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From the Exeter News Letter.
A rEE? BEHIND THE SCENES.
TAi’orhls. —Every newspaper must have
•; c* o. .is. T.ie-e are the paragraphs, or
:s ivs, w.i.c.t are generally published in ojien
. ... and intended to pass as original. An
o j,- is expected to furnish one or two sucli
columns for every paper. Tne quality of t!ie
m liter is of little consequence. The super
fi ’ .! contents —and it is commonly superficial
.o.iga—is principally regarded. The read
' sos newspapers very soon learn to appro
. itc it at its proper value. In some of our
amges, t!ie editorial department attracts'
: • first attentte i. In others, wc never rrg »rd
t at all. EJ.tors arc very much like ot.:er
: a. Some of them write a great deal about
’ .tiling; others write very little, and what
taey -do write is very little worth. Some have
p v ty goo 1 ideas, but are amazingly puzzled
to 'vp ess them; some have not th. presump
. .1 o think for themselves, but borrow t.:e
l i-a.ighis of others, and so disfigure tliern by :i
r w Jrci?, that taeir author would not know,
and if he knew, would not own them 'lt is
a pity that such would not wield the scissors
no re. ond the pen less. Blessed be the man
.u invented scissors! an editor could no
y>*e get along without them, than a black
smith without his bellows, or a tailor without
iis gone. But even scissors fail us some
tens. Our exchanges are occasionally so
barren that we find it very difficult to select
from a hundred sheets tlic materials suitable
f> • a single paper. It would lie a great relief
o us on the score of labor, if we coaid turn
) tici.m. If it were Only bur business and
! ay to stand by and support the adfftinistra
■-.0.i, defend its measures, laud its members,
and attack its enemies: or, on the other hand,
: were our vocation to denounce the admin
*! ration au<t all who compose, or are connect
'd w.th it, and to do battle for the opposition
against the powers that be—our task would be
■ampnraiivcly easy. Any man that has a
pen, and a band to guide it withal, might write
from sunrise to sunset, at the rate of two co
lumii3 an hour, upon any political subject or
any political character that he has ever heard
1 .cussed, whether he happens to know any
nag about it or not—aye, as easily as a
member of Congress can speak half a day
upon a question before the House, without
o uaig within hailing distance of the subject
' debate—an exploit very frequently perforin
•. as all the honest electors of Bunkutn can
res fy.
tint we must even get along as wc can; and
our readers are entreated to bear now and
. t .en, with our dulncss, and, in charity, attri
b ;!e it rather to tie and due sos the times th in
to !?. \Y r o assure them that we do the best
we cau for t.icir edification. We hasten to
give tiiem all tne accounts we can gather, of
waj-s and rumors of wars, tornadoes, ship
wrecks and bursting of boilers, of murders,
i .o’.s, rapes, robberies, and all snch amusing
ni ■ ■ ters, that come within cognizance of the
public press. But there is a dearth of such
nutter just now. Some of our editors, most
apay in invention, and sQme Os our penny-a
imers, whoie business it is to manufacture
“Wonderful Accidents,” “Thrilling Inci
dents, “ Runaway Matches,” dec. have them
selves run away, and the market is ht present
unsuppljed. \Y hen they come back they will
resume their labors, furnish “marvels” to order,
a id satisfy the public with exciting news. We
rn tv be then more amusing—and not be
oblige I, as now, to begin an editorial without
x lowing what wo arc at, and to end it without
i’cmg any better informed than when we be
gun it.
the barings.
[From the Foreign Correspondene of the New York
American.]
Tithe year 1795 or 6, William Bingham,
°‘ B idadclphia, was a senator in Congress,
yul through his influence with the elder Mr.
•\ lams, if not with Gen. Washington himtfclf,
for his son-in-law, Mr Alexander
> -rug, tne agency of the United States gov
ofoment in its monied transactions with Eng
■ 1. o. ratlier Mr. Bingham induced the gov.
-imc.it to change their general banking”ac
>iit from tne Messr'. Wli ksat Amster.
