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BY S. ROSE & CO. s. T. CHAPMAN A S. ROSE, Editors. TERMS. The Georgia Journal f* Messenger is published eve ry Wednesday morning in the city of Macon, at the Following REDUCED RATE : If paid strictly in advance, per year, $2 50 If not paid in advance, 3 00 The above terms will be rigidly enforced, without re ipectto persons, as the object of the Publishers is to do susiness as nearly as possible upon the cash principle— •.referring that their subscribers should reap the profits Sviiich usually go to agents and collectors. In no case kviil the paper be sent out of the State unless first paid lor, or a satisfactory reference is given in Macon or its Vicinity. I ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the usual rates — those not limited when handed in, will be inserted till forbid ; but a liberal discount will be allowed to persons Who advertise by the year, and who pay on demand. ■ All marriage notices, and obituary notices of over ten lines, will be charged at the usual rates. ■ All announcements of candidates for office, to be paid for at the usual rates, when inserted. arrangements made with County Officers, Druggists, Auctioneers, and others, who may wish to meke limited contracts. Persons advertising will please observe the following: H Sales of Land and Negroes, by Executors, Adminis trators and Guardians, are required by law to be adver tised in a public gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. ■ These sales must be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court House in the county |n which the property is situated. P The sales of Personal Property must be advertised in like manner forty days. r Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published forty days. P Notice that application will be made to the Court of MDrdmarv for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for four months. ■ Citations or Letters of Administration must be pub lished thirty days —for Dismission from Administration, ‘%>mthlii six months —for Dismission from Guardian til ip, forty days. | Rules for toreclosure of mortgage, must be published ni nthly for four months —for establishing lost papers, for the full space of three months —for compelling ti tles from Executors or Administrators where a bond has Keen given by the deceased, the full space of three ■ ay Letters on business to be post-paid. NEW ARRANGEMENT. , United States D£ail liine—Daily, JJetween Savannah and Charleston via Hilton Head and Beaufort, Inland two-thirds of the way. 1 THE WELL LKOWN LffSSfr Steam Packets METAMORY, Captain F. Barden, WM SEA BROOK, Cnpt T. Lyon, GEN. CLINCH, Capt. Win. Curry, Will hereafter leave Savannah every evening at halt past 8 o’clock, and Charleston every morning at 9 o’- clock, precisely, touching at Hilton Head and Beau fort each way, and avoiding two-thirds of the sea route. <m For Freight or Passage apnly on board or to BROOKS & TUPPER, Ag’ts Savannah. E. LAFITTE, & CO. Ag’ts Charleston. N. B.—All Goods, intended for Savannahor Charles ton , will be forwarded by the Agents if directed to their care, free of commissions. M All way freight payable by shippers. 2 Jan 26 43 B —— HEW YORK SAVANNAH LINE OF STEAMERS—WEEKLY, SAILING EVERY WEDNESDAY. ■••1 THE new and superior Steamships Captain John Collins, & . (JSnksSMasawCherokee, Captain Thomas Lyon, will, until further notice, leave Savannah and New York every Wednesday, commencing with the 28th March. B These swift Steamers are each of 1,250 tons burthen, built in the strongest and most approved manner, and Mn- unequaled in all the needlul qualities to give confi dence as well as despatch to travellers. They have all the accommodations lor passengers and freight requi site, to entitle them to public patronage. jfcThe Central Railroad will despatch an extra train from Macon Tuesday evening, to connect with these steamers on Wednesday’ and from Savannah on their arrival, if needful. ... Jr ass age —payaoie in advance ; lor wnien, or freight, apply to PADELFORD & FAY, Savannah, or SAM’L. L. MITCHELL, § March 28 52-ly No. 194 Front-st, N. York INDIAN SPRINGS. ... ... THE subscriber, grateful for the pa t- heretofore extended, would re &7S gp e ctli.’lly announce to the Travelling Public, that he will run Daily, a line of Four Horse Coaches from Forsyth to the Indian Springs, in con nection with the Daily Trains of Cars on the Macon & Western Railroad, from the first of June to first ©ctober next. M The undersigned also keeps for hire Carriages, Hor ses and Buggies, and Saddle Horses, for the Springsor any part of the country, on reasonable terms, on appli cation to Mr. William C. Jones at Forsyth. jApril 18 3—ts A. C. MOREHOUSE. TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. . A Splendid Line of Four Horse Post iL’ Coaches, will run Daily from Forsyth JV S’ k *Jtr— to the Indian Strings, from the first of June to the first of October next. Leave Forsyth ev ery day at 8 A. M., and arrive at the Springs at 12, M. Leave the Springs at 1, P. M., and arrive at Forsyth bf 4 o’clock, in time for the downward Tain. Leave Forsyth at 4, P. M., and arrive at the Springs by 8 o’cl’ ,s The undersigned intend putting on the road two fine new Coaches, and good teams ; and the public need not fear any delay, as we trill always have one of our Coaches at Forsyth, so that we will be prepared to take passengers off at every arrival of the Cars, either foil a below or above. Hay The undersigned, also, keep constantly on hand for hire, in Athens, Saddle Horses, Horst's and Bug gies. Barouches, and Stage Coaches, of all sizes; all of which can be had at the shortest notice, and upon very reasonable terms. ||We will run a splendid Line of Four Horse Post Coaches, three times a week, from Athens to the Mad ison Springs—and Daily, if necessary. ■ All persons, and Families, in particular, will be sent to any part of the Up-Country, much cheaper than ever heretofore. fmcE, Franklin House, Athens, Georgia. pril 4. 1-lni SALTER tfc IVEY. HARNESS, BRIDLES, BcC THE subscriber keeps constandy on hand, and is prepared to .Manufacture to order, T’ ~ wagon, Buggy, & Carriage Harness, at the shortest notice, of the best workmanship and ma terial. Also, can be found at all times, every descrip tion of Leather. All kinds of Repairs done at the shortest notice. ISAAC WIN SHIP. IflVlarch 7. 