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\i r, To lay out i|i.> 'inM Rivmoii in ilie
lin>)9 ai present in tiie ncniiiniirv ol’ tho
Cherokee Indians into small lots, and dm-
-'pc«o of llic same by separate Lottery.
Sec. 1st. Hr it tnacltil hij the Sennit, and
’'•u*e of RiprcscvditliefS oj'the Slate nfticar.
■ria in (general Assembly met, and it is hereby
'uncled by tile authority of the name : That-
)districts Nos. one, two, tliree, four, five, clc-
"ii, twelve, tliirteen, fourteen anil filleen in
:'.e first scetion : Districts, XOS. one, two,
i.Ylecn, seventeen, eighteen,
i the Sbino ruir.5 r.t.u rogijialions, ns pointed cut
in said a'I, atid oilier »er\jees, required to he
done try this act, not parlieulaily "pacified,
shall he done hv !!"• s.ime offi. eis, am! m t
same manner as said act prcm-ribes. That all
persons who -nav draw land by authority of
tins a :t, shall in like manner receive a grant
for the saniu on pavmcnt of the ten dollars ;
and also that fraudulent returns shall bo sub
ject to the same forfeitures and prosecuted in
the same manner, as pointed in the above fe
ed act.
•See. Bib. And be it further enacted, That
• lei o and twenty-one in the socond ' nolhiti^ in thin act rontainorl Hhall bn bo con-
1: Di.stricte. Nos, one, two. three, four, Pdrued, ns to authorise the surveyor lottery
efitceit, eighteen, nineteen, twenty' and jIho ^’•d pointed out in this act, until the
nty-one m the third section : And I)i.- > lime that the above recited act is authorized
e- ] to herarrieil into effect by authority of lllcStato,
Sec. 7lh. .‘hid be it further enacted, I toil
nil laws mi I it.it i n (p against this act snail lie,
and are, hereby repealed. ASBURY’ IR T f<l.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
N,
two, three, sixteen and
riteen, in the fonrlli section, shall hv the
fiuneyori heretofore pointed out by law. hr:
ilxiividt'J into Dots of Forty Acres each, by
ues running parallel with the District line:
,i the di'lattee of twenty chains apart, and
ios-ed hy other lines at rig'it ancles, and of
c like distance from . h other, marked and
. niilieriid according to ihe plan prescribed by
." Surveyor (general.
Sec. 2d. And hi it farther enacted. That
ho followin'.; shall l:e the description und
•lalifi nitons of persons entitled to a draw im-
h r this act, “ la irit: I’.very while male per-
i m of the iiaii of eighteen vears and upwards,
being a citizen nl tlm L niled States, and an
. iliabitant uitliin the organized limits of this
tab', three year.! immediately preceding the
ids! day of January (IS'I2) eighteen hundred
doll thirty-1ivo, including sueli as shall he ab
sent on lawful business, shall he entitled to
one draw ; hut no person shall he entitled to a
draw under this act, wjio has u family residing
out of this State, or whose family has not re
sid'd in tins Stalo for three years as aforesaid,
evcji't officers m tlm Army or Nuvv of the
United States ; provided said person has had
a family so lone. All widows with like resi
dence shall be. entitled to one draw. All fami
lies of orphans of Ido. residence, except such
ns may he entitled in their own right, shall
have one draw. And all heads of families one
ndthtiotral’diaw in consideration of their fami
nes.
Sec. Ad. I’Ami be it further enacted, That |
separate, li i . of persons entitled to a draw
duller this act, shall In; made, out and returned
hv Iho same, persons authorized to take in
.'lames of perse* entitled to draws hv an act
etlliilcil '‘an act to authorize the survey and
distribution of tlie- lands within the limits of
Georgia m the occupancy of the Cherukeo
Tribe of Indians ; and all oilier iinlncntcd land
wnliiii the limits of said Stale, claimed as
Crei'lt land ; and to c.uihorizo the Governor
to call out a military force to protect surveyors
ju tin discharge of their duties, mid to provide
.',)i the punishment of persons who may pre-
vtHit, or attempt to prevent any surveyor from
pciliirmiiii! Ins duties,us pointed out in tins net;
nr who shall wilfully cut down and deface any
marked trees, nr remnvo any land mark,
whir : i wav be made in pursuance of tins act,
and to protect the Indians in the peaceable
■ession o'-their improvements anil of the
mi which tlm same may ho stinnlcd ”—
Approved the twenty first of December 1830.
