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2 T II E COU K L E 11, By J . G. *1 ’'V horter. TER M S . This Fap-r is published every .MONDAY, WEDN’ES- ; DAY and FRIDA) glei'iioou, at $6 per annum, payable in advance. COUNTRY FA FER—Published every FRIDA A’ after- ; noui: at's3 per,annum, in advance, or j I ~t the expiration! of the year. Ne ■Subscriptions received for less time than six months. ".11l ER! Isi.MF.N I'S, not exceeding a square will be ; inserted the first time at 75 cig.per square and 373 lor each eonth.nance. Advertisements cl one square, published Rcc/r/y, at »*> cents for every insertion. Persons advertising by the year will be charged 30 dol lars including subscription at.d wiii be entitled to one ; sun.vre in each paper. 1 Will’ll persons ■ standie - adt eitisemeuts of several squares, special contracts may be made. No deduction will he made in future from these charges. A|l ndvertisemeiits must have the number of insertions mr.rke.l on ilium; otherwise they will be inserted till for bf.i, and clmrced accordingly. Sil ER I i'i'S, CI.ERKS, and other public officers, will have 25 per c ’ni deducted in thei: favor. rifi.'.'LH EDUCAIIO.V Idxira-<t front Mr. Chandler's Address.' I laving attempted, alter illustrating the capabilities of the female mind, to demon strate the importance of its improvement, 1 will in conclusion of my remarks, exhi bit to your consideration a lew data, that will tend to show the necessity of adop ting in our country, and particularly in our state, an enlightened and systematic course of female education. There are in the LJ. States 2.000,000 of mothers spread over its surfice. mingling with its societies, and rearing up the future defen ders ofour liberty, and supporters of our instiutions—and i t this number, what proportion is qualified to fashion and directa mind, “ formed in the finest mould, and wrought for immmtaii.y? ’ flow many of them are now engaged, in giving their children the mlvantnges of a prepa ratory education? How many in our State, where the light of education is so gene rally diffused, are affording the young A id inquisiiiv'' mind, the full and lasting •benefits of inductive instruction? Had 1 the means ol ascertaining with certainty ’ the exact number, the bare statemint of the fact, would produce a revulsion offeel- I' ingihrough thus e niighti ned assembly,and i would force upon the mind of scepticism itself, a conviction of the necessity of atten ding to the intellectual improvement of the female sex. Again—there are in die United States, 5,000,000 of females, and in Georg ia 145 000—and of this number, how many have contributed to the elegant literature ot the day—the rich poetry of the age—the be witching fictions that amuse—and theso -ler dissertations that instruct? A Sig ruriiey and a Sedgwick have sent from their glowing minds, the bright scintilla tions of an “etherial fire;” and a few oth er gifted spirits have struck their harps of poesy, and sung its quiet tunes to the “eternal stars,” which lights the heavens of literature with its sparkling radiation, and attracts the eyes of the world by its dazzling brilliancy. We have seen a me teor flash its light, and pass in blazing glo ry through the world—but seldom has the blight orb of sr.it nee, burst with its splen dors from the sky, arid cast upon the fe male mind its glittering beams. Our country has produced but few distinguish ed females, who have presumed to dis pute the dominion of authorship, with the aspiring minds of the other sex. Why is this the case? Why have not the pages of ctir Literature, been enriched with the names of a Carter and a Smith, a Moore and a fjarbauld, a Dacier and a D’Arblay, a de Stael and a liemans, an Edgeworth ••• and a Radcliffe? We have the materials ’ * in rich abundance. Diamonds lie buried in our intellect ixl mines. They shine through the rubbish and neglect of ages. Polish them by the hand ol culture, and they will sparkle in the coronet of fame, and glitter in the crown of immortality. Asafurther illustration of the necessity of an enlightened system of Female Edu- cation, 1 would state that the number of j 1* emales in the United States, between the age of 15 and 20 years, may safely be es-j timated at and in the State of Georgia at 15,001. They are in the! bloom of youth an! loveliness of beamy. They mingle in our socn