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coquettishly tapj'ing him under the chill with
thus* tie-lieatw iuttc tin.rersoi iters.
“Me! tfh:tt do. 1 think / That san unneces
sary question. \ou know lor y ---putting Jus
arm round her waist—-1 never diri" r from von.
i'l coursy 1! you admire the man, i do.’’ Having
uttered « liicli lie ki-sed her,—-ati-i I must say, as
I saw him Jo it, ! fek a-little etiVi.ias,—-the fellow
seemed so perfectly h i .py! lie inoked remar
kably well, too. ile was by no means wiiat we
term a handsome man—on the contrary he was
rather ill favoured; but his new blue cloth coat,
white vest, fashionable pantaloons, and morrocco
foots, made qu.te an elegant appearance, and I
thought how app'icable i> the jirar.rli that “tine
leathers make line birds.”
*‘Do you remember the night of ‘Virginias ?’
aid Nancy, speaking, to me, auJ archly reverting
iU ihe occurrence described iu a previous chap
ter.
, “Can I ever forget it,” was mv ret.',.
••Don’t mention it,” said t'rosbv."
‘•Well, I wot: t. dear,” said she gravely—she
tos.,ed back her ringlets and merry was the peal
id laughter that broke from her lips.
In this p'.ocsant manner the afternoon passed
mviJV; 1 staid to tea, and in the evening the litre,
ft us re pa ire i fy the theatre to scj, but more
■particularly to hear, Mrs. Austin, (t!ie celebrated
vocalist) in the opera of “Ciu Jerella.”
.subsequent to this 1 became a frequent visiter
... their house, and I am indebted to tneir society
formally ol the happiest moments of my life.
1 continued to be a member of the iTtioniaii
awhile longer, but eventually getting into dis
repute on account of a matter which shall li re
bo nameless, 1 concluded it. my b*>.-.t policy to
leave. I did so. But still having a propensity
for amafeut amusements. I attached myself to
another Thespum association, the “Philo,”
the tourt.j and last to which I belonged- it
was located in a well adapted «dtiiation, and the
r-fuge, dressing-rooms, Ac. were much more com
modious tuiin any I have hitherto been accus
tomed to.—Merc I performed a variety of the
dramatis persona ; in comedy, tragedv, melo
drama and farce, 1 was equally at home. I per
donated Jaffier in Otway’s tragedy of “Venice
Preserved” with great success, and iu Romeo and
sereral other prominent parts j was equally for
tunate. I tie encomiums bestowed upon me, too,
far the manner in which I sustained Prince 11 u
hr'Henry the Fourth;’ and the way in which I
oi 1 ih<- Butcher Hoy tti the pautomine of ‘Motli ■:
Moose’ Was considered inimitable. One nigh;
though, whilst playing lago. in the second act.
'\nere the ancient plies the lieutenant with wine
I unfortuuatcly imbibed too much of the grape
juice myselt, and the. result was that 1 made rath
era burlesque of the remainder. To tell tb
frnfh [ was hissed.
L/jiou anotaer ooCiision I wis on ()]<’ n -
Ihe Danish Prince before a large auditnrv, the
greater portion of which was composed of females
vheti unfortunately, just rs the Ghost entered
(it was the closet-scene, wher- Hamlet is seated
With Ins mother)—just as the Ghost came in,'l
jumped up, as actors generally at tint crisis, and
J U my breeches burs ted .'—-they were so tight,
.a* audience laughed! Some tittered, and
roared out. It was impossible for the
Ghost to maintain his gravity, so he indulged
umself in a cachinnatory allegretto and walked
, tier majesty of Denmark blushed and fol
lowed him. As for myself, 1 uw s., confused
that I stood still to he laughed at. ! u this extsemi
t\ the stage man i ;cr li 1 1 the' presence of miud to
urop the preen curtain, and :1 e performance for
that ev , emn 2 -• » *• <•( H ;, tcf.rwanl with
an apology, but there was such an up roar that
vn.tMie shj<! whs inaudible, • nrl tl;«- luil/tory retir
ed ii listed.
