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r *lv' Athenian.
FOR TUP- ATHENIAN.
Mr. Editor,—Ry referring lo the history of
tii r v liters ever since the art of Prin
ting first shr-d ils genial influence over the
i,ri,,Ju nf mon, il ii ill lo* round lira! Iltp dies,
of l*>o fnir -t'X liar* horn nn object of their on-
■ lidi* idr arid unmorrilirl snrrnsrri. Thorn
) -is uni hrmi n single article of fornolo nllirr*,
■ tmm H i! crown of llm hrnd lo the solo of Ihc
fool." that has not mum in for ils sliarn of nn.
Simrilod < on.-nro. and it was llmmforo with no
degree of surprise, that I observed in llm
Aiimiiian of the 24th uh. an attack upon Pan-
' ili llcs. Your cormsponden'. in his vorv sc-
<*i*m!. perhaps 1 should say caustic, remarks [
•..pon tiro said Pantalettes, seems to oppose]
’.lo in inincipallv on the around that they are a 1
dam:. tons usurpation of the " divine rights” j
of the lords of creation : and is apparently
I anil that we may at ll.c next election, loo's for their) State is computed at 100,000, ami it is thought that the
' cordial and unanimous co-operation in his support. | number of persons who practice the rules, but have
} not jrl connected themselves with any of the p«>ciftics,
I probably exceeds that number. Upwards of COO soric-
tics were reported to the Executive Committee, tmt
Athens, June 7,1831.
Mr. I.wnpkin.—The following letter from the lion.
Wilsun l.iuiipliin to the Editor of the Augusta Chroni
e!i, contains, as our readers will observe, the annun
ciation that be is now a candidate fur llio Executive |
Chair of Georgia :
“ Monroe., Walton county,2-Uh May, 18.11. I
,/ //. Pemberton, Em/. t
Dkaii Sin Mv letter addressed to you nn the first 1
■I'February last, was written with a view ufclosing an I forever secun . . .
ted ivitliI ccndariev of a combination of small minorities. lias
r.egt latiee H,f orm .-We- copy the follow in" very ap.
prupriale and oertinent o marks from the Augusta Con-
stititliomilist. The suhjeet ou which they treat is one
of no ordinary interest to the citizens of Georgia, and
should not be xn.ffiucd to sink into f.irgetfulneaa. On c
this subject, at least, it is the duty of I be Press to fan t .
the embers of popular excitement, fur without Jetting
and the strongest feeling ton, among the people, the
desired object cannut lie accomplished. When our
public servants tail to nvknowledge the right of the
people to govern, when they totally disregard the une
quivocal and derided expression of the public wifi, it is
time to look about us, it is time we should become
excitut, if calm and dispassionate reasoning lease to. d
■nail any thing. We reiterate the sentiments below-
let il,e people appoint delegates to a Convention, and |
let them reduce the members of our legislature to a
nalde number, and on such a piinciple
from the unjust and unreasonable as-
the returns were not complete, and it is supposed that
there are nearly 800. The reduction in the quantity
of ardent spirits consumed in the Stale since the tem-
alion began, is stated to be one half,
with a saving of not less than $2,000,000 a year.
These taels are sufficient to encourage the friends of
temperance to make renewed exertions in its behalf;
for it is probable that in this Slate the same ifibrts
would produce similar effects. No doubt cun exist in
the mind ot any one, that such result’ would greatly
improve the moral and physical condition of the com-
-<Sfr-
S U M M A R Y.
The following table from n Weffern paper
hews the political Influence of each State in
the national councils, according in the near
census, if,as it is conjectured will lie therasc,
the ratio of representation should be fixed by
Congress at 50,000. 11 Five slaves having
the same weight as three free men, the repre
sentative numbers are given opposite to cask
Slate.” Italio,
Representative 20,000, Unrepresented
numbers, Sen. and Rep. fractions.
Slates :
afraid that if the innovation is longer unresis- j increasing correspondence, which had ori;
n d. -■ all is lost,” and the men. poor fellows, my fiiends, nn the subject therein referred to. It was
V ! . j . • . . written in n spirit of franknesB ami <*«aim with
will .no longer he sovereign am tneiependent, j „, e hopn itwr. H jr{~j lt . (lV( .satisfactory to my friends,
lint nn a Mato of ptlpilaK** to tlu* ladies ! Oli . j Butjjjy y».*. VFa ha\e been fliHappoinU d; my friends have
Dreadful ! Dreadtul!! Hut, !\1r. j7‘prontmti«*<l to urge their riL’Iit, to judge what position I
t.j.pears to methaj.l]wvfears ,f your cor-1 M occupy, in relation to public affairs. I recog.
