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LEGRAPH
OLlVEU fJ. PRINCE.
—PUBLISHED WEEKLY—
Editor & Proprietor.
NEW SERIES—VOL, II. NO. 49,
MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER (, 1840.
WHOLE NUMBER 1048,
ri> .—-—— _.x a ^
THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH
|jj PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY HORNING
-*• BY O. II. PRINCE, > ,
XT THREE DOLLARS PER - 1 i
f lV V A it JAB LY IN A J) VAXC# i
ADVERTISEMENTS nro inserted nt §1 OO per
(t * he ® nl iu,crli °n. «qj 50 cculN Mi i<jHsre fflf
thereafter.
A Jed action will fi# rRqJp to tl^p tyhn advor
.-A |, v the year.
•j'S.O. Sale* of LAlf D3. by Administrators. Exeea.
foat Guardians. are required % law, toTtp bold on the
tir<i Tuewlay the month, ItetwecnHhe hour* of ten in the
tjitaeon, and three in the afternoon, at the Conrt-hnnte, in
,heconnty 1° which the land is situated. Notice of these
Llsimesthe given iii a public gazette SIXTY DAYS pre-
viaasto the day of sale.
Salve" 1 NEGROES must be made nt a public auction
.u the firm Tuesday of thumonth, between the usual Inura
Vsale.at the^tlace of public sales ih the county where the
’eticfs'of testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship,
'have been granted, first giving SIXTY.DAYS notice
i hereof, in one of the public gazettes of this State, and attlie
b 0 f’ t hc Court-house, where sueh salea are to be held.
' Notice for l'»« »»!■ «f Personal Property must be given in
like manner. FORTY day* previous to the day of sale.
Notire tothc Debtor* and Creditors of an estate must be
■tahlished FORTY days.
* at .lice that application will be made to the Court of Or-
li-.rv fi.r Ioiive' so sell LAND, must be pub^bed for
riilJll MONTHS. »>...<
Notiee for leave to soil NEGROES must be pt^blishpd
,,‘yoIJ R MONTHS, before any order ab^dpte shall bp
tiiids ijoreon by the Court.
CtTZTtosa for letters of Administration, mupt ho puld(sl|-
I thirty do *s—for dismission from administration,minn/e.
, r fl r months—for dismission from Oiinrdinsship, forty
1 'Jit; i.ks for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be published
M ,'nlkly forfonr month*—for esubljsbing lost papers./or
tie full tfxire of three month*—for compelling title* from
Kie.-utnrs or Administrators, where a Bond has bpen given
t,v the deceased, t Iff nil tjgtce of three month*.
' P ildiestion* will always be continued accordi|ig to these,
the legal rconircincnu.unlcss otherwise ordered. ,
r wi/ , \IITTA VERS 11Y MAIL.— *A DfKHtriiaatjr n
WASHIKTCfTOET HALL.
.tj.ivo.i-, a.i.
THE Subacftbers tuivo nssoclated
W.theiuanagettieiif of this long ittab-
li.diedaud well known. House. Their
joint and individual attention will be
- given to its general *up8riniendince, andrno effort will be
spared to aumain its former high character. We shall al
ways study the comfort and entertainment of those who
may favor us with a call. MOTT & SPARKS.
William A. Motr,
Ovid G. SrauKs. ,
EF In becoming associated with Mr. William A. Mott
in the management of the WASHINGTON HALL, tho
subscriber begs leave to invite the custom of the travelling
public, 'and particularly of lilt country friends. It *i!l give*
him pleasure at all times, to minister to their comfort, and
to aid them in any way in hi* power, in the transaction of
such business as inay call them to Macon.
OVID G. SPARKS.
Mamin, July 2*t, 1610.
m OHEGOJ HOUSE. M
f IT HIS elegant Establishment, situate in a mosmiry mid
J. a^lubrjous part of the eity ol" Macon, and sufficiently
near the centre of business, is now open fur the recepliuu
pf Hoarders and Travellers.. Two or three private families
can bit accommodated during tbe Summer with supeiii
;*epnrnlo room,, if iiuuideiate application is made. Hoard
without lodging on very moderate terms.
87 Editors. Criepally to an old confrere, are renuested
Pi give the above a few insertions, ond when they visit these
dlggius, to call and spieke out their bills with him
JM. BARTLETT.
hjacon, June lp. 1R4G. '3811
POETR Y.
FLOYD HOUSE,
MACON, GEORGIA.
rnHK subscribers have takcp that well known Hotel,the
JL i« loyd House, and ore associated under tlip tirm of
BROWN & LANIEli.
It will bo needless to make promises, aa one of tho firm
REMITTANCES HY MAIL.-'A postinastpr may on- !]” knowu.skeeper of the Washington Hall. ami
les.i money in a letter to tho publisher of a newspaper, to
pivthe subscription .,fa lliirtl person gnd frank (lie letter if
V.-iiten by himself."—A mo* tfendoU, J 1 . AI.
is. it. tfc .i. ii. hi\i:s
WILL PRACTICB IN TUB SlIPKKinR COURTS OP
Hill 11. ‘ DECATUR,
JONES. BAKER,
BALDWIN, LEE.
TWIGGS*. MACON. -
PULASKI, CRAWFORD.
DOOLY, MONROE,
and HOUSTON.
They will attend tin? SUl’RRAJK COURT at Mjl-
Jrdgeville, llswkinsvillc and i*8vanuah; Ampticna anJ
Taltioiton; Decatur and Macon.
Aim. the Cireotl Court of the United States.
(£/* OFFICE over Kimborly's Hat Store.
