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Newspaper Page Textall monies coming to thccounty for which lie is appointed, out of said fund, in such VMtnner as the Commissioners may direct, and shall enter all orders passed by system for that purposo, in a book to he kept by him ; and the bond of the said Treasurer and Clerk shall be deposited in the Clerk’s office of the Superior Court of their county, and may be sued on, and shall be recover able in a Court of Law or Equity in this State having cognizance ofthe same. Sec. 4. And oe.it further enacted by the authority aforesaid , That the Clerk and Treasurer of the Poor School Funds shall he allowed to retain as a compensation for his services, two and a half percent, on all monies received by him, and the like sum for monies paid out by him. Sec. 5. And be it.further enacted by the authority aforesaid , That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Peace in the several districts, Georgia militia in this State, to make out a list of the chil dren in their respective districts, between the ages of six and fifteen years, whose in digence, in the opinion of the Justices, en title them to a participation in the Poor School Fund, and transmit the same un der their hands and seals to the Commis sioners of the Poor School Fund in their county, on or before the first Monday in January in each year thereafter. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if shall be the du ty of the Commissioners of the Poor School Funds, or a majority of them, to consoli date the several returns of the Justices, of the children in their several districts enti tled to a participation in said funds, and transmit the same to the Governor of this State, and a copy thereof to the Senatus Academicus, on or before the second Mon day in November in each and every year, together with the receipts and expenditures ofthe preceding year, and the amount of money in hand, if any, and for what the payments have been made. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the du ty of the Governor to draw his warrant on Treasurer, in favor of the Commissioners of the Poor School Funds, in the several counties in this State, for the amount of said fund to which they arc entitled accor ding to the number of children returned as entitled to a participation in the same, at any time after the third Monday in Novem ber in each and every year. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid . That all Teachers of Schools having in their Schools any of the children returned as entitled to a partici pation in the Poor School Fund's, shall at tend said Board of Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to convene four times in each year after the year 1841, and three times in the year 1841, on such days as they may think proper, having an eye to an equal division of time, and have three fit and proper persons within the vicinity of said School, appointed as trustees thereof, whose duty it shall be to attend said School quarterly, and examine the children so re turned as entitled to a participation in the Poor School Funds, and report to the Board the progress of said children, and unless the report of the Trustees satisfies the Com missioners that said children have usually attended and made reasonable progress, the Commissioners shall not pay said teach ers for the same. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any chil dren, entitled under this act to the Poor School Fund, shall be taught in any nf the Academies in this State, it shall he the du ty of the Trustees ofthe Academy in which they have been taught to report to the Com missioners ofthe Poor School Funds, as is provided in the Bth section cf this act, and on failure thereof, the Teacher of such A cademy shall not be paid out of said funds for the same. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the du ty of the said Commissioners of the Poor School Funds at their regular meetings (or a majority of them) to pass or reject all ac counts presented for their examination, and to cause all such as pass, to be paid, pro vided they have funds on hand, and in case of a deficiency, they shall cause them to be paid in proportion to the demands and the amount of money on hand. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no more money shall be appropriated to the tuition of each child, entitled to participate in the Poor School Fund, than the pro-rata share to which each child is entitled, upon the e qual distribution of said fund among ail the children in the several counties who may avail themselves of the provisions of this act. • Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be law ful for the Commissioners appointed under this act, to cause to be paid, all accounts which have been contracted in pursuance ofthe acts which this act repeals: Provi ded, the samp shall be properly authenti cated. and shall have been created in strict conformity with the provisions of said acts. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted by the authority ; aforesaid, That nothing in this act shall be construed, as to prevent the Trustees of Common Schools in any of the counties of this State from paying all con tracts now created by them as Trustees without regard to the length of time school has been taught in.the different districts of said county, and the monies remaining in the hands of said Trustees of any county after all just demands against them, as Trustees shall turn over to the Commis sioners ofthe Poor School Funds, for said counties, as contemplated by this act to be applied to the purpose of Education accord ing to this act in the school district from which said Common School Fund is recei ved. Sec 14. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this act contained, shall be so construed as to authorize the Commissioners of Poor schols to appropriate any other funds to the pay ments of accounts contracted under the common school acts, which this act repeals than the funds which have been set apart and distributed under the aforesaid acts. ...... - JA • —• Sec. 15. And be it further enacted by ike authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Common Schools, and Trustees of the Common Schools in any Division and District, to pay over to the Commissioners of the Poor School Funds in their county, any unexpen ded balance that may be in their hands, Sc the Treasurer’s receipt for the same shall be sufficient evidence, the same was paid over to him. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That any Commissioner or Commissioners, Trus tee or Trustees of any Common Schools, who after thirty days notice, shall neglect or refuse to pay over any money in his or their hands, as authorized by this act, shall be subject to indictment, and on convic tion, shall he fined by the Court, in any sum not exceeding the amount of funds in his or their hands belonging to the Poor or Com mon School Fund, which fine or fines when collected shall be paid to the Commission ers of the Poor School Fund. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an act entitled an act to establish a general system of Educa tion by Common Schools, assented to the 20th December 1837,and an act entitled an act to amend an act to establish a general system of Education by Common Schools, assented to the 20th December 1838, togeth er with all other acts and parts of acts mil itating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. ’ Assented to, December 10, 1810. NEWS AND GAZETTE. principles and men. WASHINGTON, GA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1841. 0C?” The weather has laid an embargo upon our intercourse with the rest of the world. The mails come very irregularly, and bring hut scanty information when they do arrive. This must he our apology for lack of news to day. For the last 2 weeks it has only stopped raining to give us a change in the way of sleet, which has cov ered the side-walks with ice, and caused several accidents by tripping the heels of pedestrians and bringing their heads rough ly in contact with the rocks ! Melancholly to relate, these falls have produced several severe fractures—of the rocks. Education. We publish in this day’s paper the school law passed the last session of the Legisla ture repealing a law of 1838, which last so far as we can learn, has never yet been carried into effect, nor has any attempt been made to enforce it. No State in the Union has made greater efforts or laid out more money ineffectual ly, in attempting to establish a common school system, than Georgia. Annually for the last twenty years has some new law been passed, each Legislature undo ing the work of its predecessor, ample funds have been set apart for the purpose, still we seem as far from the desired end as at first. The efforts of the Legislature are ill-di rected and abortive. If a good scheme is proposed they will not adhere to it long e nough to give it a fair trial, they neither understand the object desired nor the best mode of obtaining it, and legislation never will do good until legislators make them selves acquainted with the subject, adopt and adhere to some certain plan, and cease their custom of “moving, like a sick man in his sleep, three paces and then falter ing.” There is also too much apathy among the people on this subject, and their indif ference is manifested by the tact that the law of 1838, was suffered to remain a dead letter, when if they would have taken pro per interest in the matter, it would have been carried into effect. The scheme proposed by it was by no means in efficient. It was modeled from that adopt ed in many States ofthe Union, where it is found admirably to answer its purpose and was so far modified as to suit the sparse ness of the population in some parts ofour State. But it is useless to set forth its pro visions at length, as it is repealed. It was an excellent law, and it is a reproach up on us that no attempt was made to enforce it. Let us see if the law of last session will be better attended to. That it may, we intend to recur to this subject again, just to jog the memories of the officers to whose care its execution is confided. England and China. By the late accounts, we perceive that offensive operations are already begun by England against China. One city has been taken and another battered to the ground by the British, and great numbers of the Chinese have been killed. As the cause of these proceedings may be little known to our readers, it may per haps be interesting to them to know some thing of the origin of this war, especially Sificc it is likely by the interruption of the. trade of the United States with China