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MR. CUTHBERT.
Tiif Federal papers are making a terrible onslaught
whitewashing in advance.
Gen. Harrison is the first President elect,w v ho went
,on Mr. Cuthhert, because lie lias bad w hat they about the country, t» white wa-h and patrlr up a rhar-
rm die effrontery to ask a question 'concerning ihc j after.for men who had beerif designated tor Cabinet
.‘pinions of Daniel Webster, upon a subject iuvolv- j appointments; but as it is agreed on all hands, that the
,rr the paramount interests of the South. j times ate out of joint, odd things may be exacted,
"it seems, that when the resignation of Mr. Webster i When the General reached Richmond in Virginia,
read in the Senate, Mr. Cuthhert, as a true r< - j finding a strong repugnance to the appointment of
rcsentative of a slave-holding State, expressed a wish j Mr. Granger the abolitionist, to the Post Office De-
put to him some enquiries relative to opinions | parlment, lie lelt himself called on to vouch for him
w |,icli he (Mr. W.) had formerly held upon the sub- as a friend of the South, and her institutions; and
j M t of slavery, when Messrs. Clay, Preston, and j in a public speech, mad j the following statement :
lit? nMirdei! toihe report of Mr. Granger being an At li-
UTERARY.
The author of the “ Pioneers,” “ Prairie,” “ Last
of the Mohigans,” ami “ Pathfinder,” will shortly
present the reading public with another volume, in
which the Leather Stockings appears as a ciiaracter.
The work has not yet been christened with a name ;
but from the fact that Natty Btiroppois styled therein
the “ Deer-Slayer,” it is surmised that may be the
title intended for it. The sce.ie is laid on one of the
GREAT FRESHET.
THE BOSTON NOTION,
When o„r p,,*r »en. lo pi™ jwwnt.,. our ri> er • j, ^ tht ,. 4 ro f erf a::d kawlamut fOfn
Published in America !
(the Oconee) was nearly a; high as it was at the great
flood in 1S40; the rain was stiH falling, afnd tlte wa- ,
ter risitiir nitl. . e • i a FB1HR. .VJllDiN a launl siiiiHianfaiiflir A Mw IWky
ter rising, with eve,y prospect oi going beyond any 1-h.lad. Iptt,, Haiti.„ w . HwtMN^Ih^ Wor
thing within the memory of man.
UNITED STATES’ BANK.
Kivcs sprung upon him with the ferocity of mad
Tetters. A fierce contest ensued, in which Mr. Culh-Ui,
beVTmaintained his ground with a spirit and ability•'
which reflect honor upon him
iioiiHt. lie s:ii<l lie hail never been so foolish as to ask Inin
hether he war ail Abolitionist or not—know ing, as he did.
his public life and history llitt Mr. Grander had come to
• ci • i i him the d iy before he left Washington, and told him that an
II i, notonous that Air. Webster old preside at a ; article hi a Richmond paper. which admitted the probability
Nieililig in Boston, in which it was resolved, that j of bis being an abolitionist, had just lalleu under his eye.—
(' ingress did possess the constitutional power to pro- Be ('* r - ) desired him. (Gen. H ) when he got in Rich
hi bit the transfer of slaves from one Slate to another, I IV"*:!?'!*! ^A 1 ®” "L'hj* ^ * a » “ ol
uni it is eqn illi notorious tiiat he afterwards avov
die same sentiment in the Senate of the United States,
[j,it s iuce lie Inis been elevated to the first office in tli
’, i only no Aholtttwutst, but he should expect Gen. fl. to eVict
him from office should he ever become oue.”
gilt of a 1 ' ^ Hsitic nf, it is tteasim foi a South j t ^ comcs an interested witness—front Mr. Grr
.... Senator,Jealous o( the n*b« ol I,is cuismuents. j lllaB ,, c j fr Or.iurer tell, Gen. H.rrtson,
to -a " l*o .till t uteri tuns tltf same ..ptutons !_ ■ „„ „„ d „ K . G ,„. i, ,
Now if the Southern people are satisfied with this
'' ! shewing, we are not, because the evidence to support
Gran-
lie
- — ,, ... . . I *.-»■'>* .tit -uun'il-l, iiiiti ,11V urn. repeats it to tl»c
U'„ itclieve that Mr. Webster does still enteitain ! , ,, , . . . c . ..
t>e uciioc j people of Ruhtnonl, tiuI takes it for granted, that
the same opinion, but policy, Air. Speaker . eve;y body believes it ; but we require much stron-
Mr.Cttll.lHr, I,as «M Inn,soil ... »' ll.anks o!! ^
Uh Sou,la hi pcoji o \ l ,c ro,n e a ■!' |,u,-„.o,| 'I’lm Dis.ri.-t in n liioli Mr. Grangor resitl.'s in New
_„.i tilcnts and independence lie lias niamf, -steo, i v ... • . ... . , ' ,
ft'd l *" 1 . ' . , . . ... , i«»rk, is an abolition district, and no man can be |
however i,nu ll he may be abused by the ichile-tca sit
ing party.
