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VOLUME 2.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
AG ENTS.
Bibb County. Alexander Richards. Esq
Telfair “ Rev. Charles J. Shelton.
Mclntosh “ James Blue, Esq.
Houston “ B. J. Smith, Esq.
Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Esq.
Twiggs “ William H. Robinson, Esq.
Bayne “ Robert Howe, Esq.
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Legal Advertisements published at the ;
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Sheriff’s Sale.
ON the first Tuesday in April next, will
be sold before the Court House, in the I
city of Brunswick, between the usual hours of i
sale, all that tract or parcel of land known as
the Hog Crawl Tract, containing three hun
dred and fifty acres more or less. Levied on
as ihe property of Jacob Moore, to satisfy a
ti. fa. issued out of the Superior Court of !
Glynn County in favor of S. A. Hooker, and
against Jacob Moore.—Property pointed out
by plaintiff. JOHN FRANKLIN, Jr.
feb 23 Deputy Sheriff, G. Cos.
Wayne Cos. Sheriff’s Sale.
WILL be sold at the Court House door, in
the said County of Wayne on the first
Tuesday in May next, within the usual hours
of sale, the following property, to wit :
Lots No. 1209), whereon a Saw Mill, a Grist
Mill, and other needful buildings are situated;
also lots No. (210), (239), (175), (172). Also
Fraction Lot No. (240), to satisfy a scire
facias issued trom the Superior Court of Wayne
County, in favor of Pliney Sheffield, against
Albus Rea and David Burbank, the property
pointed out by the plaintiff’s Attorney.
LEIGHTON CAUSEY,
feb 16 Sheriff of the Cos. of Wayne, Ga.
Sheriff’s Sale.
ON the first Tuesday in April next, will be
sold at the Court House in Jefferson,
Camden County, at the usual hour, a negro
woman named LUCY and four children, levi
ed on as the property of Richard T. Keating
on the foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of
Samuel Clark. Terms of sale cash.
WILLIAM BARKER, Dep. Shf. C. C.
Camden County, Jan. 19, 1839. ts. j 26
Administratrix Sale.—Con
tinued.
WILL be sold agreeable to an order of the
honorable Inferior Court of Camden Cos.
when sitting for ordinary purposes on the Ist
Tuesday in April next, before the Court House,
in said County, one tract of land, lying in
Camden oßnty, containing 350 acres, more
or less, about 259 acres of which is first quality
Inland Swamp, and the remainder is well tim
bered Pine Land. There is also on the prem
ises a fine place for a settlement; the land lies
about two miles from the river, near a bluff,
on which a steam saw mill is supposed shortly
to be erected; bounded on the East by Floyd's
land, on the West by Cole's land, on the South
by Seal’s land, and on the North by unknown
land belonging to the estate of A. Moore, late
of said County, deceased. Sold for the bene
fit of the heirs and creditors of said estate.
PRISCILLA MOORE, Adm’x.
Mar 2
Administrator’* Kale.
ON the first Tuesday in April next, will be
sold before the Court House in Glynn
County, the following property, belonging to
the estate of William Mein, late of the city of
Savannah, deceased, viz.—“ all that undivided
third part of a tract of marsh land, adjoining
lands of Hamden Mclntosh, situate, lying and
being in the County of Glynn, originally gran
ted Lachlan Mclntosh, bounded southwardly
by his one third of said tract, belonging to
Hamden Mclntosh, and eastwardly by Freder
ica River, and nearly opposite to Pierce But
ler’s plantation called “Experiment,” which
said undivided tract is supposed to contain 333
acres more or less.—Sold by permission of the
Hon. the Court of Ordinary for the County of
Chatham. JNO. BALFOUR,
Adm’r. on Estate of
feb 2 WILLIAM MEIN, deceased.
Aotice.
THE copartnership heretofore existing un
der the firm of W. & S. STREET, is
this day mutually dissolved. All persons hav
ing claims will please hand them in and all
indebted to make payment to either of the for
mer partners. W. C. STREET,
S. M. STREET.
Darien, Jan. 1,1839. j 12—If
Notice.
