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lie v' , »'!reJ lo the last, perfectly coiscioug l
ui * iu i; ail lirjj. a.tl e.xpre-sel a w ish |
tU u us .Ui jut uji be MMteJ . fu r«.co*«sr.
T u jay rein. e 1 a vutxJ.ci of suicide, by I
cut Hug ni« ai uu'an I tbraat with a razor.
sin jUI vu c\se VF Murder.
Fun hi St.* Uw» Republic an the
a 7 it, ult. -*e aune-ved very singular
narrative. 7 » -, - v* . 'j . .
Ali'itr.— There w*«ni murder committed
om ir L*vee, and ttiHg '1 J =«y n#ght attended
wil l so.uj sin joint- c,urctmv*utnces. _ A man
b.’ thj na.na oi'*‘tnonnt B-vry carni\.witrs
ci'y saint two otjtMco mat canoe
fro a the Gt-au.l Rt4«r, and fro n his spujnl.n
cost an J tia 1 stntwg* actions, -attracted atien
fin i, an J was cutusulerqj byjUljiyas insane. 1
Toe first particular bottpe tnWr.ii, of h:ifi we
tries to the N ttjonal Holpf where he dined
tj iM i t lay. lie s.it at the table till most
m >st of tin borders In 1 left, occafiouly ctiam
inghisse.it, and finally left without eating 1
miy thing, paid his bill and departed. About
Id o,clock on Monday night the watch ou
board the 11. L. Kinney observed a man rim
ing towards the boat and as lie apjWbaChed
the river bonk faltered and fell portly into the
river. On raising him, tHe poor nun only
exclaintid. ‘l’trt lulled! I'in'kilieJ !” Just at
this time Birru came up, much excited, and
inquired 'what's the matter and from his
actions, the watch, and others who had been
called, suspicioped him as the murderer,
and on accusing him of it, after a little
hesitation, he acknowledged the crime, but
said he was "mistaken in the person, lie
then weatiuto the cabin of the Keunev, took
a light, uncovered one of the cabin boys'who
lay asleep, and examined closeiv the face,
holding his already bloody steel in his hand,
with evident intejjtiQi,t of using it again should
he recognize tips person as the sought for
vutim. This excited the fears of the officers
of the boat, when they called in the city
watch and took Berry to the Calnboos. He
however resisted the officers with great viol
ence, and not until he was severely cut and
knocked down, coaid the officers succeed in
securing him.: Yesterday he was examined
before Justice Sheppard, ami coxnitted for
trial in the Criinnal Coit at the May term.
The name of the murdered man is George
Gardner, formerly of New York, where, we
understand, he has a mother, two sisters and
two children.
We held a short conversation with the
prisoner yesterday previous to his commit
ment, and found him a man of some intelli
gence and evidently laboring under insanity,
lie says he was born in Clark county’ Ky.,
where his father now resides- His father’s
name is John Berry. He says he left Ken
tucky last about five years since, and has
since been in this State. Among his papers
were receipts from, tire Land Office atitpring
fieiJ, M«. for land in Rivers co. Also, let
ters from Cape Girardeau, Mo., LaGrangs,
Mo, and Morgiusville, Ky. He says, he
has two brothers in Rivers counry in this
S:ate;oae named John, the other Jonathan.
NEW ORLE WS, April 08.
The Vicksburg Duel. —Considerable ex
citement has prevailed here for some (Jays
past on account of a rumored tight to come
off between two of,the Vicksburg Editors,
D'. Hagiin of the Sentinel, and Major
McArdle.. of the Whig; we are informed
that a ntipjbqr.of bets were made on the
result, both at Vicksburg and in this city.
The parties are reputed excellent shots.
Oi Wednesday la*t they met on the
Lrrisiatra share, opposite Vicksburg, at
10 o clock*, when two shots were exchang
ed with pistols, at ten pace*, without ef
fect; a shspeas’o.i of hostilities wns egreed
to, and the p.frties returned to town. We
learn that nit less than 1000 persons were
present to" Witness the duel.
In the.aftermjn,-McArdle seemed not to
be sit,Ble.l, and it wak soon arrangeJ to
have another meeting. Accordingly, at
4 o'clock the beligerants were again on
the fi»ld. Oi'e shot was exchanged and
the ball <>f the Sentinel Editor took effect
in the fleshy part of the tbtgh of the Whig
Editor. This put a stop to tip; fightiuj;
» second.tim*. Whether i: w,Il lw
jrenjwed we have not learced
We state that Major Me Aide's
wound is not very d^rtgerons.
Toe aoove items are gleapeV from a
privite letter from Vicksbu-g, receive 1 hy
a ire,id in'this city who polueiy fjrat.hed
us with its perusal. Tuesa.tra letter say-,
‘ they are betinning to fight here pretty
fist now- Three at this . place yesterday
and one-at Manchester. The thermome
ter d"> to 05; Ns body killej yet [Pic
ajune. ,
NORFOLK, April 27.
Fltal Dal. —A meeting took place on
Friday last, in Norfolk county, -rear the
Nsrth C irolina li ie, between J. Seawel]
••ones, psq. of North C.iroHo.t, ant* H.
