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•eg—————..i_j .HdVSTsI CMj?o nitls AND GEORGIA sßr\)cvtt, r m% »T T. 8. HANNON. ,, , I TI(IMS. Forth* (thrirr* a W*#k,) Si* Ttolturf •y< ifciunim, i»nval»l*- in advmx f, or fekveu l»ollar* I not paid In-fore ilir «*n»l of lit#* yt*«r. For ih* Country pow »*,(on/** n \A*M*k,) Thro* liol •r« p**r ntmum, jmivuwU* in hhvhik *•, or Four l>ol* m «. if not |mt<l litiiir** tin* «i»d ol ih* yrur. Auv ord*r from a r»»»p«nitlhl« mlnwnU'r to dl*- coutthim* hi*. pM|M*r will l»t* complied with on a m*i- Dement oC dura, and not tirlorr. Jil. crtt*trmn4s will hr Inserted at the following rntrt: FortlinUml liimtiloii, per Hijuttr*, Siaty t'vo nad m hidf etnU{ for ra< h auhnaquetit, iurm shm. ItnurUon, Forty litre** and line** q under remits In all other cm*** hi l-i crm* per sumuc. Whan an ad vert I mimf I* »-♦ ot, without u tpeii fi- ailoti In writing ol ihf n«in»l*«r of in»rnlon«, If will Ih»-puhliidird until ontoied out, and cliArgtxt Lirri KHS, (on hti«liif.») mu*l hr |*»*t ju*id —or the) iu<i\ not lurtd with oiicniion. TT In till** patter the L.»wn of the United Slain •re puhliiihed. « _A, -g. ■■■; Laws of the U. States. SF ftutljonrn. SUIUt(;NJJHK or TUI-: FLOHIIJAB l< V SPAIN. Ity .Major Gtnrrul Andrew Jackson, Go ter nor of the i‘formers of the Floridan, ertreump the Powers of the Captain In mini mid of toe Inittulnnt of the Is land if IMiha, Otter ike said Provinces, and of lln Governors of said Provinces, ris/arlm Ip. Wlii-iOan, tiy the Treaty concluded be tween (be l uilod Statu* and Spain, on II • J:d day ol February, Kiln, and duly raiiiii I, tlie Province, ol Him Florida. w> ro ceiled liy Spain to the United Ht'lei, and the posseuion ol the .aid Pro- Vince* i* now in the United Slate* ; A i■ I wherea* the < oi jjrcxs ol the Uni ted late*, on the third day ol .March, in th.- prcsc.it year, did enact, that, until I n ' a it the lint session Ol the .tcvCll temilh t ongrußß unless provision for the tinopor uy governuuut ol said Provinces he nooniM- made by Congress, all the mil itary, civil, and jndii ial, power*, exer t "d hy the officers ol the existing go vi rionmit ot'the said piovinc es, shall be vested in s ii h person and persons, and shall he ever. i,. d in such manner, as Ihe President ol slie United Stale* shall di t ret, tor the maintaining the inhabitmh ol aid lei rllories in the tree enjoyment ol their Liberty*property, and religion; mid the President of ihe United Stale, b ■«, by his hearing dale tin tenth day ol said March, invented no with <ll Hie powers, and charged me with the several duties, hen Inlin e held and exercised hy the Captain Cennal, Intcn dant, and Coventors, aforesaid : I havi, therefore, thought tit to iisne tlile my Proclamation, making Known tin 1 premise*, and to declare thill the govern ment heretofore exercised over the said Provinces, under the authority ol Spain, has eased, and that that ol the United Siai, sid merit ais established over the same , that the inhabitants thereof will h> incorporated in the Union of the Unit ed Stales, as soon as may ho consistent with the principle* of the Federal Con slitniion, and admitted to the enjoyment ol all the privileges, rights, and immune lies, ol the i ili/.ens of the United States: that, ni (h« mean time, they shall be maintained and protected in the tree en joyment of their liberty, property, ami the religion they profess ; that all laws mul municipal regulations which were in existence at the cessation of Ihe late guv.-rniiKMil, remain in full lorce; and •all civil officers, c harged with their exe i ni inn, exi ept lho«e whose powers have been especially vested in me, and except, fcLo, such officers as have (men intrusted with the collection ol the revenue, are continued in their time (ions during the pleasure of the (lovernor for the time being, or until provision shall otherwise! be made. \n I 1 d« hereby exhort an 1 enjoin all ‘ Ihe i-a i ■: niseis and other persons within the -id ,'ms iiu i'-, to bo faithful and true in their do nance to the United Slates,! and obi heat to the laws and author!- 1 lies ol the same, under full assurance I Hi it. their jus rights wall \e under •Jio gnardiai-hip of in United Slate-, and w ill be maintained fr-.ni all force and sinleuce (roin w itliunt or w ithin., tiivrn »l Pensacola, this [tenth day of .tide lor I sst Florida, end seven tteni 1 j dav of .1 1 1 y lor West-Flo rieja. J one thousand i ight hundred and twenty one. A nDKEW JACKSON. By the Co\ enior: It. K. Cam., • fe ting Secretary of fUt Floridas. St.-higwflme, Fast Florida, July Id, 1 tig 1. ; By the Governors Kuhkht Bcti.kr, • ( iHr I Slahs Commissioner. 