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ilMiiliT. The most perfect Government would be that which, emanating directly from the People, Governs least —Costs least —Dispenses Justice to all, and confers Privileges on None. —BENTHAM, VOL. I.| DR. WM. GREEN - EDITOR. A.XI3KIOA2T DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY W. A. & C. THOMPSON, MULBERRY STREET, MACON, GEO. AT TWO DOLLARSPBB A NNUXO, ECS- IN ADVANCE, -ca Bates of Advertising. &c. One equare, of 100 words, or less, in small type, 75 cents Tor ibe first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent inser tion. All Advertisements containin' more than 100 and less than 200 words, will be charged as two squares. To Yearly Advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. tty~ N B Sales of LAND, by Administrators. Executors, or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the fore noon, and 3 in the afternoon, at the Court-House in the Coun ty in which the properly is situated. 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All business of this nature, will receive prompt attention, at the Office of the AMERICAN DEMOCRAT. REMITTANCES UY MAIL.— “A Postmaster may en close money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third person, and frank the letter, if written by hintself.” Amos Kendall, P. M. G. COMMUNICATIONS addressed to the Pun.isHEKS-PoaT Paid. poetrYT «"" —: . From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT. Messrs. Editors: The following lines were sug gested by an occurrence which was mentioned in the Boston American, as happening ‘ to a little daughter of N. A. Thomson, Esq., of that city.” A child one day while playing, Descried a butterfly, Who teem'd intent on staying, And hover’d closely by. With colours rich and varying, And wings with gold enfraught, It yet remain’d as sharing The joy its presence brought. It still return’d its winging, Tho’ placed without the pane To where tho child was singing, And hovered there again. At length it quick alighted Upon her iorehcad fair, (YVho, nut the least affrighted, Was pleased to have it there.) Then off it lightly darted, As soon was lost to sight, Thus from its playmate parted, The beautiful still bright. Eut like a snow-drop falling, The little one soon lay, This messenger seem’d calling The gentle one away. And, oh! when she was dying, Outside her wintiow frame, That insect bright came flying, To visit her again. Thus while her life was fleeting, No more on earth to roam, It came as with a greeting, To wing her spirit home. As once in Spring’s sweet hour, A chrysalis this lay, Chang’d by Almighty pow’r, To sport in Summer’s ray, Thus in a world of sorrow Tho earthly garb she wore, But joyful on the morrow, She lived an angel pure. For now her soul's expanded. And soars for ever free, Above securely landed, With Jesus safe to be. AMARIXTUEA. DOMESTIC "ASIDE Si” OR, TRUTH IN PARENTHESIS. I really take it very kind, This visit, Mrs. Skinner! I have not seen you such an age, (The wretch has come to dinner.) Your daughters, too, what loves of girls, What heads for painters’ easels! Come here and kiss the infant, dears, (And give it, perhaps the measles.) Your charming boys I see are home, From Rev. Mr. Russell’s j ’Twas very kind to bring them both, (What boots for my new Brussels ) What, little Clara left at borne! Well, flow, I call that shabby; 1 should have loved to kiss her too, (A flabby, dabby, baby.) And Mr. S., I hope he’s well; Ah! though he lives so handy, He never now drops in to sup, (The better for my brandy.) 0- Come, take a seat, I long to hear About Matilda's marriage ; You’ve come, of course, to spend the day, (I’m thankful there’s no carriage.) What! must you go' next time, l hope, You’ll give ute longer measure, Nay, 1 shall see you down t!.o stairs, (With much uncommon plcasuie ) Good bye, goo J bye remember all, Next time you'll take your dinners; (Now, David, mind l'ui not at home, In future, to the Skinners ') DEMOCRATIC BANNER - TREE TRADE; LOW DUTIES; NO DEBT; SEPARATION FRONT BANKS; ECONOMY; RETRENCHMENT; AND A STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.