' I " - - - ' ----- j -
fie
V 41 01? COT 9' A
O ZE3
?2 per axiixuixi'7
on THE
AVKST SIDE OF TllADE STREET
CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INOI VIDCALS. AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON' PROPERTY OF THE OTHER.
, TN ADVANCE .
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1858.
SEVENTH VOLUMENUMBER 331.
r T 1 t I
S, P. SMITH,
f torney and Counsellor at Law
mm AY ALWAYS BE POUND AT THE OFFICE
M...t' Wm. Johnston, Esq.
faay Prouit attention given to Collections, writing
,,t Heed, ConTei ntt, 4c.
Jaaaar; K 15H. ly
W. A. Owens;
ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
ILL practice in the Court of this and the adjoin
ing Counties.
ntl-IlK vKtKI.V OITOSITK THE I'o.ST UOTCE.
laaaarv It,
11. LaF. ALEXANDER,
A florae? at Caw, Cliarlolle, !. .
Office over China Hall.
Augasl 11. .. jr
HUBERT GIB BUN, M.D.
Office No. 5, granite Row,
CHARLOTTE, S. C.
February 19, 18."8.
Dlt. FOX A: WHITE,
Medicine and Surgery.
ui otaira m
pruigs mniuincr.
V. K. WHITE, M.
J-tf
j.
FOX,
is:s.
SI. D.
D.
NOTICE.
se indebted to Ihe Rubscriber will make ina-
L
tli.
ni Filiate settlement, ir their Notes and Accounts
will he nlaced in other hands tor collection.
Aiiril ::, 1853. 3-tf
C. J. FOX.
BRASS AND COMPOSITION
C ASTI3NT Gr s .
I am prepared to manufacture all kinds of work in the
above line of b.isiiie. I would call particular atten
liin of those that have mills or factories, or auy kind oi
ni.o liincrv thai needs composition of durability for mill
i:,K. tint 1 have one of my own. and I have never heard
i. any tiling thai would stand half equal to it I will
warrant them to ran live years. There are some of my
make thai have been running fifteen and twenty rears.
I ruaid farubh more than a hundred certificates ol its
durability.
To Fer.-ons needing Mill Inks find gudgeons I will
lurni.-h. the set tor ei.-ht dollars. Try them and save
v..urelc- the trouble of Mopping your mill when all
else i- right.
JOHN M. MASON.
June 8. 185. LJ-tf
- SILVER PLATING,
nd (Sold. Silvr. Brass and all kinds of metal work re
paired. Coach makers at a distance that may want
i lo ir work done, mav have it attended to in the shortest
notice and finished ill the best style one hundred yards
north of the Court House and next door to Overman A
Wilson's coach shop. JOHN M. MASON.
June 8, 1858- 12 -tf
Gun and Lock Smithing.
Ml work in the above business, except stoc
kbit
wi
11 be
iHimtuailv attended to and finished in the best manner
workmanship, at my shop
north of the court house.
rn t to Overman k Wilson
coach shop.
JOHN M. MASON.
-tf
In ue 8, 18."..
12
HEW
i iir"i.iJ.O
T1IF. undersigned having entered into
ship for the "purpose of carving on the
lONFEiTIOXEUY, BAKERY,
A.ND BKTAIL
Copartner-
FRUIT
Grooery
Beg have to call the attention of the citizens of Char
lotte and surrounding country to their New Stand on
Trade Street, between Breni's and Frankenthall s. at
Spratt ft Daniel's old Sfcind, where they would be
nlca-cu to see ail lueir Hiring -
UOttln ft
XISBET.
Jaaaarr 25, 18.8.
93-tf
Dissolution.
T1IF. Firm of BKOKW ITH ft BR1TTAIN was this
day dissolved bv mutual consent. All persons
indebted to said firm are requested to come forward tm--.,
,..', and make payment either by Cash or Note, as
the business of the Firm must be closed.
R. W. BECKWITII,
Jane l, 1858. W. J. 15 R ITT A IN.
NOTICE.
VVTKQ bought th- entire stock ot WAlfiJia.
JEWELiRY, &C, of Rcckwith ft BrTltaiH, 1
shall . ontinue the Basineta at tlieir UUM, wnere i
;n i... iJmiI to si-e niv old frienda am! rustomer.
R. V. BKCKWITIl.
June 15, tsrs.
tf
Notice.
Our
V. A.
XOTKS and ACCOUNTS are in the hands nl
COOK for collet lion. Those intrrrttril bad bet-
pay up
fnrthwith, if they wish to SAVK COST.
RooNK CO.
mg. 1. 1858. ::'-tf
I ! rsTKS. TIIOMA
UCUKA KFEXKE1D
.1. A. ESTfiS A: CO.,
Fsietors and Conimiwion Merehants,
l'r the sale of Cotton. Orain, Flour, ami all kinds ol
country Produce.
