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poarar.
TO A you NO H IKE.
Thoti art all dual my fancy can dr**itrn,
Thoit art all Hull iny soul may adore,
Aial I'icglanes oftliino eye is a heavenly beam,
Vllieli tlift being of vire must deplore ;
I have b uveil to llieitearly and long—
Tin spells are but strengthened by time—
For . Iiy v.uc« hath a lour like a seraphim «ong,
Ami tliy Aittomlmeas of brow is sublime !
We ui't whan tho heart was unlam’d,
Whon no shadow hail sullied life’s sky.
When tltoti wort allb**a*ily, nod I, uodefam’d,
Was as free as th« breeze that swept by —
A“ wild as I hit foam on tho wave
Was thn wil that d ish’d free from thy longue,
And I sigh'd in ny heart at each whisper you gave,
So fuiraod so artless ami young !
We met as two beings would meet
Whose spirits were cast in otto mould,
Even now to dream of that hour is sweet,
Though darkness hssover it rolled—
0 (Ind ! bow I pant to go bnrk
To that season unshadowed by gloom,
Tobniind bill again o’er life’s laity [rank,
V\ hen youth was a bud mils bloom!
Our spirits soon mimrled as streams
That unite and go down to the «ea,
And whenever a ray no tlty destiny beams,
Its light is extended to me.
Tltoti wart faithful ami fond when we met,
Then art faithful and fond eveft sow—
And tho’ beauty's sweet light lingers over thee yet,
There’s a shade oil thy eloquent brow.
Oh! dnuht not the passion that Ihrilla
In the depth of a bosom like mine,
The world may b'set us willi trials and ills,
Dm affection shall never decline—
Thou art ad Hint my fancy may paint,
Thou art nil lliai my soul may adore,
A* bright ns a seraph, as pure ns a saint —
I wish not, I ask uni for more.
*hopea of being united to fllaria. Ho knew
tile corporal 10 be a high spirited man, who
would be keenly alive to llie slightest impu
Italian ution Ins character or conduct, and to
whom the bare apprehension of tho degrada
lien of roporeal punishment would lie as i
dealb blow ; and he pursued bis purpose with
an unrelenting and fatal perseverance,
A lihotigh llie corporal was one of thn most
f eleaolv and correct men in the regiment, the
l.ioiiienani took daily opportunities of betnj
what his comrades termed “ down upon him,’
for the most trifling irregularities, and often in
the absence of nil ostensible ground for coin
plant. It was impossible that the men, bent
up, as they often were, in iineomfortablo quar
ters, destitute of proper supplies, and with
their appointments tarnished or defective by
long exposure in arlual service, to observe all
those punctilios in dress whieli are properly
exacted in England ; yet such, it appears,
were exacted at the hands of the corporal.
The subaltern might, with equal justice, hn\e
fixed upon any other inan in the corps ; and
the studied malignity with which ho assailed
ompluined of, abused, and threatened the
corporal, goaded tho unfortunate man to feel
ings that were foreign to his nature, lie,
however, committer! no breach of discipline
by look or murmur, until reiterated wrongs,
laccumulatcd oppressions, roused tho storm
within his breast to so maddening a crisis,
that reason lost her control, and it hurst in
one wild mid guiltv net upon the head of his
tormentor. He had been repeatedly confined
on the representations of the Lieutenant, to
whoso insidious enmity there was no hounds,
who still pursued his artifices to deprive him
flier who was dearer to him Ilian life, nnd,
lie apprehended, to render her the victim of
Ins guilty desires. Inn state of mind border-
[iog on distraction, after brooding during a
leepless night upon his miseries, he one
morning hastened to the parade, secretly and
infnlly resolved, ns the seqael will demon
strate, to seek revenge on the first occasion of
a repetition of 'lie oppression of his heartless
enemy. Hu had not long taken his station
amongst his comrades, when tho subaltern
■■MrwKra.li jartY.
THE SOLDIER’S BIUDE.
Jin Original anil affecting JYarralive.