— Jf. C. CALHOU.Y. The Mother of a Soldier. When the news reached England from India, announcing the temporary disas ter which befell the English troops pt Seringapatam, in which conflict the cel ebrated Sir David Baird was made a prisoner, it was stated that 7 ippoo Saib had caused all the prisoners of distinction to be coupled in chains with the vilest and dirtiest Sepoy malefactors, by way of punishment and degradation. The intel ligence roused John Bull, from the Court to the Pot House. Sir David Baird ! the gallant soldier, always conspicuous and foremost in the fight always dis tinguished, and. until then, always fortu nate he to be chained to a dirty Sapoy ! to go and come with him like a Siamese twin! was too much for John Bull’s tern ■per to submit to; and thousands were ready to flock to the army and go to India to resent the insult. A gentleman of kind feelings, lately himself from Calcutta, and who knew Sir David in India, and entertained for him the kindest personal regard, inquired if Sir David had near relations living, and was (oldthat his wid owed mother was living in the highlands of Scotland. Away posted this kind hearted gentleman to the north, for the express purpose of anticipating the news, and to break it as consolingly as possible to the poor aged mother; and, as he in tended soon returning to India, bethought it would lie gratifying to Sir David, should they meet, to receive direct tidings thus from his mother. On approaching the place of residence of the old lady, and inquiring his way thither, he.met several persons who had been boys together with Sir David, and they all had some anecdote to relate of; "Davie Baird,” regarding his younger days —and all agreed pretty nearly in | describing him as ‘a hand-in-hand, rough hitting chiel ,’ who had black’d more eyes and smash’d more noses among his com- j panions than usual —and they all re membered him well —and though regret-; ting, were not at all astonished, to liear that lie was in trouble. On reaching the humble residence of old .Mrs. Baird, the stranger courteously inquired of a tall, masculine woman at the door, if “Mrs. Baird, the mother of Gen. Sir David Baird, resided there,” and was answered that she was that person. Ile then told the object of his visit said he had the honor of knowing her illustri ous son —and continued, by gentle ap proaches, to relate to her the misfortune that had befallen him. She at first ex pressed great surprise to hear of his be ing made a prisoner and not kilt —and then inquired if he had not hurt a great many in the fight before he was captured. “O, bless you, yes, madam—the des patch is filled with acts of his gallantry,” was the reply —and then continued (as he knew the particulars would in time reach her) to break as gently as possible the fact ot Sir David being chained to a dirty Sepoy. On reaching this part of the story, he saw ihe good old ladymelting intofeelings of maternal tenderness, which brought tears into her eyes, and, with a choked ut terance, he could scarcely proceed. But he had said enough —he had at last touched (though as gently as he possibly could do it) that tender chord, which, however actuated by time or distance, still sends forth a responsive sound, awa kening all the sympathies of our nature. He felt it, though no blond of his was there. How much keener must the mo ther feel it! He was just gathering all his faculties to meet the anguish in lan guage of the softest condolence, when the poor old lady, drawing a deep sigh, exclaimed with all a mother’s tenderness "Ah ! mon, how I pity from my heart, the poor, poor creature who is tied fast to our Davie !! ” American. Elissa railcs,lUe youu; laiy who was edu. cased. “She is a very higlhy educated young ladv. n ‘-Indeed ! she is ?” “Certainly : you speak as though you had not discovered it!” “I had not, it is true. But wish to do her justice.” “She has attended schools all her days, and the best schools too; and she has had the best of private teachers. She is a splendid singer, and she plays admirably j on the piano, harp and guitar; she reads Latin, Greek, German, French, and Ital ian, and speaks French as well as if it were her native language. And then in botany, and chemistry, and geology, and conchology, and every thing of the sort, she is perfectly at home in all the hard names; and she has studied all kinds of philosophy, and I don’t know what else. Geography, and Arithmetic, and Gram mar, and such children’s studies, I sup pose she learnt with her A B C’s ; but I have heard her say she never liktd them, and has nearly forgotten what she learned of them.” ‘ She must have acquired an immense amount of knowledge, if she understands all these matters as you suppose she does. What use does she make of these splen did attainments?” “Use! you do not think she received this education that she might support her self? She is not obliged to teach for a living.” MACON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1543. "Oh, no, I am aware that she is not ob liged to earn her daily bread ; she has a father who is amply able to support her in the finest style. Still, can she be of no use to any one ? Is she under no obliga tion to be useful ?” “Surely you would not have such an accomplished girl become a drudge ?” “No—but 1 would have her share her mother’s care in housekeeping, and bring some of her vast acquirements into exer cise, in amusing and teaching her young brothers and sisters. Do not frown she may teach them with a sister’s tact and affection, without enacting