Office North Atlantic Whabves,
4 h i l it -loll. S. Cm
At.ording to the terms of the Co-partnership
will not i-kci latk. diret tlv or indirectlv. in any
we
I'ro-
dure whipped to our house.
.". fw,:0 Mills, 8 S Farrar. Bros ft Co. Lnnn. au.
Smith ft Whihlen. Thoa J I C H Mt.ise. Charleston. S.
V.: Col B An.lerson. F. Hope, folunibia: Thoa Met lure.
Sr s. ....... I M.ilK- N R Baes. A O Doaovaat, Chester:
t'ol I" 8caife, I nion
J I. IHxoa, Knoxville
June 1. 1858
; lr. Happiddt.
Tend.
v
Salisbury, S. C
Tailoring
D.
L. RKA respectfully iufonos
th public that he i- now pre-
pared to execute sutistaimam ami no
neatness, anv work in his line ith who h
he mav be favored. He is in possession
of the LATEST FASHIONS, and feels
confident that it only requires a trial to
that he has the will
coin no r
iu,d nhilitv to please. v.ne nun n c...
i7-tt
Prints. A splendid assortment of
ct. 7.
1105 Acres of Land
FOR SALE.
The subscriber, residing about four miles south of
Lincoln tun. on Indian Creek, otters for sale li is vrtlun-
hie PLANTATION, containing about six hundred ami
thirty acres, 21k of which is cleared, about jo acres of
hottom land and meadow of first rate quality. Th re
ia a new and commodious Dwelling House and all ne- j
ressarj out-houses. Also, a first rate improved water j
privilege with a good Saw Mill upon it. together with i
two unimproved Shoals. The creek affords water j
enough for almost any purpose.
Tue said Land lies on the road leading from Lincoln
ton to Yorkville. and within one mile of the Wiluiing
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad.
Also, four hundred and sixty-five acres of timbered
Land, adjoining the above, will be sold in lots to suit
purchasers.
Refer to C. C. Henderson or John F. Hoke.
A If
3m-pd.
CANSLKR.
September 7, l8."8.
Dissolution.
The Finn of YOUNG ft WILLIAMS is this day dis
solved bv mutual consent. The accounts of the Finn
will be settled by U. R. Williams.
W. A. YOUNG,
II. B.
2.!-tf
WILLIAMS.
Charlotte. Aug. 18. 1858.
MANSION HOUSE.
UNDER NEW AUSPICES
This commodious and magnificent establishment has
recently come under the personal supervision of the j
subscriber, who respectfully announces to his friends
and the traveling public especially, that every effort
will be made on his part to please in every particular j
appertaining to the duties of "mine host."'
W. W. ELMS. '
Charlotte, August :!4, 1858.
Good Family Flour.
I WILL keep a supplv of my best Flour at the Store
of H. B. WILLIAMS & CO., where those
desirous can obtain it at anv time, FOR CASH.
J. B. STEWART.
Charlotte. June 15, 1858. If
Belts! Belts!! Belts!!!
F
ROM the best Belting Company,
prices: CASH PBICES:
it Manufacturer .
'J inch
1 o I
A cts. per
foot.
. !
.17
li
lo
....60
12 72 "
II 4 ply !-' "
gti;, Seamless Belts, manufactured to order at short
notice.
Conductinr llos; it" all sizes, for water or steam pres
sure, ordered direct from the Manufacturers. ALSO,
Packing of all description, at 5," Cents per pound.
J. B. F. room:.
.June 1. 1S.-.8. tf
PETER MALLETT
D. COLDEN MURRAY,
(general (Commission Uttrcimnt,
02 South sfmt, XKWYOHK.
.In ne 2f. i:."i.s y
CAROLINA CITY, N. C.
The Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad being now
completed to Beaufort Harbor, I have determined to
locate at Carolina City for the purpose of doing a
Forwarding (& General Commission
Business, and hope by promptness ami strict attention
to merit patronage and support. Being the Agent of
MURRAY'S LIXE OF FIRST CLASS PACKETS
to this ami Morchead city, every effort will be made to
make this the cheapest ami most expeditious route to
New York. Vessels will be loaded and discharged at
my Wharf (adjoining the Railroad Wharf.) and thereby
save cartage and lighterage. Particular attention will
be 'iven to all orders, and to the sale and shipment of
Produce. WM. B. GRANT.
All shipments of Produce to D. Coldcn Murray, New
York, will be forwarded free of commission.
June ia, 18."f '
THE LIVE II
LWI00RAT0R!
I'RKI'A RKO UY 1R SASFORP,
fomponnded entirely from (.UMS,
TS ON K OF TIIK BUST rtJROATtTU AXO I.IVKR MK
1 OIl'INKS now before the public, lha! acls aa a (..thariir,
easier miiiler. and more elfectnal than anv other medicine known.
