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niSCELLANl'.
Wp extract from one of Hindis' I nc letters bis
description of rite three most prominent men in
the House of Lords, in England. viz: The Prime
Mints:er r Lord Melbourne, the leader ol tbe op
position, Lsrd Wellington, and the great man ol
Europe. Henry Brougham. Brooks writes with
spirit, and in a tone of good sense which must
make iiis letters or* valuable as they are interesting
to his countrymen:
“ Lord Melbourne nrose. I felt much cu
riosity to hour the Prime Minister. He
speuks rapidly, is often involved in liis sen
tences. mowtlis some, thrashes tins bench n
little tvifh regular thumps, nttd is a passable
speaker, hut nothing remarkable. There is
a vein of manly sense though in whnt hr
utters tlmt commandsnttcution. Ilia air ami
tone are quite decisive. Ho commanded i
great attention, ami one phrase, that “ no ;
hotly of men on earth could now trifle with
the people,” brought forth "the “ lu ar, hear,”j
very boisterously. One man in the gallery I
near me was so very frantic with approha-1
tion that the tloor-kceper was nbligetl to till
that of the very animal which was the sub- company were po.-terl about hither and yon, round it : behind which is a covered bench their exertion until they ascertain and can j
Iject of his scientific cogitations. j admiring spectators of the scene. j attached to the wall for accommodating, wo I make known their strength, and then their!
J Jeremiah did not swear—lie was a church- | “ Wh.it do you call the child 1" said the presume, the cavarolieri serventi.* The pillars j vote is to he hid for hv candidates who will |
ing ptdugogtie—hut his countenance uctu- patsnn
'rtl “ IIi:m:v I I.\v. a? swereu mu ourcui. _ w t _ _
the complexions. A door is to be opened by | so equally divided, they bold the balance of
lIc.Nitr ft. iv,” at swered the parent.
“Take the howl?" said the parson, his
countenance lighting up with a passion that
bore the semblance of any thing but divinity,
“ | enti do nothing lor in v one of that 11:11111!.”
*• Very wi II,” said the ('olonel quietly huntl-
ailv iilaekettetl with rage and ntigu Hi, as In-
gazed hurriedly end sternly nronml him ; 11 ml
the ill suppressed laughter of his disciples
added not n little to his chagrin.
“ Who—who—who—who—I say?” He
could nriicul nc no more. lie was elmaked
with passion.
“ That an* great ugly girl, there, who
pinches me so,” said a little ragged urchin,
with n streaked umi dirty filer.
Jen miali confronted the fair delinquent;
hut it was pi sin from his manner, tlmt he had
much rather have undertaken the correction
of his whole school beside, than that of the
incorrigible offender in question. His inter
rogating glance w as met by n look, in which ! tin.— fVcstcrii Carolinian.
it would have been difficult to say whether j
good nature or impudence predominated.
“ Did you meddle with mv cue ?” said the
dominie ; lint his voice trembled—his situa
tion was particularly awkward.
“ I—1—what do you suppose I want of
your cue ?” Ami a q ieer smile pi iyed along
her pretty mouth—for a pretty one she had—
GCOKtilA LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, Dccbmoks 3, 1835.
w hich immediate access can he had to the La- j pr.wer—that they can throw a large majority
IN SENATE.
i Dn motion of Mr. Wood of McIntosh, the
j Senate agreed to reconsider the rejection of
the hill, to mark out the period of occupan
cy of the Cherokee Indians to the lauds rc-
Gnllcry from the north end of the j either 011 the one side or the other, and change
building. The splendid new imported drupe-: the whole aspect of our political affairs.—
r >' b ,r *he walls, so much talked of last Will | 'i heir plans may not be so matured as to reu- j served to them in this State
ing the chil i to its mother, “ you can do as | ter, does not appear; it was found so tl tiling- | der it advisable, at once, to make the attempt. |
you please, but I’ll he bang’d if ho shall he ! etl on its arrival as to be useless. The old j The hike-warm and doubting nre yet to he
called hv any other name.” ; faded silk is replaced hv very liaudsn dam- | urged on : those w ho are in theory opposed
So this little candidate for nomcnclntnry i ask, of a darker shade, iodising to a lead 1 to slavery, and have in their minds nit unde-
honors, was obliged to remain unchristcm-d. 1 color, anti corresponding well with the pillars j fined idea of gradual emancipation, arc to he
until a minister of some other gospel than ; «f the chamber. The reporters’ gallery is persuaded into the belief that nothing hut
(Jon. Jackson’s could be found to perform the * entirely thrown open for gentlemen, and rais- immediate and energetic action will nceom-
ceretmniy, w hich the Itev. Mr. (twin's con- ; ed desks for the reporters arc put on the floor, j plisli their wishes. Of this class, many w
scietilious scruples would not allow Arm to i at the two extremities of the Horse shoe, im
fall back, mid conclude, upon an cxumiiin-
peetively—so that not u syllable falling from
A Surrender at Discretion.— At the s'ortn- 1 those gentlemen will he lost. In the Katun-
I the 1 big of the heights of Hen, on the 8th of! tl 1 the statue of Jefferson no longer stand
mcdiiit' ly heltin I Messrs. Clay & llenton res- | tion r f the whole ground, that the question is
who
-etl
Jrui out. The Duke of \\ ’'jlliiijftnii j»nt (i11 * e ...
