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About Georgia times and state right's advocate. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1833-1834 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1833)
. POETRY. From the H chon y A 2YEWSOBTG TO A\ OLOTnfK. Jimmy Wayne and F<r•; th Lav ft Inn I 'J v ' : * se » Wii • . Black spirits and prey, red v- and t>lu ? • Are call’d to their standard, r . r °* ‘ IT,G * Huzza ! for the rally, huzza ! for the ihror.p. Huzza ! lor the change a that make ’em so strong. The beer barrel works, that v.‘n? Jitew I i:i Convcjilion , If a hoop or two*? .s V.s? not worthy the mention ; High pressure we know is the thing aganst stream, A„J when_the muj j%*c Ats fill. At evilje, lo! tfis great chess-board was spread, Rnoks, and knights, kin.rs anj 4.1 'ns. white anj red; The players were keen, and the stakes too were deep ; And they thought they ha 1 cuughl Georgia’s weasel asleep. Huzza ! for check-maters ; huzzi! for the hold, Huzza ! for the shepherds that till up their fold. Amalgams and solvents, thev ’.now how. to use ; Nor pebbles nor brii k-hn’s ? i -'i builders refuse ; Mere rubbish will answer to All up tilt clunks’; With bladders and corks what-swimmer e’er sinks ? Huzza 1 fur the builders ; hu,/a 1 for the Imuso ; Huzza 1 tor the CJicese3 that fatten the mouse. Old Anthony Havre, was granny o nee call’d— Caesarian ohsteiricks pray don’iTie-appaU’d— On old mother Britain, aol ved him the name ; His namesake the * President merits the same.. Huzza 1 for the granny, huzza ! for the'birth, Huzza ! tor the greetings, th’c hopes and the mirth! But the process Ctrsarian he did not employ I Just arranged into light the political boy ; This great Tertium Quid, quite a giant When born Shall nullify nnllics flnugh Troupers to scorn. ( Huzza ! tor the Titans ; huzza ! tor their fetes ; II uzza ! for the tatoo, that to rendtivous beats' Charles’s wain, "motig the stars is conspicuous above. A wain of IrCsh hay, suits a Kentucky drove, The htf oon'z Watte and Love’s, suits James'case well, For W ayneiug he W aynes how fast time will tell. „ Huzza! for the . anc offtty song to. its close lluzza !*for staunch friends, and tJT undisguied toes. *Not of the IT.l T . S. but of the Convention. TTSSSI S^OW-FfuAKK. ,‘qNow, if 1 fall, will it he my lot To be cast in some lone, and lovely spot, To melt, and to sink, unseen, or forgot! And there will tny course he ended?” 'Twas this, a feathery .Snow -Flake said, As down through measureless spaced! strayed,. t)r, as half by dalliance, half array’d, In mid air it seemed suspended. “Oh! no,” saill the Earth, “thou slialt not lie Neglected and lone on my lap to die, Thou pure and dalec itc child of die sky ! For thou wilt be safe in my keeping. But tlien 1 must give then a lovelier form— Thou wilt not be part of the wintry storm, But revive, when the sunbeams are yellow and warm, And the flowers from thy bosom are peeping! “And then thou shall have rhy choice, (oho Restored inthe lily that decks the lea, In the jessamine-bloom, the annemone, Or aught of thy spotless whiteness : To malt, and be cast in a glittering bead, With the pearls, that the night scatters over the mend, Iu the cup where tliebeo and the fire-fly feed, Regaining thy dazzling brightness ” “Then 1 will drop,” said the (rusting Flake ; “But bear in mind, that the choice I make Is not iu the flowers, nor tli3 dew to wake; Nor the mist that shall pass with the morning. For, things of thyself, they expire With thee; But those that are lent from on high, tike me, They rise and will live, from the dust set tree, To the regions abovo returning ” mhcelLa.heoi E SC 21LUARD TABLE. UY Jt’DOS TTAIL. Oil one of those clear nights in December, when the tcloutllcss blue sky is studded witii millions of brilliant luminaries, shining with more than ordinary lustre, a young gentleman was seen rapidly pacing one of the principal streets of Pittsburg. Had ho been a lover of nature, the beauty of the heavens must have attracted liis observation; but he was too much wrapt up in his thoughts—or in his cloak—to throw a single glance to wards the silent orbs, that glowed so bcautiously iu the firmament. A piercing wind swept through the streets, moanitigand sighing, as if it felt the pain that it inflict ed. The intense coldness of the weather had driven the usual loiterers of the night from their accustomed lounging places. Every door and shutter was dosed against the common enemy, save where the “Blue spirit and red, Black spirit and grey,” •which adorn the shelves of the druggist, mingled their hues with the shadows of the night; or where the win dows of the confectioner, redolent of light, and fruit, and sugar plumbs,shed its refulgence upon the half pet rified wanderer. The streets were forsaken, except