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THE literary character.
Wc think that we perceive very positive in
: ns that the literary character will be
dIC Lj-hiv estimated io our commercial city
150l 50 it ifas hitherto been. The reverses and
r" >of the two past years, have caused
* rc / t 0 reflect that there fs something worth
nall 'r for besides the simple accumulation of
ivin «rtv ’ The ,nau of a mil,ion will scarcc, y
,r °,Larded with a more favoring or envious
* t 7 rill the possessor of fine talents and hard
rned erudition, when the reflection is forced
n our minds that the rielies of the former
P ° bv unseen fatuity, made sensibly to di
or to melt away altogether, while the
uo wealth of the latter, abides surely and se-
Lj| y with him until death. Nothing but the
rare deprivation of reason Can rob the literary
i iRII 0 f the capital which he has stowed away
in ilie chambers of the brain ; while the mil-
Uon'drt may witness in a single year the dis
si at jon of those possessions for whose attain.
it he has “filed his mind.”
\ll this may he called common-place; but
when considered as relating to a proper estima
tion of the literay character, such observations
■ire not without their value. The time seems
;,ot to be far off, when literature will become
•i distinct profession in this country, and when
anv man. who is engaged in its ennobling pur
suits, will be regarded as a laborer no less wor
thy of his hire than a clegyman, or a lawyer,
or a physician. Tlie liberal professions as they
are termed, are filled to overflowing; and yet,
any one who possesses a fair share of ability,
can command a resjtectable livelihood in them.
They are therefore regarded with respect, and
it is "right that they should be. But why is it
that the respect of the world does not follow
as readily tlic more elevated pursuit of letters?
The question is easily answered. It has not
afforded in our country any certain and relia
ble remuneration for labor. Will it always
be so? We think not. We think that the
prospects of literature arc improving. Eve
r,- day of the last two years diminished our re
spect for money, and consequently increased
our regard for "bitter and loftier objects.
We do not mean to detract from the credit
which is due to the useful arts* 1* rom tne
days of Lorenzo de Medici, Commerce has
ever been a munificent almoner of the bounties
of Providence: and tlic temple ot literature
has been supplied with m iny statues ot toe
gold and ivory, and marble, which the merchant
has brought in his ships from distant shores.
We would have the respect for Commerce un.
diminished, and the praise awarded to her vo- j
taries. We would at the same time, that Lit- |
erature should be no less highly estimated, and
that men of letters should occupy their proper
places in the great congregation assembled
within tlic walls of the social edifice.
New Yorker,
Antiquities— On a high blutT near the river
Des Peres, Missouri, are a number of graves,
which appear to have been existing for centu
ries, and made far men far superior in size to
those of the present day. On the shore of tire
Maumee river, near the town of Fenton, there
was an immense cemetery, containing several
thousand graves, all of them remarkably',small,
the largest not exceeding four feet in length.
Washington Irving is spoken of as the
Democratic canditefor the mayoralty of New-
York. A proud day will it be for the Com
mercial Emporium, if her united democracy
should elevate her distinguised son to the high
est municipal station in her gift.
An unfortunate married man was very ill
used by his Xantippc; lie was even treated
with an occasional thrashing. His friends ral
lied him upon this, and at last spurred him on
to declare that he would make an effort to l»e
master. One day not long after, his better
half was so furious that he found himself com
pelled to seek shelter under the table. Just at
this moment the voices of his friends were heard
in the passage. “ Come out, come out,” cried
the wife, fearful of an exposure. “ No, no,”
fried the husband in triumph ; “come out, in
deed not I, Vll show for onethat I am mas
ter r
Dreadful Effect of Sed Sickness.— A newly
Appointed marine officer, while off Sandy Hook
in a gale, was seized with sea sickness of such
violence as to cause him immediately to throw
up his—commission.
A Rare Horse. —There is exhibiting at
Tattersall’s, Broadway, New York, a colt
raised in Otsego county, N. Y. and whose
hde is perfectly destitute of hair. His propor
tions are pronounced faultless, and its lucky
for him that the winter is no severer than it is.
lie would make a capital animal to speculate
" ith, as any dress, from a spotted leopard to a
'vhite antelope might be but upon him, render,
ing Jonathan’s paint unnecessary.