ty, contribute to m.r social enjoyments, and spread the i w.tcheiy of their charms over youthful: ■feeling and matured reflection. And of! number—so captivating by their per-' ' sonal attractions, and winning by their native delicacy of sentiment—how many; have enjoyed the privilege of conversing i with the mighty dead of other days ; of hcldmgcommtinion with the master-spirits of Grecian and Homan fame; of walking! w.th* J hi!osophy in its brilliant discoveries or keeping pace with science in its pro gressive improvement? Hew many of them have enjoyed the in estimable benefits of an. enlightened education? Are they familiar with general and natural Histo ry—with Chemistry, Georm try, and prac I tical M ithematics—with Chronology,‘and Belles-Letters, arid Rhetoric? How ma-1 ny of them have never heard of Ne wton’s I’rincipia or Bancon’s Organum? And how few of them, understand the philoso phy of the hum?.', mind and the laws of' its operations—the science ot theology and rhe sublimity of its truths? These ques tions come home to our feelings and inter ests, and comd satisfactory answers be j obtained, they n . G awaken the public mmd to the cot . niton of the most im portant subject tnat has ever engaged its attention. Ag.iit—Therearein the United States at least 2,000,000, of Females, under the age of 15 years—and in the State of Geor gia, not less than 75,(100, what proportion of this in number, embracing die promise and beauty of the land, is reaping the fruits of instruction, or enjoying the pleasures of knowledge? Upon many of their minds tke first ray of science has never shot its sacred light—and the lew who seek the consolations of intellectual instruction, re pair to temples erected for other worship pers, and kneel before altars consecrated by a stranger’s blessing. ] n our country there are 61 colleges, containing e.xt< n itive philosophical and chemical npparal- us, valuable cabinets of minerals, and li braries that embrace more than 300,000 volumes —and to the disgrace ol the na tion be it spoken! not one is dedicated to the cause of female education. No ap paratus explains the principles of her stu dies— no libraries throw their collected light upon her neglected mind. She has no sanctuary m which to place her shrine.' —no altar where she. can kneel, and with saint-like devotion, " make of her prayers one sweet sacrilice.'' Child ofpromise* the day ol thy liberation draweth uigli- Know ledge has raised her eyes to Hea ven, and sent to its glittering throne, her prayer of faith in thy behalf. On its pow er 1 rely—in its efficacy 1 trust. In the performance ot it duties, it fears no dan* ger, spares no expense, omits no exertion. “ Its seat is the bosom of God. its voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth, doit homage, the very least t.s feeling its care, and the greatest as not exempt from its power. Moth an gels and men, of what condition soever, though each in difit rent soit and manner, yet all with uniform consent, admiring it as the parent of peace and happiness.’' These facts collected from a great va riety that are at hand, demonstrate the tiue cause why the most interesting por tion ofour population is yet in compara tive ignorance ami obscurity. Give the female, the same advantages of instruction with the male ; afford her the same op portunities for improvement, and she will struggle with the boldest mind, for the mastery in science and in fitters, and outstrip in the proud race of distinction, many ot the fa voted objects of parental solicitude and legislative bounty. Shall not these advant iges fie afforded her? The spirit of the age, which seems by the übiquity ofits presence and the greatness of its power, to pervade every country, animate every bosom, and prosper every cause, is destined soon 1 trust, to shed its blessings upon the female mind. In this great work of moral and intellectual illu mination, will Georgia remain in ictive? She has been forced at las:, to strike her inarch in the broad way of internal im provement, and after pursuing foryuirs the vacillating policy of a timid legisla tion, has caught on the verge of ruin, the pervading spirit of her sister States, and consented before her destruction was seal ed, to the greatness of a noble undertak ing. Animated by the expectation of fu ture improvements, she begins to reap in anticipation the fruits of her liberality and enterprise—and looking beyond the scenes of surrounding desolation, sees in imagi nation her cities flourishing, her lands improving, her population incrca.