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The Athenian.
TOR TIIE ATHENIAN.
Wake A'la rlrar! the Sercnode
Ito-eehors thro* each silent glade
That skirts the neighbVing vale;
Tito sounds of falling waters break
Upon the ca> iri sweetness, wake,
For music's on the gale.
Sweet is this hour, the moon is up,
And casting o’er each closing cup
Of fragrant flowers, h*»r light;
Yon trellic'd vine holds dew drops clear,
W hick in her beams, bright gems appear
Upon the robes of night.
Sweet sounds arc breaking on the air
And birds arc ninpinpfar and near,
And thou, why still asleep ?
I’ve wander’d from my cheerless home,
To dream of love, and nrnr thee roam,
This blessed hour to keep.
Then wake fair pir), and let thine eyes
Drink in the lustre of the skies,
This is the hour of bliss
Oh I break thy silent lone regbse,
And ne’er again thine eye-lids close,
On such a night as this.
Feme! I have brought the deep-ton’d lyre,
And now once more I would aspire
Thy feelings to control:
Then list dear Ada, and again,
I'Usoftly touch thy fav’rite strain
And harmonize thy soul. i
Miscellaneous Extracts.
Death of Dugald Stewart.—Dugald Stew
art, whoso name will ever remain an honour
to thn philosophy arid literature of Scotland,
was the son of Or. Matthew Stewart, former
ly professor of mathematics in the same Uni
versity (Edinburgh) where his more celebra
ted descendant was for many years professor
of moral philosophy. Ifo was born in 1735,
studied under Blair and Ferguson, nod enjoy
ed the friendship of l)r. Reid, to whom lie has
been infinitely indebted for fame founded on
his metaphysical writings. In 1792 Stewart
put forth his Philosophy of the Human Mind
in 2 vo/s. 4to.: and the next year his Outlines
of Moral Philosophy. He ronfinued to pub
lish—Adam Smith’s Essays with a Memoir,
the Lifo and Writings of I)r. Robertson, the
Life and Writings of Reid, Philosophical Es-
saya; and very recently two new volumes, of
which a lutterfrom an eloquent nnd distinguish
ed gentleman in Edinburgh, dated June ICth,
thus forcibly speaks :—“ Dugalil Stewart is
to be buried to-morrow. A great light Ims gone
out, or rather gono down,—for its glory will
long ho in the sky, though its orb be no more
visible above tho horizon. He corrected his
two last volumes with his own hand within
thcao three months. What ph iosopher,—es
pecially palsy-struck ton years ago,—could
ring in better. Glorious fellow I I hear his
splendid sentences nnd exquisite voice sound
ing in my ear at the distance of nearly thirty
winters. His peculiar merit was the purity
and loftiness of hit moral taste. For about
forty years ho rnised the standard of thought
•nd feeling among successive generations of
young moil, tn a range it would never other
wise have attained.” To this we only add,
long may such standard be acknowledged bv
the youth of Scotland; and may every teacher
deserve a eulogy like this from their pupils, af
ter thirty years of their intercourse with tho
world—u eulogy which, to our sense does
cminl honour to the master and the scholar,
■re was in his 7G(h year.
ning by 30 feet without much apparent exer
tion. He was offered to be backed to any
amount against any man in England. Large
odds were given against 276, 279, 235, 297,
J and 300 feet, and the performance was not
backed by any one but the performer.”
We believe Mr. Young now or formerly of
the theatre, would in his Younger days', have
out-hopped tiie Battersea Barrister. Twenty
two or three years have hopped away since we
heard of his" feats, hut they were certainly
j marvellous.—English paper.
Credible Story.—A late German newspaper
gives the following credible narrative :—In an
imperial city, lately, a criminal was condemned
to ho beheaded, who had n singular itching for
play at nine pins. While his sentence was
pronouncing ho had thn temerity to offer a re
quest to he permitted to play once more at his
favorite game at the place of execution, and
then lie said he should submit without a mur
mur. As tho last prayer of a dying man his
request was granted. Wien arrived at the
solemn spot he found every thing prepared, the
pins being set up and tho bowi being ready.
