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CHAPTER 111
For never can true reconcilement grow (deep.
Where wounda of deadly bate have pierced so
—Milton,
~O utrug,cous ! Struck ! A blow, and
'3lll hitn! Great God, if a God there be,
ve me vengeance, and cast me, if you
ill into the pit of hell ! Struck ? felled
the earth, by the man whom most I
hde ! date I did I say The word is
strong enough to express my feel•
For many minutes the enraged man
tcvd the room, blasphemous expression
tie the above often brenhing forth from
Well, sir, what the devil do you
wont?"
This courteous inquiry was addressed
to a servant who now stood in the door-
, Why m in-master," stammered the
terrified menial.
..Can you not speak out, idiot, and not
stand jabbering there like an orangoutang!'
cried Grey, passionately. “Speak, fool I
"Why, sir, there is th•that is, there's
again' to be a &fight in the village, and"—
“Do you come to me with every tav
ern brawl l” exclaimed Grey, seizing the
trembling varlet by the throat.
At this instant, high above the cry of
the servant, arose a shout of—'Death to
the Britishers !" caught up and repeated
from mouth to month.
Convinced now that something of im
portance was transpiring. Grey threw
upen the window and looked out towards
the village. Groups of men with every
description of weapons were hurrying
thro' the usually quiet streets.
"Ho, Thompson I" he cried, to one
whom he recognized, "what's the mat
ter ?"
'•The troops have burnt Concord, and
have killed several of the minute men,"
was the respow,e.
Springing through the window, Grey
strode to the roadside whence Evergreen
was plainly visible. Soon he had the sat.
i,faction of seeing Mr Clr xton ride forth,
followed by Kennedy, who went over in
stead of through the gate.
A smile of satistaction passed over Grey's
face as he saw this. He hastily returned
to his house.
''Saddle Marine instantly, and put pis
tole nt the .sndille. bow. Quick, be oil
"Ilenry," said he, to another, °collect
what clothes you can, have another horse
saddled, and he ready to follow roe to Bos-
ton."
The man hastened away. In a quarter
of an hour the village of Chemung was a
mile in their rear.
Not desiring to meet Mr. Claxton and
Kennedy, Grey took a shorter route acmes
the country. Within an hour he drew
rein in the neighborhood of Concord, on
a height overlooking the town. Grey,
not altogether inexperienced in military
e.irairs having been for two years in a ro•
mem of grenadiers, saw at a glance that
m present loyalist detachment was total
ir inadequate to contend with the aroused
buntrymen who were continually pouring
voiding therefore, the patriot groups,
:-e dashed spurs into-his foaming steed, and
:" Mowed by the groom rode rapidly to floe•
ton. It was eight o'clock when he reach
ed the city. Ordering Henry to carry
his small valise to the hotel, he himself im
mediately rode to the residence of Gen.
Gage. No post was necessary to which
his horse might be attached, the animal be
ng almost blown. He knocked boldly at
the door. It was soon opened by the
porter, who only looked his surprise at so
early a visitor.
"Inform his Excellency," said Grey,
J ;lr. Grey desires to see him imme
diately ou mo :!ersof greatest importance."
Alter showing hit into an ante-room,
the porter hastened to iigorm the Coro
ner of his arrival.
He soon turned, saying that his exe”l
- awaited bins it) the library.
Grey, who was familiar with the house,
being well acquainted with Gage himself,
did not wait to be shown the way, but
walked hastily forward to the room.
Gage was seated at table looking no less
surprised than the porter. Grey entered
and shat the doef in the fare of the inris
itive servant
" I BEE NO STAR ABOVE THE HORIZON, PR9HISING LIGHT TO GUIDE US, BUT THE INTELLIGENT, PATRIOTIC, UNITED WHIG PARTY OF THE UNITED STATEE.".
After the usual salutations, Gage said—
" May I ask, Mr. Grey, to what I am in-
debted for the honor of this visit ?"
"I believe that your excellency sent
some troops, for that purpose best known
to yourself, to burn the village of Con
cord "
The Govenor started.
