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2u TIIE GEORGIA ttIKICOK, IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, By U. Gardiicr & J. E. Hull, (Editors and Proprietors.) At THREE DOLLARS a year, if paid in advance, or TOUR DOLLARS, it not paid until the end of the year. Advertisements will b« conspicuously inserted at One Dollar per square, (15 lines •r less,) the first, and 50 cents for each sub sequent insertion. All advertisements handed in for publi cation without * limitation, will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Execu tors, Ad uiuistnitors and Guardians, are re quired by law to lie advertised in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. 'The sale of Personal property must be udver ise- 1 in like manner forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for four months. . , , All Letters on business must be post paid to insure attention. JOB PIUNT ING. (CONNECTED with the office of the J MIRROR, is a splendid assortment ol SM!r2S 'SfiSiS'SSif,.. , ~ . And we are enabled to excute all kind of Job work, in the neatest manner and at the snort st notice. of every description will constantly be acpt on hand,such as Attachments, Justices’ Executions, do Summons, Jury do Subpcenas Clerk's Recognizance, Scieri Facias, Appearance Ronds, Cu. Sa. Declaration —Debt, Declaration— —Assumpsit, Sheriff' Deeds, Tax Collector Executions, Blank Notes. A r c Ware B3im«*c *V «iouimissioii BUSINESS. I W JL purchased the Ware j House lately occupied by John D. Pitts & Cos. have as sociated themselves together for the pur pose of transacting a general COM V - BION BUSINESS, under the name and style of 13EAF.L, HI!.!. & LAURENCE. As our attention will be particularly directed to the receiving and forwarding gtiods and cotton, we shall make every arrangement necessary, for storing and taking care of the The business will be conducted by Mr. A. W. Hill, and we pledge ourselves that nothing sh ill be wantin': mi our parts to give sat inaction. With these assurnn we hope to receive ;t libciul ihiifcoi |>ub l,c K T EE U , Li A. W. lIILL. M. J. LAURENCE. Ju’v 20 15 J. B. STAB K, MERCHANT, Si. Joseph} F!a. January 10, 1839. DRY GOODS. ril HE subscriber having recently replen § ished Ins stock, invites his custom ers and the public generally, to call and ex amine for themselves. His goods are new and well selected and he is ottering them on as good terms as any in tlio market. His stock consists in part ot the following: Woolens, Sattinetts, A variety of Broad Cloths, Circassians, Merinos, Bombazines and Bomba/.ettes, Red and White Flannel, A good assortment of iicady AEade Cloth las;, A large supply of BOOTS and SHOES, gentemkn’s aSi> ladies SADDLES, BHIDLESAND MARTINGALS. Crockery, Hardware and Cutlery, With a variety of other articles suitable to the season, which he takes great pleasure in otfering to his customers and the pub lic, at his uew store on the North side Cen tre street. „ . „ Jan 1J 40 TIlO: GARDNER. New Goods! Hew" Goods ! ! rjAHE Subscriber has just received, per I Steamer SIREN, a fresh supply of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS AND READY MADE CLOTHING, Broad Cloths. Sattinetts. C issemeres, Cam blets. Merinos, Sliallcys, eic. cic. Low for cash or to undoubted creditor*. JOHN P. HARVEY. Julv 6,1839 ID DISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing under the firm of HARVEY 6c. •CII'STAIN is this day dissolved bynni»ual consent. The liabili ies of the concern will be settled by JohnP. Harvey, to whom, also the debts due the firm must be paid. JOHN P. HARVEY. MORGAN CHASTAIN. Julv 15 15 Dt "DISSOLUTION. rrtllE copartnership heretofore -xistmg I under the name and style ot Smith A Winfrey is this day dissolved oy mutual consent. The business will still be conduct ed by A. 15. C Winfrey, at the old stand. Charles A. Smith is authorized to sett’e the books, and will attend ko the collection of all debts due the firm. C. A. SMITH. A. B. C. WINFREY, one; Q.u, Ju'y 22 fU THE 11IRROR, FLORENCE ACADEMY. fTAIiE exercises of the Male De| rtn ent A ol the F'orence Academy, will com mence on Monday next, 7th inst. under the superintendence ot Mr. Georue J. Mr- Clkskky, wlio comes well recommended as an iustructer of youth. The following will be the rates of tuition, por quarter: Orthography, Reading and Writiug §4 OC do do do with Arithmetic, SOC Euglish Grammar and Geography, 6 OC Higher English Brauches, 8 O' Languages, 10 0 f The Female Department will commsD-Y on