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But the cry is, a! 1 corporations are mon opolies. Monopolies of what ? They are monopolies—but Democratic monopolies—the monopolies of small meaus of thousands against the operations of large means in a few. 1 like all that kind of monopoly that enables me to put my fifty dollars or one hundred dollars, more or less, as I choose, into any kind of business, and keep it there so loog as it is profit tble—and when I can do better, sell out. and clear out, and go at something else. No matter what that busi ness is, steam-boating, lail-roadtng, bridg ing, manufacturing, or auy thing else that requires large cipi’al to carry on. If it wan't for this kind of monopoly, such work would be don , if done at all, by folks born to large fortuue. Now 1 was not so born, and yet 1 like to take a cut with the biggest —and this is my notion of Democracy. 1 hear tell, by folks at Washington, when they figure all matters out correctly, that we i are an over-trading people—that we go a hoad too fast, and we borrow too much—that now taking all the Slate debts, and corpor ation debts, and individual debts, we altogether owe two hundred millions of dollars. Well, that is a slapping big sum, and they say it will take ten mil lions of dollars annually to pay the in terest, and that must suck us dry as a corn cob. This is what folks say, but we shall know exactly what we owe when we get the President’s Message. Well, supposing it is so, what then? New-York City, tho* a big one, aiut more than about a quarter section of’land alter all; and yet, hard as the tiiifes are, it you set the sherilf to work, to sell it off. lot by lot. to the highest bidder, von would get two hundred in (Ironsof dol lars before you get thro’ one quarter on’t; •aud what is New-York iu value compared to this everlasting country. And what do we owe this 209 millions lor? Is it spent for nothing :is it all gone to the bugs? Aint we got nothing to shew t< rit ? (Jo ask the States what they leave done with the mon ey received for their Bonds; go ask the Banks what they have done with the mon ey they may have borrowed; ask the cor porations, railroad and canal companies; the merchants, every body who have bor rowed ; can they show noth.ng for it ? Wheu you get their answers, 'henn.sk oth er nations who have borrowed money too ; nations who keep standing armies, dashing counts and splendid ullors; ask them to show what they have done with the money burr iwed ; and then let the lenders look lor themselves, and decide tihich is most likely to pay best. There is only one just way to pay debts ; and that is by productive Industry. If a man or a nation borrows money and -spends it in a way ihat nothing comes of it, that Is one thing; but if the money is put to work in buying tools of trade, in clearing t.ji new lands, ditching and fencing, and making roads, buildingaod improving tilings it is quite another thing. The first is like throwing wheat away, and the other is like planting on’t. an i that never brought i man to min vet, though lie spent all the money h«- had borrowed io buying seed wheat and planting oo'i. •'"oiks may say “there you are a ruined man; youv’e boa-iowud money -tm itiurest and now you have spent it hut how has lie spent it. Some lolks say •-never borrow money, the interest will suck v<>,i di v.’- So it will it the money isspent a,n lollies, but i< that the case in this coun t ry. I Vks say tiro “make no improvements ~,j borrow’d money ; wait till you have gain’d it, then go to -work improving,’’ but is that sound practical democratic doctrine ? I’m- that is the same as saying, don't lend money to any man who hadn't got any even to Imv tools with , they won't say so: but v hat is the difference ? But the cry is we are “a Imriowing people.” So we are, and I am gia I on’t, ccery body of goisd charac ter ami i illustrious in his calling, can bor row money in this country ; and that is.jist •the difi'eieiiee betwixt nsand the people of oilier countries; for there they can't bor row unless they are known to have property ; no matter how Knowing a man may be in 1 is calling; no matter how honest and cor reel and industrious he may be; it he takes a ilotion in borrow a little money to set up o i Ids own hook, the answer is; -‘No, no; you have no ea/ntul yet to borrow on; keep to w ork and mind your w ork and wait” ; the borrowing and lending business is done a itiong folks o: ca|Mtal only ; all other loifs must keep to work and support themselves and their families by days labor ; and that s the reason why in other countries you see a few big folks