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>UBLWflED EVERY MONDAY AND TIIURD3XY
AT 2 O’CLOCK. P. LX.
At Bit- Howard's Brick Buildinrt. oppo.Hn Mr. Cutnraiogi'
Law Builtiiojj, M'lutoih Street.
DIRECTIONS.
Sale? of Laml and Nrprott, by Administrator., Exceii-
‘fies, or Guardian., *r<* reiiuirint, by l.w, to b« held oo th.
5rn Tuesday in tb. month, between »uh hour, of ten io tii.
torenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house of
An county in which the property is situate.—Notice of
there s •!«.« must be given in a public galette SIXTY day*
previous loth" day of sale.
Notices oftheflale of personal property must be given in
! :he manner, FORTY days previous to the day of sale.
'Notice to the debtors and creditor, of an estate, must be
y .bushed for FORTY days
Notice that application will he made to the Court of Or-
Jinarr fur tevae to sell land, must be published for FOUR
MONTHS.
From the N. Y. Telegraph.
DE WITT CLINTON.
The melancholy tidings of the decease
■jf our illustrious Chief Magistrate, have
thrown a gloom and sorrow over our city
which speak louder than words, the lan
guage of all hearts, his merited ulogy.—
The mournful intelligence reached the ci
ty uu Thursday evening, but spread with
rapidity, and produced throughout our
Whole community but one feeling,, that of
heartfelt sorrow for the irreparable loss
which learning, morals, good order, pub
lic improvement, the state, and the ualion,
have susfaiued, by the dreadful catastro
phe which has deprived us forever, of the
great friend and promoter of the welfare
of each. The shipping in our port yes-
Isrday, displayed their flags at halfiuas*,
and the same eihbletns of mourning were
exhibited from the public buildings of the
city.
The Albany papers remark that the
public feeling in that city, is greatly but
not unduly excited. Both houses of the
Legislature, as will be seen below, ad
journed on Tuesday morning, after
ad'Jlpfliig in a manner which well speaks
the sentiments of their representatives,
*cnd due to the memory and distinguished
character of the deceased—resolutions
expressive of their deep sense of this pub
lic deprivation . It is no disparagement
of the merits of our eminent fellow-citi
zens, to say, that we may long look and
look in vain, for the equal of Governor
Clinton as our . Chief Magistrate—as a
man of teaming, and as a public benefac
tor. He needs no monuments but those
which lie has erected ; for while the lega
cy with which the stale has been endowed
by the unparraleied improvements shall
remain, so long will bis memory and the
tribute to his honor.
At the meeting of Legislature on Tues
dav, in the Senate the session was opened
by an elegant and appropriate prayer
from the Rev. Doctor Young. On mo
tion of Mr. Spencer, the ordinary duties
,of the Senate were dispensed with, and
the resolutions from the Assembly rela
tive to the Death of Governor Clinton,
were announced. Mr Spencer moved
the concurrence of the Senate in these re-
8'-Unions, and made a few impressive and
pertinent remarks, which found i
sponse in ihe bosom of every one present.
Mr. Cars rose to express his approbation
of the resolutions from the Assembly, and
second the motion of his houored friend,
for concurrence. De Witt Clinton is
garni—gone did I say? Not wholly so;
his fame survives; of it all time shall be
the faithful guardian. Of him when liv
ing it may be truly said
" And the black cares and tumults of this life,
Like the harmless thunders breaking at his feet,
Lxcite his pity, uot impair his peace.”
Now he is dead, it is due to him, to bis
family, and* - ourselves, together with the
Weeping multitude, by which we are sur
rounded, to concur in these resolutions.
Amidst the general gloom, I have no
eeart to do business, or power of utterance
to say more.
The Senatr then unanimously concur
red in the resolutions.
Ih the Assembly, after the prayer by
the Rev. Dr. Young, Mr. Butler rose and
spoke in the following language—
Mk Speaker: It seems to devolve up
on me, as the representative of this city,
to call the attention of the itouse to that
awfitlevent, which, since our last sitting,
has shrouded tbts metropolis in mourning.
