VOL. II ]
CHARLOTTM, JV. V. TlliSDM, AVKIL 25, I8S6.
[NO. 80.
ITBLISIIKII WKEKLT
By LEMUEL BL\(JIIAM,
TUHi;i; UULLAUB A TKAH, PAIll IN ADVASGE.
».|j
No paper will be discontinued, unless at the
discrullon of the eilitor, until all arrear:ig'e3 arc
paiil. '
AnvERTiSEMENTS will bc iuscrtcd at the usual
rates. Persons sending' in udveili.senients, are
requested to note on tlic marjjin the numl-er of
insertions, or tliey will bc contumcd until forbid,
tnd char{jed according'ly.
TOWX rUOP\^iVT\
FOI{ SALE.
\MI.L SKI.I., on ac-
conmiotbtinjj tirnis,
ill ii.j Houses aiid J ,ots
Jin the town of Cliiirlott
>’ortli I :aii)linu, tvvcnty-t-\o in nnnibi r, four of
thin! comfortably iniprovcd, togetiier witli mx
t\u) f^tory dwclllnf^^-lioitse and tunyard, all in
go ■ . rt-pair. Also, a g'ood utiiu/l farm, convcn-
it:.f to town. l‘ersv)iis who ari desirous of pur-
chuMJig, would do well to call and g’et j;ood
barjf.uns, as 1 wi^;!i to remove to the West in
the fall. WILLIAM KLDlSll.L.
Charlotte, N. C. March 24,
3int8'J
O/ the. Slate of \o>'t/i-Carolina.
k (JOI.UliCT .Ma}) of the State n w liit h he
.ix resides must be ii desirable object to ev'jry
ind.vidual. \V liatever may De a nian’o occupa
tion in hfe, it frequently lieconiw- iniportaiil to
him, as a matter of pecuniarv interest, to possess
?. correct iLnowleilg-e of the n lative situation ot
tlio iliflerent sections of countr>. In the pres-
rnl enlii'htened state of society, the sul-seriber
iS convinced tiiut, a[)art from all consiilerations
of interest or convenience, there are vei\\ lew
of our citi/;ens who tlo not leel it an ;dlair ot per
sonal pnde that they and their children shmiid
be able to speak with fannliahty of those parts
of tiie Slate lyinjj at a distanct from them, as
Well as those in their imnieihate vicinity. The
subscriber therefore Hatters himself that the lol-
lowing' proposals will be recei\ed with pleasure
by a larjjc portion of the inhabitants of his na
tive State.
He proposes to publish a correct Map or -rni;
Stati; ot N.iurii-t'Auoi.iXA, measuring 6 feet y
inches in ieng'th by o feet 6 inches in width, laiil
out upon a scale of six miles to the inch. Hie
inaterials will be of the best kind, and the en-
gra\ in;' executed in superior stx le.
But correctness of delineation being- the most
ijnportunt circumstance, ha* claimed the sub-
bcriDer’s chief attention ; to the attainment of
Vhich iiiiportant o bject, the Map ol each coun
ty lias been separately executed by U. IL B.
lliiAZiKii, Ksq. with the assistance of gentle
men of science resiihny in iliHerent parts of the
Slate, and from the public siir\ ejs, and have
been likewise revised and corrected by the se
veral county surveyors, or some other compe
tent person, in each county.
Teums—For Maps, \ariiished, colored, and
mounted on rollers, or put up in portable lorm,
$8 ea. h. JOHN MACIi.VK.
rayettevillc, N. C. Dec. 1, -1161:
Cj’ Subscriptions for the above Map will bc
aeceived at this otlice.
Yulenl Covu-Sii\\\\tr,
A NPW LNVKNTION.
WE hereby give notice to the citizens of
Mecklenburtj couii'.), that we have pur
chased the rij'ht for niaiiulacturinn- a Mu;:hine,
called the PATENT COHN SIlLI.LLi:, and
will soon have them on liaiul for sale. I or t!ie
wniplicity of its construction and its utility to
corn planters, it is’une(iii;dled by an> other in
vention. I’erhaps wc nr.iy be thou;^lit to exag
gerate, when we say it will shell a lya-.liel of
corn in three iniuutL}i, and by a little v. xertion in
two minutes. lUit we invite all to come and
examine it, wilness its operation, and satisfx
themselves as to its gre at iitilitv . It can be seen
at the subsciibshop, opposite the jail.
