The Georgia mirror. (Florence, Ga.) 1838-1839, August 25, 1838, Image 2

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THE LOAFER’S SOLILOQUY ■ I have a faint recollection of having been sober at soiu- early period of my life before, and things looked v“rv much then as they do now. It’s dis tressingly to think how ugly sobriety makes every thing look. Yesterday I thought myself an un common ban Iso me young man, and now I’ll be hanged if I don’t look so much like a ragged old beggar that I’m actually ashamed of myself. There amt half so many stars in the sky as there were last night, and they don’t dance half so mer rily as they commonly do. They say its July; hut I believe they lie ; for I shiver like December. I once heard tha* idleness would bring a man to a morsel of bread ; now I wish it would bring me to a drop of something short to cool my burning tongue, for I haven't got a tonic, and the bars and cellars are all shut. Wonder if Dives was half so hot in Tophet as 1 am. 11l do something if I don’t there’s no suak'**. I'll go and hold up that post, for it's so drunk it can't stand still, that’s cer tain—Where shall I sleep to night? These ere brick would do as they have a many a time before; but I’ve got no brandy to warm’em. 1 think I’ll go to the watch house. Hallo ! watchee, hallo ! Murder! All, them cursed druuken Charlies are all a.‘leep, as usual; the last trump would’nt waken ’em. They’ve no humanity—no bowels. If it feels so bad to be sober, l wonder every body isn’t drunk, llow I pity the poor Temperance Society! They want us to drink water and noth ing else ; for dogs won't drink brandy, they say. That's because thev’ir irratioual brutals, and don’t know what’s good. Now I’m not a dog, hut a man. and I’ll stick to brandy—l wish it would stick to me. I wish my throat was a mile long, so that I could teste it ail the way down. 11l had mv wav, there should'nt be any stores and dwell ing houses, but all barrooms and taverns, and I'd drink till every body else was dead, and theu I’d set up a tavern myself. Ido feel awful sick, and if there was no water in the docks I’d go and drown myself. What a pity they aru’t fill’d with something short. Would’nt I jump in ? The corporation ought to see to it. Now 1 think ofit, I'll slow myself away in this here gutter, and hold on to the ctirbe stone. The sides maybe, will keep me from rolling off. Ido believe the Queen ot England haint got such a bed quilt as I have; it's the blue vault of heaven I wish it ware tucked up a little closer around the edges.—l say, Miss, sup pose you've got lucked out as I have, but never mind : I’ll take care of you. Creep underneath the counterpane. Tsh! it's nothing but a dog, and I’ve thrown away my politeness. Go away, dog! I'm meat for your master. Now the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. 1 feel a notion to deliver myself up to religions reflection, and I’m in a proper frame of mind for it. All good men git drunk, the Bible says so Noah got so corned lie coulfi’tit stand, sit nor lie still. Lot got boozy ; and Hamon’s heart was mer ry with wine. Moses got as fat ss butter. Zounds ! believe all the patriarchs got drunk.—-Quit! quit! I tell you ! What's the use of poking a fellow’s ribs so? Breakfast arnt ready yet. Watchman.-—No, but the watch-house is, and the Police Court will beiu the inoruihg. THE CUTEST THICK YET. The following trick to raise a good bottle of wine “free gratis for nothing,” is the “cap sheaf’ of all the pieces of impudence that we have heard of lately. In the present case, a genteel looking loafer entered a store in this city, where he knew they had a splendid article in the shape of wine, and at a time when he knew the master had gone to dinner, and nobody but a sin ill boy left in atten dance. Entering with all the importance of a reg ular wholesale dealer, our loafer commenced with. “Is Mr. in ?” “No sir, he’s just stepped out—he’s gone to dinner, sir.” “What time do you expect him back, my boy ?” “Not short of one hour, sir; it generally takes him about an hour to eat dinner.” “Not under an hour? Well, I’m told Mr. ——— has a line specimen of old Madeira. He toid me to call aud taste it, but as he isn’t in, and I am in something of a hurry, I wish you would bring out a bottle as a cample, and I’ll see what.it is.” “Yes sir,” said the boy, who immediately brought forth a bottle of the pure old stuff itself. The loafer took the wine, held it up to see its color, drew the cork, took a small sip, smacked his lips and enquired, “Boy, have you any ice?” “No sir, we never keep any.” “Never mind, it’s about cool enough. Any thing in the shape of crackers and cheese in the store? They serve to get a correct idea of the wine.” “Nothing of