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13, 1S38
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puMilieil weekly at 7'fv DoHurft and Vif'i
C, ju-r year, it pun in a-.:vanc or, i..rre
; ' -v -at tin' expiration "f the subscription y r.
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jvr nn'Mtli. Sub,Ti!crs -arc at liliorty to
j; at "I'V time, n:i mvhur entice thereof
1 rovni rivar.s-ilinso r.'stainr.t a di -tiinro!
, , !v::ri '!v ;nv :t, a.Ir.in.o. or give a respon-
v !!! Il'.'.S VifinltV.
K-!ils not e'i-.'!iiifr ri squnre will be
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;lt ( Ihh ' tie' uVt insertion, rtu.l -2't
r every e 'lilimianee. I.on.'.er advertise
i like prop.irtieii. urt Holers and Ju-
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"'lie most !!! iking trait in Cieneral Jack
soil's political career is his ever abitlii o
( t.! !; lent e in the great mass of the people.
'J'l'U iii!uerving faith is the vital principle
i l Mepiililii ai isui, ns the !ili nt of the jeo
j.ii' i t!i -se who call tiieaiselves the"o"0fe
s.xi't'f' clisacs whose doctrine is thai
'the people arc t'uir own worst enemiis"
il.to- Wiiut of intviligciicc, of virtue,
a...! "qo.I 'ir, diMiualilies them lor sell-!
rnninmnit-is the tsu,ee of Federal I '",I,"r U,r "'pi esentat i v o CI.
,, I ii i , I oik and his associate;, in the Kepublican
imu. II av giorjuutly has the nnre.-erv td, ,., 0 A ., rrt. .
n . ' Uaue. Aware o the diflieulties the
all cu.hdmg depeuuauce winch Jeilei son have to contend with as friends of th.;t
a;;.! JnUson have placed in the popular I cause, I can justly appieoiate the conside
uiiucui aiiil.iig and popular will, been jus-! r:tions uhuh commctid thnn to your re-
liii.d b their political successes, and ilu-h1?'1 al : ie,iui1 ,i,4e l,!e Prese"-
( i i. i i i !,m u,m K'eat respect,
Kaiun iie pvi.iiical results uhu h have en- y , t- , , , ,
Slit'.:! What swll informed man can look
La;L on the triumphant prosperity bi ought
about In !!r. J. llVrson's administration,
ami ii. e nuiasi principles which lie uu- urun f0fl. I lie case ol liellamv Sto
I ioltd and gave root to in our Gov eru- rpr n's ue pending in the Court
iikii:, witliotu being impressed with ,,e ' Cinritinati for a divoice, has been ileci-
, , ... . , ded iirlavor of the lad v. His bill was dis
i.iuiluiiabie superiority ol the worth ol 1 , ,
. 1 J missed. Mr. b. was lately the member id
Ihc collective wisdom and virtue of a great rvuresi from the fin. iunaii Dislrict, and
n.iih.11, weighed against the wealth, the ti- mailers of imputation took place whilst
lk, decorations, dignities, and cssumtd ' 'y were in Washington. Ry the dcci
yraciU of honor, (widely distinguished I s5"' is a,,!i!ve,, fr"ni censure,
bou coiMiiuu honesty,) which make up
liie whole value of a nobility in a State?
V litre are the disastrous, ihe terrible re
5 : i: predicted as consequent on lUfjaco
li'iicd, sansculotte doctrines of Mr. J ifer
The safe, pacific, silent, but gigan
tic grow ill, of the country under their in
fluMice, have compelled their very enemies
r use Mr. J, llVrson's free principles, j
U; i e seeking to undtrmine and destroy
limn And where is the desolation of the
fi'b'uitidtd sway which (ien. Jackson
"! give to public opinion? Where U.eleil Stales, died of bilious fever al Lauras
'-"-, p stilaicc, and famine " which weielter. Pa., on Thursday last. ib.
! l! ,o"U from the administration of ihe
Ii'itaiy Chieftain, who referred all to the
P i"!.u will and banished the impulse of
U'bies and corporations from the Ciovtru-
l:iei : i r The desolation is only to be found
in the hearts of aristocrats, who would
rob the people of their rights the war,
P'liIt iKe, and famine, found in the bles-
s"gs of peace and plenty at home, reputa-
l! abroad, and universal homage lo the
cessful experiment of our free institu
tion!. Nell may Genera! Jackson, in the letter
ljini we annex, express al the close of his
dial confidence in the people lo which
lis owes his own illustrious career. He
nev" deserted them. They never desert
e,l i:i'ii;and bis whole life has been a train
Of g
uious successes.
