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Newspaper Page Textrl't:} R E, (iA., THE ROME C01IR115I FliBLlSnil) 1 KVEUY FRUITY AIORNIG BY jf. KiVOWI.IIS A CO. '^rr^n.-rrr'■ Two pM.TMU8,por nnnn^i if. nni(J ?n advance: Two Doltftri* limr^lfijr Cents if fluid- within sik months f i oriTluroo DollarsaM 1i 9 e ,“4*Pf tliujcpr. d V ° r l ‘ H i " ff * - Legal Aovkrtjsr.mknts will bo inserlcd' \Vitli strict atlehtlGn tO tho requirements births law, .nt Wte following rntosi f - t., Pour Months Notice; - - Notice to Debtors apd Creditors, Giile of Personal'Prbpartyi'b^Ekfe’Mri W»v Adroi'nistrirtnr^ &o* ■Snles of Land or Negroes, 00 days, jSbr kcjimrb;- ' •• Letters'of Oitfctlcm,' w $4 00 3 25 *1§M Lcttore Notlvp for Lottersof Dismission Gundlcmtosi'hhirbtincirtij ’ thelV nn R 1 Vshargod $5 00, .^liiqli wiU bo roqu|fHd,in i>dV(\npp. Husbands ndvertUjpgtheir wives, will be charged ft5 00* which must*nlwnys bo paidVrfnWVittiee. All oilier advertisements will bo inserted at One Dollar per square, of twelve lines or less, for the first, aqd Fifty Cent*, {bfc'.cuph ‘subsequent insor lion. , . ' Liberal deductions will bn made in favor ofilioso who advertise bv the year. * names,, will* -be BW^LESS,(T&'pps. 13. W. BOSS, f . O 13 S T » S T . Rome, Georgia...Office over N. J, Ombcrg's m Clothing Store, January 10, 1851. FRANCIS M. ALLEN,. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL i Dealer in Staple and Raney DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES. Receives new goods/ every week. -©(I Romo, On.. Jaiiunry „ • LIN Ac BRANTLY. WARE-HOUSE, COMMISSION & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, Atlanta, Ga. . (^Liberal advlincos mode on any article In Store. ' Nov. 28,1850. ly a. ». lino tk to. COT TO VGtN MANUFACTURE IS Rome, Georgia, May y.' 1850. • ,ALEXA\«EII I.V rillMlllELL. A T TOR It E Y S AT LAW, ROME GA. ROMA8 HARDEMAN. }■{ CIIAR .RN P. HAMILTON. HAMILTON & |IA«I)KMA>, Factors & Commission Merchants, '; ? SA VA NNA I t, GEORGIA Oct. 3, IS50, ; 1 12m OlIARLKL ¥ HAMILTON } i . THOMAS UMIUKMaN , HtltDK HAN A IIA.HII.TON, Warehouse & Commission Merchants, MA VON, QEORQIA, Oct. flit 1S50. ' 1 12m. PATTON kil'ATTUir, A’T TOIl N E YS AT LAW, Rome, Gehiela: wfliti Practice in nil the Counting of the C1i‘‘ro. s.qjr/3ui,t , 4b Sepi. 5, 1*50. A.K.rATforr. j. r. r*TT"N. „ DANIEL S. PHINTUP kAgnt for ttbe Southern Mutual Insurance a Company at Rome, Ga. I IN$$R$S «ig ilnst lnss.by FIRE; also, LIVES of [ erso^s and Servants. CHfeblCS on Charleston and New York, f(»r sola i.'iH . DANIEL S. PRINTUP, . a - Ar^ntl or the Bank af the State of So. Ga Oqf.,10., 1 V>V. h. birimu80.il, DR;UGGIST~R()ME. GEORGIA. ' WHOLESALE AM) 111) TAIL TULA Mil) IV kDRUlis, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, DYE’ 1 . STUFFS, PERFUMERY; &o. October 10, IS50 Broqd Street. ~ r ~-" COULTER & COLLIER. ATTORN i’,Y8 AT LAW, .V>* . .**; , • ' • F?|>,1851 Rome, Georgia,,, 101.LAM) HOUSE, .U .:.vriiil*T4, CIJfllllWA MltSL’arJe abd New *>rick liotflj.neqi die. Rat - . Rond Depot, is'now opened. .1* will he kept in c\vstylqAhqt yMitois will riot fdrgct io atop "a<* Ip. J apn-ihe crirs will have ijioib thnn ample rial^of th.* : good merils nlwuy** in rfndi- •‘arrivftl of each train. Persona vjsit.ng the f\itnd stbpjiihg ut the HollnipUlouse, ciiivg.’t In- (Rio** aqd'assistance in business; and pus-* o(T ^jl^l^lte'boars in uniusemenU connected wyih the l‘T‘e Post Office, Bank Agency; Br kers and u ^pfmdiii office.-* will*be in he Holln'nd House, eneb—Any one who lio c -ot Inuy step ope time. A. R. KELL AM* Proprietor. .. IliiUiVDKltW.illii a J. iOnflpI WILL pr.vc i ice Law til the Counties of the GHerokee Circuit, (ex pt D tdb). Tliey will both personally attend all hurts. J. W, H.. UNDERWOOD will attend jburts of Jackson and Habyishnm counties of the [ern Qircuit. Both.wjll attend the sessions ofthe IeMB COURT ai Ca8avUle aud Gainesv-ille.