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MACON TELEGItAFH.
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/•Voir the Itiehmend Enquirer, June 27.
Mr. City's IVu iuIb in Kentucky Imve pub-
.'lishH in ilit- Lexington UeiKLirur the preset ij>-
tiou oi'his jili_v.vfi.nu, fuf the restoration of Ins
lieal li. As this Document-k*o,bc hi*pustuort
ibr visiting Kentucky uhout .tins lime, ii will he
ns well to seo how scrupulously Jie ubide»*by
their advice. He had not received it . many
limits, before, ho transgressed its rule?; for
though he professed to decline n public dinner
at Baltimore, vet he did dine in a Company of
tonic forty gentlemen"—to whom ho delivered
h a'violent address, his “War Pestilence and
1'amine" Speech—so impossible is it for him
to avoid “rtlfutiiloe excitement."—The Wash-
•ii.glott Telegraph says lie l.trs set out for Ken
tucky—aud we shall see how carefully he sticks
Ho the directions of his warrant.
. (A corv.)
Dear Sir: It is our conviction from <110 most
deliberate examination ofyour case, that your
jiresrnt Hl-he.dlb, wholly independent of any
organicderangement, is the gradual effect of
sedentary (mbits,and intonSe and looking con
tinued application to thu arduous duties of your
official station.
Entertaining such an impression, it appears
to us, that little iuore is required for your specs
dy and entire recovery titan a temporary escape
front the itilluencu of these causes, aided by a
strict adherence to a projieily regulated regi
men.
^\s essential to the success of every other
‘suggestion on our part, we must therefore insist
ou a suspension, as soon as it can bp done with
any sort of convenience, ofyour present engage
ments, aud that a lengthened journey bo pursu
ed leisurely through somo healthy region of
.country, as little exposed as.pusaible to all un
due excitements-
"It is natural for us to expect from the polite*
. ical character of thu times, and the generous de
votion ofyour friends, that occasions may arise
to call you in social cn'ortaimueutt, mid the
delivery offbrmid addresses. Every letnptutiou
of the kind wo trust will be resolutely tesist-ed,
however ungracious may seem tho refusal; since 1 *
such indulgencesWould uot fail to lead to the
worst OfcoiisequenJcs, utteily frustrutire of our
, jilau of cure.
As you cannot immediately enter on tho pro
posed journey, we do strenuously recommend
to you us (ho best substitute for it,' to appro-
■ jiriaie dady several hours of the interval itikt
inav elapse, to exercise and recreative amuse-
’ ingnjf. Equally have your mind and body bees
aivCTwfflhtd aud while the one is to be recruited
by agreeable relaxation, thu other should be
fortified by aotivo exertion.
Concerning diet, the avoidance of exposure
Jo cold, and the use of medicine, we have no
thing t(i add In thu verbal instructions given to
j/ou.
CoHiinue this course unremittingly for six
or eight weeks, aud wo can pretty confidently
assure you of the restoration of health, in which
result, no one will more sincerely rejoice than
ourselves. yfc
With our best wishes we are, dear sir, yorn’s
must truly aud respectfully,
M PHILIP SYNG 1’IIYSICK,
N CHAPMAN.
* Philadelphia, May llth,1828.
CLAY AMONG THE DOCTORS,
Before Congress udjourued, the Cabinet COuld
’ tool mistake tho “signs iff the times.”—Tho
tido of reptobation was rising in Kentucky.
Mr. Clay-saw it, and trembled—the swell of
indignation began to roll from New-York—
the Premier started upon his lugs, and swore
at diplomatique, that' the crisis had comb for
action. What is to he done?. What voups
rfe/uf.rosortod to ? He inust>go and tako care
of Kentucky—hut tho people would resent
such in:erter«nce-^-“,hen shall I try,” said he,
“another of my thousand mid ono tricks, lb lull
their jealousies.” Mr. Adams is full, of histo
rical knowledge; ho put off his spectacles and
searched tho library of Congress: he advised
his Secretary to follow the practice of tho
eolebrated Montluc, theelecjjonperProf Catha
rine de Mcdicis, tile she Machiavel of France.
