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From the National I nlcllijeticerj
TI1R C1LLEV DDK L.
Among our earliest recollertions of Mr.
Cirwi the pait h took, soir.e thirty
years ?o, in preventing a duel bet ween Mr.
Calhoum, the present Secretary of State,
nd Mr. Grosvkmor, one of the Uepresenta
tivei of the Stale of New York, who' died
too vounjt for his fame, and loo early for the
hone of Ins friends ami the wishes of his
country. These two gentleman, both frc
qient debiter$ and distinguished no les by
ih huldness of their bearing than by the
" i m
x a
were leading
parties, in the
The meeting of Monday erening wai the
most splendid and enthusiastic meeting
which has been held during the present
campaign. Our; spacious Club House; jwas
filled to overflowing. It is capable of com
fortably accommodating 1,500: persons.! 1 O.
Hastings :Eq.. who has not attended a
political meeting before in sixteen years.
presided. The onenins sneech was ntade
by Charles King, esq , editor; ol the Pfew
the
From the "Southern MiaccHanT."
LETTER FROM MAJOR JONES.
' - 1 -F' v i 'I .no. sxxiy. T-f:: ' i M M.r:
Pineville, August 15, 1844,
To Colonel HanUiUr:
DfAR Sibj I owe you a apolopy for not
writln to you before tjow, but the fact is Tve
had a monstrous pight; of botherments to pre
venfthe; baby been! sick and; the crap
been in' the grass, and the niggers has ! all
.r ti- . i'Li. '
i one American, u.s suojec.i L w"eill"B had the mease!s,iwhih has kep me in a per
IanU and Annexationbolh jof which he Atl;lrat:nn ati ;u ' ,m. Ml,,, i.rU
power of their eloquence,
members of the opposing
l0,Me of HepresentalivM at cii.tical period
ol the war of 1812. Mr. Clay nas then
Speaker of the House, dicharging the
duties of that station withli dignity and
propriety that challenged universal approba
tion; taking part occasionally in debate in
Commtilee of the Whole "with confessed
superiority, but for the ! greater part of the
time nce"frily confined to the Chair an
imnartul uinpire between contending parties
The lloue coniprieil at that time an unusual
number of comparatively young members of
rare abiliiy, as may be believed when we
name among them, besides the gentlemen
already mentioned, such men j as Lowndes,
Webster, Gaton, Oaklet, Epprs. SHEP
fey, C. J. Inoersoll, Teoup, Grundy,
4c ( not to speak of a considerable infusion
pf older men of great paiwer of intellect,
tuch an Pickerino, Stockton, Jonathan
Hobbiits, William Finplay, &c. In i
rb.nly thu constituted, it may well be imagin
ed tint the rules of order ;were in general
resDfCtfuliy observed and the decorum of
debate seldom violaieil. io greater coniran
e mld well h conceived, indeed, tnan tht
whirli would leatilS'om a conr narin of
"' a
di$cus9ed for an hour and a half with a things pretty
clearness and eloquence wmch( nveted tne j,rn . a q infbrm! voutthat wa is
anenuon ui me aumencr, anu cncticu sire .
qu?nt enthusiastic cheers, j f j
Mr. King related several tacts in con
nexion with the Cilley duel which deserve re
petition. ' Mr. K. was in Washington a tithe
rensiderable strate now.
all
and Ihrivin, land hope you is enjoy in
same oiessin
got
and
well
be
Baltimore Conven-
Graves
online
m
to Cilley; ami
time, lie dined with Mr
day the challenge was sent
a - m m - I
the moment he learned the tact, he, with a
friend, proceeded to Mr. CUy's lodging to
prevent, if possible, the meeting. Mr. Qby
heartily seconded the plans proposed to
avett the duel, but before any project Was
determined upon for that! purpose, Mr.
