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I rjVOL. Ij ■ - ■ - ii 11■■ m -4-1 Mini . ■■ i in "l(rOT’^-l >RINTEI) BY DANIEL STARNES & C’o. WEST END OF BttOAlJ-STHEET. . - - ' * i. !»'.«?•* 7>/w. * ++jo*l ii r f ** l fr "rt' r t—Tri »■ m a PROPOSALS, IY daMEL STARNES & CO. . aithi b W'**” ‘ wel,y IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, TO BE ENTITLED \firror ‘ofthe limes. t uK universal promulgation of ‘ jr.d the genera! ieftribution of know “!L £ object* cf the firft importance m whtre 'ibertr has left traces X fcjq». under every government Krh confulti the .bappmrfs ot Man.— ,h " i ine ” (aid the Great I ord Bacon , f lir * t with Yiriue"it certainly * *r" ’ Where ignorance reigns there * ,De _e. md dtfpotifm governs. As hftcome* enlightened authority will be k anralitv restored—Knowledge & ! ' ,re the bas« of freedom-the one a,, in our rights, the other teaches *”/ duties; *I« (irh fltews us how to Iftred the be ft pcHibie form of govern at the last requires us to obey it when con- Lanl his therefore advantageous every .le, hut 1b * X'pdlU !t is *Mohitely rc j ' ,hat corrttS inf< rmation fliould lie wide'y d-ffufed and cpftly obtained: For the fnfU wl:f> govern They never ffitestioniHy choose bad leaders or approve ,'ame mehures, vet they are liable to error _ p vt them true details and they will judge mredly-fur on plain nrcun'3s the people al ¥lnform juftpiniom ; whenever they mis take their own lrtcrell ‘tis owing entirely to Willt „f information in tlic Many or want of fconefty in the pin. But extenfii/g political in formaton is not to be acquired wit hout Vouch hbcur, arid few have leil'urc to study the f.fttiM,compare the opinions, & pcrule the p^tiofLocke, Sydney,Gibbon, Huine & j Vattcl. If fit acquaintance with the true prmciplesol government & duties of a citizen could be acquired only from huge folios j 1 difFuft- treat ties, it would be fcldom fought, ; tr if fought, the plough, the hatchet, and ! Vehwm’jftftaud (Wll. Some cheaper and j jater means of fatisfying curiosity and | pururin; information mud therefore lie j looked tor; and where is intelligence, j thapnefs and convenience united with more advantage, than in the c'ofely printed col- j gnat of the humble News-paper ? Our j cwmtnmca appear so well convinced of j the sfctulnefs of periodical prints, and have j hwrt liberally encouraged them, that we jc® it unnecfffary to in ft ft oh their merit, ndahnoli hcfitate to rcqucft public pat muge for another News-paper eftablifh itent. We can promise Ijttle except what at ten lion, houefty & industry can perform. The principles of our Paper, like our own, will be Republican, “but the fume freedom of opin ion winch we claim for •utfelvcs, we wifli dlotherstc enjny.” Civil and Religious liberty i* the birh right of cvry man, and lx who will not ci'end the fame indulgence to ill parties, and all fed!;, which he willies brliijowo, is already or deserves to be a ItW. To ft pport Religion and morality will oe cur pride—to encourage literature our rdtator—no communications calculated to Neither will be refnfed ; no hint will oe •tfltftei!. In a free country it is neceflary ttaifctbw fhmild be neither vague nor »M"wn. all public aefts of the State leg '•Jtute, will therefore bepubliflied as they tonttehand. 7 The MIRROR OF THE TIMES will he 7® 10 dl wl ;° canvass public measure with «n'y,»nd in eiaminiug the condmfl of tilik "* *’ as officers of government—lt twut Truth” Party hut my Count, y> No ; CONDITIdNS. i Mirror of the times wiii b c ptiblilhed every Monday, on a royal lhntofau excellent quality, and good ■• Theprite to fuhferbers w i„ y )e ,i, rce eoiUr« per annum, paid half yearly in Mvance 1 «ut. per f Tuare , or tbe flrft j nferdo £ ft}’ even and a half for each con yifluation. Tic paper win b® delivered to Town J. ,hp;r pl-« of abode and ; n tJ/ e c ; unfry wiU hc d ‘ ne ktU * Ud delivered at the Poll | ' • IttINBOW, Ko.lli. W POLITENESS. ’»*>«bmofi„d ividual , lo cor . £ t hm wogtd he «.**« not for mwiii, which mMt l ' xc! «“= right . Itop," " e r° Ur °"' 6 lauUs - The i c ‘ ; rcClm S 911 ittflepen- I tCtri.’ 0 decidc .»«*“" i . k ent ‘° U8 ’ ,s neVPr ' V a , n ’t b " 1 lcuch ourselves ; h r Ur, i tc ?’, ant * We instantly , 6lost Ari ,° <Unnked : ' trrors the | tc DakiM arC ,ca^‘Lv cover ’ adorn 311 That UOr,OU? * ' l,,c,e ,!