49 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga. COTTON AVENUE Carriage and saddlery Repository, IlOrg FREEMAN & 808- rcJF, ER TS have now on hand, their own and Northern man- & : t* - “ufacture, a complete assortment of Gar rises, Harness, Saddles and Trunks, which are offer ed for Cash or approved paper. sfjtAlso, a large stock of Carnage and Saddlery Hard ware, Carriage Trimmings, Springs, Axles. Lamps, Bands, Maieable Iron,Oil and Brussels Carpets, Dash, Top and Enamel’d Leather, Coach, Japan and Leath er Varnish, &c. &c. _ , Carriage, Saddle and Harness-makers will find ev ery article used in their business at prices to suit the tifties. Carriages and Harness made to order, and re pairing done at short notice. October 18, CROCKERY! CROCKERY!! GEORGE JONES IS NOW offering at the old stand kytW Hviff. & Jones, opposite the Washington XJI Hall, a large assortment of China, G.ass, ■*’ Earthenware, Castors, Waiters, Knives and Folks, Lamps and Baskets. Hotel Keepers, Private Families, Country Merchants, are invited to call and examine. I am determined to sell cheap for cash. ■ Macon, Jan. 17. 42—ly p atches, Jewelry, &c„ at reduced Prices. IT? IN addition to their previous stock, the sub scribers are now receiving large supplies of New Goods in their line, consisting of Watches, Jew elry Silver ware and Silver plate, Guns,Pistols, Mih tgry and Military Trimmings, Fancy Hardware and Fancy artick’9, Watch-makers Tools and materials, &>■. &.C., all of which they offer for sale at reduced pri- for cash. . . . . , ■ They are receiving many articles in their line, which Ute entirely new, and they respectfully invite the citi zens and persons visiting .Macon, to call and examine their stock. V W. B. JOHNSTON &. BROTHER. |BMacon, Nov 29 35 n||4 L VRGE assortment of Ladies, Childrens and X\ Misses Leather Boots and Shoes of various styles aed qualities. Just received and for sale by •lovj 31 STRONG & WOOD. 1 A BALES GUNNY BAGGING, Just received JU and for sale by F,. BOND & CO. V™J an 17 42. Georgia Satiotal anil Messenger. THOMAS T. WYCHE. Warehouse and Commission Business. THE undersigned will ■/ Agribusiness at the Old Stand, in the rear [p, <sy J| of White &. Cater's. and near &. Dickinson’s, Cotton Avenue. Grateful to his Plant ing friends for the patronage heretofore bestowed, he solicits a continuance of their former liberality. He will continue, as formerly, to do all in his power to pro mote the interest of his patrons. No pains will be spared, on his part, to merit a continuance of the pat ronage of his old customers and the public generally. llis Warehouse is as safe as any Fire-proorbuilding; as a large stream of water passes directly through if. Liberal Advances will be made, at all times, on Cot ton in Store, or Shipped. Orders for Bagging, Rope and Twine, or other Mer chandize, filled on the best terms, and at the lowest market prices, without charge for purchasing. THOMAS T. WYCHE. Macon, Ga., April, 1849. 4-6 m DYSON & FIELD, Warehouse Sc Commission Merchants, SSSSSi Macon, Ga. EaWx The undersigned, having formed a I business connection, will continue the m Ware-house and Commission Business at the well known Fire-prof Ware-House formerly occupied by Messrs. Dvso.v, Cooper &l Roberts. The personal attention of FIELD and ADAMS will be given, to promote the interest of all who may favor us with their patronage. The safety of our House is for the public to judge after seeing it. The business will be done at customary rates. We return thanks to our many friends for past favors. DYSON & FIELD. THOMAS DYSON, JOHN M. FIELD, A. B ADaMS. April 18 3 ly HARDEMAN 8c HAMILT N, w are-House and Commission Merchants, MACON, CONTINUE to transact business as usual, at the old stand, and will attend to it on as liberal terms as any Ware-House in the city. All orders for pur chasers promptly attended to. HAMILTON 8c HARDEMAN, Factors and Commission Merchants, SAVANNAH, WILL give prompt attention to the sale of Cotton and Country produce, as well as to the filling of orders for Bagging, Rope, and family supplies. April 18 20-ly WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS THE subscribers will continue business at the “FIRE PROOF WARE-HOUSE” on Cotton Avenue. All business confided to their care, will receive prompt and faithful attention. Liberal advances will be made on Cotton in Store or shipped. Orders from their “patrons” for Baggiug, Rope and Twine and other merchandize, will he filled without charge. N. OUSLEY & SON. Macon, April 18 19 ly General Auction and Commission Business. The undersigned under the firm and i'^SSB style of AYER & LIN, have open-ri||gg||] - ‘ 39 ed a house in the city of Atlanta, Ga. for the transaction of a General Auction and Commis sion Business, for the sale of Cotton, buying, sale and hire of Slaves, selling or leasing Real Estate, sale of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c. at Auction or private sale. Receiving and forwarding will be attended to. A K. AYER. April 18 32 ly REESE H. LIN. Win, W* Baldwin, WAREHOUSE & COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILL continue the above busi-ljR jf at the stand occupied by the past Season, known as Gunn’s Warehouse ; he re turns his thanks to those who patronized him the past Season, and solicits the patronage of the public gener ally ; he will be prepared at all times to make cash ad vances on cotton instore or for shipment at the cus tomary rates. All orders for Bagging, Rope, &jc. filled promptly, and at the lowest cash prices. Macon, April 11. 2-ly CONNER & MARTIN, Ware-House and Commission | WILL continue business at theirjgTWjf thanksuo our friends for their very liberal patronage the past Season, and beg leave to assure them, that our ef forts will be continued to promote their interest in any business confided to our charge in luture. Orders for Goods filled free of charge, and advances made on cotton in store or shipment,at the usual rates. Z. T. CONNER, Macon, April 11. 2-6 m A. W. MARTIN. J. W. WADE, Family Grocer and Commission Merchant* Albany, Ga. HAVING established a train of Wagons between this place and Macon, and one between this p ! ace and Bainbridge, will be constantly receiving from Ma con and Apalachicola, all kinds of Family Groceries, which he will sell low for cash. Any person wishing to order goods from either of the places, will do well to call on the subscriber, he having made arrangements to furnish any person from either place at cost, with the freight attached. Alt orders punctuady attended to. Albany, March 28. 