FOUR months after date, I shall apply to
the Court of Ordinary of Wayne Coun
ty, for leave to sell a negro man by the name
of Caleb, part of the Estate of Richard W.
Bryan, deceased. MOSES S. HARRIS,
jan 19 Admr.
Notice.
WLL be sold at Waynesville, on Tuesday
the 19th March, one Bay Mare, belong
ing to the estate of Sherrod Sheffield, of Wayne
County, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the
heirs and Creditors.
ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD,
Mar 2 Executrix.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1839.
Notice.
i A LL persons having demands against the
1 -A. Estate of Jno. Burnett, Jr. late of the Cos.
of Glynn, deceased, -will hand them in duly
attested within the time prescribed by law; and
all indebted to said Estate make payment im
mediately to
ROBERT HAZLEHURST,
S. M. BURNETT,
Mar 9 Qualified Executors.
Notice.
A LL persons having demands agaiust the
A Estate of John A. Wyley, late of the
County of Glynn, deceased, will present them
duly attested within the time prescribed by
law; and persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment to
A. W. WYLEY,
Mar 9 of Mclntosh Cos. Admr.
Notice/
FOUR months after date, application will
be made to the Honorable the Inferior
Court of Wayne County, when setting for or- ,
dinary purposes, for leave to sell the land ly- !
ing on Ihe Great Satilla River, being part of
the real estate of Sherrod Sheffield, de
ceased, for the benefit of the heirs and credi
tors. ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD,
jan 12 Executrix.
Notice.
THE undersigned intends keeping a com
plete and general assortment of
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARD
WARE, CROCKERY, BOOTS
SHOES, &c.
at his store in Darien. Persons wishing to
make purchases will do well to call and exam
ine for themselves.
SAMUEL M. STREET.
Darien, Jan. 1,1839. 12—ts
MIIBEK.
THE proprietors of the Darien upper Steam
SAW MILL have on hand LUMBER of
various dimensions for sale, and are ready to j
saw to order. They have a good supply of i
saw logs and are able to furnish cargoes as fast j
as they can be loaded, at the Mill Wharf, where j
the depth of water is sufficient for vessels draw
ing fourteen feet. am
TURNER & JOHNSTON.®
Darien, March 2,1839. ts
O'Reference maybe had to P. M. Night
ingale, Esq. in Brunswick.
Hank of Brunswick.
THE hours for the transaction of business
in this Institution will be from ten A. M.
to one P. M.
The offering day will be Friday and discount
day the following Monday of each week.
I Oct 8 I. C. PLANT, Cashier.
Ready Made Clothing.
AN extensive assortment of READY MADE
GARMENTS, for the present and ap
proaching season, on hand and receiving at the
BRUNSWICK CLOTHING STORE,
in par* .as follows, viz:
! SURTOUTS, —WRAPPERS of BROAD
[ CLOTHS,—PILOT CLOTHS, —PETERS-
HAMS, dkc., —Frock and Dress COATS of
! Broadcloths of every color and quaIity—PAN
iTALOONS of black, blue, mixed fancy En
j glish and American Cassimeres—VESTS of
I plain and fig'd English Satins and Silks—Ya
| lencias—Toilinctts—figd and plain Velvets—
I Marcella, &c. For sale bv
[ jan 26 ts j. W. ATWILL.
Challenge.
THE undersigned challenge with their boat, i
CAROLINE KING, any boat in Augus- j
ta, Ga. upon the following terms, viz: to run
with six oars each, any distance, for the sum [
ot one thousand dollars, {play or pay) between '
this and April Ist.—The race to take place ei- I
ther at Augusta or Savannah, as the Augusta
Clubs may choose, and should they select Ha
tannah as the racing ground, their expenses
to Savannah and their return, will be paid by
the undersigned whether they win or lose. j
Should this challenge be accepted, they will 1
please signify the game to the undersigned,
and name the day for the race, giving 10 days
notice. RICH’D .F. FLOYD, ,
W. H. MONGIN,
THOMAS BOURKE. !
