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Vir-inSivCbtivcnltD i. " lor
Wvsuin-cto.v Jan. 21 ISol.
Slv DEr nr.Lvxivc: 1-thank you for
tour favor recently receiwd and" in rrpl'y
I 1111141 assure you that I realize all the soli-
citude that ou could expect me to do in i ela-
tion to the present attitude of our national as
well as our sectional n (lairs.
. In connexion with these I have recemly
wen in the pnhhc paper a Irtter from Gen'l.
J riles Hsfirrilton of South Cnrolinn dated
rievt flexaO December 15 ISM) and
Tressed to Tjingdjn Chcves containing
t. -lnic suggestion md sentiments in which I
e moot coincide. These are rimes of wide-
spread agitallun and of deep and earnest
fetditig on the part of many of our fellow-
citizens. and such ideas as those expressed
in tlio following extracts from the letter of
iflierrtl Hamilton are likely to he produc
e of evil con-sequences Imwcv.pt well
'iiip.-.ut by him. I lis name has been long fa
miliar to the public as one of the most ardent
and active of the champions of South Cnroli-
ni in the time of nullification and his late
i: incilijtory adimuilions hive invented his
opinions with increased influence anions the
niiderato and rational friends of the country.
These suggestions therefore if erroneous
orlnsty should not lie allowed to piss by
u.tnoliced. The object I hive in view is
not to engage in a newspaper contest with
Hie general oiu merely io iiium.ui- i j-
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nndsv.n-5 other friends at Richmond that as
he places Virginia in the vanuuard in his
contemplated movement it appears proper'
that steps should bo taken there to manifest
her dissent from lh high h innr proposed.
TIipc are the extracts to whkh I desire es-
pecially to invite your attention. In many
other pirtions of his letter opinions are
thrown out which I alsi deem juu'y obnoxi-
ou) to criticism; but astlicsc are the most
eaenti.il I will confitte my objcrval'uns to
them alone:
"In the letter which I nddrcssed to the
people of South Carolina I likewise asserted
broadly that it was unnecessary for the South
to incur tho mmal responsibility of dissolving
lh Union; that the fanatics abolitionists mid
profligate demagogues of the non-slavchoid-ing
States woubj save them the trouble; that
events were travelling quite fa-t enough to-
wards this consummation. Have I been n
false prophet? The have journeyed with
on unanticipated velocity. Since my letter
was written has not Vermont within her
limits repealed tlie fugitivc-blavc bill; and
hn not Massachusetts de jaclo annulled it?
May not the catiufutdevU bo said now to
lure arisen? Will not Virginia now move?
Will she uot cull a convention of all the
southern States to meet at Richmond? Will
not each and nil of them respond to the invo-
cation nfthis great and renowned Common-
wealth mother of so many States?
"1 bolicvo as I believe in my own exis
tence that if Virginia moves she will save
not dissolve the Union. I believe it will
legd to n convention of all the Slates and if
pusible to a tresh understanding of the bar
Xain.and that we may obtain fresh guaran-
tees for the protection of our slave kiililiilioni
bl an in!iibition oflhe slascru discussion in
Qonress an.l alio secure amendments of the
constitution restricting the taxing and appro
priating power icti.nmaue bounds
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uui may ino ina 01 1 nesc resnnrr.es and'i...i : .1 . . ...... ..... .
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Ihcsa truths nev er he put to the test! May
Virginia in her wisdom in all the dignity
flnd gravity which belong to that a-ign
Commonwealth summon all the slavehold-
mg Mates to meet at Richraon.I for the pur
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lernng tiio ulterior solution of this mi"hty
qnesti.m to a convention of all the States.
It' they decide that they can give us no secu
rity for our domestic institutions tint they
cannot live in the same Union with those who
have the blight and plague spot of slavery
on their hands let us part in peace and en
deavor to live in the cultivation of its chari-
ties however hopeless from the intervention
of atiman passion miy be the cflort "
ilie tirst po.nLto be noticed is the alleged
Tact Ihat the demagogues and abolition fanat- ' w
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wit't fearful velocitythat Vermont his nul
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itned theiugitive slave law. andthit M.issi-
chusetts has dcfaclo annulled it that the
c.MSMierteru has arisen; aad he appeals lo
V irginia to move forward. Now it must be the poic star ; fltlr Iorious CIM18cl ltlon ?
v..ry obvious that tne sources of General Surely Virginia will not confi)i lint l.cr
Hamilton s intelligence are not very trust-; star i3 ; 1C nne and hat of e P.inclt0
worthy; for nothing is clearer to those who State in the ascendant. Virgin! 1 is as she
ore on tho spot and can judge for themselves has ever been her own mist ess and can
thin tint the anti-slavery agitation in the free 'sav South Carolina or to any other griim
btates is in a great measure subsiding; that 11 m. State "Be still! We want no family
the tbmvigogues who wre participating in it jrs; we will neither espouse your quarrels
are deserting its ranks and that it is fast nor follow our mutinous e.xamnle." I leel
falling into the exclusive hands of the thread pr.d to rc'fer to the course ofmv own Cal-
bae white fanaf.es like Garrison and Gerritt iu)t State Texas had too much 'trouble" to
aimin ana tiiuse ot the negroes who belong
- . W0ISIas3 ord-''" f runaway pat
noU Ihe unwarranted agitation that pre-
vailed ha-i been productive of one most salu-
ary result; tnd ttiat is. to arouse the popi' -
.. am.u.unuB souer quiet patriotic
misses of the free States to the character'
nnu nanger o tnese abolition machinations
I he moment they arrested public notice that
moment they were destined to be crushed.