*’ *"!' them by John Adams and Ben
i .an.i I' rank Im, to tlic Barings, in London;
mi l we may say that from that period, until
w. I.lll} a few years, the house of Barings, Bro
e. sand Company, through ;i |i jj* changes of
; a ucrs. liavc transacted the business, public
a,1, l private, oi tne United Sta’cs, together witli
in iiTimen e amount of mercantile business
generally for American citizens. Added to
t.iis, turoug.i the same influence, that house
was given tiie account of the first Bank of the
United States, which expired in 1811.
When t .c new Bank of tlie United States
was chartered, in 1818, they received the np
po.ntment of agent of that bank in England,
and lor Europe generally; thus transacting the
rnomed business ol t lore institutions, and of
•r e S er,cra ! government, and, we may add, of
Me mercantile community, form Ore than forty
tears post, realizing immense commissions
and profi.s, and at all times holding larce ba
lances o. the banks in their handa, giving them
t.ie appearance, if not the reality, of controlling
a considerable part of tlie floating capital of
f.;c whole United States. It is reasonable to
3 ppo>e that these marks of confidence gave
to t.ic partners oi that house great influence in j
tne British Empire, and also on tlie continent .
of Europe.
Tne elder member of tlie firm. Mr. Francis
Baring, was made a baronet—this title has de
scended to his eMest son, Thomas Baring. w!k>,
Wia.out being a partner in the house, leceiveil
wil l l.io title from Sir Francis, tlie immense
hereditary estates gained by the business ope-
Tations confined to that bouse bv tlie Ameri
can people and tlicir institutions. The two
sons of S:r Tnomas Baring, Tliomas and
John, are now partners of the house, while the
second son of old Sir Francis Alexander, who
w-te I as t'ic senior member of the house of
Baring, Brotlicrs A Cos., for more titan thirty
years, who married Miss Bingham, of P.iila
de'.phia, aud who retired from tlie house in
18-8, with a fortune of upwards of two mil.
lions of pounds sterling, is now Lord Ashbur
ton—a peer of t'nj realm.
Si.r Pi —An empty purse—a scold,
tug Wife—m incessant talker—an aching
—it dol. razor—and a fop.
j LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH Or VTaLTSR SCOTT.
Tlie following interesting particulars of the
j closing hours of tlie worthy old man are from
t ;e last volume of his biography, just publish
ed, from the pen of Mr. Lot kart:—
“After breakfast on Tuesday, the 17th, he
appeared revived somewhat, and was again
wneeled about on the turf. Presently lie fell
asleep in his chair, andafter dosing for perhaps
half an hour, started awake, and .shaking the
plai Is we had put about him, from off bis
j shoulders, said, ‘This is sad idle: ess. I shall
j forget what I have been thinking of, if I don't
set it down new. Take me into mv room,
and fetch the keys to my desk-’ Me repented'
this so earnestly that we could not refuse.
His daughters went into his study, opened his
writing desk, and laid papers and pens in the
usual order, and I then moved him through the
nail and into tlie spot where he had always
been accustomed.to wo k. When the chair
was placed at the desk, and he found himself
in Ins old position, he sfifed and thanked us,
an 1 said, —• Now give me mv pen, and leave
me a httle to my-elf.’. Sophia put the pi n in
to ins baud, and he endeavored to ' lose h s fin
gers upon it. but they refilled their office—at
dropped on the paper. Me sunk back among
Ins pillows, silett tears rolling down his
cheeks; but composing himself by ar.tl by,
motioned me to wheel him out of doors again.
Laidbnv met us at the porch, and took his
turn bf the chair. Sir Walter after a little
while again dropped into slumber. When he
was awaking, Laidlawsaid tome, —‘Sir Wal
ter has had a little repose.’ ‘ No, Willie,’
| said he, ‘po repose for Sir Walter but in the
i grave.’ The tears again rushed from his eyes.
I ‘ Friends,’ said he, ‘ don’t let me expo re my-
I self —get me to the bed—that’s the only
I place.’