I wanted to go to the
Hon to nominate Mr.; Clay, but Mary 'and
old Miss Stallions tuck on so about it, and
as so fraid some of the steamboats mought
bust ther bilersand spill me in the sea, that 7 "r, 7v t? V
1 staid homejjust 4W fern and eer
mind I fell you, Its gwine to blow 'em all to 1 Secretary of Slate, Post master or somMhing.
everlastin smash before they ?re done with Now' I wish; you would itsi tell Pardon
a nat annexation quesuon come wneenn i jones inai i tint no miyioxy io oe nnugni
the politfcal sky, all ef a sudden, like up with a office or I couldve sold out to the
some thunderin big comet with fiery tail, administration ong ago. John Jones, what
and its jest gwine to serve the democrantie adits the Masfdonian, has" been! cliiin kin
pany like a taller candle does a skeeter hawk, with me, and hintin round bout my runnm
wheii he dabs into the blaze like a tarnal fool I wiih Mr. Tyler for the Vice Presidency ever
without knowing what he's about it'll (sense the Convention. Out. it aint no go.
Graves came in. and remarked that
swinge Vm into t perfect Icracklin. I The I would'nt exchange the glorious satiffactioh
people ef this country has: got too much of giving my vote, next November for the
sense to give this! glorious union away fur great and patridtic Hrry of the West, not
Texas and they're not soon gwine to forget for all the honors of John Tvler snd all the
nor forgive the men that has got no more rabinets he V had sense the honest one left
patriotism in 'em than to want us wash out him by" General Han ison quit th'ts Ircieher
tK OOmiinltnar ltrAl rf nur r.lkara wild' (lial niK ominiil. -:rKm' t ..nlimanlt ViiV-
blood ot our brothers in. a civil war. j uon Jones
I Thers one thjng ceHain, they can't come II V.- 1 I v
no sicngaoieoverus wire. grass boys. 1 the gum SHOE
price ot cotton if low enough now in Geor: A correspojvlent of the Journal of Com.
gia, ana we ye got no notion ot uem jaxen merce give the following account of the
and dratted to Jceep tip la war with Mexico J colltrclin and moulding of the caoutchouc
i.i5 .i'.L. ..-rt:. iiiiiw mcr j ea lanus goou. bo inai more tr... .v,. M 1
id planted, and more coi; pbcet 3n( ent?rin. th. wrivz torst,
; -' . ... i ---,1 . . i . iu i uc uiiue iu uia.n in( nnpi mi i i.iwpr . - . ..
longer! ieel ike sou d be K.;, " V A !" m - werev shown ine laoulcitne lrce. Hy
no tetter lioii a lory to mv country if I wa 1 ' '1. v - 7r " grow, tit general.' to th heiiht l tortt or
I - -.-! , e . i utf fkfl 111 I A ap Aa. ak Ivba -v a v - .4-
sene,
unkindly; by. him. Mr. Graves exhibited in ... LlM!PfJ1(i h. Wrtr.P.;,ftrtt.
mr. w. a'ye hoed alllthe grass out of
jected to his sending it, ai.d ;sad the milter :,aU it by, 1' jest gwine to tu
might be ""justed w.hnut sending a cak tb.'h6d ZAkyf6kyvo"kuhmo
. . l: .i ' 1. 1 '.! i rv
to stand Wmv. Wnrl 1A nhitA .K.l i 'tK Y. ' ""V1 I " ""l,c Viftv feet without bfknrhe. then! Lmnhinri
. . r .. . . 1 it i : .w -.w uw ..w...... .w v..H ;.w 1 .i u. .nr.-j.i-. 11 u . -
interierence on tneir nan wouiu oe receieu i .... u' u.l.: j i.ii. . . . ? :n n c u,ub sausueu uiai u uum ue , rfi,
. :, , , . rf-,' i..'-ilf. V" - .fc"vtv.jv ii last aiq IIIJl u 1 1 T
peiier lorbotn countries, but we've .got no
I - - . - '
notion of this way of tmarryin in haste and
tun up fiftejeb feet higher. The leaf isahntit
six inches long, thin, an J shaped like that
of a peaeh tree. The trees fshoy their
the proceedings in r tlouseof Represents
tive at thst laV v.Vrthose of the present
Atrritv would vet, in the zeal of cotiflirt,
sometimes find IK i way iiito ; dehat?, and
now and then, but very rarel) , ; take the
charactci of personality: by, which we do not
n.ean roarseness rd '' -iiagfijtueh as is now
too often heard in:-?iet;but surh reflec
t.oiii upon motives is one gentleman -.owes;
it to another to refrain from . Something of
the kind ha l pasted; in the heat of debite.
between Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Grosvenor;
but, "as affiirs ut this fcort were then con
ducted with great privacy, it wanot known,
or kown to rery few, -tliat' a duel was to
rrsult from it. The next day, r th day
fol.owuig. the hour of meeting of the House
had ainved, and the members had assent
bled as usual, but the Speaker failed of his
lenge t all. Mr. Grave insisted upon h lhJrooI, ian(1 nei
jendinp it I "Then id Mrj Cl.y. Ih.t Ld ol,l ShWby nekt November, th ind
a ..uv m.e. i igm, lor u comprises no awer soun( rdr Henrv Clav! I never did have
a . r l . ..! 11 . . - - t -
.native tor. an nonorauie reconciliation,' m ,K r ikkj. u:- Li-.i
... Vug.u.u,....u.u cMo.,e,anu,o,c, lhatnvas always tryin to make divisions
with his-.own hand, another note wch an)0ng the dilferent classes of people in the
honor, make
fatal meeting.
ims noie. mus mo nea lor tnis pea .1 even the Unreligioui agin the religious pe;
purpose, . wm aeui 10 mr. o.uey;. 001 neiuui pie. t never didf believe! they was what
.rn in and help i"'' ' V $ " T9? working by the number of knots or hunched
inf.ll 1aihi iVT; cc uuul like a cow. when mot tann-dJ thev iwi
la little, before we go into it too deep. Hut :n,M.. v.- ,r -i'
go into it too deep.
what makes me madder than anything else
is, to see these grate Lokvfokvnokvs trvin
7, t ,. -rj" mucn opinion 01 mese nig cemocrat leaders n .t...,,' .U ; - .u
iteiUhould be dpnerand wrote, lhit always trying iriake cli visions farate-
rn hand, another note, wh ch atnntf thft fiiflWm ludjJ ....1- : iK. Urat lner IBferna' p'cters, do; they spose
n that Mr. C,Uey;mi-ht, with ti ?yhvs tJn hre"in we're afraid of jGreat Britain or General
an explanation ahd preventlthe SS" rUii f M ' ! . Uumsquattle of $buth Carolina, or the free
. an expanauoi a u prevent tie e nchf ,ni e pfan ers, agin e many. 'ni any Ijody else?! Not i by. jug
. ' ... 1 1 1 facturers, and the bouth agin the North, and , rJ 1 . M ' 1 . r
. thu, modified (or lhU prif,,! even the onrfeli!riouWi..ihWr.ii,;. o: - J' - wkm-lo u
II. 4.' I I .4 -
ilCJIdU I I tit i uit lrnrla In tha. Mmi. lw ' t Kn.iM.fr t l.i. I
about hun. and they' uU .... ' -.r .ui-t.uiiri "J'' "i.ih ween. wnv,urai mer n:rt .1' rI1M
i.. '." .. ! iwvn jiiwiiiiiiwus (iy VI 3IIUill III i ! 1 I ,ior clrlria l.n . It . 4-. I"?"
to accept the challenge, .libuht ihev wam offi nH . irvin to -iHl u lu uc a tree eiviiiff dai v
. . i . ... ; 1,7 1-7 J . ... . , . i.w 1 monnnni Kn1: .1 iK... -.. . . . l . . I I , r .
turn to cnoose the rme as ((,0i lh(i ooonle in! votin for 'pm. ht I never " " v . VV 8l-,,u UH 1U tanner continues in
which the duel should be heunn in th Afe iiU .an ' .no,.U . ?xcp as tney nave uone ami haDsfiflv lreeS4 when
been purposely placed before: him.