We see the process daily going on; the U- w;th which she clung through o many hours
ruon movement is heaving up society from'of gloom and peril to the banner in which
its greatest depth ol feeling and abolition littcred her own.
fanaticism is vanishing before its mishtypowj0 h may be asked whether a contingency
eras chafT.s driven before the whirlwind. I might not arise when the duty everv man
Ilie action of ermont took place during ovve3 to the fireside and homes of his fainily-
u.o exircn.e v.oience ol the fanatical fever in
Ik m I ff9t .srllBtrIkrfl..A...l .
.. .6.ui.v uuu.us uru even as it was
the act passed by a fraudulent trick.and.since
iuciliu3uu; uasciuicu in Ilie UrCQSIS Ol
re vnn0iitn rnn ...! . .1.
the people the moct determined hostility. It
is uenevea tney win Hasten to repeal it and
to wipe out the disgrace it has entailed on
he State. So far as Massachusetts is con-
corned.onl a single case has occurred there
to warrant General Hamilton's remark and
no well informed citizen of her.s believes it
wilt be very soon followed by another of a
like nature. There are three other points in
these extracts deserving of consideration
General Hamilton thinks Virginia should
lead off at once in fuvor of a southern con-
vention to be held at Richmond (hat a con-
vention of all the States would be tho fruit
ofthis movement; and that the federal con-
stitution should be amended art as to secure
new guarantees for the-rights of the South
and afresh understanding of the bargain.--
xmow 10 an and singular ot these things I
object because they are totally unnecc&sarv.
ThU southern convention is the bantling of
me-aaornre ivasnviiie convention and could
ecure no gooo end but to protract agita
lion and' furnish a sort of safety-valve for
Ihe over-charged patriots of-.South Carolina
and" Mississippi to let pffthe'ir extra gas
This can be jusLas well done in town mee
tings fcgislativo assemblies. Fourth of Jiilv
rHUtyiis anu on other suitable occasions'
"'" yrulM.iui8 dHiH ! ivi ll a s ...til-
nmvciilion should tie held at Richmond
ulsowlieie it would he Rkoly t.) P.)ll:si i a
jlargc portion of the violent and activo ultra-
jujol all the southern States; tor they would
lire vigilant nnd industrious and would seek
a pl.ice among its members for the conveni-
ent opportunity it wiiuhl afford ihem to cre
ate distui bailees to pledge lira people in ad
vance to some extreme measurers' ami to or-
ganize a. body of co-operators who might
control the legislative assemblies nnd their
respective communities an 1 watch perdu
for the moment when they could give the U.
nion its death blow. This is their only hope
this is their real design. Should a eon
vcnl:ou of all the States afterwards assemble
what could it accomplish? It could meet
with no useful purpose in view hut to amend
the federal constitution. Ami now let me
candidly and seiioiisly ask any man in his
senses if he believes n "ctictal convention
could be assembled in these times of turmoil
and excitement of sectional jealousy and
uuimoMty fro-n uhich any real good could be
expected? If in the days of our tatheis
when our territory was comparatively small
our condition dtitrnctcdaiidauirelii.il our
confederation a lo isc and frail league oh-
served or violated as luteicst or prejudice
dictated there was so iniicii difliculty in
forming a constitution by n convention pre-
sided over by Washington mid composed of i
many of the mot illustrious statesmen audi
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;pitriois oi me levuur.ion vvniirnuiii vie Hope
r.r nn. en everv e.iuio (rniiUi.in n..!
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fold: J Jul . in addition to thU. the Sooth
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iippiU npiflmr nnw "(riifirTiiiionj-' .ni. "..
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cognition of the bar.atn." The constitution
is ample guarantee for l.cr rights alre.idv '
and stands in need of neither new readings
nor new binctification. This grcil p.ill.i.li-
um of the ft ecdom and the right 5 of cv cry
State and ot every ctiizcn in the Union can-'
not be frittered aw av by spcciil pleading
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nor o vet thrown by open lorcc. Both means
have been tried and both have ignominious-
ly failed. Its eternal and immutable princi-
pics rise up vyith renewed vigor after every
assault and the in ire they are contemned by
fnatics and demagogue- the dearer do thev
become to every patriot's he.ut. Wh.it
wiong c in be iullicterl on the loulhem St.itcs
without equally 'vounding the cnn-titution?
Xone-abolutely none. And what necess-
. ty can there be lor amending Us provisions?
ly seeking to do tin- the south nbanuons
her strong ground ofconstitutional safeguard
and impliedly at least concedes th it the
constitution docs not already protect her
nghts. Is anywise statesman of the South
ready lo admit that the federal constitution is
not the very irsfis of his sectional ngtits nr.d
privileges as well as of those ot tho free
atates? I should reg ird such a nnn as lit-'
tic less than demented Why then broich I
the idea of amending that glorious iiistiu-
ment which is as near perfection now a
hum in wisdom can mike it? If it be abu-
sed or violated amendment will nut prevent
that; for it is as easy to abuse or violate
the amendment as the original instrument
itself.
It is impossible to close our eyes to the
conspicuous figure South Carolina is endeav-
oring to cut in this emergencuy. She con-
qucttcd with Mississippi and produced that
unlucky nondescript the Nash villc Conven
tion. She courted Georgia and oflVred the
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iniuu hi mu giuui uineruriic in uer. mil inai
noblc Statc coatemlpui.Us!y rejected t. She
10W coaxing the G!J Dommi()I1 jolll cr
In.ld schno. an-I oflbriiiSt n3 an ir!Cc.nci.l
piM0 in ler -wnt hilllds lhtt orilainmB of
disunion. Will V.rg.nia accept or refuse the
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pniltercd ensign ot treason? I believe she
will spurn it with disdain. The Union and
the federal constitution are too deir to Vir-
ginia to be cast idly iw ly. They are her
own children. They were dandled on her
knee in their infancy and now that they
have arrived at the malm ity of Herculean
manhood liiev will stretch forth their pow-
erful arms with her own to iiuhnld her honor
and to vindicate her rights. iTo. Vi ginia
will be the last to desert them. The bones
of Washington and Jeflerson and Madison
ii'ui" iifc iijii'jsu iiuimiy 111 men uouoreu
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igravcs if siie were to m ir nnd blast their
I great labors of patriotic devotion to their
country and to mankind. How docs it hap
! pen tint South Carolina is the only beacon
'i.-ht in thn U.rm? vi n..;(..n.i imr
eter the Union to be willing to -o out.
