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Newspaper Page TextTHE ROME COURIER, rnuun El'ERl THl'RSD.IY HDRKIYG, BY KNOWLES & MYERS. T }TkM 8: The Courier will be published at Two Dol lars per annum, if paid in advance; Two Dol lars and Fifty Cents if paid within six months, or Three Dollars at the end of the year. Legai. Advertisements will be inserted with strict attention to the requirements of the law, at the usual rates. Miscellaneous advertisements will be insert ed at One Dollar per square of 12 lines or less, Tor the first, and Fifty Cents for each subse quent insertion. Liberal deductions will be made in favor of those who advertise by the year. BUSINESS CARDS, &C. BOOK & JOB PRINTING, PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THE orriCE or TIIE HOME C0UR2EE, Itottje Cornier VOLUME 7. IP 0 C t r 2. ROME, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 9, 1852. HUMBER 49. >'SA>. WABllBCRN JNO, R. WIUHSU FUAS.O.DAN WASRRCRV. WILDER A (0., f ACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Savannah, Geo., W ILL continue tlio abovu business at. 114 Bay Street East of the Exchange. -Orders r,„- it AGOING. ROPE amt other Supplies tilled promptly at lowest ensh prices. Refer to — Victor Win. Sanford and Gen. S. P. Myrlck, iJMdwin Countij; M, Dennis and S B. Mar shall. and Messrs. Carter* Harvey. Putnam County; A. McAHmn nnd In.Peck Videos County j Messrs. Black & Cobb. Sloan * Hawkins Rome; Major Jno. 8. Rowland.' Cass Cnunly. Bin August 12 1852. FRANCIS M. ALLEN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN •Uple and Fancy Dry Coodi fc Groceries. Receives nuw goods every week. Homo. Oa„ Jan. 2 1851. PATTON & PATTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Romo, Goorgla. Will practice in all the counties of the Cher okee Circuit -8opt. 6 1860. * DANIEL S. PRI-NTDP, Agent for the Southern Mutual Insurants Company at Rome, On, Insures against loss by Flro. Also Lives of ««-.*. Porsons and Servants. ^RHI Checks on Charleston and Now Vnrk.for sale liy D. S. PRINTDP. Oct 10,1850. V (Cole Wilburn House.) ROME, GEORGIA, WM. KETCHAM, PROPRIETOR. . nprll 30 1852. . LANIBR'HOUSE, BY LABJIER k 80J, BATHING ROOMS ATTACHED. Macon Oot. 2 1851. G 0 U D 0 N 0 0 U S E, BV BARKER, HILL k CO., Calhoun. Ga. ALSO, A LIVERY STABLE. VERANDA HOUSE I1V8.G. WELLS. I S now open as a private Hoarding House. There are good stocks of goods kept In the lower story and basement Travellers can And the Veranda House near the Depot without crossing Droad street. Romo. March 18 1851. F. Ri SHACKELFORD, ' FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,. •-Charleston, April 1. 1852 The Old Tree’s Lament. 0 ! trim mo Tip. or cut mo down I Thu old tree sadly said; When young I Imd a handsomer form, And reared a prouder bead. Pull sixty years tho wintry blast And Autura’s scorchlnir sun Havo heat upon my spreading brow, But now my days arc run. Bcsido this road I've lived and grown, . And dropping my fruit for all j To weary souls my shade I’ve lent From branches thick and tall. But ruder hands my boughs havo seized, And tore them fierce npart; A ryhlp-stick or my flowera. they.craved, Nor’saw my bleeding heart. To many a bird I've given a nest, And reared their tender young ; But sadly have my limbs been bruised, When stones were at them flung I Old ago I know would (kin complain And boast Its pristine power j But cease, my vnico. my heart is weak, My day is but an hour. Behold my limbs, the hoary moss Is thick upon them now; I’m but acumborer of tho earth— My bed Invites tile plough. My fragment branches yoj point up, Bnt neck and barren nro ; 0 ! trim mo up, or cut mo down— I’ve needed better care 4 JYcic England Farmer. ^gvicnltiivrtl. , ,t.« BoutnHteraUua. JOIIX A. MAYER» DRUGGIST, Hi Broad Street, tfov. 14, 1851. Sdvannah (7a. ly V. B. At U. WEED, t-roand Dealers in Hardwaro.Naila foe. ghton Street, 'Savannah, Ga Hot. 11,1861: ly BUTTER A YD CIIEESE EHPORIl'Jl, IY SEABORN GOODALL, SAVANNAH. WIIOEESAI.E DEALER IN fraud Cheese, Direct from Goshen, to*., Setr York. !tCqv. 14.1851. ly; S H,aeun, Savannah. | J. toster, Hancockco BF.HS k FOSTER, fe,Faotors and Commission Merchants, v Savannah, Ga. Ellpcar.NCE—J. Knowles. Nov. 14:1861. ly* LVOV k REED, Wholesale Dealers <* feady-Hadc Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gen tlemens’ Furnishing Goods. }150 Con ". n ml 76 SI Julian Sts. Savannah. -‘Nov. H. 1851. ly | E. F. WOOD k CO. , «fJ , W | I0I ,ESAI.E AND IlUTAtL DEALERS IN kA. t BOOTS AND SHOES. 91 and 152, Gibbons Building, near the M irkct.Signoflhe Large Soot, Savannah, Ga. ^Tnov. H18&1. iy :*»-*• CARSWELL, | T.J.BOBERTS, | SA^.p. SURAT CARSWELL, ROBERTS k CO, U^sotors and General Commission Merchants, S ~ ray ton and Bay Streets, Savannah, Ga, .N~ov.l-l.1851. iy PETER G. THOMAS, ir In Window-Sashes, Blinds and Panel Doors. Bay St. Savannah. Ga. irders from the country promptly at- ». 1ST Terms: Cash. 14. 1851. iy- FOYLE k ODES, J-WAotnrs and Commission Merchants. TL_ jVu 34, B ,y Street, Sncupnah. VWill attend promptly to whatever business may be confided to them. 