And the person or persons tailing ip names n»|
aforesaid, shall administer to all applicants for
draws under ll.n net, ollu t limn widows guar
dians or next li tend ol Orphans the following
oath, viz: “I do solemnly swear (nr aflirm)
that I am a citizen of tlm Foiled Status and
have resided in this Stale three years ininio.
diutcly preceding tlm lir-l of January 18.32,
exci t iihsont on lawful business,) and am an
■flhaliiiittitTJi’ the same, that I am eighteen
.■ears ot' age,—that I have hot given in my
.apie for a draw m the present contemplated
Laud I. ottery ol the Gold Region hi any other
part nf the State j and that I did not directly
or indirectly evade the service of this Stine or
the Lnilrtd Stales, in the Revolutionary War.
nr Iho lute Wars against Great Britain or the
ludiuns : So help me God.” Ami the follow
ing onlh shall lie administered to ull Widow* :
V 1 do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a
widow, ih it I imve resided in this Slain three
years immediately preceding tlm first of Jan
uary, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, except
absent on lawful Iiiisiiiobs. and am now a resi
dent ol this district,—III it 1 have not given in
my name for any draw in tho present contem
plated land lottery of the Gold Region, in any
other part of tho Slate ; So help me God."—
And all guardians or next fnendnf Orphans
Shull lake the following oath : “ I dnsoh'iwilv
swear (or ulfirml that the Ot pliant or family!
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to December 24th, ISA).
AVIDSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
Tho Athenian.
f on THE athknUV.
MARY’S rHARMS.
IffiB’ rvrr pro i tbe iulnnt'o "1111]**
Am fir si it IdoUm o'er (Jill p«»or « art I • ?
Mo«- invert that muili 1 , li-nv free from (juila
In infancy’* (i -at day of mirth.
I In -t ever Iho rninW* f.rm,
Am m ft if Hye« the caNlern e!nm! f
How rare itm loNVitv, when the H»r*rni
1 fMr thrown away its blackened shroud ?
Ma c t rv<*r marked the lint* of rvr
When tom b'd by nature'* dyin** Hot}?
Col'ring* which loken hmv clouds grieve
The expiring rays oflhm t/tcif Lord.
Halt Broil the meteor Northern li'.'ht
Shooting .-.far it« Imams of lilies ?
What Berne more lovely, what more bright ?
Wh.|t’« man’* poor urt compared with this J
Oh I ye», ’tig true ! I've aeon all their,
And mure than ttmo.pomuU tn.UlL . #
SiL'hU more iinfocgflivr — scene* which pIcftFO,
'Tin memory'* I-.•»«», on them to dwell.
I've seen the glory of tho sky
When S<>1 display h lit* blaring no.s©,
Rut pshaw ! the light of Miry'a ryo,
Is brighter when she's in a d»'ic.
I've seen the splendour of the rloiid,
When Luna ride* her starry path,
Rut Mary's form to earth though bowed,
More shining glorious beauty hath.
I’ve heard inen talk of Nightingales
And snv their voice it nirlody;
Rut the sweet strain* of Mary’t tongue
!•» sure an angel's minstrelsy. * — -
Ifsnch the clnrrnt which Afary hatt,
Hoa vain to speak of other things ?
If such hnr beauty—aueli her grace,
Cease! ccaec my toocun—my harp t thy strings.
iYthcnsi Jan. 17.1332.
r.nnr.n hy o. i>. sham am> auio.y ciiasi:.
To CormprmiienU. — A communication from “ Philo”
is on hand, w hich wt must ilcrliuc publishing at pres
ent. Though perhaps Mot more defective, it is at least
liable to the same objections as the three other speci
mens given to-day, which, he will observe, arc the sub
ject of remark.
—
Kiratmn.—In our last paper, instead of saying ” Mil
ler firieve, K"q. has been engaged as editor of the Re
order,” we should tiave s'at'd that he had purchased
tie interest of Mr. Ciranttand in that paper. The
change of ownership commenced on Thursday last.
