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"WE CO WHERE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES POINT THE WAY J WHEN THEY CEASE TO LEAD, WE CEASE TO FOLLOW.
BY JOHN G. GIVEN.
EI5ENSBURG, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1850.
VOL. 6. NO. 35.
MISOELLAHEOUS-
From the Sunday Ttmes.
JAMES BOW 1 E.
THE NAPOLEON OF DUELLISTS.
Four years ago when Theodore Parker
the eminent theo-philan' hropic preacher
of Boston visited Europe, having a letter
of introduction for that purpose, he called
on Thomas Carlyle. The , English soli'
taire plied the American with innumerable
questions relating to our customs and hab
its of social existence on this side of the
great water, but manifested the keenest
curiosity concerning the people of the
backwoods. Parker drew for the other's
amusement a vivid sketch of the achiev
ments of Bowie, the famous arch-duellist
of Texas. Carlyle listened with sparkling
eyes till the close of the narrative, and then
burst into exclamations of involuntary en
thusiasm. "By Hercules!, that man wa3 greater
than Cesar or Cromwell nay, nearly
equal to Odin or Thor. The Texans ought
to build him an altar. .
The burning sympathiser with the he-
roic-in all its phrases, rubbed his hands to- j
o-ether. chuckling in an ecstacy of savage I
glee, and made Parker repeat the story of
bloody anecdotes. Finally he put the
question:
"But by what miracle could it happen
that the brave fellow escaped the capital
penalty of the law after such countless vi
olations?" To this interrogatory Parker, as he him
self confessed, could return no satisfactory
answer; and as ten thousand readers have
perhaps pondered the same problem with
out receiving a rational solution, it may
not be uninteresting to explain it briefly,
especially as a clear elucidation can be de
tailed in a few words.
Let it be remembered then, that al
though the great system of common law,
that "perfection of human reason" for the
Anglo Saxon race, prevails throughout all
the states of the west, wholly as to its
definition of crimes, and partially as to the
mode and measure of punishment annexed
to each, nevetheless in its practical appli
cation to given cases it is controlled by
the power of a far mightier law the om
nipotent law of public opinion; because in
most western courts juries are absolute
judges of both the law and the fact, and
their interpretations often evince direct
antagonism with the d eta of my Lord
Coke and. the classic comments of Black
stone. On the subject of homicide in particular
public opinion has passed the bounds of
all books of jurisprudence, and settled as
an immutable statute, this extraordinary
axiom:
"It is justifiable to kill in fair combat
everybody and everything who ought to
be killecll"
In Bowie's numerous rencontres he al
ways kept within the prescribed limits of
this latitudinarian rule, and hence he was
always acquitted by frontier juries, and
frequently with addenda to their verdicts
highly complimentary to his character as
a chivalrous gentleman. In truth most of
his desperate engagements grew out of his
innate and invincible disposition to RS
pouse the cause of the weak against the
mighty. One illustration by incident will
present this peculiarity in the strongest
light, and may, besides, reveal a thorough
knowledge oL the heart ana soul oi me
Clan.
On the evening of the fourth of June j
1835. thfi steamboat "Rob Rov" started i
from St. Louis to New Orleans with a full i
Crowd of nassen-ers. Immediately after
"getting under good head way," to adopt
favorite backwoous pnrase, one person
attracted universal attentiou by the annoy
ing eagerness with which he endeavored
to mak up a party at cards. Indeed, his
oft repeated and persevering efforts to that
end soon became insulting and unendura
ble; and yet his appearance was such as
to deter the bravest on board from admin
istering the chastisement which lie so rich
ly deserved. He was a huge muss of
mighty bone and muscles, with swarthy
leatures, bearing tnc impress oi many a
scar; piercing dark eyes, that seemed to
possess the the power of blasting the be
holder cold-gleaming eyes, such as haunt
the memory painfully, a rank luxuriance
of coal black hair immense whiskers and
moustache. ' This savage looking figure
Was habited in the costliest clothing, and
idorned with a profusion of jewelry, while
the outlines of several murderous weapons
were plainly distinguishable beneath his
gaudy vest and superfine coat. Nor did
he need these to render him an oject of
kiror. A connoisseur in the science of
billigerent gymuastics, would have confi
dentially pronounced him a match for any
nve men on deck, without any aid from
lead or cold steel.
