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With u hat pleasure have I scan il myself
hy the blazing fire of sonic lonely cabin,
when, faint with fat it no, and chilled With
the piercing blast, I had forced my wav to
it through the drilled snow that cover e<} the j
fitco of the country as with a mantle! The ‘
iitleCtionato mother is hushing lief halm to |
repose, while a group of sturdy children
surround their father, who has just returned j
from the chase, and deposited on the rough |
flooring of his hut the varied game lie has:
procured. The great back log, that with I
some difficulty lias been rolled into the am
pie chimney, urged, us it were, by lighted I
pieces of pin . sends forth a blaze of light
ever the happy family. The dogs of the j
limiter are already licking away the trick- j
ling waters o, the thawdug icicles that spar- j
lile over their shaggy coats, and the com- I
furi-loving cat is busy in passing her furry ■
jkiW's over each car, or with her rough
tongue smoothing her glossy coat.
liow delightful to me has it been, when j
kindly received and hospitably treated un- .
der such a roof, by persons whose means 1
were as scanty as their generosity was j
great, I have entered iJo conversation with
them rospocting subjects of interest to inc,
and received gratifying information. W ben ;
the humble but plentiful repast was ended, j
the mother would take from her shell the j
hook of l ooks, and mildly request the attorn ]
tion of her family while the father read a- j
loud a chapter. Then to ITeavcn would I
ascend their humble prayers, and a good-S
night would be bidden to all (fiends far and ;
near. How comfortably have 1 laid my !
wearied frame on the bulfalo hide, and cov- ;
en and mo with the furry skin of soma huge 1
1 .. . 1 How pleasing have been my dreams j
of home and happiness, and as 1 there lay j
secure from danger, and sheltered from the j
inclemency of the weather.
1 r. collect that once while in the State of |
Maine, I passed such a night as I have de
scribed. Next morning the face of nature j
was obscured by the heavy rains that fell in ;
torrents, and tny generous host begged me
to remain in such pressing terms, that 1 was ,
well content to accept his offer. Breakfast ;
over, the business of the day commenced ; !
the s( inning wheels went round, and the
boys employed themselves, one in search
ing for knowledge, another in attempting to
solve some ticklish arithmetical problem.
In a corner lay the dogs do-amm . of plun
der, while close to the ash: s stood giiinal-
kin seriously purring in concert with tho
wheels. The hunter anrl 1 j at <1 ourse) vee
each on a stool, while the matron looked at
ter her domestic arrangements.
“Puss,” quoth the claim , “getaway;
vou told me last night of this day s rain,
and 1 fear you may now give us worse news
with trichly paws.” Puss accordingly
went off - , leaped n abed, and rolling her
self in a ball, c< : iposed herself for a com
fortahie nap. 1 asked tlv husbanand
his wife mean by what she some i
“The good ‘ >man, s;ti<j n f] s j 11 . believes, •
curious not; ns at tyy animals of all kinds. j
1 think, in ;; _'¥o the cat refers to the fires 1
Now, hfififfT around us, and although they I
I'jjk'h&ly ned long ago, she fears them
quite as much as ever, and indeed she and
1. and a! ! f us, have good reason to dread
them, as hey have brought us many cala- !
mities. I faring read of the great fires to
which my host alluded, and frequently oh- I
served with sorrow the mournful state of
the << icsts, I felt anxious to know something
of the causes by which these direful effects
ha l S een produced. I therefore requested
him to give me an account of the events
resulting from those fires which lie had
witnessed. Willingly he at once went on
nearly as follows:
“ About twenty-five years ago, the larch |
of hackmitack trees were nearly all killed
by insects. This took place in what here- |
abouts is called the “ black soft growth”
land, that is the spruce, pine, and all other
firs. The destruction of the trees was ef
fected hy the insects cutting the leaves,
and you must know, that although other
trees are not killed bv the loss of their
leaves, the evergreens always are. Some
few years after this destruction of the
larch, the same insect attacked the spruces,
pines, and other firs, in such a manner,
that before half a dozen years were over,
they began to fall, and, tumbling in all di
rections, they covered the whole country
with matted masses. You may suppose
that, when partially dried or seasoned, they
would prove capital fuel, as well as sup
plies ibr the devouring flames, which ucci
tlcntallv'jor pet hapftby intention, afterwards
raged over the country,.and continued burn
ing at intervals', for years, in many places
stopping all conin’unication by the roads,
tiie resinous nature of the firs being of
course best fitted to ensure and keep up the
burning of the deep beds of dry leaves or
of the other trees.” Here I begged him to
give rue some idea of the form of the insects
which had caused such havoc.
