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the world, arid the ends of the inspired volume.
He who expects an express “scrcriptural prohibi
tion” therefore, against cards, billiards , horsc-racing,
cock-fighting and dram-drinking ; before he can
cease to advocate and defend them, will be left
forever to the intellectual companionship of brag
garts, black-legs and topers, who glory in the length
of his conscience—for such an edict he will never
find.
(To be Continued .)
PRINTERS’ NOTICES.
Among the most amusing portions of the col
umns of every paper are these notices which oc
casionally appear at the head, in a most promi
nent and conspicuous position, requesting the
subscribers to said papers to pay up their sub
scriptions. The tone of these duns presents a
marked contrast to the laconic and decided style
of those which tradesmen and others put forth in
advertising columns, and in which they briefly,
but explicitly inform their debtors that, unless
their accounts are speedily adjusted, they will be
put in the hands of an officer for collection. The
printers, on the contrary, speak in a modest and
deprecatory manner, as if he were in danger of
committing a moral sin by reminding bis subscri
bers that something more is necessary to the pat
ronage of a paper than a name and an unre
deemed promise to pay, Such is generally the
character of his first notices. But finding that
these do not succeed, and discovering that, of
those who are indebted to him, probably ninety
nine out of a hundred amuse themselves with his
greenness in expecting to collect cash with a few
words, our printer waxeth wroth, and issues
another pronunciamento full of fire and fury. He
tells his obdurate debtors that printers cannot live
on air ; that the paper maker must be paid ; type,
ink, fuel, light, rents, &c., cost money ; so does the
printer’s daily bread—and finally exclaims in a
tone that he expects will rend the very rocks,
“we want money and we must have it.” But
unfortunate mortal he is a printer, and printers
are the last men in the world to resort to compul
sory measures. It is the general impression that
their bark is worse than their bite, so the}’ lose
thousands where other men would not lose hun
dreds. We would like to see an accurate state
ment of the losses sustained by newspaper estab
lishments from the neglect and procrastination of
their patrons. We think we may safely conjec
ture that no oilier employment or profession suf
fers so much loss. Could those who thoughtlessly
defer or altogether omit to pay their newspaper
account*, reflect upon the trouble, difficulty, and
sometimes ruin their negligence occasion, they
would learn to observe justice, punctuality and
system as strictly with newspaper establishments
as with merchants and mechanics. —Richmond Re
publican,
The Use of the B uie. —“ In a bottle,” as Dr.
Johnson observes, “discontent seeks for comfort,
cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confi
dence.” In a word, the whole man, mind and
body, is elevated by the use of vinous liquors, in
all his qualities and functions, far above the ac
customed powers naturally inherent in his con
stitution. This state of inordinate excitement
manifests itself in various ways in different in
dividuals, and also under the influence of difibrent
species of liquor. Thus, intoxication from drink
ing porter, or other malt liquors, which contain
the narcotic hop, other vegetables, together with
much mucilagious matter, and require to be
drunk in large quantities, is generally accom
panied with more of stupor than the inebriation
occasioned by distilled spirits ; and the same may
be said of the heavier wines, as compared with
the lighter, or those which contain carbonic acid
gas. But the variety of the symptons of drun
kenness depends much more on the natural dis
position. and on the corporeal temperamentof the
individual, than on the species of the intoxicating
liquors. We thus see some in their cups, mild
and gentle ; while others are fierce and implaca
ble. This one is complaisant to his enemy, and
forgetful of injury; that one is insulting to his
friend, and thoughtful of revenge. .This person
is gay and loquacious ; turbulantand loud, making
the place of his orgies echo with oaihs and impre
cations. As in other species of insanity the ine
briated feel not the blush of shame, and the habit
ual drunkard degrades himself below the brute
which he imitates.
Men's advnnccmcmt under Republican Institutions
—The Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton News, in announcing the arrival of Covernor
Ramsey, of Minnesota, at Washington, justly
remarks :
44 How eventful are the lives of some men.—
Mr. Ramsey was once a poor errand boy in a
Pennsylvania village. He then commenced re
porting for a Philadelphia paper. Two years af
terwards he was elected a member of Congress,
and now the errand hoy is addressed as 44 your
Excellency.” What a comment upon the beau
tiful simplicity of our republican institutions. In
what portion of Europe could there have been so
rapid an elevation ? ”
Taking the Veil. —lt is asserted by the Cincin
nati Timcc that Miss Irving, of Mobile, a favorite
grand-daughter of Henry Clay, has expressed her
determination to take the veil. The determina
tion has occasioned much grief and sorrow to Mr.
