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An appeal in bekalf oC Public " < Education. The'following should be read by every parent ini the state.. • It is a most graphic portrayal of the condition of (be uneduca ted: • ■ •* “Did you ever sec that ragged little siragglcrl” “Yes, God help linn,” said ray companion. “God help him l” With such cosy adjuration do we leave thousands and tens of thousands of human souls to want and ignorance, doom them while yet walking the path of guiltlessness to future.de vils—their own unguided passions. Wo make them outcasts, wretches; and then punish in their wickedness, our own selfishness—our own neglect. We cry, “ God help the boy,” and bang the man. Yet a moment. The child is still before us. Can we not see around it—contend ing for it—the principles of good and evil ? A contest between the angels and the fiends I Conic hither statesmen: you who live within o party circle: yon who nightly fight some miserable fight: continually strive in some selfish struggle for power and place, considering men only as tools, the merest instruments of your aggrandize ment, come here, in the filthy street, and look upon God’s image in its boyhood 1 Consider I his little man. Arc not creatures such as these the noblest, grandest tilings of earth ? Have they not solemn natures —are they not subtly touched for the high est purposes of human life? Come they not into tliis world to grace and dignify it? There is no spot, no coarser stuff in the pauper .flesh before you that indicates a tower nature. There is no felon mark up on—no natural formation indicating the thief in itstiny fingers—no inevitable blas phemy Written upon its lips. It lies lieforc vott a fair unsullied tiling, fresh from the hand of God. Will you, without an effort, let the grand fiend stamp' his fiery brand upon it! Shall it, in its innocence, he made a trading tiling by iniscty and vice? A creature driven from street to street, a piece of living merchandise for mingled beggary and crime ? Say: what widths awaken ing soul, shall it learn ? What lessons Whereby to pass through life, making nn item in the social suin'} Why, cuniiing will be its wisdom; hypocrisy its truth; theft its natural law of self preservation. To this child, so nurtured, so taught, your whole code of morals, nay your brief right and wrong, are writ in stranger figures than Egyptian hieroglyphics, ana—time passes —and you scourge the creature never taught, for heinous guilt of knowing naught but ill 1- The good has been a sealed book to him; and the dunce is punished with the'jail. Doubtless there arc great states men ; wizzards in bullion and hank paper; thinkers profound in cotton, and every turn and variation of the markets, abroad and at home. Hut there are statesmen yet to come, statesmen of nobler aims—of’more •heroic action: teachers of the people, vin dicators of the universal dignity of man ; apostles of the great social truth that knowledge, which is the spiritual light of God, like his material light, was made to bless and comfort' nil men. And w hen these men arise—and it is worse than weak, it is sinful to despair of them—the young ling poor will not be bound upon the very tbreslthold of human life, and made, per force, by want and ignorance, life’s shame and curse. There is not a babe lying in the public street on its mother’s lap—the unconscious' mendicant to ripen into the criminal—that is not a reproach to the state ; a scandal and a crying shame upon men who study all politics save the politics of the human heart.—Literary Messenger. THE PATRIOT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1845. Notice. The Sheriff's Sales ol Early County will hereaf ter be published in the “ Aldasy Patriot.” JOSEPH COLLIER, Sheriff. May 28th, 1845. Errata. Owing to our necessary absence last week, several ‘typographical’ errors occur red in our last number, which wc here cor rect. In the article “Ocqrolgcc and Flint Rail Road,” 2d paragraph, Dili line, in stead of “that particular- regird for our well-doing,” read, that ptitemal regard for our well-doing, in the article headed “Early and Laker Senatorial Convention,” 2d paragraph, Cth line, instead of “which ravishes the favors of government,” read, which lavishes the favors of government. In the 3d paragraph, 5th line, instead of "freely expressed,” read, fairly expressed. In the 4th paragraph, lot line, instead ef “exultation,” read, exaltation, in the some paragraph, Sd line, instead of "love,” read, lucre. In the article, “ The Pine Forest on Fire,” the 3d line from the end of the 4th paragraph, instead of “ The scene,” read, and the scene. In the article “Democrat ic Meeting in Sumter,” 5lb paragraph, 4tli line, instead of “in the Albany Patriot,” read, and published in the Albany Patriot. compromisinglopponcnt of the annexation of Texas. Hie opposed the measure in the last Senate of the United States, and, should he bhfJ an opportunity, lie is pledg ed to oppose ;|1 when it shall again go be fore that body forits