or super ceding the school mistress, though she would be most honorably employed, if she to them took the place of teacher. I wonld have her to lay herself out to en tertain her wear)’, care-worn father, and show him how a rich, highly cultivated mind, joined with a daughter’s affection, can repay the expenditures he has made on her account, i would have her to ex pend the treasures of her rich mind and her winning graces, upon older brothers, so as to make home the most delightful scene to which they can turn. She fills a large place in society. Here, too, I would have her turn her talent to a good account. Such a young lady may be a potent auxiliary to a good cause, and a no less powerful opposer to a bad one.” “Well, 1 am sure that Miss Miles never dreamed of any of these modes of use fulness, as you call them. She is satis fied with shining.” "Then I fear there is too much cause for my doubt whether she is educated.” “What a consummate erudition!” "She has. no doubt, learned many things. But is affection and gratitude to her friends exercised? Is her conscience ac tive 1 Is benevolence one of her govern ing principles ? Has she a knowledge of human nature, and of the world as it is ? Has she been trained to an aptness in using the adva itages she possesses for the benefit and happiness of others ? Has she learned to repress selfishness, and to yield her wisnes and conveniences to others ? Docs she live for the future and for God ? If these are not her aims, she is but very partially educated.” •=.. . . ■■ ■ XVhat's in the Wind ? The Philadelphia United States Ga zette, a paper in the first ranks of the Whig press, has a chapter on “ Political Movements,” which lias a very squally aspect. It notices tho withdrawal of Mr. Webster from the Cabinet—and then says, that as he must see “that there is not the least chance for Mr. Tyler,” why he must have “ his eye on a Whig, or one that will be called a Whig, and this candidate will, of course, not be Ilenry Clay.” The United States Gazette hints that some machinery is at work to super cede Mr. Clay just as he was put aside at Harrisburg in 1839 and that there is still “a set of politicians whose great object is to defeat Mr. Clay. They are more inveterate than Van Buren men, and more dangerous because they assume the name of Whig. This clique is now just as busy as it was four years ago. They have been occupied, (or that portion of th m that still retains its hostility to Mr. Clay, has been occupied,) in preparing another candidate upon whom to make a demonstration, just as they presented General Scott, in 1839. They find it wholly impracticable to lean on poor Mr. Tyler, and they have invoked the name of John McLean.” The Gazette predicts, “ from certain signs obvious to a close observer, that in a few weeks the name of John McLean will be presented as a real candidate for the Presidency, sus tained ill first by ihe remnants of the New York clique, which made a sialking horse of the manly form of Scott, behind which to shoot at Clay;” and it charges Mr. Webster with “ encouraging this move ment.” We pretend not to know (says the Gazette) who is behind the curtain to receive the nomination that is to fall be tween the two, (Clay and Scott,) but we unhesitatingly say that the friends of Mr. Clay are in full recollection of what was done in December, 1539, and we are now I hinting at what is in progress for May, | 1844.” But this is too bad! that Mr. i Clay should be sent again to “mending his fences” yet no politician knows | better the force of the maxim, “ many a slip between the cup and the lip!” Richmond Enquirer. Good Advice. Q.uit your pillow, and go about your business, if you have any it is the first injunction ; if not, seek some. Let the sun’s first rays shine upon your head in the morning, and you shall not want a good hat to defend you from its scorching rays at noon. Earn your breakfast be fore you eat it, and the sheriff shall not deprive you of your supper. Pursue your calling with diligence, and your creditors shall not interrupt you. Be temperate and your physician shall look in vain lor your name on his day-book. If you have a small farm, or a trade that will support your family, and add a hun | dred dollars a year to your capit 1, be j contented, and neve tun yourself bald | in pursuit of State-script and water lots in the West Pursuant to an inti nation in our last, we lay be fore tho public the introductory remarks, and a por tion of tho Constitution, &c , of the Franklin Lodge of Odd Fellows of this city, and are pleased with the op|K>rtunity of contribjling our share in giving publicity to the existence in Macon of so praise-wor thy and benevolent an institution. 