-ing’ and her Institutions multiplying. To re alize in the fulness of their glory these bright anticipations, the Female mind must be enlightened, and the humble in vocations which the votaries of Science are sending tu the Heaven of their love, must be answered by the responsive bene dictions of a free and happy people. In view of its future triumph, who will step forth the champion of an injured cause? Who will dare, nobly dare to introduce in our State, an enlightened system of Fe male Education? Is there no one pre sent, who honors the tears of beauty am! prizes the smiles ol virtue? Is there here, no friend of Female worth—no ad mirer of Female greatness? If there be. on this day sacred to the cause of Litera ture, in this Temple consecrated to the serticesof Science, the assembled Beauty and Virtue of the la;id, make this one ap peal to the heart, that will be enshrined m their affections, and to the mind, that willbe remembered in their devotions! Shall it be in vain? Let the liberality of the age reply-let the Spiiitof Georgians determine! Ye Rulers of the Land—Legislators of the Country—Friends of Literature, and Patrons ot Science—to you I appeal. I come in the name ofyour Daughters— I plead at the request of your Wives I ask for the benefit or your Sons. Shall it too be in vain? By the blissing of God it shall not. I see already the smile of promise; I near the voice of encourage ment. The vista of futurity begins to biighten. Ihe day-star ot hope is on high—the light of learning streak's the skies—and soon the sun of Science, will pour his dazzling splendors upon the Fe male Mind. “V is ions of bliss! with eve ry btealh of fieu'.' O, I speed an ejacula tion, that the time may hasten, when your reality shall be no longer the ground of votive supplication, but the theme ofgrate lill acknowledgements ; when the i horal gr iil timns of the liberated myriads of the. i r wovli', )•! symphony, sweeter than the music oft-a Gens.’ shall hail your Country, J .•••Gc.wt.vZ iis the loveli est Daughter of I'reedom!"— and your Georgians! as the fairest otfsp’riiig of Christum hope, and Female Education THE WEDDING. A NEW ENGLAND STORY. '■ I wed thee in the battle’s eye Amid the mail and stalwart throng; And answer to thy banner cry. As it had been a lover’s song.” It uas a clear moonlight of ?u --tunm. in 1721: and the old garrison house of the vailiint Captain WheelriMit the terror of all the Indians within twenty miles of the town of Wells, was bridiaut ly illuminated for the wedding ofthe vet eran’s daughter, to a young and mHlant ranger, belonging to the band of Captain II trnion. The house w.ts c rowded with guests, principally military men ; for at that period every man w-s a soldier, and i very woman, if she coiio. not merit that appel ''’-ion. was at least worthy of being' a soldier’s wife. it was a grand time—that weddino ’ thm o was an abundance of maple s; ,.^ r ami pumpkin pies, and all the so uv'ia dies within thirty miles had assembled tr partake of the festivities () f;he uccasma. 1 he dance went nimbly dawn the rod.: '.'l, and every emu mvoi.-.l desirous of ! adding something to the general expres- > sion of meriimeni and joy. l it there were watchful eyes' and anx ious hearts, amidst that joyous assembly, i At every sound without—the sudden bark iofa dog, or the creaking of the large old trees in the Autumn wind, a thrill like i that of electricity passed through al! the re vellers. .More than once, had the hands of the rangers instinctively fastened on . their rifles', w hich leaned ready for in j slant execution in every corner of the ■ building. Il was known to all that the East rn savages were in motion; that the I implacable hate of the red man was brood ing liite a thundercloud over the encroach ing advance of the English. The inhab itants* of Wells had not indeed suffered i recently from the attacks of then - subtile i enemy ; but they felt no security from the j vengeance of foes, who were unappeasa i bit* in their resentment; and whose tran i slum forbearance, like the crouch of the 'panther, or ihe coil of the rattlesnake, might be only the preparation for a sud ; den and deadly