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Lavmg been so disposed, in tuo bustle ot un
loading, by means which nobody could pretend
to understand. The guard, with a halt'fright
ened look, approached the awful object, and
soon placed it with the other things on board
the ferry-boat.
On our landing at Dundee pier, the proprietor
of the trunk saw so well after it himself, that it
was evident no accident was for this time to be
expected. However, it appeared that this was
only a lull to our attention. The tall gentleman
was to go to Aberdeen bv a coach then just
about to start from Merchant's live, while 1, for
tny part, was to proceed by another coach,
which was about to proceed from the same
place to Perth. A great bustle took place in
the narrow street at the inn door, and some of]
tny later follow-travellers were getting into the
one coach, and some into the other. The Aber
deen coach was soonest prepared to start, and,
just as the guard cried ‘ all’s right,’ the long fig- ;
ure devolved from the window, and said, in an
anxious tone of voice,
• Guard, have you got my trunk?’
• Your trunk, sir, cried the man; * what like j
is your trunk ? we have nothing here but bags
and baskets.’
• Heavan preserve me ?’ exclaimed the unfor
tunate gentleman, and burst out of the coach.
It immediately appeared that the trunk had
been deposited by mistake in the Perth, instead
ofthe Aberdeen coach ; and unless the owner
find spoken, it would have been, in less than an
Lour, half way up the Carse of Gowric. A
transfer was immediately made, to the no small
amusement of myself and one or two other per
sons in both coaches who had witnessed its pre
vious misadventures on the road through File.
Seeing a friend on the Aberdeen vehicle, I took
an opportunity of privately requesting that he
would, on arriving at his destination, send me
an account by post of all the further mistakes
and dangers which were sure to befall the trunk
in the course of the journey. To this he agreed
und, about a week after, l received the fol
lowing letter:
“ Dear ,
M All went well with mvseU, my fellow-travel
lers, and the Trunk, till we got a few miles on
this side of Stonehaven, when, just as we were
passing one oft'ie boggle-i parts of the whole
of that boggy road, as unfortunate lurch threw
us over upon one side, and t’.e exterior passen
gers, along with several heavy articles of lug
gage, were all projected several yards off into
the morass. As the place was rather soft, no
body was much hurt; but, after every thing had
again been put to tights, the tall man put some
two thirds of himself through theccach window,
tn his usual manner, ami asked the guard if he
was sure his trunk was safe in the boot.
“ ‘Oh, sir !’ cried the gnard, as if a desperate
idea had at that mom*nt rushed into his mind,
the trunk was on the top. Has nobody seen it
lying about any where ?’ ”
“ ‘lf it be a trunk ye’re locking after,’ cried a
rustic, very coolly, ‘ I saw it sink into that well
ce of a quarter of an hour syne.’
“ Oh ! exclaimed the distracted owner, ‘ my
—where is the place, 6ho\v me where it disap-1
p cared.’
“ The place being pointed out, he rushed
madly up to it, and seemed as if he would have
plunged into the watery profound to search for
his lost property, or die in the attempt. Being
informed that the bogs in this part of the country
were perfectly bottomless, he soon saw how
vain every endeavour of that kind would be ,
and so he was with difficulty induced to resume
bis place in the coach, loudly threatening, how
ever, to make the proprietors of the vehicle pay
sweetly for his loss.
“ What was in the trunk, I have not been
able to learn. Perhaps the title-deeds of an
estate were among the contents: perhaps it
was only filled with bricks and rags, in order to
impose upon the inkcepers. In all likelihood,
the mysterious object is still descending and
descending, like the angel’s hatchet in Rabbini
cal story, down the groundless abyss ; in which
case its contents will not probably be revealed
t:!l a great many things of more importance and
equal mystery are made plain.”
The Hermit and the Vision. —lt is told of a
religious rpclu?c, who in tho early ages of Chris
tianity, betook himself to a cave in Upper Egypt
which in the times of the Pharaohs, had been a
depository for mummies that he praved there
morning noon and night, eating only of the dates
which some neighboring trees afforded, and
drinking of the water of the Nile. At length
the hermit became weary of life, and then “he
prayed still more earnestly.
