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JOLUMBUS SENTINEL AND HERALD.
VOL. VIII.]
PUBLISHED F.VERY THURSDAY .MORXINQ BY !
JAMES H. CAMPBELL,
OS BROAD STREET, OVER AI.LES ABB YOUSG’s, I
W’ISTOSH HOW.
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njm, payable in advance, or four doll *. rs. (in a i
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an J no paper discontinued, except at the option of
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{'!’■ :ii continuance. Those sent without a specifica
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2d. Yearly advertisements. —For over 24, and
not exceeding 36 lines, fifty dollars per annum ; for
ovr 12, and not exceeding til lines, tnirtc dollars
per annum ; for less than 12 lines, twenty dollars
per annum.
3<i. All rule anl figure work double the above prices.
Legal Advertisements published at the usual
rates, and with strict attention to the requisitions of
ihe law.
All Bales regulated by law, must be made before
the Court House door, between the hours of 10 in the
morning and 4 in the evening—those of Land in
the county where it. is situate ; those of Personal
Property, where the letters testamentary, of admin
istration or of guardianship were obtained—and are
required to be previously advertised in some public
Gazette, as follows:
Sheriffs’ Bales under regular executions for thir
ty days, under mortgage ii fas sixty days, before
the day of sale.
Sales of Land an l Neoroes, by Executors, Ad
ministrators or Guardians, for sixty days before
the day of sale.
Sales of Personal Property (except Negroes) forty
da vs.
Crr vtions by Clerks of the Courts of Ordinary, upon
a r plication fob letters of administration, must
be published for thirty days.
Citations upon application for dismission, by
Executors, Administrators or Guardians, monthly
for SIX MONTHS.
Orders of Courts of Ordinary, (accompanied with a
copy of the bond or agreement) to m ake titles
to l\nd, must bo published three Months.
Notices ly Executors, A Iministrators or Guardians,
of application to the Court of Ordinary for leave
to sell the Land or Negroes of an Estate, four
MONTHS.
Notices by Executors or Administrators, to the Debt
ors and Ore liters .>{ an Estate, for six weeks.
Sheriffs. Clerks of Court, Sec., will be allowed
tlie usual deduction.
JUgF**Letters on business, must be post i>aid,
to entitle them to attention.
The following persons have kindly consented to act
ns Agmits for the Sentinel and llcrald :
Col. O. Pakkeh, Collodensville. .Monroe county.
Peter Cone, Esq., Eden, Etfiughana county.
Itev. Reuben E. Brown, Perry P. O. Houstonco.
Thos. 11. Kr.v, . r, Nq., Drayton, Dooly county.
Col. Thos. J. Holmes, Concord, Baker co.
Stepen D. Crane. Esq., Dalifotiega,Lumpkin co.
Col. John Dill, Fort Gaines, tia.
John O. M \noham, Greenville, Ga.
E. J. Wood ii Cos , St. Joseph, Flor.
Nonasb. Brooks & Cos.. Aoalachico’a.
J. Si. Yaivvuouoii, Lumpkin. Stewart county.
Jan. Buchanan, Cathli- rt, Randolph county.
J. W. Baciielder, La Fayette,Che ulvrs co. Ala.
Charles Murphky, Decatur, DelCalb county.
WASI73 HOVSXi
ANj) COMMISSION BUSINESS.
TUG undersigned takes leave to inform his friends
and the public gen rally, that hr will continue
Ihe Ware-House and Commission B.i-uiiess. to which
he; ate i.i >u will he exclusively confined ; and by ri iul
attention thereto he hopes to merit a continuance of
pitronigo which h i; been so liberally bestowed upon
him. tie will attend to the sale of Cotton from wa
gons or in store, and from a goner-d acquaintance with
the purchasers, an l rue situation of the market, he bc
-1 toves that ho can, generally, more than save the com
mission m the sale of Cotton.
Liberal advances will be made on produce or mer
chandise in store. W.M. P. YONGE.
Columbus, Sept. 13, 1833. S3y
~~~ ik ii i ■ Jj'l'y.’.T .-V. t.
FffljlflE subscriber offers i‘r s.-.le, upon reasonable
jt. terms forca b W iinn long time, as inly suit
the convenience of purchasers, the following tracts oi
land in Alabama. It is iiusucu is ary to sav any thing
in regard to the quality. But I will r< ■ ... tome j
oi’ the best settlements in tiie B ate are included in j
these lands. Purchasers need have no tears about |
lilies—they shall be satisfactory'.
