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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20
DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
June Is, 1924.


Sir Your letter Of the 18th instant is re
ceived, enclosing note of the Hoo. Mr.. For
syth, expressive Of his wish to have" copy of
Mr.. Edwards's letter to the War Department,
demonstrating against, or complaining OF, an
order which prevented the receiving Of the
Edwardssille Bank notes in payment to the
troops OF the United States, written in or af-
ter 1919, and any other letters on the subject
of the Bank Of Edwardsville from Mr.. Ed
wards !" and, in answer thereto, have the no
nor 10 transmit copy Of letter from MIR.
Edwards to this Department. dated Ith June,
1919, which the clerk charged with the files of
letters received by the Department, states to
be the only letter from Mr.. Edwards on the
files of the Department in relation to that sub
ject
In addition TO my own files, directed the
files Of the Paymaster Generals Office to he
examined, and herewith transmit copy of a
report from that office containing a copy of =
letter from Mr.. Edwards to the Paymaste,
General, Of the same tenor and date as the ON,
addressed by him 10 this Office, which it will
I've seen by the report from that office, Is the on
Iy letter in relation TO the subject on its files.
have the honor to be, your obedient ser
want,
J. G. CALHOUN.
Hon. EDWARD LivrNesTos,
Of the Committee Of Investigation
on the memorial of the Hon. ". Edwards.
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Ed,oardsvilie hi. June II, 1919.

Dear SIN; | beg to inform you that the
paymaster OF the United States troops, MA
Jor HAL, now at ST. Louis is by 40 order, Ito
which think you hardly have ever given your
approbation,) required to pay those troops in
specie, u. S. Bank notes, or the notes of the
Bank Of Missouri, in which latter, it is under
stood, those troops are generally, IL not exclu.
sively paid.
am sure need not remark to YOU. that
such preference ola little, petty bank Of ter
ritory, over aII the respectable banks of the
Western States, enabling it exclusively to cir
cuIate its notes at the distant points 10 which
the troops are destined, cannot fail TO be very
objectionable 20 those states, even il such a
distinction were not unjust IN itself
have the honor, &c.
NINIAN EDWARDS.
The Hon. SEc'r OF WAR.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20

BANK OF SEUBENvTLLE
Statement showing the lance Public Moneys at
end OF every quarter, Of March,
1877 TO the Sist Of Marc 1874 and continued 7th Of
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We are prepared to give our opinion frank
iy; and we are az positive as we can be ofany
thing not yet come to pass that the Legisla-
ture, which meets in August, will adjourn with
ou: making any alteration to the law, and a
greeably To their original determination, will
meet again in November /; and there is little
doubt that Mr.. Crawford will obtain the So
votes Of this state. II is so considered by the
friends of all the other candidates. and very
nearly admitted by them. In eighteen days
more all doubts will be settled. ~. Y .adro.
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The enemies Of Mr. Crawford are again |
doomed to disappointment. The N Y.Amsri-
can throws out a report, that Mr.. Writ is tn
act as Secretary of the Treasury pro tenn
Was this to pave the way for the event which
Mr.. C's enemies have so long been laboring to
accomplish ?-The great object Of The Coali
lion at Washington, for 10 or IL months past
mas been to prevail on the President To dismiss
.Br. Crawford from the government. But the
President has himself announced "by auth0ri-
W. that he will not even appoint temporary
subst'tute-much less, pave the way for his en-
TIRE removal From The same spirit Of hostility
10 ur. u, sodeadly and SO paramount to all
other considerations, this same organized
coalition have even affected To counteuaDce
tne miserable and degraded Edwards, lest their
u'scard'ng him might make Mr.. C's triumph
more slgDal. Hence, the exertjons in the Ca
blnei to decline r, ceising his resignaliopy-h hence
ihe famous leiter--hence the sbored and con
tinued indication, Of Edwards in the Nationa
journal hence the eUl0gium upon his worth ;
hence the declaration that he had friends nj
Washington, who" toDtd and admired bim.u-
Ihese attempts have been made by some a.
the" Cabinet ministers" against one of their
colleagues although the President was folIv
advised OF The nature Of that part Of Gen. No.
ble's testimony, which the Committee of In.
vestigaiIon suppressed testimony, which we
understand, has been given 20 the world, with
substantial accuracy Testimony, which chare
ed ". E. with making some Of the most IN
uecent iDsinnations even against The President
'ntegrity.--fet these Minister'S would bay.
torn Mr. Cock to pieces for similar charges
and yet would uphold ". E. when the same
inslnuatIons are brought home IL him by man
OF honor.
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Extract ola letter from Pennsylvania.
THE JOINT LETTER.

