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Fren ‘he Memphis Gtzet'e.
LAST WILL A\D TF.TA'IENT OF THE MEMPHIS
G IZKTTrt.
lii t V name of Di*tiK»"r»cv Amen I
K oil nil m<‘ii by f ietf ;> v <: its, that Tl’c.
THE MEMPHIS GAZETTE oi’f.lir I Vj'ft. u<m>’l
|i | or, ami so mil |.ol tics. but eulirebieJ ami
emaciated beyo id t «• [mus.bbdity of resuscitn
to i, bv the romantic attempt to subsist o;i t e
promises of men. i o .viiiced t.ial we cannot
I ox.b.'v survive t ie jiiv.se it year, and lei lino
disuo ed to release our inoviuir spiiils f o n nil
fni'tlie/ e\|SMisive connection ivit'i our lea'lcn
t ibernade and to a joyful partieipatin i in tiie
co nmjr holiday levels, have, in due humility,
and just ce to all jiurt es resolved to ante date,
a little t ie ivjr !ar day of our demise calmly
disjai e oir e it sou t us our winding (up)
s' i et. “cast o ' our mortal c 0.1.” declare n ir
>e!t I'eiin et oaC iristinas day. and make ordain
and publish to the wo.ld tais oar last te-ta
nent. •
Il°m 1 Weaivc and liequeath to our dear
and we'l helore I coVnijio ai v pol.tieal co.ilju
to s nil our p fifing subscribers and an entire I
e.M mj t o i lout o e iv o do not pay ; less |
patronage and more money tuun we iave iv- !
c«‘iied hi our services; a longer and more
prosperous lift; t lati we bait* emoted ; our
sm.les for their joys ami our tears for their
woes.
Item 2. To our political o;>po' cuts wepro
|'o « to •* ft) gilt* find forget” till m kindness
11 bin wbieii side soever it may have come ;
a mutual cessutio iof all cart.burnings, w unl
ever or lioiveiur engendered ; an oblivion of
all inju t:ee a - <1 wioag, by iv loirisoe. or | erj e
tiateilo 'eo ce ved. wl etlier ct vortof hand or
eovot of heart; and a co-dial xv sit, t ant for
tu v and h0..0r may reward t e labors of each,
as • e may advocate want he belt; es t!.e right,
with bo esty and abil.ty.
Item 3 To flic friends '■* o have pnt'oi z
cd and p ill ns so our labor, we return our
sincere thanks for ’heir kindness and justice,
mo stoned as t ev !io irstly are with tears of
legret, timt oar pleasant tan aie Fevered for
ever.
Item 4. To tao ew o have delived eil'ci
amusema.it or instruct o i tiom t e to I o our
brain and b ind' and uaie with eld to t cm
selves our dues ti.e efor, we feeii hcqi;c ti
all t e benefit sue i aniu. eu cut or u tmet o ,
nnv line alio"ded Ineni; an aw,ike c ! rou
se e.ice and ho c.st dubto s, w nch w.ll not
sutler t em to treat ot ers. or o iers to treat
t bem as t ev haie treated us; and such a set
tleme.it oft aeir acco i: its w it.i tins office, as the
agent of oar proai eto s, and tae officers of i e
law mux 'e • V iijio.i.
Item 5. We gne <• ir blessing to ti.e world,
and, Wit i it. oir so emu deelarntio i that as
duriegl.fi* we lime maintained ti e mem si i
rtmi'it recti mi our l.ou e death saaii lie lice
foil self rcjitoarii. V\ e have advocated
pnueiples. measii.'es, and men, iv lit integrity
of pur; a>.*;, and mi eve sit.git to wti it we 1 e-
I eel the true liter sis of out couutri. We
line res s.e l all tcnijitatimns, wn.ca lane
somttunes ln»a thick about us. to .iverve fi st
into «-o iversatiou. and then l>o lly wm into
tiic tiact of w i ggci i ; and a i .<■ c 1 to t c
stern and lio c-t course of Democracy, nl
tuoug’i it lias led us into seli-starvat.o.i. dcatii
an 1 a iiibihatio i.
Item 3. We g veto our well beloved Deri'
» » no Hid of pi, to i o :-o e ami for oar loss.
Item 7. 1\ i give our read ho y to lie sold
ta 'ctr iy t e expenses o ' oar long illness. au>f
In; eral ee emu ms; and any surplus remain
iag, to the prize hind propo e 1 to b • raised i«»
t e first ste.no sli'p luat enters tire port o
Memphis.
A BUSIED CITY.
Tae Captain of an A'lieriean \es cl train: !
K iv. Ins lately disco.ere I oi tae coast o
l’eiu. ill the euviiuxM of Fiuscillo, an anc.ei.t
Imre I eitv of iu is, derahle extent. Fi'lioiving
ti.e coa.se ol’so ne eseav iti ) is w him t.u made. 1
l.c found the iv.dls of the ed.fires still standing,
and many oft em inn eonijilete state of preser- i
v-itiou. He itiurs fiom ti e rundiers and j
extent of t.'«n. that t e populat o . of the city j
no lid lot nineteen less tamt in e too as,and j
so ils. G eat nuns ei sos ke’etous ami iiiiiin-1
lines, in t per cot st .te if prose, vat,o i. we e !
found among t .<■ private and sacred e Ifiiees.
and a gient numlier of do.nest e utensils arti
cles off n nituie. emus am! cur oas ant.quit es.
f e e.itnijiiake h\ winch it was e gu fed.
