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THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH ANB REPUBLIC,
O^LiVEK H. PRINCE.
—PUBLISHED WEEKLY—
Ii d i t o r &
Prop r ie t or.
flEW SERIES—VOL. L NO. 51. MACON, TUESDAY
MORNING. SEPTEMBER 16, 1845. WHOLE NUMBER 988.
ABIE GRAPH A RSTUBXZC,
_ pniJLl3HED KVERY TUESDAY MORNING
1 BY O. H. PRINCE,
T THREE dollars per annum.
^VARIABLY m AD VANCE
inVERTl3EMENTS are inaerted ai 91
for ilie first inaction, and 30 cents per a
SZ-*s*S£!£
OO per
per square for
M- r - bio deduction will be made lo those who adver-
jjjje* of LANDS, by Administrators. Execu-
• L ' “ ( j aJ ' r dians. are required by law. to be held on the
,,r T esday in the month, between the hoursof ten in the
fir** 1 3 „a three in the afternoon, at the Court-house, in
I**?’ in whieh the land is situated. Notice of these
*? c “ nUS t he given in a public gazette SIXTY DAYS pre-
'***.ihe day of sale.
R leaof NEGROES must be made at a public auction
' !e first Tuesday of the month, between the usual li lurs
'•* t- . e tl (ho place of public sales in the county where the
, te«tameiitary, of Administration or Guardianship,
>*“'? " e been granted, first siring SIXTY DAYS notice
'£ eof j„ one of the public gaieties ofthis State, and at tbe
i of the Court-house, where such sales are to be held.
W aiee for the sale of Personal Property must be given in
n» manner. FORTY days previous to thedny of sale.
‘ N™i»e to the Debtors and Creditors of an estate must be
^No^thafspplkadon'willbe made to the Conrtof Or-
.iinary for leave to sell LAND.'must be published for
F W^n l fc?eate 9 m aell NEGROES must he published
or FOUR MONTHS, before any order absolute shall be
made thereon by the Court.
Citations for letters of Administration, must be publish-
<1 flirty days—for dismission from administration, monf/j.
•" month*—hr dismission from Guardianship, forty
tl M
RU t-ts for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be published
man'ldu for four month*—for establishing lost papers .for
If, f»U tpacr of three month*—for compelling titles from
"•xeeators ur Administrators, where a Hond has been given
•bv the deceased, the full space of three months.
Pahlicstinna will always he continued according to these,
, _ | ( „„i requirements.unless otherwise ordered.
' REMITTANCES BY MAIL.— * A postmaster may en
close money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to
• ihe suhterintion of a third person and frank the letter if
£rke» by himself.”—Amos Kendall. P. AI. G.
FLOYD HOUSE,
BY B. S. NEWCOMB.
Maco.v, Georgia. Oct. 19.1844—31—if
JFaafciounble Drru illnkiug Bmnblialiuicnt.
Plumb Street; r.ezt to the Seminary.
Orders for DRESSES. RIDING HABITS, it. itc. exe-
euie.l in the latest and most fashionable style, and at the
thnrtrst notice.
Nib BET & WINGFIELD,
ATTORNEYS AT LA W.
Office on Mulberry Street, over Kimberly’s Hat Store
Macon. Georgia, Oct. IS. 1844—31—tf
Pope &, Clopton,
attorneys at law.
TUSKEGEE. ALABAMA.
■WWFILL hereafter attend the Courts of Macon, Pike.
\ f Harbour. Russell.Chambers, Tallapoosa. Montgom
ery and Lowndes counties. They will also attend the Su
preme Court of the - tate.
Ouininuniestiuna addressed to them at Tuskegee, will re
ceive prompt auenticn.
Jan. 14—16—tf.
James ft. King'
Attorney at Law,
Macon. Go.
34 tf
’ WIB. DEABCING & SONS,
COMMISSI*>N MERC HANTS,
CHARLES I OK. S. C.
September 3, 1845 49 Cm
%V 1 ftFR£f L, SHOCKLEY,
attorney at law,
Will practice in the following Counties:
UPSON, HOUSTON.
PIKE. BIBB.
MONROE, Baldwin,
BUTTS. JONEs.
CRAWFORD. TWIGGS,
All business entrusted to Ids care will meet with prompt
Mention. Office in Dr. Thomson’s building,opposite i Ioyd
House, Macon, Georgia. #
May 5,1845.
Whiting & Mix,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOIS AND SHOES
Near the Washington Hall Second Street.
Macon, Georgia, Oct. 19, 1844—31—tf
J. L. JONES & CO.
CLOTHING STORE
ITol side Mulberry Street, next door below the Big Hat
MACON-
George JI. Logan,
DEALER IN
Fancy and Staple - ry Goods*
Hard Ware, Crocker;/, Glass Ware, Afc. Spc.
