Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 19, Brookville, Franklin County, 11 May 1838 — Page 2

CONGRESSIONAL..

From the Baltimore Amtrican. Washington, April 24. UNITED STATES SENATE. Mr. Clay, Mr. Preston and Mr. Rives each presented a petition in favor of an Interna tional Copy Right law, all of which were referred to a Committee who have the subject nnilpr consideration Mr. Chv, in presenting his memorial, remarked that it was signed very numerously by every c lass and condition of society. Literary members of literary associations, authors, merchants and others. All wished the copy right law to be amended. It was an act of justice both to Foreign and American Literature. The question was now discussed througl out the country, and had been before n. rn Mi- nrAmniniiv frr the last two years. K . . I .. i " 1TMuch, liau oeen wriuen an j tuoiisueu. mi j Clay said that he read much and thought much upon, the subject, and was convinced that the prayer of the petitioners deserved to be heard. lie hoped that the committee who had this subject under consideration would report upo it as speedily as possible, inasmuch as the session was now so far advanced. Mr. Preston spoke at some length in defence of a memorial upon the same subject. A Bill was passed establishing a Pension Agency at Montpelier, Vermont. After some unimportant miscellaneous bu siness, the orders of the day were called. Be7 V fore this, however. Mr, Roane reported a bill for extending the .charters of the District Banks, which was made the special orders of the day for I nuay Mr. Preston's resolution in favor of the An fiexion of texas came up at one o'clock as the special order. Mr. Preston rose in defence of the adoption of the resolution. He said it was now just two vears, almost to a day, that the Indepen dence of Texas was declared, by one ot the most memorable battles upon record. Since that time the flag of Peace had waved in triumph, and Texas had been much more quiet than the United States had been upon one side, or Mexico upon the other. All the hopes and all the wishes of that young Republic had been fully realised. Congress had met armies had met and been disbanded courts have exercised their jurisdiction, and peace had reigned throughout her borders. By her side was Mexico, revolutionary, dis tracted, torn to pieces, engaged in civil wars and full of turmoil and excitement. Mr. Preston said that his course was paci fic he entertained no feeling of hostility towards Mexico he would do nothing that would entrap this country or Mexico in a war with each oilier. He would come into no collision, and would do nothing more than what he believed justice and duty required ile would not interfere with Mexico, for no other reason than from the fact that she was now not in a state properly to assert her rights He would not wish to have Texas with a war upon her borders, or if Mexico was engaged in a serious conflict with Texas. But no such conflict now existed. Mr. Preston said he should prove that the Territory of Texas had belonged to the U. States. France ceded it to Spain, and Spain receded it back to France, and France ceded it to the United States. All that originally belonged to France now legally belonged to the United States, rrnnce claimed it unti its cession of Louisiana to us in 1819. The Rio del Norte was asserted as the true line as long ago as 1S05. Our Commissioners al ways insisted upon this line until 1819, as be longing to us. Here Mr. Preston read evi dences of the fact. Mr. Monroe, Mr. Jef ferson, Mr. Pinkev, all asserted that the U States were bounded on the South West by the Rio del Norte. The Treaty of 1819 was the only disturbing measure in opposition to this. Extracts were read from Mr. Adams's and Mi. Clay s speeches and reports, establish ing the fact that the Rio del Norte was a por tion of the territory ol the United States. The evils of such accession as we had made in resigning this part of our territory formed the next part of Mr. Preston's argument. I he argument ol those who opposed the an nexation was that we ought not to have Tex as because it would give a preponderance to the slave-holding states. 1 hat argument was chough to arouse and alarm the South ifnoth ing more. Mr. Preston then went on to show that we had ,.:e power and the right to receive Texas a right and power which was denied bv some. We had the same right, Mr. P. con tended, to receive 1 exas as Mexico had to receive Texas. Could Mexico force Texas Into a compact with her as a part of her terri tory, and could we not treat with Texa9 as a free State? It was a matter of policy lo receive Texas, nna to receive her now when we could. This was the next subject discussed by Mr. Preston with much ability. He thought it desirable that lexas should belong to us, The only argument (Mr. P. contended) in opposition to the annexation of Texas, was Slavery, Negro Slavery. This was all. and j.he very argument thus brought forward agamst annexation was, he said, the strongest i- i i t, . .. . o . vnc wnicn snouiu tctupon the minds of South ern men in faror of annexation. It should open the eyes of every Southern man. Mr. 1 reston said he did not believe that ine acquisition of Texas would increase the number of slaves. He believed it would increase the number of slave holders, and in crease me security oi tne South and Southern institutions. By not annexing Texas we did not lessen the number of slaves. Texaswould deal in slavery. Her eye anon would rest upon Mexico, upon California,upon the shores of the Pacific; and from the borders of the U. States to the borders of the Pacific, slavery would prevail. J

