Red Wing sentinel. [volume], January 01, 1859, Image 1

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DAN 8. MBRITT,
I'UBLISIIKD EVJEKY SATURDAY,
AT
E W I N MINNESOTA
uv
DAN S. MEKXTT.
Terms, 2 per year, in a a
»2.50jit nut paid within six months,
Or at the end of the Year.
A E S O A E I S I N
Business Curds oftivc \\\w
do ten linos
Oliocolnmu per a
*l six months
Unit" column per ye •,•••••
do six mon '.»»••
Fourth column per yuar-'
do. six mouths
Each square (10 lines, or less) first insertion 40
Each subsequent insertion ,20
All adveiftiesmonts continued until ordered out.
Changes made iu advertisments, charged at
80 cents per thousand ems.
Advertiscmeutssotin doublectltttnn,}.{ price
additional.
Ex wuted wi'lh neatness and dispatch
BLANKS.«»Wttrranty, Qtiit-Claini,Special
Warranty, Mort/ngo Deeds, and Township
Plats for sale at the Sentinel ottice.
Business Directory:
MET110P0LI1AN HOTEL,
liCvt^e street, immediately opposite the Steam
boat Landing, lied VTing, Minnesota,
& E. L. TEELE PROPRIETORS.
new, spacious and commodious house
•lo open for the reception of guests.—
It has been constructed under the immediate
utportUionof the proprietors, and nothing has
foon omitted to insure the comfort and conven
enco of those who may favor them with their
tatronage. The numerous rooms are all well
ighted, ventilated and furnished in a superior
niumcr. In connection with the house is
food and commodious stable.
A, A.
is
Ko4 Wiiisr. March 1, IS5S. 83tf
m&Y
1« W^W7/«3"W[»
W !., W E 3 S E to
E A II ST i: A BO A LA XD 1 NG
IFA) W I N S O A
"HACK HOUSET"
J. HACK, Proprietor.
ONStreet,M
PLU STREET, afew doors from Main
Red Wing.
This House is entirely new and newly fur
'ihed. and the Proprietor hopes !y strict at
ntioa to customers to receive a share of pat
inage.
'Red Wing, Sept. 5,1557. 59y
E N A O I N O S E
1». R. & F. A. 1IARDT, PaopatETona.
plIIS House is pleasantly located on the sh*re
of Lake Pepin, within a few rods of the
tcamWoat Landing. Persons wishing to s-pend
few days of Tjcreation and leisure, will And
his the place to do it. A good and well sup
lied barn is attached to the house, and acom
etent ostler always in attendance.
The proprietors having leased the above pop
lar house and having thoroughly repainted
nd furnished in a superior style, would say to
He pnblie that thing that they can do to
»ake al. calling, comfortably and pleasantly
jtnatcd. will be loft undone*
ay •_»*. 1 ."».. O.ly
I. S. KKLLOGJ,
Wholesale and retail dealer iu O
Drugs and Medicines
VHE MICA /', /'. 11NTS,
"^ILS, Dye Studs, Window Class, Medicinal
Wines and Liquors. Tobacco, Snuffs, Cigars.
Oamphonc, Alcohol. Burning Fluid, & Main
trect, Red Wing. Minnesota. H'.tyl
BO. SriOEB, J*$Q W. S. GROW.
LIVER A N E A N E
STABLE.
"Hum street, between Fourth and Fifth
RED WINK, MINNESOTA.
The subscribers having the beststocked sta
west of tin Mississippi River are prepared
furnish the. pleasu seeking, and traveling
blic, with as good Turn, Ou's, as the country
brds come and try .is if anybody has Jlen
t, we can go it. SPICER Jk GROW.
March 19th 1858.
A
%pltin#mikl MrectwyCoirtliifed
tv.,n t.lmboatsfreo.
l"- mr,.]
RK1) WING
HOUSE,
JACOB BENNETT, Proprietor.
:::i ix I S S S O A
l-ifi'onnccted with t\\c Ilntts is lavire and
mvonient Stable. Stages leave daily for the
terior. Teams and Carriaires on hand to
mvcv Pas.seiiirer* t.» any part of the eoun' ry.
