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By GUIEir A THOMPSON. AUGUSTA, GA. TUESDAY 3IORVING, SEPTET!DEG 13, 1838, VOL. XVI.—NEW SERIES, NO. 33*
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Or’FIGR U d vCIVTJSiI-SniEET.
Turl iur fro a the Y. -V. canter us Broud-*lrtef.
t Sales of LV X > ny Vi u. lisirators, Executors. or
Jitrli ms, are required, by law, to be held on Ili*'
' iir-it Pnes 1»y in me month, between the hoursuf
io, i i i t.'u finj'i f>n :u» I three in the afternoon, a!
u tin ;. irt-fi Mise in which the property id situate.
S »uc« of tneso sales* must be given in a public;
f Uizatte cixrtf uvtrs previous to the day of socle.
Sales of >f S » t IIS3 must be at public unction, on
! the first Puesrl iyof tin m mth,between the* usual
. hours of sale, at the place ol public sales in the
; Cm:/ v lore the letters Testamentary, or Ad
j 1 mi listnrion, or Guardianship, may have been
griiie I, first giving sixrtr o.vvs notice thereof, i
I in no of ibe p lbbc inzettes ofihia .State,andtu
* l i* I »r if the Jourt-iloiise where such sales
It, are to be bold.
I .V »ci ;a f»r t id sale of Personal Property must be
I uiVlm i i i-io manner, fonTtf i>a/« previous to
' day of sale.
« X nice to the Inhtnrs and Creditors of an Estate,
iii hi bo published for forty days.
X slice 'bn ip dicition Will be made to the Court
i of )r lie crv for 1 eaveto soil LAXL),must be pub
-1 lished for rout months,
I Xoti -a for leave to sell XF.GROF.S, must he pub-
I | j site I Fiut viivrn, before any order absolute
I can be given by the Court.
■ OTswvn • as*--rassnunc’su
I Ga. A.grisa’t-u-.xl Itnp-Gtanai 3Sa in factory
■ A so
I AHGOSTV IPvOX V\L» IJiIVSS F<)LXnRV r ,
n Corjur uj Jj:itS 'in I C in nr r'-*treels, second üboce
)M Ike Planters' Hotel.
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T'lF übscribor would call ihnattentionofplanl
»r, a i I oth *rs to ilia ass .rimanl of VGRI
■ ’ C JLI’JR VC 1 MPLE VIE TPS, Ac . which be lias (
■t on haul, con -asting of Ploughs of the most approved
K lei-i Is nc lof btF.re H sizes, from light otie-lion-e lo
heavy fjur-lc <rse; lld!-si leand Drill Ploughs, Seed
w Savers. Ii rows, Thrashing Machines, Com Siiel-
C [era, different Uni is; « 'oru and tlob rushers, a first
rate article; VViieai Fa i-, ll »i»ony Wills, t'ylindrj-
J c d -kra-.v Gutters of di lie rent sizes, also Various
f other Straw 'utters. Sugar Wills, Paint Wilis, Film
ing Lathes,Circular -Saws, Tyre Bending Machines,
ft 6cc. Ate
lie is prep ire J to do heavy Iron Turning, or any
other worlt in his line, at short notice.
I i'lio Iron a id lira** Foundry is in full operation.
IV having a first rate workm in to superintend the bO
IJ fcino.ss. and a goo 1 stock of the best pig iron and c mi
on ban 1. Those in want of machine or any other
> liiu I of castings, may depend on their being well
j dime a id of good quality.
f Castings f.*r Cotton Cm Gearing, always on hand.
L Also. Will Irons, Ate. RUBER V PHILIP.
Jii ie Id stf 13J
H t; vitro srvriis ai vil link.
I Fine four hurst G'c* idles to Athens , (Jf.org m.
(Fifty miles travel on the Georgia Kail Road.) I :
Hjrf tv?i x. r/ioio t returns Ins thanks lu j
fj 7a tlce public for Uielr Htierul panooagc. .no.--, t..
has n nenced running the above line, and would
inform them —that he lias purchased tne inteia-st ol
his late p inner in the line and will herealier run it i
on Ins own icc >unt. lie bism i le every arrange
melt for the public icc numoJation, and in addition
to bis a iii line has a Idcd an uccom nodatioii line
travellers by both will be conveyed 3b miles on the
Georgia Rail load His coaches are all new, and
mid e of the oe si mate rials; his dm ei s care ini, ami
horses gentle. . , .
TUS M\lL I.INC
will leave Vugiista ev ory other day at half past 5 '
o’clock, via Hail Hoad, for vVashmgioii, Lexington, ,
Athens, .l(uf.irsmi, and Gainesville.
lM)g vCJOWtfi) >.VTION LIXK
every other d iy, at the same hour, and by the Rail
Hoad, via Jrawiordsvdle an I Greensboro.
ii c ru h.xixg.
TbeMiilhue will leave Vtiiens, every otherday,
athvlfpist ll o’clock, V M., and the Accuinmo- |
d iiion hno every other day, at the same hour, and j
arrive it Vugusta next afternoon by 4 o’clock I*. 31.,
by the Georgia Rail Road.
Passengers (>om Vugusta to Spring Place,shonh.
loavu Vugusta on Vfoudaysand Fridays; via Gaines
viHe, Canton, Cassville, and Rome to Spring Place;
they will intersect a line of (our horse post coaches
to Xishville, Penn, also, aline of i _ horse post
coaches via Vthens, I’erni., to Knoxville, Tenn.,
which runs three times a week.
