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bv p. c. PENDLETON. to literature, Internal ImproTcmcut, Cjmrnerco, Agriculture, Foreign a nJ Djinestic News, Amusement, &c. jc. r. hanleiter, printer. t oL r. Tirs L« published in the city of Macon overt' Saturday i*T ,r trip, ft* Ttrass dollars i.i advance, Fora dollars at the end of the year—two dollars for si* muirhs; andjpailed to country subscribers by the earliest mails, Envelopet bv ipod s'rorx; wrappers, with lcril le direc tions. No subscrip ion received for a less period than si* m »nths—ind no paper discon'inued, until ai! arrears are paid. A Ivertisemenl* will he inserted at the usual rvrs of advertis RT, with a reasonable deduction to yearly ad- JirlisiOH', Mit nice and Obituary Notices inserted free fcT Any person forwarding a ten- dollar bill, (post pa : d,) shall receive four copies, for one year, to be sent to ditTcrcuPpersons, as directed. iiir Letters, on business, either to the Publisher or Editor, must come port paid to insure attention. dr. l. a. no\r> nAS taken an OTice on Cotton-A venue, over the store of For, Hamilton & Cos. w here he can be found during the day ; and at nigh', at his residence, Vioeville. lie will devo e h's time exciusivelv to his profession. June 9 33 f A Card. Dr pi. l. strchecker ofr.-rs his ,-ervicps ns Surgeon and Physician to the inhabitants of Ma con and vicinitv. He will a’tend with promptness to anv calls from Tow n or Country, bv night nr day O'fice on Cunmer e Row, ever Levi Eeklev’s store. At nigh', he will be fiend e his room, iu the Central Hotel. July li 33 f NOTICE. POE Sc NIS3ET willhei-eaf'crat'end ’•egtilarlv the settings of the Circuit Court 17. ft. for he D s'rict of Georgia. June 1G 31 %* The city papers will copy the above un il Fall. LAW NOTICE. S. M. STRONG AND P. C. PENDLETON S’s AVING formed a co-pa-mrrship in 'be practice of JR * the Law, will attend he several C -ur's of the Flin' Circui’, and *h se <f T wiggs an i Will crson, of the Ochmulgee. JCr Oinre in’rie weet end of Cow es’ brick building, Commerce Row. March 31 23 NOTICE. BEING about to remove from the S'a'e, Mr.C has. Collins is mv Age tv, fully authorized to repre sent me in any matter of biis ; "es«. JNO. RUTHERFORD. July 21 33a NOTICE. DURING our absence from the S a'e. Me, Tnosus Harrold will act us our A’fornev. REA &. COTTON. July 21 33a DISSOLUTION. THE co-partnership heretofore existing under the firm of Robinson, Wright tk Cos. is, by mutual consent, dissolved. The unlicnidated claims agains’, and debts due, the concern will be •e’t'ed bv .1. H. Morgan. R. P. ROBINSON, U. L. TTRIGHT, J. w MORGAN! July 7 57 tt COPARTNERSHIP. ROBF.RT WHEELER, having associated with ’ him Mr. Calvin G. Wherler, will continue business in future under the firm of R. IFHEELER & CO. June 2 33 f NOTICE. THE stibscribers having sold ’heir en’ire s’oek of GOODS to Messrs. Fort, Bond «St Sinclair, feel pleasure in recommending them to their former custo mers and friends os worthy of their highest confidence, and would respectfully solicit for them a continuance of that kind and liberal patronage which hns hitber'o been so generously ex'enrled to them ; and for which thev be" leave to tender 'heir mo«’ erra'efnl acknowl edgemen’s. FORT, HAMILTON A CO. July 21 39T NOTICE. fipiTE subscribers having purcha-ed 'he entireS'oek X of Fort. H\ milton A Cos., w iil con'irie the bus iness at the old s’and, under the name and s'vle of FORT. ROND & SINCLAIR, where they will keen a cv-icm-u supply of all ar'icles belonging to the DRY GOODS huri 'ess They hme to realize a continuation of 'he liberal patronage which has been extended to their predecessors, and to give ge-eral satisfaction to all who ma l ' favor ’’’» n with theircustom. I. E. FORT, L. \ BOND, E SINCLAIR. July 21 33 f TVOTICE. rj’HE subscribers have sc!d ibeir en'ire s’oek of A Goods *o F’»r', Bond &, Sinclair, wi*h a view of closing up ’be bush e's of the concern wi’h a« li”’e de lav as possib’e. T 1 ev would ’berefore esrres'ly re quest from th se inreb'ed to ’herr an e*r’y settlement; a id e'-pccinlly from tho=e whose debts fell due on and after the Ist ol'Janua-- FORT, 7/A MILTON * <~O. July 21 V r NEW SPUING GOO’JS. C - '* EO. C. McNEILL is now receiving at bis stand f in Messrs. Rea <fe Cotton’s lire-proof buildings, C -mtnerce Row, his Erring and Summer supplies of Fa”cv and S’aple DRY-GOODS. Among which wil' be f.mrid some desirable‘elections, adapted to the pre sen’, and approaching seasons. Purchasers are invited to call and examine for themselves. * pri' 14 2fttf NOTICE THE Co-pcrfrershirs heretofore existing under the firm of Hamilton. Haves it C .. and Fort, Ham ilton A Cos. are this dav dissolved. Either member of the la'e firms will be authorized to recrive any moneys due to ei’hcr concern, and to sign the name of ei’her Concern, for the purpose of making or receiving no’ee, ei'her ns principal or endorsers, for the purpose of clos ing the business of said concerns. R. IF. FORT, F. 7/AMILTON, J. R. ffAYFS, IRA E. FORT. July 21 _ 3Jif »Aiesnpaar«T, fI'IIE subscriber is now prepared to exeeme nil kinds -I o r llon»c,si't! ami Ornamental Pain* in*, a- his Shop, AI tlberrv-s’ree', opposite the Pos -Ofiice, one door !