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VOL. I.
E>i23 S3WE2S3mS7 SHSSS
I< published in the city of Macon every Saturday," at
two dollars t« advance, three dollars at the end of
tae year—one. dollar and fifty cents for six months,
io subscription received for a less period—and no pa
jur disco. ui.'uiod, until all arrears are paid, unless at the
option of the Ptiblisher.
JL iueriiseJi a.'s wjii be inserted at the usual rates of
c jvertisinj, with a reasonable deduction to yearly ad
v >r:lsers. fir Our Advertising friends are requested
t > in if it the number of insertions, "on their ad vertise
jneats - itlierwise they will be published till forbid, and
charged accordingly.
H Jisrioui, Mirriigc and Osituary Notices inserted free
of charge.
SCT ju> ‘ters, on business, either to the Publisher or
E iitor, mist com eposl puid to insure attention.
CENTRAL HOTEL,
MACON, GEORGIA.,
2 THE subscribei respectfully informs his friends
Kjilg i id the public in general, that he has taken the
•‘-■“'above named Establishment, which having been
rece riv thoroughly repaired and enlarged at great ex
pedite —is now ooen for the reception of Travellers,
F> nrd 4'c. Tiie chambers arc lane and airy—the
tv, . m's competent and attentive. fi.s Tahle shall •
<: > lsinutlv be supplied with every delicacy the .Season
o;i l M irßet will tlr tish. His Bar is stocced with the
ciioicesi 1 Vine* and Lipiors. Aid in order more eifiic
ta.tilv io make it a firs ra f e H vise, he has called i> his
ad the services of Mr. A. Ellrr, of Baltimore, whose
long e.toefieoce at Barn urn’s C.-ty II >!el, has justly en
t k*d In . u to the reputation of a Caterer for the public.—
Toe subscriber, therefore, hopes by ht3 unremitting ex
< r ions to please, to receive a liberal snare *f patronage.
HORACE R. WARD.
N. 3. Gnd Stabling attached to the Hotel, with iuitli
fal an 1 a’lentive Ostlers.
December l!i B f f
M ACO\ COFFEE-110USE, >
C trier of Cherry and Second-street.-:, near Cotton-Avenue.
jrzrjL. Tae above house, ia-eiy occupied-as a Board
(iCkjij ig House, having received a thorough repa.r
*"*• i.i 1 sundry addition” an i akeraf ms, is now in
orde r to entertain TRAVELLERS and BOARDERS.
Ha Furniture, dtc. an* all new ; h.s Table will be
constantly suopued with the best the country can af
f»c i : lib Sew wiil it fund com nodious and well
eupo ie 1 ; and his Bar cu * c dy furnished.
I’ » Par ifs f>r the use ok nis cu 'turners, are attach
eito h. Btr It en ; an i h i ha* lined up a Club R »u;
in the second story for too luuefiag of Clubs and PnvaU
Pu •ties.
The sub-’-iber resroectf tilv so’fcits a shire of public
favor—• 11 iin fly "m- lng that those \vh > call on him
will not be disappointed.
THOMAS B. CLARK.
December I <»:f
For Sale.
g-r-v THE small II >usn on cotton Avenue, at pVes
ff out oor. ipiod by C. (1. St. John ns a ; *vveirysi >re.
" A'sj iior aulf, an untpeceoee <\>ok Woman. Ap
ply to ‘ JAMES A. NISBZT.
December 2. 6
V/ar?-li'.i»i.«! and Cortitoni:>.*ioa Btisiaess.
—TUG subscriber tu gs leave to inform
/ a vs»; his fr,.o:u -i the public 'generally, that he
.v..*,. :,:!S Liken the well known stand for
irievjy oenmied by Jfppitt & Higgins,
’■JewSk&*o as a Wnro-il ome. The Douse is large,
an as su e r/om Fire as any Ware-H mse in the city,
an 1 for close s orage it excels any house in the city, ai
.v > lor safety and convenience. A share of public pat
ron lap is respectfully solicited.
C. L. HOWLAND.
i N. 3. The AUCTION bnsin.’js will be kcr.t up a'
to • obove stand, when is one of the. best h i.iseo in the
«:"y for the above business. .Strict atti ii'ion will be
paid to the sab of an/ g rods that the public may see
P >per to confer upon him. Very respectful!?,
C. L. HOWLAND.
Cnsjgnnients respectfully solicited.
December I t>
F. F. LEW is,
FASHIONABLE ME (CHANT TAILOR,
ON COTTON*AVENUE,
HERE gentlemen can bo accommodate l with
y * suits made to order, on the sh irtest notice, and
o fin best material of English and French O .ods—and
ot 'u'’ most recent s-yle. Also, a fine assortment of the
host Ready-Made Clotui.no of every description, co.n
yn >n in hi« business. Citizens and transient persons,
bv g ving him a call, will find a choice selection of Fan
cy Articles.
