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fr £===== fI^JiUSES^RETREAT. But Thk ART of PRINTING. L onl- A POEM. i JL Hail, majefticartl which men lilt* Angel* taught *, To to ryci, and paint unbod)'d thought! Though deaf, and dumb } bkft still reliev’d by thee, | We make one fenft perform the talk of three. We fee, we hear, we touch the head and heart, And take, or give, what each but yield* in part. With the hard law* of distance we dtfpenfe, And without found, a part commune in sense: View, though refined; nay rule, this earthly ball, And travido’er the wide expanded all. Dead letter* thus with living notions fraught, Prove to the foul the telefcope* of thought, To mortal life a deathless witness give. And bid all deed* and titles last and live. In scanty life, eternity we taste, View the hrft age*, and inform the last. Arts, hift'ry, law», we purchase with a lool^ And keep, like fate, all nature in a bock. & a sailor’s sentence wa* pro nouncing, who committed a robbery on the highway, he raised a piece of rolled to bacco to hia mouth, and held it between l>is teeth. When the sentence was finifli <rd, he bit off a piece of the tobacco, and began to chew it with great unconcern. “ Sirrah ! (said the judge, piqued at the man’s indifference,) do you know thatyou are to be hanged shortly ?” “ So I hear,” laid the sailor, and squirting a little tobac cojuice from his mouth, at the fame time. “Do you know, (rejoined the judge,) where you (hall go when you die? “I can not tell, indeed, an’t please your honor,” said the fjilor. “ Why then, (cried the judge, with a tremendous voice,) I wtll tell you: you will gotohcli! “Then, my lord, 1 hope I flu 11 have the pleasure of your company there.” A man that had but one eve met early in the morning one that had a crooked back, and said to him, “ Friend, you are loaded betimes.” “It is early, indeed, (replied the other,) for you have but one of your windows open.” A lawyer told his client, his adversary had removed his suit from one court into another; to whom the client replied, “Let him remove it to the devi’, if he ;;'yrfgtj my-ittosiicy, for monev, will follow it.” ADVICE To those •'Mho Kant it , and that unfortunately is too many. HE mod damning vicesmankind can be guilty of, are lying, idleness, whore dom and taking that which is not their own : And these threaten them with hunger, disease, a ptifon, and a gibbet. Every call you have to eat, when you know not where to find either food or mo ne •, impeaches thofc hands which were guen you to labor with, of high crimes and mildemeanors. The imcparable companions of indo lence nre a craving appetite, debility of body, and wretchedness of mind. Avoid the company of lewd women; you w ill find them callous, perfidious, ra pacious, aud cruel. Their embrace is that of a ferpeut. And who would be robbed of hi money, injurui in his health, become a victim to quacks, and quackery, lose his spirits and his credit, for the unmanly in dulgence of lying inglorioujly in the lap of a harlot. It is often to support a mistress, that the ftrvant betrays his matter to his accom plices ; that from pilfering he proceeds to theft; that having rifled the till, he com mits his depredations on the delk ; that a fade calculation is so often an introduc tion to forgery ; that picking pockets em boldens to rob on the highway, and that the thoughtless are often prompted to as sume the garb of a ruffian, and murderer at midnight. These are the deeds that originate in lewdness, inattention tobutinefs, or excels 'in the pursuit of pleasure. As therefore you value health of body, peace oi mind, a good character, and a quiet tile, be industrious, temperate and honrtt. hpend every week day at work, and go *0 church at least one part of Sunday. Priuk rs vou cat, only for nonrifliment. Go e?r!v and cooljr to' be 1, and y ou will flerpt&ftly, and rife retrefhed. h vclte no quarrels. Contract no debts. j Be cotutut with vour lot. Kn n-'t the rich. O pit .s not the poor. IS I* s •' th.* g H>d yon can. fi * rt “ l bc > oaT in Ht'ivcn* m MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS. Jt is a maxim too obvious to be disput ed, that an ignorant people cannot long preserve freedom. How then, it will be alked, are savages free ? They are so by nature. The liberty of a savage, however, and that of a civilized man, are efl'entially different. Civil liberty implies both re* ftraint and protection ; but a savage is neither prote&ed nor restrained. Where there is no government at all, men are lit erally free, but from a want of law, they cannot enjoy their freedom. Where there is a despotic goverument, the people are politically fiaves; but still they are not in a worse condition than savages who re main as free as nature formed them. There cannot, strictly speaking, beany rational freedom without fixed laws. Thert can be no such laws, where there is no civilization. And as an ignorant people cannot be called civilized, they are without those materials which form the protection of law, and therefore cannot deem them selves free. In tracing the causes of the decline of dates, one after another, we are presented with a striking demonstration of the truths just mentioned. It must happen, that the fplendorand pageantry of courts, the opu lence and artifice of a few individuals, will create a glare of civilization, whicn dazzles the great bulk of a community, who are still too unenlightened to