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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-17
POEris /.
IFfom Tie .NirdRkic Courier
A PREDICTION.


You're soins 10 be swallowed, Wings;
| .eel il in ny bones;
You're swamped 10 4 dead certainty
You'u soon see Davy Jones.
|, j. not vision which tell,
Ba, ,ha, Truth will prevail;
Salt river will cnsulph you ali,
hear the rising gale.
Coons, what have you been thinking OF,
Amid the signs and warnings!
Your cabin splecs al midnight hour,
Your suzzings in The mornings
Your fate is sealed and walered, Wings,
posimarkcd, the whole collection,
And mailed for saline depths, 10 be
Delivered per direction
think see Salt rivers bed
Hcavci up with a loud roaring,
And now the grea, Wing party SINKS,
The Hood on II comes pouring.
Down. down. The poor Coon party goes
Beneath the peoples fToHn,
And old log cabins, gounls and all
DRAGGED after upside down.
"Lets pray" says one old frightened coon,
Another, "lct Us reason;
Another says, Il think we ought 10
Though, OF that in season"
And while thew sink beneath the surf,
The waters Ger them risin',
Their feet stick in the Clay below,
Pressed down hy Frelinghnyscn.
see it all as plain as day,
Behold the rising Hood,
When like a lot of crawf>h Wings,
You'll wallow in Clay mud.
Gone OF, at once. yoare ruined, Wings,
Be not so cold and cal!ouS:
Get in our boat and save yourselves,
And va,e for Polk ard DALLAS.
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Fran TIC PcnnsmrnGi0R.
wanna GIVEN Up


ave hare met Hc cac1iM amt tcp are 0arS."
Out Of their own mouths do the Coons stand
beaten il PENNSYLVANIA 1T the Presi,:enral Elcc-
ton in November. AZ the great Coon Mass
Meeting II Harrisburg. IN the l7ta September
la>t, Ii. following resolution was passed aaonl-
3rGDS'r:
"i@irc9, That 10 give effect 10 our strength,
the first rtargeS Hpon tie cncn,y ma9 h sacoS'id,
and that AFTER defeat a: the October election. We
can with liiilc confidence EXPECT a triumph IN
November"
And acain-at the Mass Meeting of tue Coors
at Valley Forge, October I'd, lie great prophct =.
the Co3ns. Mr. Webster, thus spcaas:
II come among you la tell You the deep intercst
feel in your ensuing State Election The ccc-
ton of a President OF the United States Gepcads
OF The meH GgJcna,0rial Election q Pcnnsl'-
raa'a."
This shows The importance that was attached
by our opponents :othe late elcctio3 and accounts
Tor their extraordinary efforts ID elect MalkIc-
That the base attempts 10 excite religious prciu-
diccs against Mr.. Skunk, were, 10 \ considerable
extent, successful, we have abundant testimony %
prorc-ani yc, he las otiaired majority OF over
t0u, itonmgd votes in III" State, ard Ion M0Rsan3
on, Of Philadelphia. The vote of the State for
Pol. and Dallas may be put down as certain As
tia, o.; any Stat in the Union, hy perhaps nom
girrIrc IN fpscu fh0rs0bG fu6 0rifY
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GEORGIA

