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. MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS. Indian War Dartre.— '.n Indian dance is an important incident in the pas sing events of a village, the whole popula tion is assembled, and a feast is provided for all. T'ne warriors are painted, and pre pared as if for battle. A post is firmly planted in the ground, and the singers, the drummers, and the other instrumental musi cians, are seated within the cirele formed by the dancers and the spectatftfS. The mu sic and the dance begin. The warriors ex ert themselves with great energy. Every muscle is in action, and there i3 the most perfect concord between the music and their movements. They brandish their weapous, and with such apparent fury, that fatal ^efft- dents seemed unavoidable. Presently * warrior leaves the circle and with his t hawk of cassetete strikes the post, music and dancing ‘•sense, and prnfnun lence ensues. He then recounts, loud voice, his military achievements, describes the battles he has fought, the pri soners he has captured, the scalps he has t aken. lie points to his wounds, and pro- duces his trophies. He accompanies his, narrative with the actual representation t>fh exploits, and ihe mimic engagement, advance and the retreat, are exhibited t nation fjr'.they really occurred Tfiercis no exaggeration, and no misre presentation. - It would he infamous for a warrioV'toboast of deeds lie never perform ed. pt were made, some one would apjp|f,^ach, and throw dirt in his face, Saving, this to cover your shame : forlhe -ftrst^me you see the enemy you Jm^YremWei” But such an indignity is rarelv rfe&Assarv, and as the war parties ge nerally contain many individuals,the charac teratul cofitfiUct of every warrior are well knowri. Shouts of applause accompany the-narration, proportioned in duration and intensity to the interest it excites. His sta tion Id the circle is then resumed bv the ac tor, add tiki dance proceeds till it is inter rupted in a similar manner. Ia the pbem of Ontwa, a scene like this is sfr-welt described, that we cannot resist the temptation to transfer it to our pages. Of nil who have attempted to embody in adng the “ living manners” of ^the Indians, the anopyuaOus author of that poem has Jlis characters, and descriptions, have the spirit life, and the whole work is i nature than to poetry : pn«w'|Wvaace,t . *«£****• ■& -; AnA poQw&gv 111 'H . Po- ever wiphjariatb-tfie sound The circling band moves round and round. Now slowlv rise the swelling notes, When every crest more lively floats. Now tos?’<i on high with gestures proud, Then 'owly ’mid the circle bow’d ; While clanging arms grow louder still, Ami every voice becomes more shrill, Till fierce and st ong the clamor grows, And the wild warboop bids it cl.ise. Then starts Shunktonga forth, whose hand Ca ne far, from Huron's storm-boat strand, And thus recounts his battle feats. While his dark club the measure beats.** But this scenic representation must not be confounded with the ordinary Indian war songs, which are sung by the warriors when leaving their villages upon a hostile excur- of-, sion, and wheneverduring the march,the ex citement of music is necessary to stimulate the party to encounter the fatigues or dan gers of the expedition. The chief warrior commences the song, and after its termina tion, he is greeted with the well known ex clamation, yeh', yeh fro pi all the warriors.— JV*. - Am. Review. \ ■ v : . mmm to open his mouth to old and tough he-deemed tne same precau tion necessary for himself Again mounted, war he wended his way to the market, but was not unfrequently accosted by those whose curiosity led them to .enquire the occasion of his singular appearance about the face.— His repeated answer was“ I recken I knows what .kept myxoid mare from taking the stag gers.” He was seen oil the aft ernoon of the same day, still bearing the anli-peslilential mark and in good health.—Sat. Georgian. ens, Sept. 28,1827. friencta and patrons, generally, will confer a favour by forwarding to us, as early as de, the result of the polls at the ensuing OCTOBER ELECTION. For Governor—John Forsyth. Congress—George R. Gilmer, T. C. P. Charlton. STATE LEGISLATURE. CL\RK COUNTV. Senate—Augustin S. Clayton. Representatives—Thomas Moore, Asbury Hull, Charles Daugherty. *CjP The Honourable Richard H. Wilde, whose name has been before ihe public as a candidate for Congress, has, in consequence of the announcement of Mr. Gilmer, positively withdrawn it. His friends will therefore unite in support of the latter gentle man. The Death of Mr. Canning predicted by Nixon, the Astrologer.—In an old book en titled the Prophecies of Robert Nixon, prin ted 1701, is the following prophetic decla ration, which appears to refer totho late me lancholy event which has deprived the Eng lish nation of one of her brightest orna ments : “ In the year 1827, a man will raise himself, by his wisdom, to one of the most exalted offices in the state. His king will invest him with great power as a reward for his zeal. England will be greatly rejoiced. A strong party will enter into a league a- gainst him, hut their envy and hatred will not prevail. The power of God, which reignetb over all, will cut him off in his prime, and the nation will bitterly bemoan her loss. England, beware of thy enemies A great friend thou wilt lose in this man.” It is difficult to say which are the most ri diculous, the many evils which fear creates in our imagination, or