M«i?oti, August 1st. 1846. 47—ISra
W. T. a. A. H. COLQUITT,
WILL practice Law in the several counties of'the Flint
Circuit. .
Ofli.-o over tbo store of Charles Day Jc Co., Macon.
\V. T. Col.oiTTT, Lagrange,
A. II. Colquitt. 5Jm.-i.-ij
Deseiuher 9, IS-fS. H *(
GEORGE W. PISH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
MACON, tJEOllGIA-
tVill praetiee in the cotimjesof Hihb, Baldwin, Jones. Wil
kinson. Washington. Twiggs. Pul,ski, Dooly, Houston,
and Macon..
Any pmles.ional business entrusted to his care, will meet
with prompt and fuithful attention.
OFFICE on Third direct,opposite the FLOYD.
January 27. 1846—13-ly.
LAW NOTICE.
POWERS a, WEST,
HAVING associated thenifelve* in tbe practice < f LAW.
will ultead llio Courts of l|uu?tun, Bit'll. Crawlord, Macon,
Dtsily. PuUski and Twiggs.
All business entrusted to ilfeir care, will h•) promptly ami
faithfully discharged.
OFFICE at PER ay, lioustou county. Georgia.
JUH.V ll. roWKiu. JA^KS n. vyzsr.
April 31. JfGO — 30 Gin
L;nv rVoIioc.
fAVING removed to PEURY. Houstoneounly, I will
-.•mimic In practise Law m tin' Superior Courts of
iiihh, Crawford, Houston. Twiggs, l’uiacki, Dooly, mid
Mama coomies, ami i^ the Supreme Court when
sming in Macon. Ilnwkmsville, and elsewhere, whet
dsaired. Clients. Editor* of newspapers, he.. Will plea,
address and forward as above.
C. B. STRONG.
Feornary 2t, 1846.tf
n
Bill
Ms
the public argacquainted with his manner of doing business
Tlie Table and Bar shall not be surpassed by any one, and
liis Stables are airy, with firm din floors, and nut surpassed
by any (u Georgia.
Chqrges aru rersouable as the times will permit.
THOMAS A. BROWN.
STERLING LANIEIt.
OCP The suWriber solicits hi* old friends and patrons at
the Vyushiiiglon Hall, to give him a call at his new nisnd.
Sr. Lanikk.
N. ll. The office of the Tallahosse and Columbus line of
Stages kept at this House.
July 7—41—if.
New Fire-Proof Warp-Uousu,
MACO.\. GA.
T^YSON if. RICHARDSON, proprietors anJ Corn-
k Jr iiiissiun Merehants, take pleasure in aniiotiii*?iiig to
their friends and the public generally, that tlieir File-Proof
Ware-House iscompieled, and'vyi'l be kept in order for tho
reception of tire growing crop of Cotton and other articles
of Storage.. We feel that we hacard nothing in saying that
this house is equal, if not superior to any oi its kind ip the
Southern Country, and is well adapted to the safe keeping
of COTTON, and all other article* in deposit, from the
ravages of FfJtC, Watj:r and PlLFEKlSU. Its localsitua-
t qn is convenient to the Tioustaii ltosd, and is also iiiiarsnd
in full view ot Colton Avenue, which now commands a
great portion of the Cnttou trade.
We tender our sincere acknowledgements ftj our patrons
for past favors, amt respectfully solicit a cour.nuanre of tile
samp. We also extend our invttntiun in tlie public in gen
eral, with a hope in render ourselves so approved as to
command the confidence of all. \\ f e will each give our
personal attention, without a providential hindrance, in or-
der to a J vance in the be-t possible manner the interest of
those y.’lio confide in us.
Om Storage mid Commiisiqps are the sainn as customary
beretoliwe. and Dravage tbo sapie as from any other part of
tbe city. LIBERAL ADVANCES will be made, and all
orders from our customers attended to, and articles pur*
chimed at the lowest market prices.
Macon, Aug. 25,1846. 43—4m
Z. T. tO.YM’i:
H AS rented the WARE HOUSE, in tile rearol A. J.
White's Store on Colton Avunuo. Confident that
an imirafle acquaintance with the business vt this city tor
the iastlwentyyears, and the fact |hnt lie is needy, will con
stitute an appeal to which he cau mid nothing, ho pubiuiu
bis claims tu His acquaintances and friend*, and a liberal
public.
ADVANCES made on Cotton in storo. or shipments to
any oftlie Atlantic cities on cuatouiary rates.
Macon, Auggst 25. 1346. <8—tf
Ii. C. BLAKE,
ATTORNEY AT I, A W
PRICKY, Itoustof* Conuty.
WILL pie hia undivided attention to all. business en-
Irastrd to his care, iq the counties of Bibb, Houston,
B'mIj. Pulavki. Irwiu. apd Twiggs.
Mty 19. 1846.
Wl.YriUiY p. SHOCKLEY,
ATTORNpy AT LAW,
Bp*
ill practice in the fol^^ring Counties:
u, Pike, Monroe, Bylts, Crawford, Ifc
Bibb. Jones, and Twiggs.
‘ '" " vill meet wii
on,ton, Baldwin,
All business entrusted If hit rare will njeel with prompt
ausntion. Office in Dr. Thomsoii'*buildiug.ojqiosLtc Fjoyd
House, tf aeon, Georgiy.
Uintuscu-
Kx-Uov. Charles J. McDonald. Marietta, Go,
Hon. Hiram W'arner. Greenville. G?.
Hon. A. M. D. King. Forsyth, (jn,
lion. C. II. Strong, Ferry, Go.