with millions anil millions of poor folks with nothing. Such is the case in a.I "In:rd-nioncy-no-rrcdit" countries. Aud to keep ’em so, their Governments turn lots of these poor folks into armies; dress ’em up and feed ’em, and talk glory to 'em, and make’em keep the vest in or der ; for a soger once a soger finds it easi er to play soger titan to dig and hammer, and so he is willing to aid in keeping other l,i',Us digging and hammeiing to teed and dress him. That is nat’ral; and that isjist in the naturof things w e are coming to, it we let things go on as they are now gsing. it is easy to say “I’m a good democratic republican,” and “my doctrine is the rale deibocrntic doctrine” ; but words are wind ; J go for something sounder than wind ; for I know that every scatjipwho has turned out o rale tyrant and oppressor, and his p«.rty with him, begun by talking democracy and his great regard for the people, and especi ally the poor people, and alore he is done with it you find that something has compel’d him to lake matters in his own hand to cm re evils ; anil atore we know where we tire, one !aw after another, which which the poor people made lor their own security, is put under foot, and these few scamps are Law, Judge, Jury, and Hang man, and all for our good; lor they love us so much they can’t bear to let us have our nwu way. Bur, \lr. Moderator, I fee! it's almost rime to go to dinner, and I’m willing to stop lien and leave this matter o (credit curren cy to tue good sense of the Convention ; l will only add a few notions. 11 we are to be a hard money people, I am content, but ev cry body must understand it ; it won't do no how and no way in the world, (or office-hol ders to be paid their present wages. It we come to hard money prices, every thing must come :o it; pork, beel, cotton, wheat lard, labor, every thing must come down to hard money prices. Nothing must rep resent value but gold and silver: all other property and things, not gold and silver, must be measured by gold and silver. Now il l was an office-holder, and hid my wages fixed by a standard of what l called a crcd ilcurrency, which is a currency that repre sents all kinds of property ; 1 would be as willing as auy oilier office holder to say. “down with all credit currency, and pay in hard money only ;” but if folks sav, “well, so be it, then comedown with your wages.’ i the shoe would pinch,,and Id understand it. Now how would matters stand ? If folks get under a credit cwrenry one price, and under a hard money currency not one twentieth part on't, would it be fair and just j for office holders not to be cut down too. The President gits $25,000 a y ear, or sev enty dollars a day, for his services, inclu /iin-r Sundays and house rent and postage tree, and some other little matters besides, and all office-holders pretty good pay ; all on a credit currency, system, amounting together to many millions every vear, aud this is all to be paid in hard money. Now I say a good honest democrat, as the Pre sident says he is, and all his party say so too, aod so it must be true, should say; “Fellow-citizens; hard money is the only money, my pay was regulated when we had a Credit Currency ; and that kind of “Cur rency” is wrong ; it has inflated prices, and led folks to borrowing and building railroads and other ruinous plans ; and 1 and my par ty are determined to put a stop to it. Pri ces ot all things I know must come down, and wages must come down ; and to set a good example I cut down my wages to the tree standard. Mr. Woodbury will make a calculation and hand it in to Congress, showing that my wages and all other office holders wages shall be according to the hard money basis.” I think his Message will say this, and if it don’t it is because he has forgotten it ; for he has a good deal to think of; just as Mr. Bellowspipe has forgotten to offer a resolution about taking off tlie dutv on lead as well ns salt. Here ino t of the members from Illinois and Missouri rose together : and said it was quite dinner time, and the Major said he was quite willing to stop heie. And the Con vertion adjourned. ~ U, S, CONGRESS' From the Cor. of the Charleston Courier. WASHINGTON, JAN. 33. There are some who doubt whether the Sub-Treasury bill wiil pass the llou«e, not so much on account ol the Whigs opposi tion to it, as the disagreement ot its friends in regard to its details'. But, il the Com mittee of Ways and Means report it, with out amendment, it will be pretty sure ol a speedly enactment. The Honstf does not seem to have much business to do* at (his session ; and. therefore, it is, perhaps, that they delay, for so long a time, the com mencement of any business. At the end of two months, the Standing Committees have not yet been put in possession ol any busi ness, and no petitions have been referred to them. The President’s Message has not been referred to the appropriate Commit tees, and in fact, no business has been commenced, except that of the Ways aud Means, in regard to the appropriations.