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Newspaper Page Text^pTroin ;be New York Courier aud Euqairer. The Second Arctic Expedition, Thesecond expedition from our shore** to the Arctic Seas in search of Sir John Franklin.leaves to day, and car.' rie* with it the best wishes of every man who has sympathy for the unfortunate, or prfdo iu hia country. It SOUTHERN BM PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY JAMBS A. SLEDGE, SOLS PROPRIETOR. orriOE UP STAIRS, NO. ?, OBAWITE HO# TERMS. Two Dollar*,pernnnnm, (*tricll» in nd» inner,) or 83 OO.lfdrluyed. Ti OliiM, emitting *IOiiial*anee.StX Copies will be* •enl. 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T All ietu-rs to the Editor oil matters connected with the Esublishm ini, must be POST-PAID in r ler to secure notice. VOLUME XXII. ATHENS, GEO., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1853. I See Thee Still. BT CHARLES SPRAGUE. I see thee mill: Remembrance, fni-hful to her trust, ChIIs thee in beatify trom tlie dust; Thou contest in the ummiug light, Tlioti’rl with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee us ol old: Then thy soil twins iny neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my car. In every accent In memory dear i see the still. BUSINESS CARDS. Walsh, Mallory & Co., IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN, AND COMMIS SION AGENTS FOR American Hardware, 211 Pearl Street. New York, JILICIT AS EXAMINATION Or THEIR GOODS. .laiio try 13—-II—iy. I see lli-rp still In every lmllnwed token-round: This little ring thy linger Imiiud ; This lock of bail- thy ti.reheud shaded , This silken chain by thee was braided; These flowers, nil withered now, like thee, Sweet sister, thou didst coil for ine; This book was thine—here didst tlwu read; This picture—ah. ves, here, indeed. 1 see thee still. EDWARD R. HARDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, And Tiansporlnlinu Agent of the Western and Cl., Atlantic Roil Rond, kinqgold, walker county, ga.. Will attend pmmpily in the cnllecliim of i Walker Clmitooiin, Whitfield, Murray. <; ml ui. mid Dude Counties, Georgia, ami Ham ilton County, Tennessee. Rtrsr.KNCCs: Ringgnhl—II. & B. D. B rows ter, W. L. Whitman, F. W- Thornton, David .lobe. Augusta—Wm. H, Stark & Co., P- A. Scran ton. Col. Jim. Mtlb-dge. Cbn-lestoti—E. B. Stoddard At Co .Snvamiah — Dr. Richard D. Wayne, Wm. M. Wudlt-y. June 2—12—ly. 1 sre thee still: Here was thy snmmer noon’s retreat; Here wusthy laviuite fireside seat; This was thy chandler—here, eacit day, I sat ni.d watched thy sail decay . Here,nn this lied thou at last didst lie*. Here, mi llii- pillow thou didst die. Dark hour ! mice more its woes unfold— As tlicu I saw thee, pale mid Cold, I see thee still. I see thee still.: Thou art not in ti e grave confined— Death cannot chain the immortal mind; Let earth close o’er its sacred trust, lint guild ness dies mt i:i the <lu-\ Thee, O, iny sister ! ’tis nut thee Beneath tin* coffin's fid I see; Thou to u fairer land art "one ;— There, let u.e hope, mv j un iiey done. To see tin e still. miscellaneous. MY FIRST BATTLE. W. H. H. WHITT!, BfflS’RSMMTT Tm©!, lUtOVD STREET, ATHENS. Jail. 1. 1831. W. P. S A. OB, VUolestile ami ICefail Jntvder No 7, GRANITE ROW,ATIIBN*. Ian. 1st, 1351. 3DG T3. HI LI, & SMITH, IVholctiiile anti Itetnil Dri'k'gJsls AND .DRAI.KA8 IN PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTICLES Nil. to. V£\V QUICK RANGE, ATHENS. nn.1,1351. PERRY & CO.. WHOLESALE AM > RETAIL DEALERS I N lints, Caps, Bouts; bhocs, Triuilis, &«• No. 7, GRANITE ROW. ATHENS. .1 HI. I . 1351 . ~ Mfiflsrtoif & LUC AS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Dry Goods. Groceries, Hardware, &c No, a, BROAD STREET, ATHENS. .1 so* 1st, 13.51. T. BISHOP, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, NO. 1, BROAD STREET, ATHENS, itu.13,1350. I joined my regiment on the evening of tlie 4th day of September. The Col onel was in bivouac He received me at first rather ungraciously; but when I gave him a letter of introduction from General P- , he cha'nged his demea nour towmds me. I was then present ed to my captain, whit had just returned from a recouiioiieritig excursion. Ht was a tall man, with harsh, reptilsivi feature-, enveloped in coarse black hair He had arisen form the ranks by hi.*, coinage olid gallantry, and bad gaifled bis epaulets and Cross of Honor upon lbe n *1d of bit.tie. His leebl.