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Wo ropy tho following inlm sling nrlic'i-s in
relation to tho Culture of Silk from a Into numbei
of tho Richmond Enquirer.
Silk and Mulberry.
This business (wo oan hardly call it a business
yet) is nltrurtmg tin- ultoiition of Agriculturists in
(liHorrnt portions of our Klate. The immonso
profits realized from the sale of their mudierry
lroo», by those who planted with the view of ulti
mately producing silk, lin* diverted public allention
from the business itself; that is, from the produc
tion of silk, as a staple article, to tin* planting and
production!! of mulberry, as their only and ulti
mate ohjet t. Men engage eagerly in rearing the
mulberry, who are ignorant ol the capacity ol our
Country, front soil and climate, (bribe production
of silk, and who utterly deride the scheme of this
great and rising source of individual and national
wealth.
The Editor of the Richmond Emjuirer lias de
voted three columns of his paper, to tin explana
tion of the course, present condition, and prospects
of the mullterry Ira Hie; confining his view to the
mere rearing ninl selling the tree or shrub, ns the
ultimate object of those now engaged in the busi
ness. We were delighted, with the interesting
(though hurried) notice which this subject has re
ceived from so influential a source, and we can hut
regret, that a innii whose sensibilities are. so alive
to every thing connected with the welfare ami lem
poral interests of his countrymen, should so seldom
emerge from the mucky atmosphere ol parti/.m
strife, to illustrate hisusefulu st on a theatre, so ex
pansive anil of nm It national importance. We
hope the Enquirer will spare time front the great
business of his lit',—fighting against the Wuh-
Troaaury and lighting for Hie Hub-Treasurer—
wrestling with the sin and wooing the sinner, to
look a little deeper into this important subject.
Mil'll/ amt hi! hr. — Hni/uirn-.
We have observed with great interest the gro
grc.ts of this mulberry fever; anil although we are
aware that multitudes enter upon it with no ulterior
view; yet we know that every tree now planted,
furnishes, the aliment of u new line of industry—
destined at no distant tiny, to enrich our people,
anil slay the title of emigration from our ancient
Commonwealth. Wo will furnish the data, on
which we found this opinion, in as brief manner
ns possible; hoping to attract the allention of our
farmers to this subject.
The demand lor raw silk in European markets,
for exceeds the importation of niaiiuliieinretl silk
into the IJ, S., ninl probably at this time eipials
the demand for American cotton. As far hark as
182!), Franco purchased for the supply of her
inanumctuneH twenty million dollars annually, and
this, independent of tho productions of her own
citizens, (iretil Britain, in 1821,purchased more
than ten millions dollars, to supply her factories.
For want of across to more recent statistics, we
are forced to resort to these remote periods. The
fact is well authenticated, that these two nations
now purchase more than fifty million dollars annu
ally of raw silk.
Here then is a market (and a market restrained
mill limited herelolore by the ililllculty of supply,)
open to our industry and enlerprize. This enor- I
minis demand, is mainly supplied from Italy,
France, Bengal, Turkey and Ellina, If il can he
shown that the I .'ailed Hlntes, and especially that
portion Houlh of the J’oloinae, from climate and
soil, is heiter adapted to the business, the strongest |
inducements arc tillered to our people to embark ill
11. in the competition lor this t aide, China (we
presume) is out of the ipiestiou. as she reijuires
HARD CASH, in all her dealings. The silk of
Bengal, from some cause is interior; so that the f '
raw silk of Italy, France, Turkey and (ireecesup- 1
ply the market. Il is conceded that Italy and 1
France furnish the principal supply. Il is there- 1
fore with these Countries that the capabilities of h
Virginia for the production of silk must ho com- .
pared. 1
There is no longer a question as to the eminent
adaptation, both of soil and climate, to the culture '
of the mulberry. Innumerable experiments for "
the last live years have proved, that the Morns Mill
tieuulis, the appropriate food of the Silk Worm, '
“is at home” m the Old Dominion.
On the subject of raising the Milk Worm, and
the comparative superiority of our climate for this (
purpose over that of Italy and France, wo will
borrow from the essays of J. L). Ilomergue, aprur- **
tin timid rrirn/ijic silk artisan, who visited this J
country in 182 i). This gentleman, a native of ’.
France, wa* raised to the business, and was well N
qualified to judge. His investigations were con
ducted in a philosophical spirit; and his couelu- sl
sinns deducted from well-tested experiments. b
From his own experience, and his reading on *’
the subject, he had ascertained that a temperature,
not below li2 degrees of Fahrenheit’s thermometer ■
was suitable to tlie silk worm. He ascertained, 1
that from the last of June till the middle of August, '
the thermometer hail fallen, in that year, below till 1
12, and was told that it was an average season. He 1
had further ascertained from Mr. Durand ol Balli
inore, who had taken meteorological observations
of the temperature for an entire year in Baltimore,
and procured similar observations during the same
period, taken in Baris, that the extremes of heal
and cold were much greater in this country than
in France; that whilst our Winters are much col
der, our Summers are much warmer than in those
countries.—This, as will be seen, is a most impor
tant dißercnee, and in a competition for the trade,
gives us an immense advantage.
1). Ilomergue, availing himself of his ■practical
knowledge, commenced n most interesting series
of experiments, which show the immense advanta
ges that result from the above fact. We have
space only for his results, which we shall so col
late, as to impress the comparative superiority of
our climate over that of Italy and France.