11 Odd fellows, quotha: they’re odd enom in excel' lence,” Ot.n Pi.aY. It is the glory of nations, as it is of in dividual's, to increase in wisdom and vir tue as they advance in age, and to con duct their concerns, not so much by the result of abstract reasoning as by the dic tates of experience. This sentiment will be illustrated by considering the feelings and principles which guide our commun ity, as well as the important and happy effects, whether general or domestic, that have already flowed, and will forever flow from its institutions. Our origin is not of yesterday. Mon uments and memorials of our Order, have existed from time immemorial ; varied indeed by the exigencies of circumstan ces, or the limited diffusion of knowledge in remote ages; yet ever preserving the essential characteristics of benevolence and good feeling—union of kind thoughts and generous actions. The same great object has actuated noble minds at all pe riods of time and in all countries. It was this which inspired the chivalrous Templars and other kindred band s :, who in the season of feudal darkness, seem to have caught a ray of light divine, guiding them to liberality of principles and prac tice, far beyond the spirit of their age. They performed their mission and passed away, leaving the records of their glory to stimulate and warn succeeding gene rations. Born under happier auspices, and no longer compelled to resist arbitrary ag gression, their followers in after ages gradually converted the institutions, by means of which they had so gallantly defended the lights of man, into one of more general benevolence and charity, and flung abroad the banner of Friend ship, Love, and Truth. Our name, which we are fully aware has been a serious objection to many up right, high-minded and moral men, who might have become both useful and or namental members of the Order, was adopted in times when the hand of power pressed heavily on all associations ealeu lated to unite the oppressed people, and acquaint them with their real torce.— Shielded, however, by the apparent insig nificance of its pretensions, our society silently pursued its benevolent course, pouring the oil of consolation into many a wound, and offering to all that gentle sympathy which is dearest to the heart; until we* now behold it spreading over the greater part of enlightened Europe, and diffusing its tender influence through every State of our Union. The question is often asked, why do we preserve the solemn secrecy of our rites and meetings ? To those who are acquainted with the respectable standard of personal character required in our members, the answer may appear unne cessary ; but there are honest men in ev ery community, who attach the charac ter of wrong to all concealment; to such we reply, that from the earliest periods they have descended to us thus protect ed; and should not both Justice and Charity lead to the supposition, that where so large a class of your fellow men are interested, there must be some thing good. ‘Concealment.’says a Bro- ‘is as often resorted to, to guard a treasure as to shield a crime. Is earth prodigal of all her wealth upon the sur face? Does the diamond gleam upon the common highway ? Are all the-vir tues and duties of Tile, paraded forth for the public gaze ? Is there no lurking vi olet in the green lanes of life, that only betrays its presence by its perfume ? Is there no secret in the very heart on which you trustfully rely ? •* Slant] frre anJ fast, And judje us tty no morn than that you know Ingenuously, anil by tho right laid line Os Truth." Ours is a system of organized benevo lence, untainted by selfish aims. The sick among our brethren are not abandoned to the cold hand of public charity. They are visited, and their wants provided for, out of funds which they themselves have contributed to raise,and which in time of need they can honorably claim. The friendless and desolate receive from us, not pecuniary relief alone, but personal and brotherly attention ; nor do our dutics-terminate with life itself. We are pledged to perform, If necessary, the last solemn sendees of humanity, and to consign the remains of a departed brother, with respectful decency to our mother earth. Nor do we exercise less fraternal soli ciiude for the. living; we arc enjoined to watch over each other even in the ordi nary intercourse of society; warning a brother who wanders from the path of honor or rectitude; and exerting every’ effort to recall him. By rigidly prohibiting religious or po litical controversy iu our meetings, we also banish the most fruitful subjects of dissension, while we strongly inculcate brotherly love and Christian toleration to wards all. In faith anil hope the worltl will disagree, But all mankind’s concern is charily: AH must be salsa that thwart this one great erul, And all of God, that bless mankind, or mend. Such feelings, such conduct can only emanate from the noblest, the most un corrupted and steady principles; from