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sm ip® o® a^<i>»® •VOL. I* IP ©SIP i, published in the city of Macon every Saturday W rnintr at two w>ldmis'*« adsxmcn, tnuiKE dollars {he end of the year—one dollar «nts ' - x manths ; and mailed to country subscribers by tie earliest mails/ envblppdd by good strong wrappers, legible directions. 5Cr No subscription received j - ar a less period than six months—and no paper discon -inasd, until a!l arrears are P akL will be inserted at the usuatofttei of with* reoaonable deduction to yearly ad vertisers. I fieUpous, Marriage arid Obituary Notices inserted free nif'charge. 5T Any person forwarding aten 1 dollar bill, (post paid,) shall receive six copies, for one year, to be sent to different 'difteted. yy letters, on business, either to the Publisher or Editor, must come jmst jtaid to insure attention. PROSPECTUS OF THE AUGUSTA MIRROR, A semi-monthly Journal , devoted to polite lit erature and useful intelligence. irUHE subscribers contemplate publishing in the city I of Augusta, a paper under the above title. It is rustomarv,” n such occasions as the present, to publish teabeworid a full history in advance ot the coming publication, in which all that could be desired by us patrons is promised, and by winch expectations are raised such as are seldom realized. But we trust the nubhe have experienced the truth of this remark too of ten to regard a discutwon of the merit* of our journal, bv us, as any inducement to its support. Inking tins Kcw of the matter, we shall content ourselves with a Brief statement ot the intention and design ot the Min- K<r, preferring rather to rest our claims to patronage Epon the merits of the paper itself, than upon the Strength of large promise*. , , 1 The Mirror is designed to be exclusively a litera- Itv JOURNAL, and will contain Pojmlur Taks-Luays ■ -Select, Moral Read! net—Agnc'dl oral ■ J&wnttfic I ntelligence — Poetry — Music, 4'c <&. It will be the 1 ini of the publishers to render the Mirror acceptable Isa family wiper, by excluding from ns columns eyery I ling like Politics, or Sectarianism, and admitting no- I line that can give -offence to any chus of society. H The Mirror will be printed in a quarto form, on a ■ne, medium sheet, and on neat, new type. Each So. Bill contain one page of Music, arranged either fur the ■in no-forte or guitar. ■ The columns of the Mirror are tendered as a meffi- BB,n for the publie*t»n «6 a® approved literary coioposi- K,ns, and we are not without confidence in the belief H at there is literary talent and taste enough among our j'Mvn citizens, to furnish its pages with a goodly portion matter of home production. lAs it is contemplated to issue the _ first No. early in i vav« we would request who fijel dtepowdlo eon- I Wmtc to the Mirror, to send in their communications before the first of that month. ■ TERMS.—Three Dollars in advance, payable on ’tip delivery of the seoumfl .No. . Any of our friends furnishing us with a list ot ten will be entitled to a copy of the paper free WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, JAMES McCAFFERTY. jß.Mtiy b liEVIfECKLEY, (A/ hi* Confectionary Store nrul Cord in t Distillery, -\ os. 5 ij- G Commerce-Row, Mocon, Georpin,) HAS for sale an extensive supply of Goods in ins line. Anion? them are : I 120,0(X) best Spanish Cigars HH 160,000 Florida do 100 barrels Butter ) 20 do Sod* > Crackers. 20 do Sweet ) Water and Pilot Bread Kn 75 gross Table Salt 100 boxes Hull’s patent Candles 9 30 do variegated ? a „ GO do Fsjict S **? barrels soft shell ) Almonds . 