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Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

III FOR RENT-A fine Dwelling House. APP
G2sN ply at 70 81. Michael st. nov15
SaN WANTED TO CHARTER-Two small
Ms@x Vessels to take cargoes from Franklin, Lou
isana, TO a northern port.
nov15 BEERS & SMITH.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

~ The friends of ALVIN WETHERBY, announce
him n candidate Tor Common Councilman of the eth
Ward at the ensuing municipal election. nOvl4
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

II IBERAL advances made OH shipments of cotton
h consinged to our friends in Baltimore, Phia-
delphia. New York, Boston and Liverpool.
no,lh BEERS s. SMITH.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

rrJF KING and JOHN u. TODD, will he support
as Aldermen of The Third ard, at the ensuing muni-
cinHI election by (nOvl4Nl MANY VOTERS.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15
I'll. Franklin Society,

At meeting of the Mobile Franklin Society, held
in their HALL in the Barton Academy on Friday
evening, 7h inst, the President in the Char. The
Building Committee, by their Treasurer. Mr.. r. A.
liamlLnn reported that the Hall Of the Society
will probably be ready for occupation by the 25lh
inst That since the commencement of the UNDER
taking they have received and expen led The follow
ing sums, to wit
Received from citizens of Mobile, who have sub
scribed towards the erection Of the Hall in cash
$2,325
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ZiFIU
They have expended, on the lot. 49,. ..... $375
On the building in cash ...............l,95 $50
In lumber ..... ................l0 100
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FOR GAINESVILLE.
2 n The fine and very light draght
AsssssazszzEz.- steamer NATIVE. A. c. Wilson,
master. will leave for the above and all intermediate
landings on THIS DAY, 10Th inst. al 5 O'Clock PM
For freight or passage apply to.
nov15 M WARING & co.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

nyThe friends orc. C. LANGDON ammo him a
candidate for Mayor al the next municipal election
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

FOR TUSCALOOSA.
+ CSs@ n The fine, light draught double en-.
sG=5ssss5sTZ- CINE steamer NUXUBEE, II. Kim
ny, master, will depart for the above and inter
mediate landings on THIS DAY, 18Th. at O'Clock
Pm. For freight or passage apply on board or to
CAMPBELL, OWEN, & Co, Agents,
nov15 ~ Front and rs Commerce. at
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FOR MONTGOMERY.
p ca p The fine passenger steamer NEW
WORLD, Bryan, master, will leave
for the above and Intermediate landings on THIS
DAY, the 18th, Mt O'Clock PM.
For freight or passage, apply on board orIo
novl5 NJ. WARiNG & CO., Agents
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

g UNDRIES-300 bbls Ohio Flour
~ l25 bbs ST Louis Flour. 800 sacks Rio Coffee
200 bbls Whiskey, 80 bbls Molasses
rs hhds Sugar, 10 do old do
100 bills Mess Pork, rs do Prime do
In store and for sale by
nov15 SMITH. DABNEY & co.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

III OTICE-Infnrmat,on wanted Of one MICHAEL
~ WALL, "a Stone Mason,) who left me in New
York The 17Ih June last, will be thankfully re-
ceived. He was M Alabama when last heard FROM
Any person who can give information will please d.
rect, care of VIM. P. Converse, 2lO Camp street,
New Orleans. (novl5 JANE ANN WALL.
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IpEANs-5 bbls very dne white, tnew) receiving
ID and for sale by M. ROBINSON,
noy1b corner Dauphin and St Emanuel SITS
NGADEIRA-12 boxes Blackburn Madeira and
Nl ~ boxes old Port, for sale by
novl5 SMITH, DABNEY g. CO.
nACON-20 casks Sides and IL do Shoulders,
ID for sale by
asvlS SMITH. DABNEY 4 co,
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

The market here has been nearly nj stand for the
past three days and since the recent of the CaedOnias
ndvires nothing has be done TO test the effect prices
We have reduced our quutaOHs-but in the present
settled state ofthe they must be ed rah
or nomnal. The sales are but $40 bales, thus;
Upland aud Flor. Mobile and N o.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-15

bacon SIDES AND SHOULDEBS--50
ID casks Sides; so do Shoulders. for sale by
novi3 CALVIN KEITH.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
PICTURE OF NEW YORK