* xurcv i-ont taste I greatly wi’h his gigantic bulk This itifiimiiy was caused by & gnu-sliot, which bad pierce I bis breast during the hallle of Jena. When be was informed Ilia! I came from the military school of Fontainebleau, he made a wty face, aud saiti, •• It was but yesterday that my first lieutenant fell upon the battle field.” I understood his hint, that I was not able to fill the vacancy. I at first in tended to return his compliment with a THOMAS H. WILSON, Isttl.i* t>ry w Goo(]N,(;io<'t*rics,tY Y\*. I. COLLEGE AVENUE. ATHENS. I an. 1st,1350. ©. GKLmiUL &©©. S.'LIC, FANCY *.Xl) STAPLE GOODS, HARD- WARE, CROCKERY. GltOCE- RIFS, AC. N>. 4, Granite lime, ATHENS, GA. Choice Family Groceries-- UST rrtc»*iviii« * lar«e and complete assort •weal of lhe v«ry WaI , „ y Family Grocer ten; Hermetically Settled FRF.SH OVSTElts SALMOS. CLAMS 4* LOBSTERS; Assorted Preserves, Pickles ana sarcastic answer; but finally concluded to swallow the pill. The moon arose from its concealment, - ... — Irehintl the enemy's redoubts of Cheve- 33 ••Litues. Ireliiud the palisades. and to assume as much of au air of iu- difference as was ptrssihle. My only fear was that he might think me a cow ard. The halls, which until now had been harmless, increased ray composure. My pride (old me that the danger was great, for there was no drillot but that I was under the fire of battery. The colonel passed our company, aud per- reiving me, said: “You will soon see something extraordinary for your com mencement.” I feigned a martial smile, and blushed from my coat-sleave some dust which h id been cast upon it from a hall, which had thrown up the earth a few paces iu advance of me. The Russians soon discovered that their cannon shot prtiduced no effect.— They substituted bomb-shells, one of which exploded close by my side, killing a soldier, and tearing the plume from my casque “ I give you my compliments; you are safe for to day,” said the captain. I was already familial with the soldier’s superstition, that non bis in idem is as good an idiom on the field of battle as in a court of justice. 1 replaced my casque upon mv head : “ This forces one to mak a sa lute without ceremony. “I congratulate you.” continued the captain. “You have nothing more to fear this day, and litis evening you will be promoted. I feei that something will happen me to-day. Every time I have been wounded my second officer has made a narrow escape, and,” he con tiuued, half ashamed at his confession, “ the first letter of their names was P.” 7 he fire of the Russians decreased in a great measure, iu about half an hour. We immediately advanced upon the re- doubt. Our regiment consisted of three battalions. 1 he second was command ed to go to the rear of the redoubt, aud i he other two were directed to charge upon it. I was in the third battalion.— YV hen we left the trench, which in a great measure protected us from the fire of the enemy, we were saluted by a vol ley of musketry, which, however, harm ed us but little. The whistling of the balls surprised me, and 1 turned mv bead, causing my comrades, who were familiar with iluit sort of music. to ridi cule me. “Take it all in all,” said I to myself, “ a battle is not such a horrible affair after all.” We rapidly charged,the riflemen lead ing us. Su tdeidy three cheers we liraid coming from the redoubt, after which all was silent. --i_uu -Trau. this stillness,” said the captain, “ it fore bodes liatin.” 1 lie palisades of the redoubt were split by our balls, aud the soldiers rush ed forward, shouting •• Vice I'Em/ie rear /” 1 gazed about me. and never shall 1 forget the srene which was opened he fore me. The huge clouds of smoke had ari-en. hanging in the air like a pall over the ruins of the.redoubt. Kusiau grenadiers were to lie seen with their glistening bayonets, as they stood, firm lino, which were almost two camion shots distant from our camp. The moon was huge and red, which is usually the case when it first arises; but my imat;i- Now the ball begins,” exclaimed the captain. “Good night!” these were hi- wolds. The heating of drums were heard within the redoubt. All nation caused me lo think it much larger ! bayonets were immediately depressed, halt ever I had seen it before. Thej* 3 *'! 