Pi
roiuh Murfrecsborovgk (Ten.) Times.
111
tv-v. cri, io me exclusion oi
jer matter, ihe regular and volunteer
' read at the Democratic dinner, w hich
ll""n fail to be interesting. We also an-
letters from several distinguished men,
iA answer to others w ritten lo them by the
cuuituiuee of invitation.
Nashville, Jlugust 20, 1838.
Gentlemen : I have the pleasure to ac
j'l'nvle.lgeihe receipt of your letter of the
1 u!l-inviting me to partake of a dinner
f ,J given by the Democratic Republi
jsof Rutherford, on the 30th iust. lo the
.'lorable James K. Polk and other dis-
'JWlied friends of our Republican in-
dilutions,
r 1 ,Je6 vu to accept my sincere thanks
0r tlie kind terms in which this invitation
aS beetl conveyed. Nothing could be
He run ilii. .. .i i . .... .
no,e grat.lyn.g to my VI.j.S ,nn aII op.
P'Tiuuiiy i. vi.it ern e more my fellow citi
es of Rutherford, hut the Mate of ,v
"althaml the infirmities of age scarcely
"w me to hope that I can e. joy again
" sai.sf.ction. IJe assumJf hnwevi,r
gentlemen, that timo I... i: ,
7 "" "oi UlUIIUiSlieO
u,i interest whh h a ot!g acquaintance
w ill, Rutherford and its natrioti,. . i. W,.,.,
been calculated to inspire; nor has ii
erased (mm my mind the grateful ref
lection , tl()l. who shared iviili me the
, .fins oi iiie last ar. shall
carry
! i:ie to the
tjrave a heart alive with
" "3IWIIH
i) tie maiiv nroof I I,
iavu re
vetej oi mo con i- cm-n :m. ".. ..r.i
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mini ui lllJt
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S ol mv hfV
W ithdravui now from the bnsv "staf ol
public aff.irs, and with no disposition t.
enter upon it again, I repose with coi.fi
I deuce upon the seeui it y w hich our free in
i i i 1 1 1 1 i , r i i
' c"j"v, luuooo.i as ttiey are upon
liie virtue and intelligence of (he great
mass of the people. It w as by the co-ope
ration and aid of the people that I was abtt
to do whatever good has resulted from
their partiality in calling me to the Presi
deuc; and not doubting that those who
have succeeded me i:i the adminiirati..n,
will look to the same source for support, I
cannot but anticipate for my country the
highest and most enduring prosperity.
If any tbiug could add, gentlemen, to
the pleasure of visiting you, and exchang
nig salutations with the citizens ol'Unihu-
'0I' 'l Wl u'1 ,J-' l':c occiision selected t'
v " t "ui'jjoi 'inn i i v "U I - I VII I,
ANDUKW JA( KSO.
Moses Ridley and others, committee.
ami tne genueman it seems, lias been the
victim of gossip. The depositions of se
veral members of Congress w ere taken.
Halt igh Heg.
"The Madisonian" states that the
Hall of the new Patent Office at Wash
ingtoo is to be the largest single room in
the world, the ceiling to be supported by
one or two hundred pillars. The portico.
ii is believed; will cost one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. ib.
(TTWalter S. Franklin, Eq , Clerk of
llitiivM ill t ! i-r 1 1 - v- i) f :i 1 1 viJ il iIim I In i
Osceola. A novel bearing this tit'e,
written by Mr. J. 15. Ransom, formerly ol
War reutoii, in this Stale, has just been
published at ihe North. A highly com
plimentary notice oi' the work appears in
Ihe New Yoik Fvening Star, but its high
est commendation is found in the fact, that
the demand lor il has been so great, the
first edition is nearly exhausted.
ItiJeisrh Slur,
o
Iredell Superior t ourt John Cope
w ho was indn led lor ihe murdered John
Rriggs, and who had been found gniliy at
this place six months ago, was again put
upon his trial al the Superior Court of
Iredell which was held last week, by his
Honor Judge Settle. The testimony was
much the same, as that delivered before the
first Jury wiih one or two important ex
ceptious.