Clay.
The Finchley Oak.- There is still standing in
the last sad stages of decay, upon a verdant plot
of ground opposite the Green Man Inn, on the
road from London to Barnet, a venerable oak,
which has, according to tradition, weathered some
centuries. The notorious Dick Turpin was, in
his lime accustomed to take up his nocturnal
predatory station behind this tree, when he was
intent upon a freebooting errand in the above vi
cinity, and, indeed, it afforded, being proximate to
the high road, a desirable post for the further ac
commodation of highwaymen generally, who, in
those davs, were continually robbing the mails,
well as commercial travellers proceeding to
and fro between London and the north of Lng
land. From time to time pistol balls have been
extracted from the bark of this oak, which had
been discharged at the tree to deter highwayman,
(should any have been at hand) from attacking the
parties travelling. The late Mr. R. Nuthall, so
licitor to the East India Company, was, upon one
occasion, stopped in his carriage by two high
waymen, who came upon him from behind this
oak, as he was proceeding to his country-house at
Monken Hadley, when the above gentleman be
ing armed with pistols, wounded one of them so
severely that he afterwards died of the effects. —
This tree still goes in the neighborhood, by the
name of “ Turpin’s Oak.”
The Duties and Rights of Society as to Education.
—The duties and rights of society as to educa
tion will perhaps be more distinctly perceived
from first adverting to the duties and the rights of
parents. A purer morality has long since taught
the world that the child is not the absolute prop
erty of the earthly authors of its being—that
there is on them a responsibility —that they hold
a trust from God and nature. They are no longer
allowed by law to maim the child, to take its life,
or to sell it into slavery —privileges once thought
essent al to the parental character. The moral
sen6e of humanity has prohibited actions which,
once deemed perfectly within their rights, would
now be justly stigmatized as crimes. Moral rights
belong to nil human beings—to the child in rela
tion to its parents, also in relation to society.—
The very helplessness of the child, its depen
dence on those who are most fitted to minister to
ts wants, is a source of moral obligation ; and,
accordingly, it will be generally admitted, that
amongst the duties of the parental relation are
those of taking care that the child shall have in
tellectual life as well as physical —supplies for
the food of the spirit, as well as food for the body.
Two Ways of Hearing. —A clergyman of supe
rior abilities preached a sermon on a certain oc
casion, and on his way home his wife said to him,
“ My dear that was a most miserable sermon ; I
think the poorest I ever heard from you.” Some
years after he drew at random from his pile, and
found that he had hit upon this very sermon. He
preached it again, and as he was going home his
wife said to him, “ My dear you gave us most an
excellent discourse to day —I think I never heard
you preach a better one.” “My dear,” said her
husband, “ you are the stupidest hearer I have
ever known,” and then told her what she had said
of this very discourse when he preached it be
fore.
Fish Hooks. —Mr. Ellis, in his narrative of a
tour through Hawaii states, that the natives told
him that the reason why they stole Capt. Cook’s
boat, was because they saw it was not sewed
together, but fastened with nails, which they
wanted to make fish hooks of; and €0 anxious
were they to obtain a large supply of nails, that
the Society Islanders actually, whilst he was there,
planted them in the ground, thinking they would
grow like potatoes or other vegetables! And
such is the value set on them, that the fishermen
would rather receive a wrought nail to make a
fish hook of it, according to their own tntse than,
the best English made hook that could be given
them.
The Greatest Ass in Venice. —Two 3*oting prin
ces, the sons of Archduke Charles of Austria,
had a warm debate in the presence of no less a
person than that of the first emperor himself.—
Greatly excited, one said to the other :
“ You are the greatest ass in Venice ! ”
Highty offended at a quarrel in his presence,
the emperor interrupted them, saying with indig
nation,
“Come, come 3’oung gentlemen, you forget
that l am present.”
Temperance Anecdote. —At the close of a tem
perance meeting in Paris, Canada West, the wri
ter circulated the total abstinence pledge, and
solicited a beautiful 3-oung woman to append her
signature to it. When he inquir#d—
-44 Will you give me your name? ”
She replied —
44 No sir, I have already promised m3’ name to
an olh ergcn tlc man.
A country merchant having procured anew
clerk, waked him up the morning after he was
hired, at a most unreasonably early hour, by call
ing out that, “the family were sitting down to
table.”
44 Thank 3 T ou,” said the boy as he turned over
in bed to adjust himself for anew nap, 4t thank
you, but I never allow m3 r self to eat any thing
during the night.”
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. 1850.