April H. l--. !)0 tV
FALL S J1 (AJ 8E
BY E N VAX A E N
O.iXSOy FALLS, MIX.XFSOTA.
ravclors will tiud every accommodation on
asoiiaKfi tortus at the above Ilonse^ Good
abKs, Ostler. Ac. «2ly
L3f-_yJ
ilIcINTIR E & S E O N
DEALERS IN
Goods.Groceriffs.Crockery, Hardware Cut
y, Nails, Oils, Paints Sash, Window Glass,
oking Glasses, Farming Implmcnts,
V.so, Iiosierv, Glovos, Cravats, Suspenders,
[rts,Collars,Brushes, Fancy Goods, &e.
I .1. MOINTIBE.
jtnd Wing M. T. T. B. SHELDON.
DUBUQE CITY MARBLE
WORKS.
I ItlJRltlClv, Dealer in American and Kor
cii^n Marble.Sixth street, below Maiuaiid
ra. Duhuqtto, lo.via.
ii 'iu nit.-*, & II lailStoncK, Man
tics, a &c t»2m9
h. I' I I N I S O N
Reetilit and Wholesale dealer in
a a
\VL\ES«rL£QU(JHS,
Corner Plum and Third 8t»., 97tf
J) WIING, MINNESOTA.
W i»I. l§7,
\HY8ICIAN $ SURGEON
orrioE AXD »ESIOEXCE,
bousoaouth-eastoftho llamlinp Ii^tituie
VI 1
BLA CKSM1THING
•J BY
ftEORGi: W A E .•
At the new Shop on Main stacct, within a
lew rods of the orossinsr of Jordon.
KED WING, MINNESOTA-
E
97tf
1 1 0 W A 0
hop on Main street, near the American House,
vear, $6,001 and next door to the Gunsmith, holds himself
10,00 ready to do all work in his line with prompt
70,00• nossariA in workraaulike style.
4o'oo r|-%|r Ox and Horse Shoeing,
25,00 i[t. having erected a nrst rate and new frame
15,00) for shooing cattle, he don't mean to allow him
self to be excelled either iu Ox or Horse shoeing.
Farmers and all others give him a trial.
Red Wing. Nov. 27, 1S5S. 12lm3
WOODBUBY & 'WRIGHT,
'Architects and Builders,
I I A A i) I A 1 I if A mr \Tr E arc now proporod totake contracts,fur
A W ni«h plans and specification* also,Sash
?J mwmwmm. .the
uuldoors0£httIul juuflllado t0.uraer,
from country solicited
ChillsoneHouse.
Rod Wing, March 27, 1838
111 ill! its a us a ifrom th country solicited. Shop" near the
I
A I O
Office over the Register of Deeds' office,
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
E E O
S.SIIEPABD, Architect & Builder. Nashua, N.lf.
L. BRIUUS, ., Architect and Civil Engineer,
Boston, Mass.
E E A E Architect & Mechanical Draught
man, New York.
W. W. DERBY, Contractor & Builder. Chicago.
April 10,1S5S. *S8tf
\V. E. HAWKINS. G. B. 1SAKKR. A. HAM,
A I O N S N O W O S
Hawkins & Co.,
WOULr
take this method of informing
thei friends and the public generally,
that they are now prepared to do
3 A a S
3 IP a 33
Of all kinds, such as House, Sign, Carriage,
Curtain and Ornamental Painting, Graining,
Glazing, Marbling and Paper Halloing.
J5F°Spoci»l attention paid to all order*from
the couutrv. 52tf
lied Wing-July 17. 1557.
A & FLETCIIB:R.
Hous sulci '"Sign a in and Glaziers
VXTOUL respoctffflly inform.tho-altlw**of}
uca vrrng nrjrt crteS are now prcpuredto
till all Jrdcrs with which we may bo favored
mi the shortest notice. We hope by strict at
tention to Im/mcss to receive a liberal share of
patronage.
£gP.S/l .•• ..„ t.k* •-. ,er ,.r Phtuiltind Fourth Str'e.
Reil \Vrinu. Mav.r?. 1H57. 44tf
JOHN niSLER,
Manufacturer and dealer in
LADIES' GENTS' AND CHILDREN'S
Moots & Shoes,
Plum street one door north of the Kelly House,
E W N I N N E S O A 9-ltf
SADDLES, HARNESSES
"JHOP on Bush St. opposite C.
store, Red Wing. Minn. Whore
constantly on hand a large assortmen':
dies. Harnesses, Bridles, Trunks,
Whins, Fly nets, and all other articles usually
kept in a harness shop, and cheaper than can be
bought this side of Chicago.
Repairing done to order and with dispatch, andd attend to all business appertaining to Ids
fl
f96y
Slain street, Wing.