r f. r tftis. I should have known him hv Ins I'"" 1 * ls « l,u
nose, as well as llroilgham for both have ve- i
r remarkable noses. Say what they please j
about the old Duke’s want of brains as a
Senator, lie is no fool. Speaking is not his |
trade, I see. He drags his ideas out by inai.u j
force ; and as he has lost his teeili, and tin re- j
fore speaks indistinctly, appearances are a- j
gainst his eloquence •, hut, nevertheless, I j
can sec that he is the soul of the opposition. J
They rally around him. They rely upon j
him. They ‘ hear,’ ‘ hear’ him, even when j
he does not say much to he heard
leadership is not surrendered to
no senatorial: talent. The Duke talks too,
very much iu the style in which be would
rally a brigade. He does not argue so much
as ho commands, lie jerks out his words
when they come hard, lie is energetic in
Ins manlier, but there is no mouthing about
him, tin regular blows upon the benches.—
lie talk s ns if he ho if a job to do, and the
quicker it was done the better. When the
words stick in his throat, lie sputters them
out. When he does not pronounce them
plainly,he sounds them again The English
language tnul he nre no friends. Verbs w ith
him have no nominative cases, and the cases
sometimes stroll through whole paragraphs
thought so. Jeremiah saw that he was about j
to lo»e his authority ; he hemmed twice, shook j
his head at each of the rogues that were
biuching immoderately at their master's per- j
plexity, and reaching his hand to his fertile, I
said,
“ Give me. your hand, miss." liis heart |
misgave him as lie spake. The fair white
hand was instantly preferred, and as gently,
too, as 'hat of a modern belle at a cotillion
party, Jeremiah took it—it was a pretty hand ;
and 1 lien her face—there was something in with the usual grace ot Ins countrymen, re
like mi uninvited and unwelconied guest, and
ns if conscious of its equivocal situation,
slinking by the wall, hut by order of the Pre
sident has been placed on a temporary pedes
tal, of nrirhle-paiatcd wood, a little westward
from the centre. If it is to he finally acccpt-
Tliev cha'rged accordingly. , eil, we hope that it will not he left in a sitim- j devoted time to subjects connected with nil
lancing the great interests of the State or
October, H13, Sir John Colhonrm*,
commanded our second brigade, inldr
his men before leading them up to the ene
my’s redoubt with, “ \ow, my lads, we’ll
just charge up to the edge of the ditch, and
if we can’t get ill, we’ll stand there and fire
in their faces
cot one which can, with safety, lie agitated.
Many, very ninny, will imbibe the wild cii
Mr. Rutherford reported n hill to incor
porate the Literary Bunk of the State of
, Georgia.
Air. Dawson offered a resolution, referring
that part tif the late Governor’s message re
lative to the “ Partners Bank of Chattahoo
chee,” to a select committee—Adopted, and
Messrs. Dawson, McAllister and Hepburn np-
I pointed.
I The Senate took up the hill for the benefit of
the Georgia Bail Hoad company, loaning the
credit of the Slate to the company, for the
tluisiasin of those who have already taken construction of the Rail Road from Augusta
the foreground. to Athens, &c. After considerable debate,
the bill was rejected—Yeas 29, nays 50.
We have frequently urged that Mr. Van
Bureti was attempting to convert this state
of things to Ids own benefit, in the Presiden
tial canvass. Does any one seriously doubt
it? Look at his whole political life, lias he
the enemy fled from the works, and in fid j tion in which the light shed from directly
lowing them tip the mountain, Sir John, in j above, throws the face into otic iindistingtiish-
roiimling a hill, accompanied only by his ' able shadow, and entirely destroys the efiect
brigade major and a lew riflemen, found that j of the whole statue. The light from over
lie had headed a retiring body of about 300 j head is ruinous to marble statuary, to bronze
of the French, ami whispering to his brigade j doubly so. Persico's figures stand their ex-
many men together as he | posurt—such as it is—very well ; a slight im-
maj.i
Nation ? or has he been engaged in playing
upon and playing oft' the passions of the
multitude ? Does he need a prompter or in
structor? Hits he not calculated the personal '
advantage of securing this hotly of men at j rep ort and counter report of the .Select Com-
the north? Does lit: nut know that Ills sou- * ...: — r-—.1. .1 _.i...*, - C. ,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Committees were appointed on the notices
of yesterday; ami a hill was reported by
Mr. Jeffries: To add apart of Wilkes
to the county of Taliaferro.
