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The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-11

anu &0n0r0IIy 10 lnCT0dS TIC S0CuEIty
of tha Government against losses in
heir disbursement. 1t is needless to
'dilage on the importance ofproviding|
such, new safeguards as are within
1hSlpower Of Legislation to promote
these, ends; and have little to add
10 the recommendations submitted in
the accompanying.
v BY law, the terms of service ofour
moss important collecting and dis
Ibnrsing officers in the civil depart
ments are limited to four years. and
when reappointod, their bonds are
required to be renewed.
QtThe safety of the public is much
increased by this feature of the law,
and there can be no doubt that its
application to all officers entrusted
with the collection or disbursement of
the public money, whatever may be
the tenure of their Offices, would be
equally beneficial. l therefore re-
commend, in addition to such Of the
suggestions presented by the heads
Of Departments as you may think
useful, general provision, that all
officers of the Army or Navy. or in
the Civil Departments entrusted with
the receipt or payment ofpublic mo-
ney, and whose term ofservice is Ell
Their, unlimited or for a longer time
t!ian four years, be required to give
bonds with good and sufficient sure
ties, at he expiration Of every such
periodic "te $3.50. -.
A change in the period of termi-
mating the fiscal year, from the LIST OF
October to the LIST of April, has been
frequently recommended, and appear
to be desirable.
Thedistrcssing casualties in steam
boats, which have SO frequently hap
pened during the year, seem to ev-
ince the necessity Of attempting to
prevent them, by means of severe
provisions connected with their Gus
tome house papers. Tho subject
was submitted to the attention of con-
Igress by the Secretary Of the Treas
Jury in his last annual report, and
will be again at the present session
with additionan details. 1t will doubt
less r receive that early and careful
consideration which its pressing I'M
portanc appears to require.
Your attention has heretofore been
frequently called to the affairs Of the
District of Columbia, an l should not
again ask it, did not their entire de-
Ipendencs on Congress give them a
constant claim upon its notice. Sc
|perated by the Constitution from the
rest Of the Union. limited in extent,
and aided by no Legislature Of its
own, it would seem to be a spot
where wise and uniform system of
local government might have been
easily adopted. This District, how
ever unfortunately has been left to
Ilinger behind the rest of the Union;
its codes, civil and criminal, are not
only very defective, but full of obso-
lete or inconvenient provisions; be-
Ing formed of portions of two states,
discrepancies in the laws prevail in
different parts of the territory, small
Ias it is; and although it was selected
Jas the seat of the General Govern
in mt, the site of the public edi6ccs.
the depository of its archieves, and
the residence of officers entrusted
with large sums of public property.
and the management of public busi-
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We insert to day from the Matches Courier, 10
account Of a meeting held at Natchez, for petition.
ng,ongress to allow eur members elect, to takes,
seats,-This to oul notion 10 rather strang. busr
ness--ifCongress will not regard the voice sfth
State election, held in accordance with the Cons.
tuition Of tae United States, they will not be sps
to ply any attention to petition from conpa'a'
lively few individuals, and a. the right ofpeti.
tioning is open to all, the Vanitcs will % to pes'
tioning too. and their skil in these matters ~
unsurpassed, for what they lick in men, is msdsup
with boys and 6cticous names. Now had the NEE
ting been held to petition Congress to allow MIS-
sissippi, in future to elect her own Representatives
a. her laws require, we should hive hid no oSf''
ton to Electromagnetic should we abandon the =
lection of Prentiss and Word, and 60 to pssiton'V
with the vanites, the would. a. we before s'n'es
be sure to defeat us BY foul means, il they c'd'
not do it by fair ones.
The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-11