Dr. M. S. Tbomsyn
Dr. A. Fye.
Wheeler Jc Harry!
Bainuel J. Ray &C< ,
February 10,1846. ' 34 tf
rry, t
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Macon, Ga.
DR. CHARLES THOMPSON
JIAS taken Office next door to Fayne’s DRUG 6T0UE
Residence in Viueville.
Anv word left at either place (day or nightj will be <
inunicated by boys for that purpose,
die lie yt^by auenlig.n to business, and an experience of
seventeen years to merit a share of pftyonage.
Macon, March 17,1846.2fr-tf
DEIVTISTKY.
n RS G. tc J McDONALD gratefully acknowlengc
the liberal patrynase extended to them for the last lew
years by uie citizens of Macou and vicinity, and would in-
f.iru, III ii. mat they linve removed tlieir office to tbe brick
.range north aide of Mulberry atreet,over toe Jewelry Store
••fC.K. Wentworth.
They have so arranged their business, as for one of them
'•» make regular visits to the neighboring villages and cer
tain portions of the country.
Macon, Dec. 31, 1^46. |6
HERRINGTON & ADAMS,
WARE-HOUSE AM) COMMISSION IHEHCllANTS,
rly opposite Mr. J.
ill!
•Varan, tier
M AVE taken the Ware-house near!, T
M. Field's, lately occupied by Willisni T. Wilson;
and will be prepared receive cotton instore by first of
August next. Liberal advances will be made on cotton in
More or sbippod to their friends in flavannab, Charleston or
Aew York.
ALEXANDER HERRINGTON,
ABItA
„ ...TRAM H. ADAM^.
Mscoa, July 21 —Rf—tL
" hfcIhuims A Coimuissiou Business.
Winn & Seymour,
\\rILL eoiginue the above bimitiess at ^ke same stand,
, T *ud solicit from the Flamers a share of their pal-
> Ii , Macon, Juu e 23', 1846.—Jjif
H:tl>
lints; |iats:
JUST raceived ftnd ,for sale by
STKONft A B'tHID,
^ A ne as- riment oT HA 7 e. consisting of
'nr. S J*.. na "?;^' ; ' l ‘ orn; Myles ol fine Nutria,Rut-
Ur'* ui”** j ul5 '^. c .' w hich they will offer at the
'•west prices to ull that will favor them .with a call,
... ... mare constantly rcccivingn general
Ivin . ' , '' 1 * ' SHOES, of all qualities and
’ *'“' > Bri.-k Store, opposite .Gtsv.M. Login
"r to It .ell Jt Kimberly. i
30 M
it
°*M»' I’anau
*'*. ind Fearl Ha.
try lowest -
Also havt
A Co
April 14,1646."
U un .lloiist? nml Coannixslon ItusiiicsH.
rSIHB subscriber having routed the Ware House recent-
JL ly occupied by Wans and Mnulum. situated on the
corner o' Third and (laulbuah streets, would respectfully
inform bis friends nod the public, that this Ware-house be
ing remote from other buildings, is more secure mid said
from fite than any other Ware-house iu Macon. Hi, per
sonal attention will be given, aiid all order* promptly at
lauded to, either iu selling or shipping Colton sent to bis
caro.
In addition, be lias connected a large and commodious
WAGO^f YARD, wbetecaube accommodated one hun
dred Wagons at a time. ISAAC McCRAIlY.
aog 25' * 48—tf
Strong: As Wood.
V* T AyE received by recenf arrivals from Fhiladelpliiu in
L i ndiiiiion to tlieir former stock of Bouts and Shoes.
Gents fine Call Water FroofBoofS;'
- ” French Calf Light “
Ladies fine Bronze Gaiter Boots;
•• “ , " Half ••
“ *■ Black and colored Gaiter Roots;
•• “ Kid Slippers and Walking Shoes;
Misses " Moroccu aud Seal Lace Iloou. thick aol.cu,
.. ., ,. - •* Buskins “
Children's fine •< * “ Boots “
" BlacJ: and colored ’.loroc.-o and Cloth fnxed
Boots, thin soles.
Also, various other kinds of Bpot* and Shoe* made ex
pressly for retail, all of which they will offer at very mode-
rale prices, and invite all that wish jo purchase to give them
ail. sjgn of tbe Bjg Boot,on Second street, opposite Geo
M. Logan A Co.
December 9.1845. 11 tf
WARM SPRINGS,
Meriwether County, Ga.
rYlIlE qndersigued having become the sole proprietor of
Jl the Springs, lias the pleasure of announcing to hi*
friend* ana the public, that they are re-opened under tbe
proprietorship of the subscriber^ for the reception and en
tertainment of visin',,* duiing the present season.
Col. Beyuionr R. Bonner wlm lias been so long and favor
ably known as tbe proprietor of these Springs Tor a series of
years, will remain with die undersigned during the sum
mer, oiid will bestow his undivided attention upon the
S iests who may visit the Spring*, and in conjunction r- : ‘ u
C undersigeed, will spare no pains to make them in ei
way comfortableaqd agreeable.
These Warm Springs of Meriwether, have acquired
such a celebrity that thy undersigned deems it unnecessary
vigil him this season, fo the many
who have annually resorted to this place, who will attest to
the efficacy of the waters in curing- Rheumatism. Asthma,
DUpepsia, and indeed all diseases incident to tbe human
frame, as well as to the facilities here afforded for the
agreeable and profitable employment ofti?re. The under-
■gii.-d lias effected a thorough renovation in all the rooms,
■bin*, and lionses connected with the establisbnieM, and
assures tbe public that lie is in every way prepared top
serve the reputation previously acquired by the Sprin
and to give ample satisfaction to all who may Lono/ ii
with .their pieseuce this season.
