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TIE RIVER.

The W ateree al the moment our paper
s going 10 press is higher thI1 Il mas been
known for a number OF years, and We learn
was still rising. All the river plantations not
protected By embellishments, are of course,
under water, aud great fears are entertain.
ed that even those thus protected, may
share the fate OF the others, from the i'm.
meose Weighl of water pressing against the
embauku.enis. The loss to our river plan
ters must be very heavy their crops, which
as it were, bot yesterday promised rich
return, is suddenly DESTROYED. Without
recurrence, however, Of such misfortune,
The, will yet be able 10 make an abundant
crop OF coGn.-Cdm. Jour. 30h ut.
When our paper went to press on Friday
Of last week, the Wateree was very high,
and still rising, though OF that time, we had
no, heard OF any Of the embaukments having
gwen way. during the afternoon and nigh,
Of Friday, however, the waters continued
10 rise uatl all the low grounds were com.
plelely submerged, and the embaukmeuts
Of all the plantations on he river, es far as
we have heard, either broken or oycrfowed.
The river was at its highest poin; on Sat.
urday morning, aud waited but 10 inches
Of berg as hugh as the freshe' Of August
1881, which was the highes, we have ever
heard Of on the Wateree. The Camden
Bridge which was carried away in 1891
and after being rebuilt was again swept Of
but at What time We do not remember, va,
reconstructed about two years since under
the superintendent Of Capt. Naudedorj Of
Cheraw, fortunately Wlths,Ood the sweeping
torrent. The damage which has been sUs
famed, not only by the destruction Of tie
growing crop, but by washing up Of the
Plantations and the loss Of stock is immense.
--Cumdea Journal 6h inst,
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The Texas Sentinel pronounces the Is
~ about Col. Crockett, being alive aad
prisoner 10 the Mexican MINES, 10 be heat
The rumor never received any credit !
Austin. i IS a mistake tia, the Prcs.5sa
was ever imposed upon ny the trick, OF ia
be eyer contemplated writing 10 the frees
of Crockett. The facts Of the casa II
these Tor uany months the Fetemda
have beeu trying their utmost 10 get h
Texan. embfaiIed 10 their quarrel With L
Ceu'ralI,is. and have resorted 10 every Il
'ls~ 10 effect the purpose. Among Gle
,hitss the Crocacu hIinbus was tired
The expectation was, that when the runs
go, abroad, thousands u volunteers IA
Tennessee and other States would fork q
the standard d Federalism 10 ,ibcraio The
cauniryman.
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Farmers Gazatie-E Extra, /
CHERAw, May %. (

FrcShd-We issue a short extra, for
the benefit of our Pee Dee and Georgetown
subscribers to inform them Of a rapid rise
IN the rlYer. Il rose last night Is feet,
and this morning, between five and hall
and ten O'Clock 8 feet. Atthai time II rose
only an inch and quarter 10 - minutes
and viii probably not continue 10 rise much
longer without more rain. Butlhe appear.
.ace Of the clouds with an easterIy Wind
seems 10 threaten more rain. The ram
which caused the rise fell on Saturday night,
agd Yesterday morning.
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FROM rnE yiRaisiAs.