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lieved that the annexation of Texas would j establish law, order, religion, civilization peace and quiet upon the face of our country. The resolution was then uid upon me table upon Mr. Preston's motion, and the Senate went into executive session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Howard, in allusion to a paragraph in iho House renort of vesterdav. as published in the Intelligencer this morning, said he had been misunderstood. He meant to say that

the committee delayed their report on Mexi- monstrance should be heard, and that the Incan Affairs, because the Mexican Min'sler, Jians west of the Mississippi should be gov-

with a view to negotiation, had asked time lojenie( by their own Jaws and domestic msuKtaln nddiiinn.-il instructions from his Govern- j tntians. if thev preferred it-

menf. DUEL REPORT. This subiect was again taken up. Mr. iimore oi a. nuke ui ic - Mr. Elmore of S. C. spoke at length in re-I fmm Mait All. AdaiTlS.Iri piy io ine gcurMinn m" .....-.. v. --- . and in ctelence oi ine course oi me He staled his own view to be that the committee were bound to report all the tacts whir h could be derived from legal evidence; that they were also bound to stale whether a J breach of privilege had been commitieo ; .mu i further to stale who were the persons who had been guilty of this breach of privilege. But he was opposed to reporting the resolutions for the punishment of the parties implicated. Mr. Loomis defended the course of the committee. Mr. Grennell was in ( oi of the recommitment of the report, with a view tostrikeout from it every thing but the tcslimony in the case, and then of printing that for the information of the House and the country. The debate was continued by Messrs. Rariden, Talor, Pope, Legare, Atherton, Parker and Slade. The House adjourned without taking the question. Washington, April 25. UNITED ST.1TES SENATE. The Secretary of the Navy sent a Report to the Senate, giving an account of the agents of the Navy Pension Fund, copies of instruc tions given to them, and correspondence with thpm. Air. Hubbard presented from the Collector of Boston, reports in relation to certain Banks. Mr. Benton from tlie u-ommiuee on iuiutary Atlairs, reported a joim icsuiuuuu authorising the purchase by the Government of the United States of the island at the confluence of the St. Peters and the Mississippi rivers; read and laid upon the table for the nrpsent. The bill for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners to settle private claims against the United Slates was called up, on motion ot Mr. Prentiss, and occupied the time of the Senate for several hours. The Report from the Select Committee, to whom was referred two months ago certain charge of corruption against the Hon. John Ruggles, was called up, on motion of Mr. White of Tenn. chairman of the committee. The report was agreed to by the Senate, and in the form reported to the Senate, without discussion. The Report exonerates JMr. K. from all improper conduct. The Bill supplementary to an act to amend an act for the appointment of commissioners undei the 14th article of the treaty 1831 with the Choctaw Indians, was taken up and pass ed. The discussion upon a private claim bill continued through the day, and it had not been disposed of at the adjournment. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE LiTE DUEL. The House again took up the Report on the Duel, the question being on the motion of Mr. Toucey, as instructed ny the Committee, to print the Report and postpone its conside ration till Monday eek. Mr. Slade, who was entitled to the floor, spoke at length in opposition to the motion to postpone, and in favor of recommitting the report. Mr. Foster followed in reply. Mr. Fletcher spoke at some length on the subject. He was of opinion that the report presented no ground for the action of the House, and was in favor of giving it a different shape. He put some questions lo the Committee as to their course of proceeding, which were objected to. The Speaker decided that any reference to the course of proceeding in the Committee was out of order. Mr. Graves protested against the narrowing of the range of debate heretofore allowed, as he wished to speak on the subject and to bcaMowed the same latitude of rem..rk. Mr. Fletcher concluded his remarks. The debate was continued by Messrs. Bell and Sergeant, when Mr. Boon demanded the reading of (he reports. Mr. Bell objected. The Speaker decided thnt any member had a right to make the demand. The Reports of the majority and minority were then read, and the House was still in session when it became necessary to close this despatch. Washington, April 2G. UNITED STATES SENATE. Mr. Clay of Ala., presented a memorial from the Creek and Chocktaw Indians, west of the Mississippi, remonstrating against the establishment of a Territorial Government West of the Mi ssissippi, for which a bill is now in the Senate. Mr. Clay said that when the bill came nn he should move its postponement ever to the next session. The presentation of the memorial from flip Indians created a wide debate in the Senate between Messrs. T.nton.Clav nf.4la..Vh!in . . - r ? - j - ........ oevier and others.

