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For in a clime secure and bright. Sustained by deathless air and light, They pine no more. C. W. Everest writes well, though he has not written much. A few short peices are all that hare fallen from his pen, but they speak touchingly to the heart, and tell of a deep mine of poetic feeling in the bo som of their author. He writes occasion ally for the annuals, from one of which, “The Token" the following p.ece was ex tracted ; LIFE; ITS SEASONS. Life hath its Spring time! childhood's morn. When pure is young affection’s ray; Gay are the flowers without a thorn; Aud bright the hues of opening day : Wild music lingers in its bowers— Grateful the fragrance of its flowers— And nil betokens bliss : Hope waves hei wild, enchanting song. And sings at every path along. That all shall be like this ! Time'9 rapid footsteps never stay,— Life’s golden Spring-tune speeds away ! Life hath its Summer ! ardent now Is mtnhaod’s toil, ambition's sway ; Hope lighleth still the fevered brow, A, i, l sweetly sings the coming day : Food are Affliction's whispers, bland, Summer's horizon hur; But alt ! anon a cloud is seen— Dark and more dark ns tinea tiling mean, A tempest gathers there ! Sunlight and storm are o’er at last— Life's fitful Sum.per time is past! Life hath its Autumn ! where have fled These flittering promises of Spring? Alas! like withered roses, dead Around no sweet perfume they fling : Hope hat i been false as she wac fair, — The smiles hath fled,and gathering care, And woe around are cast: Gloomy is life's late lovely bower. Here falls a leaf there fades, a flower— And chill the drearv blast! The showers of ruin fall around— Life’s withered lo'iage strews the ground ! Life hath its winter ! snowy age. When manhood’* noblest vigors fail: Heavy becomes I,tie’s chequered pug*s. Cold is the wintry, piercing gale: The faltering step—-the trembling limb; The (1 tgging pulse—-theeys-balldim Alike deliverance crave: Fainter-—yet fainter-—hark ! the breath !—- O haste thee tyrant, angel, Death. Welcome »he frightful grave ! ’Tisiinished 1 Line's snort journey’s done, The suu hath set---the Seasons run ! LAURIE. MEETING VT MEMPHIS. TENN. Whereas, the citizens of Memphis and of the adjacent towns and counties of the Wes tern District of I’cnnessea hive, at sundry tunes during the last seven years, desired me attention and cooperation of the citizens of Oh trlesloit. South Carolina, and Savanah, Georgia, with those ot the intermediate State of Gsirg'n. Alabama and Mississippi, in the location ami construction of a railroad from Memphis to Charle.xton, or Savannah, 11 be called the .Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad: An I whereas, during that perj n 1 ol nuic the whole of the tiouth Carolina sect: so, consisting 0f135 miles--the Augus ti iij Vt’iens section. consisting of 114 Hides, and th ■ Decatur and Tuscumbia, Al ain ii.t. section of 15 miles, have been com plet'd, ,i.id arrangements have been made lor the l.io if ion and completion of a huge p*M'fo.iu of the Georgia section to the Ten nessee river; whilst the L t Gr mge and .Mem phis section, I'enocssec, consisting of 60 miles, is under contr-ct. and being for tile most p irt graded. it expected to be com piete-i in the e tsaiog year; leaving but a bout dip third of thi; mag "itic-mt work of 640 miles, from the Mississippi to the At- I n'iu ili lis !" I, or uop"uv I for; the ci» i' via iof«' !• "t. not!) ’!> r *o i>riiiciJ»u! br.ltlcil'M, will <*;»•?;! ! > t!u- great s • ijiofj towns of Soil’ll Carolina, Georgia a id East Flori da. a railroad coni'nu tie ition of t.nstirpnsed value, inasmuch as ii would at once unite the Soutlicru Allaitte States with East Florida to the e? itre of the valley of the Mississippi, at tlie point vliere the cotton tegi.ii terinin ite •■ < vff“iv th" subsistence the luincr.i j re 4 >is■> t \ 1.. !> j i_ r :,i r the i:i --e ileui.iliin icciH'i . s'r ~ngth and resources-- ji-tr soil'd and/«■/,'ere'h-—of this great valley, t 1 w.tiiia three and 1 vs* run of ail fh‘ m t v >l -of i-.ir s iittaaastero sn quirts; afford il' effective protection to the whole of that important fro slier (Hiring a sta’e of war, ' ith aco srn of ore it val.ie in wir and i 1 peace; th -re by relieving tha ;o,i 1 people of flu middle an I northern sections of this gre it v dlev, ( imotintmg already to near s wen millions, a id will in th? next sixfv y art, at the Fo ' of the present century, a tioa.it to li.'ty-six millions of inhabit mis.) frosn the caprices and oppressions of a single outlet to the sea an outlet with market: often glutted by a 1 ovtvft.uv of up count y products—and as often octd id el by low wa ter or by the vispa'iou of yellow f aver: And whereas, the accomplishment of the propo sed great railroad is 1 work completely with in tip* power of the people of this district, could they at once convert their real estate al i 's value into