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Terms 02 in advaxccQ - u AsiiLUIK UGtl, N. 0. iUTUIU) Y, APRIL 15, 1837.
0. ArTcn ? ::o::rn
SOUTH Mltf CITIZENS
Every Saturday : Morning.
perfectly innocent in insclf; ar,l if it ac-.-'!rAn act ms'rj an appropriation for
Cidcntally causes the whole pc?"!.l6r-") toc 8upprcr: ;oa' of Indian hostUitics. rr.
.' " . . . An Oft t n nrrrt an ontituwf MAnl
hood to" got burnt up, tfa, U no crin- ' aTGrflS
ciBiiiy. muie oiicneo, uul can- legally, United Statcs," passed tho 3rd day
sunjec me oiienaer xo an inaicimcm, or oi niarcn, leaa. , . . -
.tv. It ia not ind etab e because An aci 10 aamii ino oiaie oi wieni
a penal
TiCO dollars per im. i s - t , - rn u,tu;n nnv srrintw can 1 vn on.upon annual toot- agree that hostilities shall cease
nr''ar Three dollars, if ek ? v . , . v. .; ,ng sWth .the original Mates. . ?...v.,- .. ; diately, and shall not bo resumed, :
, - I ahu u uuts kui mtur UW puudiij, w.- pon oi new wwui.5. i selves that the enure nation shall
v fromthl dale otiae ISl ''M pause there were no wood lands intcn-' An act to extend the jurisdiction ofj diately emigrate to tho country a
'ntetiedM&fK I detobo fired.' - : : B11 : P? jf M:lrVnia-$M
emijowered by him, entered into with
Major General Tliomas S. Jcssup, com
manding tlie United States forces in Flor
ida, this sixth day of March ono thou,
saneight hundred and thirtv-sevea t
Articlo 1... The chiefs above named
in behalf of themselves and tho nation,
imme-
them
immc-
s signed
United
f Ta I.a riirfnot 4.f Irlnnin . Cii.i " .f,L - '
liucu u uiim uw5uu umawiui u; n tft ,Rnnui certain nrnvi nrtl A-;U o fT.:i .k...
will place in the possession of the Gener
al commanding the troops, hostages for
the faithful performance .of their engage
ments.
received
Jfaii subsrrtbft may Mseontin-
tif 'withlJl tnf V1! 8 ClOHi!jwo mean an actnnwirM m ii5ey,,of An act to alter. and amend the sev
, : . and nublic nuschicf ensues, it is punish-; erel acts imposing duties on' imports,'
'VI ItlC I.H. " ' , 1 J ... ' I At " J. "1a aL V
;;.V.;i.V,V I hf Ahcontin. able by indictmcntS But forr a mere VW .lourwnia.aao! wy.
1 tii
r...v, T... a.t ....... .... T-j r iov
-V-J -if i..mmm hr anid accmeni, procecains irom a lawiui act, r a ti.A.nW
3 unless at the discretion of the kt . nuscluef be ever so great, an in-, ties upon Dutch and Belgian vessels and
! . . . dictmcnt,or a suit lor -a penalty wuliUicir cargoes.
Editor.
M Utters, communications
h come post paid
Advertihcmknts. inserted, on
the usual terms -
: "1
not lie. . ?:V'':.'-:-'.- : "'';.
It miy not be amiss jo remark fur
Lhcr, as wo wish to give full satisfaction!
An act mating an additional appro
priation for the suprressioo of Indian
hostilities for the year 1837.
A. " - ....
An act to provide for the sujpoTt of
on this subject, (although this point of j tho Military Academy i of the United
view is, noi cmoracca m u;c uuury, ; v1"" Vi "w jv . .
h- .... . . ... :- 'I ". i a.. .. .:.us.a,.:. -1..-
.t,f A Jinrft nn to the liabHitv . " w iwvwww iwwira.
I . " , s - . t and for tho removal of obstruct.'