30 do Jordan S 20 do Brazil Nuts. 20 do Filberts 4 cases American Mustard 20 pipes best Madeira Wine 30 <jr. casks London particular Teaentlec 10 do Lisbon "1 15 do Muscat | 4 do Port S Wines. Brown and pale j Sherry J WINES IN GLASS, f Madeira, Sherry, Port, Claret, and Burgundy. ! iv ines of the Rhine nn<l Moselle, C*brated Cabinet of 1822,1 Hochheimer, 1831 ilHnnc better ever imported, 1 Johannisberger, 1822 Selfinherger vintage of 1822 1 Rudeshoiiner, 1825 ®|Bt'sheiim'r MonT»urin,lS22 1 Marcobrunner, 1525 ■ Cogniac and Champagne Brandy ■ Jamaica Rwm, Holland Gin yS Irish and Scotch Whiskey ■ Sherry and Raspsserry Brandy 9 6j baskets Champagne lbs. Loaf and Lump Sugar Jl| Black and Hyson Tea Brown Honeydew Tobacco I 4ut Tobacco, for smoking and chewing I Sweetmeats of every variety 3 Currants, Raisins, Mace and Ground Spices [ i A large su P|t v o fie* Pickles | | 4io bnrrrfc Irish Potatoes, Northern Apples I Spari*, Freneh and American Candies I cardim-p, Anchovies, Olives and Capers 1 Lemon and Raspberry Cordials 1 Ptayiog and Conversation Cards. I A!.SO, EXPECTED IN A FEW DAVS, 1 Pickled Salmon, Mess Beef, a PicklodPork, pickled Tongues, B Beef and Tongues, White Beans, 9 Go*cn Butter and Cheese. _ ■mW-r l Gtf | DISSOLUTION. l! firm heretofore existing between Wauwon A. 9 Vaughan is this day dissolved, by mutual consent. , J hbts due the firm will be paid to George P- Wag , tj and all against it will be presented to him, who is f authorized to settle the same- Mr.'hlO 20 ts ‘ HeORGR r. WAGNON will continue the Drv- IX Goods and Grocery business, at the stand for- L**Sy occupied by Wagnon dr Vaughan, and solicits heretofore extended to them. |.J§ i.-L 10 20tf ■ FOR SALE. ■ , ,”f\ BRICK, on good terms. - - • U App'y to AM. STRONG. ■ SOUTHERN POST. DU. E. S, ALDRICH RESPECTFULLY tenders his services as a Phy sician and Surgeon, to the inhabitants of Macon» and its vicinity, and would he grateful to such as may favor him with their patronage. N. B. He will attend with promptness to any calls from town or country, by night or day. f£r Office on Commerce-Row, over Levi Ecklcy’s Store. At night, he may be found at his room in the Central Hotel. March 31 23 NOTICE. DR. JAMES M. GREEN having recovered his health, has resumed the Practice of Medicine — his office, is at the S. E. corner of Mulberry and sth streets. May’S 28 A CARD. I'hOCT- WM. J. ANDERSON informs the public P that he has located himself in Macon, and will at tend strictiv to practice of Ins profession in the city, and country adjoining Macon. His office wiil be found over the Darien Bank, and he will be found at night at Mr. Thomas King’s. April 11 25if O. B. LOOMIS, Porlrait Painter, RESPECTFULLY invites the people of Macon, and its vicinity, to call at his room, over Messrs. Rea & Cotton’s, Commerce-Row, and examine his specimens and judge of their merit for themselves. — Unless his idlenesses are satisfactory no person is ex pected to receive them. February 24 17tf DANCING SCHOOL. RN. 3JOUNT would respectfully announce to the . ladies and gentlemen of J/acon, and vacinity, that his Second Quarter will commence on Tuesday, ihe 24th infant, at the Central Hotel. Days of Tuition, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 4 o’clock, in the afternoon, for Ladies, and at half-past 7 in the eve ning, for Gentlemen. Terms —§10 tor 24 lessons. April 21 26: f LAW NOTICE. S. M. STRONG AND P. C. PENDLETON HAVING formed a co-partnership in the practice of the Law, will attend the several Courts of the Flint Circuit, and those of Twiggs and Wilkerson, of the Ochmulgee. {Kr Office in the west end of Cow les’ brick building, Commerce-Row. March 31 23 Central Kail-Road ami Ranking Company,) Savannah, March 30, 1333. $ INSTALMENT. TATOTICE is hereby given that an instalment of Ten 1 * Dollars per share on the Capital Stock of this in stitution is required to he paid in, at the Company’s Banking House in Savannah, on or before the 13th of June next. Stockholders at, and in the neighborhood of Macon, can make payment at the Branch in that citv. R. R. CUYLER, Cashier. April 7 24n Notice—Copartnership. Tip HE subscriber having associated with hi..., Allen A L. Luce, they will transact business under the name, style and firm of Wm. B. Johnston Cos. WM.B. JOHNSTON. Macon, January 1,1333. 