I’he otßc.e in Vugusta is kept at the General
Stage O Rc,e, iti one ofthe front rooms ol the Lagle
and Pane fix Hotel. , . ,
ifj" V!l parcels, Buad.es, ic ,at the nsa of the
owner. . , ,
Fiire to Washington bo, Athens c’J, and to
oilier points in proportion.
Augusta, Ga , May 1, li>33. -o
03“ Piie Sentinel, Augusta, Geo., and Athens
Whig, will publish the above on ea week for six i
months and forward their accounts to 11. N. W ~ ;
Augusta. i
Pig VSACOhA M V v'ioh iI.»iJ»L-aotV j
a x GITV Or PF.XS VCOL V j
■•Tassß Til !•: subscriber having purchased the ;
ilgifl an 1 furniture of this esiabbshmeni j
fr »m . . Paylor, the late aroprieter, will be ready |
to receive visitors by the first of Vprilnext. I
Xn neron* ami costly improvemcn s will be ;
sou i 1 in the arrangements and accommodations of |
the Vl VX>IOV IiOU-SK. New and more commo- j
dioiis Bathing Houses will bp built, and Warm j
Baths will be provided at all hours. V stable will 1
be attached to the House wi Ii good accommoda- j
lion for horses and carriages. First rate Horses j
and Ferriages will also he kept for hire at moderate
prices, and sail and row boats, vvnh persons to ;
manage them, for the use of the v isitors. Billiards ;
un 1 other amusements usually found at vvateiiug !
places, will also bo furnished, ami so conducted as |
n it to interlere with the commit or quiet ofthe
hoarders. The wines and liquors will be of the i
best quality; an 1 to ensure a full supply ofi c, a j
cargo his ilready been ordered, which will arrive
about the Ist of May.
Mr T. G. Baiinaud, who formerly kept so popu
lar a hotel in Washington City, will conduct the
Hotel for the Proprietor, who, with such aid,eon- 1
fideiitly ensures the vi-itars of lasi year, and his
i. ; friends generally, that they will receive every pos
| £,ble itten’ion ; and thereby expe ts to give genc
ft ral satisfaction- .
I’he local advantages of this bouse are too well
V known to need i lengthened description here. The
fids that Pensacola is the largest naval station of
I the Government, the general rendezvous ofthe
Gulf squadron; the salubrity of its climate, re
freshed constantly •luring the summer mouths by
the c oolest breezes fro n the Gulf—the beauty ol
£> the Bav and the neigh swing tsl inds and rivers,
the a nmlance and delicacy ofilm fish with which
the water abounds, and its proximity to ihe best
i I southern mi kets. give Pensacola the preference
i over ill other places in these latitudes, us altealtbv
an 1 delightfnl summer resort.
First rate hi ns will run between Peusaoo.n an.l
I M .bile, a id will at all li ne* be able to take the
rli passengers from the Xaiv Orleans boats.
» N. o. ARNOLD.
I i Pensac da, Feh. 15, 1333.
Gentloraon wishing to engage rooms for their
families, can af-fress the Pronrietar at Pensacola,
or Mr. 9SWELL T. TAVLOR, at New Orleans
the former proprietor.
ftgfer»ftt'e*.—'T. Sanford. Fsq .Mr C. CnlTum. B
McAlphin; Esq.. Liem. Kibhy, Mobile.; S. T.Tay
-1 lor.T. P. Rea, New Orleans.
Much 20 101
PIA3TO FOiITES.
I 'jl !'I
H PARSONS has added to his stock, a snp
• ply of those modi esteemed Piano Fortes,
made by .Messrs. Robert Norms, ('lark As Co. of
Nevv-York. The true character of these instru
ments is »o well established in this pan of ih- court
try. it is deemed unnecessary to speak in their
praise—indeed they sneak for themselves
The stock, wit ch is now very large, cornori»es a
good number of instruments from each o' our three
best’in in a factories, and it is believed, ofl, r> (Treat
er advantages to purchases, than call be had at any
of iiie V-inborn establishments.
June 3.) 5
~ POITSaLK
1 That pleasantly situ »ted summer residence
on Mount Pleasant. situate about five miles
.ULaLi'niin the city. Oil the premises is a good
Dwellin’ Home, with all necessary out-bnildings I
and two first rate springs of water, lor further
particulars, apply tu
July 3! 3tw 13 M. WAGNER.
,a. TO RENT
jamj&jfr A pleasant RESIDENCE on Centre
i”^i s H ,street, between Greene and Ellis streets
attached to which, is u good garden spot, for terms
apply to JAMES McLAVVs,
Sept (5 th 3 31
' :V . TO RENT
|*sast| The three story DWELLING and of
lice, at pre sent occupied by Dr. Robert
son. on Campbell street-.
One store and two dwellings, (fire proof, ) corner
Broad nn l Campbell street*.
Tlicstor ■ and d -veiling, (fire proof,) No. 4, bridge
row. Apply to
McKENZIE & BEWOCIf.
N. B. Notes payable quarterly, and the ■ ecu- 1
pants piyjjjj for the Use of the hydrant water on
’lie lots. 2;> August 1G
vd?" The Sentinel will copy the above and stop
former advertise‘.tent.
TO'RENT.
a From the firxf of October next,
Tiie S TORE occupied by the cubseri
her, tn the, upper part of the cit y. Apply
to L. CHARLES DfIGA-'v
£0“ A Beeond hand Barouche f>r bale low—ap
ply’ as above. 33 ts Sept. 4
~T TU RE\T\
[ipfj A COMMODIOUS BRICK STORE
on Ur >a I street. For particulars applv to
May i' m .1 'JO. S. lIJ rcHf.NSON
MTU ENT.
