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& UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA LIBRARY Sottflj VOLUME XIV. THREE DOLLARS per annum, payal month* after the receipt of the firxt mm.hei DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS, nt the scribing; or, FOUR DOLLARS, if delay the expiration *>f the year. Suhscrilters hvj, >ay in advance. ATHENS, GA—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1816. NUMBER 32. Southern tUl)ig. No aubacriptio the money ia pt of the publisher* Pi their papers, will plct i ndvi i d for let OTIS CHILDS Hit juat received, and is this day Silver Levers, Le- FINE MANTEL and COMMON CLOCKS, Gold Guard and Fob Chain*. Keys, Ac. Indies' and lGentlemen's Brea*! Pins, with Ruby, Amethyst, Top THURSDAY MORNING,NOV. 19,1840. Set untl Silver Thim- Silver, Pearl and Birds and Arrows, , Steel Gold Pens Button*, Studs, a groat variety Bracelets and Bracelet Clasps, G< Ides, Gold and Silver Spectacles Tortoise Card Cases, Silver Coin! Fine Pen and Pocket Knives, superior Razo Heads, Rings and Tassels, Coral Beads, Ch Backgammon atnl Chess Bonrds. Fine Steel-mounted Hag* and Purse*. A good as sortment of Musical Instruments ; Gentlemen's Walking Canes, of all kinds; Rocket Books, Music Boxes, dpe., cfr. A LKOi Fine henry Plated Castors, Branch and Chamber Candlesticks, Snuffers and Trays, Britannia Cof fee ami Tea Pots,' Coffee Urns, Silver Cups, Forks With agrat vnri.lv or FANCY ARTICLES.— AH ol which willlic cold nl the lowest rates. I’leasc call and examine for y N. B. Watches and Tin n carefully repaired and ll'n •*, of every descrip- » distance, sending Watches for repairs, tuny depend on having them promptly and faithfully' attended to. Having selected with great care, in New York, the (test of Materials, we ure prepared to make new part of the Watch, and warrant it as perfect as tl tginal, or no pay. Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to. Athens, Oct. 22. 1846. 1 ment, there is a very natural and easy process in- I to the back-room, which introduces them into the mysteries of the card or billiard table. If the case of the old be so, who will not tremble to see the youth of the country placed in such cir cumstances of temptation. May we not reason ably anticipate the very worst results to them from this experiment. And does not the actual of things in the country show that Georgia Rail Rond. FREIGHT FROM ATHENS TO AUGUSTA. O N COTTON, It'd or Sq'rc, 33 > cts. pr 100 lbs. Cloth and Yarns, 37 j “ “ “ 44 Bacon, l*ard, Flour, Fcath- i or u t( u ers, Tallow, &c. $ “ Corn ami Oats, 0 “ “ bushel. 44 Wheat, io “ 44 “ 44 other articles, see printed lists at Athens. Iskximotive with Freight and Passenger Train leaves Athens every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at one o'clock, P. M. Passenger Car every other day, except Sunday, at 1 o’clock. *" The Importance of Active Employment. Notwithstanding so much has been said and ritten on this subject, even the most casual server must have noticed that one of the great- t evils with which the rising generation is threatened, is the too prevalent notion that labor is degrading—that active, useful employment is beneath the dignity of a gentleman. Although the proposition is most ridiculously absurd, it i that such notions are rapidly gaining J, and perhaps no where more so than in the Southern States. That such an idea should •tain to such a great extent as it ovidcntly docs, ight to be, and is,a matter of deep regret to eve ry friend of bis country—to every one who takes interest in the welfare of his species—for to industrious, persevering habits of our anccs- i is to be attributed the unparalleled progress country has made—and upon this principally depends her prosperity hereafter. This is a subject that demands the gravest consideration, and one to which the attention of the people cannot bo too often directed. The great truth that il is the duly of all to labor—a duty established by divine authority—alike con ducive to the happiness and morals of any people— should be zealously enforced by the press and the pulpit, until there shall not be found a single indi vidual in our country so silly as to think that la bor—either mental or manual—derogates from the dignity of human nature. We were much pleased with reading a series of articles from the pen of Bishop Andrew, on the subject