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INFORMS the citizens of RalejgK jmrt ;tt
public generally, thalt lie has commenced
the Tailoring- business : if this city, and will
faithfully execute; all orders in his line. He
has on hand ?-sqmeartibles ;of ready' rhide
Clothing", which will be sold on good trms.
He " has been taught 7 Want's mathematical
nde. for cutting, bv Alexander Crossland, rf
"Warrenton, . agent; for jWard.; His snop is
on Fayetteville street, vriext door to William
-Thompson's Cabinet Waredtoonr- X r '
i Raleigh August 20.- ' - :? 86 7t ';
OCT'An ppfenticetrom 12 to 15. years pj
age, who can cbrneHvell recommended, wir
be taVen, if application be made as above;-
;. Nb: 103, Water Street, New-York. - :
ypup.f(2(bow frontHe. ' 'Coffee 1 House.
nnilE Subscriber,.. late of the, House of
JL I J)ummer , & Hempsted, Petersburg, )
has received 500 Packages of the above ar
ticles, per the latestarrjyals from Liyerpoblj
comprisipg.a complete i-assortment of new
"Ware and.yery.beauttful ptterMs, which he
j$ offering by the t Package op from the
Shelves, on as favorable terms as any House
"in tIe..Umoiut'&i ' '
14 sacks Bristol Porter Bottles,
. 30 cases half pint Tumblers. ;
B. HEMPSTED has
made arrangements
to receive, per Line of Packets from Liver
pool, constant additions ; to his. assortment,
which will enable him to execute orders on
very favorable terms, v l ; v .
N. B. North-Carolina money'taken at par.
84-6w . , B. HEMPSTED. .
State of North-Carolinal
v I f , Rutherford County. -
. ' ;: " . EauiTT.
, M ,Sprin term, 1825. l
James Thompson, Goold HoytTl "I : .
james B.v Mbrray, Arthur Bron, Bill tofore
' son and others,- ; : ' I ..i-ScIse'mort-
Augustus Sacket. w J- -. -
TT appeanrte: totne satistaction otthe Uourt
'.a that the 'vdefendaut, Augustus Sacket, is
not an inhabitant of this S tte ; it is orderec
that publication-be made three months snc
cessivelv in tht-Hah igl Ueg'ster, that un'ess
be appear at tne next .uouri' or tquuy to oe
held jfor-'Ruthertom county,; at .tite- Uouit
house in CRutherfordton, on the 3d Mondav
after the 4th Monday of September next, an
olead, answer or-demur to the bill of com
plaintfiled i?ainst hTm ; it will be taken pro
confesso, and heard ex parte, a
Test. T. F. BIRCH ETT, C. M.E.
$ ' Uy 30. , . :-h-;jif . - ' .: " . . 3m ' ...
State of oTUi-C'aTolina,
. ' MARTIN COUNTY",
Court jof Pleas arid Quarter Sessions, ,
June Term, 1825,
Henry Slade, "
:LW ' vl:r t ':.Lu Petition of partition.
v Slade, decd. : h
B"T appearins: to the satisfaction of the Court
' .1 that Thomas B. Slade and Jas. Slade,
i two.of the Defendants, are not inhabitafits of
this State: It is therefore ordered that publi
cation be made In the Raleigh Register for
, six weeks, that unless they app'esu at our
w be next court of pleas Sc quarter sessions, to
held for the county of Martin at the court
house in vWilliamstbh,1 on the 2d Mondav of
September hext the b and there to plead, &c
Judgment will ibe taken pro confesso as to
5 them, and iiidgment entered accordmgly.
Witness Henry :B. Hunter, Clerk of the
said Court at Williarriston,
June, 1825. '
HENRY B.
the 2d tonday of
HUNTER, Clk.
- - t.
State of North-Carolina.
-y, Rutherford County.
: ' Is Eaititt.".
, ' Spring term, 1825.
. David Patterson, ; . . 1 ?
, iamin Jordan. 1 r-J-.- ; .1 "--r.--.; ,
TTT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
JL that the. defendants are not inhabitants of
this State; it; is ordered that publication be
made ; three months successively in the Ra-
letgn Register, notifying them to appear at
the next Court of Equity, to be held for the
county bf Rutherford at' the, Courthouse in
Kutherfor'dton, on the 3d Monday after the
4th Monday of September next, thei Sc there
to plead, answer or demur to the complaint
now filed against them, or the- same will be
taken pro confesso, and heard exparte.
Test. ;r r. birchett, c.
