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lhe most perfect Government would be that which, emanating directly from the People, Governs leist —Posts least—Dispenses Justice to ail,and confers Privileges on None. PENTIUM VOL. I.| DR. W)l. GREEN - EDITOR. AMSBJOA.:? DSMCORAT, PUBLISHED WEEKLY, IN THE REAR OF J. BARNES' BOOKSTORE. COTTON AVENUE, MACON, GA. at TWO DOLLARS PER ANNT7K, CO" IN ADVANCE. -42} Rates of Advertising, &c« One square, of 100 words, or less, in small type, 75 cent s f„r the first insertion, anil 50 cents for each subsequent inser tion. All Advertisements containing more than 100 and less llia -200 words, will be charged as two squares. To Yearly Advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. nO-N. B. Sales of LAND, by Administrators, Executors ur 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. .yin which the property is situated. Notice of these must be «iven in a public Gazette, SIXTY DAYS, previous to the day of sale. Sales of PERSONAL PROPERTY, must he advertised in the same manner, FORTY DAYS previous to the day of Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate, must be pub shed FORTY Days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordi tarv for leave to sell LAM), must be published FOLK MONTHS. Sales of NEGROES, must be made at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the legal hours of e ik, at the place of public sales in the county where the let ters testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, shall fcive been granted, SIXTY DAYS notice being previously ejveu in one of the public gazettes ol this s*tate, ami at .he door of the Court llolsc, where such sales are to be held. N nice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be published for T )t)R MONTHS, before any order absolute shall be made th ireou by the Court. \!1 t>uunes« of tins nature, will receive prompt attention, at he (Mice of the AMERICAN DEMOCRAT. REMITTANCES EY MAIL. —“A Postmaster may en cluse money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third {tersou, and frank the letter, if written by himself.” Arnos Kendal/ , P. M. G. COMMUNICATIONS addressed to the EntTon Post Paid. P 0 K T U V. THE L! EGG All. BY JAMBS B. LOWELL. A beggar through tin- world am I, E’roui place to place I wander by ; Till up my pilgrim s scrip for uic, for Christ s sweet soke and ciiarity ; A little of thy steadfastness, llounded with leaty gracefulness, Old oak, give me i'hat tlte world s blasts may round me Mow, I • and 1 y leld gently to and fro, vViiileiu, stout-hearted trunk below And lirm set roots unmoved be. Siome of thy stern, unyielding might, i .n.luring still through day and night, UuJfc tempest shock and withering bliglit, , i iiat 1 may keep at bay lie changeful April sky of chance, And the strong tiJe of circumstance — Give me, old granite grey. Some of thy mournfulness serene, Some of thy never-dying green, Put in tlais scrip of mine— That grief may fall like snow-flakes light, And deck me in a robe of white, Heady to be an angel bright— O sweetly mournful pine, A little of thy merriment, Os thy sparkling, light content, Give me, iny cheerful brook— That I may still be full of glee And gladsomeness where’er I be, Thongh fickle faith hath prisoned me In some neglected nook. Ye have been very kind and good To me, since I’ve been in the wood j Ye have gone nigh to fill my heart; But good bye, kind friends, every one, Ive lar to go ere set of sun ; Os all good tilings 1 would have part, The day was high ere I could start, And so my journey’s scarce begun. Heaven help me I how could 1 forgot To beg of thee, dear violet I Some of thy modesty, That dowers here as well, unseen, As if before the world thou ’dst^feen, O give, to strengthen me. A S )'Jt.tr Dot.—A llallifax paper states that a | child .vas playing with a Newfoundland dug on j Roach's wharf, llallifax, a short time since, and by j some accident slipped over the end of the wharf into the water. The dog immediately sprang alter the child, (wiio was only six years old,) and seizing the 'vaisl of his little frock, brought him into the dock where there was a stage, and by which the child held on, but was unable to get on top. The dog, seeing it was unable to pull the little fellow out of the water, ran up to a yard adjoining, and where a little girl of nine years of age was hanging out clothes. He seized the girl hy the frock, and notwithstand ing her exertions to get away, he succeeded in drag ging her to tile spot where the child was still hanging by his hail Is on the stage. On the girl’s taking hold of tile child, the dog assisted her in rescuing the lit tle feliow from his perilous situation ; #nd after lick ing the face of the infant it had thus saved, it took a leap off the stage, and swam round to the end of the wharf, and immediately after returned with his hat in his mouth. It is said that the father of the child—to who n the dog belongs —when leaving the country where he formerly resided, rescued it from the hands of" some persons who were about to execute the poor animal for killing a sheep. A London editor says the English government ought to require satisfaction of the United States for young Mr. Ty ler’s Repeal speeches. I ias that Govern ment ever settled for Fiince Hal’s ex ploits at the Boar’s Head ?