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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-03
For I n T ei graz
Remarks on Peter. ?. o.

| -
MIR. Editorial par, of the abo,y Il
frequently quoted by those wiu o.r..,
mersIon as the only mode. and hell,r4
The only subjects of christian basis
prove thai II is immateriaI whether h.
be performed by pouring, sprinklins d
! mersion, provided the candidate ansra
god conscience.
1t is evident this is as nucb r,,J
pado>baptlsts have of their soti->ciai
sentiments. In my opinion, how~rp.I
above passage does not prove that forrs
1t IS quoted, any more than the foilors
Chron. l: |, Adam, Seth. Eno<.
stress, when quoted as proof that irFI
different what the mode of ban,i,m n
laid upon this part of the rexr. "Nai
putting away of the filth Of the fesh
the answer of good consciencp." ID
we are ayr, ed. There is nothing but
blood oil Christ that can cleanse the q,
from SIN. The question TO be >erlId a
IS, what IS good conscience? Nd
science IS good unless il is enlioLieasds 1
governed by Gods word. mean t,
science IS good in the sighror ca V
may answer good conscience in cH"#
nation, and yet do wrong. TIER az i
doubt, many conscientious heather: b..
does not argue thai idolatry is right u
are many Mahomedans that airra;a
they think, good conscience hui il /!
not follow from this that the MdloYr5'
feiigion is true. Who dares say thai ND
catholics are not conscientious j0 area@f
upon their superslilious and unuranr;S
e'nonIes2 Would you argue from III =
!. IS as well TO be Catholic, as 10 Ell. r.
Tue ruth = No more does it argue n
sprlnkhngor pouring is christian 5'o17
because person in his own mind, an i
what he calls a good conscience. TIT
10 order 10 have the above text prove sPfD'
ing OF pouring,we have TO come bick vi
Baptist ground. Are these scrIpturaI! al
until they can be proved to be scrip
ms text does not countenance ware! 7
modes, however sincere those may be W
practice thus.
You will be so kind, if you please "
Editor, as TO insert the above in yOUr ''.'
ne periodical as ii may give some OK
;lue 10 the fact, thai no teri, tchen rIs''.|
Considered. countenances spriak!iHg 4
Allow me to ask, in conclusion, Is ii o'I
surprisingly strange that primitive chr
lans should ever have thought Of The faelI'
few drops of water would put aw'E u
lth of the flesh2 r.pE
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v o l.. XIII. NO
For the Tel.
THE CHURCH AND RESo, ,

oNeH AND REsoLUl,n.
Brother Brown Although | '''
been in The practice of coming b,
public through the press, YET VIM
TO your consideration some thooob,
have occurred TO me, upon the sn,.
church resolutions, and SHOULD
proper, you are al liberty TO publish u
had supposed it was perfectly co,
for any church on discovering Conn.,,
any kind among them, to resolve ,n
alton and that Immediately bur i, b.,
said that the church ought DOT 10 r,.
lutions on temperance. moral rer,
slavery, because il is society sus,.
character embracing these dif,rpo,
Now it is readily admitted that Tho
ought TO be strictly temperate, that Il.
always 10 exhibit moral purity, II,
ought never to participate in The
slavery, but does it follow from HI.
while there are rum sellers and rum.3o
within her pale, and also lieentious 70,
and slave holders of the blackesr cha,
that she must not pass resolurio,, !
these subjects which have purilya,I
dency? If we were to take a scaI
view of the subject, think We Shout
Joshua, .whil,, he saw the liability 4
jewish church 10 fall into ido!a,ry ii
on her TO resolve on the worship CT q
Josh. "a. | think it will be admitted +.
ohJector, that the jewish charch oron
TO have mingled by marriage with a.
tons around them; yet we find thai !
such marriages did exist CONTRARY ;,
law of God, she was under the rss.J
OF passing resolution for her own i
cation, and such resolution is recqa5
Ezra, 10.
Again, we find that when John W..
the church in Pergamos, notwi.a,lsrs
she held fast the name of The Lord. and
not denied his faith, yet the Lord had j
what against her, because she had
those who held the doctrine of BaaIaaf
taught Balak to cast a s,nmb!ier bIa.E
fore the children of I<rael, TO cal u
sacrificed unto idols, and 10 commit kr
lion; and also she had those who he.
doctrine of the Nieolaitanes, which
God hated, therefore she could not E
the judgments Of God, without re>o
SO far as actually 10 repent.
Applying the same principle, the D.
church in. Ferrisburgh have adopted ii,
lowing resolution, for their own purif.
from slavery:
Whereas slavery is contrary to the
and spirit of the gospel, and con>rou
a,sln against God, therefore,
RESOLVED, That we will moi hoIdir q
fellowship slave-holding chuicap>. or
brother or sister, who is a men,byr Of
church, until they have given e,iIra
reformation.
Cornwall, Jan. %, 1871. JE,
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-03

