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Wisdom, Justice, ^Moderation.”
VOL. I.
ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 7, 1845.
NO. 4.
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POETRY.
Form the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
National Song.
BY THOMAS DUSK ENGLISH.
,Vhat is that winch is heard at the rising of even,
Vhun tlic stars are awake and high up in yon hea
ven ; , -
IVhcn the sun, sinking' down on tlie brood ocean’s
breast,
lanes a curtain of flame round the place of his rest;
Vhon the twilight and darkness in silence arc
meeting,
And tlic day is saluting in sadness the sea?
Tis the sound of a nation in sternness repeating,
”To arms for your fatherland, sons of the free! 1
rom the north to the south, and from ocean to
ocean,
Like a I tost of young eagles, our braves arc in mo
tion.
And the light which Sol’s rays castcth over each
s as fearfully bright as the pride of our land,
lurk! the drum's hollow note, and tlie clarion’s rude
clangor,
Give place to tlie warsliout which sweeps up the
lea,
The loud voice of a people uprisen in anger,—
To anas for your father-land, sons of the free!’
B’uchley, March 20,1839.
the perfume of the violet, that crept timid-; formalins, the priest started at beholding
ly into life at the fountain’s side; loving, j the form of a palmer kneeling before the
with equal intensity, (he crimson carnage crucifix. His dress was soiled and thin,
of the Duitlc-ficld, or the bright mantling, his sandals worn with travel. Hisolivc-
of a maiden’s cheek at the mention of the j branch was faded, as if it had been long
dear one’s name. plucked, and the scollop shell was broken.
But what have I to do .with blushes on j With one hand grasping his staff, and his
' head upon it, his face was completely sha
ded by the wide brim of his weather-beaten
hat; vet it was evident, from his slow man
ner of counting his beads, and his Itced-
lessnfem to all around, that he was deeply
engaged in his devotions.’ Hour after hour
passed on, and still he moved not.
Mingling with the sounds of triumphant
music came the glad slicuts of a multitude,'
as the mighty Burcntnur advanced, bear
ing the Doge and his Clarissimi, decked in
the gorgeous robes of their offices, and
blazing with jewels. Above them fell in
heavy folds the regal banner of Saint
Mark’s, while, far as the eye could reach,
boat after boat, and gondola after gondola,
each blazoned with the amis, and bearing
the standard of its master, filled with the
rich, the noble, and the fair—swept on with
mirth, swelling the splendid pageant.
There was a rustling of banners and a
swinging of censors, as the Drgc and his
train advanced and knelt before the altar!
Again there was a rustling of banners and
a swinging of censors, as the brides steed
beside them!
Far away in tlic dim arches was heard
strain of'music, low and sweet as the
spirit’s song that soothes the'dying. Now
nearer and clearer, it swelled out into a full
and harmonious tide, rich as the welcome
of an angel’s harp, and loud and deep ns
ocean’s w’intry swell. Then, with a burst
of deepest melody, it died awnv, as fades
a pleasant drcani. The solemn mass was
said, the prayers were finished, and the rite
began. The blessing that pronounced
them one trembled upon the lips of the
Cardinal, but it fell not! There was a
spring—a cry—the flashing of a dagger—
and a faint shriek, as the corse of one of
the bridegrooms sank heavily upon the
steps of the altar. The blood'gusncd forth
upon the bridal vestments, and the holy
garments of the prelates were crimsoned
with its tide.
“.Seize the murderer!” exclaimed the
obey no voice but Hist and even the clouds
are His ministers. 1 look upon the chain
less things of Natme, and my poise leaps
wildly, as the spirit within whispers—
" Thou, too, nit free !”
MISCELLANY.
The Wanderer.
Translated from the Mss. of an Italian Monk.
BY D. A. CHITTENDEN.
“On flic Fca
And on tlic shore lie was a wanderer !”•—Brr.os.
FRAGMENT FIRST.