Fast raee against Time. —A young man
named Alexander Robinson, one day last week
ran the distance from Brooklin to Jamaica and
back again, in 4 1-2 hours. The whole dis
tance is 24 miles. This race was made upon
u wager that he would not accomplish the dis
tance in 5 hours.
Don't slop him. —Two felloWs, out at Mis
sissippi, had a quarrel. They agreed to fight
duel with rifles : hut one of them was alarm
( 1 at the idea of being shot by a rifle, and
started off upon the run : and if any one
should meet a chap on the run out that way,
We trust he won’t be so unkind as to stop to
inquire his business.
FLORIDA.
The bill calling a convention for the pur
pose of organizing a state government in
Florida, has passed the legislature and become
a law. The convention is to meet at the city
of St. Joseph on the Ist day of December
next.
Hurrah for old, A'cnfurAi/.—Kentuck’s the
place to live in, says somebody ! An exchange
says that venison is three dollars a saddle, pork
three cents per pound, and best beef five cents !
The Legislature of Maine has passed a law
exempting from attachment the pew of an in
solvent debtor.
The world is so full of fools that he who
would avoid seeing any, must shut himself up,
and break his looking glass*
For the Southern Post.
’Tis A ClG.itt,
What balm can drive dull care away,
And melancholy chase afar—
The joys of social worth display ?
’Tis a Cigar.
What from the mind dispels all sorrow,
And clouds misfortune’s luckless star —
Checking forebodings of to-morrow ?
’Tis a Cigar.
When friends in social circle meet,
With nought their generous joys to mar—
What renders their delight complete ?
’Tis a Cigar.
Emblem of life ! how soon ’tis gone !
Its traceless ashes scattered far,
And all its treasured fragrance flown—
Generous Cigar.
MUSTAPHA.
Written for the Southern Post.
ENIGMA.
Its form was oft seen in an old Scottish manor
Where Locliiel was born, when he last drew his clay
more.
It was burned to the ground, yet it loved it so well
It clung to the ruin even after it fell;
It has often been seen in the silence of night,
To steal on Colouden, but so great was its fright,
It was sure to be back by the dawning of day,
To the northern most highlands hid deep from harms
way ;
To the Pretender (was true though last in his train,
W hen lie set sail from I ranee it embarked on the main ;
At Preston, ’twas present on the right of each clan,
And it stayed on the ground with the last dying man ;
In his last bloody battle it was not in sight,
But lie met it again in the first part of night,
W lien they fled to the north over mountain and plain,
Till they came to a den where it choose to remain.
TIM FUDGE,
©■©■jrsffiiasusr spos®.
UNDER THE CENTRAL HOTEL, THIRD DOOR ABOVE
IHE POST-OFFICE, AND IN THE REAR OF (ADJOINING)
THE MACON LYCEUM AND LIBRARY SOCIETY’S READING
ROOM.
MACON:
Saturday Morning, March 17, 1838.
Franklin College.
We notice by a catalogue of the officers and students
of the Franklin College, there are one hundred and
twenty-one students. Seniors, 23—Juniors, 17—Sopho
mores, 41—Freshmen, 32 ; of this number 92 are from
this State, 16 from South-Carolina, 9 from Alabama, 2
from North-Carolina, 1 from Florida, and 1 from Ten
nessee.
90“ The duel in Washington has created a wonder
ful excitement, and not without cause. We do not
look upon it with the eye of the partisan, but shall raise
our voice against that icntpeloUs code of Uonot * which
will sacrifice the life of an individual upon the nicest
punctilo. From all that we can gather in relation to
this horrible affair, we are inclined to believe that a great
responsibility will rest with the seconds ; but we would
not be willing to prejudice the minds of our readers in
any degree, and therefore shall refrain from hazarding
assertions connected with it. The Country demands a
rigid examination of all the circumstances connected
with the lamentable affair; and time will eventually
shew where the blame should rest, and the people ac
cord the just puiiishment to those who deserve it. An
amiable and worthy man, and efficient member of
Congress, has been sacrificed to the false principles of
a code of honor, to say the least; and which wfe Consid-.
er hut another name for murder. But as regrets are
unavailing, and words cannot draw the murdered dead
from the tomb, we shall content ourselves with silently
watching the issue ; with the sincere wish that it may
result in the general good, itl breaking down so false
and severe a code, that will not be satisfied with any
thing short of life, upon the most trifling matters.
