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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 15.
From our Correspondent.
Milledoeville, May 13th.
The Convention met this morning at 9 o’clock.
Mr, Dougherty, of Troup, offered a resolution
with a view to cut off further discussion, by set
tling the principle whether the Convention shall
bo hound by the restrictions of the Legislature;
hut after provoking a discussion ot one hour, Mr.
D. withdrew his resolution. In the course ot
this debate, the right of the Legislature to instruct
or restrict the Convention, was discussed by sev
eral of the speakers, particularly by Messrs. Ste
phens, of Taliaferro, and Kenon, of Baldwin,
who opposed that right, and Mr. King, of Rich
mond, who advocated it. The withdrawal of the
resolution stopped the debate on this subject.
The Convention then went into committee of
the whole on the report of the Committee of 30,
on the organization of the Senate. Messrs. Gin
sox, of Upson, Davis, of Lee, and Battle, of
Marion, severally addressed the House, the two
latter in speeches of considerable length.
Mr. Hull, of Clark, offered a substitute, giv
ing each judicial district four Senators, making
40 in all; which he accompanied with a few re
marks explanatory of his views.
Mr. Springer, of Carroll, opposed it in a few
remarks, as also did Messrs. Strickland, Tipt,
and Hunter.
Mr. Hunter offered a substitute for the whole,
providing for the Senate to remain as it now is,
one member from each county.
The proposition of Mr. Hunter was lost by
a large majority.
The substitute of Mr. Hull was also rejected,
and the report of the Committee then adopted,
and on adivision the yeas wore 176—a majority.
The Committee then rose, reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. Gamble moved to re-commit the report to
the Committee of 30, with instructions to arrange
the (Senatorial districts, so as to leave political
parties as near us possible in their present relative
conditions, in the Senate. This producing some
debate, and with it some feeling, Col. Gamble
withdrew it.
The Convention then adjourned till 3 o’clock
this evening.
Your readers will observe that ever since the
Committee of 30 made their report, the Conven
tion has been going through that report, and dis
cussing, passing upon it section by section, in
Committae of the whole House. It may not be
unacceptable that I should sum up briefly, what
has been done thus far. It has been determined
-Ist. That each county in the state shall he en
titled to one member in the House of Represen
tatives,
2d. Every county having a representative pop
ulation of six thousand, shall he cntitlod to one
additional member, making two.
3. Every county having a representative pop
ulation of twelve thousand, shall ho entitled to
two additional members, making three.
4. That Senatorial districts shall he formed by
throwing together two contiguous counties
throughout the state, without regard to popula
tion.
It now only remains to adjust the arrangement
of the counties into districts, and the labors of
the Committee of the whole will then report the
result of its labors to the Convention, when the
whole matter will have to be gone through with
again, and the yeas and nays recorded on the va
rious propositions submitted.
We shall this evening ascertain beyond doubt,
whether it is the intention of the Union party to
make use of its power in the Convention, so to
arrange the Senatorial districts as to ensure to
themselves a permanent majority in that body.
What has been done thus far is so unreasonable
and unjust to the populous counties, that it does
not deserve to be ratified; and if to all this be su-
Jperadded a party organization of the Senate, I am
confident that it never w'ilt he.
I send you a continuation of the debate on
Saturday last—the speeches of Messrs. Davis, of
Lee, and Wofford.
niIDATE IX CONVENTION.
Saturday, May 11th, 1839.
