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VOL. XIV.
THE CCRGIJ JEFFERSONIAN.
IS PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING
BY WII.IiI.A2Vr CLINE,
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i CZF’SALES OF LANDS bv Administrators,
Executors or Guardians are required hi law to be
held on the first Tuesday in the month, between
the hours ot ten in the inrenoon and three in the
afternoon, af the Court-House, in the county in
which the land is situated. Notice of these sale,
must be iven in a public gazette FORTY DAY S
previous to the dnv of sale.
SALES OF NEGROES must be made at pub
lie auction on the first. Tuesday of the month, be
tween the usual hours of sale, at the place of pub
lic sales in the county where the letti*rs Testa
nentary, of Administration or Guardianship may
have been sranjeri; first giving FORTY DAYS
notice thereof in one of the public gazettes of this
State, and at the court house w he e such salearsc
te be held.
Notice for the sale of Personal Property must
be given in like manner FORTY DAYS previous
to the day of satc.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate
must bo published FORTY DAYS.
Notice that application will he made to the Court
Ordinary for leave to sell land must he pub
lished for TWO MONTHS ,
Notice for leave to sf.il negroes must he
.fMihlishcd TWO MONTHS before any order ab
so'nte shall be made I hereon by (be Court.
CITATFONS Tor Letters of Adniinistration,
Vnust he published thirty Davs; for Dismission
from Administration, monthly six months; for
Dismission Irom Guardianship, forty day’.
(tides lbj|the Foreclosure of Mortgage must be
published monthly tOR four months, esfah
psh:ng lost papers, lor the lull space of thrf.e
months; for compelling titles from Executorors
Administrators,wheie a bond has been given by
the deccas and the full space of three months.
From the Washington Sentinel.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
A LL business entrusted to their care v.ill re
im ccive prompt attention.
R. MANSON. Slttt, - E. P. TV ATKINS
April -s>, 1303 14—
11. & G. j. GRiiMMm
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
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Gibeu J Green, j c,rsffin ,Ga.
Hartford Greet*, ZcbMoii, G:i
Mi.v 88.1852
KL W,
Attorney at Late .
December, 1, 1853. 48—ts
HENRY HENDRICK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Jackson, Butts County, Ga.
February, 1852.
INGRAM & CRAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
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and the adjoining counties. Office ove r
(lie store of J . K. Redd & Cos.
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Attorneys at Law,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Office over Gunby’s store, White Hail
®* B. HAYGOOD j. I. WIIITAKE,
Formerly of Wat- Formerly of Fay
kinsville, Ga. ettevillc, Ga.
June 15, 1853. S?|l_
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ATTORSiiTS AT LAW,
Fayetteville, Ga.
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June 17, 1853. 25—ts
A. L. BORDERS
A TTG RNE Y AT LAW.
Griffin, Georgia.
Drcrmbcr I, 1853. 48—ts
F. W. A. DOYL&
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFERS his professional services to the. Pu
blic. All business entrusted to liis manngemr
will meet with the most prompt attention. Reason
able deductions will be made in lees, in proportio
to the amount oft’usinessso entrusted.
Office on Solomon s'rect, oppositethe Bap
it t Church.
I Attention,
REFERENCE S J Perseverance,
l Promptitude.
Griffin, March, 1852. 12- tt
Zb P DAITISL,
Attorney at Law.
Office in the .Via,sonic Building, onHill-St
Jv ,1851. “28 —|y
DP,. J. WASHINGTON JOSES.
OFFICE AT THE IiHUG STORE ON BROADWAY
GritJin,
PSSSiCItJM
HTE|TH.ip.
JDIE, a*. ‘* ‘gltt&iftl&s
WOULD lettjjectfulljF iuioiiu nil who are in
need ot lull set> or partial seta of Teeth,
and who wish ‘ltem put up with skill and experi
ence, warranted,to answer every purpose requi
red, (hat ihey can novY tie eupplidii at short notice,
and with the same style put up upon a hcautitu
meialic base, which took the premium uvergl
oihers ol the kind at Ihe late Fair in Macon, also
the Fust Premium at the late Fairin Atlanta. Dr.
U..has lately made arrangements so I hat persons
Iving in the country, or in ally Vd the adjacent
towns, can, jl’ they wish, command his services
tree ol charge, vvhtch will secure them against the
many imnnsitons practiced ly itincranquack that
ravcrsejthc cuumrv,
iJnllin, Jan.
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#toeroitt Jeffersonian.
Coi respondence of the Skvannah Courilf.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
IN SENATE.
Milledgville, Dec. 6, 1853.
