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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. ]>. ti . COTTIM, Editor. ‘No. 19.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. terms: Published weekly at Three Dollars per annuii., if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. O’ Letters, on business, must be post paid, to insure attention. No communication shall be published, utilcss let are made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Seventy-Jive Cents; and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-five per cent, to those who |f*advertise by the year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators, and Guardians, are required by law, to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sales of Personal Property must be adver tised in like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must be published weekly for Jour months; notice that application will be made for Letters of Administration, must be puolished thirty days; and Letters of Dismission, sir months. AGENTS. TIIE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL FORWARD THE NAMES OF ANY WHO MAY WISH TO SUBSCRIBE : .7. T. ij- (1. 11. Wooten, A. D. Slat ham, I land urg, Maliorysvilie, B. F. Tatoiri, Lincoln- Felix G. Edwards, Pe- ton, tersburg, Elberi, O.A.Luckett,Crawford (leii. Grier, Raytown, ville, Taliaferro, IF. Davenport, Lexing- Jlines Bell, Powelton, ton, Hancock, .S'. J. Bush, Irwington, IV.7i B. Nelms, Elbcr- Wilkinson, ton, Dr. Cain, Cambridge, John A. Simmons, Go- Abbeville District, shen, Lincoln, South Carolina. Mail Arrangem&nts. POST OFFICE, ) Washington, Ga., Dec. 10, 1840. ( AUGUSTA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 12, M. MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CLOSES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. | ATIffINH MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday ar.d Wednesday, at 9, A. M. CLOSES. x Sunday and Wednesday, at 9, A. M. ELBERTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Thursday, at 8, P. M. | Thursday, at 9, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Friday, a! 12, M. | Friday, at 12, M. I\EW STORE. THE Subscribers have just received and are now daily receiving and o pening, at the New Brick Store on the South side of the Public Square, * An entire new and extensive assortment of Such as are kept lor Retail in this section of country, which they offer to their friends and the public in general, on reasonable terms. Persons wishing to purchase, can obtain good bargains by giving the Subscri bers a call. COZART & WOODS. Dec. 31, 1840. ts 18 Caution • ALL persons are hereby cautioned against tra ding for one note of hand given to James Mull or bearer, for Five Hundred and Ninely sift Dollars and Fifty-six cents. One given to John G. Crane, or bearer, for Five Hundred and Forty Dollars. One othnr note given to said John G. Crane, or bearer, for about Five Hun l Dollars. Another payable to Frederick Lawrence, for about One Hundred & Fifty Dol lars ; all of which notes were given sometime about the middle of October last, and I under <st*ud, are made payable on the first day ot Jan juary, 1841. I have good testimony to prove that said notes should have been made payable on the first day of January, 1842—according to the contract in fulfilment of which said notes wu'c given. JAMES M. SMYTHE. Frances A- Jupham, Security. December 17, 1840. 16 ts ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. Will be sold at the late residence of Mat \ thew Faver, deceased, in Wilkes coun ty, on FRIDAY the Bth of January next, all the Perishable Property -■i/said deceased, consisting of Corn, Fod- Oats, stock of HORSES, HOGS, tec. Plantation Tools, Household and Kitchen Furniture. Terms of sale made known on the day. THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r. Dccembor 10, 1840. 15—tds. Just Received * A few pieces, latest style, PLAID BONNET RIBBONS, of superior quality. WILLIS At, CALLAWAY. Washington, Oct. 29. 9 ts. WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. R. B. WHITE, (SSI AUGUSTA * r~rjt Wt&SlggZJh GEORGIA. MhWM f 11HE Warehouse is fire - A proof— eligibly located above high-water mark. All Cotton consigned per Railroad, will receive prompt attention. September 3, 1840. (1) ii? Look Here. oO BARGAINS ! BARGAINS!! 