Death has been, among us 1 and he has
aimed at no common mark. By one of
these signal dispensations which illustrate
the supremacy of the Almighty and the
iiothinguess of man, he has cut down one
Dot only pre-eminent in station. But most
conspicuous fort alents & public services.
How inscrutable arc the ways of Provi
dence ! It seems but as yesterday, since
tve were called to lament the death of an
adopted son,'whose eloquence created-ao
era io our history, and whose virtues and
talents rendered him an ornament alike to
the old World and to the new ; and trow,
when jjhe tears shed for Emmet are scarce
ly dried, another—his appointed eulogist
—has like him been stricken down, in the
t'jlness of his fame, and on the field of his
renown—and that, too, ere he had per
formed the sad but honorable duty to
which he had been called.
In ihe-resolutions which I shall have
the honor to submit, I have endeavoured
to express the common leeliugs of this
house, and of the community. Before
they are read, I shall attempt the further
duty of saying something of the character
and services of the illustrious dead. Ido not
intend to speak his eulogy—for I have
neither sufficient control over my own
feelings to perform the task, nor would the
suddenness of the occasion permit me to
do justice to the subject. Other reasons
would also restrain me. O'.erwhehned
with that d«ep sense of the vanity of bu
rn ;n greatness, which this event is well
calculated to inspire, I dare not flatter.
But I may say without offence—and in
*he spirit of history, that this state* since
• •*’* formation of its government—nav
more—since he settlement of the country
— las never produced an individual, who
exerteJ so great an influence upon the
interests of the state, or whose name--is
more likely to be perpetuated in its his
tory.
It was the fortune of Do Witt Clinton,
for nearly thirty years, to be the r.eaj of a
great party ; and the mark at which were
hurled the shafts of a powerful opposition.
Of those who supported, or those who op
posed him, tltis is not the occasion to
speak. It is known to every member of
this house, that ever since my acquain
tance with political affairs, I have acted
with the latter; but it affords me at this
moment unspeakable delight to reflect,
that for many years there has been miu-
gled with that opposition nothing personal,
save respect for his character and admira
tion of bis talents. That respect and
admiration were justly due him ; for to
his honour be it said, that while he pur
sued with avidity political distinction, he
had the wisdom to seek for enduring fame,
not from the possession of power, or the
triumphs of the day, but by identify ing
himself with the great interests hoetf
community. It was bis ambition to be
distinguished as the friend of learning and
of morals, aud as the advocate and patron
of every measure, calculated to p-omote
the welfare, or increase the glory of the
state. '
Let the statesmen of the present day,
those who are now engagee in the career
of ambition, learn wisdom from this exam
ple. The grave of Clinton will soon co
ver the recollections of his political hon
ours, and in it will be buried the triumphs
and reverses of the hour. But his fame
as the patron of shools and seminaries of
learning, as the friend of morals and bene
volence, and as the at dent champion of
every great public improvement, will flour
ish while Time shail last. Need I re
mind you of his efforts to call out and to
foster the latent genius of our people ?—
Need I speak of his labours in aid of that
great work which has confered so much
glory on his native state, and so largely
contributed to the happiness of its inhabi
tants? By connecting his fortunes with
the success of that stupendous project,
and by devoting to it the be*t euergies of
his mind, what an unfading wreath did ho
secure ? So long as the waters of the great
lakes shall flow, through this new channelt
to the Atlantic, so long shall history re-,
cord his name!
I rejoice, sir, that he was not taken
f.tom us, uutil he had witnessed the tri
umphant consummation ofthat great work.
I rejoice still more, that he was permitted
to outlive, to a great degree, the collision,
.the prejudices, and the asperities of par-
ty ; and that there is nothing to prevent
the representatives of the people, from
awarding to his memory the honors he
deserves. I feel, therefore, that I may
sjfely call on the members of this house—
on the votaries of science—the friends of
humanity and morals—the philanthropist
and the patriot—to unite , with me, in
strewing flowers on his bier r and in com
pliance with usages rendered holy by the
best feelings of our nature, to join in a
solemn expression of respect for bis memo
ry, and sorrow for his loss.