We received no Further returns from this Stale
Yesterday morning but from Ta!nall. which
gives King, (Whig) $50 majority. Democratic
cain since last yea.! The article from The Griffin
| lefcr.onian," gives clear ard brilliant view Of
The battlefield in Georgia.
Georgia NAV now he pronounced as perfectly
safe for Polk and Dallas What just iebuke
upon EerIien and the o.ber rcnegades who have
BETRAYED The South Bcrrien, all The summer, has
been in close communion with Daniel Webster,
while the latter has been shamlcssy wooing the
Aholionists to the support of Clay! Rerren be-
traved Georgia and the Son,h on The Texas and
Tariff questions and gallant Georgia has indig-
manly sci her seal Of reprobaton upon the aFos-
tate:
TO tic Editors Ct he Enquirer:
sGRrlxsGoRo' Geo, Oct. p 1914
"Gcntlemen: Our election is just over, and
have received sucien, returns 10 assure you, mat
the Democratic party are triumphant by large
majority.
You will please SET this State down as certain
for Polk and Dallas BY 5000 majority send
Won the inclosed 10 show YOU how The Coons arc
getting used up hcre-(a cut representing COCK
holding up a coon by the end OF the laill !,
"p. $. Three cheers for Democratic Georgia
[ftom Tie Grifa .JcGsrsoaidn, Osl III
"THE ELECTION.
"One of the be-, fought political battles ever
contested in this State, not excepting the me
morablc days Of Troup and Clark, came on al
the General Election of Georgia on Monday last
for members OF Congress We have mol yet re-
ceived FIJI returns bu; enough is known, to au-
thorize Us 70 say that The Wings have met with a
Waterloo defeat. Enough is known to SHOW
that the patriotic friends of Southern pi1nci-
pies have carried the State BY large po-
pular majority, and at least halt OF inc ie-
presentation in Congress. Enough is known
TO authorize us 10 say, that Georgia is certain Tor
Polk and Dallas in the Presidential election The
contest was not, as common, strict party COZ, con,
tesla mere effort for men, involving no cardinal
principles. 1t was strong array OF Southern
against (Whig) Northern principles. The friends
OF unrestricted trade, OF tariff for revenue only oil
Texas and annexation on the one side whc'her
Wing or Democrat it rnaltered not-they went
for the South and no further questions were asked
On the other side were alrayed the abettors
of a high protective tariff friends OF North
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ern protection and monopoly, friends ct III
II millions National Bank, oil Distribution, Of
national internal Improvements, AMI oil mulIlai-
ing The sacred charter of orr liberties by crash.
the Veto Power of The President. The is>uc was
fairly made up and the meresi Child III politics
understood il and saw lis importance !, was al
issue that made the hear, oi The pairo' Ihrob in
quicker pulsaiions, for hc sax involved in il he
principles OF life or death 10 Southern indcpend-
cnce-hc saw involved in il tic question, whc-
Their he should be yo.eJ in bondage 10 Northern
cupiiiiy, or whether Ccorgiars would feel item
selves frecmen, ana cast aside the !eiicls with
which Northern avdricc :ind arrogance wee IL
tempting 10 bind them. With these issues iaiTiy
before them, the belgcrcnis took ground. The
battle was fought mantull;, and with an interest
ON both sides which we have never before seen or
felt. The Wings saw their time was >hoft, TN
less they could crush their opponents and DC
feat must be iatal-ihathcy would never DC abie
TO rally again, il defeated, under the unnatural
principles they had cspouscd and entertained
Hence they exeIled themselves with tie power OF
desperation The friends OF the South were
equally firm and determined, feeling that they
commended for all that was dear and valuable 10
them and theirs The rcsul, has been glorious.
"Whilc the battle was hot throughout the State
The Third District was the ground Of intense III
erest. Here the nojle mn u Gs@gi0, ABsALoM
II. CmArpELl., had been elected last year, and
went TO Congress Wing but returned 10 his con-
s,iluents, rcpudiatag Hcr docirincs and declaring
for TIC Souih He offered himself for reelection,
and the friends OF Texas and the South determined
to support him His old political friends iook u,
Mr. Poe in opposition 10 him. Mr.. Chaprell had
a majority 10 surInount Of o51 votes. lie ia>
been defeated, bill with gain OF upwards OF 'ao
in The popular vote.
"Haral>on, too, had :,al votes 10 overcome,
which he has done, and added . many more 10
his majority
"Noithcrn Wing influence is DESTROYED in tie
STATE OF Georgia The Coon isdead and sk'nncd'
He will never raise his head again. Next month
The friends Of the So"ih will carry the state lo'
Polk and Dallas by an Overwhelming ma)orI,y'
The people have assumed the supremacy, and &c,
c!arcd their independence If patty leaders ana
party diciation, purely as such The Democratic
party has been The point Of rally, hccanse 'hey
have cspouscd the cause Of The soma ana pali,l-
otism is docking 10 their standard by THOUSANDS,
irrespective OF party names.
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DE \ TITS

