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by s. rose & CO. s T . cH .iPMAff & S. ROSE, Editors. TB■ ■ S . T],e Georgia Journal J* Messenger is published eve .yeJaesday morning in the city of Macon, at the hilowmg REDUCED RATE : If paid strictly in advance, per year $2 50 Ii not paid in advance 3 00 The above terms will be rigidly enforced, without re ‘ t to persons, as the object of the Publishers is to do ness as nearly as possible upon the cash principle— pferrine that their subscribers should reap the profits i : ,'h usually go to agents and collectors. In no case ‘ the paper be sent out of the State unless first paid K j' ir asatisfactory reference is given in Macon or its ■ VDttERTISEMENTS inserted at the usual rates— ft, not limited when handed in, will be inserted till B-ii 1 • but a liberal discount will be allowed to persons Z o advertise by the year, and who pay on demand. ■\:i marriatre notices, and obituary notices of over Hr lines, wilfbe charged at the usual rates. \ll announcements of candidates for office, to be paid to: at the usual rates, when inserted. arrangements made with County Officers, I pj legists, Auctioneers, and others, who may wish to limited contracts. , . ‘ersons advertising will please observe the following; tales of Land and Negroes, by Executors, Adminis ters and Guardians, are required by law to be adver td in a public gazette, sixty days previous to thp day These sales must be held on the first Tuesday in the inth, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and ,'i’ in the afternoon, at the Court House in the county which the property is situated. ... ■The sales of Personal Property must be advertised in Hp manner forty days. Brntioe to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be Biiished forty days. that application will be made to the Court of 0r l inrv for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be Blished weekly for four months. m'iiations nr Letters of Administration must be pub lislif'd thirty days —for Dismission from Administration, six months —for Dismission from Guardian gju irl u days. RVes for foreclosure of mortgage, must be published Wfphli) for four month* —tor establishing lost papers, ■ the full space oj three months —for compelling ti- K from Executors or Administrators where a bond has Bn given by the deceased, the full space of three B r Letters on business to be post-paid. NEW ARRANGEMENT. jgUnited States Mail Ziine—Daily, JSehreen Savannah and Charleston via Hilton Head B nnd Beaufort, Inland two-thirds of the way. *r * h K ■if IV THE WELL LKOWN iff ‘.;™ ~ -lifgsplendid Steam Packets I METAMORA, Captain F. Barden, IWM SEA BROOK, Capt T. Lyon, B<-EN. CLINCH, Capt. Wm. Curry, Wll hereafter leave Savannah every evening at halt pal Bo’clock, and Charleston every morning at 9 o’- tlolk, precisely, touching at Hilton Head and Beau- Bench way. and avoiding two-thirds of the sea route. r*o r Freight or Passage apnly on board or to BROOKS &. TUPPER, Ag’ts Savannah. E. LAFITTE, &CO. Ag'ts Charleston. B All Goods, intended for Savannah or Charles oq, viil be forwarded by the Agents if directed to their B, free of commissions. Bil way freight payable by shippers. 26 43 nil lOKK <fc SATANNAII LINE OP STEAMERS—WEEKLY, SAILING EVERY WEDNESDAY. ||i f j | ’<i> THE new and superior Steamships A Captain John Collins, &, B=4£cSkCherokee, Captain Thomas Lyon, wil until further notice, leave Savannah and New Vo: t every Wednesday, commencing with the 28th Bhese swift Steamers are each of 1,250 tons burthen, il m the strongest and most approved manner, and ■nnequaled in all the needful qualities to give confi- B e as well as despatch to travellers. They have all ■accommodations for passengers and freight requi- Bto entitle them to public patronage. lie Central Railroad will despatch an extra train B Macon Tuesday evening, to connect with these on Wednesdav’ and from Savannah on tK.ir Hi l, needltuT 825 —payable in advance ; for which, or flit, apply to PADELFORD & FAY, Savannah, or SAM’L. L. MITCHELL, March 28 52—ly No. 194 Front-st, N. York INDIAN SPRINGS. B - THE subscriber, grateful for the pat ■?htl^ rona g e heretofore extended, would re -3^— spectfully announce to the Travelling Hie,that he will run Daily, a line of Four Horse ■ ches from Forsyth to the Indian Springs, in con- H mn with the Daily Trains of Cars on the Macon ■ Western Railroad, from the first of June to first H ber next. The undersigned also keeps for hire Carriages, Hor esind Buggies, and Saddle Horses, for the Springs or nj'part of the country, on reasonable terms, on appli attin to Mr. William C. Jones at Forsyth. Ami 13 3-ts A. C. MOREHOUSE. ro THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. . A Splendid Line of Four Horse Post Coaches, will run Daily from Forsyth to the Indian Sprin&s, from the first of unel to the first of October next. Leave Forsyth ev fllay at 8 A. M., and arrive at the Springs at 12, M. S’- the Springs at 1, P. M., and arrive at Forsyth y 4lo’clock, in time for the downward Tain. Leave at 4, P. M., and arrive at the Springs by 8 ■k. Tie undersigned intend putting on the road two ne mew Coaches, and good teams; and the public fear anv and lay, as we trill always have one of nr Coaches ;*t Forsyth, so that we will be prepared to tkeh assengers oti at every arrival of the Cars, either >m elow or above. OT The undersigned, also, keep constantly on hand Mr hi e, in Athens, Saddle Horses, Horses and Bug isMßarouches, and Stage Coaches, of all sizes; all e had at the shortest notice, and upon i terms. Ea splendid Line of Four Horse Post times a week, front Athens to the Mad ind Daily, if necessary, and Families, in particular, will be sent le Up-Country, much cheaper than ever iklin House, Athens, Georgia. -4m SALTER & IVEY. JfESS, BRIDLES, ScC ‘E subscriber keeps constantly on hand, i prepared to Manufacture to order, on, Buggy, & Carriage Harness, notice, of the best workmanship and ma :an be found at ail times, every descrip ■r. All kinds of Repairs done at the ISAAC WINSHIP. ) Cotton Avenge,Macon, Ga. iTTON AVENUE ttixl Saddlery Repository, FREEMAN & ERTS have now on hand, their own and Northern man- * ufacture, a complete assortment ofCar tM, Harness, Saddles and Trunks, which are offer ash or approved paper. __ , Am. a large stock of Carnage and Saddlery Hard are,] Carriage Trimmings, Springs, Axles, Lamps, Maleable Iron,Oil and Brussells Carpets, Dash, qpjfr.i Enamel’d Leather, Coach, Japan and Leath- &c. &c. Can age, Saddle and Harness-makers will find ev y Ml’ fe used in their business at prices to suit the neg.l Carriages and Harness made to order, and re irinf done at short notice. Hm, October 18, 1848. 