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That has not wept when doomed again to dwell
’Mid the lone shadows of his midnight cell!
Come then, sweet Poesy, with all thy charms,
And free me from the dread of earth’s alarms;
Enwrap my thoughts with high celestial themes,
Which Fancy pictures in her brightest dreams,
Nor let me fall again with downward flight.
To this low world of dark and dreary night.
Where never shines the beams of Genius’ light.
Then shall my humble muse soft breathings raise
In fond remembrance of thy worthy praise,
And win a wreath to deck my humble brow,
Or cast it at thy holy shrine, as now.
Sparta, March 25, 1839. E. M. P.
•The remains of Byron were interred at Newstcad
Abbey.
LETTERS FROM THE WEST INDIES—No. 8.
MORNING RIDES.
Si. Croix, January, 1839.
To the Editor of the Southern Post:
Dear Sir— With the rising of the sun, the different
boarding houses send forth their troops of equestrians,
prepared for a delightful and exhilarating ride to inhale
the pure and healthful sea breeze, which gives strength
and vigor to sustain us during the ennervating influ
ence of the mid-day sun. _
The Santa Cruzians justly pride themselves on their
beautiful rides. The roads are as hard and as smooth
as the best Macadamizing can make them ; and the su
perstructure, being marl, prevents the rising of any
dust: moreover, the surface is so oval that the frequent
showers would carry all the dust that must form, into
the ditches, and effectually prevent any accumulation
to annoy travellers.
I have, I think, before spoken of the licauty of the
shrubbery, yet those who have never been in a tropi
cal climate, cannot form a correct opinion of its unri
valled brightness; where you see no sere and yellow
leaf, w here indeed there is scarce any difference from
month to month, but the occasional unfolding Os anew
leaf adds a fresher tint to the ever perrennial verdure.
I speak now of the general appearance of the hedges
along the road side. But on many of the estates, espe
cially' those among the hills, a neat and discriminating!
taste has adorned the ravines and gorges, with gardens
closely planted with exotic and nntive fruit trees and
flowering shrubs. Tha rich bamboo cane, and the
tower palm, which expanding their graceful foliage a
bovc, form a verdant canopy, excluding the syn with
out obstructing the air, afford a refuge from the heat,
and at the same time permits you to enjay the grateful
sight of the hud, and blossom, and fruit growing around
you. These delightful retreats are always open to the
wandering invalid. In none of my rides have I ever
approached one without a kind invitation to enter and
refresh myself; and though the non-residence of many
of the planters has caused most of these sweet spots to
grow up in the wild luxuriance of uncultivated nature,
they are scarcely less lovely than w hen in their pris
tine elegance.
Directly in the rear of the little town of West End,
ri«es some vsrv high peaks, one of which is known as
Si. George’* Hill, rising, I should think, more than a
thousand feet above the level of the sea, and affording
a very commanding prospect. It was a signal station
during the wars of die French Revolution, when the
Island Colonies were frequent subjects of depredation
by the belligerents. A part of the flag staff is still
standing oh it, and the dismounted alarm gun laying
peacefully at its foot.
We made-a small party a few mornings wnc© to as
eend it, and af’er winding round through several es
tates for about three miles, reached the summit. Hero
we were indeed amply repaid lor all our labor. On
every side were the estates treautifully laid out m squares
like a chequer board. The different stages of cultiva
tion, some with tlic field just r repared for planting, ex
panding the earth’s naked bosom, others with the cane
young and fresh, and again, others in bloom, with its
lilac tassels, and last, the deep rich glow of the full ripe
cane, ready for gathering, all gave such a variety of
lints as beautifully diversified the landscape. Io give
this still greater picturesque effect, the towering wind
mills spread their ponderous arms to the breeze, under
full press of canvass, revolving rapidly through the air,
and with the adjacent little villas embracing the man
sion. The sugar works, negro houses, See., all neatl)
white washed, formed a charming contrast to the shrub
bery around- To give full finish to the picture, within
our view' we had the town of West End, with its har
bor and shipping nearly under our feet, and fitly or six
ty estates, embracing more than half the Island. In
tlie distance, Porto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Johns, and
Tortola, might be plainly seen ; the fartherest land be
ing ninety miles, and the view only bounded by the ex
tent of the human vision. The air, on so elevated a
point, was delightfully bracing, and those of our com
pany who rode in their broad rimmed Panama hats,
were kept busy holding to" them, to prevent their find
ing their way rapidly on the wings of the wind, down
the ravines. The top of this hill has not been in culti.
vation for many years, and is now grown up in a thick
copse ol Guava, luxuriating in native wildness, unless
occasionally disturbed by the tread of sight seekers like
ourselves.
The Islanders have a singular and somewhat fanci
ful taste in selecting names for their tstetes, of which
I will endeavor to give you a specimen. Among those
in us vyj have, The Two Brothers, W heel
of Fortune, Stoney Ground, Ooncordin, The W him.
