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Effects Of State Debtupon Emigration
Among all the other evils entailed upon
some Of The new States by the immense
debrs which they have SO heedlessly con-
trac,ed, is one which is just beginning 10
command attention, and which cannot DO
otherwise than disastrous to the prospects
Of those States. The thousands Of emi-'
grants who are every year seeking new
homes 10 The unsettled regions OF the vest
are beginning to hear the frightful sound
of taxation. They are discovering the en-
cumbrances which will rest upon their,
farms, and their "log cabins" n they pur-
chase in the States Of Illinois or Indiana.
They see that their tirle will not be alto.
eelher free, bu, that there is heavy ground
rent to he paid yearly by them aud their.
posterity, or else that they will suffer the
rreproach Of residing in dishonored and
bankrupt States.
The consequence will be that the troops
Of settlers will turn 10 The right and the
left TO avoid those States, or will press on
beyond them, and penetrate those wlids
which are vet free, and over which the i'll
omened bird of a corrupt and inflated cre-
dit system Of debt and taxation has nor yet
spread her dreadful wings. The indebted
States will thus find that all their splendid
schemes of internal improvement, the glo-
ries of which have been chaunted in such
strains by the spectators, will not 90 one
half so far in wooiDg settlers upon their
lands. as the harsh sounds of debt and tax
alton will in driving Them Of. This should
he a forcible example to the other new
STATES to avoid the pit into which their
neighbors have fallen. When will the
world learn all the miseries and mischief
which flow, from debts, either public or Pr'-
vate.-Sun.
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Who is n Coleridge in his
"Table Talk" ;thus describes gentle
mau:-'Whoever is open, generous and
true; whoever is of humane and affable
demeanor; whoever is honorable in him
self. and candid in his judgement of others
and requires no law but his work 10 make
and fulfil an engagement; such man is,
gentleman aud such a man may be found
among the tillers Of the EARTH"
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PJsTI'loEEEsnooTING EXTRA.

No iittIe noise aud alarm was created
in one ofout principal hotels early yes'er-.
day moEai1ss by The loud report of pis-
tol in one:efshe passage ways of the third
story SoHls thought that suicide had
been, eommis,ed, while others --dih-nn'
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The following story, though aln,oskin in.
credible. is found in the English papers
There is sill living, al Stirling. blind
old hegoar known 10 all The country round
by the name of Blind Alick. who possess
cs a memory Of almost Incredible strength.
1t waa observed with astonishment. that
when he was a man, and obliged by the
death of his parents, 10 gain livelihood
by begging through the streets of bis na-
live town of Stirling, he knew The whole
of The Bible, both Old and New Tesla-
ments. by heart! from which you may re-
pea, any passage, and he will tell you the
chapter and verse, and he will repeat to
YOU the passage word for word. Not long
since gentleman, TO puzzle him. read.
with slight verbal alteration, a verse of
the Bible. Alick hesitated moment, and
then told where il was 10 be found. but said
it had mol heen correctly delivered, he then
gavo il as it stood in the hook, correcting o
slight error that hadbcen purposeIy intro.
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Ro,o 10 Instruct.-Pour in knowledge
gently. Plato observed, lha, the minds of
children were like bottles with very mar
row mouths; if you attempted 10 fil them
100 rapidIy,much knowledge was wasted,
little received; whereas, with a small
stream, they were easily filled. Those
who would make young children prodigies
ac. as wisely as they who would pour a
pail Of water into pint measure.
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NO. 13.

