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CONSTITUTION.
\.V ACT lo niter and e!ian"e flic U : rtl nnW Seventh
Jp. tioli' .of tire *u/t arliole (Tf-tjie Constitution.
^iikiii vs. tiie third seortoljiof the first arliqk' of the
Conslitutidh (if thisV?tatf» deplores, -that ’the Senate
shall he elected biennially, on the first Monday ill No-
v etnher. Until s'fteh day of election be altered by law;
and shall fif crtinposod* of nue member from each
i minty, to be chosen by the electors thereof:
\ > U una. vs, the seventh section of thefirstnttioletif
(Constitution of this thate declares, that lhollou.se
of Kepresontalivee shall he composed of members
from all the eoijnfies which now are, or hereafter may
he included within this State, according to their re-
..vtive number* of free white persons, amj including
three-fifths of all the people of color; the actual enu
meration shall he-made within two years, tnid within
, verv suh-ecpient term of .seven yeiyrs thereafter, at
- ioh time and in such manner as this cmiveijtioTi tnay
t. Each county lyoutaiiuHg three thousand j>er-
agreeably to tlfe foregoing plait of enumeration,
he entitled to two members; seven thousand, to
i! r ■ members; arid nvfftve thousand* to Tonr inetn-
. hot each eountyshjll have atJdast one. ami not
K „,- tlmn foiy members; the nmreseHtatives shall he
a annually on the'first .Monday in November,
in i such day uf-election he altered-hy law. Until
if. -aid enumeratioBshall he made,-the several
, shall he entitled to the following number of
itatives. respectively: Camden, two; tilyii}),
l.iberty. three; McIntosh, two; Bryan, one;
im, four; Effingham,two; SCriven'fwo: Mont-
a . two; Burke, three; Bulloch, ontt^ Jefferson
Lincoln, two: Libert, llnee; Jackson, two;
Kiehiiiond. three; Wilkes, four; Columbia, three;
V rreit. three; Washington, three; Hancock, four;
( inyme, three; Oglethorpe, three; and Franklin, two:
A n WiiKitK V-s, the said recited sections require alter
ation—to the end, therefore, that said sections may
be altered :
Sf.< t ins I. If ii marled by the Senate and House of
l!i inTsuthtlitrs nf the Slnfr of Georgia, in General A.scm-
i 'ii nit I, and it is in rihf < itioh.il In/ the nut hunt 1/ if the same,
That as soon as this hill shall he passed, agreeably to the
requirements of tiie Constitution, the following shall he
adopted ill licit of the sections above recited, to-wit: in
lieu of the third section of the first article of the Consri-
luunn alore.-aid, the .Senate shall he elected biennially
on die first Monday in October, and sirall coiisistolTurty-
- .•■n jnemhffrs. and shall he composed of one member
from each senatorial district, which district shall be cotn-
po.-ed of two contiguous counties, not including the
county with the largest representative population, which
shall constitute a separate district; which districts shall
he arranged and organized hy the General Assembly, at
i - .1 —ion when this shall lie adopted, and if any new
uity shall he hereafter formed, it shall lie annexed In
,, of the districts from which it was taken: and that in
|i i ef the seventh .section of the fust article of the Con-
•iuii, thti following sliidl he adopted: the House of
I;, j ,i ntatives shall he composed of one hundred and
Ilf,u .:;einkers; each county shall have one Itepreseu-
f ii.w-.and no county shall have more than two Repre-
c aives; thirty-seven counties having tiie greatest po-
e laiiiiu. eoiiniiug all free white persons, and tliree-
uf tie people of color, shall lau e two Representa-
fill' said apportionment shall he made by the Gen
eral Assembly, at the session at wInch- this section shall
la adoptgd as art alteration ofthe Constitution,by an act
tub' introduced after the adoption thereof, and a new
ajipofrtontlient shall he made at the session next after
• e h future enumeration ofthe inhabitants of this State,
made, under the Constitution and laws thereof, hut at no
other time.
WILLIAM R. WOFFOIll),
Speaker ofthe Moose of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS.
I're.-ident of the Senate.
Assented to. 07th December, 18 1*2.
CHARLES J. Mi DONALD, Governor.
AN ACT le, alter the third section of the fourth article of
the Constitution or this Se.te, so far as to authorize
tiie cijilc to elect the General Mil'll a officers of this
tjl.oiiox 1. Be it mart/il In/ the Senate and House if
fl*/>risi ntuhrrs if the Stale of (eor-jta. in Gem nil ,1s-
snnbJn mil, and it is hereby citncleil hy the Authuiity tf the
o . That from and immediately after this act shall
luii: pass' il iu‘ onforuiilv with the Constitution of this
State, it shall and may he lawful for all Major Generals,
and Brigadier Generals, to bn elected bv the people of
tiie respective Divisions or Brigades, and all persons
subject to do militia duty. shall he entitled to vote for
the same, only.
Sire. ‘J And hr it furlio rtuurttd hy thr authority afore
said, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against
diis act, be and the saute are hereby repealed.
WILLI VM B. WOFFORD,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President ofthe Senate.
Assented to "Tith December, I **42.
Clf ARi,LS .1. McDONALD, Governor.
\ ACT to he entitled an act to amend the first section
ul' ; third Article of the Constitution of this Slate.
Pi,, - , the above section amongst other things, pro
ud.'.- that in * isos of joint obligors, or joint proniis-
residing in different counties, the suit maybe
liiuiiaht ill either county, and a copy of the petition
; |,|| process, served on’ the party residing out of the
county, in which-the suit may hy commenced, shall lie
deemed sufficient service untfer stlch rules and regu
lations as the Legislature have or may direct:
vii Whkhkas. hy the existing laws of this State, the ma
ker and indorsers of promissory notes, residing in the
h .iiue county, mav In; sued together in the same action,
lint wlu Mthev resido-ili different countie*, it has been
ruled hy the courts, that they cannot he joined upon
the ground that they are not joint obligors, nor joint
promissore, in the sense and meaning of the above re
cited clause of the Constitution, and therefore in such
eases, parties are compelled to bring separate actions
at a great increase of costs and expenses, both to the
plaintiffs and defendants:
in Wuerkas. the said first section of the third article
requires amendment:
Tie il enacted hy thr Senate, and House of Po.p-
tintntirrs of tin Slate if Georgia, in <}, nrral Assembly
t, mill it is hereby molded by th" authority nf the same,
III so soon as this act shall have passed agreeably to
,. requisitions of (he Constitution, tin* following shall
ml a pari of the said first section. of the third article of
. ( '.institution of this State, and to he inserted therein
imedwlcly after the clause above recited, to wit: And
ease of a maker and indorser, or indorsers of proniis-
i v notes residing in different counties in this State, the
tiie may A sued in the comity where the maker re-
les. and a copy of the petition and process served on
indorser.or indorsers, residing out of the county, in
hid) the suit mav he commenced, shall he deemed silf-
lient service under tin* same rules ami regulations as
e Legislature have, or may direct ill the case ol joint
iligors ainl jointpromissors.
WILLIAM B. WOFFORD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President ofthe Senate.
Assented to, December2-’. I'll
CHARLES J. MclM>NALD, Governor.
April 4, 1843. ^
BY PARK >V ROGERS.]
.JMtEEEBGEVlEEE, GEOIIGM, Jill GUST 2«>, ISIS.
[VOl. 14 -WO. il.
JOHN NUTT,
• if form if at Eair,
Jacksonville, Telfair Co.. Ga.
June G, 1643. 51—6m
Chuiige in liusiness.
f¥AHE subscriber will make a change in business on
X. on thedirst of July, and it will Become necessary
to close as soon as possible the business of (he old con
cern. I would respectfully say to those with whom we
have made small accounts, that the payment of them hy
the -1 th of July, will greatly oblige
E. W. BANCROFT.
June 27. H13 *2
.4. S. BALL, A CO’S
it ft i!:/ Express it ml Genera! I'nr-
lonrdiug anti Commission House.
