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‘West Point, to enjoy its pare air, charming prospects, and tat c a bottle of Mr. Cozzen’s excellent sherry. The day it was necessary to return to town for examination, he sat very r osily tossing his glass, when the alarm bell rang the approach of the steamboat, and they ‘ail but Jack left the table to gat ready. He was certain there was plenty of time, and acted on this maxim so tong, that a servant t >!d hiiu he did not make haste he would lose his passage. Then he bestirred bun s'!!’ with his usual alacrity, and never mail made tucks,”“as they say in the west, down that winding and labarynthian path leading from the hotel to the wharf, as did Jack Ilas ile. He ran against three projecting rocks, half a dozen young sapling's, slid ten yards at a lime, and finally wouud it up by pitching head foremost against one of the Cold Spring boatmen, who pitched into the river, and drank such a draught of pure water as he never swallowed in his life before. But all *vould not do; he was just thirty six seconds too late, and an old lady who had witnessed his descent down the hill could not help say ing to her husband—l pity that poor young man, fir being left; for 1 dare say he has some parti cular business, and he made such haste as I ne ver saw before.” “Hum,"replied he,“it’s not always those who make the greatest haste make most of their time.” Jack stood on the wharf almost wishing the steamboat might blow up or break down, iti order to reconcile his disappointment, though every candid person will acquit the steam boat of all blamo in the business.— However this may be, he was obliged to atone to the boatman for making him drink so much water, by treating him to an an equal quantity of tile creature, which in sweet Ireland, is called “Mountain Dew,” and is qualified by mixing one glass with another of the same. But this was not the worst; there was no other opportuni ty that day, and Jack did not arrive in townfime enough for the examination. This put him back a whole term, and it has been surmised,lost him at least, the distant prospect of a suit at law, which his cousin, the merchant, kept waiting for him. But his old uncle, who had become disgusted with rural felicity, and returned to business again, insisted on his giving it to someone who never lost his passage in a steam-boat. “The fellow never will be able to keep up with the law, slow as it is,” said he “and it will lose a term oftcner than he willjgain a suit,l’ll answer for it.” Jack however got his license at last, and it was observed that though he came to his office in a fume of impatience, it was always after every body else in the house ; for it is to be noted that there were six lawyers, three brokers, a printer, and a lottery office keeper, all in the same building, besides a boot black in the cellar. It was a refreshing sight to see the exemplary patience with which Jack sat in his office, with his feet against the jamb, and a segar in his mouth, studying the institutes of the Waverly novels, and waiting for a suit, with ten times the patience of a young lady waiting to be suited. At last a friend came with a suit, that if properly conducted, would have led him on to distinction and fortune; for it was oneof great consequence, and nothing but the friendship of the gentleman would have induced him to employ Jack on the occasion. He came to Jack’s office in the moring before his office was open and being tinder circumstances that forbade his waiting, departed in search of his old master, who mis quoted Cicero, to whom he committed the man agement of his business. Fifteen minutes after, Jack came a3 usual in a great hurry, and opened his shop,but he might as well have come fifteen years after, for that matter. At last Providence in bis wrath actually sent him a suit, which Jack managed eminently well. He carried all the papers about sticking out of of his pocket—fidgetted about the courts and the offices like a hen and one chicken, and managed so admirably, that after losing three terms by not being ready, he at length was seen coming into court all in a perspiration and out of breath, just one hour after it had been called. “You have been non-suited, Mr. Hastie,” said the Judge, and the consequence was, Jack lost his suit, his fees, and the confidence of eve ry clint on the face of the earth. Thus he went on always in a hurry; yet every day losing opportunities of bettering his fortune, until by degrees he became a pattern of a gen tlemen running to seed: In short he went down hill almost as fast as when he lost his passage in the steam-boat. To make an end of my sto - ry, and come to the cream of it as quick as pos sible, —I lately saw him in a great hurry as usu al, with all the marks of one that had seen bet ter days, enter the shop of a bookseller, to tell him he had decided to accept the job he had spoken of yesterday. “You are too late, Mr. Haste,” said the book seller: you were to give me an answer at nine— it is now ten o’clock, aid I have just employed another person.” Poor Jack! my heart smote me too see him, and I followed, with the offer of my services so far as money was concerned.