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VOL. XIV. THE CCRGIJ JEFFERSONIAN. IS PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING BY WII.IiI.A2Vr CLINE, At Two Pollers and Fifty Cents per an tram, or Two Dollars paid i& advance. A.IVFRTISEMFNTS are insrrted t OATS DOT.T.AR pur stum re, (or the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each insertion thereafter. A reasonable rieduoiion will he made to those who advertise by the year. All advertisements not otherwise ordered, will be continued till forbid. 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. Dttvid !V Martin, j r 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 WILL piaclice in the Chatahoocht e Circui and the adjoining counties. Office ove r (lie store of J . K. Redd & Cos. HAYGOOD & WHITAKER, 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_ STONE & GASKILL, ATTORSiiTS AT LAW, Fayetteville, Ga. A. Vs. Stone. Y. A. Gaskill 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. • f i * ‘ #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.