“ With this scene ended the gl'm{jseof the
day-light. Sir Walter never, I think, left his
room afterward, and hardly his bed, except for
an hoar or two in the middle of tlie day ; and
after another Week he was unable even to do
this.”
The death, —
“ As I was dressing on the morning of
Monday, the 17th of September, Nicolson
came into my roam and told me that his mas
ter hid awoke in a state of composure and
consciousness, and wished to see me immedi
ately. I found him entirely by himself, though
In the last extreme of feebleness. His eyes
were clear and'balm—every trace of the wild
fire of delirium extinguished. ‘Lockhart,’
said he, ‘ I may have but a moment to speak
to you. My dear, boa goo f man ; be virtu
ous—be religious—be a goo 1 man. Nothing
else will give you any comfort when you come
to lie here.’ He paused and I said, ‘Shall 1
send for Sophia and Anne?’ ‘No,’ said he.
‘don’t disturb them. Poor souls! I know
they were up all night. God b’ess you all!’
With this he sunk nio a very tranquil sleep—
and. indeed, he scarcely afterwards gave any'
sign of consciousness, except for an instant On
the arrival of his SOns. They, on learning
that the scene was about to close, obtained a
new leave of absence from their postb, and
both reached Abbottsford on tlie 19th. Al 6.it
half-past one, P. M., on the 21st. of Septem
ber, Sir Walter breathed hir last in the pres
ence of all his children. It was a beautiful
day, so warm that every window was wide 6-
pen, and so perfectly still, that the sound of all
other to the most delicious ear—the gentle rip
pie of the Tweed over its pebbles—was plain
ly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his
eldest son kissed aid closed his eyes.”
SINGULAR ADVERTISEMENT.
The following advertisement appeared lately
ii a French paper:—“A pious person, who
has made a vow to go on a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land, but is prevented by ill-health, of
fers twenty-five thousand francs to any one
who would undertake this journey with purely
religious intentions. It is thought proper to
make known thOt no 'person will be accepted
vvjio is under forty years of age, and who is
not of robust constitution, so as to leave no
doubt upon his fulfilment of the vow. The in
dividual who would undertake this journey
must perform it on foot, and barefoot, to enter
no inn, tavern, or hotel, and to receive on his
wav his lodging and food of but pious persons
alone. He will be forbidden to embark in
France, and must proceed by Lyons and
Charnbery; cross the Alps; go to Rome, wi 'ere
he will perform some religious practice; con
tinue by La Romagna and the march of An
cona; and embark at some port of Calabria
for Joppa or St. John D’Acre.'from whence
he will go to Jerusalem. His return must also
be effected in the same manner. Apply', by'
sealed letters, to X, at the Memorial Office,
Douay.
SHAVING GRATIS.
During the late war, a barber, who kept a
J file shop on the Hard, at Portsmouth, ex
hibited tlie following notice in his window:—
“ Broken down sailors shaved gratis.” A poor
tar, whose beard was of a week’s growth, and
who had not a single shot in his locker, seeing
this benevolent invitation, entered tlie shop,
descrilied his state, dud elainied the perform
ance of the promise. The barber immediate
ly complied; and having lathered his unpro
ductive customer, proceeded to shave him with
a razor which he had selected for the purpose,
and tlie edge of which was in no danger of
being easily turned. At every rasp the tears
were ready to rush into poor Jack’s eyes, and
the blood to start upon his chin. In the midst
of the operation a dog began to ho wl most pi
teOtifiy in the street. “ What’s the matter
with the dog?” exclaimed Strap. “Oh!” ob
served !*>•* tOtured patient, “ 1 dare say sorrip
‘ r.iscallv flinty.hearted barber is shaving hifn
; gratis!” *
THRETSOLOGY.
A craniolog’st once dined in company with
a gcntlem; n who was too much addicted to
sacrifice to tlie jolly God. «The philosopher,
who never lost an opportunity to prosecute his
favorite science, studied the toper’s liead with
• great attention. Tlic gentleman left tlie room,
when the craniologist took occasion to observe
to tlie wife of the bacchanalian—“Ah, madam,
what a fine musician your husband is. I never
saw the organ of music so fully developed.”
