Newspapers / The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, … / April 28, 1849, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
to ihcnk they ca'd My.) i' )b help o n cuiJ load o' buckshot, I'll nnke as pony holu through ye as ye puld cbunt in an auM ten Imuliofcie and I'll, mak het led rud through ye, for a, the world likequeck siller through ihe rcdtlltw)' a Scotch fan, anyedinna dance right xff the toeV'like a hen upo a het griddle J Now then." What I'dof. Feo&ijf k was o time to trifle, and almost fancying the buck shot wns already perforating"' me, I be thought iac of a waltt, and whittling it, in less than three minutes, sbelabrrfed myself into a perfect fonin of pers ioation, in the deep sand. Tired to death, I paused to breathe, and asked lha -pld tyrant if that wonll not do for :his time. 'Na, na; ilinna flash yoursel, dtftr. I am na tired o'lukiti on, gtffe are na tired o' Hcollopin. Sac gaic us twa or three jerks more, and whan ye hac dune, I'll reward ye wi' twa or three o" the siller dollars." I renewed the dreadful onset once more, with a riH ful heart; and when I slopped !.ii. o il ( f wind, he pitched the silver at ure, and recommended an honesler mode of borrowing, bade me clear myself which it is needless to say 1 did. It was now dusk, and I turned into a road that led into the interior, through a lnire swamp. I had scarcely proceeded half a mile, when 1 found my arms, as if by magic, pinioned to my buck, in the rude grasp of two ruffians, gentlemen of my own Calling. "Stand, and deliver," said a stern voice. "I have just been delivered myself)' said I, "gentlemen ; and by my honesty, you may as soon draw blood from n turnip,. or roilk from a stone, as enrich yourselves with spoil from me." ',u palavering, said my laconic incog- nitio, at the saino time quite unccrcmont- OUSIV lliru.SHIIg ins ii.u..la i.m. o, (while the Oilier liom me,J aim n(Mineiaieiy I . ., i ,1 v . 1 J .1 ' drawing forth the trmtsol inj .Ncotcii prize. "Have a few of the shiners?" said he. Yes and if you have no i njections, af ter a fair division, I'll make one of your gang '-.None of your tricks upon holiest travel lers, " said hn. 'J however, gave them abundant proofs of my sincerity and was admitted. We were in an inn next evening in the village of . just ns the mail stage ar rived. It required but half the lime it was changing, for us to push out h.ilf a mile on its route, build a fence across the road, ami conceit various other measures for the rob bery of the mail ; by which we flattered or.rselves with fortunes. In the mean time, my comrades entertained me with a brief account of their course of life ; and I could perceive many similar points to those of my own short history ; and principally spring ing, in the first instance, from parental un kindness and maladministration and bar! example The 'mail was carried in a conch or staue. drawn by fo'ir horses There were, we knew, six passengers and the driver to contend with. Fearful odds, but nothing to our cool and determined daring. My comrades were informed by advices the day before, received by an accomplice in I'iiila- , , i . . " i i i : (leipnta, uai consiucraoie ri'iimi.;,, e6 e.r. , expected mere irom i,uiicasici auum mis time. It was nnangnd that the instant the hor ses should st p tit the fence (it w as dark.) one of my comrades should present him self on either side of the stage, with pistols ready, whilst I kept the driver in check with mine. Don't te.ir. gentleman," said Clifton f r tbri was our leaders name ''we in- teiel to subscribe tor stock for the improve- s Uicir base and vulgar surveillance, and ment of these ronds; but being rather short mll"king for public proscription and private cT funds, are gonig to borrow a small cast ,ulle eV(;ry lVt.,.miUI , ,lU L llll)l)i who dared :pmh the mail : s. condescend to step out,'. ., . ., , . , ... , . . ,. . r i lo question the infallibility o the " Progres- '-in. in ,v iiui',. n ii'i l i I lit j iw oi j , i ate trees Hut if more than one of youap near e.t a time, or if vou hesitate one mo ment, or make as much noise as would be heard from the mouth to the ear, I'll send a which the following Resolution, imong oth ( vi . ii- of ro'in ds of buck shot arnon'r vou ers. wasadotued. and annroved bv the Wash- tu w ave one of you lo tell trie Out they tunjh'ed in dumb show, one at a tiui'- : and while Chfion tied the last, I t;e. I t!,c ircinbhng driver. We now drove tiie stage oil' intr) ihe wood, and availed o.ir. elves of the contents of the mail, by the hel;i of a dark hint ?r:i, while Smith