wtvjtf'Sfrw
si?n
purchased by the oomssaaatloa la be paid
lor the transportation of the mall la thaw,
ovor and above the pottage Motived.
A Jut national pride, no let than our
etunmorclaWntsrosti, would tm Io favor
llio ix)lloy of augmtntlrg the number of
Ihi. dc.orlptlan or vessel, They can he
built In our country cheaper and In great,
or niiinUn than any other In Ihe world.
I refer you to the accompanying report
il tho 1'o.tmstter.Gcneral for a detailed
and satisfactory acoounl of the condition
and oioratlon of ihtt department during
thopaal year. It li gratifying Io find thai
within io abort a period after Ihe reduction
in Ihn rlo of postage, and nntwllhstand.
Ing llio great InoreaMofmall aorvlue, tho
mvi'iiun rooelvod for the year will bo auf.
fiuit'iit In defray all thn expenses, and that
no further aid will lm required from the
trea.ury fir that purpose,
'I'lm Ilrat of tho American moll steam
er, nuiliorjard hy tho act of Iho third nf
Mirth, 1410, iv a completed and entered
iijMu tlm nvrtli'u nu llio 1st nf June last,
ami it now on her thlnl voyage lollremen
mid mliur intermediate purl. Tliu let
oil nitlinrlwil under the prnvi.lon. of that
net 'im In rotimo of construction, and will
If- put ii:i llio lino a toon ae completed,
t'jutiait. linio alio born made lor tho
ltiiiiliilntioii of llio mall, In a ateaiiMr
from Cliailu.tou tu Havana.
A rtuiprncsl and .atlafactory poetal ar.
iaf 1 1 - it hi hacn made by the Poatniat
Icr lii noral with the aulhorlllei of Urn.
iiicn, mid no illtTicully la apprehended In
in iKiug iinilar nrraiigrment with all nth.
rr rmim with which wo may have com
munication, by mall eteanicrt, r xcept with
tin at llrilalu.
On Ihi' anitalof the first of the Ameri
can atraiiinrn, hound to llremen, at South,
amnion, In ihu month of Juno loat, the
llnlfali u office directed the collection of
di.rriuiiualiiig nitiigr on all letter and
Mlicr iiiiilablo nutter, which the tuok out
t'i liretl llrilain, or which went into the
llriiuli o.t. office on their way lu France
mid niher part of Kurnpe. Tho effect of
the nrdrr of tho llritiah pml-officr I to
aul'ji cl nil letter and other matter train,
ported by American steamer, to double
n iilm-ci no iKJulaan bavins hern urcvl
iinuily paid on llirm lolho United rlialo. (
nhiln'UiK-r lrar.purlnl in llrili.h ttrarn.
....' . .. . . .1 I
"re..ii.rr1Io.a, uuinainuiepoaiago.;
'I Imi mrniiio wan ad".trd with llto avow.
d ul.j' I nf protecting tho Uritiih lino of
in ui M. .mi t now riinuiiiK betwnn llo.
t mi mil l.irriool,auit if pi-imilled locoii
tniii ii.imI ieidily put an nidtothatrana-I-
-1 iti hi "fall Ictttra and other matter hy
iii.-ti.-.in t'cunera, and givn to llntlali
s'l-ain iii moiiiinly of tho buiinnat. A
j. nt nni fjir reciprocity ii all that wo de.
Mm, and on thi no mint imUt. Fly our
I .rn n audi dicriiiiiiutioii la mado a.
i:int Hriii-.li ftcanitrt bringing IctWmln.
t ir irtt, but all letter arriving tn Ihe
I 'tut' .I Htnti'i are aubject to ihn ,in rain
of itRe, whether brought in Itiitlah or
AiueriiMU wviolri. I refer you to the re.
i.ut nf lit" I'oitinaater-General for a full
nirnriit nf Iho faet of tho ce. and of
i iv vrpi innon i'V mill io cjirnci ini mo-
.,... ,..!.- .. Ill i I
imliy. llo ha exerted all tho power
n'crrcii upon nun ny mo cxiiung tan.