“ The insects,” said he, “ were in the
caterpillar form, about three quarters of an
inch in length, and ns green as the leaves
of the trees they fed on, when .‘hey commit
ted their ravages. I must tell you also,
that in most of the places over vvh.eh the
fire passed, anew growth of wood has al
ready sprung up, of what we lumberers cal ’
hardwood, which consists oj all other sorts
hut pine or fir ; and 1 have always remark
ed, that wherever the. first natural growth
of a forest is destroyed, either hy the axe,
the hurricane, or the fire, there springs up
spontaneously, another of quite a different
kind.” I again stopped my host to inquire
if he knew the method or nature of the first
kindling of the fires.
“Why, sir,” said he, “ there are differ
ent opinions about this. Many believe that
the Indians did it, either to he the better a
ble to kill the game, or to punish their ene
mies the pale-faces. My opinion, howev
*Froin the Ornithological Biography; Or an
Account of the Habit of the Birds of the Uni
fied States of America.
I er, is different; and 1 derive it from my
experience in sh ■ woods as a lumberer. 1
: have always thought that the fires began
I by (lie accidental fall of one dry trunk u
i gainst another, when their rubbing togetii
j er, especially as many of them are covered
with resin, would produce fire. The t. y
leaves on the ground are at oliro kindled ;
next the twigs and branches, when nothing
! but the intervention of the Almighty could
j stop the progress of the fire.
“ In some instances, owing to the wind,
the destructive clement approached the
j dwelling of the inhabitants of the woods so
rapidly that it was difficult for them toes-
I cape. In some parts, indeed, hundreds of
! families were obliged to flee from their
i homes, leaving all they had behind them,
! and here and there seme of the affrighted
fugitives were burned alive.”
At this moment a tush of wind came
down the chimney, blowing the blaze of the
, fire toward the room. The wife and daugh
’ ter, imagining for a moment that the woods
| were again on fire, made for the door; but
husband, explaining the cause oftheir ter
| ror, thoy resumed their w ork.
“l’oor things,” said the lumberer, ‘1 dare
say that what I have told you brings sad
recollections to tlie minds of mv wife and
daughter, who, with myself, had to fly from
• r home, at the time of the great tires.” I
felt so interested in his relation of the
cause of the burnings, that 1 asked him to
describe tome the particulars of his misfor
tunes at the time. “If Prudence and Pol
ly,” said he, “looking toward his wife and
daughter, will promise to sit still, should
another puff of smoke comedown the chim
nev, I will do so.” The good liatured
; smile with which he accompanied this re-
I mark, elicited a return from the women,
: and he proceeded.
I “It is a difficult thing, sir, to describe,
but I will do my best to make your time
| pass pleasantly. We were sound asleep
{ one night in a cabin about a hundred miles
: from this, when about two hours before day,
the snorting of the horses and lowing of the
! cattle which 1 had ranging in the woods
suddenly awakened us. I took your rifle
I and went to the door to see what beast had
• caused the hubbub, when [was struck by
I the glare of light reflected on all the trees
j before me, as far as I could see through the
j woods. Mv horses were leaping about,
snorting loudly, andthe cuttle ran among
them with their tails raised straight over
their hacks. On going to the back of the
liotts i plainly heard the crackling made
by the burning bra: luvood, arid saw r (lie
j Ha-aes coining tow ard us in a far extended
; line. T ran to the house, tcld niy wife so -
dress h i self ‘and the child iis quickly as j
I ssihle. and take the titFc money we had, i
i while 1 managed to <y(li and saddle the
two best horses, j/- this was done in a]
| very short timc/T"’ * guessed that every j
moment was precious 10 us
“We llicn Leitttco, atul made oil from j
tlefi'e “ lte > who is an excellent!
r * i-- Stuck close to me; my slaughter, j
! who was then a small child, l t->■.!i in nn. |
• arm. Whom making off as I said, I looked i
| hack and saw that the frightful, blaze was
close upon us. and bud already laid hold of
; the house. Jlv good luck there was a horn
! attached to my hunting clothes, and 1 blew
| it, to bring alter us, ifpossible, the remain
j dor of my live stock, as well as the dogs.
