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PRESENT AGE.
From the AVt» f London J Monthly Maya
TIM.
There is no more delightful pecuKsrit;
in the literature of the present age lhai
the worth and the brilliancy of it* fetnali
genius. The full clevelopemcnt of tin
intellect ami imagination of women in flu
triumph of modem time*. Their influ
cnce on literature was scarcely felt even
in the stateliest of the classical ages,
The contracted nature of their education
—the tyrannical demeanor of the sterner
nex towards them—and the yet more in
dexible tyranny of custom, crushed the
blossoms of their genius before they a ere
half unfolded, or prevented them from
diffusing their sweets beyond the limited
circle of domestic life. Sometimes, in
deed, the female mind broke through the
unnatural restraints opposed to its pro.
givss, but it too often lost in the exertion
iU freshest ami most delicate charm.—
The Sapphos and the Aspasiss of Anti
quity cast aside at once the fctteis of
custom and the bonds of virtue. Even
these instanct s of female celebrity, so at
tended with cause of sorrow and of pity,
are rare Hence the imaginative works
of Greece and Home, exquisite and eter
nal as they arc, have an aspect stern and
appalling, and want that delicacy and ten
der grace, which the intermingling of fe
male taste alone can give. Their poetry
is enriched with few of those sweet fan
cies and delieiotia conceits which peculi
arly belong to the female mind, or are
excited in the society of intellectual and
sensitive women. The gentle influences
of fememuc genius now shed over the
whole literature of our country a delicate
and tender bloom. The works of the
female authors of the pre seat age are ob
jects of no common interest—not only
for their separate beauties—but for the
m w and lovely lights which they have
cast over the whole region of imagina
tion, and the nooks of graceful loveliness
which they have been first enabled to il
lume. We shall attempt a brief sketch
of the character of those who are most
distinguished among them—chiefly of
such us 3d live to increase the honours
of their sex, but also, of a few who, with
in our own memory, have been taken
from the world which they assisted to inn
prove audio gladden.
MRS. UAUCLIFFB.
Os the latter class, to whom it is fitting
that we should first attend, Itadciiffe*
is perhaps the most distinguished fur vi.
, gour and originality of genius. She o
pcneil !• the view a new world of glories
nud of wonders. In her works the ma
jestic castles, far enthroned among moun
tains, lift their conscious battlements ‘ oas
ed in the unfeeling armour of old lime*
—a origin succession of moon-light sceqps
•re ever glittering—and the sad presage
and symbols of dire event* whisper w ith
unearthly soum . In the works of no n
ther amino-has to muph genius been dis
played iu tulea of guilt and horror. Sin
does not excite interest by the mere accn
mutation of outrages and massacres. A
•ingle murder—and that, perhaps, not ot
the most aggravated nature—becomes the
source of more than human terror, in hti
romances. Her tales are not merely un
rivalled in the interest which they sustain
but full of scenes, in themselves, of ini
mitable beauty. The scenes in the Ro
mance of the Forest, where Adelaide dis
covers the narrative of a murdered cap
live, which she reads in her lone apart
mem, fearing to raise her eyes to the
glass least she should see a face not hei
own) —the wandering of Emily, in the
Castle of Udolpho, directed by a tract of
blood to the chamber of her aunt; whom
she believes murdered by Montoni; —and,
above all, the slupenaio is scene iu the 1-
talian, where Schedutti, after dreadful
note of preparation, gllues into the a
partmeut of his young and innocent vic
tim, who lies asleep, and drawing aside
her drapery to plunge the dagger imo
her breast, drops it in dismay on discover
ing a portrait which induces the belief
th.ushe is his own child—are impressed
on our souls for ever. Os all her works,
the Romance of the Forest, if it does not
contain tile most astonishing passages,
seems to us the. most complete. The w iUt
and mysterious introduction of the hero
ine to a family of wretched fugitives—
the life they lead together in the bosom
of the forest so richly romantic—the in
tense interest excited by the sudden
change in the purpose of the Marquis,
from seeking the love to attempting the
life of Adelaide—and the entire connex
ion and develwpetnent of the story—ren
cler the whole one of the most delightful
fictions. This work is not chargeable with
the fault which so unfortunately spoils the
longer tales for the second perusal—the
excitement of curiosity to the greatest
height by a succession of prodigies appar
ently supernatural and pregnant with ter
ror; ami, then, the sedulous dissolution of
the enchantment, by explaining every
thing as pioduced by merely human and
frivolous causes. When the reader looks
back, aftt r the catastrophe for which he
has ardently panted,«he enchantment, so
fiiarveilously raised, is gone for ever. He
feels that an affront has been offered to
his imagination, te that he has been cheat
ed out of his terror by false pretences.
