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POBTRT. From Blsckwooil’s Msgsxine. TO MY CHILD. I love lo gaze upon Hiy cheek Ofroseate hue, my child ; I love lo ineik thy quick blue rye, So sparkling end no mild— To twine those sunny lock* ofthmo, And kiss thy forehead lair. And *ee thy little hand* held up In eweet and guileless prayer. Yea ! bright and beautifulnrl thou, And playful as the lawn That bound* with footsteps light as air, Across the dewy lawn; And when the Joy is over, And thy pleasant gambols done, Thou’li calmly sink to rest, nor think 01 ills beyond that sun. Thnu drrain'st not of a mother’s cares, Her anxious hopes, my boy; Thy skies are ever clear, thy thoughts Are full of mirth end joy; And nestled in a parent's arm*, Or scaled on her knee, List’ning lo oft told childish talcs, What's all the world to thee ? Moments of thoughtless innocence, Why do ye fly so fast, Leaving the weary heart to feel Life's sweetest hours are past I And flinging o'er tho fairy iund That bloom'd, when ye wore near With light and lovelinras, the mist Oftroublc, doubt and fear— Aval rove in all thy arllessness Along the verdant mead, And gather wild flowers, springing thick Beneath thine infant tread; And take thy fill of blameless glee, For soon 'twill pass away; I, too, will Icavo my earea awhile, To watch thy merry play. M. INFANTINE INQUIRIES. Tell me O mother I when I grow old, Will my hair, which my siatera eay is like gold, Grow grey aa the old man's, weak and poor, Who asked for alms at our pillared door 1 Will' I look aa sad, will I speak aa low, As he, when he told us hi* tale of woe ? W ill tny hands then shake, and my eyes bn dim ? Tell me, O mother! will l grow tike him? lie said—but I knew not what he meant— That his aged heart with sorrow was rent. He spoke of tho grave as a place of rest, Where the weary sleep in peace, and are blest; And he told how hia kindred there weru laid, And the friends with whom in his youth lie played, Andteara from the eyea of the old mail fell, And my siatera wept to they heard hia tale! He spoke ofa home, where, in childhood's glee, fie chased from the wild flowers the singing hen ; And fallowed afar, with a heart aa light As its sparkling wings, the butterfly's flit'll', And pulled young flowers, where they grew 'nenth the beams Of the sun’s fair light, by hia own bluo streams ;— Yet, he left all Iheae, through the earth to roam! Why, O mother I did ho leave hia home I Calm thy young thoughts, my own fair child, The fancies of youth in age are beguiled; Though pale grow thy clicuks, and thy hair turn grey, Timo cannot steal thaaaul'a youth nwuy! There’s a land ufwhich thou hast heard mo speak, Where ago never wriokle* the dweller's cheek; But in joy they live, fair boy, hko then— It waa them the old man longed lo he! For ho knew that those with w hom ho had played, lo hishearl'a young joy, 'neath their collage shade— Whose love he shared, when their song* und uiiitli Brightened tho gloom of this sinful caith— Whoee names Irom our world have passed ar ny, Aa flowers in the breath of an autumn duy — ]|« knew that they, with all siillfinig done; Encircled the tliruuo of the I Inly One! Though ours ho a pillared and n lofty ho ne, Where want's pale tram may ncvri come, On | scorn nut the poor with tlm sennit i*s jest, Who seek in Slier shade of our hall lo rest; For llo who hath made them poor limy soon lUikun the sky of our glowing noon, And leave us with woe, m tho world's hlcak wild ! Uhl soften the griefs of tho poor, rny child! ► From the Marietta (Ohio) llcpiiblican. EXPEDITION WE8T OF THE IIOCKY MOUN- TAINS., We have been informed that during tho nee- ttion of Congress fur 18JO-21 an net ivns pus- sod authorizing I lie raising ofa conipnny of 42 ■iiuti lo explore tho Reeky Mountains and North front tho Mexican Imp, Iho Behring Straits, mid S3 degrees Noitli latitude. We havo endeavored lo lay our Imnds upon the act, but havo not succeeded, although assured by many of uur citizens that it is within their lecollections. From the long lime Iho eompa tty Itavn been absent, (nearly eleven years,) ull hopes of their return was abandoned, as it was supposed they had either laden victims to ihu savages or the severity of the climate. Oil Wednesday evening, the lbth, otto ol the party, Mr. Willium Clawson, stopped at the house of u gentleman in Fearing township, in