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“ MUCH UI XNIISI UXIl'Mi."
SOUTHERN LITERARY MEc SEXGF.lt.
We have received the seventh number ol’ the Sou Merit lattrary
.Ves.sca#f c, a monthly periodical published at Uirlnmmd, Va., by Mr.
T. W. White, and “devoted to every department ofliloraturo and the
fine urls.’’ It litis long been u Hauler of surprise and regret, tbnl
Virginia bar not hitherto encouraged something ol* this nature. Ol
the Mngaxiuc’* ultimate succt ss, now thul it ii.uv bo Called fairly es
tablished, there cannot In* a shadow* of doubt. It was iriintnll nu.l
will lie enthusiastically received. That it will not lack tliv support
of ado and efficient writ rs there is evidcuce enough already. A
fund ol literary talent—we mean such talent u* cun ho rendered ef
fective in the pages of Miscellany—lias been long lying dormant in
the romantic solitudes of Virginia. Its energies will now bcaroii*
*d; and, il"wo mistake not greatly, a short time will see this perio
dical, if cot the first, lit lca«l tanking high among the first of the
country.
The prosent Number is better—far better than it* predecessor*. It
contain* many excellent nrtirlc* in prose and verse, und such ns the
best of it* Eastern rompclitoi* may l»c prmidof. The literary noti
ces nro characterised by a |mro moral tone, and are free from either
quackery or dogmatism—But the editor must b-nro, in the very bo
ginniii”, to reject all trashy communications. We select a (metical
gcuioflhc first water. No one imbued with the spiiit of true pm *v
will fail to adpdre tliu extreme delicacy and antique vein of the fvd
lowing liuvs.—Baltimort KrjwblUait.
YOUNG ROSALIE LEE.
I love to forget uiubilion.
And hope in the mingled thought
Of valley, and wood, ami meadow,
Where whitnmr roy spirit caught
Atfe.-lions’ holiest breathings;
Where under the skies vvilh me
Young Rosalie roved—aye, drinking
From joy’s bright t'astaiy.
I think of the valley and river,
The old wood bright with Idoisuins;
Of the ptur and the chastened gladness
I'psprlnging ill our bosoms;
I think of tne lonely turtle
So topgued with melancholy;
And the hue of tlia drooping moonlight
And the stnilight pure and holy.
• Of the beat of a hoarl most tender;
The sigh of it shell tinct lip,
A* volk as the land tones wandering
For leagues over ocean deep;
Of a step n* light in its falling
On the hn nst of the tiendrd lea
As the fall of the fairy moonlight
On the leaf of yon tulip troe.
I think of these ami the murmur
Of bird and kntadyd,
Whoso home is the grave yard cypress,
Whoso goblet the honey reed;
Ami then 1 weep!—for Rosalie
Jla< gone to her early rest,
And the green lip|nui reed, and tlia daisy,
Suck sweets from her maiden breast.
t»o!iixri<.
TRIAL 01’ III C11A R D LA WHENCE.
(Concluded.) ■
Lieutenant Gedney examined.
Ihj Mr. Key.—At the time of the assault was entering
the door of the Eastern portico, going into the Rotunda;
I observed the President with Mr. Woodbury ; they had
advanced two or three steps from the door; observed some
movement in the crowd; turned my eye and saw tins
man with a pistol; I seized liiin by the shoulder and got
him down; lie dropped the pistol; there were two; Mr.
Hurd had the pistols; .some five or six persons seized the
prisoner, and 1 then lost sight of him; examined the pis
tols, with Mr. Rurd; did so with a pencil-case; both weio
loaded; saw nothing further till 1 saw the prisoner in
court; I took one pistol, Mr. Rurd the other; examined
them both directly; saw but the first discharge; the pistol
was apparently aimed at the President.
By Mr. IV. L. Brent.—WaH ul the distance of eight
feet from Lawrence, and at about an equal distance from
the President, on the left; was directly between Law
rence and the President; was a great crowd at the door.
By a Juror.— liad hold of him at the time he snapped
the second pistol.
Mr Secretary Dickerson re-examined by Mr. Brent.—
Tlie President spoke angrily to those who presented him
from getting at Lawrence; said, “ Let me alone • let me
alone !” Recollect hearing him also say, “ he knew
Whore this came from!” Understood he did s«v more.
Mr. Hunter, (the Marshal,) examined.
By Mr. Key.—Seized the prisoner ; had been ju attend
ance iu the Supreme Court; perceived a crowd ; pushed
through it, and took the prisoner, without knowing whut
he had done ; this was a few moments after he had been
disarmed ; brought him down before Judge Crunch
present on iiis examination; am quite sure *l,c pistols
now iu Court are the same; they we' -narked at the
time.
[Vt . Hurd's evidence, winch had been taken before
Judge Cranch, by consent of the prisoner's counsel. to
allow Mr. R. to return home, was now given by the ho
norable Judge.]
Judge Crunch.—Mr. Rurd, on the examination of Law
rence. produced a pair of pistols in Court; I believe these
to be thu same; they were marked on the breech; he
was asked if they were in the same condition as when
taken from Lawrence, and said, yes; both were loaded.
Mr. Hunter continued : These were the same pistols;
saw the bullet extracted by a ramrod, believed by Mr.
Blair.' [The ball and powder were produced.] There
was a patch on tin; ball; the pistol was charged in the
usual way; there were other percussion caps, halls, Ac.,
found in the prisoner's trunk; also in his pocket; saw the
Cnvder in the other pistol; took one of the caps found on
awrenee, and fired that pistol; the ball passed through
one plank, and nearly buried ilselfina second,some yards
beyond.
By a Juror.—No priming wire was used on the oc
casion; tried several times with the other pistol, and was
surprised that it did not go oil'; but found the reason to he,
that there was nothing iu it; the powder and ball liavinu
both fallen out.
Hy Mr. llrcnt.—When Lawrence was conveyed from
the Capitol, jo the hack, ho appeared perfectly collected,
said his reason J’or the act was, that tho President had
killed his futlvej-; that his intluence was so great, that he
got every one to persecute ins father, so that he died poor.
Hy a Juror.—Do not think he said then, how long
his father hud been dead; he said lie could not account
for the pistols not going olF, unless it was its being a damp
day; that he could kill a man at ten paces with them.
[The witness related some further particulars as to the
trial of the pistols, 1 it the presence of Mr. Key aud Ma
jor Donelsou, which were not distinctly hearth J
Lieutenant Gcdwy re-examined by Mr. Hrcnt.—Was of
opinion that the cap did not explode the second time.
Mr. HunterJetrliter examined by Mr. Key.—Both pistols
were without caps; but a portion of the cap always re
mains on the hammer; the pistols were in possession of
Judge Crnnch fora short time; butsincc then have been
in my possession.
Judge Crunch examined hy Mr. Key.—The prisoner on
the occasion of his first examination did not seem to at
tend very particularly to the evidence given; his man
ners were cool; but lie seemed indifferent; do not recol
lect the prisoner’s remark us to proof being necessary of
his identity, after the examination of the first witness;
believe he was asked if lie wished to put any question,
after the examination of each witness; he did not ap
pear absent in mind, hut rather regardless of* what was
going on; on one occasion did say, ‘‘I cannot contradict
what the gentleman has said."
The foregoing evidence having been gone through on
the part of the prosecution,
Mr. W. L. Brent asked permission for the prisoner to
leave the Court. It was painful to all that lie should
remain; particularly so to himself, as a counsel; and the
law did not require his presence.