*elow ?Tie Central Raii-Kond BajJK Or !cr« t either in the ci*v or country* thankfully recei* ved and promptly attended to. DAJf | EL T R" A . February 10 16 - CITY LICENSES. PTSONS visiting anv descrip ion of Licenses, far uiu hesamobvanplien’ion 'ome.a’ the Ft> Odio • JL333? L OW£N, C.erk Council. ,uary 27 H DISSOLUTION.* THE Oopar»rer*hip heretofore esis'ing be’wren ’ e subscr 1 ers ti”der the firm ol IFit.i.!am Cooke & Cos. in 'he City of New Yor! ,md Cooke A Cowles, in M ico ,is,hvmu'ua! consen ,dissolved. Tbenames r»f the firm w illbe used in eei'Vn.en* of the business, by either party. WILLIAM COOKE, y v 3 J. COfFLES- Al' con. June 9 33 " E’-in’s Patent Rowm-TO Jfe Pi tols. •> \ ELGIN’S Patent Bowie-Knife Pistole, just rerr iWt) ved and for sale bv __ __ ROBINSON, WRIGHT & CC LetotnSet 1 f j POETRY. From the 3cithern Ll’erary Jjuraal. POETRY OF N A T L BE, Na'urc hath echoes that may fi.l Tlie heart with sadr-es*, or may thrill Wi;h tones of ecstacy ; each breeze That wantons ’mid tha whispering treoa, Sirring their leaves ; That, passes wi:h a liglt.sima wing Okr laughing brook and purling spring, Or kgiuiy weaves i'S path tha early flowers among, Co.nos laden to my heart with song. S , hath the calm and stilly hour S -veet P.iesy’s bewitching power, When Meditation from her cell, Tnu pensive musing? of her snail At eve awake ; And with a gentle sympathy Comes o’er the f>unt of memory, Or softly ‘neats ’Neath Fancy’s quickening control In shade or sunshine o’er the soul. Nor minslelsy In air alone 5 Earth hath her cords of ail very tone, Tnat to the brighify glancing c>e O. Genius wake to melody, l.i the shil nusli Os summer woods and shading bowers, Or dewy cups of bursting flowers; A id in the gush Os purling Streams whose cadence thrills The ear among her breezy hills. Aid O.ean hat 1 Iter lyre of deep Or gentle tone, as temperate sweep Is neavmg bosom into surge, A id o’er die bark us billows urge : O. softer w ing Os suriiii.tr zephyrs gently wake The snur cits to waits that break, A id playful spring l.i dalua.ice on the sounding strand. And murmur o’er the polisheu sand. But loftier strains than breathe ou earth A tu.ig the dreamy stars have birth, A iu Sof.tr than the zephyr’s play Tne cadence ot die heavenly lay; W arned by the spell That from each starry lyre awakes, Enraptured Phoebus blushing breaks U .b voiceless shell; AVhile contemplation sue and sings Her soul to viewless strings. H. MISCELLANEOUS. CIENEitAL HAKHISOn’s OPINIONS ON DCELLINU. Tito New-Jersey State Gazette contains the following lnteiestnig letter from General liar nson, in reply to a letter fiom A. B. Howell, Esq. of Nottingham in that State, asking his I “ opinion of the code of honor which decides controversies by a resort to the duel.” It | abounds in matters of interest in many res- ; pects, and therefore deserves general perusal. Forth- Ith April, 1838. j Dear Sir—You ask my opinion “ of the code of h0..0r which decides controversies by a re- : sort to the duel.” 1 comply with your icquest, and would do so mo.e read.ly, if I could sup- | pore that any thing tiiat 1 "could say would j Have any influence m putting an end to a prac t.ce wliicu is the cause of so much individual distress, and violates so many obligations of | t ie most sacred characler. T.;e arguments which may be used against | duelling aie so obv ous, and iia\e teen so of- , tea urged by persons mac i more able to ho t .cm justice t rail I am, that 1 shall content mvae.f with giving you wnat. may be teimed my experience in matters of this kind. And j as tats does not ex nbit the practice in a very fascinating lig it, it may pen taps have a better j eiiect than a. y other mode of treating the sub- j jeci taut I could adopt. I believe there were more duels in the north western army between tne year i7t)i and 1795, j inclusive, tnan ever took place m tlie same leugt.i of tune, and amongst so small a body ol i men us composed tne commissioned ollicers ; ot tne army either in America, or any otner country, at least in modern times. I became an omcer iu tne lirst uientiO.