The lirsl important dillcrence, which he discov
ered was in the time required to mature the egg,
to the Cocoon stage, in Italy and in this country.
There they have to feed the worms for 45 to 47
days— Here the Cocoon is complete in 31 days.
There, owing to the coolness of the atmosphere,
they have to build expensive houses, in which to
raise the worm, and resort to artificial means of ele
vating the temperature. They have stoves, mid
regulate the warmth of their Cocooneries, by ther
mometers, ventilators. \e., «Su-„ and if the greatest
can- is not taken, (heir worms sicken mid die by
the nullum, Herr, il is only necessary to protect
these little operatives from the rain, the dew, and
violent w inds. The genial warmth of our climate,
unassisted by the expensive mid nri addenda of
stoves, thermometers, &(■., insure us their silken
treasures. A harm a cow shed—a shelter of any
kind, lias her-i found sullieient for (he purpose.
The experiments of D. Ilomergue, devolved oth
er important advantages, which our better climate
secures to us. In Italy the cocoons are of unequal
•ixe and weight,depending on the precarious health
and vigor of the worm —Hi rr there is a wonderful
equality in the weight—and color ol the cocoon ;
win h proves the excellence of our climate. By
experiments, p was proved “that one cocoon, with
out Chrysalis, wei/hed six grains, three cocoons
weighed 18 grains, and 75 weighed 450 grains,
which gi»s (I grains to each cocoon.’' This
weight is superior, by near one-half, to that of the
cocoons in Italy ; and further shews great e pialitv
in the weight of the American cocoon ; whereas in
Europe, there is a pretty considerable inequality
between them. Eight ounces ol cocoons, with
their chrysalides, not selected or picked, produced
two ounces of raw silk of the first quality. It would
require m >ro than one pound of European cocoons
to produce the same result. (Jj* The weights used
lu these experiments wen- French weights of It
ounces to the pound ..Pf) D. H omenytic nlso tes
tilifs !•» the superior beauty of* American silk.
IhU article! has already stretched to an unrea
sonable* length. w, wish we coviJd ccmdcns' bcl
tcr inf »i fn iti mi in leas rjkuv. Our object luhlk'hi
w point, uni i'.« ejemenu ol gnat nali mal weallt
;i whit it lie dormant and unused. Italy, with less
capacity In produce raw ? ilk (ft* we liftvc shewn)
1 than this < omitry possesses—makes more by the
export of this article, than is produced to her Irom
tin sale oflierrorn, her wines, her oil and her olives
pul all together. What is to prevent us from cn
* tcringon this magnificent theatre 1 In a few years
" we must from our natural advantages, outstrip all
1 competitors. American cotton (mils no rival in
k European markets—its (ilirc is stronger and gives
it the preference : and American silk can assume
1 the like stand—its lustre is greater—and it can he
j allorded til lest; cost.
[ Warren Inn Timex.
Hii.k Cui.tmik.— (Since the last war, Joseph
111 pka o Manny unit has been one of the most per
severing and early friendsin the eattse of the “(Silk
Culture” in this country. The greatest obstacle
I appeared to he the want of a good breed of silk
worms. In 1827, at his own expense and risk, he
obtained the services of a gentleman well acquaint
ed with the inmmfaet tiring of silk, to proreed to the
(South of France and reside there during the time
of the hatching of the eggs, and to carefully inves
tigate the treatment of the worm through all its va
rious stages, ami to select for him eggs of the best
kind for breed ; which having faithfully accomplish
ed, returned in (September of the same year, bring
ing with him the finest selection France could pro
duce. In the meantime, Joseph Ripka purchased
a firm on the Point Unad four miles from the city,
of about 10 acres; he employed John Torhowen, a
1 man well skilled in rearing the silk worm, and had
the whole planted with the while Italian Mulberry.
Hi' lias preserved annually, with great cure the
same breed of worms, selecting for seed the best
1 eoi oons. The worms are free from all diseases,and
without exception are the best in the I. idled Slates.
They are the large mammoth while, and produce
’ more silk and of better quality than any other kind
of worm extant. The eoeoims and silk have been
exhibited and favorably noticed at the annual ex.
hihitions of the Franklin Institute.
The expense attending the introduction and
preservation of the eggs has been great, and the
country at large, owe a debt of gratitude to Joseph
Ripka, who has been and still is one of the great
patrons id’ the silk culture,in this country.
Since the introduction of the morns multieaulis,
a wide field isopen for the profitable investment of
capital, to those who will now engage in the busi
ness.
For the last two years Joseph Ripka has asso
ciated with him Ji lediah Strong, Esq., a gentle
man acquainted with the rearing of silk, and, by
his personal attention, e anteeled with the untiring
zeal o) John Terlmwen, (vho still remains on the
Farm on Point Road, have this year raised the fi
nest crop of worms since the commencement ol
the establishment. They h.ivc a few ounces of
eggs yet on hand of the breed s oaken ol herein, se
lected from the best ■ocooiih, win 'h can he had by
applying at the store of Joseph Ri'dta, No. .Id
North Front street, at Charles Alex. 'users Prin
ting Olliee, Athenian Puddings, Fram din I lace ;
or to Jedediuh (strong, at his residence in New
Jersey on the Burlington Road, six mih * ri)m
Camden, called the Pino Cotton Farm, near m “
sankiii Creek.— I'/iilai/dp/iin Wn/ili/ ,I/r»ir/i s ' w .