A small two story Dwelling HOUSE,
on Mackay's Alloy Apply to
Aug i U THOMAS f. WRAY.
SUM TI ER RETtJU AT FUU SA MU~ <
Will be sold, if applied forshorily, the ,
IFitiiSM LOT and improvements a! the Sand Hills,.
(asjjSy | known as the Twkine.lt Spring Plate,
formerly owned and occupied by <lol. Thomas
McGr o The Lot contains about lvveniy-fivei2s
acres, a large part of which is in woods, and in- t
chides Turkmens’ Springs, from which the City I
of Augusta ts supplied with water. On the premi £
ses is a co nfortable ts .veiling with all other hnild
ings necessary f>r line nccrtmomdation of a family.
IN/O- c c>rlir K i-utl ti\> <yi «-• •• ( oiuudl.uCiy •
ALSO, J
A smill EOT, containing between two and three
acres, sep irated from the above by' the .Milledge
ville Road. Apply’to HENRY 11. GUMMING. i
May 3 * Milhlf 122
~~h JJ-S/f L Ij 1 1J r . L FJ :t S.A EAR
it ly The subscriber desirous of removing to 1
tsSsREf the we«f, odors for sale ihe Hotel v\bicb i
iSsSsSj s ii t . now oceuniea in the town of Louis- t
ville. The home is e.o u a >di ms. with about two
acres of ground attached to it, in a central p..rl of (
thv tow i. with all necessary o«r buildings. There
are two It ies of states now running through the c
town; one from Augusta to Mobile, and ihe other l
from Savannah tu M icon To my ps sun desiring
a >ro id sf in I for i H »tel, tbit will he equal to any
in a c marry village ; as the -«ceipts of the house
tiie last year was about $ ! * >?>. when th re was bu
o e line of stages running through the place. Per
sons desirous of purchasing can see the subscriber |
on the premise* ELIZA S. SHELLMA V (
Louisville, July 13 tlistf July T.»
n iOn the R ill Rood —10 milex from lhi< city.
fasssKjjj 'The subscriber informs his friends and
IjjjgS-S ihe public, that he has leased from Mr.
Verdery, his late residence at Beil \ir, and that he |
is now prepared to accommodate from twenty to (
thirty persons with BO VRU during the summer
months, commencing on the Ist May. ]
Bell Ur is situated on the line of the Georgia .
Rati Road, lea rails- from the city, and the cars
pa s sip and down daily within twenty feet of ihe
door. For health, Bell Air is not surpassed by any
spot in the.country, being *r mated on an elevated ,
point of land, and supplied with the purest spring
water.
The subscriber pledges himself !o use every ex
ertion to accommodate those who may patronize I
1 hisestablishment. GEO M. WALKER.
I April r> thtf to* 1
|~~ SSD it G A to.
a Ranaway from the subscriber about
.a mi nth since, a negro girl named
1 APIIONSINE, likely, and about six
| _»w7 teen years of age. The above re
if tj / ward will he paid for her apprehen-
I (SaSaSfes&M sion and delivery to
; \ ng. 2a 29 J. P PETZE.
i R.,iV A.li).
a Uauawav from the subscriber on
jff&p .the 30th of June last, his negro hoy
fS- \&t.p J()E. He is a iiL’hi complected ne
i f gro, and is well known on the Savan-
I fj / nah river, having been engaged boat
t4*n*M**tit*mm irvr between this city and Savannah
i for several years past. He is stout built, about
1 twentv-lwo years old, five feet four or five incites
; high; lias two of bis front teeth decayed; intelligent,
| n , i( ) speaks without embarrassment He is known
I to his acquaintance by I he name of Joe Rowell, an 1
i was raised by Mr Rowell. I have understood he |
his been seen several limes lately in Augusta, and
| 1 have no doubt is now about the city. He may
have a pass given bun by some person, but none
from me. 'The above reward will be given for bis
i safe delivery to me, or if bulged in any jail so that
1 can get him and I will give a reward o( fitly dollars,
for proof to conviction that be is harbored or em
placed bv a while person.
Aug 13 ts DAVID WESTBROOK.
J7j iLAV ‘llLl*
~ Rinaway from the Subscriber, liv
,ing near H iwkin - ville, Pulaski coun
iv. nn the 4tb day of Angn.-t last, a
/ iirgr> rn in name ! BILL, about 23
f~ tj / vears of age. fi feet 2or 3 incite high.
•rrvs-ZiSfcysa* -bin in »de, knock kneed, of dark c nn
plexinn, and a t mvtedi neiv in bis speech.
I pureiiasnd said negro of ('itaries Webb, from
the State of Maryland, in February last. When
he left me. ha li id on i suit of while norun home
spun (tna ie no at home,') ami a straw hat. I expee'
said negro will endeavor to return to his naitvr
■*tate, ilarvland.) where he savs he has a wife
He ran away from me in .March last, ami wa
caught and lodged in j iil. in Irwi.i’on, 'A ilkinso
county I wild give twenty five dollars to anv per
-on who w II apprehend s-tid negro and lodge Inn
n any safe jail s«» t ha- I getliim; or sevent v-fiv«
101 l are for the apprehension of the boy and thiei.
if he is ktolen. ANDREW .1. ('() \L<ON.
6 th 3 31 Hawkinsville. Oa.
CLARKE * HOLLAND,
»ealers in clothing, hats ane
SHOE? -"isv
■jUT ET? FIRM.—The subscribers Imre this day
■lw enered me • aco partnership, for the trans
action of a VV HOLES ALE DU V GOODS BUSI
NESS, u..dtr :lie name and sly.e of R. G. BALD
WIN Oc CO. R. C. i;vU)\¥i.\,
M. WII,KIN SON,
james hale.
