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[EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT. WM- C. RICHARDS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, A*ist<mt Editor. Olficn,. CcorEin i Saturday Morning,....Dec. 8, ISI9. CHEAP POSTAGE. I Among the important subjects which will f ijim the attention of Congress, at its next Session, the Postage Question holds, in our p timntion, a prominent place. We are glad, therefore, to witness the discussions which L r e going on in the papers, in all sections the country, in relation to it. The feeling in favor of a reduction of the p-esent rates of postage, is almost univer cj, bat unanimity in regard to the extent f reduction that is desirable and practica ble,anUto various incidental questions, is fir from prevailing. Some advocate a uni • rin rate of five cents on each letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight; while others are in favor of two cents per half nee. It is said that Mr. Collnmer, the |\wt Master General, will recommend to Congress, in his Report, the uniform five cents rate, but the advocates of the cheap er postage of two cents seem at present to predominate. We are decidedly in favor of the lowest practicable rates of postage, both on letters and on papers and magazines. Whether the low rate of two cents per half ounce, on letters, and one cent per sheet, on printed matter, would, in consequence of the vast increase of correspondence and of the cir culation of periodicals, which would take place, defray the expenses of the Post Of fice Department, or not, we do not feel competent to decide; but ore novcrthless disposed to advocate these rates. We see no reason why, when the highest interests of the country are involved, that the rule which demands that the receipts of the De partment shall be at least equal to its ex penditures, should be strictly adhered to. Tho interests of our country require that every facility should be furnished for the diffusion of information and the interchange of ideas, among the people of all sections of its vast territory. Now, if, for a few years to come, the revenue of the Post Office De partment should fall short of meeting its ex penses, which we are inclined to think it would not do—what then ? Is not Uncle Sam abun lantly able to pay the. balance ? Can a small portion of tho public money be expended to better advantage, than in that I The Postage Reform is a measure of tlie people, and the people should speak out in l iver of it, intones that cannot he mistaken. Too much time and too much money have Icon expended, heretofore, both in Con gress and in our State Legislatures in enact ing laws for the benefit of the few, to the neglect of tho many. Cheap Postage will benefit all classes. Its advantages can I hardly be overrated. Knowledge will be I more generally and widely diffused, as the people appreciate more and more fully the facilities which are offered to them. They will read more and write more. Our Union will be strengthened by having its remotest parts brought into closer and more intimate relations. Sectional jealousies and preju dices will be destroyed, and the incongru ous social elements of which our nation is composed, will be gradually assimilated. Now is the time to agitate this question, that the state of the public mind, in regard to it, may be well understood by our Rep resentatives and Senators in Congress.— We cordially record our opinion in favor of Cheap Postage. * FR.EDER.iKA BREMER. The author of “ The Neighbors ” is quite enthusiastic in her praises of this country. In her American Preface to Mr. Putnam’s proposed edition of her works, the first vo lume of which has just been issued, after expressing, very warmly, her gratitude in view of the generous proposal of Mr. Put nam, to give her tlie privilege of a native author, by making her directly interested in tho sale of her books, she says : “ Strange indeed, and wonderful it seems, that a mere stranger, coming from shores far remote, should bo received by a great ; nation as in dear and loving home. Yet, if 1 had doubted that wonder, the first day 1 of my arrival at New York would have con- viuccd me of its reality, in seeing family homes opened to mo, in a manner I never shall forget, nor he able fully to acknowl edge, feeling as I. cv n here, at this moment do, in all the blessings of a perfect home.