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All advertisements handed in far publi
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Sales of Land and Net roes by Execu
}Y.«, ,\ l ninistrators an I Guardians, arc re-
| tl ir#'d by law to be advertised in a public
i -.T'.atle, sixty days previous to the day o t
s lie.
The sale of Personal property must be
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an
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Notice that application will be made to
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U! id Negroes, must be published weekly for
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Jt)i> l'.lLs t'i.Nvi.
g lON EC l'E D with the office ot the
i\i t It ft' > T. is a splendid assortiuent of
3-iS JTtf Jr^j _ .
\ml wc ,irc •! to c\(uue .visivl ot Job
vtork. in the neatest maimer and at the short
si notice.
of every •! -sen • t in wid c i.istautly be kept
ou ban 1 *mch as
Attachments,
Trances' r. v<*n*J i*» H,
i S.tuiai i us,
J try do
I* uopmna-s
Ciers s ilecogni/.auee
Neien Facias,
Appearance Ronds,
On. Si.
Declaration —Debt,
1 iiicdaralio'i \ -.sumpsit.
S ieri.l 11*-id*.
Tax Collector F. xecutions.
Hl uik Non-.. Vo
UIWISTON vlvk SI it lb N
fjAiIK public are re-pectfully inf.rmeil
I tiint the steamers Irwinton nod .Siren
v hl run as regnlar packet* b uwee . FLOR
P N 'E and \ UAL ACHICOLA, (touching
at'loU.) leaving each n' ni alternately, eve
ry ,y.. I ,hs!iv and Sum-lav. Pile pafrotj-
the public is rcsp-.ctf.illy solicited.
•TriOt hi 1 passage, at customary rates,
for which apply to the C.iptaiuson board, or
to bbvll. hill a ;Laurence,
r nrcuue.
p Iv: \j Y) be HO It ;\N\ Irw'i Ilijil.
DJD.JE, KOLB x McKAY,
A palaclucola.
Florence. August 20 20
Ware slo ise •*& Coaicuiwio#
"business.
r Tl rt E subscribers h iving
f 7 |f I purchased the Ware
I louse lately occupied by
SiSmimtßl John D. Puts A Cos. have as
sociated themselves togc-'hm h't tlu - I'C*
i..m of ira.sacfng a general CO dWS-
St )N SJUSIN-i-SS, iiniar tuc u.uue auJ
st yle of
nEM.T,, BILL tSc. LAURENCE.
As our itteiihan will he parthm'arly directed
to the receiving and forwarhac C ,,i ” U v "
cotton, we shall make every arriiigemei.l
nee ex ary, for storing and takmg care ol me
""tu- business will he end wte l by Mr.
A. \V. Hill, and we pi*-lie ouisehes that
n .tiling shall be wantingon t"j* !• „
ga icr.d s itis'a.tion. With these ass nr., i-
L, we h'.pe to receive Sibcial snare ol pub
lic patronage. p rp nF . UjL>
A. W. HILL.
M. J. LAURENCE.
July 20 l'>
J 1) ST AH H,
FOdWADU! Ml COMMIS3I3N
MEIIVIIANJ,
St. Josciih. t la.
January 10, 1839. __ —* —■-
War lloiiwc At Uoiimhissiosi
B US INE S S.
IT lIE subscriber respect
fully notifies l.is friends
ImsM wm
pared to forward Goods and Cotton l it **"
suin- year, lie has made every necessary
arrangement to secure the safety ol Cotton
Sin Hehopes to bfable to give satisfaction.
Jl rusiTlfully refer,;h.
Florence, Sept. 7 cowd,n_ i:
ALABAMA LANDS
FOll SALE.
