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VOL. L ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 10,1845. NO. 35. V. THE ALBANY PATRIOT, , s n'BUSUED EVERT WEDNESDAY KOSRIER, BY NELSON TIFT & SETH N. B0U6HT0N, Editors and Proprietors. TERMS. TWO Dollar* P° r annum, if paid in advance, or T!n . 0 Dollars at tlic end of the year. Advertisements not exceeding twelve line*, will .jn^rted »t One Dollar for the first insertion, and Viftv rents for each continuance. Advertisements r.nt iavins the number of insertions specified, will ^sSrs olr'und and Negroes by Executors, Adminis trators and Guardians, are required by law'to he -Jvfitised in a public gazette, sixty days previous to tlicdaV o, pale. Tlic sales of Personal Property must be advertised in like manner forty days. Notice to Debtor? and Creditors of an estate must bc'nuidisbod I'ortydays. Notice that application will lie made to the Court nfoilinarv fof leave to sell I Jind and Negroes, must ic published weekly for four month*. Monthly Advertisements, One Dollar per square for each insertion. • IT All letters on business must lie post paid. POETRY. AT HOME: SWEET HOME. [FromSengs in tlic Night,” a beautiful volume of--rod poetry, recently republicbed by Mr. Per kins, of Boston.] When lmms the fireside brightest Cheering the social breast 1 Where heats tlic fond heart lightest, Its humble hopes possessed ? Where is the hour of sadness With meek-ejed patience borne ?— Worth more than those of gladness, Which mirth’s gay checks adorn ?— Pleasure is marked with flectness To those who ever roam. While grief itself has sweetness, At home—sweet home! There blend the tics that strengthen Our hearts in hours of grief— Tlic silver links that lengthen Joy’s visits when most brief: There eyas in r.ll their splendor, Arc vocal to tlic heart. And glances bright and tender, Fresh eloquence impart; Then dost thou sigh for pleasure ? * O do not wildly roam, But seek that hidden treasure At home—sweet home! Does pure religion charm thee, Far more than aught below ? Would’st thou that she should arm thco Against the hour of woe ? Her dwelling is not only In temples built for prayer, For home itself is lonely. Unless her smiles be there; Wherever wo may wander, ’Tis all in vain wc roam, If worshiplcss her altar,* At home—at home! AN EVENT IN THE LAST WAR. The most brilliant naval action of the last war, undoubtedly, was that of the old American frigate Constitution, <44, com manded by Commodore Stewart, when she caplurcd the two British cove re tin, Cy. ane and Levant, of greatly superior force, each of them being equal lo the old fash ioned 32 gun frigates. The handling of the American frigate, throughout was sci- cnrificond unexceptionable. By no nin- ncevering could either of the British ves sels obtain a position lo rake the Conslilu- lion. Shift their ground as they would, Old Ironsides was between them, blazing away upon both vessels at the same lime. During the whole action, Stewart, instead of mounting the horsc-block, sat in a more exposed situation, astride the hninmock nettings, the better to observe the mneever- ing of his antagonists. The Cyane was the first to strike to Broihcr Jonathan—not an unusual thing with British vessels du ring that war. The first lieutenant came in haste to the Commodore to announce the fact. “ The starboard ship has struck, sir,” said the officer. “I know it, sir,”replied the Commodore, “the battle is just half won.” “ Shall I order the band to strike upY an- kcc Doodle, sir,” enquired the lieutenant. Here the Commodore took n huge pinch of snuir, and then answered quickly— “ Had wc not belter whip the other first, sir ?” ‘Av, ay, sir,” replied the lieutenant, ta king the hint, and going lo his quarters. In a few minutes afterwards the Levant lowered the cross of Old England to the Stars and Stripes, and the battle was end ed. The lieutenant feeling somewhat re buked at his exultation upon the surrender of the first vessel, was miner shy of approa ching his commander again ; but Stewart beckoning to him, said with a smile— “ Don’t you think the band had better strike up Yankee Doodle now sir 1” In an instant that spirit-stirring strain was floating in the breeze ; played ns no other than a Y ankee bnnd can play it, and the gallant crew shouted forth their cheers of victory os no othcrAhan a Yankee crew can shout. STOCK GAMBLING IN NEW YORK. The modus operandi by which the big fish cal up the small ones in YVall street, is thus described: Jacob, John and James, being the great operators of the street in money, stock and foreign exchange, Jacob says to John and James, “ Lei us make an ‘operation.’ We will sell out—put exchange up lo 10$, and scarce at that—let the importers ship a lit tle specie—call in all our stock loans, and either frighten or induce the banks to call in theirs—knock stock down ten per cent— then authorize our *81001 pigeon’ to buy in for us for cash or on lime, while we arc of fering to sell for effect. While the panic is on, wc can sweep the market, and get con tracts for three times as muchstock as there is in the company. We can then make the money market easy by a fall in cxclnnge, and stocks will rise, by onr becoming os tensible buyers. When a ten per cent rise has taken place, we will loan on stocks to within ten percent of their selling price, and call in-all our time contracts. In this way wc will forte slocks up twenty per cent; when we will through our‘stool pi geons,’ sell out ns clean ns a whistle, and sell on time to all who have more money or credit than brains left.” “ Agreed,” says John and James; and the “operation” is made. Suffice it lo say, that at this stage of the “operation,” exchange rises again— money is tight—stocks fall—lame ducks waddle out of the bom Us and join the Boars in the street, and the flats wonder tehy things took such a turn. MISCELLANY. A REMARKABLE BIRD. In the Inst Montgomery Journal wc find | the following marvellous story, which the editor says “ is from a responsible source.” “ We received a few days since from Mr. .1. I). YVomack, of Butler, a monster talon of a magnificent-specimen of the bird •<f Jove, who had ravaged that neighbor hood and was killed while attempting to | fairy off a negro child. A letter nccompa- yin'g describes this monarch of the air as | follows: “The eagle from which this was taken, I made his appearance in this vicinity some 1 tone about tlic first of August lust, and con tinued to commit his ravages upon almost ' Very thing that fell in his way up to the time of liir being killed. He caught a con- | 'idcrnble number of geese turkeys, pigs, Lids and sheep—I say sheep, because lambs " ere half grown when he made his appear ance—he has been known to encounter irown sheep, and was able to secure and devour any weighing under 60 pounds.— He lighted on the plantation of Mr. L John- on where the female slaves who labored in he plantation together with other hands, had taken several negro children, and while they were engaged some hundred and fifty or two hundred yards off, he at tacked the children, and came very near making his escape with one of them. This somewhat terrified the neighborhood,, and •hey offered a reward of £50 lo any indi vidual who should be so successful as to 'akc him. Ho was killed by Mr. J. M. Womack, a young man about 17 years old, "ho discovered him with his prey, and "hen alioul to devour it, he stole a march '■n him by taking a tree, and got within -nliout 8 yards, behind which, with a good title, he brought him lo the ground. Ho ‘tieasured eight fed three inches from one Ppini of the wing to the other, and weighed ’idy seven pounds.” The above is from a respectable source ttnd may be relied on. Instances, though tttre, of children being carried offbv Eagles, ar c said to have occurred in the mountain- TI1E MINES OF THE UNION A correspondent of the New York Ga zette, in giving a sketch of the mctalic re sources oi the United States, says that the most valuable itou mine is one in Salisbury, Conn., which yields 3000 tons nnnually. The mines in Dutchess and Columbia coun ties, N. Y., produce annually 20,000 tons of ore ; Essex county, 1500 ; Clinton 3:100; Franklin COO ; St Lawrence 2000 ; amoun ting in value to more than £500,000. The value of the iron produced in the U. States in 1835 was about £5,000,000, in 1837, £7,700,000. In Ohio 1200 square miles arc underlaid with iron. A region explored in 1838, would furnish iron Cl iniics long nnd 6 miles wide ; a square mile would yield 3,000,000 tons of pig iron—so that this district would contain 1,980,000,- 000 tons. By taking from this region 40,- 000 annually, (a larger quantity than Eng land produced previous to 1829',) it would last 2700 years 1 As long a distance cer tainly, as any man looks ahead. The States of Kentucky, Tennessee, In diana, Illinois, Maryland nnd Virginia, pos sess inexhaustible quantities of iron ore.— In Tennessee, 100,000 tons are annually manufactured, though notwithstanding our great iron resources, more than one-half of our cutlery, hardware, railroad iron, &c., is still imported from Great Britain. It is supposed by *Gcologists that the Weekly supply of gold from our own mines will be equal to the demand, and that our mines will yet be more profitable than those of Brazil or Columbia. The most extensive lend mines in the world arc in Missouri, where the lead re gion is 7D miles long by 50 wide. These mines in 1826 produced 7,500,000 tons, and the whole produce of the United States was 8,332,102 tons. The quantity of lead man ufactured in the United States in 1828 was 12,311,730 lbs.; in 1829, 14.541,310; 1830, 8,332,105; 1832,4,281,876. The copper trade, until within a year or two, has not been of much importance—as the result of the efforts made was not such as to justify great operations. But now it appears to be attracting a good deal of at tention. YVhether the demand for copper stock is a fair index to the value of the