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\ protected from the effects of undue
eculation. and from depression in the
' ooey market, and by which steadiness of
:iee, with currency of sale, wo.tld Ire pro
. loted —wonM »ave some of the greatest
nd best interests in both countries.
7. It is therefore proposed »o form a sys
.eni by which, with the commencement
•»f the new crop, advances on Colton sh lit
! e made with the capital or creiiu of Banks
nrre, thereby relieving the consignee in
Europe fn n all care or consider.it 10:1, ex
»:ept the a Ivautageous sale of Ins stock,
which promote all tit ise interests, aid af
fori general satisfaction on both sides of
ilie water, provide. lit were not made the
«hc means directly cr indirectly, of un
due speculation or niono|w>ly.
Having thus indicated the prin- iples on
which the proposed system must find its
Justification and basis, we will now as suc
cinctly as possible, detail the means of car
rying it i ito elfect.
W* are far from imputing any premedi
tated liostility to (lie Bank of tinglan I to
American interests, on the tomri
rv. it is one of the heoevolennt
inti xeaccs of co nm -rcial intercourse
to promote n-ace and good w.ll am mg ua
tims and mea. Hence this great engine of
the com n j rcial grandeur and opulence of
Great Britain. acting under an enlightened
instinct, m ist r idler desire that its b *st cos
to.ner sh i tl I it all tint's h • in a condition
to meat her e-nga remains with entire punc
tuality a*t 1 s t cclass.
But th are are e mein i:i Mi" commerce of
, i.l, *vhet!i ?r fro n insu.iirai ant It o vests
a!ii;uil Ia nin 1 far her in mufacture>, or
pilitica! c iiii'i'i nfiii'r*. when the Inns may.
fro n a i irg’.it vilicy, li n t her discounts,
ail ii ■.' * ise her rate of interest. This event
ca t '!"■ am acur, vuhoui its hiving a blight-
in' i ll'r’ tae o t .»iy surplus ol'aitr great sta
p!e which might b.a unsold in England
Siralv. if the B ink of England can exer
cise (unavoidably,) an influence Mins preiit
,|;,.'ihl. we inav res «rt to our owr. American
h t i‘;s, as a hi * ms bfsecnri'y-tad protection,
without the i ivi lions clamor o' coinbiu .tion
an I m mopoly. It is ti sia that, the absurd
an I senseless cry on the subject of banks
making a Ivan a j s on Colton, should lie un
dersto 1 1. and li t t'ly put do vn. The truth
is. that oy the m are p icnue of Iha foreign
exc'un'iM of Ihe country, they advance on
nearly ev ' h tie ol Cntt ti s i ijnct to foreign
»><•! in, and this without tit a security of the
bill of lading ait I o diey of insurance, on
the ui are p *r<' > and resp uisihiliry of the dra.v
ers and io.lorsersofiheb.il. Hence these
losses are most eo.npreh'isive an 1 disastrous
liter every con ll'arcial crisis and revulsion.
Now we propose giving tot lie banks in
ah easts, the higher protei (ion ol these se
curities, an I tii it im.lv next a llunin, one or
m »-e b inks in c ic.h of th ’. great cum nercial
c »ttoa markets of the South, should corn
ua >;ac(a m iking a Iv imaes on t',** crop, accoi
«li i gin is sale to he grad i.ite I Itv what will
b.a a safe c ilc.ul t:i in of its probable amount,
;issn oing l J-’s cems at ho uc, to be about
th a fair uuluril average an 1 remunerating
price of this staple, on 'I product of sixteen
lift he 1 too >in 1 ill as, which is about as
1 1 g' a■at ac i is the i:t aal lah>r of the ci m
t,-y niv en raged u this braifdi of in Instrv
is lip idle ol it lives'ill g. The einba; assinei t
of t!ie S >.tih Western Suit- s having pre
v I th* piasters in these States from ma
biu-r in v utivliisc; of skives from ihe Allan
tic Si es’, dir ig th-a last twr years, whilst
nil 1 *ss than 1) percent, ol the slave lalor
of ih.* Sj-it-ij his bee a abstracted in the
sin* i-'ii i', Ao u the cultivation ofOotlon,
a a I apple* i to it a raising of provisions, and
ti the c> is.rictrin of tlio-ia extensive rail
riils n >*.v in progress, throughout that por
tion of the Union.