Entire 7 J) ™
N. half 8 14
8. half 4 ™
.S. half 6, 14 3®
s. half 11 11
s. half 34 19
AV. half 29 10
s. half 29 18 f
E- half 21 22
«. half 32 18 7“
N. half 33 20 f
W. half 20 15
S. half 29 10
N. half 3 H
E. half 2 8 25
XtlT *“s" abo,fl.™.l. .ill ke .»W "»
pur.il...™. bj unHiw*™
John T>. Pitts F.sq. Florence, Ga. or to
subscriber, at Macou. y (; o\VLES
THE MIRROR.
i¥i:w
fTIUE subs ibers have just received at
-I- their sto» . next door to Mr. H. W.
Woodward, on Centre street, a large and
general assortment of
Staphi and Fancy
a o
Consisting ot
Cotton llaggin Negro Cloth,
Linseys, Colton Osnaburgs.
Readym ide Clothing, Blankets,
li.ns. limes ,iij(l Shoes,
Togeiuer with all other kinds of Domes
tic Goods suitable to the season.
Their sup-Iy of FANCY GOODS is
large and well assorted. They invite their
friends and the public generally, to call and
examine for themselv s.
S. W. BENNETT & Cos.
Nov. 23 33
Copartnership.
11 111 E Undersigned nave toruied a Copart
-- nership for the transaction of business
under tlmnain* and stvlc of
}Y i a r nr. v a vi« \n.
They h ive now <ui hand and expect to
keep a well assorted stock of
DRY GO )DS,
Crockery, Hard - /c, Cutlery, fyc.
They intend to i. ;»-i veil <elecle*l stock
ii! liuo Is .it Fro ii . m>, ijutvter county.
A 15. C WINFREY.
.1 15. .MORGAN,
Florence, Nov. *23 33
TO rilK PUBLIC.
F|i;iE Subc: ih.-rs bag leave to inform the
-S- Pun ic tiiat they have bought the en
tire St<i<-, of Messrs. A W. Hill, Laurence
Sc Cos. and will contiieieto occupy the old
.Stand. South wi’ig of Pheetiix ilotel, cor
ner of Broad and (Centre Street, the Stock
now on hand, and he suppies daily ex per.-
tc ' will mike a choice selection of DRY
GOODS. HVi'S. SHOES, BOOTS.
CROCKERY, GLASS, CUTLERY,
HARDWARE. (Ac. and as w» have
open I our b i-k*. for the year 1840. wc hope
to receive a double share of the public pat
ronage.
We wool! ft liter remark, that as' we are
determined to sell goods to none but those
who are. s“ti: 1 md goo I for their contracts,
we shall be abb; to afford goods to our reg
ular custom ts a’ l.rc r prices than usual.
Cll A RLES A. S VIITH,
Dir. fi, 35 JAAIKS 15. BROWN.
.Vo! ice.
VNY' person w dting to exchange a ne
gro girl, I*2 or 13 years of age, for a
brisk, active hoy, can be accommodated by
calling on J. L. BULL.
Nov *23 33
ST.JOSEPHANt) lOLA RAILROAD.
frv J 1 E Uii.loroignod a nounces to the pub-
I. lie that the St. Joseph and lola Kail
Road is now completed ami open for purpo
ses of transportation.
Cars, suitable for the transportation of all
kinds of merchandise, boil Ting materials
and livestock, are provided.
A wharf and ware, house are erected at
tbs Ciiipola Depot, where goods and pro
duce to and from theiuterio*, will be receiv
ed or delivered.
The iionses and cotton sheds at*,.Hied to
the Rail Rood at Tola and St. Jos-'ph. are
large md cnmnuidi-iu >, and cotton and other
in rohsn iiae, if no directed, will be placed
at either point, under cover.
The despatch, economy and safety with
which merchandize and produce, may be
transported by the new route, through the
ciiv of St Joseph, when practically tested,
wifi he fully appreciated by a discerning
public, and all the undersigned now asks, is,
th it the Planters, CoHon buyers and M'er
cliants of the interior, will make the experi
ment, confident that it will result to their
profit a*,d satisfaction.
Rates of Charges established on
the St. Joseph Sf lola Railroad,
TRANSPORTATION.