the kind, sir.” All th<* same thing. I believe I have some in my pocket. I always carry them with me when l go out purchasing,” said the loafer, at the same time taking out a paper of the above mentioned articles, and commenced munching and drinking. “Thisis a delicious article; what does your mas ter ask for it ?” "I don't know, sir.” “Don’t know, eh ? Got much of it ?” ‘’Considerable.” “Well,” said this new sample of the DiddW tribe. as he finished his cheese anil crackers, and the last of the old Madeira—“ Well, I should like the lot. Just inform Mr. that a gentle man called and examined his wine, and has a very favorable opinion of what little he lias seen of it. Good afternoon." “Say, had’nt you better wait till Mr. comes in?—he’ll be along shortly.” “No, I’m in somewhat of a hurry now, but will cal! again.” So saying, the loafer departed, and needless it is to say has not been seen since.— N. O. Pickayune. Steamboat Fare. —An Irishman, with his wife and child, wishing to secure a deck passage down the Ohio river, made application to the captain of a steamboat, in the following manner : “Copting !—are you the mate ?” “To be sure not- -but what is wanting ?” “What do you charge fora deck passage for three of us up to Cincinnati ?” “Four dollars a piece.” “Four dollars a pace!—But that’s dear. Well Capting, do you ate us, or do we ate ourselves ?” J’ut yourselves, to be sure. Rath mistaken. —Two honest Ilirbern'ians, with a .gentle smile on their faces, discovered each oth er across the street—each one thought that lie •ceognized the other as an old friend of the Em erald Isle. They advanced towards each other until they discovered their mistake, when one of tuem exclaimed. “Och! good mon, I thought ’twas you and you thought ’twas me, and faith it is ueitljes’ of us/’ A Boneless Arm. —Mr. Brown, a worthy and industrious provision dealer in llerne street now thirty six years of age, in his 18th year had the misfortune to have the right hoinerous fractured nearly in the middle. He was holding, under disadvantages, an enraged cow by the horns ; in some unexpected movement of the unruly ani mal both fell, and the bone of his right arm was broken in the fill. Under the care of a judicious surgeon, a re-union was favorably going on ; but before the curative process had complete.!, Mr. Brown accidently had another fall, and broke o pen the old fracture agian. Notwithstanding a most vigilant and untiring devotion to the injured limb, the divided extremities would not adhere, and to the surprise of the medical attendant, the shaft of each part of the divided hone began to diminish in size and shorten in length. By a gradual action of the absorbents, ihe whole ol the arm bone, between*the shoulder and elbow, was at length completely removed, and that too with out any open ulcer, so that not a single particle of it was left. It has now been ill this state many years, and probably will remain so for life, as there will never be a disposition of bony matter in that place, nor even a cartilaginous substitute, which, will materially change it from its present very singnlar condition, Mr. Brown presents the spectacle of one short arm and one long one. The right forearm and hand are of a size to cor respond with the sound one on the left side, and under certain circumstances, are equally as strong. Ordinarily the right arm swings hither and thither, like a thong with a weight at the extremity; for the tore arm and hand, with reference to the divi sion above the elbow, constitute a pendulum, os cillating according to the movements of the body. Although it is impossible to push with the defec tive arm, he can draw a burden towards himself with it as strongly aud tenaciously as with the other; and in so doing, the muscles are elonga ted, so that the arm is extended to its original length. When the resistance is removed, the muscles instantly shorten themselves about six inches. To show the perfect non-resistance of the apparatus of muscles, arteries, veins and nerves in the soft boneless space, we saw him twist the palm of bis hand, the other evening, twice around, which consequently presented the strange anomaly of having all the apparatus of the arm twisted like the strands of a rope. In that state the pulsations of the brachial artery, and all its branches and ramiiioations could be felt under the finger though passing in gyrations, like a winding staircase, twice round the soft unresist ing fleshy mass. Under any aspect in which this curio sty may he viewed either by the anatomist or philosopher, the resources of nature, and the admirable manner in which she conducts the con cealed functions of a living body, are in the high est degree interesting.