The Senate convened this morning at
9 O’clock.
‘ WifYftwklef, ol Spaldibg, introduced
a bill to amend the aot of incorporation
of the city of Griffin; Also, a bill to au
thorize the Inferior Courts of this State,
to bind out free persons of color to service,
between the age of five and twenty-one
years, when they consider it necessary.
Mr. Pope, of Wilkes, offered a resolu
tion to consolidate the Committees on the
Census and new Counties, to ascertain the
representation which Counties out of which
new Counties are formed, are entitled to
in the approaching appointment.
Several remarks were made npon this
resolution, by the mover, Mr. Pope, in re
gard to the confusion ensuing, from the
formation of new codntiefc, also,-Mr. White,
of Elbert, Mr. Green, of Pike, Mr. Hall
and Mr. Stephens. The resolution was
adopted.
The bill to amend the acts in relation
to the Court of Common Pleas of Savan
nah, was, on the special motion of Mr.
Cone, taken up, out of order, and read a
second time.
Mr. Hall, of Clark, moved to take up
and pass a bill to incorporate the Mc-
Donough Collegiate Seminary, which was
done.
The following committee was announced
by the President, in relation to Senatorial
Districts in the State:
From Western Circuit, Mr Hall, of Clark
“ Middle “ Miller, Richmond
“ Northern “ Pope, Wilkes.
“ Eastern “ Cone, Bulloch.
“ Southern “ Biown, Thomas.
“ Ocmulgce “ Cochran, Wilkins’n
“ Flint “ Moseley, Spalding.
“ Chatta’hoo. “ May, Stewart.
“ Cherokee 11 McConnell, Cht’ga
“ Coweta “ Collier, DeKalb.
“ S’thwestern “ Clark, Baker.
“ Blue Ridge “ Boggess, Carroll.
“ Macou “ Robinson, Macon.
The special order of the day was then
taken, which was the bill to raise the ju
risdiction of Justices of the Peace, to the
sum of fifty dollars, which was reconsider -
ed. Several speeches were made, and a
number of amendments were offered to
stay execution for certain periods. Upon
the bill, the yeas and nays were called for,
and were, yeas 24; nays 45.
Resolutions offered by Mr. Hall, of
Clark, and adopted by the Senate, in re
lation to the death of the Hon. Charles
Dougherty.
Having learned with profound regret
the sudden death of the Hon. Charles
Dougherty, an eminent citizen and late
President of the Senate/ of the State of
Georgia,
Resolved, That the following record be
made appreciative of his character and
services. That in the life of Charles
Dougherty, we recognise the honest man,
the able jurist, the upright Judge, and un
partial presiding officer of this body, that
by his death a chasm has been produced
in the social, civil and political circles,
calamitons to his friends and to the State.
Resolved, That the foregoing be enter
ed on the Journal of the Senate, and a
copy be forwarded by the Secretary, to
the family of the deceased. I>.
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’!
Milledgeville, Dec. 5
A bill to authorize Warren Freeman of
the county of Bibb, to practice medicine
on the Homcepathic system, was taken up
as the unfinished business of Saturday last.
Yeas 59; Nays 51.
Mr. Andrews, a bill to incorporate
Monticello and Griffin Railroad Company.
Mr. Hardeman, a bill to endow the
Macon Mechanic Society.
Mr. Trice, a bill to change the 2d sec
tion of the 10th division of the Penal Code,
by making the penalty of Bigamy and
Polygamy, imprisonment in the Peniten
tiary for a term not less than eight nor
more than fifteen years.
Mr. Redding, a bill to authorise every one
who may obtain from any Medical College
in the United States, a Diploma to prac
tice Medicine and charge for their services.
Mr. Young, a bill to establish a general
system of Education in the State. This
bill proposes to add so much of the profits
of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to
the present Poor School Fund, as will con
stitute the sum of two hundred thousand
dollars per annum.
A bill to incorporate Franklin Bridge
Company-
December 6th.
On motion of Mr. Pickett, so much of
the Journals, as relates to a bill prohibiting
the driving of cattle to the county of Gil
mer, between the 15th of May and the Ist
of October, w r as reconsidered
The rule was suspended, and Mr. Cleve
land, of Habersham, introduced a bill to
add a portion of Habersham to Lumpkin.
The bill for the pardon of Elijah Bird,
of DeKalb county, now under sentence of
death, was, on motion of Mr. Young, of
Union, taken up, and passed. Yeas 48;
Nays 42.
Mr. Smith, of DeKalb, and Mr. Turner,
of Troup, opposed the passage of the bill,
and ir. a few words, expressed the reasons
of their opposition. Mr. Lamar made a
short, but effective speech in favor of the
bill.