“ Indeed, sir.” said the lady, “I don’t know
what organ lie may have, but, if he have any,
I’m sure it’s a bartel organ! ’’
_ GRATUITOUS ADVERTISING.
Every body knows, or ought to know, that
the publishing business is one of latge expense,
employing a great number of persons, and an
extensive capital—that every paragraph set
costs a certain sum of money in the composi
tion, or setting tip of the type, and occupies a
certain space which ought to yield a propor
tion of income to the proprietor. Every body
must know, too, that the main source of this
income is the portion of the sheet devoted to
advertisements, and that to ask the gratuitous
insertion of an advertisement, or of a commu
nication, or an editorial notice, to serve in the
place of one, is literally asking the publisher to
incur the expense of a dollar or more, without
making him a farthing in return.
It is, to all intents and purposes, asking him
to take a sum of money from his pocket and
present it to tlic applicant. Yet this thing is
•done every day, and many times every day,
and that, too, by men who have no earthly
claim on the charity of the publisher, and who
can much better afford than he can to disburse
the pionov, without adverting to the fact that
the object of the advertisement or communica
ti ni, is to promote tliieir inteVests, and'not that
of the publisher.
There arc scores of persons who would
never dream of walking into a tailor’s shop
nd asking for tlie gift of a waistcoat, or into a
h tter’s, and liegging to be favored, fr€e gratis,
with a hat, yet can see no impropriety in call
ing upon the publisher for the gratuitous an
poincerttcnt of a course of lectufes, or a patent
fly-trap, or any other notion, in the bringing
of which before tlie public they happen to have
an interest.
THE TAIL-POT TREE.
Tlie tail-pot is one of the most splendid
productions of Ceylon. The body of the tree
is sixty or seventy feet in height, and straight
as a ship’s mast, without a limb or leaf until
you reach the top, wltere is an immense tuft
of fan-leaVcs, so large that when spread, each
one may cover ten Or fivelvc men. The
stalk or stem, as there are no limbs, clasps the
body of the tree, and inclines outwards, so
that the long leaf bends over in a graceful
curve. This vast crown of evergreen, sur
rounding such a shaft, is itself very grand;
but there is something still grander. When
the tree is about fifty years old, it blossoms.
In the centre of its crown rises a ‘cone seven
teen feet in Height, which gradually swells and
enlarges, until at length rt bursts with an ex
plosion like the sound of a cannon, and a vast
conical flower, fifteen or twenty feet in height,
and ten or twelve in breadth, stands exposed in
almOst incredible magnificence, It is yellow,
and formed of numberless small blossoms, so
arranged on a giant stem, and innumerable
branches or tassels, as to appear over the ele
vated tuft of leaves, as a gorgeous diadem on
the head of this queen of the forest. The
tree blOssoms but once and then dies.
what’s in a name.
A gentleman had five daughters, all of
whom he brought up to become useful and re
spectable characters in life. These daughters
married, one after another, with the consent of
their father. The first married a gentleman
by the name of Poor, the second a Mr. Little,
the third a Mr. Short, the fourth a Mr. Brown,
the fifth a Mr. Hogg. At the wedding of the
latter, her sisters, with their husbands, were
over, and the old gentleman said to his guests
—“I have taken pains to educate my daugh
ters, that they might act Well their part in life ;
and, from their advantages and improvements,
I fondly hoped that they would do honor to
my family. I find that all my pains, care and
expectations, have turned out nothing but a
Poor, Little, Short, Brown, Ilogg.”
ANECDOTE.
In tiie course of the late session of the Leg
islature, application was made for an act of in
corporation for a Theological SerninarV, to
bear the name of St. Charles Burromeo, a di
vine who distinguished himself in Italy by the
beneficial exercise of great talents. While the
bill was before the Legislature, the name, seem
ed to be a stumbling-block to many of the
worthy members.. As Dr. B. of the Senate
had shown himself a friend Os the bill, a mem
ber, who had some scruples, applied to that
active legislator for information.
