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zee ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The London Times has the following re.
,narss IN its city article upon the Atlantic
Tel. graph:
The question as to the replacing the Allan.
TIC Ielegraph cable is likely Is be decided i'm
few days Tho company have made appE :.
cation to the Government for n guarantee of
~ rcr cent on .f537 ZOO, subject 10 The sam.
conditions as that Of the Red Sea line: and
thus has hecn backed by memorials signed by
The Leading firms, not only Of Tomlor, hu, Of
,t"nche>'nr' Liverpool: birmingham, Leeds
Halifax. Bradford. Hull Glasgow, Paisley and
Norwich. Surprising it 10 he granted, cou
tracts will immediately be concluded for a new
cable and any negotiations that may he tlouuht
desirable with the American GGvcrnrncnt will
subsequently he entered into. No attempts can
h" made with any prospect of success, to lift
the old cable. until the return Of cain weather
ut the end of April or May, ard even under
III" best circumstances. the expectations with
lcGard to the operations arc not favorable
Meanwhile. il has been definitely ascrrt ,i:cl
that tli" existing dnnagr not al tn" shore
end The laying Of The new end has been
competed To distance Of twelve miles ont.
from Vc'cntia. and the portion taken up was
i"llnd t." u" in Il perfect condition for all cleo
trical purposes. Experiments lately undertaken
by person previously connected with the en- q.
t"rprSc. strongly support the original inf rene.
INA, The naii, flnl, is about go miles from the
iriSi: coast, at ,lrptl prnl,blv of 900 Iu,,c
l'"r" Is also Il Fault on the other side which j.
thought obr about 3uu miles iio,n N.wE,und-
'hh': turr"niS however. still cun.inl. tu be
/ received, although of II kind so feeble an.} nm
certain ms to b" useless for any practical pur-
/ P"S". ~ lr"Sc"t the trl"nrarll in in charrr of
! Mr. Henley, who is ,,anuI:.cturu,r m :,un,r,
',i& surh rs ms experience the spot leads him
:" '''."k may VI" possibly l.ai to som. r,.sul,s
"' III no r;i5" could ',"r" h.. hope f uc ,v inr
/ p"i"imn:niiy any satisfactory commitment ION
"'h"rw'>. than hr an 'n'i,cy new lin" After
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DEATH OF GENERAL aaDsnrN

1T Is with feelings Of profound regret says tho
Charleston Ercm"y N,ws, that we have TO re.
cord the unexpected demise of General James
Gadsien, last evening. Having, from his youth,
occupied a large space in public estimation, there
Is scarcely any form Of patriotic Service in which
he has not shared. In the earlier stage of his
career his position was beneatl, the standard of
his country, under the command Of General
jackson, who, with his readiness to appreciate
merit born towards the subject OF this notice
the warincst personal regards
In civil pursuits General Gadsden exhibited the
same patriotic devotion to duty that character.
'zed The other portions Of his career In diplo-
macy his services too recent anJ inportant
t" be soon obliterated from the public memory.
The "Gndsden Purchase alone would confer
durable honor on his diplomatic efforts.
In the relations Of domestic life he afforded
an example Of we'll balanced and properly tenn
pered moral affections and in his many associa.
tions of friendship he was no less a model for
imitation. General, Gadsden had reached his
soventieth year.
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THE PRESIDEECY

correspondent Of the Sonih,Yn (IHIo)
.No"i'or, writing from Washington city, has II
laborcd article in favor of Gov. WISE, Of Vir-
gi"ia for the next President. Among other
things the writer rcnaks:
{" have convcrscl with several experienced
and sa.trcous LEADERS OF tho party ana it is the
opinion Of them all tia, thr leader of the Dem
ocratc host IN 1854, WILDE the leader Of for
l"rn hope. The enemy, crtrcnrhcd behind the
late eject i"ns, will have l"SSrSsion of States
enough 10 cast one hnu.lrc'. and severity clrc,o-
raj votes; while the Democracy, before the fight
h"gins, ran cnulncrn'e only one hundrcl and
ihirty-sx Of the one hundred and fiity-four es.
s"ntiul to success. To secure more than one
hundrr" and lhirty-siX electoral, votes, our brave
party must carry many Republican castles hy
StOril--a dcspc:atc "lcralium.''
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TWO Slaves
Stop tho Runawavs

