The mirror. (Florence, Ga.) 1839-1840, April 16, 1839, Image 3

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N v .’"iff I *l§ssSgE+ the mirror. ■ '■ 3 1 :• . | Syj April !«, 1 meeting of the State Rights par u ill he held in Lumpkin on Monday next lur the purpose of acting on matters of im portance ; an attendance of the party goner ally, is requested. OURSELVES—AGAIN. Agreeably to a promise previously ma*.e through a prospectus, we. this w ok. ap pear in a different garb and enlargt and dimen sions. Iu this effort we have an eye single to the interest and pleasure of our patrons, aQ d the promotion oi the cause tor which we have so earnestly and laboriously conten ded. As to our future course we have no thing. in this time to pro mi.-e', hoping that o ir past course will he a • utfic cm guaran tee for our future conduct. We trust our friends will stand hy ns it this undertaking, and sustain us ,ts then in* mest will enable them and so far as out cx lions will warrant. We would say to those who have our la bor, and for which we have, as yet, received „o remuneration, that they would greatly oblige us by setiliii" their respective ac counts immediately. Their individual ac counts are hut small and there is not a man indebted to us, who is not able, at any time, to pay tire small demands we hold against him; and though each amount is small, vet we assure them, that in the aggregate, they constitute a large sum ; aud if every one would square the mark with us, we are sure we would feel quite comfortable ; but, as it is, we are scarcely able to pay for our “hog and hominouy.” Foruur own convenience we have left the word "Georgia," out of the head of ourpa j,..r but tire nevertheless still Georgian in feeling ami iuterest. The name, however, of “Gkokuia Mirror,” is still retained. SOUTHERN LITERARY MES SENG Kit. This delightful periodical has at length won for itself the enviable distinction of be ing declared "the very best magazine printed in the English languag* .” The expression oi this belief, coming as it does, from a Nor thern critic, and one too, whose opinions in matters of this sort are entitled to so much weight, would-seem to render further com mendation entirely useless: but it is at a'! times a pleasure to award praise where praise is due. In jtronouncing our opinion theie fore, in relation to the merits of the Mes'*n ger, we need only to remark, that we fully cot, cur in the declaration tha “it is without a ri val in the field of English literature.” Its commencement was unusually promising, and having been sustained hy the g niu* "•(! t dcit, not only of the “Old Dominion," but ofthc union, without having one* u ;.xt: in its efforts to elevate the character o' Southern Ittetature, it has gone on, gather ing laurel after laurel, until it has wrought out for itself a name, that in a short tune will, wc predict, stand first on the long list of periodicals both on this side ol the Allan tic and the other ; if it does not already oc cupy that station : Nor do we cousider the assertion at all extravagant, for any one who 'willtake up tho three last numbers and give them an attentive perusal, will be convinced, either, that anew era in American iderature lias been commenced, or, that this periodi cal has so tar outstripped all ol its competi tors, that it is alone the organ of correct tartc and sound literary discussion. The March No. which is now before ns, contains a number of excellent articles, <n has certainly afforded us a rich tr at. \\ < wish it could be in the hands ot every read ing man in the community ; and we would take this opportunity earnestly to recom mend the work to the patronage ol the pub lie. Major J. L. Bull, of this place, is Agent for the Messenger, and would be pleased to forward the names ol such as wish to sub scribe. TIIE STATE RIGHTS PART V, CLAY and van buren. There appears to be an apprehension res' ing upon the minds of many of our friend tha: the State Righto party is in danger ■. being divided on the .agitating question c the next Presidency, by some of its mpin bers yielding their support to Henry Clay and others advocating and supporting do pretensions of the present corrupt .and c< > tupting Chief Magician, the Prince o.' Kin derhook. And, from what we have, \v>' i mortification, perceived, wc are inclined to the opinion, that this belief is well founded had we, however, not seen with otir own eyes, wc could not have believed, though one "arose from the dead and proclaimed it unto us.” It does seem to us to be the most