money, or otherwise obtain hanking facilities to tit 1 amount necessary for defraying tiie expense (it the work. To effect this important object, they are con strained once more to appeal to their neigh bors an i folio v-citizeos «i the east and south; and with th-s view il:cy propose the foiiow iug rejoiutiun: Re-ole /, That an executive committee be a ipo'rrted, t<> consist of live nae.n >crs, whose <!u y it shall be to enter into .a correspon dence with the G ivernors of the Eastern and Southern States, an! with the Presidents of Banks, and other distinguished citizens deemed likely to take an interest in the pro posed railroad-—communicating to thorn the views and wishes of this meeting, and soliciting of them whatever aid or co operation they-may be disposed to contri bute towards the icc cnilish nent of the pro posed Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad, with directions to report their proceedings to a monthly meeting, to he liel l % at ibis place, on the last .Saturday in every month, until otherwise directed. 011 m ition, Resolved, That Mess is. An derson, Williams, Shanks. Lata*. Trigg and Brown bca committee to carry out the objects of the resolutions. On motion it was further Resolved That the chairma 1 of this committee be added as 'a member of the coinmiitee. Resolve /, That tho editors of papers in •ms place, in Charleston, S. C., and Sa v.rinah, Ga., and the editors of the inter ne hate towns, from Augusta and Athens to Fuscumbia and La Grange inclusively, be respectfully request? I to give publicity *0 the foregoing preamble and rov»liitions. E D >1 UN D P. G \IXE3, Chairman. *• !’■ Trejrjvant, Secret.-vry. At tue iast session of the Legislature, a committee of live members of that body, was appointed to examine into aud report U|x>n the condition of the Penitentiary. Our Correspondent at Milledgeville has forwar ded lo us a pamphlet copy of that Rejiort, which we cannot publish for some time on account of our columns being occupied by the Financial Report. The follow iug is the concluding paragraph, which will be seen to contain an important recommendation. From the growing population of the State, and the annual increase of convictions, it cannot be reasonably presumed ilmt the pre sent buildings will remain sufiicientlv large to contain alt those sentenced to confinuicnt •herein (for already, there are more prison ers thau cells,)and consequently either ihe present walls and buildings wilt have to be greatly enlarged, or anew Peuitentiarv erect ed. In the present situation of the "institu tion, uo classification of the convicts can be made, by which reformation in the morals of the prisoners can be anticipated. Hie most abandoned and hardened rogues being, from necessity, placed in immediate contact, and lab.iiiiig With those untrained in vice aud crime ; and whose confinement there may be traced to the exercise of a rash act of mo mentary passion. The Committee, under these considerations, would most respectful ly suggest to the Legislature, the propriety of making early provision, by law, for the er ection of another Penitentiary, at some point in the Slate, possessing a more favor able location than the present in point of fa cility to obtaining raw materials and provis ions on_ better terms, and where the mean, ! transportation would be superior to those at the present location, and whete the neces sary buildings and walls could be erected bv the convicts themselves, n. imperishable ma terials, as at t ! e Sing-Sing Prison in the State ot New York; aaci which at no very distant day might become the no!y State prisou in the Stale.— Sen. The Amistad Trial. —The unsettled case of the negro s found on board the Amistad. came on for trial last Tuesday before ihe Connecticut District Court at Hartford.— Mr. Baldwin c.Siinsei for the negroes, pre sented a plea in abatement, objecting to me juris Helton of the Court, on the ground ihat •he Amistad was captured in the waters of N'w Torlt. Another ground was that the Africans are not property either by our laws or the laws of Spain. The suit now o itri h is brought !iy Lieut Ge.lncy and other li bellants for salvage. The question of prop erty of course will be involved, but at pre sent the Court declines considering tint point. The question <>fjurisdiction must be settled first. Evidence was accordingly ad duced to ascertain the precise place of cap tore. No decision has been yet made. Since the above pm'agraplt was in type, the following information tia* been receiv ed, announcing the postponement ofthe case until January next: Amistad Case. —A leiter renewed this morning tram Hartford, dated Wednesday, 11 o'clock A. M. state that the Court unex pectedly adjourned to the first Tuesday in January, owing to the detention at New Haven nl James Covey, the interpreter, subpoenaed by the United States from tie British brig Buzzard, on account ol sickness. Tuesday afternoon several witnesses were examined respecting the actual place ofthe seizure of the Amistad. Some swur** that the distance from the shore was not more than 20 to 30 rods, and others that it was o ver half a mile. Tha District Attorney had filed another libel on b. half of the United States, groun ded on the claim of the Spanish Minister lor the vessel and cargo, (Africans included) to be given up to bis Government according to the provisions of the treaty.