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ers in a foreign land, we loved at first sight, ns if by inspiration from heaven, and vowed each to the other a solemn pledge, come weal or woe, the love wruuglit tie, which bound u 3 together in the one common lined of mutual affection should never be severed by any opposing power.” To which she replied. •• Life, Mr. Lawrence, is at best, but a mere shadow, if spent innocently, and with the object of our affections—so well —but if not, it is infinitely better to die when young, than to devote the haggard fragments of a stormed lashed life to the mournful linger ing:} of wretchedness and hopeless despair. I will go -with you,” continued she, ‘Mo the end of life— leave father, mother, home, in terest and friends, and never telurn again to my parental roof.” ,As she uttered these words, a sudden hurst-of angelic brightness darted forth from her sparkling eyes, with a radiance almost as bright as the most vivid flash of lightning in the darkest sky, giving increased sweet ness and lustre to her whole countenance, as if the broad foot prints of innocence and Tove had been deeply stamped upon the snowy surface of her lovely cheeks. The manner by which to effect the most speedy execution of the plan suggested, was next to be considered. William proposed, to which Caroline consented, to select two young men of Lebanon with whom she was acquainted—Col.Carter, and Mr. Johnson — to assist them in the prosecution of their scheme, and then requested her to give them an opportunity to see her during the mor row, and whatever they should say, was what he wished her todo. Caroline assured him his request should be promptly observ ed. William now pressed her soft white band, kissed her trembling lips, bade her good night, and then departed. Early next morning be obtained an inter view with Johnson ami Carter, from whom he elicited a solemn pledge, both as to se crecy, and dilligent, cautious efforts to se cure for him, the accomplishment of his pur pose. About one o’clock, as Col. Carter was sitting in the piazza ofliis storehouse, look ing out towards Caroline's residence, he saw her standing by the window in her room.— She waved her handkerchief, and he his hand in response, and then forthwith repair ed to the place, and through the window held a conversation with her. As he left, he said, “ To prevent suspicion, I will call this evening, immediately after tea, to attend you to church, where you will meet William on the way, and the arrangement for your mar riage.” The evening passed pleasantly away, as if nothing occurred. The time for them to be married was near at hand—it was now dark —the church bell w’as ringing—their li cense obtained—the man to peiform the cer emony secured in the promise of his ser vices—Col. Carter started to Mr. Stewart’s residence, to attend Caroline to the church —the carriage and horses arranged, and the driver upon his seat, ready to drive away with rapid speed the now almost married couple. But alas, alas!—human treachery! —before that doleful night, and iti a sleep ing hour, when disappointment began the fatal work, of settled grief in the hearts of spirited lovers, a Judas, clad in a good man’s , garb appeared in William’s camp, and be- I trayed the confidence of unsuspecting iuuo- ! cence. The disclosure of the plan had been made to Caroline’s father —mortified and enraged at his daughter’s contemplated elopement with a man, for whom he had no personal partiality, he determined to prevent it. Ac cordingly lie confined Caroline only a few moments before she had an opportunity to escape, within the narrow walls of a dark some room, and all intercourse with her from without, positively forbade. Himself, bis son, and son-in-law prepared themselves each with his gun, then to guard the house for that, and the subsequent night, to.pre vent any attempt by William’s friends to j arrest Caroline from the unmerited confine ment of personal imprisonment, and under submission to parental authority. But no such effort was made. Caroline remained locked 11 p, so long as William remained in Lebanon. After that they never saw, nor spoke to each other; Caroline lias since married, but William is still destined to live, and perhaps die an old love beaten bachelor. Meri weather Cos., G;i., Dec. 20, IS 12. MttIQgULAMY. LIFE. I