29 ly CROCKERY! CROCKERY!! GEORGE JONES ih IS NOW offering at the old stand °f£is |Hllv’Je &, Jones, opposite the Washingtonnjf HHUulha large assortment of China, G.ass, *** ‘"Slnware, Castors, Waiters, Knives and Folks, tfHp|aii.| Baskets. Hotel Keepers,Private Families, *; Merchants, are invited to call and examine, etermined to sell cheap for cash. >n,Jan. 17. 42—ly ches, Jewelry, Ac,, at reduced Prices. IN addition to their previous stock, the sub- are now receiving large supplies of New foods in their line, consisting of Watches, Jew y.lilver ware and Silver plate, Guns, Pistols, Mili 7aftd Military Trimmings, Fancy Hardware and me* irticles, Watch-makers Tools and materials, a 1 of which they offerfor sale at reduced pri ihe are receiving many articles in their line, which ? e *W le W new, and they respectfully invite the citi- NB'l persons visiting Macon, to call and examine mr Slack. W. B. JOHNSTON & BROTHER. Mac m, Nov 29 35 IS ‘* uge assortment of Ladies, Childrens and IHylisses Leather Boots and Shoes of various styles Just received and for sale by ggjLL 31 STRONG & WOOD. nfcIALES GUNNY BAGGING, Just received 3B r ‘d for sale by E. BOND & CO. lan 17 40 Georgia Jottrnal (tub illcsscngcr. THOMAS T. WYCIIE, Warehouse and Commission Business. - -/ business at the Old Stand, in the rear % h White & Caters,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. His Warehouse is as safe as any Fire-proof building, as a large stream of water passes directly through it. 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 purchasin <r . THOMAS T. WYCIIE. Macon, Ga., April, 1849. 4-Sm DYSON & FIELD, Warehouse Sc Commission Merchants, Siljdktf Macon, Ga. ii&isiij The undersigned, having formed a business connection, will continue the s ”" Tlr ’ ™ Ware-house and Commission Business at the well known Fire-prof Ware-House formerly occupied by Messrs. Dvso.v, Cooper &, Roberts. The personal attention of FIELD and ADAMS will be given, to promote the interest of all who may favor us with their patronage. ‘I lie 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 tavors. DYSON &. FIELD. THOMAS DYSON, JOHN M. FIELD, A.B ADaMS. April 18 3 ly HARDEMAN &. HAMILTON, Ware-House and Commission Merchants, MACON, riNUE 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 &. HARDEMAN, Factors and Commission Merchants, SAVANNAH, WILL give prompt attention to the sale of JJSdlS&jl Cotton and Country produce, as well as to ? T * the filling of orders for Bagging, Rope, and tamily supplies. April 18 20-ly WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS THE subscribers will continue business at lhe “FIRE PROOF WARE-HOUSE” on s—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 Bagging, Rone and Twine and other merchandize, will be filled without charge. N. OUSLEY &SON. Macon, April 18 19 ly General Auction and Coirimissioii Business. The undersigned under the firm and/SSSaji gjyHgiyj style of AYER &. LIN, have open-fjU|ai|| -*ed a house in the city of Atlanta, for the transaction ofa 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. jYpril 18 32 ly REESE H. LIN. Will* W* 15a id will, WAREHOUSE & COMMISSION MERCHANT, • ? WILL continue the above busi- {A <=> f\ ness at the stand occupied by him jgM'- the past Season, known as Gunn’s Warehouse ; he re turns his thanks to those who patronized him the past Season, and solicits ihe patronage of the public gener ally ; he will be prepared at ail times to make cash ad vances on cotton in store or for shipment at the cus tomary rates. All orders for Bagging, Rope, isc. filled promptly, and at the lowest cash prices. Macon, April 11. 2-ly CONNER & MARTIN, Ware-House and Commission .11 err is an is, WILL continue business at theirte <s> 8 UgSi'jj.rold stand. We return our sincere thanks to 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 future. 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'nce and Bainbridge, will be constantly receiving from Ma con aud 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. All orders punctua'ly attended to. Albany, March2B. 52—ts J. VV. 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 ill this climate. Slid are prepared to £ll ail ordcre 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 fine collection of Perfumery of every description, and can satisfy the taste of the most fastidious. Match 21 ; 51 WILLIAM D. ELAM, Attorney ami Solicitor at Law, 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 for his qualifications as such, he 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-Street. ORDERS are solicited from Planters and Merchants for Plows and every description ol Plantation Tools and Machinery, Garden and Field Seeds, Im ported Stock, Fruit Trees and Shrubbery, Guano, Plas ter of Paris, (fcc. &c., or consignments of Agricultural products lor sale. A. B. Abler is Editor of the American Agricul turist, published monthly at $1 a year. Subscriptions mav be made at this Office, or to Judge Earnest. SOLON ROBINSON, Macon, April 11. 2—3 m ‘DraveUing Agent. J UST Received Ladies’ Silk and plain Lasting Gai ters, and for sale by MIX &. KIRTLAND. Dec. 6 ‘■23 36 JUFT Received, Gents’ fine and Medium Calf boots and lor sale by MIX &. KIR rLAND. Dec. 6 36 J UST Receivtd men’s and boys’coarse shoe lasts, also Gen's’, fine boot lasts, a fine article, and for saie by MIX &. KIRTLAN D. Dec. 6 36 CM HAIRS, Bedsteads, Feather Beds, Hair, Cotton j and Moss Mattresses, or any other article of Fur niture made to order, and r pairing in all its branches, done with neatness and despatch, by jaw. 17. 