Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1838-12-29
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STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTs.--We learn from
the st. Louis Bulletin that the steamboat
Platte, Capt. O'Hara, which left that port
on the I'd inst, for New Orleans, with full
freight, struck a snag on the same day, at
the mouth of the Merrimack river, and
sunk in less than two minutes. 1t is pos
sible she may be raised: the cargo, much
of it pork in barrels and bulk, will be part
ly saved. The boat and cargo we're in
sured at 81. Louis.
The steamboat Renown, from Pittsburg
for st. Louis, is said to have been lost on
the Ohio.
The Republican states that the present
season has been most destructive to the
insurance offices. The losses they have
sustained will scarcely fall short of $780,
900 and in all cases they have been salts
factorily adjusted Bee.
A POLITICAL SUIcIDE.--A man by the
name of William Blake, was so much over
joyed at the recent success of the wings
in New York, that he Immediately COM
menced course of dissipation, was attack
ed by delirium tremcns, and hung himself
few days since--Ib.
INTERESTING -Barque Magnolia, Capt.
Cannes, reports that two British sloops of
war arrived at Barbados on the 18th uIt.,
bound to the bay of Mexico; and that Sc
ven other English men-ofwar, destined for
the same place, were expected soon to fol-
low.--Ib.
GooD.-The Louisville Journal, (whig,)
is trying to prevail upon the Louisville
Advertiser, (dem.) to re-pnblieh the aboii-
ton letter of Judge Morton, Of Massachu-
sets. The latter, in its reply, says: "'rhe
Journal can effect its object without diff
Guilty. Let it re-publsh the wing resolu-
tions passed by the legislatures Of Indiana,
Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, and other
states, in favor of the right of petitioning
Congress on the subject of aboliton-the
address of the Albany abolitionists in favor
of the wing ticket-Mr. Webster's avow-
ais against siavery--Governor Ritner's
denunciation Of the dark spirit of slavery
]. @. Adams speech against Texas, and
his late circular to his constituents Mr.
Clay's sentiments on the same subject
as given in his biography, and the sou
stirring appeal of the free negroes of New
York in support of modern whiggery. Lei
this be done, and we will freely place
Judge Morton's letter in our columns.-Ib
ETERNAL PRINcIpLEs.-"Our fathers
proclaimed the principles of Democracy
but did not create them. They were co
eval with the first conception of order in
the Divine mind; and are as pervading ant
as extensive as moral existence Like
Christianity, and like all moral principles
they are eternal in their truth and in theil
obligation. "-Bancrof.
The State of Indiana has 5000 men al
work on her railways and canals. The
works Of internal improvement, already
begun and proceeding towards completion
with uneAamped rapidity in the States OIL
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, will
cost forty-eight millions, when finished.
The UNION BANK.-We are authorized
20 say that this institution will, on the Isl
Monday of January next, commence ssu-
ing her notes payable on demand, and re-
deem them in specie when presented. She
will also check on the North and on New
Orleans for all her post notes, at the same
rate as for her notes on demand-that is
at the current specie rates of exchange
This will be virturl redemption of hel
post notes in specie.
For one, we cannot for moment SUP.
pose that the Union Bank will permit any
portion of her paper to depreciate below
that of any other bank in the State. We
have too much confidence in the intelli-
gence and integrity of her board, and es.
peclally in the distinguished head of that
institution to indulge such suppositon.
We shall, in our next, discuss the affairs
OF the bank at length.-Mississippian
The town of Cheshire, in Berkshire CO..
Mass, (the residence Of that veteran de-
mocrat, John Leland at the recent cleo
ton gave two hundred and two democrat
&c votes. to seven federal.
Corn IN THE WEsr.-The Nashville
Wing Of the 18th Nov, states that the
'superabundance of the late corn crop in
Missouri and Illinois has Just been ilus.
trated by Government contractor. who
purchased in the counties Of Saline. Lafav.
cite and Clay, (Mo.) $4,000 bushels to be
Gellvered on the bank of the Missouri, at
10 cents per bushel. Further down the
river river the same contractor was offered T..
W. bushels at ia cents.
CoURTEsY.-The New York Wing states
that on the 27tn of Nov, the Academy Of
National Science of Philadelphia "evinced
their courtesy and discrimination" by e.
Letting MIR. George Combe correspond
ing member. Among the members of the
Academy it is believed he has not one per-
sonal acquaintance.