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Allletters to the Editors must hr post pato.
not m i :.
pa^ II E subseribers are just reeeivino (juantitv of
I North Carolina ( i.ll'IM'.ll 11 E I! IS IN'l IS, in
^ ill barrels. Those wishing to hnv, uonhl perhaps
tipis6!) lo give us a rail hefuie lhe\ purehase.
EC HO I.S .V Cl Mil EE.
Lower end of Main strei t
J it up 21* '*
llouur .mil l.of lor ISrul,
MON Epileill Hill. situateil in a j»ooil neisjli -
ImioiI. a comfortable House lor a small fa
milV, ami possession iriven iuitneillatelv.
KSTr.ri \ WIIITKIIK \l>.
July 28 t.s
Valuable Town Property for Sale.
riMIK snl.scnlMT inttuidillg tummr tnllu* W est,
I will sell that valuable slainl mi Mam stieef, at
present neeupied by Messrs. Martin \ I .at bam, ami
formerly by Yliram R. North as a bunk store. Tbe
improvements are substantial, being of In i« k with two
brick offices on tbe alley—Tins is a corner Int, well
Hituated and a first rate Inisim-ss stand, being nearh
„r quite ill tbe c entre ol town, and hi flu* business !
part thereof, direetly below the store nl .Inn. ti.
Mr«‘in—Also, IOH acres id land, one mile and a ball
from town, on tbe Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike
rnatl, adjoining the lands of W in. Mavis, Jr. A. L.
Riggers and Sami. Roberts, about 7(1 aeies well inn
berrd. with ordinary improvements and a gnnd or
chard.—Those disposed to buy tliis valuable pro* |
prrty wiapplv to the subsn iher,
’ II YK K I SON M. ft 11111S.
Aug. I ts
SHOT.
Virginia Patent, by Robot Rapcr, Wythe.
fill IL subscriber is now receiving from the .laek
.M* son Ferry Tower, a general assortment of Shot,
which will be sold to dealers at Richmond wholesale
prices. YVM. L. L YM YSTKK.
J lily I I ts
TO MERCHANTS.
IYVOFLI) take this melliod of informin'^ in v
(Customers and Merchants gener.illy, that they
will find a much larger iY more genera! assortment
of CHINA, CLASS *V FYRTIIFN W \ RI
this Fall, at my new Store, next door to the cor
ner below tile Ranks, than I have ever been ena
bled to offer them before. Tbe building is recent
ly erected with granite fronts, and adapted espe
cially to this business, which oilers facilities to do
a large Wholesale, business. Ry tbe first arri
val from Liverpool (which will be in a lew da vs,)
1 expect in tbe Fall supplies, when | can confi
dently assure Merchants, tbe inducements offered
will ensure tlicit* custom.
JOS IT 11 I). F\ A NS.
Tbe l)anv ilk Reporter, IV \tl>e Mountaineer,
Abingdon Statesman uti l Knoxville Register will
insert the above 3 times and forward their ac
counts.
August 11 ts
HOR 3 E LOST.
ESTRAYEI) or Stolen front the stib
(TJ S srriber.living in Lynchburg, on Saturday,
the 30tli ult. ;i bay Horse, with two white hind ami
one white fore-foot, and a saddle mark on his
wethers.— \ liberal reward will he given, to nil)
one who will return said horse to the subscriber, or
give such information that he gets him again.
DAVID K. M. BLACK.
August S ts
LANS FOR SALE.
fflHE subscriber being anxious to remove to
A the west this fall, offers for sale that valua
ble tract of Land, on which he now lives, lying in
the county of Bedford, on the waters of Stoney j
lork and Trough Run Creeks, 13 miles South of:
•be Court House, containing by recent survey six j
hundred acres, about sixty or seventy of which is i
first rate Creek Bottom, in a high state of cultiva
tion, producing Hemp, Tobacco, and all Kinds of
Drain in abundance; the upland is about half clear
ed and well enclosed, with good fences, till been
recently repaired ; the Wood Land is well tim
bered and a considcfttblu portion good Tobacco
Land. The improvements are a good comforta
ble Dwelling House, Kitchen, and Brick Office, j
together with all necessary Out House, Tobacco
Bains, Arc. all in good repair. In n word, this
tract ol Land is very desirable, not only on account
I of it. fertility and being well watered, hut on ac
I i count of its being in a very pleasant and agreeable
neighborhood, contiguous to Mills, Churches ami
other inducements calculated to render life agree
able.
rernts liberal, and made known on application
*o me, on the promises.
THOMAS CAIN.
Bodlurd, August S St
K. WIHTIHLAIL
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I—i AS located himself in Lynchburg, and will
practice in the Inferior and Superior Courts
ol the Corporation of Lynchburg, counties of
■inn,hell, Amherst and Nelson. IlisOliice is
Pi 7,'" s*,L‘<li one door above Mr. Charles
lc' l’s. Auction Store ; where he may he found
a,a." times except when attending the Courts.
August H ts
FOR SALK,
TRACT of ono hundred and eighty two
acres of land, on Cheese Creek, in the Conn
U nf1. a,npbe!l. I am hv letter requested by
i turn A. Lamb, of ilamiolph countv, Indiana,
.° "I orn* die Public he wishes to sell the above
’ Hlso 10 say that he, the said Lamb, will he
" tlie neig,h0r|100<| ft,.. the loth of this
month „n.,l |;itn i„,|,e fall. The land is well n
I, 1 .10 ! ln culture of grain and tobacco. The
v .:'i. '11°n '.s^udicien, to work three hands to ad
>aB-,",.h ag0„d log dwelling house and ne
^ss.iry out houses. A further description is
■leenied unnecessary, as purchasers will wish to
7 for idemselves. KW’I). BUTLKH.
