Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1838-12-29

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Tho wharves Of New York are repre-
scnted as being literally blocked up with
vessels, which, at some of the piers, are
lying seven deep. ~
Gen Ieakiriawho has just been elected Z
Mayor OF Baltimore, was a few years ago
a journcyman printer.
There Is said 10 be 12,A3I Post Offices
throughout the United States.--Whig pa
per.
And 5000 Of those arc kept by Wings!
Ii is stated in one OF our exchange ra-
pers, that girl of high responsibility,
aged only thirteen, lately clipped in Ala
bama ON horseback, with one Of her faith
er's negroes. The black scoundrel was
caught,
Snow fell at Erie, Pa, on Monday and
Tuesday, the Doth and Both ult., to tho
depth Of 10 inches.
WHIGs.--A party that .thriycs most
when the country is distressed, and is dis
tressed most when the country thrivcs.
Let MIR. Van Bnrcn take warning! In
five Of the largest counties in Maine, the
Conservative party PEELED eighty votes.
ADVANTAGE or RAIL RoADs.--It was
stated in a late debate in the British Par
lament, that the Liverpool and Mancheg-
ter Railroad had produced an advantages
I TO each Of those towns Of at least El0O,A
COOS year.
The Rev. Mr.. Magawly, Roman Ca
tholic clergyman is engaged by the canal
company in the construction Of a boat to
be propelled by. quicksilver, and which is
expected 70 60 20 miles in an hour. - Wa
teJord Chronicle.
- DEMocRAT.--One who will sacrifice ey-
cry thing for principle, but never prin-
ciple for any thing
Eenimore Cooper, il Is said, il
engaged ii preparing Naval History Of
the United States.
The Federalists predict that they viii
beat US next year, Always are, but ncs I
yer to be, blest.'-Sturk Co. Dem
Vino WHY.-The Wheeling Times cx,y
cuses the recent general defeat Of tho fed
eralsts, by saying that the late money
pressure has driven the people crazy and
they didn't know which way they voted
They got crazy pretty much the same
way about the time Of the old revolutlan.
They've got bravely over it though---aAd
we like their spunk. There seems 10 be-
method in their madness.
1sroP THAT' LIE.--T The New York Star
saws that the abolitionists in Maine sup
| ported the democratic ticket at the late FL
lection there. "A more barefaced false
hood meyer, was uttered. The abolitionists
] Is Maine SsSsss deralists to the backbone
the leading. one among them i General
Fessondcn, M. Websters bosom mend,
whs was i bitter resiler Of Jefferson, ~
frieus opponent Of the last war, q fierce
| friend &c John @. Adams. administration,
and who hates Martin Van. Buren, MS bad
as. he docs Andrew Jackson. Boston
Posi-.
The Wings said, when the Webster din
ner took place, that Il 'swould secure
1 Maine '-and'so it did, to the support Of
the administration. ojmportahtsdid the
j [ederalists consider this festival, that. up
/ on receiving, an intimation from Mr.. Prem
! tiss that he could not attend, a committee
was innediately. despatched to Portland,
/ consisting of the editor Of the Atlas, and
/ others, to insist upon his coming--they
went and brought him up with them, and
as soon as Prentiss touched the wharf in
Boston, they exclaimed-ssMainc is safe, 7"
and then took drink.-Bostoa Post.
i AaR1EA4 OF SprcIE.-The Osceola,
/ which arrived ON Thursday last from Lon
don, brings us nearly half million in gold
and silver, imported for the use Of the
South Western Railroad Bank.
| Porter's majority in PENNSYLVANIA, as
appears from the official returns, is 9,-
s53. nea
| SORE Tons, The National Intelligent
Ger includes in list Of government de-
faulters, the name of John B. Swanton, Of
Bath, whose deficit is put at $l3,S6ll--
This Mr.. Swanton is not as the Federal
papors say, "a supporter the Van Buren,
party, right or wrong,n but a Jealous Of
fee holder under Gov. Kent, at present
his destination is Salt River.--Portland
) Argus.
ORGAN FOR ST.. PATRIcK's CHuRcR,- :
They are building magnificent organ Of
: mos. immense size, at Cincinnati; to be
liplacod in the St. PatriclS's Church, in this
niIy- The cost is over $4,000 dollars. ~
4 Fcayune, a9
Tho Railroad between Baltimore, Will
flmington, and tho city Of Philadelphia, Ia
'-enow complete.