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' • "rd : • rih step they take.
try again.
„ o0( ] 6 torv it told of the tutelar saint of prin
' = hilosophic Ben Franzlin. Having spent
lf a mcht in putting some intricate matter in
V,> r e~ly for the press an unlucky accident
"f'ltoved his whole work. 1 lie types fell to the
' r :,, H j lay in a scattered heap of what is tech
,ll v"called pi —though printers find it harder
i/lest than anv other commodity in the world
uninitiated reader must understand that in
K i ft ji,.j down types, it is not merely the laborof
them up that is lost. Thecoufusionin
f ftliicli they are thrown requires five times the
lor to put them j„ ort jer for setting , that the
setting demands. Well—Ben of course
j' oked hard at the “wreck of matter,” but as the
0 * „ o es, he said not a word : and went to work
' repair the mischief. lie did not even avail
!°i self of the use ofother types, but applied him
* If assorting those he had thrown down, and that
Jcompliahed, set then, a second time, llis mot
was‘‘try again and after this victory over ac
,Vllt he went to a sounder, healthier sleep, than
[fli had been tormented with dreams of a neglee
' If we cannot get overall the effects of an acci
lellt we cau defy the anguish of it, by an attempt
,i reparation. And when that attempt is wholly,
or even partially successful, the triumph is as
sweet as Ctesar evet knew, and much cheaper
Une feels as if he had conquered fate and placed
misfortune at defiance. It is an honest joy, and
an innocent one So to all men, in well doing wc
commend the rule “ try again
Subject for a Pencil. —We know of few descrip
* on* that can equal in pathos the following pic
*■ t- Sterne’s Captive falls far below it. It is
from the pen of one who sat for his
n , ; ciure :—‘‘Country editor seated on a three
stool, before a rickety pine table, in a sno
, , om endeavoring to perpetrate a paragraph
the married state, while his youngest “pledge 4t
9 ir’mout dispositioned urchin often months
.•••learning blue murder because his moth
neglects him in her boisterous efforts to con
,;r ~ jj,.| husband that her bonnet is fast getting
in. tof fashion, and requites remodelling, and re
tooling. and retrimming.and refrizzlccumtwisti
eating at Mrs. Flounce the milliner s.”
A Lady's Latin ; —Corn*’ here, Arabella, dear,
ami tell me what Latin is! Why, Latin, ma,
said Arabelle. is—am o, 1 love; am at he loves;
am-amus, we love; that’s Latin. Well, it does
sound dreadful pretty, tho’, don’t it ? says 1 ; and
vet. if L-tin is love, and love is Latin. you hadn’t
"no occasion --and 1 got tip and siipt my hand in
i'bYs—you hadn’t no occasion to go to the
Combined School to larn it, for natur. says 1,
teaches tint a—and 1 was wisperin’ of the rest o'
the sentence in her *nr. when h o mother said,
home. Come, Mr. Slick, what’s that you are a say
ing of? Talkin’ Latin, says] a winkin’ to Ara
bella, ain't we. Miss ? Oil )es, sai • she, return
in'the squeeze of mv hand and lariin’; —oh yes
mother, alter all, he understands it complete.—
take my seat here, says the old lady, and
both on you set down and talk it; for it will be a
good practice for you ; and away she sailed to the
end of the room, and left us a—Talkin Latin.
Sam, Slick , 2d senes.
A ft/ekwayrnsn outwitted.— “ Stand and deliv
er," were the words addressed to a tailor travelling
an foot, by a highwayman, whose brace of pistols
looked rather daigerous than otherwise. “I’ll
ii.) that with pleasure,” was the reply, at the same
time handing over to the outstretched hands of
the robber, a purse apparently pretty well stock
'd; ‘-but,” continued he. “suppose you do me a
boor in return. My friends would laugh at me
were 1 to g* home and tell them I was robbed
with as much patience as a lamb ; s’pose you fire
vour two bull dogs right through file crown of
mv hat; it will look something like a show of re
sistance.” llis request was acceeded to; but
hardly had the smoke from the discharge of the
weapons passed away, when the tailor putie 1 out
a rusfv horse-pistol, and in his turn politely re
the thunder-struck highwayman to shell
ou every thiug of value, his pistots not omitted,
;bout him.
ANOTHER FIRE IN CHARLESTON.