I The Housthaving resolved itself into Com
mittee of the yhoic, on tha report of the Com
mittee of 30, portion of the report organiz
ing the Senate, fcn.g under consideration—
» Mr. BerrienV Chatham, moved to agree to
[f X the report. \
-i* Mr. Dawson, ouhreene, expressed the hope
that the motion of l Vcntlemen from Chatham
Woul.d not prevail. *\vas opposed to the plan
of la ying out the Stark Senatorial Districts,
with reference entirely t^|-r- ,tory, 0 ry, and without
regar d to population. was not in ac
corda nee with the principled form of gQy _
•rnim ?nt. Territory is a ' ro X|. C p r p gente( j ; n
the E louse, each countybeing V j mem .
bet v jithout reference to populat\ t h c Sen
ate tihould therefore be ;
•nee to the popular supremacy. \ plan re
ported by the Committee would operate most
unequally. The Counties of Meriwether and
Talbot, with a representative population of 23,-
000, would have the same weight in the Senate
as other districts containing but 4,000. In the
district the power of territory is already as 8 to
1 in the House, and now it is proposed to make
it otol in the Senate. Upon what principle?
bhall population make all the concessions?
Surrender every thing to territory ? The larger
counties have acted with liberality in surrender
ing to territory in the House, and were unwilling
to surrender every thing to it in the Senate. In
forming the representation in the General As
sembly, some regard ought to be had to taxation,
a high regard to population, and some to territory.
I will not hero vote to deprive population of all
influence, nor will I vote to ratify it before the
people. It is yielding the political power of the
state to a minority—one third will control two
thirds. You cannot prevent it under the two
county plan of the Committee. There is no
justice in giving to Merriwether and, Talbot no
more power than two other counties containing
only one fourth of their population.
Mr. Gamole, of Jefferson, said that the ques
tion before the Committee involved the most im
portant principle in the deliberations of the Con
vention. To the smaller counties we have given
each, one representative, which has been said to
be a concession. Sir, I hold that it is no con
cession ; it is a principle established long since .
it is a principle to be found in the representation
of almost every state, and not departed from, as
well as I recollect in but one State. It is not
unsettling a principle, but only carrying out one
already established. There has been no difficulty
in fixing the ratio for the House, and all the diffi
culty appears to be in adjusting the Senate. If
this were an original question it would be open,
and I acknowledge it would be equitable to be
governed by population. But reduction is the
main question, and we must accomplish all the
good we can, without endangering the ratification
by the people. We must not overact and do that
which will not be sanctioned. Depart from the
restrictions imposed by the Legislature, and all
our labor will be lost. For one, I consider myself
as acting under instructions; I will carry them
out so far as lam able. None will deny that
but for the act of the Legislature, we should have
had no Convention, for we shall never have one
by the voluntary action and movement of the
people. It is vain to expect it. The Legislature
will never reduce itself, and it is our duty to car
ry out the recommendations of the act as adopted
by the people. They have elected us under that
act, at the time and place and in the manner pre
scribed by it, and we cannot now go beyond it.
We are bound by its provisions as instructions
and must reduce the representation equally. [
admit that the inequality in the House is increa
sed, but we can now reduce the Senate without
creating any further inequality. So fur as I have
heard the indications of public opinion, there is
no disposition to change the basis of territory in
the Senate. Public opinion in my section of
the State is in favor of retaining that basis, if it
can be arranged on proper terms, but if not, all
our labor will be lost.
Mr. Hopkins, of Mclntosh, addressed the
House. He said that the gentleman from Greene
had made an attack upon the small counties. He
thought it the duty of every member to sustain
the interests of his own county, and he for one*
should not prove recreant to his constituents. He
was not prepared to sacrifice his own interests.
That gentleman’s plan, it is true, will reduce and
curtail the number of the Legislature, but it
would destroy the rights of my constituents—
throw all power into the hands of the larger
counties, and destroy the very ground work of all
our rights. lam for confining the Convention
to the restrictions of the Legislature, and cannot
conceive how the rights of the large counties can
be endangered. Chatham county, which has a
representative population of 15,000, and pays
the largest tax in the State, has exhibited a wil
lingness to relinquish to the small counties an
equal power in the Senate, and I cannot conceive
why the up country counties are unwilling to
make the same concessions, or why they should
refuse to ratify.