Montluc was a connoisseur en kommes ;• ho had
executed sixteen embassies, and was tho great-
. cst diplomatist and the greatest rogue of the
sixteenth ccn’ury. By feigning sickness he
caughulio cnivni of Poland for tlm Duko of
Anjou.’ Hero warn safo precedent indeed 1
The advice was given and received. The
Premier cast his ltut look on tlm “portraits of
eminent Englishmen” in the State Department,
he mounted tho stage opposite Brown’s,. he
whipped through Baltimore, rushed up the Ches
apeake, and startled Alderman Binns in Phila
delphia, who was quietly smoking his segar and
perusing a Coffin handbill, at a porch in Cites-
nut street, ‘ The Adams mco in Philadelphia
Were dec rifted t the United States. Bunk be-
J un to sweat liko a turtle-fed aldorman under a
tily atmosphere. Clay assumed, and threw
aside tho nmo hundred facts of Hogarth. IB-
very otto was delighted, except the Bank Direc
tors, who looked as if Sangrado had iJttctf'ex-
nmpliiying tho sublime mysteries of venesection
upon their vaults. Then cuhto the Faculty,
in their black coats and whito.’kerchicfs—they
felt tho Secretary’s pulse—drey looked into
thu Secretary’s mouth—they hid tho Secretary
protrude his tongue—they smiled and noded
to each cither—tlioy talked of a collapse of tho
brain and nervous system, of tho efforts of tho
vis. mcdicutrit elcctioncerionis, of Cullen’s ir
ritability of tho seusorium, .and of Stahl’s per-
turbata idea Jclcioniancs—lhcv drew up one
of the grottiest pieces of medical diplomacy
which ever appeared in the world, front the
age of Galen to that of Sydenham. 11 has been
published in Kentucky, as a sott of precursor
to the Premier’s appearance on the great thea
tre of action. For tho edification of our curious
feeders, it is bore dissected by paragraphs^ Its
date is die llth of May c
Drxii Sib:—It U our conviction, from the most
deliberate examination ofyour case, that your present
ill bUalth, wholly independent of any organic deran
gement. isthc gradual effect of sedentary liabita, and
intense and too long continued application to the or-
>• .duous duties of your official station.
of politics ? Poor Clay ! IPs health hassuffer-
cd from ‘‘long application ?” Indeed!
the applicothm to the lost colonial tr
the insults of Brazils, yet unavenged
the Fauauu Congress, still undiscuvcj ^
terra incognita f No such- thing. The doctors
alluded to the Pittsburgh speech—the Lewis-
burgh address—the Noble rhotomontado, and
the Baltimore sermon. Such a “long apjilica-
tion” to eating, drinking tied spepcltfying, would
kill a Hercules. Again:—
Entertaining such an impression, it-r.npenrs to ns,
.that little noire is required tor your speedy nad entire
recovery than tt temporary escape from t lue influence
of those causes,aided by a strict adherence to proporty
regulated regimen. Asessenlial totiie success of every
other suggestion on our part, we must therefore insist
on a suspension, ns soon as it can he done with any sort
of 'convenience, of your present engagements, and
that a lengthened journey be pursued leisurely through
suite healthy region of country, as little exposed as pos
sible to all undue excitement.
“A lengthened jouiney.” This is exactly
what the 1’ rentier wants. Noticing would please
him bettor than such an expedition. He says
he would he delighted to visit every hamlet, uud
speechify at every lax ern in the nation. It was
well die doctors said something aboutlhe “reg
ulated regimen." A .solemn renunciation of
iviuo, woman and wickedness, will do auy man
good. Yot again:—
It is natural for us to suspect from the political char-
acterofthe times, and the generous devotioi of your
friends, that occasions may arrise to call you in social
entertainments, and tile delitery nfformal addresses.
Every temptation of (lie kind we trust*will be reso- :
lately resisted, however ungracious tuny seem the re
fusal, since sucli indulgences would uot fait to lead to
tiie worst consequences, utterly frustrative of our plan
of cure.
Natural far us to suspect.” Oh! doctors,
doctors ! Why should you speak forth your sus
picious in such a broad linguage? Oh you
wicked Jack.utrt M. D’s?—Tlioso suspicious,
however, iudictate tlw true causes of the disor
der. If Jackson had no chance in Kentucty,
W'e should never have heard of a certain great
man’s sickness. O nee more :—
Ax you cannot immediately enter on the proposed
journey we do strenuously recconimcnd to yon as the
best substitute for it, to appropriate daily several hours
ol thu interval that may elapse, to exercise aud recrea
tive amusements. Emmlly have your mind and body
been overworked,-anu while the one is to be recruited
by agreeable relaxation, the other Should bo fortified
by active exertion.