Mar 9—3 w
To Planters.
PLANTERS in this vicinity, wishing sup
plies for their Plantations, can be furnish
ed with Merchandize in every variety, on as
reasonable terms as can be purchased in Sa
vannah or Charleston, at the store of
jan 26 RICE, PARKER & CO.
sl.lO Reward.
ABSCONDED from Waverley Plantation, i
Camden County, on the Kith day of July j
last, LARKIN, DICK, and CATO. Larkin
is a stout Mulatto fellow, about 28 years of age, |
5 feet 6to 9 inches high—he lias a scar on his
right cheek, also some marks of small pox I
about his lace, particularly on his nose, also a
large scar from an axe on iiis foot, near the
great toe. Larkn has rather a feeble voice for
a man of his stature. Cato is a black fellow,
an African by birth, he is a stout, square built
fellow, about 4 feet 4 to 6 inches high—has
the mark of his tribe on his breast, he is like
wise ruptured, and has a very large mouth.
| Dick is a small black, well set fellow, also an
African by birth, with a round face and down
cast look, easily confused when interrogated; j
there is also a singular appearance about his
mouth when alarmed. The above three fel
lows were bought of the estate of Jno. H. Mo- 1
rel, in March 1836, and formerly lived at the 1
Cottonham Plantation, Bryan Cos. They are
also well acquainted in and about Savannah.
GEO. C. DUNHAM, Manager.
Mar 9
Sloop lor Kale.
THE Subscriber offers for sale
one half, or the whole of the
Sloop ARGO.— For further par
ticulars, application may be
made to the Subscriber, near Brunswick.
J. J. MORGAN.
N. B. All persons are cautioned not to
credit said Sloop, as I shall not pay any bills
contracted on her account after this date.
Mar 4—m 9—l m J J M
P O E T R V.
[From the Baltimore Chronicle.]
ON THE APPROACH OF SPRING.
I love to see gay Spring with rosy robe.
Come tripping forth like some all beauteous
bride ;
The fairest goddess of the green gay globe,
With all her daughters dancing at her side.
First comes the lovely April with her showers,
Weeping o’er March who sleeps in Winter's
tomb ;
Along her path are seen the earliest flowers,
Which Nature bids in beauty’s bowers to
bloom.
Then May, with gaudy garlands for the grave
Os aged April, comes in roses dress’d ;.
Delicious fruits around her .'air brow wave,
And sweetest odours issue from her breast.
I love thee Spring, I love thee for thy flowers,
That oft adorn the brow of Beauty fair;
I love thee for thy green and shady bowers, j
Where laughing Love escapes from pale 1
despair.
I love thee that thou art an emblem bright
Os beanty, ere her bosom sorrow knows ;
Os youth,.ere care hath dimm'd the brilliant
light
Os his gay heart, and fill’d it with life's woes.
Milford Baku.
iff I K C E L E A If I.
Horrors of Duelling. —ln 1807 the
71st Regiment was stationed at Armagh.
Major Campbell, while sitting after dinner
j one day at the mess table, had a slight
Lmarrel with Captain Boyd about the mode
■if giving a particular word of command.
After the altercation the Major went home,
drank tea with his wife, and having made
some arrangements, returned to the hotel
where the mess was held. He ordered 1
lights into a small room, and then sent a
message to Captain Boyd, that he wished
to speak to him. Boyd shortly entered
the apartment, the door of which was in
stantly closed. In a few minutes shots
were heard, and the waiters, rushing in,
found Boyd writhing on the ground, mor
tally wounded. Lieutenant Macpherson,
who was accidentally at hand, hurried to
the spot, and was witness to the conversa
tion which weighed with such fatal effect
agaist Campbell on his trial. He heard
Major Campbell say, “On the word of a
dying man, was every thing fair?” Boyd
replied, “Campbell, you have hurried me.
