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From the New-Vork Literary Gazette.
DUNNING.
Alas! how deeply painful is all payment!
Take lives, take wives, take ought ’cept
men’s purses,
As Machiavel shows those in purple raiment,
Such is the shortest way to general curses,
'('hey hate a murderer much less than a
claimant,
On that sweet ore which every body curses.
Kill a man’s family, and he may brook it,
But keep your hands out of his breeches
pocket.
Byron's Dun Juan.
Wearied with tiic never-sedtng
and trilling excuses for non payment,
that my collecting daily brought me,
i determined to devote a day to the
sole business of collecting my own
bills, having however, a great antip
athy to this sort of business, it re
quired all the resolution l was mas
ter of to meet the delinquents face
to face. Now there is not the least
shaddow of reason why we should
fuel unpleasant in asking for what is
our just duo ; and yet 1 believ*
(here are but few who do not
dislike dunning worse than any thing
almost; —unless it is being dunned
themselves.
The demure and downcast looks
that one meets with —the long wind
ed excuses, and regrets of inability
’o pay that one must hear—the cold
and studied civility with which al
most all treat you—are not among
the last evils to which flesh and
Hood is heir. Rut to our business.
1 loitered in indecision at the break
last table, sipping th ■ coffee very
different from my usual hasty manner
—in truth, l made a most uncon
scionable long sitting of t—but my
breakfast cannot last forever, and I
finally left the table—my resolution,
however, wavered more and more,
as the time drew nigh when I was to
start —and I, pacing idly, backwards
and forwards through the room, half
inclined to postpone the hateful
business indefinitely, when a note
was put into my hand, politely re
questing me to pay a bill of sundry
items, as soon as I could possibly
make it convenient—now I had com
pletely forgotten that any such ac
count was standing against me, and
as I knew that it was necessary that
it should be paid immediately, my
decision was at once made—in a
desperate resolution I seized my hat,
and was in the street iu a moment —
without any farther baitings of in
decision I proceeded on directly
to the place where I knew my bill
would be most probably paid with
out any farther delay—my first call,
however, was an uniortunate one,
for the family had just left tovt n;
much to my sorrow.—Foiled in my
first att* rapt, I proceeded to the
next in order on my list. I was ad
mitted into the house, and the fami
ly fortunately were at home ; but
'ilas ! 1 soon saw they were prepar
mg for a flitting from the heat and
dust of the city, into country quar
ters—the entry was full of band
boxes, and corded trunks—and in
the midst of all stood the mistress of
the house, a fine sprightly widow,
giving orders, and again counter
manding them almost in the same
breath—she desisted for a moment
irom overseeing the arrangements
making tor the journey, and poured
the flood of her overwhelming volu
bility upon me—“ she regrets ex
tremely, that she had put me to the
trouble of calling—the hill should
have been settled long ago, she was
really ashamed it had remained so
ong unpaid; hut a variety of cir
cumstances circumstances over
'vlnch she had no control, had really
prevented her from paying, but as
soon as she returned from the coun
try which would be very shortly, I
might depend upon the money—in
the mean time she was very much
engaged, she begged me to have
the goodness to excuse her.” 1
wish and her a pleasant jaunt, and pro
ceeded on. The next one I called
tpon was a plain worthy grocer
I found hin i sitting under the awn
ing before this door, surrounded b
puncheons and beer barrels, and for
the purpose ot keeping out the heat,
as he expressed it, he ever and anon
took a sip from i tumbler of Hollands
and water, on the surface of which*
the lragrant powder of the nutmegs
was floating in graceful undulations ;
my hopes brightened as he shook
me cordially by the hand; and bank
notes in all their interesting and
ragged oilin ss floated before my im
magination ; for once I was not dis
appointed ; without waiting for me
to state the object of my visit, he
promptly paid the amount, and ap
pologised for not having done it be
fore.—Encouraged by this prompt
ness, I took heart, and again went
on with my walk, fondly dreaming
that 1 should be able to collect a
sufficiency to compensate me for my
unpleasant task; and already ap
propiating in imagination, money
not yet collected, to divers uses, but
alas! I soon found 1 had reckoned
with idle security. —It was enough
to drive one mad, merely to hear
the excuses lor non payment. Some
doubtless were true, but many 1 am
sure were false. There are num
bers whose means although ample,
cliug as the muscle to the rock; and
who, when it is perfectly convenient,
will not pay a bill, as long as they
can possibly evade it, and then pay
it with about as much willingness
as they would part with their life’s
blood—groaning in spirit for the loss
of that for which they had not the
least use, Among the various ex
cuses, 1 recollect one fellow, who
stood before me the very persomfi
tion of health, had been so delicate
that he had been utterly unable to
attend to his usual business, ani
consequently had no funds. I stared
at him with eyes of astonishment;
but when he repeated the assertion,
and commenced enumerating symp
toms, my propensity to laughter
overbalanced my vocation, and I
was compelled to leave him very ab
ruptly. But why go on with the
tiresome detail. I had been from
morning till bite in the afternoon,
wandering from street to street, and
from almost one end of the city to
the, other, and returned home with
a pocket almost as light as when I
started. I was wearied with the
unsuccessful exertions that 1 had
made, but I had met with similar
disappointments too often before, to
consider it as any thing very strange,
or lay it to heart as an unparalleled
case of ill fortune. When I again
reached my room, the western sky
had ceased to burn so fiercely, and
and the south wind was blowing
freshly among the luxuriant tendrils
of the wild cucumber around my
window. I had rccource to that
soother of irritated nerves, a segar.
and then for lack of better employ
ment, wrote these idle pages, which
(if you have a nook to spare in your
paper) is at your service
Y. G.
Cloth and Leather rendered water
proof.—A valuable chemical discov
ery has been made bo our friend Mr.
Comstock of this city which we take
particular pride in noticing, from the
important bene.fits that it is to con
fer on community. It is one that
applied to leather and cloth, renders
them impervious to water; and from
either, when duly prepared, boots
arid shoes can be made that will
resist fluids for any length of time.
Wc have seen at this office, shoos
that had been for (several days im
mersed in water, that on the inner
side were perfectly dry, and even
paper which had laid lor twenty-four
hours in that element, did not ap
pear the least affected by it, but re
tained the writing and ink as per
fect and as pure as before it had
been wet. This certainly is an im
portant discovery, and one that will
be found to possess many excellent
qualities. For this discovery, Dr.
Comstock has, we understand, ob
tained a patent, and will, we hope
he rewarded for the service, that
must necessarily accrue to the pub
lic. — Hart, Tunes.
From the United States Gazette.
London, Nov. 21.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
House of Lords —When we were
admitted to the House, we found
the benclies nearly filled with ladies
of rank and beauty, who were anx
ious to witness the Septennial pa
geant, for such it may be justly rail
ed, viewing it without any reference
to its political import.
The railing round the throne whs
removed ,and the throne it sell brought
lor ward, so that upon the whole the
House exhibited a display of mag
nificence and splendour comineusu
rate with the greatness ol the Briti
Empire.
At one o’clock the Lord Chan
ceUorenterodthe flout'’ accompant-
Fl® tibicruntartes, pacisquc iuponere raorem, parceresubjectis ct uebeliare superbos.— Virgil.
MILLEDGEYILIE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1827.
ed by Lord Liverpool and the Mem
bers of the Privy Council.
The Bishop of Landafl' read the
prayers usual on such occasions.
Soon after one o’clock the Judges
entered and took their seats upoa the
Woolsack.
The Dukes of Clarence and Glo
cestc-r, and a great portion of the
Pe rs of the United Kingdom, arriv
ed in quick succession, aut! amongst
those who, by courtesy, were admitt
ed to the body of the Hoase, we no
ticed the Prince K-terhazy, and
others of the Foreign Ambassadors.
The firing of the Park guns an
nounced the approach of his Majesty
who entered the House at two min
utes to two o’clock precisely, preced
ed by the officers of the Household.
His Majesty took his seat on thef
throne, supported on the right hand
by the Lord High Steward, the Duke
of Wellington, and Lord Graves, on
the left by the Earl of Liverpool, the
Marquis of Angle:« i, &c.
The Commons were thus summon
ed to att nd at the bar of the House
The Members of the House of
Commons then entered, preceded by
the Usher of the Black Rod, and the
Speaker in his full robes.
Almost before the Speaker rcach
the bar of the House, His Majesty
commenced his address.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
“ I have called you together at
this time for the special purpose of
communicating to you the measure
which I Judge necessary to take in
the month of September for the ad
r'lssioii ir.to the ports of the United
Kingdom of certain sorts of Grain not
then admissible by law.
“ I have directed a copy of the
Order in Council issued on that oc
casion to be laid before you; and
confidently trust, that you will see
sufficient reason tor givingyour sanc
tion to the provisions of thal order
and for carrying them into effectual
execution.
“ I have the greatest satisfaction
in being able to inform you that the
iiopes entertained at the termination
of the last session of Parliament, res
pecting the final close ofthe Burmese
war, have been fulfilled, and that i
peace highly honorable to the British
arms, and Councils of the British
Government in India, has been coc
cluded in that quarter.
“I continue to receive from all the
Foreign Powers, assurances of their
earnest desire to cultivate the re
lations of Peace with each other,
and a friendly understanding with
this nation.
“ 1 have exerted myself with un
remitting anxiety, in conjunct ion with
Allies, to arrest the progress of the
existing hostilities, and to prevent
the interruption of peace throughout
the world
"Gentleman of the House of Commons,
“l have directed the estimates
for the ensuing year, to he made out,
and in due time they shall be laid be
tore you. 1 assure you, they are
framed with the strictest attention to
economy, which the exigencies of
the public serviae will permit.
“ The distress which has prevail
ed throughout the commercial and
manufacturing districts of my sub
jects, during the lest twelve months
lies effected some important branch
es of the revenue, yet I have j eat
satisfaction in informing you, that no
such diminution of the internal con
sumption of the country has taken
plac , as can possibly create any ap
prehension that the great sources ol
the wealth and prosperity of the j
country will be impaired.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
“ i most deoply sympathise with
the distresses ot the manufacturing
districts, and 1 contemplate with
feelings of the siricerest satisfaction
the patience with which those sufi
ferings have been borne.
“ The depression under which the
trade and manufactures of the coun
try have been labouring has abated
more slowly than I had thought my
self warranted in anticipating ; but
1 retain a firm expectation that the
abatement will be progressive, and
that the time is not distant; when un
der the blessing of Divine Provi
dence, the commerce and industry
of the United Kingdom will have
resumed their wanted activity.”
At the conclusion of the above j
Address, bis Majesty, who appear-1
ed much better than when we last
saw him, left the Throne and pro
ceeded through the Painted Cham
ber to his titute Carriage, and from
thence to tit. J nine's Palace, amidst
i he cheers of a numerous multitude.
His Majesty occupied the space
of seven minutes in delivering the
Address.
Benj. West. —The following lcit«r
oin the sous of the late Benjamin
tVest to tho speaker was latd before
he House, asking of Congress to
urchase the pictures belonging to
IMr West which bv hb death do-
volved to his sons The letter was
ordered to be laid on the table and
printed.
We make the following extract
from the letter, giving a little outline
of the life of our distinguished coun
tryman. He left America at fhc age
of 21 years to study in Italy the
works of the renoived masters of his
«i ,rt >
“ After the completion of his stu
dies in Italy, which he prosecuted
during five years, with such avidity
that it occasioned a fever which near
ly deprived him of life, he went for
England, where his talents for the
arts very soon attracted the attention
of some leading amateur characters,
and his hr-ving painted a picture of
an interesting subject that displayed
his abilities, for the Archbishop of
York, he shortly after became honor
ed by the notice and patronage of the
King, (George 111,) who beneficen
tly sustained him in his practice an!
study of the fine arts for nearly forty
years and engaged him in groat
plans from the subjects of English
history, and the sacred writings, for
the embellishment of Windsor Cas
tle.”
“Under the sanction of his Majes
ty, he became one of the original
founders of the Royal Academy in
Lordon. In testimony also of his
talents, and the esteem in which he
was held by his contemporaries in
the arts, they elected him twenty
seven times President of the Acade
my of Painting, Sculpture and Ar
chitect urs, (of which he was one
of the original founders,) and as a
further sanction of the abilities he
possessed as an artist, and of the
spreading abroad of his fame, he
likewise received honorable distinc
tions from most of the academies
for the encouragement and promo
tion of the fine arts, in the polished
countries of Europe.”
“ The career he ran in the arts
while residing in London, occupied
a space of more than half a c ntury.
He left his native country in the year
1760, and became deceased in the
city ot London on the 10th of March,
1820. The number of the works
that he has left behind him is indeed
truly astonishing. His whole life
was one scene of industry, persever
ance and endeavors to perfect himself
in the art, and to dispense to others
(especially to young and risir g artists)
the knowledge that he had thus c!i
--l:g ntly acquired.”
From the Charelston Courier.
One of the most tremendous and
twfully destructive storms of wind
And snow, ever experienced in the
Highlands ol Scotland, took place on
the 24th and 251 h of November last.
The loss of human life, which had
iiready been ascertained in Perth
«nd Invernes-shircs, is deplorable;
uid the destruction of sheep and
laltle in the Highland districts gen
iraily. is stated to have been nn
nense. ll being the time of Mar
ininas Fair at Inverness, number ol
|oor country people in returning
tome on the night of the 24th, lost
their lives. The snow is represent
ed to have drifted in some places in
ihe Highlands, South of Inverness, to
the depth ot lflO feet. The Caledo
nian Stage Coach, between Perth
and Inverness was left buried in the
snow —the passengers made then
way on foot to the latter place. The
suffering and narrow escapes of some
oi the travellers upon the diflorei t
roads, as detailed in the papers, are
almost incredible.
From the Savannah Georgian.
A correspondent of th .Massachu
setts Journal at Berlin, gives the fol
lowing description of young Napo
leon in Oct. last: —
At Vienna saw the imperial family
at the opera ; and among them the
Empress Maria Louisa, and her son,
the young Napoleon. 1 had my eye
fixed upon the lytler for more than
two hours, retracing in my mind the
eventtui iue ol his sire, to whom he
tias a great resemblance.—The gen
eral turn ot the head, the forenead
the eyes, and the superior part ol the
nose arc ail his. There is a great
deal of expression in the boy’s fea
tures : he was deeply interested by
the play and contrary to every eti
quette of so rigid a court as that to
which he is attached,, made no at
tempt to couceal his emotions; his
moth r repeatedly checked him, hut
to little purpose. He is a kimloi
spoiled child of his grand-lather,
ii was tho first time that the Lmpe
ror and his spouse had come to the
i’neoire, since hi? lust sickness, lie
was enthusiasticaliy received by the
people, ami returned the expressions
of ihoir loyalty by tho most cordial
manifestations of his pleasure m
jgatn being among them ; the whole
imperial taimly present, formed a
roup of not lets than ten or twelve
, 9 '
[Vol. It. No. 4 Whole No. LVI.
INDIAN EDUCATION.
The following arc reports of Spee
ches ot two Choctaw youths, who
are now receiving instructions at the
Great Crossings, in Kentucky. The
School at that place has the title of
the Choctaw Academy, and is sup
ported out of provisions made by
the Choctaws themselves, in their
Treaties qyith the United States’
Government. It is under the direc
tion of the Baptist General Conven
tion, which is responsible to the
Government for the faithful applica
tion of the money appropriated for
its support, under regulations of the
Department of War. These Letters
are the productions of Indian hoys,
who, a few years ago, were ignorant
ot the po.vor tl*o Eniilinh lan
guage, anil still more of the uso of
letteis. In tins view these effusions
ol unsophisticated minds, addressed
to (heir benevolent benefactors, are
quite interesting. The name ofthe
Speaker is appended to each of
them.
My Friends and Countrymen:
The long expected and happy pe
riod has .arrived, when it is in our
power to take you by the hand and
welcome you to the Blue Spring, the
seat of our Choctaw Academy. Mv
heart, my friends, is overflowing with
joy at. this happy meeting, and long
may (his joy continue to animate us
with one sentiment in honor and de
votion to our studies. The Choc
taws have taken the lead, in estab
lishing our Academy, amidst our
white brethren, and we are under
great obligations to our Nation for
the honor and the advantage of ta
king the first fruit of this noble In
stitution. Let us recollect that it is
our duty to act in such a manner as
to elevate our character in the Heav
en, that we may return to the bosom
of friends and relations with gladness
and delight. Already have the
Creeks knocked at the door of our
Academy for admittance, and we
expect twenty students daily to ar
rive, and we have opened our doors
to receive them. The Nothern
tribes are also desirous to partake of
the blessings we enjoy, and we ex
pect to receive twenty of them the
next Spring. This reflects great
honor upon our Nation, and when
we have left this residence, we shall
leave behind us the children of oth
er tribes who will sing* the song of
praise to our Nation. Then my
friends and brothers, let us honor
our Nation and ourselves, by a close
attention to our studies, and by an
honorable course of conduct in our
words and actions, and Heaven will
smil upon the Choctaws. We have
an excellent teacher, and have no
thing to interrupt our mind, and wc
are furnished with everything iu our
hands, in the most convenient and
comfortable manner. Let me again
welcome you to the Blue Spring, and
let us reioice together.
. “ GEORGE HARKINS.
My h Vicnels anti Brothers:
With great anxiety and solici
tude. we have expected your arrival
at this place, the location of the
Choctaw Academy. Although we
have been separated from you a
long time, by space and time, we
have been united in our friendship
and affection; and our prayers have
been constant that the Good Spirit
might protect and smile upon you
m your journey through a land of
strangers, to the blue Springs.
My Friends, we now welcome you
to this happy snd peaceful abode of
learning and science, with hearts
lull of gratitude. YVe have tasted
the advantages of our situation, and
ive know them to be great: we see
the profit of advantage and honor to
ourselves individually, and profit
and prosperity to our nation. Then
wc congratulate onrselres that you
are about to participate with us the
blessings that we enjoy. Nothing,
my Friends, is wanting, on our pari,
but indnstry and correct couduct:
for, we have a Teacher who would
do honor to any Literary Institu
tion, and is also a friend and
father to us. llis advice is good;
and W: have nothing to do bm to
pursue it: it leads in the paths of vir
turc and happiness. Indeed, our
white brethren are also friendly and
kind to us; and, on all occasions, we
have conclusive evidence that they
arc the friends of the Choctaws. —
Then let ine exhort you to devote
iyour minds to study; live together
as a hand of brothers; and so to
walk in the paths of virtue, as to
deserve their friendship and good
affection. At this place we meet
with every friendly attcutiou, and
all (he comforts and conveniences ol
living are furnished to us, without
our being interrupted in our studies.
And now, in concluding, I invoke
I lor each of you the blessing of - -the
Good Spirit.
I PIERRE JUZAN
[Oil $4 IF NOT PAID IN SIX MONTHS.
Cats.
The first couple of cats which
were carried to Cuyaba sold for a
pound of gold There was a plague
of rats in the settlement, and they
were purchased as a speculation,
which proved an excellent one.-
Their firstfkiitens produced thirty
oitavas each; the next generation
were worth twenty; and the price
gradually fell as the inhabitants were
stocked with these beautiful and use
ful creatures.
-Montenegro presented to the el
der Almagro the first cat wh ch was
brought to. South America, and was
rewarded for it with six hundred
pesos.
[Southeys Brazil.
WASHIKC COTTONS AND LINEN.
Never wash muslins, or any kind
of white cotton goods, with linen; for
the latter deposits or discharges a
gum and coulouring matter every
time it is washed, which discolours
and dyes the cotton. Wash them
by themselves.
Extraordinary —A letter from St.
Charles, Missouri, states, (hat in a
hail storm, on one small lak or
pond, there were killed upwards of
Jive hundred wild ducks, some of
them having their necks quite cut
off. A pretty violent storm.
A papet in Indianna is owned by
Alexander Morchead, edited by
James Morehead, and printed by
YVm. Morehead. It is impossible
to have too much head in such a
work.
A Silk Worm, let it teed upon
what it may, consumes in 30 days
not less than 60,000 times its primi
tive weight.
At a meeting of the Board ot
Managers of the American Coloniza
tion Society at Washington, Decem
ber 14th, 1826, it was
Resolved, That the annual Meet
ing of this Society shall be held in
this city, on the second Saturday in
January, at eleven o’clock; and that
this be announced in the public pa-
L pcrs.
Resolved, That the Auxiliary So
cieties bo requested to send dele
gates to the annual Meeting, and
(hat (he friends to our cause gener
ally, be invited to attend.
The place of meeting to be an
nounced hereafter
fjCr Delegates to the Annual
Meeting, are respectfully requested,
on their arrival at Washington, to
give notice thereof to the Resident
Agent of the Society, at the Office,
opposite to Williamson’s Hotel.
BY LAST NIGHT’S MAIL.
YVe are indebted to the politeness
of a gentleman of this city for the
New-York Mercantile Advertiser of
the 13th inst. received by the way
of Charleston; from which, and from
slips received from our correspon
dents ofthe Charleston Courier, we
make the several interesting extracts
which will follow. It appears that
a dust is about to be kicked up be
tween England and Spain, and
though the odds between these two
are such as to leave no doubt but
that the contest would be speedily
decided, yet if as it is supposed, the
French Government is implicated in
the affair, it is by no means impro
bable that it may ultimately involve
most of the important powers of
Europe, and thus produce a long and
sanguinary war.
THE UNITED STATES AND
GEORGIA.
The Secretary of IVar to Governor
Troup,
Department of YVar,
filth Nov. 1826. 1
Sir: A long and distressing illness
has prevented me from replying to
your letter ofthe 6th ultimo. Since
my partial recovery, I have submil
ted it to the President, by whom I
am instructed to sav, that you ap
pear to labor under a most serious
mistake in supposing that the lest
treaty with the Creeks has effected
in any manner the boundary of
Georgia. There is not a tittle in
the treaty that has the most distant
allusion to that object, nor, for one
moment would a discussion have
been admitted thereon, as it lies en
tirely out of the competencpof the
General Government. In anxiously
wishing to embrace all their kiud
within the limits of Georgia, every
effort was made to induce tliem to
agree to a clause to that effect, in so
many worils. They peremptorily re
fused, on the ground of their ignor
ance of the direction, of lbaY»line. —
Had the dividing line between Geor
gia and Alabama been established.
I think ft lughty probable,