS MORNING
At 10 o’clock,
By B. TICQ,UET.
Without Uescrve.
BAGS Coffee,
2 llhds Whiskt v,
30 Barrels Gin,
600 Bushels Corn,
-0 Bix a Somj'j
6 Barrels Flo.ir,
20 Barrels Mackarel and Shad,
1 Uh l Jamaica Hun,
Loal Sugar, Molasses Brandy,
Crockery Mare, Shoes, Hats, Blankets,
13 Kegs red and green Paints, paper,
> Cl ,t is, |,aie rope, Chewing Tobacco,
10 Barrels pijme Vainer Ale,
A Desk, Bureau, Guts, Mountains, See.
—also —
An elegant Side Board.
Terms Cush.
August 12 14
AUGUSTA MASONIC HALL
ILtDlftMiai’o
THE first drawing will take place at the City-
Hall, on MONDAY MOUNING next, at 10
o’clock. Purchasers will please Call before 9
o’clock, on that day, as at that hour the sale of
TICKET? wilj be cfoped for the day.
i CT Orders for TICKETS received before
Monday morning will he attended to, and letters
containing the Tickets ordered, will be deposited
in the Post-Office before the drawing.
J. 8. Beers,
Secretary to the Commissioners,
August 12 14
ON NEXT MONDvY 1!
THE FIRST DRAWING OF THE
AUGUSTA MASONIC HALL
LOTTERY,
Wilt certainly take place,
,4 LL those disposed to adventure should pur
/V chase previous to that day. that they may
have a chance Jot all the Capital prizes.— The
prizes only being drawn, jour number, if it
comes out, must be at least a Ten Dollar Prize,
and by renewing it, you may continue to have a
chance throughout the drawings for 'he
Grand Ganita\ Prizes
Os 830,000, I 820,000, I 810,000,
810,000, j 810,000, I 810,000.
And a large number o gidOO’ giOOO’a and
8500’s. This Scheme is allowed ->n all hands
o be the best now before the public, and TICK
ETS wll no doubt advance in p, c», such an
opportunity may never again occur for making
a for'one by a smajl iiiveslmei t. Call without
delay at ' ■
J*Co, 2t4)i, Bro‘ad-airre,t,
Where ticket and shares may still he had at
- ’he original Sch- me pr ce.
Orders for Tickets will be received and atten
- led to, a'd wdl have (lie chance of the fi st draw
ng, if received at anytime previous to the day.
J. S. Beers,
Secretary to the Cotnonssioners.
August 12 14
Offers fur sate at reduced Prices.
I.BS. prime Bacon
15j Pieces heavy h ;mp Bugging,
70 do Tow Bagging, lor square bales,
20 Coils B ile .Hope,
20 Hogsheads prime reiailing Molasses,
60 Barrels Gin and Whiskey,
10 do. Appia Brandy,
20 do. Malaga and Currant Wine,
10 Quarter Casks Tener tie U Madeira do
35 Bags prime Coffee,
S Hhtls. St, Cmix Sugar.
50 Barrels Marker.-1, No. 1,2& 3,
40 Kegs prune Hichoiond Tobacco,
30 Quarter boxes Spanish Segars,
5000 lbs Castings, assorted,
20,000 do. Swedes Iron,
15 Boxes Cotton Car Is, No. 8, 9 lie 10,
100 Casks patent cut Nails,
25 Kegs Duponts P wder,
40 Dozen canriisler Powder,
150 Hearns Wrapping Paper,
Writing and Letter do.
Old Claret Wine in boxes and Dimijohns,
Holland Gin, Cogmac Brandy fk Jamaica
Hum, of good quality,
e«a S© BOXES Hyson, Im-
H pciial a< ' Gonoowder
jj L TEA.
ALSO,
A general assortment of Homespuns f
DRY ROODS,
HA til) WARE, %c. tfc. #c.
AT Ills OLD STAND, No. 182, 11 H.JAU ST.
Julv 26 I6t 9
(fcJ° We are authorised to an
nounce Samokl Tahvkb, Ksq. as a Csndida'e to
represent the County of Uichmund in the next
Legislature,
July 19 7
K's We are authorized to say, that
Jamks W. MtimiiiKTii, Esq. is a Candidate lor
Receiver of Tax Hetimis, at the ensuing Elec
tion.
August 5 12
£/* Mr. Henry 11. Weld, is au
-1 lionized to act as Agent fur us during our ab
ence from Augusta.
Bidwell k Casey.
July 15 6
£/* Persons having business with
the subscribers during their absence Irom tins ci
ty fur the summer, will please call on Mr. A. B.
Uioxluw.
Beers, Bunnell & St. John,.
ffhyfutta, August 9, 1825 5( 13