M. E.
Mav3
; Capc-Fear ;NaV igation Com-
r . pany.
notice is Hereby given.
THAT a meeting of the Presklentj and Di
rectors of the Cape-Fear Navigation Com
pany wul be holden at rayettevi.Ie, on Mon
day the 12th day of September next. ,: f
i By order,,, - y i O I IN CRUS O E,!ec y
Further Notice .
HEREBY GIVEN, that the dividend of
4 cent! declared and payable, to the
Stockholders of theCape jFear, Navigation
Company on the 1st day of ; October next,
will be paid onlytb'pefsons who appear by
the Books of the Company, to be the owners
of the Stock, unless the'real owners shall
have'procured atransfer.of the Stock'accord'-
ing to the following provisions' of the chaTteri J
viz. "Section 14th, That it shall and, may
w lawnti ior even proprietor to iransier uis
or her share or shares, by deed executed be
fore two witnesses," and registered, j after the
pronf pfr the Vexeciition in JthConipariys
Books, and not otherwiseVexcept byievise,
vhich devise shall lso be exhiblterli to the
President and Directors' and registered" be
fore the divisee shall be entitled to draw'any
pait of the profits frmn sajd tbRi
uy order, : JOHN CRUSOE, Sec'v.
rartttevmc, Aug.
82-6w
TtA will jrive purine nouce wueu more wiu pe
hplpet-M
he II ejpsof iat 0ii&
bavins: swelled info alnucH larger: .volirme
hanwas at fiitnUcipated by theuMish
ersils tbmble&bti 'nasi ' in consequence.
been "delayed- beyond' the period' promised
to !its; subscribers. "'The increased size'of
tne worit nas ;oeen' causea, m part, Dy xne
addio bf
ttocdrrienti Which'
HeWsDaber bublicatibnr and'bva ddterTnina-
tion bf the Editors to place in Hlib Appendix
of the" vblujbe fi tf'Lrvk bassed duniis the
session. : . i ne, puDiisners nave, noweyer,
the pleasure- to inform the patrons of .the
worl that it win be; completed in the course
of jtwq or three weeks, and ,then fortliwith
forwarded to theni by? mail ; - "
I ,:)Tbirthose who have sent iri theirlnames
for the work, it will br fuiTiished at the price
Originally propbsed, viz. three dollars ; 'but
ii is groper io raaKe ii Known, tnat," in con
sequence bf the' CTeat 'enlarg-emeht of- the
volume, the, price. will be raised, to non-sub-
GALES Sc S EATON.
Aug. 10, 1825. i;l
J Trmmry Office, 1 5th August, , 1 825.
! STATE OF NO R'rTI-r A RO L IN A r
rffHfc Pilb'ic Treasurer considers it lils Vtir.
fX tv to invite the! attention of the Clerks
nd Sheriff , of this State to ; the. provisions of
tlie acts of the General AssemHlv, passed in
18221823, & 1824, " for the promotion of
Agriculture and" family domestic Maniifac
tuVesJ'V ; v
By these acts, the Clerks of the County,
Superior, and Supreme Courts, and Clerks
and Masters in Equity, are required, at the
first term of the Courts of which they are
Clerks respectively, after the 1st day of Au
gust in each and every vear,lo make a state-
ment on oath, of all monies remaining in their
hnds,: and which were received by theni
officialVy, three years or more previous there
to j specifying; therein the amount, of, each
separate claim; and the name of the person
to whom the Same is payable j and if there
be no snch monies in their, hands, they are
to make affidavit of the same : which return
or nffldavit, the Judge or Chairman of the
CourL before-whom it is made, shall cause to
be transmitted to the Public Treasurer on or
before the 1st of December in the same year,
and the said clerks, after making such state
ments, are to pa into the Treasury, on or be
fore the 1st of December, all tin balance so
stated to be in their hands. Every clerk a
foresaid failing- to comply with these recpiiai
tions, forfeits $1000 to be suel for and re
covered by the Public Treasurer, in Wake
Superior Court ; and is niorever liab'e for all
the monies in Ills hands as aforesaid And
on fa lure to pay over the monies as aforesaid,
such clerk m;y be proceeded against by the
public Treasurer . in" any Court of record in
like manner as defaulting revenue officers.