TIE news from Canada are - con.rsdicts,,,
10 impossible to arrive at the truth. khho,...
certain that in Lower Canada there b., ~, J.
veral bloody sngagsments in which 10th ~.
have suffered severely; The latest account, .,,,.
there had been battle between the Governs.
forces and the Patriots. at Toronto, which ,,.ps.
ed in the entire overthrow Of the Patrist. d.
Government troops numbered shout four ,h.u.. I,
the Patriots between FIVE and ssvsn hundrsd: H..
was also another engagement At Swantea. II vh;.l
the Patriots 'was again defeated, with IN, h, !.
some cannon. In Upper Canada the Patriot, i,
been more successful, report says, they h.y. ;,
VOTED and expelled their Governor. and ..l.n p,..
session Of all the fortified places. Succ.,, .t,.,,
them 20 long As justice and the rights Of man =.
the object Of the revoutionssts.
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We shall by next mail begin to look for the p'e
ceedings Of Congress in relation to Messrs. Pru.
tiss and Word, which We look forward to with
much anxiety. Should Messrs. Prehtiss and woa
not obtain their seats, the Whigs would like y
know where the Democrats 'intend holding The
next election, whether in Washington city, o,i,
Mississippi" a the people generally feel nssNs.
ed in knowing.
The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-11

We shall look next mail for news from cur ls,;,.'
lature. They no doubt last week elected Z. 4,
Senator for hississippi--if the> have elected
Senator, it 10 certainly great piece Of presump,a.
in them to do 80, knowing that Congres, had el.c.
ted our Democratic representatives,, they ough.is
all conscience to be allowed to elect Demos.e
Senator, for We doubt very much the Legislature
doing it. Federalism ala, Democracy, 10 getting
rather below par in Mississippi. y
The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-11

We ha 9 Washington City dates up 70 Ii, ,sA
Of December; nothing Of importance had 1, -.
been done. 1t appears that Mr., Adams continue,
at his old business, that Of presenting petition, !,
favor OF Abolition, with the addition, petition, !.
gainsts the admission Of Texas into the Vuio,.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-10-11
STATE RIGHTS MEETING.

The State Rights men of Amite will
hold meeting on the first Monday in
November. They are earnestly solicited
TO attend. The object Of this meeting will
DO briefly developed, The Democratic
Papers Of our State, and, in fact, Of the
South, are endeavoring to produce the i'm
preston that the State Rights men, are
EalIying into the ranks Of Van Buren, De.
mocracy. The State Rights men of Amitc
are anxious to disabuso the public mind Of
the false attitude they have been placed
in, by such unfounded obloquy. They
wish and arc reSolred to stand forth to the
world the same incorruptible champions
Of State Rights principles, that they we're
in the days ofIhe Proclamation and Force
Bill. No consideration, however gildcI it
may be, shall or can induce them to swerve
from their opposition to an Administration
distinguished by such alarming and repre-.
hensbie abuses of power and usurpations,
as have been persisted in by the last and
the present Administration. Whether
Sub-Treasury men or not, is not the ques-
ton. The question before the public is,
shall the State Rights men Of Amite con.
sent TO DO merged and absorbed in the great
vortex Of Van Buren, "Dcmocracy.n A.
gainst this amaIgamatior they raise their
voice, and hope, THAT the State Rights men
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COMMUNICATION.
For the Liberty Advocate.
Mn. EDITOR:


