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“The ferment of a free, is preferable
to cue
vorpor oi a despotic, Government.
VOL. II.
'he Southern Bannei>
. IS PUBLISHED IN TOE TOWN OP ATHENS, GEORGIA,
EVERY SATURDAY,
BY ALBON CHASE.
ERMS.—Three dollars per year, payablo in ad.
:o, or Four dollars if delayed to the end of the
. The latter amount will bo rigidly exacted of
iwho fvi’i to meet their payments in advance,
o subscription received for less than one year, un.
the money is paid in advance; and no paper will
isconli aued until all arrearages are paid, except
tie option of the publisher. A failure on the part
lubscribers to notify us of their intention of re.
uisliii'icnt, accompanied with the amount due, will
onsideicd as equivalent to a new engagement, end
irs sent accordingly.
DVERTir.EMENrs will l>c inserted at the usual rates.
Ml Let ters to tho Editors on matters connected
the establishment, must be post paid in order to
s attention.
Notice of the sale of Land and Negroes by Ad-
istrators, Executors, or Guardian | must bo pull
ed sixty tlaye previous to the day of sale.
'ho sale of Personal Property, in like manner,
:t be pvblifihed/oily days previous to the day of sale,
oticc to debtors and creditors of an estate, must bo
lislicd forty days.
oticc that Application will bo made to tho Court
rdinary, for Leave to sell I And or Negroes, must
ublished four month*.
oticc that Application will bo made for letters of
linistration, must bo published thirty days, and
Letter! of Dismission, six months.
IJ Ml I III UISHlWi
ALIIARE.E TAA'SERV
For.
I~1IE iSubscribor noiv^’p^fc-.w ;
JL well known eitaldi^iuibntin theSuhurh* of the
piViV OF GA /iVESVILL E, ipn the road le-.ding
impkin Court House, containing ono of tho most
cniont and well constructed YARDS in tho
ate, with a
Comfortable Bwclling,
»d all necessary ont-buildings, and a good SHOE.
AKER'S SHOD, together with
S’ciii'lct ii Acres of Lantl.
|Tho above premises will be sold low for cash, or
accommodating terms. For particulars apply to
II. M oor mi ugh, at Jefferson, Jackson county, or
lc subscriber on the premises.
GEORGE IIAWPE.
Tainesvillc, Jan. 11, 1631.—44—Gw.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1834.
NO. 48.
Tors that valuable and
ATHENS
Male Academy.)
T1JTR. HILLYER, who was expected to tako charge
lfla. of the MaL Academy in this place, having re.
ceived the appointment of Tutor in Franklin College,
the Trustees have not been ablo to make arrange,
monta for the commencement of the School, so soon j
as was expected.
Tho Trustees now take pleasure in announcing to
the public, tnat the School will certainly open on
the 22d hist, under the instruction of Mr. MOSES I
W. DOBBINS, whose known capacity opd long ex.
perionce, eminently entitle him to public confidence.
It is hoped that those who wish to avail themselves I
of tho advantages of the Institution, will be prompt |
in their application.
Tho terms of tuition will be $7,50 per quarter pay.
ablo in advance, to Mr. E. L. Newton, Treasurer of |
the Board.
By order the Board.
.WILLIAM DEARING, Chairman.
Athens, Jan. 15.—44—tf.
' CASH STORE.
T HE subscriber is now rccoiving and offers for
sale, at tho Middle Tenement of E. L. Newton's
Store, a general assortment of
Family Groceries^
CONSISTING OP—
TBO^PIXTIS
OF THE
Stale Rights’ Sentinel,
PUBLISHED AT AUGUSTA, CA.
55v AugustusB. ILongstreet.
\O.DAY, the North American U:<z<Hto changes
its name, its Editor, and its political principles,
enceforth it will be the advocate of the doctrines
pntaiimd in tho Preamble and Rcsolutm'is of tho
atu Rights’ Meeting, at Millodgevillc, on ti.c 13th
lovombcr last. Those who are unacquaintod \v.:h
Preamble and Resolutions referred to, are .infor-
ed That they deiie.mce, in unqualified terms, the
Bil known Pioclamulinn and Force Bill. They
t, tlio priusiples of the Virginia and Kentucky
solutions of ’98, in tlicir plain, obvious, and prim-
re sense ; unobscured by the sophistry of modern
xioralists, and unimpaired by tho strength-wasting
llinemcnts of hare-hcartod Republicans ; They up.