42 WOOD & BRADLEY. Piano for Sale. AVERY good hand Piano, hut little worn, from the celebrated Manufactory ot Cliickering, will be sold low, it applied for soon. r „ Jan. 17. st-41 WOOD &. BRADLEY. Patent Water Wheels. mHE HOTCHKISS Water Wheels are made a* I FINDLAY’S Foundry, Macon, and at the Fouudry ofR. FINDLAY & CO., Griffin. Sept. 13 24 OZNABURGS, LINSEYS& YARNS from the Planter’s Manufacturing Company, Butts county, for sale by WHITE &. CATER. Jan 340 Sugar amt Cofl'ee. I rA SACKS best Rio Coffee. I OU 15 do Old 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 & WOOD. Cotton Yarns and Osnaburgs. THE undersigned, are Agents for the sale of the • MILLEDGEVILLE STEAM FACTORY YARNS. Also,for YARNS AND OSNABURGS from the CURTRIGIIT 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 lints and Caps. IDOZ.. Velvet Hats, anew article. 4 do Turbans, very fine. 3 do Velvets, embroidered. 2 do Boys Velvet Caps, 6 do Cotton tlo Caps, 2 do White Hats with leathers, 2do do do plain. BELDEN &. CO. Nov 29 35 Flows. O r SIX inch one horse turning Plows, AD 20 7 “ “ 25 No. 10 “ “ “ “ 25 “ 11 “ “ Together with an ass irtment 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 NaiK, 1 Q c TONS Swedes, English and American Iron -*- r~D in i-tore and on the way, of all sizes from 1 to 3 inches round and square, and from H to 12 inches wide. 200 kegs Cut Nails and Spikes, 25 “ Wrought Nails and Spikes, 1,000 lbs. Horse Shoe Nails. Dec 6 36 E. B. WEED. Fans ! Fnu>!! THE subscribers respectfully invite the attention of the Ladies and Dealers to one oi the largest and most elegant assortment of FANS ever offered in this City, imported direct Irom Paris, and which they will sell at wholesale or retail, on the most accomodating terms. Also Slides and Buckles for Belts, of Gold, Silver, Pearl,Steel and Gilt and Plated, in great variety. WM. B. JOHNSTON & BRO. April 11 2 Molasses. ; O HHDS. Cuba Molasses, of superior quality, and ! AtD in prime order—just received and for sale by April 18 GEO. T. ROGERS. Hakdwaki: and cutleiiyl Ivnives and Forks ; Pocket Knives Scissors, Augers, Handsaws Files, Screw Plates Shovels and Spades, Trace Chains Axes, Hammers, Castings, &.c. April 4 1 HYDE &. BENTON. BaffVtaff* awl Twine. Q K BALES Gunny Bagging, ’ J 100 pieces 52 inch Kentucky Bagnjm., 200 “ 48 inih “ 150 “ 44 inch “ “ 200 Coils Kentucky Rope, 500 lbs. Bagging Twine, For sale on moderate terms by CHAS. CAMPBELL & CO. August 16 20 SUGAKS —40 hhds. Muscovado Sugars 50 htids New Orleans do. 200 bbls. Refined do. 155 do. Powdered and Crashed do. 40 boxes Loaf do. For sale by April 1 l SCOTT, CARHART & CO. WIHBKKV. —350 bbls. N. Orleans Whiskey i 100 bbls. Baltimore do. For sale by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. A SUPERIOR 40 SAW Cotton Gill, Reed’s Patent. For sale low by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. J‘ UST Received another lot of Ladies’ Silk Lasting Congress Gaiters, and for sale by Dec. 6 36 MIX & KIRTLAND. hCIIjY’ OKA NG US. — 10 boxes Single (4. O received and for sale by Feb 28 48 JOHN A. NELSON. l“rA CASKS PORTE K—Quarts and A tJ” J Pints. Just received and for sale by April 4 1 SCOTT, CARHART & CO. Flout’. Q /T BARRELS of No. 1 Country Flour, just receiv /OD ed and for sale low,by March 28. C. A. ELLS <fc CO. WOOD-WAKF. Painted and Cedar Tubs Do. do. Buckets Covered Buckets Willow Baskets April 4 1 IIYDE jfc BENTON. FRENCH and High Post Bedsteads of Mahogany, I Walnut and Maple, Cribs and Trundle Bedsteads, | for sale by WOOD & BRADLEY. Jan. 17. 42 OFFICE Chairs, Settees, Rocking and other Chairs j of Rosewood, Mahogany, Walnut, Maple and ! Oak, a great variety of styles, for sale by Jan. 17. 42 WOOD & BRADLEY._ LOOKING Glasses and Looking Glass Plates, Por trait and Picture Frames, ot Gilt, Mahogany, Rosewood and Walnut, for sale by Jan. 17. 42 WOOD & BRADLEY. COPAL V AltlVINIi of a superior quality, just received and for sale at manufacturers prices by Nov 1 31 TAYLOR & ROFP\_ IJOVVIJEK, —A fine article of single F Powder for 1 sale by TAYLOR &, ROFF. Dec 6 36 OA BBLS. Superior Cider Vinegar, for sale cheap AU 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, ISluukefs, Ac. Q/'\rewr\ YDS. Kerseys, 10bales heavy Oznaburgs, U Ul/ I'-OO Blankets, 8, 0 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. Hollow-ware.— 20,000 lbs. Ovens, Spi .ders, Pots, Ctuildrons, Stoves, &c., from the 1 Etowah Iron Works,” Cass county, forsaleby j Jan 340 WHITE & CATER. JUST Received a lot of negro shoes, a prime article and for sale by MIX & KIRTLAND. I Dec. 6 36 Soap anl Caudles. \ r\ r BOXES Extra Family Soap. *£D 25 do Sperm Candles. 25 do Adamantine do 20 do Stearine do 50 do Fancy mid Toilet Soap. 20 do Military Shaving do i In store and for sale cheap by Feb 41 47 GRAVES & WOOD. rj pr DOZEN fine French and American Calf Skins, At) 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 aud Shoes. Just re i ceived and for sale by STRONG & WOOD. Nov 1 31 Ciiiisil Four. r\ /y BBLS. Superfine Genessee Flour, just received I tj U and tor suleby GRAVES &. WOOD. Feb 21 oAAA LBS. prime Georgia Cured BACON, for OUUU sale by SCOTT, CARHART & CO. Feb 21 47 Pure White JLc:tt, OH, Ac. FOR SALE by ISAAC WiNSHIP. March 7. 49 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga. TSIII Genuine AuthorBRANDBOLT ing Cloths,for sale by ISAAC WINSHIP. Mareh7. 49 Cotton Avenue, Macon,JJa. f’U.OUR, FLOUR. —“ Superfine Flour” from the ’ Etowah Mills, lor sale by Jan 340 WHITE &. CATER. in RANDY.—6 half pipes of bestOtard Brandy for ! Feßl 47 C. A. ELLS & SON. French Muslins. IN Store, received by the last Steamer, anew and handsome style of French Muslins, solid-ground : French Cambrics,and plain and plaid Linen Ginghams, j Forsale at sm ill profits for cash. „ i Feb 28 48 GEO. W. PRICE. fIVoiIACCO.—3OO Boxes of various qualities, for 1 sale low by WHITE &. CATER. I .Tan 3 ill! BACON .