' , I certainly did send a detachment to
burn some rebel stores that I henrd were
collected in Concord. But I thought that
the object of this expedition was known
but to myself and the commanding officer
of the detachment."
I suppose that nearly fifty of that de
tachment nre now dead, whilst the rest
are flying before the • deadly fire of the
Provincials," said Grey, calmly as if he
were relating pleasant news.
'.What sir ?" exclaimed Gage spring
ing from his chair.
"I mean exactly what I have said," re•
plied Grey in the same tone as before.—
"General, the whcle country is aroused,
and your troops are now attacked, driv
en in on all sides by a force of fifteen hun
dred countrymen. You will not doubt
what I say when I tell you that I myself
saw this, having just arrived from there,
as you can plainly see," pointing to his
besprinkled clothes and bloody spurs.
Gage stamped the room with rage.
"That rebel, Warren, lo at the bottom
of this," he muttered, aloud.
.General," said Grey, interrupting
him, ..every minute costs a soldier,"
The Governor stretched his hand to the
bell. and rung it violently. It was answer•
ed by half a dozen breathless domestics,
who started at Grey with astonishment.
"George," said he to his orderly, "go
immediately to Lord Percy's quarters,
and tell his lordship that I desire his pres
ence immediataly. Tell him at the same
time to order his regiment under arms as
he passes the barracks."
force will not be sufficient, your
Excellency, without one or two compa
nies of grenadiers, and two or three pie
ces of artillery,' interrupted Grey.
"Tell Lord Perry," added the General,
'what I have snit,. Then go to Major Ol
iver and tell him to have three companies
of granadiers ready for instant service.—
Then go to Capt. Dalhousie, and tell him
to have his company ready of artillery
prepared to march. Go !"
The orderly hastened away, whilst
Gage paced the room angrily and impa
tiently.
"Lord Percy, your Excellency," said a
servant throwing open the door.
Percy," cried Gage, 'is your regiment
prepared to be sent out V
Percy bowed.
"Mr. Grey informs etc that Pitcairn's
command, which set out this morning, is
nearly cut to pieces by those infernal
minute men."
Percy smiled increduously.
informed the General of what I my.
self saw, my lord," said Urey haughtily.
"Then. sir, it east be so," answered
Lord Percy, politely bowing.
"Lord Percy," said Gage "you will lin
tnediately set ont for Concord, to cover the
retreat of Pitcairn's force. Maj. Oliver
with three companies of grenadiers, and
Captain Dalhousie, with his comany of ar
tilery, will go with you. You will of
course command the detachment."
Percy bowed, and was about to with•
draw, when Grey said to the Govenor—
"Will your Excellency allow me to ac
company his lordship as a volunteer I"
"Most certainly," said Gage. "Cannot
your lordship," he added, turning to Per.
cy, "accommodate Mr. Grey with a uni-
form 1"
"Nothing would give me greater pleas
ure," replied Percy. "I have at my
quarters a captain's uniform, which is at
Mr. Grey's service."
"By tho time you return, Mr. Grey,"
and Gage, "I will have a captain's commis•
sion made out for you, if you will accept
0 1 am exceedingly obliged to both of
you, gentleman, and I shall act so that
his Majesty will find no cause of corn.
plaint with me."
"To horse ! gentlemen, to horse !" cri
ed Gage.
In half an hour eight hundred men,
with two field-pieces, marched to the field
of action.
CHAPTER IV.
•'Teas blow for Wow, disputing inch by inch.
—Byron.
~ S inling" cried Pitcairn, "take two
platoons and unkenael the rebels from
that barn."
Good bye, Major," said Captain Ster
ling--"Jscatter yourselves, ladies, among
the covert."
He bimaeg, hcmcver 6tood erect rind
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1855.
proud, scorning to take advantage of any
covert, at the same time ordering his men
to be careful and not throw their lives
away.