The hill to authorize n Lottery in Colum
bus lor n Masonic ami Town Hall, was re
jected—yetis 9, nays 119.
On motion of Air. Black, of Scriven, the
add, he, without hesitation, rode bold I v tip j perfection, however, which he did not observe
to the enemy’s commander, ami demanded
his sword. The Frenchman surrendered it
hows itself
statue of Pence.”
of the cheeks of
limn of ' ,s expression which seldom failed to disarm
the pedagogue’s anger. He looked first at
the hand—liml then at her face, so expre-sive
of a roguish confidence—then at his ferule,
rude, heavy instrument of torture—alto-
questmg that the other would hear w due
that he hail conducted himself like a good !
and valiant soldier. Sir John answered the
appeal with an approving nod ; for it was no I
time to refuse hearing witness to the valor of
POLITICAL.
rieiM TltE EVENING STAR.
THE ABOLITION QUESTION.
The Alexandria Gazette complains of the
quantity of tracts and pamphlets printed at the
mitten on Creek depredations in Stewart and
cess in this Slate depends upon obtaining the | () ,| lcr comities, and the conduct of the Inet
vote ol this large Imdy ol men? Docs he j Governor thereon, wns called up.
mu know that their views are utterly hostile j Mr. Dismukes oft'ered a substitute for both
to placing the executive government into the
hands of a Southern man ? Hnw happens it,
for instance, that the Evening Post, appa
rently discarded by the Van Ilm en press, debate, the House agreed to—yeas 7(5, nays
reports.
Mr. Burns moved to re-commit the whole
to the committee—which, after considerable
has become the great champion of the abo
litionists? How happens it that his confitlcii
tial friend, C. C. Cntnbreleng, is so intimate
gctlicr unfit to ludd companionship with the j 399 men while they were in the act of sur
soft lair hand, held iu durance before him. J rendering to a hall dozen.
Never in all the annals of liis brief authority, 1
had Jeremiah Paul experienced such per-J An Orange-Seller's '1 rick.— I he Jew hoy:
plexity. He lifted his right hand tw o nr three I of London nre famous fellows for a trick
limes, and as often withdrew it. Ilicv are
“ You will not strike me?” said the girl. c, ’ s f |,r e o . , , - , - — - —
There was an artless coafidet.ee iu these j" b° s, ’hl oranges—they were very scarce at "hen the compromise 111 adopting the Lon- j him friends at the Sooth, Van Boren
words, ami the tone in which they were at- I tlmt time—and laying down a guinea, beg:
tl'.vays provided w ith bail sixpen-
uige. A friend walked tip to
lure ?”
“ I hope I shall,’
after the verbs. Such is a little touch of the i V. 1 '! CJenputru
oratory of the mail who made Bonaparte
miss one figure.
Next we Imd thar odd genius, Lord Brou
gham. The more I see of him, the more I
am puzzled to classify him. I met him the
other day in some strange antics. This night
lie made a figure ngnin mid again, lie ram
bles about in the House of Lords like a wild
colt. As an Austrian Gcncriil once said of
Bonaparte, he despises all rule, all system,
—you cannot calculate upon whnt he is at.
Now he would flatterllie Duke of Wellington,
and amm he would cull’him w ithout ceremo
ny. He goes off like a rocket, at times, ne
ver so brilliant. Then lie will flounder ami
flounder. If a man cries * hear at him, just
ns likely ns not, he’ll stop and thank hiui. If
one says ‘ no,’ lie’ll stop atuDlehate the ques
tion by the way, and jump right out of the
middle fit ft sentence. \ found hint once all
wound up in one of his gam led sentences,
and lie himself was limiting for a corner to
get out, but ail the lime was plunging deep- : a jury
tercil, that went to the heart of the peda
gogue. lake Mark Anthony before the heau-
to chaffer. The eyes of the young Israelite
were like live coals, lie sold for a penny
or the
North, with wood cu's &,«> an ravings represent- | | y connected with the movements of that pa- j
ing various cruellies imagined to he practised j ,, cr ? I s ; t „ot the old tariff 1 contest plated j
an the slaves, which that paper considers ve* v 1 over again,—while this gentleman as a lead- !
provoking mid unjust, ami calculate I to pro- j ,. Pt followed by a portion of the New-York I
dace a bail state ol feeling, and, in tact, malt- | V; 1; 1 Boren men in Congress were advocating
ing two distinct sets of people in the country, ; the doctrines of free trade in order to secure j
when the compromise in mlopting the Con- I |,friends at the South, Van Bun n was
stitmion intended to make them one. These j ;ni ,king tariff' and protective speeches at the
vexatious tracts are still published here in 1 „„ r th, to preserve himself at home? How,
large numbers, not for our own edification, as I happened it that Mr. Beardsley, liis c.mfiden- j
01.
Mr. Burns then nuivcd to print the docu
ments.
Mr. Flournoy moved to amend by milling
the reports and substitute, which was n jectvd
—yeas (i I, nays 77.