Also, UNIFORMS made to order in the best ami In
tis 1 style, and good materials.
0 >od workmen are employed, and all orders will be
atriccly and punctually attended to.
Wanted.—Two Journeymen Tailors, to whom lib
feral wages and steady employ will he given.
December 9 7
MUashi anaVe I) ress-M rkinx.
133 N. IVES would announce tin the ladies of
Macon and its vicinity, that she has located her
-Be:fia this city, with the intention of pursuing the above
mentioned business. Long experience, and the gen
eral satisfaction which she hns h°rf'r,)fore given, war
rant her in saying to the ladies of Macon and its vicin
iTv, that she fully believes her work will please both in
®' e \r' lce durability of workmanship Having been
pi New-York within a few days, where she procured
tiie fashions, she would solicit the ladies to give
*y r work one trial, pledging herself that no pains shall
* >e 'T^ r ed on her part to suit all who call upon her.
Her house is the next door (south) of R.R.Graves’
•tore, on Cherrv-street.
December 16 Rtf
E’-in’s Pnt**nt Bowie-Knife Pistols.
X ELGIN’S Patent Bowie-Knife Pistols, just recei
*** * " v ed aud for sale bv •
, ROBINSON. WRIGHT & CO.
Decamber 1 6
MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1838.
SOUTUEHN POST
ulbeny-street, La tecon, Georgia.
unde-signed would inform the eitrirn” of Ma
con, and the public generally, that the above
having 1-tvu reci o ly huppLed with an entire new and
beautiful assortment of
ihatit aith ©rnantcntal Cnpr,
He is pr. pared to reec.ve, and execute, orders for rrint
ing, such a” —
Mercantile, Professional and Visiting Cards,
Pamphlets, Circulars, Bulls of Lading,
Bills of Exchange, Blank Chock”, Draff,
Bank Notices, Bit! Heads, Receipts, Orders,
Hat T.ps, Badges, Protests, Invitations,
Con •ert and Assembly Tickets,
Dviigifsts’ and Confectioner's Labels,
Marriage Licence, Funeral Notices, Arc. &c.
And Hatters himself, (fro n the knowledge he has of
the business,) he will be able to give satisfaction to ai.
wuo may favor the establishment with their paTonarc.
C. R IIANLEITER
Orders trim the country thank:ally received ami
propiptly attended to.
rtrL-CSSL.—. AN Election for Foreman of the.
Washington Fire Company will take
pli'.v. nt tlic Engine H-use. on Satu --
dm , the 2tW/i iusfctti, at 7 o'er x-f, P.M..
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignurion of E.
Russell —and to fill such other vacancies a.-s may;then
occur. B e order.
JOSEPH E. WELLS, Secretary.
January 6 lip
Tp A” 5jN T
mm~4 —lt ..Nj m.m immd w\. V. vj
REA <N T UIOY.
subscriber* ii '.v prepared »ncyecu*e all
A kiml“ 0 f House,Stc-\ and tJknamuntal i*AiNTUfu,
either in the ei f v or country. Orders will i.e nr.tnipdv
attended 40. They can he Omul at die Brick House
recently occupied by Joseph Wainricht, onpte'iu: (.vest)'•
the Court House.
January ti * line
DXSKOLUTvON.
rjIHS copartnership heree*K»re existin'?under the"firm
JL of H. <A .1. SH< >3' WELL, was dissolved on the
Ist of January, by mutual c visent. 'Foe husits* ss will
Se conducted in fu ure by TJ. Suox’.vr.LL, win w.!! set
tle the business of the late frin.
HARVEY SHUT WELL,
JACOB SIR)TWELL.
■January G Up
NOTIUH.
rjIKS partnership tha' has been under the ri»me of
-S- Horace Fitch in this city, vn'Tutivis F; ri n do Cos.
New-Ha veil. Conn, will b.* Jh solve ■by is <;.. n 'imita
tion on the iirst of Januan. -\s anew on-augemou'
will be made in the busin. -s, °.'i p< r.sous i; ieb • J to us
will please make an curie s« >■ o<-
LU’VJS FITCH,
llOivACjj FFFv tT.
December 30 10
Georgia lu-.miinee u >.d Trust i
CAPITAL ONE MILLION JOLLA US —Aio i'A'.L IN.
? ID'S company continuesfi-um* dwi-iin; liouse--
.a. stores co i>n ii e . and
furniture, agmust loss bv lire — v\ ! mV- i.-ilnnilu’id mi
r.ue risks oti terms as f.ivora’.'e ns .t'vr r< *p . isj!»ie iu
siitutions. Claims for looses are sott’c ! w?rh jmmpfue*.*
and iihertlity. Appiy to C. DAY, Ag^it.