to add another to the many discords now ex isting between this country and England, which sooneror later must result in war. The quarrel of Great Britain with China originated in the attempts of the latter coun try to restrain its people in the use of opi um, a drug much sought for by them, not for its medical properties, hut for its intox icating effects. The Chinese Government, finding the use ofthe drug producing a rapid deterio- ’ ration in the morals and health of its sub jects and its consumption increasing to an alarming extent, enacted very severe sumptuary laws against its use, ami also forbade its importation. These meas ures were found insufficient to stop the e vil. The British in defiance of the Chi nese laws, still continued to introduce the poison, and the Government at length took a most decisive and proper step in the mat ter ; it ordered all the smuggled opium in the hands of the merchants to be seized and destroyed, and this was accordingly done. The English, largely engaged in the opi um trade, finding the market closed against them, resolved to force the poison down the. throats of the Chinese with the sword, rather than lose their capital invested in j the trade. This we believe is the whole ground of j ! dispute ; on the one hand the desire of a : Government to fulfil its first duties, the | preservation ofthe health, lives and proper- j ty of its subjects, on the other the. desire of j gain, unrestrained by any moral or phi lanthropic consideration; it is not difficult to tell which is in the wrong. Indeed, we may always discover the justico or injus tice of any cause in which England is en gaged, by ascertaining on which side she fights, that side may always be sot down to he wrong until it is shown to be right by the most inoonteslible proof. John Bull’s arrogance and presumption lead him to in terfere in the affairs of every nation and he never inquires what is just, but what is expedient. His jealousy also of other na tions sometimes prompts him to engage in quarrels where, it would seem, there was no prospect of gain to himself, but in which his intermeddling will prevent the aggran dizement of others. Secure and unap proachable in his own foggy little island, lie may defy foreign interference himself and has plenty of leisure to set other peo ple together by the ears, sometimes from the self-interest, and sometimes apparently front the mere love of bloodshed. We see him at this moment engaged in murdering the Chinese, because they will not consent to be poisoned that his pockets may be fill ed, and, in another quarter of the world, burying thousands of the inhabitants of Acre under the ruins of their houses be cause Mehemet Ali has qurreled with the Sultan, which one would think was no bu siness of England’s. The interest of this country in these pro ceedings ofEngland is daily increasing as our means of communication with all parts of the globe becomes daily quicker and readier. We may therefore expect to be drawn into these contentions and to be com pelled to resort to arms to protect ourselves from the aggressions of this intermeddler among nations. Congressional Election. Returns from 88 Counties give Holt, - - 25,904 W atson, - 20,828 Holt’s majority, - 5,076 ( yCr The Census of the District of Co lumbia shows a population of 43,712. — The Citv of Washington contains 23,364. inhabitants. Resolutions have been submitted in the Legislatures of some of the Western States urging upon Congress the propriety of appointing the same day or days, through out the Union, for tlie choice of electors ol President &V.President. Such a law would greatly incommode the fence men and those who are fond of voting with the majority,!’ but such inconvenience would be , more than compensated by other advantages.— It might possibly diminish the practice of betting on elections, so common and so pernicious especially to the losers. The body ot Napoleon has been disinterred 1 and removed fspm its grave in the Island of St Helena, where it has rested for twenty years, to a splendid mausoleum in Paris. It was iound in a wonderful state of preservation, the features being so little changed as to be easily recog nized. Geology. —The Government of Wiscon sin, recommends the appointment of a Ge ologist, to examine particularly, the miner al portion ofthe Territory. MURDER OF A METHODIST PREA CHER. We learn from the Nashville Whig, that a foul murder was committed on Monday the 14th ult., near Hendersonville, Surnner county, Tenn., on the body of Mr. Lindsay, a respectable clergyman of the Methodist Church, of near thirty years standing, and 55 years old. He was shot to obtain the money he had about him, S3OO, as is sup- man by the name of Carroll, and thrown iiitoCumberland ‘ river, ‘ where the body was found on the 20th, by drag ging with a net. Carroll is a citizen of Missouri, hut for the last six months has been in Tennessee, and wherever he is known, is rather celebrated for his expert ness with his rifle. He has not lieen seen since, and a handsome reward is offered for his apprehension. A man by the name of Johnson, a supposed accomplice, has been taken up. DISGRACEFUL. The following statement we copy from the Washington correspondence of the Boston Atlas : There has been a practice prevailing here for some years past, to a limited ex tent, which as a