I'li't Mmi-ter of tlm United Htatet at
I
bii baa briitighl the aubject to the at
i ni ion nf the llritith goternmnt, and 1
i, on- i'iig.i(;ei in negotiation tor tho pur
ioinfailjUVing reciprocal ptatal arrange
i:i -ri'.x, which 'iU bo equally juit to both
'jiintrici. 8'uuld ho fall in concluding
kurli nrrauainentt, an I ahould Great Drlt
nui insnt on niT'ircing tho unequal and un
jiMt niu.tiiir j hi Inn adopted, it will lie.
un imccaiary to confer additional power
on til.- roi'uiaVor-lincral, In oritrrto in-
l:;,V'T.;,;;Zr,Ta
tini- tb-mail between tho two countrlct;
ml I rccouiinend
thai audi power be
i-'iiferrud.
In view ofthooxiatingatatoof our coun
try, I tnut ii may not lie inappropriate, In
-lining llu. communication, to call to mind
tlm uordinfuiulc n and admonition of tho
firtt and mot JlluMriout of my predecn
Dora, in liia farewell addret to hit coun
trymen. 't'lml grcatoit and beilofmen,who aerv
ed hit country to long, and loved It to much,
fin-Mwwlih " acriout concern," llio dan.
urr toour Union "nfcharaclerlalnj panic
liy gi-oraphical discrimination Northern
mid S.iuthern, Allanlio and Western
ii l.i ucn deigning inon may endaavor to
excite a bolicflhat llicrpj a real difference
oi iscai inicrois anu views," no narncil
liiHiiuuiitrymen agalnat it,
S ) di ep ami kolcmn w an tils com Iction
of llio iniiiortanco of tho Union, and of pro.
M-rviug tho harinony between It different
p.iiti.thut ho declared to hit counlrymon in
that addret., "It, it of Infinite moment that
j on ahoubl proporly ctlimatelho Immente
aluo of your national union to your col.
lecllio and Individual happlnea j thai you
idi'Mitd cherl.h n cordial, habitual, and lm
nnveablo nltaehinent to It; acouatnmlng
yoiironlvcn In think and lo (peak of It, a a
palladium nf your political aafetyand pro.
i-rity ; watching lor ll preservation wllh
jviilnut anxiety ; ditcounteuancing what
ever may auggc.l oven a luapiolan that It
unit in any ovcut bo abandonod : and Indig.
mintly frowning upon tho 11 rat dawning of
every attempt in alienate any portion ot our
country from tho real, nr to enfbeblo the
aacrml tioi which now link together tho va
riout purls.
After tho lapao nf half n century, thcao
admonition, ot Washington fall upon ua
with nil Iho furoo of truth. It I difficult
to catlnuto llio Mminenao valuo" of our
glnrlnm union of oonfuderatxd atatea, to
whloh wo aro to much indebted for our
growth In (wpulatlou and wealth, and for
ull that couttilutea u a groat and happy
nation. How unimportant aro all ourdif.
fnrencra of opinion upon minor question
of publlo policy, compared with It preser
vation : and how acrupuloualy should we
avoid all agitating topic whloh may tend
io distract and divide v$ Into contending
parti, separated by g.ographloal line
whereby It may be weai neii or endan
gered. Invoking the hlrislng of ilia Almighty
Ruler of ih Uniform un , lunlnlllxif.
lions, ll will be my hltirnt duty, no na
thin my tlncer pleasure, In ii.opcratn
with you In all moaaure. whloh may lend
Io promote the donor mid enduring wtl
faro of our common country.
J A MICH K. I'OI.K.
Washington, Urn., 1H47.
THE SPECTATOR,
! I. WAIT, IIITi W. r. IIUWOH, ramtta.
OrrgoM City. June. 119, 1MI9.
Very Into Newt
From Ih United Slalei, Mexico, nnd I'.u.
rope John Q. Adomi, dtad Own-
lion of hattlllllti teliercn the V. S. nnd
Mexico, 4C- 4C.
Wo have Intelligence from tho II. 8.
via. Macallan and thoSamlwhlch l.tands,
brought by Ihe "Cowlii.," an Int'- at tho
nth of March, and from ihn city of Mexi
co a late at the 30th of March.
Wo have bceu unnhlu to find any Inti
mation of action, by Cungrc., relating to
Oregon. In accordance with an art of
Congreat, at ItaUat tciiii, tho ICxicu
tlvo ha contracted for tho building of 8
Mall Steamers; five to run 1h-ihim.ii New
York, and Chagrea, la. Ilataua, and .1
between Panama and Oregon. Iluw near
being completed, those ttcamora arc, w
are wholly unable lo learn
A treaty of
peaeo had boen tlgued on tho part of Met
. ... . .. . ......
icn, winch wa be Tore Ilia rnitcu Htatc.