Tlir.O. Ml’.UUlI.LS,
.'1. CUlt.N W I'.LL,
N.H. The pr!:e of the /'uftni'Cvrn SluHtr
Vill be ^.11 deli\eivd at t’.ie hliop, or ^IJ deliv-
ored at the house of the p'r.-liaser.
All persons are cau‘.loni.d against making,
Vi-.iiig or vending tlie aiiovo machir.r in tliis
county, under jienally of U.e in lh;.t. c;;s.
made .and provided.
Charlotte, Jap. 20, U’Jn. .wtf
va\aXv^ax^
4 PKinoi: tack, a^ a
toal gett. r, \. ill stand the
•VoWci.
fo (I/I ivhom it inuy concern.
WtlKHLAS 1 have in my possession a num
ber ot executions beloni^png tp sundry
persons, who have my recei])ts for the same j
and whereiuj 1 am now out of office, and am not
authorised by law' to collect the sanic ; 1 hojie
those who hold my receijits will call on me and
lift their papers, now remaining in my hands,
as I wish to be clear of them. I'hose who do
not avail themselves of this notice, may get
them as they can.
W. If. SMITH, former i'tnstuik.
_Aprini, 182(x 3t81
^I^HOSE that owe me, must j,ni/ im-, or I will
sue them ; for those whom I owe, sue me.
WM. liCDlSH.L.
The Mccklcnburg \griculturid Society will
meet at the Court-House in Charlotte, on
the last Saturday in this month. The members
are rerpubtcd to attend punctually at 11 o’
clock, A. M.
J. SMITH, Stc'ru,
_Apj:n5,_18^ ^0
Saddle IJarncfis ^Making
rilHE subscrilier informs the public, that he
i has removed to the building i,» xt uoor to
Sp, nct r & Merrill’s caiTla_y,e shop, whire he is
prepareil to execute all kimls work in his
line, and respectiully solicits t!ie iiatroi.aice of'
the public.
|{ep;dru;g done on slnn-t ii(4ice and moderate
KOlJhUT JOli.N.SO.V.
_Ap^l 6, 1826. 3tH0
RK.MAININC in the I'ost-Ofhcc, Lincohiton,
N. C. April lit, 1826.
Altum Jesse S. Lut^c Uaniel
.\bernath) Jacob F. ,M.
Aoernatliy Kei,ecah S. .Moo'l John
1$.
Ik vans Mrs. Kliza
]$ennet Abram
Isr.ige \N illiam
He am David
ningham Samuel
liost \\ illiam
Baty Francis
C.
vul F.
Coughener Jacob
D.
iJewcv I’hineas
E.
Edwards Lenjamin
F.
Fisher Richard
Forgison 'i'ho’.uas
U.
Goodson John
Gorteii iSainanicl
11.
Hoyle Jacob
Harmon Andrew
Hendrick \\ m. C.
llan.^el Jaiiu s IL
Hill Ke\. J..iiieb
llariA John 13. 4
H.irii.1 Uie
Houser John
Hofnian John
Hoss John
Hubtiard Isaac
Hullet Samuel
K.
Ivitvcr Thomas
L.
Law Abram
Long John, 2
I.utz David
riisuiiii,’ season (c'luliiig t!ie
.first t)l Anj;'iist,) at n.y st.iMi'
on Little .Sug.ii ( i\i k, eig'iit mil.'s souih-wcst
Af Charlotte, aiul will bc h t to mari s at f.ve dol
lars tlic season, and ten ilolluiMo insure a mare
in ioal; tlie money considered due tlie hiil oi
November next. All |jos.i.iVie care will be ta
ken to prevent accident;;. (U' escapes, beA 1 will
not be lia!)le for either. Aii> per.-on h.i\ ing jnu
niares to I’allifox the last season, and hiile.l to
get mules, sha'.l be eiitill 'd la u K..]) the pre-
eiit season gr.itis. iS DlXlvlNs.
