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4 sent happiness, and elevate and dignify our species f Let it not be said, as 1 have often heard it, that there is much information to be gained from works of imagination. 1 would as soon stuff my pockets full of yel low mica (Isinglass,) for gold, as an empty head with fiction for learning. The frothy stream of romance may bring down an oc casional gem of knowledge; but, he who "relics upon such a supply, will perish of in- , tcllcctuul famine, lio will faro no belter than the hero of the following story, with which I shall illustrate this thought, nnd close this article. Nelson Gun, was his own teamster, and being a convivial fellow, indulged himself in a spree, now and then, while hauling his cotton to Augusta. On one of these occasions, having ate nothing for two or three days, he “ Began to feel a* well he might, Thelsoen demands of appetite,” and stopping at a little hostelry l>y the road side, called for breakfast. The family had just risen from their meal, and the hostess concluded, that the cup of coffee which was left in the pot, with the addition of a cup-full of hot water, would serve her guest. These, however, he quickly des patched, requiring another addition of hot water, and so on from cup-full to cup-full, until the passing of the water from I lie kettle through the coffee pot, became little else than ceremony. When he called for the thirteenth cup, the land-lady not being blessed with the most placid temper in the world, and her patience being thoroughly exhausted, petulantly remarked, “ l per ceive you arc very fond of coffee sir.”— Nelson was a man of ready wit and replied, “ Indeed I am madam, for you see 1 have nearly killed myself, drinking your warm water to get a little.” PROSE. There is one, simple and only remedy! RJ-On our first page will be found, an: the British Press could produce the least) The “’nun for this palpable injustice, viz., a law re-j interesting article, from an esteemed corrcs-.excitement, on this side of the Atlantic. Statesmen, hav quiringalt taxes upon property to be given, ponden: who den Is boldly with the ‘ Fiction ,,Thc in, and the tax paid in the counties where of the age. His criticisms upon the pre- .they the property is located. The effect of such a law would be, to THE PATRIOT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1815. FOR SENATOR, JOHN COLLEY. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, JOHN IIENTZ. Notice. The Sheriff's Sales of Early County will hereaf ter lie published in the “ Ai.rasv Patriot.” JOSEPH COLLIER, Sheriff. May 28th, 1845. K3* Divine service will be performed by Rev. Wm. J. Ellis, on Sunday morning next, at 10) o’clock, in the lower story, West room, of the Patriot building. State and County Taxation. There is a law upon the statute books of of Georgia, which, from the inequality of its operation, is a reflection upon our intelli gence and sense of justice. We allude to the law complained of by the Grand Juries of Baker and Dooly coun ties in their Presentments, which we published last week. This law permits the tax-payer, or his agent, to give in nnd pay his taxes in any county in the Slate, with out regard to the location of the properly. The injustice of this system, is 1st. That a large proportion of the tax able property of the State, which is owned by non-residents, or persons who have no fixed location, is never returned to the tax officers, and consequently, pays no part of the Government expenses. 2nd. The newly settled, or spnrccly pop ulated Counties are burdened with n coun ty tax, frequently of 50 per cent, upon the Slate tax, for the purpose of erecting Pub lic buildings, Bridges, &c. the whole bur den of which falls upon theresidentcitizens, when pcrhnps nine-tenths of the property which is to be benefited by this assessment, is owned by non-residents, who either pay no tax at all, or pay it into a County Trea sury where it is not needed, and which has no equitable right to it. We feel confident, from circumstances which have come under our own observn lion, that at least one-half the lands in ma ny counties, arc, by the operation of the present laws, exempt from taxation alto gether. Docs it require more than a simple state- 'ment of these facts to convince every rea sonable man that the present mode of giv ing in and paying taxes is unjust to every tax-paying citizen in the Slate, and pccu liarly oppressive to the citizens of those counties in which much of the property is owned by non-residents 1 Why, then, has not the laws been changed I Wc under stand that efforts have been made at cvrry session of the Legislature during a scries of years, without success, and that the only ground of objection has been the inconven ience of making returns This can he no reasonable objection. If properly is worth owning in a distant part of the