7TMIE Subscriber is now receiving and opening a large Stock of Gocxls, purchased by him self in New York, at reduced prices, which he offers for cash at lower prices than ever bought m this market. His customers will be furnished on a credit as usual, at very reduced prices. Those who wish bargains, would do well to cail and examine his stock before purchasing lesewhere. The assortment is general, and comprises al most every article usually kept in a Retail Dry Goods Store. MARK A. LANE. October 15, 1840. 7 “ts. Tailoring • npilE Subscriber respectfully informs the Citi -*■ zens of Wilke3 county, that he has located himself at Major Johnson Norman’s, nine miles west of Washington, where he will be happy to serve ail who may wish to iiave any thing done in his line of business. All his work will be exe cuted in the most neat, faithful, and fashionable manner. The following are his cash prices : Making first-rate Cogt : : : : S!8 00 Edging Do. : : : 3 00 Ditto, second quality : : : : 5 00 Ditto, third quality : : : : 4 00 Making Pantaloons or Vest : : 1 ,50 ! Ditto, Overcoat : : : : : 7 00 Cutting Coat 50 Ditto, Pantaloons or Vest : : ‘25 He will be thankful for any custom in his busi ness ; and as his prices are very low, he has de termined to keep no books, and do altogether a cash business. JOHN 11. RHODES. September 14, 1840. (3) ts. For Sale, A PLAN TA t SO^I, THIRTEEN MILES FROM COLUMBUS, ON THE LAGRANGE ROAD. fS'ilE Subscriber would low and upon ac -*• eommodating terms, a PLANTATION, 13 miles from Columbus, on the Lagrange road, containing TWO HUNDRED ACRES of LAND ; forty acres of which were cleared last vc ir. There arc upon the premises a good U\vc!! : ”g House, and’ every lie cossary onthotwe i and well supplied with good water. jtZ-eakXSLh For further particulars, applv to ‘A. R. LYON. October 8, 1840. (0) s.m 3m. Sale o f Ileal Estate . flliiE Subscriber offers for sale a i'i.ANTA TION, thirteen miles from Columbus, on ’he Lagrange road, containing THREE HUN DRED and SIXTY ACRES of LAND; 130 acres in cultivation —100 of which is fresh. There is upon this tract, every thing necessary to a Plantation ; well watered, & c Further particulars are not necessary, as there is a person on the premises who will take plea sure in showing the above, to any one desirous of examining them. N. B. LYON, Beaver Dam, Wilkes County, Ga. October 3, 1840. (ft) s.rn 3m. GEORGIA : Wilkes County. Superior Court, JULY TERM, 1810. >’IOi!K petition of James 11. Spratlin, respect fully shcwetli to the Couri, that James Jones, of said county, did, on the eighteenth day o: May, eighteen hundred and iorty, for die purpose oi bet ter securing unto the said James 11. Spratlin the payment of a note drawn by the said James Jones, on the ninth of May, and year aforesaid,for one hundred and fifty 52-100 dollars, and payable to the said James 11. Spratlin one day afterdate, mortgage unto the said Janies H.,the tract or parcel ol laud lying and being in said county, on the waters of Clark’s Creek, and ad joining lands ot John C. Dodson, John T. Woot ten, and others, containing sixty acres more or less : And it appearing to the Court that the note for the securing of whose payment the said mortgage was given, lias not been paid, and the time at which said note and mortgage became due, has long since expired, and that the said Janies H. SSpratlin prays that a Rule Nisi maybe granted for the foreclosure of the Equity of redemption in and to the tract of land so mortgaged as aforesaid, and that the same may be sold. On motion, it is therefore ordered by the Court, that unless the principle sum due of one hundred and fifty and 52-100 dollars, together with interest accrued and the cost thereon, shall be paid into Court by the next Term of the Su perior Court of said county, the Equity of Re demption in and unto the said mortgaged premises shall be forever barred and foreclosed, and the said tract of land mortgaged as aforesaid be sold : And it is further ordered, that this rule be pub lished in one of the public gazettes of this State once a month for four months, or served on the mortgagor or his special agent, at least three months previous to the sitting of the Court in which the money is directed to be paid. True copy from the Minutes, 2d September, 1810. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk. [Nov. 12. 