blow. But the wedding went on witl out any ■ interruption. The beautiful Emily Wheel- I right, stood up with her young lover be ; fore the venerated clergyman. She was a fine specimen of natural beauty; her dark hair fell carelessly and richly upon •her neck ; her full cheek glowed with the i freshness of health ; and the free waist . and uneoufined form, gave to her motions i elasticity and a gracefulness, to which the I modern victim of fashion is an entire I stranger. And the bridegroom, in the (strength and vigor of his youth, with bis Isnnbur. t countenance ami manly propor i lions, presented a striking contrast to the ; fashionable exqlu.sile of modern days. The rites were concluded ; and Charles • Il inwell had just imprinted on the blush- I ing cheek of his bride, the ceremonial kiss, j when a terrific, cry from without rang it 'Tough every nook of the mansion. All I sprang on their feet at the heartfelt alarm. I he next instant the report of rifles came sharply on their ears. 1 To arms ! —The Indians are upon us?’ shouted Captain Wheel t ight, snatching his musket from the hooks by which it was suspended. There was a sudden rush towards the ql< or. The moon shone fill upon the I vild scenery around, but there w< re no i visible tr iees of an enemy. At length, I a solitary figure made its appearance at a ; remote corner ofthe building. “ Help! for God’s Sake!” said a well known voice, “ I am wounded—the bloo dy red skins are abroad.” The wounded man staggered slowly to wards the half bewildered group. At that' instant a rifle-flash gleamed from the ; nearest thicket. The aim was a fatal one, for its unfortunate object, who had nearly reached his comrades, sprang sud denly and convulsive! v from the earth and fell dead at their feet. '[’he exulting whoopofao invisible foe was drowned in the report of the muskets of the white men, which were now directed at every i bush and ihickt t. I “'Jo your horses, men!” exciiirrnd i Captain Hanm u, as the dusky forms be ' came visible, at a distance which was be- I yond tlie certain aim of his rangers. I ‘..'harles Han well turned anxiously to his | bride:—-she was deadly p.aie—she did i not join in the te..rs and cries of those j around her—b't she sat still and white ; isa statue. "Do not be alarmed,” said ! Charles, affectionately pressing her hand. ; " The savayes will nut molest us after one I vigorous attack from our rifles: and there ;is little danger to be apprehended. Be |(|iiivt, we shall return immediately.” I 1 lie spirit of her father was strong j within the heart of Emily. ‘Go, Charles/ j she said, "and may God preserve you!” I A party had already mounted, anil the tramp of hoofs was ringing without. 'Charles sprang to bis saddle; and in a i moment the band to which he Delonged ! disappeared in the shadows ofthe sur : rounding woodlands. Captain Wheel ! t ight undertook’ to garrison his dwellin”-, ! with the remainder of the company. i It would be impossible to describe the , iti.Mtly with winch tin 1 wedding guests , listened to every sound .Viiich came from i the direction the rangers had taken- The tiamplmg of their horses gradually died 'away; then the sound of tire arms was : heard ; and ever and anon, the shrill and | terrible war cry of the savages, rose fettr i fully on the wind. i ae heavy tread oi the horses soon an nounced toe return of the adventurers. i i h< v wheeled into the rude iuclosure: an i the next moment Hurm>n confronted the agitated assembly. “ The vile heath en 1 fie muttered between his clenched teeth—and turning to the bride, who sat trembling with nxiety, fie said aloud ‘ r -our husband is among the n issinu! • ias been a horrid night s work! and threw hitrise l !into a chair, apparently ex hausted by his exertions. ’ Is lie dead / ejaculated Emily Han , wed, springing up and grasping- convul sively the hand oi the soldier. "Tell me Captain Harmon, as you hope for mercy, tell me, is he dead ?” \ our husband is a prisoner,” said Harmon, “but fought desperately before he yielded. He was overpowered with numbers; and we were unable to effect his rest . i’here was a fearful skirm ish ; for the Indians were twice our num ber. They have lost many of their bra vest warriors, and some of my own little troop are now lying cold and stark be neath tile moonlight.” And you have- left your comrade to perish,by the foul tortures of his ene mies! said Emily llauwell, her tone of entreaty changing to that of indignation y" Io die by the fire and the scourge, j without so much as a wound received in 1 his deleiu e ! Would to heaven that the powers of man were mine !” one trembled i u every limb, and her team ell fast. The countenance of Har mon worked for a moment with resent menl. but he <?