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■The fferment ofa free, is pjcfl-rable to thfc flbor of a despotic, dmctnitMint.^ VOL. I* = ■.■■■rr.'-'j" ATHENS, GEOKOIA, ctfiiffiii§33r The Sontfiern Banner, IS PUDLISHCD IN THE TOWN OF ATHENS, GEORGIA, EVERT SATURDAY, BY ALBOiV CHASE. ‘Terms.—Three dollars peryear, payable in advance, br Poor dollars if delayed to the ond oftho year. The latter amount will be rigidly exacted of all who fail * •Mettheir payments in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, un less the money is paid in advance; and no paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except the option of the publisher. A failure on tho part subscribers to notify ns of their intention of relinquish' ment, accompanied with the amount due, will be con sidcred as equivalent to a new engagement, and pa pen sent accordingly. ... Advertisements will be inserted at thensual rates, t£3»AII Letters to tho Editor on matters connected With the establishment, must bo postpaid in order'* secure attention. ’ -jCJ" Notice of the sale of Land and Weuruerby Ad miniatralora, Executors, or Guardians, must be publish cd sixty days previous to tho day of sale. The tale of Personal Property, in like manner, must be published forty days previous to tbediy of sale. Notice to debtors and creditor! of an eetate must be published forty days. Notice that Application will bo mado to the Court of Ordinary for Leave to aeli Land or Negroes, must be publ iahed/uur months. Notice that Application will bo made for Letters Administration, must be published thirty days, and for Letters of Dismission, sfxmenMs. AGENTS. Thomas B. Coner.a, Esq. Ciarkestille, Habersham Ca. George Hairra, Esq. Gainesville, Hall Co. H'ltLiAM Cowan, Esq. Jefferson, Jaelcson Co, William Meronet, Esq. Daniclsrilte, Madison Co, Mat. J. Williams, Esq. Lawreneeville, Gwinnett Co. R. B. LORD, H AS the plensitre of inform, inn his customers and the public, that ho has recently ro- ' turned from New-York, and has opened an extonsive assortment ! of WATCHES, JEWELRY, fcc. L selected wilh great care, which 'ho will dispose of on the most lib eral terms. Among his purchases he would montion the following articles: Gold und Silver Lever WATCHES, .Gold und Silver L’Epine * do. Common English, Fronch ond Swiss do. Brass CLOCKS, and Mantel Time-Pieces, Jewelry* Ladies’ Gold Neck and Watch Chains, Ladies* and Gentlemen’s Gold aid Plated Seals 4* Keys, Gentlemen’s Gold and Plated Safety and Watch Chuins, Piii-Kappa and Dckastiienian Kets, Gold and Plated Medallions, and Miniature fjockejs, Ladies* and pentleintn’s Cameo, Diamond,' l^irqiipis, l’lower Agate, Garnet, Coral, -Topaz, Emerald,? Amcthjrat, Enamelled, Mosaic, Pearl, Paate,JFHlagreo, and plain Ladies’ Ear-Kings, and. Gentlemen’s Shirt-Studa, of nearly all the above variotiea. musical Instruments. Common, Coco-wood Lined, Tipped and Silver-keyed FLUTES, Plain and Tipped Single and Double FLAGEOLETS, Wood, Tin and Shell MUSIC BOXES. Flageolet, Double Flageolet and Fluto Tutors. Miscellaneous. Cold, Silver, Sloel and Shell Spectacles, Gold and Silver Pencil Cases, Superior Percussion Pocket Fields, Brass, Steel and Silvor Mounted, Oold, Silver, Steel and Brass Thimbles, Plated and Brass Candlesticks, Snuffers noil Trays, Silver Spoons, Silver and Plated Butler-Knives, Britannia Coffee and Tea Selts, Plated Fruit-Baskets and Castors, v While, Artemeeian. Garnet, Black, 1 Opal, Lemon, Alabaster, Yellow, J CUT BEJIl Sky Blue, Qreen and Gilt J Paste, Enamelled, Silver and Fine Gift Belt Buckles. —ALSO— A splendid assortment of Racers and Penknives, with Razor-Straps, Hones, Sliaving-Boxea and Brushes, Scissor* and Snuff-Boxes, Ladies’ Work and Fancy Boxes, Children’s Dumb Watches and Silver Whistles, Cloth, Hair and Tooth Brushes, &c. tec. ICJ-The above article* comprise only a part of the Stock offered for aale—any eod every article in hia line of boiineM, not already on hand, will bo furnished,it the shortest notice. Clock and Watch Repairing Carried on aa usual in all its branches. Good workmen will bo employed, eud all orders punctually and faith fully attended to-, Athens, Dee. 