March 7, 1826. lOtii.;
Just
A ND for>ale at this Ol’iee, in a pnniplilcl
^ form, "Strictures on a p:ece wri'.ljii I'V
Ml-. David Henkel, eiiUlled ilL-avenly l lo^d f
Hi ireneration, or, Treatise on Holy iJapti-.ni.”
I'y .losEPU Miioiu., H M. Fiici , 25 cents.
^viviuon o\\ Wvi
JL'ST published, and for sale at this ofhc'-,
price 12A c nts, “ A Sermon on the Ate:..-
Hy s.kVii KL C. i;am. w r.Li., M.
ii 'OUS \ S ’ \V V'vV Y ft lit ^ ,
I'JV sale, a- tlJ:;
-77.
From the New-York Commercial Advertiser,
FllOM OUU COURESPONUENT.
WASniJIGTON, Al’Rlt 1,
A scene of murli intei'esi has bt-t-n ex
hibited in the Hall of Hepresematives
iIh'Sc !a.st two days. You know tiiat the
resolutions introduced by Mr. M’DuHie
lor an anuMulnient of ih'e Constituiinn,
iiuvf been under discussion for tliesc ma
ny weeks pasl . 'I’ne House has been a good
deal weary oi this discussion of late ; the
speeches weie vei y long, some of them
abstracl and nietai)liysical, and all that en
livened tlien was the occasional allusious
to tiu* late Piesidenti^l election, and tlie
state of party poUiics. Yesterday Mr.
M’Duflie made Ins general reply : much
expeciaiion was excited, and every body
looked to this speech as his jjreat ett'ort.
He was himself niucii excilcd, and vche-
nieni as his manner always is, (and it is
so to a luult)on '.his (jccasion it was more
so than usual. Liiih* argument, at least
little new ground was advanced} but the
language was empassioned, the allusions
personal, and towards the closf, an as
sault was made on the administration of
the most viident kind. A supposed pic
ture was presented, in '\hich the charac
ters ol the President and his Secretary of
Slate were drawn in a itunner that tould
not be mistaken, and their coalition paint
ed. But he did not stop here. After
hnishin.i^ these pictures, he said'he was a
poor paiiiter, and lest the figures he had
jdiawn might be niislukm, lie would put
the names under them. He tl’.en begun a
direct pei'sonal attack on both, espi ciully
or. Mu. Clay—whose conduct he said,
was prompted byambition, corrupting
ambition.” Me spoke of his iulluence
over his friends—and said, in terms, that
he had “made the I’l e.-ic!e:u. ” 'i'his w;is
lollowed by an avowed iutenlion never to
cei*se, it it were till his eiVorts to
take ihe Presidential election fiom the
llou'.trol Representatives, for which jiur-
pose, il his motion in t!ie House siiould
l.ii!, he v.ould go to the bod)’ oi the peo
ple and Call a convention.
iien he’ closed, .Mr. I'verett, on
whose consistency he had rnmie an attack,
i V. hicli hi* swpjjorted by cjuo’.ations from
j tl’.e Noi lh Amei'ica!) Keview, made a few
I obsci'vuiions explanatory of his meaning
I in the ariicie alluded to j and then Air.
j'l’rimbie, of Kentucky, intreated that the
j debate should not be closed till he had an
I opportunity to repl)- he pleaded his
!se\en years service, and his forbearance
I as to speech-ma!;in!r—the aj',peal was
sticcesslul ; and though an eariie.Ht desire
was fell to close the debate, and many
gentlemen had entered tlie house with a
stern determination to set it out till mid
night or morning, they yielded, and tise
! co:nmittee robe. No very high expccta-
; tions wei'e en'.ertair.ed about the speech;
but he disappointed every body, aiid came
out wi'.h by lar ihe best speech 1 ever
heard him deliver. It was not a labored
answer to o\ery part of Mr. M’DutVie;
but uas dii ected mainly to the delente
of-Mr. Clay and his friends. Al\er par
rying il'.c charge of jjolitical corrujjtion,
he turned the tables and attacked M'Uul'-
fie as a calumniator, u ho hud advanced
I the blackest chai ges. on mere suspicion.
