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“ Within thy realm no discord’s jarring sound
la heard, nor Cain and Abel there are found!”
TO THE EVENING STAR.
Within thy glittering portals, oh, bright star!
Methirks all purity and love doth dwell;
Nor hydra-headed sin, nor crimson-handed war,
Doth ere the beauty of thy lustre tnar:
But there the myrtle and the rose forever bloom,
And pale-eyed sorrow hangs no garlands on the tomb.
The maiden, kneeling at the Almighty’s shrine,
Forever chants his praise in anthems sweet;
No dreams of death molest her thoughts divine,
But the immortal spirit in her face doth shine:
For under cloudless skies, and near the eternal throne,
Naught shadows her young hopes, who thinks on God
alone.
Would I could kneel within that glorious sphere—
I pant to be a bright immortal too!
Ere time his withered flowers casts upon love’s bier,
I’d burst affection's-chain which binds me here:
For here the rose of love too swiftly fades away,
And smiles illume the heart—those smiles too oft betray.
Delay. —Who is there living who never
chid himself for delay—again and again—
thousands and thousands of times? Delay
and procrastination—half indolence and half
indecision, are most effectual robbers of time
and defrauders of men’s purposes. The
delays of good and dutiful intentions, which
ultimately lead to the defeat of them, cause
more regret and repentance in most men’s
lives, probably, than any other class of
causes. The sacred command on his head
as on every other, is perfectly adapted to
the nature and need of man: “What thy
hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.”
One should never give a good purpose time
to cool, nor allow labor and obligations to
run up a score of debts and then clog his
heels with duns. These things should all
be kept ahead like a drove of sheep, or else
they will loiter and hang behind, much to
the plague of the overseer. It was the ad
vice of one who accomplished an incredible
amount of literary labor—to do whatever
is to be done, and take the hours of reflec
tion and recreation after business, and never
before it. When a regiment is under march,
the rear is often thrown into confusion, be
cause the front do not move steadily and
without interruption. It is the same thing
with business. If that which is first in
hand is not instantly, steadily and regularly
despatched, other things accumulate behind
till affairs begin to press all at once, and no
human brain can bear the confusion. The
contrary is a habit of mind which is very
apt to beset men of intellect and talent,
especially when their time is not regularly
filled up, but left to their own arrangement.
It is like the ivy round the oak, and ends by
limiting, if it does not destroy the power of
many and necessary exertions.
Mothers should love poetry. —Montgomery
in his lectures, while speaking of the influ
ence of poetry, remarks that species of com
position has the advantage of all others, in
asmuch as it is the solace and delight of the
accomplished of the finer, feebler,and bet
ter sex, whose morals, manners and deport
ment, give tone to society. They are the
sisters, the lovers, and the companions of the
present, and the mothers and nurses of the
future generation. Poetry refines their
tates, purifies their affections, and imbues
their minds with lofty thoughts and elevated
sentiments.
By communicating the ennobling senti
ments they derive from poetry to their com
panions and co-equals in age; and infusing
them into the plastic and tender minds of
the young they exercise an incalculable in
fluence over the destinies of the human race.
The author to whom \yc have alluded men
tions the fact that Alfred, King of England,
owed much of his greatness to the passion
which his mother had for poetry. “She
was more than a mother to him.” The
words of his mother taught him, the songs
which his mother sang to him were the
germs of thought, genius, enterprize, action,
every thing to the future father of his coun
try.
We owe to poetry—probably to rude,
humble, but fervent patriotic poetry, all that
we owe to Alfred, .and all that he owes to his
mother. Mothers must themselves be great
—their minds must be stored with high and
lofly thoughts, and noble and exalte(f senti
ments, in order to make great men of their
offsprings. Mo3t great men, who have lived,
have had great mothers—great in their
sphere of action. No station is more in
teresting. It is the province of the mother
to watch over the drawings of the immortal
mind—to aid its development, and to give
it that bias which is to color and control its
whole future existence.
We know of no spoctable more interest
ing to the reflecting mind, and none which
taxes deeper hold of the feelings than a moth
er qualified for the task, watching the first
budding of the human intellect, and train
ing it to maturity.
Nature a Proof of God's Existence.— lt is
sweet to be alone, with nature’s work around;
where God has traced in clearer lines, than
ever priest or prophet’s page contained, the
proofs of attributes divine; where earth
and heaven outstretch their ample page for
man to read. The humblest floweret of the
vale, if viewed aright, will prove to skeptic
man what never pagan rite, or papal bull, or
mystic creed has proved, that God exists in
wisdom, power and love—in all supreme.