ap| e. rs to line sui pr sed the iiiliab.tants l.ke
toe of Ponij.e I, in tie iii,'lst o t eir daily
avucatio as. and matix oft; cm weie found fix
* 'j t. Riv singularlx pie-cixed.bv the exe.lu
s o . of atmo.ji eric, air, in t e precise m t.o .
or e.iqilox iinurt oft c mooau.t w on over
" eliiiivl. O, e in ii, standing U|> ns li in t. e
net u <■><•,ijiing was lire -eiJ in a lig'i ro l e, m
tile to'd.s of wne i. corns were io.iibi, waicn
liave lieen sent to the seientllie iu.stdu o s o'
Li.iia for investigatmi. A (eninle was also
found sitting in a viiuir both e a loom, wiie i
contained an ut fill s!u and | e .ee of eotto.i.stuff
"ic is it* wis mt e act oi weaving. Tae
cotton.stuff (which is of a gaudy |»attern, hut
vei v neatly facrietited) is ahout e ght inches in
ihain ter and appears to have been only half
cn npleted. A gieat iiumhei of.mtiquit esand
cur os t es found in this Aineriean llereuli
iieum grave, have lieen seat to tae museum of
Lima.
ANECDOTE.
A lady belonging to New-England a few
years sinee, was publishing a liogrnp iv, and
in travelling tmoagh one oft..e States collect
ing aetseo it eete I w t ithe narrat ve, chance !
to lie seated at tae table of a lio’el opjio ate o e
ol t e right Honorable!*, fW'shfioai i.gland.
110 ora hie.—M I'lain. will von pie < e to tell
me how you commence an Amer.can In-
ograp iv ?
Lady.— Why, sir, said tie ladv, coining,
just as you would any other b ograpliy, I pie-
Mine.
llih.—Excuse me, madam, hut if I mistake
* ot, all other hiograph.es * ommenee with the
genealogy ofthe hero; hut. m America I ;un
to and. even yo ir ar stocinev can’t of en tell xx o
t. e.r grandfathers me.
Lady.—T.iey are still Ixotter ofT than vote
nobility.
Mon.—Mow. madam?
Lady.— Way, they ciu’t tell who theii
filh er# unc,
l’ne Moi.orahle attempted to stammer a re
I'lv, hut tlte reiterated peal.- of laughter pie
'•nted iu being Iward.
O II I G I N A L.
F ,r the San them Post.
A DREAM OF Tilt; PAST.
O', I h xe monied, -li I have run me
With tho e’oaee happy mid gnv.
Bar now Pm d.sitned. .>!>! I am doomed
Ta weep to hem, far away.
And oft, beside some stream I've sung
With those who were dear to me.
And oft times ha'h our cottage rung
With lire song of the merry ones’ glee.
And yet in innocence I’ve th night
That happier hours were vet tocotnej
But for tlio*e happier hours I’ve s mghr.
And found but misery alone!
And I have roamed on distant hill,
When all w as melody and love,
Aad pensive stood by the murmuring rill,
And view’d the moon in her course above.
A id, since I've dreamed—oh, I have dreamed
Upon tlia" place and its happy hours;
Ah, yes! and there, to me, it seemed
An E eti of ihe fairest fljxxers.
An ' then I dreamed—oh, yes! I dreamed
That rho e who were so fond and gay.
Wi re passing by, and diey li' le deemed
Tiiat time was hurrying them away.
A id time, methough*, one swelling wave
From so ne u.m iliced oeeao borne,
A leap from its deep bosom gave
And carried these frail mortals home.
Tin p, I awoke, but t'was too true,
D, a h’s rolling billow, sure, had cause
Ad ibreeJ me to bid forever adieu,
T > th ise .fear trieu Is he had hurried home.
VALERIA
Warren ton, Jin. m, 1 533.
For the S either i Post.
Scenes fur Lithograph in (Margin.
Nil. I.
Tacre is. perhaps, no Slate in the Union
w uea presents >u<> e favorable inducement for
L tliograp i;e Sketches liian o ir own ; or o e
\v ne.i co i! l/aflb.':l mini licautiful sceias for
!io i.'irlo ir of the co mo sear. I; sa> ikl Ik; a
so ure of until) nil regie!, ns well as natio i.il
aupod. to see t io muse) of pijier imprusse I
wit it ie sickly “com Tee,l” of fb egn sec
aerv, a a It ie af aiutu.es o ' ini igmary fen i!«;s,
in im igiuary co.tu n u. vv lieu lie in rea ns u:>-
o i the table) of tie xveuit iv, I liutratioas of
fieri t o s xv.i ks. such as 3,r \/ liter Sen t’s, in
which arc einbol.f'il nine i of natural dcscrip
'ioa, wo ihl not lie inelu !e I in this go ieial ecu
sure; but only such as ntc xvitlio it a prototy|te,
ami having m immeluiTe bearing on, or ex
einpl fixation of nnv re il time place, o. eir.