, wr y
' nize the rij»lit *»f the people to govern. In the exercise
^»‘^tr1 , lV t ^UKinioiitldrcj. It rnniwl he con- j ,|„.j r coii»titntionnl ritflil of suffrage, it is their tin
, 0*'ii*d nrohnldn flint tlio-o who. conscious of j ijocMionnhfe privilege Co put in ami out of office, ut
. ' i v/,!.nit nn tlionrn pleasure, a* tfiey may judge that their interest requires.
^|,eir own weakness, hove relied n lit pr 0 fCliiefM ngistrate of a State, cannot with
".(•••lino sex for support from tnmr earlio* | pr«<pricty be nouifht or dceliried l»y any citizen,
filin'V, will now deem themselves competent to , \\ rrf . , n y nhilitiea equal to my desire to promote the
t i-< h:irc»* lltose very dulios they have hitherto i interest ami welfare of the State, 1 could have yielded
. ' 1 . ' - . ut «,,r tinnfL • nnr i a more reudv assent to the wishes of my friends ; hut,
accustomed to receive at our hands . nor j cons| . i(l|lB , an| „ f lny fic j oncic a/, never.i.el. ss
v. mild their inclination lead them to desire it. | yield all mv opinions and feelings, on this subject, to
Their love of pow er consists in entw ining ] the public will.
** * ' * As far ih I can, I shall put every selfish confidora*
tiou out oft he question. \\ lierever I am, my side mo
tive, and highest ambition, shad he the public good.
Your obedient servant,
W II.SON LUMPKIN.”
It will he seen from the above that no doubt any lon
ger exists as to the course Mr. Lumpkin intends to
pursue—he is before the people, past retraction ; and
liicfiisclvci; around the heart, by arts nl kind-
liens nml affection. The untold tenderness of
their gentle natures is always bestowed on oli-
,ts woilhy of their love, and exerts a far
.more powerful influence over the minds of
iiicn, than would the omnipotent sceptre ot le
gal authority. This, then, being the ease,
your correspondent lias nothing to apprehend
on that head- Rut he has something to fear
•torn the imputation he lias cast upon the gra-
tilude of the Indies; and fueling as I do senti
ments ol the purest friendship for all thn young
.'•‘lldemen of Athens, t am unVtmt* that, who
ever liu may he, mid notwithstanding his great
-ufli'ii' e, ho mav escape the withering Irlusl ol
heuuty’s frown. 'I'o this end. therefore, I
xvuidil earnestly recommend him to retract the
oteps he lias taken, and bowing in humble
adoration before the shrino ol beauty and of
virtue, throw himself upon the mercy of the
offended fair ones.
•• Pure is lire flame which o’er (be altar burns ;
Flam grosser incense with disgust she tarns :
Vet, kind to youth, this expiation o’er,
She bids ll.ee 1 mend lliy line and sin no more.’ ”
The iropricly of discussing Iho merits of
a lady’s tvurdrobo in a political newspaper, i-,
in the most favorable view of it, at least ques-
<i,,ealrlc. Tlio task of criticism on flint sub
ject, belongs exclusively to that class of pub
lications devoted to the use of the female por
tion of community, of which n number arc cx-
tuni in this roun'rv. Hill even there, it is nn
part of a gentleman’s business lo oiler his rc-
uintks. We have our own fashions, and as
long as the ladies refrain from visiting them
wi I: (lint ridicule to which soino of thorn arc
very properly entitled, it would manifest n
gross departure from generosity and gallantry
in ils. to interfere with theirs The fart is,
I* o t,ih ties will he worn as long as the directors
of llm fashions prescribe, and no longer, w ith
out regard to our praise or censure. Fur
one, I conceive them very tasteful and highly
proper—others may not admire thorn; hut
whatever may he said against them, the chargi
•of indelicacy cannot reasonably he urged
Ymir correspondent has taken us his “ inxt,”
the poetical etTnsion of some captious rhvtne-
.slrr, who styles lumself “ Pliitn Uniter."
fti fore closing I have a few words lo sav to him;
but h. si dull prose should nut suit Ins harmonious
■ear. I have resolved to fry mv band at puelrv
mid although I may not successfully imitate
so oeal a prototype in sli/tr, I will at le si do
ri i measure ; ronfideiill) tru-ling that Ins lie-
jiign iiil inind will duly appreciate ihc eflhrt.
to piiii.o Bun.f.n.