The following particulars of an event (hnlliho most hitter and overhearing invectives
occurred in Portugal, during thn war with thcland concluded, with n scornful sneer, Iiy in
french, are, with some mere amendments iulfortniug him that hu was determined to hav
the phraseology, taken from tho lips of a re-lhim flogged,
epectahle individual, now n gardener; wh
served in the Peninsula, as n soldier in III
61 st regiment of foot, und who receives i
■mail pension in consideration of his length
of service, nnd of a severe wound from
musket hall in his head :
Threo regiments belonging to n division
under the command of Gen. Campbell, nnd to
one of which the narrator was attached, were, jnct of his afleclion, and finally, perlinpi
in tho winter of 1810, quartered in several devote her a victim to his lusts ! There
small towns or villages in the district of Conn-
bra. none of these stations lining sufficient I \
large in itself to nccommodufn the whole.
The 63d lay at Santa Ciimhit, the 51st nt AI-
beya, and the 42d at Snnta Marina. Tin
manner in which tho officers and men were
distributed Itv billet, gavo them ahntidanl op
portunity of associating with the inhabitant
llie distinctions of rank were, in a great degree,
laid aside amidst the perils of the war; oven
the private soldiers who conducted themselves
with propriety, and gavo way to thn usages of
the country, were hospitably entertained Itv re
spectable families, nnd, ns might naturally In
expected, many of thorn contracted friend
ships und attachments which dal not cease
with tlioir removal to other stations. Amongst
those in the village of Aldoya who cultivated
a lender regard fur one of (ho gentler sex.
was a corporal of the 42d, (whose nnme we
shall suppress) n clever young highlander who
was no' less esteemed for his noble and gene
rous disposition lima respected for Itis full
share of that fearless conduct in the field that
distinguishes the mountaineers of (icnthinil
Though his rank was humble, his family was
respectable, mid ho had the advantage of a
ire gave the prisoner an excellent character,Iwho support th« most decided inroads on the
and lamented, in the most affecting terms, thalfpoliey of our forefathers, so is the other fre-i
he had given wav to an impulse that had de-gquently manifested by men who persist ini
prived a fellow-creature, und his superior offi
cer of life, and had thus inevitably forfeited his
own. He then, in a louder and more distinct
tone, (for his voice had previously been some
what broken bv the agitation of his feelings,)
rend the sentence of the court, which was in
eftect, that , the prisoner, having been
found guilty of the crime alleged against him,
should bo strangled in an iron chain,* that se
ven balls should he put through his body, and
that his remains should afterwards he gibbeted.
There was scarcely a dry eve in the whole
assemblage, many of whom -sobbed aloud
when the General delivered his affecting ad
dress ; hut such was the repressing sternness
of military discipline, that no one uttered a
maintaining tite most extravagant hypotheses
The dread of theory is, in fact, with most peo-
pie, the dread of close and consecutive rea
soning ; and they little suspect that, generally
peaking, the only difference between them
selves and the philosopher whom they stig
matize as a theorist, is, that they do in a loose
and slovenly manner what he performs with
skill and precision. They draw their inferen
ces without any distinct consciousness of the
operation, while he deduces his conclusions
with a clear knowledge of what lie is about
When they assert that old customs, and C3tub
the fate of the condemned.
For a fow moments the prisoner was enga
ged in calmly reading prayers from tho book
he still held in his hand. He then stepped
firmly from the cart to the ladder, which was
placed against the tree, and turning to the
troops, he said in a clear voice—“ Brother sol-
diers! take warning by tno !—Evil passion
overcame me, but I have made peace with
God. Farewell !”
Although a large sum had been offered for
an executioner, not one of the soldiers or in
habitants of the district would undertake their
tdious office, which, Iiy military law, devol-
veil upon thn captain of prnvot. That indi
vidual having, during an awful silence, adjust-
d the chain round the neck of the prisoner,
escended the ladder, nnd hastily turning it
aside, the world was closed for ever upon the
unhappy man.
General Campbell, to his infinite honor,
never beheld his death pangs, which were
long and severe. Unable to bear the sight,
that gallant soldier, who could enduro with
manly firmness the spectacle of wholesale
slaughter in the field of honor, turned away
re the ladder was removed, and strove in vain
to hide his tears.
