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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-16
DViNiNnl u. Willis.

ELK FURNACE.
ME SUBSCRIBERS associated themselves III.
Il LIST day Of january last, for the purpose Of
IRON MAKING AND MERCHANDIZING,
under the name Of Flippin & Montgomery, beg leave to
inform thu public that they are now prepared IL cygcnte
orders for all descriptions If Castings usually made at
blast Furnaces, viz: Hollow Ware, Water Pipes, Stocv
Plates, Mill Gear. Sc.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS
Are respectfully invited to examine the style and quail
ity OF their Hollow Ware, which may be seen at most
Of the stores 10 Lynchburg, or at the Messrs. ElIis's.
Richmond. Orders addressed to the ceucern, at Elk
Furnace, or A. N. Montgomery, Lynchburs, will meet
with prompt attention
Also, just to hand. our well selected stock Of
SPRING and SUMMER GOODS.
which will be sold low for Cash. or in exchange Cor
grain A. w. FI.iPPIN,
May '7-ts A.. N. MONTGOMERY.
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FOR Rent.

4 The new brick Building, situated IN The
@SJGI neighborhcod Of George w. Turner, on tAs
4H&4 Till. This Is a new House, in the very beN
~ condition, and one Of the moot convenient
oA family residences ia the town, and lately q,
eupied BY William II. Ryan, E4q. Persons in want Of : ~
Pcrios residence, will do we'll +, call on he subscriber without
dela., - immediate p,rsessiln can b had.
oE RI HAI.sEY.
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TO THE SCROFULOUS.

lOCTOR /. w. EWING inform, The public tina,
IL he is in possession II Boyd's remedy Tor Scrofula
II is too well known to the community to comment M
Th,se who are afflicted may call ON hun and be relieved
His Office is near New Store, Buckingham county, Va
His Pos, Office, New Sluts Buckingham.
Charges are moderate.
April DTS
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.H1cjU y GieMM,
GROCE niES. Dry Good. .Ac.

- GROCERIES, DRY Goods &c.
VNj + have received within the last lew da,A, It latg. add.
w ton Ia our ierner stock OF Goods, aud no~ offer toour
patrons, and the public generally, al iom prices either ir cash
oil barter, / ~ time To punetual customers
70 hhds. n, o, Porto Rico. y ST. Groin Sugars,
200 bags s. Blrrsis Porte Hicc, Maracaibo, RIO, Java, and
l.aguyfs, ,oiaes,
20 bib, and Fierce, y oolscy's pulrorited aud Crushed.
and n. Orleans Clarified Sugar,
Is hdds aud rleroes, best y leans aud Carleuas Alo,as
ID boxes Woolse, and " ouIsey 5 l.oNt sugar,
20 boxes and Chests Tea,
80 kegs Nails,
5000 lbs histcrel, cast and shear Steel,
1900 lbs. square lion, assorted,
10 ton mountain bar and Richmond Tred.g.r Iron,
25o0 lbs 1.cwiss W hitc Lead.
40 boxes 81 10 and 10 Sl2 W nlpw Glass,
30 boxes Ajamantine Y 1nllow Candies,
,OOOl lbs Sole Leather, Together with Ginger, Pepper, Spice
Rice, Indigo, Maddcr, Mu>tari, locwooi, sweet on.
ties, Bed Ticking, Blankets, Jeans, 14,nsey Hats, Capts, Sc
We have also on Consignment
10 boxes " oolsrys u Stuait's Loaf Sugar,
! hlds. \. q sugar,
) bis. Solar amp Oil.
Nov. It's y SIMPSON.
VENlliAN BLINDS, .
STAR Rods,
Ivory Knives and Forks.
Waters, Plated and Brass Candleslicks,
Shutters and Trays,
Bell Metal and EGamelled Kettles.
Tea Kettles, Spice Murtars.
Coffee Mills, Spl,toons,
Scissors and Shears.
Hemining's genuine Needles, &c. SC.
Received and 70, sale by
june lots GREGORY & ROYAL.
WHOOPLNU COUGH.
4 FRESH supply Of Smiths Whipping Cough
~ Cordial, just received and Tor sale, by
- JOHN II. SEAi, Druggist.
Nov. 2J-,si if
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Il. 3 4 "
xSsMSs MMN iron EOWu5j,.u.