I had by this time arrived at toe age of seventeen
between that and eighteen. In emit,dies, trnge
<oes, t trees, Ate. 1 was active—as bu yas a bee,
and was improving rapidly in the histrionic art.
arid in time would have made a good actor p. r
haps, but dissensions grew up among us. frequent
disputes occurred, and the result was the expul
suon of mysed with eleven others from member
snip.
“As for you, Moore,” said the presiding eftiecr
upon the evening the resolution for our expul
sion was carried into effect—“as for you, Moore,
von wid not be missed. You are less esteemed
to,;n any other member of the association. You
1 avo been nothing but a pcei. since you came
among us, and your absence hereafter, as for as
ray observation goes, will be good riddance of
bad rubbish.”
liana you, sir, said TANARUS, trying to make a
jok'> of the matter, at the same time galled to the
quick.
Thus ended my career as a spouter. P>rief as
it was, it was Iwth entertaining and instructive,
and associations of this kind, if rightly conduc
ted, may be tendered subservient to good purpo
ses. At some future time, whpn more at leisure,
I shad continue my memoris. In the foregoing
sketch I iiope I have neither hc*eh as egotisoal as
Montaigne or as conceited ag Rousseau;
though T may not have been as entraining as Uie
mne or as eloquent as the other, I trust I have not
been altogether uninteresting
From the l'iinnf.Ts I^rn-Jsfy.
TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OJMfiTK.
t Bv (iii)i:o.v R. Smith.
Description of the Multicuulis.--- The moius
m ilticaulis is a divari tree, or more properly a
Jar,;e shnib, with ntfin 'i stalks, as its specific name
implies, growing like the hazel, lilac Arc. It is
continually sanding up young shoots fi-om the
croyn of the root, and when these become mi
rnerous, ami the tree G or 8 years old. some of the
eldest stalks die ons; but whether from natural
decay or being perished by their vigorous young
brethren, lam unable to say. My old tree has
been as high as fifteen feet, 0 or 7 feet of which
tvas young wood ; hut as I generally cm oT most
of the young wood for propagation it Ins never
exceeded that height. The leaves when fail
frown on the rigorous wood are 12 to Id in length
•sind If) to 13 inches wide. The rapidity of their
growth causes the ribs to grow much (aster than
the it'cb o! the lent, and lienee the hyge leaves, arc
■»hv»ys conrcinc, so that they cannot be spread nut
Jlit witheut tearing them from the edges to the
mid rib. The leaver are so heavv that they nl
tvays hang, pendulous, and folded somewhat' like
•n towel hung upon a nail. The surface of the
J> af has a some what glossy appearance on the.
f« ,ter / urlHC i”’ but is.a'littln rough to tire touch.
- * ue ;ruit u| the multicaujlis is very black when
jps? e ,* an w \' n .crushed yields an intense purple
jrl'em Tie sta:r» o r Vale j is exceedingly difficult to
.s'Js i oat. tup froh is a’> nit tho siz-t nn 1 form
ft, t is white mulberry, hat gene "ally COti’ni is very
-*i >1 see.l--probably mjr old tree never pro
•Tte l in»: i thin 2’) at nv sea von.
fori tfiafsll the gpcei os
varieties of the mulberry tree arc exempt from the
da predations of all insects except the silkworm.
During ten years that I have been a close aud
daily observer of the morus uiuiticaulis particu
larly, I never saw au insect of any kind upon it.