duced.-The gentleman then asked him
for the Goth verse in chapter of Numbers
Alck was again puzzled for moment,.
but then said hastily, "You are foollns,
me, sir! there is no such verse. Inc chaP-.
ter has only eighty nine verses" Several
other experiments ofthe same sort were
tried upon him.. with the same success
He has often been questioned the day at,
ter any particular sermon or speech; ano
his examiners have invariably found that,
had their patience allowed, Blind Alick
would have given them the sermon or
speech over again.
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MN" hc y t4--ssSs x. 49,
not, assure you, al redst t'S'. ;,ss:
answered Mr.. Mowilt. "Bu am puslr,vay;.
said the lady. "What proof have you of
it,"inquired The shoemaker. "The best in
The world" replied The stranger, "ior am
here, and and Mr.. Pelsing are one and
The same person." And strange as it may
appear, such was the actual fact.
We'll, the question Then was, whether
Mr.. Pelsnc was a gentleman or lady,
and il turned oul that she was a lady, and
more than that, her name wasn't John
PeIsing at all, but Charloue Conroy, and
Furthermore, that she was the acidow Of the
man that had been found drowned. She
then stated that her husband, who was
shoemakeri in Philadelphia, ard 10 whom
she had been married for about 2 years,
hadlrealed her very badly, the consequence
of which was that she picked up his trade
by stealth, and when she thought she was
sufficiently perfect, equipped herself in
mems clothes, and ran off 10 this city 10 be
more safely oul oflhe reach of her lord and
master. Here, as we have seen, she got
into the employment and remained in the
confidence of Mr.. Mowitt until The time
of the coroncr's inquest Immediately after
which she proceeded to Philadelphia,
where she learned that her husband. (who
had become wandering loafer) had, on
Tie hint of some friend, set out for New
York about week before, to look for her;
but where, instead of an injured wife, he
found walery grave.
The npshot Of this romantic affair was,
that hIr Mowitt requested Mrs. c. 10
make his house her home; that after
while he found that he liked her yet better
as Mrs. G. Than as Mr.. Pelsing; that by
virtue thereof, he proposed renewal of
their terms of partnership, which was ac-
ceptcd; and that on last Tuesday week
ilr. Mowilt and the late i1r. John Pelsing
became husband and wife.
This is the first instance, we believe, on
record wherein wife performed the Office
of a coroner's jurynan on the body of her
own husband, or wherein young man
was married TO his own master. The Ia
dy, by the way,is very good looking, and
still on the safe side thirty. IN. 7. Sun
dan Ne1CS.
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"Indisputably, the firm believers in the
Gospel have great advantage over all
olhers--fnr this simple reason, that iftrue.
they will have their reward hereafter; and
if there be no hereafter, they can be but
with the inideI in his eternal sleep, having
had The assistance Of an exalted hope
through life, without subsequent disap-
pointment-since out Of nothing, can arise
not even sorrow."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

"a person Of slender but correct under.
standing may produce more agreeable ef.
feet on others. than perrexed and uupu.
rilicd gcnius.''
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the floor: The sn6ck Mad tie Eshecf-ts
knock life into him, for he Immediately
rose to enquire what they were about. He
has refused 10 pay the funeral expenses,
and The coffin maker and others thave
brought suit against him for their bills.
This will be new case hardly 10 be
found in the books.-Pittsburg Amer.
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Why don't he do h?-Whcn the Far
mer kno,cs that a gate is better, and as a
time and labor saving fixture cheaper, than
a set of bars aud posts, aud without calling
on carpenter, be can make himself one,
Why don't he do IT.?
When he has no other fasteniugs 10 his
gate, and barn doors, than rock rolled
against them, and in single evening after
supper is able to make better, Why don't
he de it,?
And when he knows it's better, and more
profitable to have good fences than poor,
Why dontho do it,?
Or fhe thinks it will not quit cost to
make good fences, and only thinks so, and
this mere guess work, and by calling on
Mr.. Townsend, Of East Haven, can ascer-
tain the facts i'll relation to it, Why don't
he do it.?
Or if he wishes 10 sec some Of the mos,
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The Subscriber

NA7 7ISFIING 10 Change the order Of his bust
w ness desirous Of fdisposing of his pre-.
sent Stock, and will selit entire, at suitable
reduction from cost. aud OH accommodating
terms ofcredit, or at Retail rcry icu for Cash.
e. a. DOWD.
March Is. If :
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State of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
flames w WAUGH, of this District. liv-
81 ing three miles south of Liberty Hill, Tolls
before me small Black Mare Mule, with the
lett eye ont, the other supposed not TO be good,
a large scar on the rump, abou, fifteen years
old Appraised a, Ten dollars.
A. II. TRAYLOR, J. P.
Ian. 90 1S1I. tf 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

