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CHAKACTEKS.
MIL LOWNDES.
[Extract from "Letters from Washington on the consti
tution, laws and public characters of the United States,
by a foreigner”—published in the National Register.]
Permit me now, my lord, to bring before
you another prominent member of the body
(congress) I have been describing. I know
you will readily pass over the imperfections
of his person and figure, liis quixotic coun
tenance, lank, lean and rueful; his tall,
slender and emaciated form, and all the in
elegancies and defects of his hotly, when you
are informed that this man stands deservedly
in the first rank of American statesmen.—
Mr. Lowndes, like Mr. Calhoun, ip from the
south. lie is a man of wealth anti probity ;
modest, retiring and unambitious ; but his
mind is of the first order, vigorous, compre
hensive and rapid. He is chairman of the
committee of ways and means, and in that
situation 1ms discovered a very general, pro
found anti extensive knowledge, of finance;
a subject in itself dry and difficult, and to
which very few of the citizens of this country
li»re devoted much of their attention. To
Mr. Lowndes, however, it appears to be a
branch of political science, peculiarly pleas
ing. and to which lie is much devoted, both
from inclination and habit. He is not only
an able political economist, but a skilful
statost. For your further information, I will
draw the distinction in the language of Fcn-
cliet, who has given it more correctly than
any writer I have yet had the opportunity of
reading. “ The first; or political economy,
conceives, produces and puts in exccutioi
the truths or principles of administration,
whoso utility' it establishes, by reasoning
supported by comparison of facts. The se
cond, or statistics, is occupied in preparing
the elements proper to guide the mind ; it col
lects details, which it forms into one bead,
and establishes results founded upon an ana
lysis sufficiently complete to produce moral
certainty.** As a statest, however, Mr.
Pitkin, a member of the same committer,
and a man of talents, possesses, I suspect.
Inore accuracy of detail, and greater extent
of knowledge. He has entered more minute
ly into the facts and details on which this
branch of political economy is founded, and
understands more of political arithmetic than
the gentleman I have mentioned ; but on e-
Very other subject connected with politics,
Mr. Lowndes is more intelligent and better
read. He. never takes up an opinion, or a-
dopts a theory that has not been sanctioned
by bis own judgment, or that cannot bear the
test ol logical analysis. His mind possesses
a mathematical tact, and every subject
wliicli presents itself and which cannot be de
monstrated is rejected or admitted with he
sitation and doubt. In the field of fancy, he
but seldom suffers himself to loiter, the glit
ter of imagination neither dazzels nor de
lights him, and he prefers rather to wander
through the sombrous groves of philosophy,
than to stroll amidst the enchanted palaces
and magic haunts of fancy. His memory is
powerful and retentive, anil furnishes him,
in an instant, with whatever lie has wished
to retain, excellent and useful ; but ho is no
orator ; his voice is low and feeble, his ges
ticulation awkward and inelegant, and his
whole manner unprepossessing and defective.
■What he says, however, is said with perspi
cuity and force, and carries with it convic
tion to the mind. In speaking, lie has no
exordiums or perorations; he marches,
like Horner, to the point at once, and
endeavors to satisfy the judgment, with
out deigning to tickle the fancy. He seems
to possess great sensibility of heart and great
delicacy of feeling ; lie would rather relin
quish the exultation of triumph over his an
tagonist in argument, than experience the
pain of having inflicted a wound on his va-
rity. I know not for what siation destiny
has designed him, but his mind would quali
fy him for any thing ; he realizes tip; idea
which Mirabcau lias formed of a statesman.
“ This word (says lie) presents to the mind
the. idea of a vast genius, improved by ex
perience, capable of embracing the mass of
•social interests, and of perceiving how to
maintain true harmony among the individu
als of which society is composed, and an ex
tent of information which may give substance
and union to the different operations of go
vernment.” The talents and high standing
of Mr. Lown des induced the present execu
tive of this country to offer him the situation
of minister of war ; hut he refused to accept
it, and seems to be satisfied with the con
ation to which his constituents have elevat
ed Itim, and which, I presume, be can retain
is long as he feels inclined to do so. Of the
private character of this gentleman, 1 know
nothing; but 1 should infer, from my short
acquaintance with him, that lie is as conspic
uous for moral as for intellectual excellen
cies, am) that in the humbler and less bril
liant walks of domestic life, though ho may
riot acquire so much reputation, he is still not
less distinguished than in the glare of po
litical splendor.
ABNr.lt LOCKE,
R espectfully infurma the-public, that
he continues to receive and collect, upon
lonation, loan or purchase, Antiquities and Curi-
sities, Natural and Artificial, and solicits pat-
onage. Milledgeville, May 12,1818.
