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SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES,

FULTON COUNTY, STATE OF 4Rh4NSHS following described o IN whole the said much thereof shall be ereon will be sold by the Sheriff the of Arkansas at the courthouse door o said onn of 10th day penalty and of advertising be pad " the undersigned sher anlco olecorbe that The sale will the hour of o'clock said day said land be so that part will be surveyed o Ill southeast
 of No. No State $ & whose name of yeamaX- penalty penalty John DenOn na 1926 lS5 69 Go 60 loa %
 md er-oGcio Collector of Fulton county fr u,uoru Cos of Advertising 30 tract iHo '"0 0 " CONWAY, Auditor
 ofP Accounts o Arkansas
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J. w. DAVIS, a ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.


 CoLUMBIh. ARKANSAS, N his professional persus, he assures the public \ that nothing will be omitted on his part to give satisfaction, to all honoring him with their conf- dence within the sphere of appendant duties, in prompt assiduous, and he hopes, effective manner. ! Particular attention will be given by him to ali collections, in this, and the adjoining counties.
 EXPERIENCES MADE TO, DANIEL BREcE, Judge of the Court of Appeals FrankloId Kentucky. Cor. W. 0. BUTLER, Carrolton, Ky. # JAS. TAYLOR Ese.
 JOHN 5. THOMPSON u,,roash,rcr, c. GRAYHAM, M. D. Ay- +. MAGoFFIN,
 EF NurALL Esq, New Castle, Ky, GAIT. SILAs CRAIG, Chicot Co, Arkansas. December 3rd, ist5. l2-f. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF THE M MAILS.
 PosT OFFICE, LITTLE Rock,
 December g, ls45 sF EASTERN MAIL. Due.-Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, P. M. Departs Tuesday, Thursday, S Saturday, 8 A. M.
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LITTLE ROCK TAM1AAJa It3ISD1pWrMa MISS SARAH H. CUEt,.

P3lN G1pAla uih undersigned having been appointed Trts- Il tees, have made an arrangement with MuS9 2gAal to take the superintendence of this Insti- tuition.
 The first session will open on MONDAY THE l5TH DECEMBER, ls4t; and as the number will be lim- lted IS necessary that all applications be made as soon as possible.
 The course of instruction will comprehend all ths higher branches of thorough English education; together with
 FRENCH, DRAWING & PAINTING,
 AND MUSIC. The terms of tuition for session of five months have been fixed, for Grammar Geography, History, Astronomy Moral and Mental Philosophy. Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Con- position &c, SIS % FRENCH, 10 co DRAWING AND PAINTING 10 % Musfc, 25 co From the natterng character of the testimonials which MISS QUAIL brings. with heEiTom tho Washington Seminary, Penn, can VAfdent!y recommend this Institution 10 such young ladies as desire to accomplish their education. Boarding can be had in respectable families orf moderate terms
 T. S. DREW,
 T. W. NEWTON, Trusitess
 A. E. THORNTON, Dec I5 ls45. J4-tf
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Young Rev Jas Yonlla Richard

" Little Book, Jan. l, S46. i7-3w 19s- N. 5. Persons calling for the above letters, will please say they adsertized. or they may not get them; and all those addressing letters to the " Postmaster will please to pay thepostage other wise they will rot be taken out.
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WILLIAM DAVIDSON & co. COTTON FACTORS {
 

Refer to MesSrs Scott. White S Co.,, ) Hon. Geo. ". PaschaH. Van Buren, Col John Drennen. F. B. .aistoa Esq.--Spadra. Moreau Rose Esq.-Clarksyille. John R. Strong Esq.,-Morison's Bluffs. Joseph B. Terry Esq.-Norristown Kirf6ride Pots Esq.-Pope County. Henry Hamilton Esq.-Lewisburg. 1fessrs Ringo $ 1fapnaH-Little. .Rocls Jaa,es De Baua Es9.-Pne Bluffs. Col James SmiM-Post of Arkansas.
 October I345. 3-I.
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TIE BALANCE or fo" @ rn, of En- We shall soon know the op'a'eas .saass nf
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A. Hist Letters,

ID EXAMINING in the Post Office at Little Rock,
 AG on the 3lst Dec, 1S45, which if not taken out within three monlhs will be sent to the dead letter nilicn at Mnehinnfnn Cil,
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L. II. GOODRICH, .adm'r,
 la-tf.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
FRoN THE PACIFIC.


