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THE g3*JiflE !£ 13 Xf ip @s s? ! Is published in the city of Macon every Saturday Morning, at three dollars in advance, four dollars after three montlis— two dollars for six months— and mailed to country subscribers by the earliest mails, enveloped by good strong wrappers, with legible direc tions. $Ur No subscription received for a less period than six months —and no paper discontinued, until all arrears are paid. Advertisement* not exceeding twelve lines will be in serted at 81 00 for the first insertion, and 00 cents for each continuance —larger ones in proportion. Persons wishing to advertise by the year must call at the office and make an agreement to that effect. KT" Advertise ments not limited w hen handed in, will be inserted till forbid, and charged accordingly. fry Any person forwarding a ten dollar bill, (post paid,) shall receive four copies, for one year, to be sen* *o differcut persons, as directed. fry letters, on business, either to the Publisher or Flditor, must come post paid to insure attention. CENTRAL HOTEL, MACON, GEORGIA. THE subseribei respectfully informs his friends I and the public in general, that he has taken the - 1 ' * “-above named Establishment, which having been recently thoroughly repaired and enlarged at great ex- j pe, ice —is now 'open for the reception of Travellers, Bmirders, <fr. The chandlers are large and airy—the 1 servants competent and attentive. His Table shall constantly be supplied with every delicacy the Season ; and Market will furnish. His Bar is stocked with the choicest Wines and Liquors. And in order more effec tually to make it a first rate House, he has called to his aid the services of Mr. A. Elder, of Baltimore, whose long experience at Bamum’sCity Hotel, has justly en titled him to the reputation of a Caterer for the public.— The subscriber, therefore, hopes by his unremitting ex ertions to please, to receive a liberal share of patronage. H HORACE R. WARD. N. B flood Stabling attached to the Hotel, w ith faith ful and attentive Ostlers. December 16 Btf TO RENT, THREE Fire-proof STORES, fronting on 3d k _ 2 street; Three Fire-proof STORES, fronting on Cherry-street. They are large and commodious, and well calculated for anv kind of business, and will be fitted up, as to shelving and counters, to suit tenants. Those fronting on Third-street (directly opposite Messrs. Rea & Cot ton's, and J Cowles, Esqr.’s ranges) are now ready for occupancy, and possession immediately given. Those on Cherry-street will he ready by the Ist of October next. Rent will he reasonable, and commence from Ist of October. Apply to DAVID RALSTON. N.B. Several very airy ROOMS on the second floor of the above buildings, suitable for Lawyers Offices, will also be rented. D. R. J uly 7 37tf Dissolution. rgllTE firm of CAREY ts HOWLAND, in the ■ Livery Stable Business, is dissolved this day by mutual consent. C. L. Howland is authorized to collect all debts due the concern, and will settle all demands against the same- JAMES I’. CAREY, October 10 52 C. L. HOWLAND. $$ The LIVERY STABLE BUSINESS will be con tinued by the subscriber, on the Court House square. JAMES F CAREY. For Sale —A first-rate pair of well broke match HORSES, inferior to none in the State. ()e tober 20 52 STRAYED. ON Saturday Evening last, from the J J— .[yl subscriber, a small sorrel MARE, with t'J two knots on her back—no other marks — 1 2 recollected,excepting that she is Inclined to he broken winded. The person who " ill return the said marc to me, shall be liberally rewarded. WM. WOODIAEF. December 1 6;t SSO Reward.-—Stop the Thief ! On the fish instant, a person came to f. my stable, and assuming the name of a ? respectable eilizeti of this county by the returned next day, and has not since been heard from. The individual appeared to be 35 or 40 years of age, full face, middle size, wore a green frock coat and strip ed pantaloons. He said he was going to Marion. 'I he horse is a large gray, about 16 hands high, toretopeut, heavy tail, and somewhat dappled on the rump The above reward will be paid for the return of the Imrse to me. JAMES 1\ CAREY. November 24 5p Twenty Dollars Rewards. / y—- STOLEN from the stable of Robert 5\ J+UX A. Allen, 10 miles below Augusta, on • O Sunday night last, a large Iron-grey — 2 2 HO RSE, about 15 or 16 hands high, with a flaxen tail. It is probable that the horse has been brought in this direction. Any person who will deliver the said horse to Mr. J. C. Edwards, in Macon, will receive the above reward. November 17 4if <IR CIL AR . HE copartnership heretofore subsisting between the 1 subscribers is this day dissolved. The business will he continued by Isaac Lea and William A. Blan chard, who are duly authorized to settle all the ac counts of the late concern. HENRY C. CAREY, ISAAC LEA, m WILLIAM A. BLANCHARD. Philadelphia, October Ist, 1838. The business of Publishing and Bookselling, conduc ted under the firm of C’arev, Lea 4' Blanchard, will he continued by the subscribers, under the firm of Lea *Y Blanchard, who have in preparation for publication the annexed new and important works. ISAAC LEA, WILLIAM A. BLANCHARD. Philadelphia, October Ist, 1838. NEW WORKS. 