MISCELLANY.
The following memoir on the subject of the fascinating
power of Serpents, by Major Alexander Garden, of S
Carolina, was read at a meeting of the New-York His
torical Society, in September last.
“ He attributed this phenomenon to an ef
fluvium which the serpent voluntarily exales
at those times when it feels the desire of
food, and this eflluvium is of so «<lelcterious
a nature as to cause convulsions in the small
er and more sensitive animals, such as birds,"
mice, he. He mentioned several instances in
which men had been powerfully affected by
this effluvium. He had been informed by
the late Col. Thomson, of Bellc-villc, that
whilst riding over his estate, he came sud
denly upon a snake of enormous size, at
which, the moment lie could sufficiently col
lect himself, he fired. He killed the reptile,
Imt was at the same instant assailed by an o-
verpowering vaper, which so bewildered
him that lie could scarcely guide his horse
home—that a deadly sickness at the stomach
ensued, and a poking more violent than lie
had ever experienced from an emetic. He
had been told by a lady that the overseer of
mo of her plantations being missed was
sought for by his family, and found in a state
1 utter insensibility. On recovering, he
stated that lie was watching for a deer, when
iie heard the rattle of a snake, and that be
fore lie could remove from the threatened
danger, he. perceived a sickening effluvium,
which deprived him instantly of sense.
From John Lloyd, Esq. lie had learned an
other case. A negro, working in his field
was seen suddenly to fall, uttering a shriek -.
hi approaching him it was found that he had
struck off the head of a very large Rattle
snake, the body of which was still writhing.
.)n recovering, he said that he hard shriek
ed with horror on discovering the snake,
and at the same instant had been overpower
ed by a smell that took away all liis sensees.
Mr. Nathaniel Barnwell, of Beaufort, had a
negro who could, from the accuteness of his
smell, at all times, discover the rattlesnake,
within a distance of 200 feet, when in the
exercise of his fascinating power, and when
traced by tills sense, some object of prey
was always found suffering from this influ
ence. To these facts Major Garden added
some anecdotes, collected from Valliant’s
travels and other sources, corroborating liis
theory. When gorged with food the serpent
is supine. It is only when under the stiin-
tiious of hunger that he exerts this fascina
ting faculty. The cases mentioned by Mr.
i'mtard, at the last meeting of the society,
are among the many evidences of the exis
tence of the power in the serpent to in
fluence birds to approach it ; maugre
their dread, and the circumstances related
by him do not militate with the hypothesis
of Major Garden.—American Month. Mag.
DR. FRANKLIN.
The following passage from a letter from
Dr. Franklin, to his daughter, Mrs. Bachc
in 1779, shews how highly he valued econo
my, deeming it, as unquestionably it is, a
virtue of no little rank in itself, the parent
of many others, and tne preventive of num
berless vices.
“ l was charmed with the account you
gave me of your industry, the table-cloths of
jour own spinning, he.: But the latter
part of the paragraph, that you hud scut for
linen from France, because weaving and flux
were grown dear, alas, that dissolved the
coarm : And your sending for long black
pins, and lace, and feathers ! disgusted me
as much as if you had put salt into my straw
berries. Tim spinning, I see, is to be laid a-
side, and you arc to be dressed for the ball.
You seem not to know my dear daughter,
that of all the dear tilings in the world, idle
ness is the dearest except mischief.
When I began to read your account of
the high prices of goods, a pair of gloves se
veil hollars, a yard of common gauxe twenty-
four dollars, and that it now required a fortune
to maintain a family in a. very plain way, 1
expected you would conclude with telling me,
that every body as well as yourself was grown
frugal and industrious; and I could scarce
believe my eyes in reading forward, that
there never was so much dressing and plea
sure going on and that you wanted black
pins unit feathers from France, to appear, i
suppose in the mode ! This leads me to ima
gine that perhaps it is not so much that the
goods are grown dear, and as that the money
is grown cheap, as every thing else will do
when excessively plenty ; and that people
are still as nearly in their circumstances as
when a pair of gloves might he had for half
a crown. The war indeed may in some de
gree raise the price of goods, and the high
taxes which arc necessary to support the
war, may make our frugality necessary ; and
as 1 am always preaching that doctrine, 1
annot in conscience or in decency encourage
the contrary, by my example, in furnishing
my children with foolish modes and luxuries.
I therefore send all the articles you desire
that are useful and necessary, and omit the
rest; for as you say you should “ have great
pride in wearing any thing I send, and sliew-
it as your father's taste,” I must avoid
giving you an opportunity of doing that with
either lace or feathers. If you wear your
cambric ruffles as I do, and take care not to JOB PRINTING
mend the holes, they will come in time to bo 1 0 f all kinds, done at tie Office of the ‘ Rtfector.'
lace ; and leathers, my dear girl, may be had
in America from every cock’s tail.”