The resolutions offered by Mrr Butler
were then read:
It having pleased the .Almighty, sud
denly to remove by death the chief magis
trate of this state, and the legislature be
ing desirous to manifest its deep sense of
the great public loss sustained bv the
slate, and the American nation, it is there
fore.
Resolved unanimously, By the senato
and assembly of the state of New-York,
that in testimony of the profound grief,
both arms, tod underneath each Vrera tit- LstNKkcD.ef.th^,Coast* tatiuo' of the Vat-
erally fried, as well as on the breast; du
ring tbe progress of cure, ber bones under
each arm could be plainly seen for two iu-
cbes, her breast boun in six different pla
ces, and three ribs and one edge of the
joint of the spine, from the sloughing off
the fried flesh. She can be now exam
ined by any gentleman of the faculty, on
application to me. One question and I
finish ; the girl has had no epilectic fits
since two years past-—will the profession
give an opinion, whether the burn cured
them, or the application of electricity ?
Your’s respectfully,
JONAS HUMBERT, Jr.
Medical Electrician, 49 Beekpan-st.
FROM THE RICHMOND WHIG.
Mr. Randolph.—This gentleman has
addressed a note to the Editors of the
Telegraph, in which ho tries to render his
.charges against Mr. Clay in his last
speech on Clinton’s resolutions, more in
telligible. Almost all who heard him,
seems to misapprehend him on that occa
sion—oue understanding one thing, and
another. What he did mean to sav, is as
we understand it—that the original com
pact was between Mr. Webster and Mi.
Clay, and long anterior in date to the ex
clusion of Mr. Clay from the House of
Representatives That it was founded up
on the strong probability of Mr. Clay’s
being returned to the Iiouya of Repres
entatives, and was unconnected wit!) the
promotion ot Mr. Adams’ fortunes—>or
rather, was a league against him by two
men who were “ fine his rival, and both
his enemies.” But when Mr. Crawford
refused to die, and-Mr Clay was exclud
ed Bv. the vote of Louisiana, then, says
Mr Randolp, Mr. Adams was taken into
the firm. The consideration upon which
the league was founded, was that Mr.
Clay should receive a reversion of the
Presidency, and Mr. Webster the “ rever
sion [we presume the promise of the Sec
retary of State when Mr Clay became
President—or perhaps the Chief Justice
ship-in the event of Judge Marshall’s
death or resignation.)—Mr. Randolph
thinks that by this coalition with Mr.
Webster, Mr. Clay would certainly have
been chosen President had he beeu re
turned to the House of Representatives.
This is Mr. Randolph’s occasion, made
intelligible by the introduction of Mr.
Webster’s name. It shews the proneness
of the man to suspect and impute the
worst motives of conduct. He has proba
bly no other evidence iff the early coali
tion between Clay and Webster, than
their coincidence in the Greek question in
the session of 23-24. ' When compelled
as he supposes, tochtnge the charactei of
their coalition by the exclusion of Mr.
Clay as one of the three candidates and
take a new partner, tie again ascribes their
proceedings to corrupt views, Because
Messrs. Webster and Clay voted for Mr.
Adams in preference to Jackson, the gen
tleman will have it that they were moved
thereto by the hope of reward. Mr. Ran
dolph though capable of thinking profoun-
ely, is incapable of reasoning correctly.
To give a show of plausibility to his in
jurious hypothesis, he ought to prove that
previous to the conception of a corrupt
bargain, the probabilities that Clay and
IVebster would v de for Jackson were
greater than in favor of their voting for
Mr. Adams. But will any man say so?
felt bv this legislature, on the sudden WerR ,he ^ not bo,h so seated, so deep-
death of DE WITT CLINTON, gov- ‘
erner of tltis statp, the members of sonate
and assembly, will wear the usual bad
ges ol mourning during the present ses
sion.
