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THE ALBANY PATRIOT.
Wisdom, Justice, •Moderation.'”
VOL. I.
ALBAN V, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 11,1845.
NO. 9.
THE PATRIOT,
... rrm.ISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MOUSING, BY
NELSON TIFT & SETH N. BOUGHTON,
Editors and Proprietor!.
MISCELLANY.
| more gigantic Missourium.
— , - This hsl dis- of figure. Among them the chiefs are tall, hitn by propitiatory offerings, if they would
covery inay be set down to the Sate of well-made, and muscular; while the low* avoid the bod consequences. When these
From the N. O. Picayune I Alabaina. nrwl Inn muniv ndininiiwrUnKilo ! *r aptIam mnniLst tL n !«•«>• u i j* .l_
A Mrs. Caudle in Court.
Mrs. Titmarsh (a lady of the Caudle
school) and the husband made sometliimrl " ua,, “*B , . un "°«se. ur. *. is a, ttetween tnat oi mo black and coppcr-col-
of a stir in the Recorder’s Court yesterday”' G . crn ' an b y b,r \ h *“4 education, hit has j ored races, although instances of llolh ex- cellcnt o|
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! s s leasts?
l. j ,i .... v if".— 1 “*“* 1,18 ament uevouon to ute cause of the
^ : .T:” ne . r I “?««• sciences generally. He gives
TERMS.
TWO Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or
Dollars at the end of tlie year.
Advertisement* not exceeding twelve lines, will
. inserted at One Dollar for the first insertion, and
ilIV rent* far each continuance. Advertisements »!„ Titntnrsh would not nevmit Bt,l ' ,,ccs generally. Me gives to
' l aving tlie number of insertions specified, will .1.. , would not nllnw lb,s ,asl most remarkable fossil wonder,
* published until forbid. exLin nor «1W .he ll it Tj^^l (which lle d«cribcs as “the grertest W0 D I
j^lwofUndand Negroes by Executors, Adminis- « x P la, “' nor would she be silenced by the der of this-age of wonders”) lie name of
-,tors and Ouardians, ore required by law to lie Recorder. She evidently concluded there <« Zeulodnn SHUmanii 8
ivortised in a public gazette, sixty day* previous to was talking to be done, and having no p ro f. Silliman of Yale Co'icgc. P
Personal Property must be advertised dtf^nii^d M "a^e* ittftiTerl slt Jfe ^“olFows:^ ‘H Vav^succc jdeft
“ xlifi^^Vbtoii anJ Creditors of an estate must SPiab^l^of love ” 8ecmed 10 ** wi,b her a bringing to light, tbo verj nearly complete
published forty days. 1 ' ' * * '
mlic
Recorder—
Notice
publisl ..
N,sice tliat application wiB be made to the Court
,f (Hiiiary for leave tosell Land and Negroes, must I cumstnncis
w published weekly for four months. J\ln. Titmarsh-
Monthly Advertisements,One Dollar per square | me f I’m a decent
lor etch insertion.
jyAll letters on business must be post paid.
POETRY.
Prom the Saturday Courier.
AMBITION.
BT MARCIA WEBSTER.
Why toils yon lowly student now,
With aching heart and homing brain;
With hand close pressed upon his brow,
A« if to case tlie throbbing pain J
Wiiat vision cheers him on the while,
To con the long dull pages o’er;
V.'int wakes upon those lips tlie smile,
Such as they never knew of yore J
What to tlie dark and flashing eye
(lives surli a strange, mysterious light;
Is it some deed that fixed and high,
Stall shine on virtue’s record bright ?
No!—'tis Ambition fires his breast,
To tread the burning path of fame;
To feel himself by men caressed,
To win from all a deathless name.
For this his noblest years are given
To ceaseless toil in learning's path;
For this the tics of youth are riven;
And every joy the cold earth hath,
Is cast from him in scorn away,
That he may win the gilded prize;
Hut poorly can such meed repay
One fresh young spirit’s sacrifice.
What seeks yon beauty ’mid tlie throng
flf gnv and thoughtless ones, who meet
To spend the hours of mirth and song,
Amid the bill-room's glare and iicat?