Il singular Case.-A French paper CAL
led the Audience contains a letter from
private correspondent, dated Gibraltar, the
2Slh Feb. which states than an opulent
British merchant, named James Boxwell,
long resident there. had been tried and con-
victed Of The murder Of his daughter, on
circumsianIal evidence, and that on the
way to execution The convict saw in the
crowd another Englishman, named John
keals, who had been extremely active in
collecting evidence against him. The con-
vicl expressed desire to die in peace with
all mankind, and to pardon this person.
whom he had considered his greatest cne-
nv. When The convict reached The scaf-
fold, the executioner was preparing 10 cx-
ecute the sentence of the law, when 4
voice was heard in The crowd exclaiming-
alt is that am guilty, and not the n
vict." This exclamation was made by
John Keats. He confessed that it was he
who carried off James Boxwell's daughter;
that he had cut off her head during her
sleep, and stolen one of her dresses, which
he mad stepped in blood; and thai the gen.
erous pardon granted 10 him by his victim
had caused him 10 reflect on the enornlv
of his crime. The executioner Withdrew
the rope from the convici's neck, and The
cap from his face, when it was discovered
,ha, he was dead from the effect. Of terror.
The a,trocious John Keats was conducted
TO prison amidst The execra,iuns of The po-
puiace, who wished 10 lear him to pieces.
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tOU lIeTCuNtiLE JOUTVUt.
"ITnder the law given by Moses, the
creditor had no power over the liberty Of
The debtor. and could only claim the price
of his services. The special provisions of
the Jewish law were that debtor should
not become bond servant; that the cred-
tor should not imprison or treat with rigor
or severity debtor, under any circum-
stances and that, whatever might he the
amount Of The debtors liabilities. he should
not he compelled to devote more than sew
en- years TO their liquidation. Al the end
of the seven years service he was released
from his obi cations, with liberal allow.
ance Of sheep, corn, wine and other prop
erty, al liberty 10 commence life anew rs
an independent adventurer.
Among the Lacedamonians the custom
of imprisoning for debt had never ap exis-
lcncc. The intelligence Of the people for
bade the introduction of a system so full Of
injustice and absurdity. LuculIus. finding
the disgraceful system in operation among
the barbarians of Asia, abolished it, and
decreed that the creditor should enjoy The
fourth part ofthe potts and revenue Of The
debtor until his claims were satisfied. The
Romans under Caesar, not only prevented
the imprisonment of debtors, under any
circumstances, but appointed officers TO
pay The debts of the reputable bankrupt
from the public treasury.
In all Nlahommedan countries, imprison-
nent for debt is prohibited by religion. yet
credit is nearly as universal as with U.s.
In Holland no man is imprisoned for debt
longer than the creditor pays the cost of
his maintenance; and in England the laws
have been so amended within few years,
that The liberty of the debtor can rarely be
invaded. ."-fhH. Standard.
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A singular Casa man in Lewistown
= supposed 10 have died from over eat.
and drinking, and from awkwardness'
..tting him in the coffin, which had
N .nrocured. he was suffered 10 fall on: !:
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into the room, when me f's,rIii~.., having
no idea the pistol was loaded, took sight
at the sable fellow and exclaimed
81 say me fow orblacking, just straight
en- yourself like man, stand still, and I'll
plug ye as aisy as I'd kiss my hand"
Ivy, wy, look heeat massa," said the
darkey rolling his eyes and consequently
turning pale blue, from fright" Look
hcear, massa, don't you do dat-don't aim
dat pistol dis way. Wha-wha-what for
you shoot me %
"Jisl for bit of devarshnn, that's all.
BE aisy say, and I'll lei streak of hlis-
sid daylight through that dark body of
yours"
No sooner said than done-Pat took
deliberate aim, pulled the trigger, and oil
went the pistol with tremendous report.
The ball-for it had "bue pil'' in it of
large size-just grazed the darkey's side
and went smack through the door, hut for
,unately it did not happen to come in con-
tact with any "sure enough flesh and
blood. 1t is needless to say that The Irish
man was worse frightened than any man
in the party, and has since declared that
he will never itch one Of the desaelul
things Acknowledgements.
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HIinsey WOOIsey.

EyOR Sale a, the Faucluse Factory, few
E bales of heavy and Superior Lindsey, for
Negro Clothing manufactured of excellent
domestic WOOL
Nov. ?. 1910 Il 40
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The following, from the Hartford (Con.)
Times, conveys some idea Of family jars: !:
An Incidsnt.-When the Cabinet had
made up the opinion that MIR. Hoffman,
the member of Congress, should be ap-
pointed District Attorney for New York,
they found themselves in sudden difficulty
from "Old Tip'-who informed them that
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.ss, ,5..s

" snail aXpeci to see soonlh The machine
by which on turning crank, a mans
Thoughts may be taken down with wonder-
ful accuracy, without his concurrence, and
thus paragraphs, items moral essays, aud
philosophical disqusition, to say nothing
Of grear variety Of nonscnsical specua-
tions. may be fabricated at li6itum.-Bos-
ton Mercantile Journal.
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approvedafktures apper'aining 10 farm
buildings AID the keeping and feeding of
stock, @elc:etc., and can do soby calling
on the above gentleman, Why don't he do
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
MARSHAL'S SALE
Buchanan, Tlagan, e. Co.
vs. ais Il ia