Tor those advances, ave propose that the
Baakssh mid issue to planters merchants and
fi a tors of th;* country, o i the production of
th a hitloi - Lading and the as-ugntn *nt of the
p dicy of insurance, Post Notesof such dcs
cnp ioiipind pavahlo at such periods as a Con
v • aer-!alter c ate uplati , livspggist;
n m*s, v incli may be in ade to . s erbo.lithe
p pi -es ol currency and < ihe details
ot 'vli.cn we ret rto that body. By tlusar-
Migane it however, we feel satisfied the
cicTits cii b v s i disui lilted, that lr,inllie
il.«y ,it nm sliipauciit ol‘ our cuiton, it may
ufolia >iy be held at leastsix im nthsiii ir.u
r.i i.a, w ill int the foreign consignee being
under an advance ol one laithing, and we
t.iiak it quite ‘M-y to coaler oil tin* houses,
in winch I lie. shipments are confided, suffi
cient strength to enable them to hold over
f „• even a mn,cr perunl should -safe remuner
ating prices nut to be obtained on the tlia
lmaty o; tilt* bills.
Wuh the view of securing this strength,
it is indispensably necessary, that the con
signments should not be too much diffused,
but confined to a limited number of houses
in Liverpool and Havre, who acting as the
agents of all those who will come into this
conservative system, will (eel a common in
terest, and will tiaturally aid and assist each
other umler e/ll anj every contingency.
This Icllow Clti/.ans, is hut the brief out
line of a great scluv* e,fur the protection ol
our Commerce, Finance, and Lx changes,
the details of which, must be left lor profound
deliberation, concerted action, doaccoui
plisli tuis object, vve hereby invite the plau
t :rs, fietor, anil cotton merchants of each
district or county in the SouMieru .States,
and Territory of Florida, together witli the
Banks, in each ol the said .States ami Terri
tory, to send Delegates to meet ns in Con
vention at M aeon, Georgia, on the Fourth
Tuesday of October ne.tr, which will be on
tho g2nd, day o that month, that we may
carefully consider the import-,mt maiters
disclosed in tins Circular
We invite a canded oUhni nation of this
whole scheme, for the protection not alone
of southern interests, but for the security of
the commerce of the whole country.
Let it at least be tested by patient investi
gation, and enlightened research ; if by this
plan one third of the entire cotton crop of
the country can be placed beyond the pnsi
bility of sacrifice, it will give security to the
residue, not lay entrenching it behind the
go mis of a speculative monopoly but by hol
ding it in that sMfe of security, which the
just' relations of' supply and demand will al
ways in the long riin. establish and sustain
in the (rule of a great and civilized country.
That no time may be lost, we beg leave
to apprise you that an agent, having our
confidence, will leave this shortly for
Kurope, clothed With am le instructions,
to m ii(e such preliminary *arr..ng niients
with the houses in live pool and Havre,
w licit ni \y, hy th t s.ncti in ot th * * ’onven
tio i. have the proposed consignments.
We are aware of the very potent oppo
sition, which a plan looking even to sell
defence, must invite both at home and
tibrmd, as it rails counter to a vari'-tv *'l in
tercs.s. too powerful and too susceptible of
eon liintion. not to be aroused into active,
an I ine.xorih'.e hostility. If our apology
is not to be found in. the plea, that we have
o right to hold our own property by the
means of the credit of our own country,
thou we fearlessly sav. tc? me tn nt ler/sf to
•i.v * u t' it. in despite of an opjmsition how
ever eager and itnpl icable.
We have seen in the face of a crop of
1,350,000 Bales, an effort made, and very
nearly resulting in success, to coerce tin
acceptance of the same prices, which were
uici lent to one of 1,800,000 bales. \\ i
ought not to rest our security on the ad
verse omens of the crop, which is t.oiv
growing under the will and dispensation ol
Providence, wliicli has al.eady suffered in
many quarters from an intense drought, and
io o* hers from the ravages of tlie insects
so destructive to its growth and maturity.
We should look beyond the era of the
supply of the last year, and an apprehended
deficit during the coming season, 'i lie
lessons of economical wisdom belong to alt
seasons, and all times, and there is a salu
tary truth in the homely aphorism, that
those who do not take care of lltemsrivcs.
are not likely to be taken care of hy others.
We therefore submit this call and invitation
to you, with the earnest hope, that you will
be prepared to co operaie with us in a meas
ure, in which we believe the highest interests
of our common country are invovled.
We remain, very Respectfully,
Your oh’t. sev'ts.
NATH’L. A. WARE, of Mississippi.
JOHN G. GAMBLE. Florida.
THOMAS. E. TAKTT, Alabama.
W. Hi PRATT. Alabama.
D P. IHLLHOUSE, Georgia.
J .T. HUGHES, Yazoo Miss.
NATHAN MeGEHEE, Louisiana.
GEO. McDUFFIE, South Carolina,
b. K. DODGE, Florida,
-I L. HUNTER. Alabama.
JAM ES 11A M I ETON, South Carolina.