Passengers, -M 90 each.
Children, under I*2 years 50 „
merchandize.
On each bale of Cotton, 15cts prb.de
On Hlnls, Barrels,- hall and
qr. Casks, Tierces, Boxes
Bales, or packages ot Mer
chandize, at tin* rate of. ...10 „ bbl.
On each bag of Salt, Coffee,
Pepper <N Pimento, Corn,
Oats or grain of any kind,
nos measuring over 5 ft:... .10 „ bag.
On all Iron castings, kegs of
shot, lead, or nails, grind
stones, mill stones, and all
heavy articles, at the rate
of J 5 „ 1001 b.
LUMBER, &'*.
Lumber, <Ac 2 50 prIOOO ft.
Bricks.. 3 00 „ 1000
Shingles, put up in bundles, 50 „ ..
in bulk ... 1 00 ~ ~
Staves, 2 00 ~ ~
Ho p polos, 50 ~
Wood, 2 00 >* corl *
Pin»' or oak hewn 01
rough ® •• ™ hl !
Cedar logs H • '«»‘ el *
Gigs and Carts 1 90 each.
Four wheel Carriases. 200 „
LIVE STOCK.
Hers -s and Oxen 3 00 per head.
Cows and Ca1ve5,...... ~00 ~ •<
Sheep and Hags, 25 ~ ..
Poultry 4 0° » liUl * 11
AVI! \RE AGE.
Oo each HMc of Cot on. 3 cts per bale.
On each hhl of Merchandize 3 ~ *> > •
Oa all other heavy goods, 10 „ 100 J
STORAGE.
The foVof 'nrr rates unll he charged for ad
floods. Sf c. stored in die Company s IFare-
TTotiscs :
On each bale of cotton, not
exceeding 00 day*.,.,., 15 cts. pr bale.
On each l> *t * -*l of Merch.ui
dtze do -.19 .. bM.
Os) all mensnremeut Wro »‘2 »» t mh.
Iron castings and a k '*3 , lOOib
JOHN D. GRAY. Agent.
’ft. 3osopb, Oct. 28, 1839. PI
IKk&3i3ISTQ3U 81* 8388,
I-Olt SALE.
PRl\ A TFi Lot iii the TownofFior
d- *- euce, cle tred, b*-t unimproved, well
situated for a family residence, on low and
accommodating terms. For futlier partic
ulars enquire at ibis office.
Nov 30, 1839. 34
IRWIN TON MASONIC
Lottery)
A U 1 IIOIIISED by an Act of the Leg
islature of the State ot Alabama.
To be dtawn in the town of Irwinton.
Barbour ronnly, *.Lbama, on the FIRST
WEDNESDAY in APRIL, *B4O, or soon
er, if the tickets can he sold—(or the pur
pose ol erecting a Masonic Hall >n the town
of Irwinton,
SCHIMie.
1 PRIZE of $5,000
1 „ 2,000
1 „ 1,000
4 „ „ 500
4 „ ~ 250
2') M 100
2 4 25
5000 „ „ 3
5055 Prizes. Not two blanks to a Prize.
Ml the prizes to bn put up in one wheel,
and the numbers ia another and drawn out
Done publicly, under the superintendence
oj five Commissioners.
Price of tickets THREE DOLLARS.
Half and quarter in propmtion, which can
he had by application to either of the man
agers, by letter, (or otherwise,) post paid, at
Irwinton, A I,a.
Any person wishing to purchase a quanti
ty shjll be allowed a liberal discount.
W. S. TAYLOR. )
A. P. CRAWFORD, > Man.ascts.
JOHN CHAIN, S
October 15, 1839. 29 td
PROFASALS
For publishing in the town of Irwinton, At
abama, a weekly Newspaper, to be entith </
the
I ll \\ lITO X C 31RO Y IC ia E.