(agasa aj
mt
nil I IE Central Rail Road Company of Georgia, hav-
J iug granted to the snhserihers the privilege of run
ning an EXPRESS over their Road during the present
year, witlith : privilege of an apartment under their own
lock, they offer superior advantages for the prompt and
safe com eynnee of valuable articles, specie, Are, and are
in hopes iifbeing able to make an arrangement with the
Post Offices Department, by which they will he allowed
to c »rr
a Mail Bag.
Thet
are prepared to receiv
e am
forward goods of
all tl.**.'
riptions. to arid from 8a
vann
ill and Macon, and
intern)
•diate places, and betwe
on H
avannah and ( Miar-
lest., n.
with tiie greatest safety
and
despatch; and will
aUo pa
y particular attention to
the
jurchase of goods.
collect.
mi and payment of d
rafts.
notes and hills, and
transacting all kinds of business in the above places.
They have also extended their arrangements to run an
Express hy the Southern Boats, lo Picolata, in Florida,
and intermediate places on that route.
Mucnu—Office at the Washington Hall.
Savannah—Office at No. 153 Bay street.
Do. S. Philbriok, Agent, for receiving and
forwarding goods and merchandise.
-Amos Head, Agent, office No.
05 East Bay.
M. S. BALL & CO.
Charleston, S. C.
June 7, IS43.
swn jin-
:jgg sincss. Order*for Bagging. Bale Rope. Fam
ily supplies, or other coiumunicatio..s, addres-
T ij§' 1 »>‘d to them, either winter or summer, will
meet with faithful and prompt attention.
August 1, 1:13. wlun—7
SI V *8SI/TOV. HAVSIipiN, A CO.
SAVAXXAII GA.
ST RECEIVED fc. AT THE NEW
Uool a ii <3 ‘Bffi^bhtK! Store.
ill I A PAIR negroes thick black and russet
.* /* f hrogans: also, a further supply of La-
: an.I Gent’s Boots and .Shoes.
ca>e Ladies'finest Philadelphia Kid Slips;
■■ Ladies’ finest New Vork Kid Slips;
aulies’ fine drab French tie slips;
,adies* Philadelphia Prunella slips;
allies* thick sided spring heel slips:
.lid - Ft uchiimroeeo French tie slips;
ii.lies' fine Jersey calfswd. hrogans;
line French’ Boots; do. do. ealf swd. hrogans;
velvet, and kid slips; which will he sold
for Central money.
E. ALEXANDER.
'1 . dgevilte, May 15, 1813. -15_
till. . .scrilier ivowlil respectfully »6sw»hisTri*nd»,
-t'liicrs and puwdiasers ill DR\ GOOD8 ihrougb-
■ State, that he has purchased the entire interest in
HI. at this place, and will hereafter continue it on his
. , mt. lie will be aide lo offer greater induce-
a, appr.iaehmg Autumn than ever before,-nml w ould
•'-tfully solicit a contuoiaiico of that patronage wliich
been so liborailv bestowed heretnfire.
E. W. BANCROFT,
h'liedgeville, July 10, T843. 4
EXEI’UTIVK i)EPAR i I UN fi\ )
Mu.LKiiur.viLtK, April 22. 1813. <
A nr. petition of David Vaneev, formerly of Bilhip’s
I list net.«tglethorpe comHv. shewing that he is the
itful draw ■ r of lot number 220. in the nth district ol
county,end that said lot of land has through mis-
. been, granted to David Voting of Billups District,
ethorpe comity, ana that said gtant cannot he pro-
ej at this Department for correction.
Inloted, That unless Sufficient cause he shown to the
Irarv. w ithin six r months mi alia- grant do i sae to
.id fanee» :!t6 rightful drawer of said lot. anti that
order he TMlhlished-for six months previous to the is-
i" of said alias grant.
° J. W.. HORNE. S. E. D.
Tri ti.urt Office, >
Mif.LKPCKVti.LE, Feb. *20:It, 1813. A
EUSONS presoiijMtg cotiTUN Warrants for interest thie
on the Bunds of fl.e State of-Georgia, nl this office, lor
hteiit,* will in every iustaneb he reqttired to aeeuutpany
mine with I be bonds from wpith said C iuponu are
ped. Notice is lierohy given to all eorietfrtV'd, that on
jn- to tiresf'nt the bonds, tiie warrants for interest will
be cashed. B- B. SMITH, '1 a-
ebruary *20, 1813. .. 35 tl
.9 PR / N G ,PL A G E,
Murray Ga.
\C<)B CARROLL, formerly of Hightower, res-
peetf'illj* informs his tvienilsand the public, that he
purchased the above establishment of Geo. W.
icasser, and is now prepared to accommodate those
i may favor him with their patronage, in a style not to
mrpa.sseifiti the up-country. In a word, he will spare
pain.*lo make comfortable all who uiay give hint n
. ami njllint oncaJi? feels satisfied will be art induce*
it to call again.
r Drol l r»are Itwit^ to call, as he is well prepared
nunnodate them,bavingea rttll supply of provau'aer
i mod stahies and large lots.
ulyg". | *t;t G—bt
1— H
JOHN \V. KAISUN.
COMMISSION
-m MERCHANT.
S. 1V. 1XV. III, GEO.
July 11, 1843. 4-*2*2t
COMMISSION BUSINESS.
flAll!'. undersigned have tunned a partnership lot the
transaction of a Factorage, and Commission Busi
ness. in tin* city of Savannah, and will open an office
on the. lir.-t day of August next. They intend to give
their personal attention to the business, and hope to
im-rit. and if so. to receiv e a liberal share of public
patronage.
JOHN L. SWINNEV A Co.
Partners—John L. Sivixst.v. )
James H. Burnett, j
February. 1843. 37 tf
E£. il. SilHTIL
COTTON FACTOR
C0MMISS10X MEKCH. 1XT,
Xo. 185, liny street, Saimnnah, Ga.
r |AHE ttndersigne 1 informs his friends and the public
3 generally, that he will continue to transact the a-
bove business and respectfully solicits a share of their
patronage. Having located permanently in Savannah,
and intending to bestow* his untile personal attention to
till* business, in which he has had considerable experi
ence, he indulges the belief that those who favor him
with their business .will have no cause to regret it. Lib
eral cash advances will lie made on cotton in store when
required, and orders for Bagging, Family supplies. ,Ve.,
promptly attended to and in strict compliance wiihdi-
le-tiims. RANSOM H. SMITH.
Savannah, June *27. 1-43. 4—tf
AOBI.lv A. HARDEE * TO.
SAVANNAH, GA.
TAKES this method of informing their friends
and the public, that they still continue to trans-
wcl n Gmt ml l uctoraise and Co '
Grcaltti* Ktii'sains now oilercd by
Than was ever known before hi G-corgla.
T UI'. Summer season being considerably advanced,
I have concluded to sell the balance of my Sum
mer Stock of
FANCY GOODS
25 per rent, lower than any man or u«erchant in Geofgia,
quality and stylcbolh considered. All in want of Cheap
Goods, are respectfully invited to call immediately or as
soon ns convenient, at SilAIIAN'S.
Milledgevffie. July 11. 1813. 4—tf
LAW NOTICE
T HE uudersi gtied having associatctl themselves in
tile practice of Law.Will give their personal atten
tion to all professional business confided to them, in the
counties of
JACKSON, * COBB.
WALTON. FORSYTH,
NEYVTf >N, CII ERf )K EE,
DEKALB, HALL, and
GWINNETT.
Address blllluioils A Kitmiiio,
Lawrence wile Georgitt.
JAMES P. SIMMONS,
KIN CHEN RAM BO.
July. 1813. t 8—It
Entertainment.
