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LAW OF LIBEL AND DEFAMATION.
A highly intelligent friend, whose re
flective mind lias lieen turned to the de
fects in our law of libel, has drawn our
attention to the following, from the re
port of the Committee of the English
House of Lords, on the Law of Libel, of
which Lord Campbell, on laying it on
the table of the House, gave a succinct
summary. —Albany Argus.
With a view to afford protection to
fair fame, to guard honorable men from
vexatious litigation, and effectually to
put down traffic in calumny, the com
mittee have come to the following reso
lutions, viz:
1. That an act for defamation should
be maintainable for any words spoken
without just cause, tending to in jure the
reputation of another— i. c. words impu
ting want of chastity to a woman, or
want of courage or veracity to a man.
2. That in an action for words, unless
the words impute an indictable offence,
it shall be open to the jury, under the
plea of not guilty or non damuificatus,
to consider whether, under the circum
stances when the words were spoken,
they were likely to injure reputation ;
and if they think that they were not, to
find a verdict for the defendant, without
any special justification.
3. That in an action for defamation,
whether spoken or written, the veritus
convicii shall not be an absolute defence;
but that the defendant, where he justifies
specially on the record, in addition to the
truffi of the imputation, shall be obliged
to allege that it was for the benefit of the
community that the words should be spo
ken, or the alleged libel written and pub
lished ; and that unless the whole plea
of justification is made out to the satisfac
tion of the jury there shall be a verdict
for the plaintiff.
4. That in all actions for defamation
it shall be lawful for the defendant (giv
ing due notice to the plaintiff of his in
tention of doing so) to give in evidence,
in mitigation of damages, that he made
or offered an apology before the bringing:
of the action ; or if the action is brought
before there has been opportunity for
making or offering such apology, as soon
as possible after bringingsuch an action.
5. That where an action is brought for
libel in any public newspaper, it shall be
competent to the defendant to plead that
the said libel was inserted in the said
newspaper without malice and without
gross negligence, and that before action
brought, or as soon as it was reasonably
possible, he inserted in the said newspa
per a full apology for the said libel; and
that he shall be at liberty to pay into
court a sum of money, by way of amends,
for the injury sustained by the publica
tion of said libel; that if the plaintiff is
contented therewith, he may take the
same out of court with his costs incurred
to that time, and if the plaintiff is not
contented therewith he may proceed in
the action, and the jury shall consider
whether the allegations in the said plea
are made out to their satisfaction, and
the said sum is sufficient by way of a
mends as aforesaid, in which case they
shall find a verdict for the plaintiff, with
such further sum by way of damages as
they shall think he ought to recover.
6. That to any indictment or informa
tion'for a private libel, it shall be lawful
for the defendant to plead that the impu
tation contained in the alleged libel is
true, and that it was for the benefit of
the community that the said alleged libel
should be published, the prosecutor be
ing permitted to traverse the whole of the
said plea, or only the truth of the said
imputation, or that the said publication
was for the benefit of the community ;
and that at the trial of such indictment
or information the defendant shall be ac
quitted or convicted according to the
opinion of the jury on the issue so joined.
7. That in an indictment or informa
tion for private libel it shall be compe
tent to the prosecutor to allege that the
defendant unlawfully, maliciously, and
knowing the said libel to be false, and
having previously attempted to extort
money from the prosecutor by a threat to
publish a libel against the prosecutor, or
some of his family, kindred, or connex
ions, published the libel set out in the
indictment or information; and that the
defendant, being convicted in such in
dictment or information, shall be liable
to fine and imprisonment not exceeding
three years, and to be sentenced to hard
labor.
8. That in an indictment or informa
tion for private libel, it shall be compe
tent for the prosecutor to allege that the
defendant unlawfully, maliciously, and
knowing the said libel to lie false, pub
lished the said libel; and that the defend
ant, being[ convicted on such indictment
or information, shall be liable to fine or
imprisonment not exceeding two years^
9. That in an indictment or informa
tion for private libel it shall be compe
tent to the prosecutor to allege that the
defendant unlawfully, and maliciously
published the said libel; and that the de
fendant, being convicted on such indict
ment or information, shall be liable to
fine or imprisonment not exceeding one
year.