K 4 12 23 Section 12 It 26
\V 3b 12 20 3 Hqr II M 26
N 1 12 25:E ]N E | It 14 26
Section 8 12 23 N 1 14 2b
SW qr 6 12 20 S 12 14 29 I
H half NE qr 4 12 26'N S3 14 20
NVVcr 5 1! 26 S 25 14 23
S K qr 5 12 26 3 I t 14 23 j
SK qr 4 12 20 S 11 14 30
W half N\V a 3 12 26:S 10 14 3J
Section 17 13 23 VV 3i 14 30
Section 3 13 28 W 7 16 23
N 24 13 29 K 83 13 29
AV 32 13 26 W 33 16 29
W half SF. | 32 13 26'3 26 13 23
tV hu'f NEi 32 13 26 VV 10 1G 27
NK.ir 31 13 26 3 2 17 23
K half SF. qr 31 13 26 N 23 17 28
F. half N W {3l 13 26 N 21 17 28
SE qr 29 13 20 N* 13 17 23
SIV qr II 13 20 3 23 17 29
NWJS E J I t 13 2b 3 27 15 27
SE qr 30 13 2’ (3 13 15 27
NW qr 11 13 2;.| N 12 15 26
S 23 14 271N II 15 23
tV 17 14 2716 31 15 29
K 19 14 27 3 2 15 23
K 30 14 27 Section 3 15 23
K 32 14 27 N 3 15 23
S 3 14 27; W 29 15 30
N 3 14 281 N 13 15 29
SW qr 34 14 29 N 29 15 29
WjNWI 3 4 1 4 23; E 23 15 SO
tV 19 14 SON 21 15 29
Section 24 14 26 N 6 15 29
Section 25 14 25 S 25 18 26
S S3 14 26 VV 3b, 13 26
April 26. IStjan.l H. S. SMITH.
GEO. W . Yv A Y’ S
CAUIiIA.GB REPOSITOKY,
cpIORNF.R of Oglethorpe mi l St. Clair street, im
vt j mediately in the roar ot the City Hotel. In ‘
subscriber respectfully iglorms the puolic that he is
now receiving a general assortment ot Carriages o* an
descriptions, to wit:
Coaches, Coacbees, Chariottees, Cahrinl-ts. dickey
•xit Barouches, one and two horse extension-top Ba
juches, three seats exten-non-top do., iduggics, io.tr
wheels, for one and two horses, two wheel Jo., Sulkies
of every description.
The above Carriages are superior to any ever re
ceived in this market, and cannot be surpassed for ma
terials, stvlo and durability. Any article purchased
from this establishment can be depended on.
Call and soe, and I will sell you bargains.
Carria *ex o r every description furnished to order, by
addressing the undersigned.
GEO. W. WAY.
I have a general stack of Coach Materials, which I
will sell low. Repairing done in the very best man
tier, and by’ Northern Workmen. G. \Y. W .
Feb. 1. 52v
C.VURIAOS STS OP.
Oglethorpe Street, Tforlh of Ca: noun's Ho! I,
MAVE just received anew assortment of good
CARRIAGES selected from so ne cfthe'best
manufactories at the North. T icy having tab >n par
ticular pains to have them made to suit :\is country,
and to insure satisfaction to purchasers, they will war
rant them for one year with fair usage. AH kind of
Carriages made to order. Carriage anti Harness’ re
nairin ’ done in very neat style by go id Northern work
men. ’Also, a good assortment of Carriage materials,
all of which they will sell low for cash or approved
paper.
Feb. 16. 7y
NEWS Pl*. .X GOODS.
THE subscriber has just received, a fresh
supply of FANCY AND STAPLE DRY
GOODS of the latest fashions and importations.
HEADY 3IADE CLOTHING. HATS, BON
NETS AND SHOES.
He would invite his customers and the public
generally tocall and examine his stock be,me pur
chasing elsewhere, as they no doubt will be suit
ed with the quality and price, lie is determined
to sell low for cash.
Country merchants will be supplied at reduced
prices . NEILL MeNAIR-
May 21,-7-tf
GLASS.