11 m .V eve*, aod heard a great ex dark shadow of the redoubts appeared ill he moiinli*>ht like' the cutter of a vol cano. At. old soldier near me, pointing towards the moon, said ; “ tslu* is vety red to-night,—a sign that it will cause much blood to be spilt, before we can lake yonder redoubt.” plosion, followed by loud cties aud groans. Opening my eyes, I looked around a toiiished that f sYUMived Nothing was to be seen but the dead and dying. The captain was st: etched out at my feet, a cannon bail bad struck his head. 1 was bespattered with hjs I have always been slightly tinged j blond aud brains. Ol the whole com with superstition, and this prophecy,! P a,, y s ' x only remained. And now ev- especially at the present moment, made J er y 'king was quiet. Suddenly the cnl- a deep impression upon my mind. I ; placed his hat upon the point of his stretched myself upon the ground ; but I s w<iid. and waving it over his head, it was impossible for me to sleep, and j clambered uvei the palisades, shouting, therefore arose again, aud gazed at tl.e j “ Fine TEmptreurJ" All that weie line of watch-fires of the enemy, as they j a *’' e followed. 1 have scatcely any re glimmered along the hiehts of Cheve-; niemhrnnce of what followed. Wo en- lino. When iny hot blood became cool i ,ere< l the redoubt, I know not how.— in the night air, I returned to my fire | hauled with the enemy breast to and wrapping myself in my cloak, closed j breast, enveloped iu such thick clouds of my eyes, fervently hoping that I might smoke that nothing was discernable. —all kind* or— Pepper, Spier, Extracts, CooKiny t Vi tie, 6 c. Far .ale cheap for cash t»y D. N. JUDSON. Ath»u«, Ocl. 14. 1852. No. 4, Granite Row. B. M. HILL &. CO. •Arcxelliit" some real French I’riuteil Re Lnincs Liwertlttn tlt->y cau be bought is New York Feb. 3.1. '53—If not open them until morning. But. shushed right and left, and think 1 either sleep would not .visit my eye-lids, and killed or wounded some of the enemy, my iliotighis became more serious and gloomy. 1 th- tight that I had not one friend among the hundred thousand whit F. Miller, INFORMS the public Iba he has opened * TAILOR’S SHOP Up stair*, over the Shoe Shop ofPatrick Barry ,ni) Main Street, where be will be happy to receive orders for cutting aud making all kiudaqf garments,or other work in hia lino of buai VII order* promptly executed with neat ae«a and dispatch. VitM.fiM-JLI.iTS5. Iq'LOlJIt, FLOUR! just received from I’eufiel.l Steal* Mill,a fmalilntufihat choi rlojir.atid for aalea, (Ton*»ca*h.) re * 17 - 0. ti. JUOSOV. Agt. fin- my sword was reeking with blood. At length I heard the shouts “Victory, VIClOrV !” 1 Ilf* MTUttp rltinivrtulxiwl I 500 ■Mnsh 10. HACKS SALT large size and in fine ordar, for sale very low by T.BI6R0P. were gathered together on that field. If 1 should chance to be wounded, ignorant surgeons would diess my wounds un skilfully. All that 1 had ever heard con cerning such operaiious, came to my mind. My heart heat heavily. Invol untarily 1 formed a kind of cuiiass of my pocket book and handkerchief ovor my breast. At the dawn of day we were sum moned by the reveille. Afterwards the guns were slacked. Everything beto kened that we would have a qiitei day. Towards three o’clock o U r aid-de-camp appeared bringing an order. We were placed trader arms again. Our scouts were dispersed over the field. We fol lowed them marching slowly. In tweu- ty minutes wo discovered the Russian sentinels, who immediately retired be hind their redoubts. A pack of our heavy artilery wa* placed upon our right aud on our left, each being quite a distance from us. They commenced a lively fire upon the enemy, whore- turned it with equal Vigor. In a few moments the tedoubl was concealed be hind dense clouds of smoke. Our regiment was covered from the fire of ihe Russians by a slight mound, f heir halls seldom reached us, for they singled out our caumtniers. The most of their halls passed over our heads, of else hurried themselves iti the earth at our feel, covering us with sand and grav el. As soon an the command wtfs given for us to advahee, my'captain looked at me with an expression which caused found myself in the midst of blood. About two hundred French soldierS were standing iu irregular groups iu and about the redoubt. Some were reload ing their muskets, aud others wiping their s*vords. Eleven Rusiaushad been taken prisoners. The Colonel was stretched out upon a broken gun carriage. He was cover ed with Mood, and several soldiers were bathing his temples. I approached him. ‘ Where is the old captain I*' he in quired of the surgeon. The surgeon shrugged his shoulders iu a significant manner. “H is first lieutenant I “Here is. Mr. P- , who arrived yesterday.” The colonel smiled bitterly. “Very well,” said be. taruing towards me, “you now have the command. Immediately cause the breach in the redoubt to be Cori-e.xpuiuleuce *3 