“ Who is tiiis Bar-romeo, for whom this
seminary is to be named ?” asked he of the
senator. , .
Now Dr. B. was Well read in civil and polit
ical history, and could have perhaps answered
almost any question relating to the persona
ges mentioned therein, from Pharaoh Ramas
ses down to Governor Ritner; but it had nev
er come within the line of his profession to
read “ Butler’s Lives of the Saints”—he there
fore was puzzled for a moment, but perceiving
that hesitation might lose a Vote, he said t
“ Why—you know very well— Bar, you
recollect, means son —‘you read it in the Bible
somewhere.”
“ Oh, yes,” said the querist, “ ft is so—We
have Bar Jonas for tlie son of Jonas,”
“ Well,” said the doctor, “ this Bar-romeo
tv as an illegitimate son of Romeo and Juliet,
whom you read about in Shakspeare—they
were not quite so clever as many people think
for.”
“ Oh, that is it, is it ?” exclaimed the querist
with an air of profound satisfaction. “ There
is no harm, then, in voting for tlie bill.” He
did vote for it, and the bili was carried.
Philadelphia paper.
SELECT PROVERBS.
At the gate which suspicion enters, lore
goes ou*.
A mill, a clock, and a woman, always want
mending.
All Women are good; good for something,
or good for nothing. '
A virtuous woman, tliough ugly, is the or
nament of tlie house.
An obedient wife commands lier husband.
A man’s best fortune or his worst is a
wife.
Beauty in woman is like tlie flower of
spring but virtue is like the star of 1 eaven.
Beauties without fortunes have sweethearts
i plenty, but husbands none at all.
Better lie halfhanged than ill wed.
| Tell a woman she is beautiful, and the de
vil wall often put lier in mind of it.
From iha Savannah Georgias.
Mr. Editor: In tlie advertisement which an
nounced that the steamer Pulaski was ready to
convey passengers to her destined port, a strong
inducement helJ out was, that slie would be
“only one night at sea.” The terrible con
sequences of that “ one night,” wc all know
and shudder at. Tlie words I have alluded
to, were made the subject of a very forcible
.and eloquent commentary by the Rev. Edward
Neufville, of Christ Church, in a sermon deliv
ered on the last Sabbath. An extract from
that discourse was handed to me yesterday af
ternoon, with a request from a friend, that I
would put it in a poetic form. I have complied,
under the pressure of sterner duties, and with
many misgivings, that I have but faiutlv embo
died the touching language of the Reverend
author.
Thou destroyest the hope of man. 14:10.
“ Only one night at sea,"
’T was thus ihe promise ran,
By frail presumptuous mortal given
To vain, confiding man :
“ Only one night at sea.
And land shall bless thy sight,
When morning’s rays dispel.
The shadows of that night.”
’Die pledge has been received—
( The vessel leaves the shore,
Bearing the beautiful and brave,
v Who ne’er shall greet us more :
And every heart heats high,
As bounding o’er the wave—
The gallant hark moves on ,
To bear them to their grave 1
The merry beams of day
„ Before the darkness flee,
And gloomy night comes slowly on—
That “ only night at sea 1"
The watch upon the deck,
Their weary vigils keep,
And countless stars look down,
In beauty o’er the deep.
Within that stately boat
. The prattler’s voice is still,
And beauty’s lovely form is jhcre,
, Unheeding of the ill;
And manhood's vigorous mfrd
. Is wrapp’d in deep repose—
And sorrow’s victim lies
. "Forgetful of his woes 1
But, hark 1 .that fearful sound 1
.. That wild, appalling cry,
Tfiat wakes the sleepers from their dreams,
, And rouses them— to die !