ild State S overeignty in a sensible form, and with
illigihlo attributes : They maintain that the Gen-
Govcriunonl derives its powers from a compact
ween Sovereign States : That these powers arc
iuited “ by the plain sense and intention of the in-
rumrnt constituting that compact s and that in case
a deliberate, paipsblc, and dangerous exercise of
ler powers, not granted ; it is the right and duty
the States to interpose for arresting the progress
evil wit Inn their respective limits;" and that
ey have the right “ to judgo as well of infractions
ftlic Constitution, as of tho mode and mcasuro of
These arc the principles of tho “ Stato Rights’
jty of Georgia,’? the principles of Jclierson and
principles of this Gazette. Wo espouse them
Bauso wo find them blended with all the original
■,1s of our Government : and because they are
iniruhlc in theory, and still more admirable in prac-
Wo deprecate their antagonist doctrines,; be-
so their promises havo ever been—Consolidation;
their fruits—dissentions, usurpation, injustice
l oppression. Their first ton years’ reign, produced
; Alien find Sedition Laws—and they fell. Their
1 ten years’ reign havo brought tlio country to tho
ol civil war ; clothed the Pres dent with dic-
ul power, exhibited his troops,- on the march
Stato to State, in menacing array—and they
Ed very Stable.
rTjiHE Subscriber having purchased a gotd assort.
S. ment of CARRIAGES, consisting of several
A TIE.BERRY,
A ULKE Y,
AX ELEGANT TWO UOItSE
. BaFOR€he 9
—AND A-
GOOD FAffllliY CARR1
ALSO—
A number of
Good and Gentle,
Horses,
Which he offers to Hire on
accommodating terms. ? e
Suffars, Coffee, Molasses, Salt, I Travellers would find it to their interest to call at
° t txtit I Establishment,- as they can bo accommodated at
FLOUR, (northern) Sp BUCK-WHEAT. I any lime, in travelling to any part of the country,
t Mackerel, Nos. 1 Sl 2.
FISH.} Salmon No. 1, in small kegs for families,
f Dry Cod.
TEAS, Imperial, Hyson and Sou.
chong.
CANDLES, Sperm and Tullow.
Tobacco and Cigars.
Turpentine SOAP.
Potatoes, Apples, Onions, Rice, and Cheese.
R lisins, Dates and Figs.
Currants .ind Cranberries.
Pepper, Spice and Cinnamon.
Cloves, Nutmegs and Indigo.
Chocolate and Mustard.
Vinegar and Pickled Tongues.
Wines of all kinds.
London Porter.
—ALSO'—
Nails, Spades, Shovels, Axis, &c.
——ALSO——
pr. Shoes,
Of all kinds, from tho thick Brogan for Negroes,
to the fino satin, Lady's Slippiw—Among which arc
59 pr. Elastic Over-Shoes,
Lined and bound, with Soles—which will be sold , at
wholesale or retail.
ALSO, OX CONSIGNMENT
A Lot of W ool and Cotton
CARPS,
Of all sizes, for Machines—Together with an assort
ment of
Crystulizcd Ornaments,
For dressing C.ikcs.— CANDIES, JELLIES, Ac.
U‘All of which will be sold Cheap for Cqsh.
S. TENNEY.
Athens, Jan. 4—42tf.
Witt, L. MITCHELL,
ATTORxYRY AT LAW,
ATHENS, GEO.
W ILL practice in tho Western Circuit, and ad-
joining Counties of tlio Northern and Oak.
mulgee Circuits, in which business may be confided
to him.
Jan. 4—42—tf.
I&entist,
iPUfiSrtlleTttg.
Deetra.
His STABLES^ are ready to receive any Horses that
may be entrusted to his keeping,
By the Bay,. Week or month.
Having a trusty and experienced Ostler, lie fiatters
himself to be ablo to please all who may call on him
in the above, line of business.
ICTA11 persons hiring the above named articles,
will be held responsible for all damages.
DTCasli in advance will bo required.
JAMES WITHER,
liens, Jan. 25—45—cowtlScpt.
fJBLIC SALE
ON CONSIGNKIBIVT.
O N the first Tuesday in March next, will be sold
to the h ghest bidder, before the Court , house in
the town of Watkinsvklle, a Gang of NEGROES,
consisting of men, women and children, accustomed
to field work ; among which are several valuable fe.
males, capable of being useful house servants.
