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'iro'.n clouds, thousaw sos persons flocked hith.
or from neighboring places, who w ould other.
w»se have staid at home. About a quartet* be
iore five o’clock, tiie balloon by this tmic being
sufficiently inflated, Mr. Green got in for the
purpose of ascertaining its ascending powers,
and w*as followed by Mr. Charles Taylor, for
merly superintendent at the St. George’s Road
station of the Manchester Gas Works, who had
made two ascents with Mr. Green on former
occasions; and who, having occasion to speak
with Mr. Green, useended the car to render
him at the same time any little assistance in
his power. Mr. Taylor had ne intention to
accompany Mr. Green in the voyage; but the
following curious circumstanceshaving occur
ed, he had no alternative. It is well known,
that, immediately previous to departure, this
beautiful machine is kept to the earth by a
number of men, who hold it by a strong rope,
and bv about fity otiier persons assistiug, by
hanging to the car. Air. Green had given no
tice to tne latter, to quit their hold, and a numb
er of those at the rope erroneously imagining
the direction to include themselves, or appre
hensive that they should be taken up, loosed
the rojie, and the machine thus acquired more
buoyant force, and rose on, till a man named
'Carpenter, a tall workman in the service of the
proprietors of the London Vauxhall Gardens,
and one soldier alone held the rojte. The for
mer was hanging a few leet below the car, and
the latter had holt near the end of the rope, till
that end was about eight leet from the ground,
when the soldier wisely let go, and alighted up
on his feet. Released front his w*eight, the
balloon sprang upwards with increased force
and velocity; and for a few moments, instead
of the usual cheering which welcomes the
spectacle of a balloon ascent, there was a
breathless silence of suspense, which was hap
pily relieved by seeing the intrepid fellow climb
up the roap, and scale the side of the car with
.great dexterity, at the bight of 200 or 250 feet
from the ground. This unparalleled feat was
followed by cheers from the aerial voyagers,
which were now heartily responded to by the
thousands of spectators. The man was an
old sailor, and therefore had been accustomed
to climb ropes; and the coolness and agility
with which, in a situation that would have turn
ed the head of many a strong man, he made
his way up the rope and into the car, was cer
tainly of that character of feat for which the
British tar has ever been celebrated. Owing
to this unexpected start, the party had not taken
on board their cloaks, refreshments, bareome
ter, &c.; but Mr. Taylor having w ith him a
groat coat, Carpenter, who was without hat or
coat, having worked all day in his shirt sleeves,
Was enabled to makehimself tolerably comfor
table, and he greatly enjoyed his unpremedi
tated voyage. At the moment this occured,
two gentlemen were with one of the proprie
tors of the balloon, about to pay twenty guin
, eas each for the privilege of ascending with
Mr. Green, when the above circumstances
snatched away the car, and destroyed all their
anticipations of a delightful voyage. After
leaving the earth, they wore carried by a lower
Current nearly due east for some minutes, till,
-at an altitude of from 3000 to 4000 feet, (the
exact height they could not ascertain, as their
bareometer, owing to their sudden and prema
ture start, had been left behind,) they got into
an upper current, which carried them in a di
rection due south, tilH they commenced their
descent, when, again falling into the lower cur
rent, they again proceeded in an easterly di
rection, till they alighted in Bam Field, within
a hundred yards of the Macclesfield Canal, &
about thirteen miles from Manchester.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Human Fame.
bv E. C. BISHOP, ESQ.
The passion for present and posthumous re
nown, is a deep and abiding painciple in the
human heart. To be remembered after one
has gone—to leave a name that shall “ wake
the echoes of eternity,” and survive the wreck
of mortality, is an object dear to the human
heart and to its dreams of ambition. Yet how
vain is the hope-—how preposterous the desire !
How frail is even the strongest bark upon
which man relics to float his fame to future
generations ! What indeed is earthly immor
tality but a mere name—a delusive halo, de
vised to counteract in some measures that in
stinctive dread of death, so natural to the bos
om of man.