A. B. DAVIS, Georgia.
HENRY W. HILLIARD. Alabama.
JOHN BRANCH, North Carolina.
New York. .Inly sth, 1839.
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THE MIRROR
Aaiiirilay, J»ly97, I8!!9.
f or I»rea>i<lcnl,
GEORGE M. TROUP.
For Governor,
ni l RLE S »01 r. 53 ERT V
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
SEX ATE.
LOVERD BRYAN.
/,’ El' U ESEXTA TI J ES.
WILLI\RD BOYNTON,
JOHN WEST,
JOSEPH WOOD.
Yv'e present our renders today xvitli the
speech of Mr. Stephens, delivered at the
celebration in Crawfordville, on the Fourth
inst. and wo do so, becaus“ we believe it to
lie a true expression of the public sentiment
of that portion of our State, in relation to
the question of the Presidency.
We cannot be deceived upon this subject :
Georgia can never be cajoled into the sup
port of either of the candidates now most
prominent before the people, holding, as
they both do, principles and feelings so hate
ful and obnoxious to the South. State
Rights tnen, ive hope, will never so far for
get the motto they have assumed, ns openly
to abandon their “principles” in order to.
choose between “men.” Those of us, at
least, who feel that we are wedded to the
doctrines of the constitution, and to the
great Republican principles of ’9B, are de
termined never to violate the pledges to
which we swore upon the altar of Liberty,
when >ve joined the great political standard
reared by the immortal Jefferson, and sus
tained hy our own beloved Troup. So long
as we love the name of liberty, and glory in
the patriotism and wisdom of our fa'hers ;■
so long as w e breathe the air of freedom,
and feel tli.it we are masters of our own ac
tions, so long, we can neverbe driven into a
“choice of evils'” where the election of eith
er would boa national calamity. When we
feel that we are willing to give up our ob
jections to a high protective tariff, and shall
heconi’ satisfied of the constitutionality of,
and absolute necessity for, a National Bank .
when we can give up our love for the South,
and grasp in friendship the hand of one of
her most ardent enemies, then, perhaps, we
may be found among the supporters of Hen
ry Clay, the father of the American System.
When we become Missouri Restiictionists,
advocates of Free Negro Suffrage, and Hart
ford Conventionists; when we become wil
ling to subscribe to doctrines whose direct
tendency is to consolidate tho whole power
of the Government in the hands of a few,
and feel that we have no longer a regard for
the Sovereignty of the States; when we ac
knowledge ourselves ready to sanction the
reckless extravagance of an Administration,
which, professing the doctrines of reform,
has raised the expenditures of the Govern
ment from 12,000,000 to 40,000, 00(pr.f Dol
lars; when we can persuade ourselves to
vote for an electioneering President, and one
too, wli > while his partizans are trumpeting
his Southern feelings, is engaged in court
ing tho smiles of Northern Abolitionists;
when all our hopes of bringing back the
Government to its first principles, nre at an
e id, and we li we become reckless of its fu
ture prosperity, then perhaps, we too may be
found in the ranks of Van Bnrcnisin. bond
i (T the energies of our sotijs to procure his
re-election. But when tli'*se things take
place, “•may our light hand torget its cun
ning,” We hope we shall not live to see
the day when our love of country shall be
come so dead, as to permit our union with
such a tnasr of what ? shall wo term it
corruption ? Have not the recent investi
gations sufficiently prpvfti that there was
"something rotten in Denmark TANARUS” Has th p
public Treasury suffered to the tune of 50,
000,000 of Dollars, in vain ! Does not the
ipiHiiutment of thorough going Abolition
ins, to the highest offices of honor and pro
fit i*i the gift of the Executive, prove some
thing ? That it does, and that the freer eu
of Georgia will set their seal of condemna
tion on such conduct, we earnestly believe
R. M. JOHNSON AND’illS PARTY.
Weclipfrom the St. Joseph (Fla.)Times,
a devoted Van Bureu paper, the following
remarks, to show the motives that have ac
tuated a portion of the Van Bureu press to
propose the name of John Forsyth in coo
nection with the Vice Presidency, and kic.,
poor Dick from the seal, as useless and uu
worthy:
The HoS. R. M. Johkros is unwilling
to lie coaxed oil a- the candidate of the
Republican party, for the Vice Presidency
---He has re| lied in a very hntulKOine Iciiei
declining to say whether he is, or is not a
can Ji l ite for re-election. —B it we regard
him politically as a Drone —tic can do the
party neither gootl or harm—lle cannot bring
to its cause the vote of a single State,, nor
can lie lake one away. At tins crisis when
so much depends upon the success ofthose
great principles practised by this ndmiuistra
tion, every honorable measure should be
adopted by the party to ensure success.--
Now ive do think that if the party run VI r.