X hAANAl from the Subscrj, cr's Cumn,;no
~ ii'nfnti"n. in Columbia County. On tw0
E',"' BOYS; one is about l9 wears old.
wrIG"S "'"" I3n pounds, is about ; tect 7 inches
hi"l, named Will am. The other. :,hout ls
years year, old. named Harry, not quite nv stont as
IMAM They wcr" purchased about Two
weeks a:" from Il man by the name of Il Thorn.
ns' from Franklin, Macon Co., n. e., and il il
presumed that they will try to make their wav
back there way
II taken in ih" State, and delivered to me in
augusta GA, 81" each. and all reasonable ex-
pel'srs paid. II out of the State. &:,D c,.h
TURNER CLANION.
Augusta, Dee. s. lS:,S 81 a.
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GnlllcllcoI.

M"hkiEi'' in the city of Memphis, Tenn,
on The I'D n't., by the Rev. DR.. GrunJv. Mr.
Jas. g. CALHOUN, of this village to Mia.
bhANDiNA NJ, second daughter of l. r.
h'HNiAN"' Esq, Of the former place
MARRIED., on tn. 2lst ul, NV R.v T
lIoyt Mr.. SETH JORDAN to Miss s.v.N
NAIL BROW Nl:E; all Of Abbeville.
I'm The 10Th ui., by Rev. james Moore Mr.
WMs III. WILSON to Miss ANNA e. ,Iouoh,.r
Of DAVID klI.I.AH; all Of this District.
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NoTIcT.

FENllE firm "f PERUVIAN .S TARRANT
~ Is ihis day dissolved, hy mutual consent.
n" Books amd Accounts of Tie concern ar. in
ll'" aan'!> Of JOHN X. TARHAN for csll.e-
lion and settlement
Persons ml"htrd will please call and settl+.
either hy not" or cash
:, i.'>' H. having demands will present to John
H. Tnrran'. who is tie authorized acent fnr
payment oI H." indebtedness or tho concern. "a
we'll us the collection of accounts. dc.
PERUVIAN & IAERANT
JHn. 1si, 1919 81 .m
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GoiiiI,n,ereioI.

ArbEvILLk. Jan. 6. 1859.
enthusiastically any has been offered a,,;,
the present week. We quote extremes 8, e ..
o. to lO9. : "o'i'
"o have no Columbia market later than Sot-
"r""y las Mt which time the market was ouo,.,
at III extremes
CHAEL'.sToS, Jan. 3, 1859.
.,, '"''"'-Sales of cotton TO day 2,2OO bsl,s
Inc market is slightly rmcr in feeling, but quo.
ta;ions show no change i"''
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" II1IIIHNI IIILII, o. q. u.
JHat. 4, 1859 81 et
WEED PATENT SEWING MACHINE.

WEED PATENT SEWING MACHINE
The Editor OF the Cleveland (Ohio) Plaindeaf.
er, says, Sewing Machines are subject of the.
gseatest interest in this vicinity as they affect
the labor Of every family in the land With a
view of purchasing and of examining eyery kind.
to find the best, we spent several days while in
New York, in minutet inspection of all kinds.
now in market, and our conclusions were in. fa.
vor of Weeds Patent, as the most reliable Ma.
chine to put in the hands Of every one through
out the State. We purchased ono of them
and have used it some time and our opinion is
more thar confirmed for it does cvery kind Of,
sewing OH cloth or leather, does its work strong.
nice and rapidly, and has never been out OF work.
ing order since it come into our family. and il il
so SIMPLE rs seemingly impossible to- got out Of
order or require repairs more than. any ordinary
person can perform. tits nicely ornurncnted, and
makes an ornament TO tho furniture Of parlpu.
1t is very strong and little liable to wear or+-
Its operation can bo easily .earAed will, tho
printed directions for a. guide, and when any
Family has learned it's use, we are sure they will
not live without it.. 1t uses two threads, thus
making work stronger titan il done Uy laid with
pne thread, besides making Bo.l, aides of the.
wotk just alike. Those who ne ed Sewing. Ma. j.
Chine will do we'll 70 look at1thisi -, !. J. 7. !,
4 WHITNEY g. LYON; Proprietor., :. ~
49,, ,345sBroadway. New York.
Sold by DaANon g. ALLEN; AbbeyiIIe. and 81
G. NJ. JonNsos Columbia .''t -. ~ !.
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ARRESTED.

