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in® to be free and claiming an equality of
rights, should so long have permitted the
laws restricting it, to disgrace the pages nl
their statue book, while they were daily
feeling anil comp! aitiing of its grinding in
fluence. The palpable and glaring al>-ur
dity of the thing is even more marvellous
than its wickedness. Isa clod-headed mi
ser who disgrace* the name of President, or
a popinjay dandy who is dignified by the
title of Cashier vested with a patent tight
for honesty and intelligence, because an
act of incorporation has authorised them to
sign their names to promissory notes, with
pictures upon t'ein. anil a weak 01 a se"se
less legislature has enacted a law to prohibit
ethers from dniug so 1
It is mentioned as an act of tyranny, that
in the reign of one of the Kings ol Engl uni,
a law was oassed prohibiting gentlemen
under a “art'cular degree from wealing
pikes in their shoes of more than two inches
ia length. It would in this country no
doubt be cousideied an act of great oppres
sion if the legislature were to prohibit all
but a particular set of gentlemen from wear
ing hats or coats of any given shape or size,
and yet in this laud of liberty we have a
law subjecting to a penalty any and every
free man, except a particular and lavoted
set of gentlemen, from having th-'ir promts
gory nates engraven, and such pictures put
upoi mem as lie may think proper. If
some triveller were t« come from a far
country, and tell you that the subjects (a
term we never use in reference to the cm
zms of this country) of tltit government
dare not, under a it ivy penalty, give a note
w th the picture of .1 U arse, or a bull, ora
chicken, or a in in, or w 1,11 >a on it, without
first getting permission of Lii • King, would
von not flunk that was a very tyrannical
govern nent ? And yet we b tve just such a
I. w in this State.
Why, then, has this system been adopt
ed ? Why is it that such laws exist ! Ask
these questions of i;s a Ivocates. and they
will tell you that it is all done lor the pro
tection of the peo;>!e---to prevent the conn
try Iron being flooded with worthless money
---to save the poor naan from the loss he
w * aid sustain by ilic breaking of a shin-plas
ter bank, and thousands of the dear people
are fools enough to believe it in direct
contradiction eftlie evidence of their senses
and the teachings of their yearly experi
ence.
But supposing that to he really tire object,
as vve suppose it was with some of those
who were duped into its support, let us ex
amine how wisely it is calculated to effect
the object. Which would you suppose
would be most likely to manage a bank
prudently, the man who was managing his
own property and w hose person and proper
ty was liable for the redemption of every
hill that lie issued, or ha who was managing
the property of others, an I who might with
what lie deemed a fair prospect of gain,
risk thousands for others without much ha
zards to himself, and whoso property is
bound to but a very limned extent for the
r •!'motion of the bids? Doubtless ynu
w (it'd think the man whose all was at.stake
---but the Legislature in their wisdom,
i ultra y to the dictates of reason and cum
in in sense, arid contrary to the experience
of all mmkinl ia every thing else—have
f 1 tod not, that in banking he is the safest
nil mist prudent min, who lias least at
s; ike. It is true, the Legislature has for
several years back, in the grant of clnrters,
mu la .i il.lers responsible for the ra
il •11 ni'iii if the hills io proportion to the
s' irk they may own; bui that amounts to
no responsibility at all : a man owing one
hn i Iredtii part of the stock, wool 1 be res
]» msibla for one bniidrepth part of each and
cva.v Vfi, 1 iby the time the holder of a
live or even 1 bun lied dollar bill should
v" oat of each stockholder his p-oportion
,ibie shire, it would have cost him more
un it was worth ; we have never known a
s’o'-'.bolder sued It is for the protection
of i'.i ■ people'. A man may buy all that his
ri 'ighbor is worth, an 1 git e a written promis
sory note for it and never pay a dollar (or
i , ai l nooi-ly talks about protecting ,the
p -ople; let the n take cue of (items Ives :
b it if a man known to be honest and wealthy,
prims his promissory note for a scvcnpeiice,
and puts pictures on it, the public must
be protected.