Articlo 4. Tho Indians shall immedi
ately withdraw to the south pt Hillsbo?
rough. Those found north of that river,
and a line drawn from Fort Foster due
cast from it to? tho ocean, without per
mission of the General commanding, af
ter the 1st of April, will be considered
hostile. - i
Article 6. Jlaior General Jesup, in, be
half of the.United States, agrees that tlto
iiha m ' LV , 1 11!- I a.-I
sLtft ll lJ CPntt nt U l.lof the squirrel hunter, above mentioned, andat mouth of rivers, atKl and emigrate to the West, shall be se-
so far as it b considered in a crvil point for other, purposes, during the yean cure in dieTirTves and .property; that
;4th, v-That ever 7 ; - rirtr of a news
paper wilhin tlio tate tagages to rcfuso
employment to any apprentice (whether ,
indentured or hot!) who fails to corap.7'
with lus engagements to his master, altho' ,
ho may havo arrived to the ago oftwen-' .
ty-ono, years. ;-"'-:'' -pciX ::'kX:'fX;i&3"'
5th. i hat all engagements of publish
ers with each other in relation to adver
Using, job work or subscriptions, he faith-' ,
luiiy lumued, and that eery infraction
thereoiDo neldcushononible and degra
ding. - . 0 '
Cth. That all trancient or occasional
job work or advertising bo paid for in ,
advance, . or on the completion of thai
work. y-. -. '.
7th. that if any editor shall forfeit hi,!
plalgeafter-agrecing- to tho foregoing
conditions, fi be recommended to discon
tinue all intercourse with him, either ia
the way of exchanging or advertising
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PUBLIC SCHOGLS JN.IIASSA.
LCHUSETTS. "
The following abstract of tho School
Returns, compiled for the Legislature of
Massachusetts bf the Secretary of tho -
Urnimonwejuth, shows tho
- itiouvct mt t nw ncwini asv-
ASHBOIIOUGH, N. O.
of vicwtli- If heslibtlhemo
agjrrcffato
number of tho Bcveral classes of Pupils
Anil ffTnclr- nnA tKn mma rrt'woA nnA -
crmanV land, end thereby communi-i l An aexxoaow numg iMiiu accompany them to me west, and Slite:
. - i coiisirucuon ana rpnair 01 ccnam ruaa. trrt thiir ratiia and nrmics snail m raid v. .e.t ' t j-
i-ivil j e .t- - .t I . .7 . . f : 7. " V i'niDei oi ocnooi aisiricu irom wmca
r V -1 ana lor oujw purposes, uurmg uw j oar or Dy Uio t mtod Diaics ai a lair vaiua-
cated firo to tho woods, be is a
; 1 1 . -e ' 4, . ,
. .
BatUTdaXi AtlTn 1&; ICJn a recovery may oenaa ,w. . , 'P
v . " V ,. .a, r: . I.:" ! f aU..a kl An lirt fn nnthnnr" iinrl uinrlinn thn
.1.. i al i. i. Tt.. sales of reserves provided for Crock In-
Tn n. rMtMm r.k. Sn..H, w owner oi me ianu. ii iwj uu uio , j. . . t. e . f , 0 .
, Citizen. n 5 1 aa on ms. own lana, ana ino nre sprcaa
Sin-rUnder the acts of Assembly I tKwfioni
of 1777 , and 1782, it is unlawful for a damage is onwyueiio, and an
tan' to fire the woods under a certain tUn on the cast may bo sustained by
penalty. Suppose a man goes out pto inewjojea panyf vra wis pan 01 uie
lion.
Article 6. That the expenses of the
movement West shall bo paid b v tho Uni-
dians in tho treaty of March 2-1, 1832, ted States. , ' "
in certain cases, and for other purposes. Articlo 7. That .the 1 chiefs, warriors,
An act explanatory d.tlo act enti- and their Tamlhes and negroes, than be
tied ,An act granting half-pay to w id- subsbled from tho time thev assemble in
ows and orphans where their nusbandsj camp near Tampa Bay, until they ar
and fathers havo died of wounds re-1 rio at tlieir homes, west of the Missis-
j JL:i:... a:aa v."...-: . j - a,.- a.
the woods hunting squirrels and his dog
subject, it is an ancient maxim, apd a
tees a squirrel, and ho shoots at the
equirrlin4ho tree, and by-means of
vootmg-at the squirreCthOi woods gets
co fireis ho liable to tho penalty un
der the law? " , . -
;OPINION.
