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better treatment from their husbands, in the
United States than they do in Europe. This
is one of the best traits of character in the
Sterner sex. It is truly commendable. We
are also a politer people. Words and sen
timents allowed with free expression there,
are not tolerated here. Conversation a
mongst females ought to be guarded with
the strictest propriety.
The most prominent fault amongst our in
telligent females is, the love of foreign fash
ions. The present severe pressure,or ‘hard
times,’ has lulled to sleep much of this spir
it. It is well for us. Asa nation, we have
imported French follies and extravagances
to an incredible shame ! We have been
impoverished by them one hundred millions
of dollars excess of what they have received
from us in Cotton, &c. in the last 12 years.
There is no doubt in the world, but this ac
counts in a great measure for the scarcity of
money amongst us.
The excessive fondness for light reading
has also invaded our country with volcanic
force. The novels of Bulwer, Manyatt and
others have seriously injured tlie sentimen
tal morals of our young and thoughtless girls.
I doubt very much whether a man of the
strongest mind can read them with safety to
his eternal destiny They arc in general
a mass of sceptical and platonic philosophy.
I differ very much from an often expres
sed opinion, that our young ladies are rais
ed in indolence. I scarcely ever saw an
idle female; their duties in labor and em
ployment arc so varied—so many liule un
seen acts of patient industry (for which they
often receive but little credit) to contribute
to the happiness and comfort of man—many
of which, many men have neithei the taste,
credit or discrimination to appreciate the
worth of. They are often ignorantly blam
ed, instead of praised, for their industry and
ingenuity.
it may be that too much time is spent at
the toilette, the piano, and the fashionable
etiquette of the clay; yet,even in these things
they do not deserve censure from those who
generally use it—the idle, the profligate,the
voluptuous debauchee, to whose unmerciful
care many a lovely female has been sacrifi
ced.
I hope the main tenor of these desultory
remarks will not be condemned To do
good, and to get good, is all my desire.
Written for the “Southern Miscellany.”
Mr. Ilanlciler: As you have, in your last
number, so gallantly conceeded to us, “ tin
Ladies,” all that we wish—that we are in
intellect o<]iial to the gentlemen—l know that
you will not (and I trust your refid era of the
sterner sex will act as generously) considet
it derogatory to that modesty and delicacy
which should always predominate in female
character, if I should endeavor to convince
them of the truth of the assertion. Will the
attempt, to write in defence of my own sex.
he ridiculed and stigmatized a3 self-praise 1
1 hope not. Hut if it should ; so let it be.
Even this ought not to deter us, since si
lence may be, as it has often been, constru
ed into an acknowledgement of guilt. May
we not ask the gentlemen, while asserting
that “all men are equal,” to enlarge the
word, and, with it,its signification, and agree
with us, that all mankind ate equal ? But,
replies one, in his own significant way, we
acknowledge that you are our equals—wc
own you are to he our companions. Youi
companions indeed ! and is not your dog al
so your companion—like us, your favored
companion, so long as he can contribute to
your comfort, profit or amusement, and no
longer ? This rule, I will not contend is
universal. There are- some happy excep
tions to it.
If, then, it be allowed that woman is at all
capable of doing good, why is it that her cir
cle of benevolence is so confined 1 Why is
her sphere of action so limited ? Instead of
confining her charity to mere acts of pecu
niary bounty, why is she not permitted to
employ those talents given her by nature, in
that manner which she may think will be
most conducive to’ her own, and her fellow
creatures’ happiness'? Many gifted and no
ble minded ladies, who are destitute of the
means of bestowing pecuniary assistance,
might lie equally useful to their fellow be
ings as those possessed of the most ample
fortunes by preventing, by timely instruc
tion and advice, much folly and misery.—
Hut no, this must not be. If a lady chance
to acquire an education which might enable
her to he eminently useful, she must keep
it a profound secret, if she wish to mix in
society ; for if it once get abroad that she is
learned, and she is sufficiently conscious of
it herself to venture in the qompany of gen
tlemen, to introduce any topic of discourse
farther than some trifling or flippant remark
on the party in which she may have been
engaged on the preceding evening, or, per
haps, discuss the beauty of the last new
dress which she has received from her man
tua-tnakcr’s, she will be rewarded by some
gallant with the title of “ female philoso
pher,” “ female pedant,” if not the genteel
name of “bluestocking.” This ridicule,or
the dread of it, has, 1 have no doubt, caused
many highly gifted females to choose, rath
er to bury their talents in oblivion than to
expose themselves to the gay, fashionable
world around them.