He played with no liltlo earnestness; bri* the
sheriff at length, seeing that lie showed no in-,
clination to desist, privately ordered the exe
cutioner to strika the fatal blow as he stooped
for the bowl. The executioner did so, and
the head dropped ioto tho culprit’s hand as lie
raised himself to see what had occurred: he
immediately aimed at the nine, conceiving it
was the howl which he grasped. All nine fal
ling, tho head loudly exclaimed, “ By 1
have won tho game.”
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
riRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
CANDIDATES.
DANIF.L II. BRAII.SFORD, of McIntosh,
THOMAS U. P. CHARLTON, of Chatham,
JOHN A. CUTI IBI'.KT, of Monroe,
THOM AS F. FOSTER, ofGrccnc,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe,
CHARLES E. H W.VES, of Hancock,
WILSON LUMPKIN, of Morgan,
JAMES MERRIWETHER, of Clark,
WILF.V THOMPSON, of Elbert,
WILLIAM TRIPLETT, ofWilkcs,
JAMES M. WAVNE, ofChatbam,
CHARLES W1 ELI A MSO N, of Baldwin,
RICHARD II. WILDE, of Richmond.
bricks as would aW" PM"* handsome profit whether
tho Tariff'act ho r« ™ <” continued
ff the planter! • nu "* unanimously adopt the screw
and press for pa<W s H uare bales or cotton—then cot-
ton bagging wool »"*wer every purpose ofhemp—and
it is considered b ft. 11,0 preferable
This would op‘ u for the manufactory of cot
ton halo rope w f bh would also answer every purpose
ofhemp ari»f«o‘0 °f the old waTe-liouaM Augusta
could soon be r-iy£r ,c ‘l into a more profitable use for
ropo W alks. "»<? manufactory of cotton bagging and
ropo would sa* the state and planters of Georgia an
immense sum »f money, which is now every year car
ried out of the plmu for these two articles alone.
j \ [communicated.]
;i a meeting held y the Madison Spring, on the 23d
of August, of a uuinhy of citizen. 8 , summer residents
an# visitants, from thocountie.sot Richmond, Columbia.
IV/lkes, F.lhurt, Oglethorpe, Madison, Franklin, Tut-
turn and Morgan. . e
was considered, that the number of candidates for
Congress, from whom s<>en Representatives arc to be
hosen at the approaching election, renders doubtful
the success of the Deinocrttic Republican party of the
State, unless the suffragespf that party shall be con*
entrated, and it.s efforts htrmonious.
After ftccly discussing the subject, and canvassing
the claim*, ami probable chances of success of tho se
veral Candidates wiio arc attached to the policy, and
sintain tho measures of' the administration of Governor
Troup—it was voted liiaf
GEORGE R. GH-Mb'R, of Oglethorpe,
RICHARD II. WilDi:, of Richmond,
\\II.EV THOMPSON’, of Elbert,
CHARDKS E. HAYNES, of Hancock,
JAMES M. \VjYNE, of Chatham, —
THOMAS F- FOSTER, of Greene, and
JAMES JKfiURI WETHER, of Clarke,
Be adoDtud Is t ic candidates to be supported by the
members of lie convention, at tno approaching election
for Rcpi-eseiativcs to Congress, and that these gomle-
iiicn ho rcciim nded to tho support of fair follow citi
zens throughout the stale** m the order in which they
are named.
It was altp voted, that the publishers of tho several
NcwspaperJ in the state, attached to the measures of
our state administration, bo requested to give insertion
to the proceedings of tliis meeting.
Ancient Burying Ground.—Whilo nt Pitts
burgh; Pa. in May. tho Rov. Mr. Gwinn, un
aged and respectable member of tho General
Conference, related to me some circumstan
ces respecting ancient burying grounds, in tho
section of tho country in which he resides,
which appeared to nte of nn interesting char
acter. Having u dcsiro to retain the fact3, he
.very kindly gnvo them to mo in writing, with
permission to mako any uso of them 1 pleased . |
My informant said that ho had examined the S<1
grave-yards himself, and could uttosi to ',.-t., a ,
ho hnd written—the aubstanco of which | f or .
ward you for insertion in tho Hend'J if you
think it worthy n place. J. Sy sdorm.