15 it lei U3 see lio v this system lias pro
t:c(! 1 the p-onlc. The old Durian Bank
failed i t 18 >5, with an immense amount of
its bills. 1 1 tlte ham! 1 of the p"0;>le, many of
whom sold them at a loss of twenty-five per
cent, the people sustained more loss by
that suspension, titan they ever did by all
the shin-plasters (tint were ever issued tn
the State. U,w were the people protected
in the failure of the Wheeler B.iik, and
the old Macon Bank, and in the divers o
ther failures and breaking of these charter
ed Banks, that have taken place ? Why
every time ;he bills of one o( these iniailli
ble. people protecting Banks get ten per
cent, below par. the people I >oso from ten
to fifty thousand <J -liars. An I not withstan
ding these failures are of almost daily oc
currence, the Bank interests of the country
have been able t;> gull the people into tin
belief that nobody has either U e right or the
ability to issue bills that can he redeemed,
except the few who have been able to pro
cure a patent right for wisdom aim honesty,
by an act of incorporation, an i who have by
the same process preserved a virtual exemp
tion from liability for the redemption ol their
bills, if they should happen to'issue move
than the 1? ink is able to redeem.
Tin objection tint is urged to n repeal
of the restrictions upon hanking. is that the
country wouht be flooded with bills ol no
value, .md that the poor would be greatly
imposed upon by them.
This is one of the great evils of this sys
tem of legislation. It assumes that the
people are no* capable of taking care ot
their oxva interest, and it is snug into their
ears, It >tii by the press and by par' v demag
ogues, until many of them really beiicve,
that there is m .Utlledgeville some franslor
miug process by w tich those delectable
gentry who annually assemble to concoct
schemes for their own and their party's ad
vancement, are actually converted into
Salomons and th it nobody else but them
knows a ivthrig a t tut the interest nl th"
poor. In the first place this is nut true .
in the next place, if it were true, they have
lost in ire by the failure? of chartered banks
in ad iaeri instances within the last t?velv
years, thin they ever did by shin-plasters
or tin 1 1 i-ywiil l in twe t*y years to come
an ) best les, t i> y li i I better I mse a s*“v ‘ti
pe.ise now ai I then, th in to be a ways
ground to lust by a lew Banks.
ilit we sav the objection is not true in
f icr. Tile people ar* much more easily iin
p isc I upon by the bills of . chartered bank
thin bv th ise of a i individual. The act of
iic irp irad la g ves the company a ere dit to
which it is nit entitled. Present a man
with a hundred and dl.ir bill issued by anew
Punk, and he in *y inquiie what Bank it is ;
ell him it is anew Bank that was chartered,
tit the last session of the Legislature and bet
?. satisfied ; but lei a company comnosed of
the sin • men commence banking without a
Inner and the same mm would nit take a
vmty dollar bill upon them uitil be in
qnirrd who they were, and was perfectly
satisfied that they were not only men o. cap
ital but of prudence and honesiy.
There is no doubt that if the restrictions
u|H>n private bankiug were repeded, a great
many persons would at first engage 111 it
who have neither the capital, the talent or
the honesty to entitle them to any credit,
but they would not be able to give ttreir
bilis a liillicirni circulation to do an\ ma
terialinjury, b< - ..use others with all these
requisites w ,u!u engage in it and drive the n
out of cnvldalinn, the worst that coiilu
result from it won Id be that you would g-vi
the people the chance ol being shaved or not
is they might think proper, under the exis
tingsystem, you compel them to be shaven
it the banks think proper, for they are com
pelled 10 take the bills of the banks that ex
Ist by law or to take none We intend to
pursue this subject for the purpose of show
mg that, if banking were left like otlun
branches of business to reawlata itself, tin
country would be much less subject togvea.
and sudden revulsions and distressing atm
destroying pressure than it is under the
present system.
From the Boston Atlas-.
THE BLESSINGS OF JACKSONS
AND VAN BLKEN’S ADMINISTBA
TION.
The People of this once happy country
are now enjoying the fruits of their misera
ble infa l nation, in confiding the direction ol
their to men notoriously destitute ot
every qualification fer civil t mployment.—
i'lieie was not a pledge of General Jackson,
before entering office, which was not by him
miserably violated ; there was not a promise
which was not shamefully broken ; lin ts'
was hardly a measure of Ills Administration
which did not terminate in the most disas
irons failure.
By his Reform he subsidized the Press
and prostrated the independence of Con
gress.
By his anxiety to render the Government
a simple Machine, be absorbed all the power
of the Government in the hands of tlte Exe
cutive.
By his Retrench: ent h‘> trebled the ex
penditures of Government.
By his Veto ofthe United S’ates Bank he
destroyed a solvent institution, and scatter
ed the public treasures among eighty pet
banks, every one of which was obliged to
suspend specie payn ents.
By the importation of gold and silver,
wh“n the balance of trade was largely a
gainst us, lie brought us largely in debt to
foreign countries, diminished consequently
the value of all our exports, made our mer
chants baukrunt, and prostrated that for
eign cr- dit which is the life ot 01. r commerce
and manufactures.