11. Continued from Indep. Press.] WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) JANUARY 7, 1841. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. Will be sold at the late residence of John W. Jones, deceased, late of Wilkes county, on Wednesday the 20th of Janu ary next; all the Perishable Property of said deceased, consisting of stock of hor ses, Mules, Cows, Hogs, Household and Kitchen furniture, Plantation tools, Corn, Fodder, Wagon and Harness, Ox-cart and Oxen, one fine Barouche, a quantity of Pork, one good Gin and running gear, and one set of Blacksmith’s tools. ALSO, At the same time and place, the Plan tali n will be RENTED, and the NE GROES Hired. CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Adm’r. December 10, 1840. 15—tds. GEORGIA, Will es counly. Matthew F. Tollson, tolled before | mo this day, a BAY MARE, about i Iff. 5 feet high, with a small star in her j forehead, some saddle marks, a Nad- ‘de, Bridle and Martingale, valued j bj’ VV illiam Jones and Nicholas Wylie, at Fifty j Dollars, this 28th I tec. 1810. francis McLendon, j. p. j True copy from the Minutes, Dec. 28, 1840. ROYLANI) BEASLEY, Clerk I. C. Dec. 31. 3t 18 THE NEW WORLD, THE LARGEST, CHEATEST, HANDSOMEST, ANII MOST COMPREHENSIVE NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES. ON Saturday, the second day of January, will be issued the first number of the Second Volume oi the Quarto New World. This form, being convenient for binding and preser vation, lias been and is much preferred by great j numbers of our readers in city and country.— Each number of the Quarto Edition contains the same articles as the Folio, with ttie exceptions only ot She advertisements and a few unimport ant news-items of no permanent interest. The second Volume oi the Quarto is commenced with the new year for the accommodation and convenience ol new subscribers, who, at that period, generally determine on the character and ki id u; periodicals best recommended to then* attention and best worthy of their patron age. The New World was begun, in the large, or folio size, in October, 1839. 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GEORGIA, ) “IM7"HEREAS Samuel Bar- Wilkes County. > ** nett applies for Letters — J dismissory as Guardian for Elizabeth 11. Worsham. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and c reditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, (if any have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 24th of July, 1840. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk, Court ts Ordinary. fNov. 12. 11. It. Contiu. from Indep. Press.] ‘ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING From the Ladies’ Companion. THE SUMMER TIME. AN INSCRIPTION FOR AN ALBUM. BY MISS A. D. WOODBRIDGE. The summer-time was dawning bright, And earth and skies were fair, When first this Album met my sight; And with a thoughtful carp, I placed it in a sacred shrine, To friendship set apart; Its owner’s name—a cherish’d line, I wrote within my heart. The Summer days advanced with smiles, Before them sprung the flowers, While music sweet, and mirthful wiles, Led on the rosy hours ; Buttlin’ in its secure recess This little volume slept, That name was watched with tenderness, — There love a vigil kept. The summer months have passed away, As fades a pleasant dream; With them we’ve floated day by clny, Adown Time’s restless stream. I . And now upon this page so pure, Let me but trace a line, Which for a season may endure, Os love, the seal and sign. The summer-time will come once more, And may it bring to thee My gentle friend, an ample store Os blessings, rich and free ! And in thy heart may plants of Love, Os Peace and Joy arise, To flourish here, then shine above The summer of the skies ! MISUEULAXI2OI S. THE POOR PRINTER, AND THE EXCLUSIVES. On the fourth of July, 18—. Harriet Lee might have been seen sitting on the so fa in her neat little parlor, ilia house sit uated in P. street, New York. The me tropolis was alive with men, women, and children, of every color, class, and creed— old men, whose heads were whitened with the snow of age—young men in the meri dian of manhood, unitedly and unanimous ly agreed to drive dull care away, and join the jubilee to celebrate the birth day of A merican Independence. Ever and anon the bursting thunder of artillery seemed to shake