After remaining out about an hour, the
Jury returned with a verdict of Manslaugh
ter; whereupon he was branded with ihe
letter M., in the left hand, and sentenced to
9 moulds imprisonment. Most of people
believe idat de das great cause to be tdank
ful for dis good luck. The jury saved
him from the gallows evidently from the
same considerations, that induced Ids Honor
Judge Bailey, to grant a new trial, to
wit, that there was too much ardent spirits
used by the w itnesses, just belore the com
mission of the offence, for it to be certain,
that they bad a clear perception of the
facts. Tbis doubt saved him.
Watchman.
Disastrous Storm and loss of Property.
On Saturday morning our town was visi
ted wild one of tde most violent storms
which we ever witnessed About Z o
clock, A. Al., tde rain, accompanied by a
violent gale from the North Cast, began
to tan in torrents, and continued witiiout
intermission until 7 A. when it abated,
during this period, short as it may appear,
a part of the town was completely inunda
ted, causing several families to leave then
on homes and take shelter with their
neighbors and doing much injury to the
property both of the town and individuals.
At one lime, Rank, .Market, and Old
Greets, pre.ented feaifui aspects the wa
ter rushed in torrents from every direc
tion cellars were filled to ovei li m ing.
nd great fears were entertained that se
veral houses would be undermined by the
fori e of the il o(). Ve have not been able
correctly to learn the amount of properly
injured, but we should suppose that indi
vidual losses amounted lo at least $5000,
.ud Iheiown to perhaps $ IO,OOo" more.
On the coast we lear the loss of life anil
property, has been great. Owing to the
"jy received by the Richmond and Pe
ieisburg Rail Road, (which we understand
will be speedily repaired,) the Northern
mail of Saturday, was not received until
Sunday evening. The Petersburg and
Roanoke Rail Road, though somewhat
injured, is still in a passable condition.
Our Friday's papers which were mailed
lor the South, were destroyed by. the inun
dation of the Post Ofhve; this will, we
hope, at count to our Southern friends foi
the failure of their p ipers. We understand
great injury has been done in the adjoining
eountrv, in the destruction of Rridges,
Mill-dams, Fences, &i
Petersburg IuttUigencer.
Injury to the Baptist Church. The in
jury sustained at the Raptist Church is
oiisiderable. The arch in front and the
made ground over the branch, is carried
lvva.Vi together with the fine shade trees.
die grates and the fence. The water rose
three ftet in the house. From the repeat
ed disasters lo this property, we hope that
now an appeal will be made to our citizens
for a new Raptist Church, and we feci
confident that a cheerful response will be
given to such a call upon the sy nipathies
I the town. 1 he Denomination also to
which this Church belongs, is now speedily
called upon to erect a better house on a
more eligible site. -ih.
Tde American Roaid of Minnions held
its annual meeting last week in Portland
The receipts for the year, as stater! in ihe
treasurer s report, amounted t $240,000.
Suicide. An interesting and beautiful
you. g lady, named Ivoina Smith, aged
twenty two, a native of Fngland, commit
ted suicide in New Yoi k on Sundav . bv
taking corro-ive sublimate. The cause
appears to have been a fear that she was
not as good is the doctrines of the church
she had recently joined, required her to
be.
Jl Singular Case. The Louisville Jour
nal say-: "A Mr Edmund Keeue liurke,
t.f Mobile, a most . oofihal young; repro-
bate, was recently ridden on a rail bv the
citizens of ihat place for breaking two of
his father's ribs and running away with a
third ll.i.l i hn mil nv-.., , I h hi
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old father's young wife, his slep mother,
and married hei !"
Common Pleas. J hn L. Cooper ob
lained a verdict of S3000 against W. A
Ivean in a case of crim con. The crimi
nal woman, wife of Cooper, had, for ihe
ake of her paramour, abandoned her chil
dren one of them an infant two mouths
old. A", r. Star.
Philosophy A fellow recently eloped
with the wile of a respectable farmer in the
western part of Massachusetts. After the
rresi of the fellow, he called him into his
presence and the following dialogue en
sued. Do you love my wift?' said he.
Y.s '
'Does she love you!'
'Yes.'
'Y-'u shall have her. Prepare lo leave
immediately.'
He took a horse and sleigh, bade dis
wife pack up her clotding, put der trunk
on board, gave der filty dollars; and off
they started together for Canada.
There's philosophy for you!
