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LIST OP MEMBERS.
' Clark, Mitchell, Do
H'jih ibis number ot “ Baldwin,” we ure con*
ptrr.tupd »*> oliir an apology for the long time it lias re-
riM! .f . or, iiuud. The lute political contest complete-
iy ertnf *,tcd the occomplislinicnl ofour wishes in tins
rvsj-t-i 1 To wiratever numbers may hereafter be 8«*ni
.4*, we shall endeavor to give curlier attt ntion.
rod THE ATMFMAN.
EDUCATION—NO. V.
■„ / i‘link poor young men of good Intents, who
ar , nol countedptoue. have been too l.llle re
garded in the benevolent plan) of this re
markable o/fi.”-llEman Humphrey, i>. d.
The very I,nne nnd smew of lliis country, j
liro In- fanners and mechiinies of" moderate
l'„ri :ii Fhose citizen* never hnvo educated.
,:n I .iilcr existing circumstances, never run
rcju.-ice llinir hoiis beyond llio throshhold of
senrnee. True, it few whose reMdenee lias
been in llio immediate vicinity of onr Colin-
nenind Seminaries of learning, have found no
riiliicirlty in giving their cons the advantage*
„f i hhernl education; nnd this fact clearly
iloirionrlr.'ilos, that if all were placed ill equal
ly u,unable circuniHtaneia, all could, and
would educate llicir ions equally well; in other
word’-., Hint the expense of hoard is what
Keeps Hundreds upon hundreds from College.
Mud 'hose too who are possessed of the very
best i.ileiils.
Now can no menus ho devised hy which
young men of the above description may be
Imhi drd independently of iheir fathers.wlm are
rnnlunscdly unable to pay their hoard ? Yes !
fhanks to the enturprize of the age, the thing
Ins nccii done, and it can*he done again; n
Is actually now doing to a grratrr or less ox
lent, in sixteen different places fur apari. and
under widely different circumstances.* It may
he asked, how is this possible? It is simplv
by uniting useful labour with study. Farms
arc provided, and work slums erected ; these
afford the young men employment sufficient to
ourn their bnnrd, oud that ton, without ut all
interfering with flioit improvement. Their
progross in learning is equal, and in some cn
res superior to thill of (he pupil, who sludie,
all his lime, and labours noun, nnd it is in no
instance interior. Mow admitting the plan to
be practicable, anil no one aught to cherish
the shadow of u doubt upon this point, seeing
the experiment hns been fairly tested, nnd
tho plan is in successful operation in various
places,—how stands the ease ? Why ns fol
lows: Tito work shop or farm, furnishes to
each young mnn the mentis of earning his
hoard ; his mother will then have to engage
for his clothing, suv three soils a year, which
most mothers will ho proud to do, and his fa
ther must supply him with from $30 to 50, In
p y his tuition, buy books, &c. which all far
mers nnd mechanic's in moderate circumstan
ces can easily do. But that there may be no
failure, tho benevolent should raise n small
sinking fund to make up any deficiency in
board, clothing, or tuition.
Mow who cun contemplate such n scheme
und not uive it l>i» i .... rl —• •> cm- i
whui a glorious day is hreuk ng upon Ameri
ca, through the instrumentality «f » muon of
useiui labour und study I The time is coming
when every youth m thisconntiy will lie with
Out'excuse, if ho live uneducated ; when onr
Colleges, instead of 50, or 100, or 200, or
400 students, many of whom am weak and
sickly, will he crowded with their lliO"siinds
of ml.list, healthy youths,
t un Georgia do nothing in this noble enter-
prize l Fan she mil at inch a work shop or u
farm to each of her country Academies? Can
slio nut convert her poor school fund into a
sinking fund for such pslnhlishincuts ? Can
she not provide simps ml farms for the se
venty-eight boys, to he sent trom the counties
tu be educated by llio university ? Can she
not udmil tho hcneficuiries ut private benevo
lence into these establishments t In a ward,
can stie not turn the wastes of ignorance into
nnrilens of intelligence, und llio bleak moun
tains of error into hills of science I Yes ; she
coil do it, nnd do it quickly tun.
reasons that recommend ' < !f le , thoTI ' e \ , c ' x ' ' V 1'aV-' l'"* 1 "" 1
, , . ,1. , \MaJism, Gro>r«,* /oij'.van- •
id study, III addition to Jllckwn -Sj| /j jr uett,* -lone,* Venable.*
would he turned into a high relish for auchj
employment.