89,—41—tf. Co-Partnership. T HE undersigned respectfully announces to the public, that he hai associated Mr. WILLIAM J. MITCHELL with hint in lila business, and aolicila for the new firm tho aame liberal patronage which has heretofoiy been extended to mMMtthwvMUjjjyi^ Carriage making. C LARK & MITCHELL have tho plcaaoroof in. forming thsir friends and customers, thst they continue the manufacture of Coaches, Barouches, Gigs, Sulkies, Wagona. Ac. at the shop formerly occupied by E. K. CLARK, where all orders in their line, will be promptly and faithfully executed. iCP Repairing of all kinds, don* in the beat manner, and on liberal tarma, Jan. 18—43—tf. To Stage Proprietors. W AY-BILLS constantly on hand and for •ale at the Office of Ibo Sonth. Beni or. The following exquisite lines were composed by Si. iAJger L. Carter, Esq. formerly of the Senate of Virgin ia. The aulyect was suggested to bis mind in the siteets of Richmond, by the happy and independent bearing of a waggoner from Augusta, who drives a fino team, and is moreover an excellent model of liraltb and contentedneas.—Staunton Spectator. THE WAGONER. I’ve often thought, if I were asked, Whose lot I envied most— What one I thought most lightly tasked, Of man’s unnumbered host,— I’d say I’d be a mountain hoy; And drive a noble team—wo hoy! Wo hoy! I’d cry ; And lightly .fly Into my saddle scat; My rein I’d slack, My whip I’d crack— What music is ao sweet ? * On, lilacks I’d drive of Ample chest, All carrying high tho head— All harness’d tight, and gaily dresf, In winkers tipped wilh red, Oh yes, I’d be a mountain boy, And such a team. I'd drive—wo hoy ! Wo.hoy 1 I’d cry— The lint would fly— Wo hoy I Dobbin-Ball! Their feet would ring— And I would sing l’d sing my fal-de-ral 1 - My bells would tingle, tingta-ling, Beneath each bcar-skin cap— And as I saw them swing and awing, I’d be the merriest chap { Yes, then I’d be a mountain boj, And drive a gingling team—wo hoy! Wo hoy, I’d cry— My words should fly— Each horse should prick hia car! Willi lightened chain, My lumbering wain Would move in its career. Tho golden sparks—you’d see them spring- Beneath mv horse’s tread ; Each tail—I’d braid it up with string Of blue or flaunting red | So docs, you know, tho mountain boy, Who drives a dashing team—wo hoy! Wo hoy | I’d cry— Each horso’s eye With fire would seem to burn, With lifted head, And- nostril spread, They’d seem the earth to spurn. They'd champ the bit and fling the foam, As they dragged on my load— And I would think of that distant home, And whittle on the road, Oh, would I were a mountain boy— I'd drive a six horse team—wo hoy 1 Wo hov! I’d cry, Now, by yon sky, J’d sooner drive thoso steeds, Than win renown, - • Or wear a erown . Won by victorious deeds s . Fvr cro-n, nil ptm die Unbuilt held, And health the wearer shun— And victory trampling on the dead, May do for Goths and Huns I Seek them who will—they have no joys For mountain-lads and wagon boys. JWfercUang. From Ibo Comic ottering (br 1933. THE MERRY FRIAR. “ I am a Friar of orders grey.”—Song. On one of those worm evenings, of July, when indolence reigns triumphant alike over the sun-burnt labourer and the lord for whom he tills and toils, n sleek, though httpible son of the church (one of the class denominated mendicant friars, who, in the olden time had a rovig commission’ to light in the good enuae of the established faith,) wns solacing himself in the agreeable shade of a wide spreading elm, which extended it* projecting branches over a most inviting nook of green turf, beside which tickled n liny rivulet*; this worthy priest- errant, I sav, was solacing himself with rheose of ewe’s milk and n dry cruat from hia scrip, when n young knight, unattended, enme slowly winding through the green Inna upon hts steed { both in truth, appearing traV' elwenry. “ Good even to thee,father,” said the knight, courteously accosting the friar. “ Good knight—good even”—replied the other. “ By’r lady! father Ihou hast chosen a cool retreat.” “ And yet ’lisa marvel, sir knight, that thou •houldat admire that which thy valour would acorn.” “ How I whai should my valour scorn ?” “Marry, airknighl, a retreat to be sure,” said the friar; “ for a verily you of the sword and buckler notoriously prefer the use of your arms to tho use of your legs ; while wo the servants of the church,have (liko scolds,) only our longues for our weapons.” “ Bcshrew me, air frinr, but thou art a wng,” cried the knight, “ and I’ll have a word with thee.” “Nay, I pray,thee, valient, have no words with me,' 1 interrupted tho friar, “ for I’m in' clined lo no quarrel; I am a preacher of peace, who am right glad lo win a little piece for my preaching.” “A quarrel! my knighthood! I am mere inclined to rest and good fellowship, holy fri- “ And by my monkhood ! so am 11 and yot who shall look upon us twain and aver we are not hostilet” said (he friar; "the merest clown, that has no more brains in hia costard than my walking staff, regarding (by casqno and my shaven crown, would, in his obtuse perception, proclaim a difference between us: and what’s a difference but n quarrel I” “ Nay, then, lol’a fall to, nnd fair word* be our wenpont,” answeied the knight, falling in .with his humour; ond dismounting, seated himself down by the friar. “ Agreed !” quoth the frinr; “ nnd so begins and ends tho contest in nn—engagement!— Now couchthee on this greensward comforts- bly; nnd far better is it for thee to he hesidi* me, or even a anno beggar, than beside thyself, for then thou wouldst be mad of n surety 1’, “ By my fay I an’ Ihou bo,a not na droll n clerk ns ever girded up his loins in sackcloth and hemp. But, father, haw fits this humour with thy serious vocation l” “ Truly like a light henrt und a elenr con science upon n full stomach. Garb him ns ye list, a man's still a man. Il is* my nature to be blithe ; and, therefore, do I hold il sinful to spert n mask of gravity. Somo who wear the cowl look upon it as a symbol of sadness as well as sanctity; for my parti hono-ilr confess I regard my cotcl only nm livelihood, nnd yet—’’continued the frinr with (n°ck seri ousness, placing hia palms upon hii cnpnrious corporation—“ behold how my isirlhfuluess nnd good humour runneth to—trail / 0 I it isu snd world we live in, sir knight!” Tho knight laughed heurlily at ‘the jocose conceits of the jolly friar, and nlnost imper ceptibly began lo quibble in the same strain ; albeit, lie preferred rather to provote the good- humoured gartulily of his compniion limn to hear himself discourse. “ Only to see how wit engendered! wit,” cri ed the friar, as naturally ns beans bear boons, Ot wolves and churchmen—prey I ky Si. Ma ry, sir knight, Wo uro well met, nnd by thy good-will we’ll part not ero we drink a rhir- ping cup together. A lesguo henro stands nn hostolric, whero I purpose to spend the night and a mark to boot, for bcshrew me an thorc bo not as good n flngon of wine to be had there as ever made a dull eye nr n light 11001.” “ Have with Iheo then,” replied the knight, “ for I lack refection after n hard, day’s rido i und would fuin reach our destination ere night fall.” “ And yet nightfall can have no terrors for thee, for in Ihy lime thou must have seen mm ny a knight fall even al noon-day I” “ Ay, truly many a bravo knight have I seen cast from his scat, who has Gorno his discom fiture with a graco and equanimity worthy was to pass to posterity aa a besom of pur,fi- ention, ait extinguisher of sinoeures, ond -ex terminator o| perquisites—has ho not been re viled as n lentherer of hia own nest, and spo liator of those of other people? Lord Dur ham—tho liberal, who inapt at.the fame of a. Paladin, a redresser of injuries, and ndvocqte of the oppressed—stolid* he not nccu-cd of having bandied compliments with Nicholse,- lho slaughterer o( the Poles? The Fitzlnr- ence*—who, in tho apprehension of provO' king ill-will, have aspired lo nothing since tho accession of their Royal falhor, but empty nnd onerous titles—are they not insulted by tho press ns digesters of the public loaves and fishes, nftcr the fashion of iho Dragon of Wanlley ? Lntd Grey, who has courted through lile the designation of tho noblest Reman of ■ li«m'&ll,'» lie um furnished Sunday after Sun day with a list of his extensive fnmily, their