There arc two members of the new Cabinet w-ho^e
course 1151011 the slave question lets bi en so repugnant
co die feelings, the rights, and interest, of the South,
that it has been found necessary to vouch, and certify, i ,
New York lakes, and the time is iff the early part of' ^ t,,e §‘30.0 JO,COD composing the capital of this ‘ °* re * eoraor of Spruce h
units but three or four • '“stitution, it is said that 20 millions are owned bv "»/eceive Mihscriptioos for the \«nc«r.
i tester. LiMetl. sfalenv and L;un. early Saturday morning*
and cau always be bad of the rcsprclire Agents i» either*#
tiic above Cities.
New York tin Agency—Mti'rv ft. I’earh. at the Sn*
and \hu,vau *frer,*. w duly au-
the eighteenth century, and occupies but three or four
days. The youthful days of Leather Stockings will Europeans !
be ponrtraved in this volume, with interesting inci
dents connected with the life of Cliingagook, the fa
tber of Uncas.
In the county of Down, Ireland, a woman was re-
| ceutly destroyed by Spontaneous Combustion. She
i w.is habitually intemperate, more especially lor se»-
RlFUS Choate has been elected bv I lie Legi,la-1 tra * <ia >’ s proceeding the catastrophe. Cases 01
lure of Massachusetts, a Senator in
the U.
the Congress of spontaneous combustion have lately been so weil :ui-
Tlie Notion is abo f«»r sale ai the Sun Office cariy every
aturday morning by ihc Imutlred or single copy.
Charleston, C. Agent—A iiigs Head.
1‘hila lolpliia Agem—Daniel O. Blood. I.edgerOffice.
Bangor, Ale. Agent—David Bogbee; No. 10, Smiths bluett.
If allow ell. .Me. Ajretu—G. D. -iuiuioe*.
Halifax, N. r*. Agent—C. II. Bel»tier.
Portsmouth. N. II. Agent— J. Low, Jr.
Ifaittord anti New Haven Ageut—^fr. Tno mar Burk, of
U. S., to supply the vacancy occasioned by the l| unticated, as to remove the doubts of the most N«*w Haven, and .Mr, Burk, of Hartford. Conn, are the only
• * * ' , , . I skentical authorized persons in those places to self the Bostow N#-
igua.mn—perhaps more properly speaking, pro- Tlte ei,iz-ns l.y prrchLiog of them wilt alw,y, fcw
it OH' —OI Daniel VV tbsltT, ~ sure of receiving the ohiht rel r nl:irlv.-
resignation
motion
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Peter V. Daniel, of Virginia, to be one of the j ^“ UU,Vt ' s b > u vole of 126 -'«»*. W » a vs, nearly j
As'otiate Justices of the Sujueine Court of the U. S., j ’’ ° ne *
in the place of the Hon. Phillip P. Barbour, deceased. \
John Y. Mason, of Virginia, to be Judge of the;
United States Court for the Eastern District of Vir-j
gi'da, in the place of Peter V. Daniel.
THE TREASURY NOTE BILL,
After much debate passed the House of Repre-
Bnhver says that honesty exists in the brecclies
sure of receiving tile paper regolarfy.-
New IF (Ilord Ag-nl—William Rubiusoir,
AVorcester Agent—S. Thompson.
Lyuu Agent—J K. F. Marsh.
Malem Agent—P Gilman
Lowell Agent — K. I’rtlman.
NOTICE.
. d the fi st Monday in April next, will he sold to tbv
Accounts from England, Scotland, and Ireland, ^^ highest bidder, at public otrtery, at the late revtdoaco
represent tile winter to have been remarkably severe *. ‘ f James Picket. <l< c*d. in tiie runufj i*f Pulaski. * part of
in that co miry ; in consequence of which, the poor j Pr ,, * ,crT >*- 10 the estate of the said
have Ik-cii visited with the most intense sufferings. In
a ! London, many persons have perished from cold and The Cotton will be „.M foi cash, and all the ctfrer property
r, ‘ ■ - . , ; O . | pocket; that \v,nth makes the rtfan, am) tlte more a ! ^omion, many persons have perished from cold and
l . . j . ‘ ..° .‘ P '. 0M n \ !t ’ '\ >0 . 111 ,u l ° 1 * e *! 1 i man is worth, the wort/tier lie is. Janane; and verdicts of inqnests held o' er the dead,
; >"■'! iei institutions ; and he did not run as sm h, in , declare that tliev “ died front the want of the common
Picket deceased, consisting of Horses, Cows. Sheep*
: a set of HiacKsmuhs to.ds. and eighteen bales of fine Colios,
•n... c .. ... .... „
mid assert, them out of the difficulty ; and it is a fear
ful augury to find men from slavclmlding States the
foremost to exculpate and applaud diem. Mr. ( lay,
Mr. Rives, and Mr. Frestoti. arc the sponsors. They
cante forward and voJunlteiedm become their god-fa- : g otl j| (
tliers, and to go hail for their good behaviour ; and so
the late Congressional election, nor lias heeierta-
; ken ground against the abolitionists in bis district,
■ or made a stand against their infernal schemes, but
»n the contrary, has acted in a very concilium v and
approving manner towards them, ami in turn, re-
ceii -! th ir ^uppott.
Mr. Granger not air abolitionist !
well tell us, that Arthur Tappa-r i
j THE FREE HANKING LAW.