The Augusta Dispatch of the 3lst nit, says that
officer JosErI B. RAMSAY arrested n NJ. Henry
WIsENANT, oi Frank lin county, Ga. Yesterday
evening, OIL charge of having passed on Tues
day evening q $50 counterfeit bill on the State
Bank OF South Carolina. on Mr.: ]. C. RIsE,IARr,
the proprietor Of small clothing store in the up
per pnrt of the city. '.JlssSAS4, In company
with A.Pnrnp Arrs and, aottse M&Ys,e went into
RiSElrARr's store for the purpose Of purchasing
;o'o'hj"gs they. purchased sls OF $50 worth Of
'clo!iipg, and informed, Mr. r. thut they had re.
;ceived the bill in payment for some iron from
;re'ponsble house in this city. The figft change
was given to them and tliey deparled.E On yes
.brday the bilI@as ascertained 10 fe counterfeit.
Officer RAMSAY putsued,ATEs and MAYS, but. as
they were mounted on -heet horse and lie in;
the condition OF. Richard III. at the battle of
Bosworth field. without a horse, they succee ded
in making their escape into South car,lina.-.
The gohasparehased were .lo,raa in Mr.. ~ ise
Sasr's wagon. WtsrNASr wna axamiaed before
Sastices PIcagEr and. SusaHoS on last night, and
bound oyer 70 nest Superior Court ina bond of
$1,000. Pnbp ATEs is from York District, s. c.,
% years old. fair complexio1 aabofs hair, feet
10 iiches1iish. weighs 1y0 d {eo pouads, riding
"a gruy horse, shod alTroand 3eIs MAYS is from
70 sss2e places about SAME 9nd weight.
IS yesSh, sdark compile lexion, swI bair inclined
TO be red. riding on same horse with ArEs They
are said tobaye large uaati,es;of tlisseouater-
felt money in their posssssion, sa8 pepnle
generally Should look out for Item. :Baicer
RAAs1y deserves ered, for lis pfomptnesss 3 siad
elfieispcyfin maksng the arrest. - -
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THE GOLD CROP OF THE UNITED STATES

The New York Herald publishes an article
upon the Gold discoveries of the United States,
and conclI,lcs with tho following estimate Der
week, for the rns'ins year:
With all this dat, in vi-w--with the large en-
igra'i"n I" Oregon, Arizona. Washington and
likGS icak the cn>ung ycar-with the fresh
""v""!''il"niS OF n"': mines by the active enter.
prise AMI "nerry"f our p""plr-what will he Tie
annual i5"'d cr"i.oi the United states? Califnr-
M, gives ''S million p,r Week. All tho other
il":'ls. we C an safely say with what facts we al
ready have, Will give US III lrust half rs much
our ."i'l crnp s therefore likely to be G,r Years
To come at tho rate Of ii Ihil!inn and n half n.r
week. or srvcnty-scveu millions of dollars per
annurn-c4ual to "ne-haf Of the value of the
cotton crop Of the country.
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rllE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
IbbcciWc Disfricl.-C;fotion

-lbbrctUc DiSiTici.- Citation.
hy WILLIAM HILL, Esq, Ordinary os Able
willie District.
WHEREAS. Elizabeth Day and Simeon Cha
W ney have applied to me For Letters of Ad.
nilnlstra'lon. on nll ana singular the g.s,,ls aud
chattcls, rights aud credits of Edmond Day, late
of !hr District aforesaid, d-c+ascd.
These are, therefore. tn cite and admon,sh alb
and singular, the kindred and creditors of the
said deceased. I" be and appear before me, at
our next or'linarys Court for the said. District.
TO he holden at Ahhrv'l'r Court House, OIL the.
nineteenth day of Jmnnary inst, to.sl,aw csl.se,
il any. why the sadadninistrution sLeaIt. mt ha.
granted.
Given under my hand ind SEAL this twenty
f"uril, day of January, in the year Of
our l.oEd one thousand eight hundred and
flfty-niue. and IN The SID year Of Am sriean
lndepcHlenee.
WILLIAM HILL, O. A. D.
jan. 4, 1859 81 O.
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MORE FREE STATES.