She knows full well the evils of war and of-
faction fomented by forei2u interests an.l do
.mestic traitors. She h is had enouh of sen
Jaratc iudependence to be able to appreciate
. the benchts ol union and fraternitv. T.et
who maw ecr off after the false liht of
South Carolina Tevas will stand by the fla"
0f the Union and defend all the stars tha't
!Cln it with the same braverv and dnvntJn..
am freds would require him to surrender
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the Union. 'Jndoubtedly such a sad
.tacle might possihlv be' presented.
spec-
Gross '.. -
injustice rami oppression anu persevering
tyranny might produce it but I think that
day will never come. It has never yet
come and I believe it never will. When it
does if ever it will be a laitf unto itself. It
will nave to oe met not by the evasive hypoc
risy of secession or nullification or section
al conventions but in the bold and manly
spirit that actuated our fathers in the revo-
lution that noble spirit which proclaims
that the preservation of liberty will justify a-
ny measure necessary to that great end. In cerely grieve that such a crisis is upun us; nevcr-
the meantime let us all within our appro- theless we feel a never varying confidence that tho
priate spneres coniriuute our utmost cxer-
110ns lusuuuue luuaiicisrn anu violence to
resist sectional encroachments to restore
kind and harmonious feeling and to die
ish those exnansive sentiments of natrintism
in which the constitution and the Union ori-
cinatcd and which rendered our fathers
UereU our lathers a
.
! aro admonished by
t "suflicient unto the
band of brothers. We
tho highest wisdom that
day is the evil thereof.' Let us give up lo
croakers and prophels of ill the task of tram-
pling on the constitution ruining tho coun
try and blasting its prosperity. Th em-
ployment is congenial to their feelings and
affords them Iho only chance thoy have to
attract public attention. If the strength of
our system ul government be destined lo passlpraycis uf njillicus in all climes will go up daily.
through another fiery ordeal for in piinfica-
tion. I can pray for no higher blessing to ho l
conferred on iny countty than that our Chief'
nlagiftrnto slluultl possess tne iron win mo
Spirtan virtue the palmitic nrdor of Wd-h-
inglon nil of which qualities likewise char-
ncleri.ed Andrew Jacksoir. the -pilot who
weathered the first storm."
H..v lnrlv "aketrhnd these crude su- '
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nest
"csnons nnu now tuiiiiui ineiii iu im in mc
liope llmt thev may s-timuliito i mi mid ntheis
to adopt some eflVctive.nea-u.es to rescue
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Virginia iroin inc least sunuu n suspicion
that she countennnces ibis tnovcinent which
she has been invited to lead. The invi-
tation that has been tendered to on requires
an answer; let it be such as is worthy of the
proud fame of Virginia.
I din with great ret-pect youi relative and
fiiend.
SAM. HOUSTON.
Hon. John Letcher Richmond Va.
THE STANDARD
A DEMOCK.VTIC i:i:iM'HLICAN JOPRNAL
AlTocnf ins
EQUAL 111 GUTS
PRINCIPLES BEFORE M EN
amd opposed to all chartered monopolies
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ST Cnmp Kircrt. lor
Now (ii-Ie to.
i0 AllVCrtl&llli' Of Job Ofk mil I'C UOnC
(JpV oiikC Oil a Credit.
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S!r2'c :ii..cpiPiio.. :.. ...ir..ii-c ss on
ciiiifii'ii..Mc:i ----- a so
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lEpWe ire auiliunzrd to aiiiiounco the lion. 0
r l!jrts ()r Shelbv Conn tv. as a camhdaic for
Uo eselltal;vc he Congres of the U.ute.I
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I1T We arc authorize 1 M announce the Hon H
M. I'tv-.E of lkazona County for Governor ul the
Stale.
Wfi are aul(U12Cll annlln-c Col. 15. Husu
()f sn AugUslinis Countv. a a Candi-
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J'le T'et )' Conjruaioual dulnct i.i the
Congress of the United States.
jrj- We are authorised to announced Rtcuvrp-
(N-Sceimv Esq. as a cimlnlate to represent ibis
cmTrcsall)Ii:ll jbnct ln Congress of the United
.
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Grn'I KauiM:i' teller.
j Withaveryeor.ini cu lcurreuee ofseiilimnttvvr
ask ilie attention of our readers to the able and
eloquent leller of Gen'l Houston 10 Mr. I.etelier.
It is a document characterized bv sound pitrioiisin
and sound sense and vvdl find a warm response in
f!.(.li.irl i.f..vi.rr triti nitrmt It l.s nut to b
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doubted that we live in an era when bru.cn faced
and open nui'ithed Ire isou is rite 1.1 the country
nol indeed predentin int or general but sprinkled
about a little ahnusl every where and largely 111
the ascenda'tt in one of the glorious old thirteen.
