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Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-16
From the Greene County Gazette.

Mr Cribbs:-I take pleasure in presenting you Il few of my EARLY JUNE PEACHES, some of the first fruit ofthe kind ripe in the United States.
 One of the Peach Trees, among the assortment of fruit and ornamental trees, &c. which received early in the spring of last year from Dauphne, (France,) has borne this year several splendid peaches, which l discover, are much improved by this climate that s the fruit of this tree here is much better than in France. At the same time received the Mar,tiou grdpc gne-one bore small bunch last year and ripened early ill June; of this kind have yet but very few, but in the approaching season, shall turn every particle oft to advantage
 The Nectarnes will be ripe in less than week species of the plun-the large Violet, is at present ripe. The prospect of grapes is very 1attering.
 intend soon to present to the public, for their ex. animation, piece of silk stuff, manufactured entire. ly at home. Some young ladies in my neghborhood who make some silk annually, use it in different works of hosiery, &c. &c Respectfully, yours,
 CORNEILLE ROUDET
 Vgneron, Nursery and Sec Man. Greene county Ala. 26h June, 1881.
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the work of reform until her King shall become a citizen, and the people her King.
 By J. B. E. Grace The memory of Warren, and of the first Martyrs in the cause of Liberty.
 By John Akin ( 4 son of Erin A long jour ney, porcupine saddle and hard trottng horse to all the foes of America
 By the Orator of the day. TAe Jefferson; Aeatie- 'ny. May she flourish the rose, may wisdom char acterlze her teachers and may she rear up men who will do honor to their country
 By T. Carroll. The Militia of Me battle of Ncic- Orleans. May the enemies of our country ever be met by such gallant defenders.
 By Seth Randall. The Citizens Of Eiyton- May they ever retain that zeal for American Inde- Pendence which they have this day so warmly mani fested
 By Thos. A. Walker The Unirersitg of Ala 6ama-May she long be the alma mater of science, from whence her precious gems may be polished.
 By the President of the day. 1hc Orator of the day.-The talent which he this day displayed, are only the youthful scintillations of genius which will Tn time do honor to his country.
 By the Rev, j. Williams. May it ever be the care of our people to cultivate the tree of Liberty that 1t may grow and extend its branches till its fruit shall fall into all Nations
 By Col. L. c. MMillion May the Cornfeld Observer" ever raise good crops, and "Mercutio T mnd his own business
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TO Ne Eii1ors ef tle Infeiiigencrr