the same day, under the direction ol Miss Margaret Harvey. Os Miss Her vey’s qualifications the Trustees deem it u> necessary to speak, as they are too well known to require any recommendation froa them. The terms of tuition, will ba th same as state i above, and for Drawing and Painting, 13 0 Needlework an extra charge of 3 0 Board can be had, for males and fe nalar in the most respectable houses, at rjatja? ble prices. Jan. 5 39 BY TIIE TRUS , 3 ..... CABINET FURNITURES George h. & wm. j. willEks respectfully inform the citizens ol Florence and the surrounding country, that 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 flatter themselves, from their long experience, that they will be able to give general satisfaction to those who may favor them with their patronage. April 9 52 J. A. H. MACON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, STARKSViLLE. LEE COUNTY. GEORGIA. WILL attend the Courts of the CHAT TAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT . WI LLIAM TT~MAY Attorney a I La tv, STARKSVILLE, Lee county, Ga. will practice in all the counties of the Chat tahoochee circuit. March 10 43 ly Hr. Will, 73. IliuthvioV.) LUMPKIN, GA. ('1 AN, at all times be fouud by those wish- J ing his services, at his office, ar the house of M. McCullar, Esq. when not pro fession Jly engaged. J in 26 42 — law"notice: THE ttndersigneil liave associated them. selves in the PRACTICE OF LAW, under the firm of Bull& Mitchell, and will attend promptly to all business entrus ted to their care in the Courts of the fol lowing counties, viz. Stewart, Sumter. Muscogee, Lee, Ga. and Randolph, Barbour, Ala. J. L. Bull may be found at his office in Florence, and J. M. Mitchell, at his office in Lumpkin, Stewart co. Ga. JESSE L. BULL, JAMES M. MITCHELL Feb 1. 47 8t . Y« ti ce—lWi ssolu tion. fgIHE late partnership existing between the subset ibers in the mercantile bu siness in the county of Stewart, in the State of Georgia, has been dissolved, by mutual consent, ever since the 4th day of the pre sent month. John S. Rice is authorised to close the business of said concern. JOSIAH DICKINSON. JOHN S. RICE. June 11,1339. 11 fit ALABAMA LANDS FOR SALE. NIIALF 9 14 30 • S. half 4 11 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 JK half 22 13 28 N. half 33 20 26 S. half 32 18 28 W. half 26 15 24 S. half 29 16 25 K. half 2 18 25 Any of the above Lands will 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. For Sale. fFI HE subscriber offers for sale A on reasonable terms, Lot of Land No. 133, in the 22d dis trict of Stewart county, with o ther lauds adjoining, 65 acres well improved with good buildings. Any one desirojis of purchasing a good settlement of Land would do well to call and view the premises, fiv,: and naif miles from Florence. S. B. STRICKLING. Julv 5 31 3 NOTICE. LOST or mislaid, two promissory notes on William Winn, payable one day af tPr date, in favor of the subscriber, one for twenty dollars, and the other for eigh teen dollars, due the first day of January 1839. ... The public are cautioned against trading for the above notes, as the payment of them has been stopped. JAMES M. MILNER. June I 1839. 0 <»' To"Holder* of Taxable Property. THIRTY days from this date, I shall proceed to collect the taxes due the corporation, as directed by the Ordinance to that effert. M. .1. LAURENCE Ass’r. &Col. July 19. iKto&awoau q-a. acto-itsi 10. asas. PROSPECTUS OF THE T SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. HIS is a monthly Magazine, devoted chiefly to Literature, but occasion ally finding room also for articles tha fall within the scope of Science ; and not pro essing an entire disdain of tasteful selections, though its matter lias been, as it will con tinue to be, in the main, original. Party Politics, and controversial Theol ogy, as far as possible, are jealously exclu ded. They are sometimes so blended with discussions in literature or in moral sci ence, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain admittance for the sake of the more valu able matter to which they adhere: bu* whenever that happens they are incidental, only, not primary. They are dross, tolera ted only because it cannot well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith it is incor porated. Reviews and Critical Noticf.3, occu py their due space in the work : and it is the Editor’s aim that they should have a three fold tendency—to convey, iu a condensed form, such valuable truths or interesting in cidents as are embodied