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THE sOTsanßJßsy ipos?? La published in the city of Macon every Saturday Morning, at three OollaßS in advance, roi’R dollar after three mouths —two dollars for sut months— and mailed to country subscribers by the earliest moils enveloped by good strong wrappers, with legible dtrec. tions. Kr No subscription received for a less period than six months—and no paper discontinued, until uJ arrears are paid. Advertisements not exceeding twelve lines will be in. aerted at $1 OO for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each continuance —larger ones in proportion. Persons wishing to advertise by the year must cnil at the office and make an agreement to that effect. Advertise ments not limited when handed in, will be inserted till forbid,and charged accordingly. {KT Any person forwarding a te.v dollar bill, (post paid,) shall receive four copies, for one year, to be sen to differeut persons, as directed. {ty I.otters, on business, either to the Publisher or Editor, must come post paid to insure attention. SPRING FASHIONS. SUMMER HATS. THE subscriber respectfully informs his customers Sc friends that he lias now on hand, and in process of manufacture, the finest assortment of Black and White Summer Hats ever betore offered in this city, consisting in part of the following: 8 dozen super Drab Beaver Huts, broad brims 10 do do do do do medium brims 10 do do do Beaver Naps, w ide Sc medium 20 do do White Russia Nups, do do 25 do do do plain Russia Hats, broad 25 do do do do do medium 25 do do do do do fashionable 20 do second quality plain White Hats, with wide brims, warranted all fur, at three dollars 20 do tine Black Moleskin Silk Hats, warranted fur bodies, at less than New York prices With a large assortment of Gentlemens, Youths and Childrens fine Leghorn, Manilla Sc Palm Leaf HATS. Together with a fine assortment of Youths and In fants 'Cloth and Velvet CAPS, of the latest styles, all of which are offered on the very lowest terms for cash or g,tod pay customers. Purchasers are respectfully invited to call and examine before purchasing. GEORGE A. KIMBERLY, Sign of the Big Ilat, Mulberry street. March IS 21 FOOD FOR TIIE MIND. /s. siw mro:K sson i THE subscriber would respectfully inform his friends and the community ii general, that he has remov ed from Milledgeville, and permanently located him«elf hi 'h.s place, two doors South of the Washington Hall, on Mulctrry-s;rt el, at the stand formerly occupied by VVi.i. 11. HurdsaU, atm lately bv A MoArn, where he intends carrying on the BOOK and FA SC V BUSI NESS oil tiie mosrres -otiahle term' ; and he flatters fciinse'f, it the piopleiw II call and i .amine his stock •hat tl ,y will be cotivru ed that he Can sell as low as ean la bought at any house this side of New York., Among Ins stock may be found a generalassortment of /.««’, Mr (lira t, Miscellaneous and School BOOKS; OL'tllES, MAI'S and CHARTS; Mathematical In struments ; Record and It'ttiik Honks of all kinds. Paper, Ink,Quills, Inkstands; Printing, Visiting and Pi-yingCards : S eel Pens, Fine Cutlery, Silver Pen cils, Purses, Pocket-books, Banker's Cases, Ladies’ Work-hoxos; ladies’and gentlemen's Dressing Cases; Dissected Maps, Spelling Puzzles, and a large assort ment of TOYS for children : Fancy and Drawing Pa per, Bristol /Lards, Paints, Vanish, India Ink, Brush, rs for Painting ; Gentlemen's fine //air. Shaving, Nail. Tooth, Whisker and Clothes //rushes; Writing and Travelling Desks ; Wilson's Manifold Letter Writer, with the art of despatching 1,2,3 or 4 letters with a sin gle stroke of the pen—a very useful article for all busi ness men. Cologne, Florida, Lavender and Bay Wa'ers; Milk of Roses, [hinge ; L-adie-’ Curls, Head Ornaments, <fc.e Vi-dins, Acco -dians, Music B »xe« : the nest celebrated MUSIC tiir Pianos; Card and Cigar Cases; Tobacco and Stiull Boxes. *fe See. 5T All New Public-Cions will be received as soon as they are issued from the press. The above goals have all been se'ected fresh in New York due fall, and are of the best binding and mater ials. A liberal discount will be made to gentlemen and teachers buying l»y thequan'ity. for their libraries and schoola. By a close application to business, and n desire to aeomodn’e, I hope to merit a portion ot the patronage of thin liberal community. C. A. ELLS. November 17 ly4 MORE NEW GOODS. JUST RECEIVED at the NEW SHOE & HAT STORE, 2 trunks gentlemen’s Boots, of superior