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hem written by trie author of the
British Spy.
Georgia Journal.
ON THE. CONDITION t>F WOMEN.
It has been said that the civiliza
tion of a country may be fairly esti
mated bv the degree of respect which
is paid to its women* The senti
ment is not more gallant than it is
just. Its truth has been demonstra
ted bv Messieurs .Alexander, Tho
mas Russell, and various other wri
ters ; who, for this purpose, have re
sorted, not to any abstracted enqui
ries into the character of the sexes ;
but to a direct appeal to the experi
ence of nations. They have shewn,
bv a curious and most interesting in
Vestigation, that from the benighted
and sensual savage of New-Zeliland,
or of Nootka Sound, through every
gradation, up to the polished gentle
man of Europe or America, the de
ference and veneration for the fe
male part of tile society is exactly in
proportion to the degree of refine
ment which each nation has attained.
In a national point of view, Virgini;
need not to shrink from this test of
her refinement. In every social cir
cle in which the sexes are blended,
We may observe a sanctity as wi ll
a tenderness of attention to the lair,
which would not disgrace a knight in
the proudest days ot chivalry. But
the moralist, w ho aims at the culturi
ol the virtues, w ill direct his attenti
on not so min It to the manners ol
( * prompts
tv was originally tal wisdom and tenderne
momentary dictates ol headlong pas
sion and brutal cruelty* 'T his tyran
ny commenced ill their childhood, is
extended even to their maturer years;
and it becomes the more severe as it
is then inllicted on a mind capable ol
estimating its wrongs, often ex
erted cm those sensibilities of tlu
heart which can least brook the curb
and lash of authority. Marriage it
self is, too frequently, little more
than a change ol tyrants ; and the
idol of the sighing and adoring lover,
dwindles down into the neglected,
oppressed, insulted drudge cf an un
principled and profligate husband.
If the poor, lonely mourner, giv
birth to sons ; she looks on with re-
bv pPen ; sure which
i,* are the
EAGLE TAVERN.
a , lodged in her bosom
of that heart whose purity, fidelity,
generosity and sensibility, an ange 1
night have avowed without a blush,
f he dupe, however, ol lervent anil;
pathetic professions, she accepted this:
man; and Maria, who was lormeu
to crown the happiness ol a sensible
and virtuous man, became the miser-
able wife of a weak and vicious one.
Merciful God ! Must I remember
the contrast which I so olten witness-
ed, in agony! Poor Maria! Her
velvet lawn was exchanged for a wil
derness of briars and brambles; her
amaranthine canopy, lor the keen
and cutting blasts of a winter’s sky.
I have seen Maria in the thronged
assembly-room when every eye was
fixed upon her with delight, and fol
lowed her in speechless admiration . ,
through the mazes of the graceful «*rit their /•utronagf.
dance ; and I have seen the same
Maria far removed from the world’s
society, and, even yet in the bloom
of youth, all lonely and drooping like
i wounded flower. I have seen the
lovely girl, presiding like a bright,
propitious planet, at her father’s hos
tile drawing-room, as to those which
may lie observed in still more pli
cate life. He will look through th<
Ceremonies which men may act from
deference to their company, and b\
which indeed, they recognize and
how obedience to the sentiment abovi
expressed ; he will look through
these blinds of state, into the bosom
of the private family, and w atch the
manners of the husband and the la
thet when every restraint is removed.
It will he bv the discoveries whici
he shall make here, that he will di
rect his admonitions; and on this
ground, I fear that the moralist, not
ol Virginia Only, hut of all those
states which boast of their refine
ment, will find too much room for
censure and admonition.
What is true of nations, in this
case, is, I presume, equally true of
Individuals ; or in other words the ci
vilization of the man, like that of the
nation, may be fairly estimated by
the degree of respect which he pays
to the fair. When I speak of civili
zation, I do not mean science; since
we have sometimes seen a very high
ly illuminated mind, connected*!, itli
a cold, a malignant, or a ferocious
heart; hut by civilization, I mean,
that change which is w rought upon
the savage man by the humanizing,
softening, refining power of social
virtue. Neither by. respect to the fair
do 1 mean the hows and grimace of
a petit maitre, which a monkey might
learn ; nor the still more imposing
exterior of elegance and sensibility
which a Zcluco could assume; hut,
by respect to the fair, I mean a ge
nuine and tender deference, w hich
has not merely glanced upon the sur
face, hut penetrated ;ipd pervaded c-
verv portion of the heart; I mean
not an occasional shew, but a sincere,
a perennial, an habitual respect and
affection, which renders a man invo-
luntarilv assiduous to the wants, and
sympathetic with the minutest suffer-
ings of the softer and gentler sex.