11s."" "1sts h1OV EOVNNI'y.
(uNDlNG II announcement TO prosecute my business
Il al the Phoenix Foundry to advantage, ir want of
me means necessary Tor that pHrposl | have made ar.
engagements with Bagby & Crenshaw, by which am
10 be furnished by them with the necessary means. and
consequently, from and after this date all work done at
said Foundry will be for their benefit.
l snail continue to carry on all the branches of business
connected with the Foundry, in Brass and Iron and a
general
A c II ] n F. USINESS.
and would respectfully solicit a continuance of the patron
age So literally bestowed on me heretofore.
IL Is hardly necessary TO say any thing with regard t.,
the work finished at this establishment, il having already
established a reputation 10 secure a liberal share of pat
ronaIe. +"
Fet. l2-,s D,p>ry
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CO.Hb1SSIO. >TR'.S SAFE or
REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.

lJuRelANI 10 a decree Of the circuit superior court
l. Of la" aud cl,ancery 'pf Amherst county, in the
case OF Cornelius Sale, and others pItf,, vs. Thomas \.
Eubank, and others. defendants pronounced ON the 3Olh
day OF August, lSi7, the undersigned viii. OF Monday,
the 3rd day Of January, lSiS, proceed at the house ol said
Thomas \. Eubank, IN sad county of Amherei, To sell
u the highest bidder, Tor cash, he flluwlnt
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&LEEI -,

SA<4E n ~. -
together with any increase of the female, since the 18th
day OF + february, 1913. that is To say, Phil and his wife
Lucy. Tom aud his wife Ann, Davy and his sifr Dorcas,
their three children, Guslavus. Jackson, and a Younger
child, and Dllsey. a woman.
And al tie same time and place. the TRACTS OF
LAND. ioilIAlng, that Is 10 say, lsi. The residence Of
said Eubank, called the Wllderncss, containing so
ACRES, sky Of which being James River bottom
"a. Another 1Tactcontalnin. ll2a ACRES, within a
mile OF Ja'nes River, and IA miles from Lyuchbnru.
twenty Acfesnf cleared Land, the balance good Tobacco
land; aud finely timbcred. This tract Is lenantcd At this
Time, aud has upon it Il small Dwelling and other ou,
houses. Ord. Another l ract containing 81 II
all level land, lyine within one and IA half miles Of james
RIVER, and fourteen miles from l.ynclbnrg. with good
buildings for a small family upon IT., and is a vcry valua
BILE tract. 4lh. Another tract containing 2l5 ACRES.
lying at. above and below, the Toll house on the Noun
tain Section OF the }. X. 4 X. Canal. THIS tract has
upon II, a valuable Fishery. and The Fuel X Timber are
valuable because Of lis lying upon the said improvement,
9th. Another Tract containing 2Di ACRES, near the
River, just below Wangh's Ferry, about 20 Acres ONLY
cleared, and plain comfortable buildings for a email fam
lily, aud the Timber and Fire wood besides the suil itself.
are highly valuable.
The undersigned earnestly invites purchasers 10 this
sale OF real estate, "irrr, from the size If The tracts, those
oi smaller means, as well as the full handed, may pur
chase homes in a fine nelghborhood on or near the line of
the great central improvement; and OF The Mansion house
Tract, he vii state his opinion, that suci, an estate is
rarely IN market, II will be situated On the Slack water
navigation of he }. r.. and K. Canal and within fourteen
miles Of Lynchhurg, (about two and a hall hours drive
IN a Packet-boai, aud the up land, as we'll as he bot
tom, hrs rate. | pom he ira t a two stored Dwelling
House stands, with lhr,e rooms on "A lJoT aud lwo pas.
sagts, with all other necessary out Houses, all in a poou
state ct preservation. and a first rate Garden. This tract
may he well divided and will lie fdcslred by purcl,a ser.
as there are all good plain buildings efficient lr a small
family on another p 1T Of the tract. The real estate will
he sold on a credit Of q, y and Il months, fr equal por-
tons OF the purchase money, to be secured by bond. with
apnr,vfaI farc,ual Go,,.r,,, .l III, .I-- Il -
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TO L3UIERS.