"Ths population is an active, healthy, indie
pendent population. Herald Oct.4
1t is ''actire" certainly. for nine-tenths occupy
nearly all their waking hours in one incessant
scramble Tor the means To live and pay rent and the
other tenth are actively engaged in plans To E" in
crease the value of real estate" and thus raise rent
and cheaper labor. 81 that they may get little
richer. 1t is "healthy"-only warm week car
ries off occasionally about two hundred cetra OF
the sick who crowded into cellars and garrets
and other unventilated holes and corners, and now
and then pestilence takes off few thousands
1t is "independent"-for it has abundant means
to support $4,000 paupers, 10000 prostitutes,
5OOO tax eaters. pruportionate number of gam
hers pckpockets and other thieves and swindlers,
and enough To spare To build up palaces for the
rich and new poor houses and prisons for the
poor. Another proof of its independence is, that
1t It hasn't money, ITS credit is no good, that
there are always gentlemen who will lend money
at legal interest and the people able to pay the
interest. Hurrah for independence! Every poor
landless man in New York has an equal right to
beg for work. beg for bread STEAL starve, or 90 to
the poor house! Long live Bennett the Bold =
Young .americd.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
A STRANGE AFFAIR IN PARIS.

The following strange story is the subject oil
very general discussion. Madame c.. wife of a
mercer who has lately been successful in railway
operations, has been for length of time enamour-
ed Of play, and during the past winter she lost al
most constantly. Her husband at last refused
pay sous of her play debts, so that the gambler
few nights since, after having lost large sum at
lansquinet, and remained up bordering by what
means she could cOntriye to discharge her oblioa-
ton. Whilst thus occupied she heard noise in
adjoining closet She rose at once, and OPEN
ing the door. found the eldest servant of the Eami
ly endavoring to pick the lock OF an nploire a
gtace, in which she kept her Jewels The man
was thunder struck at the appearance of his mis-.
tress. and prayed her most earnestly not to inform
against him An idea suddenly occurred to
Madame C. Listen TO me said She II is
you who have already robbed me on several occa
slons; the act have caught you in proves it,
You Will be sent TO the galleys i'll inform against
you. There is one way Of escaping. | want
lO.UUU n. fou have quantity Of pick locks IN
your hand 1t you open your masters safe and
take out that sum for me, and no more, shall say
nothing about what have seen to night" The
conditions were hard, but the man consented -
Scarcely, however, had he introduced one Of the
instruments into the lock of the safe, when loud
defamation was heard, and the man fell to the
ground dreadiolly wounded by ball from pis-
tol, which MI C had got fixed TO prevent
robbery. Mr.. c. arrived in minute, and
was first to lift up the man, who had still the
picklocks in his hand. The Commissary of Pol
ice being sent for, received from the theta full
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
A WORD FOR THELADTEs

walking Is getting quite out of fashion, and
Young women nova days wriegle along an IL
they were moved ahead by one of Erricao,J.
patent propellers. Their walk is as crooked az
That OF ship with all her sails and no rndde,
They are as graceful in their motions as a m;I;,;,
coionePs horse, or broken down racker' 7
notice they are awfully def rmed, too. az oensy,
rule. having great humps on their back ill.,.
dremedaTies. All which is doubtless yery nl.s-
SAINT to the traders in cotton. batting and bar
ms ne" edition OF the shape may be great
Improvement on the original, but if so the originate
must be shocking bad : for if there is an upIy
looking OBJECT abont il is one Of these wadded and
PADDED young women. II one Of them should he
furnished by nature with these fashionable humna
Tor heaps) she would be exhibited as ouriositv'
al iourPence peep, like double headed pio .
some months since somebody sent me through.
the +. o., a semi circular bag Of cotton. and I
was told it was very prominent article offemalo
apparel. used to perfect the human shane 4, 4.
curiosity, aud in few years hence / man 70.
send il as such to museum. II looL. I;L.
any thing except an article of dress. Thsys \.
nothing to compare it to, in the heavens abovs or
the earth beneath, or the waters under IN, ss,,b
They call it--so | sin lold-a bisbop-snd II :,
certainly go in for w.
"A church without bishop
as heartily as for
"A state without king
| hope, after reading these structures. tb., H..
young women will give up wrgpling through the
streets IKE parcel of snakes content them.
selves with human forms; and try the experimsnt
AZ asst OF acting like reasonable beings.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
DESTITUTION IN ENGLAND.