The Georgia Jeffersonian states that two banks are
: in process of organization, under the provisions of ihfr
law, in western Georgia. Oi.e of them is lo he h>ca-
i ted at Greenville, Merriwetlier County, and the other
M Cut liberty in the County of R oidolph. That de-
j.,.. , tot!,. ' mod for Greenville is fast reaching maturity; the
! officers have already been appointed, and fifteen bull
’d red of the shares have been taken. The amount of
on ting it -is ;
tliers, and to go ban lor Uku goon oenaviour , auu m. ; T |.e Southern people require a Cabinet ai»ovc ’' cu
,1....ironc into office, not as the sworn and mi- . • >n • ■ the capital is not stated. 1 l»e offirets are, Hk.NRY
tlie> e_f,one into om.e, n 1 ^ anti-sla-‘ P " S n,e ver > SU T» ( >»» u,„L VV.. « P fi.u.*
declare that tliey “died from the want of the common
necessaries of life!”
!»>.• gt«>«l notes with security, p iynble on the fir^l of Jaa-
uai v next. JOHN H. PICKET, Atlm'r.
JA\F. PICKET, Aalm’x.
Feb -ii. 1-MI. U—His.
T ie U!i<fer.igneil will nho sell ii|>on ihe ter/ns above IBfl-
tioueil, on the secitiitl .Momlay in April next, as the property
of said estate, at ihe house of George Polk, in the comity it
FATAL epidemic.
A disease, supposed to be the “ Cold Plague,” has
• I . . • • ... _ 0 , rjiaic, in me manse oi i»ei»r^e ri
lately made its appearance in West Tennessee, to the Irwin, forty or fifty head of stock cattle,
great alarm of the inhabitants. It is gradually ex- j
tending the scene of its ravages, and generally proves '
fatal.
Feb.
JOHN II. PICKET. Adm’r,
JANE PICKET. Adm'x.
cmnpi utilising enemy of every sc
very party, but merely bound to keep the peace for.
four tears to come.
TV .Sonili fhould require every member of lIi«
Cabinet to be not only sound upon this question, but
uspicmn on tuts quest
should be made a disqualification.
USURY.
The celebrated lawgiver, Solon, in his code de-
i fining crimes, and prescribing appropriate pimisli-
“ uhore *f*P**»" - Mr - " has won from ! mclIt ° omitted ll)al of ptlrr iddc. nr the murder of a
her people the plaudit of “ well done, thou good and j pq , Tnt; a , siffll ; ng , br r ^ asoil , , !k . impossibility of any
| one perpetrating so enormous an offence. For
the same reason it is said, i^t. RY was not mentioned
! or denounced, in his penal code.
faithful servant.’
THE CONTRAST.
When Gen. Andrew' Jac kson, tin* man who was
said by the great Jeffekmin, to have “tilled the j
measure of Isis country’s glory”—w as culled Ly the j
unbought suffrages of the American people to tic j
highest office in their gift, his journey to the seat of
Government was marked by that Republican simpli
city, characteristic of Ins whole Lie. He declined i
all the public demonstrations of attachment ami r-;
sped tendered along the lim* <•! h;> rotii< j , am] ij
pursued the “even tenor” of lib way. witkm.i
iV many opportunities that were r ri>c!ii< cl !
.nlmiring country men, to denounc e hi
mies, or to exonerate? bimsell from il:
G* 11. I'un ison, too, takes up his .’me
the Capital, and mark the contrast!
OMcutaliou- clisjday attend Ins progress
greeted by his friends wiilipulbic In iior
the opportunity to vituperate his i)n;i<m;:t
W,
Em
commend to tin* atteinii-ti of our readers the
ort m’ Mr. Pickens, on the subject of the
)«T < i the Caroline, and . •»• relations with
off. it i» fraught with l•••crc•till^ details.
Sylvester’s Rcpoiter publishes a list of 152 banks
Ha IF is, President; Wiley P. BlIke, Cashier; j w * , * l ‘* 1 ** ave failed, and sw iudled the coniuiunity out of;
Thomas Leslie, Book-keeper. The directors are, I
Messrs. Harris, llardwayj Hamilton, Burke, Truitt,;
Perdue, Jeter, Gates, and Leslie*
at I« ast §38,000,000.
MAIL
ARRANGEMENT.
j POST-OFFICE,
! , . MILLEDGEV 1LLE, MARCH. 1, ICJO.
j NOK l IIi.KN .M.VI1.—Due daily at ill A. M. Coses daiiv hi lg M.
| SOUTHERN—Due daily at 1 P. M. Closes daily ul 9 A. M.
From good authority we are enabled to state, that S ^i'edmont—Due Tuesdaypi'iiuvday.'Sttiinuitfay)at s'^ai.
ten or twelve miles more of this road has been com- ‘ Closes same du>s,at n a. m.
_c # _j . f |, n • t • . , U A >> K.Ia^\IJ-LL—(\iulrwiuttm lilue'ruesdux Friduv. at !0 A. M
pieted ; which permits the cars to reach a point con-!* Clouse * ' '
L 1841.
THE FL'I.L-IH.OODEI> VIRCil.NtA HORSE.
TECUMSKII,
A G It ANi)S( l.N t>f Old Ari-hie and great grand.
