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that he shall relieve himself of the trouble of at
tending to their calls. He was determined not
10 regard their authority any longer. He will
®°Py after his twin brother of the parlor and
wty their power. He sees no good to come
irotn answering questions, <Ac.
How long shall these men he permitted to
abuse the public patience? How long shall the
constitution be allowed to be trampled under
the feet of these men I How long shall this
*country lie under the ignominy and disgrace
,”'"ht upon it by such rulers!
- j his second letter, we hear, was reported by
Mr. Wise to the House on yesterda.—and a
resolution was adopted, as we are told, which !
®ay test the. royal prerogative assumed by this j
•duplicate President.
From the United Stales Telegraph.
IX COtWISESS.
In the'Senate.- —Tearing the last two days
the bill to limit the sales of the public lands, j
atid the bill to designate the funds receivable!
tn payment of the public revenue from lands.!
'customs, &c.. have been passed. The fust, !
bn our humble judgment, will secure immense I
“fortunes to the speculators during the present j
year. Its provisions are such as to force the j
Government out of the market, and inevitably [
to throw the purchasers in the hands of the
speculators, who now have on hand about
fifteen millions of the best lands. Whether
the hill m its present shape will pass the House
remains to be seen. We can hardly doubt
however, but that it will. During the late
speculating mania, so many individuals have
■■ become interested in its passage, that little
I-hopes are to be entertained as to the probabil
ity of resisting their influence. We shall en
• tdeavor to lay the bill before our readers, as
issoon as we can procure a copy.
The bill to cede the public lands to the States ;
in which they lie is yet on the tub e, and will, !
pcrhaps. be called up to-day. It will meet j
with warm opposition from the start. Air.
Webster and Mr. Clay have expressed their
determination to oppose it to the uttermost.
There is no purpose, we believe, to press its
passage at this session. All that is proposed
is a reference to a committee in order to get
a report, which will fully examine the merits |
of the question, and enable the people to form
a correct judgment before the meeting of the
next Congress.
[From the Correspondent of the Balt. Patriot.]
Ccmsniftee <>T Investigation.
.Washington, Jan. 30.
Mr. Secretary Forsyth has followed the [
lead of his chief. The President having been |
prevailed upon to slam the doors of the Ex-1
ecutive Departments in the faces of the com-I
rnittee, Mr. Forsyth has announced hts iuten- j
tion to keep his division of the Augean stable j
closely shut. In answer to the call upon him, ’
he has transmitted a letter to ,Mr Wise, say-j
ing that some of the information required has
been already communicated to the Committee
on Expenditures, and that other information
sought for shall not be given, without the per
mission and direction of the President ! Tins
is what the Globe has the modesty to cab
“giving every facility to Mr. Wise, in making
an active and full investigat on.”
Let no injustice be done to Genera! Jackson,
however. I believe he was in favor of the in
quiry, and I will relate a circumstance which
corroborates this opinion.
Mr. Vanderpool’s course, in moving the pre
vious question on Mr. Wise’s resolution, as
tonished many of his friends and opponents, as
he was at first among the most zealous in op
posing the inquiry. He took that step,
understood, because he knew that the
wished the resolution to pass in its origHL
shape, as introduced by Mr. Wise.
The party, however, have found that the
disclosures made by the Whitney committee
already have gone far beyond what was antici
pated, even by the opponents of the adminis
tration, and, as I said in my last letter, they
have become alarmed, and brought in the ir
resistible nower ofthe President to save them
from overwhelming exposure and disgrace.
To-day Judge White appeared b. fore the
committee oti executive administration, and
entered a solemn protest against its proceedi g i
in calling him away from his Senatorial duties j
by a subpceua. This he did, lest by silence he j
might be thought to sanction their course, but
he waived his privilege and consented to be [
sworn. If there is one among the majority j
of that committee who did not feel ashamed, I
when he saw this aged and venerable mm j
brought before them, at the command of the I
Executive, he can blush at nothing.
Judge White was, for years, the boson,
ffiend of the President.
..Many things, no doubt, took place in the
course oi that long intimacy, which nieu of hon
or would hold sacred from all the world beside.
But this partisan majority will not allow th.
upright statesman to keep what he knows ia
his own bosom. He must tear the veil aside,
and, in one moment, disclose the buried and
confidential secrets of years to the gaze of ail
mankind. Well, be itso! Mr. Pickens and
Mr. Peyton also appeared before the commit
tee ; w’cre sworn, and received a question
which they have been requested to answer.
1 hcse gentlemen are asked whether they
know, of their own knowledge, anv act of any
of the heads of the Executive Departments,
which is either corrupt, or a violation of offi
cial duties. The purpose is to challenge the
proof for every allegation made o.i the fl >or
of Congress. And, since the President has I
been induced to issue his proclamatioi , com
manding Senators ai.d Representatives to b. j
brought up to swear to their speeches. 1 uudi r- j
stand that Messrs. Kendall and Biair have ii j
in contemplation to compel the letter-writers to ;
attend and sustain their charges against th '
ability and integrity of the administration, i
So lookout for a subpoena by and by/
Not a great deal was done in tile Whitney i
committee to-day. Some of the clerks in th’. i
Treasury Department were examined, and i>
learn that their bearing and deportmi nt, as
well as their replies, were such as to leave a ■
strong impression on the minds cf all the mem
hers of the committee of their geutknianlv
character, frankness, and candor. Their an
swers have been always full, pertinent, and
satisfactory, and in some cases, whe . they
have not been so full as th. y might have been,
these gentlemen have, after an examination of
their papers, returned to the committee <md re
stated them more particularly and distinctly.