Two Williams, Hannah’s Rest, William’s Delight, Di
amond, Ruby, Paradise, Cane Valley, Jolly Hill, Mount
Victory, Punch, La Orange, Prosperity, William, Sprat
Hall, &c. <Lc. Governor Sobotker’s estate of Hogens
berg, and some few others, having Danish names, but
most of the names are English, and are owned by na
tives, or descendants from American or English fami
lies, many of whom do not now reside on the Island,
and confide the management of their extensive inter
ests here to the control of Managers and Attorneys,
who reside on or near the estates in their charge. A
West India property, well managed, yields a rich in
come to the proprietors; but if it chance to be other
wise, heavy embarrassment and ruin sometimes follow,
such is the great expense of keeping them in opera
uon, where almost every article of necessity and living
are derived from foreign sources.
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« »Tis but Fancy’s Sketch.”
I dream of thee, 1 dream of thee,
• When evening draws his misty veil:
In visions blest, thy form I see.
And then thy love thou dost reveal.
I dream of thee, I dream of thee,
When night her sable curtains spread ;
Thou com’st w ith whisperings soft to me,
And o’er my soul a light is shed.
I dream of thee, I dream of thee.
When morning shines in dazzling light;
Asleep, awake, engaged, or free,
Thou ne’er art absent from my sight.
I dream of thee, I dream of thee.
When from his height the suu declines,
In gladsome mood and merrily.
With bright-eyed joy, thy image shines.
Ves, every word, and look, and thought.
Is filled with thee, and only thee;
My heart and soul with love are fraught;
I always, dearest, dream of thee.
■Nptasnber, 1837. P. P- G
For tha Southern Post.
AFFECTATION.
Mr. Editor—There is nothing in the whole range of
j etiquette, the ligament by which society seems knit
! together, that is more disgusting to the refined taste,
j than affectation. And however much our sex may be
subject to imputation from other and more infamous vi
| ces, I am glad that the appellation of “ affected genjle
| man” is almost anamolous in the history of human na
ture. True, there is occasionally, here and there a dan
| dy, with more ruffles than brains, who tries to put on
the air of an effeminate gendeman, that deserve no bet
| ter an appellation than that of being affected. But as
| we are more desirous of imparting a gentle reproof to
i the fairer sex, we will confine our disquisitions to a few
passages in the history of an affected girl, which was
j acted out in real life, a few weeks since, not a thousand
| miles off
The scene to which we would direct tlie attention of
| the reader, is a bridal suloon, richly decorated with
flowers, and perfumed with the bgltniest odors that
ever graced an apothecaries shop, and the sweetest ar
omas that ever regaled the olfactories of an Oriental
Prince, now wafted across the ocean, to officiate in
| like capacity, amid the festooned halls of our aristo
cracy. The company were seated around in anxious
and almost painful expectation. The parson stood be
; fore the altar now consecrated to Hymen, ready to ful-
I fil the oft repeated vows of the youthful couple. But
alas ! a long and death-like silence prevailed, until ma
! ny began to look aqpund with solicitude written upon
their countenances, amfniade enquiry for the long ex
! pccted bride. At length there was a considerable bus-
I tie near the hall door, and in she swept with all the
i majesty of Queen Victoria. But there was a deadly
paleness imprinted upon her brow. She was leaning
I on the arm of a favorite uncle, and seemed almost in
the act of swooning Her intended kept well his dis
tance, a few feet behind, and seemed literally thunder
struck. He appeared however, to fill the place of a va
let de chamber to her ladyship, instead of bridegroom.
The strange appearance this interesting trio presented
to the staring group around, was at first rather start
ling than otherwise. At length, however, a gleam of
light shot across its darkness, when the interesting ac
tress tore herself from her uncle, and in something like
the attitude of Ellen Tree, when she says, “was not
that thunder ?” she cries out—
“Oh uncle, why am 1 here ? I cannot, never, never
can I become the wife of a man. To enter all alone
and unprotected in a chamber, where—Oh pity me.
This frenzied brain will drive me to suicide.”
“ Gome, my dear niece,” said her uncle, “be quiet
ed. It will soon be over. All is ready now. Come
take Mr. C ’s arm. ’Tis but a trifling affair.”
