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MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1843.
VOL. XXXIV-NO 37.
POETICAL.
Tin
The l'hrenologint to his Mistress.
null InrK^lv developed 'a my organ of order,
And 111«mu11 I poMCim mv dentrucliveiieva •mall,
ii suicid*, dourest, you'll force me to border,
If thud you are deaf to tny vehement call.
h « Dohi
.ol'ui, Eat
l ho iMiblialir.l i
rrill hr
the Court of Onlinurv foi
„.|l L \\U, must he publi»hsd for FOL K MONTHS.
. for leive to aolt NEGROES, must he publulicd for FOUR
MONTHS,hoforeany order ahiolute ahull he ni uin thereon by the
^Vll Main’»p of thitkind conMnuea to receive prompt attention at the
flop of the OKORGI \ JOURNAL.
RK I T TANGES BY MAIL —** A poitni uter may encloae money
c^COME ONE, COME ALLIED
THE Sidtncriber informn his friends and
customers generally, that he has just received
a large lul of GROt’EKIES, which he pro
mises to sell cheaper than any oilier
house iu his city. The following comprises
■ nsrtol his stock.
Very superior St- Croix SUGAR.
•• •' Porto Rico “
“ N. Orleans “
*• Muscovado 11
Prime old Java COFFEE.
“ Rio -
'• I.ngnira ** and other kinds.
Best article of Mola»*es, Sperm sad Tallow Candles,—Ily
in,Imperial and other Teas—Double Refined Loaf Sues?—
,.o.l Mackerel—Iron and Nailaof all kinds—Sperm, Linseed,
Truin and Caetor Oils—Vinegar, Turpentine, White Lead,
Itc. dec.
Al<*o. a large lot of Factory Cotton Yarn, all numbers at
$ned«f/»*rner hunch.
Call and see nt the sign of the
“ FAMILY GROCERY STORE.”
June 6ih, 1843. 30 tf JAMES HERTY.
For thee veneration is dni'y extendin':.
On a h<*ntl that for want ofit once won quite flat;
If thus with my passion I find you contending.
.My organs will ewell till they’ve knocked off tny hat.
I know, of perceptions, I’ve norm of the clearest:
t For while I believe Hint by ilire I’m beloved,
l*m told nt mv passion thou secretly sneerest;
But Oh, tuny tholruth unto me ne'er be proved !
I’ll fly to Deville, nnd a cast of my forehead
I’ll send unto thee ,—then upon thee I’ll call.
Rejection—alas! to the lover how horrid—
When ’tis passion that Spurs-him. ’tis like Gall.
PUNCH.
a
oy-COME AND SEE l-£0
pleodid lot of old Java coffee.
Do Porto Rico
New Orleans <h
Rouble refined I.oaf d<
Crushed do do <L
White Havanas d»
New OrViins and Cuba Molasses,
Sperm mid Tallow Candles,
Mo. 1 .Mackerel,
Iron snd Nails,
Canal Flour,
Belmont do.
Imperial. Hi
Rice. Salt. Oil.
te said low
of the
The lust hope of his recovery was now blnsted.—
The prospects of wealth and honor, and domestic
bliss, had lost nil charms in his eye. The gross
sensuality of his darling sins, the vile companions
of his nightly debauch, the delirious excitements
of the theutre and gaming-table, again absorbed
the desires of his depraved heart. In vain did
parental affection plead, in vuin did a young wife,
with her first-born on her breast, weep tears of
bitter grief over his fall; in vain did ho hear the
strong appeals of religious truth ; in vain was ho
admonished of the danger to his immortal soul,
and the certainty of his swift destruction, if ho
persisted in his downward course ;—ho was in the
grasp of the destroyer. Deaf to the cries of nflec.
lion, blind to his own guilt and shame, and dead
to all the sweet sensibilities of the soul, ho Avas
lost, and lost forever.
* * V * * * * *
In the mean time ho had plunged deeper than
ever into his destroying indulge, cies, and the
terrible df//Wumihut ImuHts the drunkard’s brain,
had obluined the mastery. One wild scene of
unbridled excess hud followed another in swift
succession, till he wns laid upon his dying bed.—
No, he did not huvo a dying bed ! No visions of
nngcls awaiting to convey him to heaven, now
floated before his eyes. No dreams of pardon and
peace by the blood of the dear Redeemer, shod
their soothing influence on his soul.
“Tuke them oft*! Oh, take them off,” he scream
ed as I came info his chamber.* “They have come
fur me ; I see them, I feel them , this is hell!”
A Prodigal’. Career »n< Ext. , The scene was awful lo me, heart-rending to
Passing up the East River from the city of New ‘>;° so t ' vh ° lovcd him as none others could. Every
v i :. , ur - .1 . ii t ' i i i 1 object in the room was a demon readv to dart un-
i ork, just before the traveller enters Lone Is and i J .- m, , , . . f y , ",
a-Jik. k-). • . .. b ‘ ! on him. They leaped on the bid, thev planted
Sound, he may be tempted lo inquire the name of Ll , ... . I • ,
,i r.„.. i........ M , ! themselves on his breast, they laughed ut his hor-
Destiny,
Why should I fe*d on contumely and wrong !
To me more lofty drutinies helong.
Why should I lavish on one llinnklesn face
Thouht that might win the homage of my raci
Out of ourselves, by Nature's hard decree
Vain is our hope, o ir strugglr to he free ;
Our life is clay,spun on the potter’s wheel
Our barren power is only—not to feel.
Why then accuse the inexorable past ?
