davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-28

Leap Year.-T'his interesting period for
the ladies has passed, and without their
having used it TO much advantage in this
section, if we may judge from our hyme-
nial record for 1S40. 1t has not been so
much neglected, however, in olher parts
of the country, for we notice in The last
Wing Banner, published at Lincolnlon,
NORTH Carolina, no less Than sir marriages
near the close of the period in which the
ladies are privileged to "pop the ques-
iion." and four Of The six are noticed as
"runa'oay naicheS," showing, heyond all
doubt, that the ladies wero in onrnost."
We trust we shall, ere long, have some
thing in this line 10 record ourselves but
we would prefer that there should be no
necessity of adding the word RUNAWAY,
as The Banner has done. As the ladies
have been so modest during the past year,
we trust that our young men will now
make up for lost time. We should like,
above all things, 10 see wedding; our Wis
its, for some lime past, 10 such scenes
have been something like those the angels
make, "few and far bctweeu."-Camden
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-28

= Nep Editorial Dcpurtment.-Wc learn
by Il recent communication from our friend
DR.. VIM. b. Johnson, that, by all act of
the Stale Convention Of South Carolina,
Professors Reynolds and Chaplin, Of the
Furman Institution, have been appointed
editors of the Recorder and Watchnan.
These brethren, it is understood, will take
in hand that part Of the editorial labor
which properly pertains to the Stale of
South Carolina. This arrangement, while
it very materially abridges the response
LiIity Of The original editor, will no doubt
greatly enhance The efficiency aud the gem
eral acceptabi!ily of The paper.
We trust that those of our friends who
have thought that the interests Of our sis
Ter State have not received sufficient al
tenlion, will now set aside their scruples.
Under present circumstances, we need
nothing but competent list of subscribers
TO render our paper equal to any in the
Union. 1t remains for the Baptists Of
North and South Carolina to say whether
the requisite patronage shall be furnished.
Southern Watcltman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-28

MtXicallS will attempt an INVASION rs SOon Us Il
little more Of the winner passes away. Our on
~ fear is. that this will not be the case. sin
ccrcly trust they may come, aud believe It to
be the wis!;, the fervent prayer OF almost our
wlole popuation-and' that they may come in
numbers sufficient to make us all turn out--
then we know decisive blow must be struck;
for when we whip them, (and we know we
can) we will follow them up und keep whip
ping them until they cry peace, final peace.
Thus il will end so sure us they attempt unother
invasion. Then Texas will he invigorated
with renewed lii. aud prosperity.
Jannaryl II.
Mezicc.-By the schooner Watchman, Cap
tain Murray, which arrived in port on Saturday,
we have received letters and papers from Malta.
inoras to the Path ultimo. They contain no
late intelligence from the Mexican capital, nor
any of particular interest from other quarters.
General Arista was expected to arrive at Ma
tamoras in few days from the frontiers. Not
word is said about the raising oflroops or the
invasion of Texas On the contrary, the Fed
erulists who did not recross the Rio Grande, il
is stated were returning to their former places
ofabode, 10 resume the occupation Of civil life.
There is some reason 10 believe, and we GER
tainly hope the Texian Government has been
deceived BY its Intelligence, and TINT there is
now no preparation making on the otller side
for an invasion.
Gonzales, who headed the party that COM
naitted the outrage ut Corpus Christi Bay, has
been arrested aud is in close confinement at
Matamoras. General Ampudia by directions
of Arista, publishes document, in which he
represents that Gonzales was not commission
ed for any enterprise, was not in the Govern.
ment employ, and that he will suffer the penal
ty which the laws Of Mexico demand, for tile
monstrous crime he has committed.
Our correspondent says, gentleman near
Matamoras was offered % cents per 10. Tor his
crop of cotton, and declined to sell.
A Spanish merchant trading in the interior
was robbed on the San Fernando road, about
the middle Of the month. His merchandise,
worth about $4,000, was taken by the brigands,
but Reyes escaped, although several men Of his
party were killed Bulletin.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16

We are greatly mistaken il tn. CEMENT which
Principally preserves the cohesion Of the new Min
'stry' IS not common hatred Of Mr.. Clay. We do
not mean personal hatred, though there possibly
may he some OF that ingredient in the mixture. /,
Is generally understOod-Ihough we really do no,
know on VIVA: authority, that MIR Webster IS no,
on The best terms with the great Ksntuckian. Nei.
'heE Judge Upshur nor Judge M'Lean ever was III,
political admirers, aud it is we'll known tina, The
wiekhhe family OF Kentucky, of which the new
Fo't Master General is member, have for many
years been hostile. Mr. Forward is stated to he a
"ms-but what kind ola Wing does not distinctly
appear There are many who assume that name
Tor particular ends, and quite willing TO Law #
aside when their purposes are answered. We bona
we are wrong IN the apprehension that the Cabine,
IS constructed upon the narrow basis referred TO.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16