final uction. Again, Mr. Beriienj in his northern poli tical speeches duriag the Presidential can vass is reported to have said 1 , and we have not seen it. denied, that he was in favoc of a tariff for Protection, not incidental, but Protection for the sake of Protection.” Nov, we ask in candor, does net Mr. Ber rien misrepresent the people of Georgia upon these important subjects ? Arc not nine tenths of the voters of Georgia, in favor of the Annexation of Texas, and opposed to the anti-republican doctrine of taxing the many for the avowed purpose of protecting the few } Foreign -Intelligence. | The loss of property, in buildings, gowk. The -Steam Ship Briltanin arrived at furniture, Stc. wasiseveral thousand doilar*, Boston on the 22nd ult., bringing European a P arl on ^ was en *ured. intelligence to the 4th. ! * “ Se '5 ral Jbe vicinity of tb c Wo e rt„, te W,ow tog _ ? turn oar New York exchanges. or packed tip ready to move. ‘ A nuiut*! Colton bad advanced from | to f d per of bouses were in imminent danger, and lb., with a firm and animated market, were only prevented from taking fire |,y which is attributed to the apprehension of ?*’ c ac, * v 5i exertions of the firemen and ch. • ... . ..... mT .. , , tzens—others at a considerable dutanr. difficulties with the United States. t from the scene ol the cpnfiugration u lr ! The sales of the week, ending April 25, ignited by sparks and were only saved In were 72,450, including C5,080 American ;, the-watcbfulncss of the occupants. Had it and for the week ending May 2, 51,220, not been for the brick buildings ndjacen* including 45,580 American. |£™ a “™.. an ! 1 L . , _ ho ^ e nca ^- v The slock in Liverpool is estimated at fh^flam^wolddhave b£eJ a7eM?d /ll (MIA Itnlno nrrnincl Alt! I nt RfllfiP f U: A _ • * 1 831,000 bales, against 654,500 at same, fact in our opinion saved the city front one dates ta 1844. | of the most destructive conflagration- will! Quotations at Liverpool, May 3d, were. I yhich we bave beenyisited since the gi tat Uplands, 3it P 5d. ; Orleans, 3* to 7Jd; firC of . ,8 *°- H<W ,m P‘ ,rlnnl * “ Mr. Berrien’s Senatorial term will expire before the next session of the Legislature, and it will be the duty of that body to elect a U. S. Senator, to represent the peo ple of Gcorgiaupon the question of ratify ing or rejecting the measure, for Annexing Texas, and upon a revision of the Tariff. If the Whig Party should have a majority in the next Legislature, will they re-elect Mr. Berrien, and thus continue to misrepre sent the interests of the State, and the known will of her citizens ? Will some of the knowing, ones of the Whig press, give us a candid answer. Mobile, 45 to 5jd—extremes. The spinners are heavily stocked' with cotton, and their trade ver^ prosperous. The market for American provisions is firm,, and prices advancing. money plenty at a low rate of interest. TTf’A. large silver mine has been discov- ccrd on New River, in Grayson county, Va. F5*A rich Coal mine has recently been discovered in Troup Co. Ga. New England .School*. A writer in a Southern paper, thus des cribes the Free Schools of New England : “The poorest boy in the free schools •feels os high and as proud as the son of the richest. ■ ‘ You do not -mean,’ said Governor Barbour of Virginia, afior visiting the su perb free school at Boston, which he ad mired very much, ‘that these schools are freo ?’ ‘Indeed Ido,* said the committee man.- * You remember the boy that got the medal in -the class wo have just exam ined,’ and the boy that lost it } ‘The first is tho son of that woodsawyer there, (point ing to a man who was sawing wood in the street) and the second is the son of John Q. Adams, the President of tho United States.’ The Virginian started in astonish ment at a spectacle like this, and no longer wondered at the prosperity of New Eng land.” Emigration to America.—Our advices from various ports from which emigrants depart, state that emigration to Canada and the United States is going on to a lar ger extent than ever before known. From Germany also it is equally large ; 200 pas sengers had just arrived at Havre from Rot tcruam, on tneir way to the 'Western World. It is to bo regretted; that the authorities in New York, Boston, <$-c. do not establish protective societies, not in name hut in spirit, and secure the poor emigrant from 'tnc robbery and plunder to which he is sub jected by the sharks who arc allowed to .hoard the ships on their arrival at their dcs- 'tined port. 1 ... The Question of War. The war spirit in England has abated somewhat of its wrath, though the London Times and other papers continue to exer cise all their influence to keep it alive by misstating the.facts relative to the British and American title to Oregon, by uttering affected sympathy for Mexico, by denounc ing “the eager gain seeking and roving population of the Western Slates of the Union,” and by flattering Texas with indc- petulance, and a position to form “the Key Stone of the Arch between the United States and