August 11 ;Jt
\ smr^,®aTlCE*
/V r.(t | wanted, suitable for a Mer
■ would b""1 ercs,ladlishment ; one in the country
having siirli rillirr
through iL' o° 7 H "’rn' ol Vf’i,ri‘’ " 1,1 address
Lynchburg? °St 0(r,c‘! al !•'*«> to <S. B„
I'.', :ll.
EXTKjrsiru s \u:
op
DRV GOODS. GROCERIES, HARD
WARE. Ac.
fl^llK stock of Merchandi/.c of the kite lltMit
■- Bumv n, Jr., not li;iviiit» been disposed of entile,
as wag anticipated, the Store-house, which is nearly
opposite the Hanks, will he opened, in pursuance ol
a former advertisement, ou Phi hay, tin* 1st of July,
and the valuable assortment of (ioods offered for sale,
by retail, or in lots to suit purchasers, tor cash, at
the most reduced prices.
The P.xrcutor, v ho is desirous of closing the hu- |
sin ess as soon as possible, is aware of the tier css it v ol
offering great mdueements to the public, in order to
hasten sales, and Mill expect to satisfy purchasers
that decided bargains 111,is he had lor cash. The
stock ol (ioods is one nt the most valuable and \a
t ied character, embracing not only a large supply ol
the principal Staple and Standam (ioods, hut al
most « very article in every line of business, ennsti
titling, in the fullest sense, a i'anrtf and l orirtij
Shat. There is hi the House blit an ineotisidera
ble amount ol the (ioods which Mere on hand two .
years ago, whilst the greater part of the m hole
are stieli as have |iis| been pttreliased at New
^ oik, not cut or broken, and many not yet taken out '
ol the boxes and packages. These (ioods wei*
bought late in the season, while there wa- .1 pressure •
111 the money market, alter the merchants were chief
In supplied, and sales consequently dull, so as pio j
ha lily to cause a slight depression 111 prices. < )w mg, |
also, to the period at which they were bought, they
comprise the freshest import.itions and very latest j
Iasliions. 'The commercial community isaheady re |
h ived, in seine measure, from the pecuniary einliar
ra.\siiient, under which, from temporary caescs. it has
lately labored, and if, as is generally anticipated, this
pressure is about to he followed by .1 geueial expan
sion of tlie money and resources ofthe country, pi i
ces will of course rise, and the present moment will
he shown to have been the most favorable both to
customers, and to those who buy to sell again, lot
supply ing themselves with (ioods.
J T. BROWN,
Kxtcutor of !h nn/ liroirn, Jr.
(,'oitnlnj \frrchunts, as well as those lioin
Town, are respectfully invited to call ami m ike up as
sorted lots and parcels ol (ioods, w Ill' ll shall ho fur
nished 011 the most satisfactory terms.
June .10 ts
LYNCHBURG CLOTHING STOKE.
r ■ 1111 subscribers beg leave te inlurm tbe in
I bitants ot Lynchburg anil Campbell, that
they liave commeuceil tbe
CLOTH l.\<*
n all its different branches. They vv ill cut ami
make any thing in tbe tailoring line. The public
are respectfully invited tn call and see their slock, j
whether they want te purchase nr lint, which con
sists as follows : Cloths, black, blue, brown, pu- I
lisli green, adelaide and summer cloths ot dillcrciil
hades ; OverCoats, drab, gray, brown, ami oth
ers, such as Petersham of different colors; lrock
('oats, blue, black and green summer cloths ; lilai k,
bine, brown and grey cloth; Dress Coals, black,
blue and green summer clot I in : Pantaloons, black, I
bine and oilier shades ol cloth, black, grey, brow n, ,
green, drab, white, blue, and tlilferent stiipes;
\ estsot* many kinds and colours; Crass l.iicoi ,
CoaIs and Jackets ; Jacketsof many kinds ; Shirts ;
Shams ; Drawers; Suspender. ; Stocks, Te
nant’s and Lamb’s ; I lats ; <'ups ; Shoes ; < iloves ;
<Vc., \ c., which they are determined to si II low,
Tbe goods are made under their ow n superinten
dance, .1. URANN \N A ( tk
At tbe Store, formerly occupied by Mr. Phelps,
as an auction room, Main street, opposite Now
lin, BeigeriV Co.
Mav l(> ,s
Sale of Land, in Amherst County.
ON the dd dav of September next, there will
be sold, at \mberst court-house, before tbe
Tavern door ol Jonathan \. Stout, on a cteditul
one and two vears, eipud proportions, the purcha
sers giving negotiable notes, with good endorsers,
payable at one of the Hanks at Lynchburg, the
tract ol Land whereon Col. Richard Harrison now
resides—pursuant to a decree pronounced at tbe
Circuit Superior Court ol Law and Chancery, ol
\mberst county, on the fitli day ol April, IS.'ifi,
between the President, Directors and Company
of the Rank of \ irginia, and the President, Direc
tors and Company oftlio Farmers’Bank of V irgi
nin, Plaintiffs, and Richard Harrison and others
defendants, to tbe highest bidder.