eiiuistance. A single co’uinn !ia lowed by t e
to ieh oftitne. t i tel! that •• liimn suit” is con
a.'crate ! by the teeming recollections of what
a is bee i. u:i i !k' in wifi it an iute ot that can
u»t bo exi'iie ! bv tlse most splemlid imagery
w fie i spring) from the mind of an architect,
and in iv or mtv not be. The assi hiitv with
xv Yr'i so elgn manners, so eiga views, an ev
ery t ting foreign is co le rted, destroys that
i lentihiMt o i of people rind principles which
gives nutio ulitv to tcoi itrv. Ta; sublimity
of his native scenery, engrafts itself on the
iniiul of the Sxvl.ss, and imparts tint unity o
* . 1 , •
dm I city and i oVc, ess by which he is char
ne’er! • ' ; and, perhaps, no idea contributes
: more to the formation of tliat chir.actc tha
xvhen he looks to t e snow-clad steep and fee's
that even the picture of nis nativ e Alps excites
t e awe and ustooislirue it of the beholder in
some fo.cignclime. Tout sc neiyofn char
acter, to elicit the admiration of the most in
d Here it exists iu ibis Stare,is not a mittcr'of
controversial uncertainty. Nature has been
prolific of localities in Georgia, which if pictur
e 1 by the pencil ofthe \rtist. xxo i!d rival and
even surpass, in beauty, some ofthe most hon
ored ! mdse ir.es offoreign mini rat <> i. Those
who une seen can but recollect with emotions
of pride, when he tinl. that it is his native
land; but those who have no. must be in
deb'e I to the inadequate and wholly inefficient
medium of language, or to the easel oi the Ar
tist. Amo g tho e Which should he deemed
wo t iv of pictorial immortality, tie Valley of
Naucoochee, and the adjacent scenery, would
, i:e selected—not as pre-eminent, but ns one
most naturally oven ring to the mind of the wri
ter of this ro nmunicat.oa. from the eireum
'stances which arc around him. 1. 1 contrast
xv. tli scene tv of its oxvn <d iss, perhaps no es
t in tte too exalte I coal I lie attribute i to it. —
Wit .out the adventitious aid of art'to adorn, or
labor to amend—resting in the quiet of nature—
-1 ,t xx otilil claim laurels fio n f -e nm-t lavish lieau
jtv which is awarde I to the Alpu.c oi C .ncas-
I-an Valleys. Looking tip-on it as a part of a
j scene—t- exv o e olhvli ch |re cuts an intimate
jeombniaton of the beaut.fill and grand, wth
I eno ig i of the latter to reader it sublime, from
Mil no points of View —an Artist would be re-
fenuJ i) h ii.so e which is fel.ticioas in every
const tuent, to re ider it wortiiv of a “ ebefd’
ceux ,e” est!), t. T. eejussic lemuiiseenee that
easts a halo over the T i ssaliau *• Temple ’
ns w inting, hut »e cloud o 'oblivion wliica io>ts j
on ti e savage. “ 11.1..010 ed and unsung,’
Iwl.o-i footsteps first itimV it home throws a
| round the mind of tne aim .list that uncertainty
x»he i creates an emot.on nearly all.ed to .t in
interest. Tne significations attributed to tie
name JV lu-coochec, are various, Tne eo n
mo.ily received acceptution oft etem is, “a
,lur.” If this communication were intended
ibr anything hut a mcie finger-|s st to d»re».*t
the admirer of an Lca;>e. the etvin I’ogical on.
gin and upplicatioa, might lie commented upon
xvilli propriety : if a signification, consistent
with tbo Indian habits, and less artificial in the
THE SOUTHERN ROST.
; transport ion of abstract similitude, to a mind
w lieu aim ts i.otinng but real, apparent and
visibV* hkeriesses were sought, a diflercnt one
could lie applied. Xt-qnh u :hce. translated
iu.o oar tong.ie, would denote “ a great ni mv
Lenees.” 'I hose w o ice familiar witu Indi
an languages k oiv t!i it tae syllabc construe
;tioii oi tiieir comjiouiid terms adai t a synco
pation, which would easily transform it into
tlie name now accorded to Naucoochce.—
jVV.ieii we know that the Uc.bces ixitc scatter
I tered from tlie Alabama River almost to the
Atlantic, tlie propriety ofbuch a derivation of
tin* word is apparent.
The Valley of Naucoochee comprises an
unbroken level of three or four miles in length,
on each bank of the main source of the Ciiat
tahoochec river. FronitbesummittofVonab
Mountain, the eye may take at a glance the
who e extent as it lies almost at its base. Of
ten, as we ascend by slow and tedious steji up
tlie sides of tlie mountain, we turn our eyes
from t ie go and above us, to catch the prov.ect.
as iucreising altitude, opens a wid< r field of
, vision, and every ascending loot brings some
more distant im ige to tlie view. Ou the west
ern part o the summit, we stand u-ion the
brink of an awful precipice, and look alternate
ly down tlie dark abyss and then upon the qu et
valley—presenting, at once, the green field and
yellow harvest. Tne distant cottages, almost
indistinct fro u distance, one by one str ke tlie
be lol'e ■ w t!i an unjiression of peace and happi
ness ; a id we fly from the pain) 1 respiration,
caused by the gloomy and uuj ending crags on
iv nch xve stand, to welcome the silent picture
ol tie happy valley. We lift our eyes from
the e, and to the north we see a barren moun
tain, who e base is dot :ed with green, but as it
rises crag on crag, towering up ward, tree and
shrub vanis fiom the sight —vegetation with
ers by little and little until it assumes an a q eet
o ' Withered baldness, as desolate as the sands
o Z diarrn. But hexond and above it, xve see
ano'her, around who ie arid summit floats a
misty blue; and furt.ier on anot er,and anoth
er; and pe ,k iijiou |>e.ik swell to the skies like
A itumn’s da; k ands m loxvy do t is, until tin;
eye grasps nothing but 11 it; blue ho: 7.0;.. On the
east, Iteyo.id tlie va ley, iiill lievond hill rise by
steps to meet t.he and stunt mountains, and we
*OOlll to he enclosed in one vast amphitlieatre.
