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THE 1 Is published in the city of Macon every Saturday Morning, at three dollars in advance, four dollars after three months— two dollars for six months— and mailed to country subscripts by the earliest mails enveloped by good strong wrappers, with legible direc tions. {&~ No subscription received for a less period than six months—and no paper discontinued, until al arrears are paid. Advertisements not exceeding twelve lines will be in -Berted at 91 00 for the first insertion, and 50 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. tgrAdvertise ments not limited when handed in, will be inserted till forbid, and charged accordingly. JO" Any person forwarding a ten dollar bill, (post paid,) shall receive four copies, for one year, to be sent to differeut persons, ns directed. JO* letters, on business, either to the Publisher or Editor, must come post paid to insure attention. TO RENT, M THE House and Lot opposite the old Presby terian Church, at present occupied by Mr. Rus sell. Possession given the Ist of January. For terms, apply to WM. S. ELLIS. December 22 9 TO RENT, A THREE Fire-proof STORES, fronting on 3d street; Three Fire-proof STORES, fronting on Cherry-street. They are large and commodious, and well calculated for any 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 occunnney, and possession immediately given. Those on Cnerry-street will be ready by the Ist of Octoher next. Rent will be reasonable, and commence from Ist of October. Apply to DAVID RALSTON. N. B Several very airy ROOMS on the second floor oi the above buildings, suitable for Lawyers Offices, will also be rented. I). R. July 7 37tf_ New Clothing Store. R. W. MORRIS A CO HAVING located themselves in the store formerly occupied by Wm. B. Johnson &. Cos. (east side Mulberry street,) are now opening an extensive assort ment of Ready-Made Clothing, of the latest fashions, and of superior workmanship, which will lie SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH. Their stock consists in part of the following, viz : Super blue Cloth Cloaks, Goat’s hair Camlet W rappers. Brown and mixed Cloth Overcoats, Invisible Green do. Mohair and Beaver Cloth do. Pilot Cloth do. Blanket Hunting Coats, Kentucky Jeans 1 rock and Dress Coats Beaver Cloth Frock do. Pilot Cloth Hunting Coats, Super blue Cloth Frock and Dress Coats, Do. black do. do. do. do, Do invisible g”'en and brown do. 350 Vests, comprising allstyles and descriptions, Victoria and Coronation Cossimere Pants, Black and Blue Cassimere do. Fancy Striped and Ribbed do. Satinet and Kentucky Jeans do. ALSO, A general assortment of Stocks, Collars, Suspenders, Gloves, Hoiscry, Linen Shirts, Cotton do. w ith Linen Bosoms, A general assortment of Boots, Shoes and Pumps. Super Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, Leather Trunks and Carpet Bags, Purchasers are invited to call and examine our stock. October 27 3ml GEO. C. McNEILL tS now receiving h,s fall and winter supplies, of Fan t and Staple British, French, Swiss, Italian, lnu.a and American DRY GOODS. consisting in part of the following articles: fine ana superfine wool dyed, Blue, Black, Brow n, Green, Ade, (aide, Cadet, Fashionable and Biddle Mixed Cloihs Sinsde Double and Trebbled “iiled, Black, Fashions ble/Mixed and Striped Cassimers and Satinets; Satin. Prussia and Genoa Velvet Vestings; Silk and Valencia do; Gros de Rhine, Gros de Soie, Gros de Naples, Poult de Soi, Reps Brocade and Ipsola Silks; Victoria and Coronation Satins; Shallcys ; “ouseline de Laine and Taglionea ; French, English, German and Gros de Nap Merinos; French Cambrics, Grodeodier and De lisle Prints; English and American do. of every style; Shallevs, Merino,Thibet, Brochelle and Chinea!Shawls; Fancy Damask, Detnantine and Ipsola Dress Hdkfs; Victoria do; Tambourd and Embroidered Scotch, Swiss, English and French Worked Capesand Collars; Linen, Linen Cambric, Scotch, Long, and Bishop Lawns; Sacharilla Cambric; Nansook, Jaconet and Scotch Muslins; Cambric and Furniture Dimity; Russia and Birds Eye Diaper; Victoria and Marseilles Skirts Linen and Cotton Sheetings; Cambric, Swiss, Jaconet and Thread Insertings; Muslin Cuffs; Pougee and India Kozan Hdkfs; Victoria Cap, Belt, and Garniture Ribbons: Sattin and Lustring do; Victoria Leghorn, Straw and Cottage Bonnets ; Artificial Flowers; Wreaths; Black Lace