State, it worth attending to and paying its propor tion of the tax which is necessary for its protection and improvement. Why should the principles of justice and the rights of our border citizens be violated, and the State and county treasuries defrou ded, to suit the convenience of a few land monopolists or speculators ? The opperation of the law in county tax ation, embodies one of the worst features of tyrnny—that of being taxed and worked, for the benefit of others without any equiv \Alent. -err!” .. j'< tee.. reduce the rate of the State lax, by com pelling every part of the State to bear its proper share of the burden—to relieve the thinly settled counties from the embarrass ment and injustice under which they are now sirugling, and enable them to erect necessary public buildings, bridges, &c without doing injustice to any other citi zens. If such a law were passed, it would en able the tax officers, in each county to know when all the property was returned for taxation ; but under the present law, it is impossible to know whether the property ot non-residents is taxed or not, because, without regard to quantity, description or location of the properly, the owner has a right to give in and pay tax upon it in any county in t he State, or if lie does not volun tarily make a return to the tax Receiver, it escapes taxation altogether. Will not the Press and the people, whether Whig or Democrat, enlighten the legislature upon this important subject ? Will not the counties throughout the Stale instruct their Representatives, if necessary, to procure an alteration of the present ini quttoiis law ? Let them do their duty nnd the next lc gislaturc cannot withhold the justice which wc claim. JTJ- Henry Morgan, Esq., former editor of the Albany Courier, was admitted to the bar as Attorney and Counccllor, at law at the late session of Baker Superior Court. Eire in Quebec. A most destructive fire, occur:cd at Qtte bee, on the 28th, tilt., consuming a const dernblc part of the City, including proper ty estimated at from 4,000,000 to 6,000, 000. It is supposed that one hundred person? must have perished in the flames, many ol whom were sick or infirm, and unable to es cape. Forty bodies had been exhumed at the Inst acconnts. About 10,000 person? are left houseless, nnd dependant upon charity by this severe visitation. vailing passion for the novelund wonder!til ^are perlectly able to take care of them-, commend tHut American Stutcsmcn shotjq and upon the sickly sentimentalism, of the • mass of our magazine literature, may be read wilji profit, by those who have deserted real life,.to revel in the field of distorted fancy. son. He informs us that a large number Tho “Tillies” boosts that Europc ari _ itcsmcn, have learned to net upon Tai- Thc American people begin to believe that leyrand’s axiom, that “speech was gj Vtlt know their own business, and to disguise thought nnd feeling,” and (selves. The English writers seem to con- J sltqly in that school of diplomacy! sidcr us ns disobedient children, w ho should seems to be a matter of pride with dl be alarmed when they threaten, and stand “Times,” that Sir Robert l’cel “ I lie ujj 0v . rebuked when they abuse us. The reasons Minister” has never sinned ngi inst this they give for their fluents nnd abuse, is icy but once in the whole course of |,; proicssiMis in.,) ... . , , , , U »said no more than had frequently been set protestations were hypocritical and fab,., of bowls are formed, aonlc of lieln . f f Jf or ih l, v our Government before, what has j made for the purpose of com ealing the , tr .| long been, and is still the sentiment of eve- objects of the Government; Lot wc «ot- ry’intclligent man in the nation. What he | unprepared for so unblushing an acknou!. grown, anti that the prospects arc good for full crop, notwithstanding the long drought which has been experienced. «■■■«■■■■■■» I It becomes our painful duly this week to announce the death of our friend and neigh bor, Col. John Jones, late Editor and Pro prietor of the Albany Courier. He died Sat his residence on the morning of the lltli inst. between the hours of 1 and 2 o o’clock. His disease was congestion of the brain.