The several regiments, with tho men two
agam singled him out, poured out against him deep, were then marched slowly past tho sus
ponded body, to the end, that (ho spectacle
lislied arrangements, are better than anvghe used for the benefit of those whose business
■thers wo can dovise or adopt, and point liberal Adva
their efficacy in past ages us a proof of theirf
word, though every heart panted with pity forlsuitahleness to modern tunes, they are theori
zing (to use tho word in their sense) just in
much as the man who contends that there arc
other regulations which nro required by the
altered circumstances of tho present day, nnd
which are far more adopted to promote the
happiness of society as it now exists. The
important question is, not whether a man
theorizes—for all men do and must theorize
in tiieir meaning of tho term—hut whether he
performs the operation correctly.
“ Even granting that the projects of reform
ire theoretical—that is, not immediately de
duced from facts, but tho result of several in
termediate processes of reasoning, (which I
presume is what is meant,)—it will not be de
fied that the grievances and gross defects of
the presont system are ptactical enough. The
useless places and the unmerited pensions
which it sanctions—the standing armies
oppressive taxes—the complicated and ill-di-
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which he has received in the above line of business,
and now informs them that he has taken a partner,
John L. Anderson, formerly John L. Anderson & Co.
of this place, and alter the 1st of August, the business
w ill be conducted under the name and firm of
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who solicit a continuation nf the same patronage —
Th. ir WARE-HOUSE IS NEW, IN GOOD ORDER,
AND WATER PROOF, and of course every effort will
ances made on Produce in Store.
JOHN REES.
Augusta, Juno 7.—23—w3m.
A LIST OF LETTERS
R EMAINING in the Post Office at Gainesville on
ilio first day of July of the current year, which if
not tnken nut bv the first of October next, will be for
warded as d rail letters.
William Albrtd,
dark C. Anthony,
loscpli Atkins,
Win. Alexander,
Ellas and Win. Alhrcd,
I lou aril Allen.
The threat entered the soldier’s soul. His
past sufferings flashed upon his brain. They
were unmerited; they were inflicted by an
iruvorlhy rival, tvho, trampling in the dust
lhose sacred laws of honour and manhood
that regulate civilized society, sought to de
grade him, to destroy his fair reputation, to
blast all lus hopes of nn alliance with the of
s, to
was
inilnnss in these reflections that rushed ra
pidly across his mind, like the scorching wind
of the desert, and left a burning clmos behind,
lie hud not purposed any desperate net with
out new provocation, ami that ho now felt lie
lind received. Ilis senses reeled, and in a
moment of pltrenzy, Ito took a fearful revenge.
Ho levelled his musket; it report has heard,
and io a moment the Lieutenant fell a lifeless
corpse upon the held ! A murmur of surprise
lurid alarm ran through thn ranks; hut the
story of the perpetrator's treatment nnd its
cause was generally known, mid die regret,
bluntly expressed hv his comrades, was more
for his precipitating his own dentil, by yielding
lo a criminal passion, than for (he fato of tho
deceased officer.
As if recovering fromn dream to the reality
of his guilt, tho corporal, without uttering a
might strike them with salutary awe ; after
which they were ordered to thoir respective
quarters, some pioneers only being left he
hind tc fulfil the sanguinary letter of the sen
lence. The seven musket halls were pul
through (he culprit’s body, before ho was yet
Id, for Ins wliito dress was stained by thn
blood from the wounds. Tho body was after-
wards chained by the neck to the stem of the
tree, (lie arms were folded nnd tied, and the
feet were crossed over each other, and nn iron
pike driven through them perforating the ball
of each foot. Thus transfixed nr crucified,
he was abandoned, to remain a hideous spec
tacle conspicuous from the neighboring high
way.
