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The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

TexAs.-We publish the subjoined ex- tract from letter written by gentleman of Texas, to his friend in thls town.
 .hdeogdoches, Terqs,) June 27, 1884.
 Some confusion exists in Texas, on the suspension of law, bearing date the 26th March, 1884, which is supposed to be done on the offer of the New York company to purchase $z30,600 worth of land in Texas.
 Be it so--it has the appearance of this, that they will get all the money they can of American citizens for Texas lands, by re- tail, and then wholesale Texas to the Ame- ricail gascfiiHcns, as Spain did #iih Louis jana and the Iloridas. No longer any doubt exists with me on that subject.
 lam yours, very respectfully.
 If, as we believe, the writer's surmises are welI6founded, We consider the resolu- ton of the Mexican government as pecu- liariy suspicious. The acquisition of the beautiful and fertile territory in question, would be one of great importance. We have always regarded its ultimate posses sion by the United States as a matter of certainty; but, being well aware that our sister republic would cling to 1t with q tena- city propertionate 10 our desire of extending our sway over that portion of it's territory, we suspected not that she would part With 1t SO readily. Ii nay, nevertheless, be but a lure to entice purchasers and seiters.-- we do not, however, think so. iessas- half of is population being natives of the United states--lnust, in time, be severed from it's parent State5 and become ineorpo- rated @ith oar own coantry.-.Natctitochss Reporter.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

Frdace.-The letters imposedupon
 press in France are but too plainly s,aa sa 7 Ill the cautious, inyoluted and enlgnaR style which editors are compelledto adF to guarantee them from the dangers q
 belous prosecutions. Still the natural g5 jus and viyacity of the French iempsnna| smothered though 1t be by tyranolal nd cowardIy restrictions, bursts forth, Na sionally, with greater strength and bf,a1 cy, struck out, as it were, by the very AE3 directed against the freedom of oplnIoa- Repulsed from the discussion oi p0ARa1 matters, the mind seeks new outlets lo N exhaustless and fetiIizing enersles, n M flowery fields of poetry and the arts. t's1 5 in the symbolical frescoes and relleis Ga' 9' decorations of the theatres, we reaa sl a' a' wrongs of a gallant nation, oPPressea'!s sl despotism of bayonets. Even ID Y sculptures and statuary, in her dreams 'l a' vaudevilles, we may study the history 0 people struggling against the ieIoel9us Q, ',s x jets oi an arbitrary government, Una. :. avs ',y, stiae the germs of ambition and eAuDs4' the fire of liberty.-W. Y. Staf
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

Cox's dwelling assailed, the furniture bro- ken, &c. The anger against this Dr. Cox
 was considerably heightened, by his having short time previous, iii afa abolition ser
 mon which he preached, among other argu-
 ments in favor of if, politely hinted that the
 blessed Saviour was negro. On the 10th meeting of the Abolitionists was amour
 ced, to be holden in the Chatham street
 Chapel. The mob repaired there at an
 early hour, but the agitators, thinking, prob
 ably, that the argument might be on the
 other side, very wisely staid at home. Af- ter waiting about the church till after nine o'clock, and finding nothing to do, the mob turned their attention to the vicinity of the Five Points, where they commenced an in- discriminate attack upon the houses, tear ing them down and burning the furniture. Notwithstanding the efforts of the military, it was not till the fury of the mob had en- tirely expended itself, that they dispersed at all.
 We are not iii favor of these tumultuous assemhlages, nor do we think this a proper way to manifest dislike to their proceed ings-but we think some measures should be taken to stop the course of these iana- tics. Their cry has been, that they did not wish to "excite the black population, that 1t was "with the pure force of reason, aid ed by the psayersof the righteous" that they intended to accomplish their object. But under the immediate eye ofseveral of their leaders, and nc doubt urged on by them, we see the negroes attacking a respectable body of men, merely for requesting them to leave a place where they were nothing more than intruders. We hope these proceed ings will be a caution to those miserable fanatics, how they attempt to excite the black population in future, lest the fury of the mob should be directed against their persons, instead of their property.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

A gentleman who arrived ill town yes- tefday evening, from the Post of Arkansas, states that the Hon. A. H. SEVER, Dele- gate to Congress from this Territory, and Capt. J. BRowN, U. s. A. and General Disbursing Agent for the removal of the Indians, had arrived at that place from Washington city, and will be here in few days.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

 THE THE PRINCE OF ANGLONA.
MADRID, May 25.

