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fiver, to some distance below Foil Wash |rl<rton. Durinsr the passage down, one tjf the large guns on hoard (carrying a ball of 225 pounds) was fired more than on ce, exhibiting the great power and capacity of that formidable weapon of war. The Ladies had partaken ot a sumptuous repast; the gentlemen had succeeded them at the table, and some of them had left it; the vessel was on her return up the river, opposite to the fort, where t’aptain Stockton consented to fire another shot from the same gnu, around and near which, to observe its ef fects, m inypersons had gathered, though by no na ans so many as on similar dis charges in the morning, the ladies who then thronged the deck being on this occasion almost all between decks, and out of reach of harm. “ The gun was fired. The explosion was followed, before the smoke cleared away so as to observe its effect, by shrieks of woe which announccda dire calamity. The gun had burst, at a point three or four feet from the breech, and scattered death and desolation around. Mr. Up shur, Secretary of State, Mr. Gilmer, so recently placed at the head of the Navy, Commodore Ken non, one of its gallant officers, Virgil Maxcy, lately returned from a diplomatic residence at the Hague, Mr. Gardner, of New York, (formerly a Member of the Senate of that State,) were among the slain. Besides these, seventeen seamen were wounded, several of them badly and probably mortally.— Among those stunned by the concussion, we learn not all seriously injured, were Capt. Stockton himself; Col. Benton, of the Senate; Lieut. Hunt, of the Prince ton ; W. D. Robinson, of Georgetown. Other persons also were perhaps more or less injured, of whom, in the horror and i confusion of the moment no certain ac- 1 count could he obtained. The above ' are believed, however, to comprise the ! whole of the persons known to the Pub | lie who were killed or dangerously or i seriously hurt. The scene ii|)oii the deck may be more easily imagined than described. Nor can the imagination picture to itself the half of its horrors Wives, widowed in an iri«t:rtrt by the murderous blast! Daugh ters smitten, with the heart-rending sight of their father’s lifeless coipse! The waitings of agonized females! The piteons grief of tire unhurt but heart stricken spectators ! The wounded sea men borne down below ! The silent tears and quivering lips of their brave and honest comrades, who tried in vain to siiMne or to conceal their feelings ! What wards can adequately depict a some like this /” “'l’he bodies of the killed remained on board the ship last night. They will te brought to the city this morning.” DEATH OF NICHOLAS BIDDLE. The Philadelphia papers of Wednes day last announce the death of Nicholas Biddle, Esq. He died at his country residence, Andalusia, on the 27th ultimo, “after a sickness marked by excessive pain, borne with manly constancy as long as it was borne, and yielded tout length without repining.” He was about fifty eight years of age. Tlir Uears’ia Journal,” the Into II n. John Forartk, and the Hon. J. VI. Berrien. The judicious friends of Mr. B. cannot but regret that the Journal, for the pur. pose of whitewashing his political course, has deemed it expedient to attempt dis coloring the public reputation of Mr. Forsyth by charging that gentleman with Federalism and opposition to the British war. We are not willing to im pute the misrepresentation of the Jour nal to any discreditable motive, but view it as a hold attempt to vindicate Iser rien’s career since he became the avowed and acknowledged chief of the Whig party in this State. The drift of the Journal’s remarks seems intended to make the impression on its readers that the noxious effects of one man’s opinions become neutralized, innocent, or healthful, if held by anoth er. OrMiat two wrongs constitute one right— two bads one best—or because, Topaz is yellow, Ebony therefore is snow white. Now, we think too highly of the good sense and sagacity of our former com rades, when battling in an better cause and under a prouder flag than they now fight, for to suppose they meant anything more than coming Ephraim Smooth over the believers, as the magnus Apollo of Clayi.sm in Georgia did over the great Whig or Federalist convention in Mil ledgeville, while explaining to them how safe, pleasant, and beautiful the process might be of strengthening the vitally conservative power ot the constitution, the veto, by paralyzing it and augment ing the responsibi.ity of resisting by divi ding it among Two hundred and forty, when each man’s share would be almost ns heavy as nothing. While engaged on this topic the orator’s comely countenance became radiant with that self-complacen ry generally accompanying Ids exhibi tions—a nice observer could delect a slight curl on his lip at the dupery of his delighted audience. The whole thing was very edifying and warranted the ex clamation—‘that’s a great mpn and well deserves the name he’s got, the Political desuit of Chatham.’ It is to be lamented, the Journal did not conduct its defence of Berrien and implied defence of Federalism without attempting to asperse and villify the hon oured dead. The arch demagogue himself has not unfrcquently resorted to the vampire practice. When his malice, or his inter ests crave a victim, the sanctity of the grave, and the privacy of the retired pa triot, are equally insecure, equally disre garded. W hen Mr. Clay aimed a shaft to rankle in the breast of Andrew Jackson he scrupled not to poison its point with slander on the memory of Robert Liv ingston—a man, who by that triumph of genius, humanity and judicial wisdom the Criminal code of Louisiana has be queathed an inestimable boon to the world and its future generations. Com pared with Livingston what is Henry Clay '( What has he done for the world, for society, for his country, for the great cause of humauily and civilization?— Truth answers, nothing. To return, however, to Mr. Forsyth’s Federalism and opposition to the war. The truth is that while a student in college and at the law school, where black cockades, alien and sedition laws and the influence of the British party predominated, the youthful Forsyth be came affected by the prevailing heresy, and he returned to Georgia a federalist and continued to act with the party alnvut three years perhaps. But as his mind matured and his acquaintance with Ham iltonian Federalism and Jeffersonian De mocracy, more exact and familiar, he be came satisfied the former was a cunning ly devised scheme of a certain class, to revolutionize our government, based as it is on the sovereignty of the people nnd their inalienable right to govern them selves by their representatives , into an aristocracy of wealth and office, tending inevitably to subvert the independence and individual existence of the States and form a consolidated government in which the aristocracy would frame the laws and the operatives and middle classes would have nothing to do but yield in; plicit obedience. Having reached this conclusion, Forsyth soon decided—he abjured his early errors and united cor dially with the democracy of this State then led by that eminent statesman and pure patriot Win. H. Crawford—by that parly Mr. F. was sent to Congress, where he became distinguished as a brilliant and successful debater. Some years af ter, when it became imperative that Con gress should decide whether war with G. Britain, or a longer submission to the inultipliedinsultsand aggressions she was inflicting on us, were preferable—war to the entrance, had not a more strenuous and effective advocate than John For syth. We remember in ISIS, at the commencement in Franklin College, one of the students recited as an exercise a spirit-stirring war-speech of Forsyth’s; Jlie hall rang with the glorious exclama tion, ‘millions for defence, not a cent for tribute.’ But, while he was thus fulfilling every duly of a wholesoul’d American Patriot, rallying the people round their govern ment and shouting in his thrilling tones, ‘To your tents O ! Israel’ how were Ber rien nnd his whig associates in Savannah employed ? Why, by their addresses, conversation, and through the columns of the two notorious Federal prints, straining every nerve to alienate the peo ple from their government, to deprive it of their confidence and support —this is history—we could enlarge it into detail and anecdote, but ou^un feigned respect for the scholar, the gentleman, the learn ed jurist J. M. Berrien, apart from the in veterate Federalist nnd political intriguer of that name induces forbearance. Be side, it would lie ungeuerous to disturb the repose of the aged knight, not yet re covered from the hurts taken in his late tilting, with senator Colquitt. By the way, though it was the achates fidelis, the man of all works of the political knave of clubs, Sir Walter ought not to have hit so hard. Suicide ofGov. Reynolds. There