Every person who has heretofore been clerk
of any court of.record in this state, is to ren
dtr to the court of which he may liave been
clerk, a statement of monies remaining in his
hands as aforesaid, and shall account and
pay over the same, in the same mariner as
clerks in office, and under the like penalty
for failure and it is made the duty of the
law officers of the state for the circuit in
which " such person shall reside, to cause a
sci. fa. to be issued, against him (on his fai
lure to ipake return and payment) returnable
to the Superior Court of the county in winch
such, person resides on wich, the court is
to render judgment for the penalty, unless
sufficient excuse be given for the failure.
All Sheriffs in office at the time of .- asking
the. act ot 1823, are require, at the same
timej, to render a like statement and to ac
count in the same manner, under a like pe
nalty, v
AVh'dethe Public.Trcasurer takes pleasure !
in testifying to the punctuality of many of the
present ami former clerks, including some of
our most distinguished citizens of the present
day, it is with much regret that he is con
straiued to add, there remain still many who
are defaulters under these laws.
Waiving dll other considertions, the Trea
surer would hereby respectfully suggest to
those concerned, that it is ert inly far more
easy, and will eventually prove to be less
troublesome and expensive, to furnish vo
luntarily and forthwith the. returns required
by law, than by longer neglecUor delay to
risque the being subjected to the compulso
ry process or the courts ; which must & will
be the certain and inevitable consequence of
future neglect or omission. ; ;
JOHN HAYWOOD, P. Treas'r.
11 AN away from the farm of the subscriber
JLi not loner since, two negro Bovs "of the
following description :
; AARON', about 20yea:rsold, S.feet 8 inches
high, nd stout in proportion to his height;
a .dirt., black skin, wide face and small eyes.
DA TD, 18 years old, ahoUttheheight of
Aaron', but nt so square built. He is a dark
mulatto, nearly black ; his eyes are above
the common size. . v
They will probably take up about Raleigh,
or in the neighborhood of Colonel,Philemon
Hawkins, in ; Warren. . The above , reward
will be given for their apprehensison and
delivery to mei or 30 dolls, for Aaron and 20
for David. :: . ,
WILE. A. BLOUNT.
Beaufort county. May 15. , 60tf
, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, -1825.
The Election Returns for members
off Assembly, have not as . yet, been re r
ceived from several Counties. We e
numeratc them with a hope,:tbatome
Postmaster in each, will favor us with
the result. Those Vtliat remain to be
heard from, are Ashe, Columbus, Hyde,
Jones, Lenoir and Sampson
Liberality. -Bolivar has offered to
Mr Lancaster 20,000 dolls, to be em
ployed in ad vancing the education of
children rat Caraccas. . . -
The following ingenious ToasU -was
drank at Narituckct, on the Fourth of
July fast: - l-h'f
The Governor of New-York whose 7 col-
lossalTnind eonceiyed the project of practi
pally ' uniting these States,, by locking then
together.
e.Uu ty iitX tvasKtpE: investigate ihjeJ
conduct fGpmmpdore; Porter,
Wesf Indiauatlrntfitf the ranspbr-
squauron,! m tne transpor
tation of specre hare inadeV an ample
report which has Subf euen tljr been pub
I ished in1 the National f flute! 1 igen cerv--r
rrhe Cotirti if wll I be seenV hbfbnl y ab-J
c u i r s :Kj p m m . xr , o i a 1 1 u i a p e prj impro -priet
y 6h this scof e, put i i bestows on
him the qvst unqualified praise; for his
zeal anu activity in ettecting tne impor
tant object entrusted to ; h1in,: from the
hnoment he. left the. situation of ; Com
missioner of the Navy Board, to iolun
teer in the hazardous but inglorious ser
vice ih'wHich'fhe asked permission I to
embark; - ;
The following extract of a letter; tlat
ed August 20, signed D. Porter, to a
friend in Philadelphia, speaks volumes
Kn commendation of this distinguished
officer : ;' " I have been tried and j udg
ed by my. peers, and I bow with de
ference to their decision. I have en
deavored , throughou t . my trial,' to de
fend my honor as became a man, and
trust I can bear my punishment with
out repining. Xo one has yet -heard
me murmur at my sentence and until
they do, no apology appears necessary
for either the Court or the prosecution.
I do not express doubt that strict jus
tice has been dispensed to me.' : -
JVayal Court Martial The proceed ing's
in the case of CojnmodoreBtewart
are advancing as rapidly as; the charges
preferred against hi ml and a regard for
justice will admit. The examination
of a considerable number of witnesses
has closed, and it is probable that this
part of the business trill be completed
in a few da vs.