iu the works re viewed, —to direct the readers attention to books that deserve to be read—and to warn him against wasting time and money upon that large number, which merit only to be burned. Iu this age of publications that by their variety and multitude, distract and o verwlielnin every undiscriminating student, impartial criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is one of the most inesti mable and indispensable ofauxiliaries to him who dots wish to discriminate. Essays and Tales, having in view utility or amusement, or both; Historical sket ches—and Reminisknces of events too min ute for History, yet elucidating it, and heightniug its interest—may be regarded as forming the staple of the work. And of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish ed—sometimes of no mean strain—to man ifest and to cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents of our country. The times appear, for several reasons, to demand such a work—and not one alone, but rnanyt The public mind is feverish and irritated still, from recent political strifes: The soft, assuasive influence of Lit erature is needed, to allay that fever, and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly are rioting abroad : —They should be driven by indignant rebuke, or lashed by ridicule, in to their fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion of our peo pie E very spring should be set iu motion, to arouse the enlightened, and to iucrease thrir number; so that the great enemy of popular government may no longer brood, like a portentous cloud, over the destinies of our country. Vnd to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful agent can be employed, than a periodical on the plan of the Messenger; if that plan be but car ried out in practice ? The South peculiarly requires such an agent. In all the Union, south of Washing ton, there are but two Literary periodicals! Northward of that city, there are probably at least twenty-five or thirty ! Is this con trast justified by the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, or the actual literary taste of the Southern people, compared with those of the Northern? No: for in wealth, talents and taste, we may justly claim, at least, an equality with our brethren »tid a domestic institution exclusively our own, beyond all doubt, a'fords us, if we choose, twice the leisure for reading and writing whit h they enjoy. It was from a deep sense of this local want that the word Southern was engrafted on this periodical: and not w ith any design to nourish local prejudices, or to advocate sup posed local interests. Far from any sucli thought, it is the Editor’s fervent wish, to see the North and South bound endearing ly together, forever, in the silken bauds of mutual kindness and affection. Far from meditating hostility to the north, he has al ready drawn, anil he hopes hereafter to draw, much of liis choicest matter thence: and happy indeed will he deem himself, should lus pages, by making each region know the other better contribute in any es sential degree to dispel the lowering clouds that now threaten the peace of both, and to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love. The Southern Literary Messenger has now been insistence four years—the pre sent No commencing the fifth volume. How tar it has acted out the ideas here ut tered, is not for the Editor to say; lie be lieves, however, that it falls not further short of them, than human weakness usually makes Practice fall short of Theory. CONDITIONS. 1. The Southern Literary Messenger is published in monthly numbers, of 64 large superroyal octavo pages each, on the best of paper, and neatly covered, at $5 a year— payable in advance. 2. Or five new subscribers, by sending then names and S2O at one time to the edi tor, w ill receive their copies for one year, for that sum, or at -$4 for each. 3. The risk of loss of payments for sub scriptions, which have been properly com mitted to the mail, or to the hands of a post master, is assumed by the editor 4. If a subscription is not directed to be discontinued before the first number of the next volume has been published, it will be taken as. a continuance for another year. Subscriptions must commence with the be ginning of the volume, and will not be ta ken for less than a year’s publication. 