I». O E N S
A I O
H3P.OSJL17T
On Main street, next do to a
a in office in Wilkinson' Rluck
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
I best of French and other Cloths, kept
J. constantly on hand, and made up in a su
perior manner by epmpctcnt workmen. Also,
CENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
E^~ Cutting done to order.
Red Wing, May 23,1857. 96y
£,. AOAITtK,
Manufacturer and dealer in
Smith's
ho has
of Sad
Valises
Repairing and Job work done on short notice,
and in the host style. 94tf
REMOVAL.
S O S E N S E O
lias been removed
to tlie west side of
Jordan, Maine street
where may be found
a good assortment of
"SHARP'S RIFLES,
mid Muzzle loading Rifles,
Target
double and single barrel Shot Guns
Colts, Alhrts, and the celebrated
Bobbins and Lawrence Pistols,
Powder, Shot, Lead, Caps, Wads, Flasks, Shot
Belts, Game Bags, Fishing Tackle, & ifcc.
Cheap for Cash.
a in with a re a dispatch.
M. CHAMBERLTN.
Red Wing, June 14 1858. 70mfi
«,. ii. CONWELEV. M. D.,
Tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of Red Wing and vicinity.
OKKIOE.—Comer of Bush and Plum
up stairs.
E E E N E S
Hon.Z. KinwEtt, M. Fairmont, Va
P^V *'r- .t^
8 0 N
Red Wing,May 2.",ld57.
street,
S,f',
C., Brownsville, Pa.
0 Mt TT,:i!
Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dr. C. COOPKK,
4
A LLEnr A N
SURGR0N AND MECflANICAL
E N I S
Divg
It tun-. o.*or tin*
Kfd Wins.
1)1 AMOS tor sale
3ain si
70m
to rent bv
D. I
7.tf
Aujjm 23, 1507.
w*£
VOLUME 3, NUMBEH 21. RED WING, GOODHUE COUNTY, MINN., SATURDAY. JANUARY, 1 1859.
Directory Continued:
r. SANOrOKD. FRANK IVI8.
S A N O & IVES
Attorneys at Law $' Notary Public.
R'iED WING I N N E S O A
Agents for the.United States, Franklin, Fire
*and Marine,
I N S A N E COMPANIES.
[121*0
CLINTON GUUNEEjJR. O. G. REYNOLDS.
OURNEE & REYNOLDS,
Counsellors and Attorneys at Law,
Red Wing, Minn.
£§TOffice with Smith, Tovne & Co. 82-tf
A N A
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
A A W
NOR TU PEPIN, WISCONSIN.
Will give special attention to collecting &c.
O I & A I O N
AT i'ORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW
AND
work
SGtf
GENERAL LAND AGENTS
E W I N I N N E S O A
W A E N I S O
Late Murdoch ik -Bristol,)
•Mtorney at Law
And Notary Public,
REDWING, MINNESOTA,
51.V
MISS A I E I E
At her Father's residence, corner itA tfr Dacota, sfs
Continues to give to the Ladies of-Red
Wing lessons in
PTANO FORT E PLAYING
Terms per term of 12' weeks §10 payable in
advance.
Red Wrhg/jTnhe l&,13SS-'_ OStf
A E PRvATT,!•'••"
A O N E S A A W
ami Solicitors in a
ANT) A E N S A N E A E S I N
a Estate and a W a a
MANTORVILE, DODGE Co., M.
rt
a
A 3\r
E a Ajjcnt, a a
IN
&.N W A E A N S
ITcd W in in so a
l~& Money loaned. Land Warrants sold or lo
aned on time. Real Estate, and Exchagn
bought and sold. May 23. '57.
HttXAXJ.rn„
,J*'"ACJ:-
WILOEK
*P
I I &
pjotbssion-negotiate Loans for Capitalists up
Central Point, Jan. 1,1S5S. $7y
J. H. ELDER,
DKAT.ES IS-
A N S A N O W N LOTS,
Lumber. Shingles. Produce. Horses, Wagons
and Wood. Will make Collections. Pa
TaxesYBuy and Sell County Order's,
Uncurrcnt Money & «fre.
E O W I N I N N 93tf
\VM, W I I I S 0
ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
Office next or to howiitor' Bookstore
RED WING, M. T.
Agent for the following reliable Insurance
Companies:—
FARMERS UNION, Athens, Pa.,
WASHINGTON UNION, Cleveland, Ohio.