Mr.. Hiram Haynes, formerly editor Of
the Petersburg Constellation, "a lavoriie or
gau Of the Administration party, threaten.
lue al one time to supersede the Enquirer
10 the affections Of that parlv.) s now tho
editor Of q neutral paper, 1.-The Star" at
Petersburg. Ia a late number he says:
The Democrats are bozai'ing their defeat,
and wondering al the cause We val explain !,
in a few words Since tie irsf OF December. the
Administration and rs fuaaas have .u4Ge ihrs1
false moves on the political chrs45oasd saEcteai
70 condemn q and bSrl, for prudence and qrcpr,.
ETY., N the estimation ~ al niafiag a.ea "a bY'b
pan'ies Tie fir, a,Ae proceeding o. the New
Jersey question -ihs second WINS tie coalition h..
tween Mr. Van juren and MI Calhoun and
the THIRD IVES Mr. Po.nssus plan ri Organizing
and aiming The militia 'Io'heae three cu acs e
20 be ascsI5cd the defeat VI the Administration
party 10 Virginia ID the rcrgnt circloa-au clec.
uon mara important ia i's effects upon lie prt.i.
4rAi,a. contest than any which aas taaeu or -
NJ TO take place in ans s,4ir OF the Union r..
greet c1n avail nothing now 90 oar aEci mt friends
sad It ws.l be well of tucI If il be- not too late 10
gather wisdom for tho future G.m tae eg.05s ID
tie past
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81 Augustine, Nay - Gen Afmisies
has ordered concentration 81 SEQ mea .
Fort King, an the 22J oftll, month. lAi
will Be- composed Of iooi!non aud horscaes
and operate 10 divisions Of 100 each, llds
pendent Of each other, 10 the enemy 5 Gu:
Try. The season ipr gathering their GA.
is near at hand, as Ncll 90 Gssemblages q
their green corr dance, ahen purlfeals
for war and a relation of their eulcrpnvi
strengthen them 10 renewed eious 10 TIA
asgtcssious 90 the whites. Should lsss
scouts uow charged With the duty Of huul..,
for the enemy, come upon them, We Hl
hope ior results, differing al leasI from .tag
which have been Tor the las,twelse moa,!a
II the enemy shall! have dispersed toto sax
parties, great and invaluable gain s i
effected IN the destruction Of his planis.
grounds, and he will learn wuh uembt.
thu, though he has sown in quie, he I'd
not reap Ia security. Gen. Armis:ead "a
taken hold Of affairs IN Florida with $.
gorous hand. Success must, and shoa.d (.
company such efforts, and Il he fails, BE- : !.
have the proud consolation Of not having i
served il.
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HOOD or THE MIsef5SiPPL

We regret to learn from Cincinnati, IN.
der the date Of the 9th, that between Mem.
fhIs, Tennessee, on the Mississippi, and the
mouth Of The Ohio, the whole country was
inundated the people taking refuge IN the
upper parts Of their houses, aud the cattle
on mounds, RATS aud fiat boats. The town
Cairo, at the mouth of the Oaio, was so
drowned that boats pulled from the steam.
bouts to doors Of the hotels for their pas.
sengers. There had been a grea, rise in
the Ohio, as well as in tho other tributary
streams Of the Mississippi, and much appre.
honson was expressed. Oar New Orleans
dates are TO the 9th Of May, and nothing is
SAID Of any further iuundation there, than
that opposite the city at Algers.
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from FLORIDA,