-b AOtslb3 Atluf Ac'
 Agreeably to the plan of operations agreed on between the Duke of Terceira and D. Jose Ramon Rodil, Caste-o Bran co, was occupied bp the Spanish troops on the 18th instant, snd Thomar by the Portu- guese. The Miguehtes, who abandoned the tiatter) city at their approach, retired d league and half, pursued by the Cavalry, to Selseira,-a point from which they could proceed either to Santarem or Abrantes. This was the reason why the Duke of Ter ceira. proposed to General RodiI to march upon Abrantes with the Spanish forces, and accordingly they left Castel-o-Branco and arrived at Sardea on the 20th.
 From this point and on the same day, this General communicates the results of an action which took place at Seiseira on the 16th and the news of the retirement of Don Miguel from the strong position which he held at Santarem, in the following extract of a letter from the Duke of Terceira, da- ted at Golegana on the 18th:
 s '.It appears that the action at Seiseua was decisive; for Don Miguel durst not re- main n his weakened position at Santarem, but fled towards Yelves.'' J
 In the letter enclosing this extract, Gen. Rodil states, that in consequence of that engagement, he had determined to turn back from Sarseda with the divisions of in- fantry, and cross the Tagus at MalPica and Heronna, where Col. Tena had been, for two days, getting the boats of that vicinity in readiness, and 4sif," says Gen. Rodil, "they are in order on my arrival, the van guard will be in Spain tomorrow, and the lst division on the following day. CAPTURE OF DON CARLOS AND
 DON MIGUEL.
 Cadiz, June l.--Ciuii Government of t,e Prorsaee of CadiS.-The captian of the
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

POLICE eovnr.-George , im .s'',, i!ao black man, from New-BedfoIoh' .a .daen,audsd Court on Monday morning. anu h c,rrcunstsD. a warrant, an under rather novel e'l'd 2, inc Ja- ees. He stated that he put mpad.g up d ' mon fayette Hotel, and that on ,,s roolp, and ss'! s! ing he entered the bTeakias, asotlsu,sn loS f0n ds%s tho South, ut l'b by the name of Dssaah aaa his
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The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

4 bill was reported at the late session of Congress, by the Committee on Public Lands, granting to Capt. Henry M. ShreeHe. .he right ef Pre-emption to eighteen sec tions of land lying on Rcd ripes--as com pensation for inventing the steam snag boat. The bill was not acted on.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

The New York papers of the latest dates, are filled with accounts of riots, which we think have no parallel in the annals of any city in the Union. The Mayor had issued his proclamation, dated the 12th, uis. calling on all the geod citizens to assist ill quelllng the riots-the militia, cavalry, watchmen, and all the municipal authorities, had been on duty for near week-and the good and orderly city of Gotham was in great com motion.
 The first cause of these riots appears to be nearly as follows The Chatham street Chapel, i. will be observed, had been used, at different times, by the Abolitionists and Amalgamationists, for the purpose of hold ing their meetings in, whenever they could obtain 1t. The New York Sacred Music Society havea lease by which they have q right to the Chapel, on Monday evenings. On Moaday evening, the 7th ult. many members oi' the society, ladies and gen. tlemen, on repairing to the church, found 1t in possession of considerable number of these ianatlcs, black ant white, and the entrance guarded by several lusty negroes armed with clubs. The ladies immediate iy retired, and the members of the Society proceeded to akepossession of the orehes- tra. It was then politely stated to them, that they were lntruding, that the church by contract, belonged to the Singing Society on that night, and they were requested tc retire. This, however, did not seem to suit the advocates of amalgamation, more particularly the !" colofed gemmen," who i'm mediately began 10 show signs of fight benches were torn up, and an attack on tht whites commenced. The mob, however soon collected, and the Abolitionsts wer, rather unceremoniously ejected from tht house. Lewis Tappan, one of the .princi pal Amalgamationists in the country--and brother of the celebrated Arthur Tappan who imported the Comfneaiioa Wiae, som slme ago, from Germany, that he might ge t strong and good-was at the head of tn meeting, but took no part in the fight, hay ing been seen soon after the commence Inent of hosulities, with sable fair one oi each arm, making in the direction of th' Five Points. From this time the mob ney CT entirely dispersed until the 18th. Tho store of Arthur Tappan was attacked ant the windows broken; the dwelling of Lew IS Tappan was assaiied, broken open, ant the furniture and bedding carried out int the street and burnt; Rev. Mir. Ludlow church. African Episcopal. African Baptist Zion's, and Dr. Cox's churches, were al more or less injured, the windows bein| broken, and the furniture of one or tw of them burnt; the African school hous entirely demolished and the Rev. Dr
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