** s.inofcdd n>-ilfiird will.stand tire ensuing sen-
THE CENTRAL RAIL-ROAD.
son, cotiniiPMciii** flu; l.jth of Match atrtl eutlinc UmI
iDlh of Jul v, on (ho |»IaiiIutioM of S. OrunllaiNt
_ rrcar tlie Otrlt*llior|)e 1 n»\cr**itv, at ihe tenr
price ot $15 ihe seasoii,uiitJ iusmo/irc. T«*curn* h it* ft bcanli*
rul Buy, of jrreat strcnirih t* ml activity, his MmnI is equal to that of anj
horse m the State, ami his coifs arc large and well formed.
Marc li l J{ U* 11;
7-n
on the same days at II A..M.
NEW \ V.\—(\ iaCovingtoiiJ due Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
| • • try , : . , , ! allOP.M. Closes Sat itrdav, Mond&v and Thursday, at ciP. 31.
course between this city and savannah may be judged i stanfordville—Dueoi U cduesdav aid p.m.* closes on Mou-
davatSP. M.
siderably west of Sandersville. The facility of inter
ruu ■
o* special
FLORIDA.
f°* i: ‘
r
M . : ’ i *: 4*11
\ . :.i.\ Hil l
W r,i v.;r
be seiicH
and «o
, I .'. HI .<!. O S|«eci»l mu *-t M?Pt;l-
1 cut i 1 wa.*. i'igertail Ita- >101 vei
. .ding to appouitrneot. One*- in
; *-»r * that Ih* i< ** tired ob He war ;
in n family, and tree lmr<e (i>r iiir
’ ' cine Htrnishcd, be i^ for:
rid. ; * '■ .<• • L •* h< Vi I*. >■ ’’
amidn th l> op-, :t I fu.-.i, - 1
per j-ara.1 tph». It • - - 1, lii t G-
almnt 400 I»oirtn> u *•
of by the fact, that we are supplied every nioruin
with due fresh shad and oysters, the latter ofn ti in the |f
shell, by Messrs. Luclington and Tliompsoti, from the
Savannah market. Indeed, some of the tiue.*<t oys
ters we recollect to have ever seen at the South, were
obtained at ihe restaurateur of Rob rt Mercer, i this
• ity. This is a practical abbreviation iff .pace too
su’ost oitial not to be liiglilt anpix*. iated.
H \ \» A If—I'lie on \\ vdtntsdMY at II A.M. Closesatthc same time.
■ J* OFFICE not US— Every day from sun rise until sun set,
w liileupenii.g . j.d closing "of Mails, tin Suudav tiie Otfice i
will baoj.cu Ik'Iw**i-ii the hours of liuud I o’clock.
E. DAGGETT. P. M.
0.1 rt
A N ACT Jo admit Tax Collector’s Deeds in evidence,
j in certai.i cases then in named.
■ Seer 1. /» it rtirrc' it by th- Si uutf ami Ifouee of Rifirtstn
I Mires of tht SL.tc of Geo-"ii i i Gt n rot Assembly met, unit
j it is hereby e rn-ted by the tiuliio iiy of the same: That from
I a id o re the p iss of this act, \\ hen any party to a suit in
. _ j ,i»y id the Com is ot tins 8taie shall desire to offer in evidence
1:1 account ot toe proceedings ol the 1 ill s;.i.i suit, a Tax Collector's Deed, and shall make oath that
F'ji the S'tan.iu.J oi Union.
nod*
■ort omnium!.
it* ■
V rn iste.i
-< ot
t» v
•, he
'. lias
ff to
Major
lions: oi Representatives in Congress on the eigh'h die Tax Collector >.vln> executed the same is dead, or has re
and ninth tilt. I u as mortified and chagrined to learn j 11 l ,ar,s unknown, it shall be the duty of such Court to
Beiknap «ff the 3d infantry. They are stii*. t’y guard
ed j and two of tii- m were leccntly killed in attempt- their voices in defence of our rights ?
IJ.
indulge in the most egotistic and sickening bmrftmdkm " ! 'Kaii*as,
furioso, reminiscences. Indeed the p*»or old nn.
seems to court those opportunities of show a* d
geant, in the vain hope that the reflectiot. oi
glare will keep him in view long after lie sf*..
signed over to eclipse before the superior lustre • •
leaders of his Cabinet, more properly speakimr. p» -
hap-—his guaidians, Webster and Clay. T<* sig
nalize Gis determined love of simplicity and plainness,
the “ Farmer of North Bend.” as he is facetimislj
called I)v Ids friends—instead of taking up lodging
:d the “ Log Cabin” raised for the occ
snugly ensconed himself in Gadsbtf s Hotel,
luxurious and princely establishment in Wa . t __ .
I.og Cabins, hard eider and coonskins, are now for- "’b°i however, gallantly cut their wav throtigji to Fort
gotten, and Palaces* Cliampaigne, and Royal entei-; Russell, commanded by Capt. Barnnm. I lie latter
tainments have been substituted. How remarkable immediately started in pm suit with 50 regular infan
tile difference between the candidate and the Presi- ,r .V’ al tiie same time that 100 dragoons also departed
that after the House had been detained nearly <me
whole day by that hypocritical miscreant Mr. Gid-
diu-s of Ohio, in uttering a tirade of slander and
abuse on tiie southern slav<—linidiiig conimiinitv gen
erally, and the citizens of Georgia in particular, but
two of our Representatives had the courage to raise
P' -
.Since the above was written, wc have seen in
-.-mail p -pus, further accounts from Florida.
i< - stem to have recommenced. On the 2*1
nstaia, a severe skirmi'li wa* fought between Lieut.