After this duty one day he fell asleep, and the
vision of an angel appeared to him in a dream,
commanding him to rise and cut down a neigh
boring palm tree, and make a rope of its fibres,
and after it was done, the angel would appear I
to him again—The hermit awoke, and instantly
opplicd himself to obey the vision.
He travelled about, from place to place, ma
cy days before he could procure an axe; and
during this journey, he felt happier than he had
been for many years. His prayers were now
short and few; but what they wanted in length
and number, they out measured in fervency.
Having returned with the axe, he cut down
the tree; and, with mot h labor and assiduity do
r ing several days, prepared the fibres to make i
the rope; and, after a continuance of daily oc- 1
enpation for some weeks completed the com-1
iiiand.
The vision that night appeared to the hermit, i
as promised, and thus addressed him: “You
are now no longer weary of life, but happy. 1
Know then, that man was made lor labor; and
prayer also is his duty; the one as well as the
other is assential to his well-being. Arise in
♦he morning, take the cord, and with it gird up
thy loins, and go forth into the world; and let it
be a memorial to thee, of what God exoects
from man, if he would be blessed with happiness
on earth.”
An Amusing Anecdote of Kean, as related
T.C. Grattan, 15^:—
| “He had never, 1 believe, vet disappointed
a London audience, but on one occasion. The
circumstances of this he often related to me.
He had gone to dine somewhere about ten
miles from town, with some old friends of early
days, players, of course, fully intending to be
at the theatre in time for the evening’s per
formance. But temptation and the bottle were
too strong for him; lie outstayed bis time, got
drunk and lost all recollection of Shakspeare,
Shylock, Drury Lane, and die duties they
i entailed on hiiu. llis friends, frightened at the
■ indiscretion they had caused, despatched Kean’s
! servant with his empty chariot, and a well
l formed storv, that the horses had been fright—
] ened, near th village where Kean had dined,
| at a flock of geese by the road-side; that the
1 carriage was upset, and the unfortunate trage
daia's shoulder dislocated. The story was
: repeated from the stage by the manager; and
; the rising indignation ot the audience (who
had suffered the entertainments to be commen
ced by the farce, was instantly calmed down
into cotnmisseration and regret.
The follow ing morning, Kean was shocked
nnd bewildered at discovering the truth of his
situation. But how must his embarras-unent
have been increased on learning that several
gentlemen had already arrived from town to
: make anxious inquiries for him? He jumped
out of bed, and to his infinite affright, he saw
amongst the carriages those of Sir Francis
Burdetr, Mr. Whitbread, and others o£ his
leading friend, whose regaid tor him brought
them so see his situation in person. Luckily
for him, his old associates, the actors, had, with
great presence of mind and practised effrontery,
carried on the deception of the previous night.
The village apothecary lent himself to it, and
with a grave countenance, confirmed the report,
and Kean himself was obliged to become a
party, nolens volens, in the hoax. Ilis chamber
was accordingly darkened, his face whitened,
his arm bandaged. A few of the most dis
tinguished inquirers were admitted to his bed
side; ::o one discovered the cheat; and, to crown
it completely,he appeared in an incredible short
time, on the boards of Old Drury again, the
public being carefully informed that his respect
and gratitude toward them urged him to risk
the exertion, notwithstanding his imperfect
convalescence and to go through arduous parts
of Richard, Macbeth, and Othello, on three
successive nights, with his arm in a sling!”