, As the acts of Assembly above; allu.
ied to arc short, and of impprtance to
every citizen of the county, wo here
Copy them, as they appear In . the lato
revised code; not much, (though a little)
ahercd from their original phrascalogy.
-AN ACT C0NCER1NING TIIE BUR
NING OF WOODS.
"U Be it enneted dr That it shall
not be lawful for any person to set fire
to any woods, except it be his own pro
perty, and in that caso it shall not be
lawful for him to- set fire to his own
woods, without first giving notice to all
persons owning land a adjoining to said
wood lands intended to be fired, at least
two days before the time of setting such
-woods on fire, and also takinff eiFectu-
al care to extinguish such fire, before
'ft2s?ia!L'ich. any vacant or patented
-V.wis7 contiguous or odioinins to such
2. Every free person offending a
ainst the provisions of this act, shall
lorfeit and pay for every such offence
the sum of fifty dollars to be recovered
before any justice of tho Peace, to the
'tis of the person ruing ; for tho same,
and shall also to further l iblo to, the
farty injured by such unla-.vful firing of
universal rule of law at the present .day
8ic utrrttvo, ut elunum non
txdas.; The sense of which may bo
familiarly . expressed ;tIiu'Sfc?iM
ytxir wn a not to injure another. -
. LIST OF ACTS, '
Patted at the tecond Settion ef tho
Twenty fourth Contjreu
returns have been received
Number of children between 4
and 10 years
Number of male "children at
tending school from 4 to 16
- years of age"
Number of female children aU
: tending school from 4 to 10
' years of ase
Number of male instructors
i7 . a . wwffPPi,-ana iwcivc monuis uicreaiwr.w Number of female inctructors -
Unellalcjdither-p States. r Average niimber -of scholars
acr makmg annropnations for .. Article 8. The duefs and warriors, , academics and
Duuuuiuuuiu-uuuac9.iiuiu-viui8,iwauuir wim incir ianimcs. m in asscniDie m inc 1 i
. 2,517
70,087
2,154
2,910
lights, Wys, and dolpto for tlio year cam amount raised by tax
28,753
s,ihatniay
2 tlas act,
a single
; l..!:csTat
accrue tlierelrom. ?
3. If any slave shall v
U fcliall on : conviction be.
magistrate, rcceivo 'thirty rJ
5cic public whipping-posLw-
We say without hcsitat-oa, the j r-rn
, firing the woods tau!cr the cl: : t::n-
cci above mentioned is cot liable , to ths;
penalty.1 fr';' -yy
1, There pever hasbcefl a eritical adju
dication of this point that - )vo knor of,
bijtwetlkvei7r:'ctcar1 general
phrascalogy of the law goes to show
that there must be an intent coupled
with tho act, before the' penalty can bo
incurred. 7.And jwhaif makes this 'con
tructioji die more evident. Is tWex-
t?c?sion in tho It for clause oOhe first
action, "Wood Us: intended to bo
of tho treaty of 1830, with tho Choctaw
inoians. jizj?r:r:s.zz'zzzzzj.
An 1 actio contmtie iri 1 force for a lim
itcd time the act entitled An act to car
ry uitoefiect a convention between tho
iniiea oiait'i ana paun.
An act making appropriations for tho
civil and diplomatic expenses of Govern
ment for the year 1837.-" ? i'" "
An act making "appropriations for the
current expenses of tho Indian Depart
ment, and for fulfilling treaty stipula
tions with the various Indian tribes for
tho year 1837. . -; :-"r 4 4 '
An act to crant to the Atchafalava
Bail Road and Banking Company tho
right of way through, the public roads of
the t mted Mates. . ; -
Joint resolution granting a pension to
Susan Decatur, widow : pf the late Ste
phen Decatur. -: :H; . ;
Joint resolution authorizing tho Sec
retary of the Treasury to correct a clo
ncsi error in tho award of tho commis
sioners under tho treaty with Franco of
! An act to amend . the cha'rter of the
Potomac Fire Insurance Companyofj
ucorgciown., -
, An act to change the titlobf certain
officers of tho Navy. ...' v'(,
An act further to amend the act incor
porating tho Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal Company.: r,-:.v:fr . .: ;v 1 '
An act making appropriations for the
naval icnicd for the year 1837.
