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NEW ARRANGEMENT.
faited States Miail Line—Daily,
... n Savannah and Charleston via Hilton Head
lu Beaufort, Inland two-thirds of the way.
THE WELL LKOWN
6 Steam Packets
HETA.UORA, Captain F. Barden,
mi SE UIROOK, Capt T. Lyon,
GV.S. CLINCH, Capt. Wm. Curry,
i ...reafter leave Savannah every evening at halt
‘-o'clock, and Charleston every morning at 9 o’-
,■ precisely, touching at Hilton Head and Beau
! wav. and avoiding two-thirds of the sea route,
t : freight or Passage apnly on board or to
BROOKS &, TUpPER, Ag’ts Savannah.
E. LAFITTE, &. CO. Ag’ts Charleston.
\ B All Goods, intended for Savannah or Charles
-1 he lorwarded by the Agents if directed to their
\(ce of commissions.
jfway freight payable by shippers,
jaa *26 43
VMtii-wockly U. S. mail,
; ,• Steam-Packet Line. J
BETWEEN
SAVANNAH & PALATKA, FLA.
BY THE WAY OF
‘.;r.tn, Brunswick, St. Mary’s, Ga.; Jacksonville,
Black Creek and Picolata, Fla.
aection with the Charleston Daily Mail Steam
-at Savannah, the steamer SARAH SPALD
. iroiu Palatka to Lake Monroe, the U. S. Mail
. strom Picolata to St. Augustine , and from Black
via Newnansville, Alligator, Mineral Springs
•iColumbus, to Tallahassee.
OC AMI Mi EE, Capt P. McNelty.
ST. fUTTIIEHS, Capt. N. King.
H U. (.’ ASTON, Capt. J. Hebbard.
The Packets leave Savannah every Tuesday and
a;;:day mornings, at 10 o’clock, aid arrive atPicola
in time for the Mail Stages to go through to St. Au-
Hine before night every Thursday and Monday,
.‘turning, leave Palatka every Tuesday and r riday
in?a“ o’clock, touching as above each way.
BROOKS & TUPPER, Agents.
Savannah, Jan 26 43
\ B.—Goo’ds consigned to the agents forwarded free
amission. Freight from Savannah and Charles
iml all way freight, payableby shippers’
oulli-Western Kail Koad.
THE following resolution was passed at the last
meeting of the Board of Directors.
“That the Board adopts generally, the line of Road,
rveved by Mr. Holcomb, Chief Engineer, crossing
■Ait River, in the vicinicy of the mouth ol Beavercreek,
ue that the localities be continued thereon, with only
v\i deviations as may shorten the line, or diminish
* expense.”
ELAM ALEXANDER, President.
Office So. Western R. R. Cos .)
Macon, 9th June, 1848. >
June 4 11 3m
Ksiil Koad Installments.
[ N additional installment of Ten Dollars pershare
A in the Stock of this Company, has been called,
Jivible on the Ist of October, 1849, and a further in
to ment of Thirteen Dollars per share, payable on the
January, 1849. Payments to be made at the Of
fice of the Company, at Macon.
ELAM ALEXANDER, President.
Office So. Western R. R. Cos. >
Macon, 9th June, 1848. $ June 14 11
.B a y CARRIAGES A HARNESS.
De Loache & Wilcoxson have on
’• v hand, at their old stand on Mulberry
street, Macon, one of’ the most exten
and valuable stocks of ready made
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, SULKIE3,
Ac. Ac. Ac.
found in the Southern States. Customers can be
- “iimodated either with Northern articles or with
*°f Domestic manufacture, as they prefer. Their
’ iof materials is very superior, and their workmen
surpassed by any in the Northern shops. They
‘•l.therefore, warrant every article which they offer
They feel assured that, for extent, beauty,va
md workmanship, their present stock is not sur
m the South.
ET Carriages, Ac. made to order, and all kinds of
yiißivs done with neatness and despatch.
P ur *ule, also, on the most accommodating terms,
c Springs, Axles, Steps, Bunds, Lamps, Coach
’ Patent and Tap Leather, Plated and Ja
y ’ <ned Harness Mountings; Paints, Oils, Var
, kc.
J “tch 29,1848. 52
WOOD AND BRADLEY^
manufacturers and dealers in
A 111 If E T FDRNITUE
CHA?RS.
‘\ w most respectfully inform the citizens of !
, >n, and public generally, that having avail- 1
INes the services of some of the very best
’ - p r .’.'. ? n “ having a supply of the best materials,
and. , l , 10 make io order any article in their line,
t ‘ lO °ur present stock, such as Dining, Tea,
iim,. 11 r.Wort, Toilet, Quartette and Sofa Tables; j
’ Ds ‘•‘deboards ; Sofas and Wardrobes; Sofas ;
iJ . Tor nris; Tettetetes ; Foot-stools; Secreta- 1
|,i e T, ar J’ Book Cases; Ladies’Work Boxes and |
I Pm es r, Biano Stool; Looking Glasses and ;
5s nf. ,P* sizes : Gilt, Mahogany and Walnut
V- etie j? f° r Pictures and Portraits; Cane 1
. laired , Counte r Stools ; Mahogany and Wal- J
u - | .msliand Hair Cloth Seats ; a great varie- i
Raeij' r nuL * Walnut Cane seats and other I
l m ‘!'” Chairs of patterns too numerous to j
and p Walnut, curled and plain Maple,!
a j me Bedsteads, cheaper than ever ; Win- \
,'-s tier’lT j’ , aut *ful and rare patterns , Feath- j
‘'■}! 5 ‘ ,eJs > Mattrasses of curled Hair, Cotton j
® For sale, Fumitue Varnish,
B. ■, ut > Plush, and Veniersand Bed Posts. I
Ni land ‘r\ r . e P a * re( l neatly and with dispatch. |
,] of| ‘arte lairs re seated or covered with Hail
. Nuv * 1817. _ 6—ts |
Piano Fork's.
‘■ f""’ ia informs the citizens of
-Y 1 ” Win le j? as the Agency for the sale of
u.ifh na i nu * actory in ew York—the arti
•v 1 nt.-f eSt Wo| kinanship and materials,
hiWtV’ Ve , r y superior at low prices.—
‘ s ’Aa;. thJ “u p,,r p iase * ca n see one of these in- I
residence. I
VAN VALKENBURGH
>9lB 40 ts j
Seotgto Journal and iilcsscngcr.
SU)I)LES! *AI>I>I,KS!
MORRIS & WESTCOTT have on hand
’ ‘mi a first rate assortment of SADDLES, HAR
TTr NESS and CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS, of
ml kinds, which they will sell at prices to suit the times
I heir facilities are such that they can sell lower than
any other establishment of the kind in the city.
(Jive us a call before you buy, is all we ask fora re
commendation. REPAIRING done at reduced prices
m a workman-like manner. 9
Cotton Avenue, next door to Isaac Winshin
April 1, 1818. jo
Musiutil Instruments.
THE undersigned having been appointed Agent for
F. Zogbainn’s Harmonic Institute, Charleston, S
C. is enabled to oiler an assortment of Musical Instru
ments at unparalleled low prices; he will also keep
constantly on hand an assortment of Musical Mcrchan
dize of all kinds. Complete sets of Instruments for
Bands &c. can be furnished.