True—mind is immortal, and full of undy
ing thoughts and sublime conceptions. It can
heighten through all ages ; it can resist the pro
gress and the power of time, and hid defiance
to the dominion of decay. It can dart through
space, and span the universe, and scatter around
it in living and breathing creations, the ample
evidences of its divinity. It can throw its rich-
ness into the colors ot the canvass, till rapture
shall standstill to gaze upon it. It can embody
jin marble all the server and intensity of pas
sion, and all the sublimity of its emotion. It
j can infuse into language mi eloquence that shall
move, and melt, and charm the heart of a
j world. Yet what avails all this, w*hile the ma
itcrials with which it works, are all chanmnjj,
1 fragile and perishable ? Thought, genius, fan
! cy, nmy be immortal, but language, marble mid
j canvass, all must fail. The dialect of to-day,
may be to other ages an unknown tongue, as
i sealed and expressionless as the hieroglyphics
of Egypt. A pulling l>abe may tear in tatters
, the nmster-picce of a Raphael, and the kick
!of an ass may destroy the pride of an Ange
lo.
Saturday Courier.
YOUTH, MANHOOD, AND AGE.
There are in existence tw o periods w r hen wc
shrink from any great vicissitude—-early youth
and old age. In the middle of life we are in
different to change ; lor we have discovered
that nothing is, in the end, so good or so bad
as it at first appeared. We know, moreover,
how to accommodate ourselves to circumstan
ces; and enough of exertion is still left in us to
cope with the event. But age is heart-wearied
and tempest-torn; it is tlie crumbling cenotaph
of fear and hope. Wherefore should there be
turmoil lor the few*, and evening hours, when
all they covet is repose ? They see their sha
dow fall upon the grave, and need but to be at
rest beneath. Youth is not less averse from
change ; bnt that is from exaggeration of- its
consequences, for all seems to the yong so im
portant and so fatal. They are timid, because
they know not what they fear ; hopeful, be
cause they know not what they expect. De
spite there gaiety of confidence, they yet dread
the first plunge into life’s unfathomed deep.
Miss Landon.
Artificial Light without Heat*
One of the Parisian scientific journals, says,
that a chemist residing in an obscure part of
the Quartier de Luxembourg, has succeeded,
after numerous experiments, in producing light
without the agency of caloric. I laving found
that a vacuum created by electricity, within a
glass receiver, would become luminous, he, af
ter many experiments, contrived a very pecu
liar bottle, m the shape of a parallelogram,
which being submitted to the action of an air
pump, and then to the operation of a galvanic
battery, a clear and brilliant light was emited
sufficient to illumin a moderate sized library.
The account adds, that it has ever since re
mained suspended in the apartment of the dis
coverer of this new principle; and, as soon
asdic shadows lengthen, and the day closes,it
brightens up, equally clear to the eye, but not
so opressive to tiiat organ,as the light of the sun.
All thesavans are in ecstacies with this chem
ist, and his fortune may be said to he made.—
lie was to lie rewarded with the star of the
Legion of Honor.
ANIMAL MAGNETISM OUTDONE.
M. Desphamps, a wealthy inhabitant of Ly
ons, fell into such a state of lethargy on Fri
day the 27th ultimo, that his friends believed
him dead, and proceeded to the preliminaries for
his interment. The colfin was brought, and
his body placed in it. The funeral was to
take place on Sunday; the cortege Was as
sembled, and the undertaker was on the point
of placing on the lid, and screwing it down,
when the supposed defunct suddenly roused
from a mere lethargy into which he had fallen,
rose up and expressed a desire for something
to eat. A sudden panic for a time paralysed
all present, but the sound of his voice dissipa
ted their fears, and every attention was imme
diately paid to him. lie declared that he had
been concious of all that was going on, but
was nnable to make the least movement- He
was so far recovered as to give assurance of
many years of renewed life and activity.' It
had been at first intended that he should have
been buried on Saturday, in which case he
would have perished by one of the most hor
rible of all deaths.
Anew Motive Power.
After years ot labour, and many disappoint
ments, sustained only by patience and |>erse
| vcrance rarely equalled, Mr. James Smith o.
j Dysart, has completed a machine, which he
; terms a gunpowder engine , and which moves
: with great ease against a weight of twenty-six
j hundred weight on the square inch of the' pis
ton. being equal to a column of water a mile
and a quarter high. And yet, with this enor-
Ij mous power, the machine is so perfect that not
jja particle of leakage proceeds from any part
li of it. Nor is it possible to increase this pow-
jer by any effort of the person to whose care
the machine may be intrusted—a circumstance
which renders it perfectly safe. Mr. Smith
calculates the saving in the use of his machine
as compared with steam, to be fullv eighty per
cent, whilst the space it occupies is not one
twentieth of that taken up by the steam-en
gine* Edinburgh Scotsman.
