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" " - - i , ' M I r .. : ' I ; ! ' " I 'I i ! : i i IB F- G Editor and Proprietor. " JBJB JJTST JVI FlUlIt WOT." Wilmington, North Carolina. VOL II. NO. 25. FRIDAY, JUNE 30th, 1837; NO. 77. I PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDA Y MORNING. Tonsxs. Tbrc Dollars per annom, in advance. ADVERTISEMENTS ..'-.Anr Rauare Inserted at ONE DOLLAR lb flrtt, nd f WEN TY-FlVB CENTS for each subse No Subscribers taken for less than one year, and all who permit their.subscription to run over vr without eivinz notice, are considered bo u u.l. for the second year, and so on for all sue- redinr vears. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are : j ..-I.-. ... ik. nminn hf ih Editor. L-- OFTILE on the South side of Market Street,be- l . a ll.iii.. Rail-Road OmcK. Wilmington, July 11836. A T a mrptin" of thSpBoard of directors nt the Wilmiii'ton andilalci?h Rail-Road Com- I " ' r-f - panyth.iHy, the following Resolution was pass- ea anu onicrcu iu uc iiuumoihai, . . l .1 . t-A nnhi noil vi 1. r?nfvttf.j That Interest be exnc.ieu imm mich Rt.-'whnhlcrs. n shall fail to pay their instalments Vit:.in the time prescribed by public nonce. True copy from the minutes. JAMES S. UKtuKiN, Kccrr "Tn, JiOv Ram. Rii.n Officf., 4 T n lateMectine ot the lioi T a late Meeting of the Board, of .Director A ,f Wilminfion nnd Raleish Rail Road Coinpim , the following Resolutions were passed ami ordered to be published. Resolved That a Discount bej nllowed, nt the ." rule of six per cent per annum, for all anti- cinated payments of subscriptions to the clock of this Company ; to be estimated after all the payments of other subscribers, shall have been madu: and uie amount men rc funded no-reenblv to the sme. That Interest be allowed on all In stalments paid not less than thirty days before they are due. True Copv from the Minutes. ' December 23tl.,:i83. JAMES S.GREEN, Seer.- N O TIC E. AS Antoflhe Rail Road I find it aUolntehj nrcJssary to enfoice the. law against persons trailing with negroes. This is therefore to warn all persons against trading with any of the hands on I ha Road, without an especial pass from my salf or someone of the Engineers. A. McRAE, Super inlendant. Wilmington, Febr. 3d, 1837. 4 t f . Raii.-uoad Ukkic j Wilmington May 1GA, 183 L837. S PURSUANT to an order of the Board of Directors, the Stock holders of the Wilming ton and Rateijrh Rail Road Company will be called on far the 'following instalments, viz: S 3 nr. share to be paid on or before 1 st J uly next, ii1 " . 1st Oct. " $10 h 15th Dec. " JAMES OWEN, President My 19ih1837. 19 t f. To Wood Cutters, rmilE Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road JLL Company will contract for a quantity of wood to be delivered on Hall s wharf. Praon who wish to contract, will please call at ' the Engineer's Office on Mr. M. T. Goldsbo- rouiih or on the undersigned. - WAL TER GWYNN, Engineer. Wilmington, June 9th. H37. 22 t-f. Untca .f 'ytevlll anl Wrstcrn Kail UonA Company, M:iy 22d, 1337. S T a meeting of the Board of Directors held is dav. llesolucd. That in order to complete ths burvey nnd examination of the country, now nearly fin ished, an Instalment of One Dollar oiveach share be called for, payable on or before the 20th day of Tune. By the order ot the uoani. f E. L. W1NSLOW, Pres't. June 9th, 183"; 22 3 t. Jy'nyettevilie and Western 5SS!i 8) F5STCTlCEs eiven that the Books of Subscrip- 1 lion to the Stock of this Company are opened at the Bank ofuhe State. An inUalmcnl of Two Dollars on each share will be required nt the time of subscribing. By the Commissioners ' JAMES OWEN. AARON LAZARUS. . ALEXR. ANDERSON. Wilmington. Feb. 24th, 1837. 7 t f. HANKIN BAKERY. UN Future no BREAD will be delivered at H this Bakery, without a TICKET or the MONEY. ' Wilmington, May 2fJth, 183 . 20 t-f. Wanted by the Subsriber TXAK and Bay Bark, forwjiich the following price, in cash, will be paid on tlelivery, vix: S C 00 pr. Cord for Oak, and S 3 50 do lor Bay, delivered in good order. JOHN J. HEWETT. . , April 7th, 1837. 