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SrAUNroN, Sept. l3.

a Beet has been sent to our Office
tpy David Fu!tz, Esq. which grew in
ms garden the present season, weigh.
ing twenty-one pounds. It's white
beet, called by some the sugar beet
and IS certainly hq,'i 10 5sqf.-SDec.
fGfCy.
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Sr. LOUIS. Aug. 81.


retire Fire and Loss Of Life !!
broke out this morning, be-
hree and four o'clock, in the
Blaine, Tompkins, s Barrel,
! Street, which completely de-
the building, together with the
Stettinus * January, G.. Nj.
& Co., Allen s. Co, O. Cobb,
3 VIM. Scott, Roberts Clothing
md several smaller establish
The stores of J. s Z. Walsh,
IN. Davis s Co., were in i'm
Hanger, and only savCa by the
& exertions.
he most melancholy part Of this
hmity is yet to be related. A
q of persons, among them some
most worthy and esteemed citl-
Ave lost their lives. Those alrea-
are BENZ. l.. TURNBULL,
lanes HAYDEN, Esq, 4 clerk
store of G.. M. Willing & Co.,
THUR BREWER, a carpenter.
tere dug out from the ruins this
jdg in a most horrible state Of
( ion, s. presented a truly heart
81 spectacle. Another body, &C
Efestroyed as to render it imFos.
identify it, was taken out al
"a. A small piece of red strip
tgham shirt was all that could be
9ered bearing any traces by
b the unfortunate victim could BE-
|nized.
d persons whose remains have
Uncovered, were standing in th,
part Of Mr.. vikings store, to
n with, as has been estimated
s Three or four others, removing
&C., when a quantity Of row
Blaine, Tompkins, & Barrot
led, and threw the wall in upol
q following is 4 listof the sufferers
me, Tompkins & Barrett Groce
q Forwarding Mcrchants-insur
sttinus s January, ditto. ditto
|ed.
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dkquaEe IN The HcSi.-Itis sta
kfhe Cincinnati News that a Sc
loci of an earthquake was cx.
ced at MaysyiIle on last Thurs
eek, about sunrise. II lasted
\ seconds, and made quite a rat
h the furniture and glass in the
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Hqpfcr N.

coidneSS of the night, increased the ef.
icct OF the wine TO such an extent, that
the hilarity of the young Prince broke
out IN way very unbecoming the So
lemnlty Oft the office he had assumed.
Standing amidst crowd of people in
inc middle of the street, he blew so
Justify on his horn that the neighbour
ing windows were soon crowded with
terrified women, who expected that
the city had been taken by assault.
lie then shouted at the full pitch of his
lungs
I The trade Ia our beloved city,
! Is at stand still, the more's the pity,
( Our very girls, both dark and pale,
| Can now no longer find sale,
I They furnish up their charms with care.
But no one buys the brittle ware
Shame shame = cried several fe-
male voices at the end of this conpli-
mentary eEusion, which, however, was
rewarded with loud laugh from the
men. How dare you, you insolent
fellow, to insult the ladies in the street,
Srowled a young lieutenant, angrily-
with young lady on his arm.
Mr.. Lieutenant answered a iollvi
miller the Waterman sings nothing
out the truth-and the lady at YOU'D
IN; Is it right for betrothed bride
- "dHucriuS o'nights about the
/ streets with other men: Tomorrow
your mother shall hear of this. I'll
have nothing more to do with volt
and that's plump"
The girl hid her face and nudged
the young officer to lead her away
Rut the lieutenant, like all brave sol.
dlerS, scorned TO retreat from the mil
Ter, and determined to keep the field.
With many mutual extracts from the
polite vocabulary, the quarrel grew hot
ter and hotter. Atlast, however, t.
stout townsmeE lifted their cudgel.
bovc the head of wrathful son of MAJ
while one of them cried-'Dont make
any more fuss about the piece ofgoods
beside you--she amt worth it. The
rnillcr's a good fellow; and the watch
man song was as true rs gospel. A
plain tradesman can hardly venture to
( marry now ; the women's heads ale
all turned by the soldiers. There is no
chance for any of us when a red.coat
comes IN the way down with the la
~ varmintS.' But the officer was soon
joined by some Of his companions, and
there seemed manifest symptoms of
row.--The boys by the way of pre-
lude tothe engagement, amuccd them
selves by firing volleys of snow balls
on both the contending parties One Of
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\ :. -YEA aS,S EVT
\ GERMAN TALE.
Nopler J..