You are a bad man.” The Major repeat
ed the question, with still greater earnest
ness, and Boyd again answered, “Oh! my
—Campbell you know I wanted to wait and
have friends.” The Major repeated his
question a third time adding, “Did you
! not say* you were ready?” To this Boyd ;
| assented, but, as before, added, “Camp-:
| bell, you are a bad man.” Hesubsequent
j ly declared he forgave the Major, and ex
pressed great sympathy for his situation.
The real circumstances of the duel are
few and simple. When Boyd entered
the room, he complained of the sudden
j ness with which he had been summoned j
from the parade ground, and expressed a
wish that the matter should be deferred |
until friends were provided. The Major
! made a passionate answer, accompanied by
! a threat of proclaiming Boyd a coward, un
less he instantly made his choice of the
pistols that were produced, and took his
stand in the corner of the room. Boyd,
it is said, continued to remonstrate until
he was cut short by Campbell’s stern
question, “Are you ready?” and his agita
tion prevented him from having an equal |
chance. Campbell made his escape from j
Ireland, and resided for several months,
: under a feigned name at Chelsea; but his i
mind became so uneasy that he resolved
to surrender himself and take his trial.— j
The duel had been the theme of much con- 1
versation, and the privacy of the rencontre j
gave room for the invention of calumnious !
reports, which the Major’s flight tended to j
confirm. He was first cousin to Lord I
Breadalban; and his surrender, instead of,
being viewed as the result of penitence]
and remorse, was regarded by too many as I
1 a mockery and bravado of justice. Utter-1
ly false as the case was, Campbell confirm-1
ed the prejudices against him by incau- j
tiotisly and very imprudently declaring,!
i“He was shure the verdict would be man-i
i slaughter.” The misrepresentation of
those innocent words produced a strong
effect on the minds of the Presbyterians of
Armagh. His modest and contrite deport
ment on his trial, and the excellent char
acter given of him by officers of the high
est rank, went far toward turning the table
in his favor. But one of the witnesses for
the defence is said to have exhibited a I
dictatorial air, as if his simple word would J
decide the verdict, and this circumstance
is reported to have had a fatal influence.
The verdict was “guihy of murder,” with
a recommendation to mercy on the
: ground of good character only. Sentence
■of death was pronounced, but, by great
[exertions, respite was obtained; and Mrs.
Campbell, who was tenderly attached to
i her husband, resolved to proceed to Lon
don and solicit the royal mercy. She has
i tened to the sea coast; but found that uii
j expected circumstances threatened to frus
trate her hopes. Steamboats were not
yet in use. It blew a perfect hurricane;
and no reward would attempt the captain
of any vessel to venture to sea. While
] she was running up and down the shore
in a distracted state, she met a few hum
; ble fishermen, and those poor fellows no
sooner heard the cause of her agony than
i they offered her their services and their
i boat, in which she actually crossed the
j channel. Her brave companions not only
j refused to receive any reward, but attend
led her to the coach office and followed
her several miles o;i the road, pr,tying
Cod to bless her with success. On arriv
; ing at Windsor with her petition, it was
past eight o’clock and the King had re
tired to his apartment; but the Queen com
passionating the afflicted wife, presented
the memorial that night, and Mrs. Camp
bell received the kindest attention from
the whole of the royal family. The case
was anxiously debated in the Council, but,
alter a full review of the circumstances,
it was finally resolved that the law should
take its course, notwithstanding the ertrea
ties of the devoted wife. Mrs. Campbell in
the mean time, proceeded to Scotland,
cheered with the hope of obtaining, at
j least another respite. She reached Ayr,
, her paternal home, on the very morning
1 that her husband's corpse was brought
I thither, to repose in the sepulchre of his
! ancestors. When Major Campbell heard
that his fate was decided, he prepared to
i meet his death with the fortitude of a sol-
I dier, and the resignation of a Christian.—
A change had come over the public mind,
■ and universal sorrow flfr his fate had taken
the place of the prejudices, which inac
i curate reports of the duel had produced,
j By a strange concurrence of circumstan
i ces his own regiment mounted guard
round the scaffold. A vast multitude oc
cupied every spot from which a view of
the place of execution could he obtained.