A man has been fined at Boston, for
cruelly beating his horse. This is as it
should be. There is' no greater evi
1
dence of a dastardly! and ungenerous
spirit, than the abuse of creatures that
have not the ability or disposition to
defend themselves. He who would
wantonly and unnecessariiv. torture a
dumb animal, would 'exercise his sa
vage disposition upon his fellow man if
he dare. ; Whilst they add to our con
venience and assist in bur support, they
ought to be kindly treated. Our fa
vorite CowrER, savs, in allusion to this
subject,
1 would not enter on. my list of friends,
(Tlipugh graced with polished manners and
tine sense, i
Yet wanting sensibility,) the man .
W ho needlessly sets toot upon a worm.
It man's convenience, health,
Or safety interfere, his rights and claims
Are p iramount, and must extineruish theirs.
KJse tlrey are all the meanest things that are,
s free to live and to enjoy that hte
As God was free to form them at the first,
Who in his sovereign wisdom made them alL
The ship Tfilliam Wallace, from Sa
vannah for New-York, was stranded
and lost on the night of the) 20th inst.
on GreatEirs Harbor Beach.! The pas-
sengers (ten in number,) and crew, all
saved. Heji carjjo consisted, of only 30
bales of Cotton, and 100 casks of Rice.
The population of Cadiz, in Spain,
formerly 63,000, is said to'have dwin-
I " ... -K - -
led to 40,000. One third of the dwel
lings are empty, j ' ;
4 77ie old Serpent. "-An animal sup
posetVto be a Sea-Serpent, not less than
sixty feet long, is said to have exhibit
ed himself in Halifax Harbor, to the
gratification of many spectators.
Hayti. The Port au Prinze papers
ntaih Ions accounts of the cercmo-
nies used in approving, by the senate,
the ordbnance of the king of France,
recognizing the independent of Hayti.
After it had been read -one of the
senators delivered an address of some
length, concluding with the following
words, For twenty years past, we
have annually renewed the oath to Ijve
free or die s henceforth we will add to
it a wish, dear to our hearts, and which
I hope will be heard in heaven j that a
reciprocal confidence and j open heart-
edness may cement forever the com-
pact . which has just been formed be-
t ween the French-and Haytiens.
la the brig Antelope, which arrived
at Providence, RI. 9. few days ,ago,
from ;Hayana, came passenger Charles
Savage, i Esq. American Consul for! the
State of Guataniala, Central America,
from vyhick country he has just return
1 ed, via Havana.,
im-
thiimfooiiily& tot t tegeoV
We0inHerstandt heisthej&st
Tjublie iunctionarv 014 anv irrAdeinvna
Has evevisited :-i Guatamala and; , was
reced l D thelgoY t ihat
state wi,th. every mark of attentiori.
Mrv Sarae had" itr possession several
I Jnte resting, ' jprf an tf so afi Igf
tamaia, from which we expect some
trap slation s as soon as .Mr. Saage's
health will adimK;.;' .Ir1. 'iSvage :-.ve
are sojto add, is in a feeble stateof
health from the effects of tlie fatigue
and privations ihcident io his overland
journeys, ! and a dangerous disease' wttn
which he j was attacked in Havana.1 He
is, however, on the recovery, and good
air and rest, we think, will speedily
re-invigorate him; - " I ;
A writer in a Baltimore paper sug
gests a remedy to dispel drowsiness,
which it' may be useful . to seamen to
knoSvt to whom he particularly address
es himself. "Whilst on watch; the Writ
er was seized wi th uncommon d row si -ness,
and findings by accident, he had
a biscuit in. his pocket, ' I began,! says
he, to eat it, and before I had swallow
ed the second mouthful, all my drbwsi
ness left me. It came on, however, in
about five minutes, when I began to
masticate biscuitl when it left me as
before. I found that one biscuit would
keep me awake through thevwatch, and
1 never was without a biscuit after
wards." If this be truly a fact," how
unfortunate, that Lieut. JVhitlock who
.was lately suspended by the Court Mar
tial, for sleeping on his post, did not
always carry a quantum pf the article
with him. ,
Treating at Elections. The Hunts
ville, (Ala.) Advocate, of the 5th inst.
ind u Iges in some very appropriate re
flections on the vile practice ofholding
barbacues and giving whiskey atelec
tions 1 and of the election on the pre
ceding Monday, says 44 Never in our
lives before did we witness such a pro
fusion of treating on any public1 occa
sion, and it is the first time: that ; we
have seen bottles paraded in the; pub
lic square, in rows, with labels con
taining the names of the several candid
dates, which a stranger, Who did not
know the custom, would have taken
for the name of the liquor the buttle
contained, and not of the person' who
furnished it." '
By the Florida, arrived at New
York, from Peru and Rio, we have ac
counts that Rear-Admiral Rosamel,
cortnander of the French forces in the
Pacific, had an interview with Bolivar
a t Magd a 1 e n a , on t h e 1 8th of Ma rch,
at which he made a declaration; of the
determination of France to puriue a
strict neutrality with regard to the
New States of South-America. vCal
Iao stiir held out on the 1st of .April..