Tde Cincinnati News tells of a wight in
idat town wdo das discovered how to ma
nulacture Champaign wine from Irish po
tatoes, aud warrants it free from alcohol.
tt7A gentleman in New York having
invented a 'machine to facilitate ladies in
the delightful practice of tight lacing, con
cludes his notice observing 'it will squeeze
the dedicate creatures into the size of a hoe
handle!'
siid M,a,!hee Pf!!?r recom ,ne,H,ir a :,!el Mocking athmpt of a Mother to mur
id, that oneol the same kmd of scythes der her' Infant. On T,,,,,!,, n
WHS Sri d:in tlin i!.t... I.
. r w'1 "" ooog ii on a tree in
Ivaintucky, and its shadow cut a man's le-
off !
Rebecca Lamar. An afivcting incident
relative to this lady, who, it will he re
membered, was one of the female survi
vors of the ili-staraed passengers on boau
the Pulaski, has just come lo our knowl
edge. Miss Lamar, say s a gentleman from
Charleston, whose life was saved on the
same portion of the w reck, was our guar
dian angel, cheering the desponding, alle
viating the sorrows of those who had seen
the waves of the ocean close over their
nearest and dearest relatives, and adminis
tering hope and consolation even to the
veteran sailor, to whom scenes of terror
and dismay had long been familiar. So
groat, in fine, was the confidence she in
spired in the heart of every member of our
unfortunate band, ihat those whose fate ii
w as, never lo reach the shore alive, w hen
they fell their hour approaching, requested
is a favor, that ihey might be allowed to
rest their heads upon her lap, and breathe
out their dying moments with all the con
solation she was capable of affording.
And thus all those who were unable lo sur
vive the horrors of thai awful hour, witi
their last looks turned towards her win
had never quailed or blanched beneath the
terrors of ihe scene, although the stoutest
hearts had failed, and the boldest trembled
in anticipation of their fate.
How do the glories of a Catharine, a
Semarirni?, or a Margaret de Valdemai
pale before the virtues of such a woman.
Let those who bear the name of Lamar,
henceforth cherish it more proudly, than ii
it conferred wealth, or power, or nobility
upon the possessor. itoston Times.
ft? A new sect of fanatics, calling them
selves the "Candlesticks of ihe Church,"
has lately sprung up at Liverpool. They
profess the power of working miiacles.
The best attested case is that of an old
lady, who being afflicted with a nervous
disorder, fancied herself better while some
of them stood over her, but who died a few
hours after they left her.
Power of Conscience When Smith
the barkeeper, and accomplice of Mrs.
Doyle, in the murder of ihe unfortunate
sailor of Girond street, surrendered him
self lo the police, he confessed that he had
been forced to give himself up by the ter
rors of a guilty conscience. Ever since I
fled from ihe house, said he, the corpse of
ihat murdered man lias been by my side
wherever I go the spectre haunts me, and
not for a single moment can I shut 1113
eyes against the frightful apparition
sooner than suflVr as 1 have done for the
last few hours, let me be dung I would
rather face the gallows than he tormented
by the direful images of remorse and
guilt. Such, we are told, was the sub
stance of liis statement. Had lie listened
to tde warning of his fiiendly monitor,
when ihe first step in crime was taken, he
mi6"1 dve esraped tde horrors of unavail-
il,br regret, and the shameof an ignominious
deatll. A. O. BvlUtill.
Death by Lightning. Mrs. Betsey
Moss, consort of Reuben Moss, of this
ciiy, was killed by lightning, on Suuda
morning last. She was in bed with her
husband and infant child, both of whom
escaped without feeling the shock. So
free was Mr. M. from the effects of the
lightning, lhal he for some time believed
that Mrs. Moss was oidy alarmed by the
thunder. Her death was almost instanta
neous; no signs of hurl appearing except a
purple mark on the nek and shoulder.
llaleigh Standard.
(17 Accounts from Fort King, East Flo
rida, of the 14th ull. inform us that the
principal chief of the Tallahassces has sent
his w ife and children l Fort Brooke, w ith
a party of his tribe, about twenty-five in
number, and he remains out with a view to
induce hem all lo come in to Gen. Tay
lor. ib.
fXMajor General Alexander Macomb,
has issued a general order, dated Detroit,
September 8, in which the enlistment ol
"deserters from any service whatever, es
pecially from the British army in Cana
da' is forbidden. ib.
OWe learn that about forty deserters
from the American army have arrived in
this province from Plattsbu'rg. and several
of them have been seen in their regimen
tals. We think it would be a good plan
if both Governments would come loan
understanding that deserters be given up;
a measure which, we think, would prove
advantageous to all parlies concerned.