. lew of the many
u union of labour and
wlmt bus nlieudy been said, shall now he ol-
fered:
1. The ease with which it can he done. It
has succeeded in Schools, Academies, Colle
ges, and Theological Seminaries. It has
been adopted in slave-holding states, and in
non-slave-holding stales The pupils at these
siablishrnenis are of such as are not pious.
2. It affords the means of obtaining valua-
le inhumation in agriculture, horticulture
and
tnteifering with regular study, which should j /iuu^'org:!”*', cMichacl
always occupy the first place in nny system.iMcriwellcr,, Ector Tolls.
I ‘ " * ~ "
iVilki), 'V*»iu!Ui.'uo.w", Willis, Irvin, Thurmond.*
decent, blocks, < mr. King,* Xulhtut.
Walton, r.cli**!:', hums, Early.
Morgan, Nesbit, Petrnuin, I.tenant, Finney,
lint!, Dnnagan, Ityrd, 0 Oliver,* Rates.
Norton, Baker,* Neat, Hates. 0
Hancock, Detereta,* Or ay bill, Pinson, Carnes.
Jasper, La,,at! * Dune},* Pii- <. IVarJ* Itobli.son.*
Dekalb, Clnv. bn.tl,* Mays, Amlerson.*
Gwinnett, White,* Hutchens,* Elzard,* Ghulslun.
Habersham, V. ntford, r Iceland, Cliastoin.*
Troup, Bailey,* Haralson. 0
i i . -.1 . . n Itihb, [taker,* Holt. 0
I.ius mechanical arts, without at a" j „ en ^ j J | li ;> on , p..,,, a ,„|Johnson.
II vwnmj-- ov-l.i,|>_? IHO |'I1' U S.SSJ njoivuo
t is often objected to men of liberal ethira-1 Rohlwln, Boykin,* Calhoun, lloteareL
, . i l.otumoia .leery. 0 Craujfor,L*k.Usnlon, 0 be
‘-they know every thing except "'hat (; rttU .f or ,l t Bllclistnne,* Warner-
is worth knowing.” j ttension, Dean,* Owens
It is the best plan to prevent a waste of Jours, Parish, Jones, Ray, Philips,* Cox.*
health rind life, nnd consequently of useful- lloward, 0 liakn-* k *
, * . 1 , \Richmond, Mriling,* Shannon. 0 ( nrter, 0 <ila c roeu,*
■ss. Oh! hmv many promising youths arc | Branham, Hudson, Meriwether* Reid. Mason*
obliged to give up the pursuit of nil education | Twiggs, Smith,* Tarver,* Pearson.* Solomon 0
from neglecting to take seasonable exercise, [ WUl.trso a, Male, Ilatchcr, b xum.*
Hen. e the rich me. ns much interested in tins j Vvw'jJ^/acLn.
in.iUor as lIn* poor. I lien lot work shops bo [Jpson, Greene, Holloway.
creeled, let farm* ho nponed wherever young Pike, BlackUnm, v
lo live a tittle rnnrc pcacrahly.
you had bot’c; toll*.* if. Arid lo
dati-
nil:
Mr !i <
r.od
This is our advice—
nforc* our rroommen-
yoti ilie words ol on old ballad
our infancy, and to which H would
attention was paid ia lliis age of ro
be well if cl
finemoot :
“ Let do"B ddijjht to bark and bite,
Forfiod lias mudo them ;
Lei bears and lion? giowl anil fight,
For ’tia their nature to--.
