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STATE RIGHTS AND UNITED STATES RIGHTS.
Ti( ?3 «T A’XI) A DO .’:' HM ( O IN,
THF. TRUE 1!»NIE.
Skill ours hr a (MFERNMENT OF THE PINKS
or a GOVERNMENT Of’ THE PEOPLE? Cha.'l .toe
litre n.CON<HTI’TIoy IL TREASURY, jt an UN
CONSTITUTIONAL NATIONAL R4NK? Shull ue
hart a CON .^TITUTIONA LCI RR ENO Fof sold a.n
silvf.h or one of IR REDEEM A 111, E-PAPER ? Shall
trtlirt under tk ‘lrspnlism of u MON I Est A RISTOCR ACY,
or under the safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ?
[ \Vaahitvgton Chronicle.
•PI JZ. I, «E i jLJE /
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1840.
DHMOCfIATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT.
T 3 AKT SA■V A A B ff'R EN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
.5 O 11 U F O R 8 Y T'H.
NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS.
THOMAS GL ASCOCK, of Richmond.
A. IVERSON, of M uscogee.
ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chatham.
JUNIUS HILLY ER, of Clarke.
D. C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb.
JOSIAH S. PATTERSON, of Early.
HOPKINS HOLSF.Y, of Clarke.
JOHN W. LUMPKIN, ofFloyd.
F. H. CONE, of Greene.
Nomination for Electors o f President an l Vice
President of the United States.
Valentine Walker, of Richmond.
Vr vi. r>. Wofford,- of Habersham.
M M. B. Bi f,LOCH, of Chatham.
John Robinson, of Jasper.
John Bated, of Murray.
Tfios. F. ANDERDON, of Franklin.
Milner Echols, of Walton.
Samuel Groves, of.Madison.
Samvel Beall, of Wilkerson.
AV illi.'. •f A. Tennille, Baldwin.
Thomas Wootgn, of Wilkes.
The ladies now enjoy a fine opportunity of
obtaining many rich and rare varieties of flowers and
aromatic plants, by applying to Mr. B. F. Doncin,
at the Globe Hotel. The florist should be availing
herst lfofthe opportunity, the season and the choice
selections. •
G?“ Friend Ro.\c r of the Macon Messenger, is wel
come to give to the three lines, stating the number of
M big temperance’men in the Massachusetts Legisla
ture, whatever opinion he pleases. We mentioned the
fact, as oar exchange papers brought it to ns, and left
the public to attach to <t their own got»d or bad opi
nion, as they might please. We published it without
comment, and gave it for what it was worth, without
“ extenuation, or ayght set down in malice.”
GZ“ Colonel James H. Hammond, John P. Rich
ardson, Esq., and Judge Johnson, are spoken of as
suitable persons to succeed the present Governor of
South Carolina.
The Macon Messenger, of the 13th instant,
states, that the notes of the Central Railroad, Haw
kinsville, and Ormnlgee Banks are received on depo
site at the Monroe Railroad Bank and offices, while
the Commercial, and all other bank notes in Georgia,
are not taken on deposite or otherwise.
THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.—It is not
generally known (says the New York Star,) that or
ders have been transmitted by the British Govern,
nient to the authorities in Upper and Lower Canada
and Noya Scotia, to place the whole line in an imme
diate state of defence, and fortifications and redoubts
will be erected from Mackinaw to Passamaquoddy.
The principal points, we have no doubt, will be on
the coasts of Lake Erie and Ontario—on the St.
Lawren< c and the N. Eastern Boundary. It is al
ready said that extensive barracks are in progress of
erectionopposite Detroit; that Fort Malden is to be
repaired; two steam frigates built at Chippewa; and
other works of importance in the province of New
Brunswick.
tt7"MR. CLAY.—'I he citizens of Richmond, Va.
propose honoring this distinguished statesman with
a fete on the 22:1 inst. This kind of a plaster is very
good for the Ashland fever. We quess Mr. Clay’ B
nose, shout this lime, “sticks out « fete."
