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LIBERTY'. ...THE fO XSTJTUTION.. ..UNION
VOU XVII.
NEVVBIC1L, FRIDAY, NOVMEBBU t, 1833.
NO. 864.
PUBLISHED
TH031AS WATSON.
BY
TERMS,
Three dollars per annum, payable in advance.
-From the Washington Globe.
MR BIDDLE AND THE COUNTERFEIT
ER MOSES.
We quoted at large, in our paper of Monday,
the parallel which Mr. Biddle run m the Na
tional (Bank) Gazette, between the administra
tion of the general governmen and a gang of
counterfeiters. e have since taken some
pains to enquire into the reasons on which the
President acted, so much " in defiance" ofMr.
Riddle's opinions, as it would seem from that
worthr gentleman's account of the matter,
which we have in the following extract from
the article heretofore quot d 'by us:
"For the last four years, the Bank has been en
trAcreA in defending the country from two distinct sets
of em mie?. One is the gang of counterfeiters, the
other th junto of the kitchen cabinet. Ru-ben Mo
CharlV Mitch".l, Barney Johnson, and the Suk
oy Spiders, are. th- equivalent of the most confiden
tial members on he cabal
" Lnpt year was a year ot unusual profusion of conn
terfeit money on the Bajik and at the. same time the
Kitchen -Caninet conceited a run uponhe Western
Brandies. : Both were defeated the counterfeiter
being convicted and punished tht Kitchen Cabinet
onlv iet-'cted. fcso, too, more recently. Alter great
labor lb most dangerous gang ever" in the Unn
States were arrested, condemned and actually in pris
on where thev were sentenced to remain ten or fifteen
vears. By some fault of the United States officer who
hid iliem in custody, they all escaped. Uneot them,
howKvi-r, Ruehen Moses, tlie chief of .the gang was
retaken. ' h tt! not het'n long in his cell, when with
nut coiisii tinir the United States Marsha! or the Uni
ted Stiiif.H Court an. i in defiance of a protest by the
DistiK t Attorney against his enlargement, this moM
received a full pardon from the Kitchen Cabinet,"
&r. &.. Nat. Uaz.
We find upon looking into the case of Rue
ben Moses, that Mr. Biddle, or Mr Walsh, his
editor, on whose responsibility the article ap
pears, or both,, probably, have, according to
theirustom, been guiltv of downright misrep
jesentation in making up their story for the
public. They say Moses "had not been long-
in his cell-' when he'received a full pardon.
It appears he bad been imprisoned upwards of
five years. Mr Phillips, (one of the attorneys
employed in the. case) in petitioning for his par
don, says to the President! The prisoner is
poor and friendless, and entirely without the
support of ainy individuals in his favor. The
few friends he may formerly have had, have
either forgotten him during his long imprison
ment, or consider him as dead to the world
So far as. respects the moral guilt of the prison
er, public justice has I think been satisfied.
But again the Bank Editor and Mr. Biddle
say that he was pardoned4 without consulting
the Bank or the United States Marshal. Now
this also is false, for the Marshal gave a cer
tificate to be forwarded to the President to sup
port the petition for a pardon, stating in sub
stance, "that Rueben Moses, a prisoner- under
his eare in the prison of Philadelphia, had, du
ring all the time he was under his charge, con
ducted himself as a prisoner with great propri
ety and that his conduct and atteention to the
sick during the prevalence of the cholera in the
Arch- street : Prison was very praiseworthy.
Tliis statement of Mr. Bonsall, the Marshal, is
embraced by Mr. Phillips in his application.
but the most lmnortant statement accom
panying the petition, will be found in the fol
lowing letter to the, President, from Alexan
der Turhbull, one of the jurymen. It puts the
character of the counterfeiter in such relief, in
comparison of the still deper guilt of the tempt
er, that we connot but think that on the dis
charge of the former, the latter, his employers,
should have completed in his stead the, term
of his confinement. The juryman's Jeter to
the President is as follows :
Philadelphia, Oct. 18th, 1832.
