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JOB PRINTING.
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on band, such as
Attachments',
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do Summons,
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Subpoenas,
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Scieri Facias,
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(Ja. Sa.
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I ieekirat ion —.Assiiinjisit,
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Tax Collector Executions.
Blank Notes, A"c
\e v (>o *iis>sioit House.
Eg IHE subscribers have as
/ If ®- sociated themselves to
got her as COMMISSION
MERCHANTS, under the
name and stvlc of
JOU.V if" FTS »*• Cos.
Tliev have purchased the commodious
WAREHOUSE and CLOSE STORE,
lateiy occupied by Jernigan, Laurence A < o
where they will receive CO l ION or
GOODS instore, and advance only upon cot
ton in their possession and under their con
trol. Their charges will be as customary.
The business will be conducted by John
D. Fitts. We solicit the patronage of the
public, and are prepared to give Columbus
prices for Colton.
JNO. D. PITTS,
M. J. LAURENCE.
Florence, Nov. 10 33 tl
J. B. STARR,
FORWARDING AMiJ COMMISSION
MERCHAJS TANARUS,
st. Joseph, Fla.
January 19, 1839.
DRY GOODS.
rriHE subscriber having recently repleu-
A islied his stock, invites his custom
ers and the public generally, to call and ex
amine for themselves, liis goods are new
and well selected and tic is offering them on
as good terms as any in ilie market. His
stock consists in pari ol the following:
Woolens, Sattinetts,
A variety of Broad Cloths,
Circassians. Merinos,
Bombazines and Bouibazettes,
Red and White Flannel,
A good assortment ol
Heady . Untie Clothings
A large supply of lit >OTS and BlioEß,
uentemen s aKo ladies
SADDLES, BHIDLFSAND MARTIN ALS.
Crockery , Hardware and C 'ullery,
W uii a variety of other articles suitable
to the season, winch lie takes great pleasure
in offering to his customers and the pub
lic, atdiis new store on the North side Cen
tre street.
Jan 12 40 TIIO : GARDNER.
NEW STORE.
fTMIE undersigned having associated
I them selves under the name and style
of Harvey & Chastain, offer for sale anew
and well selected Stock of Goods, Wares,
and Merchandize, from Charleston, viz.
Broad Cloth,
Sattinetts,
Emernetu,
Merino,
fSilk Lustring and Mattronas,
French Muslin,
do Ginghams,
do Prints,
Scotch Ginghams,
Anew assorted Stock of English and A
niericaii Prints, Furniture Prints, Bonnets,
Hats, Shoes, of all kinds, Brill es. Saddles
and Martingales. Besides a variety of otli
er articles too tedious to mention. Which
will be sold low for cash or undoubted ere
diturs.
The public are requested to call and ex
amine tor thumselves.
JOHN P. HARVEY.
MORGAN CHASTAIN.
March 26, 1839 30 _
npHE SUBSCRIBERS have just re
-JL ceived a select lot of
GROCERIES,
which they offer on reasonable terms for
Cash.
ROOD &TALMAN.
Dec T 5 37 ts
I' *MAS GARDNER has just receiv
’d a g.<od supply ot
A’lute Lead,
Linseed « ni.
La up Uii,
Sperm Hand'ax,
And Soap.
Which he otters to his friends and the
public cheap, for Cash.
Jan 12 40
C Mil NET FUiINiTUfIK.
GORGE h. a wm. j. wallers
\T respectfully inform the citizens of
Florence and the surrounding country, *hat
they have permanently located themselves in
Florence, and are prepared .to execute in
the most neat and workmanlike style. Side
Boards, Bureaus, Tables, Chairs, Work
and Wash Stands, and Furniture of every
description used in this section of the coun
try. They (latter themselves, from their
long experience, that they will be able to
give general satisfaction to those who may
fiver them with their patronage.