But, ridicule aside, what reason can mar
bring to prove that woman is not his equal
in intellect ? None at all! The only reason
which is generally used by them, (and that
is only the shadow of a reason,) is a kind of
inference drawn from analogy, from which
they conclude that, because nature lias gift
ed them with greater physical strength, she
has, as a matter of course, been equally lib
eral to them in the gifts of the mind. Noth
ing can be more absurd, illiberal and unjust
than such reasoning. Do men judge each
other by this rule ? I think not. No one
thinks of asserting, that, because one mai
possesses more masculine strengtli than an
other that lie must therefore have a strongei
wind. We would ask you, gentlemen, wb\
not be equally generous with us, and honest
ly confess, that, as regards intellect, nature
has been impartial 1
Should you, Mr. Editor, deem this first
attempt unworthy a place in the columns nl
your Miscellany, you can scatter it to the four
winds, but, for pity’s sake, do not make any
sarcastic remarks on it. But should you
mink proper to publish it, vou may hear
again from ‘ NOVICE.
Mils© ©Mainiy 0
MADISON, GEO t
Tuesday, April 36, 1843.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Wc thank “ Novice” for Iter favor, welcome her as n
correspondent, and did we know our fair friend, she
should have our best bow the next time we met. It
Contains excellent thoughts, which are well expres
sed, atid neatly written. We are sorry site suspect
ed us of making such remarks as she alludes to, in
case her essay had not met our approbation. No,
no; we would not think of such a thing, but in her
case there is no room for them, had wc been thus
disposed. Her communication is good, very good—
and will be found in its proper place.
Wc ore obliged to the author of the “ Politician in Pet
ticoats.”. His sketch will interest onr readers, and
furnish them with a true specimen of the “Female
Politician.” We hope to hear from “ Swipes” fre
quently.
“ Observer,” if lie calls, will meet a cordial reception.
“ Q.” cur “good friend an 1 true,” will not desert us
RHODE ISLAND.
“Little Rhody,” like some spirited maid
who has been mistreated by her favorite,
has gone into a violent passion. She talks
and frets and threatens, and her little bosom
fairly heaves with convulsions of anger.
Shehas sent on to Washington to tell her
“Pa” about it. Blit all the satisfaction she
gets is, that she must get along the best way
possible without his assistance—it is a diffi
culty of her own seeking, and he doesn’t
consider himself bound in any manner to
aid her, unless she comes to blows. He
also tells her, he hopes she’ll keep her tem
per, and be quiet, and not make him any
more trouble—and after being so peaceable
and obedient for so long a time she will not
now persist in disturbing the family by her
fractiousness and obstinacy.
Seriously,however;—it is lobe regretted
that any thing should have occurred in one
of our sister States to disturb its harmony,
and cause so much strife and bad spirit.
Under such a state of things as now exists
in Rhode Island, the people must suffer and
suffer greatly. With the blood of the body
politic at fever heat, the vindictive passions
become inflamed, peace and order are de
stroyed, and the social elements are thrown
into a storm of commotion. This is a civil
dissension —a quarrel among brethren; fam
ilies are distracted, and friendship is broken;
party animosity rages with revolutionary
fury, and there is danger of something more
fearful than words of menace and denunci
ation. A single spark, wantonly struck,
might light the flames of civil war, and be
fore it could be suppressed, many- a good
citizen and peaceful habitation might be
come a prey to the “dogs of war.” The
effusion of blood in this, or any- other civil
contest, would be dangerous in its example.
Wc have frequently seen, and no doubt,
will often hereafter see, during an elec
tioneering canvass, our country wrought in
to a state of apparent madness; but popu
lar forbearance—at which other nations
have wondered, and which has been almost
a wonder to ourselves—has hitherto been
equal to the emergency. But every great
party excitement becomes more critical,
and should forbearance once give way to
revenge, and the arms of brothers once
clash in bloody combat, the frightful step
towards destruction will have been taken.
A similar scene with less misgiving may- oc
cur again, and again. And then—an end to
human freedom.
