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The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05
TO THE EDITOR.

DeaY- Str:-A few days since, heard gentleman say, on looking over your pa- per, that he found not a single anecdote in the whole of it, and observed, he did not like 1t, and said that all 1t contained was dry matter; such as foreign news, debates in Congress, &c. This gentleman, too, was thought to be smart man.
 wondered he did not prefer solid news, to trifing matter. Too often we find that men, like children, want something to please, or they cannot read. They never once consider the improvement of their minds, as any advantage to themselves or posterity. They content themselves with taking for granted, every thing they hear, as the truth, and never investigate any thing.
 But If the people would quit grog, and the places where it is kept, and the money they spend Tn that way. Appropriate to the purchase of the Advocate, or some other good paper, or books, and the time they spend idly at the grog-shops listening to fun, appropriate to reading, the country would soon become so enlightened, that 1t would be hard matter to impose on them Tn any shape.
 consider your paper as a new light of knowledge just arisen in Arkansas. know not how soon 1t may set--but hope never. 1t has already taken a formidable stand and solong as you pursue the course you have taken, and stick by the princi- pies you profess, you will be popular and useful.
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The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05
FRANKFORT. Ap1k 9 3.

0i,ginia.-The opposition to the new constitution itl this state is increasing, and from present appearances the de eision upon it IS decidedly doubtful.-- MT. Alexander Campbell, one of the de legates in the Convention from the Wheeling district, is publishing against 1t a series of numbers written with great ability, and towards some of the mem- bers of the Convention with great se- verity, and calculated, as we should think, to have great effect. MT. Dod- dridge, who was probably the most talented and influential member from western Virginia, coincides in the same course; both advise the rejection of the amendedeonstitutieR. The emain ground fer this advice seems to be, that it's adop- ton would make more distant the time when radical reform could be effect ed; when a constitution founded On re- publican principles, can be carried.
 Kelstuctid1s.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05

evening idst, II ohf | VI sSs4iis sAi -
 ed early on the following morning, for the Mississippi.
 By the following communication, ad- dressed fo the Editor of this paper, 1t will he seen, that ere we have scarcely reached the sixth No. of our paper, we have been sadly complained of, not by subscriber, but by one who is called a 's smart nan." The complaint alluded to, is an unpardona- able neglect on our part, to serve up in our columns, suitable quantity of dnee- dotes, Robinson C1usoe tates, S1c. for the edi6cation and amusement of this smart span," aolo reads at fhe expense of others.
 As proof of his !" smagtaess,' he says, our paper is < filled with dry matter, such as foreign news, Congressional debates" 6c. This, we are constrained at once to admit, is an incontrovertable evidence of his superior | saartpesso and iatedeet.- Sure enough, why should such dry and use- less matter be admitted into the columns of 2 newspaper z-lt IS enough to crush 1t at once, in the estimation of every ( smart man." What paper to be filled with such dry stnf, as Congressional debates, and foreign news! It is ridiculous What does ( smart man'' care to know about what is going on, or doing in Europe, or even in the National Legislature of our own country Not fig!
 But to be serious-When we entered on the discharge of the duties incumbent up- on us as the Editor of the Advocate. we did
 not anticipate so soon to be complained of, nor were we so vain as to believe, that we possessed the happy talent to please euerg body-a talent which no Editor has ever 5 yet had the good fortune to possess. When we entered upon our duties as Editor, we promised, that all our time, and whatever . of talents we possessed, should be devoted to make the columns of the Advocate. use- ful and interesting, and so far as it has been in our power, we have strictly com piled with that pledge.
 Perhaps it would not be amiss to men, ton at this time, for the information of this ts snafR aaaa3a,'' that VIC have never figured in the Colleges of the East--on the con trary, we have been nurtured in the forests of ARKANSAS, and raised among her eommoners; and what little of ftalent we may possess, has been acquired by our own individual exertions, or in other words, we are self-taught altogether. Therefore should we be remiss in our duties, orshould not such judicious selections be made, as would pass the criticising eye of C smart maa," he must attribute 1t to our want of capacity.
 1t should be remembered that new pa- per labors under many disadvantages. It requires a considerable length of time, Especially in so remote part of the U- nited States as Arkansas,) to receive pa- pers in exchange, from almost every section of the Union, from which to make selections. It is therefore, not to be ex- pected, that paper, for the first ten or twelve numbers, will contain as great a variety of matter, as one which has been established for years.
 With these remarks we leave the sub- iect.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05