fawn little fairy boat. Glide o’er a glassy lake ; Bright buds wove ’round the gilded prow, Flowers scattered in i's wako. It held one lair and sylphlike child Within its bosom slight,— One hand upon the little helm, Whilst all seemed calm and bright. I saw that tiny bark again, Upon a glancing stream, Flit piidst its green and fiery isle’, Like a swift-passing dream. A fair-haired youth now guided it, Through all those changing scenes 1 While sun and storm around him played, In showers and fitful gleams. Again it burst upon my view, On rapids dark and dread ; Its gilded prow all worn and broke, Its flowers faded and dead. It held, while in its wild career, Manhood’s all-braving form: Ilis eye fixed on the bow c f Hope, That shone above the storm. 1 saw the way-worn bark once more. Tossed on a boundless sea : Before it yawned a deep, dark gulf— Beyond, Eternity. An aged man reclined within, With wasted form and eye; But still his gaze forever fixed Upon the brightening sky. For there, there beamed a fadeless light, That pilgrim’s long-sought haven. Where he might moor his shattered bark ; And that bright home was—Heaven. A wealthy planter in Woodford Coutitv, Ky.. says : “ 1 had rather be taxed for the poor boy’s education than the pour man’s ignorance; for.one or the other I am com pelled to pay.” Tyranny of Fashion. —A late Vermont Telegraph, after noticin'; the large propor tion of death* from consumption, in Provi dence, during the year IS4I, viz 198 out of ■ (;17, (lieing yearly one third of the whole, exclusive of 44 who were still born,) intro i duces one ofliis leaders as inquiring how l many of these cases of consumption were probably caused by tight lacing. He then proceeds to make the following remarks, in which we entirely concur. One of the most effectual means for pro moting this mischievous and destructive work of compressing the waist, is the dis play of fashions in popular magazines.— There is now on my table, before me a pop ular work of this kind, exhibiting the Pliil- I adelphia fusions for February, ISI2. The | dimensions of a female portrait which it dis | plavs in fascinating colors, are as follows : | —Height, five and a half inches ; breadth of : waist, five sixteenths of an inch ! Let us now enlarge the figure twelve times, and ! then look at the proportions. Thu enlarge ! rnent of the figure will bring the height of it ; to the height of a very tall woman—viz.: five feet and a half. It is proper to stale here, that in the figure displayed, the breadth of shoulders and skirt are about in proper | proportion to the height. But the. contrac tion of the waist is to be observed. Now twelve times five sixteenths of an inch brings the thickness of the waist to three inches | and three quarters! Here you have a fe ! male five feet and a half high, and otherwise ! well proportioned, except her waist, which is less than one third of a foot in diameter ! Take another view of it. Suppose a healthy female to he ten inches through the waist. Starting from this, to carry out the propor tions of the figured alluded to in the maga zine, would laisetlie height to fourteen feet and eight inches! This is no caricature—no distortion. It is an exhibition of facts showing the folly and insanity of adhering to a ridiculous, uti ! natural and murderous fashion. Those “ pictorial illustrations” of fashions are as effectual ns the pictures of lewduess, to se cure their vile and fatal ends. It is time these things were looked to and put away. ■ iff Earning hi fore Weeding. —“ I will tell you,” continued her aunt to Louisa, “two things which I have fully proved. The first i will go far towards preventing the possibil- j ity of any discord after marriage ; the second is the best and surest preservative of fem inine character. “Tell me!” said Louisa anxiously. “ The first is this, to demand ofyour bride groom, as soon as the marriage ceremony j is over, a solemn vow, and promise yourself, j never even in jest, to dispute, or express any j disagreement. 