Forsyth, that it will secure tlie vote of
Georgia The parlies are nearly balanced in
that State,and Mr. Forsyth’s | cisonsl pop
iil rity among his political opponents may
turn the iloulpliil issue in favor ot the admin
istration. Mr. Forsyth ton, deserves well
of his friends---1 le has labored long and
fa if iifu lin their cause- —lie possesses talent
ad tact of a high order, and would make
an excellent presiding officer of the Senate.
We du not believe t at a better choice cun
be made.— St. Joseph Tunis.
So far as Georgia is concerned in this mat
ter, we would inform our friend of tlie
Times, that lie is epiir.ely mistaken in
the c'l.natter of her citizens, They can
never be brought ioto the support of
Martin Van 13 11 ren for the Presidency, run
whom you may with him for the Vice Presi
dency. For Mr. Forsyth, his political op
ponents have no ptedfdictions whatever—
he has acted worse than an Arnold’s part to
wards them—lie lias betrayed them into the
hands of their enemies, and therefore for
leited all claim to their confidence and sup-
port.
Mr. Van Ruren’s friends must think that
the State Rights party of Georgia have lmt
little firmness and i dtp *ni'ence, o suppose
that they, no matter how great Mr. Forsyth’s
“personal popularity” may be with them,
would sacrifice their dearest principles and
rights to support for the Presidency so cor
rupt & grov Ting a politician as Martin Van
Burep, b< cause a Georgian was run in con
nection with him for the Vice Presidency
No. The State Rights patty of Georgia,
we would inform them are “ina !e of sterner
stuff,” than to be thus used and handled a*
pleasure—they carry no “personal" feelings
with the a to the ballot-box, but, with an
eye steadfastly fixed upon their rights and
principles, they will sustain the man most
likely to carry out and defend them; nn<*
such an effort to buy their suffrages, would
bo looked upon with feelings of the most
sovereign contempt, and they will find, when
they hold out to the friends of liberty this
elided poisonous cup, that they will turn
from it with loathing and disgust.
The extract quoted above, no doubt,
speaks the mind atid indicates the feelings
of the Van Bureu party in this, particular;
it would be w'*ll, thnefote, for the fri"nds
of State Rights and the Constitution to keep
a vigilant watch upon every movement o'
t i'si pihlicil jugglers—the great Magi
cian is, no doubt, at work in this matter and
as he pulls the wires the poppets perform
their partsjust as he wishes; and all that is
necessary is, to watcli their movements, and
the manner in which the wires sire pulled'
and no danger is to be apprehended. Geor
gia has been caught iti Van Buren’s snare
once, andbv the exertions and patriotism of
her sons she has been released from that
thraldom of corruption, and surely, tier post
experience will be sufficient to save her from
a similar fate. “A word to the i\ ise is suffi
cient.”
••It is the hour, when from the boughs
The nightingale's high note is heard;
It is tho hour when lover's vows
Seem sweet ill every whispered word ;
And gentle winds and waters near
Make music in the lonely ear.”
Byron's Parisina.
The calm, clear twilight of a summer’s
evening, affordsno where, a more delightful
scene for contemplation than on the wild and
picturesque batiks of the Chattahoochee.—
Poets and travellers may boast cf tbe deli
cate tints of an Italian sky, glowirg in toe
reys of the departing sun; they may tell of
the bright landscapes that stretch out before
the eye, in tho rich luxuriance of a
southern clime ; they may descant upon the
soft congeniality of an atmosphere-filled with
music and “sea-born” zephyrs; and in
glowing and fanciful kinguage, recall the
glorious recollections that hallow that clas
sical land. But, for our own humble part,
we wish not for brighter skies, or richer sun
sets than those that smile upon our own
home ahd forest landscapes. The lyre is
swept in vain that would persuade us, that
beautv is no where to be seen in an evening
skv, except where “broken thrones and tem
ples,” with venerable grandeur mark the
scene, and proclaim the wjrcek of a former
glory; f>r we have witne-sed in oor o.«n sun
ny land some of those gorgeous exhibitions,
with which, "parting day* sometimes clothes
the burial of her kiog.
But tbourii we love the gold-n beauty of
sunset, when clonus aud tree tops are died
in its yellow radiance, and the heavens give
hack its splendor, yet the calm and peaceful
hour which succeeds it, is, to us, more love,
Iy stilh
‘I love thee twilight! for thy gleams impart
Their dear, their dying influence to my heart;
When o’er the harp of thought, the pasting
wind
Awakens all th* music of the mind.
And joy, and sorrow, us the spirit burns.
And hope an i memory sweep the chords by
t urns.”