A bill to amend the Tax laws of this
State, was made the special order of Fri
day next.
A bill to provide for the compensation
of Grand and Petit Jurors, in the county
of Habersham. Passed.
A bill to alter, define, and straighten
the Lines between the counties of Talbot
and Taylor, was laid, for the present, on
the table.
On motion of Mr. Pottle, the House ad
journed until half past 9 o’clock to-raor
row. T.
Wait a Little! —lt is announced for the
benefit of those persons who did not get
a sight at the comet that it will again ap
pear before the public, for a few nights
only, in the autumn of 2147.
GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1853.
From iWflarttiinii Republican*
meeting of Congress.
sJAashington, Dec. 5.
INNATE.
The Senate met to-day, 43 Senators ap
pearing in seats. New members were
sworn in, after which notices of bills here
after to he inireiitfefcd -given.
Notice was given of a bill to grant pub
lic land for railroad purposes in lowa.
Mr. Gwinn, of California, gives notice
(hat he would introdee bills to make
donations of government lands for the
budding of a railroad and telegraph line
from San Francisco to the Colorado river,
and for the establishment of a line of mail
steamers from San Francisco to Shanghai
in China via Houolulu in the Sandwich
Islands.
Mr. Dodge give notice of a bill for the
organization of a Territorial government
for the Territory of Nebraska.
Mr Seward introduced a resolution,
calling upon the President for informa
tion in regard to the correspondence be
tween the King of the Sandwich Islands
and the government of the United
/States. The resolution lies over.
The Senate adjourned without trans
acting further husiness.
House of Representatives.
Jin the House 217 members appeared
in their seats. Linn Eoyb, of Kentucky,
the lasi. Speaker, was re-elected Speaker
of the House, receiving 143 votes. —
Forney, of Pennsylvania, the last Clerk,
was also r< -e!ected. All the Democrat
ic caucus nominees were elected.
After the transaction of some unimpor
tant business, the House adjourned.
From the Columbus Tim< s & Senlinel-
Boundary line belweeii A 1 abama
anti Georgia.
Gov Collier vs. the j Supreme Court of the
United Slates .
Wejglve below, that portion of Gov.
Collier’s late Message to the Legislature
of Alabama, which relates to the decision
of the Supreme <'ourt of the United States,
in reference to this boundary line. It will
be seen, that he complains of their having
decided the question at all; believing that
they might have decided the case to which
he refers without it, and not that it was
not fully and deliberately considered. —
Admit his position to be correct, (and that
event has decided, that it is not,) what
can he expect will be gained by another
investigation which he advises the Legis
lature to seek? Os the nine Judges, three
only dissented; and one of them, it is un
derstood, has since expressed himself to
be satisfied with the decision.
It will be remembered, that the plain
tiffs in error, (Howard and Echols) claim
ed under an act of the Legislature of Geor
gia, authorising the mayor and council, of
city of Columbus, to convey to the pur
chasers for water lots, the ground extend
ing from bay street aeross the river, to
high water mark, on the western bank.—
Georgia, it is understood, has always
claimed this mark to be the line; and the
decision more than sustains her claim—
Had the court decided according to the
views of Gov. Collier, no one holding title
from the State of Georgia, would have the
right to erect a dam across the river, or
in any way, to change the natural condi
tion of the current, for any purpose, with
out the consent of the land holders on the
Alabama side. Alabama asserted her
claim after the plaintiffs had erected a dam
and other improvements: Hence, the five
or six years of harrassing, expensive and
almost ruinous litigation, through which
they were compelled to go. But even in
the face of three decisions against them;
one by the Supreme Court of Alabama,
affirming a decision of a Circuit Court,
and another by the Circuit Court of the
United States, for the district of Georgia
—suffering in the mean time from delay,
and the more than doubt thus cast upon
the title of Georgia; they still believed
they were right, and continued to perse
vere and endure; winning at last a success,
which we are sorry to learn, is not equal
in its effeet td the losses sustained.
Toithe States concerned, this is an im
portant decision; settling rights, which in
value, canot be estimated at less than one
million of dollars. When it is considered
that this. is by far the most important
boundary that Georgia has; that the de
cision settles the right to a most essential
strip of land, two hundred miles in length,
and to the immense amount of water po-‘
wer between Columbus and West Point,
besides other important advantages, this
estimate will appear moderate. To Ala
bama, however, the result should not be a
matter of so much regret—because the
most considerate advantage, coveted by
her claim, was that of the power to pre
vent Georgia from using the river for any
important purpose.