1 tell you never ! for what begins in mere bantering, will lead to seri ous earliest. Avoid expressing any irrita tion at one another’s words. Mutual for bearance is the one great secret of domes tic happiness. If you have erred, confess it freely,even if confession cost you sometears. Further, promise faithfully and solemnly, never upon any pretext or excuse to have any secrets or concealments from each other; but to keep your private affairs from father, mother, sister, brother, relations and the world. Let them be known only to each and your God. Remember that any I third person admitted into your confidence j becomes a party to stand between you, and will naturally side with one or the other. Promise to avoid this, and renew the vow iipon every temptation. It will preserve that perfect confidence, that union, which will indeed make you one. O! if the newly married would but practice this spring of connubial peace, how many unions would be happy which ate now miserable. — Knick erbocker. The British in China. —A late letter from Macao, to the N. Y. Express, says that the Biitish war against the Chinese, continues with the usual success ot the invaders, ihe writer adds, “ There is so much to conquer and occu py, however, that the largest force will in time be used up, even if there was not much resistance. The Chinese are beginning to fight with more skill. Jti the attack on Clio poo the last month, there was much fight ing. The English account admits that some Tartar troops fought desperately, and after being routed, parties of them threw them selves into some Joss-houses, when they picked off'a number of the assailants, and some very distinguished officers. Tho ac count states that this Joss-house was event ually destroyed by artillery, for the infantry were fast falling from the destructive fire kept up by the enemy from inside the build ing ; it was found to contain about 2000 stand of arms all loaded—and the Tartar troops only bad to discharge them from the windows, loop-holes, and doors, at our men, without the trouble of loading—eventually the whole of them were neatly killed, and some taken prisoners, and the building de stroyed by powder bags and field pieces.— Then the city walls were escaladod, and possession taken of the place by out troops, and thus fell Cltapoo or Shapua—a celebra ted Tartar military depot. The Tartars ap peared to have lived separate from tiie Chi j nose, as the encampment and the Tartar | towns are divided by a great wall. Hun- I dreds ot women and children were found here to have been murdered on the retreat of the enemy; this was a horrible sight; whole funifies might have been seen lying butchered, strangle 1 and poisoned—all too, recenily done by the hands of their own people—cruel and mistaken apprehension only of violence led to this. It is rumored that an attempt will soon he made on Pe kin.” War k either right or wrong. It is ei ther permitted or it is forbidden. It may be waged “ will) all our hearts, with all our mind, with all our strength,” or it must be abandoned by the Christian. There is no middle ground, no half-way position. Ei ther the blessing of God can rest on the bat tle-field, or we must come up to the rescue of our fiitli from this pollution of blood.— There is, we repeat it, no halfway vindica tion of national war: it is to be baptized of Christianity, adopted of her, it accords with her character, or it must he opposed bv ev ery one bearing the name of Christ. s<d uMff ana law mas®m && a p Common Grammatical Errors. —Using the active-transitive verb lay, for the neuter lie. “He lays there,” should be “be lies there.” A similar error occurs in the use of the word set, which is transitive, .for sit, neuter. I am mistaken, for I mistake, is a wrong expression, in almost every one’s month, and on almost every page of a newspaper. “ I am mistaken,” {means “ someone has mis taken me,” and not, as is intended, “ I mis take upon some subject,” or “ mistake some one.” “ 1 had rather,” is another error in com mon use, which probably arose from the contracted form “ I’d rather,” f:c., where the apostrophe and has been mistaken as a contraction of had, instead of would, as is ! the truth. It should be, “ I would rather,” | &e. | Both badly of. —“ Captain Thompson,” ; said Squire Jones, “I have heard a good \ deal said in praise of Vermoit women. ! Now how will you swap wives with me, at | a ha/.zanl! To tell you this —mine is too I handsome for my own happiness —so very l i handsome thatl dare not dress her decently, for fear every body should fail in love wills her.” “Even,” replied Thompson ; “but first let me tell you that mine