To He Edifors cf the fHfeiigencer.
 GeMemen-ln your last number you kindly permitted me 10 repel an attack made the reputation of Col Alexander Pope, in the Tuscaloosa Inquirer of the 7 inst In that communication denied the charge called for the proof Instead of which the Editor has in his paper of Thursday last reiterated the charges not aduced my tes mony other than his aseron that Ae has been informed that such and such the facts and to sustain lis main charge he refers to Lewis who presume to be William w. Le~s who waniers about like stray dog, having ne ter nome or oWh'r and who would be believed any case by two out of every ten persons that knew him. shall not run after such witness ascertain what his opinions are about Mr. Pope The Editor of the Inquirer admits his hostility to the Bank of the United States md says it ia at the Bank and not at Mir Pope, it is Drector md not the individual that he strikes" Now if this statement uer, true, what necessity was there for attacking Mr. Pope y name' What ntt has he done as Director that n,cri,
 pleasure ofthe lnquirgr2 None So soon as it WAS that ne was apPohted the Editor of the InGu drs hi, pen mo S, ana eomm nces an attack NJ Pope-Cargcs
 him with emo' LAng money from the Editors fiicnd Dr Ca sey, whose hands he says rough with the rugged t "i felhng our ioiest The truth Is, st the Editor of the lnqrer and his aforesaid friend of the rough hGnds Are much dspeas2d at this appointment They wish to see the Bank prostraed; and uncr the dructisn such men as Mr. Pope that wish cannot be gatifed The Editor admits mat ne aea 'PrRdeny in attacking MT. Popc's reputa
 on and yet m the same column with this adnission ht makes strmg Of chalgs more foul than Ih G,si He soy that II there was ground for saying that Tobias Watkins wa, turned out Tor delinquency in oce then the same may h sand of Alexander Pope This charge properly cornzabl, under the criminal laws of the Sate for faultr libel wa never or publisl any man. Watkins as Fourtl A"dipr' had been guilty of embezzling ;le public funds and FaS detected l;c asu charged with comnittir
 orgfy Tn relation the matter He tndenyor,d t Ptoqfe man o high standing to commit perjury cloa him He was indicted, tried, and convicted and now il PiSon suffering thc just punishmnt or his crimes Am .a .ai rt MT Pope Such wanton attacks on the reputation of
 highly respectable citizen, cannot elevate Mr Walker or hi paper in the estimation uf his friends and must r. cere, as it justly merits the unqualified reproaton of al just men, Such attacks from such sourcc need no refu tAtion, either from Mir Pope
 FRIEND TO TRUTH.
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ID SAMUEL W. MARDIS, ESQ.
 M-The object of this is +q quest that your views on the questions of State Rights and Ratification be comnun cated to the public As those will s,ay equehty III Congress- and as they of much importance Ill principle to the people of this State, is proper your opinions should be known with precision and certainty and that they be not left 10 uncertainty and vague rumor
 The writer of this does call for the information with any hostile view and desr you believe that such not his move In the much hs been said of your op nos on these subjects and have led to believe that your opinion as to State Rights has further than aJut and prudent policy requires This believed by the writer of this be the case therefore distinct un dersanding S necessary, tt the people of this district may not be deceived by false reports and
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By James Walker 1he neu CaJinet--May we find it an improved and corrected edition of the old
 By s. M. Gilmore. Gen. Andreto Jdckson-May he be re-eecteG
 By H. Coffin Henry Clay-Our country's pride our country's hope we hail him as the redeemng spirit of the land.
 By B. r. Hornbuckle. Gen Andre,o Jdckson- A luminous beacon to the footsteps of other ages.
 By C. c. Langdon Martin Fan Buren-What an extraordinary example of self dslranchsement He has disfranchsed himself out of six thousand dollars for the sake of getting eighteen thousand What wonderful condescension ]! What disntercsted patriotism No bargain.
 By M. D. Johnston. The progress of free gocern nent-May that progress be accelerated and may knowledge and virtue their hund-maidens be in creased co extensively, 10 support them.
 By Adam Boyd. Every man to his tent Oh Is rael!
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reelection has been considered much as matter 0f course, that few have taken the pains to attend the meeting to vote at all. Taking advantage of this apathy or unsuspecting security, number of ANTI-MAsoNs to the number of some 30, stole a march," (to use the phraseology of the Anti-Ma- this subject the large portion of the Dr Warren, and Hon. Mir Sullivan, to make room for the three Ant-Masons above named. They next, with reckless determination, removed Edward G. Prescott Esq, Secretary to bring in MT Will liam Marston, and left out all but two of the twenty five Directors of last year.
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Massachusets-The Legislature of this State ap- pointed committee last winter, to inquire into and report upon the erpediency of capital puniShmens, which committee have submitted to that body, now in session. the result other labors upon this very inn portant subject From their report we make the fol- lowing extracts:
 If in the opinion of this community death in exc 6ution of the sentence of the law, in any case ne- cessay this demand for justice would be better satis fled, it is believed and something might be added to its terrors by making a Jess defned and ty setting tt upart from Me public gaso. Might it not be done in private; in the presence of peace officers, magistrates and competent number of citizens drawn from the jury boxes of the county, though without the com pnlsion to be present against their will And when this solemn and awful act is done, might not the ex ecuton of the sentence of the law be declared in some mode which might be seen or heard over a far wider space than any multitude would covert
 ''The result then, to which the committee have come, and which they respectfully submit to the Ho- norable House, is this:
 "FirSt-That the punishment of death, IS requr- ed by law. natural or divine by any wise po- lcy, for any crime, in relation to property merely, where human life has not been destroyed; conses quently that highway robbery, burglary, and arson, where life is not in fact, sacrificed ought not to be So punished.
 "Second'y,-That rape ought to be punished by solitary confinement for life, that the criminal will be no more seen or heard of
 "Ihudty,-That murder may be punished as se- condy above, and without the possibility of escape, pardon mitigation but, that, if the public sentl- ment still demands death, it should be in private, and in the manner already stated.
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Vigneron, Nursery m Greene county, Ala. 26h June. 1881.