The terms of sale will be, one half cash, and the
balance payable at 12 months thereafter, with inter-
est from date, and approved personal security.
As the salo will be actually made then and there,
purchasers are invited to attend.
ISAAC S. VINCENT,
Jan. 25—15—tds.
ICTTho Augusta Chroniclo and Milledgoville Re
corder, will publish the above until the day of sale,
and transmit their accounts to this Office for pay
ment.
Eiast ESTotics!
LL persons indebted to the subscriber by Note thereto : -
Will be nr Athens about the 20th of
February.
an. 25—45—3t.
418 NEGROES, &c.
For Sale.
Office Superintendent of Roads, «Jc.
Eastern Division. January II, 1834.
N obedience to an Act of the Legislature of tho
State of Georgia, approved by his Excellency the
Governor on tho 21st day of December, 1833,1 will
sell at public outcry, to tho highest bidder, at the
court house in tho COUNTY OF ELBERT,
On Monday die 11th day of March next
The following named NEGROES belonging to tho
State of Georgia and attached to the Lincoln station,
together with the Mules, Carts, Tools, A,c. connect,
ed thereto; *
Rusha, (Mills,) Nich, (Zellan:,) Abraham, (F. Cul
lens,) Lawson, (Watkins,) Armstead, (Glaze,) Thom
(Dallas,) Moses, (Sims,) Richmond, (Burks,) Wal.
lace, (Charlton,) Isaac, (Brown,) Tom,(Rowell,) and
Juft*, (Wingfield;) and
On Monday, the 24th day of March next,
In liko manner, at the court house ia the COUNTY
of MORGAN, the following named NEGROES,
belonging to the State and attached to the Greencsbor.
ough and Madison station, together with the Mules,
one Horse, Carts, Tools, Ac. connected thoreto :
London, Benjamin, (Bustiu,) Willis, (Crosby,)
Abraham, (Mealing,) Billy, (Kc-nnon,) Axum, (Car.
gille,) Torn, (M’Gar,) Ned, (Ramsay,) George, (Beas-
ley,) retcr,(Cargille.)JDick, (Dent,) Henry, (Smith,)
ihua, (M’Gar,) Jerry, (Runnells,) Larkin, (Por.
ter?) Abraham, (Collins,) Nathaniel, (Berry,) Joseph,
(Pope)). Joseph, (General Pope,) Georgo, (Winter,)
Joe, (Rowland,) London, (Briant,) Caleb, (Rowell,)
Shade, (Jackson.) Joe, (M’Gar,) Nathan, (Collins,)
Berry, (Thompson,) Jerry, (Lumpkin,) Harry, (Por-
ter,) Eilick and Mark, (Burton ;) and
On Friday, the 28/A of March next,
In like manner, at the court house in tho COUNTY
of DEKALB, the following named NEGROES, be.
longing to the State and attached to the Cherokee
station, together with the Mules, Carts, Tools, &.C.
connected thereto s
John, (Baptist,) Adam, Zacb, Jesse, Toney, Hamp
ton, Harry, Tom, (Drummer,) Tom (Jackson,) Walk
er, Jim, (Rutherford,) Moses,(Akins,)Jacob,(Blount,1
Guy, York, Ben, Isaac, Miles, Ransom, Peter, Jim,
Beaver, and Bob ; and
On Tuesday, the 1st of April next,
In like manner, at the court house in the COUNTY
of IIALL, the following NEGROES, belonging to
the State, and attached to the Gainseville station to.
gethcr with the. Mules, Carts, Tools, &c. connected
From the Alabama State Intelligencer.
POETIC CORRESPONDENCE.
Although the following lines are copied from a
Lady’s Album, lot not the grave reader pass them
over as “ trifles light as air.” The name of the gen-
tleman will be sufficient to induce tlio reader to per
use his verses with interest. The name of the lady
wo are not permitted to expose before the broad gaze
the Gazette-reading world ; but her lines will re.
[mend themselves without a name.' We think
y suffer nothing from comparison, in be.
along side of those of tho author of the
igled Banner." J
TO MR. F. S. KEY.
Thanks, gentle fairy, now my Album take
And place it on his table e’er ho wake,
Then whisper that a maiden all unknown.
Claims from the poet’s hand a trilling boon :
Trifling, perchance to him, but oh 1 not so
To her whose heart has thrilled long, long ago,
As his inspiring lay3 came to her ear
Lending the stranger's name an interest dear. '
A timid girl may yci be bold t’ admire
Tho Poet’s fervor and the Patriot’s fire;—
But ’tis not these', though magical their power.