He is inclined to regard the whole as an
elaborate hoax. Some have complained
a'.soof the length of the descriptions, es
pccially in Uic Mysteries of Udolpho;—
but we think the objection arises merely
from the curiosity excited by the story*
Is’h ch can endure no obstacle to its pro
gress. Had Mrs. Radclifle brought to the
composition ut her awful tales the super
stitious feelings which the author of Wa
verley infuses imo narratives to which the
supernatural is far Jess fitted, she would
hsie holden high a.id lone supremacy li
ver the regions of poetical terror.
MRS. ‘JMITH.
The works of Charlotte Smith supply
• connecting hak between romances anil
novclß ‘ sl *e not lay her scenes a
*Smce this article was written we have
been informed that tin. gifted lady is set
id mg- We hope most earnestly that this
information is true, and that she will long
-enjoy that fame which ha* already rank, d
Uus .UmUrd author her
»
■ moflg the mountains of Italy, or lluffe
them with the fearful view
ral terror, but she disclose*, with exquis
ite skill, the sources of high and poetical
interest, in the vicissitudes of English
life, fche makes ordinary- things appear
romantic- She has, it is true, no power
of sketching or of developing characters
—her neroes and heroines are, for the
most part, alike in all generous sensibili
ties and personal charms—and when she
tiuninis to draw real portraits from actu
y al observation, she only disgusts with he-
[ fl diouft curienturei or chills with nhadowy
lc abstractions. Hut there is a sweet and
11 gentle interest, a tender charm in her
" tales, which numerous characteristic
i_ sketches w ould only weaken. The ‘ pur
-11 pie light of love* is shed overall her
’• ict-ncs Her Old Manor-House is one of
" the most exquisite of novels. The very
r names of Otlsudo and Monimia are' sil
'■ ver sweet,’and those to whom they are
given are worthy to bear them. This tale
L ’ seems lons more like a delicious eollec
j tion of early youth than an enchanting
fiction. R» spell will never be broken.
The little turret of Monimia—the curious
passage thenCeto the library—the gentle
coming on of love in the sweetly-stolen
J interviews, seem like remembrances of
childhood. The old Mansion still lifts its
lowers, fit home for imprisoned love—
' there Mrs. RayJand yet keeps her stale—
. “ And then Orlando still adores
. “ His little captive maid I”
MRS. HAMILTON.
Mrs. Hamilton’s works are of a very
diffcicut order She is the pleasantest of
those writers whose avowed object is to
be useful. Her chief talent lays in singu
lar acute ness, and a most vivid perception
of (he ludicrous. Her delineation of
Miss Dridgetina Uotherim is the pleasant
est of caricatures We must, at the same
time, protest against such a mode of as
sadmg a philosophical theory. It is not
well to laugh at the noble though devious
aspirations of the soul. Godwin’s f’oliti
cal Justice contains, we believe, much
that is untrue, but its erring., are those of
lamest thought, of passiurmte love of
truth, of the most intense and disinter
ested desire for the advancing glories of
the species. The serious pondering* of
drep intellect, the high thoughts of a
trusting spirit, the delusions of too anh nl
hope for human good, are not subjects for
tic nsion. A theory is not sliowh to be I
false by putting some of its deductions in
to the mouth of a lady with a turned-up
nose. Resides, the readers of novels are
not in general given to the perusal of
philosophical quartos ; and, therefore the
humour is little understood and the de
sign often (ails. Os far more unquestion
able benefit is the Cottagers of Glen
burnie. If qot so amusing as the best
work* of Miss Edgeworth, it has finet
touches of nature, and enforces higher
duties by noble sanctions.
MRS BRUNTON.
The writing* ot Mrs. Brunton display
no elevated talents, but a singular har
mony and proportion in the author’s pow
ers. Nothing stands so prominent in them
as to excite deep emotion, but all is in
beautiful keeping. They arc instinct
w ith cheerful piety. They will never be
perused without shedding a calm over
the soul, or exciting the tenderest regret
lor the early fate of their excellent and
gifted author.
CARTHAGE BRIDGE.