The common caterpillar seems to be qumiverous
•—with the exception of the mulberry only—it
never attacks that. The elm a few years ago w«s
considered exempt; but it also i-j now annually
strippe I of its foliage by insects ; aud the linden
also suffers more or less, but the mulberry re
mains untouched. Even the grasshoppers ts the
present year, 1833, more destructive than they
were ever before knowu to be, pass by the mul
berry, seemingly in ackuowedgment of the great
ia.v-» ot nature which devote it as food for the silk
worm exclusively. On the other hand there is
no other veritable that 1 was ever able to make
the silk worm eat as tood. I have starved theui
it is true, till they would eat lettuce; and ulti
mately til) they w ould nibble at oak leaves; but they
eat them uti l ahothet .substitutes,ushumau beings
in it siafe ot starvation, eat old shoe leather, not as
their proper food, but in the hope of sustaiuiug
tin uie a few moments longer. The Osage or
ange, Miciuru, is an exception. They eat that
freely ; but it is « j like a mulberry in all its char
acter,, t ii.t it required considerable ingenuity in
the naturalists to call it by another name.
Having given my preference for the nutlticau
!,s, ov<*r a!i other kinds, and my reasons lor it, it
will not be expected of tue to say any thin* of
other kinds; lor, if the reader puts confidence
in xvi*at is here written, he will adopt the multi
eaßlis without inquiring about other kinds ; and
if he Joes not tb :c confide in my statements, any
thing i i-nui-J say about other kiuiis would be of
uo avail.
ibv mode : f cultivatingtljc runlticaulis, is the
tis st. ect s■-r r oueideration. The simplest and
iiicsf c .tiiiiiou jdnn is as follows. Prepare the
ground in tho spring as for corn. Run furrows
lour or five teet apart, as preparatory to plauting
corn. Then take the limbs and young wood
that grew last year, cut of close to the tree, and
lay them lengthwise in the farrow ; the butt end
of the limb a short distance, a foot or so, from the
lop ot tlie last laid down; cover the whole
limb citu a hoc, about one or tivo inches deep;
generally, every bud on each limb will grow, ami
make a tree 3to 5 feet high by autumn. The
ground should be kept from grass and weeds, by
cultivation as in corn. About the last of July,
it is best to take a sharp spade and seperate the
Vf >»u ' trees, by driving it down midway between
them, hut tins is not essential ; they can be sepa
rated when taken up tho spring following. The
next spring they should be taken up arid planted
in regular form in the orchard,where they are per
manently to remain. The best method is o plant
them G orSfeet apa;t in the row s, and the rows 10
to 15 feet apart the rows running north and south,
or north-west and.south-east. By this mode of eul
ti' ition, it will bo perceived that eight or ten
tunes as many uiuiticaulis trees tnay be raised on
:.;1 acre of ground, as of corn hills-, and that as the
•u--pi. ready for the market, (when they are rais
ed to sell) as early as a crop of corn, there is no
r.-asou lor the extravagant prices demanded for
them. They would be a very profitable crop at
live cents a tree.
There are other mode* of cultivation which it
may be well to describe here. Where cuttings
arc scarce, and the loss of any ofthem is of much
consideration, a hqj-bed should be made in the
usual way, and the cuttings started in itas follows:
Cut all the limbs and young wood into short pie
ces, with one hud on each; lay them flat on the
surface ot the hot bed in lines lengthwise, the
buds of the cuttings n quarter of an inch apart,
■uni the lines of cuttings two inches apart, with
the bad uppermost. Then sift rich garden mould
over them, half an inch deep, and put the glass
frames on the beds. Every night and morning,
wafer them with a watering pot, merely enough
to k: «q. the earth moist. They should be planted
in the hot bed one month before the usual dis
appearance of frost. In and around Baltimore,
about the Ist ol April is the time, ns frost usual
ly disappears altogether, about the Ist to the 10th
ot May. By the time the frost disappears, the
young plants will be about the size of cabbage
plants, and may be taken out of the bed and plan
ted in the orchard where they are permanently to
grow. During the time they are in hot beds,
care should be taken in warm days to give them
air, by raising the glass frames; and if severe
frosts occur to cover theglasses with straw, or
matting ; and w hen set out in the field they should
be well watered for a few days in the evening,
'i lie practice of propagating as above from single
buds was first adopted by me, and followed for
many years to very great advantage : and lam
not sure but that is still the best, as it often oc
curs that a cold backward spring rots a great por
tion of the cuttings planted in cold ground as first
recommended above. Besides, in the hot bed
system, the trees get a month the start and make
larger and finer trees. But in very extensive plan
tations it is “too troublesome.” A convenient hot
bed may be formed bv those who are not provided
with frames, fee., an i are not acquainted with for
cing gardens, as follows : Dig a (fit two feet deep,
four-feet wide, and ten to twenty feet long, or as
long as you please, if yon have manure enough*
Fill it with fresh horse dung six inches to a foot
above the top. When yon perceive it getting hot
and settling down, cover it with six inches of rich
garden mould, and rake it level and smooth.
