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BV 11. STYLES BELL. Terms of’ Subscription. THE llkkald is printed on a large imperial sheet, with new type, at $3 per year, in ad vance,or $4 at the expiration of the year.— No subscription received for a less terra than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. ICT Advertisements published at the usual rates. BY AUTHORITY. EDUCATION AN ACT to establish ft general system of Educa tion by common Schools. Sec, 1, B* it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autho- ! rityof the same, That from and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred And thirty-nine, the funds of this State heretofore known as the Academic and Poor School Funds, be, and the same are hereby con solidated. and together with the interest on one third | part of the surplus revenue, derived to this State j from the United States, and heretofore set apart for j luat purpose, shall compose and constitute a general ! fund for common Schools, for the State of Georgia. Sec. 4. And Ik* it further enacted by the. authority aforesaid, That within ten days after the reception < of such notice, the School Commissioners shall as semble together, and elect from their number a Presi- j dent of the Board, and a Secretary, and shall also appoint a Treasurer, who shall give bond and seen- ; rity to the Commissioners for the time being, and their successorsjn office, in such sums ns they may fix upon/conditioned faiihfVitly to discharge hit duty as Treasurcv, and should any vacancies happen in j such board of Commissioners, by death,resignation j or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the board itself. See. f>. And be it further enacted by the authority * aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the School t Commissioners n each division, or a majority of Htiwin, to lay off their respective counties into school districts, conforming, as nearly as practicable, to the l&rcsmiL Militia districts; in the same, in a manner most suitable ami convenient for the purpose eon tern- . plated in this net. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That they shall apply for, and receive rfroin the state, their proportionable share of the gen- ; fitful fund for Common Education, and shall upper- , Jion and divide the same among the several School J district-, in their divisions, in proportion to the num ber of children! in each, between the ages of five and fiftcrn years, and shall make anr annual report to the Governor, of the number of School districts in their i rctpt < live divisions, the distriet* from which reports I nave been made to them and the defaulting districts, j the length of lime a school has been kept in each, and j also the amount of funds received by themselves or trlHui- 1 from the State; and from taxes raised, and in what manner the same has been expended, and the number of children taught in each district, which report the said Commissioners shall cause to he re corded by the Secretary, in a book kept for that pur- I pose. See. 7. And be it further enacted by tln- authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners of each S diool division. >!iuU, by this act be, nnd they are hereby constitut’ and a body corporate, under the name and style of the Commissioners of the Common School, nnd tW made, capable of suing and being sued, nnd •. the Musteesof the several school districts of each di vision shall also be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the district schools, with like powers as above, both of which said Corjxiru- j lions, shall lw* allowed and entitled to own real cs raw* nnd other property, upon which to erect School houses, and for other purposes connected with the Sec. 9. And Ik* it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees shall within 15 days after their appointment, proceed to ascertain the number of free white persons in their respective dis tricts, between the ages of five and fifteen years, and return the same to the Commissioners of the Scliool j division to which they belong. They shall also re ceive from the school Commissioners or their Trea surer the funds to which they are entitled under the , law, and on the first Monday of November in each j year, make a report to the said Commissioners, show ing the amount received, the manner of its expendi ture, the number of children taught in their district, ! the length of time which a school has been taught, i and the compensation paid to teachers nnd their | names. They shall locate and superintend the erec tion of suitable School houses in their respective dis tricts, at the most convenient and suitable places for the inhabitants nnd scholars residing in the same, i shall employ and pay teachers and visit the schools, j at least twice in the year. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees under this act, shall hold their office for twelve months, or until their successors are elected, and re ceive no compensation for tlieir service*. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That it shall lie the duty of the Governor; annually to distribute to the Commissioners of each School division in the State, their proportionable 1 part of the Common School fund, which apportion ment shall be made (by the last census, until the next census be taken, and then by that) according to the number of free white peraona, between the ages of five and fifteen years, of which he shall give to said commissioners, in each division, immediate notice. ; Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That no moneys received from the State ! by the Commissioners for School purposes, shall be I expended for any other purposes, than for paying j teachers and purchasing books and stationary for \ children whose parents arc unable to furnisii the ; same. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted by the authori- , ty aforesaid, That after these schools snail have gone into operation, no Trustees for districts shall be al- • lowed to receive any funds from the Commissioners, i unless they shall have made a return signed by a ; majority of their number, showing the amount re ceived by them, and how the same has leen expend- j ed, and that a school has been kept in their districts, j at least three months in the year preceding, or then i ending. Sec 14. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all moneys not drawn by any such i defaulting district shall be added to the amount to be distributed the next year, and apportioned among all the districts in such divisions. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the Commissioners, in any division, fail to apply for, and distribute the fund re ceived as directed by this law, that shall be subject to a suit for damages, at the instance of the trustees of any district in such division, in any court of law in this State having jurisdiction, and the amount of damages so recovered, shall Ik- collected out of the private property of such commissioners, and not from the funds of the School. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all white persons between the ag**s of five and fifteen years, shall be allowed to be taught as scholar* in the respective districts in which they ... reside, or in case their location may make it inconve nientda the adjoining district, by making applica tion to the Trustees thereof, who may prescribe, flbmgh no oae over the age of fifteen years and under twfenty-one, shall be excluded from said Schools. IW” Iff Arid be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in those counties where the inhabi tants are thinly settled, the commissioners may, if they thmk it best refuse to lay off the same into school district*, but they shall employ a suitable number of Teachers who shall under their directions, school not longer than three months in any one district or neighborhood, so that every section of such county shall receive, as nearly as can be, equal ad vantage from said fund; and it shall be the duty of * the Commissioners of any-such county in which the , itinerating*}-stem rtiay bethought best, to mention the same in heir annual report, and so far as relates to the county of Baker, the Commissionersahall con m&m wMsmmvst wwmmwwm* f fine themselves to the three Military districts of said j county. Sec. 19. And be it further enacted by the authority ’ aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees elected as'aforesaid, in the foregoing act, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, shall take the following oath lh*fore any Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court, a Justice of the Peace, in the county w here they reside, viz.: 1. A. 8., i do solemnly swear, that 1 will faithfully perforin all | the duties required of me by law, as Commissioner | of Common Schools, or Trustee of Common Schools, as the case may be. ’ JOSEPH DAY Sneaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT M ECHOLS. President of the Senate. Assented to, *2tkh December, 1837 GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. AN ACT, I To amend an act, to establish a general system of education by common schools—assented to 26th December, 1837. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autho rity of the same, That the second and third sections 1 of the above recited act, be, and the same are hereby I repealed; and in lieu thereof, that each county in this suite, shall lie considered and known as a common school division; and that on the first Monday in March, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and on the first Monday in January, of every year thereafter, or so soon after the above mentioned days, as the same can be conveniently done, the justices o the inferior court of each county in this state, shall by order, entered upon the minutes of the court, ap point five fit and proper persons ns commissioners of common schools, in the division wherein such justi ces muy resale, and shall within ten days, thereafter, : cause a certified copy of such appointment, to be de livered to them, which shall be sufficient notice, of the | same. And such commissioners shall continue in i office one year, or until their successors shall lc ap j pointed. See. 2. And le it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the said commissioners, or any of them, shall le unable at any time to procure tlie ser vices of a treasurer, as contemplated in the fourth section of the above recited act, it shall, and may be lawful, for the president of such board of conunis- i ; sioners, to act as treasurer, who shall give bond und security to his excellency the governor, and his suc cessor for the faithful discharge of his duty, as trea surer. And the said commissioners, within ten days after their appointment, shall by order entered in the minutes of their board appoint for each school dis trict to be laid out agreeably to the fifth section of the hlhivc recited act, three trustees, all of whom shall re side in the district for which they shall be appointed, and shall be notified of their appointment within ten days after it shall be made. B<*r 3. And he it further enacted, That if the jus tices of the inferior court of any county, shall not within one month after the time herein before fixed for that purpose 1 , select and appoint five commission ers, as aforesaid, who shall accept their appoint ments, tin* said justices of the inferior court shall themselves discharge the duties of commissioners in their division; and unless said commissioners shall, within one month after their appointment, select ami appoint three trustees in each district or division, who shnll accept such appointments, the justices of tie* peace, and such other person as the justices of the peace, may appoint, shall discharge the duties of trustees, in any district in which such appointmert | shall have been omitted; and the commissioners’ ap pointment by the court, may fill by election any va cancy which may occur in their board, during the year; and a majority of commissioners, and of the trustees, shall Im* competent to perform the duties rc -1 quired of them res pec lively. See. 4. Ami lie it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trustees of the school district, to col lect by subscription, such sums as the citizens of the district may be willing to subscribe, which shall be applied to supply an amount of money, in uddition to what may be allowed by the state, sous to enable them to employ suitable number of teachers in the district, provided there shall be no liability on the trustees for said subscription money, further than to transfer the said list of subscription to the teachers where such school may be taught See f>. And be it further enacted, That the justi ces of the inferior court, in the several counties, in this state, be, and they arc hereby authorized, at th*ir discretion, to levy an extra tax in their respec- I tivc counties, not exceeding fifty percent, on the gen eral tax, which shall be added to the common sc Wool fund of saic county, and paid over to the commis sioners aforesaid, by the tax collector, who shall give bond and security for the, same, as in case of other 1 Kinds, for extra taxes. See. 0. And be it further enacted, That the trus : tees of any county academy, be, and they are hereby i authorized, to pay over to the commissioners of com mon schools, any funds in their hands. Bee. 7 And he it further enacted, That his excel lency the governor, within the month of January next, be requiresl to cause so much of the above re cited act, us this act does not repeal, together with this act to be published in the newspapers of this state, and also, to cause the same to be published with the acts of the present session. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the eighth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second sections,and so much of the ninth section as refers to the notice to Ik* given by a justice of the peace and free holder to the trustees of their election, and so much of the. sixteenth section, as re fers to the balances in the luuids of trustees of acade mies and their treasurers be, and the same is hereby repealed. JOSEPH DAY. Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, President of the Senate, i Assented to 29th December. 1838. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. ajoryrrs <£vmt> Commission Jlen iianlK. Durum, Ga. Geo. T. Rogers, 11. A. Crane. OFFER their services to the Merchants of I the interior and the public generally, for the | purchase or sale of PRODUCE or MER CHANDISE, and will pay particular attention I to the RECEIVING and FORWARDING BUSINESS, having every facility for giving | despatch, and pledging their personal attention to all business entrusted to their care. Darien. Jan. 22d, 1839. WANTED. Jo*} A convenient DWELLING HOUSE, suitable for a small family. For further I *l3 particulars inquire of the Editor of this ’ ImAlLpaper. ja 29-ts Justices Court for 1 839. A COURT, for the 271st District, will he holder. XjL at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the lib Monday of each month—to wit Monday 28th January, 1839. Monday 25th February, “ Monday 25th March, Monday 22d April, Monday 27th May, Monday 2kh June, Monday 22d July, “ Monday 26th August, “ Monday 23d September, “ Monday 28th October, “ Monday 25th November, Monday 23d December, “ ‘-j A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term ‘ i after the first. NELSON W. CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace for 271st Distric t. j D.irien, January 29st, 1839. DAItIKN. GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 111, 1839. From the Boston Weekly Magaxinr. THOUGHTS ON ATTENDING A FORMER PUPIL TO THE GRAVE. 11V MRS. L. 11. SIGOURNEY. Daughter, 1 will not leave thee— Thou wert wont To sit so close beside me, with thy task, Lilting thy little book to scan my face, And time thy question wisely to my cares:— And thou wouldst gently put thy hand in mine, When summer school was o’er, and strive to lead Toward thine own pleasant home, bespeaking still For me the things that unto thee were dear— They white-haired grandsire’s kindness, and the walk In his sweet flower-garden—till I felt That of a pupil 1 had made a friend. 1 will not leave thee, now that thou must take The journey to thy sepulchre —l know l low timid thou wert ever, and wouldst cling Unto my arm, when childhood’s little fears Or troubles daunted thee. But now, behold, Thou on thy low and sable carriage lead’st And marsliall’st us the way, where we must go, Each for himself.— Stranger and friend move on, In long procession. Daughter, lam near At this most solemn hour. I’ll stay until The “dust to dust” that turns love’s cheek so pale, Is uttered o’er thee—Till the turf is laid Firmly and greenly o’er thy quiet breast, 1 will not leave thee, sweetest. No —I'll wait Till every lingerer turneth to his home, And then I’ll breath a prnyer beside thy bed — Thou who so oft has poured thy prayers with me. To welcome me above- —if thro’ the trust In my Redeemer’s strength, l thither rise, from dust. TALES OF THE MAGI. BY A. ALLAN, AUTHOR OF THE DRAMA OF LEILA. THE GENIE’S WARNING. Great were the rejoicings throughout Cltiz nn. The sultana had been safely delivered of a won—an heir to the sceptre, and, ns the na tion fondly hoped, to the virtues of his father, upon whose aged shoulders the weight of go vernment was already beginning to press too heavily. Aw if animated by a single soul, the capital had become one universal scene of joy. Throughout the day the palace had been crowded with tributary princes—with the high officers of the government and army, each striving to outvie in the splendor of his pre sents and the warmth of his congratulations; while bonfires, processions and gorgeous spec tacles served to amuse the gaping and shout ing multitude. The wretched found a Lethe for their sorrows, and the poor lost the sense of their poverty, by gazing on the magnificence, that surrounded them, while the hungry were satisfied at tables spread for their accommoda tion. The shadows of evening were gathering over the scene, when the sultan, overcome by the long unhoped for consummation of his dearest wishes, retired to the private gardens of the palace to indulge, unobserved, the joy ful emotions that crowded to his heart. Lost in a pleasing reverie, in a dream of ambition, of glories and conquests which his heir was some day hereafter to achieve, lie wandered amid the cooling fountains arid gay parterres, inhaling the fragrance of many a rare and beauteous flower, whose varied colors rivalled the glories of Gerinistau. The moon had risen in silver radiance, and the bright stars were stealing out, one by one, like timid beauties, into tiie presence of their queen, when his at tention was arrested by the appearance of a singularly shaped cloud, that was rapidly de scending toward the earth. Not