52-ts J. W. WADE. J. C. GILBERT & CO. WOULD respectfully invite the attention of the public, to their well selected stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, &.c. They have just opened a full as sortment of the various articles used by Physicians in this climate, and are prepared to fill all orders they may be favored with,at short notice. Their medicines are warranted to be of the best qual ity, and they are receiving fresh supplies from the im porters every week, and will sell on as good terms as any establishment in the city. They have, also, a very tine collection of Perfumery of every description, and can satisiy the taste of the most fastidious. March 21 51 WILLIAM D. ELAM, Attorney and Solicitor at L.aw, Buena Vista, Marion County, Ga. HAVING located at said place,will practice in the adjoining counties, and tenders his Professional service to those who may desire it. Business entrusted to his care, shall have his immediate attention. He flatters himself, as a Collecting Lawyer, he cannot be excelled, and lor his qualifications as such, lie refers you to the Members of the Talbotton and Columbus Bar, and R. B. Lester, Esq., Macon, Ga. March 21, 1849. 51-ts New York Agricultural Ware-House. A. B. ALLEN & CO. 191 Water-Stref.t. ORDERS are solicited from Planters and Merchants for Plows and every description of Plantation i ‘Pools and Machinery, Garden and Field Seeds, Im ported Stock, Fruit Trees and Shrubbery, Guano, Plas- I ter of Paris, &e. &c., or consignments of Agricultural products tor sale. ; A. B. Allen is Editor of the American Agricul turist, published monthly at $1 a year. Subscriptions tnay be made at this Office, or to Judge Earnest. SOLON ROBINSON, Macon, April 11. 2—3 m Travelling Agent. JUST Received Ladies’ Silk and plain Lasting Gai ters,and for sale by MIX &. KIRTLAND. Dec. 6 36 lUST Received. Gents’ fine and Medium Calf boots and lor sale by MIX & KIRTLAND. Dec. 6 36 I‘UST Received men’s and boys'coarse shoe lasts, also Gents’, fine boot lasts, a fine article, and for | sale by MIX &. KIRTLAND. Dec. 6 3fi CHAIRS, Bedsteads, Feather Beds, Hair, Cotton and Moss Mattresses, or any other article of Fur niture made to order, and repairing in all its branches, done with neatness and despatch, by Jan. 17. 42 WOOD & BRADLEY. Piano for Sale. VVER Y good second-hand Piano, but little worn, from the celebrated Manufactory of Chickering, will be sold low, if applied for soon. Jan. 17. st-41 WOOD & BRADLEY. Patent Water Wiseels. rrUIE HOTCHKISS Water Wheels arc made at .L FINDLAY’S Foundry, Macon, and at the ! Fouudryofß. FINDLAY & CO., Griffin. Sept. 13 24 OZXABURGS, LINSEYS At YARNS from the Planters Manufacturing Company, Butts county, for sale by WHITE & CATER. Jan 340 Sugar and Coffee. -I rr\ SACKS best Rio Coffee. I DU 15 do Ola Java (extra.) 25 Hhds. St. Croix, P. R. & N. O. Sugars, 40 Bbls. Refined Sugars. 25 do Crushed &, Granulated do. 2 Boxes Loaf Sugar, For sale by Feb 21 47 GRAVES 9c WOOD. Cotton Yarns and Osnabnrgs* THE undersigned, are Agents for the sale of the MILLEDGEVILLE STEAM FACTORY YARNS. ‘ Also, for YARNS AND OSNABURGS from the CURTRIGHT MANUFACTURING CO. Greens , boro’, for sale by the bale, on the usual time, at Manu facturer’s prices. SCOTT, CARHART &. CO. ! April 18 3 Infant’s Hats and Caps. IDOZ. Velvet Hats, anew article. 4 do Turbans, very fine. 3 do Velvets, embroidered. 2 do Boys Velvet Caps, 6 do Cotton do Caps, 2 do White Hats with feathers, 2do do do plain. BELDEN & CO. 1 Nov 29 35 Plows. O r SIX inch one horse turning Plows, ; /Cos 20 7 “ “ “ 25 No. 10 “ “ “ “ 25 “ 11 “ “ “ Together with an ass -rtinent of Self Sharpening Plows for one or two Horses. Side Hill Plows, Sub Soil do. Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers and Ox Yokes. Dec 6 36 E. B. WEED. Iron and Nails, i q r TONS Swedes, English and American Iron in store and on the way, of all sizes from 1 to 3 inches round and square, and from 11 to 12 inches wide. 200 kegs Cut Nails and Spikes, 25 “ Wrought Nails and Spikes, 1,000 lbs. Horse Shoe Nails. 1 Dec 6 36 E. B. WEED. Fans! Fans!! I f 151 lEsubscribers respectfully invite the attention of | _L the Ladies and Dealers to one ol the largest and most elegant assortment of FANS ever offered in this • City, imported direct from Paris, and which they will sell at wholesale or retail, on the most accomodating 1 terms. ! AlsoJSlides and Buckles for Belts, of Gold, Silver, ! Pearl,Steel and Giltand Plated, in great variety. WM. B. JOHNSTON & BRO. j April 11 2 Molasses. : Q £7 HHD3. Cuba Molasses, of superior quality, and /C'J in prime order—just received and for sale by April 18 GEO. T. ROGERS. Haisdwaki: ani> cutleryZ- Knives and Forks; Pocket Knives Scissors, Augers, Handsaws Files, Screw Plate 9 Shovels and Spades, Trace Chains Axes, Hammers, Castings, &c. April 4 1 HYDE & BENTON. Rope anil Twine. Q BALES Gunny Bagging, &IJ 100 pieces 52 inch Kentucky Bagging, 200 “ 48imh “ 150 “ 44 inch “ “ 200 Coils Kentucky Rope, 500 lbs. Bagging Twine, For sale on moderate terms by CHAS. CAMPBELL &, CO. August 16 20 SUG.4 RS—4O hhds. Muscovado Sugars 50 hhds New Orleans do. 200 bbls. Refined do. 155 do. Powdered and Crashed do. 40 boxes Loaf do. , For sale by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. ! WIUMKKY. —350 bbls. N. Orleans Whiskey 100 bbls. Baltimore do. For sale by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. A SUPERIOR 40 SAW Cotton Gill, Reed’s CX. Patent. For sale low by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. JUST Received another lot of Ladies’ Silk Lasting Congress Gaiters, and for sale by Dec. 6 36 MIX &, KIRTLAND. OiCILY ORANGES.—IO boxes Single O, O received and for sale by Feb 28 48 JOHN A. NELSON. ’ 1 rtf CASKS P O RT E R—Quarts and JL X 11119. JU3I ICUCIVCU and IL 0010 lay April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. Flour. Q /r BARRELS of No. 1 Country Flour, just receiv ed and for sale low,by March 28. C. A. ELLS & CO. Wood-ware. Painted and Cedar Tubs Do. do. Buckets Covered Buckets Willow Baskets April 4 1 HYDE & BENTON. FRENCH and High Post Bedsteads of Mahogany, Walnut and Maple, Cribs and Trundle Bedsteads, I for sale by WOOD & BRADLEY, j Jan. 17. 42 OFFICE Chairs, Settees, Reck in o and other Chairs of Rosewood, Mahogany, Walnut, Maple and Oak, a great variety of styles, for sale by Jan. ir_ 42 WOOD &^BRADLEY._ LOOKING Glasses and Looking Glass Plates, Por trait and Picture Frames, of Gilt, Mahogany, I Rosewood and Walnut, for sale by } Jan. 17. 