SapGnnah, May % .--More Iadian M
ders.--We learn from passenger in lho
steamer Gen. Clinch, Capt. Brookes, f,om
Black Creek, that on Saturday forepooo
between 9 and 10 o'clock, Mr.. Forbes Tie
atrical Company, with some others, wer.
on their way from Pico!ata TO 81. Aueps
tine, aud within five or six miles Of the h,
ter place, (the party occupying two wagons i
when the wagon in the rear was atiacke5
BY a party of Indians. and Mr.. e. Vose klll.
ed. Two others are missing, supposed ia
be part Of Mr.. Forbes Company NJ,
+. it seems, was in the front wagon with tia
ladies' Of the party, who escaped and reach.
ed ST. Augustine in safety. II is supposed
tina, the Indians conceived the wagon 10 d
military escort. We congratulate lie
cstimable MIR. Forbes on his escape. M,
Vose was formerly Of Jersey City, IN. j.
aud for two or three years Of Brunswick
Glynn County.
We have received By the same CONVEX
auce, from an esteemed correspondent, ii
following sad intelligence:-
"Licut. Mattin, I'd Infantry, who lei
Micanopy on the morning Of The 10Th, vll
three men from his post, Wakahosla, ate
proceeding about four miles he was fired
by Indians. He received three balls, OF
thro' the lower par, Of the abdomen, %
through the arm, aud one in his hand-oa
Of his men and all his horses kllled-tv
men missing. Lieut.. Sandcrsou, 9Th !,
laniry, With a party Of seventeen men, y,
sen, ~ pursuit. Tie feb in with the lndls.
{ and he and Eve Of his men were killed.
Yesterday morning an express from VI
huhosta to Micanopy, reported the Post su
rounded by Indians. Col. Riley with b
command had gone in pursuit. 1t was d
command that picked up Lieut.. Sanders
and his men; there was supposed to be abo
80 Indians. |, is supposed tina, Lieu
Martin will recover. Lieut.. Sanderson 4,
bis lingers cut off and struck IN his mualb
-GCorgian.
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II Is gratifying evidence ri corfec, pub.
lie sentiment, that, with few exceptions,
the respectable presses Of the United States
are heartily rejoicing 10 tho now almos, Ger
tain prospect o. an amicabe settlement OF
our boundary question vub Great Britain.
There are, doubtless, ho,headed persons,
not few, who arc disappointed, but the
great Inas' Of the American People are too
deeply mbu"d with the spirit of the ntne
'eeulh century not to hail with gratitude :hc
peaceable settlement Of the question. And
our confident belief is that, though buster.
Ing aud rant may sometimes, and for a sea.
sou, endanger our tranquility, tho common
sense and right feeling Of the nation are
strong enough to ward of the evils Of var
with any CIVILIZED People for long time 10
conc.--PhtL timer. SlaiiaeL
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Making Nosc-An accoun, Is els.
N a late number Of the Boston Medical "a.
Surgical Journal, Of a case IN which q p,
ton Of the skin Of the Icn fore arm ~
transferred TO the nosc. The object Of ID
operation was 10 repair the tip and leii -
ola nose which hnd been accidentally temef
ed. Instead Of taking the piece dcsignlit.
Tor patch. from the forehead, a. comtpse
ly practlsed by Talacorlnist., il vi
thought better 10 this particular instance
resort 10 tho arm. and thus save The lat'
from p dlsagrceable scar. The opcfaaz
which was performed by Dr.. J. ". Wars
ol Boston, wasallendrd by complete surcea
and the patient Immediately started ioi %
home To the State OF Maine.
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From The Fayetteville 0dserser, 2Oh ui.
prNToN,s NEW UrfNRIIG