-<30-
Finimeri of G—An interesting statement of
the fist 'I atTairs of our Slate, appeared in the tnurnal
of Ihe I2'h inst. We shall publish it nest week.
-Vr. Derrick.— This gentleman ha. again addressed
tho Amerir-an publie, repelling ttie ennstruetien given
to til*, late dinner speech in xlitl-.lgeviHe, bv the Globe
some other prints, lie furiiislieg a short, and, as
nstrul, an able vn d.ration of his conduc t; but not liav.
Vr.ciUon.-ln l,.ok:oj o'
and coutra.-ting the situatii
orslile, though ume-pccleti
in periods re,ore re
to t
he records of olden uuie
if ihe ancient and lion-
feri.ity of old Raclielors,
e privileges they enjoy
i guilty of Ihe eriine of” living alone.” What* | f ° the Orphan’s Asylum,
in thin 1
heretrtfor
nee a publication of the j
I
{
Ton rne atiipvuk.
Till'. OAK I I. W.
HVhvnce comeat thou, lone withered leaf,
Palo in the zephyr moving 7
Thv mother trank, now bends in grief,
Beneath tho winds sad moaning.
Whither rnvest thou, wild faded one,
Before, the winter’s breath 7
The cold frost nl'ycllow autumn,
Hath sealed thy early death.
Thv grave is mi the barren heath,
Or to the moving rill,
The. iciei’d t vig is all thy wreath,
I ny u.mib's the snow capp'd hill.
Th v mother oat,, all leafless stands,
Aoiid themglu wind's moan;
Whd'st thou art in ihe drifting sands
On ihe Hoods art home.
T.ike the tender infant dying,
Then lenv'st ihv mother free,
And lilto '.he mother, im sighing,
O’er 1'imnicr, fled with thee.
Thou goes! w ith man to his low grave,
Pt" more to spread ihy green;
IVhere thou ilid’si once, in verdrirn w'aig,
Ano'hcr leaf will aumi he seen. !.
—OK*—
»oa riir. iTurvu;;.
Till’, ORPHAN GIRL. '
She was in the bloom of youtb, vpt so ileop-
lv Ksnsiblu was slid of hnr srtnation, ihafltt
frivolity and juvenile fnvity wrrn entirely ban
ished from hnr appearance. Thorn was a so-
d lioness and cnlmnosa in hurdnmoanor, which
wuro moro characteristic of thirty than lught-
ccn. Sli»s was of small stature, but vegy well
proportioned. Her face was remarkably cf-
fcminalo and well formcil; liar countenance
one of (bo most didicato and innocnnt in tho
world. Her pyes worn blue tinged with the
Imat iness of tho opening morn, and upon pro
per occasions full of vivacity and fire. She
had a softness and tenderness in her looks,
which would liavo touched tho must unfeeling
id Orphans, "hom 1 return, 's, or me entitled j heart. Add to this thorc was a kind of sor-
t" i draw undi-r Hits act, to the host of my j rowfiil melancholy which overspread her conn
knowledge, SO help nf* God.” And the psr-jtenance, and seemed to suhduo her native
eons authorized to take in ‘Uc names of those! lively disposition, and to restrain tho smile
txlin are onMlod to a draw under this act shall j which occasionally broke through all her mod.
receive twenty-live reals from such applicant
fur i' tfh diatv ; and Iho following oath ».\iil! ho
administered i" till heuds ot families, “ I. A.
J). d" solemnly swear that I am a mairicd
man uilh a f.t'iulv, so lu-lp me Gad.”
Bsv. 4'h. And be it further enacted, That
Os sunn as said lists uro made out and return
ed as ufot'osuid. Uis Kxcaillency tho Governor,
for the purpose of carrying the lottery into of.
feet, shall cause tho names of persona untitled
to draws together wiili other designatory re
marks of rosidenee &c.to ho placed on the tick
ets as Hourly similar as possible, which shall
he deposited in one wheel; and the prizes, on
tickets af-liko description, shall bo deposited
in another wheel; which prizes shall consist
of all square lots of Forty Acres each, lying hi
ih" above named di'lricle, and from each
wheel, as nearly at the same tiros, as may he,
a ticket shall be drawn and delivered to tho
superintending managers, and so on, until tho
whole number of prizes are drawn out in
radiincr presciibed hy the above recited act.
