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MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS-
Vegetable Motion.—Besides the simple
property of ratability, vegetables are capa
ble of certairniinds of self motion. Certain
plants expand their leaves during thffr^y,
and close them towards nightfall; others
remain closed during the day, and unfold at
night. Motions of this sort may be explain
ed by the changes which variations of tem
perature induce in the current of fluids pas
sing 'through such vegetables. Yet some
vegetables move in a different man
ner, gathering up their leaves, anti, finally,
withdrawing the whole foot-sta’.k from the
touch, as is seen in the sensitive plant : this
might be attributed to the temperature of the
hand or finger applied, were it not that the
same movement occurs when the touch is
- from any substance, without reference to
imperative.... Hence, we are forced to ad
sensitive is correctly ap-
sse plants do feel, beyond
by slight variations of
re. ‘ If stronger evidence be re-
i‘h%ye it in the plant which grows
known by the name of Venus’s
invented a machine, simple in i .
tion and'principle, by which, with two horses Scmm
and one attendant, an acre’ of potatoes can
be dug out in one hour.—Also, an acre ot
ground, previously ploughed for oats or
other grain, can be harrowed by it in an
hour, with two horses and one attendant,
thereby effecting, in the branch of harrow
ing, a saving of upwards of 83 per cent, pr,
in other words, doing the work of 32 horses
and 16 attendants, with, two horses and one
attendant.
Commissioner
e Indians, held a talk with the Hq
and Chiefs a,t the Floriha Agency, ore the !
at which the at! empts made to indnee the
ap, the dienea tnuscipula. The leaves
plant are composed of two lobes
which lie, under ordinary circumstances
horizontally expanded ; but when a worm
fly, Or other insect, gets on these leaves, the
hil>e$ Vts,e up, and become compressed a
OSt each other, so as to catch and retain
sor. The evidence of an extreme
sensibility is presented in this
leh is capable of feeling the move
‘f aijinse^t, which might scarcely be
the skin of a more perfect being,
ha/motion is also performed by
,.ip the turning of the superior sur-
rirleaves towards the light, even
e been taken to prevent or
t. Notwithstanding these
one hap*yet been able to
les organs of sense and
other portions
anatomy of
V of tig
ile share
facts si mi
acted from
rp that how- ^
wder; ah<T that for %
move to the
atisfactOry p
their ignorance pf the country to whi
sed tt> remove them, as well as the fear of hostility
from the neighbours they w’ould have in a new lo
cation.—In his letter on the occasion, Col. White
further says, “ j he extension pf their northern boun
dary line,,and the payment of the sum appropriated
at the first session of the late Congress in provisions,
have operated as auxiliary causes to make them bet
ter satisfied with their location, than they otherwise
would have been.—There are obstacles in the way
of any negotiation with them, that can only be re
moved by an actual examination of the co untry it
self, and aipositive stipulation, on the part of the go
vernment Iff the United States -to protect them a-
gainst the intrusions or aggressions of those who
inhabit that country.” f
Athens, Aug. 3, 1827.
Franklin College Commencement .-*-0n Tuesday and
Wednesday past, the usual ceremonies on the termi
nation of a Collegiate course in this institution were
enacted in the presence of a very considerable as
semblage of the intelligence and respectability of
this State, and other places. Although the visitors
and spectators were scarcely over half the number
which usually attend, owiagprobably to several day
of wet and disagreeable weather immediately pre
ceding, yet they comprised many of distinguished
talent, among whom were the present Governor
Troup, Hon. William H. Crawford, the Governor in
prospeetn, Mr. Forsyth, and the seceding candidate,
Mr. Campbell, &c.—The extent and brilliancy of the
audience, it is well known, ase.a powerful stimulus
to the spirit of execution in a public exhibition; but
notwithstanding the disparaging incident in the par
ticular of ^timbers ip .this instance, the performances,
advantageous comparison
ng occasion, and will sup-
tion both of the Institution
it has risen from a c'om-
to one of activity and ex-
we belie
with those of *n;
port the
and Faculty*
parative state of
tensive usefulness.
