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ig, *ttd for a tiro.’ a*-, toed to.pros
per. t Iktc wh< im farmer wio had’ bettor
*tocli, none Lai h^vMr k cqi}a, unite pos es
t‘J a mora capacioans b*rp titan David Jek
•*(>. But who sappo-t,** that bo w.u Ltpiv f
WLj uaagintfjj t’aat the vulture conscience ov
er ceased v, L,tU t -t it* torments < But retri
bution await and him.
David vv vi at work on his firm one ::m
mi*r day, witea a tt-mw mildeuly ;*-o*e of such
violence a* to iudace hkn to take hd:*r Lt
bis barn. Ihe avsnger was it it n-i ! . ..** ?f?v
iJ flash oi lightning, a ter ri tic aur laavultau
eouspe.xl of thunder—the groat ban* was iiu
fire, and David oil the floor a
livid and g corpse. / J
hfona *Hn Syw Orleuus I'ii'aywio.
A Ht'itnUfui Little fetors.
In listening, tiit; other day, to the Jonver- j
satiou of a pli!:i baity .Scotch shot fii-rd, who |
had bat a mho t time ht-fore re'tch. i the city !
iron* t .e i indv, and was ood.Lf way to a ‘
an. ep I inn in Tex,i t, it suddenly occurred to {
us tii.it sone two years ago wo had received i
a nt.tir.He i, t Viry of a .yfeasirg diameter, i
tiie pii irip .1 j ersonagesy'f which \verp front 1
Scotland. Alter a dilzvnt We found j
t’ie ‘I *— i -11 ;h lapfi scrawl—and here j
it it, just ;• it o icf./ i o.v bauds. its simple
V i:h h i’ soiit-citjng novel and original i.i tuis
day of liberty qjfVuMgxnco.
.l lt . -s. Ei ! orv—l'M* writer of the fol
lowing story” a few wars ago, w! if* in fie-.
j>xt 4 id* ■’ l anail . 1 Mime I from an acqn-t .
111 *l* of the h.lbnvt.ig .-dory of t!ie letter ’si
o.i. i v iyj:
nv t.. born in ‘omif.! •-.!,! e, Scotland. in
tic*, yea 1 >;){>, n-ar the banks of the li vi Iv |
river Annan My ladter did when 1 v.. s
but a c.ull, i Imy mother, wince health v s
always v yd. 1: .1 , unived himfv.it a shoit
ti.no. Tti.y both lie - id. by side iri*the John
.! .a Ki *uyard. ‘I !:i- fair flower, snid u.y
hi ; i. nui ilsog to a moat angelic looking ft.
.ii • tie ly f*'"tiled fc itur."> ihjio
• ■o’. • and love met* di, icted. was !*■ ft. like
m vU. an orphan while hat a child. V, e
v* ■ ”io >! iH.l.’.m to'Tie —-we were lov
<•“*’ ‘• Oar I’. *■ ights, our sou!-, our very exis
t• :c ■ sen'll lot* same. \V!i n our parents
i t hi. r . i vi Id we were left without
■ . it i . at* wits the sain *.
i • oi i-i ‘.a ;t'tor iii t?‘ death, hired
my di out as a-iiophe:'.. i- . . .‘‘jiile tend
ing i.g li ~! w orld often think over t! e
h'.ojiV hq of my id ildhood. the kindness of i
my pa: i,..;, . i>* van-!••.i igs with inv lovid
1-11 ‘■■ al .. g th'e ‘■ *.nk of the romantic A m an,
while the e.l n iv. - or; i fleeted in its “li: ton
ing ini'.'i'w. ik ilowera that grew on the in. ss
cm. 0.l Ii . ks; tii.* luigiit* rays of the on
hi! ro.u i!. ■ ii nped skv, cud h.-dniy zephyrs,’-
scent *d wif i t'i- pi'*;f':i,, • of liowor;, swept
gently pud, endti ig the scus v and causing
our young ho irl-t to n*; • ;>- tve whisjiered.
in each oilier* ears our lales of h.vi— * i he
world lb .*. . i■ v tin v odd forgot.”
ten on ;• Marnier's eve we vised to gaze on
bcauiir'ui l n.drcjipi's, our souls seeming ;
i:i an idioite ih light. We never left i
* iji*!* .httut s .*'ii s w itliout, on our bend- |
■ line -, t no!.! i the autdior of them. The
lut'ire - ‘-ui -d to in-* ;*.t tiii-'. ti:n truly lw*auti
ful; l. it al . ! w . since found that in lids life
there are thorns ; - wi ll as roses, that it is |
not ftiiviv imincr.