a breath of air was stirring, yet on it came, apparently self-impelled, expanding as it approached, and changing in color from its roseate hue to a deeper and deeper crimson, until at last it rest ed on the ground before him. A thousand flashes of brilliant light burst from it, followed by a sound us of distant thunder; and then it opened as u scroll, displaying to the eyes of the astonished sultan Albarac, the guardian genie of Chizna. With fear and trembling the monarch bow ed himself to the dust. “Sultan of Chizna,” said the genic, and his voice sounded like the sweet music of an yEolian harp—“sultan of Chizna, the prophet, wearied by thy prayers, has turned at last a favorable car to thy request. Thou hast a son, born to be the heir of thy throne. To thee is committed the moulding of his mind and the shaping of his destiny. He will become fa mous either for his virtues or his crimes, a blessing or a curse to the nations of the earth. Wo unto thee, if he prove the latter.” “Let him become a blessing to his people, oh genie,” replied the sultan, “If my will is consulted, let him become a blessing, and not a curse.” As thou plantest the seed, so will the flow ers spring up, and as thou weedcst the rank ness of the soil, so will they flourish,” rejoin ed the genie. “Thy lips must instil virtue, and wisdom and justice into his soul, and thine eye must watch unceasingly to destroy the evil passions that will arise to corrupt it.— Teach him even as thou wouldst teach the child of another; and when affection pleads for the indulgence of a vicious desire, let judg ment make thee firm to deny. Blessed here after will be thy name, if thou provest faithful to thy trust; but if thou failest, terrible will I be thy punishment. Beware, sultan of Gllizna ! —thou art warned. Farewell.” The lightning flushed, the thunder rolled, and the breath as of a mighty wind swept over the spot, depriving the sultan for a few mo ments of the power to move. When he was again able to look about him, the genie hud departed. Thoughtfully he arose, and return ed to the palace. The following morning a decree went forth into the cities and provinces of the kingdom, commanding all the wise men —those who were in any way celebrated for their know ledge and virtues —to appear in the presence of their sovereign; and when they came, the sullan selected from among them teachers for his son, commanding them to bring him up in the paths of rectitude. And at the first faint glimmering of reason, the child was taken from the women, and delivered into their hands. Time passed away, and the prince grew up, giving signs of a powerful and precocious in tellect. llis masters labored unceasingly to instil into bis mind the treasures they had themselves acquired, until at last ho could even dispute with them the. palm of superiority. — All they could teaclied he learned eagerly, but mostly be delighted in acquiring a knowledge of every warlike sport and exercise. “The genius of thy son is greater than our own, oh sultan,” said the wise men, when their task was completed. “If he passes snfrly through the temptations and allurements that must soon assail him, he will bring honor to thy age and happiness to thy people. Pros perity and joy will smile upon his reign.” But the hand of time was pressing heavily upon the head of the aged sultan, and the strength of his understanding was fast yield ing to the infirmities of his body. As years rolled on, the warning of the genic came faint er and fainter to his memory, and his vigilance relaxed more and more, even when it was most needed, at that period when the dark passions of our nature struggle most fiercely for the mastery of the soul. Pride, ambition and li centiousness sprang up in the heart of the young prince, at first with a timid and uncer tain growth, but increasing in strength and vigor, till they ruled him with n giant power ; and his father slept, unconscious of their birth. But at Hist the muriTUirsof the people arose. Fathers complained of their daughters’ dis honor, husbands of the violation of the harem’s sanctity, maidens of broken faith and trust deceived ; and their voices reached the sultan, causing him to tremble on his throne; but he turned away his head as though he henrd not, consoling himself with the fallacious hope that the follies’ of youth would be banished by the wisdom of manhood. Again and again were the cries of the injur ed henrd, till it became at last a common and unheeded thing. One day, when the sultan was sealed on his throne, surrounded by his counsellors, distri : buting justice, an old man of venerable ap ; pearance prostrated himself at his feet, crying vehemently, “Justice, oh sultan ! In the name of Allah, I demand justice