H i, not onlv a nrr, Lir.r remedy, aeg flr on the
Lir to ejeci its morbid matter, then on the stomach and boweU
to carry ,.J that matter, thus aeCoaaplialHag two PrpaaM eflwiu
allr w.thont anv or the painful reelings eiriencetl m the opera
oS; of f moat C,lii.l It strengthens the Sviem at ll.e s.me
time that it purges il : ami when taken da.ly ... moderate do.c.
3
Ol.
OS
wil Aaatteo and uulia n ..u wu" '- .
C
C
Tlie l.lvcr is one or the
human body ; and when it I
prinripal llgHWlori or the
IKirtormK ir KlktHtM well,
fullv developed. 'I lie .i'irA
on ilie health; action of ilie
BcaWiMfaacliMaK wbviitlie
are at fault, ami i lie wlmlc
of one or(can the Liver
For lha diseases ol that or
haa made it lii stiid, in a
veara, to find w.me remedy
iiian) deraincviucuis tu uich
at last found, any person trou
plalnt, in aj ol ha larsaa,
eonvirtion fcl certain,
morbid or bail matter from
place a healthy Mow of bile,
rantdnp lood to digiat well,
inft lone ami health ' the
the cause of the diej
o
ZD
o
the aaaraaa of ihe system are
is almost entirely dependent
Li err for the prepar parloim
stomach is at fault, the bowels
system suffers in uauaqnrnrr
having ceasel lo d its duty
gmi. oue of the proprietors
practice of more than twenty
wherew ith to counteract liie
it is liable.
To prove that thia remedy is
bled with K4VCT t'OIB
has but lo try a Is-vttle, and
These titims remove all
o
4
Ex.
D
n
2
z
Ihe system, supplying in their
iiivijoraiing Ihe stomach.
pui-ifylogtlie blood,
whole machinery, removing
effecting a radical cure.
Billons attack are
better, prevflileo, by
Liver Iiivljjforator.
Ine dose alter eating is suf
and prevent Ihe f.xKl from
Only on dose taken before
mail.
UUJ one dose taken at
gently, and cures Cos
One dose taken after each
9T One dose of two tea
Sick Heartache.
cured, and,
the occasional
what is
u. e of tha
ucien to relieve the stomach
rising aud souring.
00 retiring, pievents Klgbt-
Plsl night, Irs.sens the bowels
W.tlvcness.
ioesl will e.iie ly si-tsila
I u i fil r ' alays lelieva
male obstruction removes Ihe
ssU makes a pel feet cure.
s.
CO
i;
'si
H
as
One bottle taken lor ie j
cause of the disease, and
Only one dose immediately I
tine dose often related is W
Morbus, aud a preventive j
ay Only one bonle
system the effects of aiedi- (JJ
One bottle taken for
lowness or unnattiral coh.i a
One dose taken a short 13
gorto ths-apilite. and makes
One dose often reated 00
rhtra in its worst forms. ' aj
Bowel complaints yield 0
One or two doses cures at i y-J
tTiildren : there is no surer. .
the world, as it i.err
fj A Tew bottle cures
attsoi tents. A9
We lake pleasure in recom W
preventive for FVvcr and 00t
aod alt Krvcrs sf a Bll-' 3
with certainly, and ibousauds rf,
relieves Cbollc. afcib
a sure cine far t holna
or Cholera.
needed to throw ont of ihe
erne after a long sickness.
,?aindlrc removes all sal
. from ihe skill,
lime before eating gives vi
food digest well.
cii.es- Chronic Mar-
while S II 111 m e r and
almost to ihe tirst dose,
tacks canse.1 by Worms
safer, or speedier remeily in
C
Z3
s.
C3
V3
I
Oropsy, hy exciting the
mending this medicine as a
Icnr, thill Fiver,
ions Tyy. h ssssrsssa
a.e willing lo tetifj to us
wo.uierful virtues. 1
All wHo ns It nr alvlng tbclr unanimous
tcHtliuoiiy In Its favor. i, i
y Mix Water la "J""1
eorator. and swallow both tofjetbrr.
THE LIVER INVIOORATOR
T5
O
3
9
a
2r IS A SClKNTlKtr
wnrkiai cri aliast too great to bellere I. cure, as wmj
urllti'll. 11 si in f. il. anu is .
magic, area . ji, 'to" y-r"0 a J' "
all oT which are ihe result o! a Disease" .
raicr oh ik-ixah rfca s..ttl.
SASFORD i. Co.. Proprietors. 545 "roadway. -New York.
Wholesale Aiji ntsi
. v v-ork W. 1T1TT X SrtSS. Philadel
BiHBi PiM. " gLT n u U.,T .t Co.. 1-ortland
phia ; M. S. HtBU At o Itos on 11 It. T Heveland-
..il.l ,c 11 lyrinra-lsU. SoM a'"
f
.c
O
a
3
c
a
00
DR. I M. MILLER,
JSYlIOaAl ASS SUKGI0B,
Charlotte, N. C.