As it is not TO be supposed that the
Mcssrs. Castons will condescend to notice
the barking of puppies, as to matters Of
fact: 1t may not be uninteresting to criti.
else upon the composition of the last edi.
torial Of the Planter, in relation 10 our
worthy citizens, The Messrs. Casons.
am but plain youth--raised in the corn
field. | make no pretensions to literary
acumen; but can, without vanity, assert
that know enough TO laugh over the
blunders Of the redoub.abie and learned
Editor Of the Planter. Near the begin.
ming Of the glossary of this learned man
upon The communication Of Zion Hill, he
thus speaks: ave return to it with
disgust UNEQUALLED BY EVERY
THING but the contempt We feel for its
authors" Now, the reader is requested
to notice the words in capitals, "UNE-
QUALLED BY EVERY THING."-
This is Iaughable kind of "disgust" that
swells his bosom, "nnequGlled By every
hing" but his "contempt" for its authors.
Every thing unequais his "disgust" but his
"contemp,." What beautiful specimen
Of learning! 1t surpasses any thing that
could cmanate from Addison. Say, learn
ed Editor, would not the word any, in the
place of ''eUery," do much better! A lit
tie school-boy remarked to this effect the
other day. Again. "For, as our caption
indicates, the extraordinary production
was not the offspring Of the redoubtabIe
Col. Erasmus Custon--that god of battle;
but 1oaS d company concern" The fellow
seems TO have italicsed the concluding
part Of the sentence, in order TO draw the
attention Of the public to the neat, origi-
nal idea, that the production was neither
the offspring of Col. Castor, nor OF "a
company concern" but was simply "a COM
pany concern" and no "offsprlngn at all.
shall pass over the new method Of spell
ling Scholast c, adopted by this learned
man, to-wit' SCOLASTIC;-Noah Web
ster knew nothing Of this new fashioned
spelling. lie says that private character
is not public properly So that if man
be horse thief, a hog thief, or a negro
thief, and yet an Editor, nothing must be
said about it. Some such shield as this
is necessary to hide the private acts OF
the learned man, then! But my time is
brief, and must Gull only the beautiful
flowers. Hear him,-"We believe that
good private character is indispensaby
necessary, therefore will hold oursel in
readiness 10 repel attacks made on The one
or the other" What arc the words "the
other doing in this sentence? 1t can re.
fer to nothing, and is merely the boiling
over Of a frothy head. 1t is rare speci-
men Of learning, and should be preserved.
Again. "They are inseparaJle or The same
as far as Tie individual is concerned, BUT
NOT SO OTHERWISE" Here is the
word "they" in the plural, used in refer.
ence to character" noun in the singu-
lar This "private character" so says
the learned man above, is ''nseparable"
or the "same" "as far as the individual is
concerned" If any thing else be soon
cernod," however, he says, "BUT NOT
so OTHERWISE" "a little learning
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-10-11
From the Southern Sun.
GREAT WING MEETING

At a meeting ola large number OF the
citizens Of Kinds county, at the courthouse
IN Raymond, on Monday the first day OF
October, agreeably TO adjournment, major
JOHN B. PEYToN was called to the chair
and A. L. DABNEy, Esq, appointed Score.
tary.
The following resolutions we're presen.
ted for consideration by CHARLES HILL,
and passed by overwhelming majorities:
!. ReSolred, That we consider the
course Of the present administration of
the general government, from its COM
menccment to this time, as totally at war
with the interests Of the country--as de-
signed to perpetuate power in the hands
OF an ascertained minority, in disregard
of the known interests and wishes OF the
great mass Of the American people.
2. ReSoiued, That the effort now siren
uously made by the party in power to
prop their sinking fortunes by pretended
union of sentiment with the state rights
party, is not only an absurd attempt to
reconcile dissimilar principles, but, to be
successful, will require of the state rights
party a sacrifice of political consistency.
3. Resolved, That sound currency
is an essential part of commercial prosper
ny; and that the sub.treasury, as detailed
In congress by those in the confidence of
the President, does not propose to furnish
one, either directly or BY remote conse-
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in every county in the State will pursue
the same course. To silence the clsse.
OF the Democrats, and counterfeit the pos.
sble consequences Of the Infamous SLAM
ders Propagated by corrupt Prints, in re-
gard 10 supposed predictions entertained
by the State Rights men for Modern "Dc-
mocracy," should be the wish of every
friend oltruth. TO effect this object, they
must speak forth in language not to
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-10-11