be called civilized. No nation deserves such an appellation, where knowledge and proper ty are confined to a few persons; any more than that deserves to be called a learned nation, in which a few individuals have made eminentattainmentsin science. The prevailing cast of charafter among the peo ple at large, is what should constitute the national charader. Where the inhabitants of any country are destitute of the means of acquiring a current information of public affairs, they cannot be brought into a concert of views. They will be impressed with difeordant notions of men and measures, and it will be impollible toproduceany union of sen timent. A hitter spirit of parry will in evitably attend such a situation ; and pub lic liberty will expire in the rage of fac tion. The evils of fa&ion, however, will al ways be checked in a community which poffeffcs general information. The at tempts of turbulent and intriguing men will soon be difeovered, and easily defeat ed by a well-informed people; and all the nenucs of public danger will be fK?!y guarded. Such people will readily learn what they ought to bear and what to re fill. They will seldom commit mistakes ; because they are raised above ignorance, which is the only foil in which mistakes can grow. The public opinion will, of course, be just and venerable. It will con troul the formation of the laws, which will be so congenial to the public wifli, and the public interest, that there can be no motive, and consequently chance, for a bad execution. The only certainty that a law will be well executed, results from its being consonant to the general opinion— but how is an ignorant people to form any general opinion ? The interest of mankind and their duty are the fame thing. It is or.ly because people arc unenlightened, that their, ideas of those objects should ev r be so far separated as not to be expressed by the fame word. Nature made them alike, and why should man make them different? Parallel between the Characters of Mejfrs. Pitt and Fox. TWO rival statesmen divide the opini- I on of the public—opposite in tempera ment, edecation, system, and in whatever eonftitutes character. Shaded by the pro phetic mantle of his father, there ivas in the firft appearance of the one, something of sublimity; splendid abilities, unusual fanftiiy of manners, bespoke and juftified’ the confidence of his country. Raised at once to a high station, pressed by business that mull be instantly performed, he was obliged to accept of assistance from meu hackneyed in the ways of office, and bv degrees was compeled to relinquish the fa vorite honorable resolutions ofhisyouth. He did not consort with men who marked his firft deviations.—Courtiers are not al ways furnilhed with a moral plumb rule toadjuft the rectitude of a friend, though they sometimes apply it rather awkwardly to defe£t the obliquity of an enemy.—The unbounded confidence efthe public tempt ed the frailty of hi, nature, and hefcrupled not to impose a little upon thepeople, who had imposed so much upon themlclves. I The other statesman had a charafter to make. With the exuberant animation w nchufually accompanies genius, he ran the eccentric round of diifipation. But this to him was a short and faiutarv experi ment : The fame social nature at his firft entrance upon his political career led him to tolerate, perhaps to imitate hisccmpani ons: But his taste and judgment soon dis dained the mean arts and sordid objects of inferior ambition. His moral chara&er has been gradually formed by the convic tion of his understanding, and perhaps not a Angle year has been added to his life, which has not added to his virtue. The philfophic eye will perceive the in fluence of chara&er not only in the con duct of affairs, but in the deliberation of the senate. When the melodious voice of che minister steals upon the ear, when he leads us “ through many a bout of length ened sweetness,” far away from the abje<ft which we fought, we feel as if our understandings had beed convinced, when our ienfes only have been gratified. When he afTutr.es the tone of argument, we admire the lucid order, the beautiful connexion, the high polish of his oration. It is true the parts are put together with dexterity: The joinings and defers in the materials areexquifitely concealed by work manship. The varnish is so delicate, that no ruyde hand ventures to deface it. But it yields to time, and reveals the wretched imterials which it covered, we are amazedjo fee so much (kill and inge nuity bestowed upon such a worthless fa bric. His opponent rises—we forget the ora tor, and sympathize with every feeling of the man. With the energy of a master hand, he (trikes out at every blow a dif tinft idea. He never spins the flight gos samer of sophistry, to catch the feeble and fluttering attention; but with herculean nerve, we fee him forge out, link by link, the chain of demonstration. There is no pause, no respite, till the maflive length is complete and rivetted round the mind. ON THE CULTIVATION OF POTATOES. THIS root delights most in rich loom, but not too moist: Wet land producing too much top and watery fruit, which will not keep through the winter and always strong and unpleasant to the taste. Very dry land produces a frnall crop, and nurly fruit.