—10-000 lbs. Bacon, sides and shoulders, forsaleby WHITE &, CA 1 ER. ; Jan 3 j® . n TONS SWEED’S & AMERICAN IRON, I1 0 for sale low by E. BOND fO. Jan. 17 42. MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1849. j4itortUatuou&. The Voice of the Pestilence. [This splendid poem was written in 1831, on the ap proach of the cholera from the East towards the West ern parts of Europe, and is appropriate to its renewed apparition and westward progress, as mentioned in recent journals.— Ed. N. O. Pic.] Breathless the course of the Pale White Ilorse, Bearing the ghastly form ; Rapid and dark the spectre bark YVhen it sweeps before the storm ! Balefully bright through the torrid night Ensanguined meteors glare ; Fiercely the spires of volcanic fires Stream on the sulphuriousair! Shades of the slain through the murderer’s brain Flit terrible and drear ; Shadowy and swift the black storm-drift Doth trample the atmosphere ! But swifter than all, with a darker pall Os terror around my path, I have arisen from my lampless prison— Slave of the high God’s wrath ! A deep voice went from the firmament, And it pierced the caves of the earth ; Therefore I came on my wings of flame From the dark place of rny birth ! And it is said : “Go forth from the South to the North Over you wandering ball ; Sin is t he king of that doomed thing, And the sin-beguiled must fall!” ° Forth from the gate of the Uncreate— From the portals of the abyss ; From the caverns dim, where vague forms swim, And shapeless chaos is! From Hades’ womb—from the joyless tomb Os Erebus and Old Night— From the unseen deep, where Death and Sleep, Broad in their mystic might : I come, I come; before me are dumb The nations, aghast for dread— Lo ! I have pa?t as the desert blast, And the millions of earth lie dead ! A voice of fear from the hemisphere Tracketh me where I fly! Earth weeping aloud for her widowhood— A wild and desolate cry ! Thrones and dominions beneath my pinions Cower like meanest things— Melt from my presence the pride and the pleasaunce Ot pallor-stricken Kings! Sorrow and mourning supremely scorning, My throne is the boundless air— My chosen shroud i9 the dark plumed cloud. Which the whirling breezes bear! Was I not borne on the wings o* the morn From the jungles of Jessore, Over the plain of the purple main, To the far Mauritian shore ? To the isles which sleep on the sunbright deep Os a coral-paved sea, Where the blue waves welter beneath the shelter Os Heaven’s serenity 1 I - rom the womb of the waters, athirst for slaughters 1 rose that thirst to sate ; These green isles are graves in the waste of the waves, 1 heir beauty is desolate. From the wide Erythean.the noise of my pasan Rolled on the southern blast ; Eternal Taurus made answering chorus From his glaciers lone and vast! Did I not pass his granite mass, And the ridged Caucasian hill, Over burning sands, over frost-chained lands, Borne at my own wild will ? Then hark to the beat of my hastening feet, Thou shrined in the sea ; Where are thy dreams that the ocean streams Would be safety unto thee ? Awaken ! awaken ! my wings are shaken Athwart the troubled sky ! Streams the red glance of my meteor lance, And the glare of mine eager eye ! Harken! eh harken! my coming shall darken The light of thy festal cheer ; In thy storm-rocked home on the Northern foam Nursling of Ocean—hear! Overlooking Nothing. Some men seem to go through the world with their eyes shut—others keep them always open. The latter, at every step, are adding to their stock of knowledge, and correcting and improving their judgment by experience and übsci r ciliutl. TUcy tlurli miiiUscvci awake and active, and on the alert —gather- ing instruction from every occurrence, watch ing for favorable opportunities, and seeking, if possible, to turn over their failures and mischances to their advantage. Such per sons will rarely have occasion to say, ‘ ; I have lost a day,” or More idly than the summer’s wind.” They will make every event the occasion of improvement, and will find “ Books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything.” To the attentive observer, even nature itself will appear a vast scroll, written all over by the finger of God, with instructive, though sometimes mysterious characters, while to the careless it will seem at best but a blank, or perhaps a scene of confusion, “without form or comeliness,” possessing little to excite curios ity or admiration. To the young, especially, would we recom mend habits of close and careful observation. We would say to them j overlook nothing. Do not despise the day of small things. Endeav or to turn the leisure you have —the money you may earn or inherit —the privileges you may enjoy—in short, everything, to the best possible account. Take care of the minutes and pence, and the hours and pounds will take care of themselves. He who learns to regard his leisure mo ments, as valueless, and habitually squanders for trifles the small sums of money he may have, because they are small, will never be learned or rich. The secret of success is to be careful of little things. Spend no moment but in purchase of its worth, And what its worth, ask death-beds—they can tell. [Richmond Kepublican. Napoleon’s Heart. When Bonaparte died, it is well known that his heart was extracted, with the design of being preserved. The British physician who had charge of the wondrous organ, had de posited it in a silver basin, among water, and retired to rest, leaving two tapers burning be i sides it in his chamber. He often confesses to his friends, while narrating the particulars, that be felt very nervously anxious as the cus todier of such a deposit, and. though he reclin l cd, he did not sleep. While lying thus, awake, lie heard, during the silence of the night, first, Ia rustling noise, then a plunge among the wa ! ter in the basin, and then the sound of an ob ject falling, with a rebound, on the floor —all occurring with the quickness of thought. Dr. A. sprang from his bed, and the cause of the intrusion upon his repose was explained—it j was an enormous Normandy rat dragging