—He accepted a trifle, and I returnded to the bookseller; an old shrewd tradesman, such as used to be common fifty years ago, but are rather scarce at pre sent. ‘That poor fellow,’ said I, is one of the most active, industrious inen in the woi Id; —he seems always busy driving about and doing something, yet see what he has coine to. I cannot account tor his misfortunes.” “I can said the bookseller: he looses an hour every morning, and all the rest of the day is spent in trying to overtake it.” VISIT TO MOUNT VESUVIUS. Extract of a letter dated, Naplfs, March 19th, 1833. ••Imagine ine just at the bottom ofthe crater of Vesuvius, dr iwing my breath with difficulty ; not being able to see three inches before me for smoke, and standing first on one foot, and then on the other, to avoid burning them, and I will tell you how Ica e there. “We had been here, (S, and myself,) for a fortnight, with but one day on which it did not rain, and becoming impatient, we resolved yes terday morning to ascend the mountain, in spite of a black and threatening storm ; and leaving this place in a barouche at 9 o’clock, we rode to Resina, where to our joy the sun began to show his face. Leaving our carriage you can see us winding up the first part of the ascent, in the following order, viz :—foremost was your friend S. mounted on a small country horse, looking the most respectable of the party ; next came your humble servant, on a jackass, with a boy.halfdomon and half human, walking behind, and occasionally laying on my Rosmantc, with about the same effect that you would produce on a stone wall. S. quizzing me all the time on the sober bearing and appearance of the above mentioned jackass. Behind, two Lnzzaroni fol lowed, looking very much as if they would as sassinate us. “The first mile or two of the ascent was beau tiful in the extreme,and commanded a fine pros pect of Naples and the surrounding country ; but gradually, as we approached the hermitage, all vestiges of verdure disappeared, and neither man, bird, nor beast, was to be seen, but all around one immense field of lava, worked up in to the wildest and most terrific forms that im : agination can conceive, and presenting nothing 1 but desolation—a desolation that cannot be de scribed, and which puts one in mind of Milton’s description of Satan and his Angels, after their banishment from Heaven, when the morning discovers them prostrate on an immense waste of fire and desolation. After arriving within half a mile of the top of the old crater, we were obliged to leave our beasts, and taking a good staff, to climb almost perpendicularly, with sand and gravel to our ancles,after proceeding in this way for a half hour, we reached the top of what has, since ’22 been the crater, until within three months when anew one about two or three hundred feet high, was thrown up by the force ol the mountain. This old crater, was three miles in circumference, and presents at present only an immense wild waste of smoking lava. In the centre of this crater, the new one rises, and we proceeded (after eating some ap ples roasted at the fire, issuing from some of the crevices) to the highest peak of all. It is impossible to describe the appearance from this point—it seemed the very entrance of the infernal regions, and froma mouth of a quarter of a mile in circumference, rushed a dense cloud of smoke. my guide began the circuit round the edge of this “bocca,” but I found my feet so hot, and my breath so far gone, that I became a little alarmed, and asked i',’ we had not better stop. You may judge of my surprise, when he pro posed going to the bottom. After tying my handkerchief round my face, to preserve a little air, down we went on our hands and feet, through a sinoke which would not allow us to see two steps before us, and we could only place our hands in one position for a second, for fear of burning them, the ground and rocks were so hot. After descending about forty feel, the smoke became less dense, and we were enabled to pro ceed with less fear to the bottom, where we found the stones of a bright yellow. It appears from my guide’s account, that at the time of an erup tion, there is no bottom; and that it is very rarely that one can descend as far as we did, the mountain being at present more tranquil than it has been for years. I confess I was very glad to reach the top, with the loss of my boots and gloves, both burnt to a cinder, while all my but tons and the collar of my coat, were of a deep red from the sulphur. The descent from the mountain was very easy and we returned home, voting the day to have been passed most agreea bly.