Corner of Second and Cherry Streets.
Maeop, Georgia, Uct. 19, 1644—31—tf
MEDICAL NOTICE.
T\tl.T. A. PARSONS has returned to the city.and has
resumed the duties of his profession. Office at his
dwelling, brick house, two doors above the Metliodis
Church - Jan. 21.1845.
ISENOVAL. ~
D U. HOLT has removed to the residence recently
occupied by B. H. Moultrie. where lie maybe
fsnnd St night; and in the day, at his office over Mess's
"'inship & p n pe a store. _ .
Lacan, April 16. 32 tf
J. M. BOA RDM AN,
. DEALER IN
Law, Medical, Miscellaneous,
and School Books;
Blank Books and Stationery of all kinds ; Printing Pa
per, ic. Ac.
“'fa of the Large Bible, tiro doors a bore Shot Kelt's
corner, we*t side bf Mulberry Street.
Mteon. Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844—31—if
sodaTwater
T HIS srsteful drink is now served ur* ot GEORGE*
PAYNE’S brag 8iore with Gfnoo Sviturs, and
*hcrectn bs had at alf times Congress Water.
Joc« 18, 1345. v 39 3m
City Hall : : : Gillliu, Georgia.
a BY ROBT. S. LANIER.
CONDUCTED Bf
fiAMFSON LANIER, late ol the Washington Ilall,
Marou. Ga.
Griffin. Januaty 1. 1845. 29 tf
SCOT T. CA1II1AIIT & Co.,
MERCHANTS AND FACTORS,
CONTINUE to keep on hand their usu
al stock of Groceries, ice... which they will
j sell at the lowest market priees.
i Ad varices made on C« lion or Merchan-
•disc consigned to them
On the first of October next, they will remove to the Kite
Pinof Brick Stores, oil Third Street, between Graves,
"■'rod Sc Co., and Rea Sc Cottons’.
M»ran, Auc-ul 19 1845. 47 3m
BENNETT BELL,
WIRE HOUSE A.\U COMMISSION MERCHANT,
EAST MACON,
Opapaite the Central Rail Rond Depot*
y HAVING leased lint Store and W ore-
/ a y Home, formerly occuDied by Henry K-
Carter, wnuul rfspecifully tender his ser
■Mg#* vicis to Planter* and others anti will
promptly attend to the receiving of Cotton
,a 4 Merchandize entrusted to his care.
Abo will give his personal attention to selling Cotton or
^•cr produce, fitting orders for goods, and shipping Cotton
Charleston, or New York*
««ping his best exertions will give satisfaction to all who
with their business.
. r ° n . August 12. l-4:». <6 5L
WAKE-HOUSE.
1 , THE undersigned will continue the
r a Jf WARE HOUSE AND COMMISSION
khLJ lUMM." .,1 I lie Mini ••••■•upied b.v
them lor the Inst two years and formerly
occupied by E. S*. T. N . Bell They have
, , ,n °lhrr Ware-House in a retired part nf ihe rity,
w -,, the one they occupy, and which from ila l9ralion
P r °hably be as wfr from fire as any in the city. They
patronage of their friends and the public, and
6* their constant personal iUrr.tinn to the business.
OUSLEY & JEWETT.
U.
'OS, July |J W (5|
<2 6m
POETRY".
THE LAND WHICH NO MORTAL MAY KNOW.
•T BERNARD BARTOJf.
Though earth hts full many a beautiful spot.
As a poet »r painter might show ;
Yet more lovely and beautiful, holy and bright.
To the hopes of the heart, and spirit’a glad sight,
Is the land that no mortal may know.*
There the chrystaline stream, bursts forth from the throne
Flows on, and forever will flow;
Its wares, as they roll, are with melody rife,
And its waters are sparkling with beauty awl life.
In the land which no mortal may know.
And there.on its margin, with leaves evergreen,
With its fruits healing sickness and wo.
The fair tree of life! in its glory and pride.
Is fed by the deep inexhaustible tide.
On the land which no mortal may know.
There, too, are the lost! whom we loved on this earth,
With whose mem'iies our bosoms yet glow:
Their relics we gave to the place of the dead,
But their glorified spirila before us have fled
To the land which no mortal may know.
Tnere the pale orb of night, and the fountain of day,
Nor-beauty nor splendor bestow;
But theyuesence of nim. the unchanging I AM!
And the holy, the pure, the immaculate Lamb !
Light the land which no mortal may know.