— The (louse Ins provided for its own pay, and some of the bills for the public service have been reported* The abolitin topic rides over eveiy thing else. The House seems disposed to consid er that fully and deliberately. The previ ous question has been frequently tried and cannot be sustained. It appears now that every gentleman in the House feels him self called upon to define his position in re gard to a n.uttet, as to which you will agree with me their ought to be but one opin ion. .Mr. Hunt, of N. Y. spoke for several hours on the subject to-day ; going strongly for Mr. Chinn’s proposition, and for the •s 'cred and inherent right of petition.” - When he closed, a dozen members sprang to the floor; hut Mr. Bynum. ofN. C. first caught the eye of the Speaker and com menced a speech chiefly in reply to .Mr. Adams. One of the main objects appeared to be to vindicate from the charge of sen ili ty those northern men who have dared to compete with the south on tins question. Mr. Bynum, will proceed in his spcecli to morrow. In the Senate, Mr. Henderson' of Miss., 1 made a good practical speech against the • Sub-Treasury bill. Mr Meriick. of Mary • land, followed on the same side, and is still . speaking. | Mr. Talinndge. and Mr* Webster, are ex pected to-morrow morning. WASHINGTON, JAN. ?4. The passage of the Sub-Treasury bill in the Seriate, is the subject of much con gratulation among the friends of the ad ministration here. The effect of the meas ure on the currency is probably exager ated both by its friends and its foes; but it will certainly tend to restrain the issues of the local banks, as they will be frequently called on for specie by those who have payments to make to the government. It is very certain that it will pass the House. It has never been doubted by any oue till within a day or two; but now it appears that the Whigd will not allow it to go by default, and that they w ill take the chances of some dissention among its (fiends in re gard to its details, to deteat it. But op position to it from the Whigs may only serve to unite its friends. Mr Buchanan presented a memoral from Pennsylvania to-day, praying Con gress to impose a duty on foreign silks. Mr. B. made some more remarks in sup port of the object* of,the memorial; the protection of the domestic fabric; the dis couragement ofthe enormous foreign impor tations; and the increase of the revenues. Silk is now free of duty, and he insists that it will not violate the compromise act to raise the duty to twenty per cent, ad valo rem. The amourt which we have anupal iv paid for silks for four years past, is from ten to twenty-four millions a year—a great deal exceeding the export of flour within that period. Mr. B. stated, as Gen. Thomp son did in the House, the other day, that there would be a deficiency in the revenue for the present year; and that, before the end of this session, Congress would have to provide more means to meet that deficit. The memoral was referred. The Senate spent some time in executive business. In the House, Mr. Petriken, of Pa., gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to repeal the act allowing iron purchas ed for and actually laid on rail-roads, to be imported duty free. This may be. looked upon as the commencement of the reuew ed tariff policy. The cry will soon be tor protection, protection; and, next, for the assumptions ofthe state debts. Mr. Bynum resumed and concluded his long speecli on the subject of abolition, and he endeavored to prove the identity ofthe Whigs with the abolitionists. In doing this he triped once,; finding his own name recorded as having voted in 1836, with the abolitionists. But he declared, amidst an uproar of laughter, on all sides of the House, that there must be some mistake about it, as he would ne ver have voted in that way. Mr. B* in the course of his remarks, al luded to Mr. Peck, of N. as an aboli tionist. Mr. Peck, replied that he had said what was not true. Mr. Bynum said ; “yo>* are a blackguard and a scoundrel; a negro and an abolition ist-” After some time spent in endeavor ing, without success, to procure, a retrac tion ofthe language from both members, the House adjourned. Mr. Bynum, however, made an apology so far as the House was concerned- An old soldier ofthe Revolution, named Adam Betz, died recently in Ross county, Ohio, at the age of ninety five. Among his last requests was one that the Whig pauers should notice his denth. 