10. That no action, indictment, or in
formation shall be maintainable for a
faithful report of any proceeding of courts
of Justice, or before magistrates acting in
the discharge of their duty, or of any
proceedings in either House of Parlia
ment at which strangers have been per
mitted to be present, provided that such
proceedings are not of such a nature that
a report thereof would be contrary to
good manners.
11. That it be declared that, upon the
trial of an indictment or information for
libel, it shall be competent for the defend
ant against whom a presumptive case of
publication by an agent has been, to
prove as an answer, that the act of pub
lication was contrary to his orders, and
under circumstances where it was im
possible he should have been acquainted
with the contents of the libeL
12. That in private prosecutions for
libel, if there be a verdict and judgment
for the defendant, the defendant shall l>e
entitled to recoVer costs from the prose
cutor, to be taxed by the proper officer of
the Court.
13. That pending the trials of indict
men*s or informations it shall be lawful
fairly to publish the proceedings on the
said trials from time to time before the
conclusion thereof.
14. That the security given at the
stamp-office by the proprietors and prin
ters of newspapers shall extend to dam
ages and costs in actions for libel against
them.
THE MACKENZIE SWORD.
The following is a description of the
Sword presented to Commander Mack
kenzieby the citizens of Philadelphia as
a testimony of their decided approbation
of his conduct in regard to the Somers
mutiny. The United States Gazette,
from which we copy this notice, says—
With commendable taste the commit
tee to whom this duty of procuring the
testimonial was assigned, directed that it
should be made strictly in accordance
with the rules of the Navy service, and
the result is a sword combining richness
of material and workmanship with sim
plicity of appearance, and though very
beautiful to the eye, yet so strictly within
the ‘regulations’ that it may be worn on
duty.
The blade of the sword is elegantly'
damascened, and the grip of the hilt is of
carved ivory mounted with gold, the
hand-guard passing into the beak of an
eagle beautifully modelled, the eyes being
formed of diamonds. The cross-guard
falls on both sides of the scabbard or rises
with a spring, and on the outside portion
in basso-relievo is the oak leaf and acorn,
exquisitely finished, and on the inside
portion the following inscription :
Presented by Citizens of Philadelphia,
TO
Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie ,
of the United States Army,
1313.
All the mountings are of gold and dis
play in basso-reli wo either the “foul
anchor” or the “oak leaf and acorn.”
THE KENTUCKY AFFAIR.
We published yesterday two contradicto
ry paragraphs about the rencontre be
tween 0. M. Clay and S. M. Brown, in
which the latter was cut up with a bowie
knife. The quarrel grew out of the old
feud between the Clay and Wicklifie
families—each of which aspires to rule
the State of Kentucky, and this it is
which has given so much importance to
the affair. The original statement was
that the lie passed between the parties,
and then Mr. Clay drew his bowie knife
and cut Mr. Brown, who afterwards got
a pistol and fired it at his enemy'. Mr. C.
published a card, in which he avers there
was a conspiracy to assaesinate him—that
Brown rushed at him, and he struck him
with his whip and was then separated to
some distance from Brown by the crowd
—that lie then saw Brown aiming stead
ily at him with a six barrell pistol, which
he fired, the ball lodging in his knife
scabbard. That he then rushed on him
with his bowie knife.
On his side Brown has replied with a
card, in which the original statement is
re asserted, and the certificates of many
gentlemen who witnessed the affair are
given, all declaring that Brown was cut
with the bowie knife before he used the
pistol, which was handed to him by a
person present, and at the time he fired,
iiis face was covered with blood. It was
a heastly affair at any rate.— Charleston
Mercury.
THE ELEPHANT’S AT BRISTOL FERRY.
A correspondent of the New Haven
Herald at Bristol, 11. L, gives the follow
ing description of the crossing of the
Ferry by the elephants of Messrs. Ray
mond & Go’s. Menagerie. The letter is
dated July 30.
Raymond it Co’s Menagarie, headed
by the celebrated Lion tamer, Herr Dri
esbach, had been to Fall River to exhibit
for the benefit of the sufferers, and was
about to come to Bristol for the same pur
pose, but before they con and do that, and
in order to save <;oing much out of the
way by land, were obliged to cross the
Ferry from the opposite side, which is a
good mile over. Ferry boats being on
hand for the purpose of conveying the
elephants and the rest of the troops across,
they began to embark, but lo and behold,
when it came to the turn of their Ele
phantships to do so, three out of the four
indignantly refused to obey. One, how
ever, lieing on board,and all being ready,
the boat put otf, when unceremoniously
the other three, without blowing their
noses or even taking otf their clothes,
gallantly plunged head and ears into the
water,carrying in majestic grandeur their
elegant and useful trunks open u pon
their backs—in spite of the custom house
officers, who stood by ready to inspect
them and to search for smuggled goods
—and in a few moments swam to the
Bristol shore, amid the deafening cheers
of the astonished and gaping multitude.