Senate, and It wa. thought it would bo ac
. ,. . In0lilficM0n.
I Commissioner Trl.t remained in Mexico
allor iming recaileii, ami il la aam, i
ucn. neon wat tnr negonaioroi u.o irra.
ty, and that Mr. TrUt merely acted at
amanuentl. llio boundary lino nrniio
aed by the treaty, ai atattd by a Wasbing.
ton letter writer, la to commence in the
Uulf of Mexico, threo league from laud;
to run up the inlddlo of tho llio (Srando
to lis Intersection with tlm aouthcrn boun
dary of New Mexico; ihcnco north until
it Interact the firat branch of the Gila;
thence down the middle of that branch of
the river to Colorado; thence following
Ihe dividing line between Tpprr and Low-
j r'- talirornin lo tho rcilic, w liicli it atnKea
... r . .- : i
one league aouth of San Diejjo.
Ho-tllitle between tho U. S. and Mexi
co had been provisionally autpended.
Congreat had authorised a loan of 9 ID,.
000,000 to carry on tho war, If nccctary.
Santa Anna, 'though bating applied tout?
limn tlnce for a paport, .till remained in
Mexico oppotedto peace, and is amtainrd
by I'aredea.and many of the journal..
The trial of Lieut. Col. rrcmont, bad
concluded : the Court Maitinl found him
r
I "mco 4" "u"" approieiiiiicaen.
. ence, um rcnimca me puiiinmcni. uoi.
Fremont had tent in hit retaliation. , tnrlli.
ICx-rretident John Qui ley Adami, died j -rho revolutionary Mrugclo of our an
atWathlngton, onlIieaadi.riVbruary,atlrM,OMi ttM clmcly fo0Wr, ty roolu
(he advanoed age of more limn four.icoro ' ,!otlll n M(.xcn and South America ; but
'" ' while ourt ban rcaullcd in liability, aecu.
.Tho Demooratlo Convention wat held ritV( n)( uparalleled prosperity, those of
on inoatn oi wren, at uarri.uurgu, aim
tno wmg invention to oe nei.i (.nine "nj
oi ino prcteni monin. ino lion, jomn
nuohanan wat a prominent candidate for
nonilnalion, and It wat thought that he'
. . . . .I""''
would bo nominated, for I'resiUent, by the
Democratic parly.
Tho nomination, by iho Whig parly, It
laid tollebclwren Una. Henry Clay and
Gen. Taylor. No ona la mentioned lor
Ihe Vlco Presidency in iho now recriied,
by cither party.
The Convention for the ceatalion of hot.
lillllle may bo abrogated by toven iloy
nollco from either parly, and i signed by
Major Gen. Worth, who aeemato liaie
horn honored with tho chief commtnd in
Mexico. It appear that (Ion. Scott pro.
furred charge again! General WnMh
and Piltnw, and Col. Duncan, and request
ed Ihn Kxecullvo to appoint a court of In.
qulry, In iho city nf Mexico, to inquire in
tu Ihe charge lliua preferred. Charge
wero preferred at the amo tlmo by Gen
Worlb strains! Gun. Scott. Tho court of
Inquiry wnt citabllahed, and Gen. Hcntt
auinmoncd lo appoar beforo ll and unvvor
thaoharirca preferred hy Gen. Worth
Gem World, ll 1 said, having been pro.
vioualy acquitted by tho Executive. TJie
acoount of ihi mattor la ery Indefinite,
but It I ald that Gen. Worth declined
preaiing hi complaint agalntt Gen. Scott,
upon the ground, that junple jualloe had
been done him (Worth) by tho Executive
In England they were taking tho mol
active measure to fortify Ihe whole coast;
militia foroe of 190,009 nw, mI M
Incrrateof 13,000 men to the regular ar
my luul been ordered. More men were
employed at Woolwich preparing cannon
fur iho guardahlp and coaat batteries,
than during the heat of tho war In IBM.
Money waaahundant,
llio new Mlnlatry In France, with M,
Gulxot at It head 1 very strong;
Hnrtero ha relumeJ to Spain, from
exile, and waa rutliualsatlcally, received,
by the people of all olaaae.
In Hwitzerland, the dlot had put down
the Hondcrbtind hy military forre.
