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THE COMMERCIAL Is puklislud every Tuudau,Ttbrido9 sod Saturday, i j,uu per annum, payable laaiwesos w BY TnOMAS-lORINC, j EDITOR AUD PaOPRIETORr BENJAMIN I. HOWZE, CORRESPONDING EDITOR, ooixiior raTii maitT itiiiti, IH7Z,aao7w, .v. c. pATES OF ADVERTISING, lqr. I inierdon, 10,50 i 1 sqr. 2 months, $4,00 "2 ' ,75 1 3 6,00 "3 " TOO I I " 6 " 8,00 " I month, 2,50 I I " 1 year, .12,00 Ten linea or leaa make aquare. If an Advsrslee mant exceeds ten tinea, the price will be in propor tion. All advertisements are pajrablo at the tine of their. insertion. Contracts with yearly advertlaera, will be made on the moat liberal terma. No transfer Of eontracta for yearly advertlalng will be pcrmlltei Should circumstances render a change iauelness, or an unexpected removal necessary, a charge according to the published terms will be at the option of the contractor, for th time he haa ad vertised " The privilege of Annual Advertlaera ia strictly lim ited to their own Immediate business and all sdver- tiaeauBllweoafl other potaoavtSfcaU L all adjetUsetnente not immediately onnectearun their own business, and all exceaa of advertisements, In lengtsi or otherwiao, beyond the limits engaged, will be charged at the usual rates. AH advertlaementa Inserted in the trl-weekly Com mercial, are entitls.lo one Insertion in the Weekly, free of charge. t, JOB, CARD and" FANCY PRINTING executed I n superior style. qui AGENTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL NEW VORK: Messrs. Brown. DcRossbt. BOSTON: Fbbdbbick Kiddbb, Esq. BARRY, BRYANT & ADAMS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. July 17. 62 JOHN WALKER, JR. AUCTIONEER H COMMISSION MERCHANT WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17, 1849. My. F. J. LORD & CO. Rice Factors & Commission Agents. Nov. 25, 1848. 103-l-p. L. MALLETT, AGENT POR TH1 BALE OP Timber. Lumber, Naval Stores, &c. Nutf Building, North Water Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. Nov. 9,181$. 101 JOHN D. LOVE, DEALER IN CABINET FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, CUURS, MATRASSES, ic, ROCK. SPRING, WILMINGTON, N. C. Dee. 1 1, 1943. SCOT l iiEE.M &C0. MERCHANT TAILORS, AND lit A I.KIlrf IN SUPERIOR MARKET STREET. WILMINGTON, N . C . Oct. 21. 181$. 93 y- A. B. STITH & Co., lDCTit) JBKiS UD COISISSIU.I flKHUiim'o Fayetteviile Street, RALEIGH N. C. WilUttaal lo all ord era and ooiumleeiona in their las al tuslneee, wltn punctuality ana aispaicn. RtPM TO HleExeolleney Cne. Maklt, 9. O. Watsom. Kq , Matbbw Sbaw, Keq., Hoo.j: R. I. Dasibl, Oao. W. Mobdbcai, Eaq., M al C. L. Hi.-rros. Raioig, y. C, Kft. it, ld. ua-im-c. 8. M-EST, AUCTIONEER AHO COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal C tah advanoea miae on an conwgDim nis from the Nortn.or on rroanc irora ma jwtj. Utfl:e ' doors on me nan,oouo aiao oi Market Sueet. April 6, 1849. 9-tf. DRS. MUNSEY & FREEMAN, irnMtKOPATIIfC PHYSICIANS,. MM . m k MARKET St., 0 Doors above Front St. Dec. 23, 1848. C0RNEUUS MYERS, MANUFACTURE R, AUD DBALBa IN ' HATS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS AND WALKING UAWE3, Sr,c. WILMINGTON. N. C, Market-st. Oct. 17 1848. l-tt WILLIAM NEFF. LLaU ot tU firm of Nrr 4. Wiakti,) WS9LB81LB AND UTAJL DKALKE IH - onin emtTniuntf COID OTA U TV AND GROCERIES, CORNER OP DOCi; A WATER STRXKT8, WILMINGTON, N. C Dee.Tth, i9. VOL.4-NO.7a WILMINGTON, TUESDAY RUSSELL & K UN D KICK, -St GENERAL Commission Merchants, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jos. B.' Russell, Jos. Kendkicx. Aug. U. 63 J. k D, McRAE & Co. General Commission Merchants WILMINGTON, N.C. JOHH MACBAB. May 29, 1849 DOKALD MACBAB. vs. CIBK. 23-1 y. iinnPRT a uankin AUCTIONEEH, WILMINGTON, N. C. May 29, 1849- 23-Iy. J. HATHAWAY k SON. COMMIS8IONMERCHANT8. J. Hathaway. J. L. Hatbuwat. March, IMS. . . 