are various rumors in reward to file motives that drove him to the rash act, some saying it was the misconduct of a son, others asserting tint a mania produced by religious excitement op pressed him. The following letter to Col. Churchill, Post Master of St. Louis, is the plainest statement we have met with in relation to the unhappy event. Jefferson • itv, Feb. 9th, 1844. Deaf Sir—lt is with feelings of the dcejiesl regret that I have to inform you of the tragical death of Governor Rey nolds. About one hour ago he was discovered by the tneinhers of his family, lying per fectly dead in his room. The manner of his death was as follows : He procured a rifle—fastened a string to the trigger—placed the muzzle agsinst his forehead, and shot himself! A jury of inquest is now being summoned. He left a letter upon his table, addres sed to Col. W. G. Minor. V\ hetherthis memorial will disclose the causes which led to this melancholyevent, is at present unknown. I write this note just as the mail is leaving for your city. Yours, JONAS LUSK. IVm. 11. Crawford's letter to Hr. Dickerson. declaratory of his decided belief In the Unconstitutionalitr of a U 8 Bank. We have seldom been more surprised than to learn that the existence, genuine ness or authenticity of that document had been called in question. We should as soon have expected Henry Clay’s for mer denunciation of the U. S bank, or that of Daniel Webster’s of the tariff be ing denied. We referred to it as a mat ter of such general notoriety that its in sertion would be unnecessary, though it was then before us in the Constitutional ist. We have addressed a note to the gentleman editing that paper requesting a republication of the letter; and shall not relax our search till it is generally before the public. Want of space pre vents the detail of Mr. C’s remarks when conversing with ourselves on Yates’s se cret debates—which we per. force deflPh On the 26tli, the House of Representa tives passed the following resolutions ; and strange to relate the very next day rescinded the 21st Rule which prohi bits the reception of abolition petitions. Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, then submitted the two following Resolu tions : Rc«o!ved, That justice and sound pol icy forbid the Federal Government to foster one branch of industry to the de triment of another, or to cherish the in terests of one portion, to the injury of another portion of our common country; that every citizen, and every sec.ion of the country, has a right to demand and insist upon an equality of rights and privileges, and to complete an ample pro tection of persons and property from do mestic violence or foreign aggression. “Resolved, That Congress lias no power under the Constitution, to inter fere with, or control, the domestic insti tutions of the several States ; and that such States are the sole and proper judges of every tiling appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitu tion ; that all efforts of the Abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to in terfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarm ing and dangerous consequences, and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be con ntane: iced by any friend to our political institutions.” Mr. Black, of Georgia, asked that Mr. Campbell would modify the Resolution so as to read after the word in the 2d Resolution, “District of Colmnbia or Territories ,” but Mr. Campbell de clined to change it. A motion was then made by a member from New York to lay the whole sub ject on the table, but the motion failed. It was then decided by the House that the question should be taken on the Res olutions separately. A still further division was asked, which was also accorded, nnd the ques tion was then taken on the following, and decided in the affirmative—Yeas, 175, nays 4. “Resolved, That justice and sound policy forbid the Federal Government to foster one branch of industry to the det riment of another, or to cherish the in terests of one portion, to the injury of another portion of our common country.” Those who voted in the negative, are Mr. Adams of Mass. Mr. Grennel of New York, Mr. Severance of MJne, and Mr. Winthropof Mass. The question was then taken on the follow proposition : “ Resolved, That every citizen, and ev ery section of the country, has a right to demand, insist upon upon an equality of rights and privileges, and to a complete and ample protection of persons and pro perty