For what, but wisdom infinite, could form
the simple leaf with varied hue, and filled
with countless tubes, that draw from earth’s
dark clods a shapeless mass, dissolved and
purified, till matter, brute and dead, revives,
and springs to life, and crowns the vale with
flowers and sweet perfumes. Can man
such simple work perform? The skilful
hand may form a mimic rose, with stem and
leaf o’erspread, with colors false, and bor
rowed odors sweet. But let him hid the
organs play, its leaves unfold, and yield him
incense, fresh and sweet at morn and eve,
as nature offers up to God. The rash, pre
sumptuous man would stand abashed, and
his own nothingness confess, compared to
Him, whose voice from nothing called to
life, and clothed with beauty all that lives.
—Manchester Democrat.
Deeds are the tongue of the heart.
Miseries of Indolence. —None solittle enjoy
life, and are such burdens to themselves, as
those who have nothing to do—for
“ A want of occupation is no rest —
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress’d.”
Such a man is not of God’s order; and
opposing his obvious design in the faculties
lie has given him, and in the condition in
which he has placed him. Nothing, there
fore, is promised in the scriptures to the in
dolent. Take the indolent witli regard to
exertion. What indecision ! What delay!
What reluctance! What apprehension !
The slothful man says, “ there isalion with
out, and I shall be slain in the street.”
“ The way of the slothful man is a hedge
of thorns ; but the way of the righteous is
made plain.” Take him with regard to
health—What sluggishness of circulation !
What depression of spirits ! What dullness
of appetite! What enervation of frame!
Take him with regard to temper and enjoy
ment. Who is pettish and fretful ? Who
feels wanton and childish cravings ? Who is
too soft to bear any of the hardships of life?
Who broods over every little vexation and
inconvenience ? Who not only increases
zeal, but conjures up imaginary evils, and
get no sympathy from any one in either ?
Who feels time wearisome and irksome?
Who is devoured by ennui and spleen? Who
oppresses others with their company, and
their questions, and censorious talk? The
active only have the true relish of life. He
knows not what it is to labor, knows not
what it is to enjoy. Recreation is only valu
able as it unbends us; the idle know noth
ing of it. It is exeition that renders rest
delightful, and sleep sweet and undisturbed.
That the happiness of life depends on the
regular prosecution of some laudible pur
pose of lawful calling, which engages, helps
and enlivens all our powers, let those hear
witness who after spending years in active
usefulness, retire to enjoy themselves.
Prayer should be always offered up for their
servants and wives, and for themselves too.
The indolent are a burden to themselves.—
IF. Jay.
The wants of our nature. —So great a por
tion of our time is occupied by the love and
pleasures of life, that few hours of leisure
is allowed for reflection on the past, or
meditation on the future. From the mo
ment we leave our pillow in the morning,
we find ourselves involved in a vortex of
employments. AVe are naked, and must be
clothed—we are thirsty, and must drink—
we are hungry, and nature demands food;
we are the slaves of avarice—we aspire to
power or pant after fame. We enter with
ardor into the list; our memory brings up
no more of the past, than can aid us in the
pursuit, and anticipation is occupied solely
by the light hopes of success, or the dark
fear of failure.
Envy. —The greatest flood has the soonest
ebb; the sorest tempest the most sudden
calm: the hotest love the coldest end; and
from the deepest desire often times ensues
the deadliest hate. A wise man had rather
be envied for providence than pitied for
prodigality. Revenge harketh only at the
stars, and spite spurns at that she cannot
reach. An envious man waxeth lean with
the fatness of his neighbors. Envy is the
daughter of pride, the author of murder
and revenge, the beginner of secret sedi
tion, and the perpetual tormentor of virtue.
Envy is the filthy sediment of the soul; a
venom, a poison, or quicksilver which con
sumed) the flesh, and drietli up the marrow
of the bones.
Revenge. —ls. is a work of prudence to
prevent injury, and of a great mind, when
done, not to revenge it. He that hath re
venge in his power, and does not use it, is
the great man ; it is for low and vulgar spir
its to transport themselves; subdue your
affections—to endure injuries with a brave
mind is one half the conquest.
T H I F ME u7~
“ A bold peasantry, their country’s pride
When once destroy’d can never bo supplied.”
ON THE WORKING AND THIN
NING OF COTTON.
My Dear Sir : Your repeated solicita
tions to send you something for your Jour
nal have induced me to overcome my indis
position to write, and accordingly to prepare
you something in the shape of an article.