Tilts paragraph is plain and distinct? The
/fMo/eeff^i'hnt a Committee of Correspond
ence be appointed, to adopt any proper meas
ures to promote our object, and that P. Pettit,
Thu’s Dooley and George Dorsey, Esquires,
he that Committee.
Rcalred, That the Chairman appoint a Com
mittee of seven, to draft an address in accord
ance tvith our avowed object artd expressive of
the reaspus which- are known to influence our
choice;
Jtesolced, That tile several conductors of
newspapers in this State be, and the same are
hereby respectfully requested to insert these
Resolutions and the Address of tins Committee,
in their respective papers.
The students of Franklin College, Alliens
on the 28th ult. convened in the College Chap
el, aud adopted the following resolutions.
Uesolmd., That wo the Students of Frank
lin College do hereby express our disapproba
tion of the tariff as at present established in oitr
country because of tho destructive consoqttcij-
cfes that must result from it to the southern in
terest.
Resohcd, That we use osr efforts for the
.purpose of counteracting the had effects which
may result from it.
ilesoloed, That for .this purpose we use for
our apparel, to the greatest practicable extent,
goods muuufactnred iuthe southern states.
_ Ilesoloed) That the Faculty of Franklin-
College in particular, and the citizens of tho
state in general, be invited to join with us in
these resolutions.
J. A. CALHOUN, Chairman.
G. F. Piercp, Sec'ry.
Suggestion accounting for lltc late cool mother.
It is suggested by u correspondent, that the
late cool weather, may be caused By tho spots*
on tho Sun, of which there have been a great
number visible this season. Hu explains it by
supposing, that the revolution of tho San and
Earth on their axes, maybe- such, as to ctptse
many of those rays, which would have descen
ded to‘the Earth in this Latitude, to be deflected
from their true course, and made to strike in
either a more northern or ntote southern lati
tude, and effecting such situations by causing in
l’#m a superabundance of heat. The northern'
MACON:,
MONDA Y MORXtXa~ JULY -It, 1828.
• I fits paragraph is plats amt nistmcri ltte UCC0IM> „ friho wcather speak olil as being^t-
1’rentier left Washington last Sunday lor Ken- wann Al Xrienmts, the thermo.!,-
tacky, hut tliore is no doubt thalap to that day 1 J '
lip found much “recreative amusement’, in the
billiard table, the chess-men, &c. If there wore
no cards in the Department of State, he could
easily procure them under the name of stationa
ry. The East room is quite large and airy,
and excellent for playing chuck farthings.
But this is not ull. The contingent fund of
the slate department has been made to sweat
for horses, and saddles, and whips, mid martin
gales, and even for “swapping horses.” Ilorse
riding, especially ivhuu you have a contingent
fund lilted from tiie peopled pockets to pay for
it, is a most excellent “recreative amusement.”
Thcsecxtracts are tho medical advice furnish
ed the Sucre .ary by the Philadelphia physicians.
This is the first time tint physic has been ap
plied to pollutes. It of on has been applied to
literature anti philosophy. “When I have a
grand design,” says Bayes, in the Rehearsal,
•‘l tako physic, and let blood.” Carneades,
ope of tho greatest sophists of antiquity, refuted
tho dogmas oflhe Stoics by swallowing repeated
doses of hellebore. Appuloncus Tymteus ac
quired the gift of prophecy by feeding on
lettuce. Thus will it ho with Clay. He has tv
grand design—the defeat of Jackson—there
fore must he tako physic mid let blood. lie
lias dogmas to refute, in Kentucky and hoi-
Iqboro will do it. He must havo a peep into
futurity, and therefore devours lettuce like a
sailor ’afflicted with tho scurvy. A coalition
has now been formed between physic aud
pcliticq.