>c>uho With be-,, iS , knd ‘winds l (l1 tx P e rieDee to v . aadeMfcvstif , hev . MIRROR OF THE TIMES. ¥ fd - . :»** • * 'N s * mhw ■ MiMirnn—immniTi i n ■ rirriwß ■ i T~niii urn ■■—■■hi m ■ ■-■w-■ ■n-fmi, 1» tpT* TP —WI ri f -* r a (liffercnt tle*rees, by discreet and femperate reproof. Every member of society has | certainly a deep interest in promo ting that quality, which we. t*nder j stand by the appropriate term, h*o \ jLiTENiiss-In the intercourse tvltith j necessarily subsists between indi- . viduals in affairs of comtnece, po litics, arts and science, so much of our pleasure depends upon the urbanity aacl good breeding of our companions, that no hint should . be disregarded, which may in the remotest degree improve oui mar neis or refine our tastes —Some ' men have learnt loapprecinte the adv antages of genteel deportment and suavity of manners ; and con scious of the influence they have attained by the respect which such qualities command, pnb< because i they are rare , have applied them to purposes of seduction : they have thereby too often stolen the afiections ot the peopie, and woun ded their morals by examples of deception, which however speci ous, are disowned and disdained by the frankness of genuine poli teness*—ln republics therefore, it lis essentially important, that we 1 should cultivate affability and po liteness. 1 Ilia would lead to an | habitual elegance, and an agree | able equality of manners : an coal* { iiy as desirable as that of intellect, andscaictly less important than ( that which our law ol distributions | was designed to promote An in j terchange of civilities, and a ten der of icciprocal aid among neigh bours, would win the heart of any i man, that would take th« trouble 1 to contrast them With such man ners as are always the offspring of a rude and unpolished state of so ciety ; where brutal intoxication and the horrible dexterity of pug. ilism are iti the van : where the loss ol an ear may disfigure us, or the loss of our eyes deprive us of all that is beautiful. Berfcft of the most delightful sense, the parent may heat the voice of his beloved infant, but the angelic smile of innocence which touches the ten dered loibie in his heart is forever closed from his view.—Let us then by correcting our manners, testrain by degrees that ferocity *md licentiousness, which have afforded the eneniies of democra cy some plausible grounds of cen sure. — i hat we can all attain the same eminence in the various graces which ornament a truly polite man, is not to be expected. Clowns and Coxcombs will fiil up their i circle, and a few of them answer very well to form a comparison 1 here are nevertheless certain ' lending points, which every man ! °f common sense may acquire : ! namely— patience in argument — j forbearance towards the ignorant i a prompt attention to those with j whom we have to transact busi i ness: the strictest delicacy and j respect towards females—an un bounded attention to cleanliness : ■ and, avoid absence : that dignified inattention which claims the n pe tition of our names before we can condescend to lend an car , is in sufffMable. Above all ; it you wish to retain the supremacy of your species-—if it is not vour de sire to degenerate into the' most 1 disgustng and swinish brutality, give yourself time to take meals ! ! My do not employ both hands in serving your mouth, nor la ! bor till you perspire. Never be j too •busily employed emptying ! jour own place, to assist the corn j pany iq the viands that are near j you.—The ceremonies.ot the ta i bie, constitute an important item ;in good breeding. I have fre j queutly been disgusted w ith the ; habits ot some of your ostentatious dispensers of flesh, vegetables &c. j 1 hey will insist upon it that you eat nothing; and although you 1 earnestly contend for the contrary, persist in lidping you to a nice UL | tie bitoi \A\c\i ow n choice. When wmmnrnam fiFfumyr: i runn mrn i— mi! IMB —w— iS IIOLD THE MIRROR UP TO NATURE." S'kdflCSp'dcre. ■■■■■■■■cwwwwwwwwMWWM.iinwifcßAiaiaXiSfigiiwiii iiint !■ we analyse this behavior, it stands thus ; ‘‘Sir, you must feel some embarrassment ~ since you have not been accustom-d to such com pany as that of which jou ate no\v. a member ; pray disengage vour. self from the confusion which per plexes you : it destroys your appe tite ; lam truly sorry to see you ( under such restraint : choose lor yourself, or, as I know what is ; good better than you do, i will! choose lor you : I assure \ou that j jou are heartily welcome , const- I der \ ourself at home.” All this; stuffis probably uttered with so’ little grace and sincerity, oc mere- 1 ly because the upstart who repeats it has heard something like k at those tables to which hi* dollars have bee:', invited, that the person to j whom n is addi cased, if he has: common sense, feels insulted and i degraded by his visit, ‘and too well assured that he