ippyr region remains to be seen. It has been estimated that the quantv of iron required in England for rail roads, ate., for the current year, will be about 1,260,- 000 tons, which it is supposed, will be equal to all that that country will produce, Cincinnati Union. STREET BEGGING IN CHINA. Tlic condition of the class of beggars in Canton is worth remarking on. They nre very wretched, and always objects of pity, from some accident, disease or deformity, and their way of getting a living is curi ous. China lias no charitable institutions, no asylums or alms-houses, and among such teeming population there arc of course rnnnv beggars, though not so many ns would be supposed ; not so great a propor tion, I apprehend, 83 in Europe, or in our large cities, since the wants are few, pro visions plenty, nnd the climate mild. But there arc beggars enough, and they must live, and Chinese ingenuity provides for their supporl by a Into Chinese “let alone” policy— a “masterly inactivity,” very char acteristic.' Every beggar is provided witli some instrument that makes a disagreea ble noise—two wooden clappers or as mall gong, oral all'events a most villnnotis voice, with any or all of which they go a- long the streets, nnd selecting at will a shop, enter and (not leaving off “their dam nable faces,” as Ilmnlct recommends) begin to sing, or beat their gongs, or bani- CONCEALED YVEAPONS. The following remarks against lh*e most reprehensible practice of carrying concealed weapons about the person, are entiled to the serious consideration of those to whom they may apply : Unless a man has t lie most perfect com mand of himself—sure of it—under all pos sible circumstances of excitement and pro vocation—unless he is positive that his blood can never overthrow his judgment, and that sick or well—drunk or sober- some men will get drunk—assailed or as sailant—his reason must always predomi nate over his passions—he hud better leave his bowie-knife, sword-cane, or patent re volvers nl home, anil go fori h into the world with nothing about him but nature’s wea pons—bis hands—and if llicv arc not en ough, why then, perhaps, hi* legs -will answer. But in all seriousness, you ere safer without that ugly insirumcr.iin vour pocket—you, my young friend ol fever licnt —n grent deal safer, than you arc with it —inasmuch os it is better sometimes to en dure insults and even outrage, tlmn to stand tlic chance, suddenly an 1 ! unexpectedly, of finding your hands Imbued in blood and your soul laden with a crime that will em bitter all your future life with remorse. In the first place, no man can be disgraced but by Imnsclf, wc are pcrfcellv satisfied of that; superior strength may fell him to the cartli—-but a disparity of musctilai power is not disgrace ; and then again, admitting that the emergency may arise when it will lie proper to resort lo extreme measures of Ifdclcncc—- oiug, *“ e> 5> * * boos, to the great annoyance of the owner, and the complete prohibition of more de- j fact ? cent customers, and here they arc allowed be worn legally, in the face of the son, by law and custom to remain beating nnd JVicar* Gazette. singing, till they receive the cash. If the shopkeeper is, as most Chinamen are, hlest w ill) that fortitude which is a good remedy for evils when there is no other, and lets them beat till they are tired, they lie down before the counter, nnd forget their woes in sleep awhile, and then up and beat again. It is a trial of patience between the two. The beggar holds on as long as he for wc do not deny that there arc such in the best regulated communi ties—still, in the proportion of a bundled to one, your deadly weapon is dangerously at hand, in moments when it should mil lie resorted lo, though the impulses of rage will prompt to use it. Think therefore, wc beg of you, ns yolt deposit those means of dentil about your person and go forth into the turmoil'of existence, that happy and innocent ns you'nrc now the lapse'of an hour may behold you n sclf-coudciencd murderer—not punished by law perhaps— but blasted in public estimation—accursed in your own thought—wishing in very ag ony of sou), tliut the victim were yourself. Net possible? But it is possible—ay, and probable—wc read of it every day—there nre hundreds of evidences that it'is l»ot It possible nnd probable ; and they that rely too much on their self-control in this par ticular, will find themselves deceived. And besides, ns to manliness—courage—con fidence in himself—yes, ns to honor, too— who has the highest claims to these—the ■nan who walks without concealed advan tages, or the other who moves a magazine of arms hidden, secreted, out of sight nnd unsuspected? Is there not fear in tlic very If weapons must be worn, let them “THE TONGUE IS AN UNRULY MEMBER.” We are more apt lo say too much than loo tiuU. When a room full of ladies aro all talking at the same time, only with this difference, that some tunc their voices high er nnd same lower, it is pretty certain