RooAASetu '41HSiH HiCc9 NeSii OC SolI ttus
 Ke1etuck5d1s.
 Reelection of .Anarezo yoekson.-It must be apparent to every nanwho pays an ordinary attention to the signs of the times, that unless Gen. Jackson will con- sent to be our next Presidential candi- date, the country will be plunged into one ofthe mostfrightful agitations which ever appeared since the days of the rev- oIution.
 The timeisrapidly approaching, when the national debt will be paid of, and a surpluss ofmany millions be left in the treasury. The United States Bank ]; the Public Land question; the Tariff; agriculture and commerce, will all De thrown before the public, and into Congress together. Allthe great inter- ests of the country will thus be brought into fearful collision. The South, the West, the East, will be agitated by va rious feelings and various projects. If the Presidency should be thrown aaoat among rival candidates at such a mo- ment, doubt and uncertainty will rest upon all and the friends of each will run into the most frightful extremes, dan gerous to the equitable settlement of these questions. Weare not concerned for republicans; they would exert them selves to stay the storm. Bullock at the desperate conduct of the federal party. now headed by Daniel Webster. The late debate in the Senate has been. in part, got up by them for the purpose ot commencing the greatpublic agitation. 1 by which they expect to gain power 1 give an aristocratic form to the general government-or divide the country into most bitter sectional parties. Under the excltementofa doubtful presidential con test, we can expect no wise settlement of the tariif-of the surplus funds of the public lands-of the United States Bank, or indeed of any great public question. Agitators willurge the people into thousand settlements, and the partizans of the federalists will run into the most violent extremes.
 There is no safety for the South, un- less Gen. Jackson be our next presiden- tial candidate-there is no safety for the West, for the East, orindeed forany sec tion of the country, or any suffering in- terest throughout the Union. Noman but Andrew Jackson can quiet the com ing storm--allay the approaching hur- rlcanc-or contribute to settle equitaDly the great constitutional landmarks of the national charter. He is the only man whocan save the nation from a pow erlul aristocracy on the one hand, or a fearful disruption of the public mind on the other. The people have confidence in his honesty of purpose--bis fearless ness of conduct-and his sound political principles. Around his name, the great mass of sound republicans will rally in united effort to give new democratic direction to the general government. He has already saved the honor and re- putation of the country in war--he will have to make another sacrifice of his love of retirement, and save it 8 second time from the hand of aristocrats, Hart ford Conventionists, and those who would willingly .srule or ruin" Gen. Jackson must therefore be the next pres- iaential candidate of the republican party. H. 7. Enquirer. l It is intimated in late Natchez Ga laxy. that a rupture will take place be-
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05

The Steamboat Industry, Capt. John- son. returned to this place on Thursday evening last, from Fort Smith, and depart ed early on the following morning, for the Mississippi.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05
* Leftwich's grant.

sAnaerioan Sitk.--The article of rap
 silk, as one of export fron, this country,
 having attracted much attention, since
 the publication of Mir. Du Ponceau on
 this subject, the following facts, taken principally from the work of Count Dan-
 dolo, may not be deemed uninteresting.
 They show that there is no production, mot excepting cotton or sugar, which yields so great profit as raw silk. A plantationof6ye hundredmulberry trees will produce twenty thousand pounds of leaves. Twenty pounds of mulberry leaves will yield one pound and half of cocoons. The fifteen hundred pounds of cocoons thus made
 from plantation olive hundred trees, will furnish 35O pounds of raw silk; which, at the minimum price, would sell for seventee's Hundred dsaa jeyfiy eyfiy dolldrs. The reeling of silk from the cocoons is the art which we have yet to acquire.
 When establishments for this object are once formed, which would open a reg |ular market for cocoons, we agree, with Mir. Du Ponceatl, that these would be
 raised in abu'fdance, and our raw silk
 become commodity of large export Gen. 0hckson has caused the nanes of the following Officers to be erased from the Register of the the Nary ssi issi sequence of their having been engaged in the late duel near Philadelphia, in
 which MT. Miller was killed, viz: Lieu tenant Edmund Byrne, Lieut.. Hampton Wescott, Passed Midshipman Charles II. Duryee and Midshipman Charles G. Hunter.--Nat. Jour.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05

It is intimated in a late Natchez Ga laxy, that a rupture will take place be- tween the Choetaw Indians and the cit- izens of Mississippi. The Indians were in council with Lafeau at their head, and 1t was thought 10 be iiii.e iiii. duty of the Governor to prepare for . aiscussion of a less pacific import.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05
YouR FRIEND.
To the Editor of Me .aykausas .adgocass