ts not at home. It is ridiculous to tell a man how free he may behave at y our house ; he can ascertain this by your man ners —but if you want address to give him u complete idea of your | hospitality, you had better let hi>ti guess at it than foolishly at tempt to ornament beyond iis bear- j ing, that which he has the means ) of comprehending- Every man : can fee j when he is welcome. Vv hen the ceremony of eating i is over, the no l'-ss fatiguing roti- ■ tine oi wine-drinking demands us j due respect. Here most frequent ly, although brutal inebriation is avoided,‘enough is taken into the brian, to produce A c‘afhof argument, ant! jar of words, “ Worfc than the mortal brcnuit of rival ’words.” | When this happy point is reached, ! we are told in bacchanalian ian- i guage, to leave no heel-taps. In | obedience to custom, and through respect to the benevolent gentle man who will not permit us to de part either sorroxofal or sober , we take oft heel-taps, till we have I some t very terious admonitions ! that they are transferred to the brain. This is a glorious point gained; we are now prepared to drink a Toast, and a Bumper '. I his punitsbment, lor such it often ts> is not prescribed by* the com- > P an y ! the master of the house who has requested his guests to act precisely as they pleased , die. tales a toastj probably disgusting and offensive to three-fourth of the Company. By the bye, toasts lead to excess and irritation ; Ex cuse, py keeping a party over the fumes of wine, when otherwise, they would retire to a drawing room, and converse rationally and temperately—lrritation, when an unpopular or ridiculous toa.st is given. For example—-the fust toast which you receive Irom an agent of the British government, is George the Third ! Unluckily, this gentleman is frequently out of his senses—we had as well drink Peg Nicholson, So, when Gcue ial Washington was president of the United Staten, have some ol those characters drank his health at the house cf the American min ister, who had theretofore pro scribed him as a traitor and a rebel. 1 here ‘a a fitness in things which should always be regarded. When we hear of a man eminent for his talents, integrity, and devotion to polite learning ; when for instance we read his speeches in some pub lic assembly, and find them bold, nervous and beautiful ; when We know him to be the ardent and i zealous advocate of the right* of i man, and. disinterestedly risking ! health and tranquility for the good ol his country ; the generous mind lingers tor an opportunity to offer testimonials oi regard and venera- \ non to one so highly intitlcd to them. The period at length ar rives when the stranger is to meet with his object of respect and es- i item. VVith such qualities previ* . ously ascertained, he of B * i queues associates the accomplisn- I MONDAY, Novemober 7, ISOS. -i. T _ ; ; W . * ■ Ma in ~>t in ■> n m ■ '■-sr—i : i-h»~»it i—h ti men*s of e:isv deportment, of free access, and gentlemanly affability. I he** acquirem- ois have f,e qu. ,*ly been seen together; and -! a- a judicious writer has remark icd, when two have been ; seen together, the imagination ac | ({""•e a habit of passing easily from j one *o the other. If the first ap j pears, we lav our account that the | second *•:< to follow, and we feel an ! :, r.propriety in fheir separation.— i VVe miss something ihat we <>x i peered to find, and the habitual j arrangement of our i f l cas j H j; s . ; Uirbtd by the disappointment.— J So it is at ;he first interview with ; the person just described. YVc j sciz.e the introduction, to cultivate an acquaintance with a man so i eminently useful, and of talents so j brilliant. Hutto our mortification ! and chagrin, and in return for the compliment which our countenan ces upon such occasions neser fail j to express, a cold repulsive bow ! and a leaden Inina , require Vou to !be more distant. They bid you I to approach the majestic sternness of democracy, with steps of cau tion aud reserve. In conversa tion, contradiction however de- Iccmly expressed, produces a dig nified silencv. If vqu essay once l»* • • more to renew the topic, a stiff revolution upon the heel, and some ! observation to a third person, clo ; sts forever the debate. And glad |iy let it close, says the disappoint ed stranger ; so says every inde pendent citizen. The talents of such a man may command res pect, but the friendly affections of ! the heart, will seek for materials more congenial with themselves— ! they will not attempt to rest in a ; climate so cold and unauspicious !to their growth. Hence a due re gard to manners somewhat