TO L.3UYERS.
EADlNG Cases upon Commercial Law, decnded
by the Supreme Court Of the United States, with
Notes and Illustrations by J. Z. lIolcombe.
Snith's Mercantile Law, enlarged from the last En-
glish rdl,ion, by J. 2 Halconbe and WIN. Y. Cholso,,.
3rd vol, me vi Graitan's Reports.
Iale's Diges,ed lniex.
Iate's American Form Book. New Edition &c.
Just received and Tor sale by ID. b. PAYNE.
Nov. lS-ts
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EN'S
r u IL N is III I n q = T. q II l.

~ hF III isNi' VT -,
GENTLE;N EMS
r U Il N rs IL I n = T. q II T..
THE SUBSCRIBERS rcspectiull, inform the citizens OF
continue the business formerly carried on by Waierhouse,
stock OF Cords, TO supply then customers with any article OF
Gentcmenis W,arinf apparel.
Their stock OF Clothing is quite large and much cheaper
than ever before offered. Also,
Cloths, C~assimeres and Vestings
Of EVERY DESCRIPTION
which will be manufactured to order al excecdm, ly low rates.
W~ATERHOUSE Il WHlTrEMORE.
Oct. It's
COTTON FACTORY.
yJ>iIE subscriber would now inform the Merchants in gen
Water Cotton Factory, as good an article OF Cotton \ arms as
is made in any establishment, he cares not whose il be, and
all he wants is Tor a lair trial to be made of the yarns 10 prove
them The subscriber is well aware Of The difference IN good
,n' FAD yarns, and, in order that YOU may not be imposed on.
as you are liable To he, try the yarns, and il YOU can't work
them, Just put them up as you found them, and make out the
charge Tor can wing as we'll a. returning, and the subscriber
will pay the 'rcishts ON the delivery oithe yarns to lmn at
the Factory.
Also, he generally has a good lot ofwadding, suitable Tor
Comforts, on baud, all of winch shall be sold at talt prices
Please give him a call when YOU want any thing in his way
jas. 5. CKEWDSUN, Agt
I%ynchbutg Sept. ,. 1St7.-ts
81 The Lexington, Abingdon, and Fincastle, Va, and
ne'borough, Tenn. papers, viii copy w6w and forward
account To this Office.
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AlLOKING!

~ T'TILUKLNE TIIORLNT!
VIE undersigned having had long experience in the
Il practice NJ measuring cutting aud making up work
ANA iet'ing 'nti'e confidence of giving satisfaction to
lnnse "hp may favor him with a call. most respectfully
oilers his services 10 the citi2ens of Lynchburg and its
Vicinity. h"p'og, by strict attention 10 business, to merit
a share Of patronage.
Inc FRENCH, f.EGLIsH and AMERICAN FAsuIoss
WI according To arrangenent,te received every month
and. whilst adi,ering strictly to the IA hjons. re1arl wil,
be had to smooth fitting, casy and comfortable wear
ing garments.
JAMES p EDWARDS,
A few doors abave Aleem & Civ atkins.
and opposite Saml b. Thurman.
ALSO. agentfo Cosby's Compound Bil,ers.
Oct. 7-l2m
SILKS at a great Bargain.
ENN aid beautiful style Of Fancy and Plaid Silks.
~ which will be sold very low at
DAVIS, ABRAHAMS s Co.
Sept. 23-ts
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Bearer CFecE lumber House.
TUE associated themselves the
LIST of September last, for the purpose of doinc a
GENERAL FORWARDING AND
VI G , NntiIC NSiue
at the Lumber House, q mil IS below Lynchburq. and
where the Turnpike comes TO the Canal, under the name
of John j. Montgomery & Go. They have Just re-
ceved a well assorted stock Of s
SPRlNG AND SUMMER GOODS,
Also, a supply Of GROCERIES,, which they offer To
the public low for cash, or in exchange for Wheat and
Corn.
Lynchourg prices will he paid for Grain and Goods
forwarded al Lynchburg prices
JOHN J. MONTGOMERY,
May Its A. \. MONTGOMERY.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

