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hit pocket, which he whetted on the rail before
him.
“ ‘Now,’ said he, as the voracious animal,
unaccustomed to such appetizing food, seized
ravenously on the corn, ‘it’s accordin’ to law
to take up a stray hog and feed him, ain’t it?’
•“Certainly.’
“ By this time the greedy creature began to
show symptoms of chdking, and my friend’s
design became clearer.
‘“And it’s Christian charity,’he continued,
letting down the bars and stepping in as the
hog rolled upon his side, ‘not to let your neigh
bor lose his critters by choking, if you can
kill ’em in time to save their meat, ain’t it V
“ ‘Certainly.*
“ ‘Wal,’ said he, cutting the animal’s throat,
•you can send word to the owner o’ that pork
'to come and take it away, and if he dOn’t like
to salt down at a minute’s notice, he’ll keep
the rest hum, and pay you for your corn.—
And that’s the wav the deacon sarved my hogs,
darn his long face, and I eat pork till I was
sick of the sight on.t.’”
Now, this is a modut operandi in the art of getting rid
of troublesome porkers, which we would rejoice if some
benevolent Christian, some benefactor to his race,
would put in practice in this “ best of all possible ci
’ ties." Truly, the hogs here seem to be lawful deni
tens, possessing AD (he rights of citizenship, whose
claims are paramount to all others. No man dares in
terfere with them. They ent drink, sleep and perform
all the other functions of animal lile in our streets, be
fore our doors, under our very beards. By the head of
Mahomet! but this is intolerable—they are a perfect
nuisance, in many respects—an evil which is not les
sened by their frequent noisy wranglings for the drip
pings of a molasses hogshead, or any other equally co
veted object. We would recommend the cbirrtfe of
practice followed by Mr. Willis’ neighbor, as described
by him; and in that case many worthy people might
be supplied with pork throughout the year on some
similar terms.
Come, fill thy glass, and pass the bottle this way—
well may’at thou smack thy lips, for the wine is cooled
'to a nicety. Never, dear reader, attempt to cool wine
by putting the ice into it; it adulterates the fine liquid,
destroys its purity, lessens its strength, mars its flavor
—besides you are thereby cheated into a pernicious
belief that you are drinking wine, while, in fact, muck
of it is water. But thy ide about it, Oh the oritslde Os
the vessel, and then will its flavor be improved and ill
its fine qualities kept in proper relief. And now, after
this little gastronomic digression, listen to these sWdct
lines on “ Infants asleep.”
“ How beautiful they are —that infant pair,
As they lie wrapped in calm rind dreamless sleep,
Nestling like mated doves—and mingling sweet
The perfume of their pure and gentle breaths.
On his fair sister’s snowy arm, the boy
Hath couched his downy cheek, atid she hath thrown
Her head upon his bosom lovingly :
So motionless they lie, they might be ta’en
For a creation of the sculptor’s art,
< But that the azure and transparent veins
That wander through their alahaster brows,
And the soft hue that mantles O’er their cheeks
Like the reflection of a rose On snow,
Proclaim the hand of Deity is there.
“ There is a charm about their loveliness,
Beauty, material only, could not give.
'Tis in the exquisite repose, whicn tells
That sauls unsull ed, and hearts free from guile,
Within those graceful tabernacles dwell;
No human passions mar their tranquil rest;
No feverish dreamings, such as haunt the soul
Which hath had commerce with the busy world,
Raising up shadowy phantoms of the past,
And visions of the fjture—there they lie
In their consummate grace, twin cherubim.—
Frash from their God—all purity and peace.
What a beautiful picture is here presented to the
mind’s eye, painted in rich and glowing colors. There
is a sweetness in the versification, which alas ! seems
to be now considered of little or no avail by the ma
jority of those who write what they are pleased to cnll
“Poetry.” Poetry ! (Heaven save the mark) in which
you will scarce find two lines alike in point of mea
sure, and where nearly all are defective in rhythm and
cadence. Ah! it were much to be desired, that some
ol those who are so grievously attacked with this ma
nia, cuuld be induced to tein in their prancing Pe
gasus, until they knew how to preserve a steady seat in
the saddle; until they could learn how to
“ By fingers or by ear (their) numbers scan,”
And we should not then stumble so frequently on lines
that halt, from being lame of a foot or two, or which
cannot be made to move smoothly riven on all their
feet, because these last are unequal. But we will give
thee, at a more fitting time, our ideas on the smooth
ness and harmony of versification. We had almost
forgotten to tell thee whence we drew the lines which
have pleased us: from the (Baltimoiri 1 “ American Mu
seum,” and they are from the pen of Thomas R. Hof
land, a writer already favorably known to us. This
Magazine has other able contributors enlisted in its
service : we see several names which are well known:
we will putit aside and dip into it again.
These Baltimorians are rare fellows! They have
claimed and acquired for their city the proud title of
Monumental—a title, which, as yds well know, reader,
is based on the fact of their having erected two Monu
ments, one to the Father of his country, and the other
in honor of the glorious brave who fell nobly battling
in defence of their homes and their firesides, on the
memorable 12th, 13th and 14'h of September, 1814.