.Vine Bedford, Mass. June 26, J'j28-
44 in Vi hito county, state of T tutAessen, near
the town of Sparta, there ha r ,o been discover
ed throe burying grounds, whr.ro a very small
people nro deposited in toi/ibs (coffins) of
stone. Tho greatest 1e ngt!n of tho skeletons
is nineteen inches. Sc.ma^ff theso people ap
pear to have lived to u great age—their teeth
being worn smooth at.d abort, whilo others are
full nnd long. Mr.ny of the tombs (grnves)
have been o.pcncd., and the skeletons examin
ed. The graves aro about twd feet deep; the
coffins are of stone, made by laying a flat stone
at the bottom, one at each side, one at each
end, nni 1 ono over the corpse. The dead are
«U buri.ed with their heads to the east and in or
der, laid on thair hacks and their hands on
tlieer breasts. In tho bend of the left srm is
found a cruise or mug, that would hold neurly
a pint, nutdo of ground stone, or shell of a grey
colour, in which is found ono, two, or three
shells, supposed to bo sea shells. One of
theso skeletons had about tho neck, 94 pearl
heads. There nro many of those burying
gr-aunds. Near tho one which 1 examined is
the appearance of an ancient town. The bones
found in tihcso graves are strong end well set.
Tiie whole frame appears to be well formed.
Theae grav.'-yards arc in extent from half an
aero to an acr c and a half.—In the same neigh
bourhood is a burying ground where tho dead
are buried in tb e same manner as above descri
bed, and where the skeletons nro from men
to niae fetl long. '’—Zion's Herald.
EztrtorditSory Hopping.—On Saturday
morning a gentleman undertook to hop 270
feet in 30 suecev’*i»® hops, at the Red House,
Battersea. About half past 12, the gentleman,
who, we underataotl. >* an Irishman, and stu
dent of Gray’s Inn, arrived with a party of
friends. At I o’clock, ho started, and to the
astonishment of all present, accomplished 306
ftet in the first attempt, ■with perfect ease, win-
Since our last publication we have discovered * j, c ac
cidental ajuiaim.u nl.gttrtl.linr namo irv vl.— , t.niri.|>
men admitted to the degree of A. B. at the (j om .
moncemcnt, that of John Stoncy, jr. of C’ aarleston.
Our readers will please make the correct*
Afnliiftj/ Elfftfo/i.^Tho returns. -uj fa^ received,
arc from twenty two counties. j| jC rcat j t . r w j|l find,
in an article from the U. S. T'..lf 5nlph of tllc 15th, «I1
the returns which have y-. t hecn re ceiv«l. Strong
hopes are still entertainer*. G f ,] lt u f Barry, and
the consequent defeat of M.etcalfe; though the latter, in
ad counties, has a if .ajo jtv of 633. The returns thus
tar orclroru coir lt ; c9 m09t contiguous to Lexington,
where it is a drafted tire catuo of Metcalfe is the
strongest. ^} l(l90 moro rt . mo te largo majorities in
favor ol arB t,Jkr:ti for as certain. The result,
wheiJ , ur aj V( . r a 0 or favorable to the cause of tire peo-
pl. , cannot, we think, materially affect tho object of
•licit wish—th« election of Gen. Jackson.
.- COMMUNICATION.
A CARD.
Tiro discoverer of llepatcnc returns his acknow
ledgements to “An Anti-nostrumito” fur Iris late con
jectures respecting tho properties olrhe article, ur.d Iris
bitter animadversion on the subject of its analysis anil
derivation. Ilia knowledge ofvcgelnble analysis should
have informed him, that all medicines of the vegetable
class do not derive their names from the products from
liich they are analysed, but that frequently their pro
perties give to them a specific appellation. Did Mor
phine receive its name from the I'apaver, 01 Ematino
from Cephaelcs ? or arc not the terms arbitrary, and de
termined by the specific effects they produce upon the
huinaa system ? (It is doing no violence to the delica
cy of medical speculation to say, ttin.t certain medicines
exert a specific intlucnce upon particular organs of the
system.)