HAVING been misrepresented to the
travelling public, in regard to nty prices for
entertainment, it is but justice both to myself
_and them, in this manner, to state that my
charges for Sujiper. Lodging, and Breakfast, and Horse
cd. are but O k
Dinner and Horse feed,50 cents.
FRANCIS TUFTS.
Blountsville, August 1, 1843. 8—3t
rpti
F A€ TOftS
aa
AND
GENERAL COMMfSSION
I
M
MERCHANTS,
Savannah, Ga.
pjgQf
Savannah, July 2o. 1843. "—u
STORAGE AX DCOMIIISSIOA
WARE-HOUSE.
X
rjn Up undersigned, late of Eatonton, Genr;
M. p; ctfully informs his friends and the public gener-
allv. that he has taken a ware-house in Savannah, forthe
purpose of condueting the business of a Factor and
Cotntnissiun Merchant. From Ins long and intimate ac
quaintance with the interest ofthe Farmers and others of
the interior, he flatters himself he understands, and he
pledges himself tojuse the most iixniriiigcffor/s to pro
mote'them so far as they may he confided to him. He
gives the most unquallifieil assurances that he will not lie
engage 1, or he concerned in speculations in cotton or
other produce itt any wav. The usual advances w ill he
made on produce in store. He will be at his post by the
*2itth September, and will from that time lie pleased to
receive and fofivard guilds: receive, store, and sell cot-
tnu.au I execute am* other commission that may he en
trusted to him in his line of business.
JEREMIAH CLARK.
August 2, I" 13.
JOiLV T. ROWLAND,
Y A C T 0 11
ani ’ ?L r jj
Commission illercliant, ®*' 1 ■ 1
Savannah, (La.
ITT N B. Particular attention will be given to for
warding produce and Merchandise.
August 1, 1843. 2—cow lot.
Central 'Jn! Road from_Sava««ah
So Karon, Georgia.
sz&x XI Tl
riAIHS Road isopen for th transportation of passen-
i gers daily* (Sniniiiys excepted) front Savannah to
McCall's, a distance of’187 1-2 miles. The distance
from McCall's to Macon is *2 I *2 miles. The whole lute
will he opened in the. month of Ortober nrtt.—The mail
and passenger trains leave Savannah and .McCall's at G
<»'cl >ek a m., ami run thron^h in twelve hours, lbere
i. a tri weekly line of Steamers between Charleston and
8avami ill. leaving Charleston on Tuesday’*.Thursday's,
and S i lav's at ft a. m„ and leaving Savannah on the
same days ofthe week after the arrival ol the (airs.
There are two lines iff Steamers from,Savannah to
Florida, and three regular lines of Packets to New
York.
Fare from Savannah to McCall’s in Passenger
Car, $' 00
III Baggage do. 5 00
Children under 1*2, half price. —
Savannah. August 15, Hi;! ft—lit
Jus! Received,
CASES spring style Beaver and Silk Hats ;
fy S case blue (round crown) Hats;
1OO Leghorn and sea grass summer hats, at !82 a $S3 ;
—ALSO OFFERING—
2,000 Palm Leaf Hats. 1*2 1 2c;
2,000 do. do. from 25 to 62 l-2c;
Please call and see. at the sign of til' New Dry Goods
Store, where Central Money is received at par.
E W. BANCROFT.
Milledgcville. April 17. 18-13 44—if
ilrent Reduction in Prices.
I N' consequence of the great improvement in Centra
Fund*, we are now ready to offer greater induce
ments than ever before, to purchasers of Dry Goods.
Now offering—
3-1 Brown Homespuns, at 4 I-2c per yard;
3-1 Bleach'll Homespuns, at 5c;
4-4 heavy Brown Sheeting, at ft to l*2c;
4 1 Bleach’d Sheeting, 10 yards for .*81 ;
Bed Ticking. 10 yards for $1;
Bed Ticking, 15 to 20c per yard;
300 pieces calicoes, at 20 yards for 81;
200 “ calicoes, at 10 to 12 l-2c ;
4-4 French calicoes, at 31c;
Georgia Nankeens, at SI per piece;
Brown cottnir hose, at 10 prs for $1 ;
White cotton hose. 8 pair for SI;
White hose, at *20 to 50e;
Linen cambric handkerchiefs, at 25c;
do. do. do. at .57 1-2 to §1;
•1-4 Cotton Diaper. 6 yards for fjil;
5-1 Jarkonet Muslins. 31 to 50c ;
5-4 Colton Cambric,.6 yards for -81 ;
do. do. 25 tootle;
5-4 Plaid Cambrics, 31 to 50c;
Furniture Calico, 11 yards for 81 ;
do. do. 12 1-2 to 25c ;
| Cotton Stripes, at 10 yards for .f<l ;
Black Bombazines, 1 to qS2 per yard ;
Rich Black Net Shawls 5 to $8 ;
| Rich Black Lace Veils, at $ I 75;
Rich White Lace Veils, at SI 75;
Lisle Thread Lace, at 12 yards for 37 l-2c;
Cotton Umbrellas, at 75c to 81 75;
Parasol-, vgu.gt > re. .
Parasols, silk. >11 75; Sun Shades. ^!| ;
Laces, Muslins, and Trimmings;
i Col’d French Muslins, 25c per yard ;
do. do. 37 1-2 to 50c;
50 doz. Palm Leaf Hats, at SI 25 per dozen ;
&e. &c. &c. Are.
Suffice it to say, we are ready '*as usual,” to supply
trieuds mid customers with Dry Goods lower than ever
before, and lower than can lie purchased at any other
store in Georgia. CEXTRA L FUNDS A T PAR.
E. W. BANCROFT.
Milledgeville, June 20. 1843. 1—tf
GEORGIA:
A I’lHM'lmnntioii,
By Charles J. McDonald. Governor of said State.
To the Honorable, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the
scrrral counties in this State.
W HEREAS, a vacancy has occurred in the Houge
of Representatives of the Congress of the United
States, by the resignation of the Hon. MARK A.
COOPER, a member elect from the State of Georgia,
for two years from and after the third day of March
1813.
Now ill order that said vacancy maybe filled, and in
pursuance of law. I fiave thought proper to issue this
inywritof Election, hereby requiring you the said Jus
tices aforesaid, to cause an election to he held on Mon
day. the second day of < h-toher next, at the several pla
ces of holding elections in your counties, giving due no
tice thereof, fora R-presenta'ive to till said vacancy.—
And I do further require you to make a return of the
said election, to the Executive Department in the time
prescribed by law.
Given under im* hand, and the great seal ofthe State,
at the Capitol in Milledgeville. this the 29th day of
July, 1-13, an I ofthe American Independence the six
ty-eighth.
J ° Charles j. McDonald.
Bv the Governor:
J. \V. A. Sanford, Secretary of Slate.
August 1, 1843. . 1
GEORGIA.
4 (*i*o<'!si<ti:>1ion,
r.y Ch vri.es J. Mol) IX v lo. G termor of said State.
To the Honorable, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the
several counties in this Stole.
W HEREAS.a vacancy has occurred in the House
of Representatives ofthe Congressofthe United
States, bv the resignation of the Hon. JOHN B.
LAMAR a member <fic'*t from the State of Georgia,
for two years from and after the third day of March;
Now, in order that said vacancy may be filled, and in
rsnunre of law. I have thought proper to issue this
f Election, hereby requiring you the said Jus
tices aforesaid, to cause an election to lie held on Mon-
dav the second day of October next, at the several places
of holding elections in your counties, giving due notice
thereof, fora Representative lo till said vacancy.—And I
do further require v on tn make a return of the said elec
tion, to the Executive Department in the time prescribed
'Given under mv hand,and the groat Seal of the State,
at the Capitol in Milledgeville, this the 10th day of
August. 1,-43, and of American Independence the
sixty-eighth.