Such than being the state of tho case, whit
will the freemen of Kentucky—of tho Union,
seriously think of such a clumsy, such an impu
dent pteco of deception upon their sagacity and
good sense? Such a miserable pretext for nn
electioneering expedition m Kentucky is un
worthy of tho former character of Clay.—
But ho is u desperate man.—The sick Cabinet
is foil of,tiie energy that arises from despera
tion. Rochester has returned sick of Guate
mala in time for tho New York election. Gen
eral Harrison is alto sick and will not leave
Ohio for Columbia till his work is accomplished
there. Southard will run away sick cnoueh,
from Washington to somo watering-place. Bar
bour will not go to Euglaad on nccaunt of his
health till nothing is hoped for in Virginia. For
six months the public business will be neglected,
the Secretaries and Ministers. end Charges
will bo running to and fro foigninff sickness,
swallowing water aud physic, and trying to pre-
rent tho people from electing the man of their
own chaici)*,.Androw Jackson, tho farmer of
Tennessee.-' They will be defeated and they
knhio ii. N. K JSnj.
ADMINISTflTlON MEETING,
AT WVIOUT-tBCnOUOil.Or.UtMIA.
tn pursuance of a previous notice to those citi
zens of Columbia uud adjacent counties, who
prefer Mr, Adams to General Jackson, to meet
on the 4i!t instant in Wrightsborough, Robert
Gnintt, Esq. of Wilkes county, was chosen
Chairman, and B. Pettit, Esq. of Columbia,
Secretary, when the following Resolutions were
adonted: *
Itcsnlccd, That in selecting distinguished citi
zens for high public trusts, wo should be guided
In our choice by their qualifications and fitness
for the offleo to be filled—a General for an Ar
my and a Statesman for a Cabinet.
Resolved, Wo entertain n high opinion of
Gon. Jackson’s Military talents, but can fiind no
evidence of his being an abln Statesman, or pos
sessing other than military qualifications; and
wo believe the talents and long experience of
the' present Chief Magistrate, may be more
prudently trusted with the duties of the Presi
dency.
_ Rcsolccd, Wo prefer Richard Rush for the
Vice-Presidency, to the opposing candidate.
• Resolved, It is expedient to nominate two fit
bersons in our section of the State, as Electors:
\\ liu would htvo ihuitalit that these' masters we therefore nominate Col. Titos..Murray, sen. , „. ...„ „ 6>1
iheraptuiics and pathology, knew so ouch |0l Lincoln, and John Burch, Esq. of Columbia. | seventy years*, the courage and fixe of youth,”
eter was up to 100 degrees iu the shade. ’ If
tho theory of the spots be true, it is. highly
probable, that we in our turn, will have our full
share of the solar iiillueiico which will be full
the more severely, as wo have, thus far, had a
low degree of temperature, rarely experienced
in our-oiiniatc, during the prevalence of South
erly winds Charleston Courier.
Little Rock, A. T. June 4.
Fatal rencounter.—The mortifying and pain
ful duty agaiu devolves upon us, of recording
the fact-, that our unlucky and ill-fated little
town (already too notorious at home and a-
broad for such occurrences) has unfortunately
been tiie scctte of, another homicide. It took
place ou Saturday evening lust, soon after the
execution of tire wretched Strickland, in tho
store of Messrs. Wilson and Stewart, between
Gen. Eu.Mu.vnt Hogan and Andrew Scott,
Esq. late a Judge of.tho Superior Court of
this Territory, and resulted iu tho almost in
stant death of the former.
Geu. Hogan and Judge Scott mot at tho n-
bove store, in company with a number of oth
er pursuits,all apparently in good humor. Tltcy
had been competitors for u seat in the Legis
lative Council, at the last August Election, and
the conversalion turned on some of the events
of tltat canvass, winch produced a few warm
words between them. Gon. Hogan asserted
something, which was denied by Judge Scott,
on which' H. repeated the assertion, and re
marked that he couM prove it.—Judge S. re
plied, in substance, that the assertion was un
true, that it could not be proved, and that any
(torsoit who made, it wasn liar! This reply
was followed by u blow from II. which felled
S. to the floor, who, in rising, drew tho spear
from his cane, aud gnvo II. four stabs in the
breast and sides, 3 of which were mortal. Ilo-
gan walked to the door, commenced vomiting
blood, and was a corpse in less than ten min
utes.