th? thud kept guard outside of the coach Tl n- art ul tlie business through, we un- geaieil three ol toe liorses, mounted them a-a! struck off through the wood in a by ji it'u, at a round gallop After riding nil tjc fore part of the night, we turned the horses loose and tooted it. After a robbery, we would disperse, jiro ceed lu fume city, change our disguise for an i ntm-ly different otic ; and after spen ding a part of our funds, me et ivi a precon certed spot, and proceed us before 1 will here n murk, that nfief repeated acts such f14uive just described, I discovered such n npMiess and cool bearing, that iny asso ciates voluntarily appointed me their c;ii tain, and, m our uiome ts of drunkeincvelry, in a cerium deep, dark cavern, which was cur chief place of r fug and rendezvous. tylcd Hit, the rwruidr Ui, guild !" One niht. on my way to this cave, I met a snlitury old man, in an old sulky, w.dking Ins horse cautiously, as if doubt ful of tin: road. The moon shone only by tiU. fiutn behind the clouls, nnd I could not resist ihe op'Kirluinty of rifling tins lone ly old (.realure. " Btop,'1 said I "your life or your purse " Without uttering a syllable, but, in the most evident alarm, the old man made a quick, bustling movf men, nnd seemed to grasp something in the bottom of the vehi cteftud fearing I bad another Scotch prize to deal with, for the first time in my life? I fired oft a lon -than. " ' ' 5 j With a convulsive and shivering move ment, accompanied by a groan, he pitched from thefcarriagu a lifeless if unk ,"i at my feet, - My horror was unutterably inconceiva ble, hardened wretch as I was, when I found 1 had murdered a gray-headed de fenceless, old man.' Dragging the body to one side, with the view of c asting it into the busncs alainfglea'm of the pale moon fell upon the wan feature U ! horror of horrors, 1 discovered it w,.s iny aged for (her ! ! ! THE COMMERCIAL. VnhliiWroNT n7 a SATUIUJAYrAPKlLls, 1819. TIic non-Proscriplive Party. The late democratic party having sudden ly become the non-prosiriptivc party, it may be necessary to remind ihcni of gome of their sayings and doings in Union past and gone. Their conversion iu very sudden indeed, and may be thought lo arise as much from the " force of circumstances." ns any amiability of disposition or love of juwtiee. Uut the people will judge of this. In the time of Gen. Jackson's administra tion the doctrine was promulgated through , the pi esses that supported him, that a change I was necessary in the persons as will as the j principle of government. They said that no one was silly enough to suppose that Ihe ' 'defeated I'aciion" who slandered the Presi dent and his supporters, should he continued their servants. The ipiesliou was iihked : , , ,. Ailminislralion F m, ,.wl.. menu. Ota a cnanur omcers i n was m- . " it: . . ) : i i . .... . : . . sisicd tluit the relb ui should go through ( the grades of ollicers, till the party which bud triumphed had agents wlio " think us I ley do." We inijjht fdl our paper with pointed re marks of the same character. When Mr. Iu.k ascended the Presiden tial Chair, under pledges that held out a pros pect ol mil. I and impartial conduct on his part, the Press was not slow to spur him on to the work of proscription for opinion's sake. That he required any admonition in respect to decapitating his political opponents, no one believes. The decree against Whig Oflice. Holders was ns irreversible as the La we of the Medea and Persians. And yet the dem ocratic expectants deprecated the slow pro cess of a few hundreds per diem, und ol' one hundred and filiy or more in I ho city of" Washington in ihe course of a few weeks. Their nrdent anxiety for reform, or else their intense lUsire lor otVtee, outrun the operations, of the most vindictive and malignant politi cians this or any other country ever new. Such was the character ol Poi.K and his Cabinet. Any change of opin on was called a "trans fer of allegiance." and punished by dismissal. S(mc bul i(we wi() C()n(imu.(1 (y Jmy .. lu mage and service'' to the reigning power, were spared. Such was ihe condition ol this country, that the late Democratic Parly ex ercised a dominion over the minds and con bcicnccs of iheir followers, to which no In quisitorial Tribunal ever ullordcd an excel ling counterpart. In their public walks, in their private conversation -every where. were the tpies i I j icnbuiical hr.inny exerei- j sive Democracy." I A Democratic State Convei ti in was held at Ilarrisburg, on the Sth of March. 