42 WOOD &, BRADLEY. COPAL VARNISH of a superior quality, just received and for sale at manulacturers prices by Nov 1 31 TAYLOR & ROFF. POWDER. —A fine article ofsingle F Powder for sole by TAYI-OR &• ROFF. Dec 6 36 nn BBLS. Superior Cider Vinegar, for sale cheap by TAYLOR & ROFF. Oct 4 27 For Consumptives. AFRESH suppy of Cod-Liver Oil, just received and for sale by J. C. GILBERT &. CO. Feb. 14. 46 Druggists Apothecaries. Kerseys. Ulaukcls, dec. nn a a YDS. Kerseys, 10 bales heavy Oznaburgs, fj UU U 1200 Blankets, 8, 9 and 10 quarters, 40 dozen Wool Hats, 5 bales light Oznaburgs, 10 bale Yarns, (small packages.) For sale by Oct 18 29 CHAS. CAMPBELL&CO. OLLOW-WARE.—2O,OOO lbs. Ovens, Spi iders, Pots, Cauldrons, Stoves, &c., from the I Etowah Iron Works,” Cass county, for sale by ; Jan 340 WHITE & CATER. JUST Received a lot of negro shoes, a prime article and for sale by MIX & KIRTLAND. Dpc. 6 36 Soap aiivl Candles. j rt r BOXES Extra Family Soap. ZiO 25 do Sperm Candles. 25 do Adamantine do 20 do Stearine do 50 do Fancy and Toilet Soap. 20 do Military Shaving do Instore and for sale cheap by Feb 41 47 GRAVES &. WOOD. r? DOZEN line French and American Calf Skins, ZD 2200 lbs Hemlock, and 1200 lbs Oak Sole Leath er, with a large lot of Pink and White Lining and Binding Skins, Thread, Lasts, Pegs, and other arti cles used in manufacturing Boots and Shoes. Just re ceived and for sale by STRONG & WOOD. Nov 1 31 Canal Four. o A BBLS. Superfine Genessee Flour, just received fjU andlorsaleby GRAVES &, WOOD. Feb 21 47 o/X A A LBS. prime Georgia Cured BACON, lor OUUU sale by SCOTT, CARHART & CO. Feb 21 47 Parc WSiitc Lead, Oil, Ac. FOR SALE by ISAAC WINSHIP. March 7. 49 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga. rpIIE Gennino Aiiflior BRAND BOLT IJ. ing Cloths, for sale by ISAAC WINSHIP. | March 7. 49 Cotton Avenue, Macon,Ga. E ’lLOUR, FLOUR.—“ Superfine Flour” from the Etowah Mills, tor sale by | Jan 340 WHITE &, CATER. B’ RANDY. —6 half pipes of best Otard Brandy for sale by Feb 21. 47 C. A. ELLS & SON. French Muslins. IN Store, received by the last Steamer, anew and handsome style of French Muslins, solid-ground j French Cambrics,and plain and plaid Linen Ginghams. For sale at sm ill profits for cash. ! Feb 23 48 GEO. W. PRICE. moil VCCO. —300 Boxes of various qualities, for 1 sale low by WHITE & CATER. ! Ja 3 40 BACON. 10,000 lbs. Bacon, sides and shoulders, for sale by WHITE &. CATER. Jan 3 40 1 A TONS SWEED’S fc AMERICAN IRON, ’ l (J for sale low by E. BOND & CO. I Jan. 17. 42. MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1849. JHfsttUatuous. [From the Oxford edition of Milton s Works. Milton on his Loss of Sight. I am old and blind ! Men point at me as smitten by God’s frown ; Afflicted and deserted of my kind, Yet I am not cast down. I am weak, yet strong ; I murmur not, that I no longer see ; Poor, old, and helpless, I the more belong, Father Supreme to Thee. 0 merciful One! When men are farthest, then Thou art most near; When friends pass by. my weakness to shun, Thy chariot I hear. Thy glorious face Is leaning toward me, and its holy light Shines in upon my lonely dwelling place— And there is no more night. On my bended knee, I recognize Thy purpose, clearly shown ; My vision, Thou hast dimmed that I may see . Thyself, Thyself alone. I have nought to fear ; This darkness is the shadow of Ttiy wing ; Beneath it I am almost sacr* d—here Can come no evil thing. Oh ! I seem to stand Trembling where foot of mortal nee’r hath been, Wrapped in the radiance from thy sinless land, Which eye hath never seen . Visions come and go ; Shapes of resplendent beauty round me throng, From angel lips I seem to hear the flow Os soft and holy song. It is nothing now, When heaven is opening upon my sightless eves— When airs from Paradise refresh my brow ; The earth in darkness lies. 111 a purer clime, My being fills with rapture —waves of thought Roll in noon my spirit—strains sublime Break over me unsought. Give me now my lyre! I feel the stirring of a gift divine, Within my bosom glows unearthly fire. Lit by no skill of mine. To-Day and To-.llorrow. To-day, man lives in pleasure, wealth and pride ; To-morrow, poor, of life itself denied. To-day, lays plans of many years to come ; To-morrow, sinks into the silent tomb. To-day, his food is dressed in dainty forms ; To-morrow, is himself a feast for worms. To-day, he is clad in gaudy, rich array ; To-morrow,shrouded for a bed of clay. To-day, enjoys his halls, built to his mind ; To-morrow, in a coffin is confined. To-day, he floats on honor’s lofty wave ; To-morrow, leaves bis titles for a grave. To-day, his beauteous visage we extol ; To-morrow, loathsome in the sight of all. Xo-clay, he has delusive dreams of heaven ; To-morrow, cries, “Too late to be forgiven !” To-day, he lives in hopes, as light as air ; To-morrow, dies in anguish and despair. The Rob Roy of the Mississippi. Ia one of his speeches in the Senate last winter, Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, gave by way of illustrating his argument, the follow ing narrative: * £ It has been barely fifteen years since I was called upon to defend a gifted native of New England, against a charge of which he con fessed himself guilty; that charge was mur der. My client —for such he became—had been guilty, according to his own account, as given in an autobiography dictated by him, but which I was accused, at the time, of wri ting, of eight murders and sixty robberies.— The testimony against the prisoner was too conclusive to be resisted successfully. He had been convicted; the sentence of death was about to be passed upon him, and he was ask ed the ordinary question —wnat lie had To say why this dreadful judgment should not be pro nnunJ agj'iirist him “ He arose gracefully from his seat on the prisoner’s bench ; he stood erect before the court and the audience. His countenance was free from the marks of trepidation, of embar rassment, or of conscious guilt. His mind seemed for a moment solemnly to revert to the strange scenes of romantic and bloody ad venture through which he had passed. He turned those fierce eyes of his upon the judge who was presently to consign him to the scaf fold, and exclaimed in tones that I can never forget; “‘Sir, you have asked me a question; and 1 intend to answer it. Yi u behold before you a man, cut off from the sympathies of his fel low beings, who is yet not unworthy of their esteem and commisseration ; who has not slept in a human habitation for full nine years; who has roamed along the banks of the majestic Mississippi and lived alone upon the meat, un cooked, of the wild tenants of the wilderness that he has been able