They all agree that Reuben M. Whitney was
not recognised by Mr. Taney, when he was at
the head of the Treasury Department.
The card, signed It. M. Whitney, that ap
peared in to-day’s Globe, will, no doubt, be cop
ied extensively by papers in tho interest of the
party. 1 therefore give it a notice which
otherwise it would not deserve. It is ia al
most every particular incorrect, and has been
so pronounced, I understand, by Van Buren
members of ths committee. The public will
bear in mind that the committee adopted unan
imously a resolution of censure upon him for
having given a disrespectful answer to the
question propounded. Chat fact is decisive
us to his conduct.
From the Correspondent of the Charleston
Courier—Feb, 3.
Co!. Alford,
Mr. Alford, the new representative from
Geoigia, elected in the place of Sir. Towns
irrived and took his seat on Tuesday, (I think.) '
md vaster I tv he made a speech, which is said
to have produced a greater sensation in the
I louse, than any speech has done for the last
several years, not that he is one of your finish- ,
’■d orators, who brings into the contest of ■
words policed weapons, and us-s them with ;
•he skill of a gladiator; not that Ins logic, or i
ins intonations, or his gestures, were of the j
cast of the schools; not that his phrases v-ere
HI euphoneous, and his words the cl, nt the
language —but there was a freshness of man
im~abont him, a r e.tticss of style, a reckh ss
less of oratorical art, an absence of metaphor,
which infused a bewitching novelty into his
speech, and captivated those upon whom the
mor-' finished graces of oratory w oui I have
been lavished in vain. Just from the field, with
ill his frontier peculiarities unworn, whatever
he said, even though it might have been said
before, was received as something which had
b'-n untold till then, and which was then told,
with an impressive force, which would prevent
it from eer being forgotten- Even the oaths,
such as “By the Eternal!” seemed to fail from
him. not as profanations of the solemn epithet,
but as the only vehicle by which the energy ol
his thoughts could escape from his bosom.
“A letter (he said) has been received from
someone in Arkansas, who describes the emi
grating Indians as suffering the severest hard
ships, their feet bleeding, &c. I dont believe
it; and even if it were true, I should feel no
compassion for them. Sir, when they left the
boundaries of Georgia, there is not a belle who
walks your streets, dressed more gaily than
these Indians were, from the plunder of your
citizens.” He adverted to the commission
sent bv the President, to examine into the frauds
committed on the Indians, and assserted, that
the true cause of the Creek war, was the de
termination of the “ land Stealers” not to per
mit their tricks to be exposed. I’hey, there
fore, urged the Indians, to take up arms against
the Government, in ordei to destroy the only
testimony which could be broughtagains* them.
There has, o.i no occasion, this session, b -en
silence in the House, until it was produced by
the speech of Mr. .Alford.
Athens, Ga. Saturday, E'ebruary 23, 1837.
As our Editoi is absent, we hope the patrons
of th ■ Whig will excuse the want ofthe usual
editorial in to-day's paper.
FOR THE WHIG.
Cattle.
The Cow and 'he Ox, have been highly es
timated in almost every age and nation ; and
perhaps more than any other animals, have
contributed to the comfort and convenience of
mankind.
The native country of the Ox, reckoning
from the time of the flood, was the plains of
Ararat, and was a domesticated animal when
he issued from the Ark ; and even to the pre
sent day, wherever man has trodden, he is
found in a domesticated or wild state.
The earliest record we Lave of the Ox, is
in the Sacred Volume. Jubal, the son of La
ra ih, was the father of such as have cattle.
When Abraham was in Egypt, Pharaoh pre
sented him with sheep and oxen.
history confirms this account of the
. and adannvl. dg'.'d value
aßHngFu'u' Indian legends say. that
I . I was crenti.d by tl’.e
I Gods, 'dir<.vio(] by the Supreme
; Lord to furnish the earth with animated be
■ ings.” The traditions of every Celtic nation,
I enrol the Cow among the earliest productions,
and represent it as a kind of divinity.
Amongthe Egyptians, Cows are sacred to I
Isis, and are not used for sacrifice. 'This di- |
vinity is represented under the form of a wo- |
matt, with horts upon her head; and for this j
reason, Cows ate venerated by them beyond i
I ail other cattle.
; Hercules, afterhaving slain Geryon, drove (
j away his cattle, which were sttrprisinglv beau-
Itiful; and being fatigued with travelling, he
t lay down, near the rtver l iber, in a grassy
i place, to whien he. had swam over, driving the
■ herd before him, in order | 0 refresh the cattle
i with rest and the rich pasture. There having 1
indulged himself in meat and wine, he was !
overpowered by sleep; whereupon a Shep
herd, named Cans, b 'iug struck with the bean- I
ty oi tho cuttle, wished to niiikc a prey of :
them ; but considering, that if he should drive I
the herd before him into his cyve, their tracks |
would direct the owner’s search, ha (.rugged j
the cattle backwards, by their tails, into the I
leave. II reales awaking, and missing some I
i of his cattle, went directly to the next cave. [
i to examine whether the footsteps led thither - I
I but when he observed that they all poiiitedouf. !
I ward::, and yet did not direct to any other quar. ?
j ter, he began to drive forward his herd from !
i that unlucky place.—Some of the cows, as!
! they were driven off missing those that were'
I left b hind, began to low alter them, and the
! sound b 'iiig returned from the cave, brough'
i Hercules back. Casus, endeavoring to pre
vent his ap ! .roach to the cave, received a blow
I of his club, which put. an end to his life.
The pare: truce of the Ox, is said to have
i been much larger than any ofthe present day.
