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EARLY HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Avery remarkable work entitled “.Sketches
of North Carolina.” has been recently publish,
ed by its Author, the Rev. W. If. l'oote, which
we with pleasure commend to the favorable coil
aide rat ion of our readers. It is devoted to inci
dents in the early history of North Carolina,
and particularly to movements connected with
the war of the Revolution in Charlotte and
Mecklenburg counties, many of w hich arc for
the. first time brought before the public; and
others which have been imperfectly understood,
are here given in an authentic form. In rescu
ing these interesting items ot history from the
oblivion into which they were rapidly hastening,
the Author lias performed a most acceptable
service, and one which we. trust will be both
appreciated and rewarded.
There is one remarkable event in the history
of these remarkable times, that we. have no
where seen sot forth so amply and circumstan
tially as in this volume : we allude to the Meek
lenberg Declaration of Independence: and as
the time is not inappropriate, we annex the Au
thor's narrative of that memorable event: —
Charleston Mercury.
... 1
The first Declaration of Independence in the i
VnitdA States of America, May ‘2Ol It 1775.
** The little village of Charlotte, the seat of
justice tor Mecklenburg county, North Carolina,
WKS Hie theatre of one of the most memorable
events in the political annals of the United
States. Situated in the fertile plain, between
the Yadkin and Catawba rivers, far above the
tlde-water, some two hundred mile* from the
ocean, ami in advance of the mountains that
fun almost parallel to the Atlantic coast, on the
route of that emigration which, before the Re
volution, passed on southwardly, from Pennsyl
vania, through Virginia, to the unoccupied
region east of the Mountains, on what is now
the upper stage route from Georgia, through
South Carolina and North Carolina, to meet tho:
railroad at Raleigh,—it was, and is, the centre
of an enterprising population. It receirecP’st s
name from Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg,
whoso native province also gave name to the
oounty, the House of llanover having been in
vited to the throne of England.”
’< The traveller, in passing through this fer
tile, retired, and populous country, would now
see nothing calculated to suggest the fact that
he was on the ground of the boldest Declaration
ever made in America ; and that all around him
were localities rich in associations of valor and
•offering in the cause of Nat ional Independence,
the goher recital of which borders on romance.
Every thing looks peaceful, secluded, and pros
perous, as though the track of hostile armies
had never defaced tho soil. Were he told, this
is the spot where lovers of personal and nation
al liberty will come, in pilgrimage or imagina
tion, to ponder events of the deepest interest to
all mankind, he must feel, in the beauty and
fertility of the surrounding region, that here
was a chosen habitation for good men to live,
and act, and leave to their posterity the inesti
mable privileges of political and religious free
dom, with abundance of aJJ that may be desired
lo make lift one continued thanksgiving.”
“ There was no printing press in tho upper
country of Carolina, and many n weary mile
must be traversed to find one. Newspapers
were few, and, no regular post traversing the
country, were seldom seen. Tho people, anx
ious for news, were accustomed to assemble to
hear printed handbills from abroad, or written
one* drawn up by persons appointed for the
purpose, particularly the Rev. Thomas Reese,
of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, whose bones
lie in the grave-yard of the Stone Church, Pen
dleton, South Carolina. There had been fre
quent assemblies in Charlotte, to hear the news
and join in the discussions of the exciting stib.
jeets of the day ; and finally, to give, more effi.
cacy to their discussions, it was agreed upon
generally that Thomas Polk, Colonel of the
Militia, long a surveyor in the province, fre
quently a member of tho Colonial Assembly,
well known and well acquainted in the surround
ing counties, a man of great excellence, and
merited popularity, should be empowered to
call a convention of the representatives of the
people, whenever it should appear advisable.—
It was also agreed that these representatives
should be chosen fiom the Militia districts, by
the people themselves ; and that when assem
bled for council and debate, their decisions
•hould be binding on tho inhabitants of Meck
lenburg.”