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For the Southern Post.
TO THE NORTH STAR.
; Thou’rt hoary now dread sentinel of heaven,
For age succeeding age has passed away,
Since thou wast planted on thy fearful watch
In the high welkin of the skies : and yet
;Thou art the same unchanging star of night,
, The chronicler of days and years gone by,
The seer of myriad ages yet to come.
All things around thee seem to move and change ;
1 Time withers them—they fade and die ; but thou
; Alone, like thy great Maker, stands unmoved—
I Unchanged amid the fearful shock of w*orlds,
And the fierce elemental storms which ride
In fury round the universe of God.
What hast thou not beheld with that meek eye,
Long, long before young Earth was born, or Sol
Himself shone on the dark profound of chaos ;
When Deity remedied thi3 old waste
Os shapeless things, and with a plastic hand
Dug out the channels of the deep, and reared
The lofty mountains of the earth. Thou saw'st
When the dread plnmit hung from some tall cliff
In upper space which meted out the skies,
And measured the long line df every star
That twinkled in the diadem of Heaven.
And when the Holy Spirit, like the dove,
Sketched its vast pinions from the east to west,
And breathed the living energy, through all
The great creatiort, unkindling the first spark
Os gleamy light, that ever fell on earth,
Thou sawest, and w*ith the morping stars and all
The sons of God shouted aloud for joy.
But what hast thou not seen ofearth itself
Through the long line of hoary ages past,
When Eden, fair, bloomed ’mid the desert wild
And the first pair vvefe happy in the bliss
Os all created good : or when they fell,
And the dread stain polluting all their race,
Broke up the fountains of the mighty deep
And loosed the floods of Heaven in vengeful wrath
Upon their heads. Or when the little Ark
Rode safely on that shoreless sea, and moored
On the high cliffs of Ararat, whence sprang
Forth into life, the busy tribes of men'
To people the desolate waste of the new earth.
And still thou glimmered in the dome of heaven,
And looked out, w*ith brow serene, when Israel’s host
Fled from Egyptian outrage, and the God oflsrael
Let them pass through the divided waters
Os the deep Red sea : while Pharaoh's guilty hosts
Were drowned inglorious ’neath the mountain waves.
And when on Sink’s summit Moses stood
And listened to the Almighty’s voice, as
It broke like the dread roar of thunder round
The vast immensity of space, and fell
With endless echo into caverns deep
l Beneath the nether skies—and the dread glare
Os that unsullied uncreated light
Which shone so lustrous round his dwelling place,
As it flashed fiery volumes to the earth,
Thou in the dim etherial height gazed out
With wonder at the scene : much less, than when
| Long ages after, there appeared so meek
The Star of Bethlehem in orient skies—
Compared with which, not all the luminous light
Os suns in other systems with our own
Merged into one immeasurable orb,
Could shine with such effulgence as the spark
’Gainst Phceubus’ burning rays : or when the ertrth
Was shaken like a rod before the wind,
And the bright sun refused to shine, as He
Who made them suffered on the Roman Cross-
Then thou beheldst with wonder, and was sad.
I love to gaze on thee, dread sentinel,
As dimly flickering by—the lesser worlds
Revolve unceasing round their central suns,
For thou, unmoved upon thy nightly watch,
Looks out to guide the way-worn traveller,
Through forests deep and dark, to his glad home*
Where many an anxious heart, with tearful eye,
Await his fond return. And when the ship,
Tossed with unmitigated violence,
’Twixt 6tormy winds and waves has lost her way*
And the poor Mariner looks out in vain
For some high promontory on the shore
Os his sad spirit’s hope : thou, high in heaven,
Directs his wayward bark amid the seas
Safe to his destined port. Surely thou wast
For a far nobler destiny than man,
Presumptous man, might have thee be ; perhaps
Some glorious mansion in the upper skies—
Fitted for residence of saints in light,
Or, e’n the very centre of all worlds
The throne of bliss ineffable. Burn on,
Proud star* in all thy radiant brightness burn*
And if thy days be numbered like all flesh,
And thou art doomed to perish in the blaze
Os myriad worlds by judgemen • que ichless fires,
And like the Morning Star of Hea\ en shalt fall
To rise no more. Oft shall the sons of earth
When dwelling in some brighter sphere unknown
I Remember thee, and muse upon thy fate—
! And the sad destiny that blotted out
: From being all this glorious Universe. E. M. P.
