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By LOMAX & ELLIS I
Volume XVII.
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TENNENT LOMAX & ROSWELL ELLIS.
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
PEYTON H. COLQUITT, Associate Editor.
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LOMAX Y. ELLIS.
Columbus. Am ill lt>: ■
8 V. MVETtN J. J UABTIM.
MARTIN & MAR TIN
Attorneys at Law,
eex-rnwciiTrs, ga.
*’flice on Brohd Str^t—OverGunby &. Darnel.
Columbue, Jan. 9, 1857. WiVtwly.
JR E. WELLBORN. Jf.RE. N. WILLIANI9. j
WELLBORN A WILLIAMS.
A TTO II NETS AT LAW, ;
i l lyton, Alabama*
\\r ILL lv*promptaiieiitioi* to th collection of all ciitira* j
\\ e.*nruHt}d tothelrr.nre In Barnour coaiitT. et 4 >
MARION BETIIUNE,
A V TOR VR Y A T 1. A W ,
TALBOTTON, Talbot County. 6a
October 24th. 1856. “'twit.
W. S, JOHNSON.
AITUIt NK Y A T LAM.
<’ u s s e r a,
Chattahoochee County, <n.
■i’ vne. aUenlJomo tbe practice: In Obattftho<*cho** •
COBDtiA*. ftp 4 2ft—WrlW |J* ‘
ROBERT W. HOWARD.
ATTO RN E Y A T L A W ,
CRAWFOHD. ALA.
4 .ptetnber S, tßst*. -twAwll
S. A. M’LEiNDON,
attorney at l a tv.
Fort Gaines Ga
\TiLL. r.romotly attend to atl busirp"** pfiuasipfl to bln
*V care—part'cul rlv Collecting. novWwtwly
PEYTON H. COI.aUITT,
\ VT o R N K v T LA W ,
fOU'.UBI'!t. GA.
* twice, up stairs,over Col. Holt's office, Randolph si.
mar W. 1855 wAtwl(
BAUGH & BLADE,
attorneys at law,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
\~\Ti Lt. .;ractie-:*•• ia Muscogeeand th\sadjoinini<?tiuU* , i! j
V T of (JHoi-fifia and \laban>
Office over Bank ->f ’ol'mbM, Brwl ®tr*?ei. i
HOP aP-T BAUGH • 3 3 ‘ *l****:. j
Columbus, <a. March 27, J
w]"~ A. BYRD,
attorney at la rr.
COTHHERT— Randolph County, Ga. j
4*7TLL practicetn the Pataalaand Soathwerteyn OireotW. J
V> All entrusted t>. hi, care will received prnrnpt j
ttealion. mXI9-l>.
—— “ mi
RAMSEY <k KING,
Attorneys at Law,
Hamilton,Ga. Columbus, G* •
October 21—w ly _ I
THOMAS A. COLEMAN,
attorney AT law,
CUTHBERT, GEORGIA.
WILL practice in the Pataula a "d Southwestern Circmta. :
Refers to Hon. David Ividdoo, J. S C. P. C. Cu'hbert. |
February 24, 1857. w J
GRICE & WALLACE,
ATT
HUTLER. GEORGIA
rvriLl. give prompt attention all busluoas out mated to
W. IVErICB. WMB.WAI.I.A.R.
December IG—
”®DMM W. (DDBS,
attorney at law,
PRESTOS, Webster Coanty, Oa.
WILL practice in the counties of Clay,Chattahoochee,
Webster, Early, Randolph, Stewart and Sumter.
Particular attention given to collecting and remitting.
January 27, 1857—wti. 4
JOHN V HEARD
A rt k at law.
Colquitt, Miller Cos., Ga
January 20, 1857 wly- __ - __
S.s. STAFFORD,
attorney at la a ,
BLAKELY, EARLY COUNTY. GA.
Wtf.
______ _
OLIVER & CLEMENTS,
\ rTOR NE Y S AT LA W,
BUENA VISTA,
MARION COUNTY,GA.
W. i ...ALiicelulhecounUe*of Marion Maco.i, iewnrt
1 farlor, Chattahoochee. Kinchatoonee. and any of ioe
adjoiaingcountiet when tboir services
THADtra OLIVtR. P. W. QLEXM3 •
September tt. ‘
J. FOGLE & SON,
‘UlrffTh DENTISTS,
ObFICKoo KktQdoiph Str^iuvur Hrnad, Columbus. Ga.
Columbus. May 9. 1*67. w&twtf
VVM F lef:, d.d .s7
‘■TiTODENTAL surgeon.
OFFICE comer of Broad and Randolph Streets,
Columbus, Georgia
uitiw
iRBSt CUSHMAN,
■>V inter Building, 48 Broad Street, (East Side j
COLUMBUS GA
October 25, 56 wAtnw.v.
~~ if AVI ILTOY A PLAIVE,
Attorneys aid Counsellors at Law,
CO iUEIEUS, GA.
r above firm have renewed their Copartnership, and
2 will devote the moat assiduous attention to the pro
fession in the counties of Moftcoeee, Harris, Talhoi end
Chattahoochee, in thi* State.and in ID M3 i county, Ala.
Office, front room over K. Barnard'* amre
January 28,18&7. w&twtl.
LAST CHANCE!
rt) su it i; on f o r
McINTYRE’S
BKATTOPXS'TTX.T/r eBJ.ODaEJB
AIBHOTYPIS.
Aa he will remain but a lew day* longer in Columbus.
Go early in the day to secure a aitting. ap4—twif
NEW YORK CLOTHING.
Jeanlttga, Wheeler dt Cos., 43 Chamber* N.Y.
MANi r AcTUKfclt** and wholesale dealex-H In CLOTHING
Leg so call the attention of buyers, to their ‘very large
and well selected stock lor the Fall Trade. Th > wmui<J par
tica!ar> recommend to iht trad*- the many laie Improveniems
introduced Id *l’ le sud finish* as well as some nov Ities which
they will he prepared to exhibit Our stock will ccmpme
everythin v desirable in oo scßiskas Dress aid Frock coats;
also. Vests, Pants, whirls, Drawers. Collate, Sic. &c.. of the
ajest Paris. London and New York Fashions
June 16.185?.—w3m.
TO COTTON PLANTERS.