HOPE, Painesville,
REFERENCES:
Hon. W. H. WELCH, Red Wing, Minnesota
E. T. WILDER,
11. HiTcncocK, Paincsrille, Ohio.
A. G. RIDDLE, Cleveland, Ohio.
H.D.KENDALL
II. WILDER Conncaat,
rt
August 22,1S57, 57
Commonwealth Insurance Comp'y,
Union Buildings, Third street,
HARRISBITRGII, PENNSYLVANIA,
Chartered Capital, $ 3 0 0 0 0 0
Insure Buildings and other Property,
Against loss or damage by Fire. Also against
Perils of the Sea, Inland Navigation and Trans
portation.
E
SIMON CAMERON,
GEO. M. LAUMAN,
WILLIAM DOCK,
F.I.I SLIFER,
GEO. BERGNER,
BENJAMIN PARKE,
JAMES FOX.
Witt. KEPNJiK,
A. B. WAUFOUD,
W. F. MuiutAy,
F. K. BOAS,
JOHN II. BERRYHIM,,
W M. PACKER.
O I E S
?™Q N CAMERON, President.
BEN J. PARKE, Vice President.
&,!•! CARRIER, Secretary.
S. B. FOOT, Agent, Red Wing, M. T.
January 9,1858. 75tt-
A N I N O S E O
SMITE S I S & CO.,
RED WING, MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
P.SMITH. B. L. MEIGS.
Red Wing-.M. T. N. KXAPP.
W. S.DICKINSON.
Bangor. N.Y.
A \V. KKRi.irSOX
Malone.N.Y.
WEtionsl,
wil give special attention to Collec
payment of Taxes, and to the pur-
chase and sale of Real Estate.
Land Warrants for sale or toloan.—Mon
ey Received on Deposit.
REFER TO
Messrs. Green Sowcll. Bankers. New Y#rk,
w. A. Whoelor,Esq.,Cash'r Malone B'k.N.Y.
Messrs. E. A, Birchard Co., Boston,
fc. I. Tinkham. Esq., Banker, Chicago,
Daniel Fish, Esq., President of Farmers' Bak,
I Lansinghurgh, N. Y..
Messrs. Brockaway, Wason, Everett Co.,
Hankers, Cleveland, Ohio,
.Instils White, E*q., La Crosse. Wisconsin.
JohnC. Smith, Pres't Canajoharie Bank.N. Y.
IJed Wing, June 6:1857. 46ni6#
•ItejaauatMiw—
Minnesota Forever!
A GEM.
Softly
She is lying,
With her lips apart
Softly
She is dying
Of a broken heart!
W hispor
She is gojnt:
To her linal rest.
Whisper!
Life is growing
Dim withiu her breast.
Gently
She is sleeping—
She has breathed her last.
Gently,
While you're weeping,
She to heaven has past!
The President's Mrxicnu Policy
hvahua and Sonora.
rof
EI.IT. WILDEU.
K. T. W I E
Bankers & Land Agents
E
WING, Minnesota Tcr.
Money loaned. Exchange & Land Warrants
bought and sold. Land Warrants, or Money
loaned to prc-emptors, on long or short time
and oiyfavorable terms.
T^.V.tls
a
sold on commission &c.
Red Wing, May, 1857.
E A ESTAT E O I E
E N A O I N 3 I I N N E S O A
I E subscriber will buy and sell Lands, lo
cate Land Warrants, outer Government
IiandsJ select Claims for Settlers desiring to lo
eate on the Half Breed Reservation, pay Taxes
an attend to all business appertaining to his
profession—negotiat Loan for Capitalist sup
on unexceptionable real estate security from 20
to 60 per cent. PERRY D. MARTIN.
Chihuahua (pronounced Chewawa)
is a State of the Mexican Republic,
bounded on the north by Texas and
and the Mexican State of Coahuilla,
en the south by Durahgo, and on the
west by Sonora. Its area is a trifle
over a 100,000 square miles, or nearly
twice that of Illinois, and.it lies be
tween the parrallels 27 and 23 degrees
north. The western portion of the
Slate is traversed by the Mexican Cor
dilleras, here called" the Sierra Madre
among which rise the principal streams
constituting the head waters of the Rio
Grande. On the western slope of the
mountains several smaller streams take
their rise and empty into the Gulf of
California. By far the larger portion
of Chihuahua is made up of high, arid
table-lands covered with thorny chap
paral and cactus—unfit for agriculture.