With these explanations, I resume
mv position, and I beg my male rea
der to assure hjmself that w hatever
figure he may make in other respects;
however briliamly he may shine as a
man of erudition, genius, wit, or hu
mour, he is, nevertheless, civilized or
not in proportion as he has learned to
resnectthe lair
morse to the time when they, in their lowed her in speechless admiration
turn, alined with the authority of a
husband, shall “ plav such fantastic
tricks before high Ileaven as will
make even angels weep”: il sin
gives birth to daughters—it would
not be a subject of great wonder, il,
like the miserable mothers on the
banks of the Oroonoko, she should
slay them, out of compassion, Ik smo-]pitable board ; and I have seen her
ther them in the hour of their birth.hhe solitary and menial drudge ot
How many women have here tlieii !hcr own gloomy and forsaken house-
history sketched ! Look closely into
the domestic movement t of our peo
ple, and you will find that this som
bre picture has loo many originals.
1 am not accusing parents or hus
bands w ith the practice of savage vi
olence on their daughters or their
wives: to a generous woman there
many w rong ; infinitely more humili
ating and agonizing titan the inflicti
on of actual violence.
The destiny of poor Maria dif
fered in some respects from the pre
ceding sketch. Maria was among
the fairest and sweetest girls that I
bat e ever known. If the love of the
Jesse Prosser,
CABINET-MAKER,
(jEFFKRSON STREET,)
Informs his friends and the public %
that he carries cn the above business
in all its various branches. Also, that
The Co-partnership of Moukc.rn / ip / l(!S on hand a quantityof elegant
Grimes 7vas dissolved hi) mutual Birch, and
Mahogany Furniture,
will make payment to Edwin Mounger, which he will sell lore Jor cash, or
and those to whom theij Were owing fount r if produce. %
will apply to him for settlement. I He likewise offers for sate, (for cash
EDWIN MOUNGER, lalone J a quantity of elegant
.STERLING GRIMES.I
The House will still be ktpi up by,
the Subscriber, who by strict atten
tion to the convenience and comfort
of those who may favour him with
their company, flutters hinise’J he may
Fu l-niture Mount in g.
I-'/-
November .5.
EDWIN MOUNGER.
November 3.
hold. I have beheld her the anima
ting soul of the polished circle, dk
pensinglight and life hv her smiles—
and ni)’ own soul has sunk within me,
to see her Insulated lroin the world,
and pierced and languishing under
the neglec t of her once ardent and
siduous husband. She had s.-cn the
time when every transitory dejection
of countenance had been watched b\
him, its cause sedulously explored,
and consolation administered with ;
tenderness which could not fail of its
effect. But now, without a single
inquiry, without one touch of pity,
le could see her face pale with sor-
fondest and best of parents—if the row, and her once radiant eyes dim
most enchaining grace and beauty—with weeping. At such a moment,
if the pure spirit anil dispositions of
a seraph could have saved her from had once done, andpressing liCF hand
misery, Maria had been saved. My
heart bleeds at the recollection of her.
But let me try to command myself
while I tell this tale of joy turned in
to sorrow; of the fairest hopes re
versed and blasted—-of the brightest
lustre and beauty extinguished fore
ver,
Her parents were not rich; hut
they were good. Although they
had lived much in the world, thev
retained a simplicity of character
which is now rarely encountered ex-
instead of bending before her as he
to his sympathetic heart, he # could
Cast on her a look so cold and chil
ling as to freeze the vital stream of
life even in its fountain, fling out of
his house with contempt ami disgust,
and lavish on the vicious and impure,
those affectionate attentions which he
had solemnly vowed to her alone.
Ho might have been happy ; and h
might have realized to his beauteous
wife all those dreams ol conjugal inno
cence and bliss with w hich her youth
ful fancy was wont to regale her.
BELL TAVERN,
11 ANCHl’.STEU, VIRGINIA.
The Subscriber, residing in Man
chester, Virginia, at the sign gJ' thi
Bell, solicits a share cf public patron
age to his tavern, and pledges himself
to use every exertion to give satisfac
tion. He keeps a constant supply of
the best forage, good liquors and han-
ly waiters ; and his prices arc at
least 25 per cent under those general
ly charged in, or about his residence.
'NATHANIEL CHILDERS.
November 3. 1—12t
cept in the description of poets. Their! f^ ut instead oi those pure and calm
benevolent breasts were fraught with i 0 > s > whose recollection might have
ble. The rich and the prosperous
know it only by name. Their sim
plicity, their benevolence, their.sensi
bility were concentered in the bosom
of the young Maria—They gave an
emphasis to her opening beauty—
suffused her cheek with a richer hue|'y a:1 }°° ^ cei1 ^ or her tender frame.