bv‘ n fearless, or nrcoooltwo f->y, who glided rapidly and" silently along, as the sceptres of the nignt. Aught else than love or murder would scarcely have ventured to stalk abroad on such a night; and yet it would be hard ly fair to set down the few, unfortunate stragglers, who faced the blast on this eventful evening, as lovers or as sassins. Pleasure sends forth her thousands, and neces sity her millions, into all the dangers and troubles of this boisterous world. On reaching the outlet of an obscure alley, the young gentleman paused, cast a suspicious glance around, as if fearful of observation, and then daitcd into the gloomy passage. ' A few rapid steps brought him to the front of a wretched frame building, apparently untenunted, or* occupied only as a ware-hoUsc, through whose broken panes the wind whistled, while the locked doors seemed to bid defiance to any ingress, but that of the piercing element. It was in truth a lonely hack building, in the heart of the town; but so concealed bv the surrounding houses, that it might as well have been in the si lor. t bo som of the forest. A narrow flight of stairs, ascending the outside of iheedifico, led to an upper s’orv. As cending these, th youth, opening the door with the fa miliarity of an accustomed visiter, emerged from the gloom of the night, into the light and life of the billiard room. It was a large apartment indifferently lirflitoil,*and meanly furnished. In the centre stoo l the billiard table, whose allurements had enticed so many on the evening to forsake the quiet and virtuous comforts of social life, aad to brave the biting blast, and the not lvs “ pitiless pci tings” of parental or conjugal admonition. Its po lished mahogony frame, mid neatly bruised cover of; green cloth, its silken pockets, and party-coloured ivory balls, presented a striking contrast to the rude negli gence of the rest of the furniture ; while a large canopy, suspended over the table, and intended to collect anti re fract the rays of a number of well trimmed lamps which hung within tho circumference, stud an ' .tense bril liance over that little spot, and threw a corresponding gloom upon the surrounding scene. ln<|, „d,if that guv -altar of dissipation had b< n withdrawn, the tempi)’ol pearance ol the house of inmitnnfg. •*-- ao- The stained and dirty lloor was strewed with frarr. ments of sugar;, play-bills and nut-shells; the wails blackened with smoke, seemed to have witnessed the or I gies of many a midnight revel. A few candle# des" lined to illumine the distant recess of the room.’ hum. : neglected against the walls—lowering tl.eir lone- vvicks" and marking their stations by streams of tallow, which 1 had been antlered to accumulate tluoo., 1 ..... winter night. Tho ceiling was hung with cobwebs, cu riously intermingled with dense clouds of tobacco smote and tinged hv the straggling rays of light, which occa sional!) shot from the sickly tapers. A set of benches, attached to th walls, and raised sufficiently high to over look the table, accom; nodal < and the loungers, who were net engaged at play, and who sat or reclined —solemnly puffing their sugars, idly sipping their brandy and water or industriously counting the chances ot the. game; but ail observing a profound silence, which would have and vie honor to a tnrbartd divan, and was well suite,! to to of tbenr . I ‘ ll,!p oter sos gaver-pints 1 ughed and chatted aside, or ; .--a.y'r. •/li(ikS r i 1 ,i r v ! 7l : ft' ; diffijtllli I i<» a aYf but :he parties engaged ; while the marker announced the -r ite of 1 lie game, trimmed die lamps, and supplied re ' fresbments to the guests. Mr. St. Glair, the gentleman whom we have taken the liberty of tracing <0 this varied scene, was cordially greeted on his entrance by the party* at the table, who had be n denouncing liio adverse" elements which*had caused the absence of several of their choicest spirits. Tiie game at which they were then playing being one which admitted of an iudcflimlc number-pf players, St. Clair was readily permitted to take bail; and engaging with ardor in the fascinating amusement, was soon lost to all that occurred beyond the little circle of its witchc- \ ry. ~ The intense coldness of tlio night was so severely felt in the badlv wanned apartment which we hare attempt ed to describe, that the party broke 1 up earlier than usu al. One by one they .dropped off, until St. Clair and anotherof the players were left alone. These being both skilful, engaged eaeliotlier single handed,’and be came so and—• 'v interc stod, as scarcely to observe the de ■ .. . ..... until they found the room entirely deserted. The night was far spent. The mar ker, whoso services were no longer required,’was nod ding over the grate ; the candles were wasting in their sockets, and although a steady brilliance still fell upon the table, the back ground was as dark as it was soli tary. , The most careless observer nvight have remarked the great disparity of character exhibited in the two players, who now matched their skill in this graceful and fasci nating game. St. C'air was a genteel young man, of about live and twenty. Ills manners had all tin-case of. one accustomed to the best society ; Ids countenance was op+’n and prepossessing; his whole demeanor frank and manly. There was a careless gaiety in his air, hap i pily blended with an habitual politeness and dignity of carriage, which-added much to the ordinary graces of youth and amiability. 