Mr. :,. iRUrk.I. during the disc ussion,; the

that he bcliev the Chocklaws and Creeks, were against such k I'U II1C V-IXIUIVCI) i'o !. i Ten itorial Government. Some of the objec t r A. t 1 ,1 A nr A fo that there were many wild Indians West of the Mississippi whom it would be extremely tlitlicult to amalgamate into a peacetui anu quiet community. Some discussion here arose in regard to the part taken during the last war by the Creeks: anj Cherokees. Mr. Clay thought the re j Mr. Tipton said the bill would not affect Ul,e petitioners nor any oilier portion of the tribes who did not desire it. It would not ronim )ej them to enter into the confederation f ..l- frvf . TWriin iie t-n ui mc iuu imu . r,a tjovernment. Mr. White said the bill alluded to before ..l Senate was a measure of the Administra linn, and not of the Committee of Indian Af-rn-nSt f0 objection however had been bro't ,eorc the Committee and none was expected from any quarter, as the bill contemplated no coercive power. i he bill was lnlenoea io prevent whites from going among the Indians and defrauding them. I heir rights, lie thought, could only be secured by a Territorial Government, and by securing land lo individual Indians in fe! simple. Mr. Sevier animadeverted upon the character of one of the petitioners, who, he said, had better attend to his own business than lo business which belonged to others. After some additional remarks from Mi. Cla) of Ala., and others, the memorial was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. A bill to authorise payment lo be made lo certain Missouri Volunteers, was presented by Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, read once and ordered to be printed. Some miscellaneous business of no importance was acted upon, when The bill for the establishment of a Board of Commissioners for the settlement of claims against the U. S. came up. Another long and protracted debate occurred between .Aiessrs. Bayard, Morris, Hubbard, Prentiss, Merrick, Linn, Norvell,and others. The bill was before the Senate lor more than two hours, when the yeas and nays were ordered upon its engrossment. Itwasengrossed to a third reading, 23 to 15. Messrs. Cal houn, Morris, and others opposing its passage; and Messrs. Buchanan, Hubbard, Bayard, Tipton, and others defending it. Adjourned. Aftei the presentation of several reports from the Departments, and the reference ofi one or two memorials and petitions, the House, on motion of Mr. Wise ordered the reading of the evidence of the Duel Investigating Com mittee. The Clerk of Ihe House commenced read ing Ihe evidence v the form of testimony-, de fence, &c. at eleven A.M. and reading, with out intermission was continued until past four, and is not now over. It will take two hours (o-morrow to finisl the reading of the evidence and the journal of the committee s proceedings. Adjourned. Correspondence of the Ball. Patriot. Washington, April SO. Mr. Clay brought forward, this morning, a measure of the very highest importance and which will engage the best attention of the country: for there is a good prospect, I may say a certainty that it will be carried, and if so, it will bring immediate and substantial re lief to an oppressed and suffering people. The distinguished Kentucky Senator ad dressing himself to the Chairman of the Com mittee on Finance, propounded an enquiry. lie spoke of some of the banks resuming spet ie payments. It was a good example he thought He hoped it would be imitated. But he wish ed to know whethar the Finance Committee intended to bring forward any measure to aid, support, and encourage the banks. If not if the design was to remain still to do noth ing he would consider it his duty to present a proposition. These remarks startled the Administration parly not a little They looked 'what's in the wind now?' as plainly as faces could speak. Mr. Silas Wright responded cautiously, that lo his knowledge, there was no intention on the part of any member of the Committee to present such a measure. Mr. Clay then introduced with a few re marks on Ihe neglect of the Government to present any measure for the relief of the peo i.iir, t joiiii i csoiuiion, which nroDoscs OCrThat no discrimination shall hereafter be made as to the currency or medium of nav ments, in the different branches of the public rewnue, or in me aenis and dues of the Go vernment; and that until otherwise ordered by Congress, notes of all specie paying banks shall, under suitable restrictions," to be precnoeu lorin wan ana promulgated by the oecieiar) oi me i reasury, be received in payment of the public revenue, and of debts and dues of the Government, and afterwards dis bursed lo all public creditors who may bewil ling lo receive them.fj But as I have just got nit; me resolution i Here introduce it. "Resolved by the Senate and House ofRenrescniaiivcs or ine united. Stales in Congress assem y.r tt -.-.. . . " i bled, That no discrimination shall be madens to the currency or medium in payment jnthe several branches of the public revenue, or in debts or dues te the Government: and that un til otherwise ordered by Congress, the notes of sound .banks which are payable and paid on demand in legal currency of the United States under suitable restrictions to be forthwith pre scribed and promulgated by the Secretary of ecretary of payment of I me l reasury, sunn oe received in