bloody-minded advisers
compelled him
They also advised
the weapon with
ought. There were two reasons for this:
jit was a weapon wilh whicli (Cilhy Was ac
quainted, and he was the best shot in Wash
iugton. Graves knew notliinz about U-
In order to effect his purpose more certain
ly, Dr. Duncan accompanied! Cilley for
practire in the afternoon preceding the duel,
(and in six shots Cilley cut ' town a sapling
ut eighty puces! . i
1 Mr. King remarked thaf, when he learn
ed that the challenge hud been accepted and
pretended to be, but I always thought
in her government and her people, and we
wish her well but it her citizens: is got no
more of our sputik intern than to go and be
try to bust up
have their own
theiUuion
wajr.
if they
Ll3ut now 1
Rh
couldn't
ought to do, and wait til things can be done
ilu.antln i I. . L. A ... .. i I I 'II .1 A -at .1
1 1. vc , m , lcu "c win aiiuuiiie cicau
.U' . .1.. 1 r . ; f"' ft wjr , ciii, uu ici vi3 i"iu inc uiiiuii.
c.ii uu iii uiiiiuii ixKf ' iin-r i ii i h r ri ai mri irs . if . -f- - .
W . T -w. vvV'a . IV Vf
see
f we can agree, br treat her as a sister re-
!a-. i. i I'- - f .--at
i a T r 1 i- f ! . ' . 1 1 I I ww v sa
avw an iui c.iii uitu i u vra i l .l it v tin 1 - .
u....u.:..,i;. f'.J.... Ii: r:LuL Huo,,c we cant, vvnaiever we uo, we
"l I ,VJM3,J jr l,'cy ca,,j ' evereraie inei orij ax I
heads as
ritlesselected s the weapons, himself, with ,Ky had agin the whig- was the Domination
i'li. ucicniimcu ii uustuic iu in even i
uijjI punctuality. The mquiry pased from
mouth to -mouth, WleieT the Speaker?"
What in the woild haslhecome of thf
-.a... '"a - ' ' a !a'"
Sneakfr?" An hour elapse!, ami vet no
&)euker.. At length, it came to be under
stood that Mr. Calhoun and Mr.' Groove
ni ivern that ir.ornina to meei, at len or
el-ven o'clock, at a few miles distance from
the Capitol, to settle their quarrel by mor
arbitrament; and thai Mr. Clay, hJvi
accidentally got wind
lnr.e. leaving the House in the lurch, with could not take place at the time designate;!.
the determination, if possible by any eflort IJelween six and seven o'clock, however,
nn favnra nf no trulir. and, iff tincr
iu . . i ''i . . , . . . i, Mim robs iu mequie :n our lamuy luairF. or
ll,ey "r a,n!y .!..hmk the;pe.ole.. 5tWl .Ilany paWer over Te, thaf .l.e
5" f mtre ? ? y . u "'Trr haint any bi.nesi'to have, We'll miKhly soon
r i. J.k " ' ' . I , ?.V 7 ""V'TP show her whose bee Rum she'o fooliit with."
If? -'"feW ",e , A little while, jifco, A , ot General BumsquattleI don't re
hey Id.lheopUthat, ih. worstjlhinR iarrt hini no Vll would .seed tiekiin
. ill.
muM mu. ur (in,
; . a 1 ' a - - m m ,
As the time ol operating is early nar. tve
were obliged lo content ourselves with view-;
ing the utensils and moulds used hy tho 1
shoemakers, awaiting until next morning to
see the modus operandi. Accordingly be- ;
fore sunrise we were on hand. "iThe bheks
are first sent through the forest, armed with
a quantity of soft clay and a small ptrkaxe.
On corning to one of the trees,, a -portion of:-
tne sou eiay.is tormeu into,, cup aivi muck '
to thb trunk.' liThe black then itriktng his
the sap oozes out tlowly :
about a I gill. The
this way, tapping per-
he returns,1 and with
a jar, passing oyer the same ground.' empties ;
his cupi. lly.sevenb'clopk the bheks can., j
in with their jars ready (or working.