—
Owing to an unusual press upon our columns this week,
we have been obliged to omit quite a number of original articles
intended for this number, including an inten s ing letter from
California, writien by an emigrant from this city.
ELECTRO MAGNETISM.
This interesting Science is being successfully treated in onr
city, by Dr. W illiams, of North Carolina. Ilis reasoning
evidently goes to show he has investigated the subject with
the wariness of a good Philosopher and the caution of a faith
ful Physician. The autographic evidence he has given his
audiences from several of the first Statesmen in Congress,
prove that his manipulations at least, have taken effect on them.
We intended to have said more on this subject but have
not the space at this time to devote to if. We cannot close
our notice however, without advising all our readers to go and
hear the Dr. at Armory Hall.
SACRED CONCERT.
We nre requested to say that the second Sacred Concert of
the Series to be held in the Catholic Church, will take place
on the evening of the 24th insf. We understand a number of
our Christian brethren and vocalists, will assist on this occa
sion, and the cliorouses be full and effective. These Concerts
being for a charitable purpose, we hope to see the Church
well filled on the coming occasion.
SABBATH SCHOOLS.
The Rev. Mr. Hammer, lias been delivering a series of
interesting lectures to the juveniles of our city, on Sacred His
tory, in the Lecture Room of the Independent Presbyterian
Church. Each lecture has been well attended. The object
of these lectures was to take up collections, receive donations,
etc., for the purpose of establishing in the adjacent counties,
Sabbath Schools for the benefit of tho poor, both in pocket and
in spirit, and understand he was very successful. The Chil
dren of the Protestant Orphan Assylum, presided as choristers
at each lecture, singing with surprising taste, several of their
select Sacred Songs, Ac., “en duo.'” “ Out of the mouths of
babes and sucklings thou shalt have perfect praise.”
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
Savannah, January 17th, 1850.
Council met.
Present his Honor R. Wayne, Mayor, Aldermen Posey,
Turner, Lippman, Mallery, Screven, Saussy, Walker, Gum
ming and O’Byrne.
The minutes of the last regular adjourned and special
meetings of Council were read, and on motion of Alderman
Walker, seconded by Alderman Saussy, were confirmed, cx
cep/, that part relative to the City printing. The Information
and Fine dockets were road and confirmed.
City of Savannah, } Retailing Spirituous Liquors without a
vs* > License—information referred to
Ai.len Cullen. ) Council by His Honor, the Mayor.
On motion of Alderman Screven, seconded by Alderman
Cumming, the defendant was found guilty and fined thirty
dollars.
Reports read and Adopted. —The Committee on Public
Sales and City Lots to whom was referred the resolution
relative to sale of city lots in Pulaski Ward, report, that they
wouldyccommend ati additional valuation of 25 per oent bo
placed on said lots, and the resolution adopted
Dry Cul ure Report.
Tee Committee on Dry Culture, to whom was referred the
proposition of Mr. John Bilbo, have had it under due consid
eration and present the following Report—
The proposition is as follows : *‘ That we will enter into a
Dry Culture contract with the city, which shall expressly in
clude the entire abandonment of the cultivation of rice in any
way, with the usual obligations to keep the lands in dry culture
order, on the city paying to us as consideration for such con
tract the sum of forty dollars per acre.”
The lands referred to in the above proposition are composed
of the low and Alluvial nortion of a plantation known as Shandy
Hall, contains 123£ adres, and are situated within less than
a mile from the city. Previous to the year 1817 they were
planted in rice, but on the 27th day of May of that year
James and Henrietta Bilbo signed a contract with the Mayor
nud Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in which they cove
nanted to “use and work said lands in dry culture only or to
keep them in a dry state aud free from the ebbing and flowing
of the tide,” for and in consideration of $3705, and a further
sum of ten dollars per acre to bo paid in March of the follow
ing year, subject to the deduction of interest at 7 per cent
from the first amount. The reason for this mode of payment
was that the said lands were not at the time of signing the
contract in dry culture condition, and the owners were re
quired to put them in such condition previous to the payment
of the full consideration of forty dollars per acre. From the
period of the execution of this contract up to the present
time these lands have been hold subject to it by the acts of tho
City Council of Savannah and of the late James Bilbo himself,
in relation to them. The city has regularly in each year in
spected them by means of an officer known as Inspector of
Dry Culture, and this officer has been required to make
monthly inspections and reports from March to November.—
A judgement was also obtained by the city against Mr. Bilbo
for violation of the contract in not keeping the lands in dry
culture order. That Mr. Bilbo recognised the validity of
the contract is inferred from ihe fact that in leasing said lands
he required as a condition full compliance with tho provisions
of the Dry Culture Contract.