Huriab ! the girls —hurrah! said the boys,
Hurrah! said the men on the shore j
Who ever did see big Elephants three
Curry trunks oe’r the water before !
TURNING SMOKE INTO GOLD.
The following anecdote is related of
Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Eliza
beth. One day Sir Walter was conver
sing with the Queen on the singular
properties of Tobacco:
‘1 can assure your Majesty,’ said he,
‘that 1 have so well experienced the na
ture of it, that 1 can exactly tell even the
weight of the smoke in any quantity I
consume.’
‘I doubt it much, Sir Walter,’ replied
Elizabeth, thinking only of the impracti
cability of weighing smoke in a balance,
and will wager you twenty angels that
1 you do not solve nay doubt,’
A quantity was agreed upon to he tho
roughly smoked. Carefully preserving
the ashes, Raleigh weighed these with
great exactness, and what was deficient in
the original weight he gave as the result.
‘Your Majesty,’ said he, ‘cannot deny
that the difference hath been evaporated
in smoke.’
‘Truly I cannot,’ answered the Queen.
Then turning to those around her, who
had been amused by Raleigh’s calcula
tions, she continued, in allusion to the
alchemists, then numerous—“ Many la
borers in the fire have I heard of who
turned their gold into smoke, but Ra
leigh is the first who has turned smoke
into gold.’
ADVERTISEMENTS.
JXR.nUL.Ij’s
VEGETABLE FEVER AND AGUE
I A pjL£ E g ER ' |
A Certain and Effectual Cure for AGUE
& FEVER; also used successfully in
the treatment of BILLIOUS FEVER,
Nausea, General Debility, and Nerv
ous W eakness.
The most flattering- recommendation? of this Med
icine have been received from many eminent Phys
icians and others who have used it. And it is pre
sumed that no medicine has ever been used whose
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orating 1 , and called forth from afflicted sufferers such
expressions of heartfelt gratitude and thankfulness.
Persons taking-the Pills soon find themselves reliev
ed—Chill broken! Fever pone !! Stomach aid head
free and healthful!!! Strength and appetite in
creasing- and improving-, and all nervous weakness
fled.
When taken according-to the directions accome
nying them, they never fail to cure the Chill and For
ver the first day, and never sicken the stomach ap
operate upon the b >\vels.
Their action upon the whole system is so charminar,
hat persons are invariably surprised and pleaded
with their rapid and complete restoration to health.
The Pills are purely and solely Vegetable; and
the happy combination of the ingredients and their
proportions are such as to Produce a medicine whi h
never fails to relieve when relief is at all attainable
E tch box contains 20 doses of Pills—Price, One
Dollar.
IMPORTANT CAUTION
The Public arc hereby cautioned against being
imposed upon by paying in these hard times one dol
lar ami twenty-five or one dollar and fifty cents for a
box of Pills or a bottle of any kind of Medicine to
cure Chills and Fevers, when a box of Hull’s Fever
and Ague and Anti-Fever Pills, can he had for only
One Dollar that have never failed in a single instance
of curing the Chills and Fever, when used according
to the directions accompanying them. Remember
this, and next time get HULL'S PILLS, and there
by save your Half a Dollar.
| DR. SPENCER’S]
VEGETABLE PILLSI
A PUBLIC BLESSING.
These Pills have long been known and appreciated,
for their extraordinary and immediate powe.s of re
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They are particularly recommended to all those
persons who are afflicted with any kind of Chronic or
Lingering Complaint , as there is no medicine before
the public whicu lias so natural and happy effect up
on the system in correcting the stomach ad liver,
and to the formation of healthy chyle and thereby
purifying the blood.
They are acknowledged by the hundreds and
thousands who are using them, to be not only the
most mild and pleasant in their operation, but the
most perfectly innocent, safe and efficient medicine
ever otlered to the public. Those who once make a
trial of these Pills, never afterward feel willing to be
without them, and call again and again for more;
which is sufficient proof of their good qualities.