Oti, l-hilu Butler | wools were vain,
Thmigh tlmmlereii down like showers of rain—
. Ilev.u'iitioi^miisl forever fail,
A\ at ntl rtu* force dial mortal, find,
Or angels bright ean use, to show
The deep despair and hiller wo,
A’, liorrur, which the In.lies feel,
{Enough lo make their blued congeal,)
Bmh voting ami old, fair ami limot-tiee.
Mho wear the dangerous Pantalettes!
The i>irls, sweet, innocent and lair.
Thought them but ** tuff 's light ns air;"
Bid itiou hast shown, past contradiction,
'J’h.t tin ) arc rile—nay, 'Us no ticiion —
Thai they’.e immotlest, and pernicious,
Or si tin' best took oiiite jtispieiulis .’
Mineral Spring.—Wo have been informed t
will! mineral Spring lias been discovered in Putnam ci
about 4 miles from Eatonton, on tile road lo C !
Jones eounlv, near the residence of Mnj. Hose.
water possesses the qualities and medical virti
„’„i«l ulliuiatelv he adopted, unless more pa-! Ip.dijn Springs; it In on examined hy lira. Henry B
1 . 1 II. ..... nn .l Ur.c
course
tnotic and disinterested feeling should uctuate the
hearts of those who mav hereafter he chosen to repre
sent us. \Yi shall continue the subject, and hope our
editorial brethren will not be backward in lending their
aid to effect the final success of an object so worthy of
their support:
“ Put the question to any Georgian—“ Do you mv
friend, approve of the attempt making by the Lnglish
ministry to reform the representation in Parliament
and he will answer you, “ Oh yes, certainly I do!”—
No matter where he eoinea from—whether from one ot
the more populous counties or trom a wire-grass coun-
ty-he will applaud Lord Grey and Win principles of lie-
form. Now, it happens, that tin object ot reform in
Kngland, is to make Parliament the true organ of the
wishes and opinions of the people-and our republi
canism on this side ot the water, cannot fail to take a
deep interest in anv political movement which favors
the ascendancy of tin* popular will. But il you ask the
aforesaid Georgian—“ Do you approve of a reform in
I our own Legislature ? ’— It is not certain he will reply
I in the affirmative. It* form in the abstract, or as ap
plicable to other countries, bo likes well enough—but
j when you arc about to apply it to affairs at home he
though it were useless, perhaps, to express sorrow for J asks himself before he answers yours, two other ques-
tho event, now that ** the <!«•« dis done,” we cannot re- j turns :—Are the people of my county to be gainers or
«* • r ii- i c i- * , , i _ I losers by the proposed Reform ?- Arc my fortune?
fram from indulging deep feelings ot regret, that he J „, . •, 9
, ,,, , , - J ami prospects to be injured by it 7—It is as clear a!
should have taken such an inconsistent course, and , lll# , at n „on-day, that the people and the
above all, that he should have so widely mistaken the j Legislature in"Georgia, do not respond the one to the
views and feelings of the citizens of this stute. Wo ) oth^r, nay. ul omuls. In 1825, the pe.'
, f . r , ,1, , ... nle olectcd j roup Governor, hut the Legislntuie lilltd
have no reeliug of hostility to indulge towards Mr..* . r. i ' n*. . . #.t i .... » „„•
^ J s i ah or most ofthe«ltiees with Clark men. I lie Legis-
Lumpkin we have considered him an at>le Reprc«en- ! | U fur<. does not represent the people, hut theeounlies—
tative of the people in the llnll of Congress -but even • hc-ice it may, and does oftmi happen, that a minority
were vve t » express our unqualified approbation of his i and not a majority rub s amot g us. 'I his is a Ftate ot
course liithi rto, vve could not, under existing circmn-! flings in Lnglano, whi« h In r oat.lots c ep ore nn(
,. - condemn, and vet uteaie blind lo the beam in our own
stances, support lus claims to the office of Governor of ryefl R,.f„ r m is nee# H&iirv in Georgia, ifit he neceisa-
t liia State. lVhen we make this assertion, we do i» , ry in England, tjie principle is the same; hut it will be-
not for ourselves alone; there ore no doubt thousands! more easily effected there than here. We have not a
of bis present constituents who will heartily respond " lonarc *! a, 1 "* b ,s /"'uijtry with their patrono
to it.