We call the attention Of our readers tc
the proceedings Of the Wing Meeting il
Raymond, Kinds County. The Nullifers
mingled in the deliberations of that meet.
ing and responded cheerfulIy to the senti-
ments announced in regard to amalgama.
ton Of the State Rights Party with "Van.
ocracy" The Party in power must have
been sorely disappointed atthe indsp endent
stand assumed by the Nulifers on that &C.
casion The slang so loudly put forth by
the Democrats, that we are raj ying into
the ranks of the Proclamation and Force
Bill Party, is beginning TO lose all its cf
feet. They have found the Nulifers
made of sterner stuff than they imagined,
The multiplied calumnies heretofore heap.
cd upon US by the Van Buren, Party, for
bids us from bestowng the slightest APP
probation upon the present Administra-
ton, After they have ruined the country
and themselves; after they have poured
out the walls Of their wrath upon the ad-
vocates Of State Rights, and daringly at
tempted to crush our Republican system Of
government and establish in effect, mon
archy, the dominion OF one man; they
have the unblushing impudence. the high
way robber-like audacity TO call upon US
to save them from the merited vengeance,
staring them in the face. This infamous
attempt TO allure the NuIlfers from their
former attitude, has proved abortive every
where. The concoctors of this diaboIi-
cal scheme, look chop-iaIlen, and their
Chose that have anv) are r
scathcd by the burning effects of the mean,
and unhaIIowed efforts used by
them to prop a sinking dynasty. In Vicks.
burg the attempt TO bring extremes togeth-
er, the NuliferS and Van Buren, men, has \
failed In Yazoo where the famous Demo 4
,rutic and State Rights meeting was held, y.
'ut two Nullifers participated, and their :. ~
,bjcct was to bring the Democrats over 10 "
he advocacy Of the true State Rights al
'rinci pies. An attempt has been made TO III
oil similar meeting in this county, az
The State Rights men have become in ~
lignant at the decetiul advances Of their +
would be murderers, and have rushed 10 nj
he rescue. lnto-days Paper will be found VI
call for State Rights meeting on the ~ ~
lrst MondayIin November, signed by most ~
# the leading members of the Party. No at
UGH magamation need be apprehended TO
n our county; yet they are resolved TO y
peak forth to the world, and fix the seal !
f faIsehood upon the repeated annuncia- N
on Of Democratic Prints, tina, we are 60. z
g over to the camp Of our most fiendish &c
lemles. We hope the State Rights Par VI
will turn out to the proposed meeting. ed
he same course should be pursued by the pl
tate Rights men, throughout the State, til
nd we think will. The Sub-Treasury OF
i'll find no abiding place in the bosoms of u, ~
ur Party here. e,
-----------------------------------------~ b.
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De misunderstood

|
K. +. Bates, James NJ. Smiley,
Il. l.. Terrence, Jarrot CASTOR,
o. w. Caufeld, G. w. Lowry,
s. Weathersby, Alex. McMorris,
Jehu Wall, J. G, Harrell,
+. CASTOR, r. A. Pool,
A. Gayden, John Brown,
/. Bachelor, l.. l.. Bramblet,
VIM. Gardner, r. Witherspoon,
Benz. Graves, Calvin Laury,
W. {. Maxwell, VIM B. Moore,
L. Reams, c. F, Oldecop,
J. b. Anderson, Henry Lard,
J. W. Miller, Thos Mcdowell,
8. TiIlotson, S. Avery,
James J, Graves, A. Smith,
James NJ Gallant, James NJ. Lowry,
H. Mcknight, David Jewett,
Y, I. Crawford, VIM. NJ. TAYLOR,
y. Parker, J. Hardness, *
Ezekiel Boatner, James Weeks,
3. Anderson, Alison Taylor,
r. {. Gayle, John c. Taylor,
James Mcdowell, F. Hudson,
II. Hunt, James Brown,
John Moore, John Brown, Sr,
Jesse Mccoy, Joshua Gordon,
William Bates, Alfred Graves,
Theodore Mcknight, Noble johnson,
Thomas W. Pound, Rowland Wilkinson,
George W. Rudd, Jas. M. Norwood,
I. Jones Stewart, Baxter McMorris,
T. NJ Rogers, A. Garner,
David Gordon, Thomas Gordon,
Leroy Warnock, Sylvester Gardner,
N. Chaltant, J. W. o. Way,
Alfred Warnock, Il. w. Griffin,
W. D. Smith, B. F. Anderson,
Richard J. Watkins, Jas. R. Gayle,
\. 5. Causey, John Richmond,
Vim. H. Dobyns, l.. s. Atkinson,
\. R. Dunn, w. Jackson,
)aIcho Perkins, Peter II. Marsalis, |
!. W. Forsylhe, John B. Swearingen.
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'GR1;O(,.C!.,!ERII.'E],'S;