1817, at ington Organ : ' llttohed, That ibe removal from the ro ' rious offices at IVushington ur tvtHV op- PONKN I or I Ilk .N AT I ON A L A Ul I Mil H ATI O.N, ' or of Democratic prinripis ami imasurt n. '. has been long called lor and ir .ilike de- in.tnded by ihe voice of the Democratic party und the best interests of the country. und uughl not lo to be longer postponed or ' delayed. This is proscriptive enough. i: think fur the most rampant radical ol the land. Read the following letter from Mr. P.hou n, the second ntsistniit Postmaster General now among the o,miablcs, the innocent ir. tuns of -'tory -federalism.'1 und ull that. This Letter was written in reply to some, inquiry by a Postmaster in ihe Stale of New Yor. us lo uhy he was removed : ' Appointment office, Post Offire Dexn tmcnt, Jnlii yti. miH. I ' Sih: Your letter has been received, nnd submitted to the Postmaster tieneral. 1 think your reasons fur abandoning the Dem- j oeratic juirty wholly unsatislaclory. The ' I'osttiiafter General lias berctolure refused lu I i...i,. i., ,...t : i I ..i .....i iipu u ,17 '"II1 1 '""ilO "I VIII lliun, ill ' I "ri- tnaslcrs for sucli rcas i is. Hut Ihe party to which you are now a'Uchcd baring taken g'oumi Ofainut ibr AilniitiiHlration, (inif the regular nominee of llir party for 'resident, I do not see how tlie Ailminislralion can fur ther refuse to act m these cases, without sub jecting it lo the charge of, lending iu influ ence to defeat the candidate of the patty. I nm yours, &c. W. J. BROWN. " II. J. SlCKELS, Esq.. V. M. Does any one suppose the contemptible camp who penned this Letter woulJ desire to Iwld oflke under Gen. Tavlob ? Y, in deed, sod whine about ' pro riptioo, because he ie not rciaiaed ! - Let us see what, is democratic, doctrine, embracing ihe whole; ground of tlmi'subject before us" ."if was ' asserted; in the (ilobet a puffer loo well known'lo require a epeciaHa-, troduclioii to "our" renders; " These' are the words : " No subordinate officer holds his place but by a permission equivalent to a re" appointment ; and the true theory of 'our Go vernment in regard to the subsidiary Execu tive functionaries is. that nont ' lwuld bt per miltnl to icmain. or, in other words, be re appointed whom the President WOCht not. under the circuriisliincet unending tachcase, appoint to office. He is jimI as rcpoii.-iblc for retaining as for appointing." It might he reasonably concluded, that those who have thus bitterly assiiiled and wantonly and unfeelingly proscribed their political opponents, would think it a very del icate matter lo hold office under the present administration. Uut. bless you, their ilelica ey is not shocked at all. Hold on hold ev er i.t ilicii inotlo and one might as well ex pect to make a marble statue to. ivflftp, to penetrate their callous hcaits wiTi 'iisciiti- menl of honor or propriety. Tins shows what sort ol people these Democratic Office- J From the Journal, of yesterday. holders are. in the main; it shows that they California. Wc notice in our marine list itv: never cared a fig lor political principle, but arrival at this port of the " John. A. Taylor," a went for office only ; that they have no pref- new and handsome barque, built at Little River, S. erenccs except those which arc personal to by Mr. Mobse, for our enterprising fellow citi , , .. ,,, , , i ,. zen, Oeosqb W. Davis, Esq., Commission Mcr thcmsclves., Par.uhsc or Iophet t all tl,c j ch;lnti un(1(!Mho lnmiudite superintendance of her tjaiue to them, so they get the money. ; pR,gen( C0mnHndl;i) Captain Mativ. The "John It way be asked what are I he indexes that A Taylor" is a largo and commodious vessel, cop- arise in these particulars what does even- , liamli 'l justice mpii'-c ? The answer is ca t-y there is no problem to solve, ihe re quirement is neither more nor less than the removal from office of every adherent to Polk and his administration. Such a course would be the legitimate comment upon the democratic Text. l'ul Heaven forbid thai Gen. Tayi.ou and his Cabinet should copy the mean and ma lignant policy of their immediate predeces sors. We hope and believe that they will look for higher and purer examples, and show the woild that they consider American Citi zens as freemen, who have a right to express tln ir opinions upon all public mal'ers not as minion of Jacobin Clubs, nor the slaves of ambitious und unprincipled leaders. STKAMKR CAMIiRIA. Tlie Stenincr t'nmhrin, fmni Liverpool, hf!3 been trlegraplied as iirriVed nt Ilalifix. DL.MOCRAUC .MICLl lMJ A mci liii! ol sonik' of ilm tutc Ueiiioeriitie purtv was held in the Court Mouse, in this town, on Wed