from domestic violence nr foreign aggression.” And it was adopted unanimously. The question was then proposed on the following proposition : “ Resolved, That Congress has no power under the Constitution, to interfere with, or control the domestic institutions of the several States; and that such States are the sole and proper judges of every thing appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitu tion.” Messrs. Rhett, Payne, and Black, of Georgia, respectively asked to be excused from voting on this proposition as imply ing a discretionary power in Congress as to its jurisdiction over the institution of slavery in the States ; but the House re fused to excuse them. The question was then taken on the proposition, and it was carried in the affirmative—ayes 151, noes 2—Messrs. Adams and Vance. The question was then taken on the following proposition : “ Resolved, That all efforts of the Abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in rela tion thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous conse quences, and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and eudanger the stabilityand permanency of the Union and ought not to he countenanced by any friend to our political institutions.” And it was adopted—ayes 128; noes 23. In this cily yesterday morning, of fiver complaint, JOSHUA G. MOORE, E«q , aged at<out 45 years. On the 22nd of February, at the house of Mr. Wot. Gray, near this city, Mrs. £LIZxV MARIA GNECH, in the 63d year of her age. NEW BOOKS At Boanlmai’g BookSlore. 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Views cn Indigestion as a source of various Undefined and Irregular Nervous Sensations. “Ills, small at first, grow larger from delay, “ Ami slowly eat their sad and cankering way ; “ Thus by successive throes, the frame is torn, •* Till health and peace of mind alike are gone.” THi. nerves of the human body—those necessary and mysterious agents v* hich immediately con nec' man with external nature —are singularly prone in have their functions disordered by an oppressed con dition of the stomach; the imnuie termination of that portion of he nerves expanded upon the organs of digestion conveying the morbid impression to the Brain. And although foe ilead can. undoubtedly, like other organs, tie the seat of primary nsorder,yet, in the grea majority of cases, the uneasy set satioin there experi enced are symptomatic of disordered Stomach; and, further there" is abundant evidence to prove that crudi ties in the Stomach and Bowels can, in every grade of huinhn existence give rise to spasmodic action in every organ of the bodv ; and whether we survey it in the agonising form of Tie Doierennx —the alarming con vulsions of the Epileptic seizure—or iH that irritable condition of the nerve* offoe heart occasioning nervous palpitation—they can all frequently he traced io the source above men’ioned, and i>e cured by mild evaru nnt and tonic remedies To relieve a stale of so much suffering and di*ur*a (in which Wjv and mind also participate) BF.&N9RETH PULLS are confi dently recommended; as, by combining nr unatic tonic and cleansing properties, they remove all oppressive icc emulations, strengthen the Stomach, induce a healthy appetite,and impart tranquility to the nervous system : and in fact, by foeir gene-a I purifying power upon the blood, exerts mote hrnitflciai inftuence in all cases of disease. Read the following. DYSPEPSIA CURED. BENNINGTON, Vl Dee. sth, 1343. Dear Sir:—l w ish you to add my testimony to the host ~f others that mu hav», in fsvet of your valuable Pills. In the v *ar 1838, 1 was attacked with that dis agreeable c* aim, the DYSPEPSIA, which so affe« ed me lilt I r.wtld nut lake ibe least particle of food, without the most unpleasant and uncomfortable sensations in inv chest; head and bowels. My chest was »• sore tha- I csoid not bear the slightest pres sure »ithout giving me pain M» health waa most miserable ; many physician* told me they thought I was in foe consumption, and that if I did not give up my bu-iness, and change climate I could litre but a short time. I tried every thing in the shape of medicine, and consulted the most *kilfnl physi, ians. but found no permanent relief. I berame discouraged, gloomy, sad, and sick of life; and, probably, ere tins should have been in my grave, bad I no? fell in with your preriou* medicine. A fiend of mine, whohad been sick o| ibt same complaint, advised me to try your pills ; bui, having tried