suicidal policy of w hich we have ever heard ; and to us it is a matter of astonishment that any se of men will hazard their principles and mta suves, in support of men who hold not a sin gle point of doctrine with them ; nr have any interest in common with our domestic or political welfare. We would calmly and dispassionately ask those w’ o claim to he State Rights men, but who arc always ready to split and divide the party on every fiivilous.tind unimportant Vucstidß, v Lat benefit £o they suppose w ifi ; result to the country by splitting the State Rights party between Clay and Van Bure-, neither of which, as we before remarked, have any part or lot with us! There seems to be an op-nion afloat that either the one or the other of these men must be the nex President, and those of the State Ri-jhis party who prefer Martin Van Buren to Her ry flay, think they are in duty bouiid, to lend their aid to defeat Clay, because they believe Van Buren thr lesser of the two < vils; and visa versa. Now, for our own parts, we do not think the country will be benefited by the electi, ■ of the one or the other; but, on the conti ry, think they are two political devils, !>■ tween winch the State Rights parly slum have no choice ; and if the country i>. to b liurlhericd with Clay, or cursed again wn Van Burtu, our opinion is, that the S: Rights party should wash their hands oi tin sin in ihe elevation of either, and keep then skirts clear of a transaction in which they have every tiling to lose, and nothing to gaii Our objections to Mr. Clay are many, aim to us quite satisfactory, at least, so far as to urge us on i, opposition to his elevation.-- He is. (to say nothing oi i.is being the fath> . of tiie American system, whicti has drained the South of its just rights, and which, oi itself, should be sufficient to damn him iu the estimation of every State Rights matt,) on oven and avowed Federalist and Consol -htliouist, holding doctrines altogether at v. nance with the .St.it* Ri tits party, and all iu 11, entirely opposed to the fundamental principles of our faitn from A to antpe.se • elieviug that a State lias no right to exer cise her sovefeigu power in opposition to Fie laws of Congress under any circumstances, iii-i that the I’iesideut has the right to send an armed force into one of these States 'o coerce her into submission, should she dare io exert her rights of sovereignty iu oppo siiiou to the decrees of a President aud the will of Congress, no matter what that de cree or will mav be. To Mr. Van Buren our objections rest on the same ground in part, proven by his sup port of Mr. Clay's American system, and iris uutiria; and persevering adherence to. ami support of ihe Proclamation and Force bill; but, apart fioin these there arc other objections that may be urged against Van Buren, which we have often presented to our readers at various times, but which it may not be amiss again to recapitulate. We will pass over his Missouri restriction ami Free Negro suffrage principles, and present his conduct during his Administration to justify our position, and at the reflection of which every State Rights in,m that has indulged the thought of supporting him should feel indignant towards himself, and tlio crimson blush of shame should mantle his cheek, that he is about to perpetrate an act which will annihilate his principles, and heap corruption ami disgrace upou the noun iry - Look to the wanton aud known tieg lect of duty that has marked the character of this man during his whole Administra tion —see the money of tiie people that has beer) egeketed by fraudulent and corrupt hands undp hi* V? l 'y nose * and suffered it toe, to be practises with pnrunity, for party purposes; mark the dark and revdl'nig lor i uptiotis which have followed his every .Step, whether in the appointment of officers to transact the duties ot the nation, or in his neglect to remove those who are incompe tent to discharge their duties, or who were so corrupt at heart, as to violate the public faith, and trample with impunity upon the laws of the land—we say look at these things, and ask yourself. State Rights men. how you can reconcile it to your consciences* or your principles, to support such conduct aud eoruption. Our opinion is, that the the greatest curse that could be inflicted upon the country, would be the re-clection of Martin Van Buren to that office which lie has so signally disgraced and so feebly and corruptly fills. Be it then, distinctly understood that nei ther Harry of the West nor the Mousing Grimalkin