—and rede, in triumph, on the beamsj^-'v :3 B onc » nnd, with her sister aa-
of her eyes, through the heart of e-jB'^R* s h*‘ has found that peace which
vvrv beholder. 1 remember Maria l,cr unfeeling husband refused to her
:uigilt with ju>
a tenderness oi feeling whose htxurvjS'hled even the moment ol death, he
is known onlv to the poor and hum-j c | ,GBU debauchery and guilt ; to
|his own virtuous and celestial bed,
preferred habitual impurity and
prostitution ; and instead of the per
petual spring which she had fondh
anticipated, poor Maria experienced
only perpetual winter. The blast
at the first appearance in the ball
room. Sht was then about fourteen
years of age. The i nquiry ran——
“ what rose-bud of beauty is this ;
The epithet was applied with pccu- ‘ :ou hl he restored to him, to atone
liar propriety : it departed in one
word, her youth, her beauty, her in-
nocence and sweetness. She danced;
when, light and etherial as a sylph,
she surpassed whatever wc have read
of the w ild, the striking, the captiva
ting graces displayed by the rural
beauties on the flowery side of /Etna.
It was easy to read in the counte
nance of this gay and artless young
creature the exulting expectations
with which she was entering on life.
Her childhood had passed awav amid
the blandishments and caresses of her
fond parents ; all had been ease, in
dulgence, and gratification ; admired,
applauded and beloved by every iso
dv w ho saw or knew 1. - , every dav,
everv hour, cverv minute had been
for his past neglect by future tender
ness. To him the resolution of a
ineiulment came too late ; may it
come in time to a portion of my read
ers. ' y.
on earth. Her death stunned him
into his senses. In vain he endea
voured to recall her fleeting breath
in vain he promised and vowed if she
l-f
Private Entertainment.
W. JORDAN,
Boot and Shoe Mak^r;
>v
THE SUBSCRIBER,
Begs leave to inform his friends
ind tlie public generally, that he has
removed to the large and commodi
ous house on Jefferson street, nearly
opposite where he formerly lived.—
Respectfully'
informs the pub
lic; that he hat*
commenced bii^J
si ness on Jeffer
son street, imme
diately opposite
D. Sturgcs’ Esq.
south side of the
Public Square,
w here he intends
.Love business in
He flatters himself he can entcrtainjall its various branches. Having a
supply of excellent leather on hand,
and the best workmen the place af
fords, he is enabled to execute his
work with neatness and dispatch.
{^“Gentlemen at a distance by at
tending to the above cut, may for
ward their measures, and be fitted
as well as if they were present.
A, the length of the boot—C,tho
call—1), the heel—E, the instep—
Ball of the foot—G, the length.
November 3. 1—12t.
PROPOSALS
ntlemcn in as genteel and comfort-
ible a manner, and on nr. reasonable
terms as thev can be accommodated
anywhere in town* Those who ma\
please to favour him with their com-
any, may depend on every exertion
being used to give general satisfac
tion. HENRY DARNELI
November 3* 1-—tf.
FOP. PRINTING RT SUBSCRIPTION,
A HISTORY
or THE
RISE AND PROGRESS
OF THF
Baptists in Virginia*
BY ROBERT B. SEMPLE,
Minister of the Gospel, King 3c Queen, V«»
A S early at the year 17BR, arrangements
A were made by the Baptist General '
Committee to collect materials and publish
a history of the Baptists of Virginia. Those
to whom the business was committed made
some progress in their collection ; but from
certain causes much to be regretted, this
plan wa3 never accomplished.
After a considerable lapse of time, seve*
ral of the associations diapairing to see a ge
neral history completed, turned their atten
tion to the publication of historical relati
ons of their own districts. The General
Meetup; observing this, determined to make
one more attempt to effect a general his*
tor/, being persuaded that partial one«
■ „ • .icouid not answer the main design. They
. . .. ‘ 1 Ur t ^^‘flentrusted the execution of this plan to the
pttmg it up for the accommodation o/lRev'd A. Broaddu* and the compiler. Mr.
'Travellers, he solicits a portion 0/Broaddus’s other avocations precluded him
their patronage. His stables arelai fr<j m taking any partin the compilation.
and well provided with provender * wlM ?. e of , the '“ bou r Hn , d of thc rc6 P on *
f 1 'ILS llROO W ' j 1 I’ t “ crc * orc * devolved upon the cora- # .
GLOBE AW;
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
THE SUBSCRIBER, respectfully
informs the public, that he has opened
a house of entertainment at the sign
of the Globe, in the city of Richmond,
and state of Virginia. He has pur
chased the house formerly occupied by
Mr. Refer Moseley, and known by the
name of the Union Tavern. Having
been at great exp
November
l-tf.
FOIf SALE,
A good RIDING HORSE,
Enquire of the Printer.
November 3. l—tf
BOOTS & SHOES.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
WISHES TO PURCHASE 4 OK 5000 WT.
OK GOOD MERCHANTABLE
LEAF TOBACCO;
For which he will give Four Dollars
CASH.