is so inferi:..l ugly I have to keep her dressed to extrava gance—otherwise I couldn't stomach her.” “Then,” said Jones, “ 1 guess we'd bet ter both heat those ills we have, ns iShaks peare says, than swap and make nothing by it.” Caution to Millers. —Recently a miller near Mobile, for some purpose or other, poured several pounds of melted lead in the eye of the runner-stone. The lead becom ing loose find working between the .stones, was ground up with the corn. The meal was consumed on the plantation of Mr. James G. Lyori, and a number cf hjs ne i groes were poisoned by it, some of whom ; died, w hile others were palsied and altogeth er helpless. It is said to be a common thing for millers to use lead in this way, and the I misfortune just related ought to he a sulli i cient warning against it. A similar accident ! occurred recently in Europe. T Yards. —Virtue wants more admirers, I Wisdom more supplicants, Truth more real I friends, and Honesty more practitioners. The trader wants more profit, oi less envy ofliis mote fortunate neighbor. ‘Lhe Printer wants more subscribers, punc tual payment, and less duns. Religion wants less said about the theory, and more done in the way of practice. Philosophy wants a Fideli ty an asylum. Love, Charity, and Banks, wants to be in better credit. Pride wants to be discorded, and Modest Diffidence introduced. Colored Daguerreotypes. —At a late meet ing of the French Academy of Sciences at Paris, M. Arago exhibited to the Academy some Daguerrotype pictures colored by the application of artificial colors, placed on dif ferent parts of the picture after its execu tion. It would appear, said the Secretary, that these colors, spread uniformly, become fixed in variable proportion, and in propor tion as the parts of the picture are dark or light, under the influence of a special chem ical action. Prices of produce in Michigan. —A cor respondent who writes from Marshall, un der date of Nov. 2Gth, gives the following as the prices of produce in Central Michi gan : Wheat 3S cents—Corn 20 cents—Oats 15 cents per bushel, and other kinds of grain quite as cheap. Pork is sold for SI per 100 pounds, and hogs that weigh upwards of 200 sell freely at 81 25 per 100 lbs.—Alba ny Journal. “ Nimrod, can you tell who was the first ntau 1” “ Adam somebody. His father wasn’t nobody; and lie never had no mother, on account of the scarcity of women and the pressme of the time.” “ How long were the children of Israel in the wilderness V’ “ Till they found their way out.” “ Who was compelled to seek refuge in the land of Nod V “ Gov. Dorr.” “ Why was he obliged to fleet hither 1” “ Because be got up King’s ebeneezer, and Providence wouldn’t protect liim.”— Sandusky ( Ohio) Mercury. gX'OMAM-QK, | TIIE CURRENCY—CORRECTED. Par Banks. —The issues of the following batiks are received at par in Augusta : Au gusta Insurance and Banking Company— Bank of Augusta—Branch State of Geor gia at Augusta—Agency Bank of Bruns wick—Branch Georgia Rail Road—Me chanics’Bank—Bank of St. Mary’s—Bank of Milledgeville —Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savannah—Commercial Bank at Macon—Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company Athens—Marine and Fire Insur ance Bank, Savannah—Branch of ditto, at Macon—Planters’ Bank, Savannah—Ruck ersvillo Banking Company —Charleston Banks—Bank of Camden—Bank of George town —Commercial Bank, Columbus—Mer chants’ Bank at Cheravv—Bank ofilamhupr —Exchange Bank Brunswick. Banks at Discount. —Phoenix Bank at Columbus, ut 6 a 10 cents discount; Oc mulgce Bank, iiroke ; Central Bank of Georgia, 35 a 38; Central Rail Road and Banking Company at Savannah, 3 ; Insur ance Bank of Columbus, at Macon. G a 10; Alabama notes, 12 a 14 ; Bank of Hawkins ville, 25 u 30. No S lie or uncertain. —The following banks ate thus quoted : Bank of Darien and Branches ; Bank of Columbus ; Chat tahoochie Rail Road and Banking Compa ny ; Monroe Rail Road and Banking Com pany ; Planters’and Mechanics’ Bank, Cos lumbiis; Western Bank of Goorgia, at 1 Rome. © !B D © U m A !L For tho “Southern MUcellnny.” LETTER FROM MAJOR JONES. NO. XI. Fineri/lc, December 20, 1542. To Mr. Thompson : Dear Sir, —It seems like our fokes always is iti a fuss. First it was movin, then it was hog-killin and now everything’s topsy-turvy makiu ready for Crismas. 