nesday evening last. I). IIahhell, Ksu,..was called . lo the Chuir, and Mr. W. T. J. .V'nk uppoinied Secretary. Gt. I.. II. Maostei.lsr, explained the objeel of the mecling, which was lo adopt proper mi asiin s to tiring out u candidate to represent this District in the (lonress of the luiited . hltes. He slated that he had received a private letter from Gen. McKay, in which lie positively declitinf beitlj; n candidate tor that office. Sc.cial Resolutions were adopted proposing a a District Convention to he held ihe 31st of May, in Clinton, Sampson County expressing a preference for Win S. ARiir., INq and complimcntim; the administration of Mr. I'oi.k. The opinion wnsspu-j rially expreisrd, that there ou'ht to bo no pm- j srripllon for opinion's sake of course not ! Thi reminds on of the fahle, well known to our readers, of the Horse and name Cock. Tho latter, crowing j around the former, w:ib hurled with disdain and a mass of litter against tho wall In this plight Clian tielser says : , " 1 ay, my noble brother ! 1 " Tiui crililied in space, let us take care, I " W' kvk not one another." COMMISSIONERS OK NAVIGATION. ' Our ritiens ill recollect that Tuesday next i the lime for i lectin' Commissioners of N avigation This is a very Important Hoard, and the public inter est requires that it should lo filled by men who mi- : dersland the duties of the office, and sre willing to perform them. I'RKSKNTATION. The S.iliunul Ijihlln'riircr of the 25th, contains nn account of the presentation of a sword, to The President, on the rec dinj; day. This sword was voted by (he Legislature of Virginia, to Maj. Gen. Tavlob, in honor of the distinuuisdicd rourape nnd conduct di'plsyid by bim In his victorious achieve ments In Mexico. The Committer were introduced lo Tlie President, ; by Mr. Phisto, Secretary of the Ntlvy. Mr. Dam- , ir.L, in hehali of tin (.'oinini'lee, msde a very hand some addnss on the occasion. On the sword waa inscrited : " Pri si nn d by Virginia to her distin- "guishedson, Major General Zacha.v Tavlos, I ( ( of , kcy ,0 , ,ife His story is "lor his gallantry and good conduct at th batllee of thaiwh.ehei)a(ow(u lag palntcui t the mun " Palo Aha, Kutaca de Iu Pama, Monterey and Bu- ,,.,.,... n.intL.r .nowed Kdward WlngateMo " ena Vmla." Wc havo only r'Km for the President's reply to the address, wl it It is as follows: GKMTLKMr.M : - I receive, w ith emotions of pro found respect nnd gratitude, the sword voted by ihe Lc Kivlu'urc of ihe Siaic of Virginia, w hit h you have been dt pulid Iu pttiKTit in their mine. It need liardl, be said thin tins tuken of approba tion und of confidence bears with it unusual inter est und vulue. It is from the Stute of my cjlruclion und nativity a Statu distinguished throughout the Ann. riean annuls foi the ab lines, the vulor, and tho patriotism of lur children, and which yiilds to none in devotion to the cause of constitutional liberty. Thii tillering of her representatives w ill be cherished w ith jealous care, nnd linndtd dow n as a prccioua inhcrtlanco to my cbildien. You allude to the wrvirrs which have had the good fortune lo elicit the approval of my country- men Tlie recent canipnlens In Mexico fnr m military rombinnihma and the actions of comnisn- ders arc concerned, have now become mmtcrisj 6f lotier, of Tuesday evening, aaya. history; but no history enn fitly n cord the suffer-I "I hear thnt Mr. Femhim (s succeeding very Ings, ihe privations, the courage, and ihe constancy well In her enterprise, and hat there Is every pros ,r ik . .,.i.ii. t.. , i,. . . j , nnri nfhir hivlnir half of her carao. If not two-third. ciphnc ,.f the rank and file, ably led as they wefe bf the platoon and regimental olT.eers, our suecew mu.t be mainly escribed. Without euch om, er ,d each men, no Inspiration, no good fortune, oould bare averted disgrace from oar arm. ll through yu lo convey lo the able and die- From th tldon Utruia. tlnguUhed Ootrnorf YJrlnleto lbs Legislature, j x WXVAUYlf and to the people f lis State over Which he wor- j , It becomes our painful; duty to annooncrf iht fud tbily preside, my tnot sincere and 'heartfelt ack- den demise of -one' whit name i famlUlarJ aye, Dowledgements for the hl'gb' hoVor I have this day even to every schoolboy In As county of his naivl. received; and allow me fo present to you,' gentlemen, ly, and whose friend wce not confined by County my lhanks for tho very handsome manner in which or Stato limits one who Jiae enjoyed the conn you have discharged the fiusi confided lo you; ' Hence oT his fellow iitefi to S tafgft tttenr, ind who ;. ;.j;; i