COLUMBIA COUNTY
ELECTION RETUMNS.
1839.
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REGISTER RECORDER, '
PHILIP BILMEYER.
CHARLES HEFLEY
JOHN M. CHEMBERLIN.
COMMISSIONER.
JOHN DIETERICH.
DANIEL PURSEL.
TREASURER.
JEREMIAH WELLIVER. 100 132
BENJAMIN P. FOIITNER,
AUDITOR,
JAMES DEWITT.
JOSEPH E. SANDS.
POOR HOUSE.
AGAINST A POOR HOUSE. 220 129
FOR A POOR HOUSE. 00 33
THE LANCASTER MURDER.
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Meitnlain Advcnlure.lul Wednesday
afternoon, a young man from Now York,
by the name "of Dodge, started from the
Mansion House on horseback, for the sum
mit of Mount Hutyoko. He passed some-
time there, and was detained uear dark by
a shower before ho began to descend.
Starting to return, he mistook the path and
wandered down the aoulhorn side et tne
mountain into a trackless forest Evening
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came, and as lie did not return to ma noiei,
some alarm was felt, and lute at night some
persons ascended the mountain to the slop
ping place for carriages, where it horse
was lound' i.oud calls were maue, out no
answer was retnrned, except the dull echo
the lorcst gave back to the voices, l'ursuit
was renewed by Col. Partridge and others
early in the morning, and the wanderer was
found returning home, near Rock Ferry.
It appears from his narrative that he follow
ed what he supposed to be the path, after
he left the summit of the mountain, unt.l he
found himself bewildored in the darkness,
and lost the track. Turning himself in va
rious directions, his bearings disappeared,
and thcro he was iu the dense forest, the
darkness becoming intense and a severe
thunder shower rushing upon hi head.
His situation was painlul and sgoniziuj in
the extreme. lie was a slender young
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man, clan lightly, nati pumps upon nis isci
and both houseless and suppcrlcss at mid'
mailt, far from anv habitation, in the midst
of a vast forest scarcely ever before trod,
except by the primative savage. He con
tinued to grope his way about in the dark
ncss for some time calling aloud until ex
hausted, when lie sank down at the foot of
a huge tree, which in some measure pro
tected lum irom the rum which during the
nisht. descended in torrents. The first
sign of returning day enabled him to learn
his-aosilion : and when liijht eame, by as
cending a tree, he discoverod the far off
spire of South Iladlcy. He directed his
lens thitherward, and after some houra of
weaned travel, reached a urm house, wher
ho was kindly entertained nd cheered. Ills
situation, when he was nrst seen, was un-
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THE NICHOLSON -CLAIM
Joseph B. Anthonv. Em . it,
loner appointed under the act of laste8si0uv'
to ascertain and report to the governor the''
amountof the commonwealth's ulnim
John Nicholson, tho condition .,.a .1..
quanlity of the laud upon which the claim
is-a hen, and tho private debts of John
Nicholson, has been engaged in his office
since the 25th of September last. He oc
cupies tlio room appropriated to the 8ttsj0a
of the board of pro,prty in the iand depart.
went.
G"S'.it iithnriv rtitrrxil imnH .t.. j
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ties of this commision in the early nsrt ,,r
last August, but his personal attendant
was not required here for mote than x .!
or two, prior to tho present session- By
the act of assembly all the nrivata .h.W J
John Nicholson had to be reported on
before the 1st of Oeloher inst., ottifvisebo
barred. We understand that those dihi.
nmunlto several millions.
J he act requires him to make
by the 1st of November. His future atten
tion must therefore be L'iven to the nnWIi
account against John Nicholson, and th
immense bodies ol land seuttored ovar th
commonwealth, onee h'u, ?id from which
must be ascertained what still is properly m
lit .J rirtltl
A Vast Estate The Cincinnati! On.
zetto supplies u with a condensed tt-
menl of particulars connected with a law
uit which is to be tried at Now Orlenn.
during the esuintr winter, in which Msior
General Gaines, who lias recently married
a second wife, lays claim, in her rif ht. to
n estate now estimated to be worth twelve
millions of dollars.
