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find any mistakes. This was wrong again.
In few lines the teacher found word
spelled wrong, and kindly pointed it out to
he lad who had written it. At this lsaac's
eyes sparklcd, and he looked with triumph
Oh his eompanion. He was so pleased that
he could not sit still, and hetwis,cI his neck,
AMI curled up his lips with ha'f a smile, as
if he would have said, if he could, "There,
YOU made mistake, and Pam glad oft"
This grieved his teacher and he asked
Isaac by signs, {ior Isaac could not have
heard him if ho had spolsen,} if God was
pleased to see him feel so? Isaac suddenly
drew in his breath, and bit his under lip,
seeming to say, "Ah! have forgotten it
was wrong to feel so. | am sorry,l am
sorry" A: the same time he put his hand
10 his forehead, and appeared to grasp
something very firmly which he brew upon
the floor, and stamped upon it as if crush
ing something to death.
What do you suppose Isaac meant BY
doing so d! | suppose that he meant to show
hat he would throw away these bad thoughts,
and tread Them in the dust. Little reader,
remember this. al d try by The grace ofGod
10 overcome every evil thought and feeling.
Unless you do this, you can never be hap.
py.--Conn. Observer.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-24
POETRY.
r,ou the Poems al w. B. Tappan.

From the Poems ot w. B. Tappan.
TO NY MOTHER IN NEW ENGLAND.
Mother. six summer months have flown
Since thou and have met;
And though this heart has wept alone,
Itnever could to-get
The happy hours of infancy,
Those hours unknown to care
When sheltered IN motber's love
1t fondly nestled there.
Mother! I Well remember thou
Wouldst smile upon thy boy;
And warmly on his childish brow.
Imprint the kiss Of Joy.
wondered why my gladness then
Was changed to sudden fear,
When on my glowing check ! fel:
The traces OF tear.
And memory fingers at the hour
When. leaving all my play,
sought her presence. from whose smiles
| WAS not won, to stray.
was "mother's boy" knew,
Yet was much to blame!
For pleasure of the heart like this,
The world has not name.
slept-but thou couldst not, for Of.
My sleep, unqulet, told
Ofsickness stealing DER my frame,
And midnight saw thee hold
Thy ch,ld within thy wearied arme,
Whist thou, to nature true,
Wouldst sooth my frequent pain with all
A mothers love can do.
Long years lave wandered by since
then,
And l havesped my way
Far from New England's hihs' where |
First hailed the laughing day;
Yet mother ! truant thought returns
And fingers oft with thee
Hast thou not. o my parent, yet
A blessing left for me.
Thou art not what thou vast, for age
Has s!vered DER thy hair;
Thy eye is dim, thy cheek IS pale---
AlIle ettS Has SiSuct tueiS,
Yet dearer, dearer 10 this heart,
Thy reverend hoary head,
My Mother than the Auburn locks
That youth upon thee shed.
How could it fail to touch my heart
With 6lal thought, whenI
Knew it was care for me that paled
Thy cheek, and dmmed thine eye?
Yes, eloquent the tender glance
That ttou dost turn on me;
Dlmly, yet kindly-in that look,
How much of love ! see
Be it my lot to smooth the way.
Before thy pilgrim feet;
And cause the heart that yearned for me,
Long, long with hope to beat.
Be it my lot to pillow where
Thou seekest thy last repose
One little flower shall mark the spot.
The simple church yard rose.
Philadelphia, 1923,
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-24

*The Spirit of Gcd is not "Divine 'nfu-
encs" but the Mighty God, the third and CO.
equal person of the Glorious Trinity, which
alone worketh in the sinner repentance TO-.
ward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus
Christ"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

F2orida.-A letter received at Savannah
from Garey's Ferry, Florida, conveys the
melancholy intelligence of the decease at
Tampa, OF Capt. r. III. Peyton, Asst. Quar-
ter Master; of Capt. Barker, lst. Infantry,
and OF the lady and child of Capt. Seawell.
The Jacksonville, (Flor.) Advocate of the
18th instant, contains the following sad intel
ligence:
The news from st. Augustine is of the
most distressing and appalling character.
Some of our most useful citizens are among
the victims to the prevailing epidemic; and
no event can be more deeply regretted than
the death OF DIR. Anderson, late President OF
the Southern Life Insurance and Trust Com
pany. We also learn, that MIR. Lee, acting
Cashier, and Judge Smith are also very low
Neither OF the papers We're received at this
place by Saturdays Mail, which warrants the
presumption that they We're not issued. Our
information, however, has hitherto, as now,
been derived from private sources. The pa
pers have been silent on the subject Our
readers may make their own comment.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