It was stated a few weeks ago, that the
beautiful bridge at Carthage, in the state
of New York, had fallen from its height
of awful sublimity, (where to the eye of
the traveller it appeared to be suspended
i iilway between heaven and earth,) into
the abyss over which it was throw n. As
many of our readers are unacquainted
w ilh its position, we now give a more par
ticular description of it, from the pen of a
gentleman who w*hc on the spot. After I
perusing it the reader will not be surpris
ed at being told that it has been classed
with the sublime wonders of the universe,
by travellers who have seen the produc
tions of art ami nature, in all their mag
nlficence and grandeur in the old world
The Genessee river as it the
the village of Rochester forms
cent cascade, of nearly 100 feet. The
stream, which is here about 90 yards
wide, pours over an irregular ledge of
rocks forming an acute angle, into a ba
sin below-,ltem whence it hurries through
various descents, and w ith increased im
petuosity, until it leaps over the last and
must tremendous cataract, near the village
of Carthago. The waters condensed into
a channel by lofty and precipitous banks,
on one side bald and rocky, and upon the
other, shaggy with timber and brush
wood, rush furiously onward. They tum
ble nut by some sheer descent into the
terrible abyss, but madly dashing upon a
giant rock, are spurned away witli Hash
and foam, until by three wrathful bounds
they leap to their dark and troubled dwel
ling. Nothing is to be seen at their fall
but a mass of spray, in which they are rl.
sing, and sinking, and toiling'in the abyss.
It seem* as if they had toiled and strug
gled with the spirit of that dark abode;
ami that from their strife arose the un
ceasing thumleri and turmoil. So violent
am. precepitouS is the descent, that the
spray rises several hundred feet, investing
with a cloudy mantle, its midnight horrors,
beaming by day light with ten-thnusaiul
hues, and irrigating with its freshness,
those flowers which breathe sweetness o
ver desolation* To this spot the following
lines of Byrin, will apply with peculiar
force ami beauty: S
‘rT h “ f w «*cn'-r«pid «• the licht;
1. ,n *” Asking the sbynj
* *>*; « »««■«: where Ol.) Hum J sndhiU
Aiid (Mil ID ...ulloi. torture: while the meat
f? P l '' m wrung out ot'ihU
, *mgtrtJimi, curls round the rock of u».
I hiu gird tin gulf a run ui), 1.1 pn.lt-,. horror it;
And iuou.it. m ~.ra> the ik.id ihcncu «wm
Hetui ii> iu un uiKouiiigihowur. which around
W.ili nt uunuptiud cloud of gouliu rate
ton imiial \prilio the ground.
Making it all sue emerald.
Standing upon the cliff which over
hangs tins hombir chasm, and turning
your eyes for -.moment from its appalin*
features, you perceive the Carthage
Bridge, a structure which an has reSred
as it in rivalry with nature. And there .*
not a spot upon earth, w.cre the sublim
ity of these powers could be more proud
ly display ed, than here, where the mijrh
liest efforts of both are pWd, sitle bv
side, as if tor a comparison, and cadi re
fltcls iu glory upon the other.
The banks through which the river
steals timidly sloug, as if just rtcoverinjr
from the sliock and terror of its fall ris
pcrpwudiCulwily s rocky wall te *u m
I*
w
i ineusc heigl*W From otte of thoM tow
. ering summits to the other, springs this
. majestic arch, the most lofty, the most
1 bold, the most beautiful, which the world
i has ever witnessed! From the margin of
r the waters, you look up to a bewildering
r distance, and see this aily arch soaring
i through the heavens, and seeming as if
formed to connect one world with ano
. then! Scarcely can we consider this crea
tion of human genius as a ssblime reality,
. but rather as a magical illusion, which the
wand of an enchanter has raised up be
fore us, in this sylvan solitude? So little
1 does it partake of'his world’s character,
• of those things which grovel in the dust,
or rise only upon masses of masonry, that
. we can scarcely realize in l| the product
■ of human energy, when we see it starting
’ from one cloudy rock, and sweeping un
supported through the air, until it arrives
as its distant station upon the other. As
we raise our regards upward, our bosoms
are thrilled with wonder, ecstacy and awe
—Around us nattirehas raised the giant
rocks, and poured down the terrible cata
racks; what is our littleness amid so much
vastness, and so much majesty, or our fee
bleness amid so much strength. We me a
sure our pigmy size with magnitude about
us, anti are humbled. But we look up a
gain ami see the mind of man displaying
its daring attributes, conquering every
obstacle and rearing even on the power]
and terrors of nature, the proud trophy cw
its triumph.