this county, on hia way homewards, (North umberland county I’u.) who hae politely fur nished us with tho following particulars obtain cd from Mr. C. The company, consisting of Col. Henry Leavenworth cotnmnndnut, from near Albany, N. Y.; Scipio Hosier, u nniivo of France, Topugraphictnl engineer; James Wulsuii, from Baltimore, M. D. Professor of Chetnia try; Drs. Henry Williams, from Baltimore, and John Gtttis, from near Philadelphia, phy sieians—under pay of 880 per tnunlli—and 87 privates under pay of 920—organized in Washington City, and left there in July 1821, from whence they proceeded to Erie, where they went on board the topsail schr. Copt. Birdsell, landed at Green Bay and wintered, went by Prairie du dura to 8t. Anthony’s Falls, Mississippi—went up to St. Peter’s 300 miles, in search of lead mine*, where they discovered very valuable ones—wintered there—weal down the tame river, and down Mitaiasippi to the month of the Missouri, theneo up the Missouri to tho foot of the Kooky Mountains—wintered there, and con tinued to tho middle of August—then crossed tho Mountains, and were West eight years. While travelling by (lie Frozen Ocean, und having been over mlo Asia, South towards the head of Columbia river, they were overtaken hy a snow storm und compelled to build hous es and i lay there nine nioptlis, six of which the sun never rose, und the darkness was us g.cit as during our nights. The snow purl ol the lime, w as 14 feet deep, and the company were compelled lo cat 41 of their pack horses lo prevent starving, whilst the only food the horses hud was birch bark, which thu company ml und earned to them by walking on llto snow with snow shoes. Each of the company was armed with a double barrelled rifle, made for the purpose, u brace of pistols,swotd.bulch er knife, and tomahawk, with an edge und three spikes. Added to these, they carried un a horse a small brass piece of ordinance taken from Gen. liurguync in the revolution. After pnssing the mountains, they passed 3SG ditt'cr- ent Indian tribes, some perfectly white, sotno entirely covered wil, hair (denominated the Esau Indians,) who were among the ui«*t sin gular, and so wild that the company were com pelled lo run them down with Itorsca to tuko their dimensions, which was part of their duty, whilst others evinced the most friendly dispo sition. Whilst VVest of tho mountains they fell in with n tribe denominated the Copper Indians who receive their name from owning extensive copper mines; 300 of them armed with hows und copper darts, copper knives and axes, at tacked the company in day tune ; a severe ac tion ensued, and only about 80 of the Indi ana escaped—the rest were killed or wounded, with a loss of two of the cuinpunyund several woundud. Among tho various discoveries made hy the company wo huve only room to mention tlmso of extensive beds of puro salt, the largest of which was 18 acres, several inches deep on the borders, lonnd lo ho pure nnd wholesome ; qlso innumerable beds of alum, iron, lead, cop per, gold and silver ore, tho gold almost pure. Among the animals, Mr. C. describes tho gris ly groy hear, us tho most ferocious, and lord ol (lie forest. Tho weight of several killed by the compa ny varied Irmn CO lu 125 pounds. Their strength was surprising, und thu lutes told of it wus almost beyond belief. The remains of the company started for home in August, 1831. They re-crossed the mountains on the bends of llto Missouri river, there built n boat, and thoso who wcjro lame went on hoard, the rest on Iho foot. Cupt. I.oavcnsworth being lame, rode on horsc-hack with those on foot, and is supposed to he tu Washington City hy Mr. C. Of the contpnny live died by sickness, one by breaking a wild hoise, otic hy llm fall of a tree, nnd fifteen wero killed by the Indians—total 22. Among litem was Dr Williams, who was killed by tho Hlnckfonl Indians, three miles from tho Rocky Mountains on tho wny out. lie was lound by llto company, shot, tomahawked and stripped naked. Three of thu filtutn were never found, supposed to have been kilted near the licud ol Columbia river. Ten of nineteen of the sur vivors are lame, some hy the Indians and some hy nccidenl. Cupt. I.eavnusivorlh is ntui'itg Ilia number. Hu was on horse-bark liulf u mile distant from tho camp, when he was shot by an Indian, which broke his thigh and dropped his horse—thu horse full upon the