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ii OH YHE CHOICE OF A WIFE* \
J* IP on this busy Theatre of life,
fcly drrmy allot* to me a wife#
Ai> piciom !(T may my nuptual prove, }
*ir\H calm result of Judgment mix’d with love.
> O may 1 ne’er precipitately wed.
By a false flame of sodden passion led ;
But may my love be permanently placid.
On that whkh ne'er can be by time effised.
•Thrmerie Vhich alone can point the dart, 4 f
i Which finds a passage to my goa.ded hearr;
The C'-quefte, and artful Jilt shall be, ..
With the starch and Prode, alike contemn’d by
me • , •„* .
The Heiress too, who gains into her arms,
More lovers by her thousands, than her
(harms, *
. Has not the least allurement iir my eyes ;
Her dress, wit, wealth and airs 1 all despise.
Ho interested views can sway my midd.
Pm 40 all charms but those oF4hjjm blind.
O may the Maid to whom I yield my heart,
Be free alike from vanity and art;
May irue religion grace her spotless breast,
May she each foliy of her sex detest.
May she by every art herself endear,
Gentle, modest, and sincere} f
May she each idle dissipation slight,
And ever in domestic care delight. -
Excelling thus in every varied part,
O may she have a tender faithful heart*
And if she views'me with loves partial eye,
With her 1 e’er could live, with her could die;
Hay the whole business of my life should
prove,
But my endeavors todeserye her love, _
Our vears would in continual blessings
And we should almost taste of heaven below.
WOT YE NO T.
Wot ye not, that time is flying,
, • Stealing all the charms of youth }
Wot ye not, that ye are dying, ‘ -
Ev’ry hour ’—momentous truth!
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Wor yet not, that sense allures us,
Doth our better part degrade I
Wot ye not, that death insures us \ _
Dread eternity, displayed f *
♦
Wot ye not, we should be striving
‘Gainst deceitful vanities i
Wot. ye not, we should be living
For a world where glory is l
Wot.* not, Religion sljoweth ‘
How the riglveous are at rest ?
Wot ye not, the sinner goeth
To a pi ace by wrath unblest f.yy.jj
Then let us leave ensnaring sin, -
And and renewed life begin ;
Preparing for that blest abode,
Fill’d with the presence of our Golfc . , v ■
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EX,'/ RAG rs
from an essay on the Divine Authority,
or the neir Testament,
Bv DAVID BOGUE.
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The Habbiness which results from the
Jujlucnce of the Gospel, in
such Characters •
Thr importance of “ the truths
Contained in the former section will
appear more clearly, if we consider
the influence which the prevalence of
such acharacter'will have on human
happiness That iri the individual
who is moulded into it* it will pro
duce satisfaction, and
peace resulting from the hope of the
friendship of God, from the hanish
%nent of evil passions, add trom the
qf holy affections and th
noblest principles, every competen
judge of human nature will readily
grant. Let all the members, of a fa
nw/ybe animated by these sentiments
and dispositions : it becomes the a
bode of love and joy. A town full
of cittzens of this description is a ho
ly brotherhood, where .harmony \
reigns ; and a reciprocation of kind
offices renders neighborhood and so>
<;ial intercourse unspeakably pleas
ing. Were a country filled with
such inhabitants, it would exhibit
such a scene, of felicity as the world
never yet beheld. All would per
form the ditties of their station with
would exhibit integrity
in their dealings, and would seek the
general good, and make private give
way to public benefit. There would
be peace, and union, and abundance,
and contentment, and the love of or
der, and veneration for the institu
tions of society. Tyranny, insubor
dination, and anarchy, would be un
known. - . •
O that Europe were full of people
of this character! There would be
a strife .who wbu]|d he the first iir
proposing an end to war, and have
the honor of soliciting reconciliation*
Peace would be easily made y for
pride, avarice, ambition, revenge,,
the love of glory, and the lust of do
mination, would have no vote in the
congress. Rectitude, benevolence,
and compassion for the miserable,
sitting alone iii council, would bring
Che negotiation to a speedy close.-
They would all embrace as Brethren}
»nd would be easy to live in peace,
because the seeds of war in the hu
man heart are destroyed.
