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EV P. C» J UNDLETON.
VOL. I.
THE
S®SS22EjJ 2?©S5?
h published in the city of Macon every Saturda-
Morning, at two dollars advance, tkrf.e dollar
at the end of the year— one dollar and fietv cent
for six months ; and mailed to country subscribers b;
the earliest mails, enveloped by g.x>d strong wrappers
with legible directions. Kir No subscription receive,
for a less period than six months—and no paper discon
tinued, until all arrears are paid.
Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rates if
advertising, with a reasonable deduction to } early ad
▼ertisers.
Religious, Marriage and Obituary Notices inserted free
of charge.
{)Jr Any person forwarding a te\ dollar bill, (post
paid,) shall receive six copies, for one year, to be ten',
to difTereut persons, as directed.
Letters, on business, either to the Publisher or
Editor, must come post paid to insure attention.
Ml. E. R. ALDRICH
RESPECTFULLY tenders his services as a Phy
sieian and Surgeon, to the inhabitants ot Macon,
and its vicinity, and would be grateful to such as may
favor him with their patronage.
N. B. He w ill attend with promptness to any calls
from town or country, bv night or day. {fOr (mice m
Commerce-Row, over Levi Eekiey's Store. At nigh:,
he may be found at his room in the Central Hotel.
March 31 23
NOTICE.
T~vR. JAMES M. GREEN having recovered his
JkJ health, has resumed the Practice of Median* —
his office, is at the S. E. corner of Mulberry and sth
streets.
May 5
A CARD.
DOCT. WM. J. ANDERSON informs the public
that he has located himself in Macon, and w ill at
t nd strictly to practice of his profession in ttye city, and
country adjoining Macon. His office will be found ovi r
the D-trien Bank, and he will be found at night at Mr.
Thomas King’s.
April 11 £5T_
DR. L. A. ROND
nAS taken an Office on Cotton-Avenue, over the
.s'ore of Fort, Hamilton &, Cos. where tie can be
found during the day ; and at night, at his residence,
Vineville. He will devote his time exclusively to his
profession. June 9 33 f
O. 31. LOOMIS, Portrait Painter,
~%\T ILL leave Macon about the first of July, and
* V therefore requests any who may desire his ser
vices to take the earliest opportunity of calling.
June 9 * 33
CITY LICENSES.
PERSONS wishing any description of Licenses, can
obtain the same bv application to me, at the Post-
Office. JESSE L. OWEN, Clerk Council.
January 27 14
MONTPELIER SPRINGS.
an*,
THE Proprietor of the Montpelier Springs, begs
leave to notify the Public that a Carriage and;
tonr Horses, with a careful Driver, will commence |
running from Macon on Tuesday next, leaving the;
Central H >te!, at 4 o’clock on Tuesday. Thursday, and !
Saturday—and return, on Monday, Wednesday, and
x riday.
June 9 33 f
Ware-llonse and Commission Business.
& -w, THE subscriber begs leave to inform
I <s> ISr his friends the public generally’, that he
Kti"o’V"-^ ias ,a^en well known stand fbr
merlv occupied by Lippitt &. Higgins,
as a Ware-House. The house is large,
and as safe from Fire as any Ware-House in the city’,
and ior close storage it excels any house in the city, al
io for safety and convenience. A share of public pat
cnage is respectfully solicited.
C. L. HOWLAND.
N B. The AUCTION business will he kept up at
.Ite aoove stand, which is one of the best houses in the
city tor the above business. R'rict attention w ill be
paid to the sale of any goods that the public may seel
proper to confer upon him. Very respectfully,
_ C. L. HOWLAND.
KT Consignments respectfully solicited.
December 1 ' ft
ON CONSIGNMENT,
BAGS Prime Coffee
nFLF Cr 50 hhds. Molasses
cases assorted West India Preserves
10,000 choice Snanish Cigars
lbO sacks Salt. For sale by
J. T. ROWLAND.
■ B- Also, Checks, at Sight, on New- York.