On Tuesday. the customary exercises of the Junior
Class in Carapoai$ioj£^id Elocution look place' be
fore a very fuiljaudiepee, in the course of which
they were gratified with many scintilations of talent
naefo.i
on .
ma-
which coursed round part of the new
Toad, up the ascent of ihe Albany road, at
the rate of ten miles an hour, carrying se-
j veral persons inside and behind. It seem
ed to move with the most perfect ease, and
without any appearance of smoke whatever.
The conductuer evidently held the carriage
under complete command; and whenever
the crowd which gathered about it became
troublesome, shooting away from them with
speed equal to*that of a mail coach.—Lon
don Observer.
Church in Bremen.—A letter from the
Rev. Mr. Kurtz, a Lutheran minister now
Ai Europe, published in the Christian Advo
cate, states that there is a Lutheran Church
at Bremen, in Germany, 300 feet long, of a
proportionable width, with a steeple seven
stories high, exclusive of the spire. The
congregation embraces 2S,000 souls, and
has four clergymen and one assistant. Un
der the building is a cellar in which are a
number of dead bodies in a state of preser
vation, although they have been deposited
there 200 years. With my own eyes,”
says Mr. K. 11 1 saw the bodies in full as
they were centuries ago. The entrails are
dried away, but the external parts are com
plete ; and even the^caps in which they
were interred 200 years ago, and other parts
of the grave cTothes, are in a state of pre
servation;” These bodies are not mummies
but are-preserved by the peculiar nature of
foe atmosphere.
Medical.—The committee of the Royal
Academy of Sciences at Paris, appointed to
allot certain premiums for improvements in
the medical art, have assigned one of ten
thousand francs to Messrs. Pelletier and
Caventou for their important labours rela
tive to the Sulphate of Quinine.
The prize of surgery, of ten thousand
francs, has been bestowed on Dr. Civiale for
his new mode of operating for the stone
Nat. Gaz.
iX.
Important Discover^.—By some recent
experiments made by Mr. Bertrand, it ap
pears that charcoal possesses the power of
counteracting the fatal effects of the mineral
poisons on the animal body. He enumerates
several experiments to prove this fact, the
third of which was made on himself;. “ At
half past seven in the-morning,” he states
“ I swallowed', fasting, five grains ofarsenic , .jjJHri Forsyth.
powder, in half a glass of strong mixture of L J
charcoal; at a quarter before eight I per
ceived a painful* sensation of heat in the
stomach, with great tliirst. I then drank
ie charcoal. At half past
e pain ceased in the sto-
ttbwed by uneasy
ig very thirsty,
infusion of orange
plctcly well.”
The moral reflection, “ in the midst of life we are
in death,” is t^ver more forcibly illustrated than in
the accounts m mishaps occurring during tl^ cere
monies observed in celebrating the 4th of July
throughout the country, when the very devices used
to give the general joy a more perceptible form and
tone of life, ire the means of death to such consi
derable numf>ers. ; —This happens principally by “ fire
and flood,” but far the greater part by the unexpect
ed discharge of cannon in firing salutes. Whether
the number of accidents has been proportionately
greate r oi/the late than on former occasions, we arc
unable to say, but they appear on the whole to have
been vyy abundant: the instances of loss of life
are quit! appalhngj while those in which the hands
and arnfe only Were lost are threefold more: wo be
lieve fifty hands at least, were that day blown away.
This coities partly from improper preparations, and
triay say, no alternative ; we must for a long
time continue to be the growers of raw ma
terials, for those who are better adapted to
manufacture it.
There is so little difference in amount of
population and pf produce between South
'Carolina and" Georgia," that the facts and
reasonings that will apply fo the one, will
very nearly apply to the other. Now I pray
you gentlemen attend for a few minutes.