The motion to print 300 copies of the do
cuments was then adopted—
And the House adjourned.
fierce lender of the { piece wluit he had just paid threepence for. j readily admitted ; and upwards <>t I tml friend at Utica, acted through his parli-
Volsti before liis own Virginia, the dominie I lie bargain made, the oranges tied up, the
relented. purchaser ret 11 r ed the guinea to his pocket, !
“ If I pardon you for this ofti-ucr, will and drawing forth a handful of ha’pence, |
you conduct yourself more prudently in fit- I paid for the oranges with them ! The Jew
hoy looked sheepish, and my friend went his
lid the hopeful young I ' VII .V rr juicing. The next day he found a
All Incident.—Oar perusal of the Trial
Scene in 44 Norman Leslie,” the new novel,
calls to nmul a tact which we witnessed some
1 few years ago in New ttmnpstiiru. It ***-
' cmplifu s the little trust which, in many c 1-
! ses, can In: reposed in llic rhejriiiiinuliun of
he incident to which we refer, took
cr in,—and deeper and deeper did lie get in, ] place in the Court-House iu Exeter, .\. II.
working up language in all manner of paten -
theses, when, despairing at lust of ever get
ting out of his maze, he hurst out by cutting Mas,
the gordinn knot. Nobody can report him or | nil the
will say a bitter thing with a most good
tired voice,—mid us for ‘ order or for doing
any tiling aeother people do, that is the last !
thing he tbinluiof. No man commands more
attention—but few have more influence,.—and j
yer no man trifles mure with his own power, I
or hazards it more, lie is a lusus natural. I
can’t classify him—but if I were 1I10 House j
ot Lords, I would give him anv thing to get !
! of it, for lie is spoiling their trade,—first j
.i d ing (hem seem mean by way of contrast;
w ; ’ri 111, and next upsetting all their dignity.
Li r 1 Brougham belongs to the House ot I
J. a •aons. It is a pity he ever left t!
Indy; and the master evinced his affectionate | • ,:| d guinea in his pocket, ami no one ever
solicitude for the welfare of his pupil |,y knew how it got there; not even my friend,
pressing tin; hand he had imprisoned, anil who took a mortal antipathy to Jew hoys n-
the fair owner expressed her gratitude for ] l*out that time, and nevi r repeated the sto-
sueli condeseusio.i by returning the pres - iy.— Ac«?.
sure. i
They were married just six months after- : original anecdote.
wards. 80 much tor lenity in sc' ool disci- During the rivalry between Utica and Ro-
P^ 111 '* j cl ster, New-York, a gentleman merchant
1 from the latter place, v.'as travelling through
Oneida county. Being of a humorous
turn, on passing a Dutch dwelling where
a stuae ovi.o was heating, which was situated
out of doors at one side of the house, he felt
disposed to hoax its inlin'.iitnnts. lie called
out —
“ Halloo, the house ! Halloo the house!”
Out came the Dutchman, the Dutchman's
wife, the Dutchman’s three sons and eleven
daughters. lie observed to them :
“ Your oven’s in fire !”
They all flew swiftly around the corner
of the house, mol the merchant rude on en
tile joke.
hurt tune since the same gentleman was
travelling to the east, iu a gig : the roads were
very muddy. 11e was about passing the same
farm house ; hat In* had forgotten the place,
when a young lad came running to a arils him,
with great anxiety depicted on his counte
nance.
“ 8ir” said lie, “ your wheel is loose.”
The gentleman immedintelv stopped, got
out into the mud, and looked at the wheel,
whoa the hov exclaimed.
The oilier wheel, sir.”
light:/ thousand petitions for abolishing
very in the District of Columbia have been j
printed and circulated for signatures, ami j
they will he poured into Congress, backed by !
mi array of names, which will satisfy the I
South that it is a deceitful calm which in- J
triguing politicians are attempting to bring!
about.
We have more than once been chided by
several papers for the view taken by us of the
strength of the abolitionists generally. Wc
have formed our opinion after examining the
whole ground and obtaining all the informa-
zans, to obtain the support of the abolitionists
in the county of Oneida ? We believe the
matter is distinctly understood between those
who manage the affairs of Air. Van Boren
and those who direct the course of the abo
litionists in this State—the hitter will sustain
no Southern man or son of Virginia, for the
presidency, while they can (iml a candidate
who voted, ns a Senator in this State to pre
vent tnc introduction of slavery into Missou
ri, and as a member of the Convention to
form onr State Constitution to give the blacks
a right to vote. His principles are known, I
Friday, December 4, 1835.
SEN’A IT..
On Mr. AYaker’s motion, the Senate agreed
to reconsider the rejection of the hill-for the
benefit of the Georgia Rail Roatl.