Albertis, of the 3d regiment of infantry, and the band
of Alee Tnstentiggee, in the vicinity of Fort Brooke.
Lieut. A
Can it be possible that seven of the Representa
tives from the old patriotic State of Georgia, have
drank so deep at the fountain of federal whiggery —
that they can tamely »it and bear the foulest asper
sions cast on the citizens of their own State and its
institutions, without a single effort to do them justice? .
Was it because the base slanderer on that occasion
oc-.t Tuesday in April next, tor thj purpose uf appointing delegates,
ilie voiiuir ni.-n’rt Convciiiion, lo Le itoiden in Miiieck'Cville, on tlic lirst
1 *.i f 1 ' ,o . , .... , _ . . . Monday in Mav next,
command consisted 01 but 18 or 30 men ; | S the personal, political, and confidential friend of Mmeii y, isti.
evasion, ha> j 'he imliaus numbered from 90 to 100 strong. The j their great Chief, the President elect, that they WtTC j A AC r to repeal na itcl T to establish a general s
del. tiie most memv’s superior numbers euabled them to cut off the found acting the part of submissive, passive tools, to ! , bv(;,,,nmou -'?L;ii.>oD,a-sented t» ihagntl. day
fl' . I|L ,*)L jf|L 1, P I , , 1 ali.ii, an art (oani.-nd uiul ucl, Uiestalrlisli a general
Washington, retreat of Lieut. Albertis handful back to I? ortBrookc, the powers about to be ? | ii..n l.y <0,n sci.mU fronted i» the di'ili day.
who. however, callnnilv cut their wav tliroiurh to Fort II-.c ..r.li.-.. ,.r ii. u «... ..u..;.. M,l<l '<> e-lianse the Cuuinn.11 o<-h<>»l t'.i:i.l in tin
dent.
practice !
Wliat a commentary upon profession and : ^ ie s:,n, ° errand. At the instant the letter was be
ing written whit h brought the information, Capl.
Barnuui was engaged with the Indians—result not
know n. Of Li. lit. Albertis’ command, 3 w ere killed
and 6 wounded. Foi the numbers engaged, the ac-
SWEET THINGS.
At one of the “ public demonstrations” given to
,, .. , . , , i d- . , Hon was exceedingly severe, and gallantly sustained
lien. Harrison on bis triumphal approach to his good 1 , . . J 0 J
....... , • , . 1 , , - by our brave soldiers.
city ol Washington, a big cake was set belore him , J
with the request to carve it up—a type of the “spoils” j „ . \ r „ . „ , . . ,
, }. .. j i- -i. .1 /-.if 1 1 Goodrich, the author of Peter Pa net/s tales,
lie was to divide and distribute among the faithful | , T 1 , .- f ,
, , j. 1 and other Juvenile productions, is said to have real-
tvlten “ in possession”—winch lie agreed to do upon ,. u .
. 1 .. . , r izeil over §100,000 from them. He is at present en
tile modest condition, that all the ladies present should , v ., . T • o . c
7 * . iroirwl Drill inrr u rmifli C Ill'irrnTItIP ill Itir
tonic forward ;:nd fa him ! We are not informed
whether his pmpn>iiioti was acceded to. History
infornts us that the great and good LaFayETTE, re
ceived tlicse thrilling tokens of affection from some
ol our fair countrywomen ; but they were the spon
taneous effusions of grateful admiration, and not ex
torted by a previous demand.
M.
lit -!
w hich he receives the snug salary of §3,000 per
annum.
SPECIAL MISSION TO LONDON.
It is rumored that Mr. Clay will be despatched im
mediately to London to open negociations lor the fi
nal adjustment of difficulties. The occurrences
along the northern frontier would seem lo require
prompt action on the part of <>ur Government, to
avert the calamity of w ar, if it indeed cau be «i. 1..at
all. Looking back to the ciieriietic and determine-'!
policy of General Jacksen 111 cases ol difficulty ami
danger like the present—what American can forbear
to exclaim,
“ Oh ! for one hour of good old Dandol*!”
The indefatigable novelist of Carolina, Simms,
has presented the lovers of romance with another
di>h of their favorite food, tinder the Cognomen «>f
“ The Kinsmen, or ihe Black Riders of Congaree.”
The production is highly poken of.
BROTHER ZACK’S LEGACY.
The promise of good times and a plenty of money
w lien Genera I H arrison should he elected, reminds u
of tiie follow ing anecdote :
Has the poor paltry prospect of the speakers chair
being conferred on Air. Dawson, at the jtroposed
extra session, such charms that the whole delegation,
(Messrs. Cooper and Black excepted) have heroin**
paralyzed, dumb and mute, when the character and
honor oliheir country and constituents, are so grossly
assailed ?
Has tht* appointment to he a member of tiie new |
Cabinet, rtnei one of Gen. Harrison’s confidential ad-
vi>ers, of that foul Abolitionist Francis Granger, re
conciled them to the cut throat system about to be en
forced or attempted to be, bv those blood-thirsty
lowers of the meek and lowly saviour t I r .v purples, forluw l„ soil nil ,!,e real estate, belt .