File, u SandsicA I.iaea / apsss % IA
IL d J.ns ts,ys % Ns~ York Con.
merrl.l Aa,sriIsssl have been re.,...ss
Tie HanolIls Ffieni psbllshts scpRs
ii MssIss ronclndt8 bris ssn re Ge.,
etnmsnl and Great Bsilain and Ftsns,
Goods Of mefrhsntise 81 tAoss eeun.r;, /.
are % te sutjeei 70 % higher aaliss ll,e
) pr cen. - ya'aEsp, : 10 The esesp.ios
Of spirit, ous aqasrs.
The United States schn0rfF SHARK m.
rived u Henolulu on ths 2al % April. in
81 dsys from Mszsaar---ail xsll.
N. ~. M steamer cornorsnl md au;,.
cd q Henola;s. being he iirsl ,sss,l pro.
PEELED b. seam ihs' has eFer snlelsd lhs,
haTh0f.
Ffomfks SoeieiyIsfands. The Friena
publishes some interesting derunehis On
The sptiect a he j iiieuiliss bslwssn tie
French and Qasen Pomars.
More GghtiRg had taken placs btlusea
lie Preueh and The nati,es. and. on Ons
neessior, while The Ameticsn whale shin
! pe,usisn. Captain Brown. was lying q,
Psp,its. j enmpany Of The nsi.iss rushed
INTO Ihe barracks q the Frrrch, Kidd
several sol,lnF., snd ier lew muu EN-.
teld possession, bot usrs soon driven
Out; anil near Tie heach ihsis was 40 an.
gsgsmert beisesn ssrer.l hundred Of The
French soldiers snd shout $50 natives. q.
rutc'y fortified. Numbers were killed On
each eide.
The natives had d,irenlhs French from
lhtir posii on Il T., lit Venus. Among lie
natives is On lialisn. aho inspires lhsm
siih great courage, So thai they are re-.
preserved ~ hv no means wanting in
bravery. On several rsca,ions the for.
sign population had fed an board The ships
IN The harbor for security. The eountry
is N The hand e Tho natives. and, 81
course, all The provisions: aud The French,
il was ssid. would be starved. or de 81
scarcity, II no relief vas afforded them.
| We are fsored with a letter. from
which We make lhe Gslloaing extracts,
daied--
MazatIan, fcalifonia,) Angus, IL.
mmodore Sloai arrived or This
port three days ago, 10 The Lsvsn,; he ~.
NAMED bni one day, and then proceeded
% Psnsms on his way hnaae. lesving CAP.
tain Stockton In command 1t Cal iorni..
ahich h'd III pissed quietly into the pos.
session Of The American forces.
+" II - The general belief iSst this cc.,,
will D. blocksdsdb BY the erd Of ex, month.
The Warren LEI, hsfs IN June. uilh des.
patches from The Government Coz the
Commodore. supposed 10 be orJess about
blockade NJ This coast. When Com.
nodore Shat le'l Monterey she had M,
sstissd. bn, could moi have been on, more
than fonr or five days alter he ssilvea; 90
th4i. Il Cart Stockton carries these OF.
dsrs into eaert, his ,hip. viii probably 30
here in September"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
~ OLD BUT 4 GOOD ",