The Senate was engaged this day in de
bate 011 the bill to incorporate the Central
Rail Road and Ranking eouipan; , for a
Rail Road from Savannah to Alacon, and
adjourned without a vote on the hill.
tion which enn he elicited from every quar- j , nH | when he acts his course is ascertained,
ter. We believe that the number of iudivi- j ]|,, may, and will promise to the Sooth any
d'-inl** among us who are desirous to put an 1 tiling and every thing, hut when called on to
| 011 Saturday afternoon The two great guns
of the Neiv-Ilampshire liar, Messrs. J.
and I. Bartlett had been battering
week, and the most important cases
follow him at buch times, but oatlie jump.! had been disposed of. The Judge was half
Association leads him oft'on every side,— j asleep, the Jury in scarcely a better coatli- I J'*-''"l
and then at last lie will come back again.— lion, and causes were decided before those ! -* *
But he is always interesting, always instate- ! interested hardly knew which way to turn,
tire, too, because he seems to know every
thing. He mingles in every liotly’
• heaving’ this one, and 1 lining’ that one, now
r ing ‘ oh’tun! anon crying * yes.’ If tlii
i'cry I At about four o’clock, an old man was pl.ic-
nlk, ed at the bar, accused of passing counterfeit
money. There were few persons in the
Court-House—the lawyers who had finished
the ol.l
I., rtl suys a good thing, he tells him of it. their business had gone I runt*, in d
it thnt a had one he lets him know it. lie : fidlow seemed in a fair way to he rapidly cou
nt!- signed to the 8t:ite prison. Mr. 15., the
prison
younger gnu, sat with his arms folded and his
feet upon the edge of the table, apparently
asleep, while the Attorney General examined
am er three witnesses. Never was justice
limned through 111 a more summary maimer.
The evidence was direct and conclusive—
mid as witness after witness left the stand,
the old prisoner’s face grew paler, and lie
trcmhltd at the certainty of liis late. I’y and
bv, Mr. B. opened his eves, cast a glance at
the gray hairs of the culprit, yawned gently,
and turning to the Attorney General, said
audibly—“ I’ll defend this man.” Hu asked
no questions of the witnesses, and took no
notes—hut a hen the evidence was through,
he rose and delivered one of the most beauti
ful arguments we ever heard. The testimo-
eml to slavery in the Southern States, is very
great; they are to he found in all classes— j
i clergymen ami laymen, lawyers, merchants,
j inaimfactarers, mechanics, and agriculturists.
I If mi V OUIV it'iillil* «.«r -luM o, " 0 r„ -
fer him to the thousands and tens of ihuu-
| sands of signatures attached to the petitions
: pri’Bi'iiti'il bv Mr. Beardsley anil olheraoii the
; floor of Congress for abolishing slavery iu the
District of Columbia ; we would it fi r them
j to similar petiiious now in progress, mid
which are to he found circulating 111 the iuto-
’ rior. We met a gentleman recently from
the com.ty of Green, lately represented by taken the wisest
! Air. Vmiderpnel and Air. Adams, who inform
ed os that lie saw a petition of this kind j
which reached hull across the room. \Y
would refer to the boldness and confidence !
with which the loaders move in all their ope
rations. We would refer to the very large |
ili legutiiin assembled at Utica. We would 1
refer to the extensive and increasing circula
tion of papers and pamphlets, disseminat
ing in tin - boldest language the necessity and
! duty of immediate emancipation. And, last- j
| ly, wo would refer to that strong feeling
j against slavery which prevails in the whole
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
j The Speaker presented a coimmmicntion
j from the Survi vor General, relative to the
j condition of the files, «!kc., iu his office,
which was referred to a Select Committee,
consisting of Messrs. Rogers, Meriwether,
j and Dobbs.
I The House look up, and agreed to, the
, Report and Resolutions in reference to the
new “ Georgia Justice” of Greene and Lump-
kill—authorizing the Governor to purchase
3,000 copies fin - the use of the dift'ciunt
counties, provided the cost should not exceed
j 8 3 per copy.
notices eou rills.
By Mr. Aleri'volhcr : Tn niter the Consti
tution so as to limit the term of service of
dear, to the same dangers It) which you an* i ^ l<! n ? tlicLnmtol Errors,
exposed. In him you cannot he deccivi d. i
vote, what has he done ?
We say to our .Southern brethren, trust not
j to promises. We have lived aaiong you 1
for years—vve know vour difficulties—we til- ■
so Know your security in tin- present crisis-
| rely upon yourselves. Sustain your own j
j men. Let your cuudiilnlc for ihe I’residen- i
j cy he one among yourselves who is exposed !
with his property, his family, and all he hold
j Leave llie rest to fortune, and if till does not
well, it will not he because you have not
use.
Around he wnde.l through the mud, filling; N orl | le rn country—tl feeling which culled for
Ins pumps with water and mire, examined . suppression at the North by legislative
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Exiract !r >• 11 fb.v. Gayle's .Message to the
c I Legislature of Akilj uaa, in regard to the lioen-
i tlary line between ibis Hia'.e and Alabama :
“The dividing line between this 8tatc and
Georgia I as never been designated. From llie
very nature of the suhjecl, ii is destined to be the
source of unpleasant difficulties unless it be speed
ily adjusted. Tile boundary which Georgia has
established for herself was marked without the ap
probation, and against the consent of Alabama,
and consequently vvidioul any right or authority
whatever. It cannot he regarded by the aullmri
ties of either Hlaio ns the true line of division,
THE SCHOOLMASTER.