at thy hands.” And the heart of the sultan misgave him as he demanded. “Upon whom?” “Upon thy son, the prince, oh sultan,” repli ed the old man: “he has robbed me of my daughter, and the heir of my house and for ; tunes has fallen by his hand.” “Alas!” sighed the sultan, “what justice can I give ? Mahoiwncd spurns my prayers, and | will no longer listen to my counsel. What i wouldst thou have me to do ?” “Does not the law say, ‘a life for a life,’ who so slayeth his fellow shall be put to death ?” Thy son hath murdered my .first born, the staff and pride of my old age. Even as thou wouldst in such a ease deal upon another, deal now upon him.” And the wrath of the sultan was kindled against the old man for bis words, and he ex claimed, “Audacius slave, wouldst then that I should put the heir of iny throne to death ? Begone, lest in mine anger I chastise thee for thy insolent demand;” and, at the waving of his hand, the ready mutes advanced with the bowstring. Stern and frowning were the features of llie old man as he arose. “Sultan of Chizna, he said, ‘thou hast been unfaithful to thy trust; prepare to meet thy reward.” As the knell of doom were his words to the heart of the sultan. 110 started from his throne, overwhelmed with terror, for he remem bered the warning he had received in the gar dens of the palace, and knew that it was the genic who had stood before him. When lie recovered his self-possession, and found that Albaree was gone, lie dismissed the audience, and summoning his son to his presence, rebuk ed him bitterly for his evil courses. But the haughty spirit of the prince look fire, and re sented the interference of his father, so that there was a breach between them. Shortly afterward, the sultan was missing from his throne and from his palace and it was rumored abroad that he was dead, for Mabom med reigned in iiis stead ; but they who were acquainted with the secret knew that lie lin gered out the remainder of his days, the sight less habitant of a dungeon. For those who would learn the after for tunes of his son, arc not his conquests and his crimes recorded in the history of Chizna? a fearful story of unbridled passions recklessly indulged! FAITHFUL LOVE. ‘‘Come rest in this bosom’ my ownatrikrn dear, Though thee hrd have Hid from the,thy home is still hero : Hero still is the smile that no cloud can o’ercast, And the heart and the hand, all thine own to the last. “Oli ! what was love mode for, if‘tis not the same Through joy and through sorrow, through glory and shame I I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, 1 but know that 1 love the, whatever thou art.” When wo first heard of the recent horri ble affray at the (Salt House in Louisville, in which judge Wilkerson, of Mississippi, was the most prominent actor, and princi pal in the homicide of two citizens of that place, we heard, as an item to heighten the sensibilities in the fortunate affair, that the judge was then engaged to be married to an accomplished young lady of Kentucky and that the marriage was to have been soi cinizcd in a day or two after the fatal ren contre occurred. The report was no doubt accurate, as is proved by the following an nunciation in a late Kentucky paper. “Married.— ln llardstown, Ky. on Thursday evening, Judge Wilkerson, of Mississippi, to Miss Eliza f'rozier, of the former place.” There is a mortal sublimity in this mar riage that throws an additional charm over the character of woman. The lines at the head of this aiticie are eminently expres sive of the ease under consideration. Judge Wilkerson had been denounced as a mur derer—the popular cry had been raised a gninst him, and tlie populace could scarce ly be repressed from expending its fury in violence upon his person. The noisy de votees of Judge Lynch openly and loudly threatened to immolate the unfortunate Wilkerson under the sanction of the sum mary and bloody Lynch code.—The re spectable Mississippian seemed all of a sud den, to lie bereft of friends and utterly deser ted. The buttefly crowd that had been ho vering around him in his hours of cheerful ness and prosperity soon disappeared. lie was now locked in a cold, dark, and gloomy prison. His case was prejudged by the multitude, and he was openly proclaimed a murderous malefactor. In this period of agonizing adversity, how peculiarly need ful was he of some consolation, of at least one friend, in whose bosom lie could pour the secret sorrows of his soul, and where he could be sure to find a faithful and sym pathetic response. He knew, indeed, that he had exchanged vows of love and devo tion with one dear to his heart ; but she was in a distant place, and even her feeling might be changed towards him in this sea son of adversity, disgrace