tin,- Suvuuuuli Courier. Letter* from Texas. Houston, Texas May 13, 1853. Description of Houston—The Waggon business—The Fertility of Texan tands—The necessity of Railroads— Health of Houston—Her Population — The Gold mines—Influxrf Popula tion Sfc., Sfc. Ms Editor:—Perhaps a letter from ihisfar-*»ff region may serve to give va riety to the Courier, if it should fail to instruct your readers. Houston is about 05 miles from Gal veston, on the Buffalo Bayou, a narrow, but deep stream, navigable at all sea sons, for steamboats of light draught. It is sa narrow that at many places, there is barely room for a boat to go through. The landing at Houston is at the mouth of a small creek, which emp ties into the Bayou, and thus sufficient space is obtained for boats to turn round, The navigation from Galveston is first up Galveston Bay, 30 miles, a beautiful, but shallow sheet of water—thence up San Jacinto Bay, 15 or 20 miles to Lynchburg, neat the battle ground, and then up the Bayou to Houston, which is the highest point of navigation. The town has an extensive waggon trade, ex tending into the interior from 150 to200 miles. Many waggons now come iu dai ly, aildrawn by ox-teams. Numerousas are the waggons, I have not seen the first one drawn by horses or mules; they are usually by from four to eight yoke of exeu, and some few as high us ten, and generally catty four or five bales of cot ton, and all bear unmistakable signs of having passed along roads, abounding with mud and water. So you may learn from this, how difficult it is to get pro duce to market, and hence you may see the absolute necessity of railroads, to de- velope the resources of the State. If Texq§had railroads traversing her extensive and fertile praries, she would be the greatest cotton growing country in the world. There is no doubt of her capacity to produce cotton to an extent almost equal to the present crop of the United States, but its production will he greatly impeded for the want, of easy and quick access to market. The coun try for thirty miles from the Gulf coast is low and fiat, and during the rains of winter, is fable t*> be almost entirely covert! by water—hence the great diffi culty of waggoning cotton to market, even by those wh« live at a distance, Wfll&l ifluy 1*0VtMiuKI.T.^.l r tiay I saw two waggons arrive here with cotton, each having five hales, and drawn hy six y*-ke of oxen! They were on the road two weeks and two days, and the distance traveled was filly miles; but a part of the time they were water hound, and could not travel. I conversed with a planter, who resides in Bastrop coun ty, 150 miles front this place—waggons his cotton to this market, and upon in quiring the lime required to make a trip, he informed me that it usually requires from four to six weeks, aud sometimes two months, when the roads are very bail. These are some of the difficulties, which planters in Texas, at present, have to encounter. Western Texas is represented as being the healthy and fertile part of the State. It ha* the best water and pa-lui age, and is the most de sirable portion to reside in, but it is al most entire precluded from growing cot ton, for Ihe waut of facilities t*: gat it to. market. If two railroads were built, one from Houston up the valley of the Brazos, in the direction of upper Red River, and the other from Port Lavaca to San An tonio, or some point higher up, Texas in a few years, would produce moie cotton than any State in the Union; but never will her vast resources be fully de veloped until Iter fertile lands are brought near to market by railroads.— There can lie no question as to the st-ick paying well. The country is so level*as to require but little grading—the great est difficulty to be experienced would he the scarcity of limber. But even admit ting timber to coat double what it does in other States, the grading would be di minished in like proportion, and the roads would be comparatively cheap.— Once completed, and what an immense lido of travel and emigration would sweep over them and the freights both ways would be heavy, Houston appears to be a thriving busi ness place. 