But mere abstinence from injury
would not satisfy men of such a spi
rit. No longer possessed with the
L evil demon, falsely called patriotism,
I which uught and impelled them to
1 seek the exaltation of tbeir own
L country on the ruin oi others, they
k . “ J ‘v-‘- ¥ 4 •
wouly fwH It a dhty and a nVp.surc to
promote the prosperity vt} ’ ppi-
each other. Instead of prov
ingv as has hitherto been the case, b
curse, nations would be & blessing to
each other ;Xnd in the spirit of the
gospel, love a neighboring country
as their own. When iny of those
causes occurred which have hitherto,
alas ! deluged the fields of Europe
With blood, Christian lovcf, mutual
forbearance, forgiveness of injuries,
returning good for evil, and requite
ing insults by benefits, would tie the
bonds of peace and amity closer and
stronger than they were before. ‘%
l ,*Buf still more widely is the influ
■ ence of these divine principles felt.
Asia, Africa, and America,**"rejoice
at the change m the sons of Europe.
Instead of beholding strangers grasp
ing at every advantage, and pursu
ing by every means an increase of
power and commerce, they find men
who acta as brothers ; who are as for
ward to confer benefits, as lf> receive
them ; nay more anxious to do them
good, than to possess their wealth.
They are astonished at the pleasing
alteration ; and they concluded that
principles which lead men to act
thus, must be fro id God. While
benevolent Europeans labor to do
and to make theip hap
py, they eagerly enquire, u Whence
proceeds this remarkable change ?
Formerly you were a curse, and we
viewed you with dread. Our gold,
our territory, ohr very persons, you
snached away. Now you are a bles
sing : your highest end is to confer
benefits upon us. Whence did you
derive these principles, which have
indeed made you hew creatures V*
“ Read this book,'* the Europeans
reply, putting the New Testament
into their h|iids, “ we have transla
ted it into your tongue, that you
may, like us derive from the peru
sal, wisdom, goodness, and felicity.'*
—They eagerly snatch the book :
they read it s They too are made
wise unto, salvation: and the ,happi
ness it imparts is enjoyed through
out the world. Arms become use
less .• magazines are opened : arse
nals are emptied. “ Let not our
eyes, 5 ’ they say, “ any more behold
the heart-rending sight.\. Convert
these huge cannons into instruments
of husbandry ; these destructive balls
into mattocks and shovels ; beat
theslf swords into plough-shares, and
these spears into pruning hooks.*— |
Mankind live in peace. Extended
intercourse produces increasing af
fection • Wherever man meets man,
he meets a brother : love to God,
and love to men reigning in the
heart, generate every where righte
ousness, harmony, benevolence, and
joy.
Can principles, so directly tending
to felicity, and producing it in every
form, spring from imposture, and
from the hearts of bad of men ? Sa
tan’s kingdom would be divided a-
I gainst itself, and must fait. Charac
ters so formed, do they not proclaim
their original to be from above, and
not from beneath l Does not the
scheme announce its author to be
the infinitely merciful and gracious’
God, who delights in the happiness,
of his creatures, and who has framed
it with such wisdom, that H suits ev
ery relation, and renders, at once,
He individual and the world happy l
Will it be said, this is a mere Utopian
dream t It will be granted, however,
that it is a pleasing one. But rsit
not the natural result of the influ
ence of the principles of the gospel
on the heart l Nor, to him who be
lieves the scriptures, ia itanr hnagi
nary state of things which has been
described. The faint representation
which has been attempted, is conso
nant to the predictions of the Old
, and New Testament, which plainly
foretel and describe, in the most
glowing and lovely colors, the full
establishment of knowledge, good-
Iness, and felicity over the face of the
whole earth, by the establishment of
* the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the
\ heatts of men. Isaiah, chap. ii. and
xi. Micah, iv. Rev. xx«—l ask no
more, but that you would thoroughly
Weigh the subject,, and throw its just
weight into the scale of evidence
u t-, Bible Society of Philadelphia*
©a the 4th insC being the first
Wednesday of May, at half past se
ven o’clock in the evening, the Bible
Society of Philadelphia held it* An
nual Meeting, in the Tabernacle, in
this city. The Right Reverend Bi
shop White , after addressing the
Divine Majesty, in ao appropriate
{ Bc solemn Prayer, proceeded to read
the report of the Managers—The as
sembly, which consisted of a large
number of Ladies and Gentlemen;
of every denomination, were.delight
ted with the intdigence communica
ted of the growing strength and use
fulness of the establishment, An
eloquent and impressive’ Address to
the President, was afterwards deliv
ered by James Alilnor , Esq. stating
the origin and successes of the Bri
tish add foreign Bible Society, and
exhibiting the numerous abvantages |
which result to the -Christian and
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Heathen world from Bible Institu- i
Jqns. In terms alike delicate and I
evangelic he Congratulated the La- |
dies, forming the Female. Bible So- j
ciety of Philadelphia, on their pious ,
ipd generous exertions and on that
prosperity, with which, by the Go®
or Mercy, they had been crowned.