The comb :t of Guy, ihrlot Marwick, with
! the dun cow, the skull ot which is yet preser
ved in the Castle >f AVarwiek, will sufficient
ly prove tne comparatively large size of some
of tiie wild cattle ot th; t day.
In the earlit st a id most authentic account of
j the British Isles, the Commentaries of Ctvsar.
I we learn that the Britons possessed great num
bers of cattle, and that they lived on the flesh
and milk of those a’ imals. The loudness
this kind of food [roast beef and
ding,) is inherited li'onL
ancestors of ' 'j
Cattle, crea
tures of cducWß^RK'' •Jaru'ccs; amn-
P"opoi'ti(»u as^f; 'f A', - brut ■, mi
the brute 1 p sa,ne ”
of human is tii
chief emplovmiul^B||^Elw<>pl c ol au y Cl,l'.i
try, the breeding und the manage-
ment of the dairy, are carried to the greatest
perfection. j The herdsman lives with his cows,
in a perpetual excltuagc oi reciprocal acts
I of kindness; the latter affording almost evcij
requisite he needs, and, in return,they aiepio
vided for and cherished by him with paternal
fondness.
If, however, cattle'vh n thus kindly treat
ed, hxhibit some of the good qualities ot su
perior animals, or even ot man hn« iS " l! , they
likewise have some of bis f ilings. Vanz'Zy, I
forms as distinguishing an attribute of the fe
nude of this species, as of some others. The
account of the Swiss cows is not a little amu
sing. Lithe Alps, the fine cattle are the pride
of their keepers, who adorn the best of them
with an harmonious set of bells, chiming in
accordance with the celebrated “rant des ru
ches.” * The finest cow is adorned with the
largest bells, (and from hence, perhaps it is,
that Ihe finest young ladies are called belles,)
and the two next in appearance wear smaller '
ones. When they change their pasture, the (
keeper dresses himself i:i all his finery, and i
proceeds along, singing the ranz des caches,
followed bv the finest cow adorned with the
great bell, then the other two with the smaller
bells, and these are succeeded by the rest of
the cattle, walking one after another, and ha
ving in their rear the bull, with a one-legged
milking-stool on his horns. And so sensible !
are these animals of their rank, and so much I
affected bv vanity and jealousy, that if the I
leading cow is deprived of her honors, she ma
nifests her disgrace by lo .ring incessantly,
and abstaining from food. The happy rival
on whom this badge of superiority has devol
ved, becomes the object of her vengeance, and
is butted and wounded and persecuted by her
in the most furious manner, until she regains
her bell, or is entirely removed from the herd.
The breeds of cattle in Great Britain, have ;
been classed according to he size of their ■
! horns:
1. The long horns, originally from Lan
! cashire—much improved by .Mr. Bake well ol
I Leicestershire, and established through the
! midland counties.
| 2. The short horns, originally from East
I York —improvedin Durham, and mostly cuiti
! voted in the northern counties, and
! 3. The middle horns, a distinct and valuab!
1 breed of beautiful cattle, inhabiting principally
i the north of Devon ; and the southern counties.
The Aldernay, with her crumpled horn, is
found on the southern coast; and the polled,
or hornless breed of cattle, prevail i i Suffolk
and .Norfolk, and in Galloway, whence they
were first derived.
'i’h gftor/is Came f.om Ireland; and the
short horns are evidently of foreign extraction
—the middle horns are the original br-ed ol
British Cuttie.
It is only w ithin the last fifty yeais that any
i serious and successful efforts have been made
! to improve the breeds of Cattle in any part of
j Great Britain. It is not, therefore, at all sur
prising that until very lately the Cattle of ttie
i United States should have been of ti e most
degenerate kind. The Cow and the Ox, were
j as much unknown in America when it was
discovered as the e.ephant or the Lion; and
! when introduced into the western hemisphere
from European countries, their general treat
j meat being injudicious and harsh in all the
I English qolouies, contributed in a very great
degree to the degeneracy of the breed of cat
tle in many of the North-American provinces.
Now, whenl'.he bleeding of fine cattle is so
much attended to in the n< rthera and western j
States, and as even in the south, the spiri* of
emulation seems to be considerably excited on J
. the subject, it may not be unuseful to point
i out. •sumo particulars, to guide purchasers in
[ making the best selections of the proper kind
■ to be obtained, in order that their early efforts
! may not be dampened by the want of success-
ful results.
Almost every shire in England has its fa
vorite breed of cattle, which prejudice and
custom makes them cling to, in preference to
any other, even in the face of the vast improve
ments that have recently been achieved by
thejudteious crosses effected bv enterprising
and patriotic individuals. And so it is in this
country, a longtime will elapse before the film
ran be taken fiom the people’s eyes —before
they can be induced to prefer the finest short
horned improved Durham breed— to the scrub
race of cuttle of the country, yielding a pint of
milk night and morning—without care almost
without food.—. Many persons would prefer to
eat acorns, even when corn could be had at
a cheaper rate, if they had been accustomed to
live upon acorns. National opinions and cus
toms change slowly in every country, inso
much that it is said in some places, even at
this day’ the iuhabitu.'ts insist upon making
their oxen draw by the tails or horns instead
of being yoked. But we ought net therefore
to cease endeavoring to enlighten the public
mind on a subject, calculated in so great a
degree to contribute to the comfort, conven
ience and profit of the farmer and the house
wife ; and in fact to make the whole commu
nity independent of foreign supplies for But
! t«v and Cheese and Beef of the finest a.id
' ‘cost wholesome ki. d.