National Contention for the promotion Of
Educafion.-lhe delegates appointed to the
Convention for,he promotion OF the above OBJ
ject, assembled in Philadelphia on Friday
last, and Were organized by the appointment
OF Professor JOHN GLASGOW, of Penn. Presi-
dent, Hon. w. G.. JOHNSON, Of Md. SAMUEL
WEBD, OF Penn. WILLARD HALL of Del. and
J. II. CHANDLER, Vice Presidents; and n.
COLLINS LEE, Of Md. and Rev. G.. JuNKIN, of
Penn. Secretaries.
report was adopted, containing various
resolutions for the iurtherance of the object
for which the Convention had assembled.
Among other plans suggested, it was deter
| mined to present n memorial to Congress,
asking an early appropriation of the Smith
sonian Legacy to the purposes of Education,
| and requesting that body to devote the pro-
ceeds of the public lands 10 the same object.
1t was also resolved to urge the Legislatures
OF the several States to establish system of
General Education.
TWAS determined to hold a General Con-
vention of the friends Of Education, consist
ing of delegates from State Conventions,
&c. in the city of Washington, on the first
| Wednesday in May next.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
anticipated Scene at Hashinston.

The evidences are multiplying daily, of a
disposition on the part of tile Loco Focos to
re-enact the Harrisburg scenes upon the open
ing OF the new Congress. The escape from
punishment of the Pennsylvania rioters will
encourage the desperadoes ofthc party in their
designs at Washington.
The following from the Crawford States
man, published at Meadsville, in Pennsylva-
MIA, exhibits strong proof of the intentions of
the conspirators against the honor Of the ma
ton:
'''The Hon. John Galbraith, in his speech
before the Loco Foco meeting in the Court
house, on Tuesday evening last, declared that
II the five Wing members of Congress, who
are elected and regularly returned from New
Jersey, should attempt to take their seats in
that body, ''tfrere will be another scene such
as was transacted at the seat of government
of this State last winter!'' In other words,
they intend to mob them MIR. Galbraith is
Loco Foco member of Congress from this
District, and we infer is in the secrets of that
party"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
Most distressing CASUALLY.

We have to record a most hear,-rend;ny
casualty which occurred on Monday niuhi'
1t seems that Mrs. Knowles, wife of Mr..
Frederick Knowles, and Mrs. Edwards, wife
Of Mr.. Samuel Edwards, residents of Belle
Isle, near this City, had visited a sick family
on this side, and set out TO return to the Island
about 8 o'clock. The boat which conveyed
them across was managed by one Of the negro
men belonging to the works. From all the
circumstances connected with the affair. it
would appear that the boat began to leak, by
which the lives of the passengers were en-
dangered; and it is inferred that the negro.
hnding his boat sinking, landed the ladies np-
on small island in the river and made his
way to the shore for assistance. 1t would
seem that in his anxiety to afford relief, he
iaiiedto give the alarm, and took out another
boat to their aid; but the poor fellow failed
IN his efforts, and it is believed was drowned,
as both boats We're found together in the
morning. And, what is still more distressing,
the ladies persisted en- the Island, their bodies
having been found there yesterday morning.
The afIiction is heightened by the circun.-
| stance that each of them leaves two Young
| children to suffer the bereavement. MI
Knowles is absent at the North The public
sympathy is deeply excited by this most dis
tressing aflair.-Rictnond Wig.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