Why docs she lay at Fashion’s shrine
Tlie treasure of her mind’s rich gems,
More precious than the wealth ot mines,
Richer tiian kingly diadems 1
Why does she seek amid the crowd,
In dissolution's giddy tide,
Those pleasures that are better found.
The quiet hearth of home beside ?
Is this Ambition ?—Would she sock
A blessed name amid the crowd;
To hear tlie helpless orphan speak
Her name with acclamations loud?
Oh! is it there that she would gain
Tlie brightest wreath that woman wears,
Tlie balm to soothe the couch of pain,
The spell to dry affliction's tears J
Oh! that such rights os these should be
Thus strangely, madly, cast aside;
And woman only live tliat she
May be tlie ball-room's boast and pride.
Wlat seek* yon warrior on the plain
Of deadly carnage; while around
On every side the neaps of slain
Arc piled upon the gory ground ?
Ever the foremost in tlie strife,
Where deadly missiles thickest fall,
Why madly peril thus his life—
_ Is it at Freedom's earnest call 1
Seeks lie to shield his native land
From stern oppression’s iron rod;
To wrench it from a tyrant’s hand, %
Who dooms a nation by his rod T
No, none of these. He madly seeks
To gatlicr laurels that shall shed
A brighter lustre round his name,
When be has mingled with the dead;
Tliat when posterity shall look
Back on the days long since gone by,
Within the post half-sealed up book.
His name may meet the gazer's eye.
lie cares not if the Mood is spilt
Of rountless hosts to write it there;
He recks not of the soul’s deep guilt.
So he the laurel wreath may wear.
litv.i.t,™. .. • skeleton of n most colossi! and terrible rep-
Watchman,^ state the cir- , i!e , ,hat may be justly termed the king of
,l!t sfellu: I Ihe kings of reptiles. Itslength is one Atm-
*££ *«* ond four feet-Ihe solid portions of the
it . .? < * ccenl innnied woman, and vertebra arc from 14 to 17 inches in length,
have got three small children—two of and froin 8 to 12 inches ki diameter, each
them twins, that will be two years of age averaging 75 pounds in weight, Itsgrcat-
Ulre me'o.le 0 . n^l ESff KCl 0Ver c '°V'cd jaws are anted with Jt less
the measles, and, besides, - 5 ’ than forty incisor or cutt.ng teeth, four
Recorder—“ And besides—I don’ see canine tc ' lh or fangSj and ei | ht m0 ,’ r3 or
1 ^ • >0 i lr .. t ) V i. i r 9 „.-P- V i C g °M° do Wlth thc 1 grinders. These teeth all fit into each
| arrest. Lei thc \valch- other when the jaws are closed, and it is
have |i le pnr n f ihe / t wa i n I, 10 clear that the animal was of the carnivorous
™ i n n , L l ‘ P< ! d b H nature. The eye# were evidently large,
watel maD, that never had no twins in his L nd wcrc promin J cnl , y siluated on [o %l
wuiThh feehnL fhn ,0 "if bca <», giving the animal the power of keep-
I no of l mf .he fenJ nhf k f' n0th ‘ a constant and vigorous watch for its
tng of how the tender sensibihtics of a con- pr = y . The M 1)a § n) e m bers attached
filing woman arc lacerated and lmd bare Resembling paddles or fins, which in pro-
he r eX ll U keA U nXb P° rli °" 10 ‘ h « size thc WefC small,
I P’|,) ' j. P t ~ an< ’ere she looked a look I and were doubtless intended to propel thc
Ti| h Th "l'knew* < ii r iv' V ..n nd nf bo<1 )' of ,bis «nom»ous creature through the
I’ T ‘’ l I . k 1 n , e " 11 %°” ,d comc , V° ,hls! I . 0, ; <1 waters of those large rivers and seas, which
hoe thnI ^ 1 , C T ,r as T f0 t r my A ‘ i lc il 'nl‘ ab »'ed or frequented. Each of these
f&ibS 1 *.." h ft P ." b ' C . i choo, » R ?? ,be I paddles or fins, is composed of 21 hones,
two Httle twins, that s at home with the j w hjch form in union, seven freely articu-
..... a , .. . ,. laling joints. Thcribsareofaverypccu-
vnien ^ w' a ti* fc T In ? P cace * ,nvok,n ? liar shape and exceedingly numerous.—
rZu' !**. y0W °^ D They are three times the 6 thickness at the
fault. If jou had held your tongue, theh owcr (| lnt t j lcv arc al t b e superior ex-
watchman would have never minded us.” {iremity ” * ^
?!”■ ™ mar ‘ h -!'W ' au . U . ! if 1 had I Dr. K. is at present in this city, and has
TiinZh^u il, 1 d r,T ;r d * r n Si“
I lnf T ,alk \°a C n ° U ' ho,ding i" his charge. Thc several parts
i nn - v P° or wo “’i in ’ yet joined together, but we uttders
' twins, hold her longue—that L g willing to arrange and p r ep ar e ikem for
would havpuch a husband-such a hypo- exhibition, if them were any probal.ilitv
crite of a husband 1 may say, as you arc 1 t | iat u n ..lri tw »mano»<c<lm l .i,k, period
O, vou
1 Recorder—" i umai IIVUI, uuiuum, wuy
it was that you have been brought before
HARNESS SHOP.