I ‘ J ‘Hi ?übi;rtbnr has thoroughly tried, at Macon aniiColuin*
JL oap.OeurjpH. his wrought iron Cotton icrew. where two
! ol them are now standing ami will remain until October tor In
j spection* I believe it l- the cheap -i, by half, ever offered for
j the purpose of pressing cotton or hay, t- the Ira me, -crew pin,
* and leavers are all ot wrought iron. It -honld beailacheu to
I the glu house.and have it ptu up through the floor, s the or
dinary pres* the levers being <nl> fit. i*et in leuftih—to have
jthowld'hof the louse and or .U um-1 u tenyth, the lint
could then be plsceu all around n e screw Tiun fc man can
I take five hanos and park as rtun> hundred i -in
j one day, with an hllte labor to it t Lanu, * ;i mn e in. and
1 two in re, with a horse, can on the wood screw In the saint
j lira • I hree can p-ilup one and take it down, cud u car
i ■* trtfMAi at one load with lour mules to any poiu'. and. ? this is
: for the pu lie p)e I will - ‘Yu The amount oi limber nac< ssary
i lor completing one :
I 1 piece 17 feet long 4 b> W.
{ 6 “ i7 *• by R
* >’ 17 ** 4 by 6.
j 18 “ it “ ‘4 by l*i.
3 “ i *• f by f
j a “ 1m *• 1 by lb
1 ** i< ** 6 by 16. t ftiUtobvui lußgti Uoitivr
Jpiu oi oak.
v •* t by l.
* * •* 1 •• liiby a.
t * 4 10 l by ft.
‘ ♦* >• y by <3.
. Tills makes a box. nearuiine feel deep *i L t>-d and follow* ♦
’ and all “ther fixtures. I furnish the iron and the work done on
j itai tlacou and put me above lumb r to it ai the place where
! ills wanted, the purchaser furnishing the lumber and paying
! the freight from Macon, can have on* i me handiest and
j cheapest Cotton Screws now known, its durability considered,
.asit is given up by all who have seen it t** be Ule-tlme invest
i mam. I can pack fl ve hundred pound* w ilh three hand* - take
five and there im no hard work dot e. Fricefflub this >ear.
1 expect,!) life lasts, to have one at the next State Fair, and
wou and be glad it. soe one of every other pattern of presses now
‘ln use there and ler the wuld judge toriUel'. I men expect
j to sell lh* right in a y si re territory that m y be des red, on
| reasonable with a working model, w i bin the limit* of
i such county or counties, ami all the inhumation necessary for
put!ins. them u*> sn I working them. Address, Thomasvlllo,
teonriK. - ——• ——.-* o>•
Aug IH-wijanl.
notice to the cotton im.antkkl
\ITE the underngiird, lnveotora ot the Iron S-.-r.-w Pu-m.
\\ rake pleasure in cailins altention to lilia I'rese, tor
whielt we have obtained 1 .elle.h fateut. From experience
we are sal rtied that this Press is not only eapsble ol press,
ing cotton lo the usual sue. but with a .mall additional cost
ol compression at tnc Gin to a size suilable for shipment by
.ea going vessels. The cost now tor compressing is lrom
70 to 90 cents per bale, which indirectly cornea out ol the
| planter. This Press is durable, as all oi its bearing and
! straining parts are of Iron, simple an,l suitable for negro
management. We aie making arrangements to put up the
i Press at ail suitable points lor inspection. For lurther in
, formation, address ua at Selma.
Journal Office, Montaomerv, Ala .or E. C Corbett, Col
\ umbus,Ua. w F. & C. J. PROVOST.
Aug. 8-wtf
PLANTATION FOH SALE,
1 offer for sale the p'antation owned by the late
£|aP Cook. It ia 13 miles from Columbus, on the
j {i.rniltnn road and contains about I,otH> acres, of
which a’out 400 ace are eoodand. The buildings con
sist of a substantial two story dwelling boose, excellent
barn,Gin Housemd Negro houses.
I will take $6 50 per acre in two payments lor it. II not
; sold before, I shall sell it in Hamilton on the first I uesday
| next, to the highest brdder CRAWrQRI)
i Columbus, Aug- 13:h —wif.
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND & NEGROES
IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, GA.
X OFFER for sale my settlement of Land 6* miles north
east of Georgetown, and 8 fiom Fufaula. Ala., con - j
taining 1,3i6 acres—between 5 and 600 acres ot open land, j
well watered and well improved,all joining—the land can j
be divided or sold together—price s7i per acre, one-fourth j
down, the balance in tnreeannual instalments with interest j
from the first ot January ; also,
TWENTY LIKELY NEGROES,
14 young field hands, 2 good Cooks and 1 Wagoner among
the number, will be sold lor one hall cash, the balance on
12 months’ time; also my
CORN, FODDER, HORSES, MULES,
and every othei article belonging to a farm—the lan men
tioned property to be sold on 12 months’ credit. I will sel.
all together, or seperate. The land can tie divided in Irom
1 to 5 settlements.
My cauae ofpelling is bad health.
For turlher information call and f H ^ RD>
Aug 8,57-wif Georgetown, Ga.
A VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE.
A THE SUBSCRIBER having come to the con
! fiSfclusion to change his occupation, offers lor sale his
i tushie tract of land, containing 1240 acres more or
i less, lying in Jackson county, West Florida, and situated
j within one mile ot the Big Spring, and bordering upon the
; public road leading from Marianna to 1 ailehawee, and upon
! said lands there is a quantity of lime and marl i hese
| lands may be graded as follows: 600 acres oak, hickory,
i and pine tiamoc, 640 acres good pine land interspersed with
1 oak and hickory, and 170 acres cleared, nearly all fresh and
I m a fine state of cultivation. Upon the premises there
a good dwe ling, a splendid gin house and screw, new anu
in first rate repair, and all necessary buildings lor plantation
purposes, and by way oi accommodation to suit a purchas
er, those lands Would be divided so as to sell six or eight
hundred acres, or the whole, and in case of a division the
improvements and best lands will be included.
The above lands are lertiie, producing fine corn and cot
ton, and situated m a beautiful and healthy region ot conn
try w ith fine water and a delightlul atmosphere, and can be
purchased at a moderate price, and upon accommodating
term* For further particulars apply to the undersignedl re
,,dAu*gTwtfePremi,,!S’ * ddre JACOB a H POOSER
FOR SALK.
HAVIN'* deirruilued lo remove 7 Jjfa*
.mad* | er f or my residence iu the iuJ mediate y
-2|HI cinltyoi Oolnmbus anil oiy Plantation
Himmdl couniv. Ain# 4. ... Km .wu.
tam b Dg r teiTroom^be'ilje™laeniem! l s”re a“ d Ironing’ rooms.
