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by GARDNER & BARROW. the GEOHUII HIRKOH, Is paWWrd every Saturday, in Florence, 1 iv, ,t PHKEE DODLARS a itewart county, 04. at . p „ vc3 r, it paid >» adcanee, or FOLK DOLLARS, if not paid until the end of the year. Advertisements will be conspicuously inserted at () ue Dollar per square, (15 lines) the first, and r )0 c eits tor each subsequent insertion. Nothing ' . r I', lines will be considered less than * ir ,_ \ deduction will be made for yearly ad vertisements. . | VII olvertisemmts handed in for pu diration . without « limitation, will he published till inrbid, | vv \ ehareed accordingly. s . tl „„ „f Laud and Negroes by Executors, Ad rfi.iUtr.uors aud Guardians, are required by law t , advertised in a public Gazette, sixty days vions to the day of sale. Th" sde of Personal property must be adver bs. ’• in lik** mauti'-r forty days. \utiec to Debtors aid Creditors of an estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will he made to the Tour' of Ordinary for leave to sell Land and Ne rr .es, must be published weekly for four mouths, j and Vll L *tters on business must he cos ]. vi a to insure attention ' . JOB PRINTING. (1 ONNK< ' PE i) with the o'Tice of the MIR- R> >,t, is a splendid assortment <«f J £/ '& 'JFA'JFM?. V,„I u-e are enabled to *• .eatr all kt*d of Jo*, work, i,i the neatest manner and at the shortest notice. (,f every description w.ll cotistaiuly be i.ept on i hind, such as I S DICT ME N'T#, | >ECE VK VTiO.N'e, sniPiEWS. JURY SUMMONSES, E NKCUTIONS, COST executions- St IE RICE'S HILLS OF SALE,. do DEEDS, T VXD DEEDS, ,1a S. STM MOSSES, do EXECUTIONS, molitc\c, do* GU ULDTANSIITF. j 3 .administration, do TE-Sr.V.MEM'AKV, | \uT n great many others tor Justices, of the i P ' ice. v hiiuiisti-.itn.rs, Executors. Ac. ; k . We ore authorised to | announce ISAAC L. S I IT EE i j **s&&& MANas a candidate for Sheriff ol I Lj** l *** Stewart county at the next elec- , tien. Sept. 8, 1k.!8. “I a jgagL, We arc authorised toj ti announce LEWIS WILLIAMS ‘ JaifcrtSj as a candid*!,* 'or Tax Collector £. o( - sjfpvvart county at the election : n Januaiy next. Sept. ,3 24 We are authorised to k'r aiuionnee WILLIAM V- RET.L a candidate for Receiver of Tax Returns for Stewart cwu-nty at the next January election. Sept. 3, l J d R . FIiR-VIHS SCHOOI*. AfST MkRiARET MAKVEY, of Ma »J. con w ill open a FEMALE S( UOQL in this place on Hornby next, 9th hist, in thy new | house built bv A. DeLauuay, Esq. in the North ern part of town. July 7, 1838. PAY YOUR TAXES. tTCTE citizens of Florence are notified that 1 their Taxes are now due, and are requested, (in order that our town may b° improved.) to j coin v forward and plank tin thr ltino. Aug. 4 19 J. P. II \R V EV, Collector ""notice, [FOREWARN all persons from trading for, five thirty dollar notes given to Maj. M. O. Sne.lgroves. about the Ullli or 14th of July last, as the consideration for which saicl notes were given having failed, 1 am determined not to pnv them. NEEDfIAM II All VILL. , Aug. 00 20 3f* NOTICE. A EL persons having demands against John - V A. Shirling, late of Stewart county, deceas edjwill present them in terms of the law. WM. B. SHIRLING, ) ... JAMES WEBB, $ Admrs. Sept. 3, 1838 04 TOWN COUNCIL BE it Ordained , Tliat po person or person shall bathe in the Chattahoochee river, with in the incorporated limits ofthe town of Florence, above Centre street—any person or persons so of fending, shall he subject to a fine of One Dollar. And be it further Ordained, That if any per son or persons shall fire guns or pistols within the corporate limits of -the town of Florence, he or they shall be subject to a fine of Two Dollars. And be it, further Ordained , That if any white Person or persons shall run horses, mares, geld ings or mules, through the streets of Florence, he or they shall be fined an the sum of One Dollar; nnd if any slave or slaves shall violate this Ordin ance, he or they shall receive twenty lashes on the bareback. R. W. WILLIAMS, lutend’t. Thii.Gaudneb, Sec . June. 18 13 JEIiVKUV. 