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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31
From the Ne,o York Times:
x FRIEND IN NEED.

The colored race Of this country never
wanted friends moro than they do The
1reseut time-not protesting friends who
calculate how much political capital can
'e made by being clamorous in their be-
alr, but true friends, who wish 10 see
1e;n comfortable, safe aud happy. When
as Africa been happy :? Lahorins un.
der divine displeasure, q marked and dii.
ferenty created race from the white man,
always at war with each other in their
own country, sold as slaves by our North
crn ancestors, and purchased by the South
10 ill The land the only comfort, protection
security, and salty which they have ever
enjoyed since they felt the land of Cush,
is in what is called their slavery in the
Southern States; aud Ibis comfort and
safety they are about to he robbed Of by a
host Of symp lhizng politicians, calling
themselves free soil men and the friends of
the coored race.
Here at the North, the poor blacks are
no. permitted to work alongside Of The
white man.. We reduce them to The low
est grades Of civilization by making them
our servants, or walters, and our depen-
dendans. Once they were permitted to
follow The humble employment Of carrying
up brick and morlcr, but they were kicked
from tho ladder by our white feIow-cili-
zens. They clean boots, scour clothes,
but are not permitted to sweep street.
they DO not own or command ship; they
are only cooks and sIewards--thcy are not
merchants, bankers, or brokers@they hold
no public appointments, and are ruedly
thrust from our cars and carriages-we
do not ca; with them or pray with them
aud in our places of amusement there are
pens aud divisions in which they may
sit by themselves. Is it any wonder
that they are poor vicions, and inmates
of our hospitals and prisons? And yet
VIC who persecute, neg lect and repudiae
the free black man here, are filled with
holy zeal to make the slave free at the
South, and deprive him Of home, Of food
and clothing, and Of kind, considerae
master; and we struggle for that freedom
even at the expense Of breaking down,
dividing, and destroying our glorious re-
public Well may the blacks say, "Save
us from our friends Save US from the
pity and protection of the political Aboli-
tionisls
What isiIo become ofrhe poor free blacks
when thrown upon the world without pro-
lection, deprived of their happy homo in
the slave Sralcs, and OF kind sympahising
masters? The Governor Of Virginia. in
his lale message to The Legislature, pro-
pose to direct by law, that the free blacks
"haIl leave the State. True, they work
ad idieless is the parent of
they corrupt the honest and
Iave. are useless themselves,
i the the States The freedom
,q-iAo whites, is 10 them an
burden. SYhal, however, is
,es 100000 poor, friendless, free
49,. N from their own State to take
North, where are allowed, them
ilcges? Suppose all the slave
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31
A. FEAsTER, Esq.

ANOTHER HORRIBLE DfscLosURE:-The
New York Herald gives the following ac.
coun, of the New York mode of dealing
with the dead, which is 100 horrible to be
true, and we hope the Herald is a little
mistaken, or liile too melo-dramatic on
this occasion. But we give the extract:
"Mr. Buskirk, respectable citizen Of
Stafen Island lately died suddenly in The.
city, and his son having come here to OBJ
tain his body, has found it gone, and dis
posed of. nobody knows where. In The
course, however, of the painful research,
it has come TO light that The lrodiss Of those
who die IN the streets, are sent from The
almshouse and otier places, TO DC nomi.
naly inferred in PoIlers Field. Out of
nine bodies sent Ivy the almsehouse com
missioner to he thus buried, on lf1e 51h and
9Th uIimo, four only out of the niue reach
ed the ground! Mr.. Buskirk. jri and Mr..
Bell, The officer, opened six coffins al Pot
ters Field, in search of the body Of Mr..
Buskirk, and they found only mu'lla'ed
remains and pieces Of Aesh-a trunk with
out head, all SORTS of mulialions, too
horrid 10 recount. Where and when The
bodies disappear, when they are chopped
up, no one eau or will tell. They are left
in tho 5one-house at Bellvue, for time,
in the care of pauper-lhen they are
carried in boat from Bellvue to Randall's
Island, and here they are given 10 The care
of the sailors, also paupers; and The coffins
are left for nights, exposed and unprol lcccd
on The wharf, tossed negliSenlly on the
shore, and less than half reach tho bury
ing ground,
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sOrT,I CAROLINA COLLEGE.

