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SOUTHERN roUT* SY Pa ©a VOL. I. 5*21131 S@-OTSIISIBSJ IPSSS Is published in the city of Macon every Saturday, at ■jwo dollars in advance, three dollars at the end of the year— one dollar and fifty cents for six months. No subscription received for a less period—and no pa per discontinued, until all arrears are paid, unless at the ■option of the Publisher. Aioeriiscrnents will be inserted' at the usual rates of advertising, with a reasonable deduction to yearly ad vertisers. BCT Our Advertising friends are requested to mark the number of insertions, on their advertise ments —otherwise they will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. Religious, Marriage and Obituary Notices inserted free of charge. frjr Letters, on business, either to the Publisher or Editor, must come post paid to insure attention. r VHCt UfO ACADE MY. Mr. bauge will continue to take Scholars unt; the s"h of February—no scholars will be take after that tunc. January 27 h?f CENTRAL HOTEL, MACON, GEORGIA. MTIIE subscribe! respectfully informs his friend and the public in general, that lie has taken th< above named Establishment, which having bee; rece itiy thoroughly repaired and enlarged at great e* pence—is now open tor the reception of Traveller• Boarder*, <Sfc. The chambers are large and airy—ih. servants competent and attentive. His 'Fable slia constantly be supplied with every delicacy the Seaso' and Market will furnish. His Bar is stocked with tin choicest Wines and Liquors. Aid in order morecdoe tua'ly to make it a fhs rate House, he has called to In aat he servioes of Mr. A. Elder, of Baltimore, wlios,. long experience ut Barn urn’s Guy Hotel, has justly en titled him to the reputation of a Caterer for the public.— The subscriber, therefore, hones by his unremitting ex ertions to please, to receive a liberal share of patronage. HORACE It. WARD: N. B. Good Stabling attached to the Hotel, with faith ful and attentive Ostlers. December 16 R‘s For Sale. . .. THS small ;l *use on cotton Avenue, at pres r if ent occupied by C. G. St. John as a>weiry store. JlriA ieltnU WoiTi.in. Ap ply to ' JAMES A. NISBET. December 2. 6 VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. M&pySk. WILL be sold on Monday, the U.h of February, twenty-seven live acre l,n s, si - uated one mile from the city of JVI icon.— This property is located in one of the inos f healthy situation in the S ate. With 35 in family, m tie vear 1333, there was not a single case o{ fever'; with 22 in family in 1337, living on one of then Lots, it was the same ca«e. Same ol these Lots contai upwards of 25J timber trees, which are worth from 82 to 82 50 each, which fact wil* be attested hv application to Mr. A. McGregor, Thomas Ivniglr, or any other car penter of this city, who is in the practice of using hea vy timber. It also has the advantage of being the near est timber land to city. As these lots will in all proba bility be sold very ciieap, and are sufficiently near the ci'y for any business man to occupy, it is hoped this op portunity will not he overlooked. Also, on the same day, one ten acre Lot, which is one ot the. most beauii-j iiil situations for a summer residence in the county. It con" ‘.ins two tine Springs; a Fish popd averaging from Bto 10 feet deep, well stocked with fish. The Springe are considered inferior to none in the county. Term of sale, one-third cash, and the balance in six and twelve months. Any debt I owe, ". ill be thankfully re ceived in payment. DAVID F. WILSON, January 27 1 Ip Ware-House and Commission Business. THE subscriber leave to inform; / a. 1® his friends t!ie public generally, that he i L a* lias taken the well known stand for £>,¥•#» nieriy occupied by Lippitt &. Higgins, as a Ware-House. The house is large, and as safe from Fire as tiny Ware-House in the city, and for close storage it excels any house in the city, al so for safety and convenience. A share ot public pat ronage i3 respectfully solicited. C, L. HOWLAND. N. B. The AUCTION business will he kept up at the above stand, which is one of the best houses in the j city for the above business. Strict attention will be | paid to the sale of any goods that the public may see proper to confer upon him. Verv respectfully, C. L. HOWLAND. Consignments respectfully solicited. December 1 6 Carpenter’s Embrocation for Horses. I NOR the cure of Swellings, Strains, Bruises, Galls Stiffness of Tendour and Joints, Ac. Ac. This Embrocation is recommended to Farriers and others who wish a remedy for diseases above mention ed For sale hv J. H- &W. S. ELLIS Sep f ember 23 4tf Central Rail Road and Banking Company \ of Georgia. > StivannaK January 2d, 1838. ) “IVTOTICEis hereby given that an instalment of SlO -INI per share on the capital stock of this institution, is required to he paid on or before the 2d Saturday in March next —one half to be applied to banking, and one half to roads. Stockholders at and in the neighborhood of Macon can make payment at the Branch in that city. , ' R. R. CUYLER, Cashier. -January 13. 