Ertrdei ola letter from Pennsylvania.
We look to your state with deep and in
tense feeling and interest Our intelligence is
vague and unsatisfactory. If your Senators
are firm, the state and country is safe. IL no
alteration Of the electoral law takes place,
think We can say with confidence that the
great state ofNew York gives the next Presi-
dent. need not say that your example will
have great influence upon this aud other states.
Give me your opinion frankly on the subject"
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
SAYINGS OF TIE ANCIENTS.

The following apopthegms are not so remark
able for tina, kind Of wit or humor which occa-
|sions laughter, as for laconism, attic salt or such
refinement and subtety, as occasions delight IN
1.-The nearer, and sensation of glory or self ap-
|planse in the speaker. :.
ThaIes. the Mesian, discorrsing philosophi-
cally, was saying that life and death were ndifier-
|ent, when bystander, thinking he spoke so from
|ostentation. exclaimed, "Why then do yo, no
Idle I" For the very reason," replied Thaies,
j.. that life and death are matters OF indifference"
| When Plato reproached Aristippus for pnymg
| gveat many fishes, the latter answered that he
gave only so much for them, mentioning small
sum; Plato then said that he would have given
hat price for them himself; then replied Ars-
ltippus, am not glutton, but you are miser
| A certain person found fault with the same Ar
s,ippus, for buying a partridge and giving 81
| pachmrc for IT, "if it could have been bought
ror an obolus," said Aristippus, "would you not
have purchased it !" " Yes" replied the o'her--
|" Well,". said Aris,ppus, 81 care no more tor 81
drachmG than you do for an obolns."
:, When Aniishenes on certain time was carry,
ling sailed fish through the streets, and some OF
1.-The spectators expressed their surprise, that he
should perform 50 men'a an Office and d'd no,
leave it to e servant "Why do you wonder,
said he, "l am carrying this for myself and not
Ifor others"
Eut!amidas hearing Xenocrstes. when an ole
Imam, disputing and featuring his friends IN me
Academy, inquired who he was. Some OF 'ht
'Ihystanders informed him that he was wise man
land one Of those who we're in search OF virtue
! And if he has yet to seek for it," said Eudaml
Illus, when does he expect to use It ~
When a Spartan once requested Lycurgus t'
establish democracy at Sparta instead of an ar
|,socracy, the sage replied SNAKE trial OF dc
lnocracv in our avn family first"
In extremc cold weather, Diogenes the cynie
was ostenta,iously cIasping brazen statue, tt
show his insensbility TO the weather. Spar
tan asked him fit did not feel cold. "No," an
,wered Diogenes "1hen why do you make such
a parade about it," replied the Spartan.
A beggar once asked Spartan, to give him
something. "Ifi give you any thing" replied
the latter" you will be greater beggsar than
|ever.-'Twas he who first gave you gift made
you beggar"-This repartee isequalled by one
!of later date A poor man asked miser to give
him an old cloak to remember him by. 81 pre-
sumo you want it only to remember me-" said the
mser. Yes" replied the other. eff that is the
case" said the miser, 81 shall not give it you,
for you will be more lkelyto remember the re-
fusal than the gift"
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
THE THREE SIIARPERS.
I'm .lrnhinn Tale.


A peasant was conducting goat to Bagdat; he
was mounted on mule, and the goat following
him with bell hung to its neck. Three sharp,
ers observing this little escort, instantly longed
to make it their own, not SO much tor the value
of the thing. as to shew their address. will lay
an even bett, said the first, that will rob that
man of his goat, without his thinking to enquire
after it. And !, said the second, will lay another
wager, that steal from him the mule he rides on'
that must be hard task, indeed, said the third
but what do you think OF my enterprise. since
engage to take from him all the clothes upon his
back, and TO make him rejoice at seeing himself
stripped to the skim
Their manner Of executing this project was
truly Ridiculous; yet tricks of as absurd ma
ture are daily practsel in London, where the in
habitants pretend to be much wiser than their
country friends, whose rustic simplicity is with
them standing jest.
The first sharper dexterously loosened the fss-
tening to the bell, slipt it from the goats neck'
tied il to the mules tail, and made Oft with the
goat undiscovered. The peasant hearing !he
tiinkling of the bell, never doubted but that tne
goat followed him. However, happening 70 iook
behind him some time after, he was strangely sur
prised at missing the little ANIMAL wnich IL: was
RI seli at the msrIet He now made enquiry OF
every passenger, in hopes Of hearing of his stray
ed GOAT at last, the second sharper accosseo nm
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
"sHE NEVER TOLD HER LOVE"