May years ago lhers uas. 10 The eas-
iera pasi Of Massachusetts. wsr hy old
ID u. and .h"ngh he "a. IN eminent man
IND good sbr.nan. ysi il msss be com
fessed he lossd ks much bsr'er shsn
he minority q even lnEsierste josefs. II
wss b. fore church osgsns wire murh m
use--and /, sohspsensd th.t lbe rhoir II
his church had recently purchased ioa.
bic bass sieI. Net AR from The church
was large losn pa.inrr, anil in u > large
Town Bnl. 0ne hct s ,bhstA motnirg
10 The SIMMER time. The bull GOT ID brl.
loving up he sIest. Abosi the church
there was plenty Of nniioisien grass,
aud Mr. Boil stopped 20 uy il qUalIly--
peFchaaee II its Location had 81 sll impfo-
we'd is hsVor--ss any rate, the IsSersnd
doctor wss in tie midst 81 his SENIOR:
boa. boo, WOO. went the hull. The eler-
gyman paused, looked siihe singing seats
snh grave face, ard said-.sl would
thank he wsslrisns not 10 taae ihelr in.
slrnmen's during SER ice ame. - il an
noys ne Tsrs much" The people star
ed and the mln,ster vent on. Boo. voc,
won. 400. went the bull. : he pissed 70
.Eathsr grsen spn,. The p.rson again
paused and again addressed the choir
|" really 10 uIsk the singers would npi
,nne ADVERTISEMENTS while am preach
,ng, for 20 have already rspalketl. il
snnnys me very much. The people
inferred. ir ihsy kuew By The tviakls 81
his eye lhsi he knew - well - any one.
What he real siste IL The case wa.--he
seni On si,h his discourse. Boo. WOO.
WOO, 400, said The bull. The parsou
stopped again. and again said 10 The choir
-. have twice requested the nusieisns
moi to tune their insiruments dnyIDg ser
mon time. DO particularly reque.t Nc.
l.efascE. that yan will moi tune your dou-
BILE bass VOL while an preaching" This
was too much. I.efsvor got up much
agiia,ed al The idea Of .speskng oct 10
chaich,n and siammer -. il is not
u----u IUun Bull. On, SAID The
psrson. !. is il. then the sexton viii drive
away The Bull" The people laughed, hu,
with era,ilied look Al The success oi his
jpks, he weLt on with his sermon. ~. :.
n. i. Spirit Of he TTDss.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
The Moral of Burns, Poetry.

We know Of nothing more strongly IL
Illustrative Of The good effect OF The poetry
o. Robert Burns tsays an exchange pa.
peri Than the following anecdote, which
y related in the February number OF the
knickerbocker:
in the grenadier company of Scot
iish regiment. forming part of The British
army IN Spain. were t~o privates. known
among their companions as the aiwa
friens," from The sieadiness Of their mu.
lIal attachment. and Otherwise much re-.
specied for p,opriety Of conduct. In one
Of the last skinnishes that took place A.
nong the lower Pyrenees. when The Brit.
ISL soldiers drove their opponents from
one enirenchei height To another, to the
very confines Of the .sacred ierriiory.'"'
one OF the friens" received severe
wound IN the thigh. During The few
weeks The troops wcra in can,onment.
previous % entering France, The wounded
Of the regiment lay in a church, and a.
mong them the individual now mentioned.
His friend, in The interval. OF duty, afIec.
ilonaiely watched over him. On ONE oc- |
casion. while wishing and cheering The |
sick Of his own company. the narrator, I
finding himself placed within few feet
Of their bed, but 10 position where he
remained unseen, could moi forbear STOP !
ping 10 admire the behavior of Tho /" iva /
IrIenss and, as he confessed. bis heart |
sren melted 10 tears on hearing their ron
'ersaiinn. jamie" said the wounded
nan. feel sac sirang the day. that | 4
ain wonld hear ron read 10 me-" II am !,
losl wiling" replied lis eonpan,on.
hsii ! fear We can get nae books here. I
~ y = far I, nv quarters: an We ken. /
10 not like 70 leave yon.'' Look" 4
- The answer, !. 10 nv knspsack. there i
= iva hooks lhtrr~--li,e Bible aud Burns /
'eaAs. III se real" continued he, lo0a- [
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01