These are imperishable mementos of the illustrious
dead, and of the gratitude of the survivors and their
posterity. But they now aspire to higher fame, and
have accordingly erected a third Monument, which, if
we judge lrom what we see of if, bids fair to be endu
ring : (may it be as lasting as their marble edifices,)
and this is a literary “ Monument”—such, reader, is
the title of this Magazine, which, as you sec, bears on
its cover a simulated Monument composed of Books,
'labelled with the names of the finest writers in the lan
guage, and resting on a solid foundation formed by
The Booe, par excellence, the Bible. We will open it
-at random and take the first that comes: “ Geology,”
original, author’s name not given—let us read.
It has been well remarked that the Bible
has but little to fear from the developements
of science ; the idea may be extended and we
may fearlessly assert that the words of that
sacred record will be fully confirmed by the
correct discoveries which may be made by sci
entific research.
It must be remembered that the assertions
of men, even wise men, are not always con
sistent with true philosophy, and though the
sceptic may fix his foot upon the firm rock,
and defy revelation to refute the doctrines he
may have advanced in regard to its formation
—doctrines which aim at the overthrow of all
religious belief, and denounce in terms of bit
terest reproach the mind that professes confi
dence in the faith of Christianity ; —though he
may point to the solid granite, and affirm that
years innumerable were required for its pro
duction, and exulting in the theory he has
erected upon that highpathway, he may talk
of his supposed triumph over a system of re
ligion which he affects to despise; in the seem
ing plausibility of his argument others may be
deceived, for a season, but in a little while the
progress of science, always revealing the se
crets that lie amid her mysterious depths,
throws the light of truth around his position
and it flies “ like the baseless fabric of a vision,”
and he finis that tliere is no dogma that can
withstand the truth of God—no rock that may
measure yeats of strength with the “ rock of
ages” from whose firm base the Christian reli
gion may never be driven by the eflorts of man.
Upon this subject, Dr. Mantell in his wonders
of geology speaks plainly and eloquently. He
says—
“ At the first step we take in geological in
qniry, we are struck with the immense periods
of time which the phenomena presented to our
view must have required for their production,
and the incessant changes which appear tb
have been going on the natural world ; but we
m ust remember that time and change are great
only with reference to the faculties of the be
ings which note them. The insect of an hour,
cbntrasting its own ephemeral existence with
the flowers on which it rests, would attribute
an unchanging durability to the most evanes.
cent of vegetable forms; while the flowers,
the trees, and the forest would ascribe an end
less duration to the soil on which they grow :
and uninktructed man, comparing his own
brief earthly existence with the solid frame
work of the Wdrld he inhabits, deems the hills
and mountains around him, coeval with the
globe itself. But with the enlargement and
cultivation of his mental powers, he takes a
more just and comprehensive and enlightened
view of the wonderful scheme 6f cfeatibn ;
and while in his igndrance he imagined that the
duration Os the globe was to be measured by
his own brief span, and arrogantly deenrted
himself alone the object of the Almighty’s
care, and that all things were created for his
pleasure or his necessity ; he now feels his own
depe tdence, and entertains more correct ideas
of the mercy, wisdom and goodness Os his
Creator; and while exercising his high privi
lage of being alone capable Os contemplating
and understanding the wonders of the natural
world, he learns that most important of all'
lessons—to doubt the evidence of his senses
until confirmed by cautious and patient inves
tigation.”
Not inappropriate in these days, when a mighty ten
dency to scepticism and infidelity prevails throughout
the find. We men are strange creatures 1 at one mo
ment nothing is so attractive to us as mystery —and
then we are all at Once seized with a rage for explain
ing every thing according to certain notions of our own,
(whether they be true or false, we do not, half the time,
stop to examine,) and thus we go on until, little by lit
tle, every thing is explained away, and « e have n6t an
inch of solid foundation to stand on. Like some inge
nious young gentlemen that we know of, who are fond
of whittling, we keep paring away first one slice of re
ligious belief and then another, and another, until, in
the end, our religion amounts to no more than (as our
Down East brethren elegantly phrase it,) “ the leetle
eend o’ nothin’ sharpened 1”
W e would have been better pleased, if the author of
the extract we last read, had gone a little more deeply
into his subject and treated it a little more at length, so
as to answer satisfactorily some of the principal objec
tions to the truth of the Biblical statements, which are
brought forward under the name of geological dis
coveries.
But wc must not tire thee, dear reader, nor abuse
thy patience, “cramming our words into thine ear,
against the stomach of thy sense.” We have here a
whole mine of gems—treasures, which we will unlock
to thee, from time to time, when thou wilt favor us with
a visit. Vale! M.
THE OBSERVER, No. 11.
Saturday, June 15, 1833.