— Boston Allas. Praying Machine'. —This seems to be the age of machinery. Labor saving machines are introduced for the most trivial, as well as the I most important purposes of life. Operations which were performed twenty years ago, by manuel labor, are now, thanks to steam and the march of improvement, performed by means of machines. But we believe that no machine has yet been introduced among civilized socie ty to assist the intellectual capacity. Such an approvement is yet a desideratum. If we could only think by means of machinery, there would no longei be such a thing as the aristocracy of nature; we should be all Jree and unequal. Nor is the idea so absurd as it may at first appear. The Calmuc Tartars pray by machine ry make excellent prayers, and to the purpose too. Tho hint may be improved by us civil- i ized beings. The following is the description of this praying machine, as given in a little work entitled Calmuc Tartary. lately published in London, containing travels through the coun try in 1822, and ’25, by Henry Augustus Zwick. “It consists of hollow wooden cylinders, of different sizes, filled with Tangud writings. The cylinders are painted with red stripes, and ! adorned with handsome gilt letters, in the Sans- i crit character commonly containing the formu la, Ornma-in-had-mse, chum; each of these is fixed upon an iron axis, which goes through a square frame; this frame is capable of being shut up flat, and is formed upon a small scale, much like a weavers sheering machine. Where the lower parts of the frame cross, there is a hole in which the axis of the cylinder turns; by’ means of a string which is attached to a crank in the spindle, the machine can be kept in mo tion, so that the cylinder turns in the frame like a grindstone, only upright upon its axis. Be fore the fire at Sarepta, we had two large Kur dus of this kind, with Tangud writings of all sorts, rolled one upon another round the spin dle in the inside of the cylinder, to the length al- ‘ together of some hundred feet. These prayer 1 mills perform a much more important office i than a rosary, which only serves to assist the person who prays. The moguls believe that it is merriiorious respectfully to set in motion, whether by the wind or otherwise, such as con tain prayers and other religious documents, that tho npise of these scraps of theology may reach the gods and bring down their blessings. As these prayer machines usually contain the Ta gud Formula, w hich is serviceable to all living creatures! it is repeated, it may be, ten thousand times, so that there is a multiplication of pow er, like that in the English machines, equivalent to the labor of so many individuals. As a prayer can, in this manner, be carried like a wholesale manufactory, it is not very sur prising that prayer mills are so commonly to be found in the houses of tho Moguls. An inge nious contrivance, this for storming Heaven with the least possible trouble.” The machine described above was seen in.the tribe of prince Erdeni. Mr. Zwick afterwards visited Prince Otschir, where he saw a praying machine on an improved plan, “being set in mo tion like a horrizontal mill, by four large spoon shaped sails, turned by the wind.”— Ex. News Letter. THE WESTERN HERALD. AURARIA, GEORGIA, JULY 9, 1833. idp” We are authorized to anounce the nam e of Maj JOEL CRA FORD, of Hancock county, for Governor at the ensuing Election. -iuraria. —Mr. Briers, die guardian of the orphans who drew this lot was up last week; he has laid out a town here; the lots arc of various sizes, from one fourth, to four Acres, We understand from JVJr. Briers, that he will sell the lots at public outety, sometime in November next. Lumpkin County Town Lots. — The sale of the Lots at Lumpkin Court-house, commenced agreeably to previ ous notice, on Wednesday the 3d inst, and continued un til Saturday last. The front lots containing only fifty-five feet square, sold from three to four hundred dollars each; the back lots equally, well in proportion. The Whole amount of sales, sometliing upwards of twelve thousand dollars. :— * .inti-Ratification Melting. —A large number of the citi zens of Clark county met at Watkins ville, on the 4th in stant to take in consideration the proceedings of the late convention. George R. Clayton,Esq, ofierd a set of Reso lutions, opposing tho ratification of the Convention ; which were advocated by himself, Col. Joseph Ij ltron Asbury Hull, and opposed by Junius iiillier, Esq.; and imd when tho question Vas put, adopting Ciayton’s reso lutions, only two voices responded to the negative. The proceedings of this meeting has covinccd us of the truth of what we have long since believed, that if meetings of this kind can be got up in the difiTerent counties and the people correctly informed upon the subject, that they will do right, in rejecting a system so well calculated