Mrs. dames claims to be Icsitimatu
daujhter oflhe late Daniel Clark. Mr-
Clark settled in New Orleans, under tha
dominion of Spain, and became an exten
sive merchant and speculator, besides dis
tinguishing limiiclf as a politician. He
died in 1313, and Mr. Relf, jf the merehan.
tile firm of Clark i Relf, of New Orlcnj
took immediate posession of his immeuia
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AN INCIDENT.
The Africans now in jail at Hartford are
indictment, and your conscience not per
mitting von a moment's oeace. and havin?
On Monday Sept. 29; sentence of death disclosed to him, all the circumstances of yery far indeed from exhibiting the stolidity
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was pronounceu on iicnry jvouicr this lout muruer, you men urgen mm 10 ana ina lack of intelligence so generally charac
man, who was convicted at the last Uourt to your crime of Periuiy, in testifying to teristic of the Southern necro. On the con-
of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster county your innocence. trary they are, almost without exception,
for tho muruer ot tne merman pcuiar, nam- 'i'jie cup ot iniquity is lull to overnow- qick in their movements, animated in con
ed Zcllkiioacii. I he sentence was pro- ; Whether you have ever received euh- versatiou. and. so far as can be iudeed by
nounced by Judge Chajipnta's, aecompan- er moral or religious instructions, it is not those who do no: understand their language,
ied by the following impressive remarks to ror the Coutt to inquire or know. But you tl,Cy ,aVe intellects quite as acute as those
kuc jitiauiicj. in. ..iwi.vi. uugni w uc uiiuiuiiu ,ui;uui'.iiA)itki nu ol our inuians, oroi anj UUCivillAcu peu1
which we referred to some siiice, was over- niercy from anv human tribunal, no relief pje, A little circiimstanco vecured on Fri
ruled by the unanimous opinion of the from the executive. nav last, which afforded a eood illustration
Court : But he, who left his throne on bigS and 0t their promptitude in "jumping at a con
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" Ji.3 a general pnuci)jic, mo uuun in' gave nis uiuy uegimcii nun hit ihc ohkhuuh elusion.
rot feel justified in adding to the weigm 01 0r sinners, is the lountain ol mercy; and to Mr. Gallaudet, the well known instruct
the conviction of a criminal, any remarks him you must bow your knee and direct 0r of deaf mutes, has passed some hours
or reproaches beyond the sentence impds- your supplication. every day in jail, conversing with the Afri
ca by law. But the circuuibtanccs rnnnec- i'ne sentence of the law is therefore pro- cans by signs, and endeavoring to make up
jpLwilh tho commission ol your crime are nounced. a vocabulary ot their language. We may
with fatigue, worn out the covering to his
ffft. and torn his clothes sadlv in Ins en
counters with the tangled forest, aside from
lbn chills and colds which he sntTered from
his wet Douch on the mountain. Aorlh-
ampton Cour.
in 1811.
From the N. O. Bulletin, 16th ult.
From Jamaica. By the brig Gannic-
leeft, Captain Jonas P. Levy, sailed from
Kingston the 14th ult., we have received
tiles ot Jamaica papers to the 1 in ol Au
gust, l'rnm them extracts are copied,
which indicate a bau state ot thinrs exist
ing hi the island. 10 iap'.ain i,6vv we
are alto indebted for a communication de
scribing the condition of Jamaica and its in
habitant diirmi; Ins late visit, lie declares
it to be his impression, founded upon accu
rate observation, that this colony must soon
become a scene of insurrection and massa
cre a second Si. Domingo. It is quite a
common occurrence he say.i, to see the ne-
1-rom that period to the present, Mr. Relf
has controlled, conducted and (hsi-nr-d of
Mr. Clark's estates without accountability
to any one. Mrd. Games is Mr.' Clark's
daughter. Her story is a romantic one.
In 1802 or 1603, Mr. Clark marnnd is
New Orleans a lady; separated from her
liusband. The separation had taken plaea
in consequence of proofs that he had a pre
vious living wife but before theso preefs
were eifectirely obtained. Upon this ac
count the marriage was kept private. Mrs.
