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BvuwstoicU flfrbocate* DAVIS «fc SHORT, PUBLISHERS. VOLUME Z. The Brunswick Advocate, Is published every Thursday Morning, in the city of Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, at s<3 per annum, in tulranre. or $4 at the end of the year. No subscriptions received for a less term than six months and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid except at the option of the publishers. (UTAH letters and communications to the Editor or Publishers in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to ensure attention. ILf 3 A D V ERTI SEME NTS conspicuously in serted at One Dollar per one hundred words, for the first insertion, and Fietv Cents for ev ery subsequent continuance—Rule and figure work always double price. Twenty-five per cent, added, if not paid in advance, or during the continuance of the advertisement. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Legal Advertisements published at the usual rates. (j PN. B. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house in the county in which the property is situate.— Notice of these sales must be given in a public gazette, Sixtv Days previous to the day ol sale. Sales of Negroes must be at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours of sale, at the place of public sales in the county where the letters testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, may have been granted, first giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of the public gazettes of this State, and at the door of the Court-house, where such sales are to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property, must be given in like manner, Forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Es tate must be published for Forty days. Notice that application will be made to the <'ourt of Ordinary for leave to sell Land, must be published for Four Months. Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must be published for Four Months, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. P R O S P EtTUS A weekly paper, PUBLISHED AT BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA. The causes which render necessary the es tablishment of this Press, and its claims to the support of the public, can best be presented by the statement of a few facts. Brunswick possesses a harbor, which for ac possibility, spaciousness and security, is une qualled on the Southern Coast This, of itself, would be sufficient to render its grow tli rapid, and its importance permanent; for the best port South of the Potomac must become the site of a great commercial city. But when to this is added the singular salubrity of the cli mate, free from those noxious exhalations gen erated by the union of salt and river waters, and which are indeed “charnel airs” to a white population, it must be admitted that Brunswick contains ail the requisites for a healthy and populous city. Thus much has been the work of Nature ; but already Art has begun to lend her aid to this favored spot, and the industry of man bids fair to increase its capacities, and add to its importance a hundred fold. In a few months, a canal will open to the harbor of Brunswick the vast and fertile country through which flow the Altamaha, and its great tribu aries. A Rail Road will shortly be commenc ed, terminating at Pensacola, thus uniting the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean. Other Rail Roads intersecting the State in various directions, will make Bruns wick their depot, and a large portion of the trade from the Valiev of the Mississippi will yet find its way to her wharves. Such, in a few words, are the principal causes which will operate in rendering Brunswick the principal city of the South. But while its advantages are so numerous and obvious, there have been found individuals and presses prompted by sel fish fears and interested motives, to oppose an undertaking which must add so much to the importance and prosperity of the State. Their united powers arc now applied to thwart in every possible manner, this great public bene fit. Misrepresentation and ridicule, invective and denunciation have been heaped on Bruns wick and its friends. To counteract these ef forts by the publication and wide dissemination of the facts—to present the claims of Bruns wick to the confidence and favor of public, to furnish information relating to all the great works of Internal Improvement now go ing on through the State, and to aid in devel oping the resources of Georgia, will be the leading objects of this Press. Such being its end and aim, any interfer ence in the party politics of the day would be improper and impolitic. Brunswick has re ceived benefits from—it has friends in all par ties, and every consideration is opposed to rendering its Press the organ of a party. To the citizens of Georgia—and not to the mem bers of a