The mirror. (Florence, Ga.) 1839-1840, October 19, 1839, Image 3

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lent purposes But wherever the Loco* toco party lias had the power, it has crea ted baoks by scores aud hundreds. The State Bank of Alabama, with a capital of some TEN or TWELVE MILLIONS, was created by a Jackson Van Buren Leg islature. Most of the Banks in Mississippi, their capital amounting to some TWELVE or FIFTEEN MILLIONS, were created by the same party ! 2 ALL THE BANKS in Atkansas were created l»y the same party ! 2! AuL THE BANKS in Missouri were created by the same party! 2 ! ALL THE BANKS in Indiana were created by the same party ! 2! ALL THE BANKS in Illinois were created by the same party !!! ALL THE WILD CAT BANKS in Michigan wsre created by the same party. IN NEW YORK, a tremendous amount of Banking capital was added by the same party 2 IN OHIO, the number of Banks was in creased by the same party, in the short space of lour years from thirteen to TWEN TY, and the Banking capital of the State during the same time, increased FOUR MILLIONS FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE DOLLARS!!! In six years from the time the same party came into power with Gen. Jackson, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY NEW BANKS were created in the Union!! These facts are sufficient one would think, to seal the months of those hungry dem gogjes, who go about crying by the way side and in public places that the Whig party is the Bank party, with an eternal si lence. If shame were any part of their eoinpusiPon, they would hang their heads and be still. the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner. The Spoils Party. —The most ridiculous and hypocritical oi' all ideas, perhaps, is that held out by the Spoils organs that their par ty is the Democratic party. There is not a particle of democracy in its whole com position. Ou the contrary, hs measures are far more high toned, ultra federal , and ruinous to the best interests of the great body of the People than were the measures of the elder Adams. Hamilton, Pickering, and others o their stamp. These old worthies were Federalists of the first water; but they were honest, and openly avowed and boldly acted up to their real sentiments.— They were not possessed ol a mean con temptible, demagogical spirit, leading them to profess to be democrats and advocates of the ••largest liberty,” whilst they were all the time actually carrying out the strongest federal and anti-republican measures.—- The.y were not, like the leaders of the pres ent party in power, spoils men, bound and banded together by 'he spoils, fighting to retain the spoils, and playing the arrant do lingnguc and hypocrite lor the sake of the spoils. What name, then, cmid be more appro priate lor the party which upholds the pre sent ruinous, spoils -disseminating Adtninis trat on than that of the Spoils party 1 Lo Cofocoism. as a name, amounts to nothing. Let the term be done away with, and let the party in power henceforth lie designated and known, universally, by its legitimate and in i-it appropriate cognomen--- The Spoils Potty. hat i\y you. Whig contempo raries, are you in favor of the proposition ? It so, never designate the spoilsmen here alter as Democrats, for it is a desecration of t'.e name! nor as Locofocos. for that means nothing. \ DEMORALIZER REBUKED. Tile prcsi'Matijii of Robert Owen, the great apost'e of “Socialism,” at the British court, has ci c ited no little sensation in Eng land, and drawn forth several petitions and re in inst ranees to the Queen on the shbject. Fr*>m a petition add.essed to her by the ladies of Liverpool, we extract the follow ing passage. It conveys a just censure, c.'