; Uie cattle of England stand u trivalled in
> the World and the north of 1). von has long been
: celebrated f lir a breed of cattle beautiful in the
iiighestdegtee, and in ac'ivitv at. work, and up.
titude to fatten, unsurpassed. The favorite
color is a bZ U(! ,;Z rc:l ; and so much is that color
esteemed, llv.it it has a kind of superstitious re
verence attach,.d tn it in tho legends of tin
co uitry —the t n i ( ) t w f the red, cow, being con
sidered us a roii le dv for every disease, and a
preservative frem i, ver y ~vil- There are va
rious nor kinds, l s lV ,,me p■•cn’iur ex< el
lence, and eacn breed having also warm parti
zans, ready to give to u a preference over any
and so, also, the V o is none entirely ex
from defect.
but whatsoever Gi!lerat lces o f opirti<»n mav
I prevail, respecting th.' comparative ni. .its <-f
■ the several breeds ol E iglish cattle, it is ad-
I untied that the Short-horns pr es ,. llt ihemselves
! ' o public notice, under circum s t ilnces o f pecu
liar interest. Possessing in an ’itu'mcnt deuree
a combination of qualities that h iiVe ,r O neraliv
been considered incompatible, and rendered ir
resistably attractive to the eye by thu u . S p| en .
did frames, and beautifully varied colors 'J’he
progress ol their improvement wiil be traced
i.i next number.
* Ranz des l aches— a celebrated air:: tno Ml v
the Swiss, play d upo i the Bag-pip- bv th*
young cow-kt epers on the mount-. . ; which
I was so dear to the Swiss. tin titw as forbidden
I under the pain of death to play itto the troops.
| as it iinniedi t lv drew tears front them and
utt'.de those ».ho heard it desert their colors.
st) e tt t It e v L LF & t
Aii a Hoax.
Osceola not Surrendered.— it turns out that,
the Editor of the Darien Telegraph, whose
account of -be surrender of Osceola we pub
lished in yesterday’s paper, was sadly hoaxed
bv some way. Osceola has not. yet “stood
up by the big oak tree and given up his rifle.”
—Jumper, Alligator, and Abraham, it is true,
have had a conference with Gen. Jessup, and
they have agreed upon this day, (18th Feb.)
to hold a meeting at. Dade’s battle-ground, for
the purpose of making a Treaty. The follow
ing is from the Suvaimab Georgian of fours
day mor.dug : — Chronicle dp Sentinel Fi b. 18.
“We published in yesterday’s Daily Geor
gian an Extract under Head of Inteihgeuce
from Florida, taken from the Darien Telegraph
stating that Osceola Lad surrendered. Wb
heard it verbally contradicted, but could not
succeed, before the paper went to press m pro
i curing definite information. St.ice it appear
i ed, a note from the Editor cf the Telegraph
I has been handed us, in which the statement is
! pronounced premature.”
The North American Review for Jaaur.rv,
1837. in a very able article, says, “we k >ow
of no tree and no art existing in New England,
from and by which a tolerable counterfeit of
the fruit nutmeg couid be produced.” Mau
and boy we have lived in Connecticut some
thirty years, and we never saw such an article
as a wooden nutmeg. We have heard of an
educated Dutchman in the State of N. w-York,
| who, when rallying a Co nieticutgirl upon the
hmpost.ioas of the yankecs, b. gged her io
I show him a wooden nutmeg; she promised,
that on her return home, it she could got o ie,
she would send it to him. lium fiiateiy upo.
her return, she sent him a genuine nutmeg,
which h i for months, in the s.tn.i.icity of his
hear, showed as a wonderful sp; . imeu of
i yankec lugeeiiitv end cmi a .g. —?/. U. Pal.
.
\ alite of a Fire.— W'h > does not remem
ber Caleb Balderston, i.i the Bride of L ira,
meruioor ? U-hen driven to eturemity, lest a
visit from the Duke of Argyle should expose
the naked povertv oi hi.-; master’s c.:-u!.‘. Ca
leb raised a prodigious fire among rubbish and
litter, so as to give the appearance id the con
ilagratio;i of the whole castle. I ) discussing
this pioceeding afterwards, with his Lord, Ca
leb poi . t ‘d out the various benefits to be deriv
ed from the fire :
I ‘'This lire will settle many thi gsonan hon
i orabie footing for the family’s credit, that cost
I me tilli g twenty rtaisly lies to nii..- ch .ps, ami
: what’s inaur, without g iaing credeuci . It
will be a creditable apo.ocv for the honor oi
the family lor this score of years to come, it
it’s weel guided. W here’s the family nic
iurses, says, ane meddling body—the great
tire at Wolf’s Crag, answers I. Where’s the
family plate ! says another. The great lire,
saysl. Where’s the wardrobe and the linens
the tapestries and the decoremeats —beds oi
state and broidered walk. The fire—tin; tire
the fire. Guide the fire weel, and it will serve
ye for all that ye should have, anil in some sort,
a gude excuse is better than the things them
selves, A gude offcoine, prudently and cred
itably handled, may serve a nobietnau and his
family—Lord kens how lung.”
The actual b irui.ig of the General Post
Office, fur aught we know, may serve the
heaven born Amos as many n.-efu: purposes as
! Caleb Balderslon promised hitnsef fr mi the
I great are at oli s Crag, file Post Orhce
I illurnination was, per.idventure, as nec iss iry
I to meet Mr. Wise’s resoiutio ;. us that of Wolf s
! crag was to avert ihe v.sit of ilie Duke < f Ar-
I gyle. It may stay tire inquiries of “.'aeiZifZi/ig
I bodies” which could not be: conveniently an
i swered.— Cincinnati Giizelte.