1 1 Charlotte Jemma T H E MIRRO R ■d'JLCs'XVji-g&li Saturday, Fc*b. 8, 1810. For President. GEOJIG 3 M. TROUP. A LAB A M A CONVENTION. We have seen in fh> “Nepenthe*,” wha t purports to be an. xpo.ition of the doctsine* held by the “Democratic Republican party’* as they are pleased to term themselves* Now we shall find no fault of their name, for they have a right to call themselves what they please, our duty will be to know wheth er the doctrine they hold is for the good of the country. We are glad to find them anxious to inform they have planted their feet on State Rights ground, it is just where they ought to stand, and where thrv should have stood many years ago. But why not be honest about the matter. “Hon or bright 1 ell the people you have not always stood, where you now stand, nor held the doctrine which you now profess to hold, but that your sober second thoughts have convinced you the States Right party v'eie right. Would not such a course be more noble, honorable, manly, than meanly to insinuate that you always occupied the ground set forth in your new hatrhl We have not an opportunity now to show the disparity between the doctrine now set forth and that formerly field bv the party. But hope next week to read them a lecture on the subject. Honesty is the best policy. The Supeiior Court for our county com menced its sitting last Monday, Judge Well born presiding. It will be impossible to get through the Docket at this term, the Judge will therefore be under the necessity of hol ding an adjourned term Had the Legisla ture complied with the request of the Grand Jury of August Term, and allowed two weeks for our Court, the business would have been brought up forth ivith and the pre siding officer saved a great deal of unneces sary labor. But majority of the Legisla tive had nosymnathy for trie officer who presides in tiiis Circuit. To increase his labors therefore as much as possible, they refused to grant the request made by the Grand Jury, thereby greatly delay ing the demands of public justice. This is Demo cratic Republicanism. We intend to enter upon the Riding's of the Circuit ourselves, not so much to prac tice the Law as to prevent the Law from from beiug practised on us. When our Patrons see our phiz at their Courts, it if intended to say as plainly as the appearance of a Phiz can say “ down with the brass and no grumbling. We have enough duo us could we collect it to hold our county Domini at bay, and we believe ihat our subscribers are just the men who will enable us to do it. GEN. JACKSON, vs. ROBERT MAYO, M. D. We have just risen from the perusal of a pamphlet entitled “the affidavit of Andrew Jackson, taken by the defendants in the suit ot Robert Mayo, vs. Blair & Rives, for a libei analised ai.d refuted, by Robert Mayo M. D. From tiie exposition made in this pamphlet we learn that Dr. Mayo for several years had been acting as the spy of President Jackson and that a part of hi* business, was to assist in compiling lists of opposition officers of th e department, together with a statement of the reprehensible practises in any manner con nected with persans in office;” and those especially we presume, that yet remained in office, obnoxious to the Administration, or as the doctor has it, to reform for opinions sakp. The Dr. was in “daily expectation’ he says of receiving some appointment ; for these services we suppose. The expected appointment was delayed however until 1834, thne years or there abouts, after thedate of his letters showing his connection in those proscriptive meas ures of'Gen. Jackson. Some difficulty however subsequently en sued between the Doetor and President, in relation to a letter, which 'lie Globe charged as having been purloined from the President’s confidental Bureau, and for which Dr. Mayo had instituted a suit for Libel. The defend ants in the case, take the deposition of Ex- President Jackson, who swears that he be lievies the letter was purloined, and by Dr. Mayo. The Dr. speaks of Ex-President Jackson in no measured terms, hear him. “I have ample reason to believe that there exists an abundance of facts in the possession ol many of the most respectable citizens of this coun try, which, if they do not prove that Gen. Jackson was habitually addicted to the per version of truth, will at least prove that he is unceremonious in tbe perpetration of false hood when he thinks it would serve his pur