But, as we stand tipan the bridge, in
the dim and Uiulistinct realities of twr
light,new and more powerful emotions
swell in the bosom Before ns the cata
ract, half revealed by the mystic light of
the hour, rushes down in foam and fury,
with a noise and a shaking which startles
all things, and makes the air tremble, even
in this elevated region. As we look down
into the dark gulf which imagination has
sunk into a lower depth, and invested w ith
ten-fold horrors, the heart grows sick, —
the brain reels diezilv, and we shrink
shuddering from the awful spectacle.
Indian EXni^vience.
From the National Gazette.
Gentlemen-. —Much has been said hy
Europeans, against the red men of Amer
ica. Ii is not my intention to repeat those
slanders; hut to refute them. With that
view’, 1 wish to draw the public atten
tion to a subject of some importance tons,
to mankind generally, of tlie present, as
well as of future generations.
It lias often been asked, is it not high
time, before it be forever too late, to
collect into one body,'specimens of Indi
an eloquence ? Matty speeches of these
sons of the forest, are as fine models for
oratory, as any age or nation has produc
ed. Logan, Cornplauter, and Red Jacket,
are only a few of the many orators who
have appeared among them, even within
the recollection of many persons now liv
ing in the United States. There is an
other inquiry of considerable interest; is
there no poetry utnung the North Amer
ican Indians?
llsmer and Ossian lived among a peo
pie not further advanced, nerhaps, in the
arts of civilized life, than some of our Ab
origines. The circumstances with which
the people of these states are surrounded
are far less favorable to the-production of
poetry, than those with which the Indi
an is attended. The civilized man secs
the cultivated fields, but it is shorn of its
native attire, its flowering plants, shrubs
and trees. If the white man sees his
farm with pleasure, the red man sees his
native wood with rapture. If the clvi
lized shepherd sees his flock of domestic
animals with indifference, the shepherd
of the forest sees his wild game .with ec
slacy. The white man beholds his par.
terve with langour, while the red man
beholds bis native vales covered with flaw
ers of every hue, with liie highest emo
tious of ili light. While the former spends
the fervent hours of a long summer’s day
at the plough, the spade, the axe, or
chained to the laboring oar. The latter
roposes at his case beneath the cool shade
of his native woods; or angles on the banLs
ot tlte streamlet, which meanders along
in front of his cabin; or skims over the
glassy surface of the river, in his light
bark canoe. The former sees the light
ning’s flash, and hears the thunder’s roar,
but our Franklin has explained to him
their cause, and in that way, disartnet
them, in a measure, from all their ter
rors. The latter sees the lightning’s flash
with fear, he hears the thunder’s roar
with dibhiay. Ignorance of many of the
phenomena of nature, tends.to inflame
imagination, to rouse his passions and
warm his heart. If the mental efforts of
♦he one, extends to efforts almost innu
merable, those of the others are few. If
those of the former may be compared to
the diffusion Q f the rays of light, extend
ing throng-h the realms of infinite space;
those of the latter, are like the same
rays brought to a focus by a lens Thus
the v;e«s, feelings, and objects of pursuit
o| each,are entirely different. Art makes
and governs the former, but nature, pure,
and unadulterated, the other The streams
of eloquence and poetry, limpid and ex
hilerating, flow constantly from nature’s
fountains, but rarely from weils dug by
art.
May we not look A eloquence and
even poetry, among our Indians ? Whete
are their war songs ? Why has no one at
tempted to collect, translate, and publish
them ? In every country, placed under
similar circumstances, man has been a
poet as well as an orator.
It may be said that no poetry has been
discovered among the aborigines; say ra
thee no efforts have yet been made to dis
cover any. instead of decrying the elo
quence of the Indians, and deny ing to
them any genius would it not tend quite
as much to promote our own honor and
that of human nature, to make die most
dilligent search for the relic* of poetry
ami eloquence probably existing among
them ? These people are in small numbers
lingering on our borders, just about to
disappear forever from human right; and
unless immediate attention be bestowed
on this subject, every memorial of them
wdl be, like themselves, lost in oblivion.