Independent of revenue taxes up to the
year 1816, the subsequent taxes laid for the
exclusive benefit of the home manufacturer
under what is now called the American sys
tem, including the projected woollens bill,
which will be assuredly carried, will amount
to a subsidy paid by South Carolina to the
northern monopolists, of not one cent less
than one and a half million of dollars per
annum. I say not less : I might say much
more ; for it is ascertained that the amount
of taxation already laid and that is proposed
and will be laid on Woollen articles alone,
will be not less than one million. I am not
exaggerating for the purpose of alarm ; I am
now writing the undeniable words of truth
and soberness. Our exports are about six
millions of dollars a year: so that we shall
pay a premium of twenty-five percent, (one
fourth of our expenditure,) to protect the
northern woollen trade alone. Are you ex-r
empted ? If that be our case, gentlemen,
and no man of sense in our state now doubts
it, pray how much better is yours ? B
the woollen, addrthe iron, the cotton, the
leather, the silk, the porcelain, the glass, the
cert among them ; but circumstances must
demonstrate facts; and the public have al
ready pronounced it as a course replete with
incorrectness, to say the very least of it.
I took occasion t<Texplain, by letter to
the General, their conduct. His great open
ness and frankness upon all occasions, and
his entire willingness, Expressed in the let
ter he wrote me, (already before the public,)
to bring the circumstance to a prompt issue,
will, I-hope, be some, mitigation of the great
displeasure that might otherwise be left by
him for this gross and unjustifiable.abuse of
his letter.
If you should deem it proper to give the
public this communication, in addition to
what you have already published from me, I
will thank you to do so.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CARTER BEVERLEY.
To Gen. Duff Green, Washington.
partly frbm ignorance of management, which all the
disasters! seem unable to reform, though adequate
information on the subject is of easy access.—Like
accidents, we are informed, seldom occur on board
ships of war, or where the necessary rules are pro
perly attended to.
[The following letter from Duncan G. Campbell,
Esq, to his friend Capt. Matthew Talbot,exhibits him
no longer in the light of an aspirant for the Gube-
natorial Chaiiv—Captain Talbot is announced by the
Washington/Newa as a candidate for the Office of
Governor.] * ~
-eful future, alike creditable
nesday, with similar and
( exercises of the Senior or Gra-
)k place in the following order:—
PRAYER, by the President.
ORATIONS, &c.
Latin Salutatory by, Nathaniel W. Cocke, of Augusta,
;lish Salutatory, by Stewart Floyd, of Morgan.
Oration, by Roberta. Ware, of Augusta,
progress of Civil Liberty, by Henry P. Hill}
xington.
weak is principle when assailed by passion, by
r ugA W. Nesbitt, of Barnwell District S. C. v
abuses of the Federal Constitution, by George
R. Clayton, of Alliens.
A pretence of patriotism is often a cloak to ambi
tion, bv Giles Mitchell, of Clark.
The baneful influence of Intemperance, by William
D. McKigney,of Athens.
“ Gold glitters most where virtue shines no more.”
by David L. ShereU, of Lincoln.,
Commencement Day, by S. A. Myers, of Beaufort
District, S. C.
Aneresky, by Thomas B. White, of Jasper.
An Empire won and an Empire lost by Oratory, by
Augustin S. Clayton, Athens.
“Let all the ends thou aim’et at be thy country’s,”
by Penning B. Moore, -of Clark.
“ Nature alike to all, a-mother kind,
Still grants to each, equality of mind.”
By A. S. Hill, of Oglethorpe.
Philosophical Oration, (not delivered,) by Erasmus L.
Acee, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Valedictory, by John Rvthtrjord, of Milledgeville.
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts was then conferred
on the foregoing speakers, and also Leonidas FrankJ
tin, of Athens, George Hargrddei, of Warren count/,
and William White, ortlasper do.
The Degree of.il/isler of Arts was next confirmed
on the following gen llemcnWilliam L. Harps and
James Harris, of Elbert, Hugh A. IJaralson, Esq. of
Walton, Iverson L. Harris, Esq.*of Baldwin, joAn
Hillyer, John Hunt, and Isaac Waddell, of ^-lark, and
William Daugherty, Esq. of Troup count/ all alumni
of this college. Also on Mr. Storrs, of Ncwton county.
The Degree of Doctor of DivinUyv/n/conferred on
' n ir. n • l c *1^l l a1
I)ea
quaint
const
I lei
*■ - » i*" 1 /
the Rev. Jlfr. Cunningham, of Alabaspa, and the Rev.