I would not willingly’ do our Representatives ill- ! lt ,,sl< i 1 ' i *. minor nnri orphan ot Sylvanns Haskin
• • , | v y, GEORt
jttsii'-e, but really their mysterious silence at the tune,
and on a subject in which we have so much at stake,
was so unexpected and unaccountable, that I think
the notice here taken of it, will not he considered ou'
of place or improper. Such is the importance ol
this question to the south, whether in or out of Con
gress, that you may perhaps ere it lie long-, again hear
from A Voice in the Wilderness.
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws of the united states Passed at tHB
shcomj skssion or the twe.ntx sixth cuxtiktM.
[Pt 151.IC— No. C.J
AN ACT to amend an act entitled “An act lo an*
thorise the State of Tennessee to issue grants and
perlect titles to certain lands therein described, and
to settle the claims to the vacant and tiliappropria
ted lands within the same,” passed the eighteenth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six*
Be it enacted In/ (he Senate dial lfott.se of Repre
sentatives of the [ fitful Stales of America in Con
gress assembled, Tint the State of Tennessee be,
and hereby is, constituted ihe agent i f the Govern*
hient of the United States, with full power and an-
VMM, Men’, Convention. " - '''"p-' **'' , "". 1 <"?!>”“ f. “f ».**?“• ,“W8*
HIE *illo» >be l'iu«s-f said Stale,
rv, art? requ steJ to meet at the court house in Moulicello, on rhr I vilIlT SOU f ll UD>t ot lilt* line enmiiloHiv CJlIled file
Congressional Reservation line, described in the ael
to which thi' is an amendment; -object, uevertbw
less, to ilie following conditions and limitations, to-
y stem of KtJurHliou
of Hcecinher, 1&17: * .
system of Utima- I >t. Hr! Slate of T« uiiessee slivtll satisfy all legal
and itl-Mi to t-liaiiiie |lit? Couimoti sc hooi tiimi ill ih^-sVato e of Ge.S : * n ' J fide claims of North Carnliria u|>on said
to tllilt or
affniii lilt* s;ii<l <J<-f-il a, evidence ul'the facts therein set forth
and cult lined, without further |»ioof—procidtd the same has
heeu duly recorded
Sec. X.V And it il further tna :ttd by thr authority aforesaid.
That all laws and ji-i t> of laws heretofere in force, icpng-
naot to ihi> an. he and ihe same are hereby repealed.
CI1AKLKS J. JF.NKInS.
Speaker of ihe House oi Representatives.
T1-0.MAS STOCKS.
Fresident of t!>e Senate.
Asieuied to. 23d Dee. 1840.
CIIAKI.i-.S J. McDONALD. Govern* r.
1 nor Sidiuol tund,und Co ptovule furdistiibiilingIlie siinie. lands, by making t<ro\isiut), !»V law, that the holder*
Sre. .. ‘.lid b it further enacted bv Iho uutliurilv uleresuid.-TIial i T . . . *
11 shall be the (bay ot ihe .1 -i-tiees uf i'!i- peace in the several districts w arrants Under the ailtlloritV ot tile Stale
Georgia nnidia in tiiis Stste, in make out a li-t of the children in
>en|M*i five district--, between ihe ase »f six nml lifteen tears, whope in- • i i i , .
dim-nee ia the .villi ci uf (lie Ju-liees eiuilies them lb u parlieijiiUion "< lt preVlOdsly located upon, or clallUClJ US OCClipttnt
1:1 ihe [>'.ur s.-huul hind, and transmit ihe same, under tlieii liamls ioal pre-emtltiollS; W itllill one year frOIlt tllU* time that t(M
i ml tit ciiii :dv m> r * ‘ *
their North Carolina, may locate the same upon the land*
Extract of a letter, to the Editor of the Standard of
Union, February 18, 1841
"s-itmers of th,* poor school runt] in tlieir cuiiutv, mi , f _ . . m
Goiitj ty in .Mu:. i ue.\l, and mi ..r before the firat State ol 1 entiessec'sliail make provisions lor carrying
litis act into effect; and in default of such location
within tiie sttitl term of one year, the said warrant*
may la* sari.-tied by the payment of twelve and a half
rents per acre for the number of acres contained ia
each w arrant, to he p id out of the proceeds of the
sale of said kind : Prodded, Tin* holders shall pre
sent such warrant to the proper authorities for til*
payment of the same within two years from the ac
tion of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee
hereon i And provided furthermore, That il* the said
warrants shall not he satisfied, either by the location
i of land w ithin one y ear, or their presentation for pay
ment within two years, ns aforesaid, the holders shall
be forever barred of ai* further claim or right to de
mand the same.
2d. In entering, purchasing, and disposing of said
j lands, or obtaining grants of the same, all and every
: person or persons, the legal representative of such
ii ;iti l evt rv year thereafter.