‘“'■UvmanSlion is fifteen miles vest of Columbus, on IJehee
C^vede Vr
best criterion of its claims upon which
ceptlbta of subdivisioninto
SuUth P e"and* b togMbe“ r the' < crop under the liirsction of the
“Ynnyy absence, an, one lbiug j** “j
can apply to my neighbors, Mr. \V m. A. , joves
! or W. K. Jones.
• olumbus,tin., Junes wi .
rrjrcolumbus Enquirer, rtpiritot ibe South, Cotton Hsnter
of 111... South, riourberu Cultivator, Ceustituuonalist,
charleston Mercury, and Journal t Messenger. w,U pubUsh
weekly till forbid.
“the union of the states ano the sovereignty of the states.”
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAV MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15. 1857.
From the London Punch
A HAPPY INSPIRATION.
Happy the donkey, free from care,
Whom a tew prickly thistles bound.
Content to breathe the rural air
In his own pound.
Happy the hog, remote from noise.
Whooouldr.r, better bhss dere.
Than wallowing, lar front cruel boy*.
In hi* own mire.
Happy the lawyer, wholly free
Fr-irn conscience, and lo pity lost,
Wpom a tew -imple ciieotMe-
To their own c s’
Happy the merchant’s clerk, who spites
Os shilling dancing rooms the star
And who lo patronize inclines
A cheap cigar.
Happy the constable, who walks
About his best with eager look,
And ultimately slops and lalks
With his own eock.
Happy the cabman who contrive*
To take a tare to meet a Iraio,
A nd robs (he passenger he drives.
Who can’t complain.
flappy trie poet, who Indues
These sentiments, so pure and fine.
And gels for everything he writes
Two pence a line.
UNOPENED 111 OK.
a ch.ipr-..1 beauty beyond man's device,
Whu 1; held a precious life, vs ilh us begun.
Light feet at r*'t, like streamlets chain’d with Ice.
Ami ‘olded hands whoso little work is done,
Afske this poor hamlet sacred to our griet ;
Pass’d is the. soul, which was of noble worth.
Like fire from glow worm, tint fro n wither’d leal.
Perfume from fallen flower, .-r daylight from the earth.
Star, faded from our sky elsewheic lo shine.
Whose beam to bless us tor awhile was given;
Little white hand, a lew times clasp’d in mine,
Sweet face, whose light is now turn’d lo heaven.
Wiih empty aim -, 1 linger where thou liest,
And pluck hall open’d flowers as types oi tfiee,
And think that angel*, amid joys the highest,
Are happier for thy love, which still they share with me,
From the Louisville Journal
Interesting Wedding Party
In the city ol Lexington, on the evening of Au
| gust 6<h, w as witnessed such a wedding party and
such a marriage ceremony as perhaps never occur
red in the United State*, certainly not in the Slate
of Kentucky. Air. John Blount, the bridegroom,
I is a deaf mute, who was brought up in Alabama,
hut received hi* education at the Kentucky Institu
tion for the Deaf and Duniu, at Danville, where he
at present an accomplished and highly esteemed in
structor. He is a tali and fine looking specimen of
a man, and i* gentleman in every sense of the
word. A .Mi-s Locietia Ann Hoagtiiid the bride
is also a deafm .te. She was educated in the in
stitution at Danville, and would pass tor a beautiful
and accomplished Indy in any circle of society
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoaglat and, the parents of the
bride, at whose house the marriage took place, are
also both of them deaf mutes. They received their
education some twenty-live or thirty years since, at
the same institution. They have three other etiil
dren—two of whom hear ami talk; their youngest,
a little boy of nine years old, is like th- bride, a
mute, and expects before long to go to the same in
stitution, to obtain that inestimable blessing—a good
education—which his father, mother and sister have
received before him.
There was also present, as invited guests, some
twelve or fifteen educated mutes, ail of them pres
ent or former pupil* of the above named insriiu
tion.
The attendant of the bride. Miss Mary Boyd
from Harrison county, was as raodeat,beautiful and
elegantly dressed a lady as adorns am drawing
room Hhe was formerly a class mate of the bride;
other young ladies who were mutes, were present,
charms as well as by their superior intelligence.—
Young gentlemen, also, were not wanting, of fine
appearance, education and manners, to lend ititer
ffct to the occasion. In addition to the mutes who
were present, were others w ho, from intercourse
with the family of the bride or some other way
had become familiar with the sign language, so
that the conversation uf'ttie evening was held chief
ly in the beautiful panfomi,,-* -f the deaf and dumb
But that wit eh, perhaps, gave the most peculiai
interest to the occasion, was the fact that the mar
rage ceremony was celebrated in the sign lan
guage ol the d-"af and dumb. The officiating clergy
man was the Rev. S. B. Check, Vice Principal of
our State Institution at Danville. Not a word was
heard during the whole ceremony ; the prayer, tire
propounding of the marriage covenant, the benedic
tion, and the blessing of the wedding feast, were
a i performed in the graceful and eloquent thoitgli
voiceless language of nature, w ich may be termed
the vernacular ot the deaf and dumb. The mutes
who were present all testified their peculiar delight,
saying they had often wiltiesred marriages before,
but bad never understood what was actually said
and done until this cceision. It was, taken alto
gether, emphatically a mute festival, in which all
parties present were delighted, and which furnished
a moat striking exemplification of what has been
done and nan be done for the unfortunate mute.
Model Resolutions
SVhal law abiding and law loving citizen will iioi |
approve the pillowing resolutions of the Detnoera i
cy of Onio, in their State Conven’ion, a few days
ago? These admirable declarations of pi riciple
were adopted unanimously.
Resolved by the Democracy of Ohio in Conven
tion assembled, That it is one of the first and high
est duties of the people of a Republican Govern
ment to obey the laws of the country, whatever
they may be, until modified, rep-aed, or pronoun
eed unconstitutional bv a court of competent juris
diction ; and that all attempts to evade or resist
this high obligation of ou< national compact ia an
act of rebellion leading to revolution, and should be
frowned upon by every lover of the Union.
3. That at this, the first Convention of the De
mocracy since the Presidential Election of 1856,
the Democracy of Ohio present their present con
gratulation to the Democracy of the Union, who
stayed the tide of sectional fanaticism which was
fast sweeping the vessel of State upon the quick
sands of dissolution.