to make his victims ; who, not forgetful of classic lore, has perused with delight, amidst the gloom of the unfre quented forest, the pages of Horace, of Taci tus. and of Juvenal; who felt for the degrad ed enndition of his race, and sighed to partici pate in some work ot’ general m.lrimtlon. “ ‘I have slain men with impunity and with out remorse, who were in my judgment, bur densome to the generation with which they stood connected, and whose death I supposed would prove a blessing to society. lam now charged with murder, and convicted, upon evidence which I admit to be strong, and even irresistible, of the slaying of a human being in cold blood. But how was it that I slew this man, for whose blood I am now to be held re sponsible ? He was my enemy without pro vocation. He pursued me vvi th unsparing ma lignity. He subjected me to indignities which excited me to madness, and I vowed never to rest satisfied until my persecutor should cease to live. Look upon me; bear witness to the world hereafter that I stand up at this solemn hour, calmly and composedly before you. My soul is unconscious of crime. My heart accu ses me not of murder ; and when, a few days hence. I shall ascend tbc scaffold, to expiate of fences of which I am myself not sensible, by undergoing a dishonorable death, I shall he l'ound. I trust, as calm, as self-possessed, and unruffled as I now am.’ ” Such, said Mr. Foote, is the character and history of the man, who in his day, was known as the “ Rob Roy of the Mississippi.” A New Version of Sampson in the Temple of the Philistines. The New York Sun professes to have re ceived an account of the following cat-astro phe from an eye-witness : “The following true story we have from the lips of an eye witness. The favorite cat of a kind hearted old woman living in M. street, detected, on Saturday last, a ‘sleekit mousy’ in the act of thieving front the old woman’s cupboard. Puss seized the little culprit, but not very rudely, as she was a mild disposi tioned cal, having imbibed considerable of the gentleness of her mistress’ nature, and car rying mousy to the floor commenced her play ful tricks with it. ‘•How it happened cannot exactly be des cribed but so is the fact, that the mouse con trived to leap clear down puss’s throat, and arrive living and without broken bones in her stomach. Then maybe there was not a noise and twisting and leaping and frightful mew ings. The cat fled in the farthest corner of the cellar and kept up such appaling sounds of agony for an hour that the whole neighbor hood were attracted to the spot, but no one dared to go uear the agonized cat. Even the old woman, who new her to be ‘the sweetest creature in the world,’ and wept over her pains, would nQt venture in the cellar. At last the little wicked mouse ceased to course through puss’s internal regions, and yielding to a ne cessity, lay down and died. This quieted matters, the crowd dispersed, the old woman put on a sinilo of joy, and at last accounts the cat still lived, hut had not since interfered with* mice.” The Mother. A writer beautifully remarks that a man’s mother is the representative of his maker.— Misfortune, and even crime, set up no barriers between her and her son. While his mother lives, he will have one friend on the earth who will not listen when he is slandered, who will not desert him when he suffers, who will soothe him in his sorrows, and speak to him of hopes when he is ready to despair. Her affection knows no ebbing tide. It flows on from a pure fountain, and speaks happiness through the vale ot tears, and ceases only at the ocean of eternity. Very True. How few parents are there who are suffi ciently cautious and circumspect of what they do in the presence of their children, or who are willing to restrain themselves from all such discourse as may instil into their minds false notions. Do they not continually hear re sounded the commendation of such persons as have great estates, numerous attendants, good tables, fine houses and sumptuous furniture, and does all this amount to public approbation? Nothing is said before children without effect, and one word ot esteem or admiration of rich es falling from the father, is enough to create a passion lor them in the son which will grow up with his years, and perhaps never be ex tinguished. Jackson and Taylor Compared. Let us compare them. Without at all dis paraging the departed and even according him many great qualities—it cannot be, denied that they are qualities of a dangerous tenden cy to the Government. He had great cour age, and great firmness —but he had also in domitable will and ungovernable violence of temper. Frank and zealous in his friendship, he was not less unsparing and implacable in his prejudices and his enmities. He never deserted a friend, nor forgave a foe. He in fused a sort of military ferocity into his civil duties, which sometimes left us in doubt whe ther he was in the Cabinet or Camp; and though he steered the ship of state with the steady hand of an unfliching pilot, and never shrunk from the storm, nor manifested the slightest alarm, yet he too often struck terror into every other soul on board by his adven turous recklesness. and uncompromising reso lution. Prudence did not belong to the cata logue of his virtues. His sternness and se verity held no communion with forbearance and humanity —as to sympathy, justly so call ed, with him, it seemed to be utterly extinct. Characteristics of this kind, bound many men in fear, but few in veneration, ami stilt fewer in love. He did much good to the country, and not a little harm —so that at this time, when impartial posterity is about adjusting the balance of his account, it is still doubtful whether the debts or credit will preponderate. He was an extraordinary man, with extraor dinary faults. Peace be with him ; and while history records his infirmities and errors, let us skip the page, or let our gratitude obliter ate its remembrance. Turn we now to the living. With the ex ception of courage and firmness, and zeal in his friendships, Gen. Taylor bears no resem blance to the illustrious departed. Mild, mer ciful and lorgiving, he seems to have no resent ments of his own. He strikes no blow but from the impulse of duty—and duty fulfilled, he mingles his tears with those of his vic tims—and returns them groan for groan. — With him, “ Grim-visag’d war has smoothed his wrinkled front.” With his companions in arms, he is the plain, blunt, unassuming sol dier, wliu relies Ilr tlis distinction upon hio