149. W. L SMIflL, (LaTB OF THl-rtHil OF SADFJHD'Af9llTH.) COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. ' Store on North WjUer Street, Parsley's bloc Oct. 14 1849. V 0y J, S. WILLIAMS, Fancy & Staple Dry Goods IStore. . MARKET STREET, ' WILMINGTON , N. C. Oct. 14, 1848. 90. W. BRANSON, AGENT FOR THE SALE OF UMBER, LUMBER, NIVAL STORES, 4c Null's Building, North Water Street. WILMINGTON, N. G. N. B. IJuve a large and See ore Timber Pen where I will put all Timber lift with me fbrealeal as Smull charge as is made by any other. Agent in this place, Jff, B. Sept. Z9 1848. B3-C. JEFFREYS & LEIGHT0N. General Commission Merchants, . WILMINGTON, N. C. February 13, 1849. . - jjarM HENRY P. RUSSET AGENT FOR THE CAPE FEAR STEAM SAW MILL, WILMINGTON, N. C strict attention ijlven lo the faithful execution of ail orders for Lumber. Jan. 1949" DER0SSET & BROWN. WILMINUTON, N. C. BROWN & DER0SSET. NEW YORK. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS Mrhl7, 1343. 1-y. GEORGE S. GILLESPIE. A'.LNT FOR THE SALE OF 11MUEH LUMBER, NAVAL STORES c will a ikeli jjriioasli a lvjneeionallo.Miiignraente of produce. March 17, 1849. 1 GEORGE W. DAVIS. COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17 1849. 1 J. C. LATTA. COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND GENERAL AGENT, WILMINGTON, N.C Oot. 10,1848. 87 LIFE INSURANCE IN THE NATIONAL LOXNTtTNtTBO CIET,r,'0F LONDON, AMD FIRE INSURANCE IN TiHE jETNA INSURANCE COM- .iANY, OF H 1RTFORD, Conk., OB IN TUB HOWARD INSU kANCE COMPANY, OF HJ1W YORK, May be effected by app cation to eROSSET dk-BROWN. 108 March 17, 1849. i G. & W. A MAMUFACTURtla, S(siy DOTLKR9 IN mm I C A B NJ E T M U R M T U R E.-nX la sUHs TerloUe I patesns In ahlpping tOwSjnd buy Bedsteads, CotU, IraVUreaaea, Looklnjl FRONT STREET, NEAH'MARJCBT. WILMINGTON, N. C. aoaaa owtbb. May IV 49. A. SJWTIS. y BANK CHEC1&' CClCS'e 4l(ssTaral Beaks In thJa pise, bound in Books, and In sheets, fof safes 19 Comm4rcial Offict. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY, CASflWELL k BLOSSOM, GENERAL COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS, Soi. 1 k Ditkinscn'i Stores . North Water SU WUiahifton, N. C DAvlo CASHWBLL. JUS. B. BI.OI-SOM. Cash advances made on consignments of Tim ber, Lumbor, Naval Stores, Ac, Also, on nhiyiuents to our trieids in New Vork. April 3, 1849. 8-l2m. BENJ. BLOSSOM & SON, General Commission Merchants, atiri. sxossom. - ,oiu. w. siobsojs. - Liberal advances made upon Censignmenta. References. . Messrs CAnwttt & BtoasoM, " J. 4 D. McRAi Wilmington. (i W. Davis Esq. Jl 10 1849. 49. HERON & MARTIN General Commission Merehants, 37 1-3 Worth Wharves, PHILADELPHIA, Rirsa to Mesara.THoa. Watbow 4. Sons, I Jno. C. Dacobta, Esq-,) phii,, Wm. . Nbilsow, Eah,jrnua Robbbt Nbilso.-j, Esq J Messrs, Moaea Taviob & Oo.. N york u i. H. Bb4wbb. A Co., J&DlMcRa. Wimingtn. AprilS, 1349, 9-tf. GEO. 1UUHLSS, General Commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. STRICT attention given to piocurlng Freights and purchasing Cargoes fur vessels.' Rstxb to E. P. Hall, Esq., - 1 O. G. Parsley, Esq., 3. A: Taylor, Esq., WIImtrgterw J. D, Bellamy, Esq., Messrs. Ballard A Huntington, ) Heaars. Tooker, Smyth A Co., v Y . u Thompson 4 :Hunter, j-0-Alex'r. Herron, Jr., Philadelphia. Jan. 2, 1849. 123-tf WILLIAM M. HARRISS, GETSEHAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. S" TRICT attention given to procuriog Freighta and purchasing Cargoes for vessels. RcrEasacca: O. Q. Paraley.Eaq, ) Cbl. John McRne, Wilmington, N. C. Messrs. Bollard A Huntington, J Will Peck. Esq.. Raleigh, N. C Messrs. Hall.tSackett at Co., 1 1 Faye Ueville, N.C: Joseph Utley, Esq., Messrs. James Uorner k sons, Ualtlmore. " K. A. Souder Sc Co., Philadelphia. " Thompson A Hunter, ) .. . " Pillstrury A Sandford, j ",w 0,k- " Hunting dt Tufts, Boston. " J. AO. P. Titcomb, Kennebunk, Me. luly 17th. 1919. 