Linebetween Alabama and Georgia. —
The decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case of Howard vs.
lugersoll from the Supreme Court of Ala
bama, and Howard and Echols vs. Inger
soll from the Circuit Court of the United
States for the district of Georgia, makes
it my duty call your attention to this
subject. In the latter case, the question
was, whether “low water mark” along the
western bank of the Chattahoochee “at
•ts lowest state,” and the former, whether
“ordinary low water” was the line between
Georgia and Alabama.
The Court decided that neither of these
points marked the line, and that the bound
ary line between our State and her sister
on the East “runs along the high western
bank of the Chattahoochee—leaving the
bed of the river and the shelving shore on
the west within the jurisdiction of Georgia”
—Tiie decision is directly opposed to all
previously expressed opinions on the part
of Alabama. The Legislature of this
State, by resolutions of February, 1846,
declared, that the true intent and Cleaning
of the parties to the articles of cession and
agreement between the United States and
Georgia of the 14th April, 1802, were,
that Georgia should retain 4 the Chatta
hoochee within her own limits and cede to
the United States all her. territory West
of the river; and that the river from the
northern line of Florida up to the great
bend should become the boundary line to
the lands thus ceded to the United States
by Georgia; that upon no just or liberal
construction can Georgia exercise or claim
jurisdiction over any soil West of the ordi- j
nary channel of the Chattahoochee; and j
that the line designated by the margin of’
the river against its western bank at the
ordinary stage of water “is the true line
of boundary between the States of Geor
gia and Alabama.
These resolves, I luyl supposed, conce
de to Georgia the utmost limits she codld
claim. Indeed, I believe, they coutain a
brief exposition of the articles of cession,
expressed in terms of remarkable accuracy
and exactness.
I do not object that the Supreme Court
oftheUuited States reversed the judg
ment in both cases before it. The decision
of the primary court in the Georgia case
was clearly erroneous -and the Alabama
case, if not positively adverse to the law,
might have been reversed. on the ground
that the ruling on the Circuit must have
misled the jury. But in attainiug these
conclusions it was not necessary for the
court to have decided that the boundary
line between Georgia and Alabama “run
along the top of the high western bank of
the Chattahoochee ” The facts in the re
cords clearly indicate that it was not nec
essary for the court to have determined
on what precise point along the bank, the
line run—it was quite enough to have said
that it run as high as the point marked by
the water at its ordinary stage This
would have entitled the plaintiffs to re
cover in both cases, and left the question
of State boundary to be settled iu a direct
proceeding.
The opinion of the court was not unani
mously concurred in. Though all assent
ed to judgments of reversal, three of the
Judges expressed opinions substantially
agreeing with our resolutions of February,
1846.
All we have ever desired is, that the ar
ticles of cession shall be interpreted with
an enlightened reference to the established
principles of construction—good faith —
the subject, matter and object to be effect
ed—common sense, and the probable
meaning intended to be given to controll
ing words, are sure guides to explicate the
intention of the parties. If these lead to
a conclusion against us, we should submit.
But as the decision referred to, has been
made under circumstances of which he
may justly complain, is prejudicial to many
of our people, and the argument was con
curred in by a bare majority of the court,
I submit it to your discretion to determine
whether you will make provisions for the
initiation of a suit under the Constitution
of the United States, which directly put in
issue the question of boundary.
Educational Convention.
The following action of the Convention
of the Teachers of Georgia recently held
in Milledgeville, will be found interesting.
We will publish a full account of the pro
ceedings as soon as we receive it. We
copy the subjoined from the Constitution
alist and Republic, of the 4tli inst.;
The committee by the Leach
er’s Association, reported to night in
favor of the establishment of a Board of
Education, to be composed of the Govern
or, and one member from each J. circuit.
The members of the board are to hold
their offices for nunber of years,
examine and digest different systems of
education, and are expected to present
some plan to the next Legislature They
are to have a Secretary, who is to travel
from county to county as far as possible to
collect information on the subject of educa
tion, deliver addresses on the same, and
make reports to the board. The associa
tion will present a memorial, in favor of
their plan, to the Legislature, and ask for
an appropriation to carrry their object
into effect.
in Georgia.
Etowah, Nov. 25, 1853.
To the Editor of the Standard: -
Avery favorable opportunity is now pre
sented to the Land-holders of Georgia,
from Atlanta to Rome, and to Chattanoo
ga, to develope anew property of their
soil, and anew source of individual aud
national wealth.
It has long been thought that this coun
try possesses the soil ad climate peculiar ■
ly adapted to the growth and maturity of
the Vine, and the product of wine of a su
perior quality.