It hath l-ccn said that “there arc men
by birth the favorites of heaven.” Cast in
l mould of beauty they are all that is no
lle and pleasing in appearance, and bles-
;cd with wealth, with talents, and with
Fiends, life is to them but a splendid pa
geant, and death the consummation of their
men cherished hopes. Again, There arc
'there who, born to the enjoyment of wealth
ind rank, having fine persons nnd cultiva
ted intellects, live on like the deadly Upas
■tree, themselves bright, green dnd beauti
ful, but scattering contagion nnd death to
all who come within their influence*
Such has been my fate. Though the
inheritor of titles, honors nnd estates, I
have been from my youth an unloved be
ing. No fond - mother watched bside my
infant couch with an untiring zeal, ana
breathed into my waking car the gentle
admonitions of soul. No form hovered like
a guardian angel around my way, cheering
a maiden’s cheek, or the .red turf upon a
battle-field—1, over whose brow float locks
whiter than winter’s snows, as if Time had
flung'forth a flag of truce ere he surren
dered the citadel of the heart to the con
queror death! What have I, the holy ab
bot of this sacred place, to do with human
passions! Alas, nothing! Have I not
broken my battle brand at the door of the
sanctuary and trampled niy waving plumes
licneath my feet on the threshold I Have
I not wasted my days in penance, nnd my
nights in vigil, until the brotherhood looked
upon me ns a lining too pure for so vain a
world? But for what did I keep vigil and
do penance—gracious God ! for what 1 For
what, if not to quell the memory of the
past! to forget thnt passion ever dwelt
within my bosom ; for the sweet streams
thnt once' watered it have long been dry,
but the fires of hatred and revenge that
have since burned there can receive"no ad
ditional torment from the flames of “ the
second death.”
Vainly do I strive to forget the past! to
forget that I have loved—hate loved? that
I still love! nnd at that word leaping at
once from the hosom of the Adriatic, I be
hold thee again, oh Venice 1 Home of my
childhood, nnd place of my innoccncy and
happiness, how dear tome now is thy me
mory, thou “gem of the ocean”—thou
bride of the deep ! Again, it. fancy, I be
held thy marble palaces, thv lofty monu
ments and glittering temples. 'Again I
sec thy winged lion frown sternlv upon me
from his lofty place, nnd hear the joyous
“ All’s well!” of tlic watchman upon Saint
Mark’s. And there are dearer and tender
er associations awakened by the name.—
How oft in childhood’s hour have I gaily
wafted my mimic gondola over the bosom
of tliy placid waters, while in the joyous
ness of my heart I caroled forth the songs
of thine own immortal Tasso! How oft
in later years, when I knelt at the shrine of
Znlcikn and poured the choice treasures of
my heart like water at her feet—have I
floated beneath the unnrhlo balcony of her
father’s palace, and with my guitar breath
ed forth the. impassioned lays of the divine
Petrarch into cars that were ever willing to
listen.
Oh, those were happy hours! too happ;
for one whose doom it is to suffer and the;
pass away. But they have flown for ever,
and with them every tic that bound me to
existence. The stare of hope and love
declined together, nnd my patli of life hath
since led through a dreary wilderness un-
checrcd bv flowers. I's thorns have been
reaped by the sword, gathered by fire, and
battled in blood ! But amid each scene of
life, whether in the rush of conflict, the
madness of victory, the gloom of the dun
geon, or the high "sacrifice of the altar—I
have had an attending angel. Thy mem
ory, oh Zulcika! hath embodied itself,
and hath been ever near, to smile or frown
upon me ; and even now, in the solitude of
my cell, with nothing but tlic skull and
crucifix before me, thou art here* and I
behold thee in all thy wild, spiritual beauty,
v hirh pencil may never reach, nor pen
describe.
1 know that in other years, when this
dark tale shall come to light, this will be
regarded as exaggeration, but pause, ren
der ! Hast thou never in some blissful
its inhabitants!
and while gazing upon those airy forms,
Doge. They spinneforwardto erasp him,
trut the palmer was gone! '
’Twas night, and the shrieks of the
tempest pierced even the thick walls of the
dungeon that enclosed me, while the deep
roll of the thunder shook its firm founda
tions to its verv base. It was a night for
fiends to work out their hellish designs, nnd
inv fancy could almost distinguish their
wild laughter, mingled with the gronnings
and sodbings of the wind. ’Twas mid
night and 1 turned myself wearily upon
straw in my dungeon; for I was faint with
the loss of blood, and my chains hung
painfully upon my arms. The deeds of
the day passed in review before me, and I
shuddered at the result of my fierce pas
sion. Reason resumed her sway, and I
saw myself, not an avenger, but an assas
sin, and one too of the deepest dye. I had
desecrated to a bravo’s use a peaceful garb.