The Races.
The Races commence on the Central Course, on
Tuesday next. Some fine horses have arrived, and
much sport is anticipated by the lovers of the Turf.—
The track is much improved and is now in excellent
condition.
{>er It is impossible to labor with energy and effect
when the mind is harrassed with continually new ob
truding difficulties, presenting themselves in every form
and variety possible to tantalize and render ineffectual
all our well-meant efforts. As well may the mechanic
attempt to finish a beautiful piece of machinery without
tools, or the painter, a beautiful landscape sketch with
out colors, as for the unfortunate scrihler to give form
and method, force and beauty to his periods, when his
mind is struggling beneath the leaden influence of cares,
which all his labor tends Kilt Ineffectually to eradicate.
Os all men, the Printer deserves most of the sympathies
of mankind, and obtains the least. He that would min
ister to the mind's appetite must do it, ever luciously
and bountifully, at all times and under all circumstan
ces ; otherwise, he becomes the sufferer. The mind
of the Editor should be free from all restaints which are
the consequence of debts, accumulated to serve the
public, to discharge well i’s functions; they should bear
this in mind, and leave him no apology for a bad pa
per. His mind should be free to act, to think without
fear, and judge without asperity. It is in the power of
his patrons to free him from these shackles that bind
him down and puralize liis efforts, that stop up the vent
of his imagination and hang like a leaden pall upon
his faculties.
Hackett, Booth and Flynn are playing at the new
Theatre in Charleston. Booth narrowly escaped a wa
tery' grave on his passage from New-York to that place.
It was a suicidal attempt, but was saved by the prompt
ness ot Captain Pennoyer.
Compend ot News.
Kentucky has passed a law establishing a system of
of education throughout the state. The House
of Representatives of Tennessee lias passed a bill
“to establish a system of common schools.”
The militia of the state of New-York is estimated at
about 134,000. of Which, seven thousand are horse and
nine thousand are artillery ; the whole number being
8,000 less than year. The lionorary distinction of
“ Member of the Royal Society of Northern Antiqua
ries of Copenhagen,” has been recently conferred upon
John Russell, Esq. Editor of the “Backwoodsman.”—
* Miss Letitia Elizabeth Landrin, of Hans-place, Lon
don, is said to be the charming poetess, using the sig
nature, “ L. E. L.” Diien Tree’s success at Mo
bile, must have been tree-mendous, as she is said to
have carried the city by storm. General Jackson
has again been attacked by haemorrhage of the lungs,
but is now fast recovering. A western paper gives
a general invite to all creation to stop one John Brown,
who absquatulated a short time since. It would be as
easy to stop one John Smith. A man named Good
enough was recently’ burnt out of house and home, in
Charlestown, (Mass.) It was bad-enough in all con
science. A writer down east has discovered that
there ‘is a great deal of human nature in every man’!
On good authority’, we inform the ladies that !
small side curls are all-the-go now in L >ndon. A
Mobile Editor lately received “ a gilt-edged note, per
fumed, and written in a delicate crow-fuill hand,” ask
ing tlie defuration of a “ kiss.” He had not answered
it up to our latest dates. Eight hundred and thirty j
buildings were erected in the city of New-York last I
year—936 less than the year previous. Upwards
of 50,000 bushels of wheat was received in Baltimore!
last week, from Foreign ports. It is estimated that j
nearly 700,009 newspapers are published in the city of
New-York every wee!;! It is supposed that there
is in the city of New-York at least 10,009 laborers who
are destitute of employment Sir F. Head lias been
presented with a farewell address, by the citizens of j
Toroto, with 1609 signatures. It is stated in sever
al papers that Mechanics can gel from three to six dol
lars per day in Texas. It is estimated that there
is 332,198 Indians east and west of the Mississippi, and 1
out ot this number they’ might bring 36,000 warriors in- !
to the field. Four hundred stores, it in said, are
unoccupied in .he fust ward of the city of New-York.