The British Work house system is disgrace
to humanity. IL seems to have been adopted for
the purpose of driving the poor into tho grave,
and by the most horrible means-staryation. A
more disgusting, shocking and horrible case can.
not he found in the worlds history than that of
the Andover Union Work house, where the poor
inmates have been robbed of their allowance of
food, and forced to hide filthy bones-iuman as
well as animal,ilI they could find an opportuni-
ty To pick the marrow from them, and gnaw the
gristle! The following is the testimony of one
ot the inmates, man upwards of So who now
prefers to gain scanty subsistence by selling
lucifer matches to the horrible fare of the work
house.
90 worked at bone crushing four weeks. The
bones were of all kinds. There were horse bones
and cattle bones There might have been human
bones among them without my knowing it.
did not examine them particularly. have seen
the men gnaw the bits of meat, or ha I'd gristle,
and eat the marrow out of the homes. | have
done so myself. They were very dirty, being
tumbled about with the rest. have seen some
of the men eat tainted gristie and marrow. When
got bad bone, gave II to some who was not
particular. This lasted all the time | was
there. Generally speaking, all the bones were
stale. have seen cart come with bones they
were not fresh. | saw the men quarrel several
times for the homes. They would hide them
away from each other | have hidden them un
til got an opportunity to pick them. 1t required
a good stomach to pick them. The stuff was
was not fiji for men to eat Hunger made them
do it. We have not food enough to support us in
proper way. We worked very hard.
We did not let the master see us picking the
bones, for fear he should blow us up I have
picked up raw potatoes, turnips and carrots, and
eaten them. We ate ibe potatoes to moisten our
mouths. and help to fill up stomach Hunger
and thirst made eat them"
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
GRAND SCHEME OF ANNEXATION.

The editor of the Philadelphia Ledger. MOTTO
ing rumur that an Association of great wealth
has been formed, the object Of which is to carry
on annexation 10 the utmost which includes all
South America, and all the West Indies. and
whose organ is said to be the polyglott paper just
started in Washington by our friends Messrs.
Harris & Heart, called the Aurora, thus comments
upon the whole grand rumor
s. Such is the story and whe Their hoax or no
hoax, it is a right guod one If it he hoax, it is
a magnificent one; if reality, il is more magnif-
cent still, The greater part of it is just what zoe
want and have long recommended, to wit, the
annexation of Mexico But Ia that part of the
declaration about the West Indies and South
America. file demurrer. Our doctrine is
The Continent, the ,choie Continent. and moth
ing but The Continent +; and this includes Mex-
co dorm 10 the lsthmuS and ont Ia the Pacific,
and all the British colonies. Oregon is ours al
ready and the little corner of Russian America,
not worth having, should be let alone merely to
show confidence in ourselves and our neigh
Dor But we have no objection tn regeneration
of South America to lis union under CON
federaey of republican States To the utmost free
dom of commercial intercourse between it and our
own confedelacy to close alliance, offensive and
defensive. against all European aggression The
interests of the two continents are identical, and
they ought to cooperate cordially for the promo
ton of such interests. They are interested in
sustaining free government, republication. theO-
retica and practical freedom of religion, freedom
of commerce, freedom of the ocean. freedom of all
kinds against all kinds of monopoes. They are
interested in driving from all American soil.
Northern or Southern, that curse of the old world
subdivision, and its necessary consequence, mill
tary despolism; that division into contiguous ma
tons producing pressure without and - resting
on spears" within, which has deluged the
old world in tears and blood
- They are interested in promoting union under
the federal system, the only antdote TO those an
cient and modern curses of the old world, military
despolisIn and war. But this can be best accom-.
pshed by the union of each America under a
separate contederacy Before the two can reach
complete union our c0nfederacy must cover the
Northern Continent, and the South American
must cover South American. The destiny of the
West Indies is union and independence. Europe
cannot own them forever, and must relinquish
them when the two confederacies strong
enough TO guaranty their independence. But in
the mean time, let us participate in no interference
between any European nation and its insular
colonies. Sufficient for us is the continent. the
whole continent, and nothing but the continent
Whether this association contemplate the separa
ton of the Spanish West Indies from the mother
country, or not, zoe are not informed. But our
first care concerning them should be the proven
ton of their seizure by The British"
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
GRAPE AND CANISTER y