The town ofßaleigh, N. C., has been blessed with
■ n extraordinary exemption from disease during the
year ending on the 21st ult. The whole number of
deaths in that period was but 44,viz: II white adults
and 6 children; 8 black adults and 1G children.
It is stated tji the Newark Daily Advertiser that
twenty-four manufacturing establishments at Patter
sons, have entirely suspended their operations, and
that the men, z-ornen and children who were lately
employed in them, are entirely idle, and very many
of them literally dependent upon charity, for their ve
ry scanty allowance of daily food.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the State debt
of I ennsylvania is estimated at Siß for every man,
woman and child in the Commonwealth. The tax
paying population, it should be remembered, amounts
to about one-fifth of the entire number of souls within
its borders.
An Augusta (Maine) paper, states that a man
named Janus 11. II tides, claims, the merit of hav
ing cut the figure-head from the frigate Constitution. <
AA e have taken the following list of the names’ j
ol the Sheriffs, and Clerks of the Superior and Infe- '
rior Courts, elected in January last, in the Counties of
this State, from the official returns in the Secretary
of State’s Office. *
'OIAI J ;<S IS. ;(’|>*tks Su. Court? ClcrksJnt. Court.
Appling, \\ :llin»n Nettles, S. Ctinnuday, Sol. Cataniulay,
Baker, Robert Hardee, • Seth (?. Stephens. Seth C. Stephens,
Baldwin, John 8. Stephens, Win. S. Mitchell, l has. W. Choate,
ILbb, James Gates, Henry G. T. j. Saulsbuy,
Bn an, Peter G. Hyrne, Joshua Smith, Joshua Smith,
Bullock, Krasttis Waters, l>avid Beesly, David lieesly,
Burke, Isaac Mesrex, Edward Garlick, I'.dward Garlick,
Butls, Jas VV . Watkins, Isaac Low, W. R. BanYslon,
Camden, J.T. Goodbreud, R. Brown, R. Brown,
Campbell, James I'. Nelson, Joky A. Hopkins, Rd. P. Bonner,
. < arruh, John Dean, lieurv W. Davis, Wm. L.Parr,
Cass; Joseph Boyle, Wm.’M. Jones, Geo. B. Russell,
1 Chatham, Elisha Wyley, Robt. W. Pooler, Robt. W. Pooler,
; Chattooga, Daniel McCray,* . Thos. T. Hopkins James M. Bibb,
Cherokee, Langston Worley, James Jordan, Posey Maddoy,
(dark, I* rancis Jackson, John C. Johnson, John C. Johnson,'
C-cbb, Joseph Chastain, Ent *h R. Mills, Daniel
Columbia, Alfred Sturges, Gabriel Jones, David Harris,
Coweta, . B. |l. Mitchell, J. W. Lee,
Crawford, Wm. Campbell,' Philip J. Echols, Philip J. Echols,
Decatur, David Foster, Asa D. Smart, Asa D. Smart,
Dekalb, John Jones. [John Glenn, E. B. Reynolds,
Dade, M. C.niingham, [Josiah W. Mcßee, Isaac G. West,