of family government—from one of which we extract below,so much as relates to the importance of active employment, and the foolish distinctions supposed by some to exist between ditleraut occupations. We would respectfully commond flic Bishop’s advice to the attention of our readers: 44 It is of very great consequence that you teach your children habits of industry. Unless this ' done, all other instructions will profit them to strongest language is not misapplied these dangers and evils. Go to your cities and villages, and mark the swarms of young men and lads who darken the doors of bar rooms, and lounge about taverns; who are they ? You shall find that they mostly belong to the class of young gentlemen who are quite too sentimental and genteel to perform manual labor, but they are men of skill to mingle strong drink, and more so 1 to swallow it. Who arc proficients in the study ' and practice of profanity ? And who are greet-, ed by the clique as young n.en of parts and spir- j it? Who are those who spend much of the day and most of the night in back rooms, or disturb the repose of village kitchens, or interrupt the quiet and peaceful inhabitants by their nocturnal yellings and obscene speeches and songs? Who are they that crowd to race-courses—those schools of gambling and dissipation; and pro- mote all sorts of wickedness ? The greater por tion of them will be found to have proceeded from thisclass. WhencejUso proceeds^the most of that class of young bipeds, who march, stick in hand, intherearof a cigar, to the house of God, and show their independence of God and man, by talking, laughing, smoking and otherwise outrag ing all the laws of propriety and good-breeding. Alas for us if among these we are to look for the future lawgivers and rulers ol the land ; or should hostile feet press our shores, if these are to con stitute the country’s strong arm of defence. I conclude this part of the subject, by entreat ing your,parents, to bring up yourchildren to hab its of industry, and put them into some honest calling whereby they may obtain an honest liv ing, and be a blessing to you and to the country. THE WIFE. . ANNA fEYHE DIXNIES. teinmed misfortune's tide, The circumstances under which Georgia was colonized are unparalleled in the whole colonial history. During the yeai 1732, the attention of Gen. Oglethorpe, then a membei of the British Parliament, was called to the wretched condition of persons imprisoned tor debl, in the prisons ap- painting propriated for that purpose. In the course ofhis *•" 1 investigations, an amount of cruelty, extortion and misery was brought to light, which called loudly for some remedial course. Many of these wretched beings, whose great crime was mis- fortune, were even loaded with chains,, and expos- every indignity and privation that was die- tated by the petty tyranny and malice of their jailors. The territory lying between the rivers Aitamaha and Savannah was then utterly waste ttled, and General Oglethorpe formed the plan ofprocuringthe release of those unhappy debtors, on condition their settling up those lands. were warmly seconded by many influ ential gentlemen, and a charter of incorporation was obtained for the new colony under the name of Georgia. The Bank of England and many- private persons subscribed liberally towards the mterprise ; Parliament appropriated £ 10,000 for Is advancement, and on the 13th January, 1733, the first expedition, containing many poor debt ors and their families, rescued from misery by the noble projector of the scheme, dropt anchor on the shores of South Carolina, whence they proceeded to form the colony. These circumstances have been gracefully al luded to in a late sermon preached at Athens by the Rev. Wm. Bacon Stevens, a scholar of whose . high attainments Georgia has reason to he proud, j 44 We are not then,” said the Reverend gentle-! a ] so man, 44 left to seek our ancestry among the fictions ! same. of mythology, or wear golden grasshoppers in our | portrait of the organist who organized the hair in prool of our indigenous origin. Salisficd j litia ; also, a lilhojjraphic view ol the organ of I could hav And borne the rich Have braved the haughty gh Nor shed a single tear; I could have smiled on every blow, From Life's full quiver thrown. While I might gaze on thee, and know I should not be alone! I could, I think, 1 could have brooked, E’en for a time, that thou Upon my fading face had’st looked, With less of love than now ; For then I should at least have felt t hope still my « But thns, to see from day to day," Thy brightening eye and check. And watch thy life-sands waste away, Unnumbered, slowly, meek; Tq meet thy look of tenderness, And catch the feeblo tone Of kindness, ever breathed to bless, And feel, I’ll be alone ! To mark thy strength each hour decay, And yet thy hopes grow stronger, As filled with heavenward trust, they say, 4 Earth may not claim thee longer ’ ‘ o much,—this heart thou art gone; Nay, dearest Must break, It must not be—we may I could not live alone ! From Yankee Doodle. IVorc Curiosities (or the National Itluseum. The front door of the house that Jack built; i of the salt found in the attic of the infant colony bom ol Philanthropy, benevolence, on which he played of a Sunday. The Cbolcra. A London letter published in the New York Journal of Commerce says: 44 1 told you a few weeks back, on the authori ty of the celebrated Dr. Ryan, that the Asiatic Cholera was silently, slowly, but surely approach- ing Europe. The accounts which you received by tho last steamer, showed this sinuous and fa tal progress from Scinde, in British India unto Persia, where it struck down prince and peasant, the latter in vast numbers. It is now hovering the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, making frightful ravages, and stealthily moving onwards, defying check or control. The British govern ment are going to send a medical commission in to Turkey and Russia, to examine the cases and report upon the pestilence to tho Privy Council, which is now the organized board of health for the whole country. Should the scourge ‘ arrive in Europe, it will prove an awtul visitation, par- licularly when forming a junction with the mur. rain now affecting cattle, and the disease extir pating the potatoe. 0^7“ Gen. La Vega, we understand, (says the r for Athens must Iks delivered at Augusta very limited extent. Idleness is the fruitful par- O. Bulletin) has been officially notified by his v, Monday and Wednesday evenings, in ; on i G f ver y mu rb evil. Train your sons to bu- government that Captain Carpender and the following Monday, i 8incs! l»y Friday, Monday and Wednesday evenings, in • Pn j G f very much evil. Train your sons to bu- government that Captain Carpendi ‘w'- r Jv ‘IT '"l F'JmTvT' the *‘ >1,owln S Mmda y, ' sines,. Teach Ihcm to work, and they will bless | crew c f the Trillion have been eichan-ed for Storage will "charged on all good, lor Athena 1 j» r i* in coming lime. Howho bringsnp hU hiraand his fl! , low prisoners of who „, cre • - • " ■■ .M imiipgnftpr their son m idleness, usually sends out upon society I , _ * „ , , , another incumbrance and curse. There is 1 j taken at Resaca de la Palma, and they are only ■ goods marked 0.1 strange antipathy to labor among the young of waiting for the ratification of the agreement, by not taken away from the Depot Merchants at a distance havi W. will also be charged store Freight to and from Augusta payable Augusta. Freight to and from Way Stations, payable at Ath ens or Way Stations as requested. No goods will l>e delivered at the Athens.Depot until after tlic payment of the freight thereon. J. M. HUNT, Agent. Athens Depot, Nov. 5, 1846. this generation, which bodes much try and church. The rich among us live in lux ury and show, and those who ure poorer follow suit. Honest labor is repudiated as unbecoming in young men of gentility and education, and as affording quite too slow a process for acquiring the necessary fund for maintaining proper rank and appearance. Some other more genteel and expeditious method of attaining the coveted dis- ! tine-lion must therefore be resorted to, and in FALL AND WINTER GOOD S . i this folly the parents generally lead the way.— r government, to leave for their country. Rhode Island.—John H. Clark has been elected by the Legislature of Rhode Island a Unit ed States Senator for six years from the fourth of March next. The vote stood for Clark 59, Thos. Wilson Dorr 34 : scat. 5. Gen. Taylor and Gen. Butler.—A writer u the Washington Union, in some remarks upon ill suppose here is a thrifty farmer who , the report about Gen. Butler, says:—A gallant hue by hi. own skill ami industry in agricultural re g u ] ar officer who has iust returned from Munle- pursuits acquired a competency and respecta- j . . , ...... _ bility ; he has three sons to h. educated and pro. | r T' "* tha ca l ,lure ol " ll,ch he bore hla P art . vided for. What is he going to make of them ? relation to the charges against General Butler, Farmers of course. As you value your reputa-; says explicitly, 44 that if there was any complaiot tion with the family don’t make such suggestion,or j a „ ainst G en> Butler, on any account, the old people will give you a gla.ra.ol pity and he , m j t ll( , arl) of it and especially that surprise,as much as to say, “how oddly you talk; f , 1 < you arc at least a century bchindlhe age. Why be bad llcard of BO an S r - v " ortla ° r difficulty of man we arc people of property, and able to give j any kind between Generals Taylor and Butler; our sons such an education as shall fit them to nor did he believe that there had been any. The move in the higher circles; make fanners ol j officers of the regular army had the greatest re- litem, no ne: one shall study law, alter ho pas.; (or General Butler as well as fur Gen.Tny. cs through college; another shall read physic,! . ...... . and the third shall be a gentleman at large : | lor, and had all been to visit the former after he make farmers of them! it would be a sin against i had received his wound.” NEW GOODS. the republic of mind, to withdraw so large a por- j He a i so gays that 44 the kindest feelings exist HE subscribers will, in all this week, receive , ion „f intellectual wealth from its capital.” “ I;, , he army be ,ween the regulars and volunteers, their supplies—consisting of a very general as- ; have worked bard all my life,” says the farmer, I ...... r •« ® . ,ent ol articles, adapted to town and country j,. and am rt , 8(dved t hat ntv children shall never | am tbat * bc former considered the latter as hav. k® sold «« low as any other Store I hnve j( (o do „ Now , his ' i3 a tl!rJ . lran g e affitir. j ing shown extraordinary steadiness and efficacy r J J 1 - nr — - on - a . .. .. Here is a man who, tinder Providence, owes eve.; | 0 r raw troops.” rything he has in this world, both as to fortune ! . , „ and character, to this same hard work; but for | OS' Three printers are rnnn.ng (or Congr its necessity and influence upon him he would i in Massachusetts. They aie represented H AS just received a new supply of Dry Goods, consisting in part of Caihmrrr*, Nliiftlin dr (.nine* and Df Eulne llobm, black and cnlnicd Alupnra*. DRESS AND FURNITURE CALICOES, red and white flannels Pilot, Bearer and wool-dyed Cloths, Cassimcres, Sattincts, Kentucky Jeans, bleaches1 and Brown Homespuns, 12-4 Sheetings, Bonnets and Bonnet Ribbons. Alio, a lot of l.adlco’ and Gcnl’o Shoe*. And a variety of other articles, all of which are offer ed for sale, at low prices, at his store on the cornet of Broad Street and College Avenue. Athens, Oct. 22. at finding named by Benevolence, and guarded by Valour, we seek no higher source—and say to Mercy, thou art our in other,and to Charity, thou hast be gotten us.” Away! away! beneath the straining sail, The hopeless captive is a freeman now— Mark ! how he greets the fresh blast of the gale That plays so gladly o’er his fever'd brow. Oh! thank kind Heaven! he is a slave no more, For all are free who tread young Georgia’s shore. Marked ye the flashing of his eager eye, That late was dim with floods ot scorching tears! Saw ye the gaze with which he hailed the sky, As if its sunshine had been hid for years ! His limbs are chainless, and his steps are free, The captive hath regained his liberty. Oh ! what emotions crowd upon his soul, When gazing first upon his forest home, To see the masses of green verdure roll, Back, back where’er his foot was free to roam ; There was a music in the very roar, Of the white surges dashing on the shore. ,!?«.hears the fich tones of tho mock-bird singing, ■** In thick, sweet sobs amid the forest dim; A thousand flowers their richest scents are flinging Upon the breeze, as tho’ they welcome him. And warm and soft the smiling sunshine pours A flood of light upon those radiant shores. The anchor sinks, the swelling sails are furled, Ho treads at last on Georgia’s forest shore; Its wild woods and its valleys are a world Beauteous to him, for he is chained no more; And gladly forth into the wilds he goes. To wake the echoes with his manly blows. He meets the Indian—and that dusky race Welcome the pilgrim to his hunting ground, Teach him the mysteries of the kingly chase, Lead to the pathways where the deer abound. Gather him food from mountain, stream and sea, And teach the pale faced stranger to be free. And day and night a song of gladness fills The temple of his soul, in those far woods, For there is Freedom on those fertile hills, And Liberty amid those solitudes ; The song of birds, the music of each tree, Tell the glad captive he is free, free, free. Blest land! thy origin is nobler far Than all the proudest kingdoms of the earth, Noconq’ror sought thee in his battle car, But Liberty and Mercy gave thee birth; The heart-»ick prisoners left their chains for thee, And now their children tread thy bosom free. Tho leaf that Ned going The sleeve-in which Joo Miller used to laugh. Tail of the quadruped that originated the horse, laugh. A bag of ill-wind that blew nobody good. The saddle on which the beggar rode to the devil. Some of the butter that wouldn’t melt in child’s mouth ; also, tooth of the dog that licked the butter, without greasing his chops. The pie in which every b<.dy put his fingo One of the ears that tho Romans lent to Marc Anthony. One of the spiders that crawled on Richard'_ startled hopes. The well in which Lord Stanley stood when he ‘guessed.’ One of the dogs that barked at Richard as he halted by them. Portrait of the man who delighted not Ilamlct; also of the woman. Ditto, of the boy who so exasperated Coriolan- Some of the list that the ghost gave to Ham let, and th a fly that Banquo gave to Flcance. The brief candle which Macbeth ordered out. The adventures of Othello’s occupation after it was gone. The stack to which Macbeth was tied; and the poll on which Macduff threatened to paint him. The Will 0» The Wi»p. isk me, boys,” said Andrew Bell, 44 what a will o’ the wisp is,” and I will toll you. At one time it is called will o’ the wisp and at another jack o’ the lantern, but both these names mean same thing. A will o’ the wisp is not always to be seen, for I have looked for hours without finding it; while, at other seasons without looking for one at all a will o’ the wisp has appeared before me. “ You need not look for a will o’ tho wisp on the top of a mountain, or in a dry sand plain or in :orn field, or in a Warm sunny slope, for these 3 not the places where it is to he seen. It is low, marshy meadows, in swamps and boggy ground that it is most likely to be found. 44 A will o’ the wisp is a vapor, that takes light, and flits and dances about among the bogs that it comes from. Many a night traveller had taken it for a taper in a cottage window for a friendly lantern, and has been so far misled by it as to find himseff before he was aware, in the watery swamp. Have a «are, boys, and let not wills o* the wisp deceive you, “But, besides the will o’ the wisp of the swampy ground, there are hundreds of other kinds that will beset your pathway through the world—and some of them are very dangerous. If you never meet with any but those of the hog, you may not l -~ m great peril, but it is against others that I “ Pleasure is a will o’ tho wisp that .has led many astray. When we follow our own will, and not the will of God, wo are suro to get into danger. Pleasure has drawn many from tho path of duty into the quagmire of sin. Never let pleasure lead yon into evil; for one falso step may plunge you into destruction. “ To some, praise is a will o’ the wisp ; for it altogether deceives them, and makes them think more highly of themselves than they ought to think. When a boy grows conceited and proud there is little hope ol hint. He U out of the right road, and is in great danger, ** Learn t<» contemn all praise betimes, For flattery is the nurse of crimes,” “ Finery is a will o’ the wisp often, to both hoys and girls, and ought not to be followed. The love of fine clothes has brought many to rags. O, what misery a pair of ear-rings has before now brought upon tho wearer f Be neat, be clean, but be ware of fine clothes ! The rich man dressed himself in fine clothes, Luke xvi. 19, but after that he lifted up his eyes in torment. 44 Hundreds have found money a will o’ tho wisp. It has glittered before them, and dazzled their eyes so that they have been deceived into the belief that it would make them happy, where* as “ the love ot money is the root of all evil.”— Give me neither poverty nor riches,” is a proper prayer. The love of God can make you happy, but the love oi money never can. A contented mind is worth all the money in the world. A bad companion is a wifi o’ the wisp, bewaro of him ; for if there be one thing more likely than another to draw you into trouble, he is that very thing. He will pretend tpbca friend,but ho will prove himself your enemy; he will seem to be a light, but he will draw you into darkness. If you wish to get into miry places you do it at once by following a bad companion. That will be tho way to lose the right path ; this will be the way to fall headlong into min. 44 Tho sparkling glass is a will o’ the wisp. O, what numbers has it led astray 1 How tempting it is in its appearance ! How pleasant it is to the taste! How it cheers the spirits ! But by de grees the deceit uncoils itself as a snake, and bites as a serpent. It shows itselfto be a will 4 o ’the j wisp, and those who have been deceived by it find out, too late, that it has lured them to dcstruc* •ortraent trade. Which in the place, for , — value. PRINGLE & MARTINDALE. Oct. 13, 1846. NEW TALL AND WINTER MORTON & LAMPKIIf, H AVE ju*i received, an extensive assortment STAI'l.i: AND FANCY DllV GOODS, or TnE LATEST STYLES ; Groceries, Hardware, SHOES, BOOTS. 1IATS, BONNETS, SADDLERY, Ac. Among the Dry Goods are—CLOTHS: French black and brown, woiol-dyed blue, black and cadet-nux’d ; M — and black Beaver, for overcoat*. Wool-dyed black fancy Ca*i figured bli A bottle of fresh water from Salt river The aiel that was in your eye. A wish-bone from one of Macduff chickens. A wax-end from a sherry cobbler. A A’hip with which tho Devil was whipped round the stump; also, the stump which Gov. Bebb took at the last election in Ohio. One of the eggs your grandmother was taught to suck. One of tho “ thousand of brick.” A hair from the tail of shank’s mare ; also an egg found in the nest of the same. A piece of the pipe which was laid in 1840. One of the pickles Peter Piper picked. A pimple from St. Anthony’s nose : also a light from his fire. An air on the Scotch fiddle, arranged for St. Vitus’s dance. Some of the money that made the mare go. Tho eye-lids by which the man was so long hanging, and the skin of his teeth by which he was saved. A little finger from the right arm of our Na- tional Defence, lopped offby Secretary Bancroft.! destruction. A knot hole from the fence where politicians «I might tell you of many more wills o’ tho sometimes climb. w i sp) f or as j said, there aro’ hundreds besides A drum-stick, penny whistle and pen-holder, 1 those of ihe swamp and the bog ; but remember manufactured from the “top-most round of the that sin of everv kind is a will o’ibe wi«n—it will ladder of fame.” The quarter that was give Gen. llumilton and ttae Juggli The following anecdote, told of the celebrated Alexander Hamilton, is amusing. While on a journey to Albany, he- chanced once to put up for the night at a tavern in one of the small villages tho Hudson River, where a mountebank had advertised a display of his ingenuity at slight of hand, «fcc., on that evening. Induced by motives of curiosity, and a desire to while away the tedi ous hours of a winter’9 evening, the General took a front seat in the apartment allotted for the per formance. His keen piercing eye did not escape the observation ol the juggler, who stepping up to him and handing him a silver dollar, politely requested him to hold it until he should call for it, adding that it might escape his fingers with- A Care (or a Bud Temper, '° U rr.L' S ^ ,0wled S®; . .A cheerful temper—not occasionally, but hab. The General, thinking some harmless trick bitually cheerful—is a quality which was intended, and being desirous of humoring the | man would be willing to dispense with in choos- joke readily accepted the dollar, and clenching it j j ng a wife. It is like a good fire in winter, dif- Cards and dice are wills o’ tho wisp that have led bodies and souls astray without nutn* her. A person begins by playing for amuse* ment—then for small sums ; but his desire for gain grows greater and his vice increases, he wins or loses just as the will o’ the wisp that de ceives him shines out or withdraws its light; but on he goes, and his downward road ends in a miry swamp without bottom. il Bad books are wills o’ tho wisp that fear- fully lure astray, leading tho simple aside from holy things, and tempting the fool to say in his heart, “ There is no God.” God’s holy book tells us we are sinners,and that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour; but bad books deny this truth, and paint sin in gay colors, that it may deceive. A bad book attracts the eye, but poisons the soul; il is a will o’ the wisp that has beckoned on thousands to 1 by - - troops to the Mexicans at Monterey. A leg from the tables that were turned. A leaf fiom the book of life, somewhat torn. fast ii icr*: black Sarin Vestings- Plain and rich ~ i , . , , • mrara..,., .nd block Silk-; rich L-d f.ncy Silk.; devil a work-shop: twas wisely spoken; and •haded Delaines; Fancy Silk Shawls; Thread Laces; j alas for the country these shops are numerous, possibly have Been, long ago, hanged or lodged j whole-souled, talented fellows, well worthy of 'i"g ragahondt'fnS of Wing LTw U, Zhon. j eleC,i ° n - j ,r " ra h ‘ s ” i,bo,a ■>'» The juggler est, virtuous, and respectable head of a faro- ! Yucatan Neutrality.—The Yucatan schr.' ' v ^ en attempted a new trick, would first cast Uy. And jet, to hdjtr him' < alb - 7™ ^ ' Venlnra was seized at N. O. immediately on the , Ae doHlr"” whenThTtamer suppose that hard work embraced 1 _ ae “ “ receipt in that city of the circular Irom the Trea- „- ou l d immediately open his hand to convince Department, refusing clearances for any | himself that he wa{ yet in possession of it Ai- idleness. One of the ports of that department of Mexico. Thus ends ter the performance was over, the mountebank requested the dollar of Gen. H. who, on return ing it, observed that he could discover no trick Rclixom Opinions of tUe Presidents. , first lessons which they have thoroughly master- ! the neutrality of Yucatan, whose ports will doubt. d; blue ed, is to eschew hard work. Some oid writer j i ess te immediately blockaded by our squadron- has quaintly said that Moalin Trimming. Cashmere*, and a great other articles usually kept by up-country merchants. All of which will be aold, at wholesale or retail, on acconimo- daUng terms.Athens, Oct 1. 1846. Copartnership Notice. T HE undersigned thankful for patronage extend- ed to himself, for the last year, begs leave to m- . form his friends and the public, that he has this day associated himself with Mr- Charles O. Martindale. The business in future will be conducted under the name of Pringle & Martindale, at the old stand, where a continuance of favours is respectfully solicited. Athens, Sept. 28,1846. GEO. PRINGLE. N. B. Persons indebted to Geo. Pringle wU! please call as early as convenient and settle their accounts. G. P. and the workman is rapid,'so that plans, plots, and deeds of wickedness are turned off in swift succession to the great annoyance ot all good people. Even gray hairs can scarcely be en trusted w’ith leisure. Go to one of our villages, and mark that knot of noisy village politicians who hold their daily sessions, and spend most of their time in idle chat; who that knows human nature will not feci for them ? Old and estab lished as they are, there is danger that they may rret into mischief. Either their club will become a sort of radiating point for slander, a court where the absent are every day put to the bar, and tried without the liberty ot defence, or ran- corous animosities are engendered, which issue in lasting hatred, or even in bloodshed; or else the stimulus of town-gossip being insufficient, the bar-room and decanter supply the deficiency. Or, this failing to meet the demand for excite- The following table, showing tho respective denominations for which the Presidents of the United States have evinced a preference, we find the New York Telegraph; Gen. Washington, Virginia, Episcopalian. John Adams Mass. Unitarian. Thos. Jefferson, Virginia, Philosopher. James Madison, Virginia, Episcopalian. James Monroe, Virginia, ** John Q. Adams, Mass., Unitarian. Andrew Jackson, Tenn M Presbyterian. Martin Van Buren, N. York, Congrega’list, Wm. H. Harrison, Ohio, Episcopalian. John Tyler, Virginia, 44 James K. Polk, Tenn., Presbyterian. Neves too Late.—Mrs. Rose Rily, of Cold Spring, aged 90, has recently cut four new front teeth, being the third set, and her eye sight has been so renewed that she reads without glasses. I do though,” replied the mountebank.