\V*!i ii i thought of there things, 1 gay, my i
niiad >. .yin t long in making up. Knowing i
my I'i u’ ttion t > l.c good (I was well versed .
ia mfithcm.itics and w: a \ ry good Latin j
Hcholard 1 di tcrinined to push fmtli on the j
sea oi life and trust kind heaven lor the re- |
muinder. i knew licit He wim hears tin* ra
ven's cry would watch over me. Soon after
my tiiougiits ran in tiiis enurse, 1 eoiniiuinica
ted my \vi. !i to mv unplover, who refused
with th mo: t horn-1 gnd Ida -pin inous inijm -
cation-, th. can rung at the saute time to give
me a a awful heali ig if 1 atteinptnl to leave
him.
Oil a I -vely morning towards the latter end
of March f cimnnimic.ated to my loved I’.lien
mv intcnli kis. .Sever shall I forget, should
my lib last a hundred y *;es, the effect it had
on her. Tears stream-d down her pallid
cheekii as she sai h wlsilet gain almost clinked
her utterance. ••Von are tin* only person in
the world i love.” Mv parents are in heaven.
The per ous I live with are very unkind In
mo. Why can ’on not take me with you. —
I will watch over you when siek'ie.-- shall
overtake you. That Tod who hi - watched
ov>; u. : -so far, w ill ■ f ‘ ‘-sake iik now f
1 wa very short o: uieau- , hut knowing that j
l'lllcu wa very good at en.li.yiidingnud pain
ti.i ‘, 1 l ;bugiit w..- could do well enough
tould we r** :cli Caiwu'-a, when* I ii.t.’tiiied .
rrpjng, k * iugV, meet wi'!i an ‘inele <>l mine
who was in IV o; ,l . I'm! r!i. t* cv
peet.tfioop WO th.. ‘.MV !;•'*■ t d'lV, Set Out for
Ir-oiumck. U'. :; ,! arrive- v'erc hut a short
time wlieiri. iw olverii-i'd a s'-ip to sail lor
Q'teh./i*. ! eifere Imy syr.i.-.'s to the er.p
----t i::as a cubr.v boy*. 1 :,i;ii wi- Wile tii
re.-tio*’ oil” c ; • 1 to Prey colt I’. that we
were orphai.-s and w ,-re going to live with my
unde, lie accepted my ofTer, anil wo found
ourselves soon tiftt r far out at sea. V* e had
but two ; tisseuger*, a Indy and gentleman.—
They took great notice of u*. and when they
lea* tied our uimpl-J story, offered to pay our
passage, but the kiud-hnarted captain refused,
aaviug oar nntuos were not down an pnssen
gors.
We had a very short trip over. I was very
muck amused during the voyage to hear the
con versa ti on which passed between the lady
and mv Ellen. Nature and nature’s God
w o re the p -jiicipal themes on which they
‘•vdt. m sciii she one lovely evening
v.'hen the sea !nv ia one sheet of pure crystal
an.Tthe sun was sinking in the ‘*..st, paint
ing the clouds w ith the loveliest i ues, “My
native loud ‘ shall I n**’er in>-trav through
’ --*o|<ct woo l-, nor pinsc?>. thv pmling
’ ‘-’-Viy. moro bdird.l the te %i nor
’ - lovely dell; the song ol
Kapers miring the yellow com shall ne’er
more gieet my ear! >t l>e-n the holy Uubbatli
uuuie how dvliglitful t!if< bells sounded on the
balmy air jis’llmoJ’ tolled the liour for worship
-Bcen*n of my cldMl.ood ! shall l.ne’er behold
thee more < till Lady! it is hard to leave tig,
.spot where our yoatli has been
leave the gran's of all we L>—erTneaily. on
eiirtli.”
••• • • •
The lady and gentleman-took us w ith them
t the city of Montreal, where they Tesided.
They would not allow us to proceed until We
lead spent several weeks will) them. 1 ind
/ g that we were anxious to reach tuy uncle’s,
t, e genilein.ni bespoke a passage for us on
bond t!* steani-boat Higtilande-r. It was
with feeli.'gßof gratitude that we bid them
adieu.
Soon R r ter our arrival, at you are aware,
we f.niiwi my uncle. The imuii dcr of n v
story you know; the mil iiod alone knows.”
Not long alter the foiigcing cenveisntioii,
ll.ft my nntiv. laid, mid was absent two
years, when i returned. ( hail lecn :.t home
tail af.-vv hows, when 1 nseeitained f:< in a
*■ notch 1, dy of mv acqnaiiitanee t! at oi <■ of
t!e* • b ires,” as she e lied them, was dying.
! iinnieiiia ely Inistcfisd to visit them. It uys
about IV o'clock in the evening w hen 1 nrrivid
at tin’ abode of sickness. Tire !i::-t object
that met my vii W on tuy entntpee, was tiro
’voting man, in'whoso conversation 1 lisd ta
ki n 8 ‘ (It ej ah interest but two years before.