I He said there were diilerent kinds of jjcr-
j jury. A man who suure to what he knew
, was lalse, u a:> guilty oi it in one lorni-j
. Original Attachment, lev-' but a iiKiii who swore that a certain inat-
Vied on'bjiKTesof l.i.djoin-j ler was true, without kn«jwing wheihei
•Murril Jalmond
Moaiiy John
Moore Joseph Rev.
M'.istellei .Michael
MucaijKA Hcnrv
N.
Neal Robert
Norw ood Caleb
().
Clerk Superior Court Oates .Mrs. Mary
ChihUrs U lUium Onnand Mrs. Polly
Clark Owen Oates Robert, 2
Cathy John p.
Christenbury IJev. Da- Peterson Henry
Priec Ezekiel
U.
IJoberts Meses
Ramsay Robert (J.
liiulisi'l John
Rudisil Jacob, 2
Ra\ A.rchibal 1
Jiobinson Lhiiabeth
Keep Peter
S.
Self William
Seabolt Conrad
fciheriff of Lincoln Ct’y.
Taylor J;an‘s
'1 urner Polly
\.
\ il'.eiis Willi..m
W.
Williams Isaiah
Vv 1 ilia ms Joel
arhck Da\ id
W atterson Marrarct
A\ ilhs Joiin
W rij;ht. Ceoi'ge
\\ lute Isaac
WUL Isaac
'Wise Jacob £; Henry
lute John
W agoner Cafharine
W dlianis Joel.
REINHARDT, I\ M.
JMccklcnljurg Couiit}^
I'cbniiirii Sensions, IF20.
Nathan Beaty
rs. vieu on ooacresot I. i.djoin-I ler was true, without kn«jwin"-
Anderson Beaty. mg John Caldv. ell u oUieis.' j. a per-
I r is ordered by the Court, that advertise-1 jured ieloii” than the other. AdvertitiLr
nienl be made three weeks in r!je Catawba' i, ,
Journal, for the defendant to appear at May | been made ou
term, 1826, and then and there to reple\y and i V luture w orld anil a
plead to issue, odierw ise judgine:.; i be ^ii-j in the aj)pealj
tered against him
1^AAC ALKXANDKM,, c. ;,i. c.
otH!—])r. adv.
arj Jinii,
John Stewart
j and in the cruise oi‘ his remarks, said
I that the calumniator he had described
I \voi:I.l be ‘’Jelivei'cd o\er to heaven’s
i I'.atigman, to scourge the rascal naked
lrui:!;u tl.e horizon of heaven’s circumfer
ence —’Aith some ol!;er expressions
cepliiniaide.
iy2G. j-Nir. I rimble was followed by *Mr. \’aiice,
>.:.re Facias to shew j ol Ohio. 'I'h’s getilleman is one of the
I cause y. liy the r..al estate I nistaue'/s'^o;i v\ hicli 1 love to thinkjof the
^\ivvvi u 1* V)V\h-V i\v‘oUiva,
iM.auli ( uuhty. ^ |...
Cuui I f.f P!u:j citfl (■uiirltr llbr::- eijiiaily extravai'-ant and e>.cepii;naide
11..1,: 1 > . I.,;.,.1.1 I- II ,1 r «•
this .'.nit, are not iiil.abitai.ts of this State: I: is | stiflkieni to entitle it to lock Up to public
lli.-retore ordtii d, that pubhi atieii be inaih; Lr j '.^iior. Alluding in his speech to the Jjres-
U.V c..uv.i., U,»t ,i„. Ci.iun.liJ,, he su,! l.c I,.;, ,
t! «• tw • V •.Ml.I -.I rtitW't *^7
aloresaid delendaiits anpLar at the lu\t court
to be held for tiie loiiiity ef hedeli, al t!ie
Court-House in Mi'ti. ,s\ dii, on the .^d Monday
in .May next, by sui. i altoi m ) of s.ud C(jui t, oi'
jii pei'soii, and i.le liii..r aiisw i r, olh^rv.ise tii"
j)lainti!l will be In aVil e\ parie and h.ae
K.eiit, ;is to them, pro eoiili ^ 'O.
leMe. R. M.MON'ldN, tV/;.
.jn.'.U—pricc adv. j. 1.