However, before proceeding any further, I
must remind you that this is the first time
“ Old Homespun,” has ventured to appear
in the public prints. If, therefore, the cloth
ing of his ideas, be not of the most fashion
able texture, lam confident, that you and
the public will excuse the appearance he
makes, when he tells you that he does so,
merely that his young friends may benefit
by his publication of those facts, which long
experience has taught him to be correct.
I propose to give my notions upon the
working and thinning of cotton.
The cotton crops are generally up about
the first of May; and the corn crops have
been planted. At this season, then, although
I seldom have any grass in my fields, 1
commence hoeing. This I do, to stir and
loosen the earth, in order that the roots of
the young plants may expand. I consider
this hoeing of incalculable advantage, but
great care should be taken as to the mode of
doing it.
In my first working, I use the hoe, prin
cipally on the side of the bed, inclining to
the top of it. Alongside of each hill of
cotton, a chop or two is made on the top of
the bed, to loosen the earth about the plants.
In doing this, the worker must carefully ob
serve not to draw the dirt away as he re
moves the hoe from the chop it has made,
else he will leave the plant exposed. An
other thing which he should be made to ob
serve, is, not to cut down the bed in such a
manner as to form a ridge in the alleys. If
he does not observe this rule most scrupu
lously, he will fill up the alleys in such a
manner as to prevent the rain from freely
passing off when it falls. The non obser
vance of this rule has ruined many a crop
of cotton. 1
The second working is generally to haul
up the earth to the plant. This is done, by
standing in one alley, and machine over the
S (DU ®mu last an U S IB 1L A St^*
bed with the hoe, and drawing up to the
Elant, the earth, which in the first working
e had loosed in the. opposite alley. The
object of hauling up its twofold—first, to
kill and to cover the grass; and second in
gathering the earth around the plant, to give
it moisture, and consequently a start in
growth. In the second working, I thin down
the plants to four, five, or six, in proportion
to the strength of growth, &c.
The third workingis done precisely as the
second, and iu this working I thin the plants
down to two or three in each hill, as cir
cumstances may require.
In the fourth working which takes place
about the middle of June, I thin down the
plants to two in a hill, which at the rate of
60 or 65 hills on a task row (105 feet) leaves
us from 120 to 130 plants to each row.
The workings having been gone through,
the consideration next arises—“ are the beds
sufficiently large; or are they likely to lie
washed down by the late rains 1” If either
is the case, I haul up the bed—it otherwise,
I hoe, taking care, at the same time, to keep
up the original side of the bed, by hoeing
up to the top of the same in an oblique di
rection from the valleys. This operation is
by some planters, called “ side hauling.”
The crop being thinned down as describ
ed, my most careful and sensible hands being
now selected to thin. These are sent over
the crop, and whenever a growth of six or
seven feet is expected, they are instructed
to leave from ninety to one hundred plants
in the task row, and the poorest land from
120 to 130.
After the fourth working, the cotton need
not bo worked, except where the plant is
low and wants hauling up to give it growth.
The plant when well grown, is apt to be
bruised and injured by being worked—the
tops and arms of the plant are likely to be
broken ; and in many other respects it re
ceives more injury than service.
I have thus, circumstantially described the
working and thinning of cotton, because, Mr.
Editor, many years experience has taught
me that it is the most important considera
tion in the whole process of cotton planting.
Not to understand it correctly, i3 to the
young planter a loss of one half of his Year
ly interest.
In concluding this article, I will recapitu
late what 1 have said in the form of a few
maxims for the young planter.
Ist Work—Keep your field at an early
period clear of grass —loosen the earth about
the plant—thin your cotton moderately and
keep your alleys clean and open.
2d Working—Haul the earth up to the
plant, thin them down to four or five, and
otherwise observe the same rules as in work
ing the first.
3d and 4th Workings—Continue to haul
and thin down the plants to the number re
quired ; and never at any one period suffer
water to remain upon your field. If you
have too much water in the first growth of
your cotton, it will render it backward, by
rendering it too cold, and if you suffer it to
remain upon the land when the plants begin
to blossom and pod you may invariably cal
culate on losing one half of your fruit.
I remain, Mr. Editor, your friend and
well wisher. OLD HOMESPUN.