— -V. Y. A merican. MASSACHUSETTS. We arc stiil in a state of perfect uncer tainty as to the result of the Gubernatorial elections in Massai husetts. The Boston Atlas of Saturday contains the following statement. VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. Everett. Morton. Suffolk, 2 towns, 5036 3873 Essex, 26 “ 6703 5075 Middlesex 45 “ 5400 8177 Worcester 55 “ 8250 7630 Plymouth, 21 “ 3988 3918 Nat ncket, 1 “ 520 265 Dukes. 3“ 190 089 Bristol, 19“ 3163 4133 Norfolk. 22 “ 3"'71 4238 Frnukllin, 23" 2’ 38 2121 Hampshire 22 “ 3605 1007 Hampden, 19 “ 2336 3327 Barnstable, 13 *• 16°2 1105 Berkshire, 29 “ 3133 2292 - 300 towns, 50,136 50,331 Morton, majority 195. There are three towns in Franklin, one in Middlesex, and one in Berkshire to be heard from. These towns will about balance each other. Tliere is certainly, iu ouropinion, no choice. We have heard already of about 300 scattering votes. We shall save the State from th“ spoilers all. Their huzzas have all been to no purpose. Married. In the conntv of Talbot, atthe residence of Mr. Z. Wediagton. on Sunday evening, the Q4tii ult. by the Rev. Mr. Biggs, Mr. Uf.Srt A. Garrett, of Stewart, to Mrs. Asx Sto.xe, of Talbot county. In this '•onnty on Thursday. 28tli No vember. by James Hilliard. Fsq. Mr. Isaac Parker, to Miss Sarah Whitaker, ail of Stewart. lo Randolph county, at the residence of Mr. J. Daniel, on Wednesday l ist, 4th inst. by the Rev. James Mathews, Mr. Richard W. Fort, of Stewart, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. J. Daniel of the former county. In the Presbyterian Church in Athens, on Sabbath morning las', by the Rev. Mr. Hoyt, the Rev. Thomas L. Mcßrtdk. of South Carolina, to Miss Mart W. Mc- Cleskf, of Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Mcßride have devoted themselves t«» a Foriega Mis sions, for Singapore, to join the China M is sion. TO THE PUBLIC. THE Subcribers beg Dave to inform the Pub ic that they have bought the en tire Stock of Messrs. A. W. lliil, Laurence fc Cos. and will continue to occupy the old Stand. South wing of Phoenix Hotel, cor ner of Broad and Centre Street, the Stock now on hand, aad the supplies dailv expec ted will make a choice selection of DRV GOODS, HAL'S, SHOES. BOOTS, CROCK F.RY, GLASS CUTLERY, HARDWARE, fee. and as we have opend our books for the year 1840. we Ijojte to receive a double share of the public pat ronage. We would further remark, that as we are determffied to sell goods to none but those who are settled and good for their contracts, we shall be able in afford goods to our reg ular customers at lower prices than usual. CHARLES A. SMITH, Dec. 6. 3-5 JAMES B. BROWN. Religion* Xolice. i The Rev. Mr. Chapman, of the Methodist Protestant Church is expected to preach io this place tomorrow iu the ?n --dependant Church. Dec. 7. 1639. To the Citizens of Stewart. Believing that a due regard to the op in ions of mankind, requires of every hot est citizen the vindication of his character from any misrepresentation calculated seriously to tarnish or impair it; and having heard from various sources of the circulation of reports about me. which iftru, fliould ex clude me from all houest and tespectable association, l have determined, unpl casant as is the task, to make his political on. Charges less grave and ignominious in 'heir character, professing to have emulated , from a source .ess authentic, might have passed me unnoticed, known as I am to most I of you, bring resided in your county al most everkince its organization, having, by your free sulfrages, for years held an impor tant and responsible oslice, that of keeping your public records, and having, as I hope, established some reputation lor honest and 'air dealing, ho.h in my private aud olficial capacity. sue reports alluded to, are. that I was guilty of t!ie crime of negro stealing, when 1 was a citizen of Jones county, that I was indicted and found guilty of that crime; that [ was compelled to leave on this ac count; that a copy of the record, showing my guilt, was in the possession of some in dividual of this county, ready to be sho >n if I pretendde tndeny the charge. In some sections of your county, apart, in others, all of the above charges are aliedged against ine, all of which, are equal ly unfair, unjust and untrue, and as the authors and circulators of them doubtless pretend to base tlj“m upon an occurrence which look place in the ye ir 1813, in the county of Jones, 1 will detail to you die whole transaction, I will refer to the