actions, rather than his commission, and al ways exhibits the superiority of moral over mere physical power, tiis civil accomplish ments are so blended and mixed up with his military prowess, that lie affords a most strik ing, if not unparalleled specimen of the trite citizen soldier —one who might be securely translated from the head of the Army to the head of the Government, or to the rank of the civil community, with no other change than that of apparel. He has all Jackson’s deter mination, with a thousand times his prudence ; all his generosity with none of his prejudices. His friends doat upon him —his enemies, or rather the enemies of his country, only fear him. lie is a great man —still undeveloped, but denoting by his proportions, an elasticity and expansiveness of strength and ability equal to all emergencies. Sternness may be assumed by him when it becomes necessary, and it ceases with the necessity. His good ness equals his greatness, and his modesty is inlerior to neither. I do not, therefore, rest his claims upon mere military qualifications, but upon moral and mental worth, without which, a soldier is a scourge, but with which, he comes trebly recommended to the proudest office in the gilt, of an applauding and grate ful people—the Presidency of the the United States. Atticus. Captain Sutter's Account of the Gold Discovery. The following account of the original gold discovery of California, which took place on Capt. Sutter’s land, is from an authentic work by Dr. J. T. Brooks, an Englishman, who passed some months in the gold region: I was sitting one afternoon, said the Cap tain, just after my siesta, engaged, by the by, in writing a letter to a relation of mine at Lu cerne, when 1 was interrupted by Mr. Mar shall—a gentleman with whom I had frequent businesss transactions—bursting hurriedlyin to the room. From the unusual agitation in his manner, I imagined that something serious had ocoured, and as we involuntarily do in this part of the world, I at once glanced to see if my rifle was in its proper place. You should know that the mere appearance of Mr. Marshall at that moment in the Fort was quite enough to surprise me, as he had but two days before left the place to make some alterations in a mill for sawing pine planks which he had just run up for me, some miles higher up the Americanos. When he had recovered himself a little, he told me that, however great my surprise might be at his unexpected re appearance, it would be much greater when I heard the intelligence, he had come to bring me. “Intelligence,” he added, “which if pro perly profited by, would put us both in pos session of unheard-of wealth —millions and millions of dollars, in fact.” I frankly own, when I heard this, that I thought something had touched Marshall’s brain, when suddenly all my misgivings were put an end to by his flinging on the table a handful of scales of pure virgin gold. I was fairly thunderstruck, and asked him to explain what all this meant, when he went on to say that, according to my instruction, he had thrown the mill-wheel out of gear, to let the whole body of the water in the dam find a passage through the tail-race, which was previously too narrow to allow the water to run off in sufficient quantity, where by the wheel was prevented from efficiently performing its work. By this alteration the narrow channel was considerably enlarged, and a mass of sand and gravel carried oil’ by the force of the current. Early in the morning after this took place, he (Mr. Marshall) was walking along the left bank of the stream, when he perceived some thing which he at first took for a piece of opal —a clear transparent stone, very common here —glistening on one of the spots laid bare by the crumbling of the bank. He paid no attention to this; but while he was giving di rections to the workmen, having observed se veral similar glittering fragments, his curiosi ty was so for excited, that he stooped down and picked one of them up. Do vou know, said Mr. Marshall to me, I positively debated within myself two or three times, whether I should take the trouble to bond my back tr pick up one of the pieces, and had derided on not doing so, when, further on. another glit tering morsel caught my eye —the largest of the pieces now befi re you. I condescended to pick it up, and to my astonishment found that it was a thin scale of what appears to be pure gold. He then gathered twenty or thir ty similar pieces, which, on examination, con vinced him that his suppositions w*ere right. His first impression was,that this gold had been lost or buried there by some Indian tribe—per haps some of those mysterious inhabitants of the West, of whom we have no account, but dwelt on this continent centuriesago. and built those cities and temples, the ruins of which are scattered about these solitary wilds. On proceeding, however, to examine the neighbor ing soil, he discovered that it was more or less auriferous. This at once decided him. He mounted his horse, and rode down to me as fast as it would carry him, with the news. The Route to California. The following letter from Mr. Freaxek ( -; Mustang”) to the New Orleans Picayune, will give some idea to Southerners of the dif ficulties they may anticipate in attempting to reach California by the Isthmus. Reasons may also be derived from it why there should be a very general representation of the South ern and South-western States at the Memphis Convention, on the 4thol’July next. Posses sing as they do, the most direct and eligible route for a Railroad to the Pacific, it is incum bent on them to place its superior advantages fully and fairly before the public. Such a re port might be made on this subject as could not tail to exercise a strong influence in de termining public opinion in favor of the South ern route. Mr. Freaner writes from Panama: “ I wish to call the attention of the Southern and Western emigrants to the fact, that they need not expect to reach California by this route in a shorter time than three or four months, unless they are prepared to pay from S6OO to SIOOO lor a ticket in the steamer from here to San Francisco. Notwithstanding this line of steamers was established through Southern and Western influence, the Messrs. Aspinwall & Cos., will not allow a ticket to be sold in New Orleans, or any other Southern port. At this point tlie agents have no tickets for sale, but there are plenty for sale in the streets at prices varying from S6OO to SIOOO. Some persons charge the agents and owners with being