From The Fayetteville 0dsereer, 2Oth ult'
BENToN'S NEW HUMBUG.
In our last we noticed briefly the debate
which arose on printing 30, 900 copies Of
document called for by Mr.. Benton, IN
which that worthy and his noble brother OF
the Treasury Department, endeavor TO fig
ure array former official Report OF the
same Secretary of the Treasury, expos
ing the outrageous extravaganza oil The Ad'
ministraiion for seven years past. The fol
lowing is the table which is the foundation
of thai new effort at humbug.
STATEMENT of expenditures Of The U.
States, from the gear lo24 to The gear
1889, Inclusive, agreeably TO resolution
ofthe 24th of April, ls40.
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4 Memcnio.-ln front of the Bratle.
street Church, Boston, IS affixed cannon
bali, which vas sent q present 10 the British,
BY the American army at Cambridge, on
the night preceding the evacuation Of Bos.
ton, then in the occupation Of the British.
ltstfuck the spot where il is now embedded,
and fell to the groupd. Il was picked up
aud preserved until conyeuIcn, opporluni.
y, "hcn 1t was placed as a memento Of the
event, where it is now soen.--N. Y. SIM.
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The EmPcrors Chariemagac and Napo.
icoH'- Jpon opening the tomb Of Charlie.
imagine, At AIx-ia.C hapoIe, his skeleton was
enyeioped ~ Rom, dress, and the double
crown Of France and Germany surrounded
MS iieshicss brow; by hls side, near his
Plgrm's scuP, lay Joycase, that good sword,
with which, SAYS the Mont Saint Denis. he
cut N t~an completely armed cavalier
lis feet rePoscd upon the massive gold buck
Ter. which was gwen him BY Pope Leon ::
and from his neck vas suspended tho ia.
nous laIlsman which rendered him veto.
nous IN battle. 1t was relIque of the true
Cross, presented by the Empress Irene, aud
was contained 10 an emerald attached TO n
heavy gold chain, which the good people
presented to Napoleon when he entered
their city. la 1911, be threw It around
The neck Of Queen IIouensc, Acknowledging
10 her that he wore 1t upon his breast al
the battles Of Austerilz aud Wa9ram. ms,
az Charlemague had done 900 wears befa,e
Since then the precious ralisman and cba,n
has never quilted tho possession ofthe Ouch
ess OF 81. Lue, who regards it with the con.
fIdence teposed in it by It's imperial donor.
~ J. American.
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Such as The puolic debt, trust funds ndeuni-
ties, claims OF States for war debts or three per
cents on lands sold, occasional donations IN mo
ney to objects IN the District Of Columbia, or
otherwise survey ofthc coast taking the census,
duties refunded Exploring Expedition, and ina
tcrials collected for the gradual improvement Of
the navy including improvements at navy yards,
durable public buildings OF all kinds, bridges and
Notifications, oil roads, canals breakwaters, and
Improvements in rivers aud harbors, srmiag mil
tia and forts al pensions, except those 70 inya-
lids, aud the purchases d: title 10 lands from IN.
dams, Indian Department. the removal OF lndi-
ans and the wars, with such other payments as
may have been mode IN these yoars iur property
lost, or injuries committed during any hoslli'ios.
None Of these years or columns include any thing
on account OF the Post Office Department
The expenditures o! so are subject 70 varia.
ton on the settlement Of tie Treasuters accounts
for tina, year, which have not yet reached this Of
fee
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Cnriots Experiments. Las, Saturday
novel sight vas seen N our harbor. A bsi
containing four or five men was observed "a
shoot, or fly, or dart across the bay, at 10
rate Of twenty FIVE TO thirty miles per hoa'
without sails, aud without oars. II va
thought that she had iure Internal ma
chime IN her bottom, propelling screw pad
de like that brought over by Captain
Crane. II was finally discovered, hoaeyef
that she was pulled over the water byi
large Kite, at great altitude, tho Inc O
which was fastened to the bows Of the boat
~ J. Herald.
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Witiidm ~. Price, Arrcs,cd.--Wlllan
NJ Price, IT, ). District Attorney, who ha'
recently returned To this country from
France, was Yesterday arrested a, the SUI
OF the United States, by the District Maj
shall. Aitcr some hours detention, he was
liberated on giving bail TO tho amount Of
$4,000, which he readily procured.-N
Y. Courier.
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fragrant Odor for Sick Rooms.-A few
drops OF OIL of sandal wood, which. lhouph
not IN general use, may be easily ob,aiped
IN town, when dropped on ho, shovel will
dliiuse most agreeable baIsamic perfume
throughout the atmosphere Of SICK rooms.
or other confined apartments.
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Rate of Wares In Hard Moneu Cou,