The J'roprietora would especiaUy request the Ladies to
honor him with a visit ibis season—for tt is a “fixed'fact,"
that whither they go, the beaux will follow. The proprie
tor respectfully solicits the patronage of those who are in
the pursuit of health and pleasure. Dispensing wqii any
lecgthy or thotry advertisement, for the present, the under
signed concludes by pledging himself ami hia brother Sey
mour, to do every linog in tlieir'power to promote the com
fort and pleasure oftheir guests. «
Daily Line of Stages from Columbus to tbe Springs,
will commence running by the SOtji of this month.
Cbgap and expeditious mode* of conveyance can, at all
times, 'bad at any point near tbe Springs.
There is also a Tri Weekly Mail between this plaefc and
Greenville, at which place it connect* with the Daily Line
of Stages from Macon via Griffin, Greenville and LaG range.
ROBERT BONNER.
Warm Springs. Jaly 21—43—tf.
NOTICE*
T^VBLIC notice is hereby given that the undersigned is
X' npw ready to receive the taxes for 1846. My books
will be open until the 15th of September next, at wh^ch
lima they will be cldsed without further notice', and execu
tions issued fgainqt all defaulten, without respect to per
sons.
The honorable Judges of the Inferior Court having pro
hibited me from receiving in |>ayaient of taxes ail county
orders of every description whatsoever, except such *»
shall be pointed out by the Court, or by Mr. N. C. Monroe.
ap|H,int<-d to pass upot, ti,e same. To save trouble,an,l sat
isfy all parties, 1 lit t.-hv -e fair notice that I will nor. i •?
cetve any ordeta in settlement of taxes, except such as shall
be designated as above. it BASSETT,
Tax Collector for llibb County.
N. B. I will attend Aii (Friday*. Satui lays, ami Son
days ext epteiiji zt tny Office, attlie Cuttrt-itoJ-f, imtiluy
bool- ,.;e.H. B.
MacocTIulv BI—63—tf.
THE NETTLE AND THE WO.pDBINE.
8r j. h. k. DAiLir; ■ •
'Twas in a grove the woodbine grew.'
Ami blosromed all tbo summer through ; j
Tbe wild bee wooed it, and tbe bird
From off its trailing stein "was heard;
* The schoolboy, as along be tripped,
Tbe houey from its petals sipped ; . .,
Tbe zephyr with its perfume strove.
And bore it through the fragraut grove;
The flower was loved by every eyo, . r
And never passed unaoticed by. ,
Chance bad i(that a nettle sprung
pa where the woodbine blossoms hung;
The herb was tall and strong—not fair.
Yet might have had a w elcome there.
Anil made a pleasing contrast too,
' With colors of so bright a hue;
Jiut scarce a band escaped it* sting
Tlial touched the former lovely tiling;
And thus from spring to aulqrao's foil,
"Twns bated and despised by all.
'Tis so with lifp—there’s many a one
'Midst inirtli and beauty might have aliouo^
Alid even claimed withal apart'
In every wise and virtuous licari.
Though nature lias combined widt fate
To moke than uever truly great.
But too often envy Gils tbe breast.
And stings companion, friend awl guest;
And one who only treads the earth
To wound the loved, and injure worth,
Will, like the nettle, surely find
The utter acorn of human kind.
THE WITCH OF ENDOR.
DT KMZACKTH OtKIS SMITH.
The uuforlunatc are always superstitious j
just in proportion as tho calamities in life im
pair the freedom of tho !it(mau mind, do ihe
cletiionts of the dark and mysterious gather a-
kuut it. The past has been cipbutored by caro
and disappointment; and, in thu words of
Scripture, t^etf Bway is hedged up,” there is
no hopefu| vista (o relieve the gloom'of the
present, atifJ they appeal to omens, predictions,
and the judo superstitious current among thu
vulgar.
Too feeble to boldly enter the precincts of
(ruth, grasping with a strong faitli the very
horns oftht! altar; and thus to learn hotv the
temporary yields to that which is eternal; how
ti|u partial is lust in the universal, they linger
tibout tho threshold, perplexing themselves
with Jim shadows aud intimations. They
pause in the vestibule, where superstition sits
portress, rather than enter to worship Yrpih
herself.
It is the error of thoir destiny morq than their
own. The light that was in them lias become
darkness. The clearness and vigor of perccp
tion is lost under the pleasure of circumstances,
in which human wisdom would seqm of no a-
vail, and they yield at length as to at) irresisti
hie fate,
The history of Sap], the first king pf Israel
is gn ailepiing record of this kind. Raised to
tho dignity of royal i»ower, by no aipjiition of
bis own, but by Lfivine appointment, pi compli
ance with tlie will of a people weary oftheir
Theocracy, we look upon him from (lie first as
an instrument, a being impelled ratligf than im
pelling
Painful, indeed, is the contrast of the proud
apd handsome youth commencing his royal
career if) the' IVOahfloss add freedom of early
pianiiood, when life presented but a long pep
spectivc ofsuipshipo and verdure, to thqt q( the
strickei; man, weighed down by calamities, be
reft of liqpe, bereft of fu.’tli, yet nptnfiflly piarch-
ing to tlidt fatal field where death only had been
promised him
From the commencement of lijs career, tho
.“choice young ijiau and goodly” seems lo have
hod a leaning to the occult, a willingness to
avail hiipself of mysterious powei, rather than
to arrive at results through ordinary uud recog
nized channels. Wc find hint, commissioned
by his father, going forth in quest of three stray
asses, which he seeks, not by the hill sides and
pastures of Israel, but by consulting the seer,
Samuel. The holy man hails him king, and
gently rebukes him as tp the object pf his visit,
by saying “set not thy mind upon tho asses
which wer.c Jost three days ago, fqr they arc
found.”
