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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-15
TIE APPROACHING lOURTu.

Mr.. EDITOR
Are we 20 let The comm. anniversary OF our
national independence pass by uunoced and unrc.
euuled have waited very patiently for some
moycmen, indicative OF our remembrance that we
are AmoucauIi that we respect and honor the day
couscc7ated 10 the memory of oar national Liberties
bat ! see none What is the matter Shall we no;
keep our nations birth day Have party strife anil
party luminosity SD completely destroyed all fner-
nal ielling, That We forget yc arc brothers and our
parent holds fcs'vall" What say you, Mr. Editor
Cannot something be done II is no; day to be
'o'gaue or disregarIed. Other ciucs are making
Arrangements Tor rs celebration. and see no reason
why we may not Let some oae move 10 the mat
tcr-"bcrcr late than never" 10.
Listen 10 the above. and wax, mp. We who revere
oar nations birth DAY aud the spirits OF &c
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-15

We owe TO Leslie Comls, Of Kentucky. au hour
Of hc richest, rares yet saIdes intellectual enjoy.
ment we have experienced since wc were enchanted
Oy The first perusal Of the classical productions Of our
own and England most perfect Sous of genius. ],
s Tor copy OF an address upon the Lie and char.
acier Of the late Rrcu,HD ~ Mzyl7Es. by Tbo-1,.
=. MARSHALL member Of Congress from IN, I.,,,i..
v'..o district, delivered at Lexington on the 18Th of
April Few productions OF the DAY. either ia the
closet or IN the forum by statesmen or1t,rs or p,cfs
are rs purcnnl chlslo iu style as thco bcr.rr o.,
and we venture nothing Iu saying that There arr
none which more perfectly and fully accomplish the
OBJECT br which They were intended. or lead the
reader through their pIges with s1 deep an excite.
ment Of proud and generous cin,.i5n. and Intense
interest as fha address we have named
Wcw1ud furnish 90 o. our readers entire I'VE can.
no, select from r1 3d5y, bat fr lc crowded state
Of our columns by important documents which fba
public demand 90 uar hands. We sh,fI do s,. b,,..
ever %. SION as hc present pressure on our columns
viii permit
Mf menieo vas ono or rIc very few men whom
we have thought truly great great In c,r-y sense
a1' feature of tto gy3rI. lIa was in childhood irr
900 orphan and an heir 90 poverty. II,I-, ..r,,.
'''.', ''' study or io frrplro himself 5r h.s dlz
.''- career. aad n1 means bot what he Gained ,..
's ''''r This man DO saa udl. at The fr.r .-s.....
'. Congress after aa ...E H.s s.rlu. ono ar..
'''.. brilliant HIH j.. uHt raIaEy algrr.u. r..
'.-N DO "Ns who. al.J f.lr shafts affr7ff had ,r,.
Oh DE- irur, measured sword, with tb. r,.,,. .
.'...'' sa'r.H.n. r.|. as many assert viii, ,,.,. .
r '..i. no VICTORIOUS F..#4 4. ra r,4. Cd. I.... .
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-15

not be compelled 10 refund their niquiIous gains 10
the Treasury by process ofllw.
All ofwhIch is respectfully submitted
JOHN BELL.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22
oLLToN, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY MAY %, 1871. :

as 4 do not mean to recur to this subject often,
or ever, unless indispensably necessary, re-
peat the demand for any charge, any accusa-
ton, any allegation whatever, that throws me
behind the honorable gentleman, or behind
any other man, in honor, in fidelity, in devoted
love to that country, in which was born.
which has honored me, and which serve. /.
who seldom deal in defiance, now, here, in INV
place, boldly defy the honorable member to
put his insnuation in the form of a charge, and
to support that charge by any proof whatever.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22
DANIEL WEBSTER.

