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awiKKKßsr anrsa^tai tnmo and published fiuiv, bv W 71 . IS . II ABBISON . CITY PRIST F. R . [FOR THE SOUTHER* MUSEUM j REIIGIOJ. Religion is the brightest boon, To mortals ever given ; A star whose lustre gilds the tomb, And points the soul to Heaven. May I this heavenly treasure seeit, With all my ransom’d powers ; And prty to God to guide my feet, And keep my wakeful hours. And when I gain the priceless pearl, May I from it ne’er part! But hold it amid life's busy vshirl, And clasp it near my heart. So when the storm of life is o’er, With all it’s carking care ; I may reach Heaven’s peaceful shore, My Saviour’s bliss to sharo. And as eternity rolls on, A grateful song I'll raise ; And callon every shiningone, To join me in tho praise. . S. From the Sew Orleans Crescent. KM [ORATION—Its Results—Our Duty. REV. DR. SCOTT'S LECTURE. The sixth lecture of the course for the benefit of an Asylum for Indigent Females was delivered at the Armory Hall Monday night, by Dr. Scott. His subject was Emigration, some of its results, and out duty as American citizens.'’ We would he glad to present the whole of the eloquent lecture to our readers, so im pressed were we with its eloquence, true philosophy, and accurate views. Not be ing able to do this, we can only make a brief review of the principal points. The lecturer commenced by investiga ting the origin of nations. This is a sub ject of the gi atest interest to the philan thropist and the philosopher. Among the ancient nations, next to the Hebrews, the Egyptians and Phoenicians deserve the most consideration. The Greeks, unwil ing to acknowledge their indebtedness to utiverior and wiser people, were vain en ough to call themselves children of the Earth. The Athenians denominated them selves Grasshoppers and to illustrate the name, were in the habit of wearing golden grasshoppers in their hair. There have been many theories of the origin of man kind, but whatever is contrary to the Rib lical account leads to irreconcilable absur dities. Man was originally civilized, not savage; and there never was a time,during the existence of the human race, when there was not a clvtiizeu society upuirtue" earth. The first emigrants were Adam and Eve. The next emigration was after the flood, when, by the descendants of Noah, Asia, Africa, Europe, and probably America, were soon settled. The names of many of the modern nations can be traced to ihose of the immediate decendantsof Noah. Os two races which inhabit America, both the Europeans and Aborigines, the civil ized nation of Central America and the nyore barbarous tribes, the former being descendants ofShem and the latter of Ham. Many think that a race, highly enlightened but long since extinct, once existed upon the continent. These must have come from Asia. Tho traditions concerning the identity of the tuins found in Asia and America prove this. The proximity of various pars of the different continents favors tho theory of the transmigration of i'uCOS. America owes her population to emigra tion—the world owes its cjvilation to it. Holding to the unity of the human race, the earth could not have been peopled without it. Coming to the United States, we find that prior to the revolution tho whole num ber of emigrants landed upon our shores amounted to 100.000. Now, the yearly emigration exceeds 300,000. When, then in our Declaration of Independence, we declared that all men were equal, we hung our banner on the outer wall to the whole world. In view of hundreds of thousands now pouring upon our shores, no subject can boos more interes to us. To make up our nationality, every civilized nation of the world contributes. This mixed population in afew become thorough ly Americanized, attaci.'.od to our institu tions aud ready to sacrifice iif® >p their de fence. In our society the different cur rents of foreign and native mind n?>ngle together for the genera'ion of new idea." 5 - In the formation of national character, the native groups act upon the foreign groups, and these in turn of emigrant with native minds will in time produce a compound which will be like the Corinthian brass, more precious than the purest gold. The true philosophy of a na ion’s character is to be found in its origin. There is no trait of character, no event in the history of a nation which cannot be traced to its origin. Our ancestors were highly educated, and left their own country for the attain ment of civil and religious liberty. Many of them were well known in Europe f r their talents and attainments. They came with all the truth of the philosophy of past ages reduced to common sense. All the great discoveries in physical science which have won immortal fame for their discov erers are now the common