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bed and mingled horror and cu-i riosiiy kept me still. It came and stood beside it, and child-like I still clung to my couch, moving only to the farther side. Slowly, and with the same unnatural toot-falls,it pursued me thither, and ajiain T

changed my position. It placed itself then at the foot of my bedstead, 7: i i J t'lv.u& oans, l vored to rally my thoughts to reason with myself, and even to speculate upon the nature of the object before me. One idea that went through my brain was too extrava mv luiuutv auiiiv uv iv i enuca gant not to remember. I thought .l .1 . . o cmiuug ouier inmgs, that the phan 10m was a corpse, animated for tne moment by some galvanic pro cess, in oruer to terrify tne. Then, us x recouecteu tliat there was no uno m me village to carrv such a iiuu meet supposing even experiment possible I re " . supposition, now, too, "um inose a wiui groans be producUJ llo'n an inanimate beitir?. ivna yet, it seemed as if every thinr about it were dead, except the mere capability of moving its feet, and uttering those unearthly expressions of suffering. The spectre, however, if so it may be called, gave me but little opportunity for reflection. Its ghastly limbs were raised anew with the samo automaton movement, and placing one of its ieet upon the bottom of my bed, while its glassy eyes were fixed steadfastly upon me, it began stalking towards my pillow. I confess that I was now in an agony of terror. I sprang from the couch and tied the apartment. The keen-sightedncss of fear enabled me to discover an open closet upon the other side of the hall. Sprinm through the threshold,! closed &the door quickly after me. It had neither lock nor bolt, but the closet was so narrow, that hy placing my feet against the opposite wall, I could brace my back against the door, so as to hold it against any human assailant, who had only his arms for a lever. The perspiration of mortal fear started thick upon my forehead, as x uearu tne supernatural tread of tne strange visitant approaching the spot. It seemd an age before his measured steps bro't him to the door. He struck it the blow was sullen and hollow, as if dealt by the hand of a corpse. It was like the dull sound of his own feet upon the floor. He struck the door again and the blow was more feeble, and the sound fuller than before. Surely, I thought, the hand of no living man could produce such a sound ! I know not whether it struck agam for now its thick breathing becamo so loud that even the moan" ings which were mingled with every respiration, became inaudible. At last, they subsided entirely becoming at first gradually weaker, and then audible only in harsh,sudden sobs, whose duration I could not estimate, from their mincrlinowith the blast which still swept the hill-side. The long, long night had at last an eno,and the cheering sounds of the awakening farm-yard, told me me sun was up, and that I might venture lrorn my blind retreat. But if it were still with a slight feeling of trepidation that I opened the door of the closet, what was my horror when a human body fell inward upon me, as T unclosed it. I he weakness, however, leit me, the moment I had sprunlrom that hideous t ? r.. . - x &iooa 1UI un instant in the frocK j reviving light of the hall, and then proceeded to move the body to " place where I could examine its fea tures more favorably, Grc, I covering that they were fholo of the interesting stranger whom I had met on the road the evening before The rest of my story is soon told I he household of the inn Were ran' idly collected and half the hamlet identified the body as that of a gentleman well known in the country. But ven after the coroner's inquest was summoned, there was no Iiht "irovvn upon his fatc,until my dr un-

ken landlord was brought before the jury. $ own testimony would have none for littlp hut h nrrwl 1 i rnrl