Mr Charles Axt, from the Wine dis
trict of the Rhine, in Germany, au intel
ligent and practical farmer and Vine-dress
er, is now offering on the fairest terms, to
introduce this subject. iW a . very rea
sonable compensation he will superintend
the laying out Vineyards, and direct the
culture of the vine and manufacture the j
wine. He engages to produce two hun
dred and fifty gallons of wine the third
year, from each quarter of an acre of land.
He only needs the encouragement of those
who own the land and can command the
labor. Mr. Axt has carefully compared
the advantages of the various wine districts
of the Uuited States and Europe, and las
opinion is, that this part of Georgia is the
appropriate one.
But a few years ago, say twenty at the
most, this subject received attention in the
vicinity of Cincinatti, Ohio. Up to this
date, the largest fortunes have been made
—fortunes far surpassing any example in
the Cotton and Sugar regions, Mr. Long
worth is one instance: He is said now to
be worth two millions of dollars—all from
the result of his enterprize in the matter.
Mr. Axt is of the opinion, that a Vine
yard of tell acres in Cass, or Floyd, or
Gordon, or Whitfield counties, properly
managed, may be made to produce an an
nual revenue of twenty thousand dollars,
and that it may last one hundred years 1
I trust that the friends of Temperance
will not be startled at ray suggestion, for
I am one of them, and have been fo,r thir
ty years. lam willing to promote the
cause by all means, and when every other
plan shall fail, I am willing to do it by’ the
Vineyard.
Mr. Axt has for a year two been en
gaged in planting and raising vines for
the farmers in Wilkes county, and eve
rywhere given satisfaction.
Respectfully yours,
MARK A. COOPER.
Extraordinary Sbot.
We were infornmed yesterday by a gen
tleman whose veracity is unimpeachable,
of the most remarkable killing of wild
ducks, at one shot that lias ever come
to our knowledge. It was accomplished a
few days since by Mr. Henry Covington,
of Chesterficd. Mr. C has been long
accustomed to the hunting of ducks,
and has accomplished much, but he scarce
ly believed what he had realy done, until
the defunct fowls were counted, and num
bered 44! Ho thinks that hcTnrrst Untie
killed at least fifty, but the number speci
fied was all he obtained and bagged, he
does not claim more. They were P lfltted
with a gun imported by Messrs Dunn &
Spencer, of this city especially for Mr. C.
who designed to use it expressly for wild
duck. The scene of this unheard slauglv
ter of wild ducks, was at the junction of
swift creek and Appomattox river, a few
miles below this city The whole of them
were of the duck and mailord species, be
ing about the size of a house duck, and
realized Mr C. 75 cents per pair. Col.
Gilliam, of the Bollingbrook Hotel, alone
took twelve pair.— Virginia Express;
From the Marietta Advocate.
San Francisco, Oct. 15, 1853.
I have just returned from a visit to the
mammoth tree—the monarch of the forest.
the king of all trees. I can give you the
measured dimensions, but it were folly to
ask you to attempt a conception of what
it is, or I should say, of what it was; for,
alas! it is no more. This extraordinary
specimen us our forest was without doubt,
the largest tree ir. the world. I mean, of
course, for one so perfect in its proportions,
aud in the full vigor of life and health.—
It measured in diameter, at its base, thiry
one feet; in circumference ninety-six feet;
and, as it stood, was two hundred and
ninety-six feet high. Near its top, which
terminated very abruptly, it measured a
cross the main trunk three and a half feet
showing evidently that it had been bro
ken off at the top. Had it remained per
fect and retained its full growth, I doubt
not it would have reached the height of
three hundred and fifty feet! Its age, es
timating from the number of circles in its
grain, is fifteen hundred years! The bark,
which was taken off in sections, while the
tree still stood, is set np to the full size of
the tree. In the hollow thus produced,
there are a piano, several settees, and
chairs and other articles; and yet, with all
these, there were in it at one time, yester
day, one hundred and forty persons! It is
estimated that it can stand two hundred
adults. Cotillions are daily and nightly
held in it. I was shown a transverse sec
tion of woo:l taken from the stamp, which
measured a little less than thirty one feet.
This I measured myself The tree was
felled by boring into it with augurs.—
This little job cost four men twenty-two
days labor. After it was entirely served
from the stamp it stood four days.—
Wedges were introduced for the purpose
of upsetting it, but it stood until a gale of
wind sent it over, with a roar and crash
which was terrific in the extreme, jarring
and shaking the ground'for leagues around. s
It contained by estimate upwards of GOO,-
000 feet of lumber, and weighed upwards
of 2,000 tons—freight for a large clipper
ship. It was grown at the head waters
of the Stanislaus, and San Antoine river,
Calaveras county.