interested in this speculation. The circumstantial evidence would seem to justify the conclusion, but it is hardly possible that this is so; for these gentlemen are honorable men, and how can honorable men be engaged in such transactions. I feel certain that if I could get a vessel to sail direct from the mouth of the Chagres river to Corpus Christi, that I can go from here by that route to California, and reach it sooner than three-fourths of the people who are now on the Isthmus awaiting transportation. Not less than eight hundred or one thousand persons are now on the Isth mus awaitihg transportation, two-thirds of whom are Southern and Western men, some of them with slaves. The South and West may rest assured that they cannot get to Cal ifornia by this route as soon as they can by land, unless they go to New York and get a through ticket. If these sections ol’the Union desire a water communication with California, they will have to establish an exclusive South ern line, and one that will make the land cross ing at some other point than Panama. It is palpable, unless they do this, they never will participate in the commercial advantages arising from the development of the resources of the Pacific. At present all steam commu nication and other facilities are in the hands of Northern men. and the South will continue ♦r. ho i.o r *, v.*er lias been, leeders and tributaries to the money changers of New York. Already is New York making use of the power she has acquired through these steamers. Now, when the North and South are striving for numerical strength in Califor nia, tickets are sold exclusively in New Y r ork, and their agents are inducing the community to believe that tickets can be bought here, which is not the tact, without paying exorbi tant prices to second-hand holders. “ I earnestly advise my friends to take any other route lor California, than this. They will save both time and money by so doing, and at the same time avoid the dangers of an extreme Southern clime in the hot and rainy seasons of the year. I have inquired of sev eral physicians, and they are unanimous in opinion that there will be a great deal ol yel low fever on the Isthmus the comintr summer. At present, however, it is remarkably heal thy.” “The Fabled Upas Tree.” What passes with most as a fable, is after all a reality. Brooke’s Journals of a residence in Borneo are entitled to all credit, for their au thor ranks already as one of the most remar kable men of the age —having by his individ ual enterprise, put in train a series of events resulting in the conquest and probablp civili zation of the savages of that Island. While making geological examinations in search of coal, he, with his friends, discovered an isolated upas tree, ( antearis tcixicaria.) nearly forty feet high. Its trunk was almost straight, its bark, smooth and of a red tan col or. and its head a dense mass of dark green glossy foliage. The ground beneath its shade is crowded with tombs, yet vegetation flour ishes luxuriantly round its roots. In tapping it, no bad effects were experienc ed from the effluvia. But on cutting it to ob tain a portion of the wood, bark and juice, a man was so much stupified that he was oblig ed to desist. It is ascertained that the bread fruit tree, the mulberry, and the cow tree of South America, belong to the same natural order as the deadly Upas.— N. K. Puritan. Metropolitan Manure. A joint stock company of a novel character has been established in the vicinity of London, called the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com pany. The works of the company lately erect ed at Stanley Bridge, near Fulham, are de scribed. in an article in the London Times, as deserving the attention of all persons inter ested in the progress of agriculture. The ob jects of the company, and their system of op erations, are thus described in the article here referred to: — The company was incorporated by act of Parliament, for the purpose of conveying the contents o r the London sewers in a liquid form into the country, and distributing them over the fields and gardens which surround the metropolis at a trifling cost. The mechani cal means by which these objects are effected are very nearly the same as those by which water is carried into all our large cities, reser voirs being formed for the reception of the sewage, an engine being constructed to pump up as much ot’ it as may be required, and pipes being laid down from the works into the dis tricts where this species of manure is likely to be in demand. The plan has been already tried, it appears, with great success near Glas gow and Manchester, but of course oa a small scale compared with the operations contem plated by this company. They have already laid. ow i aJcut nine miles of pipes in the par ish of Fulham, and thence they intend extend ing them without loss of time into the district of Isleworth. The estimates of profit formed hy them show that they calculate on supply ing sewage to 30.000 acres of land, and that farmers, market-gardeners, and landowners cultivating about 68,000 acres, have by peti tion to Parliament expressed their interest in the success of the experiment. This reveals the extent of the scheme in which the company have embarked, and its great importance to the interest ot agriculture, not only in the neighborhood ot the metropolis VOL. XXVII.—No. 5. and other large towns, but generally through out the country. Some of the greatest diffi culties with which farmers have hitherto had to contend are the scarcity of manure, its in terior quality, and the immense expense in curred in its purchase and transport. The Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company pro poses to relieve the cultivators of the soil in the neighborhood of London from this heavy burden, and if they succeed, they will have conferred an inestimable boon upon the agri cultural interest, besides turning to good ac count the sewage which now contaminates the water of the Thames and poisons the at mosphere around it. As to the value of sew age manure in enriching the soil, and greatly increasing its productive powers, there now remains among the more enlightened class of farmers no possible doubt. Its chemical pro jperlies have been analyzed, and have been | tound to comprise, in a highly concentrated form, all that is best adapted for making the earth yield her increase. Its application to grass lands and green crops, especially, has been attended with very surprising results; ! and from the body of evidence