These goods are imported into Charleston direct from
Europe by Mr. Zogbaum, and can therefore be afford
ed at prices tar below any thing that has yet been offer
ed in this part of the country.
March 22 51 6m ’ B. L. BURNETT.
B. 1.. BUKNETT,
HAS removed from the old stand of C. K.
.A, Wentworth Cos. to Cotton Avenue, near the
, c,>rner °f Cherry street, where he is prepared to
offer bis customers okf and new, some ot the cheapest
bargains in JEWELRY ever sold in Macon. His
collection of goods has been made with great care, and
will be sold remarkably cheap.
All kinds of Clock and Watch Work done with
despatch and warranted.
April 5 f
FINE WATCHES. —Just received and for sale,
next door to Mr, Bancroft’s, on Cotton Avenue
anew supply of Fine Gold Hunting, Double Bottom
and Ancher Lever Gold Watches. Warranted to keep
time, and at prices to suit the times.
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
\Y A™ KEYS.—Anew and elegant article,
v ▼ Dont forget to call and see them.
April 5 1 b. L. BURNETT.
GIOLD PENS in both Gold and Silver
I Also, a large assortment of Gold and Silver Pen
cils—the best and cheapest in the market.
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
STUDS for Gentlemen’s use and nowall
VI the fashion, for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
FIX.LR RINGS. — A new and elegant assort
ment, just received. B. L. BURNETT.
April 5 j
LADIES’ RISE VST PINS.-A few of new
patterns, rare and extremely neat, for sale at
April 5 1 b. L. BURNETT’S.
CJ PEC l ACL ES—Gold &, Silver frames with Burt’s
lentocal C* lasses—the best now in use, forsale by
April 4 1 B. L. BURNETT.
SOLAR LAMPS.—Fine Solar Lamps, Brittania
and Brass Chamber Candlesticks, for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
SILVER SPOONS and Butter Knives — just re
ceived and for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
PLATED WARE, —Elegant Plated Castors,
Fruit Baskets, Waiters, Candlesticks, Snuffers and
Trays, Cups, &c.—just opened and for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. RURNETT.
Fine Wines.
OLD MADEIRA of the very best quality.
Do. SHERRY do. do.
Do PORT the pure juice ot the grape.
C H A M PAG NEANDCLARET, choicest brands.
Also—Second quality Madeira, Sherry and Port.
A large supply in Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART &. CO.
July 26,1848. 17
Whiskey, Gin and Hum.
1 BBLS Rectified Whiskey.
lUU 75 do. Baltimore do.
150 do. PHELP’S (and other brands) GIN.
50 do. U. E. RUM.
On hand and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26, 1848. 17
Tobacco and Ci&rars.
A large Stock, of every brand and quality,always on
hand and for sale low by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26,1848. 17
Faints, Oils, Ac.
WHITE LEAD of different qualities.
LINSEED OIL.
LAMP do.
WINDOW GLASS—different sizes.
In Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART &. CO.
July 26, 1848. 17
Cotton Yarns and Osnaburgs.
THE undersigned, are Agents for the sale of the
MILLEDGEVILLE STEAM FACTORY
YARNS.
Also, for YARNS AND OSNABURGS from the
CURTRIGHT MANUFACTURING CO. Greens
boro’, for sale by the bale, on the usual time, at Manu
facturer’s prices.
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26,1848. 17
Porter.
rnn DOZ. LONDON PORTER (pintsand quarts,)
.J U U This day received, and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26, 1848. 17
Groceries.
SCOTT, CARHART A CO., still continue the
GROCERY business, and keep constantly on hand
a full supply of every article in their line, which they
are disposed to sell in any quantity, on as good terms
as any other house in the State.
July 26, 1848. 17
Coltee.
1 AO Bags Prime Rio.
J. vr* J 40 do. Old Java.
8 Half bales Mocha.
In Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26,1848. 17
Brandies.
-| Half pipes dark “Otard”old and fine.
1A 10 do. light do. do.
5 do. pale do. do.
For sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26, 1848. 17
1 Pi PIPES HOLLANDGIN, a genuine article.
1 U 20 BBLS OLD MONONGAHELA WHIS
KEY.
In Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26, 1848. 17
llin BALES GUNN CLOTH.
I UU Also, Kentucky Bagging,
Bale Rope and Twine. For sale by
Aug. 9,-19 SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
No. 3 Mackerel—ln Store, and forsale by
Aug;9—l9 SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
t -)nn BALES Gunny Bagging,
/iUU Kentucky do.
Bale Rope and Twine. For sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
August 16 20
Checks
ON the City Bank New York, in sums to suit pur
chasers. For sale by
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
August 16 20
Salt.
OAAA SACKS SALT instore, and for sale by
OUUU CHAS. CAMPBELL &. CO.
August 16 20
B;ik’k r ink r t Hope and Twine.
r\ pr BALES Gunny Bagging,
100 pieces 52 inch Kentucky Bagging,
200 “ 48 inch “
150 “ 44 inch “ “
200 Coils Kentucky Rope,
500 lbs. Bagging Twine,
For sale on moderate terms by
CHAS. CAMPBELL &. CO.
August 16 20
Hams, Card, Af,
1 frAA LBS. Carolina firm Hams.
X*) U U 1000 ihs. Kentucky do.
10,000 “ Sides and Shoulders,
2000 “ Leaf Lard. For sale by
CHAS. CAMPBELL & CO.
August 16 20
On Consignment.
FLOUR in barrels and sacks from the “Lebanon
Mills,’’ Cobb county. For sale in lots to suit pur
chasers. CHAS. CAMPBELL CO.
August 16 f 20
MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1848.
XSleacltcd and Domestic Goods.
BALES 4-4 and 5-4 brown Sheeting,
25 “ Oznaburgs, medium and heavy,
2 “ Nankin Oznaburgs,
2 “ Shetucket Stripe Drills,
5 “ Tickings,
2 Cases Checks and Plaids,
lo “ 7-8, 4-4, 5-4, aud 6-4 Bleached Goods,
1 “ Bleached Drills,
2 “ Brown “
Now in Store and for sale by
GRAVES, WOOD & CO.
August 16 . 20
Paints and Oils.
NUMBER l. White Lead,
Extra and Pure do. do.
Red Lead, Black do.
Chrome Green, Chrome Yellow,
ID—l2, 12-14, 12—16, 12-18, Glass,
Putty, Chalk and W 7 hiting, Brushes,
LinseadOii, Sperm Oil, Elephant Oil,
Bleached Oil, Train Oil, Turpentine and Varnishes.
Now in Store, and for sale by
GRAVES, WOOD & CO.
August 17 20
Tobacco, £nufT, Ac.
1 CTA BOXES Tobaeco, various brands,
J- eJ U 1 Bbl. Maccoboy Snuff,
1 “ Scotch do.
2 “ Mrs. Miller’s fine Cut Tobacco. For
sale cheap by GRAVES, WOOD &. CO.
August 16 20
Shoes.
1 0 heavy Black and Russett Brogans,
J- VI 5 do. Men’s sewed and pegged Calf Brogans,
10 do. do. Kip Brogans,
6 do. do. Kip and Goat Boots,
10 do. Women’s Boots and Clay Ties,
5 do. “ Low quarter Shoes,
5 do. Boys Kip Brogans,
Also—A good assortment of Ladies fine Shoes,
Youth’s and Shoes. Now in Store, and
for sale by GRAVES, WOOD, & CO.