Genius in Prison. —lt was in prison that
Boethius composed his excellent work on the
consolations of philosophy ; it was in prison
that Goldsmith wrote his * Vicar of Wakefield;’
it was in prison that Cervantes wrote‘Don’
Quixote’ —which laughed knight errantry out of j
Europe; it was in prison that Charles I. com- j
posed that excellent work, the ‘ Portraiture of a
Christian King:’ it was in prison that Grotius
wrote his ‘ Commentary on Saint Matthew; it |
was in prison that Buchanan composed his ex
cellent ‘Paraphrase on the Psalms of David;
it was in prison that Daniel Defoe wrote his
‘Robinson Crusoe,’ (he offered it to a book
seller for ten pounds, which that liberal en
in prison that Sir Walter Raleigh wrote his
‘History of the World;’ it was in prison that
Voltaire sketched the plan and composed most
of the poem of SThe Ilenriade;’ it was in prison
that Howler wrote most of his ‘Familiar Let
ters;’ it was in prison that Elizabeth of Eng
land and her victim Mary Queen of Scots,
wrote their best poems; it was in prison that
Margaret ofFrance (wife of Henry IV.) wrote
an ‘apology for the irregularity of her conduct;’
it was in prison that Sir John Pettus wrote the
book on metals, called ‘Fleta Minoi;’ it was in
prison that Tasso wrote some of his most affect
ing poems. With the fear of a prison how
many works have been writtien!— [Lady's
Magazine.
[The list may be extended. Pelico’s memoirs
are a recent example.]
Very Melancholy. —A short time since, one
of the deck passengers of the steam boat fell
overboard between N. Orleans and Natchez.
As his wife saw him sink lor the last time,
she cried—“ Oh n:e ! there goes my poor
Johnny, with a span new vest ob, and three
dollars of silver in his pocket.”
Original Anecdote —An Irishman in the
employ of a farmer in this vicinity, on his way
to dinner picked up a silver watch. His em
ployer advised him to put up a not-cc of the fact
in the neighboring inn. This was done. In a
few days Pat went to see if the owner of the
watch had called for his property and on being
answered in the negative replied: By my soul,
he has done wisely not to call, for St. Patrick I
discovered it was worthless the same hour I
found it. “How?” said the innkeper. “Why,
the deal a penny is a watch worth that’s like, for
when I picked it up, it was nearly one o’clock
by the big fist, while it wanted a quarter of
twelve by the little one.
A terrific Sea JMonster. —A boat belon tr in° f
to Mr. Catt, brought on shore at Secford, a'few
days ago. a fish of an extraordinary kind. Its
fins resemble the arm and hand (with finger
nails) of a human being, and it has two protu
berances or sort of pockets on each breast,!
which were filled with small fish. When taken I
from tho net, it followed the fisherman round j
the boat, and in order to get rid of “so ugly a
customer,” they procured weapons and dispatch
ed it forthwith. —Brighton Gazette.
Sporting Intelligence.— The owner of Ber
trand Jim. has offered, through the Columbia
Telescope, to run that celebrated horse against
tVoodpecker, of Kentucky, over the Charleston
Course, 4 mile heats, on the Monday previous
to the next regular races—ssooo a side, hall !
forfeit. The challenge to be accepted by the
first Monday in December next. An offer to
false the stake to SIO,OOO would, it is said, be I
accepted.
i
Gen. Shelby, of Lexington, Ivy, sold a herd !
of 160 Mules, raised on his own plantation, for i
* i
i | $11,840, cash in lnd.—This, the Lexmgto n
Intelligence very lalumlly heads Agricultural
Shnlt.”
Til WLS lIRV Si? KAIsD.
AC R ARIA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 9, 1333.
The Legislature convened lastlWonday. We suppose
they will have hit little to do of importance. They will
have the Statc-llonsc officers lo elect, and a tew Generals
to make, and thebalnncc of their time will perhaps be de
voted to divorcing ttiose who have become tired of matri
mony. But a wird to our political friends. If you have
nothing else to d> during the session, endeavor to rid
your state of the disgrace of Ryan’s Resolutions; coun
termand the decce that has gone forth to the world, that
the state of Georgia is so dead to every thing like magna
j Dimity, as to restunderthrfoul aspersions and calumny,
j heaped upon her by the passage ofthose celebrated reso
lutions. Those of you who are called Nullificrs, and pro
i fess to be state Righ s men, even though you should be
| in the minority fora siason. buryall old party distinctions;
embody yourselves together, and in no one instance, fail
to m .ke your nutnbei tell when occasion may require;
harmonious action upn your part in the election of offi
cers to administer th< laws of the government, or in the
support of those priniplcs, upon which the preservation
of the republic depenis. Though you may befew in num
ber, fear not, for tin cause is a good one; “ the truth
is powerful and :iiU fevait.”