— Boston Medical Journal. Power of Resistance in the Riving Skull. — The Boston Medical Journal gives a case of a boy whose head was run over by an ox cart with out even cracking the skull. Au instance in which the skull of a boy resisted a very heavy weight, falling with much force on it, not long since came under our observation. The boy was in a blacksmith’s shop, sitting on the hearth, im mediately in front of the fire. Avery he ivy tire, from one of the wagons which travel on our turn pikes, was in the fire, heating for the process of welding a part that had burst. Suddenly the tire fell, the top of it striking the bov on the forehead and completely stripping the skin from his head backwards, without fracturing or injuring the boric iti the least. The boy was stunned for a short time, but very soon recovered, and his head being dressed, w\.s playing as usual with his little Companions.— Ball’more Sun. An Alligator Team.— The Captain of a steam boat engaged in the Red River trade has informed us, although we are inclined to think he was a jo king. that a wealthy individual up that way lias tamed and trained a couple of alligators so that they will swim in harness, and haw and gee about as regular as oxen, So well, indeed, have they been broken that their owner frequently tackles them up, hitches them to a ‘dug out,” and cruises about the bayous and ponds, when the waters are too high to admit of his going on horseback. On a late occasion, while sailing along quietly under the bank of a bayou with his “critters” har nessed abreast, he was seen by a hunter, who sung out, " “I say, there! hallo! drap your dug out n«tern and give me chance to plug one oftheui varmints.” “Don’t shoi t this way—take care, don’t you see I’m after them ?” said the owner, as the back woodsman levelled his rifle, “I see you’re after ’em, and you'll see a ball followin’ on the same trail in less than two minits. Look out for yourself, stranger; here goes for a crack at the varmint this way.” “Stay, hold up your rifle. That’s my team that you are aiming at. Look at the harness,, there, just cm the water. They are hitched to the canoe, and 1 am ona little jaunt out back to look at and enter some lands.” “Well 1 declare !” said the old hunter, “if that don’t beat all the (loins I’ve heer’don wav in the thick settlements. 1 reckon you understand ani mal magnetism, as they call it a few.” “I understand training alligators.” “Well, yon can pass—hope you’ll have a pleas ant excursion.” The man now stirred tip his team, and was soon under way at a rate which would leave a common high pressure steamboat out of sight in no time.—-Yete Orleans Picayune. Hard Feed. —A fellow, in describing the eata bles of a tavern at which he put up, gives the fol lowing upon a plate of ham; “Item, a plate of ham, which I most sincerely recommend to the next Texas volunteers t’orshoe heels. Being very fond of ham. I went so far as to bend my fork and turn my knife in the handle in endeavoring to cut it. It was no use, however, for it seemed as if the indwelling obstinacy of the animal had re turned to protect its mortal remains.” He should have served it as Jotham did Uncle Nehemiah’s thanksgiving goose—drilled a hole in the article with the aid of a steam-engine, filled it with gun-powder, and touched it off. Talking of harking, two gentlemen the other day, at a public table, got into a violent dispute upon a subject on which it was quite evident that both were profoundly ignorant. A big bull dog, which had been quietly sleeping on the hearth, became roused by their violence, and began bar king furiously. An old gentleman who had been quietly sipping his wine while the disputants were talking, gave the dog a kick and exclaimed, “Hold your tongue, you brute, you know no more about it thau they do.” The laugh of the whole table was turned immediately upon the noisy braw lers. THE GEORGIA MIRROR. Chinee * Anecdote. — A man accustomed to deal in marvels, told a country cousin of his, that he had three great curiosities in Ins possession; an Ux, that could travel five hundred miles a day, a Cock that tells the hour of the night, and a Dog that could read in a superior manner. “These are extraordinary things indeed!—l must call upon you and beg a sight of them,” said thecousiu. 