. icin’ I in the most respectful language : “Wo. your Majesty's dutiful and loval subjects, the women of Liverpool, desire to tu ippr.iueh your Majesty, humbly to ex press the deep ami poignant sorrow and re gret, with which we have learned that Mr. RoV rt Owen, the head and founder of a sect \tm.wn l»y the name ot Socialists, has been introduced info your Royal presence: “The legret which we thus express to your Majesty is founded on tiie conviction which we feel that the pestilential doctrines held and propagated by the. above sect, in which they den ounce “marriage and paren ala faction, and icluro revelation, to be a series of diabolical falsehoods invented bv the piiests,” me calculated to degrade onr sex, to tlissolve the social union, to shake the stability of your Majesty's throne, and. in short, by the overthrow of ill order, vir tue, and religion, to introduce universal anarchy, and establish a most revolting sys tem of infidelity and atheism.” Robert Dtie Owen, the rejected of Indi ana, and the extolled of the Globe and the locofoco press generally, is'he son of Robert Owen, tbe “Socialist Missionary,” and a colaborer io the stuie vineyard. FIRES IN MOBILE. Ob Saturday night fißlli ult. a fire broke out i« Mobile, in Dauphin street, between Hamilton and Lawrence. About 20 buil dings were destroyed, principally old wood en buildings and none of them valuable, and on the night following, the carpenters shop of Mr. .1, P. Hutchinson, with all its con tents. consisting of a large quantity of lum ber, tools. &c. fee. The last supposed to be the work of an incendiary. On Wednesday night 2d instant, another destruciive fire broke out. which destroy el property to a considerable extent. It or iginated in the wooden ware house of (jwinn fz Brandt, on Dauphin street. It next com municated to the brick ware house of B. & •T. Newhouse. which fronts on Water street. The store ofGwiiin Sc Brandt was next des troyed, and also the brick stores on Dauphin occupied by Geo. Davis, Jr., and Owen At Gould. These buildings were all destroyed with the principal part of their contents. The City Hotel on Royal straef, was next discovered to he on fire, and all efforts to save thai building proved unarailirg. The office of the Mobile Register, which was on ly separated from the Hotel by a narrow al ley escaped as by a miracle. The Mobile Journal says: It is impossible at this time to form any estimate of the loss sustained, but if must be very great. We hear that some of the sufferers had policies of insur ance. but are unable to say to what exient. The chief sufferers are Mrs. Robb, who own ed the city hotel; Messrs, Gwinn fc Brandt; Owen fc Gould ; Geo. Davis; Jonathan Clark and Messrs, Newhouse. About 3 o’clock on the morning of Thurs day, another fire took place, which destroy ed an old frame building on Cedar street, b,tween Government and Churcn streets. These fires are believed to have been the wot kof incendiaries. The city authorities at a meeting next day, adopted a resolution offering a rewaid ot Si,ooo for ths detection of those engaged in setting fire to any buil dings within the city. THE MIRROR JHMDIRffiSJOa* ©ii* Mafiirtiny, Oct. 19, 1H219. For President, GEORGE M. TROUP, The BanksofColumbus Suspended Spe cie payment on Wednesday last. THE ELECTION. Sufficient returns have been received to warrant us in saying that the Republican character of Georgia has once more been disgraced, by the election of a high toned Federalist as Governor of the State for the ensiling two years. We are surprised at t his result, and do nor pretend to disguise our feelings of mortification on the occasion. That the good old Democratic State of Georgia, the land of our birth and of our af fections, she, who has yo often and so man fully fought the battleofState Rightsagatns l Federal usurpation, should be again hum bled and brought on her knees, before the footstool of power, and her rights and liber-, ties subject !0 the mercies of a government which is constantly, we have too good cause to fear, tending towards a despotism in its worst form, is, indeed, a painful reflection. But away with the bitter theme! \Ve cannot believe that a majority of our people are willing to become slaves, and bow in humble submission to the dictation of a mas ter. It cannot be. Let tyranny but dare to stretch her sceptre over the freemen of Geor gia. to compel them into acquiescence to her unholy mandates, and thc*fire of patriotism will again blaze high, and freedom's altar again be the rallying place for the free and brave. Georgia is not tied down to the car of Federalism; it is true that slv* has been caught slumbering and a bond has been ga thered about her; it is true she has been found in the arms of the syren, and her locks are shorn, but she will soon awake from her slumbers, ami tearasutuler the envious cord that fetters her limbs; her locks will grow, and her strength, the strength of truth and patriotism, will again return. FOR GOVERNOR, RATIFICATION AND NO RATIFICATION. Counties. Dough McD. Rat No. Rat Bibb. 496 710 412 604 Baldwin, 278 329 Burke, 583 111 279 351 Bryan, 99 7 Bulloch, 7 312 33 248 Clark. 