Along the water courses which area
numerous, are extensive valleys of rich
grazing land which subsist large droves
of cattle, sheep, horses and mules.—
The raising of stock is the principal
occupation of the Clnnuahu'ans, though
corn, wheat, barley, cotton and then
vine arc cultivated. Chihuahua is rich
in minerals, which comprise gold, sil
ver, copper, lead, iron, tin, saltpetre
and bituminous coal. The silver mines
of the province have been celebrated
almost since the conquest of Cortez.
In the year 1846 nearly a million dol
lars in silver were coined in the city
of Chihuahua.
The most important mines are in
the Sierra Madre, at EI Parral, Botop
elas, Jesu Maria and Santa Eulalia.
The highest mountain peak in northern
Mexico is that of Jesu Maria—8,300
above the level of the sea. The prov
ince is infested with the Apache In
dians, who carry on ceaseless hostili
ties against the inhabitants, driving
off their herds aud plundering .their
trains. The population of the prov
ince in 1850 was 140,600, of whom
about one fourth are whites, the bal
ance Indians, mulaUoes, mestizoes,
quadroons, quiuteroons, and zamboes,
(the offspring of negroes and Indians)
an assortment that ought to please the
largest variety of taste.
The city of Chihuahua, the capital
of the State, is situated on a tributary
of the river Conchas, itself a tributary
of the Rio Grande—in the midst of a
fertile plain, and nearly in the centre
of the province. It is well built, clean
paved, and contains many splendid
kT^SfeS
-Chi-
The inordinate desire and deter
initiation of .the present generation of
our countrymen to extend the nation
al domain upon any. trivial excuse that
may otter, without stopping particu
larly to enquiye into the means that are
to be used to accomplish the
cudsub.sist,pjai
causes the startling proposition of Mr.
Buchanan to seize upon and hold two
Mexican States by military force, to be
received with a 4egree of tacit appro
Uation that would have astonished and
paralyzed the fathers of the Republic
The mien
the present day calmly
look upon propositions of this charac
ter/al^matter of course, and set about
calculating iclien the proposed erid
will lie ae:co'nviished—not stopping to
reflect how Oi by what means.
Taking it then for granted, that Mex
ico is specdilyto be further dismem
bered—perhaps entirely swallowed
up—by the working out of the "mani
fest destiny'" oV Anglo-Saxonisnj^it on
ly remains for the Republican party of
the Union to see that the national law
of Mexico" in prohibition of negro sla
very is not suilVretl to be overthrown
whenever any portion of her territory
becomes a part of our confederacy.
W must see that however far south
or north the American eagle may ex
pand her wings, she shelters none oth
ers than homes (ofc freedom and free
men. This is apart of the mission of
the present Republican organization,
and to accomplish it will involve one
of the mightiest struggles it will ever
be called upon to encounter.
Chihnahua and Sonora are placed
before us as the next first prize that
may reward our labors in developing
our "manifest^destiny." W compile
from an articie in a late number of the
Chicago Press and Tribune a brief
description of the present condition
and resources of these two Mexican
States. How long will it be before we
must, in writing of them, say American
States?
buildings among them a cathedral of erned orator himself.
hewn stone erected at a cost of
$800,000. The ^cit^is .surrounded by
silver mines and contains a mint for
coining both silver and gold. Chihua
hua was founeled iu 1691 and con
tained at one time 70,000 inhabitants.—
Its present population is 14,000.
*&>
Sonora is the extreme northwestern
province of Mexico—bouneled on thehe
north by Now Mexico, on the east and
south by Chihuahun, and Sinaloa, on
the west by the Gulf of California.—
Its area is about 125,000 square miles,
and its population of the Chihuahua
variety) abo^trl20,000. The face ot
the coinvtiw-t6..the west and south is
generally^flatjtstnd"in*' the latter direc
tion fruitful. It is watered by'tlte riv
ers Mayo and Yaqui. In the north
and east the Cordilleras rise to a great
heighth and form, as it were, a natural
barrier against Mr. Buchanan's scheme
of "protection." Mines of gold, sil
ver, mercury, and other metals, are
here found in the valleys and gulches,
and the,, city of Arispo, a place of some
5,000 inhabitants, is supported by their
annual yield. The climate is "warm
throughout the year. A large portion
of the Sate is occupied by Indians,
the most numerous tribes being the
Apaches, Opatas andTecopas. They
tly by Agriculture, bnt
thecall
greater porjiou are wild and nomadic
ami, Apaches especially, hostile to the
whites. Guyamas, the principal sea
port, is a town of considerable and
growing importance. The foreign
trade of Sonora is carried on entirely
through it, and it must ultimately be
come the chief entrepot of Chihuahua
and Durango. The capital of the prov
ince is TJres^a city of 7,000 inhab
itants.