Dooly, Daniel McLeod, Thomas 11. Key, Thomas 11. Key,
F.urly r Anson \V hidden, James Collier, James'Collier,
Eftinghatji, Robt.J. Mingledof. John (-hailton, John Charlton,
Elbert, Wm. 11. Adams, Ira Christian, Wm. B. Nelms,
Emanuel, Henry Durden, Nt il McLeod, J. Flanders,
Fayette, Andrew Mcßride, Almond Strutten, Wm. Mcßryde,
Hoyd, Houston Acock, Dcnflb l Hill, \. Patterson,
luirsyth, Llias Fincher, Wm. H. Ray, A. G. Hutchings,
Ffnnklin, A-a York, David Dumas, Thomaa King,
Gilmer, John W. Griffith, 'Joseph Pickett, Silas J. Worley,
Glynn, John Franklin, jr. J<ime a Moon’, James Moore,
Giccile, Jas. W. Jackson, Vincent Sanford, Vincent Sanford,
Gvvinncl, Nelson Roberts, I David W. Spence I Kiley S. Barker,
Habersham, Charles B. Wurd, John H. Wvley, [Thomas Mcßae,
Hall, J.J. Bau-h, E. M. Johnson, J. M. McClusky,
Hancock, • W. H. P.rantly, T. IL Andas, ’Henry Rogers,
Harris, G. Stephens, Nath. H. Barden, I John \\. Stone,
Heard, Hiram McDonald. Bailev Bledsoe, Baily Bledsoe,
Henry, James L. Head, Alex.'Cr. Murray, Win. L. Ghann,
Houston, Drury H.Chirk, Jas. Holderness, Stephen K. Ham,
Irwin, Daniel McLuke, [John McDearmid [John McDenrmid,
Jackson, N. IL Pendergrass. [John J. McCulloch' J. j. McCulloch,
Jasper, Jan#s W. Morgan j R. Flemister, Robt. Kellam,
Jefierson, Wm.S. Alexander,!E. Bothwell, E. Bothwell,
Jones, •. Nathaniel Glover, W'm. Brewer, Chas. McCaithy,
•Laurens, Thomas N.Gniton Francis Thomas, Francis Thomas,
I-ea, Elijah Butts, Ashley Phillips, ’ Aslilv Phillips,
Liberty, John Guardian, E. Way, E. Wav,
Lincoln, Bcnj. F. Tatum, Joshua Daniel, Joshua Daniel,.
Lowndes, • J. 8. Burnett, Wm. Smith, Wm. Smith,
Lumpkin, VVm. Woods, M.-P. Quillain, James Kennedy,
.Macon, L. D. McMillon, Wm. P. Green, Wm. P. Brooks,
Madison, John A.Thompson’ J. N. Culbertson, John Sanders,
Marion, Isaac Peebles, Burton M. Eowde B. W. Dowde,
Mclntosh, t Thomas C. Chick, J. E. Townsend, J.-E. Townsend,
M jriwethcr, S. Kogers, Levi M. Adams, A. M. Boyd,
Monroe, Thomas Chipman. E. G. Cabiness, H. Collier,
Montgomery, JncobC.Clements, F. Mcßae, F. Mcßae,
Morgan, 'James O’Neall, John C. Rees, John C. Rees,
Murray, Ge. W. Wacassur John S. Beall. Edw. Edwards,
Muscogee, S. R. Bonner, A. N. Me Lester,
Newton, Thomas Nelms, A. W. Evans, A. W. Evans,
Oglethorpe, S. R. Maxwell, J. W. Davenport, J. W. Davenport,
Paulding, Thos. M. Chisolm I James Campbell,
I ike, Jos. H. Shivers, A. H. Beckham, W. E. Mangam,
Pulaski, Jos. Caruthers, • John V. Mi* h >ll, John V. Mitchell,
Putnam, R. V». \V light, Jus. Nicholson, Wm. B. Carter,
Rabun, Mm. Russell, James Blakely, James Blakely.