Ah, who shall tell the hopes
That rose, so soon to flee—
The good resolves destroy’d
By that “ one night at Sea 1”
That hour hath past away,
The morning’s beams are bright,
As if they met no record there
Os that all-fearful night;
But many souls have fled
To far Eternity—
And many hearts been wreck’d
In that “ one night at sea!”
Great God 1 whose hand hath launch'd
, Our boat upon life’s sea,
And given us a Pilot there,
A spirit bold and free—
So guide us with thy love,
That our frail bark may be,
’Mid waves of doubt and fears,
“ Only on; night at Sea.”
K. itt. CHARLTON.
EDITORIAL ABSTRACTION.
A western paper mentions a provoking in
stance of absence of mind oil the part of a cer
tain editor. He had been writing a long and
furious editorial, in the midst of which a neigh
bor brought him in a tumbler of iced chain- I
pagne- The quill-driver looked at it with long
ing eyes, but resolved to complete his article
before regaling himself. No sooner was th*;
finishing touch given to his philippick, than he
seized the tumbler of champagne, and threw
it over the paper—then grasped the sand-box,
and did not discover Ids mistake till he had
swallowed nearly half its contents.
.. New-York Mirror.
[The above is almost as good as a story we heard re
latrd of the “Ii ;ayune.” A short time since, Dixon,
of New-York, the Abolitionist, serjt the Pic the first
number of bis paper, '(the Polyanthus,) requesting an
exchange, which so enraged the editors that, instead of
destroying the paper, one of them swallowed his coat,
that was lying on the t.ab!e before him !]
A Delicate Hint.—The philosopher is
initni a e in h s ino le of giving instruction.
Yesterday lie was trying to se‘U a cake of per
fumed shaving soap, and a third person stepped
up and interfered in the bargian by depre
ciating V. Tlie philosopher bore it with bis
usual meekness for several minutes* arid then I
calmly remarked, “Stranger, I don’t know
how it is where you got your brougnten up,
lut in,the toVra what I corned from there was
two nation smart men, who made considerable
of a fortin jist by minding their own business.” ’
The ciimson suffusion that Overspread the
the strai ger’s countenance, indicated that the
philosopher’s seasonable advice had sunk deep ;
in h s lieart. He ojicned tlie door, and went
out, and the philosopher stroked his chin gen- I
t ] y-
Be Something.—One principle of the Mus-
Selman creed is that every person should have !
have some trade. Thus should it le tlie world
over. See that young man, no matter what
a-e his. circumstances or peGspects, if h'c has
no plan, he will never accomplish much. If
he relies upon liis present possession, or upon
aa anticipated fortune, ten to one if his fine
hopes are not blighted, and he finds, too late,
that the only path to true greatness is bv ap
plication.
A CURIOSITY.
• W e were shown a beautiful specimen of tlie
ingenuity of birds a few days since, bv Dr.
Cook of this borough. It was a bird’s nest,
made entirely of silver wire, beautifully woven
together. Tlie nest was found on a sycamore
tree on tbeCudo es by Dr. Francis Beard, of
York county. It was tlie nest of a hanging
bird, and tlie material was probably obtained
from a soldier’s epaulette which it had found.
Westchester Record.
. Progress of Time.— -A pedlar going thro’ !
the land with wooden clocks.
NEWS.
An order from the Navy Department, dated
June 20, says—“ From the fourth day of J u
ly, 183S, Passed Midshipmen and Midshipmen
but no other officers of the Navy of the United '
States of an inferior grade, are to wear a gold
band around the r caps when in undress.”
In New-York tlie ladies have taken to anew
exercise, that of trundling hoops in the Wash,
ington Parade Ground.
The lady of Mr. Sol Smith died at St. Lou.
is on the 4th ultimo.
It is said, the British arsenal at Queenstown,
U.C., has been robbed of thirty stand of arms!
There has been quite a rumpus in Toledo
Ohio, in consequence of a practical case of
amalgamation.
It is said there will lie an almost total fail,
urc in the tobacco crops in Tennessee and
Kentucky.
No less than two hundred steam-boats have
been budt at Pittsburg, within the last four
years.