Office opposite Kekr'.s Hotel.
Sept. 21. 1838. am-pd.
IVlifesitt&ippi Land for Sale.
Persons removing to North Mississippi are informed
that I'. R. Rarringer, commissioner for the heirs of Gen.
Paul Rarringer, dee'd, is now offering for si le a large
body of Land (2880 ACRES) in Panola county.
These lands lie on Mclver Creek, within 6 miles of the
town of Sardis, on the Memphis and Grenada Railroad.
About two-thirds of the Land is of a superior quality,
much of it excellent bottom. It will be divided, when
practicable, to suit purchasers. Terms, one-third cash,
balance one and two years' time.
For further information address the undersigned, who
have plots of the land in tpiarttr sections, with situa
tions, quality of soil. &c.
PAUL R. BARRINOKU, Oxford. Miss.
BUFUS BARRINOKR, Concord, N C.
October 5, l.r8 3t-pd
FISHER & BURttOUGIIS,
H
V ' 1 X ( I opened a large
and attractive
Stock of
I In the Corner Store recently occupied by L. S. Williams,
i INVITK attention" .uid solicit an exa in i nation of I heir
Dress Goods, Embroideries, Shawls. Cloaks,
and Carpctings, which they have
in great varietv.
Hfatiiuts, Hfnntifts.
Bed and Xej.ro Blankets: al.o Kerseys and Plains
Fine
for Plantation u. e. w ill be found rheati in price at
F1SHKH k BURKUUGHS'.
Ilavin" been convinced that the public required a
.Machine competent to do all kinds of family Sewing at a,
price within the reach of every family, we take pleasure
in savi. o- iluit we have now produced one which has
been pronounced bv competent jndges as the very best
machine in market for the price. Tor simplicity of
construction, dm ability, and the neatness with which it
performs its work, it cannot fail to give satislaclioa.
We respectfully invite von to call and examine them.
FIS1IER & BURROUGHS.
ftielf Hardware in all its varieties. Also, Anvils
Hellowses. Vices, Axles and Spring?,
Iron and Steel, together with a
full supply of Paints,
Oils, and
Ya rnish,
Arc. &c. &c.,
constantly on hand and
for sale at low prices, by
PISHES & BURROUGHS.
Agricultural Implements.
Corn-Sliellers, Straw-Cutters. Corn and Cob Mills,
Grit Mills, Plows, Cultivators, &c. by
FISHER ic BURROUGHS.
The
subscribers have on hand a supply of these Su
perior Machines, which they are offering at low prices
for Cash. Warranted to give satisfaction or no sale.
Also, a full assortment of genuine
Anchor lira mi BoUtUg Cfofis, hy
FlSHBR k BURROUGHS.
Sept. 28. 18".$. 3ni
v r.
1J. V, lJlji'l't
tfccsMUtfAMf, 'opyist aud Collector,
Charlotte, N. C.
bills and difficult accounts correctly made out, and
claims promptly
collected.
Sept
28, 18."8.
28-nm.
AH Right Again!
I have commenced Uutchering beef again, and am
ready and wish to buy Beeves. Mutton and Pork, on
the hoof. 1 solicit, and'hope to merit, the patronage of
the town. A. COOK,
A in'. i4, 1858. 23-tf Town Butcher.
U. S. PATENT RltSHTS.
T'
HE subscriber otters Ins services to l .x t- iuo
ad others desirous of securing Lutteiis 1 atext.
Copy Rights, etc. The whole business can nc transact
ed bv mail Letters confidential, and fees moderate.
Address, EDWARD CANT WELL,
Sept. 7. isr.8. nin Raleigh. X. 0.
.TlCa
a I.I. urrsons. whoe Notes and Accounts are due,
owing to the undersigned as Trustee, arc earnestly
reoneted to call and settle, as it is important that the
trust fund be marshalled at as early a day as possible.
Remember, indulgence cannot begiren.
W. R. MVKRS, Trustee
J unc 1 ."I, 1858. tf " of beroy Springs.
Carolina Female College.
T1HE Fall Session of this Institution will begin on
the 14th of OCTOBER : at which time, it is
hoped, we shall have a full representation from differ
ent warts of the surroaading country.
Tuition and board, including washing, ironing, lights,
fuel and attention of servants, aU for $70 00 per Stt-
ion i SO 'reek.
la kUemeatfty Department. $63 50 per Session.
Oiuanu atal Branches, extra, but at moderate prices.
No reasonable effort will be left unemployed lo give
full satisfaction to our Patrons.
T. R. WALSH. Pres t.
An;
M. 1858. M-po
v..
J. M.
MAKFR.
SANDERS,
c
VBINET
CHARLOTTE.
N. C. keeps
constantlv on hand a large assortment oi rurui.
. . a ?..... . . 1 - -
of hi-own aud .Nortrern mainum nm. ,
FISK'S MET A LIC BURIAL CASES.