THE LATE CABINET.-The intelligence os
tuetao'rc; designations Of Inst week VII ne rr,si,.
60 with deep regret throughout the country. To
say nothing OF the ability q the iistngu sbsS
usmen who had charge over The Departr,.n,so,tL.
Treasury, War, Navy and the Attorney Gers-,I.
ship, they have exhibited since their appointment,
degree al Industry, and have undergone an ,,,,1n,
OF soor, almost incredibly great. Az the arressi,n
OF Gen Harrison to the Presidency the .sv.,,r n.
paE;menS a; the seat o: overnmen, ay with All The
accumulated abuses cOnsequen upon atvslys ye,rs
POSSESSION OF power. IL would have REQUIRED no
small exeF'lon and hrmneSs 10 put them IN orGe,
even with sufficient time granted for the purnoss.
But the quick approach OF the Extra Session 80
10 the new monuments an additional inducemeSt =,
hasten their work OF reform with but Innirsd tim,
TO DO Il M The a5ors Of the late Secretaries have
been Incessant. II, now that the first difficulties Of
ne" Administration are surmountcd 10 respect 10
The preliminary hartsh!Ps OF getting the Departments
IN ORDER, Il should 81 happen under the force of
cumStancss that others are 10 succeed 10 the nI,s
OF the industrious pioneers the people wi, not Tor.
get the faithful iaUors Uithosc who went into Office
TO render real services, and who now retire because
they md that they cannot serve the country efS-
GENTLY any longer.
We had hoped from the tenor OF the Jas, Veto
Message-the latter portion Of It, we rnean-,bst
President Tyler would take some pains to preyept
a dissolution Of the Cabinet which he well kpay,
possessed the confidence Of the Wing party He
there expressed himself so anxiousy respecins his
desire 10 act IN concert and harmony with the partv
regretted with so much earneslness the difficulties
that had arisen; and declared with so much frank
ness Ihe pleasure il had given him TO unite with ibs
Wings IN all the great measures save one on which
they unhappiy differed, but upon which he trusted
they would yet ugroc-that We had INDUCED the
hope Of seeing the President still surrounded bv
the constitutional advisers selected by the late PIE
siceht HARRISON, as an earnest and assurance 10
them that TO alienation had taken place on the p,rt
OF the President, and that radical difference ex
isted between him and the party.
But MIR Ewng's letter which We publish this
morning sets forth the whole suhec, of the late dis.
solution IN such light that we are now no LONGER
surprised at it-partIcuary in his case. The facts
which he states are announced upon his own per
sonal knowledge; and We forced to the p,inruI
conclusion that many things uttered by report. and
which we would fam have discredited, are Ju, too
true. But the letter will speak for itself
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16

Gov. Gilmer, by his abandonment of the wbig
professions and declarations through which no a.,
cured his election TO Congress. The Charlottesville
Advocate states that Gov c., whilst a candidate
tor the seat he now occupies, declared himself "rv.
cry men WHIG"-and pledged himself that he
would cooperate, in the main, with the great Wing
party IN carrying out those measures OF reform for
which the people so emphaticilly decl red when
they rejected Martin Van Buren, and h.s clique C,om
power,-And YET, few diys afterwards. he goes
to Washinston aud FIRST votes against The Wbig
candidate for the Spclkershrp--then ag inst the
wing CANDIDATE Tor Z c'k-aghinst the hour rule
locns on every party yotc-abuscs MIR CIov-de.
nounces Mr. Webster, &c thus showing that in.
stead Of being, as he proissscd, "every inch Whic
he IS every inch a" loco foco. Such A politirian
the Richmond Wing thinks, is"the last Of pea time.
Va. Free Press
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16