503 372 478 750 Cherokee, 326 480 Columbia, 122 maj. Crawford, 255 479 34 655 Chatham, 2GO 330 415 138 Carroll, 200 526 Cass, 491 706 Chattooga, 169 228 Coweta, m I R 2 Delia Hr, 4G6 653 Dooly. 137 301 Effingham, 143 66 22 171 Early, 1«5 360 Effingham, 143 66 Elbert, 905 79 Emanuel, 114 152 Favc.te, m 200 Floyd, 183 332 Franklin, 306 632 800 133 Glynn, 131 33 32 -116 Gwinnett, 608 Cl 9 Green, 786 71 Hancock, 376 301 294 083 Harris. 772 458 Heard. 264 389 Habersham, 384 594 579 114 Hall ',,463 497 596 230 Heard, - 264 389 Henry, 619 825 Houston, 419 653 Irwin, 11 257 Jefferson, 456 108 Jasper, 440 597 443 422 Jackson, 503 Alt 677 294 Jones, 447 ‘r-503 365 465 Lumpkin, 249 651 48 743 Laurens. 390 5 Liberty, 139 87 Lowndes, 349 224 Macon, 343 3'7 Marion, 332 221 Meriwether, 671 766 Monroe, 670 802 Murray, 87 542 Madison, 279 309 66 498 Morgan, 460 322 Muscogee. 861 856 111 900 Newfoo, 850 467 Oglethorpe, 479 107 185 341 Putnam, 532 232 Paulding, m 16 Pike, 319 492 Pulaski. m 151 Randolph, 490 508 Richmond, 419 372 655 108 Stewart. 751 793 83 903 Scriven, 201 134 Tattnall, 276 68 Telfair, 194 139 Thomas, 312 203 Twiggs, 327 461 Talbot. 787 855 Troup. 942 646 193 1162 Taliaferro, 414 33 21 359 Upson." 514 393 Warren, 429 327 130 566 Walton, 442 623 361 461 Washington, 783 514 133 883 Wilkes 426 371 113 476 Wilkinson, 391 485 The Official Returns rs 58 counties have been received at the Exerutive, for “Ratifi cation” and “No Ratification,” and the fol lowing is the result: No Ratification. 67,072 Ratification, ' 13,231 Majority for No Ratification, 42,811 RETURNS FOR MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATURE. Baldwin. Williams-, Beecher, Kenan. Bibb. Tracy; Campbell, Bennett, Chap pell. Burke. Lawson, Evans, Mulkey, Berrien. Butts. McDaniel; Darden, Berrien. Columbia. Robertson; Butt,Scott, Darden Coweta. Smith ; Grier, Calhoun, Jester. Cass. Baker; Mayes, Woolley. Carroll. Springer; Cobb. Epsy. Cobb. Guess; Andersou, Mayes. Cherokee. Camden; Ford, Hunter. Chattooga. Cammeron; Ellis. Clarke. Fincent; Moore, Stroud, Rickard son. Crawford Bail ford; Hancock, Hunter. Chatham. Gordon; Miilen, Arnold, Ward Stone. Dooly. Graliam ; Cobb, Farnall. Dekalb. Wilson; Murpbey, Palmer, Col lier. Elbert. Christian ; Craft, Jones, Warren. Emauuel. AlcGar; Sumner. Elbert. Christian; Jones, Warren, Craft. Effingham. Morgan; IVcitnuin. Early. Scarborough; Wilson, Frierson. Franklin. Morris; Knox, Camp, Neal. Forsyth. Foster; Green, Irwin. •Fayette. Whitaker; Robinson, Ware. Forsyth. Foster; Irwin, Green. Floyd. Waters; Shropshire, Liddell. Greene. Porter; Newsom, King, Daniel. Gwinnett. Loveless; Hamilton, Stell, Ba- ker. Hall. Dunnagan; Roberts, Beeves, Har dage. Hancock, Brown; Butts, Gonder, Hudson. Habersham. Stanfoid; Sanford, Cleveland Barclay. Harris. Kennon ; Carter, Pratt, Wailey. Houston. Kelly; Rudd, Dennard, Sykes. Henry. Johnson; Malone. Coker, Hand. Heard. Awtrey; Ghent, Johnson. Irwin. Slone; McDuffie. Jefferson. Smith ; Berrien, Boyd. Jasper. Jordan; Waters, Wyatt,Robinson. Jones. Gordon; Day, Gray, MeLoud. Jackson. Mays; Chandler, McMullen, Delap r rricrc. Lee. Jones; Ingram. Lumpkin. Crane ; Chastain. Gatrell. Lincoln. Henley; IFtnn, Jlagerman. Liberty. Walthour ; Spenger, Casscls. Macon. Bryant; Whigham, Greene. Marion. Bivins ; Minte r, Wallace. Morgan. Porter; Reese, Peeples, Martin. Madison. Polk; Pitiman, Bullock. Mclntosh. Hopkins; Lefils. O'Neal. Muscogee. Lewis; Watson, McDougald, Livingston, Guerry. Monroe. Phillips; O’Neal, Parker, Larcy, Dunn. Newton. Williamson; • Harris, Reynolds, Lttyall. Oglethorpe. Billups; Thomas, Hubbard, Willingham. Putnam. Branham; Whitfield, Turner, Lynch. Pulaski. Bostwick ; Whitfield, Collier. Pau'ding. Payne; Ledbetter. Pike. Pryor; Neal. McDowell. Telfair. Fryer; McKinnon. Thoi. as. Hceth ; Revifl, Sewatd. Tattnall. Collins; Mann. Upson. Hollouay; Goode, Meadows, Wal ker. Randolph. A Tie; Ha frisOn, Smith. Richmond- Miller; Jen kills, Crawford, Glascock. Stewart. Bryan; J Vest. Stall am, Strll. Sumter. Tomlinson; Alc.Goldrick, Pearce. Talbot. Draiie ; Dixon. Riley, Burks. Troup. Jcnldos; Darden, Taylor, Hen don, Hall. Taliaferro. Harris ; Stephens, Lawrence. Twiggs. Smith; Tarver, Daniel. Walton. Echols; Stroud, Bryant, Haral son. Wilkes, Anderson; Toombs, Wingfield, Kilgore. Warren. Hm ris; Darden, Wetrhcr, Blount Wilkinson. Beall; Rivers, King. Washington. Warthen ; Long, Flournoy, Bethea. First named is the Senator ; those in ital ics are S. R. the others are V. B. men. THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MES SENGER. The monthly visits of this periodical have become an important item in the sum of our pleasures. The October number, which we have just devoured, is inferior to but few of its predecessors, jn point of in’erest and varie ty, and fully sustains the reputation of a work that has won for itself the enviable dis tinction o! beiug called “the best magazine printed in the English language.” Sedusaval, or the sequel to the tale of Ju dith Bensaddi, is a deeply interesting story, and contains some of the choicest lessons of morality and virtue. It differs so widely from tbe sickly love tales, and sentimental romances in which mir periodical literature has so much abounded, that it seems like an oasis in the desert. For a long while past we have been almost afraid to commence reading a tale, particularly, one that sets out with the announcement that it is founded On fact, lest its high wrought scenes of love and constancy in misfortune, and its dreadful details of affliction surpassing belief, should “unseal the fountains of our tears” and make us womanish, “albeit, «e are not osed to »he melting mood.” In general, they seem to be emanations from the sickly i "aginations of school girls, or their cuamored swains.— it is due, however, to the Messenger to say, that such bnny and soul moving eliusions are never permitted to eoter its coluinus.-r --lo relation to the story of which we were speaking, the healthy and vigorous tone it assumes, and tue facility with which moral sentiment and excelleut counsel aie inter woven with the plot, slu w in its author a sound and cultivated intellect, and a heart deeply imbued with ihe principle of Chris tianity. We are mistaken if the same mind could not produce an extended work, infi nitely more worthy to be read and admired, than the icroug/tt up, and highly immoral productions of the eloquent Bulwer. luternat.onaX law of Copy Right. “The justice arid expediency of establishing such a low between the United States and Great flrtfaia,” is maintained with clearness and force, and ”tbe pernicious consequences flowing float its non-existence,” exhibited iu their proper light. We sincerely hope to see some action upon this important subject, du riugtbe next session of Congress. Such treatises as the one under notice, are well calculated to awake public attention. The admirable Lectures on Phrenology, by George Combe, Esq. the first of living Phrenologists, are continued in this number. The.y are well worthy of preservation in the columns of the Messenger. An article from Judge Upshur on -‘Domes tic Slavery, as it exist, in onr Southern States, consideted with reference to its influ ence upon free government,” is an impor tant paper, not only conclusive <n its reas oning in defence of the institution, but ex hibitiug iu the clearest light, the immense benefits both of a political and moral char acter, that are derived to the South from its existence. It ought to be bound with Pro fessor Dew’s and Judge Harper's able trea tises on the same subject, and placed in the hands of every citizen of the South, capa ble of reading. N. P. IViUis ancl his Jottings down in London, come iu for a gentle, but deserved flagellation among the literary notices of this number. Currents Calamosities, Nos. IX and X. is a running, lively article from the pen of James F. Otis, Esq. We have e'sewhere given onr opinion of his merits as a writer. The present Melange shows a just appreci ation of poetry, and containssome excellent scraps from the old as well as modern poets. The name, however, is rather too Willir like for our liking. There are several minor articles of merit which our limits forbid 'is to notice. The Poetic contributions are from Wallace, whose writings have heretofore illumined (he pages of the Louisville Journal aud News Letter, Park Benjamin, Everest, Milford Bard, and other