Meantime the Alcaide’s daughter, who was
in a state of derangement, wits closely con
fined lo her room ; but on the second night
iftor the execution, she prevailed upon her
friends to run th" hazard of attempting to
rescue the body from the indignity to which it
was exposed, that it might be interred in the
village cemetery. While they were engaged
in this Christian office, they were suprised by
the piquet, on duty, when the tree was nearly
cut down, and narrowly oscuped being appre
hended nnd punished for their contempt of
militury orders. Sentinels were afterwards
otistuntly placed upon the spot; but when
the division left that part of the country, the
same parlies resumed their laudable purpose,
word, yielded himself a prisoner to nwnit hisfland 'he body was interred amidst many popu-
inovitnblo doom. Ho was brought to trial allar demonstrations of pity and respect for the
few days afterwards, nnd the court murtinlflunfortunatc deceased, who was tho favored
condemned him to die in n manner which, ilHlover of" the pride of the village," and who in
was conceived, would tnoro deeply impress it-la moment of guilty passion, which was not
self upon the minds of the soldiery llinn thoHwithout some palliation,had brought desolation
usual modo nf military execution. The intel-lto the mind nf un amiable girl, nnd had proba
ligenco of his cruno nnd condemnation threnBbly forfeited a long life of usefulness nnd fit-
good education, through which ho entertnincdMhis intended bride info a stute of mental uber-flheily-
a snngume hope ol future promotion, llixlrntion, und she would have rushed out to visiig A few months after the death of the youug
countenance was manly and prepossessing, It ho convict, blit was closely confined at hcrljhighlandcr, tho division joined the army, and
nml his person well formed and athletic. IIcRlutlier’s house, where sho was, several times,Binet tho French in the decisive and bloody
was beloved amongst his comrades, nnd hi-slwilh difficulty, prevented from committing sui-llrnttle of Victoria, when tho painful impres-
character was without a stain up to thn perioilBcide. The execution was appointed to Inke
ol the unhappy event which I am about to re-lp|.ico in about u week after the trial, nnd, in
cor, J' lihe interim, great exertions were made by the
I hts young man, soon after his arrival nlfjofficrrs of the army, when they hecanic nc-
the tillage of Altleya. became acquainted with *quuinted with thu culprit’s story, us well ns bv
a young lady, whose personal beauty ami nc-jgthe inhabitants, lo procure a commutation of
complishments wrre n gcnerul subject ol con-Shis sentence, so tlint his life might he spared,
vernation. Maria was tho daughter of u*jon tho ground of his previous excellent char-
respectable Alcaide, or justice ol the peace,garter $ and the plea, that tho provocation he
with whom she lived on terms of tho utmostphud received reduced his offence to man-
affection. Endowed with all (hose gentle ’'slaughter. But these representations did not
qualities that adorn tho sex, nnd totally do- ‘meet with favorable attention at bond quartors
void of pride, she was not insensiblo to tho Jand the sentence of the court was confirmed
delicate attentions of the young soldier, whom;i Early on the day of execution, the several
ahe eventually regarded with u mutual atlach-uregimctits of tho division in tho nciglibmir-
nieni* He was admitted lo hor lather’s housc;j|hood, nine in number, w'erc marched, in or-
ahs became his affianced bride, nnd he lookediyler to witness it, to the appointed spot, on the
forward, with trembling hope, to an early dayKhortlers of a wood about a mile and a half
when he nhobld receive her hand at the altar.Ilrom tho villa"? of Alder .i. Tho nrisoneiH * This mnoncr of strangling is generally productive
A wither destiny was, however, matked out lor was conveyed m a curt behind his regtmem,
these ill-fated lovers. A lieutenant ol the with hrs hands cuffed. He wore a while dress "
company to which the corporal was uttnehed, which had been prepared for nun by the friends
beheld tho fair daughter of tho magistrate, and of lire Portuguese girl, nt her enriiost request
inflamed by desire, introduced himself to her during a lucid interval. He held a book in
sion produced by the execution on the minds
of the soldiers was, for a time, obliterated by
tho surrounding horrors of war. 11 is proper
to remurk, that, after that sacrifice to the of
fended laws, a general order was read at the
head of every regimont in the British army,
cautioning the officers of the impropriety anti
disnonor of interfering with thu attachments
formed by the men, by disregarding which a
subaltern bad Inst his life.
What afterwards became of tho ill-fated
daughter of tho Alcaide, mv informant could
never with certainty ascertain ; but il was ge
nerally reported and believed, that her gentle
pirit did not long hover amidst the scenes ol
her maiden sorrow, but followed that of her
lover to a happier realm.