Necessity of Attention. —ln farming, as in
every other business attention and strict
superiutendance by the principal, are essen
tial to success. No matter how good the
manager may be, it is obsolutely necessary
that his employer should look close to his
own interest, and see that the labor oil the
farm is conducted with fidelity and care, for
there is no truth more incontrovertible than
that neglect on his part, from its contagious
nature, will beget indifference on the part
of those under him. It is not necessary that
he should be able,"and make proper direc
tions ; it is equally important that he see
that they are faithfully executed.— American
Farmer.
Silk Bounty. —The Secretary of the State
of Massachusetts, lias prepared an abstract,
by which it appears there has been paid,
from the 10th of Feb. IS4I, to the 29th of
Januaiy 1842, for the bounty on Silk, auth
orized by the State, $4,777 65. There has
been 27,219 lbs. 5 ozs. of cocoons raised,
1390 lbs. 4 ozs. of silk reeled.
Silk crowing. —There has been paid, as
premiums, for the culture of Silk, by the
Auditor of the State of Illinois, the sum of
S2OO for 2000 lbs. of cocoons. Tho certifi
cates may not have been presented. Only
one bounty lias as yet been paid for reeled
silk. A Mr. Flint, of Adams county, (says
the Union Agriculturist,) received SSO for
500 lbs. of cocoons raised, which is by far
the largest premium obtained.
The Sleep of Plants. —The sleep of the
vegetable differs in one respect from that of
the animal, that it is not caused by exhaust
ed powers; but when light, which acts as a
stimulus, is withdrawn, then the stocks of
compound leaves hang back and fold their
leaflets together, or cover the fruits so as to
shelter them from the cold dews. This was
termed by Linnreus sleep of plants, and said
by him to be analogous to the action of
spreading the wing, by which some birds
shelter their young during the night. It is
generally thought that Linnaeus’ term is
somewhat hyperbolical; but the cessation of
thestimulous of light, and the constrained
position of the flower and the foliage may
be advantageous to the vegetable constitu
tion in a way similar to that in which it is
beneficial to the animal system. Sir James
Smith remarks, that as an infant requires a
fuller measure of sleep than is needed by
the man, so the young plant is more thor
oughly close through the night than the
older one.
Living and Ornamental Fences. —At a re
cent meeting of the Botanical Society of
London, Mr. D. Cooper gave an account of
anew living fence, formed byplantingyoung
trees in a slanting position, every tree learn
ing the opposite way, so that they will cross
each other, and then at the parts which come
in contact, take off from each a piece of bark
and tio close together, covering the part
with clay. This grafts each tree into its
neighbor, and forms in a few years a living
fence, with diamond-shape openings. The
pi an is an excel lent one for ornamental fences.
THU HBi M ©l o®¥ o
Be always as merry as ever you can
For no one delights in a sorrowful man.
A patriotic politician has recommended
the immediate attention of Government to
the following subjects :
His prayer is for the enlargement of the
Pacific Ocean, and a bridge across the At
lantic; also, for the filling up of Lake Su
perior—to make a little more land, as it is
very scarce this year.
For the total annihilation of all musqui
toes, both in Florida and the United States.
For the abolition of eating whenever flour
is $8 per barrel.
To have the moon taken into the screw
dock and copper bottomed.
To fortify com fields against the depre
dation of “ coons.”
To remove Texas a leetle further off, it
being somewhat too handy ; also, for the re
moval of the Allegheny Mountains beyond
tho Mississippi, they being at present a pub
lic nuisance.
The celebrated English divine, Thomas
Fuller, was a great jester. On one occa
sion, he askod a Mr. Sparrowhawk, “ what
was the difference between an Owl and a
Sparrowhawk ?” “ Sir,” said Mr. Sparrow
hawk, “ an Owl is Fuller in the head, Fuller
in the face, and Fuller all over.”
Marriage ouright. —ln one of the upper
counties of North Carolina, a youngTellow,
by the name of Ben Sykes, had courted a
fair one for some years, but either was not
ready or willing to put the question: she
was full willing, perhaps too willing, but he
never came to the point. At last she got
mad, and declared she would marry Bill
Patterson if he ever courted her again.
Bill, hearing of this, went, and once more
put in his claim; but he was a scurvy fellow
in some things, and neither dad nor mam
was willing. So he secretly goes to R ,
gets a license, and that night theymade off
for a Gretna squire. On their road to hap
piness, however, who should they meet but
Ben Sykes. He got an inkling of what was
going on, and when he met them, he under
stood how the case lay. “ Sally,” says he,
“ I have fooled with you, that’s a fact, and I
am sorry for it. But if you still prefer me
to Bill Patterson, just say so, and I will give
him a trashing, take his license, and make
old Moody marry us to-night.” The old
love was too strong for the new. Ben gave
Bill a thrashing, took his gal, and, (what he
hated most,) his license, which cost him
seventy-five cents, and was off with his
plunder to Moody’s. The old squire did
not so well understand how one man could
be married in virtue of a license granted to
another. Ben said he did not himself un
derstand law quibbles, but this he knew,
that unless he did it, he, (the squire) would
ketch it too. This hint was enough for
Moody, who, without more ado, pronounced
them man and wife.