daily increasing Between thirty and
forty were baptized last Sabbath, and some
twelve or fourteen the Sabbath previous.
In the Methodist church, number OF
conversions have already occurred. and
the work appears to be increasing.
We solicit the prayers of the faithful
that The work NAV go on Oh. Secretary.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-03

for your own sake, as well as theirs, you
will call on the Board a, Boston. And if
it should turn out that the Missionaries on
the foreign field, separated from home and
friends, deprived of the privileges Of their
native Christian land, exposed to the ma
ligDant diseases Of foreign climate, and
TO perils suffering from bealhenish ,barbar-
Gus society, receive but half the salary that
is paid to Secretaries in Boston, think
there would be just reason for complaint
and dissatisfaction and that for the sake
of The cause there should be speedy reform
alton.
hope This communication will find a
place in the Telegraph. have found the
Telegraph uniformly supporting the mis-
sionary cause. At the same time have
found il fearless and open for full investi-
CATION. Trust, therefore, il will not shrink
from calling attention 10 this subject. Ex-
PLANTATION and information, al least, are due
TO contributors from those who have the
management Of their contributions.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-03

REvIvAL.-It gives US great pleasure
10 inform the friends of Zion that the
work Of God is progressing in this city.
The Rev. Mr.. Knapp is laboring IN con-
nection with the Baptist congregation.
and the Rev. Mr.. Kirk with the Congre-
gntionalists. We are unable 10 state the
number Of those who profess 10 have OBJ
iained hope, but we rejoice 10 say they
arqmany; and number the Of inquirers IS
Mobile register and journal., 1841-12-18

the duty of said examining Commissioners 10 make a correct report of the amount thus received 10 the next Legislature.
 Sfc. 20 And De t further elaced, That niier said examination has been made by the Commissioners examining said Bank, it shall be the duty of the Ca shier and President to forward all such cancelled nutes with register of the 10 The Treasurer Of the State, that they may be examined by a commit tee of the next Legislature, and by them burned or destroyed.
 SIC. 23. Anl t fuyth@ eaacted That to prevent any Glvoriiism the part of the Treasurer oi the State or the Commissioners appointed under hs act, they and each of them sha before they enter on the duties enjoncd by this act, take and subscribe to the following oath Cor aitrnlation,) viz: That
 soemnly and sincerely swear, Tor affirm, as the case may bel that l will faithfully and diligently nttpnJ in inc dntics of my office of under the act entitled an act close and liquale tiie ai-
 fairs of the Branches of the Bank of ths State of Ala hama nj MobiIe and Decatur-approved and that will mpartially, and without any personal prejudice or dislike my part extend To every debt or of said Bank the fair and full benefits of said act and that will not make exchanges of papers or specie to any person whatever.
 SEc. 24. And Dc n further enacted, That the Com missioners appointed under this shd,l draw lots among themselves in order to ascertain and fix three classes so that one Commissioners term of service shall Npre each year. and it shall be the duty of the Governor to h'~~~~ly ne',,;nain nerson whose term of seryic shall be three years and on longer.
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REPORT OF THE PROTESTANT ORPHANS
 ASYLUM SOCIETY.