52 If. ; JOHN HALL, Commission Merchant, WILMIHGTO. April 12. 12 F. J. LORD Sl CO., Agentefer the NAUTILUS MUTUAl LIFE INSURANCE Co Accumulated Capital $130,000. also foe tire KAOLE LIFE U HEALTH UiSCHANCB CO. Capital, $100,000. W1U take risks on lives of Slaves. Office 23 North Water Street, Oct. 24, 1848. MARTft & CR0NLY. AUCTIONEERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL AGENTS. Wlsuitngion,N.C..Oct.3 1846. 6 5 if. H.L. BUTTERFIELD, vilion ho tel. Coiruer ofllazel and Meeting Streets, CHARLESTON, 8. C. IThre he will b happy to see all his NORTH CAROLINA FRIENDS. July It 1849. 50-if. OLDS & ANDERSON, Grocf'rs& Commission Merchants Tfo. 141 Front atreet Wew York. v""f" Y ss i I bp wiiiu aa u Oneof the partasrs bet a natjv e of North Cam era man with twenty the Interests of their patesna in anipptng tOvanei buying rorft usm will be well protected. Strict attention Bald lo aonalsnmsnls of Cotton. Graia, VaTSi Btsrvs, Lumber, and every kind f Pradaos j and all orders for Oraertes and Wscfcails4gtrieraJ.iy, promptly attended to, at Iha fewest .City prices . I.SJWIS t. olds, r. B. ASDSHOB. May tt, 1949. ?9-6ni. STtUlTJTRPENTINE BARRELS. tkKOiSSmKSi, tsjar ZXAJ raated lojuisdi'ini ro prVarWcn' FtiVrale y A. H. VAN WflaCLU BY TfJOMAS LORING. MORNG, SEPTEMBER 18, SHIPPING ARTICLES. FOR 8ILE at The Commercial Offic, an ele gant Mition of Shipping Articlea, embracing all the- Is we I of Congress relative to the Merchant's aervicaw MAPPING PAPER. BEAMS lor aalo by Ray 1,1849. L SMITH. 20. NOTICE. C ROM and after the flrat January, 1849, no Freight 1 will be transported or delivered without the freight being paid. ' ROB'T. PRNNER. rrcanapartatkm Aeent. W. k U. K. R. Co. DsfeJd84a, ,. . ., . 122-tf. AGENCY OF Nautilus (Mutual Life) Insurante (Jompdny PFRSON8 hWdinir Pollcira in thfs office are noti fied that Scrip Certiticatee, for their Sharuef projilt in the buiiatM of Uie Comny are ready fiir delivery at the Agency ortice, 2.J, North wn'er-at. K. J. LORD & Co., Aeents. Oct. 24. 91-tf. EWH BARRELS. ArjfV LARGE sizo Spirit Barrels in good order For Bale In lots, apply to GEO. HARRISS. 27-tt May 17, 1859. . GLUE. G' lORMAXajid American Glue, of prime quality I for Distiller, for sale hv DcKOSSET 4 BROWN. J in. G. ' 125. DISTILLERY FOR SALE. rpHIC Turpentine distillery at Kaisot.8 Depot, on X the Kail Kond, lately owned by John Christian, will be sold at a fair price, for further particulars ap ply to JEFFREY'S f- LEICMiTON. April 10, 1S49. 11. RILLS. OF LADING. Aic. BOLIO Pd&rOilLLS OF LADING bound JL in Books, ajjd sheets, alad Letter Sheets with a variety of msromttle blanks, lor Bale at The Com mcrciul Office. , CAMPHINEJ CAMPHlNE I J 40 CENTS PER GALLON. For sale at tbo Store of Feb. 27. J G. BAUMAN. 147 DEEDS FOR SALE. WaranteeDeeds. and Deeda for Mortgage on land, jusf printed, in correct form and for sale at the Commtrqul Offict. a , a . , CONGRESS WATER. 1 Q DUZ Congress Water, just from the Sprjng, lO full is. anl ilnts, at reduced prices j any per son wi-ihin' :i Ircniat' on tin1 medicinal prupelles with an ii n ttysl Ac. of this .Sprinir, can be supplied gratis, by A. C. KVAN-S, lor Clark & (Jo. July 10. 49. PATENT MEDICINES JUST received 6 doicn Sanda Sarsaparilla ; alao, Old und Young Townsends do. 12 doz. Swaynes Syrup of Wild Chery ; 12 " " Vermifuge; 12 " Dead Shot v 6 " Germnn IHtterst 4 Kpin, Saraap and Queens delight For sale at usual prices, by A. C. EVANS & BRO. Also, Dcinard's diolera Remedy.just to hand. Jaly 10. 