Lawrence then rose, and addressed himself wildly to
the Judges; what he had done to Jackson, was or. ac
count of money which he owed him; he had come there
for that purpose, he considered all in that court ns under
him; the United States Bank hud meed him money ever
since 1802, that he wanted his money; he must have liis
revenue from that bank. You are under me, gentlemen. '
[Mr. Woodward, the Deputy Marshal, endeavoring to !
prevail on him to resume bis seat, he turnetl round, in- |
dignantly, and said, “ Mr. Woodward! mind your own
business, or I shall treat you with severity !”J It is for j
me, gentlemen, to pass upon you, and not you upon me. '
Mr. Brent again appealed to the fooling* of the Court
to spare itself, and the jury, this painful exhibition, hy
permitting Lawrence to depart in custody of the Mai
shal. Why should llic prisoner be detained on this any
more than on similar occasions, lie felt, for his own 1
part, that he could not do justice to the cause of the
prisoner if he sat lieside him; the very fact, that he
should take a course in the defence of the prisoner with
which he was displeased, would prevent it. lie Imped
the honorable counsel for the prosecution would permit
Lawrence to leave the Court.
Mr. Key said, lie hoped it was not understood that he
objected to that comae; he wan neutral oft the subject,
he had himself no power to grant him leave to depart.
The Court was of opinion that Lawrence should re
main until proven to be insane. He would, however,be
permitted to withdraw, if it was his own wish »o to do.
[The unfortunate maniac again started up. arid denied
the power of the Court to try liim ; he was his own man,
he said, and would have his revenue.
Mr. Brent endeavored, and successfully, to soothe
Lawrence, hy telling him he should have Ins rights j
*' Ay, but when/" Today, replied his counsel; and he
sataown, contentedly, on ibis assurance.]
Mr. Brent said, he thought it quite unnecessary, after
the able exposition of the law of the case, which had boon '
given by the Counsel for the United States, to trouble j
the Court or Jury with any further remarks on that sub j
ject; be subscribed fully to the principles laid down by <
that learned gentleman; all that remained was, to prove j
tlrnt the rnind of this unfortunate man was in a state of!
morbid delusion. He would proceed to cull witnesses for
this puruose.
Mr. Hedfern sworn. >
Examined by Mr. Herat—Have known Lawrence for
sixteen years; I married his sister; first observed a I
change in him in 1833; in the fall of 1832, lie left Wash- I
• ngion, with the intention, as he said, of going to £n<r.
land, ha left in NuvciiiWt, and returned .n De- I
cember, assigning as a reason, that *ke weather was too [
cold; in the Spring of the waI vear. he started again ;
to go to Mew York or Philadelphia; he certainly got no i
further than Philadelphia; oil tils return this lime, he
said the people would not let him go; that this Govern
meut opposed his going ; that 1 and others had prevented
him; that he should not t>e able to go, until he got a
ship and captain of Ids own; that when he got to Phila
delphia, lie found all the papers so full about him, that
|i*.* was obliged to come hack. After this, he remained
j in iny house six mouths, but did nothing ; said lie
had no occasion; that lie lived on his people; it
1 was very well Ibr men such ns me to woik, but
lie had no uced; that he had large claims on this
Government, which were now belore Congress; and
he used to attend Congress regularly; he left my house
in January, 1834, hut previous to this, got quarrelsome
witii his sister; said the colored girl laughed at him, and
th.it lie would kill her; he said that other people also
laughed at him; lie struck nil his sisters on several occa
sions, and once took up a four pound weight to throw at
my wife; 1 have seen him pass since this time, but never
have spoken to him since 1833. lie would go about the
house without speaking for days together; but would
talk and laugh to himself continually in his own chain
t her; it was I lie general impression ot the neighbors, that
he was insane from the beginning of 1833; his father
died on Capitol Hill—I think about the year le‘31 or IrtB.
Mr. Brent inquired of the witness ifLawtence held two
estates in England? [On asking Lawrence the names
ol hisestitcs, lie replied very gravely, ‘‘Tregcnr and Tin*
tiauy! ’ and they were attached to the Crown of Eng
land. The witness, of course, answered in the negative.]
Mr. HnJfern farther slated his belief, that Lawrence
was insane, not merely on one subject, but was suffering
under general derangement.
By Mr. hey.—On the occasion when Lawrence struck
my wile. I t<>ok him before Squire Waters; lie told the
magistrate la* had no power over him to commit him; do
not recollect ha vmg represented him as a madman; lie
has done very little work since 1833; never knew him to
drink.
By Mr. Brent.—The prisoner is a painter by trade ;
used to amuse himsell by drawing landscapes, sometimes
till 10 or It o’clock at night.
Samuel Drury examined.
By Mr. Brent.—Have known the prisoner twenty-fire
yejjs; lor the last year liuvo observed a change in his
conduct*, he would talk to himself continually in his shop;
lie would soiuetimeai nay—4ld—n him. lie does not know
his enemies; 1 will put a pistol — erect a gallows;" he con
ceived himself to be King Richard the Third of England;
and likewise King of this country; this was about the
latter end of last December, or beginning of January;
ulter that, I heard hint say, “d—n General Jackson! who
is General Jackson?” On one occasion a black boy call
ed to collect a bill,and Lawrence said he would call and
pay it; but, as soon ns the boy* left, ho said,‘‘d—n him!
lie don’t know who lie’s dunning!" He would stand at
the door for hours, wrapt in thought; and even when 1
passed him took no notice of me; lu* was continually talk
ing to himself, and would now und then burst out into
tits ol laughter; t noticed no particular change in him as
to dress—lie was always fond of dress—but I did in his
conduct and appearance; 1 have often said he was a crazv
man, and have heard others say so; have heard the boys
call him King Richard; on the morning of his attack on
the President, he came to the shop at the usual time, and
went to a place where I could see him through a parti
tion; he was sitting on a chest with a book in his hand,
laughing; 1 heard soon after the lid of the chest fall, and
heard him say, "I’ll he d —d if 1 don’t do it;" lie then
came out; left the shop, and locked the door.
By the Court.— Do not know what book he was reading;
tty Mr. key.—Lawrence has done some little work
within the last twelve month; would converse rationally
on all subjects on which ho ironld converse—about
landscape painting; he would not talk on other subjects;
not about publics; do not know to whom ho alluded when
he used the oath I mentioned.
John H. Urury examined.
Utj Mr. Brent.—Am the son of the lost witness; know
the prisoner; he appeared to he always by himself, and
wrapt in thought; always seemed melancholy, would
stand at the door in his oJoak in the coldest weather; al
ways thought him a crazy man.
itij Mr. Kry.—Never had any conversation with him.
Mr. Handley examined.
By Mr. Brent.— Have known Lawrence for twelve or
fourteen years; when he was a hoy; he was appreii*-wo
to Mr. Howard, a painter in this city; Mr. II. «—tt Wash
ington, and Lawrence then went as ai>»'r<'nl‘ce to Mr.