writers of acknowledged merit. Os such it were needless for us to speak, their names are asufficient guarantee for the excellence of tbeir productions. SCRAPS FROM ANCIENT HISTORY. The earliest known chroCfcles are those of Hie Chinese Hindoos, Jews aud perhaps those of (he Irish nation. Their imperfec! knowledge of physics, their gem ral v cog nition of Astrology, and their being in the hands of the priests, have filled them with fables. Some natural facts, however, enable us to infer that sciences, the fruit of leisure, weal'h and power, existed; and thus we fiuil, that the Chinese record an eclipse iu the year 2690, B. C. and a general conjunc tion of the. plane's in 900 B. C.; we find, also, that the Hindoos record eclipses 318° before the Cluistian era; also, that the Per sians describe positions of stars in the equi no>es 3000 B. C.; that Alexander found a' Babylon celestial observations for 1902 years in 330 B. U.; and the Egyptians claimed observations lor 460,£00 years which taken as the the astronomical period of days, would be 1500 years. These recorded ob servations have been examined by modern tables, corrected by refined theories, and they exactly agree. There is therefore no doubt, or question that these nations were astronomers 3000 B. C.; of course also, ihey Wrote thtcr observations; and hence the bases of Grecian history founded on the story of the invention of letters ay Ced rnus, mnsr be false. The Phenieians. or the Philistines of the Jewish Chronicles, invented writing, arith metic, weights and measures, navigation, glass-making, and many other important arts. The first transition from hieroglyphics to letters or generic characters was accom plished by the Chinese. Athens the first city in Greece was foun ded by Cecrups 1336 11. C. 1; acquired note about 1508 B. C. and was for 467 years, un der 17 kings. In 594 tl became a Republic The Chief Magistrate of the Athenian Republic was called the archon, of whom there were nine in number; the first was ra'led King, the second Archonte, or Judge : the third Polemargiie, or Generalissimo, and the others Thesmothetes or Lawgivers, chosen by ballot. The Amphictyonic Council, was a Con gress of representatives from 13 cities in Greece. The fortune of Rome was singular. It was founded Sy banditti 753 B. C.; for 400 years the persevering policy of these insa tiable bandits ruled the world; and for more than 1200 years Rome governed all Europe by spiritual power, which is still acknowl edged by half its states, and its language still reigns overall even after 2592 years. Agrarian laws for the equal division of public lands among the citizens of Rome, were first passed 486 B. C. ; and renewed 20 times, but in vaiii. Ctesar’s commentaries were written by Hirtiusaccording to some; and by Oppius acrording to others. Nero set fire to Rome on the 19th of July 64. The fire continued 6 days, and con sumed three quarsers of that fii e eity, Julius Ctesar usurped the supreme pow er in 705 of Rome, or 48 B. C; and from that tunc till 475, there were 64 Roman Emperors the. last being Augustulus. Their reigns averaged 8 years; and out of the 64. 45 were monsters of crime ami vice, and fell victims to Suicide, murder assassina tion, and poison. Lumpkin 12 th Oct. 1839. MACON COTTON CONVENTION. At a public meeting of the Citizens of Stewart county held at Lumpkin for the purpose “f appointing delegates to represent the comity in tbe Convention to be held st Macon on the 32d inst. Col. Z. Wilih ms was called to the chair, and Al. Gresham appointed tie'rotary The oljcct of the meeting was briefly stated by G. D«laar.ay, Esqr. who concluded by offering the following Resolutions. Ist. Resolved that the hue Circular ad dressed to ihe “Cotton Planters, Merchants. Factors and Presidents and Directors of the several Banks of the Southern States," involves matters of the highest importance to the Cotton growing sections of thk» coun try. 2d. Resolved, that the Citi»tj|s oTStew att ouu-.ty approve of the Convention pro posed to be held at Macon on the 22d inst. and deem it expedient that this county should be Represented at the same. 3d. Resolved, That this meeting now proceed to appoint fourteen delegates to Represent the county of Stewart in said Convention. Which Heulutione being unanimously adopted, the names of the