1 iVarrenton, Georgia.
For the Southern Post
A VISION OF INTEMPERANCE.
} saw a rose—its blushing hues
In nature’s gayest tints array’d :
Its leavns had caught the early dews,
And purest crystal gems display’d.
The humming-bird, and honey-bee,
To sip its sweets were fluttering there;
I would have pluck’d :—’twas not for me
lt quickly vanished into air.
The scene was changed! A lovely maid
Now stood where last I saw the flow’r;
Her form in innocence array’d,
Gave token of her bridal hour.
Methought a mental pl-ayer I made.
That one so young, so pure, so fair,
Might ne’er be doom’d to blight— to fade,
In cold neglect, or with’ring care.
Again ’twas changed ! A matron’s pride
Sat on her brow, sfcrene and ntild—
And lovely cherubs at her side.
Oft caught he. eye, and sweetly smil’d.
A manly form the scene survey’d,
With all a fondest father's bliss—
Their lov’d caress, to each repaid,
Gave each his blessing—each a kiss.
’7’was chang’d Again ! and later years
In rapid vision pass’d !ny view ;
Disease, and bitter burning tears,
Had furrow’d that once polish’d brow:
He who had won her youthful heart,
A victim to Intemperance fell;
Despair had Wing’d its poisoned dart,
And sorrow rang her early knell.
fttr.
T"?n"'ww»' '■ iimi niiMi.n.-mwmwmwny.ii.ron
3?©s'S'.
MACON:
Saturday rooming, January 29, 1038.
Cotton Market.
ThceaW T>as. ween, have been brisk—prices
range from ' tt> cents.
33” On Thursday last we had a regular thunder
shower, accompanied with n smart wind—frequent and
vivid flashes of lightning. The weather has been ex
ceedingly warm for the season—Thermometer at about
78°, ,
33“ The following gentlemen were eleeted. on Tues
day last, Directors of Branch of the Bank of Darien, in
this city :
Charles J. McDonald, David C. Campbell,
John />. Lamar, A. P. Patrick,
Henry Chapman, , E. A. Nisbet,
John Lamar.
And at a meeting of the board C. J. McDonald, Esq*
was elected President, and Colonel John Lamar, At
torney for the institution.
33“ On the 6th instant, the following gentlemen were
elected Directors of the Branch of the Columbus Insur
ance Bank of Columbus, in this city:
Ambrose Baber, l tbomn* JV T . Beall,
Edwin B. IVeed, Charles Cotton,
Etrrard Hamilton.
Dr. Ambrose Baber was unanimously re-elected
President of the Board.
Canada,
The war in this «*otintry, we fear, will yet bring us in
to collision with the British Government. The disgrace
ful and inhuman affair of the steam-boat Caroline, we
have reason to apprehend, will be but one of nianv dif
ficulties to settle with that Government. The Senate
have taken up this subject, and treat it in a very grave
and serious manner. The remarks of Messrs. Clav,
Calhoun, and Benton, on Tuesday, ( Jth January, will
be found in our columns, they are very short, but go to
show the nature of the subject, and how* wc stand af
fected to that country.
3Cr We have received the first number of the “ Med
ical Reformer,” published at Washington, Georgia. It
advocates the Thompsonian, or Botanic system of prac
tice. Not being prepared to judge of the merits of tie’s
reform in the practice of Medicine, we therefore say
nothing; as to the work itself, it makes a very good ap
pearance, and appears to be conducted with spirit and
ability.
Southern Literary Messenger.
The January number, for 1838, of this valuable peri
odical is before us. We have but time for a glance at
its pages, and from the prospect* promise ourselves a
rich and delightful repast This anticipated pleasure is
greatly enhanced from the fact of its being entirely the
production of Southern talsnt and genius.
When will the South be alive to her true interest ?
When, throw off the shackles? of dependaucy, ynd
cease to look for superiority in another quarter ? The
“ dormancy of the South” has almost become a prover
bial phrase ; and that it is likely to continue so seems
evident from her tardiness to support and encourage die
genius, industry and enterprizc of her own sons. We
would earnestly recommend the attention of our readers
to this periodical, many of them, we know, subscribe
largely to works of this natare ; this is inferior to pone
of them, and in addition, it is Southern, and merits their
warmest support and encouragement.
We shall publish in our next, the remarks of the Ed
itor on the commencement of the fourth volume of the
Messenger.