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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-08

"HIaH PRIcE OF PRovIsIoNs This complaint is
the exorbitant profits exacted by hucksters and
tail grocers, rather than from the actual dearness
of provisions when first brought to market. 1t is
this TINT Expresses the poor man. while he who is
able to purchase in considerable quantities escapes
in measure the taxation another illustration of
the other day. through motives Of self interest to
compare prices at the retail grocery and at the
dock where provisions are landed WITH this result :
AT grocery, potatoes IS shillings per barrel
on the boats, from 10 to 10 shillings Fal! pippins
from lS to 10 shillings at the grocery-on the
wharves, IL shillings. Hams, at the grocery
eighteen cents per lb.-at the Wholesale provision
stores, fourteen cents. Many other examples might
be cited Butter now brings at retail the enormous
prize Of thirty four cents per ID. Situated in the
heart of one Of the most productive countries In
the world, with the best possible means of trans
portation, it IL hard 10 conceive why such prices
should prevail. II farmers could obtain imme-
diate access to the consumers, they would soon
accumulate fortunes.
[Netu York Journal of Commerce 5h.
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The Hon. JOHN J. CRITrENDEN, Attorney
General, was in New York on Friday last.
From the Ne,p York Express.

ACaUIKscENcE THE POPULAR WILL is one OF
the chief glories of a Republic. The beginning Of
the present week was characterized by intense ex-
element in all parts Of the country. There were
large political gatherings in every county, and in
almost every precinct Of every county. The
hearts of men were full of conflicting hopes, the
populace excited by counter feelings, and the pas
sions of the multitude had full play. Then came
the day of battle the day when millions Of citizens
voted for the respective candidates of their party
EXCEPT in the great cties-and there was not much
of disturbance in them-a was or derby at the polls
Sunset told the result of about nine hours voting
and that result ia the certain election OF Franklin
Pierce. Two millions of citizen voters would have
preferred to have it otherwise Tens of thousands
will suffer in their business relations by the result
and other thousands will become the victims Of the
entertainment of Wing opinions. They will,
being in Office, be brought to the political market
place, and guillo,ined for being Wings. And yet
the thousa nds tens Of thousands, and millions OPP
posed to the great result, 90 disastrous to hem,
will submissively acquiesce in the will Of the ma
ority; and such is of the glories of republic
can form of government. All is as calm to-day
friday as if no election had taken place on the
previous Tuesday. What the Constitution pro-
vidcs fora popular national election-has been
carried out. and with much drectness as If it
had been a law of physical force. The Wings had
their victory twelve years ago and four years ago,
and in the order of Providence it will come to them
and to their principles many times more. We
neither despair OF the Republic nor of our party
principles because franklin Pierce has been elected
to the Presidency Notrue Wing and no true citizen
will ever despair of either. We may hope, however.
in cur defeat and through defeat to be purified
asia party The very suspicion-and it was a most
unjust one we believe-of entertaining as party
in any quarter, anti national principles, has blown
Va TO pieces. But all in good time we shall gather
up the scattered fragments, reconstruct our noble
vessel, and, with wind and tide in our favor, sail
into the port Of prosperity. Let no true man. there
fore, despair Of the Republic; but rather let the
men of one idea, who cling to single section or
single phase rather than the whole Union, be
ashamed of themselves and their narrow minded
bigotry. The Wings have been killed of by
false suspicion to the integrity of their princi-
pies, and from dread Of the predominance OF evil
associations in the event OF the election of General
Scott All of US, Of all shades Of opinion, haye fall
en- together, and looking at the electoral votes,
and not to the popular vote, there is hardly one
stone left upon another to tell the extent of our de-
feat. But if wisdom Ia learned from experience,
even our disaster may do US good.
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MELANCHOLY SVIcIpE-- The Work Of Lope.--An
inquest was yesterday held at the house of MIR.
Henry yerplank, No. 107 west Thirty fifth street.
upon the body of his daughter, Mary Verplank, 16
years of age, who died from the effects of arsenic,
administered by herself for the purpose Of self de-
struction. The poison taken on Monday Iast,
while the deceased was with her father at Troy.
On that day they left for this city, and while on
board the steamboat Francis Skiddy, of which Mr..
yerplank 10 pilot, the daughter was taken very ILL.,.
and then revealed TO her father the fact Of her hav
ing taken the arsenic. Rc,ncdics were at once ap
piled, but soop after the arrival OF the boat Mt her
dock, aud while The daughter was being conveyed
in carriage to her iathcr's house, she expired in
his arms. II appears that the family bad formerly
lived in Albany, and while thero the deceased had