<. on tents oC Hie
I'ebrvary N 0.—1837.
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[ Superstitions of Burial. Winter Light ing:
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t law Cause at d Cure otinlid lity; Spirit ml
! Exercise; Memoirs ol an Iff'giiima:.': lite
| Albion; 'File Earth; Discoveries in Liglu ;o.d
A i-io;:; Lessons in Natural Inilosophi ; spir
it of Hiutiess; Classical Fami'y Library;
Gistcrv of Chinn; ’A’raxall’s‘.Memoirs of toy
Own Time;’ Bracebridge Hall.
c-Iy C i‘!‘ : ' 111 F■■ e d'JUN' :I-I f.
next regular meeting ol the “Athens
j _M_ Mechanics’Mutuid .\!d .Issociation,” will
I be held at their usual place eOne. t. ng, on 't'enrs-
I dyv evening, the 2d ol March. l -ecl ire from
[ one ofthe. Honorary members in y be expected.
As business ol importance will be hrouCu be-
I fore the Association, it is . ernes:ly desired that
every ineuilrer mav be in atn ndance.
Bv order ofthe Society,
A. CHASE, Sec’y.
I Athens, Feb. 25,—43—1t
®lsice Ga. s*. R. A; SJsa’iS,’. Co, /
Athens, February 21, 1837.
rHE Directors have this day declared divi
-M- dends on the Stock of the Georgia Rail
Road & Bnkg. Co. as follows:
On all Stock held previous to the adoption of
the amendment of tne charter granting Banking
Privileges,
fiSoilMrawd Fil’iy Cejal*
per share, out of the fund accruing previous to
that, time, from forfeited Stock and Interest.
On all Stock held previous to the late sale on |
the 19th January last,
Two Uoliars aiad Fafty Cent*.
per share, out of the fund arising, up to that day, i
from discount, interest, and premium:—making ■
Fossa’ EJcßEai’s
per share on the original stock. ]
On all iastalments paid in advance since the
I regular call in October last, interest, at the rate j
I of 8 per cent per annum, from the day ot pay
; ment, up to the 19th January last.
Which said several sums will be paid at the
I Company’s Office in Athens, on and after the
i Istdav of March next, to those persons entitled
i to receive them or their legal representatives.
I By a resolution of the Board the surplus
after paving these dividends is declared to be
the joint property of all the present Stockhold
ers; and that, henceforth, there may be no dis
tinction between old and new stock.
By order ofthe Board,
JAS. CAMAK, Cash’r.
Feb. 25,—43-2t
~ noticeT
, SHELLED Corn may be purchased at my
! plantation for seventy-live cents per bushel,
! Oats at seventy-five cents per hundred, and in
! different fodder at one dollv.r per hundred. Ap
: plv to Mr. Lane on the place.
1 ’ ROBERT R. HARDEN.
1 Feb. 25, —43—3t
I FNOUR months afterdate, application will be
I t* made to the Honorable Inferior Court of
Madison come- . when sitting forOrdinary pur
poses, for leave to sell the real Estate of Robert
' W illiams, Sen’r. late of said County deceased.
D AVVSON WILLLiMS, Adm’r.
Feb. 25, —43—4m
! A CREE ABLE to an order of the Inferior
I A court of Jackson -ounty when sitting for
ordinarv purposes, v. >e sold on the first. I ues
•' day in Mav next, within the legal hours of sal
at. the Court House door in Marietta, Cobb
county, Lot No. 431, in the 17th District origi
! ini ly Cherokee, now Cobb county.
Also—at the same time, will be sold before
the Court House door in Rome, Fl >yd County,
Lot, Ao. 170. in the 11th district, originally
Cherokee, now Floyd county, sold as the prop
erty of Washington B. Winters deceased, for
the benefit ofthe ere I tors. Terms Cash.
GEORGE Si!\W U dllir - S
MUMFORD BENETT A,unr -
Feb. 25—43—tds.
’ Notice.
I A LL persons indebted to the estate of Wash
a Aington B. Winters late of Jackson county
' deceased, are requested to make immediate pay-
I ment, and those having demands against §aid
! estate will present them for pay ment within the
t ine prescribed bv law.
GEORGE SHAW’. ). , ,
MUMFORD BENETT. ( Adinr s ‘
Feb. 25—43—4 m.
ilu Ordinance.
,nn HE following Ordinances and Regulations
! -S- of the Commissioners of the town of
Athens, passed by the present Board, are pub
lished for the information of the public, by the
order of the Commissioners.
1. Beit ordained by the Commissioners of the
town of Athens and it is ordained by the authority
ofthe same, That it shall be the duty ofthe Mar
shall and his Deputy to use every lawful means
! in their power to discover every violation of!
those State laws referring to the selling of I
spirituous liquors to slaves and report the name |
! or names of the offender or offenders, forth- ’
| with to the Board and also the name or names j
of such person or persons as may be summon
; ed as witnesses.
2. B.’it ordained by the authority aforesaid. That.
! the Marshall or his deputy be authorized to call
upon the by-standers for their aid and assistance
j for thf purpose of suppressing riots and other
i disorderly conduct.
3. Be it farther ordained by the authority rfore
: said, That the license for retailing Spiritous
Liquors, Wines, Cordials, Ate. within the Cor
! porate limits of the Town ot Athens, be fixed at
the sum of thirty-five dollars per annum.
4. Be i! further ordained by the authority afore
said, That it shall be the duty of the Marshall
: and his deputy to arrest and bring before the
; Commissioners all persons engaged in any ri
ot in the streets of Athens, and the same shall
i be lined or bound over for his, her, or their ap-
I pearanee at the next Superior Court to be held
thereafter i i this county.
5. Be it further ordained by the authority afore
\ said, That it shall be discretionary with the
Marshall and his deputy to whip or confine all
negroes caught in the streets after the hour of
nine o’clock f. M. and the owners of such slaves
I as may be confined shall either pay the sum of
j one dollar or the Marshall or his Deputy at their
j discretion shall whip such skive
6. Be it. further ordained by the authority afore
\ said, That it shall be the duty of the marshall
! and his deputy to prevent the assembling of ne
' crocs in squads in tin 1 streets, side-walks, and
I public piazzas of Athens on Sunday and on any
I public day.
I 7. B’ if. further ordained by the authority afore
\ sa>d, That it shall be the duty ofthe Marshall
and Lis deputy to whip every negro caught in
j any retailing shop at any time without a per
| mit from his or her owner.
I 8. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-t
said, That no negro shall be allowed t-o hire his
■ or her time and rent a house for the purpose ot
! selling enk< < and beer within the corporate
limits of lie ' >wn of Athens, or for any other ■
I purpose, Barber shops alone excepted.
J 9. B• it furth ’r ordained by the authority afore- |
I sAI. That the Tax on Billiard tables within the
1 corporate limits ofthe town of Athens shall be
the s'.mi nt one hundred dollars, and the Mar
.'■ aall be directed to call on tiie owners of such
Billiard tables lor the tax.
■ 81. Beil fu.tl:'. 'lained by the authority afore
I said, That a fine of twenty-live cents smdl be
| imposed on every person riding a horse or driv
l ing a wnagon or carriage of any sort on the
■side walks cf the town, except in such eases
1 as it innv ■ <’ necess iry to cross in going into a I
lot; Urox tiled that no one shall be fined for the
i first, offence.
I A true extract from the minutes.
>TEVENS THOMAS, Chairman.
i Howell Cobb, Secretary.
; Feb. 18—42—It.
AVHOLE-SALE AND hLT.UL
i rn
i
BOOT A SHOS STORE.
VML I.L i ENNEA Ac Co. would give n.o-
Ctice that they are now opening on College
Avenue, one door from Front street, a o-eneral
assortment of
.... ... . J .-.e oJL, ...I. q
most of which are entirely new; and which !
i they osier to the public upon the most liberal
terms. Citizens, Country Merchants, mid
Planters are respectfully invited to call and ex
ploit!:-, as our stock is very large, embracing
more than fifty different kinds.
' I' 1 ’, *" r re,nil, a few crises of fashionable
Beaver, and Silk H I TS. Loaf Se.gnrs, Teas.
Sperm and Tallow Candl- s, .Soap, Vitv-far.'
Tal l:' Salt, Raisins, Almonds, Prunes, Aic. (ice'
..'it lie ns, Feb. 18—12—ts.
TO MECHANICS.
THE undersigned will receive sealed pro
posals until 5 o’clock, P. M. on Friday
the 17th of March next, for the furnishing ma
terials and building a bouse for a Female Acad
emy at Lawrenceville, Georgia, ol the following
description, to wit:
Fftv feet long and 35 feet wide—single story
12 feet high, exclusive of the basement, which
is to be two feet high. The house to contain
four rooms of the size and shape as follows; a
partition wall io run the whole length of the
house 20 feet from the front wall, making a
room twenty by fifty feet—the rear part to be
divided by two partition walls into three rooms;
the rooms at. each end to be fifteen feet square;
the center room to be fifteen by twenty feet;
with a chimney and fire place to each small
r.om, and two (one at each end) to the large
room. The small rooms each to have a door
communicating with the large room. The
large room to have one door, and a
portico in front to rest upon brick columns.
The outside walls to be 16 inches thick—the
partition walls 12 inches thick, allot' good well
burnt brick laid in lime mortar; the basement
!tobe of rock. The wood part of the house to
!be of good heart pine. The shingles 18 inches
long, 4 wide and three quarters thick; the wails
Ito be plastered ins: ' , he ceilin', over head and
I the other wood part of the house, except the
roof, to be painted white. The Louse to have
16 windows, 18 lights, 10 by 12 glass, with
Venetian blinds painted green. The doors to
have panriel shutters, painted mahogany.
The building to be completed within the pre
sent year. Each proposal will specify the time
within which it will be completed.
If desired, reasonable advances* will be made
1 to the undertaker, he entering into a proper ob
ligation with security, to perform the work.
AATHAN L. HUTCHINS, i
JOHN M. THOMSON. . Com.
MATTHEW CRA WFORD. \
Lawrenceville, Feb. 7, 1837.
■ Ccfz” The Constitutionalist, Augusta : the
! Whig at Athens, and Christian Index at Wash
ington, Ga. will insert the above three times
and forward their accounts for payment.
Feb. 18—42—St.
I’ostposicil Ailnir' , 3. Sale.
AGREEABLE to an order from the Honora
ble the Inferior Court of the County of
Oglethorpe, when sitting ns a Court of Ordinary
for said County, will be sold, on th" first Tues
' day in April next, to the highest bidder
! before the Court-1 ouse door in Early Coun
ty, Two hundred and fifty Acres ofthe first
quality oak and hickorv Land, known as No.
360, in the 4th District of said County.
A. C. M’KINLEY,'Adm’r:
Feb. 18,—42—tds
E. OSBOBIFS
PHILOT 0 K 0 X ,
DESIGNED to relieve ail the diseased syr
pathies of Pregnancy, having been full
tested by able and scientific Physicians for mor
than three years. Recommendations and co
pious directions accompany each bottle.