“ But, oh !” said Leantha, “ ’tis not that I fear. But
’tis the horrid thought w hich racks my brain, of be
ing ”
Here she almost choked, and then her dear intended
had courage enough to make his appearance, and beg
ged with almost tears, until she at last consented, and
was borne, feeble and tremulous, to Hymen’s altar,
w’here she stood leaning partly upon her uncle and
partly upon her Adonis. The ceremony was thus per
formed, while she evidently had to struggle hard to
keep from fainting. She was then borne to the sofa by
her enraptured husband, where she sat in all her bloom
ing charms, receiving the congratulations of her many
friends and well-wishers. At length her unsuspecting
father came to give her a parting blessing, but before
he could say a word to the dear child he had given up
forever, she ultered a shriek more fearful than the yell
of the Indian woman, pierced by the bullet of the
white man ; more heart-rending than the lusty bellow
ings of the little infant laying in his mother’s arms. A
moment more, and her arms were thrown around his
neck with a filial devotedness scarce equalled in the
age. It reminded one of the ivy w rapping its little ten
drils about the trunk of the sturdy oak. She uttered—
“ Oh my father, my father—and must I leave you
forever ?’’ and then, fell gracefully and romantically
back into the arms of tier lord, and fainted. It was
not lone, however, before she was restored by the ap
plication of a little cold water to the face, and Preston
Salts to the nose. From that time, during the remain"
der of the evening, she was the |gayest of the gay.—
Immediately leaving her husband, she usurped the at
tention of the finest young beaux in the room, throw
ing around the wand of affectation and flirtation, un
til I almost feared for the reason of the poor man. Af
ter some time he arose and bid the company “ good
night,” and retired to his taverti, that he might rest in
safe quarters until the morning.
ANTHROPOS.
For tlie Southern Post
I,iucs Written on Leaving Home.
Farewell to thee, oh ! sunny bowers,
Where I have spent my happiest hours ;
The time has come, when I must part,
With all these scenes so near my heart.
But. when in distant lands I roam,
I’ll think of thee, my happy home :
And though no mother’s voice I hear,
Nor sister’s sympathy to cheer;
And no kind brother to protect
From vile insult or cold neglect;
I’d fondly hope to live and die
Without a murmur or a sigh.
Idol of man I'll never claim.
Nor merit’s praise, nor sounding fame ;
But free from the applause of men,
I’d live unheard of and unseen.
I'd live, to men but rarely known.
Love peace and quiet all my own ;
I’ll bid the storms of passion cease,
And woo sweet solitude and peace.
At eve, by some wild, haunted stteam,
I'd muse upon the poet’s dream;
And when the sun’s enlivening rays
His maker’s wond’rous power displays
From the side of some far distant hill.
I'll wander through the wild wood still. -
Sweet poesy '. if thou can'st give
Such rare delights, with thee I'll live.
Georgia Female College. VALERIA.
For the Southern Post.
•* Do father , purchase for me an arrov-pin, Kie Mist
Philo's:'
You ask me, dear, if I procured
An arrow, made to wear
Upon the bo6om, or to bind
The rose-bud in your hair.
I did not love ; an arrow is
Alone, you ought to know,
A useless thing, and you’r too young
To think about the—Beau.
I-
Miss Philo should in kindness wear
A dart without disguise,
As notice of more dangerous ones—
The arrows from ber eyes.
A plea which none can urge, dear girl,
In reference to you;
For surely there’s no mischief hid
In your plain eyes of blue.
Then spare the cost—the gold be yours,
And gold, alas', some limes insures
To others, and it may to you,
Arrows, and Beau, and Archer too-
Sparta, March loth, 1839. J- H- R
TIIE SOUTHERN 1» OST
For the Southern Post.
MEMORY.
The pleasures of hope have often been analyzed by
the Philosopher, and sung by the Poet, whilst the more
; chastened and unobtrusive joys of memory,
dom been a theme fisr either. The domain of memo
iry the past is more emphatically ours than that of
1 hope the future. We feel, while contending with this
envious, slander-loving world, that it is our greatest de
light, to send our minds back along the track, which w e
have described in our pilgrimage. Inthis retrospective
journey, each step retraced, appears more bright and
lovely than the position which we had just left. All
along the path of retrogression, some remembered and
innocent joy arises, until we arrive at the "only Elysi
jlllll known on earth—the home of oui virtuous child
hood. There hatred and ambition never agitated our
bosoms, nor did selfishness and deception poison our
philanthropy, we scarcely suspected the existence of
' ice, because we found none in our own peaceful
! home.
Oft will memory turn from the world, to trace some
social scene, some dear familiar face, fondly calling up
the loved forms of the hoary-lieaitcdsire*, the care-Worn
| mother, the laughing sister, and the fond brother.
None but those who are incapable of virtue,can sav
that memory is not a friend to happiness. She softens
the twilight of the mind, her dear reminiscences soothe
our sinking souls, and gild Futurity’s blank page with
reflected hues of life and hope.
Even the recollection of sad events which are en
graven on our mental tablets, with the .‘‘iron stylus of
affliction” is softened, and mellowed by the lapse of
time, as distance of space takes away from natural ob
jects their rugged points and revolting features.
Os all our mental faculties, it is probable that we
shall carry memory with us, in the greatest perfection,
into the eternal w'orld. Hope will be swallowed up in
fruition, for how can there be any. hope, when such is
the fulness o. glory and happiness, that nothing is left,
to be desired?