: The cattle follow and for a while ; hut be
! fore an hour had elapsed, they all ran as if
J mad through the woods, and .hat. sir, was
I the last of’them. My dogs, too, although
\ at all other times extremely tractable, rati
after the deer that in bodies sprang before
us, as if fully aware of the death that was
so rapidly approaching.
“We heard blasts from the horns of our
neighbours, as we proceeded, and knew
that they w ere in t.he same predicament.
Intent on striving to the utmost to preserve
, our lives, I thought of a large lake, some j
| miles off, which might possibly check the
I (lames ; and urging nay wife to whip up her
j horse, we set off at full speed, making the
best way we could over the fallen trees and
the brush heaps, which lay like so many
articles placed on purpose to keep up the
terrific fires that advanced with a broad
front upon us.
“By this time we could feel the heat ;
j and we were afraid that our horses would
| drop every instant. A singular kind of
j breeze was passing over our heads, and the
glare of the atmosphere shone over the day
light. I was sensible of a slight faintness,
and my wife looked pale. The heat had
produced such a flush in the child’s face
that, when she turned toward either of us,
our grief and perplexity were greatly in
creased. Ten miles you know, are scon
gone over on swift horses ; hut notwithstan
ding this, w'hen we reached the borders of
the lake, covered with sweat and quite ex
hausted, our hearts failed us. The heat
of the smoke was insufferable, and sheets
of blazing fire flew’ over us in a manner
beyond belief. We reached the shores,
however, coasted the lake for a while, and
sot round to the Ice side. There we cave
up our horses, which we never saw again.
Down among the rushes we plunged hy
the edge of the water, and laid ourselves
flat, to wait the chance of escaping from
being burned or devoured. The water
refreshed us, and we enjoyed the coolness.
“On went the fire, rushing and crashing
tlirough the woods. Such a sight may we
never sec! The heavens themselves, I
thought, were frightened ; for all above us
was a red glare, mixed with clouds of
smoke, rolling end sweeping away. Our
bodies were cool enough, hut our heads
were scorching, and the child, who now
seemed to understand the matter, cried so
as nearly to break our hearts.
“The day passed on, and we became hun
gry. Many wild beasts came plunging
into the water beside us, and others sw'ani
across to our side and stood still. Although
faint and weary, I managed to shoot a
porcupine, and we all tasted its flesh.
The night passed I cannot tell you how.
Smouldering fires covered the ground, and
the trees stood like pillars of fire, or fell
across each other. The stifling and sick
ening smoke still rushed over us, and the
burnt cinders and ashes fell thick about us.
How we got through that night I really
eon not tell, for about some of it 1 remember
nothing.” Here the hunter paused and
took breath. The recital of his adventure
seemed to have exhausted him. His wife
proposed that wo should have a bowl of
milk, and the daughter having handed it
to its-, we each took a draught.
“Now,” said lie, “I will proceed. To
ward morning, although the heat did not
abate, the smoke became less, and blasts
of fresh air sometimes made their way to us.
When morning came, all was calm, but a
dismal smoke still filled the air, and the
smell seemed worse than ever. We were
now cool enough, and shivered as if in on
ague fit; so wo removed from the water,
and went up to a hurtling log, where w e
warm: and ourselves. What was to become
of us 1 did not know. My wife hugged the
child to her breast, and w ept bitterly ; hut
God had preserved us through the worst of
the danger, and the flames had gone past, I
so I thought it w ould he both ungrateful to j
Him, and unmanly to despair now. Hun
ger once more pressed upon us, hut this;
was soon remedied. Several deer were
still standing in the w ater, up to the head,
and I shot one of them. Some of its flesh
was soon roasted ; and after eating it, we
felt wonderfully strengthened.
“Bv this time the blaze of the fire was
be l yoi?<1 our sight, although the ground was
still burning in many places, and it was
dangerous to go among the burnt trees. Af
ter resting awhile, and trimming ourselves,
we prepared to commence our march.