April 9 52
S4OO KUWARI).
| J ANA WAY from he subscriber,
jK lA> on the 21st of M ircli. nil. an*--
grn manuamed .STEPHEN a ar
***** penter. by trade -said negro is a
bout five feet 10 indies high, and is aboiP
forty years of age dark . ompl‘*eted, speaks
v*-ry quick wfen spoken to, and has a large
seat over Ills leti eye, a-i ; amiih-r on bis left
slnn o. visioned by lip kick of a horse,
he has i S’inll white speck on ins right eye
and is i v-ry rce agent negro, he has no
dun to •pint-lire ire papers from some white
per m I mu. nase'l him from ,M David
Pn f Stew ill count v ill ihe fall of 1837.
aat <■ as to. (Joubi gone back to ‘"-tew rt
on . where lie says he has a wup and
childr* n \\ n»n he ■ ana way he Lad on a
new !)•• -ver hat, a pair ot old boots, . red
flannel s .ui a diinet | anialo ns. and he
also, tool, w ith him a bag containing many
othd iff rent kinds of do mg. Any per
so • vho will apprebetfd an I leliver said ne
gro to me in Hamburg 8. C. or lodge him
in some safe jail so that I can get lmn again,
shall have the above reward.
r G. SALDAVIA.
Hamburg 8. C. March .'4 1839, 52
uuhTnuncT
yfck f| 1 HE season having com
tr*. y ■- met-eed on the first
0< Wareh, this horse will
stand at Lumpkin and Flor
ence, each, alternately, three days at a
time. Persons may know where lip may be
found, by counting the davx wind) he re
mains at each place. Ho wis m ' 'urea -e on
the 3d. -1 tli and sth ; in Lunrpk", *;t -, 7th
and Bth, and from thence by mv hnu e and
Wm Porter’s on liis return to Florence, -,v
ery week regularly, thereafter.
Any solveut gentlemen who aid mate
up a company of 12 mares, shall receive the
12th the season gratis.
T. VV. PE ARC K
March 12 4A
ALABAMA LANDS
FOR SALE.
NHALF 9 14 30
. S. half 4 14 30
N. half 8 14 30
N. half 7 14 30
S. half 7 14 30
S. half 6 14 30
8. half 11 14 29
8. half 20 18 28
S. half 34 19 28
N. half 36 19 29
8. half 36 19 29
W. half 29 16 26
N. half 6 16 30
E. half 21 22 26
E. half 22 13 28
N. half 33 20 26
S. half 32 18 28
W. half 26 15 24
8. half 29 .16 25
E. half 2 18 25
Any of the above Lands will he sold on
terms to suit purchasers, by application to
John 1). Pitts, Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the
subscriber, at Macon.
July 26 IS J. COWLES.
LOOK SHARP
And (tikegood Ao ice.
\ LL persons are hereby Cautioned
A. aga nst trading for a certain promissory
note made payable to the administrators ol'
Win. tl. Furttuson deceased, of Baker coun
ty, said rote was given on the'first Tuesday
in January 18:-7, and amount one thousand
dollars if my recollection is correct, aud
due the first day of January 1838, made
by Morgan Chastain principle and G. G.
Ford security, which is the subscriber here
below, said note has been paid bv Morgan
Chastain principle, or lus authority. I un
til rsfand said note has been in the hands of
John Pollock of Baker county, who paid
said note for said Chastain and 1 seeiug an
advertisement stating tnat said note was
stolen together with others which induced
me to believe that said note was detained for
the purpose of coming against me as se
curity is aforesaid. The consideration of said
note was two Lots or one Lot aud fraction
of Land lying in tlie Bth district of Baker
county, sold as the properly of the afur- said
Wm. 11. Furgerson deceased,which the said
administrators sold to Morgan Chastain and
took his jiromissoi\ n"te and myseli for his
security,and gave the said Chastain a bondtor
titles stating in the Oondiiioi s that he would
make titles when's aid note was paid, and the
said I oho I’nihu took said bond aud paid
ssid note and > tides to the aforementioned
sold I, and, by w ! t b ii e re ill* considera
tion is nniphe with, lli r line all pe uis
are her- ii, in,; tin that if they iratle tor said
note 1 will *'\-r jay li e same until com
pel!' Ir, Law. yes, -rid tl at a! sort < tLaw.