'rtwv, 7i 1861. J y W. T. YONOE. I W. ODLN. , | CHARLES U..SH3TH, W«| ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rome, Goorgla. .* • 7 . ( Col.N.L. Hutchins, Letmacei-vle, •efer to j [j on jj, nes Holt, Columbus, Ga. ' Dee. 2G. 1861. • Work for September. The- work on most Snnthem plantations is narrowed down now to tho single business of cotton picking, and ke who la proposing to do justice to this branch of business will havo anticipated so far as to havo made proper ar mngementa (hr a vigorous concentration of all Ids labor* to this' important work. No month nsnally presents a more favorable op. portunity for getting out cotton than tills— and a neglect to improve it. will hardly bo recovered before the close of tho season. It is a great embarrassment lo the bnslness of picking, and damage to the staple from which there is ho escape, to have a large qunntityof open cotton caught by a heavy storm of rain, We have no remedy to propose against these ills except the prompt gathering of tho crop as fast as it opens. Make it tho great bus! ness of tho month—bring together tho whole concentrated torcc of the plaptatlnn. possible keep well up in yonr pick!I fore the storms enmo to spoil tho complexion of tho staple, or retard the work by ming ling nr mixing the leaf tanking the picking tedious and difficult. It is a miserable poll- cy to divide pur labor now—doing things which ought to havo been done before, or which may he postponed, while the cotton is ready and exposed to damage, bv delay. In the early |iart of this monlh tho seed aro green and the cotton picked will need to be dried |upon tlio scafihll In.lbn sun before bulking j bnt with proper attentions to pre vent too much henting in bulk, butllttlo sun ning will bo required on that which is picked free from all dampness (Vom water ; but if wet or very damp from rain or heavy dews, it must bo well dried before it is packed away to remain—otherwise the complexion of tlie stnplo will suffer dnmngo, and tho samples will lie bine. If It were practicable. It would bd best to let tho cotton ,11“ In the seed several weeks before It is ginned. The slight heating which occurs while in hulk extracts tho oil from tho seed and improves the texture and com. plexion of the staple. We have not nsnally honscroom to ndralt of numb delay In the bu siness of ginning and must therefore com mence Ibis operation very soon. A good gin, and tlint in good order, is Indispensable to good cotton. It is bad economy to use a gin which will dnmngo the sale of the cotton more than it would cost to buy a new one or put the old one in good order. These things are sometimes done without looking to tho nlllmate consequences. To snyo the penny nous, planters will sometimes sacrifice the pound hereafter. Use, therefore a good gin; let the cotton he.dry when ginned, neatly haled nndweH roped and yon may look for an ample reward ; and if not realized yen will at least have the consolation of knowing that VOn havo dserved it. — C V|7 o f the 'South, But if you wantsomething better, and still cheap, wo think wo can recommend you to tho very tiling. This Is tho Bndgteater Paint. It derives Us namo we believe, from Its local ity, being found upon tho Bridgwater moun tain In New Jersey, about thirty miles from New-York. When first taken out of tho mines, it Is ns soft as limn mortar, but by ex posure to tho air becomes as hard as flint. Its natural color Is somowhat of a pinkish shade, but this may bo changod to other hues by the addition of coloring matter.— Llko the Ohio paint, it Is a safeguard against fire, and is not affected by salt or fVuah water; and abovo all other considerations with some who onght to uso it, it Is cheap—costing only two cents a pound by tho quantity.—Plow. Wool Growing at tho South, Wo publish In nnolher place, the letter of James B. Jones. Esq., on tho suffied of wool growing. :: We hope ho will cnntlnne.hls communications nntil ho shall have told ns all about this bnslness. Wo want tho prac tical observation of practical men—those Who live among ua—whom we know, and In whom wo can confide, The samples sept ns, and to which nllnsion is made In his letter, were bcanlifnl specimens of fine wool. We have recently given some attention to this new branch of business at tho South, and ventnr- od to put it down os prominent among our future resources. We feared that somo of our reader* might regard ua as little vlsslona- ry on this subject, and can bnt feel gratified and somewhat relieved at such demonstra tions as enable us to point to facts llko tlieso. There cannot, wo think, beanydonht of tho adaptation of our Snnthem'country to the raising of as fine wool horo a* at any oth er place j and the large amount of cheap and unappropriated lands which aro every whore to be found, not only Invito hut urgo n* to move at once In this new flcld'of enter prise. We are not left to grope onr way in tho dark, or to tho hazard of an experiment.