Murder! Murdei! Murder /—We have just under
stood that Jacob of M’lntosh county, is elected
President of the Senate, and.Gen. Thomas Glascock,
of uichmond county’, Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives. It seems that the Democratic, Union, Forsyth,
ayne, Lumpkin party, has the ascendancy in both
branches ofthe present Legislature. ‘ e will not be as
tonished to soon forco bill passed before the adjournment
tor the purpose of preventing the resistance party from even
thinking for themselves, bothin this state and Alabama.
The cause of South Carolina, having been disposed of at
the last session. .No, we will not be surprised at any
thing, not even at a Ynzon Speculation itself.
The following was the result.<f the Flections in organ
izing the Senate and House of Representatives.
For President of the Senate,
A\ ood, 45, Daniel, 31, Moncrief, 2, Baxter, 1.
For Speaker of the House,
Hull, BS. Glascock, 89,
For Clerk of the House.
AV iiliam3, 85, Sturges, 92, Blank,!.
For Clerk of the Senate.
CutliDeit. 45, Harris, 43, Blank,!.
Aururia Toicn Lots. — lhe jruardiun of the orphans
who drewthe lot of land upon which onr town is located
proceeded to sell the lots on Tiiftsdav last. ’>■ ®omplvnnce
with an order ufCo*" 1 lor that P ur Pose, previously obtain
~'* ~ ..%*> me -oipuans. J
The lots sold well, under all the circumstances, for this
p ace is only five miles from Tclonega the county Site,
one of the most flourishing villages of its age in the south
ern countiy. The forty acre lot laid off as it was into
Town Lots and Streets, sold for Two Shousand and
Eighty nine Dollars,
~
Gold Mining. —The weather has been) very favorable
tills fall, and thoec ivho are engaged in the mining b usi
ness in our county have profited by the old lreson of
making hay while the sun shines. The nights and mor
nings, however, begin to remind us of the approach </
winter, that season ofthe year least adapted to the busi
ness, particularly here among the mountains where some
were forced to wash their grave! last winter with heated
water to prevent the Ice from cloging their Machinery;
should the winter however be favorable the operations
will be more extensiveNhan they were last spring, for a
number of those who arc concerned in the business have !
vested so much capital that their whole interest is involv
ed ill their sucecss which will gicatiy depend upon their
; constant and uareniting attention.
—’ s^:
The Mama Bijicufty.-This infant state seems to
. be selected from among the many which forms the Un-
i ion ’ asan object of misfortune upon which the consolida
tionists are determined to rc-ak their vengence, and show
to the world with the gencralisimo of despots at their
head, that the states have no rights or in other words,
that state sovereignty, has no meaning, and that the peo
ple shall yi. Id to the dictations of an ambitious chieftain,
| whoso known rule of right, is to usurp powei s nevergran
: ted, and use military coercion to establish his ambi
tious mandates, and vindictive decrees.
But have we, the bumble Editors of “a public Journal,
dared to complain of any tiling, 0 matter what, that Gen
Jackson does. Have we ventured the assertion, that tho
President can do wrong; dare we to complain if the Ge
noral Government should pm shackles around our necks,
winch our fathers spilt their blood to unrivit If we lis
ten to the general out-door clamor, among those who
have neither discretion to judge, nor nerve to resist, we
should certainly be constrained to believe, that whatever
the General done was right, without looking to tlm ,„t
----tcr in issue, or the modusoptrmda of settling the difficulty.