The crowds displayed the unusual show
of all the gentry from the neighboring
country assembled in deep mourning.—
Precisely at noon Major Campbell appear
! ed on the platform, supported by his fath
er in law. Instantly the brave Highland
ers took off their military bonnets, and,
with streaming eyes, joined in prayer for
the spirit about to be parted from its mor
tal frame. The vast crowd stood uncover
ed in solemn silence, so that the grating
of the falling drop was heard to its remotest
extremity. One groan from the thousands
of spectators, for an instant, broke the
profound silence, and proclaimed that all
was over.—[U. S. Service Journal.
Affecting Anecdote of tub Stage.
Mr. John Palmer, well known as an actor
on the London boards, terminated bis dra
matic career and bis life on the Liverpool
stage, in 1793. On the morning of the
day on which he was to have performed
the “Stranger,” he received the distress
ing intelligence of the death of his second
son, a youth in whom his dearest hopes
were centered, and whose amiable manners
had brought into action the tenderest af
fections of a parent. The play, in conse
quence of this, was deferred; and during
the interval, he had in vain endeavored to
calm the agitation of his mind. The
success"with which he performed the part
called for a second representation, in
which he fell a sacrifice to the poignancy
of his own feelings, and in which the au
dience were doomed to witness a catastro
phe which was truly melancholy. In the
fourth act, Baron Steinfort obtains an in
terview with the Stranger, whom he dis
covered to be bis old friend. He prevails
on him to relate the cause of his seclusion
from the world; in this relation the feel
ings o f Mr. Pal tner were visibly much ag
itated; and at the moment he mentioned
his w.fu and children, having uttered, (as
in the character) “O God! O God! there is
another and a better world!” he fell lifeless
on the stage. The audience supposed for
a moment his fall was nothing more than
a studied addition to the part; but seeing
him carried off'in deadly stiffness, the ut
most astonishment and terror become de
picted in every countenance." Tbe fife
less corpse was conveyed from the stage
into the Medical assistance
was immediately procured; his veins were
opened, but they yielded not a single drop
of blood; and every other means of resusci
tation were bad recourse to, without effect.
The gentlemen of the faculty finding eve-'
ry endeavor ineffectual, formally announc
ed his death.
j
One of the greatest comforts which a man
can enjoy in this life, arises from an in
ward assurance of his own integrity, and
the consciousness of doing his duty, and
fulfilling the wishes, injunctions and in
terests of those, present or absent, whom
he loves. He who has not this comfort
is without either the hope of a Christian,!
or the excuse of an Infidel
A Hard case. —An ex-postmaster in I
Georgia, who recently resigned his office !
j has made an amusing exposition. He 1
says, that his receipts as Postmaster were
nothing at all; though he was expected to!
do the drudgery of the party, and that
when he had been officiating about a
mouth, the Department drew on him for
850, which he charitably furnished.
Shortly afterwards, when there were not
live dollars of the public money in his
hands, the Department drew on him for
•850 more, which he also furnished.
Hearing subsequently, that a third requi
sition was about to be made, he backed
out from bis official dignity as precipit
j aiely as possible. This was a hard case.
Phe closest parallel to it that we have
ever seen, was that of a large stage trav
eller over a muddy road in New Jersey.
Soon after starting, one of the stage
wheels dropped into a mud-hole, and the
passenger at the solicitation of the dri
] ver, got a fence rail and helped to pry it
; out. “I guess,” said the driver, after 1
the job was finished, “you mought as well j
! bring that ere rail along with you, there’s !
■ another hole ahead.” Accordingly the trav- 1
eller, not in the best humor, trudged
: along half a mile on foot under the pon
derous rail, and again relieved the wheel.