And finally, by his humble efforts to res
tore a purely metalic currency—a currency
only fit for slaves and savages—lie deluged
the community with irredeemable paper.—
The calamity, winch all the troubles of a
disastrous war (ailed to bring upon us, was
induced by the b ind, blundering and profli
gate policy of an under cabiuetof swindlers
and vagabonds.
And all this was anticipated ofthe rule of
General Jackson, by (lie men who best knew
his disposition and capacities. Mr Clay
told us truly that I is election would be a
more serious calamity than war, pestilence,
or famine. And the very men who sustain
ed him after his elevation with all the base
ness of sycophants, were the earliest and the
loudest in denouncing his unfitness for the
station.
Mr. V r an Buren came into power with a
pledge to carry out the measures which ids
“illustrious predecessor” had resolved
should he carried into execution. They
were carried out with a vengeance. Hard
ly was he seated in the chair of the Execu
tive when calamity stalked through out
country. No war—no pestilence—no fam
ine desolated our borders. In the midst o!
peace, a sudden paralysis seized on the in
dustry of tlte country, and ruin threatened
us in every form.
'The Government roused itself. Mr. \an
Buren convoked Congress, that ns wisdom
might relieve our dis ress. The Represru
Wtiv'-s ofthe People, assembled. In breath
ie s nxie v they wast'd the declaration ol
tio .r ice io the important question, what
shall we do to be saved !
And-whai ' vas proposed to Congress by
this oracle of wisdom !
Let every one lake rare of himself, said
the Jackass when he was dancing among
the chickens.
Let commerce take care of itself, said the
President of a people essentially commer
cial.
Let the exchanges manage themselves,
said t is great Government banker.
Let the currency go on as it may, said
this w holesale dealer iu'millions, whose in
fluence and power on die commerce aud the
exchanges md the currency have made them
what they are.
iM v predecessor has been striving during
the greater part of his Admmisti alion to reg
nlate these affairs, and his regulations have
entangled them mi Hopeless confusion.
1 will abandon the whole concern.
My remedy lor all t .e evils of the times
is to'do nothing. This l propose to do,
and I have convened Congress to assist me
in doing it.
Such was the language of the President
in iiis first message. Meanwhile what has
taken place? The Government iias not let
us alone. The use ol toe revenue derived
from commerce, always a com nercial capita,
has been withdrawn. The millions ot the
Treasury have been bearded in the iron
chests ot its agencies. The sub-Treasury
lias actually been m operation, and war ha
ti -eu declared and carried on to the knite a
gainsttflie banking institutions of I lie couu
try. We are on the eve ol' another com
tnercial convulsion, and con.usiou, bank
ruptcy, and distress stare us m the lace.
Plow, we lay down, and »vc are prepared
to maintain, that the Government of the
United States has the exclusive right to reg
ulate the commerce o the country.
It has exercised this right hilly, constant
ly, and ex’eu bvely, Iroui the first moiiK-ni
of Us existence.
In the practice of the Government, its
revenue is the product of commerce. Kven
the millions it has received for the sale ot
the public lands have been borrowed, lorthe
most part, Ironi that rove tun;, through the
facilities which the Administration h»s affor
ded to tin; purchasers ol th • pub® domain.
The Treasury is supplied by means ot
the products of commercial enterprise.—
With the proceeds of this commerce accutn
dialed in its Treasury, the Government en
ters into the market ol production and sup
ply, and expends its twenty millions per an
nuin for its Army, its Navy, and whateve*
else it has occasion to sustain.
By whatever high name the Government
may be known, in its intercourse with the
citizens, it is, in fact, in the practical opera
tions of t lie ct untry, agrtal Banker, with
au immense.capital, uniting to the posses
sion of political power the influence of trans
cendent and unrivalled wealth.
Its wealth and its power combined raise
it above rivalship or competition. Every
year oas added to its magnitude.
In the early days ofthe Constitution, this
tremendous power was harmoniously com
bined with the lawful pursuits ofthe citizen
rite Government was a copartner w ith th*
merchant in all that tended to open the marts
ol commerce and promote the success of his
1 industry and en'erpiise. It in ly not be doubt
ed that, by this association of interest, indi
vidual capital was increased, profit accutuu
ated, and prosperity secured to as extent
which had no parallel iu the history of lit*
woiltl.
A change has come over the spirit of (hs
idles.
Tim present Administration.has declared
a war of extermination against the wl ole
•"edit and banking system ofthe country, and
font present appearances, the will enjoy
the high and proud satisfaction of seeing
tlieir designs fuliy realized.
But the People will hold Mr Van Boren
">«l his -upporicrs responsible Idr the in-'a
sores by which they have been prostrated.