Tho difference between Auatrla and
Homo aro anld to havo been acttlod.
Our nuticoof now In the prcacnt num
ber I abort from neceailty; wathall'glv
Iho new at length In our ntxl.
iimm How.
ly a communication reoefved from Col.
Ir,Hupt. I. A. we learn, that one of Ihe
murderer ha boen taken and hung by
Hirpent Jaune, and that he.Sorpent Jaune
and men, were In puraull of another Indian
by tho name of Tboma, who murdered
Iho American at the mlsilon mill. Wc
are aorry that thia cmnmunlcation, partic
ularly, cannot appear In llio pretcnt pa
nr. Hufliciont matter had been tct up,
beforo the arrival- of.jho meagj or the
aeveral cmnmunlcationton hand, for near
ly ono halfofiho paper much of which
ia laid aaido to make room lor the met.
!Ugf, and tho balance of which would have
gitcn place to the communication, If lime
had permitted. Under uch circumttan
ce wo hope In be excited.
"Ulwrloat IV.artk."
The 7:ii annlvcrf.ry of tho inde
cndcncc of tho I'nlicd Stale, I junt at
band. Arrar.sementt aro made, and be.
itlg mad,,, to celebrate the day In thlt city
and cltcwhero In thlt territory. Thlt it
right) and wo trutt that the celebration
will bo conducted in a manner worthy of
tho citizen, of Oregon, and of trie vatt
.tfraa.tnn wlilrti 1I11.V tyinimpmoraf ft It ia
tno annUcrtary of tho birth-day of pollll.
pa, am, rcgm yny n Armrlca.
j 0n tho 4th of July, 1770, upon the
bare of the Atlantic, It wat proclaimi-l
that ''thcao United Colonic are, and of
rlqht ought to be, free ami Independent
State ;" that day it about to bo commem
orated on the adore of tho Pacific, by the
ton and daughters of tho worthy citi-
Izen of the "United Colonic," and the
gnoJ citxen0rOngon generally let tho
j cp.nmcmorailor. bow an appreciation nf
,,, pr,icpic, lnj practice of wholeeome
lirty, and new and living reaolve, to
M.rpf,uil,c ,,0 frecdom then procUlmcd to
uiil-nrii millions.
On Iho Ith of July, 1770, bright light
sprung up in North America, which ha
expanded and tnarcd, until it lia attract,
eil tho gaze and admiration of the citizen
of the old world! On that day wa plant
j n Oo lig, which ha grown into a
,,,, bram, cpndjng far orlh
u,l tomh, and from ocean looceoii; wlwe
Bll),(. fMaK yMlU ,ttlfrt .,,., Bnj
,i.... mi mm nun ..r t..
...... donorc,orydowP,roJ.
, ,cll but tirtuout ton and daughter of cv-
, ... a)j B j naI0I) . ,10 facp 0r ,10
,,, Kikrr republic hate fulled lo tecure
corie.ponding .lability, security, and pros
iierilv. W hv 1 thi.f It is. to a creat ex-
,., XCnU0 0f ,il0 ac), 0f ,irtuo nd
cncral tducallon amonn their citizen:
,iercfore.if vou would In
therefore, if you would trantmit llic .acred
principle, of civil nnd rellgiout liberty to
your children and your children.' chil
dren or, if you would reap from ihcte
. ha
heaven. born principles, a rich hart eat of
btcftalnga to youraelvci, cultivate and di
acminalo education and Irluo Icteduca.
lion and virtue become a tho air which
wo breathe, an auxiliary to every emotion
In all grade aud condition, in tocicty, and
tho Untied State ahall stand firm, proud,
and glorlou, when Iho great nation of
tho old world ahall bo remembered only
in history.
It it not Inappropriate hero to mggeit,
and ll I a matter of iwcet remembrance
tn American diluent, that the only algner
oft tho Declaration of Independence, who
linlvc been elevated lo tho Preaidency, died
on) tho -lib of July I Thorn JciToraon and
John Adam wore tho only two ilgner of
tiro Declaration of Independence, who havo
Ixteii elevated to tho pretldeiitial chair.
