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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. - 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.