August 16 20
Black Baragcs and Fringes.
5 PIECES Black Barages,
5 Do “ Silk Warp Alpacas,
5 do Black Slk Fringes,
Thread Edgings, Do. Laces,
Muslin Edgings, do. lnsertings,
Queen’s do do. Laces,
Tapes, Bobbins, Thread, Buttons, &c.
Just received and for sale by
GRAVES, WOOD &. CO.
August 30 22
POTASH, Sal ASratus, Sal Soda, Sal Nitre, Sal
Epsom, Crem. Tartar, Tart. Acid, Gum Cam
phor, Magnesia, Gum Aloes, Assafcetida, Borax, Al
um, Copperas, Brimstone, Sulphur, Red Lead, Black
Lead, &c. &c. Forsale by
GRAVES, WOOD &, CO.
August 16 20
Sugar, Coilce, Ac.
a r HIIDS. St. Croix, P. R. Muscovado and N
ZD Orleans Sugars.
20 hhds. Crashed, Powdered, and Loaf Sugars,
40 “ Refined Coffee Sugars,
180 bags Rio Coffee,
10 “ Java “
10 cases Tea, (some very fine.)
30 bbls. Prime Country Flour. For sale by
GRAVES, WOOD & CO.
August 16 20
Bagging, Hope and Twine.
/-rv BALES Gunny Bagging,
OU 150 pieces Kentucky do.
200 Coils Kentucky Rope,
500 lbs. Baling Twine. Just received and forsale by
GRAVES, WOOD &, CO.
August 16 20
GUNNY Bagging. Bale Rope and Twine, forsale
by HYDE & BENTON.
Aug. 23 21
Sugars Sugars.
ST. CROIX, Porto Rico and New Orleans.
Clarified; Crushed,Pulverised and Loaf.
For sale by HYDE & BENTON.
Aug 23 21
RIO and Old Java Coffee. For sale by
HYDE & BENTON.
Aug 23 21
CEDAR and Painted Tubs,
Do do do Buckets,
Flour Pails, Sugar Boxes,
Market Baskets, Brooms,
India Mats. Forsale by HYDE &. BENTON.
Aug 23 81
SPERM Candles, Lamp and Linseed Oil,
Soap, Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Starch,
Salaeratus, Mustard. For sale by
HYDE & BENTON.
Aug 23 21
onnn LBS. CHOICE HAMS, for sale by
OUUU J. SEYMOUR.
August 16 20
Just Received and For Sale.
1 A AAA LBS. Georgia Bacon,
J. U•U U U 25 barrels Georgia Flour,
25 do. Canal Fiour,
10 half barrels Canal Flour.
JAMES SEYMOUR.
August 30 22
0 rY BALES Gunny Bagging,
Z\) 75 Pieces Kentucky Bagging.
For sale at the lowest mareet price by
Aug. 30 22 J. SEYMOUR.
100 BAGS Rio Coffee,
lUU 20 Hhds. Fine Sugars. In store and for
sale by J. SEYMOUR.
August 30 22
Mill-Wrights lake Notice.
THE Ocmulgee Foundry is nowcasting the Cele
brated HOTCHKISS WATER WIIEEL and
the ATKINSON IMPROVED WHEEL. 1 have
the general agency for disposing of the right for the
Hotchkiss Wheel. These Wheels do not need a recom
mendatioa, as they are in use all over the country,
where they can be seen.
CHARLES P. LEVY,
Cotton Avenue, near Macon ts IV. R. R. Depot.
August 23 Telegraph copy. 21
PLANTERS your interest at the Ocmulgee Foun
dry. lam now prepared to build the llullock
Cotton Press, in all the eounties in this State ex
cept Baker, Butts, Dooly, Henry, Houston, Jones,
Lee, Macon, Monroe, Pulaski, Sumter, Twiggs and
Upson. CHARLES P. LEVY,
Cotton Avenue, near M. 5$ W. R. R. Depot.
August 23 Telegraph copy. 21
Superfine Flour from New W heat.
THE subscriber keeps constantly on hand fresh
ground Superfine Flour from new Wheat. Also
fresh ground Meal, Grits of all sizes, Horse Feed,
Wheat Bran, &c. Apply at the Steam Mills near the
Market House.
JAMES VAN VALKENBURGH.
July 26 17
Wheat Wanted.
THE subscriber will at all times pay the highest
market price in Cash for good Wheat delivered at
the Steam Mills in this city.
JAMES VAN VALKENBURGH.
July 26 17 !
NEW GOODS.
THIS day received,by G. \V. Woodruff,
20 pieces French, Earlston and Linen Ginghams, I
20 Embroidered Muslin Capes.
Fine Figured Lace for Capes.
Egytian Mitts, Brown Lines, Apron Checks, Tick
ings, Whalebone, &c. &c.
Macon, August 9,1848. 19
Marine A; Fire Insurance Bank,!
Savannah, June 27th, 1848. )
THE following Resolutions were adopted this day:
“ Resolved, That an EXTRA DIVIDEND of
Four Dollars ter Share be declared, payable to the
present Stockholders, on and after the 15ih proximo,
in the new Stock authorized to he issued by the Act of
the Legislature of December 22, 1847. The Certifi- j
cates to bear date June 1, 1848, and all fractions of a ]
Share of Fifty Dollars to be paid in Cash.
“ Resolved, That Books of Subscription be opened at ‘
the Banking House in Savannah, on the 15th of July
next, for the sale of the remainder of the $400,000 of
additional Stock authorized by said Act, and be kept ;
open (unless the whole amount be previously sold,) un- !
til the first day of November next. The Certificates of
new Stock sold niter the sixth day of any month to
bear date on the first of the following month; and all
new stock to draw dividends from the date of Certifi
cate,pro rata with the old Stock.
Extract from the Minutes,
J. OLMSTEAD, Cashier.
July 5 14 17t
Law Notice.
CHRISTOPHER B STRONG, of Perry, Hous
ton county, and THEODORICK W. MONT- !
FORT, Knoxville, Crawford county, Ga. Attorneys, :
Counsellors and Solicitors, have entered into copart
nership in the practice of the Lw and Equity in the
Superior Courts of the counties of Crawford, Talbot
and Macon. The junior member of the firm will as
sume the responsibility of alt collection business, and
promptly and punctually attend to the same. But all
matters of litigation confided to their charge, will have !
the vigilant and personal professional attention of each
member of the firm.
August 16 20 3m
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SOLDIER’S STORY.
BY F. A. DURIVAGE. ‘
’Twas in the trench at Vera Cruz,
A group of soldier’s lay,
Weary and worn with working
At the guns the live long day ;
Their faces were begrimmed with sand
And root from shot and shell,
Exploding in the tumbling earth
For last the missives fell.
Yet cheerily they chatted,
For their hearts with hope beat high
And they knew the hour of victory ’
Was surely drawing nigh.
There came a w ir-wom soldier,
To mingle with the rest,—
They bade him welcome to their cheer,
And gave him of the best.
He’d served with General Taylor,
And they asked him of the man
Who first and last had led the way
To victory in the van,
On she winding Rio Grande,
On the Bth and 9th of May,
Through Buena Vista’s carnage,
And the storm of Monterey.