party—to the friends of Brunswick— to the advocates of Internal Improvement to the considerate and reflectiug—do avc apply tor aid and support. Terms— Three dollars per annum in ad vance, or four dollars at the end of the year. J. W. FROST, Editor. DAVIS & SHORT, Publisher* BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Ift, 1837. [From the Boston Courier.] •The Americ ans in their Social, Moral, anii Political Relations. This is the title of a work, published in London, some months ago, written by Francis J. Grund. Anew edition is now in the press and will be published soon in Boston, by Marsh, Capon &, Lyon. Pbe author is well known in Boston, having resided here about ten years, and enjoyed uninterrupted intercourse with the people. Mr. Grund, we believe, first made himself known among us a teacher of mathematics. In that profession he possessed an unrivalled talent, and in the prosecution of it he met with admirable success. \\ c know of no foreigner who has made himself more acceptable to all classes of American Society, or who is better qualified from circumstances, or by quickness of perception and intellectual power, to write of the Americans, in their social, moral and political relations. We are indebted to the publishers for the sheets embracing the first four chapters of the work, from which we make a column of extracts, without comment, —reserving for a future occasion, when we shall have seen the entire work, a few criticisms on the s.yle of the composition, and the cor-, rection of a few trifling mistakes in mat ters of fact or description. The attempt to create fashionable and aristocratic distinctions, will in America, never be crowned with success. The reason is apparent. Every species of ar istocracy must be based on wealth and power, and contain, within itself, the principle of perpetuity. Without these requisites, their superiority will never be acknowledged, nor will they have the means ot enforcing it. There exist, in the large cities of America, certain cote ries, composed principally of wealthy families; hut their wealth is not perma nent, and they are perfectly powerless when opposed to the great mass of the people. Not more than one fourth of all the men who possess property in the U nited States have inherited it; the rest have acquired it by their own industry. Scarcely one fourth, therefore, could have been brpught up in the elegancies of fashionable life; the remainder are re cruits and stragglers. But, in the total absence of monopolies, and with the im mense resources of the country, the road to fortune is open to all; while those who possess property may lose it, and I must, at any rate, ultimately divide it I equally amongst their children. The el ements of American coteries arc, there fore, constantly varying; but every new change brings them nearer to a level with the people. The abrogation of primogeniture, in America, has done more towards equal izing conditions than the spirit of exclu siveness will ever he able to overcome ; aristocratic pretensions may exist; hut they will always remain impotent, and die with the respective pretenders. The ab sence ol primogeniture acts as a constant moderator in society, humbling the rich and elevating the poor. It obliges the sons of the wealthy to join personal ap plication to an honest inheritance, and elevates the hopes of the lower classes | with the expectance of future prosperity. It is thus the strongest pillar of democ racy in the constitution of nearly every State of the Union. The man of education, or of fortune, is respected in America as in Europe; but the deference paid to his person is untinged with the humiliating conscious ness of being incapable ever to attain to the same distinctions. There is nothing in the institutions of America to dero gate from the dignity of gentlemen ; they simply prevent a certain class from en joying that title to the prejudice and ex clusion of all the rest. They are not un just to the rich and learned, bcausc they arc more just to the poor; they do not prevent good breeding or good manners, but, on the contrary, spread tliem amongst a larger number of people. But there are men who cannot enjoy wealth, unless they know that others are poor; who val ue knowledge only in proportion, as it gives them power over their fellow-crea tures; who could not relish venison, un less they knew a half-starved population was dying for the want of bread. Such men have repeatedly visited the United States, and were, of course; much annoy ed with the vulgar plenty of the land, and the desire of every American to be con sidered “a gentleman ” It was this fea ture of democracy which they described as begetting low breeding, because it is apt to make Americans wanting in that outward respect, which a certain class of men is always sure to meet with in Eu rope. But deference for the just claims of others need not necessarily be accom panied by marks of humiliating self-deni al ; and it is, perhaps, better that the whole distinction should be dropped, than that the inferiority should exist in the de gree indicated by the outward forms of ci vility. # * * * i The most remarkable characteristic of 1 Americans is the uncommon degree of intelligence which pervades all classes. 