records ol the Superior Court of Janes county, a cony of which ( have lately procured, un der the olficial seal ofthe Clerk, which mav be seen at any tire, by those who may de"- sire. and which from its length, I could not well iusert in this, and will publish below some,o"t of many letters ami certificates, from respectable persons at that time, cm zens of Jones'couniv. John Bush, i citizen of Wilks countv, died, leaving some property, after making his will, in which he gave his wife, discre tionary power to sell or otherwise dispose of his property, as she might think would be most conducive to the interest of liis :.eirs. In accordance with the powers ves ted in her by tier deceased husband, finding the estate involved, after consultation with her friends aud particularly, James Take, who had married one of the daughters of the deceased, she sold a negro boy, named Hampton, to William Janes also a citizen of Wilkes county, near whom I was raised and whom 1 was ever taught to revere for his integrity and piety. Janes immt diately put the boy under the charge of a Blacksmith, and he soon became aa expert a.id valuable smith. About ten years after the purchase of the hoy, by Janes, he was stolen from his possession, and conveyed to Jones county either by the said James Tube, the son-in-law of John Bush, de ceased, who then resided ii Jones, or. by some other person, for him and through his procurement Mr. Janes having icard where -his boy had been removed, came there and ascertained that James Tiike, pretended to set up some claim to him in in right of the estate of the deceased, or of liis wife, one of their heirs, and being un willing to commence an actiou at 'aw for him so far front home, under circumstances which would occasion him so much trou ble, I ibou. and expence, he determined, it possible, to get possession of the boy and convey him back to Wilkes county, whence he had been taken, that Tuke might be at the trouble of suing him if he thought his claim good and vain!. At this time, the year 181!), I was residing in Jones County, and was requested by Mr. Janes, as an old friend, and one fully acquainted with all the circumstances, with Janes's right to the uegro, ami Takes want of title to I: itn, to assist him in getting possession of the boy and conveying him back to Wilkes county. Fully acquainted with all the parts of the case, ami from the intimacy which iiad ever existed be.tween my father aud Mr. Janes and there families, and the friendship lie had shewn me, L felt it my duty to render him all the assistance it was in my power to bestow. Accordingly we made an effort to get ttie negro, but failed, though his agency, he liking his situation in Jones better than in Wilkes- Tuke fired, by vin lictive and revengeful feelings towards 111 c for the part I had taken, commenced a prosecution, and before the Grand Jury swore positively that the negro was the property of the estate of John Bush, deceased, and tire Grand Jury having heard but one side of the case (as is usual the witnesses on the side of the prosecu tion arc only sworn before them) returned a true lit I. The indiement was called lor trial at the same term, 1819, Judge Strong presiding, and was quashed on the evidence of the prosecutor himself, and I was con sequently, by the rules of la.v deprived of the privilege of having my witnesses sworn, by whom l could most conclusively have shown the part I took in the transaction, anil have clearly established the tact that I was assisting tiie real owner of the property to the possession of it. At :he same term of Court. Mr. Janes commenced an action, of conversion for the recovery of the negro, against the said James 'Pukes, the man who had prosecuted me. which was continued from term to term until the September adjourned term, 1320, when the Petit Jury returned a verdict for Janes for two thousand'dollars, or ihe de livery of the negro, and three hundred dol lars, for Ills hire and costs of suit. From this verdict Tukes appealed, and at the October term 1821, a Special Jury returned the same verdict with five hundred and sixty six dollars, for hire and costs of suit, thus conclusively establishing the fact, that the negro was the property of Janes, the man for and with whom I had..'3rd. This, fellow ciii/.eos, is a true statement of the Man-action. It was entirely and cun • est between Janes and Tuke, for the pos session of property, to which I know that Junes was entitled, and therefore assisted him, without the expectation of being in anv way profited. If it be a crime to assist an old friend un der such circumstances, to secure his right and regain the possession of property which had been stolen from him, then am I liable to your censure, but I assure you I did not feel then and have never felt since any re gret, for any thing 1 did on that occasion. By what motive, those persons are actuated wim have started or circulated the report, i will