Hut statesmen, they should never let
Their angry passion* line ;
Their little were never mudo
To gouge each other’s eye*.”
AVte Cmululales for President and Vice President. 0 •
The *• ational anti-waaonie Convention lately held in
Baltimore, has nominated ihc lion. William Wirt, late
Attorney General of the United States, as a candidate
for the Presidency, and Mr. Jlmos Elltnaker of Pennsyl
vania, for the Vice Presidency. They also adopted a
resolution recommending another convention to be
held in the city of Washington in Scptcmbi r, 1835.
m^n assemble for tho purpose of education; lot
the poor huve un opportunity of working their
wny through the depths of seienro, nnd therich
of saving tlicmM 1 v r.s from disease ami death,
hot thw |)upil who is u!»1h to defray nil his «x-
ponsos out of a liberal -patrimony, select som'*
indigent friend who may no! ho able to make
liis labour equal his expenditure, nnd lot Inm
bestow the proceeds of his labour upon that
friend.
4. If will fill tho country with practical
men, — men -killed in science, and abided in
art, men lli.it can construct rad roads, and dig
canals, and loo, without any hazard r, f a fail
ure. KAhDVVlN.
|0° Wo have been authorised to awiout«cn the
names ufscvcral gentlemen as candidate* to fill tin
vacancy in the House of Representative* occasioned
by the resignation of Charles Pciighrrlv, F.sq. it
necessary to preserve union among our friends, we
have taken the liberty of withholding their names un
til their wishes can be further ascertained.
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To Correspondents. --The 2d, 3d nnd 4th numbers n|
the “ chost of Powhatan” are received, ami " ill hi
disposed of as fast as vve can fm.l r > »m, w’ehout d'.ung
injustice to the favors of our other correspondents.
Sevoral communications ulready on hand, nn«l, we ai
s >rry to say, too long delayed, will be attended t
iiioiuy.
Election Returns. 0 —We give tho returns of the vote
|i*r Governor of 50 cnnnltes; the returns for election oi
inemhciM to the Legislature of 41 counties. Of the
counties from which we have heard, Gwinnett, Newton,
Jasper, ILbh, Monroe, Baldwin, Columbia and Kiih*
mond, have changed their Senators from ('lark to
{'roup, and the counties of Madison, Du Kalb and
Twiggs, from Troup to dark, u aluiig a change m t
Senate of 10, m favor of tho 1 roup und six in favor ot
the dark party* The Troup vote in the house of
picsentafivcM w ill be larger than ut the sotsioii of 1830.
With respet • to returns for Governor, reports are
ho'h co’icuriog am coiitradictniy; upon these reports,
we l»as«* the mforiuotion which wc give to the puhlii
!( is necessarily imperfect but cannot vary the result
materially. ’Twenty-eight counties remain to be heard
from. mi. L.’s prevent majority is 1012. For the in
formation of our leaders and to rnuMc them lo under-
stand tliccomphxinn of | attics in the Legislature, wc
have designated the first ' anted os the Senators, those
in italics as Troup men, and iImvc marked with a star
and ii few go even beyond this.
In the Oneida Institute of Science and In
dustry, in tho Statu of N. York, the students,
100 in number, pay their board by their Inhour.
At DnnvtUe, Kentucky, tho Hludem’s In
board.
At Maryville, Tennessee, it pays a third,
and living in commons saves a dollar per
week. Al Germantown, Pennsylvania, it is
%Vonh from nothing, up to $2,70 per week.
Many other places piove that tho student
can. in part, support himself. Indeed it is a
tiui-m lo assert, tlmt while labour is worth
any thing, n young matt can do, at least,
something towards his own support-
The length of time employed tit labour at
(hr foregoing Seminaries, varies from two to
five hours per day ; health is greatly promo
ted in them all, progress in learning is not im
peded. cheerfulness characterises every coun
tenance, no difficulties at all calculated to dis
courage have been experienced, and the poor
ore literally provided for.