Tbeao men becamo Ihe acknowledged lead,
or of llio two groat political parties; each
jiouoMcd tho entire oonfidenco of hi par
ty ; each waa conspicuously actlvo in Iho
revolution : eaob lived to witnea the in-
caiimablc blessings of tho revolution, and
each psated from lime into eternity on tho
anniversary of their nalion's birth-day.
rres,
on Ihe 1th of July, on the tame day,
U' the .Mm kour of Um slay, In aam
brstrtb from beavert loaaatt ttw tokont
which botwd tbew rnaa lo ertb, and the
amlltng heaven opened ldo their galea;
and welcomed tho aplrlta of .beta great
apotlloiof liberty, to clow lb celebration
bl that great day where day never end.
OCrArob. MuKlalay, Esq. wilt please
ocept ottr tbailui (k'Um lotuiof hi copy
of the Meeaast).
-.
04T W have raoelvatl aeveral osMmuaJ
cMrvM, the publloailen of whloh are, from
tb great length of the Message, neceasa.
rlly delayed.
D(tii ar DaowrriNo. Rer. Tboma
McDrlde waa drowned In the Willamette
river on Friday evening of lait week
whllo attempting to croes from Linn Cily
to this City.
One f ItraaMI Motif.
Kendall of llui Picayune, who baa re
cenily joined the Texaa Rangers, wrltea
the following "good one" from Mataroo
rt, July 13th, 1940.
IUca nags may be found among tlie
Texas Volunteers, yet the funniest fellow
of all It a. happy-go-lucky chap named
Dili Dean, of Chevallier's spy company,
Whilo atCorpusChrl1l,a lot of u were.
, titling ostf Jn the stoop ofthe Kinney House
early one morning, when along came Dill
Dean. He did not know a single oul In
the crowd, although he knew we were all
bound for tba Rio Grande; yet the fact
that the regular formalize of an Intro
duction md not been gone through with,
did not prevent hi atoppins abort in hi
walk and accoMlng u. Ill ipeerh, or
harrangue, or whalover It may be term
ed, will love much in thir telling, yet I will
endeavor to pu it upon paper In as good
shsne as poatible. "Oh, yes," said he,
with a knowing leer of the eye, "oh yes,
all goln' down among the robber on the
llio Grande, are you f Pine time roo'tt.
have, over the left. I'vo been there, my.
ell, and done what a good many of yon
w ont do I coma back. Lived eight daya
on one poor hawk and three blackberries
couldn't kill a nralrie rat on the whole
route to save u from tlarvatlun. The
ninth day come, and wo ttruck a tmtll
atrcak of good luck a hone gave out
and brolto down, plumb out in the centre
or an open prairie not a nick in tight
lug enough to tickle a raltletnake, witn,
let alone killing him. Juit had time to
aavo the critter by thootln' him, and that
wa all, for in threo minute longer he'd
havo died a natural death. It didn't take
ut long to butcher him, nor Jong to cut offi
tonn chunka or meat and mick em on
our ramrod; but the cooking wa anoth
er matter. I piled up a neap or prairie
grata, for it waa high aud dry, and sot it
on fire, but it Rallied up tike powder, and
went aa quick
But "
"But," put in one of hi hearer, "but
how did you cook your hone meat after
mat i"
AVhy, the fire caught the high grata
dote by,, and the wind carried the flame
trrakln at-ros tho prairie. I lol lowed
up Iho fire, holding my chunk of meatdi.
rcctlv over the hotlett part of tho blaze,
and the way wo went it wa a caution to
anything abort of a locomotlvo'adoln'.
Unco in a wniie .a lime nurry oi wina
would come along, and tho fire would
get a few yard tho ttart; but I'd bruvh
upon her, lap her with my chunk, and
then we'd havo It again, uip and tuck.
You never' toed such a tight race it wa
beautiful."
" Vcrv.'we'vc no doubt." ejaculated one
of the littenert, Interrupting the mad v-ug
jutt in tcaton to cic him a little breath:
"but did you cook your meat in the end I"
not bad I uiun'i. i cnatta tne nro a
nnd a hall, the mlghtlctl hardeti race
you ever heer'd ttll on, and never gave it
up until I run her right plumb into a wet
niarah ; there the fire and chunk of horse
tn?il rami nnf Hin Hf-Sll ht. MM.
'mImII.. Iim m..l '
liut waan't ll cooked I" put in anoth
er of the listener.
"Cooked ! no! juit crutted over a little.