Shull 1 be angrv at (lie simoon’s blast,
Or that the mnrble, mocking human skill,
Shaped as a statue, stands a statue still.
MISCELLANEOUS.
and Gunpowder Teas
. Apple Vinegar, &o.i
tbau ever before offered e
:c , all of which will
itiiiscity. At tire sign
NEW GROCERY STORE.
WRIGH P & STETSON,
N. n. Families i« wnnt of yearly supplies will be furnished r . doated on hi9 boy,
the owner of a fine house and spacious grounds,
that attract the rye, and by their elegance and
neatness appear to he in the hands of a man of
wealth and taste. His name is not known to me.
but the spot, now the abode of strangers, is full of
deep nnd painful interest as the early homo of
one whose story I am about to tell.
Charles L was the son of a wealthy man
ofbusiness in thcciiyofNew York. His parents
were neither of thorn Christians, but their associ
ations were chiefly among religious friends, nnd
their social and domestic relations were governed
by a rigid regard to sound morals.
Charles was an only son. Nursed on the lop
ofluxury, and in childhood freely indulged by the
fondness of a tender mother, and u father who
S ot the
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A
WARM SPRINGS,
MetvweAVvet County, Ga
M
T HIS establishment is again open lor the reception ot visi
tors. Wn did our best to phase all last seatKiu, and will
dollie SHiue this. Wo iu vile our old customers, and would
be glad lu see an abundance of new oues this scutum. Our
charges will be. the same us heretofore|30 per month includ
ing bstlt’s, «Lc. t and we will receive in payment the same kind
offunds, to wit: Central and Alabama mutiny, at par. Our
Buths are splendidly airaugcd—six in number—each 10 feet
square in the clear, usd so urranged as to raise the wafer to
tnv depth required. The spring affords upwards of thirteen
hundred gul Ions Ql wal or per minute, and the temperature is
precisely bO degrees—just the right temperature fur pleasant
bathing—the water is highly medicinal, and ieacemiti cure
for Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, fee. The analysis of the water
•s taken by Dr. Joint ltuggle.8 Cutting State Geologist or
Height above the level of the sea—793 J feet—quantity one
viue piut,or‘38,875cubic inchess—specific gravity W8—dis
tilled water being 1,000 gasses—carbonic
atiJ gun, 2 cubic inches,
Sulphurate Hydrogen, a trace,
Solid contents, Carbonate of Lime, I grain,
•» “ Carbonate of Irou, 3 h do.
“ 'Carbonate of Magnesia, 10 0'J do.
Temperature of the water, winter and summer, 90 degrees.
Our hull room will b.; opened every night—good music is
enguj'ed—good rouds no made for riding nnd nothing shall be
wanting on our pait to render all comfortable, (links run
daily from Greenville—so that passengers can rcucli the
Springs, without delay— aud as n vcrj/tmall price from Mmli
sun nr Montgomery, us the opposition singes are still kept up,
ami they carrv passeugers ti euuenily for their company.—
Tire .Monme Rail Road runs within 3o mile- of the Springs
and daily line of stages connects in also with Greenville. Mo
the Savannah aud Alucou pn.iple e*n vi«it us v itliout delay.
Any person or persons afflicted with Rheumatism, or D> s-
pepsit, who will visit these Springs—remain during the
three summer months—and are not comp* ‘ * 1 ' *
there were some traits of his character that on-
denied him to his parents and friends. Grown
up to youth, full of spirits nnd fond of pleasure,
Charles was the life of the circle of young com-
panions that guthered around him. Generous to
u fault, and supplied too freely by his fuihor with
spending money, he had both (ho disposition and
the moans to indulge himself and others in those
amusements that lay the foundation for future
vice, and spread flowers in the pathway to eternal
ruin.
Long before he left college, he had distinguish
ed himself in the ball room fur more than in his
class ; and he was fur more ambitious to obtain
conquests in the halls of fashionable folly than iu
the fields of learning, or the world of fame. Pas-
sionately fond of dancing, he pursued it with en.
thu.siasin.at the risk of health and reputation, nnd
regardless of the kind advice which reflecting
friends wasted upon him.
While Charles was in college, his father pur
chased the beautiful place on the East River to
which I have already referred, for a summer resi
dence. His winters wero passed in the city, and
when Charles came home, with no taste for the
drudgery of professional life, and no fitness for
business, he was installed in his father’s countin
rors, nnd revelled in his cries and groans. It was
with great difficulty that strong men could keep
him on his couch of anguish. Me was determined
to fiy from the monsters that had gathered in
troops about him. Seizing his opportunity when
their attention was for u moment diverted, ho
leaped from the bed, by the side of which sat his
parents, wrinkled and gray, but not with nge, and
his own young ivifo with their only child iu her
arms ; he broke away from the attendants who
vainly strove to hold him back ; be rushed from
his chamber into the streets of the city, nnd thero
in his nakedness and madness, ruved like a devil
escaped from hell. They caught him and forced
him into the house, but cjuld not compel him to
lie down. He stood in the middle of his chamber,
struggling fearfully wiih friends who gathered
around him to pacify his maniac frenzy. His
wife fell on his nock, nnd implored him by his
love for her and his darling boy, to lie down and
be still, till the storm that raged in his brain
should pas9 by. But no tears, no prayers, no
force would quiet him in that wild hour. Ho
stood and struggled fiercely with phantoms, and
raved of devils and the damned. An unearthly
brightness lighted up his face, us he exclaimed ,
“I am ready now ; l’|| go, l’|| go and he stood—•
a corpse ! They laid him on the bod, aud closed
his eyes forever.