Let it remain for two or three days until the heat
begins to decline, and then put in the cuttings as
above. At night, when cold, lay some light brush
over the bed, aud spread straw or mats overthom,
and water them ar in the regular hot bed. This
method will generally be found to answer all the
purposes of a perfect hot bed.
Another method is by layers. Instead of cut
ting ofi the limbs and tops, bend the whole tree
down to the ground, and cover it, limbs and all,
two or three inches deep, with good mould—it
would be well to <urn dp the ends of the limbs, so
that the points are just above ground. All the
bvids on the whole free, that are under ground,
will generally grow and each one make a tree bv
the atitnmn, when they are to be taken up and
separated. Th objection to this plan is, that
the young trees are apt to be too crowded, and
consequcn’ly do not grow as large as when the
limbs and young wood are cnl ofi - , us in tho first
mode; and Ido not find that it is any more cer
tain, or possesses any one advantage over that
mode. All other modes of propagation, grafting,
Arc., are perfectly useless, and therefore nothing
need be said sbon* them.
B seems, however, proper to remark, in expla
nation of the'omission to give the mode of raising
the nmlticauiis from seed, that this tree produces
seed very scantily. Probably an acre of trees
o! growth would not produce an ounce of rood
seed. It is generally the case with all plants that
m-e lEgd’Jy propagated by other m?aw*. that they '
TIIE GEORGIA MIRROR.
do not produce much, if any seed. But though
'be muhicaulis were to produce seed as abund
antly as the white or anv other variety, its pro
pagation by cuttings would still be the most eli
jjihif* mode. The mulberry seed lies a longtime ?
tbe ground before it vegetates, generally 5 to 8
weeks, and in the mean time the weeds get the
start, and smother the young plants as fast as
a> |»«jr appear unless the most untiring vigilance 1
and care be observed iu keeping tbe beds clean, i
Even then, in spite of care and industry, manv - j
a great propoition—of the little plants will be
(Jesnoyod in the process o! weeding. It veil fter i
you have raised the plants above the influence of
weeds, they are tardy of growth, and do not pro- j
duce leaves of full size till they have been repro- j
pogated by cuttings, layers, «Ac. for three or tour 1
years. All idea ol raising them from seed will !
be abandoned by every one as soon as they be
come acquainted with the facility with which they
are propagated by cuttings, the scantiness,of seed
poduced by them, and the difficulty of raising
them from seed.
1 cannot omit the present opportunity of again
cautioning the people of this country against the
impositions that have been lor -everal years prac
ticed, and are yet continued, of selliugr morns
multirauus send. No such seed ever ha- or pro
bably ever will be for sale here or elsewhere ; and
those who pretended to sell it are imposing upon
toe public a worthless article. The tree does not
bear seed enough to pay for the trouble of saving
it. even il it sold lor its weight in gold. That the
seed,will produce the genuine muhicaulis, I have
no doubt, but it will require some years of suc
cessive propagation by cuttings to develop its
peculiar characters, large leaves, &c. But this
question is a matter of little moment, as no per
son will resort to seed when they can obtain cut
tings.