June 0
Patent Bowie-Knife Pisto's.
.•» > ELGIN’S Patent Bowie-Knife Pistols, just ret f
ved and for sale bv
ROBINSON, WRIGHT & CC
"POTASH, just received and far sale bv
J. H. & W. S. ELLIS, Cotton-Avenue.
Mirth io 20
A LL persons having aerounts against the firm cf
-< *-Uo ok & Cowles, and J. Cowles, are requested to
lucent them at tbe Counting Room of the subscriber.
27 14ef J. COWLE3.
MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1838.
POETRY.
He quiet— di» ! I’H call my Mother !
As I was sittin in a wood,
Under an oak tree’s leafy cover,
Musing in pleasant solitude,
Who should come by but John, my lover ?
Ke pressed my hand and kissed my cheek ;
Then warmer growing, kissed the other ;
While I exclaimed, and tried to shriek,
“Be quiet—do 1 I’ll call my mother !”
Ke saw my anger was sincere,
Arid lovingly began to chide me;
And wiping from my cheek the tear,
He sat hun on the grass beside me.
He feigned such pretty plaintive woe,
Breathed such sweet vow s one after other,
I could but smile while whispering low,
“ Be quiet—do! I’ll call my mother 1”
He talked so long, and talked so w ell,
And swore he meant not to deceive ms ;
I fi. it more grief than I can tell,
When wish a kiss he rose to leave me.
“ Oh, John !’’ saiu I, “and must thou go i
I love thee better than all other!
There is no need to hurry so,
1 never meant to cull my Mother /”
m—l cai-fc-a 'unit———
MiSCEL LANEOUS.
From the Madisonian.
“And study’d affectation came,
Each limb and feature out of frame,
While Ignorance, with brain of lead
». R'leu: hovering o'er each _/< male head.”
Ti e absurdity displayed by some ladies to
attract notice, and elicit atte. ton, is only
equalled by their excessive vanity. Theie are
various kinds of affectation, and they are
equally reprehensible; but to me, t e most
petty, disgusting affectation, is that of assum
ing airs and graces, which is practised by those
who wish to appear pretty, and displays the
miserable vanity and nothingness of its prac
titioners. If it succeeds in winning admirers,
it is onlv among those who arc equally ridicu
lous, while it never fails in gaining the eon
tom| tof the truly cstimalle. Those who are
“practised to lisp and hang the liead aside,”
are seldom “practised” to do any tiling else ;
the Lydia Languish manner of extreme apa
thy they assume, does tiiem little credit, as
persons born (or some wire purpose or real
good ; and were I ever disposed to question
the utility of the Almighty’s works, the only
being l could select, would be a lisping, minc
ing, artificial show, as sluggish and indolent as
the snail, “ by some y’clcj ed a modern lady”
There is not less affectation among men than
women, but I despise it in tiie one, and p,ty it
in the other.
But the truly tedious affectation is that
which pretends to sway the tone ot conversa
tion, and in compliance with its rules, you
must laugh when there is nothing to laugh at,
and profess to think your companions very
wittv, when, in all probability, they are stupidi
ty personified. There is a certain fastidious
ness of conversation quite prevalent, which
bids defiance to good sense, and wages wai
wth all instruction. I have known young la
kes to emplifv an hour upon the end of their
boa, or the feathers of their fan. who are realh
ncapable of conversing seriously five minutes :
md if a sensible subject be started in theii
presence, it casts a damp upon their circle, and
s the signal for immediate separation.
Instead of carefully attending to persons of
food sense, they amuse themselves with theii
mpolished manner, their quaint pronunciation
»r contrive to find something which, in their
>pinion, condemns them as vulgar, illiterate
oople. Did they listen to their remarks, they
vould gain instruction ; but either their out
vurd appearance, or some little singularity of
vinner, render them at first sight despicable.