quality 1 do fine Bo ittcs, 1 da Shoes C cases mens and boys Light Boots 200 pair Dancing Pumps 200 do Walking Pumps 100 do Youths Pumps 200 do Ladies French Slips 100 do Misses do do 100 do Walking Siloes 100 do B mts 200 do Childrens Morocco and Leather 800-ees Also, a large assortment of Mens and BoysCa and Kip Brogans 10 cnre9 Negro Shoes of good quality 4 do gentlemens fine Beaver Unis 4 do white Russia Hats 4 go yoti'hs Whi’e Hats 4 do youths Black H its 8 do fine Moleskin Hats 30 do men and boys white & black Wool Hats All of which will be sold verv low for cash, wholesale or retail. HEIDT, ALDRICH & CO. March 1C 21 New Clothing Store. It. W. MORRIS & co HAYING located themselves in the store formerly occupied by Wm. t) Johnson & Cos. (east side Mulberry street,) arc now opening an extensive assort meat of Ready-Made Clothing, of the latest fashions, and of superior workmanship which will be SOLD CHEAT FOR CASH. Their •took consists in part of the following, viz : Super blue Cloth Clonks Goat's hair Camlet Wrappers, Brown and mixed Cloth Overcoats, Invisible Green do. Mohair a rid Beaver Cloth do. Pilot Cloth do. Blanket Hunting Coats, Kentncky Jeans] rockand 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 green and brown do. 350 Vests, comprising all styles and descriptions, Victoria and Coronation Cassimere Pants, Black and Blue Cassimere do. Fancy Striped and Ribbed do. Satinet and Kentucky Jeans do. ALSO, A general assortment of Stocks, Collars, Suspenders, Oloves, Hoiscry, Linen Shirts, Cotton do. with 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 3m 1 HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, GILDING. Btc. THE subscriber, grateful for past favors in the above line, begs leave most respectfully to re'urn his most sincere thanks to the citizens of Macon and Vine vide, and theii vicinity, and takes this opportunity to inform them and the public generally, 'lint he has a*, •ocis'ed wilh him, in co-partnership, CHARLES L. SMITH, (hie of Wall street, New York, a gentleman, and second lo none in his dne of Fainting in the Uni ted States.) for the purpose of conducting the Fainting business in all its various departments. THOMAS B. CLARKE. The business, in future, will he conducted under the firm and style ot CLARKE At SMITH, No. 1 Mulberry street, next door but one below William B. Parker &, Cos., and directly opposite the Central Hotel. _ Feh» 15-ly STWv nrc Hiitliorized to nnnounre NA THANIEL EELLS as Candidate for Cleri or the Inrcßioi Court, at the election in January next. Apnl IJ 25tc BY P. C. PENDLETON. VOL. 11. ICE! ICE!! RECEIVED and for sale a large supply of ICE, which can be had at nnv time from till J nine at nigh;, hy applying at the store. A large Re frigerator wifi be kept filled in the store, and delivered in any quantities without a moments detention Price eight cents per pound HARVEY SHOTWELL, Druggis-. Opposite Central Hotel. ! N. B.—When wanted to go in the country, it will be | put up in the most careful manner, j April C 24 J. L. STEPHENS, SURGEON DENTIST, I ATE of Columbus, Georgia. Office at the Cen -4 rral Hotel, Macon, Georgia. If I meet with encouragement in my prolcssion, I shall expect to make Macon my permanent residence, i _April 6 2ln DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERY. MRS. HANLEITER wishes to inform the Lad e of Macon, and vicinity, that she has come to Ih.'l determination of pursuing the dress making business, a nd flatters herself that, front a long experience, she v it' give entire satisfaction to all who may think proper to engage her services. She will endeavor to obtain j patterns of the latest Spring Fashions, and he bettei prepared to suit those Ladies who may patronize h o. DO" Her residence is on Third-street, in the home formerly occupied by Mr. B. Trapp. STM's. SAGE will attend to the millinery business, 1 at the same house; and will Bleach and Tress Bonnets! at short notice. January 19 13c j LAW NOTICE. FIMIE undersigned will hereafter prac'iee Law under ■ __ the firm and style of McDONALD, POWERS & FRANKLIN, and will regularly attend tile Courts j heretofore attended by McDjnald &. Po vers Office! over the Octuulgee Bank. c. J McDonald, 1 A. P. POWERS, Fel>2 15-ts L. FRANKLIN. Auction and Commission Business. riMIE undersigned has commenced a regular busi- I ness in the above line, and solicits the patronage l of the public. Refer to Messrs. Rea Sc Cotton, Macon. “ Scott Sc Morrell, New York. “ Wm. Patterson & Cos., Savannah. Mr. Charles Hartridge, *' *' Roller' Collins, Charleston. Messr*. Farrar & Hayes, “ Mr. G. McLaughlin, Augusta. a. r. McLaughlin. N. B. Sales may be expected on WEDNESDAY j in each week, until lurther notice. Feb 16 17tf CASTINGS, BLACKSMITHING, &c. VLL kinds of CASTINGS, MILL INKS, GUD GEONS, &c , of Iron or Composition, cost to order, at short notice. Patterns will be furnished, if necessary. All kinds of MACHINERY made or repaired. 