At length, after many failures, he pre
vailed on a wealthy young merchant of
atchez to join him at a game of poker.
?hey eat down beside a small table near
the bar, and were soon absorbed in that
most perilous of all excitements, of which
the two alluring ingredients are the vanity
and pride of individual skill, and the un
certainty of general hazard. At first the
stakes were small, and run of cards seem
ed wholly in favor of the merchant; but
presently they bet more freely, and the
gold eagles and hundred dollar notes were
showered down on the board with extrav
agant ardor; and then the current of for
tune changed ebbed away from the young
merchant and flowed to the professional
gambler in a stream like the ocean's tide.
As usually happens in such cases, his
want of success only piqued and madden
ed the the loser, and he sought to recover
himself by venturing such desperate ven
tures as could not but deepen and confirm
his ruin. AmPinus they continued during
hat long'summer night. The intensity of
their excitement became equivalent to in
sanity. Every nerve was strung, every
energy of the brain was taxed to the ut
most, their teeth were set as hard as those
of antagonists in the tug of mortal strife,
the sweat rolled from their brows like
great drops of rain.
The passengers formed a circle around
the players, and looked with that interest
which such extraordinary concentration of
intellect and passion never fails to inspire
even in bosoms that shudder at its excess.
The merchant and the gambler attracted
all eyes, and kept many awake and gazing
till morning. Among the latter was one
presenting a countenance so piteous that it
mi?ht have melted hearts of marble to
tears. A pale and exquisitely beautiful j
face peeped incessantly from the half-open-
ed door of the ladies' cabin, weeping all
the time as if oppressed by some dreadful
sensation of immediate sorrow. It was
rtif n i pit hum's lovely wife weenimr her
farewell to departing hope!
There W3S one spectator also, whose
appearance and actions excited almost as
much curiosity as the players did them
selves. He was a tall, spare man of about
iliirtv. with handsome features, golden
hair, keen blue eyes of preternatural j
brightness, and his firm, thin lips wore n
perpetual smile a mysterious smile of the
strangest, the most inscrutable meaning.
With the exception of his red calico shirt,
this person was dressed wholly in buck
skin, ornamented with long swaling tassels
and wild figures wrought out of variegated
beads, after the fashion of some western
Indians. lie stood close beside the card
table, and held in his left hand a sheet of
paper, in his right a large pencil, with
which ever and anon he dashed off a few
words as if engaged in tracing the progress
of the game.
Still the merchant and camblei perse
vered in their physical and mental toil.
The dial of the stars, with its thousand
finger of golden tire, pointed to the world
shadows of midnight; but still they did
not pause. It still was "shuffle and cut,
fc pass ante up, and I call you, and rake
down the pile." Towards the morning a
tremendous storm arose. The red-light
ning flashed awfully the hail poured like
a frozen cMaract the great river roared
till it rivalled the loudest thunders of hea
ven; and the very pilot at the wheel was
alarmed. But the mad players heard it
not. What was the tumult of the raging
elements to them whose destiny hung up
on the turninsr of a card? And the smiling
blue-eyed stranger in buck-skin still stood
bv them with his pencil and paper, calm
ly' noticing the developments of the game.
Finally the storm passed, as the beauti
ful day-break came out like a thing of
glory in the great grey east. Then the
infatuated merchant, distracted with his
heavy losses, dared the climax of folly.
He slaked five thousand dollars, compri
sing his last cent of money in the world,
on "two pairs of Kings." The whiskered
gambler "called" him; they showed
hands: the blackleg hac' "two pairs of
aces," and "raked the board." The mer
chant dropped to the floor "as if he had
been shot through the brain, and that
beautiful young wife flew to his side and
fell shrieking upon his bosom. They
were both borne away insensible to the
ladies, cabin.
As he deposited the winnings in his
pocket, the gambler emitted a hoarse
laugh that sounded frightful as the chuckle
of a fiend; but he instantly lost color as a
low, calm voice remarked in his ear
"Villain, you play a strong hand at
many different games, but here stands one
whocan beat you at all of them!"