But wc have read the Constitution of the United States,”
we have read the compact entered into, at the time the
states joined in the general confederacy, and we are
taught to believe, that the slates severally, have reserved ‘
to themselves, the right at least, of passing laws for their j
municipal regulation, and if so, can they be denied this ‘
right within their borders; then, why is the right of ju- i
risdiction acknowledged; for why grant the power of ex- ’
tending laws over acountry which lias no one within its
limits to execute them, nor subjectssufficieullysusceptible
of reason,to be beneiitted by their enforcement. Alabama,
like every other state in the union, who owes no kingly
allegiance, nor pays rio English fealty to General Jack
son’s crown, has extended her laws over her whole state;
apart of which, seems to be inhabited by an Indian po
pulation, who it appears, have entered into a treaty with
the General Government, by which they have disposed
of their right of occupancy to the unsettled parts of the
country generally, and have secured to themselves, cer
tain boundaries by way of reserves, and before the Ge-j
nera! Government proceeded to sell the lands, as has ,
been the custom ia each cases. The state in its sovo ‘
rttgn capacity,baa goncon to tttfUle the vacant parts ot
the country not included in said reserves; has organized
counties, &c. &c. And after all this has been don.', the
people selling, reasonably expecting that the usual facili
ties would be granted them in obtaining their improve
ments & possessions, at government prices, and that they
would be in part rewarded, for the many privations of set
ling anew country, hut is it so. Wc see a different spi
rit prevails in Washington; wc hear of a band of marau
ders called United States troops, going through that
country, shooting down whoever dares question their
authority or doubts the power of General Jackson to do
just what he pleases; destroying the property, and abus.
ing the persons of the inhabitants cl the country, in a
| manner shocking to human nature, and disgraceful to
the very name of republicanism. Are these a part of the
sweet fruits of ihe Union ? Aic these the liberties which
cost the best blood the country ever did or ever will pro
duce? Are those who oppose such conduct, to he called
enemies to the Union? Call us Nullificrs, call us disun
ionists, call us traitors, tories; call us what you please,
wc are for resistance to such usurpations of power upon
the part of the general government, and if the govern
ment is lo be held together with an iron hand, and a state
can claim no l ights of defence when placed in such a
dilema, save and except such as the general government
may think proper to grant her, wc care not for such un
ion with any body on caith, for we do not deem such a
union worth preserving; and will cast all our help, feeble
as it is, to assist Alabama; and hope that Iter chief Ma
gistrate, Gov. Gayle, wall not be alarmed at names, nor
frightened from his manly position, even though he may ;
he ranked among the nullificrs of the South; but that he!
will resist force by force, and should lie want help, we as- 1
sure him lie will find a few congenial spirits in G eorgia w ho
claim to be descendants of the good old ’76 family, that
has never yet flinched w hen called upon or trod upon.
Appointments by the President. —Peter V.
Daniel, of Richmond, Va., to be Attorney
General of the U. States, in the place of R. B.
Taney, resigned.
EcRJStRIB T&ppan, of Ohio, to bea Judge
ofthe United States for the District of Ohio in
the place of J. W. Campbell, dec’d.
William M. Gwin, of Mississippi, to bo
Marshal of the United Slates for the District
of Mississippi, in the place of Samuel W. Dixon
appointed Receiver of Public Moneys at Clin
ton in said State.’
Joseph Beiestier, Massachusetts, to be Con
sul of the United States for the port of Reio,
in the Island of Bintang, in the Malayan Sea.
Thomas H. Banker, of New York, to be
Consul ofthe United States, lor the port ot
Elsitieur, in the Kingdom of Dcnmatk.
W. M. Haxton, of N. York, to be Consul of
the U. S. for the port of Bathurst, in the Island
of St. Mary’s, in the river Gambia.
Robert Grieve, of Leith, to be Consul of the
United States for the port of Leith, in Scotland,
in the Kingdom of Great Britain, in the place
of Joel Nart.
Thomas Wooldridge, of Mississippi, to be
Consul of the United States for the port of
Brazoria, in the Province of Texas, in Mex.
■ ico.
i A. J. Raines, of Missouri, to be Consul of
s the U. S. at the port of Monterey, in North
■ California, in Mexico.
Treaty at Chicago —We have been favored
with the following extract of a letter, dated
Chicago, Sept. 29.