A decree' was issued in Aprif, declar
ing that all, Spanish manufactures', or
effects belonging, to the subjects of
Spain, should thereafter be subject to
confiscation. A second decree grants
to foreigners the rijrht to transact busi
ness in their own names and on their
own responsibility in Peru ; and, in all
respects, to enjoy the prot6tion of the
laws equally with Peruvians, and to be
subject to this same taxes.. i
- Much consternation was produced at
the place when it was known that Lord
Cochrane had departed from Jirazily
in the Piranga frigate ; it being under
stood that he went off without, taking
leave of the Emperor, carrying -with
him 11 the money he had leviel on the
people at Perriambuco, Maranham, &ci
and other property to a large amount
Admiral Jewett, who was suspected ot
being an accessary to this pnject,5 had
since been arrested. '
The last London papers state that
the Piranga was repairing at Spithead,
for the purpose of returning to Rio, but
it was expected Lord Cochrane wouldi
not retura inher.: The seamen had
been paid off, with liberty to continue
in the service or hot. I1?
by the nanie of Gabriel Cose', v at the
x -t j n
vnnnir
hous& 01 3ir; JacopMuiL in xne neign-
Patribii isn ipooessipnofmui
orrtriiv; sriiTisnr.fi nnn no inrsor mar.
Tf.f ' :T1 T,T" r, ?;.f " .
understood : seonf pTfe- ount
Melancholy Casualty.-, A friend in age, Mrs-Ann Tunstaiy-consbrt of Dr.Pey
Burke county' informs, us" that on;. the ton H TunstalV at. his reiwtence in Nash,
nUht nf fh OA ;nfntL vmintr mn couijty.'afterafeW days illness leavintr an''
i n dybffttcJip;CC tin U
Jyvclieo Ii; is supposed liatiii a flt
p f smn no ni Uu Uncy Ke Vryas, W4I k t ng h i a
bed?chmDerV. the stair -
vvay (thcre: Ueirjg no tianistef) and felt-
by all of hii acqukirltance;
CairtwtV
-At
'ah shootin2maf eli at'"
Mrg 'John ' Barrlriger, tin th e nor t
cast part of Cabarrus coahty, the otheru
day where a crowdyhad icollectedj in
the midst bf i whom a man by- the name
of?Trputman was fixing the flint of his
giinvilia utt was prematUreiy fired the-tharge-offwhich
enteretl.thejback of
Leonard iPiiler near the shoulder, and
camc-out at tlie brei." - ; . ; .
i Instances have so Trequen tl y occur- .
reu, or fatataccid en ts happening IrouiV
the careless iise; brVguns; that it is Cas-
tpnishing peopleare not morexarefu! irl s
handling hbse dangerous weapons.!
Mr. liler, : we understand is. sincV5
dead lb. ' ' - ; '
I Fatal effects $f unbridled Petssion:
On Monday,the 15th irist. two. negro
men in the employ of Mr. Alexander. .
Penny about! 15 miles from this' town-:
while at work in the fieldilquarrel led
about a drink of Water )"one P theni
seized art axe, With which he threaten
ed to beat the-other's Draina outJ the
latter then.'picked up a heavy duty and
in the scufHethat ensued, tneohewith u
a club struck the other so heavya olowi
a to Split his head; 4ipe.ri the length of .
eighteen inches. "He almost instantly -
expired -76. ?
IIIRAM LODGE, No. 40
Tfrhat,iTuiTf in he th7f Uveth mjd shall iot
see death ? -TtOt Tj)rdgive tlnd the Lord hrrth
taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.1
The S ii pre me T Architect of! the Universe
having been pleased to call away our worthy
and ,weirbelovedbrother" John 1 J. i. Ruffiit "
from the labours, cares, and tt)ubles of a ;i
transitory existence to a state of eternal du
ratiort and thereby to weaken the chain by
which we are united, mart to man, and to de-r
prfve our Lodge of one of its btig-htest orna
rrients, ; C h''v.S$: "C'
lie it therefore unanimously resolved, that
as a token of'our esteem and brotherly love 1
for our dear deceased brother John Ji S - Ruf
fin, the members of this .Lodge wear proper
Masonic Tklouming for thirty days, k
Be it further resolved, that . the Kditprs of
the Iegister and Star be requested to publish
the above-.--1''" :'" rj,-" : -:;r -: -i v
v C. DULL LEHMAN Sec: p; T.