1 VS ALE of lots in this town will take place on Tuesday the lGth of October next. Terms—One fourth cash, the balance in three annual instalments. This town is beautifully situated on a high bluff ofthe river Chattahoochee, in the county of Bar hour, Alabama, about one mile below the inouth of Hatchecbubbee, and from twenty-five to thirty miles below Columbus. It possesses local advan tages inferior to no place upon the river. The bluff on which it stands is a continuation of the ridge, dividing the waters ofthe Hatchechubbee and Cowngkee creeks, affording the most eligible location for an excellent roail into the interior of Barbour, Rnritcl! and Macon, by which the pro duct of tht rich and fertile cotton lands of those counties can be easily conveyed to market. The road from Columbus to Florence and Irwintnn, will pass through this town. Situated below the Snake Shoals and Woolfolk’s bar, which are the principal obstructions in the rirer, it can be ap proached without difficulty by steam boats at al most all seasons ot the vear. Indisputable titles will be given to purchasers. For the proprietors, JAMES E. GLENN, Agent. N. B. The rash payment may be made by a good paper, well indorsed, payable GO days, at any Bank in Columbus. Aug. KS 21 ts iTanlkTfor sat/e. dffvjflgvfc. The subscriber offers for sale the fol lowing valuable lots of Land, lying in ■|?W* a r'n hand prosperous part ot the State, ir(r 4- on very liberal and accommodating terms. Ns. 91 iu 7th district, Randolph, Jon in JfwU ,4 do 127 iu KTf'b 44 27G in sth ~ /h> 149 iu 2d „ 117 is 149 iu 22 rli M {Sumter, , 213 in ?9th do ;;g in 2d „ Muscogee. \ !)'J in Gth ~ do :34 in 17th „ Sumter. For forth"r information apply at the office of j the Mirror, or to the subscriber, in Appling, Oo- I Istubiacounty, Ga. WM. GLOVER. ! August Ji 20 5t • VALUABLE f.ANDS you SALE. Th*' .Subscriber offers for sale a vru uable 'FRAF TOF LAND whereon he now lives, lying in Stewart county, '“tie mile and a half fro-m Florence,, containing 1.090 acres, of which there is between ! goo Hiiil 300 mrr-9 in v illliv.itmu. On the |-rellll se-j there are comlu-rtabl > houses, a good CGN HOUSE, superior (SIN and (JJfAR, Also, a FIRST R ATE SAW MILL, wirixih has only been in operation about six months; surrounded: by an inexhaustible quantity of pine timber, near several towns, situated on the Chattahoochee riv er. The land is rich and .level. I have good spring water, and a healthy and'beautiful situa tion for a residence. Any person wishing to pur chase will call @,:.id view the premises. JOSEPH REESE, i July 28 13 <roW PUOMP 32€ ’ tY $ TO TIHS THIRD VOI.UMK <>F THE ißil Contaxniau; ( t uurtcrhf tashwn 1 laUx, Illustrated Articles, ‘or. TIliF. CPEA-FEST ff.KUDICAt IN' TIK WORM. IN commencing n ne,w volume, the publisher would take occasion to observe, that not only will the same exertions he continued, which have secured to his subscription list an unexampled in erease, but his claims upon the public favor will he enhanced by every t«e;ms which unceasing en deavor, enliuged facilities, and liberal expendi ture can command. y'hc subjoined is a brief plan of the work : Its OfviuiNA.L P.U’r.ns will be so varied as to > form a combination of the useful with the enter taining and agreeable. These will embrace the departments of A’se,fti science, essays, tales, and poetry which may deserve 4.Ue name. It is the publishers design to make the VNite agreeable to the t dd and the young—to the sedat i and the gay—to mingle the valuable with the a limsing—and to pursue the tenor of his way with the entertainment of good feelings toward all par ties, TERMS. —The 'Visiter is published every oth er Saturday, an fine white paper, each number will contain 24 large super-royal octavo pages, enveloped in a fine printed cover, forming at the end of the year a volume of nearly GOO pages, at the very low price of 81 26 .cents per annum in advance, or G.J cents per number pay able on de livery. Post Masters, and others who will procure our subscribers and enclose Five DoUa.rs to the pro prietor shall receive the stli copy gratis. AH orders addressed -to the publisher, 49 Ches nut Street, post paid, will receive immediate at tention. Editors, by copying this prospectus and nd ing a paper of the same to the office, shall r ceive the Visiter for one year. MURDER OF A WHITE BOY BY A BLACK. We understand [says the Honesdale (Penn.) Herald] that a black young man has been commit