Gen. Ilegan was a native of Georgia, and
was a member of the Legislature of that state
for several years in succession. lie removed
to Arkansas several years ago, whilo it formod
a part of tho Territory of Missouri, and was re
peatedly honored witli a scat in the Legidature
of that Territory; and since tho organization of
tho government. of this Territory, has been
twice elected to a seat in its general Assembly,
and was a.-, member at tho time of his death.
Ho likewise hold the office of Brigadier Gen
eral pf the Militia of the Territory of Arkansas
for several yearn, under a commission from the
President of.the United States; and has repeat
edly held tlfe office of Justice of tho Peaco and
other civil appointments. Ark. Gazette.
On Saturday last, the awful sente jco of death
was carried into effect; in tho vicinity of this
town, on Jacob Strickland, a soldier of tho
7th rcg’c. U. S. Infsntry, who was .convicted
ut tho last term of tho Superior Court, of tfie
Murder, at Cantonment Gibson, of his com-
rudo George Decon. ib.
Tho black fellow Mark, recently emancipa
ted by tho Will of the Itflo Mr. Joseph Kuy
kendall, was brought up to this placo on Mon
day evening Inst, and committed to Jail, for
tho murder of Mf. Benjamin Kuykendall, a
sonof his lato master. , ib.
There is now in Baltimore, ot the City Ho
tel, a patriot of no ordinary distinction, Col.
Grenier, a Frenchman, who came to this coun
try curly in (lie revolution, with Count d’Eas*
ting, and was afterwards Aid-de-Camp to Gon.
Lafayette. On the General’s arrival at Now-
Orleans, when on. his lato tour through tho
States, Col. GremQr was among tho veterans
appointed to receive him, and Mr. Lo Vasscnr
in his recently published account of tho tour,
thus spepks of him:—Col. Grenier, who.hav
ing served in tho three revolutions of America,
Franco and Colombia, preserves, ai the ago of
NATIONAL ELECTION.
For President of the United Stales,
ANDREW JACKSON.
For Vice President,
JOHN €. CALHOUN-
A Neso. Slwjjle. The “ By Authority” pa
pers are publishing the prescription, tccun-
dan artem, of Doctors Physic nnd .Chapman,
on the authority of which thetr distinguished
patron is about to make ano.licr journey to
Kentucky for the benefit of bis heath ! Whe
ther the expense of publishing this official .doc
ument, (it not being included in the printing
appropriation,) is chargeable to the contingent
or secret service fund, we are not informed.
Lika the Coffin Handbills, this Physic-al
letter was not got up without a design. It was
doubtless iittcnded<to.assist the honorable Sec
retary in his electioneering campaign, more
effectually to stifle the -clamors of the jienple,
who murmur at Ids frequent desertion of his
public duties, and to enable iiitn to disseminate
more extensively Ills “tear, pestilence and fa
mine" speeches, before private dinner parties
of some forty or more. This will bo pursuing
the prescription of his learned physicians to the
letter, as will be seen by reference to the doc
ument itself, which wo have published in ano
ther column for the edification of till interest
ed. Though wo happen not lo bo numbered
among the corps who publish for the govern
ment officially, we could not withhold a prece
dent which is likely to be so beneficial to fu
ture public functionaries. Cannot jlie Secre
tary rely ou tho gallant Hunters of Kentucky
to do justice to his own merits, without such
frequent journeys? Or will they still pursue
their wonted sports, under the shade of their
venerated Hickory 1 This looks l kc a sign.
The Bubble bursL James Hamilton Cou-
rxa, Esq. declines accepting the noniinutjonof
candidate for Elector of President and Vice
President ut the approaching election ; nnd has
addressed a letter to the committee of tiie cel
ebrated Darien Administration Meeting wlnl
nominated him for that appointment, advising
them of this fact. Thisaccorxhcntirely with
our former opinion of Mr. Ceupm. From
what wo have uniformly heard of his public
and private character, from those most acquain
ted with him, we could tint expect that the no
mination of a meeting composed of eight per
sons, could draw him into the political arena
under circumstances so inauspicious, umtyeil
against tho tido of popular feeling of at least
nine tenths of the voters of bis native state.—
Such is tho result of the celebrated Administra
tion Meeting, which is sounding so loud among
the signs iu the coalition papers.
exccllcl
'! ‘el
ii.llj
The last-Augusta Courier contains the Ad
dress and Resolutions of the Wrightsborough
Administration Meeting. Will the editors also
furnish tho public with the number of persons
who formed that respectable body ? Accord
ing to the request ofjhc meeting, we have giv
en placo to their Resolutions, mid shall further
comply with their desire, by publishing their
Address, as soon tu tve can find room.