The following is an extract from Mr.. Web
sier's speech, delivered in the U. 5. Senate In
the year 1888, in reply to Mr.. Calhoun, touch
ing Mr.. WIS. conduct in the last war. He
challenged his opponents to prove one single
io,a against him, going to show that ne had
not advocated measures wholesome to the hon.
or, safety, and perpetuation of the liberties OF
the American People. Ye rabid loco-focos!-
read this extract, and never do we again call
Daniel Webster an "anti-war-ite" nor "fed-
eralst"-for if we do, we shall certainly
set down, and brand we as malicious LIARS
and coluRni0tOrS.
From the National InteDigencer.
persevering efforts of this kind have been
made against Mr.. WEBSTER, many times and
by different hands, but thus far without sue
cess. The way in which Mr.. Webster has
himself met them may be learned by the fol,
lowing extracts from his speech in reply to
Mr.. Calhoun on the 22d. March, 1888.
"But, sir, before attempting that, he (Mr.
Caihoun) has something else to say. He had
prepared, it seems, to draw comparisons him.
self. He had intended to say something. il
time had allowed, upon our respective opinions
and conduct in regard to the war; If time
had allowed! Sir, time does allow-time must
allow. A general remark OF that kind ought
not to be, cannot be, left TO produce It's effect.
when that effect is obviously intended TO be
unfavorable. Why did the gentleman alude
10 my votes, or my opinions. respecting the
war at all, unless he had something to say?-
Does he wish to leave an underlined impression
that something was done, or something said
by me, not now capable of defence or justif-
cationl-something not reconcilable with true
patriotism2 He means that, or nothing. And
now, sir, let him bring the matter forth-lei
him take the responsibility of the accusation;
let him state his facts. am here, this day. to
answer. Now is the time, and now is the
hour. think we read, sir, that one OF the
good spirits would not bring against the arch
enemy of mankind railing accusation; and
what is railing but general reproach-an i'm.
putation without fact. time or circumstance?--
Sir. call for particulars. TIE gentleman
knows my whole conduct well: indeed, the
journals show it all, from the moment came
into Congress till the peace. If have done,
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

The reforms promised by the Wings are no
to evaporate in words. The glowing promis'
is already followed by the vigorous perform
ance. The Philadelphia North American, 9
last Wednesday. says:
The Postmaster General has recently beef
making his contracts for carrying the Unite,
States mails. We understand he has mad
them 20 per cent. cheaper than they havs
been made for the last ten years. The system
of favoritism has been abandoned; and thosi
who propose the best terms, and could CIV
adequate security, have been accepted. !
was quite otherwise under the preceding Ac
ministration. Then the bids of partisans werl
preferred to all others, even if they were high
er. 1t was generally understood by the cor.
tractors that the friends of the Government
would bid much lower than any others, an
when the contracts were closed then the extr'
allowances were admitted. In this way, thes
items often exceed the amount of the bids, b.
then the contractors worked with correspond
ing zeal for the Government.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22
JURISPRUDENCE OF TEXAS.
BY THOMAS CLAY. ESQ

"a AnOMhS CLAY, ESQ.
The following PROFESSIONALS, either consti,u.
tlonai or legislative characterize the jurispru-
dence OF the Republic of Texas, viz:
L. The President of the Republic is elected
Tor three years only, ands ineligible to re-elec,
.ion i"r three years after the expiration Of his
term.
2. II is expressly provided by the constitu-
tion, that Congress shall not interfere with the
institution of slavery in the Republic.
s. Senators are elected from districts. by
the people for the term of three years, and are
classed into three classes, so that one-third
are elected one year only
4. 1t is provided by the constitution, that as
ministers of the gospel are charged with the
care of souls, that they are ineligible to seat
in either house of Congress.
5. One Chief Justice, with the district Judges,
or majority of them. constitute the Supreme
Court. Ii holds one term annually at the seat
of Government. The Judges are elected by
joint vote of both houses of Congress, for the
term offour years.
6. The Supreme Court has appellate juris-
diction only, and tries causes de n0uo without
Jury, upon the record and facts, which facts
are to be agreed upon by the parties, and are
certified by the nisi prius Judge.
| z. The District Courts have general Com.
mon Law, as well as equity and admiralty
jurisdiction. Cases at law are instituted by
filing petition setting out with the writ.
8. The Common Law Of England, as now
practiced and understood, is declared to DC In
full force in Texas; and the Constitution makes
it the rule of decision in all criminal cases.
/ 8. All free white persons who have been six
months in the Republic, are entitled TO all the
privileges of citizenship, upon taking the oath:
required by the Constitution.
: 10. BY late act of Congress, it is provided
that persons, males, who have emigrated L
} Texas since the first of January, lS40, or VIII,
may emigrate by the first of january, lS4l, j
, heads of families, shall be entitled to 6tO, an,
' single persons 800 acres of land; provided
/ they reside on and cultivate ten ACRES ihereo
f for the term of three years. -
hi III. Congress at its last session passed gen
h eral Bankrupt Law, founded upon the broades
f principles ofliberality. By ain act of the sam
a session the collection of foreign debts is pre-
hibited for and during the term of five years.
IL. Congress has also provided, by a lat
I law. that negro property shall not be the sub
/ ject of levy or sale under any execution or le
, gal process. 1t is further provided by Law
5 that in all cases the defendent in execution
may point out, or select the kind of propert,
TO be levied on, and that unless the propert,
thus selected brings two thirds of its APPRAISED
r value, there shall be no sale.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