man in marriage. He however having recently
become heir TO considerable fortune thought pro.
per to break of tho engagement. This SO preyed
upon the feelings of the girl that she sought
ISOLATION in the poisoned cup.--Nsp York Tribune.
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There are six steamers contracted for, and some
Of them commenced, OF the largest dimensions
over built upon the lakes TO run on Lake Erie,
and to be out in the spring. No pains or expense
10 TO be spared in making them superior in point
Of speed TO any thing afoat. I
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"THE PETER FUNKs' is designation given to a
class Of swindling auctioneers that seem to abound
in New York. The New York Erpress thus de-
tails some of their operations:
Scarcely day passes over but we have to record
some swindle perpetrated BY those sci sisqnt AUG
s..s y whom the Of the town in
cessarY to send boys about the city with placards
inscribed with the words, Strangers beware Of
mock auctions But the practice hns since fallen
into disuse. Something should be done by the au
thorities to protect u1uspeoting strangers from
BED ii open dasIshs Il . ! disgrace to our city.
A few days ago young man ri from the West, who
a passage to San francisco, stepped into a mock
auction shop, and was induced to buy a watch,
represented az gold, for 94P,
"Having paid the money, Peter Funk watch
maker told the couutryman it was brass,' advis-
ing him to exchange it. The auctioneer then put
up another watch, which was bought by the
green 'nn' for $7O-he giving his fret watch
and $25 in cash In settlement. Az he wac leav-
ing the shop another roper told him that he
could take him to place where he could get s 80
for his bargain. The two then went to another
shop, where the watch was put up and the
Buckeye was induced TO bid but instead OF
his own watch being cold, be discovered that he
bid Sa5 for another watch. He then demanded his
watch but the auctioneer refused to give it up
till the 895 was paid.
"Another peter Funk in confidential manner
then addressed the stranger and advised him to
pay the $s5, telling him at the same time that he
would take him 70 place where he could get
$l16 for both the watches. The advice was
thankfully received and acted upon, and the two
went to similar establishment a short distance
from the other The two watches were banded TO
the auctioneer, and the bidding commenced in
spirited style, the countryman joining in. Again,
instead of his own watch being cold, he found that
he had bid $ll6 another watch. This last
matter was finally settled by the auctioneer keep
ing the $95 watch in part payment, and receiving
| balance in cash of $40. As the stranger was
about leaving. another peter Funk picked him
up and told him he could chow him place where
| he could get all of his money back. They then
went together to another shop, where both watches
werc put up and bid in by Peter Funk 70,
| $2OO--one hundred each. The new customer
said he had but SIS, which he would leave as &C.
curity till he went to his hotel for the balance
The countryman by this time began TO soe that he
| was being dipped, and demanded back his two
! vatcRes. The auotionecr told him that there was
| $50 duty upon thom, and refused to deliver ur
either until that sum paid. In despair at the
loss Of his money, &C., the stranger was directed
| by policeman to the Tombs. The ;psiier wat
placed by the magistrate IN thp nands Of an Off
! ce:. who went doVn apd compelled them to dis
gorge the whole amount of money they had plum
deIed from the uususpec,ng countrymaN."
L
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HARVARD UNlvERslTy.-The Boston Adpertiser
learps that President SPARKS has resigned the Of
fee of President Of Harvard University, and that
the resignation 10 to take effect ct the close of the
present academic term.
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TaAEgservIso has been appointed in the follow
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And herein was one of the secrets of the mans
greatness, and his hold upon the popular mind He
scared above on the strong wings OF an Imagination
which took the realm Of the actual and of the prac
teal partly as its own, while even planning for a
higher Hight One Of the most memorable instan-
ces OF this was Afforded by his parting words 10 the
crowd who were destined never to see or hear him
again-when, on the night of the nomination of his
rival they disturbed the s.umbers or at least the
retirement OF the Statesman, by their call upon him
to rejoice with them at the prostration Of his life
long hopes. Rising superior to the crowd and to
the OCCASION the poet soul sought consolation in it's
own high and secret indulgences while scornfully
looking down on the little streggIes of little men.
81 viii sleep sound this night" said he-'and il
wake will know the hour by the consolidate
for this is glorious night"
Was ever rebuke more iuftily conceived or con
veyed! Did ever seaman take refuge more alb
solutely in the bosom of nature and the purifying
and calming influences OF the consultations from
the cares and strifes of earth, than this stern,
faded, sprit- broken old man, shortly afterwards
laying himself down to die.
But the reader may ask. Where is the contra
IL ID here Compare this man, New Hampshire
born, Massachusetts bred, with the great south.