Oh! who but must pine in this dark vale of tears,
From its clouds and its shadows to go.
To walk in the light of the glory above.
And to share in the peace, in the joy and the lore,
Of the land which no mortal may know.
LAUNCH THY BARK.
8T W. LKANDER D I r FX 5 D X It F F E It.
Now launch thy bark upon tbe wave—-
The sea is spreading wide—
And boldly gaze upon the flood.
Nor fear to stem the tide:
Ha! slirink'st thou from the silver spray !
The sky above is clear.
And kindred spirits lend u voice
To haul: with thy fear.
*• No coast I see within the sight,
To make asaurance Grm,
And shall 1 venture in that bark —
That flaunting bark, this germ —
Upon yon wide uncertain wave ?
Oh! something in my heart
Assails my faith, subdues my nerves,
To feel the coward's part."
Keep high thy heart, and firm tby trust,
And spurn Ihe frowning wave—
No danger harms the conscious throng,
Nor conquers o’er the brave:
Dors not this sweeping, mighty world.
Speed in a space immense ?
’Tis will crmmanJs and mind that guides,
And they can guard you hence.
Thy watchful bark, from fancies free,
Shall meet no devious way —
Then steer it like a trusty shaft.
Along the dashing spray:
Let truth and honor ateer the helm,
And let your motto read —
*• I never awerve fruit duty when
There’s justice in the deed.”
COLUMBIA'S SHIPS.
DT MRS. L. 11. SIGOCRNEY.
The ships from young Columbia's shore.
As fleet they are, and frre.
As those from haughtier realms that boast
Dominion o'er the sea —
As gallantly their banners float,
As keen their lightnings fly.
And braver hearts than there are found,
Beal not beneath the sky.
White as the glaocing sea bird’s wing
Their swelling sails expand,
Besidr the bright Egean isles,
Or green Formosa’s strand,
Or where the sparse Norwegian pine
A sudden summer shares.
Or Terra del Fuego’a larch
Amid the tempest glares.
Unmoved their trackless course they hold
Though vengeful Boreas roars.
And make their part on stranger-coasts,
Or undiscovered shores.
Rude people of a foreign speech
Have learned their cheering cry,
« Land, ho!—aloft!”—and “bear a hand!”
And the ready tars’ reply.
From zone to zone — from pole to pole,
Where’er in swift career
The venturous keel a path explores,
Our Yankee sailors ateer:
The white bear, on his field of ice.
Hath reen his signals tossed —
And the great whale, old Ocean’s king,
Doth know them lo his cost.
The spices from the Indian isles,
The plant of China’s care.
The cane’s sweet blood from tropic climes
Their merchant vessels bear.
Wherever Commerce points his wand,
They mount the crested waves,
And link together every sea
The rolling globe that laves.
Still nearest to the Antarctic gala
Our daring seamen press.
Where storm wrapped Nature thought to dwell
In hermit lonelinesa:
'•Whose masts are those so white with frost;
Where fearful icebergs shine 1”
My country from her watch-tower looked
And answered—" They are mine!”
Columbia’s ships 1 With dauntless prow
The tossing deep they tread;
The pirates of the Lybian sands
Have felt their prowess dread :
And the British lion’s lordly mane
Their victor might confessed,
For well their nation’s faith and pride
They guard o t Ocean's breast.
When string oppression fiercely frowns,
Her eagle rears his crest.
And means no bird of air shall pluck
His pinions or his breast:
And brighter on the tltreatning cloud
Gleam out her stars of gold.
Huzza! for young Columbia’s ships,
And for her sesmen bold.
MOTHER.
Of all the words in language, there’s no other
Equal in gentle influence to Mother!
It is the first name that we learn to love —
It is the first star shining from above ,-
It is a light that hai a softer ray
Than noght we find in evening or in day.
Mother! —It back to childhood brings the man,
And forth to wo-nanliood it leads the maiden.
Mother 1— 'T is with the name all thing! began,
That are with love and aympathy fall laden.
01 ’tis the fairest thing in Nsiore’s plan.
That all life’s cares tnsy not affection smother.
While lives whhin the ytsrning heart of man.
Mclti 'C remembrance of a gentle Mother!
b Tmazma.
“May I?—sure, llien, I’ll take this, 1,f —laying
her hand eagerly upon it. It was ai* oJd kand-
kerchiof. soiled and rumpled, which the young
man had worn around his neck during the last
, « r i it . " hours of his illness, and which in tne bustle and
ed by the standard of our duller temperament j Coilftisio had be J n , eft 0 „ |he M
thetr very vehement profo-sstons ol attachment j t had been |hrowo aftef ,,j s death< J
From die N. Y. Commercial Advertiser*
A TRUE HEROINE.