0T The highest price will be given for Old Copper, Brass, and Cast Iron. A. D. Sc I. F. BROWN. March 9 20;f Near the Baptist Church. PLANING M ACHINE. MPHE Subscribers respectfully inform the public that -l their PLANING MACHINE ts now in full ope ration, and that th v arc prepared to plane, tongue mid groove any thtnkness, from J to 2J inches, as well as weather-boarding, and other plank, from 2 to 13 inch es in width. ! SASH, BLINDS, DOORS. See. made to order, at the shortest notice. A. D & I. F. BROWN, March 9 20:f Near the Baptist Church. ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE. IUILL be sold on the first Tuesday in June next, I ? » before the Court House door, in the City of Ala con, the undivided half of Ci y Lot No. 7, Square corner of Walnut and Swing s reef', containing I acre, belonging to the estate of Willis T. Sage, deceased; and soi l under an order of the H morabte the Inferior Court of B hh county, when setting for ordinary pur poses. Terms on the dnv. MARY SAGE, Adniinistra - rix. March 30 23j_ VICTORIA PENS. IoOR Ladle*, by Warren ; G'llott's Victoria, f >r Gon tlem n; India Rubber Spring Pens; Three Slit Pens, anew and very superior ar icle, and every other kind of Pens manufactured. A large assortment of) Writing Paper, very cheap, for sale at the Book and Music S-ore of C. A. ELLS. I April 6 21 J TO RENT. Jter-C, THREE Fire-proof STORES, fronting on 3d s'=j : H street; Three Fire-proof STORES, fronting on Cherry-street. They are large and commodious, and well calculated for any kind of business, and w ill be fitted up, as to shelving and counters, to suit tenan's. Those fronting j on Third-street (directly opposite Messrs. Rea Sc Cot ton’s, and J Cowles, Esqr.’s ranges) are now ready fori occupancy, and possession immediately given. Those on Cnerry-street w ill be ready by the Ist of Octoher ilex'. 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, .nil also be rented. D. R. July 7 37tf READY MADE CLOTHING. JUST received at my Auction Room, on consign ment, a general assortment of READY MADE CLOTHING, for Summer wear, consisting ot Coats, Pantaloons, Round Jackets, Ves's. Shirts, See. Ac., all of which will he sold low for CASH. Lovers of gen teel and fashionable Clothing, at a reduced price, will do well to call and examine for themselves. C. L. HOWLAND. N. B. The above Goods will be sold at Private Sale only. | March 23 22_ NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES. CA BRLS. in prime order, ju«t received per Ocmul •JU gee Company's boat, and fir sale by REA Sc COTTON. March 2 19 Sugar, Mo'asses, Coffee, St c, 1 OO HMDS. St. Croix and Porto Rico Sugars. 1 v >\J 116 hhds. Cuba Molasses, I 275 bags Green Cuba C iffee, 40,000 Spanish Sesars, best quality, 600 boxes Tobacco, 6 boxos Havana Sugar, for sn'e bv REA Sc COTTON. ! ! April 23 2G_ | Choice Madeira Wine. CTCV BOXES Whi'e, imported into Savannah in 1431 t»U and 1832, for sale by REA Sc COTTON April 20 26 I Sweetie* Iron. QQ TONS Iron, assorted, from 11 to 8 inch, for sale bv REA & COTTON. April 20 26 I NEW BOOKS. PIXHE Bench and Bar. hy the author of Random Rr -1. collections. The Women of England, bv Surah Stucknev Ellis. Oliver Twist, complete, illustrated. Jack Adams, the mutineer, bv Cant. Crumier. Neal Malone and other tales of Refund, by W H. Carlet >n Cobh’s Silk Manuel. Treaties on the Culture of Silk and Mortis Mul'icnuhs. Prinee and the Pedlar. The) Wise Men of Gotham, by Paulding. Third part of Public and Private Economy, bv Sedgwick. Elvira, the Naliob's Wife, ilumr, Stnalle't, and Miller's His tory of England, brought down to George IV., with il-) ; lustrations, a beautiful Library edition, for sale at the, Book and Music Store of C. A ELLS. ' April 13 25 > DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT, COMMERCE. AGRICULTURE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS, AMUSEMENT, Bic. Etc. TERMS I THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE —FOUR DOLLARS, AFTER THREE