I had polluted the sanctuary of God by on
unholy deed. I had outraged that law
which demands life for life. Then came
From the Savannah Georgian.
Discovery of America.
The honor of having discovered Ameri
ca is generally attributed to the great Ge
noese navigator, Christopher Columbus,
but this is a mistaken notion,which recently
has been thoroughly refuted bv the society
for Northern Antiquities, in Copenhagen,
in Denmark. It has been sufficiently prov
en that before Colom (or Columbus) set
sail for his exploring expedition, in 1492,
he must have been sure of hi9 success.—
For already before Colom there were maps
in existence on which purtenanccs of Ame
rica were marked, for instance on a map of
the two brothers Tcni from Venice, pub
lished in the 14th century, two problemat
ical countries, Estotiiand und Drogcn, were
marked where Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
and New England are situated. Another
map of a Venetian, Andrew Bianco, of the
year 14SC, and the map of a German, Mar
tin Dcliaim, of ilie year 1492, contain a
large island, called Antillin, where the con
tinent of America is situated. IVe know
with certainly thnt Iceland, an island situ
ated nearer to America than to Europe,
and belonging rather to the former, was
discovered by the Norman Ingulf in the
space of time frem the year 860 to 872.—
Greenland, undoubtedly*a part of America,
was discovered and explored about the year
98G by another Norman, Eric the red.—
About 16 years later, a storm drove away
the Icelander Bioern, who was on a voyage
from Iceland to Greenland, nnd carried’ him
to the coast of Newfoundland. His son
Lief visited this country afterwards,, and
I rought there a colony or Normans. Even
the continent of America down to Florida
was known to Icelanders and Scandivni-
ans; and a part of it, probably from Massa
chusetts down to New York, called by them
Winland. These facts arc now beyond
doubt and they must have been known to
Christopher Colom, for before he started on
his exploring expedition in the West can part
of the Atlantic ocean, he went to Iceland,
knowing that the t cst information about
• he Western conlincnLcpuld he l.ind there
though Colom or Columbus is not the
tojortilyhc^cotata ns. strongly as that of France or
Removed as the United States are from European
relations both in distance sad policy, they have not
deemed it necessary to msintnin the some extent of
preparation. They bavo wisely determined not to
add largely to the nary—building Ships, fit time of
peace, but they deem it the more important that ton
imperishable material for a large fleet should bo con
stantly accumulating; and that the facilities in tbs
way of docks and other naval fixtures be creafed^o
that, on a sudden emergency a huge, fleet may bo
brought into activity in a short time. Hand in band
with such preparation the defence of the naval de
pots;—the large chics and strong salient points have
progressed, ana there is much cause lot rejoicing at
its advanced condition. Still much remains to bo
done and the nublie eentbaent of the eonntiy ie dear
ly in favor of its teocmplUnnenL. Congress seems
to have understood, und r—pouted to this sentiment.
Its hist session was dhtinauished for its important
acts; authorizing new works, which directed a Navy
Yard for the construction of steamers to be estalishdl
at Memphis; increased appropriations foe the nurd
arsenal at Pensacola; and the occupation of Tartu-
ws and Key West and other available points of tbo
Florida Reef; at once grasping all the points so tic-,
cessary to tbo defence of the Mexican ecu and its
vast tributary regions.
The military defence of the Gulf coast within our
limits, commenced when Mr. Calhoun was Secretary
of War, and urged forward by that di*tinguiah«l
statesman, has not been disregarded by the Govern
ment, especially since the present able Chief Engi
neer has been vs military adviser. The approaches
to New Orleans and Mobile lave been occupied Ly
strong works. Tho naval positioo at Pensacola u
also unrounded with fortfScalion, the e^ppleflon of
which rests with a small Redoubt in the progress of
construction.