The barn which has been mentioned
was about sixty yards from the road, and
was built upon a stone wall or foundation
of about five feet high. It was a strong
position and twenty brave men inside ren
dered it a formidable obstacle to the few
soldiers who were marching to the at
tack. Stirling therefore, did not expect
to come back alive, as may be inferred
from his remark to Maj. Pitcairn, when
he was ordered to the attack.
For the ffrst twenty five yards from the
roads the soldiers were tolerably sheltered
by the uneavenness of the ground and
one or two small duds of underwood , trues
there were none.
After leaving this shelter, in order to
reach the barn, they were compelled to
cross a spacepf some thirty or forty yards,
which was perfectly bare of anything in
the shape of covert, and where the rifles
of the patriots would tell fearfully on the
little band.
Stirling saw this, and therefore ordered
his men to fire from their covert with cool.
ness and precision knowing that a man
hring from a secure covert, and a man
completely exposed to an enemy's fire, are
two very different and distinct things.
At the word of command, therefore, a
cool and deliberate fire was given, the ac
curacy of which was known by the con
fusion which prevailed in the barn.
"Up, lads, and at them l" cried Sterling
waving his sword.
A volley from the barn Etratched six
dead or wounded upon the ground. Un-
deterred by the fate of their comrades,
the other presed boldly on.
Stirling saw at a glance that an attempt
to force the door would be useless; but at
one end of the stone foundation he sa y
that the stones were loosened, and that if
force was well applied, the wall for four
or five feet would fall sufficiently to allow
four or five men to pass at a time.
No time, however, was to be lost ; an
other volley, with as great. effect as the
previous one, would put the remainder to
flight. He ordered the men to lift a heavy
beam near at hand, which he directed
against the wall.
'• Well done, men !" he cried, as it shook
from the force of the blow, aone more
good blow. There she has it! Forward.
Without waiting to see if he was fol
lowed he sprang into the breach. At the
sumo instant, another withering volley
was poured from the barn
Stirling was now in a pretty predica•
ment his men had fled at the last volley,
and he was alone in the barn. Bestow.
ing a left handed blessing upon the cow
ards, he backed to the breach, paraying
as best be could the blows made at him,
with his sword.
Seeing that the soldiers had fled the pa
triot determined that he should not get
oft with impunity. A blow from the butt
of c musket aimed at his head but parried
with his sword, glided along the weapon
and struck on the shoulder with sufficient
force to numb the arm and deprive him of
his sword. Staggered by the blow, Stirling
tottered to the wall, which he clutched to
prevent himself from falling. A dozen
clubbed rifles and muskets were raised
to dash out his brains, when a young man
sprang torward, receiving on his rifle sev
eral blows aimed at the young airier.
"Surely, comrades," he exclaimed, you
would not kill a single and defenceless
man 1"
The rifles were instantly lowered. Pit
cairn with his force had now passed the
barn. tle had not expected that Stirling
would take it, but had sent him forward,
expecting as was the case that the rifles of
its occupants would bo turned upon hint
and his followers, instead of upon the
crowed road where every ball would not
fail to find a human target.
"There can be no objection now, com
rades," said the young rifleman, "to the
officer joining the troops."
Tho minute-men assented especially
when one of the patty, stepping forward
said—
.Friends, this officer is the man who
did all he could to prevent the flames
from extending from the store-houses to
the private dwellings. I myself baW him,
though I did not recognize him until this
instant."
There was not a dissentient voice,
Taking up the fallen sword, the first
speaker presented it to the Captain, say
ing courteously—
“ You are at liberty now to depart and
join your corps, Captain.
Thero was now in the (ono and bear
ing of the young patriot, dm'. convinced
Stirliug that he wan rather above bib asso
ciates.
"May I at-k, air," he said "the name of
my generous preserver ? I may at some
future period be able to return the favor."
Stirling gave his name, and shaking
hands, the quondom foes separated. The
Englishman joined the almost coated troops
and shortly after his departure, Kennedy
and his band sallied: forth and marched
swiftly and silently tow ards Lexington.