I’otiie so it li, last not least, xxe discover the
soatury Callo lee rising from tlie plain. At
our feet, we see the market and rugged il,
the tree, tiie rook ; and as we lift our exes yet
,‘urt,.er ou, ascending terrace) o e after anoth
er, meet our .sight, 11 itil rocks and trees,
ills and terraces, are lost in the distance and
link inseperable from tlie blue ether, and your
feet is the centre of one vast illimitable circle.
An impressio 1 of happiness inseiisibiv steals
upon us, for the grand and beautiful piospect
iruiind us tears us from “ the busy bu nos
ueu—” fro nthe sel.fis mess of earth, and w t 1
a thousand thrilling emotions of awe and ad
oration, we exclaim, *• tne hand that made it
is Divine!”
From t .e sublimity of Nature alone—from
the wild torrent —from ti c mountain whose
summit is lost in eternal snow—from the tow.”
ering Andes—from old ocean’s billowy wrath :
when dark, deep and dismal the gloomy storm
howls oil—from the e alone, we comprehend
tne sublimity of Infinite and Eternal power.
“ Sweet vale ot Oi oca !”
N.
For the Southern Post.
In an attempt (published a few days ago in
the Southern Recorder) to compliment our
gallant Floyd tor his victory over tlie great
Okefi oke. I was induced to select and adopt,
as a text, some three or lour stanzas fiom the
‘•lsle of Founts.” of the much admired and
deservedly celebrated Mrs. Ilemans.
Since then, I was again looking over that
|)!ece of hers, and it occurred to me tiiat it was
asu .;ec for parody, especially xv.ien tak n in
connection xvi h the scenes or operations now
being acted there, in that quarter, by General
Floyd, a native Georgian, of whom, it must
be acknowledged bv all men, in till [daces, that
lit; is the solder and ti e officer, and a high
destiny just y awaits him.
Parody oa Jlrs. 11-mans* “ Isle of Founts.”*
BY DR. *******.
“ Son of the stranger ! wouldst thou take
O'er yon blue hills thy lonely w av,
To reach the st iii and shining lake,
Along whose banks the w est winds play ?
Le: no vain/eur* thy heart heguili
Oil! thou the Fountain Isle!
Lull 'out the mighty serpent-king,
Mills: the gray sands, his old domain ;
Ward but tlie crocodiL ’sX rajiid spring;
Toy step hat lake's green shore has gain'd,
A id ihe bright isle, now all is passed,
11 ts surely m t thine eye at lu.-l!
Yes ! there, with all iis rainboxv streams.
Clear as within ihy bullet's tl glit,
Tite Isle of Founts, the Isle of Dreams,
Floats on the wave in goluen light,
Aati lovely must the shadows be
Oi groves whose fruits are tipe for tine '.
And breathings from the sunny fl >wers.
Which are not ofthe things that die,
And singing v ices from th* ir bowers,
D>■ k gree thee m their p irp e sky :
Sol. voice , e’en like those tine dwell
F- r in i.egiven reed’s boll xv tell.
V,| . ile nauf “Isle-’fFjun »” from “IndianTra
dilio .” will l.e foimu coimneacing a the 29th page
Ist vol. of her I'oetieal Works. Tae whole tenor and
»roug current in the “Isle of louills,'’ is a pressing
adiu nation on the while man never to attempt to ex
-11 re or invade the Okefinoke, lest lie lie comes involv
ed, Is wildered, fur, and perishes.
t Gen. Floyd is operating under orders fro n the Ex
ecutive of Georgia.
I t There are no cougars in the Okefiuoke, but plenty
of croeoUdtis and alligators.
Or dost thou Afar the soun•’« hri* rise
From tlie de"p chambers of he earth T
1 he w ild and wond’rous melodies
To wlneh the anc.ent rock* raxe bir h 7
Like that sweet song of hidden caxes
I Snail swell Chore wood-no es o'er the waves.
The emerald waves!—they *ake their hue
A id image front ha' -u .1 r : e *h -e :
But thon hast mirth and he Lihi/ri ith true !
And didst thou seek that suhtle, mystic o*.
Ret ire thee, hadst thou morning’s speed,
The dreamy land doth not recede!
Yet on the bieeze thou still doth hear
The music of its flowering shades,
And exer shall the sound be near
Oi founts thainpple through its glades;
The sound, and sight, and flashing ray
O; joyous waters in tiieir play!
Bu' j >y for him who secs them burst
With thin, bright spray-showers :o the lake ;
Earih has a spring to quench the thirst
That semblance in his soul shall w ake,
Forever pouring through his dreams
The gushing of t' ose tasted streams !
Bright, bright, in many a rocky urn.
The w a.ers ofour deserts lie,
While, at ihe source, his lip wont burn,
Nor parch with fever’s ag my !
From ihe blue mounts to ihe main
Our thousand floods don't roll in vain.ll
E’en thu9 our soldiers have gone o'er
Back from their short and weary guest;
They must have seen the untrodden shore,
And ean they, midst those wilds, find rest?
The ligh ning of heir glance not fled.
They dwell not yet amongst the dead.
They slay beside those 1 ills,
Wilh v.sions in their lightened eye.
Their joy is n>i amidst the hills.
But when the red men 'fore them fly;
Their arms not on the cedar hung
Few rations on their shoulders slung.
And unto death they onward go,
In armor bright, the warrior band,
The night pass o’er ti e 11 dim and slow—
They have not !eit for the spirit lend !
Beneath those pines and green tre* leaf
Show were the brave find not thiir shop.
San of the 9'rnnger! if at eve
S.'ence be 'midst 11s inUiv place,
Go thou past, when the mighty leave
Tlie strength of battle and of chase !
Let no vain fears thy heart beguile
Oil! seek thou now, thy Fountain Isle !