Hv the Charleston Couriei of Mot lay Cm, wp
team that another tire occurred o ii.a.. city on the
morning previous, {2d inst.) which consumed ‘he
f uadi Ware-fc' u°e of esgre. Revnolds, Clara
A:Re' :i. / retin:, street, together with the
Wi?. - ••(] ! the o. • buildings on the prem
,K t duelling ot Mr. John Strohecker
i:h adio-ftitig lot. The Theatre was in emi
•: t danger, and had it rot feeu for the great ex
«i;ions of the firemen and citizens, must have fal
’» a prey to the devouring element.
t tie Courier remarks, that “the loss of the pro
ctors of the Coach establishment will, it is sta
'S, be about 26,000 dollars, of which only 6,000
” i insured, and that was a on the stock.”
I -’ 1 - "'trohecker’s house was also uninsured, and is,
•hewfore, a total loss to that gentleman. The
Courier thinks that the fire was better managed
’iian any tire that has occurred in that city for
t-otne time past—little confusion having occurred,
ami the measures adopted for its suppression being
taken with a promptness and decision that caused
them to be effluent, and bv this means prevented
•>conflagration of the most dreadful character.—
his thought to be the work of an incendiary.
Southern Post.
TEXAS.
. Che following interesting items we copy from
'tie N. O. Com. Bulletin slip, by express mail of
yesterday:—
We regret to learn from the Red Lander, pub
tshed at San Augustine, under date of October
Cth, that the Indians and Mexicnns threaten an
te iet hostile movement against the white settle
"icnts. Gen. Rusk (says that print) had thought
proper to order out two hundred fighting men in
addition to the number already in the field, a force
seemed amply sufficient to check further depre
ssions and put an end to hostilities.
An express, received a few days since from Gen.
A u sta ted, that the tear gnard of Capt. L. H.
k *H.>bet’s company wete attacked by the enemy,
marching from Fort Houston to Nacog
't*»s The enemy were concealed, and after
•Ge f-w rounds, retreated. Our loss was one
and three wounded—that of the enemy not
Remained.
1 pon the receipt of this intelligence, Gen.
! immediately repaired to his assisrance, with
" 0;U o, ‘e hundred and fifty men, and has since
,'lad them. The Cherokees are friendly, and
d?e pledged themseUcs tofight for us. Wc are
inclined to the opinion there are uot a sufficient'
number of the enemy, at present embodied, to ren
der them formidable: yet shouid we delay to
meet and conquer them, their cumbers will con
tinue to augment and annoy our frontier.
in ot: ormation of the statements of the Red
Lauder, respecting a rise immg the Indians and
Mexicans against the Texiaus, we copy the fol
• lowing from the Opelousus Gazette, of the 27th
! ult.“We learn from a gentleman just arrived
• from Jasper county, lex is, that the Indians had
j killed several Texiau soldiers, and taken possess
j ion of Fort Houston situated in the vicinity of
: Trinity river. The authorities of Jasper county,
| h£d given orders for a draft, which was to have
taken place on Saturday last.”
ram
FLORENCE, GA.
Saturday, November 2 7, i 838.
The paper we had the good fortune to ob
tain having given out and our supply not having
arrived, (which w look for every day,) we there
fore cannot | rom se our subscriber when the Mir
rot w ill again appe .r ; so soon, however, as w e
can possibly resume, we assure our patrons we
will do so ; w e think our suspension will be of but
short duration.
The Governor’s Message has crowded out our
usual quantity of Miscellaneous matter, as well as
caused us to curtail our Editorial remarks. Our
readers, however, will lose nothing by the ex
change, as it is a most interesting document,
lor which we solicit an attentive perusal.
COTTON MARKET.
A good deal of Cm on has come into our town
the past week, and met with a very ready sale.—
W 1 quote 1 Ud during the week.
We are aware that an impression has gone out
that there were no cotton buyers in Florence, or
that Florence did not afford as good prices as
some other tow as; nowt) is is altogether a mistake,
as all the cotton which is or may be brought to
this place does and will bring as good prices as can
be had in Columbus or any other town bordering
on the Chattahoochee. We would therefore, in
vite our country friends to come in with all the
! cotton they have, as the “Rhino” is in waiting for
them, and we dare not promise that by holding
lack there is anv probability of doing better.
We would furthet remark, that our merchants
are receiving their fall and winter supply of goods,
considerable hare arrived and more expected every
day; and they are determined to sell them on as
accommodating and liberal ts mis as they can be
had elsewhere in this region round about; so that
Florence will hold out a great inducements to
planters as any other place in this section of the
country.
STEAMBOAT SUNK.