>ed year, at so early an age, tnat it is not wonderful that 1 implicitly uhopted the opinions of t:.e old oiTi- ; curs, most oi wuom weie veterans ol tiro Re vo.uttoii, upon tins as well as upon other sub jects connected with my conduct and duty in tne pioies'iou Iliad chosen. I believedttreie lo e, in common with a large port.on ot the officers, tnat no brave man would decline a c.ia.lenge, nor rcfra.ii from giving Oi.e, when ever i.e coaside.ed tnat nis rigats or lcel liigs nud been trespassed upon. 1 must cotiless, too, tnat I was not altogether free f.om the opinion that eien honor uiigul be acquired uy a well lougnt duel. Fortunately, however, be,o.e I was engaged in a duel cit. eras prin cipal or second, which terminated fatally to any oi.e, 1 became convinced that all my opi luonson tiie subject weie founded in error, and no. e of ti<em mo.e so taan tnat wiiicndepict ed tne situation of tne successful duellist as either ..o orabie or desirable. It could not Le r.o .orabie, Leciiu.-e t .e greater portion ot that cinss of munkilid Whose good opinion oi an individual t outers ho. or upon limi we e oppos. ed to it. And I aad t..e best evidence to t;e --i c\e that, in the grave of t e fai.en duellist, was frequently bui edt,.e peace and happiness of t.c survivor; t.. 0 act w'.iioh deprived tlie one of existence, planted a tno. n in tlie bosom of t. e otner, Wii.cn woultl continue to rai k e and fe&icr tbeie to the end of his days. T. e coiivict.on tnat such was the case, w.th men of good feelings and piinciple, was produced bv my w.tnossing the mental sufferings of an i intimate snd valued fiieud, by whose hand a MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, IS3B. ' worthy man had fai’en. Several yennj had elapse! foil tlie date of this affair, before I became acquainted w,tu him. V/e were soon after associated in the general Staff of the army, and for the greater part of tw'o years, we shared the same tent or barrack room, and often t.,e same pallet. I had an op portunity of seeing tlie agony he often felt, when his mind recurred to trie event which hud deprived society of a worthy member and himself of an esteemed and cherished acquain tance. Lke the unhappy hermit in the tra gedy of Douglas, he appeared in bis sleep to *• hold dialogues” with the ghost of the victim of his superior skill in the use of arms, or more perfect self-possession, and a witness of them might have adopted the opinion of the youth ful Norval, that the happier lot was his who hud fallen. Taking the rules which govern such matters, as tlie criterion, my friend had nothing wherewith to accuse himself. The quarrel was indeed “ fastened on him.” Ge nerous as brave, ho had done every thing in his power to induce a withdrawal of tlie chal lenge, and when, by' a first fire, his adversary was wounded, he anxiously desired that tr,e affur might the e terminate. His proposition rejected, his second shot was fatal. What an instructive lesson does this story present to who would resort to tiiis mo le of settling a j,er.sri''al difficulty, who possesses common sensibility am"? Lie principles of humanity and honor. The sad Uufrnatives, his own death, or a subsequent life of uil‘?r regret and sor. row. A short experience in th*? army con vince 1 me. also, that fighting a duel tv-s Lot an mwbvihterl of true courage. I had k: own instances ofdueis, ana desperate cutis, being fought by nten who would not have been selected by officers who knew them, to lead a forlorn hope. On the contrary, 1 pos sessed t ie most positive testimony to prove that some of the bravest of men would not be engaged in an affair of that kind under any Circumstances. Conformably to my plan, as stated in the commencement of my letter, to give you facts rather than arguments, 1 present you with ano ther reminiscence of my early military lile. 1 introduce it not only to sustain my position, but from the respect I entertain for the me mory’ of a gallant brother officer, long since culled to receive, in another world his reward for having preferred “ the praise of God to the praise of men.” In the summer of tlie year 1793, Lieut. Drake, of the infantry of UIC OU»U-i\*.