Alluding to the deep feeling of discontont
produced in the public mind by the arbitrary
attempt of Governor Martin to prevent tho as
■embling of a Provincial Congress for the pro
vince of North Carolina, at Newbern, the Au
thor remarks:
In this state of the public mind, Col. Polk
Issued his notice for the Committee Men to as
•enable in Charlotte, on the 10th of May, 1775
On the appointed day, between twenty- and
thirty representatives of the people met in the
Court House, in tho centre of the town, at the
crossing of the great streets, and surrounded by
an immense concourse, few of whom could cn.
t#r Uie house, proceeded to organize for busi.
boss, by choosing Abraham Alexander, a former
member of the Legislature, a magistrate and
ruling elder in the Sugar Creek Congregation,
in whose bounds they were assembled, as their
Chairman: and John McKnitt Alexander, and
Dr. Ephraim Brevard, men of business habits
and great popularity, their clerks. Papers were
read before the convention and the people ; the
haudbill, brought bv express, containing the
news of the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts,
on that day one month, the 19th of April, came
to hand that day, and was read to the assembly.
The Ror. llezekiah James Batch, Pastor of
Paplar Tent, Dr. Ephraim Brevard, and Wil- i
liam Kennon, Esq., the convention !
and the people at large. Utider the excitement
produced by the wanton bloodshed at Lexing- i
ton, and the addresses of these gentlemen, the !
assembly cried out as with one voice, • Let us
be independent! Let us declare our indepeu-!
dance, and defend if with our Jives and for.
tuaas! The speakers said, his MajestyVpro
clamation bad declared them out of thoprotcc
°, f th f Crow “< a "d they ought, there- |
th ' rn ,T ,VPß 0,,t0f his Protection,
independent of all his control.’ ”
consisting of Dr. Ephraim
Mtmwl. iHr.Kenno", and Rev. Mr. Batch, were
appOHKoa toprapare resolutions suitable to the
drawn U p by Dr. Brevard and
at a political meeting in
Qumb -Hupowa some days before, were read
to the Convention, and then committed to these
gentlemen for revision.” *
ti The excitement continued to increase
through the night and the succeeding morning,
At noon, May 20th,the Convention re-assembled
with an undiminished concourse of citizens,
amongst whom might Vie seen many wives and
mothers, anxiously awaiting the event. ’I he
resolutions previously drawn up by Dr. Brevard,
and now amended by the Committee, together
with the by-laws and regulations, were taken
up; John McKnitt’ Alexander read the by-laws,
and Dr. Brevard the resolutions. All was
stillness. ‘The Chairman of the Convention
put the question ;—o Are you all agreed ?’ The
response was a universal ‘ay.’
“After the business of the Convention was
nil arranged, it was moved and seconded that
tlie proceedings should he read at the Court
House door in hearing of the multitude. Pro
clamation was made, and from the Court House
steps Colonel ‘Thomas Polk read, to a listening
and approving auditory, the following resolu
tion, viz :
The Mecklenburg Declaration.
“ Ilcsolveil, Tlint whosoever directly or indi
rectly, abetted, oi id any way, form, or manner,
, countenanced the unchartered and dangerous
invasion of our rights, as claimed by Great Bri
! lain, is an enemy to this country, to America,
. and to (he inherent anil unalienable rights of
i mail.”
•* A voice from the crowd called out for ‘three
! cheers,’ and the whole company shouted three
| times, and threw their hats in the air. The re
j solutions were read again and again during the
j day to different companies desirous of retaining
j in their memories sentiments so congenial to
their feelings. There are still living some
whose parents were in that assembly, and heard
and read the resolutions ; and from whose lips
they heard the circumstances and sentiments of
tjris remarkable declaration.”