— Tin's is to me the more gratifying, as, in deed, my visit to America is intended most particularly to its homos, to its family hearths. And yet, how few of these homes shall Ibe able personally to visit ? And I : should wish to go to many, if only to ex press my thanks, my gratitude. My books must go for me ; some part of me will go ■with them ; for half at least of an author is always in his books.” “ The ancients looked towards the land of the setting sun as to the land of promise, where the earth puts forth fruits for eter nal life; and surely the home of the Hespe rides must have features and beauty of its “wn, and a calling not known to the Old World. Spiritual nature does not repeat itself as earthly nature. History has chap ters, and Solomon may say what he will, we will say that there are new things yet to be seen under the sun. If, then, us we Relieve, America is the land for individual lrccdoin, we would believe that the Ame rican home, must become the ‘ par excel lence’ individual home, where man shall I'C fostered to know his own true nature and lis resources. It is to the sage, the brave n ‘ act -ire man, the poet and the artist, to i' n r., our 0 f n(?1v elements (in nature and spirit) given to them in this great coun try, wisdom and beauty of a high order, more large, more liberal—at least in appli cation—than was known to the people of tho old. It is given to homo to roar those creativo powers. “ But in every time, and every nation, the hearth of home is in the care of woman. And if ever a nation shall deserve to pre sent to the world anew and higher phase of home life, it must be that people in which woman is treated with the highest regard and true chivalry—where she is permitted to become all that nature intended her to be. Wo believe in Europe that this people is to bo found iu the United States of Ame rica.” John G. Whittier, the Quaker poet, has sent his warm welcome to the daughter of the “dusky Norland,” in tho following beautiful and characteristic lines : * TO FREDERIKA BREMER. Welcome from thy dusky Norland, Daugh’er of the Vikings ho’d! Welcome to the sunny Vineland Which they sought and found of old ! Soft as lapse of Silga's waters. When ♦he moon of summer shines, Strong as winter from his mountains, Roaiing through the Northern pines. Swan of Abo! we have listened To thy saga and thy song, Till, a household joy jmhl gl.idness, We have known and loved thee long. By the mansion’s marble mantel, By the log-wal ed cabin’s hea th. Thy sweet thoughts and Northern fancies Meet and mingle with our mirth; And o'er weary spirits keeping borrow*?- nght watch, long and chill, Shine they like the sun of summer, Over midnight vale and hill. Sweet eyes smile for us in Norland, Household forms we love arc there; In their bitter grief of parting, And their bridal joy wo share. We alone are strangers to thee, Thou our fr’end and teacher art; Come and know us as we know thee, Let us meet thee heart to heart ! To our household homes and altars, Wc, in turn, thv steps would lead, As thy lot ing hand has led us O er the thresho’d of tho Swede. CALIFORNIA, The following extracts from a letter writ ten by a young Carolinian, now in the El Dorado of the West, are published in the Columbia Telegraph. They furnish farther evidence that while some wear yellow spec tacles in California, others make use of blue ones. Tlie writer of the letter in question evidently belongs to the latter class. Hear him: San Francisco, Sept. 22, ’49. “I have not procured a place yet, and have determined not to go to the Mines, as a great many persons hav* advised me not to do so. A person might be lucky and find Gold in large quantities, hut then he is very likely to be sick, and it will take all he can make to get well; and three-fourths of the diggers now scarcely pay their ex penses. “ I really think the editors in the States ought to be punished for the accounts that have been published about this country I would be very well satisfied to find myself at home in the same situation as when I left, hut as I am here I shall get through the best way I can. “ Some of the young men with whom I came, returned here yesterday from the Mines, and have given certainly a very dis couraging account of things in that part of the country. They intend soon to go across the Bay and cut out Lumber, which is much more profitable than Gold digging: and it is very likely I will accompany them, un less, in the mean time, I obtain a better situation. I am certainly very much disappointed j in this country, and have not met a single person who is not so; and you need not be j astonished to hear from me at New Orleans next Spring, as I shall not remain here long, I if I can do nothing better than just support myself.” _ ©rf (Gossip (Column. Eitors’ Convention. It hns been suggested, in several quarters, that a Convention of t he Editers of the State be held, ns soon as practicable, at some suit- i able place, to take measures to secure con- | cert of action among the conductors of the press, in relation to the correction of abuses j and the promotion of the public welfare.