1 do blieve the niggers is skowered every spot in the house from the garret to the dore-steps. and every titpe 1 comes into the house they’s all hol los in out, “tliar, now, Mas’ Joe, jest look at your tracks !” and “ dont you step on the heath, for its jest redened,” and “ don’t you spit agin tiie jam,” and sich foolery jest as if people’s houses wasn’t made for ’em to live in. It really puts me out o’ all patience to see sich nonsensical doins. And moth er, she’s had all the niggers choppin sasage j meat to make mins-pies, and poundin spice and ginger, 3tid makiu marvels and beatin i egs to make pound cake, and all sorts o’ j sweet doins for Crismas ; for when the old | woman takes any thing itito her head, she ant a gvvine to be out-done not by nobody. .She ses Crismas don’t come but once a year now-a-days, and she’s gwine to treat it hansum when it tines cum—she’s gwine to show the Stallionses that she’s use to as good livin ns most o’ folkes. Well, I “lory in her spunk, but it’s monstrous spensive and unpleasant to go things on the big figer that she’s on now; it tievet ought to he done only to wodins, and it wouldn’t do then wharthcr was to be many in the same fam ily. I tell you what I was monstrous riled when I lead that letter of Crotchett’s in your paper. The imperent cus! If he thinks I care for his contempt or commisery cither, lie’s mighty mistaken, and if he’ll jest curn back to Pineville and tell me I’m a liar to my face, I’ll shake him out o’ the gates o’ life afore he can say peas. I was really sprised to think you would put bis letter in the “ Miscellany,” but when I read your re marks bout it 1 don’t know but you was rite enough. I showed it to the Stallionses, and Miss Marry sod he was a good for noth ing wicked retch, to go and run off and leave bis wife and cbildieri, and then when he was found out, to dare to go and rite bout respectable gentlemen in the papers in that way. “ That’s jest the way with the world, tny child,” ses old Miss Stallions, “ the bigger rascal a man is the more insurance lie’s got. That’s jest what put me agin him at first. Whenever I see so much insurance I al ways expect they’s some rascality with it.” And that’s my blief, too, Mr. Thompson ; I’ll tell you how I judge folks as I don’t know much bout. When I sec anybody tryin rite off to show how smart they is, and takin all the conversation to themselves, I keep my eve on ’em. Cause when people is any account they’s'got sense enough to know that oilier people will soon find it out, but when they really ant nobody, and when they know they’d mount to less the more they’s found out, then they tt y to make peo ple blieve tliey’s the mischief and all, fore they can have a chance to see into ’em.— Hant you never found it so ! Insurance is like varnish ; it makes the commonest kind o’ jailer ]>ine leek zrrtly life liogany, and insurance covers ail the flaws in the character of the worst kind o’ rascals and j makes ’em look like gentlemen. Do tell tis what upon yeatli all this talk means bout the world comiti to a etui next April. I’ve heard a great deal bout Miller’s doctrine, and hustles, and Diehens’ Notes, iately, in the papers. No other paper hut the “ Miscellany” hant got much else in ’em. Is it a April fool bisness, or is it a fact ? If the world was to bust up bout that time it would interfere with peeplo’s calculations monstrous, especially married folks. Ther was a man here last week from Augusta, and he sed it was a fact, that he seed it all sifered out on a piece of paper, and ther was no mistake bout it. He was collectin for a clock man in Boston, and he sed they was closin up bisness on that account. Now T don’t like to blieve no sicli nonsense—but if it was to come out true I wouldn’t like to be so tuck in. Mother and old Miss Stal lions and two or three more old ladies is in a mighty fidget bout it, and old Miss Stal "“lions dreamed that it was a fict. ann mother diearned she seed two moons t’other night, and one of ’em was all blazin with fire and flyin bout like mad. I don’t zactly know what to think bout it, but titer’s one thing snrtin, it’s got to begin monstrous early in the mornin on the third day of April, if I ant up to see it. If anybody should set the woods afire bout Pineville, jest bout that time, I wouldn’t like to answer for the con sequences among the old