Allowing gentle ten were proposed aud accepted by the meeting as delegates, to w*. D. P. Hdf house, F. G. Gibson, J. J. Lam ar, Mai hew Wright, Samfuei Brooks. J. TANARUS, B. Turner, John Thornton, E. T. Beall. M.J. Law ' rence, 11. B. Lee, R. W, Williams, J, L. DeLanoey, Peter Scott, Jehu D. Pitts and Allen Turrent'me. On motion of C. S. Gauldeng Eoqr. the following Resolution was adopted. Resolved, that the Delegatee appointed, be authorized to fill all vacancies that may occur in their body. On motion of G. DeLaunay, it was then Resolved that the proceedings of this meet ing be sign* dby the Chairman and Secre tary, and forwarded to the Office of the Georgia Mirror, with a request that they be I aohshed. Z. WILLIAMS, Chair’ra. M. Gkesuam, Sec’ry. I For the Mirror. THE BLACK CAUCUS. I wish to know what the Palmyrians and Pindertownianx meant by shutting them selves up in that room for, tother jnight at the tavern. 1 wondar if it was not to dic tate to the State Rights party (with that same spirit of dictation that has ever pervaded the two places.) who they should run for county officers. Honest men believe that was their intention—citizens believe it, ancl a majority of them too. They said the other day, they, did not believe iu nominations, fair, open, day time nominations, but I disciver they believe in dark black caucuses. Go it, you Palmyrians, we'll mash your tails again. Starksville, Oct 9. TOM WATCH. For the Mirror. THE NEPENTHES. Nepintha, or Nepenthes JHr til la tor in.— There are a few species of plants growing in China and the East Indies, of rather sin gular construction, producing leaves in the form of cylinders. This peculiarity of for mation, it is thought, was wisely designed by the Ged of all nature, to contain some sort of nourishment, in liquid form, either lor the plants t emselvee, or that of men and animals. Among them we find what is called the Chinese Pitcher; a plant which is an evergreen, and possesses extraordinary receptacles. Its leaves are sessile, or united to the sialk, without any petiole, whilst it bears a flower, called by Botanists, a panicle, the midrib of which, by its elongation, like a tendril, becomes enlarged at the extremity and forms something in the shape of a pitch er containing full a half pint of wattr. it is known that this little flower answers a very valuable purpose in some parts of our world, both to men and animals. The traveler, far from home and wearied by fatigue, car, of ten quench his raging thirst, with the con tents of this little pitener. The crafty mon key on one of the Isles, is uot ignorant of its use. 1 have discovered very recently, that an attempt is now making to cultivate some sppcies of this plant in this country. I have seen a flower called the ‘‘Nepxktiiks,” ra.sed by a very learned Doctor residing in Irwimou, Ala. The Dr. I think, is a warm friend of.Mr. Y'an but I am notwith out my fears as regards ths success The ••concern.” fur the business is such that 1 doubt very much whether lie understands it sufficiently to carry it ou with any credit to him-alf, or so as to be useful to others. The •• Nepenthes ” looks very sickly and will not hold more than a gill. This may however, be rather of a dwarf kind. Be that as it maj.it presents nothing, by any meas, interesting. I have seldom, i r ever, in the course of my life, analyzed a flower more deficient in all its parts. Whether it Is an Annual, biennial or perennial root, the Dr. has not made known. As regards the shape, or peculiar class of roots to which this species of A merican Nepenthes belongs, I have not positively ascertained. It will not do for the radixfusifomus, nor the radix iamosa, for cither of these would require a much greater depth of intellectual soil than the Dr. is able to command. 