I bis people’are too feeble and few, to
be any longer objects ot fear to us; win
should they boot hatred? It is the cause
of humanity 1 plead, it-is not, I hope, a
subject beneath the notice of our Indi
an interpreters, Agents, Missionaries, and
Secretary at M ar. Will they endeavor
to collect the speeches, the poetry, the
tradition, and histories of our Indians?
means, I would cheer
fully do «U Uwt 1 could, t« in ren
• derinf such t service to humanity, to the
i present generation, as well as those who
are to come after us. I will frank them,
1 and forward them, if requested so to do,
f to the American Antiquarian Society, for
publication.
if any speech be forwarded to me, it,
will be desirable always, snd frequently
absolutely necessary, to state minutely,
when, where, by whom, and on what
occasion, it was delivered, if a poem,
or fragment of one be sent, the same re
marks apply also to it; without attending
to which, it would be uninteresting, be
cause untelligible.
Some of your readers may be able, from
their otneial situations, to convey the in
formation now sought.
CALEB ATWATER.
Circleville, Ohio, June, 1820. ,
Late Foreign Intelligence.
From theN. Y. Com. Advertiser, July 1.
It would seem that a desire for retrench
ment and economy is gaining ground in
the British parliament. Lord A Hamilton,
lately brought forward a motion for abol
ishing the office of fifth baron of the Ex
chequer in Scotland, for the purpose of
' saving a salary of2ooo/ per annum.—The
motion though opposed by the whole min
isterial Wee, was negatived by a tnnjori
ty of only 12, i.i a house of 386 members.
Letters from Batavia ofthe 2d January,
slate, that the whole of the cotton crops
have been destroyed by the locusis. Uusi
ness was exceedingly dull, as all English
manufactures, excepting fine qualities
sell 30 percent cheaper than they can be
parted for in England, but for fine arti
cles, there appears to be a good market.
Count Itterberg, son of Gustavus, the
ex-king of Sweden, lias arrived in Scot
land, and at Inverness the magistrates pn
valely paid their respects to the distin
guished strangt r. He makes scientific
excursions in the Highlands and is much
pleased w ith the beauties of the country.
The Queen is evidently popular with a
large party in England. Her birth day
was celebrated by a numerous party at
Liverpool, and a song highly complimen
tary was sung on the occasion.
Parlianemary Civility. —Words ran
high in (he debate upon Alderman Woods
motion for a committee to inquire into the
conduct of Edwards. Mr. Canning repli
ed both to Sir F. Burdett, and the Aider
man, with some severity.
Sit F. Burdett then rose for the pur
pose of clearing himself from having used
arguments that were pronounced stupid
and senseless. He never was stupid
enough to say, that information of an at
tack on a man’s house or jperson should
not be received from any source.—(Cries
of spoke! spoke!)
Mr. Canning was rising to explain, but
Sir F Burdett again rose hastily, and ad
dressing Mr. Canning, said, “What did
you mean by saying ‘my man?*—(Hear,
hear) —If you charge the worthy Aider
man with being drunk with applause you
appear to me to be drunk with insolence”;
(Hear, hear )
Mr. Canning, said, the hon. Baronet
must have taken an impression from his
words which no one did. He said ‘l/is
■ man’ because, during the recess, he had
frequently, in speeches, heard him called
by the name of‘his man,’ Sic.”
A living insect, of considerable size, was
lately extracted from the external part of
the throat of a poor woman, which had
generated into a tumor, of nearly two
years standing, by a medical gentleman at
Ayresford; near Maidstone.
Some fishermen, in Emswarth harbor,
caught a fish, called the “Lioness.” The
resemblance it bears to that animal is in
its claws, and the roar of its voice. With
a mouth full of teeth, its tongue like a
Newfoundland dog’s, the tail spreads like
a fan, and, when expanded, is ten inches
wide. It liar, been brought to Portsmouth
for exhibition.
• The marriage of the Grand Duke Con
atantine, brother to the Emperor of Rus
sia, with the Princess Anne, of Saxe-Co
hurglt, has been dissolved. The grounds
for this proceeding are, absence of the
Princess for nineteen years, and her dec
laration that she cannot return to her hus
band. The Russian imperial manifest, de
clares, ‘that in future, when any member
ot the imperial family shall form a matri
monial union, with an individual who is
not of a.corresponding rank, the children
born of such a marriage have no right to
the succession to the throne.’
FJi.CVCE.
Paris dates of the 17th of May, state
that tlte Queen of England had arrived
at Macan, under the title of the Marchio
ness de Balt, on her way to Brussels.
Her carriage bore the device Spemeltorc
t'ehur. Some equipages belonging to her
Majesty, arrived at Ghent on the 6lh.