Having at length returned to town, I am glad to greet
my friends and readers and inform them that I have
now resumed the superintendence of my papers. Du
ring my absence, those \ery clever young gentlemen,
Messrs. Kalon A. Jacinth, have taken considerable li
berties, both with my papers and myself: I acknow
ledge, I was a good deal irritated at the time, and wrote
them at once an Epistle Objurgatory, Admonitory, &c.,
which I at the same time enjoined them to publish.—
As they have done so, and have also manifested a sin
cere repentance for their misdeeds, I am induced to
grant them an amnesty for all past and present offen
ces up to this date; although it first I was Very strong
ly disposed to suspend them from any participation in
this affair, dujing my will and pleasure.
As they have already informed my leaders, I have
spent the last three weeks on a visit to my cousin Jas
per Ermine, who lives on his plar ration some twenty
miles troni town. 1 alwiy's look forward to the era of
tny visit to my kinsman with a feeling of pleasure.—
Ermine has a most interesting family who require only
to be krtown, in order to be esteemed and loved. They
are looked up to with respect and affection b all their
neighbors. For myself, independently of the ties of
consanguinity, I consider them in the light of true
friends: and I beg my readers to observe, that I do
not use this term in the loose and hasty way in which
it is commonly employed now-a-days. I am always
perfectly at my ease amongst them ; for I know that if
I am disposed to be taciturn, I shall not therefore be
exposed to the annoyance of flippant remarks on my
silence, or if I am inclined to be talkative, the current
of my gaiety will not be checked by such observations
as, “Oh! Mr. Weazle has found his tongue!” &c.
There certainly does prevail, in this age of trilse refine
ment and ill-understood politeness, a strorig propensity
to attempt4o be witty -at the expense of those who act
naturally, and consequently contrary W Conventional
rules of behavior. Does a young gcntleriidn; for in
stance, chance to be silent or thoughtful; an immediate
whisper may be perceived to run through the compa
ny, generally commencing amongst the Young Ladies,
those keenest of ail observers, somewhat to this effect:
** I wonder what is the matter with Mr. B ? he must
be in love, for Bb stems melancholy,” (this is certainly
a most natural consequence of such a state)—“ I won
der who the lady is l perhaps she has been cruel! Poor
fellow !” Or; “He must have been reading poetry, or
softie affecting novel which has depressed his spirits,"
&.C. &.C; Now, I may perhaps be thought very old
fashioned ; but 1 must confess I never could see the
wit or good sense of such remarks or such conduct as
I have here alluded to. It appears to me to be contra
ry to the principles of all politeness. The cardinal
: maxim in the code of real politeness, the grand aim and
object of its whole system, is, so to act towards those
who are in our company as to plane them at their base;
to avoid any thing which may make them feel in an
awkward position, and to remove from them whatever
may cause them a disagreeablb sensation. In doing
this we are often called upon to sacrifice our own in
clinations, and give up our owri wishes for tHb gratifi
• ation of others; and this, if we desire to bb truly po
lite, we must always be ready to do ; and moreover,
yield with good grace. If then a guest shbtild follow
his inclinations and remain silent, instead of convers
ing, we may perhaps think that he is not over polite in
doing so, but we become rude ourselves if we interfere
with him purposely ; and we act ungenerously if we at
tract the attention, and perhaps the ridicule of others to
the silent person. Before we act in this manner, let us
ask ourselves, “ would we like to be thus dealt by 7"
and if we cannot answer hontatlv and at once in th*
THE SOUTHERN POST
affirmative, let us abstain from inflicting on another
that which would be unpleasant to ourseNes.
The family of my Cousin las per are models in this
as in many other respects. He himself is a gentleman
of the old school, in the widest sense of that much abu
sed term. He is emphatically, one of “nature's gen
tlemen,” an honest man; whilst at the same time he
possesses all the tact and polish which can be. bestow
ed by a g.tod edecation, a fine and cultivated mind,
and a devritiori to defined and elegant pursuits. Mrs.
Ermine is a lovely and amiable woman, beautiful still,
though past her prime, and what the inspired writer
calls “a crown to her husband”—an excellent wife.—
They have a fine family of sons and daughters, some
of them nearly grown up, all of whom have been edu
cated under the eye of their parents, and none of whom
hvke ever yet been withdrawn from the shelter of the
parental wing.
To this amiable family I must introduce my read
ers; but not just at present. I perceive I have some
business here which must not be neglected, and which
I will therefore despatch with all convenient speed.
I have a letter before me signed “ Barebones,” in
which the writer declares his firm belief that I, Solo
mon Weazle, Esq., am really and truly no other than
Sathanas ! and goes on to a'CcuSe me of being the pro
jector and pel former of certain unlawful and magical
incantations, whereby he, the said Barebones, was
thrown into a most horrible and abominable enchant
ment. He states explicitly and positively, that, where
as he, the said Barebones, doth dwell down the river,
he did, on the night of the —of June instant, between
the hours of eleven and twelve, set out with the inten
tion of proceeding to his own home—that owing to
some unaccountable mystification he was mi led from
the right path arid spirited away, as nearly as he could
judge, to the upper end of'Critton Avenue—that there,
sorely against his will, he was forced by some unseen
power, to perform a German waltz with a post! after
which he was lead, nolens volens, to a Seat cn an emp
ty box, where, after having been treated to a concert
of unearthly noises, and having many terrible sights
presented before his eyes, the whole accompanied with
awful lightnings and most terrible thunders, he was
drenched with water, regaled with sundry pullings Os
the hair and painful bufferings; and the diaoolical ex
hibition was finally closed by his having his face well
blacked and polished with a shoe-brush ! When morn
ing dawned, he, the said Barebones, was in a most de
plorable condition, as my readers may well suppose.