Charles j. McDonald.
Bv the Governor.
J. VV. A. S vxFtiRD, Secretary of State.
August 10, 1843. ft_
Take Notice.
VITILL be sold to the highest bidder, without reserve,
W on the first Tttcsilay in September
next, at the Court-House in the City of Milledgeville.
Five negroe-. to wit: Sylrestern firm about41 years old;
XyruWis wife *2').and theirthree children. Maria V.i, Jack-
son II. and Hudson 1 year old —Terms Cash.
GEORGE LEF.VLs.
Milledgeville August 8. 181'!. 8-td
DR. CHAMPION’S
Vegetable Ague medicine.
A safe and ceitain cure for Chills and Veter, in all its
complicated forms; also an effectual remedy for fevers
•f every description.
~'lis medicine has beer tir>e^ by ibc proprietor anninbcrof
years in extensive practice, (Ttirla^ whiclrtiiiii he has treat
ed some thousands of r ises of Fever, and from the success in
this mode of practice he is confident that U must be the prevail
ing practice in fevers. It never f ails to cure the Chills and Fever
the fiist day—biliobs, typhus, nervous, congestive an I winter
fevers, all yield to the influence of tins medicine, and are cured
in a shorter time and with much more certainty than hy any
other Mstem of practice that has ever been recommended.
Certificate from Mr. Thomas Patton. Proprietor of Bozcl-
rifle Cotton Factory, Tenn.
Dr. Champi.on-^par Sir: This is to certify ’he value of your
pills Mr work mrnds, 53 in number, formerly have been effect
ed very much with the chills anti fever, ami your pills have prov
ed to bt; an effectual remedy for the cure of that disease. I have
not called the aid oi a physician this year—about six dollars have
covered all inv expenses for your pills, anti they have effected an
immediate cure in every case that has appeared amqpg us. My
friends in this part of the country speak highly of the pills, and
think they have been much beuefitted by the use of them, and
am very anxious that you should let us have a good supply of
your medicine in our neighborhood.
THOMAS PATTON.
This is to certify that I have used Dr Champion’s vegetable a-'ue
medicine in my family for tiie last eighteen m onths, with the
most happy effect. I have used the medicine iu chills and fever,
and in bilious and congestive fevers, and have known it used in
a great number of rases within the surrounding country, and
in the many cases in which I have known it used, it has never
failed in a single instance to perform a cure, and I will say to
those wiio may be ben°fitted by the use of the medicine, that I
do think Dr. Champion's Ague Pills arc by far the best medicine
I have ever known used in Illinois. R. HUGHES.
Dr. Champion’s Pills have been used in many parts-of Georgia,
for the cure of Bilious Fever, A rue and Fever, Chills and Fever,
anti Fever in any form. There is scarcely a medicine sold that
has had better success or more highly approved of by those who
have used it, than these Pills.
A pamphlet with f«H directions accompany each box—Price
One Doll ir and twenty-five certs per box.
DR. CHAMPION® VEGETABLE ANTI BILIOUS AND DYc?-
PEPTlc pH.L — Four important properties for the cure ol diseas
es, carefully and correctly combined, constitute the nature and
effect of these
This medicine is recommended to the attention of those af-
flie’ed with liver complaint, dyspepsia, dropsy, bilious habits,
rostiveness. cholera morbus, rheumatism, scrofula, foul stomach,
depraved apptii’e, worms, cordialyca, (which is known by a
sinking depression at the pit of the stomach) Jaundice, headach,
and 8jck stomach, palpitation of the. heart, diarrhrea, nervous af-
fertions. dysentery or flux, heart burn, white swelling and all
those diseases arising from impure blood.
Price 25 cents per box.
The above medicines to be hail at DR. LITTLE’S Dm2 Store,
Mil’odeevillo, Ga., and by H ivaland & Risby, Augusta. Ga.,
wholesale and retail to2ethcr with a full assortment of Drugs
Medicines, Paten; Medicines of the most approved kinds. &c
MiMedgeville, July, isi3. cow 4
To tlic Cili/.ons of tiie Soiilli.
r*i:iK GENUINE BRANDRETH PILLS have, in all cases in
M which they have been fully sustained their hi"h cliar-
acter. In the East and West Indies, in Russia, Turkey nrnl Chi
na the IiRANDIIETH PILLS are extensively patronized. The
same may he s n 1 of .Mexico and throughout South America. I
have re *.’nrly received one order foreizhiv thousand boxes, from
the i. ivi ripirof.a «'olo.iyof Portugal in the East Indies, lie had
us* 1 * the Br.uidreth Pills in Ala lf ia, hy the advice of the very
Revei Ca id, Dm la l **i**011110 4e Silva,' my a^entat
Pa , ; 1 i l SO 1 nt as an anti bilious physic-
and purifier of th* blood, that he became, after much experience
of their beneficial prop ties, one of their best and strongest nd-
vocaies. and has now introdarCd them into the Colony of which
he is the appointed Governor by tne Government of Portugal.—
Thus the Brand ret Ii Pills continue to have the sphere of their use
fulness extended.
In the Eastern States of North America, and in Great Britain,
no medicine was ever in such universal use as the Brandreth
I*, 1 -. H _ , .1* i hifliimitial individuals qften purchase them to
administer to the p mr. In every place where they have been in-
tic net I. ami weic no \ ile imitation of them lias been sold, their
reputation h i< constantly increased, and the circle of their nse-
fulnc" enlirzed. They arc conceded to be the best purgative,
tie* i. *8i ;in?i-lklioiis and the most certain purifier »»f the blood
known The cures they have performed in chronic diseases,
where hop’- ha.l lied, i- beyond belief.
Asa 2cncr.1l family medicine, espor. allv in the South their val
ue is HP* xi.oil.iS>;*'. By bavu.2 th- ISRANDRETH PILLS always
on h tnd, sh'iuM -I 8.1 Men ai* tekof sickness t ike place, they can
he 2iv n at once, and will often have effected a cure before tiie
physician could l» ive arrived. In Cholic and infiamatinn of the
bowels, these Fibs will at once relievo, anil persevere >nre in
Il,e:r m.e. according to the direi lions, will surely do all that me
dicine can do toT'-stor * the health of the patient. In diseases
an >ng from tiie use of mercury, or from any cause of vitiation,
fro Pi iii*! blood >*r otherwise, their use will pi »du.*e the most hap
py results. In ail attacks of Rheumatism, iu Erystpbiias, f-alt
Rheum, and in r ases uf chronic or recent (’ostiveness, the use of
the BKAN’Hir TH PILLS will be productive ol infinite service;
801 .*■: i.m-s !»• i 112 productive of so great a change forthe hotter,
a-** 1 ■ •.*.»t thankfulness. In all cases of tridigesttsn,
worm t-' .hi i,ili>"as e > of the heart,and :n all affections ol tiie
Stom.o h iml bowels, the BRANDLETH FILLS will be found a
•Iv.
pur
Groceries!
Groceries!!
Vcsv Goods s«J
S -4® AT JuS an tm fudu
V FI.W tfliods t'l-t recuiFcu. amoug wliKili arc Hie
foHmving which tin?offered low:
20 Grass cloth Shirts. S l 25 ;
I ' do *.. L i lies super Kid Gl.wes, from 3/ 1-2 to 8< 1-2;
I 5 <■ “ “ blk.do do 37 1-2;
5 pieces Crimped Dimity. 83 00 per yd.;
Thread Edgings;
Uorniialinti Braid;
TOO pieces rich Bonnet and Cap Ribbons;
50 doz Tavlnr s sp .oFColton ;
50 ** Clark's
French Tapes;
6 Nest's fine Baskets:
1*2 doz. Gentlemen’s light colored Cravats;
r, “ Super light Kid Gloves;
g n <* hlgok “ “
India Rubber Suspetiderssuper. at $2 25;
ito do do ’ 50*1
do ‘do do §1 ° n V_Q,
■Titly *25,1843. td'L
H.ACOX! 114 CON!-! ...