—that’s the question— Dem. Rec. tVo learn fro 11 the Mobile papers that all the Pro testant clergymen in that city are down with severe iftncse: DEMOCRATIC BANNER - FREE TRADE; DOW DUTIES; NO DEBT; SEPARATION FROM BANKS; ECONOMY- RETRENCHMENT. AND A STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.—./. C. CVII.UOL.W ’ ~ * * EXTRACTS FROM THE GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. Executive Department, l Milledgeville, Nov. 7, 1843. } Fellow Citizens of the Senate , and of the House of Heprcsentatires: You have assembled as the first Rep resentatives of the people, chosen under the amended constitution, for the bien nial session of the General Assembly. The topics which will engage your at tention are not more important, nor ne cessarily more numerous, than under the former regulation, with the exception, that it becomes your duty to alter the law prescribing the mode of choosing the Electors of President and Vice President of the United States to which this State is entitled; and to elect officers to fill the places of those whose terms expire in November next; and to provide for com missioning them at the time, at which, by existing constitutional provisions, they will he required to enter upon the duties of their respective offices. The law in relation to the election of Electors of President and Vice President, should be so altered as to render the convention of the Legislature in extraordinary session unnecessary, except on the failure of a choice by the people, or the death or re signation of one or more of the Electors chosen. * * * * Copies of the final report of the Hon. Wilson Lumpkin, disbursing agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, are laid before you. It gives a condensed ! statement of his transactions during the term which he held the office, and shows a faithful application of the public funds which were placed in his charge. His office expired in January last, by the terms of its limitation in the law which created it. Since that time, the Chief Engineer has redeemed outstandingserip whenever presented in such sums as to equal the amounts of bonds in his hands for its redemption. He has also settled accounts contracted by himself. My ob servation and experience have convinced me that the expense of a general super intendent or disbursing agent on this pub lic work, may be entirely saved, and that all the duties heretofore required of those officers, may be performed by the Chief ] Engineer, with the aid of his clerk, or j payments made upon his checks at the seat cf Government. As less service ! was required of the Chief Engineer du-1 ring the present year than heretofore, I felt it my duty to reduce his salary SIOOO, including the discontinuance of the al-; lowance for contingencies. It is due to ; that officer, however, to say, that this was ! done from no change of opinion in respect j to his skill, ability or efficiency, but from | a sense of duty and justice to the public. ! It will be perceived that but little pro- j gross has been made with the road dur- ! ing the year. Iron has been laid on the j track, commencing at Marthasville, the Southeastern terminus, and extending to a point 13 or 14 miles North of Marietta, a distance of about 33 miles. Two pas senger cars and other cars for the use of the road, have been constructed in the Penitentiary, in a style and strength of workmanship, which prove that if that institution were conveniently located, the convicts might be profitably employed in works of that description for the State and other roads. A locomotive has been purchased, but it has not been thought expedient to run the cars regularly, un til a greater extent of road is completed, or until one of the branches forms a junction with the State road. One of the bridges was burnt in August last, by the gross misconduct of an overseer. The loss will be repaired by the first of January next. A contract has been made for the pur-! chase of 460 tons of iron, the quantity ! necessary for the completion of the road to the termination of 52 miles as provi ded for by a former Legislature. It is to be delivered in Savannah during the present month. 'l’he heavy duty on this description of iron, adds greatly to the cost of our public works. I would sug gest to you the propriety of memorializ ing Congress for the remission of the du ties. As our improvements when made, must afford great facilities to the Govern ment in matters connected with national interests, and as they were al! undertaken under the inducement of the free impor tation of iron to be used in their con struction, we might justly hope for the most favorable consideration of such an application. It would certainly, greatly reduce the cost of our works, and to that extent, he a relief to our citizens. Since the adjournment of the last Legislature, the sum of $20,000 of State 0 per cent, bonds has been issued to raise the means of payiug for the iron whose arrival is daily expected, and to this amount only, has the issue of State bonds for the pur poses of the road been increased. This sum deducted from the balance of appro priations on hand in January last, which was $290,399 20, leaves now unexpend ed, and subject to the prosecution of the work, the sum of $270,099 20. I would respectfully submit to your consideration, whether in the existing state of forward ness of the Branch roads, it is not the part of a safe policy to equip the road with motive power, and cars amply suf ficient to engage in active arid extensive