1. Home as Found, being a sequel to Homeward Bound, by the author of the Spy, 4 c -2. Roh of the Bowl ; a legend of St. Inigocs, by the author of Horse .Shoe Robinson, &c. 3. Peter Pilgrim, or a Rambler’s recollections, by the author of Calavar, dr. j 4. Stunley, or Recollections of a man of the world, by I an anonymous writer. 1 5. Precaution, by the author of the Spy. Anew edi tion, revised by the author. 6. The Little Frenchman and his Water Lots, and oth er bits at the Times, by George P. Morris, Esq , of N. York, with illustrations by Johnson. 7. Althea Vernon, and other Tales, by Miss Leslie. ] 8. The Naval History of the Untied States, by the author of the Spy, d'c 9. A History of the United States, by R. M. Bird, M.n. 10. The Practice of Medicine, by Professor Ged dings. 11. Anew Medical Dictionary, complete in a single volume, by Professor Dunghson. 12. Medical Essays, by Professor Chapman. 13. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, by R. E. Griffith, m. and., of the University of Virginia. 14. Captain Kyd, the Wizard of the Seas, by the au thor of Lafittee, d'c- d's. 15. Anew Novel, by Tyrone Power, Esq. 16. Advicetoa Young Gentleman on entering the world, ’by tire author of the Laws of Etiquette. 17. Advice to a Young Lady on entering the world, by Miss Leslie. 18. A Medical Account of the Mineral Springs of Vir gin, by Professor Gibson of the University of Penn. Together with various other new works, by distin guished writers. November 24 5p PAI'ER AND STATIONARY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FAYHE subscribers have just opened their Fall and X Winter Stock of fine and superfine Letter, Cap, and larger PAPERS, most of which has been pur chased direct from the manufacturers. Stationary, of every kind. Blank Books, for citv or country trade, Pocket-Books, Pen Knives, &c. Which they will sell on accommodating terms, for eity acceptances. Blank Books made to order. Printers supplied with Printing Paper. Ink, dec. of the best quality. BURGES &• WALKER, Stationer's Ha 11,85 East-Bay, Charleston, S.C. November 10 Sump H§ mi (jm Hioot© BY P. C. PENDLETON. V OL. 11. FOOD TOR THE MIND. m>\%v sods sa'o ai-i i 'l' 11E subscriber would respectfully inform his friends A and the community in general, that lie has remov ed from Mtlledgeville, ami permanently located himself in this place, two doors South of the Washington Hall, on Mulberry-street, at the stand formerly occupied by Win. H. Burdsall, ann lately by A. McArn, where he intends carrying on the BOOK and FANCY BUSI NESS on the most reasonable terms ; and he flatters himself, it the people will call and examine his stock, that they will be convinced that he can sell ns low as can be bought at any house this side of New-York. Among his stock may be found a general assortment of Law, Medical, Miscellaneous and Si hool BOOKS; GLOBES, MAPS and CHARTS; Mathematical In struments ; Record and Blank Books of all kinds; Paper, Ink, Quills, Inkstands; Printing, Visiting and Playing Cards ; Steel Pens, Fine Cutlery, Silver Pen cils, Purses, Pocket-books, Banker’s Cases, Ladies’ Work-boxos; ladies’and gentlemen’s Dressing Cases; Dissected Maps, Spelling Puzzles, and a large assort ment of TO'I S for children ; Fancy and Drawing Pa per, Bristol Boards, Paints, Varnish, India Ink, Brush es for Painting; Gentlemen's fine Hair, Shaving, Nail, Tooth, Whisker and Clothes Brushes ; Writing and Travelling Desks; Wilson’s Manifold Letter Writer, with the art of despatching 1,2,3 or 4 letters with a sin gle stroke of the pen—a very useful article for all busi ness men. Cologne, Florida, Lavender and Bay Waters; Milk of Roses, Rouge ; Ladies’ Curls, Head Ornaments, &c. Violins, Accordians, Music Boxes ; the most celebrated MUSIC for Pianos; Card and CigarCascs; Tobacco and Snuff Boxes, 4'c Ac. Dir All New Publications will be received as soon as they arc issued from the press. The above goods have all been selected fresh in New York this fall, and are of the best binding and mater ials. A liberal discount will be made to gentlemen and teachers buying by the quantity, for their libraries and schools. By a close application to business, anil a desire to aconiodate, I hope to merit a portion of the patronage of this liberal community. ' C. A. ELLS. November 17 ly4 New Store!