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iKkS'jiainm* irtsra am* asaa*
Prospectus
or YUK
SOl’TliDli.li FARMER.
AT the earnest solicitation of a large
number of our fellow-citizens, we is
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ERN FARMER, and devoted exclusively
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vantages are duly appreciated ; and that we
have only to commence the publication in
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great body of the people.
At the North, where works of this kind
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ot which, industry and economy are pro
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mits ol life arc accumulating around every
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We, of the South, have always been su
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for the paucity of their productions, than
imperfection in the Agricultural system here
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NOTICE*
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June I 1839k 0 if
" 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
S. half 11 14 29
S. half 20 18 28
S. half 34 19 28
N. half 36 19 29
S. half 36 19 29
W. half 29 16 26
N. half 6 16 30
E. half 21 22 26
E. half 22 13 '2B
N. half 33 20 26
S. half 32 18 28
W. half 26 15 24
S. half 29 16 25
E. half 2 18 25
Any of the above Lands wiil be sold on
terms to suit purchasers, by application to
John D. Pitts, Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the
subscriber, at Macon.
July 26 18 J- COWLES.
STEWART SUPERIOR COURT
FEB. TERM 1839.
Cain, Sc Pope Sc }
Mark M. Fleming, & I
Neil Robertson,
vs. > Bill for Discovery,
William Solomon, Relief Sy injunction.
John Martin,
Jolin Chain, and
Arthur A. Morgan.
IT appearing to this court, that John Chain,
one of the defendants to the said bill of
complaint, resides out of the limits of this
State,
On motion, of the Solicitor of complainant,
ordered, that service be perfected, by pub
lication once a month for four months, in
oneef the public gazettes of this State.
A true extract from the minutes of Stew
art Superior court, February term, 1839.
F.LTJAH PEARCE, Clerk
April 1,1839.
From an Irish Magazine.
THE OCEAN.
Likeness of Heaven agent of power!
M.m thy victim, shipwrecks thy dower!
Spices and jewels from valley and lea,
Armies and banners arc buried in thee.
What are the riches of Mexico’s mines.
To the wealth that far down iu thy deep wa
ter shines?
Proud navies that cover the conquering west;
Thou fiing'st them to death with a heave ot
thy breast
How humbling to one with a heart and a soul,
To look on thy grent ness and list to tliy roll;
To think how that heart in cold ashes shall be.
While the voice of eternity rises from thee ?
Yes! where are the cities of Thebes and
Tyre ?
Swept from the nations, like sparks from the
fire!
The glory of Athens, the splendor of Rome,
Dissolved, and forever, like dew in thy foam.
But thou art almighty, eternal, sublime.
Unweakened, unwasted, twin brother of time!
Fleets, tempests, nor nations thy glory can
bow;
As the stars first beheld tliee, still chainless
art thou !
But hold! when thy surges no longer shall
roll,
And the firmament's length is drawn back
like a scroll.
Then, then shall the spirit that sighs on
thee now,
Be more mighty, more lasting more chain
less than thou.
MiSS lilTi
The Rtferee Case,
AN OLD GENTLEMANS STORY.
ITT EMMA C. EMMRY
“Many years ago,” said Mr. E ,
“1 happened to be one of the referees iu a
case which excited unusual interest in our
courts, tfotn the singular nature of the
claim, and the strange story which it dis
closed. The plaintiff, w‘.o was captain of
a merchant ship which trsded principally
with England and the West Indies, had
married quite early in life with every pros
pect of happiness. His wife was slid to
be extremely beautiful, and no less lovely
in character. After living with her io the
most un nterrupted harmony for five years,
during which time t«vo .laughters were ad
ded to his family, he suddenly resolved to
resume his occupation, which he had re
linquished on his marriage, and when his
youngest child was but three weeks old,
sailed once more lor the West Indies, llis
wife who was devotedly attached to him,
sorrowed deeply at hit absence, and found
her only comfoit in the society of her chil
dren and t e hope of his return. But
month after month passed away and lie came
not, not did any letters, those insufficient
but welcome substitutes, arrive to cheer her
solitude. Months lengthened into years,
yet no tidings were received of the absent
husband; and, after long hoping against
hope, the unhappy wife was compelled to
believe that he had found a grave beneath
the weltering ocean.
“Her sorrow was deep and heartfelt,
but th/* evils of poverty now added to
her affliction, and the widow found herself
obliged to resort to some employment, in
order to support her helpless children.