-. .igi.iic the feeling-, and' turning to his companions, he avowed his ! resolution of pursuing the retreating foe, mid attempting once more the rescue of their piisoner. *1 he parly immediately acquiesced :— several new recruits volun teered their services, and in a few mo ments a second sally was made from the ’ mansion. It bouts not now to relate the particu lars of the rescue; suflice, it to say, that the foe was overtaken —and that m the struggle which ensued, the prisoner was liberated. The party immediately re turned to the house of the veteran \V heel right. His daughter met then at the door; and after one long embrace of her husband, she clasped with heartfelt grati tude, the rough and war-worn hand of Harmon; and from that moment he was regarded as a brother by Charles Han well and his bride. From the Essex Register. LATEST FROM PARA Capt. Appleton oftheschr. W in. Penn, who arrived on Tuesday evening from Para, has favored us with the following copy of a letter from John Macausland, I Esq. Commander of his B. M. brig Crui zer, to Edmund Conygharn, Esq. of Lan caster, Penn, giving an account of the re i cent revolutions and massacres at that ■ place: Heroin lion at Para—Capture of the Ci ty—a.ail Defeat o/ the Brazilian Squad -1 ron. ' On the 1 4th of August last, at 10 A. M. Ithe first attack was made on the city of ' Para, by a miscellaneous multitude of the I most savage and ferocious people of color, mullattos, and Indians, amounting to a ! bout 4900 men, armed with muskets, axes, ; knives, bows and arrows, &c. The force i assembled to resist this formidable array, i was unfortunately very inadequate for the defence of ihe city. The conflict continued with varying success-, on either the part of the beseiged or of the invaders, until the former, weakened and disheartened by se vere losses, amounting to about half their original nurnbi r, including many excel lent officers and brave soldiers, were com pelled to retreat on board the ships ofthe squadron before the city. Tiiis sangui i nary contest terminated after nine days > hard fighting, by the total defeat of the j Braziilian forces and flight of the Govern or, who lost his son and aid-de-camp, killed in the early part of the action, as he was engaged courageously animating his men to repulse the savage horde that beleagued this unfortunate and ill-fated city, As the enemy were cut down by hun dreds in the streets, by the steady fire of the soldiers flanked by the guns of the Brazilian squadron, assisted by a Portu guese corvette and H. M. sloop Race horse, commanded by Sir Everard Home, the places of the killed and wounded were, instantly filled by successive bodies [of savages and lianditii, p airing in from the country, thirsting only for the blood of the whiles, and indiscriminate plunder. In their brutal excesses they spared neith- I er age nor sex; a great many citizens fled for refuge to the Cathedral--this, howev er, was no sanctuary against the insur gents, who got possession of it. They iraggid their unhappy victims from the ! altar, and murdered them in the streets without remorse. 11 is Excelli ncy the Governor or Pres ident of the Province, at length effected his retreat on board the Carnpista, bear ing the flag of the admiral, under the command of our gallant countryman, Commodore Taylor, who was Naval Commander of the expedition destined to protect Para. On Sunday 23d August, the whole ci ty was abandoned by the remaining loyal ists, and such ofthe white population as were wretched survivors of a most horii Ide and fiendlike massacre. Thousands fl d to the ships and boats upon the river. 