Gaines was born of this marriage, and tim
ed Myria. Disagreements arose between
Mr. Clark and his wife which resulted in i
a riual separations tha rear 1807, no pub-i-
lie acknowledgement oflhe marriage having
taken place. 1 he ludy in persuasion that
her marriage with Clark was an illegal ons,
from Ins retustng her a public acknowl
edgement intermariied with a gentleman
of Philadelphia, who took her to Frtnee.
where they resided many years. He le
now dead, and his widow, elaiminf to have
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ocxtraordinary and atrocious and the Court That you be taken hence to the jail of here observe, by the way, that he finds lit- ges nome in from the country and buy lue been once the wife of Daniel Clark, is liv-
deem it to strikinc an exception, as to jus- the countv of Lancaster from which you tla difficu tv in communicatinsr with ihem. arms anu ammunition. ms.andresides at Natchitoches.
tify the brief remarks they aro about to came and thence n the plare of execution, using the signs employed in conversing During his stay at Kingston, a. Haytien In 1813, it is alL-ged. that Daniel Clark.
make. The crime of deliberate mdidcr has and be there hanged by the neck until you with deaf-mutes that Is. ttie sigus relating schooner of war was captured, m the ai;t of made a will, written complete, in his own
i iir 11115- hand writing, by which he rerognizsd the ..
re Saill to be I mrv nf hit rianirhtnr . anft H;a.rl liia.
been considered, in alleges, as the highest ar- Jcid; t,e Haid punishment to be inflicted to visible and langable objects ; the conven- landing arms among the negroes
in the calendar of criminal ofiences, and the within the walls or yard fif the jail of said tional signs, representing If tiers and words, leaders of the expedition were
individual who can bo ouirago, an mu awa county, tn the manner tnrecteu ny ths Ari sro of course beyond their comprehen
of God and man, has been deemed deserv- 0f io'm April, A. D. 1834, entitled " an act" saion- His object on Friday was to aseer
ing of deal'1, as the only expiation that to abolish public executions." tain .whether they had any distinct idea of a
could be ofTered for the life he has taken, During the delivery of the above remarks, Supreme Being. as the judge and rnwarder
and as an example to dcWr 0ilier3 from the the prisoner hardly moved a mufcle; belrav- or punishcr of human actions. To this end
commission of similar olTeuees. ing, by no outward sign, the most trifling he began bv directing their altenlton to va
The punishment of death which Ihe law interest in the judgement pronounced against rious natural objects an elephant the
inflicts, is no more than auequaie 10 me ui- him.
fence which you have committed. mmM-Mt
The annals of crime hardly furnish .,, , .
case, in which all the attenda t cireumstan- Emigrants. The emigrants still excite
riro,l wiihitiiih n frrnmnus and attention, and their prolonged stay in our
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men ol men .Handing auo great iiiuuence
in Hayli. The attempt had caused great
idarm among the white inhabitants, but re
ceived ery little attention from the Govern
ment, who appear not to be apprized ol the
threatened danger. As to the agriculture of
immense property to her. This will, it is
charged, was obtained and secreted, if nat.
destroyed, by Mr. Relf.
In 1832, Myria Clark became the wife-
of Wm. W. Whitney. She had besau
brnnjht up by Mr. Davi3 in total ignorance-
blood thirsty spirit, as was exhibited by vou city has led some to think that they would
towards your unfortunate victim. "main during the winter, and become a lax
v ,hi9ina bis confidence at Pitlsbure. upon us. No fears of that kind need be en-
and became his companion and pretended tertained- The party now hero are from
friend: I, comnensated vou for vour servi- I'rusian Silesia, and number about 700. In
ces, and on your journey, at a moment when
he was unsuspreting and defenceless, you
aimed a deadlyblow at his head, and follow
ing it by a report to the knife, which you
plunged", 1? accomplish your vile purpose,
jnto every vital part of his body; And when
nn half hour had elasped from the first at
tach. ud the unfortunate Zellerbach show-
suij the moon stars the wind, rain, &c.