Hdkfs. and Veils; American, English, Welch, Cause and French Flannels; Ken tucky, Highland and Glenroe Jeans; Mackinaw, Rose, Duffle, French and Point Blankets; Brown aud Bleech ed Sheetings; Linseys, Kerseys,Tickings, Checks and Drillings. Ladies’, Misses’, Gentlemen’s and Boys’ Merino, Angola, Cotton and Silk Hoisery of every description. CLOTHING. Cloth Dress and Frock Coats ; Overcoats, Pantaloons Cloaks, Vests, Linen and Cotton Shirts, Lamb's Woo and Merino do; Drawers, Stocks, Cravats, Collars Suspenders, Gloves, &c. &c. with almost every other article kept in the Dry Goods line. October 20 52 White and Black Satin Slippers, &e. JUST received, a good assortment of white and black Satin Slippers, Ladies’ Morocco and Kid Walking Shoes, Ladies’ fur-top Shoes, lined with flannel, Ladies’ India Rubbers, do do. * Ladies’ velvet-top do do do. 200 pair Ladies' Morocco Boots, 100 pair Children’s Village-ties, 100 pair Ancle-ties, 200 pair Misses’ Boots, 1 trunk French Slips, of a superior quality, 3 trunk gentlemen’s Boots, latest style, 100 pair do. Over-shoes, with soles, 10 cases Negro Shoes, of good quality. Also, 4 cases fine Beaver HATS, of the latest New York style. For sale by HEIDT, ALDRICH &. CO. December 29 10 PAPER AND STATIONARY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. t itllE 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 everv kind, Blank Books, for citv or country trade, Pocket-Books, Pen Knives, &c. Which they will sell on accommodating terms, for city acceptances. Blank Books made to order. Printers supplied with Printing Paper, Ink, Ac. o the best quality. BURGES &. WALKER, Stationer’s Hall, 85 East-Bay, Charleston, S C. November 10 3omp GOLD INK, A beautiful article for Artists, Schools, Private Fami lies, Bankers, Merchants, 6ic. This Ink, when written with, has the appearance of Gold. It can be used either with a quill, stell pen, or a fine hair brush. Ladies will find it for Ornamental Painting, Visiting Cards, Ac., to be superior to any similar article which has ever been introduced to the notice of the public.— For sale by J. H. A W. S. ELLIS, Tan. 26 14 By appoivtment. Carpenter’s Embrocation for Horses. FOR the cure of Swellings, Strains, Bruises, Galls Stiffness of Tendour and Joints, Ac. Ac. This Embrocation is recommended to Farriers and others who wish n remedy for diseases above mention ed. For sale by J. H. A IF. S. ELLIS. September 23 4tf Notice—Copartnership. THE subscriber having associated with hi.,., Allen L. Luce, they will transact business undui the name, style and firm of Wm. B. Johnston A Cos. WM B. JOHNSTON Macon, January 1,1838. 3rf ISottitol HiftSfe BY P. C. PENDLETON. VOL. 11. Splendid Pianos of Grand Action, AT NEW-YORK PRICES I THE subscriber would respectfully inform the citi zens of Macon, and the community in general, that he has been appointed the Agent of the NewYork Piano-Forte Manutacturmg Company, for the sale of their instruments. This Company is a chartered asso ciation of Practical Piano-Forte Makers, many of whom have occupied tor years past, the first situations in the principal manufactories in this countrv.and all of whom nave been bred to the business. A\l employed in the establishment are stockholders, and are alike interested in the success and reputation of the Company. No apprentici s or boys are employed in any part of their manufactory ; and they do, with the utmost confidence, warrant their Piano Fortes in regard to workmanship, tone and capacity to stand any and all climates. The above Company, in coming before the public in com petition with manufacturers of established lame, are re solved to build their reputation on the excellence of their instruments and the fairness of prices. They are of most beautiful finish, and in tone, excelled by none. Persons wishing to purchase will do well to call at the New Book Store, two doors South of the Washington Hall, and examine their excellencies. C. A. ELLS. Dec e m 1 er 8 CABINET FURNITURE AND CHAIR WARE-HOUSE, Colton-Avenue, (opposite the IVashington Hall,) Macon, Georgia. SA*aa, SPERRY A MEYER have 111 ill on an( l ar e receiving, and III— -J/! constantly manufacturing —a splendid assortment c.f FURNI JJi jjj TURE—consisting, in part, of Sofas, Sideboards, Secretaries, Dining Tables, in setts and sin- gle, Centre, Tea and Work Ta ll ii _\\ files, and Bureaus, of every des ij„ Jf cription ; with a full assortmeut if i— of Bedsteads, Mattrasses, Feath ers and Feather Beds—and a variety of Windsor, Fancy and Baltimore Chairs. The subscribers, having in their employ the best of workmen, can manufacture at the shortest notice every thing in their line, in as good style as it can be done in the State, and of the best materials. Persons wishing to purchase would do well to call and examine for themselves, as they are offered on the lowest terms for cash. J. A. SPERRY, February 24 6m14 F. MEYER. AT HOME !! ! Mulberry-street, Macon, Georgia. TITHE subscribers continue the Tinning Business X at their old stand, where they are prepared to fur nish Country Merchants and Pedlars on reasonable terms. JC7" Job work of all kinds done at short notice. JAMES H. BISHOP A CO. June 16 34tf Extensive Jewelry Establishment. THE subscribers are re ceivinghis fall and winter sup fimYk 2 ply of Goods, which constitutes ffm " \ "'M a stock in their line superior to 10 *J| any ever offered in this mar /\t\ 9/ Wfe ket, and inferior to none for '1 goodness ol quality, superior • workmanship, or variety ot —• "-3?' style in the United States. HIS STOCK CONSISTS OF Ladie9 and gentlemen's gold patent lever Watches, of the approved makers, it/. 1. Tobias & Cos., Robert Ros kell, Joseph Johnson, John il/oncas and Litheriand Da vis &, Cos. ; gold English anchor escapement Watches, that were made to order and adjusted to suit the south ern climate ; gold Lepine Watches ; silver patent Le ver Lepine, English Cylinder and Verge Watches; la dies’ Curb, guard, basket and cable Chains; Watch Hooks, Seals, Keys and Swivels ; Finger and Ear Rings; Broaches and children's Knobs and Wires; gentle men’s guard, curb and linked Chains; Sals, Keys and Swivals; bosom,sleeve and collar Buttons ; Breast-pins, nnd Medalions; pearl and get Crosses; gold and silver Buckles ; gold, silver and near! Snuff Boxes ; gold and silver Ever-pointed Pencil Cases; .Miniature Cases ; Bracelets; gilt,silver, plated and shell Combs; gold and silver Thimbles; gold, silver and steel templed Specta cles, with glasses to suit every age, and near-sighted ; Seed and large Coral ; Coral Necklaces; lie ad Bags, Chains and Purses; a variety of Beads ; Spy and Quiz zing Glasses; Microscopes ; Spar Grotto; Tea Caddies; Pocket-Books; Indellible Ink ; Emory Cushions; Rat tles, Whistles and Teething Rings, for children ; Corset Rings; steel Busks ; Portable Ink-stands and Writing desks; card and cigar cases; visiting Cards; imitation Fruit; Lucifer Matches; Battle-Doors, Shuttle-Cocks and Graces ; Fencing Foils, Masks and Gloves ; Ro gers &, Son’s Razors, pen and pocket Knives ; C. Em erson's Razor Straps; Scissors; Dirks ; Glazier’s Dia monds; seal Stamps; Chess-men, Backgammon boards, Dice, Dominoes; steel Pens ; Fire Fenders, And Irons, Shovels and Tongs ; sheet Brass, brass Wire, Scales and Weights ; Surveyor’s Compasses and Mathemati cal Instruments ; Astre! and large suspending Lamps; lamp Glasses and Candle Shades ; Looking Glasses ; Plates and Thermometers ; Walking Canes ; Guns, Pistols, pistol Belts, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, game Bags; gold and silver Leaf; Dental Instruments; gold and tin Foil ; Whigs, Toupetts, Braids of Hair, Rolls and Curls ; Otto of Roses, Cologne, Lavender and Flo rida Water ; Birmingham and Sheffield silver plated Castors, limior Stands, Candle Sticks, Branches, Wai ters, Tea Travs, Fruit Baskets, Snuffers and Snuffer Trays, silver Cups, Pitchers, Table, Tea, Desert,Cream, Salt and Mustard Spoons, soup Ladles, sugar Tongs, butter Knives, pickle Knives and Forks, sugar Senups and fish Knives ; Mantle and Mahogany eight-day CLOCKS ; Musical Instruments, consisting of Bass and Kettle Drums, Fifes, Flutes, Flageletts, Claronetts, Accordians, Shell Music Boxes, and Music Boxes, to play 12 tunes. A GOOD STOCK OF MILITARY & MILITARY TRIMMINGS Os new style, such as are now used by the Army un der a recent regulation. ALSO Watchmaker’s Tools and materials. Besides many other articles—all of which they will sell verv low for cash or approved paper. They invite citizens, and persons generally visiting the city, to call at their Store, (east side of Mulberrv-st. l nnd examine their Stock, where they areeverready and happy to attend to those who mav favor them with their calls. WM. B. JOHNSTON & CO. N.B. Particular attention paid to Watch Repairing. Having in employ approved nnd experienced workmen, and being prepared to manufacture all the parts of movement of a Watch, will warrant every piece they make as perfect as the original, and their Watches to perform well. W. B. J. & CO. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. COMMERCE. AGRICULTURE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS. AMUSEMENT. 6tc. fltc. TERMS : THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE FOUR DOLLARS, AFTER THREE MONTHS. MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1839. Perfectly in Town ! JOB-PRINTING OFFICE. VXTE have just received an addition of twenty-five v » fonts of Type to our previous assortment —toge- ther with two hundred CUTS, of various designs— all of the “ latest style and fashion,” which will enable us to execute EVERY variety of JOB-PRINTING, in a workmanlike manner, and superior to any thing that can be done in “ these parts.” Having hitherto given universal satisfaction, the sub scriber feels sure that, with the present increased Sicil ies—his long experience, nnd tried ability—he will be able to please all who may entrust their work in hi 9 hands. {FT Orders respectfully solicited. CORNELIUS R. HANLEITER. KT Don't mistake the Office : it is on Third-street, next door to Harvey ShotwrlPs Drug Store, ojrposite the Central Hotel, and in the building formerly occupied by the “Clock-Makers.” Macon', December 22d, 1838. Collection of Debts. F|HIE subscriber will attend to the collection of all X Dues in Savannah, due individuals, at a distance, at the rate of 5 per cent. Any person wishing his ser vices in that line, will please direct their orders to the subscriber and they will be promptly attended to. J. JOSEPH HODGES Savannah, January 2,1839. Oeniulgee Bunk ot the State of Georgia,) Macon, 7th December, 1838. $ RESOLVED, That ari Instalment of Ten per cent um on the Capital Stock of this Institution be, and the same is hereby required to lie paid qt the Bank ing House in this city on or before Friday, 15th Febru ary next. Extract from the minutes. J. A. WHITE, Ass’t Cashier. December 82 9c Central Rail-Road A- Ranking Company, ) of Georgia. Savannah, December 29,1838. ) INSTALMENT. TVTOTICE is hereby given, that an instalment of Ten -tv per centum on the capital stock of this Company, is required to be paid in at the Banking House in Sa vannah, on or before the thirteenth day of March nexL Stockholders at and in the neighborhood of Macon, may make payment at the branch in that city. R. R CUYLER,Cashier January 5 I In M USIC STORE. C BRUNO has just received and for sale a hand • some assortment of Pianos, Vioiins, Flutes, Bows, ! Guitar Strings, Music, Ac. Ac. The Pianos are of superior workmanship, and will be warranted and kept in tune one year. All orders will be thankfully received and promptly attended to, at the Music Store next door to Mr. J. 11. Oldcrshaw’s Carriage and Furniture Ware House. Jan 26 ts-14 paintingT FIMIE subscriber is now prepared to execute all kinds -R of House, Sign, and Fancy Painting, Gilding, Glazing, and Paper-Hanging. House-Painting will be done by the yard, pound, or day. Otders, either in the city or country, thankfully received and promptly attended to, at No. 21, Mulberry-street, opposite the Post Office. D. T. REA. sept 18 AD.MINISTRA TORS’ saleT YTTIEL be sold at the house of Matthew T. Caldwell, V \ late of Munroe county deceased, all of the perish able property, consisting of household and kitchen fur niture, farming utensils, corn, fodder, outs, 1 barouche, and the st-.ckol horses, hogs, cattle and sheep, on Tues day, the 26th day of February next. Sale to continue from day to day, until all is disposed of. Terms made known on the day of sale. JAMES S. LONG, Administrator. January 12 12 LAST NOTICE. A LL perrons indebted to ihe estate of W. T. Sage .'i deceased, are requested to settle the same imme ' dialely to save cost, aud all persons having demands against the same, must hand them in as the law pre scribes. CHAS. SEARS, Agent. January 12 12 Ladies’ Philadelphia Slippers, Ac. JUST received, 1 trunk Morocco, and 2 trunks Kid Ladies’ Philadelphia Slippers, 2 trunks Philadelphia Soots, of superior quality, 200 pair Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Indian Rubber Over Shoes, ALSO, 36 doz. men and boy’s Wool Hats, white and black, for sale by HEIDT, ALDRICH A CO. December 15 