G. G FORD.
I 'iider'ovn L*e county La April 6,
1838 1 2t
NOTH E
IFORWAI.N ail p< - ins fun t.ad ng
for a ceiiain pron i *ty nee t ivm ■ i e
day alter date, and made ; ay„bv it, i. N.
Sra:ha - r beari r, for tw tv ilndat aeu
12tlii::st. aid note was frauduie. y rbtamed,
and lam determined not to pay the ante,
until compelled by law.
W. W. F.ILANDS.
April 15, 1839 1 3t
j©a* m* zum*
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FOR THE OEURO A MIRROR.
A LOVE STORY FOUNDED
ON FACTS.
It was on a e'ear moonlight evening, then
1 called to see one who 1 had for some tune
been parti <1 too, as a inend , but alas tuSt
partiality on the Evening above referred to,
ripened intowh t is called Love; cupid rivi
ted Ins chains around my heart and I was
bound in such a manner as to be totally un
able to relea'e myself; 1 consequently be
came a fre j lent visitor. Though business
continually demanded my attention, yet
nothing received it, but the object ol my
adoration. lat last come to the conclu
sion that 1 hail received encouragement
suflfident to enable me, with the hope of
success, to propound my question, 1 done !
so ; but reader can you imagine my feelings, j
when I was informed by lips from which i
believed m thing emanated but truth, and
by a tongue that i believed never assisted to
promulgate guil*-, that she wys previously
engaged, the bloud seemed to curdle in my
veins, my tongue seemed to palsey, my heart
almost ceased to flutter, anti my eyes glared
as if deluded by some itividuous visitor, i
was relieved at last, however, by a promise
at companied with a smile, that 1 would re
ccive an answer in a short time after, wheth
er the engagement was positive or not, it
filled my soul with clastic joy and my mind
rambled witli pleasure imagining nothing
bet the mosts incit'd picture of a happy and
bright picture; it eenietl to ive as if future
years would roll round tad permit me with
pleasure often-to gaze upon the rising Sun
as it streaked the Eastern Horizon, and pro
mulgated to me that it came to glitter iu all
its magnificent grandure above my home of
contentment. But hope—vain hope-— thou
art vain and delusive indeed; tis>, only yours
to deceive, tis, ours to grieve. You »erve to
illuminate for a «hile my path to piosperity
to success to laj pines', bin m I lie midst
ol misibitune you lied aud leit me to think
to rise no more ; you a.— isteii in< to 11 vet
the viper in my bt.M.m, the iie.eui.on'ot
which were pure, ami «-u.u>: eO it to n fltet a
wound upon my heart won it'into.ions,
bitter and poison lar-g w Ini ii «ooiu i nr l..t< i
will bid me welcome my doom, winen i>
torture, destruction and n Beiy ; yt~ this vi
per, a pretended lne.nl, without authority,
but with bare, s run- and malignant lats,
hoods and calumny, ue| rived me ol li.e unit
source to winch 1 looked tor happiness.—
es r-ader, un uigii this demon the ittsi
lingering thieao ol hop-'o winch i so fond
ly and with sn eerily dung, was broken,
and let me drop into the unceasing gull of
agony and d;s] ;ur. i tried to sleep, bul
there w;ia no rejMise mu ndid lor nr, lor it 1
seeme i ..s if im cmieh were Min nntled
with le . ous rin wit. po _nard desig i. g
totori ure my biain. tear mv it, sit. nicica; >
the wound ot my e;i. • and oallleiat my
no mory from tin- only nc I Loved on
earth. Can you eonje, line mv let-lings,