Now, I have been doing some tail talk
ing, and some of your readers may per
haps think I have been stretching a little
I have seen the tree aud know what I
have been writing about. I have not a
•ingle word to say in coroboration of my
statements, except that the tree itself, just
as it stood, to the height of sixty feet, will,
in a month or two, be on the way to New
York, and you can then see for yourselves.
With regard to my own feelings, when
first viewing it, I can only say that tho’
I could not fully realize what it was, what
it had been, yet the mind was bewildered,
pained in the attempt to conceive of its
maiestie grandeur, its almost sublime beau
ty of proportion, as it stood towering a
bove its companions, aiul smiling up to
Heaven, and down on earth, at its superi
ority of all around it. A. J. C.
t lie Hamilton O gnn.
Griffin, Ga. Dec.lst.
Steam Practice.
Dear Major. —Steam practice in this
section is on the ascendency and bids fair
ere long to lay the mineral doctoi’s in the
shade. The Botanic system is proggres
sing rapidly, and proving to the world the
entire unselessness of surgical instruments
or tools, of any kind. As proof of this
assertion, I will here state, that we have
a very aimable lady in our section that is
so strong in the faith, (and faith you know
is all that is required) that she concluded
if steam was good for the ham an system
it must be so for all kinds of Machinery,
aud therefore steam her clock, which had
been lying by as a useless ornament fir
some time. Since the operation of steam
ing, she boasts of its never having failed
to perform its task, and don’t take half as
much winding up as it us’d to did. This
gave the old lady great encouragement,
and yet stronger faith in Steam. V\hat!
she exclaims, will not steam do, it will
bring the dead to life, make clocks run
and i’ll o right straight and try, the expe
riment on my poor cld Turkey hen, which
has been sick this many a long day, sonny
go and fetch the poor thing here, aud let
mamma try her botanic sj'stem, aud I
know shcr will get well. The child did so,
a dose of lobela was administered and the
steam scientifically applied, since which
time the turkey has laid two eggs a day,
and the old lady verily believes had
she increased the dose of lobelia a few
drops, she would lay three, aud had she
continued over the steam half an hour
longer, she would hatch in a week’s less
time than formerly. Here ladies, who
raise fowls is a-receipt without cost, which
if you will avail yourselves of no doubt it
will prove beneficial to you or otherwise,
Jennie Snaggs.
A Touching Incident. —A little Irish
girl, perhaps twelve years old, was in the
depot of our village, a few days since, says
the Willimantic (Conn.) Medium, just af
ter the arrival of the trains, all alone and
crying. The poor child was forlorn look
ing enough Lome ladies noticed her aud
kindly inquired into her trouble. Thedit
girl said she did not know where to find
her father. He was in Willimantic, but
the poor simple child had nqfc the slight*-
j cst notion how to proceed to find hitu.—
She held an open letter in her hand, dated
at this village, from her father disclosing
his name, and the fact that he had sent for
her to come to him; and remitted money
to defray her expenses. The child had
come all the way from Ireland alone, as
w aftewrawte 4>m her; feaheiv
and she had then just arrived in our vil
lage by the cars. One of our citizens was
oh the point of taking her with him to
some of her country people, to inquire her
father out, when a woman put her head in
at the door, and with her body half bent,
looked slowly and searchingly around. Her
eye fell upon the little stranger. She dar
ted at her like an arrow, and clasping her
in her arms as she would qnceze the child’s
breath out of her, she burst into a loud
cry of the most passionate joy. N o one
need to be told that she was the child’s
mother. We had supposed that there was
no mother in the case, as we understood
that the poor little creature spoke only of
her father; but we did not ask if that wo
man were the mother, after witnessing
such a meeting. We have seen acting on
the stage and off, but never so affecting a
stroke of pathos was produced by art, as
the simple outburst of this humble moth
er’s affection over her darling child.