The remainder of the works at Pensacola cr.d
those designed far Memphis arc in the hands of toe
Navy. 1%e defence of tho Florida Reef and am or
two points within the Gulf of Mexico, necessary os
depots far coal, remain to be oompletcd by the Engi
neer Department
In reference to the Florida Reef, the subject of de
fence has been treated by military men of grout abili
ty. No doubts exists in the mind of all as to the
importance and pressing necessity of occupying tho
prominent points of tiro Reef, Key West and the
Tortugas speedily, and with such measure of defence
os to render them difficult of siege or tho slower pro
cess of blockade.
Bahia Honda, another point on tbo Reef, may ho
deemed worthy of occupation, as afibrding the only
close harbor within tho Reef from Key West to Cbpe
Florida, in which our vessels could find safe anchor-
and refuge. The open roadstead at Knight's
discoverer of America, to him helongs tho
honor of having rescued it from oblivion,
after tho moral darkness of the middle age.
From the Floridian.
MEMOIR
Oil THE DEFENCE Or TltE GULF OF MEXICO AND
TltE STB ACETIC FF.INC1TLES GOVERNING THE Na
tional Defences.
bt
major Wm. H. Chase, II. S. E.
Twenty-eight years of peace amongst the civilized
nations have achieved a mighty, though silent change
in the relations of those nations to each other. A
change the phflanthrophist rejoices at, and feels that
each year brings with it assurance of increased exer
tions, means and hopes of the preservation of peace
through oil times.
Fortunately for peace, the great powers, England,
France and the United States are striving far com
merce at home and abroad and have, in respect to
the latter, dependance on each other far profitable
dream, been permitted to enter the confines character when I was gone? Alhs! the
of the blessed and behold »
the thought of what 1 might have been— eyhsnge of the prod.es of theroft sad machinery
the companion of princes, the equal of
kings, of what I was—a murderer, whose
unhallowed corse would, on the morrow,
be cast out to the dogs and the vnltnrcs !
And Zuleika. I how would she respect my
memory—how would she dwell upon my
me on with smiles in the path of virtue, or' hast thou not beheld some one whose sur-
bedewing nay pillow with tears when I i passing loveliness exceeded thy loftiest
heedlessly wandered from that path. Alas!! conceptions of beauty I Embody that form,
they little know the bitterness of life who , and Zuleika stands before theel
drink their first draughts from a mother’s! I gazed upon her until the thought of
hand, for though after years may drug the I her became a port of my very existence.—
cup with misery, still the memory of the' In the most secret recesses of my soul I
first sweet draught will cheer them on to built n temple of cherished hopes, and rnis-
» drink it to the dregs. But she who should ed an altar to her worship. My best nffec-
have sweetened it for me gave me life, one j lions were her ministers; hour by hour I
blessing—nnd then died! No father’s hand! offered incense at her shrine, until she bc-
was near to guide me over the shoals of j came the god of my idolatry. To gain her
youth, and the quicksands of early man- I strove more than for heaven; to lose her
nood, and, like a skilful pilot, bring me 1 feared more than the soul’s loss. Life
was but dust in the balance, and my fierce
spirit whispered that I would win or die.
Zuleika! idol of my soul! why did Fate
weave the web of our destinies so firmly
together, when they were to be so terribly
sundered? Or rather, why ever permit
that love to be thwarted, which had be
come from its own intensity, a desperate
safely to the haven of honor. No! I was
cost loosely upon the tide of life, like a
stately, but deserted ship, to be the sport of
every breath of fortune, however angry or
adverse.