of Kinderhook, can receive our support for the next Presidency; nor will posterity hold hiru guiltless, who shall aitl in the overthrow of th*- State Rights party and he elevation of either of these corrupt and designing men. TEXAS. The Agents of the Texas Land Company, (Maj. T. J. Stell and John Harvey, Esq.) returned a lew days since from Texas, bring ing with them cheering accounts from ‘•This land of corn and wine and oil, Favor'd by God's peculiar smile, With every blessing blest.” daj Steli has favored us with several Nos. ■i the Texas Telegraph, in which we find much interesting information in relation to that country ; and, as there is considerable inquiry about Texas, aud matters w hich con '«*rii mat country, particularly in relation to me Indians which infest her borders, we cx iract from the columns of the Telegraph an rticlo showing the strength of the savages ,>i that quarter and the danger to bo appre hended from them. We Also perceive that Gen, James Ham ilton a.'ttl Gov. Butler, ol South Carolina, and Gen. Foi'te of Mississippi, have paid a vi it to Texas, .'nd were there during the stay of the Agents. A public diuner was uven to Gen. Hamilton, by the citizens of Houston, on the 21st ult. upon which occa sion Gen. 11. delivered a speech in reply to a complementary toast given by the compa ny, which is published in the columns of the Telegraph. Gen. Hamilton, Gov. Butler and Gen. Foote, hare filed their declarations making known their intentions of becoming citterns of Tex as The latter of these gentlemen Contemplates writing the history of this flourishing republic. ELECTION RETURNS. FOR THK COftVKNTIOH. Baldwin : Renan, Haynes, Claytou. Bibb, Bulloch, Baldwiu, Lamar, Bivins, Bulloch; Denmark, P. Coue, Burke : Bemeu. Lawson, Harris, Marrti Butts: B nicy. Stark. Lindsay. Carroll: Beal, Chandler. Springer. Clars : Hali, Mitchell, Moore, Lowe, Chatham : Charlton, Pooler, Jackson. Wayne, Berrien. Crawford : Crutchfield, Fowler, lluuter. Columbia: Ramsey, Crawlord, Dawson, Harris. Coweta: Long, JB. Sims, sr. Echols. Beal. Decatur: Crawford. lime--, Gauldeu. DeKalb: Ballenger, Diamond, Murpbey, i* diner. Dooly : Cobb, Graham. Hannon. Early: Wilson, Pattersou, Speight. Effingham: C. Powers, John Charlton. Elbert: Allen, White, Heard, Oliver. Greene: Slocks, Dawson, Daniel, Ter rell. Hail: Law, Rives, Gill. Brown, .Hancock: Smith, Baxter, G waybill, Haynes. Harris: Crawford, Redding, f ato, Jones. Henrv : Murray, Johnson, Beck, Ward- Jasper, Buruey, .lonian, Wright, Shrop shire. Jefferson: Gamble, Connelly, Brinson .Junes: Dav. Gray, Flewellen, Northern L-berty: Walthour, H ues, Spencer. Malison: Groves, Strickland, Hart is. 'lcliitosh. Jas. Troup, LeFiles, Hop ins. Meriwether: Render, Seutell, Fletcher. Perdue. Monroe : C il>inc*s, Banks, Harman, . 1 .It, Johnson. Morgan: Port eg Swift, Floyd, Evans. Muscogee: Calhoun, Williams, Jones, McKenzie, Watson. Newton : Bass, Perry, Colley, Crawford Oglethorpe: Hardeman, Situs, Taylor, jr. Thomas, Paulding: Walthall, Brisou, Hubbard. Pike : Adams, .Martin, Neal, Pope. Pulaski: Bostwick, White field, Brace well. Putnam; Branham, Hudson, Meriweth er, Andrews.. Randolph: Couyers, McLendon, Brook. Richmond : King, Schley, Jenkins, Mcal- Scriven: Perry, Humphrey, Wade. Stewart: Boyuton, Gardner, Gresham, Wood. Sumter: Cowart, McMatli, Pegg. Talbot: Riley, Davis, Searcy, Malone. Taliaf rio: Chaffin,Stephens, Dickerson. l'ellair : M’Call, Mooney. Troup: Dougherty, Ilaralson, Fears, Beasley, Phillips. Twiggs : Smith. Durham, Reidford Upson : Holloway Cobb, Gibson, Davis v* arren : Butt, Wilson. Roberts. Den nis. Washington: Hust, Hodges, Smith, Lung. Wißes. Wootten, Talbot, Callaway Willis Wilkinson :. S. Real!, A¥. C Beall, Mur phy. STATE RIGHTS MEETING. At a iiieetiii„ of the State Rights party ol Stewart county, held on Saturday the 13tl mst. tor the purpose of nominating Dele gates to the Convention, to be held iu Mil ieu oville on the 2d Monday in May, t muiiuat!- a Candidate of the State Right p..rty tor the next Governor of Georgia. Loverd P.rvau was called to the chair, and Daniel Mathisou appointed Secretary. The object o! the meeting having been sited, C. S. GauldiugEsqr. offered the foI lowing resolution which was unanimously adopted. That W. Boynton. M. Gresham. T Gardner aud J. Wood be and they are here by requested and empowered, to represent the State Rights party of S'tewart county, tf.