ted to jail in Pike county, charged with having .murdered a white boy in his employment. The circumstances as we have heard them., are these : The young man had charge of a boat on the Del aware*and Hudson Caani, and the boy wastbedri ver. For some cause the boy offended him, and he in a rage, struck the boy over the bead with a bridle, aod seriously wounded him. Finding that the boy was badly hurt and probably would not survive, the black fellow consummated his deed of darkuess and cruelty by throwing the poor tr>-»n gled boy into the canal and there left him to die. FLORENCE, GA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1838. vaavarar* FOR THE GEORGIA SIIRROR. AN IMPROMPTU, Written on the death of Sidney M. Pegg, Fsq. who departed thin life at his father's residence in Americas, Sumter county, Ua. on the mornine of the Bth August, 1838. - J Sidney, I see thy death announced! Ah yes, the sad tidings are still before my eves! Death has indeed thy doom pronounc'd, Has struck the long threatened blow, and his vic tim dies! But say, did the stern monarch of the grave, Approach in wrath, to ileal the threaten’d blow? Did be remorseless, all his mercy wave ? Religion says, and truth, we answer no; The Lord of ail above, 1 be mandate gave in love, Ami sent his servant death with aspect mild. In pity to release, I com pain, and set at peace, A lov’d, tho’ chasten’d and afilictcd child. Then to die wasto him but gnjn; Gain immortal! For his Father took him far on high, Where love and jov forever reign, And happy soul again shall never, never die! Into his pillow no sharp thorn was driven ; Christ’s own bosom received his drooping head; No dread retrospect, save of sins forgiven, T’ alllict the .saint upon bis dying bed. The terrors of the tomb, W r ith its appaling gloom, Tnto seraphic scenes at once were chang’d; Death seem’d an angel bright, S nt fi e in the sc u c ■ of light, To make that plain, for which this world's ex chang’d.. Anon, she Heavens opening wide, j W till sights eejestial from the pai ting spirits yiew; God with the Saviour at his side, < Is seen enthroia’.d ip light ;unid the empyreal blue, Myriads of sons in their sanes plav; Stars in their robes with stars commingled glow; Inciea*iiig beamslheir dazzling crowns array, Ami Heaven'« whole drap’ry from their shoulders How' * | Black, and stilt dark’niug clouds, Like night’s own sable shrouds. Spread wide beneath, in massy fold on fold, < iritito columns curl'd That reach the netherworld. The Great Internal's mighty throne uphold ! Tlu>’ aw ful such a scene like this, i t it is not al\va< ®cn in overy .• 'FiC ; 1' or piety, whate’ers amiss. Corrects in souls prepar’d for Heaven by God's free grace.. And Jesus smiling sweetly from above, Attempers well the grandeur of the throne; Arid faith imparts with much consoling love To quell each fear, and quiet every groan, Angels in beauteous trains, Leaving their bless’d domains. Draw near and tune their tin rMing lyres, To s ! rains which God approves, And notes which Jesus loves, And the rapt saint in exstaey expires.' My ravish’d ears now heard no more! A calm serenity stole gently o’er ivy breast, Conviction whisper'd “why deplore Thy Sidney, thus by greeting angels lur'd to rest ? Resign'd, l arrest the rising sigh, Chase into empty air each selfish view; Say to the tear just starting forth “he drv,” Aud bid thee Sidney a long, long adieu ! Go happy one on high, Where spirits never die, Diit live to enjoy m bliss an endless day, To him your anthems raise, Iu hymns of grateful praise, Who said, “my sou’s redeem’d, come thou away.” AMEKIC’US. Americas, Aug. 25, 1838. From the Xeic Orleans Picayune METHODISM JN TEXAS. We were actually astonished, and at the same time gratified, at seeing, in the Natchez Free Tra der, a statement of the progress of religion in Tex as. The Methodists alone have in that country twenty societies, and three hundred and twenty preachers, including six elders and three exhor ters. One of their Missionaries, (the Rev. R. Alexander) has travelled this year, in the course of liis circuit. 'J'yrnty two hundred' miles on horse back, and sleeping out exposed to every privation and inclemency. 