n scheme, says the Southern Phil) .Mm:ior
is said to he on foot among several northern cir
italsts. to make Arizona and Sonora free States
The mines. it is said. will pay bounti(uily, and
are admiralty adapted TO stimulate Yankee en-
t"'pia", and repay patience, perseverance, and
industry.
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Bnd Banks.-The Augusta Chrouic1e mn,

Bnd Banks.-The Augusta Chronicle ami
Sentinel publishes the snbioined nrtice
10 protect the people against these swindling
shops. We repnblish n list of them; not one Of
which we desm worthy Of confidence or, .cretlis,
Let every mdn who desires 10 sprotec; ;hlmself
aghlist loss preserve This list, and fshse the lls
OF All al the Banks named. whenever offered;
Merchants Bank, of Macon. ~
Interior Bank, Griffin. -" - > * =
l."Grnngc BANK, LnGrange, -
Norl.W eslern Bank Rnrgoltl, Cd
Bank of Greensboro Greensboro. - =
Planters Il Mechanics Bank, Dalton. =.
BROKE.
Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank, solums
bus: .. - -. .< - -
Exchange Bank, Griffin.
Southern Bnhk; Bnihltidgc q = *
Cherokee Insurance asd Banking Company,
Dalton.
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1r0d".-CotiOn continues TO OCCUPY a larue
share of public attention, and the crop cStnn rs
seem T." be cnlarrinc, three million six bundled
il"Isand bales now being about The lowest figure
named. TIL" hi"h estimates will probably ey.r
c'se som" influence u''rcnd, hut whether to mn
extent sufficient to reduce prices materially il n
in"r" matter "f con ec;mrc. The Transactions
in Gulf markets within the last few .!ays have
been large, and prices sustained, though the
latest telegraph despatch quote prices in favor
OF the purchaser. The New Orleans Picavune
says English purchasers are holing back, con-
tending, rs general rule, that their limits are
too low. For some Years past, English buvers
have consistently maintained that cotton was
to" high, but. somehow other consumers have
rcconcIird themselves to the currency Jcnc.
these complaints, h"wrvrr forcby advanced and
logically argued, fall dull and Needless ears
" Cotton is King has become u proverl, nnd in
Tins ease nj least. th" ply m:,xm is true; it cx.
"rcis"$ authority which non" dispute II wiclds n
scrptrc I" which ill civiIiZr, nations bow in :lle
glance. TIN" music of spiniles and looms in
thousands o.! factories, is perpetual anthem of
praise to lis h"mcccni rule. and the smoke of
the st"am stacks on land and sea- and tho bust l..
of busy operatives in The homes of thrift are the
heal'hul result Of It's swny.-N. y Shippiuq
List. &"
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H"7row I.Im-.I'he Harrisburg Pennsylvania
CnI" says that the following rules Of the road''
are all based upon legal lc,.siuIs, and that they
ought 10 he universally made known:
e." IL has been legally decided ihat applicants
'"r tickets on railroads can he elected from the
ears if they do not offer the exac, amount of
their fare Conductors are not bound to make
chnhge All railroad tickets rnoil until used,
and conditions good for this day only, or other
Wise limiting the time Of gcnuincnoss. are Of no
account Passengers who lose their tickets Gun
tie 'Jected fr"m the cars unless they purchase n
second one. Passengers ar. bound to observe
lrcorum in the ears, and are obi ged to comply
with uli reasonable dcninnds TO slTow tickets
Standing upon the platform, or otherwise viola
ting rule Of the company, renders n person liza
Die to be put from the train. No person has IL
right to m"n"rnliZe more seats than he has paid
for, aud Hny article left in seat while the own
er is temporarily absent entities ila to The place
upon his return" -
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NoTIcE.-

PURCHASERS of the Negroes of the Estate
! OF J: B. BYRD deed sold Tor Partition un
der the Order of the Court of Equity, ure hereby
n"'fIe'l tl'a, their Bonds are now due and must
be p"'" at ""r', rs ! have Irre,nptozy ara,ua to
"mtorcc the collection IF them.
WM. II. PARKER, cEA.n
Commissioners Office.
Jan. i, 1859 { 81 H.
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Last Notice.