principles founded on the immutable laws of virtue, the criterion of whose excel lence has been unerring experience. Odd Fellows. The fraternity in Boston, were addres sed on Friday evening last, by Rev. Mr. Maffit. The Boston Dee, in speaking of the address says: He adverted to the history and charac ter of the order dated its origin far back, at the time of the invasion of Ger many, by the Goths and Vandals spoke of its decline, its subsequent revival the change of its character, from a mili tary order to one devoted to philanthropic purposes. lie stated that Odd Fellow ship first made its appearance in this country in 1819, when a member of the fraternity made a call through the news papers for all belonging to the Order io meet at a given time and place. Five only, answered ihe call. Since that time the Order has gone on increasing, till it now numbers about twenty thousand.— The character given of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows by the orator, was certainly a good one. It was devoted to the cause of humanity < hristian frend ship, brotherly love, truth and honor to relieve the widow and tho orphan, smooth the couch of sickness, and pay to the dead the lost tributes of respect and honor. He dilated with much beauty ol language and pathos, on the beneficial effects produced by such a "band of bro thers.” He then spoke of some of the objections made to the < bder. on the ground of its being a secret society. Said that some charged it with being but a modification of Free Masonry. This he flatly denied —he had dived into the mysteries of both—they were entirely dissimilar but he stood there before God and man, a champion for both ! The reason, (the speaker gave us to understand) wny Udd Fellowship was cemented by mystic signs, secret ceremonies and symbols al rites, was on account of the imperfections of poor human nature, which required that it-; weakness should be flattered in order that its better qualities might be brought into action. A society might be formed openly and without disguise, for philanthropic purpo ses ; but would it last ? would it be per petuated from age to age? would its power of doing good be so extended ? From our own experience of the wisdom of the human heart, we answer it would not. It was wisdom in the founders of this Order, and showed knowledge of human nature, to invest it with the charm of mystery, and throw around it other at tractions than the mere object its institu tion is calculated to produce. He is wise who studies all the stops of the human organ, and can so play upon them as to make them di cotirse heavenly music. General Jackson at the Hermitage. A letter writer in the Batavia Times, gives the following account of an inter view with Gen. Jackson : I had a grertcr desire to visit General Jackson at the Hermitage than to study Nashville, and took the opportunity upon a delightful morning, to ride out to his plantation. The distance from Nashville is eleven miles, over a McAdamized road, passing through a beautiful rolling coun try. The Hermitage is in full view from the main road, though in approaching it you take a lateral road at an accute angle for some 80 rods, which brings you di- rectly before the General’s mansion ; the grounds in front are spacious, and adorn ed with various forest trees, locusts and shrubbery the house itself is built of brick, two stories high, with a wing on either side of the main part, which has a double porch running its entire length, constructed in good taste, and altogether a handsome building. At the time of my arrival the General was in the garden, and by the servant who ushered me into the parlor, I sent him my card. In a few moments I saw him coining towards me through the hall, unaccompanied, resting both hands upon a long stick, which sup ported his steps; his figure was bent, and he walked with slow and difficult steps. I went forward to meet him, and was re ceived with the dignity and kindness so peculiarly winning in a person of his years and celebrity. I shall cut short the description of the interview —to me it was a melancholy pleasure, so feeble was the old man and so difficult his utter ance ; there were none others present. He showed me the pistols of General Washington and his own sword. 