We regret to learn that the steamer Floridian,
while on her passage up from the Bays, was sunk
on the 6th inst. just below loh, Ila We under
stand she had considerable fr i: ht on boardforour
neighboring town lrwinton, but did no learn whe
ther she had any thing for this plac« or no. Not
having ascertained the particulars we are conse
quently unable to give them
THE LEGISLATURE.
Wf perceive bm little doing in the Legislature
as yet, of much importance. The Union party
have made a break upon the question of the Sub-
Treasury. by introducing, on the 2d day of the
session, a string of whereases and resolutions, re
commending the plan as proposed by Mr. Van
Buren, and denouncing a National Bank. They
were introduced in the Senate by Mr. Echols, of
v\ alton; and in the House on the 6:h, by Mr.
Kelly, Houston.
A bill w i!. b ;c«>d : n the House, on the 7th,
by Mr. Rockwell, of Baldwin, iu relatiou to the
establishment of a Supreme Court, in obedience
to Tie requiv "ents of the Constitution.
The Election tm Judges of the Chattahoochee,
Cherokee and Ocmulgee circuits, took place on
the9th and 10th ins . which resulted in the elec
tion of M. J. Wellborn, of Columbus, as Judge
of the Chattahoochee circuit ; Edwd. Y. Hill, as :
Judge of the Ocmulgee circuit, and Turner H. |
Trippe, as Judge o! the Cherokee circuit. Also,
John W. Wilde was elected Judge of the Court •
of Common Pleas for the city of Augusta; and ,
Levi S. DeLyon, udge of the City Court of Sa- j
vanmih. All State Rights men, both good and i
true.
Ou the 13th the Legislature went into the elec- )
t ion of Solicitors for the Chattahoochee. Cherokee,
Ocmulgee and Eastern circuits, which terminated
in the election of Benning (U.) for the Chattahoo
chee; Foster, (S. R.) for the Ocmulgee; Lump- (
kin, (U.) for the Cherokee, and Owens, (U.) Bli
the Eastern.
R. M. Onne (S. R.) was, on the same day e
lected Slate Printer.
The Georgia Journal says:—“We understand ;
that the resignation by the Hon. Alfred Cuth- ]
bert, of his seat in the Senate of the United
States, is in Milledgeville. Whether it has been
delivered to the Executive Department, we are
not apprized.”
Feeling, as we do for our suffering fellow-citi
zens whose property fell a prey to the rapacious ,
hand of tV e marauding savage in 1P36, we cannot
refrain from urging .hem to use every exertion to j
have their claims upon the Federal Government!
satisfied ; and we know of no way by which those j
claims can be better advanced than by sending a
Delegate to Washinglc to represent them dur
ing the eusuiug session ofCotigress. T his course
is the more advisable at this time as those claims
will io»t assuredly be disposed of in someway or
other, and too much cannot be done to have them
satisfactorily adjusted.
Should the Legislature grant the petition of
which we spoke last week, their relief would be
but temporary, as they do not expect more t;. n a
loan from that body, hence the necessity ot urg
ing upon C. r* ts - ivment of those demands
which are so ,us:' due, which has been ac
knowledged by Col t- to >e equitable a..d right,
in order that they may be the better prepared to
refuud the amount back to the State provided tl eir
requst should b« granted.
The course we have suggested is recommended
by ourdistingu shed Representative Col. Dawson,
who has taken such an active part in favor of our
fellow-citizens in this matter, and is still anxious
that every thing should be done to have them fa
vorably disposed of. We hope, therefore, the
matter will be immediately attended to, and a Del
egate forthwith appointed.
On Thursday last, the Legislature elected the
following military officers :
Burwell J. Wynn, of Hancock county Major
General of the 2d Division, in place of Maj. Geu
Montgomery, resigned.
Hugh A. Haralson, of Troup, Major Gen of
the 9th Division.
John YV. Rabun, of Hancock, Brigadier Gen.
of the 2d Brigade, 2d Division.
Thomas Hilliard, of Ware, Brigadier Gen. of
the 2d Brigade, Gth Division.
Thomas Beall, of Houston, Brigadier Gen. of
the 2d Brigade, Bth Division.
John N. Williamson, of' Newton, Brigadier
General of the 2d Brigade, 11th Division.
B. 11. Patton, of Habersham, Brigadier Gen
eral of the Ist Brigade, 2d Division.
