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i- L i ' s/IjH&p&C' 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| - -“- E - - - ! 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.