But a few years since and such se.iliments as
(are now upcnlv advocited would hive been consid
ered iu the United Stales a pollulio ot the ua
nf speech; a black hearled rancor nut lo be tolera-
ted any where where true he irted Americans had
residence. It is a just cause of sorrow tbililus
thing shn.ild hive e"erchiageddiid lint a 1 evil dis-
pjsiliu.i which his noautciype in American liulory.
except in the career of Benedict At mild now litis
up iu heid and Iusse3 hideously with ils forked
tongue ; not from places of eourcaliujiit and with
a cautious regird for tune and opportunity; httl
openly and in the most public situations. Willi
such a s tate 1.1 feeling existing however feeble its
vuico against the concurrent punutis.n uf the true
men who compose the streiiflh of o ir n Me con-
federacy there is but oae course for all w hele heart-
ed men who fill proarnznt positions in public esli-
initio 1; .ml tint h upJi all lit oceisioas to incul-
cate sound pitnolisni ; reprehend 111 just terms the
treason which a; itUs abro id at nunn-ilay and dares
invoke populir sc.iti.neni 1 1 ipprival ot its deceit-
ful clamor ;atid expose in cleir and stroi.g languige
the fallacies by which it would cnni.iien 1 ilsalf lo
favor. There is interest as well as abilil in Ibis
letter of Gen 1 lloustu.i md it leeomineiidsils-lf 10
us as well by the st vie with which it ireau ilie
subject as by its soundness of patriotism and ol
argument. It will give its author increased stand-
ing throughout the country.
The letter of Gen'l II im.lton lo which this is an
answer we hive never heretofore reteneu to lie-
cause we considered it a vvea'c dilbauce vvuli trei-
son ; handsomely written it is true and p.olessing
to be bupeful of good resalts fro n tiiecarry.nj out of
Ils recommendations but having just as little sound
basis fur the expectation as must of that gcnlle-
min's schemes through life hive had and carry
mg throughout tlie teelu-g ul me vvruer 111 u me
existence of the Union was a secondary matter
w Inch might endure through all the mock trials
which it would be made to undergo in a seciionil
conv entiun of men vv ho seek to sunder it and w oukl
go into convention will tlie delenmu itiou 10 do so
if practicable. Of tills there is no dojni they
nut pretend to conceal that llicy desire a severance lieu 1 come I mi .11 urmj one lor a biio.v. j iiere
of the Union and jel Gen'l H.unillon with a pro-l t no liui'wr 111 this country. Ditching is the sub-
fession of patriotism which we hope is sincere j slitute. There ue tl.ous mis uf as fine cattle here
would put its compact on trial for amendment of. as we Inve got and the biggest portion wild and
important provisions before a sectional convention
of which open mouthed traitors would be the msti
gators of the assembling and if possible leading
spirits of the deliberations and acts of ihe body! are going to larga expense to ubt 11 1 them a see-
when organized. No! these men uny chafe and j onJ '? Some of my school-mates brought negroes
fret and appeal as they pleise llicy can donoih-( on '"-'re whom I have seen and they ran away.
ingbut wear out their transparent reputations m These men siy the ir negroes were pcrsmded olT.
rubbing agiinstthe pillars of the Confederacy. my friend all 10 remain at hun.e and let
Even eloquence in such a cause is repulsive-cold California alone for 12 cents in satisfaction is 1C
blooded argument perfectly disgusting. We sin- dollat3 "' "-.iS"ms and grief.
bbip of State will wear through it without so much
t0 as tearing a sa.il or losing a spar; and as for the
rc logbook tho glorious Constitution of our forefa-
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thers-miinonS of true hearts with stout arms to snp-
Port lemt st'H venerate it thank God ! The work
a f Washington and Jefferson and Franklin and dieir
ol "Minns' mu Jeuenunanu riki.iiauKir
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compatriots will weather the assaults of these dis-
contented spirits. It is the charier of the freedom of
the world ;of the rights of mankind ;the political bi-
Ue of te a t0 whicll hc onDrcsscd ; all cY.mea
oinKB maoerry in uie lace; fliaucrry strucK llatcn-
look for passages of comfoit and succor and from er and then mounted his horse and rodo ofi" say-
the general prevalence of whose doctrines they rely ing when they ran against him they ran against
for regeneration. If ever a struggle not the ami-
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cipalwn.of ono but iho dire reality ehall como the
ami nightly for lis preserviti.in : and we are told
tint the prayers of the righteous Sv .il nuci These
lr(ict ; treivm have nut jet sufiicienily iriuaicd
tho mindsot tlie patriots whomaire up nineteen
twentieths of the confederacy to allow them i0
C(1 tdlt.nJ lB for(.c tlal Io m ut.h Iu
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eleam ""1 eye like the ur..lh of an avenging s.iir.t;
.lint l. tlilnl.' It IlLell.- e.IlilU"h lllll lllUV m!1 Itei fr I
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rouse it ue believe as u muw tint their tlTi-ns H ncl.er came to his de itb by the lumkol Jtusscll
are loo futile. Uulthcre 1a(aymtoUfan-iheylayj&wUlblMueatVlh'
. er iltunt tnstruineiit.
nu as well not sound loo close to me reuu; rmhlcrs
have been Ueldched and keels rubbed o!I Iiy veutui-
mg over much upon danernus -dioils.
I'i.c.uorj.