— The death of Col. Jones has produced a general feeling of sorrow and gloom thro’- out our whole community. Our town had been remarkably healthy for more than a year.,—No alarming case of sickness exis ted any where in our vicinity. His sudden and unexpected death has most forcibly demonstrated to us the uncertainly of all earthly prospects. lie had been married little mere than a year to a very interesting and accomplished lady, and had as fair prospects fora long and happy life as any man in the circle ot our acquaintance ; but the destroyer catnc, and behold the change Ilis devoted wife, once so happy, is now a disconsolate widow—his child, the object of his fondest care, is left an orphan, and his large circle of friends feel that there is a blank in their society which will not be ea sily died. In his intercourse with society, Col. Jones was kind and agreeable, nnd had many warm friends. If he lmd one said about Oregon, was but the echo of the voice of the people, and what man is there in all these United States, who would wish him to retract, or take back one word, at the threats of the British Ministers. Wo believe the w hole country is remly to sus tain the President on ihis point, for, how ever wo may differ among ourselves on matters of minor interest, when the honor or prosperity of our country is assailed, wc believe that every true American, will stand by our Executive in vindicating them. If a plain statement of our rights, should of fend British Lords, nnd British writers, let them get over it the best way they can, if [they must and will have war to appease .their wounded honor, let it come, wc have -nothing to fear in a contest with the (mast ed British power, her Empire is vasic and unwieldly, like the feet of the image, seen in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, it is of iron and clay, partly- strong and partly weak— her strength consists in her vast resources, her mighty fleets, and armies, her weak ness in the wide extent of her empire, tho discordent materials which compose it, the disaffection which exists in many of her colonics, the discontent nnd misery, which prevails at home. ' If then, she wishes to war upon our rights nnd institutions, let personal enemv, v e do not know it. We hcr l ,ook ,0 consequences; wc believe have extracted the follow ing account A 8U 5 *, a war ’ sooucr or later comc-.t The news received by Sunday night’: mail, looks rather war-like. It appears llmt the Envoys of England have been moving (if not heaven and earth) at least Mexico and President Jones, to defeat An nexation. The Mexican Congress have acknow Jedgcd the independence of Tcxa on condition she refuses to be annexed, nnd arc marching troops to the Banks of the Rio del Norte to operate on Texas, in case she agrees to annexation. On the other hand, the U. S. troops are concentrating on the borders of Texas, and Com. Stcockton has left Galveston with his Squadron, and sailed down the coast, probably to the mouth of the Rio del Norte. Wc shall ex pect interesting news from the Gulf soon. The Early and Baker Scnatotial Con vention which met at Concord on the 12th instant* nominated Mr. John Colley as the Democratic candidate to represent this Senatorial District in the next Legislature Mr. Colley has several times served in the legislature us the Representative of this County, and at the last session as Senator, -ike our candidate for Representative, Mr. Ilcntz, he is a plain farmer, a man of un exceptionable character, both in his pubtir and private relations, and is well and fn vorably known to the whole county. Thr proceedings of the Convention will appear in our next. his funeral from the last Courier. ‘ When such friends part, ’tis the survivor dies.” The late Editor of this paper is no more He expired at his family residence on Pine street, Wednesday morning last, between the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock, after u short but severe attack ot inllamaiionof the brain! Ilis remains were interred in the burial ^round of this place, at six o’clock on the evening of the same day, and his best eu logy is to be found in the honors which were paid to his memory. At four o’clock, on the evening of Wed nesday, Albany Lodge, No. 24, und a large concourse of citizens of both sexes than ever convened in our town on n similar oc casion, assembled at the residence of the deceased, to attend the preparatory obitua ry services. Those solemn rites were per formed by tlie Rev. E. L. T. Blake, the Preacher in charge of the Methodist Epis copal Church of our city, in a manner pe culiarly suited to the occasion. Ilis elo quent discourse was listened to with the most profound attention, and as he depict ed, in gospel language, the many virtues of the deceased, and emphatically pointed out to (he livihg, the fearful isthmus upon rhich they stood—that Narrow isthmus that divides Time from Etcrni ty,” there was not one of the large assembly present, insensible to the divine truths that fell from his lips. This deeply impressive ceremony having Fourth or July. Arrangements are in progress by our cit izens, for a proper celebration of the anni versnry of the glorious fourth of July 1776. The coining anniversary will be ono of-peculiar' and absorbing interest, as the expected time, when another Republi. shall be added to the * Und of the free, and the home of the brave.” Who can estimate the effects already- produced by the position assumed by A merica on that day, and who shall presume to set bounds to its influence upon the fu ture destiny of the world