“* Convention to beheld at Milledzeville oil the *iu' Monday in May nexr. for the pur pose Denominating .1 Candidate of the State Rights party, for the next GoVfik orol Wvr gia. Resolved , That the Secretary be reques ted to furnish each af our delegates with a copy ol these proceedings. Resolved, That the minutes of the pro ceedings, be signed hy the Chairman, and .■ountersgtied by the Secretary, and tha' a copy be furnished the Editors or the Geor gia Mirror for publication. L. BRYAN Chairman. D. Matuibok, Secretary. FOK THK GKOXC.JA MIRROR. Messis. Rditors---The names of several distinguished gentlemen ol the State Rights Party of Georgia have been proposed to their fellow citizens for the office of Govern or. If the choice of a candidate were to be directed solely by merit and political integ rity, a proper selection could be made of any of the names proposed ; but where there ai<3 so in-sury eminent men of our party whose merits and talentseqnally entitle them to support for that responsible office, and where the opposing parties in the State are so uearly balanced, the proper guide to the selection of a candidate should be his grea ter probability of success in the election. I am no'prepared to speak so confidently of other portions of the State, but my acquain tance in the AVestern part enables me to say , with certainty, that the nomination of Col. Thomas F. Fostkr, of Muscogee, would he t u more acceptable to the people of that section than that of any other individual iu the State. Ilis eminent services in Con gress, and his popularity during the period of his ineniSership in thnt b«dy as well as since he retired to private life, combined with his undoubted integrity, his comman ding talents and his manly independence of character, render his nomination prudent and his success, in the election, almost cer tain. In addition to these consideration?,Messrs. Kditnrs, 1 would suggest that the claims of Western Georgia in this important question should b" no longer disregarded. With a large majority in point of numerical popu lation, and holding the balance of power in our hands, so far as regards the election for Chief Magistrate, we have heretofore mo destly retired from the contest, and gven our hearty support to an Eastern Candidate.- The time lias now arrived however for tis to insist upon our rights itt justice only to our selves, and we hope that our,claims will lie acquesced in, foronce at least, without being contested by those to whom we have so long yielded without a murmer. The West must have a candidate, and Col. Thomas F. Foster is the man upon whom it is to be hoped the West will nnile. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE fir.ORG A MIRROR. TO UNDERTAKERS. Messrs. Editors—Permit me, throngh your columns, to address a few words to those who undertake work in the tow nos Florence. The tim has arrived when something should he done to ifgulate the prices df work j for, as things are, it is a bonnnable aud disgusting. Every man who contracts lor building has a price of bis own, did when a man has a house to erect, he finds it to his interest to go the rounds to se who will work the cheapest; this sbeu not be so, and the time was when it was no- Ah there are new workman moving in con tiuually, and every one briugs with him his own price, thereby increasing the irregular ity oi prices, and as it is essentially ueccs sary that a stop should be put to such a state , of thin-is, 1 would recomuieud that a meet iug ot the mechanics of thetiwu be calle. to regulate the prices, aud bind theniselve to abide the rules established, if this pro positiou meets the approbation of tiie roe ehanics, 1 trust a meeting will be callet; forthwith, and the business saved from th ruin that inevitably awaits it unless soiu< such step be takeu. A WORKMAN. From the Texas Telegraph. HOSTILE INDIANS. Avery erroneous opinion has prevailed this country relative to the force of the ho tile ludiaus ou our uurth-easteru frontier.— A year or two ago it was generally supposed that these savages could muster two or three thousand warriors: aud even withiu a few mouths, it w as currently reported by intel',. gent meu that the hostile lndiaus eni,o<lied agaiusl us in that quarter-, uuiy.oered from one thousand to fifteen hundred men.