revenue and of debts due to the Govcrn-1

. course of public expenditure to all public n creditors who are willing to receive them. Mr. Grundy rose to make a suggestion mat the operation of the resolution be restricted to the banks in the vicinity of those places where the notes are received and disbursed. Mr. Clar said, in reply, that this was mere ly a matter of detail which might be considerr, wlipn thft resolution came up for action. Tim roil.iiinti lips over one day according to the rule. It will test the sincerity of the Administration's professions, made by the Secretary of ihp Treasury and bv the Official Organ. It is impossible "the Party' can oppose it, without the most flagrant inconsistency, without rivinr thp lip. to all their recent promises ot better behaviour. We shall see. oonie us the leaders, who dropped remarks not hostile to the proposition, were very solicitous afterwards to make known that they expressed neither approbation nor disapprobation. They were wailing for orders. AWFUL FIRE IN CHARLESTON. Office of the Augusta Chronicle.7 April 28, G oVlork, P. M. 5 We learn with the deepest regret by pas sengers from Charleston who arrived here this evening by the Carolina Rail road, that the city of Charleston has been visited by one nfthp most awful and destructive fires that has ever visi'ed any city in the United Slates ONE-THIRD OF THE CITY WAS LAID IN ASHES at the departure of ihe cars this morning at six o clock, and the fire teas raging as if it ivould consume al least one-third mcrr. The fire broke out last night at a quarter nasi eight o'clock, in a paint store,on the wesl. -V rr.'r , a r fj...cfr.l tern siae oi JV-ing street, luinci ui uukwiu street. The wind blowing strongly from the southwest, blew the flames diagonally across King street, and at the lime of ihe departure of the cars the whole section of the city above Beresford street, up to Society street, and east of King street, to the Bay, was burnt down or burning. From Beresford to Society are lour streets from King street to Ihe bay about as many, or perhaps more. The tire had also extended four or five blocks west ol lvmg street, and was still progressing with terrific ranWtilv nn that street in the direction ol Boundary street, when the cars leit. uur informant believes it impossible to calculate what will be the ultimate extent of the fire, as it seemed in no way checked at G o'clock r "J r . .. ... . . this morning. Among the buildings consumed are a num ber ofc hiirches, the new theatre, the splendid new hotel recently erected, and the whole maiket, except the fish market. Nearly all the large merchants, in the centre of business, on King street, were burnt out, among them Parish, Wilev, Co. and Cr. 11. ivelsey x Co. Boreman & Co. and all in that neighbor hood, and the large storehouse of Miller, Ripley, fc Co. on the corner of King and Society streets, was catching the flames when our informant left. The Merchant's Hotel, formerly Miol's, had not caught, but it was believed to be impossible to save it. At Norris's Hotel, still higher up King street, and on the west side, they had removed all the furniture and bedding, in almost certain anticipation of being burnt out. A large number of houses had been blown up, to no purpose. All the powder in the city was exhausted, and all the water in the pumps; the people, wearied with a whole night's incessant and unavailing toil, found themselves, this morning, able to make but a feeble resistance to the still raging and devouring flames. A numbei of persons had been killed by the blowing up of houses and throw ing furniture into the streets. The Steam boat Neptune, lying in the bay, caught on fire but it was fortunately extinguished. This is indeed a mournful catastrophe! A flourishing city laid in ashes, her people burnt out of home and substance, and millions of property destroyed in a single night! The Insurance Companies of Charleston, we learn are of small capitals, and will every one, no doubt, be ruined, and still be unable lo make good but a small portion of the losses. Hundreds of families must be utterly ruined by this general calamity. leF.rs cannot make Charleston what she was. From the Southern Patriot Extra. The flames were visible al 20 miles distance from the city. It is impossible toestimale the extent of the loss on any but imperfect data. We think, however, that it cannot be less than between two or three millions of dollars, and the number of buildings destroyed at one thousand. We have New Orleans dates of the 28th. We make some extracts. Texas. By the steam packet Columbia we have been in possession of the following important information. Congress had met and resolved that President Houston imme diatelyhave the petition to the United States, relative to the annexation of Texas withdrawn in consequence of the receipt of a letter from me iuiiiisier in ingiana, statins that a treaty ofCommerce had been entered into between England and Texas. Merch. Trans. Highly Important. Thr.t Blockaded. The schr. Sarah Ann. Cnf. W.. tcmptsjience from Tampico. returned in rnnsequence of that port being blockaded by the F rench brig of war La Peyrouse on the 52d mst. Lieut. Henry of the La Pet roSP. hn endorsed the papers of the Sarah Ann, informed Capt. Contempts that the tort nf VrJ Cruz and other Mexican ports, was declared under blockade on the 15th inst. by the French fleet in consequence of the Mexican Government having refused to pay the indemnity. from Tampico to Pensacola, to con'vey tbe intelligence to Commodore Dallas. X. . "ip iatcnez, sailed