8 MUSIC ! MUSIC t I TUST received, an assortment of Piano Music; Cra ve mer's Instructor for do. ; Hunter’s do. ; Burrows’ Primer do. ; Thorough Base, and Composition to do., for sale by C. A. ELLS. December 15 8 PI A NOES, CARRIAGES AND FURNITURE, J UST received and for sale at reduced prices, bv JOHN H. OLDERSHAW. April 84 ts LEMON SYRUP. OAA DOZEN Lemon Syrup, very superior. - V" Also, 50 dozen Stoughton's Bitters, for sale HARVEY SHCTWELL, Druggist, W BOOKS. riIHE Home as found, by Coope X Mary Raymond and other tal , „ . re Travels in Egypt, Arabia and t lle Holy Land Athlea Vernon, by Miss Leslie The City of the Czar, by T. Raikes Stanley, or the Recollections of the World Libers Political Ethicks Vetakes “ Economy The Middy, or scenes from the life of Edward Lascelias An Expedition of Discsvery in the interior of Africa, performed by Captain Alexandria Napoleons Campaigns with splendid Plates Peter Pilgrim or a Ramblers Recollections Just received and for sale by C. A. ELLS. January 12 " __ Just Received. K TIERCES fresh RICE, and for sale hv O LEVI ECKLEY. November 21 stf Irish Potatoes, Apples, &c. ! OA BBLS. Irish Potatoes, white 10 do do do red 10 do Apples, 10 do Onions In good order and for sale by J. PHILLIPS. January 19 13tf Matches, Snuff, Ac. BECKWITH’S Pills. Brandreth’s Pills, Evan’s Camomile Pills, for heart-burn, dyspepsia, Toilet Powders, superior Soaps, Loco-foco, Lucifer, and Friction Matches, Black and blue writing Ink, Snuff of various kinds—for sale bv J.JI. 4- IF. & ELLIS Cotton-Avenue NOTICE A LL persons indebted’ o! he subscriber, cither by note or open account, v j verv rcspectftilli invite, to call and setth; he sew i VVM. B. JOHNSTON. January 2t 13tf FRESH ARRIVAL OF fashionable Boots and Shoes, at the sign of the Big Boot, Gentlemen’s fine Calf Cork Sole Boots do do French Calf do do Calf Sewed Brogans and Shoes do Lasting Louis Phillips, anew article Ladies fine Kid ancf Victoria Walking Shoes do do do do Slippers do do Paris Ties do do French Lasting Slippers do do do Kid do Childs do do do do All of the latest fashions, for sale by CHURCH A STRONG. Feb 2 15e DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERY. MRS. HANLEITER wishes to inform the Ladies of Macon, and vicinity, that she has come to the determination of pursuing the dress making business, and flatters herself that, from a long experience, she will give entire satisfaction to all who tnav think proper tu engage her services. She will endeavor to obtain patterns of the latest Spring Fashions, and be better prepared to suit those Ladies who may patronize her. Dir Her residence is on Third-street, in the house formerly occupied by Mr B. Trapp. JKTMrs. SAGE will attend to the millinery business, at the same house; and will Bleach and Press Bonnets at short notice. January 19 13c POETIt Y. THE OCEAN BURIAL. BY AMELIA. The soft azure rim of the blue bending skies Engirdles the low sleeping sea, Asa fond mother bends o’er the sweet folded eyes Os the baby asleep on her knee ; And the ripples lie round, with their edges all curl’d Into small wreaths of transparent snow, For there broods a deep hush on the broad ocean world. As deep as the quiet below. And a vessel heaves to on the calm, crescent seas, With her beautiful pennant and spars, And her snowy white sails that, alone with the breeze, Lie asleep with the clouds and the stars; While from her broad deck a low murmuring flows, As of sorrowing spirits in prayer; For an angel of heaven hath touched with repose The soul of the manliest there. The tear-drops lie thick in the merry dark eye Os the sailor boy swinging aloft, For he ponders the wave where his comrade must lie, Till his heart with its inusings is soft, And, looking awaj’ where, by distance made dim, The sky and the ocean seem blent, He sighs for the hearts that are pining for him, Whose life like a drop was spent. And then, while rich floods of the moon’s blessed light, Roll down the blue pathway of heaven. While the murmur of waters, the sad funeral rate Is heard on the stillness of even, While sadly and slowly the mariners crowd Round the form of the lost and the brave, And gather him up in his simple white shroud, And lower him down to the wave. And soft through the shadowy alone The form of the young sailor goes, Where the hush of the Sabbath forever is thrown O’er the brow and the lap of repose, While the