Prospects ct He Opposition.-Before the election last year for members of the legislatures of the seve- ral western States, the opposition papers declared that the Jackson party annhfated, and that large maiorities of Clay members would be returned o the legislatures of those States What was the result In Illinois and Missouri in Mississippi and Indiana, Jackson Senators to Congress elected; in Ohio and Louisiana Clay Senators; and no election in Kentucky could be made. What are the prospects of the opposition at the present time, and what do they sayi That hc Jackson party is dissolred i,, kenuchH there is certainty of the election of only two Jackson candidates for Congress, out of twelve representatives sent by the State. Kentucky then is safe" "rhat thousands every day abandoning the Jackson party in Pennsylvania" "That in Ohio the Clay ticket for electors will succeed by 20,000 majority"
 Well. .un shall
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DeWe are authorized to announce Col ROBERT FOSTER candidate for Brigadier General, in the State, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promo ton of Gen. Ira Griffin.
 U The Rev. ALVA. WOODS will preach a Sacramenta Sermon in the Baptist Church, Tusca- loosa, on the third Sabbath in this month. Service to commence at half past 10 o'clock, AM.
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GS6D9A KEW WARD.-EscApFD. from

Gb6B EWARD.-Es from ED AWD me on the night of the 3Oth, inst. small black negro man named Edmund. He is about 25 or 30years old, feet 6 CT inches high, has large red eyes, when spoken to an-. swers quick and stammers. Said negro was
 jailed in Walker county. and said he was, making for Ohio. He will probably disown me, as he wished to be sold for his jail fees. He formerly belonged to Littleton Reese, of Autauga. l will give the above reward for oaoosa I so get him again. or so 50 dollars if delivered to me 10 miles south of Church Hill, Lowndes county. Jalors into whose hands he may fall, are hereby required to deal with him as the law directs. t. VIM. w. CHRISTIAN July eop3w14* ,.
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1he TaScumbia Rait,cay.-The contracts for this work have been let to respectable and enterprisne gentlemen, at prices much below the most sangune expectations of the company The clearing and grading from this place to the Tennessee River a distance of one mile and five eights has been under taken by J. & J. Caruthers at about $1 300, mal- ing the cost of about $500 per mlle. The compa- ny are now able to make pretty correct estimate, and we assured that the whole cost for single track will not exceed s3,500, per mile. The worl, is now progressing. The ground was broke on "Wednesday last, amidst the roar of cannon, and in the presence of number of our citizens both from to.v and country, who atrenaeu w1rness com mencement of work which we doubt not will be extended through the Tennessee valley to some point above the Muscle shoals; and if we may naz- gard an opinion, it will be improvement of great CT utility than any hitherto undertaken in the western country.
 We understand that the company have ordered their iron from Liverpool; and if this article arrives in due time the work will be certainly completed within the present year. Thus the practicability and actual cost of this mode of improvement being fully tested all objections upon that ground will be removed; and if the next legislature should grant charter for the extension of the road through the val ley to some point above the shoals. we have no doubt but the wealthy and enterprisng citizens of north Alabama will readily subscribe for a sufficient amount of stock to complete the work.- 1nscumbia Advertiser, July 2d.
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|" ANTED to hire, or would purchase if w on liberal terms, a servant girl about 13 or IA years old. For particulars inquire at this office. July 3, 14tf.
 9By request, the proprietors of the BATH HOUSE have set apart MoN- DAYS, WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, from 9 o'clock till g, PM. for the exclusive benefit tof the Ladies. july2
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ROOTS, SHOES, &C.

BOUTS, SFIOES, NC.
 EUST received direct from New-York 1 eH fresh supply of BOOTS and SHOES, Finding, Paste Backing, Slc. Scc. All which will be disposed of upon moderate terms. JOHN GOLDSMITH,
 Julv16 16 Agent.
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Well; we shall see.-Geo. Journal.