1 The Free Trader, after giving the above men tioned pnrtiMtlnrs, bestows upon the Methodist clergy some neat and richly merited ecomiutns, which we copy below. The itinerant of the Methodist church—the re al unsophisticated followers of Wesley and Whit held—are the most extraordinary body of men that everl ived. They ate pioneers of civilization; they heed not danger luwwcver imminent; they stay not for luxuries; they care not to tread the carpeted ball nor to seek learning or pleasure in cloister or saloon, but on, on they go, to the re motest verge of the globe, wherever erring man has wandered t wherever there is one soul to br reclamed, there they go to wrestle wkh,the world, to defy its temptations, to enlighten its moral dark ness. A part from the holy character of-his mis sion, there is a moral grandeur in the Methodist itinerant ** he wends his way through pathless forests, without associates, without reward, w ith out even the stimulus of praise. He leaves home and kindred, the tie of »*arly love, perhaps and goes forth, to struggle unknown aud alone—to doom himself to poverty, to the gibes and jeers of the gav, to broken health, to premature old age And wliat is his impetus ? It is not ambition ; it is not any one of the selfish motives that sway the human breast. What is it ? Reader— it is lo jrreach the word of life to the poor. • F’cm the Charleston Bu'lelm. The Avenged, A TALE, Bt C. A. Y. Chapter 1. THE OATH. It wns on the morning of a day in June, 1020, that a young man could have been perceived pen sively strolling on the Battery, that retreat so fre quented by the fair and beautiful of Charleston. His pace though slow, was nevertheless in a man uer denoting an agitated inind; lie would now rest on one of the nunie ous rails by which the Battery is surrounded anil then resume his walk. The ereuing had now far advanced, hours had passed, and yet he remained lounging about— Only one or tw o visiters now remained, enjoying the delicious breeze inhaled on this delightful walk, they too soon retired. The moon had just risen in all her majestic splendor, throwing hsr rays over the united works of the Almighty.— All was stvli, ’twas an hour for reflection. The personage whom we have just introduced, was tinned towards the rising moon, the reflection of which, denoted that the stranger had probably at tained his twentyfifth year, with a countenance remarkably masculine, aud from athletic and graceful, his size though considerably above the common Standard, was well proportioned, which united o an easy deportment, rendered his size less striking. While gazing upon the lovely jwospect around; the stranger violently struck his forehead aud ex ciaimed “Elvira, Elvira, you whom I have so long, so ardently loved, is it possible that you could have thus treated me! Oh Heavens, ’tie enough to drive me mad! and thus to have been betrayed by one, whose bright fame it would have been my delight to have sustained through the world. Oh my brother, ray brother, to wrhat have you driven me;” aud lie relapsed into his | silent reverie. “Oh Heavens,” again lie resumed “is it possible for one brought up in rbe strictest l rules of religion lo have come to this. I ain now ulsne and will do the deed." and he looked despondingly towards the ocean, “yes I will, not' loved by Elvira, ’tis yseless to drag ou a little of wretchedness for what purpose shall I exist ?” “For revenge !” answered a voice behind. The young man hastily turned arouud, aud Biiet the ardent gaze of an individual, apparently of| .his.own age, hut not quite as tall, with a coun tenance truly forbidding, he had also been loun ging about, until all bad retired, excepting our first acquaintance, and had overheard the last part of the stranger’s soliloquy, “More in sorrow than in anger.” | awaiting with folded arms for him to speak. “Who are you 1” demaded the one upon whom he bad so unceremoniously intruded. “Une who can serve you, doggedly replied the other. They now both remained for a few moments gazing on each either; at last, the former impa tiently walked away but was as quickly followed by the other. Seeing himself tints the object of pursuit, lie abruptly turned round arid demanded in a peremptory tone, “Pray Sir, who are you, who dare thus to in trude yourself upon ope w ith whom you are en tirely unacquainted