49. -"1 picinxHirmip:RrE!f. T71N6 sssortroentaJtaalfSived at'. 1 - i. W ILKINSQN arn't. LAW NOTICE. THE Subscriber, assisted bv na experienced and competent Attorhey, in the City of Washing ton. prosecutes and settles all manner of clainia upon the U. ii. Gorernmunt. Particular attention given to ttwse arising under the J'cnfi'usnd Bounty Lawa. Address (post-paid) ED. CANTWELL, Wilmington, N C. Aug. 11,1S4. ' 6J-3m. NEGROES WlVTp. rlHE Subscriiier wiariea lo hirst Untiled number i- of Negroes eithur Men, Uays, or Women, (or whm he will pay liberal wares. P. OlAKD. August 31, 1349. 7 1 -tf. PORK! PORK!! . Qr BBLSTltaa Pork, iuat recelYedfer Brig W CO L. Jones, froffnf tw XiJi!glCpVV w XTTOk-iiARRISS. STARCU. 1 I BOXES, B very superior article of Pearl tarcn, Just receives: and lor sale by x sau GEO Sept. 1 71. BROOMS Brooms ; ft " Twine Brooms ; 3 " Hearth " Juat received and for sale by UfcO. Sept. 1. MYERS. 71 SUGAR. 2 BHDS. P. R. 8ugar just received, 4 bbla.f larlfted Sugar, ( bbla. Crushed do. Leal sod Powdered Sep. 1." do. And for sale by O go. MYERS. 71. aJHpN. GOOOS3L BecoaxHanas, WlebT North. CT'Wsak laaTMIoakiara. I loiO. 'Whole No. 544 THE TILLERS OF THE SOIL BT PAVID OF TOJUt. Whose are th,e sturdy hands That drive the bright ploughshare, And malts the barren lands Look beanriful and fair 7 Who are that little band, Who labor, aweaf and toflf The bulwark of our land The tillers of the soil I Who makes this barren earth A paradise of wealth. And filial each bumble hearth With plenty, life and health 1 Ohl LoU butMs kDaV . . They are the men of toll The men who reap and sow The tillers of the soil? Oh let me hpld the plosgh, And drive the bright ploUghahare, And feel that on my brow Toil'a honest sweat la there! Oh-let me aow and reap, And learn to bind and coll -The yrllow ripened sheet; Like a tiller of the aolL Ye are a nation'a etay, Ye men of worthy atrife The atara that light the way To happiness and life. Tlitn atill tho plough oareaa, Still be your watchword, toil' And may Ood over bUaa The tillers of the soil! MR. CALHOUN ON HIS PLANTATION. Few "Northerners have had the pleasure or Bceifig Mr. Calhoun at home. On his plantation, tn the bosom of his family, and surrounded by gcenes familiar 40 bins, for so many years, he is the same, and" yet he u in some respects a different person from the Senator at the capitol. He is mote al his ease, more sociable and familiar, and, far fiappier. Hia residence is about four miles from Pendleton, an old town in Pickens district. about zu miles trom vhArieston. i reached Pendleton about mid day, and no Eooner had i landed from the mail stage than I made inquiry of the landlord of lh hotel in regard to the distano to Port Hill. He replied. ' Yonder is Mr. Calhoun him self.' My eye follo-wtwt the direction to which his fineer oointed. and I saw. seated under the abide of a large tree, that stately neaa, wnoee leatures u once seen are scarcely ever fora-otten, and I had seen Mr. Calhoun before in the Senate, and recogni zed him at once. He rose as I approached lo where he was seated, surrounded by a group ol gentlemen, Ins neighbors, and when I delivered him my letter of intro duction he asked me to a seat. When he hud read the letter, he introduced me to his neighbors, and then kindly invited me to return with him to his reoidence and spend two-or three days. It is needless to say that at once accepted bis invitation, so cordially given, ttnd in the course of an hour I was seated by his side in his car r.nge, and on the way to Fort Hill. Soon after leaving Pendleton, the car riage entered a forest, in which we contin ued until we reached thegatsj, which open-J en into me grounds in the immediate vicin ity of the mansion. This is so