Taking up the child, 1 led the w ay over the ,
ho! ground and rocks ; and, after two weary
days and nights, during which we shifted
in the best manner we could, we at last
reached flie “hard woods,” which had been
‘roe of the fire. Soon after we came to a
house, whore we were kindly treated for
a while. Since then, sir, I have worked
hard and constantly ns a lumberer; hut
thanks be to God, w e are safe, sound, and
happy!”
From Ike Bouton Courier.
ECONOMY IN PUBLIC PRINTING.
We believe there is no department in the
national expenditures that calls more impe
ratively lor an instant reform, than that of
the public printing. Every reader is a
ware that almost every item of business
w hid) comes before Congress, brings with it
heaps of documents, designed to illustrate
(or obscure) the matters in question. These
papers are “ordered to be printed”—for
o/t an individual among those that pass
j such a vote, knows any thing about them ;
| —and away they go, hy the bushel, to the
j public printers. Not the slightest judge
| men! or discretion seems to he exerted in sc
! Iceling these papers, nor any question ask
| ked, whether they all have any material
1 connexion with the subjects which they pro
fess to explain. The consequence is, that
j the tables of Congress are perpetually groa
! ning under mountain-loads of the most
! worthless trasliin nature that never finds a
reader, and never will to the end of time.
A couple of these productions now lie
before us, justout of the Washington press.
They make two closely printed octavos, of
at least eight hundred pages—and .such
stuff! Since drunken Barnaby’s journal,
we have not known a farrago to he com
pared with it. The subject is, the case of
Consul Trist. To say that w e have read
these volumes, would he too much for the
belief of any man who has ever seen them.
The labor of thieves in the tread-mill, or I
rislnnen digging dock-mud, is nothing to the
labor of w ading through the pages of the
stupid, unreadable trash of these volumes.
We have no hesitation in saying—for we
have not the slightest fear that any man
will live song enough to contradict us—
j that not a single member of Congress (for
whose especial use they were put in type)
ever has read, or ever will read one page
in ten of them. We have labored through
apart, and looked over other parts. They
verify most admirably the popular saying
—“ The more you read, the more you don't
know.”
Consul Trist is charged with two specific
misdemeanors—ill-usage of American sea
men, and being concerned in the slave
trade. To prove or disprove these charges,
we have here eight hundred pages of mat
ter, three-fourths of which are as relevant
to the purpose as Warburton’s Divine Le
gation of Moses, or Spencer’s Faery Queen.
The hooks are an omnium gatherum from
all departments of human learning, human
ignorance, and human folly. Every earth
ly subject is pressed into the service. Dr.
Donne’s learned lady, who could talk upon
every thing, front predestination to slea
silk, w as but a type of this documentary en
cyclopedia. Tea table gossip, grog-shop
slang, travellers’ tales, sailors’ long yarns,
dialogues, declamations, doctors’ hills, quo
tations from Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Sopho
cles, Plato, Xenophon, Hippocrates, Plau
tus, Tacitus, Martial, St. Augustin, /Eneas
Silvius, Pope, Johnson, Bums, Cowper, By
ron, Scott, Uncle Toby, Dr. Slop, and hea
ven knows who besides—all proving that
Consul Trist did or did not something
wrong to Boh, Jim, Isaac and Jack, crew of
the American ship William Engs. And
moreover, to prove that R. R. Madden, a
witness in the case of Bob and Jim afore
said, is or is not worthy of belief, we have
page upon page of extracts from the London
Quarterly Review, criticising the said Mad
den’s Travels in Turkey, showing that ei
ther he or his partner mis-spelt some catin
words, saying memhri for membra, and in
sinuating a doubt whether Madden knew
much Arabic. We have, moreover, long
extracts from American newspapers, as
much to the point as auctioneers’ advertise
ments, or the list of deaths and marriages.
We are moreover edified with accounts of
dinners at Havana, who the guests were,
copies at full length of the silly toasts they
drank, and the doggerel rhymes they sung.
Then we have a long story about a gold la
ced coat which Mr. Trist got made in Lon
don, at the cost of three hundred and nine
ty-nine dollars. He might well have writ
ten the history of his night-cap.
We could fill up a page of this newspa
per with a mere specification of the differ
ent subjects discussed and referred to,which
have no more to do with the matter at issue
than (lie story of Tom Thumb. We will
copy one of these interesting documents,
verbatim et literatim :
[Enclosure No. I.—Sub-Enclosure No.