See. 5th. And be it further enacted. That
the lend pointed out in this act, slinll he drawn
toy** separate lottery from tho ono rontr.tnpla-
ted in the Rbnvo recited act. and shall he cou-
*!ucted by tho setno cccitnuawcsrs ond under
esty, like tho rays of tho sun piercing through
tho opening clouds, and after playing'Tor’a
moment over her lovely features, giving way
to her usual kedatoncss. Her hair was the
auburn mingled with tho sloe, and flowed in
looso though well arranged tresses over her
shoulders and nock, which was well formed
and while as the driven snow upon ihe clofid-
cupt summits of tho lofty Alps. When she
moved it was with a simplicity and graceful-,
ness which always, attracted the attontion of
all who beheld her. When she spoke, it was
with a'm.idost ditKdehen*which always Tefl7TiiU
enraptured auditor'to understand moro than
hor quiycring lip u,nd laulloriug tqnguo would
enable her. to communicate.. And when she
turned her enchanting uyegupcm ono who had
a heart to feel, ho felt his soul dio within him,'
molted down and overpowered with a(l die
tenderness of love and soul-stirring sympathy.
In herjtvholo mien there appeared, 'go; much ^
resignation, yet so much tndopon Jenco! Jo)nt'8 encoertga'ilis authors, who wo presams trs young
with u deep sense of her situation, that it . _
struck all who beheld her with admiration, and
seemsd to sav, " friend, injure not a sorrowful
and unfonuoato orphan. - ’ Such was the p«r.
scnal nppearanca of **»* to.
Yc3:f, fee. PIIILANTHROPOS.
ng diftpril <i»v
not at tTufTTatV"
locuincntB that iiavo oppcarfJ
’ Hisivfifof Cc.fj'ui. —Tin* subject
\ proceedings of tho Legislature, become n matter of
1 pome interest, nnv new laot connected with tfnr eftrly
scTtleniCnts, uii! umst undpubtetlly be read will, atteo-
:tior»; ftirjhooph our (Jeneril Ancmbly did not choose
Imnllv to appropriate money to clfecl the wished for
objccl of furni^liing nrJeiiaifl for a complete hietoiy of
the.State, yet liaviup once bceii agitafetl, it w ill com
mand men aiot.^ concern, until finally accomplished.
T7Tfthl In fills d^^;'rf7'\TMrRencri6' rcc.inl such facts
ih cofitd •’Odd’ mir observation, nVtd which may he use
ful to any one hereafter engaged in a compilation of
our history. With this view, then, we would state,on
inform£ti<‘>Tft frotn’the Charleston F.ytninp To3t,that in
1732, the same year in which fiov. Oc^ethorpc esta
blished biasettlement, a newspaper was commenced
in,Charlc8ton. which contains “ a connected account
of cvcnta in the early history of Georgia.” Files ofthia
papeMkrc deposited in the Charlc«ton Library, and
would be highly advantaceous a9 books of reference
fvy: tlm.Q££iiirearca of.piiet.times. TIir. RdjsI remarks,
"Thofir^t newspaper published in (Jcorpia, wa* eefa-
blished in 1763, edited by James Johnson ; probably ft
descendant of one of the first aettlcre; ne tin firut Anplo-
American female born in Georgia wan r.umed Johmon.
It wai worthy of remark, tliut at tlie end of the brat
century from tho settlement ofthat State, tho popula
tion of .Georgia was double what was the population of
the whfile Unifed State* at the end of the same peri >d
aficr tho first settlement.”