Mr. Jenkins, of Richmond, said he felt aware
that the duty which the Convention was called
on to discharge in adjusting the representation
of the Senate, was one of great difficulty and
responsibility. Great, however, as they arc, if
we bring to the discharge of that duty a concilia
tory spirit—a disposition to do equal justice to all
the important interests involved in our delibera
tions, I do not hesitate to believe that the great
object for which we have been brought together,
may be accomplished, if not to the perfect satisfac.
tion of every section, at least in a manner which
will prove acceptable to the great body of the
people. Great as are the objections to the exist
ing state of things; great as are the evils inhe
rent in the present system, and necessary as a
reduction may be, I cannot, nevertheless, agree
to make mere reduction paramount to all other
considerations. I cannot agree, as gentlemen do>
to apply to our action upon this important ques
tion, the advice of the parent who told his son,
upon setting out in the world, «to get money,
honestly if he could, but to get money.” Gen
tlemen tell us to get redaction, fairly if we can,
but if not, get redaction any how—this is a prin
ciple upon which I, for one, am not willing to
i act.
I fully accord, that in adjusting the representa
tion in the General Assembly, the three great ele
ments of Territory, population and taxation,
should all be combined; and I propound to the
committee, the enquiry, which of these elements
is the most important! At the time of the adop
tion ol the existing system, the circumstances of
the State were peculiar; the counties were few
and large, and the population sparse ; now they
arc small and numerous, and many oflhem much
more populous than others. Ours is a govern
ment of the people,—a representative govern
ment in which the popular will should predomi
nate, and I ask, then, if the element of popula
tion is not the most important of the three.
Such is the theory of our government—it may be
slightly departed from iir practice, but it is our
duly to look to the popular will as the polar star.
I ask then, which is most likely to give expres
sion to the popular will, representation based upon
territory or upon population 1 The answer is
plain to the most unthinking mind —territory ns
large as a kingdom can never give expression to
the popular will. Adjust the representation up
on territory, and by thus placing power in the
hands of the few instead of the many, you sub
vert the form and principles of our government.
But we are told by gentlemen that we arc com
mitted by the terms of the act of the Legislature.
I, sir, am disposed to adhere to the act as far as it
is just, and am willing to admit that there issornc
plausibility in the argument that the people have
adopted what the Legislature enacted. But I
hold that we arc not bound by that act, further
than the extent of the oath we have taken to
touch no part of the Constitution except that in
relation to the representation in the General As
sembly. The act of the Legislature was not ob
ligatory upon the people, and cannot therefore be
binding upon us, who stand in luco populi. It
was only a recommendation to the people, the
sovereign power, to assemble in convention,
which the people were perfectly at liberty to re
gard or disregard. If they might disregard the
whole act, they are certainly not bound by any
of its particular restrictions.
But if we are bound by the act, does it not com
mand us in broad and unqualified terms to reduce
and equalize the General Assembly I This is
the general instruction, and is inconsistent with
the specific instructions to give to each county
one representative and to every two counties one
Senator ; and I hold that when the great and im
portant duty lobe performed is inconsistent with
certain specifications, that we are bound to carry
out the main principle even at the sacrifice of
the specifications. We are as much bound to
equalize as to reduce—the otiligalion to do one is
as great as the obligation to do the other. But
sir, under the plan of the committee it is all re
duction and no equalization—nay worse, for in
the House the inequality is increased, while in
the Senate it is proposed to continue it to the
same extent that it already exists. To reduce
without equalizing is to do but half our duty.
By the plan of establishing population as the ba
sis in the Senate, we both reduce and equalize—
we perform entire the general duty imposed upon
us.
The gentleman from Jefferson, (Mr. Gamdlf.,)
admits that the inequality is increased in the
House, but tells us for our consolation that we
can reduce the Senate without increasing any
further, the inequality. This may be a consola
tion to some but to me it is none—it is the con
solation which the tyrant offers to his rebellious
subjects when they arc about to rise, against his
iniquitous exactions, and he tells them if they
will only submit to what he has already imposed
upon them, he will impose no others—“boar
these, I will exact nothing further 1” But, sir,
gentlemen should go further; they should tell us
that inasmuchas we have frankly and cheerfully
surrendered to territory in the House, that they
are willing to make us a reasonable and j uat com
pensation in the Senate. Have they come here
in the professed spirit of concession and justice
and yet are prepared to offer us nothing belter,
but that which is worse than the evil to be reme
died I I tell gentlemen that if they expect the
large counties to ratify their acts, they must pro
duce more equality—they must make some com
pensation for the concession of one member in
the House to every county no matter how small.