13 t-f. FOR SALE. Just received, and for Sate by the Subscriber: 50 Bales Hay, 50 Kcgi of first quality Lard. V . J. H. BREWSTER. February 3d, 1837. 4. t f STEPHEN D. WALLACE having made an assignment of all his pronertv. including outstanding debts due him, either by note or ac count, to the subscriber the latter hereby gives notice to all persons indebted, to call on D. B. Baker, and make prompt payment otherwise leg si steps will be taken for their collection. The subscriber hereby offers for sale all the STOCK IN TRADE recently belonging to the said Stephen D. Wallace, consisting of SADDLERY of every description, HARD WARE, &c. CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, Assignee. Wilmington; 9th June, 1807. 22 t-f. TIMBER LAND. ' I i , I WISH to sell at a fair price, 4 Tractsof 610 Acres each, of well limbered Land, situated on both sides of Little Gohira, on South River, finuuiicK Mingo run in, Sampson county, and on Black Mingo and Black River Run in Cum- oeriand bounty. Persons wishing to purchase, can apply for particulars to me in Fayettville, or w iv..juora, in Wilmington. ' MU. P. MALLETT. March 17th, 1837. 'j 10 t-f. WEST & MARBLE, Dealers in STAPLE and FANCY ueaay rnaae tJioxning, uats, Shoes, &,ci JVo. 1 9, JHarket Isirect, April 21 st, 1837. 13 t-f. A LL persons having borrowed Books from JL the Subscriber, are hereby requested to re- I f 1 1 rift t no en m m rr no r fVs t hAm A Ioa thncn uuh o ,,,.,, ' ... M . olherwi wifj confer a favour by callinjr and settling. And 1 also warn the public from trust- . . - . . - in" or trading with any person whatever on my account, as 1 -will not be responsible, without my written order. i j 11. II. r C) Y. April 7th, 1R37. I ! f 13 13 t. KIT Family Supplies. ifik jTV iKo t a ro : r.-, r,,v,;i,r flf W. use "l I I ' ' 1G Bbls. first quality LARD, 100 Drums fresh FIGS. : . Also on hand : A good assortment of Family Groceries f of the best quality, which are offered on reason able terms. Customers are invited to call and examine. ' : . ' PEDEN & RUSSELL. April 21st, 137. 15 t-f. THOMSON IAN It O T1JY1C JUEDZCIWE THE Subscriber having lately received a valuable Collection of the above medicines, warranted genuine and pure, and having made arrangements for regular supplies, will continue to keep on nnnd a large assortment of all kinds of Botanic Medicines,; recommended by Drl Sa muel 1 homson. All orders addressed to. the subset iber, inclosing the money or good note, will be promptly attended to. 1 also keep on land, Dr. brmiuel I homson s r amily Rights & Guide to Health, aid Dr. Samuel Robinson's Lectures on the Thbmsonian System, for Sale. Of l le iVJedicinea on hand part is as tollows : African Cayenne, Nerve Ointment, No. 5, No. 6. Unicorn Root, lJoud;Lilly, White Ginger, Slippery Elm, Spice Bitters,'. Golden Seal, , Gum Myrrh, Poplar Bark, Prickley Ash, Pipsijaway, Pennyroyal, Rasberry Leaves, Skunk Cabbage, Wake Robin, Snake Root, &c. Ac. H. R. FOY. tsavberry, Balsam b ir, Barberry, Balmoney, Bitter Thistle, ; Bitter Root, Burdock, Butter Nutt, Camomile, Cancer Plaster, Composition, Conserve of Hollyhock, LtObelia Powders, Lobelia Seed, 2nd and 3d Preparations. Ladies' FriendJ Nerve Powders, Wilmington, June 2nd, 187 1 21 4 t. KT $25 Reward TUtaTILL be ;paid to any person who will lodge -V my man Dick in any jail of the btate. Dick is a Bricklayer and Plasterer by trade, and has worked in most of the Counties in the Eas tern part of the State!. He is a stout black fellow, about 26 years of age,iof rather a sluggish walk, and his toes are well turned out in walking. 1 h ! W. H. BEATTY. Beatty's Bridge New-Hanover Co., June 16th. 1837. 23 0-t. V The Newbern Spectator will insert the above for two months, and forward its account to this office. , BACON. AVING sold all the Shoulders, a balance of HAMS and SIDES is offered in the lot, on favorable terms, to peisons who retail. In the mean time, we phall go on to-sell smaller parcels, being determined to close the whole speedily. Therefore call in a hurry at the Ware house ot - Hi; i R. W. BROWN, & SON. Wilmington, 16th June, 1837. 