H AVING beard m iny complaints of tho
want of a Newspaper in this town, (te
be conducted in age .rlemanly like m-mner.)
the undersigned have been induced bv the
earnest solicitations of many friends, to em
bark in tne undertaki i?.
In assuming the duties consequent upon
such an enterprise, we feel deeply conscious
of the responsibility which will devolve up
onus; and knowing, too, the diversity of
the human mind, we cannot flatter ourselves
that wc will be able to flkaxk all. Bui,
so far as our humble abilities exten I, we
will at all times be found strivins; to clevals
the standard of truth amt connect; Moksl
pbixcifi.es. It will be our object to ad
vance ilie prosperity of the Eastern section
of our .State, abounding, a« it does, in «o
many natural advantages, and. as a necessa
ry consequence, especially to prorrote the
interest of our own town. V)ur aim will b
to render our paper useful and valuable to
all classes of the community—in short Lit
erature, Useful Information, Agriculture.
Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, will each
receive a due portinn of our attention.
In iegard to Politics, we deem it ncces
sary to say, that we shall give the general
Political intelligence of the whole country
while, at the same tint", as conductors of a
Free Press, we will fearlessly, and without
favor or affection, advocate and support all
such meamres as will, in our opinion, pro
mote our general prospeiity as a people, and
the perpetuity* of our rights and liberties.
Our piper will be purely RepbbucaS, as
practised by those great Apostles ot Liberty,
JEFFERSON and MADlSON—prefering
them as our guide, rather than the nkw-
UOHT, SKLF-STILED Democratic Republi
cans of the ptesent day. We are “strict
constructionists’* of the Federal Compact,
and shall, therefore, oppose all schemes ol
Internal Improvement, except by the States
themselves, as a part of that “American
System” which has proved so ruinous to the.
South, and which was attempted to be fas
tened upon us, under that most plvusibUl
and specious pretext, the “GENERAL
WELFARE.” Believing, as we do, that
it is the duty of every good citizen to cher
ish with jealous care the “L'sion or the
States, and the Sovereignty of the
St ates,” and as this cannot be done without
a strict adherence to the Constitution itself,
we shall not be sparing in our denunciations
of the attempts which are and have been
made by the late as well as the present Ad
ministration. to control, not only the mon
ied facilities of the Government, but ol the
entire country. With regard to the ques
tion which is now agitating the country rela
ilvelo the Currency, we now, unhesitating
ly declare our hostility to the thrice-reje -*-
e'd Sub-Treasury System, tending as it doe*
in our opinion, to an increase of -Execut«v«
power, which has already been claimed and
exercised to an alarming extent, in more is*
stances than one, if not by the present in
cumbcnt, by his immediate predecessor, in
whose “footsteps’ - lie is endeavoring to tread.
We expect to encounter many perils, ma
ny- adverse winds t vet aided by the strong
breath of public favor and support, the trade
winds.of utir world must waft its clear of oui
troubles—we dare raise our anchor, unfurl
our sheets, and venture boldly upon our new
snd untried course. \V hat shoals and quiek
aand«, what rocks and hidden perils await us
“alas, we know not!” L**t ns but clear the
h irbor and get fairlv “under way,” then we
will fear nothing. Nor is this the vain boast
made when danger is yet in the distance.
It is our firm determination, made alter sp
rions thought, and weighing well the diffi
culties we are to meet with.
The Chronicle will be issued as early as
the necessary materials can he obtained
from N«w York, which will be in Decem
ber or early in January next. It will be
printed on a large imperial sheet, contain
ing twenty-four columns, with entire new
ty pe, and wifi not be surpassed in beauty by
any paper it t hf * Southern country.
>l JACK HARDMAN,
RICHARD RUE MOONEY.
TERMS- Three Dollars per annum,
payoMe invariably in advance-
Irwioiou; Ala- Oct-10) 1839,
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
T SOUTHERN LITERARY MiSSENRER.
lILS is a monthly Mtgaziue, devoted
chiefly to Literature, but occasiou
! ally finding room also for trticles tha fall
j within the scope of Sclf.n<E ; and not pro
• essing an entire disdain of msteful selections,
; though its matter -lias be/n, as it will cod
i tinue to be, in the main, Original.