Let the oppressed of the earth rejoice, for the day of their redemption draweth nigh 1 )j* The result of the elections this spring, has thus far been a complete ratifi cation by the people, of their choice of Pres ident last fall. Now Hampshird and Vir ginia, opened the campaign gloriohsly, and like rcsul Tennessee. following order of arrangement .ILIWAT JLOOGJ0, JVo. 94. TAe Clergy and attending Physicians, THE HEARSE; SUPPORTED BY PALL-REARERS The Lady of the deceased, relatives and friends, Ex-Mayor and Members of Council, Editorial and Typographical Corps of the Fatriot and Courier, CITIZENS, AND STRANGERS, GENERALLY, Having reached the burying ground, the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of thc Lodge, of which Col. Jones was a bright and worthy brother, closed the melancholy duties of the day—and as the last prayer was pronounced, trad the last hymn died away amid the mobrnful murmurs of the majestic Pinery that overshadows our Cem- etrv, many a silent and heartfelt tear ex haled its sympathy and went to Heaven. will be a war of monarchy against the li berties of the people, nnd although we may experience many losses and much misety at first, we believe the result will be honorable to our nation, and beneficial to mankind. Every war which our couulry has waged, has extended the empire of freedom, and broken some of the chains which tyrants had forged against the rigli's [of man, nnd wc predict whenever any of the old und rotten empires of Europe shall [come in collision with our young nnd vig orous Republic, the result will be favoura ble to the liberties of the world. From Willntcr q- Smilh's I jutes. Mail 17th. The probability of a war with the Uni ted Stares oewpies the public mind on Ibis side of the Atlantic, to the exclusion ol cv- cxclusion of every other tonic. The arri vals from the Western World urc looked to with absorbing interest, and the instant a packet arrives, the news is conveyed with all the potency and speed which steam, can command to the metropolitan journals. But whatever diversity of opinion tnay exist among Englishmen as to the abstract mer its of republicanism, a war with America— the bare contemplation of such a possibility —is abhorrent to the national mind. A war patty, properly so called, as regards the United States, does not exist. There is nothing to mark its influence. The mooi- ... . „ t:d point—the Oregon—is not generally- be- closed, the funeral procession moved in the lieved to be worth fighting for. It is hot a brought out by the Great Western. The politicians on the other side of the Atlan tic, seem still anxiously waiting to hear What'effect the t'hreatning language of Sir now their young sister Florida, hasimprov- Robert Peel, would have upon the Atneri- cd upon Uicir example. We anticipate a can Government and People, they seen "from Alabama, Indiana, and ’ Our Convention met in Mil- “ V."— — ---. —' — —— ■ vvviuvujj VI 1 UlliLI lUllvpnuuvilLV} U till ledgcvillc last Monday, and if they should which all their threatnings and bragadocia nominate a candidate for Governor, that wQI bring out the whole Democratic strength of the Slate, we confidently be lieve Georgia will follow tho example of Virginia and Florida. perfectly astonished and puzzled, ai the coolness, or rather independence, with has been received in the United States.— They ought to have know-n, that the time had passed by, when the threat of a Brit ish Minister, could alarm either our (Bov- . eminent or People, or when the abuse ofjjthe mouth of the nation. edgement of the fact, and so undisgui* : an advocacy of national corruption. The United States repudiates seek - school of diplomacy—asking nothing b: what is right, and determined to submit nothing which is wrong, they have no res. son for concealing their intentions or deny, ing truth. The June number of the Democratic It ( . view contains an nbic article upon i|. subject of ottr title to Oregon, and tb conflicting pretensions of Great Brilaj» which shows our title to be clear and jus- beyond ali doubt or cavil, up to the 49:!. parallel of north latitude, which dividestL territory into nearly two equal parts, an. carries our northern bouudary in a strain!,: line from the Lake of the woods to the Pi. cific, and secures to us what we most wav, the noble harbors about the Strait of Fee and the exclusive control of the Columb:. River in its whol: course. The Review concludes that cur title :* founded in law and justice—that wc shoul. not abandon negotiation so long us therei- u reasonable prospect of obtaining our jar cl dins, but that when that hope fails, i|„ United States should terminate the joint:, cupation treaty, establish a Territorial gov ernment ovet our ci.izuns in Oregon, aid maintain ottr rigts at every hazard. The following sketch is given of the pro bable results nnd consequences of a work, tween the United