The publishers of newspapers in the South
and Southwest have very generally mani.
tested disposition no longer to tolerate the
wretched system Understandable and extern
ded credits in their business which has here
tofore prevailed. In Alabama and Mississip-
pi, salutary reforms in this respect have been
adopted, and in the Alexandria Gazette of
yesterday we find the following annunciation
from its talented and aborious editor:
We have determined, as far as we can, to
unite In the effort now making by publishers
Of newspapers to introduce, as far as can be,
the cash system, in the prosecutions Of their bu-
siness. The capital and labor employed in
publishing newspaper are SO great as 10 re-
quirc regular and constant returns, and no man
deserves to be better paid than an editor. We
shall, therefore, we repeat, after the first Of
January next, erase from our subscription list
the names of these who have been for wears
past IN arrears, and who show no disposition
to pay tor the paper they constantly receive.
Those OF our country subscribers, therefore,
who, after that date, do not receive their pa
pers as usual by the mail, will not, we are
sure, think hard of MS, when they know them
selves to be in fault. We cannot afford 10
send them papers for nothing.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

FLOUR.-We learn from the philadel-
pima Commercial List that the packet ship AL
gonquin cleared on Wednesday from Liver
pool, with cargo consisting Of 10, 900 bush,
els OF Pennsylvania Wheat, 800 bbls. Of
Flour, and $50 hhds. of Qucrcitron Bark. =
The ship Rowland cleared on Friday for
London, with cargo of 345 hhds. of Ouerci-
tron Bark and about 20O0 bbls. of Flour.
The ship North Star for Liverpool, has now
on board 1900 bbls. of Flour and 90 hhds.
and tierces of Quercitron Bark. She will sail
III a day or two. ~
The New York Herald says that on We'd
nesday $4,000 bbls. of Flour reached that
city by the North River. This unusual A.
mount in one day was owing. in some meas
nre, to the delay of some of the boats, and
they all arrived together
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

Nandamus Case.-'Ihe U. S. Circuit Court
Tor the District of Columbia commenced its
regular session on Monday. We learn from
the National Intelligencer that WIZ. J.. BRrv.r
and RICHARD S. CoxE, Esuuires. as counsel
for Mrs. SUSAN DECATUR, widow of the late
Commodore STEPHEN DECATUR, moved the
court Tor mandamus to issue, directed to
the Hon. JAMES X. PAuLDfNs, Secretary of
the Navy, commanding him to pay certain
sums OF money ordered to be paid to Mrs.
Decatur by joint resolution of Congress,
dated the 3rd of March, 1887, unless cause
be shown to the contrary, which motion was
allowed, and the Court ordered that a rule be
laid and served upon the Secretary, to show
cause, by the 9th of Janury next, why said
mandamus shall not issue.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
The Sugar Bcet.-The culture of this roo,

The Sugar Bcet.-The culture of this root
has, in many instances, been attended with
the most extraordinary success. The Harris
burg keystone gives in the following extract
of letter from Judge Lewis, some important
testimony upon the subject:
SIN the month of April last, Iplanted about
an acre of sugar beets, for the purpose offeed-
Ing the cattle during the winter season. The
ground consisted of several patches, some of
which had been used for potatoes the wear be-
tore. After 1t was properly prepared, deep
burrows were run through it two feet apart, in
which manure was afterwards deposited,
winch was covered by running furrow on
each side OF 1T first, and thus forming a small
ridge over the manure. Along this the beets
were dropped and covered by means of spe-
cies OF hand drill of my own invention, com
posed of piece of 2 inch plank, about foot
long, III the shape ola triangle, with three old
harrow teeth formed like small shovels of the
proper shape, and handle of about J feet
long, with calibre about the size Of rifle
bore, through which the seed were made to
descend into furrow formed by the front
tooth; they We're covered by the two hind
teeth. The seed We're deposited in the row
about foot apart. On the LIST of Nov. inst.
the beets were taken up. The product of 40
feet was weighed on the hay scales, and a.
mounted to go lbs, which, containing 90
pounds to the bushel, would be I3y bushels.
The whole product Of the acre at this rate is
1853 bushels. This will ensure me plenty of
good milk and butter during the winter, and
may serve to show that the beet is worthy
the attention Of farmers who have no inten-
ton to make sugar. I.eonsider bushel of
beets nearly equal in value to a bushcl of oats.
l353 bushels at 30 cents-would make the Weld
of an acre SS405,90.
The editor Of the New York American, who
dabbles little in farming, gives the follow
ing particulars ofan experiment made by him,
In raising the sugar beet:
A patch of three quarters of an acre was
twice ploughed very deep, and very richly ma
nured with stable manure, after having been
lined GOO bushels TO the acre. the preceding
year.
The seed was planted by hand in drills.
and when the plants were up, they were thin
ned out by the hand so as to leave them =
bout foot apart in the drill.
The ground was kept toleTably free Of weeds
till the plants had obtained a considerable
growth, after which they were not much at
tended to.
The beets Were gathered during the first
week OF this month, and the produce was $50
bushels, weighing fourteen tons six humid
red.
The hogs and the cows eat them orecdilv.
either raw or boiled. The horses as vet 70,
fuse, although mixed with mcal-or sprinkled
with salt, or whether raw, or boiled.
The value, however, Of these vegetables r.,
mich cows is very great. 1t improves both
the quantity and quality Of the milk, without
J ImParang to 1t any disagTeeabie flavor.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