Resolved unanimously, That the fune
ral obsequies of the late governor, be con
ducted under the direction of :he two
houses, to consist of four members of the
senate and four members of the assem
bly.
Resolved unanimously, That the mem
bers of the two houses of the legislature
will, in their public character, attend the
funeral solemnities of the late govern
or.
Resolvod unanimously, That these res-
iy committed by long antecedent causes,
j that for cither to vote for Jackson, was
next to impossible ? Unquestionably they
were. Yet because they did vote against
him-—because they did that very thing
which in their situation, was the most
natural and probable, and even necessary
thing in the world, they aro forsooth,
accused, afresh by Mr. Clay’s vindication
and evidence, of being parties to a cor
rupt Coalition.
■ We have a lfg'u opinion of Mr. Ran
dolph’s sagacity when not obscured by
his egotism. And this revival of the
charge against Mr. Clay is a proof of it.
• He knows that the charges of a bar
gain and sale, is one that has enured.jnost
olutions be transmitted to the fatnily of j tu lbe * n j Qr y °f tbe Administration
the deceased Governor Clinton, .as aoj* 1 * h gradually descending to the
evidence of the high estimation entertain
ed by this legislature of his great talents
and eminent public services ; of the deep
regret caused by his sudden and awful
removal from the scene of his fame and
of his usefulness ; and of its sincere con
dolence with those who have been so
deeply afflicted by this dispensation of
Providence.
The resolutions were thco unanimously
adopted.
From the New- York Enquirer.
Mr.Editor—Knowing your philanthro
pic disposition, I am induced to tax your
columns with this communication, thet the
public may know where to find relief, in
case of severe burnings. From my expe
rience for ten years, no remedy affords to
the sufferer so instantaneous relief as elec
tricity, as likewise to quincies, felons, car
buncles, aud biles, aud in all cases of in-
flamatiou, whether general or local; and
the lecent death of a respectable lady is a
scandal to the medical profession ; for in
every case, in mv own family and public
practice, electricity in case of burns, has
afforded decided cures. I will cite oue
case only, that I may not tax your liber
ality too far. Margaret Jones, subject to
epiletic fits, now residing with Win, H.
Bunn, fell into the fire when she lived with
Mr. John Soloman, who extinguished the
burning clothes, and severly burnt both his
hands. I gave him but one operation,
and his bands ceased paining and got well.
The girl was cured; contrary to the pre
diction of the physician that dressed her
extensive burn ; he said she must die, and
advised her mother to send her tothe hos
pital : but she chose bringing her to me,
which resulted in a complete cure in six
weeks. I will partially describe the ex
tent of the burn: from the peek down be
low the pit of the stomach, thence around
to the hack booe cs tlw loft side, duwa
He
tomb
—nay with one foot in t he grave---the
great body of the American people satis
fied and the most clamorous given it up
as no longer worth insisting upon. He
has undertaken to reanimate, and set it
upon its legs again. But we believe it sur
passes even the skill to succeed in the
attempt. The charge of bargain and
corruption is no longer believed in. It
had its day in tiie world, and a longer and
more brilliant run, titan any other slander
in our time. But we affirm, that the at
tempt to resuscitate it, is hopelesss. Be
sides, that even the Jackson public hava
withdrawn their credit from it, the people
are heartily sick of hearing it.
[Frora the Richmond Whig.)
We invite attention to the following
A Resolution of the Senate of Indiana.