stars, all disturb’d from their soft mirror’d sleep, As the lonely one sinks to his grave, Now nestle away on the breast of the deep, Till they slumber along with the wave. Boil soft o’er the sleeper, oh, boundless abyss 1 That hath sunk in thy motionless breast, And let the pale form rest as tranquil in this As the soul on the sea of the blest; For calm as a thought in the bosom untold Thro’ yon ocean of starlight and blue, The spirit will float, in its shallop of gold, As calm and as beautiful too. But softly, blue ocean! we know thou art bright With the glittering gems of the sea, But what is the pearl or the ruby’s pale light To the treasure bequeath’d unto thee ! For the pale human form that new sleepeth alone Was beloved by the fond and the true, And long will the hearts of the loving make moan— Roll softly, thou ocean of blue! REASON'S FOR RISIBILITY. BY E. M. FITZGERALD. “ Why do you laugh so much ?”— Query in alatl-room. Sweet coz! I’m happy when I can, I'm merry while I may, For life’s at most a narrow span, At best a winter’s day. If care could make the sunbeam wear A brighter, warmer hue, The evenings stars shine out more fair, The blue sky look more blue, Then I should be a graver man ; But since ’tis not the way, Sweet c>z 1 I’in happy when I can, And merry while I may! If sighs could make us sin the less, Perchance I were not glad; If mourning were the sage’s dress, My garb should still be sad ; But, since the angels’ wings arc white, And even the young saints smile— Since virtue wears a brow of light, And vice a robe of guile— Since laughter is not under ban, Nor goodneßß clad in grey, Sweet coz! I’m happy when I can, And merry while I may! I’ve seen a bishop dance a reel, And a sinner fast and pray: A knave at top of fortune's wheel, And a good man cast away. Wine have I seen ypur grave ones quaff Might set our fleet afloat; But I never heard a hearty laugh From out a villain's thioat; And 1 never kaew a mirthful man Make sad a young maid’s day; So, coz! I'm happy when I can. And merry while I may ! | C. R. HANLEITER, PRINTER. MISCELLANY. From the Charleston Courier. Mr. Buckingham—Wednesday Night's Lec ture — Mesopotamia—The Garden of Eden —Ur of the Chaldees — Nineveh—Babylon — Babel. Mr. Buckingham, in this, his last regular lecture, deepened the general impression of his excellence as a lecturer. Whatever difference of opinion there may exist as to his original power of mind—the degree of his eloquence, the extent and brilliancy of his fancy, yet there can be no division as to his power of pleasing. The distinctness of his descriptions : the clear ness and order of his details ; the facility, ease and naturalness of his language nnd gesture, no ont denies. But that which gives his lec tures a value independent of all manner, is the fullness, accuracy, and novelty of his informa tion. He has thrown a broad light upon much that must have been before obscure, even to the learned—and to the young and the ignorant he has furnished a living key, to them without a substitute. Upon no subject is there more confusion of idea, and general uncer tainty of i iformation, than the very topics he illustrates. He has made the Bible a living book, and its dead language alive. We are satisfied that the Christian portion of the com munity will ever remember their obligations to him. He has r :moved many dt übts; he has given them a livelier perception of many truths; he has fo,tifiedtheir faith. They will be grateful to him for stimulating their inqui ries, and making them familiar with portions of the sacred record, which, from their ob scurity, had heretofore repelled them. For the multitudes, who are entirely neglectful of the holy volume, either as a standard of faith, or a work of commanding literary and histori cal importance, he has done more—he has literally disinhumed the sacred Book. As Pompeii and Herculanasum, it has been cover ed from their sight, and he has unveiled to the light of day, and brought to their wondering eyes the wealth of beauty and sublimity, and grandeur which lay concealed beneath the sur face; he has dug for the rich treasure, and held up before them the priceless jewels which they would not have turned up the soil to win. But they cannot fail to explore the territory which he has revealed to them; they cannot he satisfied with one glance at the new world which he has opened them. Mr. Buckingham