— The suggestion is an excellent one, and j should be acted upon as speedily ns possi- : blc. Our neighbor of the Southern JVhig proposes that this Convention be held at j Milledgeville, on the 20th of the present month. Dr. Napliegyl. This distinguished Hungarian Exile is now in Washington, endeavoring to enlist sympathy for liis exiled brethren, who arc now on their way to this asylum for the op pressed. He wishes to obtain from Con gress a grant of land, in some suitable loca tion, on which they may settle. lie says that nearly two hundred officers, w ith sev eral ladies of distinction are soon to be hero. l)i- Naphegyi intends to locate in Wash ington and engage in making a Dotanic Garden, on anew and beautiful plan, with the view of giving information to our Insti tutions of Learning. * African Explorations. It is announced that the Academy of .Sciences and the Geographical Society of France, have projected an expedition, on a grand scale, to penetrate the interior of Africa to Timbuctoo. It is to be conducted by scientific men, and has in view the two fold object of promoting science and com merce. The expedition will, it is said, have an escort of eight hundred armed Europeans, and four hundred Africans. * Dancing Masters and Grasshoppers. A sprightly little girl wishing to convey an idea of the great difference in size between her dancing-master and an assis tant whom he had employed—said of the latter, that he was “ nothing but a grass- ‘ hopper.” A gentleman present, remarked upon tho oddity of the child's comparison, when ano ther replied, “ It is not so very odd after all, for as the Biblo tell us that ‘ all flesh is grass,’ and certainly all dancing masters live by hopping, they may very properly be called ‘ grasshoppers.’ ” Wo left ns soon after that as politeness would warrant—having made the wag a respectful tender of our every day beaver! General Ivlre.c Store. In speaking of Pianofortes in our “ Gos sip” of last week, wc inadvertently omitted to mention the establishment of Messrs. Geo. A. Oates & Cos., in Augusta—a branch of the house we referred to in Charleston. — They deal extensively in Pianofortes, and all sorts of musical merchandize, and we have no hesitation in commending them, as musical purveyors, to the confidence and patronage of our readers. Second-hand Thinking. A writer in the Christian Enquirer , thus complains of the lack of creative authors among us, and of our to criti cism, and the reproduction of tho thoughts of others : “ Cannot we have some productive aud creative authors ?—writers who will go out as the bee goes to gather honey from the gardens of nature, and not sit at home writing books about books, essays about essayists, and thoughts on thinkers? It is reported that Fichte commenced one of his lectures thus : ‘ Gentlemen, think the xvall ; xvhereupon all the scholars tried hard to think the wall. * Now, gentlemen, contin ued he, ‘think the man who thought the wall.’ We are all of us thinking the man who thought the wall, except a few, who are thinking the man who thought the man ! who thought the wall.” ©nr filusic Staub. Messrs Firth, Pond & Cos., No. 1 Frank lin Square, New York, have recently sent i us the following nexv and favorite pieces. 1. Magdalena Polka, By John Undcrner. 2. Alpine Horn Quick Http, By Clias. Reps, of Columbus, Ga. 3. Jeannette and Jeannot Quick Step. — [very popular.] 4. Jeannette and Jeannot Quadrilles. Ar ranged by Glover. 5. Festival Polka, By Geo. W. Warren. 6. La Rfoc Quick Step, introducing a beau tiful melody. j 7. Thou art gone Jrom my gaze; a Song arranged for the Guitar. ! 8. JVW/y was a Lady. \9. A voice Jrom the I Paves. An answer to the Duett “What are the wild waves Saying?” 10. “ Then Blame not Time.” A Song. 11. Phcebe Morel. “I had a dream, a hap py dream.” Song by Jeffrey. Music ly Glover. 12. “My Brudder Gum.” No. 2 of Fors ter's Ethiopean Melodics. £l)c £iteranj tOorlb. Harper Brothers have in press “Me moirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas Chalmers, D. D , LL. D.” Baker &Scribner announce “ People I have met with; or Portraits of Living So ciety ” By N. P. Willis. Stringer S; Townsend will shortly issue “ The Peers Daughter,” By Lady Bulwcr. “ The Golden Calf,” is now ready. Tieknor, Heed Fields have issued “Browning's Poems,” and “Greenwood Leaves.” L. Gaylord Clark of the Knickerbocker Magazine, has been sued for libel by Thomas Powell, in causing to be published Dickens’ letter charging him (Powell) with forgery and theft. (lljc ©lb lUorlb. France. France lias been quiet under the extraordinary circumstances which oc j curred in the capital. The mannenvering of rival parties, since the fall of Louis Philippe, lias never ceased, and in such a crisis as the present, must have been carried on with even increased activity; but this has been less apparent than before. Mr. Rives, the Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, has been received liy the President of the French Republic. J The President was most gracious, and ob | served that in consequence of the difficulty ; that had arisen between tho Governments, he xvould have been deprived of the honor j of receiving him if instead of being a Re publican Minister, he, Mr. Rives, had been | a Monarchical Ambassador. | England. Sir John Ross has returned from the