chronicler of events at the Capitol, I feel called upon to expose. The two Houses of'Congress, you know, are al lowed a large number of Pages, or boys in waiting, to run to and from the Senate Chamber and Hal! of the House, to do the bidding ofthe members. These boys, most of whom are under ten and twelve years, are allowed $1 50 a day, or $lO-50 a week for this little service. Some half dozen years since, some avaricious members brought on their sons, aiid ohtained-eniploy ment for them as Messengers. The prac tice was always repudiated, and in one in stance old “Ben Ilurdin,” of Ky., threaten ed a father to expose his conduct -to the House, if he did not withdraw his son from the service. The threat was successful to accomplish its purpose. At the last session j Dr. Duncan, so notorious and so infamous ! all over the land, brought on his son for this | purpose. Col. Johnson gave him a Mes i -senger’s place in his room, and ho was paid | for 8 months services, and $250 extra at [ the end of session, in all between six and ‘■ seven hundreddollars. This session, again j the Doctor brings forward his son, and he receives the same per diem as before, and will at the end of the session probably, re ceive an extra payment, such being the practice. This practice I have thought de serving of public notice, for if such things are done in the green tree, what may he done in the dry. There are scores of orphan boys here, and of the sons of poor parents, who should be allowed the employment given to the imported hoys of foreign politi cians. It is not necessary to send to Ohio for a common runner of errands, nor is it dignified, to say the least, for a member of Congress to thrust his son upon the Vice President. THE NEW APPORTIONMENT. Some speculations are indulged in touch ing the new apportionment of Members of Congress’ under the census of 1840. It has been usual every ten years to increase the ratio of representation somewhat, so as to keep down the number of members in the lower House. At present there is one member for every 47,700 of population. If that basis continues, the next House of Representatives will be considerable larger than the present. The relative strength of each State delegation will he much the same whether the ratio of representatives is enlarged or continued on the existing scale; ’ If enlarged, some of the smaller Atlantic States must suffer a reduction in the num ber oftheir present delegation. Some object to increasing the number in the House of Representatives on the ground that there are more in it now than are useful to the country. - The English House of Commons contains six hundred or more; but then the privilege of verbos ity is not reckoned among the privileges of a member of parliament. A man in the House of Commons is not expected nor in deed allowed to speak unless he has some thing to say worth hearing ; and lie is obli ged to stop when he is done. These would be grevious restraints upon our Representa tives—and quite impracticable of enforce ment. j It is quite apparent that for all practical j purposes the House of Representatives is already large enough ; hut then if the number is increased the evil may work its own correction. That is to say, the neces sity of rejecting superfluous, prosy and irrelevant speeches may become more appa rent, and the whole tribe of talkers be put upon their good behaviour. Baltimore American. Duty to Whig Editors. —A correspond ent of the New York Democratic Press proposes to give the Whig Editors of the Union a Dinner, for the services they have performed in the late election. Upon this the Wheeling Times properly’ remarks: “There is a much better way for the Peo ple to show their regard for such services. It is, to pay up what they owe them, square off’their accounts yearly, and begin anew; and then urge their neighbors who depend upon borrowing to subscribe, and pay for them too.” This is but justice and right, and we hope they will come to the conclu sion to do it. Prompt payment is the on ly means by which a paper ean be sustain ed.—Cumberland Civilian. An Upper Canada paper says that within the last four years more than 12,000 run away slaves have made there escape into Canada from the United States,and that schools have been maintained among them during that time by the American aboli tionists. The Poor Indian. —ln the splendid re gions of the “Far West” which lie between Missouri and the Rocky Mountains, there are living at this moment on the prairies, various tribes, who, il left to themselves, would continue for ages to live on the Buf falo which cover the plains. The skins of these animals, however, have become val uable to the whites, and accordingly this beautiful verdant country, and these brave and independent people have been invaded by the white traders, who, by paying them a pint of whiskey for each skin, (or ‘robe, as they are termed in America,) which, sells at New York for ten or twelve, dol lars induce them toslaughter these animals in immense numbers, leaving their flesh, I •the food of -thou Indian, to rot gnd u putrify j on the ground. No admonition or ediitiftn” ean arrest for a moment the propelling -powerofthe whiskey. Accordingly in all directions these poor thoughtless beings are seen furiously riding under its influence in pursuit oftheir game, or in other words, in the fatal exchange of food for poison.