Wrigh* Wilson, Esq. of New York to set
tle by the ba b.ir.jus appeal t 0 the duel, a
pout of honor, which had originated be
tween th-m a sho-t time before, at Peters
burg. They fought, with- pistol*, at six
pices. A itM nrst fire M r . Wilson was
snot through the body aE d Jle(i otl the J
8 ? ot * J* , ba!! grazed his adversary’s j
temple. This Util event is the more to be j
lamented irom the cironmuance that*the |
parries lo.ig known and esteemed each I
othor, and but to the .moment of their i
fau 1 hid reciprocated the most friendly 1
nnd respectful searitnonts—This Is evideu- |
c» l by the survivor, ia the bitter aga-iy of i
his feelings and the avowal of hi* high »p
preciation oi the worth and character of !
the deceased. Roth, however, were under
the infatuation which chains the votaries
nf false honor to its bloody code, an J deemed
their quarrel irreconcilable, by any oilier
course than that which involves a violation
nf the laws of God and .nan! How loQg
Will reasoning man permit hltnselfe to be
the victim of this accursed Moloch.
Apalachicola May It.
A desperate rencontre n Sun
diy last betiveeen several Individuals of
this county and a gang of runnw.iy negroes
whose earnp they conae ttj»o unawares, A.
M ' Herjring, Mr. Hollis anil another indi
vidual rostiling about 12 miles from thisci
ty, on the east side ofthn ri>*-r. -while cat-"
tieii »nt>ngeath4 upon a settlement of ruii
aw---; <s- rroes. -, TKa first o tlie gang dis
c.ov. r-stf-sraS 4 fellow named Casar well
known itl^nsf- city-*S a desperate outlaw,
and 6 a !f»i)gl3g to GealTra! Watson of Co’-
umhja Gt. v Hr fwu immediately-seized
upon ; btit he pr.oyed to be well armed with
ftnivep and pistols. A de3dly struggle en
sued ; otaerf of thegjng catue to hix assis
vance -t. during the rencontre, Mr. Herrinj;
was kittFd ; being shockingly cat and lDan-
Cled; anoiHsr of the party had his aria broke
w th*n hlndgevij. s»nd was otherwise -scycre-
Ty i XEr 'Hollis says h* svas, eegag
«J- with the '"(•Mow Cassar: andlgavpffiim ma
nr sev ;re s'abi In the side and hack,^ with
hi* hnntioT k-iife, • which” Jwi<tltios must
tve--e fata!. The Sheriff of the county
with a posse h ts gi.na 19 pursuit of ths out
laws.—-Gw /iurt'fil*
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET.
The tolloWiug story, we have little doubt
is the mere Coinage of the braiu- of some
crusty ohl bachelor. "It is well told, never
theless.
••"Dorothy,” said lthahod. pale and tremb
liug, to In* wife. “Dorothy, 1 have a
secret, nud- if 1 thought you would keep it
inviouble, t" would not hesitate to reveal it
to you’; but O DorolhV, woman.”
•’ \Vlly, Ichabod. it must certainly be a
secret oi great importance, fur you are in a
You know, husband, you
'c in place implicit confidence, in your w ife.
Have I ever given you occasion to doubt my
fidelity I"
••Never," never, Dorothy, but. the secret
T have to eotntmrtiifa'e is one tiiat requires
more than- orditiiirv faithfulness anil pru
dence to prevent you from divulging it, Oh,
deaf! V-shudder when I think of it!”
* “\Vhy, husband do you know how your
lips tremble, and your eyes roll T What ts
the matter? lchabold! you surely cannot
mi'trust the confidence of one who vowed
at the alter to be faithful to you. Come,
unbosom yourself.'.’
••May 1 rely on your-fiilelity ?” .
“lchabold, you know yon may.”
“Well then, we are both ruined! un
done! I have committed murder!”
“Murder!”
“Yes, murder! and I have buried him at
the foot of a tree in the orchard !”
“Oh, awful! lchabold. Committed mur
der! then I we are ruined and our
children with us.*’
Ichadcld left the room, and Dorothy hur
ried off" to a neighbor's. Mrs. Prattle ob
served a great change in Dorothy’s coun
tenance, and in her general appear.mce ; so
great as to cause her to inquire into the
cause of it.
“Oh. Mr3 Prau!e,” said Dorothy. “I
am the most miserable of woman! I am
ruined forever?”
“Mercy, Dorothy, how gloomy you look !
What .has utrned tip to make you so dejec
ted.! Why how you sigh L woman. Tell
me the cause.” - : j
“I wish I might, Mrs. Prattle, but the oc
casion of m v unhappiness is a secret which
I am not now permitted to divulge.”
“Oh, you may tell me, Dorothy, I shall
never speak of it
j “Will you promise never to revsal it to
any person living.”
“You know, Dorothy, I never tell se
crets."
“Well, Mrs. Prattle—t scarcely dare say
it—-mv dear husband has committed mur
der, and buried hi»» at the foot of a tree in
the orchard! he told me of it himself! For
Heaven's sake don’t name it to any one.”
“Murder! your husband committed mur
der ! indeed, indeed. Derothv, ton have
reason to think yourself ruined! Poor
thing, I pity you from the bottom of my
heart!”
D »rotby went home weeping, and leaving
her dough half oeaded and her infant crying
in the cradle hastened to hold a te'e-a tete
with Mrs. Tellall. Soon 3fter the confah cn
ded, the report of Ich..hold’s having com
mitted murder became general, and the dis
closure of the fact was traced to his wile
Dorothy. Process was iinmedietely issued
agains; him by a magistrate, before whom,
and in the presence of a multitude of anx
ious spectators, he gave the following ex
planation.