The sap at this stage resembles milk In i
appearance, anusomewhat in taste, it, is ;
also1 frequently? drank with icrfect safe!'.
i v It v' !n fi.' in it L f. til. :
11 wJrfcianumg. now, 11 win curuie iikt n:n,
disengaging a watery substance like hey.
bhoemaKers now arrange themselves to
form the gum. : Seated in the shajie, wilh a
larger pp of milk on One iule, and on the
Mr. Graves from being able to obtain a rifle,
i a i. -I a. - a a .
aim v.ey i au succee.ieu as ney supposeii; Pennsylvania for Vice President! AT little
but alter they reined, Dr. Duncan, who Uvliileasro. the wust leature in the bomination
acted as one of Cilley 's lriendstauntHigly whi, ,ar,ff
renths rifle to Mr. Graves, with the message ' U. reasonable protection and they cussed
i .lorili; iUi; ! r uA ..i.i -iiLr other a fbgon,rih which is burnecl a nut pe- I
anfla-they called H-now thev is runnin Ij ni.-f i ;aoilur. tr.tK.r. he nnn.h; i cul,8r lh,f country, remitimj: a - dense
a ring tail stub and twist tariff man from l.-,.- - l.i.. tj- . . ismDke.the onralor bavin-hi hat.or form. ;
ici i iiic i tv.ci viiii ins ui unimiii ami ',?.-,-', ., -.. ,
fifiu, like they did tother time when they M4!pn
Was gwine to tear up heaverr and ?eath bol. besnarejf with sofTlay, (in orjler to slip
the tariff, and skeered so mauv old WimrJin-.Jff -ien. it . our
in CharlestoW info the higheiterics-buti if he pan, and pouringrcn the milk unul u is
hedneaWn in VJlrin .iV, fit covered, sets the coating in the smoke; then i
er.tl I Tea I . ; i . ---... . . . . . I ri v incr it i erMii rn I ranaali inm cmnbtnv :
t Mr. Clat. hJvin, Cl. ?r entire.y ignorant j They had ,e- ro6fe;,d punr and now !,her KSffiS on 0 i SwVnd unTil th
of ... had mounled h .he 1o.,h,t .h.me,.i. did.tetr PridenMes in his letter to Mr. hoe is o.'the requireJ tbkM-
Kane, that lie goes in for "discriminating ormi ,n lher hanjs! m make ttm from six to twelre coalt When fwil.f!,
uiiIips. and rP3nnanli nrnlfilian In nur nnnip I i i ' - . . I . m - I Ih. ahnai nn lh. fnrm ara nlir in lh nn
... i ' . T7- r ii - --.- . i . j , i ii ran fm rn nnsi rnns nnirir ani st niti inr - - . i -.
ofhM, to prevent the sheddiuoi o.oou upon nexi morning, mr. lying yvas eaitea ana in- jridustryi:. A'.liitlel while-ago," Mr.: Martin tT iT-i - 1 ; U--wrt 'rrJT' . -Ti IfiM. he remainderi:of the: day" to drip. Next
. nfhnnnr helivoen livn upmI e. Inrmed lhat Uravea and U: pv. with lhA r il. n.: .l J i . ii. h . va uvui iiic. ucraii . ., " , . -. . .
g Hit uvii w aiwawa w - - w w I w - - j ------
men whose lives were of so much value to friends, had gone but Mr.!K. immediate-
vortal
that no time need be lost fori the want of a
rine. Ui this message Mr. Jwniff and Air
Mr. Clay for lhat Hk- he
.rsA oil 4 $ iiiiiiifAiin
was a
was
pirate, and
it
li. '.. .. . . .i - i'i. ri . ' .'.
their inendsanu to meir couniry. nnomcr uy procceueu 10 mr. vmy s lougings, caueu principles" 'demanded that
a . I. L . K . .. . 1 ami.II Ik. him itn' ttrirl .(lu. i I n iu mnmunli'. .nnaulu I . i: .1 I .
ann anoincr nuur jacu unuci uic;intrcmiiin , -a... - av. .iiw.iishu vwiuuiiif elected awin - and now he s so pisen mean
anxiety; when, out of breath, from haste in lion, Mr. Clay suggested the names of two that saitwouldn't save him, and they
riding, but lull 01 joy anu giauness, arnvea i genuemen who couiu aiu eincieniiy in arrest wouldn't vote lor him riot for no considera
ago, they wouldn't
aw ."in it a ; a ft w
Van Buren was the greatest man Hvinlafterl el Ge neral Bumsquattle lryto?'ibuUt!