4 LII persons having cliims sgainst The estate Of The
IA late JAS. Dolan are hereby requested to present them
lar settlement As sDa as poss DC, and all hose who are
indebted To said estate ATE requesisd 10 come forward and
pay up their respective dues, as toegeS indulgence tannot
I've given. HENRY DCNNlNGlON, Admit.
Nov. lS-rs ol James Dolan, deed.
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,INIE undersigned begs leave to return his grateful acknow
Judgements to has friends and the public gcncr ally, for
.heir very liberal patronage, heretofore extended to the late
hrm OF flames 4 Sitter, and now becs a continuance Of he
same, as he is carving on the Hat and Cap business, at the
same stand, in all its various branches, and will continue to
keep on hand fine
BEAVER, NUTRA. RUSSIA, BRUSH AND
SILK HATS.
Of all styles, qualities and prices, OF his own manufacture.
warranted for durability, colour and beauty. lie is Just open.
ing ms iall supply oil Gentlcmcn's, Youths, and Bows, fine
Beaver, NntrL, Seal, Otter, Plush, silk and Cloth Caps, of
all styles, qualities and prices.
Oct. Pts WN STlTZrR
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UHOOPLNU COUGH.
4 FRESH supply Of Smiths Whipping Cough
- Cordial, Just received and Tor sale. by
JOHN II. SEAN, Druggist.
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submitted fnr The use 81 ihose who may d
disposed 10 ~ il.
A great deal 81 importance i aitaehed
10 The cultivation n die pea. and hy n
means more lhan II deserves Il must *
our substitute ior clover; The black pea ap
pears % be lhe laroFise there i > rel
pea also, o. The same specie, equally =.
good. they will lie in lie ground al win
Ier If mol s0wed 100 eally. and segelals
and come up ID lie spring. IL sowed .
The rate of about . perk 70 the acre. will
rye, wheat, Or oais. they viii afford, allel
harvest, Gne covering for The land, pro
lecIing il against The effect Of our barring
August snn. and II NOT paslured, > goOs
supply Of the very best vegetable mallcl
for The soil /; ihe better way, however
would he 10 Turn the vines under in Sep
ienber, with good pillow. II j. said
with much plansibIlity. thai peas sowed on
rye sInhblc and plowed in and turned IN,
der in The fall, slhe very best preparation
Tor 4 crop of wheat. :. .~.4n
The committee were desir0ns Of being
able 10 give an opinion. founded upon cor
rect data, Of the proportion Of land cult,
vailed, That = planter under ordinary cir.
cnmslances could reasonably expect Ia
manure. II i the opinion Of some. that q
hand ran manure . acres in the drill. OH.
ers say 5;--suppose then farmer plants
Is acres in corn and cotton, then il he
manure but 3 acres a year, in 5 years he
would have MANFRED all The land he plants
in corn anil cotton in few years This
would work wonders indeed. especially il
he weIc. At The same time, improving hi
small grain crops, BY the cultivation Of the
peas suggested. and il appears TO the com
mi,iee, that this might be done, and in
creased as our experience and means in
erased. II. however. il could be partial
~ accomplished, there is no calculating
the vast change il would produce IN the
appearance and comforts ofthe homestead
the improvement, Of our stock, and in the
value Of our lands generally sit would
DO adding INTEREST to principal. the capital
daily increased by the profits. which ev'
cry one understands in commercial poinl
Of view. ~ - z-~ #@ ~~@ E*eE =
The committee would beg leave TO re.
mark in conclusion, tia, all attempts 10 i'm
prove our soil by manures, must be fail.
ule unless Nc iinpseSe our oysssm Of cub
tnre: that while we continue 10 scratch
the surface soil with our straight shoyeli
and lwislers mp hill and down, and across
lgullies, so long may we look for our soil
manure and all, in The creek and branol
bottoms, so long will our wasted field
stare us in The face al every turn, and re
proach us with ingrali.ude and ,hreale'
US with starvation. .r@ ~%'@
I JOHN J. PRATT, Chairman.
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What a Pair OF AndiroTls
Cost,
From the Pledge and Standard.