Jeremiah l’aul was a short, round person
age, with a quick (I bad niton t said a spite
ful) little grey eye, a bald betid ill front, atul ! ay, which appeared clear as noonday, he
<k short stifner behind. He was a wonderful
man to look at, ami his history no less than
his person. At one period of it Ire was the
village schoolmaster—a rare pedagogue ami ! touched upon the old man’s unjust sufferings, j tol:
the linch pin there, mnl says to tin* hov,
“ I do not si •- any thing out of the vvitv.” j
“ M by, I thought 'ivvns loose,” said the |
hnl, “ 1 saw it turn round,” at the same time .
describing a circle, with his finger.
“ Yin, provoking little rascal, vvlmt do you
mean ?” exclaimed the gentleman.
“ Ay,” says the I id, “ the oven’s on fire !
1 he oven’s 011 fire !”
The merchant was so highly pleased with
the lad’s vv it that he threw him a d .liar, and
continued his journey.
tion—1 feeling which demands tiic same
unless in their opinion it has been traced in
Ibrmity with the articles of cession of ltU)2
j is obvious therefore, licit perplexing questions ol
Also: To iacnrpiiiulc the Washington
Seminary in I’utiimu.
Mr. Ingram ; To incorporate the Hancock
Blues, and grant them cert 11 in exemptions.
RILLS r.VSSEI).
To authorize the City Council of Augusta,
and the Trustees of the Richmond comity
Academy, to convey to the Athens Rail Road
Company ten acres of the town common.
’l’o authorize the opening of Bull creek,
in Tattnall, for purposes of navigation.
To compensate one Justice of each pre
cinct in tin: State, who may superintend mid
carry up the returns.
I 0 aulhori/.c the Inferior Courts of Henry
nntl Campbell to levy an extra tax.
To add a part of the cross street ia Wrights-
the public burying
movement at the South, because it is not ac- , jurisdiction must of necessity frequently occ
companicd with an accurate knowledge of the ! which in the cud might interiupt the intercourse
condition of the Southern country and pen- I and friendly iclannr. which Inis always „o happily
pic. We are not mistaken. It is no idle cla- I "’‘'s"" 1 l,e “ ,ct ' n (he two stairs. Two years since, j
11 «. 1 . 1 . » 1 1 <i proposition w;is mwle lo firor^in lo submit this .
liior raised hv a lew. and soon to he quieted. 11 . .. .
...'.! question to tlie umpirajc ol disiiu^uished mum- i
nr,! to contend ; it is an mi- | , )0t ci ,; ZP| !
pulled all to pieces—he made discord of bar- , It appears by the following article, from
mony—nonsense of sense—discrepancy of , the Georgetown Metropolitan, that sevc-
tho most exact agreement—anil when he | nil alterations have been made in the Cnpi-
with whirl
men si: force, organized and active, impelled
by a spirit of fanaticism which nothing hut
the most persevering efforts can overcome.—
Let us not disguise the truth, or lull ourfellow
citizens into false security.
It is said that there are no political objects
concealed under the mask ot this fanaticism
learned being. 'Tis said he was not only
f a■;il jr with Dillsvvorth spelling hook mid
the p.-ulter, but also with such difficult ran-
thctuaiical problems as are comprehended ia
tin* elementary principles of Pike’s aritheme-
tic. It may he readily supposed that such a
rife Ut.d rare man would not he suffered
retnaio long in obscurity. His talents
not of an order to * blush unseen,’ and uc- | nr ;/ ogam
he even drew tears. W ithout le.n ing their
seats the Jury declared the prisoner “ Not
Guilty !” The weeping man with clasped
hands leaned forward, seeming to invoke a
blessing on the head of his defender. “ Let
The preparations for the reception of the
Twenty-Fourth Congress have been for some
time in active progress in our great national
palace. The painters have done their work,
mid the cleaners-tip nre following on their
him out, Constable,” said Air. 15., “ and now, I footsteps. Our visitors of the approaching
ed to ! y u old rascal, g« about your business, and j season will not find every thing exactly in the ! ges the abolitionists to action, surmounts all
were ’ never !t( me catch you passing euunterftit mo-! statu quo of the last. In the House vve have former party prejudices and preferences.—
not observed any material changes ; iu the ; With them, all oilier grounds of difference
of either stale. This was nut
aenuilci] to, owing as was alleged, in the lands in
the disputed territory having been granted to her
citizens who would lose them entirely, if they
should fall wiihiii the limits of this State, unless
Georgia would assume an indebtedness in the
General Government equal to their value. To
obviate this difficulty, anil toovereomelhisohjec-
r ,, , , , , I , lion.a memniiul was adopted by our General As-
—that the ifollower! belong to both political 9emljl y | aH t .enti,.n, inking Congress to
parties. II by this is intended that the or- relinquish such title as the United States might
ganizatioii was not formed for political pur- J have in these lands, which did not reach Wash-
I borough, ('o’miihia,
I: j ground.