and desertion. Would she still prove true I Would she yet consent to follow his fortune ? Could it be possible that she would still be willing to connect herself with a man, arraigned under the violated laws of his country for the horrid crime of murder ? And that, too, before his trial had taken place, and when it was even possible he might be pronoun ced guilty ? To expect her faithful and un wavering, under such circumstances, was too much even for his own fond hopes ! lie was perplexed in the extreme. He could not but doubt ! But ah ! this involuntary doubt did injustice to the devoted faithful ness of woman ! He told her his melan choly story—he extended his conduct—but it was unnecessary. She had prejudged his case favorably—there had been no sha dow of change in her. But even if he should prove guilty, yet she new she loved him— faithful, unalterable love reigned paramount in her heart—and she said to him— •'Come rest in this bosom my otvn stricken dear, Though the herd Imve fled from I lice, Iby home is still here; I know not. I ask not, if guilt’s In that heart, 1 but now that I love thee what ever thou art!” How inexpressibly precious must such a being he to a man situated as Judge Wilk erson ! If he has a tithe ol the feelings which usually belong to human nature, lie will forever cherish her with ten fold more care than the “apple of his eve.” He will not even permit “the winds of Heaven to visit her to roughly,” And what volumes docs the conduct of the young lady of Bardstown speak for the fortitude, the daring, the fnultering faithful ness of the gentler sex ! How sublime, how delightful to man is the contemplation of their fond, their devoted love ! Noinis forlune, iy> adversity can change them, but “Tkrmigfi joy and through sorrow, through glory and slminc,” Their heart, their and votion, is always the same. Note. —our readers will recollect thut Judge Wilkerson underwent an examina tion before the examining court at Louis ville, and that the circumstances of the fa tal affray proved to he much more favora ble to him than was anticipated, or the pub lished accounts led the public to believe, lie was accordingly admitted to bail, under a bond for his apjH arancc of $60,000 —this heavy sum being suggested by the Judge himself—at the same time declaring that lie desired nothing but a fair trial. Cincanatti Whig. Introduction, of Hiee. into Carolina. — Rice is a grain of India, and was introduc ed into Carolina by a mere accident. In 1736, the master of a vessel from Madagas car, landed about half a bushel of an excel lent kind; from which small beginning sprung an immense source of wealth to tile southern provinces of America. Within little more than half a century from that time, ISJO.OOO bnrrels of rice were in one year exported from South Carolina; 18,000 from Georgia; and all from the remnant of a seastore left in the bottom of a sack— King'n Journey to the shores of the Arctic Ocean. VOL. 1. NO. 5. TOIIOPEKA. fii.l Thomas Clay, Esq. — December, iB3R “Disorder, horror, fear and mutiny, Shall here inhabit, and this land be call’d The field of Golgotha and dead men’s sculls.” Tohopcka is the Indian name of that bend in the Tallapoosa River, where the United States troops under the command of General Jackson, on the 27th of January, 1813, gave the finishing stroke in a war with the Creeks. This memorable place lies a few miles north of Dudevtlle, the seat of justice for the county of Tallapoosa, in tho. State of Alabama. None who should see this bend would doubt the propriety of the Indians having selected it as a strong-hold, in which to make a last effort against the federal forces; for certain it was, if they could erect no citadel of sufety in Ibis great natural fortress, in vain could the unfor tunate race hope to find, or erect a castle of defence elsewhere. The Horse Shoe Bend is made by a circular turn of the river to the South, forming a pen insula. with an arena of one hundred one and a half acres. The neck of this encircled tract is three hundred und fifty yards wide, across which the Indians had erected a bulwark, prin cipally of pine logs, leaving but one place of entrance, and a double row of port-holes. Two hundred yards in front of the remains of this breastwork, arises an oval eminence, upon which the urtillcry of the United States army was mounted when the battle at this place oc curred. The troops under General Coffee were plac ed on the opposite side of the river, encircling, in u measure, the entire Horse Shoe Bend.