Horrible Embrace. —The following terri
fic narrative is given by a slaver :—I had taken
a hasty leap over a small rut, and alighting on
something soft and slippery, fell prostrate. Ere
I could recover myself I felt something twist
round my body and roll me over and over. In
a moment it occurred to me that I was within
the folds of a serpent. 1 was squeezed so tight
ly that 1 had only time lo give one loud scream
for assistance and intutively raised my arm up
wards in the endeavor to defend my head and
face ; being aware from what I had heard from
ethers, that the serpent would endeavor to make
a twist round my neck. I could hear the mon
ster hissing and playing his head round my face,
hut could not see, either through pain or honor
at my situation. I gradually felt my ribs bend
ing beneath his crnnl gripe and imagined that
all was over with me, when, to my inexpressi
ble relief, 1 heard the voice of my friends, one
of whom, with his cutlass at one blow, severed
the monster’s head from its body. It still, how
ever, held me firm in its gripe, but speedily two
or tlirce of my faithful attendants threw them
selves on the tail part of the animal, whilst an
other cut about two feet ofl"from its extremity.
Instantly 1 ftff wjieved, hut was quite unable to
jitniid or speak. water was at
hand, and I soon cft|pe to myself, though now
quite pursuing antelope or
any other game, for that day at least. The
stench which proceeded either from the breath
of the serpent or from its fluids when cut asun
der was suffocating; and when relieved from its
folds I was covered with blond and slime. As
near could make out its dimensions the
serpent xvas nbont sixteen feet in length, and at
the thickest part it was about the size of the leg
of a stout man. It was a boa-constrictor, and
its bite was not poisonous; although it lefl a
mark on my arm which did not wear off for
some years. For many days afterwards I shud
dered at the sight or even at the mention of a
snake of any description, and for a long time
after I occasionally screamed out in my dreams.
Nor have I altogether got quite rid of my hor
ror oven at this day.
A Bite. —A silly coxcomb attempted on a
recent occasion to play off some of hi* fantastic
airs before a sensible young lady who chanced
to be his partner at a hall. He commenced by
looking full in her face, with an expression of
wonderful softness in his eyes ; then wriggled
himself into various tender attitudes, and finally
clapping his hands to his side, ho lispingly
said :
“ If it is not love I feel pray what is it ?”
‘ Perhaps,’ replied tho young lady,* something
. bites you.”
The story got whispered about the ball room
! and the coxeomb xvas soon numbered among
the missing.
“ Doctor! that'ere ratsbane ofyour’n is first
, rate,” said a Y ankec to the village apothecary.
Knoxv’d it! know’d it! said the pleased veil
! hr ot drugs—don’t keep nothing but first rate
’ doctor’s stuff.
“ And doctor,” said the joker coolly, “ I want
| lo buy another pound of ye.”
| “ Another pound ?”
*■ Y es, sir, I gin that pound I bought the other
: day, to a pesk mouse, and it made him dreadful
j and lain pretty sure another will kill
him.”— Spirit of the Times.
Avery small man, who is blessed with a very
! large wife, that instead of looking up to him
! with admiration, is in the habit of looking akin
to contempt, called her yesterday in her pre
sence, by way of a complimont, “ my bettor half.”
“Your better half!” said she with a disdainful
toss of the head, “ you had better say your
“best three-quarters,” you arc not more than
one-fourth ot the joint.concern nohow!” JY
O. Delta.
*• Good evening, Miss Brown ; very pleas
ant.” *
*• Y'ery.”
“ Looks very much like a storm.”
“ Very.”
“ Are vou well this evening !”
“ Y'eTj\”
“ Y'our father’s sick.”
“ Very.”
“Y’our mother looks smart.”
“ Very.”
“ >0 ” m y honor,” muttered Pluggins to him
self, as he left the above lady, “she’s the veriest
Miss I ever saxv.”
Somebody very wickedly says that two bloom,
ing young ladies got caught in a shower very
recently and when they had got home the rain I
aa washed the color out of their cheeks. •
qh] oij §©®(g 11 ©nffia® ©[H^\Tr a
ORIGINAL ANECDOTE OF GEN. WORTH.