sense of the people. So social truths will become the common sense of the American mind. But to make social truth evident requires a kind of religious zeal. Luther was the incarnation of zeal for the freedom of opinion. Cobdeti is the incarnation of zeal for freedom of trade ; and cur ances tors.tii£_jnc«n-uatiou of. zeal for civil .aud religious liberty. Emigrants to this country are of three kinds. Those who come to keep them from starvation: voluntary laboring emigrants, and capitalists. Emigration does not al ways diminish the populalion of t!ie coun tries from which it takes place. If judi ciously carried ou it is advantageous to both countries, for it promotes a more rapid communication of commercial exchange. They benefit the mother country, because by improveing their condition they can consume more of her products. From 1810 to 1830, 500,000 immigrants arrived in this country. They brought with them 810,000,000 worth of property, while their annua l productive industry a mounted to $10,000,000 more. During the last two years 500,000 have arrived with 800 000,000 of property ; and their productive industry is valued at $100,000,- 000. Emigration from Europe does not im prove the condition of the poorer classes there, so that it will not stop in 1849. The evils of European society are not owing to over population, but are produced by bad government and unproductive invest ments in castles, parks, etc. Nothing will remove these evils but the application of a gradual and fixed principle for the removal of social evils. Freedom of trade must be secu ed, and every man must en joy the products of his own industry. The deep distress existing in Europe is proved by the vast number who volun aii ly leave their country. As government •should exist only for the welfare of the people, a man has undoubtedly a right to leave that country whose government does not promote his happiness. The right to emigrate is as clear as the right to breathe. We have no right to prevent emigrants coming to our shores ; the day has gone by when governments could force men and capital from their natural channels. To wish to exclude them would be unpatriot ic, uncharitable, and contrary to out prin ciples. The earth belongs to man, and from it every one has an inalienable right to food and raiment. If we are true to our heritages as American citizens, there can never be any danger from foreigners among us.for it would be unnatural to sup pose they could desire to destroy the in stitutions which shower such rich blessings upon them. The lecture then went on to show that we should do every tiling to extend ade quate information to the emigrant concern ing our country, rate of wages, etc.’ and gave an explanation o! many reforms de sirable for the improvement of tho labor ingclasses. CALIFORNIA—It* ImUaua, Resource*, JLc. The following extracts are taken from works recently published in New York : “ The Indians of Califorina are gene rally of small stature, robust appearance, and not well formed. They wear their hair short, and it is usually thicker than that of the savages living noith of them : they also wear whiskers. The women wear the maro, and the men go naked. Tattooing is practiced upon the breast to some extent. In some instances their ears are bored, and pieces of bone or wood worn in the openings. “ Their arms are the same as those used by the northern tribes. Their boxvs and arrows are about three feet in length, and are made of yew and encased with sinew. The arrows are pointed with flint, as are also thoir spears which are very short. They do not use the tomahawk or scalping knife. “ An Indian village or rancheria usually contains only about five or six wigwams. These huts are constructed by first dig ging a round hole in ihe ground, from ten to twenty feet in width, and three or four feet in dep h ; over this are placed sticks, worked together; these are covered over with grass and reeds ; the whole being then oveilaid with earth. There is only one entrance to the hut, and this is so small as to make it necessary to creep in order to get admittance. The opening at the top serves as the chimney. The roofs are strong enough to sustain the weight of two or three men, and usually the savages sit upon i hem. Their tamascals or sweat houses are built in the same manner, with the exception that they are larger and have several entrances. From the great quantity of muscle-shells and acorns that lie around their huts, it would appear that these are their principal food. The huts are shaded by erecting large branches of trees near them. Their furniture consist principally of water proof baskets and rush mats. “ At the usual season the Indians take fish in considerable numbers. '1 heir fish eries arO made with some degree of