Menagerie Eloquence.- —“ The honely
genivine specimen in the hunivversal globe
of the East Ingy rhinosycross, wat was
cotched on the top of the North Pole, by
Captain Ross; and of the vonderful hoo
rang-hootang as volloped three hottentots in
AYan Demon’s Land, and was only captur
ed arter it had drank three gallons of rum
toddy.”
Thclate Mr. Abernethy and Spirits. —The
late Mr. Abernethy was once consulted by
a gentleman whose habits had greatly im
paired his digestive powers. After receiv
ing the advice of the celebrated medical
man we liave named, the patient said, “ But,
sir, what spirits will you recommend me to
drink ?” Mr. Abernethy, in disgust, replied,
“Why, sir, you may take tincture of rhubarb,
that is a spirit, or you may take tincture of
jalap; that is a spirit, and they have this ad
vantage above other spirits, you may take
them into your body yourself, but they will
take themselves out of your body as fast as
they can.”
More Monstrosities. —One of the English
papers, under the bead of “new American
patent,” announces the discovery of a “ pa
tent hydrophobia water-proof hat, made of
the skin of a mad dog, warranted not to take
water.” A notorious toper having express
ed his surprise at this announcement, a by
stander remarked, that a much more efficient
water-proof article could be made out of
his mouth, for it had not been known to take
water this ten years.
Droll, if true. —A man was found asleep
in the channel of the Ohio, near Cincinattl.
AVken seen, he was lying on his back, and
his nose had burnt away all the water with
in boiling distance.
School-hoy Wit. —A short time since, as
a well-known English master in a grammar
school was censuring his pupil for the dul
ness of his comprehension, and consenting
to instruct him in a sum of Practice —lie
said, “Is not the price of a penny loaf al
ways a penny ?” when the boy innocently
answered—“ No, sir, the bakers sell them
two for three halfpence when they are stale.”
Stale wit is seldom as good as this.
Business Stand. —A Frenchman being a
bout to remove his shop, his landlord inquir
ed the reason; stating, at the same time,
that it was considered a very good stand for
business. The Frenchman replied, with a
shrug of the shoulder, “Oh yes, he’s very
good stand for de business; by gar, me stand
all day, for nobody come to make me move!”
Nautical Phraseology. —Seamen aro not
only indebted to the fair sex for many of
their “ terms of art,” but also to the “ mo
distes” of the land for much of the know
ledge essential in seamanship. For, exam
ple, no man can pass for a thorough seaman
unless he can “ handle his needle,” and ex
ecute with precision every possible “ stitch,”
from the “ herring-bone”-to the “double
seam.” He must also be able to “ gore,”
“ cut upon the bias,” “ taughten his stays,”
“ pass an earring,” and “clap a bonnet on
his jib.” In the last particular, Jack, who
often reverses matters, differs with the ladies
of the land; ho “ claps” his bonnet on
the “ foot,” instead of on the head of his jib.
A Reason for going to Church. —Burger,
the German poet, satirizes the sleepers at
church in an epigram which we have not seen
translated. Here is a version of it l
“ All the night long I have not slept a wink,
On Sunday morning said a languid fair;
’T is hard —but 1 will creep to church, I think',
And possibly may doze a little there.”
Fast driving. —“ Coachman,” said an out
side passenger to one who was driving at a
furious rate over one of the most mountain
ous roads in the north of England, “ have
you no consideration for our lives and
limbs 1” “ What are your lives and limbs to
me,” was the reply; “I am behind my
time 1”
Shocking Punning. —The BuflTulotiian says
—Our jail must be in a sinking condition.
It is always'more or less full, though people
are constantly hailing out.
The bumps raised on a man’s head by a
cudgel, are now called/ray-nological devel
opments.
A Western paper thinks the school of
whales, lately seen on our coast, are spout
ing in sheer opposition to Congress.
.ADVERTDeiiMiEiNnre.
American Hotel,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
THE subscriber, grateful for the patronage he has re
ceived since the above establishment has been open,
respectfully informs his friends, and the Travelling pub
lic, that he is prepared to accommodate all who may
give him a call. J. M. EVANS.