< h i ti v*tin \ of tub Me '.a mi n v.— From pro •
sent indications, the production of silk in the North *
will at tin early day rival that ofeotton at the I
(South. IJy a communication in the New England
Farmer, it appears, that the Messrs. Clierey of 1
Connecticut raised 50 pounds of silk to the aero, t
from the first year’s growth of tho Moms Mnlticau- t
lis, planted in layers. At a recent auction sale in |
Hallimoro, 120,000 Chinese Mulberry Trees were
sold at prices varying from 20 to 22 cents per foot, 1
measuring from the extreme point, oft ho longest h
root to the top of the stein. Mr. (Jnmmere of Uur- ~
lington, New Jersey, Inis sold during the present
season, 2,430 trees for upwards of $2500.
We regard each step in the progress of this new
department of American industry, with peculiar
interest ami pleasure. Every legitimate means
should lie employed to encourage and foslerit. Our p;
imiiual importations of silk goods, exceed $26,000,- •
1100, which by the success of this experiment will
he saved to the pockets of our people. The amount
of silk required yearly in England, for her mnnu- is
t'aetnres and home consumption, is estimated by ||
Dr. Lurdner, at more than 4,000,000 of pounds,—
I (wing to the humidity and coldness of the climate,
il cannot he raised there, and she is obliged lo pro- r, ‘
cure it from abroad. What is there to prevent her rn
becoming the great market for American silk, as t |,
die is already for our cotton I— Phil. Shir.
• ii - '
At the auction sale in Baltimore on the 4th in
slant, above 120,000 Chinese munis inultieaulis 11
trees were sold at prices varying from 20 to 22
cents per foot, measuring to the utmost extremity,
and counting the roots also. This amounts to $1
21 for each tree of five feet in height. (So great is !'
the demand, that it is proposed to have another 1
large sale at that place. The auction sale at tier- *'
muntown, Fa., was attended by an immense con
course, and the trees sold for above 20 cents per
loot. The silk culture promises so abundant a liar- K
vest lo those who engage in it, that the demand for
trees, from every section of the Union is far greater
than the supply, and if the whole crop of the vnsu- j
ing season were now ready for sale, it would be ea
sy to find purchasers. At Burlington, N’. J., 1
where they have extensive Cocooneries, a sale of 1
2,430 trees was made a few days since, by Mr. J
Gummere, for $2,500, and another of a thousand 1
select trees for $2,000, being two dollars each.—
A. V. ( 'uminerclnl.
The Lynchburg Virginian has the following ar
ray of facts allowing the relations existing between
certain lending members and presses of the admin
istration party and the Abolitionists:
"In New York, the Evening Post, tho organ
of the democratic parly, is a decided abolitionist,
though not so violent as Win. Lloyd Garrison, In
New Hampshire, the brother of Levi Woodbury,
(Secretary, “is chief cook and bottle-washer”
among these modern Pharisees. In Vermont, the
Van Buren candidates for (Secretary of (Slate and
Lieutenant Governor at the last election were offi
cers of Abolition (Societies; and the two last demo
cratic (Stale Conventions, held in the Common
wealth, openly expressed abolition principles. In
Massachusetts, a large portion of tho Van Bun'll
papers are abolitionists—of the 200 Van Buren
mendiers of the last Legislature of that Slate, only
six voted ag„in..i die abolition resolutions adopted,
: after being earnestly advocated, among others, by
1 Seth \\ bilemarsh, who headed the Van Buren
Electoral Ticket, and by F. Bowman, another \ an
Buren member who said that “he believed the re
solutions would dissolve the Union, but he should
nevertheless give his vote,’ —that late democratic’
candidate lor Congress in the Boston District,
. Aimisu N\ alker, is a leading abolitionist, as is George
I Bancroft, recently appointed by Mr. Van Buren
( collector of the port of Boston. Judge Morton.
I their standing candidate for Governor for the last
fifteen years, Alexander 11. Everett, one of their
new converts, and many others of less note. In
Rhode Island, Dntee J. Pearce, the Aan Huron
leader, heads the Abolitionists likewise. In Ohio,
Thomas Morris, the Van Buren (Senator, their tile
’ j leader.
i*
v A Ukvou tion x«y Vktkuav.— During the
n ("Session ol t ourt at this place, last week, we ol>-
x served an aped man sitting in the court-room, by
h ] the side of bis honor Judge O'Neal. His figure
was in:inly and was once stout, but was now bowed
down by the decrepitude of years. As be raised
is i bis venerable form, in the beuutilnl language of
1 Gray,
f, i "Hishoary hair.”
Streamed like meteor to the troubled air.
Me appeared before the Court, in order to ealali
v I I> hi> claim lo a pension for revolutionary seivi
ees. Me stated that his name was Solomon, that
n i he wa - now S 3 years of age, that he was liorn in
, \ irgmia, that he came to this state in the earlv
jnirt of the revolution, and was engaged in several
expedition init.thal he was at Columbia wdieu it
i was known by tito 11*1 me of I ayior s Plantation,
and that he was now living in Edgefield District,
H. 0.
What initrhty changes have taken |>laec since
the days ofhisyouth ! 'i'lio primeval forests have
disappeared, and towns and villages now grace the
places where once stood the wigwams ot the sav
age Hed men. This war-worn veteran presented
himself to ask from his country a little pittance to
soothe his declining years. The venerable men of
’7ll are fast passing away from our midst. In a
few more years, the last one will have gone to
“That bourne whence no traveller returns.”
Let them be honored wherever they arc seen—
li t them be welcome to every man’s dwelling.—
Edf'ejield Advertiser, 'l'dit Inst.