Dec. 21, Mfc.
MILLINERY
And Dress Jtlakiii?..
k f pg WHK VLA" respectfiillv informs the ladies of
Jll harlotte and vicinity, that she has returned, and
otfer her services to her old customers and frieuds.
Residence oue door above the Post Office.
June 30. 18"7.
II. AV. HUT,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
CONCORD. N. C.
, ,i
Vetches. Clocks and Jewelry repaired and warranted.
September 14, 18 J
BOX. J. PI1WKKEY HEKDLRSOX.
Knowinp; that the late J. Piekney Henderson
(who died in Washington last Spring whilst repre
senting the State of Texas in the U. 8. Senate)
had many friends and acquaintances in this jart
of the State, we make the following extracts from
an Address delivered at San Augustine, Texas, by
F. B. Sexton, Esq, on the 21st of August, 1858,
on the occasion of the obsequies in memory of the
JmwmuJ If ,1,, nl,) ..ft. it-. nanbamM to i.lililish
UVVVOOC A . LI ii"'. rrnvmrnmrn w - f
the address entire, but owing to its length we have
not space to spare:
" We are reminded that we must die by every
tree that falls, and every blade of grass that dies
by the desolate cities, ruined palaces, fallen col
umns, overgrown gardens, and broken down walls
which make up the passes of history by the ten
thousand monuments which overlay the bones of (
Earth's renowned ones, and herald what they were, ;
or "what they should have been by tne ten
thousand times ten thousand more unmarked graves
to whose occupants the "tribes that tread the
earth" "arc but a handful" by the "pestilence
that walketh in darkness" from before which our
brother mu ii fall as qtoss before the reaper's sevthe
by the pale forehead, the wan cheek, the sunken
eve, the hectic cough and the stooped tonus ol our :
iellow beings who walk among us. e are 10-0:13
most forcibly reminded of it by the absence from
among us of our distinguished fellow citizen, our
friend, our neighbor and our brother, Jamks
Pincknky Henderson, whom, if integrity of
character and purity of purpose, if the confidence
of his friends and neighbors, the admiration of his
Iellow citizens, the respect of his Senatorial peers,
the attachment el' his brethren of the "mistic tie,"
and the love of an affectionate family could have
retained on earth, "he hil not dud.
Gen. Henderson was born in Lincoln county,
North Carolina, on the 31st of March, 1800. He
descended from an ancient and honorable family.
His father was a prominent leader of the Federal
party, and his name is yet much revered by the
older citizens of the "old North State." 1 have
not been able to collect as many incidents of the
early life of Gen. Henderson as 1 desired, or as I
could have done had more time been allowed. In
his boyhood a strong affection for his mother was
manifested a development which is discernahle
in the character of most distinguished men. His
mother having once been asked if he had not been
refractory, replied, '-No, some ot my other boys
were headstrong, but Tinc-kiiey was awm& a
a
i u ii
hi iv " As a Youth he was iar more than
oi"diuari-
lv intellurent. and gave promise oi the brilliant ca
reer he afterwards attained. He wis a student for
several years at the University ol Chapel Hill. He
studied law, and was admitted to practice in North
Carolina before he was twenty-one years of age.
While preparing for his profession, his applica
tion was most intense; for, as he has told me him
self, he often studied eighteen out of twenty-four
hours. Such injudicious labor injured his consti
tution, and, it is to be feared, laid the foundation
of the fatal disease from which he never entirely
recovered. At the. age of twenty-two he was ap
pointed A id-de-camp, with the rank of Major, to
Maj. Con. A. McDorrett. of the Fifth Division of
the North Carolina Militia, and later was elected
Col. of a Militia regimen:.
In the autumn of the year 1 835, Gen. Henderson
removed from North Carolina to Mississippi, aud
having settled in Madison county in that State,
commenced the practice of the law with the bright
est prospects of success. He had, however, not
more than located himself in his new home, when
the struggles of the then province of Texas to
throw ofi'a degrading and oppressive pupilage be
gun to attract the attention and enlist the sympa
thy of the noble and generous in every land. As
I have observed before in speaking of him, he re
solved to make the lone star the star of his destiny.
In the Spring of the year 1836, he aided in rais
ing a company of volunteers in Mississippi for ser
vice in Texas. He came to Texas himself in 1830,
j reaching here before that company. Soon after
I his arrival he was commissioned by the then Fresi
' dent, David (I. Burnet, to return to the I'nitcd
States and recruit for the Texas Army. One
' company raised iu North Carolina, was brought to
j Texas at his own expense. Gen. Henderson re
! turned to Texas in November, 183i, and so soou
as he arrived at the scat of Government, was ap
; pointed by President Houston Attorney General of
! the Republic, which position he held until the
I month of December following, when he was ap
pointed Secretary of State, that office having be
conn; vacant ov me uca.u
. a l .1
leath of the venerated and
lamented Stephen f . Austin.