I.J Mr. Ford. Clark
Presents bin compliments to N. I’. Trist
Esq. and will he happy his company at
Dinner 3 o’clock, 6 feby 1836,
And of materials similar to this is the
bulk of the work composed. The docu
ments, too, are sometimes printed twice o
ver, page after page, from sheer careless
ness. Such is the character of a publica
tion that must have eost the country thou
sands and thousands of dollars. It is liter
ally not worth one cent, and shows that
there is the most shameful waste of money
in the public printing.
j | |
NEWS AND GAZETTE.
principles and men.
WASHINGTON, GA.
1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1841.
05” Wc suppose, from the intense dark
ness between 7 & 8 o’clock of Friday night
last, that the expected Eclipse came off
with great eclat; hut the performance was
shut from our view by the thick curtain of
clouds which lias hung over us so long, that
a sight of any of the celestial bodies has be
come a rare and surprising phenomenon.
05” The Senate, after wasting a great
part of the session in discussing the Pre
emption Bill, have at length passed it by a
vote of Ayes 31, Nays 19. They are now
it appears, doing nothing, having lost so
much time in talk, that it is too late to take
up any important measure.
05“ A slight shock of an Earthquake
wus ielt in Now-Yoik on the 25th ult ~ but
it was said to have been no great shakes.
05” The Legislature of Florida have vo
ted a Sword to Col. Harney, in testimony j
of their admiration of his bravery and cner- J
gy in pursuing the Indians to their almost
impenetrable fastnesses in the Everglades.
05“ It appears by the Report of the Di
rector of die Mint, that there lias been coin
ed at the various mints of the United States,
during the year 1840, the sum of 83,426,-
632.
Congress.
The Senate have been occupied in dis
cussing the subject of the Public Lands,
which has engaged them for some weeks, &
seems as iittlc likely to he soon finished as
at first. The honorable Senators seem to
consider that they are sent to Congress for
no other purpose than to display their ora
torical pow ers. If some reform is not en
forced in this respect, wc may expect soon
to sec our national Congress in perpetual
session, for the mania for long-winded
speeches, has already arrived to that pitch,
that a session of the usual length, is insuffi
cient for the disposal of a single question.
The necessity for an extra session be
comes every day more apparent, the urgent
business of the country has been neglected
throughout the present session ; little or
nothing has been done on the subject, of the
finances, which requite instant attention,
and no sufficient time now remains, so near
is the period for adjournment, to transact
any business of consequence.
Another reason for an extra session exists
in the fact that. Mr. Van Buren, by cunning
ly devised schemes, is endeavoring to ex
tend the principles and policy of his admin
istration, beyond the period when his own
term of service shall have expired. One
of these schemes consists, in appointing his
own partizans to offices, whose terms ex
tend far beyond his ow n, so as to saddle the
new administration with tiie responsibility
of removal; or if Gen. Harrison, as Mr.
Van Buren hopes, fears to take that respon
sibility, that the Government may he, in ef
fect, Locofoco, all its agents being of that
stamp, while itself shall he only nominally
Whig. Though wo shall be greatly mis
taken if Gen. Harrison fears to take any
responsibility, for the good of the country,
yet the assistance of Congress will beahso
lutoly necessary to assist him in the Her
culean task of cleansing and reforming, in
toto, the administration of the government.
The Appalachicolian gives the following
sad account of the state of the Florida cur
rency :
“ Here, in Florida, we have three hanks,
and the bills of none of them will buy a
pound of cotton, or other produce, in this
market.
The banks themselves will give nothing
in exchange for their bills, and the holders
have.to make the best shift they can to get
rid of them, cither by selling to persons in
debted to the hanks at a large discount,
or investing them in any kind of property
they will buy, and then converting that
property into sound funds. The bills of the
best of these banks are at this time at a dis
count of at least forty percent, below par,
in this city, and of some the discount is
much greater. In Middle Florida, and
more particularly ill Tallahassee, where
the bills of the Union and Life & Trust
Banks pass, they are available in the pur
chase of cotton for only about sixty or sixty
five cents on the dollar, as compared with
specie or hills of specie paying banks.—
Here the hills of the Union Bank are sel
dom ever seen, as they have ceased to pass
for any description of merchandise, and
would not, piobahly, command more than
one half of their face in specie.