HEAD A CUE—SICK OH NERVOUS.
Those who have suffered ad are weary of suffer
ing with this distressing complaint, will find Spencer'a
Vegetable Pills a remedy at once certain aud immedi
ate in ns effects. One single dose of the Pills taken
soon as the headache is leit coming on, will cure it
in one half hour entirely.
Asa remedy in Summer and Bowel Complaints,
they display their wonderful powers to admiratio-’,
and are lar superior to any tiling in use lor these
complaints.
In Dyspepsia and Liver Complaiut, they stand un
rivalled. Many have been cured in a few weeks,
after having guilered under the dreudlul complaint
for years.
In Habitual Costivcness, they are decidedly supe
rior to any Vegetable Pill ever brought before the
public.; and one 25 cent box will establish their sur
prising vittues, and place them beyond the icach of
doubt in the estimation of every individual.
They are invaluable in nervous and hypochondria
cal affections, luas of appetite, and all complaints to
which females alone are subject.
They are mild in their action, and convey almost
immediate conviction of their utility from the first
dose. They may be taken by persons of any age;
and the feeble, the infirm, the nervous and delicate
are strengthened by their operation, because they
clear the system of had humors, quiet nervous irri
tability, and invariably produce sound health.
Upwards of Three Hundred and Seventy Thous
and boxes of these inestimable Pills have been sold
within the last twelve months in three States alone,
and more than three times die same quantity in oth
er States.
As an Anti-Billious Medicine, no family should be
without them. A single trial of them is more satis
factory than a thousand certificates.
CER 7 IFICA TES.
[The following' is from Mr. Isaac M. I homas, Mer
chant, at Talladega Springs, Alabama.]
Talladega Springs, Talladega Cos. Ala. )
August 17,1342. )
This is to certify, that I have been afflicted with
Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, and Liver Complaint,
and Costiveness for the last eight or nine years, du
ring which time I had taken, as well as 1 recollect,
about sixty boxes of Beckwith’s Pills, twelve boxes
of Peters’ Pills, and a number of boxes of Champion's
and Brandreth’s Pills, all of which afforded me but
little or no relief. At last, 1 was recommended to
try Dr. Speucer’s Vegetable Pills, and well 1 dial; for
Inever had but one attack of the Sick Headache af
ter I commenced taking the Pills, (now about six
months) and 1 candidly confess, that 1 have derived
more real benefit from the use of .Spencer’s Pills,
than from all the other Medicines and Pills that I
have ever taken, and I would earnestly recommend
them to all, as being in my opinion, the best medi
cine in use for all lingering complaints. The Pills
have done me so much good, that 1 would not feel
willing to be vithout them for five dollars a box; and
1 cannot but feel very grateful to Dr. Spencer for
having prepared such a valuable medicine, and the
dtstrdmtion of it is conferring a very ere at favor on
the public, as it is a thing of the utmost importance
that every family should have a supply of Dr. Spen
cer's truly valuable Pills constantly on hand.
ISAAC 51. THOMAS.
[From Mr. Adam Riser, a popular Merchant in Talla
dega County, Alabama.}
Riser’s Store, Talladega Cos., Ala. )
August 16, 1842. >
This is to certify, that I have used Dr. Spencer’s
Vegetable Pills itt my family for the last six months,
and I consider them the best Ptl's 1 ever used. 1
was appointed an agent for the sale of them about
six months ago, at which time the travelling agent
left me about one hundred boxes, and 1 ha*’e sold
out every box long since, and could have sold as
many more if they had been left I think every
family should keep a supp y always on hand. 1 have
never sold any Pills in my stotc that have been liked
so well as Speucer’s Vegetable Pills.
ADAM RISER.
[From a very respectable Planter in Washington
County, Alabama.]
Washington Cos., Ala., March 8, 1813.
To Dr. Spencer t
Dear Sir — l have used your Vegetable Pills in my
family the last year with great success,aud I consid
er them the best Pill I ever used. I have made con
sidetable use of many other popular Pills, but 1 am
convinced that yours are superior to any of them.
For Sick Headache, they are an excellent medicine.