I'hey will draw the lines, mark tlte men,
and pursue them w ith an indefatigable and
unceasing ardor, till they have been driven
1 rom tin- places thev have defiled, and expi
ate, in a compulsory retirement, the wrongs
•md s tiering they have inflicted upon tue u.
As long as the wicked rule, the People may
prepare to innurn
bm >
TH f'i MIRROR
v ; " ' : \ ©
SaturdayJ . I^:sl*.
For Pt’cttiileiii.
GEORGE M. TROUP.
The New York State Elections have gone
in favor ot the Whigs; and the Mississippi
elections in favor of tlte Administration.
At the late session of the Superior Court
in Troup county, a man by the name ol
John R. Bays was convicted and sentenced
to be hutig for the murder of his wife. His
execution is to take place on the 20th of
December next. In pronouncing sentence,
Judge Warner m >dc an impressive and red
ing address to the prisoner a r tl to the assem
bled crowd of spectators. Bays preserved,
throughout, the utmost composure and even
rigidity of feature ; indeed, at the conc'u
sion of the sentence, so impressive had been
[he remarksof the Court, that the prisoner's
was almost the only unmoistened eye in the
house, and -ftcr declaring the sentence o|
the law, when the Court gave utteranee to
the usual solemn prayer of, “May God have
mercy on your soul,” a hearty Amen! was
responded horn various parts of the room,
which add‘d to the solemnity of the occa
sion.
At the same term of the Court, two other
iiidiv and mis were sentenced to the Peniten
•iary; one for Petit Larceny, two years, and
(he other lor involuntary Manslaughter in
the commission of an unlawful act, three
years.
WAR UPON VESTED RIGHTS.
The Loco Focos at the North are hold
ing meetings, and passing resolutions urging
an indiscriminate repeal of Bank charters.
They declare that every Legislature in the
Union is prohibited from chartering banks,
by the express letter of the Constitution.—
All this is done in order to bring about a me
tallic currency, which seems now to be one
of the favorite measures of the Administra
tion.
EXTRAVAGANCE.
A single vessel recently brought into the
port of New York sixty rases of figured silks,
each valued at .£IO,OOO, making nearly three
oiitlions dollars worth of figured silks at a
single arrival. This kind of extravagance
will be a prolific source of peeuniiry eut
bura smeric tv the country as long as it is
persisted in. The importations into the Dis
trict of New York during :lie second quar
ter of the present year, more than double
the amount of exports for the same period,
viz.
Imports, $23 743,163
Exports, 20,321,859
Difference. $12,426,324
THE LEGISLATURE.
That ourreadets may have correct infor
mation on the most important aubjeale be
>re the Legislature, we publish the follow
[iigfrom the Georgia Journal, which gives
, snccinc account of all that is of any inter
est to the majority of our subscribers Ma
iy Fills of a local and private character have
been presented which wo do not consider of
sufficient importance to publish in onr co
lumns to the exclusion of more interesting
matter.
PROCEEDINGS OK TIIE LEGISLA
TURE.
Onr readers will find, by reference to the
proceedings <>f the Legislature, that, altho*
lu sine.-s is progressing rapidly in both bran
ches, nothing of material importance has
Irnn&pirod iu either In.mrli, (it we except
the'failure to repeal the Free Banking Law
In the Senate.) although many bills of im
p nlance are before each body.
In tho discussion in the Senate, on the
motion to agree to Dr. Branham's bill to re
peal the free banking law. some little "spar
ring" took p'aoe, tha' was not altogether de
void of interest. The bill having been read
the third time, Mr. Springer of Carrol rose
to oppose itspassage, on the ground ol the
public utility of Free Banking. He was
followed by the author of tlte hid (Dr
Branham,) who contended that the whole
system was one of no utility, but rather an
injury to the people and the currency of the
country.
Mr. kelly of Houston, contended for the
system as otis, that would afford, not only a
good currency, but that the security to the
bi I holler *a» indoubted, and belter than
• hat afforded by the chartered Banking in
siitutions of tire country. He also observ
ed that the currency had not yt been in
jured, and that it was time enough to repeal
the law wh m that was the case.
Mr. Christian ol Elbert, was opposed to
the repeal, on the ground that great injus
tice would lie done to the institution formed
in the county of Elbert, and ready to go in
to operation, out from some cause, (which
w' did not distinctly hear, as Mr. C. spoke
rather low) it hail not issued any of its bills.