At such an hour, Ihc Contemplative mind
delights to linger with the r .collections that
may be awakeued within its recesses, ami
fancy, freed from the trammels thrown a
round it, by ilie busy pursuits of the day,
may take her broadest sweep, up into the
empyreal regions. The Soft mu ruin rings of
the river hastening along its pebbly bed, like
i wanderer returning to his home, falls in
entle cadence upon the ear, and imparts a
(leasing and soothing influence to the mind,
md if. perchance, the strains af music should'
reach the ea l- , it seems as if they
“Floated along its azure tide —-■
Floated in light, as if the lay
Hid mix’d with sunsets fading rays
And light ai.d song together died ! ’
But is chh'fly on account ot the glorious
associations, that, at this gentle hour, crowd,
unhidden upon tlie mind, tlm twilight, on
the Chattahoochee, derives additional inter
est.
Here, on this spot, for centuries gone hy,
and until wtl.iii the short period of a few
years, the untamed savage and the beasts of
prey held unlimited dominion ; aud no sound
broke upon the vast solitude, save the wild
war whoop, and tile srreams and bowlings of
the panther ad t lie wolf; when the majea
tic river rolled its clear waters through un
broken forests, and the water fowl and musk
rat floated in security upon its surface;
when might lie seen the light skill - of the
Indian fastened to its accustomed moorings,
and the solitary path, whiMi wound its way
up the steep and lofty IdulF, leading oil' by a
trail to some neighboring village, where
dwelt the “lords o( the soil” in their primi
tive simplicity.
By and bv came the white man, and hav
ing obtained a foothold on the soil, taught
them the vices of civilization wit tin lit its
virtues, purchased from them their birth
right, removed them across 'he river, and
converted (heir ranges and hunting grounds
into cultivated fields and farms.
But the march of civilization staid not
litre; the Anglo-Saxon hive still sent forth
its swarms, and the Creek nation became hut
a dividing line between two wealthy and
powerful Sia’i s. Ai length, liai ing sold the
last vestage of their lands, it became neces
sary for them to abandon the graves of their
fathers, ami witli the tribes that, had emigra
ted before them t *ke up their abode “be
yond where the Mississippi rolls its dusky
fio d.’
'The Indian character has never been fully
understood, only by those, who by contact
and intercourse w itli them, have had oppor
t niit.e f r tudying it. When, therefore,
tin* time ii.uroaclied for their departure for
the "Far West,” those wh i knew them best,
predict-d trouble nt their hands; but it was
unheeded ; and sure enough, without cvi n
the appearance of a cloud in the sky, the
storm came, and many were the hearth s
and cruel murders that were committed be
fore the settlors could retreat, or place them
selves in a posture foi defence The yen
gcance that sl-mps, b it never dio?, was again
miiaUnoii j» t!ie savage bosom, to be dealt
nut in merciless fury upon the heads of the
innocent and unoffending. With a refine
inenl in cruelty known only to themselves,
helpless babes, and unprotected females
were massacred and scalped, to add to their
trophies and glut their ferocious hatred to
the very name of white. To this immedi
ate vicinity, their murderous designs seemed
principally directed, and desolation, for a
while, brooded over tbe prospects of the set
tlement. But they were not onopnosed ; a
gallant band of “Rangers” rallied around
their gallant leader, and bloody battles were
fought in defence of their homes and their
firesides, their wives and their children.
spirts rushed from all parts ol
tlnmWliMiry, to this point which had been
made the theatre of action, and the wily
and treacherous creatures at length over
powered, were compelled to surrender; not
however, until valuable lives were lost, either
of which could not he atoned for, by all the
blood that runs in savage veins. Three
years have not yet elapsed smc„ these stir
ring incidents were enacted, and yet on tin
very s”ot. then a wilderness, alternately oc
cupied by white men and savages, a town has
arisen, which promises to expand into a
city at an early ag". Hugo piles of timber
gathered upon tin* hanks of the River, teil
that Wharves and Ware-houses and soon a
magnificent Bridg , in a slior time will
occupy the places where lately tlie Indian's
foot has trod, and the Indian’s boat has
sailed.
These associations and a thomand others
involuntarily force themselves upon the mind,
while sutveying ”t this point, the mellow
scenery of the Chattahoochee, spread out
in the gray twilight mists of evening. The
fevered excitement of the day is calmed
down, and that greatest foe to human hap
piness restless anxiety, as lost in the glorious
contemplation. A summer evening ramble,
'vh»n tho skies are “embathed in purple
hoautv” af all times exercises a salutary in
fluence upon li e heart ; tliev#oelh)2B are
harrnonized, and gentle aspirations ascend
unconsciously from the bosom We envy
not the heart that at lliis season of repose,
can yield to the multiplied influences ol'
memory and hope, and not feel t lie glow
of generous emotions.
encouraging.