—Tin recent expedition of Gen. Rusk into the Indian co’-.utry, aud the statements of pris oner-, who have escaped from the enemy's : camp, h ive dispehed the illu-ion and corn nitteiy revealed the weakness of our savage adveisaries. From the evidence thus fur uishcd it appears, the force of the liostih ludiaus has uot, at auy time, exceeded lorn hundred warriors, aud that a large portion of these were only armed with bows and ar rows. The ludian force opposed to Geu. Rusk iu the skirmish near Fort Houston, according to the statement of a prisoner wbc was iu the Indian camp at the time, did not exceed three hundred aud sixty lighting men. The force receutly defeated by Gen Burleson, near the Brushy, did uot uum her more than two hundred; and the In diaus who were engaged in the skirmish at the Falls of the Brassos. numbered only : bout seventy warriors. These are the only large panics of hostile Indians who have committed depredations on our uorth-eas lern lion tier withiu the last year. It is pro liable, from the descriptions given of these several parties by those who were engaged in the various skirmishes, that those two par ties last mentiouej are but portions of the party defeated at Fort Houston, who, driven westward by the forces uuder General Rusk, have sought refuge iu the cottons of the Brasses and Colorado. If this bo the case, their forces, now weakened by desertiou aud he losses sustained in related conflicts, cannot exceed three bundled warriors. The sufferings which they have eudured, while fleeing from place to place before the troops of the eastern counties, taust have been very great, as they were driveu with their families several hundred miles across tho bleak prairies between the Neelies and Brassos, duriug the most inclement winter months. Young Vaoaickle. who was with them a short time during their flight after the battle near Fort Houston, states ihat several of their women and children suf fered extremely from privation and expos ure; one old man who had become blind from age was forsaken and left to perish in the woods; and two or three children who had wondered on one occasion a short dis tance from the encampment, were left in the hur.y of the retreat aud never heard of af terwards. Their condition therefore must be now pitiable in the extreme, and they will be easily kept in check by the forces that will be soon stationed between them and ourfroutier settlements. The hostile Indians on oar north-westeru frontier ore still less formidable than this mere handful of fugitives. They however are far more numerous. The Comman clies, according to the accounts of various prisoners who have escaped from them, num ber about ten thousand warriors, but they are scattered ofer so large an c XtttUl ter litory and, tuovcover, oi» ?9 ibbSU diYiyw by private feuds, that they are seldom able to assemble a force exceeding six or seven hundred warriers. Judge Burnet, who was with them iu the summer of 1835, when there had beeu a general draft upon the tribe to carry on the war against die Mexi cans, has informed us that, although extra ordinary exertions had been made by their chiefs to concentrate the whole disposable force of the uation, only about thirteen hun dred warriors could be assembled, and most of these were only armed with bows aud arrows or paltry spears. Two hundred good riflemen would have easily put the whole army to flight. In the skirmishes which liavo taken place with these Indians, duriug the last year, they have never ventured to oppose a force exteediug twenty-five of our citizeus. They huve never been seen in parties numbering more thau three or four hundred men. The party that committed the depredations near Bexar iu October last, consisted of only two or three hundred; the party which committed the depredations near Gonzales numbered about one hun dred and fifty. These are the only large bodies of Comtnanches who have appeared on the frontier since the commencement of hostilities. These Indians are probably the most cowardly of all (ho tribes of North America. In the recent engagement on the Saba, one of their largest villages was almost completely destroyed and many horses diiv en away, by a force of only about sixty of our citizens and forty Lipaus, although not less than lour hundred warriors were iu tho village at tho time. On this occasion they made only one sally against our troops, in which about fifty of their warriors were shot down; after this disaster they fled precipi tately to a neighboring eminence completely disheartened, and instead of rallying tlieir broken forces and offering a manly resis tance, resigned themselves at once to dis pair, and collecting in groups, uttered tho most pjtious cries and lamentations. Sev eral persons w ho have been long acquainted with this tribe, have informed us that they have often known the Cotnrnauehcs wheu engaged in contests with neighboring tribos, to it