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VOL. 11. THE CABINET Is published every Saturday by t\ L 808 I YSON Warrenton , Oeo. at three dollars per annum, which may be discharged by two dollars and fifty cents if paid within sixty days of the time of subscribing. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at seventy five cents per square for thd first insertion , and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion Monthly inser tions charged as new advertisements Advertisements not limited when hand ed in, will be inserted until forbid , and charged accordingly, from Baldwin's London Magazine, the lying servant. There lived in Suabia a certain lord, pious, just, and wise; to whose lot it fell to have a serving man, a great rogue, and above all muc h ad dieted to the vice of lying. The name of the lord is not in the story, there fore the reader need not trouble him self about it. The knave was given to boast of bis wonderc is travels. Lie had vi siced countries which are no where to be found in the way, and seen thing*, which mortal eyes never beheld, lie would lie through the twenty-four hours of the clock—for he dieamt falsehood in his sleep to the truth of which he swore when he was aweke. His lord was a running as well as a virtuous man, and used to see the lies in the varlet's mouth, so that he was often caught,—hung as it were in hi* own untruths, as in a trap. Nev evcrihele'ss he persisted still the more in his lies; and when any one said, ‘how can that he?’ he would answer with fierce oaths am) protestations, that it was. He swore, stone and bone, and might the devil have his soul, and so forth! Yet was the knave useful in the household; qut< k arid handy: l here fore he was not dislike and of his lord, tho’ verily he was a great liar. It chanced, one pleasant day in spring, after the rains had lallen heavily, and swollen much the floods, that tin lord and the knave rode oui together, and their way passed thro*, shady and silent forest; Suddenly ap peared an old and well grown fox;— look! exclaimed the master of the knave, —look, what a large bias)! tiever before have I seen a reynard s large!—Doth this beast- surprise- the by its hugeness? replied straight the serving groom, casting his eyes slight ly on the animal as he fl and f>r leai away into the cover of the breaks: by stone and bone I have been in a king doin where the foxes are as big as all the bulls in this! Yt hereupon, hearing so vast a lie, the lord answered calm ly, but with niorkry in his heart,— in that kingdom there must be excellent lining for the loaks. if furriers can be found well to dress skins so large! And so they rode on; the lord in silence; but soon began to sigh heavi ly. Still he seemed to wax more and tuurv sad in spirit, and Ins sighs grew deeper and more qun k. Then inqui red the knave of the lord what sodden affliction, or cause of sorrow had hap oened. Alas! replied the wily master, I trust in heaven's goodness that neilh cr of us two hath to-day by any for Wardness of fortune, chanced to say the thing which is not: tor assured he that hath so done must this day perish. The knave, on hearing thes< doleful words, and perceiving real iotrow to be depr’n ated < n the pah* ness of his master's countenance, n ktautly felt as if his ears grew nion wide, that not a \\< rd or syllable oi s strange a discovery might escape hr troubled sense. A< and so, with cag exclamations, he demanded ut t; Lid to case Lis suspense, and to cx Warrenton. i feceiriber 12, 1829. pi tin why so cruel a doom was ii iv about to fall upon conap issionable li ars. H *ar then, dear knave, answered the lord to the earnestness of his s*rv ant—since you must needs know, hearken! and God grant that rw trou hie come to thee from what I say. To day we ride far, and in our course is a j vast and heavy rolling H >nd, of which ! the ford is narrow, and the pool is deep. To it hath heaven given the power of sweeping down into its dark Uoles ail dealers in falsehood, who’ may rashly put themselves within its truth loving current! But to him who <at,h mid no lie, there is no fear of this river;—Spur we‘our horses, knave, lor to day our journey must he long. Then the knave thought,—long in deed must the journey be for some who are now here* and, as he spared, j he sighed heavier and deeper than his master lad done before him—who went gaily on; nor ceased he to cry, Spur we our horses, knave, for today otirjoeruey must he long! Then came thev to a brook. I-s waters were small, and its clianm I such as a boy might leap across.