r '' f j j . j ; J", : ' ! hns proven himself worthy of that confidence .one (rou the commebcial.) ; j whosfricndshlp was deep und abiding, and who The thanks of many are due you, Mr. Editor, for . nevcr fur80olt 0 friend- t-l nf .Hm. .nnnv.nm, m-fcih .nU.Hl,lv accomnanie. "Public C.lnhm- lions" In this place " "" ) I mean the ptactik, on eUch occasions, Of crowd- inn Ihe cilleries of .he churche. with tervanla, with young children in .heir arms." I hope your making the matter known to "the parents of tho chil-, dren and the masters and mistrestics of the ser- I vanis" will abate thS nuisance. I'ermiittie to correct one error, In your notice of ( the Odd Fellows' Celobratlon. You say, " the chil dren of the Odd Fellows' School will sing several Odes, under the direction of Brothers Leiohton and Meginney." The singing In the Odd Fellows' School, launder the direction of Mr. Dana Browne; and whaicver of credit the acholnrs. may relied on their teacher in Vocal Music, belongs of right lo Mr. Browne. M. perr-d and copper fastened throughout. She is now hnving her cabin finished, and being ricijod, and will be ready for sea In n short time. Tlie "John A. Taylor" is advertised to sail for Snn F.arjcisco, and wc would here call ihe intention of iliofe in this section who )nay contemplate going to ihe " (old Region," to the propriety of engaging pnssnge on board of her. i'rom Ihe. Charlcstun Courier, '2ilk inst. Arrival of the steam ship Isabel. This regular incket steam ship keeps up her repu tation for punctuality. She reat hod her berth in Charleston at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, having left the port of Havana nt C o'clock on the afternoon ol the inst., making the run in sixty-three hours from wharf to wharf, including Ihe stoppage at iCey West, and the delivery of the mall at Savannah. The actual running time of tho Isabel from Ha vana to Charleston, was but a few minutes over ff-ty-huurs. She brings upwards of one hundred and twenty passengers. VISITERS TO THE WEST POINT ACADEMY. The lollowing named gentlemen, as we under stand, have been invited by the Sccbetaby or VV.vn m j ,h(, Examinaiioo of Ihe Cadets of the Mil itary Academy at West Point on the first Monday in June next : 1. John S. Abbot, Esq. of Maine. 2. Hon. Horace Mann, of Massachusetts. 3. Capl. Daniel Tyler, of Connecticut. 4. Jerome Fuller. Esq. of New York. 6. John L. (Jo, Esq. of Pennsylvania. G (-'apt. Jolui 11. II. LutroUe, ol Mary I an d. 7. Capt. Patrick M. Henry, of North Carolina. 8. Gen. Duacan L. Clinch, of Georgia. 9. Col. R. W. Uurnut, of Ohio. 10. Gen. J. McCaleb V iey, of Alabama. 11. 11. n r y J. Ilalbrd, Ks j. of Louisiana. 1. Hon. Jelh rson Davis, of Mississippi. 11. Col. William T. Stockton, ol FluridJ. 1 1. Dr. H. H Jiigliton, of Iowa. 13. Gen. Rufus King, of Wisconsin. Ia connection with this subject, some misappre hension being understood to exist at to llie mode of appointing Cauits of the Military Aeadumy at West Point, we lake occasion to slate that, since the pas b me of the act of 1813, which in a great measure re st icis the number ol Cudo.s lo tlie nnniber of Re pn smtatives and Dulealea iu Cjngresa, these up poiiiliuenis have been inuJe on the recoininundation ol tlie Representatives and Delegates from their res peetivc Congressional districts. In addition to these the Executive has the appointment of ten Cadets nt large, irrespective of residence in any Congrcssion- al diitnct. National lutclligenctr. THE AUGUSTA BANK ROBBERY. Frederick Augustus Wingatt, the elder of the two brothers charged with having broken Into and rob- i j .,. In rV..o,il...r Inut ttfIB on . . . ., , , Mondav and Tuesday last tried before the District . ' , .,.,. T, ,. r Court i ow in aeasioB In- Auclllta.. the jury ulur an absence of half an hour, brought in a verdict uJ- ty. ' . I An Important witneae (says tae Age) in securing his Conviction, was Mr. Hopkins, of the Boston Po- , lice, who teslifiod thai Wiugate cunlcsscd to him . I,i ,,i,rii,'iiiiion in the ailair. and the mode in w hicli , ; , , take the key lor a moment, and thus he had an op- portunity, which he had improved, of taking an Ini pression in putty. From this impression a false key Was made. It waa proved ihst Federiek wos In town un der auspicious circumstances, before, and at the lime of the robbery that he was with his bruther, (who disclosed the plunder.) on the night ol the rub bery thai he bad about him a large sum of money when arrested, Sec, ttc These fuels in conneclion with the confession, rendered a verdict guilty inevi table, nolw