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.Sales of La 1 1 a i.l Nf-roes by Execu
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C ) \[ iit V > •' a spi. all 1 assortment of
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rz, , ~yu \ .. are r- .pectfuily informed
a ' M . . i •WI M-. IrwinTOM and Siren
•„ re* in-.-v-U between KLOR
N i, j v‘p \ iCsCiiICOLA. (touching
’ j V, .*, ■ »• .oh place alter ately, eve
• / i.'e x.io. lay. The p.itrnn
... •>.;>. • i > : O) ctfully Solicited.
!t a id p wu.:«s at cnummary rap's.
f..r .looly t ) ihe Captains on board, or
' il’i.L -Jt LAURENCE,
Florence.
j i..; j»- M< )R/ : AN. Irwinton.
it )l) IE. r.'M.R .V '1 h A I .
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Fforivi-e. A i.:"-t 20_ 20
YT-iiv k Oortamission
!> USi N K I'S.
_ r«V i E ad •erifieis having
,: v occupied by
J.,,..,, •) p,:ts ,V V». have as
1 coma'is-
Vi !\' i».i.:BiN ES.S, tinier tue name and
M '” nr. w.b, nn.L & eauuksce.
, . , ‘ w'd b ■ psrticularly directed
; ,-.rw.,Him good, m..i
v . s i,7t! make every arrangement
iw'ess.’if.N fir storing anil takiiig care of the
'"iVVibp i'vi!! !,o cnnduet-'d by Mr.
\ \V Mint, lid we plmlge o'.o'sidvcs that
ri itbi'i'f sit tiiwantiii t “o ..nr parts to r.vp
„ ...,u\ ... . .p;.,.,r With those assuraii
.;.sto i-ecc-.ve a libetal share o( pub
lie phro.ia-o. T. iV’.ALL,
A. W. HILL.
M. .1- LAURENCE.
July 50 1>
' J. i«. V villi,
F9HWAR3IMB Al3 COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
h(. Joseph, Fla.
January 19, 1839. .
YTa'*- House .a Commission
7> U S I X E S $.
rß’ [IE subscriber respect
f A ~~W j fully notifies his friends
k v ‘ :7| ami the planters of Stewart
&&&&&& countv. that he will lie pro
-par'd to forward Goods and Cotton the cn
suiaa year, lie has made every necessary
arrangement ta secure the safety ol Cotton
and Goods consigned to him.
He hopes to be able to give satisfaction.
■ and respectfully refers the public to those lor
whom' lie has done business in tinsi line licre
tofore. U- W. WOODWARD.
Florence, Sept. 7 cow.on - -
TO THE P ÜBLIC.
nn [IE Subcribcrs bez leave to inform the
S Public that tbev have bought ihe co
tin- Stock of Messrs. A W. HiM, L'.urencc
tc Cos. and will continue to occupy t■»« old
Stand. South wing of Plußiiix Hotel, cor
ner of Broad and Centre Street..the Stock
now on hand, and the supplies daily
ted will make a choice selection of DKi
GOODS, HATS. SHOES. BOOTS.
CROCKERY, GLASS, CUTLER\,
HARDWARE, &c. and as wc have
upend our books for the year 1840, we hope
to receive a double share ol the P u ® iC l ),lt ‘
ronajjc. , .
We would further remark, that as we aie
determined to sell goods to none but those
who are settled and good for their contracts,
we shall be able to afford goods to our reg
> -Tar customers at lower prices than usual.
CHARLES A. SMITH,
Dec. fi, 35 J AMES B. BROW N.
MM S3 MM MMS MS MS ®
MEW (iOODS.
rpHE subs-ribers have just received at
A their stoi°, next door to .'dr. H. \V.
Woodward, on Ceutre street, a large and
general assortment of
Staple and Fanci/
Consisting ol
Cotton Bagging. Negro ( loth,
Linseys, Cotton Osnaburgs,
Readymade Clothing, Blankets,
tlais. Boots and Shoes,
Togeiiier with all other kinds of Domes
tic Goods suitable to the season.
I’hcir supply of FANCY GOODS is
large and well assorted. They invite their
friends and the public generally, to call and
examine for theniselv s.
S. \VL BENNETT & Cos.
Nov. 23 33 .