— Yet nevertheless, the knave began to trem ■hie, and fauiterrngly he asked, is this oow the river where harmless liars ■ oust perish? This! ah no, replied the lord, this is but a brook—no liar need tremble here. Yet was the knave not. wholly assured; and stammering, he said—my gracious lord, thy servant now bethinks him that he to day hath made a fi x too huge; that of which he spake was verily riot so large as an ox; but, stone and bone , as big as is a good sized rocl The lord replied, with wonder in his tone, wliat of this fox conccrneth me? If large or small I care not. Spur we our horses, knave, for to day our journey must he long! Long indeed, still thought the serv ing groom; and in sadness he crossed the brook. Then came they to a stream, running qui< kly through a green meadow, the stones showing liemselves in many places above its frothy water The varlet started, and cried aloud—another river! sure ly of rivers there is to day no end: was it of this thou tJkedst heretofore? No, replied the lord, not of this; and no re ho said not: yet marked he wit inward gladness, his servant's fear. Because, in good truth, rejoined toe knave,-—it is in my conscience to give ihee note, that the fox of whim 1 spake was not larger than a cult ! Large or small, let me nut be troubled wit.’, thy fox; tuc beast concerneth not me at all! As they (piled the woody country, thev perceived a river in the way, w ich gave signs of having been swollen by the rains; and on it was a boat. This, then is the doom ot liars, said the knave; and he looked eani , stly towards the passage craft. Be informed, good lord, that reynard wa ■ not larger than a good lat wedde r sheep ‘—Toe lord seemed angry, anl answered, this is not the grave ot falsehood? why torment me with this , ursed fox! Rather spur wc our hors es, for wc have far to go. Stone and bone, said the knave to himself, the ; nd of my journey approacheth! Now the (Jay declined, and the - hadows of (he travellers lengthened a the ground; hut darker than the iw flight was the sadness on the face of ilie knave. And, as the wind rustled ,he trees, lie ever and anon turned | n le, and enquired of his master, iti he noise w< re of a torrent or stream t v sa!fi ? Still, as the evening fell, his , ves strove to cisrover the course of a, Hiding river. Cat nothing of the ,ort could he discern, so that bis spir-; its begin to revive, and he fain to join in discourse with the lord:—But the lord held his peace, and looked as one who expects an evil thing. Suddenly the way became steep, and they dese nded into a low and woody valley in which was a broad and black river, creeping fearfully , along, like the dark streams of Lethe, without bridge <>r bark to be seen near. Alas, alas, cried the knave, and the anguish oozed from the pores of his pale face. Ah, miserable m*J ; this then is the liver in which liars must perish! Even so, said the lord; this is the stream of which I spake; but the ford is sound and good for true mm; Spur we our horses, knave, for night approacheth, arid we have yet far to go.— My life is dear to me said the trembling serving man; and thou knowest were it lost my wife would be disconsolate. In sincerity, then, I declare, that the f ix, which 1 saw in the distant country, was not larger than he whofed from us in the wood this morning! Then laughed the lord aloud, and said. Ho, knave, wast thou afraid of thy li(e, and will nothing cure thy ly ing? Is not-falsehood, which kills the s ul, worse than death, which lias mastery only over the body? This river is no more than any other; nor hath it a power, such as I feigned. The ford is safe, and the waters gen tle as those we have already passed. But who shall pass thee over the shame of this day? In it thou must needs sink, unless penitence come to! help thee over, and cause thee to look bark on the high gulph of thy ties, as on a danger from which thou hast been delivered by heaven's grace. And. as lie railed against his servant, the lord rode on into the water, and both in safety reached the opposite shore. Then vowed the knave, by stone and by bone , that from that time forward he would duly measure his words—and glad was he to escape. Such is the story of the lying servant, and the merry lord, by which let the realer profit. GEOKGI V LEGISLA CUKE. SEN ATE. Friday, November 27. On motion of Mr. Powers, the Sen ate reconsidered so much of their journal as relates to the