" The following is the form of memo
nal extensively circulated in the, North, ask
Ing OF Congress reduction of the rates of
postage on letters. 1t is said to be generally
united In by men of all parties. As the me-
mortal IS short, itwould be well for every ac-
tive friend of'the measure to copy it, and pro-
cure few signatures.
10 tie Senate and House Of Representatives,
an Congress assembled:
Your petitioners believe that it would be a
great benefitto thepeople ofthe United States,
social, moral, political, and pecuniary-preat-
~ to reduce the postage on letters. They
therefore pray that it may be reduced, so that
the greatest postage on any single letter shall
not exceed Ten Gents.
State 1889.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

Egyptian C0t!on.-The exports of Gotten
rom Egypt Tor the present year will amount
to sixty thousand bales of three hundred and
fifty pounds. OF this quantity there are FIVE
hundred bales of Sea Island cotton, which the
Pacha has introduced into Egypt. The rest
Is OF the quality called maho, from tricnniai
plant or cotton tree, which lasts three wears.
Egyptian cotton from the length of its staple
and flneness, commands the next highest
price to our Sea Island 1t sells for sixteen
dollars the hundred in Alexandria
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

Great excitement prevailed at St. Louis, a.
mong men Of business. in consequence Of a
notice issued by the Bank of Missouri that no
currency would be received at its counter but
Its own notes or specie. At a public meet
ing held on the subject, resolution was pas
sed, declaring the proceeding of the Bank to
De unjust In principle, and impossible to be
reduced to practice; and, whatever may be
the consequence. must apd will be disre card,
ed.''
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

TExAs.-Itis asserted ina late French Jour.
nal, that Texas is disposed to assume one
million pounds sterling of the Mexican debt
due TO England, on condition of the recogni-
ton OF her independence by that Government,
ana mat negotiations are now going OH for
that object.-Gio5c.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

The Criminal Court of Washington has
directed the Clerk to enter fine Of fifty dol
lars In each ofthe two cases against the Agent
of the Baltimore and Washington Rail Road
Company, who was convicted Of passing notes
of less denomination than S. in the District
OF Columbia. From this judgment, we un-
derstand, an appeal has been taken to the
Circuit Court.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
Scene at Leree.-When Mr. Livinos,on vi,

Scene at Leree.-When Mr.. Livingston, WHO
was little deaf, went to the court of Napole-i
on, he inquired what would be the probable
saluiation of the First Consul, that he might
readily answer. When the American Minis
ter was introduced, he had prepared to answer
regarding his passage across the Atlantic.-
Napoleon accosted him thus :-"How is Mr..
Jefierson2'' Every boisterous very bolster
ons!' replied Mr.. Livingston, to the great
amusement Of those present.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

0JThe Editor of the Commercial Advert
ser learns privately from Baltimore that the
grand jury has found true bills against the
parties whose arrest was mentioned, a few
days since. on the charge of having been en-
gagged in the slave trade.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

George McCulloch (v. b. has been cleo
ted Representative in Congress from Penn
ssylvania, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
decease of Mr.. Potter, (ofthe same politics. J
and In Missouri, ldr. Jameson (y. b. has
been chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. Harrison, (of the same poll
tics.)
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
The Hon. E. FL. Foster. u.