12a MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1838. [Communicated.] GREEK WINE. Pure Juice of the Grape ! 13ER Greek brig Alexandras, by ISAAC NEW -*- HALL, next door to the Post-Office. We observe that a Boston merchant gives the follow ing description of the above Wine : ■“ This Wine is the true produce of the Grecian soil, and partakes of that Hewed mildness w hich is so pecu iiar to the skies of Greece. It has inspiration, hut no madness. It can impart gladness w ithout intoxication: .t is the very Wine which gladdened the hearts of the Greek poets, and enabled the father of gods and of mor als to feel and enjoy his immortality: but,unfortunate ly, the Wines, like the Gods of Greece are, at the pre sent time, somewhat out oi fashion, and consequently seldom mentioned. The reason of this is not because he Wines of Greece have altered, but because the de votees of Bacchus, the wine drinkers, have degenerated nost amazingly. Alas ! they have Jost their taste for he simple tis well as the natural, and like critics, wh< •ondernn w orks of genius by looking at the title page, hey pass their condemnation upon the Wines ot Greece, >Y taking them once. No ! tne Wines of Greece, like be immortal works of her writers, must he tned loin id well, and then, and only then, their good qualitn an he known and their lieautiesappreciated. P-S. Tms Wine has been expressly put up by out ' r the best wine merchants ol Greece, lor the temper ; ice community of th.s country, a.:d imported in tli. • reek brig Alexandras, which vessel well make a vo ge every year, and families, as well as churches, nur iepend upon their yearly supply. January 20 ... COMM ERCI VJj BANK. ) Macon, January 27, 1333. [ NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. ■ft N election will he held at the Banking House in fh> -- city, on the first Monday in February next, at 1< ’does, A. -M. f >r five Directors of tins Bank, to serve : >r twelve months thereafter. G. B. CAR HART, Cosh er. January 27 lie NOTICE. \ LL persons having aeeou its against the fii-i -a - \ Coox At CowtEi, and J. Cowles, are roquos led it. u esent them at the Counting Room of the std -s *ril*ei-. January 27 I4t.f J COWLES. CITY LICENSES'. JJERSONS wishing any description of Licenses, can A obtain the same by application to tne, at the Pest- Mice. JESSE L. OWEN, Cieni Council. January 27 . 14 Not ie«»—Copart uevship. 3HJE subscriber having associated with him, Allen 5- L. Live, they will transact business under the name, style and firm of Wai. B. Johnston &. Cos. i WM. B. JOHNS'PON. Macon. January l, 1333. 13tf NOTICE. LL persons indebted to the subscriber, either by note ' or open account, are verv respectfnilv invited to ill and settle the same. WM. B. JOHNSTON. January 20 UUf \ Card. ' IIE -subscriber oilers a continuation of his services ■*L to the citizens of Macon as Collector, and tenders ids thanks for past favors, and respectfullv solicits a con ciliation of the same. CHARLES W. HARE. December 16 8b Georgia Insurance and Trust Company. A PITAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS ALL PAID IN. gllilS company continues to insure dwelling houses, -ft. stores merchandise, cotton in ware-houses, and urnituTP, against loss by fire—and takes inland and ma rine risks on terms as favorable as other responsible in stitutions. Claims for losses are settled with promptness and liberality. Apply t» C. DAY, Agent. December 0 6m7 PROSPECTUS OF TIIE SOUTHERN ARGUS, To hr published at I Varrcnton, 1 Carre n County, Georgia. rBNUE increasing importance of the town of War s. renton since the termination of the Georgia Rail Road at that place, connected with other circumstances calculate and to improve it, call loudly upon its citizens, & those of the neighboring country, for the establishment of a Free Press among them, t.» be devoted to their in terests in Commerce, Liierature, Agriculture and Good Morals. For the purpose of carrying into effect ao lau dable an enterprize, a company of gentlemen have al ready formed themselves into a “Joint Stock