skill. They drive stakes, inclining down the stream, into the bed, having three aper tures, conducting to square pens above ; the natives stand upon a platfoim, con structed over the entrances to the pens, where they catch the fish. A fire is some times kindled upon the platforms for the purpose of attracting the fish. “ In the days of the missions the Indi ans were either by persuasion, force, or presents, brought into their fold. The understanding, or rather the rule, was, that they should become Christians, and for such a valuable blessing, they were requi red to give in exchange ten years of labor- At the expiration of the ten years of ser vice, they were to receive their liberty, together with a few head of cattle, and a small piece of land, they might follow ag ricultural pursuits. But these were only given when they could give bonds for their good conduct. It did not often occur that security could be given ; and the savages, habituated, from so long a service, to the labor of the missions, generally remained at their old employments. «Their duties j were varied. Some worked upon the farm; others took care of the stock ; some learned and worked at mechanicaleinploy raents ; and others were hired out to the service of the whites. Punishment was administered for bad behavior, and rewards were given to those who behaved well. They were prompted, on account of the inducements offered, to bring into the mis sions those who would become poselytes. The pt ies's also dispatched agents, whose duty it was to recruit the missions, by en ticing the savages into the fold, for the pur pose of christianizing and civilizing them. The priests had caused them to believe that they were to be participants in the benefits accruing from the sale of articles that were taken to the market from the mis sions. The laborers, who naturally w r ere opposed to labor, soon became industrious and active, when they believed that they would receive in return the proceeds of their toil. Each of the missions cons itu ted a distinct community, and had its own officers. Under the government of the Spanish padres, the missions appeared to be conducted under regulations which, considered with reference to the pecuniary interests of the priests, were good. Rut, in 1835, the Supreme Gov ernment issued orders, annulling the juris diction of the priests, and giving them only their religious powers, with a small compensation ; at the same time sending to every mission its administradors. The corruption and wickedness that finally manifested themselves made the hitherto profitable labor of the Indians entirely profitless to them, while it increased the riches of the administradors. Rut a short time wrought such a change, that the mis sions were not able to support even their poselytes: and the revolution that occur red in 1536. increased the evi's of these establishments, by awning loose thousands of disciples, who were compelled to pro cure subsistence in the best manner they could. The government claimed entire | possessions of the property, and did not heed the claims of the Indians. Many of them have allied themselves with the wild savages, and, smarting under a sense < f injustice and wrong, they use the experi ence they ob'ained at the missions for des troying the.peace, comfort, and even life, of the white inhabitants. Retaliation was, of course, adopted by the whites. The most cruel measures were taken by both sides to avenge their wreng. The inhabi tants, when aroused, pursue them with the greatest eagerness, and have, at such a time, no regard for sex or condition, the innocent or the guilty. “ Under such circumstances, the Indians and whites lived in a belligerent state. The savages stole the horses of the whites, sometimes with the utmost boldness. The Californians, on the other hand, treated them like brutes ; and the savages forfeit ed their lives when caught stealing. In deed, they were shot down when not vio lating the laws or disturbing the peace of the country, as pests to society, and ene mies to the general welfare of the govern ment. “ Their great antipathy is against the Spaniards. The character of these Indi ans is not fierce. The wrongs, which they endured under the rule of wicked priests, unprincipled administradors, and a cor -1 upt goverment, having exasperated their feelings. It is said that they are friendly to other citizens than the Mexican-Calif a nians. The knowledge they have obtain ed from their connection with the missions would, doubtless, enable them, in a well directed effort, if it were notfor the Amer icans and English, to drive the Mexican- Californians from the coun ry, or, at least, to confine them to their towns. “ The largest number of Indians reside in the Sacramento Valley. The present population is from eight to nine thousand. The small pox has been very fatal to the various tribes, aud at present they are oniy about half as numerous as before the rav ages of this disease.” “ Early one fine morning I left Monte rey with a companion to conduct me to Salinas, where we arrived about noon. Every thing connected with this ride was delightful, 'i he fresh morning air was redolent of the sweetest perfumes ever wafted to the celestial * daughter of the dawn.’ It was none of your common place Atlantic atmospheres, but laden with fragrance; soft and voluptuous, yet not enervating, but gently bracing. In truth there was a pervading reality in the sweet gales which wooed us, seeming to impart to them intense vitality, and to establish sympathy if not familiarity with the view less spirits who ‘ people the sun-beam. Our way lay through delicious plains, rich ly enamelled with those exquisite wild tlowers varying from palest blue to bright est flame-color, which are produced spon taneously in all parts of California. Oc casionally we would go through groves of oaks verdant as missletoe, and arranged in clumps with a skill which man might vainly imitate, through the openings of which the startled deer darted with light ning speed as our cavalcade dislodged them from their leafy coverts. The balmy air, the perfume of countless flowers, com bined with scenery now sweetly beautiful, now grandly bold, gave zest and life to the conscious enjoyment of the free and rapid motion of the steeds,which united to fleetness and spirit perfect obedience to the rider’s will. I am not aware of any higher and truer enjoyment of mere phy sical existence than this kind of travelling in California, which the world can hardly match. I have (ravelled in all sorts of ways, in all sorts of countries ; in the toil ing diligence of France, and on the broad pack-saddle of a contrabandista’s mule in Spain; I have been whisked across the Pontiue marshes by half wild colts, guided by shouting postillions;* been jolted half to death in Syria and Egyjit on the un steady deck of a ‘ desert ship,’ conducted Eby Arabs clamorous for ‘bucksheesch travelled ‘ dawk’ in India, with the ‘ last new novel’ in a palankeen ; aud once had the pleasure to back an elephant in the Isl and of Ceyl .ne. But all these were vulgar joys compared with the rapturous 1 p'easure of travelling in that part of the United States of America called Califor nia. Seated in your firm and chair-like saddle, your horse heU well in hand, but not irritaled by the severe and subduing Spanish bridle; going ou a full gallop, which is the travelling gait of the country, the shouting vaquero ( outrider) driving on the road far ahead a ‘ caballada' of rushing steeds, and changing your horse for a fresh one at the slightest symptom of fatigue, what can be more delightful, more satisfying, surrounded as you are with such glorious accessories, breathing the fullness of life into every sense ? Who cares for the artificial world across the con tinent, when he can thus enjoy wild and uncontrolled independence ? Who cares for the wealth of Wall street, when, dash ing over the painted plains aud far sur veying hills, he may exclaim with Gold smith— -1 Creation s heir, the world, the world is mine !’ “ W e arrived early in the evening at the rancho of Don Francisco Pacheco, having accomplished, since morning, with perfect ease, ati equestrian journey, which, on our side of the continent, wou'd have been considered a great performance.” THE RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA. “ Wheat, oats, corn, rye, and all other cereal grains grow luxuriantly. In the more southern parts of the country, the lruits ot the tropics flourish side by side xvi h those of the temperate zone. 1 he forests yield a large supply of imber, not only for the more ordinary purposes of life, but also for ornamental uses. Ihe grape flourishes in unequalled luxuriance and both in climate and geo graphical features, California resembles tiie wine countries of Europe. The sugar cane grows so readily, that the southern part of C alifornia will, ere many years shall elapse, furnish sufficient sugar for the consumption of the whole territory. i he pasiurpge attorded by the country is of the most luxuriant description, and is capable of sustaining immense numbers of domestic animals. Ihe vast herds of cattle and horses which roam the hills and plains of Cali fornia, were until recently, and perhaps are still, the most important source of her prosperity. When a more industrious and thrifty race shall take possession of the vacant lands which now invite these'tler, the business of rasing cattle, horses, sheep, and other useful animals, will be immense ly augmented, and every kind of agricul tural pursuit -will receive an impetus which will make California • the exliaust less granary of the world.’ “ The wild animals of the country will for many years yield a large supply of peltries, while the elk, the deer, the hare, and many minor quadrupeds, will furnish large supplies of excellent food. “ The numerous varieiies of the feath ered tribe will do their part in yielding food of the most dain'y quality. “ The sea will supply inexhaurtable quantities of the most delicious shell fish, and the pearl oyster will yield a double treasure. “ The rivers and lakes will vie with the ocean in affording supplies of piscatory food ; and in short, the resources of nature alone will, for years to come, keep famine from the doors of the most indigent. t ne water power <>f the country will afford every facility to the manufacturer, and the day will come when the wool, cot ton, silk. hemp, and flax, of California, will be woven in her own looms. “ The mines and mineral deposits will give employment to thousands of industri ous men, and when the present feverish anxiety to dig gold shall subside, the at tention of the people will be turned to the other metals which abound in the moun tains. “ United •> all these natural advanta ges, is the unsurpassed beauty and gran deur of the scenery, which presents an endless series of aloriouspictures, to cheer the heart and delight the eye. “ But 1 count most of all upon the race of men who will mainly peopleand govern the county —that Anglo-Saxon race, which, transplanted to the free soil of America, has acquired new force, new impulses, new enterprise; that Anglo-Saxon race, which seems destined to possess the whole of the North American Continent which is adapted to the wan’s of civilized man.” A learned young lady being asked at a tea-table if she used sugar, replied, “ I have a diabolical, invincible repugnance to sugar, for to my insensible cogitations upon the subject, the flavorsity of the tea, renders it vastly obnoxious !” A mother, admonishing her son, (a lad of about seven years of age) told him he should never defer,till to-morrow what he could do to-day. The little urchin replied. “ Then, mother let.s eat the remainder of the plum-pudding to-night.” ITT An old lady said her husband was very fond of peaches, and that was his only fault. Fault, madam ! said one, how can you call that a fault? VV'hy, because there are different ways of eating them. My husband takes them in the form of brandy. Let no one suppose that by acting a good part through life he will escape slander There will be those who hate him for the very qualities that ought to procure esteem. There are some folks in the world who are not willing that others »hou!d he better than themselves. From the Savannah Republican. The Condition and Prospects of Georgia. Within a few years past the State of Georgia has at one bound placed herself indisputably in advance of any other South ern States in manufacturing enterprise and internal improvement. Georgia is at this moment celebrated in every section of the United States for prodigious advancement in these respects, and her actual command ing position is the common theme of letter writers and travellers. We have between forty and fifty manufactories with from 100 to 5,000 spiudles in each, in operation in this State, Our yarns and cotton fabrics find markets in nearly every quarter of the country from New-York to Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Our mines have been partially explored, and we are p educing superior Rail-Road iron, cast ings, marble, lime, at a price so low that it is used in considerable quantities to re vive the woru-out lands of the State, and other articles which we need not 3top to mention. Coming down on a freight train from Marietta to Atlanta the other day, we noticed thefollowing articles of freight, to wit : corn in sacks, flour in sacks and in barrels, wheat, iron-castings, domestic goods and yarns, cotton in bales, lime and bacon. A diversity of labor goes hand in hand with this progress. The eternal fields of cotton, and nothing but cotton, no longer appear in the up-country, except to a limeted extent. The cultivation of that staple in the Northern counties will comparatively cease in a few years, and be transferred more and more to the fertile bottoms of S uth-Western Georgia. The hill sides in the Cherokee regions and midle Georgia are nowsmiling with green crops of wheat and other small grains. 1 here are flouring mills, as the Etowah, the Lebanon, Columbus, those in Clarke and elsewhere, where the wheat is pur chased at a liberal price and converted into flour, which has some time since found its way to Atlantic markets, while some has been exported from this port to Brazil and other countries. The aricle of North ern flour is now almost banished from this market, and it has required scarcely a year to accomplish the change. One year the Cen ral Rail-Road conveyed into the interior 6,000 barrels of Northern flour. 