Arctic, seas, —where lie has been engaged in a search for Sir John Franklin and his crews. Tlic legal points raised by the Counsel of the Mannings had been decided against ! them, an l they were both to be executed on Tuesday the 13th. Russia and Hungary. Fuad ElTendi lias hecn informed by Count Nesselrode that tlie Czar demands that the Hungarian refugees i shall bo located in the interior of Candia, or [ on such other point of the Turkish territory as may afford the greatest facilities for keeping them under surveillance. If any of the refugees wish to go to France or England, they may be permitted so to do. The Czar will take no tiotice of their de parture, notwithstanding the danger that may attend them, whether in France or ! England. The decisive attitude assumed by England on the Turkish question has annoyed the Emperor very much. 11c lias caused Count Nesselrode to address an energetic note to the English government on the subject. In that note, the Emperor protests against this hostile demonstration in the midst of peace, and against the right which England arro gates to interfere in a matter which regards only Russia and the Sublime Porte. Turkey. A correspondent, writing from Constantinople, thus refers to the activity prevailing there: “ Tho Turks continue their warlike pre parations, and their whole fleet will be ready very quickly, for they are actively at work upon every ship fit for service.” Turkey is now in a state to defy Russia. Italy. In tho Roman States things re main as beforo. A deputation had left Rome for Portioi to request the Pope to re turn. All the Universities in tho Papal States Hre to remain closed uutil further orders. The Roman finances exhibit a monthly deficit of three million francs. It was expected at Rome that tho Pope would be at Benevento on the 20th of Octo ber. ©ur Book (tabic. The Gem of the Season, an Illustrated Annual for 1819. Edited by N. P. Willis. New York. Leavitt & Cos. The popularity of this gift book, in previ ous years, will be abundantly sustained by the volunio before us—especially as the graceful and virious taste of Mr. Willis has been invoked to arrange its attractive fea tures. It belongs to the very first class of those decorated volumes, which so richly adorn the table of the parlor or of the boudoir.— Its engravings are numerous and highly finished and its publishers have competed handsomely for the palm of triumph, in tho production of the Gem of the Season! I. Elements of Chemistry and Electricity. In two parts. By Reed & Bain. Edited by Dr. D. M. liee^e. 11. Elements of Geology, by David Page. Edit ed by Dr. Reese. New York: A. S. Barnes & Cos. We need do nothing more to secure the attention of teachers to these books than to announce tl at they form a part of “ Cham bers’ Educational Course” —the great excel lence of which we have more than once pro claimed. In all essentials of elementary text books they are unsurpassed, and may be used with perfect confidence and satis faction by the teacher, and with real ad vantage to the pupil. Willard’s Abridged History of the United States. New York : A S. Barnes & Cos. Anew and enlarged edition of a very suc cessful book, with the merit of which all interested, are perhaps fully acquainted. The Works of Michael De Montaigne ; com prising His Essays, Lett rs aid Journey through Germany anil Paly. With Notes from All the Commentat-rs, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices, fc., &_-. By William Hazlitt. Philadelphia: J W. Moors 1849. The English reader owes a debt of grati tude to the publisher of this edition of the works of the inimitable Montaigne. Com paratively few people in this country have heretofore been able, readily, to gratify their curiosity and their thirst for knowl edge, by the perusal of the complete works of that genial and vivacious philosopher of the old school, whose name they have heard and extracts from whose writings they have seen so often. They are now accessible to all. The name of Hazlitt is a sufficient voucher for the accuracy aud beauty of the translation. Though a metaphysician and a moral philosopher, Montaigne is no dull, prosing sermonizer. Ills style is what may be call ed a gassipping one, and his talking dis courses possess a rare charm. There is about him a vivacity, a simplicity, a down right heartiness and sincerity that are ir resistablc. Montaigne says in his brief preface to his “ Essays:” “ Reader this is a book without guile.” It is truly so. lie gives us his own thought and his own experience in their naked simplicity, without varnishing or con cealment. Whether he criticises himself or others he manifests the same entire candor and honesty. “n nothing extenuates, nor sets down aught in malice.” And through all that he says there runs a vein of kindli ness and true humanitary feeling, which is as far above the noisy but ficticious pliilan throphy, of which we have so much at the present day, as