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POETRY.
- I'Oll THE REFLECTOR.
ELEGY on the DEATH OF DR. WIST Alt
‘Oil science weep ! let fall a tear,
To bathe great Wistaii'a passing bier ;
Mourn for your son, alas, he's gone
To clinics remote, to climes unknown ;
11 is clays have dwindled, hapless fate,
lie’s bid adieu to life’s estate.
Ye sons of science hear the knell,
And let the note your passions swell i
’T in Wistar’s death the toll implies,
Hedies, the friend of science dies ;
Your brother in the gcn’ral cause,
Is call’d perhaps, In nature’s laws,
We hope tohcav'n, we trust lie's there,
In that ethereal clime a star—
A star whose light shall shine r>n high,
When worlds on worlds in ruin lie.
lie’s gone, and oh ! his mental pow'rs,
L.ke luscious fruit succeeding How’rs,
Have sprang, have grown matur'd and oh !
Are in their turn alas laid low.
Hut stdl shall tncm'ry hold him dear,
And genius will his works revere.
IXis cflbru past may serve to sway,
Some rising yo'.tt'i in wisdom's way,
liy anatomic strife to know,
Wh:.t the dissector’s knife can show.
1 l.ct us reflect that life’s a span,
l'ar spent when ripen'd into man,
Tho' it must end, at this we joy
That scicntifi hopes ne’er cloy. AfUOSTO.
MONITORIAL.
iiowu CHESTEHFIELU’S LAST REFLECTIONS.
“ 1 have enjoyed all the pleasures of this
world and consequently know tlicir futility,
and do not regret their loss. I appraise them
at their real value, which in truth, is very
low; w hereas those who have not experienc
ed, always overrate them. They only see
tlicir gay outside, and arc dazzled with
their glare; but I have been behind the scenes.
It is a common notion, and like many com
mon ones, a very false one, that those who
have led a life of pleasure and business, can
never be easy in retirement; whereas I am
persuaded that they are the only people who
can, if they have any sense and. reHcction.
They can look bark without an pvil eye up
on what they from knowledge despise—Oth
ers have always a hankering after what they
are not acquainted with. I look upon ail
that has passed as one of those romantic
dreams that opium commonly occasions, and
1 by no means am desirous of repeating the
nauseous dose, for the sake of a fugitive
dream. When I say that I have no regret, I
do not mean that I have no remorse, for a life
either of business, or still more of pleasure,
never was, and never will be, a state of.innn-
cence. But God, who knows tiie strength of
the human passions, and the weakness of the
human reasons, will, it is to be hoped, rather
mercifully pardon, than justly punish, ac
knowledged errors. I have been as wicked
and as vain, though not as wise as Solomon ;
but am now at last wise enough to feel and
attest the truth of this reflection, that all is
vanity and vexation of spirit. This truth is
never sutlioiently discovered or felt by mere
speculation—Experience in this case is ne
cessary for conviction, though perhaps at
the expense of some morality. 'My health
is always bad, though sometimes better and
sometimes worse ; and my deafness deprives
me of the comforts of society, which ether
people have in their illness. This you must
allow is a misfortune in the latter end of life,
and consequently a tiresome one j hut I must
own too, that it is a sort of balance to the.
tumultuous and imaginary pleasures of the
former part of it. I consider my present
wretched old age as a just compensation for
the follies, not to say sins, of my youth.
At the same time I am thankful that l feel
none of those torturing ills, which frequent
ly attend the last stage of life, and I flatter
myself I shall go off quietly, and with resig
nation. My stay in this world cannot he
long: God, who placed me here, only knows
when he will order me out of it; but when
ever lie does, I shall willingly obey bis com
mand. I wait lor it imploring the mercy of
my Creator, and deprecating bis justice.-
The best of us must trust'to the former and
dread the latter. I think., I am not afraid of
my journey’s end, but will not answer for
myself when tiie objects draw very close,
and is very sure. For when one does see
death near, let the best or worse people say
what they please, it is a serious considera
tion. The dititie attribute of mercy, which
gives us comfort, cannot make us forget the
attribute of justice, which must blend some
fears with our hope—Life is neither a bur
den nor a pleasure to mo; but a certain de
gree of ennui necessarily attends that nout-
•ral state, which makes me very willing to part
with it, when he who placed me here, thinks
proper to call mo away. When l reflect,
however, upon the poor remainder of inv
life, J look upon it as a burden that must e-
veey day grow heavier, from the natural pro
gression of physical ills, the usual compani
ons of increasing years, and my reason tells
me, that-1 shall wish fur thceud of it; but
instinct, opener stronger than reason, and
p' chaps oftener in the right, makes me take
all proper methods to put it oft’. This in
nate sentiment alone makes me bear life with
patience—for I assure you l have no farther
hopes, hut, on the contrary, many fears
from it. None of the primitive Anchoiitcs
ini the Thebais could be more detached from
life than l am. I consider it as one who is
wholly unconcerned in it, and even when 1
reflect upon what 1 have see/i—what I have
heard, and what I have dorc myself, T can
hardly persuade myself thatnll the frivolous
hurry and bustle, and pleasures of the world,
had any 1 reality, but they sfteni to have been
.the dreams of restless nights. This philo
sophy, however, I thank God, neither makes
inc sour or melancholic : I see the folly and
absurdity of mankind, without indignation
or peevishness. I wish them wiser, and con
sequently better than they are.” *
MISCELLANY^
FHOM WHIT’S LIFE OF PATRICK HENRY.