injured leg and hruku it lignin below the knee Thu horse continued lo hold him (bus, whilst thl Indian rati up lo scalp him, when Capt. I seized a pistol from his saddle mill shot him duad, after which ho wus got sule to cantp. Wu are uwaro thu ubovo sketch is very im perfect and fur from being satisfactory, but it will at least prove interesting. Tho iiotns ta ken hy the company will ho published, nnd we look with some anxiety lor a notice of their ar rival ut Washington- It cannot fail of being grit lily mg lo tho citizens of the country to know tlml even u part of tho company have returned, besides tho joy it must give their re lalivos am! friends. The Nunnery at Georgetown.—Wu copy from tho l’ortlutid Advertiser, llto following interesting account of a visit to the Ursulino Convent of Nuns of Georgetown, Col. Il is contained in u Idler to tho editors of that pu> pur, from u correspondent at Washington, and the peculiar felicity of style, hy which it is dis tinguished, nut less than tho signature under which il appeals, mark it as front Iho pen of ol' Greenville Mellon, Esq. " Entering Iho town, wo' first directed our attention to thu Monastery. There is nn ex tensive linu uf brick buildings, not immediate ly in the midst ut thu population, uor yet out uf it. it is howuvor sufficiently secluded for ull reasonable purposes. Its situation is sntd In be healthy, and ns regulations certuinly are. A chapel with a spiru, is attached, und about that, upon the top of the rising ground which il covers, i» tho femalu Seminary, which is connected with llto Nunnery, and forms the most interesting leutuies ol thu institution. Having very shrewdly provided ourselves with a little notu from u lady-patron to 8ister Scalssticu, commending us ns companions to the ludiea, and two “ strange gentlemen,” to her notice, wo drew up just under the Weal wall, and ordered our coachman to deliver nur credentials, and ascertain if wo could havo ad mittance. He accordingly applied at u pos tern, and after some delay, wo were directed to tho door of tho Monastery, higher up. Here on • double rap, a pale, quiot lister,, in her black robe, appeared and directed us further un lo the door of tho Seminary. I saw, tot once, there was lo be no entrunco far us into the sanctum sanctorum. The sisterhood was shrewd, and on the alert. I had thought our cloaks, and general soberness of demeanor, might hnve worked our way for us. But we eould’at play the priest on litem—though our a few minutes one of tho sisters of Visitation entered and informed us that we r.ould go through the school department. I observed her. She was dressed in n black robe, and hood of coarse cloih. Thia covered her bead and full in two folds behind. A white muslin cap peeped from under this head gear, and passed under the chin—and a smooth white ’kerchief extended from the throat, and spread tight over the bosom. The robe was gather ed slightly at the waist, and a cincture girded it. A silver crucifix, containing a relic, hung over the breast, with its usual accompani ments of beads. The dress partook nothing of the world’s fashion in point of amplitude of length; hence the foot wus left eulirely to fan • cy. But I will warrant a ducat tliat it ivus handsome and smull—for the little body which it supported seemed rather to glide about than uny tiling else, and 1 could hardly hear a pallor as she went along the corridors und dor mitories. The countenance wus meek, intel ligent and beautiful; and iho voice—for 1 real ly talked with her us we strolled nlong—as 1 always do—was pretty and musical, llor uye, too—hut lot us go on with the story. lie followed sister Agnes through llto first and second class rooms. Order was evident, everywhere- j/was play tune—and never did I hear more jocund and ringing laughter, than broku upon us as wo approached tho great Hull of Exarcise, where near a hundred young und hcaltly girls were teaming round to the music-ifueir hearts! It was a beauti ful sight. Thiy all seemed happy—full of overpowering tun, and evidently inclined lo expend some of it in ukind of honest but laugh ter-loving scrutiny of our cloaks and figures— they being something new, it is probable to theso secluded eyes.