Tn tho p.-irlv nart of the vear 1837, Gen. Hen-
'. Ill 1
del son was appointed Minister I lenipotentiary and
x . - i -
fcnvoy Kxtraontinary in mi tne nejiuouc ui
to Fiance add England. He was commissioned
to solicit the reeounition of the Independence of
Texas, and was invested with plenary powers as an
Ambassador, also, to conclude treaties of amity
and commerce. During his term of service the
independence of Texas was recognized by both
England and France. Amid the brilliant array of
statesmen and diplomatists, which is always pre
sented at the Courts of St. Cloud and St. James,
and which at that time, too, was adorned by talent
ol the first order from both Continents, our worthy
and lamented Senator commanded respect for his
intelligence, confidence for his fidelity to the ob
jects 7f his mission, and esteem for the sincerity
and true nobility of his n:;ture. He acquired for
Texas then weak, aud with diihculty maintaining
a bare existence as a sc urate nationality a posi
tion of respectability and dignity. Texas should
ever be grateiui lor WWJN .
adopted son. His success as Z2o2LlrU.
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iiiinvi. mm k'
when he negotiated commercial treaties between
two of the greatest nations iu the world and the
then Infant Republic, without money, resources,
armies or navies; in short, with nothing but the
justice of her cause and the favor of Heaven.
None but a mind of the greatest vigor, and a soul
of the highest firmness!, one which could not be
discouraged by disappointments, or driven back by
obstacles eouid have succeeded in the delicate and
diffiult mission with which he was charged.
it is proper to stat-e mui ijch,
T .j privatc; expretscd without
1
It is proper to state that ten. tienacrson, on an
reserve his sense of obligation to den. Cass, for ! ecpted only his p. as an oflicer in the army,
valuable aid in accomplishing the objects of his deeming that most clearly due him for Liboi per
mission in France. Mr Cass was then the resi- ' formed, and considering also, thut as between Tes
dent Minister from the United States at the French as and the United States, the foiniei was mucli
rC- Tl ..r.t m.lv ii.tfrpsto.d in the fute of more in waut of everv dollar in her Treasury. Af-
i nil l. i n- nu' saw T - -
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Texas, but was attracted toward lienuerson py dm
talents, and bis noble and manly bearing, riom
him Gen. Henderson frequently received distin
guished attention, and often shared bis confidence.
The good opinion of that eminent and venerable
statesman, thus earlv acquired, was never lost.
vnt more than two Years since, some citizens of
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'IVti.k ill Wasbinotoii citv. were siieaking, in his
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presence, of the probable election of (Icn. Hender
son to the United States Senate, when' he expres
sed his warmest gratification at the intelligence,
and spoke of biin in the biobest terms of commen
dation and friendship.
While in Paris,
C.cn. Henderson became ac
quaioted with Miss Francis Cox, of Philadelphia, advocate no measure, he would support no pnnci
who was residing in that city with her father, Mr pie he did not believe to bo right, and which could
John Cox.
purpose of
Mr Cox was then in Fans tor the
educating his children, two daughters
and a son. Gen. Henderson and Miss t ranees
were married in October, 1839, in the city of
London. Mrs Henderson lived for sixteen years
in our village, and her intelligence and her private
worth are well known and appreciated by our citi
Her loss calls forth our deepest sympathy;
zens.
mt private ;rief, while it is great, is snored from
public intrusion
Gen. Henderson returned from Prance to jcxas
in the beginning of 1840, and was everywhere
welcomed by t he warm gratuhitions of his country
men. . At Galveston, a complimentary dinner and
ball were given him, invitations to accept public
demonstrations of respect were extended to him
from several other places, but with characteiistic
modesty he declined them all. At the expiration j
.. Iv
urged to become a candidate for the Presidency' of
Texas He answered that he was not old enough,
i n 4 rrVM mtmUmI fniMim-
as the Constitution ot lexas lcuuiieu tne intiun-
t .x x. l. wi.;, , r,..,-u nfSi.ro !
UCIIL 01 mat cuiice iu ue j v..
ient
His friends replied that that would cause no drm-
n ... ft. ,...11,. iIa V,. sniinavSfiMi tn
CUUV, as lie ',as Jicouinv laam, jj ..i. v .....v., - i
be fort-, and no questions
would be asked. TO this
ho Raid, that he would "never violate
late the Cotisti-
tution of his country, though no one on earth
should know it but himself." His own heart, he
said, would know it and would condemn him. Can
Roman history furnish an instance of move rigidly
virtuous practice than this? Even Aristides, who
would not deceive the countryman who asked him
to write the ballot for his own banishment, was not
mnro r-ini'10Iitl011S than Henderson, in the dis
charge of his obligations to his country and her
taws.