23 2 t. SMITHV1LL.E. TO Rent for the Summer Season, or by Year, a very convenient Two Story House in the Tewn of SmithviHe, situated on Front btreet, in good repair, t or terms appiy w s v i i I A. GALLOWAY. June 16th, 1837. ! ?' 23 3-L Caution to the Public, "IT hereby request the pitisen of this Town not JL to suffer my Slaves, l-ncy anu oaran, to go upon their Lots. HA 11 persons detected in nar- bonne said slaves, snau not escape prwccuuon 6 i - M 5 PETER ROSS. k Wilmington, May 25th, 1837. 21 6-t. : NOTICE. THE Subscriber having quali 6ed as Executor tn the Last Will land Testament of Ann Garvan deceased, at February Term, 1837, of the" Court of Pleas and duarter Sessions of Bladen County; hereby gives notice to all persons having claims ot demands against the Estate of said de ceased, to present them duly authenticated within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. I . JOHN! LLOYD MCK.VT, Exectr. juarui jd, mot. j i Bt-L w i - i TULTORITS PATENT STRAW CUTTZ2H. JOHN LEMON having purchased from the Patentee the exclusive right of selling and using Tilford's Patent Straw Cutter in the Coun ties of New Hannover and Brunswick, the Citi zens of these two Counties can be supplied by cauing upon mm. j . ; Wilmington, June 9th, 1837. 223-tp PROCLAMATION ! By the Governor of North Carolina 200 Dollars Reward. WHEREAS it has been made known to me by the verdict of an Inquest held by ithe Coroner, that A. G. Keys, of the county of Mar tin, was recently murdered in said county, and that George W. Cobu-n, (of the county and State aforesaid, stands charged with the commission of the said felony ; and whereas it is represented that the said George W. Coburn is a fugitive from justice : Now, therefore, to the end that the said George W. Coburn may be apprehended ind brought to trial, I. have thought proper to issue this my Proclamation, offering a reward of (wo hundred dollars, to any person or persons who will apprehend and confine him in the jailj or deliver him to the Sheriff of Martin county; and I do moreover hereby , require all officers, whether civil or military, within this State to use their best exertions to apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, the said fugitive. ; I Given under mv hand as Governon 3 l! and 'the Great Seal of North Caro lina, at the citv of Raleigh, this 26th Mav. A. D. 1837. I EDWARD B. DUDLEY Christopher C. Battle, P. Sccfy. G. W. Coburn is about 30 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, thick set, of an athletic and muscular constitution, complexion rather florid, full face, speaks short and quick when spoken1 to, with eyes somewhat downcast. It is believed he wore on leavmz a blue cloth coat with velvet collar. June 9th, 1837. 22 t-f. Valuable Property For Sale.- j rflHAT valuable Plantation in the County of -- Brunswick, known by the name of alden, situated near the sea shore, about forty miles from Wilmington, on the Georgetown (b. C) main road, and seven miles trom the state line, con tainine l&UU acres, or more, to w acres oi which is in high swamp, and wen aaapiea io;ine culture of Cotton, Corn, Oats. V eas, or any tmng else. This land is so situated, that the water which falls upon it, runs off in opposite directions, emptying itself into Little River on the West, nd bhallotte Kiveron the iast, wincn prevents its ever being inundated by freshets. About 25 or 30 acres is now under cultivation, and Will produce as much, for what I know, as any land m the State. The ballance is well covered with White and other Oaks, Black and Sweet Gum, Ash. Poplars. Swamp Palmetto, &c. &c. ,. I he residue ot the tract is oi nammocK anu rin& iana, . . . . . it ... , t r: i.i i calculated for Timber, Turpentine,, Tar, &c Td. mnirA fnc fAtMc excellent, havin? the be nefitof a large salt marsh, ana tne riog range not to he beaten. Fish and uysiers pi me dcsi kinft am in be obtained within one and a half miles of the settlement, in great aounaance. ne advatangesofShallottcand Little