11 is features displayed no trace of thought or genius, for Mr. St. Clair was one ot that lirge class, w'lio please without design and without ta lent, and who, by dint of light hearts and graceful cxte ; riors, thrive better in this world, than those who think and fee! more acutely. Feeling he had, but it was rath or amiable than deep; and ins understanding though solid, was of that plain and"practical kind, which though, adapted to the ordinary business of life, seldom ex pands itself, to grasp at any object beyond the narrow sphere. It was very evident that he had known neither guile nor sorrow. In this brief journey through life, he Irul as yet trod only in flowry paths; and having passed joyously along, was not aware that the snares which hatch the feet of the unwary, lie ambushed in the sunni est spots of our existence. He was a man of small for tune, and was happily married to a lovely young woman, to whom he was devotedly attached ; and who, when she bestowed her hand, had given him the entire possession of a warm and spotless heart. They had lately arrived at Pittsburg; and being about to settle in some part of the western country, had determined to spend the ensu ing spring and summer in this city, where Mrs. Rt. Clair might enjoy the comforts of good society until her hus band prepared their future residence for her reception. His opponen t was some ten years older than himself, a short, thin, strait man—with a keen eve and sallow complexion. He was one of those persons who may be seen in shoals at the taverns and gambling houses of a large town, nnd-who mingle with better people in stage coaches and steamboats. He had knocked about the world, as his own expression was, until, like an old coin whose original impression had been worn oil’, he had few marks left by which his birth or country could bo traced. But like that same coin, the surface only, was altered, the base metal was unchanged. Ho aped the gentility which he did not possess, and was ambitious of shining both in tiroes and manners; but nature, when she placed him in a low condition, had never iutended lie should rise above it. It is-unfortunate for such people, that, like hypocrites in religion,demagogues in politics, and empires of all sorts, they always overact their parts, and by an exces sive zeal betray their ignorance of knavery. Thus the person in question, by misapplying the language of his superiors in education, betrayed bis ignorance, and by goiqg to the extreme«f every fashion, was always too well dressed for a gentleman. In short, lie was a gant blet--who ronftred from town to town; preying upon yotfrig libertines, and old debauchees; and employing as much ingenuity, in his vocation, as would set up half a duzenMawyer*, arid - as much industry as would make U>e lortunes of hallo dozen mechanics. Such were the players who were left together like the last champions of a tournament—who after vanquishing all their competitors, now turned their arms against each other. For a while they displayed q courtesy, which seemed to be the effect of a respect for each other’s skill, (t was natural to St. Glair; in the Gambler it was assumed. The latter having found the opportunity he had long eagerly sought, soon began to practice the arts of hi? profession. The game of billiards, requiring great precision of eve, and steadiness of hand-, can only be played by one who is completely master of his tem per; and the experienced opponent of St. Clair essayed .to touch a string, on w hich lie had often worked with success. ‘ You are a married man, I believe V said he. 4 Yes sir,—’ ‘ That was a bad play—you Rad nearly missed the ball.’ You spoke to me just as I was striking,’ said St. Clair good humored Iy. . ‘■On ! I beg pardon. Where did von learn to play bil liards!'’ 4 in Philadelphia.' 4 Do they understand the game ?’ 4 1 have seen some fine players there.’ 4 erv bkr !v. But I dpubt whether they play the sci cr.t •• I, '- . the only place. There th y got it in style. See timre now ! That was a very bad play if yours. You played on the wrong ball.’ 4 No sir, I was fight.’ ‘Pardon me, sir. I profess to understand this game. There was an ensv canton on the table, when you aimed to pocket the white ball.’ 4 oil are mistaken,’ said St. Clair. ‘ Oil, very well ! 1 meant no offence. Now mark how l shall count off these balls. Do you sec that?— There’s play for you ! You say you are a marticd man?’ 4 1 said so. What then?’ 4 1 thought as much by your plav.’ 4 What has that to do with It.’ 4 Why, you married men arc accustomed to early hours, and get sleepy earlier than we do.’ siness!’ ''l I—l anv avail)toms of drovr ‘ol1"» ' I meant no allusion. There’s another bad pi IV n! yours. done’’ U W ,il ,iml 1 s,,fl »ciently well, before we are „ ‘ ‘ ,l ‘ n ?.' l ° u ! ,t ’ 1 ,nuant nothing, you play an elegant r' ™:, , v' "’ >ou marr,ed man get scared when it „rows ute. so man can plav billed*, wlitn he is in a hurry lo go borne. A married gentleman can t help : thinking of the sour looks, and cross answers, he is apt to get, when he goes home after midnight. t I will thank you to make no such allusions to-mo said St. Clair, 4 1 am neither scared nor sleepy, but able to beat you as loug as 1 please.” Oil very well! 1 don’t value myself on my. playirfg. Shall we double the bet ? and have another bottle ot wine ?’ 4 If you please.’ - Agreed. Now do your best—or I shall beat you. Pestered by this impertinence, St. Clair lost several garni*. His want of sUcm.ss add.-d to his impatience ; aH 'd his tormentor fcontinm-J la vex him witii tauntingxe marks until his agitation became uncontrollable. He doubled, trebled, quadrupled thfe bet lo change his luck, but in vain. Evarv desperate attempt urged him to wards his tiin ; and it was happy for him, that his natu ral good seise enabled him to stop, before Jtis fate was coiisurnmacd —though not until he.had lost a large sum. Vexed with hi# had fortune, St. Clair left the house of dissipatbg, and turned his-reluctant stops towards his owndwellirg. Ilis slow and thoughtful pace was no.w far different front the usual lightness of his graceful car riage, it vrts not, that Re feared the frown of his love ly wife ; for v> him Iter brow had always been uncloud-• ed, aud her lipaOiad only affection. She was one of -those gentle beings, whose sweatness 'with rs not with the hour op the seirson ; but endures through all vlcissltifdi s. It was the recollection of that servant and forbearing love, that now pressed like a leaden weight lipon the conscience of the gambler, when he reflected upon the many little luxuries, and ianocc-nt enjoyments of which that lovely woman hat? deprived herself, while" he had squandered vast "sums in selfish dissipation. Having ucver before lost so much at play, this view of the case had not occurred to him, and it now came home to his bo som with fell force—bringing pangs of the keenest sell reproach, He recalled! the tnanv projects of domestic comfort they had planned togethor, some of which inust now be del.rycd by his imprudence. That very evening they had spoken pf the rural dwelling they intended to inhabit 5 and Louisa’s taste had suggested a variety ot improvements, with which it should be embellished.— When he left her, he promised to return soon ; and now after a long absence, he came, the messenger-—if not of ruin—at least of disappointment. The influooco ol wine, and the agitation of his mind, had wrought up the usually placid feeling of St. Clair, into a state.Of high excitement. Ilis imagination wandered to tho past and to the future ; aad every piptorc, that lie contemplated, added to his pain. ‘I will goto Louisa,’ said lie, 4 1 will confess" all.— Late is it is, sho is still watching for me.' Poor girl! She little thinks, while she has been counting the vy hours of my absence, 1 have been madly courting Wretchedness for myselij and preparing the bitter cup of affliction for her.’ Iu this, frame of mind, he reached his own door, and lapped gently for. admittance, lie was surprised that his Summons.was not immediately answered ; for tlie watchful solicitude of his wife had always kept her froni retireing in his absence, lie knocked again and again —and at last, when his patience wqs nearly exhausted, a slip-shod house-maid came shivering to thc tloor. He snatched the candle from her ' and, and ascended to his chamber. It was deserted ! 4 Where is Mrs. St. Clair?’ said he to the maicj who had followed him. 4 Gone’ Gone ? Where ?’ 4 Why, sir, she went away with a gentleman.’ ‘Away with a gentleman ! Impossible.’ 4 Yes, sir, indeed, she went off witii a gectlcman in a carriage.’ 4 When? Wlicrc di^she go?’ 4 1 ilont know where she went sir. Sho never int ima ted a word to me. She started just after you left home.’ 4 Did she leave no message ?’ 4 No, sir, not any. She was in a great hurry.’ St. Clair motioned the girl to retire, and sunk into a chair. “She has left me,” he exclaimed, 44 cruel,-failbless, Louisa! Never did 1 believe you wmjld have forsaken me!—No, no,—it can’t he, Louisa eloped ! The kind est, the sincerist of human beings! Impossible !” He rose and paced the room —tortured with pangs of Unutterable anguish. He gazed round the apartment, and his dwelling onCc so hapny, geeined deSolafc as a loinb. He murmured the hamaof Louisa, and A thou sand joys rose to his recollection; Alb—all were blast ed! For she,'in wlicso love lie bad confided, that pyre, angelic being, whose very existence seemed to -be* en twined with his own, had never loved him ! She pre ferred another ! He endeavoured to calm his passions and to reason deliberately ; —but in vain. Who could have reasoned at such a moment ? Ho mechanically drew out his watch-; it was past two o’clock. Where could Louisa beat oneb an hour T ghc had had no inti mates, and few acquaintances in the city. Could anv one have carried her away by force I No, no—the tflith was too plain ! Louisa Was a faithless woman—and he a forsaken, wretched, brokcn-hqnrted man ! In tin agony of grief, hc.icft.liis house, and wondered distractedly through the,streets, until chance directed he reached the confluence of the rivers. To tfiis spot lie had strolled with his Louisa in their last walk. There they had stood, gazing at the Monongaliala and the Al legany uniting their streams, and loosing then- own names iu that of the Ohio; and Louisa had compared this “meeting of thc.watcrs” to the mingling of .two kindred souls, joining, to part no more-—until both shall be plunged in tlicv vast ocean of eternity. To the lover —and St. Clair was slilLa servant- rover—thcre'is'no re monstrance so dear, as the recollection of a tender and poetic sentiment bfca'hed froih the eloquent Bps of af fection ; arid, the afflicted husband, when he recalled the deep and animated tong of feeling, with which this natural image was uttered by histwife, could not doubt but that it was the language of her heart. All his ten derness and confidence revivedy.- and he turned mourn, fully, with tt full and softened heart', determined to seek liis dwelling, and wait as patiently as'.be coutd' until the return of day should bring gome explanation of Loui sa’s conduct. At this moment a light passing rapidly front the bank of the Alleghany towards tbo town, in an in stant it was lost—and again it glimmered among the ramparts of Forts du Quesnc —are! tlicq disappeared;— He advanced cautiously towards the ruined fofts> and clambering over the remains'of the breast work, en tered tbe area—carefully examining Abe whole ground by the clear moonlight. Hut no animate object was 10 be seOtt. A confused mass of misshapen ridges arid broken rocks were alone to be discovered; —the vestiges of .a powerful bulwark, - which had once breasted the storm. 44 tt is deserted,” said the bereaved husband, “ like rnv once liaapy dwelling. Tlie 11 ig is gone—the music is silent —the Strong towers have fallen, and all is deso late!” l’erplexpd by the sudden disappearance of the light, and indulging a vague suspicion that it was in some way connected with his m.sforlunc, he continued to ex plore the ruiri3. A faiat riv es light now caught his eye, anil he silently approached it. He soon reached the entrance of an arched vault, formerly a powder mag aziuc, fr.an which the light emanated. Th • door-wav was closed by a few loos boards leaned carefully against |l > and evidently intended only to afford a brief concctil mem; but a crevice, winch had been inadvertently left permitted the escape of that straggling beam of light which had attracted Ins attention, ami which proceeded from a small taper placed in a dark lantern. Two per sons sat before it, in one of whom tho astonished Si. Glair recogized hi# late companion, the gamble? ! The other was a coarse ill drea-id ruffian* with a fi romoii liul sinister expression of countenance, which at once |1 pespoke his character. They were busily examining : i number of large keys, which secur'd newly made* < “ Had, a vkv.ard cluuisey work! "said the gambler, “hut no od Is about that, if they f!o but-fit.” “l.Vill worktug'in fjo night, and with bad tool',’ rejoined the other.' “Afo and Dick has been at 'em for a wi ek, stead'*—aud it them keys won't do i’ll be bang ed if 1 can make any' t>eU'er.” “Hat’(it 1 ticcn working in the nirdrt too, my boy 1” said the (rambler. “1 have.made more" money for us since dark, than a clumsy rascal like yob could earn in , a month.” - “Pfuinsey or no, you put us into the danger always, and play gentleman yourself/’. “Wellthat’s right- Don't t always plan evory thing ? and don't I always give you a full share! come, don’t get out of heart. That key will Jo—and so will ■ that ” St. Clair Could listen no longer.