and in* There arrived nt N. Orleans during the week ending
fluent e to back the srhtiinc of Reform ainougs: us— vve the 13lli, 2A.047 bales of cotton—cleared in the same
have to icly upon the truth and ti e intelligence of the time for other ports 14,237. Stock on hand, including
The tone and spirit of Mr. Lumpkin’s letter of the people, in opposition to which, there lises nn the inte- all on shipboard not cleared, 85,55G hales. Business
first of February, vve could not but commend. In that ‘ rest of a constitutional majority of thc'\«-gi Mature, re* in that article, brisk with better prices. Sugar and
letter he advanced three reasons hr declining the in- \ prettHiiiiijia minority of the people. We may depend Molasses dull, without alteration of prices.-//,id.
tended honor, which in our estimation, and vve confi* * °«,in'.' 1 U f! ? r iu.'*!'! . n/Jl-ToLind ^a\*al Monument erected to the me*
... . i as it is in Great B> itmn:— lor our I ntriots may toil aim .xi »i... ftn ii. an > u .|, n f..n 'r«....i; ; d ......
dentlv believe that of the community at large, were j swra t i ; » the c«,o«t work and the people mav cheer them ^ ,,li * ff 0 j;a nl olticcsrf who fell at Tripoli, is now
. . r '. . V m ai i,i hr yxifi mui a unu ur |ico|»n muj i iitu uk>«h in the comae of removal from its original location in
not only plausible, out perfectly conclusive. They are | on, but the Legislature will con tnue to trifle and to |J|0 vard Jlt Washington, to the area west of the
as follows : j temporize, W hat then is to be done . We answer, c a j,it 0 | t where the iiijurvsustained hy time will he re
II rirnt There in nlrciiitv mnf. !«1 i n f r tit , ^ t ' ,e * bf agitated in all quarters sections an paired; n new basrtiiptit of Baltimore marble and other
rirst—There is already confided tome, f-r tvo J duetuons-let thnn convene in primary assemblies } lnm . OV o,nents added —Suv Ctoreum
ycarsyct to come, nn important official trust, by the di-; ailt j meetings, let them take the subject to heart— let 1 F • • S •
reel suffrage of tho people. To abandon that trust j them proc.hiio. tli>ir will in Resolution? ami drclara- An Indiana paper complains that $30,000 ha
will not meet the approbation of some of those w ho I ij„ns, | t ? them appoint Delegates to a Convention ! It is paid to pedlars in that state, within six months, for
conferred it. I only in this way tin > tan vindicate tin ir insulted dig- j wooden clocks; and c alls for legislative intervention.
“Secondly—The conviction of my own mind is, that! „ji v .- for it will he remembered ihcv lmve issued their I They are geuctully sold at $30 each.—Ibid.
under all circumstances connected with the political mandate to the Legislature, plamlv and distinctly, up- r\ c.\ ir.it- i .
inturru. ot III. Slate, I have mure prospuct ot .ronem. i„q„„ia„. .ulnae’; and it has bun eddy and\ One of tlif guards nfllic I.ivernoid cone!,ep,srrine s
oflrriiiB riMcful to it pn,,„t ni.uation 'than in Lamjatty W" ' # I oi\Tlhr’l?Sk» " I "»yf Jom.'TvlIir* ih!
—— use of your simmering along nt that ’ere jog trot; come.
I In « ur paper of the 10th of May lust, vve published a i can ’* . V011 us U P a P a H°P V*
j few rnuti-’uary remark*- to our friends, in consequence , The Legislature of Rhode Island adjourned on the
I of infiirmalum rccoivid that nn improper use find been | 7,h i,,s,oM ’ “ ftcr « sfsfi,,n ° r,llre <' '>«.». mid a half,
made of vir name n obtaining subscribers for the | _ A.caucus nomination in Hamilton, Ohio, selects Gen.
ham, Hoxey, and Boswell, on who:
statement is made.—Geo. Journal.
A letter from Charlottesville, \ a.
inond, states some unpleasant repor
versity. It is said that in consequei
students being dismissed by the I’i
them repaired to f harlottcsville, foi
procuring horns, See.—that thcyretn
two ofthe Professor’s houses, tolled tin
&c. kc.—This was on Thursday night,
had not been restored on Friday. The l<
e authority this
received in Rich
ts about the Uni
ice of one of tie
acuity, several c
to repress the disorder.