— It has been very attentively calculated by the traders who manage to collect per an num, from 150,000, to 800,000 buffalo skins, at the rate which these animals are disposed of, in ten years they will be kill ed off. Whenever that event happens, Mr. Catlin very justly prophecies that 250,000 Indians, now living in a plain of! nearly three thousand miles in extent, must | die for starvation, and become a prey to j the wolves, or that they must either attack ! the powerful neighboring tribes of the Rocky mountains, or in utter phrenzy of despair rush upon the white population in the forlorn hope of dislodging it. In the two alternatives there exists no chance; and we have therefore the appalling reflec tion before us, that 250,000 Indians must soon he added to the dismal list of those who have already withered and disappear ed. leaving their country to bloom and flourish in thp possession of the progeny of another world!— Quarterly Review. Cne ofthe Spanish Bourbons was roas ted to death in liis palace by the foroc of etiquette. His majesty's chair had been placed, by the grandee in waiting,'at the due distance from the fireside. But, by some supei'ftuofts-liberality in the-supply of the roV<il fagots, the fire burned, up with iinpij?eci<-(l force. The king began to roast. To remove ‘himself was never heard of in Spanish annals: to remain where he j was to he burned alive, But to remove his chair was the especial duty of an espe- | cial grandee, who happened to he absent at j tie crisis. The monarch continued roas ting; all the court stood round the royal carbonisation, all commiserating, hut none daring, to outrage etiquette by interfering. At length the grandee was found: he perfor med his office, and drew hack the chair and the king in it. But he was unluckily too late—the king was roasted to the bone; and all that remained, ’ was to-take care that the'royat embers'should have a royal buri al. Etiquette was the true sovereign. HARRISON’S CABINET. The New York Commercial Advertiser a pretty careful mechanic generally, has turned Cabinet-maker. Its first job is as follows: “The New Cabinet. —Until something definite as to the intentions of the President elect uas known upon this subject, wo considered this business of cabinet-making about the poorest in which an editor could engage. W are now prepared to speak, because we have authentic information. On the first day of the present session, Dan iel Webster was tendered the situation of Secretary of State, or Secretary of the Treasury, or any other post in the new administration that he might choose. The country will rejoice to learn that he will take the former. It is equally certain that Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, will receive the post of Attorney,General. Noble be ginnings, these.” Unless “authentic information” is to he questioned, this demonstrates what we have all along believed, viz: that General Harri son will select his Cabinet himself, and do such other business as properly pertains to his station in such manner as seems best in his own judgement, maugre all the news paper nominations and newspaper sugges tions in the world. We shall regret deeply to lose Mr. Web ster from the senate of the United States. In point of dignity, or in respect of reputa- I tion, he has nothing to'gain by going into the Cabinet; and as a servant ofthe public, we think his present position is one of more efficiency than that of Secretary of State. He lias been a hard worker, however ; and if he desire the comparative rest which the proposed change will give him, and its par tial retiracy from the public eye, no one should object. The selection of Mr. Crittenden, as At torney General, will, we think, give almost universal satisfaction.— Cin. Gazette. POPULATION—REPRESENTA TION. The census ofthe different States are co ming in pretty rapidly now ; and as they do so, some interesting facts are now devel oped. New England, for instance, should, the apportionment bo 1 representative to 60- 000 inhabitants, will lose 4 members of Congress, while the State of Ohio will gain 6. ‘-The Now England States that will lose, are N. Hampshire, Connecticut, Ver mont -and Maine and Massachusetts will just hold their own.— Os theiEmpire State, the same to.be said ; New.'tYork- having increased just about e noiigh'sincP 1830, to meetthe increased ra tio of population to-representation, on the supposed basis of 1 to 60,000. The young Giant ofthe West is gaining handsomely upon her big rival ofthe “Em pire cognomen From the,year 1820 to 1830, New York increased .in population 545,796; Ohio 356,469, or less than New York 189,327. From 1830 to 1840, New York has increased in population 514,227; Ohio 577,792, or more than New York 63,- 565. Present population of New York, 2,- ‘'432,835; ofOhio 1,515,695. Maine has a present population of 501,- 796. Increase since 1830, 102,334. Massachusetts has a present population of 739,306. Increase since 1830, 129,- 202. Vermont has a present population 0f291- 848. Increase since 1830, 11,196. New Hampshire has a present popula tion of 284,481. Increase since 1830, 15,- 153. - Connecticut has a present population of 310,131. Increase since 1830, 12,456. Delaware has a present population of 78.107. Increase since 1830. 