that department nf this paper Usually devotffd
to original niiicellany, nil! bo found to-day, one pro«e
and two poetical communication*. We are happy to
irtlfTRIl J»oWe'r to phrich tlfo column* ofthc Athe-
;;ian with production* of native genius and talent, and
ire are a1w> desiroua to accommodate such of our friends
os write for us, with tha publication of their pieret*,
oven though they may be liable to the attacks of mjc
cessful and justifiable criticiam. We regard it, how ev
er, a* an abundant cause of regret, that so little otien-
tion tv paid to iho cultivation of a talent for writing, or
tha| tluyc who make prtteiipioiu^ to its^jHJ8«« Haion,
niiould rout satisfied with giving to tile world a rough
composition, without correction or revibioti, either ua it
regurda cqriridtcucy of ideas, oj perspicuity of afylc—in
other words, content to stand upon the threshold of
their act, when all its beautiful nuricacicB are accc^si- 1
hie, and reinLied plui i hy pr r^t verancc. - Thi* fault is
to.>- wt ’»atf'v/tdoat said universully*—prevalent, and
we ure therefore under the necessity, either of rejecting
our communications entirely, or publishing them v> ith
all their fuult.^.
The first of the artLIefi abovn alluded to, is a sonnet
to “ Mary’uCharmsthe second purportb to bo an
address to “The Oak Leuf;” both, no doubt, furnish
ing very gond themea on which to lavish strainu of p
esy. So far as the rhyme and measure aro concerned,
the former, nifty not be liable*lo many objections ; but
rt containu some gropj violations of the rules of fine
writing. It is unneersoaryjor ua to point out and re
mark upon tho absurdity of giving tho divine title of
" Nature's Goc^” to the Sun, or of advancing the idea
that the Aurora Borealis ia composed of' beams oj bliss
W\ need noi toll the reador that the idea of SoJ’a “ bla
zing noec** in far-fetched, or that “puhaw” ia a bad
word in sentimental poetry. These defecta will be at
once perceived, and our principal motive fo- hinting at
, them, ia that tkeir author may hereafter avoid a re><om-
mission of wha* rouit xumVd hi* production*, if not at
one© remedied.
In Mi ThoO«k Leaf” the ri.yma i* gonwa'ly good,
and the measure observed with acflipulou* exactnee*.
yet with *ucl}0 total disregard to occenf, as utterly to
destroy tho melody, which i* an indispensable requisite
to versification. The fifth verse i* ambiguous, and the
fourth but a repetition of patta of the first and third.—
Thi* »■ the ce&ult of hasty and inattentive wruing—fur
vThich care ia tha only remedy.
Th* third communication, bearing tha engaging cap
tion of “The Orphan Girl," though it contain* sonic
good thing*, we must say in all candor, ts too common
place. ,It hi *n attempt at description, in which the
writer has fallen a* low, at least, as the standard of’
dzocrity. 'Though diveifeu of efmrst every thing like
briginalttr, novelty cr t J may bs called gram-
malicaUyC ,, f # y n, ft ft ‘€ A ^. v l correct—but in one instance
we notice a dworCpancy in the ideas, to which we would
refer by asking—can a soul be said to die, at tho same
time being operated on by *ouI-ifirn»g aympathy ?”
Wo have made, t'.iese remark* without the slightest
dcdt*n"c rldicuie oT otfendTany one ; we would rather
it th« preaeiit day, st cannot but b** a matter of the
sincerest gr^ftficotron fo the w hole rare, to realize'heir
exemption from thrwrestraiiitH and burthens which our |
staid old grandfathers imposed. !t was not enough |
tliat the original Puritans of “the land of steady habits”
spiked a nian'M ears to the piilory who doubted for a
moment tho infallibility of their religious creed; that a
Quaker coat or a broad brimmed hat was held as an
abomination; that every old woman whose nose and
chin had approximated ?o near each other as to t*n-
dangcr.tlieir quarrelling, was hungup by tho neck, or
burnt for witchcraft; but bachelors, poor, inoffensive,
defenceless bachelors, were most scandalously perse
cuted. Their hulh were shut up by legislative enact
ment s, and severe penalties imposed upon every mail
who i
ever might have been its moral effect upon community,
it certainly wa*i a most barbarous law, especially if it
required of them, as it would now, an utter impossibil-
ty. We. thank our stars that in this era of intelligence
and refinement, all such acts of legal tyranny are ex-
ploded. Surely, the ban of public opinion is punish
ment enough for all the sins of celibacy, and particu
larly when it is as often the result of necessity as of
boice. Unjust os such eppre
;»ur.d men, law-inakeis too, even of the present gen
eral ion, laboring to enforce tho doc'rine of our ances
tor.- by tho more mild and gentle means of tauatim !