The Southern Post has the following :
This morning we received seven ad 'itian
a! subscribers to the ‘-Post.” The follow
ing letter, dated *‘Clinton, July 19lh, 18.39,”
pleases us rather more than the others, aud
we annex it
“To the Editor of the ‘Southern Post,’
Sir. In consideration of the rich and inter
esting matter generally furnished through
the columns of your valuable paper, l am
induced to beconiy a subscriber for it.
You will please send it to me at this place.
Very Respectfully, Ac.
Oh hush! Do fell! Now we rather
guess that is a little flattering; we receive
such friendly missives ourselves oecasion
a'ly, and we alfect them much. But "hat
says our neighbour to the following car
tel which lia*= just come to hand.
Post Office Ala. July 25, 1°39.
Messrs. Editors.
Please discontinue Wni
Kaigler’fl paper as it is not taken out of the
O.uce. He lias gone to Texas,
Respectfully, Ac.
P. M.
G. T. Emigrated ! —Well, he could
not have gone to a better country. We
wish however, that Mr. Kaiglcr had paid u*
h e year’s subscription, before he took his
departure for the “Far Westand per
haps we could nut do our bretltrcn of the
Press iu that favored land a better turn,
than to give them the name of a mao iliat
■went ofF Irom this country to that, with
out p ying for his paper, after receiving
the benefits ol it for twelve mouths.
Such an act is a sufficient index to the
principles of any man.
We observed in the last Texas National
Intelligencer, ufneieen Lawyer’s advertise
ments. Judging from the number ol its
branches, the Law would seem to flourish
“like a green bay tree,” iu li)e sud ol the
young Republic. In glancing our eye
down the column filled out with these no
tices, we were reminded of an anecdote
once told us by a friend who had spent a
lew days iu an up-country village*, when
some ten or twelve unfortunate wights had
located themselves for the purpose ol prac
ticing Law. It happened that a gatherim:
oi some sort or other ha I taken place at the
Court House, and our friend being some
thing of a wag, amused himself by getting
into conversation with those about him who
looked most like loafers, ami whose anxious
_\ci dejected air gave him to hope fora lit
tie sport. Putting on an air of ignorauc
and simplicity, and addressing himself to
one nearest to him, asked, “if lie was’nt a
store keeper? To which tbe other replied,
“No Sir, 1 am ati Attorney at Law.” A
similar question being put to seven or eight
others, the same answer was received raeh
t'mc, varied only in the mode of expression
and by the addition of an inquirv from one
or two, “whether lie had any business in
Court ?” Finally, being struck with the
appearance ol a tallow faced little fellow
who looked like lie was rejoicing at his late
iniiaculons escape from some neighbouring
graveyard that lie had tenanted for years,
our friend approached hint with the hope
of meeting for once a different reply. But
no; it was a “good day for snaking,” and
our quizzical friend had stumbled upon a
nest lull ol them. To the question, therc
lore, “whether lie liad’nt some goobbers to
sell,” young hopeful replied, with a look
in which indignation and wonderment were
most curiously blended, aud in a drawl
"liich seemed to lengthen at every word,
“why odd rot votir skin, I'm s t-u-d y-i n
L a-w
Singular instance <j' attachment between
a Sh> cp amt a Dog.
When quite a lad, 1 had a pet lamb
which had been raised apart f nm the flock
and which remained altogether iu the yard
iml about the house My brother, a little
older than mys If, had raised a voting dog,
and each of us strove to outdo tile other in
acts of kindness towards our favourites
In the mean lime, an inijr„a.y was sprir.g
mg up be'-emi them, which in a little tune
ripened ,nto the most extraordinary attach
ment. During the day they gamboled and
played together, one never being seen with
out the other* At night, the Sheep would
l ; e down in a corner of the chimney, and
the Dog would as regularly stretch himself
out upon the Sheep’s back, seeming to en
joy the guff no.sa of the wool, and in that
position would pass the night. This inti
macy existed between tli-in for nearly a
>ear, when the Sheep died of distemper,
and through my rhildi«h affection for it,
was buried. For several days poor Lion
wandered about in search of his lost [day
fellow and companion, without once com
fit):.' to the door for his accustomed meals.
Finally, he discovered the place where
the rema ns of his ‘-lost loved otic” were
deposited, and commenced scratching info
'he ground. When driven oft' he would
return, and at length being permitted to
remain and prosecute his labours, he readi
ed nearly to the carcase, which was rever
ed only ;vvo nr three sees, mid laying him
sell down in the hole he had made, remain
ed there until lie was taken away bv force;
and although he never afterwards returned
th 9 I recollect, he drooped about for srv
cial wed s, before he recovered from his
bereavement. He was always an affection
ate dog, and afterwards exhibited several hi
king instances of attachment to his master.
