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“ Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.”
VOL. I-
ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 8,1845.
NO. 26.
THE ALBANY PATRIOT,
rlB OSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY XOREDCQ, BY
KELSON TIFT & SETH N. BOUGHTON,
Milan altd Proprietors,
TERMS.
TWO Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or
TMt Dollars at the end of the year.
' vlvcrtiwment* not exceeding twclro line*, will
are not, in their whole depth, directly pre- which we had been compelled to rest many
CifUlniM. hill Area ltmki>n miAilmlvM tvkioK limao : • .» _ _
cipitous, but are broken into shelves, which
appear to have sunken at widely differing
intervals, and are so far separated that the
one immediately below the spectator con
ceals from view those beneath it. These
shelves ore broken by irrigular chasms and
crevices of invisible depth. The side of
the crater toward which we looked, being
for°Mc?°cant!nn»nee* nrt Advert^TCnt» I l *f*V 0Wnrd »'hich the wind tinformly bore
ffiStonnmherof iwertioi*'he mineral fumes of this great furnace,
until forbid. I was wild, barren, and destitute of all vere-
Salw of l*od and Negroes by Executors, Adminis- 'niton; but that on which we were, being
miorr ud Guardians, are required by law to he heed from such deleterious influences, pre-
jinrti^dinapablic gaxette, sixty days preview tolRented im entirely different appearance.—
I’jrdajofsale.^ , ... The sunken shelves on this side were quite
Tfc^IesofPcmoMJPrepeitymastbeadvertMed thi'bjy conlcd w j, h n feni | e ^ f rora
^Vodcc^Debtiu* anJ Creditors of an estate must I ? C0 fP run ff. )* "iW profusion, trees,
1 - nulllUhcd forty days. shrub* vines, and flowers, offering on n-
Xotiec that application will be made to the Court green We contrast to the licclzcbub region
m (Wintry for wave to sell Land and Negroes, must opposite.
nuNifhod weekly for four inontlis. This general survey was all thnt wc
Monthly Advertisements,Ouc Dollar per square could make before nigfil closed nround the
til etch inserts*!.
‘ (7All Letters on business must be post paid.
POETRY.
From the Social Monitor.
THE ERRING.
DT JULIA A. FLETCnza.
Think gently of the erring!
Ye know not of the power
With which the dark temptation came,
la some ungarded hour.
Yc nuy not know how earnestly
They struggled, or how well,
Until the hour of weakness came,
And sadly thus they fell.
Think gently of the erring!
Oh do not thou forget,
However darkly stained by sin,
He is thy brother yet:
llcir of the self-same heritage!
Child of the self-same God!
He hath but stumbled in the |sith.
Thou hast in weakness trod.
scene; and then new fentures of interest
attracted our attention, ns wc sal nround
the fire in front of our hut. Instead of
smoke, which was seen hovering over the
burning* lake during the day, its surface
was brilliantly illuminated, casting a bright
reflection upon the clouds above. The
fires which arose from the lava waves ap
peared like myriads of torches borne by a
moving multitude gliding by and mingling
with each other; at one tunc dark lanes,
circles, or spots would be seen among the
lights and the next minute the lights
would over-spread these dark places. "Be
sides these numerous torch-like illumina
tions, masses cf flame of the volume of a
hogshead were breaking foilh over the sur
face of flic lake, and around its circumfer
ence. • • • • •
The high walls of the crater, where they
were rocky, presented perpendicular and
almost smooth surfaces, jutting out ai regu-
I lar intervals, like the abutments of a gignn-
I tic bridge. The bottom of the crater was yet
Speak gently of the erring!
For is it not enough
That innocence and peace have gone,
Without thy censure rough ?
It sure must bo a weary lot
That sin-crushed heart to bear,
And they who shore a happier fate,
Their eludings well may spare.
Speak kindly to the erring!
Thou yet mayst lend them back,
With holy wonts, and tones of love,
From misery’s thorny track.