Mr. Branham observed, tiiat lie did not de
sire to do injustice to the institution about
to go into operation in Elheri county, bn
his object in intri daciug the bill was to el
factually kill ilic whole system,* every fi a
tura of which he was op| used to; and In
had no disposition 1* leave it to future legj,
lation, I/eiug tearful l)iat all legislation favor
able to tree banking, would rather increase
the evil, than diminish it.
Mr. Springer, in rtiher *n excited tone,
said, lie would inform the Senate that that
man (!k. B.) was the I’i'-ector of a making
institution under the chi system—that lie
i 'lr. S.) was op..used v.> the old system—
th t the system proposed in the Itee hank
ing law, was founded upfin the real estate ol
the country—that property in negroes anti
land was not only the basis upon which th \
would bank, bu ihat there was further s
curify in the 25 per cent of specie, to nie< 1
their issues when presented for redem|i)ioii:
he called upon the Senate to look •( t e re
turns ol the ol I banks mad** on the first of
October, and to see if the 25 per cent nl
specie was in their vaults to meet their is
sues; he therefore
not be persuaded by Dr Branham, for the
time, he assured them, would soon arrive,
when the old banking system would tall be
fore the free banks "tike grass before the
wind.'!" The Senate then adjourned.
The discussion was resumed 011 Tlmrs
day. but circumstances prevented our atteu
dance il iring the debate. Tie mil was lost.
[Yeas 29, Nays 48.] On Friday an effort
was made to reconsider, out this also failed
T«o petitions have been pi ented to ti e
Senate praying ro “repeal the fi.-: n.-e law.’’
The one we understand that was presented
by Mr. Purler of Greene, wasa petition from
the faculty and Modems ot the Mercer Uni
versity. Mr. Porter obsc.ved in presenting
this petition, that he was totally opposed,
not only to the prayer of the petitioners,
but to tiie action of the Senate upon it oih
erwise than by laying it upon the table. Ut
merely wished to discharge a duty that lie
owed to his constituents iu presenting then
petition to the .S mate. The other was pre
sented by Mr. Vincent, and was from sundry
citizens of Jackson county. Air. Vincent
was also opposed to the Senate having any
other action upon the petition than r it pur
sued by the body in r< lai.on to th# one pre
sented by Nlr. Porter. They were both 11-
nanimously laid on the table for the balance
of the session.
Among tlte many important hills it tro
dllced in both Houses, tlieie is one, intro
duced in the Senate by Mr. Miller of Rich
mond, “to limit the time in which widows
may apply for (he assignment of dower. ;
Mr. Springer has introduced a bill to divide
the State into nine Congressional districts.
Mr. Tarver's hill, introduced in the lluusc
on the 12lh, relative to the Slav of Execu
tions, provides, “that iu all cases hereafter,
any party, against whom judgement s! #ll be
rendered in any of the courts of this State,
may enter good and sufficient security, eith
er in open court or in the clerk's office with
in four days from the adjournment ofthe
coift, for the payment of the judgement's
follows: one half within twelve months, and
the remaining half within two years l oin
the rendition of judgement. And upon
such security being given, and all costs be
ing paid, execution shall not issue during the
said stay. Provided, that if such partv shall
fail to pay the one half at the expiration 01
such stay of twelvemonths, then, and in that
case, execution shall issue against him, her
or them, forthe whole amount ofsuch judg
ment. When security thus given, is deem
ed insufficient or insolvent, the defendant is
to give other good security, on failure of
which execution is to be issued. The act is
to extend to ail cases in justices courts, as
well as in the'Superior and Inferior courts
of this Stale, and to continue in force two
years.”
ELECTIONS BY THE LEGISLA
TURE.
The two Houses joined on Tuesday last
and went into the election of State House
officers, and the following is the resti.t :
For Secretary of St at e.
William A. Tennille, 212.*
William W Williamson. 58.
William G. Little, 11
Fok Treasurer.
Thomas Haynes, 164.*
John R Anderson, 120.
Blank, 3.
Fok Comptroller General,
John G. Park, 182.*
James G. Lewis. 69.
John Monger, 23.
Blank. 5.
For Surveyor General-.
i siii'ii. 2 <r. M- 4//».
A. M. Horton. 27 41 135 192*
Jesse Cox. 38 31 47 50
Griffin. 17 24 25 w’d
Crews, 24 15 29 10
Terrell, 6 1 withdrawn.
Lovless, 17 withd awn.
J. A'. Wright, 24 37 - 9 23
Longstreet, 107 103 withdrawn.
Ross, 6 8 4 w’d.
Ashmore, 4 2 withd.awn.
Coleman. 12 14 do.
Duke, 4 3 1 do
♦All Union Van Boren Elect- and.