April 5, 1842. 1
Prices Reduced!
UNITH^mw™3HOTSL,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends and
patrons that in accordance with the pressure of the
times, he will, on and after the first day of June next,
reduce his rates as follows :
Transient boarders, per day, .... $1 50
Day boarders, per month, 15 00
Other boarders in proportion.
Thankful for past encouragement he respectfully so
lids a continuance. WM. M. FRAZER.
May 31, 1842.
P. S. The Omnibus and General Stage Office, are
kept at this house. 6wlo
GENERAL STAGE OFFICE.
GLOBE HOTEL,
McDonough, Georgia.
THE subscribers would respectfully inform the Trav
elling public that this House, situated on the West
corner of the Public Square, is still open, under the su
perintendance of James W. & David F. Knott, whose
attention to business, and experience, entitle them to
some claims on the travelling public.
This being the General Stage Office, seats may be
secured on either Pilot or Defiance Lines of Four Ilorse
Post Coaches for the East or West—the Hack Line
from Covington or Newnan, East or West, or Hugh
Knox's Line from Forsyth to Decatur, via Indian
Springs, or vice versa.
The subscribers would most respectfully tender their
thanks to the public for the very liberal patronage here
tofore extended, and most respectfully solicit a contin
uance of the same, pledging themselves, on their part,
to use their best exertions to accommodate and please
those who may call on them.
J. W. & D. F. KNOTT.
April 19 ly3
Morgan SherifT’s Sales.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in July next, be
” fore the Court House door, in the Town of Madi
son, in said County, within the usual hours of sale,
One four wheel Carriage and Harness, and two hun
dred and forty acres of Land, lying on Hard Labor
Creek, adjoining lands belonging to N. Allen, Nathan
Massy, and others, levied on by virtue of a fi fa. issued
from Morgan Inferior Court, with others, in favor of
Harry S. Handly, vs. Francis M■ Boon; property point
ed out bvdefendant. JAMBS O'NEAL,
, may 23 9 Deputy Sheriff.
Just Received!
T ADIES New Style Cypress Bonnets—a beautiful
O article at 92 each, just to suit the times, handsome
and cheap. A fresh supply of Palm-leaf Hoods and
Bonnets at 62 1-2 and 75 cents each. Men's and Boys
Palmeto hats, from 25 to 87 1-2 cents.
JOHN ROBSON & CO.
June 4,1842. 10
NOTICE.
THE subscribers having closed their business, (on ac-
A count of not being able to collect enough from our
debtors to continue it,) we take this method of notify
ing those who are in our debt to call and settle, if they
wish to save the cost of a suit. We shall shortly place
our notes and accounts in the hands of an officer for
collection SKINNER & TATHAM.
TO RENT—The store house now occupied by the
subscribers, will be Rented for the term of two years
and six months, on liberal terms. S. & T.
May 21 8_
Georgia, i To the Superior Court
Morgan county. ) of said County :
THE petition of Ephraim Trotter sheweth that here-
A tofore, to wit; on the eighth day of February.in the
year eighteen hundred and forty-one, Edmund Wheat
of said county, made and delivered to your petitioner
his certain mortgage deed, in writing, ot that date, and
thereby, for ana in consideration that your petitioner
was security for the said Edmund on two promissory
notes—one for three hundred and fifteen dollars, due
December twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and forty,
payable to 11. Wade, or bearer, and dated November
twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-nme, and
one other note for the same amount, due on or before
the twenty-fifth of December, eighteen hundred and
forty-one, and bearing date with said last mentioned
note, and payable as above—as well as for and in con
sideration of the sum of five dollars in hand paid by
your petitioner to the said Edmund, the receipt where
of in said deed is acknowledged, did grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Ephraim, his heirs and
assigns, the following property,to wit: one certain tract
of land containing three hundred acres, more or less,
adjoining land of Dr.II. Wade, Matthew Cockran, and
others, also the crop now growing, or to be grown up
on the same, to have and to hold said bargained pre
mises, or property, to the said Ephraim, his heirs and
assigns, to his and their own proper use, benefit and
behoof; and the said Edmund, for himself, his execu
tors and administrators, the said bargained property or
premises unto the said Ephraim did wai rant and forev
er defend against the claim of himself, his heirs, and
against the claim of all other persons whatever: pro
vided nevertheless, that it the said Edmund, his heirs,
executors and administrators shall and do truly pay, or
cause to be paid unto the aforesaid Wade, or bearer,
the aforementioned sum of six hundred and thirty dol
lars on the days nnd times mentioned for the payment
thereof m the said promissory notes mentioned, with
lawful interest u|>on the same, according to the tenor
of said notes, then and from thenceforth, as well as the
present indenture and the right to the property thereby
conveyed, as the said promissory notes shall cease, de
termine and be void to all intents and purposes. And
it being further shown to the Court that the said Ed
mund Wheat has not complied with the condition of
said deed of mortgage, and that your petitioner has been
compelled to pay on said notes said sum of money, with
lawful interest thereon. It is
Ordered by the Court, that the said Edmund Wheat
show cause, on or before the first day of the next term
of said Court, why the equity of redemption in and to
the said mortgaged premises, or property, should not be
forever barred and foreclosed. And, it is further
Orpered bv the Court, that a copy of this rule be
served upon the said Edmund in person three months
before the next term of this Court, or published in one
of the public gazettes of this State four months previous
to the next term of said Court.