llepatcnc is not obtained from the Hcpatcca terre--
tris, or Liverwort—am*. ,V.<j (he classic lore of “ Anti-
nostruinitc’' consist <■', moro than garbled extracts, ho
would have undorr,loot) the meaning of Uepulent, and
not have presumptuously derived it from a mistaken
product. It hail been prescribed as a tonic and febri
fuge a long ti’.no prior to the introduction of Liverwort,
and its remr.tijr.'i effect sure known amt acknowledger! by
gentlemen Velio possess the substance and not the
sound nf medical dignities. If “ Anti-nostrumito” were
I as .‘aor.|in; with the experimental part of modern chc-
I jmistry a.s he appears to be with its history, he would
? Irave I'.novvn that a tonic principle could not he analy-
|7.ed f,v, m Liverwort, and that no mail “ having some
P rc 'tr:nsions to a regular medical education,” would ub-
B ert tho superior virttics ofLiverwort, or any ot its ele
ments. to the quinine of Peruvian bark, . ljut llerv-true
nns sureccaao iTtTTrenremrt etmn intermiltcnts vv hen
quinine had failed. In fuver of this type incident to
Southern latitudes, every scientific physician knows
that the liver frequently receives the onus of dis
ease, and tho ionic properties of quinine will not re.
move it. If “Anti-nostrumito” can extract Ilepatene
from Liverwort that will control such cases, no ay ill
render more service to tho Profession and to sulfc-ring
hunianitv, than by attempting to write down “empirical
pulls” of Newspaper Editors.
Tho discoverer did not intend to conceal the elements
nf Ilepatene from the Literati of the medical profession.
Some of them arc already acquainted with its compo
sition, and aro witnesses ofits remedial virtues, lie
did not conceive that he was stooping from the dignity
of tiro M. D. to 'ke offices of a charlatan, when ho sc.
cured to himself tie legal right and privilege of preparing
and vending the nedit ine. The mere title and privilc.
ges of Doctorateilo not bestow worth. He who ine.
rits them,will maic “fiat erperementum'* his professional
rule, and not malevolently dispute the virtues of a me.
dicinal agent tint he lias never seen, nor submitted to
trial.
faJur of Cotton.—It appears that tho value of the
cotton imported into Great Britain in the year lfi - J3 in
its raw slate, was $'32,500,000, and that whet, it was
manufactured, ita value was estimated at 21b,U00,00li,
nearly ten times the worth uf the raw material. Thus
nearly two hundred millions of dollars were gained to
that kingdom by manufacturing labor and machinery
in one year, and on a single article or staple of general
use and cons Jinptiou.
If the abovo estimate be true, and of its truth wc
have no doubt, having to fore seen similar statements,
there should not be, even in this state, professedly agri
cultural, any hesitation in adopting a course, the result
of which, when adopted, makes the value of our staple
commodity manufactured so entirely disproportioned
to its value in a raw state. The superior advantages
nf the south over tho north, witii respect to the raw
material, eligibility of situation for such establishments,
climatu and labor, have long since been conceded by
those who have considered the subject in connexion
with the true interest of tho country. Its effect, so far
as a single article of consumption is involved, to wit,
cotton bagging, may be inferred from some remarks
which wo extract from the Statesman U Patriot of tho
18th inst. corresponding with our own sentiments
relation to southern manufactures, aro those of tho
Augusta Constitutionalist, which we subjoin. From
the efforts which arc making by enterprizing individu
als—and the necessity, joined with policy, which is
daily operating in favor of u change—we cannot bu
believe that the enterprize of the south will yet triumph
over tire physical combinations which have been formed
against our interest by the cupidity of the north and
west.
Tho only question is that appertaining to a judicious
commencement—that is, not to launch into enormous
expenditures calculated to raise establishments at first
to rival the largest in the Northern states—we do not
think this would lie an advisable commencement.
There is no doubt a numerous train of good old spin
ning wheels ami looms, which stood by the state and
the country, during the last embargo and war times,
that have since been retired to back buildings, cham
bers and garrets, till the rats and rust have destroyed
the barulsand gudgeons which once produced the cheer
ful hum of domestic industry and southern indepen
dence.
No part qfnur community prides itself more upon this
patriotic principleof domestic independence, when op
position to tyrannic laws calls for it, than our southern
females.
Let our old friends be brought forth from their hi-
ding places—new hands furnished and all the apparatus
of the wheel and the loom put in domestic motion—
also judicious establishment* crgelml on our water
courses for the manufact 0 -y of such cotton, andeoarsc fa-
Communication.
Anti-Tariff Meeting at Danietsvillc, Madison
Comity. Geo.
The citizens of Madison county met at Danietsvillc,
on tho first Monday in August, (inst.) for tho purpose
of expressing their sentiments upon the tariff of 1829,
Gen.Allen Daniel intlieChair.