From the Pledge and Standard. s&~"
"Pe,er." said my uncle, knocking The
ashes from his pipe. and laying il on The
corner Of The mantelpiece, and then tix'ng
his eyeson the andirons, "Peter, those
andlrons cost me one thousand dollars!
"Dear me I" exclaimed my aunt.
b. "Oh, father - cried The gitls.
Impossibie!" said |. s%7"
"True, every word true. One thou.
sand did | ssyi--yes-iwos honssnd-tuii
Two thousand dollars |
swell. WE'LL" said my aunt, folding up
Der knitting Tor The night, should like
10 know what you are talking about"
My uncle bent forward and planted his
hands firmly on his parted knees. and with
a deliberate air, which showed no doubt
OF his being able TO prove bis assertion
he began: Er<5~ 4u <:*s&<* 81 L
"Well. sou see. a good many years
ago, We had pair OF common old and
irons. Your cousin Lefty says one day,
3. father. don't you think those old aud,
irons are getting TOO shabbs!" Shabby
or moi, | though, they would hold The
wood up as nicely as il they were made
of gold. So p,id no attention /, Lefty.
| was afraid she was growing proud. Soon
alter that, Pe,er." continued my uncle
your aunt took i, up" ...- s~s s.@
"rhere il goes" interrupted my suns
- Won can't gel along without dragging
me in" h.. -a.>.-s> - !s@.& -
"Your sun, took il up, Peter, and shs
said "our neighbors could afford brass
snd;rons, and we're no better OF than We
were." Aud she said Lefty and bel
sister Jane were jus. getting old enough
, 10 see company, and The s,ingy looking
old andirona might bur. their Market
: knew. tina. women viii have their owi
3 way, and there ~ss no use in obIecs'ng
end 80 90, The sndiron'. 49,
1.-THE price Of them was four dollar
J, and half" ..~.., 49,, 49,.
: "Ab. that's more like it," cried m!
!, aunt; al though. you said Two THOUSAND
Il dollars" ......s~ 49,,
{" NV dear. | wish you would not ~
!. ,euup, me. Four and half. Wen, 70
= first night after we had go. them. ss "
a all eat by The warm FIRE talking over 10
e ms,.er, Lefty called nv attention 70 70
Y hearth, The stones OF which were cracSe
! and uneven. The hearth was ent're'
d ou!of keeping with The new sndirons' gu
y | though, might as well have i, replace
i irs, 90 last. The nEt day IA mason WI
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cry OF MEXICO.

An Albany paper has description OF
this fsr, famed city, which for richness
and grandeur has no PARALLEL in The new
world, and very few in The old. =
"'rbe situation OF the city is .heimoss
picturesque imaginable, occupying the
bottom OF valley containing sixteen hun.
bred square miles. the whole surrounded
by . bs,tIement OF mountains ranging from
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INSTALLATION OF PRESIDENT WASH
Il. ~*~s @~&#* INGTON, Ss**'~

We copy the following interesting ac-
coun, Of he installation Of George Wash
ing,on as President, by living eye.wis-
ness, from Mr.. Cisi's Cincinnati DAILY
Advertiser. |, is from the pen Of the We.
nerable Judge Burnct, Of Cincinnati and n
in publishing the communication mr. -
we'll saws, IL, Is one Of those rare ar'''
cIes. of which the value and interest arc
increased rather than impaired BY IL
length, aud that OF The very few snrv'
wing witnesses Of the memorable scene
described, there is probably no individual
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Cost of the War In Inaia.--A Boz