VIE, Subscribers are determined 10 closa
their business. All debts due them con
tract"d previous to July 1853, will no nut i, suit
II not arranged in time FIR next Courk
RAILEYS d CONNER
Greenwood Dec. l8, 1858. IS At
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~ io"is, D-": 27.-Tle Jefferson CITY Er.
a"icr learns from reliable source that the town
OF Fort Scott was, on the night Of the 9Th in.
sant, attacked by Montgomery, At The heal of
tw" hundred men, VIII" captured the town, and
when i!e E.r"m;"'r's informant escaped, tiv.
or sx persons had been killed. Tn. object OF
the attack was p-t>,r,ned to he to obtain The re-
lease "f on" of M"n'g"merys men, confined there
'in'i"r tn" charge of murder, upon which AN in
a, n'c'inent had been found. /, Was feared that
tn" town would be entirely destroyed
dispatch from Kansas CITY SAYS that the
iihrris"nvile (Mi$sourD Urmocym of the .5h
INST. siaieS, tl'a, IN the previous Monday II band
"f thieves and ns>;,sSins>fron the Territory.
entered Vernon county. (MsSouri) killed David
'r"s', stole "A i"' Of cattle, twenty horscs, and
eleven negroes About the same time TWO par
lies under Brown and Montgomery entered Nils.
sour on the Little O$agc, stole negro woman.
and took Nj. Lnrne PRISONER. CARRYING him into
The Territory. but released linn the next day.
An express has hccn sent 10 Governor Stewart
of Missouri. for assistance I" protect the life ami
property of the citizens of Missouri
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sf sIST. soF. CoSS4GNBEs. : : =
iss'esiai e 81 aasns Aas.siu; 10, n.

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q, s. gssyEdgs, sr Tusti1,u II. s Keu,J g. NJ,
lHox. ~ hJ White, Or. j } Wardlhw. Sarnusl
a y, Boron g y Nc sryd, L n Russell,
- EA q Z; ~ Smith, 9 flask ell, d Fres.,
"A nifd, S*gafk j. y Co, Branch 4. Allen, w N
sls,.eIe ygJsA calliohn, F. j. Taylor o 49,
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Notice-

'HEEE will he sold on TUESDAY. 18th
!NNC AKl inS'unt, nt the residence of the
Cows, Hogs. Horses, "'
Two Slaves.
"'''' "'"r articles, OF the personal property Of
interest from day "f sale on al sums over fvc
Dollars. Sums under that, cash Note ~ ,l,
approved security will he required Propertv
w,'i not be delivered till the terms are connI;ed
with. ~ 'P''eo
Jnnrarv Isl, $50 ~ ..
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% % 1~>--
a TEMPEST IN A TEA-POT