— m si ness -ntrusted to them will be' promptly and. k \lly attended to. UGE ifextldoor to Iloopor & Mitchell,"Buena r Rouse,V Rome, GuMnt.which.pinceoneorboth tfwiiya be Ipund, exeopt absent on* professional 23 V Iftfjl JW COTTON GINS AT ROllD-OA. iVITHSTANDING our Shop Inis been dea, yed twice within the Iasi two years, oncejjy |£?bncdiby/-fire > we are again ninmifncturing rior Cotton Lins,and l^ive pr. p.qred ou.se)ve *-jaqqnt of nrders wjth'w/rich we may be Ve are not'making premium Gins;‘or Wa- ..is, nor do we claim all the experience that acquired in the nrr. of Gin making, bqt we bout b nsling, soy that .we are willing to Gins side by aidti with, any.muije in the Unt- at the some' pride, and compare qunl ty and lint ginned per day doy with tneinV (£•*>,; • ' ; A‘. D. I^lN^&.COy , TO BENT. ‘ > n ... - “irirnfnediately under ! B utey’s Drugstore, A BiirltultirV Coiifc'iiloii. Yet could I stiller CJara to depart f 1(H possible I 1 would that very duy make a deeluratioD) - But the day passed, and though I was of ten alone with her, eveiy lime 1 opened my lips,my heart bent so wildly that I could not summon the requisite courngei Dinner over, a walk was proposed. 1 of- feied Clary my arm, and ive wandered forth into the meadows to enjoy the beauty of an autumn evening. The “witching hour” of evening has nlwnys n peculiar effect upon me; and now, with the lovely Clara leaning on mj arm, overling hermeluncholy face, 1 felt ashamed of my irresolution, and resolved to propose. It was easier to resolve limn In execute My heart fluttered so that I was afraid to spiak ; accumulated nervousness made, me powerless. We tumbled on. The last tints irom the declining sun had faded away in ihe dislunt sky ; the harvest moon wns rising full and,brilliant—and Col. Grantsuggested the propriety of our return before the world had risen to my lips “They are going home,” said Clara tim idly. “ I could ramble thus all night,” I ventur ed lo reply. There was a pause. “1 Itupe it will bo fine to-morrow,’’ said she. “So do I,” wns my answer ; then feeling ihnl it wns a very feeble sort of a reply, I added,“And—this is the Inst evening we are—to havoyou. We will miss you terri bly.'” She said nothing. We walked on a few yards, nnd I said— “ Are you not sorry to leave England ?” “Nos. l mn nn orphan. I have few friends, and no one to regret me.” “ Do not—oh do not say tlint, Miss Laur ence !” I inipeiuously exclaimed, and then, blushing. I stopped suddenly. I I ell. her arm tremble within (nine, nnd hoard n low sigh escape her. I trembled al so. 1 expected per to speak—to say some thing which should encourage, mo to pro ceed—but she was silent, and' we reached home before the word passed my. lips.— Upbraiding myself for my timidity* 1 deter mined llint at lea I would declare myself; I would whisper It to her at the piat.o. The fa es bad willed it otherwise. Clnrn was not present at ten. She was not well, and bad retired to her own loom. Next morning she was gone ! The siale of despondency into which I fell at i er ah-ence, was pitiable. Mrs. Grant wits excessively cold in her mnnner towards me, nod 1 also thought the Colunel changed. But I was too unhappy to pity much aMeii- ni«>n to these things. I was perfectly misera ble. and neglecied my flute. “ What makes y ru so melancholy ?” asked Mrs. Grant one afternoon.. “ Am I melancholy r” I replied, with nn iifiecint on of joviality. “ 1 suppose it’s be cause I’m poetical.” “ More likely because you are proud.” “ Proud . “ Proud.” “ What can you mean !” “I mem, Mr Meek, that you have tam pered witli ihe feelings of nn excellent girl— flint you have lost an estimable prize, and you knaw it—lost it out of pride! Du not pie.end amazement. You know you won L lam’s hu e, and j ot allowed her to depart without a wmd from.you,, And why? Be cause site is poor.” " Indeed, Airs. Grant, you mistake me. I have not iriflhd with her feelings. I love ber ; indeed 1 do, upon my honor ! It was only doubts of her love.” Mrs. Grant shook her head incredulously. “ Mrs. rant, I give you my word ns a gentleman, it is so.” “ You are willing to marry her ?” “To-morrow.”— “Then lose no time ! Quick. 1 to London, quick I Lady Dashwood must still he in London. Go and plead your ow n cause, and my word for it you w ill make Clara the I nippiest ol women.” That very night f was in London. Afier u caielpl tnilei I went to Portspian Stjuure, when- lived Lady Dashwood but as 1 cume up to the door 1 began to hesitate ; surely it was not proper to call nt this hour I would call to-morrow forenoon. On the morrow I was in Porlrnnn Squnre by seven o’clock. The sight ol some gen tlemen looking out of the parlor window mede me so nervous, that instead of knock ing ut the door, I w alked past. About nn hour afterwards I returned, when to my dis gust I found a footman lounging at the open door. Wlml can these insolent fellows do alw ays lounging on the door steps 1 1 could not lace that flunky, so I walked away again. 