Some saplent wing editor has started the fol-
lowing story, which has been caught up and cir
cuIaed with great gusto by the wings. as the ne
plus ultra of argument, TO be used in this country,
we suppose, when the people congegraie in this
country in masses to consult and rectiy grievances
We always thought it was at Touon that Bona
parte directed his cannon against the people
But it is the example, not the historical fact that
the wings want
How TO DEAL WITH MoBs-When the
$ little artillery officer Napoleon. was sent to
quell an alarming riot in Paris, he saued the
mob with destructive fire of grapeshot at the
first discharge, and, following il up with blank
cartridge, the streets were cleared Immediately.
On being afterwards demonstrated with, he OBJ
served truly that had he fired blank cartridge first,
the mob would have had tine to rally their cour-
age when thousands instead of hundreds must
have been slain.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
FEMALE LABOR.

1t has always been to us a sourse of most IN
alleged enjoyment to associate with the lovely
and tender helpmates. which God in his mercy
bestowed on men before evil had entered into
Paradise. How often have we been indebted TO
them for thousands of delicate favors, that our
rough natures will not permit us TO look for from
each other; and how often have the tender and
fragile limbs of the female smoothed the pillow
when we have been Frustrated with sickness and
with walchful care, in the depth of midnight, or
the light OF day. has our slightest wish been al
tended to, and our troubled spirits soothed and
when health has blessed us, with what delight
does that dear confiding creature rejoice in our
strength, and glory in our advancement and pros
perily As wife, mother, sister, or friend, she
watches over us, and prays for every blessing to
fall to our lot and gives up her own enjoyment 10
minister to ours. And what have we done to re-
ciprocae the kindness thus bestowed ? The
question, as we pat it, makes us blush for the in
gratitude of man, and shuGder for the crime--we
can call il by no milder name-that we daily in,
dulge in towards them. While we are strug.
Cling to augment our own privileges, and increase
the sum of our wages, we are wholly regardless
of the miserable pittance that is given TO the fe
male for the arduous and incessant labor.
Observe that lovely girl who is plying her
needle with such rapdty do you see the bright
hectic spot upon her cheek! The destroyer is
there, and might be driven away, if she could be
permitted to take active exercise in the open air.
But no, from early light until midnight has told
that all nature in repose, she must exert herself
to support helpless mother, who has struggled
to rear her up to industry and virtue until nature
yielded TO the burihen, and sunk, never to rise.
The reward Of her labor may be two dollars a
week.
See that woman in clean bot ordinary apparel !;
what a settled melancholy overspreads her fea-
lures! She was once the happy wife Of an aTec
tionae husband; but death has done his work.
and taken from her the supporter and protector
Of her youthful choice. She has to labor for her
children. alone and desoate and the pluance
she receives is scarcely sufficient to buy bread
These are no IDLE pictures; there are hundreds
Of like cases in this town, and yet we heed them
not while we are loud in our demands for JUS
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.

We shal'commence, morrow, the publica-
Rerie,c of September, entitled " Political Patron
age" The corruptons which are wrought, by
holding this vast power throughout the country in
the hands of ,he Executive. have become alarm
ing and is partially exposed, in the Mackenzie
publication. Let the people have the election of
these officers, and then treasury pap will not be
exclusively bestowed upon certain political buck.
sters. who manage 10 come right side up, like d
cat, let them be thrown from what height they
may. The people have been humbugged long
enough
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16