CopttrtnersSi ip.
undersigned have formed a Copart-
B- nership for ihe transaction o( business
tinder the name and style of
Wa\Vii KY & .1115 il aA Y.
They have now on Imrid 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, Sumter county.
A. B. C. WINFREY.
J B. MORGAN,
Florence, Nov. 23 33
si. Joseph aim |ou hail road.
r BA HE undersigned announces to the pub-
I- lie that the St. Joseph and lola Rail
Road is now completed and open for purpo
ses of transportation.
Cars, suitable for the transportation of all
kinds of merchandize, building materials
and live stock, are provided.
A wharf and ware house are erected at
the Chipola Depot, where goods and pro
duce to and from the interior, will he receiv
ed or delivered.
The houses and cotton sheds atv.bed <o
th» Rail Road at lola and St. Jos 'ph, are
l uge md commodious, and cotton and other
merchandize, if so directed, will be placed
at either point,under cover.
The despatch, economy and safety with
which merchandize and produce may be
transported by the new route, through the
ejiy of St. Joseph, when practically tested,
will be t,illv appreciated by a discerning
public, and all the undersigned now asks, is.
tint the Planters, Cotton buyers and Mer
chants of the interior, will make the experi
ment, confident that it will result to theii
profit and satisfaction.
Rates of Charges established ov
the St. Joseph Jy lola Railroad,
TRANSPORTATION.
Passengers §1 90 each,
Children, under 12 years 50 „
MERCHANDIZE.
On each bale of Cotton, 15 cts prbale
On 1 Ilißs, Barrels, Jialf and
qr. Casks, Tierces, Boxes
Bales, or packages of Mer
chandize, at the rate of. ...10 ~ bb!.
On each bag of Salt, Coffee,
Pepper,& Pimento, Corn,
Oats or grain of any kind,
not measuring over 5 1t:....10 „ bag.
On all lion castings, kegs of
shot, lead, or nails, grind
stones, mill stones, and all
heavy articles, at the rate
of 5 „ 1005 b.
LUMBER, Ac.
Lumber, Ac- 2 50 prIOOO ft.
Bricks 3 00 „ 1000
Shingles, put up in bundles, 50 „ ~
~ in bulk, 1 00 ~ ~
Staves, 2 00 ~ ~
Ho -p poles, 50 ~ *.
Wood 2 00 „ cord.
Pine or oak logs, hewn or
rough 3 „ cubit ft.
Cedar logs 14 • letuel.
(Jigs and Carts 1 00 each.
Four wheel Carriages, 200 ~
LIVE STOCK.
Horses and Oxen, 3 00 per head.
Cows and Calves, 2 00 ~ ~
Sheep and Hogs, 25 ~ ~
Poultry 1 00 „ hun’d
WHARFAGE.
On each bale of Cot on, 3 cts per bale
On each bbl of Merchandize 3 ~ bb!.
On all other heavy goods, 10 „ 1000
STORAGE.
The foUommr rates wi\\ he charged for all
Goods, fc. stored in the Company's I Tire-
Houses :
On each bale of cotton, not
exceeding 00 days 15 cts. pr bale.
On each barrel of Merchan
dize do 10 ~ bb“
On all measurement Goods, 2 ~ foot.
Iron castings and all heavy
articles 5 ~ lOOib.
JOHN D. GRAY. Agent.
Sf. Joseph, Oct. 28, 1839. 31
WILLIAM R MAY
Attorney at Law,
STARKS VILLE, Lee county, Ga. will
practice in all the counties of the Chat.
tahoochee circuit.
March 10 ly
!»:•. Wm. MI. Hai’dwiji:,
LUMPKIN, GA.
g q AN, at all times be found by those wish-
V.J ing his services, at his oftice, or the
house of M.. McCullar, Esq. when notpro
essionJly engaged.
J.m 26 42
medicalT^
Dr. A. A SS vl ST ROMG,
rgAENDEK.S his professional services to
I the inhabitants of Florence and vi
cinity. He will be in attendance by ihe
first ol January,and all calls in his line will
be punctually attended to.
He has been in practice some 6 or 8 years
in S. C. and Ala. Being educated in the
most respectable Schools of this Country
end Europe, and by strict attention to his
rhofession and lo that aloue. he is iu hopes
will merit a liberal share of patronage
-Florence, December 12, 1639 36
vrqrbst m* &&+ a, awo*
TO THE CITIZENS OF STEWART.