oeu. jacKso i, ana -me iniegruy o mer :fh ,kinks best that's all mi 80 soil mat anr impression win oe inneiiDiy
.. a! . m m . m - - w - w
tic shuuiu
th'Sneaker9 ami called Ihe tioune, toorucrM ng llie.cliiel, namely ben. venlon Mercer, iibn.:' A little ! uhile
IIm mediation, united with that 01 a uis jnen a memoer ot congress irom V irginia, I touch Texas with a
tinituished Member of the Senate, had been and Mr. Key who was the District Attorney I he iinenn.siitniinm.1
luecesslui. Their earnest instances had that Air. Johnson and Mr. King proceed- ;nto annexation thivn
teen inesistiblc. They had brought back ed in all haste to Genl Mercer'sj, and found hone of salvation, land they're determined
1
unharmed, if not rsconciled, those who had him earnestly disposed to interfere. He iq have it if! they
. ! . I I atari il I K. .nil I. r. I I fri m -.l. I .1 I. a I 1 . .. . )'
g'Mie o
a.int
by their colleaguts and associates wilh openU either in Virginia or Maryland, as the
arms: and, the reader may be sure, there case might be, supposing the 'parlies would
wa not much business done in the House hot fight in the District of Columbia -make
that day. Uy his effective interposition, the oath of the facts, oMain a warrant, and pro
prompting of a huinine and generous heart, ceed with it and the proper officer to the field
Mr. Clay on that occaaion. won
opinions of all men.
to say to him.
time with sich small potalers.
3 We re all: straite as a coon's leg down
here. The boys! is all burfa1 for Mr. Clay, I
forlyfoot pole-it would ff"f B " c u,c1.v,B.,oulnu ?? oe ne
unclidUhnnnrahui io yky. candidate they e tuclHiich a dis-
but now it's the only !!Ke 10 ine b that they wont let a staik 01
jj t it grow on.tier plantations, tor tear people
But I'm! tastin too much rccecd- T n,a.VT.cf ,rc y dte.rous
ir.is worn, i vviiu a quiii anu sinm
liave to steal it. A little
was all union men, and Was
Mr. Calhoun as high as
Hamanf caue! he vanted to nullify now.
some of 'ent is for Texas and disunion.
mought think' tbey , was Polk men. Old
Nippers was bout the only lokyfoky in the
settlement. Hes been crbwin about Van
Buren and Free Trade like a house afire til
last Monday when he first teard of the no
mination. 'PoFk Polk," sps he, "who's
am 4 aeaini Aii 4nit itla In inns A
far 'Fexas artyhoio. I A' little white .gb'. they j H'Vr " ?f?e; ? lney j'1? he w"
was asm division f the nub lie amis' and " r!"n,7 -WUM
golden ; To show that Mr. Cilley's friends were assumption of the dels of the States now 80 a? for Vrnor lastly ear. 'Old
confident in his skill, bets were offered in thev is for male in the iravemment nav the N'PPers haint opened hiahead bout politics
In the. same pacific and humane spirit was ihe House of Representatives, by a Loce dels of Texas and dividing out the land ra a n?er,';n8e " i jL'0 w?il'?.our.l,c- , lle'
the entire imirv of A f. CLAY in the Case fft- lhat at the time nam.il H raves tvai I lottrv. ': A 1 lililo .vh'it an thnf IttH mnrm I nJr.,"ere U oeorgia man ll UOeS UOWIl
erMes-M. Graves and; Cilley. j ll was dead man; or, as it was said, the turkey principles than you eouUUhake a stiek at- Sece? "f01? 7 fixers to count the
directed lb the object preventing meet- ivts .hot.'' Not a man believed that Graves now they all preach from only one text, and br" exi ; ye re alljcomin to your
i . u-. .1 With that (.miw L' .1 1 J.: e ii t .i. i f...: ' .u.. t n . . i J .. bisr Convention -1 never did see sich a stir
Mm cxr n aa nnrippi inn ara a i i iiai is ,- rri w w aw tin unmsw a. n ati or .! ; n . .. -. - .