plticcs, pensions, ai d Imnelices? Tho Pri mate of nil England—Whose tile hns been an exercise of piety, disiotcrestcdnes, ond digni fy—hns he not been upbraided by a furious pnpuinre ns n Court hireling—a devourcr of iho “children's bread?” Mooro—the lyrist of independence (than whom no poet since Smollett more loudly in- vocates(hat Lord of the lion port, and angle r; Whoso stops ho follows with his —“ Worthy Iho thrown, nnithless,” interpo sed tho friar laughing, “ wilh nothing but cracked croton to support his dignity withal And this is what you men of valor term sport' Heaven save mo from au:h jests, quotha 1 A doughty knight-making another appear foolish wtimAu* pmradvonttira |J»» Mig a foolish, peer, and thus the gamo runs I” “•Nny, I charge thee ” “ Charge mo not, I pray Hide sir knight, 1 quickly retorted the friar, “ lo! I am unarm' cd ; I hear neither arms nor malice, albeit in a'sort, 1 may myself be termed a buckler— seeing lhat I am priest of Hymen, and licensed to tack together Iho sexes.” “ Go 40, friar, I nm no match for thee.” “No,by St. Mary 1 the church allows us no match. The priest tacks, hut does not tax himself with a wife. The progeny of mother church are nil children by adoption! Rut, beseech thee, mount, sir knight, and let us jog on ; and thanks to thy company that will make Ihe wayforer’s way fairer.”, ’ Having after a short progress, rendered shorter by the plcnsnnlry of Ihe ftinr, arrived at the afore named hostelric, where the mend icant w as instantly recognised and right hear tily welcomed ; the knight provided his steed wilh good quarters,and a liberal supply of corn, unarmed, and sat down with the' frinr lo the discussion oftho promised flagon, which was agreeably nccompamcd by the corner of a co ney pie nnd the remnant of a delicious pnajy, lo which a healthy appetite gavo unusual rel ish. . * _ » Filling n horn wilh tho sparkling tvinc, tho knight said, “ I'll give Ihec,friar Iho Church of England I” “ And I Ihe—bctlta” replied thejfrinr signi ficantly, quaffing his measure at a single drought ; and it was evident enough by the thickness nf his speerh and Ihe stupid glare of ofhiH small grey eyes, that hts wij was loiter ing on the very brink of inebriation. “ I fear me, most delectablo lUer,” said the knight, who was drooping ns fast as his boon companion, “ that Ihou art incorrigible. Thou will assuredly drop into tho embraces of sleep with a jest in Ihy mouth.” u It’s ull nature—and nature—tho force of nature, most viliant knight, is irrtsisfable. confess my errors—my erfors; and here’s a parallel—a parallel ’twixt my profession and my confession. My profession is—mondi cant ; my confession is—mind tcan't.” And so saying dnwo rolled the hurley frinr and Ihe sturdy knight upon tho floor of the hostlerio, in tbo rushes whereof tljey found sweet ond sound repose. The Bubble Reputation.—Wo ore all gras- »ora at shadows ; with more or less success, like the dog in Ihe fable, - we stoop into iho stream to fill our mouths with viands which prose as cold and unsubstantial h* mnonshinc. The Sovereign, lor instance—two yenrs ago, nnd what unprecedented popularity did the favor and affection ofihe mob shower down the golden opinions of all sorts of me! on an illustrious individual who has since bicn libel led, lampooned, and lapidated—IrordBrough- nm—Ihe scoffer nt oflico, whose ambition it i eye, • : stops ho follows with his* bosom bare. Nor hoods tho storm that howls along the sky,) has been cursed with a curse like that of Scan- dinatian Ilcla, emanating from Ihe grave;— whispering to ihe astonished world, in Byron’s voice, that “ Tommy loves a Lord T” Byron—himself tho fastidious favhionor of Ids physical, as well as his intellectual repu tation, who spared no pains in order that a few might do hortiago to his high, forehead, ultcnuaied figure, and athletic prowess—hns ho not been damned lo everlasting fame by the scribblers lie assembled round him to hymn his praises, as n man who would have becq. obese aa Dr. Johnson, but for his 'diet of vinegnr and mnslicd potatoes; as one who rode ill and timidly, nnd swnm liken frog? Scott—tho worshipper of