Rivers are very . . . . . . i rf . great, when vessels of considerable size can jap- rnarh within hve to seven nines oi ue seme m..ut. and carrv produce to any mnrkct. The settlements are new, and in pretty good order ; the water is excellent, and the situation not only pleasant, but very healthy. I well sell the place as it now stands, a part oi tne crop piameu, anu thft hnllance under wav. with a good stock of Cattle and Hogs, Oxen, Carts, plantation Tools, and about 200 Bushels of Uorn, odder, l ease, Ac... and hire the Negroes for the ballance of the vear- Also : 1000 to 1500 acres of Turpentine land, with four tasks of new boxes cut. work shops, Gtcj at tached situated on Smith's Creek, about five or six miles from Town, and about two from the Creek, where flatts can receive I urpentinei or Tar at any season, and in one tide nnng it to Town. ' My Terms shall be made accommodating HENRY NUTT. Wilmington, March 24th, 1837. 11 t-f. Tlr Persons indebted to me are respectfully jin vited to call and settle, as further indulgence can not be granted. H. N. ' PROPRIETOR OT The Fagte Distillery, and Dealer in Naval Stores', "icq ..-.nfl tn eimislv nrfpr tor onirics o JL Turpentine, Bright and Black Varnish, Rosin, Pitch, &c. Wilmington, March 24th, 1837 II t-f. CCT For Sale, jp) But not to Lend, A SORREL HORSE, that drnws kindly in harness, and may be used as a saddle horse. to 1LLIAM A. WILLIAMS. Wilmington, June 9th, 1837. 2 t-f. FOR SALE. 150 Hhds. Molassss, 15 Hhds. ) Sur 50 Bbls. Sugar' ' M Bap Domingo Cc(Ct i 20 Bbls. N. Y. City prime Pork, j 50 M No. 3. Mackerel, , , 75 " N. E. Rum. 10 Kegs wrot Spikes, 4, 4 1-2, 5,6,6 1-2, 7f H l-a, ana y incucs, 10 H Cut Nails, f assorted,) t0 " White Lead, 20 or. Casks Sicily ) wine 20 " Claret ( YVine 20 " Wine Vinegar. Apply to June 9th, 1837. BARRY & BRYANT 22 t-f. To the Public! OPPOSITE to the stand, formerly occupied by Mr. S. D. Wallace, the Subscriber will manufacture every article generally made in a Saddling:. Establishment, that customers may want: all kinds of trimming done to order. He Wilmington, June 9lh, 1837. 23 f-C 3 ' TSa A I 1 i ii' 1 r THE CAT SERENADE. WITH AS EXPLANATION INDEX. (The Cat ditcourscth of the nigbt) It is the hour the dewy hour, j ' Of fading light and folded flower, And night, and love, and beauty's power. Meaou. (And prayeth for his mistress favour.) Sweet Tabby,; from thy garret high, I pray thee send a loving eye,' And hear thy faithful Tommy sigh Meaou. ; . . Now sleeps the moonlight on the hill, The winds are hushed, the waves art still, All silent save the bubbling rill Meaou. (The Cat inviteth his mistress to a banquet.) O corns with me across the street, And I will spread a noble treat, Of all that tabbies love to eat. i Meaou. ; j' (The Cat pleadeth his sufferings.) O bid me not alone depart ! j : I feel the burning tear-drop start O speak and heal a burning heart! Meaou. , (And describes bis treat) And ve will have a cosy chat, j For I've a splendid haunch of rat, Just cooked to suit a lady cat, ; Meaou. ' ' (Showeth why the Cat loveth.) I love thee for thy whisker'd face, Thy tuneful pur, thine untaught grace, Those eyes of green that noiseless pace : Meaou. (And why he loveth not.) I love thee not for hoarded pelf,: Or stolen scraps from pantry shelf But, oh ! I love thee for thyself Meaou. !i ; (The Cat waxeth jealdus. And if another Cat should dare; With look of love on thee to glare, By heaven, Til eat him hide and hair ! i Meaou. ; ii ! ' ' ' ' li ! . ' ' M (And showeth resentment.) For though, alas ! in vain I pine, No baser breath shall soil the shrine, Onco hallowed by a flame of mine! Meaou. 