When hc'toiind that they peilectly under
stood him, he asked thcm.bv signs, wehther
they knew offny thing higher then the sun
moon, stais, ivc. ; anu several ot them an
swered in succession that they did that
Goolr was ibove all these thiuirs. By
farthei questioning Mr. Gallaudet satisfied
himself that Gouly was the name for God ;
and then he proceeded to inquire whether
they believed lharGooly would punish im
proper actions. 11c maue signs represetv
ting the act of stealing that of striking, and
other wronglul doings ; and asjied ifGooly
would whip or puuisn, lor such things.
'I1!.!., q1.fi ..Vfrtll nf fill, imamec ir .ui.ruil
organization 01 me religious esiauiisnme.its. ; the aflirma.tive ; clearlv showing, all the
111 rniMiaiMvinp uceii ciircieu, me iving .:,... hv their nlcll ment ooks. and tlir
the Island, the plantation are in a state of 0f her parents and of her alleged rights..,'
dilapidation, and fat going to waste. The Afler ,he marriage of Whitney, iu examin-'
a few days more ihy expect to be joined
by about 300 more, next spring by 12GU,
and during the next rummer by perhaps
1000 or 2000 of their countrymen, making
in all not less than 4000. They are Pro
testrnts of the Lutheran church. A new
crops have fallen oft" more than three quar
ters of the annual piouuct ptevious to the
act of emancipation.
In order to subject American captains to
suspicion and injurious treatment, the v have
been accused ol Kidnapping the blauKs;
hence every negro is warned to shun them
as persons having designs upon their liber
ty. Notwithstanding the number u! manu
mitted apprentices.grent scarcity of servants
exists. In every white family complaints
are heard of the diihculty ol obtaining me
nial labor. To induce the lazy tree negro
to work, either for " lore or money" is de
dared to be impossible. These are a few
of the first fruits of abolitionism. The fact
is, that the island is lost to the whites they
ed symptoms of returning animation, and ordered all his subjects to join it, threatning ciose Mtenlj0I, ,0 his motions, thaUl.ey not a,e kept inconstant dread and terror of their
raised himself io supplicate for mercy, true cerlainpenalti.es for non-ponformity. Tin 0,,ly understood but were much interested lives all seem anxious to make their escape
to your murderous and blondy purpose, you being, in many re
dispatched him, and sent him to the bar of feelings of the old
that omniscient Being, who witnessed your
crimes; nd, by hi my sterious Provi
nce, has brought to light all the' circum
stances connected with this foul deed.
And, when the murdered corpse was ly
ing before you, at night in the midst of a
Rtorm; and waiting to catch tlie glimpse of
the moon; along-side of the unfortunate
Zellerbach; you cooly, and deliberately, o
nened his Pocket Book, to examine and as
certain the value of your plunder. Such nn
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being, in many recpeets, repugnant to the
establishment, the more
firm and thoughtful refused obedience to the
royal commands.
People who would thus sacrifice long
cherisbvd associations, and abandon the
land of their fathers rather than do what
their consciences forbade, are not likely to
become a burden upon any cpmmv.nity.
But we learu that Mr. W. A. Thompson,
who acts as their agent, has been put in
posession of a sum of money sufficient to
place them for eight months, if
in his proccedi gs
At length, however, Mr. Gallaudet, still
rising in his scale of inquiries, conveyed
to them tho idea or murder by cutting the
throat, and asked ifGooly would whip for
this also. But tho moment the negroes
caught his meaning they cant down their
eves and were silent; nor could he induce
one of them to resume the conversation, 01
indeed to hold any further communication
with him. It occurred to him immediately
that a suspicion had entered their minds of
his being an emissary of the ir Spanish nias-
necesseiy
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instance of moral uepravuy, ana uesiuunon --i--"-... . , . ,. ..... teIS( aiuJ ut e was set.klng , ntrap
of all the feeling of human nature, can il. ibMn into some confession of what took
hardly be found amidst all the degredation Nto greater part or them will leave this ae(s on hoard the Amislad.