For Bowel Complaint, I think them the best medi
cine in he world, and also for the Bloody telux. I
can say to you that I made great use of them last
season. I had twenty of my blacks sick with the
Flux, and 1 administered your Pills freely, and 1 did
not loose a single case. My neighbors speak in the
highest terms of them. Respectfully yours,
JESSE JORDAN.
lIMPORTANT CAUTION]
A PROCLAMATION.
To the Citizens a f Georgia:
WHEREAS, for several years past, the good Peo
ple of this S ate have been gr.‘atlv, and very seri
ously imposed upon in times of suffering and sick
ness, hy being obliged to pay the enormous price of
One Dollar and Pifly Cents for a Box of PILLS , or
a Bottle of MIXTURE, to cure CHILLS AND
PE 1 EltS, and other distressing complaints : Now,
therefore, know ye, that an effectual means . f reli. f
have been discovered in DR. HULL’S VEGET
ABLE FEVER and AGUE , and ANTI-FEVER
PILLS; which are offered by the Proprietors and
their Agents at the low price of only One Dollar per
Box —from 25 to 50 per cent, cheaper than the Majori
ty of all other medicines for the cute of such com
plaints; and as to the comparative safety with which
they can be taken, together with the simplicity of
their componendparts (which are entirely vegetable)
and the real value of Hull’s Pdls, as adapted to the
wants of the community, there can be no longer the
least doubt of their great superiority over all other
medicines, not only in their superior properties in
the safe and speedy cure of Chills and Fevers, but
also as a remedy in Fevers of every description.
It is particularly worthy of remark, that out of up
wards of Twenty Thousand Boxes of these Pills sold
in Alabama alone, within the bust twelve mont'is, not
a single rase has come to the knowledge of the pro
prietors, where they have faih and to cure the Chills
and Fevers, when they have been used ai cording to
the directions accompanying them. And I csides
these pills arc no “ qnaek medicine;" they are the
scientific preparation of experi -need medical men,
who, after having prepared this important recipe,
most positively declared that from all the discoveries
up to the present time, in medical science, they saw
noway by which they could possibly be improved, or
made in any way more effectual n the cure of those
complaints for which they are recommended: so that
the lianpy combination of the ingredients and their
pro portions are such as to produce a medicine which
never tails to relieve when relief is a' all attainable.
Upwards of one thousand certifica'cs might here he
added, of important cures effected hy this medicine;
hut it is not necessary to publish them, as a single
trial of the Pills is more satisfactorv evidence than a
volume of printed tesiimonia's. We would, howev
er, refer the reader to some eight or ten thousand
fatnilies in this State, who it is thought have experi
enced their efficacy, and who would bear ample tes
timony of their unrivalled virtues.
For Sale by .1 H. IE S. Ellis,
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Macon, Aug. 9, 1343. 13 —w4tn
CHEAT IIUIGIINS IN
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CALL AM) mV,
rfflH!', SUBSCRIBER, being determined.to close his
1 Smck of SPUING AND SUM VIE.; GOODS,
will sell at or near Cost and charges, until fun her no
lit e; and would respectlully ask purchasers lo call
and examine helore purchasing. His slock consists in
part of—-Rich French Muslins, various pattern and
atyles; Fashionable Bttizarine Muslins, fine French
ami English Cambrics, n large assortment of English
smi American Prints, Iron to 25 cents; Black and
Colored Silks, Satins and Sarcenelts; Rich Foulard
-ilks; Lathe's fine and super Lawn Handkerchiefs ;
Silk, Thread and Cos ton Gloves anti ll tisery ; Supe
rior Gauze Cardinals; Net Shawls, Tarlt ton and
Braige Mantles and Scarfs; Taffela and Satin Rib
bons; Hat andCap do; Crapes and Crape Lisse;
Cambric, Muslins, Lace, and Thread Trimmings;
Bombazines, Super Irish Linens; Brown; White and
Colo-ed Li .en Drtllens; Pantaloon Muffs and Vest
ings and a good assortment of Domestic Goods, and
most articles usually kept in a Fancy and Smple Dry
Goods Store All of w Inch will he sold as above, for
CASH
SCT Dimes taken at Ten for the Dollar.
G. L. WARREN,
First door above Geo. A. Kimberly’s Hut Store.
June 13. stf
NEW, CHEAP & D Slit ABLE GO IBS.
SAMUEL J. RAY, & CO.