“My object," said Ichadold. “.in the
course.l have pursued was to t.est the ca
pability of my wife to kerp a secret, I have
commuted murder, inasmuch as 1 killed a
cat and bu.ied it at the foot of a tree in mv
own orchard. How- far my wife is catwhle-.
of keeping a secret has beco e'lfficiently
prqvet!; and with respect to the murder,
those who feel any interest iu it arc a! liberty
to inspect the body.” *
Lore. —Love, in its first dim ' ml imper
fect 6ltape, •.* bat imagination concentrated
on one object. It is a genius of the hea-t,
resembling that of il.e in-el!-ct ;it appeals
to, it stirs up.Jii ev k s the s-ntimeuts and
sympathies that he most I'teai iu our ua
v .ogj s.’tnt t'diU move* t>vsr
tb’ ocean, and rouses tiio AnaJyomenc ;a
to !:fg. Therefore is it that mind produces
v'Tcctions deeper th.m those of external
frm ; therefore it is that tvomjn are nor
Shippers of glory, which is the palpable and
risible representative of a genus w"ho*c op
erations they cannot always romproko- and.
Genius lias so much in common with love
---the imagination that animates one is so
ntuch the property of the other—that there
U not a surer sign of the existence of ccn
iiis than the love that it creates and be
queaths, It penetrates deeper than tberea
son—it binds a nobler captive than the fan
cy. As the s«n uiion the dial, it gives to
the human heart buth its shadow and its
light. Nations are its worshippers and
wooers ; and posterity learns from its ora
cles to dceam---to aspire—to adore?
SINGULAR ORIGIN OF MORMON
ISM.
Tlie Book of Mormon, or “Golden Bible,’
if would seem, is the production of the Rev.
So’omon Spaulding, formerly pastor of a
Presbyterian church on the western Kt serv»
iu Ohio. While suffering under disease,
to atnuse Liiiu*elf »twi his friends, lie wrote
an imaginary history of the mysterious race,
of men who bui*t the ancient mounds and
other woris of art, which are scattered
so profusely over the valley of the Mississi-.
|i : . Hi* rhaivnsetspt falling hito . the-. h inds
of wicked men has beer. prcverted into the
iiivaus < f hiuldmg tip th* new sect of fana
tics. The Rev. John Store, if Holliston,
Mass , learning that the widow of Mr. Spaul
ding wag Itviiii nt.Monson, Mass . addres
sed her a les-r. and obtained the following
narattve, which wc copy from the Boston
Recorder.
R'iv Solomon Spaulding was a graduate
of Dartmouth college, and w,-s distinguish
ed fora lively i:u ignition anil a great fond
ness for history. At the *ime of our'mar
riage, he resided iu Cherry Valley. N- Y.
} From this place, we removed to New So
lem. A«htabula County. Ohio, on Contie
! ant Creek. Shonlv fter, his health sunk
| and he was aside from active labors. In
New Salem, there are numerous mounds
noil fi'tts. Those ancient relics arrest the
attention of tire new settlers—Numerous
fHfpedhmeiitswere found, evincing great skill
io the avis. Mr. Spaulding took a lively
interest iu these developemetits of antiqui
ty ; and in order to beguile the hours of re
tirement and liirnish etijoymetit foe hi;)live
ly imagination, he-cWeeived the idea of giv»
ii;g an historical t.’celeh of the lon is last race..
Their extreme antiquity, of cottrse, would'
lead him'to write in the most ancient style
aad as the Old Testament is'the most anci
ent book In tlie worRJ. he imitated its style
a* oearly'as possible. This was about the
year 1312 ft claimed to hare been, written
by om of Ike lost nation, and to have
beenl-rcGOW'-eif fboi the ear#, and assumed
the title of “Manuscript Krmpd ” The neigh
bors would often inquire how Mr.' 5.,. pro
gressed in deciphering “the manuscript,”
and when he ha I snlTi ient portions prepar
ed they would assemble to hear it read. He
was enabled from bis acquaintance witb the ,
classics and ancient history,to introducer
ina. y singular uame>, which wera" particu- -
larly. uoliced by ihe |>cople apd CoUld -be
easily recoguized by them. Mr. S. Had
a brother residing in die place, who was per-'
tectly familiar with this work. '"/ .
From New Salem, we removed to Pitts- -
bprg. Pa., Here Mr. S. found" an ac
quaintance in Mr. Patterson, an editor Os a
newspaper. He exhibited his manuscript to
Mr* P., who retained it a long time and ip
torrned Mr. S. that if he would make out
a title page and preface, he would publish
it and might be-a source of profit, 'i'htr
Mr. S. refused to do fur reasons whitlrl
cannot now state. Sidney Higdon; - who
tias figured so largely -in the history of the
mormons, was at this tlftie- Anmrtecied nidi
the printing office. Here he had ample op*
portunity to become acquainted whh Mr,
Spaulding’s manuscript, and to-copy itifLe.
chose. At length the manuscript was re
| turned to its author, and soon after we re
moved to Washington co., Pa.,'- where Mr.