'l'lie liar returned home and told his wife what had happened, saying he had got into a scrape and knew not bow to get out. O, never mind,” said she, “I can manage it.” The next day tiie countryman called and inquir ed after liis cousin, was told that he had gone to Pekin. “When is he expected back?” “In seven or eight days.” How can he return so soon ?” “lie’s gone off upon our ox.” “Ap propos of that, l am told that you have a cock that marks the hour.” “Yes, that is he: lie not oulv tells the hour of the night, but reports when a stranger comes.” “Then, your dog. that reads books : might I b*g to see him ?” “ Why to speak the truth, as our circumstances are but narrow, we have sent the dog out to keep school.” A fellow*, whose countenance was homely en ough to scare the old one, was giving some extra flourishes in a public house, when he was observed by a Yankee, who asked him if he did’nt fall into a brook when lie was young. “What do you mean, von impertinent scoundrel?” “Why, l did’nt mean nothing,” only you have got such an all-fired crooked mouth, I thought as how you might a failed in the brook when you was a boy, and vour mother hung you up by the mouth to-dry. —Bnffah Star. From an Edinburg paper. IToic to catch Owls and Rabbits. —The Ameri cans have a plan of catching owls and rabbits which is rather curious. Owls.—-When you discover one on a tree, and find that it is looking at you, all you have to do is to move quickly round the tree several times, when the owl, in the mean time, whose attention will be so firmly fixed, that, forgetting the necessity of turning its body with its head, will follow your motion with its eyes till it wrings ifs head off. Rabbits.—-Place apples in the parts where they frequent, after sprinkling them with snuff; and when they come to smell, the sudden effort to sneeze which they make never fails to break their necks, and even, in some cases, has been known to cause them to tumble heels over head a considerable distance. Curious notion of Discount. —lt chanced one gloomy day, in the month of December, that a good humored Irishman applied to a merchant to discount a bill of exchange lor him at rather a long, though not an unusual date; and the mer chant having casually remarked that the bill had a great many days to run, “That’s true,” replied the Irishman, “but then, my honey you don’t consider how short the days are at this time of the y ear.” “It was once in my power to have sliot Gener al Washington !” said a British soldier to an Am erican, as they were discussing the events of the struggle at the concluding of peace. “Why did you not shoot him then ?” asked the American— you ought to have done so for the benefit of vour country men.” “The death of Washington would not have been for their benefit,” replied the En glishman, “for we depended upon him to treat our prisoners kindly ; and bv heaven ! we’d sooner liave shot an officer of our own!” Lowell Advocate Industry. —The following anecdote may give some encouragement to the industrious husband man :—Not long ago, a country gentleman had an estate ofiiOOL a year, which lie kept in liis own hands, until be found himself so much in debt, that to satisfy his creditors, he was obliged to sell the half, and to let the remainder to a farmer for twenty one years. Toward the expiration of the lease, the farmer coming one day to pay his rent, asked the gentleman whether he would sell the farm. “Why, will you buy it?” said the gentle man. “If you will part with it, and we can agree,” replied the farmer. “This is exceedingly strange/ said the gentleman. “Pray tell me how it hap pens, that while I could not live upon twice as much land, for which I paid no rent, you are reg ularly paying me a hundred a year for your farm, and able, in a few years to purchase it ?” “The reason is plain,” answered the farmer ; “you sat still, an i said, “Go.’ I got up, and said, ‘Come/ you lay in bed, and enjoyed your ease ; I rose in the morning and minded my business.” THE SABBATH. Accustomed as we are to view the Sabbath as a religious institution, we forget to reflect on its importance in a moral and civil point of view. True, in this respect it is not of that great inter est toman which the welfare of liis immortal spir it requires, but independent of its religious influ ‘ence, there is perhaps no one thing which contri butes more to elevate the character of inau, to era dicate tha ruthlessness of his savage nature, to make him a moral, social and upright being, and to establish the great principles of civil liberty, than the institution of the Sabbath. At one and the same time, all nature, as it were, is hushed to repose; man ceases from his accustomed avoca tions and retires to scenes more congenial to thought and reflection—and the beasts of the field, released from their labors, enjoy the like repose. After six days labor, “tired nature” seeks for a “restorer;” and after, a day of rest, men seek their several employments, with renovated vigor of both body and mind. Suppose there was no Sabbath, no weekly assemblings of the people, man would plod his course of time in one quiet round of for getfulness ; as nature left him at his birth, so at his death she would find him, the child of ignorance ; unused to the social pleasures of life unaccustomed to the duties which civilization impose, his life would be but an Anchorite’s dream —liis mind but “One dark waste, Where fiends and tempests howl.” Science would lose her votaries, and the aca demic groves would lie forsaken, and man in every station in society would feel its painful effects. Covington Free Press. THE CORONATION. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier thus speaks of the deportment of our Minister, aud oth er Americans, who attended the Coronation of Queen Victoria. “Onr Minister, Mr. Steverson, who resides im mediately opposite the Marshal, in Portland place, had a colossal Eagle, grasping in its talons the ol ive blanch and the arrows, and bearing the nation nal motto, “E pluribus Oman," with large irra diated letters V. R. on eitlieir side—these bril liantly lighted with gas, produced a very fine effect. Not to be behind the rest, the inmates of the house i where we lodged, (mostly Americans) which is in ] the immediate vicinity of the above, had caused a j transparency to be executed, representing Britan- ! ilia on tiie one hand, supporting the British stand ard with tiie Goddess of Liberty on the other, sustaining that ot tiie United States; aud both supporting a laurel wreath, in tiie centre of which were the letters \ . it and upon a scroll below the words “Peace, Plenty and Prosperity.” ['lie principal emblems in use were Crowns aud stars, many of wbicii were most beautifully exe cuted and brilliantly illuminated with gas, which is admirably adapted to such a purpose. Tliev letters V. R. were almost invariably exhibited, where the words Victoria Regina were not given at length.” Office of the Southern* Life ) Insurance Sc Trust Cos. St. Auuustine, July 6th, 1838. \ TO THE PUBLIC. In the “Florida Herald” of tiie 7th insr., which has this moment made its appearance, we perceive an editorial statement in tiie words and figures following : ■ .“Two thousand dollars in notes of the Southern Life Insurance Trust Company, were ofi’cred at Public Auction at the Market House oil Monday last, tor specie, and sold as follows : s>soo at sdl per 100 500 “ 53,183-4 “ 100 1000 “ 43 “ 100” At the time of this sham sale—for not a respec table person in our City believed for a moment, that it was a real sale or that a dollar of our notes changed owners under it —at that time we were freely selling drafts at sight on New-York at eight, and on Charleston at Jour per cent. We have on tecent intelligence reduced the rates of exchange. We liad also officially advis ed the public of our purpose to resume specie payments, whenever the Banks of South Carolina and Georgia should resume. And we are con stantly curtailing our circulation, at preseiit re duced to an inconsiderable part of our capital paid in—that we may be prepared to pay specie.— This must account for our considering it our true position not to discount oil the numerous and pressing applications of responsible citizens-—un til we shall have returned to specie payments. Outlie morning ol the sham sale made in the shambles of "the Market,” a respectable, enterpri sing, and responsible merchant of this City, dis connected with the Bank—offered to conie for ward and purchase such of our bills as should be offered at the pretended auction, if Treasury Nutts could be received in payment. The Auctioneer refused to take or accept any bid not made in specie —of which last named commodity, probably not one dollar in an hundred enters into the present circulation of the City. No one attended the pretended auction on the part of the Bank—and tLe Bank employed no one to attend it. This at tempt to surprise the Bank and injure its credit, we are happy to state for the honor of this commu nity, was limited to a few, aud has signally failed. The sham sale opened the eyes of our upright and industrious citizens to the actual design of the ictors—to wit:— to depress our bills—far below the existing rates of exchange ; and pocket the diff erence, by compelling the innocent bill-holder to lake or lost Fifty cents in the dollar of Muncy that has been , and will continue , to be sought and sustained and passed at par by our citizens and the inhab itants of Florida generally. But forthe impression that an account of this shainsale has been sent to distant papers for publication, fortheobject of im pairing the credit of this institution abroad, we should have passed it by, as unworthy of notice. Here, explanation is unnecessary—The sham sale, if it has had any effect, lias most assuredly im proved the circulation and credit of the issues it was sought to discredit. Newspapers that may have published or noticed the shauisale of our bills, will [ lease do our for eign bill-holders and ourselves the justice to pub lish this expose of an abortive attempt to discredit our bills and profit by the panic it aimed to create, ANDREW ANDERSON, President. Arthur M. Reid Cashier. NEW ORLEANS. July 21. A Vessel in Distress Inhuman Cruelty.