Her needle was her only resource, and for
ten years she labored early and late for the
miserable pittance, which is ever grugdingly
bestowed on the humble seamstress. A
merchant of New-York, moderate but
prospering circutnstai ces, accidentally be
i ante acquainted with her, anil pleased with
her gentle manners no less than her extreme
beauty,endeavored to improve their arquain
tance with friendship. After some n onths
he offered her his hand, and was accepted. As
the wife of a successful merchant, she soon
found h-rself in the enjoyment of comforts
and luxuries, such as she had never before
possessed. Her children became his chil
dren, ..ml received from him every advan
tage that wealth and affection could pro
cure Fifteen years passed away; the
daughters married, and by their step-father
were furnished with every comfort, requisite
in their new avocation of housekeepers.
But they had scarcely unitted his roof,
when their mother was taken ill. She died
after <» few days’ sickness, and from that
time until the period of which 1 speak, the
widower had resided with the youngest
daughter.
• Now comes the strangest part of the
story. After an absence of thirty years,
duriug which time no tidings had been
heard of him, th tfirst husband returned as
suddenly as he had departed. He had
changed hi* ship, adopted another name,
and spent the whole of that long period of
time on the ocean, with only transient visits
on shore while taking in or discharging
cargo; having been carelul, also, never to
come nearer home than New Orleans.—
Why he had acted in this unpardonable
manner towards his family, no one could
tell, and he obstinately refused all explana
tion. There were strange rumors of slave
trading and piracy afloat, but they were only
whispers of conjecture rather than truth.*
Whatever might have been his motives for
such conduct, he was certainly any thing
but indifferent to his family toncerns when
he returned. He raved like a madman
when informed of his wife's second mar
riage and subsequent death, vowing ven
geance upon his successor, and terrifying
his daughters by the most awful threats, in
case they refused to acknowledge his claims.
He had returned wealthy, and one of those
mean reptiles of the law who are always to
he found crawling about the halls of justice,
advised him to bring a suit against the
second husband, assuring him that he could
recover heavy latrages. The absurdity for
instituting a claim for a wile, whom death
had already released from the jurisdiction
of earthly laws was so manifest, that it was
at length agreed by all parlies to (cave the
matter to be adjudged by five referees.
“It was or, a bright and beautiful after
noon in spring, that we first met to hear
this singular case. The sunlight streamed
through the dusty windows of the court
room, and shed a halo around the long grey
locks and broad forehead of the defendant ;
while the plaintiff's harsh features were
thrown iu'o still bolder relief, by the s: me
beam which softened the placid counten
ance of his adv» rsary. The plaintiff's law
yer made a most eloqueut appeal for his
client, and had we not been better informed
about the matter, our hearts would have
been melted by his touching description of
the return of the desolate husband, and the
agony with which he now beheld his house
hold goods icmoved to consecrate a stranger's
[hearth. The celebrated Aaron Burr was
counsel forjthe defendant, and we anticipa
ted from him a splendid display of oratory.
I had never before seen him, and shall cer
teinly never forget my surprise at his ap-.
pearance. Small in person but remarkably
well-forn ed, with an eye as quick and as
brilliant as an eagle's, and a brow furrowed
by care far more than time, he seemed a very
different being from the. arch-traitor and
murderer 1 had been accustomed to con
sider him. llis voice was one of the finest
I ever heard, and the skill with which he
modulated it, the variety of its tones, and
the melody of its cadences, were inimitable.
But there was one peculiarity about him,
that reminded me of the depths of darkness
which lay beneath that fur surface. You
will smile when I tell you, that the one thing
1 disliked was his step. He glided rather
than walked : his foot had that quiet, steal
thy movement, which involuntarily makes
one think of treachery, and in the course of
a long life 1 have never met with a frank and
honorable man to whom such a step was
habitual.
“Contrary to our expectations, however,
Burr made no attempt to confute his op
ponent’s oratory. He merely opened a
book of statutes, and pointing with his thin
fingers to one of the pages desired the ref
erees to r«ad it. while he retired for a mo
ment to bring in the principal witness. We
had scarcely finished the section which fully
decided the mutter in our minds, when Burr
re-entered with a tall and elegant female
leaning on his arm. She was attired in a
simple white dress, with a wreath of ivy
leaves encircling her large straw bonnet,
and a lace veil completely coneeaiing her
countence. Burr whispered a few words,
apparently encouraging her to advance, and
then gracefully raising her veil, disclosed to
us a face of proud, surpassing beauty. ] re
collect as well «s if it had happened yester
day how stimultaneous'y the murmur ot
admiration burst from the lips of all pres
ent. Turning to the pi rintiff, Burr asked
in a cold, quiet toue, ‘Do you kuow this
lady V
Answer, ‘I do.*
Burr. ‘Will you swear to that ?’