It is now near four years since die Un
ion Bank stopped specie payments, and lias
never resumed from that day to this, and
from all appearances she lias been getting
worse continually, and is in a condition, at
the present time, of far less ability to re
sume, than she w as the duy she suspended.”
Georgia Illustrated.
I The first number of this Work has been
laid on our table by Mr. Richards, the Edi
tor. After the warm and universal praise
which has been bestowed upon it by the
press throughout the union, our mite of
commendation can add little to the high
character it lias obtained. We have sel
dom seen more beautiful specimens of en
graving, and our friends could, with diffi
culty, find a more useful or elegant orna
ment for the drawing-room or the library.
The expenses attendant upon its publica
tion, arc very large; the Editor having
spared nothing which would contribute to
render it worthy of the patronage of his
fellow-citizens of Georgia. To defray
these expenses will require an extensive
and greatly increased subscription, and we
ardently hope that the people of this State
will not he backward in affording to the
publisher that remuneration lor his labor
which their own character for liberality
demands.
The prevalent apathy with which works
of a character, such as “ Georgia Illustra
ted,” are regarded at the South, and espe
cially in tilts State, has become almost pro
verbial. It is well known that no literary
enk rprize can be undertaken here w ithout
the c* rtaiii late of failure awaiting it.—
Literary Journals are neglected, languish
and perish, and no periodical can long sur
vive, that does not w ade deep into tho pud
dle of politics, and show its zeal for its par
ty by throwing as much dirt as possible at
its neighbors. We have an example ol
this in the • Augusta Mirror,” a periodical
conducted w ith a respectable share of tal
ent, and which employed the pens of many
of our ablest writers; yet, was the “Mir
ror,” notwithstanding its claims to the pat
ronage of our citizens, and the most press
ing appeals to their justice and even to
their sympathy, suffered to linger along
without encouragement, or at most “ damn
ed with faint praise,” until its Editor was
compelled to leave his post, or incur fur
ther pecuniary liabilities w ith means al
ready exhausted. And so lias it been here
with other periodicals of the same kind.
Wc feel that we arc diverging from the
subject with which we commenced, and
that our notice of Mr. Richard’s work has
expanded already beyond our first inten
tion. Our “song may turn out a sermon,”
but in the hope that our voice, though a
feeble one, may call the attention of others
more able to do justice to the subject, vve
think we are not exceeding the bounds of
our duty to continue it.
The cause of tho general indifference to
our own literature, hy no means proceeds
from the want of literary’ taste or liberality
among our citizens. As an evidence of
this, take for example the town of Wash
ton, and vve will venture to say that in no
place of the same population, is a greater
number of literary journals and magazines
taken, from the North. The mails come;
loaded with them, and new publications a/e
eagerly sought for and perused.
Neithoi does this state of tilings’ arise
from the want of talented writers, tut may he
seen hy the productions which have occa
sionally appeared in the jour
nals of a literary cast which have sprung
up and perished among in’- Some oi those
productions were of the very highest degree
of merit, were copied in the periodicals
which supplanted, ours, and after being once
published, unread in our midst, came hack
to us in some new foreign dress, to he pe
rused and admired. One would think from
the very situation of our people, that litera
ture should flourish here rather than in oth
er sections of the Union, this being the
wealthiest, having more men of leisure, and
the benefits of education now being nearly
equal with the most favored. The South
ern character, if modified by climate at all,
is so modified that it is better adapted to the
pursuits of letters ; and in fine, every ad
vantage seems to unite to make this portion
of our great country eminent over every
other, in such pursuits.
Why then, do we take no higher stand in
this respect ? The cause is in some mea
sure inexplicable ; hut it appears to us that
we are in the same state of literary vassal
age and dependence on the North, that our
whole country was, until recently, upon
England. “ Who reads an American
book,” was once snoeringly asked hy nil
English reviewer. The contemptuous
question, re-echoed far and wide, through
out the Union, excited the attention of our
people to their own writers, they were read
and were found worth reading, and from
that time, though not even now in perfect
independence, we became less sorviroly
subservient to England for “ food for the
mind.” In a tutulage similar to that of
the United States, before the English re
viewer’s sarcasm, is now in the South. We
depend upon the Northern market as impli
eitly for literary matter, as we do for broad
cloths and mackerel ; and so il will con
tinue to be, until some Northern Editor con
temptuously enquires “ who reads a South
ern work then, when local pride is a
roused, and the people of the Soui'i begin to
look around them for resources of literary
enjoyment among themselves, they will
discover a vast field for the exploration of
science, teeming too with historical reminis,
censes, and bright with new themes for tip
poet and artist.