Avoiding the main road, they tonic a by
path and reached the town before the fly
ing soldiers came in sight of it. Here they
were joined by Edwards at head of about
a hundred men, tolerably well armed,
comprising his father's tenan try and most
of the men of Chemung.
A hasty council of war was called, and
the attention which was paid by country
men to the words of their principal men
without interuping them, would have set
a good example to those in a more exalted
station.
In the midst of their deliberations, a
man mounted on a foaming horse galloped
through the streets of the almost deser
ted town where they eagerly debating.
All eyes were turned toward the stranger;
"An army is coming from Boston of a
thousand strong and two pieces of cannon!
he cried.
The crowd seized their arms, and con
fusion soon prevailed.
Rising above the none, came the firm,
commanding voice of Edwards.
..Let every man remain where ho is !'
he cried.
The chin voice has always great influ
ence over a multitude. The crowd
was silent, and listened attentively to the
young man.
It was no time for debate now. Ed.
wards, sustained by Kennedy and two or
three influential mon, instantly took the
command. He ordered Ezekiel Davis to
proceed to meet this reinforcement with
about thirty men, so as to delay as long as
possible their arrival, whilst he with Ken
nedy and the remainder of the band de
termined so make one daring attempt and
cut off Pitcairn's command be.* the at,
rival of the reinforcement.
No time was to be lost. The roll of
musketry, deadened by the distance, came
like the mutterings of distant thunder,
<near and , More near its echoings.'
The.road nt the Concord end of the town
was exceedingly narrow and rocky; on
one side of the road or street on the out
skirts of the little town was a wide and
deep marsh ; around this the road skirted
and then entered the town. 'I he other
side was rugged and hilly, and therefore
ill adapted to the manoeuvres of infantry ;
on this side of the road were two fine tall
trees. These, at the command of Edwards.
were Cut down and completely blocked up
the narrow passage. Dispersing his men
among the rooks, and concealed many in
the leaves of the fallen trees, Edwards and
Kennedy with beating hearts awaited the
coming of the flying soldiers.
At last they came in sight, driven like
sheep before the wolf, gazing with terror
at every bush, break, or mound, expecting
and seldom deceived, to find the glistening
of a musket, or to see the flash of a deadly
rifle, handled with unerring skill by the
concealed enemy. The officers in vain
adeavored to rally them.
Cowards!' cried Lieutenant Arlington,
'do you fly from country boors like these?'
'Lieutenant,' said a brave young soldier
stung to the quick by the words of his of
ficer, would fight the devil himself if I
could see him; but now wo know not
where to look for a foe; few can see the
hand that kills them'
The crack of a rifle was heard from a
neighboring bush, and the young soldier
fell. Turning, with a great effort towards
the Lieutenant, a melancholy smile was on
his face.
'You see Lieutenant,' he said, faintly,
and sank back dead.
Thy mother, boy, will await thee in vain
in merry England, alas ! no longer merry
for her. Thy father will say—'lle died
like a soldier, he did his duty !' in vain.
The parental revulsions of feeling will
come back with redoubled force, and he
will exclaim, like David—'My son my
sou
Arlington was horrified. Drawing his
sword, he cried—,
'Forward men, and revenge your emu.
rade !'
The report of a musket was heard from
tho same bush; tho officer sprang into tho
air and fell dead.
Terror•stricken, the soldiers • fell back,
and nothing could now move them to the
charge.
The troops were now close to the fallen
trees, in and about which Edwards and
his comrades were waiting for them. 'l'he
hands of the foremost were on the branches
atteutptin2 to inore rhem, wh,s, flaehing
in their faces, the rifles of the minute-men I the minute men gave way, bearing the
laid twenty of their number dead upon thefrantic black in their confused mass, and
road. The soldiers who were behind them I pressed on all sides by the exultant
fell back until the whole detachment were troops.
brought to a halt. Grey saw the blow, and also that Ken-
Pitcairn saw that lie must force this po- nedy was not dead, but only stunned.—
sition or surrender. Going back was out With a fiendish shout of tr.umph, he sprang
of the question ; granting that he reached' forward and pointed his bloody sword at
Concord, he saw that morning that he could the breast of his fallen foe.