T HE subscriber begs leave to inform the public, I twins. Ye
that he is still carrying on the harness business E pe a k loud.
•t* I.!.. wlJ -s 1 II—.J ~ * itihimt'lin is at flll I * __ .
arc not
understand he
for
ity
y period-
, , , . of the ytar for his labor and expense.—
“I must hear, madam, why | Under lhe circumstances we presume he
will take this rare curiosity, which of right
„ ... .I Itclongs to Alabama, to some other place
Mr. Titmarsh—“ It was all a mistake of f or jts first exhibition.
I the walchittan, your honor. Mrs. Fii marsh | Alabama appears to abound with these
was speaking to me about some domosttc j OS3l | remains of animals that are now cx-
matter; she has a habit of sometimes speak- tincU xhe All)anv Dail citizen, of a rc-
! n g rather loud ; so the watchman, think- ccnl da ; c thus describes one of these won-
mg we wcrc disputing, or doing something dcrs now exhibiting j n that city, which we
worse, arrested us. doubt not is that discovered a few years
y^ r,> Titmarsh— O, this is all very fine, Lj ncc |,y the late John G. Creagh, Esq.
Ttt—vcry I I speak rather loud sometimes of Ciarl ^ county in ( , li8 State.
do I? and of course you never give me |, j s t| lc petrified vertebra of a monster
occasion—not you .—harrassed to death as I called by tne Naturalists the Zuyglocon—
I am, taking care of my eldest child and a creature which must have been half alii-
| my two twins. gator and half whale. It was discovered
Mi’. Titmarsh— I never— imbedded in a chalk formation on the banks
Titmarsh O, don t talk to me, 0 j- ibe Alabama river, and was boxed up
Tit! I can’t bear vour duplicity, ‘lou p,.r.—. „r .ui.
I never!' to be sure you never. lou never j 'i’| ic vertebra extending from a portion of
pretend to eo to the temperance meeting, t j le h cad t 0 i| lc tip 0 f the tail, is eighty fett
land instead of going there spend the night h n | cn g(h as it lies upon the floor! The
at the ** Bunch of Grapes with your old crcaturc must have been, in life, from nine-
pot companions, while me and mv poor \ tyloone hundred feet in length.
I twins and eldest child sit lonely and ctcso-l — —
u .. Capt. Wilkes’ Narrative
I place ” Of a Voyage Round thc World.