Whereas the friends of Gen. Jackson,
in tite Western States, advocate his elec
tion to the Presidency of the United
States on the ground of his being friendly
to Internal Improvements, and the advo
cate of a judicious Tariff for the protec
tion of American Manufactures; aud,
whereas the friends of the same distin
guished individual in Virginia, th§ Caro-
linas, Georgia. Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi, advocate his claims to the
first office in the nation, on account of bis
opposition to the above measures or sys
tem of policy;—Therefore, for the pur
pose of enabling the citizens of Indiana
to ascertain what are the real sentiments
of Gen. Jackson, and to give them an op
portunity to vote understanding^- at the
next Presidential Election in reference to
these great interests—
Resolved, by the Senate, That his
Excellency the Governor, be requested
to address a respectful letter to General
Andrew Jackson, inviting him to state
explicitly, whether he favors that coa
ted States, which authorizes Congress to
appropriate money for the purpose of ma
king Internal Improvements in the Seve
ral States, and whether he is in favor of
■such system of protective duties for the
benefit of American manufactures, as will
in ail cases, where the raw material and
the ability to manufacture if, exist in our
country, secure the patronage of our own
manufactures to the exclusion of those of
foreign countries, aud whether,} if elected
President of the United States, he will
in his public capacity recommend, fos
ter and support, the American Sys
tem.
Resolved, That his excellency the Gov
ernor be requested, as soon as he receives
the answer of Gen. Jackson to the letter
contemplated in the preceding resolution,
to cause tho same to be published, togeth
er with the resolutions, in the newspa
pers printed at Indianapolis.
Adopted in Senate of Indiana, 22d Jan
uary, 1828.
Madison and Monroe.—As neither of
of these distinguished citizens have signi
fied their disseution serve as Electors on
the Administration Ticket in Virginia,
though more than a month has elapsed
since their appointment, we hope they
have made a sacrifice of their private
feelings on the altar of public good. It
has been asserted, that should they serve,
they, would there by establish a bad pre
cedent. But the precedent is not now to
beset, for in 1812 the venerable John
Adams, Ex-President of the United
States, was placed at the hoad of the
Electoral Ticket in Massachusetts,friend
ly to the election of James Madison.—
And in the year 1820, Mr Adams served
as an Elector on the Monroe Ticket and
gave his vote for that gentleman as Presi
dent. Ought not the remembrance of
these facts to influence, Messrs. Madison
as to
and Monroe iu their determination
this matter ?—Raleigh Register.
From Louisiana, we learn, that, since
tho visit of General Jackson to New Or
leans, appearances are indicative, even
more strongly than previous to it, of a dis
position amongst tho People not to with
draw from tho present Administration a
liberal support. In the Legislature, there
is no doubt of the majority being in favor
of the re-election of Mr. Adams, and the
latest New Orleans paper ("January 22)
speaking of a proposed Legislative recom
mendation of Mr. Adams to the People
of Louisiana, says : “ There is no need
“ of such aid ; a large majority of the
“ People of this State are already well
“ convinced that Mr. Adams is u pure pa
triot and able statesman—that his en-
44 larged and enlightened views of politi-
44 cal economy are such as must ensure
“ the success of the American system,
“■ and consequently, the prosperity of the
* 4 country.”—Nat. Int,
Ckarleston Feb. 26.—By the fast sail
ing brig, Scion, we have received an im
perfect file of Havana papers, to the 21st
inst. The paper containing an account of
the late desperate naval engagement, is
missing.
The Spanish account, published at Ha
vana, stated the less on board the Mexi
can brig, to have been eleven kill, besides
Capt. Porter, and 39 wounded—they
admitted a loss of but one man killed, and
seven wounded, on board the Spanish
frigate.
A report having reached Havana, that
there was a Mexican brig off Matanzas,
the Spanish frigate Casilda, sailed in pur
suit of her, and was seen by Capt. Wes
ton, ofl Matanzas, on Tuesday last.
Accounts had reached Havana, of tite
sailing from Cadiz of a squadron of ships
of war and merchant-men, under convoy
of a 74, destined for the Island.
A report was current at Havana, and
generally believed, that twelve privateers
were fitting out at New York arid Balti
more, destined to cruise against the com
merce of Spaiu, under Commodore Por
ter’s Commissions.—Ckas. Courier,
NEW-ORLEANS, FES* 4.