His Excellency Andrew Jackson,
; President of the United States :
Respected Sir As the head of one of the
mildest and most lenient governments in the
world, and as the fountain from whenceinust
flow its pure and Heaveu-directed streams of
mercy, I address you with confidence in behalf
ofa suffering fellow being and his distressed
family, fully persuaded, from the high opinion
entertained of your known goodness of heart,
and haired of persecution, that von will not
deem this communication an intrusion, or the J
me misspent that may be occupied in its pe
rusal. It is now upwards of five years since I
sat as a juror in the case of the United States
vs. Kuebeji Moses, and had I, and other of my
fellow jurors, have heard the facts stated that
were adduced at subsequent trials, our ver
dict would have been very diflferent from that
rendered, and would have saved Moses from a
long imprisonment, and me from the necessity
of now troubling your Excellency. But a short
nie previous to the trial, Rueben Moses was
considered, and in fact was, an honest indus
trious man, endeavoring to support hs family
a respectable manner by keeping a small
grocery store. Accident bro't him to an acquain
tance with one of the gang of desperate men,
engaged in disposing of spurious bills of that
mammoth of iniquity, the United States Bank :
the person alluded to being in the habit of pur
chasing goods from the store of Moses. The
Ponce and officers of the Bank knew of the ex-
lslelce of this gang in the city, but for a time i
u,u get no clue to their place of rendevous,
Jtouljiwas khown that one,of them frequen
cy m
e Storfi Lpnt hr ATiwps In imrrinr-inlfd 1
P'ati wasMnstantly formed by them, having for
object the arrest of the counterfeiters,' at
and well"86 destr"Cti-" o1 an innocent
meaning man.
. Ai emissary was sent to Moes, who hav-
lnsiV(1B.i i .1
s " uuc u iiiiiihrii mm ins c.uiiiiiit:iii-.i. n. l 11-
)' gave him the informatfofHhat his custom-
rs dealt iu forged notes. Unfortunately for .
pcorJVIoses, he at-this time was laboring under
pecuniary embarrassments. The agent of the
Bank, by the most flattering promises and ap
peals lor the welfare of his family, urged him
to procure for him a certain ' amount of U.
States bills.-. In a moment of distress, and
lured by thetsplendid bribe of $1600, he, un
happily, caught at the bait held out to him by
the wily officer of the Bank, & I need not stop
to say, becamearuined and sacrificed man. In
the most prosperous eircumstancesman is but
an erring being; but, when" surrotftrded by in
numerable flifhcylties, thai, like the treacher
ous quicksands, sink him deeper in his endea
vor to disengage himself," who can wonder that
a being devoid of education and -firmness of
mind which few possess in a sufficient degree
to bear them through severe trials, should have
become as easy prey to the golden hook held
out to him by an institution that now threat
ens the, very existence of the liberties of , our
beloved country ! The certainty of distress,
and the welfare ofa beloved family, with the
glittering temptation of wealth, assailed him on
the one side, while virtue, on the other, gave
way to the grimshadow ofimpending poverty,
and the well laid plan , of his seducers and be
trayers. Had they possesed one spark of hu
manity, they would after using him for their
purpose, have successfully screened him from
punishment. But no ! they immolated Moses,
and suffered the most guilty person to escape,
the man W io so well sinvd he bills It some-.