Hut the attempt l as always b-’cn promptly put down,
and at this day tho law, if not public sentiment, accords
to the whole race r>f bachelors, the benefit* of civil and
religious liberty, untrammelled hy any pecuniary re
striction. We give tho following as u specimen of Ju- J
dieial proceedings in the duyj to which w© have allu
Stephen GWard—AVe oro indebted t0
highly esteemed friend for the followm e a}*’
stract from the Will of the late Stephen (j
rard, Esq. There is not, perhaps, an iristn nc
recorded in the history of the world,, ’
human heinj; devoting such an ininiem
amount of wealth, for ihe benefit of his Jollou-
man, as the venerable deceased has Ri Ven ,
the city of his adoption, for the laudable pu.
peso of its improvement, and for the meliorc
lion of tho condition of its inhabitants •
STEPHEN GIRARD’S WILL.
Gives to the Pennsylvania Hospital,
subject to tho payment of an an
nuity of 8200 to a female slave,
_ whom he sets free, S30.00r«
To tho Asylum for the Deaf and
Dumb,
20,000
IO,0i.iy
10,000
10,00c
lO.OOu
20,000
G.OOO
120,0l)f)
4,000
ID di d :
‘.It a Court I,Men ct HumpiM, 8 „/ 8 mo.—This
uri being informed thm John Little hole, of Haverhill,
| livelh in a house by hini6«*lf, contrary to the law of the
J count rv, whereby nee is subject to much sin ; and hav-
, having by iho lu'-C ] inc had information ofsome nf his accounts, which are
in no way to bee allowed of, but depri ved and dis
countenanced, doe therefore order that the nnid John
doe foithw:th, at furthot, within ihe time of six week*
next afior iliedau. hereof, remove himself from the sud
plant! and solitary life, ond oettlo himself in mime or-
drrly family in tho naid town©, and bee subject to the
orderly rules of family government in said family (un
less he bee removed out of the said towno wit bin the
time).ami if lice doe not perform this older ubove-
saicl, then tins Couit doth order that the Sth'ctuien Jo
forthwith order and plncu the suiil John to bee in pom
orderly family a* abovep.iid, which, if bee shall refus
to Kubmit unto, then these are in Iup rnnjeaties name to
require the constald© of paid town©, upon his knowl
edge of it, or information, to apprehend ihe perFon of
said John and caTv him to the house of correction iff
110,00?
Ilampion, there t<
shall !»••© freed by order of
Rhall boe a disdiurgo and m
!)•• kept and sett i
authority
it).”
woik untill 1
and this order
eoo,oo^
To the Controllers of tho Public
Schools,
To tho City Corporation, to he in
vested, and the interest to ho ap
plied annually in the purchase of
Wood for the Poor,
To the Society of Ship-Masters,
To the Free Masons’ Lodge,
, there have been j For a School to he erected in Ihe
township of Passyunk, tor poor
white Children,
Sundry Legacies to individuals,
amounting to
Several Annuities amounting to
about
To the City of New Orleans, 1000
ucres of improved Land in the ter
ritory of Mississippi, and
One-third of 207,000 acres of un
improved Land in the eurne terri
tory.
To the City of Philadelphia the re-
iTiainiog two-thirds of the said un
improved Lands.
[This land is said to bo now
worth 500,000 dollars.]
To the City of Philadelphia, Stock
in tho Schuylkill Navigation Com-
pnny,
[Worth in the market considera
bly more than this sum.]
ii'iili* refuse j For a Collece for poor white male
children and its proper endow
ments, the sum of 2,000,00i
To the City of Philadelphia, for cer
tain City Improvements, to be in
vested, and (ho interest to bo an-
nttnllv applied,
All his remaining Estate, real and
personal, (no part of tho real es
tate to lie sold) is to be npplied tin
follows : in further aid of the said
College—improvements of tho Ci
ty and in relief of the Taxes.—
This Estate is very largo, but not
yet valued.
To the ComrnonweiilLluaf Pennsyl
vania, to ho applied to Interna!