-— The schr. Kolia, Capt. Douglass, arrived yesterday from Boston, had a long voyage, having been 43 days in making the Ilalize. On the way. the crew, in their distress for w-ant of water, me with some of the most unkind and inhuman treatment we have lately heard ot. The particulars we have derived trom the log of the Rollu and are as fol lows : On the 14th inst. in lat 23 40 N. long. 87 25 W. Capt Donglass discovered asail at noon stand ing to the Southward and Eastward. Being in distress not having had a drop of fresh water for two days he made sail for the vessel* He aud his crew had for two days been satisfying their thirst with salt water mixed with molasses and meal, and they looked forward with confidence for a supply. At 5 P.M. on the same dav, they were alongside the vessel, which proved to be the ship Ebro. Capt. Wafts, of Hallowcll, eight days out from Now Orleans. 'The Captain of this vessel refused to supply the Rolla, because, forsooth ! he might run out and be obliged to beg some for himself. The mate besought him, “for God Almighty’s sake,” as the log says, to let him have one barrel, if no more— but be still refused. At length, however, he pro posed that they should have some water if they would exchange cooks with him. This they ac ceded to, and received one single barrel about two thirds full. With this pittance, the Rolla con tinued her course—and being aided by the rjiins, she was enabled to make the remaining eight days of her voyage without farther suffering. It was afterwards ascertained that tlie'tirst officer of the Ebro, indignant at tbe want of humanity display ed by the master, offered to give the Rolla a por tion of his own allowance, and that this prompted the Captain to make the offer above mentioned The cook which the Captain of the Ebro was so anxious to get rid of was found to be perfectly worthless. In making the exchange, lie gotan ex cellent one iri his stead. So, that the paltry sup ply of water which lie meted out to the Rolla was paid for at a most enormons price. We would lain hope that the Capt. of the Ebro may make some explanation about this business. As the story stands now, he seens to have acted in away utterly unworthy of an American tar. A destructive fire occured in New-York on the Ist inst., by which upwards of fifty buildings were destroyed. It commenced on Hammond-street, and extended to Washington, I’erry and West streets, estimated loss .$350,000. During the conflagration, the following incident took place: “While the fire was raging a female was discov ered making hoi through the flames into a housd. The firemen detained her with much difficulty, aud to their interrogations she only ex claimed, “My child! my child!” A noble hear ted fireman rushed t» wi;. . < she pointed, and soon seen issuing I'ioni the burning buildiug with the infant in his arms. '1 lie scene was truly af fecting, aud the generous follow who risked his ow n life to save that of the child, deserves the warm est thanks cf every one. We say, God bless him!” Prom the Columbus Enquirer. THE PRESIDENCY. From all parts of the Stae, as well as from res pected friends in Alabama, the Editors of this pa per are called upon to give the people informa tion in reference to their course in the approach ing Presidential canvass. We are complained of for not having taken a stand in favor of one or the other candidate, now prominently before the peo ple for that high office, and urged to a decided a vowal of our opinions in relation to their respec tive claims. Perhaps it is due to these valued friends, and equally so lo ourselves to sav, that our silence thus far in relation to this contest has not resulted from an indisposition on our part to hoist our colours, aud we believe we mnv also sav it has not been from want of courage to meet those who would attempt to tear them from their place. We have said nothing with rdereuce to the Presidential contest, because, in the first place, \u* have little or nu choice between the contendin’' partiesin the second place, because we have not esteemed the contest fairly begun, but have hoped, and believed, that before this time, the name of some man more worthy our support than either of the aspirants now before us, w ould have been placed before the people. .Such name would have been suggested by tins paper long since, but lor the conviction that ourjourual was compara tively young, and that such suggestion from us, would