The soil situation, best adopted to the moms
uiuiticaulis, have already been mentioned in a
previous part of this paper. The sail should be
such as will yield a fair crop of corn ; if
made richer, the trees will grow larger but the
advantage will not compensate the extra expense.
It should be sandy land, if possible ; butgiaveliy
or stony soil answers well; heavy ciav soils do
not do so well. The situation must be high
land— that is, it must not be low bottom land.—
Hill hides are best; the tops of hills next; level
hinds are good, provided they -ate ei ;ht or ten
ieet above the streams of water, and not subject
*o water standing on them after heavy rains; but
ii they are surrounded by hills they wijl not do,
being more subject to early and late frosts than if
not thus surrounded by hills. It must be borne
iu ( mind, that we are discussing the siYjact of
soils and situation : best adapted far the permanent
occupation of the uiuiticaulis. Where the trees
are raised to sell, «r to be romored in autuin, then
ricn alluvial or loamy bottom land is best. The
trees will grow larger there; and as there is to
he no risk o( winter killing, there is no other ob
jection. In cold seasons, however, aud especial
ly in cold late springs, bottom lands are- too cold
lor them, and consequently the trees will be
small. Iu all cases when they are grown on bot
tom lands, they should be taken up in the month
of November, and buried root and branch on
some high dry situation; covering them about
one loot deep. This will preserve them effect
ually till spring, when they should be planted out.
ns above directed, in a proper soil and situation.
( listings are peserved in the same way ; cut them
off close to the tree in November, dig a pit two
feet deep in a high situation, ptit them into it.
mingling earth among them, and finally rover
them up a foot deep at least; filling the’pit en
tirely, and arching it as in burying potatoes, Ac.
Those who fear the loss of the cuttings if left re
timing on the trees, can certainly save in this way;
but if trees are in proper situations there is mi
danger of the eatings being killed ; unles* indeed
from late planting in the spring, or some other
cause, the wood of the cuttings has not been pro
perly ripened. In that case, all the unripe wood
will of course be killed by winter if left on the
tree, and it will be proper to take the cuttings off
and bury them as above.
From the Correspondence of the Nat. Intelligencer.
Nkw York, February il.
The Pension Moneys in this city, by order
of the Government, are taken from the Mechanics
Bank and deposited with a sub-Treasurer, the
naval officer ofthe port. This is another of the
Sub-Treasury movements- -even when Price has
just run off—the Great Western is coming—-and
the present naval officer (against whom I know
nothing) having no better standing in this com
munity than that of.Messrs, Swartvvout and Price
before they went off!
The Legislature of this State, as yet have
done nothing further on the subject of a United
States Senator, unless it be a reference in the
Senator of n bill from the House providing for
such an election—which the Senate will defea*
Mr. C ItAv’s speech upon the abolition matters
creates quite a sensation in the community, and
will produce important results.
Nkw YorkFebruaut 12.
Appalling News we have from Liverpool tokTan
uarylO. A frightful hurricane! Three packet
ships wrecked, and a great loss of lives the result!
The hurricane commenced in Liverpool on Sun
day night, January 6, and raged all that night
and on Monday, wfili violent winds on Tuesday
and Wednesday, doing Incalculable damage to
the shipping in’Liverpool and tlie neighborhood,
and destroying a good many lives in (lie city, in
the overthrowing ofbuildings, chimneys, Ac* Ac.
Ihe packet ship Pennsylvanian is .. complete
wreck Captain Smith, second mate, seven of
the crew and——of the passengers having lost
their lives. The Sf. Andrew’s is also a wreck,
hut all were saved. These two ships were im
mensely rich in dry goods cargoes, outward
bound, and tlie loss of property is thus very great.
I he Oxford, the other packet ship, had just ar
rived in Liverpool, and, though her cargo was
valuable, it was not so valuable as those of the
outward bound ships.