FOR THE MltrOß.
Tltf Album. IY». 3.
N. P. Willis, notwiths'aiiding the af
fectation displayed in his First 1 o, re -sio..s,
pencillings by the way. Inklings of Adven
ture. Jottings Do.vn, Atc. has favored tne
world with some of the most beautiful poet
ic effusions known to tk-> English language.
“Melanie,'' the longest poem which hi lias
yet attempted, is elegantly and gracefully
written, and has tnsny. v< rv many poetic
(ouohtt.s —but it does not ex.'nbit Willis’me
rits in their true light. It is alter the trio
del of Byron’s Parana, at least, it seems to
have been n>oul led by the delight inspired
by the more, subdued and mellow prodtic
lions ol that matchless bard. Some of .Mr.
Willis’ smaller pieces are exquisitely beau
tiful, and are sufficient, in themselves, to en
title their author to one of the loftiest seats
on tlie American Parnassas. Who ever
read the picture entitled “A chihl'sfirst im
pression of u Star," without being reminded
of the palmiest efurls of Coleridge. The
following lines are natural and touching,
bringing together in vivid juxtaposition, the
associations of childhood aid old age.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
1 lore to look on a scene like ihlt,
Os wild and careless play.
And persuade myself that I am not old,
Ami my locks are not yet gray;
For it w irs the b'ood in an old man’s heart
And it makes his pulses #y.
To catch th# tlirll of a happy voice,
And the a pleasant eye.
f have Walked the world for fourscore years.
And 1 hey say that I am old.
And my heart is ripe for the reaper, Death,
And my years are well nigh told.
It is very true; n is vary true;
Pm old, and “I ’bide my lime;”
But my heart will leap at a scene like this.
And 1 half renew my prime.
I’lav on. play on; lam you there,
In the midst of your merrv ring;
f can feel tlte thrill of the daring jump.
And the rush of the ff.wt bless swing.
! hide with you in the Iragran) hay.
And I whoop tharvpolhereil call
V id my leet slip up on the seedy floor.
And I care not for the full.
I am willing to die when my time shall come,
\nd I shall be giad to go :
1’ or the world, at best, is a misery place,
And nv pulse is getting low;
But the grave is dark an I the heart will fail
In treading its glno nv wav ;
Vtid it wiles my lie.nt from its dreariness,
To see the young an gay.
But Willis las been e a “Corsair * and
•o longer quaffs [he sweet waters ol the Pi
erian spring. In his new character lie is
lounging about Almacks, and other fashioti
ible pi >ces of resort in the Babel ci'y, or
seeking adventures wherewith to fill up his
■ToUiu/ts Down, designed for the edification
ut his patrons iu America. H* has fallen
too far. ever to be reclaimed ; th* Muses
h ive no doubt, long since erased his name
hum their roll of liiv rites, and ceased to
weep over his delinqiisucv.
It has been long since the public has
neard fro in Pikkfoxt. But he is not for
gotten. He one* snug as if the very soul of
freedom had math- his heart Iter teiujde, and
shone out in every line of his glowing vetse.
“In the Gotl of battles trust
11 ie we may and die we must;
But oh ! where can dust to dust,
Be consigned so well.
As where heaven her dews shall shed
On the martyr'd patriot's bed,
Ami the rock shall raise its htad,
Ol his deeds to tell!”
O. \V. Holmes, one of the most otigin
al and wags'aliian of all our poets, has ex
•fianged his -p -n for a pestle,’ his poetry for
pills ; and his lyre for a lancet ; he has be
come a ‘regular bred’ M. D. : abjured the
service of Appollo, and enlisted under Es
culapins. He was nn doubt meditating tile
change when lie wrote,
NViml is poet’s love ?
To write a girla sonnet;
To got a ring, orsome such thing,
A id fustiuuize upon it.
That lie has knelt at the shrine of beauty,
or at h-ast felt tlte all powerful influence of
a pretty eye, cannot for a moment be ques
tioned; it is therefore the more strange that
he should descend from his soaring flight a
ttmng the empyreal regions,in order to min
ister to the deceased frame, anil tread with
noiseless step, the chamber of the tick
Where can a prettier sonnet be found than
that which is Imre adduced as a specimen of
his lighter style;
The bright I lack eve, the melting blue,
I cannot choose between tlte two.
Ah! many lids Love lurks between,
Nor heeds the coloring of his screen;
And when his random arrows fly.
The victim falls, but knows not why.
Gaze not upon Ills shield ol jet.
The shall upon the string is set ;
Look not beneath his azure veil,
Though 1 very limb were cased in mail.