3. That we have entire confidence in the patriot
ism. talents, and integrity of the National Adminis
tration, and cordially endorse the doctrine enunci
ated by President Buchanan in his Inaugural Ad
dress, to dispose of the slavery issue in Kansas by
submitting the same to a vote of the actual resi
dent of ihe Territory, as eminently wise and Demo
cratic.
4. Thai the great doctrine oi popular sovereign
ty. first proclaimed by Jefferson in the Declaration
of Independence, reiterated by Mr. Jefferson in his
resolve of 1784, endorsed by the Kansas Nebraska
Act, us reaffirmed iu the Cincinnati platform or
party creed, will rid the country of sectiomalism.
5. That while we look to no authority, we deem
it proper to express deep gratification at the concur
rence of the Supreme Court ol the United States on
the doctrine with regard to the constitutional pow
er and political rights of the Stu es and Territories
which have been long maintained by the Democrat
ic party and formally avowed by it in ihe three Na
tional Conventions.
“I find, Dick, that you are in the habit of taking
my best jokes, and passing them off ns your own.
Do you call that gentlemanly conduct?’ -To be
sure, Tom. A true gentleman will always take a
joke from a triend.”
Produce Gambling. —Judge Drummond, of the
Illinois United States District Couit, has decided,
in a case of produce gambling- that the buyer w is
entitled to the damages tor the failure to fulfill the
contract. The defendant put in a plea that there
was no intent to deliver the 15.000 bushels of corn
stipulated, but only lo pay the difference between
the contract and market prices of money, from one
party to the other; but the decision was in favor
of the plaintiff on the demurrer.— Washington
ShUss.
Important Correspondence.
To Hit Excellency , Jamet Buchanan,
President of the United Stares :
The undersigned, citizens of the United States,
and electors of the State of Connecticut, respoct
fu.ly offer to our Excellency this their memo
rial :
The fundamen’al principle of the Constitution
of the United States and of our political institu
tions, is that the people, make their oten laics and
elect their cum rulers.
We see with grief, if not with astonishment, that
Gov. Walker, of Ka lisas, openly represent* and
proclaims that the President of the United States is
employing through him fin army, one purpose of
which is >o force, the people of Kansas to obey laws
not their own, nor of the United States, four laws
which it is notorious and established upon evi
dence, they never made, and ruler* they never
elected.
We represent, therefore, that by the loregoing
Vour Excellency is openly held up and proclaim
ed, to the great degradation of our national charac
ter, as violating in it* most essential particular the
solemn oa'h which the President has taken to sup
port the Constitution of this Union.
YVt call attention further in the fort that your
Excellency is, in like manner, held up to thi* na
tion, to all mankind,and to.all posterity in the atti
tude of “levying war against [a pop ion of] the
United States” by employing arms in Kansas to
uphold a body of men, and code of enactments
purporting to be legislative, but which never had
the election nor sanction, nor consent, of the peo
ple of the Ti-nitoiy.
AY c earnestly represent to v--ur Excellency that
we also have taken the oaih to obey the Constitu
tion ; and your Excellency may be assured that
we shall not lefoain from the prayer that Almighty
God will make your administration an example of
jusiice and beneficence, and with Ins terrible maj
esty protect our people end our Constitution.
Naih’i AY. Taylor. David Smith,
Theo. D. AY r ooisey, J. Hawes,
Henry Dutton, ias. F. Bibcock,
Chas. L English, G A. Calhoun.
J. H. Brochway, E. R. Gilbert,
Eli W. Blake, Leonard Bacon,
Eli Ives, H. C. Kingsley,
B. Siliimati, Jt B. Silliman,
Noah Porer, Edward C. Herrick,
Thos. A. Thacber, Chas. lve*,
J. A. Davenport, YY’ut. P. Enetis, Jr.
YVorthingtou Huokei, Alex. C. Twining,
Phil s Blake. J siah YY'. Gibbs,
E. K. Foster, Alfred Walker,
C. S. Lyman, Jas. Brewster
John A. Blake, Steph. G. Hubbard,
Wm. II Russell, Hawley IJiinstead,
A X. Skinner, Seagrove W Magill,
He race Bushneli, Am s Townsend, j
John Boyd, Timothy Dwight, j
Chas. Robinson, David M. Smith, i
I lenry Peck.
YY’ASHixaToN Ctry, Aug. 16, U 57. |
Gentlemen: On my return to this city, after a
fortnight’s absence, your memorial, without dale,
wa* placed in my hands through the Agency of
Mr. Horatio King, of ;he Post Office Department
to whom it had been intrusted. From the distin,
guished source w hence -t proceeds, as well as its
peculiar character, 1 have deemed it proper to de
part from my general rule in such cases, and to
give it an answer.
You first assert that “the fundamental principle
of the constitution of the United States and of our j
political institution* is that the people shall make I
their own laws and elect their own rulers.” You
then express your grief and astoni-muii-nt that I
should have violated this principle, and. through
Gov. Walker, have employed an artnv, “ono pur
pose ol which is to force the people of Kansas to
obey laws not their own, nor of the United States, 1
but laws which it is notorious, mid establish’ and U[>oii |
elected.” And. as a corollary from the foregoing,
you represent that I arn “Openly held up and pro
claimed, to the great derogation of our national
character, as violating in its most essential particu
lar* the solemn oath which the President has taken
so support the Constitution of this Union ”
These are heavy charges proceeding from gen*
tiemen of your high character, and if well founded,
ought to consign my name to infamy. But ia pro
portion to their gravity, common justice, to say
nothing of Chris ian charity, required that before
making them you should have clearly ascertained
that they were well founded. If not, they will
rebound w ith withering eo- detonation upon tiieii
aivhors. Have you pertotmed this prel miliars
duty towards the man who, however unworthy, is
the Chief Magfotrate of your country? If so you
or I are laboring under a strange delusion. Should
this prove to be your case, it will present a memo
rable example of the truth that political prejudice
is blind even to the existence nt the plainest and
most palpable his'orical facts. To these lartu let
us refer.