AGREABLEs.-To put an article down
half price for the sake of the ready cash, 9
call dozen times for the money.
To see man adhere strictly to cold wa
but get drunk on vanity.
To quatf bowl of cold creamy milk or
summer day, and find harmless little mo
at the bottom.
To break horse. and break your neck at
same time.
To endeavor to display your agility by r
ming after lady's glove, which the wind
carried away, and tumbIing your whole ier'
upon the pave.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

The Mississippian says DIR. Gwinn CIV
canvass the whole State. between this and q
election" We shall be glad to see him befo.
the people. He will get the bark taken Cd
him long before the ides of November. "
know sundry persons who will be very hapI
to break lance with the valiant Doctor. 4,
second tilt will find him hons du combat.
V.cksburg Wig.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

10 his support and confound his calumniators
6y eievating the pedlar TO the Office of Chief
Magistrate of the State.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

A great many anecdotes are related OF
sonal bravery. We should like to SEQ
man who would deliberately allow womal
catch him making mouths at her child.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22

Beef Soup should be stewed four hours
/ moderate steady fire.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-22
D,.oenectNS,

r,r ,,us,isning in the to'oH Of cdrr04l0n' Car
~ mi eounty, Mss, ''eehty paper 10 Dc emf
NedMe EDsoucor
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
BLOOMINGTON, IOWA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, ls4l

thing that fixed attention was the corpse slew
" rising until it took sitting position IN the
coffin! Still the parson was going on, pray
ing with his eyes closed, when Jim deliberate
~ lifted his juep from among his grave
clothes and took long drink, at which mo-
ment, before the glass was removed from his
lips, tho sham preacher opened his eyes, and,
pale, mute, and motionless, stared at the spec
iacle before him! The last word he was ut
tering fell broken from his lips, and he remain
ed, powerless, upon his knees, confronting the
corpse, with countenance SO set and CHASTITY
that the -four upon Jim's face Che afterwards
decIared) began to blush at the contrast.
+" Well, old fellow, you've ruised me - said
Jim, quietly slipping his julep, "you're the
greatest preacher on this side Of Limbo, and
the only one extant that can raise the dead -
Now, old boy" said jim, jumping out Of the
coffin aud stripping off his shroud, ".here's
one thing more to be done here tonight; you
have raised the dead, and now, if you don't
want to raise the devil, you've got to raise the
wind. / want that small trfie that you hap
pened to forget upon an occasion that you may
now happen to remember. Doctor, your time
has run on, here, and if you want to go quietly
off, hand over those borrowed funds at once,
and you needn't mind the INTEREST,""
1t often happens that men most distinguish
ed for deep scheming and presence of mind,
are, upon certain occasions, most easily over
whelmed. All the arts of this accomplished
rascal were SO completely thrown aback by
Jim's bold aud extraordinary mau9uvre, that
he had not one resource at command, and with
out dropping crest he paid his old debt, and
sneaked off from the hotel without utterring a
syllable. The next morning he was missing,
and has never been heard of since.
-" Yes, indeed, bless you-sweet idea!' Pepu-
lar expression in the vest, derived from well known
and eccentric Colonel.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
From the American Sentinel.