They cannot brighten woman’s sadden’d hour:
And she, the happiest, has sadden’d hours
When all life’s pathways are bereft of flowers,
And hor bowed spirit fuels, as felt by thee.
That to “ live alway” on this earth would bo
For her—for all—no happy destiny.
Poet and Patriot! Thou mayst write for fame,
Bat by a tenderer and holier name*
I call tliec—Christian! write thou here one lay
For me to read and treasure when thou’rt away.
Tuscaloosa, 10th December, 1833.
TO MISS-
this stato of things, it becomes every man who
the welfare of his country at heart, to consider
it he can do to reuocm her from disgrace, and to
uc her from speedy dissolution. Wo believe that
cannot better direct our time and labor to this ob-
, than by using our honest endeavors to bring
kck tho peoplo to the Repnblicanism which they
,vo forsaken. To this end, wo take the Stats
iirrs’ Sentinel in charge, and earnestly solicit the
of all who think with ns upon this deeply iutcr-
r subject. .
we believo there is an inseparable connection
sen virtue and happiness, vico and misery;
!ier considered in reference to bodies politic, or
individuals; it will be our ceaseless endeavor, to
this trvdh, upon the minds of tho people at
o, and to make it, if possible, the leading maxim
lie party to which wo belong. All institutions,
associations, therefore, which have for their ob.
the improvement of tho moral condition of our
iw-citizens, will find a warm supporter in the Ed-
of this paper ; and all well written essays, tend,
to the same Object, shall be welcomed to our
Witt. C. WAY—Agent,
(Next door to Messrs. Turpin Sf D’Antignac,)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
O FFERS for sale to his friends and the public, a
great variety of STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS, which were chiefly selected by him-
sclf tlio last summer, and previously to the rise of
Goods in New-York, (while he was on there,) and
which will be sold at a very small advance for cash
r.r good paper, viz.
4-4, 7-8 rich chintz Calicoes, assorted colors and
patterns.
4-4, 7-8 do. do. French and English col’d Muslins.
Scarlet and light chintz Calicoes lor Children.
Black and white Muslins and Calicoes, for second and
deep mourning.
Do. do. striped and figured Ginghams, do. do.
Pink, blue, lilac, buff and purplo ’striped Ginghams,
voiy fino.
Striped muslin pattern Ginghams—a now article.
4-4 light figured small patterns French Mnslins, and
4-4 Calicoes, for Children’s wear.
4-4 and G-4 checked and plaid white Muslins.
C-4 nainsook, jaconet and mull - do. very fine.
" book and plain clear Lawn.
4-4, 8-4 plain and figured Swiss Muslins, assorted
qualities and patterns.
4.4 and 6-4 superfine and common Cambric Muslins.
4-4 and 6-4 superfine cotton Cambrics,
j Thread Laces, Edgings and Insertings, all widths.
Inserting and scolloped Trimmings, assorted on thin
book and jaconet Muslins.
Rich plain and figured Belt Ribbons, assorted.
Black, white and colored watered do. do.
Colored taffeta Ribbons, assorted, nos. I to 22.
Cap gauze and satin Ribbons.
Ladies’ assorted H.’s Gloves, all colors.
do. do. fur lined do. and Walking Shoes,
do. black and white English and French heavy
Silk Stockings.
do. white, black, slate cotton and worsted do.
Misses and Children’s white and scarlet worsted and
cotton do. and Bootees.
—also—
or Account, or to the lato firm of WITTER <J-
MORELAND, aro requested to liquidate the same
by the 15th February next; after that timo the above
named notes and accounts will be found in the hands
of Mr. Clayton for collection.
JAMES WITTER.
N. B.—In my absence, the accounts and notes,
(until the 15th Feb.), will be found ready for settle
ment at Mr. E. L. Newton's Store. J. W.
Athens, Jan. 25—45—3t.
Tho State Rights’ Sentinel shall bo an indepen-
. paper, or it shall coaso to be. It will pay
ad subservianco to no part} ; it will support tho
entional errors of none ; but it will not visit the
of individuals upon tho party, nor desert the
ty, for occasional errors. When the party which
, now advocotes, shall depart from the Jeffersonian
rinciples, this gazette will depart from them.'