Suinc nf our cili.c.isbave already coininenccd the
smuiiier spurt of aiighuj. In a hllle lake i.i Cul-
liaml bultuui aboui seven miles from town tliev
cau-ilii on ll.ursoay ia soiueoi me mie.i ''i
and perch tverseeii in the South Wes.1 and plen-j.j
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jiyol ihem. We have been luneiiting l nor to list
Miniuier thai our ntiyiib-irliuod was dtstitiite ofj -i-ic lo (f this'scciimi viil! observe actual
this source of recreation vviilioul a travel uf llur- fast nmi thanksgiving whenever tha new route to
teen or fourteen miles to Ueti Urvr to catch eat 1'irachfi ial irl-. and we ire rcluved fro.n depe.i-
f.sh ; vvliii'h we louk upon a- aliuut like belling on ' douce mi ibis old alio nimlio i.
the end uf a vvhirf an I niching toad-fish ; but thei The coinmuiiicaliuu fn.ui Jmlge Iti.'icrts autinr-
c.xperience of laat Fuiuuier and ilie coiiiiiienciiiiLiil iz ng us to anaoiir.ee hint a i etmliilite for reprc-
nl tills season proves III it lisli as well js game liny i seut.ilt.e la dated Shclbywlle J7irch l'Jlh and
bj loutid iu abiiuda-eu near tmugh to town tor
convenience.
i
Fruit.
We h ive never in our life seen Irml trees more .
-- ' "i - - ' --ir"
Hums Ulierrie. I'caclies U rapes are cluslere.l
as thickly as any one could well imagine. Every
proih.ct ikis se.u-oo gives pro uwe uf great trull
lul.iess. A heat n very promising ; haavv mnt is
nut.eipitcd and there has been something in tin:
opening ot the Spring anil the condition of the
oroiiiul llial uiiluccs a general belief lint we shall
al ilie niotiLT se-isen of ninlimtv ti u onni uliMiti-
ndness of all euluvated products and natural;
11 .- i i
grow lb j
l'ru.11 Caliturili.i.
We Invc been furnished by Col L. M. Jimrs
with. 1 Ietier rer.MU'd Ironi. our I tie Cuunlvnnn !'.
"it. Tlio-nis who is nii.v 111 Cififuriiii His opin-
ion of the firming cap inties of tint country l-
sonii'uhit ihlleirnt frniii must oftbtse we hive seen.
It will be noticed that he advise Ins fnei.ds here
not to fuilow him.
SiCUVMl.STO Citv ('vLironsiv
Dtcuii'! -J th l&JO. J
COL. JAMT.S
Dkvu Sir : reeling myself under friendly oli-
hgaiion lo communicate with yon I taku il-ts op-
portunilv of infor.ung von of conic of the Irving
scenes of Cihformi. Supposing is I do tint my
trip would nol be of much iirportmceiior news lo
vou I will just sun pi v siy ih it. I was ovi-r one
Ij.indred this in getting loSiu rrancibco my pi ice
of de-tinilion In 5iid Slile.
Uusiness of all kinds :s fiush but not equallv
proportioned 1 lie prnpurtion is in fivor of the
sileauian. and against ihe buvcr. or hbormg class.
Common hbor here is worth five dollirs per dav.
which is the low c-l price ivcu.and but few will
work at those prices.
California is a great cnuntrv ; but more nf its
greatness :s iir rumor than nihcrvvisf which rumor
is prinniilgitcd by interested men simply because
their inteiest is inveslel in such .1 vvaj that their
income must arise from ll.e eiuigratmg comniunilv.
When the geld diggings are exhausted firewell to
Cahfiirnii towns. Mure thin half of the reports
that you sec are put down by men in oil' little towns
and then transmuted immediately to Orleans for pub-
lication fur the ciprcss purpose of encouraging
eai'gration. 1 do not deny but there is a great
many doing well here but v.hctc one makes
twenty cannot clear expenses bo that is the pres-
ent condition of this country. The mining portion
of the co'in'ry is very moil itai inui and m the ra
vines between these mountains is where the gold
is liken from and generally from six inches to five
feet deep. In one branch vnu imj find lumps of
gold and just across the lull in a second one you
will find fine ur bran guld as it is called here. In
prospecting ten rents to the pan villi piv a man for
working it I me 111 our en nmnn flit milk pn which
is used here. All tiie large river operations arc
suspended for the wmfcr on account uf tho rises
in their rivers tlmusli thc7 will be resumed again
about the first of May next which will he the
IireiUing up uf the rainy season. The wet season
Commenced here about the first of this month and
he miners are now rushing in to the l.tlle towns
for the purpose uf wintering. The trees arc per-
fectly gieen am! have just commenced wiibm a
lew 015s back to shed their leaves. 1 have how
given vim the bid side nf the question hlei lo
ilie other awh.le and see bow thv catinicrbilinrr
There is a good iliy awaiting liahforma heeausc
herrnersare from Alpbilii Omegi bounded by
tuuuut.iuis at fmtv and fifty miles out and 10 the
very base of said mountains is as rich and level
land as there is I!cd Kiver boltom. There ate a
great many lixing for farming. Wheat grows much
finer here thin where we are living as Suiter has
tried it'i.i the first settling uf ihe coantrv. The
Iirget md fi iest vegetables in the world grow
here. 1 have seen Oiii.ms here bring a dollar and
fifty ecus a pn.ee and those very O.iiuus weie iir
digger re .... th .11 the largest t tide id He I ever saw-
public property.
Men that brought negroes to this Slate have had
many ol them a great deal of trouble and some
lour rriLini r. ii. iiiu.11.vo.
Greenville Hunt Coijntv ?
l'cby 23 1831.