neither deserve nor receive the considera tion w hich would be given to it, if made by our brethren of the quill older in the cause thau our selves or by the people iti their primary assem blies. W e are called upon, however, to lav aside the feelings which have operated to prevent au open, public exposition of our views in relation to this great matter, and with due respect to all whom it may concern, we have determined here to avow, Ist. That under no circumstances shall tin* paper advocate the election of martiS van nun in or henry clay, l’or we believe them both hos tile to the South, aud w anting in those elements of high character which should distinguish the favorite of a free, independent, and a virtuous peo ple. While we are constrained to admit the al most immeasurable disparity between the two men, for talents, virtue, and principle; while we cannot but esteem Mr. day as a man of mighty intellect, of dignified character, and commanding talents, and Mr. Van Buren *ts the least of ail pretended great men—the mere reflected ghost of liis tyranical predecessor,— yet we can make no allowance for the corruption of the one, nor con template with pride the talents of tiie other, whilst both arealike the enemies of the South—the des troyers of our institutions. 2d. That we do not see the least necessity in the present hour, for choosing between these par ties, and that so long as there remains au alterna tive, we will not do it. It is not the policy of this journal, to surrender our country into the hands of such men, so long as there is a single hope of saving it from their grasp. The President ot the Republic, who follows in the footsteps of Andrew Jackson, must ruin it. The permanent adoption of the great Ameri can system, of which 31 r. Clay is the father, and the consistent and indefatigable advocate— must min it. Let him who can do it, consistently with liis own honor atul safety, choose between tliese modes of overthrowing a happy and prosperous people as for our humble journal, it sliall go down to the ground “unwept, unhonored, and unsung ,” before it shall share in either mode. The South has men who can never be implica ted in either of these infamous attempts to des troy the nation. She has men whose talents, whose patriotism, whose honesty, w hose popular ity—whose chance lor success will compare with either of the candidates. \Ye believe that we venture not too much, when we say, she has men that can succeed over them both Where am Tvler, and Hayne, and Leigh, ami Tazewell, and Calhoun, and Troup, and Hamilton, and Preston. Where are these noblemen of the earth, that the South should be called upon to cast the votes ot her w orthy sons, on such men as Henry Clay, or Andrew Jackson’s shadow. It is an insult to the South to ask her to lend a helping hand in suchs scheme. It is unholy to insinuate that she would drown herself in such infamy—she cannot, she w'ill not do tt. 3d. Believing that it is time for the South to unite on a Ticket, that she may be able properly to present the claims of her candidates before the States, we would respectfully suggest the name of ROBERT Y. HAYNE, of South Caroliua, forthe Presidency, and JOHN TYLERt of Vir ginia, for the Vice Presidency. And we invite our brethren of the press .through out the South, to rally in support of these distin guished men. Let their names be held up, their claims investigated, their qualifications weighed in the balance of a well informed public judge*, ment, and their principles compared with those of the great apostles of liberty, and our word f° r ls they will not be found wanting. They are nienol the highest order of talent—their honesty in P rl * vate and in public life, has never been questioned. They are popular men, at home and abroad— and if the State Rights press will be faithful in ad vocating their claims, they can obtain a greater number of votes than Mr. Van Buren could in.® single contest with Mr. Clay- -their chance t° r success will be better than any ticket we could rum At all events, these are our men , and we shall, ' vltil peculiar pleasure, henceforth urge their claims. GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE! Look on this picture ! JOHN QUINCY ADAMS entered the Fr' 3 ’ identiai Chair on the 4th of March, 1825 ; the*' penditurcs for that year were Si 1,490,459 Now look on this _ MARTIN VAN BUREN entered the F*-’ identiai Chair on the 4th of March, 1837, and expenditures for that year were $59,104,745 <?'•' THAT IS he Martin Van Buren’s Adminisirat on cost country in its first year, Twenty-seven millions - • hundred and seventy-four thousand two bimj'p and eighty-five dollars forty-three cents My than did the corresponding year of John Q ulDl ’ Adams !