Tlie New-Yorker says, to enter your office in the
morning (when the thermometer is “ ever so far” be* j
low’ zero,) and find your fires all frozen up, is the hight I
of Frigidity. An Editor in Boston lately got such
a large idea into his head, that his friends were obliged 1
to hoop his noddle to keep it from bursting!- In 1
New-York, there is a man so ugly that he can’t sleep at
night, but is obliged to wake up every two hours to rest
his face! —The stamp duty on newspapers in Swit
zerland has been abolished. The “ Diary of a
Physician” have been translated into almost every
tongue. The subscription list of the “ Philadelphia
Saturday Courier” has been increased to over 30,000 !
Hogs are being slaughtered in Cincinnati by thou
sands. A writer says, “ the air is filled with the shrinks
of dying victims, and the very streets run blood, which
freezes and makes capital sliding" ! A young Po
lish exile shot himself in Philadelphia last week ; he is
said to have been a man of superior and diversified
abilities, but “ poetic temperament.” At the last
census, the number of Rats (!) reported to be in Boston
was seven thousand eight hundred and one, exclusive
of mice. The New-York Daily Express contaius
in one number (February 26) eight hundred and thirty
seven advertisements The Mexican Government
has made several official appointments for Texas when
it shall become a province. -If a man takes seven
glasses of rum, on an average for each day, the number
for 36 years will be 88,222, or upwards of 13 puncheons
of rum. Only think ! A western paper says. “no
steam-boat snagged, or blowed up, or run ashore, or
fogged, or hurst, since our last.”— It is said in some
of the London papers, that the Royal Exchange was
insured for $314,009. The building cannot he replaced
for less than $725,900.—•*—1t is reported that the bro
ther of Mn Cillcy has gone to New-York to challenge
Mr. Webb, and that he is determined to flgh’, and if
VVchb declines, he will shoot him in the street. It
is stated that Captain Gregory' has been relieved from
the command of the Exploring Expedition.
iKr “ EarthquaKe,” although in type; is laid •ver.
“ Leelin” and “ arh on file for publication.
Several other communications have been recei
ved, and will appear in their order.
From Florida. —Captain Skinner, of the
schooner Tripoli, arrived here yesterday, in
three days from Jacksonville, informs us, that
the mail rider between St. Augustine and Jack
sonville, had been killed by the Indians, and
that the report of Gen. Jcsup’s having taken
400 Indians, was incorrect.
Charleston Courier;
Communicated.
Mr. Editor : —Speaking of the time of day,
can you tell us what o’clock it is by our Town
Clock up yonder on the top of the Market
House? What a pity it is that some place is
iicrt provided for it where it can be made to run
and keep good time, lor it is a No. 1 Clock,
and if placed any where with half a chance, it
would prove a faithful sentinei of the day.
ONE WIIO LIKES TO HEAR THE CLOCK STRIKE.
From ike New-York Daily Express
Highly Important from Canada.
Tlic Burlington Free Press states that on the
i 28th uh. 832 men organized in tlie neighbor
hood of Swanton under the command of Dr.
Robert Nelson and a French Colonel—who
arrived in this country a few days since-“-and
moved toward the French settlements. They
were perfectly armed and furnished with muni
tions, and carried with them the means of arm
ing the Frenchmen who might join them.
On planting the Patriot standard on the Cana
da side, the Province tens proclaimed free and
independent of the British crown; a provincial
government established, and a written declara
tion of independence promulgated. Robert
JVelson was proclaimed President .
From the Western Frontier.—We have
Buffalo papers of the Ist, from which we learn
the following “ Gen. Scott arrived at Mon
roe, Michigan, on the 25th ult. On the 24th,
a party of Patriots took possession of a small
Island in the Detroit river, on the Canada side
and the next day were dislodged by the British
batteries, and escaped to the American shore.
They were about 150 in number, and were
immediately disarmed by Brig. Gen. Brady,
and suffered to disperse.
A Deputy Marshal is in pursuit of the leader,
the Patriot Adjutant Gen. McLeod.
No other expedition has attempted to cross
the frontier in that region. Great excitement
prevails along the whole line.
Governor Jcnison is' now at the North, and
has called out a portion of the Franklin county
militia. An express went to Vergennes for
arms Wednesday evening, and several loads
of guns passed through town yesterday (Thurs
day) morning for the frontier. Great excite
ment prevails on the line.