a document which in a few words told the whole story. It was a note left with him the evening before, by Mr. to be handed to me as ft briefly thanked me for the slight snnn nc T cIiahU .1. courtesy rendered him at the black smith's, and mentioning that, not withstanding all precaution, his horse had fallen dead lame, and he should be obliged to pass the night at Wollsivald, he would still further trespass upon my kindness by beg ging to occupy the same apartment with mc It staled that owing to some organic affection of his system, he had long been subject to the most grievous fits of nightmare, during which, he still preserved sufficient powers of volition to move to the bed of his servant, w ho, being used to his attacks, would ol course! 1 : "o take the necessary means to allevi ate them. The note concluded by saying, that the writer had less diffidence in preferring his request to be my room-mate, inasmuch as,owmg to the crowded state of the house, I was sure of being thrust in upon some one. The reason w hy the ill-fated gentleman had been so urgent to press homeward, was now but too apparent, and my indignation at the drunken inn-keeper, in neglecting to hand me his note, knew no bounds. Alas! in the years which have since gone by, there has not been mora than a moment, when the reproaches which 1 then lavished unon him. Imi-n-nm ir L'or iho pitcously appalling look of mc dying man, long haunted me: and 1 sometimes still hear his moan m tue autumnal blast that wail round my casement. is aR iiode Island conguession vt. election. We have returns or majorities from all the towns in the state, except Charleslown and Little Compton. The result is for lr wiiui ciui-uou last sprint Oharlestown gave Francis (J.) a majority of 18 votes, and Liitle Compton gave Knight (W.) a majority of 31. It they have voted in the same m.mnrr k nihpi'iirt-riol 1 .: I ww puienioccasion.Burges has lost his election by about 35 votes, and Cranston by about 214. Upon this result, nn 1 lying than to us unexpected, the 1 rovidence Journal makes the fol lowing observations: Nat. Intel "The result of our election. a ne election which took place on I uesday last, in this state, has probably resulted iri the election of'Wm feprague, jr. and Duton J h very lean majorities perhaps' by 100 votes. This result has been enectea Dy the expenditure, by the v.lv.,Haiiy, oi immense sums of "uney. l ne amount expended by that party in this election is estimated atnotlessthanorty thousand dollars. Our opponents have been working secretly and actively, and by all kmds of briberv anH JL' uon tor two months wh.gs, relying on the popularity of . Vauuuaies, and the goodness of their cause, did nothing until a few days previous to the election. 1 he result has proved that the U. states' treasury, the patronage ol the government the wealth ofone ot the candidates, have overpowered us at this time. There is another cause which operates against us m this congressional election, which unuu uiuuuon oi governor and senators. We are deprived of a large number of certificate votes, freeman who do not reside in the town where their real estates lie. . l hese would have changed the result of the election. We beg our inends abroad not to doubt the power ot the vvhig party m this state in candT lFiaI f 8trenln- ur cand.dates may have been rojVcted U',C Slatc 10 our "ends rttlecry, that as surev vpni town meeting ar-

iiwhi :05' Cranston (whig) Iearce (Jackson) 3107, fepraguo (Jackson 3121. Ar

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rives, we will demonstrate to theirled sauMacuon that Rhode Island is nnf frit Inot .1 I ..v;,v.USMOUle caus() ol corrccl t",i,vy,r' . - - In V irnmia, an elpntinn has lust been held for a star spnntnr. in dm district composed of the counties of I jjrun9lCK, JL)inviddlC,an Greensyears,has returned Mr. Dromgoole, Vanburen, to the state senate of , wult tiutit, ui n.,- I I , , T ' Which he Was speaker -iVrtf. Lllcl - Concerning the result of the late p.lcction in NortU Pnrni;n Richmond Wbic ;clv wmnrlcJ ------ m mm A V J t U IIII I 111. Ill "TllO Whiffs of ihn TTnitPfl Smtnc c " - v .u.vo mi, v-uusw iu uiuiiipu, unu wuiiriumph in the result in North Cnrolina, and will tender to their breth.1 .i i , . V". "ltI" U1G aCKnowiedgment Ol UlCir llianKS, and admiration for the gallantry with w hich thev hnvp sustained the cause of the neonle "b......M,uui , inaiineir Victory may be properly apprech. ted, let it nrro;..o. riM be remembered that no state of the union was at onn Umo moro unan-' mousiy Jackson than North Camhna,or more absolutely surrendered ing me agency ot reason, reflection. and love principle." From the Madison Republican and Banner PUBLIC MEETING IN VERNON. Agreeably to previous notice a meeting ol the citizens of Jennings county, Indiana, took place at the court house in Vernon. on monuay the'-'lth ultimo, for tin purpose of taking into consid oration the propriety of recommending to the people of Indiana, a suitable person to be supported for the next presidency: whereupon, col. John vawter was called to the chair,and gen. Jno. L. Spann was appointed M'cieiaryoisaid meeimg. Alter tin. object ol tho meeting being explain ed from the chair, it was, on mo lion of Mr. Walker, moved that a committee of five be appointed to uran and report resolutions ex press ivc ol the sense of thismcetim . I - ..... t wiKTeupon, John Walker, Smith vawter, Willoughby Conner, Jc red Foster, and John L. Spam -.I, ijjuuueu saiu committee who, after a few minutes absence returned, and reported the follow ing resolutions, which were unan imously adopted : Resolved, That the services general William Henry Harrison as governor and superintendant o Indian aiiairs within the late Indi ana territory, and afterwards as commander-in-chief of the north western army, strongly recommend Mini frt i ...... jupiu oi ine u. fctates tor the first office within their siift ..u specially to tnose who served under him in the late war. Itesolved, That the education of general Ilamson, united with his general knowledge of the various local interests of the south, north, tasi, and west, are sure nnaran. tecs that he will not, in the event of nis election to the chief mnmsr of the nation, interfere, in the slight--"i utMrree.wnii thonuiwc k.. the constitution to the several states. Resolved, That it be recom mended to the citizens of Indiana who are friendly to the election of general Wm. II. Harrison to the othceot president ol the United States, to hold public meetings in tneir respective counties, through out tne state, on the 7th dav ofNn. vember, 1835, for the purpose of noosing one or more persons to meet on the second Monday in December next, at Indianapolis, to form an electoral ticket for this state that will support general William Henry Harrison for the next president, and such ether person as may then and there be agreed on for vice president. Resolved, That the editors and publishers of newspapers throughout the stale he requested to give publicity to the foregoing resolulions. On motion, the meeting adjourn-