5. The mutual obligations of the publish er and subscribsr, for the year, are fully in curred as soon as the first number of the volume is issued : and after that time, no discontinuance of a subscription will be permitted. Nor will a subscription be dis continued for any earlier notice, while yna thing thereon remaius due, uuless at the option of the Editor. rrtHE Subscriber will attend to thecollec L tion of all debts dus the la’e firm of Gardner fc Barrow, up to April, 1839. Persons indebted to sajd firm will please make payment immediately. April 30 H H. BARROW HENRY A. GARRETT is the author ised agent, to take notes, receive cash and give receipts for any demands due the Male and Female Academies at Florence. May 6 4 THE TRUSTEES. Executive Department. Ga. Milledgeville. 29th May, 1839. 'VX7HEREAS, by an Act. of the Gener v ▼ al Assembly, passed the 26th De cember, 1838. entitled “An Act, to provide for the call of a Convention or reduce the number of the General As sembly of the Slate of Georgia, and for o tlier purposes therein named, ’’ it is provided that it shall be the duty of His Excellency the Governor to give publicity to the alter ations and amendments made iu the Consti tution, iu reference to the Reduction of the number of membe.rs eompo. ing the Gen eral Assembly, and the firs’ Monday in Oc tober, next atler the rising ot said Conven tion, lie shall fix on for ’lie Ratification of the' People, of such amendments, altera tions, or new articles, as they may make for the objects of reduction and equalization of ihe General Assembly only, and if ratified by a majority of the voters, who vote on the question of RATIFICATION” or “No RATIFICATION”—then, and in that eveut, the alterations so by them made and ratified, shall be binding on the people of this State, and not otherwise.” And whkaras, the delegates of the peo ple ot this State, assembled in Convention underthc provisions of the before recited ac, and a' m reed to, and declared the follow ing to be a lterations and amendments of the Constitution of this State, touching the rep resentation of t he people iu the General Assembly there f, to-wit: The Convention assembled under an act, •to provide for the call, of a Convention, to reduce the number of the General As sembly, of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named,” passed the 26th day ol December, 1838, having met un derthe Proclamation of the Governor, on Monday the 6th day of May, 18 <9. propose as the final result of their deliberations, the following to be amendments to the Consti tution of the State of Georgia, and present the same to His ExceUency the Governor of the State, that publicity may be given to said alterations and amendments, according to the si> th section of the act, under which the Convention assembled. AMENDMENTS To THE CONSTI TUTION. OF THE STATU or GUODGV i. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members from al! the counties which now arc, or hereafter may be inclu ded within this State, according to their respective numbers of free persons, and in eluding three-fifths of all the people of color, to be as certainpd by an actual enumeration, to be made from time, 'o time at intervals ol seven years as now by law provided Each county shall iie entitled to one member Each county having a representative popu lation as above specified, of six thousand persons, shall be entitled to one aditional member, and each county having such rep rssentative population of twelve thousand persons, shall lie entitled to two additional members, but no county shall have more than throe members. The numbers of which the House of Re presentative will be composed according to the aforesaid ratio, and the last census, shall not hereafter be increased, except when a new county is created ; and ir shall be the duty of the Legislature, at their session, to be liolden next after the enume ration provided for by law, so to regulate the ratio of representation, as to prevent such increase. The Representatives shall be chosen an nu lly oil the first Monday of October, until such day of electiou shall be altered by law. The Senate shall consist of forty-six members, elected annually on the first Mon day in October, until such day of election shall be altered by law and shall he compos ed of one member from each of the forty six Senatorial Districts following : 1 Chatham and Effingham. 2 Scrivenand Burke. 3 Richmond and Columbia. 4 Lincoln and Wilkes. 5 Elbert and Madison. 6 Habersham and Lumpkin. 7 Union and Rabun. 8 Forsyth and Hall. 9 Jackson and Franklin. 10 Clark and Oglethorpe. 11 Gre*»n and Putnam. 12 Talifeiro and Warren. 13 Hancock anil Ba ldwin. 