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGU S T A .
Tin; HSU AY MORNING, NOVEMBER I.
<fj‘ We have repeatedly received letters from
some of our subscribers at liuckcrsvillc, Elbert
county, complaining severely that they do not re
ceive their papers until one week after they arc due.
Wc nov stale distinctly, as we have often assured
our friends in that quarter, that the fault is not at
our office! We do not know where it is, but have
very strong suspicion* that it lies with the Post
Office, at Elbcrton. The Ruckersville packet is
regularly put into the Post Office here the day be
fore the mail closes, in company with the packets
lor Darby’s, Double Branches, Lincolnton, Goshen
Petersburg!!, and Elbcrton, and we never have
complaints of failures at either of those offices.
I he same mail carries them all; but Ruckersville
lies beyond all the above named places, and Eiber
ton is the last office through which they pass be
fore they arrive at Ruckersville, The complaint is
not that the papers do not arrive at all,but that they
are detained a week beyond their time, and wc be-
I'Cvc the// are detained at Elbcrton,purposely ! !
It there are any more failures for the future, we
beg of our friends at Ruckersville, to inform us
forthwith, and we will take immediate steps to trace
°nt the cause siiid expose the ollcuder; and we re
quest all Post-masters between this place and El
berton, to notice particularly whether our packet
lor Ruckersville, passes through their offices regu
larly. In future our packet for that place, will have
the inscription upon it “From Chronicle and
Sentinel Office,” in order that It may be known.
Tlie ('harleston papers announce the appearance
ol host in that city and express the opinion that all
danger from the Fever is at an end.
Ale die nl College of Georgia.
In this day’s paper will he found an advertise
ment of the Medieid College of Georgia, hy which
it wih he seen that the exercises of this .Institu
tion eoa'menee on Monday 12th inst. We are ■
highly gral.’dcd to learn that the prospects of the
institution art' much brighter than they ever were
before, and it is .anticipated that there will he sev- 1
rnty or eighty stu. Ic.’Os during the approaching
i
ern i.
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The Augusta Mirror. (
Our readers are already aware that a literary
lapor of the above name luis be en started in this t
■ity hy W. T. Thompson, although there are no
loubt many of them who have nfeve.’ seen it. It f
s issued semi-monthly, in q form sim.ila rto that ol j
he JVevv-Vork Mirror, beautifully pr.n’cd, and j
ontaining a great variety of excellent a.u. 1 into- 1
csting articles. Indeed it is hy far the best hte- v
ary paper ever attempted in Georgia,and deserves a
he support and patronage of her people. Wccoj.y \
rom the last numlier the following list of prizes ~
or the host original essays. t.
Prize Compositions. S
As it is desirable to commence the publication of h
>ur prize articles early in the ensuing month, wo J
lope those who have not forwarded their composi
tions to us, will do so ns soon as possible, in order
that the committee to whom they are to he submit- u
toil may have ample time to decide upon their re- o
spective merits. u
In selecting the following gentlemen, we have
been governed hy a desire to do justice to the com- s
petitors for the prizes offered, and we announce
their names with the confidence that their repute- I
lion for taste and talents id too well known, to ad- v
mil a doubt that their decisions will he other than
just. The following named gentlemen will consti
tute the
r.ITV.II 111 Y CO M MITT KB.
HON. JOHN W. WILDE,
REV. A. N. CUNNINGHAM,
CART. E. STARNES,
HON. A. U. LONGSTREET.
Wc are not aware thatthere is any competition (
for tlu> prizes olfered for the heat “ Poem,” or for
the host “Biography of a distinguished Southern 1
character.;’ We sincerely hope, for the honor of
the south, that we may not lie without competitors (
for these prizes. We are sure that .there is no
lack of material for the latter, nor of genius among 1
■our citizens for both, and if the public are not fa
vored with articles on all the subjects enumerated
in our list of prizes, the fault will not rest with us —
for wc have appealed to southern feeling and south
ern genius by every means in our power, which
our respect for southern character would allow us
to adopt.
The following is the list of prizes for which we
solicit competition, ami which we will hehappv to
award, according to th -- decisions of the committee.
For the best tale,
founded upon incidents connected with the early
history of Georgia or South Carolina, wc propose
to give, the latest edition of the complete Works
of Si a Walter Scott, with a Biography, and
his last additions and illustrations comprising up
wards of 7000 pages royal octavo.
For the best Inle,
the author to make choice of the incidents, locality,
&c, will he awarded, a splendid edition of Bc i.-
wF.u sanit M auhv att s Anv ms, complete.
For the best Poem,
not to make more than half a page of the Mirror,
w ill be awarded, a beautiful edition of Byuon’s
Wohks.
For the best Essay,
on the subject ot Political Economy, will be given
Hi v ll; , Smoi.i.ft a nii Mii.mu's History op
E n*! i. an it, in four large elegantly bound volumes
with illustrations, maps, Ac.
For the best Biography,
of a distinguished southern character, w ill he
awarded the Lives of the Signers of the
Df.ci.ar ation ok Inkkpkmiencf in four large
elegantly bound volumes, with the autograph and
portrait of each.
For the best description of Georgia
Scenery.
will lie given a copy of Noble anii Rose’s Lvmi
scvpeli i a stu ati o n s in I vol., quarter comprising
upwards of 100 tine steel engravings.
To each of the above prizes w ill 1,,. a ,bled ope
v car's subscription to the Mirror.