A friend of ours who regards him as a con
noisseur in such matters, spins out a yarn in
something like this fashion ; Some 18 or 19
years ago, major, now Gen. Worth, was mili
tary instructor at West Point- lie was a bus
tling little fellow, with an immense amount of
military spirit; spent his whole time in his.du
ties, and always slept in camp while the corps
of cadets were encamped although he had a fine
house close by, where his family resided. One
night he had been at a party, and was returning
to camp sometime after midnight. ‘The sentin
el, a cadet, hailed him and asked, “who goes
there ?” “ The commandant of the corps,”
responded the major in his sharp tones. “Ad
vance commandant, and give the countersign !’
said the sentinel. The major tried a moment
to recollect ; then said he, “I have forgotten
the countersign, but you recogise me as ”
“Guard no. 01” shouted the sentinel, drop,
ping the point of his bayonet to the level of the
major’s breast. “There’s no need of calling
I the guard,” remonstrated the major, “you re
i cognize me as major “Stop your talk
ing, sir !” deliberately drawled the sentinel,
j holding his bayonet in statu quo. It now began
; to rain and as the major was too military a man
j to ever he seen with an umbrella, his party
| outrig was in a fair was to receive a coniforla
j ble soak. “Do you not recognise ’fiercely
j demanded lie. “Stand still, sir, and stop your
talking,” was the only answer the poor major
; could gi t ; and so lie had to stand to take the
mist, until the corporal on duty waked up a
file of the sleepy guard, and marched them to
the other cud of the encampment. Worth was
at length allowed by the corporal to pass on.—
|He was very wroth for a short time, but the
next vacancy that occured among the corporals,
j was given to the sentinel that hud afforded him
| so agreeable a tete-a-tete.— Brooklyn Eagle.
A Sixpence well Invested.— The other
day we saw a bright-eyed little girl, some sc
! ven or eight years of age, tripping along the
street with u basket on her arm, apparently
sent on some errand. All at once she stopped
and commenced searching for something among
the snow and ice. ’Twas evident it was some
thing of value, and that she was in trouble. —
Her search was eager and nervous—the bright
smile had vanished from her face, and the tears
were rolling down her cheeks. A gentleman
passing at the moment, noticed the tribula
tion of tho little creature, and asked her what
was the matter. “O ! sir,” said she, her little
bosom swelling and tears choking her voice,
“O! sir, I’ve lost my sixpence !” ‘The gen
tleman took a piece of money from his pocket
and called her to him saying, “here, Sis, dont
cry for the lost sixpence, here is another,” and
placed it in her hand. “O dear, sir!” said she
as she bounded forward, “ how I thank you.”
Her great grief was removed—the bright smile
was restored, the apprehension of a mother’s
frown for her carelessness was gone and her
little heart beat light again. Think you that
man as he remembers that pretty face, beaming
with gratitude and joy, will ever regret that
wx-U-invested sixpence ! A whole world of
happiness ! llow easy a thing it is to shed
sunshine on the hearts of those about us.—Ko
man Citizen.
Df.nnis and the Postmaster. —Hillo ! Mis
ter Post Master, and is there ever a letter hero
for Dennis O’Flunnagan ? inquired the identical
Dennis himself as lie rodo up to li“c®fftriH~
Post Office in Ohio.
“ 1 believe there is,” replied the Post Master
stepping back and producing the letter at the
door.
“And will ye be so kind as to rade it for me,
seen’l had the misfortun’ to be edieated to rade
never a bit in the world 1” humbly asked Den
nis.
To bo sure, sir,” said the accommodating
Postmaster.
He opened the epistle and, with a good deal
of difficulty, read three very interesting pages
concerning Dinnis’ folks’ affairs in old Ireland,
the same Dennis, with both legs turned on the
same side of the saddle listening all the while
with becoming meekness and gratitude.
“Much obliged toyer honor, for troubling
yourself and consumin’ your valeyablo time
with the likes of me and mine : how much
might bo the postage of my letter ?”
“Fifty cents, sir.’
“Avery reasonable price for such a comfor
tin’ letter, but as I could never think of axing
your worship to credit the likes o’ me, ye may
jist keep the letter for the pay.”
The Last Fight.— Bill Stumps threatened
to thrash ‘Tom Handy. Tom, who was a
steamboat pilot, Heard of it and seeing a crowd
gathered one day at the settlement where
Stumps lived, Handy rounded to his boat, tied
her to a tree and went ashore.