Died, at his residence, in the county of Powha-
tan, on Friday, the 18th instant, Mr.. TnoM,s 5.
SrnLErT, in The 57th year of his age, leaving, be-
sides large circle of friends and connexions,
five little orphan children, whose loss and afllic-
ton in this melancholy bereavement il is impos-
sible fer words 10 express. No man more justly
enjoyed the confidence and respect of society than
did the deceased Beloved b. all, his death has
occasionei gloom which covers, as with pail,
the minds OF all who knew him. He died with
great compo,ure aud serenity of mind, fully re-
lying upon the justice and mercy OF that Being
whose creature he was.
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: -
~. DElN s. DID

DANAWAY from the subscriber "a trader
n travelling Son,h,) on Sunday the 18th Sept, a
negro man named PLEASANT. The said negro
is abou, five feet. ten or eleven inches high, Of
yellow or copper color; has quite a suiien look
and speaks >ullcnly. He wore away coarse
homespun shirt, blue colorcd coat, (ronndaabon
black country leans pan,aloons, and an old black
fur h1, FL. was raised in Alhemarle county,
Va. by lIr. Mann Page and will doubtless en-
deavor 10 get back 10 that county. Will give
The above reward for his apprehension and de-
livery TO II. H. Dickinson & Brother, Richmond,
Va, or for MS confinement in Jail, 10 be delivered
To them upon application and the pavlncn! OF the
reward. L. G. PONDER,
r. H. Dickinson {; Brother, Agents
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POSTSCRIPT.
sy Ln,t Evenings Northern Mail


The Baltimore Republican Of Monday even
ing gives the following cheering intelligence,
which We hope may lie true:
I'VE have information through The source ola
private letter from Columbus Ohio, which states
thatthe accounts given in that place and which
seem somewhat 10 tc relied Oh there give the
Wing Governor, Barley 81 far as heard from Il
majority of 81 vo.cs-;nd that The balance .. The
State 10 be heard from, gave Harrison in 1910
majority of 80 woes. Should this be The case
there can he no doul. of the election of Tod, the
Democratic candidate, in as much as be hes al-|
ready overcome The Harrison majority Of lSl0
about % 900 votes
TIE Globe gives returns from all but seven
counties Barleys majority is only 2,09o The
remaining seven Counties are small, and viii,
IerhalS, reduce The Wing majority four or FIVE
hundred This meacre Wing majority Of 1900 or
1900, in State voting 300 600 is a rriling affair
indeed. II shows Democratic gain OF 220Do
since 10 The Ohio Statesman says, From the
pornlar vote, our friends feel very sure that ,hey
can carry lie State Tor Polk and Dallas on the Isl
OF November
The Globe says:
"ln Chic, the Democrats will lose the Governor
by 4 small majority, Tie abolilionis.S generally
voting the Wing ticket II thew should vote for
their own candidate in the Presidential election,
(or one-tkird Of them there is no doubt that
Polk and Dallas will GET the electoral vote
This however, will not be uecessarv 10 the SIC
cess q. The Democratic ticket in he Union. The
Congressional Delegation oil ohiop!ohably stands
/ Is Democrats TO $ Why's
The Congressional Electors which have NJ
ready taken place Tor tie mex, Congress give
IS Democrats, 2G Wings, and : Nali'c AEcri-
cans"
The i5lowing members Of Congress elected rs
far as We can see: D.m0naiS-Faran, Cunning
ham, SAWYER, 81. John, Mcdowell. Thurman,
PERIL, Stone, Uor vacancy Brinkclholi: Parish,
Morris, Fries. Starkweathcr.
Hdjgs-Schenck Vance, Harper, and Delano.
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FOR sALE.-All the Neg