A paragraph in the New \ oik Commtrcinl Ad
vertiser, stales that letters have been received in
London, from Messrs. Grey & Lushington, who
sailed from the Cap.; of Good Hope a year ago,
with tin’ design of exploring the interior of New
Holland, from the North West coast, announcing
the failure of the expedition through the hostility
of the natives. The party succeeded only in tra
velling about 70 miles inward, and wmre then for
ced to return, having been attacked by a superior
force. Mr. Grey was wounded with a spear.
The Count de Survilliers (says the Philadelphia
National Gazette,) is about to become a resident of
this city, and intends to erect a handsome mansion,
in the course of the next summer.
Mr. Van A m m uon and one of his tigers, were
logo up in a balloon, from Vauxhall Garden, Lon
don, September 27th.
Sickness nt Knoxville, Tcini.
A slip from the office of the Knoxvile Register
of the 10th ult., announces that the sickness still
prevails there with but little abatement. The
same paper says that the Hon. Hugh L. White
is so far convalescent from his recent attack of the
prevailing epidemic, as to la; able to take exercise
on horseback.
From our Correspondent.
Baltimore, October 32d, 1838.
Returns have been received from seventy coun
ties which give the following votes for Governor,
of Ohio.
Shannon, (Van Buren,) 95,05!)
Vance, 88,075
Shannon’s majority, 0.984
The two counties to be heard from gave Vance
and Harrison majorities, a little upwards of 100.
'The Whigs have elected eight members of Con
gress, and the Van Buren party eleven.
Mr. Cai.iiou v, and his fellow-Van Burenitcs
in South Carolina, will perhaps rejoice to leant
that this State has gone against the Whigs, in
consequence of ten or twelve thousand abolition
ists giving their votes for the candidates who sup
port the “Northern man with Southern princi
ples.” The course of Mr. Senator Mounts, nt
the last session in reference to Abolition, is well
known to your readers. He met Mr. Calhoun’s
agitating resolutions with a series of propositions
of the most pernicious character, and by all his
speeches and votes proved himself to be heart and
soul with the. Abolitionists. His term is about to
expire. The whole force of the Ohio Abolition
ists was called into the field to secure his re-elec
tion, and tin; Governor and Assembly were voted
for by the Abolitionists in reference not to any
Sub-Treasury question, or any other National sub
ject of policy; but with a view to place the Abo
litionist Morris in the Senate of the United States.
V our readers who never see the Globe will be
glad to learn that its conductors have at last given
an official authoritative definition of “ Federalism”
as understood by them, and Mr. Van Buren.
“ Hostility to the Government” says the
Globe, “is the original sin of Federalism.’
What a powerful party in the country must be 1
the Federal party according to this definition !
What lots of Federalists there must be in Geor
gia ! What a Federal sentiment that which was
placed at the head of one of the Georgia news
papers “Anti-Van Buren, Bank or no Bank!”
What a Federalist was Mr. Calhoun, when he
was daily delivering those tremendous phillippics
against the public plunderers ! and Mr. Pickens,
when he proclaimed “ war uncompromising war”
.Against them !—and Grille, when he stigmatized
t.Vm as “rogues and royalists.” What Federal
State’s arc North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, New
Jersey J
If you have any real old Federalists of the an
cient Hamilton school, pray tell them how their
original sin cun be washed away in the pure waters
of Van Burcnbmr : and oh, do warn Messrs. Daw
son, Alford, Ilnbor.sham, and their friends on the
Slate Rights ticket, that if they oppose the Admin
istration they will commit an “original sin” which
will exclude them from the title of “republicans.”
Public meeting,.
In pursuance of public notice, a meeting of the
citizens of Burke County was held at the Court
House on Wednesday the 29th Get., for the pur
pose of appointing delegates to the State Commer
cial Convention to be bolden at Millcdgevile on
the 2nd Monday in November,
On motion, Abel Dewis. Esq., was called to the
Chair, and N.L. Sturges, Esq,, appointed Secre
tary.
The object of the meeting being briefly stated
by Col. Thomas Moore Berrien, he offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
Resolved, That Mulford Marsh, Esq., Gen. Jo
seph 1). Thomas, Col. Augustus H, Anderson,
Col. George H. Harris, and Col. George W. Ev
ans, be and they arc hereby appointed Delegates to
represent the county of Burke in the State Com
mercial Convention to be bolden at Milhvdgcville
on the 2nd Monday in November, and that said
delegates who may accept the appointment, have
the power to till all vacancies which may be occa
sioned in said delegation by non acceptance or re
signation.
On motion of Mulford Marsh, Esq.,
Resolved, That Alexander J. Lawson, Thomas
Moore Berrien, Harmon Hurst, and William ,1.
Paterson, Esq., be and are hereby appointed Dele
gates for the county of Burke, for the nomination
ot a candidate for the Gubernatorial Chair of Geor
gia, from the State Rights party, provided a Con
vention for that purpose beheld during the session
of the Legislature.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
published in the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel.
The meeting then adjourned.
ABEL LEM IS, Chairman.
N. L. Stuhoes, Scc’y.
Coroners’ Inquest.
A Coroners Inquest was bolden over the body
ol Daniel Mack, (a native ot Ireland, but for some
years a citizen of this place) on the 19th inst. Ver
dict.—'‘dentil In/ infcmperance."—Athens Whiz.
j
l'r<.lfl“ Snithetn il WonT*. ™
The Cherokces.