-g t \ AAALH.'Ii Prime Bacon, consisting of
lt1»UUU Dams. Sides, aud Sluntlder.-. just
■eceived and lor sale low by . , _ „
.WRIGHT & STETSON-
Tl IF. subscriber will sell at his n—,
residence, known as Green Hill.
in Jones coHiity, twelve miles i:^r
above Milledgeville, on the road _—
to - MoutieeHo, on Wednesdav the first day oft November
next, his Farm, containing four hundred and sixty-five
acres of land; one hundred finely* timbered. Also, his
crop of corn fodder, and oats; and stock, consisting of
horse*, pork end slock hogs, cattle ami sheep, oxen and
cart, cotton gin-cast gear, large kettle, plantation tools,
household and kitchen furniture, and various other arti
cles too tedious l<> enumerate: stile from day to uay, un-
ttl alt is sold. Terms on the. day. 3, |TH .
N. I! Anv of the above named properly will be sold
privately on application. My creditors are solicited to
assist me in squaring the yards, as 1 intend selling until
my babibties tire all settled.
August 5, 1843. S—Ut
Jailer’s Notice.
BROUGHT to Jail, on the 20th
of Febtuary, 1843. a runaway ne
gro hoy. says his name is Jacob or
T)adi Bazkn. a family nick name,
about GO or 65 years old, dark com-
plection, 5 feet 4 1-2 inches high,
— bind weighs about LiO lbs. feays
he belongs to John K. Wardjif Savannah, .Ga.^The
0W
law
ooim rs. « ««« ' ...
riicr is requested lo corue forward, comply wun tne
mw. otherwise lie wHI he sold on the first Tuesday m
September riexf. fad
ColiiiiiUns. JiJly 31, 1843.
Jailer
of Muscogee couutv.
,8—3t
Fn
bland »kei*s
Snip nt the Federal Union Office.
the full benefit of these celebrated Pills, they should
hekept in «h * n*.)U»e,so that upon the first commencement of
sii-kne.-s they may lie at once resorted to; one dose then is better
than a dozen after the disease has become established in the sys-
t r } ( b« UUANDKlil'U PILLS arc purely vegetable, and so inno-
q*i:red, not rudv with safety, hut with certainty of receiving all
tiie I.* iiefit meiticine is capable of imparting. Females may use
tii -in during all the critical periods of their lives;—tiie BRAN-
DRKTH PILL? 5 will injure their health, and produce regularity
in all the function*, of life.
Be careful of counterfeit Pills. How to avoid them.
No. 1. Secuiity.
Each Agent who sells the genuine BrandrethJPills, has a Certi
ficate of Agency, which has been enaraved at a vast expense. It
r**pscM*nts the nuinufacory at Sing .Sing, on the bank ol the
Hudson River, anil is signed hy Dr. Brandrcth, and his seal stamp
cd upon the paper.
No. 2. Security.
Above all. observe the labels upon the boxes; Each box of the
genuine Brand ret. h’s Pills has now three labels upon it. The top
and the bottom label cont inuin' upwards of five thousand letters
iu red ink. the words BENJAMIN BRANDRETH’ri PILLS being
printed over two hundred times upon the two labels.
No. 3. Security.
There arc also upon each label two signatures of Dr. Brandreth
—nne“B. Brandrcth,” and also one “Benjamin Brandrcth.” Each
box, therefore, to ho genuine, must have six SIGNATURES of
Dr. BRANdREI'H upon it. If the box do not answer this dis
cript! n, the Pills are nor the Brandreth Pills, but some vile coun-
tcifoit of them, a .tii the old labeled boxes have been collected.
i: *-i !(*-• 'i.e a bow siviis of genuineness fac similes of the Bran
dreth 1M1 labels ju-e u;- n the Certificate of Agency; therefore
compare o»urliO\ with the labels on the certificate; if it agrees
the P ID art* true, if it doe* not. they are false.
I , t\ xpcn>ic*l imic i time,and a*, least five thousand dollars, in
perfe. tins" these checks to the *nle of c«Hinterfeit Pills, ami in The
hope they will secure the genuine BRANDRETH PILLS to all
who want them.
1 remain the public’s servant.
B. BRANDRETH, M. D.
2li Broadway, N. Y.
.Sold by the following authorized agents in Georgia*
M. E. EDWARDS, Milledgeville; Sanford & Lumsden, Eaton-
ton; J. B. Gonder, Sparta; Chapman. & Co., AVarrenton; J. Cun'
nur’ham, Greepsboro; J. Rubson, Madison; B. F. Griffin, anil J
Savage. Macon; Dunn & Martin. Forsyth; Y r . Maxy, Montirello;
V'. lit.Mli, Thoniaston; Johnson. & Co., Zebulon; Tucker & Comp,
ton, J.u-kson; C. Anderson, Covington; J. Id. Cox, McDonough;
J. a. Clark, Monroe; Willard & Williams, Deeatut; Wm. Hewing,
F.ivettvilU*; Grace & Long, Newnan; S. J. Drake, Franklin; D. IL
Slow, Hamilton; D W. Wells, C dumbus; McClendon* I.awson;
Greenville; C. D. l’ullin, * Co., La Grange; Chas. Grenville* Co,-
AucU'ta; W. A Swift, & Co., Elhcrton; G. F. Platt, Lexington.
A. L»* Phelps, Powelton; Brown & Porter, Penfieid; S. & E. Beall;
Ltimpkf i; M. IL Williford, Union; Dtev <fe Mulpast, West Point
W. T. Williams. Savannah; C. G. Turner, Bnrnesville.
March ao, tsis. 42-eow26t
(li-ittuoltl’x Mariautftl Colton Gins.
n a 1 practice makes perfect, who then cun cla.m a better right
Q t*» perfection in the trade, than Samuel Griswold? His Gins
have been in u*o* in this State for twenty years or more.”—The
sub i*fibers would inform buyers of (tins, that they continue to
carrv on the making of the above named Gins, in numbers suffi
ciently jicir or small, to supply all orders they may receive, ei
ther through agents or by letter. The improvements they have
;i such as will, upon first sight, satisfy any one. of their
git it utility, p >8 ssitig at the time simplicity, which is one of
The most important things to b* looked t<», when it is considered
tint they are managed mostly by negroes, who know nothing of
complicated machinery. Importing their j 5 tecl direct, they are
sure of getting the best article that is made, and the.cfore feel an
assurance of giving satisfaction in that particular. They deliv
er them promptly in any pait of the country free of charge, and
WARRANTED that they do weM in everyway. Wo will not re-
son, to the plan of some builders, bv giving certificates in the
newspapers, but will merely nsk those wishing to buy, to ask
altnn-t afiy of their neighbors if they know any thing of Gris*
woid'.s (tins. Wc challenge inquuy an l investigation. Our a-
gm.t . however, carry with them a lew certificates, which have
! been kindly offered.
REPAIRING done with despatch.
GRISWOLD & JOHNSON.
' Clinton, Jones county, Ga., March la I8t3. cowSrn—14
POETRY.
THE INQUIRY.
Trli me, winged winds,
That round my pathway roar,
Do ye not know some spot
Where mortals weep no more?
Some lone ond pleasant ael!,
Some valley in the west.
Where free from toil and pain,
The weary soul may res*?
The loud wind dwindled to a whisper low,
.And sighed for pity, as it answered “No!”
Tell me, thou mighty deep.
Whose billows round me play,
Know’at thou some favored spot,
Some Island far away,
Where weary man tnay find
The bliss for which he sighs,
Where sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies?
The loud waves roaring in perpetual flow,
Stopped for a while, and sighed to answer “No!”