I Justices iii.li** several distiici' ol iiaidvvm cg.iiiIv, nre respccl-
j fully rcqiU*>! **l tli* 1 return iMmteinp'.ated in tlir ahnve »ec-
i ti.iij, u Hiioiit . Alsu the uutidier of’ sriiools fauelit in their re*
I spect'*vc (iistiirfs. By order of the board of Comuiissionera.
ii. i*. Sit Clerk aiitl Treasurer,
j March 10, loH. 7—It
foi-i i^oi; R moil Ij- after tlaie, aj>p:ir-:tion u ill be made to rite Hoiiura-
I a. hleihe Iiiletior f'ourt < Pulaski county, when sitting'for Ortiinu-
in*r to Mary-
late of soil!
GK MARTIN, Guardian.
—i.JI
Dear Sir :
about th>* s'.itc
,’io;> - tli t n It-
wouhl hav** some ! i\v pa
A good fellow, anticipating a speedy dissolution of! —t„,i J was ? .,H!y
hi- immortal spirit from it- cia\ tenement, railed in a ffpst sit*
I w-is in
• nir’, vi e
step
hi
nd to write bis will, and ! avi g dispos. d «J all his ; treatment of
worldly goods to his w ifi* and chi
;• moment, and then said, “ pot 1
lar- lor I'rotii- r Za; !-.; ’ "ia »t
ii* it lie ii id a’rendv di-pas. .1 . !
“ Never niiud,” .-ai • he, “ , u <
ii.-ti.
he ji.tisef! far
,t
Before I c ! >»>e, I -mist s t\
•f dii.tgs i i <*ur eotitnx.
ttw II .rri**"!! Le.*i- >:nr.
<i l.ir (. <* reli
ted.
lation t- tiie .J n.!-.-, and their future I
i , , l
Hi** Li>\t-runr s rrii.-f me-sage. the
op|» nevd*|
relief—
■M:ir,-h .id, 1841.
GKORtH t. Pulaski County.
\yn;:R MAS UuriMiH Haves applies for letters of Administration on
on lh° estate of James Haves, late of said comity, deceased.
Th ?so are therefore Jo cite ami admonish all mid singular tin* kindred
and creditors of said deceased to rdcf heir objections if »!lv. on or before
tiie ilrst.Monday in May next, why saitl letters should not he srranted.
Given nmler mv hand tit oftice, Haw khisviile. Fel». 26. 1641.
JOHN V. MITCHELL, C. C. O.
j FVh. >311.—6
1 litUHtG!A* Put':ski County.
lV r I! aUCAS Sarah Lester, applies for Inters of Administration on
f ▼ the estate of Nathan N. Lester, late of said county deceased.
These are therefore to rite and admonish all and singular the kindred .
J nml creditors of said deceased, to file tlieir objections if miv thev have j person OT persons, 3fp| tliC riirnthll 5ISSIgfl6^ of 9Ucb
omethhig 1 nd,™"' l0U ‘ ,! ' Sl, ° uld " 0t bt gr: ‘ u "'' 1 tl,c fir " Mo,,da - 1,1 Mbv ! person or persons as are entitled to the right of OC>
“THE CITIZEN SOLDIER,”
Is the tide of an abiv conducted paper published j anf t w ant h |!n • ’
«t Norwich, Yt. by Messrs. Sice ft Jackman. Tiie i ca«’t come out of m
ind
. lie
n. tor I : ive
’ollni •. u.u!
ivtist w-.rk
m m!i. rs of the itcn- ;.i p'trty -ai ! the p
! ’I- | -1 no r. !i.*f. ntiti w.itth! u >t pa-- an art ot
hi,t, | P; . tiie penj'le they were llictr nieuds
•— i>v lin i. acts, showed theuiselves to be enemies. They j
him 1 . nd the money of the Central Bank would not pay j
it i th ir debts. Is Fits prophecy true? Are not the!
j pvicifll J **° u, v ’ i«*invva v” •••v VV
Given untl^r mv hand at office, in Hawkineville. this !lfnr<*Igt.I, lull. cunatlCV Slltl pre-enipti(*n aecorilillg to the I<IWS of
— JOHN ). V-Uynt-bj*. 1 f ■ . the State of Tennessee, shall have the preference ia
-f th pen- | ' f ! ,e entr - v or P«rchn«* of their occupant and pre-emp.
Ill,, ,§ I'if-ir nrv pnr|>o«»k turleav. tn Mil all the real estate belonirim; to Millr.lsro 1 tioil right-, tit the price ol twelve ail.I a half Cents per
Steve*..orphan.* minor uf acre, not exceeding two hundred acres each.
March6.1841. 7— im 3d. Alter satisfying the claims and rights afore.
P OUR MONTHS after dai, application will be made to the Itonora- • said, ilie State of Tennessee shall offer for sale the
hie the Inferior court of Pnlaaki countv when sitting for ordinary t a „ d residue Ol* Said lands, in such maimer, ia
‘ pi»rpo!«^« f for leave l« .well all the land a ami negroes Iicionging to the . . f f
lliey > estate of \an»n Scabrouph, late of oaid county, deceased. . Stirh quantities, ami l>V Sticll fiesCTiptlOD) ftS mij O#
1 March 12,184!. ADEN scaBROUGH,^Ad.u’r. | mos t convenient; and, for the full term of three yean
i from and after the lime In rein allowed for the lost*
leading object of it; establishment is to advocate the ■ ? et
Now it runs very strongly in our head, t 1
* no
I . r. i-
imprcvemejit of the tuilitia of tiie United Slates.