1 find its streets, every day, even at this season of the year, filled with ox teams and cotton waggons. It roust always^ have a lucrative trade unless it should he diverted from it, by the con struction of railroads to other points con States almost all going to examine the land, with foe view of moving to Texas tf they should be pleased. And it was amusing to observe how.eagerly they sought information, and the different ef fects the accounts would have on them All accounts would represent the land as being exceedingly rich, the pasturage abundant, but timber extremely scarce. The Georgian could not e»nn>i*> Georgian could not conceive how he could get along without timber, and an abundance of it. The lUitioisian would reply that he would not have wooded land if it wvre given to him he would prefer to haul rails twenty miles to inclose his fields, rather than clear them if heavily timbered. He would settle in the open prairie in pre ference to the forest—and thus it was with every one, according to the cir cumstances to which he was accus tomed. But I must close this rambling letter. More anon, if time permits. E. G. C. NUMBER IL Gkisies Co., Texas, May 18, 1853. Texas—Description of her Soil, Cli mate and Productions—Her Society and Educational advantages-—Desper adoes and Land Hunters—Compara tive advantages of ’Exas and Geor gia, 4*c Mr. Editor:—A brief sketch of the land, p'oductions, and state ot society iti this section of Texas, may not be un interesting to your readers. Grimes is situated on the Brazos, east of that stream, aud about 60 miles north west of Houston. It embraces some very fertile land, both timbered and prairie. The prairies arc not large, and hence are generally convenient to tim ber. The soil is usually a deep, rich, black loam, sometimes sandy, and some portions are full of marine shells of va rious kinds. The timbered land is gen erally of two kinds—one sandy, and the other black prairie soil. The natural growth is post oak, black oak, hickory, ash, elm, cedar, pecan, wahoo and cot ton wood, with any quantity of grape vines. The sandy land is considered, by some, the best for cotton, and the prairie for corn and oats, and notwith standing both lie generally level, yet from indications already manifest, they my is very numerous; but a reinfoice- ment ts close at hand." *| Bur, colonel,” I exclaimed “you are seriously wounded.” * “ Never mind,” said he. “vr«r have U ken tl.tyerd.mbt '."—Translated from the French for the “Buffalo Library and Garden." - * —— How comes it that bashful women al ways turn their tOLainr Answer by return mail. . . „... , .... . . , . Spirit “Gas”-—A dranlten man talk me to stvoxa {tty youthful aioustache, ing politics. *.< - \ are quite liable to wash in heavy rains, The most productive land will yield a hale of cotton per acre, and from 50 to 75 bushels of corn. The average pro- tiucinirns'hiiiu tu tv nut, ivaa-vtiu.. , w _. hales of cotton from every five acres ol land cultivated, and the yield of corn GO bushels per acre. Some instances of extraotdiuary production ate related, one of which l will tell, as it was told to me. It is verified by gentlemen, whose Character for veracity is unim peachable. One hundred and fifty acres of land planted in cotton! and crossed by corn rows, ten feet apart, yielded last year 115 bales of cotton atul 4500 bushels of corn. A bale of cotton in Texas contains not less than 500 pounds. The number of bales was ascertained beyond doubt, but the number of acres cultivated, and the yield of corn were guessed at, and due allowances must be made for extravagant guessing. The laud is however, without doubt, very fertile—it is now in corn, and at this date, tlie stalks vary in height from six to eight feet, by actual measurement.— There is also cotton adjoining;- ranging in height from ten to fmii-teen inches.— There is much land in this county equal ly rich ami productive, aud is usually of fered at from 10 to $15 per acre, accord ing to the improvements which have been made on it. One objection, how ever, to this section of the State, is the scarcity of good water—indeed, I may say, the total absence of that article. It is all more or less impregnated with litne, and in some, the taste is very strong. The creeks and branches are now nearly dry, and from present indi cations, will soon be entirely so. It is not uncommon to plant land in cotton the first year it is brought into cultivation, and if broken up in the fall or winter, it will yield at least 1000 pouuds per acre. Some planters on giving their corn the last ploughing, strew cotton seed in the middle of the rows, which of course can receive no cultivation afterwards, and sometimes yields as high as 1000 pounds per acre Another peculiarity in the system of farming here, is, that the planting of cotton is continued until the 1st of June, aud it is said to yield well, though plant? ed so late, credent pro cus Apeup