Vie bad heiircl of toy’ an ivah, anilaif kpd sever
|l timi s for me; ! appir-vnd cii the heel knit
ly, and took one of his lands’ in my own at
| t'•:... uw i lii-nieg his nan’v. lie
turned in hia bed, and stared,w ilfily at me* for
a ’few ftdments, imt'soon rodognizing me,;
gi ;i;,fd.my hand Avannly. lb* tried to con
verse with mi l ,‘lint was too feeble, and fell
!* ek exhimsteilon his pillow. Iv, as inform- ■
ed that he hud bvbn riling with the eonsttinp
lion, for nbofil ft year.
Towards rniftit the winds began to blow,
and but a few hours after, the St. Lawrence
wa S ] asliid ii* I’- -.nij- flu* v,-intis blew xvitb ter
rific foice, aint *lu* r.-iTnyfett in torrents. The
night beeanie aa? fully dark. It was an aw -
ful night. .Ml around (life sick bed felt its
influence. 1; made my heart ache to gare
on the* pule face of the s-.i.flT*fr. 1 lid aw (ike
out of a slight doze about the middle part:of
(lie nig! t, and casting his eyes towards hea
ven. said, “It is a fearful night to die in—God's
j will be done.” liis wife, like a ministering
angel, was constantly at hi - side; all the ef
huts of Kind friends could not prevail on her
to rest even for one moment. T
At fi o’clock in tiie morning thoHviml died
away, and but two hours afterwards, the am
shone forth fit golden brilliancy, and bmfsxvar
liled forth their songs of praise to their Maker.
The boatman's songs was soon after beard
as he sailed over tl*“ waters which, lint a lew
hours before, would have cnguljdiod him in
t! cir r, llieg billow s. The ehaqge of w eather
lal an effect on onr sick friend. There was
a sn ile on bis pale features aslie said, “God’s
go nlness lias not forsaken me. limv sweet
to hear the songs of flu* birds once mote and
mo 11 tin* sweet perfume of flowers. Hmvre
t’ ching the breezes as they fan mv heated
tomjle. ’dirt 1 leave those loved scenes!
never mon trend the blight green fields, nor
ail on the e.ibn bine waters. But oil nty wife
my lieloveil, said lie, gazing in her mild blue
eye,is this the end of our dreams of'bnppiness
to die in a strange land and .among strangers !
i.lleti: there is aland to which 1 inn fast ha
stening and which you will soon, yes, I fear
very soon follow, in which in quietness and
peace we w ill spend an eternity of love.”
She prayed w ith him, and spoke, with holy
enthusiasm, of the vvoild to which he was bas
il ii g She m gritted that the was not ready
to depart with him.
Towards evening there was in him a change
for ti.i* worse. The. Doctor wn* sent for, but
no sooner entered than he shook bis head. —
He informed us that our friend’s hour was
coine that he could not survive that night.—
vn. iomly did v.c watch each symptom, Imt
he g i Itiall.v grew wo:*; e. and about H o’clock
e>p ed. His wife, in but one month after,
vas laid by his side. Bhe died as she had
lived—a Christian. Just a few moments pre
vious to her death she summoned her fiiend*
to her bedside ami thanked ibcin for their
kindness, and [ rayed God to prosper them.
With her eyes r.ai-ed to heaven in silent
pravi r, her spirit took its flight on the seraph’s
downy wing.
Near tie* village of Johnstown, of U.
on the Bt. Lawrence, their remains repose.
YV“*.
Tlir Tiiitrh.
in (I. I*, itl'Xl XIIAM.
A great many years since, when bright
eved and fair-eyed bissc.- vveri not so plenty
i• i \ v to gland n-they now are, there dwelt
in tii • tovv'ii of ]•———, .a pretty village,distant,
I then- line five amltwoiity miles t’rotn “.M.ar
! k 1 ttown,” n peculiarly comely and graceful
m .idea, who bail a pceidi o ly ugly and cross-
J g ainei ! hot wealthy old father.
Minnie, and Dans >.ill’s on!v child;and re
| port said truly that sia* would be his sole
\ legatee. The old man was; a R turd ay farmer,
; and was e tinnued to be worth full ten thou
i sand dollar*; at that period a very handsome
! fortune, to be sure.
The sparkling eves and winning manners
| of Minnie Da'iforth had stired up the fine feel
ings of the v. .ole male portion of the village,
and her suit as were numerous; but her fa
ther was particular, am! none succeeded in
making headway with him or her.