Talicsi N the 25th day of March, 1SC8, by Wi!liam 1). Hubartt living in Uloo'iiinji Grove town

ship, Franklin county, Indiana, a brijrht bay horse black mane and tail, 6upnoBed to be live years old this spring, shod behind, one white spot on the near side supposed to be occasioned by the saddle about 14 hands and a half high; no other marks perceivable; appraised to $40 by Isaac Clements A John Wiggans on the 11th day of April, ls:i8. j ,,. certify the above to be a true copy from estry boolj Given under my hand and seal, 20th day of AnrK 183S. lT-2w JOHN WILLIAMS, J.p. " Taken I r Benjamin 1. Goodwin, living in Posey township, Franklin county, Indiana, an pc" tray chesnut sorrel mare about fifteen hands Li three years old this spring, a star in her forcLeai:' the left hind foot white, some white hairs on tl.,' left hip, marked with the collar; appraised tofiftv dollars Vy Jonathan Goble ana i'atrick Adams A true copy from my estray book, this 10th day c.f April, 1S:J8. 17 JAMES SIMMON DS, J. Sale oi ScSiooI ias2d. Slate of Indiana, Fra'iklin county, s. X N Ihursdaythe Jtlh day ot June, 1S:3, Jr the court house in said county, belwem'tLo hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock I M .n said day, I will offer for 6ale to the highest bidder in lots ef forty acres each, on the terms prescribed by the statute in such case made and provided, the whole of section No. 16 in Congressional township No. 10 and range No. 12 cast, siluate and lyirw in the county aforesaid. S.i.Vi EL SER JVG , " School Cvin'r rf said county April 22d, ISU3. 17 ts. '' Ifcmcstcc AUaciiBJier.S. Slate cj Indiana, Franklin count, ) rhite-Water township. James Wildridge, VS. John Welch. EFORE mc, Daniel Willson, a justice of the peace in and for the township and county aforesaid, be it known that a writ of domestic attachment was issued in the above case, against tin; goods and chatties, rights, credits, moneys and effects of John Welch the defendant aforesaid, bearing date the 29th day of March, 1S.'J8, directed and delivered to T. V. Liming, one of the constables of said county, by whom the said writ was returned, executed by attaching one horse collar, horse chains, one axe and the rights, credits, monies in the hands of ilson Larowe, as the property of sauiJolin Welch, estimated at $ cli. therefore on the 19th day of May, 1S:)8, at 10 o'clock A. M., I will proceed to hear said plaintiff's claim, and render judgment accordingly. (Jiven under my hand and seal this 20th day of April, A D 17 aw DANIEL" WILLSON, J.P. Admiuislra tor's PSoJico. 'r7'i' - i i . , i , uinii'i is ueruuy given io an wijoin it niavi X concern, that letters of administration uno the estate of William Sutfin dee'd, have been gran ted agreeably to Jaw to the ui.uersigned. All per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims will, present them for settlement. The estate is consid ered to be insolvent. ItUTII SUTFIN, adm'r. 23d Jpril, A. D. 1838. 17-Sw Taken Up, Y Jonathan Goble, living in Posey township rranklin county, Indiana, one estray brown hoise, about 6eveti years old this spring, fifteen 11 1 !.