“Bill Stumps,” exclaimed Handy, coming di
rectly to the business in hand, “you want to
thrash me, don’t you.” „
“Why, no, Tom, not's I knows on, you haint
done me nothin’ perticular as I knows on.’
“Well, Bill, if you don’t want to whip me, I
feel jest like whipping you,and I’ll give one del
lar and the tu lust licks, if you’ll stand up to
me.’
“I’ll do it hoss ?’ exclaimed Bill, stripping for
the fight. Two stalwart fellows xvere selected
for seconds, or to see fair play. Tom paid
over to Bill his dollar, and stood up. Bill drew
oft’and popped Tom in the eye, knocked him
him down. Toni rose up and stood like an
honest nmn for the other lick. Bill popped
in the other eye with tho same effect; but
no sooner had he done so than he sung out
‘•nuft ! null ! take him ofl'! take him ofl'!”
‘The seconds as in duty bound, caught and held
him fast, the fight was ended : one party had
cried enough.
Tom Handy went on board the “Snorter”
with two bunged eyes, and with a lesson of
wisdom that lasted him as long as he lived.—
Ho never offered a premium to fight after
that.
An exchange paper states that a pretty child,
a charming little three year old—was not long
ago presented with a nursery kitten, saved from
the noyade that awaited the birth ofits brothers
and sisters. A short time afterwards the child’s
mama added two members to the family circle,
in the shape of twins. On being taken into the
nursery to see them, she looked from one to
the other with much curiosity. Then, patting
one of their plump little cheeks with her rosy
Anger, she said, ‘I think *e will keep this one,
papa !”
Replenish the Earth.—A writer in the
June number of the Knickerbocker, holds the
following language :
Allow us to put the question—What is to be
come of the world, if it goes on, “as in the days
of Noe, marrying and giving in marriage,” lor
two hundred years to come ? For, according
to published statistics the population of the U.
States since 1790, has doubled in 24 years ;
the British Islands in 49| years ; France, be.
sides its loss of over 2,000,000 by wars, &.C., in
35 years; the German States, say 50 years,
Russia, about 35 years. Average less than 40
years.
Therefore, if the present organization of so.
ciety and the advance of arts and civilization,
serve to increase the means of subsistence, of
course population will increase in at least a cor
responding ratio, and double in less time.
It is estimated that there are at ibis time,
• 1,000,000,000 of people on the globe which, if
j doubled only five times in 200 years, will make
I the number of 32,000,000,000. So ifthe whole
surface of the earth, including rivers, lakes,
swamps and deserts, contains but 50,000,000
square miles, or 32,000,000,000 of acres, there
will then be less than one acre of land for each
individual !
fVejisk —What is to become of the world ?
-Ax\d ypßfuoit et.vdiing for recruits, what will you
do with supernumeraries ?
Why, Goldsmith paints Englands happiest
time to have been—
“ When every rood of ground maintained its man.”
May it not be so when the world is thus subdi.
vided ?
QUEEN VICTORIA.
Her Britannic Majesty, it would appear, though
so great a favorite with Louis Philippe, is not
passionately admired by all his subjects. Ac- \
| cording to the Corsair, a Parisian Punchy paper,
i though the first gentlewoman of England, she is :
no great beauty; though she deems herself a
i musician, she is no grent ‘shakes ’ —and although
! she essays the painter, her pictures are but
! daubs.
All this, however, may be but her majesty’s !
| picture as seen through the distorted medium of’
! national antipathy. Be that a* it may, we give 1
|it without either endorsement or protest. The !
Corsair says: [Delta. I
The Queen of England is of low stature, heav-!
ily built without being fat. Her hair is reddish; I
her blue eyes are expressionless; while two of’
her front teeth, which protude from her mouth,
prevent her lips from touching each other, and !
’ give to her countenance anything but an expres- j
sion ofkindnoas ; her disposition is imperious and
full of jealousy.