Ardent and impujsiye, ho noty goeth up and
down in the spirit of prophecy, wifli the strange
men who expound its hysterics, and anon he
gpndelh the bloody tokens to tho tribes of Isra
el, rousing them from the yoke of oppression.
Generous nnd heroic, he repels the foes of
his people, and loads tho chivalric David with
princely favors. Yet beneath all this, like hid
den waters, heard but unseen, lurked this dark
and gloomy mysticism, that embittered even
his proudest and brightest hours. An evil
spirit troubled liini, which only the melody of
the sweet Psalmist of Israel could beguile.
Moses had been familiar with all the forms of
Egyptian worship, and ull their many sources
of knowledge: but, as the prqmulgator of a
new and holier faith, ho wished to draw his
people from the subtleties of divination, and in
duce them to a direct and open reliance upon
Him who alone “knowelli the end from the be
ginning.” J^Io insight to the future is needed
by the strong in faith aud the strong in the acr
tion. Hence the divinely appointed legislator
prohibited all intercourse with those who dealt
iii this forbidden lore—forbidden as subversive
of human happiness. For the mind loses its
tone when once impressed wph the belief that
the “shadows of coming events” liavo fallen
upon it.
The impetuous and vacillajiug Saul, impell
ed by an irresistible instinct to this species of
knowledge, sought to protect himself from i(s
influence by removing the sources of it froni
his kingdotp. For this reason ho put in force
j answered him not, neither by dreams nor by
prophets.” Unhappy mnn, tliv priyvrs wore
those of doubt, i;ot of faith, ami Iiqw could
they enter that which is within tlie ret{!
In the utterness of his despair, ho consults
tho Womau of ^Jndor. She might not control
events but she qould revcal -them. Perilous
and appalling us his destiny threatened, lie
would yet know the worst.
'Piero was mqjc-sty in thee, oh §iql! evon
in thy disguise and agony as thoudidst confront
thy stern counsellor brought from the land of
shadows—-‘-ilie q|d man covered with.a man
lie." When Samuel demands, ‘‘why hast thou
disquieted me ? we sharp in the desplateness
and sorrow whiclj tlty answer implies.
“God is departed from me, and answereth
mo no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams
therefore have I called tliee, that thqu mayesl
make known untq mo what I shall do.”
The Woman of Etltlor! That is a strange
perversion of taste that would represent her
hideous in every aspect. To mo she seemeth
jail that is genial and lovely in womqqhood.
So great has been tho mental sutiering o
Saul, that he hatj lasted all that dny and night
and at the terrible doom announced by the
seer his strength utterly forsook hpn, and he
fell all along upop theeafth.
Now cometh the gentlo ministry of the Wo
man of Endor: “l^chulii thou hast prevailed
with mu to hearken to thy voice, even at the
peril of my life; now, also, I pray thee, heark
en to the voice of thine handmaid, and let me
spt a morse] of bread beforo thee, and eat, that
thou mayest liavp fitrengfh.”
Can aught be inuro beautiful, more (oucliitig
or womanly in its appeal! Augtit more foreign
from a cruel and treacherous nature, alqqfffqni
human sympatlijcs, and dealing wijlj unholy
and forbidden knowledge?
To tlie Jew, trained tq seek coqqsc] only
from Jehovah, the Woman of Endor was a
dealer with spjrits q|’evjl.- With us, who im
bibe truth through q thousand channels made
turbid by prejudice qnd errur, she is a distorted
being, allied tq the hags of a wild and fatal de
lusion. We confound her with tlie witches of
Macbeth, tlie victims of Salem, and the A]ell
Pitchers of modern days.
Such is not the Woman of Endor—tye jutve
adopted the superstition of monk and priest
((trough tlie long era of darkness and bigotry,
tuul every age hath lent a shadow to tho pic-
l HF e -
“Hearken to the voice of thino handmaid,
and let me set a morsel of bread before thee.”
Beautiful picture of primitive and genial hos
pitality! The Woiqan of Endor risetlj before
tne in the very altitude of her kind, earnest
entreat}. The bpids of her dark hair mingle
with the (olds of hqr turban; her oriental robgs
spread from beneath the rich girdle, and tlie
bust swells with hqr impassioned appeal. I be
hold tlie proud cqntour of feature's, the deep,
spiritual eye, thu chiseled nostril, utul the lip
shaming the ruby. The cold haughty grace
bpcomiug the daughter of the Ajagi, hqtb now
yielded to the tenderness of hqr woman’s heart.
' Woman -if Endor! thou hast gathered the
sacred lotus fur tho worship of Isis ; thou )|us
sipothered the (jark winged Ibqs in the temple
oftlie gods; thou art familiar with the myste
ries of the pyramids; thou hast quailed tho wa
ters nf tho Nile, even where they well up ;n
tljp cavernous vaults of t]|o ancient Cheops;
tjiuu hast watched the stars, and learned their
nmes and courses; art fatijiliar wjtli die sweet
jp.flqences ol the Pleiades, and the bands of(J
rien. Thy teacher was a reverent worshipper
of nature, and thou a meek and earnest pupil.
Thou heldest a more intimate communion with
Nature than we of a later and more worldly
Dge. Thou xj-opkedst with her in her lubratory,
creating the gem aud the p.earl and nil things
(whatsoever, iqto which thq breath of life ente'r-
cjli not.