He ruf ~, L: ''o"s"NV dollars
won ,,,r",.i "'S pocket and thought,
= min, "'T ~, oe very pleasant to be
crr,, ~, - "niIe musinE on the diff.
and l,. . thousand dollars al play
ror1ror,, y" BOARD and lodging tie
PIE . d voice whispered in his car,
arc bo,r H. our Royal iiiebnesr, we
br,ins ",.. '','Oo'c'ed; shall blow my
,pI;r o','
"''p turned round in amazement
ono W. w. a negro at his SIDE.
,,,.od ';'' 90 YOU want my friend2 he
- aa ,,' =, a." "hc,onI!ccfned tone.
''" DoioncI Kat whispered The
cba9t,o,:. liz, ne Hiarsha!. S wife has been
L.s L ~, 10 D'Ne Herman, and he
n, Lnth '' aiming lire and iury against
ia L,"
pI;I;s quite welcome, answered
NIX
1"' cue h.ihS knows all, sighed the
roI73a u 49, MS very night may be ar.
.ss.eu anu carried to the castle; I'll
~ l''"5 myself.
WI ~ Ior mat SAID Philip.
,r ,o, n1' am / to be made infamous
'''y ~, T''o'e lie! am lost, / tell
l, "t; ne DQ'Ie Will demand salts
W., y.;tl, -. i''s pack Is black and blue
,,ayo b. ~" '"' marks oil the cudgeling 1
Jan.L nun / am lost and the bakers
-. 80. 700 III Jump from the
49, - QUO rID, grown myself at once'
bo,o w I,a ~! va answered Philip; what
Io ,r;,E ia ana inc baker daughter 10
~ W V',.i - y
onl ~ W. Ny al hIShness banters me,
oeecb ,.a,I -, "csPaiF II humbly be-
y,,o 49,. ~ ~ I'VE me TWO minutes pri-
pb;I;' ~ = o =,
honJ1 ,;.r Io.'o" ca ,ilG negro lntoa small
l.rl -'t' 'e''eIi'y iI9hted. The ne
o. , ,,io" "l"'Ieli on a sofa, and sigh
,o, 40" G I'.1, aloud Fhlhp found
LIa on ''I'tu " l'iGS ana VINE on the Ia
ao,t NV I'o' 'oo ''''i'Sei with the Ut
- ,,,o o,', D,.'
no o. ~ our t,oyal hiShneSS can
tnIi w., nP| ai at Wila' nave
ed The cor;,., VIC NV, Polltah ''at ac'-
syvoa,,J,tJ - - ~ il'le ne might
~, ~ 80. ,IGo ''''' 0u' u '''' '''-i'~' IS " Is,
- -, - =, a. ,.., .,
MI. ~ nv" '"c oe'teI' I"'o' / u E''eH
! mp up - ''eIl'Sp.Ns MS glass S'nOe
,l,, 81 Tu' 49,, y. INC ~ r "" a't
III on Wv - "a ms NJ 9'oT ~.
IN wv e" - W. vi '' "a. ~ = "N'
~ HiarshoT, ' ,.:ta ' IA tha t1l.ar's
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CHARTER TYJI.

/ "" we ShoW-cp'CTcd streets. For the
/ hrst quarter of an hour he attended 10
thc directions left by Philip, and wen.
ms rounds ard called the hour with
great dccorum, except that instead OF
the usual walchman's verses he favor
ed the public with rhymes of his own.
lie was cogitatiug stauza with which
to illuminate the people. when the
door OF house beside him opened.
and wcll-wrappcd up girl bccl<oned
nm, and sank into the shadow of the
house.
How dye do dear Philip ? spcal,
low that nobody may hear us. have
only got away from the company for
one moment, to speak to YOU as YOU
passed,-Are you happy to see me ,
'Blest as the immortal gods nv
angel; who could be otherwise than
happy by the side of such a goddess =
An Eve some good news for YOU,
PhiliP. You must dine at our house
tomorrow. My mother has allowed
me to as you. You'll come:
For the whole day and as much
longer as you wish. Would we might
be together till the end of the world
IwouId he life fit for gods =
listen, Philip, in half an hour, I
snail be at -. Gregory's. | shall OK
Pect You there. YOU won't fail me
Don keep me waiting loug-we shall
have walk together. Go now-wc
may be discovered She tried to ro.
but Julian held her back, and threw
his arms around her.
What, will you leave me so coldIv:'
ne said, and tried opresss a kiss upon
her lips.
Rose did not know what to th;pl af
this boldness, for PhiliPnau me- It, q 80
-7----' l. ':rarts. Nriore, she Suu9-
firm, till at last she had to buy her Ii
berty by submitting TO the kiss, and
begged him to 60. But Julian seem
ed not at all incline d TO move.
What go2 and such a creature
here beside me: I'm not such an idiot
-no-nO.'
But then It isn't right Philip.
Not right? why not my beauty
there's nothing against kissing in the
ten commandments
You must have been drinking, Phi
lip. You know very well We cent
marry, and -
Not marry? why not? I'll marry
you Observation-Disclosures very
hour,-not marry, indeed =
Philip! Philip why will You talk
such folly All, Philip, had dream
/ last night
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NTEEEgGENGEEs.

