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REPUBLIC OF LETTERS.

TO THE PUBEIC
The fdg-second Number of the Republic of Letters will
close the first year of the work 1t commenced as an OK
peren-he liberal patronage has received well the IA
Nor bestowedupon other works of like kind which have fol
owed III ITS track shows that the plan of the work approved
and has gwen pennanency which induces the pubser to
make such alterations and he believes will be
acceptable to subscribers and give further claim upon the
reading community.
Since the work has been in the hands the present publish
er he has endeavoed to far practicable the
views of the subscribers in relation two matters por-
tant to the interest of the work.
In future, this work viii be edited by MRS A H. MICH
OIIAS, who will receive the aid and adyice of
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nv NOTE BOOKS.
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stereotype edition, with supplement- reed for sale by
NOV IIm w. Callahan
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The Subscriber being appointed Sole Agent for vending
ICRISON'S HTGEIAN UNIVERSAL
MEDICINES,
Tort he State OF RhOdeand hereby gives notice. other
person will be authorized Vend said Medicines in this city
but Tor the accommodation Of the public have appointed
IN different parts OF the Saeand to guard public against
they may be assured that should any medicines be
offered for sale in this State purporting to be Morisons Hge
an C1ersa Medicines, by person except myself au-
thonzed agents that they will be countenets.
SAMUEL YOUNG, No. lO7. Westminstar-styeet.
Feb 25, 1885.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-01-27
lFrom the Boston PEARL
THE PRISONER FOR DEBT.
By JOHN G. WHITTIER.

Cast down, great God the fanes
That, to unhallowed gains,
Round us have risen--
Temples. whose priesthood pore
Moses and Jesus DER,
Then bolt the poor mans prison
Pie,pont.
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A CHAPTER ON FOOD

Bunker Hill Monument.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-27
CONFIRMATION,


Tho following letter from Major Gen.
GsINcs has been furnished for publication
BY tho War Department.:
Head Quarters, War DCpdrfmcnt.l
CAMr SABINE, 26Ih April, 1886.
SIR=-l have the honor 10 state that
reports have jVst now reached this
place, through various channels, which
leave no doubt Of their eoFrecln ess,
thai on the 2lst inst. e battle was
fought nesr twenty miles east Of Har.
FisbqTg, IN Texss, between the Mexi.
cans. under the immediate comas and
Oftheir PRESIDENT Santa Anns, snd
the TexiaOs under General Houston
Their commander n.chief; and that Il
resulted IN the entire overthrow Of The
advance corps Of the Msxieaa army,
which appears to have been very far
Oot Of supporting diStsace from the
larger part Of the army, most Of which
i ssid 10 have been upon The Brsxos,
NEAR 81. Philippe, distance sixty
najIeS. II is stated that between Eve
cad six hOodred Of the Mexican ,roops
were killed and the residue Oflhe sd.
vapes. sboal the same number. taken
prisoners, including the President
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-27
COM NOTION AMONG THE
CREEKS,