witnin. I wish you would publish the truth bout it in the “ Miscellany” for nobody down hear dou’t blieve nothin they see in political papers, like they do what’s in yours, they’s ben fool ed by ’em so often. But I’m not a gwine to let sich matters interfere with my matrimonial speculation. I call it speculation, for, you kuovv, ther’s no tcllin bow these things is gwine to turn out. lu the fust place, it’s a chance if a body gets the gall lie’s courtin, and alter he’s got her all to himself for better or for worse, it’s a chance agin if she don't turn out a mon strous sight vvoise nor lie tuck her for. But I think mine’s a pretty safe bisness, for Miss Mary is jest a leetle the smartest, best and the butifulest gall in Georgia. I’ve seed her twoor three times sense the candy pull in, and 1 ant more’n half so fraid of her as 1 use to be. I told her t’other night 1 had a Crismas gift for her which I hoped she would take and keep. “ What is it, Major V ses she. “Oh,” ses I, “it’s something that I wouldn’t give to nobody else in the world!” “ Well, but what is it—do tell me.” “ Something,” ses 1, “ that you stole long time ago, and sense you’ve got it I want vou to keep it, and give me one like it in re ! turn.” “ Well, do tell me what it is, first,” ses I she, and 1 seed her cut her eye ut Miss Cul | line, and sort o’ smile. “ But will you give rno one in return 1” 1 ses 1. 1 “ What, Major—tel! tne whet “ I’ll tell you Crismas eve,” ses I. “ But will you give me yours in return.” “ Yours ! eli my then her face got as red as a poppy, and she looked down. “ You kuow, Miss Mary,” ses I—“ will you ?” She didn’t say nothing, but blushed worse and worse. “ Now, mind,” ses I, “ I must have a an swer Crismas eve.” “ Well,” ses she—and then she looked up and laughed, and sed—“ exchange is no robbery, is it, sister Cal line 1” “ No, sis,” ses she, “ hut I recon Joseph got his pay bout the same time you stole his ” “ Stop, stop, sister, Major d'dn’t say his heart” “ There, there!” ses Miss Calline and Miss Kesiah clappinther hands, and laugh in as loud as they could—“ there, thete, lit tle innocent sister’s let the cat out o’ the bag, at last. 1 told you so, Major.” I never felt so good afore in my life, and Miss Mary, poor gall, hid her face in her hands and begun to cry, she felt so bout it —that’s the way with the galls, always cry when they feel the happiest—but 1 soon got her in a good humor, and then I went home. I’m gwine to bring her rite up to tlie mark Crismas, or 1 aint here. It. would take a barber’s-shop full o’ Crotchetts to back me out now. I’ll tell you how I come out in my next. No more from Your fiend, til cletli. JOS. JONES. For tho “ Southern Miscellany.” WOULD-BE MONITORS. “ First cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then shult thou see clearly to cast out the mote from thy brother’s,” is a com mand found in tho Bible, and one perhaps of more importance in its bearing on so ciety than most men are apt to imagine. In fact it is an essential part of that code of morals which alone can unite in one bond of union the members of civil community ; yet with all its weight it is ofteuer neglect ed than any other. In every village there are some to he found, who seem to ptide themselves so much on their own goodness, their own capability of forming correct conclusions on all subjects, that they look down from'their imaginary height with disdain upon all those who dare differ with them. But let any one follow a line of conduct adverse to their preconceived notion of things, and the brunt of venomed tongues must be borne by the luckless wight: He is tailed at as a disgrace to humanity (and no opprobrious epithet may be imagined but what is ap plicable to the unfortunate being,) who dares advocate an opinion of his own. lie is hell-born and hell-bound, whose belief in morals does not exactly correspond with these pinks of perfection. They act as it they thought the withering fires of damna tion were prepared to scorch them through out eternity, unless they r watch with jealous eye every kind of transaction ; they are the self-constituted “ Penates” of every family ; they seem to consider themselves bound to act as judge, jury and lawmaker, and, woe, unto that mau who comes under their con scientious clutches. One would reasonably suppose that these guardians