TJu Committee appointed to draft and report a prc.
amble and resolutions expressive of tho sentiments of
the citizens of Madison county, upon the tariff of 1928,
beg leave to submit tbo following for your considers,
lion:
Your Committco hold *hesc truths to bo self-evident,
that the government of the United States is based up
on the purest principles of any government in the world
—That her Constitution has tor its object equal laws
and equal rights—That in all republican forms of go.
voruincut a majority should rule. A ct there are oilier
truths jour committee hold to be equally sell-evident,
to wit: That when a majority shall have passed a law
prejudicial to the rights and interests of tho minority,
" it is their right—it is their duty” to resist, with manly
firmness, the encroachments and usurpations of the
minority. Yuur committee believe that the tariff' law
of 'l929'is a violation ofthc letter aud true spirit of oar
saered, free and happy Constitution. Not but that your
committee believe that Cong-csj has the power of
raising revenue, by a judicious tariff', yet they believe
that tho solo object of the tariff'd' 1828 is for the protec
tion o/.VortArrn manufactories, and not an augmentation
of the revenue. Your committee feel warranted in thia
assertion from the many one repeated memorial] of
.Yorthern mono foehn-in* capit.dists. In this your com.
mittec believe that the Constite.ion ot the Urttted States
Itaa been violated, anri that if we, as a free and inde
pendent people, tamely and qrietly submit to theae vio
lations or our sacred rights, flat ere long wc shall ace
our once free and happy government rrnt to ita very
centre, and but here and there a living monument left
to mark tho extent of its dmtruction. Your commit
tee believe far elaborate discission of the constitutionali
ty ofthc tarifflawofl828iacniircly unnecessary. They
therefore recommend the zdoptioft of the following re-
solutions:
1st. Resolved, That w; tho free people of Madison
county Kill resist the nprratinn and destructive effects
ofthc tariff' of 1828, by vll legitimate and constitution-
al means h our power-
id. Re*Je«d, That tn produce concert in action, it is
expedient to car! a State Convention upon this momen
tous subject, and that preliminary to such Convention,
the people uf Georgit ought to hold meetings in their
respective counties.
3d. Resolved, That our approbation and thanksarcduc
to the aide, ma rly and independent manner in whieli
our Senators ard Representatives inCongreaa opposed
the tariff of 18£8.
On motion— *
4th. Retolc.d, Tlfiri proceedings of this meeting
bo signer) by the Chairman and Se> retiry, and publish
ed in the Athenian.
ALLEN DANIEL, Chairman.
JiMfs M. Ccnnincuam, Sec’ry. Fro Ton.
By the last Southern Mail we received the following
communication from Gen. John Floyd.—Thn determi
nation of the General not to be a candidate tor re-elec
tion to Congress, deprives Georgia anil the Union of a
faithful and zealous advoeate.—Sar. Rep.
The undersigned, conceives it due to his Constitu
ents, to inform thorn, that ho is not a Candidate for re
election, as Representative from Georgia, to thcTwcu<
tj-tiret Congress ofthc U.States.
He justly appreciates tho confidence that has been
reposed in hint, anil will cherish in retirement, lire re.
collection of the liberal approbation, that has been
awarded to him, for his efforts to discharge the duties
of a citizen, in situations, to which he has been callell
in support of the interests of his country,—Duties, till!
he will be always ready to perform, according to his
abilities, whenever emergencies mayroquirc them.
JOHN FLOYD.
.Yen’ York Pedit'rs.—The New York Ad
ministration Convention, have nominated Hon.
Smith Thompson for the office of Governor,
and Hon. Frauds Granger for tho office of
Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. GiJfert has given notice to the perform*
ers engaged for tho new Bowery Theatre, tfi.it
that splendid and extensive building, so lately 1
commenced, nnd now nearly completed, with
a despatch almost incredible, will he opened
on the 25th instant.
Colton Bagging.—The editor of the Ma
con Telegraph states, that he lias seen a sam
ple of bagging, manufactured from cotton nt
thn North, and superior in texture nnd strength
to the hemp article now in use; that it is forty-
two inches wide, anil may be obtained at the
manufactories for sixteen cents n yard. The
ibject is well worth attention in tho South.
Hero wo have many and peculiar advantages
over the North in manufacturing tho nrticlc.