y SOUTH CAROLINA CULLEhE"
This institution seems now 10 be III very
fourislins condition, there are 23I Students
viz: ) resident graduates; G' ScnioIs : 40 Jn
niors rs Sorhs and 16 freshmen
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m, ids we have given you employ
men and bread bnl your abolition friends in
the North are anxious for you 10 come forth
from the iniquiiy that surrntnds YOU
go 10 them, and see they will do as much
for you as wo have done y What is TO
become of more than half Of a million Of
Of freed blacks driven forth TO seek the
cold charities OF the North. They 1oiN
staruc! NVo Of the North will give them
no succor, no employment, and yet we are
even in favor Of reudins our glorious con-
siluion 10 pieces in order to give them
liberty When will the age CT reason
revived We canno, rebuke the slave
States in riddinS themselves Of their free
blacks, which are a dead weight upon
them: and yet we dread the day when they
shall be thrown upon the North for sup-
port ana protection. Wherever we turn
we see nothing in the agitation Of the
slave question but ruin and distress to The
colored race.
4 circumstance occurred here last week,
which has led to the foregoing reflections.
Passion down Nassau street, three or four
persons wero standing inside of a store
talking to black man, and they invited
US 10 come in "Here is black man."
said one oflhe gentleman" who wishes 10
sell hinsclfas slave for $780,"
We entered The store, aud saw short
stout fellow, in rags, with good eoun-
lenance, and no indicelion Of vice.
"Where do you belong"
'To New York. was borne here"
Don't you know that you cannot sell
yourself as slave in this State !"
What am 10 do can get no work;
have had no breakfast: | am almost ma
ked (; no one cares for me, and | have no
friends. Is it not better TO have good
master whom ] can work for, and who
will care for me ?'
Here was and illustration Of lire practice
al bcnevolence of domestic African slave
ry, while. it exhibited the rank hypocrisy
of the ablitionisls. They could raise
$1,000 10 purchase the liberty of two mulal.
to girls, and yet allowed a poor black to
offer to sell himselves as slave 10 save
himself from starving 10 free Northern
State
LITERARY MERIT REwhRDED.-The
London correspondent Of the National IN
fsUigcncer, speaking Of Macaulay's fIistos
ry of England, says: 1--WE are enable TO
state, upon The authority of The Afheneun,
that The Grst edition of these volumes, con-
sisting of 5000 copies, has already been
disposed of and that second will be is
sued on the 5th Of January. We are rurh
cr told that Messrs. Longham & Co. have
purchased !he copyright for ten years,
for which they are to pay the talented au-
Thor, during the ten years, no less a sum
than ef600 per annum. We are quite in-
clined 10 believe that, while Mr.. Macaulay
has thus been handsomely, we presume
not to say adequately, repaid for his men.
tai labors, the spirited publishers will have
abundant reasons TO he satisfied with their
liberal dealings. CHAR Courier.
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in 1902. il was under
ment until receDtre
10 his report Of 1922,
Academy may be
hccn in It's infancy un
1917 or beginning Of
there was but little sy.
The period spoken of by Ge.!. HIuru'nt
as constituting its infancy. as that wher
Mr.. Calhoun assumed the duties Of. Secre.
lary Of War under Mr.. NJ Monroa.
II ough, to he we'll known She coun.
try, thai immediaIel y upon assuming lba
Office, Mr.. Calhoun underlookihe reform
Of the whole military arm, and instead o.
The confusion which had previously exist
cd, Ia confusion extending throughout al
its parrs) he introduced order aud system
into The whole establishment,
1t is truly remarkable !hasany mind
should have been competenl.lo. place the
establishment on footing so perfect as ia
have remained substantially unchanged
for period of 80 years; bu, such is the
fact; for, with all The numerous changes,
regulations and provisions, i1lroduced by
Mr.. Calhoun into the War Office, The Mill
larry Academy and the service generally,
they stand in full operation as ihey> were
devised by his wonderful mind.
The change in the condition of the Mill
tary Academy was SO sudd9. lha. in
1922, Gen. Macomb says: THO 1nstitu-
lion being now in successful operation the
most favorable results may in future be
anticipated from it,"
Mr.. Cahoun's term Of service as Sec.
re,ary of War commenced in 1917, and
ended in 1926. During this time the re-
duclion OF The army, aud The formation
Of the peace establishment devQlved upon
him. In the performance ol.:lhis great
duty, the leading principles of Mr., Calhoun
as shown in his numerous reports to Cons
gress, were first 10 create and perpeluate
military skill and experience iIf-our coun-
try, And secondly 10 establish the army
On such footing in lime Of peace, that its
augmentation ii line of war might ensue
without the necessity of any change OF
plan.
low well this duty was accomplished.
the present condition of WestPoint aud Of
the army abundunlly alles!. Indeed, it
may almost be said, that for our capacity
10 meet skilfuIly and successfully an army
in The field, we are indebted to the wise
forecast Of Mr.. Calhoun, when Secretary
of War, and The zeal with which he at
lacked The prejudccs which existed against
any standing: = '''r of peace.
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CONGRESS,