NEGROES FOR SALE-All the Negro
Y Slaves belonging 10 The Estate OF DR.. John
\. Sebrell, deceased, will be sold 10 the highest
bidder at his late residence, in the county OF Sur
ry, on Tuesday, the 29:h dag OF October. instant;
girls, all Young and valuable, except one, Gagged.
Terms cash, or bonds or demand, with approved
security, 10 bear interest from the date. or day oil
sale. p. T. SPRATLEY, Admire
j. w. SPRATLEY,
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ISaGN FOR SALE-Havin2 located myself IN the
i city, viii sell, privately, my late residence ~ the
couu,y at Henr,co lying within four miles ct town,
tua,ri midway between the Brnok Turnpike aud The
Meadow Bridge Road, and within th-ee-ouitiis OF a
mile OF either The tract contains about ninety acres
land, h.!y of which - atahe, (and IN pretty ta'f
STATE of culiva;an.l the residue Is well tlmbrred Ion
this section of country.
The improvements arr, TWO story single dwelling,
recently erected. with III the necessary out honses-
The socrty of the ncishbo'hocd IS intelligent socabe
aud refined.
For tsrm., which viii BE- made accommodating apply
10 WH. r. LADD, or
MICAJAH BATES, City Surveyor.
Au- g7-if
-S>lt the above property is not disposed Of pr-
vael:, before the 20th instant, il will on that day,
he offered cor SALE at public auction, tothc highest
bidder. without imi, or reserve.
TEr>s-0ne-fith cash, the balance in 6, ~,
IL, and 81 months On the credit payments,
no interest will be required w p. L.
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4 TRACT OF LAND FOR SALE, AID
IOI\iN,; RICHMOND.


OFFER for sale privately, the above tract OF
IND containing between three hundred and
fhy end four hundred acres 1t is situated
in the county Of Heprico. about two miles from
the Main s.rcc. Of Richmond, being Land former
IL Owned b. Reuben Blakey, deceased, and now
occupied b. Mrs. Redford and Mr.. R. b. Boyd.
Contiguous 10 it are the lands Of Mrs. Cook Mrs.
Geo. B!akcr and Messrs. Mabin, Poe, StarSe,
Gregory acd New 1, is rare that an opportunity
offers OF purchasing land SO near the city OF Rich
mond and embracing so rnary advantages as are
united in this tract. ANY person DESTROYS OF pr:-
chasing this Land can be Shown il by calling
upon the present occupants and tor ini1F'nal'oI
as 10 price, will please address the subscriber
who resides in Lynchburg. The terms of credit
will be liberal AMI made entirely 10 suit the con-
ycncncc OF the purchaser.
ADOLPHUS d. READ.
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SOUTHERN BOTANlCO-M MEDICAL COL
EC.E EApSNeCL GEDRGIA

SUI lttERN OIANtCO-MEDlSaL CoLr
LEGE-FORSfTH, GEORGIA.
THE Board of Trustees of this College have
L Inc pleasure of announcing 10 their Thomso-
man and Botanic friends, and TO the public gene
->lv, that the fifth annual course OF Lectures in
The Institution will commence on the lst Monday
IN November next, and close on the 81 Saturday
IN Febrnary following.
The following gentlemen have been duly elect
Cd AMI appointed 10 conduct the Chairs assigned
10 each respectively, as follows, during the en-
su;c9 session:
]. NJ. CominSs, M. D., Professor of
Anatomy and Surgery, $40 90
G. ]. Cook, NJ. d. Professor Of Ply
siology and Pathology, Is 90
J. T. Coke, NJ. D., Professor OF Ins,i-
,utes and Praclice. Is 90
Ii. NJ. Price. NJ. d. Professor of OBJ
s,ctrics and Diseases OF Women and
Children, Is 90
J. Sinclair, NJ D., Professor ofAlate-
ria-Medica and Therapeutics, Is 90
p. MacIntyre, NJ. D., Professor of
Chemistry and Medical Botany Is 90
Naturalization Tickets, So Graduation, (af
Ter satisfactory examination and Thesis at the
Close of the second course,) S25.
By authority Of the Board.
A. NJ. D. KING, President.
/. BaHKsroS. Secretary.
\. B. Gentlemen desiring further informa-
non will address letter, post paid, 10
oet BIN p. MCINTYRE. Dean.
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A THOUSAND POUNDS REWARD.