kert p. Letcher has received the
denomination for Governorof Ken
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HusJaads Finding FaVH-Somc
,R7R make their wives very miserable
~ thoughtless habit Of finding fault
wa every thing which comes in their
;-This habit is very apt to find
'saaoalgencc at the tablc.-Many a
>,11ful wife has toiled during the
9aFS of forenoon to prepare a well
s*ed dinner for her husband. Ma
hme perhaps, she has congratu-
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

An eloquent and merited compliment.
Lady Chatterton, in her admirable ram
bles in the south Of Ireland, pays the fol-
lowing eloquent compliment to the grace
full peasantry of Ireland:
81 often wonder why there should be
80 few celebrated characters in coun-
try teeming with talent and genius, where
every peasant accosts one. in the Ian
guage Of poetry and with gestures Of
grace. The very dress or rather semi
dress Of the country people Is picturesque.
The large blue cloak worn by the women
is sure TO be held round Their welI-made
figures in folds so easy and beautiful, as
to furnish excellent models for the artist
and sculptor. Their long, beautiful hair,
is generally braided round their small
heads, witha taste and simplicity truly
classlc; and there Is ain ease and grace
in all their moScments, which seem, /
think, to denote feeling Of good tast,.
and refinement, far above The common
level Of their class ia other countries.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

/ THE VENERABLE MATTHEW CAREY.--
The United States Gazette, Of Philadel-
phia, pays the following deseryedly mcri-
ted compliment to this worthy Irishman:
Honor 10 wkom honor is due. Among
the men Of the present age who occupy
lofty placesas philantropists, | know Of
none who stand higher than our venera-
Bile fellow citizen, Matthew Carey. II is
conceded on all hands, that were large
sweep riade into his numrrous charities,
and into his acts for the relief and com
fort Of suffering humanity, that one act a.
lone, which is wholly his own conception
and execution, ofobtaining relief for the
out of door poor, (that is, fer those who
cannot, for the thousand reasons that
press upon heaFts ola certain mould and
texture, pass the Threshold Of the aims
house, would stand as an enyiable and
enduring monument to his fame.
Gin view Of such charity, how do the
ordinary acts Of man sink into insignifi-
canoe! The strife after gains, the efforts
to climb the way To public honor, up the
soiled precipice which leads to it--how
do these sink into insignifcancc in com
parison ofsuch work Of mercy as this!'
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31
CRAWFORD.

GULLrNG. Reuben Davis, Esq,
Wing candidate for Congress, had the
unblushing assurance to state in hit
speech, delivered in this place, that
"Mr. Van Buren, was more Of a Tariff
man than Mr.. Clay" Whether the
orator did or did not expect his hearers
to believe his assertion, we are at a
loss to conjecture; but surely h. must
have drawn largely upon the gullibili-
ty Of human nature, ifhe expected to
gain crcdence for so sweeping and
notoriously uufounded a declaration.
Martin Van Buren,, the open and un-
compromising opponent Of a protec-
tive tariff, more Of a Tariff man than
Mr.. Clay!! So says Reuben Davis
but who believes him? Is Mr.. Davis
cracy, or doeshe believe the people are
set Of stupid fools, ready and willing
to swallow any assertion, however false
and lnfounded? He either does not
understand the horn book Of politics,
or else he wilfully asserts what he
knows to be untrue. One of two
things is evident. He is stupidity ig-
norant, or guilty OF downright fibbing,|
to call it By no harsher term. 1t is al
notorious, well established, and indis-
putablc fact, that Mr.. Clay is the
ayowed champion and father Of the
miscalled American System that sys-
TEN Of taraffs and internal improve
ments By which the South is to be inn
to enrich the North and
East. Mr.. Clay has spoken in favor
Of the Tariff, time after time, has writ
ten in favor Of the Tariff, and in reply |
to 4 complimentary toast at Pittsburgh,
Pa, as .s1He Father Of he AmsricanI
Slstem," he arose and made 4 speech
IN favorof the great hobbyhorse, which
was ultimately to carry him into the
Presidential Chair. What reason, We
ask Mr. Davis. did Mr.. Clay assign
Cor bis vote in favor ofthe Abolitionist
Adams, over the virtuous Crawiord,[
and the veteran jackson, for Presi-
ientq Why, that Mr.. Adams was j
friend cfthe Tariff, and that Crawford
and Jackson (beiDg Southern men)'
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31