MONTHS. MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1539. NEW MACON THEATRE. Prize cirtdress ! TIIE subscriber will give a Premium of an Elegant j Silver .Medal for the he9' P letienl Addre«s to be delivered at the opening of the New Macon Theatre. Said address to be not under forty (40) nor more than ' sixty (60) lines—to be ready hr the 6th of May. {SO*A Committee of literary gentlemen will make the *« lec tion. WM. R. HART. April 20 26p MONROE R AIL RO VD.) .! Macon, March 21, 1533 $ 7JXHE following will be the hours for departing and I A arriving of the Cars, alter the fi'st of April: Leave Macon 5 A. M., and arrive at Forsyth 6J A. M “ Forsyth 7j A. M. “ Macon V»I A. M “ Macon 2/ P. M. “ F- rsyth 4} P. M “ Forsyth 4J P. M. “ Macon 61 P. M Freight Cars will be attached from Forsyth at 7j A. M., and from Macon at 21 P. M. N. EELLS, Agent of Transportation. | March 23 23 j Jl For Norfolk, Va., Direct—and passage thence to Richmond, Va., Wash ington C ty, Baltimore and Philadelphia. The superior and well known sea steamer SOUTH CAROLINA, Capt. Coffey, is now receiving passen gers at, and will leave the Atlantic S cam Packet wharf, loot of D ,ureas street, immediately afer the arrival of the Rail Roid Cars, on Saturday Afternoon, 13.1 t inst. Passage anJ fare, 825, to Norfolk. Apply personally, or by letter, to WILLIA *i PATTON, Agcnq i 6 Fttzsimons' wharf. N. B. The GEORGIA succeeds the South Carolina, and will leave on Saturday, the 20ih April. After which these boats will ran regularly, one leaving as above ev ery Saiurdai af ernoon, as soon as die Rad Road C irs arr".e, not earlier than 4 or kit r than 5 o’clock, P. M. {Or The Augusta, Savannah,Macoa and C 'iumbus, Geo. papers will each please insert the above 3 times. April 13 25p Branch Bank cf Darien,) MACON, April 15, 1433. $ f| T HE Cashier of the Phenix Bank of New York I having notified this office that its funds in the Phenix Bank have been at ached, to answer tiie debts of two of the other Branches of the Bank of Dar en, this Branch has I eeu compel .ed to suspend. Bill hold ers are assured that the means of ilnscffice me ample to redeem its circulation, and will he applied to that I object. This notice is deemed necessary to prevent sa crifices and imposition. THOMAS KING, Cashier. April 20 26e_ Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia. Savannah, April 8,183 J. INSTALLMENT OTICE is hereby given that an instalment of Ten D dlars per share on the S'oek of this Company is nquired to be paid at the B inking House in rh.s Ci ty, on or before the 14 h day of June next. Stockiml ters at, and in the neighborhood of Macon, can make payment at the branch. By order of the Board of D rest >r*, R. R. CUYLER, Caslrier. April 20 25; DR. JOHN It. BOON HAS removed to, and permanently settled in Ma . con, where he cun he found at all times readv to attend the mils of his fr ends. His residence is on the corner of Third and Popiar-stree-s, formerly occupied hy Mr. L' vi Eckley. j April 2J 2jh NOTICE. DR. E. L. STROHECKER offers his pro r essional services to the inhabitants of Macon and vicini ty. Office Commerce Row, over Leri Eckiey's. April 13 23!> PORTRAIT PAINTING. tI'HE Subscriber hav'ne permanently located him- Jc seif in this City, -olieits the pa mirage >( its citi zen*. Room (where specimens may he seen) over W. B. Parker’s Store, op;> site the Central Hotel, will be open to visiters from 10 A. -M. 'o 4 P. M. COM PA RET, Artist Macon, April 20, 1833 26 SOOA WATER. H SHOTWELL has the pleasure of informingthe • Ladies and Gentlemen, 'hut his Soda Fountain is now up, and that the Soda Water will he constantly prepared in the most approved manner, with the l>e«t Spring IVoter, and supplied wilh the most choice and lieaFhy Syrups, and constant attendance from early in the morning till 10 in the evening. April 20 26 New Spring and Summer Goods. L. & XV. COWLES 4 RE now receivin'? at their S ore. No. 4 Commerce c\- Row, adjoining Mr. Levi Eckley. a general assort ment of Spring anti Summer Goods, selec ed with rare: from the New York, Philadelphia and Charleston mar ks s, to w hich they respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public generally—in their stock will lie f utnd— Light Summer S Ik*, plain and figured, Handsome French Muslins, Printed Lawns, French Cambrics, British and American Prints, French Worked C-din sand Cuffs, Fancy Ha ndkerchtef*. Sdk Net! Shawls and Scarf*. Bonne'*, Ribbons, Artificial Flowers, Curls, Lace*, Hosiery, Primed Sattee is for Children's Dre*ses, with Coron ation and Victoria Braids to suit, Irish Linens, Table Damask and D.aper, Linen Sheeting*, Bombazines, Linen Drillings, Vesting*, Cravats, Stocks and Co'l nr*, Gentlemen and Ladies Umbrellas and Parasols, A large supply of Domestics of all kinds. Macon, April 13 25 Fresh Flour! eZI 4 BBLS. fresh South-Caroltna ground Flour Gv " 2ri do do Canal FI -or. For sale by A. R. .VcLAUGLIN. April 20 26p JUST RECEIVED, ON CONSIGNMENT, 2O,oCofine HAVANA Cl GARS, for sale low for cash, hv C. L. HOWLAND April 13 25 Cotton Bti’gins nnd Twine. 