13:f NOTICE. A LL persons indebted to the subscriber, cither by note /«_ or opifn account, are verv respectfully invitoo to call and settle the same. WM. B. JOHNSTON. January 20 I3lf a^asruasr-®. milE subscriber is now prepared to execute nil kinds Ji_ of House, Sign ansi Ornamental Fainting, at his Shop, Mulberry-street, opposite the Post-Office, and one door below the Central Rail-Road B/n'k- Orders, either in the city or country, thankfully recei ved and promptly attended to. DANJEL T REA . February 10 B> NEW SPRING GOODS. GEO. C. McNEILL is now receiving at his stand ‘ in Messrs. Rea &, Cotton’s fire-proof buildings. Commerce Row, his Sj ring and Summer supplies of Fancy and Staple DRY-GOODS. Among which will be found some desirable selections, adapted to the pre sent, and approaching seasons. Purchasers are invited to call and examine for themselves. April 14 2j “ For Sale. WOOD lots of Oak and Hickory Land, a few miles from Macon. . , Also a FARM of one hundred acres m a good con dition, for planting, three and a bait mi!rs tV>m tow n l)ec.2. 6 Apply to JAb. A. NISBEI. IJ \C O N PURE LEAF LARD, AA ifi/fkifk LBS. choice Bacon, most of which it HP has been cured here, on the mos approved principles. . , . 4,tHK) Leaf Lard, put up in neat covered tin cans, suitable for families. pARKER & CO . February 21 MACON CLOTHING STORE, On Mulberry Street fronting Cotton Avenue. H FITCH has constantly on hand, and is receiving . at the above establishment from the manufacto ry of L. Fitch Cos. a large assortment of seasonable clothing, consisting in part of 300 cloth dress and frock Coats and Coatees. 100 cloth over Coats. . 100 pilot cloth, duffle, green and red! Blanket Coats 30 gentlemen’s goat’s hair & English camblet Cloaks. 500 pair cloth and cassimere Pants. 400 “ satinet Beaverteen and cord rants. 600 cloth, plain & fig’d Velvet, Valencia, woolen velvet toilinpt, bombazine, plain and fig and satin V ests. 30 Ladies’ fig’d Marino, cloth and Circassian Cloaks, Gentlemen’s cloth cloaks, camblet Wrappers. 75 satinet, Beaverteen and Jeans hunting coats. 10 doz. gingham and calico Shirts. 10 doz. frill’d and pleted Linnen and cotton, Lmnen Bosom Shirts,'red and white Flannel shirts. Nett shirts and Drawers, Buckskin shirts. , • . 150 pair plain and twilled cotton Drawers, silk shirts, Gloves, Hosiery, Stocks, Bosoms, Collars, Suspenders. Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Purses, Russians Be Js, Pis tols and Money Belts, Silk and cotton Umbrellas. Also 25 cases Fur and silk Hats, cloth Fur and Hair seel caps, which wall be sold very cheap. 150 suits coarse negro cloth, «e. &c. Tile above clothing is manufactured m the best man j 110 r of good materials, and is offered at reduced prices for Gentlemen wishing their cloths made at the North, will bv leaving their names with me, have them made in die best manner, and most fashionable style, and wor r,.n«-dwi'kM«' Dec. 2. c 1[ '• MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1838. POETRY. WESTERN MOUNDS. BV M. FLINT. The sun’s last rays were fading from the west, The deep’ning shade stole slowly o’er the plain, The evening breeze had lolled itsdlf te> rest, A nd all was silence—save the mournful strain With which the widow’d turtle woo'd, in vain, Her absent lover’to hoi lonely nest. I saw the lesser mounds that round meToseq Each was a giant heap of mouldering clay> There slept the warriors, women, friends, and foes, There, side by side, the rival chieftains lay ; And mighty tribes, swept from the face of day, Forget their wars, and found a long repose. Ye mouldering relics of departed years, Your names have perished ; not a trace remains, Save where the grass-grown mound its summit rears From the green bosom of your native plains. Say, do your spirits wear oblivion’s chains ? Did death forever quench your hopes and fears ? Or did those fairy hopes of future bliss, Which simple Namre to your bosoms gave; Find other worlds, with fairer skies than this, Beyond the gloomy portals of the grttv£i In whose bright climes the virtuous And the hrave Rest from their toils, and all their cares dismiss ? Where the great hunter still pursues, the chase, And, o’er the sunny tracks the deer; Or where he finds each long-extinguished race, And sees, once more, the mighty mammoth rear The giant form that lies embedded here, Os other years the