Whcnc'cr you speak, remember every cause
Stands not on cloquence, but stands on laws
Pregnant in matter, in expression brief,
Let every sentence stand with bold relief
On trlding points nor time, nor talents waste,
A sad offence to learning and to taste;
Nor deal with pompOus phrase; nor c'cr suppose,
Poetic flights belong to reasoning prose.
Loose defamation may deceive the crowd
And seem more striking as it grows more loud
But sober rejects 1t with disdain,
As nought but empty noise, and weak as vain
The iroth of words, the schoolboy's vain parade
OF books and cases-all his stock in trade
The pert conccits, the cunning tricks and play
OF low Attorneys, strung in long array,
The unseenly jest, the pctulant reply,
That chatters on, and cares not how or why
Studious, avoid-unworthy themes to scan
They sink the speaker and disgrace the Man.
Like the false lights, by flying shadows cast,
Scarce seen, when present, and forgot, when past
Begin with dignity; expound with grace
Each ground of reasoning in its time and place,
Let order reign throughout-each topic touch,
Nor urge its power too little, too much.
Give each strong thought its most attractive view,
In diction clear and yet severely true.
And, as the arguments in splcndor grow,
Let each reflect its light on all below,
When to the close arrived make no delays
BY petty 1ourshes or verbal PLAYS,
But sum the whole in deep, solemn strain,
Like strong current fastening to the main.
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men. and partly dragged, and partly walking, was
taken through fields and over fence2 into the
woods. Here they laid her down, and took the
bandage from her eyes and the gag from her mouth
They asked if she knew them" She replied
that" she did not" They wore caps, and were
disguised by painting their faces. They then
attempted TO pour something from vial down her
throat. From her description, 1t was probably
audanum. She did not swallow any, but sue
ceeded in breaking the vial. She begged Of them
Con seeing them take out their knives, with the
remark that ",hey might as well finish her then
as any time } not TO kill her, as she wished to
communicate something To her husband before she
died. They then produced pencil and paper, and
pretended to write as she dictated. When this
was done, she was again blinded and gagged. and
conveyed to the ditch and placed with her face
dOIcnrdrds, and as heretofore described. One of
the men, alter placing the log across her, jumped
upon It, They deposited the letter for her hus-
band under some leaves by her side, and said that
they would come at night when she dead,
and cover her up. One of them said she had
done about enough for five dollars. They then
left her. and by dint of struggling, she turned
over and got her head abnve the water. She
soon became insensible, and in this state she was
found.
Her mother and brother were Immediately ar
rested on suspicion of some knowledge of the affair
though they were undoubtedly absent from the
spot on the day. They the mother and hro
Their of the Baxter who was sentenced las, Court
10 State prison, and afterwards had his leg ampu
| taied at Norwich. Mrs Burdck has always
borne good character though that of the rest of
the family is notorious.
We should mention further that the letter to
the husband was found Mrs B. said under the
leaves, on Saturday last There were a few
pencil scratches on it, but no writing This story
has been gradually drawn from her and more
will be told, probably as she gains strength
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
CHURCH QUARREL.

In Maysville, KY, the Methods,s are about
divided into two nearly equal parties, of
which goes with the Church South, while the
other adheres to the old Church. The former
having obtained possession of the house of wor-
ship, the latter have filed an injunction, setting
up their exclusive claim, and praying the Chan
cellor to interpose in their behalf, and grant them
the present use of the house for at least one half
the time. till the matter was finally adjusted
Judge Reid granted an injunction to the extent of
the use of one half the house, without, however,
indicating his opinion as to the ultimate merits of
he case
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-16
THE WAR. CRY is ABROAD.

See how a Hoosier talks when the warcry ia
abroad
Men Of blood and friends of WASHINGTON and
that old boss General jackson! | want your at
tention. Lightnin' has burst upon us, and Jube
ter has poured The lie of his wrath down the
greasy stanks of the Mexicans Thunder has
broke loose and slipped it's cable. and the mighty
valley OF the MaSsassip reverbera,es the thousand
tOnsued kissing Of Santa Ana and the smaller
ignorant faiths that revolves around the benight
ed and wooden legged pop-gun of Montezumas
Citizens and sires ofthe bloody ground on which
our fathers catawampously poured out their cIaret,
free as lie. to enrich the soil over which we now
hover, and watch with hyena eyes let the cata-
mount Of the inner varmint loose. and prepare the
chessy cat of vengeance for the long looked for day
has arriv The crokodile of the Mssasip has
gone into his hole, and the sun that lit King
David and host across the Atlantic Ocean looks
down upon the scene and droDs a tear TO its
memory
But hosses am with you! And while the
stars of Uncle Sam and stripes of his country
triumphantly wave in the breeze-whar-whar
is the craven, low lived. chicken bred, toad hop.
pin, red-mouthed mothers son Of We who will not
raise the beacon light of triump h-smouse the
citadel of the aggressor, and press onward to iber
ty and glory! Whoop! H.u-rah! Whar's
the enemy?