not pretend to say, it is with you to de termine fueling as I do. fully satisfied you arc ever ready to uphold and defend the characters of the innocent let them tacked from.quarter they may. . >1 ARM A DUKE ~ ''** Lumpkin, Nov. 21, l".ys J GEORGIA. > Ido hereby certify, Jones county. $ that I resided in this cetinty, in the year 1819, as weR as bef.ee and since that time, and that 1 knew Mar inadnke Gresham at that time, and have known Imn ever since. In tne year above alluded to, he was indicted for stealing a ne gro and prosecuted for the same but on (lie trial the bill was quashed, and when the facts of ihe case became disclosed, the said Gresh am, acting for his friend Wili am Janes, was held by the citizens and the community oi tins county justifiable, Janes being the prop er ow«er of ilia said negro, and he h iving authorised the said Gr'siiam to take the ■egro into his possession for the benefit of him the said Jan«s; ami I further certify that the course, he the said Gresha u pur sued in the affair, was approved ol bv ihe l Oiiuiiiiiiity—and tint ihe said Gresh..in was held and received bv flt« rommuuiiy, be f<»r>* tint time, and ever since, as an honest upright and-respectable citizen, any thing to the contrary lias never come to my knowledge. CHARLES MACARTHY, Clk. t. c. Clinton, October 24.1839. M icon, Oct. 27, 1839. Mr M. Gresham, Dear Sir—You state that some malicious person has circulated a report in the county of Stewart, detrimental to your character, predicated on the put you took in the case of Janes against Tuke, and that it is stated that you left the county of Jones in conse quence of it. I distinctly recollect the case —it was a contended claim as to the right of property. „ud the struggle with the parties was to ac piire the possession of th . pro perty, (i negro man ) You co operated with Janes, as a friend, and assist 'd him in I lie effort lie mule to acquire lht» possession of the negro; but. so far as 1 know ot be lieve. your standiug as an honest mail was noways impaired—and ifvou were guilty of any impropriety, it was iu the sul ; cimde you evinced in the service and aid of a friend.— I am well convinced, from my recollection of the case, there wr* nothing connected with it, which could induce you to change your residence; or when the tacts were known, to impair the reputation which you then en joyed as au honest man. With respect, ifoitrOb’t serv'r H. G. LAMAR. GEORGIA, ? Mr. M. Gresham, Jones county. \ Dear Sir—Having been informed that some malicious person, or persons, of Stewart county, have endeav ored to injure your reputation as an honest man, and a gentleman, in rcla'ion to a dif ficulty which happened in ti:.s county in the year 1819, between James Tuke, of this place, and William Janes, of the county of Wilkes. The difficulty aroso about the possession of a certain negro man. m l tbe part vou took, was in behalf of von friend, Mr. .Tines for which you w.n indicted in this county and a true bill was obtained against you, but when the trial came on, the bill was quashed on the testimony of the said Tuke, the prosecutor, and at which time the facts of the case became disclosed, which showed conclusively, that Mr. Janes li e man for whom you acted, was the right ful owner of the negro ; and you were held bv the people and community justifiable in the part you had taken for your friend Air. Janes, and that if you were hold in any other I ight in this county, titan an honest & respect able citizen, it never came within mv knowledge, and I have resided in this coun ty for more than thirty years, and have known you for the most of that length of time, and was one of the presiding Magis trates, that bound you t*s Court in the fore going case. If you think proper, yon are authorised to use this letter in correcting any report that may have been circulated against you having its origin in this case. Should it ever be necessary, I would lake trie.it pleasure in giving my affidavit cov ering the whole statement set forth in the foregoing letter. Yours, truly, Oct, 30, 1839. ADAM CARSON. GEORGIA. \ We do hereby certify, Jones County. that we resided in this county in the year 1819, and that we knew M.amaJuke Gresham before and since that time, and in that year he was indicted for stealing a negro ; but on the trial the bill was quasued, and when the facts of t!.e case became developed, the said Gresham, acting for his friend William Janes, was held by the citizens and commanity justifiable. Mr. Janes beingthe proper owner of said negro, and he having authorised the said Gresham to take the uegio into his possession, for the benefit of him. the said Janes:- m l wo do farther certify, that the course tho said Gresham pursued, was approved of by the community, anil the said Gresham wss held and received in community before that time and ever since, as an honest, upright and respectable citizen, any thing to the contra ry lias never come within