Profits of Railways.—It is stated that the x( ,
the Liverpool and*Manchester Railway, for the first
nine weeks, for passengers alone, exceeded 19,000/. or
$92,000.
W’e arc authorized to say that a gentleman of this
citv, well know n for his pntnothin and philanthropy,
will give $100 for the benefit of the Poles, provided a
liberal sum shall he raised in the city front other sour
ces, and will pledge himself to give $100 yearly for the
same object, so long as it is necessary. W ho’ll begin?
— ,V. Haven Iltrald.
The fashionables of Broadway, New-York, hav
been discussing t.ie question ns to the most fashiona
ble hour for riding. The semi-barbarians go out at five
in the morning.
The Hon. .Tamos Brown, late minister »o France,
spoken of as likely to succeed Mr. Livingston in the
Senate of the United States from Louisiana.
On Friday, in a house in Front-street, Philadelphia,
a boy was found hanging, and nearly dead. He con
fessed that he had strung himself up by way of exp
inent.
One of the most celebrated Russian Generals now-
in Poland, it is said, was formerly a Dentist. He now
commands at Pultusk.—Jhtg. Coiir.
Maine,
399,402 9
49,462
New Hampshire,
269.533 7
19.533
Vermont,
290.665 7
30.665
Massachusetts,
610,100 14
io ino
Connecticut,
297,698 7
47.683
Rhode Island,
97.205 3
47.205
New York,
1,933.495 41
33,485
New Jersey,
319,S81 8
19,881
Delaware,
75,417 3
25.417
Pennsylvania,
1,329,846 28
29.S40
Maryland,
305,771 8
5.771
Virginia, about
976.000 21
26 noo
North Carolina,
639.995 14
39.855
South Carolina,
455,212 11
5 212
Georgia,
429,589 10
29,589
Ohio,
837,679 19
37.678
f Kentucky,
622.707 14
22,707
Indiana,
341582 8
41,582
Illinois,
157,277 5
7,277
Missouri,
127,492 4
27,492
Tennessee,
623,070 14
23.070
Louisiana,
171,722 5
21.722
Mississippi, about S5,000 3
35.000
Alabama,
262,210 7
12,210
any «
“ Thirdly - In the present posture in which vve find
the important interests of Georgia, instead *of pursuing
a course which might tend to embitter parly animosi
ties, and engender new strifes, il is my most nrde it
lesire to see the whole people of Georgia united on
the great silly* ct of political interest and principle,
b
Ami that, if husbands don’t take <
Their wives nil 1 soon the breeches wear ;
Ami unless “ man’s alert,” it follows,
Chemises will have sleeves and collars.
That trite old maxim’s known full well,
“Gram but an inch, they’ll take an ell;”
And therefore Pantalettes will soon
lie left off for the Pantaloon,
Unless bold man, with haughty frown,
Itises at once and puts them dow n.
This reasoning’s good—no man can “ out” it ;
'Ti> hardly possible to doubt it;
Hut lest assent should make you weary.
Most humbly I’ll propose® "query :—
Which ir the most appropriate fashion,
Or best controls licentious passion,
Bea .t v’s proportions half revealed,
Or I. otis inbre modestly concealed ?
Aro Pantalettes, then, deemed immodest 7
’Tis Mutely ofall things the oddest,
That aught which hides from vulgar gaze
Whit should be bid, must meet dispraise !
llm p*ay, sir, would the •• ribald jest,”
At «"-kici> seen be ** half anpprest ?**
Say, rather would not etch gay “ lark”
Make them a theme for loose remark,
And wonder what, (or lass, or more,)
Proportion to tha rest they bore ?
Farewell, friend Philo! thou hast done
A n«M* deed, sgd glory won :
Thy name through ages will go down
With virtue and with honor crowned;
And when in death thou liest low.
And friends around thee woep «.r wo.
This thought shall soothe all »aiu r^gt,.;*—.
“ Hfssas no friend,to Pantslkti* * ! H
VINDICATOR.
Gainesviff.! Advcr’^r In doing tl.ia, «*c had no in-' r "[ "«e Pro«idanry. and JudgoM’l.can,ofthat
, j , ’ , , State, for the »ice Presidency,
tention to injure the prospects of that establishment, I
but only logua t dtl.n 9cw fi„ vine dingoacd to varron-1 nr ^' c , B “''T 0 " Cl.roniclo mention, that Messrs.