4 ; (And prophesyeth his coming death. " Reaui- escat in pace !)" Too great I feel this load of wo ! Soon, soon in death I slumber low, And o'er my grave shall catnip giow I Meaou. ' i , (The Cat cxalteth his voice.) Yet once again before I die. 1 raise my feeble love-notes high A loud, and yet a louder cry ! Meaou yeaou ! ! yeaou-u-ow ! ! ! (Poet exclaimeth from a window :) The fiend torment that squalling cat I Out, night-disturbing vermin. M Scat t I'll spoil your beauty, dear 1 Take that 1" (Dischargeth a poker grand finale of Cater wauling the Cat decampeth 1 Tucker's Life of Jefferson. The Life d Thomas Jefferson, by Pro fessor Tucker, is attracting marked atteo. tion in Great Britain, from all parties. Intimately connected as Mr. Jefferson was with the proceedings that gave rise to the separation of the colonies from the mother; country,' and of manv of which he was the originator, liberal perhaps to excess in many of his riews re-lating to political and religious principles, distin guished, too, for the boldness and vigor of his intellect, and filling, withal, the highest office which his countrymen were capable of bestowing; it is not sur prising that every thing relating to his political history especially, ahonld be deemed of signal interest to Great Britain, particularly at the present period, when innovations j are proposed m her own case, arhich at one time would hare been regarded as the prelude to the downfall of the monarchy, and which most cer tainly be looked Upon as nearer the ap proximation to that form of government of which Mr. Jefferson was the unwaver ing and untiring advocate, i j In the London Atlas,1: a Conserra live print, of April 9th, is contained First Notice," upwards of three columns in length, of Mr. Tucker's well written volumes, from which we make the fol lowing extract: U. 8. Gazette ; ; riiST Kotice. It is now upwards of seven Tears since we reviewed in this Journal, the closing volumes of the memoirs, coicefpondence, and private papers of Thomas JeTtrson, dined by : his grandson and erecstor, Thomas Jefferson Randolph. That TO- ominous work would appear, from the mass of information it contained, to have exhausted the subject But much re mained behind. And even now that the Professor ot Moral Phlloosophy in the University of Virginia, who was intimate ith Mr. Jenerson dunng a period oi twenty seven years, ana wnose associa . a . tions with the leading men of the time. pave mm the best opportunities for col- leetig materials. Has undertaken another biography, we suspect that the fertile ; " . . . ... .. ' not more man Damaur sinea. The personal history of Jefferson is of r.:. ? j . . t -1 i i .cojuy o mixea up wunine nistory oi the Revolution, and the progress of the icuciai union, mat men aurjiirsiions might be multiplied ad in&nituwi. and vet something new, although not equally """"j ui prcscivauon, oe iouna in eacn of them. . Perhaps there was no man in America amongst that band of enthusiasts who at an early period of the insurrection took their stand on the right of the British American colonies to tax themselves, who has been the mark of more extravagant ad miration on the one hand, and detraction on the other, than Thomas Jefferson. Much of this was. doubtless, to be attrib uted to the ardor, no: altogether free from I :.l i . I i r icviiy, wim wnicn, in me eariy pan oi u: l- i. ins mrrrr, ne aavancea nis opinions, which were bold to the last, and above all. to the freedom of his views on the subject a m . - oi religion, .bven in America, it is not quite safe to avoiv an entire disbelief in the doctrine of the Trinity ; and notwith standing the popularity of Paine's tracts, and thein'anta for equaltiy, for the oveV throw o7 all religious institutions, and for the establishment of licentious anarchy in the name of freedom, the frequent decla rations of Jefferson on doctrinal points in his private correspondence, in his conver sations, and sometimes even in his public speeches, drew down upon him a mea sure of reproach, which even his most anxious friends such at least as pro fessed Christianity must admit to have been well deserved. But this was not all. When the American States, after their long struggle against the authority of England, succeeded at last in throwing it i i it .t . uii, anu esiauiisiiing ineir separate inde pendence, a lresh schism very naturally sprung up among themselves concerning the mode of government that ought to be adopted under the new circumstances