We have hoped, and still believe that the
Rhode Island difficulty will lie settled with
out fighting. We think with the President
(if we may be allowed to couple ourself
with his Excellency) that there is virtue and
good sense enough among her people to
save her from violence. Our sympathies
are with the Reformers. Their government
under the old colonial Charter is unjust and
unequal. It deprives a large portion of the
commonwealth, as much entitled to it as
any other, of the elective franchise; and
the law-making power is thus placed in the
hands of the few. The State is in fact, un
der a government really and truly aristo
cratic, and the Reformers have long sought,
and sought in vain, redress through the bal
lot box; and despairing of success against
Ihe power of the united wealth of the State
by constitutional meutis, they have appealed
to the people against the “constituted au
thorities;” this is unjustifiable, rash and
dangerous. Their case is a desperate one,
but, we think, does not yet require so des
perate a remedy as revolution. We believe
‘here is republicanism and liberality and
American feeling enough in Rhode Island
to sustain the cause of the Reformers, and
furnish a constitution founded upon equal
and exact justice to all without a resort to
force.
prospect for fruit. Warm set
tled weather, and no probability of frost.
“ The full moon in April” is passed, and the
danger is over.
DIFFICULTIES WITH ENGLAND.
The two principal matters in dispute be
tween the two countries we believe are, the
“ North Eastern Boundary ” and the “Right
of Search.” On both these subjects, the
Ameiican Government has taken ground
from which it cannot honorably recede.
Justicc and truth are clearly with us, and
the longer the controversy is protracted, and
the closer the investigation, the more clearly
does England appear in the wrong. When
Lord Ashburton’s mission w-as announced,
it was hailed as a harbinger of peace. It
was supposed there was a disposition in the
British Government to treat these points of
difference liberally and candidly. But judg
ing from its well known character, and the
result thus far of Lord A.’s mission, the
probability is that Great Britain concluded
our national vanity would be so tickled by
a special embassy from her august self, that
we would concede almost any thing. It is,
at any rate, evident that her claims are not
abated, and her bold and impudent preten
sions are still maintained, with her charac
teristic insolence and effrontery. The out
door conversation of the Cabinet, wo are
told, are pacific. But some information has
reached Congress, which has raised a war
spirit in the.lower house, and called out the
great pacifico-agitator from Massachusetts in
a speech for its suppression. So long as
there is any hope of an amicable and hon
orable adjustment of these difficulties, our
government should of course be patient and
forbearing. But we have yielded, and
yielded, and borne and forborne until it is
time to take ground; and take it unaltera
bly. Something must be done, and some
thing will be done. England will yield, or,
our country will be dishonored, or we must
try our lead and steel.
The claim which England sets up for this
disputed territory in the north east, is
groundless, faithless, ridiculous. Previous
to the treaty of 1753, differences of opinion
existed between the French and English, as
well as the Colonies, respecting the exact
boundaries, and prior to the confirmation of
that treaty, commissioners were appointed
in behalf of all parties, to run the line; and
in the second article of the treaty it is said
“to settle all disputes ,” the line shall run
from the Bay of Fundy up the St. Croix to
its source, thence directly North to the
Highlands, thence along the Highlands
which separate the waters of the St. Law-
rence from those which fall into the Atlantic,
thence to the nortlnvestemmost head of
Connecticut river.
The language of the treaty defines the
boundaries as plainly as words could do it.
But England, after the lapse of sixty years,
has discovered that she needs a right of way
across the State of Maine, from New Bruns
wick to Canada, and send out Messrs.
and Featherstonaugh for the purpose of
translating the Highlands down into the val
ley of the St. Johns, and depriving Maine of
one fourth of her territory. The line defin
ed in the treaty of’S3 was the work of years,
hut these two British commissioners in the
space of two months, changed the sources of
rivers, removed ridges of mountain , and
discovered‘that the commissioners in behalf
of France, England and the Colonies, knew
nothing of what they were about. The truth
is, England has just as much claim to a right
of way from New York City across the
State, to the Canada line, as she has to this
disputed territory. We believe the British
are now in virtual possession, and will
keep possession so long as we are willing to
bow and exchange compliments with them
on our “ pacific relations.” It is time the
matter was settled—hut sooner than sur
render our rights; let the Aroostook run
blood, and every acre of tlie disputed ground
be covered with slain. England’s little
Queen seems wondrous fond of acquiring
territory, but we advise her not to extend
her views too far in this direction. She
would be better employed if she would at
tend to her proper business, and help Albert
take care of the children.