£iV»»»j IWM-V - • .1 I from another brother officer. Manifesting no disposition to call him to an account, some of those who wished him well, amongst whom 1 was one, spoke to him on the subject, express ing our fears that his reputation as an officer would greatly suffer, if he permitted such an insuit to pass unnoticed. The answer he gave me was. that lie cared not what opinion the officers might form of him ; he was determined to pursue nis own course. That course was so novel in the army, that it lost for him, as I had supposed it would, the respect ot nearly all the officers. Tne ensuing summer gave Mr. Drake an opportunity of vindicating most triumphantly, his conduct and principles. lie hud been stationed in a small fortress which had been elected by Gen. Wayne, during the winter, upon the spot which had been render-- ed remarkable, by tne defeat of St. Clair’s ar my, three years before. Tne garrison con sisted of a single rifle company, and thirty In fantry, and oft e latter Drake was the imme diate commander. In ti.e beginning ot July, 1794. a detachment of the auiiv, consisting of several hundred men, under the command of Major McMahon, being encamped near ti.e fort, in wnich ti.ev had the previous day de posited a quantity of provisions which they had escorted fiom the cantonment of ti.e army at Greenville, were attacked, early in the morn ing, bv upwards of three thousand Indians. Tne 11 oops made a gallant resistance ; hut be ing turned on both flanks, and in danger of being surrounded, they retreated to the open ground around the fort. From this, too, they were soon dislodged by the overpowering force of tiio. enemy: in the retreat many wound ed men were in danger of being left, which, being observed from the Fort, Capt. Gibson directed his own Lieutenant to fake the in fantry (Drake’s particular command) and a portion of the riflemen, and sally out to i their relief. To this Drake objected, and j claimed the right to command his own men, j and, as senior to the other lieutenant, hi.s right to the whole command, “O, very well, sir,” said the captain, “ if such is your wish, take it.” “It is my wish, sir to do my duty, ar.d I will endeavor to do .t, now and at all times, was t.e mo 'est reply of Drake. He accord ingly sallied out; skilfully interposed his <le taciimcnt between tlie retreating troops and the etiemv. one; ed upon them a hot fire, arrested trie r advance, and gave an opportunity to the wounded to effect their escaj e ; and to tlie bro ken and retreating companies of our troops to reform and again to fwe trie enemy. Tnrough ! out the whole affair, Drake’s activity, skill, and I extraordinary self-possession, were most con spicuous. The euomv of course observed it as 1 well us his friends. Trie numerous shots di rected at him, however, like the arrows of Tourer, aimed at t e heart ol Hector, were tiH i ed aside by provider.cial interference, until he had accomplished all that he had been sent to ’-'orform. He then received a ball through his bo iy and fell, a faithful corporal enme re his assistance, aid with his aid he reached tne fort; and thore two were the last oft he retreat ing party that entered it, Druke making it a point ofnonor that il should be so. Mr. Drake jj was rendered unfit for duty for a time by ui9 wound. lie had not. indeed, recovered fiom it in the summer of 1796, w ren ; e was my gueit. when in command at Fort Wash ington, (Cincinnati,) on his way, on fuilough, ;to visit nis native State, Connecticut. His | fr,ends, however, enjoyed h s pretence but a i snort time. Having, as I understood, taken ■ the yellow fever in passing th tough Ptidudel | phia, he died a few days atfer he reached his nome. I ha ve yet another reminiscence, the relation of which may serve the cause you have so ! much at heart. An officer of the army had so often and so unnecessarily wounded the feelings of another of the same corps, the duties of which made j their association indispeasible, that be consi ■ e’ered himself bound to demand satisfaction in j tlie usual way. Tt.cy met, and the injured | man fell, receiving a mortal wound, us it was | anticipated he would, •from tire superior skill ! of his antagonist in the use of the weapon which they used. Being possessed of a high grade ol talents and amiable character, he hud die sympathy ofall tire officers. W,th otters, I visited hint after Ire had leen removed to his quarters. lie expressed a desire to see the officer With whom he had fought, and 1 was present at the interview. 1 wish I could des cube, as it merits, this interesting scene.