in helween the narliei. I With that View! wnl, pCtn fnrall ln.i (hn nprMinn nfllhal i Pn nn Ti. A...'
he advised modification of the challenge. Cilley's skill with the rifle. But Graves The truth of the bsiness is mst this -they eT destiny of the
rv he , advised the police caped and Cilley fell, and his blood rests saw the peopl was gwine to" throw era in Wmr7. W8S V i 19 in 5 inne v ea Jne
to be called out. they; were called out, opon the heads of his friends who pushed the ;next election like they did in 1S40. and ;M"T7 . ur H,.f-;,V
Wilh the same view he, advised the DoliceU.-ae.l .nd Cillev fell, an.1 hl! blood rests Uaw Ihe neonl. w. a- i ihmt- n in WD,r "e ,in,l irme een ine
but were defeated in their purpose M arrest J nim into! the fight, notwithstanding the they tried every way they could in the last Wv.a aD01?1 oumqnattles agwiiue tp bustup
7 a - inai aTkWaM.a a am al I JT MB 1 --.'-'
ing ine pan.es ojr " means ol escape opened to him oy ivir. viay, oongress to pump up some new capital
unusual route.
prom the hew york tribune of auo. 22
The following ataiement by a gentleman
of undoubted honor who was cognizant of
the afl.ir is aneiher conclusive viodica'ion
of Mr. Clay: f t
! . i " i. .. t n .... . ' " 1 I the nnion. You mav test lav on ten iiro
cans ot eseape openea to nim oy mr. viay, congress io pump up some new capital 7. k r,," 7J. . "
. r . .1 . . ... . I ... 1 1 r. . r.. 1 - .. tr I lot to hold the Pineville delegation 1 when
whose euons 10 prevent tne meeting were some new uusi.totnrow in tne peepies eyeat , - . - at .i" i v .jt r :
unceasing from the moment ; the ! tacts came -they i : tried General Jackson's . lino and r K w , . i- . . ; t , y V1 , .
to his knowledge. : Yet, with these facts be (every thing else they dared to touch, but
fore themi Mr. Clay', enemies, fiendishly I they burnt ther finger, with I the tanfl, arid j P. S. I seed in your paper tother day
connect him with this fatal affair ! With the they was fraid to raise the ghost of the Bank,) whar Pardon Jones ses. if 1'il curnout and
history of this unfortunate affiir before them, so they had to just steal old Tyler's thunder, use my infiuerice in favbr of the annexation
vrcuave no learaoi me aeciston 01 ine peopie. aim me uie mosi may couia ot 11, out 01 1 exas. ne 11 give me an omce sicn aa
in this woric. yvitn a
pointed stick, they will produce finely limn
ed leaves and Sowers, such as you may have
seen bit the shoes, in ari'incredibly short,
snace of time. 'After remaining on the forms.
- . . . , . . 1 -. . . :
two or three days, the alfoes are cut open on
the top, allowing Ihel.st to slip but They i
are then tied together and tdungj on poles,
ready for majket. There, pedlar, and
Jews trode for. them with the country peo
111. 1 i li-'.a .1 .1. 1 !" .1 '
pie, anu in 101a 01 s inousanu or nre, iney
are again sold to the merchants, who have
them stuffed with straw, and packed. in boxr.
to export, in which stale they- are received
in the United States. In the same manner
any shape may be- manufactured. Thus
toy. are maue overplay iorm. ;iiter cry
ing, the clayj ; is broken and j "extracted.
Hollies, etc., ih the same way.! iArcording
as the gum grow, older, it berbmes darker
a akaa 1 a
in coior,ana rpore tough, the number it
caoutchouc tree in this provirice-i.4'couut!cs.
In some parts whole forests of them exist.
and they ate frequentlf cut -'down ftr tire-
vooa. ; Aithougli this tree cxjis n aIexco
and the'Kast indies, there annears la be no
importation iutolhe United Stales fro iii those
places. The reason, 1 suppose' must be the
want-of that prplificness found in them here.
The caoutchouc tree may he worked all the
year; but generally in the wet season they
have rest, owing to the flooded state of the
woods, and the milk being watery, reauire.
more to manufacture the same article than in
the dry season.
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