/ Cost OF the war IN 1nulda-A no
bay correspondent of the London Morn.
ing Herald estimates the gross charges OIL
the three great Indian wars, between 1877
and ls47. at thir,y-nine millions po'nds
sterling, or nearly one hundred aaf nine
fy.ifre millions Of dollars! To these
enormous expenditures ase 10 be added
the China war, Coorg, Gwalor. and Pun
iaub, for The expenses Of which the Eng
iish Government, received some compehsa-
ton. $50 ~ &s@- #"~ s@f@ r
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tao 20 Ten shoussnd fssi in height. lathe
eenue Of this vssI ossl bssin 10 LAKE,
OF rather . chain 81 lakes. through iEs
midsl IL which The road rssses Tor seoai
eighssen miles on . Faissd eagsessys
and oser whirh an afmy wlll hare % teal
its wsy with artillery. Tue cily sisnds
IN The morlhesslsrn quarAer Of the valley,
not more iLan three miles fEom The moua-
lalns, II an slsvsiion Of seveaiy tseL The
plan Of the city sss laid. sud The greater
portion Of he public buildings dsslgnsd.
By Corsz. The principal square 70 The
pride Of the Msxiesns and The sdDirsilon
Of IaselIers. II has 30 area Of twelve
astes--ihe whole paved ~ilh che most
beautiful marble. and forming one OF the
most glorious parade grounds that Amerl-
ean soldiers we're ever summoned 10 ma
nensre ar encsmp on. But 10 10 the
pubic buildings sl,er Ill that form the
distinguished chaEseteristie Of this msjss.
nc and opulent city. .*-
"The Cathedral Gil. one whole aide Of
the great square. the palsee another. and
The ci,ies of both are memorable and hls-
ioricsI; the Csihedral standing on Tho
ground where once stood the great idol
temple. and The palace on the ground Of
! Moniezums! Thslsiisr building j. 200fes
long. and con,sins the public offices, be.
sides The apartments oflhe President. The
|. Cathedral 10 Of striking Gothic arehiec-
lure. and sf,er all The pEessuFes sud plund-
eriRgs Of these latter days. silll retains in-
mense wealth. The high altar is covered
with plates of silver interpreted with or.
nsments of massive cold. THIS altar IL
enclosed with bslustade . hundred
feet long. moi less precious Than the high
altar i,self. lis composed Of an smalgsm
/ Of gold. silver, and copper, richly flourish.
/. ed and figured. II 10 said that an offer
) has been made 10 purchase IL al its weight
in silver. giving half . mihon Of dollars
besides. or this bslastIsds there are moi
less in The building Than 800 feet. ST..
tues. vases. and huge esndleslicks Of the
precions rne,als. meet The eye every
where; and ysti,is said ina. The s,ill moro
precious portion 10 hid from the popular
eye. Such isa brief description OF the
city OF Mexico Il.
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Pin Money! down town merchant
prince some time ago, married a rustic
belle from Orange county. n. 7. The
young bride was brough, down 10 the Gle
~, and installed in one Of the fine up town
mansions. Leaving home few mornings
since, MIR. - observed 10 his wife -
My love. here is some pin money, il
you wish to go shopping to-day and
a, the same time handing over hundred
dollar bih La! my dear Charles"
said the aifec,ionate wife, "you must
think We wo len use monstroas heap
of pins: don't you know, love, you gave
me fly dollars on Monday. for pin mo-
ney. / laid out only Eve dollars OF Il IN
pins. and have enough for five years.
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[ Northern Mexico. The editor OF tie
Jackson Mississippian. who .speaksfrom
n giyfs sAf srl'kRv,fAqa
lcO:--
The country between Camargo anil
Monterey 10 miserable desert waste,
producing nothing but stunted thorny
shrubs, and vast beds of cactus, in all va
riedes. The soil is absolutely worthless.
No water is to be found, except in the
! single siream-.the San Juan, which winds
lis way from the mountains, unaided by
brook or rivulei, in its whole course from
this point 10 lis confluence with the Rio
Grande Del Norte. | pronounce The
whole Of the two States have named, as
utterly worthless, FIR notwithstanding
there are points from 6 10 90 miles apart,
al which you will find Mexican village
or rancho. yet such is the climate of the
country, and so incomparably vast is the
desert, compared to the few fertile spots,
that no value rs TO be attached TO the lat.
Ter. | believe | utter the opinion Of eve
! ~ well.informed man in The army when
| | sa, tina. the whole of The Northern Mex
lean provinces, west OF the CALIFORNIA;,
/ are not worth governing--nor will they
ever be 10 the Anglo.Saxon race. The
politicians a, home. who have been dis
putting abou. the annexationof slave States,
abou, TO be carved out Of this portion OF
the conquered Mexican territory, may as
well save their breath, or expend il on
some other object. The time never will
be when an African slave population can
subsis, in any part of this country. The
/. miserable Mexican serfs, who live with.
> on, meat and almos. without bread-feea-
ing upon the dust, like ths reptiles 10
D which they seem nearer akin than the
0 human spesies-can alone inhabit such
5 country. 4 ~~ "*