On Sunday the 9Th INST. alter protracted illness,
Jo"H SouTHGATE, OF Little Plymouth, King X
Queen County, Va, IN the 72nI year Of hi. nso.
lie was we'll known and esteemed as an honest
and good citizen.
Departed this life, on the 18th August last. nj
the residence Of his father, Joseph s. Harris Esq.
IN the county Of Cumberland, JAMES A. HARRH,
Esq. in the 2Jih year Of his ngo. The deceased
has left behind him, wife and one child, to mingie
their tears with the lamentations Of all who knew
him, who has been thus early cut down in the
spring time Of youth.
Mysterious are thy ways, Ont Providence"
and ~ silent grief we mus, bow to thy dacrees
II llfo Of morality, indust and strict attention
70 the duties Of liie II heart alive To the highest
promptings Of honor and generosity; u a character
IN all respects bamcess and rcproachable, could
have heightened out his days and STAYED Oh the mr.
row OF death, then, indeed, would the beloved
friend whom we now mourn, have been left to ~,
the pride Of his aged pIren,s the sweet comforter
Of his bosom partner, and delight Of his numerous
friends Bot he IS gone, and may that Heaven, Il
which his spirii has Aown, toothc and comfort the
widowed heart, and guard the helpless orphan.
~" The kentucky and Missssippi papers arc
requested 10 copy.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
IpuBLIC-No. l6.1

AN ACT making appropriations FOR outfits and
salaries OF diplomatic agents, and for other pur.
poses.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
scntaives OF the United States OF America in Con-
greSs assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out
OF any money in tho Treasury not otherwise ap.
proprIated, viz:
For outfits Of ministers to Russia, Spain, Mexico
and Brazil, ard of charges d'afaires TO Portugal,
Denmark, Sardinia, Naples Chill, and Texas si1
ty.three thousand dollars
For salaries of ministers 10 Spain and Brazil. for
the residue of the current year, eight thousand dol.
lars.
For salaries of the secretaries of legation TO the
same places, one thousand eight hundred dollars
Also, 50 much may lie necessary to paw, for
compensation, TO the clerks and other officers IN the
service of the two Houses the librarian and assist
ant Librarians OF Congress, the gate keeper and
lampshter for the services rendered by them during
the present extra session, three months additional
pay; aud TO the messengers, assistant messengers
pages, and laboTers Of the two Houses and Library
OF Congress, and to the hoSter of the House of Re-
personalities, the usual allowances made ut the
close OF each session; and to each of the police of the
Capitol the same to the messengers TO be paid
under the direction of the Committee on the Con,n-
gent Fund OF each House. And the regular raw of
The messenger OF the office OF the Secretary of the
Senate and office of the Clerk OF the House of Re-
presenintves shall oe equal 10 the pay Of any other
permanent messenger employed IN the Capitol.
Also, sum not exceeding TWO hundred and sc
venty three dollars for completing the contract Tor
printing and binding the catalogue Of the library.
Approved, September II, 1871.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
MIR, WEBSTER

appears from this ssntleman's letter to the In.
te'iseneer, that he intends to hold on, and princi
Paiy because he has "seen no sufficient reasons "a,
The dissolution Of the late Cabinet by the voluntary
DC: OF ITS own members" MIR Webster may, pro.
oaoly' not have perceived sufficient cause for his
own resignation, butt seems to us that his col
leagues were as much entitled to judge OF that mat
ter as himself. Surely, il he read Mr. Ewing's Lex,
ter, and believed its statements true, he could no,
have condemned that eentenin's course. For
ourselves, we are rejoced that MIR Webster can re
concIe it to his sense OF duty to remain in the Cabi.
net. In the critical state Of our foreign relations.
his services are invaluable.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16

Mr.. Wise, in his late loco .foco speech, thanked
God that he had been undcceIved before he voted Tor
Henry Clay to be President ln reference 10 which
tho Lynchburg Vrginian usks-IIou undeceived I
What opinion has Mr. Clay oxprosscd-what prn
cpo has he avowed-what measure has no adyn.
Gated lately, which he had not expressed, avowed
and advocated under the late Administrator when
Mr.. Wise was one Of his most compllsant irionds
and supper ers1-If Mr. w rse I'd not been thwart.
cd IN his aspirations ttbe Spodkershipl MIR. Clay
would not now he The object Of his vituperatlon.
The change is not in Mr.. Clay, but in himself
Like drunken man, he thinks the world turns
round, while the gddiness is in his own intoxicated
brnin.--Y0. Free Press
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
NATIONAL INSTITUTION.
TIE SHOWER OF BLOOD, Sc.
NEw YoRE, Sept. 7, 1871