In the the aluvc-holding stales, but two dif
ficulties can present themselves ; first, the
difficulties of obtaining suitable persons to
superintend such establishments ; and second
ly, the aversion of many young men, even
though poor, to manual labour. Now these
two difficulties are not insuperable ; besides,
they are not such as time will diminish, they
will oe as great hereafter, us they arc at pre
vent. Once begin, and tho difficulty vanish
es. Very soon we should huve farmers und
*nd the plan on* o becoming popular, as n
would soon do, the tttcrmun ol out vouth
m * tnonjr more.
J a* im w members.
Governor.
Maj
for Go
X
O
f
Counties.
3
i
3"
e
3
•Y3
-z
jr
Clark.
51*
5’
381
131
?
Oglethorpe,
637
207
430
Madison,
211
342
101
Jtick son,
fiStl
609
20
Wilkes,
445
534
89
(irttne,
77!l
Hrt
7II
Walton,
Morgan,
3*1
933
612
471
310
161
Hall,
653
947
*94
; .Yewton.
737
7<»0
31
1 Hancock
649
122
520
Juiper
713
C17
96
Dekalb
37*
1158
786
Gwinnett
833
1001
168
Habersham
336
1328
992
Troup
621
342
282
Franklin
1118
820
6*8
Henry
368
991
623
Butts
166
407
241
Bibb
434
484
50
Meriwether
280
427
147
Baldwin
323
352
23
i olwnbia
332
304
28
Crawford
222
394
17*
Houston
355
503
268
Jones
606
704
98
Muscogee
342
381
43
Monroe
926
777
149
Ruhmond
511
160
45
Putnam
736
211
495
Talliafrrro
•108
10
398
Twiggs
321
50l
*40
Warren
578
72
506
Lincoln
114
.394
284
Burke
595
118
477
Chatham
769
00
703
Scrircn
279
107
172
Wilkinson
113
056
537
l.airri ns
Jitlaski
Elbert
961
72
475
892
225
Talbot
393
547
!62
Harris
Upson
IH*e
Coweta
CV*.
Carroll
30
7
1C9
151
353
112
lincoln, Ilcnlcv, Murray, Curry.
TaHiafeno, Mercer*. Thompson.
Warrtn, Moncrief, Jlryan, IFthoa, Jones.
Iturke, Harlow, Burle,* ye,* Robots.
Jefferson, Stapleton, Hair, Hudson,
Chatham, Daniel, Habersham,* Flournoy, Myers-*
Striven, Ursjan, Killies* (diver.*
.New Stage.— By the letter below,it - ill bcscenthat
the Post Master Citneral has at length paid Fume at
tention to the petitions (hat have been rent from this
quarter on tUe subject of establishing a Stag* to run
between Athens and llieves’ Cost-Office in Hall county.
We hope the result of his enquiries may satisfy him of
its utility. 'The already large and increasing populs-
n above* here, require tho *pc dy establishment of
eh a public aecoriurodation; and we think tho pro*
i*ds of the post Office Department would ere lung be
ieh enhanced hy such a measure. Kven if tho in-
rome on the route should n?>t at first meet tho expen
ditures, the projf el should not he abandoned; for we
cannot believe the best policy of the Department to be
that which will sacrifice the public good for slight pe
cuniary considerations :
PO<T OFFICE DEPARTMENT, )
Office of Mail Contracts, Sept. 22d, 1831. )
John J. Btrd. Esq Augusta, Georgia.
Sir,—The Post Master General instruct* nie to ac
knowledge »he receipt of yours of the 13th Inst, and t»
info in you, that the Postmasters at Aogustn, Athens,
Gainesville and Rives 1 ,have boon written to and reqnes.
t»d to ascertain and report, the lowest amount for u bid
a responsible prison can be procured to run two Horse
Stages either owes or twice a week between Athens,
tiro and Rives’ Post Office in Hal! county, via Games-
ville, fee.—with tlie understanding, that all the offices
n vv supplied on Route No. 2305, between Athens a
t.amesvtlle, shall be supplied by the Stage ( on tract or
with a weekly horse mail, if they are not directly (<
the road which the Stage would travel
'*■ hen their answers shall have l»c« n received, tli
Post Master General will decide upon the expediency
ol estahlishingtlic line of Stages.