1 X £T( \ FIECES heavy Hemp Bagging. 4 bales A ?J V * Bagging Twine, for sale bv REA & COTTON. April 23 26 | T7NITED STATES BANK NOTES. Imre hills w_J for sale hv J T ROWLAND Also. CHECKS on NEW YORK- March 16 2)tf Exchange oil Tennessee ant! Kentucky. CMIKCKS on the Branch of theS nrh We»n rn Rail J Road Bank, at Knoxville, constantly for sale at the OCMULGEE BANK. March 16 21c ITT The Messenger ami Telegraph will insert in the inner form, 2 months POETR Y. From the Southern Rose. The Playmates of Childhood. I sec them oft—the youthful crew, That met at morning's dawn, When spire and tree their shadows threw Across the dewv lawn ; And merry shou', and sportive yell, Sent forth their echoes there, ’Till hated sound of school-house bell Brought book-;ime and despair. But years and years have fled away, And of that youthful train, The playmates of my childhood's day, Alas! how few remain ! Some wander in a distant land, Some rove above the sea, And many 'neath their native sand From all liie’s ills are free. 'Tis true that some still linger here, But, ah' their looks are co'd ; I miss the welcome, warm and clear, _ That greeted me of old ; Heart giveth bark to heart no tone, Hand claspeth Hand no more, And chang'd both form and mind have grown, From what they were of yore. But still we meet, my comrades dear, For mem'ry hath a spell, That bringeth back distinct and clear, The firms beloved so well; . And tho’ despair and sorrow lower Upon life’s checker'd scene. Still Fancy oft renews the hour, We met upon the green. R. M. C. Savannah, Ga. .... m ..—n.— MISCELLANY. From the Augusta Mirror. THE SOUTH THE NATURAL HOME OF LITERA TURE, OR SECOND THOUGHTS IN’ CONFIRMA TION OF FIRST THOUGHTS. BV CIIARLF.S WYATT RICE, ESQ . AUTHOR OF ‘ RAMBLER.’ “ How rich in charm* is this romantic clime, Withs reams, and woods, and pastoral valiies fair ; And walled with mountain', haughtily sublime." [concluded.] Utiforluna’ely, tiie tlcttiils which wc have of the religion of the ancient inhabitants of the North, me meagre and scant. May not tin's partially arise from the circumstance that there was little to detail ? Britain, in the account that site has furnished us of her Druids, has given us almost ti e only trad tion we have of the ancient religion of the North. And we find connected with these no images of beauty or sublimity. A principal feature of the re ligion of tiie Druids appears to lave been the sacr.fice of human victims ; a ieatuic that can carry with it no other associations than those of horror and disgust. Tne only redeeming trait in this religion appears to have been the doctrine of the immortality of the soul; a doctrine that was also incorporated w.th the religion of ancient Greece and Italy. Ossian has, indeed, presented us with images of sub. lirnity, probably gathered f oin the popular be lief of his country ; end Moote has collected some beautiful specimens of the ancient fables of his countrymen. But how ate all these found wanting when weighed in the balance, with the richness, splendour, beauty and sub. lirnity of the mythology of the ancient Gieeks and Romans! Periuqis the most pleasing exhibition of tho strength and beauty of imagination of tiny nation is in its sculpture and paintings, Tnat which at any time is a pleasing study, liecomes onß’the mo.e so when through il we read a nutions’s character. Happily (or our present purpose the works of the imcieuts have des cended to us in reputation, where they have not in reality; and the works of the moderns are before us to review at our leisure. The imagination of the South, as exhibited in iior paintings and sculpture, stands pre-eminent. 