Anecdote of Dr. Smollet.—When Dr. To
bias Smollet was a youth, he entangled him
self in a foolish bet with a blustering gentle
man, who vaunted he never had lost a wager,
nor had been made an April fool in all his
life. Mr. Smollet provoked by this boast,
and heated with wine, staked a larger sum
than lie could afford to pay, that before the
expiration of three years, this wiseacre
would at once become an April fool and lose
a bet. The terms were accepted, and set
tled according to the rules on such occasions.
When Mr. Smollet next day reflected upon
the risk he incurred, lie was very unhappy.
This anxiety did not escape tlie notice of a
lady liis near relation, and being pressed by
tier kind solicitude, he intrusted to her bis
involvement. She lectured him on bis teme
rity, blit bade him not despond.—On the
first of April this lady engaged her brother
to invite eleven married couples, who, with
himself and his wife, made twelve. She
herself fixed with both the gentlemen to dine
with her, and try to make each other April
fools. The dinner had been announced in
the drawing room before Mr. Smollet ap
peared : his cousin rated him for being too
late. He said lie had been detained by a per
son who tried to persuade him that her bro
ther had ordered a great feast, and forgot
to ask a single person to partake of it. The
lady said her brother was sometimes absent,
but could not possibly have committed a
blunder so absurd. Mr. Smollet's antago
nist was a person of great curiosity and ere.
dulity. He offered to go after dinner to ay.
certain bow such a strange story could be i n _
vented—There was not a single person, f„ r
ail were married. Mr. Smollet won the bet,
and gave the amount ti a distressed family,
as he could hardly think lie had fairly gained
an exemption from the forfeit.
Punctuality is the lijc of Business. From
an essay under the above title in a southern
print, we make the following extract for our
own benefit: •« Perhaps it may not be amiss
to remember the printer in my discourse
He trusts every body, lie knows no t whom,
liis money is scattered every wliej-e, | 1C hard
ly knows where to look for it. His paper,
bis ink, Ins press, and liis types, liis labor
and liis living, all must punctually bo paid
for. You Air. , and Mr. , and Mr.
, and Mi. , and a hundred others
that 1 could name, have taken———’s paper a
great while—You and your wives, and your
children, and your neighbors have been a-
inuscd and informed and ( hope improved,
by it—ii you miss one paper you think very
l..w a of the printer or p,,yt for it, for you had
rather go without your supper than paper—
have you ever complied with the condition of
subscriptions ? Have y 0(t taken as much
pa* ns to lurnisli the printer with money as lie
has to furnish you with papers? Have you]
contributed your mite to repay him for his
ink, his paper, liia types, his presses, his head
work ? If you have not—go pay him off, and
sin no more.”
Female influence.—When Haydn was in
England, one of the princes commissioned
Joshua Reynolds to take his portrait. Haydn
went to the painter’s house, and sat to him,
hut soon grow tired. Sir Joshua, careful of
his reputation, would not paint a man of ac
knowledged genius with a stupid counte
nance j and deferred the sitting till another
day. The same weariness and want of ex
pression occurring at the next attempt, Rey
nolds went to the prince and informed him of
the circumstance, who contrived a stratagem.
He sent to the painter’s house a pretty Ger
man girl in the service of the queen. Haydn
took his seat for the third time, and as soon
as the conversation began to flag, a curtain
ruse, and the fair German addressed him in
liis native language, with a most elegant com
pliment. Haydn, delighted, overwhelmed
the enchantress with questions ; his counte
nance recovered its animation, and sir Joshua
rapidly 3cized its traits.
To TiplerS.—Some time past a merchant
in an adjoining county went down to Ocra-
cock, and at auction bought a puncheon of
ruin, took it home and sold rt to his neighbors,
the greater part without having any fault
found in it; hut as the cask ebbed the rum
altered so materially for the Worse, that tlyise
who at first drank it with avidity, were com
pelled to desist, in consequence of its very
offensive smell and putrid appearance. The
merchant was requested to have the cask un-
licaded—lie did so—when lo ! therein was
found, a small grey headed old man ! There
is nothing about him whereby it was possi
ble for him to be known cither as to name, ]
character or country.—Wash. N. U. Recorder.