Associa tion,’’ and have elected their Editor, and made all the necessary arrangements for the immediate publication of a paper. As regards the peculiar principles upon which this paper shall he established, all of its patrons are assured that no productions, but such as are calculated to im prove the morals, instruct the mind, and refine the feel ings, will at any time be permitted to emenate from it. ’Tis true many incidents in romance or real life, which hv pleasing our fancies, may tend to while away the te dious hours of our lorft summer days, or sleepless watches of our winter nights, will be inserted, when thev have no special tendency to dissipate the mind, and unfit it for the study of more important lessons. It is also understood that in relation to the political creeds of the day, our paper will remain perfectly neu tral, only so far as they effect the peculiar institutions of the South, concerning which there never has been raised one dissenting voice on this side of the Potomac. It shall ever be considered our duty to watch with Ar gus eye such interferences, and from the commence ment, we take a uniform and decided stand against I them. IQrThe ARGUF will be printed on a medium sheet, every Friday, at Thee Dolhrs per annum, payable in 1 advance ; and will probably appear sometime in the month of March. £5“ Advertisements printed at the ' useual rates. . *** All papers friendly to the enterprize will please dive this a few insertions. Dir letters on business to be directed, post paid, to E M. Pendleton, Editor. Warreatonj January J# coacii WARE- UOUSE. RIGLEY A, HA RT, (oppoeite corner to Wash * * iugton Hall,) have on hand a large assortment f Saddlery, Harness, Hardware, Carriage-Furni ture, *Siic. —ALSO Carriages, Barouches, Buggy s, Gigs, Tilhunjs, Sul ' cy.v, and i-'uucy Wagons. 9CT Vehicles of aIL kinde,of h<‘ best materials, manufactured to order. Macon, December 9 7 NEiy~CAURIAtiE REPOSITORY, ON SECON D .STREET. JJIIE pifcscriberhiis on hand, and will be receiving, * a ii||»e assortment of Carviages, ki&e. Those wishing to purchase wilt o well | call and examine for thrnisc Ives. JOHN HUNT, hi. PrccTvfiJpr 2 6 ¥ NOTICE. ~~ rHE |*vtrership that has been under the name of Horatk Fitch in New’-llavcn, Conn, will IkrUissolved by its own ‘ion on the firsttlf January. Asa new arrange) • ih he made in the business, nil persons inueba-d io1)9 •vi!l pie asst Cial.c an early sc.dement. 2 LEWIS FITCH, M _ HORACE FITCH tt Deceniltrr So 10 Elyi-iN Patont’ liowic-Rnl/e Pistols. »y ELGIN’S Patent Bowie-Knife Pistols, just recci vtd and for sale by ROBINSON, WRIGHT & CO. December 1 6 F. F. LEIfW, fashionable merchant tailor, ON COTTON-AVENUE, ‘RRTTIERF gentlemen can lie accommodated wgh % % to order, on the shortest nonef* Hftd of the best material r-i Englis h and French Goods —and of the most recent sple. Also, a fine assortment of the best Ready-Made Clothing of every description, com mon in Ids business. Citizens and transient persons, by giving him a call, w ill find a choice selection of Fan cy Articles. Also, UNIFORMS made to order in the best and la test style, aud good materials. Good workmen are employed, and all orders will be strictly and punctually attended to. Wanted.—Two Journeymen Tailors, to w hom lib eral w'agesand steady employ will be given. December 2 ' 7 MISCELLANEOUS. The Treasures of the Ocean. The immense amount of treasure, and oth er memorials of mail, which lie buried in the ocean, is a curious subject of reflection. Who can say, that to future ages the memory of the nations now in the world, may not be preserv ed solely by these relics ? Hut few persons have any idea of the number of vessels, w ith valuable cargoes, which have been submerged. Lyell, in his “ Principles of Geology,” says that during the late war between England and France, thirty-two English ships-of-the-liuc went to the bottom in twenty-two years, lie sides seventy fifty-gun-ships, cightv-six frig ates, and a multitude of smaller vessels. The navies of the other European powers, France, Holland, Spain and Denmark, were almost an nihilated during the same period, so that the aggregate of their losses must have exceeded that of Great Britain. In every one of these ships, were batteries of cannon, constructed of every species of iron or brass, whereof a great number had the dates and places of their manufactories inscribed upon them in letters cut in metal. In each their were coins of cop per, silver, and often many of gold, canab'eof serving as historical monuments: in each were an infinite variety of instruments of the arts of war and peace; many formed of ma terials such as glass and carthenw r are. capable of lasting for infinite ages, when once remov ed from the mechanical action of the waves, and buried under a mass of matter which may exclude the corroding action of sea water.