We have ax yet been unable to learn
any thing positive as to the death of 6 or 7
persons said to have perished in the late
fire. T wo have been found, among
whom a young negro. The other victims
wilt probably be found in the ruins. The
loss of real property and goods, amounts
to no less thau 250 to 300,000 dollars.—
A number of persons were totally ruined,
among whom was Mr. A. Renoir, who had
just arrived from France with many cu
riosities, which he was exhibiting, and a
quantity of goods advanced to him in or
der to enable him to procure a living.—-
Helsucceeded only in saving his Mechan
ical Horse. The rest was destroyed.
00a ms geobcm courier. .
Among the various artful means em
ployed by the enemies of the present
National Administration, to bring it into
disrepute, and to engender hostility to
wards it, none perhaps are more ungen
erous or unwarrantable, than the insinua
tions secretly disseminated, and the asser
tions openly pronounced against the reli
gious character of the Chief Magistrate.
The busy hand of de(raetio» has left no
method untried—no artifice unpracticed,
by which either odium might be gathered
on his public acts, or reproach on bis pri
vate reputation. In the past history of
our Government, the peculiar views of an
individual on disputed points of theology,
were uot made a subject of enquiry with
any regard to bis competency for office.
All other questions respecting him were
solved in the answer to this 4 Is he ca
pable*? We, who have been nursed and
educated in the American School, were
taught to recognize no test but moral rec«
titude and mental capacity. The history
of the old world furnishes to us too dark
a commentary ou a union of Religion and
Politics, Church aud State. The Kings
dethroned, Princes beheaded, and Mar*
tyrs burned, with an eloquence that must
be felt, like voices from the dead, warn us,
urgently warn us, of the danger of such an
attteinpt.
What is orthodoxy now, a century ago,
was the deadliest heresy. And have we
not great reason to fear, if a spirit of in
tolerance should progress in our land, that,
what is orthodoxy now, a century hence,
fed whatever concerts man concernsme-i
an universal shout of applause burst fro^
the whole audienec, and we are told that
in so great a multitude of Romans and of
deputies from the nations, their subjects
and allies, there was not one indtviduaL-
but felt in bis heart the power of the noblo
sentiment. Yet, how feeble and defec
tive is it in comparison of the Christian
commands of charity, as unfolded in tb®
discourses of Christ, and enlarged upon
in the writings of the Apostles. The
heart of man will always respond to the
sentiment, when there is no selfish, no un
social passion, at work to oppose it. 'But
the command to lay it down as the great
fundamental conduct of human life, and ta.
subdue and sacrifice all the tyrannical and
selfish passions to preserve it, this is the
peculiar and unfading glory of Christiani
ty—this is a conquest over ourselves
which, without the aid of a merciful God
none of us can achieve ; and which it was
worthy of his special interposition to ena
ble us to accomplish.”
FOR THE GEORGIA COURIER.
Gentlemen—I would beg tite privilege
through the medium of your paper, to eiw
quire of my female friends, why they do
not avail themselves of their prerogative?
It is only once in four years that custom
gives them the privilege of making advan.
ces in a certain way ; and to me it is as
tonishing that they seem to prize so little,
that which so seldom presents itself; but
this is foreign from my present purpose .
. , , . - a . The fact is, I have waited with “ tremb-
wtll bind its votary m the crashing flames ? i- • , t .
Had n rth n A^ in J! hn S ,m P at,ence « for nearly two months,
expecting every day, directly or indirectly,
some proposal—but, alas! J am doomed
to disappointment. I have watched in
Methusalam was not so old as he might
have been.—The London Atlas tells us
that * 4 According to one of the Jewish
authorities, Methuselah did not live so
long as he might have done, had he atten
ded to good advice : for it is written, that
as he was sleeping on the ground, when
well striken in years, an angel came to
him and told him, that if he would rise up
and build a house to lie in, he would live
500 years longer. Methuselah made an
swer, that it was not worth while to take
a bouse for so short a term ! And so be
died before he was a thousand years old.