And thou, serenest moon,
That with such holy face,
Doth look upon the earth
A sleep to night’s embrace,
Tell me in all thy round,
Hast thou not seen so tie spot
Where miserable roan
Might find a happier lor?
Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in woe;
And a voice sweet, hut sad, responded “No!”
Tell me, my sacred soul,
Oh! tell me Hope and Faith,
Is there no resting place
From sorrow, sin and death?
Is there no happy spot
Where mortals may be blest—
Wiiere grief may find a balm,
And weariness a rest?
Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to mortals given,
Wav’d their bright wings, and whispered,—
“Yes, in Heaven!”
B EIXft satisfied that the Ball cannot be stopped, we
have secured another supply of groceries to keep
j the Ball in motion, consisting of the following arrides
| Sugar of all kinds; Coflee of all kinds; a few bags of
Manilla coffee, never before offered in this] market;
t Gunpowder, Imperial and Hyson teas: Colgate’s, & Co’s,
pale soap; Sperm and Tallow candles; Train. Lamp
and Linseed oils; JO hhds. molasses, (» bills. N. O. mo
lasses; tierces rice; prime article of Apple vinegar;
Iron and Salt; Nails, all sizes; No. 1 Mackerel; 25 bbls.
Flour; GOO lbs. Lard; 25 lbs. green Ginger. In addi
tion to this, we shall in n few weeks secure a large sup-
' ply from New York and Boston, which wc can sell as
low as can be bought in this place or Savannah. Call
! at ihe sign of the KTNEW GROCERY STORE. ^£0
I as we intend to keep the Ball rol/iny.
WRIGHT & STETSON.
August 22,1842. 10—3t
A Valuable Farm
FOR SALE.
T HE plantation where the late Anderson Redding.
of Monroe county lived, eight miles from Forsyth,
on the road leading to Clinton by way of Dames Ferry.
It is situated in a good neighborhood, and healthy; the
tract containing about 1350 acres, about GOO of which is
wood, tiie balance is under good fencing; a considera
ble portion of which is fresh, and but a small portion
worn out; there is a good two story dwelling, with shed
rooms and porch, ail finished; a good frame work-house,
and meet-honse, (all new;) an excellent set of negro
houses built of logs with brick chimneys; large framed
stables, &(t. The land lies in good bodies for cultivation,
and is considered one of the best farms iu the county.
It will be sold at private sale; for further particulars call
on either of the undersigned.
JOHN H. GREENE ) Agents for the
WILLIAM C. REDDING. $ Legatees.
August IS, 1843. 10—6t
New Goods
Received a* BAJfCBOPI’S this day.
£-v j* PIECES Earlston Gingham at 25 eta, pr. yd.;
JZO 3ft pieces French corded do at 37 1-2 “ *‘
50 nieces Rich Print*. 12 1-2; ^
20 3-4 Mack English .Merino, from 25 to 37 1-3;
~5 do sti|ir-pasting*. •*?! B0;
do- 7-8 Nas:
’Milledgeville,
ihua do Sets.
August 15, 1!M3.
9—3t
MISCELLANEOUS.
AFGHANISTAN.
Late political and military events in the
East have compelled ns, and must have com
pelled a great part of our readers, to feel
how very slight was our knowledge, how
vao*ue our idea of the region in which Eng
lish arms have received the only severe check
which they have for a long time encountered
in Asia. We have, therefore, bethought us
of copying from the able and laborious forth
coming work of Mr. Darby (his Geographi
cal Dictionary) the general account of that
country, where he has thrown together, in the
brief space, (as he will generally be found to
have done,) a great deal of information:
Afghanistan.—The country so denominated
has been generally, but erroneously, included
in Persia. The two countries differ in their
civil,, physical, and political characters. Fol
lowing an Asiatic custom of naming a country
from the predominant city or province, this
country has been successively called Ghuznee,
or Ghiznee; Cabulistan, from Cabul, or Can-
dahar, &c.
Taken in its utmost extent, Afghanistan
extends from tiie western bounds of Herat,
E. long 56, to the eastward of Cashmere, Ion
77 deg., and from the mouth of the Indus, N.
lat. *24 deg., to the upper part of the Oxus, in
N. lat. 37 deg. These limits would give a
length trom w . to m. <»r isou miles, am\
800 miles from S. to N., or an area of 930,000
square miles.
The empire comprehends Afghanistan pro
per, Seistan, part of Khurasan, and of Mekran,
Balk.Cutc.h, Candahar, Sinde, and Cashmere,
together with a portion of Lahore, and the
greater part of Moultan. In these countries
the Khootba, or Church service, is used, in
which the King of Afghan is prayed for, al
though the degrees of subjection of the diffe
rent provinces are various.
The whole population is estimated at 14,-
000,000 consisting of the following nations:
Afghans 4,300,000
Belooches 1,000,000
Tartars 1,200,000
Persians and Tatijeks 1,500,000
Indians of different races 5,700,000
Miscellaneous tribes 300,000
Amount 14,000,000
The origin of the name Afghan is uncer
tain. It is only through the Persian that it is
know to the people themselves, and it is pro
bably modern. Their own name for their
nation is Pooehtooi*, or so says Make Brun,
and then contradicts himself in a few senten
ces after, hy observing that the Afghans con
sider themselves as descended from Afghan,
the son of Junia.
The language of the Afghans is called Poos-
too, of unknown origin, but with some affin
ity to some of the dialects of ancient Persia.
They used the Persian alphabet, and the Per
sian is their learned language,
In an extent of country so large, and inhabi
ted by nations differing in language, customs,
manners, aud religion, the human character,
must vary; but, from all accounts, the people
of those regions are hardy, bold, arid daring,
and perhaps the freest of all Mohometan na
tions, unless we except the wandering Arabs.
The Afghans proper are, as to religion, Mn-
hometans of the sect of Sonnites, but remark
ably tolerant. The Hindoos live unmolested
amongst them, practising their religious rites
in perfect peace and safety.
The face of the immense country known
under the general name of Afghanistan is in
great part mountainous. In the north, it has
the great mountain nucleus, the Hindoo Goosh,
in part covered with perpetual snow. Ad
vancing south ward, the mountain sink,but both
the Indus and Kaushgar rivers, from lat. 35
deg., to 33 deg., flow through mountain gor
ges, though below the latter limit, the Indus
has plains on both sides to the sea. The high
er branches of the Oxus river rise in and
drain the country of Balk, or northwestern Af
ghanistan, whilst the central and western sec
tions, comprising Cabul and Seistan, are drain
ed by the various confluents ofthe Hindmend,
flowing westward into the sea of Durah.
Beloochistan, although included in the gen
eral sweep of Afghanistan, is, physically at
least, a very distinct country; what was called
hy the ancient Gedorsia, more recently Be-
loochistan, or country of the Belooches, ex
tending from Cabulistan and Seistan south
ward to the Indian ocean. In the northern
side it is mountainous, but becomes gradually
more level approaching the ocean; the whole
forming an inclined plain, 600 miles from east
to west, and lying between N. lat. 26 deg.
and 30 deg.; has a mean breadth of 200 miles;
area 120,000 square miles.
Franklin anel Green.—While the American
army, iu 1775, was beseiging Boston, Con
gress sent to the camp a special committee,
at the head of which was Dt. Franklin. Gen.
Green, in a letter dated -‘Prospect Hill, Oct.
16, 17/5,” and addressed to Gov. Ward, thus
describes the impression which this great phil
osopher made upon him—“The committee
from the Congress arrived last evening, and
I had the honor to he introduced to that very
great man Dr. Franklin, whom I viewed with
silent admiration during the whole evening.—
Attention touched his Ups, and conviction closed
his periods."—Beautiful tribute from one great
man to another, both of whom were first among
the foremost in liberty’s great struggle, and
both fragrant with revolutionary renown.
From the New York Sun.