Forget not thou hast ollen sinned;
And sinful yet must be—•
Deal gently with the erring one
As God hath dealt with thee!
MISCELLANY.
far below us; and by a descent less pre
cipituous than the last, wc reached another
soil-covcrcd and shrub-grown plane.—
Walking for some distance along this, wc
came to n narrow, rapidly-dcsccndiug spur,
by the sharp edge of which we reached,
after a long descent, the black ledge—the
bottom of the crater. This ledge spread
out before us like a frozen black ocean
divided info large flakes. These flakes
pressed against each other—in some pla
ces, rose in ridges; in others, they over
lapped and piled one nbove another, in irre
gular heaps. Our way to the burning
lakes was over this sea of hardened lava
for some miles, aruid smoking openings and
crevices. At first, the surface had more
than the brilliant iridiescepce of anthracite
I coal, and was of a friable, crystaline char
acter, crisping under the feet like dry snow.
Farther on, it had the firmness and appear
ance of cast iron which had cooled in irre
gular plates. In some places, the black
mass was rolled in immense volutes, one
[The annexed very interesting account over the other. The whole had a stort-
| of a visit to the largest volcano in the world, lingly hollow sound, and in places would
«w communicated through the Hon. J. C. give way beneath our feet; but there seem-
Picket,to the National Institute, Washing- cd, generally, to be a solid mass beneath,
'on, and is copied by us fioni the Wash- with five or six inches of space between
ugtoa Union.] them. Wc passed places over which w:
VISIT TO THE VOLCANO OP KILAUEA. were obliged to hurry, the heat being pain-
* ' ‘ * ‘ the atmosphere stilling
times, we were again enjoying the comfort
of our hut, which was appreciated the inore
front Hie day having closed in clouds and
rain. After night, while lying on our mat
bed, talking over the events of our expedi
tion, the Kanakas, who were gathered un
der the shed over the door, suddenly called
our attention to something outside. It was
wiUi an impression of horror that we saw a
brilliant light thrown up from the bottom
of one side of the crater. The appalling
character of such an appearance on that
dark and rainy night, arose from the entire
ignorance as to what it might indicate, and
our inability to lake any steps, no matter
what might occur. We felt assured that
wc were standing over fiery caverns and
roaring furnaces; but what their extent,
changes; and relations, could not be ima
gined. The present appearance was near
er to us by many miles, than any thing of
tire kind wc had seen during the day. It
might be no more than a frequcntly-cccur-
rng breaking out through an existing open
ing ; it might be a slight new outbreak of
no importance; and vet, it might be a
change which would sink the whole of the
land upon which we then were, and per
haps miles of surrounding country. In
any ensq, we could do nothing but passive
ly await tire result. Things remaining
unchanged, the unpleasant'impression sub
sided; wc sooft became indifferent to the
whole affair; and the most comfortable
night’s rest we enjoyed since leaving the
ship, was the last we spent upon the edge
of Kilcucn. About two o’clock in the
morning, I was aroused from sleep hy the
bright fight which tire burning lake threw
into the door of the hut. The night was
now beautifully and clear, and the lake ap
peared more active than I had before seen
it; tire myriads of lights were Hulling over
its surface as if the demons of the place
were ascending in torch lit conclave. For
the first time, far cn the right, Jhc long and
S** « «pl»nn- the boat shored oil; he stood upright afic
lion, or rendered reason, this neutral squad- nuickly r aising his hat with that grace ami
? itself to the fullest extent of dignity which seemed pecuUarly to belong
h .° °“ ce
ron, availing it
the right oftih _
eB possession of the naval force* of tfuenos
Ayres. What apology or justification has
been, or will be, or con be made out for this
highhanded outrage, we are yet to lie in
formed. Every principle of national law,
and every sentiment of national comity,
unite in its condemnation. As a monst rous
violation of the duties which national hos
pitality imposes on thoeo who receive it,
this act of an.armed European force, done
while lying in the harbor of a friendly pow
er, seems to us almost without a paralel.