—Commerce Row. I& W. COWLES having located themselves J' four doors from the Central Hotel, and adjoining Levi Eckky's Esq., are now opening anew and extensive assortment of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, in cluding-Merino Cloths, Gros de Nap, Merinos, and Circassians, Mouseline de Laine, Eoltmes.Shall) s, Gros de Rhine, Gros de Naples, rich figured TouldeSoie, Reptze, and Brocaded Silks, plain and figured Sattins; Calicoes, French Cambric,and De Lisle Prints; Work ed Collars; rich embroidered Shawls and Handkfs; 1 losiery and Gloves; Fine Straw and Leghorn Bonnets; Bonnet Ribbons; Gentlemen’s fine Fur Caps ; super Broad Cloths, Cassimers and Vestings; Sattinets; Negro Cloths, Linseys, Duffle and Rose Blankets ; Bleached and unbleached Sheetings and Shirtings ; Carpeting, Rugs, Table Covers, Ac. October 6 50tf. NOTICE. PEI HE subscribers have sold their entire stock of X Goods to Fort, Bond A Sinclair, with a view of closing up the business of the concern with as little de lay as possible. They would therefore earnestly re j quest from those indebted to them an early settlement. and especially from those whose debts fell due on and after the Ist of January last. FORT, HAMILTON A CO. July 21 39tf NOTICE. PSIIIE subscribers having purchased the entire Stock X of Fort, Hamilton & Cos., will continue the bus iness at the old stand, under the name and stvle of FORT, BOND & SINCLAIR, where they will keep a constant supply of all articles belonging to the DR Y GOODS business. They hope to realize a continuation of the liberal patronage which has been extended to their predecessors, and to give general satisfaction to all who may favor them with their custom. I. E. FORT, L. A BOND, E. SINCLAIR. July 21 39tf NOTICE. PS’'HE Co-partnerships heretofore existing under the B firm of Hamilton, Hayes A Cos., and Fort, Ham ilton & Cos. are this day dissolved. Either member of the late firms will be authorized to receive any moneys due to either concern, and to sign the name of either concern, for the purpose of making or receiving notes, either as principal or endorsers, for the purpose ofclos-1 ing the business of said concerns. R. W. FORT, j E. HAMILTON, J. R. HAYES, IRA E. FORT. July 21 39tj DISSOLUTION. PJAIIE firm of William A. Ross A Cos. is this day 1 dissolved, by mutual consent. The settlements es the concern will be made by William A. Ross alone, who continues the business on his own account. WILLIAM A. ROSS, L. A. BOND. November 10 3 NOTICE. mllE subscribers have purchased L. A. BOND'S in -1 tore t in the firm of Fort, Bond & Sinclair, and dissolved that firm bv mutual consent. They have associated with them R: \V: FORT, and will continue the business under the name and style of Fort, Sinclair & Cos. They have on hand ala rue and well selected stock of Goods, which they ofi'er on libera terms. ALSO, Shoes, Wats, Readv-madc Clothing', Stc. 1. /•:. FORT, j: SINCLAIR: li. IF. FORT. October 20 52 DISSOLUTION. rjIHE Co-partnership heretofore existing in the LIVE A KY STABLES between Ward & Wan non, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons in debted to the concern will make immediate payment to either of the subscribers, and those having demands against the concern w ill present them to 11. R. Ward, who will settle the same. It. R. WARD W. V. WAGNON. Macon, October 24th. SttT The subscriber will continue the Stables on his own account. H. R. WARD. October 27 l NOTICE. rpHE subscribers having sold their entire stock of A GOODS to Messrs. Fort, Bond & Sinclair, feel pleasure in recommending them to their former custo mers and friends as worthy of their highest confidence, and would respectfully solicit for them a continuance of that kind and liberal patronage which has hitherto been so generously extended to them ; and for which they beg leave to tender their most grateful acknow l edgements. FORT, HAMILTON & CO. July 21 32if Notice—Copartnership. rrtllE subscriber having associated with hi..., Allen ■ L. Luce, they will transact business under the name, style and firm of Wm. B. Johnston Sc Cos. M B. JOHNSTON Macon, January 1,1838. 3tf \LL persons indebted' o the subscriber, rimer by roe . or open account, v:i verv respectfully invitee to call and settle". he eeIWM. B. JOHNSTON. January 2t 13* 1 NOTICE. M ESSRS. POE & NESBIT will act as mv Agents, and attend to the settlement of all my business in the State. All persons indebted are respectfully reques ted to make payment without delay. WM. 11. BV EDS ALL. October 20 58 DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. COBiItIERCE. AGRICULTURE. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS. AMUSEMENT. Lie. Ac. TERMS I THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE FOUR DOLLARS, AFTER THREE MONTHS. MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1838. THE WAY TO RELIEVE HARD TIMES! Ct ALL at C. A. ELLS’, two door- South of Wash > ington Hall, who is now engaged in dealing out the Prizes of the GEORGIA STATE L OTTERY , one of the most brilliant schemes ever offered to the public, consisting of 1 Prize of $ 10,000 1 “ 15,000 ykffpfyl i “ 10,000 1 “ 4.000 1 « 3,000 1 “ 2,000 mi ! i«0, 1 u 1,015 10 Prizes of 1,000 0 * Only one blank to prize—no mis- V - Tgi j o take. Dame Fortune is now ho vering around us, and I expect to gladden the heart of many who em bark in the old dame’s cause, for she is heavy laden w ith the precious stuft’, and I am anxious to deal it out among her gallant sons. Tickets only slo—shares in proportion. All orders from the country punctually attended to. One Scheme draws every Saturday. Call for Prizes on December I 6tf C. A. ELLS. The HEADING ROOM attach ed to the Macon Lyceum and Library has been Removed to the front Rooms over the Store of William B. Parker & Cos., at the corner of Third and 51 ulberry-street, open to subscribers and their distant friends alone. DSr All persons having in their possession any of the Periodicals or Newspapers belonging to the Society are requested to return them without delay. Their abstrac tion, it must be known to the subscribers, is a positive violation of the rules of the Society, and to others an open theft. AMBROSE BABER, October 27 ltf President. are cuthorised to an nounce CHARLES CRAWFORD, as a cun delate for Marshal. Commission House, in Baltimore, Mil. PTtHE undersiged respectfully announce to their A friends and acquaintances, and public generally, in Georgia, and in the other Southern States, that they have opened a COMMISSION HOUSE, in Balti more, under the firm of Rutherford A- Ilurlbut, tor the transaction ot a General Commission Business. They w ill he prepared to fill orders, and do business ac cording to the most liberal customs of the place. They will take occasion to infirm all who may feel interested, that there are regular lines of vessels running between Baltimore and Charleston, Savannah. St. Marks, Apalachicola, and St. Josephs, Mobile, and New Orleans ; and that trancient vessels can always be bad for other places where, as yet, there are not regular lines from Baltimore. Their store is No. 11, Bowlv’s Wharf. JOHN RUTHERFORD. „ , SAM’L. IIFRLBUT. Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1838. 52 ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE. sold on the first Tuesday in January * V next, in front of the Central Hotel, all the per sonal property belonging to the estate of VV. T. Sage, deceased, consisting of a stock ot Saddles, fine plated Coach, Gig, Waggon and Dray Harness, Bridles, Mar tingalsand Trunks, together w ith a large lot of Coach and Harness Trimmings, Saddlers Tools, &c. House hold and Kitchen Furniture, Also, Five Shares in the Central Rail Road and Banking Company. MARY SAGE, Administratrix. November 3 O. 11. LOOM IS, PORTRAIT PAINTER, HAS returned to Macon, and occupies a room at the same place as before, over Rea & Cotton, Commerce-Row. The public generally are invited to call and examine his Paintings. November 10 3tf Molasses, Coffee, Hanging, Ac. X 4 h 4 k PIECES Hemp Backing, »>Y H f 130 hints. Molasses, 60 bags Cuba Coffee, 12 boxes brown Havana Sugar, 10 b!>ls Portland Rum, 46 boxes Tobacco, (various qualities) 10 boxes Georgia mould Candles, 10 baskets Champagne tt'inc, For sale an accommodating terms by REA &. COTTON. October 6 5B SINGING SCHOOL. FJYHE subscriber takes this method of informing the B citizens of Macon, that he has opened a School o instruction in the art ofSiuging, in the Lecture Room of the Presbyterian Church, on Saturday afternoon of each week. He would further inform those who wish instruction on the Piano Forte and Organ, that be will I devote a few hours every afternoon, to giving Lessons on those instruments. DSC Piano Fortes Tuned and llcftuired. TERMS OF TUITION. For Vocal Music, Juvenile Class, per quarter, $3 00 Adults, - -- -- -- -- - do - - 500 ; For the Piano, per lesson, -------- 75 Organ, 100 P. MATTHEWS. ! October 20 52 A Select School for Young Ladies. MRS and MISS SHELTON respectfully inform - the public that their Winter Session will com mence on Monday, the first October. A limited num ber of pupils will he received. Particular attention will he paid