THOM \S N. KUBANK, Sheriff
of Amherst county, < ’notin'r.
August 8 tdS
SAMUEL T. BROWN.
ATT01t\EY AT LAW,
OFFERS liis professional services in the .Su
perior anil Inferior Courts ol Redlord and
Campbell counties. When not in attendance at
the Courts, he mav he consulted at the residence
of his lather, Henrv llrotvn, llcilford comity.
Address, New London.
August 8
NOTICE.
r f t 11 e co-partnership heretofore existin'.*, tin
I. der the firm ol' llockadayiY. llortou, is this
day dissolved, by mutual consent.
JOHN HOCK \DA\,
ALFRED G. MORTON.
August S ts
CASH FOR WHEAT.
(*■11117 Subscriber wishes to contract for 20.1 NHI
M. bushels "I Wheat, In lie delixen d at the Am
heist Mills or at Lynchburg, lor xx liich lie xx ill at all (
limes pay (lie market price, in rash, or allow any
other nrivilece that is customary with millers.
' b C.CKOW
July 21 f‘"
CASH FOR Win: V I'.
r I V 111: subscriber having rented the \niln is! Mills,
E will at all tunes pay the highest market pin e
for Wheat, delivered at the Mills. Any person tie
livcring Wheat, xxhnare not willing to take the price
at the time of delivery, can settle the same at any
time mcvimis to 1st January, 18.17.
SAM’I- M. CROW.
|t._(hound I’l lister w ill he furnished to the
customers at the Mill, at cost and charges.
,S. .M.CilOW.
July 21 8w
a o r i« i:.
By virtue of a deed of trust, executed by \
hram l'aul, to secure a debt duo J. A M.
llootli, bearing date Nth March, 18%, and duly
recorded in the clerk’s otlico of Franklin County
Court, the subscriber xx ill sell, at Rocky Mount, mi
Saturday 20th day of the present month, to the
highest bidder, for cash, one Negro I’.oy (George)
about 21 years el age ; and a very desirable House
and Lot in Rocky Mount. Tito subscriber xx ill
oulv convey the title vested in him as trustee.
The title, however, is bclived to he unquestiona
1,1,.. JOHN I). TAYLOR.
August h his
lew l.omloil %t'.’ialt'iny.
rime, ex rinses of this institution w ill he resumed
I on the I mil of \iigiist. The subscribe! letmiis
thanks for tin1 liberal and unexpected patronage
which he has already received, and ran only hope
that tiuieuiitted attention, and iueieased experieuee,
will enable him to desei veil better. I le has induct'd
his old friend and i lassmate the Ueveieud John S.
W alt, to assist him during the ensuing session, and
trusts that the annexed certificates will shew the
public, how much his services ought to add to the
character and standing ol the school. The Latin,
(■reek, and French Languages, Algebra, (ieometry,
the principles of Surveying, Trigonometry, Height*
and Distances, will lit* taught at tins institution.
The charge foi these branches, will lie tjTJ bn the
ensuing session ol lorn months, beginning on the
Lull ol \ nglist. and terminal mg on the loth of Hr
rrmber. For the coiuuion brain lies of Fiiglish ed
m itioti, such .is Fuglish (ti.nmun, (ieogiapliv.
Heading, Wilting, \litlimetie, the elm m will he
The siihsenhei can hoard about IS or %ll Iio>n
in Ins .millv- The bond, including F.indies, ISrd
ding, W ashing, \ r. is f per niontb. 01 > l<» loi tbe
lour inouibs session. Tin* students will be expect
ed her'rafter. In find the wood loi thru own rooms in
tin Veuleniy. Tbe bo,ii d and t nit ion ue both pax
able ball in advaiire, the rein.mob i hall at the end
ol the session. W ben student* rotur in nftri the
eomtneneeme.it ol the session, ibex will be eousidi i
ed iespoiistldi' lor the board and tuition, or when
they live m the neighborhood, loi tin* tuition,liom
that period until the end ol the session. It t* e\
reedingly desuable, on then own .n count, as well .is
the ti'achers, tli.it those w bo intend coming should
be pmietual to the dax of eomuieueemeiit. ’Tills in
st it lit inn has been so long established t bat H will be
mi necessary to d w ell i: pon its ad\ ant a • • ol sit it at toil.
It i> immediatelx on a staje lo ol, af 1 oi<1111l* I n ililx ol
access, and yet the ueigbboi liood. nw ing to the pe
riiliar sobriety and eioialitx ol iis inhabit.nits does
not bold out t bos tempt at ions t o vice, w Inch ton • I
ten abound ni the > it nutx ol public Iniols.
<•1.0. I . I * \ I > X I . » .
Tins ni tv t einlV iIni Mi. John S. \\ iti « *»m11• l»•
tr«l tin* full in in se nl instruction .it 11.1 tit pilot Sytlin y
ami 1 < «-1 \«- < I l hr Megrce ol llaeheloi ol tin Llbeial
Vlt.sand Srinirrs in September, I Min in*.' Mi.
\\ all’s c oimectinn with the institution. In* was uni
I'oi iiiIn distinguished lm Ins se hoi n ship, .uul puli
rious ha hits of‘invest 1 it mg object*., ami tin Ins \ 11
t nous principles of act mu.