It may well be imagined what perplexity I was in
after the perusal of this improbable story—when, as I
was puzzling my brairft to find some clue to it, I cast
my eyes again upon the letter, and there perceived the
following words : ‘‘Gin, with lemon, sugar, ice-water,
&.c.” This explained the whole affair at once. Mr.
Barebones seems to think that the evil lay most in the
•■ Northern ice,” which, he says, is not fit for a South
ern climate. My own opinion is a little different from
this. All that I can say is, that if gentlemen will un
loose these unruly spirits and give them command, tho’
but for a time, I hope they will not, like Barebones, lay
the blame on me, and brand me with the title of Bcl
zebub or Sathanas in consequence thereof.
In one of my former papers I promised to examine,
and give the public an account of, a curious instru
ment, transmitted to me by an ingenious correspond
ent, and called by him the “Oknesiometer.” Having
tested it, I am disposed to think more favorably of it
than I was at first inclined to do. I will therefor* pro
ceed to describe the instrument, and then lay before
my readers some of the results which I have obtained
frorri experiments made with it.
The Oknesiometer much resembles the Thermome
ter in shape and general appearance, bein& a glass tube
with a bulb at the lower end, filled with mercriry.—
When I expressed, to the inventor, my surprise at the
fluid he had used to fill the tube, he informed me that
this had been the greatest difficulty he had met with in
the whole course of his undertaking. When the idea
first entered into his head of constructing an instru
ment to measure the degree of indolence, as we mea
sure degrees of hear, lie had been puzzled what mate
rial to select for his purpose. He thought first of fill
ing the tube with West India Molasstes, a substance
which, as he remarked, conies from a lazy country, and
is a sluggish fluid—but on trial, he so ci rid that it moved
so unwillingly and so slowly, that before a result could
be obtained the circumstances of the experiment were
very often totally changed. He fonnd moreover, that
this substance was exceedingly disposed to work most
in hot weather, a peculiarity quite opposite to the difr
position evinced by the indolent. Molasses, their, be
ing out of the question, ho next tried oil; but this he
found too inactive, for he could scarce get it to move
at ali; it always remained ao nearly at the same point
as not to admit of graduating its rise or fall. Water
was the next thing he thought of—but here again he
encountered a difficulty—rieer-water was inappropri
ate, inasmuch as it was never perfectly still, but evin
ced a propensity to run, even in the hottest weather, so
long as there was any of it—whereas, it is notorious,
that no man, “of woman born,” can afford to run at
all, in such weal he as we now experience, without
running away altogether. Standing water from a pond
was tried—but from remaining so long stagnant under
a scorching sun, it had become so filthy, so putrid’, so
filled with noxious reptiles and pestilential weeds, and
gave out so intolerable a stench, that nothing could
come near it. When my informant made this state
ment, I could not help being forcibly struck with the
powerful resemblance between this stagnant water, and
the mind which has been suffered to remain sluggish
and inactive during a length of time: the effects on the
latter are painfully analogous to those abovementioned.
To return—after various experiments made with like
success, the inventor bethought him of a method o!
preparing quicksilver, which, whilst it left to this curi
ous metal all its activity, would merely change its mode
of action, and render its expansion or contraction more
dependent on a greater or less degree of indolence than
of caloric. In this he at last succeeded tolerably well.
His method of preparation i* a secret, which, though if
has been communicated to me, I am not at liberty to
divulge : at least, until my ingenious friend takes out
his patent, for which he is about to apply.
The Oknesiometer is furnished with a graduated
scale on which are noted the different steps from stir
ing activity to absolute laziness: The mean point, ze
ro, is when there is no indication either of actual indo
lence or of the reverse. When the mercury falls five
degrees below this point; it denotes activity ; at ten de
grees below 0° we find Sriskness; this is the lowest
degree in the scale- At five degrees above 0® we find
“ Duel.”
At 10° Rather Lazy.
At 32° Decidedly So.
At 70° Very Lazy.
At 90° Too Lazy for any thins.
At 110° State of Loaferism.
It will be seen, therefore, that the greater the degree
of indolence which prevails in any given situation, the
higher will the mercury rise in the tube, and vice versa.
Not to detain my leaders too long on this subject, I
will give the result Os some few trials I made of the in
atiutnent.