most of the medicines 1 itbnut obtaining any relief, bad but little faith that your Pill* would be of benefit ui me ; but, at bis earnest solicitations. I procured a box and commenced taking them. The first box produced nit eor no effect, and I began to despond, for fear' that your medicine would prove like others 1 have taken; but my friends argued that oue was not a fair trial, and I purchased a second, and before I bad take:, foe whole box I be gan to exparience a change : foe pain in my chest began to be less painful, and my food did not distrea me as uuch as formerly I wenton taking them un til I had taken aix boxes, and my DYSPEPSIA was GONE, and my expectation of an early death vanished, and 1 felt like a “ new creature.” I was then, and am now, a healthy man. I have never since been troubled with foe DYSPEPSIA. I have administered yoor Pille to the members of my family, and tomy fnends, and in ail cases with good success. You can publish if it will be of any use to you. lam, dear Sir, truly yours, J. I. COOK, Pubiieher of foe State Banner. Dr. Brandretfi’s Principal Office, 241 Broadway ; New York. Sold by J. Barnes Book seller Macon Oa and by one Agent in every City and Tow n in the United State*. Macon, 42 If 8188 SHERIFFS SALE. On the first Tuesday in APRIL nezt, WILL he sold before the court-house door in Macon, between the legal hours of sale, the following property: One house and lot in the city of Maron.on Cherry street, adjoining Matthew E. Rylmuler, and lot of Robt. B. Washington, and at present occupied by W. M. Morton: levied on as the pooperty of George Jewett, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Bibb Superior court, in favor of Bank of Darien vs. George Jewett and Rob ert Collins. Three lots on Wharf street in Macon, with a biick house, anJ ware house on said lots, known and distinguished as lots No's 9, 10, and 11 ; levied on as the property of Lucas McCall, tosatify the fol lowing fi. fas.. Joseph Willett vs. Lucas McCall and Elens-r McCall; Abner F. Holt vs. the same; Fel lows, Cargill A Cos. vs. t!i« same; Hardeman, Gray bell & Cos. vs. the same ; anil Farish Carter vs. Lucas McCall, Roger McCall and Levi Eckley. 100 acres of land, more or less, on the east side of the Ocnulgee river, where Solomon Humphreys now lives, a {joining the lands of Isabella Clark, C. J. McDonald and Thos. Woolfolk: levied on as the property tffChas. J. McDonald, Guardian ofSolomoh Humphreys, to satisfy a fi fa. from Bibb Sugierior Court, in favor of Parish, Marshall Sic. »s. Chas. J. McDonald, Guardian as aforesaid. Ten square bags of Cott on. 13 boxes of Tobacco. 68 grind stories, 5 barrels of Irish Potatoes. 21 boxes Os cigars, one red pocket h„ok containing s3<i 50 in spivie. 511 in change bills. 51,056 87 in bank bills, 5496 in Central bank bills, 528 13 in Macon city Council bills, §153 50 in Monroe rail road bills, £IOO in Central rail road bills, £4 68 city council of Co lumbus bills, £4 in Alabama money, 3to in Virginia money, and £67 87 in change bills: levied on as the property of Samuel T. Rowland, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Bibb Superior Court, in favor of William B. Johnstoa vs. said Rowland. Property pointed out by said Johnston. The following lots of land in the county of Bibb, on the Macon Reserve, viz: No’s 62, 74, 75, 78, and 79, each containing 100 acres more or less; also, un divided half pi lot No. 73, containing 100 acres, more or less ; lot No. 76, containing 60 acres, more or less, and lot No. 77 containing 52 acres, more or loss; al so lots No's 1 and 2, each containing 20 acres, more or less, all lying on the east side of the Ocinnlgee river, and known as “ Fay's plantation;” north half of lot No. 7J, West M i on Reserve, containing 100 acres, more orl-ss; tot No. 9, in South Western range of two acre lots, where John E. Jeffers now live*, containing 2 acres, more or less; lot No. 2, in square 68, where Dr. West now lives: levied on as the property of Alexander It. McLaughlin, to satisfy the following fi. fas. fro a Bibb Inferior Court, John J. Gresham vs. Alex McLaughlin; James M. Jones vs. the same; Bank of Hawkinsville vs. the same;. Rank of the Elate of Georgia vs. the same; and one fi fa from Bibb Superior Court, John Neal vs. said McLaughlin and Edward D. Tracy; and one fi. fa. from Bibb Inferior Court, Bank of the State of Geor gia vs. J. A. White. Lot No. 6, in square 75, on Pine irtrret, bounded north by A McGregor, and east by