1 atn of the! opinion it is of the ripens or creeping kind. Whilst the so-mer would require a rich and fertile soil, and would shoot deep and go forth into all the ramifications of politics and science, and produce such flowers as would even surpass the Chinese Pitcher Plant, full of argument and reason, the ri pens root only skims along the surface, pro ducing here ami there a pitiful little flower, altogether unintelligent, full of nonsense, similar to the ‘‘Nepenthes,” raised by the Dr. in this little “Fan Buren concern” in Alabama, which has neither Calix, Stamens or Pistils. It has alone, a monopetalous co rolla, and that witlvout any of those highly colored* and be;mtifully adorned an I fevefy features, tinged with chastity of language and sublimity of thought, which should ev er grace the pages of periodical. BARBOUR. For the Mirror. “The native hue of resolution Was sickled o’er with the pale cast of thought.” Twenty years agtt; and I was a little boy, playful and full- of glee, cheerfully running about my father’s yard, amusing myself with every thing that met my fancy. Noth ing, then, seemed to interrupt or trouble me m any manner whatever, except when I would become too rude, the old man, my father, would have occasion to use the rod, which he generally kept convenient. This 1 did not so very well like, at the time, but from my father’s admonition, after I would get over my pet, ] would settle down upon this conclusion, that he was about right, and that lie intended it all for my good.— >ly mother was, generally, a little more mild in her reprim mds, but she was not so punc tual in paying me up when she promised me a flogging, which frequently caused me to go much greater length in my rudeness du ring my father’s absence. 1 was early tadghf my letters, and by the time | was large enough robe ol any service in the farm, 1 could begin to spell and read tolerably well. My father having a Urge family to support, I was soon put to the plough handles, which I followed from day to day, with no little pride and sclf-gratifica tiou, feel ug quite consequential and proud of my avocation, and thou, no doubt, butter satisfied, sod enjoyed more real happipess aud peace of mind, tliau many iti these days, who, upon their popularity, or otherwise, ride into office, either of honor or profit, whether of church or state. But, alas! alas!! those days, those golden and sun shiny days, re fled—gone, forever gone, with the lapse of lime, aud th' rg i? no call lag them back! Those fo-jd antjetparious which once lighted ujvtlys p-*tb q( life, in the morning of youth* •ad > it with garlands of the most -aaiiguios Slopes, are blighted ! The from of diep.juqjw'rjeot aL ter disappointment, uft repealed tuyi»Ht<t of the perfidious hand -ms the fnnro artful and intriguing, have nipped them in IUS hud^ I which makes tbo downward road to ruin’ most ruirtoug. Whereas, in my more youthful days, with sti lb® buoyancy g boyhood, free from Uk» i / f common ills and caret incident to the life • uian, hi riper years, J eon mi resort to the bumble habitation of those, (those paternal care wae over me, and unoer tbe cover Os whost rod-* *i »as shielueu irdtii the stoimy blast, now 1 bud my unhappy tot east upon the rough seas oi tile, whilst my little bark is driven to and fro by the Clashing waves of the tumbled deep. Like the Trojan host, driven by ctuel Achilles, per lot urn mare, far from the coast ot Latiuni - " . m. m MuUosque per annoi, Errabant octi falls maria omnia eirrvm. 1 am banished far from my father's home and my much loved native laud, and tossed up and down upon the bosom of the faithless ocean of an infatuated world, by the adverse winds of .Eolus, who seems to have opened the doors of those dark prisons, where sleep in chains the winds of the howling tempest, which appear to threaten me with ship wreck upon some sandy bar. Nor can any one teli where the scene will end! When 1 cast my eyes upoß surrounding objects, all appear to be shrouded with gloom! When 1 turn my eyes wit!in, all is dark, mil vain and wild! In contemplating the present confused and distracted state of the world, both in a civil and religious point of view, as well as the ultimate end of all things, all nature, animate and inanimate, seems to be tending downwards, soon to moulder in to formless dust. Resolution, itself, sick ens, aud- fiuti would relive from the world. JOSYLINt INDTAN* DEPREDATIONS: On Friday the 27th ultimo a |>arty of Indians attacked the house of Mr. Bunch on the Waenlla, murdered Mrs. Bunch and one ehrkf ami burned rite house; also fired on. and wounded badly. Mrs. Whitaker living neighbour to Mr. Bunch. A detach ment-of the‘Minute men,’started on Mon day morning in putsuit of the Indians; the sad news not having reached town until. Sun day night a 11 o’clock frevtl the Circum stance of Mr- Bunch living distant from any settlement. How these Vagabond Indians are to be caught and captured is more than we ean tele. The country seems to be their own; no sooner does tiie Governor start for the Suwannee with a force of 209 inen, than the Indians break out on the Waculla, in quite an opposite direction ? It that the Indians arC apprised of every movement by the whites! We hope she Governor may coine across them, and whip them severely, and we are sure if thej-Mmufc Men’ overhaul tlipni they will soon cry for quarters. Flor ida is sorely harai sed, and deserves the pi'y of the nation.