HAVE just received and are now opening a genera
tt sso l ll tie tit of seasonable STAPLE AND
FANCY DRY GOODS, which they will sell at very
reduced prices lor Cash, being anxious to reduce their
present large Stock, among w hich may he found
Superior Wool-dyed Black, Blue-Black, and Invisible
Green Cloths.
Cassimeres, woolen, velvet, valentin, &. satin Vestings,
l'lanm Is, nirritioes and prime I Orleans Cloths
French, English and American Prints.
Challeys, Muslin de Lames,French Collar and Capes.
Black, blue-black and rich Itghl fancy colored Silks
and Satins
Black, India Satins, Indian Coral Spitalfield, Pongee,
Linen, Cambric and Grass Linen Handkerchiefs.
Muslin de Laine and Satin Shawls, Neck Ties, and
Dress Handkerchiefs.
Irish Linens, Linen Shirting 6, Lawns and Diapers.
Jaconet, Swiss, Nnnsook and B «ik Muslins.
Silk, Cotton and Worsted Hosiery, Gloves, and Sus
penders.
Gent’s. Merino Shirts and Pants, Stocks and Collars.
Bed Ticks,Brown & Bleached Shirtings and Sheetings
Superior Bleached Long Cloths, Cat ton Flannels and
Drillings.
Kerseys Linseys, sup Bed and Negro Blankets.
Shell and Buffalo Twisi Side, and Riding Combs.
Spool Thread, Tapes, Pius, Buttons, &c.
With many other articles too tedious to mention.
P. S. Purchasers w ill find it to their interest to call.
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THE LOST SHIP, OR ATLANTIC STEAMER.
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“ John Tyler.
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THE PETERSBURG REPUBLICAN
-1 elievinu the present to be a crisis too important to
u.e mtere-is of the autocratic party /o allow am press
devoted lots cause lo sink tor want ol support, the
subsetiber has, at the instance of many friends, con
semen 10 assume the editorial guidance of the t etets
burg Republican.
Recognizing in the late temporary defeat of D moc
racy the necessity of recurrence tor future success to
the fundamental prt ictples of chutes’ High s, nud their
strict application to all Federal issues. The Republi
cun w ilt neither in tlscil exhibit laxity of politic in fault,
nor tolerate ns indulgence in others, but will uudevia
tmgly adhere to the nubie principles, as admirably em
bodied by one of our distinguished {Statesmen—T ree
trade ; low duties ; 110 debt; seperation from Banks ;
economy; retrenchment; and stucl udherunce to the
Constitution.”
The successful maintenance nod permanent estab
lishment ol tins wt-e and just system of measures must
grt ally dtpend on thejtidictous selection of the I 'enio
crauc candidate tor the next Presidency, and bt listing
Die amplest guarantee of these important enus to he
afforded by the eminent abilities attu unsu lied lui lr of
JOHN C. CALHOUN, the Republican will advocate
his claims to the nomination ot the National Conven
tion. These claims will be enforced with due respect
to the preferences of others, and the cordial support of
this press will he given to the Nominee of a Convcn
lion so assembled as to lie general, and so coitsmu ed
as to give a clear expression to the will of the majority.
The Petersburg Republican will, as heretofore, lie
published three Lines a ween, at Five Dollars pet an
num, always payable in advance.
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Monday in June, umtl which tune all comiminicatiuus
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nd ASHING TON GREEN HOW.
Richmond, 31s! May, 1843.
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
CHEROKEE ADVOCATE,
THE undersigned, at the solicitation of many friends,
projroses to publish, in the village of Marietta, Cobb
County Gtorgia, a weekly newspaper under tne above
title. He is assured ilia a well conducted newspap. r
is much wanted in this region, and so lar as Ins humble
efforts will go, should l.e meet with encouragement,
the Advocate shall add 10 the reputation of die Chero
kee Country, affording as it does,’.he most sa übrious
clime, w ilh a fertile and productive soil, not surpassed
in the Union.
The Advocate will be deeided in its poli ics, while at
the same nine due res ,ect will be paid to the opinions
of those who may diff r w ith us. Be teviiig in a stru t
construction of the constitution, os the muy sure guar
antee to the Institutions of the South, and of the two
great jiarttes now before the country, that the Demo
crat,c Partv, with John . Calhoun at its head, is the
one on which to look lorlhe carrying out those princt
pies, the Advocate will support the principles ot that
Party, and the man, whoever he may he, selected by
the National Convention to carry oot its principles.