The following extract of a letter, under date of
the 15th instant, from Gen. Scott to Gov. Gilmer,
will lie found interesting to such of our readers as
are desirous of obtaining correct information in re
gard to the emigration of the Chorokees. It puls
to rest the many slanderous and false reports pro
mulgated previous to the late election in this State
from sinister motives, and shows that Gen. Scott, as
well as the Executive of this State, have, unitedly,
done all in their power to bring things to a just and
happy termination :
Head Quaiitf-hs, Eastern Division,
Cherokee Ag ney, Oct. 13, 1838. 5
“The Cherokces, as it is known, were divided
into two political parties—friends and opponents of
the treaty of New Echota. Os the former there
were remaining east, in May last, about 500 souls
of the. latter including 376 Crocks,* a little more
than 15,000. About 2,500 of the anti-treaty party
were emigrated in June last, when (on the 19th)
the movement was suspended by my order, until
the first of September, on account of the heat and
the sickness of the season. The suspension was
approved by the War Department, in anticipation,
by an order to that effect, received a few days later.
The Indians had already, with but very few excep
tions, been collected by the troops, and I was fur
ther instructed to enter into the arrangement with
the Delegation, (Mr. John Koss, and his col
leagues,) which placed the removal of the 12,500,
immediately into their own hands.
“The drought, which commenced in July and
continued till the end of September, caused the
loss of a month in the execution of the new ar
rangement. Four detachments are, however, now
in march for the West; three or four others will
follow this week, and as many more the next—all
by land, 900 miles—for the rivers arc yet very
low. The other party, making asmall detachment,
is also on the road, after being treated by the Uni
ted States, in common with their opponents, with
the utmost kindness and liberality. Recent reports
from these five detachments, represent, as I am
happy to say, the whole as advancing with alacrity
in tlic most perfect order. The remainder of the
tribe arc already organized into detachments, and
each is eager for precedence in the march—ex
cept the sick and decrepit, with a few of their
friends as attendants, who will constitute the last
detachment, and which must wait for the renewal
of steam navigation.
“By the new arrangemens not an additional
dollar is to be paid by the United States to, or on
account of, the Cherokces. The whole expense
of the removal, as before, is to be deducted from
the monies previously set apart by the treaty and
the late act of Congress in aid thereof.
“ Among the party of 12,500, there has prevailed
an almost universal cheerfulness since the date of
the new arrangement. The only exceptions were
among the North Carolinians —a few of whom,
tampered with by designing white men, and under
the auspices alluded to above, were induced to run
back, in the hope of buying lands and remaining
in their native mountains. A part of these delu
ded Indians have already been brought in by the
troops, aided by Indian runners sent by Mr. Ross
I and his colleagues, and the others arc daily expect
ed down by the same means.
“In your State, lam confident there are not left
a dozen Indian families, and the head of each is a
citizen of the United States.
“ For the aid and courtesies I have received from
Georgia, throughout this most critical and painful
service, I am truly thankful, and
I have the honor to remain, with high considera
tion,
Your Excellency’s most obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
* The whole number found here the last summer —
most of whom had long been domesticated with the
Cherokces, and with whom many of their warriors
fought by our side at the battle of the Horse Shoe.
Consignee** per S. Carolina Rail Routl.
October 31, IS3B.
W. O. Price, J. Rosseau, W. Allen, B. W. Force
& Co., R. C. Baldwin, A. Saball, R. Barber, W. JO. &
J. U. Jackson, (J. T. Dnrtic, A. Z. Banta, C. & R.
Ives, L. Dwellc, E. D. Cook, C. F. Hoffman, J. Nor
ton, Huntingdon tt Son, J. S. Hutchinson, Kerrs &
Hope, A. VV. Walton, Rathbone & Baker, Sileox &
Brothers, A. Frederick, W. Berry, J. Bonier,Rankin,
Boggs & Co., F. Lamback & Co., Could, Buckley &
Co., J. Bonner, M. Frederick, C. Batty, S. ,B. Roll,
F. H. Cook, T. Dawson, Baird & Rowland, J. W.
Batchelor, S. Kneeland & Co., E. Mustin, E. B. Beall,
Stovall & Simmons, Geo. Parrott, it. L. Jeffers,G. 11.
Taylor, J. F. Benson.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, October 29.
Cleared —Ship Macon. Knowles, New York ; brig
Now Hanover, Carty, Philadelphia; brig Oglethorpe
Sanners, Baltimore.
Arrived —Steamboats New York, Wright, Black
Creek; Cincinnati, Brooks, Gareys Ferry; Duncan
Macßae, Colvin, Augusta; Chatham, Wray, do;
Oglethorpe, Dillon, do.
Went to sen —Ship Macon, Knowles, New York;
Brig New Hanover, Carty, Philadelphia; Brig Ogle
thorpe, Sanners, Baltimore.
Charleston, October 31.
Arrived yesterday —Br barque Ganges, Corken,
Liverpool; schr Mary, Pope, Kenncbunk, Me.; schr
Susan, Benjamin, Thomas, Beaufort, N. C.
Cleared —Schrs Copper, Shannon, Portsmouth, N.
H.; United States, Bridges, Waecamaw,S. C.; steam
packet Georgia, Hollins, Baltimore.
Augusta Benevolent Society.
The Committees for the ensuing month arc as fol
lows :
Division No. I.—Mr. ,1. W. Meredith, Mr. Wm.
H. Oak man, Jr., Mrs. F. Meredith, Miss Susan
Brenan.