Such is his pi 11 lie i cm \ in tin I .uiguages ami So
ences. ami such are lus a< mating principles 111 hie,
tint I ino-i cheerfully recommend him as a gentle
Ilian highlv qualified to conduct with ability ami li
dclitv any ol oiir best srhonls, anil well worthy n! the
confidence ami patronage ol an enlightened puldn .
) I*. <1 SHIM.'.
11.implicit Sydney, Men m. C.hh. l-dl.
I. vm 11 tt 1 * tin. \ llg. I st. I i.
I min standing from Mr. <•'. I’.. M.mm \. I* mcipal
ol the .New London \< demy, that he ha- a---oeialt d
w ith him. the Uev. John S. W hi olUichumud, in
the management of that institution, I lake great
plc.isine 111 recommcmlmg him to the public, as a
person in every icspeet qualified to peiform the task
lie has undertaken. This in nuiliieiid itici 11 is louml
ed on an acqu la nl .1 m e with him as a classmate r\
tending through three m loin years oI neollegiate
comse at 11.1111 pd 1 * 11 S\dm \—where he giadliated in
I r-Jti, w it It t he big lie -1 homns. \\ M. M A N 11L. J1.
I 1 her rlu I Iv add 111 \ Irsiiiiiuin . to 11 Hi foregoing, ol
the |{ evil. Ml. \\ ill > Ipiahlir.it mils as a ti ai lid —
Muring a part of the 1 .»»•• mentioned time, I was
Ins room mate at II inipddi Sydin v, and I ho* in 1
junior <‘lass, had abundant nn m- nl knowing, that
Mr. \\ all stood vn\ high a- 1 gt at h-inau and scholar,
and ih sen 1 <1 so to stand both w it h t he lain It > and hi*
b llcnv-sf 11 denls. ( ’. L. M< >SH \ .
\ llgllst | Iw
ISi I I1M) 1;
SITT VTL M Oil liulflloc ILver, ill the rouillv n|
\ mlierst, l.*» miles ol the ( nit it I louse, J.’{ mile
Irom Lexington, anil Jo mtier from Lynchburg.
In calling the attention ol the public to these
Springs, as a watering place, the subscriber takes or
easion to temark. that iliev are no new discovery, al
though unknown to thedist.mt public, until lost sea
son. formally years they have In i u uuineiously at
tended by persons front the suiinumling niun
Irv, who will readily testily to llinr Medicinal
\ 1 it 11 e-—Imt owing to the fact lii.it the lotmer occu
piers tilled them as tenants at t he will id I he ow mis,
who would neither stdl nor improve the property, in
ducements, in the way of comfortable aeeiunmnda
t huis to distant strangers, could not he ollcred.
W ithin the last 18 nionlhs .1 very large and corn
modimis Hotel, w ith comfortable (’abins, have been
erected, sufficient to entertain .‘JOO persons.
T’lie water lias been analy/.ed, and lound to con
tain the essential ingredients, sulphur, soda, (111 an
unusual proportion) and magnesia ; and the subsc ri
ber can say with tin* fullest confidence, that il certifi
rates o|Tact this were required they can be obtained
of many individuals, whose experience of their virtues
enables them to say that they are not surpassed by
any waters m Virginia, for most of the diseases i om
nion to our climate—In rases ol My-pepsia,deranged
condition of the stomach and breast, liver diseases,
and diseases of debilitv generally, arid to delicate !*•
males and children, they are peculiarly adapted. I ’m
this lari, the highest authority among the inedica
faculty can he offered in this sec lion ot country, as
well as the bctfi 1 evidence of full and ample tests fi um
individuals by actual- expel ience.
The season will again commence* outlie loth nl
June. The subscriber gi itctul lor tin* liber.J pat
ronage heretofore enjoye I, both fiom h;s old
friends and stianger.-, again invites them to visit him
w I ill 1 mi tide ne v on Ins part, that whilst he will be re
numerated for umemittrd exertions to please, that (
they will be repaid in improvement ol health.
The rates of fare will be the same as last yrai. \ iz..
Hoard per week, ><» IMI
do do day, I Mt) j
Morses per week, H •r>0
do do day, 7.i
fTiildren and servants, half price.
I*. S.—Having been requested by some ol my
county-men, to prepare 1 dinner lor the 1 1 lebration
of the anniversary ol \meri« an I udepemlence, on
the Jrh of July next, I would say t•» those pi isoiis
who are disposed to unite with us on that occasion,
the will only he charged the subscription rates lor
dinner and regular hoarding rales Ini alter tline.
V ispnrs for health will pas nothing extra.
June 2 ts W. L. S VI N ML US.
itovvi: r*.
» 1TK have just received from New ^ ink, a case
Tv of Fashionable llonnels—amongst them,
some very fine Plain Straw—which with other
nrettv Goods, will be sold low .
ROHINSON A I.LLIOTT.
on roNsioNMi.vi'.
\ lew hales of superiot Cotton Yarns, at facto
rv |»i ir<»s. u. i..
.Inm; 's
u:mo\ sy it r i*.
| | p KECKlVI’dl a lew dozen liottles fresh 1
,$ l.cmon Syrup, a convenient article lor makini'
lemonade, punch, A c. For sale l.v
.1 WII.S T. HO\ ALL.
June 13 - u_ __
liKPItlls Pit ATOItS.
r| >T received, a few ol the above articles, m
superior quality, lined with Zinc, from No. 1
to 5 for sale at the Hardware A Cutlery Store of
II. II. RICH \IIDS A Co.
July U ' ts
/•Vow the Rational lutelliornccr.