We understand that the Governor has given the Digesting and Printing of the laws of the Territory--for which purpose ss 5000 eco was appropriated by Congress--to John Steele, late of Missouri, and publish er,of the Intelligencer, in this place.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

The steam boat Tom Bowling Jeff this place for the mouth of White river, on last Tuesday. The Ottawa arrived here yes terday, bound up the river. The river IS very low, and we think it doubtful whether she will proceed very high.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08
DEATH OF GEN. LEAVENWORTH.


 Through the politeness of the Postmas- Ger at this place, we have seen postscript attached to the way biii of tiihe mail, from the Postmaster at Washington, Hempstead county, which states that an ex- press had arrived there, bringing the news of the death of Bria- Gen. LEAvENwogTH. commander of this division of the |. s. army. He died at small post on the Fausse Ouachita, in the Choctaw country. st also states :hat Lt M.CLuREs of the Dragoon corps, had died at the same post
 The disease IS not mentioned. We shall probably have the particulars next week.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

We have received no positive accounts of theresult of the recent Louisiana cleo tions, The supposition. however, Is, that the Hon. E. D. White, of the House of Representatives, (anti Jackson is elected by considerable majority. Mir. Garland is reelected from the third Congressional district
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08
There are, we may suppose, some 40 ol 50more looking after similar appointments

BASE YILLAiNY.-0n Tuesday last, says the Atlas, two boys found sum of money iii the vicinity of Franklin street, wIlo made inquiry to find the owner. A person come along who said he lost some, but did not tell the boys how much; he then said his brother Mir. Parkman in Sumner street had lost some, and he had been looking for it, He induced the boys to go with him and while Tn the alley in the rear of the Catho- lie Church, forced open the boys hand and ran off with the money. .--Bost. Transcsipt.
 Florida. .--George K. Walker, Esquire, Secretary of the Territory had arrived at Tallahassee from Washington, ard on the i6th June, entered upon the duties of his office, those of acting Governor. The Flor idlan of June 2lst says, ''Maj. Eaton (the new Governor is looked for in few days"
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

We extract the following from an article in the Tuscaloosa Ala State Rights Ex- positor:
 "Has not Andrew Jackson written one or more letters to gentlemen in the Ten nessee valley, recommending Clem. c. Clay, as the man of his choice, for Cover nor Gagie's successor { Did he not frank these letters? Did he not say that 1t was important to the party that he should be elected! Would Washington have thus abu- sedtne ffanking privilege Above all, would he have interfered directly, as Jackson has done, with the local elections of the States! 1t Is said the President will visit Alabama this summer; will it not be for party pur- poses 2"
 The editor of the Egpositor seems rath- CT to question the propnoty of this kind of interference, but We tell him it is all right it IS the way the General underestimate his duty-that he should regulate the elections in all the States--keep them free from cor ruption-reform all abuses-and attend in persons If shey cannot be managed without.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

The Convention of the State of Tennes- see, for the purpose of revising the consti- tatioa, concluded their laboFs in committee of the whole, on he 24th ut. The amepd- ed constitution, if is presumed, VII be adopted with but.Iittie alteration.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

The Times, of London, exDr4,,., utmost dissatisfaction and copteme, ss's s.l new Ministers, whom it denouDcefF Y ,a g beetle and insignificant personaess, .
 'sA gain We are bound in eeesc;.,.. honor to declare, that as a whole tbssJ ! not, and ought not to satisfy tha nssl| England. He warned Lord Y, this. Our fear was, and We call 10 win. our leading articles for three or t0ur ! past, that the paddings, lieings, wajdin the staytape and buekram, the scranl and sweepings of the ministerial sboD sn be resorted to and strong and seryicss materials excluded that old clotbes va be turned--eld holes darned-.raos l. drYed-and ancient calf-skin covers tip gilt and iettefed-and all this acknanst reformed or amended Cabinet, by vbj not even the infant pupils of our Snd schools would be imposed upon.a
 The Editor says, Lord Auckland is more competent for the head of the Nai tiiiaii the commonest parsef--ihat SM Rice, the Colonial Secratary, Is d man very moderate talents. The great som of regret of this journal appears 10 hedl Lord Durham and Mir. Abepromaieu men of that stamp, have been passed o'
 Ere. 4aE
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