The passengers lost in the Pennsvlvanian are
.T. T. Barrow, Air- Parsons, Mr. Douglass, of
New York, and Mr. .Suitor, of Carfhngena. H.
G. Thompson, of New York was saved by alife
preserver.
An emigrant ship, the Lockwoods, Captain
Spraule. for New York, with 108 souls on board,
has suffered fearfully. About 30 persons ail
dead, have been found in the poop of the Lock
woods, and several were drowned in th* cabin.
The extent of the havoc committed among the
shipping was not ascertained when the Cam
bridge, which brings us this news sailed. The
greatest apprehensions were felt, as to vessels off
the coast. Public meetings had been held in
Liverpool to alleviate the suffering and distress ;
and every effort was making by the means of steam
vessels to aid snips in distress.
The Great Western was not u sail till Janua
ry 23.
Madame Vestris has been received in London
with the greatest enthusiasm. L. E. L (.Miss
Latidou) is dead. She took aud over-dose of
Prussic acid, it is said, for spasms iu the stomach
and was found dead in her room.
The (treat we.-tern having now been out 15 days
may be again considered due. The Liverpool
was to follow Febuary G.
Fro n tbe Xationul i ■ie.ligencer.
THE HAKitfSBcRG MO D
The very last number of tho contained
a column anil a hall of “coiitinuathui” ot ar.u
rnents to prove that there was, during the late
scenes of anarchy at Harrisburg, no actual vio
lence; no moo provided with clubs, stones, or
other weapons; no personal a-saults, &c. It is
a fearful sign of the titivs to iioti the organ of the
Government thus employ <1 in extenuating and
even justifying tue ruffian atteui its to intiim late
and overawe the Legislators of one ol the sov
ereign States of this Union. 1 o the infor na
tion of those who desire io i now how lar the
plea of the Globe in behalf ol" the mob-men is
true, we copy the following from our late.-t Har
risburg papers :
HARRISBURG, January 2G.
A hi!! sf in ... tent was yestereay found by the
Grand Inquest of D iupliiu coun’y against Ch tics
Tray, John 1 TV.t ien, John IF. tiyan, Join
(Jack) Sitvairc, Jos. Hill, Aaron T. Cox, Geo.
IP. Ba rton, Snyder, Martin Dunlap, James
Blue!;, and Gen. Adam !filler, for riot and con
spiracy again-! the Commonwealth-sit the meeting
of tlie Legislature These, we understand, are
but a portion of the conspirators against whom
true bills will be found.
Geo. Sande sop and K. J. Penninian, whose
names were sent up in the same bill, were not suf
ficiently identified by the witnesses examined;
and but about one-fourth of those in atteu once
were called b 'fore the Grand Jury--tlie evidence
being conclusive without them.
The people abroad, who have been told by the
Locofocos that there was no mob and no riot here
on the 4tli of December, when they see a dozen
of the ringleaders indicted for trea on, wi!i be
able to judge of the credit that is to be given to
Locofoco intelligence. Amoog tthe persons in
indicted are two members of tlie Legislature from
Philadelphia county, placed in their seats by tlie
mob; and officeholder tinder the General Gov
ernment; and one recently appointed to office by
the new State Administration Telegraph.
Post O.Tice Departsiest.—The “Spy in
Washington” is making a “demonstration” n
gninst the General Post Office Department. We
have already published one of his letters to the
New-York Courier and Enquirer, we extract the
following:
It has been shown, tint the extent of the mail
routes was less iu 1838 than in 1837 ; that trans
portation of these routes was much less in 1338
than in 1837. as estimated by Mr. Kendall; that
in 1837 there was a nett surplus revenue the
expenditures of the deoartment of about 000,0 0
dollars; and that actual revenue was increased
more than $160,000.