JS. died in 1816. The manuscript then
fell into my hands, and was carefully pre
served. After the ••Book of Mormon” came
out, a copy of it was taken to New Salem,
the place of Mr. Spauldings former resi
dence and the very place where the “Man
uscript Found” was writtten. A wvman
preacher appointed a meeting there, aid in
the meeting read and repeated 'copious ex
tracts from the “Book of Mermen.” The
historical part was immediately recognzed
by all the older inhabitants as the identi
cal work of Mr. S. Mr. John Spauld.ag
was present, and reconciled peifectty the
work of his brother. He arose on the spit, 1
and expressed his deep regret* that the wri
tings of hi* brother should be used- for a
1 purpose so vile. Tlie excitement •» New
-Salam b»*cam« so great that the inhabitants
had a meeting and deputed Dr. Phillastus
1 Uull/urt, to repair to this place.' and to ob- ;
tain front me the original manuscript, for
the purpose of cotiuv.ving with the Mor
mon Bible. »o satisfy their own minds, and
to prevent tlicir friends from embracing an
error so delusive. This was in the year
1834. Dr. Hulbtirt brought with him an
1 introduction and request for the manuscript
signed-by Messrs. Hmry Lake, Aaron
I Wright, and others, with all whom I was
acquainted. t<
The Rev. Dr. Ely, pastor of the Congre-'
gationul church- in Monson. <fc D. K. Au
stin. principal of Monson Academy,/jiave
given their certificates that Mrs, S- .is “a
woman of irreproachable character And that
her testiiuuuy is '.vorthy of implicit cotjfi
deuce."
SILK CULTURE-GAY’S MA- '
CHINES.
Situ ie going ahead. The -igns are m'one
favorable for the cultivation of this yre.w
■ taple, than they were when the South be
gan to turn her attention towards the growth
of cotton. The Morns Mulricauli* which
grows"with such rapidity! that it furnishes
food for the worm, in the very Spring wlicit
it is planted, furnishes one essential link
towards its production. The new invention
of Machines for reeling and manufacturing
the silk into v rious forms enables the plan
ter to turn his cocoon at once to account.
'The weakest part of our slave population,
the young and the old may In- profitably em
ployed ; and as we heard a Virginia Tobac
co Planter declare the otlur evening, it
wruld not be astonishing, if Gay’s Machine
were to effect a singular revolution in Vir
ginia, by keeping many of our people
.home who would otherwise have gone to
the cotton regions of the- South and Souih
West—and by bringing more population and
capital to '.tir Stntc, and thus creating :r
new and important element of her prosperi"
i’.y. ; ■
The public confidence seemsindeed to'-inCt
crease >n this new branch of business, it is
very evident that the rage for the Monts
Mitlticaulis would have soon expended it
self, unless its cultivation had connected
with tne raising of silk. The multiplication
of the tree during the present season, will
be considerable. Many of our far
mers -'re devoting sm *!! pPUiong of their'
land—from sor3up to 17 or 20 acres. A
slk company uear Washington has 400 1
acres in cultivation. But the mdchaftlcai
ingemiity ofour countrymen, which exceeds
that of anv country in the world, is already
•‘rising to the ievei oi the occasion” atid
striking out new machines for the manufac
ture of the cocooons into silk. Tlie best
reel in France or Irrly. is the Piedmontese
reel; but alreadv the genius of Mr. Gjiy..of.
ot Connect'cut, has outstripped this Coasted
machine. This single ninprovement itfone
will give anew and wonderful ifnpbl.se'
to the growth of the Mulberry, and the
raising of tlm worm. Our nttentiofi ‘has
been drawn to this interesting subject by
the visit of Mr. Gay to our City. His reel
has beeu exhibited at the reading rooms in
the Museum Building, and no one Can see
it without admiration, and delight, ft has
siigge-v 1 the following reflectionsr
Raising the mulberry and feeding Fre-sHIP 1
worm are already familar sh many, .'and of
easy accomplishment by all. The pfoduc
tioa ot, cocoons has in fact been a mattered
amusement, if not a profit occasionally and
on a s nail scale, since and before the Revdlu
tion; but hitherto, insuperable difficulties
;have appeared to stand in the way of pushing
it.to the extent of making it a national staple.
The chief impediments have consisted : in
the time and labor required to grow and
gntherfood for the worm, and in the absence
of suithble labor saving machinery" for woiffc-j
ing up the beautitul product of its brief kif>
bors. 'True it,is that most excellent silk;
lias been made from worms fed on the whito* :
and on our indigenous Mulberry trees-; but-'
these were of such slow growth, as to dis
courage the steam boat locomotive go-ahead
genius ol our people, especially in the
South. This first impediment has been
completely r unoved by the introductioa and
rapid growth t f the Moru* Multicauhs,
which springs with wonderful .quiekne.-s
from birth to maturity, hke the insect, for
winch Providence obviously designed ft;
and the remaing difficulty, want of ma
chinery to make the cocoons available
—■seems uow to have been most opportune
ly Mirmi'uuted bv another invention of
American ingenuity ; We allude Jo Gay's;
Machinery, which has been exhibited for
some days past in this city. By the turning
of a wheel, which any child can,- cocoons
are wound off. anil converted at once .into
the most beautiful silk for the needle or,
loom. A'l who have seen ir, have been
.Struck with the ease,, regularity and .result
of and the tnechanical geqjiri,’ 1
of its i fiver ir. A'view of .the pfdcf-Sx 1 a|p- v
jiears to have inspired alfputhAhe s'aine i:n-‘
preksion. that now wc can !na,ke otir stilt;;
atjd tlui we must? no’longer F
twenty millions for a cbrqmothty* h-Ulch‘"
every circumstances and facility invit.es usto'
make for ourselves. — Richmond ifthig. ’
Appointment by.the President—Hon! J. -
C. Nicolu of Savannah,, to be Judge of
the United States Court, (ok thr district- of
Georgia, in place of Jeremiah Cuyler, de
ceaseed.
NO MAN.