Montreal Herald.
wliile Mr. Cramer, foreman of the Chemi
cal Factory, was standing at his door at
the foot of 33d st , he observed a dashing
looking female pass down to the dock and
throw into the water what appeared a bun
tile. His curiosity w as excited, and going
to the wharf he saw, to his astonishment,
an infant float lo the shore, being thrown
up by the wave made by the steamboat
Telegraph, which was passing. It ttfS
lodiKi to be a fioeihlid about three weeks
old and is doing well. The child was
christened Hudson Mosrs. A. Y. $tir.
Flour. It is staled that between the 1st
of April and the 2-lih of September, inclu
sive, there were received in the city of New
York4fiS.813 banelsof Flourwhich is
nearly 80,000 barrels per mouth.
OCT We learn that the great sweepstake
U Tree Hill, 8 entries and $500 entrance
was taken on Tuesday last by the colt
Portsmouth, belonging io our townsman,
i:. J. Wils on, Esq. Mr. W.had but late
ly returned from victory in Southampton,
then the news of his Tree Hill tiiumpli
eached us. With a true sporiman's ar
dor, he has pushed on to ihe course at
W ashington, where may success attend
iiim Portsmouth Times.
Just Rebuke. The editor of the New
born Spectator inflicts the following just
rebuke, on his federal cotemporaries, for
their foolish remarks concerning the visit
of Mr. John Van Ruren lo England:
Mr. John Van Ruren seems lo be en
joying himself occasionally at the Couf t of
St. James, and to be highly privileged by
Ihe great of aristocratic old England, di
ning, dancing and "frolicking" with idem,
as if nobles had been his phi mates fiom
youth upwards. This is ail well enough,
and we are ashamed to see the absurdities
that are published on this subject by ome
of the Whig papers. We see in the atten
tions paid to the son of ihePresidenl, noth
ing more than a compliment to the people
of the United States, paid delicately at.d
properly. In England, all mut presume
that one whom the people of this country
scledt as President must have a stronghold
on their esteem, and this inference will
readily lead to the above conclusion, and
justify us in the belief, that the couttesies
extended to John Van Ruren are neither
through respect to him nor his father, as
individuals, but, indirectly, to the people.
The most ridiculous part of the affair is that
which places the names of Queen Victoria
and John Van Ruren in juxtaposition, and
hints at the probability of a matrimonial
allinhee! How te people of France and
England will sneer at our editorial folly
when they see such absurdities made the
subject of serious discussion in respectable
journals.
Singular. . .Duri ng the prevalence of the
fatal cholera of 1S32, which sent thou
sands of cur citizens lo their last dread ac
count, and cairiedoffan immense num
ber of those who precipitately fled from it,
died Capt. Mead, of the steam boat
Home, and his clerk; according to the Nat
ches Courier, both were buried on the bank
of the river, side by side, about fifteen miles
below Natchez. Last year, the bank hav
ing caved in, the cofiins became exposed,
and it was found necessary to remove them
to another portion of thegiound; in doing
this, the disparity in the weight of each
was observed; curiosity prompted the per
sons so engaged to open the coffins In
that known to have contained the body of
the clerk were found his bones and particles
of decayed clothing; in the other, Capt.
Mead, in as perfect a state of preservation,
as if the body had been embalmed, appear
ing as fresh and undecayed as when first
interred, even the grave clothes and
winding sheet were quite sound. It is dif
ficult to account for this singular circum
stance. The cypress wood enclosed the
bodies of both. Louisville widv.
The end of Ihe world. Two or three
clergymen have recently put forth works
predicting the arrival of the end of the
world sometime between 1S40 and 1S50.
To all such prophecies we have hitherto
been incredulous: but are free to confess
that facts like the following, which we cut
from the Boston Times, are strongly cor
roborative of the truth of these predictions.
When tailors and printers who woik on
trust begin to be paid, the symptom is in
deed alarming.
A gentleman now residing in this cify
who formerly published a paper in Connec
ticut, has recently received a letter from an
old delinquent subscriber, forking over the
money due, and expressing the utmost re
morse of conscience for having so long de
prived him of his dues. What a blot will
be wiped out from the fair face of creation
when men shall understand distinctly that
cheating a poor printer is an unpardonable
sin. N. Y. Sun.