Randolph, Lewis Gregory,. <>. H. Griffith, Jas. Bm hanon,
Richmond, William V. Kerr. James Me Laws, James McLaws,
S riven, L. M. Strickland, Alex. Kemp,
Stewart, RoU. Reeves, M Gresham, i.L L. Yarborough,
Sumter, John IL Blount, Jacob W. Cobb, ‘ 11. 11. Nunn, °
Talbot, John C. Mauud, Chas. R. Wynn, Ilourv Jones,
i alinferro, A rn. Little, Cheidev Bristeh, IChesfev Bristol]
i' I attnall, it.N Caswell, R. C. Surrency, ■R. C« Surrency,
Telfair, J. W. Rawlins, Jernes H. McCall, Jas IL .McCall,
I Thomas, John Horst, 11. R. Seward, H. R. Seward,
J'roup, jll nry Favor, Robt. T.McGehee Wiley H. Sims,
, Twiggy iTiknon Denson,- L. P. Hoskins, Thus. B. Pace,
Union, Thomas Bolling, E. Hiddin, Joseph Niece,
y Upson, Math. Sandwich, P. R. Bowdre, Thos. F. Bethels,
Walker, Peter Jackson, John Caldwell, Edley Bmvant,
Walton, Win. Kilgore, John P. Lucas, John P. Lucas,
Ware, David J. Miller, G. B. Williamson. .G. B. Williamson
Warren, James Hall, John Moore, John Moore,
Washington, Jeptba Brantly, L. A. Jernighan, H. Brookin,
Wavne. Elia-* F. Stewart, Robt. R. Wi a »n, Robt. B. Wilson
Wilkes. E<l w. R. Anderson I John IL Dv son, R. Beaslev, ’
I Wilkinson, Win. Cooper, | Thos. M.Tarpley, Wm. H. Wright,
tt?" In reply to our remarks, on Tuesday last, up
on the different statements in the Augusta papers,
about the value of country bank notes, the Sentinel
says :
“ The explanation is simple, and we will endeavor
to make it short:
“ The Constitutionalist assumes specie as the par
standard ; we assumed as thenar standard, the notes
of those banks which pass currently in the payment of
debts, and are receivable at bank—such as our citv
banks, the Bank of Columbus, &c. Specie is about
5 per cent, in value above the bills of those banks—of
course, the assuming specie as the par standard, the
bills of those banks are 5 per cent, below par. There
fore, w hen the Constitutionalist says that Mechanics’
Batik notes are at parj it means that they are equal to
specie; and when we say that the same notes are 5
per cent, premium, we mean that they are worth that
much more than current notes, and equal to specie.
Both papers quote Mechanics’ Bank notes and specie
as equal to each other. We quote. Savannah Bank
notes at 1 per cent, premium ; that is four per cent,
under specie. The .Constitutionalist quotes them at
from three to fire per cent, under specie. Where’s
the difference ? None—except that one paper fixes
it at Jour, and the other at from three to fire.
“We quote Milledgeville Bank notes at 2J per ct.
under par ; i. e., 24 per cent, below current notes,and
specie as 5 per cent, above current notes ; this, of
course, will make Milledgeville notes percent, be
low specie; they are quoted by the.Constitutionalist
at from 7to 10 percent, below specie! Where’s the
difference? None! Both papers were right, and
agree with each other as nearly as could be expected,
in giving the market price of any article
aics as much as bank notes do at the present time. The;
only discrepancy of any importance is in relation to
Ocmiilgee bank notes, and that no doubt arose from
the fact that each editor received different information
from the other, from those of w hom they inquired in
relation to the matter —or, perhaps, from some error
ia type : the editor of the Sentmel, who made that re
port, is now abse.it, and we aie not aware of what his
information na ; .
“ Friend Haynes, thou wilt not do to lecture unon
the currency, banks, &tc. You, no doubt, understand
Democracy, but not the currency.”
Thank you 1 Our know ledge of currency, banks,
kc., we admit to be very limited— vet small as it is
we never assume as a standard “ any article which
fluctuates ns much as bank notes do at the present
time.” We know of no received standard of value
except gold and silver. But, perhaps the Editor of
the Sentinel, can read us some new lessens upon the
subject, which may open our eyes, and make us ap<
prcciate the standard value of a fluctuating currency.
The Editor of the Sentinel knows well enough that
his statements in relation to-the value of country
bank notes in Augusta, is calculated to deceive the
public. He did not, nor does he yet, in the table he
publishes, state the basis upon which he establishes
the value of bank notes. Whereas, on the other hand,
the Editor of the Constitutionalist, with his accustom- i
ed accuracy and perspicuity, represents their value in
unerring terms. We were satisfied that the statement
in the Constitutionalist w-as correct, and we did think
that the Editor of the Sentinel was sufficiently versed
in political economy,, to know what was the regulator
of value, and possessed intelligence enough not to
predicate the value of bank notes upon a medium i t
which he states to be so subject \o fluctuation. [ -
The statements which are made in any commercial i
community, in reference to the value of bank bills, ‘
must be considered as based upon the specie valuation, !
or it is a statement which is calculated either to de- !
ceive, or exhibit the want of the proper attainments
to give correct information upon such subjects. We'
do think that the Editor of the Sentinel possesses
those attainments, and that he will yet present his
bank note valuations, in a practical and intelligent
form.