Very respectfully your bedienl serv’t.
O. B. BROWN.
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• r'r* A friend in T.n<v,-Mnr,»villf» In* informCffno il»*»t
the address of the Rev. Mr Worcester to the Court oi
ins lute trial, was puhli-lnd incorrectly boll- in thi
pr.pn and the Recorder. He give-us the follow iug a*
Mr. WorccRln’s precise words. On comparison,
do not perceive an essriitjal iliffi-rcnco in the id. as
ttouted to be conveyed between this nnd die furl
statement, yet in justice to the prisoners, and at the
request of our esteemed file Ad, we herewith give it a
place:
“ May it please your Honor: If I am guilty of all or
auy of those crimes which have been laid to my charm
u> the argument before this Court, hut which arc not
preferred in the bUI ol indictment, then I have nothing
to say why sentence should not he pronounced iiganis-
me But it I am not guilty of all or auv of the
which I solemnly aver hefote this Court and before i
t»od that I am not, t'm 1 have to say v\ho» I have n!
ready said, that iln* Court ought not to proeen
proiiounc- sentence against me; because the act char.
in*d in the bill of indictment uh tint committed within
• he rightful jurisdiction of this Court.”
Reservations, Penitentiary, &c.—Annexed is nti ex
tract from an article that appeared editorially in the
Constitutionalist of the 27th ult. The subjects ate im
portant to the people of Georgia, and the excitement
attendant upon the late election having subsided, we
would confidently hope a calm nnd dispassionate in-
estigation may he given them. The extract contains
is we believe sound views, and as such wc would re
commend it to public attention*
Wo must nut lie iindorsiood as objectin'*
to the loiter,j plan of disposing* of our soil.
Flint it is in some respects valuable all must
alluu—but it has also its disadvantages. It
begets a spirit of cupidity and speculation in-
Creek Indiana.—Through the medium ofths Mac*,
Teh graph, we learn that the Creek Inrtions arc mail
more favorably ilisiaiscd townrd. cmicrniinn lliun the;
»erc»ye«r«incc,,inl that it ia probable thev will tic
lore tong be imfitccd In remove cn masse u, their wea
lern territory. Some casts of Smut! Tex still exist
nmoog them, but tbeir almost univeisal resort to v*e-
lunation, and their burning el the infccied clothes nnd
houses, has arrested the progress of the diaeaac. Tin
have, It appears, shared plentifully in the producls i
agriculture this season, him! made corn enough foi a
year’s consumption, but their thought lens prodigality
will probably Irave them destitute of provision before
nexi harvest time arriiea. Thrirrccent aufleiinpafrom
want ol food, are repri scaled to have far itxceedcd auv
account yet published. It has been ascertained that
n°t inure than eight nr len white men, married lo na-
tivrB, now reside among them, the rrsl having gone
with other emigrants weal of the Mississippi. Would
those similarly situated among the Cherokecs imitate
thin example, they would not only bebcnclittcd them
st ive., but no hairier would then be ii lerpoaed tu the
peaceable lemoval ol tbo Indians. Had they consul
ted iheir own convenience and inclination, uncontrol
led by the baleful influence of white men, they would
havf emigrated long since, and Georgia, instead of
contending with Hellish politicians, and enduring the
aiiallicmaa nl biguicd lanatiea, would now have been
in the quiet possession oftlic whole of her rightful ter
ritory.
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Morc Controversy •Major Eaton cantc out • few
weeks Bines, wilt, a pamphlet of filly-four pages, in
answer to which Mi. Berrien ha- published a second
appeal—all upon Ihc same everlasting topic. Woman
i« ■till the burden of their sung. Voir, we ihi'ik Ihc
sflnir is becoming rather aisle, not tliut we regard ,he
ladies as being, vvo can ever grow tired of contemplal-
ii.fi; oh, no, we like In think, anil talk, and write about
their forma of perfect symmetry, iheir rclined under
standings, their delicate sensibility, their radiant per
fections—bnl when they figure on the arena of public
strife, when they becomes theme for political contro
versy, the sooner we can bid them adieu the betln.