But, in another light, it challenges yet
more serious attention. It is on its face on
attempt by France and England to set mat-
ters right between independent powers on
this continent by the strong hand. hi. Gu
izot’s doctrine—of late become somewhat
famous—of a balance of power in America,
to be adjusted and trimmed at will and at
arm’s length from lire other aide of the wa
ter, is now something more than a mere
theory. The “allied powers,” it seems,
are beginingtoput itsummanly and prompt
ly into practice. Encroachments of this
character—armed interferences by Euro
pean powers in the affairs of this continent
—cannot be noted too early, nor frowned
upon too sternly, no repressed too soon. It
is the duty as we believe, of the people of
the United States, to make the national
voice heard on this subject, in tones which
admit neither of doubt nor misconstruc
tion. “Obita princpiit” is the maxim alike
of efficiency and of prudence. We know
not that the interests of - our country have
been directly compromised in this highhand
ed proceeding; but every interest ofevcrv in-
depcndcnl.nation of this continent is deep
ly compromised in the principle whirli it in
volves. Every instance like this of British
or French interference—giving ground, ns
it docs,for serious apprehensions—enhances
trentle curve of Mound Lcod w as secn arch-1 our appreciation of tire policy and lire prin
ting against tire clcr sky. After breakfast ciples which arc now predominant in our
on the following morning, wc started on national councils. While these continue
our return, having filled all the empty ! lo prevail, no F.uropenn aggression, wlrefli-
calabashis with’' specimens of lava, scoria: cr coming in tire shape of dictation or of
and crystalizcd sulphur. The most singu- armed interference, will be suffered to touch
lar product of the volcano is the hair of t lie the interest or tarnish the honor of our coun-
goldcn Pole—a fdnmentose or capillary Hy.
lava, found only to leewafd of the crater. [Some reference is made in the above ar
il is spun bv the wind, afld isln fine trans- ticlc to Alexander Evcrctte, Esq, our com
pared, flexible filaments, resembling spun missioner to Chinn. Ho suffered much nl
glass, or having a very close resemblance I Rio Janeiro from the complaint to which he
to flaxen hair. Wc ravished freely these has been long subjected, and had some
tresses of tire goddess. thought at one time of returning to the U-
'nitca States from thnt port, in tho Brandy-
EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE. wine, (Com. Parker,) But the Brandywine
“From Brasil and the River Plate.—Tin? has returned to the United States without
day before tire departure of the St. Louis him ; and it is supposed he has gone on
from Rio, advices had reached that place of upon his mission to China in the Colum-
ihc entire failure of the attempted interven- bus.]—Union.
!he D n°ffaSraTfhe f rivef PlJte”* 1 uTStld ™AL DEPARTURE OF WASHINGTON
that on the rejection by Gen. Rosas of the FROM NEW YORK,
ultimatum sent in, the English and French Mr. Cuslis, one of the fnmily of Wash-
ministers would retire to Montevideo. In ington, and who was with that great mau
the mean time, the naval forces of the on his departure from New York, more than
“allied” powers bad taken possession of the half a century siucc, gives tire following
Buenos Ayrcan squadron off Montevideo; | graphic picture of that event anti the np-
nnd Gen. Oribe, commanding the besieg- pcarancc of the. city at that time. Wc
ing army of Gen. Rosas, bad received no- find it ip the New York Mirror,
tice to retire from I he Banda Oriental. “We then staid at McCombs house, near
“Great excitement prevailed in Buenos the battery,” said Mr. Cuslis, “ which is
J statesNmV ” ^ (with heated emanations from the gaping Ayres, and it was supposed England and now called Bunkers’and that was nearly
i- , i . r I crevices. Pursuing owr way over such a | France would be hroughi intoopen collision the extent of the compact part of the city.