You don't cook broken down horse flesh
vf ry entity no howtut when ll come
to'chatln' up a prairie fire with a chunk
of it, I don I know which it toughest, the
meat or the job. You'd have laughed to
ltt wMiiHir Ia 1-avM iMn mm tn that rma
to tee tho fire leave mo at time, and
atiavH Ia aaai mn tit-t i.kf n lift An KP mtwaln
!'. .WM.WI.. . ." -. v. a...' ... . .wwv
then to tee mo bruthin' up on her again,
humpin and movin myteii at tnougn t
wnt runnin' agin tome of iIkho big ten
milo an hour Gildertleevr in the old
State. But I'm a goln' over toJaok
Haines' logeta cocktail and some break,
fast I'll aeeyou all down among the rob
bers on the RioGrsndo.'
Excumum.. Whllo a regiment of vol.
unteors wero marching through Camar.
go, a Captain (a strict disciplinarian,) ob.
acrvlns ihal ono of Ihe drumt did not beat,
ordered a Lieutenant to Inquire the reason.
The fellow on being interrogated, whisper.
rilotne l.tcutentnt, "I navo two Quote
nu a lurkoy launy urum, ana ine turxey
for tho captain." Thla being whisper-
lain, ho exclaimed, "vny
r.ton ho waa lamer I
nor want men to do their duty wnen
-j f . .
ejarVnotible."
"Darn 'omj!" aaid Jonathan, ii a reoent
tklrmlth with the Mexlcant, "They're
thootln' bullelt," aa he sorrowfully gated
at a hole in hla hat.
Evidixci or Chasactx. A
womsn brousht before the Boeton
young
Police
lately, alledved in dtfence of her retnecta
bllily, that aha waa aquafnted with "all the
lawyer in New York." She waa In.
ttantly committed for tlx months,
TtoaWke
MaaM&aMatfMmBBBVaal ,aa7.
rmsF eWassssBtjBB.fssj HHWsaafl
Vlralata.
larMain
f W twW fapav anP Vla-s,T taavai t
OOOWlirVMM HUM ffM
ally ok nr tmitLtmL'tmi 11 m 1nm
GlfOUflMlMeSM OMNIfftali VMN'MVI
w IN aaamsjtstssjB r ? -
! aiaatlati J ( .
But k waa te trfraja lUb las akarlM,
80 simple, uait.tottm.': yfmmmfit
an iw a sjbbm ajjawsai maa ; m was) wasv
Iv dltbiliraatttl. mi kaaw haw ' aMrl
, MB ftf Milt. M-MJBffi m Vjm UiMtlkfl
itai OTn ww ajf"" WW.. 'VJttat apm. ".
tanoee.
In an aril kour ke waa twaylad, aelkaf
upon fal notion of koaor. to peril fchHa
and tbe lift of aaetkeir. Hi HgaajlM
fell. Fromlkat koarfce waa aa altawal
man; be knew noaeaoe; a4 UtWMB
tbe bitter thought that k waaa tWaraVrer,
be sullied bis soul still steeper hi arlma Iry
drinking to esoaea.' And La early Ikkfce
waa tsken from ue, a aVkaeasJ ai arf-
bllahted man.
Yet how like kirn waa Ike last Ml ef lib
life! Tblellltk)
ira wtjvi tf t w
ifjaragfatb below, ineeru
issBB) ejjUasaaBlaB mmmg faaakal
ra wiwwj wnww7a (
ed In. MWseMf
alanoeil at bv ike Madefy tmattlr wliksnt
thought, tells, at aoe,tk re Kited ekle
(ateritloo, and hla owa eetlmellee) aftlM
deptbor hi crime.
"Ueorm C. DtootBcooia, In ki wlH,
gave all fie property to Ike eUldran of Ike
wdivldual who fall by Me kd i 1mI.m
ltrufcllentocrlet.kie.yawksiw
thought duelinit no tin, If we eeM be
aid to have thotwht about hat all, to at
witn many, to Know na aeae, wa bjm
killed their men. Wa aarer katrtr ' aw
wbo lived io peaee after tke aatiraer'w
know only two who survive, and tkay !
aois.
