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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. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY J. B. HINES, THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertisements under one hundred words, inserted tM first timte for 75 cents, cash, and JO cents for each conlin- nance—longer ones in proportion. 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