An English gentleman was recent
ly walking under the arcades of the
Rue di Rivoli, IN Paris, holding i'll his
hand agold headed cane Of splendid
workmanship; man supported by two
crutches came up and asked for aims
in a mysterious mannerand pitifal tone.
The gentleman, moved to pity, gave
the beggar small silver coin. At
the same moment, aperson near him
suddenly exclaimed, "How can you,
sir, allow this rogc to deceive your
Please to hand me your cane, and 4
will show you that the rascal runsbct-
ter than | can" The Englishman,
taken unawares, without rejecting,
lent his cane; the beggar, the moment
he perceived il in his detractor's hands,
threw away his erutches and took to
his heels as If his Satanic majesty in
person was running after him, and was
followed by the man with the cane,
whilst the spectators, and the English
man particularly remained in conyuI-
sions oflaughter at the sight, and ex-
claiming alternately, Oh, he will be
caught" No, he will not be caughtr'
But both the racing heroes disappear
ed at the next turningin the street, and
the good Englishman remained wait
ing for his splendid cane, which cost
i've hundred francs.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

1 We extract the following pungent 70
marks, relative to the end and aim Of 4 Ma
tire american Associations,n from the
columns Of the washington City Globe,
and are induced to believe them, in the
main, to be correct. The foreigner, in.
lfluenced by the holy flame Of patriotism
and love of liberty, leaves his home. bis
kindred and his friends, to seek shelter a
mong free, happy and republican pso-
| pie, and Il is the duty of Americans to en-
courage and protect, not TO revile and
trample on them. What can be expect
ed froma turf-digging foreigner but want
ofrefinement and endurance Of labor; but
take one from the same country who has
the advantage Of only a limited education,
and we find in him all that is worthy Of
admiration in our own countrymen -
"BGlie PeytoR, very active genius a.
"mong the Wings, is busy at New Or
"leans iu exciting hostilityio the Irish, by
sway Of recommending Federalism TO
"the French natives Of Louisiana. The
"prejudice to which he appeals, is one
''that had its origin in the engrossing dis
'position Of Northern Federalists, who
"when emigrating to louisiana, from
"the North, seek to monopolize all the po-
tlihcal influence of the State. This feel
sing provoked by Federal arrogance, Ba-
Gle Peyton would turn to his advantage,
"by prosecuting and traducing DEMoCRAT-
"IC IRIsHMEN, who have, from the days Of
"the alien and sedition laws, been mark
"ed by the Federal leaders as the most
determined opponents Of their principles.
"To give new effect to their exertions Mr..
"Peyton and his Wing brethren have or
"ganized A Native American Associa-
"tion"
Anti-masonry was every thing with the
Wings for a while; but i was finally a.
bandoned. They next seized upon Abo-
litionism--this thinned their ranks, and|
disgraced the party; and now, as der
nier resort, they have formed HNativeI
American Associations" but ssit's no go!n|
la. Democrat.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31
BE TT REMEMBERED

BY epery FreemG scho scishes to remain so;
That the Federalist are ia favor Of ma
king bank paper the acknowledged cur
rency ofthe country;
That they wanted to force the Govern
ment to take the notes Of every bank ia
the United States, when there was scarce
ly bank note in the countrylthEt would
pass current one hundred miles from the
place where issued
That they coalesced with tine Bank Of
England to produce distress;
That they have determined to make
tho people suffer, because they ara demo
Gratis, and becausothey support the demo-
cratic men;
That they have declared Free sHfrgge
10 be q curse 20 any Peogls!n
Thatthey refused 10 grant aid ID the
Government atlhc time 0foxtreme emer-
gency;
And that they boldly declared, ssthe
single end and aim Of the Federal party Is
to get into p0wor.f'
Let the people remember thess things.
Keep them constantly before YOU They
contain ssntimenis that should never be
tolerated ina Republican Government
Trenton EmporiSw.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