l.sss aiS.ica . &C ssao1hl q - tot.
eirn irspeslasians. 4iss TFesssry spst e.
p<rienef : lsFgs ds6eit. u thess shosld
u ID nlaisinn sa&sisni j. ee@Es9sals
lie rsdnesssn Is isiiss. she inrfsase mus
be pad 81 ~ - eqaisassns iaerase j.
he salns q ~ expotis. 0r lhs balance
masl he sdiastgd ii spsrie, hare noi
lie rempiesa sxpsrssiicn slssa He klssil y
ah,s % effect Payment. by additional sx-
psriaiien o. he prolness IL he enansry.
We. IN lie uesL "A net believe lhat The
relaKssion ID he british System 81 resirie-
linn. i going 10 cseale aay considerable
demand CO he snrplas ~ oar sEsieul'u-
~ rradsrs. We shall. lear. be cog-
strained 10 resort ID ne olhsr aliernsliFe.
in he srenl Al In excess Of impqrissions.
and pay FOR them in The precious asei~ls. !
nsed moi dwell N The commercial disor-
der. he embarrassment IN every depart-
meai a. hasiness. and he vide spfead ~.
IN which would bs accustomed ~ ! con.
slant expofiauon of specie IN Isrse =
mounts. We have had experience 3,
nongh 81 lhrse fatal consequences. u@sen-
ever protection Of our own industry has
hsSn inadequate.
In III these views. | may he entirely
mistaken. |, may inrn or lh.i our i'm
porlsiinns win continue 10 flourish and
increase; thas The country viii continue
In prosper: and that the revenue Of The
! government viii be ample. Anxious for
The welfare and prosperity Of The nation.
whatever canncils or systems Of policy
may prevail, shall be most happy 10 tind
these results realized. and that | have er.
ronenusly entertained The opinions 10
which have 50 long sincerely adhered.
In every con;ingcney. gentlemen,
rray your acceptance Of my best wishes
for the success Of ynur beautiful manu-
facture, and FOR yonr health, happiness and
prosperiIr.
am, with great respect. Your friend
and obi seis't. II. CLAY.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01

e = = 10 fssad - grastllA sn.ls.
: assns saarkss esss whsrh go g. :
Dzs stssnz ~ eesapaales $50 Essvs, -
ssskFg dsssAeasr3. ths asfient immedl&se.
u sfisd. .sOa. dsnea AAinks tsmle. ~
Dc, slae lhe RierA II Truih, ~ "a enus.
r.srs alssas ~ oslY hamss psoAsrlion /:
10 skas mean :. thas i ~ prssens
saadniaas ny mand. when yersaA Bans.
wad he sass % iGrn0n ssneGhirg gade--
CT his descriptions - 80 eiesr nd sas
s~ees, hst sbey hfiuK iEhsr days snd in.
= placrs ls-mind ~ pains forgot. NJ
ihoughts wandsf Sc sway Dor - home
rises b<frse me. ~ - green kaeues.
gowans and ginning burn: and Oh. u.
ME. ihink uroa nay nsslser. an apon
Jsnnle. asd nv kesrs. = lie same = vi
lahe Bile. rises - God. ilar0agh whose
k,nl pFnyiaence hnpe 70 rstura nrssI
10 leave lllem nor Seosland mari" 30
i woaaer ihe safsliess HiRgled their sots
and ssars together Il mis- ioE-hiag spscsa'
fcle.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01

"a cssnae, - 4 Il oskss . tatssers 81
p.or nsighAer thss ghs nese - Ct 80
nee xs ssslsS. 81 o. sc Easss 6ghs
Il = pssseatly snnskilslsd.
.. I.Oceioeaism - sos = mech bFsi
a sklnf Caljiornia - esef i was - haE-I
80 Tsxss. 70 gei De laiaes. i oaly
- asrsd eslOnisa % Be snisssd anosgns
ID seeuFs lie iormss. 4 . new sEissatfg
lOais,s ihsnsesvss slstsoson's sfgs-
msni.) ard sending thtm aoua1 Care
EIarn II he pahlae cos.
3. The uas has a dcnbs already r0ss
sh.ry mslli0nE--iuil shErs nmes The snD
Gur shleh. Lad We aeisd f.iIlF sod pesesr
ahsy. ue might have hought Texas. snl
ulnmanly csiilsFris.
4. A psbI.e debt. in The shsPe e :
Shading Issue u Trssspry nrs,s. . aires
" irenrfsd. ard prints stich supper.
The mrasnrss Of sAe sdmini.lrsliea are
advocating direct isxes. shieh. indeed.
The Son'hera lree-iTsde uen lad done
some kesrs back.
5. Il % The Wing prophecy ahont he
Tailf. ue need oily. il show huH fLal
vas snssersd, cite he iollosine arsirls.
n The 5sa 81 Jane. 1914. from lesdIng
I.ncofoeo psrsF Of Psnnsglsanis--ths
| Harrisburg Democratic Union:
"cal. Polk and The TsuiF-A Vile
Whig Fslsshcoi. We perceive lhsl
the Ilarri.barg In,elligeneef. Win lie
mendaelty ~ emineully charscefis'ie of
,ae Coon papers. deroanees Col. Polk n
advance ~ an" npen frFe.Ma.le ihenFisi. =
The authority for1his gsalaitous assertion
is 81 course not furnished by the Intslli-
geneer. a. il 10 The policy ef The Wing
pspers iodeal il hsb iu.l misreptesen,a.
ZION 10th sfihe men and measures Of The
nemneTalie rsriy. Now ne happen 10
know, and state upon The authority Of a
Tsnnsssean Nth ~hom we have en-.
yersed y; BalIlmare--s near ueiehhcr al
Col. Palk-ihsi he holds ihs doctrine oil
Free Trade in unqu l fied shhoHercr.
lie has never advocs,ed Il. ard never vii.
lie j. ia iasor Of = jntiicioOs revenue
Tariff. s3arding The simplest incidental
Pro,eft,on 10 our American industry. lie
10 the especisl friend and advocate Of the
coal and iron interest. ~ thnse two great
objects af salici,dhe with Pernsy lsanis;
and, believing pefmanencs in our lass
10 be of incaleul.ble sslue. is opposed n
The Disturbance of tie present airifT. m
+" These facts We state upon The very
best suthori'y, anil caution lhs Dsmocra
ey Of This great State ag inst listening ID
the MISREPRESENTATION Of The cnons. The
truth :, The strong names Of Polk and Dial
las have struck our enemies with such
deep const rn.tion as 10 make them des
persie in feeling and unscrupulous IN III.
use of means" -.
A.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
From the Petersburg Inteliigcneer.
Re. Distrlcling North Carolina.