“I knew him first,” the soldier said,
“Among the Everglades,
When we gave the savage red skins
Our bayonets and our blades.
I think I hear his cheerful voice,
“On column! steady! steady !”
So hardy and so prompt was he,
We called him Rough and Ready,
He rode upon an old white horse,
And wore a brown surtout—
But often when the ground was deep,
lie trudged with us on foot;
The man from whose canteen lie drank,
Was envied and thought iucky ;
He had the brave and kind good heart
That honor’d old Kentucky.
By wounds outworn, I left the field,
But when anew campaign
Against another foe commenced
1 joined the ranks again.
’Twas fun alive, boys, once again
To hear the sabre’s clank,
To see old Rough and Ready ride
His white horse on our fiank.
At Palo Alto, comrades, there
He gave us work to do,
And o’er La Palma’s sulphury smoke,
His flag triumphant •flew.
W hen from the fire his aid-de-camp
Would have the chief retire,
Old Rough and Ready merely said,
,We’ll ride a little nigher.’
You should have seen the brave old boy
In the streets of Monterey,
When the cannon swept the plaza,
How he sternly stood at bay,
When shell, and grape and cannon ball
On their deadly errand went,
The General seemed a man of steel,
And fire his element.
And if a wounded soldier
In the streets of Monterey,
Or friend or foe, look’d up to him
Imploring whence he lay,
He stooped to wipe the drops of pain
That dimmed the pallid brow,
Or proffered from his own canteen
A drink—l see him now.
At red Buena Vista,
My part 1 could not bear—
But they tell me that the brown surtout
And the old white horse were there.
And well do 1 believe it,
For the foe stood four to one,
And without old Rough and Ready
How had the fight been won 1
I’ve worn the sergeant’s chevron,
And I may wear it yet—
But old Rough and Ready tells me
I shall wear the epaulette—
But in the ranks or out of them,
To him I’ll still prove, steady,
And long as I’ve a tongue to talk
Speak out for Rough and Ready.
Thus spoke the war-worn soldier
To his comrades as they lay,
Beneath the breast-work, where they served
The guns the live long day.
And their sleepiness and weariness
It fairly chased away,
When of Rio Grande’s hero,
Spoke the man from Monterey.
A Pleasant Incident.
A young Soldier from Taylor's Army.
At a meeting of the Rough and Ready Club of one
of the Philadelphia city wards held on Tuesday even
ing last, a'ter the business had been transacted and an
adjournment was about to take place, a pale faced
youth, apparently about nineteen years of age, and a
stranger to all present, asked permission of the’ Presi
dent to say a few words about General Tavlor His
request was of course granted. There was a profound
silence m the meeting when he rose, and with some
trepidation, apologised for asking to be heard. He said
he had reason to know General Taylor, he knew him
as a man and a soldier. He had been in his army sev
enteen months, and a portion of that time, when he
was sick and exhausted by long marches, and ready to
die, he found a warm hearted friend and protector in
General Zachary Taylor. “ Gentlemen,” said he, “I
am but nineteen years old—l am a stranger here, and
never attempted to speak in public. But I have read
in some of the papers attacks upon General Taylor’s
charcter as a man—charging him with inhumanity and
cruelty,and I want to say bluntly, that such charges
are false—falsefrombeginningtoend.no matter who
utters them. I have seen cruelty and inhumanity on
the part of subordinate officers to their men—inhuman
punishment inflicted for slight offences ; but never in
the presence of General Taylor —who was always a
kind father and protector to the poor soldier, and whom
every honest soldier in his army loved. No man of hon
or who ever served under him will charge him with
cruelty, either to his own troops or to the enemy. I
was with him at Fort Brown—marched with him to
Point Isabel—was in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca
and Monterey. After the capture <>f Matamoras, in
stead of using one of the houses in the city as his quar
ters, he gave them all up to the sick, wounded and suf
fering soldiers, and slept in his tent or a bed that was
not more than four inches above the mud and water
that.surrounded it.
The speaker related many interesting incidents con
nected with the movements of the army, illustrating
the benevolence of General Taylor, and the perfect con
fidence of the troops in the goodness of his heart, and
his skill as a commander. “ He made us all feel as if
every man was double, and had twice the strength we
really possessed, and could do twite as much as any
I other army in the world. But was always the first to
meet danger, and used to tell us to watch him close and
never run till he run . But he never ran from the ene
my; he never turned away lrom a suffering soldier with
out doing all that he could to relieve and cheer him.
On the march to Seralvo, “ continued the youth, “my
I strength gave out, and had it not been for Gen. Tay
lor, 1 might have been left upon the road to die or be
1 murdered. But he saw me, and knew from my looks
that I was exhausted. He took me up and set me on
his own mule, arid 1 rode with him in that way for
several clays. He saved my life then, and I am ready
to give him every drop of my blood, whenever he
wants a soldier.” * * * *
“At one time we were almost outofprovisions. We
had nothing to eat but musty biscuit, and slushed, mag
gotty pork. An officer went to General Taylor and
complained that he could not eat such food Well,
sir,’ said the General, ‘ come and take your dinners
with me. The invitation was gladly accepted, and
the officer gladly anticipating a first rate dinner, dres
sed himsell up, and went to the quarters of the Gener
al, but instead of finding a regular dinner table, filled
with delicacies, he saw the General sitting before a
fire, toasting a piece of the same old slushed pork on
a stick, and that with some musty biscuit and a little
bean soup, made tlie dinner for himself and the disap
pointed officer who expected to dine on roast beef and
plum pudding. That gentleman did’ut eat anymore
dinners with Gen. Taylor.
The young soldier continued his interesting narrative
about twenty minutes, his bright eyes often flashing
with indignation, when speaking of the slander with
which Gen. Taylor is assailed, and his voice trembling
with emotions of gratitude and affection in the relation
of ihe benevolent acts of the noble hero and patriot.
We need not say that he was frequently interrupted by
the hearty applause of the meeting. At the conclusion
of his remarks, the President, having ascertained from
ihe stranger his name, announced to the audience that
the young man who had addressed them was Serg’t.
Edward Sherman, ot Massachusetts.
Mr. Sherman was elected by acclamation an honor
ary member of ihe Club. If this paragraph should meet
his eye, he would oblige us by calling at the office of the
Daily News.—Philadelphia News.
The Hunter of Tallulah.
The following is one of a series of highly interest
ing “ Letters from the Alleghany Mountains,” which
appearing in the National Intelligencer.
Tallulah Falls, Ga. April 29, 1848.
The subject of my present letter is Adam Vandever,
“ the Hunter of Tallulah.” His fame reached my cars
soon after arriving at this.place, and having obtained a
guide, I paid him a visit at his residence, which is plant
ed directly at the mouth of the Tallulah chasm. He
lives in a log cabin, occupying the centre of a small
valley, through which the Tallulah river winds its way
ward course. It is completely hemmed m on all sides
by wild and abrupt mountains, and one of the most ro
mantic and beautiful nooks imaginable. Vandever is
about sixty years of age, sma 11 in statue, has a regu
lar built weasel face, a small grey eye, and wears a
long white beard. He wasborn in South Carolina,spent
his early manhood in the wilds of Kentucky, and the
fast thirty years of his file in the wilderness of Georgia.