anceuvre during whole days in the sight of an enemy’s force, amounting to only half their own. without venturing to make an attack ; and often, wiien at length they have joined in hattie, the loss of only fourorfive warriors has so dispirited them, that they have relinquished the contest, and retired to howl and lament over their dead compan ions. Such are the enemies, with which we have now to contend—and it is pleasing to reflect, that the judicious measures which have been adopted by the government, to prevent their incursions upon our frontier settlements, will soon enable us to regard them with as little apprehension and dread, as we now regard the Aricauians of Chili. The third yearofour National Indepen dence, althongh far more eventful than the one which preceded it, will afford to the his torian hut few interesting details. The Re public has been constantly advancing in pros-, perity, but by slow aud imperrepibledegrees. Ode only cause has tended to reiatd its •a sources. The Indian war which has been raging ou our frontiers, has occasioned much ippreheusion, amljrrobaifly indirectly ciieck efi the current ot emigration. The direct njury from this source, however, has been tr'fliiig, and coufined to a lew small frontier amiets. The hostile bands have never -iu formidable ,iom their uumbeis, o. uieir prowess. They have met w itli repeat ’d reverses, aud have become pusilammous and disheartened. Their brokeu bands in dee.i, still hi ver on our frontiers, but they are now driven line timid ueer to aud iro, between the forces of tbe eastern sections ol tie Republic, distitute ami almost unarmed -objects rather ot pity thau ol tear. .*it-x co—our principal enemy has been com ■letely humtled by a lo‘eigu 100 , i.er uSvy has been auoiiulateu -h r commerce almost destroyed hei provinces torn b) Ui'cruai* ' sensions, aud tier ar. y distracted a*,i ' eakeued by treacnerv, compelled ,o cci, ud wit a lore ig u a:.'; duin**..,u* cui inns The very forces winch, s’.*- nad concentrated on our fronuo’s Iv-rO li-.-eu driven away by fier own ii. 9 aFgcnt citizens, iu the uieai> -ituOi Obr commerce lias beeu rapidly ex tending, and lias not experienced even a lomeuiarv iutcrruj lion. Agriculture has flourished throughout almost every section •it the Republic, with unprecedented vigor, i’he current of emigration lias been con stantly beariuz new accessions of hardy end •nterprisirig piuueers, towards our frontier - itlements, and lias added new stimulants to industry. The national wealth haa bet n proportionately increased, for. Here popu Uttoii and wualtii go.haud io hand. The po ntical chances which have takeu place re lative to the government, have hut furnish ed renewed evidences of the stabilny of "nr ivil inatitntious, and tbe int-Jligeuce of otir citizens- One administration ins retired from the political arena, and another lias succeeded, yet no civil commotions or turmoil has resulted, but the chaoge ha beeu effected with as much quietude and tranquiluy as one generation succeeds an other. To the patriot and Christian, who is ac customed to trace in human events the di reetiug huud of a superintending Ptovi deuce, these events, with the accompanying details, will afford a few interesting subject ot reflection, when he cor,templates the ' means bv which tbe machinations ot the savag" Iron tier bands sud their traiforou allies were discovered, and the impending danger of a ruinous civil war av ited, when he considers the manner in which the ar imes of our principal enemy havt been con. pull-ad to turu tboir weapons upon their own country men, anti tier navy rendered incapu bleof doiogus injury at the very moment when it hed tccor o most formidable, and ours most weak ; ho will necessarily lift his aspirations with gratitude aud thanksgiving to that Belli;.'who, notwithstanding tturuti worthiucss, has protected aud sustained li as a “CHOSK.x na riE."— ib. Froi% the tVood tock Va. Sentin/l. RUKPNER AGAINST CROCKET. On Thursday night last, Mr. John RufT ner living just a? the foot ofthc Fort Moun tain, outhe baLa cl the Shenandoah river heard his dogs in pursuit of what he sup posed to be a deer. lie followed them to a point, not far from the river, where he sup posed tho game, whatever it was would cross a small ridge ou its way back to the Moun tain. The dogs however, continued running along the river bank and at last uttered a loud sounding bark at 10 o’clock at night Mr. Rufluer, supposed that the deer had t.i ken to the water, and that the dogs were bayiug it He immediately cut for tiie rtv er—but had no gun, nor other weapon of feusiteor defensive When he got to ti e river, he saw by the broad full moon, a large dark looking animal, standing in the edge ol the water, tiie dogs just beyond it iu the wa ter, and two others on the beach withiu a few feet of ii. Without stopping a moment, down to the bank he went, when the animal and dogs immediately struck for the other shore.