He turned, met the glance of those
keen blue eyes so preternatuially bright,
and shuddered. But he immediately re,
gained his presence of mind for he was
no coward and then he frowned till his
sha-icv brows met like the coil of a 6er
pent, and demanded sternly
"Beggar, who are you to banter a gen
tleman thus rudely?"
"I am James Bowie, of Texas," the
other answered with a ringing laugh; "aud
you are John Lafitte, a bastard of the old
pirate!"
The gambler reeled in his chair as if
he had been struck by a thunderbolt, but
recovered again from the shock in a mo
ment, and asked in a firm tone
"What game do you wish with me? '
"Poker first, and pistols afterwards, if
you play foul," replied Bowie.
"Very well," rejoined the other, and
they took their seats at the table.
For.a. time their success seemed about
equally balanced, the gain and loss being
alternate. At last the gambler ventured
one of his skillful manoeuvres in dealing.
Bowie smiled strangely as his quick eye
detected the trick. lie said nothing, how
ever, but looked at his hand, and bet five
thousand dollars, staking the money in
ten large bills. The gambler went five
thousand dollars higher, which resulted
in a "call." Bowie held "four jacks;
but, with his habitual fiendish chuckle,
his antagonist showed 'four queens." ex
claiming as he did so
"By heaven, the pile is mine!''
"Not yet," shouted Bowie, as with
both hands he raked the heap of notes to
the tune of twenty thousand dollars into
his own pocket.
Choking and purple with rage and
shame, the gambler roared
"To the hurricane deck, and let pistols
be trumps this turn!"
"Good as gold!" replied Bowie, and
the two hastily ascended the stairs and
assumed their separate positions the
gambler over the stern, and Bowie over
the prow.
At that instant the sun was just rising
in a cloudless sky. Nature looked sub
lime. The woods and waters appeared
as parts of one divine picture, with the
boundless blue of heaven for its back
ground. The broad-bosomed river rolled
away like an immense sheet of burnished
silver, speckled here and there with the
flash of golden bubbles; shining fishes
gambolled in the sparkling wake; and all
the bright birds those sweet singers,
whose life is a dream, and that dream
only music chaunted their wild anthem
to the new day; while the two great duel
ists, the most deadly ever known in the
southwest, stood with cocked pistols, eye
to eye, and their fingers fixed ou the hair
triggers, prepared and waiting to slay and
be slain. 4
"I am ready. You give the word,"
cried Bowie, in his clear, ringing voice,
and with that inseparable smile of strange
meaning on his lips.
"I am ready. Fire!" shouted the gam
bler, in tones murderous as death.
The two pistols roared simultaneously.
Bowie did not move though he barely es
caped with his life, for the bullet of his
foe had cut away one of the golden locks
of his yellow hair. The gambler was
shot through the heart, and, dropping on
the brink of the deck, had almost tumbled
into the river. He was buried by the
squatters at the next wood yard. And
thus perished justly a bastard son of the
great pirate Lafitte.
There never was a jury cmpannelled
in the west who would have brought in a
verdict against any man for killing him,
and more especially under the circumstan
ces, because public opinion pronounced
that "he ought to be killed." And such
were uesperadoes that Bowie commonly
exterminated.
The generous victor immediately pro
ceeded to the ladies' cabin and restored
tlie winnings of the gambler to the young
merchant and his beautiful wife, who both
received the boon as a gift from heaven,
with as much gratitude and joy.
If we should write a volume concern
ing the exploits of James Bowie, his char
acter could not be rendered more transpa
rent than it is revealed in the foregoing
anecdote. He was always the same the
friend of the feeble, the protector of the
oppressed, and the sworn enemy of ty
rants. Ho was brave without fear, and
generous beyond precedent; and though
he had faults, gigantic ones, too, he atoned
for all the errors of a stormy life by the
splendor of his magnificent death. His
tomb is the Alamo, his epitaph the word
"Texas," and his fame will fill a humble
though safe niche in the Temple of Free
dom through all time, lie can never be
forgotten till the bowels of the earth cease
to furnish metal for the fabrication of
those brig?it blades of steel which bear his
imperishable name.
re5 A Dublin paper says that a school
master in Ohio adver.ises that he will keep
a Sunday school twice a week Tuesdays
and Saturdays.
Snooks was advised to get his life in
sured. "Won't do it," said he; "it would
just be my
should."
luck to live forever, if I
Thero aro 19,500 practising lawyers
in the United States.