Augusta, July 21,1333. [Sept. 1
NEW (iooac
RC. R VLD'vVIN A GO are now receiving
« an ex'en-ive ami selected stock of Fore.go
ami Domestic DRV GOODS, suitable for tov u
and country trade, which they are prepared to
sell on reasonable terms, at No. 231 Broad-street.
Sept. 1 32
TIN PLATE AND \V»RE.
nLOCK TIN AND BOL'l COPPER, constant
.2s ly on hand, and for sale by
R. C. BALDWIN & CO.
Sept. 1 12—till 32 23' Broad-fit
GEO KGIA. & C VROLTNA ALAI AN AC,
FOR I^TJ.
BY TIIOS P. ASIiMOUE OF LINCOLN C<JPNTY.
('nfriiliiiid forth* hi iiuilean I meridian of Auetisfa:
FHNHIS Almanac, the only one calculated for ihe
Ja Latiin !e and Meridian of Georgia, has just
been published at this • fflep, mid can he bought at
the Book Store of \V .1. Hobby, Broud-street.
CONTENTS.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses for H 39
Phenoim-n i of tlie Planets for H 3-3,
A lisi of all he visible Eclipses of the Sun, which
will happen in Europe and America, in the present
ceic ury.
Chronological Cycles for 1339.
Moveable Feasts.
Names and characters of the twelve signs of the
Zodiac.
Names asd characters of the Aspect and Nodes,
Ac.
'fable of the Solar system.
A Note to ihe Winder, by ilie Editor.
Tin- way tumuke Money plenty in every' Man’s
pocket.
’file Calendar, giving the Moon’s Phases, Equa
lion of dime Remarks on ilie Weather—the
Rising and Se ting of the sun—The Deck n ion of ,
riie Sun—The Moon’s place—Rising and Setting
•f the Moon—\nd times of High w nter at Savau- j
nah. dun g each Hutch of the \eur.
Police of Augusta, Ac
Post-office Department, if es of receiving and i
(dosing Mails, Hi es of Postage, Ac.
Judges and Sohciiors of the Superior Courts, in )
; ieorgia.
'fimcs of hold n 2 Superior and Inferior fiiuris.
Officer.. of tlie "bate, and Members to Congress.
Banks Ac. in lhe S u e of Georgia.
Customary rates of Freight between Savannah 1
iml Augusta.
Rates of Storage and Commission in Augusta.
Rates of Wharfage, Dockage and Storage at
3avatmah.
'fiines of holding Uni'cd States’ Courts, in North
Carolina, Smith t urolina, and Geotgia.
Principal officers of the U. S. Gove■rumen'.
Times of holding ('nuns of Sessions and Com
mon Pleas, f r each Circuit in South Carolina, v c.
Times of holding Conrisof Equity in ihe differ
ent Disirii :s of South Carolina, with oliicers of
Courts, Ac.
Members to Congress from South Carolina.
Rates of Foreign ( mils and Currencies.
A Tub eof the \ ea'her
A Table exhibiting the Seats of Cnvernmenf of i
the different Slates, the times of holding elections i
for State oliicers, and times of meeting of the Le
gislatures of ihe several States.
Ext mets, Ac. Ac.
Sept. 11 3fi
vr ciuir h.m •!» ■sw uit on i • '
E subscriber grateful for the patronage re
la reived last season, will deliver Wood in
Augusta, al the following prices, for cash cm de
livery .
' DRY WOOD. GREEN WOOD.
5 cords at §2O CO 5 cords at §GSO <
10 do 4i» 01/ 10 do 35 t!0 j
•20 do 75 00 20 do 65 CO <
50 do HO 00 nO do 150 00
Tlie Wood must lie delivere I during the months
of September, October, and November. 1331
Written orders left at .Messrs. Bones A 1 armi
cliaefs, or with Dr. Paul F. Eve, will receive alien
t;°n' WM. J. EVE.
Sept. 4 till 33
" 11 CIS AND CJAP.S.
A FEW CASES gentlemen's superior black
plain nap sash enable (medium and wide
brim) HATS. Also, Cloth Opera, and other shape
C VPS. Just received and f r sale hy
RICHARD \LLEN, 27J Bnmd-st.
Sept. 4 lu3 33
c T76 T in ng a r wh Jl esa I e .
B EWIS B. BROWN, enrncrof Bro dwav and
H i Cedar streets. New Vork, would inform his
friends and merchants generally, that he has now
on hand a new and complete ass* *rt m nt ol REA Li V
\1 \DE CLOTHING, Ac , manufacture express
ly fir the southern trade, which will he sold on
favorable terms for cash or approved paper.
L !i. B. will also open a large and well assort
ed stock of Clothing at C Imileston, S. C., early in
September next, which wilt be offered a: the same
terms at wholesale. tu3 27 August 21
RAIL-ltO AD I HON.
For sale dl lh> Depository. ('bar 1 exion.
TONS RAIL ROAD IRON, half
i cli thick by two ami a half
inches wide. If no sold before the Ist Monday in :
October next, will then be offered nt Auction. Ap
ply at the ( iiiice of the s t.C A K. 11. Co., Stale
street, < 'hurlesion.
July 31 tu9 18 _
~ TdtilA Xki
-g BOXES VIRGINIA TOBACCO, of
H superior quality, on hand and lor sale
on reasonable terms, by
BAIRD A ROWLAND.
Aug 21 tuth 12 ■ 26
W ..LtAJ.llil Al;Li..Vj
Jinx just re- rived mid offers Jor sale ,
BISLS. PRIME PORK.