amendment of senate, t* the report of the judicia ry Committee, on the resolution di recting an enquiry into the expedien cy of reducing the number of the jus tices of the inferior court aud justices of the peace; On motion of Mr. Gamble, it was Resolved, That tho judiciary -om mittce enquire into the expediency or propriety of changing the mode of trial by jury, in all civil cases, where a verdict, by unanimous consent, can not be obtained, so as to authorise the jury, upon the occurrence of two thirds of their body, to return a ver dict, which shall be as binding as thm there had been a unanimous consent. Saturday, November 28 The senate took up and concurred in the resolution of the house, re questing a joint com mi tee, to he com posed of a member from each ljudieial circuit in this state, to prepare aud report a bill to alter and amend constitution of this state, so as to re duce the number of senators ato re nresenta'ives in the general assembly. Mr- Gamble, from the joint com mittce on the state of. rpubi... to I whom was referred that part ol th ’ Governor’s message, which relates to | the Boundary line between the state : n f Georgia and the Territory of Flor jda, with the accompanying docu- inents, made a report, vvti cli was read and agreed to. Monday, November 30. Tlio report of the judiciary com tnit* tee of the 28th instant, relative to the diminution of the number of justices of the inferior court, and justices of the peace, was, tfter some discussion, agreed to—Yeas 45 nays 21. The following bills were passed; T<# define the duties of gr nd ju rors in this state, so far as respects the time they arc consider’ and bound to notice off nres comm: ted within their respective coiimies. Tuesday, December l. A bill was p ssed to change the manner of punishing convicts in the penitentiary, a *d for the better regu lation of the same; also, for adding to and amending the pe itentiary build ings, and for applying the money ap propriated for the support of the pen itentiary for the year 1829, to the re pairs and alterations in tho peniten tiary building herein contemplated.— The yeas were 36, nays 3f>. Mr. Anderson, from the joint Mili tary committee, to whom was referred the resolution from senate, instructing them to enquire into the propriety of so altering and amending the consti tution of this state, as to make tho general officers of the Militia elective by the commissioned ofii ers of their respective brigades and divisions, when any vacancy shall occur in the same, made a report which was read and agreed to. Mr. Anderson, from the same (Orn mitte.*, to whom was referred the resolution of senate, requiring them lo enquire into the expediency of abolish, ing the military system of this slate, and to provide for the calling out the militia in cases of necessity, reported, that they had the same under consid eration, and although of tin* opinion, , that the military system is in many instances defective, and that it conse quently needs revision and amend ment, yet they deem it entirely inex pedient to abolish the system. The committee, therefore, pray to be dis charged from tlie further consideration of the same.—Which was r ad and agreed to. The reconsidered bill to grant indul gence to the purchasers and renters of fractions, islands, or reserves, in the counties of Lee, Mus ogee, Marion, Harris, Talbot, Troup, Meriwether, Coweta, Carroll, Campbell ami Ran dolph, was recommitted; the bill was then repor ed with amendment, by way of substitute, and the report was taken up, agreed o and the bill pass ed. The hill to compel magistrates to give bond and security was commit ted; the committee reported progress, and tiad leave to sit^gain. Mr. Watson reported, instanter, a bill to facilitate the collection of and bts in the superior and inferior courts of this State.—which was read tin* first time. Thursday, December 3. The hill from tin* house of represen tatives, to provide for the improve ment of the public roads, was read the I second time, and ordered for commit tee of the whole, on Tuesday next. Mr. Echols laid on the table a resolution calling on the directors of the Central Bank for a full exposition ot its aflairs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Satukday. Nov. 28. On motion of Mr. Wofford, the bill to authorise the survey of tin* lands lately acquired by the United States, for the use of Georgia, ot the t reek nation of Indians by tin* treaty of 1827 i was read the 2d time aud referred to a No. i 7