Memory! to thee we aTe indebted for many pleasant
thoughts, and by thee we receive many wounds. The
vicious inan considers thee as a cleaving enemy ; but,
to virtue, thou art a richer treasure than silver or gold,
since the happiness thou dost furnish is extended thro’
this life, and renew’ed in eternity. In thy mirror is re
flected the image of every past pleasure and pain: in
thy exhaustless mine shine unnumbered jewels; tho’t
and her shadowy train, are subject to thy sway.
Hope’s summer visions are evanescent, but the grasp
of power, the wiles of art, can never blight the rich re
ward of well-spent moments. When “ age lias quench
ed the eye, and closed the ear,” oft will memory rise,
to seek, with searching glance, some long-loved image,
vanished from her view, she will dart through the dark
est period of by-gone days, and with eagff haste, roll
up the curtain of the past. *
We imagine that when this earth shall have been
rendered once more, without form and void, the beati
fied spirit will delight, by the assistance of memory, to
revisit the scenes of its probation, remembering each
“drop of water it put to tlie parched lip, and each
wanderer it pointed to the road of bliss."
ASP ASIA.
For the Southern Post.
TO AN EVERGREEN.
PRESENTED DY MISS C., or utuaulA.
There’s many a leaf I value more
Than sparkling of the golden ore,
And many a flower whose bloom is fled ;
Vet gives a glowing tint to me
The monarch’s eye can never sec,
E’en from his costliest jewel shed !
From where the Avon sweeps along.
Still murmuring “gentle Shakspeare’s" song,
A single laurel leaf I bore ;
And from the lowly grave of Gray
A violet I plucked away—
One sapphire to my casket more!
From Virgil’s tomb an humble flower
I treasure for a future hour.
And from Egeria’s haunted grot
A stream of ivy still recalls
The bubbling fount—the moss-grown walls,
And magic memory of the spot.
From lofty mount, or lonely vale,
Made hallowed by the olden tale
Os deeds heroic hearts have done;
Or all erfehanted by the art
That tells the history of the heart.
Some passing tribute have I won.
Such are the trifles I have sought,
Such are the treasures I have brought,
From many a well-remembered scene—
Such are the gifts I proudly boast,
And this among them prized the most;
Oh ! long may live its evergreen!
- Not laurel fron) the Sybil's cane.
Nor leaf that dipped the sacred W'ave,
Where forms of Nymph or Naiad shone;
Is treasured as tlie Evergreen
That borrowing beauty, late was seen,
Within the muse of Georgia’s zone!
J. 11. MIFFLIN.
TIIE ANSWER.
AN IMPROMPTU AT MIDNIGHT.
That withered leaf—’twas scarcely worth
A thought, a look, a passing tone,
Now ’mong the treasured things of earth,
Immortalized by Genius' son.
'Twill live in after years to claim
Association with thy name.
Ah ! little dreamed I, when this morn
I careless placed it in any zone,
Ere night ’twould leave me to adorn
Itself with fancy’s pictured tone;
Linking forever in a shrine.
Its memory with thee and thine.
What though my muse in sportive p!»y,
Around Castalia’s flower-decked fount.
Should now and then but catch one rpray.
To cheer her path toward the mount.
T!<e rugged step from which dismayed,
She shrinks—and weeps where late she played.
The flower she snatched with dewey eyes.
She'll wreath around thy youthful brow ;
And though no more may sunny skies
Shed light and joy as they do now:
She never will fotget the day
That threw the minstrel in her way.
The little lamb shall be my pet,*
I'll look upon it day by day.
And never fear that tears will wet
My eyes—because the pet would ctrsy,
And then the sair.t that gazes on it,
Why—l believe I’ll dream upon it.
Good night—kind sir—should Morpheus deign
To touch my eyelids with his wand,
I’d dream—ah no ! 'twould be in vain,
Sleep, only sleep, is in the bond.
And like to wearied bird its nest,
To my worn epirit would be rest. P. E. C.
•Alluding to a picture that accompanied the verses.
sKijmsanDg
On Thursday evening, the 4fh instant, by die Rev.
Mr. Bragg, Mr. WILLIAM 11. CLARK, to Mtsa
MARGARET HAMILTON, all of this place,
far The Printer’s Fee wee duly received.
For the Southern Post.
The MKor Revived.