In t!i<* meantime, Minnie had a true and
> lov.il lover in .vci r. 1 f Who would have sup
-1 posed for one moment that surli a fellow
; dare to look upon beauty and comparative re.
j flneineut ? His name was Walker; or, as be
\V;i c generally call'd —J oi* Walker;
] and In* was imply a farmer, employed by
j Danfortli, who had entrusted Joe w ith the uiau
agemcßt ok Lk place-for tw oor jw*-
l.*t a very excellent frnae^t ,!l *l a light
good manager, wii8 r Ab> < T'laiii, unassuming
good- “olkcr. Hewas young,
too ui> V^™*' ,, L v -d , ’ee; aud he actually fell
with tlic beautiful, pleasant, joyous,
.Minnie Dunfotth, l.is old employer’* only
danglftey. Bt tlw- sti angi rt pirn of occur
rence was, that Minnie returned hi* love car
itestly^truly and frankly; and premised to
wed him at any favorable moment.
T hings went on jnenily for a time, hut old
Danforth diseovered certain glances ami a't
tentions between them, which excited l.is en
vy and suspicions. Very soon afterwards,
•iqe learned the old man’s mind, indirectlc, ‘
in regaril to his future disposal of Minnie’s
hand, and he quickly saw that his case wus
a hopeless one, unless he resorted to strata
gem ; and so lie set Ids w its at once to work.
By agreement, an apparently settled fold
nose and distance was observed by the lovers
towards each other for five or six months;
r*nd the father saw (as he believed,) with sat
i: faction, that Ids previnns suspicions and tears
had been ail pictnatnrr. Then, by agree
ment also between theni, .lor, -rtbrerrted him
self at evening; and, right after night for full
three mom : s longer, did .lee disappear as
soon as hi work was finished, to return home
only at bed-time. This was unusual, and old
Lanfoith determined to know the cause of it.
doe fankly conics:.id that lie was in love
with a man’s daughter,.who resided 1. -.- than
three miles distimt, hut, after a faithful at
tachment between them lor several nienths,.
tiie old man had utterjy refused to entertain
hte’applicatiuH for the young girl’s hand.
This was capital. Just what old Djin'i.irth
most dt-nitt'd. This satisfied him that he bud
made a mistake in regard to his own child;
and lie would help joe to gel married, and
tbn* stop all further suspicions and trouble at
home; So he said:
••Well, Joe, is she a buxom lass?”
“Yes—yes,” said Joe, “That is, other
folks say so I’m not much of a judge, myself.”
“Ami you like her?”
*-Yes, sir—yes.”
‘•Then, marry her,” sail! old Danforth.
“But I can’t—the father objects—”
“Pool*!” continued Danforth, “let him do
so: what need von care? Run away with
her.”
“ITope?”
“Yes! Off with you, at once! If the gal
w ill join—all right. Marry her, I.ring her here;
you shall have the little cottage at the foot
of the lane ; l’Jl furnish it for you : your wa
ges shall be increased; and the old no,si may
like it or not, an-he will!”.
“But—”
“i’ut me no huts, Joe. Do as I hid you ;
go about it at ouee; and: —”
“Yon will stand by me ?”
“les,,to the last. 1 know you, Joe. Y’ou’rc
a good fellow, a good woiknfy? /;md xviH
make any body a gixu! son, or liushnnij.”
“The old fellow will be so mad tliOngh.”
••Who cares, 1 say ? Go on, quickly, but
quietly.”
“To-morrow night, then,” said Joe.
“ l es,” said Danforth.
“I’ll hire Colyer’s horse.”
“No voushart't.”
“No.”
“1 say no. Take my horse-j-tlic lsesf one,
young Morgan ; he'll take you elfin fine style,
in the phaeton.”
“Exactly.” :
“And ns soon as you are spliced, opine*
right back here, anil a jolly time we’ll have
of it at the old bouse.”
“Herfather will kill me.”
“Bah! He’s ;in old fool, whoever lie is;
ha don’t know your good qualities, Joe, as
well as 1 do. Don’t be afraid; faint heart,
you know never won fair woman.”
•• The old mail will be astounded;”
“Never mind, go on. YVe ll turn the laugh
on him. I’ll take care of you, and your wife,
at any rate.”
“I’ll do it,” said Joe.
“You shall,” said Danforth; and they part
j ed in the best of spii its.
| All hour after dark, on the following even
i ing, Joe made his appearance, decked in a
nice new black suit, and rearly looked very
i com ly. The old man bustled out to the barn
:th him, helping him to harness young “Mor
gan” to his new phaeton, and ie-uiing the
s;unky animal lutnseli into tiie vard, away
wnt happy Joe alker in search of Ins
bride.
\ low rods diiant fryei t!io Longin’ fouqjjli
lo r, us per previous arrangement; and repair
i"-! so die next village, (he parson very quicjt
lv made them one in holy weuloc!;. Jc
took his bride and soon dashed to the to\*
at P and halted at old Danforth's lions. |
vtlio was already looking f ttr him, and he ?•
reived him with open arms.