A Human Being with nothing to
do
Most miserable, worthy of most pro
found pity, is such a being. The most in
significant object in nature becomes a
source of envy; the birds warble on every
spray, in cestacy of joy; the tinny flower,
hidden from ali eyes, sends forth its fra
grance in full happiness; the mountain
stream dashes along with a sparkle and
murmur of pure delight. The object of
their creation is accomplished, and their
life gushes forth in harmonic work. Oh,
plant 1 oh, stream !—worthy of admiration,
of worship, to the wretched idler 1 Here
are powers ye never dreamed of—faculties
divine, eternal; a head to think, but noth
ing to concentrate the thoughts; a heart
to love, but no object to bathe with the
living tide of affection; a hand to do, but
no work to be done; talents unexercised,
capacities undeveloped; a human life
thrown away—wasted as water poured
forth in a desert. Birds and flowers, ye
are gods to such a mockery of life! Who
can describe the fearful void of such an ex
istence, the yearning fox* an object, the
self-reproach for wasted powers, the wea
riness of daily life, the loathing of plea
sure, of frivolity, and the fearful conscious
ness of deadening life—of a spiritual pa
ralysis, which hinders all response to hu
man interests—when enthusiasm ceases to
arouse, and noble deeds no longer call
forth the tear of joy; when the world be
comes a blank, humanity a far off sound
and no life is left but the heavy, benumb
ing weight of personal hopelessness and
desolation. Happier far is the toiling
drudge who coins body and soul into a few
shillings that can only keep his family in a
long starvation; he lias hope unceasingly
to light him, a duty to perform, a spark
of love within that cannot die, and wretch
ed, weary, unhuman as his life may be, it
is of royal worth—it is separated by the
immeasurable distance of life and death
from the poor, perhaps pampered wi*etch
who is cursed in having no work to do.
Education in Turkey.
; The Boston Atlas gathers from a late
English work some facts in regard to the
diffusion of popular instruction in Turkey,
which will probably be new also to many
of our readers. In 1840 a council was
formed, by imperial degree, for the man
agement of all questions of public instruc
tion, and the supervision of the new uni
versity. The state of the primary schools
under their charge is of the most satisfac-1
tory description. Elementary instruction*
is not only free, but obligatory! The law
requires every citizen, as soon as his sons
and daughters have reached their sixth
year, to inscribe his name in the books of
one of the public schools, unless he can
prove his means of educating them at;
home. In Constantinople the most recent!
report shows the existence of 398 free j
schools, frequented by 22,*100 children of
both sexes After five years passed in one
of these schools, the pupil can enter a se
condary school, where instruction on all
points is also gratuitous.
I here are now six of these school*, with
about a thousand pupils. There is also a
high school for young’ men intended to fill
public appointments, a college founded with
the same view, a normal school for the ed
ucation of professors, the imperial college
of medicine, a military, a naval, and an
agricultural school. The Sultan is himself
the superintendent of these schools, and
visits in person at their examinations. The
pupils are said to be devotedly attached to
him. Th public libraries of Constantino
p e contain 80,000 volumes. During the
reign of the present Sultan, protection and
toleration have been extended to all re
ligions. Christians have been permitted
to take their position among the servant
of the state, and to share in the adminis
tration of public affairs; some have been
attached even to important embassies. Old
abuses in levying taxes have been done a
way with, monopolies have been abolished.
A national bank has heen established, and
is now in successful operation, llailways
are in course of construction. Polygamy
is on the decrease; and, in short, the Otto
man Empire promises to live and flourish,
if it can be kept from the oppi*essions of
the Russian bear.
The Turkish War in London.
The following interesting letter from G.
Sanders, U. S. Consul ajt jEondon, late
editor of the Democratic Review, written
to the New York He arid;
‘The.money market here is comparative
ly easy, establishing the fact that the fear
of war causes a more stringent money mar
ket than actual war. T rue, none of the
great Western powers are as yet .involved,
nor is it likely they will: be before spring.
You will see by Nesselrod’slate despatch,
that Russia will do everything in her pow
er to coniine the war to the narrow limits
of the provinces. Yet you must not
come to the conclusion that Russia can
entirely control the action of Europe.—
For I know that the Porte has asked
France and England to guarantee the ’
neutrality of Austria alleging that it takes ’
a larger foree to guard the rear Omar
Pacha’s army from a sudden attack of the
Austrain army of observation, than it
would require to inarch to the heart of
Hungary. I also Know that unless Aus
tria withdraws her forces or that England
*d ‘Franco shall guarantee bar neutrality jt
that the Porte has advised her, that he
will declare war against her, and that she
cannot be regarded as neutral while she
has a large army on his frontier, which
requires an equally strong force to watch.
We have advice that Kossuth’s agent
was openly received at Constantinople,
and that the Porte made no secret of it,
that Unless Austria withdrew her armies
from his frontier, or that England and
France shall accede to his demand for a
guarantee of the neutrality of Austria,
Kossuth will be invited to Constantinople
and placed at the head of a strong devi
tion to march on Hugary.
Captain Poter, of the Golden Age, and
Mr Hoxvard, the agent and owner, are
now in London, and 1 understand that
they have offers which will probably result
in their going to Constantinople.
Yery respectfully,
Geo. N. Sanders.
Mo die of Love Lettiri.
Washing Dat, 1832.