1 * FROM THE BOSTON PALLADIUM. Front . I frit a Itv ( apt- J. Could, jr. oflirig Piti dent, from Vfiica. wr learn, that in April, tin* Knolish tiovcrninent took possession ol the forts and establish ments on the Toast of Afiica, lately MomMßg to the Vfricuo Company, aini.Aimnc-dititc-Iv placcal them under Colmdul Laws and lic'striclioiis. / an the Gold ('oast Gr.er:h, .Mai/ *2l. V\ e have rhe- high gratification of annuuneincr the ivturn to tliis an <^ora»e ol ii. M. frigate Iphigcnia. Com. B. Mends, from abriiiant and successful cruise to the river Itonny, hiiMiig captured six slave -pssels with no less tlian lfisf> slavey on board. The captured vessels kave been sent to Sierra Leone for adjudi cation. We understand from the best authority that the boats of the 1 Iphitrenia and Myrmidon, under the command of Lieut. Mildtnay, met with great resistance; the slave ves sels wi re so moored across the river that they presented a formidable bat tery, and although the Lnglish co lonrs we re displayed in the boats, the brutal and piratical slave dealers. opc‘nrd a (ire upon them, which they incessantly kept up, till vanquished' by the intrepidity and bravery of onr ■ tars.—'l he Iphigenia and Myrmidon l had each one man kilted, and several ; severely wounded ; the loss on the ' side of the iniquitous slave dealers was very great: many of them leapt overboard and were instantly devour* I ed by the sharks. We regret to say, that a few of the , slaves, who we re* on the decks of the r slave vessels, during the action, were ] severely wounded, and a poor female 1 lost both legs, and another her right 1 arm. The Myrmidon was afterwards 5 sent to the river Calabar, where it is r fully expected she will fall in with some more- of these robbers of the population of Africa, The Morgianu captured off Lages, a Portuguese slave vessel, with 1 ti slaves. It is scarcely four months since the gallant commodore arrived on the western shores, and in that short pe riod lu; hits captured eight slave ves sels, with 185(i slaves. A few days ago a Portuguese slave vessel was seen at anchor oil' Winnc hah. Wc have just heard of another Portuguese slave vessel at anchor oil’ (’omnicmla. [The Iphigenia has since arrived in the West Indies, on her way to Lngland.J •Sit* «**• i BALTIMORE, A HOLST 31. A gigantic and well disciplined ' system of villiany has been detected and brought to light through the me , diiim of the Post Oflict*. Ami res -1 pondence between the cofivKts in the I’ultimore I'enilentiary, and a num ' her of persons in ; TriTd otft of the city, has for some time heerp arried on, by which means, an organised system of conntei (eitmg iind altering hank notes, was established in thr Penitentiary. 1 I hirteen plates, or rather parts of plates, of live, ten, twenty and fifty dollar hills, fur altering genuine notes t were furnished hy one of the deputy keepers, who is now in confinement, and w hose detection was owing to the letters being intercepted til the Post , tfflice, and tiie dies and plates being i found in a bag, which slowed away in ih<' loft of one of the apartments. Four of the convicts were concern ed in the transaction, one ol whom cut the dies, and the other three were ; employed in disseminating the spuri ous notes h_> letters, and receiving genuine ones in return. The notes i that have been detected were princi pally on (he Frederick County Itnnk. \s measures are taking to develop this plot more fully, ami to punish those who are known to be accompli ces, we shall wait f lie issue of the in vestigation.—[ ('hronide. It At. nun, SEPTEMBER 13. A lamentable occurrence took place in this city on the night of Fri day last. In consequence of some dilleronce arising in a Hilliard Hoorn between Richard Ilainds, the owner ol the table, and Mr. Janies Hoylan, of this vicinity; the latter was stab bed in the throat hy the former, in i such a manner as to cause his instan- I tancous death. ’lhe coroner's in-j quest resulted in a verdict of wilful | murder by the said Ilainds, who is j now routined in the county jail to | take his trial for the oli’ence. This! j transaction has naturally produced a deep sensation here; but as it is to undergo a judicial investigation, we content ourselves with stating the I icts as they have occurred. Mr. hoylan s premature death hasdepriv a wile and tw o children ol their natur al protector.