.s.sths, The conditions 2 l. will be such ;. arshals shall agree to, aeco,5,as :onl 2,
 [ From the New Orleans cou,;..
 LATEST FROM Mrxlco. o.--yh. i, 'aIl Wln, Capt. Ghasteau, arrived sas as o1s 5 papers to the 25th June. eI,a Th.. lellsis 1 some hard fighting in the ;o,a.;a aas's aadbt Cruz remained tranquil. b'g'' The ,a.4g put ' ! hepubllc had beer changed fen :. .'''s a q q Liberty" to Santa Anna and d'il D aedI
 The city of Mexico is sai1 ,ssllgl0i ,e s ciared for Santa Anna. The let tras.l VI aave . ed at Campeachy had likewise ps sss,s' s'ail ! santa Anna; but it was supposed sla'sa ,I', place would soon be re-captursS tssa sa 'a'l government troops were on their s nv M It, and two vessels of war had a haaa a''Iel ed there. The State of Ven (,rna a ~ ol5 so declared for Santa Anna. '4 i''
 A conducta with S60O,oOo, k ,.;;, have been stopped by the partzausas 4 ss's ta Anna.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08
;a.a,,;l nef' has just favored me ,;,,

intelligence. me wiih ssses the easssis lsissss sf sss ss;ss s,5y. i.a :.
 tam General af lg a letter # '''sIi \ !. that the At,e, Insaa'a al '1e n Depatmss'' 'lls q geel had fallen into the ba"d. s,,os s'Ia Dosl asn ' troops at Evora, hayina ;raSI ' 2 ths N up oy their own men; also ls x psin deIIils, gon loads of silver had Yo baal sas fiaar \ No other ,.sns. 0eea 'sq; f;s,,sl Z
 (signed) "LoUIs nj
 ! h hasten to communicate N, soles ,aeelllegence .,l to the loyal city '''' \ e e'g'ss
 'he other population of the I,o'aii N s, '''Sif information and satisfae,;a' ''aiees
 JOSE DoMING,ol'' l''vtl; pl.
 eadlz, June l, 1884. 'ipaal
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

A committee of fifty gentlemen, had been appointed by the citizens of Nash vile, to make arrangements for the reeep- ton of the President of the United States. According to the Nashville papers, 1t was to be splendid thing.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

The New York Mercantile Advertiser, of July fl, gives the following account of the decapitation of the figure head, on the fngato Constitution. The Mercantile ap- pears tobe very confident of iss truth--and undoubtedly they know more about it than we debut it sounds to US very much like the, story of the Irishman that surrounded twelve of the enemy, and took them pris- oners, by himself.
 4 We have 1t from authority, in which we have the most perfect reliance, and there is but one person, whose character ourintorm- ant yoackes for, between himself and the
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08

We see by the New York papers. that Mr. Theodore SedgwIek, lately arrived ah board the ship North America, f.oal Hraace, is inc bearer of despatches from 1ir Lig- ingston, our Minister.to that government. Among them are the original papers con- taining $ list of American ships illegally captured by the French, which have at length been furnished after considerable diff fculty, to AIr, Livingston. They have al- so agreed to furnish the original decisions, by which they were condemned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1834-05-15

I. From The W. II. SEaEesMa5I.
The following particulars Of one 0f The most
cruel transactions we ever heard OF. We copy
from the different papers Of the city Of New
Orleans. Ontbe morning of the 10th April.
q nre broke out at house at the corner of
Hospital ana Royal streets, owned by wo-
man Of ihe name Of Lalaufie, formerly Mad.
anne Lopez Yve Blanqae. A large crowd as
semblru to witness the confagaation; without
the iniention Of aifording the least assistance.
as the woman had been notorious Tor q long
time for crime and cruelty. She was once
punished for lll-tFeatment Of her slaves. she
saslng caused the death ut several of Them :.
6ut Il was never known until now how "a she
had carried her cruelties. AIler some time. !,
suspiciVn bFgap 70 prevail among The erosA
that this infamous woman had committed
snnr9eT upon some other slaves, aad Che sus,
Litchfield enquirer., 1834-05-15