Theßev. Mr. Janeway in a pathe
tic and forcible Address succeeded.
He deplored the waste of Human life
op the Continent of Europe, and re-’
garded it as part of theTlispensations
of Heaven when engaged in aveng
ing the blood of Martyrs and Saints.
He considered the Bible, under the
influence of the Holy Spirit, as the
cure of calamities, the most disas
trous and unexampled* He viewed
it, as the grandinstrument for pro
moting the fervours of Devotion, and
recovering to in ensanguined world,
the blessings of peace* He stated
the value of the inspired volume as
*4o its tendency, every where to ele
vate the Female character, and to
convert what ,ia seen in Heathen
Countries, occupied in the meanest
and mbst toilsome services, into the
faithful associate and the tender and
respected friend.
It is understood, that each of these
addresses, at the request of the
Managers, is about to be presented
to the world, through the medium
of the press*
A collection was made—after
which the venerable President of the
society, in*u short but, highly judi
cious address, recommended the In
stitution to the patronage of the As
sembly-stating, that while occasion
al contributions encouraged the ef
forts of the Managers, on annual and
life subscriptions they depended for
the Society’s main support*
To every pious and reflecting
mind, the meeting presented a scene
peculiarly delightful—Disciples of
the SON OF GOD, of every diver
sity of Christian persuasion were all
united in the common design* Eve
ry hand seemed joyfully extended to
touch the rope that is drawing the
ark of the Divine testimonies to the
view of the nations. The cotamon
bond of Union was the standard of
Truth • At future Anniversaries, it
is hoped the attendance of the Ladies
and gentlemen of our city, wil) pe
increased. It contributed to the
pleasure of the’ evening to reflect
that a few hours before the meeting
of the Society in Philadelphia, the
parent Society, oti the opposite side of
the Atlantic, bad held its anniversary
convention too
■ im 4 An Assembly such as earth
f *» Saw never , such as Heaven looks
down to see, 9 *
REMARKABLE PREDICTION
[From the gentleman's Magavne of
V July, 1807.] \
The following remarkable prediction
of the Bishop of Arles, in the year
513, which the events of the
French revolution have so amply
fulfiled, were recorded in the roy
al library of Paris, in a book enti
tled Liber Afirabilis, from which
it was extracted about forty
years since, by Sir Jbhn Lawson 7
Bart.of Brough-Hall in Yorkshire.
“The administration of the king
dom f France ) shall be so blinded,
that they shall leave it without dew
fenders- *
M The hand of God shall extend
itself over them, and over all the rich.
* All the, nobles shall be deprived
of their estates.
“ A division shall spring up in
the Church of God—and there shall
be two husbands* the one true, the
other adulterous; the legitimate
husband shall be put to flight.
“ There shall be great carnage,
and as great an effusion of blood# as
in the days of the Gentiles. . The u
niversal church & all the world shall
deplore the ruin and destruction of
a most celebrated city, the capital
and mistress of France- The alters
of the* temple shall be destroyed ne
holy virgins outraged shall fly from
the monasteries—the church pastors
s hall be driven from their seats, and
the church shall be stripped of her
temporal goods**
“ But at length the Black Eagle
and Lion shall appear coming from
far countries. \Vo be to the city of
opulence l thou shalt at first rejoice
but the end shall come* <
* aWobe to thee, O city of philos
ophy—thou shalt be subjected.