Rising of the Greeks. -Distres
sing Intelligence. Fifty Families
Murdered!!
The Charleston Patriot of May ii h
yays-"COl. White, Delegate 10 Con
gress from Florida, arrived here last
night from Augusta, having seen and
conversed with the passengers who
arrived at late hour The night before
from Columbus is no longer
doubt of general Greek war. Fifty
families have been murdered, & 1000
people fed to Columbus for protec,
tion!!
The state Of that frontier is most
disastrous There are not 500 effec
tive men between the Creek and Semi
mole lines, and all Florida will be de.
vastated, if the Governors Of South
Carolina and Georgia do not send
mounted men to the FlOridO line and
10 Tallahassee. The SeminoIeS are
advancing on Tallahassee. The Creeks
will be forced upon it. Gen. Scott
is in "sunmer quarters"
Col. White has sent an express 10
Gen. Scott, add made an appeal to the
Governors Of South Carolina and Geor
gia TO send mounted men TO TaIlahas.
see and the Florida line, 10 save mid
die Florida from robbery and murder
in this disgraceful Indian and Semi.
mole war. We hope The Governor
will act with his known prOmplilude
and energy"
0TSace the above was in type, we
have received the National IttellIgencer,
containing the following Letter from cit
Izen OF Georgia to member Ol Congrese,
dated
COLUMBUS May 10, 1886.
at is with feelings of dead sympathy
that address you. Our Alabama neigh
bOrS are now pouring into this city with
the greatest possible precipitation. Scv.
eral men, women and children are muir
dered on the road, in making for this
place. Small children are picked up
wandering "a the forest, not able to tell
who their parents were. Such a state Of
misery and distress never before witness
cd. Nothing, as yet, has been done by
the Alabama Military. The Indians arc
going from one plantation TO another, des
troyIOg every thing that they cannot con
vert to their use. The head chief has
been waited 90 by some OF our citizens 10
know the intentions Of the Indians; and
ho stated, unequ lvOcally, they were deter
mined on war, and that he could not pre-
vent it; and for Us to be on our guard. 1t
Is somewhat feared our city will be at
lacked by them. At this moment We are
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poorly provided FOR defence; -butc N6s SRa6
be ia few days All lhese 6ne farms
which few days ngo promised SO nueR
reward 10 tho owners are deserted; the
ieacing thrown down, the inmaIes Of the
houses. either killed or run away; they
present nothing bul-a dreary waste; tho
lime has new arrived when HO'hing short
Of conquest and immediate remOpGI or er
termination, will give peace aOd stability
to our agricultural DeIghbOTss" q " d :.
Columbus is on the eastern, bank; Of
the Cha,tahOochee, the river which di
vides Georgia from Alabama. FOTt Nit
chel is on The west bank Of ihe Same nv
er, about Is miles above Columbas.-YNas
tutei' y, H. = .,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-27
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. - =
From Liverpool papers TO- khs 1871
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,