W 50 kegs Lard
25 boxes (double and single) refined Loaf Sugar
Hull A Son's Patent Mould (undies
Hull An Son’s Variegated Soap
Colautes’ No. I Turpentine Soap
Poland starch
Together with a choice bit of Imperial, Gunpow
der and Hyson Tens, in cattys for family use. j
August 7 thiiiS 21 F“X s Corner.
COTTON GINS FOR SALK.
THE subscriber is manufacturing and bason
h nd a general assortment of GINS made on
Mr J. Boatwrig it’s late impr ved plan, with this
additional improvement, that instead of Ihe In n
Rib or Iron R'b, faced with Steel, he puts on tlie
solid Steel Rih, which must be obvious to every
one, will surpass ad others in point ol durability. !
His brush cylinder s likewise so constructed that j
he feels safe in warranting it to do tvv re the ser
vice u-nally perorated hy them, and less liable to
gel out of order.
A sample of our Gins may he seen at the ware '
louse of Gen. 'Mios. Dawson, in Augusta, or at
our shop in Hamburg, opposi e ihe Carolina Hotel' I
Those from Georgia wishing to visit the shop can |
do so in five minutes (r**m tlie ware house of Gen. (
Dawson, by means ol a ••oat that is constantly run
n.tig W e respectfi My invite all those wishing to
purchase Gins, to call and examine ours heb re
purchasing elsewhere, feeling confident I lint on
.■lose exam nation onr Gins will be found ronsimet
ed on a ra *re durable plan tha.it those hitherto
nunufaetured in these parts. Although ourOm
*>ost more, still they will be sold as low as any in
his market and warranted to perform as well, or
to sale, and all expenses paid.
Old G ns repaired on short notice and on reason
ible terms; those from Georgia may he left at ih
above named ware hou. e and, will he re'itmec
ihere again. All Gins sold to those residing in Geor
ria. wUi bo delivered there also
3 CALVIN WILLY, Agent.
Hamburg, Acg* J< zi
ORATION.
Delivered at the Presbyterian Church in the
C tyof i>t. Augustine, East Fiatida, on the
Aih of July , lti3d. by Robert Ratho.nd Reid.
;P ulii'hed ul ike request of ‘he CoaimiUet of Ar
rangemenU.)
We have met to.iiay, ill low cilhrens, to con
graiulate each oilier, and rejoice together.
We do not exhibit the pomp of the games and
festivals and triumphs of antiquity ; the splen
dor of modern celebrations. We do not go
out with shouts and acclamations to meet a con
queror, ami present to him a crown of gold, an
the Athenians did to Alcibiadcs ; nor do we fol
low like the Romans, the chariot of a master
spirit, with honors devoted to the gods. We
would not emulate the pageantry with which the
diadem has just been placed upon the brow of
the Virgin Q icon of E .gland : nor the brillian
cy which shall soon, in beautiful Fiance, gleam
upon tlie days of July, to commemorate the ele
vation of a monarch to a throne. Ours is a more
simple, holy and delightful task. Our hearts
feel, and our lips utter devo ions to liberty. We
bring no fl iwera, no garlands, no statue*, no
captives, no ruins of pm ple, no burning jewels,
no glittei iug trappings—bur "We come with sin
cere souls to receive from tlie examples of the
past, those inspiration* of patriotism, which
snail animat- and cherish the hopes of our fu
ture destiny.
I i the britf but eventful History of the Uni
ted Sta es, the struggles and the triumphs ol
pri.xcxtus are recorded. It was this power that
removed the trammels from a whole people, and
proclaimed the r.gh s ofhumanit v to an admiring
world. R itrsed try this influence, man awoke,
like a giant from a deep slumber, “shaking his
invincible locks." What guided the Pilgrim
fathers across the waste of waters? It was the
Shir, almost as bright as that of Bethlehem,
which gleamed over the altars of the Western
wilderness. What cheered the first settlers in
t icir exile, and made them no longer s’ran
gers in a strange land? F.eedom ofuoascienc ;
the unsophisticated intercourse of kindred min is:
the spontaneous tl JW of the generous feelings;
there, threw their thousand enchantments around
our ancestors, and made the bleak coast and the
wild forests to them a lovely and beloved home.
Aid what, when the haughty mother sought
m impose burthens upon her young ami gifted
offspring; what promoted to that annunciation
of ills, that Declaration of Independence, which
yon ha e heard 'o- lay? It was the detestation
•»f Wrong I L was the love of Right I It was
Principle !
Six y two years ago, fellow citizens, the bright
sun which now shines over our broad and happy
land, rose u u.i a wide scene of Woe and anxie
ty. Tlie drama of tlie revolution had alnaiy
commenced; the plot was thickening and has
tening to its c isis, The blond shed a Lexington
was tne precious cement of tuture union, and it
iniu.isheJ the reeds of that liberty which was 10
spring amt grow, and flourish, and wax into u
mighty tree, wi ll the luxuriance of tlie plant of
liie Gospel. Ttic colonics wire sincerely at
tached to E gland, and endeavored to avert the
blows infl.cied by pride and power. Just, am!
ivasonatiie themselves, they coil'd not conceive
t ore in mere wan ion ness, bis transatlantic people.
Tney resorted to argument and remonstrance;
Hie first was sounded in deaf ears ; the last called
f . tli derision and rebuke ! What was to »e done?