This may be bad poetry, bat depend
upon -it,-it m excellent sense. It uau old
>aying- tlwt the debtor is ;a slave to the
creditor. If *O. hall the world enter" into
vokuotary servitude The" universal rag#"
-to boy-on credit, is a serious evil in- f), ts
country. Many a man is ruined euiirejy -by
iK « *’ : .- • v
Many a man goes ioto a store for a
shvgle' article. Looking around, fweoty
things itrifke his eyes; bHiaeM ironey,
but "bays On credit. Fool«di man [ Pay
day must come, and ten chances to. one,
’likedeath, it finds you unprepared to meet
H. TeH 1 . me, ye who have experienced it,
did thp'.pleasure of possessing die article,
bear 411# piopOrtiou to the pqin of being
called •« to pay for it when you had it not in
ybu>r gfbwec.. ' v
A few rules, when : kept, will cwntribme
much to your happiness and independence
Never buy 00 credit when yoy can possi
bly do without. Take pride in being able
to say “owe no mao,” Wives are some
times thoughtless--.daughters now & then
extravagant.. Many a time when neither
the rvite or the daughter would willingly
give a single pang to the father’s bosom,
they urge and tease him to gel articles;
pleasant enough to be. sure to possess,
but difficult or him to buy ; the purchaser
on credit is dunned—sued; and" mat
he in an hour made 'wretched by theii
folly. ..*!•' • T
Never owe your shoemaker, yourtailot
your rniNTr.it,your blacksmith or Iqporei
Besides ifie bad policy of keeping in debt,
it is downright injustice to those whose 1
labour you have received all the bent-flit of.
...Slate of things ip t.
Uopvofa letter addressed to one ot otn
commission l o ises in N»-v Orleans:
Bt:ancon,May I, .Itilft.
Gentleuicn--Yours n! the 35ih ulr. te
ceived. litftl in fep'y I can say nothing cal
cwMted to afford yon any satisfaction. The
whole Judiciary of Mississippi ls j n ,j u .
most confused and disorganized condition.
Tb'ecoileetpi sos money are put at defiance,
aiid laughed to sconi ; Circuit Judges are
refii-tkig to hold courts, and when they do
bold them, they quash the bonds and exe
cutiqns that Ik;vc been-dtir the last venr or
two tn at in ing. Sheriffs openly refuse to
t*cebute ffie .process of"the law, and the
Bi.tffSbtt L ink has joined in the general out
by procuring the Slierifl of this coun
ty lore/:e,ve its paper on execution, on his
promise to redeem it at court has just pas
sed—the sheriff's office is full of Brandon
paper—and the bank now has the effrontery
to say she lias not the means to redeem a
dollar bf it. But to tho subject. Most of
thelhrfheairunz bond:, in thin county wore
bv tji#,Judge quashed, and whetc they were
notiquashed, Brandon, money was taken
by.tko sheriff where any collectiiiiis at all
wore made. Some of the bonds assigned
to yon were quashed, anil the securities to
them .released, giving to the principal twelve
;months longer to pay the debt; this in ma
ny cas.es will miicir'etnhtnger the '"rollcc
rto« of the money. Where I should have
received thousands this court, I have not
enJJecJed one do lar; nor do 1 intent! to
•Stajify., this corrupt and abandoned bank,
by taking its" (oui issue from the sheriff s
.Jni-^nilSa.
.yk kt>P. ,v that these tilings, are a grievous
ha/dship on creditors, and especially such
*nlm.ye been as indulgent a* you have been
. with— -Nat l know of no remedy until
; ,WC can obtain officers bf s iffietent firmness
(Mid integrity*to enforce (he laws. Uhow
od— ■ \ o.ur leUri on the subject of coin
missions; but could get from him no Vii
svver. " I'should like tor hear from yon as to
these thiligs. &c. '
f The Sheriff and Clerk of the Court of
Mooroe county Mississippi, have both re
signed their officers. 'J iie object seems to
have been to prevent the sitting of the Court
and-thereby to prolong the time ofprncnr
ingS-judgemen.s upon cases which had been
placed in suit. The effect will be to give
those in debt a few months of grace, bntthc
precedent was undoubtedly a very bad one.
■ Every whi'.-h baa a tcutlchcy to im
pede the progress of the law, or to place h ir
riels iu |he way of its execution, should he
frown ed down by the community, more
especially when the attempt is made bv
.those whose duty it should he to sec that
the Jaws are faithfully executed
Alabama- Jbiefna’.
)fi'crMe-. rs. Bitterx. n amus'ne tri
al 3*l me off'll Rhode Island a few days since
between an apothecary and tavern keeper.
The apothecary, a Mr Win. Alpin, had
been a groat advocate of the JiccDce law.
prohibiting the retailing of small quantities
-of spirituous liquors, aud the tavern keeper,
Mr. Samuel D. Weeks was, of course, one
of the sufferers. Notwithstanding Mr. Al
pin-s opposition to the retailing of sniritu
-OUB liquors, he yet did not hesitate to sttp-
IpJji-jhis customers bv the large or small quan
tity, with'a : description of bitters which, it
was arknnwfedred on all hands, would make
"“glad” come, and lie had quite a run of cus
•tom. T.big Mr. Weeks perceived, and he
•detonvined to try whether the law would not
rikil him. Accordingly he p osecufed, hut
it was derided by tlm justices that althoug.li
the liquid composition of.the bitters was fine
Coenac, brandy, yet, a* its character was
changed by a decoction of roots and heib«;
arid was sold as a medicine, it did not come
tfflderjthe meaning of tbe prohibitory law.—
Bitters are now all the'go in little Rhody,
arrd the *«triped pig’ has been thrown under
the table.