— The troops under General Jackson, soon after the attack, advanced upon the breastwork and sealed its ramparts. Upon this, the Indians, driven back, endeavored to conceal them selves amongst the shrubs and brush within their fortification. From this position they soon were driven, when, determined, not to surrender, many of them leaped down the pre cipitate banks, which were overhung with trees, and there coucculed themselves. A number of them, however, had taken a position behind the brush at the west end of their forti fication, from which, by the aid of tho artillery, followed by a spirited charge, they were soon effectually dislodged. Whilst the battle was progressing in front of the line, the forces under General Coffee were performing the most effectnal operations on tho opposite side of the river; night, however, came on, and the few of those unfortunute be ings who hud escaped the carnage of the day, were enabled to make their exit under the cover of darkness. Thus is portrayed a limi ted and imperfect outline of the battle of the Horse Shoe. Whose bosom is so cold ns not to sympathize with the Indians of America? Unfortunate people, though the aboriginal inhabitants of the lund, and once its only lords—“ Where are they, or their descendants ? Either‘with years beyond tho flood,’ or driven back by the swel ling tide of our population, from tho borders of tlie Atlantic to the deserts of the West.” Tiie Horse Shoe Bend is now converted into a farm—the legal title is in a citizen of Texus —the individual in possession is a Mr. White; and, strange to say, lie has consulted me, pro fessionally, with the view of procuring, through the medium of a Court of Chancery, title to this hallowed or unhallowed spot. The breastwork, from the elapse of time and the ravages of fire, is scarcely visible; but like the admantine pyramids, unmutilalcd und un changed, stands, the eminence in front of these demolished battlements, upon which, twenty five yeurs ago, was reared the United States Artillery,—“ready mounted to spit forth their fiery indignation.” Mournful, indeed is the aspect of this battle ground—whilst the same pits in whose cold bosoms wore interred our unfortunate few, open their grassy mouths toward the vuulty heavens, here and there are seen lonely pines whose tops have been sundered by the iron bowels of our ordnance, with their verdant boughs weeping o’er the hones and the ashes of the red man. Cannon balls are yet found upon this ancient field, and the bones of those unfortunate sons of the forest, after sustaining the dilapidations of a quarter of a century, yet lie bleaching upon the bosom of the Horse Shoe. This little peninsula is composed of a light, sandy, and prolific loam, and by improvement, cultivation, and embellishment, could be con verted from a field of carnage and slaughter into a paradise of tranquility and beauty. The climate of this spot is of the most mild and sa lubrious character, situated between thirty-two and thirty-three degrees of latitude. In the annals of the time-honored tenant of the Hermitage, this place is hallowed next to the field of Orleans; and whilst this spot has, for aquarter ofaccntury, stood “unhurt amidst the war of elements,” the head of this sage military and political chief is varnished o’er with a silvery whiteness; and whilst one shall endure until the advent of the trumpet angel, yet but a little season and we shall say of the other, as was said of tlie old disfavored Wol sey; “He gave bis honors to the world again, His blessed part to Heaven, mid slept in peaee.” An American in Russia. —Mr. Stephens, in his “Incidents Travel in Greece, Russia and Poland,” states that he found, in the neighborhood of Odessa, an American who had been twenty years in Russia, and has gone through all the routine of offices and honors up to the grade of grand counsellor of the empire, which gives him the title of “his excellency.” He is a native of Phila delphia, first enlisted in our navy,-and serv ed as sailing master on bo|jd the terwaril became dissatisfied, anti- entered the Russian navy, anil came round to the Black Sea as captain of a frigate,* was transferred to the land service; and in the campaign of 1814, entered Paris with the allied artny as colonel of the regiment. He left the army with the rank of a brigadier general, and was appointed inspector of the port of Odessa, an office next in ran£ to the governor of Ciimca. During tlie absence of count AVoronzow, the governor, he lived in the palace, and exercised the duties of the office for eight months. Ilemarried a lady of rank, with an estate and several hundred slaves near Moscow, but resides mostly on his farm, a short distance from, * Odessa which contains.six hundred acres, principally laid down in wheat, and in; tSmL tii a led by white slaves. Tho, value of the j farm is e.-liiiiuieo at (*160,000. Tin- ufrrJtd of tin.- individual is said to be iln ‘-td’ - i'volu:ior.qH£2flß9H9B