—IVe went on in proces sion—Sister Agnes leading the way, and bis ter Ursula—rather a forbiding lady, somewhat in tho vale of years, bringing up iho rear. Two sloriesuro occupied as thusloeping apartments. The beds uro arranged in long hulls—with thin white curtains round them ull. Tho air of comfort, neatness and propriety, is iudis- cribablc. As to cleanliness, 1 never saw it in such perfection, us is maintained all over tho convent. Theso dormitories, in particular, struck me us purity itself. The beds were in utl-upprovable order and whiteness. 1 liked the outside of all I saw—and this same unac countable spirit of investigation which 1 al ways have in these things, 1 was curious to sec whether the interior corresponded. It wus therefore tho must natural thing in the world just to turn down the pillow of one of theso little nests. The prim cup and night dress laid so quietly and prettily there, that I was convinced ull wus rigid, and fine enough for the most fuslidpus. Indeed it wus enough to uiuko one grow sleepy to see the " means and appliances” of siumiior so capitally arranged. Our gentle sister now led us into a sepuruto building, called the Oduon, appropriated to instruction in Music, and to lectures on natu ral science. 1 understood that one of the priests excelled as a lecturer. Be that os it nmy, lie bus all the advantages of a superior apparatus. 1 never saw, at any of our colle ges or universities, u more complete or beau tiful one. It is kept in most udmiralile order, and does honor tu die establishment. A splen did piuno occupies u portion of this fine and uiry room, und a number of paintings hang up on iho wulls. One struck me us very impos ing und welt executed. It was the interview between uur buviour und the sisters Mary and ivlariha. Tho arm of Mnry, and the counten ance, extremely beautiful, it is un able paint ing. It wus done by u female l 1 'rencli artist nuined Coustunco lilunchard, and presented to the " Sister of thu Visitation” hy Churlcs X This concluded our perambulations in this department. But I wanted all 1 could got. I wanted to see moro ol tins matter. In short 1 wanted lo sou the convont. I wus already carried hack to the days of Henry 8lh, before his fit of destruction cumo on—when these pluces had, in my imagination, so much aweet mystery—und now 1 wanted to keep up the delusion. Sister Agnes referred us to the Mo nastery, nnd so we gently took our leavo. IVc then entered the first mentioned postern door, and rung for a man. 8ho camo to a littlo uper uro, requested us lo step into thu parlor, olid she would call Sister 8cola*licn. Wo en terod n little room and saw the grate. This was uf wood painted black lo rosetnbie iron,and within it wns another partition of the same ma terial. In a moment a portion was slipped . aside, and the holy sister appeared—and in ansivct to our enquiries,said that we had come us far as wo could. So all we hod to do was to look through the grate, see the quiet pale prisoners who were speaking w;th us—ex change a few words of worldly greeting, hear (lie slide closed upon us, and then go our ways. This was a poser to my poor fancy;—so I cut her adrift, and got into our curnago, muttering some ungentle words against all veils, and all unreasonable hmdrnncos to a laudable curios ity. Now came a few reflections- How strong u contrast did this walled and secure retirement present to the thoughtless, heart less, unsatisfying publicity of the fashionable Ilia of which 1 have recently been a witness and a partaker I How beautiful Ibis quiet compared to the distracting, wouring tumult of existonce beyond its enclosure i How prefer able to a reasoning, and above all an aecoun- table creature, this devotion of our years lo spiritual improvement and to general useful- nesa, to the merest vanities of life—lo the common whirl of the passions, that commen ces at the cradle and ends with the grnvo I Here piety meets you as you enter;—without, there isa mutual avoidance, through our pil grimage I or destruction of those organs which are es sential to vitulity, and for the end of preserving them; hut the mere process of dying seems to be the fulling into a deep slumber; and io ani mals who have no fear of death depoudent up on imagination, it can hardly be accompanied by very intense sufleriug. In the humun being mural and intellectual motives constantly uper- PROSPECTUS OE THE GEORGIA. GAZETTE, A PAPER TO bE PUBLISHED WtEKLT, AT ATHENS, G*. I N' issuing proposals lor publishing ■ rtUu p aper ln tthis section of the country, reason