poses of ambition or malice, better than truth.'' We dare say that Gen. Jackson has treated the Dr. badly, since he incured his displeas ure, he has given abundant evideoce to the country of a vindictive spirit. The Dr. should hsve known however tha it was dangerous to serve such a man. To be a spy on the conduct of others for the purpose of reporting them to the President "lorupioioDs sake, ’’was rather an ungracious task, and he that would suffer himself used for such a purpose, might expect the thun der to be rolled back on himself. It really gives us pain to lift the veil from the actings and doings at head quarters, but it must be done, oursafety—our existence depends on it. President Jackson went into the Presi dential Chair with the unrfisseinbled cheer ings of a large majority of the people of these United States. But the day which eluvated him to the administration of the Government laidthe foundation for a regular system of corruption and a bold assumption of power that threatens to lay in the dust all that is desirable in our Government. Gen. Jackson, could have Ins spies on the words and actions of officers of the Govern ment, who happened not to agree with him in political opinion, like some base tyrant seeking to prop his throne by an inquisition made to the very hearth and fireside of hfs subjects. No dorfht he that promised to follow in his footsteps is pursuing the same plan for the perpetuation of his unmerited power. A President who can so far forget the dig ti’iy of his office, a* logo thro' the country on an Electionering lour, niaki'g partizan dinner speeches, would not hesitate to do a great many other things nnbecoinming an honest politician, and the mler of a free people. JUDGE WHITE—INSTRUCTIONS. . Our readers will find in our columns of to-day an Extract from JudgeJ While's letter to the Legislature of Tennessee, on de clining to obey certain Resolutions of in s'ruclion, and resigning the office of Senator of the United States. We should have been glad to have given the letter entire but its great length has prevented us from doing so. The arguments employed by Judge White for not complying with the instructions to vote for the Sub Treasury bill, and the bill of the last Session entitled a bill to prevent the interference of certain Federak officers in Elections, are to our minds quite con clusive. His reasons why he cannot and wdl no l vote for the Sub Treasury bill are, first, the insecurity of the public money in the hands of the officers, for it so happens that consider able time must elapse between the receipt of public money and its disbursement, du ring this interval lie thinks the money would be much more safe in the custody of well selected Banks than it can be in the hands of an individual, and for illustration he states acase. “Suppose any of your honorable body had one hundred thousand dollars of his own money, whii h he did not intend to use for 6 or 9 months, and lived in the vicini ty of a Bank of respectable standing, would he keep the money in his own house, under liis own care, or would he deposit it in Bank for safe keeping until lie wished to use it. If he was a prudent man, regarding liis own in terest he certainly would deposit it.” He thinks we are not justified iu 'aking less care of the people's money than a prudent man would take of his own. The accumulation also, of large sums of money in the hands of individuals is liable to be misused or squandared. In his opin ion the arguments that the Banks arejirres ponsible and therefore not be trusted isfalla cious. for they have more means to pay and if they fail to pay when required are as much amenable to the Law as individuals and not so convenient to give leg bail. Banks furnish a check also on the collec ting and disbursing officers. By a regulation between the B ink aud the Treasury depart ment, the former is required to furnish its account current with the Treasurer, and on she face of it to show all sums deposited to his credit, when such deposits were made and by whom. By comparing this account with accounts furnished by the respective officers, it can re idly je discovered »!.ether t hey are misusing the public money ; this check will be broken down by the Sub Treas ury. lie urges further that the only plausible reason assigned why we should discard Banks entirely as keepers of the public money is that they are unworthy of confi dence. It would then follow that we should not receive the notes of any Bank in pay ment of dues to the Government, or it' re ceived to call immediately on the B inks for specie to their amount, such a course lie thinks will