Pine street, where Joseph A. White now lives; a negro woman, named Grace, 28 years old, one negro girl named Warren 25 years old: all levied on as the property of Joseph A. White, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Bibb In ferior Court in favor of the Marine & Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia vs. said White. B. TRAPP, D. Sheriff. Lot No. 8, containing 30 acres, lot No. 7, of 711-4 acres; lot No. 21, of 100 acres, and lot No. 11, con taining 100 acres: all levied on as the property of Samuel Morgan, to satisfy a fi fa from Bibb Superior Court, Levi Eckley vs. said Morgan. Lot No. 3, in square 23, in the city of Macon, taining half an acre, more or less: levied on to satis fy a mortgage fi. fi from Bibb Superior Court, in fa vor of David F. Halsey, ex’r of Samuel B. Parkman vs. Francis H. Wclman truster of Lury R. Higgins and her children. Lot No. 6, in square 62, of the city of Macon, be ing a fractional lot: levied on as the property of Ladd, Tupper and Sistare, to satify a mortgage fi. fa. from Bibb Superior Court, in of Henry Roser vs. said Ladd, Tupser and Sistare. West half of lot No. 70, situated in the 4th district of originally Houston now Bibb, containing 1011-4 acres: levied on as the property of Levi Mullins, to satisfy 11 fa fas. from a Justice's court, Matthew E. Rylander, admr. of John C. Rylander vs. said Mul lens, and Win U. Calhoun. Levy made by a con stable. Lot No. 6, square 39 : levied on as the property of John J. Bennett, agent for Smith W. Bennett, to satisfy his tax for the year 1842—tax SM 71, and costs. JAMES GATES, Sheriff MORTGACE SALE FOR MAY, Two negroes: Davis, a man; an J Peggy a wo man : levied on as the property of Francis Allen, to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa. in favor of William B. Par ker, transferee vs. said Allen. B. TRAPP, D. Sheriff. March 6, 1843. Administrator’s Sale. A GREEABLY to an order of the Honorable In tenor Court of Bibb couutv, when sitting for Ordinary purposes, will lie sold in the city of Macon, in said county, before the court-house door, on the first Tuesday in May next, part of the real estate of Philip Minchew. dec’d, consisting of Lots Ns's 55, in the 10th district, and 204 in the 16th district of Dooly county. AT THU SAME TIME AND Pt.ACK WIM. BE SOLD: Forty acres, in the 13th district and Ist section of Cherokee county, belonging to said estate. All sold for the benefit of his heirs. GEORGE A. MINCHEW, Administrator on the estate of Philip Minchew. Alareh 6—42—60d. JV O T ICE. 'Pax Returns. B WY I took is now ojien for the reception of Tax iti turns; and 1 earnestly request the citizens to route forward and make their return*. My hook will lie kejit at the Messenger Office, where 1 will I*, in waiting, unless alwent from for cily by appoint ment. JOHN H OFFUTT, Receiver Tax Returns, Bibb County. Feb. 37-41-ts. JUST RECEIVED, JAVA, Cuba and Rio Coffee; loaf and crushed .-sugar; Laguyra sugar in bills , asU|ieriur article for family use; Raisons in halftones; Sperm candles, hot Soap, Mackerel, &C. &C. H. & J. COWLEB. February 21,1844. NOTICE. LOST, mislaid, or stolen from the sul,*criber, A Promissory Note given by John Powers, of Monroe county, and aseigned by John Howard, as se curity, for TH O HUNDRED AND NINETY DOL LAiiri. and dated some tune in 1841, and made paya ble to Sarah Brantley, or Benjamin Brantley—which note has been paid off by said Power*. Then, fore, I do hereby forewarn all persons from trading for said no-e Feb. Bth, 1844. BENJ BRANTLEY, Joins county. February 17- 39—3rr. PICTSRML BIBLE f vifyc/ uiil/t 1600 HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS, EXCLUSIVE OP AV INITIAL LEWIS TO EACH CHAPTER, iir j. ,1. sithKirs, MORI THAN FQUPTUeK E7BBBID OF WHICH ARE FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS, IT will be printed from the standard copy of the American Bible Society, and contain Marginal References, the Aporhryplia, a Concordance, Chro nological Table. List of Proper Names, General In dex, Table of Weights, Measures, 4c. The large Frontispieces, Tides to the Old and New Tene ment.', Family Record, Presentation Plate, Histori cal Illustrations, and Initial Letters to the chapters. Ornamental Borders, &c., will be from original de signs, made expressly for this edition, by J. G. * Chapman, Esq. of New York. In addition to which, there will be numerous large engravings, from deJ signs by distinguish*'! irfodem artists in France sc4 England; to which a full index will be given in tbs last number. THE GhEVT SUPERIORITY OF EARLY PROOF IMPRESSIONS from the Engravings, will etui ire to those who take the woik in Numbers the possession of it in THE HIGHEST STATE of PERFECTION. January IP, 1814. 