on: knowledge. Given under our hands, this 24th October, 1339. WM. WHATLEY. WILSON WHATLEY. Jacob LINDSEY. . RICHARD BLOUNT. Jones co unhj, Nov. 2,1839. Mr. M. Gresham. Dear Sir—Yours of the 31st. Oct. is now be'iire me—it gives m° pleasure to comply with your request. So far as my recollec tion s- rves me, I have been a citizen of this county ever since the year 1311, and was aequairit"d with you from that date until a bout 1823, at which time you retrrved from this county. Some three nr four years be fore you left the county, you were indicted iri this county on a charge for negro steal ing; the bill was quashed on the ground that the negro found in your possession, had been decoyed from th ; rightful owner, Mr. Janes, of Wilkes county, the man for v/liom you acted, by some person claiming the pro j ertv, anl that you were authorized, by the said rightful owner, to take the said negro into your possession, lor the use of the nro per owner, as above stated. The said Will iam Janes soon afterwaids, recovered the a lid tie ,ro at law, in this county, with several years hire. This is the best of my recollec tion of she case. I know yon stood as fair in this community, if not fairer, after the transaction, as before, having furthered the cause of justice thereby :—and I believe you still t< be an honest an l honorable man. Youis, in haste JOHN JONES. GEORGIA, f T have known Mr. Ilibb county, $ Marmndukc Gresham for yearly thirty years. I never knew or liearl of his committing any act derogatory to a gentleman. Given under my hand.<23d Octtber, 1839. JAMES LAMAR. NOTICE. ALL persons are forwarned against tra- ' xV ding for a certain note of hand ' " I to J<hn U. Greenwav. *>• ’ - than Chau"*- jd stoned by to.!*<* ,ho 1 if 00. boo -126,1 Dec. T h * cred’ted 15th Mar. I dreJgoiljp 00 nole / 18;> - arms AN GHAUtfR-Y, Ktetrart Sheriff sale*. \TTILL be sold on the first Tuesday io * • J.ANU\K\ next, before the Court House door in the'd own of Lumpkin, be tween the legal hours of Sale the following property viz: Lots Nos. 4 and 5, in letterG. in the town ol Lumpkin, nu the Square, excepting the Store House nee it pied by McCuHar 6c Fer ry, |y mg between said House and the More occupied by M. M. Fleming, sold as tlie property oi Freeland Buckner, to sati-iy a li fa trotn Stewart Superior Court iu lavor of Jefferson J. Lamar. The interest oi Thomas J. Kesterson, in Lots Nos. 94 and 95. tn rite 22d district ol of Stewart county, levied u|>un as the prop erty of said Kest» en, to satisfy afi la trom Stewart Superior Court io favor of Laurenc** & Jerniga i, euit'iviug copartners tec. tec. and otiiers. North lial of Lot No 63, in the 22d dist of Stewart county, also House and Lot whereon Wiu. F. Philips now resides, nd jomining Florence, number not known, levied on as the property of said Philqni, in saii«ly afi lioin .Stewart Superior Court in lavor of Hightower te Reid. Property pointed out by defendant. Lot ol Land No. 9 in the 22d district of Steuart county as itie property of Rowland Williams, to satisfy a ft fa from Stewart Su |»eiior Court in lavnr of Uamson Jones, against sai l William-} and Mrrmmiuke Gresham. Property pointed out by Gus tavus De Launay. Lots Nos. 118 and 139, in (lie 0.3] dist. o( St • wart bounty, as the property of Free land Buckner, to satisfy, a fi from Stewart Superior Court in favor of Edward W. Chapman and others. Lot of Land No. 15, in the 25th dist. of Stewart county, as the property of Eli jah Waters, to satisfy sundry fi fas from a Justice Court of said rouirty in favor of \V. & II- Boynton. Levy made and returned by a constable. One House and Lot in the Town of Flor ence, Stewart county, known as number 147, iu letter K. as the property of John R. Sp inn. to satisfy sundry fi las from a Justice Court of Stewart county, in favor of Moses Pettice. Property [minted out by defen dant. Lot of Land upon which Jesse P. liar —ll now lives. No. not known, as the prop er.^- o l ' said Harrell, to satisfy a ft fa from Stewart Inferior Court in favor of Gustavos DeLadnay Lots of Land Nos. 110 and 132 in the 22d district of Stewart county, levied on as the, property of Win. C. Ilay, to satisfy a fi fa from Stewart Superior Court, in favor of H. W. Jcrnigt.n, anti others. Also, 10,090 fits. Seed Cotton, taken as the property of John Lantern, to satisfy a li fa from Stewart Superior Court, i’i favor of Sampson B. Strickland. Lot of Laud No. 302, m the 22d district of Stewart county, ns the property of Jpo. I). Pitts, to satisfy sundry ft fas from a Jus tice Court from Muscogee comity in favor of J. Cu'pepper vs. W. B* Williams and Jno. D. Pitts, security. Levy made and returned by a constable. Also, the undivided half of No. 131, in the 24tii district, of Stewart county, taken as the properly of Joseph Bennett to satisfy one ft fa issued out of Bibb Superior Court in favor of Joseph Tavler. Also, lot of I,and No. 107, in the 24th district of Stewart county, and two negroes, Jim 20, and Dina 40 years old, as the prop erty of Wilt. Wynn, to satisfy a fi fa from Stewart Inferior Court, in f tvor of Michael J. Laurence, et. al. Property [minted oil) by James Clark. Also, Lot of f.and No. 114, iff the 22d district of Stewart county, levied on as the propertv of Thomas J. Kesterson, fi satisfy sundry fi fas issued from a Justices Court of said county in favor of AVm. C. llav, and others vs. said Kestetson. M. M. FLEMING, Sheriff. December 4 1839. MORTGAGE SALES. tVill hr sold ul the same i>lacc un the first 'J'uisr/ay in Fetiuriny next. No*. 