tiin.es becomes necessary, for the detection of
viliian,s, that extraordinary means should be
resorted to"; but that temptations should be held
out to weak and poverty stricken men, to ac
complish the views ofa bank or the police, is
contrary to the spirit of our laws, and pregnant
with danger to the liberty of the citizen. A
proper-application will in a short timy be made
to y.ur excellency for a pardon for Reuben
Moses, when I sincerely trust you will use the
inestimable privilege vested in you by the
Constitution, by immediately granting him his
liberty. He is the only U. States prisoner now
under conviction in tliis city, and during the
prevalence of the malignant cholera at the
Arch-street prison, when upwards of 70 of his
fellow prisoners perished in one day; Moses
was. actively engaged, at the risk of his own
life, in alleviating the sufferings of the sick,
and smoothing the pillow of the dying. The
state authorities suspended all- proceedings
against those prisoners who were left unscathed
by te pestilence, and generously restored them
to liberty. It would be, impeaching the kind
ness of your Excellency's feelings, to suppose
for a moment that you would be behindhand
with anyauthority in deeds of mercy. I there
fore leave the case with your Excellency, con
fident tbat when the proper application is made
pardon rwill at once be granted to him, and a
fellow being who has suffered upwards of fivje
years' incarceration, be restored to that liberty
which is so dear to ever American bosom. 1
feel I have but done my duty as a juror, in thus
stating the mattter to you, and appealing to
your generosity in his behalf. His family
have had to struggle with every difficulty du
ring the long period of his confinement ; and
by restoring him to them, you will enable him
by a life of future good conduct,honesty and in
dustry, to regain his former standing in society
and you will also give him a suitable opportu
nity of preparing himself for that awful tribu
nal, before whose judgment-seat the strong
become as the weak, and earthly power and
wealth sink into nothingness. The prayers of
his now afflicted family will call down blessings
on the twilight of your useful days, and the
consciousness of having restored arf erring
mortal back to happiness and virtue, will cause
a rich feeling of satisfaction to gush thro' the
inmost recesses of your breast, and prove a
rich reward for your tenderness and magna
nimity in thus extending your mefcy to a re
pentant man.
I remain, with the greatest respect,
Your Excellency's most humbie serv't,
ALX. TURNBUL.
Wfi give in addition the prisoner's private
letter of supplication, written in his own rude
hand, and sent subsequently to the formal ap
plication made by Mr. Philips and others. We
leave it to the public to decide, whether under
the circumstances, the Presidejit ought to have
" consulted the 'Bank" or rather the corrupter
ofthe press -the corrupter of elections the
depredator upon the funds of the government,
to destroy the principles of the government
to ascertain if he was satisfied with an expia
tion of five years' confinement, for the crime
the poor man, who was seduced and overreached
by the superior subtlety of the Bank's agent.
Philadelphia Arch-street Prison.
December 12, 1832.
Sir By the kindness of Mr. Philips, you
have been made acquainted with my unfortu
nate and deplorable situation ; and I earnestly
pray you will lend a favourable ear to my
prayer having suffered for so long a period of
time, I earnestly hope that your Excellency
believes that in extending your mercy to me,
you will save a wretched family. If you will
kindly condescend to look into my case, and to
write to Mr. Bonsell. the Marshal, or to Mr.
Phillips, you will greatly add to the happiness
of a truly penitent and suffering individual,
who will never cease imploring the Throne of
Grace for your peace, happiness and immortal
welfare, in return for the mercy you extend
here td
Your miserable humble servant.
REUBEN MOSES.
If Tobacco grew in New-England, we should hear
nothing of " Anti-Tobacco Societies." "
Lawrenceburgh ( In.) paper.
Tobacco does grow in New-England, Mr. Grum-
. . .. r o auu' 1 wum
bier, and ll it did not, some of our 'Connecticut iren-
' '
iuses would nt"ve to make it by machinery, out of
old shoes and oak Ieaves.i?$fo?i Post.
THE KENTUCKIAN'S HUNT.