No pains will be spared to make the Sentinel in.
acting and interesting to all classes of readers;
ugh other business of the first importance, forbids
i to promise much for a month or two to come,
ur Printing materials ore entirely new, and well
cted, and wc are well supplied with operatives; we
sv therefore promise a speedy and handsome exe
rtion of all Job Work which maybe entrusted to us.
TERMS :—The State Rights’ Sentinel will be
eblished once a week until the 1st of February
sxt, and twice a week afterwords—Weekly paper, 3
alius psr annum, if paid in advance ; four i. paid
1 the end of the yoar—Semi-weekly paper five, if
"l in advance, and rix if paid ht the end of the
r. A.B.LONGSTREET.
rr Editors who wiU publish the abovo, will con-
>r a favor on us which will be thankfully received
January 9,1834.'
INTELL5G£ff€EfL
A T a regular meeting of the Executive Commit.
tee of the New-York State Temperance Socie.
ty, December Gth, 1633,-it was unanimously resolv.
ed to add to the present publications of the Society
a monthly sheet with the above title, for the reasons
set forth in the following
PROSPECTUS.
The Committco find the want of some medium
through which to distribute, with greater promptness,
numerous items of important intelligence constantly
accumulating in tho office, cj d which, owing to the
infrequency of the times of publication of tho Recor.
der and Magazine, they are unable to bring immedi
ately before the public. The almost exclusively
original character of those two publications forbids
the insertion of much important matter that might
advantageously be admitted in a larger paper. To
give publicity ;o many communications too long for
the Recorder, and not well adapted to tho Magazine;
to afford a depositary for the rapidly increasing mass
of intelligence connected with the cause of temper,
ance ; to open a channel through which its numer
ous frienda may freely and frequently present and on.
force its claims ; to afford officers of temperance so.
ciotics, and others, an opportunity to be at all times
minutely informed 6f the progress of tho reformation
in onr land, and throughout the world ; are some of
the reasons which induce the Committee to add to
tlicir labors and responsibilities the care of this addi
tional paper, and they respectfully solicit for it such
a share of favor and support as its merits and the in.
trinsic and immense importance of the cause may on.
title it to claim.
The A. T. Intelligencer will bo issued about the
middle of each month, intermediate to the times of
publication ofthe Recorder ; which latter paper will
C-4 super Merino Cloths raid Circassians, ofl continuo to present its usual quantity of carefully
all colors and qualities. prepared original matter, the same articles being nev.
5-4, 6-4 super black merino Bombazines. t °. appear »| ‘»otl, papers, except in case of
Bl.k tai Gro, de Swoir and Pan., do
Soir SILKS. j discussion of all important questions connected with
Rich fancy colored do. of brown, -slate, pea I the promotion of total abstinence from all that can
crcen,bottle,lilac,fcVWii,claietandcrimson, j intoxicate; and shall from time to timo contain
° 1 all such information strictly connected with the pro.
gress and advancement of tills good cause, as the
most unwearied diligence can collect. Lake the oth
er publications of tho Society, the Intelligencer is
pledged to abstain with the most scrupulous care,
Twisted Silk, Ilernani, Thibet wool and other rich.
est Silk and Wool SHAWLS, in great variety.
Extra sixe scarlet merino LONG SHAWLS, war-
ranted all wool.
54,6.4 and 10-4 real IRISH SHEETINGS, all of | J 1 *
linen and most approved bleach.
44 and 7-8 soft finish IRISH LINENS, warranted
all linen and best of bleach, (on grass.)
54 and 8-4 Linen Damask Diapers.
Extra fine LONG LAWNS, equally approved fac-
tory, 34 and 7-8 wide, quite undressed.
—a oxeat vaixett op 1 from The chains cif a most degrading and destructive
English and American Long Cloth and Cotton I vice.
Shirtings—all prices. ] All profits will be devoted to tho furtherance of
Brown Shirtings, and 64 brown Sheetings. j t k° < * aso -
Bird’s-Ey e, Russia and Scotch linen toweling Diapers. | E. C. DELAYAN, Chba.