- The circumstances attending it were so deeply im pressed upon my mind that they can never be effaced, us long as my memory holds its seat. In the tent were some half dozen officers, the fr.ends of the dying man, (lor, ns I have ; said, he had from nis amiable qualities many ! and warm <i tuA ,*r iitutnirr ... i I (fences oi their sorrow. Conspicuous above | the rest, and near the Lead and! the rude couch, j was ti e manly form of tne commandant ol the j corps to which both of the duellists belonged, (tire beau ideal of chivahous valor, and the Chevalier de Bayard of tire army,) endeavoring to stifle as best i.e could, tire feeling which agi tated his borem. At a little distance, in full view of the victim of his passions, sat tire insensible - : : but I must restrain tire indignation which 1 still feel. He was my brother officer —we shared together the perils of a difficult war—and in battle, l know t.e done his duty— and whatever might have been his conduct to others, I never hud personally any reason to complain of him. But there ne sat, apparently at least, unaffected by tire inisehicfhe had done, by burying in an untimely grave, a man who had never injured him, whose arm might be nc" * ' * *“ i,,v 1 v ** ** D * - it Jo u it h hitherto triumphant enemies ol his country, and whose intellect might at some future time have been usefully employed in its councils. The severe bodily pain wnicii the dying officer had for some time suffered, had ceased, and that calm and ease had succeeded, which is the unequivocal harbinger of approaching death, and which a Gracious Providence lias provid ed tor the mortally wounded soldier, to enable him to otliir a last prayer (or his distant family, if lie has one, or tor the pardon of his own sins. Turning his intelligent eye upon his late anta gonist, he nTildly said that “ be had desired to ree him, lor t. e purpose of assuring him of his sincere forgiveness —that he wished him hap piness in this world—and that, as the means of securing it, he recommended to him, with trie sincerity of a dying man, to endeavor to res train the violence of his passions, the rndul genre of which had deprived 0.. e of life, who had never injueed him, in thought or deed.” I am satisfied that what 1 have said above does not entirely meet your inquiry, and that you will expect me to state w.ial effect the sce. es 1 have described, hid in form ing my own principles, and governing my own conduct. I have already stated an entire change in my sentiments on tire sub ject of duelling, from ti.o re winch 1 entertained upon my first entering the army, and for which no excuse can be offered, but my extreme youth, and the bad example continually before ine. In almost every other case, possessed of the deliberate opinion of a man, you might safe ly conclude that his conduct would be in con formity to them. But such, alas! is not the case with men of the world, in relation to the laws which form the “code of honor.” Ab stractly considered, they all condemn them, while "in practice they adopt them. In all other cases, independent men act from their own conviction, hut in this care, upon the opinions of others, or rather fiom wliat they fear may ire the-opinions of others. I acknowledge that the change of my opi nions, whch I have admitted in iclut.ou to duelling, had no other influence on my conduct than to determine me never to be the aggressor. But although resolved to offer no insult nor in diet anv injury, I was determined to sutTer none. When I loft the army, however, and retired to civil life, I considered myself autho rized greatly to narrow the ground upon which I would be willing to resort to a personal com bat. To the determination which I had pre viouslv made, to ofli r no insult or inflict any injury to give occasion to any one to call upon , me in this way, (fo>- after witnessing the scone which I have" last described, the wealth and honors of the world would kot have templed mo to level a pistol at t! e breast of a man whom 1 had injured,) I resolved to disregard nil re marks upon my conduct which could not be construed into a deliberate insult, or any injury which did Dot aflect my reputation or the happiness and pence of mv family. When I had the honor to be called upon to command the North Western Army, recollecting the number of gallant mon that had fallen in the former war. in personal combat, I determined to use all the authority and all the influence of my Btation to prevent their recurrence- ! And to take away tho principal source from which they spring, in an address to the Pennsyl. vania brigade, at Sandusky, I declared it to "be my intentiou to punish every one who should injure or even iusult, which "should be offered, by tlie superior to the inferior officers. I can not say what influence this course, upon my part, may iiave produced in the result. But I state, with pleasure, tiiat there was r.ot a singly duel, nor, as far as I know, a challenge given, whilst I retained the command. The activity in which the army was constantly kept may, however, have been the principal cause of this uncommon harmony. In relation to my present sentiments, n senso of higher obligations than the human Jaws or human opinions can impose, has determined me never, on any occasion, to accept a chal lenge or seek redress for a personal