Mr. M> Dowell, of Charleston, S. C.
An able Address to the Graduates was, in conclu
sion, delivered by the'President,
The exercises were interspersed with exquisite
mrtsic under the management of that scientific per
former, Mr. Goneke. 3 " >
Though, as before stated, the concourse of stran
gers was considerably less than in preceding years,
yet they were sufficiently numerous to give a bust
ling stirring appearance to the place; but every
thing was transacted with as exemplary order and
decorum as the -most amriohs friend of both could
wish. ; v _ v,
On Tuesday, the Hon. J. M’Phcrson Berrien, and
George R. Gilmore, Esq. were elected Trustees to
the College,’to fill the vacancies occasioned by the
absence of foe Hon. Stephen Elliot, Esq. and the
decease of Dr. Joel Abbot
23d July, 1S27.
ngth of our ac-
s of friendship, 1
a few days before
c the probability of
to decline a further
ce of Governor of the
enabled to say that the
r rests in probability alone,
to you, and permit me,
to communicate the fact to
citizens, that I am no longer a
for such distinguished favour.
If the nomination 1 which placed me before
the people, had been brought about by any
solicitation or agency of my own, then I
should have felt lep^ reluctance or he sit a tie
Butyjrocoeding as it did, fro!
in retiring.
foe free will and confidence of many fri
i^ imposed an obligitien which I
ajt liberty to resist,
ces which
setting to the north of us, all looking to the
southern purse for ample reward, however
unpromising as objects of speculation they
may at present appear.
' Mr. Starr, of Albany, at the late manu
facturer’s meeting, declared this was, and
must be considered a sectional question
and intimated that the manufacturing
section of the union, could arid would carry
their measures against their other sections
And so they will. It is no longer now a
national question. The south then must
now submit to be manacled, and taxed on
every article, we consume to an amount
limited only by a yankee conscience. The
majority is with them; and we are laughed
to scorn. I pray you gentlemen to reflect,
whether a minority may not have rights,
which it is a breach of the contract of the
Another tale put down.—The Duel with
Mr. Dickinson, it seems, has had two ver
sions. The one was propagated in this
city, viz : that Gon. Jackson advanced up-
on Dickinson, and killed him after Dickin
son had fired. Finding that this miserable
tale “ would not do for the marines,5? the
National Journal trumps up a new version
of it, which it professes to derive from a gen
tleman of “ high and unblemished respecta
bility,” whd'f^ceivcd a written account of it
from Dr. Catlett: this reports the terms of
the duel to be : “ That the parties should
fight at ten paces, that a snap was not to be
considered as afire,&c. Mr. Overton, Gen.
calico printing, the paper staining, and all
the other innumerable manufactures now , Tackson - s secondhand Dr. Collett, Dickin-
because it
to do so?
dui
union to trample upon,
suits the interest of the
Are you willing quietly
your neck to the nortl
fer your purses to
without resistance and
I say the intenf *'6f the monopolists is to
derive about oney&nd a half or two million a
year in one. way for other from our state, and
^‘'orgia. They will have it; and
;ly, yet not really. I hope
ent; 1 say seemingly, for
j9 Construed to give consent,
ly tedd us so. They ask,
' ites complain ? Watch
•g- fhft 30th of this
gjve us^otir^drin resist-
’‘ public
,uence. tt
^and inter
|ftttent
ihouldbeiccw:
liberal and ic
gy will be sufficient %
exactions merely capricious, I am rfqtl
to conform. As thtp. Vonor which
tended me, was high And distingui?
impression Uthieh it has made, is
and grateful.