independence., ihe noble factor of his own fortunes—hns he not been, insulted, ero cold in - his grove, by the officious offers of pntronage, and “ bonefits ” from managers of theatres,'and other amnll deer of literature? Turner—who fancies himself privileged to dtp his brush in the hues of Ihe rainbow, nnd depict the beauties of Nature, the -pigments, stolon from her own palette ; do not tho crit ics of tho Royal Academy, exhibition after rxhetnttoa, set ntm Iffllh os (laving chosen nn his standard of colour tho sarcenet glories-of some milliner’s tawdry patch-work ? Bui the timo 13r shadow, snatching is past- We, who are nun-elves but immaterial things, should cling to realities.—Court Journal. Music.—The world says n writer in iho Ed inburgh ( Scotland) Literary Journal, is wax- ing more musical every day. Some solitary in dividuals, to be shore do not sing, oral least they are net suspected by Ihe world to possess singing propensities, but such persons in gen eral whistle, nnd they are occuslomcd to hum over within iheir mouths, nnd for their own private gratification, tho outlinos of such mel odics as they admire. If all Ihe feelings or intenso and almost unbearable happiness thnt have been kindled in the bosoms of good companions, by means of singing, during tho Inst eighteen hundred nnd thirty-odd,, years, were gnthered together, assorted by a cunning hand, nnd nmnlgnmatcd and compounded into one glorious and gorgeous lartgh, one mighty and stupendous exclamation of joy, it would, wo are certain, overturn tho universe, and des troy tho race of men. Louder than a thousand thunders would be that laugh ; and we have henrd Ihe thundor of one autumn day make the leaves of the forest trees (till to the ground, and shako to their foundations tho very mountains: so ponder a little while, gcntlo render, on Ihe idea of a thousand thunders, and think of the effect of that one nil omnipotent laugh—lhat immortal carhinolinn. Singing is omnipotent; it rules in our boyhood—it excites ua to rapture in our mnnhood—il soothes and consoles us in’ our old age. In the monoehlnc ofllin night, and Ihe sunshine of the day—in joy and sor rows in prosperity and in adversity—in trouble nnd in calm—in war and' peace—in love and hale—in refinement nnd barbnrism— in cities and in villnpcs—in pnlnces ond in the hut of iho poorest poore —in the hearts of the gny and in tho hearts of tho mclenchnlly— at all times, and among all nations, and climates and tongues, the voice nf song has tho same unlimited dominion— the some universal ef fect on the heart of man. Napoleon, in his stormiest, sternest nrd most tumultuous elm- litions, of passion, however gloomy morose, nnJ discontented—nuts at once lulled into a temporary calm By the singing of ono whom he loved. Rousseau nnd Robert Burns,* when dying, desired lo feel nnd behold the sunshine of day ; they saw and heard it in the low breath ings, the sweet singing, of some blessed sa cred melody. -%* P 1 1 gsaa* 1 ," m. his excited feelings, and his natorslly ruddy cheek flushed with a doopTir crimson. The lads passed on, unconcious of having boen o- verhenrd, and ignorant of Ihe droughts (9 which their expressions had given rite in our - mind. If, thought we, such a spirit exists ti-> mong tho very boys of our country, we havo nothing to fear for the next generation. “ I am in the right nnd wont give it up!” it is the snaio principle lhat animated (he soldiers' of ths revolution, and dictated the character of 1776: it is tho samo spirit, that gave inspira tion to iho Aloquenco of Patrick Henry: it is tho same sprit that breathed,from the lips of the dying Lawronce,“Don’t give up the ship!”' He who maintains a point, because he is con vinced ofjis justice, is possessed of true mor al courage. It is this principle, that is now pervading, the whplo world, hereto -Srhtcir thrones are loitering, and which the people are riscing to meet. [Marietta Advocate. J1 Poor Man.