We have something to say hereafter, on
the “ Right of Search.”
MACON VOLUNTEERS.
ISAAC HOLMES, COMMANDER.
We have been honored with an invitation
to a “Pic Nic Party,” held on the 23d, in
celebration of the aceentecnlh anniversary of
this corps. But we were at such a distance,
and so busily .engaged, it was out of our
power to attend. We were with them in
spirit—we called up the “familiar faces,”
and fancied we saw the Major's “family
tumbler” filled to tlie brim, and filled again,
and heard well known voices miimlincr in
festivity and merriment. Right glad would
we have been to be present in person, and
participate in the pleasures of the occa
sion.
We know something of this corps; and
we know that a company better drilled, more
tastefully uniformed, or which possesses in
a greater degree the united qualities of the
soldier and the gentleman, Georgia cannot
boast. Had we been at the “Pic Nic,” our
sentiment would have been: Long life,
plenty of money, and constant happiness to
the officers and privates of the “ Macon Vol
unteers.”
1
(£7** Several articles of interesfprepared
for this number arc crowded out.
BATHING.
A Bathing House has been fitted up in
our town, and is in operation under good ■
management. We advise those who wish !
to be clean and comfortable, and preserve
health, to avail themselves of its benefits.
We predicate our advice upon our own ex
perience and the opinions of hundreds of
others. Times are hard, but all we expend
for bathing will nett a hundred per cent in
comfort and health.
PUBLICATIONS.
Family Companion and Ladies’ Mirror. —
An excellent monthly periodical, eminently
deserving of Southern patronage. In ap
pearance it will favorably compare with any
periodical in the country. .The April num
ber is a feast containing a rich variety.
“The Fisherman’s Proposal”—the engrav
ing with which the present number is em
bellished, is certainly pretty. Macon—
published by B. F. Griffin. —Edited by Mrs.
S. L. Griffin and IV. T. Thompson.. $5
in advance.
Orion. —A monthly magazine which lias
taken the place of “Georgia Illustrated.”
Its typography is neat, and the March num-’
her (which is the only one we have seen)
has a fine engraving of “ Tallulah Falls.”
which the Editor says cost him S3OO. The
articles are written with unusual ability, and
the talents we find in the list of contribu
tors, are a sufficient guaranty of its success.
Georgia’s gifted son, R. M. ChAilton, Esq.
is a contributor to this number. Penfield —
IF. Richards, publisher — IF. C. Richards,
Editor. $5 in advance.
NEW®.
Arrival of the Great Western.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE !
An extra from the New York Sun an
nounces the arrival at that port on Sunday
last of the steamship Great Western, in a
passage of less than fifteen days from Bris
tol, with files of papers to the 2d inst., the
day of her sailing. We make the following
extracts:
Three spacial messengers have arrived in
the Western ; one from the British Govern
ment to Lord Ashburton, one from the
French Government to the French Minister,
and one from the American Minister in Lon
don : all in reference, it is supposed, to the
right of search.
The Right of Search. —The Times of the
30th ult., contains Lord Aberdeen’s reply to
Mr. Stevenson’s note on the right of search,
and in its remarks upon this State paper
says:
“ Lord Aberdeen begins by disclaiming
all responsibility for any expressions used
by his predecessor, Lord Palmerston. He
then explicitly repeats his former renuncia
tions on the part of his country of all claim
to a right of search over American vessels
in time of peace ; and observes that when
a vessel is once ascertained to be American,
the British cruisers are ordered to abstain
from all interference with her, be she slaver
or otherwise. With American vessels what
ever be her destination, British cruisers have
no pretension in any manner to interfere.
Such vessels must be permitted, if engaged
in it, to enjoy a monopoly of this unhallow
ed trade; but the British Government,”
concludes Lord Aberdeen, “ will never en
dure that the fraudulent use of the Ameri
can flag shall extend the iniquity to other
nations, by whom it is abhorred, and who
have entered into solemn treaties with this
country for its entire suppression.”
The news from China is only to the 13th
December—no later. The London Jour
nal of Commerce of the 12th states that Sir
11. Pottinger had returned from Chusan to
Amoy and Ilong Kong, where it is said that
he purposed waiting until tlie reinforcements
from Europe and India reached the expe
dition. It was said that he was dissatisfied
with the Chinese fulfilment of the conven
tion entered into with Capt. Elliot, relative
to the river of Canton, and that he was about
to attack the forts, in the middle of Decem
ber. This was looked upon in India as a
tea jobbing report.