14 Washington and'Jefferson. 15 Emanuel and Montgomery, 16 Liberty and Bryan. 17 Tattfiall and Bulloch. 18 Mclntosh and Glynn. 19 Caindenand Wayne. 20 Ware and Lowndes, 21 Telfair and Appling. 22 Laurens and Wilkinson, 23 Pulaski and Twiggs. 24 Bibb and Crawford. 25 Jones and Jasper, 26 Butts and Monroe. 27 Gwinnett and Walton, 28 DeKalb and Henry. 29 Newton and Morgan. 30 Giluier and Murray. 31 Cass and Cherokee. 32 Cobb" and Campbell. 33 Coweta and Fayette. 34 Merriwether and Talbot, 35 Pikeai.d Upson. 36 Houston and Macon. 37 Dooly and Irwin. 38 Thortias and Decatur 39 Baker ami Early. 40 Lee and Suinter. 41 Randolph and Stewart. 42 Muscogee and Marion. 43 Harris and Troup. 44 Heard and Carroll. 45 Paulding and Floyd. 46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade. And whenever hereafter the Legislature shall lay off" and establish anew county, it shall be added to the most contiguous Senatorial District, having the smallest re presentative population. JAMES M. WAYNE, President of the Convention. Attest: Lucie.n Latastk Sec’ry of the Convention 1 therefore, in conformity with the pro visions of the before recited act, to hereby give publicity to the same, and enjoin each voter for members of the General Assembly •f this State, oil the first day therein spe cified, to-wit: ou the first Monday in Octo ber next, to give his vote ol “RATIFICA- TION”er“RATJFICATION,” as provi ded in said act, and the presiding officers certify the same to this Department accor dingly. Given under my hand and seal of the Ex ecutive Department at the Capital, in Mil ledgeville, this the day and year first above mentioned. GEORGE R. GILMER. By the Governor. John H. Steele, Sec. Ex Dep. _ jmgJOT J,; r, iUN/j; OfJS, From. Drake's Tales of the Queen City. PUTTING A BLACK-LEG ON SHORE. A numerous and peculiar race of modern gentlemen may be found in the valley of the Mississippi. A naturalist would ptobably describe then as a genus of bipeds gre garious, amphibious ami migratory. They ( seldom travel ‘solitary and alone,’ are equal ly at home on laud or water ; and like cer tain vultures, spend most of iheir winters in Mississippi and Louisiana; their sum mers in the latitudes of Kentucky and Ohio. They dress with taste and elegance ; carry gold chronometers in their pockets’ and swear with the most genteel precision. They are supposed to enter’ain an especial abhorance of the prevailing temperance tanaiicism ; and as a matter of conscience, enter daily protest against it, by sipping ‘mint juleps’before breakfast, ‘hail storms’ at dinner, and old‘Monongalicla’ at night. These gentlemen, morevor, arc strong ad vocates of the race and the cock-pit; and w lit benevolence, which they hold to be truly commendable, patronize modest merit, by playing chaperon to those wealthy young men, who set out on the pilgiimage of life, before they have been fully initiated into its pleasures. Everywhere thoughout the valley, these nuslctne gentry are called by the original, if not altogether classic cog nomen of ‘Black legs.’ The history of this euphonious ephithet, or the reason of its application to so distinguished a variety of humanity, is unknown. The subject is one of considerable interest, and worthy the early attention of the Historical Society, to which it is respectfully commended. It was the fortune of the stenuiboat Sea Serpent, of Cincinnati, commanded by Capt. Snake, on her return front New Orleans in the spring of 1537, to number among her cabin passengers, several highly respectable Black-legs. One of them, Major Marshal Montgomery, a native of the ‘Old Domin ion,’ belonged to the ‘Paul Clifford' school; and indeed had for some years past, borne testimony, to the merit of Mr. Bulwer’s ro mances. making the hero of one of them, his great prototype. In stature, the Major was over six feel, muscular, and finely pro portioned. 