When 1 entered upon the dunes ofthe Presiden
tial office, on the 4th of March last, what was the
condition of Kansas ‘? This territo y had been or
ganized under the act of Congress of 30th May,
1854, and ‘he government in all its branches was
in full operation. A governor, secretary of the
Tcrrritorv, chief justice, -wo associate justices, a
marshal, and district attorney had been appointed by
mv predecessor, bv and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, arid vv.-rn all engaged iu dis
charging their respective duties. A code of laws
hid been enacted by the territorial legislature; and
the judiciary were empl >ved in expounding and
carrying these laws into effect, li is quite true that
a controversy had previously arisen respecting the
validity of the election of members of the territo
rial legislature and ofthe laws passed by them ; bjt
at the time I entered upon my official duties Con
gress had recognised this legislature in different
forms and by diff-rent enactments. The delegate
elected to the House of Representatives, under a
territorial law, had just completed his term ot ser
vice on the day previous to my maguration. In
fact. I found the government of Kansas as well es
tablished as that of any other Territory.
Under these circumstances, what was my duty?
Was it not to sustain the government? to protect
it from the violence of lawless men, who were de
termined to either rule or ruin ? To prevent it from
being overturned by force?—in the language of the
Constitution, to ‘‘take care that the laws be faith
fully executed?” It was for th : s purpose, and this
alone, that I ordered a military force lo Kansas, to
aat as a pos*e comitatvs in aiding the civil magis
trate to carry the laws into execution
The condition of the Territory at the time, which
I need not portray, rendered this precaution abso
lutely necessary, in this state of affairs, would I
not have been justly condemned had I left the mar
shal and oilier officers of like character imp tent
to execute the process and judgment of courts ol
justice established by Congress or by the Territori
al Legislature under its express authority, and thus
have suffered the government itself to become an
object of contempt in the eyes of the people 1 And
yet this is what you designate as forcing “the peo
ple of Kansas tn obey laws not of their own, nor
of the United States and for which you have
denounced me as having violated my solemn oath,
I ask, what else could I have done, or ought I have
and >ne? Would you have desired that 1 should
abandon the Territorial government, sanctioned as
it had been bv Congress, to illegal violence, aud
thus renew the scenes of civil war and blood
shed which every patriot in the country had de
plored ! This would, indeed, have been to violate
my uaih of ofiice, and to fix a damning blot on the
character of my administration.
I most cheerfully adm't that the necessity for
sending a military force to Kansas, to aid in the ex
ecution of the civil iaw, reflects no credit upon the
character of our country. But let the blame fall
upon the heads of the guilty. Whence did this
necessity arise ‘! A portion of the people ot Kan
sas, unwilling to trust lo the ballot box —the certain
American remedy for the redress of all grievances—
undertook tu create an independent government
for themselves. Had this attempt proved sucjeeßs
tul, it would, of course, have subverted the existing
government, prescribed and recognized by Con-
I gress, aud substituted a revolutionary governtnea-
in its stead. This was a usurpation of the same
charact-ra* it would be tor a portion of tim people
of Connecticut to undertake so establish a sepa
rate government within its chartered limits for ibe
purpose of redressing any grievance, real or imag
inary. of which they might have complained against
the legitimat- Stae government. Such a principle,
if carried into execution, would destroy all lawlul
authority and produce universal anarchy.
I ought to specify more particularly a condition
of affairs, which I have emb-’aced only in general
terms, requiring the presence of a military force in
K iisas. The Congress of the United States had
most wisely declared it to be “the true intent and
meaning oi thi* act (the act organizing ‘.he Terri
tory) nut to 1- gislate slavery into any Territory or
State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the
people thereof perlectly tree 10 form and regulate
tlieir domestic iiisrit 11 tioue in their own wav,sub
ject only to the Constitute nos the United Siates.”
A* a natural consequence. Congress h s also pre
-oribed by tiu same sn. that when the Territory of
Kmaas shaii be admitted as a State, it “shall be
received into >he Union, with or without slavery,
as their constitution may prescribe at rite time of
their ndrrii*-ion
_ Slavery existed at thut per.ad. and still exists in
Kansas, under the Constitution of the United
States. Tt 1* point has at i-t been decided bv The
highest tribunal known 10 our inn.*, How it'c.Uid
ever hare been doubted is a mystery. It's confed
eration of s-.vereign Niafes acquire anew Tt ri'iro.
ry at the expense of their common I flood and treas
ure, surely one set of the partners can have no right
to exclude the other from it* enjoyment by prohib
iting them from taking into it w hatsoever is recog
nized tube pioperty by the common constitution.'—
But when the people—the bona fide r srdenta of
such Territory—proceed to irame a State eoristitu
ti 11, Lien it is the r right to decide the question for
themselves whether they will continue, modify, or
aboiish slavery. To th. m, and to then; alone, does
this question belong, free from ail foreign lcierfe
roenee.
in the opinion of he Territorial Legislature of
Kansas, the time had arrived for enteing the Union,
and they accordingly passed a lawtoel-ct dele
gates lor the purpo.-e of Irarning a State Constitu
tion. This law was fair and just in its provisions,
ltconterred the right of suffrage on “everv bona
fde inha; hunt ot the 1 erritory and, for the pre
venting foaud, and the intrusion of citizens of n ur
or distant S ate*, most properly confined this right
to those who tiad ipsided therein three months pre
vious to the election. Here a fair opportunity was
presented for all the qua ified resident citizens of
the Territory to whatever sides-hey m glit have
previously belonged, to participate m the election,
and to express their opinions at the ballot box on
the quesi ‘-n of -iavery. But numbers of Useless
men-til! continued to resist the regular Territorial j
government. Tney refused ei her to be registered
or l • vote ; and the members ol the Convention
were electeis, legally and properly, without their
intervention. ‘The Convention will soon assemble
to perform the solemn duty of framing a con-litu
tion tor themseives and their posterity ; and in the
state if incipient rebel ion which still existsin Kan
sas, it is my imperative duty to employ the troops
of the United States should thi* become necessary,
in defending the Convention against violence w hilst
fraiiiin.i the Constitution, and in protecting the
“bona fide inha itants” qualified to vote under the
provisions of this instrument, in the fee exercise
of the righi of suffrage when it shall be submitted
to th>rn for their app obation or rejection.
I liave entire confidence in Gov. AY’alker, that the
troop* will not be employed except to resist actual
aggression or in the excution of the law* ; and
this not until th* power of the civil magistrate shall
t-ove unavailing. Following the wise example of !
Mr. Madison towards the Hartford Convention, il
legal and dangerous combinations, such as that of
1 lie Topeka Convention, will not be disturbed un
less tt ey shall attempt to perform some act which
stinuiori andthel.iwu In mat ev. m, they *tia’-i be
resisted and put down by the whole power of the
government. In performing this duty, I shallha'e i
ti* approbation of my own conscience, and. as 1
humbly trust, of my God.