Slipping it into my side pOfckfct one morning, I sallied
forth on a ramble about town. At starting, the mer
cury was below zero, standing at Activity: but I soon
perceived it was extrerilely sshsitivc. If I met a man,
hurrying briskly to his business, it would begin to sink
immediately ; but when, as it ouce or twice happened,
I encountered one wending his way slowly and lifting
his feet lazily, it as suddenly rose to 15® or 20®, or even
higher, and generally continued nring until I passed
without the sphere of such individual’s influence, which
I found to be confined in a circle of some eight or ten
feet diameter. After sundry perambulations to and
fro, I arrived at the Southwest comer of Third and
Mulberty streets, shortly after eight o’clock. I took a
sly peep at my instrument and the mercury was rising
rapidly until it fixed itself, for some time, at TO® above
zero. Presently it fell at once to 10° below zero! I
was much perplexed at this sudden feat, when hearing
some noise near me, I turned about and saw that a
stage liail just arrived and was depositing its cargo of
passengers and baggage, all of which created an unu
sual bustle, and even stirred up the loungers for a mo
ment: but the excitement passed away, the empty
stage drove off, those who had any thing to do went
about their business, those who had not returned to
their seats, and the mercury rose again to its former
I height. As the day wore on it continued gradually ri
sing. I crossed to the other side of Mulberry street
and walked leisurely up towards Second street, but be
fore 1 had passed the large tree, the mercury was ao
1 agitated that 1 feared for the safety of the instrument
and retraced my steps with all possible speed. I then
walked along Third street towards Cherry street. Du
ring this walk, the fluid fluctuated a good deal, but al
ways remained in the neighborhood of 20® or 22®—but
as I npf reached the corner of Cherry street it began to
fall rapidly until it reached 5® below zero, where it be
came stationary or nearly so, during the whole time I
remained in that vicinity. Feeling somewhat fatigued
with my walk, I now resolved to return homewards,
and was proceeding very slowly, when happening to
glance at my instrument, to my great astonishment, I
perceived the mercury flying upwards with great ra
pidity. I looked) about me for the cause; but there
was no one within thirty yards of mg! The idea flash
ed, like lightning, across my mind, that I must be
growing lazy myself! Terrified and rineas'y I hurried
on in spite of the heat until I reached my lodgings, and
locking the Oknesiometer in its case, resolved not to
look upon it again; at least, until I had recovered from
my fatigue, and been fitted by repose for renewed ex
ertion. R.
I have been much distressed, since my return from
the coiinrry, to hear such frequent and numerous com
plaints of the haidnesS of the times. The evil indeed
is general: the scarcity of money, the stagnation of bu
siness, which is attributable to various causes, almost
any one of which would have been alone sufficient,
and more than all, the mutual distrust which has grown
out of the universal inability of even the best men to
meet their engagement, with their customary prompti
tude—all these things have been combined to reduce
the community at large to a condition of extreme pres
sure and severe suffering.
It is not my intention toenterinto a politico-econom-!
ical discussion of the causes which may have led tot, of
the effects which may result from this deplorable state
of things ; but to suggest to my kind friends, the pub
lic, a line of conduct, which may tend to alleviate the
general distress. I would recommend to them moder
ation in all their transactions and mutual forbearance
in every instance. We are all suffering; some more,
some less: would any one of us like to be pressed un
duly 7 can any one of us meet his engagements to oth
ers, unless others meet their engagements to him 7 Let
us reflect upon this, and let us resolve, by mutual for
bearance and by extending to our neighbors that in
dulgence which we stand so much in need of ourselves,
to aid, support, and comfort one another through the
painful struggle which lies before us; and thus prepare
ourselves to derive a proper benefit from such advan
tages as the return of better times and a more favora
ble season may hold out to us. We all of us constitute
the community : let us then act as a community ; and
let no one individual, from an inordinate selfishness or
an undue desire of his own aggrandizement, bring
trouble and dismay amongst us and dissolve the bonds
of *j.tjther!y good will which should unite us, by ex
acting with utmost rigor the full extent of his demands.
I repeat ir, ht us exercise charity and good feci'ng one
towards another; let us mutually bear and forbear;
and not only will we thus be better eriahfed t<s Weather *
the storm, and arrive at a haven of future prosperity,
but we will also enjoy within our own bosoms, the de
licious satisfaction which invariably and infallibly waits
on the performance of a good action. We will enjoy
that heavenly peace of mind which wealth cannot pur
chase, and which poverty cannot take away. L.
Sotttljrfu
OFFICE, ON THIRD - STREET, ONE DOOR FROM MULBERRY
STREET, AND OPPOSITE THE CENTRAL HOTEL.
MACON t
SATURDAY. JUNE 13, 1839.
IfcT'Our subscribers in the city, who do not receive
their papers regularly, will please inform us of the
omission. Our regular Carrier has absented himself
from our employ, without provocation, and we are ne
cessitated to trust the regular delivery of the Post, at
present, to the mercy of a colored boy.
THE WEATHER.
We have had very warm weather for the week past,
the warmest that we have ever noticed thia early in'
the summer. The Thermometer Has ranged at from
88 to 99. The weathfer is also exceedingly dry as well
as hot—we have had but two slight shoWerA in three
weeks past; and crops; without rain shortly, will be ma
terially injured.
THEATRE.
Miss Meadows takes a farewell benefit this evening.