A. A. OVERTON,
Attorney for Mortgagee.
True Extract from tho minutes Superior Court, given
under rnv hand at office, 26th April, 1842.
JNO. C. REES, Clerk.
May 3 4m5
AoVERTOQiEiMENn.
Alfred A. Overton,
Attorney at Law,
• MADISON, GEORGIA.
Office, one door north of the American Hotel.
April 5 iy]
New-York Packets—Brig Line.
THE Brig Line of NEW-YORK PACKETS have
-*• commenced their regular trips for the season, and
will hereafter be despatched in the following order, viz ■
Brig MADISON, 314 tons, W. Bulkley master, wilt
sail on the 26th of Alay and sth of July.
Brig EXACT, (new,) 431 tons, J. JonNsoN master, on
the 7th of June and 19th of July. ’ “
Brig EXCEL, 325 tons, E. Sherwood master, on Um
14th of June nnd 26th of July,
Erig AUGUSTA, 368 tons, A. M. Sherwood master
on the 21st of June and 2d of August. ’ ‘
Brig CLINTON, 379 tons, T. Lyon master, on the
28th of June and 9th of August.
These vessels are unsurpassed in point of comfort in
their cabin accommodations, or fast sailing qualities,
and are commanded by men of well known character
and long experience in the trade.
Every exertion w ill be used to promote the comfort
and convenience of passengers, and the strictest punc
tuality observed as regards the dnvs of sailing.
D . JOHN R. WILDER.
Savannah, May 23, 1842. 4w9
Jnst Received !
A SUPPLY of Dr. Houck’s celebrated Panacea so
popular as a remedy for Dyspepsia and general de
bility. Price, $1 50 in pint bottles.
Puints, assorted ; Linseed, Lamp nnd Train Oil*,
Spirits Turpentine, Varnish, Window Glass and Putty
Castor Oil, by the gallon, also in quart, pint &, 1 pint bot. r
Calomel, Jalap, Cream Tartar, Salts, and the usuai
medicines,
Indigo, madder, Alum, with all the Dying materials,
Hardware and Tools, for houses and nouse carpenters.
We have now on hand, and are constantly receiving
fresh Flour, Bacon Hams, sides and shoulders, Lard.
Corn and Corn meal.
A lot of superior and common Sugars,
Salt, Molasses and Vinegar,
A fine supply of the various kinds of Iron,
Nails, of all sorts; Crockery ware,
Jugs and Jars, Ovens, Pots, odd Lids,
AIT sorts of Cooking utensils, Tin ware, &c.
Unbleached and bleached Homespuns, all kinds,
Broadcloths, Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans, and Calicoes.
Mens’ white nnd hlack Hats, Shoes and Boots.
Fine assortment of Indies’, misses and children’s Shoes.
Factory Yarns,striped and plain Cloth & Nankeens.
Our assortment of Goods is very general, and at pri
ces to suit the times. Call and see us. Our articles are
all for sale at the lowest cash prices.
„ JOHN ROBSON & CO.
Madison, (near the Georgia Rail-Road Depot,
June 4, 1842. 10
Goods at Cost!!!
THE subscribers would take this method of informing
the public in general, and those who wish to buy
Cheap Goods in particular, that they are still selling oil
their stock of Dry Goods at Cost, on a credit until the
first day of January next.
They have a great many very good and seasonable
Goods, and at prices (which will enable any person to
buy, and economise too) suited, as the phrase goes, to
the hardness of the times.