Improvements by Canals, provi
ded tt\n Legislature shall, withic
one year from Stephen Girard's de
cease, pass laws authorizing thu
City of Philadelphia to make tho
intended improvements—otlier-
w!3c to the United States for tho
faint: object,
Executors of his Will are, Timothy l'atc-
son, Thomas P. Cope, Joseph Roberts, Win.
J. Duane, John A. Ilarciay.—Phil, Advertiser.
Mr. Girard commenced with “ Bmull lie*
ginings." At first n cabin hoy ; then mate oft
ship j then keeper of a small tap shop, wliero
lie retailed drams uud segnrs : ho successively
rose to tire rank of tho first merchant and thu
most opulent banker in the country. ‘Indus
try and frugality,’was his motto ; business »an
with him a passion.; and like all who devntu
themselves with enthusiasm to uny pursuit,
he was gifted with genius for his profession.
Mr. Girnrd was in the 84th year of hisnge,
according to Ins own account, given to the fa
ther of tho editor of this paper.
Mr. Girnrd was a native of Bordeaux, i(,
France, where ho has still living, we .believe,
a brother and sister. Ho has ll)reo neiees
married in this city, and several nophows
likewise.
In tho Yellow Foyer in 1703, Mr. Girard
was distinguished for his active benevolence
at the Bush Hill Hospital, in ministering to
the sick and devising plans for tho prevention
and restriction of contagion.
We understand the business of Mr. Girard
will suffer no interruption by his death, that
his bank will enntinuo its operations ; and hi?
buildings on his Mnrket-st. Sqtiarb progrer.-’
to an imposing, elegant, and useful comple
tion.
Tho hubito of Mr. Girard wero exclusively
those of tho* man of business. He had pi*
pleasures, but iu the performance of active
dutieB ; always to bo./qupd busy in his conipt-
ing room, or busiiing on his farm, for ho war
(ond of agriculture ; feeding his own cattle,
300,00'.'
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S U M M A R Y.
Fteom Superseded. — \ Mr. Itict.arJs, an Kngitior'r of
Bristol,(Kng.) hue perfected an KnJUis Pcwtr Machine,
self acting, and equal to 2.70 horse pnwer, wdiictr he
a.certa will supersede the Use of steam, in every iu-
stnnc#,
Ornament., each ns tnksiimds, wafer cups, chim
ney vase., flower note, tve. are a.iid in be now rnndc in
the Northern States, front tho anthracite coat, tin arti
cle w hich ia susceptible nf a marl remarkable and beau
tiful polish.
In the Stationary arrv.unt nf Congress for the year
ending let ult. we find the follow ing iteiria:—2879
reams of paper, lfdbs wax, 5*70 dozen purrlnnentx,
45,000 quilt-, 288 Itniv'.-, ]00!bs- wafers, 300do. can
dle®, 716 dozen tapers, 252 seals, 480 ink-jugs; 480 wa
fer boxes, 228 folders, 30 cala. oil, 7 bushels sand, 188
lbs. twine, 480 tund-boya,
The Legislature of Indiana on die 9th inst. elected
General John Tipton to the Senate of the V. S. to liil
ttie vacancy officii. Nnbl", deceased.
K bill hoa passed tin- Alabama lloueeof Represent-
ativ.s on the mibinct at slaves and f: e persons rf cnl-
or—prohibiting their introduction under very severe
penalties.
On the 19th Dec. hickory wood was SIS, and oak
812 a curd in New-Ynrk eOy. The crporaiion own
two farms on L"iic Island, from which they were cul
ling wood to supply the poor.
If the basis of the next representation in Congressi
45, 46 or 47 0C0 Georgia w ill have nine representatives;
if 49, 49 or 50,000, eight.
The militia fine! collected in Pennsylvania during tli
last year, amounted in onz million three hundred and
eighty.one thousand dollars.
The Albany Daily Advartirer states tlutt the revenue
front tire Erie und Chu'lipluin far,ids tins y.u:, will tie
about 8160.000 more than during the last. East year
it was 81,056.922.
Corn.—An unusual scarcity of Corn exists in this
marker at present, and unless arrivals shorlty la!;
place, the poor animals whose food it ir, must severely
suffer. We understand it is impossible tn find titty
bushels for sab: at any price.—Sue. Gear. Ith in-,'.