There was nothing of falsehood; nothing of
diabolic power in this. JNfen were nearer the
Pfimitive man, nearer thq freshness of crention,
and they who patiently and religjojjsjy dwejl
tp the temple qf Nature learned hep secrets,
£nd acquired power hidden from tho vulgar,
gven as the learned now, in their (jiqi libraries!
and amid theijr musty torses.
Thus it was with the Woraaq of Endor.—
Sho was learned in all the wisdom qf the East.
She had studied the religion ot Egypt, had list
ened tothc sages of Brahma, and li^d studdied
jhilosoph}’ i;i tha schools to which the accotx)-
dished Gpeeks afterwards resorted to learn
fruth and lofty aspiration ; yet even here djd
the daughter oftlie Mag) feel the goal of truth
unattained.
had not the prophet from the dead pronounced
that tearful doom, “To-morrow slink thou and
thy sons be as l am,” but ho might-, to t've last
have realized that yague comfort to be found
in the uncertainty of destiny, and in the faint,
incitements ofhojie, Fancy might have painted
plains beyond tlye qjiountains of Gilboa, where
the dread issues of Rattle were to be tried, and
he would have been spared that period of agony,
when the strong map was bowed to thq earth
at tho certainty of tjooni.
Saul and tlie Woman of Endor, ages on ages
since, fulfilled their earthly mission, leafing be
hind this simple record of the power and fidel
ity of human emotions in all times and places;
wo caunot regret even the trials of Saul, in the
vipw of enlarged humanity, for bad he been oth
er than lie was, the world had becti unblessed
wjlb (his episode of woman’s grace and womkn’s
tenderness, in the person of the \yoman qf
Euejor.
Correspondence! of tho Boston Atlaj.
THE CATHEDRAL AT COLOGNE—
FREEMASONRY.
Tjicro stood the hugo mass, a proud tqonu-
0101(1 to Gerhard, plaster of tho Cologne Lodge
of Freemasons, htjd resisting, as it' does, the
attacks of nature uud the latjqr of man, a sym
bol of that mystiq brotherhood which, to use
.the vyords of Lafayplte, “qyyqs q double lustre
to those who have c lie risked, and those who
have persecuted jt.’l Even tny good friend
Thurjow \yeed, wj(h all his pt-ejudiccs against
tlie fraternity, qiusl admit thatIfjure Freemason
ry conferred great bcnqfits qpon the world ; for,
tiurjng the interval between 1248 aud 1323,
tljcro were not only fifty masters and three
tjnjes as many fclloiy qraft tluily employed, but
a largo number of entered apprentices, from all
parts of Christendom, who had come to study
both the upcratjvp and speculative branches of
thq art,and carried hotpc with them thu principles
which directed the erect ton of almost every Ci°-
ihip monument of the age, others, which pre
pared the way for the light of tne Reformation;
** They dreamt not of a perishable home,
Who thus could bipld.*
After the secession of the Freemasons from
the Church, tho works were suspended, leaving
only the choir with its side aisles competed.
§axatilc creepers covered tho otlier-foundatious
a d after remaining untouched, except by the
iron hand of Time, for near'five centuries, it
could but remind one of “a broken promise to
God.” In 1829, the attention of tbo King of
Prussia was directed to it, and the work re-com
menced with such skill that an assoejation was
formal, in 1842, for tlie purjiose qf continuing
it vigorously. Alj classes and sepis united,
“not merely under tt}e influence of a lively in
terest in the welfare of the arts, and for tneir
sublime eruptions, or even from a sentiment of
piety, but from a new-born feeling of the re-es-
tgblishmcnt of moral unity in Germany, and a
desire to rctrive its.ancient grandeur.” Piety,
oft i)iid patriotism—^-love to God, love to the
beautiful, love of country—uqjto in favor pf
tho completion of an edifjee in which modern
MORMONS IN TEXAS.
The lioustou Telegraph ol July 29th, s«y»:
‘,‘Wo learn that the Mormons that have lately
settled noar Austin, are erecting a larg* flour
ing mill oil a small stream about three miles a-
bove that city. They will, probably form a set-,
dement at that point. The country in the vi
cinity is well adapted to the cul^u^e of wheat,
and a large qi.aniity of this min was formerly
raised near Austin; but owing to tljm want of ti
good pouring mill its cultivation has been aban
doned. There is no doubt’that a sufficient
quantity of wheat could be raised in that sec
tion to supply all the settlements on t^ie Colora
do ; and it is possible that the'Mormons, by
erecting suitable mills for thq r^nnufacture of
flour, rikiy give a new stimulus to ilie culture
of this variable grain, and thus confer a lasting
benefit in a country wliere k was Reared tlieir
presence wq'ukj’ be |>ut the precursor of evil.”
EbECTIO^td.
§tatc elections were held on r^ugust 3d, it^
Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois nnd Mis
souri ; and on the Gill, in North Carolina and
Tennessee. T'be remaining elections this ycac
will be held as staled belo -v :
In Vermont, on Tuesday, September 1st.
Maine, on Monday, do 14th.
Georgia, do October 5th.
Arkansas, do do do
Maryland, uti Wednesday, do 7tli
8. Carolina, on I^Ionday, Qctober 12th
Pennsylvania; on Tuesday, C\ctqber 13th
(Jliio, on Tuesday, October |3lh
(Mississippi, on ’Jhtcsday, Noveniber 2t^
Michigan, o(| Tupsday, November 2d
TM..... .Ml m'.imc*.] -net
the severe enactments of Moses against dealers
in what are termed “fuiniliaf spirits.” Thus
betraying Jtbe infirmity of his manhood, by re
moving temptation rather than bravely resi^tin"
lit.