In trie new work by Judge Hall, spoken of pair of shoes. But it warmed the hearts, and , now far from home, and night was closing
irj last week's Atlas, we are furnished with a opened the doors of all true whigs, and I gen-1 around me; I could not see to hunt any lon
pleasant domestic scene, at the hospitable fire- erally procured a meal, and a night's lodging, i ger, nor was I willing to return home without
side of Col. Hen rickson one of the wealth- al close of each day's travel, under the roof ' having killed anything. To sleep in the woods
lier class of the early settlers of Kentucky. f some friend to the cause of liberty. was no hardship, for I had long been accus-
We lay before pur readers an extract, show- j I had lately thought a great deal about j tomed to lodging upon the hard ground in the
ing in part the evening's entertainment. j Caroline. It was not until I parted from her open air ; indeed, 1 had been kept awake most
After supper, when the company weie again ! tnat I knew how necessary she' was to my hap- of the preceding night, by the novel luxury of
ranged about the. fire, the conversation took a '
livelyturn; hunting, war, and love, naturally I recalled with delight thelimusements in which
became the leading subjects. The old, when ' w1 , had participated together. When .lying
they are benevolent, lo've the conversation of upon the ground in my cheerless tent, or
the young. Genuine simplicity of character is keeping guard at spne solitary outpost, I a
always shown, in a relisb for hearing the senti- I mused the weary hours in forming plans for the
ments, and witnessing the joys of youth. Per- future, in which she was always one of the
sons of the strongest minds often tead chil- dramatis persona. When anything agreeable
dren's books with interest, and rninale with occurred, I longed 'to tell it to her : and when
delight in their sports. Colonel Ilendrickson
was one of those. Although dignified in his
manner, and' even austere in his appearance,
he could unbend, and win the eager attention
ofa youthful circle, by his cheerful sallies.
Oil- this evening he was in high spirits,
and joined freely in the mirth of his guests.
I will tell you,' said he, a very singular
hunting adventure, which happened when
m
Mrs. Wendnckson and I were both
young
people-
Mr. tiendrickspn,' interposed the venera
ble lady mildly, bufwith a little spice of one
having authority, ' I would not tell that story
now.'
4 Why not my dear? It is a good story.'
But you have told1 it so often Mr. Hen
drickson.' 'No matter for that, my dear; our guests
have nevet heard it."
4 You must know,' said he, while the yowno
folks all assumed the attitude of eager listen
ers, 4 that my fatlver w as a wealthy 'farme
the western part of Virginia. We lived
the mountain, and I learned to hunt when I
was a mere boy. We had plenty of servants,
and 1 had little else to do than to follow my
own inclination. A fourteen I' used to break
my father's colts, armad gairfed thr- reputation
ofa daring rider; at the same age I couldYrack
a deer as successfully as the most jexperjenced
hunter, and before I was grown, Ihad- been a
volunteer among the Indians. At sixteen, I
began to get fond of goings to see the young
ladies ; sogthat between my gun,-my father'
colts, and the girls, was in a fair Way of grow
ing up a spoiled boy. Things went on in this
way until I wastwenty-one ; then the Revolu-
tion came on, and saved me. War is a o-ood
thing in some respects. It furnishes etnploy
ment for idle young men. It brings out the
talents, and strengthens the character of those
who are good for any thing ; and disposes of
many who would otherwise hang upon society,,
'and be in the way of better folks. I joined a
company that was raised in the neighbourhood,
and was made an officer; and off I went in a
gaysuit of regimentals, mounted on a fine horse,
with a capital rifle in my hand, and a heart full
of patriotism, and courage, and love. Per
hapsyou all want to know who I was in love w ith?
Here the old lady began to fidget in her
chair, and threw a deprecating look at her
spouse, who nevertheless proceeded :
I was just of age, and my old dame there
was seventeen, when the war broke out. Our
fathers' estates joined, and we had known each
other intimately from childhood. She was
generally allowed by every body-1-'
4 Mr. Hendrickson.' exclaimed Mrs. H., I
Would leave that out.'
' To be remarkably handsome,' continued the
Colonel, and what every body says, must be
true. She was, really, although I "say it my
self, a very great beauty.1
4 Well, I rdeclare you ought to be ashamed,
Mr. Hendrickson !' interupted the lady, but
the husband, who was" used to these scat
tering shots, very composedly continued his
story.
4 She was a regular toast at the barbacues,
and General Washington, then a Colonel,
once drank her health at a country meeting.'