From the Tnllahattee Stir.
r: . ' INDIAN' NEWS.
Once more wo. are compelled to darken
our,columns with the atrocities of the tin
relenting and wakeful Seminole. AH has
been quiet, for some time past, but It’wai
only the fearful calm which piecedes the
*toriTi. . .
" Liutenant Ilurlbert was an itive of New
York,,and.a. graduate of West Point. We
sincerely mourn the loss of these valuable
young officers of our army.
The fo'lowin? letter from Capt PeytoD,
wo publish verlat m
: t>T, Marks, May “.1839.
.. Sir :—I have this moment returned from
Deadtnapv Bay, and hare to communicate
yojtr the. melancholy inle|Ueence off he
rof L»t. Hulbert.and private O'Dri
e.tjll- of the 6th Infantry, by the Seiniti
iftkbt.-'' • - - • v
The express rider between. Fort Frank
1 Brooke; arid Ft. * udrews, did not arrive
ih* season, arid JLt.i Hulbert, with 10 men
out frriirithe PI ice on the 3d May to
tffceriainithri'reason. About-half
: the TwO-postS, the command was hal- !
ted, 'ifnd ILt.' H. .with O'-Driscnii, of (F)
Company Went in advance. intqnding to
"pass ■fbe night at Ft. Frank .Bookp.
'RlO'-wert both shot by a-party of Indi
ans at the'lf mile creek, probably while wa
tering their horses. 'O’DriscoM’o horse ran
into Ft. Frank Brooke, slightly wounded
and gave the first news there.
Four balls were shot through Lt. 11. but 1
neither he eor the soldier was st aled.
Both bodies were interred on the 4th ult.
it Deadmats Bay. The express rider has
not yet been found, and But little doubt is
entertained of his death.
- .. _ _ Very respectfully,.
Yonrob’t. serv’t.
R. H. PEYTON,
1 Capt. and Ass’t- Qr’m.
Cot* Wt DavkSFort Ist Inf’t. Ctund'g.
From the news receivt and Iroiu'l anipa Bay.
it would appear, that the Indians.are deter
mined not to treat, with a view to emigration
r J hey "have bvafd that the iand which Gov
ernment hod assigned themwest of the Mis
sissippi, ratmetbe found 1111 therr arrival iu
in that country —is no longer theirs!-and
they are naturally angry, aud resolved to re
4iiwin where they are, ai all hazards. The
; -Chief of the ffallahassees said at Tampa,
that if the soldiers were sent after them,
liey w ould'figtil uiitil’UtcirqiowUer ant 1 land
vas gone, and then with bows and arrows. He
vouid not,agree to hold Council with Gen
Macomb, for lie was certain tlie whites <iad
wo faces ; lie said he spoke the sentiments
.»! all the Indians- north of Tampa Bay, and
<hat any Indian who attempted hereafter
to come in to tlie white-*, would be killed
Gn the night nt" the l!2d of April, about
<>nehundred went iit'o Tampa and
took away some thirty friendly Indians who
were " waiting to emigrate. During the
light the Tallahassee Chief held a long
talk with a Spaniard named .Teaue Mante-
De Oca, who spe.dts the Indian language
well, and communicated lb him what wc
have narrated above.
END OF J u.. FLORIDA WAR.
We It-ani from the St. Angusiii c News
of the 13th April, that the preliminaries td
a treaty of peace have beeu entered into with
ihe Seiiniioles, and that Gen. Macomb lias
ilirectol, that should any of the ciieiin 1 re
sent themselves at the tiiilitary ghosts, they
•»« t.eatc.i wnii kimtiiess, amt stipnhes of
ood be given. Thus it seems this trouble
some, expensive aud disgraceful war is a
bout to be brought to a close. The stipu
lation of the treat y have not transpired ; but
it is generally uniieisti tnl : ih;lt the ri -ht oi
occupying their lands in Florida is reser
ved to the Indians. Should this prove to
be the fact, the condition nt >y be considi red
as a surrender of the point, in controversy:
and is an i‘ckriowledvnient on the part el
nr govi-l liuieiit; lil t “tile led'.m» havi
w lipt us." The war in its origin was pro
■iked bv the refusal of the St-mhioles o
emigrate. They took lip arms to resist the
mandate of tlw- government that ordered
their nation into exile ; and now they only
oiisent to lay down their arms when »ha
utter Is.restlnded. The conditions of the
'r.caty are rert-iinly highly honorable to the
handful'of heroic savages. They have
waged war for years w ith one of the most
powerful nations ofthe word and at the con
clusion ofa long and severe contest, have
dictate,/ the terms 01 peace: while on the
other side, the concesssion must lie made
by the white, that seldom has n war termin
ated more to a civilized
people
For this, many reasons may ho assigned
that tend to remove very much tin* disgrace
to which our army has been subjected.—
The successful resistance of the enemy is
to be ascribed, not to his own prowees-orio
our cowardice or imbecility, but, to the pe
culiar character ol the countrywhich was
the scene of hostilities. The impenetrable
swatn-ps aml morasses, and the trackless
v titl impervious wildernesses of Flori
da, were '• more -formidable . to our
troops, than would have been twentv
t-hnusand armed-snvngos. Hitherto tlie In
dians retreated at every reverse, and in the
deep Accesses ofthe everglntleji and tangled
savannas, found safe, hiding places, where
the arm of the pursuer" could not reach
them. Here, at ’otter.’ is explained the
w itole secret of Seminole success. Our ar
my did not heat them, because we cttiltl
not'catch them. The whole wat, may be
Styled a guyne. of hide and seek; at which,
our antagonist being more expert than our
" elves, have come off the winners- It only
remains now, that we should; profit by the
Csson thus taught us, and snbin't graceful
ly and magnanimously to an .hunnllit.itiuo
that the fate of war hits made in’Cvitahr.