business. Georgia has not yet comrnit- MACON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1843. ted herself to an amount of indebtedness which would be a temptation to a people of a less stern morality, to disregard their obligations. It is the dictate of wisdom, to keep within these prudent limits. For the present, therefore, 1 would recom mend that, after equipping the road with all the necessary means of vigorous ope rations, and the expenditure of remain ing balances of appropriations, on the construction, the profits of the road be applied to its gradual completion. Un der such a regulation, this great enter prise may he consummated without ad ditional costs to the people. The time is not remote, and will pro bably arrive before your next biennial assemblage, when actual experiment will afford a test of the value of the State road, both as respects revenue and com merce. The two roads intended to form a connexion with it, and which form a part of a system of improvements adopt ed by the State, are urged forward with all the energy admissible by the limited means of the companies engaged in their construction. In 1836, the act was pass ed, which embarked the State in the great enterprise of connecting the waters of the west with the Atlantic coast, by means of a Railroad. Charters had been grant ed to private companies by previous Le gislatures, to construct roads penetrating westward I y into the interior, which, no doubt, contributed to this undertaking. These charters authorised the construc tion of roads to several designated points, stopping short of that established as the terminus of the State Road ; and to ren- ! der the project less difficult and expen sive to the State, the policy was adopted j of encouraging citizens to form them-1 selves into companies, and in this way to ! secure their means in aid of the State, in j the accomplishment of its great design. ! With this object, wis the tenth section of the act of 1836 incorporated among its provisions. It declares that “ for the encouragement of the construction of Branch Railroads from the terminus of the said State Railroad on the Chattahoo- j chee, to the several towns of Athens, Madison, Milledgeville, Forsyth and Co lumbus, Be it further enacted, that so soon as Charters, shall have been obtain- j tained for the construction of said Branch Railroads or any of them, and one half ot the stock shall have been subscribed for, in all or either, it shall be the duty of the Governor to subscribe in the name of the State, for one fourth of the capital stock of such company or companies; Provided that said subscription shall not exceed $2U0,000 to any one branch.”— Relying on the honor of their State, thus solemnly plighted, many valuable citi zens were induced to engage in a work supposed to be of great private as well as public interest and utility. The act, ' they saw, contained no provision that, if before the day arrived on which the State might be called on to subscribe, reverses should come, she might recede from her engagement, and leave the prospective disadvantages on the hands of those who had confided in her. One of the com panies—that, having the authority to con struct a road from the terminus of the Slate Road lo the town of Forsyth, on the 3d of November last, submitted to me, evidence that all the pre-requisites to a demand of the State ot its subscription to one fourth of the stock had been com plied with. To guard the interest of the State at every point, the Executive ob served great caution, and required state ments on oath to assure him that the pro ceedings of the company in obtaining the subscription, had been in good faith, and that they had obtained responsible names. Accordingly, Jos. Day, Thad deus G. llolt, Esqrs. and Dr. George A. Winn, gentlemen of unquestionable char acter, deposed, to the list of names pre sented to the Executive, as subscribers for the stock, and further deposed, that each individual whose name appeared thereon, subscribed for the number of shares annexed, either by himself or a gent; that each share was for SIOO, and the aggregate amount of the subscription was lor S66O,(KM) ; that on 4,531 shares, lhe sum ol $355,75S had been actually and bona fide paid ; that 10 per cent, anil more, on each of said shares had been paid; that the whole subscription had been fairly, bona fide «nd unconditional ly made, and that they believed from the personal knowledge they had, and the best information they had been able to obtain, the subscribers were generally good, and that the whole of the stock would be paid. Evidence was also sub mitted that the track oil said road corres ponded in width with that prescribed for the main trunk. Under the law and this testimony, the subscription was made, ; and with this full statement, it is referred to your decision, whether the statute and the proceedings under it, impose any, and what obligation on the State. From the vast number of applications for Grants to lands under the act of 28th December last, it was found impossible for the officers to issue them in time to prepare the books for the sale of rever ted lots, and the Commissioners whose appointment was authorized, to complete their duties by the time s|>ecified in the act. In addition to this difficulty, itself insuperable, upon a critical examination of the act, it was found that no provision was made for the protection of the rights of