Before the sitting of the legislature, on
the 6th of June, 1799, this great statesman
—this unrivalled orator—*‘ this friend of
liberty and of man,” loaded with yearo and
honors, breathed his last. “Thus lived,
and thus died (says our author) the celebra
ted Patrick Henry of Virginia ; a man who
justly deserves to be ranked among the high
est ornaments, and noblest benefactors of
bis country, llad bis lot been cast in the
republics of Greece or Rome, his name
would have been enrolled by some immortal
pen, among the expellees of tyrants and the
champions of liberty : the proudest monu
ments of national gratitude would have risen
to his honor, and handed down his mem
ory to future generations. As it is, his fame
as yet, is left to rest upon tradition, and on
that short notice which general history can
take of lain ; while the memorial, no slab
! even, raised by the hand of national grati-
! tilde, points as to his grave, or tells ns where
sleep the ashes of tho' patriot and the sage,
may we not hope, that this reproach upon
j the state, will soon he wiped away, and that
ample atonement w ill be made for our past
| neglect ?
j '1 lie concluding 'section of our author’s
work is one of the most valuable in it. It
abiiuiijds with judicious remarks, profound
observations, and a variety of miscellaneous
information, which he had not been able to
communicate before, without breaking upon
I the unity of his narrative. Wo shall give
| hut one example in the following paragraph,
I extracted from page 40*2.
j “ Mr. Henry’s conversation was remarka-
j bly parts and f haste. He, never swore
| He was never heard to take the name of
j his Maker in vain. lie was a sincere chris-
i tian, though after a form of his own ; for
j lie w'us never attached to any particular
religions society, and never it is believed
communed with any dum*h. A friend who
visited him, not long bo lb re his death, found
him engaged in reading the biblo, ; “ here,”
said lie holding it up, “ is a book worth
more than all the other books, that 1 were
ever printed : yet it is my misfortune never
to have found time to read It, with the pro
per attention and feeling, till lately. I trust
in the mercy of heaven, that it is not yet
too late.” Ho was much pleased with
Soame Jenyns’ View of the internal evi
dences of the Christian religion—so much
so, that about tho year 1790 he had an im
pression of it struck at his own expense,
and distributed among the people, ills
oilier lavorite works on the subject were
Doddridge’s “ Rise and Progress of Reli
gion in tho Soul,” and B flier’s •• Analogy of
Religion, Natural and Revealed.” This
latter w ork he used at one period of his life,
to style by w.iy of pre-eminence, his bible.
The selection proves not only the piety of
his temper, hut Hie correctness of his taste,
and his. relish for profound and vigorous
disquisition.”
The follow ing extract concludes the book.
“ It lias been said of Mr. Henry, with in
imitable felicity ; that “ lie was Shakespeare
and Garrick Combined !” Let the read
er then, imagine tho wonderful talents of
loose two men united in the same individu
al, and transferred from scenes of fiction,
to the business of real life, and he will
have formed a just conception of the pow
ers of Patrick Henry. In a word, lie was
one ot those perfect prodigies of nature
ol w hom very few have been produced since
the foundations of the earth w ere laid ; and
of him, may it he said, us truly as of anv
one that ever existed,
“ lie WAS a man take him lor all in all,
‘ lie er shall look upon his l.ko a^ain.'*
DR. FRANKLIN.