To the Editor Qf He .arkansas .fdoocate.
 SrR:-Being citizen of the Hot Springs, believe that more censure is attached to the character of our citizens gener- ally, than they deserve, and that reports from strangers, who have fled from their homes or from justice, are very prejudicial to our character. Noticing in your paper ofthe 18th April, an advertisement ofa Mr. .4. .Hc cLaughiin, offering a reward of Fifty Do'tars, for the recovery of ss two Slo0 olils, said to be stolen at the Hot Springs; viii venture to assert that Mr. 4. .Hc Lenghsan lost no such money, for the very best or reasons, viz. he did not have 1t to lose. II any person questions this asser- 1ion, you will please give up my name, as Will satisfy aay such, of the truth of my remarks. Twill further observe that men
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-05
LIST OF LETTERS

Remcining n inc fost CBsee q fhe .uoaM ef
 H1ite Risey, (.d. I. on the list of .a!drcA,
 I9aa. Cullin Major Jones lafayette Carter John iSorrissafnuel Dayis Grasson lNolen Mr. Duncan John Palmerton Hector Evans Jas. or Wilson Shock John Edwards Thomas Smith solomon Garrison Solomon Tucker William Garner Nathan Nhitson William Jones John C. Young John Jones Wm. F..
 L. c. MORRILL,, As.. P. M. April l6. 3w6
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-11
AGENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE.

The following gentlemen have been ap pointed Agents for this paper. Col. Janaes scal1, P. M. Pine Bluff. Col. H. BossoeIf, P. M. BatesviIle. Mai. J. WoJ, P. M. lizard c. H. Robert Smith, ?. M. Jackson, Lawrence co .N. .Neaefee, P. M. Conway county. Thomas .Natfers, do. do. .4rihur C5orke, P. M. Morrison's Bluff. Col. [. -N. Ctarke, do. do. .uark BeG1s, Crawford county. TbomGs Hubbard, Hampstead county. Col. John Ctark, Sevier county. T. Farretty, Arkansas county.
 Fl. [. Biscoe, Phillips county.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-11
TERMS.

This Paper IS published every Wednes- day, at THREE DOLLARS per annum, payable Tn aduGnce, or FOUR DOLLARS at the expi- yation of the year.
 No subscriber will be considered as pay ing in advance, unless payment be made at the time of subscribing, or on the receipt of the first number.
 No paper will be discontinued, (but at she discretion of the Editor until all ar Yearages have been paid up. OEsr Letters addressed to the Editor must 5e paid, or they will not be attended
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-11
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

Advertisements, not exceeding l2 lines, first insertion, ONE DOLLAR, each continu- ance, FIFTY cENTs-fonger advertisements in the same proportion.
The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-11

Dr. WHITE, ot Spottsylyania county, Va. who owned 1000 acres of very poor land, for which he would have been glad a few years ago to have ta- ken three dollars an acre, having dis covered that 1t contained much gold, set some eight or ten hands to washing the soil for the precious metal, and real ized frequently five hundred dollars day; one shovel full of earth produced gold to the amount of twenty five del lars. 4 knowing yankee was sent by two capitalists, who heard . report of the fact, to spy out the land who, after a minute and practical observation, made such report that on, Thursday last, they proposed to buy his land, ask ing him to name price for it. He as- ked $S0,OO0. They gave it instanter, saying after the bargain was closed that they would, without hesitation, have given him S50,000 for his thousand acres.-JVhig.
 Last week brigade ofabout 30 Ger mans passed through this place for she i. far West" They were from Als;.ee. They appeared in high spirits, amused themselves by singing some oftheir naive airs as they travelled onward. Theyhad thatdepartment wellflled whichusually acconliTss.:s.iise.s 3 c Gernsan housekeepef, as our informantstated,t that he counted six. teenchildrenasleepinone nest.with tbsir faces turned to the sun.- Ye ,, Pa. pop.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
From !he CGeorge.olon1 Colum6ian Gazette:
The CANAL.