—They happened to be iust opposite lire Ol'eMili Run. and for that point he seemed to aim- Zr. ® “finer plunged inu, the river aftgr the tig"*, and withs- m* culty reached the opposite bank fl’.’fl enure up to them, where, as the animal made re pealed efforts to climb the steep bank just under a high cliff of rocks, the dogs would catch hold of it and they would both tumble back into the river. Ho now for the first tune was warned of his danger, anil perceiv ed what sort of a critter he had to do wish The terrible snap ol'his enotntous jaws and the havoc that ho was making with the dogs showed him that it was a ferocious l.c wolf the largest ol his tribe. Here then was a case. The dogs though .brave as hous and the idols of their masters affections, were manifestly getting the worst of it; and must ere long yield to the terrible gashes, which at every crash of his iron jaws, the wolf was making in thei- bodies. Hr however with a steady eye, watched tin mo ment when the wolf and dogs tumbled down the bank into the river, near where he was standing, and reached his hand i; to the wa ter. caught the wolf by the hind legs, and raised him up at arms !en< th. r l his was a moment of imminent peul For the woll doubly aroused by Ins now enemy. and the dogs stimulated by the assistance of their now ally, a fight took place in the water, that utterly defies all description. As the wolf would raise to snap Mr. Ruffner, he would, by raising his hiue legs plunge his head un der water—the wolf raised himself to seize his arms, his -faithful nogs would lay hold tor n moment to prevent t. Thus the. terrible tight went on for some minutes, till at last Mr. Rufluer perceived the point of a rock near the water’s edge, and within a few feet of him ; he then watching the favorable mo ment,by ono powerful muscular effott swung the wolf entirely over, and thrashed its head aud back against the rock, with such force as to stun, if not to kill it. But to render the work complete, he held on with one hand, whilst with the otherMe broke his skull. Mr. Ruffner then threw the wolf over his shoulder, aud returned home with his bioedy I victim aud wounded dogs, but without him self receiving a single scratch in this uuheaid of naked to tectl, snap and stiiach wolf fight. Music am! punster, asked by a musician, whether he was not a lover of har mony, replied "Yes, but 1 prefer it when it is abridged, for then it, is money; and that, my friend, is the better half of it, 1 have no objection to your notes, but I like those of the Bank of England much better: you may make goal tunes, but those make "in finitely the best tunes.” "How go? That Bnnk notes, are good tilings I allow ; but troy, what rune w ill they make T ’ "The best tune in the woild; fortune- -Musical Review. Evils of Temperance..—The Lynn Free man says, ” Tlnve.ause of Temperance has had an unfavorable effect upon the receipts of our alms house, A few years ;tjjo ggg fitlfl Bncn ertongh to nuke in shOfmMTvtg and repairs of roads, over t2OOO, beside* carry ing !on the farm. Now 't>**re aie not enough to carry on the tarn.'.' c action. V rp HE citizens ot Florence "** * re hereby informed H that an imlitiuuai of a uoto nously dishonest chancie/. is prowling about our streets; and it is believed that he w fii agt.in give way to ills propei -i':t-8 to st< al 3rd pilfer, unless a close watch is kept upon his move ments. The public would do well to keep a strict lookout, lest he should hereafter leave Florence as he once bit Uawkit.M lie, on a fine liorse, with six or seven hundred oliars in Ins j ocl.ct, all the property of an ott*er i*-,j . Tins allusion is sufficient to identify bint the ot u t i t vi ;ug his name. JUSTICE. March LI 1539, \ £1 Poe A .\i .kcl* MAt'ON, t,A. ITT ; ILL regidarly aitet.d il e u rtns of tha vv Circuit four’ cf ti e U nited States, in . V avai nah, ,i. May, :n.d at Millet geville in Ni ven her. A!! i arses con u.itted io thiir • aievr life purr mails attended to. April 10 4t 1 NOTICE. IN conformity to a Tcsoiutiun of the Flcr euce company, will be sold ou tho Ist Monday iu July, too wharf lots. '1 erms made known on the day of sale. H. \V. JERNIGAN, Agent April 15 1839. 