CAMP MEETINGS.
Tho following appointments fin* Methodist
Camp Meeting?, have been made by the Pre
siding Elders of the districts to which they are
attached, viz:
At Toombs’ Camp ground, near Waihington, Wa
kes county, commencing on Thorsday, 24th init.
Near Eatonton, Putnam county, commencing ou
Wednesday 23d Inst.
Near Kingston, Morgan county, 2d of August.
Near Greensboro, bill August.*
Near the residence of Mr Henry Hurt, In Putnam
county, 2oth Inst. At the same time and place, the
annual Conference of the local nreacliers ot the Mil-
ledgevilie district will be held.
FOR THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
LETTERS from the UP COUNTRY.
LETTER HI.
• CLARKESVILLE, Juno 1826.
From Walton Court House to this placo, by
way of Jefferson and Cttrncsville, tiie distance
is about eighty miles, nnd tho road pretty good,
considering tho unevenness of the country; tho
inhabitants displaying a laudable degree oPpub
lic spirit, iti keeping thoir roads aud bridges in’
good order—of which in many parts of tho state
the overseers ore culpably remiss.
As ilicro is perhaps no healthier climato in
the world than this, I propose stuying in this
vicinity a few days, in order to breathe tho ez-
hdarating gas oflhe mountain air, and to enjoy
a view of tho scenery of which this county is
so justly celebrated. Indeed, tho whole u|>-
country is extremely picturesque: From my
window you havo u landscape view which is
grand beyond description. On the west nnd
north, at various distances, high mountains are
seen, which make tho commencement of that
extensive chain that reaches from Georgia to
New York—the tops of which, according to
thoir distattco from tho oye, und tho quantity
oflight they reflect, Appear as if clad in a mmi-
tlo of grey, blue or green.
Agriculture appears to bo betler understood
in this quarter, titan lower down. Tho farms
are generally small, but cultivated to tho best
advantage, nnd with great neatness: being most
ly by white labor. Tho upper part of the Stato
jl settled principally by Carolinians, a hardy
and enterprising people, who mako c
farmers, and tako considerable rr ;j e
goodness of their breeds of stock dm „„
oftheir plantations, buildings, &c.’.M 0 * J
lion is paid to the saving and opplicMiun
manure here t han in any other part of £, r
wltere generally planters appear to tJZ.- m
ofitt’Ja.. TklKtaLT 1
region are gram ol all sorts, cattle, horses I,
tobacco, and some cdTton. The lan |-
country is generally broken, but is H1
**.■?*•*
er fiart ol the state. *v 01
Tho population of Ilaben,!,am f0lm( „
■nonius lo ten or twelve thousand, " 3 * S. ,
ver an area of 713 square miles. Oh. t
the county site, is a small village.but ), 1,1
in a piospcrous condition. 8 * Ppeai
A good deal ot Lime, of an excellent Qaa
is made tit tins couuiy, from a native limV,!
winch is ioi'itd in great abundance I •
two quarries, from whence the rock
mostly by Was.utg, which appeared Jffi
imustiblc. i his rock might answer a valufh
purpose lor boilding—aml could be r ot
vanmrh or Augusta ut a small expend a «
quarries he within a shi!»t distance of the
gable wateis of the Savannah. Somo xi!
mens 1 brought away, I find are. capable
ceivtng a polish equal to any Italiaijiuarble
is of i be blue description.
Tiie face of the country in this section is U
and mountainous; which may account for
many rivers and streams taking their rise
and why rains are more frequent. R has
generally remarked, ihat hilly regions are Tel
adject to drought than more level ones- ’
clouds gathering about foe suumtitsofthe maun
tain* .ml discharging tiieiuselvcs in frequ
and copious shotvers. So thst whilst in
Kow country you are lamenting the scarcity J
i stn, here in the mountains they have too/rJ
an abundance. 6 * 1
Tn.s county is remarkable as being tho «,urcj
ol several considerable rivers, that disemboaid
at dnmiu points cm our coast, after ’runnij
great lengths. The Chatalmorhy, the.Savail
will, and the Altumaha all take tlicir rise jmhij
county, and not far apart. At otic lioui
where f spent tho night; the rain that foil c
nnq side of the roof went by the Savannah
the Atlantic Ocean; uud that which fell on i
other ’side, went by the Chaiahoucliy to i
Gulf of Mexico.