The Chinese have been repairing the old
and erecting new fortifications, also obstruct
ing the navigations of the river.
In the House of Commons, on the 9th of
March, there was a division upon the se
cond reading of Sir Robert Peel’s Corn
Bill. Ihe vote stood for Lord Ebrington’s
amendment 176, for the second reading 254.
Ministerial majority 108.
The House of Lords adjourned on the
23d ult., to April 7th, and the House of
Commons adjourned on the same day ; and
was to meet again April 4, when Sir Robert
Peel’s financial measures would be brought
forward.
Prince Paul Esterhazy has maile up his
mind to retire from the English Embassy,
and leave public life altogether, in order to
devote himself to the improvement of his
vast estates in Hungary. 5
The late Marquis of Hertford died worth
nearly two millions of money.
The Spectator, speaking of the death of
the Earl of Munster says the town was
shocked by the news that the Earl of Mun
ster, lhe eldest son of the late King, had
committed suicide. He shot himself on tho
night of the 20th ult., at his house in Bel
grave Square. The jury returned a verdict
that the deceased destroyed himself while
laboring under temporary mental derange
ment. He was in his 4Sth year.
The Duke of Norfolk died on the 26th
ult., in St. James square, Loudon. Cheru
bini, the celebrated composer, died in Paris
on the 25th ult. Sir George Arthur, it is
said, will be the new Governor of Bombay.
Tho Spectator remarks that Mr. O’Connell
prepares to defend his seat for Cork with a
zeal as if he feared for the result.
On the 31st ult., the boiler of the steamer
Telegraph burst just after the steamer had
left Glasgow, and eighteen persons were
killed and many wounded by the accident.
There had boeu a conspiracy at Brussels ’
against the Government. Vandermeer,
Vandermissen, Vanlathem and Verpraet,
i were condemned to die.
j English Funds are improving. In cotton
I prices remain steady.
FROM INDIA.
The English have been defeated in Aff
gbanistan, having lost six thousand soldiers
and most of the invading army. The news,
which was brought by the Indian mail of
February Ist, will be found embodied in the
following Comment of the London Times :
“ Our contemporaries give a still more
disastrous account than we can ourselves yet
credit of the fate of our troops at Cabool.
Os the assassination of Sir W. Macnaghten,
in an interview with Aklibar Khan, the
leader of the insurgents, and by the hand
of that Chief, there is, unfortunately, no
doubt. It is further said that the remain
der of our 5,400 men set out in despair from
Cabool, in the desperate hope ot fighting
their way 90 miles through a country, in it
self almost impassible, under the attacks of
an enemy computed at about 40,000. The
last authentic European intelligence an
nounced this intended departure ; and the
native reports, which are said always to pre
cede, by some days, the arrival of our own
despatches, went on to say that the depar
ture had taken place, with the result of
which, probably, the men themselves had
made up their minds—their total destruc
tion. To these reports our readers will
pursue with much interest, refers incredu
lously, mentioning their circulation, hut add
ing that they “ met with but little credit.”
Two papers, however, profess to give the
intelligence on the authority of a survivor,
who saw with his own eyes seven of his
brother officers fall.
Another letter describes the 44th and
Queen’s, when “ last seen,” as reduced to
150, but struggling through the snow still in
a liody. The hopelessness of such effort
would seem only less than the hopelessness
of remaining where they were, or than that
of preserving their lives by any capituala
tion. The fate of the envoy, coupled with
the bitter demand that they should lay down
their arms, leave their women and so march
out, would show them that they had little
choice except between dying with or with
out arms in their hands. They choose, it
seems, the latter, a choice becoming British
soldiers, whose duty to their country calls
upon them so to fall, if fall they must, or to
show their enemies what manner of men
they have to deal with, as victims now, as
avengers, perhaps, hereafter. Even more
melancholy than the fate of our countrymen,
however, would be that of the faithful na
tive tioops, who would have been involved
in their defeat and destruction. The Eng
lishman knows he is sacrificing himself for
his country —he is supporting the honor and
advancing the power of a name in which he
shares ; the Sepoy is falling at the bidding
ot bis master in a quarrel in which he lias
no interest, and from which he and his will
reap no national honor. Yet have these
men certainly shown themselves not loss
firmly faithful, even to the last extremity of
hopelessness, than our own brave fellows. \
We cannot, however, yet believe the ac
count which is pat forward. It is too terri-.