Vain end superstitious, oh “choice young
man and gpodly,” thou vyert no match for the
rival found in the person of tho chivalric Da
vid, the wqrrior jioct, the kiug-minstrel, tlie
man of many crimes, yet redeeming all by the
fervency of his penitence, and his unfaltering
faith in tlio Jlighest. Still the noble ^ud-the
heroic djd never quite desort thee, even wbeh
thou didst implore the holy prophet to honor
thee in tliepreseuce “of tlie elders of tho peo
ple," and lie turned aud worshipped with thee.
A kingly pageant when tie sceptre was de-
parting from thee!
Disheartened by intestine troubles, appalled
by foreign invasion, the spirit of the unhappy
king forsook him, and it is said “his heart great
ly trembled." Samuel, the stern and uncom
promising tevcaler of truth, was no more.—
Unsusiaincd by a hearty reliance upon diviuc
things, Saul was like a reed cast upon the \va-
lets, in this Ins hour of trial and perplexity.
“When Saul inquired of the Lord, tho Lord
She had hoard of the pew faith—that of Is-
rael—a singular people, y/ho atong time hat] so-
lourued in Egypt, and yet who went forth,
leaving their gods and their vast worship be.
hind, to adqpt a new and strange belief. Hph-
ftr Iiad she cqqie, with a pieok spirjt of inquiry,
to learn somethin.: more of those great trutjis
for which tjie human soul yearneth fbrevet.
Ifence y/tj.a it that her wisdom and her bgau-
jy became a shield to tier when the mandates
of Saul banished all familiar with mysterious
knowledge from tho country. She was no tri-
jler with the fears and credulities of men. Sho
yvns an earnest disciple of truth, and guilelessly
using tho wjsdom which patient gqnius had un
folded to hoc Btbid.
All night had sho patched tho stars, and firm-
ly did she believe thatliuman events weto snatj-
oyved forth in their pushed movements.
Site compounded rare fluids, and produced
creations, y/ondrous ip their beaujy.
There wereangefs describcd jn the vast me-
phanism of nature, in Jthe passage of the licav-
enly bodies, in the congealing qf fluids, and
the formation of gems, which were of stupen
dous power when used in conjunction with cer
tain words of mystic meaning, derived frot» the
yoca.b.ulary of spirits; spirits who qnce familiar-
iy vwled our earth, and left these symbols of
their power behind them. Thesei.be learned,
who did so in thq spirit of truth and goodness,
wtjtc Able *0 use, and great and marvellous were
the results.
'§uch was the knowledge, and such the faith
of the Woman ofEndor, the wise and beautiful
daughter of the Magi. She was Yet young and
lovely; not the girl nor the child, but tho foil,
intellectual and glorious womau.
{jhe had used a spell of grea,t power in be
half of Saul, who was in disguise, and unknown
to her; and thus had compelled the visible
and a record of unjon
Thq original plans, which were taken from
the Lodge by the Frc-ncli, iff ITljj, havq beeti
recovered, and are etriq(ly adhered to by the
architect, M. Zmerner, who has even adopted
the ancient and accepted tjivision of the work-
njeq. The first class receive 57 ccpts jtor dienr
the second <^S cents, and the third 'jl cents;
(hose in the two latter receiving promotion
when thoir industry and ability merit.
Byptflqfiqn of /Inpfe/fi Rome.—Two learn
ed Germans, Bunsen and Hoeck, liaye exam
ined the subject with nil the aids wjjtcli vast
erudition qan afford, and have cume to the fol
lowing resplt;
Tho Senatorial and Equestrian orders, 10,GOO
Their slaves, ‘ jOft.OOO
The Pgrpgrini, (ftee strangers,) 50.0Q0
Their slaves, ’ jOO.OOO
The military in thq cjfy, r 15,0Q0
Tlieir plaves, ’ ’ 15,000
The PJebs Urbaqa, 1,2^,000
Their slaves, * ‘ 265,000
Public slaves, lOp.OOO
•'fetal population of Rome,
2,665,000
mantle,” but she saw “gods dt-sceiiding to the
earth."
-The fate of Saul would liaye been the same,
Payinb Laborer^ in Russia—In the gigan
tic establishment qf Messrs. Easttviclc and Har
rison, locomotive and boiler-makers, of §t. Pe-
tersburgh, 3,50Q hands are employed, mostly
in the requirements necessary for thecqnstrucy
tion of railroads in Russia. The plan of pay,
ing this enormous multitude is jngenious; on
being engaged, tl;e man’s name is, we beireve,
not even asked, but lie is presented with a me
dal, numbered; jn the pay liou$e are 3,500
woodo)t boxes, aqd on presenting himself on
Saturday night for his pay, the clerk hands him
his money, takes (tis medal in yecejptj which is
dropt ipto the bqx of its number, and gives hint
another medal, as a pledge of engagement for
the following week.' These men are English,
American, Scotch, Irish, Garmon and Russian,
and qmongst whom the strictest diseijijine is
maintained. The owners of this greil manu
factory were formerly of Philadelphia.
No Radi in Py:RU.-Tt never rains in Peru.
The vapors, as they ascentj from the sea, are
attached to tho summits of the Cordilleras,
where they arc conuensetj into showers. But Chita has a new material for spinning
on the line of coist, which lies between the sea in tlie shape of its common grass. Several main
! the base qf iliese stupendous mountains,
rain nevei falls, j^.11 agriculture is,the re-
and
the rain
suit of artificial irrigation. But the frequent and
full streams, flowing fioqi the Cordilleras,
make this comparatively easy.—Jour. pom.