Till IIISTOKY or TIIK roNSTm
TION.
To every American tender, not only to every
statesman uml politician, luit to every freeman
capable of rightly esteeming the institutions under
which we live, no forthcoming work can ho of
greater interest than the only authentic History
of tho Constitution of the I’nited States, from tho
lucid and faithful pen of James Madison, the first
(or oiio of tlif» first) of its great founders and arch
itects. Of the value id such a work no one
could he a better judge than Mr. Madison himself,
and he has in his Will, providin’’ lor its puhlica
; lion, home die most omphalic testimony mi the
subject, w hist directing the avails of the public i
liou to he applied to purposes w ho!l\ disinterested
humane a i I literal v. \\ e are md< hied to a fi ientl
for a enpv ol >o much ot the \\ ill «»| the illush i
oils deceased (dated April IIS 15,) as relates
to 111:s vv •)! k ; pi which, as |n|low s vv. ai e sure that
oiii iea h is will find much to mieresl them -
“ 1 •'iv»* all iiiv personal estate ot e\i r\ ib-snip
lion, ornamental as wi ll ns uselul, except as
lie rmina I in oilierw ho _•»i veil, to my ileal wile ; and
I also <m v e to In i all ms neimisi ript pa pi i>, Inis
ni” entire confidence in her discreet and propel
Use of them. I'll .Mihject (o the qualification in the
succeeding clause, ('onsideiiu-* tin* pi-iuhaiits
and magnitude ol the occasion which produced
tin* ('mivenlion at I’hiladolphiu in I7N7,the chai
acters xx ho composed il, tin* ('onstitutimi which
n allied troiii their deliberations, its effects dm iii”
a it i.il ol so mans' s ears on the people h\lie* mi
di » it, and the interest it iuspiied amnin; the friends
ot In i* m»vet iowent, o is not an unreasonable in
ternee that a candid nod extended i< pm t ol the
proceedings and disciiS'dmix ol that hods, width
were vs till closed doors, by u niemhn who was
constant in his attendance, still he pai liculai Is
latilsino to the I Yople of the I nited Slates, and
all who take an interest in the progress of political
si ii nets and tin* cause ol true lihei t v. 11 is ms de
, sin- that the report as made hs’ me should In* pub
lished under her authority and direction ; and as
> the publication mas sudd a considerable amount
beyond I lie necessai s expenses tbeieol, I yise (In*
nett proceeds lliereot toms' wile, clunked svitli tin*
follossiiiir Legacies, to lie paid out ol that fund
Olds*V c. iV c.
U ssiiim. i o.\ INIiim mi nt.— The Hoard ol
M.matters ol the \\ ashiiiulon National iMommicnl
Societs invite designs for tins structure, intended
as a memorial ol a Nation’s uiaiiiinb . Il svould
he to letter (minus to prescribe nnv limits to tin
exercise ol its possers, svliich should, however, in
this case, hnrmoiiiuii-d \ blend dill abilil s , simplici
tx end jrande nr. .\hlmii<di it is impracticable at
present in est imate the extent ol the con Iri hut ions
that mav lie made, the designs nnv lie predicated
on an expenditure ol not less Ilian one million ol
dollars.
l li' Hoa i d of iMaiia ei s w ill not olleu I \ nici i
call L'cnius so much ns to oiler, m this instance, a
pecuniary reward. The artist whose design .shall
he adopted will feel ampls remunerated ; .1 nd .ill
tho desi us will he hound and rnrefullv pie>. isa d,
to w hich end it is request! d that (lies he sketched,
as neat as ma v he, on p iper ol an uniform size, ol
tin* dim elisions ol sixleen hs t sveut s - I svo inch's.
Thu designs to In* diiected to
bi'.nitia: \\ s i 11 us i n\, Secretary.
Organi .at ion of flu Jlo*t Office fhjnn fnunl un
dvr the late art of ('on^rrss.
Tin* duties of flic Depai tmeiil arc divided and
distributed as follows, viz.
( ON l it U'T < >i i in .
To this office are assigned tin? duties ol at ranging
(lie connexions ot the mails on .dl the mail routes
in the I oiled Slates, adjustin',' the speed of the
mails, fixing on tin- frequency ol thru trip*, and
the mode ol conveyance, making out advertise
ment4 tor mail service, receiving the bids, prepar
ing th 'in fur the action of tl e Postmaster < inn ral,
preparing forms of contracts, sending them out
and seeing to their execution, examining and pre
paring for decision all propositions for changes in
the mail service, fixing on the location ol distiibu
ting post offices, directing the course of distribu
tion, providing and sending out mail hags and mail
locks and keys, and perfoiming all acts appertain
ing to post ioads which are necessary to put the
mails in motion, and regulate their conveyance,
speed and connexion.
This office? is under the superintendence ol S.
P. Ilobbie, K<q. Sir at Assistant Tost master Gtn
c/7//, to whom all proposals for mail service, and
all letters relating to the making or changing ol
contracts and schedules, t<> mail hags, locks and ,
ke \ s, and evei y thing else liav iug reference to the
duties of the office, should he directed.
\ reo/NTMr\i Oi l I' i .
To this office* are assigned all questions which
relate to the establishment and discontinuance ol
post olliees, changes ot site and names, appoint
ment and i emov.d of postmasters, as also the giv
ing of instructions to postmasters, furnishing them
with blanks, and the performance ol all other ads
necessai v to prepare post offices for the reception
and proper management and distribution ol the
mails.