They have some excellent Broadcloths, Caseimeres.
Calicoes, Muslins, Bobinets, Ribbons,
Hosiery, Laces, Muslin Trimmings,
Bonnet Silks, Straw and Leghorn Bonnets,
AND, ALSO,
Fashionable Silk Bonnets, handsomely trimmed.
Hats, Shoes, Hardware, Crockery,
Paints, Medicines, et cetera.
They have, likewise, some Botanical Medicines.
They continue to sell YARNS at Factory prices, for
Cash; and Groceries, for Cash, as cheap as can be ob
tained in the place-
They shall keep a constant supply of MEAL for the
accommodation of up-town bread-eaters.
.. „ L. L. WITTICH & CO.
May 28 9
Furniture ! Furniture!!
THE subscriber offers for sale a fine stock of New*
-*■ York furniture. The following are a part of his
stock oh hand :
Piano Fortes, Sideboards, all sizes nnd qualities,
Sofas, Bureaus with large Mirrors, plain Bureaus,
Secretarys with Book Cases,
Centre Tables, with white and colored marble tope,
Mahogany, curled maple and cherry Bedsteads,
Chairs of every variety of size and quality,
Footstools, mahogany Washstands,
Toilette Swing Glasses, Mattresses, &.c. &c.
He also has a large stock of Furniture made at his
shop in this place, which lie will sell at the following
KEDcceo prices to suit the hard limes :
Wardrobes, at 25 instead of S3O, 20 instead of $25,
12 instead sls, and 8 instead of sl2; plain Bedsteads,
at 350 ; French Bedsteads, at 7 00; Teaster Bed
steads, with cords, at y 00; ditto, with slats, at 10 00-
all other kinds of Bedsteads in the same proportion.
Safes, at 8,10,15 and $lB ; Folding Tables, at 6 and
800 instead of 8 and 10; painted Sideboards,at 20 00
instead of 25; painted Bureaus, at 20 00 instead 0f23;
Washstands, at 3 and 4 00; pine Book Cases, at 12 00
instead of 15; small pine Tables, at 2 00. He pledget
hintself to dispose of all other kinds of Furniture made
at his shop in the same proportion as stated above.
ALFRED SHAW.
may 21 6tmß
Georgia, Morgan County:
WHEREAS, Wilson Watley, Jr., applies to me for
Letters of Administration on the estate of Ornon
Watley, deceased:
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to
be and appear at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said let
ters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, at office, in Madison.
JAMES C. TATE, Clerk C. O.
May 7 6
Georgia—Morgan County:
TUHEREAS, John W. Porter applies to me for Let
. tera of Administration, de bonus non, with the
Will annexed, on the estate of Nancv D. G. Irving, de
ceased :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to
be and appear at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said let
ters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, at office, in Madison.
JAMES C. TATE, Clerk C. G.
May 14 6w7
EXECFTOII’s SALE.
“WILL be sold on the first Tuesday of July next, at the
Courthouse door in Madison, Morgan County, the
following property, to wit: Six new Cotton Gins, and
Ginsaws, three threshing Machines, a lot of Carpen
ter’s Tools, Blachsmith Tools, one man Saddle,
some milk Cows and young Cattle, one shot Gun, sold
as the property of David Peck, deceased. Credit un
til the2sin of December next.
MOSES DAVIS, Executor,
may 21. 8
TERMS OF THE
Southern miscellany.
The Miscellany is published every Saturday Morn
ing, in the Town of Madison, Morgan County, Georgia,
and furnished to subscribers at the very low price of
TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per an
num. One Dollar and Fifty Cents for six month*.
Dir Cash invariably required in advance.
As an inducement to Clubs, we will send nine copies
of the Miscellany, one year, for Twenty Dollars. —■
None but far money will be received for subscriptions,
and no letter taken out of the Post-Office unless it
comes free or post-paid.
Advertisements will be inserted at One Dollar per
square of fourteen lines, the first, and Fifty Cents for
each subsequent insertion. Larger ones in proportion.
No advertisement will be counted less than a square;
and, unless limited when handed in, they will be pub
lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. Liberal
deductions made to those who advertise by the year- -
but nono will be considered yearly advertisers unless
contracts are first ontered into.
Religious and Obituary Notices (if of a reasonable
length) inserted gratis. Cake should properly accom
pany Marriage notices —but, as we occasionally bars
it at our huuse, it is not essential, particularly when the
couple don’t have any themselves.
Job Printing, in all its h. ancles, neatly and
expeditiously executed at this office.