From the Ntw York Era.
THE QUAKER AND THE COW BOYS
The intervening period from the com
mencement of the year 1770 to the close
of '78. was an eventful time for the infant
Republic.' They had declared their in
dependence, had thrown off the yoke of
Britain and the time had now arrived,
when, in he words of a patriot, "it was
time to be seen whether America had vir
tue enough. to be free or not." The year
of '78 vvari pai lieu brly distinguished by
the evacuation of Philadelphia by the
British, by several brilliant engagements
in the 'tented field,' which shed an un
dying lustre upon the American arms,
and for the multifarious bands of predato
ry ruffians who infested the forests in the
vicinity of New York, Philadelphia, and
the "neutral grounds." They were com
posed of renegade tories and villians of
all descriptions, principaly native Amer
icans. The' were fierce and cruel; sav
age alike in their manner of living, and,
indeed, verifying the assertion of the poet,
that
lie who loves not his country, can lovo nothing
It wns a balmy morning in June; the
sun shone with intense brilliancy, and its
burning rays reflected upon some parts of
the armor of a solitary equestrian, who
was winding his way from West Chester
to Philadelphia. His horse might have
seen better days, as well as hiinsef both
appeared jaded and worn with toil. The
former was a lar;e black and noble look
ing animal: the rnaugre appearance of ;
his ribs, which stood out in bold relief,
"bore testimony ample" of his meagre &
stinted fun;. His r der was a man whose
demeanor at once stamped him as one of
the brave sons of liberty ,'a certain expres
sion ab ut the month, the bold and fear
less glance of a black eye, and the noble
contour of his form, spoke of him as the
bravest of the brave, when deeds of dan
ger were nigh. His holsters contained a
pair of pistols, which were the only arms
visible. A military coat rather worn, a
rough foraging cap, completed his warlike
accoutrements. An air of determined
bravery was blended with a humorish ex
pression which lingered about his visage,
and upon all this
"Middle age
Hid slightly passed his eignelsage,"
"By Jov e," exclaimed he, "here is old
Baker's they told mo of at Chester;" and
spurring his Rosinante, he so' n dis
mounted at the duor of a miserable inn,
and giving his noble animal in charge of
an attendant, he made his way into the
interior of the dwelling.
Trie landlord was alone. Our adven.
turer knew him to be a staunch Whig,
and greeted him cordially.
"Well, Baker," said he, "is there any
news stiring? '
"None of consequence, sir aro you
going to the city?"
"Yes, what is the distance?''
"About five miles to go the direct road,
but but "
"But why. pray?"
"Why, the 'Cow Boys, are as thick as
blackberries a band of twenty robbed
two men yesterday, and only on Monday
there was a man murdered out-right."
He stepped to the window and mused
anxiously.
"Baker," observed he at last, "I have
been told you are honest, and I doubt not.
My name is Barton, and I am paymaster
in the army, and with me I have several
thousand dollars. To go through the for
est you speak of as I am now, were an
act of consummate folly. Can von rig
me with a poor horse and countryman's
dress, with a wig and Quaker hat?"
"Yes, Major, I have the very things.
If you'll come this way I'll show jtou."
In a few minutes Major Burton returned
having undergone a complete metamor
phosis. A pair of home spun breeches,
drab coat and broad brimmed beaver hat
superseded his military equipage, every
trace of which had disappeared, and his
soldier-liks bearing had given place to the
demure and quiet deportment of the hon
est Quaker. Albeit his bold eye flashed
occasionally fiom under the broad brim of
his upper integument, and sadly belied
the staid and suffering disposition which
it became him to assume. The money
was carefully deposited in a pair of saddle
bas, which were thrown across the sad
die, and Major Burton mounted.
"Good morning. Baker," said Burton,
"take good care of my beast."
"I will," shouted the worthy landlord,
"and luck be with ye."
The Major rode on in si'ence, and thus
communed with himself; this is indeed
making a virtue of necessity, to be com
pelled to ride this sorry jade.
It was a transformation with a ven
geance, and no one would there have rec
ognized any but the honest Quaker. He
had proceeded into the forest about a mile
and was turning a short angle in the road
when he was commanded in a stentorian
voice to stand. But two men were near
him, and these two were as villainous
looking beings as one would wish to look
upon. Squalid wretchedness was depict
ed upon every feature, and in a voice ren
dered hollow by every misery, they de
manded his money.