ithstanding tho elalxirate and able de fence ol the prisoner's counsel, Lot M. Morrill, Esq. The prosecution waa handsomely conducted by R. IL Voao, Eaq , County Attorney. Wingote was sentenced by Judge Rlce.ttf etgM fincment In the Maine State Prison at hard ytnra con labor. ! The Feaimaa raa CAnroafciA.A-Hew York f her cargo, (about fearkuadred la women) by ! the fir ' " moath. ! "Tn CoM dtl" 'hip lo at their treetujM n tbe abaae of gold duet, aad In return we .halt I tend them women, Thla I. a great country f , l-emuci Civr0i .i"T.6 more The heart which throbbed with friendship's strong- est emotions, the bosom which could heave a -atgh ' c thoughf of the sgflorings of humanity tho tongue which could speak out feelin;jly and without restraint in freedom's cAusc-all, all arc still. That voit0 which hns s" f:llU'n 1,ko murf,c on ,hfi cr. is hushed und hushed forever. W bile relat.vcs and Mcnd3 """If '''Pf"y srouod ins couch, re- " On Monday night, tho lGih inst., Major Long was at ticked with Ptioumonin.. Every thing llmt medi cal skill, or faithful and unremitting uttenrlbn could do, were done for him. Eminent Physicians, and fond doating relatives, were by his bedside day und night, striving to alleviate his sufferings and restore him to health ( but, alas ! they could not accom plish their purpose the 'first desire of our hearts to save1 the live of the dear one. The disense, ever a dangerous one, had the advuntagea of the disigree able weather, and seemed determined that its fell purpose should be wrought. Our friend continued lo endure his sufferings, which were scarcely more acuto than the anxiety ol his friends, till Saturday evening, the 21st inst., when, about 11 o'clock, be cased to be. Ha breathed his lust at the residence of his brother, 'ol. N. M Long. Strictly decoroub in ell his deportment, high-minded ond honorable, the subject of iTlis bumble trib ute enjoyed the confidence of his more immediate fellow-citizens, to a hi"h decree. Tho first and on ly time ho was over before the people, as n candidate for ony public station he w is elected to represent, his native county, in the Legislature of tho Stute. Unserved his term out faithfully und honorably, and at its close declined to be a candidate for re-election. He lived surrounded by friends far nnd near, und died wilhout un enemy. Tho peculiar favorite of his fumily connexions, he was sea cely less a favor ite with all who knew him. Hut, alas ! his mortal remains havo been consigned to their last resting place, ond his memory is all that remains to us (hut let us cherish. The funeral of thu deceased was preached on Mon day morning, the 2!id insl.j by the Rev. Thomas O. Lowp, from the text; "Prepare lo n eet thy God.' Touching waa the Discourse eloquent the appuul of the reverend gentleman on this occasion. Every one present was allected lo tears. At the conclusion of thojermon the remains of Maj. Long were attended to tho grave by a numer ous concourse of friends, sorrowing most of nil, that on earth "tin y should see his luce no more.'' ljiilcr from New (; rat a tit. Py private advices received from Santa Marta to ihe 17th of March, we indersund thnt lha preside n tialehictlon in Kcw Gr in ida had resulted in ths choice of General Uilurio Lopt-i. The port of San vanilla had been made a port uf entry, which will be a great accommodation to nil thai country between the pons of Santa Murla and Carrhagenfi, which was devoid of any custom-house facilities. A. if Yuri. Ibralil. A newly married couple went to hottse ki epin,' not lonir since at lio'ton, in l'opl ir-sin . t. At breakfast the next morning after tin ir entr a gentleman sal I to his lady, "My dear, this i Poplar strec', and by pulling u (yuU) in it, it hi eocies ; -ul.ir." "And by putting us in it," profnpl'y n pin .1 the lady, "it will bco)iiie)ini.." from the .Vwr'i A"" rir.ui and I'. S. (i.r.e.Ut. Vkshei. IF.i7.tii. Siinii' time since a Spaniel schooner, "I'cquenu Am.ilin," of bul ten tons bur then, sailed from Cadiz fur Havana, with a. cargo of Leeihea, and waa navigated sately across the Atlantic by a captain and crew of lour nv n to her p ut. Sin left Havana fur Cardenas, on ihe north slim,- of ( u ha, hut by stress of weather was driven iiiloKic West, the ( Niliector of which place fans. , b, r tu be seized, libelled, condemned and sold. It hem,; contra ry to the U. S. lurtslor u foieign vrrw I ol less than tlurty Iuds to enttr any port ol the L'nioii. During her vuyagc to Havana, she put into Gone, on the ('oast of Africa, where thu negroes iir.it,, I hi r wi h much kindnens, and