I tiiauk you for the assurance that you will “not ;
refrain f*o <1 the prayer that Almighty G i-i will make i
my administration an example oi justice and be- j
neticence.” You can greatly assist me in arriving ;
at this blessed consummation by exerting your in- \
Alienee m allaying the existing sectional excitement j
on the subject of slavery, which has been produc- ]
live of much evil and no good, and which, if it j
could succeed in attaining it*’ bjeet, would ruin the !
slave as well as his master. This w< uld be a work
of genuine philanthropy. Every day of my life I
ti-el now inadtquate I am to perform the duties of
my high station without the continued support of
Divine Providence ; yet, placing my trust in Him,
and in Him alone, 1 entertain a aood h pe that He
will enable me to do equal justice to all portions of
the Union, and thus n-iider mean humble iustru-j
merit in restoring peace and harmony among th* j
people of the several State*.
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN. j
Rev. Nathaniel Taylor, D. D, Rov. Theodore D. |
YVoolsey, D. D., LL. D., Hon. Henry Dutton,
Rev. David Smith. D. D , Rev. J. Hawes. D. D.,
and others.
Mr. Bucbanau'a Letter to the Fansttos
The Boston Post L.-.a tic* following notice :
“President Buchanan’s reply to the Siiiirnan |
memorial will remind old democrats (and old fed- i
eralisi* too) o the times and the writings of Jef
ferson. Though there may be some doubt wheth
er the President eh'-uid have replied at all to there
memorialists, there can be no question as to the
power, dignity, and conch,siveness oftii* rejoinder.
Tiie correspondence is a striking illustration of tiie
democracy of our institutions. The Chief Magis
trate of a mighty Republic reasons w ith his con
stituents —answers their co nplaints in the face ol
the world—ail tiie world will sav courteously,
and a great majority of it will *y triumph
antly.”
The Troy (New York) Budget introduces the
letter with the following remarks ;
“The letter, after having been kept back for some
weeks, has now made its appearance, and we lose
no time in laving it before our readers. Tiie reply
of the President s something more than a scathing
rebuke of his clerical catechists; it is as well a forci
ble exposition of Executive duty and a masterly
v indication of the Kansas policy of the administra
tion. His position toward the Topeka convention
is precisely similar to that of President Madison
toward the o'd Hartford convention, and he will
follow that precedent that has be'ii sustained bv
the good sense dl tiie whole coun'ry for more than
40 years. He will take no notice of ‘he proceed
ings of such ‘illegal and dangerous combinations’
until they shall perform some act that will bring
them in actual collision with the constitution, and
then ‘they shall be resisted and put down t*y the
whole power of the government.’ YVe imagine it
will be some time before Professor Siiiirnan and bis
clerical coadjutors draw Mr. Buchanan out ‘ho
second time.’
The Baltimore Republican says :
‘ Tiie President’s letter to the ‘better than thou’
closet men of New England, w hose avovvai of their
oath bound obligation to support the constitution
and laws, contrasts strangely enough with their
‘higher law’ views and total ignorance of the leg
islation of the United States government respect
ing Kansas, as well as tiie legal statutes there,com
pletely crushes out these arrogant and presumptu
ous fanatics. It is only to be regretfod that mem
ory of th tse priestly, scholarly mountebanks is to
ex'st in the amber of executive notice.”
The toUowiug is tiie conclusion of a long and
warmly-approving notice of the Richmond Enqui
rer :
“The letter is a frank and fearless exposition of
the views of the administration on tiie disturbing
topic which it treats. And it cannot fail to com
mand the unqualified commendation of every eon
eervativ* citizen in tha Union.”
Second Congressional District
It may be interesting to our readers m this city
to know that the ‘American’ candidate for Con
gress, in the Second Congressional District, is their
old acquaintance Samuel C. Elam. Esq., who left
Atlanta scarcely a twelve mouth ago. \Y r e con
gratulate our late fellow citizen upon the impress
ion lie has so soon made upon the American party
of the second district. This,however, will do him
but little good at the polls, for while he has suc
ceeded in making so favorable an impression upon
his own party, the reverse is true with the majority
(the democratic) party of that district. Friend
Elam, however, can stand ad feat about as well as
any American we know of. and will do so, trust
ing, doub less, that when his party are in the ma
jority they will not forget his noble self-.-acrifice for
the cause he advocates!
Ser ously, though, wo have always said, that
the ‘American’ party of Fulton, had more of the
■stand up’ material for a campaign, than existed
in any county in Georgia, Troup county not ex
cepted ; and we *av now ihat it can upon demand,
honor the draft of the American party, in any otfier
Jistrirt, with a candidate for Congress,equal to Mr.
Elam; who, we seriously assert, in our judgment,
can make a better stump sp*ech to-dav, than ever
ril-'ir candidate for Governor d.d in his whole po
lifieal career. —[Atlanta Examiner.
Hon. Robert Tocmbi at Forsyth—Sept. 2d.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Examiner, thus
speaks of the lion. Robt. Toombs’ effort at For
syth, Ga.:
Georgia’s favorite son, the great “Tribune of the
people,” spoke to 700 of the ‘Sovereigns,” at tins
p ace, this morning. 1 have heard Mr. Toombs in
the 3. mate, surrounded by the greatest intellect of
the nation ; I have heard him at the bar, when
pitted aga.ust the ablest lawyers of our Stale ; I
have heard him ori the stump edntendiug against
the most adroit and eloquent champions of the on
position ; and he was always equal to the ex pec ta
lons of bis frieuds. But, to day, in the comity of
Monroe, where nine years ago lie met Hersihel Y r .
Johnson, and Waiter T. ColquiP, in debate, he w as
greater, he was inure eloquent, ne was more con
vincing, thau ever! lie was eloquent without pas
sion—be was argumentative, but not offensive—he
wa> sublime in the majesty and truthtulness ot hi*
cause I His speech was listened to with rapt at
tention by the large auditors, and our friends
were greatly elated by the complete success of his
effort.