By way of a frolic, he took a part in the Creek war, and
is said to have killed more Indians than any other white
man in the army. In the battle of Ottassee aiorte, he is
reported to have sent his rifle ball through the hearts of
twenty poor heathen, merely because they had an un
dying passion for their native hills, which they could
not bear to leave for an unknown wilderness. But Van
dever aimed his rifle at the command of his country,
and of course the charge of cold-blooded butchery does
not rest upon his head He is now living with his third
wife,and claims to be the father of over thirty chil
dren, only five of whom, however, are living under his
roof, the remainder being dead or scattered over the
world. During the summer months he tills, with his
own hand, the lew acres of land which cons'itute his
domain. His live stock consists of a mule and 3ome
half-dozen goats, together with a number of dogs.
On inquiring into his forest life, he gave me, among
others, the following particulars. When the hunting
season commences, early in November; lie supplies
himself with every variety of shooting materials, steel
i traps, and a comfortable stock of provisions, and pla
cing them upon his mule, starts for some wild region
among the mountains, where he remains until the fol
lowing spring. The shanty which he occupies during
this season is of the rudest character, with one side
always open, as he tells me, for the purpose of having an
abundance ot fresh air. In killing wild animals he pur
sues but two methods,called” fire-lightiim” and“ still
hunting.” His favorite game is the deer, but be is not
particular, and secures the fur of every four-legged
creature that may happen to cross his path. The larg
est number of skins that he ever brought home at one
time was six hundred, among which were those of the
bear, the black and gray wolf the panther, the wild cat,
the fox, the coon, and some dozen other varieties. He
computes the number of deer he has slain in hia life
time at four thousand. When spring arrives and he
purposes to return to his valley home, ne packs his furs
upon his old mule, and, seating himself upon the pile
oi plunder, makes a bee-line out of the wilderness.
And, by those who have seen him in this homeward
bound condition, I am told he presents one of the most
curious and romantic pictures imaginable. While
among the mountains, his beast subsists upon whatever
it may happen to lean in its forest rambles, and, when
the first supply of his own provisions is exhausted, he
usually contents bin self with wild game, which he is
often compelled to devour unaccompanied with bread
or salt. Hi-'mule is the smallest and most miserable
looking creature of the kind that 1 ever saw,and glories
in the singular name of “ The Devil and Tom Walk
er.” When Vandever informed me of this tact, which
he did with a self-satisfied air, 1 told him that the first
portion of the mule’s name was much more applicable
to himself than to the dumb beast; whereupon
he “ grinned horribly a ghastly smile,” as if lhad
paid him a compliment. Old Vandever is an illiterate
man, and when I asked him to give me his opinion of
President Polk, he replied ; “ 1 never seed the Gover
nor of this State ; for, when he come to this country
some years ago, I was off on ’tother side of the ridge,
shooting deer. I voted for the General, and that’s all
I know about him.” Very well! and this thought I,
is one ot’ the freemen of our land, who help to elect
our rulers!
On questioning my hunter friend with regnrd to some
of his adventures, he commenced a rigmarole narra
tive, which would have lasted a whole month had 1 not
politely requested hint to keep his mouth closed while
1 took a portrait of him in pencil. His stories all bore
a strong family likeness, but were evidently to be relied
on, and proved conclusively that the man knew not
1 what it was to fear. As specimens of the whole, I will
, outline a lew. On one occasion he came up to large
. gray wolf, into whose head he discharged a ball. Tne
animal did not drop, but made its way into an adjoin
\ ing cavern and disappeared. Vandever waited awhile
Rt the opening, and as he could not bear or see his game,
be concluded that it had ceased lo breathe ; whereupon
he fell upon his hands and knees,and entered the cave.
On reaching the bottom he found the wolf alive, when
a “ clinch fight” ensued, and the hunter’s knife com
i pletely severed the heart of the animal. Oil dragging
out the dead wolf into the sunlight, it was found that
! his lower jaw had been broken, which was probably the
reason why he had not succeeded in destroying the
i hunter.
At one time, when he was out of ammunition, his
j dogs fell upon a large bear, and it so happened that the
; latter got one of the former in his power, and was about
to squeeze it to death. This was a sight the hunter
could not endure,so he unsheated his huge knife and
assaulted the black monster. The bear tore off nearly
every rag ofhisclothing, and in making his first plunge
with his knite, he completely cut off two ol his own fin
gers, instead of injuring the bear. He was now in a per
fect frenzy ot pain and rage, and in making another
effort succeeded to his satisfaction, and gained the vtc
toiy, the bear weighed 350 pounds.
On another occasion he had fired at a large buck
near the brow of the precipice some thirty feet high,
which hangs over one of the pools in the Tallulah riv
er. On seeing the buck drop, he took it for granted
that he was about to die, when he approached the an
imal for the purpose of cutting its throat. To his great
surprise, however the buck suddenly sprung to his feet
and made a tremendous rush at the hunter, with a
view.of throwing him oft’.the ledge. But what was
more remarkable, the animal succeeded in its effort,
though not until Vandever had obtained a fair hold of
the buck's antlers, when the twain performed a sumer
set into the pool below. The buck made its escape,
and Vandever was not seriously injured in any partic
ular. About a month subsequent to that time he kil
led a buck, which had a bullet-wound in the lower part
of its neck, whereupon he concluded that he had final
ly triumphed over the animal which had given him the
unexpected ducking.
But the most remarkable escape which old Vandever
ever experienced happened on this wise. He was en
camped upon one of the loftiest mountains in Union
county. Itwas near the twilight hour, and he had
heard the howl of a wolf. With a view of ascertaining
the direction whence it came, he climbed upon anjim
mense boulder-rock, (weighing perhaps fifty tons,)
which stood on the very brow of a steep hill-side.—
While standing upon this boulder fie suddenly felt
a swinging sensation,and to his astonishment he found
that it was about to make a fearful plunge into the
ravine half a mile below him. As fortune would - have
it, the limb of an oak tree dropped over the rock ; and,
as the rock started from its totltsh foundation, he seiz
ed the limb, and thereby saved his life. The dreadful
crashing ol the boulder as it descended the mountain
side came to the hunter’s ear while he was suspended
m the air, and by the time it had reached the bottom
he dropped himself on the very spot which had been
vacated by the boulder. Vundeversaid that this was
the only time in his life when he had been really fright
ened, and he also added, that tor one day after this es
cape he did not care a ringer’s snap for the finest game
in the wilderness.
While on my visit to Vandever’s cabin, one of his
boys came home from a fishing expedition,and on ex
amining his fish 1 was surprised to find a couple of
shad and three or four striped bass or rock fish. They
had been taken in the Tallulah, just below the chasm,
by means of a wicker net, and at a point distant from
the ocean at least two hundred and titty miles. [ had
been informed that the Tallulah abounded in trout,
but I was prepared to find salt water fish in this remote
mountain wilderness.