— This pioneering has all been done for us—the Way is open nnd we need only now enter and occnpy.—Soil, of the South. ittiscdlattcous. ROBERT FIDS I. AT, _ manufactures OF l.Mtim Engines, Boilers, Machinery, &c. ” ' AND DEALER IN ILL STONES of every .description. Steam ' Mills, Circular and Straight, pat tip In erior style, lacon, August Yl, 1651. r Dr.W. C.Brandon, ANDERS'bis professional-services to tho ’ gitizens of Floyd county, Office In the SYovef the store - of Win. Johnson be Co. 1 P-ck and Brandon) recently ooCupied rs. ColemRii mid Douglass. Febmnry 28,1652, ■- R. B. CLAYTON & CO. [AUCTIONEERS & COMMISSION MB It C HANTS, .Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. ril 22,1852- [ • O D, B R A D L E V fc C O. gjmfnrtnrrrs & Binlrrs £ hairs, Feathers, Mattrasses, w-shades. use, Macon, Georgia. * cash. 4EJ Farmers, Faint your Buildings. . We havo often urged upon tt» formers tho economy, to say nothing of tho Improved ap- prnrnco of painting all their buildings—not only the front side of tlie dwelling as we have often seen, while tho rear remained in its dingy wood color bpt tho .wholo hnnse from top to bottom, inside nnd nut nnd all the out buildings nqd surrounding fences, with some agreeable, color, of which wo havo pp pn?tienlnr choico, provided it Is not a Spanish-brown red such as may still bo found upon many jf. the New England farms. We believe of painting as we do of shade trees— it will mend the morals and mnnnera of tlio people, promoteand improve civilization nnd A,st the cause of pure am! undeflled religion. We _cannot qullq bellovo any man can be a real good Christian who lives all bis days, nnd rears.a family of children In an old dingy brown, wood colored house, outside, while theJnslde, from the same enuve. and because whitewash is quite unknown, is the same col or of a well enred , piece of bacon. Are we notinflnencod by surrounding objects ? -What, is there in or about. sncli a dwclling.to pro mote chccrfnlness and a love of homo. Some neglect, (for it is neglect) to paint bccan.se of tho expense. If you can afiord nothing else, use lime, or rather a wash made by mixing In the whitewash of a bushel of limo, twenty pounds Spanish whiting, seventeen pounds of rock salt, and twelve pounds of sugar j or try tho hydraulic ccmont, (water lime,) “ 11 THE THREE SONS. A Tale of Mld-Alr. In a cottage In tho valley of 8allanches, near the font of Mont Blanc, lived old Ber- nard and his three sons. One morning lie lay in bod sick, and watched' anxiously for tlio return of his son Jehan, who had gone to fetch a physician. At length a horse's tread w»i heard, and soon afterwards the doctor entered. He examined the patient closely, felt his pulse, looked at his tongue, and then said patting the old man's check. ' If will bo nothing my frlond—nothing l”,hnt ho made a —Irti to fWfbree liwtvr who ofwn-tnoottteO Ami anxious, stood grouped arotind the bed. All fonr withdrew to a distant corner, tho dnetor shook hi* head, thrust out his lower lip nnd said. “'Tlsa serious attack—very serious— of fever. He is now in the height of the fit. and ns soon ns It abates, be must have sul phate of quinine.” ‘■What Is that, doctor 1” “Quinine, my friend. Is a very expensive medicine, bnt which yon tr,ay procure at Snllnnehes. Between the two fits yonrfkther must take at least three francs' worth. I will wrilo the prescription. Yon can read, Gulllnnme 1” “Yes doctor.” "And you will see that ho takes Itl” "Certainly " Whon tho physician was gone. Gnlllanme. Pierre and Jehan looked at each other in si lent perplexity. Their whole stock of money consisted of a franc nnd a half, and yet tlio medlciho must he procured immediately "Liston." said Plerra. "I know a method of getting (hini the mnnntaln before night threo or (hnr fire-franc pieces.,’ "From the mnnntaln 1” "I have discovered an eaglet’s nest In a cleft of a frightful precipice. There is a gen tleman at Snllanchcs. who would gladly pur chase tlie eaglets: nnd nothing mndo mo hes itate bnt the terrible risk of taking them; bnt that's nothing when onr father’s life is concerned. We may havo them now in two honra.” "t will rob the nest." said Gnlllanme. " No. no. let me." said Jehan, “ 1 am the youngest and the lightest.” "1 have the best right to venture." said- Pierre, “as it was T who discovered It,” "Come." said Pierre, “let ns decide by drawing lots. Write threo numbers. Gnll- lnrnne, put them Into my hat. and whoever draws number one will try the venture." Guillaume blackened tho end of a wooden splinter in the fire ; tore an old card into threo pieces j wrote on them one, two. three, and threw them into the' hat. Hnw tlio threo hearts beat 7 Old Barnard lav shlverltig In tho cold fit and each of his snns lnnged to risk his own life to savo that Ofhls father. Tho iot. fell on Pierre who hod discovered the nest; lie embraced tho sick ntan. “We shall not bo long absent, father." ho said ' and it is needful ferns to go together." “What aro