DOCTORS GLENN hC00k7~
H AVING associated themselves in the p ric
tice of Medicine, tender their profession,
al services to their friends, and the public gene
rally. Their sjiop is kept in the house formerly
occupied by J. Crawford, esq. as an office. J
PRACTICE OF MEDICINeT
D R. WHITE respectfully tenders his Ll,
sional services to the inhabitants of \n
ledgeville and its vicinity. He m a y b e f oun j 1 ’
his residence third door above Major Howard* 1
March 30. 81
PHYSIC.
TPHE public are informed that 1 have final!,
JL located myself in this village, as a nracti
tinner of Medicine—Applications made at cant*
Glover’s shall be attended to, with that punctu
ality, which the nature of my profession renuim-
JOHN G. SLAPl-y
Monticello, Geo. Fab. 18, 1818.
DOC TOR B. C. EDMODNSOXT
H AVING purchased doctor Hobson’s stockof
medicines, respectfully informs the citizens
generally that his assortment is the most com-
plete of any in the upper part of the state. He
lias taken a room in the house belonging to rapt
Lewis C. Holland, on the north east side of the
public square.
Monticello, April 9, 1818.
IIEALTILY SITUATiON.
T HOMAS HUSON, from Charlotte, (N. C.)
lias opened a boarding house in Jackson
county, at Jefferson. Families removing f rom
the low counties, and travellers, may be assured
of comfort and convenience if they please to
call on him.
April 20.
HATS,
Selling off at reduced prices. ‘
T HE subscriber, wishing to close liis business I
will sell at reduced prices, liis extensive as!
sortinent of Hats, consisting of Ladies’ fleevers
of the latest fashion, Gentlemen’s superfine Bea- I
ver hats, common and low priced Fur do. Men’s
and Hoy’s Wool do. Children’s Fur and Morocco ;
do. &c. &c. all of which will be sold either at
wholesale or retail, much lower than have evct
been sold it) this place;
All persons indebted to the subscriber arc I
earnestly requested to make payment immedi,
a.tely ; and those having any demands against
him, to present them for payment.
. A. HANSCOM.
Milledgeville, March 10, 1818.
NOTICE.
N INE months after date application will be
made to the honorable the Inferior Court of 1
Putnam county,sitting for ordinary purposes for
leave to sell part of the real estate of Levi Jor-
dain, deceased, fur the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of said deceased.
January 20. 1818,
IS HAM BROOKS, guardian;
NOTICE.
N INE MONTHS afterdate application will
be made to the honorable the inferior court
of Morgan county, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses, for leave to sell one half lot of land, No;
242, fourth district, lying in said county, it being
the real estate ol Fanny Rogers; deceased, fur
the benefit ol the heirs of said deceased.
DRURY ROGERS, adm’r.
January 17, 1818.
NOTICE.
N INE months afterdate, application will be
made, to the honorable the Inferior Court
of Putnam county, when sitting as a Court of
Ordinary, tor leave to sell the real estate of
Diomas \V. Scott, dec’d. sold for the benefit
of the heirs and creditors.
THOMAS KILPATRICK, ailin’r.
in right of his wife.
March 24, 1818.
NOTICE.
’VJ INE months after date hereof, application
i- si will be made to the honorable the Court of
Ordinary of Morgan county, for leave to sell (
divide a Lot of land, the property of Andrew
Brown, late of said county, deceased, wherontlw
subscriber now lives, for the benefit of the heirs.
JOSEPH MORROW, ad’mr.
* in right of liis wife.
Dec. 16, 1817. .-
Friendship.—“ When 1 see leaves drop from
the trees, in the beginning of autumn, just
such, think I, is the friendship of the world.
Whilst the sap of inaintainancc lasts, my
friends swann in abundance; but, in the
winter of my need# they leave mo naked.
He is a happy man that has a true friend at
his need ; but lie is more happy that hath no
need of a friend.”
_ NOTICE.
INE months after date, application will be
X v "mile to the honorable the Court of Ordina-
ry, ol Washington county, for leave to sell three
hundred and twenty acres of land, sdjoioing
Jesse Kroom and others, part of the real estate
of William B. Murphey, deceased, sold for the
benefit ol the heirs and creditors of said de
ceased. jesse kroom, adm’r.
ALSET MANNING, adlll’l-
March 12, 1818.
GEORGIA, BALDWIN COUNTY
W HEREAS Nancy Moore applies to lueftf
letters of administration on the eslste
and effects at lease Moore, late of this enuntji
deceased: These aro therefore to cite artdadmo
nish all and singular the kindred and creditors of
said deceased, to be and appear at a court of or
dinary, to be held in and for tlie county of Bald
win, on the first Monday in July next) tlieu
and there to shew cause (if any they have) why
said letters should not be granted. Given unde;
my hand at effiee in Milledgeville, this 4th M»»i
1818. ‘ ABNER LOCKE, cl’k.
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