11 is taste in dress, was only sur passed by the courtliness of his manners, and the ready flow of his conversation. In what campaign he had won the laurels that gave him iiis military title. It has been con jectured that the warlike prefix to his name, may have resulted from the luxuriant brace <>' black whiskers which garnished his cheeks. On a certain day, after dinner, the ladies having retired to their cabin fora siesta, the gentlemen as usual, sit down to cards,chess and back-gammon. The boat had just Svooded,’ arid was nobly breasting the cur rent of the river at the rate of eight knots an hour. Capt. Snake, having nothing else to do, was fain to join in a rubber of whist, and it so happened that he and the Major were seated at the same table. Ti e game, at the suggestion of Major Montgomery, was soon changed to ‘'oo,’ and, played with varying success until at length, a pool of considerable magnitude had acctmmlati and. As the contest for the increasing stake ad vanced, much interest was excited among the bystanders, and still more in the players, with the oxception of the Major, whose staid expression of countenance was a sub ject of general remark. He seemed care less about the run of the cards, and threw them, as if quite regardless of the tempting spoil that lay before him. At length the game was terminated. The sickled goddes disclosed her prefer ence for the Major, by permitting him to win the “pool,” amounting to near three hundred dollars. His success produced no outward signs of joy; he seemed, indeed, almost sorry to be compelled to take the money of his friends; and with much com posure of manner, proposed to continue the play ; making, at the same time, very poll e teuder of his purse, to any gentleman at the table, who might need a temporary loan. In the group of spectators, there was a tall, spindle legged young fellow from the Western Reserve in Ohio, who had been to the South with a lot of which, that thriving New England colony is becoming quite famous. The cheese-monger had been watching the game from the beginning, and at last, fixing his eyes upon the winning Major, said, in a low tone of voice, suited to a more lugubrious subject: •Well, now, that’s down slick; any how.’ The Major looked up, found the gaze of the company turned upon him. Kntiting his brows he said sternly, in reply, ‘Let’s have no more of your yankee im pertinence.’ •Now, Mister,’ continued Jonathan in his drawliug tone and with provoking coolness of manner, you had’nt ought to let them there little speckled pasteboards play hide and go seek in your coat sleeve.” This remark, accompanied with a know ing wink of the speaker’s eye, instantly transformed the Major into a young earth quake. Springing upon his feet, as if bent on blood and carnage, lie bawled out at the top of his voice, ‘do you mean to insinuate, you Yankee pedlar—you infernal wooden nutmeg, that I have cheated V The young cheese merchant, leislurely rolling a huge cud the tobacco from one cheek to the other, ami looking the Major steadfastly in the eye, replied with iuipurta ble gravity. ‘Why, you’re the beatouest shape;, T everseed; who insinevated that you cheated? I did’nt, no how ; but if you don't behave a little genteelcr, l conclude I'll tell as how I seed yon slip a card under your sleeve, when you won that everlasting big pound of money.’ ‘\ T ou are a liar,’ thundered the Major, in a perfect whirlwind, at the same time at tempting to bring his bamboo in contact with the shoulders of his antagonist but Jona- wt* a%» then caught the descending cane in his left band ; and, iu turn, planted his dexter fist with considerable impulse on the lower end of the Major's breast bone, remarking. r >’ •I say. Mister, make yourself skerse there or you'll run right against the end of my arm.’ Unfortunately for the reputation of Ma* jor Montgomery, at this moment, a card fell from his coat sleeve, and, with it, fell his courage, for he turned suddenly round to the table to secure the spoils of victory. The Captain, however, had saved him the trouble, having himself taken up the money; for the purpose of returning it to those to who nit rightfully belonged. The Major finding that his winnings and his reputation were both departing, became once more hi"lily excited, and uttered direful another mas against those who might dare to ques tion his honor.’ It is perhaps, generally known to the reader, that the captain of a steam boat on the western waters, is of necessity as de pone as the Grand Turk The safety of his boat and the comfort of his passrngers, in performing a long perilous trip, require indeed, that should be the case. Between port and port, he is sometimes called to act in the triple capacity of legislator, judge and executioner. It is rumored perhaps without any foundation, that in cases of great emergency, more than one o r these commanders have seriously threatened a resort to the salutary influence of the second section. Be this as it may, travellers on our western boats will consul, their comfort and safety, by deporting themselves accor ding to the gentlemanly principle. We throw out ihis hint for the public