ynh going to do7” “We will tell yon as soon ns we come back.” Gulllnnme took down from the wall an old sabre, which had belonged to Barnard when ho served as a soldier; Jehan sought a thick cord which- the roonn'ainoore use when ent- tlng down trees; and Pierre went towards an old wooden cross, reared near tho cottage, nnd knelt before It for somo minutes In fervent prayer. They set out together, 4nd soon reached the brink of tho precipice. The danger con sisted not only in tho possibility of falling several hundred feet, hut still more in tho probable' aggression of the birds of prey, In habiting t|jo vrild abyss. Pierre, who was to brave these perils, was a fine, athleticyoungmanoftwenty-two. Hav ing measured with his eye the distance ho wonld havo to descend, his brothers fastened the chord aronnd his waist, and began to let him down. Holding the sabre In his hand he safely reached the nook that contained.tho nost. In it were four eaglets of a light yel lowish-brown color, and his heart bent with joy at the' sight of them. Ho grasped tho nest firmly in his left hand, and shouted Joy fully lo his brothers, "I havo them I Draw moupl" ’Already tho first upward pull was given to the cord, when Pierre felt hlmsclfnttacked by two enormous eagles; whose furious cries proved them to ho tho parents of tho nest lings: " Courage, brother I aofend thyself 1 don’t fear!" Plbrrc pressod tho nest to his bosom, and with his right hand mado tho sabro play a- ronnd his head. Then began a terrible combat. The eagles shrieked, tho little ones cried shrilly, tho mountaineer shouted and brandishod his sword. He slashed the birds with Its blade, which Unshod like lightening, and only ren dered them sUlt more enraged, no struck tlltf reefc nnd sent forth a showeYbrsiiSHts. Suddenly ho felt a jerk girlng to the cord that sustained him. Looking up he porcelv- od that In his evolutions, he had out it with his sabro, and that half tho strands were sev ered! Pierre's eyes dilated wildly, remained fern moment Immovable, nnd then closeifwlth terror, A cold shudder passed through his veins, and ho thought of letting go both tho nest and tho sabre. At that moment one of tho eagles ponneed on Ills head, and tried to tear his faeo. Tho Savoyard made a last efiort, and defended himself bravely, no thought of his (Uthor, and courage. Upwards, still upwards,mounted tho cord: friendly voice's eagerly uttered words of en couragement and triumph; but Pierre could not reply to them. When he reached tho brink of tho preolplco, still clasping fhst the nest, his hnlr, which an hour before had be fore had been as black as a raven’s wing, was become so completely white that Gnil- laumo and Delian could scarcely recognise him. What did that signify 7 tho eaglets were of the rarest and most valnablo species. That same afternoon they were carried to tho vil lage and sold. Old Bernard had tho modi cine, nnd every ncedfttl comfort beside, nnd the doctor In a few days pronounced him con valescent. Startling Scene in a Church. Last Sunday afternoon, in the “Flrct Oon- gregational-Church." ■ in North Chelsea, dp ring tho singing of the second hymn, a rabid dog of enormous size rushed np a aide aisle and commenced an attack upon tho pew of Mr. Jonathan Harrington. Failing to cfiect an cntranco, ho sprang with a spasmodic leap to the pnlnit. beating furiously against the doors, nntil he fell on the head stair exhaust ed. and frothing with impotent rage. ,Tho nmtlctict, wens lil«toa«tjr thrown-tote'o’grrat confusion, and a general, perhaps fatal,wash to tho door seomod about to ensue. They were somewhat re-assured, howevor, by n caution (Tom tho pastor. Rev. Dr. Norwood. Damon, “to be composed and remain in their seats as tho surest means of safety." At this crisis. Mr. Ephraim Plorco, a youth of eighteen, and son of Captain John Pierce, stepped from his place, seized the animal by the back of the neck, and notwithstanding several attempts to bite, succeeded in drag ging him from tho houso unharmed, The doors were closed, and the dog flod to the ad joining graveyard, where he was subsequent ly shot. After qnlctwns restored, tho choir finished their hymn, and Mr. Damon pronounced a sermon on death. A member of the congre gation had died during the previous week. Mr. D. took occasion to illnstrnto one of his points, tho tnstinctivo fear in man of death nnd of dangers tending to death, by the oc- curwwcmfUMD !»«<»»■. Tic HW andienco against panic in sudden supposed or real dangers,-instancing tho school disaster in New York, and the destruction of emigrants on board the Atlantic, Ho spoke of the ne cessity of self-possession to the exercise of sound discretion and the prompt selection of nvailahlo means of safety or remedy, concluded with a well-merited compliment to young Tierce, “to whoso heroism,” he said. too much praise could not be awarded." and by a reference to “tho great sonreo of doliv- erance and preservation in all times of dan- gor.”