1 detetijiiiled to wrile. The whole of next day was consumed in writing, and ia'tearing up wlint l wrote. Skillful ns I am with my pen, 1 could not on that occasion please my self; so 1 resolved to give up the plan and sec Clara myself, and open my heart to her in the burning eloquence of words. 1 culled next dav. The house w-as shut up. A lull wns lit the window. Lady Dash- wood h»d gone abroad ! 1 came home aid sobbed lixo a child. To this day 1 am a bachelor. A Witty Repartee- iS'oon alter the ievolutionary war, n brate yipikee officer, a former captain in the - ser vice—happened lo lie at St. I elersbulg, in Russia, and while there w as invited to dine at the lable of a distinguished merchant.— There wus a large number ol guests nt the luble, and among the rest nil luiglisii lady, who was anxious to appear ns one of the “ know iug ones.” On understanding that nn American was silting nenr her-,, she ex pressed to one of her friends a deieiminatioit to quiz him. ahe fastened on him like a ti- gresi}, making numerous enquiries touching our niuiiners, habits, customs, dress, mode «j lifeYedufcution/f&museiiients, &c.' Tpnll'these questiotis the officer guve courtepus answers, wliicli seemed to satisfy all.the company with the exceptiqn.pf the lady-.herself. £>he- was detenumed-not to be suUsfied, aud she weut “ Have the rich people in your country any 'carriages ?' for J suppose there are some who cnU themselves rich.” ■ “Mv residence;’? replied the Captain,“is in a small, town np.an.-an. Islppd, w.h.are, thore are but leyv carriages .kept, but in the InVgor tliwhs nnd cities on the moin land thore are quite a number ntninlnined,' sifiteti to our re publican manners ” ' i “. Indeed,” cried the fair' questioner, in n tone that ivns both interrhgntive nnd exclama tory, “ I can’t fancy where yotl find Concha nionj.I shobld’ot think the Americans knew how to drive a conch.” “. We find ho difficulty on thnt account, madam,” calmly rejoined the Captniin—“We can hnve plenty oi drivers by Sending to En gland for them ” ., “ To England I’’ exclnimedtllh’lady speak ing very quickly, “ 1 think the Americans ought lo drivn Ihe English, instead of the English driving the'Americans.” • We did. mndnitiyin the late war,” re; joined the officer, “ hut since the peace wo have permitted the English to drive us I” There wns no mote quizzing of our Ameri can during the dinner. He wniied in vain ! , like Sam Weller, in “ Bardell vs. Pickwick” for the nejtt question. , Maxims to Guide Yonng Men- 'Keep good conipnny-or, none. Never he idle, If .tour, hands, cannot be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your mind. , Always speak the truth. . Mnke few promises. Live up to your engagements. ■ Have no very intimate friends. Keep your own secrets, if you linve any. When you speak to a person look him in the face. Good company nnd good conversation are the very sinews of virtue. Good chorarler is above nil things also. Never listen to loose and,infidel conversa tion. You hnd better he poisoned in your blood than in your prinriples. Your charncler cannot be essentially injur ed except by your own ncls. If any one speaks evil of you, let vour life he so virtuous that nn one will believe him M Always speak and act ns in the presenco of Drink no kind of intoxicating liquor. Ever live, misfortunes excepted, within your income. Never speak lightly of religion. Mnke not Itnsie to lie rich if you would prosper, Small nnd steadv gnins give competency with tranquility ofttnind. ... Avoid temptation, through fear that you may not withstand it. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you are able to sup port a wife, Courtino.