The following toast was drank at a 4th.
of July celebration ii Barnwell Disl. S, C.
1 he American Farmers—
Corn in the barn loft
And poultry m (lie yard.
Bacon in the smoke House
a lid i barrel full of lard ;
Milk m the dairy
And butter on the board,
Coffee in tlie little bag
And sugar in the gourd.
Departed his life hi (lie city of Macon,
on (lie 6th ipst.,. .Robert W. Fort, in sure
and certain t:ope of a blissful immortality.
He was born in Brunswick county Virgin
ia, iu the year 1802, removed to Georgia in
the spring of lrilß, and settled in Putnam
county. IJe has lived successively in Pmv
elton, Milledgcville, Macon and Charleston.
In every place a man without reproach—the
iiighnunded, enterprising public spirited
citizen, the admiration of his acquaintance
the chosen companion of his friends. Ilis
intelligence entitled his opinions to respect
—an unsullied integrity marked all his trans
actions, and the homage of confidence was
awarded to him from every class of so
ciety, Ilis word was the anchor of a sure
and steady dependence—a security imim
’peached by a single failure. In business,
'indefatigable—a pattern of industry, order
and economy—frugal without avarice—gen
erous without ostentation —honest without
offence. Such a happy balance and adjust
ment of the finest moral qualities is seldom
found, but always identified with meekness
of temper—urbanity of manners, and those
calm religious well directed habits of life
that in combination make the virtuous Char
acter*—and the useful men.
lu 1524 lie professed faith in Christ, and
joined the Methodist Episcopal Church-
Religion was with him ao element of char
ncterand sacreif morality was animated and
sanctified by the spirit of devotion. The
writer of this article ha* conversed with ma
[iv Christians of high pretentions—-.been
familiar with those who were tiaeplv read
in the Bible, and had distiugiSished reputa
tion for piety, but he has never known the
maw of more simplefakh, inortecxalted views
of the Dut'iie Law, or such deep and perva
ding conviction of the otter unworthiness
of human nature, considered as a memo
riuiprclaimarn upon the mercy of Ifexveti.
Indeed so strongwere his, csoeefUr.ns on
these subjects that i ms >|.iiiiiia)
his'ory. Iris confidence in salvation was route
times i vertlomJeu witn Urspu.ursri... Li,<r
rral heaven-—life w.tli Uni! »t ( oi<u a good
too iim. (asu.aide It.# tiie hope ol insignifi
cant ciiinman. O'-iy in the tight'of the
Cross dm ins tnisg.iviug Lean wax Mu icm
faith—when conscious that ti,e blootf of
sprinkling was upon ms soul—-tuc, *“<l on
ly then did lie rise to that holy anticfip tion
which some a;e wort so to
entertain. Christianity was wfifi lp„ia dit’-
fusive assimilating pnnciple that subordin
ated and sanctified ail tits movements it
operated with and regularity in h f , domestic
er.mofny. and spread itseh abioiH. upon all
tin* range < t hisbusii.ess. Morning and eve
ning tlie. voice of prayer went up hum his
family altar, and by example anu holy teach
ing in* souylfi .* n h rJ L * home ho’ld after
tiod—lie lined various important offices in
iio Clm Cli "fill fiutlily and zeal. r J’he
prosperity ol Zo n tuts i,i« delight, to her
nun he gave fix unit — r j ; „,, j,fe
money—.-and idea t,fusel his whole iifioft cO
w.ih the cat.se < I'God. It, ah the relation*
■‘f,b l 4! he v» .is a made lof ail that was -ta
de, and cf good report. I.is last sicfiitss
v ' tiS ** ot Ciriff iiupr, i si< n iiiiit’
patience, \\ ho tail s with Iyid v, iililli er : *
ficotion ? AV ho tha: sa« I im. felt not the
divinity of religion ? His cheerful hope -i
his unshaken confidence of the (inure, i.niid
’lie decay of the outer man. dononstrateir
the value of the Gospel to dying man, and
mingled w-jth the anguish cl our bereavement
the blissful anticipalumsufcteiiial compan
ionship bey ond the grave.
“How calm his exir l
Night dews fail tut more gently to the
ground,
Nor weary worn out winds expire so soft,”
ilig'njn faith Le died, as dies the ron
qui ror amid iln* shout* of victory. The
first fruits nt the forth eoijiiiig harvest were
granted to this faithful steward ot the man
hold mercies of God. Tbe vale of death
was robed with light, while (he man ot God.
pas' ed through, and his fas) words >6 surviv
ing friends were triumphant. .Servant of
God well done. Thy toil is past—-the con
flict is over, and the crown is tl fine forever.