concealed that you hardly notice il, until you are within a very short distance of the white pillars of the north and east parts of bis house. The door yard is filled with trees and shrubbery oaJ(s that have stood there at4 least two hundred years, locusts, elm, wil lows, wild orange, and fig trees innumera ble, the latter .loaded with fruit ; attached is a very large garden fined' with fruits, flowers, planu and, vegetables of every de scription ; and not far distant are large ap ple ana peacu orchards, i he mansion it self is a plain, unpretending looking build ing, relieved by wide piazzas, and on each side rows of columns. As I said before, the oak treea standing close to the bouse are very old, large and lofty, and their im mense tops tire of great service, nol only in presenting an impenetrable shade, but in protecting it in a thunderstorm. We reached Fort Hill about 2 o'clock P. M. Il was nearly the dinner hour. I was introduced lo his family, which at that time consisted of Mrs. Calhoun, his young ejtfRfghter, and the three youngest sons. jViJrthoun has seven Children the eld eiStjWtew, is a planter in Alabama; the Jr$,' Patrick, is a captain in the army, and stationed near New Orleans ; the eldest daughter is in Europ, the wife of our Charge at Belgium. Mrs. Calhoun is just such a wife as a man like Mr. Calhoun should have sensible, domestic, and in dustrious She governs her household in a style that no Roman matron in the olden times evsr surpassed Cornelia, the daugh ter at home, is a most Affectionate compan ion for her mother. Of the three sons who were at home, I must make aome mention. John is a physician, and was married short ry after I left to the daughter of a near neighbor , James, the next, is a calm, qui et, thinking young mart of SO, and in many respects strongly rssenblesj hia fathl.- Willie is the youngest of all Mr. Calhoun's children. abot JS years of age, and tha pet of alL The two last named are stu dents in the South Carolina college, ami and at home during lha facatioay Every thing thai ia to be had in the South is raised or found on Mr, Calhoun'a estate, and on his table. He is a very spare eater and his temperance is so well known thai I need not allude to it- . -:t '( Towards sunset, Mr. Cathono gave me) an invitation fowalk over kit Arm. W .1 J J .1 11 I A - . ugwciiucq to iuo vauoy, oj- use awgre sju menu, making yqtriries in regard to sotns ' who were sick ; imong them seated under a cherry wee, was an aged negro man, wnov was, as he informed me, the oldest on thf place, and enjoyed soma particular privil eges. He was allowed to cultivate some four or five acres of land for cotton and other things, thenioceeds of which became his properly, and sometimes produced 130 to $50 a season.' This is a privilege, ho w CICIj IMC I'll. VHliJVIf .Itwn. iiuv 7. and all bare a patch containing tnore or I Amm m AM. nf 'I'noM n f Fl.l turn near the negro quarters, for their conven ience. The negroes cultivate, the cotton at their leisure. Mr. Calhoun has it ploughed for them by Mi torses, and they hoe it in their spafe futle. These darkies are as shrewd hi getting the highest price for their little as white planters, and are as perfectly conversant wkh the fluctuations in the cot ton market in Liverpool and New York as a cotton broker. Mr. Calhoun has no dr vers. He has an overseer, Mr. Fredericks, who superintends his planting interest'- very intelligent and faithful man. Leaving the quarter, we passed down to a mill, at the foot of the hill on which the negro nouses are num. r rom we mm we passed into a large field of Indian corn, and I assure you I do oot exaggerate when I say that I never aaw such a splendid .., sight in my life. The field was in the low ground or