The shameful gerrymander perpetrated
ION North Carolina BY the Loco Foco lie.
g!slaeEe q AZ VIC ere Rl Rai n zee will b
\ That large majority Of the people q
The State is Wing and YVES Wing It The
time the Legislature districted North "a.
rolina cannot be denied BY any man who
remembers the majority which she ga,e
General Harrison in 1910, and Governor
Morehead in ls42-at the verv election
at which, owing to accidental circums,an-
ces, democratic majority was returned
70 The Assembly. If any rational doub,
could be entertained about this, subse.
quent events must have removed !, from
tlie minds Of candid men. In Al a Whiu
Governor and Wing Legislature were
elected. and in '46 the same resul. has
been effected BY such majority as mus,
convince Mr.. Richie himself that Loco.
locoism in North Carolina IS beyond re-
dompiion. Such being the facts, wha,
should prevent The voice Of the people
from being heard Why should 4 fraud
De permitted to enure 10 The benefit of
those who committed it for six wears IA
come North Carolina is Whip bv !
majority Of al least 5000 votes. and vel
out Of nine representatives in Congress-
The Wings send but three, and while The
present Districts remain. could NOT. un,Ier
the most favorable circumstances. send
more than four. This cannot be ascr;b.
ed to any change Of sentiments since The
State was Distracted. As we have men,
TONED before, the State was Whip when
the Districts were laid of, and they were
SO laid of as to siifle the voice or The ma.
Jority, and place the National Represen- |
tation in the hands of a minority FOR len |
years. In all the history or gerrymander.
in Dir. Edmund's pIan for I,ls-t
ttietIng Elrginia--ihero has never been
such disregard Of coupactness or terri
tory, community Of feeling and interest
Y word, Of justice, propriety, right and I
dccency cyinced, as was shown Nv the
liocoloca Legislature of North Carolina
n 1912. Some idea may be formed orI'
The Districts when we inform our readers
mat, with the exception Of two interyen-
ing oonnties--two Districts--Reid's and
Clarke's--run from the Tennessee Line
o the Atlantic Ocean!l w. s'F1
Under ordinary circumstances we
'hould be indisposed 10 change OF Dis
riots in the States oftener than was re-
Inlred BY the re-apportionmcnt Of Repre- 4,
entaiIon. but we should no more hest.
ate to redress such an outrage rs was
ierpetrated in North Carolina Than we
you'd hesitate to drive robber from our
'fenises. Suppose the Districts remain i
: they arc, and The next Presidential /
lection goes to the House of Represcn- /,
lllges--not . very unlikely event BY the q
'ay-what would be The results The Il d
ole OF North Carolina would he cast for
Loco Foco candida.e--and perhaps elect E
the State al the polls had cas-, y
majority Of some eight or ten thousand :,
"a Wing. Justice and common sense h
iks forbid the risk ef such 4 rresul.-c.,t. =
seous and UBIQUITOUS as il would be 70
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01