to the various branches usually taught— both useful and ornamental An extra Drawing and Painting class will be receiv ed on Saturdays. Terms for English branches, from six to twelve dol. lars. Satisfactory references can be given, if required, sept 22 “ 48 A CARD. DOCT. WM. J. ANDERSON informs the public that he has located himself in Macon, and will at tend strictly to practice of iiis profession in the city, and country adjoining Macon. His office is over the Darien Bank; and, at night, he w ill be found at his room in the Washington Hall. April 14 25tf Dr. E. S. Aldrich; A A TILL be absent for a short period from Maeon, * * during which time, Mr. S. L. Stevens will act as his Agent. November 17 4u SANDS’ REMEDY For salt Rheum, Ring Worm, Tetters, Scald Head, Barber's Itch, Spe. FiVIIIS remedy is a combination heretofore unknown A in the annals of medicine. It is the production o( much experience, deep research, and great expense, and is ottered to the public in the fullest confidence ot its being an effectual, safe and speedy cure for the Sdl Rheum, and all other diseases of the skin, such as Tetter , Ring Worms, Scald Head. Barber's or Jackson Itch, 4'C* These diseases are known to be the most obstinate ot any to which the human svstem is subject, and can on ly be thoroughly eradicated by perseverance in the right : course of treatment, and by using the right medicine I Such a medicine has been discovered iti this remedy, and we speak from our own know ledge and experience w hen we say, that in forty-fine cases out ot fifty it will effect a permanent and rapid cure by attending to the accompany ing directions for use. Sold by J H. 4 W. S. ELLIS, Cotton-Avenue. March 24 POETRY. From the Democratic Review. THE DEATH OF SCHILLER. by WILLIAM C. BRYA-NT. ’Tis said when Schiller’s death drew nigh, The wish posst saed ins mighty mind, To wander lorth wherever lie The homes and haunts of human-kind. Then strayed the poet, in his dreams, By Rome and Egypt’s ancient graves; Went up the New World’s forest streams, Stood in the Hindoo’s temple-caves. Walked with the Pawnee, fierce and stark, The bearded Tartar, ’midst his heards, The puny Chinese, and the dark False Malay uttering gentle words. How could he rest ? even then he trod The threshold of the world unknown ; Already, from the scat of God, A ray upon his garments shone; — Shone and awoke that strong desire, For love and knowledge reached not here, Till.death set free his soul of fire, To plunge into its fitting sphere. Then—who shall tell how deep, how bright, The abyss of ttlory opened round ? How thought and feeling flowed like light. Through ranks of being without bound ? 311SCE L L A N Y . From the Southern Literary Messenger. SUPERIORITY CONFERED BY SCIENCE. “A shopkeeper in China sold to the purser of a ship a quantity of distilled spirits accord ing to a sample shown ; but not standing in awe of conscience, he afterwards, in the pri vacy of his storehouse, added a certain quan tity of water to each cask. The spirit having been delivered on board, and tried by the hy drometer, was discovered to be wanting in strength. When the vender was charged with the intended fraud, he at first denied it, for he knew of no human means which could have made the discovery; hut on the exact quanti ty of water which had been mixed, being spe cified, a superstitious dread seized him, and having confessed bis rogilery, be made ample amends.” The above is one instance among many which might lie mentioned, of the advantage which scientific knowledge gives its possessor over the ignorant. Whilst the | bilosopher in r he laborious investigation of abstract truths, the question is often asked “cui bone?” But when the results of his investigations are ap plied to the affairs of real life, tlieir benefit is at once evident. Perhaps one or two instances more nviy set this truth in a stronger light. “On mount Pilatus, near lake Luzerne, is a valuable growth of fir trees, which on account ofthe inaccessible nature ofthe mountain had remained for ages uninjured, until within a few j years a German engineer contrived to con-; struct a trough in the form of an inclined plane, by which these trees arc made to de scend by tlieir own weight, through a space of i eight miles, from the side of the mountain to the margin of the lake. Although the average declivity is no more than about one loot in seventeen, and the route often circuitous, and sometimes horizontal, yet so great is the ac celeration, that a tree descends the whole dis tance in the short space of six minutes. To the spectator standing by the side of the trough, at first is heard, on the approach of the tree, a roaring