1 he sliij s and vessels of war were cruwd led with the wounded and helpless refu i gees, most of whom escaped without a I change of linen, or property of any kind, , whilst the revolutionary banner, crimson ed with human blood, was displayed opt n the towers and palaces of Para. A notable ruffian and convicted niur- I dercr, named Edomardo Noquiera Ange line, was installed as President of this re public of traitois, whom tho .Almighty, ' in Elis inscrutable dispensations, has per s mitted for a time to triumph over order, ' humanity and religion. i Thus this fine Province, washed by i the magnificent stream of the Amazon, land rich in all the valuable productions ; of the earth, blessed with a salubrious land delightful climate, and a soil incom i parably feitile, when converted to useful 1 purposes, from its natural condition— 'his noble append.ige ofthe crown of Bra zil, must fall, it is fe tred, into the hands : of a ferocious body of thieves and murder ■ ers, whose sole occupation and delight is vengeance in thought, word, and act, a- I gainst the whites, until they completely ■extirpate them, ami convert this beautiful ! country into a second Hayti, under the I dominion of a race of men deformed by .' every species of moral depravity. Allcivilized nations ought to take thea i larm, andcontributetowards the reduction ! of this line Province, and to the salvation 1 of its hitherto unprotected, yet christianiz ! ed inhabitants, from the savage gripe of I the present revolutionary faction. These cruel oppessors and rebels will hold possession of the city and control the Province, unless the supreme authorities of Brazil send a force of several thousand men to recapture and fortify trie city, and by decisive and prompt measures, bring back the insurrectionary party to their al legiance. 'The British merchants escaped with their lives on board the corvette Race horse Sir Everard Home, the Comman- ' der, made every exertion to save what he could of their property, and succeeded in loading several merchant vessels with the I residue at it. AH the respectable mer- 1 chants wisely determined to leave the place with the wreck of their shattered for tunes, and seek security for their wares and merchand.ze at Maranham or else where in Brazil; better adapted for their commercial pursuits, than the hitherto distracted and defenceless city of Para. On Sunday 6th Sep’. 11- M. sloop Race- j here moved down" the river, accompanied I by all the British and foreign merchant; vessels to the anchorage ofthe bay of St. j Anthony, preparatory io their final depar- . lure from the River Amazon. Two of the foreigners are Americans bound to the United States, with property saved from the plunder of the city. One is call ed the William Perm, of Salem, going direct to that port: the other is called ihe i Amethyst, a regular Para trader. The'masier ofthe William Penn un i dertook the pilotage ofall the English ves ' seis through the dangerous navigation of i the Amazon. All came safe out of the ri ver on Monday the 14th September. J (SIIN M AC A C SLA N D. FROM THE DRAGOONS. The detachment, under command of I Colonel Dodge, has returned to the regi ; mental head quarters, Fort Leavenworth, i in good l.eallli. The companies under command of I Major Mason, reached their quarters near • Fort Gibson, on the sth ult. after an ab jsenceoffour months. The officersand mt n are in good health ; the horses were thin, but not more so than might be ex pected after their exposure in the prairies' Ito the sun and flies.— Artny and Nary ‘ Chronicle. Cxtracl of a letter from Major It B Ma ! son, of the. Dragoons, to a gentleman I t:i Washington, dated 6th Septcm- I bc.r, 1835. “ We live on buffalo meat principally. I killed some fete, as I did also hear, deer, and turkeys; but caught no wild horses. “ The sports of the chase I enjoyed, you may know ; and assure you often wished for you to witness the immense number of buffaloes that were often in full view of the camp, from within a few hundred yards to almost as far as the eye could teach. “ I saw one of our Osage hunters ride up at full speed alongside of a large buffa lo cow, and kill her with a single arrow. It was shot entirely through her; it went m on the right and passed out on the left side, and was lost in the prairie, breaking a rib in its passage. ‘‘l saw another of the Usages kill a large cow with a single arrow. He shot it into her, upto within a few inches (say two or three) of the feathered end; he caught hold of it, pulled i» out, and shot it into her again, when she immediately tell. This of course was at full speed. These feats I witnessed with my own eyes.” LATEST FROM EUROPE. The packet shipSuly, Capt. Forbes ar rived