CASE OF BENJAMIN RATHBUN.
Nearly five years have now elapsed, since this remark
able man was sentenced to that term of imprisonment,
in the State Prison at Auburn. As the time of his liber
ation approaches, the interest felt for him revives, and
men begin to reflect upon his past history, and speculate
upon his future destiny.
There are those of our readers, who remember when
Benjamin Rathbnn commenced his career, as the keep
er of the Eagle Tavern, at Buffalo, which by his admira
ble tact, systematic management, and unobtrusive atten
tions. he made the moderhotel of the country: and very
often, when travellers have been praising their favorite
hotels aud landlords, have we heard them speak with
raptures of the Eagle Tavern, when kept by Benjamin
Rathbnn.
But his great talents and enterprise were not to he
cramped up in this vocation. There was a city to he
built. He put to the work his herculean shoulders and
it went up like magic. Whatever his mind conceived
his hand executed. Never was tiie power of a single
master mind more forcibly displayed, and the whole
country looked with wonder upon his achievements.
Broad and beautiful streets and squares were built up
and peopled; Lake Erie was covered with magnificent
steamboats—lines of stages, branched off in every di
rection. manufactories grew up and supplied the West
with machinery and implements of husbandry, and one
giant mind superintended every operation.
That Benjamin Rathbnn should havein Ins possession
avast amount of property, was a matter of necessity.
With his wealth, came, of course, the malicious envy
which is its attendant curse. In a single day. every
malice was gratified, and lie was stripped to tiie last pen
ny of his princely possessions.
Mr. Rathbiin’s financial business, amounting at times
to millions, was conducted hy a talented and ambitions
brother, tiie late Col. Rathbnn, assisted by two confiden
tial clerks, his nephews. Benjamin Rathbun signed his
notes, drafts, etc., in blank, and left it to his brother to
fill them as needed, procure endorsements, and keep ail
tiie financial machinery of tiie credit system, then in full
operation, in motion, while lie attended to every archi
tectural and mechanichal department An immense
contract was offered. Rathbnn saw peril in the tunes,
but his brother, with less foresight, more sanguine and
more ambitious, urged him to take it, and gave the strong
est assurances that lie could carry him through. ^ His en
dorsers became alarmed, and it was for lulfilling his
pledge that Col. Rathbnn. the brother of Benjamin com
menced. for a temporary purpose, the system of forge
ries. It is worthy of remark, that die first one was com
mitted in mere wantonness, by one of his nephews, to
save himself the trouble of “running Ids'legs off, as he
said, to find one of the regular endorsers.
The times grew worse. Col. Rathbnn found himself
ill a difficulty, which compelled him to call upon his
brother for aid, and one day, in the midstof his gigantic
operations, he was appalled with the knowledge of the
abyss over which he was standing. This was Benja
min Ratlibitn’s first knowledge of the forgeries.
What could he do ? Could a warm-hearted man send
his brother and two nephews to the state prison, for
serving his interests too recklessly ? Where is the man
who would not trv to save them ? The conduct of Ben
jamin Rathbun, a't this moment, showed tho true great
ness of his character. He had property to the amount
of two millions and a half, as appeared by a subsequent
valuation. Of this to the last penny, without making
one cent of provison for himself, his excellent wife, or
his aged father, he assigned, to secure his eudrosers, to
procure a loan which would take up every dollar of
forged paper, and pay, to the last penny, every debt he
owed in the world. And he went to work with all his
energies to accomplish this purpose. The result is
known. His assignees, man whose fortunes he had
built up. were no sooner in po-session of this assign
ment than they had him arrested—they kept him for two
years in a filthy jail, and after repeated trials, procured
his conviction, and his sentence five years to tho state
prison at Auburn, and then divided, plundered, and
squandered his whole property, cheating his creditors,
and carrying out a system-of fraud, such as was never
equalled in this country.
For nearly two years, did Benjamin Rathbun lie in a
narrow, miserable cell, in the Jail of Erie county. His
'viCn. a inn.i --.Vo-'VTit woman, who has clung to him with
all of woman's fidelity in his reverses, was supported
chiefly by two Episcopal clergymen, who boarded with
her.
Rathbun bore his conviction and sentence with manly
fortitude, confident that the world would yet do justice to
his character and motives. The parting with his wife
was one of those scenes, in which reality beggars all fic
tion. For nearly thirty years they had been together, in
poverty and wealth, in prosperity and adversity, sur
rounded by their friends at the social board, or sitting at
the bedside of the sick, and offering the consolations of
religion to the dying. Now he left her sentenced, as a
felon, to a long imprisonment.
The Sheriff of Genesee county, where he was con
victed, by what bribes and perjuries let Heaven reveal,
entertained Mr. Rathbun in his own house after his sen
tence. aud without the least watch upon him, let him re
ceive his visitors in his own parlour. When ready to go,
he sent his son, a boy, to drive him to Auburn in his pri-
vite carriage, unmnnaeled and unguarded. He stopped
at the American Hotel, dined, conversed with some
friends who called upon him for an hour or two. and
then walked calmly, as if it had been to church, up to
the state prison, where he announced his name and er
rand, and after enquiring particularly respecting all the
regulations of the prison, he put on the dress of a con
vert. and went to his appointed labor. His mild and dig
nified demeanor filled the keepers with involuntary res
pect, and the first opportunity was taken to make him
steward of the hospital, where during these five years he
has administered medicines to the sick convicts, with his
advice and consolations admired and beloved by all who
had known him
We never knew a m in more respected, or better be
loved, by the laboring classes and the poor. They al
ways spoke of him with tears. The law might find him
technically guilty—they knew the goodness of his heart.
They h id never applied to him for justice or charity in
vain. If they fell sick or were injured in his employ,
he not only continued their wages, but both he and his
wife were found by their bedsides. Strange circum
stances have occurred since the date of hit imprison
ment. One of his chief enemies, a viper he nourished
to sting him, died miserably soon after, the victim of re
morse. lie is dead, however, and therefore we refrain
from further remark upon his career. Two others now
stand indicted for perjury. Another is .a miserable
drunkard, and Benjamin Rathbnn, when he returns to
Buffalo from His five years’ exile, will he in a better po
sition, aud have more of the respect and confidence of
that community, than any one of those whoconspired to
destroy him. It seems as if Baffalo, with all its great
natural advantages, had been standing still daring his ab
sence that he might begin where he left off, to build up
her future prosperity aud greatness.
A DERIVATION OF “GENTLEMAN.”
In the age of Valentinian, the converts to
Christianity in the Western Empire consisted
chiefly of the middle classes in the towns.—
The agricultural population still adhered to
the traditions and superstitions of their ances
tors with such tenacity, thatthe word “Pagans,”
which literally signifies the inhabitants of ru
ral districts, became a generic name for all
classes of idolators. In the higher ranks, the
Christians were chiefly found among the offi
cers of state and the ministers of the Imperial
court, who were forthe most part unconnected
with the patrician body, and owed their eleva
tion either to their military services or to im
perial favor. Tho old patrician families, who
affected to trace their descent to the great
aristocratic houses of the ancient republic—
the “Gentiles,” as they loved to call them
selves—adhered to polythesim, which now
alone afforded any external evidence of their
hereditary rank, and hence “gentile-like,” or
“gentle-like,” came to be used indifferently for
a man of exalted birth or polished manners,
and for one who rejected the truths of Christi
anity.
What shall I take?—A lady of our ac
quaintance, says an exchange paper, young,
lovely and intelligent, called in a physician to
“ do something” for a rush of blood to the
head.
“lhave been doctoring myself,” said the
languid fair one with a smile, to the bluff,
though kind M. D., while he was feeling of her
pulse.
“Ah! how?”