injury, by a resort to the laws which compose tlie code j honor. I am, very respectfully, your f«L low-citizen, W. H. HARRISON, To Aabon B. Howell, Esq. Tns tovso vr;rg. A woman runs a risk of being spoiled by tlie flattering period that precedes marriage. S;e is, of necessity, then, a fust object; and custom bos added to tlie homage which love would willingly render. An individual of a family, who may before have been but little considered, rises at once into importance ; and the ] ersou she most values is ready to execute the slightest expression oi lier will. The sooner that a woman can divest herself of any unreasonable expectations..Jt’iuglj the greater the probability of her securing perma nent attachment. Courtship is a dream, from which it is better to awake, voluntarily, than to be reluctantly roused. It is better to return to our ordinary habits—to the sober and culm fulfillment of our daily business, in the place assigned by duty—than to cherish an artificial excitement, and cling to a false position. It is a proof of judgment in n woman, when she bestows attention on her husbands charac ter ; when she sets herself to study his pecu liarities, and to consult them to the utmost of her power. This is the management which is not only allowable, hut praiseworthy; for its object is not tlie obtaining of sway, but the promotion of mutual felicity. It is certnily much to be lamented when a young wife yields to a timidity of listlessncss, which prevents us from making independent • u-lirn nursed the i ervousress which unfits her for alt useful set vices , m,ni, ever be the call upon her, she is in reed of aid; and, fiom never having thought of exerting herself, is incapable of doing so when tho emergency arrives. Incidents daily occur which markeitlier the helplessness or capability of every woman. Sudden alarms, trifling inci dents, throw one into uncontrolable agitation ; whilst another calmly avoids or relieves the mischief. One is unable to put forth a hand to help herself; the other, without nppcarance of effort, is ready to help all besides. One cannot stir without support; the other is continually employed in some useful or benevo lent purposes. One reclines upon a sofa, ■ establishing no claim on others but her own incapacity; the other by her perpetual good offices, lays up a debt which is willingly paid on demand, and thus provides in the best way, for her future exigencies. It not unfrequently happens that a young married woman is ofter.er alone than she has previously been accustomed to be; a 1 and that she misses the family circle with which she has hitherto been surrounded. Let not this, how ever, depress her spirits, or render her too de pendent on her husband for entertainment. Let it least of all, lead her to seek, too frequent ly, relief in company. One of the first things site should learn, is to be happy in solitude ; to find there, occupation for herself; and to prove to her husband, that, however she may enjoy social intercourse, and especially desire his presence, site needs not either a sister or a friend to entertain her when he is away. Female Improvement THE STARS. The stars ! Look at that distant star which twinkles in the firmanent. There it hath shone with undinnnished lustre for centuries. The eyes that are sealed in death thousands of years have gazed upon it, and seen it the same as we behold it now. It Jias held its place through successsive empires. If we look back thiough trie vista of distant ages, we find it there. It beheld Rome in her might and majesty. It looked upon Babylon in the days of her glory. It saw Egypt in her rising greatness. Yet still it shines on, without change or diminution oflustre. Perpetuity, constancy, is stamped upon it. Yet this is but a feeble type oft! © constancy and endurance of heavenly friend ship. “ Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for the light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and stare for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof rear ; 1 the Lord of Hosts is his name ; if those ordi i nances depart from before,saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall alsocease from being a nation before me forever. The mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall tho covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord, that hath mercy on thee.” If w© attach so much value to the constancy that can abide but a few years at most, how can we estimate aright that which endures for ever 1 Think of a friendship, the measure of whose duration is eternity itse’f, the tenure of it without limit or end. O what a basis for l everlasting confidence is foie l NO. 42 .