hie. It seems not an event of the English
Empire in the nineteenth century, but a
hideous dream, a horrible tale, when &e read
of G,OOO men massacred almost in cold blood,
a British Envoy treacherously murdered,
and sixteen of our countrywomen (as is as
serted) carried off by an army of savage
enemies, with sickening details, that there
are those in England to whom such particu
lars are not, as to ourselves, mere frightful
barbarities, a fearful page of history brought
nearer, but piercing appeals to their own
personal recollections and affections. i
From the Times of Thursday.
The worst can no longer be doubted of
the unhappy troops a Cabool. Accounts
have been received in town which can be
implicitly relied upon, and from which £he ,
following is an extract :
On the 18th of January Dr. Brydon stag
gered into Jalalabed wounded and confused
from suffering and fatigue. He relates that
our people quitted Cabool under the conven
tion agreed on by Major Pottinger on the
sth inst. The cantonement was immediately
occupied by the Affghans, and the English
were almost instantly attacked. The march
became and continued a constant fight. I
At the Khoord Cabool Pass, about ten
miles from Cabool, the ladies were sent
hack, under an escort of some of Ukbar
Khan's people, who promised to protect
them.
At Tezeen, General Elphinstone and
Col. Shelton were made prisoners. The
native troops became disorganized and
scattered. At Jagdaluk four hundred of
her Majesty’s 44th, who had before kept
well together, became disorganized also,
broke and scattered.
Beyond this the Doctor knows nothing,
having wjth the greatest difficulty preserved
his own life. He gives the names of seven
officers whom he knows to have fallen. Bri- .
gadier Anguetic, Major Ewart, and Lieut. !
Stuart are among them.
Some stragglers may have escaped, but J
there is little hope that the main body have
been any thing but annihilated. |
Gen. Elphinstone (the report of his death
must have been erroneous) and Col. Shelton
were taken prisoners. Something like a
treaty, not very reputable to us, preceded
the march of the troops.
The Times of the next day contains a let
ter from an officer recently returned from
India, in which he discredits the statement
above, and insists that the information could
not possibly have passed over the distance
in tlie time allowed. But these opinions of
the officer appear to command but little re
spect. In fact the worst seems to have been
supposed the truest account.
FRANCE.
The Paris papers have reached us, (says
the London Times,) but their contents are
as unimportant as those of the antecedents
during the week. The Sugar question and
the approaching dissolutions of the Cham
bers are the principal topics referred to in
them, but in neither case do we find a para
graph that would interest a British readc.
We regret to learn, from a source enti
tled to confidence, that the King of the
French is laboring under a disease which, to
a man of his age, is very alarming. He is
said to be affected with dropsy, and, be is
now in his 69th year, a complaint of thw
kind may justly excite the most serious ap
prehensions.
CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
The Macoti Messenger of Thursday last,
says: “Welearn from a conversation with
the Chief Engineer, that the prosecution of
this work will not be suspended, nor even
retarded by the death of the lamented Gor
don, nor by the suspension of the Bank.
The rails are laid to within three miles of
the Oconee, and some two thousand feet of
Bridge and truss work over the Oconee Ri
ver and Swamp is completed. The road is
graded to within six miles of Macon, and
by the end of the year the cars will run to
within twenty miles of us. To accomplish
all this, but 8150,000 will be required, which
sum, if not obtained from extrinsic sources,
will be furnished by means and credit of the
Comyany. We hope that our up-country
friends will now believe that the road will
reach Macon.”
The trial of Henry G. Pearce, in
Jones Supirior Court, (says the Macon Mes
senger, of the 21st,) on the charge of mur
dering James Broach, on the day of Elec
tion in October last, in Clinton, came up on
Tuesday. On that day one hundred and
ninety-six Jurors were sworn and examined
as to their competency to sit on the case—
out of them only two were accepted. Yes
terday a large portion of the citizens were
subpoenaed for Jurors and in attendance,
and up to 3 o’clock, no juror had been ob
tained. It was apprehended that there
would be great difficulty in obtaining a jury.
MADISON MARKET.