‘•ls it done?” cried tjhc old man.
“Yes—yes!” answered Joe.
“Bi ing her in, bring her in,” eontimiedhe
(jld fellow, in high glJe; never mind eomti- i
ijients; no matter abojit tire dark entry ; b ■•, |
here, Joe, to therightjiu the Lest parlor; v II
have a time now, surd!” and the anxiousar
roer rushed away (dr lights, returning abost
immediately.
“Here’s the certiliJate, sir,” said Joe.
“Yes, yes—”
“And this is my jvife;” ho added, ,s he
passed up Iris lieautijul bride—fhebewrhing
and lovely Minnie jinn forth !
“I Vital.'” roaredltlie old file, “whl did i
you say, Joe—youivillian, you scanpi you
owdatious elient, u—yon —von ” I
“It is truth, sir; o ar<. lawfully m/ried.
i You advised me to his coufsv- you insisted -
I me—you planned toe whole afl‘,iir,<yku lent i
I mo your horse—yo thought me, liisya fbKi,.,, i
■ worthy of any mat s ehihl—you
me—you promised to stand by mo—you of- I
sered me the eotta eat the foot of tj • lane—
you—you”
“1 didn't—l deity it You cau l prove it;
you’re*—a—a”
“Calmly now, sir,” continued Joe. And
the entreaties of the happy couple were at
once united to quell the old m.-ni’e ire, ami to
persuade him to acknowledge the union.
fhd father ich nteil at last. It was a job of
his bwu* manufacture, and In* saw how usulvss
it wap.ld be, finally, to attempt to destroy it.
tlejraw in reluctantly, and the fair Minnie
Dab forth was ovi-Tjoypd to he duly aeknowl
edged us Mrs. Joe Walker.
The mariiagt* proved a joyful one ; anil tl e
original .assertion pf oid Danforth proved
truthful in every respect. The cunning lover
wai a good son and a faithful husband, and
lived.many years to enjoy the hapjiness
wdeh followed upon bis runaway mate'll;
w lile tbe old man never cared to hear much
al out the details of the elopement, for he saw
In >w completely he had overshot his mark. —
0 Ifamm'.i i icloriul.
iWm.LT TiOUl’i., JANUARY 7, ltwß
tuitcu iVitafiiet.
Our market lias been a bale more anima
ted than for several days previous—buying
manifest a desire to take hold, and if the roads,
CTipks and b. ioges were not in such a bad
ei in.ilion, tin* planters vvonl.l bung! in more.
Oar city would have all tiie appcarddices of a
liv> ly trade, and Liglier prices would in all
prohability 1 be paid. W e quote 7 i-Ua S i-;:;
most sales made at 8 1-4 i 8 1-2; very little
in.
£&” W e would lliutik jomefYiersd to furn
isli us'w ith a list o's piigesvcurreut in time for
next week’s issite of our paper: and if the
Ware-hods£ and Commissiou -iViercliants'will
i a ‘nish us the cotton receipts and shipments
weekly, we will take pleasure in publi. king
tiu iu, but we cannot afford/ to, run round to
every Ware-house, and do the counting aud
publishing, as our industrious predecessor al
ways’ had to do.
Fatal AhViiy.
On Saturday uiglil last about 8 b’cloek an
altercation took j lace''between Samuel Jack
sop, Jacob Gregory Jnd Thomas Whatley,
in which Whatley was killed by a stab from
Gregory in the left thigh, which cut the i em
oral Artery into, ’i lie iliiiiculty apjears to
have originat’d between Jackson and What
ley couciutung fc-omo three foot boards, vviili
the Fpriyer of vvhoni Gregory was interested.
Eacha Jackson and Whatley) had a pile of
tcßvds in ti:e woods, standing near each oth
c: Vi hat ley sold bis pile, which had as
m my boards in it an Juckson’r. pile had, save
/in. A drayman was sent to haul them, hut
mltLing die direction given Mm, hauled Jnek
sm b boards, x.Jiereiqion Jaektoii demanded
sajjsfaetion for the mistake made by'tire dray
miii; aright ensued’ in which ‘Gregory be
cane the mmdeivr of Whatley. The uiil'or
tiyate man lived about twenty minutes alter
royiiiug the wound. The two scamps vve:e’
arosted, and brought before justices Harris
Id Arlington, who saw proper (we presume
mi some inaimness in the evidence) to dis-,
(iarge them both. •
Terms Ca*h.
y Having on hnnn a set of liooks with two
Jars earnings duly charged, we are fearful
t risk a third year on the credit system, lost
tc books might not bold all, and the profits’
oidd not authorize the purchase of anew
ne. And again, tiiat these books filled with
ood men’s names will not pay our debts.—
he paper man says lie must Lave his mot,or,
/hen the. paper goes—the journeyman must
iive his money xv hen the work is done—the
•utclier must have his, w hen the beefis xvcigh
d—the grocer must have his, when the bill
Is hh. d—;.'l the little incidentals must be paid,
whei, the rent is ons, when the ink is order
ed, when the wood is* unloaded, when the
stationery is bought, when (he candles are
vailed for, the matches toligjitjhcm, &e. &c.