Such were the facts of the case during the life time of Mr.
James Bilbo, but the city has now, upon the decease of that
gentleman, to encouuter the statement of his son Mr. John
Bilbo “thathis father had but a life estate in said property.’*
This statement is true, but it is furthermore true that he was
empowered to sell or otherwise dispose of it , as appears
from the f flowing clause of the contract, “ and whereas
James Bilbo and Henrietta his wife, by deed of marriage set
tlement, bearing date the 14th March 1812 became entitled to
the sole use and benefit of all the said tract or parcel of land
hereinafter described, during their joint lives, and after the
death of either of them, to the survivor, and after his or her
death, then to the issue of the marriage wuh power neverthe
lasi to sell or otherwise disposeof the said tract of Land , when
ever they may direct the same to be done by any writing un
der their hands.” Now the power to sell the w hole, implies
and gives authority to sell a part, but Mr. James Bilbo and
his wife sold only one of the rights appertainant to the land,
viz: that of wet culture, which under the terms *• sell, or
otherwise dispose of,” they were authorized to do by the
marriage settlemeut.
These reasons tho Committee deem sufficient to sustaiu
the position they would recommend ihe City Council to as
sume in regard to this proposition, without reference to the
law of 1825 authorizing council to interdict the cultivation of
rice within one mile, but should they fail to satisfy the peti
tioners, the mile law furnishes the shield agaiust the fatal mi
asma which the conversion pf dry into wet culture lands
would produce, and under its protection the city will shelter
herseif whenever the dry culture contracts, for which
has paid valuable consideration, nre assailed or viclnted. ‘
Your committee advise the rejection of the prow
tion ot Mr. John Bilbo, and recommend sleepless vigii un ‘*
over thn important interest of tho city in the dry culture
and a rigid enforcement of the contracts by which thev 1 *
bound. W. SCRIVEN
J. F. FOSEy’
j. r. saussy’
Committee on Dry Culture.
The Street and Lane committee to report upon the reso
lution relative to a plank road from West Broad street down
Broughton to the intersection of Whitaker street, & c
were, upon motion of Alderman Turner, seconded by Alder
man Cumming, discharged, and the suid resolution referred
to the committee on Finance.
His Honor, the Mayor, made a verbal report relative to his
conference with the directors of the Burke County Railroad
as to their accepting the city bonds in full payment of the
city subscription ;o said Road,
Tho Street and Lane committee to report on tho petitioner
Moses Eastman, praying council to allow a church, which ho
is building at his own expense to occnpy ten feet of the pub.
lie street, Ac., reported adversely thereto.
Ilis Honor, the Mayor, reported to the board his corres.
pondence with the Hon. Jas, Macpherson Berrien and tho
Hon. W. C. Dawson, onr Senators in Congress, relative to the
purchase from the General Government, of Fort Wayne, for
the use of the Gas Company. His Honor, the Mayor, also
reported that the have of absence granted to Richard 1).
Milieu having expired some time since without his return.
them being no one attending to the duties of weigher of buy,
he had appointed Irvin C. Parker and Charles H. Knapp,
sistnnt weighers of hay. On motion ol Alderman Saussy,
seconded by Alderman Mallery, said appointments were con.
fir meed,
The city Measurer submitted bis report upon the returnsof
the city officers for December 1849. Tlios. J. Walsh, inspec
tor of cisterns, submitted his report for January 1850.
Ordinances. — An Ordinance to authorize and direct the
Honorable the Mayor ot the City of Savannah, to subscribe in
behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah,
and hamlets thereof, for two thousand Shares, of one hundred
dollars each, in the “Augusta A Waynesboro’ Rail Road Com
pany,” and to authorize the issuing of the Bonds of the City of
Savannah in payment of such subscription—was read the first
and second times, and then unanimously passed under the tide
thereof.
An Ordinance to provide for the redemption and payment of
the City Debt, inenred for Internal Improvement,and toauthor
ize the sale of the Stock held by the City in the Central Rail.
Road & Bunking Company ot Georgia- read the first and second
times; at the Regular Meeting of Council was read the third
time, and then unanimously passed under the title thereof.
Petitions.— The petition of J. P. A. Dupon, and others, cit
izens of the County, represented “the great influx ot itinerant
Fishermen, w ho crowd the Fish Market during the Shad season,”
and requesting the passing of an Ordinance “that a certain
number of Stalls be put up at Public Outcry and sold for the
fish season,” Ac., was read, and on motion of Alderman Walker,
seconded by Alderman Posey, was referred to the Committee
on Market, with power to act.