—Here is n speciment' of the good old fashioned mode of courting, ns it wns done in Connecticut. Deacon - Murvin, n large landholder nnd most exemplary man accomplished his in this bosiness-like wny. Having one day mottntpd liis horse, with’ n sheep-skin for n saddle, ho rode in front of the house wheroBetly Lev lived, and,..with out dismounting, roqueted.Betty to come to him. On coming, lie told her that'lhe Lord had sent him'to nmYry her. Betty replied, “ I he Lord’s will lie done ”■ Ixrly Marriages- There hnve bee i mi mu y articles published in the newspapors, illustrutives ol the advan tages always nrisjng frorn e.iily piarriges, that ueareiompcd to give the following, on the other side, of tlidque^iion. The prnciice of eari/marriages, so com mon in the United Slates, is one of the worst feature-'of society. Under the niost favora ble circumstances ii involves too many liabil ities on iilj parties, to lie entered into without deep nnd serious reflection. It is well enough, w hen young people love each other, to think they cannot live apart; but it is not well for them to marry tvithoui some good provision for tjie future. The common saying, thut it cos's ito nioreTo maintain two ifnin one, is a fallacy, which is every day exposed, to the great dissatisfaction of its deluded dupes,— Besides,, the bodies and piinds of llie young need development ill tliesclionl of vx|ierivncc. Wlint could lie lightly horno nt thirty, would be their ruin nt eighteen. Nature, at- that age. has not ripened us mentally or physical- ly, and.all premature developments must iio fearfully ittoned lor in after years. Youth dues not know its own weakness Lacking doritnlnnd sound judgement; what it adores to day, it bs often in'dlBeYent to i-n the mor row. Many have tfuirried nn tho supposed strength'-of first ufi'ectiuns,. nnd awakened from the dream to find iheniselve'i utterly hnd irretrievably miserable. There is n hale nb. ul youth it is not v ell to trust 'overmuch. Better mistrust it altogether, nnd depend up on manhood and the future. -.The affection tbaticonnot “learn lo labor, and to wait,” can never endure any length of time. It is not the true love out the fulsoj who has as sumed the shape of His'divino twin: Above ull otliers, the poor should avoid early mar riages. In a single stale, poverty is n cpi'se; but the double poverty of tmirrage is a hell to endure. Want nnd distress soon rob love of its charms, and life oT its bloom. Affec tion will'nol make the pot boil, neither will it pay hi use rent and buy dresses. What was irksome to be borne alone, is doubly so when-the.law lias hound ts victim to anoth er for life. Then there are the young inno cents, who should not suffer, hut who do suff'et, for the IblN'of Their parents. The thousands' of idle, ragged and yipioua chil dren in our streets and poor houses, are, the fruils.of early and improvident marriages and half the misery of life poorer classes re sults frotjt the same cause. 'But rich or poor, the generality .of early marriages are uhtiap-n py, and shiiuld serve as warning to the young, nnd ntdbuf.; tivlto dornlemplate. such a criminal tolly Cr>*(»c*n J)avii> Ii. Twiggs, tUi* b,ero of Corro Gordo; was mUi * *‘ ’ ‘ v ‘ ' u ‘ From the tSoil oi riic,tiQutU. ItUscuyccs ol 8iiii.il FiaUpu I-wish to dtf eel yo'ur aiUnfioh fo ; hlLthnV part of Florida south of UieY lino of frost', hut .particularly to the. Manatee River 'and Us advantages ; nnd I shall givo you a de scription of its climate, Its lands, and its pin- ductions. itself alike on animal and .vegetable nature. That hoat>is sufficient to stimoln e a tnpid and .luxuriant growth, while it is never so intense ns lo become disngreeabie. The Uiermotflpter rises to ninety-two, perhaps not four times a year. Aa it is not extreme m its ynriiitioiis of temperature, uoilhor is it rapid in the successiuit ot those yiui tions, but nlwnys mnintaius that equality and dry ness of climate so grateful to the Northern invalid, I believe it is tlio healthiest elimnte in the world. Our northers nro less bleak than on the Eastern const, ns they are warm ed by the rediatinu of the whole poninsulav. oter which they must pass to teach us.