A iomtreTOlutiondircctinj' the prompt
publication of the annual .statement of i the welcome intelligence that peace has
commerce ana navirnuion.
1837. , 4 j - i , : iiiirccneraLas soon as the? cam and at
An act suppUmentary to the act cnti- alfevcnts bv the lath of AoriLr Yaho-
tied An act to amend the judicial sys- loochce w ill come in at once with his
tcm of tho U. States.: 1. v " people, and die other towns w ill follow as
An act 'to provide for the .enlistment fast as possible. " ' v
of boys for the naval service, and to cx-s Article 9. Transports wuH bo readv
tend the term of enlistment ot seamen. , to take the Indians with their negroes off
An act to authorize tho Secretary of to their Western homes.
the Treasury to compromise the claim ' Article 10. .Micanopy will be one of j
ti ura uniiea niaics on uw Auugrmny ukj nostagCS, 'lie-4S 10 ViSll Uie com
Bank "of PAihHylvania. r V t manding eencral, aild will Remain" near
"An act to extend for a longer period him unuJ his pcoblc are ready to mow.
the several acts now in force for the re- Article 11. All tlie advantages sccu
net 01 certain uisoivcm acuors 01 uio; redtotiie Indians by tlie treaty of fay
u imm www v 1. . : ji , - , i LanamiTi nna noi cnuineraica . in uro 1 M ' - . waatx
An act for the appointment of com- ipreceding articles, are hereby recognised . Boston Cwirles adds, that there
miners to adjust tlio claimc, to n. and Isecured to them. - :. : . jare sixteen towns from which no returns
w.Tauonsoina,unaerine i-im onrcuj, zntaai vamp uaaeon me wnoj kivn;, .liMruKU
r forr support ot common
schools, (including the pre-
ceding item)
Amount raised by voluntary
- contributions to : support
common schools
Estimated amount paid for tui
tion in private schools and
academies .-' 3- . -
Whole amount raised during
the year, in 289 towns and
cities, for support of con
- mon schools, and tuition in
private schools and acade
mies
$301,093
47,5$)
Aftcch. by General Jeixip andour
the princtjiol thief t.
the returns were not received w ithin the
time prescribed by live law, and w hich of
course can receive no portion of the in
come of the school fund. '
In Boston tho average number of chil
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
Th lat K4,itftrinl Pnnvmtinn in Km-1
?IA-.-:r" 'tuckvhas resulted 'in tho adontion .of idrcn attending common schools is 8,817
' AQkci vuconiinue ui oiucu ut vamu- - . , . - . , - -M.j,rtrt
misskiwrrfPcnswwC-
r j .L!-... . a.. .A. -4 . tern tv. If thev are adhered to- we feel 4,000;'numbcr of instructors of common
ruiui vi . v "z . 0 . . . e a.u.i- et.
vate nature; generally for the
some single ludividuaLj
that Stato will bo greatly elevated, and I wipport of common schools, 88,000;
umj pecuniary conuiiK'n 01 uic craii con- j j ym...v v m
1 11.1 .I. 1 m. A
COPY
FROM KLrjUIDA.; ,
OF Til K 1 TREATY
PEACK.
OF
From tho FVridian txtra.
Tolfahntm, Mtrph 14-
,The Government Express has just ar-
following are some of the most important
tAva rv k r,,AA;rtf,,r i.rmmniairitjni' tnejesoiuiioa
Afi act for tho payment of horses and
otl.cr property lost or destreved in the
military service of tho .United States ;
A n act making appropriations, for tlie
ravmcnt' of revolutionary and other
r.'-ioncrs of the ur 'ed otatcs lor ih-
I
L7.