Mexico on the one hand, and between (lie Maratimc interests of European and of American Nations on the other!” But the war spirit flags notwithstanding. The people of Great Britain are not united people” upon this subject;. they arc now thinking of the matter, and reflec tion is opening their eyes to their own in terests, and to the rights of- the United States. The Muynootli -bribe to Ireland for her co-operation in a war against the United Slates is accepted by O’Connell, with, probably, a handsome amount of “secret service money,” but Ireland reject* it with scorn, if wc may judge front her in dependent Journals. They concede our title to Oregon, admit our right to annex Texas, and warn the British Government against a war with the United States for such a cause. The Canadians are with us in feeling. They arc' opposed to' being driven into a war with the United States to sustain the selfish and grasping policy of England, in her designs upon the rights of the Western World; and it requires no spirit of prophe cy to foretell that a war based upon the question r.ow in issue, would add the Cana das to the American Union. The people of England, (to say nothing of the British 'Empire) are not a “united people” upon this subject. Her commer cial, manufacturing and other industrial population are opposed to a war, as a mea sure destructive to their best interests.— The thinking mass of her subjects, already groaning under taxation to pay the expen ses of Government in time of Peace, and the interest on her National Debt, are op posed to its being increased to support an unjust war for territorial acquisition, or even to force Texas into an indcpcndance which would deprive her of the right of associat ing herself with our Union for the purpose of promoting her security and happiness. But the British Government will decide this question as they decide all others of the same nature. Will war increase the power of the British Crown and advance it another step towards universal dominion} If so, then, must British subjects and de pendants through the world bow their necks and open their pockets and spill their blood Prospects of crops—the River. Notwithstanding the long continued drought which we have experienced, we understand from the Planters in our vicini ty, that the crops have suffered but little or no injury, 'nnd will yield an average harvest, should, the'season now prove fa vourable. The Flint River is as low as at any time during the past summer, notwithstanding witich, our boating men are now carrying off our coMon in light Boxes, carrying from 150 to 200 bales each. This course would have been adopted earlier in the season, but for. the fact that large boxes, capable of carrying from 400 to 700 bates each had been prepared, and rfiany of them laden, awaiting a swell in the Rirer. We predict that cotton will be shipped regularly thro’ the next season, without regard to the state of the river. The interest of all con cerned will bo promoted by an arrangement for that purpose, and experience lias now proved that it, is practicable. If our neighbor of tho “Courier,” will look over our article, written in answer to the “ Commercial Advertiser,” he will find that instead of “disputing about the relative advantages that would be derived from the completion of the Rail Road, and the improvement of the navigation of the River,” wc expressly decline making any comparison of the relative value of the Sa vonnah and Apalachicola markets—we say nothing'of the relative advantages of the Rail Road and River, but express our anxiety to hny^ both markets open to our trade, by clearing the river of obstructions, and completing-, the Ocmidgcc and Flint Rail Rond. We believe that (he accom plishment bf'tliesse two objects, will not only be beneficial to this section of country and Savannah; but would add to, instead of diminishing, the trade of Apalachicola, Naval force of Great Britain.-*-Accor ding to the official returns of the Lords of the Admiralty, the Naval force of Great ^Britain consists of680 ships of wArj enrry- ing ftoni one to one hundred and twenty gupse&ch. Of this number there are 125 ar- ,med eteara vessels, constructed on the most .approved.principles. This immense fleet r cmploy* iti the tithe of-'peace 23,001) able .bodied seamen, 3000 stout lads, and 94 companies pf Royal Marines. egret to’state that the small pox is “ = "in this" City. ‘ 1 A few' victims dy /alien, and in close and un- ippy spread Maradngly. d young wc say—‘Get vaccmated „ Tnc preventive is simple and we believe efficacious.