ASYLUM SOCIETY.
 In compliance with section 4th of the act of nco r. pofatton of the ''Proestant Orphan Asylum Society" the officers and managers of said society now re- port that the affairs of the Asylum for the last six months appear to have been upon the whole fully condused, early in the it found cessary in consequence of the resignation of the Ma tron to make another appointment. The Ladies of the Board fortunate in securing the services of person well qualified for the situation. Under her care the children at the asylum have been generally blessed with health with one exception only
 Polite White, child of4 years of age, after being for time m declining state during which peri ed she had faithful medical attendance, has been re- moved by death-One infant also, George Closher, who was at nurse, at the expence and under the d- rectIon oflhe society died early in October last. The society has now II children under its protecton.- The Report of the Treasurer appended to this pa per will show the condition of it's funds. Applica- ton has at different times been made to the Court of Commissioners of roads and for payment of the allowance granted by the Legislature of 1889, but hitherto without success, It remains with the ciety to decide what further action shall be made up- on ihls matter. The usual appeal to the generosity of the community will be made at Christmas-and to that generosity the Widow and the Orphans have ne- yer yet appealed in vain. It apprehended that the condrIon ofthe building appropriated for asylum, is such render iia constant draft upon the funds of tho institution, for necessary repairs, it has also been thought that the expenditure of considerable sum at the present time in making substana repairs, would prove the best economy in the result, but in the present condition of it's funds, the society has not deemed itself justified in the disbursement of the pro- bable amount required for this purpose lest it should leave them unprovided for still more pressing occasion that might possibly arise.
 By order of the Board of Officers aud Managers.
 declS A. c. CAMPBELL, Sec'ry ofP. 0. A. A. Since the date of this report children, of the age of two months, nine months, and four years have been added to this number
 At the General Meeting Dec. 13, Mrs. J. T. Ha- milton was chosen First Directress; Mrs. Mcbride, Second Direcress; Mrs. Sidney Smith, Secretary Miss. E. G. Jones. Treasurer. Two Managers were appointed from each Church. represented in the Soci- ety.
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RAssssNasssasa

Per ship Tuskina, sailed from New York, 8h for this port-Miss North, Miss Lyman, MessrsA Maitie Upson, J Handy, L Hayden, and N Liommedieu.
 Per steamboat Tom Salmond fin Pensacola-Mrs Capt Baker and svts Miss Cora Baker, Miss Alice Baker, masters Baker, Mss Bel Maj Thomas, capts Burt and Campbell.
 Per steamboat Creole fin New Orlcans-Messrs Will knson, smith, Malyne, Olcott, Toby, Battle Woods, w Robinson, Rogers, Maury Tarrant, Nash Gambler, Bea Calhoun, Ridgeway.
 Per steamboat Belle Poule i'm Wetumpka-Mr Shellon and lady, Mir RIackborne and lady Messrs Moore Mnnge Dwin. Pettis, Humphreys Wapler Humphreys, Tillmhn Arnold DaiIey Green, Dixoa 0beron, Stokes, Bryan Johnson, Smith, Bets, Smith, Franklin, vowell Broth ers Shafner, Tomnaon, Ierde
 Per steamboat Duquesne fin Vienna-Nessrs Martin, Ees, Knott, Taylor, Carroll, McKeen, Hicks. Jones'
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RECErPTs OF COTTON.