has, as it were, led them by to a high moun tain, and pointed out to them anew and won drous land. They will not be content to gaze and admire; they will go down and possess it. TO MR. CHARLES BUCKINGHAM. We have followed thy footsteps hy river and sea, O’er Egypt’s proud plains, nnd the loved Galilee; We have lingered where Pharparand Abana glide, To gaze on Assyria’s city of pride, With its dome and its minaret wooing the sun To the loveliest region he e’er look'd upon ; And the stnile which he flung, as he rose o'er the hill. Still rests on those waters, and sparkles there still. We have caught the sweet breathings of Egypt’s soft gale, As, laden with perfume, it stole from the sail Os that rare enchantress ; while echo from shore In music gave hack the light sound of the oar. We have traversed Mount Lebanon's snow girded way, While around and below us the summer clouds lay; We have scared the fleet chamois and mountain goat shy. And the eagle hath screamed from her eyrie on high; We have roamed o’er the desert with fleetness of wind. And the slow caravan left impatient behind. We have gazed on the wonders of ages gone by, On city and temple, and obelisk high ; We have paused'mid the ruins in sadness of thought, To mark what wide havoc the spoiled had wrought; And still, at those seasons when Fancy holds sway, We will wander again by the olive crowned way, By the flower clad-vale, and the vine-covered heights, When nature is spendthrift of all her delights; And the night wind that sighs bv the slumberer’s pillow, Seems the spirit’s sad moan by Euphrates’lone willow. EXAMINATION IN GRAMMAR, AT A FASHIONA BLE SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LADIES. Pruy Miss, what part of speech is the parson of the Parish ? I suppose he is a conjunction, Madam. A conjunction, Miss? What kind of a conjunc tion ? A copulative conjunction, Madam ? Why a copulative conjunction? Because he “connects like cases, and like moods and tenses.” How does he “connect like cases?” fie unites partes, both of whom are in love; which I take to be, that both are in the same case. Very well. How does he connect “ like moods ?” The parties to be united are, I suppose, both in a mood to be married, and are thus in “ like moods.” But how does he connect “like tenses?” If both are desirous, at the time of the cere mony, of being immediately united, as I pre presume, is always the case, then both are, at that time, in the present tense ; and thus he “ connects like cases.” Does such a copulative conjunction connect like genders? No, Madam, that is not according to the rules of Cupid’s grammar. His rule is, that “ copulative conjuctions connect unlike gen. ders, or rather contrary genders; that is, masculine and femine—never the neuter.” Very well indeed, Miss, your examination does you much credit; you may pass. You are entitled to the degree of Bacheloress of Arts. You shall have a husband when you are married. Thank you, Madam. Boston Post. Many have the talents which would make them poets, if they had the genius. A few • have tlie genius, yet want the tulent. THE BLIND GIRL. The blind Agnes was sitting by a clear brook—l can never forget that evening ; the brook glittered along the winding valley, and the stars and the moon played in the pearly waters at the feet of the blind girl, and either bank was fringed with a thicket, the bowery home of the nightingale. As I came nearer— how was it Hermione ? “ You heard that a friend was reading to he> by moonlight, out of Thomson’s Seasons.” “ And sweetly she read, but soft and low. At my voice—physiognomy to the blind—the dark one knew me, and presented her friend to me, who immediately lifted up her long veil. I had seen her once before ; you must know where, reverend sir?” “ In a Convent at , which the Em peror afterwards suppressed. The recom mendations of an abbot, to whom I had intro, duced a priest, who could read mass mo e rapidly than any other priest living, opened my path to the refectory, where, out of all the nuns, who were generally too fat, only one pleased me; and she was neither the one nor the other, for she was a novice—this very friend of the blind girl. I shall never foiget that gentle, pale, serene face, with a wooden trencher on w hich were only lentils, set before it for modification sake.” NO. 17. “So strange are we men ; I should rather much more willingly see a lovely