when I called to see in i who was’my only
adinir.itiou and looked upon the counit u
nuee which had nit mid me 1 nad a friend
in the one who possesed it, when 1 looked
upon the sptnklmg large blue rye which had
always bi #n:ei! w ith delight towards me, and
saw pictured uiliie one hatred, and hi the
other n-vi ti.c •; my lips appeared as if they
had beeu sealed by so .e magic w and ; 1
turned and looked* upon the affectum.:lt- 1
mother who I knew bad been mv friend, .-fit
likewise seemed to sav, mv lin-udslup Ibr
you has vanished, and hatred, deep rooted,
has taken possession oi my heart. 1 pro
tested. declared, vowed, mvoic mv innocence,
the mother appearently became satisfied,
it relieved me some, but .las my only care, no
longer deco:-riled tier blooming cheek with
the smile ol friendship; liom her lips their
emanated noth ng to sooth mv sorrow ;
ller voice which had always before apjteared
to be that of melody, m>w wss to the reverse ;
every word she spoke went like a dagger to
iny heart, .She recalled Iter promise to give
me an answer at the appointed time, and ex
pressed her desire to do ii then ; t came a
death blow, 1 left as it 1 never again cared
for I lie a it-lie of fortune, but could candy
and serenely though unprepared, have wcl
coined the messr tiger <ie oh. Bhe told me
she was yet my lii. ud. that her feelings wen
as before; that she was satisfied ol my in
nocence; but alas. r< ailei, actin's predic
ted the reverse, ands. ivetl t<> sav. vanish
traitor, for 1 have wiilten yout doom.—
Would that it could hav; been written with
iny own hearts blood, it would have been the
only source of relief. The hand that so ot
ten gave me the shake of friendship, then
seemed as if it would distant to be grasped
by mine; the lips from winch i had weliom
ed many asmiiethi ns-eu eti to m< as ii they
were pie pared to spit ihe venom ol Birred
upon me; every moment told tne plainly
that the friendship I otic* hail was if wn, i
thought to myseli that and guilty I would
deserve to suiter the many pangs l mu.
but I was coucious of im innocence, aud
it wrought to mv heart a bleeding core.
Would to God that 1 could only know
that she bore uwards me the same feeling
ol friendship she once did. it would soulii
every pang whether i ever obtained her hand
or uot, which 1 fits re mil /I- e ut. cd to an
other, 1 must connoted it main iu Love ..mi
only hope that she is y-i my mei.il. it Goo
forbid that she should evti how by worn
or actions that there inis ever been a change
wrought over her feelings di rogateiy to
n:e, if she will only ackuuwieuge In mel.
my friend such a- site has picviously bee...
1 aui content. I desire not tut-v-r ml. iu
lore again for it has no dooms, but m lilted
with pangs of sorrow grid « ,1 woe. i
have received a lesson which 1 intend shall
serve to animate me only to high u-solves
and nerve me in their execution. Marry 1
never will; unles-s ] obtain the hand ot her
whom I now Love, ami that i never expect
to do, consequently a bachelor’s happiness
and misery, a bachelors destiny is mine;
O liow oft have 1 had nothing but the mid
night star to illuminate my path while re
turning from the residence of Iter i Lotto ‘
llow olt, has my feelings been edit'd by ti.e
vain delusion of receiving in mum, the
hand and heart of Iter l Lovto ! if ut alas,
tis anotheis, more fortunate that, myself.