This fine young actress, we learn, will soon take her
departure for Texas, and it will probably be some tlmfc
before an audience in this place will be again de
lighted with her performance. On Mondity night thb
performances of the season close, at wTiich time the
Manager takes a benefit. The piece he has seleated
for a benefit, and the close of the season, is BLUE
BEARB. We understand*it is to be got up in fine
style, and will no noubt draw a good house.
REVIVAL.
There has been a protracted meeting in this place
among the Methodist denomination'—it has been con
tinued for three weeks regulsity. A great excitement
is prevailing among the religious portion of the com
munity.
MAMMOTH LOTTERY.
We have been induced to publish the Great Mam
moth Scheme Lottery advertisement from statements
made in the Florida papers with regard to the authen
ticity of the drawing, and the responsibility of the per
sona connected with it. We likewise notice that the
New Orleans papers publish it, which at least shews
that they have confidence in it, *Dd expect to get paid
for their labor.
OUfe BAILY ' ,
We again call the attention of bur citizen* to the
Prospectus of the “Macon Daily Advertiser,” to be
found on the first page of this day’simpression. Should
we fail to establish (for want of patronage at the hands
of our business men,) a daily print in this city, we feel
confident it will be several years before a like attempt
will be made by any one. Every one appears to be
anxious for its success, and yet a number have refused
to place their names upon the. fist until the publication
is commenced. We are not disposed to undertake so
arduous a task, without some proof of success—and
take occasion again to repeat that unless two hundred
subscribers are guaranted to us in the city, it will be
impossible for us tp attempt its publication. The Pros
pectus can be found in our Reading Room, to which
we respectfully invite all who feel an interest in the un-1
dertaking, to attach their names
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
We acknowledge the Teception of the June number
—we have made some fine selections from it, and shall
make more, for. the benefit of our readers; and for that
purpose, shall place it, in the hands of our “Analekta” |
friend, who will no doubt And soma choice morsels
wherewith to regale the palate of his readers.
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to all Whom it may concern i
We request those persons who sre in the habit of ta
king Magazines or papers from our Reading Room, to
discontinue the abominable practice ia future. Every
one who looks upon such acts in their proper light can
but admit it to be downright stealing. The Room is
fret for all, and we are anxious to make it still more
worthy the visits of our citizens, but unless our Periodi
cals are sufficed to remain, when p aced in the Room,
we will be necessitated to Withheld them altogether,
and thereby deprive our friends of one of the greatest
treats imaginable—the perusal of well filled and excel
lent Magazines. We are desirous of preserving our
Magazines, and having them all bound, at the end of
their respective volumes, and sincerely hope our friends
Will permit us to do so, by letting them remain, after
they have sufficiently scanned their contents.
With the Philadelphia Saturday Courier, we agree
that, “ The person who would loaf into a reading room,
and after reading the journals, cut out of them what
particularly pleased him, would not hesitate to admin
ister a sleeping dose to his grand-mother, so that he
should become heir to her Family Bible I”
LETTERS FROM THE WEST INDIES-No. 15.
ST. EUSTATIA.
Bay of St. Eustatia, March, 1839.
To the Editor Os the Southern Post:
Dear Sir—This Island is separated from St. Kitts by
a passage of six or eight miles only, hence we were
soon here and at anchor. The general profile of the
country is nothing interesting; the town lays partly
under s high bluff, wnile the larger part is on a plain
more than an hundred feet above. It was once one of
the most flourishing of the West India towns; while
the British Ports were closed to American trade, it was
a neutral or free port, whet'e imm’ende 'quantities of pro
duce was exchanged and sold for the supply of the dif
ferent Islands in this group. In the time of its greatest
prosperity the Island is said by geographers to have
contained a population of 18 to 20,000, now it has
dwindled down into as many hundreds. Exportsonly
about 600 hhds. of sugar and 200 of molasses. It be
longs to Holland, whose government maintains a small j
garrison, a Lieutenant’s command of 25 soldiers; which !
we wefe informed were soon to be reduced by sn or
der from the present government, to s Sergeant and
ten then. We were admitted into the fort by the offi
cer In command, a clever looking Dutchman speaking
pretty good English, who treated our pariy very polite
ly, arid shewed us whatever there was of interest:. But
I criuld not avoid the reflectiori what aft inglorious life
it mri'st be td an officer 1 , iri tirrie of peace, to Be station
ed in so distant, so small and dnirifcffistirig a Colony,
where there is nothing occurring from rear to year to
vary the monotony of its society.
Immediately in the rear of the town rises an abrupt
hill or succession of peaks enclosing a deep valley,
which is supposed to be the Crater of an immense ex- j
tinguished Volcano. The short period of our stay, and .
difficulty of the ascent in such warm weather, did not j
admit of our visiting it. But we were informed by the
officer at the fort who had visirisd it But yesterday, that
it had every appearance of vulcanic origin—the crater
has no outlet except by the hills above, and owing to
its peculiar form, has long since received, and is known
by the name of the Devil's Punch Bowl. The Moun
tain Palm and several kinds of fruit trees grow in this
sequeste'red valley.