—What is n poof man? A rich subject for reflection. * He is, or is sus pected to be, guilty of every crime. He i« a traitor, who owning no soyereign, is ready to grasp nt a crown. He is a man of no note, nnd so perfect a contradiction, that when he is doing hts host to cam money, be la moat de- aireousto receives chock in one aonso his power is great for liets able to owe more than the richest. He is a thief, for he often robs himself to give to his wife an^children. When he sleeps ho is better off than his coat or bqt, neither bfwhich has known tho luxury of a* nap for months; his habits are cosily soon through; a circumstance which tho curiosity of his elbows is apt to lake advantage of, for let him stay at homo os ho mny, they .aro al ways out. Rules for Ladies.—1. Marry dot a profane man: because the depravity of his heart will corrupt yotrr children, ond embitter your exis tence. ' . B. Marry not a gambler, a lipler, or a haun ter of taverns ; because, ho who has no regard for himself will nover have any for his wife.—• 3. Marry not a man who makes it a prac tice to attend horse races, because he who secs no hnrm in doing Ihii, will see no harm in taking a dram, and who sees no harm in do ing things still worso. 4. Marry not a man who makes promise* which he never performs; because you' can never trust him. / 5. Merry not n man whoso actions do not comupand with hi. sentimeiitSTim&itSS fto passions hnvo dethroned reason, and ho in prepared to commit overy crime to which an evil nature unrestrained can instigate him Tho slate of that man who regards not bis own ideas of right and wrong is deplorable, and Iho less you have to do wilh him iho bet ter it is. 0. Marry not a man who it in the habit of running after all the girls in the country; be cause tho affections are continually wavering —nnd therefore never can bo permanent. 7. Marry not a mod who neglects his bu siness ; because if ho does so when single, ho will do worse when married. Holt's Hotel.—We aro informed by n cor- respondent, who yesterday visited this im mense establishment, that the enterprising proprietor is likely (o realize .fit's meal san guine expectations in the success of his house. It has boon opened scarcely n month, and bow dine over two hundred gentlemen at hts ordi nary, ond at least two thousand in the various rooms, daily. His beds, amounting to near (wo hundred and fifty, have been several time's completely filled. To supply his tsblo, ho rorchoscs besides large quonliliea of cat <>eef, a fat bullock overy morning, With other meats, poultry, fish, &c. in proportion. He roasts seven hundred pounds of provision at • time, the spit, being turned by a steam engine. Our correspondent wishes that thoso who have not yet paid Mr. Holt a visit, would call and view for themselves ono of Iho'most extraordi nary hotels in iho world. Tho order, regular ity and quiet, preserved there, together with the kind attention of tha domestics, are worthy nil praise. —.Yiw York Gazette. “ Don't give il up John,” said a litllo fellow to his companion, as ho pansi-d our window, a few dnys since. “No,” said tha other,“I »m in the right,and I wont give it up!” The last speaker, from his appearance, might he about ten yearrofage. Hi* fine bjueeye was lit by British Income and Taralion.—A -question is often asked—What proportion ol r man’s income is taken from him in taxation T Now, the total incoma of the people of Great Brit ain may be cslmin’od, on dnta which wo havo nol room to specify v at 250,000,000/; that of Ireland wo may aasdme ot 60.000,000/; ma king in the whole, United Kingdom, 300,000,- 000/. Of this sum, more than one-sixth is drawn directly by Government. But lhat is not the whole. The local taxos amount to t very large sum. Tho poor.ratos In England exceed 8,000,000. Other local taxes and contributions probably amonnt to 10,000,000 more. Then, as we have already explained, tho higher nnd richer classes are exempted, in n great measure, from contributing their prop er share «f the national taxation. When these different circumstanscs on taken into view, it will herdly be disputed lhat one-third part of every man’s income in the middle end lower classes uf society, is taken away by the tax. collector. Every man who works ft hours a- day is employed during three of these hour* to enable him to pay his taxes.— Tail’s Maga zine. , * 4