The Message of the Governor to both branch
es of the Legislature, will be found in our columns
tc-day. Avoiding all encouragement of party ex
citement, it will be found cevoted entirely to the
recommendation of matters pertaining to the gen
eral welfare now prevailing in our limits, this
course is well and wisely chosen ; no inflammato
ry rhetoric, no appeal to popular zeal, legitimately
find their place.in a public document of this char
acter; and at this time they might be considered
particularly out of place. The recommendations
of the message, seem to be confined ordinarily to
topics of a domestic nature, and are generally ot
measures which tend to advance the posperity of
the State. The practical measures we apprehend
will find a ready assent in every reader; those on
the contrary, beneficial effects which are ot the fu
ture, and rest at present almost entirely on theory,
w ill of com se find unbelevers. Such things are to be
expected. In the main, however, we hazard no
thing in saying, that this messrge will be found
an excellent State paper ; a practical business like
document.— Georgia Journal.
UNEW YORK ELECTIONS.
The returns from the New York city elections
reached us yesterday morning. The whig major
ity was from 1600 to 2000 votes.
Slips from New York by this morning’s ex
press mail, represent the-result of the election for
the Governor, as a little doubtful. So far, Sew
ard, the whig candidate, is far ahead—l 7 coun
ties have oniy been heard from.—There are 67
counties in the State, and it is estimated by the
Journal of Commerce, that unless the whigs lose
in the remaining counties a larger proportion of
votes than in those already heard from, Seward’s
election is very sale.
For the Assembly, in the same counties, the
whigs have 29—administration 17 members, show
ing a whig loss of 11 compared with last year.
Fr«m the N. Y Corn ier Sf Enquirer, of the 29/A.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
We learn from a source which may be relied on
that on Monday last a gentleman of high charac
ter. waited upon the President of the United .States
and laid before him letters, documents, Ac. Ac.
which he had reo ved from France, and which
were intentedto prove, that the expedition now fit
ting out in Fram e ostensibly against .1 lexica is in
realitv intended agains! *he island of Cuba ! ’The
communication is sad to have excited considera
ble uneasiness at Washington but we are sure un
necessarily. France well knows that such a pro
ceeding would be looked upon as a declaration of
War against the United States, and Great Britain
and treated accordingly, and therefore, cannot
entertain the idea.
After all, is it certain this expedition is inten
ded to act in this hemisphere 7 ft is ordered to
rendezvous at Cadiz. Now it Ver> Cruz he its
object or any other M exican port, we . hould have
thought that Guadaloupe or Martinique would be
a more natural place of rendezvous, either being
b, t a few days .ail fro 1 »he contemplated scene
of operations. At auy i :»• there they will have
to go. should Mexico be the . bject in view. It is
impossible for a large squadron, compo ed of vet,
sels differing in their rate of sailing and steam
ships, to cross the Atlantic and arrive on the bat
tie ground in that order which is necessary to act
with efficacy. They must have some adjacent
place where they cau marshall their forces and
arrange their plan of attack. The Briti h expe
ditions to a distant point always found the obser
vance of this rule necessary. Jamaica, it will be
recollected, was the place of rendezvous for the
forces which attacked New Orleans,
And what can France expect to gain from the
most successful operations against M cxico ? We
of course consider the idea of man h’ng on the
city of Mexico, or erectinc a monarchy there un
der a French priuce, which we have seen sugges
ted, as chemerical as the idea that the expedi
tion spoken of is intendad to take possession of
Cuba. Suppose France possess herself of the
Castle of San Juan ue Ulloa and even of the city
of Vera Cruz, she will he as far from bringing the
men who compose the Government of Mexico to
terms a* ever, whilst the climate will make fearful
havoc among her forces. Suppose she lay Tam
pico in ashes, the men in i»ower in Mexico will
look on with indifferece. The truth is, the weak
ness of Mexico is her strength. There being no
vitality in any part of her system, it is impossible
to strike at a vita! point.
In tie first instance we believe that Louis Pbil
lippe has been deceived by the representations of
the French Agents in Mexico too apt to overrate
the terror inspired by French power axul not tp
estimate sufficiently the obstinacy—stupid enough
sometimes—which the Mexicans have inherited
from their Spanish aucesters. but he is too ca
gacious a i’nnce to persevere in error, lie can
not fail to perceive that his new system of block- *
ade is about to meet with serious resistance froa
England and the United States, and he will find,
we think, that one half the which the con
templated expedition to Mexico will cost, expen
ded amongst the men who now hold the reigns
of government iu Mexico, would obtain more
fn ii him than any exertion of his power. That
pow however; may possibly still be displayed
before the Castle of Ban Juaa. But before it at
tempts to strike, Louis Philippe’s money will have
obtained enough to satisfy the often abused terms
of French honor and French glory, and there the
matter will end. This at least appears to us the
most probable solution of the difficulty.