This reminiscence was better received by
the worthy matron, who took a pinch of snuff,
and then left the room; not without throwing
a look of pride and affection at her good
man, as she passed; but as the tale was
becoming rather personal, as respected her
self, she remained absent untill the close of it.'
4 1 cannot say that we ever-fell in love with
each other, for our mutual affection commenced
with childhood, grew with our growth, and. fil
led our hearts so gradually, that it may be said
to have formed a part of our natures. As for
courtship, there was none ; I rode to meeting
with Caroline every Sunday, went with her
to the races and barbacues, danced with her at
every ball, and spent half of my time at her
fathershouse. When returning'home late in
the evening, after an absence of several days,
I used to stop at her father's, or at my own,
just as happened to be most convenient, and
felt myself as welcome at the one asat the
other. But no explanation had. taken place.
When equipped for service, the last thing I did,
before we marched away, was to go there in
my new regimentals, to take leave. She wept,
but my mother and sisters.did the same, and I
thought nothing of it at the lime.
4 I vvas gone more than a year, was Jrr sev
eral engagements, and went through a great:
variety of hardship and suffering. We were
poorly paid, badly fed, and-terribly thrashed by
the regulars, while learning the discipline,
which enabled us to beat them in return. At
length our company was - completely destroy
ed ; some were killed, some were taken pri-
goners, some got sick, and a few grew tired
of being patriots. The remainder were dis -
charged, or transferred into other companies ?
and I obtained leave of absence. I had lost
my librse, spent my money, worn : out my
clothes, and had no means of travelling except
on loot, rairiotism, young-geiiiiemen, was a
poor ousiness men, anu.is ui uiucu oeiier now.
Like FalstafFs honor, it will not set a limb ; and
I found to my sorrow, that it would not keep
1 . I 1.1 1. . f i .
! out cold, or furnish a barefoot soldier with a
piness. 1 now recollected her remarks, and
t. . - '
in trouble, 1 could always fancv how entirely
she would enter into nTy feelings, and how ten
der would be her svmnathv. rould sbp hp at
my side, l naU jno doubt that her sentiments
were similar to my own ; yet, when I recollec
ted that no disclosurehad been made, or pled e
given, on either side, and that she was not
even bound to know of my attachment, I con
demned myself for having taken no precaution
to secure a treasure, without which the laurels
I had won would be valueless, and life itself a
burthen.
4 In order to get home, I had to pass the door
of Caroline's father; and I determined to stop
there first, curious to know whether I should be
recognized in my wretched garb, and how I
should be received. I was as ragged a rebel
as everTought against his unlawful king. I
had no "shoes on my feet, my clothes were fa
ded, torn and dirty, my long hair hung tangled
over my face, I had been without a razor for
some time, am! this scar wl ich you see on
ii .i i i
my cnee.K, vas-tntjn a green wouna, covered
with a black natch. Altogether, I looked more
like a deserter, or a fugitive from a prison-ship,
than a young QfhYer. The dogs grow led at me
as I approached the house, the little negroes
ran away, and the children of the family hid
behind the door. No one recognized me, and
I stood in the hall where most of the family were
assembled, like some being dropped from an
other world. Thev were engaged in various
employments ; as for Miss Caroline, she Was
spanning upon a large-wheel in t';e farther end
of the room ; for young' ladies then, however
wealthy their parents, were all taught to be
useful. She looked afme attentively -as 1 en
tered, but continued her work ; and I never
r T '"l"' l w . i
leu so nappy in my me; as wnen i saw ner
graceful form, and her light step, while she
moved forward and backward, extending her"
handsome arm, and displaying her pretty fin
gers, as she drew her.cotton rolls into a fine
thread. The ingenuity of women never in
vented a more graceful exercise for showing off
a beautiful figure, than spinning cotton oh a
large wheel.