—Boston Journal. Description of Jesue. Tho following cpistlo was taken by Napo leon from tho public records of Rome, when lie deprived that city of so many valnablo manuscripts. It was written at tho tlmo nnd on the spot where Jesus commenced Ids Min istry , by Publius Lcntullus, the Governor of Judea, to tlio Senate of Rome, Cesar being Emperor. It was (ho custom of these days for tho Qovornor to write homo any ovent of importance which transpired while ho hold lice: CoNacnipr pATntm: There appoared In those, onr days, a man named Jesus Christ, who Is yot living among us, and of tho Gen- tllo Is nccoptcd ns n prophet of great truth; but his own disciples call him tho son of God. ITo hath raised the dead, cured all manner of diseases. Ho Is a man of stature somowhat tall and coraoly, with a very ruddy counton. anco, such as ono may lovo ami fear. His hair }s of tho 'color of a filbert, when fully ripe; plain to Ills cars, whence downward, It Is more orient of color, curling and waving about his shonlders. In the middto of his head is a scam or partition of long lialr, after the manner of tho Nazarltoa. His forehead Is plain and delicate; his thee without spot or wrlnklo, beautified with a oomely rod; his noso and mouth are exactly formed; his beard Is tho color of his hair, and thick, not of any great height, but tbrked. In reprov ing he Is terrlblo, In admonishing courteous; In speaking ho la vory modest and wtso ; in proportion of body, well shaped. None have seen him laugh, bnt many have soon him woep. A man, fbr his surpassing beauty, excelling the children afmen. Rules for Home Eduoatlon. The following rules wo commend to all our patrons and IVlends, for their cxccllnnce, bre vity, and practical utility. They nro worthy ofbelng printed In letters of gold, and being placed.in a conspicuous position in every household.' It Is lamcntablo to contemplate tho mischief, misery nnd ruin which nro the legitimate fruit of those deficiencies which are printed out In the rales to which we have referod. Let ovory parent and guar dian read, ponder and Inwardly dlgost. 1. From your children's earliest Infancy, Inculcate-the nocossity ifipstAnt obedience, 2. Unite firmness with gentleness. Lot your children always understand that you mean exactly what you say. 8. Never promise them any thing unless you are quite aure you can gtvo them what you promise. 4. If you Jell a l|ttle child to- do aomething, allow him how to do It, and soe that It Is done. 6. Always punish your children for wilful ly disobeying you, but never punish them In anger. 0. Never lot them perceive that they can *vxyon;or nuke you lost yonr acIPcom- manil. 7. Tf(jiey give way to potulence and tem per, wait till they are calm, and then gently reason with them on tho Impropriety of thoir conduct. 8. Remember that a little present punish ment whon the occasion arises, is much more effectual than the threatening of a greater punishment, should the fault be renowed. 9. Ncvor giro yonr children anything bo- causo thoycry for it. 10. On no account allow them to do at one timowhat you have forbidden, under llko circumstances, nt another. 11. Teach them that tho only sure and easy way to appear good Is to bo good. 12. Accustom them to make their little recitals with pci feet truth. 18. Never allow of tale-boaring. 14. Teach them that self-denial, not. self-in dulgence, Is tho appointed and share method of securing happiness, - lO; OiMid (L, a-nlti.-t tl.u luatilgWlC* of an angry and resentful spirit. If these rules were reduced td practice, daily practice, by parents and guardians, how much misery would be prevented —how many in danger of ruin would be sared, and how largely wonid tho happiness of a thousand domestic circles be augmented ! It Is lament able to seo how extensive Is parental neglect, and to witness the bad and dreadful conso- qnenses in the rain of thousands l—Ex. paper. URimwiuMiiRn. H. P. WooTi*. Dirt Town, J. T. Finley, Chattoogavtlle: Daniel Hicx*, Summerville, W. M. Peeples, Calhoun. E. R. Sasseen, Lafayette. Post Masters generally are reattested tenet as Agents, also to give us immediate notice of any paper not taken from the office. Money sent by mall nt onr risk. Letters, to insure attention, must be di rected (post-paid) to KNoWT.ce &. Mrtae. N, B. Our Agents and others who feel 01 interest in the circulation of oUr paper, will confer a favor by urging upon tbelr friends tlie importance of sustaning a paper it home. We shall endeavor Jo make the Ooi'alaa wot. thy of tlie patronage of Uerokae Georgia. Home. There tiiouid be no spot on tho whole earth beautirul, so happy, as home. Nowhere in tlio world rhould the heart turn with so much longing, witli such deep fullness of love, as to that blessed sanctuary. The fondest as sociations, the desreet recollections, from in fancy to manhood, should, cluster and cling around It, and tlio memory of its joys should brighten the lingoring days of old age. Every home was intended to be' such an Eden in tho world’s wilderness. Alas! how few such there