not hold the town for a single hour. He 'What, sir ! Would you kill a senseless
ordered one half of the detachment to ; man?' cried an officer, as he dashed aside
charge, whilst the other kept back the ad- the blade.
vancing patriots, who seeing the strong I 'Stand aside, sir !' said Grey hoarsely.
position of their comrades in front plied ; 'he is my enemy. For this moment have
their weapons with renewed vigor. I I sacrificed my honor. Stand aside, I say,
At the head of the skeleton of his com- foe ! By —, he dies !'
pany, Stirling advanced to the charge ; 'Then, sir,' answered Stirling, for he it
behind him name Pitcairn, gallantly lend- was, 'You shall have to cross my body to
ing the remainder of the corps in person. kill bim,'
Steadily, with shoulder to shoulder, , 'Then die!' hissed Grey, through his set
Caine the column. The soldiers, like their teeth, as lie made a furious lunge at the
officers, saw that that this charge must be Englishman.
successful, or that they must surrender.— " Stirling parried the thrust, but hearing
On their side, the patriot band, with corn- the clatter of horses' hoofs, he turned and
pressed lips and eager hearts, awaiting saw Lord Percy, accompanied by a number
their coming. of officers approaching. He sheathed his
Edwards had ordered every man to pick sword, saying in a low voice—
; his target so that his shot would tell. , 'We can settle this affair at another
The troops advanced now from the I time.'
road to the hilly side, as Edward's had ; He ordered a couple of his men to take
foreseen so much confusion and disorder ! up the body of Kennedy and follow him.
prevailed as to render it a [natter of impos- , had he consulted his own wishes he would
sibility that their manoeuvres should be cor- have placed him in one of the houses,
rectly made. whence he could afterward join his friends
Since the first discharge no shot had but Grey was watching him, and he saw
been fired, no man was seen ; but at this that he must carry hiss to Boston, to save
juncture, when the confusion among the his life, thinking at the same time that he
troops was nt its height, Edwards gave the was taking him out of the frying pan to put
word to fire. him into the fire.
The troops recoiled before the withering We will not follow the troops on their
sheet of flame that seemed to come forth return to the city. Suffice it to say, that
from the earth. Em they could rally, and the next morning saw Gage 'formally be.
whilst they seemed undecided as to whe- sieged in Boston
ther they should advance or flee, Kennedy
who commanded the right wing of the pa
.}riot force, that is to say, the tea party,
gave them a similar volley upon their own
flank. Dismayed, the troops rollback up
on their comrades, who, with but little bet
ter fortune, were sustaining an unequal
fight with their deadly pursuers.
The haughty Pitcairn called his few re•
maining officers around him, and it wrung
his very heart strings as he road on their
countenances that he must surrender.
At this instant, when the fate of the fu•
gitives seemed decided, rising high above
the reports of musketry, came the louder
report of cannon ; ns grape shot and lan
grage tore up the ground, where Edwards
and his brave companions lay concealed.
So excited had they became in the fight
with those before them, that they had for•
gotten the band behind them, till they
were thus disagreeably reminded of their
propinquity. The fugitives on the other
hand, hearing the report of artillery and
the cheers of the advancing reinforcement,
now were eager fur the charge. The col
onists gave ono more sure volley, and
then slowly and sullenly began to retreat
down one of the side streets of the town.
Edwards and Kennedy were furious as
they saw victory snatched from their
grasp. More by deeds than words did
they encourage and revive the drooping
spirits of their brave comrades.
All the efforts of the newly arrived
troops could not hasten their dogged retreat;
inch by inch did they dispute the ground.
If they for an instant thought of flight, a
glance at their brave young commander
'in the thickest of the fight, apparently re
gardless of limb or life, banished the half
conceived idea from their minds and they
turned once more to the fray.
Now, however, the royalists were rein
forced by another company of grenadiers,
headed by an officer on horseback.