N. 0. Com. Bull,Un.
MR. VAN BUKEN AND IIIS CAB
INET.
The following powerful philippic is tnkon
frrmi an eloquent speech hy Mr. Kennedy
of Baltitnore, towartls tile close of tlie (Joii
gvess.—
iu the embarrassments winch have bet-11
h i-on "ht upon our fiscal a flair s. ui the.
prostrations of tire agricultural, the jaen a’i
tile, and the manufacturing prosperity of
the country, the Administration has been
able to suggest no adequate relief. Wc
struggle along upon expedients. The
vis insitia of the nation, its intrinsic vigor
which not even niisg/ivet innent has been
able,totally-to emsh, has, by slow degrees,
begun to revive the.prosperity of the land
—hut tliu Government has'done nothing.
Whatever might be ex-pected from tin;
patriotism,' the virtue, the intelligence of
the, iPeople. , tjicy have nobly, realised—-
whatever has been left to the Guvermciii
, has languished and'fadetl in i's hands. The
guardians of 'the 'Treasury, hare fallen
asleep—felonies, unmatched in enormity,
have been detected , in the intiermost shrine
.tofthe temple.-thc very (iriests have robbed
the alter-—the nation lias but extricated
itself from one debt to greatc another—the
finances are * in ’confusion—the revenue
inadequate to the-exporxlkure—our hard
money Goverment has fallen into a paper
maiiufacturiog Goverment-—our rulers are
..at thei*. wit’s end; all around are the signs
of their doom---the warnings of thetr down
.fell. The truth stands confessed-—it is felt
ib every department of the public, affairs- -
that the President and his friends are incom
petent to the crisis—THKY IVAftT ABILITY.
Turn, sir to the Executive mansion, and
Inquire, what they are who at this moment
guide the fortunes of this land. An easy
indolent luxurious chief, presidesover a cabi
net, of which it would be flattery to say that
if was a mere personation of feebleness.
To the members of that cabinet, personally,
Mr sn -far as a very limited acquaintance
may wasraut, J. sm willing to accord :If
consideration and respect. I speak of the .n
here as a puolic body. A more diversified
compound of duluess, inaptitude,, an d
ignorance of official duty; a create*;, | ac k of
energy, a.mnre sorely perplex ed,, be.wil T
dered, and -dismayed associ:. t jon of state
counsellors, were never, per’fians, exhibited
around a Council table »,nan may, at the
presen, juncture, be . seen in the daily,
anxious conference*, of this precious cabi
net. . Since the ofthe Merry Monarch
of England and bis hair-brained crony Ro
chester, neve r were the destinies of a grfcat
nation intrnited to-more incompetent hands.
I mig’.rt except:frotn.this censure, and do
'-XC«[U, one w-ho has the .rsputatiou of being
a regular attendant at these council meet
ing—l doubt not, (lie first to come and
the last to depart—-a personage xnor«
notorious than distinguished, and yet,
sir, boasting no small t Rim to diati: etiou.
1 mean that man of all-work, whose mar
vellous exaltation front the' kitchen up to
the chamber nearest to the King is 01 1 of
the most striking moral significations of
the rimes. This, sir, is his administration.
Whatever * remaiuet-jf f efficacy it |j.-.s, is
his: whatever of shrewdness, of cohesion*
of malice, or of mischief it : has, belongs to
to him. By hi* sufierance does every niem
,ber ol that cabinet hold Lis place—or did,
sir. f<>r I trust his influence is drawing to
ah end. Yes, even the placid and pliant
chief himself lias fouud his account it,
the good-will of tiiis MrphTrtbphiles. He
is the link betwecn.the past Administration
and the ' present: tlie conduit-pipe by
which the surplus popularity of tl/e.owsis
transfused into the waning circulation of
the other; the ligilimate that still unite
the small fortunes of the polished and
pleasure loving tenant of the palace to the
inore robust destiny 'of the grim fea-fu!
lion List has his lair at the --Hermi
tage.
But for this one informing spi it, yonder
whole cabinet array of impracticable, skil
less, temporising, expelieut-mongering
statesman, would long before this, have
floundered to the bottom 'of that pool of
turbid party-waters in which they Uow s- rtis
gle fur respiration. 'The clay, sir; is not
■ emote v. lieu they and their guardian
genius shall rink together in this o-tzy,
tide, and be reineinhered no mure.
I'mm thr Culrmins, J'nnulrrr.
CON V K N'l' • ()N- SI > 1111N«K KPA KT.Y.
Col. Stark, •> delegate from bulls coiintv,
in offering :i substitute'tor the original report
of thect.inmitteept thirty, which included
Springer's classification of ll.c'c'ri nties.foit -
;i-rl liia» party that that rcj ort was of imi
decided a- parly diameter to tied the appro
J*ntii nos the people. W'e have, said* Cos ..