IVv<miber 9 fi.uY
A Cur l.
rjnilE mbscriber olT«a ••: >u .in” o' >n of his services
A- to the citizens of Mic.r.i as < fl-ato \ and tender.*
lea funks for p is; favors, a.i ! -esn-vg?u ! |v -• fi -its a con
tiuna ion of the same. CHARLES W. HARE.
December 16 8b
F*> ton I’riends and Tutrons of the ii GhOil
* GIA JIIRRim.’ 7
II7E take this measurer>f informing our friends arid
V t the public geaernliv, tha* circ.mns'aices-ontirc
ly beyond our contr.i! love pro vented the issuing our
paper a the Hme speci.3e.tl in our p-ispec'us.
()ir Typ* , vce. wc.re o-dere 1 sanicieudy early to have
filled our e igageme it, allow ing a reasonable and com
mon time for them to arrive, but such has not been the
case. The public, however, are assured that the publi
cation of the “ Mirror” will be «• Mn neuce ! n« ** ion as
circumstances will allow. BEN. GARDNER,
H. H. BARROW.
Florence, Stewart County, Ga., January 1, 1 )3d.
9^*.Tlie papers of this State, friendly to ours, will
obiige us bv giving this aa insertion. G. & H.
January 6 11
OLD LETTERS.
A Brussels paper states that the original
correspondence of the Prince of Orange,
William the Taciturn,with Margaret of Parma,
regent of the Netherlands, in the latter months
of 1586 and the beginning of 1587, was dis
coverer! lately in the archives of the kingdom
of Belgium.
Anew alarm l>ell has been placed on the
City Hall, in N. York. Its weight is between
5000 and GOOO pounds.
The Pennyslvania Convention, on the 27th
ultimo, decided by a vote of 48 yeas, and 00
nays, against the proposition to restrict banks
from issuing notes under ten dollars.
~~ POETRY.
“ The world is full of Poetry—the air
Is living with its spirit: tuul the waves
Dance to the music of its melodies,
And sparkie in its brightness.”
[From the Madisonian.]
TO A * * * *
I’ll pass away—l’ll come again.
I’ll pass away like the evening glow
That glimmers stilt on the mountain snow,
And the chilly shade of night will close
My sleeping dust in the dark repose.
I’ll come again on the morning beam.
That wakes my love from the troubled dream—
Aud I’ll gild with joy the trickling tears,
And illume with hope foreboding fears.
I’ll fade and fall like the withered tree
Aud the tempest’s moan my dirge shall be—
In the sighing breeze I’il come again
And whisper bliss in every pain.
I’ll pass away like the fes'al song;
Ye’ll see me not in the g«alv throng—
But my voice of love shall still be heard
In plaintive notes of the summer b.rd.
I’ll fall and pass like a Hake of snow
Before the sun in its noon-tide glow*—
i’ll come m a drop of vernal shower,
And smile re love from a beam-lit liovver.
I’ll come atrain on a summer cloud,
And robe myself in its fleecy shroud —
Or shining forth in its varied hue,
From the rainbow’s arch, i’ll gaze on you.
I’ll come on the wavelet’s spiral gleam,
.When moon-rays sport on the mountain stream —
i’ll come in the soft Eolian tone,
When the winds the dyinli spring bemoan.
And when in that sadly closing hour
The gloom of death shall round thee lower—
C) then I’d come as a seraph bright,
And fly with thee to our home in light.
OSCAR.
MISCELLANEOUS.
I* Rci' J 1 auries. , |
. I’V \v ILLIAM COX.
Ways of 11 "•-“lt 'iH.'in r and s'.'ivTiry n hvr*hctrt f nts —
JL+iii-tiOi 1 1 miry prt dUu 'iw/y—Harm r, t>t.-uiy tf —
Jewe —Stating »j labour tt-tux.io***. \
Ave-y pleasant way of spending life in l
Bo ido j, is lor a -nan to become an “advertise*!
uncut.,” caber ponpatetlck or statonury. if;
1 the former, he still retains the privilege of a
I mail-like power of locomot o:i, and moves
[along from one end of the street to the other,
encased hi painted, or printed and pasted wood,
announcing to the public the d.scovery of some
certain i preventative against death in every
shape—the superior polish of a certain black
ing—when and where such and such a line ofj
coaches or steamboats leave* town and return.
If stationary, lie takes his place where two
streets form an angle; and there, concealed
between two boards, from morn till night, amid
t.ic giddy whirl and tumult around, he passive
ly exhibits his invaluable statements to tiie pub-,
lie. “ What piece of work is man ! How
noble in reason!—how infinite in faculties!”
etc. etc. The truth is, there is a scarcity of;
blank walls in the business parts of the me- 1
tropolis, and the house-ends contain notices of j
“no bills to be stuck here,” under penalty of
prosecution ; trades-people therefore, who dc-i
pend on glorious announcements, have hit up
on the ingenious device of substituting a man!
fora house-end ; they get him, like Snug, the j
joiner, in the famous tragedy of “ Pyramus l
and Thisbe,” to “ present a wall!” And' he
does “present ” one from sunrise until dark-1
ness relieves and reanimates him, and then, inj
the language of honest Snug, he exclaims, (or
might exclaim) —
“ Thus have I, Wall, mv part discharged so ;
And, being done, this Wall away doth go !”
