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BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
AGENTS.
fitM County. Alexander Richard*, E*q.
Telfair “ Rer. Charle* J. Shelton.
Mclntosh « Jamea Bine, E*q.
Houston " B. J. Smith, Eaq.
Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Esq.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, IN THE UITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA
An Ordinance
Prohibiting Shooting on the Sabbath.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Brunswick, and it is hereby or
dained by the authority of the same, That, from
and after the passing of this Ordinance, no ri
fle, gun, or pistol, shall be discharged in the
city of Brunswick, on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, and that any person
who violates this Ordinance, shall pay for the
first offence, two dollars, and for every subse.
quent offence, five dollars : And it shall be
the duty of the sheriff, constables and other
peace officer* of the city, to apprehend, within
forty-eight hours and hot after, all persons
who violate this ordinance, and bring them
before the Mayor or any member of the Citv
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ordinance, such offender or offenders shall be
proceeded against according to the provisions
of “ An Act to incorporate the Town of Bruns
wick and to extend its jurisdictional limits and
for the purposes therein mentioned.” Assent
ed to Dec. 29,1836.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That one half of all the
fines collected under this Ordinance shall go
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efit of the city.
Passed March 23d, 1838.
A. L. KING, Mayor.
Attest: Ciias. Davis,c. c.
NOTICE.
WHEREAS certain individuals regardless
of the Bth commandment, and of the
restraints and courtesies of social life, have at
sundry times been in the habit of cutting
down and removing from the land belonging
to the Brunswick Land Company, timber,
shingles, fire wood, &c. without permission
or authority,—
This is to inform such persons and the in
telligent public, that all future trespasses of
this kind, will be invariably visited by the se
verest penalties of the law in such cases made
and provided.
J. L. LOCKE,
Resident Agent Brunswick Land Cos.
June 7.
Sheriffs .Salt*.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday in July
next, at the Court House in Glynn Coun
ty, between tha usual hours of sale, six hun
dred acres of LAND, consisting of hammock,
swamp and pine, lying on the Little Satilla
River, in Glynn County, levied on as the prop
erty of Solomon Moody, sen, and being the
same on which said Moody now resides. Also,
four hundred acres of Land, consisting of pine
and swamp, lying on said River, and levied on
as the property of said Moody, together with
the lease of a lot of Land in the town ofßruns
wick containing twenty acres, more or less,
which has four years to run.
JOHN FRANKLIN. Sen.
May 10. Sheriff G. C.
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BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNJB 28,1838.
POETRY.
TO A WATER FOWL.
Whither, midst falling dew,
While glow the heavena, with the last steps
•f day,
Far, through their rosy depths,dost thou pursue
Thy solitary way ?
Vainly the fowler's eye
Might mark thy distant flight la do thee wrong
As, darkly painted on the crimson sky,
Thy figure floats along.
Seek'st thou thy plashy brink
Os weedy lake, or marge of river wide,
Or where the rocky billows rise and sink
On the chaffed ocean-side ?
There is a Power whose care
Teaches thy way along that pathless coast—
The desert and illimitable air—
Lone wandering, but not lost.
All day thy wings have fanned,
At that fair height, the cold thin atmosphere,
Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land,
Though the dark night is near.
And soon that toil shall end,
Soon shalt thou find a summer home, and rest
And scream among thy fellows ; weeds shall
bend
Soon o’er thy sheltered nest.
Thou’rt gone—the abyss of heaven
Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart
Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given,
And shall not soon depart.
He, who, from zone to zone,
Guides thro' the boundless sky thy certain
flight,
In the long way that I must tread alone,
Will lead my steps aright.
W. C. Bryant.
NICK BIDDLE.
[From the Madisonian.]
Who is the greatest tyrant that
Upon an earthly throne e’er sat?
Who gnaws our marrow, bones and fat?
Nick Biddle!
Who bids the angry tempest roar?
And sends your ships and brigs ashore?
Who fires your house and robs your store?
Nick Biddle!
Who is it all our crops destroys?
Who is it buys up states, aa boys
Buy for amusement little toys?
Nick Biddle!
Who was it Mr. Morgan alew?
Who Cholera caused in Thirty-two?
The dreadful New York fire too?
Nick Biddle?
Who blows up Mississippi boats?
Who cuts the pockets from your coats?
Who makes the counterfeit bank notes?
Nick Biddle!
Who is the cause of all our woes?
And in our way such mishaps th.ows?
Why surely every body knows!
Nick Biddle!
iHISCELLAIY.
[From the Exeter New* Letter.]
A PEEP BEHIND THE SCENES.