Since I have introduced the above youthful Vandever
to my readers, I will record a single one of his deeds,
which ought to give him a fortune, or at least
an education. The incident occurred when he was in
his twelfth year. He and a younger brother had been
gathering berries on a mountain-side, and were distant
Irotn home about two miles. While carelessly tramp
ing down the weeds and bushes, the younger boy was
bitten by a rattlesnake on the calf of his leg. In a few
moments thereafter the unhappy child fell to the ground
in great pain , and the pair were of course in unexpec
ted tribulation. The elder boy, having succeeded in
killing the rattlesnake, conceived the idea, as the only
alternative of carrying his little brother home upon hts
back. And this deed did the noble fellow accomplish.
For two long miles did he carry his heavy burden, over
rocks aud down the watercourses, and in an hour after
he had reached his father’s cabin the younger child was
dead ; and the heroic boy was in a state of insensibility
from the fatigue and heat which he had experienced.—
He recovered, however, aftd is now apparently in the
enjoyment of good health, though when 1 fixed my ad
miring eyes upon him, it seemed to me he was lar from
bei Ig strong, and it was evident that a shadow rested
upon his brow.
The ieft>haiided Fiddler.
Everybody out here in the west has either seen or
heard ot Gov. L—“ Black Bob,” as he is familiarly
called by his constituents, lie is the most famous “elec
tioneerer” in all Kentucky, liis popularity is unbound
ed, and I believe he never sustained a defeat before
the people. He is a noble, generous fellow, possessing
fine talents and an inexhaustible fund ot humor. It
would” do you good ” to hear one ot his popular har
rangues. The blues fly before the light of his wit, as
the mist before the rays of the sun. His career has
not however, been always without difficulty, and at
times he has been so pushed as to save himself only by
the“ skin of his teeth.”
1 well remember the celebrated Congressional can
vass between Gov. L. and Mr.G——. In this in
stance the Governor had a competitor “ worthy of ins
steel.” Mr. G. was a man of talent and tact, and it
required all the ingenuity otGov. L. to manage him.
It wascvident, from the commencement ofthe* contest,
that the race would be an unusual close one. All de
pended upon the vote ot one of the mountain counties
of the district, whither both candidates directed their
steps a few days before the election. They met at a
great barbacue, where nearly every citizen of the coun
ty had congregated. I suppose, Mr. Blade, you have
never been present at a western barbacue. Weil, I
sha 1 not now attempt to describe one. Suffice it to say
that it is unlike any gathering you ever witnessed in
Yankee land. Eating, drinking “speechifying ” and
dancing, are the order of the day. The dance is car
ried on out of doors, under the shade ot the thick grow
ing forest—not in heated close rooms but where
the delightful breezes of Heaven fan the brow, and
give elasticity and vigor to the limbs of the young and
gay, as they “ trip it on the light fantastic toe.”
“ Well, as before stated, it was at one oftlio-e “free
and easy gatherings that the two rivals met. On the
stump Mr. G. could’nt “hold a candle” to Black Bob.
He was literally immolated by the ready wit and bril
liant repartee ofhis“ sooty” competitor. But he pos
sessed an accomplishment to which Gov. L. was al
most a strang He was a fine musician; and alter
the speaking was concluded, Mr. G. took a violin in
his hand, and gently and sweetly drawing the bow
across the strings, in a moment the woods were
vocal with the merry laugh, and the ground trembling
beneath the dancing feet of the gay and happy throt g.
It was plainly to be seen, before tne first dance was over,
that cat-gut was in the ascendency, and that the
friends oTGov. L. were rapidly deserting him. Scarce
ly halt an hour had elapsed, ere the hitherto uncon
querable Black Bob stood alone, gazing in melancholy
mood upon the triumph of his antagonist. The ladies
eyes sparkled brightly as Mr. G. busily plied the bow,
while the men expressed their admiration in loud and
repeated huzzas. This was a trying moment for old
Bob ; but his fruitful genius was not long in inventing
apian by which to extricate himself from an unpleas
ant dilemma. Calling Tom Buster—Tom was a lead
er in that region, and decidedly some was Tom Buster
he told him that he had a contidenial communication to
make, but which he did not wish to be mentioned by
any one. Os course Tom promised to keep dark, and
the Governor began:
“ Do you observe said he “ that G. plays the fiddle
with his left hand ?”
“ Yes 1 do, but then he is left handed.”
“ Not a bit of it,” replied the wily politician—“ not a
bit ol it. I know him well, have heard him play a thou
sand times—and down in the valley and among the
aristocrats of the towns, he always plays with his right
hand—and most splendid music he makes, too ; but
he thinks left handed music good enough for your
mountain boys. It you speak to him about it, of course
he’ll deny it, but I’ll tell you it is true.”
“ Well,cuss him, we’ll have no more of hisZefr-hand
ded music—he shall give us some of his best licks, or
I’ll be—il he shall stay in these diggins,” roared the
infuriated Tom.
Walking directly in front of Mr. G., he seized him
by the arm, told him in loud and commanding tones, to
stop his left handed work, and give them a touch of the
right sort. In vain Mr. G. declared that he could not
play \fith the right hand—in vain he protested and im
plored. The indignant crowd, sympathising with Tom
and wounded in their pride by the trick of she aristo
cratic fiddler, gathered around poor G , and cried aloud
for right-handed music. The storm waxed louder, the
excitement sweiied higher, until finally the discomfitted
fiddler, concluding that prudence was the better part
of valor, beats hasty retreat, leaving Black Bob sole
possessor of the field. Thus was the battle fought, and
the victory won. At the election, a week later, nearly
every vote m that county was cast for Gov. L.
How uncertain are all human calculations. The very
plans that promise success often, as was the case with
the left-handed fiddler, become the means of our de
struction.
Turneps, Radishes, &c.
Report read before the recent meeting of the Hew
berry Agricultural Society.
The Committee on Turneps, Radishes, Berts and
Carrots, submit the following Report :
The proper preparation of the soil, in the culture of
these vegetables, should be first attended to. Ol those
on which the Committee are appointed to present their
Views, the Turnep is regarded as the most import
ant.
The soil should be ploughed deep—it is best to break
it up about six inches, with the EaM e plow, and then
follow with the subsoil plow, to the depth of four or five
inches more. This should be followed with the harrow,
so as completely to pulverize the soil.
For the Ruta Baga Turuep, the ground should be
laid off 18 inches apart, and tile furrows should be six
inches deep. The manure should be drilled in the fur
row, and covered by turning a furrow each way—then
open the ridge by a slight furrow, sow the seed by
hand at the rate of two or three pounds to the acre—
follow this, with a slight dressing of ashes, and cover
the seed with rakes. The seed should be put in as ear
ly as the Ist of August. As soon as the plants appear,
and are ol proper size, thin them down to 10 inches in
the drill, and work them caipfully with the hoe. In
the course ot two or three weeks, a second working
should follow. This will usually make the crop. As
the plants begin to grow above the ground, the earth
should be drawn up to them, to protect the roots from
the sun, and from tne winter’sfrost.
Common Turneps should,be sown from the 15ih to the
last of August. If sown broad cast, as soon as a stand
is up, and they should appear too thick, run the har
row over them, and sea tier a few seed on the places
destitute of plants. By this means a proper stand can
be procured.
w hen the ground is sown broad-cast, it should be
made rich, by the necessary quantity of good coinpost
manure. This should be lightly plowed under, after
having been carefully spread, so as to furnish the prop
er nutriment equal to the whole crop
Among the many excellent varieties of Turneps, are
the Swan’s Egg, Dales Hybrid, Large Globe and Large
White Globe. This last, is one ot the best varieties
for the table and field use ; in fact the best large Turn
er) known. The large Purple Top, is an excellent field
Tumep, and should be generally sown for stock. For
early table use, the White Flat Dutch, and the Yel
low Slowe, are to be preferred. The Ruta Baga, as a
table Turnep, is by many preferred during the winter,
to any other variety. It will continue tit tor use more
than a month later than any other. It possesses more
nutriment, and is superior to the common Turnep, for
feeding milch cows, imparting little or no flavor, to the
butter or milk.