Division No. 2.—Mr. Wm. E. Jackson, Mr. Wm.
Haines, Mrs. Trumhlcy, Mr. Douglass.
Division No. 3. —Mr. M. Wilcox, Mr. E. Heard,
Mrs. A. Whitlock, Mrs. Heard.
oct 29 C. F. STURGES, Sec’ry.
WARREN sir'RIFF’S S LR.
be sold at the court bouse door in said
V V county, on the first Tuesday in January next,
between the usual hours of sale, the following prop
erty, vis: three Negroes, Dick, a man fifty years of
age ; Raymond, a boy 11 years old, and Bartley, a
boy 10 years old, levied on as the property of
Haynes 8. Ryan, to satisfy one mortgage ti. fa. in
favor of Thomas Gibson, administrator on the estate
of Dennis L. Ryan, deceased.
JAMES HALL, Dep’y. Sh’ff.
October 30,1838, td
HOSIERY, GLOVES, &c.
FJN H- W\ A3 I & Co. have received and open
| , ed a very large and well assorted stock of
Men’s Women’s Misses,boy’s and children’s Hosiery,
of all sizes and qualities, among which are the fol
lowing :
Men’s superior Lamb's Wool and Merino Hose and
half Hose
Do stout and heavy Woolen halftlose
Women’s lib. "id white Cashmere Hose, a new and
superior r li-le.
Do Lamb’s Wool and Merino Hose, assorted
Do white, brown and black cotton Hose
Misses white and brown chocked and plain cotton
Hose
Do and children’s Lamb’s Wool and Merino Hose
Boy’s worsted Merino and Lamb’s Wool do
Black and white silk Hose and half Hose, assorted
White, colored and black silk and Kid Gloves
Long white Kid Gloves
Men’s Hoskin and Buckskin Gloves
Do fine Merino and heavy Woolen Gloves
Do colored, black and lined Berlin do
ALSO,
A full assortment of Bombazine, Satin and Mode
Stocks, made to order, and cut narrow, and line Linen
Collars - Oct 22
SPLENDID I!LACK SILKS.
O NOW DEN k SHEAR have received this day
m ■ f 'T N r V i' l r rk ’, : ' l:ir S p M TPI,v of superior
mart*: A'llks for Ladies dresses of the richest lustre
to which they respectfully invite the attention ,)(’ 1
the l adies, oft 27
Vki,e<.r: or ceoihgl
Ell HE Exercises ol this Institution will be , * '-I
led on Monday, tlio of November
o’clock the College building will he thrown one ' B
visiters, and at 1-2, M. the Introductory LocturoV':'l
he delivered by Dr. Joseph A. Eve, ouc of the
The public, la lies and gentlemen are respects I
invited to visit the College and attend the ever ■B
of that day.
On the following morning, (Tuesday) at 9 0 V I
precisely, the course of Lectures will commence!l
the anatomical theatre. ‘‘l
Students on arriving will please apply to the It. I
or any one of the Faculty for boarding houses s-.^H
PAUL F. EVE, Dean of the )B>
Faculty Med. Col. Geo
November 1, IS3S. sw3t H
Ttr I<;I IT SCHOOL. —The subscriber haTomJpß
UN Night School in tlllis city at bis school ro.iV I
on the south side of Ellis street, a few doors
Centre street. Tuition, in advance, per quarter
twelve weeks, sfi ; for lights and fuel $l. I
nov 1 Uv W. il. BRICKETT. I
SUG A U", M <)!. ASSESA A !> S ALT,' H
HDDS Muscovado Sugar I
i) 30 birds Molasses, good quality I
400 sacks Salt, full size, for sale by I
nov I trw2w J. MEIGS. I
(1 ACTION. —All persons are hereby caiitio r *ll
J not to trade for, or in any manner to reoeu ( I
two notes drawn by tire subscriber in favor of Ms I
Pollock, or bearer, inasmttclt as tire condifuti II
for which said notes were given have not been ecu. I
plied with, and that tire subscriber will therefore n« H
pay them. Said notes were last in the possession o( H
Win. Glover. L. C.DUGAS. K 9
Augusta, November 1,1838. 3t I
J" "AC its ON STREET IC fc I
Annual Meeting of this Company will tskeH
place on Monday evening rrext, at tire Globe Hotel H
at 7 o’clock. Stockholders arc requested to be panel I]
trial in their attendance. I
nov 1 td ISAAC MOISE, Sec’y. & Trcas, |
NEW STORE. - ■
i \V. WALTON & Co. have just received, am; II
2 V • are now opening a general assortment of Stal f|
pie and Fancy Dry Goods, which they offer for sale I I
try wliolesalc or retail, at their store, on the north 11
side of Broad street, opposite Messrs. Gould & lluiv. 1,1
ley’s grocery store. ts nov 1 f|
LAND AND T’EURY FOR SALE." [ I
XX/TLL he sold on the premises, on Saturday, thr 11
ft 22d day of December rrext, that well know I •
tract of land in Abbeville District, Sorrth Carolina, I I
fottr miles fr om Barksdale Ferry, ott the Cambridn I]
road, for many years lielonging to the Mathesoas, fl
containing 600 acres; also, the Ferry across Little I-J
river, which, added to tire tract of land, makes the [I
situation valuable. The terms of sale will Ire liberal,
and those that) wish to purchase tire place will du ||
well to attend the sale, as the subscribers are deter- II
mined to sell it. J. E. GROCE, Agent \
for M. A. Simmons, and Frances Mathcson. 11
November 1, 1838. td
Georgia, Citv of' Angositn :
CfOURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—It appearin: II
Jto the Court by the Sheriff’s return that Hem 11
Bird was duly summoned to attend this CoqrtJW K
Special Juror at August Term, 1838, and he iaffing I
to appear, it is ordered that he be fined in the sum of I
Twenty Dollars, unless satisfactory excuse he ren- |
dered on or hefore the first day of next term, (second 1
Monday in November.)