T.xicgs, Dec. Ulh, IS3).
4 Floyd has had no use for the canoe and oa-, in cut
ing his way through the swamp. Our soldiers went
over, or aeros* t te swamp, in a very short timr, having
taken but few days’ provisions, with thtin, from :he ac
counts of the commanding general.
llTiie small rivers Oeniulee and Flint arc wafiiig
thousands of cotton bags to seaboard, and bring many
benefits 10 the country.
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OFFICE, ON TR JO - STREET, ONE DTK * FHOM Xn.BERRV
STRLET, AND OPPOSITE TflE CENTRAL HOTEL.
M OS:
SATURD VY. J kTU.VRV 2 7. mi.
OCT O i M i idavbist we uaform a'elv go' oar page
of our inside f rm knocked in '1• j+, »hehw> h.jc will
be a suffii ient ap '!"gv for the l ick of r< * ling tna’ter
atid the late api eurauee 01 air shi e’t»- lay.
Sir At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Monroe
Rail Roa.l and Buuki ig Company, held at ! »r!h ■>-
1 ing II aj-e.in this city, yes’erJay, 'he foil-) ». g gentle
men were re-eVrie I Dreciorsfor 'he ensu.ng • i ir :
L. L. G alii , Presj lent.
B. T. O'oear, M. Bartlet*,
H. Solomon, Ja.'iie Lank
S;. Lanier, P. G. Thompson.
{FT We have receive ! the first number of ’he Mc-
Intosh County Hi r.x'd, and Darien Connner i d Regis
ter, published ai Dirien, Georgia. It is lies'ly printed,
i and bears the marks of a respectable prin - , ani v* ill no
doubt receive a due proportion of public pa ronage.
SO” We ltax-c received the January number of die
Southern Literary Messenger for the present year. Is
pages are replete as ever with valuable and interes ing
matter, suited to almost every class of rea.lers Tiiere
I is no periodical in this country so deserving of the pa
; tronage of the South, being supported it-t-ll by S.mthern
| talent and genius. We wish this valuable periodical
much success, as its merit most richly deserve*. I wid
be a sdgina ou the Souih it it tail tor vx ant ot si.lb 'e 1'
patronage. 1 1 order to present bet'er the w.«he- , I
1 prospects of the proprietor, we have submitted te- re
marks until e commencement ot ihe present Voinrn,
which will be found below.
’ T-> OUk FRIENDS AND S»BSC«t#£:iS
We commenee te fifth volume of f-«; Mo -
sengcrwitii renewed Franks to our wthsciV
and eontrihutor.s, and to tiie public gener ly.
iiH’ludiugtne corps editorial, lor their gent mis
sup[>ort and indulgence for the last fourj n-.
It wdl be icmemiat.e I, that at tnebeginn goi
our vxo k, it was strictly an experinu t o:
doubtful results. In tiie'south, especial ,no
such piiublicatiou had been able to maintain
itself against tiie usual discouragements w neb
attend literary adventure ; and .mr writers of
Ige ms bad either wasted their powers in un
congenial pursuits, or sought an oppor’iin tv of
! displaying tnein in distant Stales, w ,e <• tas’e
: and talent were more amply rewart'e '. H e
flatter ourselves we have had -o ne liumh-e
share in awakening a more laudable sj ni on
the south side of the Potomac. Many young
| men, wo have reason to think, haxe been in-
duced to essay their strength in blurt y com
(Misitio'i, who might otherwise have sarin k
liomthe trial. Our pages have been fiequeetly
curie-lied bv the chaste and beautiful pio Ini
tio s oxx oman’s mind; and even veterans.
XX O for yeais'had reposed on their lame s
have I ecu templed once more io gird on tn r
armor, and ro enter tire lists of into eetiud
sii be. Tims far »e have Wad much to lig.gen
the caies ap<l toils of our journey, and we stih
feel every inducement to perseveie. I : xxo ihl i
be uucandi !, however, not to acknoxv edge,
that i.ol withstanding t!:e undoubted sta res
and npprobat'on wiiieii the Messenger has ic
reived, it ought to l e eonsideied ns st il in tx
fu'rimi nt,it li iblc to all those vicissitudes whir l
beset similar eslab isim ents. We areawaie
lluxt iu this country nt least, the emp.re o.
* hteruture, like that of law and politics, is *ub-
i'fri to constant and sometimes violent fluctun
tio-is; and we have no rijfiit to hope for an
eiionpf.oii fiiiui tin; common lot. We may
!«• s:ti Ito liaie- made lour am.ual voyages xv t.»
.siicceis, and xet m v e-i'ii c;..*-ou:,U;r sip.
xv nek i t*K- fifi i. unless favo (;>i w.ili pros, er
-01 •<£ es and siistn. e I l»v aa cfli ctive etjii p
oie t. Cos 11. «;? tor.s an* ria. t‘ve;. v(J le
tio.t to co..tend mtii us ior a stiare of public
patronage ; mid it would lie folly to e!o-.e our
eyes to tlie f ;ct, that whilst competition, to a
certain degree, is rather useful than otherwise,
lieyotKl that point it is too often a death struggle
in which the least powerful must yield. Tiiere
are other dancers which the lit rarv press
opccmlly, is doomed toenco inter—in the fc.s
-ti’liousncss vnr cfy, and mutafi.l ty oi the puhlic
T'iste. Win’ sf some ofour readers ureco tent
with plain nutricious fool, ot .ers require a
larger infiiso : of spice. Some liecome wea rie I
iiv !oag and grave articles—whilst otneis (ns
f laxvkeye exp'esies it.) are not satisfied ivitli
the brief,-md sportive sallies w.ucli ocoasiouallv
em'iell s'i our pages. In not a few instances a
po'-t'o • iro ir constituents have held us resjou
s !>'c forali lii<' sc .tanents co .tail ed in all Lie
lutic'es o r our eorrespotitViits ; a ru eioun.