IAe adrantages cf Tempcrance.- brig Globe, Captain Moore, has just returned to Philadelphia from voige in the Pacific Ocean. She had on board crew ol ten persons, and was absent near IS months. She had been during the voyage in al- most hl the climates of the wOrd-had not one person sick board-and brought the crew all back orderly and obedient. All these advantages Capt. Moore attributes in great measure to the absence of spirituOus liquors. There not one drop used in all that time indeed there was none on board the vessel
 Colombia.-By one of those sudden changes, so frequent in South America as almost to be termed everyday occurrences, the party in the Colombian Republic, calling itself par excellence the "HJeral pdrty, having recently gained the ascendency one ot it's first measures to publish decree ordering the opposite faction. one and a 10 quit the conntry Ihls as Hardcaste says, m0y be ne,o fashioned Hbe sa s@R"t IPsgss @sg %' if it does not look very like
 Economy and Solid Comfort for Me Poor.-A stove for cooking with Anthracite Coal which costs buta dollar and half, may be seen at the Lehgh Coal Company, in Front Street. The committee of Superintendance of New-York who examined this Stove states, that with sir cents ,roh of Anthracite Coaf, room has been warmed, and the cooking of family performed for day.-N r Paper.
 Since the fire at Raleigh, efforts have been made, with success to exhume the fragments of the Statue of Washington, which were broken off by the falling timbers and buried beneath the ruins. We pleas ed to add that the head has been recovered, having received but slight inury also one arm and one leg are nearly perfect. The remaining portion of the Statue exhibits, however such a tendency to crum- ble, that we fear its disjectra membra can never a. gain be made to adhere.-N. c. paper.
 The National Gazette speaking of the late doings at Washington and the beautiful correspondence to which it gave brth says:
 "Altogether these singular productions, and we may say after the person in the upper window of the Ark in the Dutch picture of the Deluge- " Hazy weather, Master Noah."
 An animated and interesting revival of Religion seems to be prevailing among the Methodist deno- imitation at Macon (Geo.) They have just held a four days meeting, and from 40 to 50 have been ad mitted.
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MB UNAWAY.-Taken up and com MGv mtted to the jail of St Clair county. Alabama, on the 17th of June, 1881, "a negro man who says his name is CHARLES. He, is about thirty years of age, five feet four inches high, black complected; says he be- longs to Dr Jchn Cole, Dallas county, Ala bama, ten miles of Selma. The owner is hereby notified to come forward, prove pro- pcrty, and pay the charges incurred by his apprehension and commitment within six months, or he will be sold according to law.
 JOHN s. EDWARDS, SheriS.
 July O. 3W15
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A proposition has been submitted to the Legisla- ture of Rhode Island in session. to direct suit to be brought by that State against the State of Mas sachusetts, in the Supreme Court of the U. States, for ratification of the boundary line between the two States
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The Military Academy.-We learn from one ofthe visitors just returned from West Pont that the imitation of the students at that place, for the pre- sent year, with the general conduct ofthe institution, has given the greatest satisfaction. Every measure appears to be adopted by Col Thayer calculated to promote the interests of the country in preparing the young gentlemen there instructed for the course of public duty for which they are desgned.-Pha. Inq.
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HD UNAWAY,-Taken up and com Alabama, on the 18th of June, 1881, a negro man who says his name is TOM. He is about thirty years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high, black complected, -2-Aare on the right temple; he says he is blacksmith by trade; says he belongs to James Alexander, Spartenburg District, South-Carolina. The owner is hereby notified to come forward, prove property, and pay the charges incur red by his apprehension and commitment within six months, or he will be sold accord ing to law.
 JOHN $. EDWARDS, SAerH
 J,,I,
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PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 1ascaiooSa, Juiy 13, 1881. ]