It likewise appearing that John C. Head, Caleb
Peas, Thomas Davis, John B. Gould, Justus Buiko-M
ley, were duly summoned to attend as Petit Jurors i
at the August Term last of this Court, and failing to j
appear, ordered that they he each lined tire sum of i
'Fen Dollars, unless sufficient excuse be rendered on Ej
or before tire first day of next Term, it being the 3d . 1
Monday in Novembcrjnoxt.
HENRY ROBERT, Clerk.
nov I It
WILL lie sold on Wednesday, I2th December
next, all tire perishable properry lielonging
to the estate of Thomas J. Wright, deceased, late of■;
Columbia county, consisting of horses, cattle, hogs,
corn and fodder, plantation tools, household and
kitchen furniture, one ox cart and oxen, and many .
other articles too tedious to mention. Tcnns made I
known on the day of sale.
O. W. BALDW IN, Administrator.
November I, 1838. w2t
m uKk sheriff iiifia.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in December '
next, at the court house door in tire town of j
Waynesboro, between the usual hours of sale, the (
following property, viz: four hundred and eighty one
acres of land, more or loss, lying on Jobler, adjoining
lands of Henry and Jordan Heath, and Telfair; levied
on as the property of W. C. Bates, to satisfy three
li. fas. issued from a Justices’ Court, in favor of ‘
James P. Allen, and others, vs. said \V. C. Bates.—
Levied on and returned to me by a constable.
Also, seventy acres of land, more or less, lying no 1
Jobler, adjoining lands of Sarah Gcss,and Thomas J. I
Dixon, levied on as the property of Seth Royal ami
Moses Griifin, to satisfy two fi. fas. issued from a
Justice’s Court, in favor of Samuel IL Buxton, vs.
said Seth Royal and Moses Griffin. Levied on and
returned to me by a constable.
W. B. DOUGLASS, Sheriff.
November 1, 1838. td
Georgia, ilmic county:
By the Court of Ordinary of Burke county.
XXT’II ERF.AS Benjamin D. Hill, administrator of
II William Whitfield, deceased, late of said
county, has petitioned said court for letters dismis
sory.
These arc therefore to cite all persons interested,
to be and appear before said court, on the first Mon
day in May next, to file their objections, if any they
have, otherwise said letters will he granted.
By order of said Court, this 29th October, 1838.
nov 1 q’. i|. BLOUNT, U. Clerk.
VALUABLE TOWN IPROPERTY FOR
SALE.
THE subscribers offer for sale the following vain
ble property in the flourishing town of Craw
fordville, to wit: three-fourths of an acre on the
north side of the public square, suitable for building
a tavern or a house of residence, or houses for vari
ous kinds oi merchandise. This lot will be sold in
sizes to suit purchasers. One other vacant lot lying
north of the above, and on the north side of the
Georgia Rail Road, containing one acre, suitable for
a private residence. Also, one other lot on the prin
cipal street, two doors below the south-east eorner
and next door above the tavern of Messrs. Seott (Sc
Chaffin. This lot is perfcctly.preparcd (having on it
an excellent store house) for selling goods. All the
above property will be sold low for cash.
.1. 11. 11. SHACKELFORD & Co,
Apply to J. 11. B. Shackelford, and in case of ab
sence, to 1.. W. Shackelford, who Is our duly author
ised agent.
Crawfordvillo, Ga. November 1, 1838. wlm
Georgia, Scriveu county:
WH EREAS John Williams applies for letters-of
administration, de bonis non, with the will
annexed, on the estate of Henry Magee, deceased t
These are therefore to cite, summon and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said
deceased, to he and appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law, to shew cause, if any they
have, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal at office, this 26tb
October, 1838. JOSHUA PERRY, Clerk,
oct 30
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
RiUriLL be sold at the late residence of John
y V Perry, deceased, near Wrightsboro, Colum
bia county, on Tuesday the 4th day of December
next, between the lawful hours of sale, all the per
ishable property of said deceased, consisting of corn,
fodder, the present crop of cotton in the bale, horses,
hogs and cattle, plantation tools, household and
kitchen furniture, with other articles too tedious to
enumerate. The negroes will be hired till 2oth
December following. Sale to continue from day to
day till all is sold. Terms at sale.
BIRD PERRY, ExT.
October 27, 1838. td
WAKRENTON ACADEMY.
FBUIK Trustees of Ibis institution arc happy to
U state to the public that they have procured the
services of John Monaghan for the next year, w)wt
will open the School on the first Monday in Jannarjt
next. The reputation of Mr. Monaghan, the exer
tions of the Trustees now making and to be contin
ued, the health and accessibility of Warrenton, pre
sent strong claims to public attention and patronage.
All the branches of Academic and Collegiate instruc
tion will be taught. Terms of tuition and board
reasonable.
Trustees. —Henry * Lockhart, William P. Butt
Joint Moore, S. \V. Smyth, P. N. Maddux.
By order of the Board,
G. V. NEAL, Secretary,
oct 31 w9t