To authorize the Inferior Court of Mont
gomery, to examine all teachers of the pour
children of said county before they receive
compensation.
To revive the act incorporating the town of
Cravvlbrdville.
For the relief of Isaac E. Cobh.
RILLS LOST.
'i’o reduce live number of the Inferior
Court from live to one, &c.
To regulate the rate of lawful interest in
Georgia.
For the relief of Samuel Buffington.
’llie House met in the* afternoon, nud
were engaged in reading hills the 2d time.
poses, to advance the views of this or that
individual, vve yie*d our ass lot; but if any
one* intends to maintain that the whole move
ment must not necessarily become political,
vve deny the* proposition. The spirit, the
zeal, the enthusiasm, which prompts and ur-
The Jury stared iu wonder— !
ington city in time for the uciion nf that body
previous lo its adjournment. As the success of
tbe memorial is the only means likely to accom
plish nil amicable adjustment of this controversy,
it would be advisable and expedient to instruct
our delegation to urge its eoiisiitcrniior, upon die
national Legislature at tbe earlie-t practicable pe■
riod.”
cd with the office, and enriched with the emo
luments appertaining to no less a dignitary
Ilian a Justice of the Pence. But we arc
getting ahead of our story, and with llie
reader’s permission, we will go back a few
years, nud introduce to him the wife of .Mas
ter Paul. She, loo, was an uncommon char
acter—a good-natured, handsome romp—
who used to attend school on purpose, to use
sorrowful.—Bust on Galaxy.
cordingly, in the fortieth year, he was honor-j atul vve left the Court-House laughing, yet j Senate Chamber they will find a few very j are lost and forgotten : they proclaim that
1 ■ ** ~ 1 ii.i.i- - .....i..i i — —*• | n — --* '’--.* they assemble and labor in the holy cause of
human rights, and carry upon their banner
the motto of immediate and universal eman
cipation. I low are their objects to he accom
plished? They disavow the suggestion that !
rial eloquence are to he reformed njf from the they intend to accomplish it by force—brute
floor of the Chamber ami transferred lo the force. How then, we ask again, arc they to!.,
semi-circular gallery over Iteatl Whether this lie accomplished ? Wc answ er by political
is to be attributed to the aanoyaiicc which influence. It is madness to suppose that
And verily she was a plague ! She used to
bounce in ntid out whenever site ph ased, siie
pinched the boys, inked the faces of the
girla —and, finally, to such a pitch did her au
dacity arrive, that stie even presumed to lay
bands on the nicely powdered cue of tbe do
minie himself!
Jeremiah tri« leaning over liis desk in a
muring attitude, engaged in profound mutlie-
TllFi REV. AIR. GW IN.
A gentleman of North Al.ibtni i, passing
through this place a few days since, while
here, related the following anecdote of this
confidante and correspondent of the chief ma
gistrate, ns highly illustrative of his Christian
charity, ns his public conduct has otherwise
been of his parliz.au zeal.
Several years ago, while ntteadin
Terence • f the church to which he belongs
then hidden at Huntsville, Alabama, he pul
up at the house of Ool. an old ac
quaintance. Daring his stay the Oidone! re-
nlntiiry reforms. In the first place for the
sake of the public interests we are happy, and
for the sake of the ladies’ pleasure vve are
sorry to say, that our fair politicians who take
melt delight in drinking the flow of Sen.ato-
Tbe Expositor, published at Tuscaloosa, says,
that two-thirds of the Senate are fur While—tbe
House of Representatives are also for Inin, hav
ing Heeled r White man lln ir presiding officer.
We are told that the While flag is all the go at
Tuscaloosa.
A hesson.—In die Supreme Court of Pennsvl*
mia. Judge Kennedy presiding, in lire case of
eler A. Browne against James Keeside and
others, stage proprietors, the Jmy, vve are in
formed, returned a verdict in favor of lire plaintiff,
thu Senators used to suffer from the unspar- , they can induce the Southern people to sur-| for nine hundred dollars damages, with eo-ts.