Jm llie Prcs.'s,
ND will shortly be publi.^hed, RuiTner’.-
if any man cuiild nave, lo prize the ‘X-
1 sling inili'.utlulls of i!ie counti-\, for they
ha'l i iiabled !.i;ii to rise lo his present
ii;ea'.;on Irom v.l'.at;.'> to jiioi eiiy. iiiighl
ijC dei.ouiiliat^ I the l'.;V,est grade d’ so-
e;ely. lie ti.eii .spoke \\i;li mueh lee!-
uig, and the li ars i’.ov.edover ids ch-'cl.s,
cf “his only patiiiiiony at tweiitv-tv.o
\ears', a wiclo'.ved mother and si.v oipJuiii
ehildri n.’‘lie i'.'nsi,!.red h.iiisell'
(d !jy .'Ir. .M’L)iifiie, at;d ili„i.jge(l into
•. ‘ ,>■ ... I ■ ( U n' .'ii'. .M iViiiiie, at;( I iwL'gei i::io
Ml.jvt"., « n a heo.'s, entitled, •*AnAi)ol-' ^
lor tlie Book ol r--..da.s. lu CUbeit Me-j tbe uebaU' to u ipe od tii-j culaioi.N 1. e in
.\'ia's*.L!.” T .. which Will be „ddcd. ai; Ai'm^i;- the n. n.e o! Ids ehil:!rcn. lie th :i ’.n' n;
l;r_ il '';v. Ji,!iii >1 >Ml'.ii *' ; i’T'-’'I’M.d'>i'(. .'l/.irii^e ■ f in-
consistency, political bargaining, kc.
Hi* had begun under greai excitement,
and in loo high a pitch of voice, aiui
spoke with so much vehemcnce as to
break himself down iu about twenty min
utes.
Mr. M’Duine, during the delivery of
tliese speeches, had occupied a seat u lit
tle in advance of the speakers—where he
sat pale and restless, the features of his
countenance like the face of the sky when
it bodes a whirlwind. He iose to reply,
but stood more than u minute silent,
his eye alone, (and lie has a terrible one)
uttering the conflict within him. Dur
ing that moment the hall and the galler
ies were as still as the grave. At length
he said—“ 1 rise, Mr. Speaker, for the
purpose of eiuleavouring to obviate mis-
uiuierstanding as lo the precise and spe
cific meaning of language of debute used
here in its application to gentlemen of
this House—and lirst 1 turn to the gentle
man from Kentucky. ;\fter stating, in
•^manner calculated to induce the majori
ty of any ■ intelligent body lo apply his
remarks to me, that the man who swears
(here he quoted with accuiacy the ex
pressions of Mr. 'I'rimble)—Now, Sii-, 1
wish the gentleman to say exjjlicilly
whether he did nul intend to apply tliese
terms to me.” And then he took his
seuv. Mr. Trimble now rose, and his
countenance exhibited a state of exiiie-
ment scarcely less than that of Al DutHe.
lie wailed much longer after he rose be-,
fore he began lo speak, and the interest I
excited increased in intensity. Many
member.s left their seals in the more dis
tant pai is of the hall, .lUd came n uier lo j
the speakers ;—ihe sofas w ere’mostly oc- ;
cupied by members of the’seiiuie, (thati
house not being in session to-day.} At'
length with the looks oi' one wlio by a
pov.erfiil etVorf, had wrestled down iiis
feelings, Mr. Trimble said in reply :
“ W’iien 1 commenced the debate, i
thought 1 put myself and the gentleman
from S. C. on a perl'ect looting of etjualily
—1 said we weieboih ‘lookerson in \t-
niee.’ I assumed to myself neither any
I j)urity, iior any jirivilege here, which 1
: did not allow to liim. The gentleman
I iiiude in this House yesterday, one of the
1 mosl extraordinary speeches which I be
lieve was ever heard in any deliberative
I body—and 1 havefirst to ask him whether
j he meaui, in the lemarks he then made,
; any j)ei sonalitj to me ? In what 1 said I
j meai.'t to deal out measure i'or measure :
j belore (jod 1 meant no less and may
heaven’s lightning blast me if 1 meant
any more. 1 told jam wo v/ere both
. lookers on. I meant to make no cl'.arge
' of corruption unless h“ did; but if he did,
J I dill ; 1 shall give no explanation to the
, gentleman from S. C. until that gentie-
I man givci an explanation lo me. 1
i thought 1 treated ihe-thing iairly—1
tieated him precisely as he meant to be
i understood as treating us—I did not in-
j volve him lurlher. H he says he meant
I no personality, I meant none ; if he did, 1
, did : but in iloing so, as in the whole
; course of my remarks, I pul .nyself entire-
^ ly on the defence. 1 ielt, I now feel, no
I malice lowartl him, or toward any man ;
I but, whatever ihay I'ollow this, 1 i|o not
I mean that either myself or my friends
1 shall have imputations cast ujjon us.