Delectable Extract of Rock Rose:
I hai-t m to unburden
my soul to thee, sweet sun-beam of con
stancy. Thine own dear self is continual
ly present in my mind—asleep o • a waking.
Tny voice is as the roar of the young lion
—how can I sleep?—as soothing as
Townsend’s Sarsaparilla—how can I keep
awake? Thy words steal o’er me like a
trombone in the silence of the midnight
hour; thy steps is as light as the first
breath of the sirocco; thine eyes! (I see
those precious eyes this moment) are like
twin starfish hi all her magnitude; thy
lips are two coral rocks set in ocean’s
deepest bed; thy nose is like Mount Blanc
kivered with snow; thy teeth like Rocky
Mountain Sheep grazing on thistles, and
inhaling the perfumed breeze from the
billowy Pacific. Apple-dumpling of my
peace, what shall 1 say?—(gallop along,
my pen, and portray ray lover’s charms,)
sweet gingerbread of my fancy, dear corn
stalk-fiddle of ray reality; thou bread of
the one, and butter of the othei*—thou
art, indeed, perfection’s self; a paragon of
loveliness. Jackal of my hopes; cobweb
of my brain; my ink fails me—my pen
breaks— l am sick of love; apples—flagons
— I swoon. From vour everlasting.
* SWEET-MEAT.
Map of Busy Life—The five Daugh
ters —A gentleman lad five daughters,
all of whom he brought up to sotpa use
ful and respectable occupation in life.—
These daughters married one after the
other, with the consent of their father.
The firet saiarried a gentleman by the
name of Poor, the second, a Mr. Little;
the third a Mr Short; the fourth a Mr.
Brown; and the filth a Mr. Hogg. At
the wedding of the latter, the sisters,
with their husbands, w’ere presnet. Af
ter the ceremonies of the wedding were
over, the old gentleman said to his guests:
‘*l have taken great care to educate my
five daughters, that they might act well
their parts in life, and from iheir advan
tages and improvements, I fondly hoped
that they would do honor to my family;
and now* 1 find that all tny exertion have
turned out nothing but a Poor , Little,
Shorty Brown, HtiggP
An Augusta Made Engine. — It
afforeded us sincere pleasure yesterday to
see at the “Augusta Machine Works,” a
very handsome new Engine, of forty-five
horse powei, which has just been comple
ted for a gentleman of this city, designed
to propel a Saw* Mill. In point of finish,
apparent strength, anil, indeed, every
thing necessary to render it durable and
valuable, it seems to us to equal any En
gine we have ever seen turned out from
the Machine Shops of the North. We
note this saccess in Engine building at
these works, with the more pleasure,
from the fact that we learn the Company
are enabled to turn them out here at pri
ces decidedly loicer than are now paid for
simia r Engines at the shops of the North
Thus saving expense of transportation,
besides affording those who desire such
propelling agents, the opportunity of
giving their funds to our own Workshops
and Mechanics. This. Engine, the Ex
celsior,” mny be seen at at the Company's
Shop for a few days.— Chron 4* Sen. Ist.
Rnmors Concerning |Loui* Na
poleon’s Intention.’
The mission of Gen. D’Hilliers with
a staff of officers, whose presence at Con
stantinople has created considerable sen
sation in Europe, is considered indicative
of warlike intentions on the part of Louie
Napoleon. A correspondent of Le Re
publican thus speaks of him intentions:
Paris, Wedntftey , Nov. 3, 1853.
The DetuociajjHpfas dug its mine, and
laid the train uudeYevery throne in Eu
rope; the nephew of his uncle will apply
the fire. The flag of ’BO and ’92 some
where in the Mazas or the Tuileries;
they will take it from the case, they wilt
wave it in the eyes of oppressed nations,
whom they will summon to insurrection,
emancipation; Poland will rise, Hungary
will rfee, Italy will rise, Bohemia, and all
Germany will rise at the voice of the
Emperor. The latter couqueror every
where, will make Berlin;, Vienna, and
St. tletersburg, but prefectures of his
empire. ,
,such has heer> t elangu.qe of Prrs g ng
for some days past; and, depend upon it
there is, at the bottom of these Bonapar
ist vauatings, a certain amount of truth,
one part of which is, that Louis Napo
leon thinks himself called upon to raise
ihe oppressed nations of the Continent.—
Yes, the very same man who overthrew
the Republic and has established an iron
despotism in France, thinks that he cat*
at least seize the flag of liberty and give
the signal of an European Revolution.
The writer then proceeds to comment
upon the incongruities of such an alliance
and Concludes by j redic iiig ihe turn it
will take.
No. 50.