Now, we very freely admit, that when the basis of
a valuation is known, correct conclusions may he
drawn—whether that basis be chips, whetstones, de
preciated bank bills, or specie. But when we would
inquire about the weight of a certain commodity, wc
could not be very satisfactory answered, when told,
that a certain bulk of feathers was the weight required.
The custom of all mercantile communities; and the.
dictates of common understanding, declare that iheie
is but one true and received basis of valuation. When
banks are in good repute, and redeem their notes in
specie, the courtesy of trade attaches to those bills ;• ■
par value—and wtien banks are otherwise, and fail to
redeem their notes in specie, those bills depreciate, but
that depreciation is regulated by the specie standard. I
It is exceedingly paradoxical to assert, that specie can
be at a premium— bank bills may be at a discount,'
and for exchange purposes, specie, or those bills, may
occasionally command a premium ; but such a trans- '
action does not affect general valuation : for in such
cases, it is only a premium given in a ratio with the
expense of transportation of capital front one point to
another.
We remember that, ou one occasion, bills of some
of the country banks were receivable in the banks of
Augusta on one day, and on the next, they did not
receive them ; and presto, they became good again.
And in a table which you would publish to-day, un
der such circumstances, you might assume those dis
’ honored bank bills as your standard of valuation, and
to-morrow, your standard would be antler par.
Could specie be below par ?
We have stated, that it was parodoxical to assert,
that specie could legitimately command a premium ;
and we cannot reconcile it with our superficial ideas
of “ currency, banks, kc.,” although the editor of
the Sentinel may, with his gifted talents, possess the
ability.
Hereafter, we hope the Sentinel will predicate his
’ valuation upon something ; whether it be old subscrip
, tion bills, boot-jacks, modern Whiggery, depreciated
bank bills, or specie. Let tls have some data—no
matter what it is—in order that lie can be understood
by persons who are not so peculiarly blessed as him
self.
THE MINT.—The branch mint in the city of
New Orleans, has since it commenced its operations
last December, coined
9,396 quarter eagles,
18,000 half dollars,
130,000 dimes.
160,000 half dimes,
. a
Making in all, 317,396 piece?.
ff/” The following we take from the Brunswick
Advocate, of 11th instant:
“We notice in the Tallahassee papers, that a num
ber of the Editors and Publishers in Florida, have re
cently adopted certain rules, which are hereafter to
govern them in the management of a most important
part of their business, and which if carried out, will be
of great utility, as it will prevent the frequent losses
to which the craft is now subject, owing to the present
unlimited system of credits. Hereafter all subscrip
tions are to be paid in advance, and no new papers
to be sent till the money is paid. Advertisements
from a distance must be accompanied w ith the money,
or a respectable town reference; job work to be paid
for on delivery, except from regular customers. It is
also agreed that a Black List shall be kept in each es
tablishment, and all names of persons who stop their
paper without paying up arrearages, and all persons
j who gooff without paying their printing bills shall be
published and mutually copied in the papers of each
j other for the benefit of the craft. Some step of the
i kind should be taken by the press of this State, at
least so far as advance payments for subscriptions are
concerned. Who will move in the matter?”
That the newspaper press has suffered, is suffering,
and will continue to suffer, losses and impositions, in
consequence of the loose manner of conducting their ’
business, every man, connected with tire, press must
admit. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to
effect a reformation of those abuses. There is but
one plan in our opinion, which can succeed ; and in
carrying out that principle some of our journals wiil
• become matter of history.
The publishers in Georgia, should become united
I in their determination to .stop the credit system, in toto
allow no subscription to run a day longer than its
adv a nee payment is made for—no advertisement to
appear unless paid for previous to publication,—and
no job work undertaken without the cash in hand, or
payment aiade on delivery.