creature suf fer, sigh, and weep bitter tears from fruitless love of me, for two whole days, than endure that she should have to eat a miserable piece of ashen bread, or wear a garment of humilia tion, or a girdle of hair cloth, or do a penance by a walk of three miles on my account.” “ Do you relate the rest, Hermione, you had it from me.” “ You told me, farther, that the good Agnes was more heerful than the nun, and willingly alluded to her misfortune which you could not have expected.” “ Yes, for women speak, and we men are silent, about griefs ; we always turn over the leaves of our lives, to get at the pleasantest en gravings and the last chapter ; but go on.” “ The good girl hung a black gauze over her dead eyes, out of considreation lor others. She always looked at you when you spoke, but it was only the voice she sought. You asked her what the British scene-painter of nature, (that was your expression,) or, indeed, what a fine evening could he to her. She said she enjoyed a cheerful day as much as any one— that the air was purer and fresher—the song and call of the birds clearer—and the gurgling and rustling of the brook and leaves more pleasant; nnd, when all this entered her watch ful soul, she rejoiced to its inmost depths, with out knowing wherefore.” “ Who then can help b ling, as I am, ashamed and repentant at its murmurings in which we often pass a few cloudy days, when he thinks of the contented spirited which is blessed through all its wholly benighted ones! But blindness, though a polar winter without day, in this resembles the night, that .softens and stills; the blind is a child, whom its mother, Nature, has fashioned darkling for the deepest tranquillity. Like a titan in a balloon, high above the clouds, the hermit blind knows only voices and sounds; but the bewildering, gaudy shows of life, the low, the hateful and hating forms, full of scars and wounds, are hidden under the thick cloud which enw raps him.” Jean Paul. LOVE OF COUNTRY. Wherever, O man, God’s first sun beamed upon thee—where the stars of heaven first shone above thee—where his lightnings fust declared his omnipotence, and the storm-wind shook tiiy soul with pious awe—there .arc thy affections—there is thy country. Where the first human eye bent lovingly over thy cradle—where thy mother first bore thee joy fuliy on her bosom—where thy father engraved the words of wisdom on thy heart— there are thy affections—there is thy country. And though it be among bare rocks and desert islands, and though jioverty and care dwell there with thee, thou inayost love that land for ever; for thou art man, and thou canst not forget it, but it must abide in thine inmost heart. And freedom is no empty dream—no barren imagination—but in her dwells thy courage, and thy pride, and the certainty that thou art of high and heaveniy race. There is freedom where thou canst live in the customs and fashions, and laws of thy fathers ; where that which rejoiced their hearts rejoiced thine ; where no foreign oppressor can command thee, no foreign ruler drive thee according to his will, as cattle are driven atti.e will of their drivers. This thy country—thy free country—is a treasure which contains within itself indestructi ble love and faith ; the noblest good, (excepting religion ; in which dwells a still higher free dom,) which a virtuous man can possess, or can covet. Arndt. BOOKS —FROM JOHN MILTON. “ Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are : nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know thev are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon’s teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who kills a man kills a rea sonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book, ki’ls reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eve. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of u master-spirit emb dined and tie is red up on purpose to a life beyond iife. It is true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, iiow we spill that seasoned life of man, pre served and stored up u. books ; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes a martyrdom ; nnd if it extend to tiie whole impression, a kind of massacre, whereof the execution ends not in the slnyiug of an eiementul life, but strikes at the ethereal and fifth essence, the bread* of reason itself; slays an immortality rather than a iife.”