20 It's sweet to hush the sigh,
That trembes on the lip Of beauty
s'J'o wipe the dew that vets the eye,
Y OF her who pines tween love and duty!
9Oh Ills sweet To sooile the breast,
That ,l'robbing swells with tender feeling;
TO view the cheek in dmples drest,
Where lanquid sorrows tears arc stealing.
| Too oft in beauty's gayest hour
The heart within is cold and gloomy:
| Too oft the smile is like the flower
That lives not--ieels not--yet is gloomy.
All woman may not tell
She loves, though lo*e each glance revcaliu,
Her heart may bcat-her bosom swell
Her only hcpe is in concealng.
And mid the weight Of inward care,
Her eye with chrystal light is beaming;
The smile still seems to lnger there,
But sorrows food within is streaming.
so may he seen at ewes last hour.
When calm and light the moon is shining,
lhe lily spot'ess virgin flower,
Ia tears, its tender head declining.
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
THE SABBATH.

The various means of grace so abundantly bless
led of God, are by his own appointment brought
Into action on this holy day. But for the Sabbath,
they would not be once thought OF on other days;
bur for the Sabbath, they would soon be erased
from the recollections of men, and blotted out
from the record of human affairs. Is the soul en-.
frightened, convinced of sin, humbled, renewed,
invgora,ed, comfortcd, assisted in its struggles
with this conflicting world, brought forward on
its spiritual pilgrimage, sanctified, prepared to
triumph over death and the grave, made meet
for heaven, clothed as an angel of light, and pre-
sented before the throne of God without spot OF
wrinkle, or any such thing! All this igl's and
purity, and consolation, and honor, and glory, she
woes, fundamentally, to the Sabbath--ls this The
happy allotment of the Church Of God collective
lily Are such the possessions Of the nations o
the saved, composed as they are OF great multi
Itude, which no man can number, from every kin
Ilred, and tongue, and people Will, one voice
must they ascrhe their nestimable inheritance Z
the influence of the Sabbath. Blot our the Sab
bath, and you blot out the last beam OF hope iron
the troubled and Responding heart. Blot ou
THE Sabbath, and no longer will the salu'ary les
sons of the Bible lead ungodly men 10 rep n,enc'
and salvation. No longer viii the silver clarioI
of the gospel proclaim liberty to the captves, ant
the opening Of deaths prison doors to those tina
are bound. No longer will the voice of supplica
ton ascend from the ruined world, to draw from
heaven the blessing now so mln'fcentiy impart
ed to the nearer Of prayer"
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
ON LEE.

Life is short: the poor pttaIce of seven.
wears is not worth bring villain for. What mt
tiers it ii your neighbour lies inferred in splendid
tomb sleep you with innocence. Look behind
YOU through the tracts Of time; vast desert OF
Iunnunbered ages lies open i'll the retrospect
Through this desert have your forefathers jour
Ineyed until, wearied with years and sorrow, the,
sunk from the walks of man. You must leave
them where they fell, and You are to go ON lii
tile farther, where you will find eternal rest
Whatever YOU may encounter between the era
Idle and the grave, be not dlsmayed. The UNI
Verse is in endless motion every moment big
with innumerable events, which come not IN SLOW
succession, but bursting forcibly from revoiv
ling and unknown cause, fly over this ORC with d.
versiiird influence. Should you be plunged int
disau reeabie circumstances, from those very Gil
cumstanccs may another be at that moment ri
sing 10 the summit Of his good fortune SO ma,
your nc ghbor's Inconvenience prove beneficial IL
you
l None can know the eternal purpose Of eSis
tence; but there is grand equilibrium prcserv
ed BIZ one mighty chain OF dependencies. Look
then at the universe limit not the view OF you
soul 20 one hemisphere, and ask your reason, il
lin such awful revolutions If the worlds and thei
Iinhabitants. pain or pleasure must not const'tu
It0nally affect you. BE fearless yield reIc
family to the pass ons increase the regions OF tn
mind and know, that as you have no viii to rests
1.-THE power of death, death can be no evil furlhe
than it affects the Imagination. To sleep, TO g
Through various changes, or to wake everlasting
lly is equally independent Of your will. There
> fore checrfuy trust the tiitule only dread III
- act that may wound your established rectitude L
: thought.
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
FISHING IN CHINA.
From Macartney's Embassy.