Sinikt experience upon this subject. Tins
proj oriiion of the Convention, six veais'af* ,
"a* not ratified, because ot ilic inequality
id tlie * n-is of repp seulatiun, not because
die Fedeial basis was not icl uncd. bin be
eiiuse of tlio illiberal | nrty (haruioi of the
measure : ; lid be notified bis own pnriv.' aid
indeed all parti s, tint if they desired i«.
due ion at all, they imi.-l pie-rut a pdi.nwh ib
did not carry on its very f.ice | arty anaiwc
tneiit. I will not deny, said Col. tlr.it
my plan contemplates a majority to the nat
ty to trliicli 1 briimg. but it is so Mind I, ibat
I fee! convinced tbe State Rights party will
not object to it. With an anxioris dcsite
tor reduction, it was offered in. the spirit of
justice. and i o.ic illation, ;nd In- invoked in
its support tbe reflecting of both parties.
These sentiments of Col. Stark were too
honest and conciliatory to meet tin- apj n>.
bat'ioti of Mr. Spring r. tbc great leader of
the Union 1 arty in t lie Convent ion, for we
ird confident that no person who witnessed
t lie proceedings from be;: in nine to end, uj||
deny that be is entitled to that el ara< ter.---
U e know not which mast to admire, the
presumption and boldness nt inilested by |n>n
as n leader, or tlit* docility and submission
of his parly in being led. F.very proposit on
made to tbe convention, had first to undergo
theorde.l nf hissiipen Sion, ami up in ill-*
rash Union man who t! ired act liidepend'-tjf
ly of his frit. A s v.-.e an I not very letin'e I
castigation awaited them and for rontintird
contttnney, excommunication by ibis |]iig.li
l’riest of the party. There is beyond doubt
a shining spot in h.s moral cbarai ttr. which
wc have never seen, that has much redtcni
in
virtue, or lie hn< uiaaifcsted a :il
icinnef to I'IS party, w hich litas beet: hidden
from uvthal lifts enabled him to assiyni'.iir*
control without o; posit ion. It then fre tic
voiced upon him, in the exercise ol'liispir-"
rotative, to set those ot hit party rijtllt who
litvl manifested some disposition to ><<;<>}•( tl e
substitute, nml in tlortj; this, to show to (Job
Stark the consequences of acting without
Ilia advice and appiobaiion. 'j ho “tipcat
Western,” ns ho is smnciiii t»s facr.tiouc y
Ctilled, therefore squared himself m the aisle,
n front of the I’resulcnt'sdesk. nurl delivi 1-
eil a speech. ‘Mr. Pie.xident, notl penile
meti nf the Union pstny. permit rue to nil
you, that you are harking up tin- w,t>n» tree.
I have examined my friend k's plan, »t and
till less there arc more ways than otic hi old
shave tail. it gives a majority ty the Nnllift-
Ci's, or 0! lead leave* us almutj even. Sirs,
this nil not do for nc. 1 utus; h ive a ‘ma
jority, in tlie Legislature. We have got it
here, and I say that vvesii II he lonls, if we.
coils' tit to any plan whatever, tv t, h " i I in t
pern nuently retain it. My friend Stark is
•an honest man, nml in the hems'y *f his
heart. Inis made an hottest calcu'atj m but lie
has over reached himself, lie is oyerhintclicd,. .
Sirs, I am. willing to concede to the State
Right* ty.all they cl iiin.~They claim.sir, till
the talent. I grant it to them. U ah, they alu
0 Slick set of fellow s. They eiy out justice,
principle t»uil equality, till my viry cars ar»
deal with, ij, hot let a plan come forward
which favors tlu-ir party, and principle or no
prinei| !c. they stick to it, like death to a dead
nigger/
J list the other day, sir, the gentleman
fr«'tw Muscogee, Mr. jiitcs, proposed a plan,
reducing the Senate lotwcmy live riienibtis.
mu! made ns a speech tt| on equality. and
ail' that sort ul thing. Now see Irqw
quick he abandons that, and takes up my
Irieud Starks .plain Why is this sir/ •
cause he knows it gives " his party the
advantage. He sir. ran iiViUe a hotter
calculation in his head, while my friend
Stark's plan is reading, than I could with
my shite and pencil, and a day to work it
out in ; and his support, of the measure is
sufficient evidence to me, that we ought
not to adopt it. Mr. President my
plan is the best one, which has been oftcred
to this Convention. It gives to the Union
party twenty three districts certain, mil
less than that I would not have. There
are three or four doubtful districts, which"
by proper management will give us a major
ity, and the balance we will sg.r-tch for.
where scratching, will do any_gopd. and
1 now fpll the Union party that they must
adopt my plan, if they ekjiect to keep a
majority to the Legislature, bir. I have
uo notinu putting- a-ptuk .into our enemies
hands, to crack my knowledge box with.
I shall therefore vote against all the substi
tutes, and for my plan of rdUuction''
'Awful Bad Things - —Au empty perse,
a scolding wife, an aching iVerb.-s*: un*
dutiful child, a smoky house, au . intKsSani t
talker, a »c tlspuper. barfouer,
break though enclosures, a dull rajor,.
vnusquitoes, fleas, a fop, autl a subsVrihti
that won't pay for hit paper; '■* ' *‘o
TABLE BEER. •
The Souther Cultivator gives the fol;
lowing recipe for making table beer;
“To nmk& clreap and tables,-,
lieer, take eight.bottles of water, oue quart
of molasses, one piiit of yeast", one “table
spoonlul of cream of tartar. These ingre
dients being well stirred and mixed io a*
open vessel, after standing twenty-font
hours, the beer may be bottled iujmedi-