. Some further particulars >ire given of
the attempt upon the life of the Dutch
css of Berri, ai-d the Royal family, an ac
count of which was mentioned in the Li
verpool papers, received a short time
since by the . Merchant . They are no fur
ther interesting, than to show what we all
know, that some of the ex-emperor’s
friends, are yet plotting mischief, and that
France is thereby kept in a continual fe
ver. Five or six have been arrested, and
numbers more are implicated in the af
fair.
Societies of Ladies are forming at Pa
ris, to provide funds for buying masses
for the seal of the Duke of Berri, and
prayers for tlte safe delivery of his wi
dow.
Extract of m letter from Mr. Daniel Buch
anan, dated Liverpool, May 20th.
" Since my Circular of the 6th inst. a
fair extent of business has been donejn
this market ; unaccompanied, however
with any briskness, except at times in
Cotton. Generally speaking, the con
sumptive demand for produce continues
steady ; but for export, on but a limited
scale ; norts there a present indication of
any speculative operations.
“ Our Cotton market has comparative
ly been quick this week, though a fair ex
tent of business has been done, when the
prodigious weight of the transactions of
the past and present month are taken in
to consideration. The sales of last
week amounted to lU.JtJO, against an im
port of 2.1,00 ; and oi, the present, they
reach 7200, against a supply of 12,023
packages. The sales this week are as
follows 3500 Uplands, from llLla 12
j-4d; 750 New-Orlcans, I2sd a 15d ; 1 60
Sea-islands, from 20d to 2s 3d ; 550 Pe r
imns, from ty *651!; 430 Bahia
4
from Usd a 15Jd j 990 Maranhams, 14£d
a 15$d ; 50 Demamas, at 14J J ; 100 West
Indies, at 12$d a 13d ; 22it fiurals, 7sd a
9sd; 530 Bengals, 7.1 add.
The result.of the busincs* of this week
is a reduction of 1-3 to 1-4 per lb, on Up
lands: Orleans and Brazil sorts on the ex
treme prices of the past. The market’s
maintaining its currency so well against
such heavy supplies is sufficient evidence
of the prodigious consumption of this ar
ticle, and appearances indicate ere long£
higher prices than are now current when
the pressure of the supply is gone by;
in the mean time some further deprecia
tion is not unlikely, if holders press the
market beyond- the immediate wants of
the buyers If prices should fall a
little more, it is probable that speculators
would again appear, us this article is close
ly watched by capitalists, willing (o avail
themselves of any favorable opportunity
of coining in.
Tobaccos have experienced a decline
this week of 1-4 a 1-2 per lb ; 30 to 40
hhds. of sound but ordinary Rappahan
nock leaf, have sold at 3 I-2d per lb, for
shipment; as also some ordinary strips,
at about 4 1-2 per lb ; prime leaf and strips
are scarce, and w ould command near, if
not fully, our previous prices-
Loxnox, May 18.
Court of King’s Bench. —Mr. Hunt, the
orator, and the other defendants convict
ed at the last assizes at York, were brought
up before a crowded court to receive
sentence.
Mr. Justice Hayley delivered the sen
tence of tiie court. After commenting on
the nature of the offence of which they
had been convicted, he said, ** the judg
ment he was instructed to pronounce up
•n the several defendants was as follows:
—The defendant, Henry Hunt, was sen
tenced to he imprisoned two years and a
half in the go.dat Ilchester, and at the ex
piration of that term, to find security for
his good behaviour for five years, himself
in 1000 pounds, and two sureties in 500
pounds each. The other defendants, J.
Johnson, J. Healy, and S. Bamford, were
severally sentenced to be imprisoned one
year in Lincoln Castle, and lotind securi
ty for their good behaviour fur five
years,” See
Sir C. Wolseley and Parson Harrison,
were also brought up, and sentenced to
be imprisoned one year and a half, and to
find security for their good behaviour for
five years thereafter.
tiiijmiY lk7
Saturday Mornino, July 15, 1820.
G ZT '* E«,uxtas,” in our next.
FOR THE CHRONICLE.
Messrs- Enirons,
By publishing the following you
will oblige a number of your subscribers.