~0I u %. rAenn.,
W ly announces to the puhl;o 'peclSl
ally, that they have opened a C,roo. ge'|
Provision Store in their new hon. oeery y
North side Of the Public SuuSrea %
they will be glad to receive md = wNs'
modaie their friends. The Collo~ low accOp
prises portion Of their stock. ~ lug " COZ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07
A e. a Es I'D.

TT l.; JEFFERS 4 Co. acknowl-
IL edges renewed obligations TO their
friends and customers for the very liberal
patronage hcrctutore bestowed on them;
and heg leave to announce, that they have
now on hand. and will continue to receive,
well selected assortment of GOODS,
consisting Of
Brown and Loaf Sugar,
Green and Whte Coffee.
%. g. Sugar Ilonsc Moasscs,
Wine and Spirits Of tie best selection.
Canal Flo"r-whole and half Bbls.
Bale Rope and Bacgins,
Iron and Steel,
Together with all other articles in the Gro.
c0y Line (which hey will sell. or send 10
order. Uarrantcd Good, at the lowest mar
kcI Prices
They also continue to transact Commits
sion Business, including receiving and for
wan'img of Goods: aud tender to their
friends assurance Of their best attention to
orders in that line OF business
Hamburg, March 1883. IFS
The Pcndicton Messenger will iuscrt the
above four times ana send their bill for
payment to II. l.. J.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07
Collie Mixture.

HNl1E above is anevcr fniling remedy for that
II variety OF colo, so distressing to Iniunts,
and TO: which the most injurious unodyne sub
/ stances are too commonly given. 1t is safe and
s""thlnS and instead Of producing costivcness it
usually operates gently on the bowels.
This remedy has been used for several
years. with that success and appreciation, which
qnack medicines made to sell, cannot command
1t is extensively used by the hest physicians in
the ounry, and to use the language of many a
mother. acts rs u charm. " llIc it allays the
pain and uls the child to rest, it does not leave
behind 1t those unpleasant symptoms, which
La'ldanum. Batenians Drops &c. generally pro-
dmcc Ample directions accompany each vinl:
and certificates of its efficacy (f reqnired) can be
produced from tn" most respectable ciliZens of
Carolina and Georgia. For sale by
KITCHEN d ROBERTSON Hamburg,
FDW WEBB. anderson H.
WM IIACKEI"T, Pcndhfon e. IT,
DIR. +. J. MINIS, Edgcfcid c. H.
Feb. 1898 fl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07
THE THOROUGH BRED HORSE
GUY REEsS;ESs

NV ILL stand the cnsuin. Spring Season
w at my stable at the Ridge, nld other
places in the District. For particulars sec
Hand Bill And will attend al each place
every ninth day afterwards during The Sea
son, q will be let to Mares at tie following
prices; So The single visit, Sl2 the Season
and Sl5 to insure a mare with inal. In
every instance the insurance money will
become due as soon as the mare is known
to he with toal or exchanged. A company
of seven mares shall he entitled to a de,lt,c-
ton of 81 Oh each mare by one mans be-
coming responsible for the whole All pos
ihlc care taken To prevent accidents, but |
will not be responsible for any.
PEDIGREE
GUY RIVERS was sired hy Randolph's
nus, his dam by Cnrolinian, grand dam
by Bedford g. z. dam hv Diomctc. g. .. q.
dam by Quicksilver, out of a SHARK Mare.
Randolph's Janus, and CaroIinan were
both sired by Sir Archv, and the q. o, O.
dams ofbnth were sired by imported Janus
In purify Of blood Guy Rivers is uusur
passed, in beauty of color and symmetry
of form. will compare with the hes, horse,
of the day. ISAAC JONES.
Ridge, Feb. 27, ,fl
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AGRICULTURAL.
From The Chester Gazette.
TIE ECONOMY OF ,NURE