rcadly are, In how many homes coldness, selfishness, disregard of each other’s feelings and afiection, make all other places seem more attractive than home. But, to set «- side all posltlvo unkindness, rudeness, or 111- temper, all wilful wrong doings of parents or children; how many homes are cold and chill as winter from the absence of all manifesta tions ot lovo. Tho (Uther, wrapt in a mantle of cold reserve, never caressingly draws his children to his heart, and lets them fool that It boats warmly for them. Satisfied if lie gives them shelter, food and raiment, provides fur thoir bodily and Intellectual wants, and teach es them their religious duties. Ho deems it quite superfluous to train their affections, that yot domand so much culture. Tho mother, if wo can conccivo It possible ofa mother, soldom or never clasps her child to her breast, and bestows tho smllo that childhood covets more than tho miser docs tho most glittering treasure. All tho little outward tokens aud manifes tations of loro, essential to domestic enjoy ment, as tho sunshine, tho flowers, tho tweet songs of tho birds, and tho oijoyracnt of na ture, ore withheld from tlioso longing hearts to whom they nro as life ilielf, and cold, and measured duty leads tho steady unfalter ing march along that rugged way, which ought to bo bright and boautifhl with thou sand flowers of affection. Tho heart ofa child is vory tender. It is foil of strong impulses: 11 s affections seek a boundless requital, boundless as thoir bestowal wonld be. And to whom should a child go but to his parents, Its brothers, Its sisters, to meet-this sacred, beautiful demand of its nature. 'The sweet smile of affection, tho kindly word, tho gent ly beaming glance, tho tones of sympathy In sorrow and trial, the soothing and tender at tention In illness, those blessedlittlo n-lf-sacrl- fleos, and unpretending kindness, the sweet patienco, and meek forbearance, those delight- fill caressing ways and affectionate manners that mako a few homes almost heaven, should mako all homes so. In them, “out of tho heart tho month spukoth," nnd speech and act aiiko holy and bmrotifol, Wlnnning, love ly and attractive are such homes. Manhood turns from them to tho world’s dutlsa with a sigh, comes hack with a glad smile. Sorrow falls not so heavily upon them; thoir Inmates hear ono another's burdens; deep pence Is there even In tho midst ofalfectlons. Words and deods of love. Well liss It beeh said, 0 lot ua unite tho two”—however dark and troubled our homes which sorrow nor fcaro, even death will have tho power to darken or removo. God Is love—tho spirit of His word is love: and would wo In deed walk ac cording to its dictates, Lovo, proved alike In word nnd deed, must be tho Guardian An gel of our Homo. A Lesson for Young Men. Nothing, is so important to a business man as promptness. Tho good book says, “ what soever thy hand findeth to do, do It with all thy might.” Thlslessoncannothotoostrong- ly or too frequently Impressed upon the minds Of youth.- Nlno-tcnths of tho fWlnrcs In bu siness rcsnlt from a habit of delaying, dallying and postponing small matters In early life. An cmlncrt prca'dier of Philadelphia, accord ing to tho Bntnrday Post, preached a sermon to young men, in which ho related the follow ing anecdote! “I onco knew a yottng man who was com mencing life as a clerk. Ono day h!s employ er said to him, ’Now to-morrow that cargo ot cotton must bo got ont and weighed, nnd wo must have a regular account of it.’ "Ho was a young man of energy. This was the first time he had been entrusted to superintend tho execution of this work; he made his arrangements overnight, spoko to the men abont their carts and horses, and, re solving to begin very early in the morning, he instructed the laborers to be there at half- past 4 o'clock. 8o they set to work, and tho thing was dono; and about ten or eleven o'clock his master comes in, and seeing him sitting in the counting-house, looks very blank, supposing that his commands had not boon cxccntcd. “ 'I thought,'said tho master, ‘yonwerore- qttested to getoht that cargo this morning 7' " 'It is all dono,’ said tho young man, ‘and here is tho account of it.' “Ho never looked, behind him from that moment—n‘Vei l His character was fixed, confidence was established. Ho was found to ho tho man to do tho tiling with prompt ness, He very soon camo to ho one that From the Southern Presbyterian. "Bieltnr Ad Aatra.” Yes, wo nro going to tlio stars—no mistake. This nation Is, at least tho female part of It. But howl By the intellectual and moral ed ucation they are now beginning. to reeive, in all parts of our country. Notices of the open ing of now Female Colleges are tho order of the day in papers, from the centre and all the extremes of this Repnhiic. Many of thoso ins'ltuliohs also are high of character—under thrjdircction of able* faithful instructors, cm- bracingan extensive course of studies, taught alter the most improved modes. That tho present juvenile female portion of onr popu lation are likely soon to enjoy advantages vastly higher than thoso which any nation, ancient or modem, has ever before enjoyed. A most encouraging feet, also, connected with those institutions Is, that theyaro not empty halls, or vacant monhmcnlal structures, tol ling only to tho honor of wonld-bc-benefactora No, they are generally crowded with pupils.