in which the country was placed. Jefferson was a 'democrat in the roost enlarred - r - l . ense oi too wore, ne aesirea not only that the people should possess civil and religious liberty to the utmost extent to which it was possible U could be enjoyed, but that their possession of it should be expressly guarantied by the constitution. He was the head of the repubican party. The party to which he was opposed took a more calm and practical view of the principles of government, and created a machinery of legislation susceptible, un questionably, of great improvement, but which appears to us, who are accustomed to checks and safeguards, to hare been more prudent than the excessively liberal theories advanced and suggested by Mr. Jefferson. Such a contest ofopinion at such a time was unavoidable. The party who desired to unite all the States under one head were moved to that determination partly by the example of the English con stitution, partly by the influence of such writers as Montesquieu, Do Lolme, and Blackstone, and mainly by their convic tion, of the fatal results that must have followed if each state were left to govern itself, engendering rivalries and civil feuds that might ultimately compromise the security of the whole; while the op posite party, elated by their recent escape from monarchial power, discerned in the chaos of conflicting sentiments, but one safe form of government that which should give to the people at large a com plete control in the management of public affairs. Thus the federalists and1 the anti- federalists divided, between them the at tention of the new world, and it was not surprising thst a msn who took so large and prominent a share in the angry dis cussion, should have experienced so large an amount of obloquy from his adversa ries, and panegyric from bis friends. We will return to this branch of the subject before we dimisa these volumes, and will for the present follow Mr. Tucker. We learn . from the preface to this la borious work that Mr. Randolph's publi cation of his grandfather's memoir and correspondence, instead of allaying the angry feelings with which Mr. Jefferson's memory wss regarded by bis antsgonists, hsd the effect of increasing their ill will, and of furnishing them with fresh grounds of animosity. In that publication a vari ety of letters thst were written in the mo- iroents oi excitement, ana inienaea oniv or tne inenas iq wnom wry were iu rlrected. were riven to the world; and it mar readily be conceived that such docu ments were not calculated to rescue Mr. Jefferson from those chsrges which da ring a period of thirty years were indus triously brought s gainst biro. The fact too, that when his experince of the working of the federal Union enabled him to form more practical opinions on the subject, he in some measure retracted or codified the sentiments he had embraced at an earlier ptriod. wxj rtadtrtd palpable by the collection into one publication of the whole of the riews he adopted, rejected, and advocated throughout his lite, expo mg him at once to the accusation of in consutenqr. The work, therefore, cf fcte pndsoo. instead of vindicating his nam. had the very opposite tendency, and laid it more open than ever it was before, to the most violent imputations. The pro fessed object of Mr. Tuv kers book is to neutralize the erroneoua impressions made by the former biography, to pl.ee before his countrymen a dispassionate narrative of the events in which Mr. Jefferson was drawn into such open col lision with so important a section of th people, and to exhibit his true character, freed alike from th nnsparing slanders of his enemies, and the still more dangrr ous praises of inj dicious friends. The object is, at all events, a worthy one, and if Mr. Tucker has not wholly succeeded, hi failure may be attributed to the difficulties of his task, rather than . to any actual deficiencies, or conscious derelictions in himself It was not easy, perhaps not possible, to write calmly, and with judicial sobriety, about a patriot of the revolution, with whom