and duly would seem to combine, to invite from us some exposition ol' . ... . , r ■ . seem to coniuine, io invnciroin us some exposition „I ate m enhancing the fear of death, which with- ■ t |, e circumstances which have urged us to the stiempt out these motives in a reasoning being, would 1 " — - — =—— ■— -■-> * ’ probably become null, and the love of life be lost upon every slight occasion of pain or dis gust; hut imagination is creative with respect to both these passions, which, if they exist in animuls, exist independent of reason, or as in stincts. Pain seems intended by an all-wise Providence to prevent the dissolution of organs and cannot follow their destruction. 1 know several instances in winch the process of death has been observed, even to its termina tion, hy good philosophers; and the instances are Worth repeating : Dr. Cullen, when dying, is said lu hive family articulated to one of his iulimalps, “ 1 wish I had I he power of writing or speaking forlhenl would describe loyou how pleasant u tiling it is to die.” Dr. Black worn out by age and a disposition lo pulmonary he morrhage, which ubliged him to live very low, whilst eating his customary meal of bread aud milk, fell uslcep, and died in so tranquil a manner, that he had not even spilt the contents of the spoon which he held in his bund. And tho late Sir Charles Blagdcn, whilst at a so cial meal with his friends, Moils, and Madam Berthollct and Gay-Lussac, died in his chair soquiclly, that not a drop of the cofleo in the cup which beheld in his hand was spilt. Feline Sagacity.—De la Croix relates the following ulniost incredible instance of sagaci ty in a cat, which, even under the receiver of an air pump, discovered the means of escaping a death that appeared to all present inevitable. “ 1 once saw,” said he, “ u lecturer upun ex perimental philosophy place a cat under the glass receiver of an air pump, lor the purpose of demonstrating that very cerlain fuel, that life can not be supported without air and respira tion. The lecturer had already made several strokes with the piston, in order to exhaust the receivor of its uir, when the animal, that had began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarefied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source from whenco her uneasiness proceeded. She placed her paw upon the hole through which the air escaped, and thus prevented any more front pnssing out of the receiver. All the exertions of the offi cer were now unavailing; in vain he drew the pjston; the cat’s paw effectually prevented its operation. Hopeing to efTect his purpose, he lot air again into the receiver, which, as soon ns the eat perceived, she withdrew hor paw from the aperture; but when he attempted to exhaust the receiver, she applied her paw as before. All the spectators clapped their hands in admiration of Iho wonderful sagacity of the animal, and the lecturer found himself under the necessity of liberating her, and substituting another in her place, that possessed less pen etration, and enable him to exhibit the cruel experiment.”—-Veto York Mirror. Anatomy of a Balt.—It is a fact, as melan choly for an historian ns it is true, that lliongli balls are very important in a young lady’s career, (here is exceedingly little to be said about them; thoy arc pleasures all on tho same pattern—Ihu,history ofouc is the history of all. You dross with n square glass before you, and a long glass behind you ; your hair trusts lo its black or brown attractions, ei ther curled or braided—or you put on a wreath, a bunch of flowers, or a pearl bandeau; your dress is gauze, crape, lace or muslin, either while, pink, bluo ot yellow, you shower like April, an odorous ram on your handkerchief; you put on your shawl, and step into the car riage ; you slop in some street or square j your footman raps as long as he can ; you arc somo little time going up stairs; you hear your name or something like it leading the way before you. As many drawing rooms are thrown open ns the houso will allow,—thoy are lighted with lamps or wax lights ; there is n cerlain quantity of china and a cerlain num ber of exotics ; also a gay looking crowd, from which Iho hostess emerges and declares she is very glad to see you. You pass on ; you sit a little while on a sofa; a tall gentleman asks you to dance—(o this you reply, that you would be very