Wm. Boyd,
I’liomus Price,
Mathias Bates,
Oliver Rrintlc,
Allen Blake,
Ezekiel Buffington,
lohn Baker,
Mary Baker,
Robert Barnwell,
Min tV. Bates,
lesse N. Brown,
gested laws—the expensivoness of justice—Hl*aac Balae,
ill-’ impediments t-> the diffusion of knowledgo,l' V ’
and to social improvements—the venality nndr
profligacy both of tho electors and their repre
sentatives : all these aro not, I regret to say.
lie offspring of speculative brain, hut actually
■xisting facts, tho sad results of the present
constitution of our Icgislativo body. There
is no man who will deny the existence of some
or all of these evils, and perhaps no one who
does not draw some inferences concerning
them. That would be a singular mind indeed
in which such facts could hare a place with
out suggesting some conclusion or other.
Now, whether a man deduces tho conclusion
that such evils uro not to be remedied by any
means within our reach, or that they are io
he remedied by certain means which he de
scribes, ho is equally, in cither case, forming
a theory; and. therefore, to brandish the term
theoretical against his adversary, is any thin"
but a proof that he understands what ho
doing.
“ To theorize well is, undoubtedly, in many
cases, and especially in political affairs, u
nice und difficult task*- To survey and coin
pruheud tho complicated relations nnd effects
f political institutions, requires a knowledge
of a multitude of facts, and much study and
reflection. We are apt to overlook muny of
those circumstances which ought lo bo taken
into account, and tho neglect of which must
inevitably vitiato our conclusions. But this
is a sourco of error to which all parties arc lia
ble. IIo who rontends for things as they
are, is no more exempt from it, than he who
advocates the necessity of adapting our insti
tutions to the altered circumstances of society.
This liability to error certainly imposes
upon us the necessity of caution : wo ought
be cautious wltat steps vve take, but we ouglit
ulso to be cautious how we stand still and take
no step at all. To this latter error there are
politicians in the present day who seem pecu-
linry prone, without being aware of its danger
ous character. They do not perceive, that
remaining still, amidst objects in motion, may
be mere perilous than moving forward in the
general procession. Many of them have yet
to learn, that, from the condition and faculties
of human nature, tilt progress of knowledge,
including of course political knowledge, is in
certain circumstances inevitable—destined to
take place in defiance of the feeble efforts
which may be made to check it—iu spite of
the artificial mounds wh'ch may be raised to
oppose tho majestic current, and which will
only have the effect of creating turbulence
in waters otherwise rolling on in unbroken
tranquillity. No plausibilttes which statesmen
may utter-no temporary triumph, won through
Abraham Chastain,
John Conner, 3.
Mr, Cemp,
David Cry,
Samuel Cox, 2.
Gabriel G. C »JIey,
folin Collins,
Wm. Carson,
‘ m. Championd, and
Henry Kennedy,
Alexander Cavin,
Shadrach Coyce, 2.
Henry Clark,
Mark Cappock,
•Vm. Cobb,
Mary Casey,
Wm. Clement,
Edward Carnes.
D.
Rd. Daniel,
Balaam Dowdy,
Rdward Dalrymple,
Thomas Dalrymple,
lopsey Dobbs,
Mrs. Durmaway,
'Vm. Davis.
E.
Stephen East, 2.
Reuben Early,
Randolph Ea«oti.
F.
Isaac Finch,
Willfarn Fassett.
G.
John Gooden,
Asa Gritiin,
«nhn C. Grieves,
Benjamin Gninth,
Vilen M. Gillespie.
H.
• londly Harris,
Izuoh Holas,
Jesse Hendrick,
VnnBted Hulsey,
•nthaniel Harben,
Thomas Howard, 2.
lames Hurley,
Clara Helton,
I. Hills,
Elijah Hulsey,
Vm. Hamilton,
John Head,
Elijah Holland,
John Harden.
J.
Roland Johnson,
Cary W. Jackson,
David Joy.
K.
George Keith,
July 12.—28—3t.
John Keenum,
Wm. Kennedy.
L.