be ruinous to the countrv. A large portion of the specie would he with drawn’from the use of every person a con siderable portion of the year, this wou'd ef fect the price of property, of labor and of every think else. Besides this, the heavy draws of specie upon the Banks would com pel thorn, in a short time either to wind up or to do a very precarious bossiness. The addition il will make to the powers of the Federal Executive, he thinks a grave consideration. Every officer with which the money is to he deposited will be appointed. by the President, and removable at his pleas sure, we might as well give it to the Presi dent himself as to those whom he can con trol. Lastly this Sub Treasury is i otliing but a steppingstone to a Bank created by the Federal Government, bottomed on its own funds, attached to tbe Treasury department* and all placed at tiie control of the Presi dent or of those who will never have any will which docs not correspond with his, iu a word th p purse and sword will be united. The bill for preventing Federal officers from interfering in Elections was intend'd to preserve them from Executive influence, that as freemen they might vote according to their own judgement without the fear of being displaced and to prevent the President from using them *as his tools for dirty pur poses. But the sixth Resolution of the Legisla ture is a standing disgrace to the body that passed it. In that resolution they say that they heartily approve of the leading meas ures and policy of the Administration of V ndrew Jackson and Mailiu Van Bureu anil instruct their Senator* to support m good la l l li the leading measures ami poliev as brought forward and advocated by the pre sent President of the United States, and to use aii fair means and projier exertions to carry *>ut, sustain and accomplish the same. Tins is what we call a sweeping resolution alter having specified certain measures which were to be supported by their Senators, fear ing the whole ground was not covered, this sixth resolution is to instruct their Senators to do whatever the President commands ihein to do. If the Legislature of Tennes see has the right so to instruct their Sena tors, every State iu the Uniou may do the same, and we shall not be much surprised if every Van Bureu State does do it. Gen. Jackssn s plan, io in.ike the govern ment a unit is being accomplished. These Yau Biiremtes had better advise the oouut ry to abolish tiie Congress of the United States altogether. Tear tiie Constitution into Threds and cast it upon the wind, and let the wdl ol their Idol be the Law of the land. Such a cuur.se would be consistent with their doctrine' We have taken occasion before to give our views on the doctrine of instruction, and it does seem to us that a great many have committed themselves on this subject with out proper reflection. Because another party has chanced to gain the ascendency in tlie Legislature, and wishing to place one of their own.stripe in Congress, has intsirnc red a Senator to do that which they know he will not do, for the purpose of getting him out of the way ; should he, to gralily their caprice, yield up the interest of those who placed him there? we think not. For lie may still be representing tiie views of a ma jority of his const ituenls. It is frequently the case, as in oar own State, that there is a very unequal represen tation in the Legislature. Territory may have a much larger representation than pop ulation, and what the people would say by a popular vote, might be found contrary to tho views of a majority of the Legislature. The Union party has had the ascendancy in oar State Legislature for many years, aud yet during that lime we have elected a S. R. Governor and our present Represenatives in Congress are all Slate Rights men. tv hilst our Senators, appointed by the Legislature are Union men. Again, why should a man resign his post when he believes his prestnee is necessary for the good ol oiircommon coun try, would it not be m re patriotic, to dis charge nis duty and leave his popularity to take care of itseli. Posterity would do him justice, and every reflecting mind, un biased by prejudice would coiimieud his mo tive. CoSJMUfIIC.VI'KD. THE BEST MODE OF - LIFE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF HAPPI NESS Th it II ippiaess in some slnpe or other, is the ultimate end and object of all human pursuit, cannot be questioned. Oh happiness! our being’s end and aitn, Good, pleasure, ease, content,—whate’er thy name : That something still which prompts tho eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, and fear to die, Which still so neai us, yet beyond us lies O’erlooked, seen double, by the foot and wise ; Plant of celestial seed ! if dropped below Say in what mortal soil, thou deign st to grow ?” Essay on man. There exists a great difference of opin ion in (lie minds ol men, in relation »o what t * the proper, method of pursuit.