f" “Henry Montalbert,” replied-the iptruder, “I kao’,v you weil, and believe I am not entirely un known to yourself;” with these words, he drew! away a cloak wlucli covered him, and presented his well known form, to the eyes of his astonished companion, “do you know me now, say, do you knew trie now, say, Montalbert?” Montalbert gaz.eil upon the man sonic moments longer, as if undecided how to act. “1 cannot mistak \" muttered he, “’tis hotc 'tis he, ’tis surely he,” and elevating his voice, he said, “George Hubert, my friend, at last do I see you ;” and extended his arms to embrace Hubert. The latter immediately stepped back and replied, “On.ce thy friend, but now no longer so.” The countenance of Montalbert changed to a deadly pa.le, “Hubert,” said he, in an agonizing voice, “what do you mean, not my friend, tut man you jest. I lave we not beep brought up together, have not our infant thoughts, our childish sports' and fears been equally divided,” and he muttered to himself (though in a tone sufficiently audible to the quick ear of Hubert.) “Yes, aud with El vira.” At these words, Hubert’s eyes flashed fire.— “Hold,” cried he, “Henry, name her not, but listen to me, once thy sincere friend, I too have loved her, but now th : s love has changed to ha tred ; how often have witnessed .those scenes pas sed between you, yet I loved her and was .re fused ; f saw she loved thee more, and 1 swore 1 your destruction. It would have been accom plished, had not circumstances changed; she married thy brother, ah, she renounced even, thee, she left us both to despair! but I swear that she shall not long continue to enjoy that happiness, ah,” continued he, with his bauds convulsively grasped together, “thy brother was rich and pow erful ; she married him, after breaking her vows to thee, Lut me, she treated with contempt from the offset; but »I shall be revenged, and that soon, the moment approaches, say, Henry Montalbert,' will you join the hated George Hubert to revenge yourself on the destroyer of your peaee, your brother.” “Fiend,” exclaimed Montalbert, ‘what do you' ask of me ? to destroy my brother, he who has so loved mcj nay, by whose influence I have attained the eminence 1 now occupy.” “Love you well,” replied Hubert, ‘indeed lie' does, in the first place, he removes you to the ar my, thus seperating you from your betrothed.and then marries her; oh, the most loving brother, well, good Henry, thine is a loving family, but I am no such sweet easy mortal. Heaven! is it possible that you can longer resist my offer!— Come man, resumed he in a satorical tone, “for give him, thy loving brother, he who so used you as a tool to accomplish his purpose, hah ! liah !” ‘•Curses upon him,” interrupted Montalbert, “Hubert, stop; do not mock me, he has wronged me, grievously wronged me, but lie is my brotb- Voi. I.—No. 25. “Thy loving brother, who so robbed theet “answered Hubert, would that he was my brother* I’d show him that 1 was, at least a man.” “I’ll prove inystlf a man,” exclaimed Momal bert, “I will be revenged.” At these words, Hubert caught Montalbert’s hand, and they both knelt on the solitary walk, “swear by yonder moon,” said he, “that she shall not show herself another night, unless thy wrongs are revenged. “I swear,” cried Montalbert. Hubert hastily arose, and drawing around him his cloak, said, “Montalbert, I shall meet thee soon, remember thy oath,” and with these words, vanished from his sight. Montalbert was an ah lereii man. Chapter. 2. THE DEED. One day had elapsed, since the events of the last chapter transpired; we shall change the scene, of action to some twenty miles from the spot which we last traced. ’Twas if) a valley, the night was dark and gloomy, the rain poured in torrents. Though the weather was so ininclem* ent, yet. there were two persons exposed to the storm, who did not appear to feel the effect of the tempest; true, they were in a manner protec ted by a high oak, rising from the border of the valley, but yet so restless were they, that they would issue from, their sheltering place, and be again driven back. These two individuals were ifeqry Montalbert, and George Hubert, both armed, but so enveloped in their cloaks, that their arms were entirely hidden from view. “Are you certain