Agriculture —that most imp< runt branch of industry,
will not be neglected in the panes of the Advocate
To this nrancii we shall devote much attention, mid in
addition, to such selected articles, as may lie of mteri st
to this section, we will endeaver to procure the assis
tance of the tanners in Western Georgia, who, by giv
ing their own experience and mode of cultute, will
bring f rward others, and thus all reap a benefit.
The Advocate may also be looked to lor such items
of news as we may receive from different sections of
the country, and a portion of its pages will he devoted
lo tight reading. liw tl be an object of the undersigned
to m ike the Advocate such a paper as every subscriber
will feel a pleasure in perusing lutttsell, attain pi ,cing
hefrre his family, and when Ins year expires, renew his
subscription With a smile on bis countenance
The Advocate will be printed on an Imperial sheet
with new type, press, &e. at Three Dillata jier an
num, in advance—no subscription will he taken for
less than a year- Advertisements will be insi r.ed at
One Do lar per square of twelve hues for the first inser
tion, nnd Seventy-five Cents tor each subsequent one—
legal Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rates.
Job Printing ol every description will be executed with
neatness and despatch.
M. M. CALDER.
July 10, 1843.
PROSPECT! S
OF
THE ENTERPRISE.
P. VV. Johnson propes to publish a weekly, in the
town of Forsyth, Monroe county, Ga., a political, lit
erary and scientific newspaper, to be styled “ The
Enterprise and edited by an association of Gentle
men who are without doubt able to make it as inter
esting as any paper now published in the State.
Its principles, so far as politics are concerned, " ill
be truly Democratic, and nothing shall go into its col
utiics bni what is spirited, bold and energetic. A
portion of its columns will also be filled with well
written literary and scientific productions, ami par
ticularly the results of practical demolish auuus in
the science o Agriculture. .
‘The Enterprise” will be printed on good paper
with fair type, on a sheet 13 by 24 inches, at the
low price of One Dollar a year, on the cash system
only. The first number will be issued about the Ist
of August next.
§Uj"All communications, or letters on business of
any kind must come free of Postage, and addressed
to F. W. JOHNSON,
July 15,1&» Forsyth, Ga.
PROPOSALS
FOR publishing by subscription, the life op
(ion. Andrew J: ckson.
AMOS KENDALL proposes to publish in fifteen or
more numbe.fe, a Lite ol Geo. Andrew Jackson, em .
bracing the substance of all that has heretofore ap
peared m print 111 connection with the services of this
distinguished man, together with many interesting in
cidents not noticed by his former biographers, and a
complete history of I.is administration, concluding wiir
an account of the manner in which, tettred trom the
bust.e ol the world, he 13 quietly preparing to hid adieu
to the scene of his glory.
This task has licen undertaken with the approbation
of Gem Jackson himself, who has kmdlv put into the
Author’s hands his books and papers, public and pri
vate, adn on obscure pom's, favo.ed him with his own
recollections. With ittese materials, with the works
already puliti.-hed, and with the contributions of f ac | S
and papers hy manyol the General's associations in
civil ana military life, aided by his ow n knowledge of
events occurring within the last twenty years, the'au
thor hopes to produce a work worthy of the confidence
and patronage of lie American people.
The numbers will he printed in large type on excel
lent paper, averaging 4D pages each, with neat covers
ne first issued in May next, and tire others monthly
therealter, mdess delayed hy sickness, or other unit
voidable causes. The work will be illustrated with en
gravings or prints, averaging two to a numlier, embra
Clog thkenesses ot the General and some of his most
dism gutshed co acters, drawings ot his battle grounds
at ihe Creek nation and at New Orieuns. and some of
the most sir.king scenes of Ins eventiul life. It will be
so arranged and paged, that, when completed, the
covers may be taken off, ana the whole bouud up into
a neat hook. r
Price, twenty-five cents a number, or one dollar for
five numbers, or three dollars for the w hole work how.
ever much 11 may exceed fifteen numbers ; always paid
itt advance, and free of postage to the author
Distant Bank miles w ill tie received lor what they are
w orth here, or in New York.