Attracted by the interest Of the scene and
the beauty Of the weather, large concourse Of
people on hr.seb4ck and on foot, went up on
Sunday TO tina, pat, of the Canal around the
Little Falls, which is flashed, and which il
was stated would be navigable on Monday
The water was let IN, for The purpose of test.
ana the work, and from an experiment, made IN
the presence OF a number OF persons, promised
To realize all the anticipa;ions Of its friends -
one Of the largest river -four boats was FLIED
with many passengers as could squeeze in
TO IL, single horse was then attached TO II,
which drew The whole with ease al the rate Of
eigh; miles an hour; we ate assured, however,
tina the result Of this experiment falls far shor,
Of what can be accomplished, and when the
weather and better prepare ions will admi',fur
trials will be made.
The Canal was permane ntly opened Tor ma
vigs,ion on Tuesday the I'd inst, on which day
several boa,s with produce from the upper
coun ry passed through. ], presents shee, OF
water from 80 to 100 feet in width, minimum
depth IL fee, and two miles in l.ngtn, rx /,
elusive Of half mile o! the old Poiomsc CANAL,
ronnes ing i, with the river al the head OF the
Liule Fall: for The two miles above stat the
bed of he new Canal varies from the line OF
the old one, aud IS in fac, new peice Of work;
for the other hall mile, the bed Of the cid Ca
nal was used to form pprt of the new.
The prism Of h. Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal is unusu9lly great; more than double, we
b iie,r; tha, OF The Erie Canal, and the grea'
facility of draught il produces, gives this work
adj, an ages over most Others
While upon this subj'c, i, may not be amiss
To a,e, that the line of the Canal as far as Sc
nrca is under contract and exDec led 10 be com
ple,ed by he lst OF June; an opportunity will
thus ~ offnrded for an eqna,ic excursion on
TIE July next. Such is the progress OF The
preparanons made by ;hr Directors. that should
the Rail Road Company, al an early day, meet
The proposition Of the Canal Company for the
removal Of the legal iniped,msn;s that obslruet
the proer.es Of both works beyond he Poln; OIL
Rocks, there rs no dnubt that the entlre line OF
the Canal to tia'p-t's Ferry NAV be opened ear
|, enough for a similar celebration the ensuing
wear,
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
From the Ne,p. York Gazeiie,

We learn win much ID. asuTe Inar our young
reiisw ciiz n Mr. II A. V Posi-. Woo wen
OUT 10 Gree as he agent OF the Greek tom
nille- for he dis ribu,ion Of clio: hing aud
pro,,s ions among the suffering people OF 'ha.
country, is ahout To publish az account oil his
,ravel, in Greece andkn extended visit 10 Con-
.tan,isople. The SUBJECT is highly interest
ing one, and has air, ady excited grea attention
N The hands Of inferior as well as able winters
C eece and Greclsns will always ne subjects OF
anxiou, and inierse interest. so long as The
sublime r. verence for classic names, and a sym
patty for struggling misery continues TO exist
Mr.. Pos''s work will have the additional re-
,ommenda ion of beng written by gentleman
hriuray TO the not Easy ask oil WIRING nook
of travels, an educauon Of the most brilliant
arder, and Knowledge OF mrn and manners'
,nproyed by or vious tour through Ea,
enc. We have had he best opportunity oil
BE-, on,ipc acquainted with MIR, P's ability, and
therefore can say with confidence, iha, the
friends of Greece may look for an interesting
,reo6nt Of The manner in which their bounty
as bees distributed and that the production
W III be highly credit able 10 the literary charac-
er of the country. We have been favored win
+, n,rusal # few sheets OF The forthcoming
volume. from which we have extracted the ioi
iowirfp Interesting and well written descriptions:
81 Aichasrs Care at Gibralar.-"From The
sipral house we dr. scended towards poin' Eu'
ropa, the sou,hernmost extremity al the r"ck,
10 visi, a naiaral curiosity, which threw lar
INTO the shade The artificial works which we
h ad Jus, been sdmiriug. This is 81 Michaeis
cave, a frighuul cavern, which opens us ,te>
me ndeu, jaws upon the a. onisRed oshoioer'
with $, fife len, terror TO be the decensos aver
n, !" or the mou,h Of the bo,iomless PHI Inc
en, rauce is through a stupendous arch when
lr ads by s,eep and slippery path, farther man
The enterprise Of man has yet ventured 10 e4-
More IL is the vulgar belief that It extends
nader The bed Of the sea, all the way 10 apes
hill. on he opposite continent ms houoh
mad us Origin in line Strange and mysterious
v,s; 9 ubich are made by the Monkey tribes Of
Africa: for il seems taken Tor granted that they
,nn., cross over from The African side. AS
,h,v are never S, en- upon he waIer,and the DIS
,ance in fac, i. 100 grea for them to swim, &
as as they are not known to possess me power
of 1v;op. a, in other words, as they neither pass
:, rough the water, uor over 1t, i, is natural 10
mfr ,ba, ,hey must find their way under II;
and he idea i, rendered sufficiently plausible
10 the vulgar mind, by the existence oil me sun
,ulsr and objectionable passage through '"e
sol;f; en,rsils of The earth" The hrst par' o,
the cavern is Immensely high. is ioi,y Ar' a.u
roof, and long penden, stalae'i'es can 'or'.o'y
10 mind some rude Gothic calhsara'' ~ !o'
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
In I ouncil-March 4th