The petition of N. A. Hardee, and others, Trustees minors
late Joseph Stiles, relative to placing Springfield Plantation in
Dry Culture, was read, and on motion ol Alderman Mallery,
referred to the Committee on Dry Culture.
The petition of Jau.es Dunn, praying the remission of a fine
of $5, imposed upon him because certain City lamps were found
extinguished on Sunday night last, and representing that the
City lamps were in bad order when received by him, and that
he has not had sufficient time to place them in good order—was
read, and on motion of Alderman Siussy, seconded by Aider
man O’Byrne, said fine was remitted.
‘1 he petition of Edward Jones, praying relief from sundry
Tax Executions, for 1347 and 1848, upon three Stores, was read,
and on motion of Alderman Screven, seconded ly Alderman
Lq >pman, w-as referred to the Committee on Finance.
The petitition of Owen O’Rouke, Superintendent of Streets
and Lanes, praying to be allowed SIOO for extra services, was
read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The petition of John and James Campbell, praying to be ap
pointed Steeplemen, was read, and on motion laid on the table.
Communications, Ac., Read. —From Messrs. J. L. Locke
A Cos., relative to the City Priming. On motion of Alderman
Cumming, seconded by Alderman Turner, action upon said
communication was postponed until the next Regular Meeting
of Council
From the Savannah Fire Company, requesting Council to
build a Cistern in Crawford Ward, and one at the junction of
West Broad and Liberty Streets, also to furnish said Company
with fitly new Buckets —also, notifying Council that Mr. J.V.
Tarver was on 4th January, 1850, elected a member of said
Company. On motion of Alderman Turner, seconded by Al
derman Lippman, the above nomination was confirmed,and the
balance of sad communication referred to the committee on the
Fire Department.
Resolutions read and adopted —By Alderman Posey,
seconded by A derman Turner. Whereas , the accommodation
for the City Watch are insufficient, be it Resolved , That the
Committee on Public Buildings be authorized to build an addi
tion to the Guard House, winch may be competent to accom
modate the officers and members of the City Watch in a com
fortable manner.
By Alderman Cumming, seconded by Alderman O'Byrne.—
Resolvtd That James Dunn, Lamp Contractor, have until tb®
21st day of January, instant, to put the City Lamps in good
order.
Resolved That Council at its next Regular Meeting do elect
an additional City Printer, and advertize to receive proposals
therefor.
By Alderman Saussy, seconded by Alderman Screven.—
Resolved , ‘I hat a Committee be appointed to address the Hon.
John Macpherson Berrian, and NV illiam C. Dawson, on the
subject of procuring from the General Government by cession
or purchase the property belonging to the Federal Government
in the City of Savannah, known as Fort YVayrie, for the use of
the G is Company.
His Honor the Mayor appointed as such committee, Aloet*
rnen Screven, Saussy, and Posey. On motion of Alderman
Screven, His Honor the Mayor was added to said committee.
By Alderman Saussy, seconded by Alderman Walker.—
Resolvcdy That the commiitee on Health and Cemetery beem
powered to appropriate for the cemetery for colored personsad
ditional gaound, if the same can be had from ground adjoining
belonging to the city.
Resolved That the committee on Healih and Cemetery be em
powered to remove the Vaults in the old Negro Cemetery, ° r
construct new ones for the deposite of the remains of those
now in Vaults in the new cemelery.
By Aldermen Sausssy, seconded by Alderman O’Byrne.—
That the Street and Lane Committee be instructed
to enquire i.ito the propriety of having a Sewer running p ara ’
‘el vviih the canal, and near to the same, to drain the low lands
East of the city, and East of the canal.
By Alderman Mallery, seconded by Alderman Lippmam—
Resolved , That the Measurers and Inspectors of Lumber, 3P
other city officers requiring License, be required to take °”
their In pection Licenses, within twenty days from the llllie
of their election, or their election becomes void. , ,
His Honor the Mayor laid before the Board the Brnen , j
Charter of the City, w hich was read & ordered to be publish 1
The Bill of Hugh Logan for corn tor the Jail, amounting 1 ,
$252, was objected to, and on motion referred back to the 3,1
Committee, ~
Alderman Walker reported that the chairman of said
mittee was absent, but that lie had ascertained that the || n(r
was made by the late Jailor, under a*contract of long s r lal1 ‘ ”
with Mr. Logan, whereupon, on motion of Alderman Au ’
the Bill was passed.