Rate Of Wages In Hard Money Coun.
tries. Doctor DIN, the eninen, Methods,
preacher OF Virginia, now travelling 10 the
old world, IN letter published in the Chris.
tian Advocate of Isl May, dated at Cairo,
says, the pay (per day. Of an ordinary la.
borer is five cents. A boo,mnn gets seven
or eight, always furnishing himself with
food.
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brandon BaHs.--The Vicksburg SENT
mel says that lpm. II, Shelton, prcsldcnio
The Brandon Bank, and s. NJ. Packet and
Richard liohson, directors Of tina, lnsilia
ton, have lclt Mississippi for Texas. They
TOOK with them 400 negroes. Shelton arm
ed tIly OF his negroes, and procured ten arm
ed white men to enable them to force thel'
way out Of the State. The others withdre"
IN the night. The marshal went IN pOt'
sn'l, but could not oyertake thcm.-N' u
Bulletin.
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Thursday Morning, May 2s, ls4O. !
. o'clock, A. NJ. (
The River is higher this morning, than
when ] closed last night, From What
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| can see aud learn there IS only one or two
arches of the Bridge gone. The wheels
of the Freight Cars appear TO be under wa
ter as the Car stands on the track at the
depot. | shall send out conductor TO
Horse Creek, and il be can get over on the
road he viii go on, to Aiken, and from
there take the Passenger Cars and return
TO Charleston, it being impossible to send
out the Cars from Hamburg, as tie road
beyond there is covered with water.
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TuE DEMO GRAFT
= PUBLISHED svERr sNrURukr ~
WORTHINGT0N 4 CHAPMAN;
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months, All ne paper vii be discontinued,
pm, a, the discretion OF the EI.tors) until al
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,-..,,,sgyySrs Will be inserted ats per square
- Inc, ,r ,ssl .or the first Insertion, and 80 cents
G,- sarb subsequent Insertion.
H., .<srents not marked with tie number OF IN
.,-,,ors. vii be published muitorbd and chars-
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|,s,,,-sc, lor less than one year. The privilege
lam, advertisers IS limited to their immediate
s...,,ss. all advertisements for the benefit OF
.'TsIa,ssons sent in hy them must be paid tor by
7.ti.,l-,as OF a personal nature viii be charged
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-,ly, or THE pApEa-S5 per annumin advance
or as At the end of the year.
ian Work must be paid for on delivery.
p Letters 10 the Editors on business connected
With the office, must be pos paid, OF they VIII 30
be attended To.
AxyoCvcrSG CANDIDATES for Office WILDE $40. NO
name will be inserted unless we are specially au'
thorizcd by somereSponsjble person,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16
WOMAN.

Na thne--not thine is the ohttering crest;
AMI the glance OF the snow-wmle plume
Nor the badge that CLEANS irnm the warriors bre
Ike 4 star md the battles gloom
Nor $ thy place md thy counry's host,
Where the war-sleed champs the rein
Where waving pIumes are ike sea-ioam tossed
And the turf wears CORY stain
Not these-not these are thy glorious dover;
But hoer gift is thine,
When the proud have fallen in riumphs hour
And the red blood flows like VINE:
10 wipe the dew from the clammy brow
To raise the dropping head
10 cool the parched lips ievered glow,
And soolhe the lowy bed.
Not thine-not thine is the towering height
Where ambition makes his throne
The umld dove wings not her flight
Where the eagle scars alone;
But in the hall and in the bower,
And by the humbieSt hearth,
Man feels the charm and owns the power
That binds him stl to earth.
Yes THESE are thine and who can say
His IA brighter doom,
Who winds James CORY wreath Of bay,
Round an aching brow TO bloom
On, to watch deaths llvld hucs depart
To Soohe each psng Of wo,
And to whisper hope 10 the iamuns heart,
Is the proudest need below.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16

OnnlrutRv.-D Departed this le at Grenada. al
half past 3 o'clock. on Monday evening the 18th
nj Apr lsi0 after lingering illness Of several
months, OF the disease called ISABiLIrY, the
Blnk Of Grspcdd. |, proper to remark to tho
distant friends. OF the deceased, that every attention
was shown II BY It's friends, and on Saturday morn
rng previous to It's death, the patient became very
feeble SO much "a TO excite the alarm Of ito
friends, and on consultation, II was thought beat
to make one more and The last effort to save il
accordingly DR.. s. was sent for, and on entering
the room, saw that death was inevitable. but TO
console lis P,RtNr and friends, that removal
to n large and mote spacious house. might pro-
long It's HE n few days, accordingly The deceased
was renewed to another MANSION and there
guarded strictly with parental oare--bu, the mon
sler DEATH could be no longer tempered or TIL
fed WITH and on Monday evening above men.
toned. entered tho house Of the deceased, and
took posses-on Of what circumstances had de
creed to THE funeral was attended by numer
ou. friends Of the deceased, after which the ar.
ncted PARENT returned to his mansion, there TO
receive the sympalhios Of his friends. for the loss
Of his Offspring.
Editors friendly to the death Of the deceased
aiN please give this an insertion ~ their journals
Carrolion Enquirer.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16
A LOCO FOCo"--
wASHINGToN'S oPINI0N-LlSTEN
TO THE VOICE OF THE FATHER
OF HIS COUNTRY.