4< A captive king, humbled even
to confusion, shall recover his
crown.”
fiOTICE.
WILL BE SOLD, ,
On the First Tuesday in July next, at
the Court-House in Jackson county
L# agreeable to an order of the Inferior
I court of said county, • ‘ *
SEVENTY-FIVE acres of land,
more or less, joining the town of
Jefferson, being, part p£ the real es
tate of John Clark, deceased—for
[ the benefit of the heirs and creditors
;bf said deceased. , ,
JOHN CLARf? Administrator.
May 5184*r
NOTICE.
PERSONS having demfiids a
gainst the estate of Garrett W. Parks,,
deceased, are requested to exhibit
them within the time prescribed by
L'S properly authenticated—And
t ose,.\vho are indebted to estate
arc equested to< make immediate
settlement? i
JOHN ESPT,
KUSSEJL JONES,
i Administrators
Majr* 12th, 1814.
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GEORGIA, T 4 Court-of. Ordinary y
l Adjourned Sessions ,
Clark County, J bthjune y 1814.
RULE NISI. ♦
On the petition'of IsaacJMicldle
brooks, Jun. praypag that4he execu
tors of John Maxey, deceased, may
be directed to makeHitles, todiim of,
in, and to a tract of fee sim
ple* lying in Wilkinson cn#bty to
the one of two lots, eithgr No. 61 in
the fifth, or No. I in the
districts, the choice lot
was left to the said Isaac Middle
brooks, which he hereby signifies to
be lot No. 61. Agreeably to a bond
made by the said Maxey in his life
time to the said Middlebroqks, a co
py of which is here filed jikihe court.
It is ordered that jyi»xecutors of
the said Maxey make ‘titles accord
ingly in pursuance of ,tbe provisions;
of an act of this stats in such cases
made, unless cause %e shewn against
the same at a court t& be held in
said county of Clark on the first
Monday in September next. .*
A true copy front the Minnas*
Sr JOHN HODGE, C. C. 0.
NOTICE.
THAT attendance wiil be given
St the following named places, on
the following days by the Collector
of the Internal Revenue for the fifth
collection district of Georgia, yiz
On Wednesday the 13th of July
next, in the town of Lexington, O
glethorpe county—. Friday, 15th of
July,* in the town of Madison, Mor
gan county— the 16th of
July, in the town of Watkinsviile,
Clark ‘'county, of which all persons
who have not entered their carriages,
and, those who have bonds out for
internal duty, and those who wish
to take license for distilling, or for
merchandizing, or mailing foreign
domestic spirits, may avail them
selves of this notice.
J. M. C. MONTGOMERY,
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May 30, 1814, t >
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CAUTION.
I If 00 hereby forwarn all persons
from trading with my wife Fanny
Thompson for any. species of proper
ty now in my possession, or any thing
whatever touching my interest, such
as goods, wares or merchandize, or
in fact having any dealing with her
concerning my affairs, as I will not
pt responsible for any of her Gon
tractsi she having withdrawn herself
from ray bed and board without
having the least shadow of provoca
tion* IT
RICHARD THOMPSON.
Clark county , June 6,1814. v
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HOP PLEASE ATTEtfD*
k ALL those indebted to the Sub
scriber for tuition, wilt oblige him
by calling on Mr. Josiah Newton or
M» . Golding making payment
as soon as* possible.
M. W. DOBBINS. J
April 28r
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j NOTICE-
Tposz having demands against
the estate of William Harvie, de
ceased, will present them properly
v authenticated within the time pre
scribed by law—and all who are in
debted to the estate are requested tv
; make immediate payments to . /
John G- Meriwether,
L < k “ 011
James Meriwether,
March 31, 1814. Executors .
SHERIFF'S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in July next , at
the Court House of Clark County ,
i WILL EE SOLD , \
the following property, /# w/f
Thiee hundred acres of
, land, lying. oh : Shoal creek in said
county t joining Charles A. Redd,
David Harris others, grantee
not imown, five negroes, to wit, one
fellow known by the name of Will,
Lucey and her thfee children, Kit,
Lewis and Edmond—all levied on as
the property of George Y# Farrar to
satisfy an execution in favor of the
State of Georgia, vs. George Y. Far
rar as Tax Collector of Clark coun
ty, and John Barnett, Joseph Brown
and Jack F. Cocke, his securities.