sole object shall be to elevate the standard qf temper,
ance ; to cultivate the virtues of
well judged zeal in temperance societies
ance men ; and to influence all classes, to
the use, manufacture and traffic of ardent
and to aid in every suitable manner in the
work of deliverance of our country and the
Peter, (Bell,) Lewis (Lee,) Hardy, Jerry, (Edson,)
Jim, (Corbett,) Frank, (tyillis,) Abraham, (Ogle-
thorpe.) Billy, (Ketchum,) Davy, (Mahoney,) Dick,
(Gitlimi,) Amos, (Mahoney,) Isaac, (Hardeman,)
Matt, (Smith,) Arthur, (Drummond) Doctor, (Long,
street,) Essex,-(Wood,) Toney, (Toombs) Joe, (Sor
row,) Jacob, (Freeman,) Adam, Larry, -Freeman,
(Towns,) Sam, (Parks,) Jeff, (Walton,) Peter, (Mills,)
Jeff, (Mahoney,) Smith, Henry, (Mahoney,) Henry,
(Booker,) and Daniel (Toombs,) and
On Monday, the 7th day of April next,
In liko manner, at the court house in tho COUNTY
of BALDWIN, tho following named NEGROES, he-
longing to the State and attached to the Millcdgc.
villo and Hawkinsvillo station, together with the
Mules, Carts, ’fouls, &c. connected thereto.
Scipio, Jssso, July, Andrew, Moses, Eilick, Au
gust, Sam, Philip, Sandy, Jim, (Hume,) Spanish
Town Romeo, Gib, Luke, George, (Mann,) March,
Joe, Anthony, Brutus, Roller^ Billy, and Gideon.
For the information of those' persons who may
wish to purchase, the following soctions of the before
mentioned act of the Legislature are herewith pub.
lislicd :
“See. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid. That tho said Superintendents and each
of thbm shall, and they are hereby authorized as the
agent of tho State, to execute to the purchaser or
purchasers of said slaves or either of them, good and
sufficient titles (warranting tho title thereof only) for
and to said slave or slaves, and deliver unto him or
tiicm, the same, on said purchaser’s paying in cash
one fifth ofthe purchase money therefor, and tao bal
ance in thirty days thereafter, on-tendering to the
said Superintendent a certificate from tho Cashier of
the Central Bank of Georgia, that tho said purcha
ser’s note for the said balance had beep discounted in
said Bank, which tho said Bank is hereby directed
and authorized to do, in such manner and on 6ucji
terms as aro usual in discounting on loans: Provided
the same shall not exceed twenty-fivo hundred dollars.
« Sec. 5. Be it further enaeUiby the authority
aforesaid. That, on failure of said purchaser to pay
the said one-fifth ofthe amount of said purchase
money, at the time of said purchase ; the said Super;
intendent shall proceed forthwith to resell said
slaves, not crying again the bil of such defaulting
purchaser during said sale, and on failure of said pur.
chaser to pay the balance of said purchase money,
or tender said-certificate as aforesaid, within the
space of thirty-days after aaid salo, said purchaser
shall forfeit the said ono fifth so paid, and said Su
perintendent shall, on thirty days’ notice being
given thereof, as aforesaid, ^resell said slave in the
manner, at the place, and oh the terms and candi.
tions herein before prescribed.
WILLIAM C. LYMAN,
Superintendent, <J-r. Eastern Division.
ThcStandard of Union and Southern Recorder,
Milledgoville, the* Georgia Telegraph, Macon, the
Georgia Constitutionalist and Georgia Courier, An.
gusta, tho Southern Banner, Athons, tho Cherolee
Intelligencer, Edawah, and tho Western Herald, Air.
raria, will oach insert the above weekly until the 7th
of April, and forward their account»4o this office
payment.
Jan. 25—45—lit.
Clark’s spool Cotton.
Tapes, Noodles and Fins, die. &c.
Jan. 18—44tf.
TT Publishers of papers throughout the United
States will confer a favor on the Society by copying
ino above.
And is it so 1 a thousand miles apart,
Has lay of mine e’er touched a gifted heart 7
Brighten’d the eye of beauty 7 won her smile ?'
Rich recompense for all the poet’s toil!
‘ That fav’ring smile, that brighten’d eye,
That tells the heart’s warm ccstacy,
I have not seen—I may not see—
But maiden kind! thy gift shall be
A more esteemed and cherish’d prize
Than fairest smiles or brightest eyes.
And this rich trophy of the poet’s power,
Shall shine on many a lone and distant hour;
Praise from the fair, howe’er bestowed, we greet
In words, and looks outspeaking words ; tis sweet;
But when it breathes in bright and polished lays,
Warm from a kindred heart, this, this is praise.
Wo are not strangers :—In onr hearts we own
Chords that must ever beat in unison.
Tlio same touch wakens them in all we seo,
Or hear, or feel, we own a sympathy.