The most extraordinary mode Of fishing
lin this country, and which | believe is pc
Icular to it, is by birds trained for that pur-
pose, Nor are hawks, when employed IN
the air, or hounds when following scent
ION the earth. more segacious in the pur-
suit of their prey or more certain IN oo-
tanning it, than these birds in another ele-
ment. They are called Mooao, and are
Ito be found in no other country than thar
lin which we saw them. They are about
the size of a goose, with grey plumase,
webbed feet, and have long and very
slender bill, that is crooked at the point.
This extraordinary Aquatic fowl, when IN
its wild stare, has nothing uncommon In
Tits appearance, nor does it differ from
other birds whom nature has appointed to
live on the water. 1t makes its nest a.
mong the reeds of the shore, or in the bol-
lows of crags, or where an island offers it
shelter and protection. Its faculty OF dl-
wing, or remaining under water. is not
more extraordinary than many other fowl
that prey upon fish: but the most wonder
ful circum stance. and I feel as it | were
almost risquing my credibiity while re-
late it, is the dociIity of these birds In en-
blowing their natural instructive powers,
lat the command of the fishermen who
lpossess them, in the same manner as the
hound, the spaniel, or the pointer, submit
their respective sagacity to the huntsman
Tor the gunner.
The number of these birds in boat are
to the size of it. AT GER
70; ~ ,;rpal thov uSh intn the water and
dive after the fish; and the moment they
have seized the prey, they fly with it to
their boat; and though there are an hum
dred of these vessels in the feet, these sa-
gacious birds always return to their own
masters, and amidst the throng OF hsh'ng
junks which are sometimes assemble" On
these occasions, they never tall u a,s''h-
euish that to which they belong wheh
the fish are in great plenty, these aston
ishing and industrious purveyofs WIN soon
fill a boat with them; and VIII sometimes
be seen flying along with hsh OF such
size. as to make the beholder, who is un'
to these sights, suspect his Or
cans of vision nay, it has been so repeat
edly asserted to me as to prevent any
doubt of the information, that from their
extraordinary docility and sasac'ty. when
one of them happens to have taken hsn
which is too bulky for the management VI
4 single fowl, the rest will Immediately A.
ford their assistance. But while they are
thus laboring for their masters, they are
prevented from paying any attention 20
themselves, by a ring which IS passe
round their necks and is so conIriVs
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19

saw standing beneath spreading tree, with his
harp, singing, like the bards of "Auld Lang
Syne," the praises Of the ancient heroes Of Scot.
land. "Allsn!" whispered the maid.-"Jeannie,
You in the fight" cried the astonished minstrel
he knew her in the disguise she wore why
have YOU left our f;therw He---;' she paus
led 81 know the rest" cried Allan, she is dead p
His harp ceased, and he fell into revere. from
(which he did not start till the foe impetuously
rushed on the Scottish army, and broke it. Dismay
Seized the soldiers OF Wallace; on all sides they
gave way and fed. Allan was now attacked, sword
lin hand by a party ofthe enemy. The weak JEAN
lne charged one of the soldiers at the side of her
lover; the savage pierced the nnorent breast OF
1.-The maiden with his sabre she shreked and fell,
Ia "pale corpse on the bloody field" Allan paus-
led in dismay; the rufIians took advantage of his
terror; he fell covered with wounds /! and his
|murderers flew in search Of fresh victims. In the
lconvnlsions of death, he tore the chords of hls
harp asunder, saying, No more, my sweet harp
shall you sound, for Scotland no longer is free -
thank God, die honorably in her cause. am
HAPPY; live not to see her groan beneath the
Yoke of slavery.
| Thus ends my melancholy tale and must a
poogize to my readers for trespassing on theft
lime with one Of so melancholy cast 1t ma,
Excite the tear of sensibity, when tell then
that it is gathered from historical fnct--ts toun
dation truth, decorated in the fairy garb of fiction
! ALCANZOR.
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19

! rice of subscription 50 SO per annum. paaya
s;v months in advance; or, if not paid before
expiration of the year, So. -, :,
~ SUBSCRIPTION will be discontinued until all
nyrnr,srmrNrs not exceeding one square will
Inserted four times for one dollar, and 20 cts
each subsequent nsertion...-lf continued tor
y months So 50.-.ior six months 81 50 or tor
year So.
6ng their names, place Of residence, and occu
IAN. inserted in our Register, GRATIS.
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19