Parly Politics, and controversial Theol
ogy, as far as possible, are jealously exclu
ded. They are sometimes so blended with
discussions in literature or In moral sci
ence, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain
admittance for the sake of the more valu
able matter to which they adhere: bu s
whenever that happens they are incidental,
only, not pri’tuiry. They are dross, tolera
ted onlv because it cannot well be severed
from tire sterling ore wherewith it is incor
porated.
Reviews and Critical Notices, occtt
|iy their due space in the work : and it is the
Editor’s aim that they should have a three
fold tendency—to convey, in a condensed
form, such valuable truths or interesting in
cidents as are embodied in the works re
viewed,—to direct the readers attention to
books that deserve to bo read—and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon
that large number, which merit only to be
burned. In this age of j>ubli'*ations that by
their variety and tnultitnde, distract and o
verwhelmn every undiscrimmating student,
impartial criticism, governed by the views
just mentioned, is one of the most inesti
mable and indispensable of auxiliaries to him
who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Talks, having in view utility
or amusement, or both; Historical sket
ches — and Remi.nisences of events too min
ute for History, yet elucidating it, and
heightning its interest^—may he regarded
as forming the staple of th** work. And
of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish
e.d—sometimes of no mean strain—to mail
ifest and to cultivate the growing poetical
taste and talents of our country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to
demand such a work—and not one alone,
but manyt The public mind .s feverish
and irritated still, from recent politii and
strifes: The soft, assuasive influence of Lit
erature is needed, to allay that (ever, and
soothe that irritation. Vice and tally are
rioting abroad :—They should be dtiven by
indignant rebuke, or lashed by ridicule, in
to their fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it
over an immense proportion of our peo
pie:—Every spring should be set in motion,
to arouse the enlightened, and to increase
their number , so that the great enemy ol
popular government may uo longer brood,
like a portentmus cloud, over the destinies
of our country- Mid to accomplish ail
these ends, what more powerful agent can
be • nploved, titan a periodical on the plan
of the Messenger; if that plan be but car
ried out in practice?
The South peculiarly requires such an
agent. In all the Union, south of Washing
ton, there are but two Literary periodicals !
Northward of that city, there are probably
at least twenty-five or thirty ! Is this con
trast justified by the wealth, the leisure,
the native talent, or the actual literary taste
of the Southern people, compared with
those of the Northern ? No: for in wealth,
talents and taste, wc may justly claim, at
least, an equality with our brethren md a
domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt, a'fords us, if we choose,
twice the leisure for reading and writing
which they enjoy.
It was from a deep sense of this local want
that the word Southern was engrafted on
this periodical: and not with any design to
nourish local prejudices, or to advocate suit
posed local interests. Far from any such
thought, it is the Editor's fervent wish, to
see the North and South bound endearing
ly together, forever, in the silken bands of
mutual kindness and affection. lar from
meditating hostility to the north, he has al
ready drawn, and he hopes hereafter to
draw, much of his choicest matter thence;
and happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages, by making each region
know the other better contribute in any es
sential degree to dispel the lowering clouds
that now threaten the peace ol both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred tics
of fraternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has
now been inexistence four years—the pre
sent No commencing the fifth volume.
How far it has acted out the ideas here ut
tered, is not for the Editor to say; he be
lieves, however, that it falls not farther short
of them, than human weakness usually
makes Practice fall short of Theory.
CONDITIONS.
1. The Southern Literary Messenger is
published in monthly numbers, of 04 large
superroyal octavo pages each, on the best of
paper, and neatly covered, at $5 a year—
payable in advance.
2. Or five new subscribers, by sending
theii names and S2O at one time to the edi
tor, will receive their copies for one year,
for that sum, o at $4 for each.