Mr. Editor—l have rece- arttlv beeu looking over the
Spectator, that monument British Classics and Lit
erature, and tvliilc I have *- ami wrapped in admiration
at the genius and talent of our trans-Atlantic brethren
of the last century, I have —wondered within myself, if
we have not at least the se ambiance of such genius and
talent in our country and ag C . An idea hence sug
gested itself to my mind, , a( jo me 0 f y o ur correspon
dents commence the style w_-.:*f writing for the Post,
on such subjects as are to interest and im
prove, blending fiction reality, the serious with tlie
ludicrous; and I doubt that they would soon im
part an interest to your wee- Mklysheet, and make it wield
a power which would be nown an j felt throughout
the whole South. Might t . no t expect, under these
favorable auspices, to find *^. n(K he r Addison, a Steele,
a Tickell, or an Anon. If toight not vie with these
authors, might we nout les » st imitate them, and en
deavor to do for America, what they have done for
Britton 1 ,
\V ho will be the first to r^ —tore forward in this noble
enterprize! Where is W __ Bonaparte Barlow, Esq.,
who lias afforded so much amusement to your read
ers, and has already cthibi^^ a fine taste and percep
tion in his writings? Wirt- j g ||, ( au ther of “ Scenes
for Lithograph in Georgia >• w |, o wields no ignoble
pen; and C. and who have already suc
ceeded well in fiction. Ar* and “Stafford," and “Clio,"
and Medicus, nnd“Jar^- aB i ei " let them all try, and
see who can wield it most f„ r [he impreve
merit of the ethics gs the nsr»»c, and for the dissemina
tion of useful and scientific knowledge.
Having said thus much, ti sAie writer of this piece will
be anxiously expecting son* gooh essays to appear in
the subsequent numbers of ,i, e Post, with w hich to re
gale his thirsty spirit from be waters of the Pyerean
Spring. It would be well those who undertake this
important task, to write in nnmbers ; and
brevity and copeiscncsswovj,ld always, doubtlessly, add
much to the interest of thei*.— pieces. It might be well,
also, should these essays into a regular train of ap
pearance, to let them be dished under the nusptcious
title of “The Spectator,” n^.
IRENICUS.
OFFICE, ON THIRD-STREET, Cl* i*X)R FROM MULBERRY
STREET, AND OPPOSITE • THE CENTRAL HOTEL.
MAC -ON:
SATURDAY, ARHMtII. 0,1839.
Tn rnnnucn —'oiidm rS.
We have on hand such a groat number of poetical
effusions that we are really puzzled to know what to
do with them. Wo would sw. iggest to some of them to
embody all the poetry of twcfc- t)f their pieces into one, of
the same length, leaving out superfluous and unpoeti- j
cal words and phrases. hope the hint will be im
proved upon. There must some artisanship about
good poetry. However grat^*d the conception, or mag
nificent the ideas, it will app Broach near to the ludicrous,
if embodied ill cripple mensa The “ Poet's license”
will seldom clear from limping measure. Poet
ry is near akin to music, anc_M requires to be harmoni-;
ous in its lines and periods; n ot only in the regular ar
rnngement of feet and syllabi.! e n, hut in proper empha
sis, or else the reader will be- drawn down, as it were, i
from the high position his at itmr had carried him, by
the jaged and unmusical sotaanda that break in untimely
upon the general and expec * c d harmonv. The sense
will always be improved bv tire musical arrangement
instead of deteiorated. Tit ■ -■ grandest conceptions of
the human mind, reduced to measurement, will
have a much greater eflect, t *ran to be placed in a rough
and irregular manner, Alt^ —aough some slight depart
ures from the strictness of tfe rule may be found in
the best authots, it will not hold for observance as a
general principle, and ahoulr-M net lie allowed, especially
in those who arc but heginrx b tig to put their thoughts in
measured cadence.
SttT We cannot indulge dream of our correspon
dent, Irenas, bat neverthele- —we like his spirit, and
hope those alluded to will prove upon the suggestion.
That much may be done ii -s*rue. It is also true that
nothing will be done wltbou.. -=* an effort. And we shall
be first to second the ends,- savors of the youth of the
country, toward in moral ethics and liter
ature. Nil dttpmnim,
“ Clio" was received this late, arid must ne
cessarily be delayed until ot r next impression, owing
to the great quantity of poe .tie matter already put in
type.
S3T Chrla A. ffiggini, F— Asq., of this City, h**s been
Commissioned by the Alabam, “ Coai iy
•ioner for the State us Gem— _ ui». >o take acknov. lodg
ment of Deeds, Testimony c —-»f Witnesses, Ac., to be re
cognized as valid in the nevc=—nl Court* of Record in tho
State of Alabama.”
>5" We have often been -visited tha question, what
pave rise to "All Fool's Day.- or “ April Fool,” which
practice of deceiving on the fiist day of April, seems
to have been practised from time immemorial, and not
unfrequently in a successful and ludicrous manner by
wits and wags. Thus, for it —istance, a witty individual
of this place reported, on tha first day of April, that “ a
large Alligator was to be nin Cherry street." And
many were the dupes enquiries in relation “ to
the monster's' was usually met with an
“ April fool,” for his pains. The best account we are
enabled to find of the origin of “All Fool’s Day,” is aa
follows, taken from the Eue ■■ yclopedia Americana:
44 Something similar xko April fools' day, a-'
bout the origin of which* there are different o- j
pinions, is said, by Hammer, to exist in i
the East Indies, at the t_ une of the fluli feast. :
T his strange custom off April fools’ day pre- i
vails throughout Euro|> mm:, and in those parts of
America which arc inhssabited by the descend.'