He discussed with great ability the Know Noth
ing question—the inconsistency of the Ameri an
Party on the Kansas bill—tore lien Hih’s tetter in
to fiiiidi rs ; announced his condemnation and dis
approval of VV'alker’s course in Kansas with can
dor and trauknes- ; and concluded hi* magnificent
specli with an eloquent exhortation to the people
sustain lie candidates of the Demuciauc patty,
rot for the sake of tile name of the paity, but s t
the principles which that organization represents—
fur the glory of our common country. Be assured
Monroe will not lot get Mr. Toombs—and the Oc
tober election will show that his speech here to
day was not without virtue, as il cerlaiuly was
foil of eloquence, argument and truth.
Walker—Kansas.
The Mobile Register, au able and leading Dem
ocraatic Journal of Alabama, thus speaks of Wal
ker and the administration ;
But suppose that we are not yet prepared to be
lieu-, that Mr. Buchanan sustains Walker, endorses
Ins treachery and forfeits the promise* made to ihe
South, wnl that afford a reason for forsaking tiie
Democratic party and dissolving the Union? Cer
tainly not. We are the Democratic party , u>e of
the South, and if true lo ourselves we can and will
control the Administration, or strip it of every
“rTffnip’^tWW. bl
Let the twelve Democratic Southern Stales which
have not spoken through any organized action imi
tate the example of Georgia and Mississippi. Call
conventions, denounce YY'alker and tell tne Presi
dent wh.it they desire, and what in justice they w.ll
hare. The work will be aneasy one, and whatever j
the reason for the present “masterly inactivity”
(tor we stiii think there are reasons of which we
ure ignorant.) llie Admin slrations wilt see that lon
ger silence is impo-sitde. If Walker is unequivo
cally condemned, union and harmony among ail
ihe members of the Democratic party to support ot
a Democratic Administration will prevail, and our
cause will be triumphant. lfYValktr is sustained,
the Democratic party, stiii true lo the South, will
not sustain the Administration nor allow its action
to pas* with the endorsement of the party.
Visit of the Emperor and Empress to ths Queen. —
A laris leiter of the 6:ti mat., says;
The Em.ierur and Kinprea* left yesteeaay for the Lie
oi Wight on a visit •> the VJae- u of England. The r
Majesties arrived at llavie in the evening and left that
place in the Heine Hort-ose at 11 o'clock at night.—
they will remain *1 Osborne three days. This visit,
at first announced as a mere visit of pleasure, is pre-b
able one in w hich will be discussed and regulated some
very grave affairs ot stale. The conference wilt con
sist of ihe two Maj des, (the Empress Eugenie being
excluded ns weli as the Prince Consort,) of the Count
fltalewski, (French Minister of Foreign Affairs, who
accompanied their Majesties) the French Ambassador
at London, M de Pengny, and Lords Palmerston and
Clarendon—two powerful mouaruba and four ieadiog
Motive'a How nould it be possible, in the present
state ot affairs for such a conjunction to trike p! e
without political debaits? See ‘he number of u ■■*-
lion? that now in>r-re ts both cmintri s; that of China,
of tire led ia*- Empire, ot the llanubian Principalities,
the Italian the rctuge given to conspirator’s
ng.inst the Emperor’* life, ihe u w negro eoloniz.iiinn
question, the Susg canal, the seizuie of Perim, eic.,
etc. Ail these wril no douht be discussed and many
more, and we may expect to see m ne decisive action in
the future as the result of this imperial sod r*yai con
ferenee.
Kissing at a Certain Age. —A celebrated dan
dy was one evening in company with a young ladv.
and observing htf kiss her favorite p >odle, he ad
vanced and begged the like favor, remarking that
he ough” to have as much Chari y for him as she
had shown the dog. “Sir,” sai l the belle, “I never
kissed nr.y dog when he was a puppy 1”
Brands of Brandy. —The Sunday Times pub
lishes the following ‘nut for brandy drinkers'; “The
best No. 1 brandy i* made of oil of branday. a pot
sonous ether, oii of bitter almonds, (a* poisonous
a* prussic acid) ethereal w ine, alcoho l , sugar and
Malaga w ne. No: 2, oil of brandy, acetic ether,
tamarinds, cherry juice ; all colored w ith burnt su
gar. No. 3, oii ol brandy, ethereal oil, bitter al
irionds, elder flowers amt tamarinds The lowest
quali y i* composed of oil of brandy, acetic ether,
oil of peach and alcohol.”
An Unwise Complaint —Some ot L ird R ‘glan’s
friends, in the House of Lords, have been injudi
cions enough to corftphin tha: no 111 nutnent has
been erected to that tlis inguished nobleman. Let
them go to Westminster Hall, look at the designs
for the Wellington monument, and be thankful.—
Punch.
Know JYothing Nomination in the Second
District. —The sma! 1 and insignificant remnant ol
the Know Nothing party in the Second District, at
tempted to cajole VV. H. Crawford, Esq-, (a man
never connected witli them or their principles.)
into the notion of sacrificing himself for them
and thpir cause in the present campaign. Fading
ing ia this, they have recently nominated S. C.
Eiaui, E*q, of Americns, for what reason we can
not imagine, except that tiie gentleman named is
among the last settlers in the District, and is wit
iing to secure a small amount of notoriety at the
expense of au overwhelming defeat. —&- Geor
gim >
[TERMS, $2 00 IN ADVANCE
The Sub-Oceanic Line
The announcement in our telegraphic columns
of tt.-e breaking ot the ocean telegraph wire, will be
read with sao interest by ail who have been ea
gerly anticipating the consummation of this great
connection.
For the details of the acciden* and the probabili
ties ol resumption, we must await advices. YVe
reprint the foil -wing list for convenient reference :
1 lie following is a list ot tiie eight steam t ess* Is
employed in connection with th* laying down of
the cable:
I. The U. S. stearn frigrte Niagara, C ipf. Hud
son, to lay tiie hail of the cable from Ireland.
2. The U. 3. steam frigate Susquehanna, Capt.
Sands, to attend upon the Niag-ra.
3. The U. S. s earner Aictic, Capt. Berryman,
to make luither souuciags on the coast ot New
foundland.
4. Ihe H. M. Sieair er Victoria, Capt. Siuyter,
to assist in landing tiie cable at Newt midland.’
6. IL M. steamer Agamemnon, Cap*. Foddall,
to lay the halt oi ttie eab.e on theAn eiicnn side.
6. H. 51. steamer Le paid Capt. YY’ainwright, to
attend upon the Agamemnon.
7. H M. steamer Cyclops, Capt. Dayman, to go
ahead ol the steamers and keep the curse.