At meeting Of the persons elected to in the
Common Council for the ensuing year. at the Council
Charber, Thursday, the fourth day of March, eight
cen hundred and thirty
Present Messrs Preston, Sanford, Fendall, John
stom, Smoot, Mcclure, Jacobs, Anderson, Jacobs,
Brockett, Gardner Ia, lor Davis Hough, Mason, Lee
On baoting for President OF the Council, EDMUND
I. LEE ESQ., was unanimously elected, who, after tax
ing the oath of office prescribed by law before Adam
Lynn, Esq. justice Of the Peace, administered the
same to the members present.
On ballotng for Clerk and Auditor, L. p. THoMr.
son was unanimously reelected.
On balloting for Mayor, JOHN RoByRrs, Esq was
Unanimously elected who had the oath of office ADM
nstered to him by Adam Lynn, Esq. Justice Of the
Peace, in the presence of the Council.
The Rules and Regulations of the last Council, after
being amended, were adopted as the Rules and Regu
lations of the present.
A motion was made to add seventeenth Rule to
those already adopted by Council; which rule, after
being read was laid an the table.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
The National Gazette says, We give the fol-

The National Gazette says, We give the fol-
lowing intelligence as authentic and important:
Exiroet Of letter dated Caracas, FEB. ?, 1880.
Every thing goes on well. The whole Of
an'iens Venezuela has declared against Bolivar
Maracaybo was the last, but she az length de-
clared: There are upwards Of 5000 troops on
the Taehira, the divisionary line of Venezuela
and Cundinamarea. under Marine and Masero
in Valencia, there are already upwards Of
1000, which, with 1000 more coming from
Maturir, are TO morch Immediately under Der.
mudez and Gomez Pena is appointed Minis
ter of the Interior aad Justice; Uraaatja Of
Fo reign Affairs and Finance; and Souhlete
secretary of War and Marine; Santos Niche.
lena is under secretary Of STATE; LecuSa, In
tcHdant. Congress is 10 meet at Valencia Oh
80 h April
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
Notice

Notice.
v1yHE MISSES MUIR'S SCHOOL. which has been
i suspended duting the last two weeks, IN conse.
quence VI the sickness and decease OF Their oel'xes
mother, will be re-opened on Monday next, the 9Th
instant Their terms moderate; and as no efforts
will be wanting their part, to secure to the children
entrusted to their care acquaintance with the ordi
nary branches of useful sndDoe education they in
dulge the hope, that share OF the Puohc patronage
will still be extended to them. Their School is at pre-
sent small, and while they solicit larger number OF
day Scholars they would be glad to receive several
more boarders in the family.
Reference TO the Rev Elias Harrison, who will, as
usual, continue to examine the school twice week
march 6-3t
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06

av. "a. aleAandria Gazette Of The 18Th instant
en-. me Senate it is believed, will go tie
Sr,.,"a ra,iiysvery nomiu alton made-Noah,
This e'' Henshaw, Hill and lhe-d-l,"
l,,,.. !ne hTst in'ims,ion we have seen OF the
b. j, ~" eng Candidate. We are quite certain
Or. :, 10, one oi the Jackson party, and there
- Tue Information comes from warm an
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
MA1RIED,
Breast

On Thursday night last, Mr. MARTIN l.. 1'ILsoE, of
Plymouth, Mass to Miss frances GRAZ, daughter
of JONI G. GRAr, of Alexandria.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-06
Horses Toy Sale.

- have for sale, at the Sisble Of
sEue4fs amael Cats. at West End. six or seven
yA first rate Virginia Work and Riding
<SlAesSA HORSES, which will sell for cash film.
mediate application made to me at the above named
place. - D. '"iLsoN.
march 6-St'
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Standardization print, we consider it rather
apocryphal.-SauonaA Georgian.
This is good one, and we take 1t in perfect
good feeling.