• ...... L . Brnnc.il and Ingham mi nn to vindicate their conduct
isc our t* (toils in the dissemination of correct pnnci- { while membera of the Cabinet, and Hint the pamphlet
pies, aguu.st the deceptions vve w ere informed had [ w ould appear this week. [This fact is denied by other
been practised upon some of them, n**r did we expect! papers.]
to call down the w rath of any member of this couunti-1 Royally.—The I.ondon Age says last year has been
ominous for princes, and adduces the following circum-
ere tins-1 •*
“ Three have died—the Kings of F.ngland and Na
appears a eomniu- j and the Pope of Rome. Three have been driven
which are insepurahlv connected with Liberty, and the
reputation of out Federal Union.”
The fn*t of these reasons which ought of itself to he
Nufliciciit to deter him from abandoning his present
station for the prospect of another, without a very de
cided expression of the public voice, has born gotten
over in his ast letter, by confounding the solicitations
ol Ins friends ut the lust meeting of the Board ot I ms- j nily, whether respectable or otherw ise, when we made
tees, with the will of the people. He says, “ My friends! those remarks. It seems, however, that w
have cioitimu d to urge their right, to judge what po-j taken, hi the Just Jfcdcral f
I .h..„ld „.Cin r.*l.iinn lo public ntrain,. I j mention over tl.c signaturo ot •• Hull," which teern, f ti'„m thrirXnHnteM-Th^Kin^'rfFrVnTeMd “sixo"
rcrognize the riglit ol the people to govern.” It would t throughout with the grm-srM abuse ef the public and \ nv, and the Puke of Brunswick. Queen Donna Ma-
private charucn r of the editor uf this paper, and con* I r * a has been refused admittance into her kingdom, and
tains charges as false as they are iingcntlemanlv. < *!* c lIollarxH has lost half ofliis; while the two
ii-..,» . „ii. i * * ,' thrones of Belgium and Greece are going a begging.”
Mere till! author p r.uimll, know,, tu u, t and did we J W |,at fiaallic Do, of Aider, done, that hi., dethrone-
consider Inin wortlir* nor atti nlion, we would prove to • menl nliould not he mentioned among: all this goodly
him, and to the t iiizeu, of the Slate, that all we a,,er-' company.—.V'. Y. Gazette.
■seem froin lhe.Blwoclau.es, taken in connexion with
each oilier, that Mr. I.uuipkin professes to bolicvc
tin.Be of In. friend, who have claimed their right to rule
and govern him, to be the true representatives of the
wishes of the people. Pre.bahly he is sincere in his
p ofossiotis—if so, lie has been deceived unquestiona
bly; ami the ballot-boxes next October w ill confirm the
troth of this assertion.
it is’impo.sihlc not to perceive in this announcement,
a precursor of a violent political contest. It will, in
Mr. Lumpkin’s own language, •* embitter party ani
mosities, and engender new strife,;” and these ore
what he was last February so anxious to avoid, lias
the stale ol feeling changed since that time ? No.
Why then does he now yield to the wishes ofliis friends,
when the same reasons exists for declining as former
ly ? Wc are at a losa for on answer. In the part which
we may take in the coming contest, wre propose to use
our utmost endeavors tu circumscribe the limits of this
evil as mucb as possible—that it will exist to some ex
tent were vain lo doubt. TIioueIi wc shall st all times
spesk freely of public men and measures, and though
we shall continue to oppose the election of Mi. Lump-
kin ss an opponent to \lr. Gilmer, we trust that we
shall do it in a spirit of candor and frankness ; and
though plain truths may sometimes come, our friends,
as well as foes, may rest assured that our motto will hr,
"Nothing extenuate—or set downsught in malice."
At this important juncture of our political olfim.. it
becomes all the members of the Troup parly lo be fi rm
anil united in support of the man of their choice. We
should suffer no divisions to exist among us, no con
tentions bickerings, but each a nd every one of us should
render nnr utmost aid to the common cause, (which w e
believe the cause of truth anil justice,) without regard
and tin Stale in which we live, we trust there are but
few who will thus wantonly open their columns for the
purposes of calumny and abuse.
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11 Cctec/tisn: yf 1/eah/i.”— This is the title of a book
published during the present year in Philadelphia, at
the office of the Journal of Health, by Henry II. Porter.