—N. T. Sun. which Governments are constituted; a.day ofvengeance is not far distant wbon tyranny shall not ride upon-the necks of the peopfo, nor longer fatten upon the bread of the storyirig poor. To titc “Mistress of the Ocean,” her “on whoso dominions the sun never sets,” that day Will have commenced in the dismemberment of her empire^-and the decline 6f her power when she shall again provoke war with the United Slates. . Senator Berrien. HfU.1 Since I84D this* gentleman’s political course has been utterly repugnant to some of the mostimporthnt interests of the Sooth, and his. opinions at variance with ia large majority of Southern me n. " Ho isanun- important is it Thee, that the authorities should prevent woodcii buildings (we care not of what size,) from being erected any where near the centre of the city. The cost between wood and brick is now comparatively trifling, and wc do hope this matter will receive that alien. ... . . . . , , tion to which it is entitled. Every holder AH departments of trade arc active, and • of real estate, and in fact every citizen who The number of steerage passengers arri ved at New. York on ‘he 18th and 19th ult., was 1600 has an interest in the prosperity ol the citv is interested in the measure. * " Democratic meeting in Lee. According to previous arrangement, a meeting of the Democratic Party was held at the Court House in Stnrksvilic, on Wed nesday lhe28ili ult., tor the purpose of appointing Delegates to the Convention to be held in Millcdgcvillc on the third Mon day in June, to nominate a candidate for Governor, when Judge A. E. Harris was called to preside, and John Gilmore appoin ted Secretary. Thos B. Jourdan, Esq., explained the object of the meeting, and moved that the Chairman appoint a Committee of seven to suggest two suitable persons to represent Lee county in the said Convention, u hich having been adopted the Chairman appoin ted the following gentlemen that committee I. P. Cock, Benjamin Green, Samuel There arc other points to which we wish to call ihe attention of the proper million, ties. How is it that our fires almost inviu riahly take place on Saturday or Sunday nights? In the present instance wc could gel no clue ns to how the fire originated. After diligent enquiry we are not perfectly satisfied as to whether it took place in the kitchen of Mr Dixon, or the carpenter’s shop of Mr. Haupt—or whether it was ac cidental or the work of nn inccndinrv—wc are inclined to the former opinion. These foots will no doubt be fully investigated la the Mayor, to whom we leavo the matter, having performed our duty by alluding |q them.” Heist lor, Benjamin Jourdan, Horatio Sims, John Woolbright, and Jesse Watson. The Committee, after consultation, sug gested tho names of Dr. L. B. Mercer nnd Thomas B. Jourdan, Es>|., whereupon they were unanimously appointed delegates to represent Leo county in said Convention. Mr. B. F. Cock moved that the delegates go to the Convention uninstructcd, which was adopted. On motion of Dr. L. B. Mercer, the Sec retary was instructed to furnish the delega tes with certificates of their appointment. T. B. Jourdan, Esq., moved that the pro ceedings of this meeting be published in the Albany Pat riot and the Columbus Times which w:is adopted. On motion, the meeting then adjourned. E. E, HARRIS, CT’tt. John Gilmore, Scc'y. XjT A Cart! appeared in our last paper, signed K. W. McIntosh, containing allega tions against the character of W, G. Mc Alister. Wc were both absent from the County in attcndance:tipon the Courts, when that Card was handed in for publication, and the gentleman, whom we left in charge of the office noi bnowingourregulationsupon this subject, inserted it at the usual adver tising rates. Wc deem this apology due our readers. It is a rule with: us, which wc shall not de part from, that the “Patriot” shall not be made the vehicle for circulating personal invective/ 1 We shall neither furnish the food to sat isfy a depraved appetite for scandal, nor will we minister to the vicious propensities of individuals. As public Journalists, we shall shrink from no duty which we think Fire in Savanpah. Wc extract the following front nn article in the Savannah Republican, of the 26th ult., which furnishes the particulars of the fire, the loss uf property, &c. “ A fire broke out in this city on Satur day evening, uboul ten o’clock, in the rear of a two story wooden building, owned by- Mr. Jacob Stuillcr, situated on Broughton street, and so rapid was the progress, that before the alarm was lairiy given, the a hole building was enveloped in tlanios, ll was occupied in front by Messrs. J. & R. -bar- try as a general furnishing store, and by S, Goodall, as a family grocery. In the rear was a carpenter’s shop, occupied by A- J. Haupt, nnd the kitchen of A. Dixou, who occupied the second story immediately over the Messrs. Barry,, as a dwelling, "" ■ Ffrsn >tl- ft’. Crescent Ci’r, Mon 21. RUMORED WAR—LATER FROM MEXICO. The following items we copy from tin Courier of last evening, and give them fer just what they may be worth. The nnrs was received by the Mexican schooner Hr. lampngo, from Vera Ctuz, which place flic left on the 1< th tnst,: It is reported that this schooner war chartered at a high price, to bring dispatch, es from the British Minister at Mexic*, to the British Minister nt Washington, nnd from the Mexican Government to their Consul in this City, Mr, Frederick John son is a passenger, and bearer of the llril. ish