— 1 aWahusa Star Florida.— The Secretary of War. togeth er with General Macomb mid General Scott,- have held a consultation on the best mod&'Of carryh»C on- the Campaign the ensiling win ter in Florida, and if possible, terminating war Gen. Seott may possibly assume tho command. Something must be done to teriniua-le this costly and disastrous war. The Indians finally must be subdued, and it should be done iu the cheapest arid most prompt manner. The territory never will be tranquil until they are all removed. JV. Y. Star. * •• * s 4 • • The Mammoth lottery. —We have very respectfully to call the attention ol such as mean to invest in this Lottery to lose no time iri purchasing tickets. We are gratifi ed in being able to state, that by letters, yesterday received from New Orleans, no doubt exists as to the drawing taking place on the day fixed upon, and that it is the Man agers' setlled'determinafion da no account to permit the drawing to be deferred. SYLVESTER & CO. Tuesday Oct. 1. 156 Broadway. IT. S. Bank Pod Notes in New Orleans.' We have noticed the rep. rt that a'large a mount. SoOO.OOO. ofiFogt Notes of the Bank of the United States has been forwarded to’ New Orleans for sals. The Philadelphia Herald lays'tlie reperl is utterly destitute of foundation- -Southern Patriot. OBrnSfT - " Seldom are we called on to record the death of an individual with as much regret as that of Charles P. Andr-ws, Merchant (of the firm of Andrews Ac Reims) of thfti place. Air. Andrews although comparatively a stranger among us. by his many virtue* had won the respect and esteem of nil who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, la the correct sense of the word he was a gentleman. Long will the social circle of which he was one of the brighte«t orna ments in our Village mourn his loss. Mr. Andrews was born in the town of Winstead. •State of Connecticut, and died on the’ 9tb : October iu 'he 27th year of his age. Died on the morning of the 12th inlt. Harriett Eliza infant daughter of Junius and Frances H Jordan, aged one year, seve^month^ttd^rj^ei^lajs^^^^^^^ MORUS MULTI CA ULUS. rjIHE subscriber lias for sale TWO J THOUSAND very fine MORUS MTLTICAULIS TREES, that will aver age over one hundred buds to the tree. W. YV. EILANDS. Florence. Oct 18 28 Kettle Your Aceonnts. ALL those indebted to the late firm of HARVEY As CHASTAIN or JOHN P.HARVEY, are requested to come for ward and settle immediately, as 1 ain anxious to close the business- I can be found’ at tiro back room of the old store of Smith & Wiu ftey. JOHN P. HARVEY, Oct 17 28 500 DOLLARS REWARD. DURING my late absence from the State, an attempt was made to invei gle away from my plantation, a number of my negroes. By the prompt and kind at tention of my neighbors and friends, that nrrempf was frtJgfrated. I am credibly in formed, that the parties (with other co-adju» tors) design making another, aud more des perate effort to effect their’ unlawful' pur pose being induced' by the promise of a citizen of Alabama to purchase the etolea property from them, apd stand s suit wi*h ; n»e for recovery. I thus publicly and gratefully acknowledge th" kindness of my friends anJ neighbors heretofore, aud ven ture to ask a continuance of their watch fulnosa. I will j>ay reward of five hun dred doWars f<>r the arrest of the parties who make the ntsemp' to take away any of my negruee, with such evideacs of tlteir guilt as will jefld to tlieir conviction—and a re reward of Two Hundtsi D/Hurs for such evidence against any one who may eid Ud »hel 10 such offence. r>. p. aiLLßods*. foresee. Stewart eo. <3% Off It Wff 28 |m \ f"|4VCOIL3 best Kentucky Bale RoV* ’ il|V m Store, and for sale oy * .ANDKEWcf di BEMtS. September 14. 1843 4* 33 t j foil; SALK*,