1 do not here speak of the higher branch es of learning, which, in the language of Europe, constitute scholarship; but of the great mass of useful knowledge cal- , ciliated to benefit and improve the condi tion of mankind. It is this latter knowl edge for which the Americans arc distin guished, and for the attainment of which they have, perhaps, made better provision than any other nation in the world. This is as it should be. No democracy can ex ist for any length of time without the means of education being widely diffused throughout the country; hut it is certain ly not to be expected that republicans should tax themselves, in order to gratify certain elegant tastes which are of no immediate benefit to the public. The study of the higher branches of science, and the cultivation of the fine arts, find their principal reward in the pleasure arising from the pursuit, and require sel dom the assistance of the law to he call ed into active existence. Wherever this, is done, the people have to bear the ex pense of it, without receiving the gratifi cation. 'The Americans are yet occupi ed with what is necessary and useful, and arc, therefore, obliged to leave the higher j accomplishments to the protection of in dividual munificence. But let any one cast his eye on the sums annually ex pended for the establishment and support ot common schools and colleges, and he , will, at once, be convinced of the liberal ity of Americans in the cause of educa tion ; although no allowances are, as yet, made for professorships of heraldry, or the discovery of a northwest passage. I shall not, here, discuss the matter any further, as 1 intend to recur to it in an other place; but 1 would ask what influ ence the higher branches of learning have on the social intercourse of a peo ple, or the manners of society in general? What fashionable company in England was ever graced or edified by the conver sation ol Sir Isaac Newton ? Wliat se lect circle in Germany ever enjoyed and delighted in the philosophical researches of Kant and Leibnitz ? Men of letters, and more especially, proficients in science, are rarely welcome guests at a party ; and in Germany, they have been universally banished to the universities. * # * * Society, in all countries, gains more from the amount of floating intellect, and the capacity of all its members to join in conversation, than from the amount of knowledge treasured up in the minds of individuals. This principle applies most happily to the social condition of the U nited States; for it would be difficult to find a country where information is more generally diffused, or the people of all classes more capable of expressing their ideas with clearness and precision. A certain directness of thought and expres sion mav, indeed, he considered a nation al peculiarity of Americans, and contrib utes certainly much to their apparent plainness of manners. M ere fashionable elegance passes with them for little or nothing; but in no country are power of reasoning, force of argument, and acute ness ot observation at a greater premium. Good sense; is the ruling element of soci ety, as it is the main-spring of all their public actions ; and the country at large is much a gainer in the result. Manner ism is hardly ever cultivated to the preju dice of the more substantial acquirements, as the conventions of society offer but little or no protection to the ignorance or pretensions of impostors ; and I can not imagine any circumstances more ca pable of exhibiting an idiot in trouble than an empty-headed coxcomb in com pany with rational Americans. Fashion ables and exquisites there are in the large cities of the United States as in Europe; hut they are certainly less the object of envy or admiration, and are almost exclu sively in favor with the young misses of the boarding schools. Their bright ca reer commences and finishes with the lights of the drawing-rooms, and their only chance of distinction is at a waltz or a quadrille. On entering the house of a respectable mechanic, in any of the large cities of the United States, one cannot but be as tonished at the apparent neatness and comfort of the apartments. The large airy parlors, the nice carpets .and mahoga ny furniture, and the tolerable good libra ry, showing the inmates’ acquaintance' with the standard works of English lite rature. These are advantages which but few individuals of the same class enjoy, by way of distinction, in Europe; but which, in America, are w ithin the reason able hopes and expectations of almost all the