Now reader, all tin* living the fact, we can
not work 1 Migcr on a credit, and peeing you
are rather tardy in paving up, we are com
pelled to adopt tiie rash system for IFISB.
Advertisements must be pnjd for when out|
subscriptions must lie paid in advance, all
job “in k must be paid for on delivery. We
■ ay this not to offend any, for your approba
tion we certainly seek ; but we trust we may
have vour good w ill, just as well, when remu
nerated fir our labor, as when you owe us.
We therefore hope that our friends will spare
themselves the trouble of saying “I will pay
you in a few days,” otherwise we will
have to say to them irrespective of persons,
“Wait then, and get your job in a few days.”
I he cash rule will be rigidly adhered to in
all cases, and as we are no favorite of news
paper duns, this will be the last notice on
this subject. \\ e may be compelled however
to say a w ord semi-oecasionally to old delin
quents, lest they might forget they owe ns,
and thereby evade payment.
Tlac \nv Year.
The New Year rushes in amid the hurry
h (bids the world on
i * next twelve'r f “'’ actions of
-, us. ‘1 ho old one has
closed on schemes unaccomplished; the new
one opens to complete their arrangements.—
The old one closes on pledges unfilled, the
new one comes | leading for time to fulfil
them. The old year, 1852 is memorable* for
what 185 if can nevei Ik*. T hat, clothed a na
tion in mourning, which this can never dis
robe. A Clay and a WnnsiKii, have made
the memory of the Idriner iinmoitul and sa
cred, while the latter has no such matchless
personages to perpetuate its calender for all
time to come.
Yet the new year may witness great ex
ploits ami b ilii.,nt achievements. The heto
may wear the victor’s crown: some new in
tellect may appear on the theatre of life, and
light up the lurid figures in the worlds patio
rams; orsieencc may speed Kerfight,and fix
on some higher piimach of invention foi man
kind to behold and admire. Cnlo.ie m„-y
superccde steam, and our ships and mil cars
may be propi led by the ageneey of the at-
instead oi'water.
But alas! whither are vve* all toiidiinr?
Last year s New \ iar s day -was greeted by
ma iy a smiling lace, r.nw slonibe;mg in the
chutnbeis o! I!, e deal, la yoiir*r ceitic-tefv
lie the icmi.ins of those we fondly bned, and’
ere another new year ushers in, we too may
be forgotten among t!:e sous of men.
j 1 * yg- *
A Baifain for Prfnlt ri.
11lt ’ >)c phipi ietoi’ of the “Bouth West.
Georgian,’ t qti'er it for sale-on the most tea-;
somblt terms. This oll'er is not made, to
shi.'-n IT a piece of property that cannot lit
majLJ'uliuble, but to place it in the J>an@
ot #){• one whose proj,ens;hi.*sfor
a pajier are greater tlian tniiids I leave
noprclir.ation whatever to appeal* before the
ffjf'.v character, much Jess that of i*d
‘Tft* Police, a bargain can hi* fought. Tlie|
TulY|n..tioti lfet wiil compare faVorably with’
anywiper of the* same age, located in anew
1 lad|nn’d although, its fnaiiagenient hitherto
ha ot been as judicious ns it might have
bo iftx t it's patronage li*as steadily inc.iensed;
:,!:i ! ut WWef proper niauagenient in h.-,
naci (Icpartniem, with a’good j ilot at the
-•eb it will be i profitable iavestmeiit.
’ :• type is all new,, having been used m.l,
ah’ three months, consisting- tiictcry vo
, for panting <J<xri/kvVg and ~o •
•mi ig letnainsto make tiie Georgian what
it oi it to tie, bu), a man whose feelings Suds
nUo -t aie alike .identified with its success,
•'* pui'chaqjr cymes ,-i!.•;■*.*-. • ij| y >
‘ijti lew 1, isure nioioi nts to ti..> N. j !
-plitinent, except The /'o//'iro/ pa.t, wjuG*
‘'j ttrriCjitittK, inriin ilion no: ex.
‘.knee to 1.11. D licxytxiti ai v x'lc'/..*;.
■ : ’" r '’ >'• !• ‘litws shoi.'M <1 im : ” iiii in.T*
a; iud-.1/re ia-eu.ch ntr.: --. ... t v
the ix-|uhe, .-n,j tlrfi:* -ud?