Buchanan, Ilagan, e. Co.
vsals ia
Samuel Nelson, ct al and snrities.
Returnable to The United States Circuit
Court, TO May term 1871.
DY virtue Of the above stated ais. f. ia
Nd TO me directed from the Hon. United
States Circuit Court for The Southern Dis.
Of Mississippi, will expose to public sale
Tor cash, before the Court house door, ia
the town Of Lexington, Holmes county,
DC the
Third Monday in February nert
all the right, title and interest the said de.
lendant oath in or 10 The following de.
scrlbed property, to wit: All Of section 80,
the south half and north west quarter of
section 2G, east half north east quarter and
south half west half north east quarter Of
section 80, west half south west quarter
and west halt north west quarter of section
SO, south half south west quarter Of sec
non %, all in township l6, range east,
containing 1850 acres more or less.
Levied on as the property Of John Mel
son, aud will be sold 10 satisfy the above
stated f ia and cost of suit
w. M. GWIN, MARSHA,
BY Pm. Ferguson, ID. NJ.
Jan IL, ls4l 0-tds-pr's fee dig
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
SHERIFF,s SALE.

Exum & Lewis,
Joseph w. Ferguson.
RetWndJle to Carroll Circuit Court TO
April term lS4l.
EDY virtue Of the above stated execu.
ED TO me directed, shall expose TO sale
TO The highest bidder for cash, at the court
House door Of my county on the
First Monddyia February aert,
The following tract or parcel Of land, to
wit the south east quarter of section
number one, township twelve, range two
east.
Levied on as the property of the defend
ant Joseph W. Ferguson, TO satisfy the
above stated execution and cost of suit.
Sale to take place within the hours pre-
scribcd by law. Dec. 81, 1910.
[Carulhers g. Clark, pl'lf's Al'y's.
}. ID. WYATT, Sheriff.
OF Holmes county, Mi.
Dec. 26, 7 ids. printers fee 10 SO.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
TRUSTEES SALE
LAND AND NEGROES.

RY virtue of deed n of trust executed
- by William ii. Glasscock to the
undersigned Trustee, the said Trustee
will on the 9Th day of March next, on
the plantation OF the said William ii.
Glasscock in the county of Holmes, &
State of Mississippi, expose to public
sale for cash, the said plantation and
Negroes, of which possession will be
given Immediately, also at the same
ime and place about twenty likely
slaves, horses, mules, oxen, cattle, hogs,
Sc.; corn, fodder, oats, and wagons
md gear, plantation utensils, house
lol and kitchen furniture and many
pther things too tedious TO mention
should all the property aforesaid not
be sold on the day aforesaid, the sale
will be continued from day to day UNI
til all be sold. The notes of the Bank
of the State of Alabama, or any Branch
bank, the Planters and Merchants bank
or of the bank of Mobile, in the state
Of Alabama, and of other banks which
said Trustee may consider equivalent
to the notes aforesaid, will be received
in payment, and such title conveyed as
is vested in the undersigned Trustee.
B. I. MOORE, Trustee.
January 8, 840.-9--tds.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Crawford e. Ray
a.. II e. r.

Crawford 81 Ray
vs. al Fl IA
d. w. X. Wilson.
Returaable TO Holmes Circuit Court, 10
April term, lS4l.
I'D Y virtue of the above stated execution
ND to me directed, | shall expose TO sale
to the highest bidder for cash, at the court
house door Of my county, on the
First Monday in March nert,
the following described tract or parcels Of
land, TO wit: The west half north west
quarter and west hafsouth west quarter OF
section 10, and south halt of south half OF
north east quarter section 30, township Is,
range 2 east.
Levied on as tie property Of Daniel w.
X. Wilson TO satisfy the above stated exc.
cui,cn ard cost Of suit. will sell all the
right, title and interest that said Wilson
has in and to the same.
JOHN ID. WYATT, Shift
Cook, plaintiffs Attorney.
Jan. %, 1871 -tds-pr's fee $40 50
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
sEIERIFF's SALE

Jones Harry
vs. vend. expo.
William X. Briggs.
ReivruaJlc 10 Holmes Circuit Count, April
Term, l64l.
MMY virtue Of the above stated case, I
H will proceed to sell for cash, at Tho
Court House door Of Holmes County, on
the
Third Monday in February nsrt,
the following property, TO wit: One lot in
the town Of Franklin, Holmes county,
known as LOT number 5, in said town, ex-
tending sixty feet on Washington street,
and running back forty feet; also, che west
half of north west quarter Of section twen-
~, Of township Is, range 4 east.
Levied on as the property Of defendant
William X. Briggs, and will be sold to
satisfy plaintiffs debt and cost.
JOHN ID. WYATT, Sh'fT.
BY JOS. ID. WILLIAMS, DIS.
Jan. IA, IS4O.-l0-lds. prs fee do
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
Caution.