collected on the subject, it is quite clear that if the compa ny are successful in the a>eans for placing it at the disposal of the market gardeners and farmers around London, they will give an ira -1 mense impulse to the productiveness of the soil thus manured. The company are now about to commence I operations, and we shall watch with interest : the result ol their first experiments. They will find an immense mass of ignorance and prejudice to contend with among those whose interest they seek to promote, and some time may elapse before the enlightened views which actuate them are duly appreciated, but it i9 impossible that the existing state of things around London can long continue, or that men will persevere in watering their crops at an expense each time of from 21. to 51. an acre, when the same can be done far more effectual ly with liquid manure, applied to the land by the hose at a cost of Is. an acre. On Wed nesday last some very interesting experiments were made at Stanley bridge with several new inventions for the economic and efficient dis tribution of the sewage on the soil. These experiments were completely successful, and gave great satisfaction to a large and highly respectable company of gentleman assembled on the occasion. The general result went to show the perfect ease with which the sewage can be taken from the main and applied to the land in any quantity lor this purpose. Mr. Coode’s patent irrigator, which was one ol the implements exhibited, excited much admira tion. A Great Nursery. Perhaps the largest nursery’ in the world is Booth’s, in Holstein, one of the Danish pro vinces. It consists of one hundred and eighty acres, and requires, on an average, one hun dred and thirty men and twenty women to cultivate it. Eighty packers are employed during the packing season. The average pro fit. tor the last thirty years, has been fifteen thousand dollars annually, though at one time, for twelve years, the sale of dahlias alone netted fifty thousand dollars per annum, and to which eleven acres are still devoted.— ; Some rare Orchidous plants sell for three hun | dred dollars each. Os this family of plants, | they have two thousand varieties, and two 1 thousand of the dahlia. The collection of ornamental trees is enormous. — Maine Culti vator. The Value of Leaves. What shall Ido with my leaves ? Are they fC” * ~" J **,*'“*’j “r Va a correspondent.— Do with them! good for any on>4 -rv v , 1 treasure them to be sure, as it’ they were com j of the realm ; they are good for every thing ! which a garden has to do. They are the best 1 of all shelter, the best of alj'materials for bot tom-heat, the best of all soil, the best of raa ’ nure. It is true they contain little or no nitro ! gen, hut they rot quickly, are lull of saline 1 matters, on which every thing that bears the name of plant will feed gluttonously, and from their peculiar structure allow air to pass in, and water to pas3 out, with perlect freedom. If we wish to know what leaves are good for, we have only to burn them, and see. wnat a quantity of ash they leave behind. All that ash is as much food for other plants as beef and mutton are for us. It is the material which Nature is perpetually restoring to the soil in order to compensate for the waste which is produced by the formation of timber. In wild land, trees are annually thus manured; were it otherwise, a wood would be a roof of j life overshadowing a floor ot death. If we ! can remove the leaves from our plantations, it 1 is only because of the artificial richness of the soil in which they grow. This sufficiently in j dieates the value of leaves, which are in truth, ! hardly less important in their death than they i were in their life, though in a different way. [Plough, Loom 4 Anvil. Silk. “The quantity of Silk use 1 in England alone, amounts each year to more than four millions of pounds in weight—for the produc tion of which, myriads upon myriads of in sects are required. Fourteen thousand mil lions of animated creatures annually live and die to supply this corner of the world with an article ol luxury. If astonishment be excited at this fact, let us extend our view to China and survey the dense population of that wide ly spread region, whose inhabitants from the Emperor on his throne *o the peasant in his lonely hut, are indebted for their clothing to the labors of the Silk Worm. It is truly re marked by Scott’s excellent paper, that ima gination fatigued with the flight, is lost and 1 bewildered in contemplating the countless numbers which every successive year spin their slender threads for the service of man.” It is, perhaps, as astonishing to reflect that the manufacture of silk in this country has as yet obtained no particular importance, when compared with Cotton and Woolen fabrics. The value of silk imported from Europe and Asia exceeds $520,000,000, annually, and no one presumes to doubt the fact, that our cli mate is as well adapted to the production of ■ the raw material as that of any other. The ; only trouble herelofore, has been in producing ! a color equal to the Italian Silk. We are pleased to observe from some samples recent ly shown us. that these objections are fast be ’ ing overcome, and we sincerely hope that our j enterprising manufacturers will turn their at tention more particularly to this important business. There is no reason why we should depend wholly upon foreign countries for sup plies which annually drain so large an amount of money from us. We believe that Ameri can broadcloths are equal in point of color and finish to French. W T e speak more particular ly of the finer qualities, such as we have ex amined from the manufactories of the Slater Mills, at W'ebster, the Northampton Mills, and some other Eastern mills, which it is not necessary to mention. We introduce this sub ject merely to show the importance ot larger experiment in branches which claim compar atively little attention. The manufacture ol silk is very much neglected, in proportion to its immense demands. In some portions ot the Western country, this business is gradu ally increasing ; not. however, in proportion to the advances of cotton, woolen, &c.. which is spreading rapidly throughout the South and W'est —a cheering evidence of the enterprise and resources of this rapidly growing coun try. We have called attention to this sub ject before, and will frequently do so again, as we consider ourselves to be preachers to the people on the texts of improvement in Sci ence. Art and Manufactures. — Sci. American.