To persons voluntarily acting as agents, 0 liberal com
mission will lie allowed ; but the author will not he res
ponsible tor any agents not specially authorized,
if mimper will embracp the General's early
life, and a variety of revolutionary ailveutures and 111-
ctden'.s not heretofore published. It will be illustrated
i»y a first rale likeness of ihe General engraved on
steel, and a print exhibi ing him when ast ii ling, sa
ving Ironi massacre a small party of men and boys,
himself included, l»y attacking a band of about one
bundled lories, who were rushing upon them in the
night.
'I ise who intend to patr mizc the work arereques
ted to forward their names, and such advances as they
may think proper, by Hie first of May next.
April 21 jo j yp
HE PRINT OF CHAMBERS' EDINBURG
JOURNAL.
Published at the "Albion" Office , 3 Barclay st ., N. Y.
In order to rut this work within the reach of all
classes of the public, we have determined to issue it
at the very low pricy of One Dollar and a Half per
annum; and also to lttrnislt it to agents at a discount
from this price of thirty-three ami a third per cent.
And in order to disseminate he publication still more
extensively, wc have resolved to give individuals
who may order five copies the advantages possessed
bv agents, and to extend to them the benefit of the
discount. A remittance of Five Dollars, then, pro
vided it be in funds at par in the city of New York,
ol not more than five per cent discount, will com
mand five annual copies. The publication weekly,
contains eight pages, and is primed in the quarto
‘orm, w ith neat type and on good paper. Our edition
will be an exact transrript of the Edinburgh copy.
It is st arcely net cssary to state that the low price at
whit It we offer the work, will oblige us to adhere to
the Gash System wi hout anv deviation whatever.
August 9, 1343. 13—4tlt ip
KUV St RING AND SUMMER
CX.OTHING.
H. SPENCER,
WAVING received this day, per Steamer J. God
dard. the naluuce of Ins Spring purchases, is now
prepared 10 offer to the citizens ol .Macon nnu vicinity,
a full and complex' assortment of fashionable
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING,
consisting of every variety and style of Coats, Pants,
add Ve-ls, suited f r the season, together with a great
var et.vof Summer Scarfs, Stocks, Gloves, Shirts, Col
lars, Bosoms, Suspem ers. &e., <&c.
A [so a splendid assortment of Chubs, Cassinteres
Vestings, Drnti de Taes, Carnbh IS, Linen Drtllims,
Ac., all of which w II he sold or made up to order on
die Very low est t rms for Cash.
Feeling fully competent that I can make it for the
interest ol gentlemen replenishing their wardmb s to
purchase ol me, I respectfully solicit n call from all
at the Store, one door below J. A. & S S. Virr-irt’s
Jewelry Store, and directly opposite the north-west
front of the Washington Lull, where unjirecedented
bargains mav always be found.
Macon, May 24 3
NEH BOOKS
AT BARNES’ BOOK STORE,
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Hannah Moonc’s Woxks, No. 1, • * 25 41
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The Lost Ship, 25 “
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James’ Po. Do. Do.
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Mef'FLi.ocH’s Gazetteer, No.!, 26cents.
Shakspeaub complete with engravings for #2 00
Macaulay's Essays complete, for 1 00
M aeon- July 26, J|
BACON.
1 n non ,hs si<,rs '-
■ * J* J 2,000 lbs Hams nnd Shoulders.
For sale by C. CAMPBELL iCo
Macon, June 7, 1843 4
FACTORAGE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS .
f|SIIK suhseriher tenders his services to hi- friends
a and the public, in the above business. For ma
ny vears he has been actively employed in this citv,-
conducting the vnrions branches of trade intimately
connected with the interest of planters. He pledges
his personal attention to matters intrusted to Ins care.
JOHN BOSTON.
Savannah, July 5. 9tf
NOTICE.
Months after dnte, application will be made
to the Honorable, the Inferior Court, when sitting
Jor Ordinary purposes, for leave to sell the real Estate’
es D H. Emmons, late of Bibb county, deceased.
lA.MES M. GREEN, Adnie.
June 1, 1843.
GROCERIES
F'| NII FI subscribers continue to keep on hand at the
A old stand, opposite the Wash! >gton Hall, a goo d
assort men-t of Groceries, Bagging, Salt, Iron,&c., which
they will sell low for cash.
C. CAMPBELL & CO.
Mapon, June 7, 1843. 4 ts
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June 14, 1843. 5 _
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