the ! heart of Napoleon to its hole. A tew mo ; ments more, and that which had been too vast in its ambition to be satisfied with the sover j eignty of continental Europe, would have | been found in a more degraded position than the dust of Ctesar stopping a beer barrel — it would have been devoured as the supper of a rat! “To such vile uses must we come j at last!” — Gazette. Joe’s Failing Discovered* Our old friend Joe is what is generally term ed a bad boy, and succeeded in blinding his j mother lor some time, as to his imbibing pro pensities, and one morning she said to him af j ter lie had swallowed some half dozen cups of I coffee, and as many glasses of cold water — “ Joseph, thee should drink something before thee goes to bed at night—thee is always so thirsty in the morning.” But one night, one fatal night, Joe come in before the old lady retired. He sat down and, with that look of semi-intoxicated wisdom, be gan conversing about the goodness of the crops, the late unfortunate outbreak in the meeting, and was getting on very well until j he espied what he supposed to be a cigar on J the mantle-piece ; he caught it and placing* one end in his mouth, began very gravely to light it at. the candle. He drew and puffed until he was getting red in the face. The old lady’s eyes were at last opened, and she ad- I dressed him— -1 “Joseph, it thee takes that tenpenny nail ! for a cigar, it is time thee went to bed.’ Engagement of the Mississippi Riflemen. After the Mexicans had failed in their at tack upon Buena Vista, they made a deter mined effort to force their way to the road at a point nearer the plateau. They brought down, from near the mountains opposite the hacienda, a fresh brigade of cavalry, covered by infantry in ail its passages of ravines. With this they advanced to engage the Mississippi riflemen, the fragment of the 2d Indiana volun teers, and the 3d regiment of the same, who were still acting together, and who had near them one howitzer, under Capt. Sherman. The position of these troops were some five hundred yards nearer the road than the point where Col. Davis’s regiment was first engag ed in the morning, but farther down the same ravine. As soon as this new brigade indicat ed the manner of its approach, its determina tion to charge our riflemen and infantry, they vverc rapidly formed to receive it. The Mis sissippi regiment in line of battle, extending across the little plain on which they now were, their right being near the ravine, their iront toward the mountains—the Indiana troops were formed so that their left rested on the right of Col. Davis’s regiment, their right upon the ravine higher up. their front being also towards the mountains, hut more to the north. In this way, an obtuse re-entering angle was presented towards the approaching cavalry ; Shermans’s howitzer being on its left. The enemy was lormcd in close column of squad rons, and came down the slope at an easy-hand gallop. His ranks were well closed, his troop ers riding knee to knee, ami dressing hand somely on their guides. All the (lags and pen nons were Hying—some fifteen hundred of them—the men were in full uniform, anti the horses elegantly caparisoned. Every lancer sat erect, and kept his charger well in hand ; and the whole brigade, preserving exactly its intervals, and the direction of its march, mov ed forward with the ease and regularity of the best drilled troops on a field-day. Had the commander of this beautiful brigade desired to win the applause of both armies, he could not have put it in better order, or led his men on vvilh more professional style. The lout en semble of his column was most admirable. It had a sort of air about it —an easy nonchalant manner of going into the work—which could not. but recall to one’s mind li is ideal pictures of the cavalry of the olden days. Those fine fellows were the chivalry of Mexico, and, with the exception of the President’s personal guard—the regiment of Hussars —they were the most dashing troops the Republic ever oorU to the, field. Oppuoed to itILIU WCIC OUT men on foot—a mere handful in comparison, and having about them none of the “pomp and circumstance,” the glitter, and gold, and feathers, and tassels, of their antagonists. They stood calmly and fearlessly still, with t heir pieces at a carry. But they, too, had an air ; one that had mischief in it. Their ranks had been thinned out; some of their best men had fallen. There were even fathers stand ing there, whose sons had gone down by their sides— their best boys, whom they had reared and brought forth to fight tor their country. And there were sons, too, whose clothes had been baptised by their father’s blood, not yet dry. Brothers, who had stood shoulder to shoulder in the morning, stood so no more ; but while one lay stark and motionless upon the earth, the other was near by to avenge him. There were neighbors, too, and friends, who had grown up together in school boy days. They were not yet separated. The survivors stood there, while those who had borne all iiiese tender relations to them were strewn, dead or dying, on every hand. Yet all in sight they lay—the familiar forms and faces *o iiiey littu oceu ueepiy attacnea, and whom they called by their first names from their infancy. It cannot be wondered, then, that these men stood firm. It was a sublime, a terrible sight. The troops on both sides were so cool and deter mined, that all knew the struggle must he sanguinary and desperate in the extreme. Not a word was spoken ; the din of surrounding battle seemed fora moment hushed ; the rum bling sound of the earth, as the brigade swept onward like a living thunderbolt, appeared to be the only audible manifestation of the approaching carnage. As the Mexicans came nearer, they evidently indulged the belief that they could draw the lire of our men before it could be very destructive; and that then while the pieces were empty, they could over whelm the slight barrier before them, and fin ish their work with the lance. But finding, on the cont rary, that not a piece was