• STILL LATER.
Imprisonment of Mr. Van Rensselaer A
letter from Auburn, dated the Ist, states that
the ex-generalissimo, Mr. Van Rensselaer, was
arrested the day before on a warrant issued bv
Judge Conkling, of the U. S. District Court,
and committed to tlie county jail.
St. Alton's Messenger Office, )
Thursday evening, March 1, 1838. \
The Patriot Army Disbanded. — The patri
ots have Ikx.ii collecting for several days past,
on a small island, east of Alburgh, and other
places near the lines. Y T csterday they left their
encampment —passed over to Alburgh, and
crossed the lines at Caldwell’s Manor, under the
command of Drs. Nelson and Cote, and en
camped for the night about two miles from the
lines.
This morning upon organizing their forces,
they became convinced that they could not
stand agaist the Royal force that were march
ing against them. 'Phis morning, previous to
disbanding they received Intelligence of tlie de
feat of McKenzie and Van Rensselear.
They therefore came to the conclusion that
“discretion was the better part of valor,” and
delivered up their arms to Gen. Wool, who
met them at the lines and received them, inclu
ding two field pieces. The number Who laid
down their arms was about 259. The whole
amount of their forces was probably about 400.
Drs. Nelson and Cote have just arrived here,
in the custody of Gen. Wool.
- *
Nothing persuades people of little sense so
much as that which they do not understand.
In Vineville, Bibb county, by the Rev. S. G. Bragg,
Mr. Thomas M. Gatlin, of Thomas county to Miss
Martha W. Gatlin, of the former place.
In this city, on the 8:h instant, after a protracted ill
ness, Mr. William D. Maugham, in the 22d year of
his age. It will doubtless be a consolation to his dis
tant relations, to Jlearn that he received every possible
attention from the numerous friends, who honored the
unsullied purity of lus character, and by whom his loss
is deeply lamented. L.
{J3 35 A Select School for Boys will
be opened on Tuesday next, the 20th instant, on Mul
berry-street, next door to William B. Parker’s —second
story. AI). MAUSSENET.
March 1.7 21r
PUBLIC MEETING. Inac
confance with the expressed wishes of
fcSsi ffiyy a "umber of the citizens of Macon, a
public meeting will be held at the Court
House, on Monday, the 19 th instant, at 4 o'clock, P. M-,
to select Delegates' to the Convention of Merchants and
others, to be held at Augusta on the first Monday in
April. The attendance of the citizens Generally is re
queued. I. G. SEYMOUR, Mayor.
March 17 21r
ICE HOUSE.
rrtHE citizens of Macon, and vicinity, are informed
that Ice can be had at all times for Families, by
application at the Bar of the Central Hotel for tickets.—
No Spirituous Liquors of any description will bfe kept
at the Ice House. Persons from a distance may obtain
it in large quantifies by application either at the Cen
tral Hotel, or at the Ice House.
3ICE-CRE AMS will be kept at all times at the
Ice Hou&e, for the accommodation of Ladies and Gen
tlemen. The place will be conveniently fitted up for
pleasure and re.irement. H. R. WARD
JAMES LEWIS.
March 17 21
To the Ladies, and the Dear Little Ones!
A FULL supply of Ladies' French Kid and Lasting
Slippers, latest fashion,
Children’s black Morocco Ancle-ties and Bootees, la
test fashion,
—also—
Gentlemen's fine Kid, Morocco and Calf Pumps,
’* “ Morocco and Seal Slippers,
Just received and for sale by .
CHURCH & STRONG.
March 17 Sir
BY THE LAST MAILS. ~
MONEY MARKET.
We make the following extract from a slip of the N.
\ ork Evening Herald, of rhe 12th instant, by last eve
ning’s Express Mail i
Sunday , March 11—6 P. Hf.
After Week of much bustle and excitement
we closed its operations yesterday with a deci
ded and remarkable improvement in almost
every great avenue of business. Many find
themselves no better ofT than they Were a
month ago, but there can be no doubt of the
general improvetnent in the leading elements
of trade. We had an unprecedented number
of arrivals, tuid tlie news, both political and
commercial, from England, is undoubtedly
highly favorable. The insurrection in Cana*
da, at first so menacing to the existing rela* 1
tions of this country and England, has gone off
tranquilly ; and the temper of the British Go
vernment, utiless there be something under the
surface in connection with the Boundary
Question, is friendly to a remarkable extent.