By preparing it in our own State, the packing
of the raw material from which it is to ba fa
bricated is avoided, ns well as the transporta
tion to a seaport, tho shipment by wafer, tho
insurance, the carriage to the Northern facto
ry and the different commissions, &c. In ad
dition to these considerations, our slave-labour
is cheapor thnn tho employment of free whites;
two operations, leasing and defiling, (which
are necessnry tn undo lire effects of packing,)
are saved by working up the cotton at tho gin;
and much of the stained and mnaty cotton,
now thrown awny, would bo worked up and
become valuable. With so mnny circumstan
ces in our favour, it may be fairly conceded,
that the South can manufacture cotton bagging
made of cotton, at ticenty-fce per cent, less
than the North, or in other words, can afford
it nt twelve cents per yard.
Now, wo will suppose that tho crop of cot
ton in Georgia amouuts to two hundred thou
sand bales, and that each bale takes live yards
of bagging, one million of yards per annum
would be required to supply our wants.
Tho price of this amount at the Northern
manufactories, at sixteen cents per yard,would
bo $160,000 00
At a Georgia manufactory, at
twelve cents, S120.000 00
Which would bo a saving of S 40,000 00
to Georgia, besides keeping annually $160,
000 from leaving the State.
To such persons as object to tho establish,
ment of mannfacturesin tho South on thn ground
that the tariff will ho repealed at the next
session of Congress, wo will concede, for nr.
gume.nl, that not only that part of the tariff
which is designed for protection, but also that
intended for revenue, is removed in teto; and
still maintain, that it is tho interest of Georgia
to fabricate her own bagging. Tho average
price of European bagging in this State is
twenty eight cents per yard, of which twenty-
eight cents, six and a half cents go to tho go
vernment for tho purpose of revenue and pro
tection of manufactures. Unburthen the fo
reign article front these six nnd a half cents,
and tho price would ho twenty-ono and a half
cents per yard—to allow however for contiu-
gcnrics, we will rate it at twenty cents, and es
timate the crop as requiring .one million of
yards.
One million yards, of European hngging.at
twenty cents per yard 200,000 00
Georgiabaggingattwclvoccnts, 120.000 00
Being a saving of 8 90,000 00
in favour of the Southern manufactories, even
should foreign bagging ho admitted free of
any impost. This is a brief commentary in
favour of home manufactures, which we defy
either the advocates of English vassalage or
Northern dependence to shako.—Statesman
i$- Patriot.
Kentucky Elections.—The following are all
the returns of the state of the polls in 22 coun
ties, which hnd been received when the latest
accounts left Kentucky
Fayette
.Metcalfe.
Barry.
357 majorily
Woodford
423
312
Bourbon
814
694
Gartand
707
87
Clarko
635
336
Montgomery
311
280
Nicholas
269
302
Franklin
277
377
Scott
310
747
Owen
128
299
Shelby
674
471
Anderson
69
264
Henry
356
431
Boone
223
154
Madison
300 mujoritv
Jessamino
412
397
Fleming
60 majority
Mason
500 do.
Jcffcrson(2d day)
Breckcn(entire)
Campbell (entire)
Harrison (1st day)
Metcalfe’s mqj.
116 majorily
400 maj.
409-maj.
402 do.
Wc learn from private letters that Barry ! ia#
majorities in five out of tho six counties
Gen. McHatton’s district, and our confidence
of success is fully confirmed by the vote as rc.
ceivcd. The strength of Daniel’s, Wtckliffu’s,
Clinton’s, Moore’s, and Yancey’s districts, are
yet to come in. In Buckner’s, we aro confi.
dent of a majority for Barry. A letter from
General Mcllatton, dated 12 o’clock, on
Wednesday, gives to Barry one thousand ma.
jortty in Scott and Harrison—this reduces
Metcalfe’s majority to about 400 votes. P
S. Tel.
JYew Colton.—Eight square halos of Cotton
of the present year’s growth, and of excellent
quality, wore received yesterday, at the ware
house of Messrs. Heard and Cook, in this c ;.
ty, from the Plantation of Col. P au | Fitzsiiiion
in Jefferson County. We believe Col. Fitzsi*
mon has been in :the habit of bringing the first
Cotton of each year’s crop, to the Augusta
Market, for several years past.—Chronicle.