vine, which terminated on Monday su,t,s known, I have concluded to drop you last in the election of Rirbird K a line ,0jnform yu whflt I 1 t contend Mp-wIp ivliiT T ICIIJr"AV- against. 1 had Andrew Jaclson openly frankilltade, Whig, over Dr. fecott,Van ing documents and writing letters into mv liurcn. 1 Ins district, for manv district. He even had my rnileawe and mv

to tne idolatry of mail-worship It 'u',3.PcneJ 1 u a'l Huntsman officers, is a glorious rcvolu.ion less Las political Consequences thanasshow- came as near heatino l.imn i n,

to meet on the 7th of November

next. J. VAWTER. nres't. v ' Jm Llm Spanx, sce'ry. LETTER FROM COL. CROCKETT. Weakley county, Tennessee, Messrs. Gales and SeatonV1' As I have closed my canvass, and tho re member of cung 11 to d,8lncI, in a newspaper, II gress drawn ofl',and frankwhera it was published ... ...cmlti, iii3UDjt;v;i wits 10 noitf OUl the idea to the ieople that I had taken nav for the same mileage that Mr. FitzcpmU rliri whcn u 3 welI known, all over the district'. Mr. Fitzgerald charged Dav for tliirtppn I . . O I J vvs. llffl'and. 1 charged for one thouihatlmmU .i t . i ... siatea i "v uugm nj nave cnurijea out ior seven UI,IJ mues a tact tliat he must u ery man ' IS ac(luam'ed the district must know, is untrue. the truth is, I do believe he is dete ed to expend every dollar of the treasury, or rminmake Van Burcn his successor. I am deterined lo let tlie world know the mean, tliat purpose of de "6 comenu asmnst the wiioie popularity of Andrew Jackson am gvernor Carroll, and the whole strength 0 " nk J liave been told by good TaStZfALt 1 bad no bank to aid me: I expected to have a fair race: l)Ut wl,en the time came, and the wcre ,Uo1 ll,c,r county could vote for Mr llunlstrmn, and, at the same place, when uiey would olter to vote fur me. tl.pv w,.r,. refused by the same judges. In fact, 1 see no hope. The people have almost given up to a dictator. Andrew Jackson lias franked loads of the extra Globe to every post oflice in this district, with a prospectus to get subscribers for it. Now I wish to ask the world a question, or the oldest man living, if they or he ever knew any president to serve out Ins time, and then to set down ta open elec1 1 1 111 on I'l r rr F,. 11.. .(1 fin ..w..v,v,. lua successor: i lie very paper franked by him, slates that judge White has sold )i ire no Jackson-White-men that all must be "j uani, aim mat. tiiere , u, uuicii-mcn. i n ivo come lo uie conclusion, when the people will sane tion ihp lil.-o r.r i i ... i- . liope for. I do believe Santa Aria's kinuom win oe a parad.se,compared with this, in a levy years. Tim people arc nearly ready to take the yoke of bondage, and Bay "Amen ' Jackson done it iti3 all right!" --t'u wnai x iiioiigiit,tegardlcssof .-queiiccs, and have submitied to mV file without a murmur, and rejoice ihat I live in district Umt has so near a majority of freemen , ,t From the best information I can get I will bebeaten a few vote, over two Hundred in near ten thousand votes. I am yours, &c. DAVID CROCKETT. J . b. Correct errors, and publish this let ter, and 1 take the responsibility. The good colonel is so indignant at th arts by which his defeat has been effected, that he is not sparing of his rebuke of those who sum high places. We have ventured, indeed, lo soften his language in one or two passages,where it was rather loo energetic. But ...... I. ,ai Muieu ny tne co! is confirmed by publications ii nous Tennessee papers, and ha uie main Un tnf,i i.., ,u i . vlv,.i i, j inu coione in va ueeu ueen acimitted hv the nfTJr )1 I 7 I lUo Iff mai me president of the Unucu plates has used his Irank for me circulation, m tho Into of numbers of ihpfilnK ; .i V rri, vvj.iuuciu uiusiaie ot lennessee. T il,;, ..a-. unu uirect v. nnt t I- ii- -vi,i an article in the Nashville Republican of the 18th instant, from whirh . r ... ui;uis m we extract the folio winr,. t, , r . o ix ousjuuie oi proof, il denied a lact within the knowledgo of ' tho nnnnlnnf . ... 1 . rv.wP,CWi u wuoie slate that numerous not afew' only that ..u.cu we oeiieve we miVht safely add thousands, of Globes containing the foulest slanders agains nudge VVlme and his leadin inenus, nave been g i , Under th President's . ""-u, j, i.u i'iii:uni ..u .i . "w niive,nas iiuijk. " ntnnhr Ki: fUL I a u,,ng "ever been done by any former president, but never has any thing like it been done by any president or by his procurement. National Intelligencer, St. Louis, July 18,1835. Kocky mountains. Mr. Camp. Ml, of the firm of Sublette ami Campbell, reached this city on Wednesday last, from the IWU