41 and 42, in the ‘'4th district of Stewart coun'y, as the property of .Ta*. K, I lenmng, to satisfy a Mortgage fi fa from Stewart Superior Court, in favor of Henry Solomon. Property pointed out iu sai I ii fa. Lucy a woman 2G years old, Arthur a man 20 years old, Sampson a man, 85 years o‘d, Danna, a woman 22 years old, and her two children. Tener, a woman 30 years old. Amy 12, Jack U. Alfred 13 years. George a boy 13 years old. Rose a woman 19 years old, Nathan a boy 2 years o'd, Calvin 5 years old, f lestm- 3 years old, Daniel 7 years old, Dave 1 year old, all taken as the prop erty of Robert Ilalchcr, to satisfy three -Mortgage fi fa issued out of Stewart hifet;- r Court, in favor of ATilljard Boynton Lnv erd Bryan.! Tomlinson Fort and Elijah M. Crocker, Executors ot Samuel Williams, deceased, vs. Robert Hatcher. Also, one Imy by the name of Toncv, about 21 years of age, one girl, by the name of Silva »b nit 16 years of age, all levh and on a* the property of Robert Hatcher to satisfy a Mortgage fi fa. issued out of Stewart In - ferinr Court in favor of Turner Coley vs. Robert Hatcher. M. M. FLEMING. Sheriff. December. 4th. fife Sh*ri(l Bettes. UTiriLL be sold, mi the first Tuesday in vv JANUARY next, at the court house door in the town of Starksvilte, with in the usual hours of sale,the following pro perty, to wit: Two Lots Nos. not known, in the Town ofStarskville, and the Stoie House now oc cupied by Ala md & Philips, levied on as the property of George W. Huckaby to sat isfy aft fa ifstti and from the Inferior Court of Lee county in Cvor of Mordecai \lex •lniFr vs. George W. Huckaby and Peter 11. McCiskill, properly pointed out by the plaintiff. Also, Lot of Land No. 268, in the sc- : cond district ol Lee county, levied on as the property of Joshua Mercer, tef satisfy sundry It ft»issued from the Superior Conn of Lee county hi favor of H. Jones. Adin'r. id Lewis Bond, deceased, and others, prop erty pointed by plaintiffs A'lorney. Also, L‘ t of Land No. not known, tire place whereon John Cain now lives, in the Ist dist. of Lee county, levied on as the uroperty of John Cain 10 satisfy one alias ft fa issued from the Superior Court of Houston county, in favor of Richard V. C. Ruffin v« said John Cain. Lots of Land No. 2’2, tint! 215, and an hundred acres Lot No. not known in the Ist district of Lee county, levied on as the property of Mark. M. Brown, to satisfy sun dry fi fas issued from the Superior and In ferior Court of Banner county in favor of Greswold fi. Pope and others, vs. said Brown, properly point'd out by defendant. A. DYSON* Sheriff* November. 29. 1839. it YOUNG MAN, who can /V UonaMft reference, twets a situation as overseer, forth? vear 1810. Apntv aj,tn* store of MeCullw & Porry, “ Oct .S3 25 « Sumter Sheri FT Sale’s. WILL be sold on the first '1 t,es„av in JAN LAKY next, before the Court House dooriu the Town ot Americtis Nt ni ter cownty, wilt.m the usual hours it ntc the following property to wit. Lot of Laud No. li’9, luthe 26th district of original') Lee now .''umiercouuty, levied on as the pro|>erty ot Wdham Green, Jn„. to satisfy an execution issued irom a Justice < ourt. 689th distrist G. M. in Lpt-oi, conn tv, in favor of Samuel Calhoun, v*. Wiifiam Grrea, Jun. levy made and returned to me by a constable. Property pointed out b? the defendant. 9 Also, Lo* of Laud No. 205, in the 29th dc-trict of originally Lee now Sumter coun ty, levied on as the property of Jesse Bowers f > satisfy art fa from Macon Superior Court iu lavor of Griffin te Purse, v* said Bower* JOHN RIMMEY, Sheriff. December 3,1839 r SttPTHFCN. LADIES, BOOK. KniTF.n ev. BY ?. C. PcNDLETJN &GE3R3E F. PIERCE. To the Ladies of Georgia and to the South neutrally, thr following plan is roust re spectfully submitted, ii is hoped that it mil receive Uuit serious attention, and meet their approbation, since it is for their (special benefit that the werrk’s projected PROSPECTUS. In submitting tbe lollowing ; V.u, w**' Wiiild first c.i.i me at:e; rion of thr Ladies, and all those who I-el m res'ed (and who me iho-e that do not ?