erner, born and reared. living and dying, in a
CLINE and region the favored haunt and home of
impulse and enthusiasm--contrast the imaginative
nature OF Webster with the cast.ircn constitution
OF the intellect OF Calhoun, whose close and com
pact logic dlsdans the aid not alone of ornament,
but even OF illustration volumes of whose writings
may vainly be searched for even metaphor or
trope, and whose greatest work contains not even
solitary figure of speech fight of fancy. Yet,
strange as the contrast is, its truth cannot be dis
puted.
The child of the granite and Of the snow luxuri-
ated in the sunshine of Imagination and poesy-
while the child of the disclamed the pleasures
OF the Imagination as idle or trivial, the sports Of
the childish mind, or fitted for feminine instincts
only. And therein Tin the humble judgment OF
the writer) consisted the sole superiority Of the
great man OF Massachusetts, over one far inferior
ha flooo In,
those qualities of head and heart which make men
truly and thoroughly great
You must pardon these speculations, but they
have spun out unwittingy to much greater length
than was originally intended. and time of the
mails, that wait for no man, will not permit their
condensation or revision. As fret utterances they
convey fresh Impressions the correctness of which
every one may judge for himself.
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The SPANISH CONSULATE AT NEw ORLEANs.-
The report circulated at the North that the Span
ish Consul at New Orleans had left that city,
through fear of violence to bis person, is incorrect.
The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin says:
"Mr. Laborde has not left the city for the cause
assigned, or for any other. He has been here dur
ing the summer, 10 still here, and expects to
| remain here, without the least apprehension OF
| being molested in his person disturbed in the
dischnrpe of his official duties"
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If not trespassing too much on the kindness of
the editor Of the Republic the correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury would be gratfcd by the ro-
publication in the Republic Of his letter to which
they have referred as ''somewhat remarkable I"
The language used by them in relation to it, as
we'll as the note of Mr.. Rhett, mightOtherwise
ate Misrepresentation as to its tenor, as unjust to
the living as to the dead, to whose memory no one
has paid more earnest and Gas he behcves) more
truthful tributes than the writer.
Mr. Rhetts note will be answered through the
Mercury. Truth is all either Of US seek, dis
connected in every way as we have ever been from
the Great Expounder of Massachusetts,.
WAsHisoroN, November 6, 1852
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bed ponitence it may. net &c decorous to- speak.
But this Ia certain, that even in Ecclesiastos no
more impressive preacher can be found than in
| these dcath-bcd utterances of Daniel Webster,
when listened to and dwelt upon in a reflective and
earnest spirit BETTING the OCCASION and the solem
nifty and importance of the theme which every
| man born of woman must feel, comes home to bis
own consciousness and hi2 own heart.
| Mr. Webster wasa great admirer and constant
reader Of the Bible, of which he wont to speak
in language of unusual fervor and eloqoenoe; but
he was accustomed to dwell upon its beauties and
| its grand bursts of poetry, in Job and Isaiah,
as he would on those Of Milton. A. Cast such wa.
the judgment of most gifted and truly religious
daughter Of your own State, who bad enjoyed rare
| opportunities Of studying his complex 'chaGacter
with Webster, occupied position which brought
them into constant and familiar intercourse in this
city. She often spoke Of him and Of this charac
| teristic trait, styling him "a great but Goddess
man" If charity is to be the veil to cover null.
titude Of sins in the dead well ne in the living
yet when cant will lift that veil to that they
were virtues, truth must be heard, that examples
shipwreck, should be converted by misiudgine
| eulogy or hypocricy into shining lights for guild
ance. One word more which this theme suggests
Il may have atruck few pcrsons, but Il yet Ia pas7
ing strange to reflect on this curious contrast.
The predominating characteristic of Webster
was imagination; he was" of Imagination all com
pact" II tngcd and colored his whole mind
character, aud career. II clad With its rainbow
hues the most sterile scenes over which his path
| way lay; and he turned TO the contemplation o
that grand poetry of the old Hebrew Bible, bcoaus,
il awakened echoes in his own poetic soul TAX,
his later az well as his earlier speeches-take ever
his grave constitutional, or even legal arguments
even there imagination. riots and reves by giving
poetic shapes and aspects to common things Evel
il his iifs, and 10 descend lower, ip bis Costume
the same innate loye Of the poetic and pictprcsqu
displayed Itself, breaking out like q CLEAN Of sdn
shibc unexpectedly in dark places. You vii
search in vain among professional rhymers, b,
courtesy called "The Poets Of America, )" for tih
Of the deality and poetic utterance which the
careless skinner may extract from the forens'
and parliamentary speeches Of Daniel Webster.
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The Speaking Last Week