orphans, and other persons Inboriug under similar legal disabilities. The se cond section of the net contains the pro vision that its “operation shall not apply to lands drawn by orphans, until twelve | months after the youngest one shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, ; only so far as to authorize the Commis sioner, or Commissioners, to issue u Certificate to (he- highest bidder, as hereafter provided: but a Grant in no instanceshall issue on said certificate, un til tlie,purchaser shall file the affidavit of two or more res pec tab lo witnesses, that t!u privilege of the orphan, or orphans, under the provisions of this act have ex pired.” It appears then, from the act, that the lands of orphans were to be sold, and certificates issued to the highest bid ders, but Grants were not to be issued, until the privileges of theorphans, said to be reserved under the act, were proven to have expired. Upon examining the law, it appeared that no privileges were reserved to orphans. This was so man ifestly an oversight, that I determined to decline acting on the subject until the matter could be submitted to your con sideration. It is now referred to you, with the recommendation that the law be so amended as to protect effectually, the rights of orphans, idiots, lunatics, and others in the like condition. The scarcity of money, no doubt, caused the forfeiture of a great many lots drawn in the Cherokee gold and land lotteries, by persons in indigent circumstances. I would recommend that twelve months, at least, be allowed drawers of lands in these lotteries to take out theirGrauts. The Surveyor General, not having re corded all the plats, on which the nu merous Grants for lands, have been is sued during the year, I have been con strained in obedience to a resolution of I the Legislature, to withhold the warrant for his quarter’s salary, though I am sat isfied that with all the aid he has had, he has not been able to perform this ser vice. 1 recommend that a resolution be passed directing the warrant to be deliv ered, and that he be authorised to bring up his books, and that suitable compen sation be allowed him. Our law, for the purpose of providing j an impartial tribunal for the trial oferim-; inals, h*as established a rule by which I to test the qualification of jurors, which, in its practical operation, is likely to sub vert the fundamental rights of society. The object of the law, to exclude from the seat of the judges all jiersons who entertain personal prepossessions for or ‘ against an accused, or who have perju red his case is, unquestionably, just and proper; but for the accomplishment of this object, a rule is laid down which is unreasonable, and wrong and ruinous in j its tendency. It ought to be altered.— ; On all trials for crimes when the punish ment is death or imprisonment in the j Penitentiary, jurors are required to an swer on oath if they have “formed and | expressed an opinion in regard to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner.” The j interpretation oi this rule excludes men | from serving on juries, who are honest, j capable and conscientious. The ever active human mind will draw conclusions from facts stated, and often the express ion of opinion by the individual, does j not extend beyond the declaration of the J law, “that he who commits murder shall } die,” and yet lie is declared incompetent. The rule should he changed. It is tin- ! known in the country whose common law we have principally adopted as our own. In several of the States it is not allowed.—lt screens the guilty and per verts justice. It reflects upon the integ rity of the free citizens of the State, and ministers to the contrivances of the art ful and cunning. It renders difficult, and, at times impossible, the trial of per sons charged with the commission oi crimes under circumstances of great a trocity. In changing the rule, however, the cardinal object of impartial justice ought not to be overlooked. Individu als entertaining feelings of personal hos tility, or whose minds are imbued with prejudice, are incapable of awarding a righteous judgment, and ought not to be ioreed upon the accused. But the ex pression of opinions formed upon vague rumour, easily controlled by evidence, ought not to disqualify' jurors who are free from personal bias. While on this subject, I would repeat a recommendation heretofore made, that all persons, whether on the Grand or Petit Jury list, be required to serve on Juries for the trial of offences of the high er grade, whether committed by white persons, free persons of color or slaves. There is no sufficient reason, why this laborious duty should be imposed exclu sively on those citizens who are selected for Petit Jurors. As an additional im provement in the administration of crim inal justice, I would also advise, that the Court be required, in all cases where taisemen are necessary, to draw them from the Jury box. The attainment of justice, is the prin cipal object of Government. If nations in their intercourse with each other, ’were to observe strict justice, there would be no necessity for the law of nations.