Cturk at Georgetown; knew, huwe'/*,,i hut little of him
until lb2b, when 1 was engair<‘J ns a plasterer at the
National Hotel; was %»•-*• pleased with him; he was
Working then as it niter; lie was remarkably steady,
and got into K—^noss lor himself; was nlways reserved;
had no was never seen in a tavern; ne
vt.r ufiown to drink; in the fall of 18.‘13, he left Wash
ington for New York, with the intention, so lie said, of
embarking there for England, where he was going to im
prove himself in landscape painting; he returned, how
ever, in a few weeks, and said the reason he did not go
was, that the weather was so cold. I noticed a great
change in his manner from this time; he was evidently
under some strange impression; after this, he hired a
horse frequently to ride to the Capitol; lie wanted to
purchase one, hut was persuaded it would be better to
hire one; he bought a saddle and bridle, however; lie
became, also, very fond of dress; would change his dress
three or four times a day; there was not a Loot-maker
who could fit him; und he would stand at the door for
hours and speak to no one; he did no work nil that sum
mer, nor during the winter; early in lrt:M I was stand
ing near Mr. Hedfern’s store, when Mrs 11. came out
and complained to her husband of Lawrence's conduct,
saying she could put up with it no longer; Mr. It. said’
nothing; she went in, and Lawrence took her by the
shoulders, and either pushed or knocked her down; '
while she was down, he snatched u four pound weight '
from off the counter; either myself or Mr. Itedfern then I
seized him; he said he would not go to the jail; that the 1
magistrate had no power to commit him; lie said he would I
goil Mr. It. would go. The officer, however, told him he
would have a fine room, well furnished, where Mr. Wat
kins used to be; he was pleased, and said he could have
his paintings there, and he very cmnfoi table. He went
1 believe, after this, to reside with another brother-in
law at the Navy Yard.
|»i»ce which i saw linn wns at Mrs. Stro
ther's; it was in the summer of lein, J think; he left
•Mrs. Strother’s; do not know where he went to; raw him
standing at the shop door, about the first of June hist;
1 was at that time engaged at Gadsby’s buildings; bis
sisterapplied to mo to endeavor to get him employment;
she was under the impression that lie was deranged, but
thought if he got employment it might settle his mind :
I thought so too, and endeavored to get him work ; he
j came over to me one day, and commenced talking
about work: advised him to get work; think he said no
one would employ him; told him Mr. Gadsby had been
well pleased with his work before; but advised him to go
to Mr. Purdy, who was now working for Mr. Gadsby; he
appeared not to like to take day’s work; hut I told him it
was not likely Gadsby would discharge Purdy to give
| him the job; he agreed to work—but on the morning be
was to come I met him, and he said it was too late, as he
could only make three-quarters of it day; lie went to work,
however, and continued to work for Mr. Purdy for two or
three weeks; then told Mr. P. he could not work for
the same price ns oilier men, and left him; I saw him
at work ngnin for Mr. Purdy in November; thought he
was deranged, from his conduct; and so expressed iny
self to persons in the neighborhood.
Ily Mr. Key Mad not considered him as deranged
on all subjects ; knew tiiat he laid claim to this and the
English Government.
Mr. Clark examined.
Ily Mr. Brent.—li wan more than eight years since the
prisoner lived with me; lived witii me three years; was
then a remarkable tine boy; rather an exception to the
general order of boys; reserved in In* manners; but in
dustrious, and of good moral habits; have seen the young >
man repeatedly of late; thought then* was a strange dif
ference in his appearance and manners during the last
eighteen months; he was always neat and cleanly; but
had of iale been much given to dress; had worn ninsta
chios, too, harl thought his mind had undergone some
change; Ins Countenance, too, which, used to be florid,
had of Jate appeared pallid, ns it now did; and there was
an altered appearance about the eye; had occasion to
have him at my office hist year, on some business in \
which he had no concern; remarked that be was fre- I
fluently absent whilst I was talking to him about it. I
and though now and then his mind seemed to catch ,
the eoirrct notion, yet at other limes he betrayed '
a want of comprehension, and that as to subjects
uith w liicli he t light to have been better acquainted j
than myself; frequently observed him stopping at the I
corners of streets, and gazing round; noticed these things j
with deep regret, for I had been very fond of the youth ;
Inst time I saw him. was the day previous to his attack 1
on the President; I was riding into Georgetown about *
•2 o'clock ; noticed the peculiarity off .awrrnce’s gait and
general appearance; when he got opposite the gate lead
mg to the President’s house, lie stopped ; stood gazing
there; alter riding some way, I turned in rny saddle, and i
saw him still standing there; had considered him insane I
lor the last eighteen months, appeared not to understand
even subjects connected with the business in which h<>
had been engaged with mo.
Ily Mr. hry.—Xhd not state any Opinion as to hi* in
sanity on the day or his examination, because I was not
asked; never had any conversation with him on the sub
ject <>! his delusion.
Mr. Handley, the witness formerly examined, Correct- I
cd a mistake in the testimony he had given_it wa* in i
the Spring of H.I4 that Lawrence went to board witii i
Mr. GuviUier, at the Navy Yard.
James Freyer examined.
By Mr Brent —Lawrence boarded at my house for
eight weeks; when I spoke to him about money he
would say that lie should shortly have millions; that
Congress owed him a large Mm; atid that lie had to at
tend there on the subject, to get it; that he had also large !
estates in England, And w»s related to the Crown; on
other subjeets, he would talk at one time very rationally
and at others, equally irrationally; one Afternoon he !
threatened to blow Mrs Freyer’* head off, or to cut Iwr
throat; then fold he must quit; this was some time in
July; did not consider him sane or safe, from the time
he left my house; in October I was going by his shop 1
and smd, seeing him there, ‘jljswrence, how do you dut’’ I 1
H„ answer h ~l> wht'a that to you > I .
Told 11iin 1 had a due-bill of his, and must have my mo
ney; “ You mean to warrant me for it, 1 suppose!" he
remarked; told him 1 did not know whether I should or
not; “ If you do,” said he, “ 1 will put a ball through
your head.” 1 took out u warrant; und after some diffi
culty he was brought up to Squire Waters’ office; who
observed tliat be did not consider Lawrence sane; said,
1 did it more to show him l was not afraid of his threats
than on account of the money; had no conversation with
him since that time.
I>ij Mr. Wty.—(Jot judgment, I think, against him; al
ways appeared insane to me when money matters were
talked of; do not mean to say that 1 believe him to be
totully deranged.
Mr. Cuvillierexamined.
Bij Mr. Brent.—Have known Lawrence for four years
and a half; have noticed tin alteration in his conduct for
eighteen months past ; Mrs. ltedferii requested him to
leave, but he would not; my wife is sister to Lawrence;
I endeavored to persuade Inin to leave, but could not;
the reason he assigned for refusing to leave, was, 8hat
they had u book in which lie had found out that a large
fortune was left him in Kngland; said lie had no deeds
or papers; saw the book afterwards, it was an old book
entitled Kntick's liritish Umpire, printed in 1774 ; bad
remonstrated with him on his foolish notion; und told
him his best fortune was in his fingers, und that if lie
did not leave, Mr It. would put him in jail; he said
they could not, and that no person vet knew who ho was;
that was the first time 1 discovered Thim to be insane, since
then has hoarded witli me; used to attend Congress every ’
day; would not work; when urged by his sister, replied, !
‘•Oh, yon are are a fool; you know as well as I, what my ]
claim is! lie left my house, and we saw no more of him |
until last October; ho then agreed with me to paint mv I
house; but did not; one S<>nduy cume just before dinner,
but would not stny to dine; said lie was wanted instantly,
and was going to take passage to Alexandria; lie went the
following day to Baltimore; heard no more of him till No
vember; is the opinion of all his friends that he has been
deranged for the last 18 months,on particular subjects.
By Mr. Wry.—Considered him as deranged as to parti
cular subjects only; can talk rationally on others.
Thomas Smith examined.