the various means ta ken to avert them. It is known to you that two or three sud den deaths in this place, have produced a report in the country, that the Yellow Fever .prevails ih Savannah. On Wednesday morning, one of the stur dy sons of the Forest who compose the ** bone and sinew” of this republic, astride of bis Rosinantc, drawing an old crazy cart, in whi£h was seated a boy M all in tatters,” who clung to a gourd, of eggs, which was the whole freight of the vehicle, and the whole cause of the datingfenterprise, enter-; ed thii city with awful ferehodfngs and * doubts as to thd manner in which he si lesive • fv “ Caution” thought be “ is the parent of snfetv” as he halted'his old mare at the border of iho torrn^ ^ « we are going where folks ustreet witfethe Black Wommitef the horn which hung dangling fro p daubed the nose ‘, so The following remarks by, and extract of a letter to the editor of the Savannah Republican will re mind the reader of an effort made some short time since to connect Col. Tattnall with the oppo- sers of Mr. Forsyth,and will be regarded as a satisfac tory refutation of another malignant report, design edly put in circulation to injure his election.—They have availed nothing—the eye of discernment has scanned the motive—the heart of honesty reprobated; the means, while Mr. Forsyth, ever foremost in vin dicating the rights of the state, stands upon an emi nence which neither malignity nor strife, malice or revenge can longer injure. The hour of successful competition is now past. Death has interposed to expel the elements of discord. One of the objects of public ambition now rests “where all resentment is buried, all malice is extinguished, and all hatred destroyed the other, with a name which patriotism itself while shades the warn any thing directing tlia storm,” there must be,rfcc v . the anticipation of approaching peace, an emotibn pleasure to which he has been a stranger for the past four years. The helm of our political, bark, gnided during the above period with a * steAdy arm, and an unwavering purpose of so'd, amid con ns at home and storms abroad hourly threaten- ing-ita safety, has, by the skillfulness of a mariner which danger could not appal nor persecution overthrow, at length safely reached a harbour ifety and repose.—Monday next will decide she shall remain secure, or be again aban doned to the tempest of party contention and am bition. “ We took cccasion a few weeks since to contradict a report, then in circulation, that Col. Tattnall and his friends, in the Eastern district,* had united for Ihe purpose of opposing the election of Mr. For syth, to the Government chair of his state—and that their whole strength would be thrown in the scale of his opponent, Matlhew Talbqt. Notwithstanding this contradiction, this same story is again renewed in the factious prints, for the sole purpose of leading the uninformed and unsuspicious yeomanry astray. But, gentlemen, the pistol will miss fire • Your false hoods shall not take the rounds witbont denial. We again say that Tattnall is not the advocate of Mr. Talbot’s election, and for the proof of this declara tion, we lay before our readers the following extract of a letter from an esteemed friend of ours who is at present in. the immediate .circle of the family of Col. Tattnall, dated Middletown, (Con.) 7th September, 1827, and addressed to the Editor of this paper.” - “ In one of Vopr late papers you contradicted a statement (of I think the Patriot and Statesman) that Col. Tattnall is friendly to the election of Matthew Talbot. I am glad that you did—Tattnall but this morning expressed, incidentally, to me his conviction that ForSyth’s talents, standing, and pub lic services gave him strong claims upon the office, and that he ought to be elected. The improvement in Col. T’s health, for some time, has been constant and rapid ; and there is every reason for believing that his health will be fully reinstated,” COMMUNICATION. I am no orator, —— But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend. For V have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men’s blood; I only-speak right on; And tell you truths which you yourselves do know Shakespear. Mr. Editor,—In the previous communi cation ion the subject of the Trail Creek road, t^e writer, after stating what he knows to he a fact, that the inhabitants of the dis trict were, with a few exceptions, decidedly opposed to the proposed alteratipn, pro mised to adduce such reasons and argu ments as appeared to him of sufficient weight to justify that opposition. He now pro poses, to fulfil that promise, and to avoid prolixity, will only notice such as are more he thinks, deservedly of his sons going lo Imencement of his piece, that his sole object place, daily for the festj is to discuss the subject, with the view of Admitting this difference disseminating correct information: he being “ a plain matter-of-fact man,” he states he “ will confine his remarks to such as are within the knowledge of the public general ly, at least that part of it interested in the proposed alteration;” and I would here pre mise, that if I am not mistaken in my ap prehension of the author of the Plain Citi zen, I shall be enabled to show, without the fear of contradiction, that he has not stuck to ms text.