For sale at the Drug and Medicine Store of
W. B. WELLS Ac CO.
Feb. 11.--41—eow,3t.
~ Notice.
A LL the members of the Clark county Vol
oAa. unteers who are living in the County, or
who can make it convenient to attend, are re
spectfully invited to attend at Watkinsville on
Thursday ofthe next Superior Court, in order
to take measures to avail themselves of the ben
efit ofthe act of the last Legislature, allowing
pay for lost clothing, medical attendance, Arc.
JOSEPH LIGON,
late Capt.
BURTON HICK ,
Ist Lieut.
Feb. 11,—41—tf
GEOUGIA. MADISON CO UNT Y
Inferior Court sitting for Ordinary purposes,
January adjourned Term. 1837.
A YJILLIAM Ballinger Administrator of John
* ’ Halldec’d., applies to this Court for Let
ters of dismission.
Ordered that after six months publication of
1 this order in one of the public Gazetts of this
State, the said William Ballenger Administra
tor as aforesaid, will be dismissed, unless cause
be shewn to the contrary, of which ail concern
ed are hereby notified.
A true copy from the minutes of said Coujt,
this 10th January. 1837;
WILLIAM SANDERS, c. c. o.
Jan. 21, —38—Gm.
FOUR months afterdate,application will be
made to the Honorable Inferior Court of
Jackson county, when sitting as a Court of or
dinary, for leave to sell the real estate of Wm.
Al. Niblack late of said County deceased.
SAMUEL J. NIBLACK, )
THOMAS SHOt KLEY, J d 1 rs ’
Nov. 19,—29—4 m
G u a rd i a it ’s Sa I'e
A GREEABLY to an order ofthe Honorable
-LS- Court of ordinary of Clark county, will be
sold to the highest bidder at Greenville, Meri
wether county, on the first Tuesday in March
next, within the usual hours of sale, one lot
of land, No. 57 in the Bth district, originally
! Z'roup. now Meriwether county, belonging to
j the orphans of Timothy A’easy dec’d, containing
! 202 -2 acres. Terms made known on the
i day of sale.
i ' THOM IS STEPHENSON, ) ~
F. D- AA OODYARD, $ u:,r
Dec. 17,—33—tds
Vi ANTED
A NUMBER of able-bodied hands to work
YA. on the Georgia Rail Road, for which th
highest prices will be given. Application,
post paid, wiil be prompt.lv attended to.
BEARD & PITI’S,
.Augusta, Georgia.
fft?” For reference, please call at the office
of the Southern M'hig, Athens.
Dec. 31 35 ts
Sheriff’s Sale.
’S/TLL be sold on the first Tuesday in March
V T next, at the Court-house in the Town I
Danielsville, between the usual hours of sale,
the following property, to wit:
One hundred and fifty Acres of Land, more er
less, whereon Martin Streetman now lives, ad
joining lands ol Jolm Bone and ethers, two cows
and calves, one pine table, one pine chest, five
chairs, one pine cupboard, one loom, two beds
and bedsteads and furniture, one stand of cur
tains, one small trunk, one spining wheel, one
st t knives and forks, one set cups and saucets,
one set plates, one water bucket, one large oven,
one small pot, one baker and lid ; levied on as
the properly of Martin Streetman, to satisfy a
ti. fa. issued from the Superior Court of Madi
son county, in favor of Elisha Ware, for the
use of Samuel O. Arnold against Martin Srteet
m.in,John Bone, and Whitwell H. Adair seen
rities, property pointed out by John Bone one
of the securities.
Also two hundred Acres of Land more or less
whereon Joshua Johnson now lives, adjoining
Dawson Williams and others, one bed bedstead
and furniture, one grind-stone, one bay mare 8
or 9 years old, one cow and calf; levied on as the
property of Joshua Johnson, to satisfy a fi. fa.
issued from the Superior Court ot Madison
county, in favor of Meroney <ft Bunks against
Joshua Johnson, property pointed out bv the
plaintiff.
Also two hundred Acres of Landsnore ordess,
lying on the road leading from Danielsville to
Carnesville,ad joining lands of Sewell and oPhers.
levied on ns the property <rf Absalem Barnes,
to satisfy a fi. fit. issued from the Superior Court
ofMndis- •. county, in favor of Joseph Mclntire
against said Barnes, property pointe! out b\
the plantitFs Attorney.
JAMILS M. WARE, Sh’ff.
Feb. 4. 1837.
Clark sheriff’s Sale.
ON the first Tuesday in March next, will be
sold the Court house door in th«
town of witiiin the usual hours
of sale the following property to wit:
All the right, title and interest of Henry L.
Reese in and to four hundred acres of land wore
or less in said county, the plape whereon Bon
ner’s Mills are situated. Levied on to satisfy a
fi fa. in favor of Walker <fe Holliday vs. Henry
L. Reese. Levy made and returned by a Cou*
stacle,
ISAAC .S’. VINCENT, Sheriff.
January 2e—39—tds.
GEORGI I. CLARE COUNTY.
L. NEWTON, Administrator on.
Fu the Estate of Levi May, applies for Letters
of Dismission on said Estate. This is there
fore to cite and admonish all, and singular the
kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and
appear at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to shew cause sis any they fiavejwhy
said letters shouldnot be granted.
Given under tny hand at office, this 2d Janua
ry, 1837.