“A treaty was concluded this afternoon with
the Pottavvatamies, by which they cede to the
United States about five millions of acres, em
bracing ail their lands, except the reserves, in
Michigan. In consideration of this cession,
they receive from the United States an equal
quantity of land on the west side ofthe Missis
sippi, and one million of dollars to be paid in
• various ways—one hundred thousand dollars in
goods, to be paid a part now, and a part next
year ; one hundred and fifty thousand to be ap
plied to the liquidation of claims against them:
one hundred thousand to be given to half breeds,
in lieu of reserves, which have been applied for
and not granted,and to quiet the Ckippawas to a
] part ofthe lands purchased last year ofthe Me
nornonies ; two hundred and eighty thousand to
be paid in annual payments of fourteen thous
and dollars, for twenty years ; the balance to be
applied to purposes of education, building mills,
purchasing agricultural implements, &e. Stren
uous efforts have been made by the commission
ers to purchase the reserves in the peninsula,
hut so far without success ; their efforts are still
continued, and may yet be successful’.”
A letter of a subsequent date states, that on
the 27th a treaty was concluded with the St.
Joseph Indians by which they cede their reserve
at Not-a.wasepa, and the one on the St. Joseph,
opposite Niles. One hundred thousand dollars
was added to the sum previously agreed to be
paid to the other portion of the tribe, and they
ail share alike. The persons who are to fur
nish goods have been named ; there were
upwards ot one hundred applicants.— Detroit !
Journal, 9th inst.
The Clark presses since the elections arc ex- j
ulting at what they term the complete success of i
the Union party. We have heard much of this j
Union Party, and should be glad to learn of,
whom it is composed. Now that the turmoil
and bustle necessarily consequent on the birth
of anew party have somewhat subsided, and
the extatic pulsations which complete success
naturally induces in the besom of men ate
j somewhat calmed, the leaders of this said UN
! IGN PARTY can lind time (wc do not doubt
j their inclination) to inform the people what are
IS, l , ® cu *' ar upon their confidence.
” hat is the creed of this new excrescence of
political ambition ? What is the meaning of the
title they have assumed, and why is that hallow
cd name prostituted to advance the designs of I
I the scheming politician, or varnish with its, j
sanctity the pretensions of a profligate ambition. l
\\ ho are these self nominated Levites that
assume to be the exclusive conservators of the
ark of cur prosperity ? THE UNION PAItTl'!
Why it reminds us ofthe gilded label on a back
gammon board, pompously styled “ the History
ol England,” “ Moral Philosophy,” or some
J other equally grave and instructive appellation,
, to adorn the back of the seeming follio,that may
1 deceive the unsuspicious, but when the work is
opened there is a said discrepancy betwcco
contents and its title. Such, we apprehend
will be tho case, when the secret machinatim!
of this UNION party are unfolded to the „ n
of its deluded followers, by the hand of Uttw
Its complete success too is a theme of exult ’
(ion ! Was Ratification a UNION measure’
Is Wilson Lumpkin the HEAD of the part i
Are uny ofthe famous Yazoo speculators num
bered among the members of this precious”
sample of political integrity I
We have a laudible curiosity to ascertain tl lo
meaning of the name the opponents of the
publican party have now assumed. They hav
patched the old garment of Federalism so often
that its original hue is scarcely discernablc; hut
with a peculiar economy, however, the newer
ray was never inserted in the fabric but only
placed upon it, till they have almost covered
the old coat with thcii present parti-colored
patchwork, without removing or in any wise
destroying the material of which it was origin
ally composed.
The Federal party is stated by a northern pa
per to have adopted eight different names with
in a few years, and the somewhat equivocal title
of Union which they have now assumed add*
the ninth to the list. There is one distinguish
ing; character that marks the Federal path be
fore all others. No matter what name tbev
wear, or under what standard they go forth to
battle, defeat forever dogs their footsteps ; and
in the very moment, when they think the victory
on their aide, some unexpected apocalypse of
their secret treachery comes, like Blucher at
Waterloo, and to their utter astonishment and
mortification they are driven from the field
the battle becomes a rout, and though they may
continue to clamor, they must cease to con
tend.—Georgia Times.