TIE ECONOMY OF NJ lNURE.
MOI any thing connected with agriculture
IS SO material TO production as the economy
al manure, and in proportion TO tho uunnti,y =
aud quality of this necessary article, or tho
returns obtained from the land in ali si,uo-
lions. The loss of the stimulating proper-
tues i'll dung by tho present careless process.
IS estimated at from one halflo two thirds ri
whit manure should possess whcu pu, ON
the land.
Every rejecting and intelligent individu-
III must admit The waste ocrasiOnch by the
mixture anu escape of dung with rain wa
ter; but were the farmer told tha, there is
more virtue in wha, i, los, in this manner.
'han III all the straw thai can be used, hc
would not credit the fact. The evil in ,bs
case is moi sufficiently apparcu, to induce
occasional attempts to collect these ,yusI,.
'ngs from the dung heap, and 10 apply them
separately to the lands; but the oniv means
TO avert and strike at the root of The evil
II to exclude air and excess of moisture.
The collection and preservation of ma
nure is un1uestionabIy the chief excclIcnc..
OF Belgian farming, and the subject on which
we may derive most instruction from alien
dlnS to these practices. When thcy have
the means OF procuring disrllcry refuse, or
amy other .Iquid manure, they form small
tanks for receiving it These are all bnilt
OF brick io"r or six together, about seven
feet deep, and each division from six to len
feet vide; when empty, they are nea,lv
washed inside. All sorts of linuid monurcs
arc conveyed from the large towns bv the
rivers and canals to n considerable distance.
nnh bring large price. They arc bcsrow.
cd chiefly on the young brairtls, or nc Il i.
expressed, "thc whole spring lhcy are con.
stantly watcrin. their brard with liuuid
manure, driving carts with barrels across
their fields III every direction, and showcrnp
upon Their young crops" that is, if they
have sufficient quantity Of il, they 20 over
all their own crops repeatedly with i, du-
ring spring. The effect of this mus, br
very beneficial but the farmer must and
ought 10 depend principally on the produce
nt his own farm yard for his manure, and il
is here that the Belgian system is 50 adn,ira
Die. The dung-pit should be cxcnvatcd 10
the depth of six or eight feet, and be twelve
or fourteen feet wide, and into il NAV he
cast every sort o: stuff, swecpinps of road.
parlnss of bitches or banks, and ,lrv cortb
These being completely saturated viii
urine. and mixed with droppings from rLc
cattle, form admirable manure. MOI hc;no
exposed like an English straw ward ,o w;mI
or ram, littlc or nothing is evaporatcd or
lost. There can he TO question about the
propricty of The shellcring manure ncrcsso.
rily producedin in farm yard. from the effects
ofthe weather, whether it be sun. or w;nJ
or rain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07

Cur'osity--has been sent to our office
by Col George Fcrrcc, of Marietta, which
we deem highly deserving of notice. 1t i,
an ear OF corn complete and entire and
solid at the stem or root, but about an inch
above the root, it branches out into seven
distinct separate, and perfectly formed cars
OF various sizcs-a large, full, and very
handsome one in the centre, and surrounded
bv six smaller ones of different length and
bulk, aud equally well formed as the large
one. 1t seems like a stout hardy parcn,.
with her six little ones clustering around her
and craving nourishmcnt and protection
Columbia (I'cnn) Spy.