SINCE writing my last publication, l have
been informed that there is in circula
lation a report, that I had -aid, in presence
ol Dr. Bryan Bedingfield, that 1 did not
know who killed G.iiba Mathews, and that 1
had afterwards volunteered to give evidence
against Elijah Pearce, and that, inasmuch
as 1 had sworn that he was the individual
who ktjle.l Mathews, I most have either
sworn o: stated a falsehood.
I regret the necessity which compels me
again lo appear before you, to d-*ny tlie al
leged charge and to vindicate mv character
from such aspersions. But a few moments
after the killing of Galba Mathews, 1 deter
mined not to make public what J knew of
tlie transaction. The reasons which induc
ed .neto come to this d-terinination were,
till! 1 did not wish to appear as a witness in
the case. I then believed that there would
he many witnesses who would establish the
fact that Elijah Pearce was the man who
committed the act, and as Mr. Pearce and
myself were both candidates for the same
office, 1 felt that it would be proper for un
to say nothing about it; if the killing hail
been in secret and none but mvself had seen
if, I should then considered it necessary for
me to have pursued a different course and to
. * e given my testimony to fix the guilt
where n should rest. But, situated as 1 was,
I (bought it best to remain silent, according
ly, whenever l was interrogated on the sub
ject, I always evaded a definite answer, and
never communicv ted to any but two or 3 indi
viduals, my knowledge of the affair. On my
return from Lannaliassee, on the evening ol
the death of Galb i Mathews, 1 stayed all
night with Mr. Kidd, and returned with him
the next and iy to <he coroner’s inquest, and to
him 1 communicated all that 1 knew, and re ;
quested him not to mention to an; one what
i had ccmmunicated to him, I stated to him
my reasons for injoining-secrecy on him.—
Dr. Bedingfield, too, when there were seve
r'd persons present, told me that 1 must
know something of the occurrence, and ask
ed m - what 1 did know; to which I (as I
always did) gave an evasive reply. Subse
quently, however and previously to my be
ing sworn. Dr. Bedingfield inquired privately
of me my knowledge of the facts—l then
(as J did to Mr. Kidd,) told' h-ni all that I
knew, on the condition of his not mention
ing if to ..ny one. so that 1 might not becall
ed as a witness. 1 always pursued that
course which would avoid mv being sworn as
a witness. The council for Mr. Elijah
Pearce had me called at the door of the
court house, and privately inquired of me il
I sow ihe shooting. 1 told him I did. He
then sked me woo did it ? 1 told him if 1
was to he sworn oil the case, it wou/d be soon
enough then to state it. And from that con
versation 1 suppose Mr. Campbell conclu
ded not to have me sworn, llow the other
side came to call no me. I do not know, bu!
■ resume it was because they saw that I was
called, conversed with and not sworn by
council for Elijah Pearce; and perhaps
same one of the confidential hieuds, to whom
■ i communicated what I knew, suggested to
the council of Mr. Thomas Pearce to have
me sworn.
This follow-citl/.ens.is the course 1 pur
sued through the whole investigation. 8o
far from volunteering to testily against Mr.
Eligali Pearce, (as Dated above,) studiously
avoided it, and did so because wc were both
candidates for the same office, and because
I supposed there would be sufficient evidence
besides my own'to place tile facts, a a they
were before the court and country. Below I
publish the certificates of Dr. Bedingfield
and Mr, Kidd.
MARMADUKEGRESHAM.
Dec. 23, 1839.
GEORGIA, 1 Ido hereby certify, that
Stewart Bounty-) Marmaduke Gresham
called at mv house on his return home fiorn
Laniiaicsse, on the day Galba Mathews
was killed. It being late in the night, and
Mr. Gresham being unwell, stayed the re
mainder of the night at my house, and at
that time and in the presence of an other
gentleman, he told me confidentially that he
knew that Elijah Pearce killed Gal by Ma
thews, and related to me the particulars rel
ative to the killing, corresponding with the
testimony which was afterwards given in by-
Mr. Gresham on the trial at Lumpkin.—
Mr. Gres! am particularly impressed secre
cy on me, stating that he believed there
were sufficient number of other {witnesses
who knew the facts as well as himselt, and
that his reasons for enjoining secrecy on me
were that he did not wish to be called in
court as witness in the ease. I told him
that he. no doubt, would be called on to
give m his evidence. He replied that he
wished to avoid it if possible, as Elijah
Pearce and himself were bolheandidates for
tlie same office, and that he feared, in case
he should testify to his knowledge of facts,
that bis enemies niiißit say that he wished
to build up on the ruins of Pearce, ’and,
theiefore, lie wanted nothing to say on the
subject.