To submit, was to abandon principle. To resist,
was to encounter a fearful risk. They had no
Army, no Navy, and wlial was worse, they had
no money, no ammunition, no Kind friend, upon
whom to lean in the hour of adversity. Bui
the cause in which they were engaged wass'rong
ami righteous —they felt it to bo invisible! —
Lke ilie youthful Champion of Israel, they said
to their lofiy and impel ious enemy, “ Thou coin
est to me whh a sword, and with a spear and
wit it a shield; but I come to thee in the name
„f the Lord of H >s », woom thou hast (lifted ;
the Lord saveth not with sword and spear, for
t n; ha lie is the L urn's.”
A Lexington, the spiri which animated the
colonists performed its miracle. Tne yeomanry
came suddenly forward; they Were without 01 der,
without subordination, almost without leadeis;
but they said “It is belter to die freemen than to
live slaves 1" and ihey pul to flight troops ac
eoniplishud by experience and discipline. Lei
it never be sai l, iellow citizens, that the Militia
a c incapable of defending the rights of their
country ; let it never be so said, while the affair
at Lr x.iigtou remains, an incontrovertible record
in me archives of history.
Tne work of tesis auce went onward; it de
rived fresh suppoilfro.n the battle of Bunker’s
U,l!, where the efforts of the militia were again
fonmdanle, in opposition to the discipline of
n gula.s; and where the death of Warren the
Puriol and the Hero, drew forth tears of tniler.
i em aml whetted the drawn sabre of rebellion
to a keener edge.
George Washington was soon called to the
command of an army, respectable only in its pa
(.riotism; deficient in every thing eise. fchall
wc not pause, ami linger upon the so often re
ie pc a led, but never.to.be forgotten name of
George Washington ? And yet what can I
t li you o hmt, tbai you do not already know ?
You know how he giew in greatness, as be
I grew in virtue. You remember the descriptions
luf his person and his deeds. “His sword was
i like liglimintr in tlie fi It; his voice was like
thunder to the distant lulls; but when he re
turnel from the war, Imw peaceful was his
biow; his face was like the Sun after rain, like
the Muon in the silence of the night, calm as
tile Picas! of the lake when the loud wind is
I laid.” You remember that prudence, which re
' solved to save his country at the hazard of indi
vidual reputation. You know that glory de
vended on him m bailie, and wisdom belonged
to his counsels. You a,e lam liar will) his
fame. “When thou bun of Heaven shall fail,
if rhuu shall fail, thou mighty ligh. ; if tby
brightness is or a season, his fame shall sur
j vivc the beams 1”
I The invasion by the colonial arms, of Canada,
where ted tlie brave Montg jmert, a mark of
admiration equally for friends and foes; the
| evacuation of that province; the approach of the
British army to Ticondcroga. a id their retreat;
I the abortive attack upon Fort Moultrie, in
| Smith Carolina, were followed by a vigorous
1 and decided an 1 concentrated eflVt to subjugate
the country. But the time had passed by :
“ A little fire is quickly trodden out,
Winch being suffered —Livers cannot quench.”
With a knowle go .bat an army of 6J,(J00
, uen nore than double their numbers, had been
arrayed, and was coming down upon them,
••like a wolf on the fide;” with the E iglish
Transports almost in their view—the American
C mgress declared their In dependence. They
irew from them the shackle and the fetter;
hey elevated their Eagle to the skies—the\
scorned the Lion, though ahno-l in the act ol
leaping upon hia prey; they resolved upon Na.
lional existence! They sent the Stars of their
Bsnn«f W s«k their kindred Stare—they drev»
lJ:c Sword and threw away the Scabbard; they
’ cast upon the winds, all doubts and fears; and
; sun which rose on the morning of the
. 4j.li of July, 1776, upon woe and anxiety. Went
■ down to his evening rest, followed by the eyes
of the disenthralled, the brave and the free ! 0,
never may his rising, or his setting glories rest
upon a shattered Constitution, upon a broken
Union, —upon Tyrants lording it, or Slaves bend,
ing amid their unhallowed ruins 1
' flic War proceeded, accompanied bv no ordi
nary horrors; among which, the excitement of
the S avage and the Slave to mingle in the con
test, was considered not the least. It was thought
by our a nee.- tors, from one end of the nat ion to
the other, U was thought by the most enlight
. ened statesmen ot England, a most wicked re
sort, to make alliance with the wild man of the
woods, against civilized men; not only so, hut
men bound to Great Britain, by every affinity
which can hold in connexion, one people with
another. Lord Chatham’s expiring voice was
raised against tho inhuman measure. But, if
he einp* jymeal of t he Indians was condemned,
a deeper censure fell upon the attempt to shiver
the household gods upon our very hearths; to
destroy domestic security; to tear asunder the
relationship of master and servant; to mingle
with the feud between the parent and her child,
the terrors of a servile war. There was t hen no
hesitation —no faltering upon this subject. The
North and the South were of one mind. The
GUIMSEE3, the Waltns, the Franklins, and
AliAtfSEts, cried shame I upon the dasiaroly and
cowardly purpose, even of an enemy, which
poisoned the waters of life in their scaled fonn.
I aim; despatched the midnight assassin to the
couch of the defenceless and innocent; desccra
ted the altar of domestic life with the carnage of
the battle-field I If, fiom the grave, where re
pose the ashes of our ance <1(1! s. an answer could
arise to our earnest quest, what think you, would
he said ot* those of their descendants, who, for
getfiil of kindred, of humanity and right, are
urging forward, under the influence of HvPeC
rjsv or Follt, the very results, which so much
disgraced an open enemy, in an open war?—
Would not the shades of their Fathers and our
Fathers point to (he compromises of the Consti
tution of the United Slates, by which they had
intended lo pul a seal upon this sijhjel furevci?