non ego. A more kind and hospitable people are uected with the navigation of the Gulf. I not to be found any where than in Tex- It is represented u/be a healthy loca- 08 ; and though they may bo wanting m ttou. There is. at this time, quite an excite ment raging here, from the reported discovery of gold mines, on some of the tributariesoftheColrado, above Austine. You will see in the papers, many high exaggerated accounts of their richness, but from the most reliable information to Ire had, the presumption is. that those who make- an excursion there to dig for tlie precious metal, will he more apt to fot-iifiml a>iiii5..,. r-LJ ’“ '7 find it a gold-spending, than a gold-find- _.. ® carnages. 1 he ene- ing expedition ; that is ifthey should <*£9l carry any of the yellow Bluff with them If not. it would morely result in the loss of a little time, a material which many here appear not to know how to dispose of profitably. Every boat from New Orleans brings a crowd of persons,.coming over to look at the country ; aud besides these, great many go up Red river. Ono may meet on the boat, men from almost every State in the Union. On the boat on which 1 came over, 1 met men from Florida, Geoigia, South Carilina, Miss issippi, Lousiaua, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and various Kortbera that is done.should there be a desperado, or a bully about, he will be very apt to try the strength of bis steel—it is a ban ter, which he cannot take. Good Schools are scarce in Texas owing mainly to the sparseness of the population, and not to any indisposition on the part of the people, to have them. They are anxious to educate their chil dren, and are making all su table pre parations for it, as fast as the circum stances by which they are suriounded will allow. The faculties for obtaining an education here, cannot be expected t0 r?‘! al l ^ ose l h« older States. This Utate is advancing rapidly in wealth and population, but there are two great impediment* at present, in the way of her progress—these are the scarcity of timber, aud the want of good market roads, and railroads. Various expedients will he used to obviate the former, such as ditching and hedging, and men will learn by experience, that they can make out with less timber, titan is now supposed to be necessary still, it will ever be a serious objection to this country. The other impediment will be partially removed before long.— Good market roads perhaps will never be had, owing to the peculiar nature of the soil, and hence the necessity for rail- roads, are more imperative. The peo ple all over the State, are anxious and impatient for railroad improvement, and before the lapse of many years, the smoke of the locomotive will throw its long black trail across her extensive prairies, and “the antlered Monarch of the forest,” will be startled from bis lair, by the whistle of the engine. 1 have met many Georgians in Hous ton, all of whom like myself, are aston ished at the quantity of Colton now coming to maikct. The streets are daily crowded with cotton waggons, and the receipts range from three to five hundred bales per day. Three rea sons are assigned for their cotton com ing thus lute to market : In the first place, th**y made so much, that picking was not finished, until after Christmas, and many even then, failed to gather all they made, before they could prepare their cotton for market. The roads be came so wet and muddy, as to be almost impassible, and they had to wait until spring, for them lo dry—and lastly, owing to the scarcity of gins, it is diffi cult to get cotton ginned, and much is even now awaiting that operation.— Many farmers in this county, cultivate riiar i a called the Dean Cotton, a kind 1 superior ftiapn: auu muE.rwo*. -**-*— was sold this weekin Houston, at 11 1-2 cents; the ptice has ranged during the season, from 11 to 14 cts.; it sells gen erally from two to three cents per pound more than the kind usually culti- rivaled. Georgia yet has much good cotton land to be brought intocultivation—some equal to any iu Texas—and considering her great railroad facilities—her prox imity to market—her numerous colleges and high schools—Iter varied product ions from the sea-cost to. the mountains;—the question arises, can a man better his condition by moving to Texas 1 It is a question for every man to consider for himself, and not for another, and no one should move until he comes aud exam ines, and satisfies himself, and perhaps many of bis visions w ill be dispelled, and he will go back