4 1 thought she looked pensive; but her check
was as blooming as ever, and her pretty round
form, instead of being emaciated with grief,
had increased in nature and maturity. I felt
vexed to think that spe was not wretched,
that her eyes were not red with watching, nor
er cheeks furrowed by tears. I endeavoured
to speak in a feigned voice, but no sooner did
the tones meet her ear, than she sprang up,
eagerly'repeated my name, and rushing towards
me, clasped both my hands in hers, with a
warmth al frankness of affection, which ad
mited no concealment, and left no room for
doubt. The whole family gathered round me,
and it was with some difficulty that I tore my
self away.
4 When my good mother had caused me to
be trimmed, and scrubbed, and brushed, I felt
once more the luxury of looking and feeling
like a gentleman. -1 passed a happy evening
under my native roof; and the next morning,
early, shouldered my rifle for a hunting excur
sion. My friends thought it strange, that af
ter the hardships I had so recently undergone,
I should so soon evince a desire to engage in
this fatiguing sport; But I had different game in
view from any that thev dreamed of. I took a !
by-path which led to the residence of a certain
young Jady, approaching it through a strip of
forest, which extended nearly to the garden.
Caroline was fin the garden. I thought she
was dressed kith more than usual taste, and
shecertainljtripped along with a livelier step
than common, , I leaped the fence, and in a
moment was at her side. I shall not tell, what
passed, nor how long we stood concealed be
hind a large clump of rose-bushes nor how
much longer we might have continued the tete-a-tete,
if the approach of some one had not
caused Caroline to dart away; like a frighted'
deer; while I retreated to the woods, the hap
piest fellow in existence.
4 1 strolled through the forest, thinking of the
pleasant interview, racalling the soft pressure
of the hand that had trembled in mine, the' ex
quisite tones of the voice that still murmured in
my ear, and the artless confessions thatre
mainejd deeply imprinted on my heart. It was
uome hours before I recollected", that in order to
save appearances, I must kill some game to
cafry home. How many fat buck had crossed
my pathwhile I was musing upon this precious
little love scrape, I know not ; Iliad, wandered
several miles from mv father's honsp. and it
was now past noon. Throwing offmy abstrac-
tion oi minu, i turned my attention in earnest
t9-t-ne :mattef in hatid, and, after a diligent
searcli, espied a deer quietly grazing in an open
spot in a full view. I took aim, touched the
hair-trigger, and my gun snanDed-r : he deer.
alarmed, bounded " awav ; and not being very
, eager, 1 renewed the priming and strolled on.or wharves, of such extent as may be directed
l Another .opportunity soon occurred, when 1 myby said Commissioners, shall forfeit and pay
unlucky pieceagain made default, the pri- lne sum often dollars for each and every day
; ming flashed in the pan, but no report followed. which he, she or they may continue to neglect or
I As I always kept ray rifle in good order, I was refuse' to comply with this ordinance, to be re-
not a little surprised that two such accidents)
should ioljow in quicK succession aiiu i oe-
I ' .. 1 :
' , : ,1 coi-innslv whethpr it mi orVit
not be an omen that my courtship would end
in a mere flash, Again and again, I made the
trail tu Luuaii'ui &
same attempt, and with a similar result. . I was
a leather-bed. Accordingr-Vl kindled a hrc
and threw myself on the hard ground. I never
was superstitious; but my mind was at that
time in a state of peculiar sensitiveness. My
return home, the sudden relief from privation
and suffering, the meeting with my family, and
the interview with Caroline, had all concurred
to bewilder and intoxicate my brain; and as I
lay in the dark shade of the forest, gazing at
the few stars that twinkled througli the in
tervals of the foliage, some of the wild tradi-
tions of the hunters occurred to my memory,
ana l nersuaaea mysen tnai a spen naa oeen
placed upon my gun. -When I fell asleepA
dreamed -of being in battle unarmed, of hunting
without amunition, and being married with
out getting a wife: the upshot of the whole
matter was, that I slept without being refreshed.