the biographer had been on intimate terms. Nor could it be expected, when the friend of Jeffer son undertook to justify him against his enemies, that he would not also, without designing- it, fall into the error of over rating his merits. Hence we find that the estimate of Jefferson in this work, is a portrait drawn by the admiration, ra ther than the judgment of the author; . . . . wnue, on the other hand, the historical narrative and the political disquisitions are as impartial as we believe tbey could nave teen rendered by an American liv-. ing so close to the period in which the great changes they descirbe took place. Mr. Tucker had the advantage of consult ing Mr. Madison, the friend and fellow- . labourer of Mr. JeflVrson, and of procu ring information from other sources of equal authority, in the progress of his j litoirs. . ' " I The life of Jefferson, in its main de tails, is already known to the public, and it would be a superfluous expenditure of our columns to follow it here. But we may remark that the years of his boyhood and college life a treated at greater length in this memoir than in the former biography by his grandson : although, after all, but tew particulars of that period have been, collected, and those are not of much inter est With the exception of his immediate associations, his first, and, we believe, on ly disappointment in love, his fondners for the usual amusements of youth, his intercourse with Gov. Facqcixs, rota whom, it is said, he derived uot only that courteousness of manner which marked him to the last, but also the then fashion able tenets in religion, snd his studies for the bar under Mr. Wvthk. a lawyer of eminence, the slight materials here put together concerning his firrt steps in life do not present any very valuable or curi ous memorabilia. His letters written pe tween the ages of eighteen and twenty are not reraarkablo for any decisive traits. They are for the most part, some- what laboured, out not affected, exhibiting a heavy spirit of jesting, a pretence of raillery mingled with moods of reflection that leave us in doubt as to the direction which his mind was ultimately likelvlto take, and that develope that state of exist ence when the character, in its process of formation maybe seen vibrating between two extrmes. The growing discontents of the country, and the position which he was early enabled to take in the arena of politics (for he was elected a member of the House of Burgesses st the age of twea ty-six) determined the course of bis career. Pnm rn TUtx't Trartls. A WALLACHIAN .VILLAGE. A WallacMan village Is the ne vlut ultra of disgusting dirtiness and wretch edness, consisting of holes dag in tbo . . rann, over wnicn a propped-up root is thrown covered rarely with straw but generally with turf. I never ventur ed into a peasant s dwelling. At the sex reral suges I stopped at, 1 sometimes get out of the vehicle to enter the posting bouse, (generally the best house of the village.) the interior otjvbich 1 therefore know from persooal inspection. Through a rough kind of door I crept, stooping down an excavation of some feet into the ground, the floor of which wss neither Kved or boarded, but merely hardened ' stamping. ( Above were the rafters of trie dwelling, in which an aperture cor ered with a pig's bladcer represented lis" window. An angle of tbe space below' served for the hearth, around which sere ral postillions squatted in the manner of the Turks, smoking tobacco, and warm ing themselves by tbe fire. Tbe smoke endeavoured to find vent at the sieve-fike roof There was no furniture risible.. Along the wall ran a low, broad wooden stool, covered . with a rush mat, which, composed tbe trinity of bed, table, snd sest; the poxt-mastcr. (ss dirty a fellow as his -men.) in Turkish costume, placed himself with crossed legs hereupon, draw writing apparatus from his girdle, with a pen cut from a reed, and scratched his ne cexxary remarks in tbe dirty posting, bock. To grt pTovixioa in rsch. a tu A
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