they say too much. * They who expect to be listened to by every body, but are unwilling to listen to any body—who will hold you bv the slccvo or button, if you attempt to escape them— all but themselves will admit that they say too much. Persons who have wit, or (what is as bad) think ihcy have it, are in parliculat 1 danger of saving too much. It isadifficult thing to make a good use of wit. They who talk merely to shine'in com pany, always say loo much. In n multi tude of words there wnntelli not folly. The fond pair who entertnin their visitors by the hour with the excellent qualities or smart sayings of their children, or with ridiculous details of the conjugal affection that subsists between themselves, say too much. - • Person who tell a great many stories and remarkable events, arc very opt to say too mtirii. Persons who have heard some one ex press a conjecture that a thing is so and so, and then go and tel! that it is to, most cer tainly sny ico much. Persons who are in the habit of telling all they know, are very liable to tell a little more Persons who nre in the habit of saying things to their friends in confidence, arc apt to make loo many confidential friends, nnd may find to their sorrow, and the sor row of others, that they have said quite loo much. Nature has given us heo care and but one tongne—perhaps to intimate to us that wc ntiisi hear carefully before we speak. YY’c should thiuk twice before we speak once. TARTAR MARRIAGES. A writer in the Cincinnati Chronicle says, in describing the pccularilics of the marriage ceremony in Tartary, that the preliminaries being settled, the nuptials arc celebrated in the following manner: The bride, covered with a veil, having hid her self for some time behind a screen in the can, hoping the shopkeeper will be“ oggra-. room, ccmes forth and walks around with voted to the amount requisite; the shop-: a grave and solemn gait, while sonic young keepersits with the utmost apparent in-'girls bring her bread nnd honey; the difference, to let the beggar sec he has no; bridegroom quickly enters, kisses her, nnd chance. Meantime tne beggar is losing 'exchanges rings, after which she bears the time, nnd tlic shopkeeper customers. If. name of betrothed girl. She then returns the. shopkeeper pays at an early period of j behind the screen, when the married wo- thc visitation, he may get rid of one infiic-1 men put on her the cap of a matron, which lion, only to make way for another. If lie i is much handsomer, and is supposed to be keeps one pretty bearable plague, he is se- more fascinating than that which she wore The following so well expresses our sen timents, that we are constrained to copy it. rn busi- The old adnge of minding one’s ou nces is a wtTolcsomo one, and when it’s ; ,: 's districts "of" £riteSd and “scottaid,! principle is strictly followed up, most pec W are unusual in this country. The tal- P^® generally have enough to do. Pic. °n alluded to is a very formidable affair, e- ''Hieing great power, and worthy to bear, ^fabled, the “thunder shafts of Jove,” a Qd that terrible caintbe the S. P. Q. R. of # ! cn > old mighty Republican Rome, or as 'ne emblem of Young America, ever soar- 1, ? -'° H)« «un, with unquailing eye and 1 “‘h&ging wing. • What are another’s baits to net Fvs not a voltme’s bill, To pick at every flaw I see, And make H wider Hill. It is enough for me to know I’ve folies of my own— And oh my heart the care bestow, And let my friend* alone. cure against others, nnd may get up a rep utation for invincibility and stoicism, that will protect him in future So, there they sit, shopkeeper and beggar, the one doing his best to annoy,and the other his best not to notice it, till one or the other give in.— Fletcher Webster's Lecture on China—ex tracted from the JV*. Y. Herald. THE DEATH LAMPT A person writing from France, mentions the following curious scene which present ed itself on his visit to the vaults of the church of St. Dennis, iff which the French Kings are entombed. “But the most singular of all ot her things is a lamp, which is kept burning on tho coffin ot Louis XVIII., and which, it is said is to be continued burning until Louis Phil- lippe dies—A* being the next king (if he dies on his throne) to whom the lamp will pass, until his successor dies. Napoleon didnotdiconthc throne, neither did Cimjlcs X.; conscquenjly Louis XVIII, has not been buried, neither has I'ue iantp ever been allowed to go out. It looks dreary and j dark as midnight in that vault, and I invol untarily shuddered as I looked through the iron grating into the chamber of death, and viewed the dark pall upon the tomb. The light of the lamp was more like a star flickering through a dark cloud. It was indeed the chamber of death.” Had no opportunity.