Cotton. —During the past week 188 bales
have been sold in our market, at prices rang
ing from GJ to 3 cents—the principal sales
being s£, 6 and GJ cents. The supply co
, ming in is diminishing very fast. 356 bales
have been sent forward from the depot of
the Georgia Rad-Road to Augusta.
The prices of Groceries continue at our
last week’s quotations.
| A full supply of Flour, Corn and Com
Meal continues to come forward.
[By the Great Western.]
Liverpool, April Ist, 1842.
i Gloomy as our accounts of the state of
cotton trade have necessarily been for a long
time past, we are obliged to give a still more
gloomy report now, as both Goods and
Yams have continued to dpcline, and are ve
ry decidedly lower than at any other period.
This is the more discouraging as it is the
season when some revival in trade is usually
expected, and particularly now that the mo
ney market has for some time been very
easy at a reduced rate of interest. The ex
treme depression in the manufacturing
branches, together with an unusually large
import, and excessively heavy stock of the
raw material, have produced the usual ef
fect on our cotton market, which for the or
dinary and middling qualities, all below fair
(that is the great bulk of the supply) have
declined about J per lb. during the past
month, or since our circular of 3rd ult., by
the last Boston steamer. Low high colored
red cotton is very abundant, and nearly un
saleable. The better qualities, however,
being comparatively scarce and not so free
ly offered, and having besides, the benefit of
some occasional export demand, fully sus
tain former prices, and indeed have rather
advanced.
Fair Uplands is now quoted 5%, range of
prices for the description 4 a 6£. Fair Mo
bile sf, range 4 a 6£. Fair* Orleans SJ,
range 4£ aG£ and 7 and per lb. The sales
last week were 17970 bales, and for the
week ended to-day they amount to 18940
bales. Os the latter 3390 are Upland at4j
a 6J, 6690 Orleans at 4J a 7, 3560 Alabama
and Mobile at 4jJ a SJ, and 410 Sea Island,
including 360 by auction this day, at 9 a 18
per lb. Very ordinary Upland and Alaba
ma sold last week at 4d in many instances,
but there have been no buyers for the most
inferior this week. The import into Liver
-I>ool since Ist January, amounts 392,000
mles against 284,000 in the first three months
of last year, the supply from the United
States is 304,000 being an increase of 89,000.
The stock in this port is estimated at 530,000
bales against 372,000 at the same period last
season; the stock of American is about
330,000 or 54,000 more than it then was.
Masonic Notice.
„ THE Anniveraa-v of St.
if/JVft.Vy V, John the Baptist will be cel
ebrated on the 24th of Jane
nexI > hy the Madison Lodge.
Pi eparations will be made
(of the entertainment of our
Brethren from abroad, and
they ate cordially invited to
a f* join in the exercises on that
A. a£dbT I n •.-.
C WHITING. ) Committee
C. F. HOFFMAN, . „
A. A OVERTON, | Arr,n * “•
■April 26 e 0.w.t.c.4
Just Received,
And for sale at the lowest terms possible,
fJEORGIA Nankeens, and Irish Linens.
’ * A splendid assortment of Calicoes, (or Spring,
3 4 to 5-4 bleached and unbleached Homespuns,
Gentlemen’s black and white fur Hats, very cheap,
A fine assortment of Shoes, Ladies’ Slipper*, Ac.
. JOHN ROBSON A CO
April 26 Bw4
Just Received
At the Cheap Cash Store of C. F. Hos man,
A SPLENDID supnly of Staple and Domestic Dry
-£*- Goods—which will be sold low to suit the times—
consisting of
London and American Prints, at 10 to 23 cents,
Bleached Shirtings, at 10 to 20 cents,
Brown Homespun, at 9 to 16 cents,
Black Italian Silk, Poult de Sail, Gmede Afigae,Lin
en, Diaper, Table Cloths, Broad Cloths, (very cheap.)
Fancy Bags, Silk Cord, HATS, SHOES, Ac. and a
great variety of other Goods too numerous to mention.
Call and see!
Madison, April 12 4wS
monuments, Tomb A Head Stone*!
rIE subscriber is prepared to furnish to order Men*
uments. Tomb Stones, Head Stones, and Slobs of
every description, carved and lettered to suit purchas
ers—all of which will be made of the beat Marble, and
delivered in Madison at prices suited to tba times.
Letters addressed to the subscriber in dM)U .* the
same, and left at the Poet Office will meet with atten-
Madison,'April 5, 1842, ,