afterwards, on nccoiini of a storm, Into Martinique, where thu French uuilmri ties gave her all proXcciiott and assistance. Th. ncc she made the voyage lo Havana without fuither im pediment. This story is related in n Idler from the Captain . ,,. Crnnira n Stianuh paper published III .New " """. l'"'"" t I i i York, and if it bo true UnH tie was lorc. u in o m j .. .i. iesl by bad wcatner " imog iim-ij iii 'u.. . I ..... a..I,1, ,,,lr fnwn fori Iftr to cftnfi M I ItlllUIJ C, v it i, .ft cale Ihe vessel, and the conduct ol thu Afnc in in groes, and lha Kreocil uulhoi ities at Martinique, un der similar circumstances, makes'1!! contrast very much to our discredit. Tho uti.nr should be inquired into, and it the facts enow ttio captain to have ex pressed the fbtb, a just restitution shimld be made. THE CROPS, dtc. South C auoiin a. The Abbeville Itannt r of the 2lst says : "The prospect fbr an nhnndntil wheat Crop was the tint st we have ever seen In the district -the more l.rrward crop is certainly destroyt d -tho cotton was generally up throughout the country, and has been oMiipUiUly killed, end what rernlurs ii moro se rious is, that many fartiu ra have not enough seed to replant their crop. The fruit has all been destroyed nnd the loaves upon the trees every where around present a blasted and tlreary aspect. OtoaoiA. The Alabama Patriot of the 2 1 ul says; "The cotton on many plantations la so gienily damaged, (bat already ihe owners are having luric fields plow ed up for replanting, and others are denied even this forlorn hope of a crop, by the want ot m en to replant their ground. Wc have heard from the centre of the Stato, ond we regret to uay the accounts fioin every quartor arc gloomy in ihe extreme. Snow fell In many nf tlx- middle counties on Sunday last ind the cars running from Macon tu Savnnnah passed through a snow storm of innny miles in extent. Tho wheat and ooiton crops artthotghi W be ruined In a lurgc portion of the Stale. The corn, fruit, and gardens aro mut n injur. - 7 Imagine the amo.nl of damage Which tbe State ha. au.lainev' In one nighl. Ala.au a.-A writer In Ihe Montgomery Journal ny.. "The late freeze has dona mo'ro damige than was at first apposed'. ; Three-fourths of the' Cotton will have fo be planted over i the other fourth h hnrdly reliable, but will do to risk by chooplng In ieed In th mWislnrf places. The Corn will have to be plant ed overt iome planten era leaving jt, In hopes that I It will come out, but 'no doubt all the oldeat would be best to be ploughed lur'and plan'ed eter. The dry weather and the high wtndt are all dead against liio planter in hia present bad fix. What will be the result no one can tell. But take the best feature, and the chnncoa for a cotton crop are bad. Early planting, from positive experience, is best i now we ahull be more than a month behind. Tlie growing season Is near at hand, nnd grass, corn and cotton will have a fair start together. The Mobile Register says : "As we antlclpaicd, tho severe frost with which! wc w ro visited on the night of the 151 h Inst. was ee riously injurious to tho planting interest in the Inte rior. From n number of the Counties wc have idvl- ccs of its ell'cct on the youngcorn and cotton plants, both of which have been generally destroyed. Io Baldwin, Clarke, Wilcox, Dallas, &c. we learn that many of the planters are ploughing up their fields fori tho purpose of replanting. The lands throughout! South Alabama are suffering for the wonfof rain, and I while the drought continues no nowly planted seed! will germinate. There Is danger therefore of a dun ciency In the coming crop, the extent of which will I depend upon the contingencies that cannot at pros-1 ent be estimated." Mississippi. The new Orleans Picayune of Thurs day says : "We learn from the clerk of the stcambsat Saladin,! arrived last night, llmtu severe frost occurrod above I Vicksburg on ihe night of the 15th Inst, nnd it was I reported that the cotton crop was totally destroyed."