In" New York Commercial Adv.r,scri is Ter
rihir hi>2rnn'i"'l OYER our recent alusiun il, .hc
pr"hl!hiy that "il"iiS in $nmllrrn Gcur.ip To cn
fnrcr ia" du. "Xccuti"n nf the law for In, nr
vent"n of il" Afri iran slav.. t,a,n will lrovc a.;
;,hnrt;vc rs "ii",,> in New Eurlnnd 10 cu;,rc,
tn" duc "Xrr:i'"n "i III" lurl,iv" slave. law Tho
Advertiser aSSli:n"S the privilege of atirihmiu.
what W" SAID III that connection to Official inSui.
t"'l"r-a silly i"u~hI truly W. knew no,
whether IN" Government here, share i'm the ohm
ION oi ours thus di' runiin-. our c"nirmimrary :.
yet W" Al" well satisfied - It's cnrrc,:,r.ss T;,n.r
VIII" know iii" irmncSs of President Buchanan
am! his Cabinet well satisfied that every
power TIA" ln'"s 1--WE them To enforce the Luc eye.
cni'"n at III" law IN III" 81 the Wapdcr,r
viii h" nro'upIl, and i.mv ~, cu,rd; bn where.
ever ("n' Of South tar"llna) public opinion is m
ih's country opposed to The execution oy - law
II rs Virtually dead letter; AMI HOW i-,. els !.
NOR" surely than in the c,iv where the A,!vcr
ti>"r Itself is printed th. Laws rrcshrs catch
nn'i ''"i! Ear fewer. there contrary 10 the yi,,us
p''iic "rni"n "l this ricina"". than al the South,
there am! throughout New England, ''th.. law
IN sict, eases Is little more. practically than tho
bastard public opinion ri the hour
The Advertiser, by -,he-hv, Threatens 10 dis
s"!v" The Union immediately. if no, sooner" in
cas-" the law fails I" h. executed a.,niu,, ,L,.
an:crrrs alleged offence. ~ n.,yisr tho,
Journal I" begin lis work of dissolution rather
br;'Isc ihr"n"h"nI almost t'r entire North the
in=i''v" :Ew" law is not"roi>ly II dead letter
Hundreds Ill abnriivc efforts To execute. Thai ,v
h"v" '"rn csS"y"l. ami it iSJri'c a< proper TO
i'S>"ve Ia" Union on ACCOUNT of iii" failure to
execute 'hr Law for the pr",.r,nn Of slave pro-
r"riy, as for the failure IN execute the law to
prevent the African slave trade we opinn Nnw
that the Southern ball thus gore; the Northern
on the Advertiser bellows loudly, indeed: thou,h
Tor ten Fears past. while the Northern bull was
EorIng the Southern OK, that journal held, with
Ar. !"ols, that it was "of no consequence
ITdsHiuUfou Star
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c8S" See advertisements of :. a. Hodges, John. .
son itamey, Estes d Clark, Augusta Ga; Tur.
ner Canton. ii. a. Jones. James " Wilams, John
J. Barncti, NJ I. & J. I. Owen. Commissioner $
notice, sc. Also, see Wholesale Prices of Mr..
ii. w. Lawson, who Notwithstanding the hard
tunes, seems to have AN abundance of "thc tin. "
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u w e UTF TP7IIVsEVH 10 SIHIt tTIL Mt. X. n.
FMR of Abbeville village, is now the Treasurer
Of Upper Long Cane Society. The annual in
tcrcst ncc'ning upon Bonds to said Society must
therefore hc paid TO him, on or before the III,
Friday "f this m"rti, whc! is the 2s!h day ol
the month.
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Tile Nomnt Vernom Pdpcrs-Bnnn.:rs Ledger
Tor lst January contains the first NUMBER Of tn.
noted Mount Vernon Papers by tn" Hon. Ed.
ward Everett, from which make the follow
ing extract. The author commences hv an nj.
Ius;on ia John A. nslmg,on, who has been
charged with an unseenly neglect OF .l" PLACE
III Which he says very truly, that when tn.
public itself has evinrcd proper care for il
by buying it mp. and taking good Thought of its
r"nd',ion, 1t will then be i'll good ,nSie 10 re-
proaSI Nj Washington, bnt not pr. :ut<!v
MIR, Everett thHs cnameratrs Tie annoyanccs
| to which the fanily residing at Mount Ecruo.,
are subjected:
"Their retirement is invaded in the most nm
seemly and distressing manner articles easily
removed must bo closely watched, to prevent
thcIr hcing carried oil whatever can be broken
or cut is IiaGle. to ,be mutilatcd aud .rf,ccd
within doors, and the shrubbcry in The walks
and grounds is appropriated without scruplc.
Three Or fonrsof the pales have b"". wrench.
cd from the balust-ac Of Tie rront staircase nn,.
been carried away. An attempt was made last
Year to break the sglnss case which contains
the key of the Bastile, given by I.rryc,,e To
Washington, and to pnrlon this remarkable
relic. Most of the small PROJECTIONS of tie
wrought marble mantle-piece presented To Cen
era' Washington by Sa,nl. Vunghan. E.e, of
London, and forming the ornament of the fire.
place OF the dining-room. have been ruth!cs>ly
broken off: and in. one case nj least, yninp
'nagnons, planted i'll the grounds, have been
cut down by tourists who werr it may he
supposed particular as t" the quality of their
walking canes Were the fortune of the pro-
prIctor such rs would enable him To recover :,
pince like Mount Vernon from the effect of
half century Of neglect, and to bring it to II
state of ornamental culture, it is plain that il
could not he kept in TINT condition, without
great additional expense, (f there were no
Other dltf1cn'ty,) for The employment uf a num-
ber of watchInen aud gunrds"
Mr. Everett concludes by sugge,ting that if
the readers of each weekly nunl,ef of The
l.edaer-whoms he estimates Mt ono million
should contribute so cents each, Mount Vernon,
and all the improvenents necessary, woul.l at
once be fsoyided for.*g