Indian Treaty —We are informed by the
Rev. J. F. Schemerhorn, commissioner, &c.
west, who has just arrived here from Chicago
that Governor Porter, Colonel Owen, and
Weatherford commissioners on the part ofthe
United States, concluded a treaty last week with
the Pottawatamis Indians, for all their lands on
the west side of Lake Michigan, and the St.
Joseph’s and Nottawapsippi Reservations in the
peninsula of Michigan, being about 5,000,000
of acres, and that they have agreed to remove
west of the Mississippi within thiee years. By
this treaty the United States agree to pay the
Indians SI,OOOO, und to cede to the united,
Chipeway, Ottowav, arid Pottawatamie nations
five millions of acres of land on the northeast
side” of the Misourie river, to commence at the
Nodaway, and running up the Misouri to the
Boyc river, nnd extend east to the west lino of
the State of Misouri and the lands of the Sacks
and Foxes. The United States have now ex
tinguished the Indian title to all the lands south
ofthe Wisconsin and Foxrivers, Winnebago
Lake and Greenbay; and a very fine and valua
ble country will sodii be open for the settlement
of our enterprizing and industrious citizens.—
The Indian title to all the lands within the States
of Indians Ilinois has now been extinguished
excepting about 1,000,000 of acres of tho
Miainies on the Wabash, with whom wc are
informed a treaty is to be held next week at the
Forks ofthe Wabash, by Governor Porter,J.
F. Schemerhorn, and General Wm. Marshall
Commissioners on the part ofthe United State?.
fVeslcrn paper.
BRIGADE ORDERS.
Head Quarters, (Lowndesboro,’) )
13th Brigade, sth Division. /
The Brigadier general having received the
following Order from his Excellency JOHN
! GAYLE, Governor of the State of Alabama,
viz:—
“Executive Department, \
Tuscaloosa, 16 111 September, 1833 j
“Sir—when the act of January, 1832, was
passed, “to reduce the size of tho several Di
vision and Bi igades of the Militia of this State, 1 ’
the Counties of which your Brigade is com
posed, included, by a previous law, certain por
tions of the Creek Nation.
“The establishment and orgamzatian of the
new’ counties, situated in the territory ceded to
the United States, by the Treaty of March,
1832, did not change the limitsof your Brigade,
and it is the same now’, in all respects, that
it was then.
“The territory which was added by the law
above referred to, has never been laid oft’ into
Beats, as I understand, and, of course, on
Justices of the Peace have been appointed.
The public service imperiously requires that as
competent number of these officers should be
tound in every section of the State to transact
the ordinary and often indispensiblc business
of our citizens.
“I deem it therefore proper to direct, that
with as little delay as possible, you give the ne
cessary orders for organizing this portion ot
your command, and lor dividing it into ihe
proper complement of Company Beats.
It is believed that if a sufficient number of
officers of this class had been present, engaged
in the faithful execution of their duties, there
would have been none of the irregularities
among our citizens, of which the General
Government has complained; and which it has
mado the occasion of ordering our entire while
population from the Creek territory. _
“In the present difficult, and to me, painfu.
and unexpected conjuncture; I earnestly re
commend to our people, in selecting the offi
cers, civil and military, embraced by this order,
that they guard against all undue excitement,
and that their choice be directed to those ony
who are distinguished for their prudence, fin®*
ness and intelligence.”
Now, therefore, I, Tiiomsa B. Scott.
Brigadier Geiielal, in pcrsuance of the above
order to me directed, do authorize and require
of each, and severally, the Sheriffs of Maeoni
Russell, Coosa, Chambers, Barbour and
lapoosa Counties, to convene tho citizens o
their respective counties for the purpose o
cnrolement ; and that they then and there P ro
ceed to lay off their Counties into Captain
Beats; and that they hold Elections m saw
Beats for Captains of Companies and SUD?-’
dinatc officers: