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From the New-York Literary Gazette.
DUNNING.
Alas ! how deeply painful is all payment!
Take lives, take wives, take ought ’ccpt
men’s purses,
As Machiavel shows those in purple raiment,
Such is the shortest way to general curses,
They 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 the never-ending
and trifling 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 1 was mas
ter of to meet the delinquents face
to face. Now there is not the least
shaddow of reason why we should
feel unpleasant in asking for what i
our just due ; and yet I bcliev
there 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
to 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
blood is heir. But to our business.
I loitered in indecision at the break
fast table, sipping th coffee very
different from my usual hasty manner
—in truth, 1 made a most uncon
scionable long sitting of t —but my
breakfast cannot last forever, and 1
finally left the table —my resolution,
however, wavered more and more,
as the time drew nigh when 1 was to
start —and I, pacing idly backwards
and forwards through th<> 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 1 knew that it was necessary that
it should be paid immediately, my
decision was at once made—in a
desperate resolution 1 seized my hat,
and was in the street in a moment —
without any farther halting* of in
decision I proceeded on directly
to the place where 1 knew my hili
would be most probably paid with
out any farther delay—my first cali,
however, was an unfortunate one,
for the family had just left town;
much to my sorrow. —Foiled in my
first attempt, 1 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
alas I 1 soon saw they were prepar
ing 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
from overseeing the arrangements
making for 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 bill should
have been settled long ago, she was
really ashamed it had remained so
long unpaid ; but a variety of cir
cumstances circumstances over
which 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, 1
might depend upon the money—in
the mean time she was very much
engaged, she begged me to have
the goodness to excuse her I
wished her a pleasant jaunt, and pro
. ceded on The next one I called
was ti plaiu worthy grocer
I found him sitting under the awn
ing before his door, surrounded by
puncheons and beer barrels, and for
the purpose oi keeping out the heat,
as ne expressed it, he ever and anon
took a sip trom a tumbler of Hollands
and water, on the surface of which
the iragrant 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
ra gU e d 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 I 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 I soon found 1 had reckoned
with idle security.—lt was enough
to drive one mad, merely to hear
the excuses for non payment. Some
doubtless were true ( but many 1 am
sure were false. There are num
bers whose means although ample,
cling 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 cart 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 personifi
t ion of health, had been so delicate
that he had been utterly unable to
attend to his usual business, and
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 1
was compelled to leave him very ab
ruptly. But why go on with the
tiresome detail. I had been from
morning till late 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 I had
made, but 1 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 tor lack of better employ
ment, wrote these idle pages, which
(if you have a nook to spare in youi
paper) is at your service
Y. G.
Cloth and Leather rendered •water
proof.—A valuable ca mical discov
ery has been made bo our friend Mr.
Comstock of this city which we take
particular pride in noticing, from the
important benefits that it is to con
fer on community, it is one that
applied to leather and cloth, render.-,
them impervious to water; and from
either, when duly prepared, boots
and shoes can be made that will
resist fluids for any length of tune.
Wc have seen at this office, shoes
that had been for several days im
mersed in water, that on the inner
side were perfectly dry, and even
paper which had laid for twenty-four
hours in that element, did not ap
pear the least affected by it, but re
tained the writing ami ink as per
fect and as pure as before it had
been wet. Tins 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
be rewarded tor 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 tiie House, we found
the benches nearly filled with ladies
of rank and beauty, who were anx
ious to witness the Septennial pa
geant, tor such it may be justly call
ed, viewing it without any reference
to its political import.
The railing round the throne was
I removed ,and the throne itselfbrought
forward, so that upon the whole the
House exhibited a display of mag
nificence and splendour commensu
rate with the greatness of the British
i Empire.
i At one o'clock the Lord Chau
? cellor entered the Hou?' accompani-
Hae tibieruntartes, pacisque inaponere morem, parcere subjectis et debellare superbos.—Virgil.
Milledgeville, Tuesday, January 30, 1827.
ed by Lord Id verpool and the Mem
bers of the Privy Council.
The Bishop of Landaff read the
prayers usual on such occasions.
Soon after one o’clock the Judges
entered and took their seats upon the
Woolsack.
The Dukes of Clarence and
cestcr, and a great portion of the
Pe< rs of the United Kingdom, arriv
ed in quick succession, and amongst
those who, by courtesy, were admitt
ed to the body of the House, we no
ticed the Prince Esterhazy, and
others of the Foreign Ambassadors.
The tiring of the Park guns an
nounced the approach of his Majesty
who entered the House at two min
utes to two o’clock precisely, proced
ed by the officers of the Household.
His Majesty took his seat on the
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 Anglesea, &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 xMajesty
commenced his address.
J\ly 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
mission into the ports of the United
Kingdom of certain sorts of Grain not
then admissible by law.
“ I have directed a copy of the
Order m Council issued on that oc
casion to be laid before you ; and
confidently trust, that you will see
sufficient reason for giving your sanc
tion io the provisions of that order
and for carrying them into effectual
execution.
“ 1 have the greatest satisfaction
in being able to inform you that the
hopes entertained at the termination
of the last session of Parliament, res
pecting the final close of the Burmese
war, have been fulfilled, and that a
peace highly honorable to the British
arms, and Councils of the British
Government in India, has been con
cluded in that quarter.
“I continue to receive from all’the
Foreign Powers, assurances of their
earnest desire to cultivate the re
-lit ions of Peace with each other,
and a friendly understanding with
this nation.
“ 1 have exerted myself with un
remitting anxiety, in conjunction with
Allies, to arrest the progress of the
existing hostilities, ami to prevent
the interruption of peace throughout
the world.
‘'Gentleman, of the House of Commons,
“ I have directed the estimates
for the ensuing year, to be made out,
and in due time they shall be laid be
tore you. I assure you, they are
framed with the strictest attention to
economy, which the exigencies of
the public service will permit.
“ The distress which has prevail
ed throughout the commercial and
manufacturing districts of my sub
jects, during the lest twelve months
hus effected some important branch
es of the revenue, yet I have great I
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 ot
the wealth and prosperity of the
country will be impaired.
“Aty Lords and Gentlemen,
“ 1 most deeply sympathise with
the distresses oi the manufacturing
districts, and I contemplate with
feelings of the sincerest satisiaction
the patience with which those suf
ferings have been borne.
“ The depression under which the
trade and manufactures of the coun
try have been labouring has abated
more slowly than 1 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 in justry
of the United Kingdom will have
resumed their wanted activity.”
At the conclusion of the above
Address, his Majesty, who appear
ed much better than when we last
saw him, left the Throne and pro
ceeded through the Painted Cham
ber to his State Carriage, and from
thence to St. Jame s Palace, amidst
the cheers of a numerous multitude.
His Majesty occupied the space
ot seven minutes in delivering the
Address
Benj. Best.— The following letter
I com the sons of the late Benjamin
■ West to the speaker was laid before
ijit House, asking of Congress to
purchase the pictures belonging to
Mr West which bv his death de-
volved to bis sons The letter was
ordered to be laid on the table and
printed.
VVe make the following extract
from the letter, giving a little outline
of the life of our distinguished coun
tryman. He left America at the age
of 21 years to study in Italy the
works of the renowed masters of his
art;
“ 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 having 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 III,) who beneficen
tly sustained him in his practice an 1
study of the fine arts for nearly forty
years, and engaged him in great
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 origin <1
founders of the Rcyal Academy in
London. 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
chitecture, (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 ofLondon 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
m the art, and to dispense to others
(especially to young and risir g artists)
the knowledge that he had thus di
lig ntly acquired.”
From the Charelston Courier.
One of the most tremendous and
awfully destructive storms of wind
and snow, ever experienced in the
Highlands of Scotland, took place on
the 24th and 25th of November last.
The loss of human lite, which had
already been ascertained in Perth
and Inverues-shires, is deplorable ;
and the destruction of sheep and
cattle in the Highland districts gen
erally, is stated to have been im
mense. It being the time of Mar
tinmas Fair at Inverness, number oi
poor country people in returning
home on the night of the 24th. lost
their lives. The snow is represent
ed to have drifted in some places in
the Highlands, South of Inverness, to
the depth of 100 feet. The Caledo
nian Stage Coach, between Perth
and Inverness was left buried in the
snow —the passengers made their
way on foot to the latter place. The
suffering and narrow escapes of some
of the travellers upon the different
roads, as detailed in the papers, arc
almost incredible.
From the Savannah Georgian.
A correspondent of th j 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. I had my eye
fixed upon the latter for more than
two hours, retracing in my mind the
eventful life of bis sire, to whom he
has a great resemblance. —The gen
eral turn ot the head, the forehead
the eyes, and the superior part of the
nose are all 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, a made no at
tempt to conceal bis emotions; bis
mother repeatedly checked him, hut
.to little purpose. He is a kind oi
spoiled child of his grand-father,
it was the first time that the Empe
ror and his spouse had come to trie
Theatre, since his last sickness. He
■ was enthusiastically received by the
1 people, and returned the expressions
of their loyalty by tiie most cordial
manifestations of his pleasure in
■gain being among them ; the whole
imperial family present, formed a
group of not less than ten or twelve
1 persons.
[Vol. 11. No. 4.— Whole No. LVI.
INDIAN EDUCATION.
The following are reports of Spee
ches of 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 with the United States’
Government. It is under the direc
tion oi 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 boys,
who, a few years ago, were ignorant
of the power of the English lan
guage, and still more of the use of
letters. In this view these effusions
of unsophisticated minds, addressed
to their benevolent benefactors, are
quite interesting. The name of the
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. My
heart, my friends, is overflowing with
joy at this happy meeting, and long
may this 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 friendsand relations with gladness
and delight. Already have (he
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 Not hern
tribes are also desirous to partake of
the blessings we enjoy, and we ex
pect to receive t wenty 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. Thon 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. Wc have
an excellent teacher, and have no
th.ng to interrupt our mind, and we
are furnished with every thing in our
bauds, in the most convenient and
comfortable manner. Let me again
welcome you to the Blue Spring, and
let us rejoice together.
GEORGE HARKINS.
J\ly Friends and Brothers:
With great anxiety and solici
tude. wc 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
in 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
full of gratitude. We have tasted
the advantages of our situation, and
we know them to be great: wc see
the profit of advantage and honor to
ourselves individually, and profit
and prosperity to our nation. Then
we congratulate onrselves that you
arc about to participate with us the
blessings that we enjoy. Nothing,
my Friends, is wanting, on our part,
but industry and correct conduct:
for, we have a Teacher who would
do; honor to any Literary Institu
tion, and is also a friend and
father to us. His advice is good;
and w< have nothing to do but 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, wc
have conclusive evidence that they
are the friends of the Choctaws.—
Then let me exhort you to devote
your minds to study; live together
as a band 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 attention, and
all the comforts and conveniences of
living are furnished to us, without
our being interrupted in our studies.
And now, in concluding, I invoke
for each of you the blessing of the
Good Spirit.
PIERRE JUZ AN.
[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 first kittens 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 Soutli America, and was
rewarded for it with six hundred
pesos.
[Southey's Brazil.
WASHING 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.—X letter from St.
Charles, Missouri, states, that in a
hail storm, on one small lake or
pond, there were killed upwards of
five hundred wild ducks, some of
them having their necks quite cut
off. A pretty violent storm.
A paper in Indianna is owned by
Alexander Morehead, edited by
James Morehead, and printed by
Wm. Morehead. It is impossible
to have too much head in such; a
work.
A Silk Worm, let it feed upon
what it may, consumes in 30 days
not less than 60,000 times its primi
tive weight.
At a meeting of the Board of
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
pers.
Resolved, That the Auxiliary So
cieties be requested to send dele
gates to the annual Meeting, and
that the friends to our cause gener
ally, be invited to attend.
The place of meeting to be an
nounced hereafter
Oi?’ Delegates to the Annual
Meeting, arc 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
We arc 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 of the Charleston Courier, wc
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 Bar to Governor
Troup.
Department of War,
~lth Nov. 1826.
Sin: A long and distressing illness
has prevented me from replying to
your letter of the 6th ultimo. Since
my partial recovery, I have submit'
ted it to the President, by whom I
am instructed to say, that you ap
pear to labor a most serious
mistake in supposing that the last
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
moTbent wquld a discussion have
been admitted thereon, as it lies en
tirely out of the competency of the
General Government. In anxiously
wishing to embrace all their land
within the limits of Georgia, every
effort was made to induce them to
agree to a clause to that effect, in so
many words. They peremptorily re*
fused, on the ground of their ignor
ance of the direction, oi that line- •
Had the dividing line between Geor*
gia and Alabama been established,
I think it highly probable, that re