We look where nature’s charms in beauty rise;
And the same transport glistens in .our eyes.
The joys of others cheer us, and we keep
A ready tqar to weep with those that weep.
’Tis this that in th’ impassioned hour.
Gives to the favor’d bard the- power.
As sweetly flows the stream of song,-
To bear the raptur’d soul along,
And make it captive to his will,
With all his own emotions thrill. -
This ia a tie that binds us:—’tis the glow,
Tho “ gushing warmth” of heart, that poets know.
We are not strangers:—well thy lines impart
The patriot’s feelings in tho Poet's heart.
Not even thy praise can make me vainly deem
That ’twss the poet’s power, and not his theme,
That woke thy heart’s warm rapture,when,from fur,
Ilis song of vicl’ry caught thy fav’ring ear.
That vicl’ry was thy country’s, and his strain
Was of that starry bauner that again
Had wav’d in triumph, on the battle plain.
Yes, though Columbia’s land be wide,
Though Chesapeake’s broad waters glide
' Far distant from the forest shores
Where Alabama’s current roars;
Yet over all this land so fair
Still waves the flag of stripe and star,
Stiffen the Warrior’s banks is seen
And shines iir’.Coosa’s valleys green;
* By Alabama’s maiden sung
| With patriot heart and tuneful tongue.
Yes, I havo looked around me here
And felt I was no foreigner.
Each friendly hand’s frank offered clasp
Tells mo it is a fc.-other’s grasp.
My own I deem these rushing floods,
My own these wild and waving woods,
And (to a poet, O, how dear!)
My own songs sweetly chanted here. -
The joy with which these scenes I view
Tells me this is my country too.
These sunny plains l freely roam;
I am no outcast from a home,
No wanderer on a foreign strand:
“ This is my own, my native land."
List of Letters
j in the Post Office at Madison i
on the 1st of January, 1834.
James L. Coleman,
Susannah Stephens,'
John Strandore,
Charles Williamson.- .
' WM. ll. MORTOtf. P-
Fob.!—46—3t.
If.
We are not strangers:——Still another tic
Binds us mors cloaely, more endearingly.
Tho Poet’s heart, though time his verse may save,
Must chill with age, and perish in tho gravoi
The Patriot too must close his watchful eyo
Upon the land he loves his latest sigh,
All ho has left to give it ore ho die.
But when the Christian faith in power hath spoke
To the bow’d heart, and the'world’s spell is-broke,
That heart transform’d a never dying flame
Warms with new energy, abovo the claim
Of death to extinguish—oh ! if wo have felt
This holy influence, and havo humbly knelt
' In penitence for pardon sought and found
Peace for each trouble, balm for every wound;
For its if Faith this work of love hath done,
Not alike only aro our hearts—they’re ono,
Our hopes, fears, joys and sorrows all the same,
One path our course, one object all our aim. .
Though sunder’d here, ono homo at last is given
Strangers on earth but fcllow-heirs of Heaven.
.. will bear thy plausive strain afar,
£ht to shine upon tho, clouds of care,
.flower to cheer mo in life’s thorny ways.
’nd I will think of her whoso fav’ring lays
Jind greeting gave; and in the heart’s best hour
For thee its wannest wishes it shall pour.
And may I ask when this fait volume brings
Some thought of him who tried to wake the strings
Of his forgotten lyre at tliy command,
(Coinmand which warm’d his heart and nerv’d his
hand) *
Thou would’st foroiiB, who in the world’s wild strife
Is doom’d to mingle, mid the storms of Hie.
Give him the biesrings of a Christian’s cars
AndraH* in his defence the shield of y
Tuscaloosa, December 13, 1632.
FOK TUE SOUTHERN BANNER.
Messrs. Chase df Nisbet,
Gentlemen,—The enclosed letter, with
others, were picked up by a friend of mine,
in the streets of Boston. Failing, as they
were anonymous, to find the rightful owner,
he felt at liberty to make an appropriation of
them—they became his property.- Knowing
that I was curious about manuscripts, ho trans.
mitted them to me for perusal. They have
afforded mo some moments of gratification,
and as they (all of them) relate to our State
I have thought they' might also be acceptable
to your readers. If you choose, therefore,
you may publish the letter I herewith trans*
mit. Others may be furnished hereafter.^
Your friend, CONFUCIUS.
Athens, Geo. Nov. 1, 1833.