The Turnep is subject to the attack of the fly. To
prevent the ravages ot this insect, it is a good plan to
alternate the land with Sweet Potatoes. The crop
should be taken off before it goes to seed, which, if
permitted, will greatly impoverish the soil. The land
is then in good condition to plant in potatoes, which
are usually taken off by the last of October. There is
then ample time till the next sowing, to give the land
additional manuring. The best remedy to prevent the
injurious effect of the fly, is Gypsum sowed broad-cast,
over the leaves of young plants, while the dew is on, at
the rate of three or four bushels to the acre.
Radishes —Prepare the land in the best manner, by
manuring an J digging deep, or breaking up well with
the spade—and sow early in ffie season, the Turnip
Rooted and Long Scarlet sorts—broad-cast sowing
will answer, if the ground has been kept clean. It is
best, however, in garden culture, to sow in drills, one
toot apart—to be tinnned out ?to a suitable stand, as
soon as they have three or four leaves. 7 hey can be
sown in their drills between onions, but must be pull
ed before the leaves crowd the young onions. Sow
the best kinds every two or three weeks during the
Spring. The Spanish varieties are the best adapted
for fall or winter use.
Beets may be sown from the middle of Match to the
Ist of April, in drill, a foot or 14 inches apart. When
the plains are from three to four inches high, thin out
to six or eight inches. Make the ground and
spade or dig up the ground deep. A few of the Turnep
Rooted Beets, may be sown for early use, but the best
variety is the Long Blood Beet, which grows to a large
size. The Mangel Wurtzel grows well in our climate,
and deserves greater attention than it has received—as
food for Cattle, it is the best food which can be fed to
milch cattle during winter; and yields a large quantity
of rich milk aud good butter. They are excellent for
hogs, and yield heavy crops.
Carrots. — Ihe Early Horse, and Orange, are ea-
teemed the best for family use. The directions for
Beets, will answer forCatrots, only they do not require
so much distance between the plants as Beets. Sow
from March to May, in light, mellow, and sandy soil,
and dig the 9oil deep. The Red and White Alting
ham, are larger kinds, and have been loighiy recom
mended as healthy and nutricious food for Horses—
and the following is recommended for field culture.—
Plough the ground deeply in the fall or winter. In the
Spring, plow again, and throw it into ridges, two feet
apart-spread the manure between the furrows —plow
the ridges over it, and leave them the same distance as
before, and sow in May in slight furrows, and pass the
harrow over. When tne plants are about two inches
high, they should be hoed, and the plants singled out
tour or five inches apart—keep the ground free from
grass and weeds. They keep generally well in the
ground, without taking them up during winter.
Agricultural Fair at Stone Mountain.
This exhibition was better arranged and more numer
ously attended lhan any previous one of the kind in the •
State. Indeed, the public interest manifested was most I
gratifying to the friends of rural improvement in Geor
gia. The Association possesses in its own hands all the |
elements, not only ts success, but of honorable distinc- j
tion in the cause of Agriculture at the South. A little j
more experience and confidence on the part of its offi- ‘
cers, will place this institution on a permanent basis, I
and enable it to confer great benefits on the communi
ty. The proceedings of the Association, the premiums ‘
awarded, &c., are to be published in pamphlet form.
There were a few good Horses and Fillies on the
ground. “ Col, Harney,” a sorrel Colt four years old, 1
sired by Ainsworth’s Traveller of Tennessee, dam j
half sister to Boston by Timoleon, is a muscular and
well formed animal. Two fillies of the same stock
were exhibited. They are the property of Col. Fran- !
cis Irving of Cass county. Several other Stallions and j
a few good Mares and Colts were shown. Os Neat
Cattle very few were exhibited, and these Durhams.
Not a cow, nor ox, nor steer was present—much to \
our disappointment. This defect is inexcusable ; for
Georgia possesses native cows and working oxen wor
thy of premiums, for they are profitable, consuming j
comparatively little food and yield a good return in
work or dairy producis. The way to improve the com
mon run of mean cows and steers, is to exhibit to all
the farmers who attend cattle Shows specimens, not of
high-priced imported animals, but choice and valuable
natives of the soil.
Messrs. Wm. Eve and Geo. L. Twiggs of Rich
mond county exhibited each a splendid bull; both of
which took premiums. Mr. Eves obtained a premium
on a beautiful bull calf and alsooneon hogs. Strange
to teli, only-two swine were shown and they by Mr. E.
Not a * heap was on the ground ; but dogs were abun
dant
VOL. XXVI.—No. 24.
Very few agricultural implements were exhibited.
No plows nor harrows ; no hoes, axes, shovels, spades,
pitch forks, cradles, ox-yokes, carts nor wagons and
the like. There was shown, however, a straw-cutter
by Mr. Harris of Decatur, and an excellent grainr
thrasher—made by James Winship of Morgan coun
ty, which is sold at S2O. It is driven by two horses and
thrashes 200 bushels in ten hours. Mr. W. presented
a beautiful cotton girrof his manufacture.
Maj. Cooper did much in the way of making up m
respectable Show. Through his agency, thre was a
large and creditable exhibition of Wleat: and some*
thing like a close competition’ for the several premi
ums to be awarded. The best samples sold freely at
two dollars a bushel for seed at the close of the Fair.
The Iron Works with which Mr. Cooper is so well
identified, sent specimens o( railroad, common bar and
band iron, castings, &.c., which were creditable to that
entemrising, and pioneer establishment. Mott’s Stove
and Cauldron, cast so as to fit one to the other, is valu
able on any farm to cook food for hogs and other ani
mals. It is sold at the furnace at S2O.
Several Cotton Mills sent samples of cloth and yarn,
all of which were excellent goods. No one doubts the
success of this branch of home industry. In household
manufactures the Ladies made a fine display. Mrs. Oc
tavus Cohen of Savannah, presented a Piano Cover so
beautifully and richly wrought with the needle, that
S3OO were offered for it and refused.
Young Bogos of Augusta exhibited a charming pic
ture of the Head of Eve, painted by himslf. All ad
mired the skill and talents of this promising genius.
Miss Emma Wray, also of this city, sent a painting by
her of a “ Ship on Fire,” Mrs. L A Smith and Miss
Winningham, of Stone Mountain, and Miss Adeline
Holmes of Gwiiinet'e, added to the variety and inter
est ot the exhibition by sending vases of splendid wax
flowers to the Ladiesdepartrfient. Had the gentlemen
done as well as their wives and daughters, the Fair
would have been doubly attractive.
Several mechanics deserve honorable mention in our
columns for the several articles exhibited by them. Mr.
Thos. Richards, ot this City.exhibted some superb
specimens of Blank Books, from his bindery estab
lishments.