1 thought his eyes brightened as he pointed my attention to them, llis adopted son and future heir was absent with his wife, and I saw no one except servants in the house besides the old General. The sands of his life are nearly spent the passing of a few more stm-i will see him gathered to the silence of the tomb, and the stranger of Nashville will rideout to look at the grave of him whose existence wiil be but “ in history, and »he hearts of his countrymen." w a. &c. 7j:o:.rr3xr -pupushers I NO. 4. The Learned Professions, It is surprising how many young men of our country aim at being Lawyers, and Doctors, not to speak of Divines. To occupy that position which a man ambitious of fulfilling his duties to his country, would naturally feel, such a one should calculate the chances of success i open to him before he launches his for tunes, for good and evil, upon the vortex 1 of human life. j Success in any honorable pursuit de i velopes the character of every individual, who can'generally, by deserving, com mand success, but if he rushes without talent into any profession or trade, or even with talent, into one too much crowded to authorize him to hope for suc cessful competition with those who have preceded him, he had much better have turned to some other pursuit wherein his energies might have been properly de veloped, and the country which he in habits, receive the full benefit of his labor and exertion in administering to the gen eral weal. We are aware that some who seek to embark in the learned professions think it beneath them to become apprentices to a trade. How preposterous, how ridiculous, as if the mind does not constitute the man— and energy of character in any calling he may undertake, command success. The mechanic, whether carpenter or mason, who frames and fashions the stately edifice ; the shipwright, who knits together by his sinewy arm, the propor tions of the beautiful vessel, which is to extort the admiration of his fellow men, Le'.s a glow of pleasure when she glides peacefully into her native element, and with swelling canvass skims like a bird the surface of the ocean wave. The blacksmith, (he shoemaker, nay, all trades are honorable. “Would that we had been a printer” has more than once burst from our lips, for circumstan ces made us discard law and all its quib bles for that vocation, which is ours. Not that wc do not deem the legal profession honorable. W hen not made to pander to the worst passions of the human heart, it is highly honorable. Besides it is gen erally the path of ambition, for in it pub lic speaking, which charms the multitude, becomes an every day employment, and he who can witch the ear with studied or natural eloquence, is generally popu lar. As we implied before, Ihe man exalts the calling, not the calling the nmn. A young friend of ours says that he wishes to build a ship. Let the ruling passion of youth be matured by encouragement, and ere long, Georgia may produce her Lckford, or his successor, in this beauti ful branch of the mechanic art. Sav. Republican. At the late sitting of the French Acad emy of Sciences, a paper on insanity was read by its author, M. Moreau, one of the physicians at Bicetro. The chief ob ject of this pamphlet is to recommend the adoption in France, as regards pauper lu natics, of the plan resorted to in Belgium. M. Moreau states that in the village of Gheel, in that there is a colony of not less than 700 lunatics, who are treated upon so admirable a system that they are perfectly harmless, and live and lalior with the same inhabitants, whose habits they acquire, and to which they become so attached,that when cured,they are frequently unwilling to quit tho place. These lunatics are made useful in agriculture and manufactures,and con sequently their'cost is small as compared with that of ordinary lunatic asylums. The origin of this colony dates so far back as the sixth century, and is another verification of the old adage, that there is nothing new under the sun. The mode of treating the lunatics at Hanwell, near London, was considered when first put into practice, as a novelty, and yet it is nothing but the Ghecl practice imper fectly carried out. It is only surprising that this improved mode of treatment should have been deferred so long in England ; and it is now evident that it is capable of great execution in its applica tion. Within the last few years only, in that country, medical men have ascertain ed the possibility of so classing and occu pying lunatics as to render even the most violent of them comparatively tranquil, and thus facilitating tin curative process. For chains, whips and other means of correction, kindness and intelligence on the part of the keepers have been substi tuted, not only at Hanwell, but also at tho Bethlehem Asylum. Savannah River. The remarks of our Cone pondent “Observer,” in rel tion to the obstruc tions in the liver are worthy of consider ation. We understand the Commission ers til Pilotage have tendered their resig nations to the Mayor and Council, in consequence of some interference on the part of that body with their appropriate duties, but as we are not acquainted with the particulars, we fori ear to say more. The subject of the obstructions in our river is one that must have an important bearing upon the future welfare of tho city, and we doubt not it will receive at tention from those whose duty it is to look to it.