.Cowards !' Ise exclaimed, do you let
rebels thus hold you at bay ? Forward!'
I Grey 1' cried the patriot band with one
•1 prison is in all things like a grave,
Where see no better privileges, have
Than dead men; nor sogood.—Bishop King .
It was the morning of the day after the
battle when Mary Claxton and her father
were seated at the parlor window, gazing
sorrowfully down the road leading to Con
cord, when they discerned in the distance
a horseman approaching them at a brisk
canter. They each had an intuitive per
ception that this personage xasconnnected
with the missing Tom.
As he approached nearer they discover
ed it was Kit. The black had not been
at Evergreen since the previous moment
ous morning, and they now eagerly awaited
his arrival.
Kit entered the gate and gave his horse
or rather his master's horse to a groom who
come to take it, hoping that this little act
of kindness would unbend his tongue.
The slave, however, pushed the groom
aside, and slowly and dejectedly walked
toward the house, not deigning to answer
the many questions that were put to him ;
for 'Porn was a great favorite among the
servants of the house who had often expe
rienced his generosity.
Mary's heart sank within her as site re
marked his grave manner ; she could not
speak.
Iler father, exceeding uneasy, also, wal
ked slowly to the door, as if summoning
fortitude before having his worst fears re
alized. He had been separated from Tom
shortly after they both had reached the
scene of action, and had not seen hen since.
Ile was with those who followed the Brit
ish, and though he saw the firing of the
advanced patty at Lexington, was not
aware that Tom was with them, nor could
he afterwards ascertain what had become
of him—for the few whom he met of that
band after their retreat before Grey and
his soldiers, knowing the relations between
them, were unwilling to tell him what they
feared to be the case, namely, that Tout
was dead. He had returned to Evergreen
voice. late the ifght before to make the necessa-
And fifty indignant rifles were turned I ry preparations for a lengthened stay in
upon the traitor. I the patriot camp then around the city
Grey spurred hie horse, and drawing 'Kit,' said he, 'have you any news of
tight the reins, the noble animal reared your master.'
high in the air, and fell back• upon the 'Yes, Meer ; I neon him last night,' said
road almost perforated with balls. Grey the black gravely.
sprang unscathed from the back of his fill. I 'Then he is alive, thank God !' said Ma.
len charger. ry, gratefully and burst into tears. She
'Forward !' he cried. , now rose quickly and came to the door.—
And followed by his men he sprang fu. Kit gazed at her sorrowfully.
riously to that quarter where the wounded Mr. Claxton was by no means assured at
Kennedy fought bravely, The brave Vir- this speech of the slave. There was seri
ginian had handed his rifle to Kit, (who ousness about the man that made hint us.
through all the fight was close beside his 1 easy.
master, from whose breast ho had turned 'Where did you see him, and how, sir
many a bayonet,) and now wielded a sword I said lee.
taken from an officer in the late charge. ; .1 saw him alive and well, 'Alas'r, with
Twice did the swords of the two men the exception of one or two triflite woun's.
cross, and twico were they separated by He was in prts'n, though rimer; a chain
the crowded mass of combatants. At last around the uncle bound him to de floor.'
a stunning blow front the butt of a musket Kit,' said Mr. Claxton, sternly .there is
but half warded by Kit, stretched Kennedy I something that you arc hiding from me.—
senseless upon the ground, Disheurtened ' Nov ~ p eak it out, nine, and tell me what
by the fall of their hrav, v enic leader.
P- [WEBSTER,
T We will proceed to give the substance
of the black's statement in much fewer
words than he does himself. After his
master's fall, the slave, as before stated,
was borne back with the crowd. Shortly
after he met George Edwards, who fought
like a lion ; nor yet was he aware of his
friend's fall. When, however, he was in
formed of it by Kit, he rallied around him
a few brave men and made desperate ef
forts to release his friend, who had now
recovered from the effect of the blow, and
was marching between two soldiers, bound.