The Irish as a' nation are ofien accused of
insincerity/ and it must be confessed that,judg-
ry vehement pr<
do often appear uncalled-for and exaggerated.
Yet where in truth do we ever meet with more
touching instances of real, unselfish devotion,
than are sometimes exhibited hy the poor uned
ucated sans and daughters of Hibernia 1
A case in point occurred, not many weeks
ago, in th's city. A young physician, greatly
beloved hy his friends and nssociales, was ta
ken 1 suddenly ill; after remaining a day or two
at his own oflice, deprived unavoidably, of all
those soothing attentions which none hut woman
can offer in the hour of sickness, the young man
grew rapidly worse, and the kind lady at. whose
table lie took his meals generously insisted up
on Ins instant removal to her own home, that he
might be within reach of that careful attendance
which the alarming peculiarities of his case do
mattded. 1 The disease was scarlet fever of the
most malignant and dangerous type.
On thed iy of his arrival, among other inqui-
rersthere came a tidy, respectably dressed girl
—an Irish girl—with many, very many and
most anxious questions as .’o the patent’s con
dition and when they had all been answered
—whfl'i every thing h id been told her of good
or bad, connected with his disorder—she lin
gered still. »till hesitated, as though there was
yet n something in her heart that could not find
its proper utterance.
‘‘Are you acquainted with Dr. , my good
girl?” asked the !adv. “Do I know him, is it?”
Oh yes—she knew him well—quite well—
knew Into long hefote he canto from the old
country—He had once attended her through a
long and dangerous ill -es$; and—now burst
fortli the pent-up secret—lie had surely saved
her life by his skill and care, and she had come
to ask the kin-1 lady—could she—might she,
only be permitted just to stay in the house until
his recovery, and in her turn watch over, and
wait upon him ?
She had been living out, it appeared, in the
neighborhood, as nurs-rv maid; but iter em
ployers, in tbe r dread of scarlet fever, object
ed to her daily visits of inquiry nt the Doctor’s
office, so the aSectionate creature had unhesi
tatingly given up a good p'ace and hastened
away, delighted at the thought of being useful
to her benefactor, and showing her gratitude
for his former kindness by tendering her servi
ces to him as nurse.
A lo»k of scrutiny, turned upon herns she
told her simple story, was met by one so thor
ough! j pure and honest in its expression, that
afi'-r a moment’s pause, a willing consent was
given to the arrangement, anti with noiseless
tread, but with an expression of relief as if the
weight of a world had been lifted from her bo-
som, the warm-hearted girl bounded up stairs
and took her station at the bedside of the patient.
It was a melancholy case altogether. The
mother and three sisters of the young man,
though wiitlen to, were as yet far atvny.
Iris vveary hours were still farther embittered
by the knowledge that if he died they would bo
left utterly destitute—the property upon which
they all lived being entailed upon him, the only
son. and reverting at his death to the next m ile
heir of the family.
But to return to the more immediate subject’
of this sketch. From the hour of her first as
suming the duties of nurse, she never left him,
day or night, for a single moment, unless to
bring for his comfort and relief such things as
the other girls of the house, in their fear of in
fection, were too much terrified to carry up lo
his mom. Tho symptoms soon became too
marked to leave any more than a faint hope of
ultimate recovery, but the courageous girl nev
er suffered her ftHings to overcome her; her
manner is described as calm and self-possessed
to a single degree, the features generally mo-
tionless, and the voice without a trace of agita
tion in its tone.
Once indeed, and once only, toward the last,
she was seen outside his room door, her hands
pressed convulsively aganist her eyes and her
bosom heaving with emot'on. But the tears
were resolutely farced back—the feelings brave
ly gulped down, and in one moment more the
devoted girl had turned the handle with a quiet
touch, and resumed her duties by the bed of
death.
The poor sufferer was attended by a host of
medical friends, but the fiat had gone forth; a
“still small voice” had whispered to him, and ho
knew that he must die. And he did die, call-
ing upon his mother and wondering how she
would be able lo bear the tidings of his loss.
Amid all the exclamations of sorrow and
consternation around, ■*« tone word was spoken
by the poor girl who had been his untiring
watcher so long. A stranger might have al
most imagined her an uninierested spectator of
the scene—“a hireling who cared not for” her
charge—but those who knew her better could
observe that she never moved front his side—
never lost sijjht of him l'or a single insta»t. It
was she who closed the starling lids—bound up
the head, and prepared him for the coffin.—
And all in utter silence—not a word of sorrow
camefrom her. The pale check and trembling
hand were tho only interpreters of the feelings
which she did it all.