Black Lists are disgraceful, and more so to the
publisher than the published. It is evidencing the in
efficient manner of conducting business, (?) and is an
exposure of others for faults which we commit our
selves. What man of business habits would open an
account for a stranger who may reside a hundred or
two miles off, for an amount as small as three dollars?
And would not such management affect the credit of
any commercial man ?
One by one, we notice the discontinuance of Geor
gia wewspapers; and within a year past, six or eight
have passed away. And to the loose manner of con
ducting business may be mainly attributed the cause
of their discontinuance.
Aie the publishers of Georgia prepared to act effi
ciently in this matter, and strike a decisive blow, at
tin- very root of the evil against which all complain r
A middle course never can answer. The slightest
tendency to a credit system opens a door which can
admit every evil which now afflicts the press, and
shackles its usefulness. If the publishers in Georgia
are ready for decisive action, let them proclaim it, and
we will be found co-operating with them. But unless
they adopt regulations which cannot admit ofcavil or
doubt, let them pursue the uneven tenor of their way,
Jor there is no restitution for them; and they must sub
mit, to losses and impositions, and perhaps to priva
tion and ruin.
Fur the standard of Union.
TO MY COUZIN, ETHIEL MARLIN,
ON BUTLER’S CREEK, RICHMOND COUNTY".
Deyr CoUZIN :—Think not that I have been re
miss in not writing to you earlier : my time has been
employed in unraveling or untying a great Gordian
knot in the affairs of this world, arid so.duced closely
and ciirionsly was wrapped the little matter, that I am !
now begiiming to breathe free after rny severe t0i1,.!
and bless the stars of Fortune that my task has been
so well completed. You must know, Cousin byway !
ol item, that I am a pajt of 'u\t mttm at present.
Well, this is as com'n ala place as you could wi-h
to see. Among the curiosities. Jet me tell you, entr'e
nous, that we have but one barber sb< p : which is
slightly Quotemized. Hair cutting and shaving, and
oysters, at all hours; hot coffee, and fried ham and
j eggs, and ladies’curls and gentlemen’s wigs, prepared
lat the shortest notice. Wigs for the head, and wigs.
\ for the belly. Transient persons appetites whetted,
and likewise their razors. Apple tarts and plum
puddings, and grand perequier, after the Morbleu
style.
By the way, cu passant, I admire the custom of
modern barbers putting' their cup upon the hearth,
in order to keep their shaving water warm : it is so
handy to be used as a spitrbox. ;\nd then to know
that you can afford to have your chin saponificatiousli/
salivered, is a pleasant thing.
It may be true, that as the secretions of the sali
vary glands contribute to form the gastric juice,
(and Beaumont declares, it to lie a powerful solvent,
as he proved from experiments upon St. Martin,) it
may be that spittle softens the beard, and promotes
easy shaving. lam anxious to make science or phi
losophy ..sustain the barbers, or persons, who are not
classically refined, might object to be shaved with such
a preparatii n.
But, our barber, although much of a Caleb Quo
tum, is an accommodating and polite fellow. And,
unlike the Castilian gentry, ofhis profession, he does
not draw teeth, or arrange luxations of joints, lait
causes operations upon you teeth in a amch more
agreeable style, than is practiced by ordinary de
claimers about the Ligamenttint Dentis. True, you
have in his dissecting room fine opportunities for im
proving y< ur own anatomical formation, by the pro
per dissection of choice specimens in the comparative
list. Bub lectures on practical physiology, (and his
efforts are favorably received by the epicureans,) but
the chirurgical business is monopolized by the doctors
t/e facto. Velpeau was a blacksmith in Paris, and
now he is the first surgeon of that metropolis—-there
is no telling what our barber w ill come to, if he is am
bitious. 1 like to see p< rseverance and versatility—
they are evidences that, let Fortune wag with you as
she listeth, or toss you as she pleases, like a good
gtimalkin, you fall upon your feet again.