content to remain in old Geoi gia. Before he gets 30 miles from Houston, he will certainly be strongly tempted to turn back and go home iu disgust. If a man consent to seclude himself from the world, and give himself up entirely to cotton grow ing, he can doubtless do weli in Texas. But, as for myself, my thoughts ruu in another channel, lam noton a land- hunting excursion; and as I have seen aud travelled through the “ Big Hous ton Prairie,” and as the general appear ance of all prairies is alike to me, I have no disposition to extend my ex- plot ation of the country further—ex uno disce omnes. Ttue, a wide, boundless prairie has grandeur and sublimity, but it has also gloom and solitude; ana when my vision was hounded aloue by the distant horizon, which receded as 1 ap proached it. and with naught in view save the boundless prairie before me, I involuntarily recalled to mind the lines, which Cowper indited for Alexander Selkirk, while on the island of Juan Fernandez: with perfect truth, be set down as most perplexing pi obleiu of the day^_ There is no solution of it’which does not do violence to all past experience. It is as difficult to believe that he has per ished as that he is alive. Scarcely one of the previous Arctic Expeditions suf fered material damage, aud most of them had escaped without a ringle death.— Sir John had great experience in north ern '.attitudes, and every personal quali ty that could fit him foivthe business.— He had with him an unusual compliment of men—a hundred and thirty in nbm. her—and all, with officers and crew,-of the staunchest material; and the strength of his two ships had been thoroughly proved in previous voyages. That both ships should havo been crushed hy ice is ,u itself probable enough; hut that not a mau should escape, nor even the slightest fragment of a wreck be loft to tell the tale, borders upon absolute im possibility. A collision of this charac ter could hardly occur without giving the crew an opportunity to escape on the ice, and make their way to trie land or the next ship. With their knowledge of the resources of the Arctic regions, they could have perished neither of cold nor of starvation. A»d yet there is not tlie slightest evidence of their existence within the last seven years. Had ships and men been utterly annihilated in an instant, they could not have passed more completely out of human knowledge. Thirty ships have now been in quest of the expedition, and every accessible channel and coast havo been closely searched in vain. The chief remaining hopes lie in the chance that the shifting ice will open new channels into unknown seas, and in the possibility of making more extensive explorations by sledge travelling over the ice. Whether Sir John pursued a northwest or southwest course from Beechey Island, where he wintered in 1846, is a question on which the most experienced Arctic navigators have opposite opinions. The expedi tions which have gone frpm England will conduct their operations in reffer- ence to both these hypothesis. Some five or six ships are now engaged in the search, two or three of which are on-the Pacific side in the region of Behring's Straits. Another cutfiit of two ships is on the poiut of leaving England. The concerted action of all these vessels, te- inforced by the two which now leave our shoies, must, it would seem, deter mine the fate of the missing expedition, if it is possible for human agency to , do it. Important discoveries must at events be made; and it is by no the refinement which prevails in an older state of society, and are strangers to conventional rules of etiquette, yet they are not strangers to those warm, generous impulses of the heart, which prompt them to sympathise with the weary) way-worn traveller, and to min ister* to his wants and necessities.— Their houses are ever open to strangers, and the beBt they have is spread before them. Many persona feel an apprehension lest, while travelling in Texas, they may meet with and be insulted by despera does. There may be aucb charactera among them, especially on the frontiers, but a roan, who will behave himself, and not molest others, can pass from one ex treme qt the State to the other uninter rupted. Such a man has no need of go ing armed—indeed, if he were known to be armed,, or if he should make a show of his arms, it would be regarded as the invitation to an attack.. Many at tacks are brought on by the indiscretion of strangers, who make an unnecessary display of their weapons, with the vain hope of repelling