Between whomsoever the cor
may he continued, I cannot forbea
pression of a hope, that it may be j
the strife and asperity heretofore ms
and which are reproach to anyt
I am, Dear jK^vith great cons"
and esteem, youT most obedient st
DUNCAN G..CAMPI
Matthew Talbot, Esq. Wiles
fcftsr from Mr.
tor of the United States Te
whic’
our last papers contain in relation, to the
jetween General Jackson and Mr. Clay.]
v; nmuhgffa. llthMy, i8'27,
Depr Sfr4\«wlbnial! froip. Lexir
son’s second, threw up for the word ; Over-
ton won it. When he gave the word “ fire,”
both Jackson and Dickinson drew their
triggers at the same instant. Dickinson’s
ball grazed Jackson)* breast, lightly touch
ing the skin—Gen./Jackson’s pistol want
to half cock. He nodded to the seconds,
recocked his pistol, took d^hberate aim, and
killed Dickinsorv- D. after firing,
stood firmly zndrilently, and received Gen.
Jackson’s fke. The public excitement
thence ari^g against Gen. Jackson was
so great, 'that Mr. Overton was induced to
offer a certificate for Dr. Catlett’s signature,
prepared with a view to allay it, which Cer
tificate Dr. C. refused to sign.” Now this
amended version seems to be as unfortunate
as its ricketty brother—as any one may see,
who reads the following account from the
Nashville Republican—given no doubt by
Jjudge.Overtgp—from which it appears that
-there was no mapping, See. in the case.
Another Coalition Falsehood.—It' ^ould
% require'an’ inspired prophet to foretell the
slanders and abuse that are to be
upon the head of General Jackson, ere . the
Presidential canvass shall be terminated.
There are many and various thugs which
might be urged against the admilMdrafi 00
lUings which we think stride <*ven at the
healthful action of our coupdy’s affairs ; but
the truth is, there is no' tj^e to bring them
forward. The great disregard of truth a-
mongstfoe Coalifi^n Editors is such, that
like wave succ^ding wave, lie after lie
pours in such/M^^k succession, that we
have no tim^° P 08 * 1 war * nt< > foe ene
mies’ canuA )r f° do more than act upon
the effe/ ve \ * n fo* s point of view, wc
'cannot,®* admit the superior tacticks of the
Coalir 11 £ an £ ’ and kn P' vin g foat the Edi-
torari that side are remarkable neith jr for
, for fact or talent, we cannot but
ieve that some of the head men at Wash-
cognizant, parties, and privy to
ndered slanders that day after
med upon the credulity of the
df
ication" of the
ed by*Kim as it was.
he public have already bee* informed
he got hold of it, and how'much the
dence reposed by mein jtn old gentle-
here was abused. My lettetyit appears,
once given up by him to foe unlimited
uS$ and abuse of Mr. Clay and bis partizaas;
and even when I suspected^JVft. Clay to be
engaged in the ?ct, through j friend, I ,pe-
rcBiptorily and positively de/handed an ira-
meJiatercistoration pf foe leder confidentially
[We copy the ensuing address to the Gc
Representatives of the people Georgia, frriaj
Iumbia Telescope pf the 27th ult. The sufc
one of vital importance to the southern ;
cannot but bcliev^ that corresponding sent;
yet generally pervade this state. This app
from those who so nobly seconded the
forts of Georgii while defending a princip
interest-mg, atdeast as important to the;
the south, and the states geuerally,
regarded as a sister’s invocation to a ne
(tier’s sjffapathy.]
To (he Governor and Repvesentatii
m
Yoaned to MvV Zane, at hi/earnest solicita-
tjqpi: it was^^ifostondjng, refused to me,
that in tltc most insulting terms; and,
perfect-
with every use and
utilise they could,andVd make of it.
any overtures sindfthaye been made, to
jt^pomplete reconciliation with Mr.
Zane.
An election for Colonel of the 24th Regiment
held at Watkmsvillo on the 27th ult. Morton,
Mitchell, and Bitch, of the “Radical,” received JS7
votes over M*Crea, of the “People’s” party.—The
following is the result:—
Morton, 159—AT Or fa, W—Mitchell, 74—Birch, 44.
An opinion haring for some time
been sedulously propagated by the political op-
of Mr. Forsyth, that he was not a candidate
ie office of Governor, we deem it but justice to
cause of this distinguished statesman.to say,
■ who have long regarded Ws elevation «b ^ climate, you, soil, ytm
o-scntial to the pnMmtm, of thorn rcpobhcoo pol „,i alion , / our habits, your marts and
fpr which the slate has ably contended,
Hwith th^Aasie jeonfidt-nev in his wil-
serve, if chosen hy the suffrages of the
pieople, as they have heretofore in his abilityiSrte- van ^ a -° :
grity, and patriotism. The question no longer re
mains doubtful. If Mr. Forsyth’s name has not been
officially announced as such, we
sufficient tor saying, he is un
public. *.y
eem our authority
niably before
/ State of Georgia.