1 LOST OK MISLAID. TUVO promissory t otes ot hand, given by Absalom Spradlin, to the subscri be!*, <u.e lor thirty dollars, the other for twelve dolla.s eiglireen aud three fourth cents, both dated February C-lth 1838, and due one day alter date, with interest from lie Ist January preceding. The public nr» cautioned aganst trading for said notes, aud the maker tl.i-ieof is for warned not to pay them («> ai y j er-on but ourselves, or Charles 11. \Y;*,r. r, J. p. JERNIGAN, LAURENCE t Cos. April 15, i«;;y i it NC/iICE S* FOKW AI ." a i jeisous from trading for a certain |ioiiu oiy note given ono day after date, and tuadv payable to T. N. Star ham nr bearer, tor twenty dollars, said note was fraudulently obtained, aud 1 am de termined not to pay the same, untilcutnncl ril bv law. W. AV. EILANDS. Aptril 15, 1839 1 3t CAUTION. ’ A LL persons are hereby cuutioncd a* T\ gainst trading for u uote given by my sclt to Isaac Gullion and Lucinda Furger sou. Administrators on the estate of VY. Furgerson, deceased, dated ou tho first Tuesday in January, 1837, and due Ist of January, 1838, 'or one thousand dollars.— Said note having been paid in full, and sto len on the night of the 6th insr. Endorsed by G. G. h urd and H. T. Gooden. MORGAN CHASTAIN. April 1G 1 3t "~L(7ok mlaiip - Anti take g«iOd Aoiict. ALL persons are iic-reby Cautioner} against trading lor a certain promissory note made payable to the administrators of Wm. 11. Furguson deceased, ol Baker coun ty, said note was given on the first Tuesday in January 1837, and amount one thousand dollars it my recollection is correct, aEcl due the first day of January 1838, made by Morgan Chastain principle and G. G. Ford security, which is the subscriber here bt-luw, said note has beeu paid by Morgan, Chastain principle, or his authority. 1 un derstand said non has beeu in the hands of John Pollock ol Baker county, who paid said note for said Chastain and I seeing an advertisement stating that said note was stolen together with others which induced me to believe that said note was detained lor the purpose ol con ing against me as se euritv asaloresaid. The consideration of said a etc was two Lots or < ne Lot aud fraction of Land lying in the Htii district ot Baker county, sold as the property of the aforesaid Wm. H. Furgerson deceased, which the said adminis'rators sold to Morgan Chastain and took his promissory note and myself for his >rctirity,nml gave the said Chastain a hondfor tide*- staring in tl e conditions that he would make titles w! rn said note was paid, and the /aid John Pollocf ’ook said bond, aud paid ssid note and got title*, to the aforementioned sold Land, by wliih ne. ns the considera tion is rotri| lied with, therefore all persons are hereby notified that if they trade lor said note I will n< vi r pay tie same until com pelled by Law, yes, and tl at alt sorts olLaw. G. G. FORD. Pinderlawn, Lee county Ga. April 6, 1833 1 2t STOCK I OR SALE. IN consequence ol otiier engagements, re quiring my p-eisoi nl attention, J ofler for sale my stork ii trade at Boxarkie, the stand t equal to thr best in the county.— The stock consists ot such articles as are usHalh ke; tn a c orn.try stern, Lh ij (jccg.s, Jiatfittare, IlA'l >, LOt 'lb aM< SIiOEB, and th mat y article s it* (oi in an assortment. The above stand is n the 24th district of Stewart county, connected with rite Rost Office known as Cliishoitn s U. O. For terms apply to the subscriber on tho prem ises. JAMES M. -MILNER. The Lands are now tented for the fHrd of their productions—Cotton, torn end lad der- Feb 0 44 GIN A!AKING. rrtHE subscriber i especially itSfcm.g his -I- friends and the public generally tha he is prepared to manufacture. i OTTGJS' GAVS, on the most approved plan, and w ith the brsj materials. He will warrant his work to pcrfoitu sts well any done iu the Staie, aud'sHoutd tr ey Gin fail toVork well, put up by him, h<> will obligate himself to take it down anti put another in its plate free ol charge.—- From hts Ins experience, lie is confident he will be able to give general satisfaction to those who may favor him wtih their patroo age. Repairing dona at the shot test notice, and in a ucyt and workmanlike manner. Will. SHIELDS. Lumpkin, Ga. March 15, 49 4t NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to tLo estate of Jolm J. Sims, late of Suuiter eountv, deceased, arc requested to t ouie forward and make payment; ami those having demands a jurist said estate, v. ill prceentiaeui terms iu r» the la*.