danger. Waeasve “ Oh Solitude! where are thy charm* That sages have seen iu tby facet Belter dwell in the midst of alarms. Than reign in this horrible place.” And now that my band is in at quo ting poetry, and as my face is fumed towards Georgia, I will conclude with a quotation from Scott’s “ Lay of the Last Minstrel,” with nn improvement but whether for the better your readers may determine after seeing it; “ Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who ne’er to himsell hath said— This it my own, my native land. As home ward his footsteps heturna From wandering in Texas Y If such there be”-— . Ia’ut he. . E. G. C. all ■ **■ means impossible that the extreme northern pole of the earth will not.be reached. If, as is now generally believ ed, a broad expanse of open sea lies be* jrr/rra ’vif'-tJtngum Channel, we m»r ***', fluently expect that a mgner oegree of ' latitute than has ever yet been seen > ’ will be attained by some of the ships before they return. The British expe ditions have suffered somewhat from tbq ■ mutual jealousies of some of their com- . mandants, of whom the most experi- " enced and fortunate, Capt. Penny, is now kept at home by the British Ad mirably. Our own expedition though small will be annimated with esprit du corps, and could not be more efficient ly officered. Dr. Kane has many quali ties that eminently fit him for his post as commandant, but, best of all he has un wavering faith. He believes it prob able that Sir John still lives, and may be restored to his country. None perhaps of the persons who are best fitted to fo *m an intelligent opinion in the mat ter are more hopeful than he. Sir John R)ss, the former comrade and close friend of Sir John Frauklin, is strongly inclined to believe that no portion of tbo expedition survives. So think Captain Austin and Captain Ommaney-who were- in command of ships in the Northern seas at the time of the previous Ameri can expedition. Dr. Willikm Scoresby, C tptain Kellett, Sir John Richardson and Captain Penny take a more ehcour- aging view, but from tbo American lips of Commander Kane comes the most assuring cry don't give up the ships. This second American expedition for the recovery of Sir John "Franklin,- re flects even higher credit than the first; for the first was undertaken at a period when success was much more prom ising, and the enterprise was more en couraged by pupular confidence and ap probation. Little of the public drat which novelty gave to the expedition at taches to the present. Its stimuloua lies completely.in the calm strength of conviction It is a noble illustration of the persistency of American purpose when once seriously engaged in a good work. Henry Grinned has exhibit ed a spit it in sending forth these ex peditions that reflects honor not only op en himself but the American name. Sucy cess could not add to hi* merit, but the reflection which may yet be in store for him, that through bis means .Sir John Franklin and his gallant companions have, been restored to the world would lie one that kings might envy. A Sharp Lad.—“Is it possible P’ raid I, to a young French peasant lad, who was telling me a tough story abuut a miracle-working chair in a neighboring church. “There** nothing impossible,” he answered, “but a 6trck with one end; and if you go to Chartres you’ll see it.” “See what? the stick, or that there’s noth ing impossible?” replied L c “Neither ; but you will see Chartres if you go there, won’t you ?” shouted the little rascal, as he ran away laughing.—Fhilad. Regis- a' ' w a newspaper editor “stops the! Extra Compensation Fund.—The Washington Union says:-“We learn that the Secretary of the Nayy has suspended the distribution of the fund voted by Congress as extra compensation xo those engaged,in the naval {service on the coast of Calfornia daring Mexican' war. He had reason to believe thgt measures were matured for defrauding the government by means of false affi davits and forged certificates, and his or der of suspension was issued to detect and counteract these schemes of plunder It seems to.be yet unknown in certain quarters that the public treasury is un der the protection of a democratic ad ministration. ra , . press to announce,” what would he do if it were a pound 1—.Boston Pcs'.. In St. Petersburgh there is an old and excellent custom requiring every person taken up.drunk, mala or lemale, to sweep the streets .the next day tor~9 certain number cf beers.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1832-1872, June 16, 1853, Image 1