After rambling through the town for a few hours our
party rtturned to the ship and we afe getting under
way for St. Barts, a Swedish Colony about 20 miles to
the Eastward of this port. Without your taking a
glance at the map, I cannot promise to interest you
much in any sketches I may attempt of the Archipe
lago we are now traversing; but with this assistance,
you may see us within view of some six different Isl
ands belonging to four different and remote nations, the
Fnglish; French', Dutch and Swedes; yet such has been
their general intercourse with the English and Ameri
cans, for the last half century, that the English language
is freely spoken among them, their own language be
ing only generally used in their public documents and
official intercourse with their parent governments.
The Island of Saba, in view from this harbor, which
I think I noticed in one es my early letters as having
been in sight of us on our voyage buiward; is an ad
junct to this government and colony ; it forms a single
peak dr cone rising high out of the sea. It has ho
commerce and bus little Intercourse With the balance
of the World, sending off occasionally a few vegeta
bles and fowls to the larger neighboring Islands, and
receiving in return the necessary foreign articles to
supply the simplte wants off its people. It is said to be
one of the healthiest spots in the West Indies, and if
one were seeking a dormitory where in rural retire
ment, they might enjoy uninterrupted repose, I have
seen no place within, and yet so secure from the cares
and excitements of the world, as Saba. M.
Why is a pretty gill likfe the hub of a wheel ?
Because, she is surrounded by fellows.
t7A CARD.—Mr. BAILEY takes this Opportuni
ty to return his heartfelt thanks to the very select and
numerous audience, which attended his Benefit on
Thursday evening last, and trusts that his other Bene
fits (shotlld he ever take another iri this City) will be as
great as his exertions to please, and advance the cause
of the Drariia. ”
Georgia Female College.
THE Examination of the Pupils of this InMltiijidti
will commence the 22d and close the 26:h July
next. Parents, guardians, and thfe friends of Female
Education, are respectfully invited to atteridv’
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$5“ The Editdrs of this State friendly to the College,
are requested to give the above notice one or two in
sertions in their papers.
DIVIDEND No. 5.
Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia, >
Savannah, 4th June, 1839. \
r PHB Board of Directors of this Institution, has this
i- dap declared a dividend, for the Itist six months
at the rate of 8 per centum per annum; on the capital
employed in Banking. And also a dividend of one
dollar per share from ths profits of the Rail Road.
The same will be peid to the stockholders or their
legal representatives, on and after the 14th instant.
R F CUYLER, Cashier.
June 15 * 9i
CAUSE OF A <jju A.KR E fr.
“ I wish ?'owned all the in the
-‘world,” said Bob. • Well, I wish S!pwnod al'
i the cattle in tHe world,’ said Ned. • How could
you feed theffiT asked Bob. • I’d turn them
into your pasture,’ said Ned. ‘No, vot)
wouldn’t.’ ‘ YW, 1 VHoubf.’ .No„yon,wouldn't.’
• Yes, I would.’ \ Yon shout.’ l shall!’—
And then came the fisticuffs—arid off! ho#
they did field !
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ATTENTION 8188
APPEAR on your Parade Ground on Thursday, it'll
July, in full iwAri) for parade, with six round of
blank cartridges. St 9 o’dock
By order ol the Captain,
GEO. P. WAGNON, Ist Sergeant.
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TO OAHPZUrTBRB AND BTTXU32UU.
PLANING MACHINE. .
fit HE subscriber, would inform the planing rommuni-
I ly teat ta Machine .works p.lank equal .so, if not
better, than any doine By hand,-arid reueb cheaper; and
one hand can [ay as much flooring. work«d%ytbs Ma
chine, as two can if worked by hand ; for as they are
all worked to a thickness, there is no use for the Adi;
and as it is thought that I charge more for working
plank than it can be done for by hand, I will state my
prices of work, per hundred feet, superficial:
For Ceiling 12 inches wide, tongueil & grooved, 621
For Flooring 7 do do do do 125
For Weatb'ertoiiTding, offe ship jriipfed, . ■ 57*
For all plank over 7 arid less thaji 18 inches wide, 25
No job of less than 1000 feet Win Be done at the abors
prices. Flooring arid 'peilrrig done by the Machine’,
can be seen at the new house of Mr. E. B. Weed, near
the Female College. A. D. BROWN.
Macon, June 15 3ltf
Unexampled Mammoth Scheme.
THE following details of a Scheme of n lottery, to
be drawn in December next, (virirints us in de
claring it to be UNPARALLELED Iri the history of
Lotteries. Prize* to rbe emorint htrot never before been
oferei to ffi'e public It is true, there are many blank*
but on the other hand, the extremely low charge of 20
Dollars per Ticket—the Value and dumber of the
Capitals, and the revival of the good old custom of war
ranting that every prize shall be drawn and sold, will,
we are sure, give universal satisfaction, and especially
to the Six Hundred Prize Holders.
To those disposed to adventure, wc recommend ear.
ly application being made to us for Tickets—when the
prizes are all sold, blanks only remain—foe first buy,,
era have the best chance We, thei'efdi'e, emphatical
ly say—DELAY NOT 1 ! but ut once ricwriit and traps.