A Mrs. Simpson paid a new year’s vi
sit to her husband in the jail of Davies
county, Indiana, and the jailor good na-
turedly permitted her to remain in the jail
with him over night: early the next morn
ing, she bade him an affectionate farewell,
and departed in tears ; some hours after,
however, the jailor discovered that he had
departed, leaviog her in his place, she
having put on the breeches. She was
shortly after discharged, and he has not
since been beard from. Few. husbands
would object to their wives asuuqipg tbe
breeches on such occasions,-
an indispensable requisite—a sine qua non
for office, (sure we are,) the American
people would never have been permitted
to admire and eulogisethe administrations
either of Washington, Adants, Jefferson,
Madison, or Monroe.
But now, at this enlightened period,
(O, blush, my country,) the project is agi
tated, deeply agitated, for forming a ‘‘re
ligious party in politics,” with the avowed
object of raising no men to offices of pub
lic trust, who will nor subscribe to a cer
tain creed.* At the head of this party,
we doubt not, General Jackson is to be
placed. To accomplish their cuds, the
religious views of the Chief Magistrate
have been grossly misrepresented and fal
sified. It has been publicly asserted,and
that too from the pulpit—a place, if any
on earth, from which calumny should be
banished, that our venerable President
was an enemy to Christianity—an “avow
ed infidel.”? Is it not strange, that lan
guage like this,so contrary to fact, should
have escaped the lips of a professed Am
bassador of Christ-—“ a legate of the
skies ?”
We hazard no fear of contradiction,
when we assert that there scarcely lives a
man who exhibits to the world a purer
life and conversation, than does John Q.
Adams ; and so far from being an infidels
he is a pubile professor of the Christian re
ligion—a member cf a Christian church,
and a strict observer of its ordinances.
We would conclude this article ; by re
commending to his calumniators the peru
sal-candid perusal, of the following ex
tract from a letter to his son, and see how
much of in fidelity it breathes.
J. W. T.
EXTRACT.
“ In your letter of the 10th January, to
your mother, you mentioned that you read
to your aunt, a chapter in the Bible every
day. This information gave me great
pleasure, for so strong is my veneration
for the Bible—so strong is my belief, that
when daily read and meditated upon, it is,
of all books in the world, that which con
tributes most to make men good, wise and
happy ; that the earlier my children be-
giu to read it, and the more steady they
pursue the practice of reading it through
out their lives, the more lively and confi
dent will be my hopes, that they will prove
useful citizens to their country, respecta
ble members of society, and a real bless
ing to their parents.
44 I advise you, my son, in whatsoever
you read, and most of all in reading the
Bible, to remembor that it is for the pur
pose of making you wiser and more virtu
ous. I have, for myself, for many years,
made it a practice, to read through the
Bible once a year. I have always endea
vored to read it, with the same spirit and
temper of mind, that I now recommend it
to you, that is, with the intention and de
sire that it might contribute to ray ad
vancement in wisdom and virtue. My
desire is indeed very imperfectly success
ful ; for like you and the Apostle Paul, I
find a law iu my members warring against
the law ofmy mind. But, as I kuowjit is
my nature to be imperfect, so I know it is
my duty to aim at perfection ; and feeling
and deploring my own frailties, I can only
pray Almighty God for the aid of bis Spi
rit to strengthen my good desires and sub
due my propensities to evil, for it is from
him that every good and perfect gift de-
scendeih.”
44 My custom is to read four or five
chapters in the Bible, every morning, im
mediately after rising from bed. Item-
ploys me about an hour of my time, and
seems the most suitable manner of begin
ning the day. Every time I read the
Bible, I understand some passages which
I never understood before.” “It is essen
tial, my son, in order that you may go
through life, with comfort to yourself, and
usefulness to your fellow-creatures, that
you should form and adopt certain rules
and principles for the government of your
conduct and temper. Unless there be
such rules and principles, there will be
numberless occasions, on which you will
have no guide for your government but
your passions. It is in the Bible you
must learn these rules and principles.”