331. J
Mil. De Morse1
. SlVTIh?V!0??
berry Killed Wiley B.
communicate thnt Russell Ma-
IIalcherm this Co. a fewdavs
Thec!
circumstances are these Maburry bad la
ken a cow from Hatchet soma time prcviousnndlhey
mei anno grocery o. nir. rvenuau anu uoi 1
-- - -- j -- - -r :
used liquor freely and quarrelled olf and on all
day At nfht Jlhey uofh eft forlloraB t!ev u.
ed'at Mrs. William's and asked for collec when
there they quarrelled and called each other every
iWns but honest inc.. Ilatchcr made a motion to
coio-eai. Jiatciicr men asKcu flir. vvitiams to
help lura on his horse and said that Maberry had
jCVCVai tl-mC8 that dav .Iravved his knife on him.and
cnlds'cel. Jiatciicr men asked fllr. Wiliams lo
started- off. While Williams was helping him on
Jiis horse ho put his hands on his breast audit wis
wet. ile thounlit at tlie tune Hut lie 1ml bfu'je
his 1.0tlleMu on going mtn 'he house hi found
lli.it ft was lilmhl. In. a few nuuutesT les heard
Hatcher urate snme nuisc .and went to him. aid
found that he lud'fillen from his horse in tlie cor-
ner of the fence vviih'hia thru.it cut. lie died in
a few minutes he did not speik one word. It was
in the vard ihat Mabenj'sliuck llalrher and it
.. j-. i.
.... ik
Vor.lmt ..f f l.rt fnrnnpr TnnMPKl that AV. 1J.
Yours
J. 11. CRAY.
IVIllil-
Most of the rrcFer: hivelhis week feled to come
or go; those vilm have cumd hive brought liltl or
nothing. We suppose th it tVrc is a btoppie a-
jaiu on the route from Ihnto-i to I'nlton as the
mail from Ihi-ton last night brought noihiny all-
lllllg n SIII1UM mu rogli the milter for lo
Th Pulton r01Itc is a rar contrivance.
Wttm IIcfil Un:: aiiv10l v It i;iJ cmtracter.
shoahl of course.bavu got lo i in lour or five dajs
by ibemail fionitbcSo'ith iii-ti il of which
has been twentv one davs cmiiing. hiving arrived I
here 1 ist night by the in ul from U nlfwi. Where
it Ins been n ibe mcantme the Ahiugbtv a'id cer-!1"
i r -
I'M queer .specimens m posini Liers ou.y h..u .
h ive not the f unti.it roiiccption.
Wbere is Mr. Clapp Ceo. L Clapp Rsj spec-
iai agent ui mat very ihhiihb no 1 iiicuhi;iicih;iisi-i
. . .1 . .-11.- .. 1 :.. -..1. :
blu contriv liu-e tin Post olliec Depirlincnt nf thoi
Uniled Si-mcs of Xorth Anicrira ' Is he still vvith-
iu 111c cmitines 01 tins .-sine' lb ne .vgcni 01 uie
......... . .- .1
l'ost otlice oepartrnent lor tins Stale or inly lor
. . i
ho ...uil.cn and Western Pir: there... -
mil a.'mi hn titiisut fan.. sinw; ihe iliv ut Ills re-
j.
ipp ointment. D.i03 ho intend tikmg coguincc of
our existence in this region. It is true Mr. Clapp
ihilwu occipv but an iiisigi.lli.-int portio-i of this
' .
habilable world and are ert very conspicuous in
any way bet jet we hive iiu.uiu sunpillues and
vvtnild like to commumcilu occa-ionally will our
fellow men. Shall we hive the pless.ueuf seeing
vim Mr. Ghpp or shall we address reports ol our
grievances direcllv to the Dep irtm. nt We mtei.d klm as -1-" Harrison and tell two children very
' . 1 111 . beautilul girls and who have been lughlv edueatt.l.
to make a fuss some quarter and - ould like to llalIlsm 3 ulfu-3 jcalIl souft to !-
know vv line to dirctt 11 Just such contemptible the guardiarsbip of the children bu it was oppo-
iniposilions as arc put upon us now m tho wav ol scd and earned to the Supreme LVutt which has
ma.l -1.HM (God sive ihe nnik ) have becntcl- LCcd 'ut ;' 'vM'-1 'J"'" a l-pef Pen tu .be
'entrusted with the care ot bis own children I Ihe
don. put upon any pcopla ui-dcr a civilized Govern- j jwjalim 3 snmewhat startling but is we think a
me 111; and they are not to be packed upon us any very correct one. lhltu.
longei without protPstation o'.mirgatioas an I i.ii- TT7" '. " " T. ..
precali.uis iiinuincralilc. 11 ve heirllnl .iir. uiapp'
iinnnrrr'
The River i low. Wo nf.de a mistake in say
Ie. )"veheirllnl.1r.Clapnli'-"l'liilLlutul:i ulwl " iKUi.
ing ttiat the .v otnl-nnn nan gone .town ahe is
1. t 1 .11 . 1- 1. 1 irtll.l ll.e lil u in i-utru 1 in 11 -. 1111; ivittiiis
Slid lo be agniimd now this side ot H right j lmd- ... ' t - - .
.. - and llottentos had joined their forcuanu
mg. lhe.I..-.a-.sa!so aovc lmn laden ommt.II(.rtj a steinnltc war ngninst ll:o
we believe r j' S!?" f''"1-''" Knglish Colonist'? and hav c attacked se cr-
A NUjlHKU Of PKHSOXS Ml'IUinitKD' ul of llifir forts.
I Sir I I.irrv Smith the Governor wn nrcpar-
r.ncvT rxciTtMEXT is cutorif AN-n rvNVjiv. . .-. - . " .' '.
... . ..... nig .ill t:i.s available torces to put down the
u e received by the steimcr ueorgn ll'is inor- 7 . 111 r 1 r 1 ..