discharg ed, not a man moving, the whole brigade be gan instinctively to diminish its gait. This was a fatal mistake ; and on their side it seem ed a very great pity it should have been made, it was so out of keeping with the skill indicat ed by their soldierly appearance and gallant bearing. Finally, instead of dashing forward in a most splendid charge, as they could have done, having the ground upon which to exe cute it, they had the madness to pull up to a walk, and at length to halt,in the very net work of the two lines of fire. The instant they did so, the pieces came down on both faces of the angel, as if swayed by the same hand. For a moment their muzzles moved slowly about, as each man felt lor his aim; then they settled steady and firm as brass or steel. Now, like the blast of a trumpet, the dicadful word was shouted —Firb ! The sheets of flame converged on that beautiful brigade. It was appalling ! The whole head of the column was prostrated, and riderless horses, a multitude, and crimsoned with blood, seat ed with it in every direction. Before the Mexicans could recover from the efl’ects of this blow, Sherman cut them up with grape and canister. Then came the rapid and deadly firing by file, of our riflemen and infantry. No troops in the world could have faced it without the most awful sacrifice of life; and under it the whole brigade gave way, and fled towards the mountains, leaving the.ground literally covered with its dead. In this alliiir, had it not been for that unac countable and suicidal pulling up to a halt, before a body of the best marksman in the world, and distance only eighty yards—had this compact mass of cavalry, in room of do ing thus, dashed at speed into the angle that was before them, they would have lost many men, no doubt; but it is difficult to conceive what could have saved the Mississippi and Indiana troops from destruction. And had so large a force broken through our lines, and at this time gained the road between Buena Vis to and La Angostura, the fortunes of the day would again have been placed in a jeopardy most painful to contemplate. —From Carle tort's -'Battle of Buena Vista.” The Peach Tree. A N. Y. letter in the Nat. Intelligencersays: At the meeting of the Farmers’ Club of the American Institute, 10-day, Mr Pell, one of the most intelligent and successful of our sci entific farmers, besides reading an able essay on the general economy of the farm, and its management with regard to stock, manures, &c., stated the results of his experience in the culture of the peach tree. Contrary to the more common usage, his practice was to ap ply the pruning knife very freely lo his peach trees. lie gave them rich soils, and stimulat ed their growth, but at the same time kept them down by very close pruning, or, as he termed it, “excessive pruning.” This prac tice, he believes, increased the quantity of fruit, preserved the health ot the tree, and prolonged its life. While others, who suffer ed their trees to grow without pruning, were losing them at five, six, or seven years old. he had them in a good bearing state thirty years old. His advice was to prune the peach tree freely. He thought there was no danger of pruning it too much. Industrial Pursuits—Honor to the Toil W otn Hand. It is a painful fact, although derogatory to our character as republicans, that the grades in society are not regulated in the country, as they should be, by the true standard of merit talent, and useful in men, but very generally by a Goldometer applied by the ridiculous rules of fashion. Under our government the royal gift or patent of title and nobility cannot be conferred on individuals, that they may strut higher than their fellow-men; nor can the position of any citizen in civil life give him claim on his neighbor for more than the ordi nany courtesies of good society, as taught and inculcated by the rules of decorum and breeding. But is there not an aristocracy” found in American society', whose exactions, whose exclusiveness, and whose conventional rules —both of theory and in practice—appear as ridiculous to the well-balanced and judi cious mind as those of the titled and tinselled aristocracy of monarchical governments ? That this is the case, we think few will de ny. That dignity’, which honest industry and scientific acquirements in the mechanical arts confer upon their possessor, is not recognised to the extent it should be in our social system. The educated mechanic or the tradesman does not generally occupy that position in society to which lie is righteously entitled ; and. with but an exception now and then, and at partic ular seasons—in an election canvass or the like—lie is too generally regarded as a mem ber of an interior grade ot’ society. It be hooves us to inquire why this false state of things exists among us. The raechaical arts have not flourished with us to such a degree as to constitute any great portion of the wealth of our section. How few eminent and educated mechanics or manufacturers, in the various branches of trade, are found among us, or at least receive the encouragement and support sufficient to make a residence with us desirable or profitable. Our boots and shoes; our hats; our furniture; our cutlery; our axes; y r es, even our exe-helves; our wood-saws; our locks and hinges; our spades; our plows; and hoes, and in short, every article we use. comes from abroad. This state of things may be in part attributable to our agricultural system — to our extensive production of cotton, which monopolizes the en ire productive energies of this latitude; but the question may be fairly put, is it nut afeo in some degree owing lo causes within our power to remove ? The people of the South have, just at this time, abundant matter for serums consid.em uon, and, among the vanoiß subjects entitled to a large share of their reflections, is the in quiry how they may best elevate and foster the mechanic and manufacturing interests in all their branches. Industry, ingenuity, en terprise, and mechanical talent, when accom panied by a sound