and rerklfJisiicss disclosed iu the history of ff wr Mil wiukie. borne of the laborers Foriunately, just at this lime the inter-
our Criminal jurisprudence. w, "TV') r V,r,nU- 'nl"P"nf- preter Vmy came i aim at Mr. Gallau-
Since the commision of this atrocious L-W"'0 l ovmerctal Attverlntr. det's request expjainod to them that ho was
... . 1 .1 Ii. vq nvliililtnfl 1,1 vmir wammfmmtmmmamm .l.lw rlu.til i .. : I . ' . .,
intJ woooy uecu, vm v..,-..wu ... ,vm men 11, sou, f.u ciiiriiuiiiuu against mem
1 up 1 eru in.) aziuc, 01 me 7111 inst., no sucn nnsuie design as they suspected;
from a spot where death every where threat
ens tli e 111 . Fur that reason property Im
deteriorated enormously in value, u!ul(hous
es anu lands are ticqucntiy sacrinceu lor
one eighth of their cost, by persons who
wish to flee from the country Indeed, the
ncgioes openly threaten to drive ttu white
population out of the Island; and from their
sedicious behavior, it seems likely that ere
long they will fulfil their threat. That they
can ever succeed in establishing an inde
pendent government is npt to be expected,
but by hamssiug tho whites with perpet
ual insults and ill treatment, their point may
be eventually gained; and thus the blaukb
get rid of their former masters, and acquire
entire possession of the Inland.
conduct aud declarations, tho earne utter
dcsti'.ution of evny mural and religious ob- says that tOO.uoool Government funds pas- and tho good eTcct of this was quickly
ligation. Having involved your servant sen tnrougn wiai piace a lew days belurc, in made apparent by their coming up in sue
tv iiman iii so ruuch suepicion, from 4he cir- chargo of an efficient guard, lo the payment cession to shake hands with Mr. GallauiUt.
cumstancu ofbis being ypur companion, as ground, to he immediately distributed among and then very readly resuming in the eon-' 0300,000 will be requited to sustain their
jo subject h!ia to arren, nopruuiiuivm aim me uuaim iuuiuib. Tereauon.i-omwievctaf JtUvt'tlstr, , operations fur the present year
The receipts of the American Board of
Missions during the fiscal year just termina
ted, were $244, 1G0 82. During tho same
period, the Society's debt has been reduced
fiom $35, 851 to $19, 173. Not.luss than
ir.g some old parf rs, he first optained an
intimation ol his wile a patronae, ana
claims. He commenced an invstiration
which has led to the full proof, as it is said.
of all the facts here stated. In the hand.
of Gen. Gaines, no donbt, every effort will
be made to elicit all the facts, and to seeura
for the wife the paternal heritage that hu
been wrested Irom her.
Daniel Clark was a native of Rlito in
Ireland, and came to New ' . .r upoa
the invirtation of a btiuhelor uncle, whe
made him bis heir. He filled a large space
in the polities of the country, and gave in
formation that fully confirmed the Kentuc
ky Spanish conspiracy, and fastened upon
Gen. Wilkinson a corrupt participation in
The Gazette nppendn .1 schedule of Mr..
Clark's c.Malo at the time of his death, valu--
ed at 55,137,000.
The St. Louis Republican of the 13th.
inst., eaye : In pursuance of the contract,
by which the Bank of Missouri became the
depository of tho Revenue of the United
btatcs, collected in this and the adjoining
States, she has shipped, and is now shipi
ling, four hundred ami fifty thousand dol.
lars in specie, to New York. The Wt ship
ment was made yesterday, and it has all
gonefoiward within a month.
Tho Land Agents of Massachusetts and
Maine, have just sold two and a half town
ships of timber land situate on the Penob
scot, at from $1 05toea 00 an acre. The
wholo amounl?of sales is upwtrds of $900,
000 one fifth of which was paid down.
The ship Edwiua, arrived at New Or
leans from Liverpool, had on board for tho
New Orleans Canal and Banking Compa
ny, an iron steamboat, on the Ericson Dria
fiple, iniended as a towuont for the oarial.