Given under my hand this 21st Decem
ber. 1839.
RICHARD KIDD.
Lumpkin, Dee. 23rd. 1839.
Mb. Gi esiiam :
Sir—-Having understood from good
authority thatgentlemen ate using my name
in a manner unauthorised by me, and highly
prejudicial to your character, 1 feel imperi
ously called on to rr|iei such statements,
and unfounded insinuations.
The report is, that you had admitted in
iny bearing, that you knew nothing about
who killed Galba Mathews. This report is
groundless and false. During the progress
of the trial of Elijah Pearce, in reply to
same interrogatories propounded to you by
mvself, you said to me ill the presence of
Mr. Allen Bates and perhaps two or three o
thers (not rceollected) that you stood within
eight or twelve feet of both Mathews and
F Pearce, and that you saw Mathews all and
expire, to which I replied that you ought to
know all about who did shoot, to which you
did not reply positively, but made an evasive
answer, showing an unwillingness to state
what you seemed to know. 1 had been pre
viously informed by Mr. Boynton that you
saw the whole transaction, and reflecting on
the position you-occupied as a candidate, I
cud not press nil you to say any thing more
about it, and there that conveisation ended.
On this 1 suppose 'he whole fabrication
rests. Subsequently to this you privately
informed me, that you saw the whole diffi-]
| cully, but that you believed there would be
a sufficiency of testimony without yours.—
If by a perversion of Mr. Bates' statement,
any gentleman has been made to believe
that you did make any such assertion, they
would do well to call on Mr. Bates personal- [
ly for a full statement of all the facts, as I I
have conversed w ith him, and onr recollec
tion of the conversation is substantially the '
same. H. BEDINGFIELD
litSVINTON MASONIC
Lottery,
A UTfIORISED bv an Act of the Leg
-Cm. isluture of the State ot Alabama.
To be diawn in tlie town of Irwinton.
Barbour county, Alabama, on the FIRST
WEDNESDAY in APRIL, 'B4O, or soon
er, il the tickets can be sold—(or the pur
pose of erecting a .Masonic Hall >n the town
of Irwinton,
SCHEHE.
1 TRiZE of $5,000
I „ „ 2,000
1 „ „ 1,000
4 „ „ 500
4 „ ~ 250
20 „ 100
24 , „ 25
5000 „ „ 3
5055 Prizes. Not two blanks to a Prize.
All the prizes to be put up in one wheel,
and the numbers in another and drawn nut
Done publicly, under the superinlendetiee
of five Commissioners.
Price of tickets THREE DOLLARS,
Half and quarter in propoition, which can
lie had by application to either of the man
agers, by letter, (or otherwise,) post paid, at
Irwinton, Ala.
Any person wishing to purchase a quanti
ty shall be allowed a liberal discount.
W. S. TAYLOR. )
A. P. CRAWFORD, } Manage!*.
JOHN CHAIN, S
October 16, 1839. 29 td
PROPASALS
For publishing in the town of Irwinton, Al
abama, a weekly Newspaper, to be entitled
the.
3SSWBA T TOA T CiiROKICLR.
HAVING heard many complaints of tho
want of a Newspaper in this town, (te
he conducted in a gentlemanly like manner.)
the undersigned have been induced, by the
earnest solicitations of many friends, to em
bark in ttie undertaking.
In assuming the duties consequent upon
such an entorprize, wc feel deeply conscious
of the responsibility which will devolve up
on ns; and knowing, too, tjic diversity of
the human mind, we cannot flatter ourselves
that we will be able to please all. But,
so f;fr a-; our humble abilities extend, we
will at all times be found striving to elevate
the standard of truth and correct moral
phixi.tples. It will tie our object to ad
vance ihe prosperity of the Eastern section
of our State, abounding, as it does, in so
many natural advantages, and. as a necessa
ry consequence especially to promote the
interest of our own town. Our aim will be
to render our paper useful and valuable to
al! classes of the community—in short Lit
erature, Useful Information, Agriculture,
Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, will each
receive a due portion ot our attention.