ants ot Europeans. (J» ne of the explanations ,
j of the custom is as foiled- ws: In the middle a->
ges, scenes from biblier al history were often j
represented by way of diversion, without any j
■ feeling of impropriety. The scene in tlie life
; ol Jesus, where tie is sfe- nt from Pilate to Her
od, and back again fro» n Herod lo Pilate, was
represented in April, ar:*»d may have given oc
casion to the custom f sending on fruitless
errands, and other lrickc_ s practised at this sen
■ son. The phrase of sending a man from
| Ptialelo Herd" is cor~a*imon in Germany, to
signify sending about tt« —»necessarily. Tit** rea
son of choosing the firs*... t of April for the cx-
I hibition of this scone that tlie feast of;
! Easter frequently falls £ n this month, and tlie!
events connected with period of the fife oft
Jesus would naturally aflbrd subjects for the
spectacles of the season. The tricks of the
first ol April may, however, be tin; remains of
some Roman custom derived from the East,
and spread over Europe, like so many other
customs, by tltese conquerors. In France, the
unlucky party who may be fooled is called un
poisson or poison (mischief) d'Arril. In tlie
north of Scotland, he is called a gowk, which
■sireiiifies, in the Scotch dialect, a cuckoo. —
One of the best tricks of this description is that
of Rabelais, who, beinjj at Marseilles without
money, and desirous of goinjr (o Paris, filled
some phials with brick-dust or ashes, labelled
them as containing poison'for the royal family
ot France; and put them where Ire knew they
would be discovered. The bait took, and he
xvas conveyed ns a traitor to the capitol, where
the discovery of the jest occasioned universal
mirth.”
9-5" We have been .presented, by i»lr. Ells, with a
I copy of anew work entitled “the Prince and the Ped
ar.” by the author of the “Heiress,” the “ Merchants'
Daughter,” fc., but- have not had time to give it a
j perusal.
The following article from the “ Messenger,” of
this week, merits the sincere attention of every citizen
!of the interior of Georgia. Let them candidly weigh
the subject, and then .calmly decide what their true in
t terest is. It we remain dormant and inactive a short
time longer, slumbering over our nearest interest, the
! day will have passed, and the victory taken from our
j hands. Consider, while yet there is hope of securing
i that which nature and circumstances have placed with
: in our reach:
| *• NVitli regard to the Rail Road beyond Forsyth, we
, nre informed that its location to Barnesville is nearly
complete. Contractors are at work on a portion of it, I
and the remainder is now offered for contract, at the
1 Engineer’s office at Forsyth. It cannot be urged upon
; our citizens too strenuously, arid all interested in the
welfare of Georgia, to give to this work a greater share
iof their attention. Too much apathy is prevailing a
rnong there, as ever has lieen, with regard to it. It
"ferns to’be admitted incidentally by-all, that kis the
j most important object of Internal Improvement in
which Georgia is interested —and to us, its importance
is vital—nay—it is almost a question of exisfence or
annihilation It is scarcely necessary to give our rea
sons for this remark. They are known to, and admit
ted by everyone. Those who have the means are call
ed upon tcaffred them by every inducement that pride
or interest could offer—and those who have not, and
all Institution', as well as individuals, to throw no o!>-
stacles in the way.
“ Let us take a brief glance at the field, this Road
will open to us, and the means necessary to consum
mate it. We have about sixty miles of road to build,
into De Kalb; which work is corntne need, and the ex
perience necessary to carry it on economically is ac
quired. The Main Trunk to the Tennessee is going
on rapidly. That river is navionKU (t.. <„
muscle shoals, at Decatur, w here a rail road is in
operation to nnvigahle water beyond. Fr iVn this point
the whole world of Western waiters nre open to us by
steam navigation. And here also another object at
tracts our notice, and still more fncilifttos our progress
to the Great West. A rail road is commenced and
graded 60 miles, from Memphis, on the Mississippi, to
La Grange, which is half way to the bend of the Ten
nessee, and will connect with the road round the Mus
cle Shoals, at or near Florence. This will bring the
Mississippi within three or four days of us. Let every
one put the question to himself—is not the object wor
thy of our exertions ? But if interest is not an object
worthy our attention, let us ask another question—is there
not patriotism and State pride enough among us to
prompt us to energetic exertion ? If example is needed,
we could point to Carolina—but enough. We hope for
a renewal of exertions, and shall we hope in vain?"
95r A letter from the Commander of the Exploring
Expedition to the War Department, states that there
are eleven Shoals laid down in the Charts of the Coast
of South America, that are not to he found, and sup
posed by him never to have existed. I.n the same lati
tude he discovered a large Cotton Tree floating, which
he supposes gave rise to these errors of former navi
gators.
We notice, by the New Orleans papers, that Mr.
Buckingham has arrived, there, and commenced hie
lectures. It appears that he has been well received
by crowded audiences. We may soon expect his re
turn to this place again, at which time he will deliver
his lectures on Palestine.