Robert Lawrence,
Francis Luck, 3.
Godfrey Luther,
Jesse Lott,
Jesse Lilac,
John Lawhon,
John Leslie.
M.
John D. Mullins,
John Martin,
George M’Grudcr,
Agas Moore,
E. W. Merritt,
Jarratt Moody,
Alexander M’Koy,
John M’Cutchen.
Wm. Morgan,
Lucinda Maldin.
N.
Nathan G. Newton.
O.
Wm. Overby.
* P.
Nelson Padget,
James Philips,
Isaac Pircle,
Henrv Peeples,
Evan Polk,
Thomas Power,
Janies G. Pcanet.
R.
Thomas J. Robbins,
Martha Reynolds,
John Richardson,
J. J. Reed,
Washington R. A r oung,
Templeton Reed,
Reuben Reed,
C. Robertson,
Wm. Rinson,
Joshua Rainwater,
James Ross.
Sw
llusban Say,
George P. Smith,
Josias W. Shaw,
John Sanders,
John Shepherd,
James R. Spark,
Jesse Q. Scawcll,
Lawson Simmons,
Atny Smithie,
Thomas Shockley
Aquilla Y. Shockley.
T.
Lemuel R. Tankersly,
David Talent,
Humphrey Tarbulton, 2.
Willis Twiggs.
Eco Thacker,
Wm. Tucker,
Christenah Thomas.
Willy Twiggs.
Francis WhelcheJ, £
Jesse Windsor,
Harry Waters,
Edmond Wood,
Joseph Walker,
Geo. A. Wilson,
John Webster,
Benjamin Whorton,
John WiJJinms,
Hiram Windsor,
Cornelius \V. W right,
Ansel Watson,
M»i8e3 Waters.
Y.
William York.
WILEY HARBEN, P. M.
LIST OF LETTERS
R EMAINING in the Post Office at Jefiorson,JacI:
son county, Georgia, July 1st, 1831.
A. Jrssc Muipliy,
David Boren.
C.
Henry Crawford,
Lieut. Absalem Carney,
futnily, and sought, by evjry device,to dupplunt
his rival in her affections. The feelings uni)
disposition of the lady, however, found no ge
Dial sympathies in her new admirer, und
though, from innate good nature, she treated
hi* first advances with respect, he fuiied to ex
cite ti wurtner interest in her breast, and final•
ly, induced a suspicion that his intentions were
n**t honorable. She was frequently observed
fttothng in arm with the young corpora I,
in t ie vicinity of the village ; and the officer I.*
wh om such familiarity of inlercouse had been
denied, and who
moreover, slung with
di* appointment ,n being rejected for one whom
he considered, in every point, his inferior
was roused t*> fiendish jealousy nt the sign;
H« resolved to or. ak down the generous sou
it of hia rival, and, if possiblo, to defeat hi?
his hands, which lie occasionally read, unc
tiis countenance was expressive of entire re.-
signation. The cart stopped under a green
fir tree, where he was to expiate his crime by
the termination of his earthly career. The di
vision had previously formed a squaro, the
whole body having a full view of the tatal
tree, and behind their ranks, most ot the male
inhabitants of the towns and villages had col
lected »o witness (ho spectacle, “ for the love
»f her,” says my informant, “ who was the
innocent origin of the young man’s crime.”
Gen. Campbell, who was already on the
ground, now rodo up to tho centre of the
troops, nnd read uloud the proceedings of the
«»urt martial. He also touched upon the
prisoner's provocation, and even named the
unfortunate lady in terms of commiseration.
ffiqenl tensity entirely to suppress respiration. I lie
putting of the halts through the bodv and the gibbet-
ing, are refinements or addenda to tfic deprivation of
life, altogether unworthy of a civilized people, nugato
ry as an example, except upon the most ignorant and
savage nature*, and lending to inure those of a better
order to a callous indifference to blood and butchery.
Wc do not offer this opinion as a reflection on those
who pronounced the sentence m question, for they
doubtless considered it to be the most efficacious mode
of example they could devise; but we deny that the
living can be amended by putting wanton indignities
>n the dead, and this feeling will be responded to by
every well regulated mind.