In legard to Politics, wc deem it neces
sary to say, that we shall give the general
Political intelligence of the whole country -
while, at the same time, as conductors of a
Fp.e;'. Press, we will fearlessly, and without
favor or affection, advocate and support all
shell measures as will, in our opinion, pro
mote our general prosperity as a people, an.l
tho perpetuity of our rights and liberties.
Our paper will he purely Republican, as
practised by those great Apostles ot Liberty,
JEFFERSON and M ADlSON—prefering
them as our guide,/rather than the mkw-
LiyiiT, self-stiled Democratic Republi
cans of the ptesent day. We are -strict
constructionists” of the Federal Compact,
and shall, therefore, oppose all schemes ol
Internal Improvement, except by the States
themselves, as a part of that “American
System” which has proved so ruinous to the
South, and which was attempted to be fas
tened upon ns, under that most i-j.ausiblk
and specious pretext, the "GENERAL
WELFARE.” Believing, as we do, that
it is the duty of every good citizen to cher
ish with jealous care the “Union or the
States, and tiie Soveri igntt or the
States,” and as this cannot be douc without
a strict adherence to the Constitution itself,
we shall not Ip- sparing in our denunciations
of the attempts which are and have been
made by the late as well as the present Ad
ministration, to control, not only the mon
ied facilities of the Government, but ol the
entire country. With regard to the ques
tion which is now agitating the country rela
tive to the Currency, we now, unhesitating
ly declare our hostility to the thrice-reje-t
--ed Sub-Treasury System, tending as it doe*
in our opinion, to an increase of Executive
power, which lias already been claimed and
exercised to an alarming extent, in morn ik
stances than one, if not bv the present in
cttinbent, by his immediate predecessor, in
whose -footsteps” lie is endeavoring to tread.
We expect to encounter many perils, ma
nv adverse winds; vet aided by tho strong
breath of public favor and support, the tradi
winds of onr world must waft us clear of our
troubles—we dare raise our anchor, unfurl
our sheets, and venture boldly upon our new
Slid untried course. What shoals and q-tiek
aands, what rocks and hidden perils await ns
“alas, we know not!” Ltt us but clear the
harbor and get fairly “under way.” then we
will fear nothing. Nor is this the vain boast
made when danger is yet ii> the distance.
It is our firm determination, made after se
rious thought, and weighing well the ditii
culties we are to meet with.
The Chronicle will be issued is early as
the tiec-ssary materials can be obtained
from New York, which will be in Decem
ber or early in January next. It will be
printed on a large imperial sheet, contain
ing twenty-four columns, with entire new
type, and will not be surpassed in beauty by
any paper io the Southern country.
JACK HARDMAN,’
RICHARD RUE MOONEY.
TER'fS.—Three Dollars per annum,
payab\e invariably in advance.
irwinton, Ala. Ocf. 10, 1839.
PROSPECTUS
OF TIIE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
'THUS is a monthly Magazine, devoted
JL chiefly to Literature, but occasion
ally finding roo-ii also for articles ti.a- fall
w (thin the scope of Science ; and not pro
e.-sing an entire disdain rtf tasteful Sel.ceti<<> %
though its matter has been, as it will con
tinue to be, in the main, original.
Party Politics, and controversial Tiieol
as far as possible, are jealously exclu
ded. They are sometimes so blended with
discussions in literature or in moral sci
ence, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain
admittance for the sake of the more valu
able matter to which they adhere: bu'
whenever that happens they .ii" incidentu!,
only, not primary. They are dross, tolera- j
ted onlv because it cannot well be severed j
from the sterling ore wherewith it is incur- j
porated.