Such was the enreer and fate of one whom I
knew and loved. He was a prodigal Son. How
many fall iike him : perish like him, in the very
morning of their days !
w . , - , - 0 -...now.
room as a clerk, spending his days in the forms of j n g whose it was, “uye.that’s right; these are my
business,ar.d his evenings in the pursuit of plea. | sentiments.” ‘•Why,” replied a young lawyer,
1 ‘that is the speech of us rank a Federalist
The theatre was his favortto resort
ami glitter, its thrilling excitements
Its glare
and wild
qularl v, and pay proper allentiou
be m*ut« (or board, Ate.
Mr. mid Mra Hudspeth will have the entire charge ol tliu
House, but ( shall give tny owu utiention as nijich as possible.
5>. R. CONNER.
May 25. 1843.
he revelled in ideal scenes of passionate interest,
till he learned to look with cold inditferenco upon
the every day realities about him.
He found his way to the gaming-table, and with
reckless impetuosity plunged into the vortex which
there opens lor the souls of the young. Not far
from the theatre aud the billard-room, was the
house of her whose steps take hold on hell. With
madness that defied all restraint, and shut out
ever
breathed.” “Mercy on me,” responded the old
man ; could I be so deceived ? I felt some how as
if it were not all right!” “Console yourselfre.
plied the lawyer, who liked his joke; “i*. is his
speech : but he was^quotingjust where you were
reading from Nat Macon.” And the old man went
away glad that he had not been deceived, though
in fact what ho read wns Roger Sherman’s.
And so it is with a large class of men iu our day.
Call a measure Federal, und they denounce it; call
it Democratic, whether it oe Federal or not, and
they support it ; and they do this without any re
hope ot his recovery, he ubandoned himself to sen. ference to consistency, good sense, or the sub
suul indulgences without shame, and resisted as 1 stance of the thing opposed or defended. Mr.
j the counsels of on enemy, the efforts of friends | Senator Smith, in his excellent pamphlet, dwells
wiirru sulphur springs,
a HlcriwcIlier County, Geo,
Thirty-Jive miles above Columbus:
mills delightful smn n, *r retreat will ngntn be open for the
1 reception of cnmpuiiv outlie first day of June. In ad-
dilioti lu the ucuoitnuodntioiiH ol tin* past yettra, the propria*
tors have erected a number of buildings suited to tbe acenm-
daiion of families, und lor lodtiitig rooms. Our old friends
who have favored us wills llieir c ompany during ihe past
sea,ons,are especially invited to visit na lignin, ihut we may
make a suitable return of gratitude for past favors, iu (he en
larged at-coiuiiodulioiis we ahull offer them. Aud to stran
gers we will say, that the comforts, pleasures and privileges
of the Whltf Sulphur Springs, shall not lie aurpaased by
those at any other watering place in the South. From both
the annlvM and use of this water.it is found to lie specially
tonic in t * nature, and this ill a higher degree than any other
water ip the Slate, that possesses also diffusible qualities.
BeeDes the Springs known and used heretofore, several
others adjacent have been discovered, which are of various
qualities and strength, and these,with the old nnd tried ones,
ciunnt fail lo suit all the discuses with which mar. or woman
M affected- Several of the Springs have, been improved with
pleasant walks, sunimfr bowers, and flower gardens.
We propose to sell fifty or a hundred lots, either at public
•ale, or to private purchasers, iu eligible situations.
W. will add «••> llml whilst .(riving to satisfy visitors itt —■ ■ *", "T" """8 l ,Bl u,,,m *]*"*'»< «i turumur uautiisi ti ; iu out) nine
our minerals and attention, wo will trv also to satisfy them : power but the grace ot God, might have snveu him : f,>p ihe issues of Stale and locul hanks, at another
inrharges. WALKER DUXliAN, 1 ’ * r —- * — J 1
M. D. ECTOR.
Meriwether Co., May 17. 34 3m
The Federal Union, Georgia Journal, Ala. Juurnal and
Floridian will plcnse publish the ubove three mouths, aud
forward their nccounts to the proprietois, and themselves nnd
their friends to the Springs.
who, at each step of his downward course, had in-
lerlered to save him from ruin.
How often in these days of dissipation had a
mother wept over him, with tears that none but
heart broken mothers shod over ruined sons !—
How often had a fond father sought him out in
the dark and hidden haunts of vice to which he
nightly resorted, and mingling a parent’s love
MORE
Xrto CKooJrs
AT SHAHAN’S.
O PENING this week another extensive lot of Dry Goods,
which makes his stock complete. Among the Goode
received, will be found—
50,000 yds Homespun, from 4 1*2 tolCj.
30,000 “ Calicoes,to 25.
2,000 •* French Muslins, 3I| tn. r .O.
1,000 " Carlsinn’*Ginghuius,31 { to 45.
1,000 “ I in'll Litmus, 50 to $1.
1 bale more of those super Drillings, I2{.
100U..Z. Ilnse and Half Hus*, I2J to 50.
150 ps m>ii<* of those super Culicoes, I2( to 18j
2.000 yd- Red Ticking, 10.
M ne •** those very super Tickings, 25.
100 p« Furniture Calico, superior article,for 12 1-2.
300 ilnx Clark’s 300 yds Spool I'll read,
Gent’s Satin Stocks; Umbrellas, Italian Cravats, l’nckct
llamUerchiefs, Ktnbto dered Scaifs, Pick nett Mitts, Plain
»nd Embroidered, together with u great many other goods.
He would respectfully invite the attention of die public.