sole remaining trace. Or, it may be, that still ye linger near, The sleeping ashes, once your dearest pride; And could your forms to mortal eye appear, Or the dark veil of death be thrown aside, Then might I see your restless shadows glide, With watchless care, around these relics dear. If so, forgive the rude, unhallowed feet, Which trod so thoughtless o’er your mighty dead; I would not thus profane their lone retreat, Nor trample where the sleeping warrior’s head Lay pillowed on hismverlasting bed, Age after age, still sunk in slumbers sweet. Farewell! and may you still in peace repose; Still o’er you may the flowers untrodden bloom, And softly wave to every breeze that blows, Casting their fragrance on each lonely tomb, In which your tribes sleep in earth’s common womb, And mingle with the clay from which they rose. MISCELLANEOUS. From the Southern Literary Messenger. The Gama of Chess. By the Authoress of “ The Cottage in the Glen,” “ Sen sibility,” “Losing and Winning,” “ Fashionable and Unfashionable Wife,” See. [concluded.] Roth Miss Leigh and Miss Eustace were much attached to Mrs. Atkins, and were fre quently employed in making some fancy arti cle—some elegant trifle, to leave Behind them as tokens of their regard. Miss Eustace had finished a screen, which could not but satisfy the most delicate taste, and was now engaged in embroidering a white satin reticule for her friend ; while Miss Leigh was making a pyra mid of various kinds of shells, as an ornament for the mantel-piece. This last was quite an arduous undertaking, as any of the shells were exceedingly small, and required great skill and taste so to arrange them, as at once to match them with precision, and display their beauty to the greatest advantage. All the little circle at Mr. Atkins’ watched the progress of this pyramid with interest, and with admiration of its beauty, and the taste of the fair architect. Mr. Chaunccy was almost a daily witness of its increasing height, and certainly not behind any one in the praise he bestowed on it. He would sit for an •hour to gether, assorting the shells, and admiring the delicate fingers that fitted them in their places so neatly; above all, admiring the power that enabled the architect to carry on work that seemed to require so much care and ingenuity, while her mind seemed quite free to engage in any subject of conversation, however for eign to her employment. One morning as Miss Leigh was seated in the recess which was devoted to her use while erecting her pyramid, Miss Eustace came, as she frequently did, to overlook her a few min utes. She looked on in silence for some time, and then said— “ It is the most beautiful thing, Augusta, that I ever saw. But is it quite perpendicular ?” “ Perfectly so,” said Miss Leigh. “Perhaps it is the position from which I now view it, that makes it seem to lean a little .toward your right hand,” said Miss. Eustace. “It undoubtedly is,” said Miss Leigh; “ for it is precisely perpendicular.” “ It is really the most beautiful thing I ever saw,” repeated Miss Eustace; and soon after took a seat on the other side ot* the room. She had been but a short time settled to her work, when Mr. Chauncey made his appear ance ; and just passing the compliments of the morning, he drew a chair towards Miss Leigh’s table, and seated himself beside her, “ What are you doing, Miss Leigh?” said he, in u tone of surprise, as soon as he had had time *.o observe that instead of adding shells to the fabric, she was deliberately remov ing them : “ Have you made any mistake ?” “ Abby has been lindingfault with my work,” she replied. Her words seemed almost to choke her, and her eyes sparkled with unusual fire, while a very bright spot burned on her cheek. “Fault! what fault?” asked Mr. Chaun cev. In an instant Miss Eustace was beside the table, and catching the hand that was about to remove another shell, she cried— “ Dear Augusta, what do you mean! you must not remove another shell from this beau tiful fabric!” With a motion not perfectly gentle, Miss Leigh withdrew her hand from Misti Eustace’s grasp, and in silence proceeded to remove the shell. ' n Do persuade her, Mr. Chauncey,” said Miss Eustace with eagerness, “ Do persuade her to let alone this work of destruction; I only ask ed her if it Was quite perpendicular; and no doubt it Was my point of observation that made it appear otherwise. Dear Augusta,” she ad ded, throwing her arms around her friend’s neck, “do desist from your present purpose. I wish 1 had kept tny foolish tongue quiet.