Mr. Warren, the author of a book
recently published, calleel Dust and
Foam, or Three Oceans, and two con
tinents," gives a glowing account of
Sonora—its resources anel position.—
He says:
Sonora is the richest of these prov
inces, tor although its surface is ex-district
tremely mountainous, still intersecting
these ranges are broad and fertile val
leys, well watered with never failin
springs, and woodeel with superb for
ests. Here growing side by siele may
be found the productions of the torrid
and temperate zones—fielels of wheat
and sugar cane, and the vine and the
orange maybe seen blossoming at the
same moment with the cotton plant,
which is indigenous to the bottoms
along the rivers Gila or San Pedro.
Every metal, precious and useful, has
been thrown pell mell from the burn
ing furnace of the Sierra. Silver'as
well as gold, is found in its virgin state,
and in masses the very marble is
veined with gold, and the stones them
sedves sweat with quicksilver. With
a seaboard of 500 miles on the Gulf of
California, its ports are those througl
which must necessarily pass all its own
imports, and those of that immense
tract oi country, comprising the States
of Durango and of Chihuahua.
"Guaymas, from its central position
and its wonderfully safe and coramo
dious harbor, will of course be, as it
is at present, the principal seaport
town, and there arc men living who
may see the. now miserable town of
Guaymas as flourishing^a t$ty* as San
Francisco at the present day, moretoreuo'o'il,.
particularly, should if be chosen as the
terminus for the Pacific Railroad, as
hasJjcen suggested. Even now webetween
hear of American ships in search of
freight, leaving San Francisco and
bound to Guaymas, in order to load
guaifd' in its immediate vicinity and
knowing as-we do the valuable depos
itees of sulphur anel saltpetre which ar
lying unheeded within comparatively
stone's throw of this harbor, it needs
not a prophetic eye to see the elay
when it will be filled with California
liners seeking homeward freight."
Sonora has been in a ferment with
a scries of invasions and revolutions
a smaller scale,"during the past
two years." The fate of Crabbe and
his followars who undertook to filibus
ter the country from California, is still
fresh in the minds of the public. The
whole were surrounded and captured
by the Mexican authorities, and after
wards drawn up in line, blindfold aud
shot. A bandit chief named Guadara,
who originally set out for a robber and
subsequently' assumed the role of a de
liverer, has since given the Federal
Governor, Peschuera, his hands full.
Though unsuccessful in wresting the
government from the latter, he
"prostrange
bounces" against him with great regu
larity, and keeps things bubbling pret
ty much all the time. It is supposed
that Guadara has received encourage
ment from Washington, more than
once, to detach the State from Mexi
co and set up a Presidency for himself.
At latest dates the strife was progres
sing finely, but two sons of Guadara
had fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Such arc the resources and such the
condition of Chihuahua and Sonora.
A VOI.OHIA* l! SIX) IJ S E
A corespondent of ihe Knickerbock
er, who writes from Mansfield, Ohio,
sends the following "discpurse," for
the entire authenticity' of which he
vouches without reserve, haying taken
it down from the thick lips of the rev
[.jCTeaCUfinmB-K
"XT
••-Wv'
My tex,' brudrcn ami sister*, will be
found in elo fus chapter Genesis and
twenty sebenth werse:
"Anel ele'Lord make Adam." I tole
you how he make him. Ho make him
out of clay, and when he git dry he
breathed into him de breff ob life.
put him into de garden of Eden, anel
set him iu de kornw ob de lot, anel
he told him to oaJt all do apples eeptin'
demin de middle ob de orchard dem
he want for he winter apples.
Byrne by Adam he be lonesum. So
de Lord make Ebe. I tole you how
he make her he give Adam loddilum
till he got sounel asleep, den he gouge
rib outh,e side and make Ebe an' hecould
tole her to eat all de apples eeptin' dem
in de middle ob de orchard dem he
want for he winter apples.