3. The risk of loss of payments for sub
scriptions. which have been properly com
mitted to the mail, or to the hands of a post
master, is assumed by the editor
4. If a subscription is not directed to he
discontinued before the first number of the
next volume has been published, it wtil
taken as a continuance for auotjer year.
Subscriptions must commence witk the be
ginning of the volume, and will n»t be ta
ken for less than a year's publicatbu.
5. The mutual obligations of th* publish
er and subscriber, for the year, are filly in
curred as soon as the first number >f the
volume is issued: anil after that tine, no
discontinuance of a subscription wll be
permitted. Nor will a subscription bt dis
continued for any earlier notice, white any
thing thereon remains due, unless a: the
option of the F.ditor.
Richmond. Virginia. _______
M Dlc Your Ac** uni*.
\LL th ose indebted to the late firm of
H AIIVEY&CHASTAIN or JOHN
P.HARVEY, are requested to come for
wardand settle immediately, as I am anxious
to rlose the business* I can he found at the
hack room of the old store of '•Liiith A W iu
fr- y. JOHN P. HA RVh Y.
Oct 17 23
1()B IRIN TISC ~~
.vesTlv tAtrocity 4? -fats ©irfttr.
southern.
ladies, book.
KDITKD BY.
BY p. C. PENDLi iON & GEOROE F. PIERCE.
io the Ladies oj and to the South
cneruttg, the following plan is most, re
spectjuliy submitted. It is hoped that it
ic/ll receive theii serious gthtnlion, and
mnt their apprvhtUion, since it it fur their
especial benefit that the work is projected.
PROSPECTUS.
la submitting the following plan, we
would first call the attention of the Ladies,
and all those who leel interested (and who
sic tbo-e 'hat do not ?) in iG«. welfare and
improvement of the female sex, to the pre-
Re n condition ofthe Southern Press. Near
ly all the publications which issue from
# U are engaged to its political discus
toui. and their columns tecin with accusa
tions, denials, abuse, and everv other form
ol wordy warfare—carried on in language
frequently unlit for “ears polite,”and seldom
suited to the delicacy and gentleness which
belong so peculiarly to the Female clia-at -
ter.
()f the few literary papers published South
o. the I ait-mac, there is not one exclusive
ly dedicated to the LADIES! We have
tell .ms as a want which ought to be sup.
plied; and we propose to make an clibrt to
do so. confident that our cndenvors will he
crowned with success, if we can only secure
the hearty co-operation ol those tbr whose
wHmre we are about to labor-The Ladies
ol the South. And we expect, further, tHut
every intelligent mind among the other sex
whl view wun approbation, and aid in Biis
la-m-.g, an enterprise designed to improve
tlie inindsol those, without whose cheering
smiles and soothing companionship, life
would be dreary and this fair world a desert.
We wish also to afford to the Ladies a
field lor t e exercise of their own talents
and lor lhedcvelopement of the resources of
their minds. The list of authors for some
y ears past have frequently enroled the names
° * -’ 'trtous success has shed
additional radrtuice on the name ol “Wo
man ’ rue “lords of creation” have been
forced to icknowledge that the Female mind
is b* no menus detriment m capacity and
intellectual endowments, whilst, at Hie same
tm.-, uis possessed ~ f superior delicacy and
act Long was Woman's mind h,ld j„
thraldom, long were her powers underrated
■m lorretl to ren ain inactive or u.tcxercieetJ
>y the force ol conventional arrangements ;
mt her chains are broken, and l.er liberty
has been proclaimed. The article of jVlos*
lem built, that "Women have no soulno
huger obtains among us. Let the Ladies
now 'sserl their own privileges, and we of
fer them, in our proposed work, medium
lor lie expression ol their own views and
sentiments, on all that appertains, in any de
cree, to the wellare and improvement oftheir
•ex.