We hope this appeal is the last that may appear, not
for I he benefit ofour readers part icolarly, foi we had
sometime aincedotertniocrt not In aflln t them with any
more extracts, but for the c*. *d i f t! •• i.iihlio ai taige.
compatible with the happiness nl'any people;
method however, of speedily populating
an extensive domain it is unrivalled, und tvo
re free lo confess its merits in our estimation,
very far overbalance its demerits.
As little would wo be held lo advocate very
extensive reservations of public lands, or the*
ntire appropriation of ihc Mines to the use of
the Slate. Some say there is reason even in
the rousting of an eft", nnd in a matter of much
greater moment, we arc inclined , lo consult
this power nnd be governed by its dictates.
\Ve would not. seizing upon n popular theme,
run away witli it far beyond tho boundaries of
justice and common sense ! The tree argu
ment seems to us to be lliis. Education lies
at the Inundation of Republican Institutions—
education thorcforc, should lie cherished, mid
its influences widely extended. Internal Im
provements arc necessary to tho wealth, com
fort nnd prosperity of our people, and it is the
duty of tho l’ntriot to spread them abroad over
the State. Education and Internal improve
ments cannot be promoted without money—
and money must he drawn from the pockets
of the people, or from the property which they
hold in common, such ns the lands and their
precious metals of which wo have hern speak
mg. May it not then be asked triumphantly
—is it not better to nppropriutn lands and
mines to the comfort, convenience and n.eiitnl
improvement of the people, than to provide
for these objects, hy the imposition of taxes
upon the individual member* of the communi
ty? There surely cun bo but one answer to
such n question. Still wo nre not ultra in our
doctrines—we consider weiillli enough for the
object) we have mentioned, only desirable lo
the State—we would have but partial reserva
tions of lands nnd precious metals—we cniisid
r r cxhtustless treasures un evil rather than a
Messing. The splendid public works of the
old world arc often I'm.mi surrounded by a
dense and lax hurthened population, and Sts
moiarii s of learning most richly endowed, lift
lbur proud beads above the circling mists of
ignorance und errrnr. YVe want none such
here. YYe would have public works—rheup.
Mih-tiinlinl and useful, and while wo would
liberally endow colleges fur the dissemination
• •I s< icitce, language and arts, we would in
vito tin* current of education to tho door of
every citizen of Georgia. Above all, we
would iiccnnpUab these objects without grind
inp tin profile with oppressive Taxes. Upon
ibis subject we hope we shall be in fulnre un
derstoml.
The mandate has gono abroad for the de
slriicioo of the Penitentiary. Tlml—under
proper regulations—most useful institution—
is to be placed under the ban ill this State, at
a lime when France is collecting material
from our country tor the amelioration of her
runinnl code—ut a time when the Patriots of
Great liritam are declaring that the first work
of Reform should he the abolition of that liar.
Iinrous and bloody system under which we
groaned so long, nnd which it seems, is |o he
re introduced among us, nt the very moment
when it is repudiated hy the country from
which we derive it! It rannut he that our
party collisions are to be wrought into such n
ti Hipest as to tear from iheir foundations the
structures erected hy merry und justice !
YYe hope the wise and considerate of all pur.
ics will look at tho question through no pro.
judieed and warped medium, and that it will
ultimately be decided without reference to
those evil passions which accompany party
strifes, nnd full often overthrow public Imppi-
ncss to make way for the projects of a distem
pered ambition.” .
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S U M M A R Y.