"a - Aope Ne f.eEslsiure q lie c.
Norsh Ssass MI - thsir dniy nni ely
10 shsis eva STATE. bai y he unaca-soF
ii tie nase Ne hare supposed aoosr. -
shole roupsy vssld * difsesly interest
"a.
TIE Dsmccr1as III raise raamoF
aboag Il. kal lhe very nfxs election g
s.ale oiIicers-an inaispalshle iesi-aili
show INST he Lsgielasafe has only obey-
Cd shs popalar WI.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01

va Erva lasss nsn,hsF a sis I sir.
ai,ssles sd alitasF saiesss. A lhs Ca
CO mess f-refatlle dispeslsins rs ga.
'iftasd sos sn3s hsm. snd tiers sss sen.
sppssfanrs 81 enlhaliasn.
The e.y ne Assb ish. : a. Il Gsss.
IS sect sshen ~ Commatoss Csna.r
I'D he ,sae eesnrrenes ha9 lakea ,lass
% Il r. ilsee eeeaflaas psesio1siy. n.
have. II reussf. ns.elseite lls nssuss n
re .. mmunicaaiens lnstFrhssgs5. va !,
he Dsrirg had srrssd lEsa Ns@ O,lssr,
psloE % he Assb,f derssinsr. i sss ga.
:iss.ursd llal he conRedsas nigl, lsss
'sssestsd ~ hsr mnnnieslions sh,sh
sopnolfsa j. conduct.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
Dir. CLAY AND THE TARIFF.

II .SsAs HDht " LAY I'd A&tSSfS. Al
bro, Hoyi q Co., manufacturers oT Floor
Ol Cloths. al Elizabeth Town, IN. j., re.
turning his thanks Tor 4 beautiful Oil
Cloth presented 10 him BY them. A we
know that Large MAJORITY of our readers
delight in reading any thing from The pen
Of The Sage Of Ashland, We transfer The
letter to our columns
- - Ashland. SEPT 10Th, 1916.
GESTLRaES:-I received your favor
OF The 3D. nlt.. several weeks aro. and I
have within few DAYS past, safely re-
ceived the piece Of Floor Oil Cloth, 10
which il refers, which yoa hare kindly
presented 10 me, 10 cover the fInor of nv
hall. Ii came in perfect order. having
been put up with remarkable rare. n
now occupies the place for which ii was
designed, and is greatly admired for The
solidiiy OF the fabric. and the taste and
beauty of The brilliant colors which a,lorn
II. Il would successfully compare with
any pierre Of floor oil cloth. manufactured
IN foreign countries or al home, that have
ever seen. beg your acceptance Of my
cordial thanks and grateful acknowledge.
menis for ii. r --l
Yon have done me the favor to presen,
me this valuable article. as Won ave plea.
sod 70 state, for nv "many great public
sersi es. and as token Of yonr grail.
tide for my "powerful advocacy Of the
Interests of American industry" .,....-t
! am happy. gentlemen, thus 10 have
secured y"ur appreciation. In hooking
back. from my refinement, upon my pnb-
lic career. there is no part ef INV pub
llc exerIions which | contemplate with
more satisfaction than The supper, which,
the whole of il. constantly.
alonsly and faithfully gave 10 the indus
Try Of my own country. Its prosperity
DC adversely has been as infaIlibly mark. /
I'd, by the adequacy or inatequacy Of
as the Thermometer indicates
leal or cold. / believe that The sysiem
u protection. notwithstanding ihe oppo. /,
'itlon which il has ofien encountered. has
'ushed the nation forward half j century
2 ADVANCE 81 where il would have been.
The doctrines Of free trade had always ,
'revalled N our public councils. Whe.
her u will be pushed back again, to the /
anne or any other extent. by. The tariff !
gently established. which has sought 10 !
divert The previous system. and 10 en-
ady those doctrines, remains to be seen. /,
confess that seriously apprrhcnd great !.
Jury 10 The general business Of the coun- d
Y. and ultimately to the revenue OF the h
oyefnmen.. Ii there shaIl no. be a 4