But why was I deserted ?. Why from
ny boyhood friendless 1 I had companions,
fold ha s ever sueh. Why then was I
friendless ? Was it because my wild, ini- j tiling 1
perious will, rendered me unnt for man’s To-morrow is' the feast of “ the brides,”
society, ana made all tremble b) its fierce! and she whom I have so madly worshipped,
outbrenkings 1 Yet there were hours when! whom I have loved as mother never yet
I was like the dove; as mild as other men, j loved her first born, is then to become the
save that I would never stoop ns low, for: bride of my deadliest foe. She hath told
with all my fault* I had a soul high and [ uic of her passion, and bewailed her desti-
—vM *>-- —*—*—*- ' —*-•- ■*"-■* ny with tears. 1 know that her heart is
mine, and who dare snatch it from me ?
Though 1 stain with gore the consecrated
pavements, and shed blood upon the
shrine: though I forfeit my own life, and
draw down upon my corse the dread ana
thema of the churchyea, though I close
the gates of heaven against my own soal,
none sholl snatch her from roe.
cap of misery that I had filled for another,
was pressed to mv own lips, nnd I compel
led to drink it. In the anguish of mv soul,
I (Braved for death, and cursed the life that
mv own actions had made miserable.—
And then I thought of the morrow—and
weptl ’ • • • * •
There was a faint glimmer of light in my
dungeon, a door grated harshly on its hin
ges, and roy stem father stood before me,
clad in the robes of the powerful Ten.—
Silently he unlocked the chains that bound
me. and motioning me to follow, left the
cell. Once more I was in the open .air.—
A boat noiselessly approached. The giv
en signal was exchanged, and it stopped at
our feet. My father gtasped my hand, and
for a moment the sternness of his nature
was softened, as he whispered hurriedly
dnd with strong emotion: “Go, roy son,
and for ever!”
noble ns the aspirations of angels ; filled
with affections warm os the breath of sum
mer, strong and unchangeable as the sleep
of death ; with love for the beautiful things
of earth, whether seen in the starry banner
of the quiet night, or the mirror-surface of
a summer lake, with a wild, free spirit, to
worship Nature in her fiercest moods, or
love her when she wreathed her face in
smiles; happy, whether watching amid the
crash of the tempest, the deadly lightnings
that the storm-bend hurls, Or drinking in
It was tho morning of the festival, and
as the belldf San Pietro de Costello rang
f, at tlie west end of Key Vschoe, affords a good
honge and is slcltercd from north winds, but is
jenly exposed to other winds. In northerly winds
shelter is found under the Keys along the whole
n*. C, mr timt XCssfglst’B Key ufibidu nu wJvmatauc Ou
this -core. Its defence, or rather that of its depen
dent anchorage, would be difficult, and it is thought
when it is further considered, it will bo deemed un
worthy of occupation.
Boca Grande is a wide channel lying west of Key
West sad connects the Reef channel with the Gulf
of Mexico. Vessels may pass through this channel
drawing no more than 14 feet water. It cannot l«
defended, lacking any possible site for a battery, nor
is it necessary in respect to a harbor, for it aflbnls no
better one titan can be found at any point within the
Reef. A site would bo desirable for occupancy to
prevent a communication on a shorter line, between
toe divisions of an enemy’s fleet blockading tho north
and sonth channels of the harbor of Key West. So
to do would afibrd a great advantage, seciiw that
exclusion from the Boca Grande channel would farce
the enemy to double the quick-sand within 20 miles
of the Tortugas. Bat it cannot be done.