Among tho curiosities of tho country, I mi
not forget to mention the Chopped Oak, a n
famous in Indian history nnd in the traditions
lit • oaily settlers. This treejUunds about »,
miles S. E. front this "village, and it t'urtl
noted as being ut the Ground,''or pL
of holding company musters and iiiagupsti! 1
courts. According to current traditions, tl
Chopped. O.’k was a celebrated iem!<
vuus ofilic-Indian? in their prcmiory cxcaiv
it being at a point where a ir.taiiR-i ol tra.„s im.i
Here thoir plaits of warfare were laid—in n
the several parties sepniult-d—and hcreouihcti
return, they a watted each other; oiidJlieji, ii
their brief language tiie result of their raw
prise was.,vaied, und, fotuevery scalp takeni
gash rot iu tho tree. If tradition tclistix
truth, and every scar on tho blasted oak corni't
for a sc.dj), the success oftheir scouting parne
must have becu grout. This tree 1 mu rein
•was alive till a few years since, when a young
man of this state, possessing nil the piejudirn
his^outitiymen, aud caring less for the tra-
dittoes of the Indians than hit own' revenue,
killed the tree, by girdling it, that it m gin lx
no longer it living mmiumcnl of ihe liutdiviics
of his countrymen und ot the triumphs of iu
snviigo foe. But in this lie was wrung: the
Chopped Oak should have been preserved,u
illustrate nut only the history .of farmer tiroes
hut also the nagiiauimity of oitr govotlimi-ift, i.
bearing so long with the vexations of their
feeMe neighbors.
F. S. .1 have just returned from n visit tj
the Yoitalt moiin.nin, as it is ctdlcd here, uc?
belonging to the chain ol the Aileghaiiii'S, nnd
distant from this place about 15 miles in a
terly direction. In going there 'from Itcuceycnj
cross tho Toquee und Chataltoacuy rivers, nnd
several large crocks which make into tho L'iut*
aimccliy, watering tt rich nnd fertile counlryj
Aud here I would notice ho numerous tiwj
parent springs, of icy coldness, that evyry *'|M
arrest your attention; a small swallow ot |Pj'
would he Mifikmm to set your teeth a cliatf
i’ng with cold.
The distattco from tho bottom of the bum 1
tain to tho top, is rtliout oimilo and a bdt, uo
gradual slope—perpendicular 1 height projiao
2000 lbet or more. The mouuniin is in
something tike a halfsonh—ope
while tho other is nearly perpendicular, >'
top to bottom. The side by which yuuascei
as well ax the trip, is covered
growth of timber and gvass, and the soil apF
to ho of considerable dopli. Though ins
ednt was steep, by taking a zigzag dbocnon
tho side, vve were enabled to ride entirely o
tup ofthe mountain, where wo found an a
of Kovcrnl acres, tolerably level.
This is probably the highest OROOntwO t
state. Front tho summit you havo « uc tg
view to a great distance. Rlantatw®
dwellings are seen interspersed among > 1C
and forests, walcrotl-by sparkling stream
presenting a varied landscape, rc ; cnl
carpet of patchwork. Tho court Imu f
tillage may bo distinctly seen front here-
would he a charming place for a sum®
treat: on the fop is sufficient goou ■
garden spot—fuel in abundance, anil P
good water from a spring a BMW **y “° ,
mountain. Wo found Jun e, also grea <j
ties of whorlle borrios &c. ripe ami * u ' f -
So that whilst you are foisting your cy
imagination on verdant (landscape*, ® ‘
mountains, bubbling streams, and brake
and overy oilier beautiful Object that c\ r«]
the eye or entered tho imagination » •
tlmsiast, you are not compelled to J 1 '...i
but may “pluck und cat” of fruit wtloi |
A Middletown, Conn, paper says— I
are in this city, nnd within a ntilo of in
eleven mamifactoties giving cmp!< , )® r
nearly 400 persons," , ■