1 he forty-fourth Anniversary' of uiir Na
tional Independence, was celebrated at
the Columbia Academy, (Columbia coun
ty.) Georgia; in the following manner.—
The Declaration of Independence was
read by col; Zac hurt ah Williams, and an
Oration was delivered by Elijah U. Burnt*
An elegant Barbacue was prepared at the
Spring, which was graced by the smiles,
beauty and patriotism of about one him*
di ed and twenty Ladies; which gave a
new zest to the celebration of the day that
gave birth to the liberties of the sons of
Columbia ! The Ladies after having dined
retired to the Academy. The Gentlemen
then partook of the repast, after which the
following TOASTS were drank:—
L The Day -we celebrate— SacreiTto the
birth of Liberty and our nation’s glory
On this natal day, may her temples re
sound with acclamations of social triumph
and unanimity; and may her altars blaze
effulgent with greatful incence of love of
country. 9 cheers.
2 The President of the United States—
In early life he defended the liberties of
his country; i« advanced age he devotes
himself to the public good.
President’s March.
3. The Congress of the United'States.
3 cheers.
4. The Judiciary of the United States—
Independent, it is unbiassed by passion or
prejudice. Fraught with integrity and
wisdom; it is a shield and protection to
the rights of the people 3 cheers.
5. Washington —“ First in War, first in
Feacis, and first in the hearts of bis
countrymen.” Washington’s March
6. The Heroes of the Revolution—They
gave us Independence.—Our gratitude
should be equal to the boon we have re
ceived. 6 dice's.
7. Agriculture, Commerce & Manufac
tures—The great pillars of American in
dependence; may they be walled around
with her heaviest thunders of defiance to
all her foes ! Commerce sc'Freedom.
8. Magistracy —The safeguard of Free
■ 3 cheers.
9.. Thomas Jeffyiisok—lnflexible in his
principles, the benefactor of mankind.
- 3 cheers.
10- James Madison— Illustrious both for
his private virtues and his love of country,
3 cheers.
11. The Navy —lt has displayed a ro
mantic valor, to which the days of chival
ry afford no parallel. 9 cheers.
12. The Army —lts victories in the late
War—are the true guarantee of its future
success. 6 cheers.
13. Decatur —He was the bravesr a
mong the brave ! The KnightJJrrant.
14. Perry—As long as the waves of E
rie continue to break on our shores—thy
name and thy memory shall abide in the
hearts of all true Americans.
Perry’s Victory.
15. Major-General Andrew Jacxson
The victory of Orleans has placed upon
his brow s a wreath, whose living, verdure
shall be imperishable. 9 cheers.
16. John Forstth—Discarding the ar
tifices of diplomacy—he has spoken to a
corrupt government, in the language of
trU *£‘ m 6 cheers.
17. The State of Georgia— The land
of the free, and the home for the brave.!’
, 0 3 cheers
18 Ihe Governor of Georgia— A faith
ful cenlmel in the temples of the consu
tution. Long may his’administration be
marked with wisdom, moderation and jut
"cs- _ c 3 cheers.
. ... ecretar y °f the Treasury of the
tinted States —A favorite son of Georgia—
let the nation acknowledge and reward his
‘usefiOacv. P 3 chccr*.
20. The Vm\ ej Ly n f CmrsU .
the honor and tire hope of the
21. The Literary
mtsd States- The palladium rs J
power, and the invincibility 0 f a ' ,iu " •
can government—May they ,i se nn (
MS of public patriotism, «,, d b econ J'
versal, as they are venerable x.wt 1
*»'y- - Life Let ua
We gladly receive them, freea.a u
tered as they arc into the societv j ?
union Hailfrj .
23 The Continent of Americana \
lime soon some when every so, ~. '
shall be delivered from European h«
lf.se Columbia, Brave ami p"'^
24. The Fair- a,l(i Free,
Without a siniia from partial bp*...,
9 cheen
The Orator of the Day huin
col Zachariph Williams gave
niTT-Mo y he go oa and
usefulness, and mav the voiith M . 11 1,1
care and direction,’become g ia ' l !“* er
tilic knowledge, and be an o'fnfm *" ‘Clrs
-to their country. mem
The day closed with Qn .... .
(he Academy, at candle i**l?
“ 8 r ; ,n ‘ r mclo-drama of the Brff* s' **•
performed t,y the Rector f\T k ‘
the second Teacher, Doctor Vs!.
the Students. The different
were handsomely supported ii, 0 , 111
the performance upon the w d h o u° Ugho, 'i
as would have done credit m
heroes of the sock and buskin r F‘'
ry prepared and exhibited ‘in h .
ent acts, was hajipily
garden scene and the* bust Ti "
were elegant and natural. I
whole was beyond any thino-T. ’ llw
have been calculated „n 5 takiL ’“I C “ u,!l
the situation and the short t l
they were prepared. ln
The day was spent in fi*reat hiioaV
Hie com,,an, diapenmil ff,„ „,1 5' 1 "
B ood order and perfect ha,m„„,f pl “» J
CONSOLIDATION.