*• ‘V sgeinttfits will jh.*i mit, hot will .not.
p:i|iit to party- Jeters nr)*:
j “j 11 - A* nj” tlflß contiol o!’ (ny ci'ma. kta
( -re -pon dents, whose - crmiiinfnic;-; i imfs *f-||
•’ t•• - in j i ;.er style and Lingua • ■, e i
fAa-d tiv m.-fte coot:ilc.itbvhe on aiiy subject,
and while i remain Editor pro .'em', 1 GiaU bf
mSc be®espdiiibj'6 for any piuidicatioii.
rehasew a e alho
!-’iU* 1 renvii i propnetoV fes- oy/c.'i) both’ im*i-’
•linns may L j consi f
E; W. ALLEN.
bdxxcK ri’-ATifii
, the South W a i
A Brutal ji iiniler was committed in on,
Mbs on (Le ■ve J jjii,g'cifthe'L-t Nyt/bf JnM b
‘'■♦gory and ,'aml. Jaekson o!) the pc,son of
I* hoi,ins ‘.VII: Hey . The guilty parties Were
jni/iiediati-ly ; nested ; and oil Monday mom
:‘n “ere brox lit before the proper autfoiities
Jrii’.l, bm f the magistrates assuming to
ht ni'-i'lvos t! i fights of ~'tiiigo mid j!irv, :k't’
heCuM:iisa: libcity, wliiijli viitpaljy liconsid
them to prey tipya the community in tlxe
commiti.’ig of xiiiiil)r outrages.’ It is evident
Yom the agitkteil iji.iniKv in which Jac!>on
living allowed to dome in as a w itness) gave
in.Li.s testimony (flam which Ci;ogoiy \Va .
acquitted) thaUqhe whole truth” did not Come
ouf
‘Now, has it cfiia. to this-: th*it men eau
liberate!;- fig!*. and., nurder each other because
tliey arejdrunk hmT go entirely unpunished?
! Are tie lidesofour citizens safer umlor’
uch law ? Was it not
aough prthj court to know that a murder
ad becj cortimitteij, and that Jackson and
•'Gregoiyjwer* the guilty parties; to have at
least bo|nd them over to the Superior Court
for a juiy trial ?
Our c|lizens eannpt too indignantly frown
upon thii transaction. But while they censure
such lawess proceedings, and the murderers
of the hjisband and father, are at liberty to
commitfimilar outrages ; let them remember
with a charitable sympathy the destitute con
dition ol thekvidow and orphans, made more
so by the ks> of the assassin.
JUSTICE.
“Anew fi'icty, says an exchange paper,
“is in fonnaion, to (e called the'Total Ab
stinence fijn Thysit Society/ whose motto
is to he ‘ftof, Water, and Benevolence.’
11 its utomcra are,expected to glow fat and
facetious, f
The Lemmon Slave Case-The Jurisdiction of
New York .Denied.
It is underr-tood tiiat ti.c case recently de
cided by‘Judge 1 nine’in New York city,
si ttting free seve.al slaves of Mr Li-n.inon”
of Y i ginia, vvbo had aiiived tbeie w ith them
in trail-itu to i exas, is not, us yet,finally dis.
1 osed ot —it l.avh g been dete: mined, as was
stated, to carry the ease to the Supreme Court
of the fctate of New York, and thence,
perhaps, to the Sup, tune Couit of the United
Mates- A correspondent of the Baltimore
Nun, a Virginian, puts forth in that paper an
able argument to p. ove that the courts of New
York have no jurisdiction in such cases, and
t!i. t consequently, that State vv ill be compelled
bv the U. 8. Courts to indemnify the owner
ot tiie slaves set free by Judge Paine’s deci
sion. The writer says:
T he governnie t of the United States does
not allow that the necessaiy passage of a
‘! ly e through a foreign country sets the slave
ree, (vi t di, lonia tic correspondence—Cal
houn, >'i eb ter and Ashburton;) aud, if our
government were right, why is it that the
same lav. is not applicable lo the sister States’
ol the i ioij? Aceoidii gto the decision of
liege Paine, i: a fugitive was returned to hia
owner in Boston, the slave would*be free if
tin* owner passed with him tlnongh New
Yh k ii;, hijretiirn to the South, notwithstand
ing in* nc-jut. ixltlw* possession of his property
by the United States
lie wii,to durision seemed to rest on this
(piinjjle—‘fbi'AJ’:<>dr rty, o( which the writers
on. tlip jaw s; eak, is of niei cliandise
e.,if a citizen fiom
anotherbtate passes tlnongh New York with
caYtle, shcep-or hogs; aecopding to this very
leanieil decision, it is not property, and there
is no remedy if it. is taken away from him—
they are not prepeity. because, they are no
••inanimate things.” ft the slaves were entitled
to their i'i*eci!i*m because their masters violated
ot.he 1 v-s of tin* Mate of New Y ork, then the
cause should not have beeu brought in: “the
‘people,die., ex. rel., Louis Napoleon, vs Jon
“bni-ii Lemmon, respondent, instead of the
Mate of . .ew York, vs. Jonathan Lemmon,
respoiidcnt.” VY'eib tlfe citizens of the towns
on the Ohio riyer to seize tiie slaves in tramtiiu
on board oi ti e boats tb;pt ditily.touch nt their
vvh.lrvos, the traiiquillity of the Union would
he ended, unless 1 :a government came
to the rescue.