. JUnron Messenger.
For Sale,
A FINE saddle and Harness HORSE
Apply to . 11. 11. BARROW.
July 27 1G
NOTICE.
PERSONS having any Books in their
possession belonging to the subscriber,
will please return them to tbe Mirror Office.
July 27 16 11. 11. BAR ROW.
dissolution; .
Tim copartnership heretofore ■ > xistin rT
; -■ under the name and style of Smith <Ve
\\ iflrhKY is this day dissolved by mutual
# nsp t ,t. Ihe buaiiieis will still be ■Conduct
ed hy A. B. C W infrey, af the old slatul.
Charles A. Smith is ai t inrized to settle
the hooks, and will attend to the collection
of all debts due tbe firm.
C. A. SMITH. m
A B. < . W IN FREY.
Florence, Ga. July 22 16
LA ND.
THE Subscriber will sell the follow ing
lots of Land low for cash :
No. 41 3 21 Daily county.
408 28 ilo
388 26 do
241 28 do
Any person wishing either of the above
lots w ill write me by mail, direct to Bit
man's, Monroe enmity, Georgia.
Jtriy 4 1(5 3t ' JOHN PITMAN.
i.fe Kiterift Sate*. '
W7ILL be sold, on ilie first Tuesday in
H SEPTEMBER next, at the court
house dour in tiie town of Starksville, with
in the usual flours of sale, the following pro
perty, to wit i
Five negroes, to wit, Frank, a man, aboiix
30 or 35years of age, Bob, a man, about 2*
years old, Jordan, a mail, about 20 years old,
Fayette, a boy about 18 years old and Eliza,
a woman abouOO or 35 yi ars old ; one bay
horse and one maie, a standing crop of 125
acres in cotton more or less, and 75 acres in
corn, more or less, and four lots of I,and,
Nos. not known, in the 3d district of Lee
county, wiili about 2b’o acres e'eared land,
the place formerly occupied by Robert I)-
Kespess, deceased.
A!s", Lot of Land, No 217, in the 3d dis
trict of Le county, levied on as the pro
perty of Edmund Jones, to satisfy a Ft Fa
issued from :i justice's court ol Klhert coun
ty. in favor of Henry E. Nash, property
pointed out by Win. IJ.Urawford, levy made
aud ret tl me I to me by a constable.
• Also, Lotsof Eanrl, Nos. 244, 212, 242
2]Band 2lliin tiie loth district of originally
Dooly, now Lee routi'v, levied on as tho pro
perty of Zenus Parker, to satisfy two Fi Fas
issued from the superior court of Lee coun
ty, in favor of John Rawls and Henry V.
King vs, said Zciius Park* r.
A. DYSON, Sheriff.
July 18, 1839. 16 V .
Georgia-—Sumter County. f
HER E ASy(!laris«a McCarter applies
* v to j# e for lefir's of Admhiistra iou
on the estate of John B. McCarter, deceas
ed,
This is, to cite and admonish
all and singular, the kindred aud creditors of
said deceased, to he and appear at n.y office,’
within ti c time [Described bv law, to .‘■hew
cause, if any they Lave, why said le tfis;(
should nor be granted. , X
Given under my hand at office, *.Lis 2d
day of July, 1839 If! ’
EDMUND NUNN, c c. o.
STE WART SUPETUOTT goURT. ""
FEB. TERM 1839.
Cain fijc Pope (c ■)
Mark M. Fleming, & j
Neal Robertson. 1
: V Bill for-Disrovcry,
William Soloircrt, - j Relief If injunction
John Martin, _ r. * ..ji
• John Chain, and . Is
Arthur A. Morgan. j,
IT appearing to this court,that JobeChaln.
one of the defendants to tbe said bill of
complaint, resides out. of tbe limits' of this
State. i"
On motion, ofthcSolicitot’ofcctnphaina'nts,
ordered, that service he perfected, by pub-
I'cafiiiu oi.c-f a mouth I. r foi r months; iu
o’ti of -he public gazettes of tin. State,
A true extract fri t! the viinuitw <i( Stow,
art Superior eouri, February term, ] 839.
ELIJAH PEARCE, < !erk.
April 1. 3839.
DISSOLUTION. : ~
nMIIE copartnership heretofore eristim*
■ upder tin* firm of 11AKYEY A;
CII ' S RAIN, i-this day ih-solved by imi'Ual
•consent. The tiabili-uw of the court rn will
be v-ettlpd by JohnP I4*rn y, to whom, alAo
.rite debudue the tiiuj uju*y he raid.
JOHN P. HARVEY.
MORGAN CHASTAIN
f July 15 15.