Mrs. Titmarsh—“ O, of course 1 it’s no EXTRACTS,
place—any place is no place for ntc to 5pen I Customs of thc Fcejee Group—
my mouth and let thc public know the I 1840
way a poor, heart-broken woinnn, as I am, .’ . , ,
witii my eldest child and two twins, is Before proceeding to the narration of the
treated by you. It is no place, 1 suppose operations of the squadron in the Fcejee
to tell how, when you said you were at S rou P> 11 " ou W enpear expedient to give
'mother’s the other night you wcrc at thel s °‘» e . account of .lie people who inhabit
Amphitheatre; but wliat ‘did you care if the islands of which it is composed. A
little Tommv died of thc whooping-cough ? readcr . unacquainted with their man
—you would’nt go to mother’s fo? the cure «nd customs, can hardly appreciate the dtf-
—you’d rather go to see Madame Arralinc ficultics with which the performance of our
dance the cachouca—of course you would; d, * llC8 '' as attended, or the obstacles which
and vou’d rather go to the lake to eat a impeded our progress. Our information,
soft-shell crab supper than take a comfort a- m.relation to the almost unknown race
■ ■ - i 1 which occupies the Feejee Group, was ob-
thc
. and
much
tretnes are to be met with, thus indicating
a descent from two diflerent stocks. One
of these, the copper-colored, is no doubt the
same as that whence the Tongese arc de
rived.*
None of them equal the natives of Ton
ga in beauty of person. The faces of the
greater number are long, with a large
mouth, good and well-set teeth, and a
well formed nose. Instances, however,
are by no means rare, of narrow and high
foreheads, flat noses, and thick lips, with a
broad short chin; still, they have nothing
about them of the negro type. Even thc
frizzled appearance of the hair, w Inch is
almost universal, and which at first sight
scents a distinct natural characteristic, I
was, after along acquaintance with their
habits, inclined to ascribe to artificial cau
ses. Besides the long busily beards and
mustaches, which are always worn by tlie
chiefs, they have a great quantity of hair
on their bodies. This, with the peculiar
proportion between their thighs und the
calves of their legs, brings them nearer to
the whiles than any of tlie Polynesian ra
ces visited By us.
Thc eyes of, thc Fccjccans arc usually
fine, being bjrtck and penetrating. Some,
however, Ifavc them red and bloodshot,
which ntay probably be ascribed to nva
drinking.
The expression of their countenances is
usually restless and watchful; they are
observing and quick in theii movements..
Thc hair of the boys is cropped close,
while that of thc voung girlcs is allowed
to grow. In the falter it is to be seen na
turally arranged in tight cork-screw locks,
many inches in length, which fall in all
directions front the crown of the head.—
The natural color of the hair of the girls,
can hardly be ascertained, for they arc in
the habit of acting upon it by lime and
pigments, which make it white, red, brown,
or black, according to thc lasle of the in
dividual. Mr. Drayton procured a very
correct camera lucida drawing of a gill
about sixteen ~ •' “&*>, v'* 1 ' 1 * «•“
giro the reader a better idea of thc telltales
of that age than any description.
When thc ltoys grow up, their lmir is no
longer cropped, and great pains is taken to
spread it out into a mophke form. _ Thc
chiefs, in particular, pay great attention to
the dressing of litcir heads, nnd lor this
purpose all of them have barbers, whose
sole occupation is thc care of their master’s
heads. The duty of these functionaries is
held to be of so sacred a nature, that their
hands arc tabooed from all other employ
ment, nnd they are not even permitted to
feed thcmselves.T To dress the liend of a
chief occupies several hours, and the hair
is made to spread out from the head, on
every side, to a distance that is often eight
inches. The bcatd, which is also careful
ly nursed, often reaches the breast, and
v hen a Fcejcean has these important parts
«( hi- pr~* w-ll- Jrawnil, I>1> PVllil.itR ft
degree of conceit tliat is not a little amus-
blc cup
heart-broke
Ini his old stand, on Broad street, where’he is at all
■times prepared to execute thqjr orders with neatness
» J .. rpi , „.; U , I information from the missionaries, who, in-
SzZsZSS -"Ws.
land despatch. Repairing at the shortest notice, I may go. and so .Tj l, r a, ? b ' „ . f |dertaken the arduous, and sis yet unprofita'
Driers to suit thEtuncL The fact was that while the batteries of | ,, u if„k. „i r ,;„;t;.
I prices to suit the times.
SAMUEL D. IRVIN.