It is stated that on tha 23d till, in Philadelphia, (lie
number of paupers in iho alme-hruae io that oily, was
1600—und every probability of ao addition of at least
400. It has been found necessary to provide extraor
dinary accommodations. The number in the New York
alms.house at Bellevue, ia ”100, and c,impose a tow n
within a small enclosure. *
Tho I.cgialatiiro of North Carr,lira have refused to
rebuild their Capitol—the Seat of Government will, it
is anpposed, be removed to Fayetteville,
Some of our newspapers complain of the manner in
which Georgia has Keen abused by the National Re
publican Convention—lea think it matter nfgratulatinn
—Georgia must tiavp been rioeplr mortifind hnd aho
been praised bv an assembly which had nominated John
Sergeant for Vico President.—,dug. Ccustituticnalist.
Lead .Vines.—The amount of Lead made at the rai
led States’ Lend Mines ai Fever River and Missouri,
during the vear, is 6 119,080 pounds. In 1629. the , ' , r . , . , „
amount was 14,641,311' pounds' The rents of these r I ,r,n ? Ins “ llettf, and even.bestowmg hl8
Mince are puid in Lead ; and i.i
wero reduced .".am 10 to 5 per cct.
lead made.
t.'.e .amount
Army Deaths and Desirtions.—Tho number
in the armv during the laot y.ar, is 126, of which 22
were fr- to intemperance, »'>d 21 from i-onsaniplion.—
The dear-itiotta during ttiir war, amounted to 145(1.
The onuial tosa by each deeertiun is estimated at J8t
CO. It ia suggested that an incrcuse ef pay to this
amount might icmedy this evil.
man, to penesere in their effor'.t, hoping that thi* ex.
po**«f •ante,of their palptbl* cror*, may lead them
her oaf. cr to toko better heed; not trusting atono to (be
firat anggeation* of youthful gentua, but exerciting that
judgment without tha salutary influence of which, at!
tbetr h'jli hopes ef aucrtM r 3 be irOdmh'M hlyrlcd. I uc’ar '.hr pon d
f Influenza appear, it ia
: taken every hour, will
When tho usual symptom
said that two gtaiits of Quin
arrea! the d:xirder.
Fr.q •lent inquiries fiavinj; been m*<Ic wbether a div
idend of the I'oor Sri: *o! t j id will be made lor the p*rc«*
exit year, wo have cslti 1 ar the Executive office, and
been informed that •» dividend will bemtdc, ti;d prob-
ably within iln' j*rca'«c.»t irontli.—Recorder.
Sttlm GrontUebl, 1i.i* been rdecten*Prr*idcnt of
tho Branch Bank of the State of ficnrgm, in Milledge-
fill©, vice (jt'orvo IL ( layton, resigned. The lat «r
Ccntlcman u >w f»‘!s the ufticc of 4'tfhicr in the seme
lust kot ion.
A letter fn*m ! »vi rp«>ol, England, **)• • " Tk« Re*
form Bill mav piss—ihe discontents may ha appended
—public cordidv.ice b? rc5tc?;5—i$\e*y
ary, 1833, they {attention on tho culture nf a vegetables gr.rti*
on, tho produce of which ho caused to be ta-
jken to market. His fruits and his flowers
of death* j we ro nlso of the most choice kind. But it
his hands, for his was tho touch of Midas, ovC"
ry thing; was turned into gold ; and fruits, flq«’;
ers, vegclahlea. ships, housos, lots, bank tint!
all, contributed iu the end, to pour milliunJ
into his lap. Like all man of immense w ealth,
it was his peculiar delight, to cast his eyes
over tho aggregate of his millions. But ho
took most pleasure in adding houso to house,-
lot to lot, until ho could count his squares cJ
buildings, apd found it impossible to couct
the number of his deeds, parchments, anJ
warrants. To 4l:e Schuylkill Navigation
Company ho was on efficient friend, in ihof
hour of need—ns well as to tho Chcaapcako
Canal Company, and other public works o.
vast importance and lasting utility.—Phil:-
delphia Whig.
Tit* naroaof the foal oflic. m New ton co. Iictft'/c:^
a?ti '‘Cross Basde,” is «t'.’rtd to ''b'h'.fiioki.''