"Alas, my dear friends," said our wor
thy Quaker, "I have but little, which 1
will bestow upon thee, il thou demand if.
But friend (to the one that held the bridle)
release my beast and fear not that I shall
attempt to eseapethee. Why dost thou
pursue this course, ruining both body and
that immortal part which die'.h not? I
would 'have thee cleave unto seme calling
and if ye will imbruo thy hands into
the blood of "thy fellow man, join the for
ces of your country and"
"Look here." shouted ons of thm,
"you infernal canting hypocrite, stop yojr
preaching."
The Quaker fumbled first in one pocket
and then in the other, and producing some
change, he handed it out to them in si
lence. They eyed the paltry swim with
looks in which shame and wrath struggled
for mastery.
'Three fips and four coppers," mum
bled one, glancing at the Quaker, who
sat complacently composed on his horse.
"Three fips and four coppers! d J
you begone!" and bestowing two or three
kicks on the old horse, which merely
started him on a gallop, they dashed thro'
the tangled waste of underwood, and were
soon beyond the ken of the "honest Qua
ker," alias Major Burton of the Conti
nental army. He sobered the animal into
a patient trot, more becoming his garb,
and "whistling as he went for want of
thought," he soon entered the city in safe
ty, and with his comrades in arms had
many a hearty laugh on his adventures
with the Cow Boys.
Peter Single's Escape from Matrimony.
"We are liable to disappointments,"
says my aunt with a sigh.
"True, we are," I answered, "but you
surely don't pretenuto call mineadisap
pointment?" "What else, you blockhead?"
"Why. an escape, aunt, a wonderful,
miraculous, and delightful escape."
"Why, these wo-ds are strange, Peter."
"No more stranje than true, my good
aunt, and every day's ohsevation. Mere
ly neenin?, aunt looking into the secrets
of their hearts the secrets and the hous- j the choice can be neither dubious nor df
es of those who are married and I y ficidt. Governor of Hungary, and elected
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thought then of the true blessings of liber
ty. 'Tis a gift of Heaven bestowed upon
man by his divine Creator; and animated
beiNgs, free from the ihralSdom of slavery,
sin": together for i jv for whv? because
they are free."
"Why, Peter, you seem inspired!"
"I am, aunt, when speaking of liberty."
"Then you don't regard the loss of
Dolly?"
"Not a fig not a fig. Did you ever
hear of tho reason of our separation,
aunt?"
"No."
"Well, I will tell it to ycu; 'tis an ex
cellent joke, I assure you. We weie on
our way to church, for the awful crime
of matrimony, tradging along the -path
leading to the holy pile, quite loving and
affectionate, when all of a sudden Doily
looks up in my face, nnd cries, 'Peter,
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Peter' What, Dolly!' says I. 'Peter, who
is to mako the fire after we are married?'
You, cfcouise, Dolly I replied; 'that,
you must be aware, is a female's place
her duty.' 'Mr. Single, I tell you that
it is unmannerly, ungentleman like, and
unhusbaiid like, too, to say that I must
make the fin-. And do you think I will
get up on a cold, frosty morning. While
you are sleeping in bid, and make your
tire, sir?' V hy. Dolly, my dear, this is
stranjre conduct;' nnd I went on to to 11
her that I would prepare the wcod ov r
niht, and have everything ready for
her; 'and, Dolly, you know business will
call me out early.' 4I don't know, nor I
don't rare, Mr. Sidg'e; make tho
fire
will not. 'You won't make the fire, to meet with a specimen of as good legis
madam.' 'No sir.' Then, Dolly, Lang j lativc wit as the following:
me if I have you.' Then, Mr. Single, j A wag in one of our Southern Legisla
hnrifT ?f I A ml w nn.tr'i!: tnr"!. npiveivinor a mosciuito alight on a
yes, on the spot; and I have rejoiced at
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the event ever since.