'Ftie earliest sculptors exhibited beauty and sublimity in their conceptions. How heuuti f..l was the idea of Phidias in representing Venus as rising from the sea, received bv Love, and crowned by Persuasion ! And he has exhibited bis grandeur of conception in iiis statue of Minerva, made of ivory and guld. and measuring tlrrty-nine leet in height; and in bis Jupiter Olympus, which has passed fin one of the wonders of the world. Praxiteles exhibited his Iteauty of conception in his Cupid, in tiie mystery ofbis veiled Venus, and in the beauty and simplicity of the miked goddess. Nor have the painters exhibited less richness of imagination. Alexander’s power has been well u-presented by Apelles in bis painting of that hero holding thunder in his hand; •* Which,” says Pimy. who saw it. “ looked so much like life, that the hand of the king, w .th the thunder secnx and to come out oftl e picture,” The beauty of the imagination of Apelles s s cn in hi* Sleeping Venus, nnd in his Venus Anadyomenc. Tho power of the moic modern painters of the South of Kurope is ever acknowledged. Michael Angelo is prais. ed for the grandeur and sublimity of his char no. ters—Raffhello for the grace, the dignity, nnd the expression of Ins ; while Giulio Romano i; lauded for possessing the t rue poetical genius. Poetical, indeed, was the idea of tho latter in representing tho Hours feeding the Homes of the Sun. This picture brings vividly to the imagination the course of the Sun with its C. R. IIANLEITER, PRINTER. | never failing attendant. Time. Pope, in bis ' ** Epistles to Mr. Jervas,” has well represented the distinguished merits of the different Italian artists:— “ Each heavenly piece unwearied we compare. Match RafFaelle’s grace with thy loved Guido's air; Caracci's strength, Corregio's sober line ; Paulo’s free stroke, and Titian’s warmth divine." The different wmks of these various artists might be expatiated upon to much greater length. But enough has been said, to show that the people, who have exhibited so rich an imagination in their mythology, have not fallen in their flight when they have attempted to exhibit in visible forms, the beings of their imagination. The glorious landscapes of Italy have breathed forth in living colors with the be ngs with which the inhabitants of all ages have united in peo ling them. And shall we be told that the North, too. has her sculptors and painters? That England alone boasts Iter Reynolds. West, Moreland, Barrv, and Fuseli? She does, indeed. But wc shall not be disputed when we say, tlwit all these drew their inspiration from the Italian fount. At least, we shall not, when it is remembered that Reynolds himself admits, in his “Notes t<* the Art of Painting,” the superiority of the Italian masters. See to wlmt sentiments of Frest toy’s he gives assent: — “ When duly taught each geometric rale, Appront h with awful *teps the Grecian school; The sculptured relics of her skill survey, Muse oa hy night, and imitate by day. “ As years advance to modern masters come, Gaze on their glories in majestic Rome; Admire the proud productions of Iter skill Which Venice, Parma, and Bologna fill." Frcsnny, seems, by these lines, to imply thru the simple rules of the art may be learned elsewhere, hut that the source of inspiration is to he sought in Greece and Italy. To these sentiments Reynolds has, in his “No es,” ex pressed no < issent. If English have excelled in any depart ment of painting, it has licen in that of portrait painting; which, although a! high department of the art, yet makes not large drafts on the imagination. England herself pays the poorest compliment to her sculptors, | when s‘'e is necessiatcd to make it a matter of ) hoist, that one of her citizens acted the Vandal, and tore from Greece mutilated specimens of sculpture. Could she form no gallery from hi me product otis, ti nt she should renew in another form, the works of the northern hatha rian? Let her boast of her “stone shop.” It must, in the eyes of ail other nations, be her disgrace. Another vivid display of the imaginative qualities of the resid aits of the sunny South, is seen in the lote intercourse of the moderns. What is the land of moonlight serenades? Os rambles, when obscurity gives full force to the imagination 1 The Turkish maids, debarred the privilege of writing, find in flowers, ciudars, pebbles, and the most common objects around them, expression for all that words could con vey. And well does the Greek lover ex claim, in the song translated by Byron : “By all the token-flowers that tell What words can never speak so well." For words w ould, indeed, lx; fix bic interpreters to the ardent imaginat on of these