yesterday morning from Havre. We have received by her Parts journals to the Ist and Havre to the 2d ultimo. From these and private sources we have collectedthe following intelligence: The laws imposing additional restraints on the press, introduced by the King’s Ministers immediately after the attempt o i his life, have passed tile. Chamber of De puties by a majority of 290. They have already been presented to the Chamber of Peers where they will no doubt also be a dopted. The utmost indignation is ex pressed by the opposition, and even by moderate journals, at the rigorous provis ions of these laws. It is customary, that when a law has passed the Chamber, the President of that body presents it to the King, but tn the present instance the cele brated Mr. Dupin, President ofthe Cham ber, declined performing the unplesant task, and it devolved on the Vice Presi dent, M Martin. The assassin Fieschi is recovered from his wounds. He persists in asserting that! no one but himselfconceived and executed ' the attack on Louis Phillippe. Having, made no disclosures when li'S life was in imminentdangvrfrom his wounds, itisnot probable he will now make any. Paris is represented to be in a state of gloomy tranquility, and the individuals condemned at the proces Monslre, have' left the capital fortheir different places of: imprisonment. The French Funds wear; an improving appearance. Not a syllable is said in relation to our indemnity treaty—at the first blush, this ; is naturally calculated to excite surprise i and perhaps alarm. It must however be borne in mind that it is not more than 16 days before the dates of these accounts, i that the last letter from Mr. Livingston to I the Trench Ministerand the adoption of : its language here by the President, had I becom-. 1 publicly known in France. That in this interval, the attention of the French ■ government has been exclusively directed 1 to the attempt on the King’s life and to car rying out the measures proposed in rela tion to thetrial byjury for politicaloflences, i and the laws on the public press. It is not astonishing, that whilst measures in volving the very- existence of the govern ment of Louis Phiilippe—at least in the opinion of his ministers—were in agitation, i their attention should have been exclu- ' sively directed to them, and that the for-! eign relations of the country should have, been deemed of minor importance. The; apparent indifference ofFrance at thisjunc ture, to the question of indemnity to this country, we do not therefore think ought to give rise to any apprehensions as to the ‘ final course of that government. There! is still time for its efficient action before the inerting of Congress.— Cour. &. Eaq. How to make the. Winter pass quick.- Give a note to the Bank for ninety days, and Spring will come as soon us you are prepared for it. AUGUSTA, 31 O N I> AY , OCTO BK R 19- Our table to-day contains the polls from 1 roup. It comes down upon us like a whole mitialion--near 709 majority. It is a perfect H rbeisham. What a pity it is on the wrong side! Sl> ley is to-day 2,-lij'J ahead of his com petitor, and Ilolsey 1,93-3 ahead of Wilde, the hindmost and foremost omcaeh ticket. Judging tiom ihe last congressional election returns, Schley’s majority is near its maximum, while our congressional ticket will receive an increas ed majority of 2 to 300. It willbe seen on reference to the article liom the Mobile Hcgister, that a grand jury of Alabama has found a bill against the Editor of the Emancipator, and it is said the Governor will demand the culprit r.s a '"fugitive " from justice. We agree entirely with the retnarjes ol the Editor of the Register on this subject. We first objected to this course, we believe, of any Southern Editor, and reflection has made us still less friendly to it. It is not the remedy. W e have said we had frost, and frost repeat edly; but who would suppose from the tempe rature ofthe last three days, that any thing but the Comet could have had influence over oii’r atmosphcielately. On Friday, we wrote incur office uuiioutour coat, ami our paragraphs were all as cool as cucumbers. On Saturday, we pul on our summer coat and wanted an umbrel la. Both nights the muscp.iiioes were particu larly active, as if determined to make up for lost time, and Sunday was an April day in its warmth and sunshine—in nearly every