His courtesy and his kindness in his intercourse ;
with his professional brethren, will not soon be !
forgotten. He was' utterly and entirely above what
a distinguished lawyer has singularly termed the j
"snapparadocs of practice." His noble heart !
scorned equivocation and deceit, while his great
(mud taught him that they never secured any per- j
inanent success. No class of men will more sin- i
cerelv mourn the death of Henderson than the I
lawyers of Texas. None should spread a brighter
wreathe upon his tomb than they.
In November, 1845, Gen. Henderson was elec
ted Governor of Texas. In the spring of 1845,
the war with Mexico having commenced, a requi
sition was made on Texas for four regiments of vol
unteers. They were raispd, and Governor Hender
son took command of them, in obedience to a reso
lution of the Legislature of Texas inviting him to
do so. When the troops from the neighborhood
of Austin left for the scene of war, Gen. II. was
unable to leave his bed. A week later he started
in a carriage, with only one or two friends, and
without an escort, though his route lay within a
short distance of a large body of Mexican troops.
Me led the second Texas regiment in peison on the
third day of the attack on Monterey. There are
those present to-day, doubtless, who know how gal
lantly he bore himself on that field of danger. On
one occasion, on the last day, in an attack upon
a house from which a murderous fire was pouring,
Gen. Henderson, in rcconnoitering, before he ob
served it. was cut off from his men. In order to
regain them, he had to pass for some distance along
a narrow street, lined on both sides with houses,
the tops of which were covered with men to whose
otitis he offered the only aim. Deeming it reckless
to throw away his life if he could save it, he made
his way to his command on his hands and knees
in this
respect imitating the great Napoleon, who
was iorceu to auoot ine same motuou ui .hukiwj:
the murderous volleys fired at him when he effect
ed his entrance into Vienna. That noble and
chivalrous son of the South, the Hon. Jefferson
j Davis, whose command was near Henderson's on
that important day, in describing this circumstance
tl... ('..Ilnirln,. 1 t . , , 1 1 r ( III till- tllil'll Sliwl
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ll'CT Uli; iuiivhiii. '""fo "SS"f
, he attack wbcn ni,,jlt was closing
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around us, and we were near to the main plaza, we
learned that we were isolated; that orders had been
sent to us to retire; that the stipjiorLs had been
withdrawn; and that we were surrounded by a large
number of the enemy. A heartless resolved, a
mind less self-reliant than Henderson's might have
doubted, wavered and been lost. The alternative
was presented to him of maintaining a post which
he was confident he could hold, or of retiring, when
it was doubtful whether we could cut our way
through the enemy: he asked no other rjutJartion
than, "Arc we ordered to retire?" On learning
that such was the fact, he decided, at whatever
hazard, to obey; and narrowly on that occasion
escaped with his life. A sense of duty rofe with him
superior to all other con.-iderations; and he obeyed
an order which he might have been justified in
disobeving, because of the dangers to which it
would subject him."
Geu. Henderson was one of (he Commissioners
; Geu enderson oue f the Commissioners
appointed by Gen. Taylor to negate with Am-
f&ZmA X5& Ml
services in that battle, Congress voted him a sword,
in connection witn tne heroic gunman ana io
ether Major Generals.
As another instance of the probity he practiced,
in the discharge of his public duties, it may be
mentioned that while in the war with Mexico, he
was appointed a Major General in the service of
the United fctates, and was entitled to the pay of
that office as well as to his salary as Governor of
rrrdve anv r.nrtinn nf
li Ail.-. aMi iv wi-nim-v. iu j i
the compensation due him aa Governor, while he
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was absent from the scat of Government, and ac
0, w
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tor the close of the war, (.icn. Henderson returned
to Texas and resumed his duties as Governor. At
the expiration of his official term he declined a re
iiominatiou, and resumed the practice of his pv
fession. He steadily declined to hold any other
office until November lust, when, after the death of
Gen. Husk, he was unanimously chosen his Mie
ccssor by the Legislature of Texas, in response to
what was the geucral voice of the people, accord
ing to the most unmistakable indications.
In politics Gen. Henderson has always been
recognized as belonging to the great Peiuocratic
party, founded by Mr Jefferson. He was zealous
and energetic iu behalf of his party, yet he would
not secure the approuatiou ol his conscience, aim
the conviction of his judgment.
Must anything be said of Gen. Henderson as a
neighbor and friend, to those among whom he
lived for sixteen years? This large as.senib.,
who have conic out to lay the garlands of fi ienil
shin uduii his tomb, attest bow much he was !-
loved. The noble and generous tjualitico of his
heart were more luliy drawn out in me oimnai.y
transactions of private lite. His puise, his exam
ple and his inffueuee encouraged every measure of
public improvement, and promoted every enter
prise of benevolence. His kindness to the pour
and his sympathy for the distressed, arc proverbial
among the citizens of San Augustine county. H
was universally known that his professional services
could be hud iu behalf of a meritorious cause, or
an injured or oppressed client, "without the hope
of fee or reward." 1 shall not soon forget Willi
o emot.ou a venerable and woith ut:-
W pi 1W county described to ine one ol Gen.