COMPLEMENT TO THE LADIES-
,Quin being asked by a lady why it was re
ported that "there were more women in the
world than men, he replied, “It is in conformity
with the arrangements of nature, madam; we
always sep more of Heaven than of earth.”
GEN. TAYLQR AND THE PRESIDENCY.
A correspondent emong the volunteers,
\yritcs as follows to ihe Mobile Herald : “f
was sntqevyiiat curious to know what effect the
sucjden popularity of Gen. Taylor wou.tj hay*
upon him. When the old soWier heartj qf hjs
pomitialion tothc Presidency liy various meet
ings in the Union, he showed as muph sur
prise as any of us. He went farther, and ex
pressed a decided opinion against the election
to that office of military chieftains, making an
exception, however, or excuse, in favor of
Qen. Jackson, whose intimate friend he was,
and for whom he had the strongest attaejinient.
His wortjs, as given to me, ran somewhat m this
shape: ?I have been always opposed to tlie
election of rqore soldiers lo the Presidency.
They have no business in a civil office of so
great responsibility, and they are usually unfit
ted by education and experience ior it- Ij- is
npt probable that I can be tempted to violate
this principle of my life (o gratify my own am
bition or those who liaye controlled these mcef-
“ - |
WASHINGTON A T P R A ^ E (j..
In 1778 and ’9, during the encampment of
(he American Army at VaU c y Forge, a British
spy joined the lines as a volunteer, ilie better to
report all tlie movements tif’qur Commandor-
jn-cltieif. He was extremely vigilant, and one
day observing the (general retire to a secluded
grove, he jmTnetjiately foljowed, thinking he
was about to discover some secret meefiug or
plot he cautiously approached, when, was
his astonishment and awe, on bejtqlditig cqr be
loved Washington at prayeri' earnestly sOljciling
the aid or Heaven itrWhqlf pf fits nalive coun
try ; aiiil imploring J3od to bless our enemies,
aud turn their hcarjts towards us with peace.—:
Tho spy immediately sought the British camp
and gave in his report in (lie' jollowin
but touching words':—“Oqa c.^se is
Wasiijngton is at Prayer.”
qi(IGIN OF THB NAMES OF DA.y'9.
It may not be generally know* tlvat the En
glish namo of the days ot the week are derivetj
from tho titles of Suxon deities. In looking
over Turner’s History of the Anglo-Saxons th6
other day, we found the following (able, >j liich
we give for the benefit of the curious :
Sunday, “ 5 un, - s day.
Monday Moon’s day.
Tuesday Wednenls day.
Tnunduy .Thurne’s day.
Friday Friga’sday.
Saturday gaturne’s day.
The names of some cf our religious festivi
ties are also derived front the same source.—
Thus Eastoy, which is used to express the sea
son of our great paschal solemnities conics from
Eetre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess, wjiose festivi
ties were celebrated In April.
It thus seems (hut the names of some of the
icjols of 1 our ancestors will bq perpetuated as
long as the English language shall etujure.
Turtle Doves Af Sea.—Qn the 1st instant
Captain 'j. Kyle, of the brig Jane & Ann, of
Southerland, when eighty four mi/es from land,
on his passage lo IJamburg,' pi cited up a pair of
turtle doves, which had aUjJhiedbn the topmast
of his vessel. They were in an exhausted state,
but soon recovered and arq now in his posses
sion.
Ponton.—Tljtia word used -9 often in the ac
counts from the army, is of French origin, and
means a fiat bottomed boat, or lighter, antj a
“pootoa bridge, is a bridge composed of soefl
vessejs.
bnof,
Lost,
{[jr = ’ The Charleston Mercury, we believe,
is entiled to the authorship of the following hit-1 cent S p eclac j^
mprous distinctions of ftie characteristici of |
our three leading military men : Gen. Taylor,
'-Rough and Jitcdi/ Gen. Gaines, •' Tough
pe ot its common grass.
ufacturers in Leeds have lately made most suc
cessful experiments with it.' 'f’his grass posses :
ses all tlie tjqsiVeable qualities of fjax, but the
fibre is Ionger, finer and stronger! *
QJJ’Rev. George Croly has confessed to
the authorship'of “Ten Thousand a year,” so
long attributed to Counsellor Warren, the auth
or of “Passages in the diary of a Physician. J
Q'ffAdvices from Naples to June 27th, state
th tt-Aliiunt Vt-suvious was in full eruption, and
vomiting 'forth masses oflava with rreat noise.
During the night the ft uf.es presented a magnifi-
and too Ready;’
enough."
Gen. 3cott, \of ready
(tjr^Thc Emperor of China i; said to ia tite j
oldest monarch in the world. Mahomet Aii, j
king of Egypt, is ne-xt to him; Ernest Augustus, j
ting of Hanover, born June 5,1771, is the third I
m ago, and Louis Phillippe, born Oct. <3, 1773,
the fouith. *
(fT^Numerous persons ate preparing to em
igrate from Sweden to North America, unddr
the guidance of Erich Jaiison, a fanatic, who
lias set himself up as a prophet, and who had
thousands of followers.
The receipts on the Western Ir v ail Road to
Boston increase amazingly. T) ,e 'Usl Veturris
amounted 10^22,060, or over ‘$4,000 ineVehse
jn oi:e week. The whole gain at ‘ the' present
lime, since 1st January, is over $100,000.