Rirsngers and members uf the contemplated June Conven
tions, in want ol cheap Dry Goods, will find it to their inter-
••Mondial 1 SIIAII AN’S*
0*0 in mi Bnnk ut par.
^ May 16.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
ling off Ids PRESENT
them at
COST .I.VW CHARGES.
What’s in A Name?—The logic of the Port,
when he naked this question, wou'd not apply very
well to public affairs. It is true, unquestionably,
that tlie rose by any other name would smell tis
sweet; and it ought to be true that the intrinsic
merit of any measure, however it may be styled,
should ensure its adoption. But it is not so. Men’s
prejudices are stronger than their judgments.
“Aye,” said nn old politician, reading a port of a
speech delivered by Roger Sherman, without kr
forcibly on this, und illustrates it in the following
happy manner. He is speaking of the use of the
names Federal and Federalist.
“Numesarcall powerful in political contests.—
Well do the modern Democrats know the force nnd
truth of this remark, hence they not only hold to
the respectable name of Democrat, but with one
voice they stamp their opponents with the name
sures. They abandon and adopt measures them
selves ut pleasure ;—at one time for a national
time for the
with the strong authority ol an injured father, led \ of Federalist, und their measures n9 Federal men-
him home, nnd watched by his bedside till the
morning light, that with the first return of con. 1
sciousness he might extort n premiso of reform, j bunk, at another aguinst it.
Such influences, stronger than any restraining I pet bank system, at another against it; at one time
power but the grace ofGod, might have saved him : f„r the issues of Stale aud ionul hanks, at another
but for the grasp of an enemy, tnat was dragging . against all bank paper; at one time for treasury
him downward to death and hell. It was scarcely ' notes, at another for specie ; at one time for distri*
possible that lie should have run his course thus 1 bution, at another against it; and still they are De-
far without having drunk often and deeply of the i mocrats, nnd each measure while they support it is
intoxicating cup. Intemperance hud marked him ( democratic. But the moment they abandon it Tor
for his prey. This was some years ago. in the 1
morning of the great temperance reformation
which lias since so signally and gloriously blessed
our country ami the world. And when he was
persuaded by the united entreaties of his parents j se n sc t 0 J 00 k beyond it
and friends to pledge himself to abstain from “ar
dent spirits,” the smile of hope was seen on a
mother’s faded cheek, and a mountain weight was
removed from his father’s heart.
There was a change in Charles that all regarded
with intense delight. It lasted for mouths. Again
some new expedient, it becomes a vile Federal
measure, and uil who support it are Federalists.”
There is something, then in a name, though we
| hope the time is coming when men will huvo the
Curiosity-—It is a curiosity to find a person
who does not think his own children possessed of
more talent und accomplishment than those of the
neighbors.
It is a curiosity to find n miss of fifteen who has
he was the pride ol his parents Qnd the centro of | uqj begun to think of getting a husband,
a thousand hopes
The cup of happiness seemed to his parents to mer8 j n j )er C onver»at
It is a curiosity to meet with a woman who slam*
33 if
Tin- Gnnili were bnucht
Clicninei' iliun an\ sloe
t Irnst *20 per Onf.
f Goods iu Gnu^ia, and H ill b«
IfUreunlinftly.
Hint ( o*>l only until the 1st of Au-
ttTI will continue
£U‘t next.
(SirNote it the time to make a little money go a
great ways.
0C?"7 will sell as many Goods for a dollar as can
be bought elsewhere for a dollar and a quarter.
thru, facts lit* pron|e will judge lor •hnnsr'vcs.
H.hm.,.,11 and hi oat Ml AHA VS
May 23,1843. 34 ,r
AUGUSTIN II. HANSEL!.,
^iil I.nw,
• 2«iiti, lu4‘2.
bo full when Charles led to the altar, and brought
home to their house, a lovely bride whom of all
others they hud chosen as ooo w ho would make
him huppy, and throw around him the restraints
of love, shoal I he ever be allured again into the
paths ofvicc.
On the very evening of his marriage, it was
painfully evident, that lie was not beyond the
reach of the destroyer. I have said that this pe
riod wus at the opening of the present temperance
reformation, and few had then thought of danger
from the use of wine. But in tho festivities of the
marriage day, in the midst of company of which
young L- was the life nnd soul, aud called
on again nnd again to drink to his “health and
happiness (Oh ! tho mockery of such words over
It is a curiosity to find a lawyer who pleads a
cause successful for you, und then docks off a por
tion of the lees.
It is a curiosity to find a schoolmaster who does
not wish to be understood that he knows more than
any one else.
It is a curiosity to meet a man w ho thinks less of
himself than other people thii.k of him.
The Price of Curiosity.—Some English peo-
pie were visiting an elegant private garden, at
Palermo, in Sicily, and among the little ornamen-
tul buildingstlu v came to one upon which was writ-
teu,“iYf>rt Aprite. v that is.“ Don’t open.” This prohi.
bit ion only served to excite their curiosity, und they
,, . , very uncivilly proceeded to disobey the hospitable
the wine cup !) ho lost the command of his appetite j owner’s injunction. On opening the door, u forci
Advantages of Industry.—I
But tho npp^lite wns excited, aud merof a mechanic that owes in
and before lit* suspected his danger lie was over
come. Deadly mortified nt this occurrence, he i
determined to regain his self-respect by a rigid nd- I
he re nee to entire abstinence from all means of!
intoxication
it would be gratified
soon told.
Months passed away, and the once elegant, ac
compliahed, fascinating Charles L-
sinking deeper nnd deeper into the abyss of shame-
lul, disgusting intemperance. The appetite be
came a passion, the passion became a mania.—
Hilly I'anr's Escape from Ilungiug.