Well, both might make a martyr break
The chain that bound him to the Make ;
And both, with but a single ray.
Can melt our very heart aw y ;
Ami both, when balanced, hardly seem
fi’o stir the scales, or rock the beam;
But that is dearest, all tlte while,
Which wears for us the sweetest smile.
Asa pendant to the foregoing very pretty
verses of Dr. Holmes, except gentle nailer,
a few rhymes from an humbler source, in
spired, hnwtiyer, by the same theme. You
may find out the author if you can.
BLACK AND BLUE EYES.
The bonny eye of brilliant black,
Wli re Cupid lurks m view,
May have i|is charms, !>ut can’t attract,
Like those of liquid blue.
The one all joy, all life, all light,
Shines on you wi'h its blaze.
And woe betide tlieluekles* wight,
That comes within its gaze.
The other mildly beams with love
And sheds a softer ray.
And like the ether pure above,
Dissolves the soul away.
The black eves burn, the bine ones melt,
I know full well tle-ir power,
And ought to know, for I h ive felt
Their magic many an hour.
The black may dazzle, but the blue,
Oh, who can stand hefote iliem.
Before those orbs of heavenly hue,
And not in soul adore them.
Although the last may spirit lack,
They yet the soul subdue,
I bow beiore the eyes of black,
But kneel to those of blue.
Laurie.
Genuine Wit.-- 'The -winter of an Eastern
paper say# that many of his patrons would
mike good wheel-horses, they hold back no
well
«n——■——
fliu't iril.
In Irwinton, Ala. on Thursday Evening
the I4tli inst. by .1. W Mann, Esq. HI
RAM P. JuNE.3, late of New Jersey, to
Mis. Ski ixa Tkkadvv kll, of the former
place.
—■» '.. ... ■"■'ii i ■ " »"■" WSMi
f'« ( 9 fi r User skip-
r FUIE iiu'letsi.'tied have formed a foparf
■ nersliio for tlreJtran»acfionof business,
under the name and style ot
WIXmtKV cV .TSOS24JAIV.
They h >ve now on hand and expect to
keep a well assorted stock of
DRY GOODS,
Crockery , Hardware, Cutlery, SfC.
They intend to keep a well selected stock
of Goods at Friendship, Suivter county.
A. B. C. WINFREY.
J. B. MORGAN,
Florence. Nov. 23 33 ______
JOB PRINTING
1 weatxt ifxr.orTCi* at eruts oflicf-
1 Iff • 4-OOI>V
THE subscriuns have just received at
their store, next door to Air. H. W.
Woodward, on Centre street, a large and
general assortment of
IS'ttv/e and Fancy
*»'* t » bu^3.
1 Consist ng ot
Cotton Bagging. Negro ( loth,
Linsevs. Cotton Osnaburgs,
Readymade Clothing, Blankets,
Hals. Bmis and Sho< s,
Together wttiiall other kinds of Domes
tic Good- 1 S .liable to the teaiuo.
Their supoly of FANCY GOODS is
large and Well assorted. 'l'hey invite their
friends and the public generally, to cail and
examine for themselv* s.
S. \V. BENNETT A: Cos.
Nov.
\ ... A
\NY person wishing to exchange a ne
grn girl, 12 or 13 years of age, fora
brisk, active boy, cab be aceon n o> attd by
calling on J, L. BULL.
Nov 23 33
notice!
tOST during ihr week of the Inferior
J Court at Lumpkin, a large Leall es
or Mororo Pocket Book contain® a number
of small notes to the amount of three hun
dre 1 "“I ten dollars o 1 Dr Go nle. one note
on ♦ SteaieniWo lor three hundred ami
Eigiuy. or the rise, tine some time about
Cirisi.ins next, also one note on D:v;d
Harrell, due about 'lie same time; also one
no eon I P Harrell, lor five hundred and
sixty five dollars, due the twenty fifth of
December. 1838; also one note, given hv
the subscriber for sixty dollars, due the
1 tiiy fifth December 1838; also one note
o Vreliy Nichalson and Laurence, for
•■gli'v three dollars and twenty cents, due
ihu first day of next July, together with
sundry other notes and accounts nut recol
lected.
I do hereby forwarn any person from
trading lor-the above notes as I claim them
as my properly, I will also give ten dollars
reward to any person or persons who will
deliver the sit'd Book an.l contents ;o me
living in Siewari county, 14 miles front
Lumpkin, 011 the Road leading to Travel
ers Rest. JESSE HARRELL.
