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fistshifll ffq rniirsb e'indited of 2 8
members. Twenty five young
tletnen were cximmed and admitted:
-—and ten young gentlemen, alumni of
this end other (hill *ges, were admitted
to these, n-nl decree. — Jnnrual.
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‘Phe Camp-meeting* near t his place,
commenced on Thursday, the 14th
inst., and terminated on Monday, the
18h. A' has been the custom f*r
flame years past, several families is-
Beiuhled, on the evening prttcioding,
and engaged in the religi mis exereis
es iisud on such orrasi ms. The or
der nf the on cling was,—at the dawn
of day, the tf’n*n|x*t sounded, and fa
mils worst) p was held m the tents
at suneis", a meeting f r exhortation
and prayr was held at the stand—at
8, i 1 and 3 o*r|o k, and at candle
light, putdi prearhi g, k.< * Those
who di Liv red sermons, at the staled
hours, were as f• 11. •\v -:—On Thurs
day the Rev. Messrs, I) //n r, Mad
dox, Haws and Mallard —On Frid y,
K n nl), n innelly, Bass, and Mad
i|u\ —On Saturday, Bud, Fierro,
1) orndly nod B ss—On Sunday, ft
vans. Bass and O.uinelly,and at night,
the ordinance of B pfism, was attend
ed to hy the Presiding ftldcr, of which
both i’.fui's mid adults were the sub
pots: af'er wliiih the sacrament of
tin Lord's Supper was administered.
To- number of Preachers who at-
Icrui'Ml was not as great as is iish I on
s:i< li occasions; hut those in attend
ini'<\ both itinerant anil local, c\i
l**oc<*l a triv tiling of spirit and zea
Ins engaged ness ran ly surpassed;— ;
and many, very many, will long bear j
in grateful rememhr.nn r their labours
of love. The iitnnher of persons who i
encamped fell short in comparison
wiih those who attended at the same
place for some years pist—this is
readily accounted for when the season
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ol the year and mauspiciousness ot
tin* weather are taken into view.
The ( migregations were generally or
and tlv and attentive: ami those on Sat
unlay and on the Sabbath as large as
\\e have ever seen at the same place.
The number of those who professed
to have been converted during the
meeting, we have not understood; hut
of this we are confident, the Lord did
not leave himself without witnesses,
who testified that Jesus had piwernn
earth to forgive sins, ourselves having
In ard new horn souls exult in the G>d
of their salvation. It was a gracious •
time of merciful visitation to Gad’s
li lieving children —not, perhaps, ge
nerally, of that visibly extatic and o
verpowering manifestation, which we
have witnessed—hut the waters of life
\v is to the believers as a pleasant and
purifvingstream; like those seen by E
-7 ki'd, to some it was up to the ancles,
to others to th° knees; to the loins: and
waters to swim in—a river swollen
ev *n to nv*i flowing. On the morning
of separation, many desirous souls
ask and the praters of the fdlhful; cut
to the hoar*—not having f mod Him,
whom their soils desired to love.
Though ’he fruits of this meeting
have not an yt been so abundantly
manifested >s the watchmen of Zion
may have f utdlv anticipated; yet, let
them he assured, th at it is Gid that
giveth the increase—and that their
I b oil* is not in vain in the Lord.
Thy king lo*n come, thou Prince of
Peace, end reign thou with illimitable
iv—Then shall thy watchmen see
eye to eye—bigotry and controversy
still he lest in love to God and love
II mm—and nothing shall hurt or
destroy in all God’s Holy Mountain
Even so. come Lord Jesus !
For tha CABINET.
IIIF. VESI'EII „Vb. A’.
Parental folly, ((oneturfed.)