Reviews and Critical Notices, oceu
py their due space in the work : and it is the
Editor’s aim that they should have a three
fold tendency—to convey, in a condensed
form, such valuable truths' or interesting in
cidents as are embodied in the works re
viewed,—to direct the readers attention to
books that deserve to he read—and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon
that large number, which merit only to be
burned. In this age of publications that by
their variety and multitude, distract 'ynd o
verwhelmn every undiscriminating student,
impartial criticism, governed by the views
just mentioned, is one of the most inesti
mable and indispensable of auxiliaries to him
wlio docs wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility
or amusement, or both; Historical sket
ches —and Rkminisencks of events too min
ute for History, yet elucidating it, and
heightning -its interest—may be regarded
as forming the staple of the work. And
of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish
ed —sometimes of no • lean strain—to man
ifest and to cultivate the growing poetii al
tastp and talents of our country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to
demand such a work—and not on" alone,
foit inarfyt The public mind is feverish
and irritated still, from recent political
strifes: The soft, assuasive influence of Lit
erature is needed, to allay that lever, and
soothe that irritation. Vice and folly arc
rioting abroad :— They should he driven by
indignant rebuke, or lashed by ridicule, in
to their fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it
over an immense proportion of our peo
pie:—Every spring should be set in motion,
to arouse the enlightened, and to increase
tli-ir number; so that the great enemy of
popular government may no longer brood,
like a portentfous cloud, over the destinies
of our country. Vnd to accomplish all
these ends, what more powerful agent can
he e nployed, than a periodical on the plan
of the Messenger; if that plan be but car
ried ont iu practice?
The South peculiarly requires such an
agent. In all the Union, south of Washing
ton, there are but two Literary periodicals!
Northward of that city, there are probably
at least twenty-five or thirty ! Is this con
trast justified by the wealth, the leisure,
the native talent, or the actual literarv taste
nf the Southern people, compared with
those of the Northern? No; for in wealth,
talents and taste, we may justly claim, at
least, an eyutility with our brethren >nd a
domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt, affords us, if we choose,
twice the leisure for reading and writing
which they enjoy.
It was from a deep sense of this local want
that the word Southern was engrafted on
this periodical: and not with any design to
nourish loea 1 prejudices, or to advocate sup
posed local interests. Far from any such
thought, it is the Editor’s fervent wish, to
see tue North and South bound endearing
ly together, forever, in the silken bands of
mutual kindness and aff-ction. Far from
meditating hostility to the north, he has al
ready drawn, and he hopes hereafter to
draw, much of his choicest matter thence;
and happy indeed will he deem himself,
should In’s pages, by making eacli region
know the other better contribute in any es
sent’al degree to dispel the lowering clouds
that now threaten the peace ol both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties
of fraternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has
new been inexistence four years—the pre
sent No commencing the fifth volume.
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tered, is not for the Editor to say ; he be
lieves, however, that it falls not further short
of them, than human weakness usually
makes Practice fall short of Theory.
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ITv Stf>%
KOUTHEttN.
LADIES,
EDITED Hi.
by P. C. PENDLETON & GEOROE F. PIERCE.
To the Ladits of Georgia and to the South
Line rutty, tl,<following plan is most re
tpem; uity nrindited . It is hoped that it
util recce lhr it serum antntron, and
I.*,et r appeal elion, since it is for their
tape, iu! i* nr jit that the work is jntijected.
PIiOSPECTIS.
in subrouting t e following plan, wo
would tii.-,i rati iiie attention of the Ladies,
and all those who tee) interested (and who
are tlio-e that do net /) iu the Welfare and
improvement of the female sex, to the pre
-eiif c niidii inn iff lire Southern Press. Near
ly all tbe publi, atious which issue from
it are engaged m its political discus
sions, and their columns teem with accusa
tions. denial- abi.se. and every other form
ol w.inly war:.ne - carried ou in language
frequently ttufif for “ears polite.”and seldom
suited to the delicacy and gentleness which
belong so peculiarly to the Female charac
ter.
Os the few literary papers published South
of the Potomac, there is rotone exclusive
ly dedicated to the LADIES! We have
fob this a« a want which ought to be sup
plied ; and we propose to make an effort to
do so, confident that our endeavors will be
crowned with success, if we can oiily secure
the hearty co-operation of those (or whose
welfare we are about to labor—The Ladies
ol the South. And w«- expect, further, that
every intelligent miod among the other sex
wDI view with approbation, and aid in sug l
taimug, an enterprise designed to improve
tbe minds ot those, without whose cheering
smiles and soothing companionship, life
would be dreary and this fair world a desert.