It is nothing but reasonable and just.
Mr. Davis, of Lee, said that he was in favor of
full and free discussion of the important question
before the Convention. He felt himself bound
to oppose the views of the gentleman from Rich
mond who has just taken his scat, because it is
contrary to usage in the States of this Union, to
base the Senate upon any thing but territory. J n
the United Stales Senate, territory is th'j only
check, and if we must have equalization, it should
be in the House and not in the Senate. The
legislature have subjected us to restrictions, and
declared that in the construction of the Senate we
•hall do so by throwing two counties together.
I have heard it said that the Convention is sovc
reign, but it is not “so. The leginlaluro having
regulated the plan of our proceedings, fixed a day
for the election of delegates, the number to be
elected, and the purpose for which we arc assem
bled, and the people having adopted it, we arc
bound to act within the restrict ions. If the peo
ple were opposed to the restricUons, they should
have opposed the law and refused to have con
firmed it, by refusing to elect delegates.
In every State, territory is the basis of represen*
tation in the Senate, and as such is considered a
principal foundation, iam not opposed to the
principle advocated by the gentleman from Rich
mond, (Mr. J.) of equality of representation, an,]
I regret that it cannot be carried out; but I would
equalize where there should be equality—l would
have the House based on population and the Se
nate o» territory. Then the Senate will act as a
clipck upon tho House; but if both are represented
on the same principle, there is no check. 1 re
peal it, sir, the principle of territory being repre
sented in tho Senate, is a principle long established
and should not be departed from. If gentlemen
must have equality, let them seek it in the House
and not in the Senate.
Mr. Worsen a, of Habersham, said he did not
rise to make a speech, but as it was tho proper
time he would give some views of the important
matter before the House. Sir, it is my desire to
accomplish what we come here for ; to reduce
and equalize as near as possible and to do justice
to every section. Wc should reflect and try to
divest ourselves of all party feelings, and net with
out reference to political power. But sir, wc have
commenced wrong; if wc had have commenced
right, wc might soon have decided right; but wc
begun wrong and are still in confusion. Our in
terests all over the State arc the same, our rights
arc the same, and I am not afraid to trust any
honest man to legislate for mo, I dont care where
he comes from. I should feel that all my per
sonal rights, and rights of property, and my equal
rights in the government, safe in his hands. 1*
wc had have adopted the while basis, (I sec gen
tlemen smile,) we should have begun right, hut wc
have rejected it, and that is the cause of our being
in confusion. If an intelligent foreigner from
Europe was to listen to our debates, and read our
newspapers, he could suppose that ours was a
government o( equal rights to all freemen, and he
would bo astonished to be informed that such was
not the fact. Take au example. The Cherokee
and the Western Circuit have a free population
of eighty-eight thousand, while the Eastern and
Southern circuits have but forty-nine thousand—
only about one half, and yet the Cherokee and
Western have but thirty-six members, and the
Eastern and Southern thirty-three.—How does
this happen I Is it not wrong that eighty-eight
thousand Irccmcn shall have no more power than
forty-nine thousand ? Is it right 1 I defy you
to carry out the principle with justice. But the
gentleman from Greene, (Mn. Dawson) has got
up and looked about over the House in his plau
sible manner, and now says he, “I’m a fair man,
your plans are all wrong, mine’s right.” That
gentleman has great influence, I know, in this
House, hut air,let us go to facts! Greene county
has a white population of forty-four hundred—
there are hut few members from small counties,
but what represents as many freemen as that gen
tleman does, and yet he tells us that population
should govern ; hut the gentleman wants mixed
population to govern. I have the same confi
dence in the people of (he low country, that I
have in the up country. Is not a negro as valua
ble iu Alabama and Mississippi as he is in Geor
gia, and yet sir, other Southern States have not
lugged in the negro basis. Why shall we re
tain it? Because sir, it is to give political power!