—j Ri aixfrr. .7 certain cure for Dysenlary. I ake one gill of sweet oil, a gill of I j pure St. Croix Spirit, and a gill of good Martinique Molasses; simmer I these together gently in a silver ves sel, stirring (he same with a silver spoon until the whole is well mixed together. To adults administer a common table spoon full every hour, 1 Ul *d to infants in proportion. This simple but etfectnal remedy for this distressing malady has never been known to tail in aridiyliug almost in-j stunt relief. d second Lambert /—There is a gentleman living in the town of Cen-I terharbor, in .V H. Mr. Caleb Towle,! a wealthy and respectable farmer, i whose height is 5 feet ten inches, girth 7 feet, and weight 515 pounds. He is obliged to use a second chair for the more bulky part ofliis frame. Portsmouth Journal. ■**555559H58aHHHH85555 rr glHflwateu i SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1822. n i 7- tl The second communication of our n respected correspondent, “ Fides ,” is ® p iltlislied to-day ;4-all we desire, is, that our readers wU devote as much a time as would be Required in a pro- r per perusal of it. /I hey may, pro- 3 biddy, be as much by it, as | they could by any jther production. ( 1 Every proposal for the encouragement \ and propagation of S ience ought to be I ( received with appre at ion, and he who 1 1 offers to mankind a pi in lor llie ameliora- j > I lion of their conditio , must be consider- ; 1 ed a bsnefar tor. Uidoubtedly it is an j elevated endeavour Miich has for its ob- 1 ' jer t a diminution ol the inconveniences ' ! and infelicities of lifa; a'id though human ' 1 ingenuity cannot nidicjtlly remove the | cause of all of our diseases, it may of some of them, and contribute to alleviate ' our Jot relative to others—soft- n the as ' ! parities incidental to our state, and light , en the burthen which may not be sutire l ly removed. 1 No person ran pretend, by strength of [ invention or extensiveness of research, to ■ [ gyin lor society an exemption from neces | sitalcd imbecility ; but many can, by salu 1. tary and effectual suggestions, diminish 1 the number of our calamities. When a '; man ol trades himself upon our notice by 1 the wisdom Os his remarks and the utility { of his proposals, we ought to be forward in advancing his views. Novelty ought not to startle, when practicability is possi ble. Every new scheme may have oppo • | neats, but opposition should yield to rea son and usefulness. The most laudable I institutions have not always in the com , mencemtnt met the protection of public favor j and the most celebrated literary establishments have struggled into re spectability and eminence, in defiance of I the malevolence 01 adversaries, and the I reputation of more ai tient schools. But after the Ippse ol a few seasons, prejudices have givuii way, and men delighted to , cherish that, w hich at first they had op . pressed. We always experience a me lancholy pleasure in pushing forward r that, the progress of which we had once f retarded; for when indolence succeeds , persecution, it includes repentance, and . repentance is universally connected with f s rrow. Worthy intentions should not lie allowed, if possible, to be defeated, 1 and we should anxiously wish to escape thorn mortifying reflections which usually 1 ■ torment those who are quick in discourag ing merjforious proposals. These reflections have been elicited by the perusal of a communication (to which our attention has been recently di- j re ted) originally published in the Gear- j gin Journal, in the year 1017, which is! said to be from the pen of u medical gen- ] Reman of this city. The object, there 1 stated is grand, and would, if carried into j effect, lie productive of incalculable ad-j vantages to the inhabitants of Georgia ; | and the ( ouception of the design is as lion- | orable to the author, as its realization | would lie beneficial to his fellow-citizens, i As some of our readers may not have | seen the communication, to which we now allude, we give it below. TO TH E PEOPI.E OF I.EOUCIA. Filhnr Cilizins, None of you can be unaware that Georgia, vv hen compared w ith most other states in (be I nion, glitters but faintly in literature. Institutions forj j the promotion of general science, have, (with very few honorable ex-i ceptious) been in this state most J shamefully neglected ; for the causes [ ot which, for the most part, 1 must | appeal to those who are better ac- ; qnainted than myself, with the histo- ! 