The Queen of England believes she is a great I
musician, and her courtiers take care not to ac- i
quaint tier with two facts—the one, that she has !
a cracked voice, and the other that she sings so
much out of tune, as to grate upon the ear of the
most uninitiated in music. In order to prove
that she is a dilettante, she gives concerts at
court, where she sings with Lablaehe. Lablachc
is a nun of wit, as well as a man of talent: the
duos arc always badly executed :
‘The Queen sings divinely,’ said someone to
the eminent basso, the other night.
‘V6ry*weii, w. , -i,„* i
nately sing so much out of tune, that our voices
never Harmonize! ’
The Queen’s taste for drawing is about upon a
par with her taste for music. A painting was
exhibited in London, with the name of a very
at the foot of it. Several of the
putticyournals stated that the painting xvas a
horribl failure, and wondered that so distin
guisnei an artist should put his name to it. The
artist, j iqued and chagrined, stated, in a letter,
that a 1 try great lady, a pupil of his, had exe
cuted Ile painting, and forced him to put his
name t it. Every body suspected who the great
lady xvi s, so that her taste for painting has be
come a i notorious as her taste for music.
In a ivord, the taste of Victoria the First for
Prince Albert, for music and painting, gives evi
dence t lat she is a princess of the most unfortu
nate predilections.
Betting.—The Cincinnati News tells an
anecdote of Dan Marblo’s, which curiously il
lustrates the insane passion for betting which
is evinced by persons of a peculiar constitution.
A man who had lived a lifetime in the indul
genec of his favorite passion for gambling, was
taken most alarmingly ill. Three or four days
passed away, and the disease having reached
its crisis, his medical attendant informed him
that he stood no chance for recovery.
“ What’ll you bet ?” said the patient.
“ Bet, there’s no uso for betting, for you’re
just as'good as a dead man now. You can’t
live more than an hour.”
“An hour! I’ll just tell you what it is, I’ll
bet you an X that I livo an hour and a quarter,
up with your tin and show your spunk.”
Some three quarters of an hour had elapsed
when the dying man, with a convulsive eftort
raised his head, and with his last gasp, falling
dead upon the pillow, exclaimed.
down—rake it down, doctor.”
OM Jitd Condition.—Some years ago when
one ol the middle states was framing anew
constitution the discussion was warm and ob
stinate. Many days had been spent in fiery de
bate, and the vote was at length about to be
taken. Just at that momenta countrymcmbor
who had been absent for some days entered
the house and took his seat. Anothei member
who was in favor of the amended constitution,
went to him and endeavored to make a convert
of him.
“You must vote for the new constitution by
all means,” said he.
“ I will think of it,” returned the country
member.
“ But you must make up your mind at once,
man, for tho vote is about to be taken.”
The country member scratched his head and
seemed puzzled.
“ Qome, why do you hesitate ? Will you
promise to vote for the constitution ; I am sure
it will give a general satisfaction.”
“ I will vote for it on one condition,” said
the country member.
** What is that ?”
“And no other.”
“ But xvhat is it?”
“ Why, provided that they will let it run by
my farm.”
The following Advertisement is copied from
a New Jersey Journal.
“To be sold, on the Bth of July, 134 suits in
law, the property of an eminent attorney, about
to retire from business. N. B. The clients
arc rich and obstinate.
&3
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Apalacbicola, Fla.
March 18,1847. H ts
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uud Printers’ Depot.
THE undersigned beg leave to announce to Publish
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of Flowers and Job Letter, of the latest style, to which
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We are now prepared to manufacture Brass Rule,
I and to execute orders for Type of any magnitude,with
promptness. We would also particularly call theat
; tentiou of Printers to our Leads —having an entire new
i sett of Moulds, by which we are enabled to furnish a
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ufacturers’ prices. -
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The way to establish Tacts I
Another New Medicine offered to the Public.
BRONSON'S
Pulmonary JKlixir,
HE Inventor being well satisfied that the public have
been humbugged by a host of useless Nostrums, with
out recehing value for their tnonev ; and led astray by
the introduction of spurious certificat* s—he has thought i‘
right to offer his Medicines to the ufllickd on such terms
ms will give them the power instead of giving; it to himself.