At length the Inst sad offices were to be per
formed. They persuaded her lo leave the
room for a short time, and when she returned
the body was removed ftom the bed, and the
coffin—ob, bitter disappointment! —the coffin
was screwed down.
Then indeed a wail of despair escaped her
lips. She could see no reason for such haste—
there was time, plenty of time before them—
and what had she done that she should not be
allowed one look—one last look—before they
took him aw ty tied shut him up forever?
Bein" made to understand, after a timo, the
necessity in such cases of immediate burial, she
suffered the men to depart without further re
monstrance; but within the next half hour she
had quietly borrowed a screw driver—shut her
self m'o the room—withdrawn tv- ry screw in
the coffin lid—and gazed, Oh! who shall say
with what bitterness of f eling?—upon the face
within; then fastening the lid down again, re
mained tranquil, nny almost happy, in Jihe
thought that her hand was the last that had been
laid upon his brow—her eye the very last that
had rested upon bis features.
After the funeral^ when the few valuables be
longing to the deceased were collected together
*he was askrd whether she did not wish to keep
something in remembrance of him; and was to ( d
that she might take for that purpose any tiling
she pleased •
The ft tends urge ! herta make another choice.
“No,” she would have that, and only that.
Ihcy asked her to take something in addi
tion, at all events; something of more value.
“N t, m—nothing but that—she wanted noth
ing more ”
One gentleman pointed out tbe possible dan
ger of her selection, and warned her at least not
to hold it so near her person. •
But by this time the poor g : rl had become im
patient at the opposition. “It’s mine now—
sure, I may do what I like with my own.”
And with Ihe word, the handkerchief was
was drawn tightly round her throat, and the two
ends thrust deep within her bosom; and one
who stood nearest her could hear the almost
wh-speied words, “He did me nothing but good
in life, and I’m sure he won’t hurt me now.”
It is unnecessary to say with what feelings
tile relatives looked upon her, when they heard
of her devotion to the lost son and brother; she
was immediately offered a home among them,
■ but it wasgjatefiilly declined; her duty was ac
complish^ and she preferred returning lo the
lowly and self-denying course of life in which
her lot was cast.
DEBTORS’ PRISON IN PARIS.
The Paris Correspondent of the Newark Ad
vertiser, furnishes tho following account ef the
Debtors’ Prison in Paris::
The Prison for Debtors is situated - in the
Rue de Clicliy, u retired qjiapter, where - most of
the English population live; To be a candi
date fur ndmissit n to this Retreat, a debt of
thirty dollars, in the case of a-foreigner,, is a ne
cessary qualification. It must be payable to
the original creditor; and the - candidate must be
under seventy years of age. No person-can be
arrested on a Sunday, or fete day; or in any
place of religious worship, or of the* conetit uted
authorities; or in any private- house, if admit
tance is refused; or between sunset and sunrise.
These popular enactments naturady cause many
debtors from England, to take refuge in this
city. The creditor who puts a man in prison,
must make a monthly advance of his board at
the rate of six dollars per month; neglecting
which only for a day, the debtor is set at liber-
tv. The doors are opened to him at a fixed
lime, in proportion lo the amount of the debt,
aud the creditor has n*> further power to again
confine him, the debt being thrss legally can
celled. Imprisonment for a debt less than one
hundred dollars ceases in two years; in four
years for $200—and in too y*«rs for all sums
above a thousand. The lot of these individu-
als is not very unfortunate. They are depriv
ed of liberty indeed; but they pass a life of ease
at the cost of others, and, judging from their fu-
OrigUal Anecdote.—In the winter of 1832, 1 ^’^Sngthe SnirereMcVy for freedom,
’tJSldtfflt .Inrlrcmi rn fV*i*r*xrl tho In RtN. & 0 -i . i *_
all countries are ever ready enough to
President Jackson co ferred the mission to Rus
sia upon a justly distinguished son of Pennsyl
vania. B. fore the newly appointed minister,
however, had departed on his mission, he deem
ed it due to the President to ask his counsel lin
reference to the selection of a secretary of le
gation. Tue President declined all interference
and remarked to the minister that the United
States Government would hold him responsible
for the manner in >vhich he discharged his du
ties, and that he would consequently be at lib
erty to choose his own secretary. The n|iuis-
ter returned his respectful acknowledgements ;
but, before taking a finul leave, sought bis es
pecial advice in regard to a young gentleman
then in the service of the State Department,
and who was highly recommended by the then
Secretary. Gen. Jackson promptly said : “I
advise you, sir, not to take that man : he is not
a good judge, of •preachingThe minister
seemed puzzled, and observed that tne objec
tion iteeued explanation. “I am able to give
it,” said the oid hero; and lie thus continued :
“On last Sabbatli morning, I attended divine
service in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
this city. There 1 listened to a soul inspiiing
sermon by Prof. Durbin, of Carlisle—one of
the ablest pulpit orators in America. Seated
ina pew near me, I observed this identical
young man, apparently an attentive listener.—
On the day following, he came into this cham
ber, on public business; when I had the curi
osity to ask his opinion of the sermon and the
pn^h.r. ^nl wnui tninli you, sir 1 The
young ups:art, with consummate assurance
pronounced that sermon all froth, and Profes
sor Durbin a humbug! 1 took the liberty of
saying to him ; ‘J/y young man, you are a
humbug yourself, and don't knots itAnd
now,” continued the venerable old man, his eye
lighted up with intense animation, “rest assur
ed, my dear sir, that a man who is not a better
judge of preaching than that, is wholly unfit
to be your companion. And besides,” he ad
ded, “if he were the prodigy the Secretary of
State represents lum to be, he would be less
anxious to confer his services upon you—he
would rather be anxious to retain them him
self.” Tne President’s advice was, of course,
fulloived by the ambassador; and the young
man’s subsequent career of vice and folly prov
ed that the General’s estimate of his charac
ter, albeit founded upon a common-place inci
dent, was substantially correct.