Answer. ‘I will; to the best of my knowl
edge and belief she is my daughtar.
Burr ‘Can you swear to her identity ?*
Answer. 1 can.’
Burr. ‘What is her age ?’
Answer ‘She was thirty years of age on
the twentieth day of April.’
Burr. ‘When did you last see her ?’
Answer. ‘At her own house a fortnight
since.’
Burr. ‘When did vou last see her pre
vious to that meeting?'
The plaintiff hesitated—a long pause en
sued—the question was repeated, and the
answer at length was, ‘On the fourteenth
day of May, 17 —
•When site was just three weeks old,*
added Burr, •Gentlemen.’ continued he,
turning to us, ‘1 have brought this lady here
as an important witness, aud such, i think
she is. The plaintiff's counsel has pleaded
eloquently in beha'f of the bereaved hus
band, who escaped the perils of the sea and
returned only iu find t,ic
But « ho will picture to you the lonely wife
bending over her daily toil, devoting In i best
years to the drudgery of sordid poverty, sup
ported only by t lie hope of her husband's
return? Who will paint the slow progress
of heart sickness, the wasting anguish ot
hope deferred, and, finally,the ov* rw helming
agony which came upon her when her last
hope was extinguished, and she was com
pelled to believe herself a widow ? Who
cab depict all this without awakening in
your hearts the warmest sympathy for the
deserted wife, and the bitterest scorn for the
mean, pitiful wretch, who could thus tram
ple on the heart of her whom he had sworn
to love and cherish ? We need not inquire
into his motives for acting so base a part.
Whether it was love of gain, or licentious
ness, or selfish indifferenc •, it matters not;
he is too vile a thing to be judged by such
laws as govern men. Let us ask the wit
ness—she who now stands before us with
the frank, fearless br» w of a true-hearted
woman—let us ask her which of these two
has been to her a father.’
“Turning to the lady in a tone whose
sweetness was in strange contrast with the
scornful accent that had just characterized
his words, he besought her to relate briefly
the recollection of her early life. A slight
flush passed over her proud and beautiful
face, as she replied.
‘My first recollections are of a small, ill
furnished apartment, which my sister and
myself shared with myjmother. She used
to carry out every Saturday evening the
work which had occupied her during the
week, and bring back employment
for the following one. Saving that wear
isome visit to her employer, and her regular
attendance at church, she never left the
house. She often spoke of our father, and
of his anticipated return, but at length she
ceased to mention hitn, though 1 observed
she used to weep more frequently than ever.
I then thought she wept because we were so
poor, for it sometimes happened that our
only supper was a bit of dry bread, and she
was accustomed to see by the light of the
chips which she kindled to warm her famish
ing children, because she could not afford
to purchase a cand'e without depriving us of
our morning meal. Such was our poverty
when my mother contracted a second mar
riage, and the change to ns wa« like a sud
den entrance into Paradise. We found a
home and a father.’ She paused.
•Would you excite my own child against
tr<&
me?’ cried the plaintiff as he impatiently
waved his hand for her to be silent.
• The eyes of the witness flashed fire as
lie spoke. ‘You are not my father,’ ex
claimed she vehemently. -The law’ may
deem you such, hut I disclaim ycu utter'/
What! call yon my father! you, who basely
left your w ife to toil, and your children to
beggary? ‘Never, never! Behold there
my father, pointing to the agitated defend
ant, ‘there is the man who watched ever my
infancy—who was the sharer of my childish
sports, and the guardi«n of my ii extern n
ced youth. There is he uho clain smy
affection, and shares my home : there is mu
father. For vonder selfish w retch, I knew
him not. The best years of his life have
been spent in lawless freedom from social
ties; let him seek elsewhere for the erm
panion ot his decrepitude, nor dare in
sult the ashes of my mother bv clainun*
the dut.es of kindred fr u rt he'r deserted
l children!’
‘She drew her veil hastily around her as
she spoke, and giving her hand to Burr
moved ns if to withdraw.