bottom 'and covers 120 acres. From this we passed into a cotton be Id, which is as large or larger, covering 120 acres, and extending over lull and flat, high and lew gTOund. It was the first tune & had seen cotton growing, and it was a nov el sight to me. The famfis a model fArrnL "fr consistsj' of about 1000 acres, 450 of which' are " in cultivation. After an' hour had been spent in passing through these fields, we returned to his out-buildings, cotton press, granaries, &c. I was surprised. His whole heart and soul seemed t absorbed in the farm. Had I not known with whom I was conversing, I should have set him uuwu ui uijr ujuiu as iuc uiuo. iuutvuuiu practical farmer I had ever met with. We returned to the mansion about dark. Soon aftei, tea Was served to the family, on the piazza Afterward we adjourned to the drawing room. Mrs. Coulboun play ed several favorite tunes upon the ptano, and at 10 P. M. all separated for thte night and I retired lo bd. t-. ,. The next day I eiose, at daybreak. :And found that Mr Calholrrnraa op beibre me, . and bad rode on to the plantatioa He was absent about an hour. When he returned, breakfast was served "in the din ing room After breakfast he retired to his library and left ma to amuse myself as I pleased. His habits are very regular, and I presume they are the same one day as another, when at home He rises at 4 or 5 o'clock ; exercise on horseback, or in a long walk over the farm, for an hour; he then returns and writes until breakfast, which is about eight o'clock. Dinner is then served. After dinner, he converses until toward sunset, when be goes on the farm and remains until dark. After tea he spends the evening in conversation with his fam ily or friends On Friday, he generally rides to the village, it being the great mail day ; meets those with whom he has busi ness, converses with his friends and neigh bors, and returns home in trine for dinner. The mail reaches his house every day about 1 P. M. The newspapers, of which a large number are sent to him, are laid upon the table in the hall, to be read by any one who takes a fancy to ihem. He is very hospitable , has large numbers who cqme to tee him, and he is always glad to see those who come, friends or strangers. He is as much a curiosity to people outside of a circle of five miles, as he would be were he to go to New York. Very few in this Stale, 1 fancy, hare seen him. He keeps a very large number of horses, which are at the service of his visiters. Not a death has occurred on the place in four years. Tho slaves are certainly as happy and contented as it is possible for them to be. They love their master and he is kind to them. On Sunday they go to church or do as they please. They tiara their holidays. There seems to be as much aristocracy among the negroes of Mr. Cal houn as among white folks. The mar riage of his young male or female slaves with a slave on another plantation,- creates ae much excitement as a marriage m Astor Plaoe would do. The matter requires a great deal of arrangement and proper settle ment These matches are generally made up between parties residing on different plantations. A very intelligent house servant of Mr. Calhoun was married (lbs second night I was at his house) to a female slave on an adjoining plantation. The marriage cere-, mony was performed in the evening, and in the mansion of the proprietor of the UtV tattoo. I listened to the fiddles and happy songs of the negroes, on their way to and from the wedding, from this and all the neighboring planiations, until nearly day -UghL Thn ceremony was performed by this oldest negro, who was a sort of author ized, or rather recogtusad pardon of the SXS roTKTM TkOM
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