External appearance should have somi
weight; but when we go so far as to examine
the texture of the cloth worn by an individual,
as to the test of their good understanding, it is
giving to wealth rather too much importance.
Lie best plain common sense, the happiest
ules of self government, and the least acquir
d manners, are seldom found in the highest
anks of society, but among the active classes,
.nioiig those who e own industry and talent
save raised them from poverty to independ
ence, or among those who despise riches, ex
•Cj t o far as they conduce to tbe comforts of
fc, :ud whose dr vs is the lust object of their
thought or care.
\\ th what supreme contempt must the
mentally great, regard such paltry distinctions
those who like Robert Burns,
“ Tent-leas, and want-leas
Their roomy fire-side;
But hanker and canker,
To see their cursed pride.”
M rv a slovenly Johnson, who though he
may never write tlie “Lives of the Poets,”
could write U tters to these modern Chester
fieldians, which might rutile their self-compla
cency not a little. But it is not the mutter
w ith which the find fault, not having depth
enough to comprehend that, they employ
themselves in ridiculingtlve manner; they are
either so conceit* and as not to attribute it to ig
!no ranee, if they do not understand plain sen-
I sible people, or so malicious, as to hope to con
jeeal their ignorance, by throwing contempt
| upon intellectual worth.
The unrefined and harsh treatment bestow
ied upon moral excellence, if it happen to be
clad in a homely garb, it is not always confin
ed to tlie foolish vain and effected. It is
sometimes discoverable in superior understand
ings, among tliore who have enjoyed tbe ad
vantages of a polished education, and where
we should be prone to look for sagacity, be
nevo'ence and lenity, among those w hose ear
ly instruction should have taught them to make
allowances for those whose advantages in ear-
Iv years were limited, and not to take excep
tion at little conventional dc ficiencies in eti
quette. or petty blemishes which arise from in
attention. But among the truly good, as well
as great, among those whose acquaintance is
w’orth the profession, those who feel that
“ The heart aye’s the part aye,
That makes us right or w rang.”
V7e shall find that charitable extenuation,
that honest benevolence which seeks and finds
the merits, that more than over-balance tlie
petty defects and trifling deviations flora cus
tom. R*
A HOLT TACK OF CARDS.
One Richard M.duleton, a soldier, attending
div ine service with the rest of the regiment, in
a Ciiurch in Glasgow, instead of pulling out a
Bible to find the parson’s text, he spread a pack
of curds before him. This behaviour was
observed by tlie clergyman and sergeant of the
company to which be belonged. Ti e latter
ordered h,m to put up tbe cards, and on his
refusal, conducted him after service, before the
M yor, and preferred a formal complaint of
Richard’s indecent behaviour. Well, soldier,
said the Mayor, vviiat excuse have you to of
!er? If you can make an apology, it is well.
,f not, you shall lie severely punished. Since!
vour honor is so good, replied Richard, as to
permit me to speak for myself, an’t please
your worship, I have been eight days oil the
inarch, with the bare allowance of sixpense
•cr day, and consequently could not have a
inbleor any other good book.
On saying this, Richard dies' out his pack
of cards, and presenting otic oft the accs to
the Mayor, continued his address to the mag.
istrate as follows :—When I see an ace, may
,t please your honor, it reminds me that there
is but one God ; and when I look upon a two
or three, the former puts me in mind of the
Father and Son, and the latter of the Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost; a four of the four Evan
gelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John ; n
ive, the wise five virgins who were ordered to
rim their lamps, (there were ten indeed, but
ive. vour worship may remember, were wise,
md five foolish;) a six, that in six days Go<
’.rented heaven and earth, a seven, that on the
oventh day he rested from all that he had
made; an eighth, of the eight righteous per
sons who were saved from tlie deluge, viz: '
Noah and his wife, and three sons and their j
wives ; a nine, of the leper* cleansed by our;
C. R. I IAN LETTER, PRINTER.
Saviour ; (there weie ten, but only one offered
tis tribute of thanks ;) end a tan, of the tea
commandments.