-—Cotton, he author of Lacon, in that excellent col lection of maxims and wire observations, conludes that "our minds are as different as our faces ; we are all travelling to one desti nation; happiness; but none are going by the same road.” The same beautiful author asks, “what is earthly happiness? ttiai phan tom 01 which we heailso much, an* l see soliv tlc; whose promises are constantly given, and constantly broken, but as constantly be lieved ; that cheats us with the sound in stead of tiie substance, and with the blos som, instead of Die fruit. Like Juno, she is a Goddess iu pursuit, but a cloud iu pos session; deified by those who cannot enjoy her, and despised ny those who can. An ticipation is iier herald; but and sXppoiutment is her companion ; the first addresses itsalf to our imagination that would believe but the latter to our experience that must Happiness that grand mistress of the cere monies in thedatice ol life, impels us through aii its mazes aud meandering.*, but leads none of us by the same route.” Pyrrho, the philosopher of Elis, denying the existence of noy beatitude, maintained Ihat “hfe|and deatli were the same thing,” and when some ot his disciples asked, him, why he did not hurry himself out the world, replied, "because they are both indifferent to me." Croesus placed the chiel good io riches, and endeavored to urge upon Solon the corrcctnes of his theory ; Periander the tyrant of Crointh, in honor, and solemn compliance with every obligation ; Socrates in knowledge; Plato in idea; Orpheus iu beauty ; Milo the Cretonian, in bodily strength ; Thales the Millesian, in the union of prudence and knowledge; Pittacus one of tiie seven wise men, iu benevolence and disinterestedness; it was a remark of his that the virtues and inno-coce of private life, were incompatible with tne power and influence of a sovereign. Aristotle in the practice and operation of virtue and truth; Epicurus taught that the happiness ol mankind consisted in pleasure, not such as arises from sensual gratification or from vie*, but from the enjoyments of the mind and the sweets of virtue. Os this school, 1 confess myself partly a disciple; 1 believe that by confirming this theory with tiie sanctions of Religion, aud adroitly extrae-. ting pleasure from every ciicuinstance iu life, we shall probably make the nearest ap proaches to perfect enjoyment of which our nature is susceptible. But hitherto, all have failed to possess themselves permanently of the favors of the fickle came—-am] “warmed bv thei 1 ’ failure, the Stoic adopted a more paradoxical mode of preferring his suit; he thought by sland ering to woo her; by shunning to win her; and proudly presuming that by fleeing she would tuMi and follow him. But she is as deceitful as the calm that precedes the hurricane ;,smooth as the water on the verge of the cataract; and beautiful as the rainbow, that smiling daughter of the storm. But like the m<rage in the desert, she tanta izes ns with a delusion that dis tance creates, and that contiguity destroy*. She i» often found when unsought, and when unexpected often obtained ; w mle those who seek lor her mo*» diligently, fail the most, because they seek lor her where she is not. Anthony touglit her in love; Brutus in glory; (’re-arm deminion; the first foi-nii disgrace; l Ik- second disgust; life third in gratitude, and each destruction ,—On some she smiles, as oo Napoiean. with an aspect more bewitching than an Italian «un; but, it is only to make tier frown the more terrible, and by one short caress, to embitter the pangs of se;,(-ration.” Petrarch is the only one ot her numerous votaries upon whom she lavished her favors in an eminent degree ; and ii was because lie sought her in a j roper manner, lie chose for his erirement a picturesque spot in the bosom of the coun try. and gave himself up to the delight* and blandishments of poetry and love. My own candid impression is, that those who desire to enjoy the greatest amount of happiness which the world affords, should withdrawn themselves from the whirl and vortex ol public life, and devote their time and energies to the work of beucvolcnce and virtue. •‘True happiness, (if understood) Consists alone in doing good.” There can he no holy calm, no sabbath of the soul, no cessation of strife, in that vast arena