Wun day ele Lorel he go a visiting
de clebbel ho cum along he dress him
self up ob de skin ob ele snake, and he
fine Ebe, and he tole her: "Ebe, why
for you not eat de apples in de middle
ob ele orchard Ebe says, "deir de
Lord's winter apples." Biu eteeteffoel
says, "I tole yo" ', to cat dem, case
eley's do best
4
Adam. Adam he lay low, so de
Lor' call again, "You Adam-!" Adam
say, "Ilea Lor'!" and de Lor' say,
"Who stole de winter apples Adam
tole him, 'Don't know—Ebe, he spect.'
So de Lor' call Ebe. Ebe lay low ele
Lor' call again, "You Ebe!" Ebe sav,
Ilea Lor'!" —D Lor' say "Who stede
ele winter, apples ?"—Ebe tole him,
"Doif't know—Adam, she spegt." So
ele Lor' cotch em boff, and trow dem
ober de fence, and he tole 'em Go
work for your libbin."
Narrative of the Slaver Echo—the Cap
and Subsequent Events.
COLUMBIA, S. Dec. 3,1858.
The refusal of the grand jury of this
to find a true bill against the
crew of the slaver Echo, for piracy,
whilst it increases the important bear
ing which she ifc destined to have on
the future of the laws against the slave
trade, is likely ~to deprive the public,
for awhile at least, of the details of
the capture of that vessel by the Unit
ed States brig Dolphin, and of those
explanations of the various occurrenc
es which would have been furnished
in the course of the testimony that
would have been produced before a
petit jury. The following narrative,
therefore^ gathered mainly from the
principal actors in the affair, will be
read with much interest.
A SUSPICIOUS SAIL.
The United^Sjates brig Dolphin, of
six g\jns, 32 1% Lieut. Commanei
ing Jr Maffiit, U: 3 N., was in Au
gust last cruising off-the north coast of
Cuba^ pursuant to orders, to overhaul
suspicious ve&sels. and intercept illegal
traffic. Abo^tJi&f past six o'clock on
the morning effthe 21st of August, the
sky clear and bright, and the wind
blowingdmskly about N. E., the signal
of a siiirin- sight was given by the
lookout. A *strangc vessel, under a
press ofcjmvas, was .reported ahead,
and standing oh the same course with
the Dolphin. N particular attention
was directed to the vessel during the
other thair1J|^&ccasional
glance through the ^glas^j'attg, a pass
ing remark as to the lessening distance
the two ships, from the deck
of the Dolphin. About one e'clock,
however,-a near view of the stranger
being obtained, disclosed to the Unit
ed States officers the tact that she was
a brig, light in the water, and coming
from the eastward through the South
ern channel. These circumstances at
once raised a suspicion in the mind of
the commander of the Dolphin, as to
the character of the vessel, as he knew,
if engaged in lawful traffic, she would
not be very likely to come from that
direction light of draught. .Orders
wore,thereforc,pronip1ly issued fo keep
a sharp lookout" Upon the actions of the
stranger, while the Dolphin, crowding
her sail, continued to overhaul her
rapielly.
At ten minutes past two a bustle
was ob"served.'ori the deck of the ves
sel, and she suddenly and very briskly
took in all her steering sails "at once,
anel haulcel by the wind on the star
board tack. The speedy anel seaman
like maimer in which this was done,
at once confirmed the suspicions be
fore excited, for it proved that the
brig was maimed with unusual
strength. Quick as thought, there
fore, the commander of the Dolphin
gave the orders te chase and man
instant her deck were alive with of
ficers and men, eager with the excite-
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
in de orchard."
So Ebe cat deJLap| anel Adam a
bite and elen de elebble he go way.
Byrne by do Lor' cum home, and he
ment of the anticipated race, for it
Was easy to perceive that the strangers .,*,.
might prove no easily captured prize.
Immediately the brig broke cover, the
British flag was runup to the mast
head by the commander ofthe Dol
phin, as a ruse to draw out the true
character ef the fugitive. This is a
general custom in all navies, when
first breaking cover with an enemy,
or a ship engageel in an unlawful traffic
on the high seas,'anel is designed pur
posely to mislead the suspected craft
and eliseover her true character. The
strange sail continued to scud before
v.
mOLE NUMBER 126.
and a blank cartridge was fired after
her, as a^respeetful invitation to allow
the pursuer a sight of her national en
sign. The hint was disregarded—no
cd!6rs made their appearance from her
mast, and at half past three o'clock
M. another blank cartridge was ex
pended, with no more satisfactory re
ult.
THE CUASE AND CAPTURE.