Gentlemen—While the enemy * the
-.nation of monopolists, is going abot
roaring lion seeking whom he may "
and while^ the State of South C
alive from one end to the other, ai
alert to guard against the dai
threatens the southern states, we
hear of one movement in concert ii
How is this ? Your knowledge and talent fione themselves any, credit,
is equal to ours; your patriotism is undoubt- >’ho think correctly, arid judge 1 a;
Ha has endeavoured t(f excuse him-
ffy. 4 by saying that he took the liberty,
pauW . our intimacy with oqq another.*
lageand infirmity alone pn^luded me I
advancing further with him in the bu-
ss ; arid I can and do readily believe,
lafhe^as wrought upon tnpsf insidiously
do what he is now extremely sony for.
|e proceeding, however, hast had a severe
epee against Mr. Clay arid foe whole
lerned in it; for the public even here,
he to much devoted to the administration)
petfectly aware that neither foe Secreta-
|hiji friend, or coadjutors in the measure,
Those
from
ed:" your interests are precisely foe same • rpiejudice and partiality, view foe whole sub-
the danger that threatens us, equal|ythreatcn? jectas utterly abusive of the principles of
you. The produce of your lands, yoqr confidence, and as tending
staple articles, cotton andrice, aro the sane
tomers are the
state by ours is like
eryour
tb ad-
not in ma
is noj£
by nature
■Picture
w?u
HP . m to debase public
morals. <XI
It is pretended by the violent p&tizan# of
Mr. Clay, (those immediately engaged in
transcribing the !§{ter, that he had no share
»» #•... T t is, theu|hi too well 1 established
are hero, that he positively detained the steam-
boat, in order to get the cop^he <hd get;
rind thft^en/ immediate use fie made of ft on
- reaching Lexington, abundantly explained
, the wool
ie ready 1 ’ ■
concert
of th
.denial is al-
an or con-
‘he last foul slander, like the qth-
ancient and almost forgotten date,
nt which gave rise to it, having hap
pened as far back as the year 1806, more
than 20 years ago. From it, injury is
sought to be produced, by asserting and
maintaining what is wholly and altogether
untrue.
It is said that in 1806, 21 years ago, Gen.
/
Jacksoivwas engaged in a duel, and that his
antagonist, Mr. Charles Dickinson, after
having fired his pistol in the air, was advan
ced upon by Jackson and shot. It is false.
So far from discharging his pistol in the air,
Mr. Dickinson, who was known to be a
practised and expert marksman, fired first.
His ball passed through the body of Jack-
son, and in its progress, broke two of his
ribs, inflicting a wound, which confined him
for a considerable time to his bed, and
which had well nigh resulted in his death.
Although thus severely wounded, the ad
versary fire of Gen. Jackson was not ex
tracted, and immediately thereafter, and
without moving from his position, his pistol
was discharged, and with effect. How far
this course was improper or censurable,
may be inferred from the following extracts
from the rules entered into, and which re
gulated the fight, and which fortunately
were preserved by General Overton, who
was the friend and second of Jackson.
Article.—It is agreed that the distance
shall be 24 feet, the parties standing facing
each other, with the pistols down perpendi
cularly. When they are ready, the single
word fire to be given, , at which they are to
fire as soon as they please. Should either
fire before the word is given, we pledge our
selves to shoot him down instantly. The
person to give the word, to be determined
by lot, as also foe choice opposition.
K'
tioris shall be observed in the affair of h onor
depending between Gen; Andrew Jackson
and Charles Dickinson, Esq.
Nashville, 24th May, 1806.
THOS. OVERTON, ,
HANSON CATLE* ! } Seconds.
The word was • fired ’
and darvgbrously-woundkfl his adversary,
*
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