The Serfs of Russia.—Dr. Baird in the
course of a lecture recmtly delivered in Bos
ton a notice of which we find in the Mercantile
Journal of that city, explained the difference
existing bet ween the serfs of Russia and the
slaves of this country. The serfs of Russia,
that is the mass of them are bought and sold
with the land. There are about 4S 000,000
of these serfs—about 1,000,000 bund serfs are
bought and sold separate from the land—these
serfs are generally house servants. The ten
ures upon which the serfs are held vary in dif
ferent provinces. In some districts, the serf
pays to his iord the sum of $4 per annum,
he being permitted to keep as his own proper
ty, whatever additional he may earn. Many
of the best mechanics are serfs—they of course
pay a much larger sum to their Iord, and with
a passport travel over the country in search of
ompl°ym'*nt; they keep whatever they earn
over and above the sum agreed upon between
them and their owner. Many serls are wealthy
men. One man in Russia formerly a serf, now
owns 100,000 serfs. A nobleman in St- Pe
tersburg owns a serf worth infiniiely more
property than himself, wliorr. lie will not free,
in order that at the entertainments he gives,
when tho ser l* ' s obliged to wait on him, he
may say that he is waited upon by the richest
serf in all Russia. There are no serfs jn the
three Baltic provinces—none in Finland ; the
abolition of serfdom was commenced there in
the time of Alexander, and completed by the
present Emperor.—It took about thirty years
to effect it. The difference betw*en tho serfs
of Russia and our slaves, consists principally
in that the former are perpetually attached to
the soil, and go with it in all transfers.
Keep g°°d Company.—There is a certain
music or charm in company for it will assimilate
and” make you like them by much conversa
tion with them. If they be good companv.it
is a "rcat means to make you good, to confirm
you in goodm-ss; but if they be bad, it is twen
ty to one but they will corrupt or inlect you.
Therefore, be wary and shy in choosing and
entertaining, or frequenting any company or
companions ; be not too hasty in committing
yourself to them ; sland off a while till you
have enquired *>f some (that you know by ex
perience to be faithful) what they are ; observe
what company they keep ; be not too hasty to
<r a in acquaintance, but stand oft and keep a dis-
Tancc yet awhile, till you have observed and
learned touching them. Men or women that
are gre -- dy of acquaintance, or hasty in it, are
snared in ill company before they are aware,
and ontangJed so that they cannot easily get
loose from it after when they w’ould.
men in _
sell it; the only question being about the price.
The twenty cents a day are given directly to the
debtor, wi lt which sum beta to provide himsclt
with food mid lodging. Tlie government char
ges him six cents a day for his room, furnished
with a bed, two tables and three chairs. -One
would think it would puzzle him to keep house
with the small remainder of this sum, even with
an allowance of a sufficient length of tether to
enable him to do his marketing himself. But
most of them have money at command, or
friends, who come to see them, laden with pro
visions. Should nosucli providential manna be
deposited for’ their gathering, they st.ll can
manage to keep the great enemy of hungt r at
bay, and even pass the time quite comfortably.