Now with the t diminish .1 Delhi:.: , iuciea:- i
revenue and immense surplus on Inn .. at th
commencement of what o-ight th*' Ameri
can peopi.* to anti. :nat« would be M. • (i oieial
conditio: .1 , e p'u-u Off <- 1 .’ei.-.rt cut. i..i li e
Ist of Jan I-.
terrogat- ry Lv nest man
sense, can do that for him 1. But 1 will t.-!■
you what is n-- tnatim: and i call A trios Keui >)
to the bar of tic | .n !e in. vn ihe siccur.n y
of my staten. nt. ii lv S.-00. 0 of stir plus
also gone : Heaven only
the department is at this moment on the verge of
complete bankruptcy, from which it can only
cape by reducing existing facilities. How this
runious state of things has been so suddenly
brought about, remains for tlie Post Master Ge
neral to explain. But ii asked by a Committee of
Congress i presume they will be referred to his
“short hand” books.
When I began this letter, it was my intention
to have presented several other interesting itrms,
but I fear to overload it with figures. I will there
fore only refer to one other important fact. The
Post Master General in his report of 18.38, says,
The accruing expenditures for the year, en
ding 30th June, 1837, were about 83.303,428
The engagements and liabilities of tlie de
partment for the year, ending 30th June,
1838, were 84,680,008
Being an increase of expenditures in 1838
beyond 1837, of 81.379,640
1 close for the present with the astounding fact,
which the proceeding statements establish, that
the extent ot’rhe post routes in the United States
was reduced six thousand four hundred and twen
ty-four miles in the year 1838, below what it was
ii» 1837. and that the expenses of the department
were increased during the same period, one mil
lion three hundred and seventy six thousand six
hundred and forty dollars.
Wc understand that Ger.era! Nelsoi has offer
ed to raise volunteers to tlie number aurlio; :zc<!
for the protection ol out frontiers on toe Florida
borders. His offer will we understand, be ac
cepted by the Governor, in preference to order
ing a draft. The force when raised will be or
dered to take the place ofthe troops whose term
of service lias just expired. Gen. Floyd will con
tinue as i Int i of the command. Gen. Nelson
we understand has expressed ins willingness to
accept a command übordimmte to the former.
Both these officers it will be remarked, thus act
in theservice of the State in subordinate positions
to their military rank ; Gen. Floyd having been
acting as Colonel, during the whole Okefinokee
campaign; and as such he will continue, to act
while Gen. Nelson, likewise waving Ins rank,
will probably act during tho ensuing campaign,
as Lt Colonel.— Southern Recorder,
The Legislature of Alabama has passed a law
for the ast.iblishmeiit of a Penitentiary, and fixed
upon Wctumpka as the place of iis location.---
Henry W. Collier, John J. Ormand and Henry
Goldthwaite, the Judges of tiie Supreme Court
have been elected to digest and report a penal
code.- Georgia Argus.
Rumor says, that by the intervention of the
British Aiim ral, peace has been restored bet wen
France aud.Mexico. .Moreover, that Bustamen
te, the late President, has been deposed, and San
ta Arma. a gain placed in the Executive chair.
<©a c at gxa ittiatat uus.
FLORENCE, GA.
THCMiay, &>girirurji sifi, H:!9,
Htiile itL. litH Ticket*
I 1 Oil THE KEDUU ,c. CONVENTION
The following gentlemen have been nominated
by the State Rights party as candidates to repre
sent Stewart county in the Reduction Convection
to assemble the first Monday in May :
W. BOYNTON,
M. GRESIIAM,
T. GARDNER,
J. WOOD.
Fatal xccident. —Mr. Moses Mathews’of this
county, was killed at In* plantation on Tuesday
! isf by tlie falling of a dead tree, which had lod
ged iu the fork of another and which lie was en
deavoring to bting to the ground. The top part
broke off aud while the trunk went one way the
top tell over upon him and completely fractured
his skull—he never spoke after he wn struck.
r ] he Legislature of Alabama has granted aloau
of 8100,000 to those of its citizens who liavesuf
!' red in consequence of the depredations of the
( reek Indians in 1830, bearing interest at the
rate of 7 per cent.