By Mr. Brent.—Has known Lawrence for years; pre
vious to December, 1832, was a prudent, sober, industri
ous young man, but reserved in his manners; on return
ing from New York, came to purchase a horse of mine;
1 persuaded him to hire one instead, and he did so; but
said 1 had not a saddle good enough, and bought one for
himself, lie hired the horse four or five times a week; in
the winter of 1833, lie became cxtravagnnt in dress; had
had two suits sent home in one day; said none would fit;
and the tailors had combined to spoil his clothes; it was
in the spring’33, I first remarked a change in him; lie be
came violent, and immoral in his habits; had frequent dif
ficulties witli his sisters on that account; he now hired two
horses, one with a side saddle; was frequently riding about
with a female, who was discovered to be a woman of loose
character. Mrs Redfern then insisted he should leave
the house, which lie refused to do; one day at dinner lie
seized Mr. K. by the collar; he told me he should insist on
fits leaving; 1 advised him, if so, to getu warrant; but
thought it would be better to get him locked up in the
poor-house as u deranged man, where medical aid mioht
be had, and his mind possibly restored ; was in the Tia
bil of firing pistols out of the window nt night; various
other acts of violence were committed by him du
ring the Summer; and 1 then advised his brother-in-law
to send him to sea, us 1 had heard of an instance where
a sea voyage hail had a good effect in a similar case. He
had considered Lawrence as a man of unsound mind for
a long time past; judged so from his manners.
By Mr. Key.—Alight not perhaps bo deranoed on nil
minjects; could not say how far ins (leratigemeiit extend
ed ; should think he had lost all sense of right and wrong
judge so from his altered habits; believe lie would as
soon have shot his own sister as the President.
Mr. Laskey examined.
lly Mr. Brent.—Have known Lawrence twenty vears;
his lather was my uncle; was himself deranged and con
fined in a room frequently, in England; and Lawrence's
aunt died deranged, in the District.
Mr. Purdy examined by Mr. Brent.—Lawrence had
been in his employ, as stated by Handley; had »\ways
thought his conduct curious; wasalway* talking to him
self; frequently broke out in of laughter; never as
sociated with any hik.
-Gillcri*r ‘Jammed.—Worked with Lawrence for
Mr. Purdy; had to work on a scaffold with him, near the
bridge; bis conduct was so strange that he was
afraid to work with him, and complained to Mr. Purdy
on the subject; thought La-xvrencc was mad. J
Dr. Mugrudcr examined by Mr. Brent.—Attended Law
rence a year ago for a local disease; ho talked so inco
herently that 1 was satisfied he was deranged; no man in
Iiih senses would hava given such reasons as he did;
might have been able to judge right und wrong; but
should not like to have trusted hisjudgiiieiit to any amount
in either matter. -
By Mr. key.—Considered Lawrence at that time mad
on all subjects; but did not try him.
Hr. Hall examined
By Mr. Brent.—Had listened to the evidence in this
case.
Mr. Brent.—The law says, that the existence of reason
is necessary to constitute punishable crime; its deprivation
renders the individual dispunishable. What do you call
Dr. Hall.— It is, in the popular consideration of the
ti rin, the attribute of a sound mind; and supposes the
faculty of comparing and judging. Insanity, on the
other hand, is habitually and palpably, in thought and
ael, to judge erroneously and absurdly. Such is the dis
tinction of the two states; though 1 confess mysell un- !
able to give a strict definition of the term; in the idiot
the faculties are altogether defective; in madness, they
act, erroneously; should not call Lawrence an idiot; par
tial insanity is where the erroneous thought and action
is confined to a particular topic or topics, the judgment !
remaining unimpaired as to others; total insanity is i
where the erroneous judgment extends to all subjects;
lunacy is a term used to express one of the many torms
of insanity; a person may be entirely insane, yet not
so as to a knowledge of the cause of his insanity
lie might know that it arose from a physical injury,
for instance; 1 have visited Lawrence twice; consider
him labouring under a morbid delusion on a particular
subject, and which has so deeply affected the mind, that
its effects have extended nearly to all subjects; lie can
talk rationally while you can keep him from one subject
but is very apt to run into that from any and every sub
ject; should distrust his judgment on any point whatever
for the reason that he always manages to connect the*
subject of delusion with other subjects; from what J have
seen, believe his a ttack on the President was so connect
ed, and that therefore he was not capable of judging right
from wrong as to that act; believe it, if so, to have been
an act of insanity; cannot, of course, tell xvhat might
have been his temper at that time; insane persons may,
. * ,V V wuiv r«mon;uiy;
do not ace any thing in the physical appearance of the
prisoner decisive to the state of iiis mind or the cause of
tiiat atate.
I saw him Iasi Monday. In the first place asked his
name; he suid Richard Lawrence; lie said it was the fa
mily name, and descended from the Crown of England*
my object was to induce him to converse on sulrjecla
not connected with the subject of his delusion; lie volun
tarily staled his supposed descent; 1 asked him ns to his
education; lie said lie was not sent to school in Eng
land; hut, that after he came here, his father put him
with a painter, which he thought very strange, be
cause, as be was heir to the Crown, be thought he
ought to have been sent to school to fit him for the sta
tion. He then went on and talked so incoherently that
I cannul repeal his conversation, about Rome and Hol
land, and this country; he said the government of all of
them properly belonged to him; he said, as to his at
tempt on the President, that he had no personal hostili
ty towards him; but that to stood in his wuy; opposed
his just claims; and, therefore, he was determined to de
stroy him; he thought lie had a party in this country
who would espouse his cause, and that as soon ns the
President was removed, his successor would give him iiis
rights; bespoke also iri a like incoherent manner about
tne Rank. Mental derangement cannot always be de
tected by an examination of the forehead; in inanin, men
sometimes reason powerfully and coolly, but more gene
rally rave incoherently; in some cases they will reason
acutely, but generally erroneously; believe, from the con
versation of Lawrence, Iiis state is that of morbid delusion;
and the only question is—Is it genuine or pretended? I
b' lievc it is not feigned. Both conversations 1 had with
him were of n similar character. He relies on Mr. Brent's
power to get him out of jail, and procure him his rights
Jly Mr. Aty.—-In Junacy, the state of the patient va
ries; and Ins present rimy lie very different from his state
three or four weeks ago.
//y Mr. Ihrnt.~ Should call Lawrence a lunatic.
Hy Mr. AVy.- -Should distrust the judgment of the pri
soner on any subject; madness may he spontaneous, and
Hi cause inscrutable; there are exciting causes in most
but not in all cases.
Hr. Sc wall stated the result of his interviews with
Lawrence; they were so similar in their details to the
evidence, and the testimony of the preceding witness
that we refrain from giving the whole of them* He said
that Jackson had licen an enemy of his family ever since
he (L.) was a boy; he complained that Jackson withheld
from him the funds of the Bunk, of which he was the I
rightful owner; would treat Van Huron, or any one the i
same, who pursued the same course; that if an attempt
should be made to punish him, all the powers of Kti- ^
rope would rally to his aid ; that his object in calling on I
the President was to get money to assist him to go to
Europe, where he had now a correspondence; be eon
sidered Jackson nothing more than his elork; he con
sidered him ns the cause of all his troubles, his loss of bu
siness, Ac , and believed he was leagued with his brother,
Mr. llrilforn, to injure him; was hot apparently able to
assign the process by which the removal of Jackson
was to enrich him; believe him to ho laboring under
mama, and riot monomania; f lielievc him, now, to Ire a
madman; anil do not consider him as possessing it judg
ment of right and wrong; certainly not as to anything
connected with General Jackson; I do not consider hirn
ns a moral agent, ind think his attempt on the President
Ihe act of an insane man; do not believe his madness
reigned; and believe, if it were, it would Ire easy of de
tection.