ing infliction of being summoned away from rentier their property, to manumit the black
quested Mr. Ciwill to christen an infant son
of his, which the Rev. gentleman, from 15i •
_ press of clerical duties could iu no wise ut-
rnn'icnl calculation respecting the probable ! lend to until the close of the session; nntl after
value of the tenant of kis l indbird’s pig
stye, when this outrage took p! ice. lie Imd
hlready placed the subject in half a dozen
dvfiitrint nltililJct before his tnilul’s eye, anil
was just ou the point of committing Im I*ii*ii-
Irattous to the fragment of a slate upon
• btch his elbow was resting, when n veto-
jjerk of the hairy npiitiitlago of Ins
a Can- j their occupations at thuir desks, to play the I population, ami expose themselves to the fn-
gallaal to their fair friends, by w hose presence ry of this ignorant mul degraded race, with
just behind their hacks their gallantry seem- j v. horn, unless under control, passion and re
ed to he irresistibly challenged, or whether it range will produce every species of lawless
was thought that the immediate presence of cruelty. The fanatics themselves do not be-
sucli potent influences might dangerously af- lieve it
fact the clearness of Iteatl requisite to their
legislative duties; or whether they thought
that it was more appropriate that such heav
enly influences should shed themselves, stur-
like, fiom above,—vve cannot say: certain
however the fact is, that tlm ‘ horse-shoe,’ in
times past so lie-nutiful in itscrowded brillian
cy, is henceforth to present the sight of nn-
its close, lie would have left undone the sacred
rile had tin* Cnloiti l not again reminded him of
it. I’repnraliniis were !h'*n made, ami a large
mi tuber n| the (' i ill > 11 •* I'm ft lends and neighbors
tier in tilteml it'.en at the appointed hour, to
witness ihrcer mony. Tin re stooil the tie- j thing belter lima an occasional ili/i'iimate nr to renew the attempt to aholish shivery in tin
uni, a politieal parson in Ins' robes pontifical,’ distingue. To compensate In the fin lies thus Dis'riet of Columbia : it mnv tint In* attempt-
politely Ivovvi >1 on', the gnllety nliove lias ed at the upptouching session of Congress
How then nre they to succeed, ex
pt by bringing their influence to benr at the j
Imllol box—by insisting upon having cuudi- j
dales for Congress and the State Legislature, ;
who concur with them in opinion, ami throw
ing themselves either on one side or thu I
other, as they can best, accomplish their oh
jeel
Soma two or three years since, Air. Browne re
ceived considerable bodily injury by the running
mvay and upsetting nf a stage belunging to tbe
defendants, caused, as appears by the verdict nf
tbe Jury, from tbe want nf proper earc and atten
tion on llie part of tbe agents of said stage own
ers, winch was llie foundation of the present ac
tion.— Vhil. Ilerahl.
Hospitality.—The late t)r. Tliynne so well
known lor bis love of good eating, called one day
tn pay aviso In the eccentric Lord It——, lie
wan shown into the dining mom where lie found
bis l.nnlsliip alone, and engaged in tbe discussion
nf an exquisite little dinner. After talking some
The first effort which will he made, will he '\ me • “ «'•?.'. h ? V" L "n bj
the agrreatilo odar, “ I think it would lie nn great
stretch nf hospitality were your Lordship In say,
>1 in fiaml, here the parent, looking with
pane remum siurted him holt upright iu an ■ »ye, nf ii|(on hn, unconscious offspring, | hutm handsomely fitted up. Every thing is Ihe idtolitiimists are guided by a set of men
•nd draw from himn ery not unlike tlmt lie held forth upon hi* hands, whi'o the i tterv; a range of luxurious sofa seals runs of great ta'euts ami skill, who will not waste Journal.
lluelnr, pray do as I am doing.' " "Well, line puicllltse 3 enpu
lur,'' said Ins Lordship, “ pray tin as I am doing , k
go home and eat your dinner
Saturday, December 5, 1835.
IN SENATE.
A communication from the Surveyor Gcn-
| oral on the state of the files, &,e., in liis office,
; was received, read, and referred to a Select
I Committee, consisting of Messrs. Mitchell,
j Gibson, and Cone.
Tho Senate took up the unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, being the hill lo incorpo
rate the Central Rail Road and Banking
Company.
Mr. M’Contiell offered an amendment, be-
i '"«?
I A bill : To amend tho act incorporating
the Georgia Rail Rond Company for the con
struction of u roatl from Vugusta to Athens,
&,c.—to repeal the act authorizing the forma
tion of a Company fur constructing a Rail
Rond from Augusta to Hamilton, &e.—and
to alter the name of said Company, and give
them Banking privileges.
Mr. Gordon offered as a substitute, an act:
Tit authorize the Slate to take slock in the
two great Rail Roads now projected ill this
State, viz : the Augusta and Athens, mid the
Savannah ami Macon.
Mr. Harden moved the previous question,
which was sustained by yea* 42, nays 5)2.
The hill was ilicu, after discussion till
night, put upon its passage, nud rejected
yeas 33, nay s 44.
house of representatives.
Tho House agreed to reconsider tho toto
of yesterday to authorize thu Governor to
nuichase 399(1 copies of Greene nud Lump-
Ins l.nnlsliip. " prey do ns I urn doing kin'* new 1 (Jeorgin Justice,
e iind eat your dinner.''— London Court Also! To reconsider the J c j®J
hill for the relief of Samuel Buffington.