Well done Alabama—and while we rejoice
that ear sister State has been thus magnanimous to
listee iu and relieve the wants of her citizens, we
can bui regret that our own Legislature should have
been so lost to every principle of humanity as to
turn net sufiering and distressed citizens from her
doors empty and penuyless. The crimson, blush
of siiame should mantle the check of every Geor
gian when reflecting upon this unfeeling, and in
human conduct oi our Legislature. May we
never again be disgraced by such ungenerous
Legislators.
THE GEORGIA GUARDS.
1 his fine company paid our town a visit on
| Saturday last, much to the pride and stisfactiori
lof our citizens. While here they were presented
‘ with a beam:itil stand of Colors by Miss Jaxk
Pitts, yl rowi hands. Everything
j appeared animated aud delighted— tlie perfor
I mance of the company was excellent and would
j hare done credit to older soldiers. We under
! stand it is ’he in: inion of the company to pay
I trequeut voits to our town and c are
i tuny will n!.v:; me. ; : th- iHoo.n of our com
; in* ' - 1 . teat ’.ra'u'ation wi. ch is dwavs da- Vj
ijiru v.! v . the in igaia of • «i>!di»*r.
Thi v |o. a out -ir-'i i'i: ■ morning aid at
il oY if., formed it front ■ f th - T'iiamix Hotel
! where {• »y .. •I'lved their n 1 r - - Ihe addresses
I Capt. G.A! :
next week.
MR (’LAY AND THE ABOLITIONISTS.
Tins gentleman, has recently taken occasion,
on the presentation of a petition from the inhabi
tants of the district of Columbia, agninst*the in
terference of the Abolitionists with their domestic
institutions, to’give his views at large on the Ab
olition question. If there were any who had doubts
about the soundness of his views on this subject,
those doubts are now removed, for ourselves, we
never for a moment, believed Air. Clay to bean
Abolitionist and therefore refused to lend our aid
in propagating what we considered a slander on
his character, ns much as wc differ from that gen
tleman in regard to most of It's political views, we
cannot see the necessity of assailing him unne
cessarily. or withholding our approbation when ap
probation is due. Although we do not think with
him that the wisest course in regard’to these peti
tions would have been to receive and refer them*
yet upon the av ; ehe has taken a masterly and
common setisA view of flic subject, and were there
any ; s ; b It v for those h tit brained fanatics to be
reached bv iu v .>•’ hi l,e convinced of
the reckless way ....!r of th ■ course and the
utti-r ira; or :'"v ot m, :r - v}-.. : -heir design.
The fiame wor'. or vernni- i't, so carefully
and wisely put i.-gf-Eict y our patriot fat hots
must first hi torn down t v . uciiiegious hands and
trampled in tJ e dust; the hope ot the friends of
self-government, in every country blasted; mu
hallowed constitution torn to shreds aud cast up
on the wind, then it is extremely doubful whether
they could accomplish their purpose. Under the
mask ot our hoiy Religion they plan the most
nefarious and diabolical designs ; were it in their
power cverv slave-holder would be marched iu
procession to an Auto dale, and their frantic
howl would tell the overflow ing joy of their impi
ous hearts. Christianity weeps over such prosti
tution of her high and holy principles aud holds
nofelloAvship with him wha seeks his brothers
hurt. The leelii g appeal which Mr. Clay makes
at the conclusion ol bis speech is calculated to
make a deep and lasting impression upon every
mind susceptible of leeling, but those with whom
we have to do on this subject are lost to ever)’
thing but the accomplishment of their purpose.
The argument is exhausted, but, as our own
Troup said on another occasion, “ice will stand tj
atfrfi*g:s ”