education, such as is gen erally bestowed upon the ymith of our coun try’, are among the chief elements of a nation’s strength. And why, then, should not those engaged in bringing- the elements into success ful action, in their appropriate sphere, be not regarded as equal to those of any other pro fession in life. They are really so —yes, and superior to hundreds of drones, who. with a showy and superficial education, and the wealth of their more industrious ancestors, imply’ condescension in every word and look they bestow upon the industrious mechanic. Tins ought nol so to he —these artificial dis tinctions of society’, among intelligent and in dustrious citizens of an enlightened country, are inimical to our prosperity and to the inter ctftn of tne republic. The above is taken, from the South Caroli nian—it is above comment. Labor and Capital. It has been wisely decreed by Providence that the comforts and conveniences ofour phy sical existence, and our menttd too, should be obtained by labor. The humble fare of the peasant, the scanty furniture of his domicil, the mansion of the rich man with all its gilded appendages are produced, collected and ar ranged by labor. This being true, it follows as a matter of course, that the greater amount of labor that is perlbrmed. the greater amount of the necessaries, comforts and luxuries of life will be the result. All improvements in machinery tend to this result, and must there fore be a benefit to the world. In confirma tion of this, we need only refer to the ditfer ence in the dwellings and dress of the work ing classes at the present day, and the work ing classes of the fourteenth century. But the change is more apparent in the abodes of opulence than in the dwellings of those who may be termed the poorer of the people.— From this circumstance many are led to ques tion the utility of improvements, because the advantages resulting from them are monopo lized in a great measure by those who have but a small share in their production. The apparent unjust, distribution of the goods of this life, is the result of the relation between labor and capital. But what is capi tal in the strict sense of the word ? Accu mulated labor, for money is the acknowledged representative of labor. Were there no ac cumulated labor (capital) in our country’, what would be the difference between us and the sluggard whom the wise preacher, exhort ed to “go to the ant and learn to be wise, for she layeth up her food for the winter.”— Capital bringeth to the possessor of it, all those ingenious contrivances which increase production, and if the capit.nl is honestly at tained, who should find fault, for it is paid out again as an exchange for the mill, or the oth er machinery that is purchased to increase production. If a man stipulates to perforin a certain amount of work for a hundred dollars that might take him 100 days to perform, .and he discovers some implemeot whereby be can complete it in 10 days, has he not the same right still to his $5100? Surely he has, and the 90 days that are now left at his disposal may be employed to produce a house to shield him from the weather, or perform any other kind of labor that will increase his comforts. No man should find fault with this. It is no doubt true that there is a disproportionate dif ference between the returns which labor brings and the returns of capital. This is not the fault of the capital, but the way in which it is managed. It is indeed wrong to injure any class for the sake of benefitting another class, but this is a nice question to discuss. Capi tal is good, and not an evil, but as it is used, and surely the greatest 1 and most noble man ner of using it, is in doing good with it.— Without accumulated capital, ij would be im possible to conduct the affairs of the worl i in the present highly civilized state of society. Without a very large capital invested, we would see no steamboat crossing the Atlantic, and no railroads bearing their rich freights from lake to ocean. When capital is fairly and freely paid in exchange for labor, as it should always be, it is certainly a great ele ment in popular elevation. . [Scientific American. Origin of the Prairies* Respecting the origin of these immense fields, we have no satisfactory knowledge. It is conjectured, and I believe with a good deal of probability, that their surface was once covered with the waters of the lake, and that these having receded, they were left in their natural evenness of surface, to be enriched by the deposits of ages, and thus fitted for the most luxurious vegetation the world ever saw. There is something imposingly grand in the idea that the water of the great lakes once ex tended to the base of the Rocky Mountains, and that, dammed back by these mighty bar riers, they were sent Eastward to be hurled over the precipice of our own Niagara, and thence through the St. Lawrence, to find en largement m the ocean. W hat a world of VOL. XXVII.—No. 6. waters rolled their waves over this quarter of the globe, then ! and what a cataract was Ni agara ! By what causes has such a change been wrought—whether it was by a gradual draining of the fountains, which now send their diminished supplies through the beds of tiie Western rivers, or by some mighty con vulsion of Nature—it is useless to conjecture. But that the origin of the prairies is such as I have suggested, seems to be indicated by their soil, their productions, and the alluvial depo sits which lie beneath their surface. Who can say by what mysterious process this gar den of the world has been preparing for the occupation and enterprize of the Anglo-Ameri can civilization, or enumerate the ages that have rolled away since they commenced. In vain does fancy grope among the unillumined labyrinths ol the past for somelhing which shall satisfy the ever recurring inquiries of the curious or the thoughtful, fie only who evolv ed order from the primal chaos can answer such inquiries; and in his own time, if He so chooses, He will make the revelation. Ah Interesting Geological