Many years ago, during the administration of
Gov. Poindoxter in the State of Miss ssippi, there
resided in the northern part of that State, n good
Matured, honest sort of a fellow of the namo of Wil.
dam Fune, or. as ho was familiarly called, Billy
Fane. Billy wns fond of whiskey, and. when under
its potent und debasing influence, sometimes be
came annoying to those about him. It happened
on a bright summer’s day in the month of August,
that Biily found himself in the store of Joshua Pet-
tingale dc Co. and Joshua Pettiognle & Co. found
Billy exceedingly noisy and troublesome, und forth*
with tumbled inm out of the door into the highway.
He reeled to the shade of a neighboring tree, und
stretched himself ut (till leugth on the green turf,
soon wus fast asleep. Dinner time came and Pet*
tingale & Co. left the store for their dwelling, af-
ter slightly lustening the door; in the mean time,
Billy awoke, a good deal sobered by his long nap
in liie open air, and entertained serious thoughts of
proceeding homeward, when ho discovered his hat
was missing. To go to Ihe store, try the door, and
after finding it fust, with gentle force urging it open
to pick his hat from the floor, put it on and straight,
way sturt for home, w as the work of a very few mo.
meats. Now, when the worthy venders of vurious
commodities returned to their warehouse, they
were astonished to find the door unfastened and
»jnr. They looked to their lank shelves to see if
iny of their wares and merchandise wero missing;
they sought the slumbering Billy, but lie had fled.
The flight of poor Billv was confirmation strong
t hat ho was the culprit, and in less than no time n
constable wus despatched with a warrant from Jus-
lice Noodlebury for his immediate arrest. Tho
countable found Bihy quietly at work on his little
st rip of land, nnd informing him of his business,
b.ide him follow on to the domicil of tho worthy
magistrate. Mr. Justice of the Peace, Noodlebury
w is one of your sedate, gooJ-natured, benevolen t
und very lunest men, but was not half ns well ac-
qudinted with the luw, as tho late Judge of the
Criminal Court in Mississippi, aud when Billy was
ushered iut> his presence, ho wus seated in un old
fashioned armchair, with writing materials and a
hou nd voluiic containing the laws of the State, be-
fore him. There was no counsel on cither side.
Messrs. Petlingnle Co. told their story, which
wo* corroborated by several witnesses,two of whom
saw Billy*s forcibly entry into their premises, nnd
then Billy laid his tale, iu his plain straight for-
ward way. After the parties hud been heard, the
justice pondered long und thoughtfully. The cuse
was a clear one, and Biily Fane wus undoubtedly
guilty of burglary ! The squire put on spectacles
on nose und lurning to the law relative to the case,
to his horror found tho punishment was death, and
not knowing there w as any such thing as trial by
jury, after some preliminary remarks, proceeded to
sentence Billy to be hung on a certain day. Billy
of course remonstrated, but th£ justice told him that
though he believed he had spoken the truth in rela
tion to tho utluir, yet by the letter of the law he was
guilty of burglary, and the penalty of the law was
death to any person convicted thereof.
There were no jails iu that portion of tho State,
at that time, and Billy returned to his home with a
sorrowing heart. Tho curesses of his wife nnd the
innocent prattle of the Juvenile Fanes failed to
rousehim from the deep dejection of spirits he hud
fallen into. He knew only, that on acertuin day
he had got to go and be hung, and that caused him
exceeding disquietude. lie strove to labor in his
field for a day or two, but the horror of his situation
.rendered him powerless. The day fixed for his
Execution drew on apace, and Billy’s anxiety of
mind wus horrible. Unable any longer to bear up
indor tbe thoughts that oppressed him, he went to
t ho magistrate to learn if anything could possibly
I ie done to save his neck from the halier. The
quire condoled with him, conimisserated his hard
I He, and expressed deep sorrow that the stem man-
d hto of the law required u sacrifice so great; but
lere was the law, aud he, its sworn adminisin'tor,
)n!d do nothing but see its requirements fulfilled.
S quire Noodiebury could devise no way to
sn.ve Billy, ui less on a fair representation of
\ no case being made to the Governor, he should
in terposc the Executive clemency and par-
him. Accordingly he made a fair state
meat of the case, vouching for Biily’s honerty,
and regretting the necessity that had compelled
hi in to pass sentence of death on him, begged his
e? :ceilcncy to pardon him.
The next day saw Billy Fane mounted on a stout
g jlding, making his way with all convenient speed
to. the capital, some four days ride distant, to en*
'.euvor to procure a pardon from the Govern*)!.—
\rrived at the Governor’s house, Billy entered,
ibund his Excellency at home, and with great hu
mility ban-ed him Squire Noodlebury’s letter.—
The Governor read it attentively, and with great
difficulty suppressed the rising mirth which
the ludicrousness of tho affair provoked. Excus
ing himself for a moment, “Old Poins” retired to a
shaded grass plot near his mansion, and rolling on
the ground gave vent lo n loud and continuous vol
ley of cachinations that could no longer be suppres
sed, nnd when he wns ubleto resume his gravity nnd
usual dignity of demeanor, returned lo the anxious
culprit and wrote him an unconditional pardon, aud
after writing a note to the worthy Squire, inform,
i.ng him of tlie fuel tint every citizen accused of
• Jrime. was entitled to a tr»al by a jury of his peers,
ilanded them both to Billy, and sunt him on his
Homeward course rejoicing in his narrow escape
from hanging.
hie jet of water was squirted full in their faces—a
ory just, though not very severe retribution.
heard the ham.
nt 4 ••’clock in
The rest of the story is ! the morning. I’ll trust him till April. I saw
I another yesterday afternoon, who has plenty of
I work on hand, lounging nt the corner. I'll have
was j him before the squire next week.