Per steamboat Duquesne i'm yienn,,-Cummins Hogan Snow 8; Adams de Scars 1; McKeen 9; T Johnson co Toomer, Gay & co 3i; Dickinson es Elis,is 8; Chamberlain 4. ss.r4 ..-' 2
 Per steamboat Belle Poule i'm Wetumpka-Rives, Bnt- tc co 45; Hoyt Ford 7g; Desha Sheppard a 44;G w Tarleton 29; 5 Boykin 27; W Scott l7 Wm Bower IS; Arnold 14 l. Walker Il, T Johnson II; Jas Crawford g. Mckinney Robinson 8; Iiolcomb Brothers x oo6i Brodnax, Newton d co 5; Bull x Files 5; Boy kin
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IMPORTS.

NEW ORLEANS-Per schr SwaD--3lD sacks curn 3j3 do oats 35s do corn 100 bbls whiskey, 5i do pork.
 NEW ORLEANS-Per steamboot Creole-29 kgs hut te bbs whsksy 40 do dried apples md pcaches 56 do hour a do bresd 32 casks baccn loo sacks can kgs lard and sundries.
 PENSACOLA-Per steamboat Tom Salmond--8N feet in mbe ThxsU UIa Iass.
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CONaUCNrEs.

Per schr Swan i'm New Orleans--J Ren; D Wheeler; w Mccoy; c A Gilbert. r'H
 Per steamboat Creole fin New Orleans--W II BuBnell coi Rea; L Merchanti Geo Mallory; Marshall X Rowei Smith x Dabney; Cooper; St John, Powers 6 co; Maylinj F BuIIardi Ticknor. t{
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Nothing of interest transacted in either House of Congress the Slh and 9th. The message has not been referred in the House of Represcntativ and the time has been consumed in unimportant con- yersatons about the right in the hall, and the order of business; both of which arc unsettled.
 Mir. LEWIS of this State, took his seat on the Sth after having been reported dead, and enjoyed all the posthumous honors of newspaper eulogy from friend and foe. No one will contest his right to his own peculiar in the hall, for made expressly to suit him, and is rather short sofa than than large chair.
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The run,or is repeated that, that Messrs. Legare and Upshur are about quit the cabinet, in quence of the preponderance, therein, of Webss an Views ln favor of protective tariff.
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MARINE LIST.
PORT OF MoBILE-DECEMBER ls, Isll.

CLEARED Brig Mary ssby, souJlard, for Philadelphia, by Hun tlngian dr Cleveland. .s.
 schr Swan, Trainer, for New Orleans, by Wheeler. Schr Commercial, Peterson, for Orenls in ballast. schr Belle, Moore, for Havana, by II II Raymond
 ARRIVED zts -H at schr Swan, Trainer, fm New Orleans. lf Steamboat Salmond, Baker, fin Pensacola. Steamboat Creole, Day, fin New Orleans. Steamboat Belle Poule, Hosea, fin Weumpka with &. s bales cotton.
 Steamboat Duquesne, Irwin, fin venns with s5 bal cotton. fs CLEARED roR THIS poRr--At New Orleans, l6t, r. schr Alexander, Armstrong. - 6hoal Water, Moore. sAILEs fm New York, 9th, fl this portship Tus ii1a
 MEMORANDA.
 rJ The steamboat Tom Salmon l, from Pensaco ia re- ports, ship from Pensacola, Capt Chase off the Bar. Also, brig, bound in-strong gales N. W. Lei ship at Pensacola loading with sparsalso several br ivs and schooners loading with lumber The Captain ol S tsye rom JaInsica, died yesterday at Pensacola. =.
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ExP0RTs.

PHiLADELPHiA-Perb brig Mary Silsby-295 bale. cotton, 5f pkgs suudries. t.f lif- v HAYANA-Per schr Belle-l68 bales cotton.
 NEW ORLEAN5-Per schr Swan--750 bags salt.
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DAGGING AND ROPE.-400 pieces Kentucky ED Baggng, 25O coils do Rope, landing eS schr. Maria, for sale by
 decis OGDEN BROTHERS, 12 Walcr-st.
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a6 sa.. nt.f -aif srtp iz Ia af teta sar
 ffN n rif
 fea.f efa, .aa .it atF ilifFh
 4THI r-N I'. 41hA 0os
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d tLARET WINE, &c.-25 casks superior Bor- S' deaux Caret, 50 do Marseilles do, 300 boxes do very qualities; 100 baskets Danlotte Champagne for sale by OGDEN BROTHERS,
 decI9 12 Watcr-st.
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ALIVE OIL AND MUSCAT.-150 baskets O Olvive Oil, 100 boxes Muscat Wine, landing ex Talbot, for sale by
 decIs OGDEN BROTHERS, l2 Waier-st.
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I5TO-DAY. CAPITAL PRIZE 5000 DOLLARS! Tickets only 1w) Dollars. ALABAMA STATE LOTTERH .