— If individuals were to regard the same rule, we might dispense with our civil and criminal code. There would be no need of courts. But such is not the case. In our imperfect state we an: compelled to have both laws and administrators of them. These laws are necessarily the j subjects of construction, and the con structions have the authority and force of law. It is essential to the security : °f the citizen, therefore, that these con structions should be as certain and sta ble .as the law. They should be uniform. If they have not these attributes there can be neither stability nor uniformity in the law itself. The administrators of, the laws are neither perfect nor infallible.— They are liable to err. A community therefore, which has eleven judicial heads, has eleven systems of laws, and none of them perfect. Each judge is supreme in its own district, construing as he pleases, allowing no controlling influence to any opinions but his own, and often overruling them. Such a sys tem is fraught with evils so intolerable,! that it is a matter of wonder that an en lightened people should submit to it for a single day'. Yet such is the judiciary of | Georgia. The constitution provides for its amelioration, in terms of as imperil-j ive obligation as any part of that instru ment, which has been carried into effect : by legislation. Yet nothing has been done. I call your attention to the sub ject, and recommend the establishment of a Supreme Court for the correction of errors, which, in its organization, shall i ensure speedy and uuilorin justice to the citizen with the least possible expense in ! its attainment. The very limited demand for the re ports of cases determined hy our courts, published by order of the Legislature, is evidence that the lienefits exacted fromthem have not been realized. They are not considered authority out of the circuit in which they were respective ly pronounced. One volume has been printed, and another is in process of pub lication. I would recommend the re peal of the law which enjoins this use less expense. * * * * But a National Bank is not the only prominent measure of the Federal Gov ernment influencing the destinies of the people, which attracts public attention, and is entitled to your notice. A protective tariff which collects a m*t)d it other-measures meriting general reprobation, is unjust to the people of all classes and every section of the coun try, except those who are engaged in manufactures. Every consumer is a contributor to a greater or less extent.— A radical objection to the measure is its opposition to the principles on which our Government is established—an associa tion for mutual sup|>ort and protection a mongst ourselves, &. for defence against wrongs from others. An act of unequal legislation, is ail assault upon this prin ciple, and inflicts an injustice upon those whom the inequality affects. Protection of any crticle of manufacture can be jus tified on the ground alone that the pro tection is equally beneficial to all, as when the object.of protection is one which strengthens the national anti for the protection and defence of every inte rest. All are interested in raising the nation above a dependence on foreign supplies for arms and munitions of war, and indispensable articles for the army, and all contributions for such things are contributions ifi which every individual in our broad confederacy is interested, but when protection is asked for articles which are not of this prime necessity, the injustice is demanded of forcing the agriculturalist and lhe mechanic, to pay a consideration for which can receive no equivalent. Should the principle of pro tection be extended to our merchants, barristers, physicians, clergymen, teach ers—and though last, not lent —our far mers, in all their various products, it would shock the common sense of the whole community. And yet 1 cannot see that they are in any respect entitled to less favor from the Government than the manufacturers. In this, the last ad dress that I shall probably ever make to the representatives of the people of Geor gia, I embrace this solemn warning against the insidious and destructive pol icy. The manufacturer cannot complain of its abandonment. He has been aided by the Government, with palpable injus tice to other interests, through infancy and weakness, not only to self-sustaining strength, but to great power. ’ 1 have now, fellow-citizens, submitted to you such information in regard to the affairs of theKStatc, as it is my constitu tional duty to communicate, with the re commendation of such measures as, in my opinion, are demanded by the public good. They are commended to your consideration. In the execution of your high duties, you have no superior but God, and the constitutions of the coun try. In rendering obedience to the Di vine will, your acts will necessarily be in conformity to the paramount law; and, according to the \V isdom, Justice and Moderation of your measures, will they exert au influence for good upon those, for whose benefit they will be adopted. ciiarles j. McDonald. Help Yocrsslp.—“Sally,” .aid a lover to his in tended, "give ns a kis«, will you, Sally 1” “No, I shan't/’ saiJ Sally, “Adp yourself. ' 1 The Yellow Fev« is in Rodney Misaissippi. INO. 2G. ‘ W I -merited Cttastisement. A cow-hiding affair came off in Broad way last week, which created some little excitement in the fashionable part of the town. 