Tbe first time wo ware oalled wpee) !
witnee a duel, waa at Augusta, ueorgta,
".mrm.lm mm:.
at fttJB,' w-).-,v-.,.. ii! taafttaataal
sjsMam. aiautat
in 1838. Wa were joat entering "-Istjarr opera baaaa;
hood. TltsMrtiea wara from Mr MUTutMaMsattt. nasi
oiaie. vraaaewinem Bowweu. xner
.. . t . ..! ..
were stationed at IkeJr plaoealaatl at tke
word nr. tke elder of Iks twos a maa of i
promise and place, Ml Vtad.'W saw
him, taw hi brotker who gases) wikity ia
to hi pale face. Just now so full of life,
saw friends as they hurriedly took up kle
body, and bora him uo ward to Me kerne.
And we saw afterwards tbe gray-Mired
father aa be beat over that body, kot tsar
fallina? down bis cheeks, fall aa oaf) (track
with palsy, for his prop, tha boy of kle
bops, was taken away, and there waa no
longer, happiness tor him on sank I
nut tne survivor! nuiiais reianta
brought ue togetben wa wero Ms attorney:
and we had to sse kirn at kk heme, and
our bouse. In company, wa aaw ao
chance in biro: be waa light hearted aad
almost frollcsjome la bfi gayety. Ha
never spoke of tho murder I by aa aaat.
tercd but well ua ill mood enaiaait. (aatl
bow terribly did tkk Vtaari3pWttejf)
noaeerer rstWraiss k. attrt.aaa wa
learned that ba never slspt wittattta Ha
in hi room. Boon after wa feoad vn
be waa fast becoming a draakard, ami
scarce three years bad aaatai siaoe tba
duel era be waa atrickaa dowa ia early
manhood, and laid aear hb utagoalat ia
tbe earth.
But bis death I wa wen preaeat at k,
and never may wa witness sueh another!
That aubject so long kept sealed op by
himself so long untouched by family or
friend the murder of hissobool ootnpan.
ion and neighbor, waa at last broken by
himself. "I could not help It," mid ke,as
hi eye glared upon ue, and bl breathing
became painful from ita qulek aad audi,
ble action. Wa knew to -what he refer
red; and endeavored to direct his thoughts
into other channels. In vain. "1 could
not help it ; I waa forced into it could I
help it t" And all tbia was, in dueling
tento true. He had every excuse a man
could have to fight ; but when so assured,
he exclaimed wildly, "It will not do I
murdered him I tee him now I have
seen; him as he lay dead on tha field, aver
ince I slew him. My God I My God I"
And muttering these, and like sentences,
with a shriek, such as I never heard mor
tal utter, he died !
Another instance. A young Sooteh
man came to Charleston, S. C.and settled
there. He gavo offence to a noted duelbjc,
and was challenged; fought, and killed
him. He removed afterward lo New
Orleans ; was engaged In successful bu
sineas. and waa regarded the merriest fel-
low about. His intimate friends thought
the murder bad made no impression upon
him; not one of his relatives believed be
cared aovthing about it.
In 1634 or '9S he waa engaged in large
cotton apeculatlon. News of a rise in
prico reached New Oileant aeon after he
had ahipped a large number of bale to
New York. If he cofld sell or mak
some nartloular arrangement, ke ooul
rangsmen ne couia,, ,,n, Mm,tfmmm
But it was nosssfuw tat l1attliatt.aadt) !
Hejumpedonboaid vaittVejsMietMiwiMaaff
onl.oUiArAlah.ma. . SJtaaMW. JatMf a4 .Passji.
reaute a fortune,
to m to Xew York
a ateamer. went to Montoomery, Alabama,
and pushed rapidly on by land for Wash.
ingtonCity. Over exoiiement brought on
lever, and ne waa oongea io eiop in ine in.
teriorof South Carolina.
Full tilteen year or more bad elapsed
since he had killed hla man. For the first
time, he lay on a bed of alokneea. Ha
had fever and delirium with it. And la
that delirium, with terrible anguish aad
manlao fury, he spoke of hU deed of death!
ii maae inoeeoi ua wno neara mm saua.
der, we lUtenedt Was Ua Uugkter. all
along, forced I Had bla reerrimaat been
lip-deep of the Intellect, aad act of tke
heart I He crew better, aad kWtpkyai.
clan thought him oonvalesosat. New aad
then he would start In hie aleep, asolaim,
"Take him off me, don't tie bis dead body
to met" but the fever had abated, aad w
all thounht ba would eooa ba well. Ba
did grow better, but watoklag kit eppar.
tunny, na west ta a oaeei or rawer, aa
if for some clothing, stsakkUy teak naai
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