Editorials. Every newspaper must
have its Editorials. These arc the para
graps or essays, which are generally pub
lished in open lines, and intended to pass
as original. An Editor is expected to
furnish one or two such columns for every
paper. The quality of the matter is of
little consequence. The superficial con
tents —and it i3 commonly superficial e
nough—is principally regarded. The
readers of newspapers very soon learn to
appreciate it at its proper value. In some
ot our exchanges, the editorial depart
ment attracts our first attention : In oth
ers we never regard it at all. Editors are
very much like other men. Some of
them write a great deal about nothing :
others write very little, and what they do
write is very little worth. Some have
pretty good ideas, but are amazingly puz
zled to express them ; some have not the
presumption to think for themselvs, but
borrow the thoughts of others, and so dis
figure them by anew dress, that their au
thor would not know, and if he knew,
would not own them. It is a pity that
such would not wield the scissors more,
and the pen less. Blessed be the man that
invented Scissors! an Editor, could no
more get along without them, than a
blacksmith without his bellows, or a tail
or without his goose. But even scissors
fail us sometimes. Our exchanges are
occasionally so barren that we find it very
difficult to select from a hundred sheets,
the materials suitable for a single paper.
It would be a great relief to us, on the
score of labor, if we could turn politician.
If it were only our business and duty to
stand by and support the Administration,
defend its measures, laud its members,'
and attack its enemies : or on the other!
ha|d if it were our vocation to denounce
the administration and all who compose,
or tre connected with it, and to do bat*
tie Tor the opposition against the powers
thal be—our task would be comparatively
eas]. Any man that has a pen, and a
hanl to guide it withal, might write from
stinise to sunset, at the rate of two col*
umft an hour, upon any political subject
or my political character that he has ev
er Jeard discussed, whether he happens to
kiww any thing about it or not—aye, as
casly as a member of Congress can speak
half a day upon a question before the
House, without coming within hailing dis
tance of the subject in debate—an exploit
very frequently performed, as all the hon
est electors of Bunkum can abundantly
testify.
Bat we must even get along as we can;
and our readers are entreated to bear now
and then, w’ith our dulness, and, in chari
ty, attribute it rather to the dulness of the
times than to us. We assure them that
wc do the best we can for their edifica
tion. We hasten to give them all the ac
couits we can gather, of wars and rumors
of wars, tornadoes, shipwrecks, and burst
ing of boilers, of murders, riots, rapes,
robkeries, and all such amusing matters
that come within cognizance of the pub
lic press. But therf is » dearth of such
matter just now. Some of our Editors,
most happy in invention, and some of our
pen»y-a-!iners, whose business it is to
manufacture “ Wonderful Accidents,” —
“Thrilling Incidents,” “Runaway Match
es,” &.C., have themselves run away, and
the market is at present misupplied.—
Wlien they come hack they will resume
their labors, furnish “marvels” to order,
and satisfy the public with exciting news.
We may be then more amusing—and not
be obliged, as now, to begin an Editorial
without knowing what we arc at, and to
end it without being any better informed
than when we began it.
Morgan' and the Devil. In the South
of Wales, every one knows that in every
village there are neat little ale-houses,
where every thing for the comfort of the
weary traveler is provided. In the neigh
borhood of one lived old Morgan who was
often charged with the stealing and con
veying away of horses and other property.
He was frequently arrested under such
charges, and brought before a neighboring
squire; but do what they could, never
could they convict him. Therefore, they
come to the very sage conclusion, that
Morgan had to do with the Devil!
One evening, while Morgan and some
dozen of his accomplices were seated a
round a table, in one of those neat little
ale-houses, drinking ale and beer, some
one observed that there was a report in
circulation that Morgan had lately had
dealings with the Devil, and requested
Morgan to state the particulars. Morgan
raised his glass, filled up and drank again
—and said: “Gentlemen all fill your glass
es—and I will relate the facts as they
transpired. Now—Gentlemen—take your
drinks, and I will proceed. After a pause
of some ten or fifteen minutes, during
which time more than one glass was emp
tied, he commenced: “now you must
know, I had’nt seen His Honor for a long
time, when, one evening as I was walking
along the brook with my wife to shoot
fowls—who should I see but the old fel
low limself—Well—he was dressed migh
ty fiae—like a great gentleman; but, I
knew him very well by the tip of his tail
which hung out of the leg of his breeches.
“So”—says he, why Morgan! is it you?
why how are you, my hearty?” “Pretty
well, I thank your honor,” said I, touch
ing ray hat with reverence at the same
time. “And what are you doing down here,
says he, “and what’s that thing your car
rying in your hand?” Said I—Oh! noth
ing but iny bacca pipe, to smoke with
while walking out by the brook.” Now,
you Lnow the Old One is mighty fond of
bacca, and he said Morgan, suppose we
have a smoke, and I’ll thank you.” You’r
mighty welcome, said I, at the same time
handing him the gun. He put the muzzle
to his mouth to smoke! Now thinks I, my
old boy, I’ve got you, for you must know
I wanted to pick a quarrel with him. So
I touched the trigger and off went the gun
“Puff!” says he, pulling the barrel out
of his mouth. He stood a little to think
about it, and shaking his head at me; said
Damn strong tobacco, that, Morgan!”