Mr. Calhoun.—Tlierc will be three candidates f,., ,[. e
Presidency at least, and probably four. Ceitainly t!, t . rc
will be tour, if Mr. Mcl.cafi shvutd b„ non.iniitid at
Balti'norc ; for it mav as well now as ever be diatmcfly
understood, that Mr Calhoun will in any event h, J
candidate. He lias plueed l iniself in the lianib ofhjj
friends,and these friends will not allow him to be wii!,.
drawn. We speak advisedly upon this subject.—„\y
Coin, .ddvertiser.
Gen. Nat.—-The Baltimore Chronicle males that a
negro man has been committed to the jail of Baltimore,
county n« a runaway, but that circumstances liavi. c j v .
en riee to ftrong ruspicinns that be was one of t|. e
Southampton insurgents, if not their trailer, wle.j,
termed General Nat. 11c was from llieSoidb, andrp,.
d Unit inline on a horse which lie bad fteien fora
Washington City.
As many idle and unfounded repoits, from Clierair
e Dee,und Georgetown, hove hern in circulmiu f c |
o or three days past, il mav be proper tr fiat.', i|,J t
ufficial letters were received in town yesterday, bv v-
proper authorities, stating tbal iliere w as no, ,In- lean
foundation whatever, for theef various exaggerairj
talcments, nnd that nil w ap quiet in the various places
above named..—Chiu. Cennicr, Atliinst.
Ii is proposed to erect a monument to Robert Fuller.
in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio.
A company is about being film ed ir. the city nfv 8( ||.
ville, with a capital of -40,000 dollars fur the pmi-rseof
establishing a cotton manufactory in i 1 al place, yi ie
Nashville editors rpe.il; very favorably of the mid oa.
king, ami express with gn at confidence the opinion
that it will prove a source of lib' rat profit lo those who
engage in it.
In the Beard of Aldrnnen, op Monday, a eoii mtini-
rati-n wtib received from an individual renu"istriuing
against ringing t'-e lu lls at It i ’clock,' 1 us it has a-’o
rt tendency to perpetuate tee odirMf vice of dram
drinking, reminding many persona of Ihe customary
hour ui which to stimulate.” Laid on the table.-../cv
Galaxy.
A letter from Washington states, I lint on commo.
lore F.lliiitt’a describing lo Ihc President ofllie L.iilei
Stales Ihe courage and tilial devotion which
y-'ing
Blunt displayed ill defence of his lather at Sniithainp?
ton, against an attack of the tiardilii, the President
forthwith ordered a Midshipman's warrant to he made
out fur the youth—and it is said lie is to he placed un
der com. Elliott.
'The New York Evening Journal slates lhat our Min.
istcr lo Russia ia now visiting in ihc South of Francs,
nnd that lie has no intention of resigning his commie-
sion.
A qunrrv of beautifully variegated maiblo has hem
opened in the neighborhood of Nnshville, Tenr.is-i-e,
Il is susceptible of a very fine polish, and some ot Ihe
shades am! colors arc said lo give it a close resemblance
to the very anlinqtie.
A Representative-elect, (it appears from the Pradic.
ton Messenger,) has run-awav since the election, f,r
[merely] biting eff the ear of the Sheriff
-<3& —
Pliilpot's Family being indisposed, he soli-
oiled the interposition of n friend in his behulf;
and assurances having been given to the Guar
dian of James, tlmt the hoy (who has been
heard from,) would, if it were possible, he
brought here early in October : It was con
sented that Philpot should be discharged, and
the Writ of Hairoas-Forpus quashed or with
drawn : Accordingly, he was discharged first
entering into a recognizance lo produce Wm-
ney uutl James, and received the derlnriiiitm
of their Guardian, that if it shall be impose bh
hereafter to produce James, tho recognizance
shall not he pressed—so fur as lie is con
cerned.—[Conaliluliono/is?.
Since the bloody tragedy in Virginia, al
most every pnri ol the Southern country has
been disquieted hy reports of servile insurroc.