— You know not how sorry 1 am that t made the remark!” But Miss Leigh would not yield. Releas ing herself from Miss Eustace’s arms, she re turned to her work of demolition, w bile she said— “ I shall take it to pieces, Miss Eustace. I like not that any thing should go from beneath my hand that is not perfect!” “That is a right principle,” thought Mr. Chauncey, “and is an excuse lor ” He stopped short, for he found himself in danger of having his judgement warped by the emo tions of his heart. Fixing his eyes on the py ramid, he fell into a train of musing. “ It is quite perpendicular, is it not, Mr.Chaun cey ?” said Miss Eustace, supposing his mind cngrossedjjby the object he seemed so intently viewing. “Is it not quite perpendicular ?” she repeated. “ It is not,” said Chaunccy,/roused by her reiterated question to examine the pyramid with a critical eye—“it is not; though I did not notice its declination till led to look for it. The defect, however, is so slight, that few per sons probably would notice it.” “ You will not take it to pieces. Augusta ?” said Miss Eustace, in an entreating tone. Miss Leigh removed her work to a greater distance from her, and turning ;t slowly round, examined it carefully. “ Yes, I must take it down, Abbv—at least thus far,” said she, placing her finger on the pyramid. “The defect is not so slight as Mr. Chaunccy says. Every one will observe it. I should have done so myself as soon as I had completed it. lam very glad you noticed it so seasonably, [notwithstanding my petulency —my ill-humor. Will you fogive me, Abbv ?” she added, as she looked up with an expression of regret on her features, while she held up her lips fora kiss. “I have nothing to forgive,” said Miss Eus face, as she placed her lips on those of her friend with the warm kiss of affection. Mr. Chaunccy drew along breath, as if re lieved from an oppressive burden. Yet notwithstanding this speedy reconcilia, tion, Mr. Chauncey’s visit was not pleasant as usual. Miss Leigh seemed too intent on tak ing her work to pieces, to converse with her usual vivacity. Nor did her countenance wear exactly its most agreeable expression. In a few minutes after the mutual kiss had 1 con given, a look of uneasiness—of discontent, settled on her features, —and a certain some thing lurked about her eye and brow, which, to say the least, was not attractive. There was something, too, in the closing of her mouth, that rendered her far less beautiful than usual. All this might have arisen from the unpleas antness of the task of taking to pieces that which she had put together with so much care and pains. But be the cause what it might, Mr. Chauncey was paralyzed by the effect. He made one or two efforts at conversation, as he found silence very embarrassing. lie tasted not that rich enjoyment which he some ‘ times had, while sitting in perfect silence lxtside the object of his admiration. But his efforts jto converse were unavailing,as Miss Leigh an. swered odv by monosyllables. He wished ! Miss Eustace would do something to break 1 the spell; but she had resumed her seal and her work on tlie other side of the room, and was silent snd unobtrusive as usual. Mrs Atkins at length came in, and Mr. Chauncey ! hoped that relief was now at hand ; but instead of this, tlie unpleasant explanation of Miss Leigh’s retrograde work must be made. “ What a pity it is !” said Mrs. Atkins.