Ity Mr. Ary—f >rrncd the same opinion first; was
ion firmed by all he had aeen since; the account publish
'd ^rat interview; did stale that he I
.hanged hi* pomti hi to ay cud wounding Woodbury; did ii
into tint Ihe President wi« the e*u*# of injuring him, f
along with other mechanic*; that if he were removed,
money would be more plentiful; in pursuing ninny of
his propositions he was not able to follow them out; did
state that Jackson was “a tyrant,” but did not know
that he assigned thut as a reason for the act; believe he
slated that he read it in all the papers; should have little
confidence, but do not say, he could not make a contract
or do work. In our published paper, said 1 believed he
was laboring under hallucination; am m>t sun* it extend
ed to all subjects; I believe my colleague, Dr. Causin,
meant the same tiling; I cannot say to how many sub
jects it extended, as I have not examined him on all.
Dr. Bolircr examined.
Utj Mr. Hrmt—Lawrence talked rationally till the sub
ject of the occurrence nt the Capitol was touched upon
and then immediately, incoherently, as to the state of the
countiy; told uic lus mother was pious; 1 asked him if
she taught him the ten commandments, then particular
ly as to the sixth; found him perfectly unconscious of any
moral or religious responsibility. [Dr. B. here related a
conversation, which was precisely like that with the
other physicians.] Believe him to be laboring under to
tal derangement us to his supposed claims; and that ns to
uay thing connected with that subject he is incapable of
distinguishing betwixt right and wrong; think it very
dillicult to feign inonomama,so as to deceive u physician;
believed it was not general itisunily, but confined to one ,
subject, namely, that Jackson is sluiiding in the way of his
claims.
[Wo regret that want of space compels us to sum up, in
a single purugiaph, the opinions of the remaining medi
cal gentlemen.]
Dr. leivcll and Dr. Worthington were examined, and
coincided with the preceding physicians.
Dr. Cuusin differed in some respect from his medical
brethren; lie noticed that some of the physical uppear*
uncos of insanity were wanting in Lawrence; the usual
excitement when the subject of delusion was introduc
ed. He could not say that there was any proof, howe
ver, that Lawrence's disorder was feigned; and if not, ad
mitted that it was an act of insanity.
Mr. Scrrin examined.
Have known Lawrence four or five years; have had
very little to do with him, except us an officer, when he
whipped iiis sister; am no judge of insanity; he behaved
odd; when Mr. Freyor gave me n warrant, Lawrence
put his hand on me, and seized; but after we got into the
street, he went quietly with him.
Mrs. Shields saw nothing strange in Lawrence's con
duct, whilst hi boarded in her house, except his silence.
Mr. Shields knew nothing about Lawrence, or any one
oi' the boarders.
John Davis, who hoarded there at the same lime, bore
testimony to Lawrence's peculiar habits.
M r. Bull, the prison-keeper, testified to Lawrence’s in
sensibility to external cold, (which had been stated by
one of the medical witnesses to be a symptom of mono
mania;) In* would let his fire go out on the coldest day,
and sit in his shirtsleeves.
Mr. limlshij had employed Lawrence formerly as a
painter; was a good workman ; had noticed nothing pe
culiar in his manners.
Mr. limit said In: would not trouble the jury with any
remarks; but leave them to decide upon tliu evidence
they had heard.
The Court handed to the Jury the verdict given in the
cuse of Hadtield.
They then letired, and in about five minutes returned
tlu* following verdict:—‘‘We find him NOT GUILTY,
he having been under the influence of insanity at the
time he committed the act.”
The Court then ordered that Lawrence should l>c re
manded, and be made ns comfortnbie, and treated as well,
as his situ ition would permit, until some further provi
sion could he made to prevent his doing further mischief.
ttpriitK' Loads.
MANN S. VALENTINE has received by the h«i
packets from New York and Philadelphia', a large
and complete assortment of Ditv <.iuOi»s, suited to the
present and approaching scwson, which having been pur
chased with cash,'"At be sold at the lowest market prices,
wholesale and retail:
Y.xtia superfine blue, black, and fancy colored clotli9 and
cassimeres,
Angola and Vigonia cassimeres,
Summer cloths, merino do., and crape camblet,
Ilrochelle, Trinccttu, and Circassians,
Super, white and brown French drillings,
Superfine and common, plain, brown linens,
Heavy, plain, and striped cotton drillings,
Bear duck, dowlas, and oznaburgs,
Scotch mid German burlaps and oznaburgs,
Super, bleached and half-bleached Russia sheetings,
Irish and Russia damask and diaper,
Birds-eyu do., und huckaback,
Irish linens, lawns, and linen cambrics,
Russia diaper, crash, and brown Holland,
Damask and diaper table cloths,
Best black Italian lustring,
Super, glossy Gro de Paris and Gro do Swiss,
A beautiful assortment of plain, colored Grode Naps,
Small, figured, fancy colored Gro de Naps,
llernani shawls and handkerchiefs,
Rich blond, gauze, and silk muslin do.,
Ladies’.hoskin, silk, and llernani gloves,
do. silk and cotton hose, all prices,
Misses stout mixed and white cotton hose.
Superfine middling and common thread cambric hdkfs.,
Tainted French lawns and muslins, some grey,
New styled plaid, striped anil plain ginghams,
Tlaid striped and plain black do.
Superfine and common calicoes, very cheap,
Tlain and figured Swiss jaconet muslins,
Book, mull, and cambric do.
Super white and colored cambrics,
Tlain and figured bobinet and grecianctt,
Bobinet quillings, edgings, anil insertings,
Cambric and muslin do. do.
Black and ussorted colors Italian crape,
Fine yellow and blue nankeens,
Tlain talieta and gauze bonnet ribands,
Rich cap und hlack love do.
New style silk umbrellas and parasols,
Bead bags und purses, pluin nnd gilt,
Shell and imitation tuck, side and twist combs,
Silk velvet, white and colored Marseilles,
Valencia, royal, rich and jeans vesting,
Flag, pongee and small figured pocket hdkfs,
RicTi [minted worsted table covers,
Tlaid and striped domestics,
Apron checks and furniture do.,
Blown and bleached shirtings and sheetings,
Bleached and brown jeans,
Cotton oznaburgs and diaper.
With a variety of other goods, not enumerated above
MANN S. VALENTINE,
White Buildings,corner 4th & 11 streets, Shock® Hill.
April 14^ _ 112—wfiw
LOUISA LAN!) FOR SAI.E.—The subscriber of
fers for sale his land, lying in the lower end of
Louisa. It consists of three separate farms. That on
which he lives contains about 1,000 acres, and lies very
compactly ; about one-half wood land, timbered with
oak, pine, hic kory, and other growth. This land, in ge
neral, lies well, and is well adapted to corn, wheat, oats,
and tobacco, and is as well suited to clover as any hind
in this part of the country. It is uncommonly well wa
tered, and lias a considerable quantity of low land on it_
n good portion of which has been reclaimed and culti
vated ; the rest is well adapted to grass, of which a
good deal is annually cut. It is well enclosed. The situ
ation is quite healthy, and the neighborhood agreeable._
it is convenient to market, being about 37 miles from
both Richmond and Fredericksburg. The improvements
are very good—consisting of a two-story wooden dwell
ing-house, with n brick addition, likewise two-story,
having 5 rooms on the lower floor, with a dining room
in the basement—all in good repair. This farm has all
convenient out-houses attached to it, and a never-failing
spring of excellent water near the dwelling-house. The
other two farms contain about dOO acres each, immedi
ately adjoining the land above described. They both
touch Little River, on one side. There is a sutf.cicncy
of wood land on both tracts, and they are tolerably well
enclosed. The soil is generally similar to that on which
I live. They arc both well watered. These farms have
each a tolerable dwelling-house, though somewhat out
of repair—nnd convenient out-houses.