1,359. Uh- der the present ratio of representation, this fcjtut£_.but holds her own—l. Under the ‘new apportionment. il’“it'stfaN ho ft.wD.at . 00,000, she will have u surplus of 18,107. New Jersey has a present population ol 273,272. Increase since 1830, 52,403. Mieiiigan bus a present population of 211,001. Increase since 1830, ITfUgL ratio a will ‘• Kepi-. M-ntatiw in C.uigri -s. surplus population of 13,272; chipan will increase her single Represen tative to 3, and have a surplus of 34,001. Bcsjdgs Ohio and Michigan, the states of Indiaua, Illinois, and Missouri, will have increased representations under the new apportionment. Here, in the north eas. j tern division ofthe Mississippi valley, when J the twenty-eighth Congress assemblies, will he found tube the heart and the strength’ of the Republic. Important Indian Trialy in Indiana. — The Fort Wayne Times states that, at the late Indian payment at the Forks of'the’ Wal >ash, the Indians made a proposition to sell their lands ; and that General Milroy (although not officially authorized hv the Government,) took the responsibility, — 1 “while they were in the humor,” of treat ing With them for about 500,000 acres, be ing the whole ofthe Miami lands in Indi ana. The price agreed to bo paid is a hout $1 10 cents per acre, and the Indi ans to move west in five years. The lands arc worth $lO per acre, hard as the times arc, and there is little doubt the General Government will confirm the treaty. Horse Trading. —lt is sometimes amus ing to hear a couple of jockics trading in Horse flesh. They are generally thp “hit or miss” portion of community, and rely more upon “chances” than any other class of business men. An instance of this kind, in which one ofour neighbors was concer ned, “came off” the other day, and ex amplifies the gravity with which the sucker swallows a costly joke. “How will you trade?” was the inter rogatory of the stranger. “Unsight, unseen,” replied neighbor B. “Agreed,” said the stranger, “provided you answer my questions and pay five dol lars for every falsehood you tell me.” “Done,” says Mr. B. “Is he sound in his limbs?” “Yes.” “Is lie sound in his wind ?” i “Yes-”. I “Has .he good eyes ?” “Yes.” ■ | “ 1 hen how will you trade?” “Give me seventy-five dollars.” “I’ll give you fifty.” “Done.” The money was counted down, & neigh bor B. putting $45 in his pocket, handed back $5 to the stranger. “What is this for ?” “Why I told you one falsehood.'” “What was it ?”. “My horse is wind broken.” It is needless to add any thing .more by way of comment. “The thing was out.” l> i t U ill* 2. IT The. following obituary was intended for publication last week, but was received too late. DIE D , In tin's place, oil Tuesday the sth distant, af ter a lingering illness, Mrs. MARY A. HAY, consort o! the late Dr. Felix G. Hay, mthefor tieffi year of her age. ’ The eulogy ofthe living can add but little lus tro 10 the memory of this truly inestimable lady. With a heart overflowing with the purest and best emotions of our nature—an open, candid, and J benevolent sincerity to ali, she had won for her self the warm attachment of a large circle of kindred and friends, who by her death have sus tained a loss winch neither time nor change can repair. Mrs. Hay was for many years a zealous and efficient member of the Presbyterian church of this place, and the bright Christian example of her ardent devotion to the cause oi (iod is worthy of all imitation. For some months pre vious to her death, her thoughts seemed abstrac ted in a great degree from the troublous’ scenes around her, and intently employed in prepara tion lor that eternal world, to which her dissolv ing frame admonished her, she was rapidly has tening. The drama approached its close. The destroyer came, not in terror, hut as the mes senger of peace and mercy. With the staff of religion in her hand, and the bright countenance of her Saviour for her guide, she left this scene of trial and passed in glorious triumph through the dark valley of the shadow ot'.death. The friends and connexions of the deceased have much to comfort them in their fitter be reavement ; tor though a tenant of the c‘6ld and dreary tomb, her immortal spirit has left its ta bernacle of suffering and of sorrow,, and fled to that celestial dime “where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.” Farewell, thou bright and blessed spirit! one who loved thee with, a sister’s heart, still ling ers in sorrow at thy grave, aiid bathes with af fect ion’s tears the cruel clods that cover thee ! “ M. Li aw Dissolution • r IK Copartnership hitherto existing between J JOHN W. WILSON and OLIVER A. LUCKETT, was this day dissolved by mutual consent. The undersigned will attend with punctuality to all business of a Professional na ture intrusted to him. OLIVER A. LUCKETT. Office in Crawfordville, Jan. eflb, 1841. 3t NOTICE. THE Subscriber intending to leave the Coun iv sometime in March next, offers for sale his STOCK of Books , Stationary , A V. At a VERY REDUCED PRICE. IT Per sons wishing to purchase, will do well to call— as his determination is to sell out by that time. O’ PERSONS indebted to him by Note or Account, are REQUESTED to call and settle, as he wishes his business closed by that time. 13’ Ail those having BOOKS belonging to the Subscnlier, are requested to send them in as early is possible. LJSNN aRD. Januarv 21, 1841. ts