* I he people of France liattc on various
occasions evinced that they partook our
political sentiments and feelings. When
the death ot V ashington was announced
Bonaparte and the national representatives
wore mourning. On the death of Frank
lin the national assembly put on tho em
blems of grief, and appointed one of tlicir
members Abbe’ Fauchett to pronounce his
eulogy ; the place in which he spoke was
hung with black, and decorated with the
most expensive devices. In tho course of
tiie oration the orator hurst forth in this
apostrophe. “ I lion bright luminary of
freedom, why should I call thee great? Gran
deur is too often the scourge of human kind,
whose felicity thy goodness was ever ex
erted to promote. Thou hast been the bene
factor of the universe ; be thy name ever
revered. May it be the comfort of the
wretched, the joy of the free. What man
is more entitled to our gratitude ? It was
not sufficient to control the lightning of
Heaven, and to avert the fury of the grow
ing tempest; thou hast rendered unto man
kind a service still greater : thou extinguish- j
cdst the thunder of earthly despots, w hich j
was ready to be hurled upon their trembling
subjects. What pleasure must it have been
to thee on earth, to perceive others profiting
by thy precepts and thy example. With
what greater rapture must thou now con
template thy own diffusion of light; it will
illumine the world, and man, perceiving
his natural dignity, will raise his soul to
heaven and bow to no empire but that which
is founded on virtue and reason. I have but
one wish to utter : it is a wish dear to my
heart; a w*Ssh always cherished in thy vir
tuous and benevolent bosom—surely it will
• derive some favour from the throne of God,
wiien uttered in the name, of Frafiklin : It
is, that in becoming free, men may become
i also wiser and better—there is no other
means of deserving liberty.”
AN HONEST LAWYER.
Tho following extraordinary advertise
ment is copied from a Tennessee paper, and
is respectfully dedicated to young practi
tioners at the bar.
FIAT JCSTITIA.
Having adopted the above motto, as early
as I had the honor of admission to the bar,
1 have covenanted with myself that I will
never knowingly depart from it ; and on
this foundation l have built a few maxims
which afford my reflections an unspeakable
satisfaction.
1. I will practice law, because it offers
to me opportunities of being a more useful
member to society.
2. 1 will turn a deaf car to no man, be
cause his purse is empty.
3. I will advise no man beyond my c6m-
prebension of his cause.
4. I will bring none into law who my con
science tells me should be kept out.
5. I will never be unmindful of the cause
of Immunity ; and this comprehends the
widows ; fatherless, and those in bondage.
C. I will be faithful to iny client—but
never so unfaithful to myself as to become,
a party in Lis crime.
7. In criminal cases, I will not underrate
my own abilities ; for if iny client proves a
rascal, Ills money is better in my hands; and
if not, i hold the option.
8. I will never acknowledge tho omnipo
tence of the legislature ; or consider their
acts to be law beyond the spirit of tiie con
stitution.
9. No man’s greatness shall elevate him
above the justice due to my client.
10. I will hot consent to a compromise
where I conceive a verdict essential to my
client’s future reputation or protection ; for
of this he cannot lie a complete judge.
11. I will advise the turbulent witli can
dour, and if they will go to law against iny
advice they must pardon me for volunteer
ing it against them.
12. 1 will acknowledge every man’s right
to manage his ow n cause if he pleases.
The above are my rules of practice, and
though I will not (at any critical juncture)
promise to finish my business in person, il
the public interest should require iny re
moval from hence, I will do every thing in
iny power for those who like them, and en
deavor to leave it in proper hands, if I should
be absent. WILLIAM T.YTUAM.
Knoxville, Ten.
Moral Jf'it—Some years ago a person re
quested permission of the bishop of Salis-
bury to 11 y from the top of the spire of that
cathedral. The good bishop with an anxious
concern for the man’s spiritual, as well as
temporal safety, told him he tvas very wel
come to fly fo tho church, hut he would en
courage no man to fy/rom it.
NOTICE.
N consequence of Mr. BarnaM‘Kinn e rd’
ing from business, the subscribers have toT
nounce a contemplated dissolution of their ™
cern, and that all transactions alter the first'^
next month will be conducted by their surr..^ °*
Scarbrough & M‘Kinne; who they re'eS
beg leave to recommend to the same confi ( | em i
and encouragnicnt, that has been sokimllvra
ferred on them. BARN A M’KINNK S' {„
Savannah. Jan. 24, 1818.
M JKINNE& CO. will make advances on
produce lodged with them to be forward
ed their friends, Scarbrough & M‘Kinne, for safe"
Should the Savannah market not offer acce-tj
ble advantages, the produce, (at the option of the
owner) will then be forwarded to the northward
or a port in Great Britain or France, and iu „|[
instances, for the customary commission, they
will guarantee the responsibility of the partita
to whom it may be consigned for sale.
Augusta, Jan. 30, 1818.
THE SUBSCRIBERS^
U NDER the firm of Scarbrough <5j* M‘Kinne»
(successors to llarna M‘Kiune & C'o.) hav!
ing formed a connexion in business iu this place
they beg leave to offer their services as genera!
Commission Merchants.
WILLIAM SCARBROUGH.
JOSEPH P. M K1NNE.
Savannah, Jan. 24, 1818.