to be imposed upon those who arc uninformed upon the sub ject W e wery anxious for Lumpkin county to set the first ex ample ofv-Aa.a meeting upon this subject, and we would be glad now to see her get the second honor, by holding a meeting, and adopting resolutions, rejecting every feature of the proceedings ofa convention, got up through the best of motives; but the object of which, has been so grossly perverted, by a few would be southern political champions, who seem to be too much on the camclion order to be entitled to the respect or confidence, of an honest comnunity. A Correspondent of the North American Gazette who wroteoverthe signature of “ Baldwin” from this place on the 10th of June last, has so wilfully slandered our town, country and citizens, that we deem it our duty to notice the calumniator, so far as lo contradict hit state mentsin relation to the citizens ofthis place, and counter act an unfavorable impression, already too deeply rooted, to require the gigantic strength, or the fertility of “ Bald win’s” imagination in tiring, to dous great injustice. We have herd a population, the number of which, would re flect great credit to a city which had not been settled lon ger than thisplace, and this uumber too, has been collect ed from all parts ofthe Union, aid placed here without any sort of municipal regulation; with no shackles of re straint around them, except their consciences, and the laws ofthe country, and we defy the world with such a number, brought together under such circumstances, to produce a precedent for good order and respectability among those that we consider citizens ofthe place. It is true that many people visit here as Baldwin did, whose moral example, has neither been felt, seen, nor heard of among us, for the best of reasons, because they have not “let their lights shine” unless it was in dissipation, during their stay here; and then go off and lay the whole ofit on the citizens ofthe place. It is true, that visitors seem to view tliis as the most favorable spot of all others for them to take their sprees and amusements; and the reason is very plaip, for when they here, all stan gers together, they are so completely masked, as to be beyond the fear rs detection, and there are many who come here, just logo in for a frolic. But it is that sort of conduct that, can injure pone except, they engage in it; fr we hear ofno miduightaesassins; no pocketpick ing; no robberies; no stoalng of any kind and we believe our chance to hear, equally as good as Baldwins, a " d ° U , r ,j haDCU l ° hearthe tmth, much better than that ofthe editor ofthe North American Gazette, whenevor he hears from his correspondent “ Baldwin.” Ho #it was that Baldwin should come here, and find out in a few days stay; things that have never happened,nor been thought of, is very strange. He must have kept the ve ry worst company that resorts the place, and then he must not only have exaggerated greatly, but lied most egregiously„ in his celebrated letter to the Editor of the North American Gazette. We assure the public, that we have good Taverns here, kept by responsible men , and a population able, and at all times willing to protect the persons and property of individuals who visit this place, who conduct thomseles in a decent, and becoming manner. The unfavorable impressions attempted to be made by ‘Baldwin’ and others, to the contrary, notwith standing, -’2K2£:— COMMUNICATED. TO LOT PURCHASERS. The purchasers of Lots at the Court House village in Lumpkin, and indeed in all the other countif3 in the Cherokee Tciritorv, oromost respectfully advised by one who takes a lively interest in the beauty and prosperity of country villages, to avoid destroying their greatest orna ment, to wit: the native growth of Shade trees, particularly the'Forest oak, the most beautiful shade tree in our country. It has been the practice heretofore in cleaning out a site for a Court House village to lay the uxe to the root of every tree, however beautiful, and the workof destruction went on until literally, not a shrub was left, either upon the public square, or upon the building lots of individuals. An injurious method of clearing ground, most seriously felt by the inhabitants a few years afterwards, and to repair which they had re course to planting other trees not half so durable nor so beautiful as the oak, and ever that remedy left there to be scorched by the burning rays of the summer sun for several years, until those trees around come to maturity. In the eyes of a stranger, or a citizen oftaste, nothing so much improves the appearance of a village as a few well placed shade trees, and certainly nothing is more conducive to the health and comfort of the inhabitants. Therefore be advised, fell not a single tree upon the public square, nor upon individual property, unless compelled to do so. If the forest growth is too large and