His efforts, however, were unavailing, so
he he sent Kit before to the city, ordering
him when he found where his mas'r would
be confined to return and to report to him
when they would make what attempts
they could to assist hint to escape. In
pursuance of these orders the black weir!
to the city and mingled with the crowd
without danger of detection. Ho there
saw his master led off to prison, surround
ed by soldiers who could with difficulty
keep off the crowd that attempted to rescue
him. The cries and jeers of the populace
followed them everywhere. Hastily got
up placards represented a company of sol
diers flying from an old country dame ar
med with a broom, or one or two country
men armed with pitchforks were manfully
thrashing a large body of troops. Behind
the rustics, a detachment of troops, inten
t ded, doubtless to represent Percy's corn
,
mend, with about fifty pieces of cannon
was advancing upon their rear, as if to take
them by surprise. Under this placard
was ironically written— , .True Britons fear
nothing !" This placard was greeted with'
shouts of laughter.
CHAPTER V
VOL. 20. NO. 40
(TO DE CONTINUED.)
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the sage ohs. No sasseegers for this
year, Isaac, and Mrs. Partington sigh.
ed.
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he following rates
If paid in advance $1,50
If mild within six months after Ihe time of
aubseribin,
If pnitl at the end of the yen,
Arid two dollars and fifty cents if not paid till
after the expiration of the year. No subscription
will be taken for a less period than six months,.
and no paper will be discontinued, except at the
option of the Editor, until all arrcarages are paid.
Sabseribm, living in distant connties,or in other
States, trill be required to pay Invariably in
advance,
eir The above terms will he rigidly adhered
to in all eases.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Will be changed at the following rates
1 msertion. 2 du. 3 do.
Six lines or le., $ 25 $ 37} S 50
One squnre, (16 lines,) 50 73 1 00
Two " (32 . 4 ) 100 150 200
Three " " ) 1 50 225 3 00'
. . . .
Business men advertising by the Quarter, lialt
Year or Year, will be charged the following rates:
, .
3 uto. 6 nto. 12 tuo.
One square, $3 00 $5 00 $8 08
Two squares, 5 00 8 00 12 00.
Three squares, 750 10 00 15 00
Four squares, 900 14 00 23 00
Five squares, 15 00 05 00 38 00
Ten squares, 25 00 40 00 60 00
Business Cards not exceeding six lines, one
year, $4.00.
JOB WORK:
I sheet handbills, 30 copies or less, $1 25
I 3i)
~ e. 41. 44 44 2 50
1 ti .i AI tk I: 4 00
BI.ANKs, foolscap or less, per single quire, I 50
" 4 or more quires, 00
GB - Extra charges will he made for heavy
composition.
44 - All letters on businoss must be rust PAID
to secure attention. ,0j
The Law of Newspapers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to
the contrary, arc considered as wishing to continuo
their subscription.
2. if subscribers order the discontinuanre of their
newspapers, the publisher may continue to said them
until a 1 affearages are paid.
D. {/subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
newspapers from the °Aces to which they are direr
ted?ther, are held responsible mail they hare settled
their bills and ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers remove to other places without
Worming the publisher, and the newspapers are rent
to the Arnie'. direction, they are held responsible.
3. Persons lan emotion'. to receive or take the
paper,from the office, itee to be considered as sub
scribers and as such, equally responsible for subscrip
tion, as if they had ordered their names enteral upon
the publishers books.
6. 7'he Courts have also repeatedly decided that
• Post Master who negkets to perform his data ot
giving reasonable notice as required by the regula
tions of the Post Office Department, of the neg
lect of a person to take front the oiliee, newspapers
tiddretseil to him, renders the Post Master liable to
the publisherfor the subscription pri c'e.
liktf , POSTMASTERS aro required by law
to notify publishers by letter when their publi•
cations are refesed ur not called for by persona
to whom they ore sent, and to giro this reason
.of such refusal. if known. It is Uhil, their duty
to &folk all such lottery. We will distil/ puss
Easteiti lei keep 118 posted tip iii religion to this
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