the Island of Manhattan ; the carv ed eagle sat perched upon a polo of liberty, and our star-spangled banner became the playtliing of the balmy wind. Whilst every American heart was brim full of joy and gratitude, there were two generous hearted, noble minded individu als bowed down with sorrow so pungent, and disappointment so bitter, that the soul stirring proceedings of the ever-to-be-re membered fourth could not raise their droo ping spirits. The persons alluded to are Harriet and her suitor, William Malcolm. When the intelligent, patriotic, and high minded William entered Harriet’s apart ment, lie was disappointed and surprised to see the object of his love bathed in tears. ‘Why do you weep, my dear Harriet?’ in quired William, in a voice rich as music; at the same time grasping affectionately her snow tapering fingers, which were orna mented with three costly rings, the offer ings which friendship and respect had laid upon the altar of her fairy hand. Harriet gently and gracefully raised her head, while the warm tears of grief (lowed freely j and fast from her dark hazel eyes, and fell upon her fair cheek like dew drops from a rose leaf. ‘What can I do,’ con tinued William, ‘to tear away the dark drapery which seems to mantle your ten der feelings in gloomy sorrow on this high and holy day ?’ Harriet’s feelings were too big for utterance ; she could not vent her words, so violent was the temper of ex citement occasioned by one who had bro ken up the great deep of her heart. Soon after she was able to speak, she said she had just returned from a visit to her aunt R , having paid her a visit for the pur pose of inviting her to attend the anticipa ted wedding which would probably take place in a few days. She described the interview she had with her aunt, and it was as follows : When she had made known her errand her aunt observed— ‘ls it possible that you, Harriet, have assumed the responsibility of pledging heart and hand to a man without soliciting my advice ?’ Harriet replied, ‘When I first became acquainted with the man of my choice, 1 sought the advice of my mother, who hap pened to be in the city at the time; upon inquiry she discovered that my friend was an honest and honorable man, and had no objection to my associating with him; out friendship was ripened into love ; we are pledged to each other and the wedding day is appointed.’ ‘What is the gentleman’s name Harri et ?’ ‘llis name is William Malcolm.’ ‘ls he a physician, or a lawyer, or a i merchant, or a minister —what, is he V i ‘Mo is a journeyman printer,’ replied Harriet. ‘A journeyman Printer?’ exclaimed her aunt vvith great emphasis. Do you in tend to disgrace your connections bv mar j rying a man who picks up type for a liv- I iiig ? You must be foolish, and your mo- J ther mad to sanction your folly ; you need not imagine, Miss; that 1 shall condescend j to mingle in the society of mechanics; you lack common sense, or you would not thus j throw yourself away.’ Harriet again replied: ‘William is a respectable, industrious, an<l economical man ; and loves me.’ ‘lt makes me think of casting pearls be fore swine,’ continued the old aristocrat. ‘Y ou are a beautiful girl, your accomplish ments are superior to the attainment of most girls of your age,—how can you so lower yourself as to marry an illiterate me chanic ?’ ‘My dear aunt, do you know that a prin ting office is an academy, where lessons of useful knowledge are continually before the mind ? William is not an illiterate man, he is a self-taught classical scholar, and occupies a lofty place in the estimation of all who know him.’ ‘I will pay tlie expense of your wedding and give you a splendid set of furniture, if you will try to forget him, and take my advice ; there is Squire , he thinks a groat deal of you ; would you not like to have him, or Dr. , or Mr. the merchant ? You can, l have no doubt, marry either of these gentlemen, and thus keep up the dignity of your family !’ ‘Fa is a mechanic, and I am not too proud to marry a mechanic,’ replied Har riet. ‘Your father is my youngest brother; ho is an extensive land holder ; how can you call him a mechanic ?’ •I have frequently heard him say,’ re plied Harriet, ‘that he earned his farm by dil ‘gently using the saw, the broadaxe, and the jackplane ; furthermore, 1 have heard him say, that you in your younger days, used to pound putty, and prime sashes, when uncle R could not a fiord to j hire In-Ip ; you have not forgotten that my dear uncle is a sash maker, it is but a few years since he relinquished that bu siness.’ ‘lmpudent creature, how dare you thus insult me in my own house ?—your uncle is President of the Bank of ; and one of the richest men in this wealthy me tropolis.’ ‘Aunt, I don’t intend to insult you nor injure the feelings of my uncle ; you know better, than I do, that he shaved wood be fore lie commenced shaving notes —yonder stands the old frame building which was his humble residence.’ ‘Harriet, you must quit my house im mediately, and never dare to darken the door again.’ Poor Harriet’s feelings were wrought up to the pitch of excitement; when her proud and arrogant aunt spoke disrespectfully of William, she introduced the sarcastic re marks which mortified the woman’s pride. Until that morning she always respected ! her aunt, but her tyranny completely chan ged her feeling. On the Bth day of July, Mr. II —, Harriet’s uncle, while perusing one of the daily papers, discovered the following, and read it loud to his wife : “Married, in this city on the Bth inst., by the Rev. Mr. Chase, Mr. William Mal colm, to Miss Harriet Lee, both of this ci ty.” On the opposite page he saw a long editorial respecting the wedding, the fol lowing is an extract: “Last evening in conformity with a po lite invitation, wo attended a wedding par ty ; everything went off with great eclat; the cake, coffee, and wine were excellent; the bride looked more like an angel than a human being, her hair was smooth and dark as a raven’s wing, her mouth like blooming tulips. ‘Flic groom we are all well acquainted with ; he is a clever fel low ; the wealth of intellect shone on his superb forehead, and a great soul looked through his calm blue eyes ; he is the tal ented author of several splendid articles which have appeared in our most popular periodicals. We understand he is about to assume the management of a periodical in this city. May the sunlight of success beam upon his exertions.” Patient reader, allow the author to di-I gress a few moments, in order to lay before j you a brief history of the two professional men, and the merchant who was selected by Harriet’s aunt, as a suitable companion for a young lady, occupying such a con spicuous stand in society as she did. The physician was an inferior looking man, rather ill formed and dwarfish. He was round shouldered, had small twinkling grey eyes, a heavy intellectual brow, and j mouth indicative of eloquence. Notwith standing his personal appearance, he was esteemed by a large acquaintance—he was a natural dwarf, but an intellectual giant—he was an ordinary looking man, but his attainments were rich and rare; his brilliant talents won for him imperish able immortality oil the page of immortali ty —by marriage he connected himself with a poor but honest family—he has obtained a princely fortune since the sacred band was rivetted, and still lives to enjoy it with his amiable companion and beautiful children. The lawyer was a tall, graceful mail; he had an eye like an eagle, was straight as a pine, and strong as Hercules ; a large pair of brown whiskers fringed his expres sive countenance ; no artist ever chiselled a better looking month than his—a heaw YI. J. KAI’PGL, Printer. mass of rich brown hair hung in clustering curls over his fine forehead. He arose to eminence in his profession, the syren song of flattery was perpetually sung in his ear —one praised him because of his eloquence; another alluded to his benevolence. At the age of twenty-five, he married the daughter of a rich merchant. ***** Let us leap over a period of ten years. In yonder white frame house in Centre street, New York, may he seen the wreck of a ruined man ; his eyes are bloodshot, his teeth yellow ; his hand trembles, his face is as red as the rising sun—lie is a victim of intemperance—if, reader, you choose to look into this dwelling house, you will find it neatly furnished and clean as anew pin ; a pale female, playing that lit tle polished lance, the needle, atlracts your attention—she has seen better days; but now she earns a subsistance for herself, her unfortunate husband, and three little ones. She is the wife of a talented and liberal lawyer, we spoke of a few seconds