— Our winter months are truly delightful ; we are just south of the line of frost, nnd the cold, not enough to injure the thust delicate flower is yet of sufficient intensity lo invig orate us and enable us to recuperate from the relaxing effects of a continuous hut. not severe summer, it is the most favorable climate for pulmonary invalids on the • W’es- tei'n continent—insiimves linve occurred where they have Jjqen afraid lo lenve hero ; 1 myself urn one, nnd I intend locating Iteio on that account. On examining ilia dead Jtst, i find the only discuses to* be old nge,' und the consumption', the Inst.heing ati exut ic nod not indigenous Iteio. Many valuable plants tlniyo luxuriontly hoie, even in I lie poorest soil. The Sisal nr Manilla Hemp; grows on, despiteofdrought, overflow, fire, nnd even a slight frost ; in three years you may cut it, uud even with the present instrument for . cleaning it, you may gross $000 to the hand anti lo'thu acre You may dig hundreds of bushels of Cmfipti fruiit the poorest acre, wlihouboxlinusling it; lor the root is pure starch, composed of no minerals except carbon:, and the lop return ed to the soil,repays will, generous interest the draft upon it during the Inst year Sow the seed once, and you have it forever. I’bo Castor Oil plnnt here is perennial grow iug wild, . a tree twenty feet high, and pro ducing a hundred aqd filly bushels to the acre. )t w ill always remunerate eulnvSnpi]. evon if sold for Lamp Gil find burned for light. » ' To the settlers ihousandimexpecled sour- ces of-gratiiication start up. He .may cut bore his own oranges, olives, bananas, and pine upplcs ; he may fringe his yard with nh edging of his own cocoa trees ; he (fitly in hale at once the perfume of the lemon und ute jasmine ; he may sit under the shade of his oleander and crape-niyltlo trees, or he may sleep lliere, fanQcd by gentle winds, nnd lulled (o rest by tho music .if the blocking bird. This paradise can bo crenled ; he has but to plant and. to await patiently the re-, suit. The resources of this part of Florida are Very'gloat. Along the river is destined to become a vast orange nnd lime orchnrd : tire .bug is actually disappearing, and nil the trees thul w ore imcd infested by them, are now dear, and are green and luxuriant. As a .grazing country, it is remarkably fine, *nd the pastures'are gieentho whole year. We have a grass here which grows with: such wonderful luxuriance, ns to feed ten head of cuttle lo, the ucre ; the Gumeu gross ■ iVo soil if too poor to raise it, and nin e in pos session of the ground yon may cut it monthly , /jrr 'n long sucCcsdon ol years. ■ Pooh! snys Mr. Wiseacre, nil this is a fudge. I've been there Why, sir ! tho lands are low and flat ; so much the better, sir, they w on’t wash ; but they are .sandv’ j we enn only work them I lie e.isior, nnd bet ter lienlth, sir ; but they w on' 1 produce oitls and corn , we do not : need themin aland of eternal pastures ; you have na springs ; true, hut we have cislerijs of the healthi est and swoetest water in tho world. You are sickly ; it is.fal.se 1 appeal to'the thou sands w ho flock to the mfftiit of Floiida, to find new life in hor soft winds nnd softer sky. I appeal to her sons, bom and raised . upqp her bosom,-whoso ninnly - foims and , pliant vigor, tell.other tales titan of disease; hut there’s ho' doubt ubout it, sir ! your lamls are’ misernlily prior; in one sense of the word, 1 grant it. in another, I deny it. .The land is rich ill its adaptation In the climate, as best suited lo tho peculiar vegetation which theclimqto allows. Tlier’s not nn acie in tho broad Soil of Florida that will hot yield-a rich return in Something. Tltey lake .hut a narrow view; of the economy of nature who will call land poor because it won’t yield corn. Fe tility' of the soil is a relative term. Every soil is fertile that Hits’it's uses. Florida poor, with its turpentine to pay six hunflrcJ dollars. tp, tlie hand ? Poor! with its oak, to rib the sides of a million of ships ? Poor! with its cotton, rice and cane plantations ! with its nrrow-n!ot, its tobacco, its hemp, its fruits, equal to any throe Stales in the Union broad and (jeep rivers, runing though nH its length und breadth, anil with a variety df climate sufficient to unite the lenlpernte and torrid zones'? The charge is absurd, and ,yel that veiy charge has been, the ctu.se of the neglect of Florida. People found sandy barrens,, nnd the staples they would have raised, died ; the real staples of tjie coifotry. they knew