/ hr the welfare and improvement ofthe female sex. to tlie pre sent condition oltiie Southern Press. Near ly ail tile publications which i*suc from’ ii are engaged h its political di mis sions, and their columns teem with accusa itqns, denial*, abt.se, and every other form <d wordy warfare—carried on in •language*, frequently unfit for “ears polite,’’ and seldom suited lo the delicacy and geiit-eoess which belong so peculiarly to the Femala charac ter. Os the few literary papers published South: ofthe Potomac,there is sotonk exclusive ly dedicated to the LADIES! We have felt this as a want which ought so be sup plied; and we propose to trnke an effort to (Jo so, confident that onr endeavors will be crowned with success, if *ve can only secure the hearty co-opcration of those lor whose welfare we are about to labor—The Ladies ofthe South. And we expect, further, that every intelligent mind among the other sex, will view with approbation, aud aid in sus taining, an enterprise designed to improve tbe minds of those, without w hoso cheering smiles aud sen thing companionship? life would be dreary and this fair World a desert. We wish also to afford to the Ladies a field for t .e exercise of their orn talents, and for the devefopemenf of the resources of their minds. The let «>t authors for some years [last, have frequently enrol.-t! the names of Females whose glorious success has Died an additional radiance on the name ol" Wo '■lAß." '’he “lords of creation*’have born forced to acknowledge that tbe Female mind is, by i 0 means, deflieiont in capacity and intellectual endowments, whilst, at the same time, li is possessed, fsupetior delicacy .nd tact. Long was Woman’s mind laid in thraldom, long were her [towers underrated, anil forced toren ain inactive or unexcreised hy the force ol conventional arrangements y hut Iter chains are hr,ken, and her liberty has been proclaimed. The article nl Mos lem faith, that “Women have no souls,’’no longer obtains among us Let the Ladies now assert their own privileges and we of fer them, in our proposed work, a medium for ihe expression of their own views and sentiments, on al! that appertains, in any de gree, to the welfare and improvement oftheir sex. In offering the plan r.f a SOUTHERN LADIES, BOOK, we do not intend that it shall be precisely similar to a work of like name, at the North. We leave to onr Nor thern eotempmnry pictorial representation* ol fashion and dress, for the embellishment of their person ; be it ours to provide a garb ol purity, elegance, refinement and grace, for' the adornment of the mind. All tint may contribute to form the heart, invigorate the mind, purify the affecti ms, and reline the maimers, shall be our especi al care, that our work maybe a useful aid to the young, and fail, anti beautiful, in pre paring themscive’s lor the discharge of »ue noble and arduous duties which devolve on Woman, in hot varied capacity ol Daughter, Wife fc Mother, And we .epeat that in the accomplishment ol this high enferp ise, ive confidently expect the aid and support of en lightened and judicious of both sexes. Ar rangements lor regular aid »ill be made with several Ladies, whose productions hare a ready gained them high lame in the litcra iy world-—and several gentlemen of distin guished attainments have already been se cured as contributors, from whom scientif ic tracts, with notes, and observations on the arts, may be expected. This depart ment of the wotk will receive marked atten tion. In short, nothing will he omitted which may tend to give the publication sucU character as will render it worthy the atten tion of the lean ed, and those to whom it is dedicated— ’J he Ladies of the South and West. It only remains to obtain the requis ite number of subscribers—say two thou sand-arid if the Ladies will stnile upon, and aid our efforts, that number will not long be wanting. Let them urge their Fath ers, Husband, Brothers, and Friends, aud it is soon done. flCjP’Tlie work will contain sixty-four roy al octavo pages, stitched in a neat colored cover, and will appear monthly. 'lff .xs: Five dollars per annum payable «/r the deliv ery ot'lkejirslnimber. iCff" It is highly important to state, that all the the subscribers names which may be obtained, should be forwarded bv the Ist of December next. Agents will please bear this in mind. 01/* I ho foil ving are some of tin con frib tors to the work : A. Church. I). D., P'es’t of Franklin. College Ga. Professor J. P. Waddell, Franklin College. Hju. A. B. Longstreet, Pres’t of Emory College. Dr. A. Me m*. Prof Phys, -Science. Emory College. R.ev. I. A. Fit*, Ex Pres’t of Emory Col lege. Rev. G. fi. Round, Principal of the Geoi*-- gia Conterence and Manual Labor Seiion.. Rev. Jes;e Alercer, Washington G.-orgi/. Rev. W. 11. Stokes, Washington, Georg a. Hon. (■*. Andrews, Washington, Georgia. Col, J. 11. Lumpkin Lexington, Georgia. Rev. E. L. Wituch, Madison Georgia. Hon. R. M. Charlton. Savannah Georgia, A. 11. Chappell, Esq. Macon Georgia. Eton. E. Nisbit, Macoo Georgia. We shall be glad to exchange wiiii tiio«<» Southum and South aesterri papers who **:,! pUJt 'h «»ur Prbspect us. MafcMh G«orvia, To.oinber 15t.1839. 1 ‘heats.; gxffoutrt* *«is.airi*lu