Albany, April 16th, 1845. 1 tl
THOJIAS BARRETT,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
I w ----. . ..... , ...il ■ ble task of introducing the light of civili-
| Mrs. Tttmarsh’s volubthty ™° ‘eve lcd at zaUon and illum f nation 0 8 f lhe gospel
poor “ Tit” as she delighted to callhtm . knighted region. 6
raw a neighbor of theirs in I A „ hou , | g we sh |„ sce , he naliv „ -r
the Recorder saw a neighbor of theirs in zsnuougu, as we suuu sec, me nnuves
court, from whom he learned that the dts- Pee j ee have made considerable progress
\rr% v M nnmpmns natmn» I lur ^ a L CC j C / M Irroat |w«ral of the useful arts, they arc, in ma-
ffllTlTJSoSSS watchman, and for which they were arrest-1 rcspec(8> (he moel barbarous ani savage
msold^^BroalS^^ppositethe AmeneS f d » wn8no,, V"f °- b ins f ead race now existing upon the globe. The
Hotel, where he will be ready at all times to wait up-1 lectures spoken before the curtain, inslea< * intercourse they nave had with white men
r, n customers who will do him the fitror to call.— of beneath it. • * ~
uustomcra who wQl dohimthe
I Hi* work will be warranted, and cutting done in the
opportunity of judging, the Feejee-
addiclcd to stealing, are treacheous
in the extreme, and, with all their ferosily,
cowards. The most universal trail of their
character, is their iticliaation to lying.—
They tell a falsehood in preference, when
thc mnh would better answer their purpose;
and, in convening with them, the truth can
be only obtained, by cautioning them not
to talk like a Feejee titan, or, in other words,
not to tell any lies.
Adroit lying is regarded as an accomplish
ment, and one who is expert at it is sure of
a comfortable subsistence and a friendly re
ception wherever he goes. Their own
weakness in this respect does not render
them suspicious, and nothing but what is
>rcpt)y exaggerated is likely to be believed,
in illustration of the latter trait, I was told
by Paddy Connc), that be never told them
the truth when lie wished to be believed,
for of it, they wcrc always incredulous.—
He maintained that it was absolutely ne
cessary to tell them lies in order to receive
credence.
The rclijnonrtf thc Fccjecans, and the
practices ulticlt arc founded upon il, dificr
materially from those of the lighter-colored
Polynesian people.
The tradition given by the natives of
the origin of the various races is singular,
and not very flattering to themselves. Alt
are said to have been born of oite pair of
first parents. The Feejee was fitst bom
but acted wickedly and was black; he
therefore received but little clothing. Ton-
gn was next born ; he acted less wickedly,
was whiter, and had more clothes given
him. White men, or Pnpalangis, came
last; they acted well, were white, and had
plenty of clothes.
They have a tradition of a great flood
or defuge, which they call W'alavu-levu.—
Their account of it is as follows: after the
islands lmd been peopled by the first man
nnd woman, a great rain took place, by
which they were finally submerged; but
before the highest places were covered by
the waters, two large double canoes mrotn
• tmi upucuiaiice ; m one ot these was llo-
korn, tne gun or carpenters, in the other
Rokola, his head workman, who picked up
some of thc people, nnd kept them on board
until the waters had subsided, after which
they were again landed on thc island. It
is reported that in former times canoes were
always kept in readiness against another
inundation.
The persons thus saved, eight in man
lier, wcrc landed at Mbcnga, where the
highest of their gods is said to have mado
his first appearance. By virtue of this
tradition, the chiefs of Mttenga take rank
before nil others, and have always acted a
conspicuous part among the Fecjecs.—
They style themselves Ngali-duva-ki-langi
has produced some effect on their political
condition, but does not appear to have the
■t»nd most Csshionable style- All those »ho] Wondcrfiil Discovery in Natur-, ) eas t influence in mitigating the barbarous
al History. ferocity of their character. In.hisgroup,
Our readers will doubtless remember, therefore, may be seen the savage in hts
says the Mobile Advertiser, the sensation state of nature; and a comparison of his
produced in 184') bv the discovery of the character with that of the natives of the
bones of the great Mit*o*ri*m of Missouri.; groups in which the gospel has been profit-
We have now to announce thnt the same 1 ably preached, will enable our readers to
discoverer, Dr. Albert C. Koch, has form a better estimate of the value of tnis-
broughi to light ths fossil remains of a sionary labors, than can well be acquired in
monster in the animal creation, that puts anv other manner.
in the shade the celebrated “ Iquitnodon” The ^cejeeans ^nre^enerally^above^the
I*'*'•uunoikted. Terms, Ctsb, or its equivalent
a pril 16,1845. 1 tf
CITY HOTEL,
BY 8AHUEL BAKER,
Corner of Broad and Front Streets,
A least, Geo.