35* 2L Stoinnrg, & (to COMMISSION MERCHANTS, S.V7AXTIT-121, G-A. J. L. SvVIN.NET, t J. M. Burnett. $ June 14, 1843. 5 ts. LAST NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the late firm of WRIGLYc A HART, will please make immediate payment to John J. Joiie*, as longer indulgence will not be given. Feb. 07—41—3 t GARDEN SEEDS. ~ J. M. .Boardra-m, HAVING been appointed Agent for the sale of Garden Seeds; raised by the Society ot Shakers, Enfield, Conn ,is now Ready to answer all order* Having received an cx onsite assortment, all of which will be warranted the growth of 1843. Large orders for the 'rade filled with dispatch, and at prices which w ill not Itrt. to please. JILSO T* <j Gardenners Manual in which arc directions for planting all kinds cf seeds in the best manner—Price 6 1-4 cents dILSO “ The Southern Fnrmer; and Market Gardner,” by Francis S' Holmes of Charleston South Carolina Thia is a Southern Book for Southern soil and climate, arid should be read by all who wish to succeed in garden ing. Jan. 31st 37 ts GUN-SMITHING. TXIIE subscriber wonld inform the citizens of Macon and the public generally, that he has taken the stand Known as the old Post-Office, ON MULBERRY STREET, ONE DOOR FROM B. S. NEWCOMB (fc Co’s EATING-HOUSE AND BOWLING ALLEYS, Where he is prepared to do all kinds of work in the above business, in u Superior style. Rifles made to order, and warranted. Double (tuns restocked, and all kinds of repairing done with despatch lit has ox HAND, A FEW EI\E DOUBLE GUMS ; RIFLE POWDER of a Superior (piatity; GUM PO WDER; SIIO'I ', of alt sizes ; BALDWIN'S ELASTIC GUM WADDIMG; PLAIN PERCUSSION CAPS; SPLIT AMD RIBBED DO. ; WALKER’S BEST EN GLISH CAPS; POWDER FLASKS; SHOT POUCHESt And all articles usually kept in the line, which will be sold low for cash. _ E. S. ROGERS. Macon, Feb. 14 —39—if. NEW BOOKS, AT nOARDMAiVS BOOK STORE. JUST received all of the late publications, among which arc : . Prescott’s hist of the conquest of Mexico, price ?o 00, No. 8, Har|*-r’s Hannah Moore’s w-orks, Alison’s liist. Kuro|ie. lull bound, in 4 vols., Neal’s his’, of the Puritans, price 23 cts., Southey’s Pilgrim's Progress, Rural Life in Germany by Iluwitt. 25 cts. vol., Kohl's Russia and the Russians, 25 eta, “ Ireland, Bue’s Theresa Dunoyer, Sue's Female Blue-beard, Philosopher’s Stone, Agriculturists’ Almanac, Elliotson’s Surgical Operations, “ The Psalmist, Condie on Children, Cooper on Dislocations. Ashwell on Discuses of Females, Queens of England, bv Miss Strickland, The Anieriean Patent Instand ; Together with all kinds of Stationery, Paper, &.C- A.e.; all remarkably cheap for cash, Macon, Jan. 31; 1844. DENTAL SURGERY. DR. FOOTE DENTIST. From New- York. YITOULD announce to foe Ladies and Gentlemen * Y of Macon, that he has become permanently lo cated in this city, where he will be in readiness to at tend to all calls in the line of bis profession. He inserta teeth on Gold plate from nno to an entire set, with spiral springs or by atmospheric pressure also by pivots. He inserts artificial palates, plugs teeth with pure gold so as to prevent further decay,ex tracts teeth with the perpendicular extricator.and treats diseases of the mouth and gums that have been produced by the use of Calomel or from oilier causes, andobviates irregularities in children’s teeth. Dr. —. feels confident from the experience which he has had during lire last ten years, that be ran give entire satisfaction. He plages himself that all bu siness entrusted to his cate shall bo done in a man ner not to be surpassed by any Dentil in the State, and at such prices as will auit the times. His work w-jll, in all cases, be warranted. He will also keep constantly for sale, gold foil, artificial Teeth. Tooth Brushes and Tooth Paste of a superior quality. Office Washington Hall, Room No. 33. N. B.—Ladies can be. waited on at their dwellinga if requested.—Dr. F. is permitted to refer to Rev. J. R. Kendrick and J. H. Elfis. Jan. J 4. 36 printing" OF BOOK AND FANCY JOB PRINTING Will be neatly executed at the Orurcx or tr»" Amebican DanocaAT, on Cotton Avenck, Our collection of Job Typo is N*w and comprises every vari ety desirsbte, to enable us to execute oof work in a eurt-yid*