8. II 51. steamer Advice, C'.pt Raymond, toas
sist in lauding the cable at Valentia
011 slonday, 3d iost., the Lord Lieut, of Ireland,
Lard Carlisle, arrived at Valencia to inaugurate the
undertaking. On Tuesday, the Lord Lieut, ami
the D,rectors of Ihe Company attended a grand
bat quet given by tiie Knight of Kerry, and on
Wednesday morning Lord Carlisle and various
oilier distiimuished personages v.s.lrd tiie Niag
ara, where they wen- ho.-pitably, receiitd and en
tertained.—Char. Courier.
Cotton &nd Kegroes.
The following tables are made up from the sta
tistics of the lust census—lßso—and tiie facts may
nut be familiar to all our readers. The Southern
States rank iu slave population in tiie following or
der :
1. Virginia... 472 528
2. South Carolina 3;'4 984
3. Georgia 381,981
4. Alabama 342.6*3
5. Missi-sippi 3G9A78
6. Nor h Carolina 288,548
7. Louisiana 244,808
8. Tern essee 239.459
9. Kentucky 210 981
10. Maryland 90,368
11. M ssouri 87 422
12. Arkansas. 48.100
13. Texas 38,161
14. Florida 30 310
15. Delaware 2,290
In the production of Cotton, the Slates rank as
follows:
Alabama 564,429 bales.
Georgia 499.091 “
Mississippi 484,292 “
S .urii Carolina 30 *9 1 ••
Tennessee 194 .'.02 “
Louisiana 178 737 “
Ninth Carolina 73,845 “
Arkansas 65.348 “
Texas 57.596 “
Florida 45,131 “
DBath of Dr. Algernon S. Spaar of Fla.
Y/e learn from a pai-sjnger bv the steamer Hre
laka, arrived Saturday, that on YY 7 - dnesday last
as Dr. Sjiea-, a v e diliv planter of Like Monroe,
was hiving a small steamer which In- built f r his
private use, towed by the steamer Darlington to
Jacksonville for repairs, his vessel wa- sunk and
tie and one ol h 8 negro* s diowne, , the pirlicitlars
of which, as related, were as follows: YVhile in
tow i 1 the middle * 1 Lake G -org**, the small sieatn
erjbadly leaking, was suddenly swamped by the
(a hid.) P. Eteilelt, and a negro, were on board at
the time of her sinking. Mr. Everlett was rescued
by a boat from the Darlington; Dr. S’s son was
saved by clinging to n final, tig b*.x from which he
was taken on board the boat. Dr. Spear ami his
negro sank. It is supposed that in maki gan ef
fort to save the negro, the latter drowning, ciung
to the Dr. (who was au e.xc- i ent swiiinii- r.) in
such a maimer as to disable him entirely trout
keeping above water, u* til the boat reached them.
Capt. Broek, ol the Da ling ton, maJe every effoit
to recover the bodies, but in vain.
Dr. S’s lady—a daughter of Col. 1. D. H art, of
Jacksonville, Fla.,—and chi dren. are now at tlieir
residence on Lake M mroe, and wi.l not hear of
the melancholy tidings until Tuesday of this week.
YVe learn, that Dr. Spear w hose melancholy fatu
is announced above, was a son of Rev. A. Spear,
late of L iGrange, Ga., and brother of A. 51. S r uur
of this city. —Macon Messenger 4- Journal.
Atlan’ic Telegraph Cumpuny —Tne Liverpool
D u v Post, of August I9ih, says :
Tiiis day a general meeting of the A lantic Tel
egraph Company is to be held iu Loudon, lor the
purpose of determining ihe course lobe pursued
under existing difficulties. The newspapers teem
with suggestions and commentaries, pome adverse
to the undertaking, hut the great majority favora
ble. Pub! copinion, however, appears to be all but
unanimous against a renewal of the atteni| t to
sink the cable until after the coming winter. Tne
interveu ng time can be well and profitably employ
ed in experiments and improvement* in ilie pat ing
out machinery, YVe believe that the temporary
cheek interposed will serve to stimulate activity
and watchfulness, and prevent auv repetition of
the accident hereafter. For the final result we
certain*y entertain no gloomy apprehensions.”
Raising Sunken Ships at Sevastopol. —A cor
respondent of tire New York Tribune, who seems
to be attached to the party of Mr. Gowsn, the con
tractor for raising ihe sunken men-of-war, writes
from Sevastopol on tiie 3J h June, givi- g an ac
count of the preliminary operations of tiiis inter
prise. The city itself is described a* “a Leap of
rums, resembling H rculaneum a id P. ui| eii more
than u modern city.” ‘I he 111 m hu.ery to be u*e*l is
represented as superior lo anything* I the kind that
lias ever been made The party were preparing
to celebrate tiie Fourth of July, tiie Russian of
tici..is uniting i b them. This is probr.bly the first
occasion on which thi* republican anniversary was
ever public y celebrated on Riis-ian soil.
Senator Brown and Gov. Walker —Gov. Brown,
iu a recent speech at Macon, respon-iie to an in
terrogatory as to whether lie w oo'd vote to ratify
the nomination of YY 7 alker as G a err,or of Kansas,
declared emphatically tha 1 lie would not. Other
Senators from the So ith are rn iking similar decla
rations. Tne rejection of YY’.dker by a democratic
Senate will be ad served rebuke to the appointing
p *wer, since it lias tailed to recall him or to vindt
caie, in -0111? official manner, is disapproval of his
acts —Mississippi an.
Celebration at Yorktown —YVe learn, says the
Ric.lim md Dispatcit, that the people of Y’orktown
and vicinity, propose to celebrate, in a becoming
manner,the approaching anniversary of that im
portant Revolutionary event which decided the
destinies of the country—the battle of Y'orktown
and surrender * f Cornwallis. It is eminently
proper that such a celebration should take place
each year, on tiie memorab e battle ground, whi* h
has heretofore been sadly neglected by the de.-cend
.- ns ol those who participated in the Kevotu ionary
struggle.
Jdp r ” The official returns of the election in the
first District of Ala. gives ctalhvoriha majority
of 2,720 votes.
gjp” A talking match lately came off at New
Ol leans for $5 u side. It continued, according to
he Advertiser, for 13 hours, the r vais b-iiig a
Frenchman and a K -nt ickian. Tne by-standers
•n l judges wete talked to sleep, and when they
woke up in tiie morning, they found the French
man dead, and the Kentuckian whispering in his
ear.
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