dispatches. He intended this murnin; to take his departure for Washington. The Hclanipago lrring9 a report that the Mrxl- can Government has positively declared wni against the United Slutos, Another rumor says that Santa Aiitin has been released from Prison a d app- t d commander in chief of the Mexican armies. The Committee of the House of Repre sentatives of Mexico has made a favorable report on the request of the executive fer authority to receive nnd listen to the propo sals of Texas. The report was adopted by a vote of 41 toll. The net of amnesty to Gen. Santa Anna has been passed. The friends of the Federal System in the south have shown a disposition to raise nn insurrection. It was rumored that Gen. Alvarez was at their head. The newspapers are filled with common!.' on the negotiation with Texas. The Deputy from Jalisco, Mr. Cuervo, i; dead. Vnrious motions v ere made in the Hohk of Representatives, on the 30th ult., ft! alterations in the tariff. A letter from Mnzaltan in the Constiie.- tional Monitor says, '• the insurrection it California against General Michelioreti: has succeeded—the holy cause of libcrt; is triumphant; wo arc independent.” We are quite ignorant of the insurrection mentioned in this letter, and know not what party it is who have triumphed in the holt cause of liberty nnd made themselves in dependent, Liberty and independence no good things to those who know how tqnp- preciate the blessing they arc capable o conferring—but liberty and independence in the Mexican sense, are idle words, wlticl mean anything or milling. to promote this end of hcr ambition, regard- will confer good upon bur fellow-citizens, less of ail other considerations. and wc shall stoop to nothing which would Bm a day of light approaches—man is injure them or dishonor ourselves, learning his ow n rights, and the objects for building in which the fire broke out was situated between a two-story brick dwell ing house owned by G. R. Hendrickson and occupied by 1. W. Morrell, and a three story brick dwelljng house owned by the estate of Tufts and occupied by E. J clicks and Mrs. Bliss. These last named .build ings were saved, although much damaged by fire and water. The fire then extended across Broughton street lane to the kitchens and stables attached to three wooden dwel ling house fronting on State street, and one on Barnqrd-strect. to which .it sooncom- Since -writing the above, we have Seen Public Rlceting in Bainbririgr In accordance with previous notice, meeting of the citizens of liainbridge «s The held on Tuesday, the 2 th May, Tor Uw purpose of making arrangements for celebration of the approaching Anniversa ry ol' our Country’s Independence. Tfc Meeting was organised bv calline Mai. A Meeting was organised by calling Maj. A, Allen to the Chair. On motion, Mr. Win. C. Dickinson. Judge Mann and Col. John R. Hays, «cr -.-J - e — ■- - 1 —* - Speak appointed a Committee to select a , and Reader to officiate on. that occasion. It was on motion, Resolved, That tl membcisof this meetingjpledge therosein signed 1V. G'. McAlister, which we are re quested to publish,. Our reasons already giveja ipust be <ytr apology for declining. . Tnitcri Slates Journal. i We haTo receivcd the first and second number , of-this spirited .nnd thoroughly Democratic'paper, published by Messrs, jfeese E. Dow and' Theophilus Fisk, in the City of Washington. The editors enjoy a high .reputation as political: and literary writers, and from their position and talent, dinaryii addition to these, tho brick stable attached to the dwelling belonging to the estate pf Tufts was destroyed, ond much damage done to the stable and out buildings of Mr. Hendrickson. . “The two story dwelling house fronting on Bernard street, and the adjoining one on State street,, were owned by the estate of Gugel, and occupied by J. F. Doe and Mrs. Lundy. That adjoining Mrs, L, on State street,; (also two story,) was owned by Mr. Mingledorff, of Bryan Connty, and occupi ed ,hy Mrs. Walker—the next was a three to sec that tho ‘‘work goes bravely on,”? ! in the spirit suited to (he occasion; and order, better, to carry out the. object of th* meeting, ai Committee of Auangcmcn' was appointed, consisting of at least member from;each' Militia Disti "‘tuiKi iiwukii ..iuiikC District of ' 1 County, to make the necessary preparat' and arrangements'for the day. It was on motion Ordered, 'That the So" retary transmit a sketch of thoprocccdk! of this meeting to the Editors of ihe Albany papers for pubhcfitiira.nnd that 1 citizens of the adjoining counties be in*' 0 to attend our Celebration: JVptAmg.—An Irishman Jins defined 1 * — — v. /■—-* ■—*-= -jthpnt. surCd thSii they Will wield no or-1wooden building, owned and occupi- thing, to be “ a footless stocking',w kience in the’ arose of gdod goy-1 Hwnthn devowringsfc- jif*T.! A dweripfion hy, another ft eminent. We publish the prospectus jjstnpfafe ‘tj 'B M iM “Thnt rnur SjiBSfiSH rr‘ I the Journal m another column. 1 Godwin opd Dr. Do Leon” IsaidPnt^: ' ... ,