Island of Hawaii,_ 1 gc u “ gur f ncc> wc nrr j V cd upon the brink of a; with the Argentine republic. During the I St. Paul’s Church was quite out of town,
‘ ‘ ’ ’ ’ ' ‘ " ..... a nd I used to play on a tine green common
| where the Park Theatre now stands. In-
1 of paved streets in that vicinity, there
Lend ti;r»^ik^7«nj'ftr„i - »t^'..»".k»'"^.n“|torathemaBundcr,l»aasevcrcfiuremnteriai uen. Kosas, innoecimea t»y me tngusntwere fenced fields, in which I could play
into fragments of varying size, piled in and French ministers, on the ground that as freely as if on my own estate.
[he largest volcano in the world!—a crater l hrcnlci{ | iMlab Uity,re*ling upon sharp **■-'*•■ —~ s — I .u- -Z.. w
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fenveen twenty and thirty miles in circum- mrcalening insta i , = . s
S'uSZiSJjErJi I%taSo.K^ pi" 1 !-.’ »“*““** *■? “"fpf OjSJj
noted inn in .kiiSTr AGjitr nutiTn of 'l» 8 ravine were tho most dangerous
SfelhTdrcU'^“gide^Pc^* ^rcr^ing, wcTaS’ JSfT^a°l distance
wacc of the dread goddess Pcfc. l0 g0 over Vhe scoria: and ln?a above des-
* • ** • * * cribed, before we stood upon the edge of
An awful abrsa which seemed to have ^e burning lake. The wind blowing
‘‘ngulpcd the whole region, with lofty, rug- f rom U8| wc were enabled to approach the
S*d, and sulphureous walls lining their bar- very brink. The fluid was in constant
ren edge* against tho sky, and shutting , not i 0 n; thick slugish' waves of the dull-
nui all beyond, in itoelf presented a shud-1 gray, filmy appearance of melted lead,
nonng idea of desolation, swallowing up, were slowly rolling over each other, to-
nnd final destruction. But the dread gran-1 wards tho side on which wc stood; the
ceur of the scene was increased by the flickering of heal appeared over the whole
cloud* of steam, smoke, and fumes of sul- L ur r a cc, from which red columns, looking
four issuing from immense sulphur banks exactly like blood, were spouted up with a
«ound this grand earthquake-shattered l en-1 conv ulsive jerk, and near the edge threw
c| osure, ana arising from opening* and musses of liquid lava upon the bank; the
crevices in its deeply-sunken boCMm.—| surface of the fluid being from ten to fif-
t'rom its lowest depth, at the remqtc cx-l tccn feet below where we stood. As the
1 remity opposite to whore we stood, a pillar I j 10 t waves rolled against the side of the
I 0 smoke arose -and expanded into -a dark basin, and were turned back again upon
'loud over a lake of lavfc— themselves, it appeared as though the bonk
“ A ficrv delnee. fod I was melting beneath our feeL
tYith everburning «ah)hw,wiconsnmed.’’ This unpleasant appearance, and a know-
The 'tremendous earth-rending forces at ledge of the fact that great and sudden
' 5 °rk—their action going on before our I changes do lake place in this lake, induced
5*^ and yet their sources, buried “tonI mt to delay no longer jn Rs_vicinity than
thousand lalhom deed” in appalling mys- was required for .the gratification of cunost-
inrenrhoil nnd.ni'.ltono ■inn.nelifitilp- IV Havin? DrOCCCuCtl OH OtU return ft
aving proceeded on our
'' distance from the vicinity of South America.
his army and his friends, and after pouring
a moment, he murmured with an emphasiV
I never can forget, so full of mingled sor
row and aillictioti, so deep and earnest, so
soul-felt in its accent the single word,
“Farewell!” and wavinghwbat, the
fresh gushing tears prevented his further
action or utterance. At that moment a
shout, such as I never heard before nor
since; one simultaneous shout burst forUi
from the shore and so loud, and deep, and
full, was it, that it dt owned the echo of tho
heavy guns; the large 28jpounders, which
at the same time were fired from a short
distance above, a dull heavy noise was ail
that I could distinguish; and as the shout
of the multitude was wafted over the part
ing waves, and tire cannon’s smoke rose
upwards, the General once more waved
his hand, and the boat shot rapidly from
the scene. This was the last time he ev
er saw New- York.