“Why I have taken Brandreth’s pills. Parr’s
pijls, Stainburn’s pills, Sand’s Sarsaparilla,
Jayne’s expectorant, used Dr. Sherman’s lo
zenges and plaster, and ■”
“ Madam,” interrupted the astonished doc
tor, “all these do your complaint no good ! ’
“No ! then what shall I take,” jaettishly in
quired the patient.
“Take!” exclaimed the doctor, eyeing her
from head to foot. “ Take,” exclaimed he af
ter a moment’s reflection—'“take! why, take
erff your corsets /”
HISTORICAL FAC F8.
It i* a singular fact, that during the whole seven years
ef the wa raf the revolntion, the British were never per
mitted to rest for a single night on Connecticut soil.
They made repeated attempts, and in three or four in
stances succeeded in seme little inroad into our State,
but they were not permitted to remain securely for an
hour. During [the revolution, Connecticut protected
herself, and furnished more men and money, in propor
tion to her population and means, forthe defence of the
country, than any other State. On the day succeeding
“the Lexington Alarm,” eighty-four 'companies volun
teered and were on their way for the “relief of Boston.’’
At the battle of Bunker Hill, a Connecticut farmer
was in command, though Massachusetts men are unwil
ling to acknowledge it—Connecticut troops were the
first to engage the enemy, and the last to quit the field.
The first blow struck by the Colonies—the first effi
cient act—was the taking of Ticonderoga. which was
planned in Connecticut, and the expense was defrayed
from onr treasury, and the troops were almost exclu
sively Connecticut men, and emigrants from this State,
under Ethan Allen, a native of Connecticut.
Over one-balf of the troops under General Washing
ton in New York, in 1J76, were from this State.—His
army consisted of 27,000, of whom rising 14,000 were
from Connecticut. Of the 26 regiments of militia in
this State, in that year 24 regiments were called into ac
tive service, most of which was rendered iu other States.
Ami again in 1777, there was almost as general a levy.
In addition to contributing beyond any other State, in
proportion to resources, to the continental army, Con
necticut during the whole war, defended her own soil,
although exposed on three frontiers. An efficient coast
guard was maintained through the whole war. to protect
us from the British shipping, wliich occnpied Long island
Sound. On the East we were exposed while the British
had possession of Rhode Island, and on ihe West we had
to keep up a liue of defences against invasions from the
enemy, who had possession of New York. In front,
and on the two flanks this State was exposed, yet she
defended herself, and maintained fifteen regiments in,
besides contributing by volunteers and drafts to the conti
nental army.
Other States have boasted of their deeds, and sorno
men have been disposed to disparage ours, bnt not one
of the Old Thirteen can show more service, generously
and freely given, without selfglorification for the part
she acted, than Connecticut.—Massachusetts has arro
gated, under the appellation of New England much of
the honest credit that is due to others of the Eastern
States. Some of her writers have been so ungenerous
as to deny to honest old Putnam the fame that belongs
to him at Bunker Hill. They are uuVrijfing to acknowl
edge theirjindebtedness to the Connecticut Farmer—and
they are also umvilling that Connecticut should have the
credit of striking the first blow at Ticonderoga. In
these and other matter*, Massachusetts has too often ex
hibited not only arrogance, but something worse.
At the late great festival, on completing the monu
ment at Bunker Hill, there was studied neglect of Con
necticut and New Hampshire. Indeed we are* told by
a gentleman who was present, that, judging from tiie
speeches and remarks, there were only two States of
any note ir. the Union, and those two are Massachusetts
and Virginia. While these two States are entitled to
great credit for the part they acted, there were o*her
States that made as great sacrifices, and whose conduct
was as disinterested, to say the least Connecticut had
been a favored colony of the government—had received
special marks of favor—her ports were not closed—no
armed troops were on her soil, but animated with aright
spirit, she flew to arms, and poured out with generous
devotion her golden and living treasure to sustain the
righteous cause of freedom, when attacked in another
colony. These things deserve remembrance.—Hartford
Times.
Wonders of Astronomy.—TJte researches
which the great perfection of astronomical
instruments has enabled us to make in the
structure and movements of the heavenly
bodies, is at once calculated to excite mingled
emotions of awe and humiliation, while con
templating on the one hand the vastness of
the universe, and on the other, the insigni
ficance of such beings as ourselves.
It has been pretty well ascertained by im
proved telescopes and repeated ealeu ations,
that the-earth we inhabit is what may be term
ed a satellite of the sun—that the sun itself
is one of a cluster of nebulae of stars within
the great plane of the milky way which in
turn is made up of these nebulae—that the
sun itself is at least ID millions of miles from
the nearest star in the same nebulae or cluster
to which itself belongs. Furthermore, the
most distant nebulae are 500 times more
distant, than this from ours. Besides, these
suns or stars revolve in pairs or binary com
pounds around a common centre of gravi
ty, each carrying its cluster of planets in their
train, and these last again their moons! The
orbit of this binary motion is ascertained to
be at least 1200 years.
Suppose we carry this system out, and con
sider the whole milky way itself but one ne-
bulie, or farther still, as a moon or cluster of
moons to a planetary star itself, but far beyond
the limits of vision, which planetary star itself
is perhaps but a satellite of some sun at a still
more infinite distance, and we obtain, perhaps
while we are lost in the immensity of the con
templation, some faiut notion of the plan upon
which the universe is constructed!—Yankee
Blade.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
The President of the Jersey City Tempe
rance Society has informed'U3 of an individ
ual member of that society who for six years
previous to his signing tho pledge had never
slept in a bed, nor touched his head to a pillar.
He had often noticed him about carpenters*
shops gathering up bags of shavings. With
these he made his bed in barns, under sheds,
&c., often almost frozen to death with no
other bed nor covering. All he could earn
went regularly for rum. Now, nineteen
months after he had signed the pledge, ha
produces 217 dollars in silver and gold, the
fruit of his labor and careful - saving; and this
is bnt the least part of the story; he now val
ues life, liberty and health, and is a valuable
citizen. The horrid bandage in which hu
man heitigs can for a long course of years be
held by rum, is most astonishing and deeply
affecting. The society at Jersey City now
numbers 1609 members. They have a fine
Temperance Hall, and enthusiastic meetings.
Scarce a rumhole is left in the place, though it
was once one of the most drunken places in
the neighborhood of the city.—American
Temperance Journal.
Cool Water.—The following simple mode
of making water almost is cold as ice, is from
the Philadelphia Ledger:
“Let the jar, pitcher or vessel used for wa
ter be surrounded with one or more folds of
coarse cotton to bo constantly wet. The
evaporation of the water will carry off the
heat from the inside and reduce it to the freez
ing point. In India and other tropical regions
where ice cannot be procured, this is common.
Let every mechanic or laborer have, at his
place of employment, two pitchers thus pro
vided, and with fids or covers; the one to con
tain water for drinking, the other for evapora
tion, and he can always have a supply of cold
water in warm weather. Any person can test
it by dipping a finger in the water and holding
it in the air on a warm day, after doing this
three or four times, he will find his finger un
comfortably cold.
Boisterous Preaching.—A celebrated di
vine, who was remarkable in the first period
of his ministry for a loud and boisterous mode
of preaching, suddenly changed his whole
manner in the pulpit, and adopted a mild and
dispassionate mode of delivery.—One of his
brethren observing it, inquired of him what
had induced him to make the change? He
answered, ‘When I was young. I thought it
was the thunder that killed the people; but
when I grew wisof, I discovered that it was the
lightning—so I determined to thunder less
and lighten more in future.’ It is a pity all
preachers had not made the same discovery.
Hope.—What is not hope to man? the vital
ity to vitality, the fife of his life, the great mo
tive power of all exertion, the strengtfcener,
the consoler, the stay, the great battle-sword
that cleaves through the armor of all adversa
ries, the conqueror that strikes down opposi
tion, tramples on reverses, ifcrsts open the
gates of the tomb, and treads upon the neck
of death!
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