When one of the personages in Ter
ence's Comedies, tbe first time uttered in
tbe Theatre, the line 44 Homo sum et hu-
mani a me nil alienumputo," (I am a man,
•Addren of Dr. Ely, 4th July. 1827, entitled
“ The duty of Chrirtioo Freemen to elect Chris
tian Rulers.”
. tSee hods Address
vatu, for some word or look—some ap
proving smile or accidental sigh to en
courage me, until I can stand it no longer.
I have therefore determined to make one
bold push; and sirs, if you will, through
the medium of your paper, have the good
ness to give publicity to the fact, that I
am in the market, you will confer an ever
lasting obligation upon a modest, diffident,
and -(as I hope to make it appear in tho
sequel) deserving young man. You must
know, sirs, that I am about five feet six
inches high, rather slim, but well propor
tioned, though rather inclined to stoop,
with a good countenauce, and to say the
least, a more than ordinary set of feature?,
my age is little short of twenty-four, my
education good, and lam pretty well
versed-in the mercantile business, and,
what I consider no small recommendation,
I am originally from the 44 land of steady
habits,” alias wooden nutmegs and white
pine pumpkin seeds.” By the way, I
would here observe, that I dont think tho
above mentioned epithe' such a blot on
our escutcheon as some others do, though
perhaps they hare some more substantial
reasons for their dislike to the Yankees
than they are willing to acknowledge,
but that is neither here nor there—though
I would just add, by way of apology, for
what may seem a dereliction from the
path of virtue, that the manufacture of the
above-mentioned articles, as well as clay
indigo, horn gun flints, dtr. was engaged
in on account of the complete stagnation
of all odter kinds of business, and out of
necessity was resorted to, to gain an hon
est livelihood. But this is a digression
which I beg you and the ladies to pardon,
and to return to myself, I think I can say,
without fear of contradiction, that, besides
possessing a good person, mv raanuers,
though rather reserved, especially in fe
male society, are upon the whole rather
pleasing, and my morals unexceptionable-
—iny spirits nre usually good, though at
times I am subject to a depression of spir
its, which I have no doubt an agreeable
partner would measurably dispel. These
fits sometimes take me in company, and
from cheerfulness and even gaiety, I fre
quently fall inter silence and abstraction ,
but this I am inclined to ascribe to habit,
occasioned by trouble in my younger
days, rather than any constitutional defect;
aud notwithstanding a lady ef my ac
quaintance the other day advised me tc
read 44 the odd tempered man,” I have
no doubt but I shall conquer these defects
in time without Mrs. Opie. Other faults
I have, but it is difficult for us to see our
selves as we are—I shall therefore decline
being more particular at present, lest I
should give too favorable a shade to tho
picture.—I will just observe here, though,
that should any lady condescend to notice
this communication, I now obligate myself,
to put her in a way to obtain all necessa
ry information respecting my character,
disposition, &c. Such a person, possess
ing corresponding good qualities, and. not
overstocked with had ones, ^ho feels dis
posed to change her situation, cau hear
of me by addressing
R. G. thro' the Post-off.ce. -
From the Charleston Courier.
Mr. Editor—Though the ip e dium of
your paper, I wisli to enquire of the Ag
riculturists of this State and Georgia ;
when the Cotton Seed was first introduc
ed into this country ; by whom; with
what intention, whether as an experiment
of pleasure, or with the view of producing
Cotton as an article of merchandize.
For the fullest and best authenticated
treatises upon this subject, addressed to
your care, before 1st June next, I will
give a medal of ihe value of $20, and tor
the second best one of the value of $10-^
To be decided bv three competent juiteeL
rrespondent
A COE
February 25, 1828.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at NatcheA-
to a member of Congress, dated Jan. 21, 1828.
“Gen. Jackson’s visit to this country,
politically considered, is allowed by liber
al and intelligent men of both parties, to
be a complete failure. His reception a*
Netr-Orleans was cold in tbe extreme.-**
No popular excitement could be got up J .
and tbe friends of tbe Administration, in
cluding tbe great mass of wealth and ta*
lent, kept themselves _
rij^ the vhiiMf flM *