IT II'' S-'--t-N'1 I Y Y -'''7 IT,. - TT
Tn, Lpadoa "7Ia,cs paragraph about the tonr
huaircI and forty thousand pounds raised in Eng
land for The circulation of Free Trade tracts among
us-I;at mv-ieriou, paragraph WHO will PRO
drcc III Who will g;e 'hc date Of the paperi-
We haze called AMI caleb for il in vain. Roof
bacl, must be sen; for. lie can no doubt tell
though the ncare>; approach any o. the Wing pa
perS have been able To make 10 ii i, that it was
several months ago" and "some time since
We now offer Thousand Pounds Reward for its
pro,.uction-;o be paid in a draft on the = British
Cold" fund. The draft will he signed ~ James
X. Pols, counierSigned b. Geo VI Dallas, and
endorsed By Silas Wright, Jr So that tull rel;-
ance may be placed on its paymen; on prescnia-
lion al The counter OF the Bank Of England.
~ u Nrain. .Ncrs.
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y,WENTY FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
/ Will lie given Tor the apprehension and de-
livery 10 me Of JERRY, sometimes calling him
self Jcrrv Pollard, who abscondet on Friday
last, the Goth inst, Said Boz is mulalto, with
long black hair, one tooth OFT il front, about -
10 So years old supposed 10 be ) feet TO- inches
high-nose rather sharp. He is we'll acquainted,
At the late residence Of Cary Nelson, decd, and
nj s.naell. King William; at Mill Farm, Ca
roline; and at Mr. Huses', Amhers, county. !
think he is lurking abou, the city
JAMES THOMAS.
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MR. WISE

The Richmond WING Of YESTERDAY contains
an editorial nsinaalion, that Mr. Wise, after
hearing Of tho nomination of Col Polk, had en-
pressed his aversion Ia him. ami sgnilcd his op-
position 10 his election. II we understand The
purpor Of The Wings remarks, il is also hinicd
by that paper, that Mr. Wise has communicated
the substance of his wishes u his friends. AMI that
they will mi, in consequence, support the Repub-
lican candidate.
In reply 10 the above. We would simply remark
hat there is n, This time in orr dwelling letter
from Mr. Wise, received about 4 wec!; ago. and
winch was written at SEA, after hearing OF The no
m;nalion oil Col Polk. In this letter although
apprehen>ion> are expressed, that with two Re-
publican candidates in The field, Mr.. Clay would
be likely 10 succeed YET there is not the most
remote expression oil hostility u Col Polk-on
the contrary, there are expressions which, even il
Mr.. Wise were in the United States would make
il impossible 10 oppose his election.
Mr. WISE, ii h were 1T home. would nndo"h,-
ely support the Republican caniiiaie. His near
c>i relatives active and zealons in his support
And his district we are very certain, will give Co
lionel Polk handsome Majority .Htts0ntGT.
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PENNSYLVANIA

The Harrisburg Union Of Saturday give, re-
turns from all but six counties. ana makes Skunk :
majority 5,2il We have heard from lwo OF
them. Crawford and Warren. which increase the
majority 10 6,3ol To hear from, E.lh Jefferson,
Mexican and Potter, which in 10 gave 3I2 Tor
Van Bmen-Ths will make Shurks majority
sic M0uSaad Sir handred ami thirteen
The Legislature viii stand .Ssdic-Detno-
Gratis 81; Wings II: Natives J. H1a&-Demo-
crat> So; Wings 80; Natives 5. Democratic
majority over Wings in both Houses -.
For Congress: - Democrats; Wings q Ma
i;..s ,. llnnhinl
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hattie Real Eaatc on .iamts Rrr, IN Bpeling-