—And first, that seven commis sioners were appointed by the court to ex amine and report on the expediency and propriety of making the change in the above mentioned road, and that they met, viewed the ground, and all unanimously agreed that it was very far superior to that over which the road now runs. The next consideration, I believe, was the distance : they then pro ceeded to measure it, and found so little dif ference between the two, that they believed there would be none when the new road came to be opened and straightened, and were all of the opinion that it would be for the public benefit to make the change : but one of the commissioners, whom I believe to be the author of the Plain C.;Izon, obser ved that it would conflict with rr.vate inter est, and he therefore should m l .ign the re port: this he keeps behind the curtain, and does not let you know the reason why the seventh man did not sign the report. Then he tries to plaster it over—that good men wilLdiffer, and that they are liable to err: and to show that they have erred, he goes on and states that in opposition to their opi nion, he would bring forward his own, and the united voice of the whole district, with three or four exceptions. Now 1 would ask the Plain Citizen, How long since the viewing of the ground with the other com missioners, has it been since he changed his mind, that he now puts it fonvard in op position ? And as to the few exceptions, I would ask him to say, upon the honour of a man, and to be honest to this community, whether one tenth man of the large majority of the citizens of the district that he speaks of, have viewed the ground or measured the distance, (but of the distance more hereaf ter) of the proposed alteration? or whether they have any correct information where the road is to run? for if I may judge from his piece, (speaking of the distance in the close of it, ho says, “ it is impossible correctly to ascertain, until the precise spot is known on which the contemplated new road is to be placed,”) he is not capable to give the correct information, even were he disposed to do so. He states, as I before observed, that he is a plain matter-of-fact man: I have been always taught to believe that facts were stubborn things; and if so, not liable to be bent and twisted about: now I will leave the public to judge whether or not he has stuck to his text, or whether he be the plain ma tter-of-fact man he styles himself, when we see him bringing forward his own opinion to prove that the old road would be much the best for many years, when but a short time since, his opinion on the same subject, (to wit, the roads,) was that it would be for the public benefit to make the change. But setting aside even that, and taking his own piece, he does not, or pretends he does not know' where the precise spot for the contemplated new road is to be : if he did not know, why need he say any thing about it? why all this newspaper essay? Does this look like consistency, or does it look like a matter-of-fact man ? if so, I would be glad to be pointed to the matter-of-fact rule Does his statement, that the united voice of the inhabitants of the district, (with three of of distance a half mile, (a few chains more oi less is not important,) it would neces sarily oblige those vouths, had the proposed alteration previously taken place, to travel say 250 annually, or 1000 miles in four years, in addition to the present distance, to obtain their education. Truly, if this is not considered a sufficient reason, the wri ter despa rs of being able to adduce any other which, in his estimation, are of equal importance to the rising generation.—Take another instance of its effects on the inhabi tants generally : it is known that the greater part of them are in the habit of visiting Athens two or three times a week for the purpose /of transacting their mercantile affairs, getting newspapers, and other neces sary business, and tliat many of them send the*r sons or servants to carry such artie’es of provisions as they can spare and are wanted by the citizens of that place, per haps as often. The writer believes that it is pot an unfair calculation to say that, taken in this point of view, the inhabitants of the District, takeu collectively, would, by the proposed alteration, he subjected to the in convenience of travelling upwards of three thousand miles annually, in addition to the present distance, and this at the risk of break'ns their necks or dislocating their bones, from the number of stumps, rocks, &c. with which a great part of the propo sed new road must unavoidably be obstruct- e writer had next to make soinp; observations on the of distance and addi- obstructioii in Inivell.ng the contem- ted new road would have on the citizens Ath£ns,'iand in what degree it might af fect their interest. But reflecting -hat it is an established truth, sanctioned by the ex perienee of ages, that the interest of the in habitants of towns or villages, are identified with that of the surrounding country, and that in proportion to the facility and free dom of. intercourse and communication, so are the reciprocal advantages. To attempt to prove this well known truth, the writer believes would only be considered a waste of time, and perhaps an insult to their under standings. We will therefore proceed to notice a question which is often asked, ( Are we to consider the great number of names affixed to the petition, praying for the pro posed alteration, as a decided proof that those gentlemen are fully persuaded that if carried into effect, it would be beneficial to the citizens of the village of Athens ?’ Here let us pause and reflect. To those ignorant, or at least imperfectly acquainted with the circumstances of the case, the an swer would naturally be in the affirmative : the opinion of-the writer. He veral years been acquainted with of those gentlemen whose signa- afftVTd to the petition, and he il tb be honourable and just men d scorn to lend the sanction of eii to promote an act injurious in its consequences to their offending neigh bours, or the community at large, if well understood or fairly represented; but he is warranted is saying, that the interest and opinions of the inhabitants of the district of Trail Creek were not fairly represented; that, on the contrary, it was said that they would not he injured, nor were they opposed to it; and that the inhabitants who would sustain the greatest injury were also willing, and had given their consent. Is it to be wondered at that under these impressions, uh<jj with these assurances, putting implicit faith in their informant, these gentlemen affixed their signatures to the pet tion ? It is now known that the greater part, if hot all of them, are sensible of the surreptitious manner in which their signatures were ob tained, and the writer believes feel as good men ought to feel on the occasion. Here a question naturally pr&sents^ itself; * Are those gentlemen’s signatures to remain, ana have their due tfefeht in deciding the ques tion contrary to their judgments?’ The writer thinks not :•* he is far from dictating to those gentlemen what ought to be their proper course ; iJut he maf, without wound ing their feelings, say what he himself would do in the like case :—-|re, if convinced that an imposition had been practised on bis ere dulity and good nature for the purpose of inducing him to affix his signature to an act fraught with so much injury to his neigh bours, would, on being sensible of its con sequences, indignantly erase his name from the list of subscribers, and so far as de pended on him, suffer the question to be decided on its own merits by the proper tri bunal, untrammelled by all extraneous mat ter, and uninfluenced by imposing names, the partiality of friendship, or other local prejudices. This would not only be an act honourable to themselves, as evincing a due sense of the injury they were unintentionally about to inflict on the community at large, but an act imperiously called for in justice to those inhabitants whose interests, as well as the future well-being of their innocent offspring are' involved in the eventual result ett they would run together, and the fact of' exchanging three hills on the old road, for only one on the new; one of which, on the old road, would be sufficient to induce a man to ride or drive a quarter of a mile out of the way to shun. Are these the reasons that w ould induce him to make such a state ment? or is it, as he has once stated, that it would conflict with private interest? What private interest should turn aside a good ci tizen from doing what he believes to bo for the good of the community, when appointed for that purpose? Through wfflke fend is the contemplated new road to run? Mr. Carr’s, Col- Craig’s, Mr. Matthews’s, and Mrs. King’s—and through whose land does the old road now run? Mr. Carr’s, Mr. Matthews’s, and Mrs. King’s. Who are these, as individuals, that one of their pri vate interests«should be set up in opposition to the benefit of the community ? But still this matter-of-fact man would say he could not sign the report- because it would conflict with private interest: is this “ spurning with indignation the grovelling idea of seek ing to promote his own interest at the ex pence of his peaceable neighbours, or ti e public good.”—I would here state for the information of the public, according to the report of respectable men, some of whom have given a certificate to be subjoined to this publication, that the actual distance from the bridge at Athens to the two-mile post on the old road, according to accurate measuiement, is one mile, tb^ge quarters, and a half chain, throwing in some odd links that were over. The distance of the new road, it being measured twice by one of the same chain carriers, that certify that it mea sured at one time 5 1-2 chains, and at the other 7 1-2 chains over two miles : this road being measured a part of the way through the woods, over logs and brush—the old road along an open way. Now who will think for a moment it will require the engi neering talent of Mr. Hamilton to say that the new road, when it comes to be opened, and straightened, will uot be shortened in distance, the opinion of the matter-of-fact man to the contrary notwithstanding ; for ho tells you in the close of his piece, u he has no hesitation m saying that the difference will be still more in favour of the road now in use, when the. ne,\v one comes to be open ed.”—I will now show the d fft-rence made in the distance by the Plain Citizen, from the real distance, and let the public judge of the matter of fact. He says “ it is half a mile, 8 1-2 chains, in favour of the old road that would make, were it true, 1067 yards; but the distance, as the two roads now stand, one being measured along an open way, and the other part of the way through the woods, is in favour of the old road only 550 yards, and that, it is believed, will be greatly shortened when it comes to be opened.