As one of the Committee of thirty, I voted for the
two county system, because I did not believe that
we could get the Senate represented by our popu
lation on the proper basis. I will on popula
tion if the proper basis is established, and so will
the small counties ; but I will not if the federal
basis is to be adopted, for it will give a wrong di
rection to political power. lam wiling to com
promise political power, and I wont support any
plan to change the condition of parties. I was
sorry to sec (ive thousand was struck out ns the
ratio for two members—it don’t affect my county,
but it docs affect the Clicrokce counties. That
section of the country is dear to me, and it ought
to be to us all; and yet, wo adopt six thou
sand ns the ratio, there is but one county entitled
to two members. Before one year, all of them
hut two or three, will be entitled to two members,
but they cannot get them till the next census. I
hope wo shall arrange it so as to give that county
its proper right.
The. Great Cotton Case.
The New Orleans Bee of the 10th says: The
many speculations, —in opinion, we mean, not in
rollon, —indulged in of late by a portion of this
community, relative to the many and astounding
frauds, they supposed a legal investigation into
the very extensive operations of Mr. Vincent
Nolle, would doubtless developc to the public eye,
are all, it seems, ;o be brought to a more sudden
stand than even they promised in the cotton mar
ket. We understand, that by the very active
and effective efforts of Col. White, one of the at
torneys concerned in the case, tho whole matter
is happily settled—upon something like the fol
lowing terms, viz : The Citizens Bank agrees
to advance to the sellers of the cotton in litiga
tion, the amount, duo therefor, —upon the secu
rity of Noltc’s bills, endorsed by said vendors, —
the bank to become the trustee to sell the cotton
and meet the bills when they arrive at maturity
with the proceeds of sale.
I his we regard us a most fortunate issue of
this whole mutler; one for which, if wo are not
misinformed many planters are under great obli
gations to Col. White.
Death op Da. Cooper —The Columbia Tel
escope of the 11th instant says—“We have’on
ly room and time to announce, at the eve of the
publication of our paper, the death of our distin
guished fellow citizen Dr. Cooper, which took
place last night at one o’clock.”
J tic Chilicothe Gazette announces the death,
on the 2Sth uli, of Gen. Duncan McArthur, in
the bbth year of his age. He was one of the
earliest settlers and most distinguished citizens
of Ohio, and former Governor of the State.
Alhanv Charter Election.— The charter
election in the city of Albany has resulted in fa
vor of the Whigs by a majority of 321.
Tho Presbyterian Church Case.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hag ron
ilcrcd a decision in favor of the “ Old School,”
and granted a new trial. Tho annexed notice of
it is copied Iron) the Philadelphia National lla- ;
zctle:
i his morning Chief Justice Gibson read the '
opinion ol the Court on the motion for a new !
trial in the Presbyterian Church case. The opin
ion was brief, considering the mass of testimony,
and the length of argument submitted by the
counsel, staling, for the most part, merely tho
conclusions to which the court had arrived, with
out going into the reasons leading to such con
clusions. It is decided that tho “excluding re
solutions, as they are called, passed by the gen
eral assembly of 1837, were not only constitution
al, but also just; that they were not to he consid
ered in the aspect of a judicial sentence, hut as a
legislative act; that they did nothing more than
dissolve the four synods, which it was conceded
the assembly hud a right to do; that the act being
within the power of that body, its reasons (or per
forming it could not be reviewed by a civil tribu
nal ; and, ns tho consequence of all this, that the
persons churning t» bo commissioners from pres
byteries within the excinded synods, to the assem
bly ol 1838, had no color of right to seals in that
, body. Further, the court decided that while on
these grounds live proceedings of tho New School
had been unjustifiable, they had been in them
selves entirely irregular, even on the supposition
that the excluded commissioners had been enti
tled to seats; that Mr. Cleveland had no right to
(>ut a question to the house; that it was evident
that a separate organization was intended by the
New School, and that the jury hail given a ver
dict utterly inconsistent with the evidence.