=. GREAT BRITAIN AND ICELAND.
The fine equestrian Statue Of king
William III; IN the College Green al
Dublin, was wantOnIy blowTupwith
suupOwder about midnight Of the 7'h
April. A Dublin aper of the sth
says =, ., 80.
The members Of the corporation,
horror stricken at the event Of this
morning, met at their assembly house,
William street, 10 day. They resol.
we'd upon offering a reward Of 5000
for the apprehension and con, ictiOn
Of The rufians who blew up the statue,
ard ESQ Tor any private information
that may lead 10 a discovery. May
they not justly have apprehensiOns
for their Owa security in such a slate
Of affairs?
The quantity Of powder used to
blow up SO mighty asubstance (nesr
Iy thirteen hundred weight Of lead)
must have been immense. The lamps
in the ghborhOod were completely
extiDguished, and several panes Of
glass broken in the adjoining houses.
The insoIent tone of triumph assumed
by the radical faction cannot but
make listing impression on the
lovers Of peace and good order, who
are now prOstraled by The uachiua.
lions Of a willy and implacabIe foe.
The lord lieutenant has been S.nding
repeated messages to College street
police Office, where the investigation
is held, for any information they may
have received.
London, aprH le. The wanton
destruction OF very exceleGt' work
Of art like the equestrian Statue of
king William Ill, in COIIege Green,
Dublin, which, as our Irish correspon
dent shows, waslhe Olh night blown
up with guOpowder, would, be an act
of mere Vandalic barbsrism if il were
not inspired by religious biEo,ry and
political malevo!ence. That statue,
The symbol Of The revolution of I6SS,
was a memorial of the deliverance Of
the civil and religious Liberties of the
British people from The grasp Of sud
den and ruthless tyrant, who Iabored
through his short and ignominious
reign 10 PROSTATE the Protestant con-
slitulion, and the throne of free peO
pie, at The feet Of pspAl Rome. As
such a memorial that statue has always
been an OdiOus thing in The eyes Of
that class of The Irish people who hate
the principles which the reslorer Of
Protestant freedom successfully asser.
ted, and would rather be the slaves of
the vassaI despot Oflhe ROmish power
than the free subjects Of a Protestant
British King.
The price Of cotton had declined at
Liverpool I'd. There had been ga
shadow of dIsrrust 10 the mOaey mar
ket" at London.
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49,
dencs. on. their owu eaergy. We
have seen that the United States have
many distinct political interests con.
nected with this affair. The Texans
justly claimH eur sympathies. 1t is
true some individuals among them are
not the most respectable, as must ne.
cessarily be Ihe'case in all new settle
msntS; but this 10 rot the character Of
the great majority, and the very worst
are hundred times superior to the
best Of the brutal ruffians, who have
invaded them more like a horde Of
cannibals than Of civilized men. The
very worst Of the Americans Of Texas
has a spirit Of independence III his
breast, which renders him Of more
worth than all the wretches under
Santa AunA put together.
Let US look little further into this
alleged ingratitude Of the Americans
The truth is, ,,that the Ingra'ilude has
been on the other side. Was there
90 assistance rendered them by the
Americans in achieving their:in depen
dencei We have already seen, that
the uninhabited region Of Texas was
wrested from Spain by our country.
meO, and who added it to the M XII
can cOnfederacy.-But have the Mexi
cans derived no aid from our country
men, upon whom they now endeayor
10 cast OpprObrium? What was the
war Of Texas in 1913, when the revo-
lutionary spark was almost exlin.
guished in Mexico2 What was the
expedition of Nina, and his three hun
dred American Spartahs who perish
ed heroicaIly in the very heart of Mex
.ico,si in the vain attempt TO recuscilate
and keep alive the spark Of indepen.
ydence which has a: this time kindled
such an unsrateful blaze? If just
estimate could be made of the lives
,andthst treasures, contributed by Am
icau enterprise ia that cause, it would
appear incredible. How did the Mex
leans obtain their ind pendence at
last? Was it by their own virtue and
courage? No, it was by The treache
ry Of one Ofthe Kings Generals, who
established himself by successful trea
son! A vile jealousy of our fellow
citizens prevail throughout Mexico;
they have been murdered, and their
property plundered, unnOticed by our
government. 1t may BE- true, that
no hing but an iron military despotism
will do for such wretches without
it, they will exhibit nothing but scenes
Of olOodshed, robbery and insurrec
ton: bat in accomplishing this, it will
be necessary for Santa Anna 10 raise up
military nation, necessarily hostile
10 US. Such nation an4 govern.
ment must be founded on war ,UhiIc
our Institutions are, or ought TO be
founded on peace.
Fl. M. BRECKENRIDGE.
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An american NavaI Depot on the
north coast Of 3fr:ca.-A French
paper states, it is rumored that our
government is IN negotiation with the
Emperor OF Morocco, for a suitable
place ofthis kind in some part Of his
kingdom. II points out a little bay
called Angera within three miles of
Centa, and at the mouth of which is q
small Island very near the continent,
and from which a jetty could, be
thrown, that would make an excellent
harbor for the rendezvous for our sqIa
dron, in the event of any contingency
Of a war with any E lropean power.
AnecdOte. "A Dutchman was some
time since indicted for bigamy.-On
being brought up on tbs chafge,he ad
mitted the fact, but pleaded ifcxtenua
tion, that the Squire who msFried him
10 his first wife, authorized him 10
take s,rteen wives, "Why what do
you meant" asked the Judge. ,"Well,"
said Hans, "he dOld me that should
haf four peter, four worse four rich
or, four boOrer, and 10 my cOundry
four dimes four always makes sic.
EceR. r,5&
SAVE YOUR OLD BREAD, Every person
l. L L "a z.
that pieces Of old bread, Crumbs, &ci
being soaked and mixed up with tho
dough, in making new bread, improves it
very much. Try il, and you will never
allow pieces Of dry bread to be lost, after
wOrds-especiaIly when -four is niue or
ten dollars a arrel.-Mechanic and Far
mer.
''r -
$1,000. N.knl., Hal - fka1vv AMAh
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A woman lately died in Italy sged
lac years. She had been blessed with
eight husbandSj the last ofwhOm sur:
vived her. ~.
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MErAMoRAs, 7th April 1886.