.1 t. J o r 1 .-1. ? i. 1 rebellion and had so fir been Miccesslul 111
ning. lh r.iniun btir of tin' .tli mst. Its col- - r . .1
mniis are filled with notices of hie diabolical mur-' rcpul-u.g the attacks of .he assailants with
ders nerpetritcil en 1 number of Amrie.uis oa great loss lo the latter.
their way ip the river trom i Ingres in r.unnn
with ibe proceedings nf meetings hel I in relnion
thereto and with the mcasnies tikco and the efiurt
mule to ascertain who the murderers are and to
etfect their apprtlicnion. From tho vvl.ob vre
gather the follmvinj lac's riim'uuuieiteil to a pu'j-
lis meeting at I'anwn by Ju Ige I'at 'l'homsuu re-
ceetlvrf Mississippi
Arrived all hagics 1 ennnry "Ja . iieira oi uie
munirr: went over to old IJIngres .ml learned two
persons h id been nrrcstcd on the chlrgo ; wet.t ti
the calibiMisa and saw them in the slocks : thev
were ( "arthagenivis ; wis told by 1 negro of J 1-
nnici that o.ie ol" ihem bid rniifessed and on his
confession iaiphcitcd the other. The pnrport of
I.. r..?. 1 ...... 1I..1 tl... I. i.st j iro l. .i'
ins i:iiiiu..-siii in-iiii; 111 1. ...v. uv.w....... ...
number arc of I artldgcca Willi the bolt ol a
widow a native of Chajrcs were taking nine pis
sengers up the river auiung then two women and
three children th-.t the crew vv ished thuu to stiy
the i.ieht at Dos llfrnrt:n3 but were forcod by the
pissengcrs in go on ; tint a q-nrr-l. ensued and '
ibe quirril ended in a stnigsle ju-t biluvv "aiios '
Vamos in iho course ul which ibe skull nf one of.
the passengers was crushed bv a blow iron: an eir. Kivcrr'aJling.
rP in this tune it was not their intention to kill. y . . d f
but then thev begin in earnest the work of death ; I ' " . . . . '
tint after dispalcbing ll.e men with ihe oirs. ihev H.cr rise can be nnticipated.
poiginrded the women and luldren : tint they then At Memphis (hero has been .1 fall of svrn
rilled the pockets and baggigo of the murdered feet anil all the way down as far as 1.I-
pTsscngers and ran the boat into the river Trmuhd; Jtkeu'd liend the water is falling
tint be who confessed charged the other mm 1111- s - .-
dcr arrest with advising and diriciuig the murder. isjj X? Jj OF CUI'A.
This was the substance uf the cunfeision as sUled r. " ".
bv the Jamaican. "ur "'c"" ' l-'un!n P'ipcr received hy tuo
'Apirl from ibe conlessoi st-.tcments were very .Georgia contain nothing of interest to our
r'unflicltng varving the number killed from !r fj 13. readers. Hut private letters which we have
Parties had been sent out from Chigres to make in- before tl'. announce the arrest ol" several
quini'snnd pursuit. With soneofthess parties Ctl!;I1S f Hivana and Hezla under charg-
Mr. 'I' ha I .nei . amending the river ; they re- rg of lrca50n. The names of Dr. Santiago
ported ihat thev tad tound anl " fi" . BombllHcri Juan Escarrnz. Claud.o An.l.JJ.
upon none ot vv Irc'a w as tnnn 1 anv thing to identity ... . -
ihem. except a piper which s'iowc.1 tint a mini and '!' "wo urolhers Henry are mentioned
mmed Brooks was one of them anl tlm he wis a They hud hern lodged 111 the State prison
pissengcr out from New York on the lvnpirc City. . fir examination. Ur. Santiago Hombalier
Mr T. and his party sivv three of the fresh graves i3 one of the most distinguished members of
in ascending the liver and at a point lessih 111 one tic Cuban bar.
mile below Vamos Vamos were attracted by the A riIor of s.rCbf jai uccn ;3S3UC1
buzzards 10 the beach where they .hscovcred sgs a t Don i:vcvn D; for a supposeiI
their boat landed add 0.' cvmmntinn found two
graves so shallow tint She birds had opened them
Sown to tire dead bodies; the hands of bo'h bodies
were e:
xpoucd end portions of the legs all denuded
of their llesh bv
r llesh by the birds. I he bodies bid not
been long'coiicealed there wcionot verv ofl'ensivc
and must have been bnried by the murderers.
There were "evidences of .1 fire hiving been kindled
on the beach. In the vicinity ot the boJies a bro-
Uiinirtni found the beav v inrt of w Inch haditheir correspondence. Thi was done with
been cut into two-clubs with a heavy knife or light
hitcl.Pt but no stains ot blood or indentations could
be detected upon those club?. There was in the
mud of the beach under tlie water the track of a
boat's prow and on each side bare-footed tracks of
111311 all within me vvaicr. in me eege 01 tne wa
ter about two-thirds a money licit cut ami
upped
1 biass
open ; near it a coarse rotton net purse witn
rings two pocket combs and a cotton pocket hand
kerchief; two small pieces ot paper were picked
up ono containing some figures merely ; tho other
was a freight reciipl bat so much rent and obliter-
ated as to be scaieely legible. They could only
make out th it i!- vv as a receipt for ono parcel for
Moody the. christian name or initial letters were
vv holly untcligible.
At Pino Ulanro saw.annthcT of the Chagres
parlies who said one of the men in custody there
on the charge hail been discharged but that ihe one
that confessed was still in "custody.
The following are the names as far as-known of
tl.c unfortunate vitcinw of ibis cold-blooded afijir:
Thos. McDonnolt of. 271 Greenwich street N. Y.;
Joseph liroiK. iruitcrcr rornerot Dey and Broad-
way streets Is. 1. a man by iho name of Moody;
Fidele Pepin a native of Gap in the higher Alps;
Ilonorc Landry gold beater nf Paris ; John V.
Steele Watering lad. ; Catherine Cameron ; a
man named Patrick.