O'-iso uilile in itself ti t! we o ltd no! lie
ho uni eve 1 to a g c the que->t o ) iv.th t..c mal
co tents. T .e.e is also ai o' aer class of our
siifiscr.*H*rs which we coi.iess occasions us
lime 1 perjdeX'ty. We ttliude to tho e xv ,0
co- tint e to ’end us t c r naiiu-s and e .eu c eer
ns iv t 1 t ,e:r smiles—hut xet are unhappily
ficgetful of the terms o' p i /iention. Most
gln’lv would xie 11. x tie | ;:| ei n : ker tual
conpodto - w ih the <• grate ill proofs of en
eourageme it, il’that kind of c. r.ency wouid
answer in this ivo Id of rea.ity as well as i>i
malice. The fiir fiihric of hit rtv itself cannot
exist without taxation; and the labors ot.e
go 1 1 and the p : o is would so 1 1 per sl, if un
siipporte I by that powerful met'llic spring,
xvVe’i put) a!! human nneume y Hilo mot oa.
We ho- e we.shall not l e co sidcred as im
k i g the-e lent irks in a queru'ous spirit, 1 or
foil motive) of an exclusively (cr.'-oual
ehara«'te". lii livulu.allv. xve m-ki owledge ti.e
great interest xve Ice. in tin* establishment of
something like a home literature, but it would
Is' a g*e it mistake to suppo e that w:ta the
p>e-e it I'iiti-o iage oft e Messe iger, (taoug 1
very co isiderah'e ) its pei'imiary benefits
wo iH constitute t:;e prominent inducement te
co 'r ue it. la that point of view, a connex
ioa e t er with the me ■'•untile or political ptess
wo il I uiique-st o mb’} yield a clearer nett profit.
T.iere arc circumstance*, however, which
! c-'iiliarlv tb.-bid, at t ie pr xci.it cri«i), the
sligiite.st rel in itiou ofelFirt on our p irt to -.e
ci: 1; t' e st. hiitv and j ermanency of this wo: k.
U teri v ind;s|;ii ed as xve are, and entirely
impolitic 'it* it wool.l Im.'. to ov.iigie. ,u political
sti ff tile e arc so ne q n;-HO,i) toac niig our
m.tlo ni existe ice and union, wh.ch occasion
ally force them .elves upo 1 our pages, in spite
of ourselves. Oa the quest ,o.i* there is no
divis o 1 of party, no and iference of opinioa, in a
large po'tan oft is great coufederncy—and
hv ni i v xv t 1 trnf 1 a i I, that the mad virtuous
ttifl c.d.g He I of t'tc iv io’e nation concur in
t •• p 01 etv of arresting that, fanatical sp:r.t
qe ce :s to involve 11* iii the horrors of
seri'.li' w ir, nod the miseries of disunion. It
is t e duty, \*e huirihly conceive, of the south
ern ! •••; • es; wiallv, to sustain every barrier
xvfticli cm !«■»• ♦; te l against these mi chievous
violations of civil and social duty; and we
think, that to 'omhii.e the literary with the
political press for tiiat object, would he exercis
ing ai it ?• dice not to lie disregarded. We
sh ill therefore continue to persevere. From
!>«• I*o.llll ng. we have been sustained by noble
at.-I g<: eroas ft ends witlio it whose aid we
sho il i u.iqiK'.t o laha; have Io ig since suck
un W tiie c .re and o'spons.h lit es of this h oi k.
We im rie teem to co tinne their support so
lo g as we shall e'ese xe t; mid to our able
and excellent co itnhutors w< appeal once
more, in t e full co ifi •ence that they will not
relax their dibi t) to build up and establish tlie
cans*; of literature iu o tr good old common
wealth.
Cunimun'rated.
i J!/f. E<i'hr. —Please publit-h tbc annexed Law of
thi* Stall*, j.asxetl mi the Srnsion <>f 182fi. I believe
tlx it ii i .the xx i diof all uur busiiips* men tbit Die rem
edy tlicivei provided, should he iliterpo ed for the pro
tection of our If inks ay lilts! t ;e lisri-sjiey dniruida of
tiiuse of August-r. ami also.»>l the lli ll,ers of lint city.
'l'..ex are no-.v miking strrnu is ell '.ts t i trippleor
destroy the luisiness of M.icon, and tn check nur works
of Internal Improvement, merely t> it ratify selfish views
fir their own ini mediate vicinity. The specie thus oh
t riiied (orinneli of it.) is not even applied tn their own
H mkin t p.i •[» isos. Ii it Ii i: been sh.ppcd t i the North.
\V • i . t .it lias the I tst sp uk of pitrinlism for Georgia,
cun -tin timi such a proceeding !