NEw YoRE, Sept, 1871.
+. MAEEoE, Jr. Cor. S,e'ry, National Institution.
Dear Sir: The papers contain Of Ia,s various
accounts OF supposed rain Of Jlood which is aid
70 nave occurred towards the end Of last month in
wilson county, Tennessee; and as pulir sl,r ,s,,,,
seems 20 have been considerably sr-i,s5 b., ~
announcement Of the fact, allow me To- sYgJest 4,
lev IDEAS on tho subject, having during rov IlCe
which has been In great part devoted 10 tLe s,uJy
% nl'uta' SCIENCES, had several opportunities Of In.
yestgotng facts Of the same nature. Ar.oyo,s
from the most remote uuti1uiry sq vel ,g a..
chronicles OF the middle ages, Of On fgspfop gf,vy
ers Of blood, which 10 times OF I,uor,psr ,rJ .,,
pcsHton were considered IS an awful earricg az
some impending public calamity. The psopIe on
such Oceas oDs would crowd their Temples ,td VIC.
Tins were offered as eKpa,Ion To the sYoro,,d 10
censed detes and, up 10 days, the minds Of tie
European pe8s1ntry are still struck with dread a.
the appearance Of such phonomeno, ard religious
PROFESSIONS orr generally resort d TO-
Those fond Of the marvellous will NOTABLY ser
WITH sorrow that al this sclfyId Of terror o,sy rIi
before the more careful Investigations o. modern
sclence and their astOnshment, and could psrbaps
say thcir DISAPPOINTMENT will be the greater when
,hcy learn that an tRssci-yes, sir, contemplate
insects the cause.
Several insects Of the order Of Homoptera. (csr.
cops, &c) ond also Tow nocturnal moths. have
the properly Of producing iiquil Of a red color,
hiyng IN OIL regards the appearance Of blood or pu
| uIutna mater ond when they ny IN great numbers
80 ee'u, me numerous DROPS which cover the
so' plants produce the appearance Of this mira.
ou'ous ram We must add, that the matter can in
70 case DC considered blood as all the animals o
s L o. ,nseelsore deprived Of warm and color
90 JiOOI or ~ word, that as their circul iton IS
totally different from ~bat takes niscs IN ,nrn,l.
superior organization, i oan only he consider.
ed as thelr eEcremenis, or, with probobilitv. og a
particular secretion, similiat as TO lis projpetion
to the wax, the gum, lac, &c Sc
ltcmaln, dear or, with regard, your friend and
l'e'''| F. CASTELNAU.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
tPRtyArE-No. IL
AN ACT TO provide for repairing the Potomac
Bridge.

Be i; enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep.
resentayes Of the United States OF America in Con-
~gresS assembled, That the sum OF fifteen thousand
eight hundred and SIX dollars be, and the same is
hereby appropriated, IN addition TO the sums mere.
tofo'e appropriated and uneXpended, for the repair
oi the Potomac bridge, IN lhe District OF Columbia
% be paid out Of any money IN the Treasury, not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. ,. ind be It flirihEr enacted That the said
sums shall be expended under the direction OF the Sec
rotary OF War. IN the following manner to wit: He
shaI. designate some competent officer Of the Ensi.
neer corps 10 draw plans and make specifications
cost or value thereof, which shall not exceed the
sum ofiorly FIVE thousand eight hundred and six
dollars; the officer thus selected shall lay his plans
specifications, and estimates before the Secretary
OF War for his approval; and the said Secretary shall
thereupon cause the work to be constructed upon
the plan most approved Dy him, under the mme.
date superintendent of some competent officer
OF either Engineer corps, who shall make all necess-
sary contracts for materials and labor and cause the
work TO be constructed in the best and most sub
stan;lai manner, within the estimates, and accord
ing to the plan approved by the Secretary OF War,
and under the orders general direction of said Sec
rotary, who will, from time to time, such ad
Vanccs OF the amounts for this object appropriated
as he may deem necessary and proper.
SEC. ). find be Il further enacted, That the tim
hers such Of them ms the experimenting engi.
necr may think f, shall be mineralizcd, and sum
not exceeding three and half cents per cubic foot
is hereby Appropriated, out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the
expense and cost thereof, the proper amount TO he
pad on the requisitIon OF the Secretary OF War
founded on the estimate Of the superintendent.
Approved, September II, lS4l.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
MARRIED