. August 30, 18?5, r :r t;;t -ftf :
on his liead,, bywhcU .his neefcu wai '
brpkeq.'HeMy . .
cellcnt jcharacfe'and litlhi v esteemed -
- MARRIED; V
On the 24th inst. M r. John- M cNeill to MK
Caroline Johnson daugiiter-of- Mr. Neill
Johnson, all of Richrhontl county. " -.-
In Rowan county, on the 4tli "uistMr.Law
rence Hudson to'Miss Margaret I lend'n. '
In the same county, on the 14th inst.' Mr.
Win. Miller to ' Miss .Catharine f Mo wry. trAV:-i-;4f
On the 9th August," - Mr. -John"" A. Alerony n -to
Miss Mary Hendrickboth bf Rowan. ; ; vc5
In the same county, on the 9th of AuerusV; .
Rev. James H. Bowman, of Maury county,
Tenn. to Miss Elizabeth S.foiihtcrj of tlie 5A .;
laic Rev.. Samuel McCorkle, of Rowan. ';
At Albany, N. Y Mr. 'rhoto G: Tnurs-f
ton rrierchant, of Wilmington, N. C.'to Misj ;
Mary Ann Stoddard, daughter of J ohn Stod
dard, Esq. .vi'-'rii ':4-v
v "JUan is but a shadow, and life a dream."
" Of the truth of this,-we have had,1 Tlurintj
the past week, a most melancholy illustration
In our last paper we meniioned the deathof'
Jlf. John J. S. Jivjfint arid no w it is our mourn
ful task to record the "decease of; his father, "
our venerated friend Jtr William Rvffin.--.
He died on Tuesday last, after nine days ill
ness, brought on, doubtles3, by a fatigiiing1
journey to Vrrginia, which' he had just ac
complished.. ' -I'C -'"l . ,". '' ' .- ,
: Our city has lost one of its inost valued tn&
habitants haa ' been" deprived of a citizen, ,
whose private virtues secured? the affection
and whose general conduct commanded the (
respect of every one. who had the pleasure of
his acquaintance , Mr. lUiffin wasa soldier '
of the Revolution, and' was present at the ca- r
pitulaon of York-town. WhenJ General La
ftyetjte yisitexl Raleigh, he called upon his as
sociate in arms, and when the deceased spoket -of
tlie service in which. In, was engaged Iti
that affair, so honorable to our country,' the , -General,
(whose 'active memory seems" to " ' .
grasp Ve very, thing',) remembered perfectly-' "
eveiy incident, and recounted every particu- '
lar of the achievementin which they had
been connected Mr. Ruffm possessed tal
ents of the first order, thouhewas'plaped
in no 'situation-, diiri tier his'residenee in b; :
City fairly-to develop them ; lie wis a dis-:
tinguished;member of?tne";VirglnUiLffisIa- V.
ture, tor many years, previous to his, re ma- -
va.l from that State, of which he was a native.
His political information waspernaps surpass
ed by. few," and his memory was a .nerfect
ehmnicle Of events connected -trith the lusTc'
rv ot the united btatrs.' lie was an infleL .
hie Republican, and in no breist did thecwor
patrite glowwitbmore purity and fervor. slii
udditionjto the other traits in the-character of ;
this - excellent man, he was an exemplary '
Christian, and one of the brightest ornamems
of the Methodist Church,' of which he was '
anold and most.; influeniial member; andTri
his dying" moments, he bore testimony to the! '
-efficacy of that Religion which he had so 2ea-
lously, espoused. . ; : r y , ; . - ; f - :
It was a" singular, and to him.and.thcrriva
trulvVratifying circumstance, that iU chi U
dren, some of whom lived in extreme parts
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thus afforded an opportunity of administerinar
P1 Tanl ecetvmg the biess,, of
meir peioYcu anu niniy revereu rareni.
un me a instanx, mine uti yea or her
affectionate andj:discorisoIate husband withr
pro small children, and a namerous circle Cf
elailves andiendsl to bevii their lei, .
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