The whole interior administration is vested in
a Committee of Ways and Means, elected by
the prisoners. A republican government ;s thus,
you observe, already established in the heat t ol
France. This Board have a table d’Hole,
where all who wish, can take their meals at a
stipulated sum per day. They have also a ca
pacious kitc'icr, and grant every one the privi
lege of cooking whatever he chooses for two
cents daily, which is ascertained to remunerate
them for the charcoal used. They have, be
sides some propeity, which belongs to the pil-
soiiers; such as a billiard table, a nine pin alley,
and other things which they lei to those who
have money they can spare, at tho rate, for in-
rtancc, of two cents for thirty rolls at the alley.
The friends of the prisoners are likewise allow
ed to spend their time with them from 10 o -
clock A. M. to 6 P. M. of every day. Each
one lias his room, which is furnished by himself
or friends with various degrees of luxury ac
cording to h's ability or taste. A fine garden,
adorned with trees and flowers, affords an agree
able promenade; and no labor is exacted, but
every one consumes bis time precisely as ho
I leases. Many individuals might employ them}
selves as well within these walls as without;
tailors for instance. And so might the poet,
tbe flight of whose fancy is not to be hemmed in
bv some partitions. I mean this hint for his
particular benefit, for though the poet s corner
may bo after death in some grand old West
minster Abbey, it is notwithstanding, in his life
time, apt to be the inglorious debtor’s prison.—
This, the only institution for the confinement of
debtors in the city, is capable of containing four
hundred individuals; but at present encloses on-
|y one hundred men and eight women, who
are kept of course, in separate apartments.
“We have always a good many of your
countrymen,” said the guide. What country?
“English.” I hid not English, but American.
“Ah? we have but one - now from America—-a
Protestant clergyman of New York.” Anoth
er was pointed out to me as the son of a peer ot
France, who, having spent a fortune in prodi
gality, was expiating his indiscretion, and re-
reiving, with the approbation of his father, some
wholesome instruction in this severe school of
economy. The penny postman had lelt Ins let
ter, and I had finished my visit, so we both
went out together.
THE REVOLUTIONARY W AR.
It is pleasant to revive associations connect
ed with the revolution, and whatever has rela-
tion to that memorable event becomes of inter
est. A friend who has been searching among
some oli family records, chanced upon the fol
lowing statement of the force of the United
Slates, and as a matter both of record and ol in
terest, we subjoin it:
Stale of the United States Army m 1778.
June, 1778.
FIT FOR DUTY.
11,330 rank and file Infitntry,
1,281 Artillery,
566 Cavalry.
13,117
The Army of the United States,
177S.
Colonels,
Lt. Colonels,
Majors,
Captains,
First Lieutenants,
Second Lieutenants,
Ensigns,
Chaplains,
Adjutants,
Pay Masters,
Quarter Masters,
Surgeons,
Surgeons’ Mates,
Serjeant Majors,
Qr. Master Sergeants,
Drum Majors,
Fife Majors,
Serjeants,
Drummers and I’iters,
Rank and File,
Artillsry,
Cavalry,
—Philadelphia U. S. Gazette,
September
51
43
48
311
314
269
177
11
62
61
62
69
50
68
65
61
46
1,705
997
40,134
1,444
650
36,708
A Singular and Romantic Tradition. —
Among the Seminole Indians there is a si u-
lar tradition, regarding the white man’s n. in
Mild superiority.. They say that when ihe (J e it
Spir t made the earth he also made three nt n,
ad of whom were fair complexioned; and P al,
after making them, he led them to the margin ci
a small lake,, and battle them leap in and wash.
One immediately obeyed and came out purer
and fairer than, before ; the second hesitated it
moment* during which time,.the water, agitated
hy the first, had become slightly muddied, when
be had bathed be came up copper-colored ; tho
th rJ did not leap in till the water became black
with mud, and he came out with its own color.
Then the Great Spirit laid before them tpr< <•
puckas;es o-f buife, and made them choose, eud
out of pity for his misfortune in eolor, he gav
the Hack man the firs choice. He took hold . •
each ol the packages, and having felt ii:
weight,chose the heaviest ; the copper-coin - .
one then chose tbe second heaviest, leaving the
white min the lightest. When the pack-.g
were opened, the first was found to coma,
spades, hoes, und all the implements of h bor ;
the second unwrapped hunting and fishing ap
paratus; the third gave to the white man pcqs,
ink and paper—the ergine of the mind—the
means of mutual mental improvement—ihe so
cial link of humanity—the foundation of th
white man’s superiority.