I HSCdtoOSu, JHy 10, 1851.
 By the Acting Governor of the State of Alabama. NMIHEREAS, ELDRIDGE DUKE, w late of Tuscaloosa county, is charged, that he did on the 4th day of July inst. felo- niously, and of malice aforethought, kill and murder Claiborne Harris, in the said county, and it appears that the said Eldridge Duke has eludcd arrest by flight, and is not in Gus tody: ,5, .. Now, therefore by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby offer a reward of THREE HUNDRED DOLL.ARS to any person who may apprehend and deliver the said Eldridge Duke to the sheriff of said coun-, ty of Tuscaloos;, that he may be compelled to answer the sad charge of murder.
 Gircn under myhaad and the seat of the State, at
 Tuscaloosa Me 13h dag ef JuIy in the year of
 our Lord 83l and Me .ffty-sirh year cf tho
 Independmce of the United States.
 SAMUEL B. MOORE.
 By the A,ting Governor:
 JAMES l. THORNTON, Sec'y of State.
 l3~ The aid F.llridge Duke is thus de- scrih' d-S,pposed to be about 35 years old, ahaut five tsN. 10 iuCi,es hisl~, ,stp>.t r,ala little stoop-shouidercd, dark hair, and of somewhat swalthy complexion. jy16
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It has bean recently decided in the District Court of the U. States, for the District of MAINE, that under the prohbtoy clause of the Post Office law, packages of merchandize, or of Bank notes, can be carried by mail carriers without mourning the penalty, but not packages of letters.--Nat Int.
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FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS.
AT ELYTON.

At meeting of the citizens eff Elyton and its vi cinity on "Wednesday the 8th of June, to make pre-. paratons for suitable celebration of the approach ing anniversary of American Independence, Messrs Samuel w Hall, Samuel s. Earle, Thomas Car roll, J. Cantley, P. King, S. Steel, and J, Hickman were appointed Committee of Arrangements.
 On Friday the lst of July the Committee being apprzed that the Hon. R. E. B. Baylor was in town addressed to him the following note:
 ELYroN, July 1st, 1881. The Hon. ROBERT F.. B. BAYLOR,
 Sir: The undersigned being appointed commit. tee to make arrangements for the celebration of the approaching anniversary of our National Indepen- dsnce, respectfully solicit the pleasure of your com pany on that occasion; and to partake of public dinner to be given at the Big Spring. We gladly seize this opportunity of individually assuring you of hioh consideration and reSnect
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ICOplH!HHic0fc6.1
TO SAMUEL W, NARDIS

FRIEND TO TRUTH.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-23
james Monroe TO John C.. Calhoun.

OAK HILL, Nay TO- 1880.
DEAR Sir: have received your letter Of the 18th,
and hasten to answer it. I we'll remember, thu,
when received the letter from General Jackson to
winch you allude OF the 18th of January, 1918, was
sick IN bed, aud could read it. You were either
present, or came in Immediately afterwards, and
handed it to you for perusaI. After reading it, you
replaced It, with remark that it required my atten-
ton, or would require answer but without any
notice of its contents Mr Crawford came in soon
after wards aud handed also to him for perusal
Ie read ii, and returned it in like manner without
making any comment on its contents, further than
that 1t related to the Seminole war, or something to
mat effect. never showed it to any other person,
ana au not certain whether it was he O, you who
observed that 1t related TO the Seminole war. Hav-
lug made all the arrangements respecting thut war
letter was laid aside aud forgotten by me- and never
read 1t until after the conclusion of the war and
then did IL on an intiination from YOU that il re-
CURED my attention. You ask whether that letter
was before the cabinet in the delbera,un on the es
patches received from the General communication
the result OF that war; alluded to by any membe,
IN the administration. My impression decidedly is
that II was not before the cabinet nor do recolIec
or think that II vas alluded in the deliberaton nv
the subject Had it been, could not I presume
nave forgotten it. received the dispatches refer
req 90 here' and had made up my mind before left
home as to the part ought to take in reference. r.
its management, especially if should be- supported
in the opinion formed by the admiuis ration INA,
support afforded il. and I pursued tho course
which my judgment dictated, with view to the
honor and interest of my country and the honor M
the General who commanded.
With sincere regard, / am, dear sir, yours
JAMES MONROE.
Hon. J. C.. CALHOUN.