noise, becoming louder and louder ; the tree comes in sight at the distance of half a mile, and in an instant afterwards shoots past with Ihe noise of thunder, and almost with the rapidity of an arrow. But for the knowledge of the inclined plane, which this German en gineer had previously acquired, such a work j as this would have appeared impossible.” Tlie chronometer, a species of watch con structed to go with great accuracy, has so late been applied to the purpose of determining longitude of sea. “After months spent in a passage from South America to Asia,” says Arnott, “our captain’s chronometer announ ced that a certain point of land was then bear ing east from the ship at a distance of fifty miles; and in an hour afterwards, when a mist had cleared away, the lookcr-out on the mast gave the joyous call, ‘laud ahead!’ verifying the report of the chronometer almost to a mile, after a voyage of thousands. It is natural at such a mom mt, with the dangers and uncer tainties of ancient navigation before the mind, to exult in contemplating what man has now achieved. Had the rate of the wonderful little instrument in all that time changed even a little, its announcement would have been worse than useless —but in the night, and in the day, in storm, and in calm, in heat, and in cold— while the persons around it were experiencing every vicissitude of mental and bodily condi tion, its steady beat went on, keeping exact account ofthe rolling ofthe earth, and of the stars; and in the midst ofthe trackless waves, it was always ready to tell its magic tale ofthe very spot of the globe over which it had ar rived.” In one point of view, this result ap pears to arise from the perfection of the chro nometer’s mechanism ; but had not the man of science determined the exact figure of the .earth, and its rate of motion around botk its I own axis and tlie sun, the chronometer could have given no information respecting longi- C. 11. IIANLEITER, PRINTER. tude; it would have told its tale indeed, but without science as its interpreter, that tale would have remained wrapped in the mystery of an unknown tongue. A. D. G. From the same. DUTY OF MOTHERS. BY MRS. SIGOURNEY. Mothers best discharge their duty to the community, by training up those who shall give it strength and beauty. Their unwear ied labors should coincide with the aspirations of the Psalmist, that their “ sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ; their daugh ters, as corner-stones, pol ished after the simili tude ofa palace.” They would not wish to leave to society, where they had themselves found protection and solace, a bequest that would dishonor their memory. We, who arc mothers, ought to feel pecu liar solicitude with regard to the manner in which our daughters are reared. Being more constantly with us, and more entirely under our control than sons, they will he naturally considered as our representatives, the truest tests of our system, the strongest witnesses to a future generation, of our fidelity or neglect. “Unless women,” said the venerable Fallen berg, “are brought up with industrious and religious habits, it is in vain that we educate the men : for they are the ones who keep the charactt rof men in its proper elevations.” Our duty to the community, which must be discharged by the education of a whole race, comprises many unobstrusive, almost invisible points, which in detail may seem trivial, or at least desultory, hut which are still as impor t ,nt,as the rain-drop to the cistern, or the rill to the broad stream. A long period allotted to study; a thorough implantation of domestic tastes, and a vigilant guardianship over simplicity of character, are essential to the daughters of a republic. That it is wise to give the greatest possible extent to the season of tutelage, for those who have muchto learn, in a self-evident proposition. If they are to teach others, it is doubly impor tant. And there is no country on earth, where so many females are employed in teach, ing, as in our own. Indeed, from the position that educated women here maintain, it might not be difficult to establish the point, that they are all teachers, all forming other beings upon the model of their own example, however un conscious of the fact. To abridge the educa tion ofthe educator, is to stint the culture of a plant, whose “leaves are for the healing ofthe nations.” I was delighted to hear a young lady say, at the age of nineteen, “I cannot bear to think yet of leaving school, I have scarcely began to learn.” With propriety might she express this sentiment, though she was eminent both in studies and accomplishments,—if the great Michael Angelo, could adopt