You ieineniber, Messrs. Editors, the diflieul
ty bet xx eon .'-ew Y ork nnd other States about
t.u- e-closi* - righto! sti am navigation. New
I’ ork'gTaiiti-il the entire- right of the navigutioii
osier \xto M". ! ultiiii mid Ins company
and declai ll! by law ilpti ifo steam vessel
r-ii-xiLi ii.ix ig/itu f'o !:i x iver or the Sound with
out a lie, .-i cm riiltbij Go., under the
penal!y of cufifi -cation.
‘tin- l.egiaj.-iiii c; If Ivexv ji'rsey and fon
iicclivut; 1, counteract'Bds- law, enacted laws
by -.vbitfe av- p i:: ’ti a wei-elevied upon nil
v- no sti.-mlii and to come xyitiiin their ports
no.; nnctiors /•".’ vhj. .wn ■ itense. Here
was a v,-: yi, i-. y state or coimneicial inler-
Ci'-nrso— very 1:.: ;.py, coMiivioa of things. You
ewdd i/oijg. t ‘Join one of these States.to the
aging in the bay.
v legislation ol these States
was yx-.'dii.e.: a: and ~e.ended by exactly the
s.-tn: a: “ii.noiitsj as those upm. xvLicii Judge
I'ifiue- idniidtd ui.s lit-cisi. ,n.
; n't :in e!:d to tl ii-Mtuto of things t
a; nat Mo; pci! those. V,. i .u. es and conhseation ?
xVofiiing but tiie exe, ci.,- of the constitutional
power of t‘..is Gove nnant. The decision of
too -r'.:p. line *t mnnt the |>ox\ero) con
j-ri-ss to i i.-p-,!a: i-onm-.eice xx as pai ainouiit;
that, |t>iNMi*a-^ffil)te,ic.ing ,s t ati* laws,
i tdic.-e acts of the r-tates did intertero
‘si’ ‘ ’ ‘>!’< :o*:g/eas, eoacted under its dear
Ooi:Ktittitio!ial :iutl,-o,ity.”
-- t; *; e, > tent oi the power of regulating
eo; -.n: a tiit* ohnsoh, who delivered
F ipoph iou o, the ‘ Supreme Bourt of the
Enit. and states on that occasion said:
“In the advancement of society, labor,
:ri:ii:tjmrK<:iait, n.'.t f /gp/iee, cir/'e and the x*a
i as mollis ot exebauge Lccouic conunodi
ri- =-, ;vi;i eiiti*r■ btto 'commerce; and the subject
•be .Vehicle, flic agent and the various oj;eru
tions, become the objects of commercial regular
i ion?’
The decision of the court quieted the dan
-•gcro.us sy aiid satisfied the whole
country. •’
.tir. Li'nimoii left A irginia in a vessel for
“the hm bqr of ;\ ew \ oik,” intending there
to embark in-another vessel to Texas. The
ves i 1... their passengers and freight were not
subject to the laws of either the State of Vir
ginia or .\e\v York, but were under and con
trolled by the navigation laws of the United
vtafes. Although Air. L. was enticed ashore,
I'Y some, of (he citizens, rtf New York, with
tae view-of defrauding l.im of his property,,
yet, according to the decision of the Supremo
v <;urt Of.the United States, “transportation
and care hecouic-comirfoditios, and enter into,
commerce, ant! the sidjcct, the vehicle the
iigcnt, and these various operations become
toe objects of ‘commercial regulation. “Thea
it is clear that the courts of the State of New
V oi k had no jiuisdiction whatsoever over Mr..
li, and bis property, because the power of
Congress to regub.te commerce was para
mount, and that it overruled any interfering
State laws-”
“ It, was tor exactly such a crisis as this—
lor this identical exigency now upon us—
that the Constitution was framed and this
Government established.”
It is useless for Judge Paine to say, in the
lace of this decision, that “ the respondent can
only claim his slave by the laws of nations,
which does not acknowledge any property in
slaves, and by property means merchandize
or inanimate things.’* Those slaves can be
claimed by this decision of the Supreme
Court which expressly declares “that labor,
transportation, intelligence, care, (which prop
erties cannot belong to ‘inanimate things,’)
and the subject, become the objects of com
mercial regulation,” and consequently they