A submarine boat on a new p:inciple has been
constructed iu Crensot. It is propelled bva screw
and can be sailed as well on as under the water-
It is lo proceed to Calais on the water and thence
to Dover under water and then lo Lo-idon to fig-
rc in the great cxMiibiuen
1 uoMrso.v. the Itixeiiv.nt. Ueorgu
Thompson is lecturing ot Rochester on Indi.t
and Abolition. This foul-mouthed English-
man omits no opportunily to abuse the coun-
try whose hospilalily he cnjo)9. A writer
in the Syracuse Star speak thus of Mr;
Thompson's "effort" in that city:
"At the close of the speech I concluded
that Mr. Thompson was an extraordinary
man in many respects and thnt wo were an
cvirnorumary people tor a member of
the British-Parliament to declare to an Amer
ican atiilienco ihat the Florida and Mexican
wars were the most infamous nnd barbarous
that were ever waged by any peoplr.'at any
time dr for any cause nnd were universal!
so regarded by nil Christendom was per-
haps a debatable proposition to most of those
present and one highly juggeslivc of doubts
of the speaker's sincerity discrimination or
honesty especially ns he is presumed to be
familiar with the history and causes or mil:-
er absence uf nil cause's of the recent En-
glish wars upon China and the Sikhs."
A Scrips or Dhvsteks I.ovs or Three Sntn
vt Sev bv Tirp. The hip G'alariri from l'ayte.
arriveil at I'aiiann reporis the lo-s by fire of ihreo
reisels the Nimaitlimi the British ship Ifprmieii
ptiil ilie An::r:cau slop r.inclma. What is raott
bitigulari-i l!i :i tin crew tit ihe Nonaiitiim vero
truisfeircd to the Iteiiu.'ea and were at oard wr.ci
the I liter iTiyht fire : the crew of Iioih.verc trantt'er-
nil to the I'uicboii. and w-ro -.board ulitii slm
-'"g''l lire aiM tioui vvlm-h all escaped ibe vts-
sti iiui:i ' ucci iuii nun ca'lira IMT.
j IE?' ITenrv Clay l is useless !- adil IIurnraMa
"" so distn.giiwhetl in o-ir history iopp.-l
i.. .....i...ii .ft. us ... um iii i;n; vitu'ia lie
.i r .. t .. -
rcin iuf (m h(. u (nJ isnJi (ie
jiler to enjoy the balmy atmosphere of that i!eh"ht-
f"l spot.
Ddtii
' ii iiiuuui.s iu siuu iacrcascc ncaun anu vig-
isi. 11 an in--. inc lauiKa or prir.ee-
lishop of Mm.ii.negro I itely visited l'ope I'nis IX
. . . - ' -
accompanied hy ibrce of hiscountrvinen. Aslhcy
wee arniLii 10 uie ic-i witn siLrs pistols an I
... .. .t i ... t . .
L ' ;r r - : "
.- . . . . .- .1 l .. . .
amis hist : when oneof them answered "A linn.
teuegrin quits his anus only with h:s lif. " Tin-
1 ope on being intormcil ol this and being ilcsir-
""s of seeing them 111 their oidii.ary costume al-
lowcit llicin to be introduced to his presence with
their arms about them.
Crcinrs Ulcisios. A curious dccisii vas re-
cently mule by the Supreme Court of New York.
A notorious courtezan named J11I11 Jirowii died
some time since. She wis the wife ot a gambler.
Warm Ilie Cujtcof (oot! HopeMr. t'orvrln
New York Kridiy Man.li 21.
The bark Ilirnilton has arrived at Boston
r .u.. r- 1 : 1 11 rn. i.-..v:..
Second Uiipilrli.
i Ifnmcr C n jt . i r il.
Ihlli nere rrulay. March -Jt.
flic steamboat Iowa Ins capsized utTtha
rntranco of ihe Chesapeake but without fur
thcr loss ol" lifts than .1 single seaman.
Thin! Dispatch.
J c :i :i T r. 1 :i tl
Louisville Ma'di -t.
The tickets for Jcnnv Lmd'j third ennrrrt
in Si. Ioitis hive sold !or live dollars pre-
!. T. . I . .
ifiluiii. i ue e xciiciiitiu is vcr. reui.
Fourth I isp 1 t c b .
fllilo Khrr.
Pittsburg March C2
Thcro is now right feet water in the chan-
ncj and the river is falling
.
participation .11 a conspiracy to overthrow the
present government oi the Island. Iho
' Shirri of La Concha were in pursuttot"
j hirn.
Immediately aflcr the arrest of the Cubans
mentioned above an officer ot tiic police
visited the principal commercial houses of
the capital for the purpose of examining
(great care and minuteness but led to no new
discovery.
Desertions in the army wero frequent. An
entire detachment of thirty soldier stationed
at San Ciistobal in the Vtielta-Abaio had
1 'eft l'e'r P03' a"d taken refuge in the Cusco
mountains at the fuot of which San Cristobal
is situated.
Capt. Nicholas Canalejo of the regular
army had been sent to Spain under nrrcst
suspected ol being favorablo to ihe cause of
the Revolution. Bella.
"We sec the population of Ireland flow-
ing off to the UtiitpJ States in one contin-
uous and unfailing stream at a rate that .
in twenty years if unintcrruptrd will re-
duce them to a tliird of their present num-
bers. We sec at the same tircc an in-
creasing emigration from lis isfand.
England has so long been accustomed to
regard excess of population as the only
danger that siie will bo slow to weigh as
seriously as perhaps she ought this rapid
subtraction of her sinew and bone- and
consequent diminution of her physical
strength. London Times.
" O.12 of the principal coachmakcrs of Paris has
received an order from the Kgyplhn Government
ti. l.i.it.l rtfti. 1itr..ne. nmn.ftup'- lor thn trcitlsUOTt
."" e w.... " 7 1
lof-puse:igers across the dtseii.
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