not; and, cdnseqiibntlyi never Iri'- edi ! Disgusted, they returnedthotrie; nnd.the report went forth of the,poverty, of Florida.; But, oil. the lands arp not poor,.even in Vhe common accepta'ion of the term j vyb' htive thousands 'of acres that will gf6w J , caiib', corn, cotton, rice,’ tobacco,' 'indigo and >sh- mitchi while lhe poorestinoreywobhavU will atnplji repay your,labor,topo.t.ntoevi,cassoyas, castor nil, arrow-root, hemp, o.lives, peaches, oranges, lemons^ ,lii ni,ite gives ihem n value anovo any oilier m the Uqjlcd. Slaios, They are hammock lands, who»;o rich top soil finds a foundation in' u hod Of marl, hveraghig about twenty in- ;Ckes under the surface. Dr. B., n plantei here, bus calieiliui Ims been ratooning seven years, and if. nut lie.let', is equnlly us good now as it wasTd its third year. Unimprov ed, the land is selling nt ten dollars per acre. Its location upon n river of easy navigation and deep bar, (ton feet at low water.) and its nccqssilo New Orleans, perhaps enhanc ing its value.. There is land enough in tho up mad lute vicinity for thirty phmbilions of about two hundred acres, each yielding njiogs- liead urtd u halfio MienCre. But nit is not of our r'clj lands that 1 »ho.ild speak ; there’s emulation enougii af ter theu ; the poor man has no chance tlieie. I would invi'ie his attention to the poor lands, uud ifeacli him to trust to tho climate lor w hat iie fiiulid wanting in the soil. ] would teach him that there m e valuable sta ples peculiarly adapted to their very soil. I would tell him how lie could profitably plant his eight ncre tract in oranges, limes, Manil la hemp, ■ and castor bean ; how a single aero of Guinea grass would afiurd perpetual food lor his team of two Ito.ses ur mules, and six or seven milch cows; how a fish 'nnd n turtle pi-n mid art oyster hank would nfiord him aud his single slave, nutritious food fur tho whole year; nnd how easily Ins mem- house could lie filled with venison nnd beef. I would tell |mn, thut porspurity must follow a settlement Ivert , lor Giia Ims blessed the land, uud t ie'will bless the people. Your ' sevnnt, J, R.L. 'Manatee, Florida, August 3, 1851 [ITMr, tt*v, chemical n-slstiint at Portsmouth Dockyard, has exhibit'd a motel of u new galvanic motive power, wh'ch it ts supposed, will supercede (lie steam-power now used ns i an auxiliary lor pro- pelting hue ol bat'le sldpa and frigates The machino nr engine makes nhoui forty,-n?o revolutions per min', ut-, sea water being the principal clement used. ' Plank Roads—A load of lGBnies of cotton cnine io on the South Plnnk Rood Inst Saturday, drawn by four small n.tile. It was brooglit Irom tho planta tion of a. Li. McG. hec. thirteen miles from the city Tho bales averaged 5181 Ibn. Over the ordinary toad, five of |hese holes would liavb been a load , for the Sum. Air. MoGebee is ofopini.ni that the snmo train can bring in 2U bates. A Lady Lustnen Vte.aciiAx r.—.Miss Mary Logure, sisler of the late Hugh S. Le- garo, of South Carolina, formei ly Attorney Genetil of the United Stale, is engagod in ti e lUii.hei: ti'ttde.ui Cedar Rapids, lira n,'advertis es lo supply any amount of building lumber, bout plunk, &c. From Arthur’s Homo Gazctto Thoma« Dai e- ev ABTUl'H J.sTANSuyna. I devote this communication tii n notice, not ul one of the Fresidents of our country, bui of .me entitled lo the “had eminence" of being uinung its w orse enemies. 1 refer to the once nnnored nnd celebrated, but now, and to all future Lino, justly infamous Tito. Paine. Surely, I limy congratulate myself on having seen'the two oxticmos in human character, George Washington nnd Thomas Paine: ihe remembrance of both is equally distinct and. vivid in my recollection. I saw Pain httt twice; and hud 1 a friend lit danger of receiving injurious impre>sioo from his hr,tings, mio of the best, must effectual, end in ;sl rapid antidotes would he, lo show him ihe man. Let him see the object that l saw', nit! hear what I heard, nod tho convic tion would lie everlasting that the tree could not ho good which produced such lluit,. The first time 1 saw him, wus in wlint might bo esteemed his palmiest days; it tvns when lie wis invited bnek to the United Slates by Mr. JefieiSon, in 1802 The invitntion wps plac ed