I2,l33,504
l3,296,O4l
$2,837,553

Showing an excess Of 1888, 553
Now estimate the gradual improve
ment Of the country, in commerce.
wealth, extent, population, resources
Of every kind, remember that two new
States and two territories have been
added to the Union since 1928, the tom
age from abroad was less than one
million, and now exceeds two millions,
and the excess Of expenditures will
not seem surprising unless VIC are sur
prised that it is not greater.
The population Of the U. s. in 1928
was abouteleven millions, in 1880 about
sixteen millions, or more than one
third greater, and if this is taken as
the ratio for the increase of expendi-
lures, the excess instead Of being So
1897, $50 should have been So, 324, 900.
tits hardly necessary to remark that
as the country increases in population,
wealth extent, &c. &C., her expenses
must also increase, for example the
expenses Of congress alone exceeded
half q million moro in 1888, than IN
1929, partly in consequence ofthe in
crease ofnumbers, the expenses Of col.
Letting the revenue were near half
million more in 1887 than in 1929 and
these two items reduce the above cx-
cess one million of dollars. Thus it
seen, that this oft repeated charge,
which has been re iterated by Mr..
Garland is a mclc claptrap to catch
the unsuspecting and credulous. The
public expenditures might be diminish
ed, and will be if the wing members of
congress will join the majority Of the
friends Of the administration in voting
for this measure, but SO long as they
vote in body, with few democrats,
who 60 from interested motives, the
public expenditures will continue to be
yearly increased.
I'm VxyCOD
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

1t is not often that we light on cOndi.
ton so very imPrGcticGble, or difficult Of
performance, as that imposed by a gentls-
man, (who died lately in Bradford, Eng
land, on bis widow, and to whom he be-
queathed something like two thousand
five hundred dollars, on the condition, that
she should take to herself husband,
within half q dozen months after his
death! How many widows that now wear
mourning dresses for twice six menths,
more through iormality than grief, you'd
wish such terms had boen imposed on
thsmb BY their defunct "lorls and masters. y
The English widow Is said 10 be- hand
some in person, and Of an amiabIe dispo-
II il thought that she will
have no difficulty IN finding a person, who
viii be willing 10 assist her Ia falElline
the condition Of her husbands wilI.--La.
Ado.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-31

eminent member Of Congress, nortt
Of the Potomac, to open the war, at tho
right point, upon the tariffof 1928, then
undergoing the process Of incubation
through the fundamentally of Con.
vcntion to sit at Harrisburg. Hii
speech at Albany, in July, 1927, open
ly characterized that measure as a pc
litical manoeuvre to influence the i'm
pending Presidential election; and the
graphic expression "a measure pro.
ceeding more from the CLOSET OIL
the POLITICIAN than from the WORK.
SHOP ofthe MANUFACTURER" opportune-
ly and felicitously used in that speech,
soon became the opinion ofthe public,
and subsequently received the impress
Of ratification from the abandonment,
and the manner of abandoning, of the
whole fabric ofthe High Tariff policy.
Failing to carry any body into. the
Presidential Chair, Its doom pronoun-
ced by the election of Jackson and
Van Buren,, it was abandoned, as it
had been created, upon political cal
culation; and expired under a fat en-
anating, not from the works shop Of the
manufacturer, but from the. closet of
the politician. True, that Mr.. Van
Buren, voted for the tariff Of 1923, not
withstanding his speech Of 1897, but
equally true that he voted under in
structions fom his State Legislature,
and in obedience to the great Demo
cratic principle, (demos, the people,
krat0e, to govern,) which has always
formed distinguishing feature and a
dividing landmark between the two
great political parties which, under
whatsoever name, have always existed
and still exist, in our country. Sitting
in the chair next to him at the time OF
that vote, voting as he did, and upon
the same principles; interchanging
opinions without reserve or disguise,
it comes within the perception Of my
senses to know that he felt great rcpug-
nance 10 the provisions Of the tariff
act Of '2S, and voted for it, as | did, in
obedience to a principle which we
both hold sacred.p
The South can then, consistently
with principles and its interest, vote
for the reelection Of our present Chief
Magistrate, whilst all within her and
about her, is tinctured strongly with
opposition to his great raval. Here
we feel satisfied that VIC might stop
and safely leave the matter with our
readers. We had indeed hoped to be
able to conclude our remarks ON this
subject in the prent number. We can
not do it-nor can we now fix any def
mite limits to the observations we feel
constrained to make on this all impor-
tant question. We shall, therefore,
commit it for the present, to the seri-
GUS consideration of our readers, again
adding. that if our institutions ought
to be kept up-if the welfare of our
common country and the prosperity of
the South are worthy of our regard
then--then, can we never entertain
the idea of electing Henry Clay to the
Presidency.