3on ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE,
A ND immediate possession given: the tract
l Jk lies w ithin 4 miles of Milledgeville,ami ad
joins Messrs, Barrow and Borland, on which
there is 140 acres cleared—70 of which is prime
cotton land—There is a comfortable hewed log
dwelling house with two rooms : agin house and
cotton machine with the running gear complete:
also, a grainery with a good threshing machine,
propelled by the wheels of the cotton gin. One
fourth part of the purchase money will berequir-
oil in hand, the balance in three equal annual
payments. I can furnish the purchaser with corn
on the premises.
BOLLING HALL.
January 20,1818.
STOP THE RUNAWAYS.
O N the 3d instant, two negro
fellows runaway from my
plantation, near Washington,
Wilkes county, Georgia—one
of them was by the name of
MANUEL, about 5 feet 6 or 7
inches high, 23 years of age,
speaks hastily, is pert and sensi
ble—the other is by the name of CLAIBORNE,
about the same height, a few years younger, lias
a down look, and a low gutteral voice. Tea
dollars will be given as a reward for securing
each of the above negroes in jail, and convey
ing me the cailiest information.
DAVID P. HILLIIOUSE.
February 17.
TEN HOLLARS REWARD.
D UNA WAY or stolen from
jL the plantation of the suit
scribcr, a likely negro man nam
ed BOBU, 27 or 28 vears old, live
feet 8 or 10 inches high, a large
car on the left thumb near tne
hand, toleraoie o.. tv legged ; no other marks re»
collected. The above reward will be given to
any person who will lodge said fellow in any jail
so 1 can get him, or a suitable reward tor the fel
low and thief, should he have been enticed away:
JAMES GAREY.
Newberry district, S. C. Feb. 9th, 1818.
DISSOLUTIONS
f’JMlE copartnership of Arthur Redding and
fl Son is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, and the business will be carried on in the
town of Clinton by Andrew Redding, who has
the sole management ol the store, w ith whom
those indebted w ill please call and settle their
accounts.
February It, 1818.
THOMAS M. BUSH,
Intemperance is the positive enemy of all
solid enjoyments. It is honey In the mouth,
but bitter ashes in digestion. It is the father
of unnumbered vices. What errors, v/liat
pains, wliat miseries does it produce ? And
what arc its benefits ? They arc known on
ly to the apothecary, doctor and under
taker.
R iA—A gentleman while dining with same
of his friends, being willing to rally tlrrr
that sat next him, exclaimed—« Well, how
prettily i am fixed between two tailors!”—
“ I perceive it,” replied a wag who sal oppo
site, “ but tliey ought not to he ridiculed,
for they appear young in business, and so
very poor that they keep hut one goose be
tween them.
A couple of Irishmen being one day a gun-
ning, a flock of pigeons came flying over,
when one elevating his piece and firing,
brought one of them to the ground ; his
companion severely rebuked him for wast
ing his powder and shot, protesting that the
bare Jail would have killed him.
PHYSIC.
T HE puhlic are informed that I have finally
located myself in this village, as a practi
tioner of Medicine—Applications made »t capt.
Glovei s shall be attended to, with that punctu-
ality, which the nature of my profession requires.
JOHN G. SLAl’i’Y.
-Monticello, Geo. Feb. 18, 1818.
* PHE friends and relations of Mr. David Sid-
well, deceased, are invited to attend his
funeral, at the lmus«*f David Sid well in Mor
is 811 county, on the 1st Sunday in April next.
( CONTINUES the Store opposite the Journal
J Office, and the one in Cracker’s Neck. Hu
Inis established a Store in the end o Mr. Pina*
ing’s building, opposite Mr. Rousseau’s tavern,
and one at Mr. John Bush’s, in Greene county.
He has discontinued his Eatunton Store, and
intends keeping at his Stores such Goods, Groce
ries, &.c. as suit the people. He conceives it on
ly necessary for hiili to sav. that he continues his
usual prices and terms. He wishes to cni|ilor
two or three young men who are acquainted «itn
business, and hopes that none but such will applj-
Millcdgeville, Feb. lO".
NOTRE.
O N the first Tuesday in April,will be sold at
the Court house in Eatonton, between (Ia
usual hours, 122 1-2 acies of land, (as supposed)
’being the real estate of Jac. Tnrkenctt,deceas'd,
situated about 8 miles from Eatonton—about#
acres of said land is cleared,and on the same*!*
some cabins. Sold for the benefit of the Jicirs
ami creditors of said deceased. Terms made
known on the day of sale. All persons having
claims against said estate, are requested to bring
them forward, properly attested, and those iu*
(lebted arc required to make immediate pa) v
meiit. DAVID L. WHITE, Adm’r
with the will anueseu-
January 13, 1818.
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