1 ry ol (ho state from its earliest settle ment by civilized people to the present 1 day. I will barely name a few of the j most obvious causes which have re i tarded the progress of science in Georgia. In doing this, i will cite the reader's attention to the early age ot civilization in (his state—the new* 1 ness of the country — the necessity for encouraging agriculture, either for making our own consumables at home I or purchasing them abroad—and add I to these (which must necessarily pre- ! | cede the liberal encouragement of sci- [ j ence in a country) a general deficit of! public spirit, and several years dura-i tion ol a severe and dangerous war ;| which never fails to dram the treasu* ry of the country involved, and to at- 1 , tract the almost entire attention of government to the seat and object of its own danger. We have now been 1 lor some time blessed with the most ■ profound peace. The lucid streams j of quiet and contentment flow gentlv i j through our land. 'The Lord of eve- i ry domain, although it is bet a thatch- 1 ; «>d cottage, holds the flowing cornu- ] copia ; and liberty and happiness are 1 | floating with unparalelleled velocity 1 along the stream of never-ceasing 1 time, and imparting the first blessing I ol this world to the fortunate inhabi- 1 (ants 01 Fred uni a. In such a time 1 ‘tiid such a place a$ under the i roost fortunate circumstances that j heart could wish or tongue could; name, 1 wish to direct the attention of the free people of Georgia, (w hose fi nal object is like that of all others of; the great human family, true hap pi-1 ness,) tothe subject of a Medical Lni versity for the Stale of Georgia. Our state has risen to a level with th| first in agriculture, and a few of the arts. Its commercial connexions and relations are rapidly increasing, and and we are now individually and gen erally exerting ourselves for the accu mulation of fortunes to hand down to our posterity; and fears are rational ly to be entertained that we shall, without the direction of government to the sciences, be soon found literal ly basking in that venality and luxu ry which we see now increasing, and which never fail to stand the awful presages of imbecility and enervation in a government, and of disease, mis ery and early death, in its subjects. I > do not believe there is a citizen whom I now address, unless, indeed,his soul is bent on brutal sensuality and cor ruption, who has not that laudable spirit of patriotism which longs for the elevation qf.tlic character ol his own state to an accordance with that of her sister states, in every thing which Is truly valuable to individuals, to llie state, or to the Union. The period of privation is po£t —the clays of political difficulty are over—our treasury is swelling with the full-flow ing tide of plenty, and having no idle ambition to satiate, our next most im ' portant step is to foster the sciences j with all possible care and attention. The Franklin College, I am happy to state, is once more rearing its digni fied head, and directing the votaries of science up the mazy path which towers to its goal. We hope, there fore, although we review with felici ty the commanding stations in gene ral science occupied by Yale, Provi dence, Princeton, Washington, Co lumbia and many other Colleges in the Union, we shall, in future, stand independent of their immediate as sistance in the education of our youth. The State of Georgia, as well as its neighboring States and Territories, has ever since its earliest settlement hy civilized people, been dependent on the states of New-York and Penn sylvania, or on Europe, for the com pletion ot the education of those gen tlemen who have chosen the science of medicine for their engine of public good, or individual support. I feel no hesitation in stating, that I be lieve the medical character of Geor gia has ever been darkened mure by (lie remoteness of the present lumi naries of medical science, 'and the immense expense of visiting those foreign places, than by the de ficiency of native genius. The time j of peace and ,plenty is the only time | the sciences can be encouraged so as to honor a state; and I believe, with -1 out the shadow of doubt, that the es -1 tabiishment and perpetuation on li beral principles, of an institution 1 within the limits of this state, for the 1 purpose of disseminating medical ! science, would add greatly to the in- I dependence of our individual state, and incalculably tothe improvements | and usefulness of talents and genius among us; which must otherwise be lost to the medical world and to the public in general. Whilst this insti tution would add great convenience to the progress of medical science in this and the neighboring states, it would tend, not a little, to the retain ing within the limits of this state an : immense amount of money, which would otherwise be necessarily spent elsewhere annually to accomplish the I same purposes. Add to these many other facilities such an institution