inferior classes. # • • • The customs and peculiarities of the English are not generally liked in the U nited States ; and a settlement of several hundreds of them in one place would ex cite considerably more jealousy than one j of so many thousand German*. Therea-j ‘HEAR ME FOR MY CAUSE.” ’ son is this. The Gormans have their pe j culiar habits, which, however, they are 'careful not to obtrude upon others. They persevere in them, not because they think them superior to those of other nations, ; but merely because they are accustomed to them, and do not like to quit the early ; companions of their childhood. This is perfectly well understood in America, and, therefore, no fears entertained of their ever attempting to make proselytes. The French, too have their peculiarities; hut their notion of good breeding forbids their exhibiting them wherever they might give private or public offence. Not so with the English. They glory in the most trifling difference between them selves and other nations; because they are accustomed to considetthat difference in their furor. They obtrude it, there i fore, constantly, on the notice of others, or, at least, t ike no pains to soften its ap pearance. They heed not the feelings of others, or arc so much in the habit of considering every other people inferior to i themselves, that they care not, if, by chance, they give offence. In Europe, they pay lor this arrogance with money ; in America, with the loss of personal con sideration. j * * * * Most of the Italian and German per formers, who, at first, gave concerts in the United States, were finally induced to become teachers, and, in the latter capac i ity, have not only been able to maintain themselves, but have laid up something for the future. The success of the in structors can only he ascribed to the read iness of the pupils to improve; which, in turn, bespeaks a prevalent taste for the i accomplishment. j Neither are the Americans behind hand jin supporting operas performed in En glish; and the names of the host Gcr \ man, Italian, and French composers have in this manner, become as familiar to A merican ears as they are to any dilettanti of Europe. “Dor Freischutz,” “The Barber of Seville,” “The White Lady,” : ‘Fra Diavolo,’ and ‘Gustavus,’ have all had their run on the American stage: and it may even he observed that Madame Malibran was first brought into notice by the encou raging plaudits of an American audience. The general predilection, however, is in favor of sacred music; and there exist in most of the large cities of the United ■ States, societies for its cultivation and en couragement. Among these the “ Han del and Haydn Society” of Boston, and the “Musical Fund Society” of Philadel phia, are most deserving of notice, as they are both extremely well organized, j and directed by able and scientific lead ers. The latter, especially, ranks among its members not only a great number of German and French amateurs, but also a very respectable body of professors, whose talents are called into active exer cise by frequent concerts and oratorios, ; and by the liberal prizes which the socie ty annually offers for the host composi tions in the various departments of the art. i One fact, however, is most remarkable ,in the “Handel and Haydn Society” of Boston, which consists in most of its members being mechanics, cultivating mu sic for no other purpose than because they are really fond of it, and wish to in troduce it into their churches. Vocal music, therefore, is their principal object and the choruses the best part of their oratorios. The taste is certainly lauda ble, ami the more so as it is peculiar to a class of men which are unjustly supposed to he incapable of refinement. It is quite a curious spectacle to see the sacred compositions of the old Ger man masters revived and studied by a company of unassuming workmen in the New World, while, in Germany, it would be difficult to procure a fashionable audi ence for either, as long as Lanner and Strauss set the whole population on waltz ing. The much admired sensibility of the Germans seems, by some sad perver sion, to have betaken itself to their heels, where it is now productive of such vehe ment revolutions as are..scarcely equalled |by the wheels of a locomotive. Even the ! classical operas of Mozart are gradually withdrawing from the German stage, to go begging in England; and I am cer tainly hot exaggerating the case when I state it as niv candid opinion that the best compositions of Mozart and Beetho ven are becoming more familiar to En glish and American ears, than to the • greater portion of their own countrymen. Good Advice for a Dinner. A gentleman, humbly clad in a curacy coat, one day entered Wood’s hotel, Clare Market, and ordered a sort of dinner lunch’in the shape of unlimited mutton i chops, and potatoes to correspond ; not | forgetting suitable fluids, porter, brandy, &.c. All these things disposed of, the gentleman called the waiter, and thus ad dressed him : “My friend, I have fared sumptuously ! Good house, this—capital ! chops—porter admirable —brandy exquis- I ito! Slight difficulty, however—haven’t a shilling about me!