L wish him no ill will, but all the hap; mess
imaginable 1 conceive hern beju ti. abb
even in her cold treatu eut to'vaius me, bin
hope that she will sound or latei, see iiei
error, and know that it ha been liie tongue
of Calumny as bitter as the g;,il aim as un
as sat,in, that has rivited them ume. Let
my condition in life be exalted or degrade.,
1 ask her respect lor 1 can never c< ase to
Love. Time can not obliterate or the
(light of her beauty des roy it; it will never
cease to burn like heavens light, it will blaze
on the alier ol my heart till the messenger
of death shall extinguish it. If 1 should
sip the sparkling wine, nil \agra .ts death
1 die, let her never regia t, for she i- blame
less and 1 alone the dupe ol lolly : il the dag
ger grasped by my own band should dram
my heart of Us lasi drop ol blood, lei her
not regret it tor she i blameless it' Isi « tild
ris“ and leap from | ruk to | eak until I
perched upon tl e l> ftiest temple of nu
nenc». let her be contented ' r its hoi ihat
nerves me on; for tli n proud y would I ac
cept of her even in widow mid. My doom
is seated and 1 w in cea-e with the hope that
1 wi i never again fall in Love; though 1
know too well mat 1 am too linn, to ever
relinquish loving her who I now Love, her
friendship alone though must be my happi
ness. liar, tis but bar tln ut.
Lumpkm, via. id.
FOE the UKOKUIA mirror.
IVritten by F. A. Eadoi k. at Talladega
‘Ala. U< L Itb 1«36
How often have young men propiunded
to themselves and others, the question,
what is the lirst quality to be sought for in
the choice of a vile? and hew devise have
been the answers to this important interro
gatery ? The gay and thoughtless will point
out to beauty, wealth and accomplishment;
Olliers who look beyond the tinsel of the
exterior, regard amiability and feeling a> the
brightest jewels in the lemale character;
others still, who have searched deeper into
the springs of human action, and know well
the fountain whence floor the purest and
1 rflon tirdcirilwg will giwe the duty
if o ib
true answer to the enquiry, yjz: a strong
Christian faith, seutimeDfsund practice.—
Religion is ivery where lovely, hut in wo
man peculiarly so. It makes her but little
lower th„n on angel; it purifies her heart,
elevates Lei i*^cling and sect intents, harrows
her affect tens, shtrls light on her iinder
siai tiing, Hf it in-plants dignity, nor does its
li.fiiielai i pikl lit re ;
It beams in tlie gleam of the eye,
it seis« u ih* lips :n a*Mnile,
It chi eks the ungracious reply,
ll enrapiines lut can o» h* ude.
V\ Oman from bet very nature is destined
ft* drink deeper irom the rup of sorrow arid
sufieri! g than the other sex. Her trials are
chiefly of the heart, and consequently the
hardest to be born. 8l eis seld. ni perhaps
t ailed upon to i ontend with those formida
ble < vils and temptations which rouse ait the
< nergies of our nature to rt-psl tln-ir attack,
but is be e torn the time she enters itta
womanimod, by a thousand petty trials and
anoyances. Begartl this most important
q lalific -t in low few think to penetrate
into ihe set r I chambers of the soul, to see
wbat is tin r hidden w ithin so fair an ex
t-rinr ] If then the vestal lamp'sheds its
clear and constant ray, external at fiction
may bear captive for. a time, and feeling
may send a thrill of exquisite joy through
the heart of the recipient.
AN OLD CLOCK AND A WITTY
AUCTIONEER.
Tiie Christian Register of Boston pub
lishes with just commendation Ihe annexed
speech of an auctioneer unnamed, who find
tlie selling of the clock of the “old brick
meeting house’’ in Boston. To be sure,
the Courier of that city throws some doubt
ii|H»n the authenticity of this speech, in
which case wo have only to apply the Italian
saying. Si rum c vero e hen Irnrato.
From the Christian Fegister.
A Vener able Relic—The Clock which
for many years hung in the interior of the
“Old Brick” meeting-house, in this city,
after various fortunes, lately fell into the
hands of tlie Aetionerr. At the time of the
sale the. actioneer actually delivered the
following speech which we have been per
m'lted to publish. We venture to affirm,
t! -t a more appropriate and witty s* eech nev
er fell from the lips of the most celebrated
orators at Vendues:
‘Here is the relic of the early days of our
country’s annals, a remnant saved; antique
of ifs kind, ami venerable for every associa
tion connected with its history;—the old
church clorl - bearing a mark of p; ‘riarchal
longevity iu the date, that speaks it one hun
dred and eighteen years of age. Vet, while
ii has ticked ands ruck of the thousands- and
tens of thousands who have looked on its
calm face, into eternity, it is still in good
time, and going ! going!