- Under any other circumstances, the scene before him would have exci ted his curiosity j "hut - the diacoriry, that lie had been duped by a sharp,'—:t mere groVcrljug felon—addsd to the sorrows that already filled his boson), stung him so keenly, that he Ball not patience nor jsprritaib push his discaverics any. further. “It w .is, for tic? company of sucli-a wretch,” 'sai,l_ lie, as he ngairf,inocrrt)fojly bent hls steps homeward, “.that* Ih ft niv -Lqtiisa! I’etliSps sl\e may have‘guessed the truth. fcorm may' iiavcwhi.-pered to her, that I-was the associate of gambler A and house break - fcrs! - Shocked at my dupliertv af:<! guilt, site* ft a fled from contamination ; 'h>, no! ISiie.wogh'lnot -Jmye hejiev, <(- it. She would hare told me.-She trotjld have .heard iny explanation. •' lldr kind heart ivouki In.vc pitied and for given me. Perhaps iny neglect lias alienated her. a {lec tion. I Ji.ivo "left her too-ofleo alonv, ‘Slid 'in doubt. She has so IT'rod what 1 have felt to night, the pangs-of suspense and Jealodsy.** S.hh‘co.tl-1 bear it no longer, mv cruelty has driYen liar forever from me.” lie again entered his habitation. How changed! No hand was extended to receive Ijuii ; no smile tp. welcome him. .All was cheerless, eold-aud silent. A candle nearly exhausted to th. 7 socket, .was burning in the parlor, shedding a bale light-over the jdoorn of tiie appartment ; but that bright peculiar orb that had given warmth and lustre to his little world, was extinguished ! St. Clair shuddered, as lie looked found. Every object (gambled hrrh ofthe happiness lie hnff deS!roved i and he fc.lt hifrisclf a mutaE suicide. Half dead will) cold, fatigue, find-distress, he npprochcd the fire—when'a • note, which had fhHi it .from to the floor, Caught his eye. The address was to himself, and in Louisa’s hand writing. ' lie Imre it open and read as fol lows : “Tliat-ngreeahlb woman, Mrs. -0.. who lias paid ps so maity'kiiid atteHtiorlS, has just sent for me. Shcis very ill, ancTfancies thnf ijo one. cair nurse her so well as my self. Os course, I cannot refuse, and only regret, that I must part with my dear Charles for a few hours. Cood night. Your devoted Ltd i- \." 'The feelings,of St. Clair can be better imagined than described, as lie thus suddenly mUsed from a state of doubt and despair, Jo the Tull tide ofjby. lie kissed the charming billet, and enacted several other cxlrava fancier; w hic.li our readers will -excuse us from relating. He retired, at length, to his couch—where his exhaust ed frame soon suck to repose. He rose early the next rnpriung. Louisa was already in the parlor to welcome him with smiles. He frankly related to her all that happened on the proceeding flight- Louisa’s affectionate heart synipatised in the painlic had suffered, and tears stole down her check winch was pale u itfl tvatCl “Do not tell me,” said St. Clair, “that I have only suffered that which yen have often'endured. No—you will not tcproacji me—biit I know it, I feel it; and here renounce gaining forever ! Never again' shall vou have cause to complin of my dissipation or neglect.” lie kept his word; and acknowledged that the peace and joy of his after days-'were cheaply purchased with the nii?ej-ic3 of that eventful night. I'ronij'f he Globe" o f May ~i. A gentleman just arrived from’Alexandria gives the following Account of an atrocious attack riphn the Pr-cs ident oltheUpitcd States, as he was on his way to‘Fred eriekxhurg, where lie had been invited to lay the Cor net Stone <>t a monument about to ho erected to thc- MbU) sos \V.'i-'’:i:.g»on : “ I lie Stcamhpat Cygncj, [Sydney I ,] in which the l’r. sident an Is tvcrjil (Oembfirsof th-.. t.'.;,. ni, tfccotrr panipd by (Bans other gentlemen, were going to Fred, erfeksbnfgj'stdpped on her w iy for a f-v, minm. s at A lex uidria. .Harry persons from the wharf came on board, ami ama»g thorn Mr. Randolph, late a-Lieatcn. ant :a the navy. lie -made' his way i.a'o die dabitij where the President was sitting reading a newspaper, and, advancing towards: him, -Its ifao address him, bc gan*to drawoff hiv gloves. The I’r: <ideni, apt know ing him, and supposing itwa&somn person about’ to Sa lute him, arid -seeing him -at some dililcnlty in,getting oil hisgloye, stretched out his hand towards hims saying “Never oimd your glovo,.sir.” RjntTolp!), having then disengaged hurl seif from hisfgfoves, thrust one'liaiid vi clentlv into the. President's face and, . before lie could make use oj (ho .Other) received a blow l’nJrn a gen tleman standing near tat ihr an umbrella. Almost' at the* same tirnff two or tlrrcpgentlemen rri the cabin sprung upon hiiDj and he was pulled bad and thrown down. The moment he was assaulted, the PrcpMenUeeizcd his cane, which whs lying near him on the table, and was forcing his way through tire gentlemen who h.ad crowded round Randolph, insisting that nr) man. sljonhl-stand be-- tve-m him and tin villain who hoi I;.