1 heyearfollovving it brought down 0,000 barrels of Georgia flour, the upward current being completely turned ; and it now corries up none, unless it be Georgia article which travels back again for con sumption at various points in the lower section of the State. 1 hese manufactories and rail-roads have created home markets. They have at the same time deversified agricultural and all other pursuits.—They give employment to the farmer, carpenter, the mason, the tanner, the founder, the miner, and in short to almost all who follow the various and devious ways of human industry. The act of the last Legislature relative to manufac turing assciations is on a level with the most enlightened specimens of legislation ot this century. —And yet, in surveying the present order of things we ought not to forget how recently it has been establish ed. The act just alluded to was not pas sed until a considerable amount of capi tal waiting for investment in manufactories was driven away to another State, only a few years have elapsed since the Court was created for the Correction of Errors, which has showered so many blessings on the State. The cause of Education still receives but a tardy and inadequate sup port. It is a cause which claims attention loudly at the hands of our law-givers. The moral and physical influence of our Rail Roads in bringing about this new or der of things, is not sufficiently apprecia ted, The Tin-Country is now no longer a sealed book, but a scene which passes before the traveller like a moving panora ma. The travel on the State Road has probably quadrupled since it was opened to Dalton. It will increase vastly more when it is completed to the Tennessee River, and yet more when our communi cations penetrate to the interior of Ten nessee. The famine in Ireland gave to the State Road extraordinary receipts from freights of provisions and breadstuff's in October 1847. In October 1818 the freights were greatly increased, near $2,000, with out any extraordinary demand, and it has been estimated that when the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road is completed, the Georgia Road will require four times its present locomotive power —a condition which will probably involve the construc tion of another track, unless the Tennes see business be done chiefly in the sum mer. Our great State work, has already paid back to the State the cost of its con struction in the shape of a multitude of benefits, beyond the power of calculation, and it is not a daring prophesy to make that in less than twenty-five years it will pay all the debts of the State —principle and interest, and relieve her citizens from all taxation. The fair and impartial man agement of such a work should not be confined to the control of any one man. At least two Commissioners—one from the Northern and the other from the Southern sections of the State—or per haps three—analagous to the New-York Canal Commissioners, should be appoin ted to its guardianship. That such a law is in an eminent degree necessary, we shall undertake to prove hereafter. Thirtv-First Congress —lncluding the members from Connecticut and N. Hamp shire, there have been elected to the new Congress 85 Whigsand 61 Democrats. If the remaining 86 members should be po litically the same as before, there would he a Whig majority in the House of 17. In the Seriate there will be a Democratic majority of 8 to 10. MACON 7 G A . SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1&49 To Correspondents.— “ Religion” is very ac ceptable. We would, however, remind the au thor that he has omitted an essential matter ig newspaper correspondence— vie: giving us bis name. A hint to the wise, etc. “Advance" is welcome to our columns. IJjj theme is an interesting and vital one, and from the tone ofthe communication in to-day's paper he can do full justice to it. “E.” shall appear in our next. Biscuit. —Persons in the habit of eating will find it to their interest to give Mr. Payne a call. The “Biscuit Powders,” for sale by him, are worthy of a trial. See advertisement. Holden's Magazinl. —We have received the April number of this Magazine. As usual its contents are varied and interesting. Stockwell’s Panorama. We are pleased to see that many of our citi zens have acknowledged the merit of this truly great painting. Together with the comparative novelty of the enterprise, it combines so much truth and accuracy, that a beholder is apt to fancy himself upon the bosom of the “ Father of Waters,” and gazing with attentive eye upon the interesting scenes on either side, which the Ar