for his motto, in his ninetieth year —“ancora impora —and “yet I am learning.” It has unfortunately been too much the cus tom in our country, not only to shorten the period allotted to the education of our sex, but to fritter away even that brief period, in con tradictory pursuits and pleasures. Parents have blindly lent their influence to this usage. To reform it, they must oppose the tide of fashion and of opinion. Let them instruct their daughters to resist the principle of con forming in any respect to the example of those around them, unless it is rational in itself, and correctly applicable to them as individuals. A proper expenditure for one, would be ruinous extravagance in another. So, if some indis creet mothers, permit their young daughters to waste in elaborate dress and fashionable par ties, tlie attention which should be devoted to study, need their example be quoted as a pre cedent ? To do as others do, which is the rule of the unthinking, is often to copy bad taste and erring judgement. We use more disci imination in points of trifling import. We pause and compare patterns, ere we purchase a garment which, perchance, lasts but for a single season. Why should we adopt with little inquiry,—or on the strength of doubtful precedent,—a habit, which may stamp the character of our children forever ? When circumstances require, the youngest girl should be taught not to fear to differ from her companions, either in costume, manners, or opinion. Singularity for its own sake, and every approach to eccentricity, should be dep recated and discouraged. Even necessary variations from those around, must he man aged \\ ith delicacy, so as not to wound (eeling, or exasperate prejudice. But she who dares not to he independent, when reason or duty dictate, will bq in danger of forfeiting decision of character, perhaps, integrity off principle. Simple attire, and simple manners, are the natural ornaments of those who are obtaining their school education. They have the beauty of fitness, and the policy of 1 :aving the mind free, for its precious pursuits. Love csf dis play, every step towards affectation, are de structive of the charms of that sweet season of life. Cccmonious visiting, where showy apparel, and late hours prevail, must be avoi ded. I feel painful sympathy for those mo thers, we expose their young daughters to such excitements, yet expect them to return unimpaired and docile, to the restraints of school discipline. “Those who forsake use- i ful studies,” said an ancient philosopher, “for useless speculations, are like the Olympic gamesters, who abstained front necessary la bors, that they might be fit for such as were not so.” Shall I allude to the want of expediency, in exhibiting very young ladios in mixod socioty? Their faces become familiar to the public eye. The shrinking delicacy of tlieir privileged pe riod of life escapes. They get to be accoun ted old, ere they are mature, —more is expec ted of them, than their unformed characters can yield,—and if their discretion does not surpass their years, they may encounter se vere criticism perhaps calumny. When they should be just emerging as a fresh oper.cd blos som, they are hackneyed to the common gaze, as the last year’s Souvenir, which by courtesy or sufferance, maintains a place on the centrt - table, though its value has deteriorated. Is not the alternative either a premature mar riage, or an absolete continuance in tlie arena of fashion, with a somewhat mortifying ad herence to the fortunes of new candidates, as, grade after grade, they assert tlieir claims to fleeting admiration, or vapid flattery ? llow much more faithfully does the mother perform her duty, who brings forth to society, no crude orsuperfictal semblance of goodness-, but the well-ripened fruit of thorough, prayer ful culture. Her daughter, associated with herself, in domestic cares, at the same time that she gathered the wealth of intellectual knowledge, is now qualified to take an active in the sphere which she embellishes. Adorn ed with that simplicity which attracts every eye, when combined with great breeding, and a right education, she is arrayed in a better panoply than the armor of Semiramis, or the wit and beauty of Cleopatra, for whom the Roman lost a world. NO. 7. Simplicity of language, as well as of garb and manner, is a powerful ingredient in that art of pleasing, which the young and lovely of our sex are supposed to study. The conver sation of children is rich in this charm. Books intended for their instruction or amusement, should consult their idion. Ought not females to excel in the composition of elementary works for the juvenile intellect, associated