Dear Frajck,—You know I have been a
wayfarer by land, and a voyager upon the
deep; I have sought to know the world, mo
ral and natural, by looking at it. Man I have
endeavored attentively to study. His diver
sity of mind, variety of temperament, com
plexity of character, and multiplicity of pur
suit, have been to me objects of curious inte
rest. And Nature, too, I have read ; -very
often, delighted, have I perused her wide
spread volume. I have seen her clothed in
the rich mantle which Italian climates weave,
and robed in colors bright as the glories of
the Venetian skies. I have looked, admiring,
upon mountain and morass, rills and rivers,
the moving majesty of Ocean and the. starlit
beauties of Heaven.' But of foreign men and
distant scenes and other climes hereafter—
At present I propose to talk to you of Geor
gia—the warm, sunny clime of our own South,
and the Italy of the States. I promised to
write of these people, their country institutions,
distinguished men, and lovely women. 1
will redeem the pledge; yet the task I
have assumed, though pleasant, is difficult.
Already have I found in this lpnd of gener-
ous feeling, materials quite enough for a book;
ay, a book of kind commendatory chronicles.
You know I caine here wilfully bent upon be-
ing displeased, and anxious to be offended
with all things, for mv Yankee prejudices ran
high. I had dreamed of Southern wealth, and
had coupled it with ignorance; I had heard
of slavery and domestic tyranny, and had de
spised the vulgar assumptions of the chival.
rous South. ' Imprimis—with many -of my
countrymen I was deceived, and I am now
prepared to say, with all sincerity, that these
people need only to be known, to beloved
and admired. Intcr-commuiiication is only
necessary, to bind the North and South to
gether in bands, which sectional interests, and
party pride, and political juggling, cannot
sunder. I love/my country, Frank, and I
honor it in its almost' imperial divisions; yet
I delight most to contemplate in its union, U
Nation of Sovereign States.
But a truce with politics—they addle the
brain and burden the heart. What, you ask,
of Georgia 7 I answer, much every way.—
And first, of the country; for Nature and I
are cronies—to her I must pay my re
spects first. It is ia Georgia, little as the
fact seems to be heeded, that she presents
some of her most unrivalled exhibitions. In
I the north and northwestern counties, lies a
field of natural scenery, so rich, and rare,
and sometimes so stupendous, that one may
without difficulty, realize the imaginary rep*
resentations of St. Pierre. In Rabun she.
has built her Temple; and few indeed make
pilgrimage to worship at her shrine. Man
enters but seldom her .sanctuary. She needs
not his orisons ; for the Alleghany looking
down through her protracted range—th’ 3 Cur-
rahee rising lonely, in its symmetrical beau
ty—the expanded valley ofthe Tugalo—the
crested cascade of Tuccoa, and the sublime,
inappreciable scenes of Tallulah, officiate at ■
bur altars. Visit this country, and you will
see a legible record ot God’s Omnipotence,
and your consciousness will be constrained
to respond an amen to tho truth, “ tho Lord
God omnipotent reignetli.” For my own
part, I love to go where the mute wonders of
nature inspire devotion; I love to feel the lit
tleness of mere man, in the presence of his
Maker’s 'vast fabrics—those silent, magnifi-
cent, imperishable types of Divine power.^ It
is on the brink of Tallulah’s yawning gulf,
that wc appreciate the impotence of lordly
njan, and realize something of the majesty of
the Divinity. And tiie soft valley at the foot
of-Tuccoa, with its mantle of living verdure,
its choral songs, its sweet waters and its lofty
beaming sky, raises .the soul in gratitude and
melts the heart in love- *Hcre it is that the
deep fountains of the soul are stirred, and tho
waters of holiness are made to flow out.
From Athens the traveller passes north
and north westwardly .to the' mountains. n
his way thither, he will enjoy ample opporlu*
nity of thinking, or dreaming, or sleeping;
for he will find little, indeed, to delight tac
eye, or charm the ear,' or excite the imagm-
ation. A country comparative^ stenie, roads
roireh, ill constructed and ill tenanted farm
houses, and occasionally a village, rotting ere
yet it is half matured, afford but small supply
to the demand of the curious enquirer after
sights and scenps and incidents. But in Mud-
isou ccrUniy ho will tarry a. few days pleasant
ly at the Springs, mineral of course. These
waters are said to be highly medicinal, and
are healing in their fiow. Whether they re
ally are or are not, is matter of small mcr-
ment, provided the invalid can be brought to
think them sanative.. MyVowa opinion id t