Would not a solemn warning -come from the
Tumo of Mount Vernon, repeating the truths
of the farewell address; commanding us, “ lo
frown indignantly upon all attempts lo alienate
any portion of our eouuiry from the rest, or to
enfeeble the scored ties that hind together the
various pails?” Would not the wise Franklin
—he whose common sense held dominion over
his imagination, as his .-kill subdued the light
ning—would not the wise Franklin, renew his
lessons to Lord House? He would say, “ihal lo
excite slaves to murder their masleis is an alru
cious injury, which is calculated to extinguish
every spark of affection, and plant a lasting en
mity against those who design such unholy
work.” And ho would repeal his beautiful meta
phor of the fire and noble porcelain vase, “which
being once broken, the separate parts cannot
retain even their share of the strength and value
that existed in the whole, and the perfect re-
IcTus dismiss the nngraenmis theme}
we touch a discord to mar the general harmony?
Lot us relv for the remedy of this stiange mad
ness, upon the goodness ol God, and the intelli
gence of the people ! Surely the time is not tar
distant, when the Abolitionists shall be, if they
are not already so, in comparison with the gene
ral mass of our population as “two or three j
Hereticks whispering in a comer.”
Willing!?, were the lime allowed me, would
I call from history and present before you, the
principal events of the war of Independence.—
There is pleasure in recurring to the glorious
story. The American bosom expands and glows
when the victories of Trenton and Princeton
are remembered; for they came like stars in a
stormy night; the bright harbingers of serener
skies! At length the crisis arrived in the cap
lure of Burgoync. G;cat Britain from that mo
ment, was warring against an obvious destiny.
Her friends and allies fell from her side, or ar.
ranged themselves under the banners of Ameri
ca. Still she carried on the contest vvi'h vigor
and address, and throwing back upon Gules , at
Camden, the disaster of Saratoga, she seemed
to retrieve, for a moment, the tin-tunes of the
war. But Nathaniel Greene, to-ik the field
against Lord Cornwallis in the South, and sur.
mounted all difficulties. He was a man of in
finite resources; /n'jjwasa head for great events,
and a heart above temptation. He was a fine
sample of the American Gentleman. His motto
was,
“Act well your part, there all the honor lies.”
His life exemplified that,
“Worth maker I lie man, the want of it, the fellow,
The rest is all, but Leather and Prunella.”
He had learned lo labor in his youth, and bv
I lie sweat of bis brow he had made his bread; he
always seemed lo remember, ihat “Dignity does
not consist in possessing honors, but in deserv
ing them.”
The year 1781 was made remarkable by the
surrcriuer at Ymk'own, in Virginia, of Lord
Cornwallis, to the combined forces of America
and France; and here, the scene closed upon the
con inental war; a war, beginning in gloom and
ending in glory.
In reviewing the events of the revoluton we
cannot but be impressed seriously, with Uic va.
Liable lessons inculcated by them. They teach
us I hat might and right are not convertible terms
—that though power, and wealth, and wrong,
may for a while succeed, against corrupt pi inci
pies; trampling and bruising them in the dust;
vei, there is a spirit in them, which is indestruc
tible; they may “bo trodden down—they can
never be trodden out!” They teach us, I hat ty
ranny is riot always sure of its victim; and that
Heaven will raise up enemies and obstacles to
those who, burning with the lust of power, are
forgetful of human rights. What, but an over
ruling providence, gave strength to our people to
oppose and to conquer; brought France, and
Spain, and Holland, to the aid of America; ami
save our armies, over and again, from the very
jaws of destruction? Let our citizens turn the
pages of revolutionary lore, ami they will see why
it was, their fathers succeeded in tho unequal
contest. Let our young men, make to them
selves models of the revolutionary character, and
they will well understand, how the liberties ot
our country are lo lie preserved and maintained.
Nos >rdid policy influenced the founders and fin
i isheis of our revolution; they were not thorough
ly imbued wi-.b the lute of property; freely, did
thev sacrifice property — life itself in the cause oi
I liberty. Often and over, iffir s were made to
i •orrnpt the Americans, and lead them to the
Rival cause, and often and over did llicy fail.
: There was but one distinguished traitor, and he
fell from an enviable elevation. R ave, talent,
f od and ardent, tho love of pleasure aud the lovi.
. of gold, obscuring and eclipsing; all bis virtuei
r consigned Arnold to infamy,
r The revolution is full of caamples of the mbs
y disinterested love of liberty. When a British
J emissary offi-red to a patriotic and influential
e American £lO.OOO and any office in the Colo,
t nies, within his mastci’s gift, as the price of hia
s submission—the reply was, “I am not worth pur.
, chasing—but such as I am, the King of Eng
t land is not rich enough to buy me 1”
i When almost naked and without pay, the Perm
. sylvania line, on the Ist July, 1781, wasbelraj
ed into mutiny, and General Wayne was in tiitf
- act of using his pistols against them; what At*
the language of tr.cse mulineers? “WeJoveami
. resjrect you, General, but if you fire, you are M
L dead man ! We are not going to the enemy--
> it lie were here we would light him; but we must
and will have justice. 1 ’ They went their
they invaded no man’s threshold; took no man's
s property; they could have obtained more thau
they asked by going over to the enemy; they re.
fused to do so. They were urged by Sir Henry
Clinton to accept the British grace and the Briv.
i ish treasure; they disdained his offers and deli
vered up hisspies; when offered payment by their
country, for doing that, they said “no, they had
done only their duty, and wanted no pay for it*
Patriotism predominated over error, and brought
them hack to the arms of their country.