The excitement on board the Dol
phin was now intense, feu* it was evi
dent that the stranger was an'unlaw
ful character, and had made up her
mind to show her speed, if not her
teeth. Every stitch of canvas that
be used to advantage was
crowded on the United States vessel,
and every means possible was resorted
to in order to increase her speed. A
the gallant ship answered to these ef
forts, and sprang forwarel like an ar
row from a bow the chase became earn
est anel.interesting in no ordinary de
gree. So well was the flying craft
handled that for a time it was uncer
tain which had the advantage in head
way but the master, who, with spy
glass in hand, was stationed on the
fore royal yard, declared that the dis
tance was decreasing between the two
ships, an opinion that was soon after
confirmed by the report of the third
lieutenant, who, with the sextant, was
measuring the angle between the
strange sail's main truck and water
hue, the increase of which ^ave proof,
that the Dolphin was hearing the
chased brig. A 4 o'clock P. or.-*
ders were given by Capt. Maflitto first
Lieutenant Braelford, to fire a shot un
der the brig's stern, that she might
have no excuse for fully understanding
that a sight of her flag and communi
cation with her commander were de
sired. The shot, at the gun's full ele
vation, was fired, and, to the astonish
ment of all, it passed close under the
bow of the suspected vessel. Those on
board the latter LOW evidently came
to the conclusion that'llo child's play
was intended by their pursuer, and in
answer to the last anel more pressing
invitation,shc displayed the well known
stars anel stripes of tHie American fla*.
No sooner was the evidence of her na
tionality given, Jhan Capt. Maflit or
dered an American ensign to be run
up at the Dolphin's peak. But the
change did not appear to suit the
stranger at all, and continued to strug
gle on all the more resolutely in the
vain effort to eluele her pursuer.
After runniug for fifty minutes longer,
Capt. Maffit made up his mind that it
was time to bring matters to a close
without further delay. Two orders
4
ut.
viv-iav. me
were therefore issued by him to Lien
.Bradford.• Th first was to• throw a
-...-.,
„«hpths
mftmWilder the stranger's bow. This
Was promptly done, die shot passing
but a tew feet from her cutwater. The
people oh board the brig were evident
ly startled at the near approach of the
iron messenger. They became con
vinced thai escape was impossible
and. fearing that the next shot might
be amoiigst them, as it ififejuestionablv
would have been, for that was the
second order of Captain Maffit and
would have followed the first after a
reasonable length of tiin6-«they back
ed their maintopsail, anel, hauling 'down
the American flag, threw it overboard.
The dolphin soon hove to, close under
the stranger's stern and Lieutenants
Bradford and Carpenter, and Master
Grossman, with an armed crew, board
ed the brig, with directions from Capt.
Maffit to tire three shots should the*
vessel prove to be a lawful prize. In
less than six minutes after the board
ing party had leaped upon the deck of
the stranger, the three shots were fired
and the crew of the dolphin who had
become much excited during the chase
could scarcely be restrained by their
officers from giving vent to. their feel
ings in cheers.
THE PRISOXEKS—THE SLAVER CAPTAIN
—THE REVOLTING CARGO.
On the lire-arranged signal boiii"
given, a second boat was despatched
to the prize, with Mr. J. L. Read, to
remove the prisoners, who were speed
ily transferred from the slaver to the
Dolphin, and placed under guard of
marines.
When Lieut. Bradford mounted to
the deck of the prize, with his board
ing crew, he inquired who is the com
mander of this brig?" A fine, fr06d
lookmg, heavily bearded man—known
as the dashing Capt. Townsend— step
poel forward in reply to the question,
said—"I
presume.
you stir6
and
sir «„, ,,Mne a-.uns,i ti, damned
Ljighsbut
flag.bemg used an Ameri
can man-of-war as a trap!" Li „t—
Bradford temperately, but finnly, re
minded the slaver captain that it would
be both prudent and necessaryforhim
to 1)0 peaceable ami quiet, "Well.
i» —. now,
protest against thePdai
rt"plicd
a
gentleman
4
Capt. Townsend, who
when-he sup-
a
jnuch intelligence, and a
I A pleases, I
pose it will. Yo are the victors,
and 1 have nothing more to say."
was then removed to the Dolphin's
boat, and throwing himself on the seat
with the most consummate nonchal
ance, inquired of Mr. Crossman, in
command of the boat's orew, wluth
there was any objection to his indulg
ing in a puff? Being answered in tlfc
.,...
"cgaUvo, he coolly drew forth and
the wind, showing no flag in response, "ghted a cigar, and as the cloud of
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