TOBACCO.
We have noticed with ranch attention
and interest, the various experiments be
ing made on the culture of this plant, in
this portion of our State, and feel maiAred
to fiud that in every instance, it has suc
ceeded beyond our most sanguine expecta
tions. Although the season boa been
very unpropilious, having been a remarka
bly dry one, all who have planted, will
realize a handsome return on their outlay.
We are indebted lo the kindness of Mrs.
James Smith, for an opportunity of testing
the quality ol some cultivated by herself
as nri experiment, and wc have no hesita
tion in saying that the Cigars she was good
enough to send ns, were as fine as wc de
sired to smoke, and we are “an old one” at
the ute of the article. Mrs. Smith planted
a small piece cf ground, (attached to tire
dwelling house) not more than 30 or 40
feet square, which will yield her at least
eleven Thousand Cigars, and which arc
worth, wc think not less than $15 put
thousand in this place—the cost of atten
tion is .nothing comparatively speaking.
We have also seen specimens of the To
bacco.from the place of A. H. Jones, Esq.,
(also an experiment) ns fine in appearance
as any Cuba Tobacco wc ever saw, and
will bring, no doubt, from fifty to sixty ct’s.
iu.a Northern market. Mr. Jones tells U9
that lie hasTrnised upwards of GOOD lbs. of
wrappers, similar to the samples shewn to
us, and as much more of filling, not worth
more than 30 cents per lb.; that his expen
diture on the experiment will not exceed
$2000. We advise all who can, to turn
their attention to Tobacco. We have an
ulen of doing something at it the coming
season ourself.—St. Jluguttine JVewr.
NEW MEXICO.
It has been known for some time that a
portion of the citizens of New Mexico, arc
strongly opposed to all further connexion'
witli the Central Government, and would
hail with joy any movement which would
enable them either to form an independent
Republic or come into our Union. A letter
from Santa Fe to the editor of the New Em
states that the orders of Senor Condi, the
Mexican Sccctary of war, will probably bo
resisted by the New Mexicans. That pro
vince or department has suffered much flora
the extortions practised by its Governors;
and from the forced loans wrung from its .
wealthy citizens. Many of the better edu
cated and more influential New Mexicans
have visited the United States, and been
forcibly impressed with the difference be
tween our situations and theirs. They are
far from being averse to any change which
will place them under the protection of tho
United Slates.
It is evident that the Mexican Govern
ment has been tampering with the Coman-
I could
the Charge was not instructed or authorized I now point to the spot where Washington
by his government. embarked and baae his final adieu to his
“The United States brig Perry, Com- army and the citizens of New York, al-
mander Payne, sailed in company with the though I am sure it must be entirely
St. Louis. The frigate Rantan, Commo- changed in appearance during the time
dore Turner, arrived from Montevideo the which has since elapsed. It was a point
evening previous to the departure of the at Whitehall, just off the Battery, and in-
St. Louis. stead of tho wharf now bound with stalcly
“The friga'e Brandywine Commander ships, the shore was then native as tire
Parker, would remain at Rio a few days, in waves that murmured on its hanks. I re-
conscqucncc of the illness of Mr. Everett, I member the morning as if yesterday; it
our minister to China, who had not decided was a clear cool bracing day in December,
whether to proceed in the- Columbus, or and as the General left the house, he took
return to the United States in the Brandy- my hand and I thought I never saw him
wine. The disease with which Mr. Evct- look so sad. I see the spot plainly before
ett was afflicted, through of a painful and me—the crowd was immense, the ’army
distressing character, was not considered being drawn up in lines which faced the