Many persons, whose names stand conspicu
ous among the sons of South Carolina, were so
licited to return to their allegiance and seek ths
pro ection ofthc English Government under very
advantageous circumstances; but they resisted
every temptation; and Gadsden, Blake, Moul
trie, Rulle:‘g:, Gibbs, Heyward and their patri
otic comrades,!orn from their fami.i ,-s and homes,
were consigned to the dungeons of the Fort of
St. Maks, in ibis ancient City of St. Avgust ine,
Wnat brought the gallant DeKaLB to perish
at Camden; and Pclaski, called by the his ori.
an, “ihe thunder-boll of war,” to pour out hia
blood, and his life, at Savannah? What brought
LaFatette to the aid of 2900 insurgents, flying
through the Jcrsevs before a British host of
000?
*■’T was Freedom standing by her tree,
Her sons did loudly call;
She snag a song of Libeny.
And roused them one aiid all!”
In those days, envy, selfishness—that pooram«.
bition which would advance its sinuous course,
by detraction and injustice—in those days, these
evil passions did not seem to have existence.—
1 iie chivairy of the times was too commanding
to tolerate them; in the beautiful garden wheto
bloomed so many lovely flowers, there was no
room for noxious weeds. When Gen, StarKß,
of New Hampshire, was neglected by Congress,
he did no!, like the Hero of the Iliad, retire in
disgust from the service; but he achieved the
victory of Bennington, and proved himself Wor.
thy of the honors of his country. When Gate*
succcedcd over BtnraoTNZ, and was even talked
of a greater than Washington,”—applauding
hearts and hands, cheered him in his honorable
career : and when he suffered a sad reveise, pub*
Ho opinion sustained the warrior, and sympathi
zed in a misfortune which it never ascribed U»
him as a crime.
To suticr for the country—to bleed with bleed,
ing Liberty, was considered a privilege and a
blessing. When on the battle field at Stono, iu
S. Carolina- hia um—oj-. ruvv* -nj y. J.. 4T 1 L .
ills sword to liis boy; he told him to be worthy
of it; to use it in delence of his country; and
then embracing him, he said: “Go back,, my
son, to your station in the battle; there, you can
be useful to your country; to ?ne, you can render
no more service.” But I forbear to link togelh.
; er these gems of our history; they are imleed
more rich and precious than those that glitter
among the treasures of romance!
Those only who have suffered the distresses of
War, know how sweet, it is to welcome the re
turn of peace.
“After the billows of a stormy sea.
Sweet is at lust the haven of repose
When the Independence ofthc United States
was at length achieved, joy filled every bosom,
and ine na ion stood forth, like some heir of no.
ble spirit, who, after the thraldom of a long mi
nority, breaks from the tyranny of his guardians,
and commands himself? But although tho
prize had been won, Imw to secure and piTpet
uate it, was a grave question. It was a ques
lion speedily ausvv» red by the American people..
For whom had millions been expended ? For
whom had the veins of the valiant poured forth
their purple currents? For whom had heroes
fought and conquered ? For them: for the
American People I For whose benefit was the
fruit of the Revolution t> be preserved? For
theirs : fur the benefit of the American People !
And how was the important object attained ?
By binding fast together—by connecting in one
indissoluble bond, the R ghtsof the People, and
the National Independence. Cunningly, in
the best meaning of the word, wisely, was
this done, in the Constitution of the States ,
and the Constitution of the United States.— *
'l'bcy are bo n depositories of the power op
the people. State Sjvereignty, and the Fede .
ral Union arc the o gans of the popular will}
tlie trustees, so to speak, of certain pow.
ers, for the benefit of tlie people. It was sup.
posed at the lime, by many good and true men,
■ that the new system would not work wi ll; that,
i this double agency would prove inefficient and
| embarrassing; that the Union of the Slates would
I some day crumble like a i ope of sand, before tho
| assaults of the aspiring and ambitious; or still
! worse—that the States, attracted by a great
‘ central power—their rights and their bounda—
ries obliterated—would foim a grand consult,
da cd empire, subject to the sway of some mag.
nificenl despot. Even yet, when the great ex.
I periment has passed beyond the limits of half
a century, and is wending its way jirospcrously
through the course of Time—when the gay and
gallant vessel is boumiing over the living wa.
lers with every timber sound, and “ her crew
complete,”—when the lofty live oak, already
i ino.-u covered and venerable, unscathed by the
: storm, lifts its head to the skits, stretching far
and wide its vigorous and increasing branches
> I —when the monument, more endurable than
1 that erected by the Roman bard to his own fame,
i exalts itself in a sublimity which promises to
/ look down upon coming ages; yes, my fellow
3 citizens, when we see the Constitution of our
/ country, standing erect and fixed, and firm, not,
1 withstanding the assaults of ambition, interests,
- party strife, and sectional jealously, surely, there
3 is reason to hope that if any thing made of bu.
f man hands can last forever, this Constitution.
I. will! Esto, estn, perpetual One cheering
. consideration presses itself upon the mind ; line
beautiful structure, the sacred foundations of
d Which are the graves of the Revolution ; this
,f heauiiful structure is in the keeping of the pso,
0 pie ' It" they are vigilant, what profane hand
e shall x! lilted to defile it ? If they stand at the
1 Vortals.who shall enter in.to desecrate or dcstroyf
o Give the people light; spread the quick ning
u energies of education extensively abroad ; bring
o them as worshippers to the sacred sane of the
is Constitution —where their rights are so glorious-.
}v tasbrined ; tcil them the talcs of othez times,
it ’ : C9nthru(d ipi nyzt ptg*. T