-ohm him: that Ire won Id CliaMifc him himself. Randolph, by this' time, had been home toward? thodoor of the cabin,and pushed through it to die deck.* He made his way through tire crowd on the deck and the wharf, being as sisted, as is. -believed, by somp ruffian confederates, grid made his escape. 110 stopped for a minute at a tavern .in Alexandria,rind passed on beyond the District line'. ’Phe Grand Jury, then iu.&ession, in a few minutes found a presentment against him,and thg Court issued a bench warrant. A magi ’rate had just pr---. h.u.-lv i-suml a •Warrant; hut before ofilecrs euu)d,arre«t I,i;n, he way gooe.” - y J Fkm lie 'ieiandriu iyazefte.df May 8. us.*! hi reference to then, ‘ent assault upon (lie President, was not correct. Unfv he well*to sryralso,' here, that the ah- ii ti' Cl .he. rj,.' f ;ll couffd cratc?, is entirely i-rronrouf. As far as we ate able to learn, not ;r human being knew of the assailant’s inten- he wash tried from die deckofthe. boat, bv gentlemen phcscbd to prevent hisbeing killed upofi the spot, and not with ,’ty design of assisting him in an es cape. From! >: hrJimond Whit; of May 8. < T 1 IE A LEX A NDRIA CASE* A friend has ptu .nto our hamis, the following narra tive of the truusiwi -u at Alexandria, which we are sure may betebed upon >s strictly authentic.— l Ms. 1 ting. .. ■ AttmofDßiA, May 7. “1 waited to tin- Ijarf with a Iripml Rich mopd, and there f and 110. D. Rimlolpb, with whom I walked to the rahir ,f thr boat, where wo found a great tnaiiyomee.iioidrr-. .fiicc.|iimters,epaulettesand»words. Randolph walked n . to the President, his (Randolph’s) nghUrandm „ , when tire l’r. udent appeared dis posed to tak. liiru 1 . the Inuul, but R imlolph said, “Sir, ' 1 am a rrippt* m this hand, and tlm odn r I cannot pro. sci.t to you., b. e:„j-,. mv Il;lln< . j, JijmdoJph, the victim j of your unrelenting i.erscention lor limr ie.n». V,«. I *vc marred my happiness, and ciouded my prospect*, nd have attempted to stab iny reputation.' 1 “1 sir!*' ■xckimed the President—“l know nothing about hi" Randolph replied—“l have jour signature in my pock, ’f? and have nothing left, but to return the compliment ind prtll. your nose;” which he did with hut little effort' viipreupon an officer, a Colonel ■ .struck liirn with i sword sheathed ; a Mr. Potter, a Clerk in the Treasu ry Department, gave him three severe blows with the taridlc end of an umbrella, which was followed up by nnny other blows,until bis Iriends kept oif the Coieardt jotlilin on his legs, and pulled him from the Boat on [he wfrirf ; when there a stout man by the rume of Col Burt sugiis (of moninnental fume,) caught him and liclj him by the uncrippled hand, striving to raise a mob on the wharf, Or carry him hack to be murdered; but a friend and my self, prevented him from strikiug R an . ilolph, when—' came up and collared the redoubtable Burroughs, who then dropped iiis hold, and Randolph without a hat and his coat in tatters, walked up to the tavern, borrowed a horse, and It ft the District.” Correspondence of-fhe Journal of Commerce. W.vii n’gtox, April 23, 1633. .The famous'Warrior, BLACK HAWK, arrived in this city l ist evening. lie is accompanied by'his son h* th - Prophet, Uic fither of tlie Prophet, and three you n ’ r chiefs. Black Ilawk, as a prisoner of war, is also at. t -rid.-d by a of United Srates’ lnfuntrv and a tile ig soldiers, This morning he had a long interview \vith the Provident in tire presence of several of the lii'-h oflicbis'ofthe Gdvci nment, The'llauk addressed the i’residont., ns 1 have heard v. itli brevity and great digni. tj‘-- He was ft,lowed by the Prophet, who spoke at great er length. The President r. plied, it is said, with natch courtesy and kindness. The intelligent interpreter will it is hoped, give what passed fully and corrcctlv. The Ilavfk, it is said, showed no reluctance to meet his “CreafFather,” and the first words wliicli lie addressed foliiin were, “1 am a man,and'you are another.” This sentiment must have brought forcibly to the mind of iho President the'‘/10 sum nil humani," &c.or what is near its equivalent ‘.