— “ Why did not someone of us observe it soon. ! er, to save you so much trouble, Augusta 7” To this Miss Leigh made no reply, but with her mouth more firmly closed than ever, con tinued tor a few minutes longer to undo her work. Increasing dissatisfaction, however, was legibly written on her countenance, till at I length, closing her hands over the pyramid, she said, “ This is too irksome !” and at the same instant pressed her hands together, and reduced the fabric to a complete ruin. “ O, ItoW could you do so ?” cried Mrs. At kins. “ I will make one for you, Susan, after I go home,” said Miss Leigh. “ I could not go on with this—all satisfaction in it was forever destroyed!” If Miss Leigh ever appeared lovely and fas cinating—if she ever appeared to be a’l that a wotnen should be, it was for tlie fortnight that succeeded the demolition of the pyramid ; and Horace Chauncey at length surrendered him self to the force of her attractions. And yet his heart had not the perfect consent/of his judgment; or rather, he feared that if his judgment were perfectly wellinformed, its sen fence would be against him. “ And yet, what have I to fear? ’ thought he. “The strong attachment of her friends speaks volumes in her praise, even did she need such testimony in her favor. And do 1 not, myself, constant ly witness the vigor of her intellect—the cor rectness of her opinions—the delicacy ot her feelings—the tenderness of her sympathies? \\ hat can 1 ask more ? Where else can I find ns much?” He sighed deeply as he added— “ Mrs. Atkins spoke truth—l have become fastidious. lam expecting that perfection-on earth, which is to be found only in heaven. And am I so perfect myself as to have a right to expect perfection in a wife? Alas, how many defects will you have to overlook in me, Augusta,should you ever he mine! and mine you must be! I can—l will hesitate no long er ! This very evening you shall know the wishes of my heart!” He immediately open ed his writing-desk, filled a page with the avow al of his attachment, and closed by the offer of his hand. On entering his friend’s parlor in the even, ing, Mr. Chauncey found the young ladies en gaged at chess; Mr. Atkins seated by them, watching the progress of the game, while Mrs. Atkins was occupied with a book in another part ot the room. He was so often with them, that he came in and went out almost like ono of the family, so that a bow and n “ good evening” were all that was necessary before he mingled in tbe group, and became a partici pator 4 in whatever was on hand. He now stationed himself behind Miss Leigh’s chair, and fastened his eyes on the chess-board.’ For some time, however, he could not fix his mind on the game, so much were his thoughts engrossed by the important letter that seemed to burn in his pocket. “ Our friends are so equally matched,” said Mr. Atkins, “that there is much interest in watching the contest.” “Have you frequently played since you have been here?” inquired Mr.” Chauncey. “ Very seldom,” Miss Leigh ref lied. “I though so,” said Mr. Chauncey, “or I must before this have found you thus enga ged.” “ They played last evening,” said Mr. At kins, “ and had a warmly contested battle.” “And who was conqueror?” asked Mr. Chauncey. “O, Augusta,” said Miss Eustace, looking up, “but much against my will, I assure you! I never tried harder for a victory in my life.” “ Then you bore your defeat admirably,” said Mr. Atkins. “For my part, I thought you quite indifferent about it, you appeared°so well satisfied after you had yielded the con test.” “O, yes after I had yielded,” said Miss Eustace. “The time of trial, you know, is when one fears that they shall be obliged to yield. After all, there is about as much sat isfaction in being beaten as in beating; for one can scarcely help sympathizing with an antagonist who has fought bravely but unsuc cessfully.” “ I am happy to learn that you so much en joy being beaten,” said Miss Leigh smiling. “ You think I shall soon have that enjoyment again ?” said Miss Eustace, “and I thall, in deed, unless I pay more attention to the game.” For a full hour from this time they made their moves in perfect silence—victory some times leaning to the one side, sometimes to the other. The two gentlemen were as much in terested as the fair antagonists ; but they hud NO. 30.