Richard then took the knave, placed it bo.
side him, and passed on to the queen, on which
he observed as follows:—The queen remind*
me of the queen of Sheba, who came from the
uttermost parts of U»e earth to hear the wisdom
of Solomon, as her companion the king doe*
of the great King of Heaven, and of King
George the Second.
Well, returned tlie Mayor, you have given
me a good description of all the cards except
the knave. If your honor w ill not be angry
with me, returned Richard, I cau give you the
same satisfaction on that as on any in the pack.
No, said the M ivor. Well returned the sol.
dier, the greatest knave I know, is the sergeant
who brought me before you. i don’t know,
replied tlie Mayor, whether he be tbe greatest
knave or not; but lam sure he is the greatest
fool. Tlie ! oldier then continued as follows.
When I eouut the number of dots in a pack of
cards, there are 305—50 many days are there
in a year. The cards in a pack are 52—s«
many weeks are there in a year; when I reck,
on how many tricks there are in a pack, I find
there are 12—so many month? arc in a year.
So that a pack of cards is both bible, almanaa
and prater book to me. The Mayor called
bis servants, ordered them to entertain thesoU
drer well, gave him a piece of money, and said
he was the cleverest fellow he ever heard iu aU
his life.
sam weller’s similes.
“ I voulun’t make too sure o’ that, sir,**
urged Mr. Weller, shaking his head. “If
you know’d who was near, sir, I ray the r think
you’d change your note; as the hawk remark,
ed to himself with a cheerful laugh, ven he
heerd tlie robin red-breast a singin’ round the
'coroner.”
“ Don’t say nothin’ wotever about it. nia’abi/*
replied Sam. “ I only assisted natur, ina’am;
as the Doctor said to tlie boy s mother, arter
he’d bled hitn to death.”
“ Sorry to do any thin.’ as may cause an in«
terruption to such werrj pleasant proceeding/
as the King said ven he dissolved the parlia
ment.”
“ Wotever is, is right, as the young noble,
man sweetly remarked, ven they put him down
in the pension list ’cos his mother’s uncle’e
vise’s grandfather vunce lit the King’s pipe
vith a portable tinder box.”
“Not a bad notion that, Sam,” said Mr.
Bob Sawyer, approvingly.
“Just wot tiie young nobleman said ev’ry
quarter-day, arterwards for the rest of his life,”
replied Mr. Weller.
“ Hows’ever,” said Sam, putting the letter
in his pocket, with a gentle sigh, “it was to be
—and wos, as the old lady said arter she’d
married the footman, can’t be helped now,
can it, Mary ?”
“ Never mind—it’s all for my own good;
vicli is the reflection vith vich the penitent
school boy comforted his fcelin’s ven they flog.'
ged him,” rejoined the old gentleman.
“ In shori, Sammy, I feel that 1 ain’t safe any
veres but on the box.”
“How are you safer there than any verse
else ?” interrupted Sam.
“ ’Cos a coachman’s a privileged individu
al,” replied Mr. Weller, looking fixedly at his
son. “ ’Cos a coachman may do vithout sus
picion wot other men may not; ’cos a coach
man may be on the very amicablest terms
with eighty miles o’ females, and yet nobody
think that he ever means to marry any vun
among ’em. And wot other man can say the
same, Sammy?”
A RARE CHAMCE?
A western paper advertises for a gtiod
practical printer, who would take the charge
of the mechanical department of a printing
office, read proof, make selections, scribble a
aaragraph when necessary, reck the cradle,
lig potatoes, cut wood, and go with the gals
to singing school, and neighborhood quilt
ings !!!
Mr. O’Connell has been expelled frem tbe
G rand Lodge of Ireland.
NO. 34.