The rising generation will soon hold our
places. We are one by one, stepping across
the confines of time. The school-boy with his
satchel, and the smiling little girl, that passes
by us with their open book, completing her
task by the way-side, little dream that they are
to be in turn the great pillars Of the country.
As we are destined to leave this goodly hertz
age behind Us, we should resolve to place lin
competent hands.
Under our own eyes how wonderfully has
the world changed. We no longer ask for the
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

The DEVIL MURDERBD-The latest viii
famous attempt at robbery, was that of
fellow in Georgia, who put on the livery
OF the Devil, and with matches and brinl.
stone went out to do his masters work.
He reaped his reward. The Raleigh,
North Carolina, Rasp says:
The fellow dinGgured himself with
club foot, went to the house of an old lady
rich widow, and called himself the dew
il, and frightened the family off the prem
isss, took the old lady's money and elo-
ped. In the az: of re,rea.ing, he was met
mile or two from the house by man
with gun, who had been to attend 4
muster, and was returning home and who
too, had taken lee.ie" too much Of the
over joyful. The man, upon meeting
him re,rea.ed. leveled his gun, and de-
manded who comes there! Il am the
Prince Of Darkness, but it is not thee I'm
after Jesse Braddock! had but one or
two subjects, and them, l have despatch
to the lower regions. Jesse not being
disposed to le. his dev,lship pass, preseu-
ted his gun and ordered him no, to move.
Satan commenced swelling, emitting sul-
phur. Jesse not liking the scent Of the
suIpher, fred, and LAID his Satanic Majes-
~ corpse at his feet! He then made
his way to the house Of the old lady.
where he found the family il the greatest
distress. Upon enquiry, he was told that
the devil had been there, and they were
compelled to fly to the woods for Protec-
ton, or be carried off by him alive. Jes-
Sc informed them that he had just killed
the devil. They Immediately took the
road, and tracked him by the track Of the
club foot, until they came up with his
body. when they disrobed him of his gar
ments. took off the club foot, recovered
the money which he had stolen, washed
his face. and recognised him as man
who had lived neighbor to them for ma
ny years.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

BY accidental and untoward circumstances, b
swollen for a year or two as high as twenty
three millions. Even in that event, he can vote
for this motion with perfect safety, If the pro.
cceds of the lands are not finally given away.
Thus, should that law not take effect or be
repealed at the next session. there will, with
out tax on tea and coffee, be twenty-three to
twenty-four millions of revenue from both Gus
toms and lands--being quite enough to meet
the whole expenditure, though increased BY the
new debt and other unfavorable causes. to TWEEN.
ty-three millions.
The first issue, then, is, will you retain .
duty on tea and coffee, when it will not ke
needed at all, if you only keep down the expen.
ses to eighteen or twenty millions Or, in 9TH
er words, are you determined to raise the ex-
penses extravagantIy, at the sacrifice of tea
and coffee
The next issue is as follows: If you allow
the expenses, whether extravagantly or ueces.
sarily, to be swollen to twenty-three millions.
will you not keep the public lands and paw
the expenses with their proceeds, rather than
tax articles of such wide spread consumption
among the masses of society az tea and coffeAi
Or, in different words, will you, merely for the
purpose Of giving away the rich proceeds Of the
public lands, without any really ganful result
to the general Government, the States, or the
people at large, as shown by me on another
you heap additional burdens on
those who desire to continue their temperate
and humble enjoyment of the use Of tea and
coffee?
These. sir, are the true questions. In the
best view 1t is contest between increased ex.
penditure with tea and coffee taxed, on the one
hand, and economy, with tea and coffee free,
on the other hand. In the worst view, it is
war between giving away idly, if not mis-
the whole public lands, besides
burdening heavily with taxation tea and coffee,
on the one side, and, on the other not giving
the lands away, and not taxing at all articles
Of such universal use.
1t is for the Senate to decide between these
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

CT. Mitchell.-The Court Of Sessions
Yesterday denied the motion of 6. F.
Mitchell counsel to qnash the indictments
agains. him and ordered him 70 plead.
He accordingly put in a plea Of Not Gnil-
", and was remanded to prison.-N. =.
American.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

The Grand Jury of Grant county, KY,
at the late term of the Circuit Court, return
ed nine bills Of indictment for nsxrder N
The first degree, against persons who were
engaged in the unlawful execution Of May.
THE and Couch. Should these reckless
violators of the law be held to such punish-
ment as the statute provides for the offence
they have committed, it will constitute a
most salutary example. Gin Eng.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