Tl. is office is under the superintt ndenre of
Robert Johnston, Ksq. Stroud Issistant Post
master (ivnn al, to whom all letter^ lelalive to the
subjects mentioned above, and ad complaints
against postmasters, should b» directed.
Inm'ik tio.n < )i in i .
To this office is assigned the duly of seeing t at
all the postmasters at the beginning and ends of
routes, and such others as may he directed by the
Postmaster General, keep and return registers of
the arrival and departure, of the mails, according
to law ; of examining said registers,not icing all de
linquencies of contractors, and pieparing them for
the action of the Postmaster General; receiving
and preparing for decision any special complaints
against contractors ; of seeing that all postmasters
render their quarterly accounts according to law ,1
and tin? instructions of the Department, promptly
reporting all delinquents to the \ppointment Of
fice, and doing all other things which may he ne
cessary to secure a faithful and exact performance
of their contract service on the part of contrac- ,
tots, and tin? prompt icndition of postmaster's
quarterly accounts.
This office is under the superintendence of Dan
iel Coleman, Ksq. Third Assisstant Postmaster
General, to whom nil mail registers, nil letters
complaining of or reporting contractors, and all
quarterly accounts of postmasters, should be direc
ted.
PoSTM \STF.U GkM.KAJ..
In addition to the general superintendence of:
these offices, the Postmaster General reserves to
himself the special superintendence of the business j
connected with mail dept editions ; the payments
| Itv postmasters ol (lie balances due from them ;
the hank ncroimis of the Department ; the open
i ing ol dead letters, and the disposition of the val
i ualdes found in them, and every other matter hav
ing relation to the administration ol the Depart
ment not committed to his three Assistants.
All letters relative to losses in the mail, or mail
, depredations, all letters from postmasters enclo
! sing certificates ot deposit!*, all letters of hanks
j having reference to their accounts, and all other
letters in relation to any matter or thing appertain
ing to tin* Department, which is not assigned hv
I law to the \uditor, or hy•regulation to one of the
\ssistants, should he addressed to the Postmaster
! t tenoral.
\i oiTou's Oi i n v.
I lie late law established the ol1i< e of “ .1 mfitor
\ of flu '/'misun/ for tin I’ast (tjfirr Ihfmrtnnnt.**
I n this ollici* the I ass assign* the dutv ot* settling
dl a<‘('ounts ol i lie Post Olhce Dep.n tment, whe
ther ol postmasters, contractors, or others.
< h ti les h <« ii dnei, I * j. is the \ ml it or, and
i all accounts against oi with Ih** Post Olhce De
pat Intent, (other than pnsfmustetV <ju,uteris m
coiints,) ill letters in relation to no Hints, all je!|e|*
! enclosin'' the ieeeipt % ot cunirat tnis. all letter* re
turnin'* drills on pi is t ii i i >t i*i s, and all Irtters nit
kin'* idaims or e\plan.»t«*i s nf act mints, slmuld In
addtcssed to him.
mouk oi mi. u \ runt \ i \iu 10
Mil. lkXTlIUt \. I'll** I»»1111W IH " I«* I III giX i-s it 11
I in* |• il I n ill.11 > relative lo lln- laihire .imI forgeries
ol Mr. U v rii I*, i v, 11 Ml li.nl lit j n M-t| al lln* linn*
win n il w.is written, in I iiion- ill hi .110 liiiiiisln •!
II \ (III* Hull,lln |HI | Ml .
('orrcsnomh m i of f.'ir / 'onion > > ini 1 ten //>. r.
Ill mi ii, \ iiimis| I, IS.'Hi.
Hi fon* ihi-i reaches x nil, mm tin i n I. i im* will have
immtiiHnl lln* l.iiluii* nl Henjumin U.iililiun, nl
1 our «■ ity, xvlioiu \uin p ipers liuxe pronounced iln*
“ Oil .ml nl iln* \\ i vi.”
Tim proiiiiiii'III Min.iiion III Mr. |*., lln* magni
tude ol (In* lailiiri*, tin* paiiilnl circumstances con
nerled wit 11 il, t. i U < * 11 m rnu no & inn willi lln* el
li ( I which il m.IN liaxo nil tin* putili* iniiiij ii
Innail in relation lo I In* interests ol this i it n , induce
me lo «I * I a i I lo n nil Midi l.o Is as liaxe mine lo ion
kmi\N ledge.
for il i last l*i w da ns reports ol an al.inning na
tnre li.nl heen mi • in ulalion relative to lln* amount
o| li.ilhlmnVs pa pi i, endorsed hy mil prim opal • n
i/ens, nv hiih had heen or was in inaiket in Now
York. The llllixal, last Sallllilay evening, of an
agent I rum New* N ork, l" secure certain den lauds
against Mr. I *. led I o the disclosure nl I lie ala lining
tact, that nearly all iln* endurseiueiils on Ins null s
were forgeries. ’The diolnsmo of this fact in a
lew of our discreet and wealthy eilizus satisfied
llicm that hi* failme w •* inevilahle ; and imnn -
diale measiiies *vere I iken lo induce hint to make
an assignment nl Ins propeiiy Im the hone til el
liis cieditor*, nn hii 11 was completed on Monday
evening*
< )n I’uesdiiN commenced the great laud sale al
\ia '.iia f alls, in whit h Mr. I*, wasdeeplx inter
ested. Tlio assigm es being desirous tluit the ben
«• lits of lhal sale might nn rue to the creditors, pei -
milled him lo ;ifI« ud il on Tuesdax and \\ ednes
dav ; lull ahniil noon on Wednesday some of tin
issigiH'es, hemming alarmed al die learliil respnn
sihihlx nn hu h 11iev had assumed, look possession nl
llm keysnl tin vaults. About lln* same lime, also,
reports ol the loigeries hegao to » uculale. This a
lariucd Lvinan Uaihhun, the hrutlu r ol Heii|amiu,
and his (duel linam u r, w ho <h span lieii a m ssen
ger to apprize Ins hrnther ol the crisis, mid imme
diately left the city himself.