Messrs. E. R. Hodson ife Brothers, of Athens,
presented a substantial and elegant Post Coach made at
their factory. A beautiful family carriage was shown
by Mr. H. L. French ot Bairdstown , and a superb
buggy by Mr. Bond of Augusta. Mr. Hatch of the
me city exhibited sadddiesand harness equal to any
in the Union. Mr. J. W. Zinn sent up a box of soda
crackers, made of Georgia flour, worthy of all praise.
Mr. a pair of fancy boots which sold at s2l at
auction. Mr. Joseph Looney of Covington, had an
“ Odd Rocker” tor washing gold—a valuable improve
ment. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the
Association condemning the holding of political meet
ings at or near the grounds where agricultural Fairs are
held, and when in session. Prof. Means delivered an
admirable Address on the occasion. The Editor of the
Cultivator was invited to speak and did so. Every
thing passed off to the satisfaction of all, so far as we
saw or heard. —Southern Cultivator.
The Sword Breaking Story Examined.
The Democracy have procured two men to make
affidavits to the truth of the story, that Gen. Caasdid
break his sword at Hull’s surrender. Unfortunately,
the men resided at a distance from each other and had
not an opportunity to compare notes. The result is,
that their affidavits utterly destroy each other. One of
them swears that “he saw Gen. Cass break his sword
at the pickets, where Gen. Brock met McArthur
the Well Springs, below Detroit, anJ
he was within six feet of Cass at the time!”
The other witness, who is endorsed by the Washing
ton Union as “ the very highest authority,” says :
“At the time Hull surrendered the entire northwest*
em army. General Cass (then Colonel) and Colonel
McArthur, with 350 men under their command, were
about six miles from Detroit, and on being notified that
they, together with their troops, were included in the
surrender, and that they were required to give up their
arms, Gen. Cass indignantly broke his sword over a
stone, and hurled the fragments to the ground, refusing
to surrender it to a British officer.”
One of these witnesses must be wrong. Cass cer
tainly did not break the same sword at the same time
at two different places, six miles apart .’ We ac
knowledge many of his extra feats, but feel assured
that there must be some mistake in this matter abou t
breaking the aword. We are the more constrained to
believe that there has not only been a mistake with one
of these witnesses, but that bothoi them have spoken
without the record, from the fact that other and more
reliable men tell quite a different story. Let any rea
sonable man, for instance read the subjoined statement
of Col. McDonald, and mark particularly aII the cir
cumstances, and he cannot fail to conclude, that this
whole sword story is a miserable fabrication to de
cieve the honest people :
“House of Represent a tives, (
Washington City, 26th July, 1848. J
“Sir: —Col. John McDonald, of Ohio, one of my
constituents, who was in the service of the United
States during the war with England in 1812, in an
swer to a letter of mine making some inquiries has
written the rnclos-d lettet in reply, which I send to
you tor publication, as it relates to some oi the most in
teresting incidents which occurred at the time of Hull’s
surrender. Very respectfully,
JOHN L. TAYLOR.
To the Editor of the Battery.
Poplar Ridge, near Lattas, Ross Cos , (0 ,)>
July 18th, 1848. \
Gen. J. L. Taylor Dear Hit .‘—Your letter some
time since was duly received, making some inquiry of
me respecting McArthur and Cass having broken their
swords at Detroit, when General Hull surrendered the
American army, on the 16th of August, 181*2. The
truth is, that neither McArthur nor Cass was present
when the surrender took place. The reason of their
absence is as follows : Captain Brush and Mr. Creigh
ton, with a detachment of about 150 volunteers
from Chillicothe and vicinity were escorting a large
supply of provisions to Hull's army, and having aniv
ed at the river Raisin, which is 36 miles south of De
troit, they were mloimed that a large body ot Indians
were lying in wait for them at Brownstown. Captain
Brush sent an express rider through the woods to Gen.
Hull, informing him of his critical situation. Gen. Huli
immediately sent Major Vanhorn with his battalion
of volunteers to escort Captain B. with his stores, to
Detroit. The Indians met Major Vanhorn at Browns
town, and deleated him. Vanhorn, with his broken
battalion, returned the same night after his defeat
The next day Colonel Miller, with his regiment, end
the remains of Vanhorn's battalion, were sent to escort
Captain Brush and his stores to Detroit. Miller mov
ed on his force, and was met by the British and Indi
ans at a place called Maguagaw. A severe battle was
fought. Miller drove the enemy, but he was much
crippled in the battle, having lom, in killed and wound
ed, nearly one-fourth of his men, and he then returned
to Detroit, without effecting the object of the expedi
tion. The next morning after Col. Miller’s return to
headquarters, McArthur, who was the near neighbor
of Captain Brush’s detachment, urged Gen. Huff to
permit himself and Col. Ca3s to go to the River Raisin,
on a different route than had been pursued bv Maior
Vanhorn and Colonel Miller.
On Friday morning, the 14th of August, Cols. Mc-
Arthur and Cass, with between 500 and 600 men left
headquarters to go to the Raisin. I accompanied this
expedition. They went on until Saturday, at noon
when they were overtaken by an express from General’
Hull, informing them that the British General had ar
rived at Sandwich with a large force, aud had sent a
flag demanding the surrender of Detroit. Gen. Hull
directed McArthur to hurry back to Detroit, with the
least possible delay. Colonels McArthur and Cass
now retraced their steps towards Detroit, with forc
ed marches, until nearly midnight. The men were
then permitted to rest their weary limbs, until daybreak,
when they resumed their toilsome inarch. When they
arrived within four or five miles of Detroit, a tew men
were sent out to reconnoitre. When this party return
ed they reported that the Biitish flag was floating over
the tort at Detroit. This was unexpected news. Mc-
Arthur and Cass then retreated to a branch of the river,
over which was a bridge. Here the detachment was
j halted for consultation. We were without provisions.
| Our situation was now perilous. We were five or six
; miles from Detroit. VVhilst the officers were called to
| geiher for cousultation, a white flag was seen approach
j in<, carried by Major Chambers ot the British army. —
With him was Captain Elliott and two Indians. As
1 these men came to us they presented to McArthur the
| articles of capitulation agreed to by Gei*emi Hull and
[ the British commander, in the treaty of surrender the
officers’ side arms, and all private property, was secur
ed to the owners. No search was made for private
property—no swoids were demanded or broken. The
articles of the treaty were strictly complied with by the
enemy. The sword which Gen. McArthur carried on
the occasion is now in the possession ot his son, living
in Chillicothe ; and I have no doubt Gen. Cass’sword
is snugly Stowed away in his own house. If any doubt
the truth of the statement here made, by reference to
the files of the Y\ ar Department the original articles of
the treaty of capitulation will l found; wh ch prove
that all officers’ siJe arms and private arms ami pri
vate property were secured to their owners How the
raise, absurd, and ridiculous stoiy of McArthur and
Lass having indignantly broken their swords rather
than surrender them to the enemy, gained circulation
is now difficult to imagine. You may rely on the fore
going statement to be strictly true, though told in a
clumsy manner. 1 remain, sir, your humble servant
_ _ , , John McDonald.
r. b. I was Quartermaster to McArthur’s regiment,
and accompanied him on every edition.
England, and sell at the rate of fifty for twen
tv-two cents. They are pronounced to be aa
flex able as the quill, and far mere durable