G. B. HAYGOOD, d. c. c. o.
Jan. 7,—36—Sin
J. P. Betas© Co.
HAA E recently received from Paris, tfie fol
lowing desnaole and fasliiouable cOor s,
viz :
4-4 light and dark Calicoes, in great variety of
patterns and warranted not to fade in washing
9-8 house servants extra fine Madras Hdkis
' 9-8 do do do Cotolijie do
9-8 gentleman’s fancy Cravats
; Triple chain plain and rich figured Silk.i new
i style, ofthe following colors: Fawn, Battle
and Grass Green, Lilac, Violet. •Lavender,
Slate, Light and Dark, Brown, S» a Green, Jet
I and Blue Biack, Light and Dark Gray, Blue
1 and Lead
• Blk Florentine Silk for gentlemen’s Vests
Maroboul d’ecoupe, a beautiful article for Ladies
| evening Dresses.
j Ladies white an black silk Hosiery
| Black and white silk Socks
Ladies and gentlemen’s H. S. and Buckskin.
I Uoves
: Short and long Pic Nic and Kidskin do
5-4 Jet LI ick bombazin, some extra fine (cheap
er than any offered by them before)
: Artificial Flowers and Wreaths
Splendid Dall and Wedding dresses, different
from those offered last year
j New style Belts to suit each dress
! Silk Oil Cloth
I Black Gros d<- Swiss
Do Italian Lutestrings
! Do aud colored Satins
1 Do do fancy Silk Shawls
i Thibet wove Shawls
I Rich belt Ribbons,assorted colors
Linen Towels with el’d borders
i.inen Cambric Handkerchiefs, assorted quail*
ties
Florence Silks
I’atleta Kibt ous, from No. 6 to 22
j Satin do do do
j Black Girard Ribbon
Silk Braid, all colors
Slack and white Blond Edgings
'tqier embroidered Muslin Capes
Black Mateoni Cravats
Do Love Shawls and Veils
Rich Gauze Cap Ribbon
i Gumelastic Suspenders
Also from New York.
3-4,4-4 5-4 brown Shirting and Sheeting
Black Carpeting
i Pl.tided Satinetts
Cassimeres
New York JZill Shirtings
' Embroidered Ct.iabrics
I Fancy Dark Prints
Black and Lavender Prints
RossetmS, a new and fashionable article sos
dresses
Extra fine striped and checked Swiss Mustin
Do do plain do de
Assorted A’cst Patterns
Scotch worked Capes and Collars (some extra
rich)
Low priced Green and Printed floor Baize
White Jeanes
White Canton Flannel
1-3 and 6-1 Bed Tick
Crash, tor Toweling
Fancy Gilt Buttons for Children’s Clothing
A good assortment of Thread Lace, Footing and
, Edgings
i Assorted Bobinet Footing and Edgings
i Ladies superior Silk Stockings and Gloves
■. Drab and Brown Satinetts
Russia Diaper, Green Bombazetts
Black Sinchew Silk for Ladies Aprons
A fair assortment of Scolloped and Inserting
Trim tilings
Linen Collars, black Bombaxin Stocks
* Ladies black and fancy col’d Merino Hose
j Open worked White and Brown Cotton Hose
j Do do do colored do do
j Scarlet, Yellow and Green quality binding
: Knitting Cotton
Fur Capes ofthe following description:
i Petit Gris Capes
! Spotted do do
Do do with ends
! Siberian Squirrel Capes
j Do do Tippetts
! Chinchilla do
I Black. Genet do
! Spotted and Grey Japes for Misses and children
Carpet Binding
, Green Flannel
i AA bite and col’d Bed Lace
. 4-4 Furniture Dimity
6-4 low priced and sup’r Cotton Cambrics
4-1 rich figured and sprig’d Bobinet I.acvs
i White, black, brown and slate corded Dresses
; Quilted Sk.rts
I W hite and black worsted halfhose
j Assorted sizes Misses white and fi.ncy colored
! hose
Men’s lamb’s wool and Vigonia long hose, some
I very fine,
I Ladies’ embroidered cotton gloves.
Mohair caps
1 India Rubber aprons
I 4-4 star thule lace
! Ringlets, all colors
I The following are now on the way and expected:
, Superior English long cloth
j Scarlet Merino flannel
Sup’r. Oxford merino satinet
' 5-1 Italian lutestrings
! Bird’s-i y e diaper
Boys’ dark mi l light silk pocket handkerchiefs
Hernam, ( bally, and Thibet inermo shawls
Sup’r. black watered belt ribbons
Ladies' black 11 S gloves
Corsetts from No. 1 to 12
Assorted flax thread, Kentucky jeanes dowlas
Ir sb linen sheetings
French and English merino cloth
Mull muslins
Ragers' patent white flannel
Crimson and plain white pongee handkerchiefs
Bonnet ribbons, black Italian crape
Damask napkins
Sup’r. Wilton hearth rugs
5-4 brown sheetings, &c. &.
Sept.. 10,1836.-19
I.&W-
rpHE undersigned has settled in Macon with
JL the view oi practicing LAW—He will at
tend the courts of the adjoining and
may be found by application at the office of
Messrs. Poe & Nisbet for the present—'His
Office, not quite complete, is on the second floor
ofthe New Commercial Bank.
In winding up my business in the Ocmulgee
circuit. 1 have associated with me AugWsttis
Reese, Esq. of Madison. Our joint attention
w.ll be applied to that object,
E. A. NISBET.
Macon, January 28— 09—15 t.
The Southern Recorder, Chronicle anil
Sentinel, and Whig, will publish the stove
weekly until the first of May.
I lOUR months after date application willbe
« made to the Court of Ordinary of Clark
county, for leave to sell all the real estate of
ifavid it cliard - late of Clark county dec’d.
D AVID RICHARDSON, Adn»T-
’’ b. ll,—4l—lia