Having come to the determination to ren>ove to the
South-West, the next Fall, I will sell a good bargain in
the above land, either altogether, or divided, to suit pur
chasers. 1 should wish half the purchase money ce/.li,
or young negroes, and will wait Id months for the ba
lance—line purchaser giving bond and a deed of trust on
the land, to secure the payment. An indisputable title
will Ik* given, anil possession by the middle of October
next, with a privilege of seeding wheut hy that time, or
before. Gentlemen from the lower country, who wish
to vest capital in a farming establishment, in a healthy
and agreeable part of the State, will find tim above laud
worthy of their attention.
Persons wishing to see the land, will Ik* shown it by
the subscriber, living on the premises; and letters (post
paid) addressed to the subscriber, “ Locust-Creek Post
Office, Louisa Co.,” will be duly attended to.
March 31. [IQ8—wtfj WILLIAM MILLS.
M-EDICAL INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA,
iv*. The course of instruction, for the following year,
will begin on Monday, April Cth.
SUMMKIl sr.ssros.
I.rrturrs:
Ily Dr. Nathaniel Chapman, on Practice of Medicine.
Dr. Sam i Jackson, Materia Medina,
Dr. John K. Mitchell, Chemistry.
Dr. W. E. Horner, Anatomy.
Dr. Thomas Harris, Surgery.
Dr. John Hell, $ Institutes of Medicine &
( Medical Jurisprudence.
Dr. II. L. Hodge, Obstetric*.
WIKTf.R session.
Krnminotirm* :
Dn Anatomy, by Dr. Hell,
Materia Medics, Dr. Jackson,
Kurgery, Dr. Harris,
Theory and Practice, Dr. Hell,
Chemistry, Dr. Mitchell,
Obstetrics, Dr. Hodge.
W. E. HORNER, Srrrrtnr,/
April 7. ' _ 110—lat
IKW1H HILT/, (Jtncrnl Jlgentand Collrrtor, will at
tend to the collection of bonds, accounts, and claims
if every description in the State of,Virginia
Fredericksburg. March ȴ |MLgwtf
ttoliah.
THIS distinguished Stallion, out* of the best sous of
Ecl'pse, will stand the present season at my stable,
Spring Grove, Hanover county, Va., 18 miles North of
Richmond, 11 from Hanover Court-house, 7 from the
Merry Oaks, ami 3 from Goodwill's Tavern, at $50 the
season; (;t deduction of $10 will bo made, if paid within
the season, which will expire on the 1st of July next,)
$00 to insure a mare to be in foal; (parting with the
marc, forfeit.! the insurance money,) $25 the single leap;
to bo paid when the mare is served, and $1 to the Groom
iu every instance. Any gentleman that will make out a
lot of six mures, will only he charged with five, which if
jiaid within the si ason. will only bo $:t3 33 els. j>er mare.
I hose who put mares last season to Goliah, and did not
get colts, will he insured this year for the price of the
season. 1 do assure the public he is uncommonly
vigorous, and a sure fool-getter. There is scarcely a
inure that was put to him last spring in my neighborhood,
but what is in foal.
1 have made ample arrangements, with good pastures
sown in rve, and lots attached to good herds' grass mea
dow’s, under strong fences and never-failing streams, for
the accommodation of mores, with separate stulls to feed
each mare to herself, if required, at 25 cents per day—
servants' board gratis. My manager, who is a very trusty
man, will superintend the management of Goliah and
the mares, if 1 should be absent at any time, (I calculate
to be very little from home during the season.) Every
care will be taken to prevent accidents, hut no responsi
bility for any that may happen.
Goliah is a light chcsimt,the color of his sire, 8 years
old this spring, full 5 feet 5 inches high, and as to sym
metry of limbs and general appcaruucc, 1 have never
seen his superior; and my opinion is borne out by nil
good and impartial judges who have seen him since he
left the turf; it has farther been admitted be has less
superfluous flesh than any horse when in high order,
uud very seldom excelled in action.
To give a full description of nil the races Goliah has
run, would take up too much room for an advertisement
like this ; suffice it to say, he has run all distances, from
one mile to sixteen, and been a successful winner at them
all, making great time—sometimes has made a had race,
when it was obvious to all he wns in bad health. The
season lie was-I years old, hi’ was so much injured in his
feet, that lie wus brought from Long Island (where he was
raised) by Captain James J. Harrison, to Virginia, who
rested uud greatly improved him. eo ns to make some first
rale races afterwards. In fact, ! often heard Cupt. Har
rison say he thought Goliah equal to any horse of his
day, any distance, when in condition to run. A piece
signed Ohscrrcr, in the American Turf Register uud
Sporting Magazine, vol.5, p. 005, (August No.) says Go
liuli won nine races and lost six. This statement may
he true, as I urn not in possession of all the races lie has
run. I saw him lose a •! mile race at Norfolk tliut he
oimlit to have won, if he had been run differently.
His family is of the purest blood and best racers. (See
the certificates of Messrs. Cadger ami Livingston below.)
His full sister when only three years o*d, who had ne
ver run but one race and that a match for 1000 Dollars,
mile heats, the fall after she was three years old—was
soon afterwards sold to (’apt. J. Doth, near Richmond,
for $2,500 for one half; and Mr. J. G. Stevens of New
York, who then and now has the management of her,
authorized me to challenge any colt of her age for 5000
dollars, which 1 did, and it was not taken up. The
Spring she W’as three years old she was beaten iu a stake,
mile heats, at 3 heats—she winning the first heal—in
very had condition to make a good race. She run in two
large stakes last fall, over the Union Course, Long Is
land, and won them both with case, amounting Yivariy to
0000 Dollars. Mrdoc sold for 10,000 duUvU-s, and Mulas
could not have been purchased fw; V2,000 the fall he died
I lately gave 5,LKM dollars for Col. Johnson’s half of Go
WM. L. WHITE.
- ^ 'y w«c K,n^anui nurse inn mu.
He was got by the celebrated race horse American ;
Eclipse; his (Goliah’s) dam wus got by Mendoza, a full
brother to Sir Walter by Hickory, out of old Netllctop
by imported Diomcd; bis g. dam was got by the imported
horse Expedition; bis g. g. dam “Maid of the Ouks,”
by imported Spread Eagle, his g. g. g. dam by imported
Shark; hisg. g. g.g.dam by Gen. Nelson’s Rockingham
by Partner; g. g. g. g. g. dam by True Whig; his g. g. g.
g. g.g.dam by Col. Baylor's horse Gallant, by" Fear
nought; his g. g. g. g. g. g. g. dam by the imported horse
kogulurt, by Reguui8, who was by (ioclolphiii Am
biun ; g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. dam by the imported
horse Diomed. 1 lie dam of Goliah was out of the
dam of the celebrated Medoc and Midas : Mendoza,
the sire: of the dam of Goliah and full brother to
Sir Walter, was got by Hickory; his dam, Nettle
top, by imported Diomcd; g dam by importcd’Shark; gg
dam by Lindsey’s Arabian: gggdamby Mark Anthony:
his g g g g dam by Silver Eye: bis g g g g g dam by
Cruwtord: his g g g g g g dam by imported Lmus: his
1? f-r S if H S H ‘l*’111* out of a mare imported by Gen. Alex
ander Spottswood, of SpotUylvania county, Va. The
dam of Goliah, the dam of Medoc, and the dam of Mi
das wore all bred by me, and the above Pcdioroc is cor
rect and true. BELA BADGER.