In the wear -, Gen. Washington wrote 20 ;
Senator IN one Of the southern States, on the sub
lsei ct paper money. IN which he thus expresses
hlm.et We make the extracts from The letter
as found among the writings OF Gen. Washington
published by Sparks
- 90 no, hesitate to declare, tina, II |
had voice in your Legislature, It would have
been gwen decidedly ngaiusl a paper emission,
iron rHE CrSUEAL rRINctrLTs OF IT'S urltIrr
a. RgrRLsENrArIyL, and the necessity oft a.
medium, To assign reasons tor this opinion,
would be as unnecessary as tedious. The ground
has been 50 often uod. that place hardly re-
mans. In word, the necessity arising for the
wan, of specie, Is represented as greater than II
really -. | CONTEND II Is ny THg SUBSTANCE,
NOT Win rHL SHADOW OF THING, VIZ ARE
TO m urNrrlTEp. The wisdom Of man, IN my
humble opnlon, cannot at this tune devNe plan
hy which the credit of paper money would be long
supported. consequently, depreciation keeps pace
with the quantity Of the emission, and articles for
which Il Is exchanged, rise IN a greater alto than
the sinking value OF the money Uh'rrn then
!, The jd'mer The planter, The artisan, btn,h'-
td ?"
An evil equally great il. the door II ,mmsd,.
a'sy opeus for speculation, BY WHICH THE
LEAST DESIGNING AND PERHAPS
MOST VALUABLE PART-OF THE COM.
MI NIFTY, ARE PLAYED UPON BY THE
MORE KNOWING AND CRAFTY SPEC.
ULAr0Rs.'
II these sentiments had appeared with the name
of Andrew jackson or Martin Van Buren, attach
ed TO them, the Wings with one voice, woul,
have exclaimed, "Shat dwelling doctrines
what rank Loco Focosml' They strike to III,
root, and war "upon the general principles. ~
| Dare tha Wings denounce the father cth~ cnun
| try for he here comes within Their definition O
4" thorough gong Loco Foco' Did Wash
| ngton desire 10 reduce tho wages of labor, 10
ptelculng he substance TO the shadow lie d.
not believe that "there Is not specie enough 4
the world 10 do the business Of tho United States
on the contrary, he says The want Of specie is rel
resented as greater than 1t really IS
Let tho Farmer 70, the .lritsan, ponder o
these tuhs--Ior remember, It - the voice {
Washington speaking from ihc grave, 'hatputs III
question, Wherein then - tho Farmer n
Planter, the .lrhsdn benehttcdP
Remember. however, that, as Mr.. Buchann
says. wo know that the existence OF banks and Ii
circulation of bank paper are now so Idenhte
. with the habits OF our people that they cannot
abolished, even # IT were desirable and that
REFORM, and Nor TO destroy, IS our motto
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16

Those States marked with a star, choose
members OF Congress on the same day that the
Sa,e officers are chosen.
Tho electors meet a, tho Capltols, Of the re-
spectlVo States IN which they are chosen. on the
second day Of December, and give If tho ballots
cot President and Wee President
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16

ElEcrIoSs- following table will b
ound handy as matter Of reference. Il has
been eompded With great care, and Is believed
70 be accurate
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16

have been shown an original litter n manu-
scrip, dsled February 90, 1910, post.marked Can.
c,nnali OHIO March 3, and purporting to be signed
BY f. E. Spencer. corresponding seefe.afy, and Da-
vi C;wynne. ]. {. Wright, and @. NJ. Spencer,
committee, ana addressed to Miles Hoichklss, ESQ,
Or Osvcro, y. York.a copy Of which was published
ia Tue Oswcgo Palladium o. March +. The body