Slates and Great hritait which it is barely possible may grow out our conflicting claims to Or> gon. “ The final result ol the warlike oper lions would probably be lire cxiinciion tiritish power on this continot. At lirsi, doubl v.e should suffer immensely fro want of adequate preparation lo meet il vast disposable force under the control Ureal Britain. It seems a weakness of republican go- crnmcnl not lo prepare ilscil for such cuter) gencies. Jealousy of great establishment: especially iltose which are supported In the State, seems inseparable from popttb institutions. Such, at least, has been or: experience. Great Britain, on the oth band, is thoroughly prepared : with wc: disciplined and numerous armies, with ship of war hovering on every sea, with v .r like stores and munitions, collected williot stint of expense or labor, for many year. She itns naval stations on every coast, ft: tresses and troops, wherever-there are L- lands which site could seize, and a belli frowning foitrcsses all round the globc.- VVith these well appointed means at linn. she would strike heavy blows in the lit: year of the war, inflicting upon ns great- sacrifices probably, than it would have cr us to keep adequately prepared for half century. Bum lie vigor and elasticity of (bis pc; pie would bear them up against these i- suults nnd losses ; their resources, ttlmc: boundless, would be developed waft grea cr rapidity than the calm times ol pcac could have produced: ali kinds of mani facturcs possible to us would take root: nt every means which this people could cor. nianri would be brought out, to serve tl purpose of defence aud annoyance. Every clement of disaffection in the ncig! boring* provinces would be nourished ir re bellion. Republican armies would pl» the standard ol revolt in their sod. V should ofU-r their inhabitans freedom fro the galling colonial yoke : exemption fit: I lie sv arms of foreign officers wlto ink their homes : scll-goverpment in its lie and truest acceptation, and a union wi' our circle ol free slates. We should poi out to them, if indeed it be not already ir pressed on their minds, the difference b point which.appeals to national pride, or prejudice or power. Every one feels that this little island has territory enough, with out measuring lances with a kindred peo ple about a few thousand miles of a barren nnd profitless waste. The sentiment wltieh has taken deep root in the public mind of this country—which pervades all classes, and serts, and shades of opinion, nnd unites them ns one man, refers not lo the value of |lhc territory in question, 1ml to what they [conceive to lie the arrogant, overbearing, bullying style with which the opposite claim is advanced. Alluding fo President Polk’s Inaugural address, the “Times” continues. “The ’country feels itself insulted by- the new President. Is he not a bungling tactitinn that thus gives his opponent such an ad-1 i' vctn the two systems, ns they appear vantage— ; lhat places himself in the w rong [ °PP® sl,e J*?c St. Lawrence at ... r r ... . . ... . ,’it he Lakes. If they did not profit hy tl by his manner, while he is probably right, | C8Son und ,| ie occasion, fbey would pro in his theory;" (themselvesof a different spirit from »1> If the British Government, should con- wc take them lobe. elude to go to war with the Unjfpd Slates, j On out southern border, Mexico woo according to the “ Times,” it would not do [ b *' thc - ” xJL. -r ,L.t. ' ,and > addcd «.° lhe irritation which she England and «he United States. The arrival of the Cambria at Boston, has furnished us with news from London «, on account of the justice of their claim, ’and and Liverpool, three days later than that or the value of the territory in dispute, but; consequences of it would be, that ec on account of the manner in which Presi dent Polk, expressed his opinion and indi cated the course which he should persue in try would be overrun hy invaders from tl south and south-west. What means of defence she has on It open frontier, we do not see. A west' 1 thc discharge of his Constitutional duties!, hunter will carry provisions enough on I What a farce is this. Shall the mouth of j back.to subsist him ten days, and by tb [our President, or any other branch of our' time he would place himself in the habit Government, be muzzled at the dictation and fruitf I parts of Mexico. All 11 she conld make no impress that the truth shall offend them f Absurd! sea coasts. The whole power of our own Government. on the interior: and froiii the interior wo* is not capable of stifling the voice of a sin- be organized forces which, aided by > gle private citizen, much less shall the ‘Nw^cted population north of us, and t thr*.i.Af itrifnin iw. -t ; weakness of the races aouth, Would caf hreats of Great Britain be able to close |Araerican dominion ^ „ I of the Aztecs to the Arctic s?e tu a ; ; i