iiy the friends ot tho Plcsident solely on petrolic grounds; in consideration oftlie earl.) find eminent services rendered lo the cause of the revolution by the distinguished author of ‘tCommou Sense;’’ but those who knew i'r. Jefferson belter, could not be brought lo he lievo such nn account of the matter. True, Mr. ’Pnhto coming to Amorica at tho great Crisis of mir affairs, when the minds of men were like nmnguziue ready to explode on the first touch of n mulch, did render n most .acceptable and very efficient -eivico, by writing n 6fear, brief and ongent statement of our tiiso with Erglnntl; but had not that ser- fee, i.esitle the ampio revenue of fame it bro gin liiin, been rewarded by a substantwj recompense in mo ey? Had lie not, loo, by way of public testimonial to his merits, been placed in a puhl osiiuatinn of honor aud trust, from which be bad lo bo disagreeably 0X| efl ed ? Had lie not been guilty oi a similar avt in France? To say nothing of his disgraces England, on the self-same ground, hofore lie came here?—and was this a man to be ublicly honored? Was not ihe woman wlm accompanied him here the first time an abused, heart-broken wife; and the woman who'enme with him.tho Inst time, the wife of another -man? Wat not Paine’s moral linrneior well known in England, in France, ind in the Unilod Statos? Would Washing ton have asked such n mail to visit iis? Ah, its herds, and its: fisheries ? with a sea,const, qo! At the time of his arrival, politics ran iiion ? with f vdry high; the minds of men were in all tho fervid excitement of a groat party contest, ellitedjnnd.insolent from victory, or egaspe ruled nnd embittered by defeat. Uojms were taken for Paine at.the “New York, Hotel,” ns it was called, then tlio most eminent pub lic Im'use in the City,(flhough only twostories high, by the bye.) and he was visited .’.here by-floods of coinpnny, consisting, for the most part, of the friends ol, France and of Mr. Jefferson, most o thetit y^itng.and promi nont man, or such ns were rfi hot cltase for. popularity And political e : ovntipn. 'rhe.room seemed opon to all corners; and though I was hut a lad, I entered with, the .rest, proniped ■bv intense curiosity., lo behold .a man who -hadinttrncfed to himralt world-wide notorie ty..,. He was sealed near the lire, .while n largo circle ofintciesied ndmueros were gnz ing.and listenning—,Mr.- Paine,fltim elf, 'ak- the lead in the conversation, and, in hurt. prnplieoios of Iter downfall; tho progress of b rench victories nnd French sentiments id , Europe; a joyful anticpnlion of a like pro gress in America; nnd, especially, of the ut ter prostratiun of Christianity. Ho there prophesied, that in fiveycars more the UMc would become and obsolete book, mid would scarcely ho in eirculallon in Ne* I orje. _ All those sentiments were eagerly listened to by those around him, and scorned to he cordially assented lo; and ns I left the apartment, I heard a distinguished politician .. say to his friend, that England was bankruptj nnd there would ben resolution there bel'ora another year. Pnine wns then full dressed, nnd though florid, wenring- the general pression of the word libertine. I think his feet . were swelled, ns with gout. Madame Bon neville nhd her two children were witll him. - . How dillerent was his appearance when I Inst beheld hint,! It wns in the morning •- bout eleven n’clock, in a narrow, obscurO street, running in the rear of tho City Hall, at the cornor of which nnd Tltotnes street stood Carver’s blacksmith shop. I need senree remind your renders, thnt Thomas . carver was one of Paine’s intimates, a disci- pie in the infidel school, a man of strong mind* and vory much disposed lo avow and argue his principles. He and his infidel friend and master hnd not then quarrolled,(ns they af terwards did, in eansoquonco of Paino’s in- , lamous behaviour when boarding in Carver’S house.) It wns immediately opposite to Car- vor’s blacksmith shop; nhd while Carver (far the hotter man of the twojwns hard at work ■ : pver his anvil, linnlmer in hand; Paine, with out his hat, and in. a loose sort of a great ' »I coat, or wrap-rascal,fas thoy wore then call- ed.) his bonds behind him, his clothes shabby and his flesh disgustingly dirty, was pacing