Hendersou s speech U1 b leuce ol u koi ami
. 1111 1 ( 1 ..
friendless orphan boy, who had been indicted lor
. r . .. l I . 1 .,!
all atlltlwiaww apcHwai uiun m ihii iw ss
niatetl the boy's mother. Said he, "never, and 1
.ii i Li" 1. '' i l l li 1 ..
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sotl niaKe sucn a speecn, me v ouil iiuiih1 wmp uu-
ed to overflowing, aud among all present not a
heart was free from feeling, and hardly an eye was
free from tears."
The last hours of Gen. Henderson were calm
and peaceful. To some of his friends around his
bedside he said, substantially, that though ho had
made no ostentatious profession of Religion, yt t
that he had felt it iu his heart. Rut amid Un
love of his friends and his ci iinti y', the respect of
his peers, and the sorrow of his family, lie hs
passed away. How forcibly dues his death tea' It
us "what shadows we are, aud what shadows we
pursue ! "
"Windfall to a Roafkii. A lazy fellow, who
had loafed about Columbia, California, for a long
time, aud had never done a day's work iu the
mines, was recently driven by want of means lo
live, to obtain a pick and shovel and -ally forth fn
try his fortune at gold digging. He worked with
but little success for two days hut on (he third he
dug up a lump of gold nearly pure, which Weighed
want y -two jx'iiiuls. The lucky felh)W tool; his
piece to Wells, Fargo & Co., in Columbia, by vh'oiii
it was valued at jm&teeji tuoktuhiiJ iJolftr! The
place where this monstrous nugget was dug is
within a mile or two of Columbia.
Death of a Mikkil James Rugart, better
known as "Jimmy Rogart," died at Brooklyn, li. I.,
a few days ago, at the advanced age of ninety,
leaving behind him an estate valued at 9500,000.
lie was miserly in the extreme. It is said that he
bought "dog meat" of the meanest kind for food,
wore ragged and patched clothe.-, and performed
the meanest drudgery. He left ?1,000 to the
American Tract Society, 151 ,000 to the Rible Society,
and the rema'nder ot.his fortune to his relatives.
Swkdev.- Tho Rev. Dr. Stearnes, of Newark,
New -Jersey, who is now in Sweden, sj s in a
recent letter:
"I am assured that there is not a parish iu
Sweden where the religions awakening is not taking
place, and pcraons of every grade and pnfilion in
life are coming under ite influence. Instances of
sudden conversions, as sudden and remarkabla :ik
some of thofce in the New Testament, have been
related to tne, and attended with circumUriMtfl 'f
which we have no experience in our country; and
tnere is a Tresnrioss ana simplicity in tne new
religious life here, which contrast strangely with
the old, fixed, and conventional forms iu which we
are accustomed to see it. It charms and wins
upon your affections, like thesmilea of mi infant."
Not a Rao Oi'tKATioN. -The umount of prite
money for the capture or the Africans of I lie Kelio,
by Lieut. Ma Hit and the efheers aud crew of the
Dolphin is 87,000. According to law 1.1ns nun is
to be distributed as follow: The flag officer re
ceives one-twentieth, the commanding officer of
the Dolphiu two-twentieths, and the officer- and
crew of the Dolphin get the remainder, according
to rank and rate. When the Echo bus been con
demned and sold, one. half Iff the proceeds will go
to the naval pension fund, the other half will he
distributed among the officers and crew of th
Dolphin, according to the same rule by which the
p-- capitn prize money is distributed, ft is doubt
ed whether the flag officer Comoiodore Mcintosh;
is entitled to one-tweujticth, as be was absent, on
leave, from his station a the time of the (ajtuie.
Lieutenant Maffit's share of the fur capita will
amount to 3700, which will not be hard to take.
SpKLLlNO. How few of the so-called nhtrrtted
men, are capable of sielling correctly. What,
eUil,g! gay you;-Wr men not know how
CkW Yes, that is what we said, and what wo
mein-.andifyoueouMIorkoveroureorrespon:knce
Y0U WOuld "see sijjhta." This first grand rudiment
Df an education is so mucn negieetei, in tnese nay,
for the purpose of advancing pupils in "scholastic
accomplishments," a they aretenned, that Teachciv
themselveti are wofully deficient in theii orthography
of very common words. We have been sl ocked,
at the awful bad spelling, in letters received from
teachero, and sometimes from Pmfewor. and
Presidents of Colleges. This thing ought to be
rtnrrcetfid. Tf the child 16 not taught to Spell Well
- ' t . t -,
and correctly, he will never learn it when he becomes
y,- , . . j
- a mu. Rah yh .j-
"ii' Ii. l-.nrriisn ana American i nm.-.
t. a
Sept. 18jt,
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Murch 2, !958.