■nit to us your orders, which shall always receive our
immediate attention. Letters to be addressed, and ap
plications made, to SYLVESTER & CO,
156 Broadway, New York.
fcT Observe ths Number, 156.
$700,000!!! $500,000!! $25,000!
« Prizes of $20,000.
2 Prizes of $15,000.
3 Prizes of SIO,(KM).
GRAND REAL ESTATE AND BANK STOCK"
LOTTERY,
Os Property situated Hi New Orleans.
93rThe richest and nWSit rriagnifierrit Scheme ever
presented *6 ffie uriblrc In tMs or any rither country.
TICKETS ONLY $2».
Authorized by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of
Florida, and under the Directions of the Coimuuk
sioncrs, acting under the same,
TO BE DRAWN AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORI
DA, December Ist, 1939.
SCHMIDT &. HAMILTON. Manager*.
SYLVESTER & CO., life Broadway,
N’eW York, Sole Agents.
M 'CdMthaVmn Numbers!!!
100,000 Tickets from No. 1 upwards, in succession.
The Deeds of Property and the Stock transferred in
trust ta the Comuiissionere appointed by the said Aqt
of the Legislature of Florida, for the security of the '
Prize Holder*. ,
BPLBN9XD SCHE9BH2!! ‘
1 Prize—The Arcade—*B6 feet;
Mftes, on Mag'Aiinri street j jol feet; 11 in
ches; onNatcheZ street; 126 feet, 6 inch
es', on OraVitel sttriet—Rented At eoOut
$37,000 per annum —Valued at $700,000
1 Prize —City Hotel—l 62 feet on Common
street, 146 feet 6 inches on Camp street — .
Rented at $25,000 —Valued at 500,006
l Prize—Dwelling House (adjoining the Ar
cade) No. 16, 24 feet 7 inches front on
Natchez street —Rented at sl2oo—Va- ~
lued at 20,000
1 Pyize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) No.
13, T3 feet front rm Natchez street —Rent-
ed at flfOO—Valued At ... 90.000
1 Prize —Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) Nri
20, 23 feet front on Natchez street —Rent- ,
ed at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,0()b
1 Prize—Ditto—No. 23, Northeast corner of
Basin and Custom House street; 40 feet
front on Basin, and 40 feet on Franklin
street, bv 127 feet deep in Custom House
street —Rented at slsoo—Valued at 20,000
1 tjt Southwest Brirtfel of
Basin and Custom House afreet, 22 feet 7
inches on Basin, 32 feet 7 inches on Frank
lin, 127 feet lOt inches deep in front df
Custom House street —Rented at slsoo ..
. Valued at T , 20,006
1 Prize—Ditto—No. 339, 20 feet 8 inches an
K street, by 127 feet 11 inches deep— .
dat sl4w—Valued at .■ _ • 15,0(fe
1 Prize—2so shares Canal Bank Stock, sloo' .
each 25,CT0
1 Ditto—2oo ditto Coni. dp. do. 20,000
1 Ditto—lso ditto Mechanics’ and Trader*'
do. do. 15,000
1 Ditto—loo do. City Bank do. do. 10,000
1 Ditto—loo do. do. do. do. do. 10,000
1 Ditto—“loo do. do. do. ao. do. 10,000
j Ditto—3o do. Exchange Bank do. do. 5000
1 Ditto —50 do. . do. do, do. do-, 5000
1 Ditto —25 do. Gas Light Bank do. do. 2500
I Ditto —25 do. do. do. da do. da. 2500
1 Ditto—ls do. Mechanics’ and Traders’
do. do i. !3*h,
1 Ditto—ls do. do. do. do. 1500
20 Ditto—each 10 shares of the Louisiana
State Bank, SIOO each, each prize SIOOO, 20,000
10 Ditto—each 2 shares of SIOO each, each
prize S2OO, of the Gas L ght Bank, 2000
200 Ditto—each 1 share of SIOO, of the Bank
of Louisiana, 20,000
200 Ditto —each 1 Aharfe of flOfl, of the New
Orleans Batik, 20,000
150 Ditto—each 1 share of $ 100, of the Union
Bank Os Florida, 15,000
600 Prize*. fc* ,500,00(1
The whole of the Tickets, with their Numbers, aa
also those con'aining the Prizes, will be examined ana
sealed by the Commissioners appointed under the Act:
previously to their being wit info tlfk AhehlS: One wheel
will contain the w hole bf the Numbers; thp Sffvi'r will
contain the Six Hundred Prizes, and thp first K)0 Num
bers that shall be drawn out, will be entitled to such
Prize as ninv lie drawn to its number, and the fortunate
holders of such Prizes will have such property transfer
red to thetri immediately after the druwmg,' unincum
bered, arid without any Deduction !
{&~ Eclitdr* of every Paper in the Uritied States, in,
the West Indies, iu Canada, and other of the Kqiirh
Provinces, are requested »o insert ihe above, u« island;
ing advertisement, until the Ist us December m cuanri
to send their account to Us, tngcih*. with a pnpcr. cun
taming the advenlseniant.
SYLVFSTOR A CO . R* fvoadn*.-, New T-rk
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