• n <h , e , , ? lan ° r a SOUTHERN
i-. ADtE . BOOK, we do not intend that it
01.11 he precisely similar to a work of like
tome, a, the North. We leave to onr Nor
tliern cr,temporary pictorial representations
of fashion and dress. f ol the embellishment
oftheir person ; be it ours to provide a garb
ol purity, elegance, refinement and grace, for
the adornment of the mind.
All that may cuufribute to form the heart
invigorate the mind, purify ,].e affpcli ,' lls ’
and return toe manners, shill be our especi
*.l care, that our work may he a useful aid
to the young, and fair, and beautiful, in pre
paring themselves for the discharge of the
imhle and arduous duties which devolve on
Woman, ,n he. varied capacity of Daughter.
U He ic Mother, And we .epeat tint in the
accomplishment of this high enterprise, we.
confidently expect tile aid and sm.portoft
lightened and judicious of both sexes. Ar
rangements for regular aid will be made
with several Ladies, whose productions have
already gained them high fa*> e i;i the litera
ry world--and several gentlemen of distin
guished atta cuts have already been se
cured as contributors, from whom sen-util
ic tracts, with notes, and observations ou
the arts may be expected. Ttiis depart
ment of the work will receive marked atten
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From the PhitaacApuiu
COLONEL I'LU E.
One of the diotiest | w e have
lately encoui, tiled, i- ,1011 irom the vVi«,n
treal Herald, in whk-li, aite* noti< mg tne re
cent and aUr ol Colonel Piuck, at ine i> iutk
ley Aiiiiaiionse, tm wtin r denounces, »nh
unmitigated sin my, the piovtrbtal m.rati
ludr ot republics. *is 11 rut ii.olsucuh,”
he 1 vcl ims, “that at er lightiog tUc Unities
ot Ins couuliv atm Winning, oj ins gatlau
try numerous murcis, this aged and war
worn veteran nuuld have u-en sv tiered to
die iu lireudless poverty, aintn tuc wrecks of
humanity that at- cm si* ten in a laz u j,„ Uee
and without the ordinary decent ie- tn- t ac
company tiie closing tnoinents o; me most
abandoned and destitute ! ,*Biiaiiie upot; the
government that thus basely ns
failhlul servants—sliaino tij o„ the people
'hat can thus lorget their bravest dt-ten
ders !”
It is certainly a pity to spoil such a pre r
ty piece ot pattios, hut histoiicui trutu re
quires us to set out Cauadii.ii bid her right
m the premises, 'j ivis we shall do j y a brief
retrospect ol me rue and jnogress ol the
military fortunes ol the “lamented’' ueci us
ed. Some time about the year 1821—we
de net precise us to the date—in v-onsc
queuceofa dissatisfaction wnicii had tong
been growing with the then existing nmiua.
laws ol the Caiiiinuiiwealth, a nu ber of
wags residing in me hounds o tiieß4lti reg
imeut, deteimined, by a practical 1 fusiia
tion, to expose iLeahaurnity 01 the system
ol aunual parades. I* or this purpose hav
ing quietly made lltnir arrangements, on the
day fixed or tile election of a Colonel, the.y
nqraired to the poll.-, and as itieir designs;
were unsuspected, they »u« ceeded in giv
ing a majority ot votes to John Pluck, as
individual, until hen, comparatively un
known, but who w.is destined in a short
time to become w idely famous. As soon as
it was known Uiri an ostler— tor such was
the occupation of tue successful candidate
liad.beeu clioscu to coiuinaud a regiment,-
there was a large outcry agaiusithe procee
dings among those who reganled tlie mili
tia as the “uu w;uk ol the nation,” anti re
monstrance «as added to remonstrance, to
an extent that induced Governor Ehultzr/
tire inert executive ol the Commonwealth,
to withhold tin: commission from Fluck.aud
to order a ut-w election. As this was a
somewhat violent assumption of authority,
and as the original inventors ot the schen e
had now added to their numbers all who
were disaficete** to the prevailing law it
turned out at the special election, that not
withstanding strenuous etiortswere made in
behalf ot his opponent, a very respectable
and intelligent citizen, Bluck succeeded by
a majority that admitted of no dispu*e or
cavil. There being, therefore, no longer
any excuse mr denying him his credentials,
John I’iuck was duly commissioned Colo
nel ol the Sltli regiment of Pennsylvania
Militia, under the ‘great and lesser seals of
tjie Commonwealth.”