I’rompt measures wen? then taken to secure the
goods and properly in the various .stores, work
shops, w arehouses, luma, iV c. all of which was
effectually acipiiesred in hy some two ihousan I in
dividuals in Ins employ, although ilnown out of
business for die present*
Measures xvere immediately taken hv tin* police
to arrest hotli of the Knllihtuts ; and they, ret urn in g
to the city dining the night, were sm ureil, and are
now in jail. I .very thing that sound judgment and
perseverance could accomplish, has heen done by
the assignees to secure the property, and du x have
already commenc'd die Herculean task <d execu
ting their trust.
My dear mi s, me part winch duty compelled me
to act in this allair was most painful. To commit
ms friend, whom I liase known and esteemed lor
the last sixteen years, as a kind and benevolent
in iglibor, a public-spirited citizen, and a uniform
friend to good order ; to commit such a man as a
felon, would in ike you act the woman. lint jus
tice required it—the character of our city requir
ed it. The farts which transpired on the examina
tion, and have mine to mv knowledge since, have
utterly astonished me. First, as to (lie amount ol
(lie forgeries, which no doubt far excel d a million
of dollars. Propably about seven-tenths of the n
mount have been disposed of east, and tie; balance
west of this city. Indeed, l believe lie can com
paratively have hut little genuine paper afloat or
iu hank. It is ascertained that tin* name ol Dan
iel I . I .vans has hern forged to paper exceeding
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; and the
names of several of our respectable citizens to a
very large amount each. \bout seventy thousand
dollars of Mr. K\ paper is in one hank in Ohio,
every dollar of which is prohaldv forged. And
what appears maivelloiis in this liaieaction, s< ve
nd thousand dollars ol forged endorsements are
held by brokers in our ow n « ity, the countei leit so
perfect, and the payment so punctual, that it has
not been discovered, although such paper has been
iu market weekly, it not daily, for the last eighteen
mouths.
This failure, although of.such an immense mag
nitude, w ill not, to any serious extent, affect the
prosperity of this city. The loss, if any, will not
lie great, and w ill principally fall on the rich. 1
learn that the assignment, first, provides for his
workmen of all classes ; next, those w ho furnish
ed mat« rials for buildings, «Vc. ; thus the lalmi ing
classes are provided for. Farther details in rela
tion to the assignment have not conic to my know
ledge, but ! am informed by the assignees, whose
integrity w ill not hi* questioned, that the provision
for all classes of creditors is not only equitable,
hut unexceptionable. The cash value of real and
personal estate, I cannot pretend to estimate, but
am confident it w ill exceed two millions of dollars ;
and should the times be favorable tor closing the
concern, all the creditors may he paid, even in
cluding the holders of forged paper. A large por
tion of the real estate is located near the centre of
the city, and will always command high prices and
a ready sale. It may he supposed that so large a
failure will affect the price of real estate in the city ;
or, judging from some articles which have appear- i
ed iu some of the Faatern papers, it might heap- i
pro bended that the failure of Mr. Rathbun would!
lie tlie failure ol* the city. V few weeks will prove
such opinions totally unlouudcd. 11 is place us a
hnilrler will rlo rlouht in » month be supplied with
lifty others, his stores soon re-supplied with
goods, and all Ins other interests fall into
the hands ol men of «• und capital* And if here
siftor we do not make rmuch noise abroad, wo
must be content with die name we have always
sustained, of commercial integrity and solvency.
Yours, Ac.
'I’iik ItATHiit N Four.RICH.—Since Saturday
morning, Wall street has presented one scene of
confusion and excitement, in consequence of the
discovery of one of the most extensive and auda
cious forgeries on the record ol crime. The au
thor of the mischief, Benjamin Katlihuu, has long
enjoyed the iinhoundetl confidence of the brokers
and moneyed institutions in this city, and it was
even diil’u oil to convince those whose names hj>
peared as a forgery before them, of the reality of
ihe case ; more than one of Ins personal friends,
when full\ convinced ol this reality, even paid the
j demand at the hank, hoping to save the reputation
I ol one so universally respected.
\N e cite, is an instance, the payment of a sin
gle note ol * l.'i,000 on Saturday, at one of our
batiks. | V. 1 . I'lxpirss.
W e happen to know one nr two eiii linistancui
not vet stated which mav interest nor readers*
^11 • Batliluin, some twenty live years ago, did a
\ei\ large business at Cherry Vtillev, nod had
soim thing like a Bank, in cutmexinii with his la
i tlier, Imt nilimatetv failed.