1. Il' .iiiy bank nr oilier inslituti ii. which is, or shall,
or in iv he i neoiqHinieU by I >. e general assembly ol tire |
>t.ue of Ge igia, or mil i l r .vful aulirouly of the fJm
t»'d 81 lies, or any one ot tliem, or any broker, nr any
a-gi-nt. aitorne , <.r olfieer ot any broker, or bank, or
other iiisti ntion .is afo.esa and, snail ..t any time aferthe
passage ,I tl'.s 1.1, coilecl aei| .ire. po.cliasc rrcceive,
who lie in tie osite or o.liemise. tne biil O' bills, note
or non s. or other security o r securities of any bank or
banks, which ior are, or sh ill, or in ty lie incorpora
ted. I«x the general Assembly ol t.us rsiate, or located
m this Slate, liy lawful authority, such bank or other
uisliinlinn. or broker, agent, attornev. or otiiier so col
' leelmg. u-ipii ini. pun basing, or ncrixiiig su ti tali or
til ls note >. notes, or other s eu. i y ir ». cur.ties, shall
not la-eutilied to clai n, do,mud, hr.e. recover, or re
ceive of or from sueh other ball s so inco pofalid, or
i eliarlered b, loe mineral i. sou b y ot tins or 1.-
ea ed Iheiciu by la. tut ant .or tv as ai > rsoil, iiitcrcrt
on sueli bill o h li-. note or notes or oth-r security oi
s cu ilies. above o b ymal the rale . f lour jier centum
per annum : I‘rnf d.d, that no lung herein con; invert
siia l.mlhorixeorad.l v any b uk lo refuse r. J. ea iog
anx of its I Ms. xx hu h s.iad Ii ive In n reeeived in pay
ment for land a, an . United Slat, .-’ Laud Olii e. upon
de...slid for payment made by any LuuitcJ Slates
agent.
•g. Si c. 11. Wlienexer* dem tud s all be made for
spe. :e ii|»'ii iti Iter of the bauks ineorpo.ated by the
general as emb y of the Stale of xieoig.a, or upon any j
hmk b rati and tm r. in by lawful authority, and live Pres- j
ideal, o cashier of tiie hank, upon which tire demands I
snail I*, made, shall su |<vt or l> l.exe tliai the jiersoi) I
demanding s ee:e. is I. e o ce , igent, or attorm v of
any broker, or a y nu.orpo.ateil -ns itution w hatever,
h. lhcr authorized by tiie general assi mbly ol the
tate of Georgia, or located therein by lawful authority,
r created by authority ol any of the tvtates, il shall lie
xxlulfoitiie cashier or president of die bank Irom
In h sjeeie shad Iv ii» inauiletl. to retjuue the |e.s..ii
persons m iking the and m ind, to lasi an oalli b f -r.'
iud e, jn-tiee, or magisi.uie. in t a* pie nice ol si«l
■ e» dent or cashier, t at be is not a uu . as the oHiet r,
agent, or at orney of %ny broker, or ol any incoi|Hira
tnut whatever; an lin ease of a u 'U'SI to lake said
atn by the pvrsau at pci-ous spi cie, liven
such person or persons shall not b; entitled tar clifrn
demand, recover, or receive interest on -uch bill or bill-,
note or noli-*, beyond the rate of four per centum per
annum.
3. Sac. IIL Nothing in this act shall Is* so con
strue.! a.) to Jrp’i.e iodi-iduals (brokersor tie irugents
e-copied ) wh • may demand s[»'e:e fur themselves far
the *i ites. or b.ll . or other securities of either of the
l.aaks incorporated by the gencrid assembly of tae State
of Ueor/is. or car itod therein by lawful authority, from
the same privileges and advantages in obtaining specie
or iute.-cst a.* now eaist by the laws of tliis State.
UEOBOIA FEMALE COLLEGE.
This Institution seems to have opened with the most
fl ittering prosper!s. During the two fir.-t weeks, one
hundred and thirty-one pupils were received—Bß in
the College classes, and 43 in the primary department
The present (whi his the third week) several have
been received each day,
Three classes are formed, called first, second and
Junior. The Faculty deem it inexpedient to admit
any into the Seniiw class until the beginning of the
collegiate year, in Oct. next.
The present prosperity of the College, has surpas
sed our ino*t snngu n; expectations, and is we trust,
but aa earnest of its future operations. The number
of pupils utaii feats the interest which exists through
the 'late for iu success. It is now very certain, that
there will he more tuun a hundred in the collegiate de
p.i.tuent.
We feel xvrll assured, that no school in our State
all >rd) equal advantages fir the improvement of xoung
Ladies. The same duties which in most schools.de
volve on one or two teachers, are here divided among
a Faculty of able anil efficient Instructors, some <q
whom are gentlemen of long experience in teaching
V\ e are satisfied t .at solid 111 st. uction "ill not be neg
lected, far that which is only shoxvy and fashionable.
High hopes are excited in our community of its <uc
• resa, and we trust are not confined to ihe locality of
tae C 'liege. \X e are led lo hope that it may xet lie the
pride of Georgia, and a /’ 11‘ietr in a rip tent of l -
male K Incut on, that h re bus its foundation and or
igin—which system, and nothing short of which,
would correspond with the inij’iovemenu of ti.e pres
ent age of the world.
Georgia M< -sr • ,/• r.
~n*n' -■ * * I,*-. , ,ma
AUCTION—BY r. A. li : I.TML
Oni Mmiay, 2S/!i inti int at 10 o'clock,
la front of the Yellow S ore, Cos ’"a Avenue,
33J SAfKN SALT,
Afloat, now a’the wharf. >5 de pos: ire—'em)' -sh.
On Wednesday, 3 Uh inst nt at 10 o'clock,
At the Yellow S. 'r*. Cuimn A -n.i’u .
,A I lav.lee ifDTt t GOODS end RriADV M VDB
CLO I RING, consisJng .1 Cakcos, Muslin.-, It am •
spun-, L 1-1 y-, Sa'tine Negro Ciu.iu.ig, doc.
2 1 ha-ke's Chatupag e.