Ihe Scotch Thistle.—The origin of tins na
tional badge is thus handed down by t radii ion :
“When the Danes invaded Scotland, it was
deemed unwarhke to attacs an enemy in tho
pitch darkness of nighr, instead of a pitched
buttle bv dav, but, on one occasion, the invaders
resolved to avail themselves of this stratagem ;
and, in order to prevent their tramp from being
heard, they marched bare-footed. They h d
thus neared Ihe Scottish force unobserved, when
a Dane unluckily stepped upon a superbly
prickled thistle, and instinctively uttered a cry
of pain, which discovered the assailants to t::e
Scots, who rat to tlitir arms, and defeated ihe
foe with great slaughter. I he thistle was im
mediately adopted as the insignia of Scot,and.
Marriage.—Benevolence and prudence may
make marriages happy: but what can be ex
pected but disappointment and repentance born
a choice made in the immaturity of youth, in
the ardor of desire, without judgment, without
foresight, without inquiry into conformiiy ol
opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude of
judamenf, or purity of sentiment? Such is the
common process of marriages. A youth and
maiden meeting by chance, or brought to
gether hy artifice, exchange glances, recipro-
crate civilities, go home at d dream uf one an
other; and having little to divert attention or di
versity of thought, they find themselves uneasy
when they are apart, and therefore conclude
they shall be happy together. They marry,
and discover what nothing but voluntary blind
ness before hud concealed. They wear out fife
with altercations, and charge nature with cru
elty.—Dr. Johnson.
The oldest male citizen in Savannah.—
The Savannah Georgian shjs : “This day 's
interesting as bemg the birth-day of Slieftall
Sbeftall, Esq., ihe oldest living citizen of the
place. He was born on the 8th of Septe mber,
1762, upon the lot on Broughton street where
he now lives, and. of course, has obtained the
advanced age of eighty-three years to-day.—
We believelhat he has always resided in Sa
vannah—passed through her bloody struggles
of the revolution, and has witnessed all her re
verses, for weal or for woe, from that time down
to the present. May he enjoy health and hap
piness for years to come.
From the Raleigh Register.
Mr. Gales: Have you ever been to a regu
lar-built, old-fashioned, North Carolina frolic?—
l don’t mean one of your roystering, rollicking
Harbacues, a country Quilting, or a neighbor
hood dance. But I mean one of those whole-
souled Entertainments, which are sometimes
given by wealthy gentlemen at the Sou'll, who
reside on their extensive Plantations, in that
true independence of style, which characterizes
the Southern Planter, and who entertain com
pany to the number of two or three hundred, of
both sexes, for days and days together, like the
Barons of olden time.
I was fortunate enough to be an invited guest
at such an Entertainment, given last week b}’
Col. John D. Hawkins, of Franklin County, at
his well-known hospitable mansion. Tlieguests,
to the number of some two hundred, assembled
to Dinner on Thursday, which was served up
in a style of abundance and elegance, that would
astonish some of our Northern nabobs, who
hink they have done great things, if they have
a splendid Dinner party of twenty persons.
After dinner, the young people repaired to
the spacious Dancing Hall, while their elders
enjoyed a siesta or a smoke, as the case m ght
be, seated under the fine shade trees of the no-
ble ground. At about 10 o’clock, at night,
Supper was served up, after which the seniors
generally retired to rest, while the juniors agrin
returned to the Dunce, keeping “the light fan-
tauiic toe” in motion, until sometime in the small
I,ours beyond twelve. About nine, next morn
ing, breakfast was announced, having despatch
ed 0 which, dancing and conversation again
commenced, varied during the day by fresh ar
rivals, and ull list agreeable incidents of such an
occasion. Indeed, from the hour of the first
meeting, to half after 11 o’clock, on Saturday
night, our enjoyments might be thus graphical
ly described—
We ate^ anti drank, and danced what then .
We ate, and drank, and danced agaui.
Certainly, never did 1 see so much innocent
hilarity before, crowded into so small a space
of time. But where, some one may say, did
they ail sleep? Their wonder will be set at
rest when 1 inform them, that Col. Hawkin’s
Dwelling House is 76 feet long by 36 feet wide,
to say nothing of numerous offices in the yard.
There was room, and to spare. One tiling, I
confess however, did astonish me, and that was
how so large a company could be entertained
for consecutive days, not only without confu
sion, but with such perfect onler ami propriety.
While the hospiiab'e host and hostess, with
their family, acted “well their pari,” the ser
vants are so admirably trained, that every
wish was anticipated, every want supplied, as
soon as felt. , .
I trust 1 shall be pardoned for introducing a
private party into tiie public Newspapers, but
when such efforts are made to promote tbe bar,,
piness and add to the enj«-yrm n'8 of our fol.V w
creatures, by liber,.l-hea- ed, wlude-soi 1 ^
ze ,is, it is r ght they should nt least b ;1< ^ (
their object lias been ttcc^mnlishcd, their
kindness »pprsciatcd, ‘ <; t