The old fellow then walked off, looking
mighty huffed, and sure enough I hav’nt
seen his Honor since.
And that’s the way I got clear of the
Old Kooii, my boys.
‘Diamond cut Diamond.’—A rare
place is a menagerie, both for exhibition
of the animals observed, and the humans
observing. Various are the drolleries in
each, which pass before the keeper.—
“Have you such an animal as a Prock, in j
your mentangentry?” said a back-woods
wag to the President of a western itinerat
ing ‘ Institute’ of wild animals.—“No;
never heerd on him; what sort o’ critter is
he?”—“He is a Wisconsin varmint which
it is difficult sufficiently adequately for to
describe. He is exceedingly fleet—in fact,
very much so. He has four legs—two
short ones on one side, and two long ones
on the other. He always grazes on an
inclined plane; and the way they catch
him, is curious. They head him, make
him turn round, and this brings his long
legs on the updiill side—consequence of
which, his short legs an't no account.
He falls down, rolls over and over, and is
mighty soon catched.” The apparently
credulous President offered a handsome
sum for a live specimen, and proceeded
to hoax the naturalist in return, while he
was deeply interested in a cage of playful
foxes. “Them animals,” said he, “comes
from Iceland, a cold country,north of Can
ada a piece. They are very fond of crows’
eggs, which they steal from precipices on
the sea-side. They are cunning critters
—very. When they come to a spot
where they expect to find a batch of nests,
they make a ring, and begin to wrestle, to
see which is the strongest. When they
find out, the stoutest goes to the edge of 1
the precipice, takes the next neighbor’s
tail in his teeth, and he takes another, and
so on, till the string is long enough to
hang over and reach the eggs, which are
then handed out from one to another, (our
greedy listener forgot to ask how,) until
they arrive in safety at the top!” The J
‘prock’ fabulist retired, filled with amaze
ment at the marvelous vulpine string.
[Knickerbocker.
We take the followingjV* <f esprit from
the Boston “ Post” as not inapt to the
times. We ought to mention that the
Ourang was sold at auction for SIOOO.
A Serious Question.— The debate ii#
the Abolition Society on Monday evening
was very animated. The daring proposi
tion was made that the Ourang advertised
to be sold by Mr. Tyler, the Auctioneer
on the day following, should be rescued,
as the slaves were from under the nose of
the honorable Chief Justice, last summer.
It was clearly proved that the Ourang was
an ornament to human society—a being
highly endowed with intellectual powers,
and capable of appreciating and enjoying
the blessings of freedom as George Thomp
son himself. The ladies present appeared
to take a great interest in several anecdotes
related by one of the speakers, of the affec
tionate natureofthis abused portion of the
“human family.”—One of them (Henry
Fitzgdeald Augustus Outang) fell in love
with a white lady, and finding his advanc
es rejected, actually died of a broken
heart, but no word of complaint was ever
heard from his lips. Another, (Orlando
Montgomery Outang) seeing a pretty girl
standing at her father’s door, seized her,
and bore her to his “lofty home in a for
est tree,” where he watched her, and fed
her with cocoa nuts, for three weeks,
when his captive escaped and returned to
her fathers’s house unharmed. Several
other interesting facts connected with the
history of this “deeply injured race” were
related in the course of the evening. The
proposition to rescue before the sale, how
ever was finally rejected—it being thought
more consistent with the principles of the
Society to restore Mr. Outang to liberty
after the purchaser had paid his money
for him, and by that means a suffering
fellow creature would not only be reliev
ed from the hand of a hard-hearted mas
ter, but the master punished for his sin in
dealing in Outang flesh, by being robbed
of his property. What the final result
will be, time only can determine. OUT
ANG IS YET IN CHAINS !!!-
The Usefulness of Birds—in the strict
sense of the term—is sadly undervalued and
overlooked. They render services to socie
ty which give them substantial claims to
our consideration, and which the utilitari
an himself may not despise. In the
following passage from Mr. Peabody's
official report on the Birds of Massachu
setts, made by order of the Legislature,
some of these services are properly
brought into view;
But a more important object of the
survey is to ascertain, with respect to many
birds which man pursues with unrelenting
vengeance, whether they are really as in
jurious as is usually supposed. The crow,
the grakles, and others of that description,
do certainly make havoc with the corn.
The cedar birds, robins, and others, make
large demands upon the garden; but it is
certain that the grubs which they devour,
would, if suffered to lire, destroy all the
promise of the year: and while wc have
nothing but the birds to protect us from
these destroyers, there ase some means
already known, and many others will be
discovered, to preveut the birds from
taking more than their share.