Knavkof Hearts.—A fellow in Connecticut
has lately been convicted of marrying six wives.
Government ok the Passions.—Youth should
enterprise nothing without the advice of ngc ; for
i hough youth is fittest for action, yet uge is best
for counsel.
Young persons should not only embrace the ad
monitions and instructions of the aged, but also
imitate their virtues and shun their vices.
Youth is full of heat nnd vigor, of courage and
resolution, to enterprise and effect difficult things,
which mokes them very fit for practice und action,
for though they are had al counsel, they ore ndiriir-
p.hle at execution, when their heart is well direct-
ud.
Zeno, of all virtues tnude choice of silence, for
thereby ho saw others* imperfections, and conceal-
ed his own.
Let us ruthor consider what we oug’U to do our-
selves than heaiken after the doings of others.
The H'.ories of our neighbor’s errors tend but lit.
tie to tlie reformation of our own.
Passion makes them tools which otherwise are
not so, und shows them to be fools which are so.
Plato, speaking of passionate persons, soys :
They are like men w ho stand On their lieuds ; they
see ail things the wrong way.
Anger comes sometimes upon u*», but wo go nf-
t*sner to it; und instead of rejecting if, we call it ;
yet it is a vice thut carries with it neither pleasure
nor profit, neither honm nor security.
Tho first step to moderation, is to perceive that
we are falling into a passion. (Joe saying to Dio.
genes, after a fellow hud spit in his face—This af.
front, sure will make you angry: No, said lie, but
[ am thinking whether 1 ought not to bo so.
A Tasty Bachelor.—A young bachelor, in
Lafourche, La., who proposed tor tho daughter of
h wealthy planter in that parish, insisted, in his
loiter to her lather, on receiving n sugar plantation
which the other owned ; for, added the gallant,
“I should like to take my wife as I do my coffee—
well sweetened !”
THINGS a FA KM Ell OUGHT NOT TO DU, -
1. A Farmer should never undertuke to cum**
vale more than he can do thoroughly ;—half tilled
land is growing poorer—when well tilled, it is con
stantly improving.
2. A Farmer should never} keep more cattle,
horses, sheep or hogs, than he can keep in good or*
der ; an animal in high order ihe first of December |
is already half wintered.
3. A Funner should never depend on his neigh
bor, for what he cun, by care and good manage
ment, produce on his own farm; ho should never
beg fruit while lie can plant trees, nor borrow tools
when he can make or buy; a high authority has
said the borrower is a servant to the louder.
4. Tho Farmer should never be so immersed in
political matters us to forget to sow his wheat, dig
ids potatoes and bank up his cellar; nor should he
he so iuuttentive to them as to be ignorant of those
great questions of national and state policy which
will ulwnys agitate, more or less, a free people.
5. A Farmer should avoid ns much us possible
doing business through the agency of bunks or mo-
neyed institutions : the earth is tho best hunk of
depositc, and yields the most sure and substantial
interest.
6- A Farmer should never be ashamed of his
calling ; we know that no man enn be entirely in
dependent, yet the farmer should remember thut if
any one issuid to possess that enviable distinction
he is the man. ,
7. No Funner should allow tho reproach of neg
lected education to lie against himself or family ; if
knowledge is power, the beginning should be early
nnd deeply laid in the district school.
8. A Farmer should never U3e ardent spirits ns a
drink'; if. while undergoing severe fatigue nnd tho
labor of the Summer, he would enjoy robust health
let him be a tee-totnller.
9. A Farmer should never refuse n fair price
for anything lie wants to sell ; we have known a
man who hud several hundred bushels of wheat to
dispose of, refuse 81. because be wanted 81,03,
and after keeping his wheat six months, wus glud
to get 73 cents lor it.
10- A Farmer should never allow his wood
house to he empty of wood during the summer sea
son ; if he does, when winter comes, in addition to
cold he must expect to encounter the chiiling
looks of his wife,‘ s nnd perhaps bo compelled iu a
aeries of lectures, to learn that the man w ho burns
green wood bus not mastered the first rudiments of
domestic economy.
11. A Fanner should never allow a window to
be filled with red cloaks, tattered coats, und old
huts; if ho does, he will most assuredly acquire
tho reputation of a man who tarries long at tho
whiskey, leaving his w ife and children to starve al
home.
12. A Farmer ought to subscribe for one or
more newspapers, that himself nnd family may bo
intelligent, and acquainted with the events transpir
ing around them ; for knowledge is wealth, power
and happiness. And while he reads his paper in
the rr.idst of plenty, let him remember that the prin
ter who labors for his comfort, will also want food
and raiment;
Treatment of Cows—Gutter .Mnkiuc*
Change of Pastures.—To insure the product
lion of the largest quantity of butter, a frequent
change of pasture is required. A farm should be
so fenced that the crows can bo changed into a
very different lot every four or live days.
Salting.—A constant and full supply of salt
should lie before our cows iu some secure place*
Tney will cal moderately what they require. If
only occasionally furnished, they often take it in
quantities so large, us to act medicinally to their
mjuiy. It corrects almost any bad quality of the
milk, arising from eating of aromatic or bitter herbs
and ulso much of the natural animal odor, that fre
quently impairs the sweetness of butter.