-,". ... . uanus ana a nan ingii, some saddle marl;s, appraised to forty dol'ars by William Holland ana! Joseph Oupp. A true copy from my estray book given under my hand this 17th day of April, 163?. 17-3 w JAMES SI MM ONUS, J.P. Frankly Ad misled. rWIIIIS following letter was received yesterday -H- It exhibits a want of moral honesty ard the most unblushing villany that but few persons wouiilj suppose to e.i6t. We give it without further com ment that tLe public may know in what estimatio! to hold the authors. GLASCOE S- HARRISON Indianapolis, April 12, 1839. Messrs. Glascoe & Harrison: Gents, From an advertisement in the Cincin nati Gazette, we discover you request the paper in mis state io puoiisli your Hull against us. li your object is really to injure our sales, and wish ing to give you all the advantage of your course would advise you to widen the sphere of your or der in the Gazette to Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Arkansas, as we have got nearly through this state, having disposed of upwards of 50 profs ot our imitation of "Gardner s vec-etable Lini ment." We have now three pedlars in Ohio and Kentucky, with two horse terms one in Michi gan and one in Illinois, and upwards oftwenty agencies in Missouri and Arkansas. We wiilsoon have disposed of upwards of three hundred rross We retail at 25 cents, in this place, and supply '1 the Uruggists at 24 a erross, tit home sell abros at $3,50 per dozen, or 36 cross We will estab iish an agency in your city, and 6ell at $18 gross, in a few weeks, or $2 per dozen. Your most ob't and humble serv'ts, W. LINDSAY & CO. J7-3w A p. 17. Cin. Gaz John II. Scott and Sarah his wife, and Zephaniah Marshall and Elcy his wife, Application VS. Allen, lane, John, Margaret, Ruth, Caroline, James F. and Ann Jackman, heirs and widow of Atwell Jackman dee'd. for partition cf land. Tiv-niiu is hereby given to the above name: heirs and widow of the said Atwell Jackman deceased, that the aforesaid Scott and wife, and .uarsiiall and wifs, will, on the first dav of the August term, 1838, of the probate court o'ftbe county of Franklin, anJ state of Indiana, apply to said court for the appointment of commissioners to make partition of the foUowintr real estate, which was of the said Atwell Jack man in his lifetime. to-wit; the north east or of see 15 in T 12, of R 11. Also the west half of Hit? IV V in T 12 of H 12. and also the wpki half nf the S E qr. of see 10 in T 12 of range 11 in tbe county of Franklin aforesaid, agreeably to the statute in tucn case made and provided. JOHN H. SCOTT, ct al, by J. Rvman, their sol'r. April 18. 16 4w CAUTION. UNA WAY from the snWrihnr Knma time in June last, an indented nnnrent.ro bov by the name of James Myers. All nnrsnns are cau tioned against trusting or hiring said boy, as they may have to pay the score. One cent reward will ue given for his return, but Pa,a- SAM'L MYERSApril 25, 1838. 17 3w CJPRING and SUMMER GOODS. Just re3 ceived a fresh supply of seasonable dry goods, each as sheetings, shirtings, Mexican Mixtures, Hamilton drills, stripes, &c; which we will sell low for cash or approved produce. n J D- PRICE & CO, - Brook ville, April 4th, 1838.