You sometimes lose sight of the semi-vital pro
perties of those wooden cases. We were pe
rusing one of them the other morning, when
we perceived something oscillating at the top
of the boards in a very singular manner—first!
visible and then invisible. Looking closer, in
order to solve the mystery, we perceived a small
meagre old man woman standing beside the
annoucement, with a piece of bread and a pot
e. HAsaiSJTSB,, paaawaiß & PUEiasiKina,
of someth in ji'hot in her hand, doubtless a sul>-
stitute lor codec, which she ever Ac anon hand
ed in between the boards. It was the adver
tisement taking its breakfast! and every time
it put ti;e bread or codec to its month, the head
disappeared between the boards and then em
erged again. The sight was not altogether lu
dicrous—there was a touch of humanity about
it. The advertisement, it was evident, was
not wholly without sympathy —it hud its ties
and relationships. Amid the thousands and
thousands that passed it through the long dry,
w ithout a thought, there was still that small
meagre figure coming, creeping through inter
minable streets, to administer to its necessities;
stil someone to stir the fire for it, (if coals were
not too dear,) when it went home at evening.
It was yet a few degrees superior to actual
wood, or brick and mortar.
But it went an endless* and, in many n>-
jpects, irksome task to attempt to sketch the
unherd of shifts, and strange menus jesorttd
to for a livelihood in London. Really some
of them are almost sufficient to stagger the
faith in the virtue of our existing social laws
and covenants. True is the proverb that “ or.e
half tire world knows not how the other lives.”
And melancholy it is to think that while
grinding povortv compete some to resort to
v.ich p'unfully-lndiciQJs schemes for the pro
longation of an unattractive existence, others,
blessed win the most ample worldly means for
their own enjoyment, and the diffusion ol good
to others, should be cur. ed with irrational fan
cies, which placet them even lower in the scale
of creation than unman advertisements.
Next to man himself, no class of animals
presents the inequalities of existence so forci
bly and dramatically as the horse. What a
feeling contrast is exhibited between the proud
racer—the imbodiment of speed and vigour—
and the poor superanuated, attenuated occu
pant of the sand-cart —the very image of pa
tient misery, waiting death. Nearly all the in
termediate classes are to be met with, in and
about Loudon, save and except the enduring,
strong-boned, though not handsome hunter —
the sort of horse that will carry fourteen stone
for half a day, over the hedges and ditches of a
ploughed country. It must cIo the eye of an.
artist good—u Landseer, a Cooper, or a Ci»a
--lon —to stroll about the west end of the town,
and no.c the suj erb specimens of this animal
to be met with in all directions. In greatest
profusion come’ the stately carrriage-horses,
bright bays with black legs, and skins of the
texture of velvet. High-fed, pampered min
ions! how proud they look as they feel the
slight check of the reins, and draw themselves
up. I low aristocrat icaliv they glance towards
the passing cribs ! and how very perfect is tl e
union of beauty and power in their large frames.
A race-hor.se and a hunter always look a shade
too spare when in proper trim ; but these car
riage-horses, though distinguished by the ab
sence of all superfluous fieshness, present not a
single angular point to ofiend the eye of the
most fastidious. They are in the exact state
for the free, though not extreme, development
of muscular power. Twin come the gentle
men’s riding-horses, slighter and with more oi
blood, and, consequently, speed and fire about
them ; the ladies’ pads, small and delicate, and
graceful as their riders; the cab-draggcr, ani
mals that have an air of faded gentility about
them—horses that have, evidently seen better
days, and still retain some points of breeding,
but who have been debased and corrupted in
consequence of their mode of life, and the
keeping of low company —to wit, that of their
drivers. Still lower in the scale, sleeping on
their stands, and indulging in imaginary vis
ions of food, stand, “ misery’s playfellows,” the
wretched anatomies, who eat about once a
week, and drain out the dregs of existence in
the service of old fiery-visaged, gin-drinking
hackney-coachmen—creatures physically in as
bad condition as their horses, and morally a
great deal w orse.
Again ; there, perhaps, exists not a greater
contrast in animal existence—not even between
the lank, dinnerless, threadbare author, reject
ed of publishers, and in debt to his landlady,
and the oily, luxurious, turtle-fed alderman—-
than is presented by those said hacks and the
plethoric London drav-horses, particularly
those attached to the large breweries. These
NO. 12.