There seems TO he li:lc Or nu;l'Ing Of mror-
1; nee doing in Congress.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31
Correspondence Of The N
MR.. Ca
WAS

The important serS
graduates Of West Pt
Mexico, led me to c:
cumslauccs Of the Or
meni, 10 see to whom
the means of prcserv
our country, a kne
science.
Although the inslil
in 1902. il was under
nent until a recent pc
10 his report Of 1922,
Academy may be c
hccn in its infancy un
1917 or beginning Of
IL l,ut liftln c1tt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31

IU INITSIN55 10 'T7O PHIOHe VT
they corrupt the honest and
;Iave. are useless themselves,
j the the States The freedom
-,q-,Ao-whites, is 10 them an
burden. Whal, however, is
100000 poor, friendless, free
n from their own State to take
North, where are allowcd,lhem
ilcges? Suppose all the slave
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31

any standing
"War (sa
attain perle'
experience,
necessary
military ge
.LAeet,-~s
an army i
p!ined, lea
instance U
in which
,l,la wi
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-10-06
Arrested for Larceny.

We understand that a young man, named G..
4. Gotwald, native of Centre county, was ar
rested last week in Philadelphia, charged with
committing a number of robberies at different
hotels in that city. at Cape May, and other
places. The property stolen comprises money,
gold watches, and numerous articles of valuable
icwclry. The greater portion of the watches
and jewelry has been recovered. This individ-
uaI, who has thus been detected in a criminal
career of so amentable an aspect, we are in
formed. has a widowed mother in Centre coun-
ty, to whom the news of his disgrace viii doubt
less be terrible blow, and is otherwise most
respectfully connected. He has been residing
in Philadelphia for some time. A few weeks
ago he was discharged from large business
establishment in which he had been employed !;
and it was subsequently, ascertained that he had
purloined from this store certain valuables, such
as shawls, sc.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-10-06
Sentence and Suicide Of a Murderer.

FREDERICK SMITH, who, it will be remember
cd, was found guilty OF the crime of murder at
the August term Of the Court OF Adams county,
and whose counsel had filed motion for new
trial, was on the 25th ult. again brought before
the Court, and the application for new trial
having been ovcrrued, his Honor Judge Dur
kec accordingly passed sentence of death upon
him. 1t IS said that during the whole proceed
ings of the trial, although the feelings of others
were at times apparently moved, the guilty cul-
prit maintained q sternness of countenance, that
seemed To betray hardness of heart which no
thing but repeated crimes could have effected.
After he had received his sentence he was re-
manded to prison, TO await the day of execus
ton, when on the following Thursday he com
mitted suicide by hanging himself in his cell.
He had made rope of piece of linen, part of
his bed-clothing, &c, with which he suspended
himself 10 an iron bar. From confusion in
his face it was supposed that he had made sew
eral unsuccessful attempts before he succeeded
in destroying himself. it is said that he made
a confession before his death to the Deputy
Sheriff and others, but what its purPort is we
are not informed.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-10-06
Wings of Mimin |!