‘do unto others,” &c. At all events the address seems to have bail npou the President much ef feet. An older had been issued for the Black Hawk and his retimlc at Fortress Monroe, there to beretajped as hostages till the peace of the North Western frontier should be fully secured. But it is said that the Presi peat-, after the interview, expressed a reluctance to pur sue tills course, and has determined to dismiss them up on parole. The Black Hawk is short in stature, thick set, and apparently of groat nerve and muscle. Ilis complexion is a tawny or copper colored, and his coun tenance more expressive of thought tlian passion. His uose is large ami decidedly Roman ; his forehead verr high, ami remarkably broad ; and lie has an unusual breadth oflioad behind the cars. His eye is small lilack, and as piercing ns that of the Missouri hawk from which liederives his name. His age is about sev enty, hut he does not appear to bo fifty. Allaoreeas tathe fact, that, unlike most of his tribe, lie has never indulged in the use of ardent spirits. Ilis son is inna ■t ire and figure, a perfect Apollo. From the Western Herald• -1 Battle— On Sunday the 2Sth April last a battle was fought near Sctidder’s in Forsyth county between a par- Ay of Indians and a party of whites consisting of about ‘thirty on each side. Their weapons of warfare consisted of fists, sticks and stones. There were no lives lost, but many a" black eye and a broken bone was the result of the Conflict. .Mr. Luke Robinson, from whom we ob tained this inteligrncc was present at the scene, and dc- j scribed it as being very terrific- We regret that Mr. Robinson was in such a great hurry that we had not time to inquire into the particulars. The victory wasclaimcd by the whites: ami wo presume the quarrel originated from .a dispute about the gold mines at that place—Cher okee lite'.l geneer. Sin* preparing the above for press, an individ ual who was present at the battle above mentioned, came into our office unrl infonnend us, that a battle was fought at the same place on 'Tuesday last, of a more serious nature than the first; lie states that Messrs. Bolton and Lirtdsey hast- purchased the lot which gave rise to the difficulty; and that Lindsey went in possession with a company of twelve or fourteen hands and commenced operating for gold. Our informant also states,, that thrre was an Indian bona- on the lot, and 1 that an Indian by the name of Bean claimed the possession of jt, and forbid Lind toy’s right to it.—Lindsey paid no attention to him until" the first rencontre mentioned in the above ex trant from the Cherokee Intelligencer, which result ed in the manner there stated ; and on Tuesday last, the war whoop was raised from the house on the lot, and about twenty-five or- thirty Indians all I parted and undressed, rushed oxtt and continued the yell <"i war, until they got in proper distance of 1 the white men on the branch, and attacked them with sticks, clubs and rocks. The whites defended themselves with their mining tools ; the contest was kept up about two hoars. A white man by the name es Goodwin, lately from Kentucky, got his arm broke in two places, and six or seven Indians dangerously wounded. The whites are still in pos session. The lot is in the dth dis. first section,now Lumpkin. ’Believing that Maj. Donnnhoo, the Indian agent for this county, is a vigilant and efficient offi cer, we have no doubt but he will upon information, suppress the cause of this difficulty, and by a just administration of .the law upon the aggressors, pre vent the evils, which might otherwise result from sueli imprudent conduct whether the fault be in the Whites or Indians. It does appear to 11s that the law. passed during the session of the last legislature defining the rights and protecting the persons and property of the In dians is so plain that it cannot be misunderstood, by any one, unless the enchantment of gold should di rect his actions; contrary to the dictates of his bet ter judgment, and we do hope for the charncterof the state, that no white man will attempt to deprive the Indians of their possessions, which the legisla ture of Georgia in its wisdom and lenity has guar anteed to them until an amicable adjustment can be made with them, by holding forth sufficient induce ments to encourage their assent to removal beyond dm Mississippi, where, for ages to come, the hunts man will find u peaceful asylum in roaming the for esf, and the agriculturalist,surrounded with the fruits o! liis labour, can say irt the language ol a freeman ••this is my own my native land.” . Tin; .YUiIiCRICAI, KOOK. Os all Prizes A XI) drawers names and residence, in the Gold Lottery, lately drawn, is nowpreparing, and will short ly issue from the Georgia Times Office, price Ten Dolnifc bound. Orders for the same, will be received by _ M. D. J. SLADE- May 1. 1533 )VAT( IIAIAkTIK, &2J2) J)it , , , h , Tllfi subscriber respeetiiilly inform his friends and public, that ho has taken apart of the store occupied I unes M. Grew Cos. where lie will attend to . f . ( pairing in allits branches—Also, Kngraving of ever) “ f icriplion. Ladies and Gentleman's visiting cards, nea y n graved—door plates, newspapers ruts, Ac. , N. B.—Jobing and copper-plate printing, neat-ly excoi —Gold molting—ilie patronage of tbs public is resprrilu J nliriuA . VVM. M. HOOP**. A .. I * l* W