JGthattc jiCut I>NGtt on .fdNfS ItttI, IN JGtHWS-
HIM, tor Satc, r.t50pt r,~,rc.
10y virtue of two deeds o! trust. or one of them,
- as the case may require, executed fy Charles
A. Scott, during his lite, and duly recorded IN the
Clerks Office of the County Court Of Bucking
ham. the iilst of which bears date the 2ls day OF
April, 1888, and the other the iih November,
1872. the undersigned, Trustee, will, on WE'D
NESDAY, the 18th day of DECEMBER, ISL,
offer for sale 10 the highest bidder, for cash, at
the residence OF William a. Scott, in the said
county. the whole, or 50 much as may he sui
cent Tor the purposes for which the said Gccd@
were cxccucd, OF the Tract OF LGnd in thc said
deeds mentioned, on which the said Charles Il.
Scott resided adjoining the lands OF George Book
cr and Others, and upon which there exists pre-
yious lien for the henefi; Of DR.. Charles Everett,
upon which there is due about $4,000 lA.s
Tract is beautifully situated on the South SIDE
of James river, in full view oi and having
easy communication with the Canal about nine
" miles above the city of Richmond, and is esti-
mated 10 contain about twcn,y-sevcn hundred
acres, OF which ii is supposed upwards OF thee
hundred acres are valuable river low grounds
4 large portion Of the high land is perhaps Tie
riches; in Buckingham The whole Tract lies
well. is well waiered, and rs healthy a situation
as any in Virginia. The sum required 10 be
raised under the deed Of trust, which is for the he
nci, OF Mrs. Nancy Nicholas, Administrators OF
George Nicholas, deceased, VIII &c NpWaips oI
nineteen thousand dollars. 1t is expected that the
lien in favor Of Dr. Everett will be enforced on
the same dav, ard thai the whole Tract will b.
thus offered for sale al The same time BY the
terms ri the dce,s the sale is required TO be made
Tor cash, but il is probable that The purchaser, or
purchasers will b. able 10 make with the parties
interested some arrangementby which reasonable
tine NAV be obtained. The title 10 be acquired
by the sale under the deeds OF trust is believed 10
be unnueslonable The sale will he made sub
iect to the lien existing in favor OF Dr. Everett or
with his consent, and 10 the dover rights OF the
widow OF the said Charles 4. Scott but, seilinsas
Trustee, shall only convey such title as is vest
ed in me- The land will be shown 10 any person
desiring 10 purchase, By William A. Scot, who
resides on The plantation, and whose house will he
open on the day Of sale, with all necessary com.
forts, for those attending The sale. If, from bad
weather or any other cause, The Trustee should
deem ii proper, for the Interests and rights OF The
parties concerned, 10 postpone TIC sale, the same
win he adjourned from day to day. The land
will certainly br sold, and persons DESTROYS OF
purchasing 4 most valuable, healthy, beautiful
AMI convenient farm, are especially invite TO
come and examine the fine crops now Growing
upon it. WIN. BRANDT ll"s''V'
Oct l-2awtds
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/. l:,i

Against this majority it viii lie impossible fer
Henry Clay 10 carry The State Tharhs to the
Democracy OF Sussex. Warren and iuhtegdou.
Thcy can and will redeem New Jersey.
.Sicct Aactor.
STATIONS majority is about 1900; the Wing
majority in the New Jersey Legislature is -
In 1910 the majority for Harrison was 232s-
Democratic gain on The popular vote over 1000.
The Wing majority in The Legislature in lHi0
war 81. Democratic gain 5.
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The following named gentlemen are parict-
larry invited 10 attend 20 address the people:
Judge Thomas IL. Bayly. Robert G. Scott,
Richard CoEe, K. NJ. T. Hunter James \ Sel-
don, Waller D. Leake, John S. Caskie, w. w.
Crump, Lemue J. Bowden, Francis W. Scott,
and the Senior Editor Of the Enquirer. Such Of
the above gentlemen as can attend will please
signify il b. addressing letter at an early day
10 Mr.. William P. Bird, Li,,l, Plymouth King
G
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nli. Au9rcr J. Decentralization rMi
T..rN.-rhc Pre-iicn. Of the United States, we
are pleased 10 learn. has appointed our fellow
citizen, Maj. Andrew J. Doncls,n, charge d
AiaieS to Texas 10 I'LL The vacancy in that L.
CATION occasioned by the lamene,l death OF the
larc Gen T. H. Howard, OF Indiana, formerly
OF East Tennessee. Il is highly gratifying 10
his friends end 10 the friends Of 'i'cxas that the
present appointment has been voluntarily. con
ie-:cj without application b. himself or friends,
on one 50 capable ana deserving and who
will ac 20 acceptable la the authorities OF Tex
aS as Maj D2nclson. We understand he will
leave his residence, near the Hermitage in =
few days, and proceed On his mission by way OF
New OrIcans.-[ NaslrMc Enon OA. s.
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%TOTICE.-Therc will be petition presented
" to the Legislature OF Virginia, at lis session,
mex, winter, TO pass law authorizing separate
or precinct election, TO be held at the house OF
Mrs Prudence Parkinson, in the lower end OF
Prince Edward county.
Oct, 3-wGw MANY No k.ss.