I rose, and wns proceeding toward a neigh
bouring spring, when a strain of singular mu
sic burst upon my ear. It Was so wild, solemn,
and incoherent, that I could.make nothing of it.
and became more and more convinced that 1
certainly was bewitched ; but, determined to
see the end of this mysterious adventure, Ihas
tened towards the spot from which the sounds
proceeded. As I approached, the tones be
came familiar, and I recognized a voice which
I had known from childhood. L had rested
near the foot of a mountainous ridge, at a spot
where aile of rocky masses rose in tall cliffs
abruptly from the plain. Against the bald sides
of precipices, the rising sun now shone, light
ing them up with unusual splendor. On a
platform of rock, overhung by jutting points,
from which the sound of the voice was re
turned by numerous echoes, knelt. a superan
nuated negro, whom I had known from my
infancy. From my earliest- recollection, he
had been a kind of privileged character, wan
deringaboiit the ''country, and filling the vari
ous, offices tof fiddler, conjurer, and preacher.
Latterly, he had quit fiddling, and take to
philosophy, most probably because ambition,
the last infirmity of noble minds, had induced
him to Keelv higher honors than those achieved
by the triumphs of the violin. The old man was
engaged in his morning devotions, and was
chaunting a hymn at the top of his voice, with
great apparent fervor and sincerity. I made up
my mind in a moment, that he was .the very con
jurer who had placed a spell upon jny gun, and,
perhaps, upon my courtship; for he had long
served as a kind of lay-brother at the altar of
Hymen, and was famous for his skill in deliver
ing billetdouxrB.nd finding out young lady's se
crets. Moreover, his name was Cupid. As soon as
his devotions were concluded, I approached, and
disclosed, with perhaps more seriousness of
manner than I felt, and certainly, with more
than I could have acknowledged,- the myste
rious conduct of my gun, which was as good 5
rifle as ever a man put to his shoulder, and my
suspicions that some necromancy had been
practised. The. old man was overjoyed to se
me, for I had danced to his violin many a long
night; he uttered some very profound and
philosophic moral reflections, upon the rapidi
ty with which little boys grow up into big men :
complimented me upon my improved appear
ance, and safe return from the wars, and as
sured me that I looked "mighty so ger fed."
Then proceeding to-inspect my unlucky wea
pon, he first examined the lock, then drew the
ramrod, and having searched the barrel, han
ded it back, exclaiming, with a most sarcastic
grin,
44 Please goodness! massa Charley, howyou
speck your gun go off, 'out no powder !"
. 4 The truth broke upon my mind with the sud
denness ofan explosion. I stood with my finger
in my mouth, like a boy caught in a forbidden
orchard, a lover -detected in the act of swearing
allegiance upon his knees, or an author whose
wit has flashed in the pan. "The simple fact
was, that in the pleasure of courting, and the
delight of winning my old dame there, who,
plain as you see her now, was as I said before,
in her young days, allowed to be a great beau
ty, I had totally forgot to load my gun ! But
old Cupid kept my secret I keptmyowpoun
sel Caroline kept her word, and I have always
had reason to consider that as the best hunt I.
ever made.'
NOTICE . f
AT a Meeting of the Commissioners
tff the Town of Newbern, on Wednes
day the 23rd October, 1533, the following
Ordinances were passed :
First. Be it Ordained by the Commis
sioners of Newbern, that the owner or owners
of a front- lot or front lots, or ofa part or parts
of a front lot or rant lots, in the Town ot
Newbern, and which is or arc, in whyje or part,
overflowed with water, shall erect or build on
said lot or lots, or on said part or parts of said
lot or lots, a solid wharf' or wharves of such
extent as by the Commissioners shall bo di
rected. , ,
Second.
Be it further ordained, lnat any
j owner or owners of any front lot or lots, or of
) any part or parts of any tront lot or lots which
hg 0r are, in whole or in part, overflowed with
water, and who shall refuse or neglect, forxthc
space of ten days after notice received from
the Uommissioners oi iewDern, to commence
j and continue to build, until finished, such wharf
covered by warrant, in the name of the Com-
missioners of Newbern before the Intentam
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l- - - y
f ii inure nt smri i vwr
, B Qrd(& of the Commiss'
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