--CLAss No. I45 Extra, 1S4l-
 Authorised by the Legislature of the State for the Benefit of the Wetumpka Lodge No. 39. To be drawn al Mobile, on TiIIS DAY, Dec. IS, 1S4l, at T o'clock D, m., at the Mansion House Exchange, Royal-st. $. DAVIS k co, Managers.
 90 Numbers-14 Drawn Ballots.
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ESDEN PARK MILLS GUN POWDER - HL VIM. Ii. BUNNELi. & CO.,, Agents for the sale of this celebrated Powder have recently recev- ed full supply of EFF G and FF C, in kegs, half kegs and cansters. declS
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PUBLIC SALES.
,lY J. lg. IsIYsllss.

At 2s Dauphin street, near Royal, will be sold every Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 6t o'clock, splendid assortment of Dry Goods, Clothing, Cutlery, Jewelry, Musical Instru- ments Fancy Articles. Sc. decl7 On MONDAY next, Dec. 20th, at l2 o'clock III. on Church st. wharf, will be so1- 100 casks Rhode Island Lump Lime
 POM Northern Hard Bricks
 POM !" sawed Shingles
 o5M |" I.aths
 l5O bbls Potatoes
 50 bbs No. |, 2 and Mackerel
 10 bbs plckled Goldfish, 100 bxs Goldfish 100 boxes smoked Herring
 50 kits Tongues and Sounds
 l2 bbs prime Ci.ler
 26 sacks old Java Coffee
 8 boxes best Sperm Candles
 6 hnles best Maine Hay decl7
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FENOBACCO.-300 boxes Vginia manufactured -a- Tobacco, for sac by
 decIs OGDEN BROTHERS, 12 Wacr-st.
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HHEESE.--5O boxes, for sale by V declSc JOHN GREELEY.
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DACON SIDES.-l0 casks for sale by
 H6 declS JOHN GREELEY.
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 e iaaAp ~  E8f
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\ ARD.-1O0 kegs prime, for sale by
 E dccl8 JOHN GREELEY.
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1 T aes .s 3 alers,. .sasa t sf E if~psgN at % s-is -s7sf5 s7ii- .'l,.. .taii ,AlrEaA -a. .la
 t-f n4
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Francis conklin, ct a ESl Virtue of writ writ Sa of
 ogainst A0 seizure lsshed rom the Steamboat Niagara Dislrst court fthe United States for the Southern District of Alabama and to me directed have seized and into my possession la ken the steamboat NIAGARA, her tackle, apparel, Sc this is cite and admonish all persons having or pretending to have any right, title, interest or clam in or to the above named steamboat, her tackle, Sc. In he and appear before the Hon. District Court for the above named district, on the 3lst inst and show cause if any they have, why the above named steam boat, her aci>le Sc. should not be coniemne, cording to the prayer ofthc libellant.
 dec17 l5f k. l.. CRAWFORD, U. s. M.
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DRANDY AND GIN-1O pipes Holland Gin; He 25 half pipes Jamaica Brandy; 30 bbls doi 4o half bbs do for sale by
 d1s OGDEN BROTHERS, Water-st.
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NTARSEIJLES MADEIRA AND PORT WINE lVa-eo sr casks AIarseilles Madeira; 30 do Port c,re ala by
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J-TBfrneL FAGR-rhe Ladies of the DaRcAs SoeIbrY
 rspectfuy notify the public, that they design holding FAia in aid ofhe BsrHe GAUSS the ALnAMBRA on tho
Mobile register and journal., 1841-12-18