thing but its showers. To-day wc have had both sun shine and showers. A friend dined with us on Friday last, who at that hour on the preceding Friday, was on Brooklyn Heights, opposite New York, and did not leave New York till 4 o’clock on next day. Trips of this kind are so frequent now, as to be scarcely worth mentioning. Some ofour friends have even left New York on Saturday evening, and taken tea in Augusta the succeeding Wed nesday. Rail Roads and Steam Boats annihi late space. The friend, who announces a con templated Rai] Road from New Orleans across the Rocky Mountains, with a mark of admira tion, if he lives 29 or 30 years, may cease to wonder. Our country has received the impetus, and internal improvement must “ go ahead.” MEDICAL COLLEGE. The following is the order in which the Pro fessors will deliver their Introductory Lectures in the Medical College. Dr. Cunningham de livered his lecture to-day, on the History of Medical Science from its infancy to its present state of improvement, with his usual discrimi nation and good sense. To-morrow Dr. Ant. - ny; Wednesday' Dr. Ford; Thursday Dr. Jos. A. Eve; Friday Dr. Dugas, and on Saturday Dr. Paul F. Eve. The Comet lias been very conspicuous in-the western heavens for a few evenings past. In the fust part of the night, it may be seen a little south of west, at an angle of about 30 degrees. Ils tail is plainly visible, like a faint cone of light, running upward in a line,last night, per pendicular to the horizon. It is alleged that the Convention which was to have met on the loth tilt, will decl tre Texas independent of Mexico. A most destructive tire has recently occurred in the town of Huntsville, Ala. Twenty tene ments were burnt; including the Huntsville Inn, and the entire loss to her citizens is estimated at not less than one hundred thousand dollars. The greiit contemplated Hotel nt Philadel phia, on the site ofthe old jail, corner of Wal nut and Sixth streets, is to be built bv a compa ny, and it is to rival, we suppose, the Astyr granite palace. It is to be 200 by 100 feel and it will cost about $350,000. Missionary to Africa. — The ship Indiana; Capt. Wood, which sailed from this port on the 30;h Tunc last, for the Colony ot Liberia, says the Savannah Georgian, with the Rev. John B. Bakton of this city, as Mis ionary to that country, ami sixty-three coloured persons (from this city, Augusta, and Bryan county,) is emi grants to the Colony, arrived at Liberia about the middle of August last. The Anti-masons of Massachusetts have nom inated William Foster of Boston, as their can didate for Lieut. Governor. Mr. Foster is “an tv owed Van Buren man.” A letter from an eitvmr ofthe U. S. ship On arm, to his friend ia Charleston, dated Rio, August 18th, says;—“,We are ordered to sail immediately for St. Thomas, on the Coist df Africa, to get the money from the Governor, who was bribed by the Spanish Pirates, recent ly hung at Boston.” George W. Simmers, Esq. was, on Saturday last, duly elected Colonel of the 10th Regiment j Georgia Militia, to fill the vacancy occasioned I by the death of Col. R. W. MeKeen. I The Cineinatti Post stales that Mr. Clayton, i the western aeronaut, is constructing a ballqpn which is designed to carry from twenty to thir- I ty persons. The locomotive dispatched to give informa tion of the recent robbery, on the Boston and Providence rail road, reached Providence from the former city in si.r/y-scren minutes. The dis tance is forty-two miles. Extract of a letter J roma Clergyman of Savannah now in .\ew Y ork. to a friend in that city. 1 he abolition question is the all absorbing one, whereever you go; its advocates however, are fast diminishing, both in numbers and influ ence. It has now become quite impossible for their tana’.leal leaders to get a hearing, even in the smallest country villages. I have never yet met with an advocate for immediate abolition who was not totally ignorant of the real con dition of the slaves of the South; and when I have corrected their views and impressions in regard to them, they have expressed perfect as tonishment at the notions which they had im bibed, from the representation of those to whom they had been in the habit of listening. We have, 1 apprehend, little or nothing to fear from thorn. They do not, lam confident, number one to a thousand of the inhabitants of the North.”