SAMUEL JACKSON, Sheriff.
. Jty i%ym
GEORGIA. ‘ r*” >(
CLARK SUPERIOR COURT, ,
ADJOURN SEPTS*#** TERM) 1813.
James Thomas, |
Tl r mle nisv^
1 Michael A. Gauvain.} • f . % ,
UPON the petition of James The*
mas praying Vie foreclosure of the •*.
quity of redemption contained in %
certain mortgage, given by a Mich
ael A. Gauvain to the said James.
Thomas, on a certain tract of lan4
containing sifc hundred acres, being ,
part of two fi?e thousand acre tract*,
of land granted to Charles Henry
D‘Estamg, including a tract of one
hundred and thirty acfes, lately oc
cupied by John and sold to
sam M. A. Gauvain by said Johfb
Thomas, the sa»d land lying and be
ing in the count/ and state
un the waters of Trail creek, for thw
better securing the payment of it
Certain sum therein specified.
, If is»| ordered, that the sai4
Michael A. Gauvain do pay into tide
court in twelve months “front thl*
date, the principal and interest in
said mortgage contained, and the
Cost expended in and about the fore*
closing the same, or be barred of
bis equity of redemption in and to
the same* And that this rule be pub
! lished once a month *foi* twelve
; months in one of the public gazettes
[ of this state, or served upon the de
fendant six months previous to the
time required by this,rule, to pay olf
the sum contained in said mortgage.
A True Copy from the Minutes of said
; Court this sth day of January, 1814*
STERLING ELDER, Clerk.
.mii* 111 I hi I I|>S
GEORGIA, >
Franklin County. $ ‘
Interior Court. Ferrvart Term*
1814.
O N the petition of Hudson Mos*
stating to the court that some time
ago, he was possessed of a receipt,
given to him by James M* Thurmoa
for the sum of Two Jiundred Dollars#
which was in discharge of a note
which Jib had executed to said Thur
mon, and which was payable on tho
25th of December, 1804, which re
ceipt he has lost of mislaid spj|hat
it cannot be found. A copy of which
as well as he can recollect is in thts
jwqrds and figures following—
April 17th, 1809,
Then received of Hudson Mosa
Two Hundred Dollars in payment
for a certain note that the said Most
gave to me—>l say received by me,
JAMES THURMON*-
Test—Garland Lane.
? WHEREUPON ir is
by the Court, that the foregoing co
py of receipt be established in lieu
of the original'•unless cause be shewn
to the contrary within the time pre*
scribed by the statute in such cased
made and provided*
A true copy token from the minute
> FRED. BEALL, C. I. C.
May Sth, 1814.
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ADMINISTRATORS* SALE#
WILL BE SOLD
On the 25 th day of June next , at lh#
house of Owen Spullock of Clark
\ , County y
TWO Negroes, Ren and Tom,
the property of Morning Spullocky
deceased—for the benefit of the heirs
of said deceased.
OWEN SPULLOCK,
PETER WILLIAMSON,
Administrators •
, Mays’
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NOTICE.
Nf«rt months after date appfrea*
tioO Will be made to the Honorable
Coujrt of Ordinary ojf Madison Coun
ty, for lekve to sell one tract of land,
containing one hundred and forty a
cres, more or less, lying‘in the coun
ty of Oglethorpe, on the waters of
Cloud's creek, adjoining Job Felton*
deceased, LeWis Lester and others,
and lot No. 211, twelfth district of
Baldwin, now Jasper—sold for the
benefit of the heirs and creditors of
Hardy Sanders, deceased.
WILLIAM SANDERS,
Guardian • #
March 17,1814* * ./
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|C7» WANTED
At this Office, some neat plain
homespun, cither white, striped or
colored. Subscribers to the Gazette
who live sufficiently near, and whe
will avail themselves of this oppor*
tuhity of making their first payment#
will by so doing confer an obligation*
|C7» Cash will be given for a few
’ well tanned or dressed deer or sheep
skins. w *
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA*
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1 HE annual Commencement ia
this institution will be held On We#
nesday the *7th of July ne*W