We wish also to afford to the Ladies a
field for t s e exercise of their own talents
.ml for the developenient of the resources of
their minds. The list of authors for some
years pas- have frequently enroled the name*
ol f einales whose glorious success has shed
an additional radiance on the narneol “Wo-
MArt.'’ i’lie "lords of creation” have been
forced to acknowledge that the Female mind
is, h; no means, detficient in capacity and
intellectual endowments, whilst, at the same
time, it is possessed of superior delicacy and
tact. Long wis Woman s uiind held in
thraldom, long were her (lowers underrated
ami forced to ten ain inactive or uuexercised
by the force ol conventional arrangements •
but her chains are br-.ken, aud her liberty
has been proclaimed. The article of Mos
lem laith. that “Women have no souls,” no
longer obtains among us. Let the Ladies
now assert their own privileges, and we of
for them, m our proposed work, a medium
for the expression of their own views and
sentiments, on ill that appertains, iu uny de
gree, to the welfare and improvement ol their
sex.
In offering the plan of a SOUTHER V
LADIES, BOOK, we do notintend that it
shall he precisely similar to awoikoflike
name at the Not fli. We leave to our Nor
thern Cote, op or iry pictorial representation*
of fashion and dress, lor the embellishment
ol their person ; he it ours to provi.lg a garb
ol purity, elegance, refinement anu grace for
the adornment ol the mind.
All that may contribute to form the heart,
invigorate the mind, purify the affections
and refine the manners, shall be our especi
al care, trial our work inav be a useful aid
to thc.youog, and fair, and'beantiful, in pre
paring themselves for the discharge of the
nuble and arduous duties which devolve on
\V omaii’ in her varied capacity of Daughter,
\. ife fc Mother, And we .epeat that in the
accomplishment of this high enterprise, we
confidently expect the aid and support of en
ligntcned aud judicious of both sexes Ar
rangements for regular aid will be made
« .t!i several Ladiw, whose productions have
already gamed them high fa-ein Hie litera
ry 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
me arts, may be expected. This depart
tneni ol tue work will receive marked alien
non In short, nothing will be omitted
which may tend to give the publication sueh
character as will render it worthy the atten
tion of the learned, and those to whom it
is dedicated— J Ac Ladies of the South and
\\cst. It un>y remains to obtain the requis
ite number of subscribers—-say rno thou
sand -and il the Ladies will smile upon,
>md aid our efforts, that number will not
long be wanting. Let them urge their Fath
ers, [ln-band, Brothers, and Friends, and
it is soon done.
(E/*” Tbe work will contain sixty-four roy
al octavo pages, stitched in a neat colored
cover, and will appear monthly. Terms:
Fire dollars pc annum payable on the dtHe
try of the Ji rsinu lit ber.
CP" It is highly important to state, that
all the the subscribers names which mav be
obtained, should he forwarded by the Ist of
December next. Agents will please bear
tins iu muni.
iff” The following are some of the con
fril) tors to the « oik :
A. Chuh.-h. !». D., P-es’t of Franklin
College G i.
Professor .1. P. Waddell. Franklin College,
H .0. V. B. Lmgstreet, *Pres’t of Emory
College,
Dr. A. Mean*, Prof Pbys, Science, Emory
College.
■Rev. 1. A Few. Ex Pres't Os Emory Col
! ~ -
Kev. G. H. Rourr!, Principal ofithe Geor- 1
gia Conference a ,and Manual Labor School*
Rev. Jes-e Mt-rc-r, Washington Georgia.
iG v. U. H. Stokes. Washington, Georgia,
lion. >. Andrew*,"Washington,Georgia.
Go! !l. Lumpkin Lexington, Georgia.
Rev. L. L. W ;inch, Madison Georgia.
Hon f-. M. Charlton, Savannah Georgia.
\. Ii ChappeH, Esq. Macon Georgia,
i on. K. Nisbit, Macon Georgia.
W c shali be glad to exchange with t(jose
Southern and Southwestern papers who will
pu lisli our Prospectus.
Macon, Gtorgia, November Ist, 1839.
Y Ol NG MAN, who ran give nnqiies
- '.win - reference, want* » situation
:s ovisir. tor the year 1840. A forty, at ib*
I Store ot McCitti a/Ap Pewy, Lumpkin, G*.