HaM --Sigismund. Emperor of Germany, be.
ing one day asked what was the surest method OF
happy in this world. replied, only do
in health, what you have promised to do when
sick
.SoEtude--Can we'll be fitted, and fit right, but
lnpon very few persons.--They must have knowi-
ledge enough of the world, to see the follies OF It;
land virtue enough to despise I'LL vanity.
Ertragagnnce in Dress Richness OF dress con-
tributes nothing to a man OF sense, nut rather
makes his sense inquired into The more the bo'
lly is Sc, off. the less the mind appears.
1rah---ls so great perfection, says pytha-
CORES, that if God would render himself visible to
men, he would choose light for his body, and
truth for his soul.
Useful Knoaoledge--can have no enemies ex.
Icept The Ignorant. II chershcs youth, delights
the aged, is an ornament in prosperity, and yields
comfort in adversely,
Ea,yy---Is fixed only on merit, and like sore
leye, is offended with every thing thut is bright
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19
lo MARKEISTREET 81 So half yearly in advance

land told him, he had Just seen man make down
The next lane precipitate'y, dragging along gost
by the hind legs The peasant, thinking ne could
run faster than his old mule could carry him, ~
|st ntly dismoun,ed. and requested the sharper TO
hold lis mule, while he set off full speed in pur-
Suit of the thief After exhaustng himself in runs
ming without getting sight of the man or the goat,
The returned quite spent, and almost GREATNESS t.
thank the stranger for taking care of his mule.
when, to add to his misfortune, behold, his mule
and keeper we're vanished.
The two successful rogues had gained secure
retreat, and were rumphing over their associate
lwhe he waited for the countryman at the SIDE OF
Ia well, in a part of the road he knew no must
Ipass. Here he sent forth his lamentabe cries.
and made such bitter walings, that the peasant
was touched with commiseration as he approach
ed him, and rejecting on his own recent 1nisfor-
tunes found himself disposed to listen to the al
ELECTIONS Of others. As he appeared tobe over
wbslmed with grief, he thus addressed him how
can you take on SO piteousyf surely your nus
fortunes not great as mine have JUST lost
two animals, the value of which is more than one
half of my substance my mule and my goat might
in time have made my fortune. A fine loss truly.
said the third sharper, 10 be compared with nine!
YOU have moi ike me- let fall into this well, cas-
ket If diamonds delivered into my hands, and en-
trusted 10 nv care and Discretion 10 be carried
TO the Caliph of Bagdat no doubt J sha'i DC
hanged for my negligence whicn VIII oG ea''e'
an excuse for having clandestinely sold them;
WY don't you dive TO he bottom OF the we'll ana
fetch up your treasure said the peasant, know
T it is moi deep. Alas replied the sharper, am
'.quite awkward at diving, and had rather run the
risk OF being hanged, than meet inevitable DEAN
10y drowning but if any one who knows .he wen
better than me, would undertake the kind Office,
upon recovering the jewels, would give him ten
;Ipicces Of gold.
The unwary dupe poured out his pous ejacu-
la,ions in gratitude to Mahomet for having thrown
r lin his way the means of repairing the loss Of ms
/. mule and his goat. Promise me, said he, IN an
ecstacy. the ten pieces, and will recover your
: casket; the sharper agreed, and the countryman
. strpt himself. and jumped in with such aiacrIly
into the well, that the sharper saw he had no ume
to lose, and Immediately took TO- his heels wi.h
: the clothes. The poor peasant felt all round 'he
bottom of the well to no purpose, and men ra,s-
ing himself to take breath, and recover strength
for second attempt, he found that the stranger
e had decamped with his apparel. Grown wise 700
late, by woful experience, he returned nome ~
many lonely path to conceal his shame ana re-
latng his tale to an aHectionate wife, tn. only con-
ISOLATION he received from her was, "that from me
:. king upon the throne, to the shepherd on ING
i. plains, two thirds of the human race owed me
h greatest part of the vexatons Of life to impru-
n dent condolences"
The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-02-19

How many heart-aches should We spare our
selves. if we were careful 10 check every unkini
word or action towards those we love. by this anti
ipating reA cton: the time may soon arrive wneh
1.-The being whom am now about to atticf may be
snatched from me forever. to the cold recesses OF
the grave, secured from the assaults OF my pttu'
ence and deaf to the voice of my. remorsefui PEN
ttence