By the way, there could be found c/ea/z shavers
here, who are not in the regular line ofbarbers ; and
in these long beard times, they afford you a tempo
rary clean chin ; but they charge you such a high per
centage that it is excruciating to be shaved with such
soap.
The ladies, in this section, are not much troubled
with the “ gad-about” mania that prevails in some
places—l like that—but siill “ lovies” chat in their
family circles much after the fashion of Mrs. Candor,
and their friends' I'—l 1 '— I like that very much—
There is no better way of keeping correct habits and
principles in the ascendant, than by freely disrtisMiig
the most private affairs of our neighbors. We cor-,
reel thereby our own imperfections. Virtue is only
known by conirastiiig it with vice. And when vie
expose the delinquencies 'of others, we must be pure
ourselves, or we could not be so imprudent and indis
erect as to set in judgment .upon all of our kind, from
those who parade in carriages, down to the petite es
prcc ofthe community.—Zounds, Eihiel, I delight in
slander, although I have often-regarded the term as a
misnomer. Anti for ladies to indulge in the luxury,
oh, it is extntic ! We know the even temperament,
obliging nature, spotless purity, and Ceasar’s-w ife-'like
character of the lillies of the land—and you know that
I always regard them “as pure as ice, and chaste as
snow.” Evil never issues from such an almost beatic
source—and I feel confident then, that slander is no
evil bnt a blessing. I think a society for the pur
pose, might improve the coin here—we are much in
want of a loquacious slanderer. If you can find any
on the Creek, send them up, and then the wheels of
society here can be slicked. We have some silly pie.
ayune slanderers, but they do not traverse the entire
swine—give us those-that can go like the poet’s mus-.
suhnen, “ from the snout to the tail.”
The facilities for trade here are very contracted
No water navigation, upon which much reliance can
be placed—and no railroad advantages. We have
two banks, but 1 believe they are not much en
gaged in discounting. The Central bank, as now or
ganized, is calculated to do good ; and I hope the
people will be benefited by it.
The Penitentiary is under the direction of General
Nelson, and he seems to be employed in making it
perforin the purposes of its institution.
All the public officers of the State are at their
posts.
1 he Capital is a deset ted and lonely place in com
parison to what it was in November and December
last. No forensic efforts—no pinder crackin" now.
No lobby tact, or peeling oranges going on. Every
thing seems easy, and wiil likely remain so until the
State Rights Convention ; and then—it is likdy
nothing very Octoberish w ill be done.
The practice of fencing up is very common on our
Creek, and likewise log-rolling, but here things go
much further—people fence up thpir “ garden spots,”
and then fence up their little parsley and onion beds
and instead of log-rollings, they have “ gardenings."
I had a queer invitation, a few days since, tuning
thus:—
“ Mr. and Mrs. Q ’s compliments to Mr. Z.
Homespun, and requests the pleasure ofhis company,
to-morrow and next day, to assist in gardening.”
How could I refuse ? I went ; and spent a pleasant
•lay, “ turning up the fresh earth”—listening, occa
sionally, to a little spicy narrative of a neighbor’s
! foibles—and drank nothing stronger than molasses
I ami water, which was highly recommended for its
alterative properties, and the best known drink for
th«‘ season.
I should not forget to inform you that our old
I friend, Colonel Thomas Haynes, has taken the
Lafayette Hall, and is now busily engaged in making
prei arations to accommodate all the good people who
may visit his house. Eating of the best—rooms in
fine ordr r—but why need I tell you anything?
Don’t you know the man ? And what could you ex
pect put accommodations of the best kind ? In about
a month hence, if you should visit Milledgeville, just
inquire for the Lafayette Hall, and you will find
many of the lions, and “ good folk” of the day, who
may sojourn in this metropolis, and put up with as po
lite and merry a Boniface as can order a surloin, or
prepare the “ soup, a la mode d'Astor" in all these
parts.
I will tell you about our churches some other time.
Our recent paster is located here, and his efforts are
favorable spoken of. lam not in the most regular
attendance at the churches, but I understand that
much piety seems to prevail among the gentler sex.