happy ; you take his nrm and walk to the quadrille or wallz; a succession of partners. Then comos supper; you havo a small piece of fowl,and a thin slice of ham; per haps some jelly, ora few grapes,—a glass of white wine, or ponclie a la romaint. Your partners have asked you if you havo been to the opera ; in return you question them if they have oeen lo Iho park. Perhaps a remark is hazarded on Miss Fanny Kemble. If you aro a step more iulimate, a fow disparaging ubserv.i- ci,ilcns - lions are mado on (he enierteiament and tho guests. Some cavalier hands you duwn stairs ; you re-clonk and re-enter the r'arriege, with the comfortable reflection, ihaq as you have been to Mrs. So and-so’s call, Mrs. Such-a-one may ask you lo hers.—Miss London's Ro manic and Rsality. as well as a brief outlioeof (he principles by which w„ will be governed in our course. This task wc perform cheerfully. The population ol the Stale is rapidly increasing; her system of Internal Improvement at its nascent period of existence; her jurisdictional limits actually and pros pectively extending; her chartered rights and Indiau relationships assuming new and deeply interesting as pects; and her financial resources presenting to her sons the appalling alternative of oppression in future by liurthensoine taxes, or bankruptcy without some salu- tury change in her representative apportionment, all combine to render an additional Herald of intelligence to the present number altogether proper. But these by no means constitute then-hole cata logue of inducements. Ours is palpably a government in experiment. The principles and terms upon which it was based, were professedly novel, and by conse quence H would be fairto assert that they Were not al together understood. The progress ofevenla httde. monstrated this truth. The constitutionality of a na' tional Bank; a system of fnternaT Improvement by Congress; the power to tax foreign imports for the K roteclion ofdom-jatic industry; in short the whole fa- ric of implication, remains yet lo undergo its final and legitimate analysis. They are topics which must agi tate, and that deeply, every patriotic bosom in the con federacy. To maintain die honor and rights of th« Slato under her constitutional reservation ; to remon strate with promptitude and firmness of pm pose against all infractions of Ihc compact, nnd lo preserve Iho Union by enlightened discussion or rational compro mise, according to the plan of Jefferson and Jackson, shall be our constant aim. Our columns shall also contain ns far as practicable, important items of intel ligence in Ihc departments of morals, liternture, nnd science. In our State politics it would he impossible under onr present impressions, to adopt the principles of the Troup party in most of its measures. CONDITIONS. The Gsosoia Gazette will be iasued about the first! of July next, -in a large super-royal sheet, with type entirely new, and wc hopo splendid, al $3 00 per an num, payable within six months after tho receipt of the first number, or $-1 00 if not paid within the year. Advertisements w ill bo inserted at the usual rates. Athens, March 20.—12— Other Georgia papers will be pleased to insert the above. PROPOSALS Southern Manner, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OP ATHENS, GEORGIA. ALBON CHASE AND ALFRED M. NISBET, EDITORS. Dying-—Tho reader cannot hut be grati fied with Ibe subjoined extract from Sir Hum phrey Davy’s “ Salmnnin.” Halitus—The laws of nature are all direct- faces were quite in our favour. B. having the i ed by Divine Wisdom for the purpose of pro- tooth uche, and I hiving bt en recently blsd. j serving life end increasing happiness. Pain we were now invited into the parlor; aud in seems in all caees to precede tho mutillation A clergyman who wished to know if tho chil dren of his parish understood their Bible, ask ed a lad whom he found reading the Old Tes tament, who was the wickedest mant “Mo ses, to be sure, sir,” said the boy. “Moses!” exclaimed the parson, “how could that be t” “Why, said the lad, As broke all the ten com mandments at once /” O N assuming the duties and responsibilities of the publication of the Southern Banner, the Editors lee! themselves bound by every sense of duly, both to the former patrons of the Athenian, and thoac ol their friends whoso aid they confidently anticipate—in Older to retain the one and merit tho othcr-to lay before them a fair anil candid, but succinct exposition of theprin- ciples by which they are to be governed and dirccte-1 in tho prosecution of their arduous and responsible un-. il.