Judge Rogers dissented from tho opinion, de
claring in a few words the adherence to his orig
inal judgement. A new trial was awarded.
The Weavers of Glasgow.
A highly interesting report in relation to hand
loom weavers, has recently been published by tho
llritish House of Commons. Wo learn from it
that out of 9085 looms in Glasgow, 287(i arc used
by heads of families, to whom they belong. Spe
cimens of their earnings are given, thus :
A man, his wife and four children, one ofwhieh
did not labor, gets 23s per week, or 3s lOd per
head. A man, his wife and five children, with
three ol the latter not working, earned Isis, 2d
per week, or 2s. 3 5-7 d. each person. Another
family, consisting of a man, his wife and two
children, 7s. 1 Id. per week, or Is. 11 jd. for caeh
person. A fourth family, of a man, his wife and
five children, only one of which worked, gained
only 7s. 2d. or Is. 0 2-7 d. each person per week.
I ha first and the last eases arc said tube extreme
cases, and the two middle cases are a nearer rep
resentation of the average.
The Packet Ship Westciikhter.— The
Westchester, which arrivedheic on the tilth from
New York, experienced very severe weather du
ring the early part of the voyage. She was so
crippled by her injuries that Captain Ferris, an
experienced and gallant seaman, was apprehen
sive at one time that she would never roach her
destination. She left New York, on the I4lh of
March. On tlie 24th. during a heavy gale, when
oil the Banks of Newfoundland, she struck an
iceberg with such force, that her figure-head, cut
water and bowsprit were instantly carried away.
In this concussion three men were killed, and a
fourth deeply injured. The shattered vessel was
found to he making water rapidly, and the pumps
were put in immediate requisition, which were
kept working day and night until her arrival.
This service was mainly performed by the steer- ’
age passengers, of which the Westchester hud
upward of thirty. After the first disaster, she
encountered terrilic musses of ice, through which
she ploughed in her disabled slate. For upward
of four miles the ice was level with her bulwarks.
A gale of four days continuance succeeded, and
being appr, hensive of foundering, the captain, to
increase her buoyancy, threw a valuable portion
of his cargo (500 chests of tea and 200 hales cot
ton) overboard. Hud the vessel been under the
guidance of a man of less nerve than Captain
I erris, it is questionable whether the good ship
Westchester would have ever reached the hanks
of the Mersey.— Liverpool Advertiser.
Shipwreck op the Brio Retrench, op
Greenock fob New York. —On Thursday af
ternoon, tho brig Hetrcnch, hound for New York,
with 73 passengers, sailed from Greenock, the
wind blowing fresh from the east, which was a
fair wind for the vessel. On Friday morning the
deep sea steamers brought the news to Greenock
that the Retrench was run ashore on the rocks
adjoining the Cunhrte lighthouse, and it blowing
a gale at the time, fears were entertained that tho
Vessel would he dashed to pieces, and all on hoard
perish. Tho Gulliver tug steamer was immedi
ately ordered off to the assistance of the unfortu
nate vessel, with a party of men, headed by Cap
tain Kennedy, harbourmaster, Greenock. On
the arrival of the steamer at the wreck it was blow
ing a perfect gale from the south-west, and it was
with considerable difficulty that the Gulliver
could reach the Retrench. But at last this wag
effected, and it was found that a buoy, with a rope
fastened to it,had been thrown from the Retrench
and had drifted ashore, and the islanders made it
fwst, by which moans communication was opened
with tho island, ami a number of female passen
gers were floated ashore on an empty chest. The
passengers were all safely landed by the Gulliver
1 at Greenock on Friday night but they will lose
all their luggage, provisions, See. as the vessel in
, nil probability will he a total meek.— Glasgow
Chronicle.
i Singular Origin of Jlonnonisni.