On Tuesday next you will be called upon
once more to east your suhrages in nyindication
of Whig Principles. On that day will be decid-
ed the great questions, whether the Canal Board
shall be composed scllolly Of Locotocos or not
whether Mifflin county shall be represented in
the next Legislature by one who will render his
aid in carrying out LocofocO measures, however
much to the detriment of our best interests they
NAV be-and, whether our County Officers shall
ALL be of the same party which has for years
ruled the county without restraint. These are
among the questions which are brought before
YOUR consideration and therefore it behooyes
YOU to arouse to action, that your interests may
not be TRAMPLED UPoE!
Then let us earnestly invoke you, ye gallant
sons of Nliffln, to Turn oUT! As you value the
prosperity of your National and State Admins
trations, your own interests, and your children's
future happiness, call upon you to TURN
OUT! and not only turn out, but WORK TOO!
Let no one coolly put his hands in his pockets
and exclaim There is no use in trying!' This
is a wholly groundless and mistaken notion.
The Wing party have but to lay hold of the
work with the proper spirit, as was shown last
year-to obtain full turn QUITO give " a long
pull, strong pull, and pull altogether" and
SUCCESS is CERTAIN!
From every part of the State we have assur-
anccs of the most cheering character; our pros
poets are bright, and even the Locofocos them
selves are beginning to think there is something
wrong in the Canal Board. And their appre-
tensions are not without foundation. They find
that their candidate is fast losing the confidence
and esteem of the independent freemen OF Penn
sylvania-they behold the appalling truth that
Locofocoism is tottering under popular con.
demnation-and under such auspices, we ask /,
! Il TO be ,condered that LOCOFOCOS TRE.H
| BILE?
Then, we say to the Wings of Mifflin county
/ AROUSE from your lcthargy and inactivity
4 victory lies within your grasp-buckle on the
armor Of fidelity and perseverance-plunge into
the midst of the hght--and our word for it.
A TRIUMPH WILL GROWN YOUR La.
! BORS!i All that is wanting in Pennsylvania
all that is wanting in Mifflin county-is rULr
TURN our OF THE WHIG PARTY if We
accomplish this, VICTORY rs CERTaLH!
We say, then, RALLY WHIGS! OscE
MORE put shoulders TO the great ,cork-let the
conquest YOU achieved in '46, and the HAPPY
RESULTS consequent thereupon, be your slim
utani, TO action-employ every honest means in
your power TO bring out EVERY WHIG VO-
TER in your respective disticts-and il you
do not perchance succeed IN electing ALL your
CANDIDATES, you viii at least have the crafty
ing reflection that you discharged your duty as
becomes good citizens of the Old keystone-a,
INDEPENDENT FREEMES--as DEMOCRATIC
WHIGS!!
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-10-06
A Locofoc0 Forgery.