r
In the process of dressing the hair, il is
well anointed with oil, mixed with a car
bonaceous black, until it is completely eat-
urated.f Thc barber then takes his hair
pin, which is a long and slender rod, made
of toitoise-shell or bone, and proceeds to
twitch almost every separate hair. This
causes il to frizzle and stand erect. The
bush of hair is then trimmed smooth, by
singeing it, until it has thc appearance of
an immense wig. When this has been
finished, a piece of tapa, so fine ns to re
semble tissue-paper, is wound in light folds
around it. to protect the hair from dew or
dust. This covering; which has the look
of a turban, is called sain, and none but
chiefs are allowed to wear it; any attempt
to assume this head-dress by a kai-si, or
common person, would be immediately
punished with death. The sala, when ta
ken care of, will Inst three weeks or n
month, and the hair is not dressed except
when it is removed; but the high chiefs
qnd dandies seldom allow a day to pass
without changing the sala, and having
(heir hair put in order.
The Fccjeetins arc extremely change
able in their dispositions. They ore fond
of joking, indulge in laughter, and will at
one moment appear to give themselves up
to merriment, from which they in an in
stant pass to demon-like anger, which they
evince by lodes which cannot be misunder
stood by* those who are the subjects of it,
and particularly if in the power of the en
raged native. Theii anger seldom finds
vent in words, but has the character of
sullenness. A chief, when offended, sel
dom speaks a word, hut puts sticks in the
ground, to keep the cause of his anger con
stantly in his recollection. The objects of
it now understand that it is time to appease
(subject to heaven alone A
The Pantheon of the Feejee Group con
tains many deities. The first of these in
rank is Ndenjei. He is worshipped in the
form of n lnrpc serpent, allcdged to dwell
in a district under ilie authority of Ambnu,
which is called Nakauvaudra, and is situa
ted near the western end of Vililevu. To
this deity they believe that the spirit goes
immediately after death, for purification or
to receive sentence. From his tribunal
the spirit is supposed to return and remain
aliout thc tnbure or temple of its former
abode.
All spirits, however, are not believed to
be permitted to reach to judgment scat of
Ndengci, for, upon thc road it is supposed
that an enormous giant, armed with a large
nxe, stands constantly on the watch.—
With this weapon he endeavors to wound
all who attempt to pass him. Those who
are wounded dare not present themselves
april16 1845.
tf.
Low Blanks for Sale at this Office.\ot England, of colossal size, and the still | middle heighv and exhibit a great variety bedim*.
* The question of the origin of the Fccjccans
win be (bond ably fllnstratedm the repent of our
philologist, Mr. Hale.
t These barber* are called a-vn-ni-olu. Hiey are
attached to the household of the chiefs in number*
from two to a dozen.
t The oil is'procured by scraping and smieezing a
not called muketu; the bbek is prepared from ihe
to Ndengci, and are oblidgeil to wander
about in the mountains. ' Whether the
spirit be wounded or not, depends not upon
the conduct in life, but they ascribe an es
cape front the blow wholly to good luck.
Stories are prevalent of persons who
have succeeded in passing the monster
without injury. One of these, which was
told ntc by a white pilot, will suffice to
shou thc character of this superstition.
A powerful chief, who had died, and
been interred with all due ceremony, find
ing that he bad to pass this giant, who, in
Ihe legend, is stationed in the Moturiki
Channel, loaded his gun, which had been
buried with him, and prepared for the en
counter. Tho giant seeing thc danger t bat
threatened him, was on the look out to
dodge the ball, which he did when the
piece was discharged. Of this the chief
took advantage to rush by him before he
could recover himself, reached the judg
ment seat of Kdengei, and now enjoys
celestial happiness!
Resides the entire form of a serpent,
Ndengei is sometimes represented as hav
ing only the head and half the body of (be
figure of that reptile, while the remaining
portion of his form is a stone, significant of
eternal duration.
War.—In the crusides, or holy ware, continuing
300 yesre, 2:000,000 men were butchered, besides
women sml children.
The peach chop of New Jersey bos been
entirely destroyed by the weather.