would hold out for the improvement and exercise of those brilliant genii whom nature may have capacitated to walk in character with a Hush, a j Sydenham, and a Physick, (and like ; those philanthropists and physicians j dispense those goods which are more j valuable than gold) and who must otherwise rest in obscurity. The propitious circumstances under which j my proposition is made, will, I hope, appear to others, as to me, the most fayorable*for the purpose; and should this important object not be very soon accomplished, 1 know not when j a be so completely in the 1 power of the state to effect so noble j and indispensable a purpose. I sug : gest the subject thus early, that argu | ment and inquiry may arise among the people at large; that they may ; be awakened to a sense of the neces sUy of promoting-* this institution, hich is for the good of humanity and the honor of the state : and that they may do more ample justice to the subject in all its ramifications and departments than I am able to do within the confines of this address. Reflection will mature the judgment on this subject. The sovereign pow er of the state rests in the people. If they say the object shall be accom plished. it will be.—Representatives may hereby be enabled to ascertain the wish of their constituents on this very interesting subject, which will, 1 trust, compose a part of the busi ness ol the next session of the State and be properly carried into effect. The subject is popular and materially so with the thinking and scientific part of the community, w hich together with its conspicuous utility, will, 1 hope, settle the point of the real propriety of the proposed object, to the conviction of each Re presentative. FOR THE AUGUSTA CM RONICLE AHD GEORGIA ADVERTISER. REVIEW, Os Sermons, by Die late Henry Kttloctc , D. D. (COMTISUED.) An artist who had produced many di*- tinguisheit pieces, wholly from the re source? of his own mind, but had seen none of the performances of other mas \ ters, was observed to brighten with a sudden transport of joy on witness ing a single effort ot an acknowledged genius. “ Now,’’ said he, “ 1 know that lam a painter.” The joy of this disco very may be imagined when we reflect that he was in a nr ment able to appro j priate to himself the admiration and ap i plause which had been conlerred on a | brother artist, and to identify his own j claims and character in the productions ' of one whose pencil had already given 1 him distinction and wealth. Such, we | think, is frequently the case w ith the ,1 Christian. The scene? of a new world ! are unfolded to h»s view, and the move -1 ments of a surprising struggle are felt . within him; within him too,*’there is a • i change which seems like “ the dividing ' I asunder of soul and spirit” and “ of the [ i joints and marrow.” Ho eyes were pre i viously so blind that he could see nothing ! iu the whole field ol vision before him, “ jSo thick a drop serene bad quench’d their Otb* Or dim suffusion veiled, I Dut now lie can “see men,like trees, , walking,” and by a wonderful faculty of , i introspection can see himself in a phar ’ I acter which supplies no reason - lor self- I complacency. The sting of keen remorse I I pierces the very seat of sensation in hi» ■ soul, and gives him the uniiiixed pain of ;I a wounded spirit. Mercy, however, of ( fnrs its lenitives and the peace-speaking blood of the Saviour changes anguish in to penitence. But, how is he to know by ■ what name he shall call this inward agi • tation of his soul ? Is it the renovation . of his fallen nature and the cure of hi* spiritual malady ? Does it bring his res cue from the powers of darkness and his 1 translation into a new kingdom ? Is it 1 the return of the exile and the deliver • auce of the captive ? Is it the re-im pression of God’s image upon a heart , which had lost every vestige of the ori ginal likeness ? No doubt it is all this, r and no doubt the conscience of the man I receives intimations of the happy change; t hut the reality of his own impressions . must be clouded with many doubts until he sees in others the operations of which he has been the admiring subject. Hence he learns the valued those writers who ’■j leave him the rich legacy of their per ; aonal experience and mprint a likeness 1 of themselves upon the works of their genius and piety. We were once present at a conversa tion which furnished ns a forcible illus f tration of this subject. A gentleman, - who ha I been a soldier and a statesman, J was one of the parties. In the circle y where he moved he had no equals either 5 in weight of character or in power of in tellect. He