as they are withTt, in its earliest and least con strained developments ? The talented and learned man is prone to find himself embai • rassed by such a labor. The more profound his researches in science, and the knowledge of the world, the farther must he retrace his steps, to reach the level of infantine simplicity. Possibly, he might ascend among the stars,at.d ; feel at home ; but to search for honey-dew in the bells of flowers, and among the moss-cups, needs the beak of the humming-bird, or the wing of the butterfly. He must recall, with painful effort, the far-off days, when he “thought as a child, spake as a child, under stood as a child.” F'ortunate will he be, if the ! “strong meat” on which he has so long fed, have not wholly indisposed him to relish the “milk of babes.” If he is able to arrest the thoughts and feelings, which charmed him | when life was new, he will still be obliged to I transfuse them into the dialect of childhood. He must write in a foreign idiom, where, not to be ungrammatical is praise, and not utterly to fail, is victory. Perhaps, in the attempt, lie 11 nay he induced to exclaim, with the conscious majesty of Milton—“ my mother bote me, a speaker of that, which God made my own.and not a translator.” It has been somewhere asserted, that he wild would agreeably instruct children, must be come the pupil of children. They are not, indeed, qualified to act as guides among the steep cliffs of knowledge which they have never traversed; but they are most skilful conductors to the green plats of turf, and the wild flowers that encircle its base. They best know where the violets and king-cups grow, which they have themselves gathered, and where the clear brook makes mirthful music in its pebbly bed. Have you ever listened to a little girl telling a story to her younger brother or sister? What adaptation of subject, circumstance,and epithet? If she repeats what she has heard, now naturally does she simplify every trai.i of thought. Ifshc enters the region of inven tion, how wisely does she keep in view the taste and comprehension of her auditor. Ah, how powerful is that simplicity, which so rea dily unlocks and rules the heart, and which, “seeming to have nothing, possesseth all things.” Those who arc convenient with little chil dren, are not always disposed sufficiently to estimate them, or to allow them the high rank which they really hold in the scale of being. In regarding the acorn, we forget that it com. ! prises within its tiny round the fuiurc oak. It i is this want of prospective wisdom, which oc jeasions ignorant persons often to despise | childhood, and renders some portions of its early training seasons of bitter bondage. Knowledge is an impression of pleasure,” said Lord Bacon. They who impart it to the young, ought not to interfere with its original natures or divide the toil from the reward. Educated females ought especially to keep bright the links between knowledge and hap piness. This is one mode of evincing grati tude to the age in which they live, for the gen erosity, with which it has announced those prejudices, which in past times circumscribed the intellectual culture of their sex. May I be excused for repeatedly urging i them to convince the community that it has I lost nothing by this liberality? Let not the . other sex be authorized in complaining that the firesides of their fathers were better regu lated than their own. Give them no chance to throw odium upon knowledge, from the salts of its allies and disciples. Rather le\ them see, that by a participation in the bles sings of education, you are made better in every domestic department, in every relative duty—more ardent in every hallowed effort of benevolence and piety, I cannot believe that the distaste for house hold industry, which some young ladies evince, is the necessary effort of a mere expanded system of education. Is it not rather the a buse of that system ? or may it not radically be tlie fault of the mother, in neglecting to, mingle day by day, domestic knowledge with intellectual cultute? in forgetting that the warp needs a woof, are the rich tapestry can be perfect ? lam not prepared to as-ert that our daughters have too n.uch learning, though I may be compelled to. concede, that it is not always well balanced, or judiciously used. Education is not indeed confined to one point of our existence, yet it assumes peculiar importance at that period when the mind is most ductile to every impression. Just at the dawn of that time, we sec the mother watching for the first faint tinge of intellect, “mpre than they who watch for the morning.” At her feet a wholo generation sit as pupils. Let her