Jfcar A letter from the Hon. 11. G. Lamar, to the Ed
itor of the Georgia Journal, informs the FMitor, and
through him, the public, that he will not be a candidate
for the Gubernatorial Chair.
f*- A gee.tlercsr’ in Jones county, Mr. John Drcw
ry, has recently butchered two hogs, weighing a* lol
lowa, %
One weighed, grots, C’.fi lbs. nett, 5C3
“ “ “ 570 “ “ 100
Amount of tbs two, IJDS ICT.3
Nett weight of lard from the two, lii
Mr. Ed itor—A question has originated in my mind,
in relation to the difference tie tween the common " Bull
Bat,” “Whip-poor-will,” and “Cheek Will’s Widow.’*
If I mistake not, the former is the male of the bird
which cries “ Whip-poor-will?” and the latter is of a
different species, infesting the low countries mostly, and
is known as the “ French Whip-poor-will.”
Will you, or some of our Ornithologists, who have in
vestigated this matter, or have examined Audubon on
the subject, make their communications known thro’
the 44 Post," as it is a question of some interest in Na-
tural History. ORNITIIOS.
93r The query of our correspondent in relation to
that species of bird familiarly known as “ Cheek Will’s
Widow," or the “ French Whip-poor-wilt, we are una
ble to answer ourselves ; and we presume but few have
had an opportunity of observing closely the difference
between this and the “ Whip-poor-will"—the only dif
ference as yet known between them is, that of tltei*-
cry, so far as our knowledge has extended. The only
connexion they have with the bat species is, that they
fly about at the same hour, in order to obtain the same
food, insects, that the bats do, having nothing else in
f-ommon. The reason of the name “ French Whip
poor-will,” we suppose was given in consequence of its
n.matteii of that bird, the only difference in theory be
ing. that it has a syllable or sound more. It is frequent
ly heard at tlie same time with the Whip-poor-will, in
a different part of the wood, but always has tire
effect of stopping the other, who ceases immediately,
aa if ashamed of such discordant notes. “ Cheek Will’s
Widow” 11 also tire provincial name given this bird in
low countries, w here it iomuch more frequently heard
Wr have examined, but think we find no deseripUoi
answering to tbia bird, at least, so far as the sound i
creates, is concerned. The work of Audubon, we pri ■
euasa, has not yet reached this part of the country.
Communicated.
PUBLIC MEETING IN TALBOTTON.
April 31, H3J.
A representation having beeti’made to tlie citizens of
Fallmt county, that on the Ist instant, a high outrage
itad been attempted oil the person pf one of their mos,
1 worthy and estimable citizens. Duct. James Y. Gard
ner, in the just prosecution of his legal rights, by a law
less mob, in the town of Columbus—a large number of
citizens met in the. Court Hourse, in Talbotton, fur the
purpose of enquiring into the facts, so far asthey could
tie ascertained, and of expressing their feelings there
on. The following facts appeared to the meeting :
A year since, Dr. Gardner bound himself as securi
ty on two notes of two hundred and twenty-five "dol
lars each, made by one Mrs. Seaman, of Columbus.
He was sued thereon to the Spring terrii, ISJ9, of .Mus
cogee Superior Court.
A few days since he went to C jlumbu*, with the view
of making some arrangement with Mrs. Seaman, by
which he might he released from the necessity of pay
ing notes. lie found her not ready or willing to come
to any terms, and also learned from her, that she would
leave the State in a few days- Thereupon he prayed
out his bill of “-Ye exeat”—Mrs. Seaman refusing to
accept proffered security, was taken to jail, from which
she was released by a mob. The mob, at the head of
which were some who claim to be gentlemen, then
proceeded to the Hotel of Diet. Gardner, threatening
him, if he could be found, with violence dictated in bit
terest spirit of Lynch Law. The Doctor was conse
quently reduced to the necessity of leaviiig.the house
to avoid an affray.
These facts having been made known to the meet
ing, un motion, B. B. Pace, Milton Williams. F. M.
Lawrence, H. P. Smead, A. YV. Sneed, and Barnard
Hill, were appointed a Committee to draft a preamble
and resolutions, expressive of the sense of the meeting
on the facts. The Committee, after a short absence,
reported the following preamble and resolutions :
Whereas, Deep insult and disgraceful outrage have
been offered to this county generally, and to this com
munity in particular, in the person of on* of our most
worthy and excellent citizens, engaged in his just and
lawful business, by a mob, in the town of Coin mbits—
Resolved, That this meeting feel high indignation at
the ouirage attempted, and abhorrence for tlie persona
engaged in it, whether their stations lie high or low.
Resolved, That as it is proper the people should know
the injury inflicted on one of them, and the contempt
thrown upon their laws, that the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the Chnirman arid Secretary, and
published in the papers of Macon and Colimrbuß.
WM. L. WALKER, Chairman.