The melancholy death of Gen. Winfield gcott
s confirmed in the following Postcript, to the Baltimore
American, by last night’s regular Mail;
death of general scott —confirmed*
V e deeply regret to learn from
who arrived last night from AVashington, by
the Rail Road, that official intelligence of the
death of General Scott was received y esterday
at the War Department.
DO” A fire broke out on Saturday evening last, off
the Sand Hills, near Augusta, which consumed a house
belonging to Mr. Henry Harper. It is supposed to
have been the act of an incendiary.
AY e learn from Capt. Kohler, of the sclir.
Sally Miller, arrived at this port this
from St. Augustine, that previous to his sail
ing, a letter was received at that place, stating
that 50 mdians htid gontj in at Gen. Jesup’s
camp and gave up their rifles. We also learn
that an Indian captured some time since by a
party of Alabamians, had made his escape
from the Army.
Charleston Mercury:
f I ,ME '"?*“* <h« MioWt SoetStCvdw art. re
w 1. Trr, e o » mee,in g at the Washington
Hall, THIS EVEN! J\ G, at half-past seven o'clock
„ . „ THE SECRETARY;
March 17 Slr
TO RENT.
THEdesirable residence on the hill, built by
j, j J Gen. Kiibt. A Beall, and lately occupied by Dr;
Randolph, the enclosure contains an extensive
variety ot choice bearing fruit trees selected at the north,
and ornamental shrubbery.
ALSO some business houses well Ideated oil Cotton
Avenue, for grocery anti provision stored
FOR SALE.—Several valuable city lots, and 10
acres improved and bounding on the city Commons,
1 roup s lull and the Houston road, (distant one mile
from the court house) with an extensive elevation in
front, allbrdtnga commanding view of the City and sur
rounding country, anil well adapted for private residen
ces, the whole, or n part of which will be sold on ac*
commodating terms bv early application to
„ YVM. B. PARKERi
March 17. 21tf
PROPERTY FOR SALE.
MTHE subscriber intending to move firotfi
Macon, offers t lie following town property
tor sale, to wit: the. Store House on Cot
ton Avenue, next above Chapman & Childers’ store;
the Store House (wilh the Dwelling connected) on Mul
berry street, now occupied by A. McArn; and the
Dwelling House on Walnut street, which I now occu
py. Besides which, I am offering the ballance of my
property in the State, and several bodies of valuable
Land in Mississippi.
An excellent COO It is offered—all on favorable term*
as I positively design moving (to Baltimore, Md.) early
in the summer. JNO. RUTHERFORD.
March 3. i9 t j
PIANO-FORTES TUNED.
; R.HURLBUT would respectfully infirm the eib
V* . izens of Macon, and its vicinity, that he has been
sent out by J. Chickering & Cos- to tune, regulate and
repair Piano-fortes. Those who wish their instrument*
put in good order, ertn apply to him at the Central Hotel,
or leave their orders with the Bar-keeper. Mr. H. K.
Carter and Miss Lord, (teacher of music,) are referred
to for information.
For Sale—a superior toned Piano-forte, Courior’s
patent, made expressly for this climate, hnd will be sold
at tlie Boston retail price. Enquire as above.
March 17 21r*
■— I, [rf
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD 1
Y .°,? T °" Monday evening, the 9th instant, between
, • s and Lockhart’s, oit the Columbus Road;
a calf-skin Pocket Book, containing between Eleven
and Eleven Hundred arid Fifty Dollar?: The only bill*
recollected were, six fifty doltaf bills on the Central
Kail Road Bank—the balance is supposed to be of tho
State Bank. Also, one note of six hundred dollars pay
able to Samuel Smith, by Houston, and many
other papers which are not recollected. The above re-'
ward will be paid for the delivery of said Pocket Book,
and contents, to the undersigned, in Millcdgeville—and
any information relating to the same will be thankfully
received WILLIAM JOLLY,
March 10
$3“ The Columbus Enquirer will give the above oni
insertion and forward, their account to this office sos
collection.
(£rNeatly printed BLANKS for sales!
this office.