Driving and kind treatment.—Many a faithful
cow has been seriously injured by u careless boy
driving her iuriously to nnd irom pasture. All
liursh treatment of any kind, as scolding, striking,
kicking, &c., is ail detrimental. 1 have known
many cows rendered worthless from those causes.
The utmost kindness of manner must bo shown on
the part of those who inunuge our stock.
Milking.—This process should be done system
atically. ut regular periods of the day. Sunrise and
sunset are perhaps the best periods, lor immediately
after one and before the other, cows in hot weather
feed to the best advantage. They are so much
creatures of habit that the milker should bo chnng.
ed, as rarely as possible. A stranger in always re
garded as an unwelcome visiter, by a milch cow.
Cleanliness with the utensils.—The pans, pails,
Strainers, bowls, churn and every implement em
ployed in butter making, must not only he well
wushed, but they must bo thoroughly scalded with
boiling hot wuter, und bo perfectly dried after-
wurds, either iu the sun or before the fire. This
must be rej.euted every time they are used. Mere
ly pouring boiling water upon tiicm when loaded
with sour milk or cream, will only serve to scald
m the bad flavor, if l muy use the expression.
Wash them at first, and then scald them thorough,
ly, if you would have sweet butter.
There are certain filthy practices which slatterns
full into, that should be correc ted ; such as wet
ting tho cow’s teats with milk, and permitting
it to drop into the pail ; milking in the morn
ing without washing their hands, Arc.
Mill: house and buttery.—In hot weather a good
spring i.ouse is necessary for the making of butter.
It must be constructed ol either brick or stone, and
in no instance uf wood, as that article never fails
in such a situation, to become mouldy, und impair
the flavor of butter. It must be built so that it cun
be thoroughly ventilated. A window should bo
placed on the north, east and west sides, which
must be furnished on the outside with wire gauze
screens, and on tho inside with tight shutters.
During the day, the shutters must be closed, and ut
night must be raised.
A spring may be dispensed with —-und it is even
problematical whether it does not, upon tho whole,
Jo ns much injury by imparting dampness, us it
does good by lowering the temperature. A well
constructed house without tlie spring, will answer
the purpose. It should bn shaded with trees or ar
bor* (if grape vines. All mouldy aud decaying
wood.work, boards, boxes, Ate. must be kept out of
it ; also all foreign substances. The ait of my
spring house was ruined for a week or more, mere
ly by placing in it a few mackerel.
Skimming the Milk.—In hut weather the milk
may be allowed to curdle before this operation is
performed, but if it be delayed any longer, a thin,
watery fluid will form between the milk und tho
cream after which tho goo I qualities htc inevita-
ably destroyed. It is necessary, iu midsummer,
to skim the milk every morning and uigiit. '( his
point must receive the strictest atteminn. Neg
lect ofit often gives a streaked or mottled appear
ance to butter, as well as impairs it* flavor.
Cream.—As soon os it is collected, it should be
placed io a stone crock, which should either be
hung into a well, nr set up to the brim ill the
spring within the milk house.
Clurning.—This operation must be resorted to
as soon as a supply of cream is obtained, and in hot
weather cannot safely be delayed beyond the third
day.
A variety of patent churns have been palmed
upon the public, none of which, we beliove, is to bo
preferred to the old fashioned upright dasher, or
the bnriel.
Working of Butter.—This must be repeated un
til every drop of the butter«milk is expelled ; twice
or three times will bo necessary, nor must it bo
delayed too long, till a change begins to take
place in the remaining buttermilk, as that will im
pair the flavor of the butter, which no subsequent
treatment can restore.
Salting.—The salt should be addod at ihe com-
menccment of tho first working. Much (four
western butter is injured by the employment ol tlit-
common New York Suit. The finest ground ar
ticles should he obtained in sacks, of our merchants,
at u reasonable price.—Cleveland Herald.
An Extraordinary Mechanic.—In the to . of
A lyth, In Scotland, thero lately lived a man of
much provincial celebrity, of the nnnio of James
Sandy. Tho originality of genius and eccentrici
ty of character which distinguished this remarkable
person have rarely been surpassed. Deprived ut
j an early age of the use of his legs, he contrived by
dint of ingenuity,not only to pass his time ngrceaoi i,
but to render himself an useful member of soc.i ly.
He soon displayed a taa'.c for mechanical pursuits,
and contrived as a workshop for his operations a
sort of circular bed, the sides of w hich being raised
about eighteen inches above tlie clothes, were em
ployed as a platform for turning lathes, tables, vices
and tools of all kinds, llis genius for practical me
chanics was universul. He was skilled in u!i sorts
of turning, nnd constructed several very curious
lathes, as well as clocks und musical instruments of
every description, no less admired for the sweet
ness of their tone than the elegance of their execu
tion. He excelled, too, in the construction of o,*ti
cal instruments, and mndo some reflecting tele
scopes; the specula of which wore not inferior lu
those finished by tlie most eminent London artists.