ol the passions, where life is a ceaseless snuggle of money getting and money spending ; a contest of avarice and luxury ; a delirium of the senses and ofthe mind. It we desire peace and repose, we should live in retirement and in the country where we might look out upon the varigated earth, ever new and ever beautiful, upon the azure dome of Heaven, hung ronud with painted clouds, and listen to the music of the sky, when the boughs are singing to the wind, and the birds are serenading one another, or surrender, ourselves to that more pleasing sensation, when the serf iky of nature’s silence imparts a congenial balm and tranquility to the heart. SALEIUS. The Sub-Treasury Bill has passed the Senate by the following vote: Aycs.~— Messrs. Allen. Benton, Brown, Buchanan,Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Culh bert, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouton, Norvell, Pierc Roane, Sevier, Smitlt of Connecticut, Strange, Tappan, Walker. Wiliiairs, and Wright-—24. Hays.--- Messrs.;Betts, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton. Crittenden, Davis. Dixon, Hender son, Knig 1 t, Meriick, Nicholas, Phelps, Pieritiss.j Preston, Robinson, Kuggles, Smith of Indian:-, White, and Young—lß. Three Democratic Senators, Messrs. Nicholas, Robinson, and Young, under in structions, voted against the bill. Resignation. —We are informed that a Professor in one of the Divinity Schools of a neighboring State of some note as an au thor and editor, has recently resigned his office, giving as a reason, that one-third of his students in the school were mys'ics, another third skeptics, and the rest dyspep tics— Rep. Her. valuable land. “ f 14HE subscriber oilers for sale a Valtta- A hie Settlement of Land on reasonable terms, lying on (lie tund leading from Lumpkin to lrwinton, seven and 4 miles from the former aud 18 from the latter plaee. consisting of 1500 acres of oak and hickory land, with abont 350 acres cleared— with a good dwelling house, gin house, and all ne cessary out buildings attached. It will ei ther be sold in a body or in lots to suit pur chasers. Those wishing a good location, would do well to call and see the premises, aad judge for themselves. D. M. LESUER. Feb. 7, 1840. 3t 44 NOTICE. LOST or mislaid a certain promissory note, on John W. Tomkins, payable to William Pierce, date not recollected, supposed to be due in 1830, for the amount of fifty dollais. F. BUCKNER. ForE. J Hervey. Feb. 0, ’,840. 3t 44 A GREEABLY to an order of the Hon /V nrable Inferior Court of the County of Stewart, when silting for ordinary pur poses, will be sold on the first Tuesday in APRIL next, before the Court House door in Lumpkin, one Lot of Pine Land, ad joining the Town of Florence, and others, belonging to the Estate of A. IL Shepherd, deceased. JAMES M SMYTHF., Adm’r. ANN E. SHEPHERD, Adm’rx. Febuary 4, 1840. 44 GEORGIA—Lee County. WHEREAS Mary Ann Williams ap t>lies to me for letters of Administra tion on Pre estate of Murrell Williams, late of tills county deceased. These aretherefore to cite anil admonish all arid singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause if any they have why said let ters should not be granted. Given under my hand at sffice, this 22d day of Jan. 1840. '44 SAML. C. WYCHE, c. c o. CAUnON. \ LL persons are hereby cautioned —jL against tiading for two promisory notes given bv the undersigned to John McClen don, of Barbour county, Ala. both dated March, 1838, one due 15th January 1839, and the other 15th January 1840. each cal ling for SB4O. Tire consideration for wlrcta the said notes w#: e given having failed. I am determined not ta pay them unless compel led by law. BOSWELL Y. EVANS. Febuarv, 1, 1840 44 It NOTICE. THE subscriber being desirous of emi grating to the west, n<rw offers for sale lus entire possessions oflan.l, consisting ol' four h ts, three hundred aud seventy acres of which are under cultivation and well ad opted to the production ot Corn and Cot* 'on. 1 will'also sell with my lan 1, my interest in a first rate saw and grist mill adjacent to a„ inexhaustible quantity of Pine timber, ami mtuated in a (lease neighborhood, said premises arc situated on the road leading from Lumpkin to lrwinton Ala. nihe miles from the former and eighteen tntlcs from tho latter place. Persons who are anxious of purchasing a valuable settlement of Jau t with every convenience requisite to render the*place perfectly delighttnl would do wejfe to call and examiue my settlement j weft sell on such terms as will suit the pureh,e»*>>» F- D. WIMBERLY. Feb. 5,1839. 45 2m JOB PRINTING^ nrxTirrCTwrrgf *t orttri;