'l’he party punished, was a young lawyer ol our city. The facts of the case, as we learn them, are as follows, and we deem them of sufficient importance to ?ive them publicity in our paper, to brand Mr. E. with a necessary, though certain ly a very unenviable notoriety. During a visit of some weeks last summer, at one of our fashionable watering places in the neighborhood, among many oth ers, constituting a large and mixed com pany, he made the acquaintance of an estimable young lad}'. After their return to the city, he n-quested and obtained permission to visit her at her house, which he continued to do until his inten tions we: j discovered to he base, unmau iv, and villainous. He was very prompt ly put into the street; and his conduct communicated to her brother, who took an immediate opportunity to supply him self with a well-seasoned rate-hide, which he applied in a super!) manner, as above, stated. We trust his present experience will mend Mr. E’s morals, as well as his manners. This may be a seasonable warning to others.—jV. Y. Sun. - Thu Ceremonies of (hi> Day. The proclamation of the Mayor which has been some time before our citizens, gives every needful information as to the proceedings of the deeply interesting Ceremonial to which this day has been dedicated, and public attention has been riveted upon it in advance. The uni versal sympathy with.the distinguished dead—a sympathy made up of sorrow at once for a public loss and a domestic be reavement, for the extinction of a great political light and the darkening of our own firesides—would be enough of itself to draw together the people of Charles ton on an occasion designated for doing honor to learning, eloquence, genius and worth, such as were buried in the grave of Leg a re. Death, too, has since clothed himself with a fresh dignity and gather ed to his dark kingdom another of the bright spirits to whom we have looked as the representatives of all that we cher ish most proudly in the character of onr State In going forth to mourn over the last resting place of one distinguished Carolinian, our pathway lies beside the fresh grave of another. We have no power to add to the melancholy interest of an occasion consecrated iti the minds of all to thoughts and feelings like, these —and it would be trifling, to make,this an opportunity for compliments to the eminent Orator who-has been selected to give utterance to the genera! sorrow and to recall the many high claims of the dead to the reverent remembrance of the 1 i vi tig. — Charleston Mercury. liui roa I Accident. The detention of the cars on the Charleston Rail road last night, tea* in consequence of a run off near Summerville. A wood train had passed over the roa I, fro n which a piece had fallen across lhe road. The engineer discovered the stick, but the lrain was passing so rapidly over a descending grade that he could not po-sitdy stop his engine. Tho engine was thrown off, as also the baggage car of the Co lumbia train, in which were several nrgroes and a conductor, who were more or ley injured, but wheth er dangerously or not had riot been ascertained when the train left. Neither es the passenger cars got off the roa I fortunately.— Augusta Chronicle Ist inst. Milje Walsh, of the New York Sub terranean, gives this account of a fellow : “ two cents would buy bis principles, and two ideas split his head like a thunder bolt.” The facetious Joe Bart let cnce said of. a similar sort ot animal, that “ one idea would strike him dead.”— N. 11. Gate. Pleasing Met.iod of Teacbixo the Xobi.B P i:irs of Speech —l will collect a number of chil dren, and wiil draw an imaginary picture. 1 will ask each of the n, in succe-siun, what will you have in the picture 1 One will say a cottage, others a man sion, a wood, a tree, a lake, a church, a lady, a gen tlein sn. Then I will tell them that these tilings arc nouns, which is the name of any thing, and therefore, might as well have been called names instead of nouns. I would then ask, having got the objects for the picture, how shall they be placed ? 1 shall 1)0 told, the cottage by the wood ; the trees on tire hill; the horse in the field ; the lady near the lake ; the gentleman beyon I the church; thus in making their ch.d e, they would find out wlialcoiisiitalcJ a prepo sition. I should then take up the abjective brush, as 1 would call it, and tell them, that, to give beauty to the picture, it was pro,)er to express a quality, and t icy would give their preference for a pretty cottage, a fine mansion, a young lady, a handsome church,and so forth, which would teach them the adjective.— Then, in order to give life to the picture, I would tell them that the different o' j cts must bo doing some th rig;"and might l>e tol l—lhe horso should prance, the tree should wave, the gentleman should study,the lady should sing, the lake should shine ; by which would be explained the qualities of the verb. But I would add, the tree might wave, or the lady might s n.r very differently to tvhal you intend, how should it be? “ Why, sir, the tree shall wave gently; the horse .hall prance playfully ; and the lady shall sing sweetlv ;” thus Ish >ul 1 o tain the adverb. “Now,” r I would ask one, “What would you do with the cot tage ?” “Ob,sir, I should like to live in it.’.? “In it t what do you mean?” “In the cottage.” Thus, I woul I, by repetition, illustrate the pronoun. The conjunction they would learn because it could form no jwrt of the picture ; while the interjection, though called a part of speech, is not so in reality ; it is an exclamation only. Thus children might easily be collected to play at miking pictures, *nj wouIJ be unconsciously iartntfted wjule they were iuctXfca^/ I am u - ’ -