—Awkward, rather, ’tis true; perhaps not of much conse quence till to-morrow ?” “ Why, sir,” quoth the waiter, with the “much more easily conceived than expressed” exalta tion of the eyebrows, “ why, sir, I’ll call master.” Master was accordingly called. He came—bowed—remonstrated —com- plained—but never threatened. The gen tleman, moved by such forbearance, said, “I think that I may be of service to you. I could tell you of a plan which, if prop erly pursued, would be productive of the happiest result to you,not only in the way of general business, hut also as regards your personal comfort. Pray, be seated; I can’t hear to see you stand ; indeed, il 1 were not so embarrassingly situated, 1 should insist on your taking a glass of wine with me. However, perhaps you’ll agree with the proverb —“In for a penny, in for a pound ;” so pray bring a bottle of your best port, and a wine-glass for your self, and we’ll talk over this matter. 1 don’t think you’ll see cause to regret ma king my acquaintance.” The obliging landlord smiled and complied ; and, after following the course given to the conver sation by ilia stranger for some half-hour, all the while awaiting the promised de velopment of the plan, lie perceived that the stranger was, to use a familiar ex pression, “buttoning up for a bolt,” and making the best of his way for the door. “But, sir,” exclaimed Wood, “you prom ised to let me into a secret of some con sequence, and you have not said a word about it.” “Bless me?” said the gentle man, with his hand on the door, “that’s very true—so I did. Very glad you men tioned it! The fact is, we arc all liable to misfortune; and if ever you are sent to the tread-mill, take the step nearest the wall : you’ll find it by far the easiest part of the wheel. Good evening. You’ll hear from me in a day or so.” Strange to say, the diner has not been heard of since. [Eraser’s Magazine for April. From the New York Transcript. MOVEMENTS IN HIGH LIFE. Interesting Movements of Captain Marrijatt. —As the slightest movements of illustrious men—and especially of those who visit us from foreign countries —are matters of very deep interest to the American public : perhaps we cannot do a more acceptable service, than to lay before them the following letter, relating, as it does to a much admired stranger, now traveling in this country : Saratoga Springs, July, 1837. Captain Marryatt dined, yesterday on roast beef, which he ate very heartily— accompanying each mouthful with a plen tiful coat of mustard, a sizeable piece of potatoe, and a large bit of bread and but ter. lie did not use any Cayenne pep per, and lie was observed to turn up his nose very perceptibly at a dish of butter ed turnips that were tendered to him. Why he should object to buttered turnips —not being in the secrets of the gallant Captain—l really cannot pretend to say. But as he is known to be a man of ad mirable taste, I dare say be has the best reason in the world for eschewing—that is, in other words, for refusing to chew —buttered turnips. Alter his beef, the Captain ate a large slice of boiled mutton, with an accom paniment of capers. While thus employ ed, he was observed to make some re marks to a portly gentleman who had the j honor of sitting at his right hand. W hat j was the precise nature of those remarks —as I had the misfortune to sit at some distance from him, and there was, more over, a great clatter of knives and forks I cannot really say. But it is shrewdly suspected—and indeed there is very little reason to doubt—that tlioy had some re lation to the interesting subject before him—viz. the mutton and the capers. And this belief is rendered the more probable by the peculiar air and manner of the Captain, during those brief re marks. The mutton, with the accompanying capers being despatched, the illustrious author of Peter Simple next took a plate of lobster, which he was observed to dress in a very peculiar manner, by putting on oil, vinegar, mustard, and Cayenne pep per ; which he mixed up in the propor tion of two oils to one vinegar, two vin egars to one mustard, and two mustards to one Cayenne pepper. Having put these condiments fairly upon the lobster, which he had previously hashed up with his knife, he wrought up the ingredients —the hashed lobster—into a uniform mass; which he presently devoured with the appearance of surprising relish—all the time holding his fork in his right hand, and a piece of bread in his left. And here it is but justice to the gallant Captain to observe in a very particular manner, that, although he uses a knife, like Americans, to cut his food he eats with his fork alone—whether it be roast beef, plum-pudding, hashed lobster, smash ed potatoes, or whatever else happens to be the interesting subjects before him.