Dpg- CONSIGNEES PER COLUMBUS will please send in their permits to the office oi
 decl6 D. WHEELER, 8 Watcr-st.
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JFA Lighter from ship Isaac Newton is disrhsns be- tween Walkers and Mathews Press consgnee will please attend 10 the receipt of the goods.
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-02

ton would defeat bills that their passage, and
therefore twohirds could not be found to support it
this non.acton OF the House Of Representatives. was
to constitute ground for the deviation of the Senate
from lis uniform practice from 1919 10 ISL But the
II ,nse of Representatives had set them such ev
EXAMPLE As that after election had been consutina-
ted il should be disregardcd and set aside and The con-
tract rescindrd The specified grounds on which the
contract could be set aside aurcto execute the
work. or delay in lis execution and they were ho' "
ncrpolate that contract provisions that were hol III
it. Ii was 10 he contract on one side, as wen as Oh
the other IL obligatory on Blair ana h'Ves aS
on, OF the contracting parties, and on the Senae OF -
United States the other and the only other cohrac'
nr party ard this Senate, the party entering M"
ths contract with Blair and t.ves were TO be the soc
indecs and violaors of that contract-an example
for which would not be found in the whoie COURSE u
iiarisprudencc, from the commencement u
down 10 tins time BLAIR and Rlves could neItner re-
siun nor abandon their contract without Tue eo"e'
If The Senate nor release themselves from us oons"
ons. and was IL yer heard dreamed oil tat
wos biud;nu on one party and not on anolher nus,
ben CLEARLY distinguished il from all other cases whch
had been mentioned in debate. lie, therefore, lmPored
Tho senate TO maintain good faith and honor OF the
country in which they had deep an interest and not,
b the violation of this contract set an EVIL example 10
he rcsnecye States of the Union, to impair that good
9Th which should ever be held nviolaie. lie would
rather that some compromise should BE- effected than
that this treat principle should be violated by the Sc
nate of the u. ,.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-02
March %

ANY ONE OF THREE VALUABLE FARMS FOR S,TT~
AM desrous sell any Of my three Farms al ii which
i lie in rs healthy a region any IN Virginia
snr, distance below the Racoon Ford and ahnl, 30 t
Frederick rg II contains 95 acres, between aud 800 M
arc cleared The woodland well mbered and situated nj
Farm M the recent assessment was valued higher y svon
officer than any tract of land in Orange county ha> f,
dwelling house with rooms, and usual onhuildngs.
Sa NM inst opposite SOLDIER Rest" IA Cupepe conn,
still more valuable. contains abont Ilo
tween and 400 which cleared and lao oi tie cleared
first rate low grounds The woodland Is well mbrrcd.
would produce II hns small two story dwt
ing house.
.'1ne Horse bend of the Robinson river n
pepper county, Mills Of Mr. r. T. Wits and within it,
miles Of Orange Court Hous- II contains 80 ac" n
which cleared half III least nf the cleared laId
low grounds and The hill land scarcely less valuable
This Farm, and Mr. VIM r. Glossalis, nave iHdfrs,st
were, under the old assessment, valued NJ The a
Aghtr than other lard the county Of wiPsr, "o
embraced Rappahannoc. This Farm las small IL, t- p,
sc.
The said three Tracts ~ Land in good siate II iar.
and ana plaster taely upon them hy y
SC. well ada;trd 1" Such selection Il tags
real estate.
Nor particular information may be had by reference 10
miah Morton Esq, who VIII be- in Richmond until a +,
hpril; and that period his Farm, adjoining lhc tr
shoe by addressed to me- Racoon Ford p - Cup
county, Va. GEORGE MORTON
March ~, 1871. lOs-,i