—Land that is apt to bake, as we commonly phrase it, fliould always be a voided. The earth, for this crop (hould be well ploughed, and kept clear of weeds, but not shady, as an orchard, &c. But the princi pal error in tending a field of potatoes is the enormous hilling. I have found by experience, that if potatoes are planted in a mellow foil, they need scarcely any hil ling; they will bed themfclves at the dis tance from the furface of the ground which gives them the greatest advantage ofnour ifhment ; this depth, I have observed is generally about four inches, and this depth the plant finds something which I will ven ture tocall inftinft ; it stems to be so much like it, but in a lower degree, or that prin ciple, or rather security in the lowed or der of the brute creation. If the earth in which you plant potatoes, fliould be hard, and not yield to the pref lure of the roots it will then be neceflary to hill them, but great care (hould be tak en not to earth them too much j never let them be covered above four inches, and this hilling must be given with diferetion, for if they have bedded themfelves.as they will in mellow land, four inches, and you add four inches more earth, you fuffocate the fruit.—Take an example: Potatoes, just before the blodom,begin to formtheir bulbs, if you leave them now, the fruit will grow rapidly, but if you (hould add earth to the hill, the young bulbs, for want of that air that can pervade four inches of the earth, willpcrifli, and others will sprout above them ; this will be the progress of nature, so long as you continue to burden them with earth. Therefore to procure ■ an early crop of potatoes, be sure to give them your last earth as soon as the plant is big enough to receive it, when they have left off earthing them, they will begin to vegetate and increase with great rapidi ty, but will not while you keep burdening them. Thus much, at present as to the culture—a word relative to the time of gathering this crop must conclude this ef jay. Every production of the earth has its time of maturity, consequently the po tatoes, if you harvest them before they are ripe, the juice will be crude ; they will not keep so well as if fuffered to grow longer, the sign of ripeness of this fruit is the turn ing and fading of the lets, and (hrinkina of the (talk. It is remarkable in almost all bulbous roots, especially the oqion and potatoe, that they receive firftnqiirifliment from the root, and (inifh their growth by what they receive from the top. for sale, TWO PAIR MAHOGANY Dining Tables. , Apply at this Office. K v *4- • rs. 2. ■f --5?-- T", ;£• •' ••;?••-. -- The Subscribers, Refpeblfully acquaint the inhabitants of j* u „ gufia and its vicinity , THAT THEY HAVE COMMENCED THE Gold & Silver Smiths , Book-Binding and Stationary BUSINESS , In SAVANNAH. Where they have on hand, a compleat Ajjortment of BOOKS; Principally Novels, the newest and most interesting—Among which are, The Monk, § Itallian Nvtn, Moore’s, § The Hive, Edward, § Count Roderick’s Camilla, § Castle, Evellina, § Tom Jones, Itallian, § Telemachus, See. American Bee, § likewise, Histories and School Books. They have also on hand, an Ajjortment of JEWELRY. *** Merchants and others supplied with BLANK BOOKS of any defeription, and Books Re-bound on reasonable terms. 03" The ftri&eft attention will be paid to all orders they may be favored with. MILLER £* POWERS. Savannah, July n. 4t. * THOMAS HOBBY, ts Co.' HAVE FOR SALE, At the Store formerly occupied by Mr. Carle, ton Dunkley, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF GOODS, Suitable for the present Season ; I AMONG WHICH ARE, CHINTZES, § DIMITIES, CALLICOES, § LINENS, MUSLINS, § HUMHUMS, &V. j ALSO , Jamaica, Weft-India & Northward Rum, bv the hogshead or gallon, Teneriffe and Sherry Wine by the pipe, quarter calk or gallon, Sugar per barrel or single pound, Coffee in bags. Also, GIN, § PEPPER, BRANDY, § ALSPICE, AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF GROCERIES. All which will be fold on the lowed terms for CASH. Kt* They have a few hundred weight of BACON. S I J ul y *7- ts. i. SPRING GOODS. Ts The SUBSCRIBERS, Have just received per thejhip fox from LON* : don, and for Sale at their Store on BROAD* STREET, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT Os Fancy ts Fajhionable Articles f Suitable to the season, which will be fold at their usual low price, for cajh or counts I produce. . || Reuben Butler, ts Co. July i7* f The SUBSCRIBER, RESPECTFULLY informs the Citi zens of Augusta, that he has just commenced the HOUSE CARPENTER. ; and JOINERS BUSINESS in this place, j and hopes to lhare their favors equal to that of his exertions and merit in giving ; general fatisiaaion.—At the fame time thinking I may have enemies of whose ill intent I am as yet unaware, but I flatter myfelf with the pleasing hope, though a stranger to many, that none will too hasti ly give credit to the falfe assertions of any bale columniator. OBADIAH CRAWFORD. J ul y 24- ts. 2. | ] WANTED, AN active Boy about fourteen or fif teen years of age, as an Apprentice to the Carpenter and Joiner’s trade—None | need apply but such as can come well re commended, and is willing to be bound till of age. SAMUEL DUNHAM. July 24. ts. z. I Wanted to Hire. A SMART negro boy about feven* \ teen years of age. Apply at this ; office. July 24, 1799. WANTED, A Boy of about 13 or 14 years of age, who has received a liberal education and can come well recommended, as Ap prentice to the Printing-Bufinefs.—.Apply at this office. July 17. Blank Deeds of Conveyance, For sale at this Ofiice.