Tho hook of Mormon, or “ Golden Bible,” it
would seem, is the production of the Rev. Solo-
C rnon Spaulding, formerly pastor of a Presbyterian
church on the western Reserve in Ohio. While
- suffering under disease, to amuse himself and las
friends, he wrote an imaginary history of the
mysterious race of men who built the ancient
mounds and other works of art, which are scat
tered so profusely over the valley of the Missis
sippi. His manuscript falling into the hands of
wicked men has been perverted into the means of
building up the new sect of fanatics. The Rev.
John Htorrs, of Holliston, Mass., learning that
the willow of Mr. Spaulding was living at Mon
son, Mass., addressed her a letter, and obtained
the following narrative, which wo copy from the
Uoston Kfcorder.
Rev. Solomon Spaulding was a graduate of
Dartmouth College, and was distinguished for a
lively imagination and a great fondness for history.
At the time of our marriage, he resided in Cherry
Valley, N. V. From this place, we removed to
New Salem, Ashtabula County, Ohio, on Oo
nucaut Creek. Shortly after, his health sunk,
and he was laid aside from active labors. In New
Salem, there are numerous mounds and forts.
[ Those ancient rclic« arrest the attention of the
new settlers,—Ninnerous implements were found,
evincing great skill in the arts. Mr. Spaulding
look a lively interest in these developctnents of
antiquity ; and in order to beguile the hours of
retirement and furnish enjoyment for his lively
imagination, he conceived the idea of giving an
historical .sketch of that long lost race . Their
extreme antiquity of course,' would lead him to
write in the most ancient style, and as [the Old
i c slam cut is the most ancient hook in the world,
he imitated its style as nearly as possible. This
was about the year 1812. It claimed to have
been written by one of the lost nation , and to
have h een recovered from the earth , and assumed
the title of “ Manuscript Found.” The neigh
bors would often inquire how Mr. S. progressed
m deciphering “ the manuscript,” and when he
had sulhcicnt portions prepared they would as
semblo to hear it read. He wax enabled from hi.
acquaintance with the classics and ancient his
tory, to introduce many singular names, which
were particularly noticed by the people and
could he easily recognised by them. Mr. S. had
a brother residing in the place, who was perfectly
familiar with this work.
From New Salem, we removed to Pittsburg,
la., Here Mr. 8. found an acquaintance in Mr.
Patterson,an editor of anewspaper. He exhibit
ed his manuscript to Mr. P., who retained it a
long time and informed Mr. 8. that if he would
make out a title page and preface, ho would pub
lish it and might be a source of profit. This Mr.
8. refused to do for'reasona which I cannot now
stale. .Sidney Kigdon, who has figured so largely
m the history of the mormons, was at this time
connected with the printing office. Here he had
ample opportunity to become acquainted with
Mr. Spaulding’s manuscript, and to copy it if he
choose. At length the manuscript was returned
to its author, and soon after wo removed to Wash
ington co„ Pa., where Mr. 8. died in 1810. The
manuscript then fell into my hands, and was care
fully preserved. After the “ Book of Mormon”
came out, a copy of it was taken to New Salem,
the place of Mr. Spauldings former residence,
and the very place where the “Manuscript Found”
was written. A woman preacher appointed a
meeting there, and in the meeting read and re
peated copious extracts from the “ Book of Mor
mon. ’ The historical part was immediately re
cognized by all the older inhabitants, as the iden
tical work of Mr. 8. Mr. John Spaulding was
present, and recognized perfectly the wot k of his
brother. He arose on the spot, and expressed
his deep regret, that the writings of his brother
should be used for a purpose so vile. The ex
citement in New Salem became so great that the
inhabitants had a meeting and deputed Dr, Phi
lastus Hulburt, to repair to this place, and to ob
tain from me the original manuscript, for the pur
pose of comparing with the Mormon Bible, to
satisfy their own minds, and to prevent their
friends from embracing an error so delusive.