tist has so faithfully represented. The nume rous and reliable recommendations of this Paint ing which we had seen, prepared us for a rich treat on visiting it—but the most partial and fiat tering notices have fallen far short of its merits. Those who have not yet seen this Painting, will have an opportunity afforded them this afternoon and to-night; and we trust that no one will p er . mit this occasion for profitable instruction to pass by unimproved. A Western Poetess, Mrs. Nichols, in a letter to the St Louis Reveille speaking of this Panorama, says: “ Among the finest of the views on the Upper Mississippi, we would instance Rock Island, with its adjacent town, Galena—the Prairie scene, with its encampments—Lake Pepin, and the peaks and bluffs, which stand like hoary sentinels over the green solitudes of the poor Indian’s forsaken home Attached to the great er number of these, are wonderful tales and le gends, alluded to by Mr. Weston, the exhibitor. His relation of the story ofthe Maiden's Leap, with his fine delivery of tho exquisite little Po em illustrating it, are most worthy of remark. Os the view of the Falls ofSt. Anthony, there can he hut one opinion. How often has the wild huntsman paused in his heated track, to cast a longing glance at your cooling waves! And oh ! how often have the golden planets of our God walked serenely up their heavenly path way, and gazed upon you, as ye shouted back the music of the Morning >tars ! How throbbed the heart of the first white man, as he looked upon your crested robes, or watched the spark ling drops that fell like baptismal rain, at his weary and travel-stained feet! How glorious, then, that art which can hold “ the mirror up to nature,’’ and paint the majes tic works of the Almighty’s hand.” VV e would again advise all to visit this Painting to-day, ns it will he sent to Savannah on Mon day next, where we bespeak for it many visilets. Bee advertisement in anotlier column. Be in Earnest. \Y hat a world of truth, what a universe of in struction, in this simple sentence ! What a les son for the young, what an admonition for the middle-aged, what a priceless treasure for the old ! It is the soul of knowledge, the capital of wealth, the key of futurity. Do you seek to have your name upon the scroll of fame? Be in earnest. It will enable you to dig down hills—to fill up valleys—to breast the tide of mis fortune—to brave the storm of adversity. No thing can impede your progress when you are in earnest. Difficulty upon difficulty may ap. pear before you, like the towering peaks of the snow-capped mountains—but they will dwindle to nothingness beneath your tread. The eie. ments may be dark and lowering around you* no lone star of hope may twinkle in your sky, no bright sun of promise may illumine your pathway, but be in earnest, and the clouds will disappear, the thunders will cease, and the bril liant rays of the sunshine will pour upon you with increasing splendor—be in earnest, and you may bring profit from misfortune, and cre ate a firmament of glory from the dark, unfriend ly heavens. Are you in search of wealth ? Be in earnest The man of war may make his fortune in a day, but in that period he must be in earnest —the cool retreat must not woo him from the heat of battle. The man of business may make the largest gains, yet will he never become rich, un less he be in earnest. The man of fortune may receive it from his parents, but he will never keep it lest he be in earnest. Wealth is made of farthings—the ocean is composed of rills, * n< * the earth of grains of dust. And the rivulet i* in earnest when it ripples down the vale and hill to mingle in the waters of the sea —the dust ad heres with earnest zeal to the body of the earth —so must they that seek the smiles of fortuna be in earnest when they attempt to heap penny upon penny, for diligence may sow but earnest zeal must reap. Do you seek the reward of future happiness ? Above all things, be in earnest. You may make a heaven out of earth—change sorrow to I joy, and affliction to pleasure—you may live in time, and prepare for eternity—you may feast your body upon the goods of earth, and enter tertain ypur soul with the bliss of heaven. You may sec the hand of your Creator, above, be neath, and upon either side of you —the evening breeze will preach in tones of eloquence, the morning dew will smile success, the tree, the shrub, the plant, the flower will fill your heart with praise ; aud, if you be in earnest, eternal spring will bloom around and fill your life with fragrance and hope. Be in earnest. pWc learn from the Griffin Whig of the 12th instant, that Moses Formwault, former Mayor of the city of Atlanta, was reported on Tuesday evening, as having Small Pox. It is thought t° be a very mild type.