A trcntleman was agreeably surprised.
the other day, to find a plump turkey serv-
.... I zt-
o,l im fnrhKrfinncr. ami inquired of his
servant how it was obtained. j Flowery land. cV.ed Canton, February
"Why, sa," replied the black, "that ar j 25th, biings the ir.tel.'ience. The Em
turkey has been roostin' on our fence for; retnr's name was Tank'.vang, " I he Glo-
irkey
tree nights; so dismornin I seized him for
!e rent ob de fence."
"Uncle Zeke, did you know the United
States have been in the habit of encoura -
ging and acknowledging tories?"
.rr.:i.. u. l ,r.,l f
VCllillUlV UUl, V 1 111 , n "
" Territories. Now give me some pea
nuts, or I'll catch the mr-l-? nd m.ilr
you pay
- for 'cm.
The Ihbit of Readies.
Young men should always cultivate a
habit cf rending, for it may be to them no
only the means of such usefulness and
information, but the perennial source of
many of the finest and highest enjoyment
of life. They who make good books their
constant companions, will never want
good and faithful friends in their prosper
ous days, or seasons of reverse. Thera
can be no blank in the lives of those per
sons, who from active love, hold daily
fellowship with the wisest and best of tho
race.
We think we could hardly be tempted
to exchange our habit of reading for any
other friend it may be our fortune to find
on earth. And we are sure that any
young man who will make this his friend,
will esteem it among the wisest steps of
his life, and so we counsel the young,
from our own experience, among all their
gettings in this world, to get the habit, the
love of reading, and always to have at
hand a good book with which to fill up
every leisure hour. In this way they
may come at last to know that the gems
of life are found in its waste places.
The Wonders of Nature.
There is a tree called the Matichanrel,
in the West Indies; its appearance is very
attractive, and the wood of it pecu'iar'yt
beautiful; it bears a kind of apple resem
bling a golden pippin. This fruit looks
very tempting, and smells very fragrant,
but to eat of it is instant death, and its sap
or juice is so poisonous, that if a few drops
of it foil on the skin, it raises blisters and
occasins great pain. The Indians dip
their arrows in this juice to poison their
enemies when they wound them. Provi
dence has so appointed it, that one of these
is ntver found, but near it grows a white .
woo I, or a fig tree, the juice of either of
which, if applied in time, is a remedy for
the disease proJuced by the Manchancel.
True Sublimity. The eloquent and
thrilling response of Kossuth to the Sul
tan's demand that he should renounce his
religion and embrace MahommeJanism, is
worthy of being regarded among those me
morial sayings that in times of trial have
been encouraged and sus:a:ned bv the un
faltering trust inspired by the Christian
faith, .Uy answer does not admit of
hesitation.
Jietiven death and s.iame
to that high place by the confidence of fif
teen millions of my countrymen, I know
wf 11 what I owe to my country even in
exile. Even as a private indiv idual I have
an honorable path to pursue. Once Gov
ernor of a generous country I leave no
other heritage to my children they shall,
at least, bear an unsullied name. God's
will be done. I am prepared to die."
Song. Oh, marry the man you lore
girls, if you can get him at all; if he is as
rich as Crozsus, or as poor as Job in his
fall. Pray do not marry for pelf girls,
'twill bring your soul into thrall, but mar
ry the man you love, girls, if his purse i
ever so small. Oh, never marry a fop
girls, whether he is little or small; h'U
make a fool of himself and you, he knows
! nmliinir well but to drawl. But marry a
j sober man, girls,
tVtora nro n ClW Ipft Oil
w
suuci man, jjiiui - -
! this ball; and you'll never rue the day,
j girls, that you ever married at all.
OThc following instructions to unhap
py swains, the victims of misplaced affec
tion, strike us favorably. Try 'em:
"When a girl refuses you, assume a
philosophical air and tell her you arc glad
of it; you you only made the proposal to
win two bottles of champaign and an oys
ter supper you had bet with a friend, who
had thought you had not fpunk to uk of
matrimony to a termagant. Them's ua.'
Legislative lilt. There i3 an enor
mous amount of Legislative stupidity at
the present time, and it is really refreshing
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neighbor's hand, immediately arose and
addressing the chair moved that the mo3-
j quito have leave to withdraw his bill.
The Einporor of Chinn is dead. A
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ter from Mr. Williams, Miss. entry to luo
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Hi? rge was GO. A son, srre 17
years-cld.will probably be his successor.
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nirr in a most fervent manner for the power
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