S i.e oositjve to close a consignment. Term* cash.
Jan 26 i.jp
mc sic s'i’ol l e ~'
(M BRUNO has just received and for »ale a hand
some ass. r'rnen' of Pianos, Vioiius, Rules, B-n**,
Guitar S rings, Music, &c. Sec.
Tiie Pianos are of -uperior workmanship, ami »iil
be xvagrau ed and kep! 111 tune one year.
All orders xvi!! lie thankfully received and promptly
attended to, at die Music Btore next door to Mr. J. It.
O.dershuxv’a Carriage and Furniture Ware H mse.
Jan ts-14
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber, from favorable repre
ee'itations, employed one Win. Russell,
SJ a stranger to him, to go io the Cher Aeo
_a i with important paptirs, he left about die
middle of this month with a very large Back Mare and
a Sorrel Horse, one of which he was to have left a' M i
con, since which he has not bien heard from. He is a
young man, apparently ahout 23 or 21 years of a e,
nearly C feel high, says he was born in Baltimore,
though his conver-ui ion indicates that lie is a fore gner
A handsome reward will be given to those who wifi en
able 'he stiliseriber to obtain his property and hr i * l.e
thief to justice. A. SHOT WELL
Li e county, Jan. 22 if-14
DIVIDEND No. 4.
MONROE R. R A BANKING COMPANY, ?
Macon, January 2f»th, 1339. s
fill E Board of D ectors have this dnv declare J a D •
* vide.id oi 82 fi ) per share for the ias? st months,
it being a die rn'e of Id per cent, per annum on tiie
B ink Capi al lielo.v Forsyth, and at the same Tee pi r
annum mi l.e Bank Capital of extension above Forsyth,
wii eh will be paid to Stockholders on an Infer Mmi
ua'.ihi 24. h in.-t A true extract from the Minutes,
Jan. 26 It _ PETER SOLOMON', >la leer
GOLD INK,
\ beautiful arie!. for Artists, Schools, Private Fatni
le , Banker., Merchants, &c. This I ik, when
wrifei with, his the nppearance of Gild. It cri ■<’.
uve I either'vPh a ipiill, s ell pen, or a fine hair b-. -.i.
L i lies will find it for Omanien al Painting, T.-mng
Cards, itc., to lie superior to any nmilar ar w ii-ch
has ever been introduced to the no' -e <d t :i‘ ac. —
For sale by J- H. & W. S ELLIS,
Jan. 2>> 14 By appointment.
Combs! Conilfk :
m|IE subscriber returns his thanks to t clm-e is >f
i M icon, an i he surrounding country loi tin ad
p.i r.i iage, ai l s l ei.s a continuation of the sa m iu
n piirtnc T r'o ie SvellCo-nlis on the welding ays eni,
soar to .varfiin. ole s.ihscrils-r are eg cd
to new Cos n i-. Uiihis'ii.mahie Combs will he cut il
made to suii the latest f: saio i aim will lie xvarranu »o
be as good and as durable as anythat can be parchu i,
and to look isjuaily as well. Tiie subscriber uls* 1 live
on liami Tortoise Shell Combs which will be soi l cheap
for c3f»n. H. PETTL'S.
N B.—A few more weeks *ud the opportunity will
clo e.
January U 13e
CAUTION ! ! S
\NOTE purporting to have been made hy tr rseh,
bear.:.!' oa.e the first day oi January 1.434, so gilt
hundred tl >’lars, and pc valve to one Adam II lrdin or
Ha' e >, ha- 1 cf-n pe c itcl lane by -Vcx.i oer
Woe cr '••'8 imp erCoun v. Front 'he imiisti. -a
w which tie no* 1 i* write ,it is ditficult ! o< the
time x*he iit wav inteude jto be due. A'i per- are
rauti ••i*-! arid fij'wnr c ’ from tf.vdil'/f ft fsaid o"h . as
it has lieen fraud, fitly ol) aiiied auu is not gem. •
D. JAMS' 1;
Jannacy 19 Ift:
SIJ-T.ic Messenger and Telegraph will g.ve. the
above two i isef’ion.
I'«*iey Sua,, CauTy. Ac.
1 DOZ. Fa icy Soap—assorted
1 VJv/ 3.X' Is Can iv do
1 0 bo.xe- ad half Nmus No. I Soap
40 do B;,enn C v idles
4J doz. Wine. IChcrry, Air. i -1 anil II t
Fir sale by J. PHILLIPS.
January 19 13tf
Irish Po'ataf*, Apples, Ac..
QUA BBLS. Ir sti rj'a: e«-, o :re
TM 10 do do ii-. red
10 do Ap,iie«, 10 do Ou'ona
In good order . nd fur sale by J. PHILLIPS.
January 19 130
Avid library's Hall,
I IST received a fresh supply o Bal-am Coca v a
Capsife-, a French prepara ion, xvarr »>c. and i tli ' ;
a! and spec x cure iivt! aorrnea, J.J, i,u. cc ' lcbir
d-e se*. Wich the Cap-u e- p - -»■ ,t. , r , ~r., pftit|l
• 4'tlie eomin nB i smv, ti a b .'hiy c.. , ... {,\-S\
•hcv are n‘. '.g*"be" Ire. |.„in t l 'e v 0 , ,- >, i..g
nu'hcine. Also Cop r J,,, h ■ Ic.
ii "lily reco'tinie deiH *r ~ , l«c.t
ivsiricix i\*a* Hr dc, ~r bin V’
.. dmarv business. A> * * if fU, -
i P : > ' !l "fsujene - f N v.M. J. UuUh - ,-n.