! The Chickasaw Patriot of the 17th says : "On Sabbath las;, ihe 15th day of April, we were! visited with a severe snow storm, it having snowed! thick and heavy for near an hour. In the evening I the eluuds were all blown off with'Setete Northern winds, and in the morning of the loth wc hnd as se vere a frost as was witnessed during the past winter ; and at the present writing the trees of the forest are all clad in deep mourning, and all vegetation is lite rally used up. Such ii ni versa! destruction of nature's blessings to man and beat! has not been witnessed! perhaps within the lust century. Our present opin ion is, that tho seed of wheat, and many other arti cles essential to the well being of man and beast will! scarcely be saved. It cannot be doubted that ull the! grow th of the present season, as well as of the trees! as of herbs, grain, Ax. has been entirely killed." AN AMERICAN KILLED. The New York Journal of Commerce gives the following extract of a li ttler received by a highly re spectable house, in that city, dated Guudclujnrn, March I I, 1819 : An unforiuBufe occurrence took place with us a few days since, resulting in the death of Mr. Charles Dunham, of Warehouse Point, near Hartford, pon nccticiit. As the nfTilr will be Drought to the notice of the government, I will relate the circumstances intending it somewhat In detail. On the morning of the 7 tli imt. our party entered the city of Irapuato, oil'! o the liivsi in M 'Xiro, situitod In a beautiful valley, inidwny between this city and containing 0UU Inhabitants. As our custom is, we soparated into small parties, and entered several eating-houses to oetaiii our breakfast, the deceased, with eome others, making one party After eating, a disputo orotic In 'tween him nnd the person keeping ihe house the latter alleging thai one shilling nvhs duo him, while Dunham averred that nine cents of it was paid l lie Alealile was men called ey uie mcxican io pre' vent Dunham leaving. t'pon this, Mr. CharUs Carroll (one of our narty) u iy called lo act as interpreter, w ho slated the case to the Ah -aide, thu .Mexican all the while denying ihat nriyihinir was paid. Mr. I), directed Carrell lo offer ihe Alcalde ihe remaining thric cents, w hich w as refined. At the s un titn.; Carrell w.u onl Ted to dismount. Thii. he refused. The guard which was called by the Aicuale then pointed tlere guns at him our own men nt the mine time urging him to obey. Carrell then liegan to dismount, end at ihe same limo took hold of this pistol. The guard observing this, instantly struck him with their guns ; and b ll' d him to (lie eroun.l. On this, Dunham ' put spurs to his horse to escape, und had ndvanced ia short distance, when onu of the aoldiers shui him ' 1 1 1 r iui;1i thu heart W illi iw o bulls, unkking on oKning in It is lini k W beri'thev entered, nnd two In his breast win re ihi v e-caped. He exclaimed, they have killad me, and fell n lifeless cotpse to ihe ground. The soldiers then fell upon our men Indisrrlml- n: tdy, beating add firing at thorn. Th result was that they wt re badly injured, by blows only, Ihe guns either snapping or missing. Mr. UidUck, my self, nnd some twenty others, were at some distance from this scene, nnd escaped unmolested, through the kindness of two priests, who opened the gate of ihe eathitlrol yard, nnd thus enabled us to escape from the mob. After wverul interviews with the Alcalde outside thociiy, In which he expressed much sorrow and egreot that the affair had taken pleas, declaring it hilfiosslble for him to havo prevented it, hu I to' gbt obi. ihe wounded men, having first I drcsted nil their wounds. He also promised l Christian buriul for the doce.aed. We parted with! them, and resumed our Oiurch. The devested was an interesting and worthy I young gentleman, who leaves a father and mother! lo mourn their loss. The woum'cd hive mostly recovered. During the! nliray, one of our men being holly pursued by l Mexican, turned suddenly upon him, and with l blow from the breech of his gun fi lled him lo the I ground sinking i lie lock In hi. head just under the! ear. lsiKsuiAav PatACHiNo. The St. Loula Even ing Union of the Kith inst. snya i We learn from n gentleman from the Wcatern fron tier, thnt considerable eicitcment ha. recently bcenl I rrcnit d in the border counties aoutb of the Missouri! , river, in consequence of the preaching of ionic aloll- lionists, prn!cttdly Id the discharge of the dutlea oft the Methodist Epirropal Church North, on ihe .ub-l jeel of slavery. A large niirr.brr of colored persona, I had become dissatisfied with their old rellgioue or ganization, und had gone over io the "North" divle-l Ion of the church It I feared Ihat 'hi. in.idiou. at tempt to render tliealavcsof thai portion of the Stttel dissatisfied with their social condition may lead to I serious rusulls. Tm Cuonaa m Paai.. The poeterlpt to the Taris letter in the Courier de Etatt Unit, annouo-1 ceihton ihe 6th lnunl inrra were a number of I tleaih from cbolen among lha rapreaentatWea of tlie I French Assembly. .
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 28, 1849, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75