of public mor als, would themselves walk with the utmost circumspection—that their lives would be squared by revelation, from the frequent re proofs which fall from their lips in every company, and at all times. But by exer cising some small portion of vigilance, we invariably discover that they compose the family of those who “strain at gnats and swallow camels”—who act as if to them bad been given, bysome secret dispensation, the privilege of making their own morals, to he changed at pleasure, or as if they had bought at wholesale from “ Holy Church,” the right of command over their consciences (quere, if they have any ?) Even supposing them sincere in believing those opposed to them always wrong, and “vice versa,” we should rationally conclude that these rebukes al ways proceeded from those who have tire weight of years and the benefit of experi ence on their side. But no—these guar diatis of the public weal turn out, often as otherwise—to be beardless boys. Verily the nineteenth century is a living monument of the march of mind ! How thankful should we be for having such keepers of consciences—such,to whom we cat: transfer our moral agency. Much we tvould thank them if they could ensure our entrance into a world of bliss after we leave their venera ble and fatherly protection. But this is not all—these “ holy beings” produce a great deal of mischief in other respects. How many by very dear exper ience have found this out ? Have you had a very dear friend with whom you were con nected by ties, which angels might not blush to own—to whom you could impart all your joys and sorrows, and who alone made life desirable I Have you had this dear friend estranged from you by some secret, hidden cause l Have you had this coolness to con tinue until all seemed darkness and gloom within, and you began to feel as if the sun of happiness had nearly descended below the horizon, and the dismal mantle of the night of despair was enveloping you in its folds! If you have known the anguish of such an hour then you know something of the mischief caused by these smooth-tongued wretches, who have nothing to do but to at tend to other people’s business—kind, con siderate beings ! what generosity, what no bleness of soul, to leave their own precious concerns—to let their own affairs go to ruin to manage those of others! Would not this world be a pandemonium in a short time, were these considerate souls swept from the face of existence ? What bicker ings, strife and hard feelings would then ex ist, where now all is harmony, peace and good will ? And not only have these beings estranged intimate companions, but whole families.— Yea, verily,have we seen the strong cord of friendship snapt asunder,and an unpassahle gulf opened between those once devoted to each other, by the secret machinations of thes e. gentlemanly “ Pryinalls.” Have you not beard of things of strange and evil im port circulating about the village to the detriment of your friends, which seemed to have their origin in the winds ? And when you have put investigation on the track, has it not led you to the doors of those who have brought themselves to believe they are in duty bound to transact every one’s business for them, whether they are willing or notl We have heard it often remarked, “that walls have ears;” and, verily, before we had an introduction to these gentlemen, we bad almost began to believe the assertion They must most certainly possess the pow er übiquity, or, at least, of divining every thing that is doing or about to be done ; for they know every thing better than any’on e else. Mention any circumstance before these gentry, and our life on it—however trivial it may have been at first—however much like a mole hill—they will soon rear it into a mountain. They go about (notljjfo the “ roaring lion,” for that good old nubl* of the woods gives some intimation of h< B approach) fiom house to house, from com pany to company, seeking what gossip they may obtain, and to retail what they have collected at other places. It may be well asked, why it is that these things we have been writing of are so pre valent ! We answer—for the very reason, that the “ greatest of all Christian virtues,” charity, is rarely found ; and the golden rule which says, “ Do as you would be done by,” is but seldom observed. H. Oaford, Georgia. For the “Southern Miscellany.” INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER NO. 11. Panhandle, Pinhook Cos., Ga., \ Dec. mh, 1842. } Mr. Edward Woodley: Dear Edward, —Your unexpected letter, dated Dec. 12th, so richly abounding with complimentary allusions, and sentiments ex pressive of the high regard which you en tertain towards the weaker sex, communi cated to my mind the emotions of astonish ment without reflection; but when I peru sed its lines, and for a moment deliberated, 1 found nothing but what is justifiable in the character of a gentleman, and more or less practiced throughout the literary world.