If any one will consider the subject, ho
will see that insects are by far the most
formidable enemy man has to contend
with. The moscheto, for example, occa
sions far more suffering, and is actually
more feared than the lion. Other enemies
equally contemptible, are busy throughout
the summer torturing our beasts to mad
ness, and destroying the comfort of mail.'
[TERMS ft IN ADVANCE.
i The birds are the instruments rnmniisini
ed to keep down their numbers, and if
they are exterminated, hour is this work
to be done? It may be said, that, if the
injurious birds are destroyed, harmless
ones will still labor in that vocation; but
the misfortune is that all together are not
sufficient for the purpose, and if they are
exterminated the evil will grow.
It is well known that the cultivation’ of
fruit is regarded as hopeless by many, and
found discouraging by all who attempt St
And the reason is, not that birda plunder
the trees, but that insects distroy them.
The insects then, and not the birds,.are
the proper subjects of extermination.
Means may be found to prerent the birda
from taking more than their portion oftbe
fruit, but it is not probable that human
agency can contend with the millions of
the insect race. If so, we are taking the
part of our enemies against oar friends;
and it may be our persecution^ the birds,
which has caused the insects. to increase
in number to such an extent, that many
doubt, whether, under present circumstan
ces, the more delicate kind of fruit are
worth the trouble and expense of cultiv*
tion.
Irish Duel extraordinary. On
Friday morning a duel was fought at New
ton Park, between a Mr. Pigot, and a Bfr,
Carroll. Mr. Pigot was attended by aMr
Griffiths and a medical gentleman, the
names of the other parties are unknown.
At the sixth shot Mr. Pigot received bis
adversary’s ball in she leg. At fonr or
five of the previous shots the parties
drove the ball through various parts Os
each other's clothes, but they were deter
mined to shoot on until either would bo
hit. It is said that Mr. Pigot called for
another shot while the blood was pouring*
from his leg; his request, as a matter of
course, was not granted. The dispute
between the parties arose from a billiard
table, at a late hour on Thursday night,
or rather an early hour on Friday morn
ing, and they did not retire to rest anti?
they settled their dispute. Mr. Pifeet’s
wound is not dangerous.— [Dublin Reg
ister.
A clear Case. A' man was brought
before a Justice of the Peace for stealing
a spade. The Justice asked the accuser
what evidence he had to produce of the
truth of the charge.
“I have two witnesses who will swear
that they saw him steal it.”
He then demanded of the accused what
defence he had to make.
“I can bring twelve men who w9E
swear they did not see me steal it”
On which the Judge pronounced it &
very clear case of twelve against two, rad!
dismissed the complaint—[Hingham Ga
zette.
Lboeno or the Virginia Warm Bmuno.
Mountains —An Amazonian belle, it is
said, once ascended this mountain with
her declared but not finally accepted lov
er, and after attaining a dizzy knight, on
the Spring Rock, stood boldly up on the
saddle of her horse, and chalenged her
cavalier to transcend that feat Nothing
daunted, her lover instantly turned asoaa—
erset and stood on his head ea the tH 1 *
of his own horse. The lady declared
herself defeated, and resigned her stir
hand to the gymnastic conqueror.—*^~-
A Murdirous Wzapon. The Rich
mond (Va.) Whig gives the following ac
count of a destructive weapon in the form
of a pistol:
“Allen’s self cocking and six-bandied
pistol, a specimen of which may be eeen
at Mr. Tyler’s, is a beautiful speeugen of
American ingenuity. We* have never
seen anj thing of the kind to equal it for
convenience and beauty, and for simplici
ty and ingenuity in construction. It is
small enough to be carried in the breech
es pocket with comfort, and may be fired
six times in about half a minute. By
pulling the trigger, .the cock rises from
the nipple, until it gets to a perpendicular,
when it instantly falls upon thef nippje a
gain with sufficient force to caueAlfoe
percussion oftbe cap, - As the cock ris
es, the barrels, all of which are welded to
gether, turn and present a nipple to the
descending cock. No movement of the
hand is necessary, except the pulling of
the trigger, to discharge the six barrels.”
It is estimated that the Boston and
Providence Railroad, and the Boston and
Worcester Railroad, and the Boston and
Lowell Railroad, perform the work of, at
least fifteen hundred hones in the Con
veyance of passengers- Allowing, fcor
tons of hay to a horse for s
6000 tons of hay less per
ed on those three routes, than formerly.
[Boston Transcript.
Expensive Jackets. ; Oriental
Herald states that the' Bx-Rhaja oF Chan-,
da is at Agra, prosecuting ltis agent for
the recovery of a jacket ornamented with
diamonds, of the value of six mllims dol
lars. He once owned a jacket estimated
at siitest* million dollars.