He suggested some improvement in t!us machinery
for spinning flux ; and, we believe, he was the first
w ho made the wooden jointed snuff-boxe s, general,
ly called Laurence kirk boxes, some of which fab
ricated by'.his self-taught artist, were purchased
and sent as presents to the Royal Family. To his
other knowledge lie added an accurate knowledge
of drawing and engraving. unJ in both of thesi. tuts
produced specimens of tho highest excellence For
upwards of fifty years he quitted his bed only three
times, and on these occasions his house was either
inundated with water or threatened with danger
from fire. His curiosity, which was unbounded,
prompted him to hatch different kinds of hiid’s
eggs by the natural warmth of his body, and ho af.
terwarde raised the motley brood with ml tho ten-
dernes* of a parent ; so that on visiting him it was
no uncommon thing to see various singing birds, to
which he may be said to have given birth, perched
on his head, and warbling the artificial note., he hud
taught them. Naturally possessed of a good con
stitution and an active mind, his house was the gen
eral coffee room of the village, where the nfl'iirE of
both church and state were discussed with the
utmost freedom. In consequence of long conf.ne-
moot his countenance had rather u sickly cast, i*nt
it was remarkaWy expressive, nnd would have af
forded a fine subject for the pencil of Wilktc. par
ticularly when ho was surrounded by his country
friends. This singular man bud acquired by bis
ingenuity and industry an honoiblu independence,
and died possessed of considerable property. He
married about three weeks before bis death. From
this brief history of James Sandy we may learn :hu
very instructive lesson, that no difficulties aro too
great to be overcome by industry and perseverance,
und tlvat genius, although it should sometimes miss
the distinction it deserves, w ill selJoni fail, unless
by iisuwn fault, to spcnreccinpetcncyandjespect-
ability.—Alb. Adv. 30ill ull.
The Farmer.—No one can possibly have u
more exalted opinion than we profess to enjoy of
the grent importance of life of a true Farmer.—
llis condition appears to possess more of true iu
dependence, combined with tlie real, substantial
enjoyments of life, than any other, and we long
for the huppy pmiod in our existence, wh. .
forsaking the busy, bustling, dusty streuta > f
the city, we can realize the picture it Black-
wood’s Magazine, which represents the Farmer
as a bene Ike tor who, by the prudent and t-kilfu!
outlay of his time nnd money, shall make a single
field yield permanently ti double crop ; ami ne
who does this over a square mile, virtu;: y adds a
square mile to the national territory, nay, be dues
more .* he doubles to this extent tlie terrilor n to-
I sources ot tho country, w tit: .ut gi\mg i.ic *i. *e
any larger territory to defend. Ail hail, thru, to
the improvers of the soil ! I lealth ami long life be
their fortune—may their hearts be light, and their
purses heavy—-may their dtenrns be few und plea-
sant, nnd their sleep the sw eet repose of tho wea
ry—may they see the fruits of their own labour
und may their sons reap still heavier harvests.
Dismal Swamp.—Almost every body nssi.
ciatcs with the name of this famous sw amp, snakes
noxious reptiles of ull kinds, and gunni disease.
A writer in the Express says it is dismal enough,
to look at, hut, “low ns the country is, und sick\ as
one would tuke it lobe,fevers and fever-and-aguo
are unknown. Indeed, the people of the swumpeo...
•sider ihe water u sure preventive of diseases, nnd
wliut is singular enough, I am told that other pci
sons from other and sickly parts of the country,
resort to the swninp, for h»-al:h aud protection.’’—
The water which fills the swamp, is of a dark red
color, is drank by a few inhabitants in the sw amp,
md is said to bo very bealilWul, being strongly
impregnated with juices from tho roots of thejt.in.
per arid sassafras, (fee., which grow in great nbun-
dance; in short n sort of “compound fluid extract,”
is diffused instead of being*“conccntrated.”
The Earon de Stiegliiz. banker of the Rus
sian Court, who died recently at JSt. IVersbtng,
at the early ago of thirty six. left ti fortune of
about six millions yf dollars. Hu was nccnMomed
to upply his wealth to the noblest use, Imvii g b» eti
not only u most generous bunefuctor of the poor,
but a princely patron of science, literature and the
arts. 11 is hospitable mansion w as constantly tbe
resort of all persons of distinction in St. Peters-
burg. The Baron w as u native of Hamburg. t.»
which city, agreeably to a desire expressed in tii,,
will, his remains are to bo conveyed, to bo deposit,
ed in the tomb of his family.
Beauty.—Beauty has been iu all age**, and cor.,
tinues to be, the theme of tin? poet and the admire-
tion of all; whether it is found amid the splendor
of Royalty, among the high-born and the wealthy,
or blooming in comparative obscurity, it mattera
nut ; it will every where find admire rs. Yet how
often is it a fatal dower, the stepping-stone to
w retchedaess nnd even gu.lt ! How many happy
hearts has it made desolate—how many joyous
countenances saddened—hew many hearts has it
riven, still is it coveted and esteemed tho gifted
gifts !
Politics and Criticism.—In the debnto on Mr.
Hume’s motion for a vote of thank? to Lord As i.
burton, in thu British Parliament, Lord Stanley,
referring to the Treaty of Washington, said :
“N*> Treaty was ever concluded between t«o
nations, whose interest it was more to mail.in n
harmony with each other, and to whom it would
j hr mutually suicidal if—”
j Here the noble Lord wan interrupted by Mi.
MacCaolay, the celebrated Edinburgh Reviewer,
excIn;*rving in a significant lone w hich excited t!
attention of the Houmo, and produced much laugh
ter, “Mutually suicidal /”
Lord Stanley showed considerable ndro:tne-*
j in getting rid of the difficulty, in a sonr.cwl.ci
contemptuous tone he cooky remarked :
“The right honorable gentleman is a great
critic! (Ironieal cheering.) Perhaps the ex-
preshion is incorrect—but it is not tho le ss true;
for if a war wero to arise between England n»* I
tbe United Stutes, not a blow could be struck by
one ngainst tho other which would not iccoih nod
inflict as great injury upon ti.e countiy that g'»v»»
tho blow, us on tlml winch received it, und tin re.
tore 1 do not think the expression subject to th«.
hypocritical jeers of tho right honorable gct.'.lv.
man,”