since : the bewitching voice of flattery spoil ed him, ho mingled much in society, was a public pet. Ilis friends deemed it honor to drink a social glass with him ; thus lie engendered an artificial appetite, which like a serpent, imprisoned him in its folds; his business was neglected, his time mis improved, his property worse than wast ed, his intellect blunted, and his health destroyed. The merchant was a hungry speculator, greedily after dollars and cents, wealth rolled in its golden tide around him ; the more music there was in his purse the more friends he won ; he was too stingy to get married, determined to get rich in a hurry ; he leaped into the dark, he com mitted forgery, in Auburn prison may be seen the man who was selected for Harriet by her aunt; fortunately he has no wife nor children to mourn his fate. We will now resume the narrative of this poor Printer's history. ’Twas on a bright and beautiful morning in the month j of May, that one of the splendid steamers ■ which plv between New York and Alba ny, was crowded with beauty and fashion ; the passengers were amusing themselves by gazing on the romantic scenery which nature had spread with lavish hands on both sides of the Hudson. At noon the bell rung to inform the passengers that dinner was ready ; a rush was made to the table, which was loaded with the richest luxuries the market afforded ; at the head of the ta j ble sat a man somewhat advanced in life, the hand of time had scattered a few gray hairs upon his head ; the next seat to him was occupied by his wife ; with an air of affected dignity she looked towards the door, which at that moment was opened by tho Captain who politely requested the gentleman and lady at the head of the ta ble to give up their seat to the Honorable IV illiam Malcolm and bis lady! If a voice from Heaven, in the tones of thunder had spoken, they would not have been more surprised than was Harriet’s uncle and aunt, when they, in the presence of more than one hundred persons, were o biiged to make room for the plebians they refused to associate with ten years previ ous to that event ; to this proud pair of ar istocrats, the scene was extremely humil iating—after all, it was an honor to sit by the side of this self-made man ; after the cloth was removed, a great many apolo gies were made by the old couple. They invited the lion. William Malcolm and his lady to call and see them ; they did so; and the old hypocrites strained every nerve to please the once poor Printer and his beautiful wife. William resumed the management of the periodical spoken of in the commence ment of this article; his labors were crown ed with success ; at the close of the year he removed to the south, the same success attended his footsteps; he rose in spite of the obstacles in his way to the honorable eminence lie now occupies. SMOKING. Doct. Macauley of St. Louis, while lecturing before the Mechanic’s Institute of that place recently told the following amu sing anecdote of smoking: “A yong gentleman, very much devoted to smoking, had paid his addresses to a ; young lady, nose parents objected to the : union, merely because he indulged, as they thought, too freely in the use ot tobacco.— The young lady, however, prepossessed in his favour, prevailed upon him to abandon the habit, that their union might take place. The antipathy of the mother, however, to smoking, continued unabated, and she was still skeptical as to the fact of his reforma tion on that score, and to test her daughter's account that he had given up the practice of smoking, she invited him to spend a few days at her house, with the family. No symptoms of smoking appeared till one evening, when the mamma, before retiring to rest, fancied she smelt something like the fumes of tobacco in his bed-room. She looked through the key-hole, and lo! the gentleman was caught in the act, puffing away, with his feet upon the grate and thinking, no doubt, of the many happy days with his beloved object. The mother in haste ran down stairs, called for her daughter, said she had found him still smoking, and wished her to come up immediately and see. They flew up stairs; the mother looked again into the key-hole, saying to the daugh ter “did I not tell you he still smoked, look in and see”—“Ah, mother,” said the daughter “does he not smoke beautifully ? [VOLUME XXVI.