It is printed in a small duodecimo form, and contains
175pages. Ils interior execution is got up 111 a loste-
ful and elegant s'ylc, and the exterior is stipeib The
object ofthe work, as staled in the preface, is " eimplv
a'i attempt to convey to riic young, in a plain and fa
miliar manner, a knowledge nf those means hy which
the health and vigor of the human constitution is the
most effectually promoted, nnd ils powers of enjoyment
and usefulness prolonged to the latest period." We
have given il a cursory perusal, and as far as we arc-
able to judge of the subject on w hich the author treats,
accord our ready assent to its merits. The nrl of pre
serving health is one of incalculable importance to tile
world at large, and wc believe the " Catechism of
to personal feeling or private wishes. Let us reniem-! ** c **'^" wr " 10 ** 0 'l**«le ilic accomplish-
menl oftliat object. Il will certainly be read w ith in
terest by every one into whose hinds il may fall, and
we cheerfully recommend it lo public attention. Co
pies ol the work can be obtained on oppheation at the
Book-Store of Messrs. Shaw & Edwards in this place,
or ol Messrs, itichirds it Ganslil, Augusta.
toil in relation lo the means made use of fur obtaining
subscribers to the Advertiser, is trie; hul wc shall not
enter the lisle well an anonymous scribbler—we will
not defile our hands with liu-dirty work. It is a mat
ter of regrei to t.s, that we are compelled to witness
such a total prostitution of the public press, as the ad
mission of uriicles like the one alluded to above, is cal
culated In produce. For the Honor of the proleesion,' t0 * ,c brought out as a candidate for Governor of
The I.cgialaturc of Delaware adjourned nn the 2Gth
ult. Among the most important ofthe public Acts, is
the hill lo abolish imprisonment for debt, nnd to punish
fraudulent debtors, passr d on the last day of I he ses-
1 ion, w hich w ill go into operation on llie first of March
next, and w hich w ill then be applicable to all debts arid
contracts, past as well as future.
It is currently reported that llie lion. Richard Rush,
Pennsylvania.
According lo the Washington Telegraph, tho Hon.
’.'niton C. Rogers, uf Pennsylvania, is to lie the suc
cessor of Mr. Berrien ns Attorney General. Mr. Ho-
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Il will lie seen, that if the ratio of the repre
sentation be fixed at 50,000, the increase in
the number of members of the House of Re
presentatives, will be only seven. Tho same
number will of course be added to tbe Elect
ors of President and Vice President. Tlio
Eastern and Middle States will retain about
the same strength that they at present pos
sess ; the Southern will lose somewhat ; and
the Western and Southwestern will acquire all,
or nearly all, the additional numbers.—Sav.
Georgian.
Il is mentioned that in Rhode Island, every
freeman under the present system, is compell
ed to write his name ou the back of the ticket
lie votes, and after that, to lmve his name and
those of his candidates entered at length in a
hook kept hy the town clerk.
At the lust .session of onr Legislature, in
consequence ofthe number of routesled seats
and the s'rong evidence of illegal voting, the
committee on privileges and elections reported
a lull regiiliiting the mode of balloting, a part
of which w as that all tickets before being de
posited should he numbered on the back by
the presiding officers. This proposition re
ceived an undivided and decisive quietus, the
majority viewing it as a direct invasion of the
elective franchise.—Sav. Georgian.
On Sunday morning Inst between three and
four o’clock, a fire was discovered in a new
house which Air. Stewart was erecting on
Front-street. When the fire was discovered,
il had made such progress that any nltrrupi lo
snve tho house was considered hopeless. The
fire was soon communicated In the house
which Mr. Stewart’s family occupied as a te m
porary residence, and lo all the nut-houses—
not one of which escaped. Sn entirely desti
tute are we of the means of opposing the ra
vages of this destructive element, that bud
there been any wind, tho whole square upon
which those houses stood must have been de
stroyed—and perfectly calm as the morning
was. it was only by the greatest exertions 0:
some of our citizens that the fire was-prevont-
ed from spreading farther than it did. The
loss of the building in which tho fire origina
ted has fuller) upon Messrs.Rates and Dibble,
two enterprising nnd industrious mechanics
who had undertaken it, nnd would have finish
ed it in n few days. Mr. Stewart’s loss is es
timated at about four thousand dollars; that of
Messrs. Rates & Dibble at about $3000.
From all the cirrumstnnces, tlrero is no room
lo doubt tlmt it was the work of an incendiary.