there is any danger from being blown down, let them stand until the next winter, and then cut the tops off. This will be of advantage for a good shade, and will take off all risk of their being blown down by the severest storm. VERB. SAT. SAP. Celebration of the 4lh, of July at Auraria, Lumpkin County, Georgia. A large number of the citizens of Auraria, and its vicinity assembled at a beautiful spring cost of the vilage at 12 o’clock; and according to arrangements madeoniv the evening proceed ing anti that morning the declaration of Indepen dence was read by MILTON H. GATH RIGHT, Esq. and a short but pertinent, and animated oration on a few hours notice, was delivered by GEORGE VV. PASCHAL Esq. The company then sat down to a plain, but neatly prepared barbacue served np by Mr. Steel, in the good old fashioned style, which evinces that,freedom’s morsel needs no dainties. After the dinner was over, ALLEN MAT THEWS Esq. presiding as President, assisted by Major G. A. PARKER, as Vice President, the company, drank the following toasts, with much spirit, annimation and onnJ REGULAR TOASTS. I. The day toe celebrate —Long may it con tinue to be the Jubilee which now swells and animates the bosoms of millions of freemen. 2. Thomas Jefferson —The drafter of the dec laration of Independence; alike patriotic in his life and at his death. 3. The Heroes of ’76—.Few in number, but powerful in strength, whose motto was, Liberty or death. 4. Washington and Jackson —The political Saviours of our country. Reverence for the memory of the one, and happiness for the decli ning years of the other. Alike each deserves a nations gratitude. 5 “ The Union oj these Stales —“lt must be preserved” C. The Ax my and Navy of the United Slates —The safe guards of American liberty. 7. Liberty of Speech „ liberty of the Pi css, and American Liberty —Names cherished and ador ed by freemen; hated and despised by monarchs and tyrants. 8. Heroes of the late war —Love for their patriotism, gratitude for their services, and rev erence for their names. 9. Georgia —The practical champion of State Rights. 10. Lumpkin County—The land of enter prise, well deserving the attention of the most permanent capitalist. 11. Auraria —A village unparallelled in the annals of history for population, enterprise and talents. 12. The Proceedings of the late Convention— Its objects need only be explained to insure its merited doom, by the people of Georgia. Non Ratification. The American juir. “Without the smiles from partial beauty won. O what were man, a world without a sun.” As we in the mountains ofthe western wilds of Georgia, can but too truly exclaim. VOLUNEER TOASTS. By the Presiden t of the Day, Lumpkin Coun ty. Let her motto be liberty and gold. By the Vice President— The proposed amend ment of the Constitution, a trap to catch power keep your heads out of the halter boys. No Rat ification. By the Oratot of the Day —ALLEN MAT THEWS and G. A. PARKER. They alike opposed the unequal measures, ofthe late Con vention. The citizens of Lumpkin County are entitled to their sentiments on this subject. Mr. Matthews then arrose and addressed the company in his usual laconic, precise, and logical manner. He briefly explained the ob ject and intention of the call of the coventioo. and adverted to the original principles of our form of government. He then proceeded in a lu cid and logical manner to prove from sacs s that the inequality sought to be remedied by the late convention, was but made the more unequal and concluded his remarks by exhorting the people to weigh well this subject, before they amemlment! a k Ratification lo the proposed Major Parker, then rose and addressed the Compaq-Major Parker said he heartily con curred with Mr. Matthews, and said he was no Orator, but was not to be hooked by the nose of any party. He believe the sole object of the majority ,n the Convention was power, and not and equalization of our Legisla- By the Reader of the Day- Our County Site; cmdleT 8ln ’ brou eht fourth in iniquity. trucfion. ,n C ° rrUPUQn and ,QCated U P° VL .rf S J - Sanderlin, (of Savannah)—The and the 6anS; , brave an entri P ed warrior man h sage, undaunted and unflinching states- By Mr. Steel —The 4th of July a which needs no parade (or its celebration. ‘ By James Prater Esq.