On the evening Of the IO.h August last, in the
county Of Roanoke. ~ the Rev. Mr. Powers, Mr.
COLIN Bass, late Of Richmond, to Miss NAscI w
daughter OF Col. Elgih M'Clnuh,n, Of said coun.
tY.
Do the 2nd inst, Ivy the Rev. Thomas BnCord
MIR WM. +. EDLoE. OF WILLIAMSBURG, 10 Miss En-.
AsETH, second daughter Of Mr. Charles Childrey, Of
Henrco.
~" The Herald and Compiler will please copy.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
nv AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT rnr rIRsr SESSION OF ruE TWENTY
SEVENTH CONGRESS.
tPuBLiC NO Isl


AN ACT making an appropriation FOR the pur.
chase oil naval ordnance and ordnance stores and
for other purposes.
BE It enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatves Oft the United States of America in Con.
gross assembled, That the sum OF six hundred
thousand dollars be paid out of any moneys in the
Treasury not Otherwise appropriated, for the pur.
pose OF purchasing ordnance and ordnance stores
for the use Of the Navy of the United States
Sec. .. And be 1t further enacted, That the Sec
Rotary of the Navy IS hereby authorized to apply
part of the sum herein and hereby appropriated not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars, to the purpose of
making experiments TO test the value Of improve.
mems IN ordnance, IN the construction of steamers
and other vessels Of war, and other matters con-
nected with the naval service and the national de-
fence; and also to the purpose of defraying any
charges leit unpaid on account OF experiments of
the Ike character heretofore made by authority of
law.
JOHN WHITE.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
SAM'L l.. SOUTHARD,
President OF the Senate pro tempore
Approved, September IL, lsIl.
JOHN TYLER.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
,proved, September IL, ISL.


A RESOLUTION IN relation 10 the purchase o.
domestic wsIsr-roued hemp tori he use OF the
United States Navy.
BE il resolved by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives OF the United States OF America in Con
Sress mb.ed. That the Secretary OF the Navy
be, and he hereby - directed TO purchase domestic
water-rotted hemp the use Of the United States
Navy, lar The same shall De found OF suitab'
quality, and can be ssed bsnedciay TO the service
having regard 10 the cost strength, and durability OF
the article and Tor tina; purpose shall cause purcha-
ses 81 such hemp 10 Oe made in the different hemp
growing regions OF the Union.
Sec. ,. And be II further resolved, That this
joint resolution shall be and remain in force for the
period OF seven years from the passing thereof.
Approved, Sept II, lS4l.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16


THE CESsUs.-CIuikShank's amusing "Omni-
bus" makes the following remarks upon the late
Eoglish Census, IN which the ages returned for
periods OF five years:
Ladies OF very certain age bridIed up at being
obliged TO tell the number Of summers that had
passed over their heads, Notwithstanding the loop.
hole of the give years" which the gallantry of the
commissioners allowed them. Elderly gentlemen
also, who wore dark wigs that hid those aurcuIar
tell tales OF the eI-6epani jsme homne the ears in
wardy eKecrated the system Of exposure to which
ihe census paper gave rise, and willingly ran the
risk OF fine "not more than five pounds, nor less
than forty shlngs," rather than be cilssed as old
bichelors.-From returns into which the commits
sloners have allowed rs to peep it appears that of
the middle aged population ofthesc Kingdoms, one
~ three has grown five years younger since the
date OF the last census: one IN seven two years
younger; one in twelve remains Of the same age
one IN thiry-eight IS five years older than at the
period referred 70; and some in five hundred and
sixty has attained the full age that might have been
anticipated from the lapse Of years. We believe 1t
las becn distinctly asccraIned by these returns
that the highest age among the unmarried aides in
TINS country - ~ the average age is2I7s The wild.
oWs willing TO marry again arc quite juvenile; and
II IS remarkable tact, thlt uony are YOUNGER now
as widows, than they appear 10 he in the previous
Teturnn wives. Indeed, tho effect Of the whole
calculation Is to show, perhaps, a compliment 10 our
young Queen, that her subjects are tho most drei.
dediy juvenile people IN ChusteBdom.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-16
OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and Nth The alrfes aud consent II he S,na,-
To Presiden, TYLER

-, USrOM-HOUSE OFFICERS.
Edward Curtis, Collector, New York.
Thomas Lord, Naval Officer, do
William Taggard, Surveyor, do
APPRAISERS.
Meigs ID. Benjamin, Edward Taylor, Matthias q
Edgar
George w. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys a
OpeouSas, Louisiana 8"
Charles b. Penrose, Solicitor OF the Treasury.
POSTMASTERS.
John I. Werner, at Pousville, Penn.
VIM. VI. Porter, at Carlisle, Penn.
Ihos. w. Shepard, at Northampton. Mass.