— From the love of improvement, and a sense of propriety inspired by a consciousness of the respect due the request contained in yours, 1 feel permitted to commit a few thoughts to paper in an epistolary form, for your consideration and perusal at leisure. However exhalted, or humble, the opinion which you may entertain in relation to the style, arrangement, or language of this let ter, 1 hope you will not be so ungallant as to expose its unmeaning contents to the lashing criticism of any classical reviewer, so con;- mon at this fashionable and improved ag*rof the world. The pleasure eminating fiom the enjoyment of an epistolary correspon dence with friends, independent of any im provement derived from the changing and interchanging of sentiments, is certainly worth the time employed, and labor expend ed, in Jhe prosecution of such efforts. Con templation, reflection, thought,reason, mem ory, concentration, hope, fancy, understand ing, and imagination are all called into live ly exercise on such occasions, offer them selves as prolific sources of bn man pleasure, from which 1 am happy to say I derive the greatest earthly enjoyment. The mind is an active, willing, principle sentienuin its nature, immortal in its being, and moral ly free in the exercise of all its powers.— ‘I hen, the emotions and sensations which arise in the mind, or which this active prin ciple realizes at lhe reception of any object, real or imaginary, must constitute the plea sure enjoyed, or pain suffered. For just in proportion to the cultivation and gratifica tion of the higher and nobler powers of the niind, enlightened by mature judgment, reg ulated by moral principles and directed well by the hand of propriety, so is the amount of happiness enjoyed. Happiness, then, in its purest state, must depend upon the well improved developments, and moral culture of the mind, freely exercised in all its thoughts, powers, feelings, and affections. Which demonstrates the fact that just in proportion to the increased growth of intel lect, human capacity expands its capabilities for pleasure, and in the same ratio becomes prepared for the enjoyment of happiness.— From which enjoyment, the more contract ed and less expansive minds must be forever debased. Should you conclude to write again, you will please give me your views upon the constitution of the human mind; and I remain, Respectfully, JULIA CLARINGDON. Communicated. PUBLIC MEETING. At a meeting of the citizens of Madison, held at the Court-House, on the 22d instant, a Committee, consisting of Dr. E. E. Jones, A. A. Overton, Wm. T. Thompson, Esq., L. Johnston, Esq. and Col. A. Rees, were appointed to correspond with the Honorable HENRY CLAY to ascertain at what time, during his visit at the South, he will be in our State, and to tender him the hospitali ties of our Town whenever it may be agree able to him to visit us. Said Committee were authorized to call another meeting ns soon as assurance from Mr. Clay is receiv ed that he will take our place in his route, and remain long enough to receive the con gratulations of his fellow-citizens ; also, to give intelligence to our own and neighbor ing Counties. Voted, That the proceedings of this meet ing be signed by the Chairman and Secre tary and published ir. the “ Southern Mis cellany” and “Chronicle & Sentinel.” E. E. JONES, Chairman. A. A. Overton, Secretary. How to have a sharp Razor. —Take a strap of thick harness leather, the size you want for a strap, and fasten it at each end upon a piece of wood, then rubupon its sur face a piece of tin, (any tin dish will do) un til it is smooth. Strap your razor upon this, and you will find it worth all the patent straps that were ever invented.