Col. Gull, failing 10 fill his ap-
pointment for this place on last Wed.
nesday, a large and respectable audi
ence of both parties WAS addressed
by Mr.. Bo5o, the sub Elector for
Bedford county. Although Mr.. b
is a youn g nlan, and a young politi-
clan, he aequitted himself with credit
giving satisfaction to all the de-
mocracy. and even eliciting praise
from the liberI ii thinking Of TIE Thie
party. We were told that an intel
ligeht and highly respectable whig Of
this vicinity, who heard Mr. BObo's
spec oh, pronou need it the ablfst hC
had listened to since the opening o
the canvass. I'VE heard him for only
a fe IS minutes, from which we are
prepared to say to the democracy o.
Bedford: Yeu have made a happy Sc
lection Of sub Elector Of your county,
in the person Of Mr. Bo6c.
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MARRIAGES
MARRIED,

Inlthis county. Mr. JOHN H. DuzEHBERR
and Nils SUSAN J. JAMES
lnlFfanklin county, Mr.. A C, B4Gaor1
arid Miss Mary JANE BRApBURy.
In Giles county. Mr.. WIN. S. RICE aHd
Miss al ksGaREr F.. West.
In Giles county AIR. WI. j. JOHNSON
and MIS- PERMlTrA CANT. II
In III les county, Mr.. HENaY r. Wac NEB
aid Mis- ANroINETrE Il. MANNING.
In Athens. Ala, Mr.. GEO Mt WHirF
and Mrs. SARAH II. DUpREE. n
In Williamson county, Mr.. Chants w
SMlTHsoN and Miss MARTHA E. NEyILsI
In Williamson county, Mr.. AzARlAn
SrANrIEtD and NJ SIS MARTHA T. LAMB.
In Williamson county, Mr. VIM. 3. Al
ExANBER and Miss AaToINETTE I. LAvgE-
DER
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Sickness


Although the sickness heretofore
prevalent in this county has some
what sbated, many continue to be
afflicted with fIux, fever, &C. The
death of our old friend and esteemed
aiellow-citizen, WMqm Tinmins, SEN,
which we publish to-day, forcibly
brings to mind the fact, that soon all
Of the early settlers of Fayetteville
will have been gathered to their long
homes. We believe there are but
one or two now left. Within the pasi
year Or two, the malignant shafts Of
Death seem to lave stricken down
the yenerated fathers and mothers Of
our town with an uhsparing hand
| A few more strokes, and the last one
will have fallen.
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Sooner than Expected

We are gratiIicd in n4ticing that
Mr.. 1uathers, Of franklin cpd unity
has commenced runningEa two- forse
hack, daily, betw cen Fayetteville and
Branch vile in franklin county We
entertain The hope that our citizens
will avail themselves Of This COZ vey-
ance, when leaving this s ction upon
a trip to the North Or South; ak by
it they can approach Huntsville or
Nashville, as cheap, as comfortable,
and wi tn as little delay as by any
other node, perhaps, that can be de-
vised. The Inconvenience Of being
without a regular public conveyance,
has fully satisfied all, we 81 ould think,
of the Importance Of giving Mr.
Matthews all the .'aid and comfort
possible, by patronising bis ling to
the full extent of our entire travel.
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Pork