HEOEFERS FOR SALE, GOOD
Mann fact ured Tobacco,
Lose for Cash, or in exchange for Leaf]
l bbucco.
LIKEWISE,
torn OR FIVE THOUSAND AMERICAN
SEGA11S.
Samuel M. Mordecai.
November 3. l tf.
REMOVAL.
Peter Menard respectfully
ml more particu- !lll ed ' v ‘ th animation, joy and rapture
lari v that portion of them whose pro-A s s b° bad frolicked only on
a ction he nuiv have assumed. j“ life's velvet lawn,” covered with a
It is a mournful truth that the lifepnopy ot blooming amaranth ; and
of the finest "girl among us, is too oflenj iKr ) oun !? 1:- .ncy was teeming w ith
a series of suffering and of sorrow .Visions of bliss in bright and hound-}
Too many «.fthem pass on to death,)** 88 prospect. Alas! poor Maria!!
" about iu.\ ingonce found the “ sun- J Io ,v 30011 u ’ ;ls this serene and joyout - m f omis hj.s friends and customers
Ion. ” of tranquility, on \vhich| U1 ° rn 1 ! *S ( ^ bu , overcast: bvcr,:* m: jic 1ms removed his
GOODS
corner house of Jefferson
r, north side of the public
, opposite to Mr. Frederick
Oltu's store, and adjoining th
stabiished Pkivuxg Oitic
“ Georgia J- vknal.”
ember 3.
ty
thev could rep, >se and declare them-'P 1 esented himself. Like Maria, hej
mo .vt.nt, at ease. Their| w: ' s in the bloom of youth, and had|
T1
st.ves,lor a
stiff rings Ik gin oi'ten with life.
Vtsiraims of tluir childhood even
\*h» n they are sahu\
of trouble ; because o. if motive
K .|every advantage of
Iress: but Jus brea
verson and acl-
t was not liki
v, are sources.! Maria's, the residence of pure am
exalted virtue. He loved her indt c l
not vit perceived
nexperii need mind. Ba
*V- endy ih<* restraints of
by ti-*. young and; 01 ' father.
he
was
not unti l -I ), 'aut '.
iv.latuated i>\
tble
l to t
ist -
I ' ^ I
Sa>
.let I
:ildli,<od * or,!i;r 'S' 11 c ‘
was tnca|
■* timate o:!
'J'-fifth
Collier, & Co.
Have on hand, for sale, and have seve-
rid workmen constantly employed in
making BOOTS and SHOES, of al
most every description. They have
on hand, and have now in making,
COARSE SHOES
°f different qualities and prices, with
which they can furnish planters to a-
ny measure, and will warrant them
good. They can assure Gentlemen
who wish fer NEGRO SHOES, that
those which they offer. will be found
more durable than any that can bt
purchased in Millcdgeville.
ALSO FOR SALE,
A number of Law Books,
AMONG WHICH ARE,
Comyn's Digest, Peer Williams' Re
ports, Bayard's Abstract, Lex Mer-
atoi ia, c. c. is c. as cheat) as they
can be purchased in Neiv-2'ork.
November 3. 1 ff t
“PRINTING,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
i—3t. \Ncat!y executed at this Office.
lie can say iittlc aa to thc Execution of
the work. Hia motive in attempting it wa«
to rescue from oblivion transactions which
he earnestly believed to be worthy of the no
tice of the present and future generation!,
lie is persuaded that hia book, however un
refined in atyle and method, ia auflicieriTto
convey to the candid enquirer a cot^ct
view of those ways and works of God
his people of which it professes to treat.
Having been at great labour and expense
in accomplishing a work so arduous in ita
nature, he now throws himself upon the
benevolence of his friends and the fnenda
of truth, for his reward. He trims that thc
desire to spread the knowledge of usefut
occurrences will prompt them to contribute
all poffiblc aid. >
It cannot be said with certainty, when
the work will be ready for delivery, but it
is hoped that it will not Le a more disfRUt
period than next spring. |
CONDITIONS. \
I. Thd book will be printed on good
paper, in a duodecimo volume of a*
bout 500 pages,
II. The price to subscribers, neatly
bound and lettered, will be two dot.
lars, to be paid on the delirery of the!
book. .
Those who become responsible for ten
cop|e8 shall be entitled to one gratis.
q--jo yphe Editor ol this paper A
authorised to receive subscription?
A. Phares
T A Y L O R,
(FROM NEW-JERSEY,)
WAYNE STREET,
Respectfully informs his friends and
ihe public, that lie has conimenci'd
his business in the house ncarlv op
posite Dent s tavern, and second
door above Messrs. Collier & Co.
All those v. I10 think proper to faver
bun with their custom, from punc
tuality and the neatness ol his work #
he flatters nimsell they will receive
ample satisfaction.
•November 3. 1 tf