A steam -lector, in North-Curc'.ma, has re
cently discovered anew system by which he
can make out of an old man an entire young
man, and have enough left to make a small
yellow dog / /
There arc cighty-threc Universalist preach
ers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A treaty has been formed between the Uni.
ted States and Texas, in relation to the boun
dary line between the two countries.
A duel was lately fought at Baltimore be
tween two females. Weapons, fists and fin
ger nails ; cause, words spoken in delate by
one of them respecting the other’s'man ; con
sequence, each of them was so scratched, that
the folks “ didn’t know which was to'ther !”
ANOTHER STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.
The steamer Muscogee owned in Columbus,
Georgia, late in the U. S. service, was wfeck
ed in a gale on the 23d ultimo, and went down
about 40 miles north of Cape Florida, whjje on
her passage from Indian river to Apalachicola.
Tlie captain and crew, on tlie third day of the
gale, were obliged to take to tlie long boat, and
after beingexposed for four days, without pro
visions or water, on a coast infested with hos
tile savages, were picked up by the steamer
Girallc. Picayune.
POSTSCRIPT. _ -
From the following .despatches it will be
seen with unmingled gratification, by every
Georgian, that our Indian difficulties have
been brought to a happy conclusion, and that
most of the Georgia Troops are about to be
honorably discharged from service, having
performed the duty for which they were, or
ganized-giving possession of the country to
our citizens. We have only space to renew
onr hearty congratulations to the citizens of
the State, that our Indian troubles are at last
closed, vve may hope forever.
Southern Recorder.
Head Quarters, i
H fiddle Military District, X
New Echola, 18/A June, 1838. y
Sir :—I have the pleasure to inform your
Excellency, that I am now fully convinced
there is not an Indian within the limits of my
command, except a few in my possession, who
will be sent to Ross’ Landing to-morrow.
Mv scouting parties have scouted the whole
country, without seeing an Indian, or late In
diati s gns. If there are any stragglers in
Georgia, they must he in Union and Gilmej
Counties, and near the Tennessee and North
Carolinia line; but none can escape the vigi
lance of our troops.
. Georgia is-ultimately in possession of her
.fights in the Cherokee country—and her citi
zens unanimously concur with your Excel
lency in the determination to defend them.
The removal of the Indiaqs from Tennes
see. North Carolinia and Alabama, .co.mmenc
ed on the 12th inst. They are yielding quiet
ly to tlie troops, and no difficulty whatever is
apprehended.
The Georgia Brigade will soon be discharg
ed from tlie service of the United States.
With high respect,
Your obedient servant, »
CHARLES FLOYD,
Brin. Gen. O. M. Com. Mid. Military Dist.
His Excellency G. R. Gilmer, Gov. of Geo.
Frum the N. C. Picayune
IMPORTANT TO TEXAS VOLUNTEERS?;
Many of those who served brief
in Texas, and have been obliged by their busi
ness engagements to remain in llie United
Slates ever sii ce, are laboring under the im
pression that they have’forfeited their claims
by ti e:r absence. This is all am stake. Tiicy
are stiil entitled to tlieir liead rights and their
bounty lands.
Ujion t .is subject, we have been permit ed,
by an old volunteer, to see a letter from a Tex
i in gent’eman of high resectability, wlio toon
down a large body of troops in 18^6; and, for
the information of his comrades in arms who
may be -scattered over different portions of the
U. S. We take pleasure in publishing the fol
lowing extracts:
Velasco, June 22 d, 1838.
Yourself, as well as every otlier man, who
came with me to Iho country duringthat time,
(183 G) is entitled to his liead right, independ
ent of his bounty land us a soldier—if a man
of family, to one league ami one lalior, and if
a single man, too ie third of a league, which
lands are known here as of the “second
class,” and subject to location after August
next. It will be necessary for those of fami
lies to have some portion of their respective
families liere before tlie 14th of December
next—and tliose of you who have not families,
and are ambitious of owning 1005 acres pf
land, would do v’dl to provide yourj»;lves with
families.