Meanwhile George having nMiancd the
■jnvrehation of hi< hither, made a vi^it to
uiiet; he ;rr> viuingone Sabbath after
noon in the parlour window enjoying the
agreeable hre. z: which was waving the
fragrant shrubb rv before it She had
been u usually pen-ive, and complaining
of a hea-lache, was - uttered to remain atj
home while the family were at thu’ch;
she did not ob-erve Oeo r ge until he had
open* (I the gate, the none of which a-1
r* us and her, and-lie llew to the door in
r< ply to his quick step and agitated
k .o> k, to give him a jyou. welcome; af j
ter a muimd exchange of salutations, ?he
enquired alt r hei former schoolmates
an(l village fi lend-, pai ocularly ol tho9>
who had been so fi< qu* n I v the compan
ions of their walks and the sharers of
•In ii amu-t no ns, to ail which enquiries
(e'rg ( * s on gave her satisfactory viriswers.
Me ilien informed tier tnat his fuller had
left him entirely at liberty to make su li
arrangements for his futme happiness a*
he cho-e, and r quested her pornrs-ion
at the first favorable moment, to open the
sulject to her parents,to winch -he with
blushing modesty contented. The fami
ly soon after returned and were introdu
ced, by Juliet, to Vlr. Hartley, as one ol
her acquaintances f oiii tlie village of L, —
and hr* received, from them, a most cor
dial welcome.
A soon a J an opportunity offered,
George made known lo Mr. arid Mi-.
Laurens, the object of his visit, soliciting,
in the most earnest teim*, their tavora
hie consideration, and requesting the>
would make sui h enquiries as would satis
fy ttiedi of his ch uacter and the reaper
lability of bis family. This proposal, en
tirely uuexpertr.il. was received coldly,
they however to'd him they would giv
him an answer soon, and with a throbbing
heart tie retired to his lodgings.
Ihe glare of professional pride and
pompous display of Douglass, had made a
favorable impression on theinitids of Mr :
ami Mis. Laurens; the ini-taken idea of
wealth and distim lion being atta h and to
the learned professions had awakened
their vanity raised as (hey were, in the
humblest w.ilks of life, they knew not
that deception and vice lu.ks but t<*o fre
quently beneath the garb of learning, and
dial |>* dat tic pi i<b , & a false and gutty, of
ten conceal vices shor.ki g to humanity.
They felt assmedofihe purity of I) >ug
la'-* niter.turns, and in their anxiety to
procure such a son-in-I iw, determined to
give George a hasty dismissal, withour
consulting Juliet, or investigating the state
of hei h a.t; accordingly, when lie called
on the following evening, after ha.ing
spent a fijw hums with Joliet in the happy
conversM with winch rniitu and hcansare sup*
posed to indulge he begM a tow moments
private interview with Mr. L. when he
again reque-'ed to know bis determina
tion, and offered su h references a- would
give him an opportunity of making anv
enquiries he might wish, to -an fy him
self, and he prepared lor an answer on
his nix 1 visit.
Mr. L. coldly assured him such trou
b!e would be unnecessary, that his deter
mination was already made, from there
piesentation George had made of hi-fi
milv, the truth of which he did not doubt,
he had determined not to encourage a u
nion b him and his daughter, and
r quested dial he would nt trouble him
further on the -übj ct. George was thun
dersUU’ k. Well amazement in his looks,
he requeued Mr L would recall so dread
ful a sentence, it once swallowing up all
his dearest fondest hopes of happiness;
he beg’d time might be given him to otter
testimonials cf In-character, and that Mr.
L. would give him an explanation of the
cause of so cruel a sentence, that he
might seek the means to obviate it. This
Mi. L coldly assured him was unneces
sary, and added that such was his irrevo
cable determination, advising George,
that he should expert that no further in
tercourse would take place between him
and his daughter, other thau that of com
mon acquaintances, a strict adherence to
which only would prevent his forbidding
him his house Hastily bidding Mr. L.
gobd night, he left the house, with a
bursting heart, his nund revolving in an
inexplicable labyrinth at a procedure,
without a precedent, at ome destroying
all his future prospects of happiness.