My Sabbaths are principally employed in reading
sermons, and as soon as l ean get myself a fashion
able coat, high heel boots, and a sliver-mounted
walking cane, and a pair of spectacles, then I’ll go to
church like a good boy—-nothing will pass current
here but fashionables, and I intend to show out
shortly—l will ’pon honor—most de-ci-ded-ly.
Your Couzin, in fashionable expectancy,
ZEKE HOMESPUN.
Fishing Creek, Baldwin, Feb. 16.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT—Four horses
were returning with the Omnibus from the Railroad
Depot, with five passengers: (two ladies and three
gentlemen inside,) yesterday afternoon, when the hor
sts, near the. store of Mr. A. Champion, Market
square, became frightened and unmanageable, and we
regret to state that while at speed near the store of
Messrs. Hamilton & Houston, Mr. B. Childs, of
Burke county, a contractor on the Railroad, in at
tempting to get out, was thrown against a tree and
received a very serious wound on the right temple,
from tlve effects <>f w hich he died last evening, The
other passengers left the Omnibus in safety. The
horses proceeded with the vehicle through several
streets, until approaching Judge Berrien’s residence,
oue of his men servants nobly attempted to stop them,
btri he was run over and seriously injured. The Om
nibus was soon after upset, and the driver threw from
his box, but escaped uninjured.—Some bales of cot
ton, it is thought, alarmed the horses and caused them
to start.— Georgian.
RUNNING AWAY WITH AN HEIRESS—
I lie New York Whig gives the following romantic
incident :
On Monday afternoon, about two o’clock, a one
horse carriage, containing a lady and gentleman,
was observed in Third Avenue, proceeding outwards,
but at such a pace as to excite no curiosity. Scarcely,
however, had the carriage time to leave Tenth-street
—than a gentleman, in a high state.of excitement,and
mounted on a powerful bay horse, came up, riding fu
riously, and having made-a brief inquiry relative to
the party in the carriage, and. learned thev were a
shoit di-timce in advance of him, dashed off at full
speed. Two gentlemen in surprise followed until
they reached Seventeenth-street, where they found
tile dismounted horseman lying on the road-side in a
state ot insensibility., and a tnan and woman chafing
his temple t, and rubbing his hands, in order to restore
him.- 1 In* unfortunate gentleman had received a se
vere wound with a heavy blunt instrument, on the side
ol the head, and the thumb of his right-hand was
broken—a heavy club was lying on the ground.
1 In- man anil woman was questioned, and said they
had perceived the carriage driving on at a rapid rate,
ami the single gentleman in pursuit, and the moment
the latter came up w ith the vehicle, he struck at one
ol the parties within with a club. ■ The gentleman in
the carriage then snapped a pistol in the face of the
rider, but it missed fire, w hereupon he jumped out of
the carriage, and at the same instant, the horseman
sprang to the ground, and grappled with him.
The parlies struggled fiercely with each other for
about half a minute, but the single rider, being by
much the largest and most powerful man, flung, his
opponent to the ground, and put liis knee upon his
breast, and was commencing to beat him violently up
on the face with clenched hands, when suddenly the
lady threw herself out of the carriage—and having
seized the club, which had fallen from the horseman’s
hand, she dealt his horse a tremendous blow, which
caused Inin to dah off’ like mad in the direction of the
city. She then advanced upon the struggling parties,
and struck at the head of her late pursuer, but he par
red the blow with his right-hand, thereby- receiving
the injury in his thumb. J n the following instant?
however, the lady effected her apparent purpose, for
her second blow took effect on the side of the wound- '
ed man’s head, and caused him to lose his hold, and
fall over quite senseless. The heroine of the scene
then assisted Iter companion, who appeared to be conr
stderably hurt, into the carriage—and then drove o<
as fast as the horse could carry them.
When sufficiently recovered, the wounded man
said that the lady, who had wounded him, was his
own niece, who had lived with him from childhood-r
--that they were but three weeks in this city, during