At ti e time ot his election, and foralong
period afterwards, Piuck was engaged as
ostler at the old tavern on the Northwest
corner ol 1 bird and Callowhill streets Uo
was an odd looking creature, of iow stature,
anti with a 10 .1 t- nance upon which stupid
ity was stamped with an unmistakeable im
press. Nor did ois character misbeseent
Ins appearance; tor. except in cases of con
firmed idiocy, i' would have been impossi
ble to find teacr'r c sot intellect than iu
him. lie had not even the slightest per
ception ol tun, how, ver coarse, but wa« stol
id and imperturbable to the Inst degree. It
was partly on this account, anti partly from
Ins degraded condition, and partly from tt-e
singularity ot his name, (hat he was cho
sen as a lit ittstrutuent to work out ceitain
ends; and iu th- hands of those vvi o pulled
the wires lor Inin, notwithstanding his native
imbecility, ho proved an efficient agent.
Immediately after his election, it wasgiveu
out that for ttie purpose of improving the
discipline of the men under his command,
heuoiib! hold evening drills at bisowt. quar-r
ters—tlie tavern above mentioned—am: lor
a long time 011 one or two nights 01 the
week, many curious persons assti bleii to
witness a display of his tactics. As the Col
onel had not studied Celt. Macomb's hook
on the subject , and hail but li'tle practical
experience, it need not be said th«( Ins or
ders, though lew, were not very clear or
xitnpie. O.ic thin;; he hau sufficiently pat,
ami that was the “Toward march;" hut
when, in obedience to tins direction, his
volunteers had posted themselves with their
laces against the wail of the Lai -room, where
the manoeuvres wme usually perloimeu, it
was not bo easy to *-x rieate tnem from ilittf
position. Iu this uilemma, th. Coiouel,
whose Customary place was behind a labh,
with a pipe iu his mouth, when appealed to
for f ur'ber orders, would scratch his head,
and call tor giu and water, anil having suffi
ciently screwed up his euurpge by poteni
draughts of bis favorite beverage, would bid
them “go to the d—l, 'an injunction which
they ob- yed according to ilmir several in
terpretations of its meaning, some going
to the bar to drink, and some surrounding
their superior officer. A con-lam—and if
it ha ; not been suggested by some of hie
adviseis—an original mot cm 111 ol tlie Col
onel, was to “form a hollow square by King
doms, ’ a piece <d' tactics upon which be
greatly prided himself though it must ne
confessed it was rather inexplicable to those
wiio were required to accomplish if.
By these night-drills a,id the notoriety
which they naturally produced, the Coiou
el became a sort ol lion, and his approach
ing parade was looked lor wiih no little anx
iety. For ttds important occasion lie wav
provided with a t uat ol the amplest dimen
sions, a pair ol boots in which hislegs were
completely engulfed, and a threc-carncreti
iiat that fell upon his shoulders. 'I Hus c
quipped, with hishairand face covered with
white powder, ami a sword of portentous
length dangling by his side, he was mouu*-
i-il on a high horse, beneath whose belly in*
w re lie.l. to jwevent unfortunate a®*
ci cuts, hi this guii't, at the bcade: w**r
;,i hundred men, variously armed withelubf,
bludg*corn-stalks RDd musket#. «»rr*
without stocks, nod some without barrels,
be marched through the principal atreele of
the city, halting Lis ragged regime#! at em
ery public house, to tak-? b drink himself,
and to enable bis followers to do likewise,
Aiiutgbt have hoeu akpefWd, the c;>?»tw;