generally; and in the fullness of our benevolence, commend it to the especial notice of tour ists from the fast ancliorde Isle.’ t t Captain Snake made no reply to the im precations of the Major, having far too much respect for his official station to permit himself to be drawn into a personal conflict with one of his passengers. Stepping on the cabin door, fchis clear shrill voice was heard above that of the din of the Major’s volcanic burst of passiion ar and the loud whiz of the Sea Serpent. Instantly the tinkle of ihe pilot’s bell responded to the order of his commander, and the boat lay to. near the lee shore. Again the captain's voice was heard. ‘Jack! man the yawl; Major Montgomery wishes to go on shore. ‘Aye, aye, Sir. The Major looked around in utter as tonishment. The Captain again tailed out. Steward ? put Major Montgomery’strunk. in the yawl: he wishes to go on shore !” ‘Aye, aye Sir!” The Major turned toward the Capta ! n with dismay. He had seen too much of life in tlid West, not to understand the fate that awaited him. Before he could make up his mind as to the best mode of warding off his impending catastrophe, " Jack bawled out, ihe yawl is ready, sir, and the steward cried out, ‘the trunk, is on beard, sir.’ Captain Snake bowed formally, and with a courteous but singularly emphatic man ner, said: ‘Major Montgomery, the yawl waits.’ The Major, however, rjet’ained his position near the card table, and began to remon strate against such very exceptionable treas-s mentof a Virginia gentleman, his character had never been questioned. He concluded by a broad intimation, that on their arrival at Cincinnati, lie should hold the Captain personally resposible under the laws of iionor. Jn reply, the Captain of the Sen Serpent, bowed against most profoundly, and turning toward the door of the cabin, sail], calmly, ‘Steward, call the Fireman to assist Ma jor Montgomery in the yawl; he wishes t« go on shore. The redoubtable Major, iu the vain* hope • that the passengers would sustain him in the contest, now threw himself on his re served rrghts, ran up ihe flag of nullifica tion, and ferociously branJished his Bowie knife: at this moment the fireman made hi* appearance. He was a full grown Ken tuckian, born on the cedar knobs of the Blue Licks, and raised on suipher water bone and possum (at. Like many -of his countrymen, he was an aspiring fellow, lor he stood six feet four in his moccasins, and exhibited corresponding developement of bones and muscles. Hatless and coatless, with naked arms, and a faced blackened with smoke and ashes,, he might have passed for one of Vulcan’s journeymen, who had been forging thunder bolts for Jupiter, in some reg'o infemalis J He stalked carelessly up to the bellocose Major, and before the latter was aware of it seized the hand that held the upraised kuife and wrenched it from him. The next instant the Major found himself fairly withiu the brawny arms of his antagonist. He struggled stoutly to extricate his elegant person from such an embrace, but in vain. The fireman, displeased with the restless disposition of his captive, gave him one of those warm fraternal hugs, which an old bear is wont to bestow upon an unmannerly dog, that may venture to annoy his retreat from a farmer’s hog pen. This loving squeeze so completely mollified the rebel lious feelings of the Major, that he suffered himself to be passively led into the yawl. The Captain’s shrill voice was again heard., ‘Pull away, my boys. Major Montgomery w ishes to go od shore.’ The oars dipped into the water and the yawl glided quickly to the beach. The af ternoon was cloudy and dark : a drizzlin'* rain was falling ; the cotton w ood trees wore a funeral aspect; no vestige of a human habitation could be seen upon either shore, and the turbid waters of the Mississippi, were hastening onwards as if to escape suet* a gloomy place. Many of the passengers supposed that sf ter the Major had been disgraced by being set on shore, he would be suffered to ro» turn; but these who entertsfned that opinion knew very little of the character of Cap*, Snake. That Major Montgomery should be a black ’eg, was io his estimation, m very heinous affair, for he held that in this republican country and this democratic eyery man has a natural and tteglionable right to choose his ow£ occupation. Bti# after having been permitted to play loo* with the Captain of the fast running Sea Ser pent, that the Major should slip a eard, apd then lubberly rascal, be Caught at !•* ; x