MEEAMOhA"H tbu Ap-H AO~y"
Levens, the lieutenant Ofthe strange
vessel, supposed to ba the IGvincibIe,
has arrived in town in irons, and no
doubt will be shot with the 22 Ameri.
can prisoners here, that were taken at
the river NuessOs; an order to this ef-
feet has arrived from Santa Anna, anC
their fate is sealed We have just re.
ceived news of the 200 Texian prison
ers al LabOrdia having been shot and
hung, by order Of the President, gen
eral Santa Anna. He is fond Of
such brutality, and the day of retribu
lion may yet come to the unfeeling
wretch.
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"AShS"N
From a notice which we published
day or two since, they were some
grounds for believing TINT the story OF
the massacre Of Fannin and his men,
was InGounded in fact. Subseq uent
reports leave no room to doubt The
melancholy truth that almost every
man Of them met with a premature
death, at the moment they were Altter
ed with speedy prospect of liberia.
tion, The New Orleans Bulletin has
The following statement, which gnes
fully 10 confirm this fact. The credi
biIily Of The wrller is strongly vOuch.
ed for by the editor.
HARRISBURG, 7,h April, 1886.
Dear S,r--This place is now the
seat ofgovernment for Texas. These
are exciIng times; every man now
walks with q full art-moisiened
eyes, and compressed lips s-lndicating
his commingIed feeling of grief and
anger. Young Hadden is here; he a.
lone escaped Of all The forces which
were with colonel Fannin. The pris
oners were all marched back 10 Coli
ad, and were joined by Other parties
OF prisoners, amounting in all 10 407
men. They were kept eight days in
confinement --beiHg allowed only a
small piece Of beef 10 each man once q
day, and 40 bread; on the ninth day
at sunrise, they were marched out un.
der preteOce Of taking Them 10 Copa.
no 10 embark for New Orleans. The
prisoners rGoicsd at The prospect OF
speedy reIease-but when they found
themselves divided into four parties,
and a guard Overwhelming strength
each, and that the parties were march
ed by different routes--lhey began 10
have gloomy forebOdings. When
they had reached about a quarter or
half IL mile, young Hsdden's cOmpaN-
ions heard firing in the direction Of
colonel Finnin's party. A murmur
arose that they were killing the prison
ers, at that moment the guard which
were 10 two lines, one upon each side
Of the prisoners, passed all on one
side, end commenced q FIRE by pla
toOns at the prisoners, young Hadden
and three others, yet unhurt, started
and fed. The Cavalry armed with
laOces, pursued them; they plunged
into the river aud swan, one was kill
ed 10 the water, one upon the bank,
and the fate Of the third is unknown. |
Young Hadden secreted himself until |
oight; from his hiding place he heard
the shrieks and grOans Of the wound.
ed end dying men; the cries Of % |
Lord! o Lord! have mercy!' and the |
most affecting calculations of distress
we're mingled with the noise of guns,
which gradually subsidized towards
mid day, when the horrid work was
finished. The neighbors who have
known young Hadden from his child
rood say, that his staten ent may be
'elied upon with implicit confidence;
10 man can hear him tell his story
Ind doubt its truth, and 9 bIacker
picture Of per6dy aud bloOd, 10 not oa
'scOEd 10 the annals Of history.
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THOMAS J.. RUSH,