• Novembe $3, 1839. 33 3t
ON Tuesdav the last day of December
next, will He sold at the plantation of
Albert 11. S je' lierd, deceased, in Stewart
CMtuty all th* 1 perishable property of said
deceased consisting ot Hmses, Hogs, Cat
tle, Corn, Folder, (>*is Plantation Tools,
Household a ul Kitchen 1 itrnitnre.Nmd smi
thy oilier irlicles i#n tedious to mention.
jjTerms 10 ide known on flip dux of s de.
JAMES M .S IYT.'E \dm’r. ’
ANNE E. StIEPPEUD, Adm’rx.
Nov. 23 1839 33
AJ>mINIBTR VTORS’ SALE
Wlfjl.be sold mi ' inlay, the 20ili of
DECEMBER next, between ilieu
snal hours of sale, at the laie residence of
Silas Mercer, the perishable property of Si
las Mercer, lue of Lee county, ' cceased
consisi ing of horses, hogs, cattle, two horse
wagon and harness, hoii-i hold and kitchen
liirnit re. Also, at the same time and place
will be hired, two hl.' lv negroes, and the
pbintalmii reined. Verms made known on
the.daf. ANN MERCER. Adm’ix.
Nov. 1 to
\GKKKABLY t" an tirdei of the Infe
. norl'ouri of Lee county, tvhensiltmg
is a court ol ordinary, will b • sold on tlte
fiisi Tuesday iu JANUARY next, before
the <,'outi House door in Slarksvdie :
All 'lie Negroes and other perish, hie pro
perly, belonging to the estate of Hulu n D.
Kespess, late of said cont ty, deceased.—
.Sold for the benefit of the heirs and credit
ors, of said dec eased.
DUDLEY SNEED. AdmV.
Nov. 6. 32 de bans non.
NOTICE.
\LL persons indebted to the estate of
Gallia Mathews, hue of .Stewart coun
ty, deceased, are hereby notified that pay
ment will b » required a> speedily as possible;
and those holding demands against said es
tate are required to baud them in according
to law.
JOHN M. W. PEEL. I A ,,
ANDERSON C MATHEWS* S AU,n
.1A \ K M ATI I E W.S, Ailm’ix.
Nov 15 32 61
\GRKKABLE to an order of the honor
able the lulerier court of I lie county
of Slimier, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses. will he sold, on the first Tuesday ia
J VN U A R Y npxt, at th# court house floor in
the county of Randolph, Lot of Land No.
7, in the lent It district of formerly Lee now
Randolph comity, lor the benefit of Alexsa*
der Carreiherx. a minor.
ELIZABETH RUCK,
(formerly Elixabath Joiner,)
Sumter co. Oct. 5?. Guardian.
AD MI Nl STRAT 01 tS SV l£
A GRE EAB L E so an order ofthe fn
\. t'erior Court of Stewart county when
sitting for or 11nary purposes, will be sold on
tbi first Tuesday in January next at the
Co.i t House door ,in tbs town of Clarks
ville, liabersh t o county, one ha'f lot of
Land No. 50, in tlte Gth Oist. of said coun
ty, it being a part of the real estate ot J -i.'imi
Gillespie deseased, of Mississippi. Terms
cash. RICHARD KIDD, Adtfi’r.
Nov. 1,1839.
I li *reby c institute and appoint Merri
wethcr Clements, my Agent and Attorney*
sell and make titles to said land.
RICHARD KIDD. A4 mr.
GRF.F.ABLY to the requirements of
the will and testament of the late Johil
Guilford, of Randolph county, dec'd. we
will expose topnb'ic sal*, on the last Satur
day in DECEMBER, at the residence of
Colson Guilford, six negroes—a woman and
live children. Terms of si'e msda known
on the day.
JOIIN GUILFORD, ?
COLSON GUILFORD. ( M
Georgetown, Nov. 1,1839. 31
A ORF.EABII! to «n ordefof the Ho«
arable Inferior Court es Sumter Coun
tv v,i#n setting as a Court of ordmarv. will
be sold on th* first Tuesday in December
next before the Court lions# door in Amer
icans, Sumter county, Ist Nu. §43. id the sth
district of Earlv eounty, on th# first TueSr
day in December next, at the Court ho,ts«
floor of that county. Sold for th# benefit
of tlte heirs and creditors sf Uriah Fulltf
deceased.
WALT IN W. FULLER. A !<•*»
September 3, I §39. S3
FOUR months after date, anpheatfoS
will o# m ule o the honorable the iA»
ferior court of Lee county, when sitting as
ac« tirtof ordimarr, for ieave to sell the v*x)
estate of Silas Mercer, late of s»ifl
deceased- ANN tfJLSCIBt AflW