1t seems to US that there is less
said about the pficq |, quality, and
quantity of Pork in d III section, this
season, than usual. Except the sale
Of some 1000 head on Mulberry, an
account of which We ublished some
time since, we have not heard of a
single hounds selling. If We are not
mistaken, the specuIa tors have gen
orally, heretofore, by t bis date, effect
ed their engagements Why they
have not done 50 this season we can
not divine, unless it be IN consequence
of the price demanded which is from
3 to 81 cents. The hogs sold on
Mulberry brought 5 cd nts. Wheth-
er it would be better fbr the specula-
tor to defer purchasing until late, we
are unable to say; we should judge,
howeye r, that that nj liter depends
upon the quantity Of Pork likely to
go into market. 30 understanding
we have not heard Of d ny ones pro-
posing to take less thar 5 cents, some
have expressed the o inion that it
would be best to sell ehrly-because
they feared the pres ent prices could
not he sustained.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-09-30

"ONB" OF TIE New HAMPSHIRE
GIRLs,-A correspon dent of the Bos-
ton Journal relates the following ac-
count of a New Hampsh hire girl, Miss
Rosina Delight r. hardson, only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
SON, Of Cheshire coq nty, to WHOM he
had an introduction d few days since:
"AIiss Rosina is nineteen years OF
age, is 5 feet 81 inches in height,
measures 5 feet II inches around the
waist, 6 feet . inc hes around the
| hips, % inches al round the arm,
above the elbow, II inches ar pund
1.-The arm below the elbow, and 2 feet
Ito inches in q straight line across
Che shoulders. At birth she weighed
Is lbs, at five years, AS lbs; at ten
wears, 26S lbs; at fifteen years, 365
lbs: and now. at nj neteen years Of
| age, she weighs AIS lbs. On esti-
matlnS the quantity vi Cloen III He'
| clothing. when dressed for ride on
| winters dav, we found it to con-
| tain 9SR yards of : yards wide cloth.
She has brown haif, dark blue eyes,
lis Of fair complexion. and has what
lphrenologists would call well bal
anced head, the perceptive organs
predominating. She can knit, spin,
weave, make shirt or a batch Of
bread, is good singer, and plays the
piano with taste and skill is con-
sidered one of the best scholars in
the town where she resides; is cour-
teous and affable, and lively in con-
versation, and evinces general
knowledge which might raise blush
on the cheek of some of our city
bellies"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-09-30

Quite tragedy took place in
Upton county last week. A Mr.
Bradley was whipping his wife, when
his ster-daughter-a about fourteen
years of age-ran up and interfered
Bradley then turned upon the girl
and inflicted severe wound; which.
after a short time, resulted ln death
Bradley at first escaped, but has
subsequently been arrested, and Is
now confined in the Y orington jail
The examining court decided that
the case was murder in the first de
gree, and of course W as not paliapie
Memphis Appeal
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Public Speaking

Having mislaid the paper contain
ing the appointment Of Hon jas IL
Thomas, of Maury, for this place, we
are dependent upon memory in pub
fishing that he will address the peo-
ple of Lincoln at the house, on
the Sth Of October. We are in hopes
there will be a general turnout to
hear Mr.. T., as he is undoubtedly an
able speaker.
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Religious

Religious
The Presbytery Of West Tennes-
see will meet at Spring Hill, Maury
county, on tomorrow, (Oct- lsD at
IL o'clock, A. NJ.
The Synod of West Tennessee viii
meet at NIurfreesboro, On Thursday
18th October, at early candle lighting
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eOAk>
yOIINSON,S celebrated Chemical
- Soan ALWAYS on hand. This is believed
TO he The BEST aud HE cHE,PEsr Soap ever
invented. Come and See.
MeELROY e. CRAUFORD
Nav 20.
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Cotton

Cotton
The recent rains with which our
section has been visited, it is believed,
will seriously injure the growing Cot
it to take a second
growth, besides rotting the under
.bolls before opening.
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CRops m IowA.-The papers of

CRops N IowA.-The papers of
Iowa give highly favorable .ac-
count Of the crops there. he
wheat crop has never equaled the
present for many years Corn IS
large and fine, and bids tar to ex'
coed jill crops raised in this cotn-
lry fol- wears; in fact, every kind Of
produce will be, abundant faf the
supplies of the inhabitants and the
elnigra ants next spring"
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Returns from IS counties Of Ohio
give the aggregate nj mber o. caIiie,
this year, as 40S,495; and the num-
her Of hogs ass, 5SS.