An
act rjpj'emcntary to.thoacf ch
14 An net cstabli:;hmi a Mint nd
t!.3 cobi or the United
v -it .
An l 1 fr tho relief of Robert Letch
er and Thomas P. Moore ,
1 An act to r. rizc pertab rail road
companies t c; ,'ruct rail roads thr'
th public la ' i u t..3 Territory of Flor
ida. ':; v; t '
An act making c, rropnations for tho
asairi been restored to Florida. We has-
ten to lay before the public tho following
otficial copy the treaty of capitulation;
Wo are happy to learn tlat Governor
Call will not, in conseqiicnce of this
dwerihg intelligence,' relax lus vigilance
in protcctinn tho frontietv Astrong cor
don will be maintained until the last In
dian is hevond our limits. Indeed.' it is
to bb expefted, thai 'a few' desperadoes,
and especially tho Micasuky. and-will
ItiU hold out, notwithstanding yie gencr
support of tho Array fur 137,
An fwl' td reifulato in cei
the disposition of tho proceeds ofland
ceded by Indian tribes to 'J.cUnitc
al capitulation of the nation. It is hoped
that the counties, heretofore so prompt
iii tho 'discharge ofthcin duties, will
fortliwith furnUh their tKas, and not
lea ve a stain on jhelr pauitism on the
eve of a glorious termination of our difli
cultics. ,-''' -v, t . '
CAPITULATION,.
r Of tho Seminolo nation of Indians and
their allies, by Jumper, Holatoochee or
Davy, and Valioloocliec; represcntini
the rriaciral elacfi Micantfy- find fully (
sidcrably bettered, iius last is a con-
summauon of paramount importance.
The ales with regard to Editorial con
troversies are very proper. It would be
a great thing lor the press, for tho coun-
private schools, $100,000,
.g Curiour nnunnatienThe tEdi
or of a ne wspaper somewhere in the Hon-
try, and for peace and quiet, if they wen ciation in mxor of this
cencrauy aoTica ana regaracu, i ne wU, ach
Ulchmond Compiler,
1st. That in all future . discussions,
whether political or otherwise, the edit
ors of tlie Kentucky press shall carefully
abstain, from all, disrespectful personal
allusions or epithets- towards each other;
that they, shall not nanio each othcri o
apply nick names, but shall conduct in
all controversiesbctwccnthemsclvrcs with
decency, decorum and moderation i and
that it be also recommended to them to
cultivate each other's good w ill and on
all propter occasions to advance each
other's interest, , "
, 2d. That tliey exact payment in ad
vance In all instances for papers sent out
of the State, after the 1st day of January
next . ' ....v .';.'
3d. That no more than twelve and . a
preach in tho Seminary On
Sabbath ; next at 11 o'clock, 3 A. M.H-
i inaiv-inust notcertainly-havehr
half per cent, be paid for collecting prin
ter's accounts, and that it be recommen
ded to all publishers In this State to em
ploy the same travelling agent for col
lecting their accounts, so far as can be
H.V witrtnnl .nCfinvpn?frfA s " "
portion of tho ills that Editors' .general-
lM hcir to, or he would not be fit to
preach; for a moiety of 'the vexatiobs,
disappointments, duns, ccc that gener-
any lau io ine 101 01 an rauor would
make 4 preacher s wear! t An t Editor,
therefore ought not attempt to proach;
no may pray line Chooses.
Lex. Reporter.
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A womau mav be of ereat assistance
to her husband, in business, by wearing
a cheerful smilo continually, upon her.
countenance. A man's perplexities and
S gloominess are iocrcased a hundred
old when his bolter half moves about
with a continual scowl upon her brv.
, A pleasant cheerful wife is a rtmbow-, . ,
set In tho sky when her husbws mind
is toRscd with itorms arwJ fOmpests; .but .
a dissatisfied and Mul - wife, in tha
hour of trouble, wr-hte one of those, fi.
ends' who arc appointed to torture lopt '
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