The result if this interview was imme
diately communicated to Juliet, bv hei
mother, with an ii junction to think no
more of it, and to discountenance Hart
ley fnr the futuie. Cruel was the blow
and she sank under its weight. She was
carried to her bed, in a sttebordering on
insanity; young and anient in her affec
tions, yet dutiful to her parents, she at
once saw all her faiiest hopes blighted,
and, like George, passed a night without
rest or r onsoUiiun. lit r parents saw the
blow they had inflated, but unacquainted
with the m .zes of the human heart, they
supposed it would soon be forgotten, aud
continu ‘d relentless.
j Confiding in the sincerity and promise?
of Juliet, Geoige determined to return
home, and leave to time to produce some
change in his fvor; He called next morn
ing to hid her adieu; after waiting some
time, a servant was sent to let bun know
‘that the family could not see him that
morning; He left the village with pangs,
rending bis bosom, not easily to be ima
gined, and less easily described.
L> -uglass called, a few days after these
events occurred, lie saw Juliet was unu
su.dly melanch ly ; Ihe dire (lemon of
disease was fast blancnmg the roses
nhieh once bloomed so sweetly on her
cheek, and tne smile winch played in
-u h beamy on her lip, had lied us ruby
resting place. As if to mot k her misery,
tie made immediate proposals of nm iage
u her patents, who consented, provided
their daughter would yield to their wish
es. Sue assurvd tlicin she would not
marry agains their consent, but entreat
ed hei happiness night riot be sacrificed,
by compelling her to many a man she
could not lov-. Her father reproacti
ed In r for her affection tor Hartley, con
trary to his wishes, and threatened nei
\i;h his eternal di-ph-a-ure, should she
eier think of bun more; her mot.ier joined
with hei fath r in entreating lur to many
Douglas-; they threatened her wuh a pa
ents cutse, shou.d she dare refuse. Hei
-pint bi i ken—her h-altli mat'd by tin
everity ot disappointment, witn the
weight of filial affection, p/es-mg again&t
her heart, can it bo wondeied that sue ten
a victim, immolat* and at th shrine ot then
hollow In arte I ambition? i'be desoia
ti m of the hurricane—the deadly breath
of the Sirocco, may be described, but
there is no language to pour tray the de
solation of the h him; experience only can
feel the mental pain of beieavtd atf c
tion. She yie tied an implicit obedience
to their wishes !!
I will not tax the readers patience
much longer; in a lew days, Juliet wa?
married. I witnes-ed tne ceremony—
Fate as a statue, sh - seemed eutirely
listless and indifferent to i\hat was pass
ing around her, until i saluted her, and
tenderly pressed her hand. I hid been
her confident, until ter parent-, fearing
the influence of hei friends, had fin bid her
an intercourse with any. Memory seem
ed to recal her situ ition, but it was omy
a vivid fiash ; I saw tears streaming down
tier cluck-—they ueie but few, tne flood
of grief seenn and to have dried up, aud 1
s <w no more.
Doug! ‘ss soon became the victim of dis
sipation; in fa t. h< had long been sub
ject to tins wee. but had carefully con
cealed it from the parent.- ot Juliet. 1
need only ref/i the reader, to the picture
drawn in my first number, it is a fiiihful
illuttratiou ot the life of this wretched
pair. Ihe delud* and parents soou saw the
sacrifice they h and made, and endeavored
to prevail on Juliet to leave h< r husband
and se> k a re fuge within the bosom of
her family; but wiih a determined
nacy, ?h* p isisted in fulfilmg the duties
ot tne marriage tie, resolved to the la
test houi, f. ithfully to persevere in the
duties e; joined by her vows, and avoid
ally stain which n.ight thence be cast on
her innocent offspring. When I last saw
her, disease and the brutal conduct of her
husband, were fast preying on her vitals.
She had been marned about six months,
when I let t my native vi I lag ; she di and
about, torn months afterward, in giving
birth to a daoghti r, which 1 hear is the
living portrait of its amiable mother.
Ihe wretched fa;her cli* din a fit of in
toxication, when it was but a few weeks
olu. lender little orphan, may thou einu
• ate the virtues, without sharing too much
ot the weaki ess of thy mother.