It was understood there that he had committed
several lot gei ii •■, hut tarn rliow that part of the mal
lei was hushed. I mm Cheir\ \ a 11«* \, he renio
sed in S inditskv, in < )l»io, where partly in conse
quence ol so kness of lumsell and family, lie lie
tame extremel\ poor, so that the whole wardrobe
nl the hoiisidiol I was on their hacks. In thisenndi
fiou iihotit ‘Jll \« ars ago lie entered Bull i!o,uui] hi
ted a small tavern w ill) the furniture.
( V. V. Jour. Cor.
I'mm t/n AY ir York Star.
I'hr t V#sr of Mr. Hathhun.—The amount nf
hi* delah atimi* has hern varimtdv stated as being
between one and two millions of dollars. lie was
extensively en>iged in tin* porch.iso of real estate,
in building houses and hotels, in running At ages
and slooniheals, arid m the most complicated ope
rations, requiting i nmense sums ol monev, which
only could he procured at heavy sacrifices, and
which led to vin ions lm gcricx to sustain his credit.
It is possible that his pto| erlv by judicious man
agement mav he made to pay his debts, although
it must sullei 1101 u 11‘oni heavy usurious interest.
The case of Mr. It itlihun is calculated to make,
and should unike, a deep impression on all who
are engaged in or w ish to plunge into extensive
'/irru/iiftoils. I his spoil is spreading like pesti
lence ovi i the laud, : i\ ing almost to everx thing a
fictitious value and mportance, and inoculating
almost everv man w ith that deadly venom called
w vnii i , which urges them to make attempts to
achieve a fortune suddenly, which should he the
result ol lime, ecotinim, and industry. This spir
it grew out nl the vice of the political ago in which
we live. The Commencement nf the calamity is
the case ol ICuthhuu, who, without tho necessarv
means, purchased every where—everv thing—
dipped into every spei illation, and pushed ahead
so quick as to founder him in resources, and, final
Iv, in « haracter. comfort, and liberty —drove him
to crime, and finally will laud him in a prison f i
the remainder of Ins life, instead of enjoying that
comfort and peace of mind which result from in
dustry and competence.
This disposition to become suddenly rich and
die suddenly ru b is a species nfinsanitv—a mono
mania, which men should quickly shake ofT, and
banish the idea the moment it presents itself to
the imagination Is it fit that a man should plunge
into every speculation—run every kind of risk —
pass sleepless hii'lils and comfortless days in tin
acquirement of vast wealth—and for what ? To
die and leave it to extravagant sons, w ho, not Know -
ing the value of money, waste it in foilv and dis
sipation. We would not decry enterprise; we
would not w ish to check a prudent, discreet, cal
culating xpii it nf speculation ; hot we do protest
against Avvmei , tho old ninn's curse.
I<pt us he content ; use what we have soberly
and discreetly, and endeaVor hv industry and la
bor to acquire more ; Imt let us not he carried a
wav in this whirlwind and tempest of speculation,
w liich, if it makes one man, it unmakes twenty.
Lot things take their natural and proper course,
and, thank heaven, even in that way ive all go fast
enough, without encouraging this hot-bed, forcing
system of speculation—this anxious, driving, cra
ving desire to make money rapidly.
Si.wiatv Dm fusion in Se-oTt. wn.—The Kev.
Iloliei | J. lire rkenridgr, I lit v in •; proceeded ns .1 I). -
k'tMle Ilt.lll till! ( il'llr I it ] Assembly 111 t III* IVesIlV
irii.in ('hurt'll, iii llm I'. Nialos, in tin.* Congrega
tional I nmii nl Kneltmil ntnl W.ilt's, inn in dun
linn* 1 li.illiuiimil Iiy till* agitator George Thomp
son, to public discussion mi llm subject nf slaver v
mid ils kin.Iri il 1 < 11>irMr. ISrrcketiridgc accepi
i'il tin* eh.illenge, mid tIn* discussion took pliici* in
(i lusnnw■,1 n 1 ini in ing on tin.* evening ol .1 tine 13tli.
in Di. H 111 iIIhvv’s Clttpcl. I)r. Wardlavv himself
presided. rl’l»* audience, I iv (iL'ri.'Cincnl, \va» lim
111 'il In 1200, who were mlinillcd by ti■ -k• ■ 1. Tl.e
Lo.nlun I’nti iut of llu 20th, (a furious Anli-Sluve
rv paper,) contains n sketch nl the first night's de
bate, occupying eight closely printed columns
This is all that ue have scon of the discussion.
We observe also tli.it the London Record, a semi
religious paper, was giving it a place in its co
lumns. With those exceptions we find no men
tion of the affair in any of the London papers, or
of ils results, l'roliahly each parly claimed tin
victory.
Nr.w Straw Boat.—The .New Orleans papers
are very niueli pleased with n new steam-boat in
tended to lie placed upon the line between that
city ittid .Mobile :
“Situ is built upon a new plan, which recom
mends itselfcreatly to passenger*. The boilers
tire placed upon the guards out of a line with the
cabin, having the wheel houses also intervening,
so that in case of tin unfortunate explosion, no
hurt or damage can lie possibly sustained bv pas
sengers. This is ;t desideratum, long sought fir
In ibe construction of steamboats, and if at last ac
complished, tho rewards due to the contrivance
will prove as ample as the merit.”
Col. John L. W allace, auditor of Cincinnati,
lull dead while writing at his desk, lie long fill id
the situation in which he died. He had al the
inojnent just linisiied a deed, and w hile in the aoto
handing his pen re an individual to sign it, he f> II
forward and expired humcdintch.