— Ayo, and the demand is yet for other institu tions. "More of tho same,” Is still tho cry. In addition to thoso previously announced nnd known to the public, it becomes our duty to state—and wo take nrnch pleasure in doing it—that tho Trustees of tho Griffin Female College are preparing to open, shortly, under, very fovorablo auspices, another Institution, nnder the care of tlie Synod of Georgia. The Importance of such an institution in such a locality—pleasant, healthy, accessible and surrounded by a denso population, can hard ly bo overrated. Hcspocting tho Principal of tho Institution, Wo sanction folly all that is said of.him by our correspondent In anothor column. To that communication wo call at tention. It contains matter for grave reflec tion on tho part both of tlie conductors of io- motions of learning nnd tho public at large. EV The young lady who caught cold by could not bo spared—lie was as necessary to j drinking water from a damp tumbler, is con- the firm as any of tho partners. valescent. Van Buren and Jaokaon. The secret of Mr. Van Burcn'a popularity with General Jackson, ns given by an adopt ed citizen who was onco behind tho curtain as a valet, Is amnslng; "And now does it happen, Pat, that Misthcr Van Buren alwnya kopt In with tho ould gln- eral ns ho did 7" “If hy, t'm thinking, Murphy, It was bo- canso ho always had such a bad could, jistl" “And what had his having a could lo do with tho matter at all, at nil 7' —rrnjr um ruu ncrx-r near,- iuurpny, rny boy, of the fox that had a conld 7 Then I’ll tell yo, Onco there was a lion that wanted to know how polite nil tlio bastes wore. So ho mado a great smell in his den, with brlm- stono, or something else—I don't mind what jist—hut it smelt enough to knock you down, entirely; nnd then ho called in Hie bear, nnd nays ho, "Good morning, Mr. Bear, what d'ye think of tho sraoll hero (ids morning 7” nnd the bear says ho, “ TYhy it smells had.” “What’s that you say 7" says tho lion; "tako that," nays he, (ntlng him np altogether!) “take that, and it will tach yo politeness, yo unmannerly son of a cub I” Now whon tho bear was ate up, tho lion called in mon key, and asked him the same question pre cisely. Now tho monkoy, Booing tho bear that tho Hon had awallowed, lying dead in tho corner, saya ho, "may it please your majesty," says he, “it's jist tho iBostdcllghtforanrelll oTor smelt in my life, at all, at all." “So it is,” said the Hon, patting him on tho head easy like so as to bate tho breath clane out of his body; “so it is,” said he, “and now yonll notteH anoth er He soon, I'm thinking.” Now when the Hon had kil't tho bear and the monkey, ho called in tho fox to him, nnd says ho, (looking vory savago, nnd ready to ate him np if bo should make tho least fox paw at all,) Good morning, Yox,” says he, “how docs my parlor enroll to day 7” And says tho fox, (wiping Ills noso with tho brash of his tail, and pulling down his eyelid with his paw, as much ns to say, "d’ye seo any green there, iny bono 7”) "fetth,” nays ho, ‘may it plcaso yonr mtljesty, I've a vory bail could this morning, nnd its me that can’t smell nt all, nt ail I” So the lion' ianglicd and toitld the fox ho was a vory clovor baste, and, that be might tread In his footsteps' if ho could sthraddle wide enough, and all tho oth er beasts should mind him, or ho would eat them up as ho had tho hear and tho monkey, Tho following verso contains every letter in tho English alphabet except E.- it is a ques tion whether: ony.other English rhyme can bo produced (inprint)without tlio letter E, which is a letter employed more than any other: A jovial swain may rack his brain And tax his fancy’s might To quiz in vain, for ’tis mosl That what I say is right; - tr “rn take your part,” as tho dog said when he robbed tho eat of her dinner, A Bniolde, With a Moral. We mentioned, the other day, the suicide of a young man named John S. Davis, at the West Jersey Ferry Company’s wharf, eppo- site Philadelphia. It was also stated that be had :> wife living in Baltimore. Among other letters found on his table Was one assigning reasons for tho eonuntsslon of tiro fatal act, of character so ditforont Horn that which or- dtnarily characterises tills species of literature that it is wortii while copying it: " It will bo charged upon mo by paragraph mongers that 1 mental aberration, canned by pecuniary difficulties,” had led mo to tho act whoso consequences are now visible. ’Love,' ' domestic afllictlon,’ or any but the true cause, will bo assigned. To refute all such charges, nml to set at rest forever all speculations on the Birbjcct.I wrilo thoso lines. " I havo