That object is certainly a laudable one, and from the ! expected to gel a plenty of money w It* u G* •*
specimens of its cotilenls mentioned in the notice of; son vvas elected, will have to content them * -
it, seems well calculated to accomplish the end of its J brother Zack’s legacy vork atid get i'.
existence. A work of this sort is greatly needed in J
the present disorganized »tate of our militia, and mer-! The celebrated Dam er Fanny Eisner, R capering
its liberal encouragement. j to some tune, in the Isiattd of Cuba. She is even
I more
, ] ' ‘ . . p„mo.er,furieav ! *t..sp!l t!
c ' ; hill- of the Central B ulk current over tl»e greater | brown, Jr. late oftVa-hing
| uiri of i'i.* Stan-? And would not the distribution i
*tie or two millions of dollars, save property tint ’
will now lie sacrificed ? I w-nt to a Constabh s sale
j^AOUR MONTHS afterdate.application will be made to the Hutiora I
ble Interior Court of W'a-hiiiitun conntv. when pitting tur Ordinarv tion of North C’arolilia Llld W arrant?, may sell and
%£!%££« thPes,a,e " f y ' ,r -- a ’ n ; dispose of, and perfect titles to the same, ai the price
RICH ARD WARTHEX, Adm’r. j not less than twelve and half cent-per acre. And so
ff* 1 much of the said land as mav remain unsold at the
March 3d 1341.
w
ILL be sold ou th'* first Tuesday in May next, be- l expiration of the -aid term of three years, shall be
f.*ie ihe Gourt House in the I own of llaw* * -
»re petted by the gc.otl people «»f Havanoah, than
their neighbors of toe Utilted States. We see it
An OLD MAID diet! recently in England, leaving ’ by
property to the enormous amount of §3.800,000, to stated that filty rich Cre*>les have subscribed sixty
he equally divided among Iter r. lations, w itliout re- doubloons each, making the sum o( fifty-one thousand
card to degree of kindred. Her death was occasion- 1 dollars, lo be presort >* to iter !
id hy falling down and breaking he* l**g, in attempt-! — -
•ng t.» go up -tair- in the dark ; being "iihbehJ b, ' A r in*-resting youth aged tew ye..r-—son of a
-he miserable parsimony of her disposition, from al-| Mr. CampL;* 11, • f Sa,.A.»n'>>. was recently killed by
lowing herself the indulgence of a
great age of 80 years
following prnpe.ty, to-wit
three years, at such price per acre as il may bring ia
Hampton 30 ye; rsol.l Vilet 25 years «*!«L Flijali J2years open market: Provided, That the proceeds of tba
1. Letice 8 years, «.l.l, Phebv 0 years old. Eli 5 years old. sa l e of saitl lands, over and above so much thereof
v * . v v i.»ic me « ouiT ii*»use u»oi m me i own m nan - . , .*• <• i . '.l* l. .
the other d «>% and saw corn sold at 43 cents Uy t.‘ie ^ 4II , v iii e , Pulaski cmn.ty wiilnn the legal hours of sale, the , | ls P ose#I 4)t as within the further Xtrm «
barrel, taking away all the corn that the man made
l ist year (for his cotton crop failed) and leaving him
without bread f«»rhis family. I see some of the pa
pers sav that Harrison did not do this, for be had not
come into office ; but did we not have a Harrison
legislature. Could it l»ot have been prevented by
ado|>ting the Governor’s views As much as the
country is in distress, I am opposed to seeing the
old
Jftniai i 2 years obi, Lewis 55 year- old. Hannah 43 years
old, Vilel 14 years obi. Pbenba 12 years old. Harriet 10
years old. Kill 23 years oM, Sally 20 years old, Green 40
year.- old. Nancy 20 years old. Stephen 2 years old, Barbara
50years old, Sally 17 years old. William 15 yeaisold, 8a:n
40 years old, Easter22 years old, Ilemy4 years old. Julia 2
years old. Marvel 30 years old, her Infant 3 weeks old, Sai-
same legislature called together—but where the dis- jy 14 years old. Tom 12 years old. Rose 11 yeats old. .Mary
tress wifi end God only knows. \our>, kc.
It j? stitet! in a f'reign p-»,
tint the R .ihr-
ca.idle, at the I it-t .ccidci.tal discharge ul * Gun, in the hands ofj chffds hold a mortgage of Jerusalem, the Holy
: bis brother, «boot 14 old.
Citv.
3 te^rs old. Matilda2 years old. Bill l.ow 15 years old. Cas
1 4 yearsoU; levie.I oi, as the property of Bryan W. Collier, j
to -*»tisfj a ;n *.-tjc **;■- 5 r t iss :-d fr .rn Pulaski Inferior court; j
Edward 8:. G-t.-gt vs Bryan \V.Collier; property pointed
oaf ii; said mortgage 5 fa-
Feb. 21. 1041. JOS. CARRlTiJERS, Sh'ff.
a> ?hall be necessary to the satisfaction of said North
Carolina claims, shall he accounted for and paid orer
In the State of Tennessee to the United States in th*
month of January annually.
R. M. T. HUNTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
RH. M. JOHNSON,
l ice President of the Ended States,
and President of the Senate,
Approved, Feb. JPtb. 1S41.
M van buren.