people. The Grecian maid reads a tale in every leaf of every flower that is conveyed to her from her lover; while lie finds us complete an an swer In every flower that is returned from her. Ardor of feeling, without which genius, study, cannot e.x'st, is fully shown in this intercourse of love. Could the cold heart read tho lan guage of passion in flowers? Tne love of Romeo, wit ch is hut perfect nature in a warm climate, would have secured to the youth u station in a mud-house, bud be lived in Britain. “ Oh ! ’tis not well this earihly love’s excess,” I sings the Italian girls; and if d’sappoinfe 1, lays her down to die. The English girl very coolly brings an action for damages! And the same difference of warmth, anti coldness of feeling is exhibited throughout the whole drama of life. If such wc find to be the pre-eminent imagi. native qualities of the sons and daughters of the South, it becomes important to the determina. tion of our correctness in assigning these qua lities as tiie constituent parts of genius, and the South as the natural home of literature, to learn whether the actuai literature of the South has | been such as to answer the expectation thus' formed of it. Happily it has. Trie South lias produced masters from w hom all nations have been content to copy. Shall wc speak now oft lie glowing imagination of the father of epics ? Os his grand conceptions—his bcauti- j ful episodes—his perfect comprehension, and) delineation of the human feelings and passions ? Snail we speak of the invective, magnificent, i and towering genius of the father of tragedy ? Os his I told, loliv, and impetuous style, replete! with gorgeous imagery ?—of the knowledge' he exhibited of the human passions, in teaching) mankind how to wield them through the scenes of the stage? Shall wc call to mind ■ the majestic dignity, the native sweetness, andj graceful ease of the works of Sophocles ? The power with which he carried on the work commenced hy iEschylus; and tie moral, sublimity he displayed in the death-devotion of, CEdiptis? Shall we call to mind the comic j genius, nnd fertility of imagination c*f A his-! totnenes? Or, shall w'e speak of the sweet-j ness, gentleness, nnd ardent feelings ofj Sappho? Os the nielancltoiy termination of) Iter existence, when a sympathetic woman's, mind has imagined her singing thus : “ I, with this winged nature, fraught Then' vision* wifil’v fire— This Iran adless love, this fiery though;— Afone I come. Oh, give me peace, dark sc* !~ The classic scholar knows these high traits in the works of tne ancient*; hut ini will be re minded of them with pleasure. Ho will with pleasure, be reminded of lit® grand conceptions of Virgil—of it's inferiority to Momer a'oue—of the sweetness ofbis pasto rals ; and of the graceful dignity he has thrown around tiie pursuits of agriculture. He will, with pleasure, call to mind the scenes of hi* great poem ; tiie descent of zEnoa* to t « infernal regio —the dangerous navigation between Seylla and Churybdis—the conflict wthTumus—and all the perils of the hero with tlicir happy termination. He wiil rt». member, with pleasure, the genius of Horace, his graceful invitations to bis friends—his cou vivai odes, tempnred with moral reflections— his bursts of lyric fancy, and the severity of his satiric thruris. fie will call to mind tiw graceful and elegant songs of Cutuiitis, that morcertu of song—the comparison between tlm unblemished virgin and the delicate and un soiled flower of the garden—and the stinnge and striking change from these light compo siiions to the fearful conceptions of his Atis; its detraction nnd enthusiasm—the rapidity nnd energy with which the words ate poured forth breathing spirit and passion. AH these the classic scholar will delight to dwell upon, while the modern linguist will fix his view on later days. He will see spread Itefirre li : m the divino poem o' Dntne—his fearful conceptions of the punishment of the damned—his allegorical reprehensions of the crimes ofbis age—and the restoration of his hero to the light of tiny. He will see him of “ the sword and pen"— the portrayer of the glories of “Jerusalem Delivered”—him who made sacred his cell among ravinj maniacs, by employing his |>eti upon a sacred subject, lie will behold him, who “ Brought a lyre Os sound to peal through Rume's triumphant sky, To mourn a hero on his funeral pyre ; Or greet a conqueror with its war notes high j For on each chord had fallen the gift of fire, The living breath of power and vie lory." He will see him who sung the charms of bis mistress, in such glowing strains, that tdl lovers have striven to imitate him ; nnd nil the for have sighed for a lover who could paint their charms ns he has painted the charms of his mistress. He, certainly, will not forget tho graceful songs of Petrarch, who lias painted, in u few lines, what all devoted lovers feel re garding their lady love, yet cannot express. What retd lover . oes not imagine his misttess to be what Petrarch has thus painted his? “Thou that woaldst mark in firm of human biith. All heaven and nature's perfect skill combined; Come gaze nn her, the day-star.