He therefore proposes to cure,or relieve the following dis
esses, or the money will positively be refunded.
CONSUMPTION. —It matters not what the scientific
professor, or skeptic may have said, or what they may
now say, ns to the impossibilif v of iclief or cure in this
much dreaded disease, l nioclaim.ni the face of all oppo
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cured. And I further state, that if mv directions arc fol
lowed to the letter, the most malign form of tuberculous
consumption < an be permanently relieved.
ASTHMA*— This dicasc will be relieved in two or
three hours by the use of my Klixik. Every paio.xvsm
can be checked, if the Medicine be udtuinisieicd as soon
as it is ascertained to be coining ou,
COLIC. —I fearlessly assert, that any degree of Colic,
w hether of the Breast or Bowels, can, and will be relieved
in the short space of from five to thity minutes.
CuIJGHS, COhDS, Hoarseness, or DifficvU Breathing,
can ail be relieved in from five toFohiy-eight hocks.
CROUP.—This terror to Mothers cun bo cured iu five
hours.
hysterics , J.oss of Appetite, See. can be permanently re
licvcd in a few hours.
Extract of a letter to Dr. Bronson, dated
New York Cjtv, May 20, 1840
“1 think, Sir, that vour Elixir should he sent to New
York, now—my wife has been afllic ted with a severe cough
for several months, attended with violent pains in the breast.
A faithful trial having been made of nearly all patent Med
icines, w hich failed to give relief, 1 wus induced to try your
Elixir iu my wife’s case. I take pleusure in stutiiig’thiit
one bottle of your Medicine, (f r which I paid one dollar)
has given permanent relief. I w ould advise yon to make
Agents in this city. JA('KSON I*. JIERVEY .
O” Remember, no charge will be made, should my med
icitte fail to accomplish the above; my agents are all in
structed to refund, when a failure occurs.
For sale by WINTER & EBBING.
Columbus, June 19,1816. a if
ALPHA &. oivfEQA PILJs.
By Dr. F. S. Bronson,
THF. name of these Pills, though novel, is nevertheless
competent in discharging all I heir duties, both in the
first as well as the lust stages of disease.
Pi ivate disease, in all its stages, will he cored in from
two to eightdays—warranted, or the money will he refund
ed. Sovere pains in the buck; affeciion of the Kidneys;
Weakness of the hack, together with all other diseases
consequent thereto, can be permanently cured in a few
days. The milder forms of Syphilis, can be cured by the
use of from 2 to 5 boxes—warranted.
Directions.—l have thought it prudent to furnish the
boxes without directions, in order to avoid any exposure
that might result to the patient. The dose, in all cases
w ill he two Pit.l.s before e ach meal, and before bed time.
Diet light, and avoid violent exercise.
Price, $1 per box—and $2 per box.
For sale by WINTER k EPPING,
At the sign of the Negro and Mortar.
Columbue, July 10, 1846. 30
OCMULGEE
Iron Foundry & Machine Shop.
ITlacon, G.
PWVHE subscribers having erected a New Establisb
-®- ment, new inducements that they have never
had before in that line of business. Mill Wrights.
Gin Makers, &c. will find it to their advantage to give
us a call. We will guarantee all our work to be good
and at the lowest price. We have a good stock of
Patterns on hand.
A good llorse Power for sale.
CHAS. P. LEVY & CO.
Cotton lvenue, mar Macon &. Western R. R. Depot.
Macon, Ga. June 19,1846. 27 ,f
New Map of Georgia.
THE undersigned has been, for months, past, en
gaged, under the direction of his Excellency, Gov.
Crawford, in compiling a Map of the State of (fenrgia,
on a scale of six miles to the inch. The undertaking
is now nearly completed, and he flatters himself he
will receive the favorable patronage of his fellow-citi
zens—sufficient, at least, to have it published and
placed in a durable form.
That a revised delineation is called for, of our ex
tensive territory, independently of what exists in the
labors of Kturgos and Greene, will not be questioned-.