Alex. W. Sneed, Secretary.
GEORGIA COURT CALENDAR.
Our Georgia Court Calendar, for 1839, is now ready
for delivery. It contains the correct time for holding
the Superior and Inferior Courts in the different Coun
ties of the State —the days of the month—and the Ite
-1 turn Days for each- Court.
It will Ire found very useful to Attorneys, Corporate
Institutions, Clerks, and others having much business
with any of our Courts.
The following is the opinion of several gentlemen
(■members of the Bar) in this city, who have examined
1 the Calendar :
Macon, March 2!, 1839.
To C. R. Hanleiter :
We have examined your “Georgia Court Calendar,
! for the year 1839,” and find it generally very correct,
and recommend it to the patronage ol the Bar most
particularly. It is the most complete reference sheet of
1 tlie same character printed in the State, and weearnest
-1 ly hope that your Calendar may be profitable to you in
proportion to' its very high merit ns a Court Index.
McDonald, Powers & Franklin,
Poe & Nisbet,
Tracy & Gresham,
James Smith,
John Lamar,
1. G. Seymc ur.
{fcJ"Single copies, sl—or 88 per dozen. Orders from
a distance, enclosing the. cash, and postpaid, respect
fu ly solicited and promptly attended to.
By C. A. HIGGINS.
On Monday, the Bth insl., rtf 10 o'clock, A. M.
A' the Store lately occupied by Z. B. Wade, oppo
site .Messrs. G. Jewett &. Cos. and Solomon, Gritfiu*3z
Land's Store, a stock of Merchandize, consisting of
DRY GOODS—Prints, Muslins, Silks, Homespuns,
Merino, Linens, Shawls, Handkerchief-, Thread, dte.
Groceries—Molasses, Coflce, Spice, Cheese, To
baceo, &c.
Hurd ware—Locks, Butts, Knives and Forks, Sc.c.
Huts, Hoots, Shoes, flagging, Twine u-ul
Hope, and a largo assortment of Crockery.
Sale positive, without reserve. Terms—sales under
850 cash, over SSO and under 8200 three months, ever
8200 twelve months credit, for upproved endorsed pa.
per.
April £
ICE! ~
RECEIVED and for sale a large supply of ICE.
which can be had at any time from sun-rise ttil
nine at night, by applying at the store. A large Re
frigerator will be kept filled in the store, and delivered
in any quantities without a moments detention. Price
eight cents per pound.
HARVEY SIR >TWELL, Druggist.
Opposite Centralllotel.
N. B.—When wanted to go tn the country, it will bx
put up in the most careful manner.
April 6 21
J. L.' STEPHENS, SURGEON DENTIST,
LATE of Columbus, Georgia. Office at the Ccit
• ra! Hotel, Macon, Georgia.
If I meet with encouragement in my profess: :n. I
shall expect to make Macon tny permanent residence
April 6 24u
~ VICTOR IA PE NS.
IJ'OR Ladies, by Warren ; Gillott’s for Gerv
P tlem n; Ind.a Rubber Spring Ppi*s ; Three Slit
Pens, anew and very superior article, and every other
kind of Pens manufactured. A large assortment of
Writing Paper, very cheap, for sale at the Book and
Music Store of C. A. ELLS.
April 6 -84
NOTICE—CENTRAL HOTEL.
MON and after the first day of April next, the
CENTRAL HOTEL will be conducted solely
bv the subscriber. He would respectfully inform
the public that he has made additional preparations fcr
accommodating those who may think proper to call on
him. Among other things, he has provided a French
Cook, who has had long experience in hi* business.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
Macon, March 30 23a
L. *Tw. COWLES
HAVE this day opened their stock of Spring Goods,
selected with great care, comprising a most full
complete assortment & FANCY and STAPLE DRY
GOODS, which the public are respectfully invitad to •
call and examine.
Marcti 30 «ts
»-Tce.-c« .
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the pub -
lie that he has just received a Urge supply of lea,
and will be ready to deliver it on llte Ist day of April
next It can be'had at all hours, by appli ation at the
Central Hotel. Otdiers from the country carefully pack-
JOHN WILLIAMS.
6 March 30 .**
Exchange on Tennessee c.r.d TO its. ':y.
CHECKS ou the Branch of the Sou .h Western Rad
■ '‘^'•sssEsarssik* 4
March 16
fcv- The Measonge* and Talagraph will inaait i’>. die
Inner form, 2 months. ’.
administratrix* sale.
WILL be sold OU tbefli*t Tue-day u June next,
before the Court House ckxcr, in uteCuy of Ma-
I con. die undivided half ol City Lot No. 1, ,uare «8,
| comer us W al.nut and
- to tha eutvte oi V , ? d«< *
and 23d under aft oruer of the Honorable Ute ln&nor
Court Os Bibb county, wire.! setting for ordinary pur
.mses. TM| " o * , MAKY SAGE. Admmreuam,
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