Goliah was bred by me, and bis Pedigree us given by
Mr. Badger is correct.
top*. 1333. WALTER LIVINGSTON.
Goliah, more than once, has run two miles in 3 min
utes and 50(secoiids. The race he won at Fairfield_
running J<> miles, was done in 32 minutes and 54 seconds,
which is enough to show bo possessed both speed and
bottom. 1 wo of liis colts have dropped Ibis Spring—
they are very likely.
1‘. S. Gentlemen wishing to purchase blooded horses
of any kind, would do well to call on the subscriber :
they can be bad on very reasonable terms.
March 3 [!•- 2awM lawAJ W L WHITE.
Ci ULV BEARD.—This very popular stallion, bred
M by Richard Singleton, Esq., of South Carolina
will stand the ensuing season at the subscriber’s stable,
in Nelson county, Va., 10 miles south of Rockfish Gap,
and 2.» miles west of Charlottesville, at the moderate
price of 20 dollars the season, payable at the expiration
thereof; 35 dollars insurance, to be paid as soon as the
mare is ascertained to be in foal or parted with. Fifty
cents, cash, in each case, to the groom. Very extensive,
and a variety of well-enclosed pasture, will be furnished
gratis, consisting of rye-fields, timothy and orchard-grass
lots. The subscriber is as well prepared to do that justice
which is due from the proprietor of a stallion to the
owners of mares, as any one m Virginia, and no exertion
on his part shall be wanting to render that satisfaction
which is so important to his interest. Mares with colts,
will be kept separate from other mares ; and should any
be sent betore foaling, separate lots with shelters are pro
vided for the purpose. Mares will be plentifully fed with
gram, when requested, at 25 cts per day. Servants sent
with mares will be boarded gratis ; und every effort to pre
vent accidents or escapes, but I cannot be liable for any
that may happen. Any person sending six mares will be
charged but for five.
t-FiiKY I If. a rh is without doubt the cheapest horse
now standing in Virginia, taking into consideration his
unexceptionable blood, fine size and appearance, toge
ther with, the remarkably promising appearance of Tiis
get, even from small mares, which some of the most
popular stallions in Virginia have entirely failed to give
sufficient size for any purpose.
The season will commence the 1st day of March, and
terminate the 1st day of July. Grey Heard is risimr *)
years old, in perfect health und condition, and has proven
himself a remarkably sure fool-getter.
Feb. 21. [!M—wtl May] ' JNO. B. COLES.
PEDIGREE.
Grey Beard was got by Kosciusko, his dam the im
ported mare Psyche, bred by Lord Derby, was got by
Sir Peter Teazle. (See Turf Register, page 427, vol. 4.)
Com[>ttrison of (Jrey Heard's Pedigree with Sir Jlrchtfs:
King Herod got Bordeaux, out of u Cygnet mare/
Bordeaux got Bab, out of Speranza, sister to Bahrain.
Bab produced Psyche, by Sir Peter Teazle.
Psyche produced Grey Beard, by Kosciusko.
Herod jrot Highflyer. Highflyer got Sir Peter Teazle.
Sir Peter i'cazle got Psyche, Grey Beard's dam.
Herod got Anvil. Anvil got Anvilinn out of nn
Eclipse, who produced Lottery, who produced Kosciusko.
K ing Herod got Florizel out of a Cygnet mare.
Plorizel got Diomed out of a Spectator rim re.
Diomed got Sir Areliy out of a Rockingham mare.
Herod got Highflyer. Highflyer got Rockingham.
Rockingham got Caatianira, Sir Archy's dam.
It will he seen from the above, that Sir Archy has
Herod blood on both aides; and Grey Beard, in addition
to his being his grandson, has Herod blood through 3
different horses—Bordeaux, Highflyer, and Anvil.
Thus, if a combination of Herod and Eclipse biood is
to be valued, abetter bred horse cannot be found. Eve
ry horse and mare named in Grey Heard's Pedigree
has been esteemed of the first order, the heat of "heir
day. The great excellency ofSir Areliy ns a stallion,
is supposed to be derived from his immediate descent
from King Herod.—(Sec Turf Register, vol. 3, p. 103.)
King Herod's best Son is acknowledged to be the famed
Highflyer, which is the great grand sire, both of Sir Ar
eby and Grey Beard. JNO. B. COLES.
IN CHANCERY Vntoima At a court confirmed
. and held for Buckingham county, the l«t ifb day of
Murcli, 1835: J
James Gills,.Plaintiff,
against
Henry Metteauer and Charles McKinney, Defendants
1’he defendant, Henry Mettcaner, not having entered
Ins appearance and given security according to the Act
of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appear
ing by satisfactory evidence, that he is notan inhabitant
of this country: h is ordered, That the said absent de
fendant do appear hereon the first day of the next June
Court, and answer the hill of the plaintiff; and that a 1
copy of this order he forthwith inserted in the Richmond I
En<|uirer fi»r two months successively, and posted at the
front door of the Court-house of this county
A Cony. Teste, R. ELDRIDGE, c n e
April 14. 112—w8w
Oil D°LLAR8 REWARD.— Absconded from the ■
md “ w subscriber, about the middle of March, a nagro
man by the name of Bob, 19 years of age, very dark
Complexion,r* feet 10 inches high, rather spare made. He
carried with him a napped over coat and a blue cloth j
coat, two or three pair of pantaloons, a wool hat. and a
duflil blanket. No particular mark, except the two first '
fingers on the right hand are turned in so that he cannot '
straighten them. 1 will give the above reward for the '
delivery of said negro to me, or for securing him so that I
I shall get him. JOHN HOLMAN.
Cumberland, April 14. 112_8t I
,_a__... —
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA COMPANY.
jyotut (u subscribers.— In pursuance of the direction
contained m the third section of the act of Assembly
parsed the IGthof March, iKhi, entitled "an act incor
porating th« Stockholders of the James River and K»
nawlia Company," 1 do hereby muku known to all con
cerned, that according to returns made to this office by
Commissioners appointed to receive subscriptions to the
stock of said Company, thirty-two thousand one hundred
and thirty-two shares of the said stock, equal to three
millions two hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred
dollars have been subscribed for by individuals and bo
dies oolitic and corporate, other than the Commonwealth.
I do further make knowu, that the President and Di
rectors of the James River Company, will proceed on
Friday, the first day of May next, to ascertain the amount
of valid subscriptions to the stock of the James River and
Kanawha Company. J. BROWN, Jr., 2d. Auditor.
Second Auditor's Office,lith April, 1335.
O'. Should nnv books of original subscriptions still re
main in the hands of Commissioners, it is deemed indis
pensable that they should be returned before the 1st May
J. B., Jr.
AN ACT
Declaring what shall l*e valid subscriptions to the stock
°fthe James River and Kanawha Company—Passed
yOlh FYbruary, 1835.
Section SI. Re it declared and enacted by the General
Assembly, Thnt in proceeding to ascertain the amount
of valid subscriptions to the stock of the James River
and Kanawha Company, the President and Directors of
the James River Company shall regard us a valid sub
scriber any person, body politic or corporate, who shall
have paid one dollar or more, on each share intended to
lie subscribed for by him, either into the Bank of Vir
ginia, or Farmers' Bank of Virginia, or into any of their
offices of discount and deposit*, or to any agent duly ap
pointed to receive the same; and such payment made at
any time on or before the twenty-second day of Februa
ry. eighteen hundred and thirty-five, shall constitute
such person, body politic or corporate, a valid subscriber
to the stock of the said Company, for the number of
shares for which payment shall so have been made, whe
ther the name of the subscriber be endorsed on the Com
missioner's books or not.