Fact. Professor Agassiz has been delivering a course of lectures in Boston, on the Trees of North America. In his last lecture he stated one remarkable fact in connection with liis remarks upon the family of the rose, which in cludes among its varieties, not only many of the most beautiful flowers which are known. but also the richest fruits, such as the apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, &c. —viz : that no J'os sils belonging to this family has ever been dis covered by Geologists ! This is regarded as conclusive evidence that the introduction of this family of plants upon earth, was coeval with, or subsequent to, the creation of man. How beautifully every fact in nature goes to establish the wisdom and beneficence of the Creator! Nothing conflicts with the great design observable in all his works. All is har mony. all is order, and all contribute to the happiness of His creatures. Goodness sug gests tiie ends, and wisdom selects the means, and they are found simultaneously acting to gether. The fruits of the earth that furnish the sustenance of man were not needed before his creation. The flowers that deck the fields and perfume the’ air, spring up simultaneously with his beginning. All the embellishments of nature are for man’s enjoyment The flowers might have been made with out order or variegated colors, or may have v.i ugly m ificu lorms; a modification of the atmosphere might have made the sky a cold grey and the earth a gloomy black; there might have been no di versity of mountain and plain ; none of the beautiful phenomena that impress the exter nal senses of man at every turn with such de light and minister so much to his enjoyment, anJ yet man might have existed with all this deprivation. But infinite Wisdom has con structed the visible for man’s instruction as well us his happiness, and those who study natural science the most deeply, are nios.; im pressed with the wisdom and beneficence ol the arrangement. New Discovery—Collodion. A French chemist lias discovered a pro cess by which Gun Cotton is transformed from a destructive into a therapeutic agent of great value. Collodion is tiie name given to a liquid produced by dissolving gun cotton in eth“r. It has been advantageously employed as an agglutinative, and has been found to be immensely serviceable in the treatment of wounds. Collodion is applied in file liquid C-—wk.„ an.. 1 .. ,i*a m i.umet* im permeable by water, resembling the most lim pid glass. The folk wing are the advantages olfered by the use of Collodion : 1. By its powerful contraction, during evap oration. collodion draws the edges of a wound mueh closer than can be obtained either by suture or adhesive plaster. It exercises an equal degree of pressure throughout the whole extent of the wound, and the union is perma nent. 2. It pn'serves the wound completely from all contact with the air. through its impermea bility. 3. It possesses no irritating quality, in re gard to the skin and the lips of the wound, which is far from being the case with other adhesive preparations; and renders sutures unnecessary lor uniting the edges of a wound, whatever may lie its extent. 4. It remains in contact with, the skin, until the moment of cicatrization. 5. It is imjiermeabie to water, consequent ly admitting washing as often as is deemed lit.. 6. It is without color and transparent, so that the surgeon can always observe what ia going on beneath, without removing it. 7. Its application does not require the em ployment of heat; cold merely retards a little the evaporation of the ether. 8. Its price is moderate. If any peculiar circumstance affecting the patient requires it. a little ether suffices to dis solve the collodion and removes all. [ Unit. American. Doctors Easy and Fussy. There shall be two men, doctors, for exam ple, of equal learning and skill. They are on a lookout for practice. Dr. Easy puts his name on a brass plate on the door, and then sits down in his drawing-room to wait for pa tients. Need I say that he is generally to wait for a long time. But Dr. Fussy does not approve of this passive system. He keeps a horse and chaise before he has got a visit to make. He hires people to alarm all the neigh borhood by peals of his surgery bell. He is continually called out of church, and has once ventured on having his name shouted as be ing immediately’ wanted while attending a Lowell lecture. Not a form of advertisement does Dr. Fussy neglect, and the odds are, in the end. that he is making a thousand dollars a year, before Doctor Easy has heard the rat tat at the door of his first patient. Now per haps Doctor Fussy may, of the two, be the humbug ; but I very much question whether he is the fool. What applies to ihese two Doc tors applies generally to every trade and pro fession under the same. Barring lucky chance now and again, an adventurer will find that in the battle of life every man must be his own trumpeter. Sound your charge and ride over every body, or somebody elec will sound his charge and ride over you. The Socialist Prisoners. Those revolutionists who are confined in the castle ol - Vtecetines, are. according to report all in good health, and very quiet. Marti i devotes his leisure hours to the education ct a young bird; Q,uinten has a dove for his com panion ; Raspail has reared two fowls cele brated for their loud noise; and Barbes culti vates some beautitul flowets. Strange that men who, when free, should have been willing to wade knee-deep in blood, and yet, when in confinement, follow the most innocents pur suits. Rabble— The London Times, in speaking of the “noble order of the garter,” says: “A dozen emperors, kings, princes, and reigning dukes constitute the rabble of the order.” The Defalcation Case. The New York correspondent o r the Phila delphia Ledger, under date of 28th ult. says: “ Peck, the alleged defaulting deputy'. (U.S. Marshal.) has absconded to day, and can no where be found by the officers who are in pur suit of him. The effect of this conduct will be the immediate imprisonment of Mr. Ely Moore.”