—I will close this communica tion with one other remark—that he who comes forward to disseminate correct infor mation, and is wiirulljf ignorant when he has it in his power to inform himself, is guil- T tv of an imposition on the public, and they ought therefore to have th GEORGIA, CLARK CCRtfPFY. THIS is to certify, t< that I, James L. Jones, said, did assist Mr. Jai ance of a piece in the over the signature of “ the Trail creek read froiot the fifet Athens to the two mile- po«t or first measured the chain with an according to our measurement; upon him. TRUTH* four exceptions,) appearlilfe matter Of GEORGIA, CLARK COUNTY. " lien theire are twenty, or upwards, of re- spectahfe men in the district, who^ 1 pressed their wish that the road si altered, and some gone so far as to seek for a petition to sign that effect, and stating, at the same time, that they had signed a dif ferent one, but that they had been informed when they signed it, that the new road was to be a mile, or upwards, out of the way in going to and returning from town. I would now like to know by what instruments, and by what mathematical rule, and by whom the old road was measured, that it was only made, according to A Plain Citizen’s own words, “ one and a half miles sixteen chains, making a difference of half a mile, less 8 1-2 chains, in favour of the old road now used was it measured by a matter-of-fact man, or did ho see it measured ? or was it not __ THIS is to certify, to all whom it may concern, vpVx- ’ 4 *f kt Ll JamP91 -aseter, ofthe county md state aforc- Miil* ^ ass * 8t Mr.iJames L. Jones, since the ap- 'Md be pearance of a piece in the last number of the Athe nian over the signature of “ A Plain Citizen,” in run ning the Trail creek road from the foot of the bridge at Athens to the two mile post on said road, having first measured the chain with an English rule; and according to our measurement, which I have no hesitation, in saying was correct, we made the dis tance one mile and three quarters, half a chain and - ten links—I also measuted thetwo roads previously(r and have measured the proposed alteration twice, and made it 7 1-2 chains atone time and 5 1-2 at the other over two miles, and the difference, as 1 believe, correctly measured, between the two roads as they now stand is 550 yards only.—This 27th September, 1827. JAMES LASETES. ofthe decision. A PLAIN CITIZEN. ation. He, in the first place, proposes to make a few observations on the additional inconvenience which would result to (he itfhabitftiti from the increase of distance; in acquiring ah education for in the chjrdren^and, egr i from, facts, he will statefOne. tK ilo,t only to the inhabitants of the ct generally, but also to a numl Athens. well known that one of the i y Jj.. rSI ~ COMMUNICATION. Mi. Editor,—-If I may be so fortunate as to undeceive a single individual in the community, and place him in the possession of correct information, the object for which I appear before the public will then he an swered : it is with that view I at this tgmej: come forward, as also to endeai our to measured with a cotton or twine string, or rope, as 11 have been informed it was ? I will now show he contradicts his own state ment; foir it will be recollected he says, speaking of the two-mile post,/* it is now pretty correctly ascertained to be only one and a half miles, 16 chains, making a dif ference of half a mile, less 8 1-2 chains, in favour of itbe old road now usednow, ac cording to> his own calculation, One mile and a half and 16 chains, would be 136 chains in the distance from the two-mile post to the bridge ; and 160 chains, according to arith metical calculation, is two miles : now de duct 136 from 160, and the reitminder is 24 chains, being 4 chains over a quarter of a mile difference in distance in t^e two roads ; but he would induce you to believe, ac cording to his statement, that it was mile, less S 1-2 chains.—1 woqld now like to know, (as he states it is his opinion it would,) how the new road could operate to the injury of the inhabitants of Athens, or the district in which Trail Creek meeting- e is situated : does not the new rood go butter ground than the old ? His own the coi inhabitants very } it may concern, ^ and state afore- sir>ce the appear- of |he Athenian in running bridge at oad, having h rule ; and ih I have no hesitation in saying was correct, We made the dis tance one mile and three quarters, half a chain and tea links.—This 27th September, 1827. JAMES L. JONES. Col. Thomas M. Randolph.—We under stand that this gentleman, thinking Mr. Clay was the author of an offensive commentary cn his late letter under the editorial head of the National Journal, went to Washington some days ago to ascertain the fact. On calling upon Mr. Clay, he not only disclaim ed being the author, but declared he had never seen the article. The ostensible edi tor asserted that the article was editorial. It being asserted that Col. Randolph had losjf the confidence of Mr. Jefferson, Col. Ran dolph was induced to publish several letters disproving that assertion. These letters wc lay before our readers. Every thing that comes from the pen ofthe SageofMonticello is interesting to his country mett.-~Rich. Enq. Some wag having written a letter to Mr. Binns, ot the Democratic .Ptfess, informing him that a conspiracy was/09 fr°t to d%vio lence to his person, th has offered a reward of of his paper, for such lead to the detect : on of the c This is one of the best jokes heard of for many years. The first volume of Mr. Rover (all that has been vel) is calculated, i the expectation of a the whole to the men and business alderman much superior otj- The vehicles,