•Though its existence was begun in the
land ol Kings, moved by the sjnit of our
pious fmliers, it (btlowetl them to the land
ot pilgrim*, and was consecrated to the
! oi>-<- of God, whom they eSn.e hither to
w rslfip us ihe children of liis kingdom, and
' of a' spiritual slave- to earthly despotism.
•This sober, ever going doe! . * ame over
in the days ot camion and sanity. It came
when a sea voyage was a serit us tiling, and*
religion tl set ions tiling, aid a church elm Jen
serious thing. It counted the moments,
while the minister ol God was j reaching,
and liis hearers iiso tu g <f Eternity. It
- rimed liis text, ••Take heed how ve 1 ear.”
’I In-ii was then real clock-work and oderin
men’s mit.tls and principles. Vanity did
: ot then stare this vc entitle monitor in tlie
I. it. and study th<- while how to display its
plumage. Avarice did not dare, tinder its
t* ca*tiled “click.” to he planning in the
temple how to lay up goods for many \exrs.
Norway pride then | uffi-d op by the breath
i ! its own nostrils, whit* this minute-hand
was showing its duration cut shorter at tlie
beat of t very pulse.
•Now, who will l»t this venerable memen
to of tl:ode days b* tlese* rated ? Who will
not wish to possess hill 'd! of it. as a relic
ol tlie age of simplicity and godly-sincer
ity ?
‘Look at its aged but unwrinkled face.—
It is calm ; for it has not so answer for the
sermons it lias heard. Look at it. ye de
generate sons of New England ! Do ye not
seem to see the shade go Duck on the dial
plate to the days of your fathers, and to
hear the voices of those aged servants of
God, who went from their preaching to their
reward ?
1 would speak more, but the hour is come.
i'o w O'M - hall it Im sold V
RKCOLLKt TIONS OF YOUTH.
No one <d oiomary leflrrtion can have
I'a-ud Bha! spear’s fourth division of life,
without having leit the fondness innate recur
ring to t ln- sea-ons oi boyhood, when hope,
with her gantly day urearns eemed the living
personification ol iruili Ah hough that per,
iod movent may seem the least iu ) ortant iu
life; and although we may have lived to see
the vhporchmd palaces, glittering (lcw-drops,
reared by our youthful imajgina'ion, melt
away belore the noontide sun ot manhood,
still we can not fail to observe and feel the
mighty influence ol those halcyon days!
winch, as we recede from them, grow dearer;
and dearer, and in their influence, stronger
and stronger.—Hence, we never see an old
man leaning upon his staff' in the j h asant
sunshii eor smoking h.s pipe by the cheerful
fire in the long winter evening, who, if spea
king of the present, does not take occasion
to praise the past.
An Old Stager.-—'l he eastern papers ore
continually telling tough yarns about the
number of miles fiicir old sea taptains have
travelled on the ocean, in making their trips
to different countries. Now we know a
steamboat “t a| tiug” at piesent in this city
vho bio- made onehundred and seventy trips
from Louisville to New-Orleans and back !
Ten of these trips were made down the uver
on a keel boat eight times the keel boat was
w> rked the whole distance back, and twice
he walked from this city to Louisvihe though
the wilderness. He was employed on the
first steamboat ever launched on western
w, ters, and has been on them so much since
that, in river parlance, lie has got to be a
••regular steamboat” himself He looks hear
-ty and young, enough, with the present
advantages ot travelling by steam, to uiaksaa
many more trips; and such is his general
character for good, that when he laughs as ho
l ajwuj* at a guod juke, feats feave beetx