He was now about to take his scat in the
vehicle, but the driver called out to him:
“There’s another hole younder—l guess
: you’ll have to take that ere rail along
with you, and, as the road is muddy,
you’d better go a foot.” “Look ye, sir,”
thundered the traveller at last, provoked
beyond endurance—“go to the devil with
your oid stage! I’ve no objection at all
to walking, but as for paying stagefare
, for the privilege of walking the whole
distance with a big rail on my shoulder—
; I shall do no such thing!”—[Louisville
Journal.
Timber vs. Iron. —The greatest ri
valry exists between the builders of tim
ber steamboats and iron steamboats. The \
former declares that vessels built of dry
fir have a decided superiority over those
]of iron, and are ninety-eight times as
! strong in direct tension, seventy eight times
las strong in direct thrust, and eighty-six
times as in lateral straining, and are also
they allege, decidedly superior in durabil
ity, speed, stability, cost, price, strength,
elacticity, and require a much less draught
of water. So convinced is one builder
of this, that lie has issued circulars chal
lenging in sums from .£IOO to =£looo to
builders of iron steamboats to produce
one of the same engine power per ton
nage, to compete in the above qualities
with a wooden built steamer of equal
tonnage.— -[English paper.
Sayings from tiif. Talmud. —When
.Esop n answer to the question put him
by Cliilo, “what God was doing?” said
“that he was depressing • the proud and
exalting the humble,” the reply was con
sidered as most admirable. But the same
sentiments are to be found in the Men
rash, though expressed, ns usual with the
Jewish writers, in the form of a story; it
runs thus:—A matron once asked Rah*
hi Jose, ‘ln how many days did God cre
ate the world?’ ‘ln six days,’ replied rab
bi, as it is written, ‘ln six days God made
the heavens and the earth.’—‘But;’ con
tinued she, ‘what is he doing now?’—‘Oh!’
replied the rabbi, ‘he makes ladders on
which he causes the poor to ascend, and
the rich to descend,’ or in other words,
he exalts the lowly, and depresses the
haughty.” There was discovered on an
ancient tombstone Greek words to the
following purpose: —“I was not, and I
became! lam not, but shall he.” The
same thought is expressed in the follow
ing reply of Rabbi Gabiha to a sceptic.
A free thinker once said to Rabbi Gabiha,
“Ye fools who believe in a resurrection,
see ve not that the living die? how then can
you believe that the dead shall live?” “Sil
ly man!” replied Gabiha, thou believest in
a creation—well then if what never be
fore existed exists, why may not that
which once existed exist again?”— [Good
bugh’s Lectures on Biblical Literature.
Corporal Bunting’s Opinion of Love.
i —“lndeed your Honour,” said the Cor
; poral; “I have been over head and ears
in love, but that was afore I learnt to
| swim. Love's very like bathing.- At first
I we go souse to the bottom; but if we are
i not drowned, then we gather pluck, grow
• calm, strike out gently, and make a deal
; pleasanter thing of it afore we’ve done.
I i’ll teil you Sir, what I thinks of love.
! Twixt you and me, Sir, ’tis not a great
thing in life as boys and girls want to
make it out to be. If’twere one’s din
ner, that would be summut, for one can’t
do without that, but lauk, Sir; love’s all
in the fancy; one does not eat it nor drink
it; and for the rest, why it’s bother!”
‘‘Bunting, you’re a beast” said Walter in
a rage, for the Corporal had come off
wifi) a slight rebuke for his sneer at re
ligion; we grieve to say that his attack on
the sacredness of love seemed a crime
beyond all toleration to the theologian of
twenty-one.”—[Bulwer.
[TERMS *3 IX ADVANCE.
NUMBER 43.