The genlleinan’s answer is with himself
—when he answers, I do.’'
Mr. Al’DuHie l ejdied : “ Kvery {gen
tleman here knov/s, wliat was iny lati-
guage yesterday, as to .Mr. Cl .y and his
Iriendsjlask the geiith iiuin ftom Ken-
tuel-;^ whether he heard it?” ‘-Idid
not (said Mr. 'I’.J hear the whole of it—
1 heal'd a jiart—but 1 w as told by a I'l ieiid
that it. contained a (lualilication of a \ei y
olle»;i,ive kind.” Mr. .'rDallie now said,
•*lt is useless lo press for any explana
tion—perhaps il were better I had not
asked il—but (r^ii.iing his \oice, and
Hashing Irom every fejtiire) I wish now
'.he gentleman to understand that 1 jier-
lectly niiderter^lood the game that
is t^oing on—and j>i I'cctly understand
ilie si'.ulking manage, w ho. iiio\es the
wires. 1 he honoralde geijlL'uian IVoin
Ohio, told il;e House that he cuiiicl'iom
the lowest orders of society: inhere Mr.
\ ai.ce said he had (|uali!ieii his ileclara-
lion as reh rring lo poixiti/J—Sir, he |
need not have lold us tUnl—he has not
disappointed his de.stiny. Jiul, when
the .'leeretary of Stale w ishes lo avoid re-
spuiisiljility, and jui!s i'orth only /oo/oand [
uiul':r ohajijjiii), 1 ha\e only to sa\, that if
lie wisiies iiie to move in .his business he
j iiiUst send Uic ^cnlltniLn, and 1 ne\er will
reeognize as sui h every one w ho ha[)-
jje:is lo hold a seat here.” Attempts
were no\.' made to ha\e the Comuiiiiee
rise, but they failed, and the debate wa>
continued by Mr. .Moo,e and Mr. Henry,
of Keniueky, who aie friends of (,enera!
Jackson, and w ho spoke in \ indication of
him from some charges alluded lo by Mr.
i’rimljl''. '1 he I'eijale ended by a call ol
the j)re\ious (iiu st! ni. 'i he tii:.l usolu-
lion of Mr. .M’L'uilie, w i-.ieh goes no lai'-
llier tlian lo declare that the i’lesidenlial
'.■.'e''Mori uut'hi ir no to imv»j
ihe House of Representatives, w^s agieetf
to by a vote of »38 to 52, i he second
resolution, for districting the States, wa;^.
rejected by 102 to 00, The first re-olu
lion was then sent to a select Commiiiec
of2i, whoare lo rejiorl some suhs.itnt'-
for a resort to ihc House of Hepresenlif ■
lives; and, in that Ctvnmiiilee, I suspei.'
ihe old proverb will be verified, at h-us'
to a consiclerablo extent—* So many
men, so many minds.” No report meU
i>e expected in time for any thing to br
done about ihe matter this session.
Much speculation is on foot as to the,
coiisi (piences of this scene ; and ilie (jues-
lions who ought to challenge.^ Ought M’
Duflie, because ue first demanded anexpla'-
nation r Ought Trimble, because .M’Duf-
fie’s attack was first made? Ouj^hl Vance
because M’DutVie called him no gentle
man f Ought both, because they were
called tools and understrappers I Ought
.Mr. Clay, brwausr M’DufTie virtually said
he would iiiji light his underlings, !)ut
would fighi him.^ Did M’Duflie turn tail?