The locofoeo papers are publishing what pur-
ports TO be priraie letter from Henry NJ Full
ler, the whig candidate for Canal Commissioner,
to F. Saxton, q Free Soil democrat of Luzerne
county in which Mr.. r. declares himself =" in
favor of Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor,
and Free men, but which, as published, shows
other matters were Incorporated, all protesting
to come from Mr.. Fuller. Mr.. Saxton has ad-
dressed letter to the PenasylraniGn, in which
the forgery originally appeared, wherein he
says -" The letter, published in the Pcnn-
syrGnian, ioas not recsired by nlt." lie concludes
as follows
Z" have always been a democrat, am a demo-
crat still, but cannot swallow the Pittsburgh
Platform. do not believe in Buchanan toages
at 10 cents q day. | do not believe in extending
an institution which is in violation of human
rights at war with the public sentiment of the
world destructive of northern interests, and a
curse wherever it exists Knowing MIR. Fuller
to entertain the same sentiments, and believing
him therefore to be better democrat than Mr..
Gamble, whose efforts, to my knowledge, con-
tributed largely to the defeat of that excellent
man, William B. Foster, in 1916, shall sup
port him. Let others do as they may. 1
F. SAXTON
Archibald, Luzerne CO., Sept. l3, ls49.
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PosTPoNEMENT OF THE NATIoNAL COMMON
School CoNyENTIoN.-At the suggestion of sew
eral State Superntendents and other influential
friends of the cause of popular education, in
different sections of the Union, the meeting of
the National Convention of the friends of Com
mon Schools, which was to have taken place in
this city on the 22d inst, has been postponed to
the 18th of October, on account Of the preva-
lence of the Cholera throughout the country.
uSOffcers Of Conventions or Associations
which have appointed delegates, will please
forward to the Corresponding Secretary the
names of persons appointed delegates.
By order of the Local Committee of Arrange
ments.
JOS. r. CHANDLER, Chairman.
ALFRED f. WRIGHr, Cor. Sec'y.
Philadelphia, Aug. |, 1840
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the said debtor one-fourth OF the entire deht OF
the commonwealth-with the he@i s'N
Il Is p fact, that after every ShoWh ciai'i'
which can be legally nlade upon the reasury
shalI hove been paid except the funded debt
- rho commonwealth including the interest
s.,,ab,s ON the first OF February next, there
..t'l remain in the Treasury an unanPropriateo
4.,Iance of one hundred and fifty thousand DOL
tars. which may with proprlety and lustiee ne
'Irer,,d towards The completion Of the North
Branch Canal.
II is a tact, that during the next year, the
revenues of the State viii meet every ordinary
,ynend,ture: wiH pay of the public debt iron
,brep To FIVE hundred thousand dollars, and will
leave an unappropriated balance OF five hum
dred Thousand dollars in the Treasury, 10 be dl-
,rected towards the completion OF the North
Branch Canal
it is a fact, that the credit of the State has
gbeen restored--her stocks have risen in value
che people have become encouraged, and the
future is full of confident hope and rationaI OK
pectation. .,.-,,.
And finally, it is a fact, that all this hapPy W
state of things, so different from what mas peen
heretofore known IN Pennsylvania, has oeen
.brouoht about during the brief period when the
interests of the State have been lntTusted 10 the
hands of Wing administration.
By tie Committee,
MORTON McMlCHAEL, Chairman.
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IT 9 8 + g =

TINE following accounts have been exan
H. ined and passed by me, and remain file:
of record in this office, for inspection of hers
legatees, creditors, and all others in any way
interested, and will be presented to the De1
Orphans Court Of the county of Mifiin to bt
held at the Court House in Lewistown, Oh
Thursday, the 6th day of November. lS49- fo'
allowance and confirmation
i. The partial administration account Of
Peter Baker, administrator of Jacob lckes la'e
of Oliver township, deceased.
q. The Supplemented ard final admlnlSirs,
ton account of Eli Wakefield, administrator 0l
George Wakefield, late OF Granville township
deceased.
g. The administration account OF hugh
Conley, administrator of Samuel ID. AtSehs'
late of Armagh township, deceased.
4 The guardianship account of John fleui'
ing, guardian of Elias and Philip Welef' n',
nor children of Philip Weller, late OF Meme
township, deceased. /
s. The administration account OF Joseph
Strobe, Jr, on the estate of Amor StTode' S9
of Granville township, deceased.
s. The administration account OF Jaue,
Gillian, administrator of Robert sankey, a'e o
Union township, deceased.
JAMES l.. McILVAINE, Reslstef
REGIsTER's OFFICE.
Lewistown, October 6, le49
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Notices Of Advertisements.

JoHs CLARK has commenced the Coachmak-
ing business, and is prepared to do all kinds of
work in his line, as will be seen by his adver-
tiseme Mt in another column
Merchants and dealers will observe by refer
ing to our advertising columns that Messrs
BuzBr g. Co., of Philadelphia, Commission
Merchants, offer their services for the sale of
fonr, grain, and country produce generally.
DrcKErT & KNIGHT, Philadelphia, offer to
printers, merchants and others, paper of any
quantity, quality or size.
The Post Master adyertises the list of unlft-
ed letters
The Register appears with several notices
The genuine Sarsaparilia, 1T IS announced, can
be obtained at GREES's Medical Depot.
JoHx SETTLE and ELIAS AuRASD publish ad,
ministrators' notices.