From the Banner of the Constitution.
The following eloquent language, which is
as appropriate, in some respects, to the actual
<«tatc of Politics in this country, as to that in
Great Britain, is extracted from a pamphlet
published at London, in December last, under
he title of *» A Discussion of Parliamentary
Reform—By a Yorkshire Freeholder:”
Akin to the fear of innovation is tho dread
>f theory ; as ono ta often exhibited by those
Andrew Armer,
James Alcorn.
B.
Charles Bacon,
Capt. John Baugh,
. ^ Moses Brimon,
the weakness or the prejudice of their hearers Rindrcd Blackstock,
—no lofty and disdainful tone they may as
sume—will have any tendency to stay tho in
evitable advance of opinion. There are now
minds at work, in all civilized countries, ar-
ranging and maturing their conceptions on
the momentous subject of political govern
ment. By them truths are continually produ
ced—they are uttered to tho world—they arc
ieard—they are past recall—they fix them
selves on men’s minds with a tenacity which
renders it impossible to shake them off; they
become the eternal inheritance of the human
race—anfl must, sooner or later, So felt, in the
removal of those extensive evils which the
usurpations of the few have inflicted on the
many. Why, then, will statesmen persist
imagining that sophistry, and plausibility, and
appeals to prejudice, and the thousand urtifi
ces of political management, can be of perma
nent avail ?—thut the world may yet be kept
in a state of pupilage ?—that nations may be
coaxed and duudled into quiet and good Im
mor, or haply frowned into submission, whil«;
unproductive revellers live on their patrimony
and waste their substance ? The time is com
ing, when nothing will do but a sincere course
and a single arm—when a statesman must
Gen. Thomas F. Anderson,Wm. Miller,
Micajah M’Crary,
D. M. Millikin,
Charles M’Cinnsv,
Daniel M’Daniel,’*?
John Murphy,
A. I‘. Maddox, 2.
Thomas Macluter,
Thomas Morgan, and
Thomas Kelly,
Isaac Muiish”,
Richard M’Crcr,
consult (he happiness of the people, and court T«ndy KVy 8 "^ & C °’
that publicity and investigation which honest
intentions can never Imvo any roasnn to shun.
What influence and admiration would that ru
ler create for himself, who, casting aside all
other dependence for the maintenance of his!
power, relied solely and .imply on the adapta-2 ,,,nr - v c - Morri.,
tion of hia measures to promote the public5 Mlrl "‘ M ’ Cann >
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ClerkofthecountyCourt,2./. & W. Montgomery,
Barthy Martin,
James Montgomery, 2.
Wm. Morgan,
James P. Miller.
O.
Andrew Oliver.
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James Perry,
Richard Pcnticost,
Israel Pricket,
Ezekiel Price,
Charles Price.
Bailey ( handler,
Vbsafcm Crisler,
Potrick Cash,
lames Culalian,
I’lr.inus Camp,
Benjamin Cook,
Benson Church.
D.
D. Dupree,
Charles Douglass,
Thomas Daries,
losepli Downey,
James Daninion,
/.'lines Di lay;
David R. Decs.
F.
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G.
/ames Gillcland.
Noth Good, 2.
Samuel Galliher, & Co.
Kedom George.
tl.
Elisha Hood,
/nhn Holliday,
Charles It. Hardy.
Wm. A. Jordan,
K.
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Miss Jane Langford.
Elijah Lay,
Reuben Lett.
M.
Wm. M’Carty,
July IS.—28-3t
William Sanders,
Doet. J. J. Singleton, 4.
Thomas F. Stapler,
Samuel Smith,
James Scott,
William Sliaw,
Henry Swan,
Andrew Sells.
T.
Mark Thornton,
Franklin Tsvlor,
Jeremiah Trout,
John Tompkino,
John Tuck.
W.
Robert Wilson,
John West,
M.T. Wilhite, 2.
Capt. s H. Wetberspooti;
Win. Wood,
Benjamin Wilson,
Moses Wofford, 2.
Charles W itt.
V.
Isaac Young,
Mr.. Eliza Yarborough.
WILLIAM N. WOOD, T. M.