The accumulation and possession, since their times,
of a vast body of land designated then as wilderness,
or the temporary domain of the Indian tribes, with nat
ural objects well worthy “a habitation and a name,”
have been converted into organized counties, present
ing a dense population, flourishing villages, and ex
tensive public and private improvements.
The Map to be published (so soon as a sufficient
number of subscribers will warrant.) is 5 feet by 4
and 8 inches, and is designed to exhibit as well as
perpetuate the present condition of the whole topog
raphy of the State. In addition to the ordinary metes
and bounds—courses of rivers and ranges of moun
tains, Railroads, Canals, county sites, post offices, fac
tories, i” fact all remarkable places of the past or pre
sent day, will be shown. The attention of the com
piler has been particularly directed to a faithful draw
ing of county lines and public roads, and to accom
plish such important ends, he has not only consulted
the original surveys and the acts of various Legisla
tures, blithe deemed it the better plan to make rough
sketches of each county and submit the same to the
Justices ol the Inferior Court, I’osl masters, and others
equally compent and obliging, and to ask for such
additions and corrections as might be necessary, ftnd
farther to designate any and all objects of natural cu
riosity that might exist. To many, if not all of his
requests, kind, prompt and satisfactory answers were
received, so that many glaring inaccuracies in the
maps heretofore published have been corrected ; and
the compiler takes this occasion of returning hie ac
knowledgments to those who favored his objects, as
rendering a service not merely to himself, but aiding
most materially in the thorough and correct develope
ment of the whole plan. To his brother Engineers of
the different Railroads, his thanks are due for the U6O
of maps which enabled him not only to lay down the
true courses of those important works, but likewise to
make profiles exhibiting the elevation above the sea,
of every station from the Atlantic to the Tennessee
river. The Map will be embellished with views of
the State House and Executive Mansion, and will be
fumishedjto subscribers at their residences at ten dol
lars per copy. W. G. BONNER,
Feb. 38,1847. Civil Engineer.
House A'JLot for sale,
\\m Oglethorpe street, next door to L.
Durr’s residence.
Apply to A. K. Ayer, or JNO. J. B. HOXEY.
Jan. 7, 1847.
— A.-
American Razor Paste, -
df superior Polishing,Burnishing df Cleansing Paste.
THIS Paste is the result of a simple chemical experi
ment, which 1 was induced to make in consequence us
not being able to keep my Razors and fine finished Sur
gical instruments in order—having successively tried ev
ery new article recommended, embracing the best prepared
1 rotten stories, chalks and oils—nor could I rely upon the
paste which accompanies line Strops, that being entirely
too rough, destroying the edge, as also the fine polish o
the razor, knife, lanrel, Sec.
The American, differs materially f-eni the English Crown
Paste. The latter being composed ol steel and slate dust
—whilst my Paste is composed of two very soft substan
ces, reduced to the very finest powder, and subscque'ntly
mixed with purified oil.
Razors, Knives, (surgical or pen ) and other fine edged
instruments, w hich are not entirely ruined,can be made us
good as new. by using this Paste, (the razor strop to be
employed instead of a hone.) If the strop he a flat or trro
j tid ed one, place a little of the Paste on the coarse side and
i strap off ou the fine. If a four-sided or square strop, place
1 a litllaol the Paste on No. 2, and strop off on No. 4. A fine,
keen, and smooth edge will be the result.
Fine cutlery, guns, gun-loeks, bross, copper, or steel,
can be kept free from rust, by rubbing on a little of the
Paste, and then polishing with a woolen cloth, or soft piece
of buckskin, or fine sponge.
One box of Paste at 15 cents, will keep one nr two razor*
iu good order for twelve uiontliß. It is put up in assorted
sizes, at 15, 25 and 50 cents per box. Should a failure
occur in producing what is above stated, the money will
he refunded. F. S. BRONSON,
Inventor Sc Proprietor.
For sale by WINTER Sc EPPINO.
june 19,1846. 27 ts
THE TREASURY OF HISTORY^
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