-. - OtcrttGly 81 War.
Icertify the above to DC true copy Of
the express just received from The Secra
taTy Of War, who was himselfin the bat.
tIe.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-27

"a, ,: S9vH1-s, agG 2Sti9:as. =. u az =
| f1itnsdfewitR his sta8nand. mos. Of his
principal ofice:ss and shSt '-hs has sAs'
3cIarsd the independence Of Texas. s1lP
tO0 this point; ;,however. 1 pressme,' 1.-The
constituted authorities Of Mexico mus,
.be consulted :. -
I have, moreover, learned that the
C herokee and other Indians in Texas
G.Om our side f-tho national bOunda.
ry line, are disposed to return TO their
villages, plant corn, and be peacea
BILE. 3d..
This Intelligence suggests 10 me.the
propriely rfdesiriOg the Governors
oftbe States, 'Ofwhom i requested vol
unteers assisted in my letter Of lhe
9Th of this month, to suspend theiF
movements To this have added,
that should ihe shove reports be conr
firmed as T'have no doubt they will
iu the course Of a few days, | will In
that event, order an officer direct TO
the States respectively, 10 meet the
volunteers, muster Them into service,
and discharge them.
90. Your, ,obedient servant,
EDMUND p. GAINES,
Major General Commanding,
To the Secretary Of War, Washing
ton City. ''
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-27

.. =. ~. ~. :. ...,,a -Apri!'7. 1885;
The Texans have lost Labordia;
the Mexican loss is great, say 900
men. Report has jqSt cOms.IO town
of the defeat of,Sanla. Anna and The
troops at RvdJEiRers with a. great
loss. ... -''.' - ..:.' -
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-11
foe mG IS, created by single Stale for Thirty ycarst
And yet tie Why's tell US, we must now be silent!
THE MIDDLETON.

We much gratifed at laying before the People the
ssage of the President to Congress, announcing his
acceptance the British Nledution-wi,h the luminous
and satisfactory article of the Globe the same SUBJ
ject.1he n nellgencer is compelled, after all its false
augurie. to recognise with prdc and pleasure this evil
dence of the triumph Of wise counscn Government
"We take exception whatever Ii, adds TO the terms
Of the Message. When the honor or independence Of
tile Nation in any way concerned, shall be among
The first to desire to them vndicatcd and do Oh
ject, therefore, 10 them guarded as the President
says they have been, in The acceptance of the mediation
And as to the improvement of the dernces of the Ma
ton, fixed or ua,ing in favor of it, to u
bic extent, as part of true national policy. dependent
tor It's Justification, not external circumstances
contingencies, but upon its intrinsic wisdom"
What now becomes of all the recent slang and SANDER
of The Wing presses: Where is the evidence of
the President desire to plunge into scnr? Where,
of his ambitious aspirations for third term? Where,
of his violent and selfish passsons' Disspated into
thin mir
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out designating the mode in which it ought 10 be done
Men will differ this latter point according TO their
own prospects aud interest. Under existing circum
Stances il would appear, that the advice Of Cover
nor, in his late annual Message, should no! be dste
gardcd. The currency Of the State is in health.
full condition. and it may be well TO :'pausc before any
thing is dune that may interrupt the regular circulation
ways better to do too little than much applies with,
peculiar force at this time redundancy Of circulating
medium is hazardous to the community than
slight deficiency, which is often compensated by the
ccrty OF lis motion. With the threatenngs Of war be-
fore Us and this grand movement in Pennsylvania, 1t
may be prudent al least to await The operations of ann-
thrr year before embark on n new and extended sys
tenn OF banking !! Bank capital he required at s"ine
ditons ight perhaps be uciouSly made to the exist.
ing institutions, provided they will consent to establish
Offices at those points; but it should BIZ borne in mind,
that the charters Of all the Banks in the Commonwealth
expire IN about SIX years, and the whole system may
then be duly revised and wisely regulated. a. i.