— And this he invariably doe* by holding J. W. FROST, EDITOR. NUMBER 15. his fork in his right hand ; which as sOOrt as he has finished cutting his food; he changes with remarkable grace and dex terity, from his left hand; in which it had been held during the operation ofcut ting. Captain Marryatt made no further addi tion to his dinner until the arrival of the pudding; when, being respectfully inter rogated by the waiter whether he would have plum or Indian pudding, he looked the waiter in the face, with a very comical expression—what highly becomes him— and asked him if the Indian pudding was real aboriginal ? “Anan!” said the waiter. “What is its composition?” asked the Captain. “Anan !” reiterated the waiter. “Has it a little touch of the tomahawk ?” said the Capt. looking more quizzical than ever. The waiter now began to perceive that the Captain was joking. And so, as he is a well-bred waiter for an American—he paid the Captain the compliment oflaugh ing heartily at his joke. It is thus that the agreeable author of Peter Simple is daily winning golden opinions from all sorts of men, even from those of the hum blest rank. Having finished joking with the waiter, Capt. Marryatt said he would take some of the Indian pudding; but he should want a tomahawk to cut it with, and ordered the waiter, with a great appearance of gravity, to bring him one. But as the latter as sured him they had no such furniture about the establishment, the gallant cap tain, with great condescension, and again relaxing into a smile, told him he would despatch the pudding with a fork; which he did, talking between mouthfuls very af fably to the portly gentleman on his right hand. The Captain finally finished his dinner with a piece of pie. And here again he exhibited that pleasant readiness at a joke, which renders his company so agreeable. W lien the w aiter asked him if he would have pie, and whether he would prefer gooseberry or rhubarb ; the Captain stared at him very comically, and demanded whether he had any jalap pie, as he should much prefer that to rhubarb. This good-natured and very admirable sally produced a hearty laugh from all who were so fortunate as to hear it; and those who were out of ear shot, we were pleas ed to observe, seemed to enjoy the Cap tain’s w it, as it were, by mere sympathy ; for they laughed louder even than those who heard it. 1 had not the honor of especially taking wine with Captain Marryatt; because, as I sat at some distance from him, and not diametrically opposite, I was so unfortu nate as to be unable directly to catch his eye ; and as for elevating my voice so as to be heard amid the happy din of merri ment, and the joyful jingle of glasses, that 1 found to be quite impracticable. But this disappointment was more than made up, by the honor I enjoyed of sitting within a few feet of him, after the compa ny had left the table. I saw him distinctly, on that occasion, put his hand into his left breeches-pocket, take out his tooth-pick— which was made of silver, of a semi-spiral form—and deliberately, but with infinite grace, go through the interesting operation of picking his teeth. This he had, with a delicacy which always attends on genius, refrained from doing as long as he sat at table. Having finished picking his teeth, as he sat talking, and at the same time careless ly playing with his toothpick, he happen pened to let it fall on the carpet. Think ing this a fortunate opportunity to com mence an acquaintance with the illustrious author of Peter Simple, I immediately left my seat, approached the place where he sat, and lifting the fallen tooth-pick, with as much grace of manner as I was capable of assuming, presented it to the gallant Captain. He put his hand in his right breeches pocket, and pulled out half an English crown, which he insisted upon my accepting. Though the design ex hibited a noble generosity, worthy of its distinguished author—and though the ac tion was performed with inimitable polite ness—nevertheless, as I had no mercena ry motives whatever in picking up the pick, and besides, had a full half dollar (though in shin plaster,) in my pocket at the time—l respectfully declined the offer; at the same time assuring the gallant Captain, that I was a thousand times over paid for the trifling service I had done him, by the opportunity thus afforded me of making his acquaintance. I was going on to say something very complimentary in regard to his wit, genius, and literary reputation; .when the bell rang for tea, and I was somehow, unfor tunately separated from him. • I will give you more particulars respecting his move ments hereafter. At present adieu ! THOMAS TOADEY. Sound. The fire of the EngKA, on landing in Egypt, was distinctly beard 130 mile* on the *e«.