•Gentlemen,’ said Burr, ‘I have no more
to say. 'J he words of the. law are expres
sed iu the hook before you ; the voice of
truth you have just heard from woman’s
pu»e lips ; it is fur you to decide according
to the requisitions of nature and the de
crees ot justice.’
‘1 need scarcely add that our decision was
such as to ovet whelm the plaintiff w.th well
merited shame.”
Brooklyn, L. 1.
THE HUSBANDMAN.
i here is one prevailing error among this
class ol society, which ought to he era
dicated and destroyed—it is more fatal to
the butsuess of agriculture than the growth
ot Canada thistles, or jhe destruction of
iMay frosts—we mean the neglected ed
ucation ol the farmer's children. It i«
frequently remarked, that education is of
little use tj the farmer; a very little science
will do for him. Great knowlede is onlv
beneficial to the professional man. Expres'
«onsof this sort are founded upon a false
estimate of one of the most useful and
eljvatcd professions oflife.
if the habitual buisness of the cutivator
does not afford the mental powers of ■
held for their most extended exercise we
know not where to look for such a field.
The study of agriculture unites to the
theory of science, the very essential ma
tenal ol its practical parts. It makes the
the study experimentally and truly lear-
Nearly all that is useful in our pilgri
mage through life is drawn from the earth.
1 he main use ot science is to explore the
minutas of nature, to fathom its secret
caverns, and to bring forth the hidden
possessions of the earth into comprehensible
identity. \\ here, then, is the occupation that
m hly furnishes a perpetual supply of men
tal tood as that of agriculture.—ls (be
constant exercises and every day labor of
the farmer, and the buisness of his science
is progressing, if his intellect has been set
right in the education of his youth 1 The
theory is all essential, for this constitutes
the implement by which he is to prosecute
utTlity U< y ° humau f,aturfi 10 i,s [’tactical
A man cannot go forth upon the land
with any good degree of promise in scienti
fic experiment, without the light o'
past experience upon his pathway, an <l
this he -can only obtain by a passage
through the literary institutions of the
country, where the result of the labors of
the learned for ages are collected together
n,a,le accessible to the student
lo atempt a pros-cution of the scicn, es
independent ot the past e X| eriei.ee. as we
sometimes incline to consider ourselves
would Le vain. '\ here is scarcely a vahi
able discovery of modern times, but has
borrowed something of its proportions or
utility trom the mind of antiquity
.:..T i, lV l L?. fa t r " , H r ’ b * a . Bck '"'i& cultiva
great extent its productions, there d,* e £
not exist a rational doubt. And that the
time is coming when there will be actual
necessity for this increase of j reduction
i here is every apentenee. It is, therefore*
not only wise and expedient to commence
or carry on now, but it is a high duty which
ts owed to post.tity, i„ consideration of
all the blessings which past ages l ave
bequeathed us.
Permit ns, therefore, i D our humble wav,
to impress upon the minds of the faiihers
the very great usefulness of education.
Give vour son* and daughters not the less
education, because you design them for
rural life and agricultural pursuits. If you
are able, educate them—they will fiid
abundant inipioyment for all their science,
though their farms be located in the deep
wilderness of the west; though they be cast
amid barren rocks and sterile sand plains,
science will aid them there.
Not a blade of grass nor a spear of grain
but will grow better u.xlor the eoltrrrtioa
of intellectual care. Kot a flower, but
will show beauties to the eye of science
which the v u |gar woYld knows not of
Not a vine but rears fiucr, and produce
more, where educated hands superinttnd
its growth- In short, all nature is beauti
fied, improved and bettered, where the
cultivator is uo stranger to its properties
and the science of its developments.
Farmers, give your children education.
It is the only earthly inheritance you can
bequeath them, that is beyond the reach of
accident. All other human property i«
constantly changing and transitory .--Sci
ence is not transferable—not like the
mutibility of other goods, negotiable,
Firm and unshaken by human vicissitude
it will be the enduring companion of your
children though life, it will suport them in
all the afflictions of Providential chastise
ment, and prepare them for an inheritance
in that undiscovered country beyond the
land ol death.— !/Ym/ Whig.
From the Mobile Chronicle.
A FEW THOUGHTS.
In Answer to the Objections some Gentle
men have for refusing to sign the Petition
to the Legislature, to discontinue Drink- -
ing Concerns in the State.
The first objection heard is “that the
city of Mobile derives a revenue of SSO,CoA
annually, from drinking houses,” and that it
will consequently lessen the income ot the