—Washington and M rion their lives and services should be held ‘ eternal remcmberance by the present and risj 111 generation and let our motto be the motto r the former, “United we stand divided we fall ? By John Appleby Esq. —The Proceeding ,; tho late Convention; deserves the onathmas ! the people of Georgia. By Capt. F. L. Paschal, The Western He aid; Success to its columns in the dissemn/’ tion of truth science and literature. By David J Holt Esq. (of Macon,) Ti 12th District, and Ist Section; The land enterprise; a retreat for those weary of life ami an ample field in which the poet may find tnanv pleasing scenes upon which he may emplo'. his pen. ‘ By Major H. S. Beech —The 58th year of American Independence. May each succeed ing aniversary find the Citizens of Auraria, jj as good spirits and as patriotic as they now are By N. Nuckolls Esq —A strict adherence tj the Constitution oi the United States. By the Company— Our guest; The original Ned Bucket. Mr. Bucket returned his thanks for the com pliment thus paid him. By Col. William Gillespie —A speedy ex tinguishment of the Cherokee title, and an am. icable adjustment of Indian claims. The Company then retired in good feeiinn and fine spirits. * Celebration of the 4th of July at Gainstille. According to previous arrangements, a fan number ofthe citizens ofGainsvillo and the Cotm. ty, convened on the public square at 11 o’clock when a procession was formed, headed by Ma jor General Bates and his staff, and the Offi cers of the day; and escorted by the Gainsville Hussars, under the superintendance of Mr, Thos. Holland, as Marshal of the day, to iU Baptist Church, where there were a large num ber ofLadies andjother citizens in waiting. The Throne of Grace was addressed by the Rev, Mr. Parks, after which, the Declaration of Ip! dependance was read by David C. Neal, Esq in a peculiarly impressive manner, preceded bv a few, eloquent and pertinent remarks. An Oration was then delivered by Mr. James IV, Jones, in a style rreditatile to himselt, and to the Village and County, of which he is a citizen O'n no occasion of the kind, do we recollect ev. er to hnvo heard an oration that produced great-, er effect, or that was received with more gen eral approbation. Its concise, but satisfactory elucidation of the grand principles of Liberl] and Republic’s— its pointed application of the general principles of our own, added to the elo quent and impressive manner in which it was delivered, could not fail to procure for it, the decided approbation of an inteligent Aadiatief. At 2 o’clock, a considerable number of Gentle men sat down to an appropriate Dinner, pre pared at the spring by Mr. Joseph Frederick, at which Mr. REUBEN THORNTON, pre sided, assisted by MADISON R. MITCH ELL, Esq. as Vice President. After the re moval of the Cloth, the following Toasts were drank, with great apparent unanimity; and al though the company was composedofGentlemen of opposite, political opinions, yet nothing occur red to interrupt the general harmony of thedav, except in a solitary instance, where a Teak was presented by a Gentlemen attached In each political party, couched in exceptional language, both of which the officers presiding have thought proper to decline publishing. REGULAR TOASTS. !• The Day we Celebrate —Synoncfliovs with equal laws, and equal rights. 2. The Memory of George Washington. 3. The Memory of Thomas Jefferson. 4. The Memory of James Monroe. 5. The Union of the States- Intended as high wall of defence, and as temple of liberty, unperverted may it last forever; defiled and cor rupted who can honor it. 9. American Literature, and American k tellect—Their March are equal, and they ire worthy of any nation. 7 Knowledge —The birth place of liberty; Ignorance her death. 8. The freemen of Georgia —May they never faulter in the cause of State Sovereignty. 9. The Workingmen of our Country— The Chief source of all wealth, and ail power. 12. The American Revolution, and its of spring; The American Constitution —Achieved and by 13 Sovereign States, they did not cast oft the blessings of the former, by au thorising an unlimited Government, under the latter. 11. Tlie remaining patriots of the Revolulm —They linger as lights amongst us, to direct us in the ways of liberty. 12. True American Patriotism —Not confi ned to the East, nor the West, the North the South; but she offspring of each. 13. The Fair—om first hope; our last so aee. VOLUNTEER TOASTS. By the President of the Day —The Union; Its value can only be estimated by the blessings it ensures to the people; it is thetefore worth every thing for which it was intended, or it is worth nothing; May it be preserved in its origi* nal purity, and prove a lasting blessing to the honest citizen from the North to the South, *nd from the East to the West, the efforts of Polit ical aspirants, and party demagogues, to the contrary, notwithstanding. By the Vice President of the Day— May the People of Qeorgia ever be alive to their rights. By the Orator of the Day—John Randolph of Rcanoak, and Rob. ,T. Turnbull of Charles* ton; May we not fear that with them is entomb* ed American Liberty. By D.Q. JYeal Esq. the Reader of the JMf —The Hon, Richard H. Wild; In the spirit prophesy he; warned his friends; in the language of truth admonished them, by which he has confirmed his gift and his patiiotism. By Major General Bates—The Hon. John Forsyth, James M. Wayne and Cos!. IVillian* Cuming; three of the purest patriots and most talented sons of Georgia,