— Upon this subject, Lyell, in his “ Principles of Geology,” remarks: “ But let it not be imagined that the fury of war is more conducive than the peaceful spirit of commercial enterprise to the accumulation G. R, HJUIUOTRa, MMS9VZR A PI33M3MX3. of wrtx*ketl vessels in il»e bed oi Lie i>eu.— tFroni the examination of Lloyd’s list horn me \N;ar 1783 to tlie commcncecnent of iCidU, Captain W. 11. Smyth ascertained that tl:e ; number of British vessels alone, lost during that jieriod, amounted on an average, to no less than one & u half daily ; an extent of loss which would have hardly been anticipated, al though we learu fiom Moreau’s tables, tnat the number of merchant >essells employed at one time in the navigation of England and Scot land, amounted to about twenty thousand, hav. ing, one with another, a mean burthen of 120 lons—My friend, Mr. J. L. Provost, also in forms me. that on inspecting Lloyd’s List lor the years 1820, 1830, and 1831, lie finds no less than 1953 vessels were lost in those time years, their average tonnage being about 150 tons, or, in all, nearly 300,000 tons, being at me enormous rate of 100,000 tons nununiiy, of the merchant vessels of one nation only.- This increased loss, arises, I presume, fioni in creased activity in commerce. Out of 550 ships of the royal navy, lost to the country during the [teriod above mention ed, only 100 were taken or destroyed by thq enemy, the rest having either .stranded or loun. lered, or having been burnt by accident; a striking j>iooi* that tire dangers of our uuvul warfare, however great, may be fir exceeded by the storm, the shoal, the lea shore, and all t :e other perils of the dt ep. “ Millions of silver dollars and other coins, nave been some times in a sing!© ■ftp, and the re when they Imp period to be on. . Mfcal iii a mat ti\ capable of |>rofeCtfng (horn 'Bl < tu.oal O i.aijS ci, mueh i, -format ioi of QPHjcal interest Will remain inscribed, and en- Eure for periods os'indefinite as have the delis [watemarkings of zoophytes or lapiuiiied plants lin some of tie ancient secondary rooks. In almost every large ship, moreover, thei'o are some precious stone set in seals, and other ar ticles of use and ornament, composed of iha hardest substances in nature, og which, leifers and various images me which they may retain when included in sub. aqueous strata, as long as crystal preserves its natural form. “ It was, therefore, a splendid boast, (hat the deeds of the English chivalry at Angincourt made Henry’s chronicle “ As rich with praise A' ; is the ooze and bottom of the deep, With sunken wrecks and sunless treasures. For it is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in tiie course of ages, be collected togeth er in the bed of the ocean, than will lie seen at any other time, on the surface of the conti nent.” FAT VS. AMBITION. It would appear that it is requisite for the body to lie active and springing as the mind ; and if it is not, it weighs the latter down to its own gravity. Who ever heard of a fat man be ing ambitious ? Caesar was a spare man ; Bona parte was thin, as long as he climbed the lad der; Nelson was a shadow; the duke of Wel lington has not sufficient fat in his composition to grease his own Wellington boots. In short, I think my hypothesis to be fairly borne out, that fat and ambition are incompatible. Am bit ion seems to depend ujion the irritation of bile acting upon delicate mucous tissues.—* Now this is utterly impossible in a fat man, for the blood is so much taken up in forming adi pous matter that it cannot aflbrd to do much for the biliary secretion. Give a man half a dozen stones of good suet as a kind of cushion for his bones, and he will jog along this life’s turnpike w ithout troubling others, or himself either, much. VERY PROPER. A clergyman, who had been elected to the Legislature of Maine, returned his credentials to the House and resigned his seat, on the grounds, Ist, that he w r as a minister of the gos pel, and in that capacity had duties to attend to, which he considered of more importance than any he could discharge there; 2d, he was elected without his consent, and against his avowed wishes : 3d, his mind was devoted to such objects as would render him incapable of doing justice to Ins constituents. NO. 1&