My fanhtul correspondent is a distant
relative ol the little Juliet, now about four
years old. Hi often mentions her infan
tile be; uties; she is now under the cate
ot hei giand paitnts may she long live
iii health and ha| piuess, a monument of
the unhallowed crime of the parental
cruelty whieh destroyed so untioiely her
s<mtt and mother.
1 never saw George Hartley but once.
It was on his- first visit to Juiiet. I was
then introduced to him. and understand
ing lrom her, the relationship between us,
he honored uie with his confidence, from
whence 1 gleaned many of the earlier cir
cumstances of their acquaintance. Af w
weeks after her marriage, he wrote me a
few tines, requesting, in the most pathe
tic manner, in language which peurtraved
his menial agony, a detail fium me of’lhe
i circumstances which led to that event,
which I faithfully give him. Some months
afterwards, l saw his death announced in
j the village newspaper. Disea-e bad long
been preying on lus constitution; Once
gav, youthful and happy, bis early career
was closed in darkness and despair.
ftt GftNlO.
From the Savannah Republican.
By the I ts‘ S ititnern M i’, wo re
ceived the following co-nmanFa?i m
from General John FI >yd. The t! *
termination of the General not to lie a
candidate for re-election t< Congress,
deprives Georgia and tiie U non, of
a faithful and zealous advocate.
The undersigned conceives it due {;,
his constituents to infirm then, tli ;t
fie is n t a candidate for re-elccfi m,
<s a Representative from Georgia to
the 21st Congress of the U. States.
He justly appreciates the confidence
that lies been rep ‘sed in him, and
will cherish in retirement, the recol
lection of the libera! approbation that,
has been award'd to him, for his of
forts to dis haige the duties of a citi
zen, in situations to whF h he has been
• ailed in support of the interests ot*
his country.— Duties that he will al
ways he ready to perform according
io his abilities, whenever emergencies
may require them.
JOHN FLOYD.
Camden Cos. Jhig. 8, 18/8
From the Georgia Journal.
THE VIIE ROK EES.
In a conversation v\ online lately
hud with an intelligent gutietnari, we
were givtn to understand that the
prospect of a r undval of those Indians
residing within the limits of Georgia
was very good, and would certainly
take place at no very distant day.
This auspi* ions result was to be.
‘fought about, by the operation of
the treaty made Lst winter with the
Cherokee west of the Mississippi,
it was even stated to us that, Ridge,
Van, R -ss and perhaps some other in
dividuals were making purchase of
property west of the Missisippi with
r|ie view to removal. So encouraging
was all this, that we had high hop *s
of witmssi’ g the early fulfilment of
the wishes of Georgia in this regard.
But the f Bowing information, has
dashed them all.
From the Charleston Mercury.
We learn from the Aiknnsas Ga
zette, that the Cherokecs are much
dissatisfied with the treaty made with
the United States, and that present
appearances justify the beleif, that
their Delegation will lose their heads
as soon as they return.—There ap
pears to be one general murmur a
gainst them. Poles have been erect
ed in front of the houses of the Dele
gation, on which their heads are to
be exhibited as soon as they return.
The informant of the Gazettesaw one
of them as he passed through the na
tion. The people were very clamor
ous—collecting in mobs, drinking,
and conducting in a very disorderly
manner. Their ex itement was prin
cipally dfrec ted against the Delega
tion—they also denounced some white
persons whom they consider as insti
gators of the treaty. It is, however
not believed that they will proceed to
commit violence on any except the
Delegation. Mr. John \V. Fi. >w
fks, who acted as Counsellor to the
Delegation, at Washington, in mak
ing the treaty, returned home some
weeks since; but aft* r stopping a few
days, and finding things assuming ra
ther too squally an appearance for
him decamped in a hurry, and has not
since been seen in the nation. By
some communications in the Arkan
sas pHper, the treaty appears to be as
unsatisfactory to the people of the
Teri itory as the Cherokees.
DIVERSITY OF MJM'KIJS'D.
T here, are n< w b 00,000,000 ot hu
man beings on the earth; there have
been more than a million times the
number in the world, and as many
more may yet exist; and there never
have been, are not now; nor will there
ever be, any two of that innumerable
multitude exactly alike.