dangerous.” General as he passed them; the eyes of the „
The Argentine Republic and tub Al- 1 multitude was steadily bent upon him, but The first regiment of Dragoons is on tho
lied Monarchies—The following from not a whisper among the whole was audi- brairies, ana when last heard from, was at
the Salem (N. J.) Gazette confirms tho a- blc. When Washington arrived at the Fort Williams on the Arkansas. ThcU. 8
bove : spot, he paused and a moment surveyed forces hitherto stationed at different, forts
“Bv a letter from Rio, received in Salem the scene; I saw his heart was too full for on onr western frontier, have been ordered
with the perusal of which we have been utterance, and his eyes seemed bursting into Texas, and we must depend on volun-
favored^wc have intelligence from Buenos I with suppressed tears; still, he calmly teers for frontier service. Indeed, no other
Ayres to Hie 25th of July. The English looked on all around; but ii could not long class qf soldiers should be rent on a military
and French ininisteis had left, Rosas nav- be thus. Nature was at length supreme— expedition against New Mexico. Wc can
dies, aud, perhaps, other tribes. It isthcrc-
forc, the duty oftour Government to author
ize some citizens of Missouri, in whom all
have confidence, to raise a sufficient num
ber of volunteers; to overawe the Indian
tribes, protect our traders, take possession
of New Mexico, and thus interpose an Ame
rican army between the Indian .tigers and
the Central Government of Mexico. Thefq
is no other economical, expeditious and soft*
mode of defending our western frontier.—
ingrefused ail their propositions. The Bu-1 the General hastily approacEcd one of the depend on troro acctMtmn^j ft> P™[j c JjFc.
cnos Ayrean squadron had been captured officers who was standing with several of
,, Tfiej' can endure the fatigues incident to
by the fengiish'and French; and OriSe had I the staff new him, aad failing on his neck the compaign, know now to obrain sUppliea
been warned lo retire frpin Jjcfqrc Montevi- gave way to his feelings in a flood of tears, for the t roops on the march, unaeisttuid tho
dco.” , . Ho then embraced each of his officers sep- inode of dealing with the Indiaiw end secu-
Wc copy the above notice of a transac- crately, with an almost convulsive wasp, nng their good will, ana many of those who
m, which most of our journals have seen and as he thus bode his long loved aim lo*- tyifl Volunteer, are familiar with the face of
.’ . i u-Li- -r-— I:— :— .!,».«,« rtA mn. the country lobe traversed and the country,
to be invnefed. Such amovement asis sug-
ii'i to chronicle without one syllabic of com-1 ing companions adieu, the tears each mo- the country lobelrayersed and the country*
menu Disturbances have arisen between ment seemed to start afresh. Not a word
two or three of the^iBdej>endcnt stales of j was yet spoken, the sigh or sob alone broke gested, he oHhe utmost importance, jjt
liave resulted in I the silence of the solemn scene. At length.
amfthe day being weli advanced, actual hostilities. These hostilities have when the last officer had been embraced
antiuic uny ucuig. , roqueted, so far as we have heard, the General seemed for a moment to have
faoeTof^tho Uack^ccigc, and tc»ka meal according, to the fows^of civilized war.—| gaiDed^his^seifpoMesrion^aqd with a firm
A. w -i^r BTM ^ ,a ‘ id “ r0,,nd * ' |fn,ferater Wa6K rfMUd-anal?tepTu««Iiff "Airing,
Standi^ of „ ,mter it, J wSock in the afternoon, after a French vessels has ten lying in Hie wa- he stepped on board and almost sunk upon
"ft stusayf its generaldnplh; but its wallsl very fatiguing day’s occupation, during ters ofono of the belligerents; and now tho seat; it was but for an mstan.for os
will prevent Mexico from concelrating all
her forces on the Texan frontier, and calling
the Indians into use against us. It is a
precautionary or defensive operation, which
should command the instant attention of
tho President. Let oqlion be prompt.
.Mobile. Rtportx.