II Forwarn all persons from trading for
IL note of hand given by me TO Il. F.
Deloach for fifteen dollars, for my part Of
a gold watch, and on the face Of the said
note is inserted, John Stump paying fifty
dolars-date not recollected; l have re.
ceipt against the same. and in full on nv
part for said watch; l therefore will no,
pay the same unless compelled by law.
JOHN BELL.
Jan. l6, 1910. -l0-.3t
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
SHERlFF'S SALE.

f. f. Potts,
F. F. Deloach, ct al\ bond
RetmnaJle TO Holmes Circuit Court 10
April term lS4l.
EBY virtue Of the above stated execu.
LID ton to me directed, | shall expose
10 public sale TO the highest bidder for
cash, at the Court House door Of my
county, on tie
Bird. Monday IN January uerI,
The following tracts or parcels Of land, TO
wit the west half south west quarter
section number 2 township l3, range ]
cas-, and north half west half north west
quarter of section IL, township ID, range
! east containing IN all 1870 and 58.l00ths
acres the north west quarter aud south
west quarter scctlou number | and the
east half north east quarter section nun.
Der 2, and south half of south half south
west quarter section number 2, all in
township 10, range east, containing
40 acres. ALSO, south east quarter
of south east quarter section number 3,
township 10, range east, containing SO
77-l00ths acres.
Levied on as the property Of Elias F,
Dooach
Also the north east quarter and the
east half south east quarter section nun.
Der Ii, and south west quarter of south
west quarter nor h ives, quarter of south
west quarter section number ID, the north
west quarter Of north east quarter section
number %, township II, range | east,
containing 800 acres.
Levied on as the property of Vestal II.
Caraway. The above described lands will
be sold 10 satisfy the above stated execu
tion and cost Of suit. December 18th,
1910.
J. d. WYATT, Sheriff,
OF Holmes county, Mi.
Dec. 10, 6 tbs. Printers fee dl7 so
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
ChanCery Court,
AT DRESDEN, TENNESSEE.
August term 1871.
John 8. Shoemaker, ct. all


August term 1871.
John .. Shoemaker, ct. al.l
james X. Wilson, Ell. al.
MN motion Of complainant by counsel
~ and it uppeariog TO The satisfaction
OF the Court, by affidavit, that the defend
ants are non residents of this Siaie,-one
of them supposed to reside in the State Of
Mississippi, and the other 10 Kentucky /;
It is therefore ordered by the Court, that
publication be made for three successive
weeks, in some newspaper in the town OF
Lexington, Mississippi, and also in the
newspapers in Paris Tennessee, comman.
ding said defendants TO appear at the Cour
House in Dresden Tennessee, on the thirt
Monday in February, lS4l, then and Their,
10 answer complananls said bill agaius
them, or the same will be taken for con.
lessed and set for hearing expnre at the
next term. G. true copy from the record
S. A. WARNER, Cl'k. & NJ.
Charges, Or abstract Of the bill.
1t is charged in the bill, in this cause,
that complainans are partners in trade in
the Stale Of Peunsy lvania, that defendants
we're formerly partners in trade in the
town of Paris, county Of Henry, in the
State of Tennessee, that defendants are
indebted to compliments in the sum o!
about 1899 90 cents, that defendants have
no property known 10 compliments out Of
which to satisfy their said debt, except
four lots Of ground known and designated
| by Nos. 3, 6, and IA, lying east of the
marlborough Road, on the north side Of
the town Of Paris, in the county of Henry,
Tennessee. On 10, No. 3, is brick
building. The bill prays for an attach.
ment TO issue, and that said lots be attach
ed, ana finally sold to satisfy complainanls
said debt, and that said defendants be en-
Joined from trading or transferring sale
Iots-and for general relief.
DUNLAP & WILLIAMS,
Solicitors.
January 2, 1871, s-3w.
printers fee dl2.)