>f the earth, Dazzling not me alone, but all mankind.” The Italian scholar will iieliold, too, in his prospect, tiie flowery fields of Boccaccio, the elegant talcs of his Decameron ; and the light and graceful effusions of Mcltutasio, Ftlicaja, and Pustorini. And what is Italy now ? Has the bright lustre of her fame departed forever? Is tho brilliant crown of Genius, which has surmoun. ted her brow for centuries, now torn front her never to be replaced ? Are wc to weep in vain over her fallen greatness? No! She 1 still exhibits specimens enough of talent to I show that she is neither dead nor sleeping; jand that when a brighter day sliail burst forth I from her political darkness, her literary fame will again shine bright and resplendent. Two years since she boasted one hundred ond | eighty-eight journals ; political, literary, and 'scientific. And the number of these have, ■ probably, increased rather than diminished. That flie latter days of Italy are not wanting ; in genius, we have the testimony of Mallei, an esteemed Italian crilic, who says, “ If Italy | has offered our age anew Dante in Monti, she ) may boast anew Petrarch in the Cavnlicre I Ippolito Pmdemonte ; such is the sweetness, ! such the pensive liar morty that reign |in his verses.” And that the Italian mind !of the prtseiit day is wanting in neither fire, | energy, nor pathos, a simile extract fiom I N colni will fully prove. The Sicilian da ugh | ter, who is secretly married to the man of her choice, is told that Iter hand is to be the re. ward of him who slays Erilierto. Her feel ings find vent in these words : “ What have I heard ? I daughter, mother, wife Falter and tremble ; and in mine each thought Danger and sin helto’d. Vainly I now, In my bewildered reason, counsel seek. Each path is closed; my husband and my father Will even at ihe altar meet in blood. Betwixt their weapons I shall stand in vain. Immense fierce, just my father’s hatred is. Yet am I Tancred's wife, and must reveal it When bid to wed another." To sny that the North has not produced her wotks of genius, would Is- idle in the extreme. Still the same remuik will apply to the writers of the North, that we have found applicable to Iter painters and sculptors. Tney have sougiit the chief source of inspiration in the land of the South, beneath the rich, blue south ern sky. When wc mention that Milton de. rived trie plan of his divine poem fiom I aly—• that Shakespeare found tho greatest interest in southern scenes ; that lie sought therefor that ardour of leeltug which his glowing pen loved to depict—and that more modem writers have found the same intciest in these scenes ; we shall have saH enough to show, from the tacit testimony of northern writers themselves, that the South is the home of imagination. Mrs. Homans has ever sung beautifully ; but how pre-eminent are hei songs when she paints the loves of Sappho, and of the Italian poets, or dwells on the scenes of loved and lovely Italy. Mis. Ja neson has ever drawn with fidelity and power ; but her enthusiasm bums with a more vivid light, and her pen draws with r.cw and living beauty, as she fines herself on Italian grounn, and beneath a southern ■ ky. Bulwer Inis ever wielded a pen of power; but even lie acquires new pathos and beauty ns be pnlnls tlse struggles of Renizi. or dwells upon t ! e mingled <flory and darkness of the “ Ln-t Days of Pompeii.” For ourselves, it is diffi. cult lo imagine the inspiration of'a land where tho mercury sinks to zero, or ten degrees lx - low it. But if we are wrong, there are critic* enough in that region to set us right. Criti eism flourishes well in northern clime*. Hy percriticism, at letst, cannot flourish wiiem warmth of feeling, and fertility of imagination. Hie tis* charncteriKlicM of the people. With NO. 27-