An old lady. aged ~. named Rogers. committed su-
eids a. Hudson by ch,siag her throat with TazOr-
No cause assieard Ssr abe oct.
The dividing li"s between the s.aes Of Mississippi
and reane.see has been Used q. The 3Sth degree
north latitude. ,f,fTF ..-99
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28

We understand that Geahr, taken up on sus
picion OF being concerned in the death of Perry
in Locust ward, had final hearing YESTERDAY
before the Mayor. Mr.. Ashmead, who acted
for the commonwealth remarked, that he had
not received from Lancaster some evidence
which he had expccted-that all the testimony
which he had hitherto been able to adduce. had
been only circumstantial, and therefore he was
ready to abide by the decision of his honor the
Mayor, whether the prisoner should be again
remanded or dismissed.
The Mayor gave his opinion at length in
which he remarked upon the nature of crcum-
stantiaI evidence generally, and upon the char
acter of that which had been adduced against
the prisoner, which, though certainly sufficient
to excite strong suspicion, did not seem enough
to cause him 10 be bound over, or committed
for trial The sudden departure and subsequent
singular conduct of the prisoner, were TO be i'm.
puted to his knowledge or belief that some exc
culions were issued against him. The prisoner
was therefore discharged.-U. S. Gaz.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28

SOCIETY IsLANDs.-It is stated, and if true is a
curious fact, that most Of these islands in the
distant Pacific, are, at the present time, govern
ed by women. These ladies each preside at
the debates Of their chiefs the state affairs of
their island, and take an active part in them
The meetings are open to all the natives, and
whether ofhigh or low degree, any one is allow
ed to give his opinion on the subject in ques-
ton. When measure is decided on, il is pro-
mulgated as law from the chapels which have
been built since the visit of the missionaries to
the islands. In these debates, the women gen.
orally evince mental qualities superior to the
men, and also surpass them in their attachments
at the missionaries schools. Since the estab-
lishment of the missionaries on the islands, the
condition of the women has undergone great
change; from state of abject slavery and mi
sery, they have become comparatively free and
happy; and the first object of the natives on
visiting ship newly arrived, is, to procure a
bonnet or some such article for their wives
their own wants being secondary considera-
ton"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28

correspondent Of the Charlottesville Advo-
cate gives a ludicrous account of meeting
held in Fluvanna, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to meet others from the different coun-
ties ofthat Congressional District, at Charlottes
vile, to confer with each other as to the pro-
priety of selecting suitable candidate for Con-
press in onpostion to Gen. William F. Gordon,
their present representative. After stating the
manner in which a'certain party politician was
exhibiting his gold, the writer says-"l is said
at the close of the meeting, while Col. Strange
was exhibiting his yellow jackets in the crowd
among his Jackson friends one of them wish
ing to be more fully satisfied of its value and
practical utility by actual experiment, or allur-
ed by its beauty, slipped it into his pocket and
the Colonel was not able afterwards to reclaim it,
or find its possessor"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28

r+In few days the Session Of CONGRESS VIII
commence. Its duration. by the Constitution,
will be limited to the 4th Of March next. Though
brief il will, doubtless be one OF much interest.
The peculiar political condition Of the country,
and the state of parties, will more than make up
for the absence of any exciting matters OF mere
legislation. .,
During the Session we will exert ourselves to
Give our readers the earliest and most authentic
intelgence from the Seat Of Government. The
ALEXANDRA GAZETTE will contain, daily, sum-
mary of the proceedings Of Congress oil the day
previous prepared expressly for its columns
We design to keep a faithful and impartial re-
cord the debates that may take place IN poth
houses; and, for this purpose shall always give,
at least one or two of the principal speeches on
both Sides on all questions of Importance.
We shall have, likewise, the advantage OF
CORRESPONDENTS FROM w AsHINGToN, whose letters
will give the current news Of the Metropolis
Our own personal attendance as oten as we
can at Congress will also enable us to collect
all of interest that transpires.
Thus without burthening our columns, or an
moving our readers with all that is said and done
in Congress on every subject, private and pub
lie we hope to present them with an account OF
every thing useful or interesting.
In the mean time we shall not remit our eXer-
lions 10 make the GAZETTE channel tor con-
yeying TO its readers the earliest NEWS foreign
and domestic, with the LITERARY, PoLITIcAL, ana
COMMERCIAL intelligence ofthe day; so that, with
out combining its columns to any particular SUD-
iect or subjects to the exclusion OF others, II may
ALWAYS be referred to for that information which
intelligent citizens ought to expect from NEWS
PAPER.