Tiif. ParisjGamdling Houses. —Tho
action brought by a banker against the
farmer-general of the lately closed gambl
ing houses to recover 107,340 francs, lost
at Frascati’s by one of his clerks, has
elicited much curious information. After
the evidence, proving that upwards of
730,000 persons were admitted, and SCO,-
000,000 francs yearly play ed in the seven
“hells,” the defendant labored to show
that if exulting bulletins were hourly trans
mitted to him, announcing], the arrival of
high players and their successive losses,
his paternal solicitude exclude all such as
his contract with the city of Paris prohib
ited him from receiving. Thus, in 1837,
the last year of the existence of these cred
itable establishments, 49,403 persons wero
rejected, viz: 19,710 minors, 6,346 stu
dents, 105 door-keepers, or office-messen
gers, 118 females in male attire, 11,058
servants and workmen, 1,910 intoxicated
men, 8,125 ill-dressed persons, 1,130 stop
ped by the police. The admission and ex
clusions were superintended by eleven
commissioners, appointed by the farmer
general, whose combined vigilance and
sagacity could scarcely frustrate the stra
tagems resorted to by gamblers. Thus,
one day, an old gentleman, with a snow
white wig, spectacles over his nose, and
his decayed frame propped by a gold-head
ed cane, turned out, on closer examination,
to be a very young and very pretty wo
man. On another occasion, a blind gen
tleman was led by bis valet cfc chamber.
when the latter p.-.ved a student of the
ecclesiastical seminary. A clerk of M.
M. Berthond’s firm contrived to get in un
perceived. On his exhibiting a bundle of
bank-notes, he was questioned, and his
employers being sent for, they recovered
45,000f. M. Milleret recovered in the
same manner 80,000, w hich a confidential
agent of his bank was about to gamble
with, and the late Duke de Duras, on re
ceiving due notice, hastened to one of tho
Palais Royal houses, in time to intercept
a sum which one of his servants was trans
ferring from his muster’s pocket to the
coffers of the state, city of Paris.
Publirationof the Laws. —The Georgia
papers are filled with the Acts, which wero
passed at the recent session of the Geor
gia Legislature. We are pleased to see
this. The law which authorises and pays
for the publication of all the Acts of As
sembly in that State, is most excellent. —
We recommend the passage ofsuchalaw,
iu South Carolina. Besides benefiting
that most useful class of citizens, the Prin
ters, this law would be of great advantage
to the public at large. It is certainly of
great concernment to every citizen, to
know what has been done by the men,
wliomjie has refected for bis representa
tives. How is he to know, unless the acts
of those representatives are published in
the newspapers? According to the pres
ent system, printers generally publish
only a list of the acts. It cannot be ex
pected that they should publish the pro
ceedings of the Legislature at full length,
without remuneration, to the exclusion
of other matter, for which they are paid.
It argues well for the intelligence oi anv
country, to have the acts of its government,
made known to its citizens. In the early
ages of the Roman Republic, the laws
were carefully concealed from the Plebei
ans, by the Patricians, in order to keep
the common people in iguorauce, and to
strengthen their own power. A* the peo
ple become more enlightened, and more
sensible of their own rights, the laws
which were enacted, were made public.
Affairs thus continued, until the overthrow
of the Republic, and the commencement
of Imperial power, under Augustus. The
arts and polite literature, indeed flourish
ed under the Emperors for a season, but
the laws were only known to the people,
in their despotic oppression. Liberty was
at an end, and a night of barbarism shortly
envoloped the world. In our own days,
we find th.at it is the policy of all arbitra
ry governments, to keep the people in ig
norance of the laws. Look at Russia!
Her fifty millions know nothing of Jaws,
save from the ukases of her irresponsible
Autocrat; and even these are -perverted
and construed, by the magistrates and pet
ty governors, to the oppression of the peo
ple. Great Britain, and our own country
are indebted for ailtheir high intelligence,
and indomitable spirit of liberty, to. the
publicity which is given to the acts of their
governments.—[Edgeljeld (S. C.) Adver
tiser.
Curiocs Computation!— Baked beans,
it is said, are a common dinner in the
Eastern States. An Eastern clergyman
has computed that he has “preached reg
ularly every Sabbath afternoon to fifty
live bushels and ihree pecks of baked
beans, while their owners sre mostly
asleep.
Love of Newspaper. —“ Father, give
me the New Orleans Bee.” “Why the
Bee, my son?” “Because itis tlm big
gest paper in the world, and capital to
make kites.”—[N. Y. Star.