1 bis was in the year 1834. Dr. Hulburt brought
with him an introduction and request for the
manuscript, signed by Messrs. Henry Lake,
Aaron W right, and others, with all whom I was
acquainted.
1 he Rev, Dr. Ely, pastor of the Congregational
church in Monson, & D. R. Austin, principal of
Monson Academy, have given their certificates
that Mrs,B. is “awoman of irreproachable char
acter, and that her testimony is worthy of implicit
confidence.”
London and Pams Fashions for April.—
Hats and Bonnets continue the same both us to
form and material, with the exception that those
of black velvets are less generally adopted; colored
velvet and red velvet being more extensively seen.
Wo observe, also, that white lace is much more
in request for trimmings.
Cloaks, Mantelets, &e—Mantelets and Shawls
—preserve their vogue. White, or light colored
cashmere shawls, with borders richly wrought in
detached boquets of flowers in colored silks, are
much in request.
Spring Materialsfor Hats and Bonnets.—ltalian
and rice straw will lose nothing for the high vogue
which they have enjoyed during some seasons
past. Neither huts nor bonnets will be of any
larger size ; the latter will be made much larger
than the former.
1 riniininga for Spring Hals and Bonnets.—
Lilacs, violets, and other early flowers of the sea
son will be adopted. Italiuu straw hats will be
generally trimmed with feathers; at least,during
the early part of the. season, the mode of wearing
feathers laid upon the brim will go out.
I orms of Rohes.—There will he a grand strug
gle to bring in pointed corsages for morning as
well as evening dresses. Bome dressmakers wish
to bring in the immensely large sleeves that were
worn formerly; others desire to make them quite
tight; a third party think of giving a little more
fulness to the fall from tho shoulder, not com
pressing the upper part of the sleeves by a mass
of folds, and leaving tho centre of the easy ful
ness that it now is, ami terminated hy a light cuff.
General Observations on Robes.—Waists re
main very long, pointed out at the bottom in eve
ning dress, and round for pelisses and pelisse
robes. Corsages, eneaeur are still in very great
favor. A new form of corsage has appeared for
ball dress, hut, with some slight modifications, it
might lie adopted in half dress; it is composed of
different straight pieces placed perpendicularly,
and forming the shape in such a manner as to
display its proportions to the best advantage.—
Robes continue to he excessively low in evening
dress, and if they arc draped at the top, the folds
are excessively full. 81eovcs continue to bo
made of moderate size; those fur hulls and soirees
are short, made excessively low upon the shoulder,
and tight to some distance below it; the remain
der of the sleeve is composed of several rows of
bouillons touffres: they arc placed one above
another, and are of a small size. Sleeves in
morning dresses arc always of the demi-large
kind, disposed in perpendicular folds, or tightly
guaged at the top and at the wrist, and full in
the centre of the arm.
Fashionable colors are several of the light
shades of green, blue and rose; canary yellow,
pearl gray, lilac, both gray and red poussiere, eau
do Danube, and some neutral tints.
M A R R I E dT
In Warren county, on the evening of the 9th
inst., hy the Uev. A. L. Kenady, Mr. James M.
Wellborn, of Columbia county, to Miss Louisa
Amanda Cody, of the former county.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, May 13.
Arrived yesterday.— Ship Eli Whitney, Dyer,
Liverpool; Ship Othello, Tucker, Havre j Hark
Beaver, Edmunds, Mobile; Hr. bark Clio, Smith,
Bermuda; Schr. Columbia, Stevens, Philadelphia;
Steamboat Lamar, Creswcll, Augusta ; Steamboat
Georgia, Gould, Augusta.
I Vent to sea,—Ship Alfred, Cliever, Liverpool;
Br. ship Alcyone, Muir, Quebec ;
Deported —Steamboat Hamburg, Wood, Augusta;
Charleston, May 14.
Arrived yesterday. —Brig Veto, Pearson, New
York ; Selir. Seaman, Scull, New York ; Schr. Sep
tember, Doane, New Orleans; Schr, Mary, fiene
New York.