—A clergyman in a small town iff which he had not once been invited to dinner, said, in seriously exhort ing his parishioners against being seduced by the prevalent vices of the age—I have K hed against every vice but luxurious j—having had no opportunity of oo- serving to what extent it was carried on in thia town.” before the betrothal. In the evening, when the bride and bridegroom ore about retiring the lady is obliged to pull off her husbnml’s boots, ns a sign of her subjection to his will 1 If the husband becomes dissatisfied with bis wife, he needs but tear off her cap of a matron, and the sign is n complete divorce. The Indy then immediately re turns to her father’s house, whero she is received with kindness. From this i> ap pears that it is much easier to get rid of, than catch a Tartar I If the cap tearing could be recognized ns a legal divorce in this country, whnt a destruction of lace nnd muslin would ensue! The fnshionnhle milliners would rejoice exceedingly at the prospect of a brisk trade, and anxious pnpn* THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA’S FAMILY. The family of the Emperor Nicholas, consisting of tour sons and three daughters, were brought tip from the cradle by En glish nurses and governesses, under tlm superintendence of an old Scotchwoman, who wns under-nurse lo the present empe ror in his infancy. This individual held ■ lie rank of a general officer, (for every thing in Russia js measured by a military scale,) nnd bad been decorated with the order of St. Andrew, ennobled nnd enri'eb- cd. This woman, nevertheless, came as it servant girl lo Rtissjn, some five and fifty years ago. with a Scoch trader’s family, who iurned her adrift in St. Petersburg. A lucky cliance procured her the situation of undcr-nurscry maid in the Emperor Paul’s family, whrii she wns placed about tho person of the present emperor, to tench him to speak English ! Ills attachment to her was so great, that when he married lie placed her at the head of his nursery es- inblishment, where she has honorably gone through all the military grandations of rank to her present one of general. Newspaper paragraph. Good advice.—Girls, beware of transient young men—never suffer the addresses of h si ranger; recollect one good steady far mer hoy or industrious mechanic is worth more than all the floating trash in tho world ; the allurements of a human dandy- jack with a gold chain about bis neck, a walking slick in (tis paw, some honest tai lor’s coat on his back,' and a brainless, tho’ a fancy skull, can never make up the loss of a kind father’s home—a good mother’s counsel, and the society of brothers and sis ters. Their affection fasts,—while that of such a young man is lost at the wane of a honey-moon. ’Tis true. The Daughter's Reproof.—I once visited a poor miserable dwelling, when I heard a very bad man using wicked and cruel lan guage to his wile, who was confined < to ner bed bv illness ; it was fearful to sen and hear him ; and I am sorry to say, I bad not i lie courage to speak to him—I ac tually trembled with horror and dread.— But a little sick girl, about eleven years of age and was dying of a consumption, wciit up to the angry man, and laid ner small, emaciated hand upon his arm, and looked right up in his face, and said, “Father, don’t would tremble at the prospect of iravtog •?®ck so, God hears all we say j pray don’t daughters relumed on tp.cjr'hnmU.; JV. O. Delta. A FATHER’S ADVICE. Col. George Mason, of Virginia, ntnde the following remarks in his will; the ad vice contained in them constitutes a valua ble legacy to all young men: “I recommend lo my sons, from my own experience in life, to prefer the happiness of independence and a private stmion to the trouble and vexations of pubjic busi ness, but if either their own inclinations; or the necessity of the tynes, should en gage them in public affair*, 1 charge them, on a father’s blessing, never to let the mo tives of private interest or ambition induce them to betray, nor the .terrors of poverty and disgrace, or of death deter them from asserting the liberty Of their country, and endeavor to transmit totheirpgsterily, those sacred rights to which themselves were born. The populotion of Boston is 115,000. oitt i\ bUj VJUU in d19 (in n v ottj * i'iuj wvu «* speak so, father.” She uttered these few word* with such tender earnestness, and such loving gentleness, that her feeble, trembling voice touched the heart of tho angry man, and he was silent for a moment> and then he said, “ I will do any tbinglhat child tells me to do, for she’s an angel.”— His fierce nature was subdued ; goodness and love had made this little child one of God’s ministering angels to her wicked fa ther. ; . . MECHANICS. Pioeperijy is abroad, yon are educating your children, building houses, laving up money, acquiring knowledge. You aro the producers; you are the architects of the nation’s greatness.; never forget’your elevated stations as meh, and as part of a great confederacy, extending the bless ings of freedom to all then. Always re- member that idlessness and conceit, is not as useful ns tho saw, the vice, hammer or shuttle. Give every man his due, but ex* act your own.