Astronomy.—The planet Mors, now making
„uCu a splefd'd appearance in our neighbor!
hood, is a! tbiJ , ' r ‘ ,e *^0 millions of m lea
neurer to our eart h ..^® n a * any other period—
that is, ho is ncarof bf tho whole diameter of
tho earth's orbit. - ■
Yale College.—Wc yesterday' copied from
the Mercantile Advertiser, n notice of thn dir.
ficulty which had occurred in this venerable
institution, aud which had resulted in tho with-
drawal of a large portion of tho students. Wo
have sineo seen a correct and official account
of the affair, by which it appears that tho con-
duet of the students has her-tt without thn least
shadow of propriety, nnd that it is nothing more
nor less than an attempt on their part to die-
tale to the faculty in opposition to thn laws of
the institution. Four of tho students wero ex
pelled in consequcnco of their absolute refusal
to obey the laws, and forthwith a demand was
made by tho others that they should he rostor-
ed. The Faculty of course could listen to no
such demand, and tho consequence has been
that these young men have - returned to their
homes. Each and every of them on being
admitted to tbo College, pledged himself in
writing on high "faith and honor, to observe
all tho laws nnd regulations of the college,and
particularly to avoid all combinations to rcs;Vt
the authority of the Faculty.”—They wijj
thcrofnro consult their honor nnd prove their
veracity by returning to their duty and obe
dience.—N. Y. Com. Adr.
Lafayette.—Wo have in this office, through
tho politeness of the compiler, a rare work in
deed, for it is probably the only one of the
kind in existence. It contains, collected in a
large quarto, every article published in this
country of tho Genl’s visit to tho United States,
to the time of his arrival nt Yorktown; with
editorial notices in inticipation of his arrival.
This collection embraces descriptions of every
reception to =oor».. ♦*' tour; the addresses
to him, and his answers, & c. &c. &e. If lei
sure and opportunity be In's, the industrious
compiler may prepare another volume, to con
tain tho remainder of tho “ Nation's■ Guest.'*
Curious even to ourselves, who arc contempo
raries, how precious will such records bo to
posterity.—Ch Courier.
Female Patriotism.—The Indies of Virginia
proposu to erect a suitable monument over tins
grave of the mother of Washington. It is said,
that sho now lies in a deserted field, without a
stone to point out the place of her burial; and
that even thn little mound over her remains is)
beginning to wash awny.
Wo doubt not that tho ladies throughout the
Union, would bo much pleased to participate
in this pious and patriotic duty, in honor of the
memory of her w ho was tho Mother of the
“ Father of their country.”
At a Caucus in Charleston, Maryland, three
Orators wero admitted for Gen. Jackson and
three for President Adams. The debate last
ed from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.
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Canal between (he Allantic and Pacific It
appears by a letter received at Brussels, that
three officers of the “ Administration of Ca
nals,” have been appointed to go to Panama,
in consequence of the government of the Ne
therlands having opened a negociation for the
works of a canal across tho isthmus of that
name, for effecting a junction between the Pa
cific and Atlantic Oceans.
This important work has been had io con
templation for more than two centuries past,
and it is something surprising that no effort
Ims been made to carry it into operation, con
sidering the great advantages that would accrue
to the commercial world, should the enterprize
provo successful. It is said that the apparent
obstacles are by no means insuperable, and re
quire only pcrscverence to be overcome.
There is no project that ought to call the uni
ted attention of tho nations more than this. A
canal sufficiently broad to admit the passage of
ships, would shorten the distance to China
something like one half, and a voyage to the
Pacific Ocean would be reckoned little 100:0
than a voyage to the We^ Indies.
Growth and Manufacture of Silk.—Thn
editor of the A) e stern Review is enthusiastic
in his predictions of the rapid increase of this
article of our home manufacture. He says—-
“ The impulse is excited. Inquiry is afloat.
Instead of Gros dc Naples and Florence silks,
and Canton and Nankin Crapos, wc should be
glad to live to sec our ladies clad in Cincinnntti
Lustrines, in Kentucky Levantines, and Mi*,
sissippi, Indiana, and Louisiana Persiansilks.
Our fair might then, with something more of
palliation, contemplate themselves in the mir
ror, or in the transparent fountains, in the
splendor of a vesture wrought and colored by
their own industry. Brilliance, beauty, and
industry would enable them to bind their vic
tims by a threefold cord, not to bo broken.*’