APril 10-_ 111—tlM
NONPLUS will make his first season in America,
at my “True-Blue Plantation" in St. Matthew s
Parish, 30 miles below Columbia, in the Suite of South
Carolina.
This st 11 lion was imported by myself, last F'all; and
for his pedigree, and performance whilst on the English
turf, see the sixth number, vol. (ith, of Skinner's Ameri
can Turf Register, for February, 1835. Nonplus was
Im-il by Mr. Burton, gotten by Cattan. (a favorite son
of Golumpus, hv Gohanna,) and was foaled in the Spring
ot l'vl. It will he seen by reference to his pedigree
anil tilt* Racing Calendar, that lie is nearly allied with
the beat blood of England, ami while on the course, beat
many of the finest horses of his day; among others
Lord Filawilliains' Mulatto, (half brother to Nonplus!
ami for whom four thousand guineas were offered, and
refused the celebrated horses Granby and Medora;
Lord Kilhurne's Purity and Action; Vanish, Camellia,
and 1 arrare ; and Laurel and Popsy, (celebrated sons of
lilacklock.) Nonplus probably sold for mote money in
England, than any horse ever imported into America—
having been purchased when three years old he h>.» -
Duke of Cleveland, at three 1 housa >"U; ^
Stsi »*•
?° , ’ - two hind heels. He is 5 feet 4 l ii
inches high, with great muscular power mid compact
ness; clean limbs, and fine action, lie is remarkably
docile, and finely tempered, though very animated. He
deservedly ranks amongst the stullions of the highest
character, and is now in line health and condition For
the estimation in which lie is held by the subscriber, lie
will only remark, that lie has put to him this season all
ins finest mares. In consequence of the great number
of fine imported horses recently brought into the coun
try, the terms’of the present season will bo very low—
$.«) only, payable when the season expires, aiid 31 to
llie if room. w
Marcs fed for 30 cents a day, and every attention paid
to them, but no liability for accidents.
B „ „ lUCll’D SINGLETON,
a. Carolina, April 24. 115_tf
MW. TURPIN A SAMUEL V A NOKlISL ICE,
• having associated themselves in partnership,
and taken the house formerly occupied by Jno. W.
Smith A S.m, two doors helow the United States Bank
Main Street, intend carrying 011 the Taii.orino Btisi
***** I** its branches, and pledge themselves to tlio
public, to have all orders entrusted to them, executed in
the most fashionable style and with despatch, and trust
by strict attention to receive n share of public patronage.
1 yY/ ',,.“rP‘l‘ returns his thanks to bis friends ami
the public, for the liberal onnouragement bestowed on
him when in business alone, and solicits their favors to
the picsent firm of Turpin A Vandcrslicc.
March 24. 10C—tf
FRESH SPRING coons
f H 1HE Ship Jefferson, having just arrived from Livcr
JL pool, with the remainder and largest portion of our
Spring importation, (the other portion having already ar.
k»ved by the Ship Hark Away, frCjin the same port() we
use the earliest moment to apprise our city and country
customers and country merchants generally of the fact
and to say, that in the course of a few days, we shall be
prepared to offer to all who may wish to buy, an assort
ment of unusual extent and variety,and under existing
cnrcuinstances.sucli as the scarcity of desirable Goods in
tlie Northern markets, and the great advance which has
token place in those markets within a few months, the
most desirable supply perhaps, that we have ever offer d
for sale. We have also a large supply of Domestic and
other Goods, which, including those now ajlout, willcon
sliiute a stock of near $175,000 in value; all of which
we oiler on accommodating terms. A more particular
advertisement will appear during next week, if we can
find lime to prepare one.
. . F. A J. S. JAMES A CO.,
April 14. [112—tfj_Market Square.
(21USTAVUS UPSON RICHARDS, Esq. of New
N 1 ork, became interested, on the 1st February last,
in the several businesses of F. A J. S. James A Co. of
this City ; F. A J. S. James A Co. of the City of Ne w
York, and Lward James A. Co. of Petersburg, Va.—Mr.
Richards will be the resident partner in the City of New
York. J
APril __F. A J. S. JAMES A Co.
H. W.& J. J, IKY,
Grocers Forwarding Agents, Richmond, Fa.
' Irl L subscribers are now receiving tiieir SPRING
JL GOODS, consisting of
1.000 bags prime green, Cuba, and Rio coffee,
25 tierces of Porto Rico do.
200 liags old white Java and Mocha do.
lot) hhds. St. Croix, Porto Rico, and N. O. sugars,
50 boxes and 50 bills, loaf and lump do.
10 barrels handsome crushed do.
950 packages fresh teas,
10 boxes canisters do.
100 hhds. N. O and E. I. Molasses,
50 barrels and 10 tierces do.
100 boxes chocolate, No. I,
20 tierces new rice,
150 boxes turpentine soap,
100 do. sliuving do.
50 do. sperm candles,
75 do. tallow do.
250 do. window glass, 8 by 10 and 10 by 12,
500 reams wrapping paper,
2.»0 do. writing and letter do. (part ruled,)
doz. bed cords and leading lines,
.100 boxes Spanish and American cigars,
25 doz. painted buckets,
10 tons English and Swedes iron,
2 do. hoop nnd sheet do.
12 do. American blistered and other steel,
675 kegs cut nails, assorted sizes,
50 do Dupont s and Rodgers' powder,
500 bags shot, all sizes,
2,1H*0 lbs. bar lend,
75 kegs of white lead, Nos. 1 and 2,
20 do. dry do. do.
4.000 lbs. iiest green copperas,
2 hhds. superior Dutch madder,
5 ceroons Spanish float indigo,
15 barrels chipped logwood,
3.000 lbs. alum,
1.000 do. saltpetre,
100 bags black pepper,
50 do. nlspice,
7;> do. race-ginger,
35 kegs ground do.
I bale of cloves,
50 mats of cinnamon,
75 drums fresh figs,
50 boxes bunch raisins,
f> bales almonds,
50 boxes oranges,
25 do. lemons,
10 eases preserved ginger,
50 casks sweet Malaga wine,
5 do. old Madeira do.
25 do. B. Madeira do.
20 do. French do. do.
10 do. old (sirt do.
50 boxes claret do.
40. do. muscat do.
20 do. Philadelphia porter and ale,
10 do. sweet cider,
10,000 lbs. hemlock sole leather,
10,00(1 lbs. Richmond nnd Petersburg cotton yarns,
1,000 sacks best Liverpool salt—with a variety of other
articles, which were purchased with great care, in the
Northern Markets, before the late advance, and will now
be gold on accommodating terms.
O' Country merchants will find it to their interest to
purchase their groceries jn this market.
O' Having extended our store to the adjoining fire
proof building, we are prepared to reeeive and forward
^oods, with care and despatch, to their place* of destina* i
bon. If. w A J. J. FRY.
March 24. 106—4tif
LADY MINE.—a favorite Rondinn a la Polaces,
coinpoaed and arranged for the Piano Forte, by
Charles Berg of this City; together with a great variety
of new and fashionable Music, for the Piano Forte, has
been received (hisday, (Slut Fthrtiity,) by
Feb 96. [06—If) R (. SMITH,
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