— “You had not been present three minutes, hen I perceived that if 1 did not do something tc divert your attention, you would detect me in eve ry trick I attempted ; I therefore gave you the dollar to hold, and managed to have it absorb so much of your attention, that I got through the performance much better than 1 expected when that sin of every kind is a will o’ the wisp—it will take all sorts of shapes. At one time it is as bright as a friendly lantern, and at another as cheerful as a taper in a cottage window; but it is always dangerous and deadly; likeanadder.it has fine skin and a poisoned tooth; like a fire work, it sparkles and then becomes dark as mid night ; like Satan himself whence it springs, it promises pleasure to inflict pain, and only gives present delight to insure destruction.” his hand, waited in momentary expecta- ; t us ive and genial in its influence, and always ap- keeo'the vounff kdv’s^rme^ml^ttpmbl'n attempt being made to eitricato it proachedvvilh a confidence that il will comfort lo , P h(J f a ’bion«bl/.nd polite lilcratur/of the and do good- Attention to health is one great If you would qualify her for conversation, means of maintaining this excellence unimpair-1 „„„ mtlB , _i. . ed, and attention to household affairs is another. The state of body which women call bilious is most inimical to habitual cheerfulness ; and that which girls call nothing to do, but which I call idleness, is equally so. I have always strongly recommended exercise as the first rule for pre serving health ; but, theie is an exercise in do mestic usefulness, which, without superseding that in the open air, is highly beneficial to the i Let her have health both of mind and body, maemccb a s it I sustain intelligent co „ VPrsati „„ c „ ncer „i„g th o adds, to other benefits, the happiest ot all sensa- ,..1 1 ts«s > _..j . b lions, that of having rendered some assistance, or done some good. Let me entreat my young readers, if they ever feel a tendency to causeless melancholy, ii they are afflicted with cold feet and headache, but above all, with impatience and iritability, so that they can scarcely make a pleasant reply when spoken to, let me entreat give her something to talk about- her an acquaintance with this actual world,' and its transpiring events. Urge her to read the newspapapers. and be familiar with the present character and movement of our race. History is of some importance but the past world is dead, and we have nothing to do with it. Our thoughts and our concern should be for the present world, know what it is, and to improve its condition. intelligent opinion, and be aide you first fixed your eyes upon me.” Gen. H. it is said, was highly amused at this chef d’oeuvre of the juggler and pronounced it the best trick per formed that evening. Strange Bed-Fellow.—At a ladies’ temper- _ ice meeting, not long since, one of the mem bers remarked that the temperance cause had been a blessing to her, 44 for,” adding she, 44 1 slept with aiiarrel of rum for ten years; but now,” she continued, her eyes brightening, “ since my husband signed the pledge, I have a roan to sleep with—thank God.” Then all the spiusterc laid their hands on their hearts and saiib—Amen. mental, moral, political and religious movements our limes. Let the gilded annuals and po ts on the centre table be kept covered with the tekly and daily journals. Or, if they are left the book store, and the table is well supplied with newspapers, her mental as well as moral character and her common sense will not suffer account of their absence. Let the whole fam- sea «- •>— trifle with the servants, but to set about doing something that will add to the general comfort of the family, and that will at the same time, 1 lievc some member of the family of a portion of j daily toil. I fear it is a very unromantic conclu sion to come to, but my firm conviction is, that half the miseries of young women, and half their ill tempers might be avoided by habits of domes tic activity.—The Daughters of England* papers. And if any body has a thought or a fact worth communicating, let him not try to make a big sleepy book, but speak to the world through the newspapers. This is the way to make ati intelligent, republican, and virtuous population. “ Housewifery” is an ancient art, said to have been fashionable among girls and young wives, “a longtime ago;” now entirely out of U9C, or practised only by the lower order.