passed my life in the search after happiness. Like other men, I bare tried and exhausted all tho springs of action; ambition, friendship, loro, hare all morod mo In their turn, but yet they hare not brought happi ness. » “ Mine has Indeed boon ft 1 battle of life,’ and as I have kept my post upon its field, I hnro beheld nil that makes life happy past forever away. Projects of feme havo failed, friends have fallen from my side^ the love of my youth has turned tognll In my breast, the wife of my bosom lias deserted and denied mo, wealth lias slipped from my grasp, all baa proved a dreary blank ; and now, at the cad of tho strife, I stand alono upon the plain, my dead hopes strewn In mockery, and nothing In the future but despair and death. " Why It has been thus to mo, why I have never enjoyed tlio happiness that other mett havo revelled in around me, I stop hot to en quire. Suffice It that I havo not. As many another, many a better, many a wiser man has found it less terrible to meet death than to bravo tho scorning cf (he world and to en dure the gnawings of his own bitter thoughts, bo do I; aud from a life of care and trouble, and more sorrow than my proud nature can boar, I turn to tho quid and ailetteo of death, And what comes after 1 Eternity I dark, bland, mysterious and unfathnmod eternity I In a sii-gio hour I shall have solved its mystery. “ To thoso who will ho wronged by my vol untary exit from tho stago of life, I havo only to say that I havo endeavored to act honora bly and justly towards them all—to wrong nd man—to do entirely Unto others that which t would havo othors do unto mo. I have sot before mo tho words of tlio poet: “ Thou jewel, Reputation I Lot me secure thco, bright and spotless now, And this weak, caro-wom body’s dissolution Will cheaply pay tho purchase." I havo labored for a name whtto its montl- iain snow, dazzling and speckles!, but the failure of tho hopes I had built upon has come upon mo too crushingly to bo survived. If I could have lireii, 7 ahnutt Lava „■ ,laa— cd my honor ns It now stands pledged to them; as it is, tiicy mnst only pity nnd forgive, while they condemn mo." Tho Now-York Exprcsi says" The Un happy author of these lines was evidently a man of education mid intelligence, in the worldly acceptation of the torm; hut, alits! it is no less evident that he lacked that kind of knowledge which alone enables suflbring hu manity lo fight nnd win tho " battle of life." Had ho been blessed with something of Chris tian fortitude, ho never could havo sunk into tho coward's grave, the grave of tlio suicide. Tho air of atheism or infidelity pervades his letter from beginning to end ; and that spirit of despondency which it conjures Up in sea sons of misfortune, to frighten it* victims into otornlly, is painfully prominent thronghonL Hope, Faticnco, Contentment, Resignation, are weapons only tho Christian eftn command in llko seasons of trial. Anecdote or CcnazN.—Mr. Curran hap pening to crass examine one of those per sons known In Ireland by tho significant des cription of half gentlemen, found it necessa ry to ask A question as to Ills knowledge of tho Irish tongue, which, though perfectly fa miliar to lilnr tho witness alfectcd not to un derstand, while ho at the satuo time spoke extremely had English. “I seo, sir, how it is,” said tho barrister! “you are more ashamed of knowing yoUr owh language than of not knowing any other." A barrister onco entered a Court-room with his wig Very touch awry. Not being aware of tho circumstance, ho could not account for tho remarks which ctory observer seemed to make on his nppcaranco ; till at last address ing himself to Mr. Curran ho asked hlto, "Do you sco anything ridiculous in this wig 7" Tho answer Instiihtly was “Nothing but the head.” A correspondent from Kingstree, S. C,, wrjtcs as follows: “Wo have just closed a meeting of nine days continuance, in Williams burg chnreh, nnd the result exhibits the most powerful work of grace within tho recollection of tho oldest Inhabitants, For this blessing, wo nro indebted, under God, to tho Rer. Dr. Bakor of Texas, who preaehi-d every sermon on tho occasion, except ono. Tho number of converts thus far reported is sixty-four; and on many other minds tlio Sun of Righteous ness seems lo bo just rising. On last Sab bath about fifty yonng converts ret down to gether for tho first time nt the (ablo of (he Lord, while a vast congregation of old disci ples looked on with gratitude and Wonder. Among thoso, wore some of tho most intel lectual men in our community, hcada of fumiiics, anil somo prcciohs youth who) 14 1 hoped, will doToto themselves to the < tlio ministry. A tremendous blow I struck at tho empire of Satan here,: trust, will bo felt for years to Lord hath done great things for wc arc glad.—Southern Prcsbyt* Truly, had wo no^j no treasureslak world, misory i that of tlio meanest an was the dying remark ( plicr, who had no lj|

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, September 09, 1852, Image 1