—Columbus Enquirer.
bt-r that wr should now look closely to principles, _
well as men; and that unless the fnrtnersre correct,the
moral rectitude ot'the latter will not lira sure safe
guard from tile commission of daugeroua political ci-
rora. Lest this evil come upon us, wo niiial rise and
umtedlv put forth our strength; for if, unexpectedly,
we should not be sureessfip, ir would be from this cause
onlv, ihat there is diruion in our ranks. It is confi-1
I “TT ,hSl * l " t * V *! ° f C0,d " M * or opposition I asee.”-U c hive been politely favored with « copy of
'* ' ' ,l< nm " n C onr political friends, towards our the second annual report of tiiia Society, from which
EL* f r> " magistr iif, will yield to the ns-1 thu lollowing information is obtained; The whole
■co cise,sn t ic demands upon their patriotism, j number of members of tsmptrsncs societies in that
“-Vrfp York Stale Satiety Jar the promotion of Temper-
Appointments bij the President.—Edwnrd
Livingslon, of llie State of Louisiana, Secre
tary of State, in tlio place of Marlin Van Ho
ren, resigned.
Lovt Woodbury, of the State of New
Hampshire, Secretary of the Navy, in Iho
place of John Rritnch, resigned.
The office of the Sccrclary of tho Treasu-
.. ry, which Ima become vacant by the resigna-
gers n-us fuimerly Secretary ef the Commonwealth, I (ion of Samuel D. Ingham, has been offered
s:p^cr;^^.lri M0Cia ' CjuS,iCC,0f,l,C h «:L.n V f .he s.a,e 0fD,l** PW .
Cul. White is re-elected Delegate ,0 Congress from ' p&Tcn .hJrSK" n<!
Florida by a small majority. If, as his friends allege, i J len, l ,0,c, "l“ r y °> the Lulled Slates \q (’ rea >
he lias had much unfair play, the result is the more j “ rl * uln * Messrs. Livingston e; |( j Woodbury
creditable to him, as lie had lo tlghi against w ind and 1 have entered upon lilt) 'Julios of their ro«oe -t-
" . i ive Departments, M r . |mr|.am we under
The New York Evening Post, sava it has reason to ; stand will rnmnn ,i t e ’•» "oer
know that Mr. Van Buren' has no imention of going to | „ ,, ’ rcr " al . n ln <• e I rcasury Department
England. . unit! some unfinished business, upon which lie
The noted Gov. Desha’* son who fled from tho Uni-: ir, fin ^ e ^L* S completed. Hugh Lawson
ted States, died in Texas about the middle of March. ■ "l* c ’ * ennessee, who, on the 9th ult.
On h»s death-bed lie made confession of the murder of j was offered tho appointment of Serrelarv nf
Baker, and one other individual living in Texas, “ be- War. in tho nhrn nl* T.dm M p • j
sides being guilty of crimes equally criminal as murder ”! i _ »_ ,• J. . ,n . * kat°n, rosigncd,
Conn, Iliebi..el...l,c five fee, Russian Generali.,i o hnt the ‘L " * understand
haying ..tiered a rew ard fur the hi ads of several distin- I ' hnl lhe ,acanc y >" Hint Department will be
guished Polish patriots, a Polish genth man lias adver-! ' or, nwtth supplied, and that in the meantime
tised Ihat he will give 000 rix dollars and one thousand i its duties will be performed bv Mr. Eaton.
bushels ol potatoes for the head of the aforesaid Count Washington Globe.
Dubitsch. 1 Ins is a new kind f traffic, but if our ac- I b
counts ut the Russian warrior’s head are any where • •• n
near the mark, the Folander makes a generous offer. "‘ r> "ranch lias been invited by (he citizens
Mow some of the district, in old Ireland would snap at Rcrtie, N. C. to become a candidate for
this bribe. Camden Journal. (Congress. The following is Mr. Branch’s
Messrs, de Beaurmont and de Tongueville, two ma- answer to Iho Committee who were appointed
fof “>e to address him on the subject:
Enfield, May 17/A. 1931
purpose nl examining the prisons in the I'nilcd Slates
have arrived in New Fork. '
Conundrum.—Who arn the moxt disinterestedly good’
D’ye give it up? The good for nothing.
Gentlemen,—Your communication of the
10th instant, in behalf of a number of the citi-
The Newfoundlander, „v there „ „ , idr of Rc ,'! ,0 u C * ,Un ”’ '“"Veying <he,r wishes
flowing into ihat island-it is supposed that the profit 1 lha 1 sl,0 " ld . ber0me a I’lMidldato ,0 represent
ol the Seal fishery for one month, will amount.'60,. j *his dislrte,. in the next Congress uf the l T ni-
! ’c.H -Slates, was handed me yesterday evening-