Hon. A rumor of lliis kind, staling that mis-
elrief had In-en done in an adjoining eminly,
reached our towny nsterduy evening in a shape
so plausible as lo cause considerable hustle
of preparation, und much alarm to women and
children. The report proves to have been not
only (alse. hut has not, as far as we can learn,
ii shadow of troth for its support. Such false
alarms are calculated to do mischief, indepen
dent of the temporary ineonvenience they oc
casion, and those with whom they originate
deserve punishment.—Southern Recorder.
A fire broke out in Irwinlonlasl Sunday nighl, which
destroyed several uf the bust buildings in the place, in
haling the Tavern, Stores, &i. The lues fell chiefly
n ihc Messrs. Bealls, and is estimated at upwards of
leu thousand dollar*.—Record,r, Clhinst.
A new and elegant steamboat, to ply between Au
gusta, Savannah and Clilrlealini, now building al New -
York, is expected li. be ready b> tire 15th Oclohei. Iter
arc.-iniuudatious are spoken of as very superior. Svhe
will he propelled by an Engine ol 60 horse power, low
pressure. Her length is said tu be 120 feel, and breadth
irn luiling her wlict-l houses, 46 icet. Iter boiler alone
will ">si # 10,001), und her entire oulfil 910,000. Sue
ia In brai the name uf her principal Stockholder, tf'ni.
Seahook.
• 'ter f.uin Liverpool, dated ttie I6tli August, n.
i in t.as city, males that the c ltm duly had pss-
if Louis, and was expected to go into
Have done with your quarrelling, gentlemen, and try I operation in a lew dnv»—t’fcy. JIrmnsd.
Particulars of Ihe tale Duel in Missouri.—
The Editor of the Louisville Advertiser Iras
received the following letter, giving the parti
cular* of this unhappy aflirir.
“ St. Louis. Aug. 29th, 1831.
“Sir,—A duel between the Hon. Spencer
Petlin. and Tliouma Riddle, took place lad
Friday afternoon, nt prerUely 5 o'clock, on
the Island opposite this City. It appears that
Mr. Pettis hod fully mode up his mind to die,
and lhat like a mnn, having practised from
throe feet to nny diatnnee, and became -■ good
shot nt any distance. Mnj. Riddle always
said that Pettis’ friends would he hi* murder
er, as he was confident he would kill him. and
that he would escape with n most trifling
wound; until they nrrived on tho ground,
where Ire found Pettis ns firm ns a rock, and,
not until they took their stands, did Yluj.
Riddle change ill the least. Pettis’ second
made some objection to n percussion pistol ol
Riddle’s, nnd n*kcd Pctlis if Riddle should
fight with it. Pcllis enquired of Lieut. Mar
lin Thomas (iiis second) if the flint and pan
were good ; his second replied there was no
mistake about them: then, said Pettis,‘let
him have it.’ YY’hcir they took their slunds,
Riddle declared in the presence of God, ha
had no animosity ngainst .Mr. Pettis. Pctlis
looked over Ins shoulder ut Riddle, hut tnada
no replv. Petti-’ second then objected lo the
position that Riddle placed his lent in : Mid
dle's second replied there was no understand
ing us to tlte manner they should place their
feet: Pettis’ second then said, “Mr. Perns,
you can place your feet in what position mu
please Pettis said he rraj ready. (Ihs-
lance five feel, wheel nnd lire.) The word
was llirn given : Riddle full nt tho rcpurli
the pistols, w hich were at the same in*l»nl:
Mr. Pettis’ friend caught him before ho fell,
and as Petti* rolled over in his friend's arms,
lie smiled and said, 'did I helmve liken in.m?'
His friend lophcd 'yes, Petns, you did, and
have done like a man.’ Mr. Pettis «us shot
through the side, nnd died Saturday nfteriniotii
at 3 o’clock, and was hurled yesterday, (Sun
day.) It wus Ihc largest luner.il 1 ever saw
in this place. Major Riddle was shot in tho
de ; the hull lodged. Mortirtculion t'”’l i
place v Merit ay ahoui 12. ut noon, and 1 liu'C
tins iiiiimi.oi tumid of his death. IJe died
j early mis morning.”