The Hon. f. Fl. Foster, U. S. Senator
from Tennessee, has resigned his seat, in con-
sequence of certain resolutions of instruction
which have been passed by the Legislature of
that State. Judge WHITE has also intimat-
ed his intention to resign.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

We are grieved to have to record the deaths
OF more officers of the army and navy. Cap
tain Peyton, Asst. Quarter Master, and Capt
Barker, LIST Infantry, died lately at Tampa
Dr. VIM. a. Green. recently attached to the
Fandahia Sloop of war, died at Pensacola of
the yellow fever-.4rena.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05
SPECTATOR.
-STAUNTON :-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1889.
STAUNToN LAW SCHOOm

We are gratifed to be able to state TIN
Judge THoMPsoN's LAW ScHoor. has opened
under most favorable auspices. The intro
ductory Lecture was delivered on Tuesday.
We do not know the precise number Of stu
dents in attendance but the class is quite re-
spectacle.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

note purporting to be post note of the
United States Bank, for five hundred dollars.
was presented at that institution on Monday
and declared to be counterfeit. 1t had been
received by mercantile house from the
West.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

The Pittsburg Advocate makes mention OF
the appearance of counterfeit half eagles
which are said to be well calculated to de-
ceive the unwary. Or
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

Felix Grundy has been elected to the u. s.
Senate by the Legislature of Tennessee. He
is at present Attorney General of the United
States, and in case he accepts will have TO
resign his office.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-12-05

"YoU WOULD SCARCE EXPECT ONE op Ny,
AeE."-The Springfield Mississippi Journal
makes mention Of a Mrs. Burrit, who had two
children at the age Of sixty.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
From the National Intelligencer.
THE TERRITORY OF FLORIDA.

We have received from a correspondent at ST.
Augustine a letter making some suggestions, plau-
sible if not important, respecting the means which
he deems proper to be employed hereafter in quie-
ting the possession Of the soil of Florida to the att
thoriiy of our Government, and to the inhabitants
Of the Territory. We shall give 10 these sugges-
tons u direction which appears TO US more expedi.
ent than publishing them IN a newspaper. We ex-
cept from this disposition of the letter, however,
the following description Of the country itself and
its aboriginal inhabitants, which appears to US not
less wildly picturesque than we dare say it is true.
1.-THE Territory of FLORIDA would constitute an
empire ofi,self. From the boundary line between
it and Georgia, to Cape Sable, the distance is four
hundred miles, its mean breadth one hundred and
fifty. When we reflect that this immense country
is, with very few exec ptions, an uncultivated wilder
ness, occupied by a people perfectly familiar with
all its Businesses, how preposterous is it to suppose
that a few thousand men can occupy every impor-
tant point, and thoroughly scour every district
Add to this the character Of the country, which
would forbid the success of any such plan. Every
river and creek is bordered with hsmmocks so
thick that it is impossible TO distinguish any object
beyond five or ten feet. Large belts of scrub-oak
and palmetto. varying in breadth from five TO ten
and eighteen miles, traverse the country TO the dis
lance of twenty and thirty miles, so dense and luxu-
RANT in growth, that an army might pass within
hfty yards OF a large Indian force, and not even
suspect their existence. Immense cypress swamps,
Doggy and e~ntangled with underground, and almost
impervious to the white man--large lakes, with in
numerable islands-and, lastly. the most formida.
BILE of all, the everglades, a vast region of grass and
water wholly UNEMPLOYED. The facilities for sub.
sistence, TOO, are unparalleled by any county. 1t
is a land, in the emphatic language of Scripture,
flowing With milk and honey. The rivers abound
in 6sh-the lagoons bordering The ocean, along
nearly the whole eastern coast, supply turtle and
oysters of the finest description--ihe earth produ-
ces the coon.i and cabbage tree, and the forests are
alive with deer and other game. Food is ever
within reach, and can be procured with the least
possible exertion, whilst the climate is so mild that
clothing is rather an inconvenience to the Indian.
ain addition to all these natural advantages Of
fered by the country, the Seminole Indian is re-
markable for cunning AMI duplici.y. He seems to
par,ake of the character Of his country; to have
borrowed from its peculiar features the sagacity
which enables him to turn it to the best account;
ever vigilant and active, he hangs, by means of his
scouts, upon every military post or marching de-
tachment, discovers all their and take.
his measures to secure safety"