more flexible, becomes an object of im portant consideration, bveh to minds which look'down upon them as light and frivolous. We should j consult our friends, and correct habits in some degree immoral & j injurious. Injurious, because the want pi good manners must in some measure check the progress of exertions, which would other wise obtain a wider spread. Much depends upon the accessibility* and engaging ease of him who wishes to give force and currency to h‘l3 opinions. From the picture just drawn, we turn with delight to those great men , who have the art ot uniting us to their hearts at once—Wjlio have attained the in imitable facility' of interchanging ideas so completely, that khev seem ‘o impart alt they ktiow and all they feel—by *uch cliaraArs, we are imperceptibly elevated in our own opinions, aad stimulated to teach such excellence. They keep nothing under that mysterious re serve. which Mould seem to say you know not all—some qualities of my miud and some acquire ments, have raised m« adovu you —these 1 hold close. When such people fail in my way, 1 know that they have gained a reputation to which they are not entitled, and ihat it must be supported by art.-- Feartul to lose a point of and fame, because they feel that they have neither talents nor ad dress to retrieve it, they humbly take relugc under a mysterious carriage of the body , to cover the defects of me mind. EXAMINER. From the N. Y. Public Advertiser. A BON PRIZE. Or a tory subsidy intercepted. tbe fir disk Packet sailed ves. ter day, ami was brought too and overhauled by commodore Decatur, of the Irigato Chesapeake.—lt i stated upon authority, that the Packet?had on board from eight to one hundred thousand dollars in specie. As this act is a contravention aud in the teeth of the embargo laws, she may bc considered as bon prize. —Tuc passengers, HO innnm !> •»', have returned to, ibis cUv. The lories mi their rage, declare tliat“ the captain of tlie Packet if he held done his duty, should have fired « broad side into the Chesapeake, as the 'iWipard did on a ie**nier occasion, ” Avast itere my loyal souls ; pcitr Packet hail . to deal with a man who knows how to protect the laws of his insulted j country and resent the indignities j of any scoundrel British officer. Mow long wc are tamely to submit 1 to such aggravated encroachments of our laws, pr»d the murder of 1 our citizens in their own waters, Gcd only knt.vs. PENDLETON, (3. C.) Sept. 24. !. Ris with pleasure we announce to the inhabitants of the r part ; o( this district, that the object they have had so much at heart, (the o | penihg.qf Keowcje river,) is in a I great measure accomplished. A j boat belonging to Mr. Bowman haw already passed thro’the new works which have been done at Port man's shoal, and arrived at the mouth of j Twelve-Mdc river ;& is now rea. idy receive forty bales of c*tion on freight, for Angu>tu There is sufficient water to pass boats car rying | 1,000 weight. *1 he Subscribers, HAVK removed their Stock of Goods to the Store formerly j occupied by Messrs. Watson and I Herbert, where they are just opening . An extensive assortment of DRV GOODS, GROCERIES* Hardware, CUTLERY, STATIONARY, & SADDLERY. .. . . Tlwy have an assortment of SHOES, which they will dispose of on the must reasonable terms ; they have also on hand, a QUANTITY OF SALT, AH of which they are determined to sell as low as they can possibly ( be sold in this place or Savannah, for Cashov Product. , l.a Roche Sc Van Sinderen. October 24. Dissolution. THE Co.par.tnerfhip of J , <Sc. E. STARNES is diflolved by mutual consent, thole bav ing demands against them frill please prelent their accounts to Ebenczer Starnes for settlement, and thoie indebted will please call and Fettle their account* without delay. JOHN STARNES. EBENKZER S.TARNES, The bull riel* iu future will bo carried on by Ebenezer Starnes, firlt door below Wig fall and lYDKinnie. Oct. 24. - . Ten Dollars Howard, TT TILL be paid to any person Vy. for apprehending JOHN WYNN, who deserted from my company o,f Artillerists, <*n, the 14th iust. he is a native of Geor gia. live feet six incheshigh, thirty four years of ag<* has grey eyes, fair hair, fair c.omplexion—by oc cupation a Taylor,—Whoever will secure the said WYNN ip goal, or deliver him to auy com missioned officer in the armies of he U. S»>shall receive the above toward, and their travelling cx pences born to the place of deli, very or confinement. ADDISON B. ARMSTEAD, Copt, U . S. Artillerists Csmmandin g. TO RENT. l ORE in the central part of A- -2c Broad-street—Enquire of the Rr 1 uiers. October j 7. J Mi [No.’IV.]