Will he fight if challeDged } are in every
body’s mouth. Would it not be belter
to inquire, what says the Decalogue?
DE^VKTORV.
SdJ'-hanging 'no Suicide.—A few dayf.
since, a woman in Pittsfield, in a lit of in
toxication, hung hersell by lue neek, not
till she was dead, but till ,i black man,
who heard her groans, came to h» r re
lief. The negro having cut ihe roj , and
let her down, suppos«;d her life ai .iii . iidv
and ran to the neighbours, .o beai the
tidings. But, lo hia ..stonishment, on
returning he found tlie woman h'an;.;ing
as befjre. Not disheartened, however,
at one failure, he busily went to .vork
and ,choj)ped the rope u sen nd lir.ie,
which so discouraged her ladysiiip, that
she lias Uelermined, al least, for ihe pre
sent, to the purpose of smpcnding
herself. lioslon Traveller.
Jl hard crt^c.*—Mr. Jo mi C. Smgleterryj
of Portage couiiiy, Ohio, has been mulct
ed in 600 dollars damages, for a slander
uttered by his loving .spouse. Poor fel-
low“! He hud much better have remain
ed Mr. ISingle Terry all his life, than to
take a help meet who will iatk away hii
hard earnings thus, liui ihe longue iu
an unruly nieniber whic h no man can
lame. a: r. Cum. Jde..
Scarcity of ladies at the west.—A latr.
liuilalo Journal says—‘‘ 'i'he late census
ol this town presents the aj)|) ihing dis
proporiit.n ot thne males to two females^
‘‘exclusive of Indians.”
Il is said that Cooper, the novelist, rc-*
ceived 85,000 lor the copy rigiit of the
“ Last oj the Mohienns." Such is ihe un
precedented demand for ihe work, that
every copy has been sold, and the pub
lishers liave come to the detei minatioii
of publishing a stcrcotmic, edition.
—Jlltx daz.
A frigate and two sloops of war are to
be-put in commission lor nine monliis,
lor the further protection of .Ainei i . aii
Commerce. I'he appropriation pro^iot-
ed in(§ungrcss is 6G,y97 dollars.
• We are jui,t informecl that there arc
Mud Dot's in and about this town and it:,
vicinity. Our ei liriens v. ould do 'I lu
keep a good lookout for ih-ni, as r.nich
miscliiel has lately been doirj by vnat^
dogs in V’airlieid district.
Columhia Gcrr.'/4. .
I'rom llic Trenton Kmpi'vlum.
It is a) first view aslonisluhg, says
lUackslone, to consider ttie nunibor d'
lineal ancestors which every man h:.s
w ithin no very great number (,f degrees ;
and so many din'eient bloods is a ina-.
said to contain in lus veins as he iia r
lineal aiu esters. Of these he hath
the first ascending degree, his own p.i.
eiils ; lie halliin tlie second, the p..:
cuts o! Ills latlier and iht; parents id b.
molhers I lie hath ■/','/(/in the thinl, tl.
parents ol Ins iv/o grandfathers and t\.^
gi aiifl mothers ; and by the same rule oi
jirogi essioii, he hath (Oi hundred a rl t»'cn~
/'/ ci,^hl in the seventh ; a lhous(nid and
tn'tmhj-four in the tenth ; and at the twen
tieth degree, or in the distance of tv/enty
generations, every man hath uhorc a mUL-
hn of anceutt^rs, as conuiion arithmetic
w ill demonslrate.
So of collateral kinili'ed—If wc only
suppose, says the same author, eaci*
couple of our ancestors to have lei't, one
with another, two children, and these two
children to have left tw o more on an aver^
age, (and wiihout such a supp-";)'’iu:\ the
human species must bedaily diminish
ing,; v. i- hhall find ihat al! of us have now
sub .istir'.g near //ro hnndrcd and tvxnlif
of kindred in the f'.fleenih degrecj
at the same distance iVom the several
common arice:;tors as oursches are ; be
sides those ll'.al are one or tw o descent^;
nearer to or farther from the toniinou
siockjWho ir.:\v cwnatiat to us many movy.