A pamphlet has made its apneanmV
Charleston, proposing the iolidafc
of the existing banks of South cl
into one large State Institution, The*
Ujprmsists upon it that there are too m
ny banks in Charleston for the bjsinc!
that is to he transacted, and moreover ut '
ges with great force, the dangers that i
pend over so many small and scattered i,i
solutions from the power of the (i n |,
States’ Bank, “possessed as " i, 0 !,
overwhelming capital, and aided by ti,
receipt of the whole commercial revcm .
of the U. States, derived from the im«J
tation into South Carolina. The a.ithu
predicts, tha v “the policy at present nr.
sued by tlie Directors of the Branch
Bank of the United States, in that city it
not counteracted in time, will very shortly
effect their purposes, in rendering the li.
cal banks tributary, and ultimately, bv li,
sorbing all their best customers, dtlvj
them completely from the field. I allude
(says be) to the circular letter, recent?
sent by them, to the several banks «l£
hslied in this city, demanding specie ;'i
certain balances or Interest payable moatl
ly, or several other alternatives, eqiidi
destructive to the minor inslitutisns.”'
a o meet this formidable enemy, then
thor proposes to unite their scattered fn
cea-into one great institution—the cap:
tal to be five mil.ions ofd. 1 ara-styJO/jil
shares at j$100: 35t>o shares to be tab:
by the stockholders in the other baak
and 15U0 by the State, to be managedlr
fifteen Directors, to be appointed bv ti
stockholders.—The specie of all the’ban:
estimated at from %700,000 to a miliic
of dollars.and the government stock fro:
one million to a million and a half of do
lars, to be transferred to the nrui Bank
“Having given due notice of the sa»
and having previously opened an ucron
with each of the Institutions, credit™
them with the amount of their specie st
stock as so much of their quota paid i
which will consequently entitle them
the safne proportion of the profits s?
iag from the- new discounts; and also
bitting them in a separate account
the discounted notes received by thes
(which are not under protest.) Appk
cation for their renewal must be made *
the New Bank, and all money paid in l
each renewal, and discount on baiauc
place.d to their credit in said accofl,'
each Institution must also be debited;
this accoutit with their circulating no”
as they are brought in, either in pay me
or to be exchanged for the New If' 1
Notes—and also with the clic ks they ®
be paid, for deposits drawn for on accou:
of such Banks, this account be baf 1
«d monthly, and whenever the balance
in favor of the credits of the Indivwiu
Banks, th« said balance shall be p
over to the Cashier, and credited to ' 5
said Bank, as part: of its quota, in the if
account As much new business may •
done in the mean time, as may he thong l
expedient for the accommodation of
public; the New Bank issuing its own 1‘
per.
The profits of the New Rank to b> u.
ded semi-annually, in the proportion 1
each bank has paid of its quota, kc. N •
Whatever may be thought of this sch'.
one thing seems certain; that there ” ;
ready too much banking capital s , |L
States—ami that the »tockh®ld ers | '
find it to their interest, either to * |!l
to reduce the capital, or to consolm* >
fair terms the capital of solvent mn
lions.—— Compiler.
Something like — liEC.INI JTIO.'' 1
We wisli to direct the attention or
readers to Mr. Clai’s remarks, so r >
to the company a’ Fowler’s Gai’ l
Lexington, wherein, at length, v * e
we perceive some scintillations w
ing political reason. One thing,
ver, is evident,.Mr. C. has »o l
wont,seized the occasion to ven •'
lipj.ics against the conduct of
isiration : on the contrary, thong 1
substance, confesses that, in r< - K
certain leading topics, an hone> -
ence of opinion between him a ,: ' ;
ministration existed, vet he otttiP ‘
tie, and indirectly extols his °* 1
patriotism, at the expense ot 1
by sarcastically referring to ‘ ff, (
CasliercagJi and Count t
is harmless enough. We ere ! -
that tins western politician teeb “■ •
to seriously eleff the Utuuß’i L ‘ r6 4
which fie has been concealed, •'f
in a home spin} suit, more fittei. h’“
acter ot candour and fair dealing
he will not be a loaer in y ie v
cf the people, ii‘ hs returus i- $