the heavens arc above the earth. But our limits will not admit of an extended criticism. The “ Essays,” which make up the larger portion of the volume before us form a col lection of choice niorccaux and short dis sertations, in almost endless diversity. We shall occasionally enrich our pages with ex tracts from them. Montaigne's “ Travels in Italy and Ger many,” also comprised in this volume, we have not yet perused. Wc have that pleas ure still in store. We most cordially com mend the book to the reading public. It will make a valuable addition to the library of any person who may purchase it. * ©ur Contcmporaricß. Amcri-an Phrenological Journal. New York : Fowler & Wells. We acknowledge the reception of the De cember number of tliis valuable publication. It contains a portrait and a phrenological de lineation of the character of Sir John Frank lin. The next number will commence a new volume. * Watcr-Curo Jourr.a. New York: Fowlor & Wells. This able advocate of Hydropathy and of Physiological Reform, well maintains its reputation. Tho December number is re ceived. * Tiic American Almanac a..d Repository of Use ful Knowledge, for the Year 1330. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown. This is truly one of the most valuable publications issued from the American press It has now reached its twenty first number and is too well known to require an exten ded notice nt our hands. Asa repository of statistical information and useful know! . edge of various kin Is, it is invaluuble. No American citizen should he without it. It contains 348 closely printed pages, and will be sent, free of postage, to any part of the United States, for sl. * Holden's Dollar Magazine. NcwYoik: W. II Dietz. The new publisher of this popular maga zine thus far nobly fulfils his promise that the work shall not deteriorate in his hands. The December number, now before us, is an uncommonly interesting one Under the head of “ Living Pictures of American 1 Literary Notabilities,” we have this month an excellent sketch of George I’. Morris, who is acknowledged to ho, par excellence, the Song W riter of Americ i. * holer’s Mngazina for Deccmlier. will b( noticed next week. ©cncral intelligence. Death of Gen. Clinch. Wo loam with regret that this highly esteemed nnd patri otic citizen of Georgia, died on the 27th ult., after an illness of nine days. The Chron. &,• Sentinel says of him i “ No man enjoyed in a higher degree the confidence and esteem of those who knew him, than Gin. Clinch. Ilis early life nnd matured manhood were given to the service of his country in the field, in which he was as much distinguished for his high souled honor and chivalric hearing, as in private life he was remarkable for liis excellence of heart nnd unbending integrity. From Washington. No choice had been made for speaker at our latest dates, al though the House had ballotted ten time. The number of votes polled was 221, of which Cobb received 95, WinthropOT, Wil mot 9, Gentry 6, Scattering la. Sir John Franklin. Lieut. Lynch, com mander of the Dead Sea Expedition, has volunteered to head an expedition to start as early as practicable next year, to relieve Sir John Franklin. The Pacific Rail Road. The Paris cor repondent of the New l'ork Journal of Commerce in his last letter, says : A sensation, and quite a flattering one, has been produced on both sides of the Chan nel by the proceedings of the American Con vention for the Atlantic and Pacific Rail road. Europe begins to believe that noth ing is impossible for the American people Another Cuba Rumor The Spanish pa per in New York gives a rumor that the Spanish Government has sent a commission of six to inquire into the condition of Cuba, and with power, if they find it expedient, to sell the Island to the United States. The Choctaw Indians claim the privilege of being allowed to furnish a stone for the National Monument to Washington, in pro gress of erection at Washington City. They do so on the ground that their great father, Washington was always the immutable friend of their tribe. Polygamy among the .Mormons . A cor respondent, writing from the city of Salt Lake, states that the laws of the community permit the men to have as many wives as they can support, and that some of the older ones have twenty, but the young men con tent themselves with five. Marriage in Musical Life. We under stand, that Signorina Fortunata Tcdesco, the taleuted and beautiful prima donna, was married two or t hree days ago to a rich and highly respectable gentleman of Guate mala, named Scnor J. Thomas de Maux.