had acted much* in public - life and in every situation stood pre-erai ? nent in the dignity of moral worth and 5 in the integ ity of superior talent. His mind was too high to be influenced by fear, and too honest to yield to illusion, lie had been a confirmed unbeliever and ‘ had regarded religion as asystcqi of sul ) lea mystery and impossible precepts. ? But it pleased God to convey a new dis [ .position to his heart, and to give.him a just sense ’of the importance of religion. In this frame of mind he obtained an iu v terview with an aged and venerable min > ister, whose reputation for wisdom, sanc j lily, and experience, was not surpassed by . any. He requested of the minister to , give him the exact experience of his own heart, as far as consciousness could enable him to disclose the operations of ■ his own mind. The minister proceeded i according to request, and with clear dis . crimination and fender feeling, traced the work of God upon his soul, fie had not closed his narrative before we saw' the cheeks of the veteran bathed with the Irequent drops which stole from his eyes, and his manly bosom swelling with emotions which could not be suppressed. His reply was, “ I too am a Christian.” This sudden burst of assurance was the result of comparison. The moral image of one, whom he believed to be a Christi an, corresponded with the affections of his own spirit, and the persuasion which he had previously entertained was animated into a confidence, the joy of which was be trayed by the tear of sympathy. How must we hence learn to appreci ate scriptural biography 1 It shews us religion in the contact of a real aud visi ble operation ; it is piety exemplified ; wisdom sitting in judgment upon man’s sentiments and conduct, and appealing to her children for her justification, A large proportion of the work unjjer con sideration isof this class and is executed in a style highly useful and interesting. In this department of sacred truth we did not expect much that was original iu matter, or new in form. We had tho’t that scanty gleanings most remain in a field which had been traversed by the elegant fancy of Hunter, who comes to his reader embalmed jvith’ a rich grance of flowers, a field where t ]; s . criminating mind of Robinson t, a d large ly gathered the precious fruits of chris an doctrine. But Dr. Kollock su.rveys the scene, all he parts of which ( n e eyes of former cri tics had in vest .gated, and brings up to the view of his reader many beauties which nad not. been explored, and awakes re nec'cions which others had ’.ft dormant. Ihe utility of cons Ui 0 s history of God’s Providence he exhibits in the first part of the first Sermon, which is on the Life of Adam. Fromseveral pathetic re ferences we select the following as hi-hly : finished and affecting. “ When the smoking ruins of Jerusa “ lem are spread before us; w hen we 1 “ Behold the countless number of her 1 “ children that became the victims of the i “ sword, ol famine and of sedition; when j “ we listen to the shrieks of the bereaved j “ a,J d mark the convulsive struggle* of ■ “ t,le dying—it is not merely to fill our “ eyes with tears, and our hearts with * “ sorrow for this unhappy nation, that ' “ the picture is presented to u s . v t H “to show us the terrors of Jehovah ' “woes which must crash the »| v. “when the patience of the Lord's^ “ ba listed, and the arm of the living “ armed with thunders is raised “ them, and the accumulated m!,",., “ which must at last overtake those “ despise the means of grace and the f “ fers of salvation.”—Vol. 1. Ser. i p ' None can scrutinize the designs oi D e i! H ty, nor assign the reasons which gover® H: his proceedings. Still we may lorm an. Iff tional conjecture by the aid of his cwy' word as to some ot the final causes c | B works. Thus after the wonders« creation were accomplished and the garniture of stupendous Heavens was spread forth, il, e H impulse of nature itself leads us to H 1 and wish an intelligent eye to contem. I 1 plate the mighty constitution of the uni! M verse. Let us hear Dr. Kollock on this I' sut ject : I “ The world had already been formed I by the great Creator. It displayed his | perfections and was replenished with eve- I ry thing necessary for the benefit or fel,, I city of man. But there was yet no ra- I' tional being that inhabited it, to content- | plate these works, and trace in them ■ with adoring wonder, the wisdom, tlj I goodness and the power of him who made I them. The sun, the moon and the star I declared in their courses the -lory 0 [ I God, but they did not perceive thi glory' I The earth with its productions shewed | that its maker was divine; bin unendu. I •d with intelligence, it could not reco». I nize the divinity.