-rtaking. Tncy do not dunk it necrssarv at thia late day—a day which is shedding its light and glory, with such general and invigorating power over our wiiolo body politic, to enter elaborately and minutely into a detail of their political views and opinions. Indeed, to do so, would he virtually offering an insult to the good s. naeofthaeommumty. To prolcss the name ol' dm blessed founder of our holy religion, is in itself a suffi cient guarantee nf the principlea of the genuine Chris tian, so do they hold it only necessary to own and pro lcss the names of the three great aposileu of correct principles, in order to satisfy an enlightened commu nity ollhc nature of their politicalyhir/r, and the inevi table tendency ol’dicir future pnretirr. The Southern Banner,then, w ill rest hereafter for support and patron age, on the broad, firm, und immutable rock of ttepnb- licauisin. All those pure arid hallowed doctrines w Inch originally flashed upon die wmld from the pen of a Jrjjcrson—which have been cherished no handed down to us by our venerated L'raui/ord, mi l i‘olesscd so in flexibly, ami sn triumphantly lira direct, in many res pects, by our favorite Troup, will in it find a champion, however humble, yet of alern and uncompromising in tegrity. Various causes will, they believe, tend to render the Banner hereafter, (and they say it without intending the least reflection on the course pursued by (heir wor thy predecessor, Ihc lato proprietor of the Athenian,) of more general interest and of greater value to the party, than it has been of late, and none of which seems io them, so well calculated to produce this result, as die opposition which will be shortly exerted, in thia place, to their press, and to their principles. This idea they do not deprecate, hut rather cherish, knowing that en honorable and liberal opposition, will tend to stim ulate them to the performance of their duty, whilat they hope il will tally to their support, their friends, and Ihc friends of the parly, for whose interest and prosperity they are determined to devote overy honorable exertion. The editors havo engaged among the r correspon dents, several gentlemen of established Literary and Political character, whose communications will hereaf ter aervo to enrich ami adorn tho columns of tho Southern Banner. And with regard to the uthor de partment* uflho paper, they can but add, that their lest exertions will bo devoted tn render them useful and amusing to their patrons and readers. Great promises are, however, at best, but cheap commodities, and of course they feel themselves bound to say as little, and promise as charily as possible; but in launching forth their littlo barque upon tho stormy waves of public ..pinion, they must trust alono to their skillful pilotage for meriling, and sunning for it, moorings sale and snug in the heart* of their fellow. CONDITIONS. The Southern Rinser is pnblishrd every Tuesday morning, at Three Dollars per anpum, payable in ad vance, or Four Dollars after the expiration of the year. Advertisement* inserted on Ihc usual term*. *** Leticia on the business of the office, post paid, addressed to tho Editors, or to Albon Chase, Proprie tor, will be promptly attended to. Mens, March 22,1832. *♦* Editor* of paper* in Georgia will confer an ob ligation by giving the above a few insertions. Death—An ill-bred fellow, who visile peo ple at ell seasons, and insists upon tbeir im mediately reluming his call. Laughter.—An agreeable and coa'agiou* convulsion in the human countenance un re ceiving a tailor’s bill, or being asked lo return nn umbrella. NOTICE. A LL those hiving - demands against tho Estate of John Clarkson, late of Franklin county, decease ed, are required to render in their accounts accor ding to law; and all those indebted to the Estate of the deceased, are required to come forward and setll- off their accounts immediately March 27—2—40d. JAMES HARGROVE, Ex'r. A TEACHER WANTED. I WISH to employ t classical scholar to take charge ot • Private School near my residence in Greene county. The situation is healthy, and liberal wages will be given if immediate application is made. T. N. POULl.AIN. April 17.—5—IL