Considering that war steamers would enter large
ly if not exclusively in ear naval foroes in the Gulf of
Mexico, it is important tost convenient depots far
coal should be established. Deposits far coal would
be made at Bahia Honda and at key West At Tor
tuga* a three years supply far thirty steamers Should
be constantly maintained. A position for a coal de
pot at some point on the western coast of Florida is
certainly necessary. Tampa Bay would probably
But though peace appears resting oo a torn foua-
ition, yeta must not be denied as a part of wisdom,
proposition made hi too English Parliament, and
strongly advocated, to fortify existing harbors and to
Again docs the breath of morning fan create new cnee far deputsana refuge fiwthrir war
my check,* and fling back the clustering vesselsaa ^llalao togniud them against toe sud-
locksfroro my brow. The snowy canvass ^‘^ti^^mriity naval contests, depended
feels its power, and the tall ship rushcsfor- a ] ro ^| exclusively farthe defence of her c cast upon
ward like a fiery steed, on its destined her ships. London, Hull, Bristol, Liverpool, Dublin,
course. The fear of death is removed, and Cork, &c., were open, harbors, yet -perfect security
life is to me all brightness. My ears drink was felt in toe power of the “wooden walls.”, Vet,
iQ the glad music of the dashing waves, “ histotafiwms ns,.u» despite of ^t rovreT. ^o
and mv heart beats time to their joyous j h cT trS/ST
play. ^Thcdeep vault of- heaven smiles h^^and mostly conceived nar^ rtratsirem of
above me, and the few fleecy.clouds which rj aP olcon combined with the army assembled at
sail rapidly across it, seem spirits of delight Boulogne, had succeeded, toe French would have
beckoning me on to a brighter shore. The been masteraof togEnglito choral, andarngmy
ut the blunder of the admiral VeUcneure
Hero ore no drains, no. dungeons and no
rock! The blue waves nppFe and curl on- ri.fefd’mmw of the matcfitmn dfthe are. Eng-
ly ns the breath of the Omnipotent sweeps laml clow . d llic successive contests proudly boasting
over them, or spread out their mighty ; uur-| that in their course no hoetilo foot ever preened her
ror to reflect back the azure arch upon soil. But that security no knuror exists, and the
which He builds his throne. The winds equalizing power of steam wtU compel England
of their respective countries. The interest of these
nations lie in the peaceftil prosecution of commercial
pursuits, without interruphoo either from a vicious ^ *jtm'for the depot and its defence!
pdfeyof one or more rfj**rrondierwhj]r toe Tta , ^ w<mH ^ gj££otectioii toreiwb
r^ton P S^un^^.^fhSyde-
ot.” AndwhcnaiB^foo^^rpretrestoclWcr wou ld bTcaslcr of access than the one at Fort Jmok-
tore^roal^rep^«rai»itmurttohrid kmo,them.steri f p|,andwouldafliedsUpeBescot
■n restraint nsffl only to the light steamers cruizing aloof thereast,
safe its honor and its interest*, and tho world's quiet, fat to those of the heaviest chss. Adspot at Fmt
Jackson would be necessary to enable the steamers
demending frem Memphis to Uke in atoll supplyof
&tSSSSa*SnXrl»dimegmdednOT coals before proceeding to sea.
England, Fiance and ether naticoe of Europe have ^
ootsmeo 1816, and in profound peace, intermitted canpfefed wfthm the Gnlf ^
their exertioMi for supremacy of defence. large ad- and those necesmiy to be executed,
ditions have been made to their navies, and to their At Fort Livingston, (may he completed
strong placet inland and on their erdst*. in one year) $300,000
The navfee of England and France were never AtFoitJieT
stronger or better organised than in 1845. Steam
has given an immense advantage not only in the
conflicts of ships and squadron*, but aa means of
transporting considerable armies.
Steam has equalized the chances of future con
tests between England and France: if other evi
dence were wanting of this, we could refer to the
madem _
At Fort Jackson, (in course of regalia) '700j>op I
At Fort St. Phillips, do. do. 51 £00
.*’ Bicnvtnue, 120,000
“ Dupre, 35,000
“ Pike, 400,000
“ Wood, 410,000
* Morgan, (in cetaao of repairs) 1,100,000
m ne55y. " 740,000
“ McRee, 335,000
“ Barrancas, 334,000
Advanced Redoubt of do. ffn econo of
construction) 150,000
Amount of fortifications, $4£C4,000
Probable amount expended at the Navy
Yard, Pensacola, $000,0001
Sundry additions and improvements, ex- ’ '
elusive of docks, 1,000,000
For three Dry Docks, 2,100,000
Total for Pensacola, $3,7Q0,00O
A Dry Dock at Key WC6t is indispen
sable, '' ,
Store houses in connection therewith,
Two floating docks of some description
must bo arranged for Tortugas, say of
iron, ’' r.
Store houses in addition to what may
be afforded by tlie works, ' “ ' '
Establishment at Memphis,.
Total of naval fixtures
rtfhs."
300.0&0