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BOAT NEWS.
Arrived, on Monday last, from Apalachicola,
Steamer FRANCKS, with Dry Goods and Gro
ceries for H \V. Woodward; and departed the
same day for Columbus,
Arrived, on Tuesday last, from St. Josephs
and Apalachicola, Steamer ELLEN, Allen Mas
ter, with Dry Goods and Groceries, for Andrews
cY Bemis, F. G. Gibson, 11. W. Woodward and
others; and departed the same day tor Columbus.
The funeral sermon of A.
W. Griswold will be preached by the
Rev. T. Gardner,at the Methodist Churrli, inthis
place, on Sunday, 25fh inst. at 11 o’clock, A. M.
Nov. 17 * 34
FRESH RECRUIT. ~
Till IE subscriber respectfullly notfiiesliis friends
J- and the public generally, that he is now open
ing a fresh assortment of
an<l Fancy Dry Goods,
chosen, with much cake, also i» store,
GROCERIES ,
Cotton nagging. Twine, #c.
lie begs leave to remind his friends that he will
continue to receive COTTON on store at his
WARE-HOUSE as usual, and pledges himself
to make every effort to give general satisfaction to
his patrons, and begs their patronage.
H. W. WOODWARD.
Florence, Nov. 15 34
FOUND, ~
BY" the subscriber, on the road below Florence,
a Bill ot MONEY, w.iich the owner can
have by paying for this advertisement and proving
the same. J, T. B. TURNER.
Nov. 17 34 2t
WILLIAM It. MAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAVING located himself in Starksvillee, Lee
county, will practice in all the comities of
the Chattahoochee Circuit, and in Houston anti
Upson of the Flint, and Dooly of the Southern.
He hopes, by strict attention to the business en
trusted to his care, to receive a liberal share of
public patronage.
Nov. 15 5t 34
PAl»i;i: AND 8 TAT IOAA
Wholesale anel He tail.
HTMIE Subscribers have just opened their Fall
JL and Winter Stock of fine and superfine Let
ter, Cap, and larger PAPERS, most of which has
been purchased direct from the manufactures.
Stationary of every kind,
Blank Books, for city or country trade,
Pocket Books, Pen Knives, &c.
Which they will sell on accommodating terms,
for city acceptances.
Blank Books made to order.
Printers supplied with Priming Paper, Ink,
&c. of the best quality.
BURGES & WALKER,
Stationer’s Hall, 85 East Bay, Charleston, S. C.
Nov. 10 43 3m
S TOP THE MURDERERS!
#IOOO REWARD,
AJ|7’ILL be paid, by the undersigned, for the
?t apprehension of
John Step A* Solomon Step,
who murdered MARTIN FRALEY, sen. on th«
Bth October, inst. near Wolf’s Ferry, in Harden
county, Tenn.
JOHN STEP is about 26 years of age, 5 feet
8 or 9 inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes,
black hair, inclined to curl, and very low forehead.
The middle joint of the. fore-finger of his right
hand is considarably enlarged, occasioned, it is
supposed, by a hurt.
SOLOMON STEP is about 23 or 24 years of
aije. 5 feet 11 inches high, stout built, a little in
! diced to he stoop shouldered, dark complexion,
dark eves, dark hair, inclined to curl, and very
high chec k hones. The bone# of his right band
have been broken near the middle of the palm,
and occasion a considerable ridge on the back of
his hand.
The Steps formerly resided in the Cherokee
country iri Georgia, and it is thought they will
either make their way back to Georgia or strike
for Texas.
The above reward will be paid on their delivery
in Harden county, Ten. or a proportionable re.-
ward for either.
SALLY FRALEY,
HENDERSON G. FRALEY.
JACKSON FRALEY",
SAMUEL LENOX.
October 20 34 3t
INFORMATION WANTED.
rTIHERE was inveigled off from Macon, Ga.,
X in the winter of 1831, by some person, a Boy,
then about ten years old, spare made, black eyes,
rather brown hair, and very fast spoken. His re
al name is MARSHALL DEES, but the indi
vidual who took him off may have changed his
name. It is supposed he is in Dooly county Ga.
Any information relative to him will be thankfnl
]y received by his brothers and sisters, by address
ing this offiee.
Ojr’The papers iw the lower part of this State,
who feel for the distresses of orphan children
will please publish the above, and oblige the broth
ers rn 1 sisters ofthe u fortunate boy, who wish
to remove t» Texas the coining winter cr spring,
and wish him to go with them.
Oct. 27,1035, Macon Tdcgrajift