the pnvemanl backward nnd forward, for » shop space, keeping up a conversation with' . his disciple and host The instant I set’ nty' ' / oyos on him, I recognized tho man 1 had seen u at the Hotel, the load-star of admiration^ Alas, how changed! but there was the same iieverto-bo forgotten ■ countenance, which, fl. once seen, (like Jeffrey’s, ^stamped itself for- I ever on the memory, His huge nose was'' much increased in size, und covered with! I carbuncles nnd blotches of fiery red. His cavernous eye sockets, dark, and. sunken, were overhung with sltnggy gray browB, and beneath which his two restless, enger, nngty,' piercing eyes glowing liko living coals of clmrconl. I uovor saw such eyes before or ■sineo—they seemed like inlets to. tho hell within His bend, also, shook violently with . r the palsy. H's whole frame moved stiffly, and his feet sobmed too heavy for him.— , And oh; if his eyes seemod.the inlets to hell, what shall I compare.his mauth-to, hut its open gate ? Such torrents of oaths and blas phemy I never listened to, He wns angry) I much excited, under somo BDpposcd abuse or injurious treatment..and he was pouring ■. out to Carver his rosentiul ladings—it was the resontmont of a fiond—every word was a curse' I stood, gazed, listened and was in- i strucled. And 1 well remember the wish . that rose within me, that every man, womau, or child, that had eve'' road his Age of Rea son, could, stand where I stood, and contem- f pinte its author. Thoy would never have forgotten the sight lo their dying day. | C I l did not witness the death-bed of; this ■, man, but my brother did. My brother was . . . -n minister, nnd ocoaxionallypiBUKltcdTit-NeW',' * ' Rochell, on the Sound, not fur out of New York, nenr which, Paine laid sick; , Tho first.thing that stuck one pn visiting his room and hod, was the nauseous filthiness of both; nor could it lie prevented. Such, was his utter aversion to water, that-he , would neve)', if he could prevent, suffer his person to be washed. Strotchcd across his , apartment were lines, on which lie hung, unwashed, his pocket handkerchiefs when .j in such a state that they could ho no longer,. used. From a fuel like this, it is easy, to, j imagine what must'have been tho condition ot his outer mnn. Tho woman received him. nsn boarder with the utmost repugnance, ., , her husbnnd being ono of Paino’s disciples,; nnd hogged, for a long time in vain, thnt he ; t might he removed. H;s conduct, at length, :. became so outrageous, that she succeeded,— llo died in .the houso oi n Mrs.- Hcddcn, n good and kind-hearted womnn, wlioiq dis-■ gust wns vanished by pity, and who often read . to him for hours together. • ! Pain had been a daring blasphemer; bul ky., |, those solemn silent hours which precede dis - ■, so u io i his coward soul began to tremble.— t vVitli no four of God, in nny senso other than \ lielong to dovils, he hnd a horrid fearofdealh,' . and seems to have had some very alarming . apprehensions ol wlint wns to fallow. He was redless, sighed heavily, fearfully,' and) when alone,'and supposing himself unheard,^ ' he would attempt to pray. The sovvnnt once found him upon his knees in the bed crying . ‘iGod help tnc! help mol Christ, Jesus Christ ^ help me! .My brother who had loomed , ! these facts, and approaching his besides,gen- - tly inquired of him whether he now believed in Jesus Christ ? His countenance assumed a look of fury, he jerked himself over in the hod, turning his face townrd tho wall tliun- .. dered out “no !” “But you |irny to Jesus . Chris nnd ask him to help you-tdo you l>e- lieyo him"to he a divinoUsing'?”.“No!” > “Do , you wish mo to! pray for you ?” “no ?” He' rave similar answers lo all.Christian enqui- i rers, who would have gladly striven lo have' done liiin good? nnd yet the moment thev were gone, his fears so mns'ered him, that! ho commenced groaning ngnin nnd crying fqc, e help. And thus, in n hnrrible strife, lietwcen stubborn dogged prido and dastard fenr, ha- wrung out the last miserable hours of his, ex istence in this woild- .Probably no man oyer did more extena injury to his race thna this being: Voltaire and his us.- is true, far more

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, October 24, 1851, Image 1