McIEoD IN IRoNs.-A late London
newspaper contained a statement evidently
calculated TO operate on the sympathies of
the public, that Mcleod was confined in a
dungeon; and laden with heavy irons. In
relation to this statement, the Friend Of
Man says:
"McLeod is now in Jail not a hundred
rods from our Office, in the quiet village of
Whi,esborough and we can assure the
London Journal, that so far from being in
heavy irons, he is not ever confined to the
Jail rooms. He spends mos: of his time
and receives company in the parlor of the
iailor's house. On almost any pleasant
morning he may be seen enjoying himself
in promenade on the garden walk. ms
deed he is spending his time among US az
one Of our first gentlemen of leisure"
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
G. 8. PT0N.
HAMPTON & HARRISON,

ATTOR N E S A L l. A w,
Iowa CIrr, /. T.
TTkVE associated themselves in the practice OF
/ 1 the Law, under the above style; they will at
tend to the business Of their profession IN the second
;uicaI district, and to criminal cases IN any county
in the Territory. Business committed to their care
CT either of ,hem will receive the joint attention OF
hoth. February 25, ls4l.-l9-ly
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
WILLIAM REAG AN,

w Il l. i n VI q N Z "A u IA n .
ATTORNEY 81 COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Io,ca city, b,ca Territory,
E17ILL practice in the several courts of the Ter
w ntory, md particularly in the counties OF
Johnson. Cedar, Linn and Washington. c. Col
eations in any par, Of the Territory punctually at
tended TO- l6-ay Feb IL, lS4l
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
LAW PARTNERSHIP.

LAW PARTNERSHIP.
HASTINGS & RICHMAN,
EEAvE associated themselves in the practice OF
q Il Law. and will practice in conjunction, in the
counties Of Muscatine, Cedar, Linn. Washington and
Louisa. Business entrusted with either will receive
the prompt attention of both.
%~HAsrlses, g. SCOTT R1cHnAS'
Bloomington. Cedar county,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-04-14
Cultivation of Wheat.

have for some time past, observed several
complaints In the papers of the injury done TO
the wheat crops by the HeSSian fy," and from
what have seen am induced to think that it
is the farmers fault if that fiji does his wheat
any injury. As you now have my opipion, l
| will show you how came to that concu-
sion.
When began to manage the farm on which
now live; twenty-one years ago, ! had heard
a great deal of the ravages of the fly, and OF
the different 'soaks' for the seed to prevent the
injury. Some would find certain .preventa-
tive in lime water, others in a solution OF niire:
others in strong brine, &c. and all are said TO
be from actual experiment, and all based on the
idea that the egg or nit from which the hv came
was carried into the ground, in the fuzzy end
of the grain For the purpose of trying the
different soais, prepared some seed wheat in
each kind of soak that had heard or read of;
a part Of all the seed had so prepared, sowed
in lot near the house, (about the middle Of
September) keeping sach kind of soak by It.
self; the remainder of the seed | sOwed on cot
ton, which | loated on water in glass vessels
In my house. That on the cotton came up
about the same time as that which was sowed
in the ground. let it all stand until about the
18th Oct, when l took up nearly an equal
quantity of the plants, from the different kinds
of soaks that were sown in the lot, and of those
that were sown on the cotton, thon split tae
plants from the root TO the top, and placed 'hsm
successiVely under strong miscroscope, and
to my surprise, nearly every plant that came
from tie lot was perforated near the top of the
ground, and had from three to eight eggs or niis
in each, while those taken from the cotton had
no perforation or niis about them This salts
fed me that the cause of the fly uas not carried
into the ground by the seed then tried some
of the wheat under the glass, but could not find
any thing like an egg or nit about it, and |
came to the conclusion that if | kept my wheat
out Of the ground until few white lrosts, which
would likely destroy what flies there was,
should not be troubled by them, and from that
time to this | never have sown my wheat until
in October, and | have never found my grain
hurt by the fly, although l have not omitted
sowing wheat for eighteen years. From this
conclude that the farmer who sows his wheat
before some good frosts, and thereby makes his
wheat fields look very fine in the fall offers The
fly fine shelter Tor their eggs, and invites
them to destroy his grain CuliUator