—Man then was formed I to behold this glory, to see these traces of I the Godhead, and on earth to respond u> I the heavenly hosts, among whom the I morning stars sang together, andlhesons I of God shouted for joy.”—p, 4. H __ The test by which the virtue of our I nrsi Parent was tried in Paradise, has I been often assailed by the sneer of the I scoffer and the infidel. It has been re- I presented as ridiculous and absurd, that I so slight a deviation as was that of ealii,*- I the forbidden fruit, should involve enusg* H quences so momentous, not only to Adam, | but to all his posterity. Indeed, it is too | much the custom w thmen of the world, to | amuse themselves withtruths of thetnost B sacred import, and to court the semb- | lance of wisdom and independence by the | boldness with Which they impugn the | most sacred topics.* We often hear a | sweeping sentence of condemnation pass- | ed upon the whole system of revealed I religion, by men who would be deemed | incompetent the most obvious | question in common prudence, merely | because some audacious witling whose | impudence far exceeds his penetration, I lias been able to turn the laugh of the pro- | sane upon some prominent part of scrip ture. But it would be wise in such to think liow dangerous an experiment they make when they laugh at the dreadful mysteries of God. “He that makes a jest of the words of scripture, or of holy things, plays with thunder, and kisses the mouth of a cannon just as it belches fira and death.” In reference to the fatal transaction by which Adam implicated himsell and his posterity in guilt and wretchedness, Dr. Kollock has the fol lowing satisfactory observations:— “ The test to our first parents could not be any of those great moral precepts which would answer this purpose With regard to us. What moral precept could have been given to Adam for his trial, and as the condition of the covenant form ed with him ? He could not be enjoined to honor his parents—he had none; nor to abstain from murder, since, even if he had'known what death was, and how to inflict it, this crime could be committed only upon the object of his dearest affec tions, without whom the world would be a solitude to him : the only two of the human race could not violate the marri age bed ; Adam could not steal nor covet, because all things belonged him; nor bear false witness, since there was no motive that could incite him to do it against the wife of his bosom ; nor forgive his enemies—None existed. What moral precept, then, can you select, pioper to be used as a test of the obedience of our first parents ? -These moral precepts they could not violate, and therefore, their keeping them would bo no test of virtue. — It was (hen necessary that the test should be some positive precept, and the more simple and easy this precept, the mote would it display the goodness of Cod, and render man inexcusable for its violation. What then could be more suitable and proper for our first parents, living in a gar den, than the command to abstain from a particular Where now are all ihe impious witticisms of libertines on this subject?” Should the above extract prove as satis factory to others as it has been to us, they will rejoice to see the Woid of God vin dicated by the fair exertion of reason, and the mouth of the infidel stopped by the ho nest exhibition of truth. , FIDOS > FROM TIIK AUGUSTA HERALD <Sir,—I send you herewith an ex tract of a letter, dated 15th July, I lately received from Col. Andrew Erwin, formerly a resident of this place. It contains some interesting particulars of the late Revolution in ; Mexico, which have not hitheito ap peareti, so far as I have observed, in any of the public journals. Col. Erwin has been in Mexic» since the month of April, united wiiW other commissioners for obtaining f. grant of land in that quarter, intend ed lor actual settlement, by enterpris ing citizens of Tennessee. By giving it a place in the Herald you will oblige A Subscribe b i MEXICO, JULY 15, 1522. “ I had the pleasure of dropping you a line shortly after my arrival in this city, promising to write you a gain previous to my leaving this coun try. I confine myself to a detail of the late political changes that have taken place, and of my opinion ol the soil, climate, &c. You are no doubt aware that the Revolutionalists and old Spaniards of the country, united under General Augustin Itur bide. with the advice and consent ol the Bishop of Puebla, and the great er part of the nuniereus clergy of the