In the mean time, it should he our pride
to foster every attempt of a literary kind
which may merit approbation ; especially
should we take shame to ourselves, that so
many periodicals of that class have been
suffered to perish, and those able to assist in
their support, cither by pen or purse, should
come to their rescue at once and
ly. ‘l’he genius of letters docs not spring
into being at once, full grown and equipped
for action as of old ; it requires, in these
later days, attentive nursing while young.
If, then, the journals, magazines, &c. which
we hope to see established abundantly in
the South, at some early day, do not dis
play the tact and taste so conspicuous in
those conducted by the literary veterans of
other sections, let us regard their failings
with forbearau*!, and when they deserve
commendation, give them zealous and not
“faint praise.”
CCv” W< are glad to perceive, by the fol
lowing from the Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, that the publication of the Mirror
is to be resumed by the publishers of that
paper:
THE AUGUSTA MIRROR.
The patrons o"the Mirror will learn from
the card of the Editor, that its publication
will ere !onhe resumed. In connexion
with his caul vve desire to say that as soon
as the paper can he obtained from our
manufacturer, which “ ill probably be by’
tho middle of March, the Mirror will he is
sued. The only assurance vve can give
the patrons, is that the duties devolved on
us as publishers shall bo-faithfully execu
ted, and vve flatter ourselves that the typo
graphical execution will be such us to ren
der tho work acceptable to its numerous
friends.
It may not he improper for us to add, thaV
iri consenting to become the publisher of me
Mirror, vve have been prompted more by our
desire to have the work sustained iu our
city, than any immediate prospect c/ gain.
We appeal therefore to our own citizens
and to Southern gentlemen generally,
whether native or adopted sons of our geni
al clime, to bestow on the enterprise w hat
ever meed of patronage it dc serves, and vve
hesitate not to assert that in proportion as
its means are increased, shall its useful
ness be extended.
As no enterprise, however laudable, can
succeed without the approval o( the gentler
sex, vve must invoke their kind considera
tion of the Mirror. And vve flatter oursel
ves, if wc are so fortunate as to render the
work an agreeable and interesting parlour
Journal, we shr 11 not look in vain to the
Ladies for that approbation which will
place the Mitqur beyond the reach ofcontin
ecncies.
D
A CARD.
To rim Patrons of the Augusta Mir
ror.—The subscriber is happy to inform
thepatrons of the Augusta Mirror that he
h/s effected an arrangement with Messrs.
/.W. A: W. S. Jones by which those gentle
men will in future he the publishers of the
work. He hopes this arrangement will
give renewed assurance to the public in the
permanency of the Mirror, at cl encourage
the friends of our domestic ! iferature to
lend it their patronage. The Mirror will
still remain under his editorial control, and
will receive, vvliat he lias not been able to
devote to it heretofore, his undivided care
and attention, by which he hopes to render
it more than ever, deserving the encour
agement and support of the Southern Pub
lic.
The publication of the Mirror will he
resumed so soon as a supply of suitable pa
per can be obtained from the North, after
which time its regular and prompt appear
ance, and superior typographica execu
tion, are abundantly warranted by the abili
ty and facilities of the publishers.
W. T. THOMPSON.
Fruits of Abolition. —The Dayton Trans
cript of the 27th ult. states that an aboli
tion mob took place in that city in conse
quence ofthe murderofan individual named
McCreary, and the stabbing and otherwise
injuring four or five others, by negroes on
the night previous. The house of Dr. Jew
ett, where the abolition meeting was held,
was broken into, windows destroyed, ancj
other acts of violence committed.
The Transcript says;—“The greatest ex
citement at present prevails among us, and
God only knows w here the matter may
teiminatc ! We are in the midst of commo
tion. While we write, our streets are
promenaded by men, in whose countenan
ces are depicted, sorrow, consternation, hor
ror and vertgeanee.”— Balt. Clipper.