— The husband of Signorina Tedeseo, has granted to her father a sum of §2,500 a year for life. It is the intention of the hap py pair to leave in a few months for Paris, where he is to reside, to be Charge d’Af faires for his government— J\~tw York Herald. Important from Honduras. — Territory and Rights Acquired by the United States. It was mentioned a day or two since that Mr. Squier has negotiated a treaty with the Republic of Honduras, which has some pro- i visions of great importance to the American lines of steamers on the Atlantic, and, in deed, to our commerce generally. A letter from Nicaragua, Oct 19, says : Tliis treaty renders every port of Hon duras perfectly free, as tar as the United States is concerned, and with a view to se curing those privileges, cedes to us for the time being the island of Tigre, in the Gulf of Fonseca. This island commands the Gulf and indeed the whole coast. It has been, or is speedily to be taken possession of by an American naval force. This is a great disappointment to the English, who have long had their eyes upon the island, and have been intending to seize it, under the pretence of indemnifying themselves for debts due British subjects. QCJ* Anew Post Office lias been establish ed at Blue Creek, Habersham county, Ga., and Young Davis appointed P. M. §£3- Valentine Mott, Jr. M. D., of N. Y., who signalized himself in the late Sicilian struggle for liberty in Italy, has returned home. 0O- There arc at this time over two thous and cases of small pox and varioloid in Cin cinnati. (JtJ- The cholera has again appeared on the western water courses, with its accus tomed fatality. ® iJ li U /J U li U THE SHAKSPEARE CALENDAR. Prepared for lliclmr.lt,’ Weekly Uuzctio. December 2nd —Napoleon crowned at Notre Dime, 1804. “ Tlie mightier min, true mightier ir tho thing That makes him honor® I.” [Poems. DtcEMßtn 3rd—St. Francis Xavier died, ! 1552. | Op-n t'nv gitss ofMerey, g acinus God! Mysoul Tosthrough their wounds to ssek thee out.” [3 Henry VI. Aet i. Scene 4. December 4th —Madrid surrenders to Napoleon, 1808. Come in: let us banquet riva'ly After this gol !e id iv of victory.” [1 Henry VI. Act i. Scene C. December 6th—Great Britain acknowl edges the Independence of the United States, 1782. “ I’ho King hath granted every article— ac cording to their ti.ra imposed nature,” [ Henry V, Act v. Scene 2. December Cth—General Monk born, 1003. “ The purest spring is not so free from mu 1 As 1 umoleir f o n treason to inv sovereign.” [2 Henry VI. Act iii. Scone 2. December Cth—Cicero died, B. C. 43. “ Some there are Who on the tip of their persuasive tongue Carry all arguments and questions deep, And re lication prompt, nrrd re.vop st ong To make tho weeper smile, the laugher weep.” [Poems. December Blh—Carnctacus appears in chains in the streets of Borne, 51. “ Part to linger But with a grain a day, I would not buy Their mercy at the prieo ofono fair wo:d.” [ Cori'J.m ’s, Act iii, Son I- S3 AgjED A Sis 3. ! ! ■ - • . In Washington, Nov. 23. by the Rev. J. A Echols, Mr. Win. A- Stokes, of Jefferson county and Miss Isabella C. Anthony, of Washington In Lexington, on 15th uit , by the Rev. \V, Evans, Mr James Young, and Miss Caroline 11 Pace, both of Lexington. In A thin tn, on Sunday, 2d ult;, by the Rev. J. V/ Wilson, Mr. B B. Tyner, of Augusta, and Miss Jane A. Kelsey of the former placo. I ——MMH—— In Ilawkinsville, Nov. 25th. in the 24th year of her age, Mrs. Georgia V. Fraser, wife of Dr Win. Fraser. In Cas.-ville, on the 9th ult. of Typhoid fever. Mr. Joseph A. Johnson, formerly of Jasper Cos., aged about IT years. At Etowah, Ga., on the 25th ult. of Dropsy of the Chest, Mrs. Ann P., wife of James T. Kirk hum, Esq. in the 35th year of her age. KICMAEDB* WEEKLY GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY WM. C. RICHARDS. Ei&?*Oj)iceon College Avenue over the P. 0. Terms: — Tiro Dollar* per annum, to be ‘paid strictly in advance. If payment is not made with in the first six months of a term of subscription, the price will be Two Dollars ami Fifty <’rnts — amJ, if delayed until the end of the year Three Dollars. Advertisements will be published at the cus tomary rates. Business Cards , (of five lines and under.) will be inserted one year for Five Dollars , including a subscription to the paper. WANTED. THE su- scril er want* to rent, for tb: ensui -g y ar. a Lhvel ing House come i ? t to the hubbies j part 1 1 the town. Apply at tliis office, to B. G. LIDDON. A hens, Dec 8. 1819. FEMALE ACADEMY OF ATHENS. nnH LI Trustees of this Institution give notice J to tin* public, that they hovese ured the ser vices of Mrs. Helen Coley, who is abundantly competent to instruct, not onlv in u 1 the o dina * ry and higher branches usually taught in such l .sii utiom, but also in French, Drawing and Mu-ic. Tuition, $7 50 p*r quarto -, (to consist of elev en we ks) For French, Music and Drawing, C v tra chu gc- w 11 be made. The i u ies oft he School will comme ce on the first Monday in January. No pai s will he .-pared by Mrs. Coley to give sitisf cfcu n t > those who may s e fit to grant be. their patronage. M* HOVf, Cli n. B. M. HILL, Sec. MRS. COLLY will bo h ij.py to receive a few pupils as boarder-* iu her lain.ly. D ceiuber 8, 1819 2w NEW BOOKS. 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