thtir way lies through this valley,” asked Hubert. “Lost undoubtedly,” replied Montalbert, and th6}’ again relapsed into their silent musings. * But how different were the feelings of the Hubert, burning with revenge for the Contempt o bis cousiti Elvira, who had refused him for Hen ry Montalbert, and disappointed the unfortunate Henry, to .unite herself with Martin Montalbert* a man of insinuating planners, who had fasrinated rlic y.puthful fancy of Elvira Marhold. Seeing his power Aver hep, Martin caused the .removal of Henry. Ri&t ’tis the object of the writer, ,to des cribe hut that which is necessary for thus plain dcvelopement of the cause of Hubert’s discon tent. Let us now turn to Henry, the good, the kind Henry, one who would have disdained to have committed the smallest transgression, was now alone with one, whose inteu ion, I • knew, he was to destroy his brother. The night continued dark, but the /»o had abated. “’Tis twelve” said Hubert, breaking as she heard the hour striking from the distant v illage church, “and they have not yx* passed.” Ai ilii» moment a low noise as o 4 the approach of a distant vehicle, was heard, some minutes elapsed, A r he approaching sounds became more and more distinct, to which, listening with iutense anxiety, a sudden flash of lightning momentarily illumina ted the valley, and discovered to the watchful eyes of Hubert and Montalbert, the carriage contain ing the elder Montalbert and his bride. AII was again in darkness. Montalbert shuddered and looking aroUm!« Hubert was gone, he had left Montalbert alone’. But hark a shriek ! then the report of a pistol 19 heard, a second is followed by a third, a deep groan, then another, again the valley became si lent, even as death itself. Montalbert was transfixed to the spot, without the power of moving. He continued in this situ ation for at least half an hour, during which time the tempest had cleared away, and the moon had spread her wonted light over the valley. Noth ing was to be seen of criminal as sociate. Montalbert now emerged from Vrt repeal ifti.f continued wandering about the valley, until break of day, when his attention was attracted by a groatj, resembling the dying voice of a human be ing ; he searched carefuily arouud. and at last exclaimed, “Tis he, ’tis Martin, 'tis my brother V* The dying man looked up. “Ilen-ry” said ho “take—me—a—way. | have much—much to sav-before I die.” And he sank exhausted by tho side ofhis brother, who had supported him. “Murdeier that I am,”exclaimed Henry, look ing towards heaven, ’’why didst thoti not just heaven blast ftie before I gave conntenence to this tragic scene.” He however soon recovered his calmness, and having laid his brother upou his cloak, sought the rahakitunts of the neighboring village, to his aid. Martin Montalbert was soon removed and plir ced in a comfortable bed, a surgeon despatched for, who, after carefully examining his wounds, declared them mortal. Martin slowing recovered his reason, and beg ged all to leave the room excepting bis brother “Henry,” said he, when all had retired', “dear. Henry come near me—let me see thy face—tell me brother that thou hast forgiveu thy betrayer yes Henry, I saw thy Elvira—l loved her—l sep arated you— l married her—nay more—l forced her to accept me—she at last consented-—until then 1 had been happy—but when I saw that fair being drooping down, ’twas then 1 knew I was a villain. But lam now punished. I will soon die. I feel that I am fast going—last night, I was yes by her side—brother come near—now mjpn | must be revenged ; ’tis a trait in bur family; TCfilHh ber brother, 4shou art th« last of the house of Mon talbert—swear my brother, that thou wilt travel to the end of the earth, to ferret out my murderer, come brother, swear ! “1 swear,,exclaimed the half maddened Henry. “’Tis well brother—l die contented—my muL derers are two. The one who did the deed, sis the ronteinpted George Hubert; and the dtbgr,’? here the dying man gasped for breath—<Heury shuddering raised his head “the other was—my —my brother—yes, Henry, even you, my only brother. Hubert told me all—when j fell— member thy oath—l die revenged.—-The elde* Montalbert was a corpse. Chapter 3. THE REVENQE. Two years had passed by, singe these OCetjy,