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mountains. This gentleman left hereon the 9th of April a, ov land, with but two companion's Z Pertorrn a journey of 1000 miles save by savages, He returned on

(the 15th of July. It we deduct sev

eral days,during which time he was detained in the settlements, it will leave only three months for the accomplishment of this perilous adventure. The same route was never before traveled in so short a period. By and hy we shall think nothing of making excursions to tho mountains: and undertake them with scarcely greater inducements than govern the multitudes who tlOCK tO OUr Places of f;sbirnnll resort in the summer months. 31 r. Campbell was not molested in any manner, by the numerous bands ot Indians through whose country he was compelled to pass. He remained about filteen days at the company's post at the foot of the Black hills. The traders and trappers in that country, during the past winter, were generally succcsslul. Mr. Campbell understood, from some ol the Snake Indians, and little doubt is entertained of its correctness, that a party of Indians of an adjoining tribe had murdered two of the trappers belonging to tho New England expedition under capt. Wycth. This is the only outrage known to have been committed during the year, in that country, upon Americans. i?cpuhUcan. C 1 1 A XV FOIU) S 1 1, 1. E : SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "l9t 1835, Cash wanted, Our friends who are in arrears, especially for job work and advertising, would do ns a favor by discharging their, respective accounts by the 20th instant, as we are about starting for our winter supply of piper, and must have cash. Such as are disposed to pay their subscription to the present volume by that time, can have the benefit of the advance price. Circuit Court for this county commences here next Monday week. Cr-n election for Corporation Trustees will be held at the courthouse on Monday next. Laxd Sales. -At the sale of public lands, just closed at Laportc,in the northern part of this state, land brought from one dollar and twenty-five cents, to seven dollar a mlf per acre. irs and On Monday next the sales commence in Danville, III. Th ose persons who exnoct tn ov themselves from military duty for 1035, - paying one dollar into the County Seminary or Common School fund, must recollect that after the first of October they will be deprived of the benefit of the law iu such case made and provided. Sir John Herschel, it is said, has invented a telescope by the help of which he is enabled tnnin;i,- ,i:.,.: , ujsimguisn objects m the moon. His telescope magnifies forty-two thousand times, and brings thv moonsoncar.th.it rivn birds, beasts, &c, -"j "'"uiuuins, trees, , arc seen distinctly. A great meeting of the friends of Gen oral Harrison is to bo held in Chillicotho, Ross county, Ohio, on the twenty-sixth mst. We have before us a handbill announcing the meeting, signcd by eight hundred and seventy-two citizens of Ross and the adjoining counties, by which it appears that the people of Ohio are up and HYMENEAL Rev. Caleb Mills, mr. Alvan Ramey, Miss Ann Maria Stickland d, both of this plact STBICK Oh! take her, but be faithful still And may the bridal vow ' Be sacred hedin after years. And warmly breathed as now. Rernern, ,s no common ,ie 1 hat binds her youthful heartT.s one that only truth should weavo And only deatb can part." -Thejoys of childhood's happy hour The home ot riper years, J lie treasured scene, of early youth In sunshine and in tears K ine purest hones hpr K- ' , When her vS' K AH theseand. ".d"waj,l. To br HVti iho world with thee?" now resigns

"Her lot in life is fixed with thine I'sSpod and ill 1o share, h And when ! know 'tw.U be her pride To soothe each sorrow there! e Then take her, and may fleeting ,jrnK Mark only joy's increase, fe 1 And may your days gide , u J happmesai nd peace ' "