FOR SALE, by the subscribers,
150 boxes Pittsburgh Glass,
100 do Bedford Grown Gla^s,
50 do Boston do do
hssorted sizes, cheap for cash.
tts ’ T. & M. EVANS,
April 12. lOlf Og'ethorpe st
--*• B STARR. Commission M-rchant St. J•
+J 0 sepli, Florida. March 8. stf I
I COLUMBUS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
At the sign of the Golden Baddle, a few doors be
low D. Ilungerford co Co’-. anJ nearly
oppusi.c Ujquliarl & Ware.
: .v. WAua ti co.
! rCJTAVE no.v on band a commote assortment of
ll&L articles appertaining to the.r lira of ba.-tr.jss :
‘.-MONO WHICH ARE —
Spanish, Quilted, Overlaid and Bhoftcd Saddle.!,
P.ain. Boys’, Race Atiaktipas, and Planters’do.
Lai go and Extra Large do
Ladies’ Badiics. of every quality and size,
BRIDLES OF ALL KINDS.
Some good for fifty cent s; Saddle Bags. Carpet Bags;
Valices; Biirmp Leathers; Sircingies and Girths.
HARNESS—Coach, Gig. and Dearborn, from the
cheapest to the best. TRUNKS, of every descrip
tion.
The above articles arc of their own manufacture,
made und r their own immediate inspection, of the
bt st materials, and by superior workmen. Also, on
hand,
ENGLISH SADDLES, BRIDLES AND MARTINGALES.
Coach. Gig. Tandem, -Sportsmen, and Waggon
VVlii.i:;; Slirrup3, Bits, Spurs, Buckles, Haines, Col
lars, Out Tacks, Trunk Kicks, H-srse Brushes and
Curry ‘Bombs, Trace and Halter Chains.
ALSO —A : >:>d as , >r:mont of Coach and Gig Har
ness Trimmings; Plated. Brass and Japan’d do.
ALSO—A good assortment oi Skirting, Harness,
and Bridle Leather; black, blue, red yellow, green,
au 1 cochineal Morocco Skins; Butfaio Robes and Bear
Skins.
N. 13. Traders who may buy to sell again, will be
firms!, I oil as good terms as can be bought cither in
New York or Newark. Country merchants are re
spect!: !!y invite-.! to CU and exar...jie our goods anJ
: ices, and satisfy themwives.
TfoF” REPAIRING done on the most reasonable
terms.
Auril 23, 1837 Sly
CAiHXET ASD UPHOLSTEUY V/AttE
HOUSE.
CO3JSSIX.nA7r A ArTOBRgOCT
I7y|TOST respectfully infuni the ciiizens of Colum
i'i.2. bus, avid its vicinity that they have removed
from their form, r stand, to the store lately occupied by
\Tc \rn, in Broad-street, nearly opposite the Insurance
Bank.
Thev have now on hand an elegant assortment of
FURNITURE of (heir own manufacture.
—ALSO—
Pap. r Hangings of the latest patterns with suitable
Bordering, Ornaments, and other materials for Cur
tains, &c.
Adverse lo putting, they would only solicit a call
which would enable Ladies anJ Gentlemen to judge for
themselves by examining the articles.
All orders will be executed with promptitude. Cur
•".in ; put up in the most fashionable style. Rooms
neatly papered. In short, any thing m their line will
bo punctually attended to.
Aug. 25. 36y
jOilX E. BACON &<Jo.
AGENTS F-UIl THE SALE OF THE
I .V aIA N’ S PA N A CE A )
“P"AV E just received a fresh supply ol this valuable
.*•1 S. rein -dv for the cure of Rheumatism, Scrofula or
King's Evil, Gout, Sciuica or liip Gout, Incipient
Cancers, Salt Rheum, Biphiiitie and Mercurial dis
uses, particularly Hirers and painful affections of the
bones. Ulcerated Throat and Nostrils, Ulcers of
.•very d"scription, Fever Sores, and Internal Abscess
es, Fistulas, Piles, Scald Head, Scurvy, Biles, Chro
nic S ire Eyes, Etysipelis Blotches, and every variety
of Cutaneous Affection, Chronic Catarrh, Headache,
prooeodeig from vitiation; AHuctions of the Liver;
Chronic init&unna'.ion oft he Kidneys and General Dc
hiiity, caused by a torpid actiou of the vessels of the
skin. It is singularly efficacious in renovating those
constitutions which have been broken down by injudi
cious treatment, or juvenile irregularities. In general
terms it is recommended in ail those diseases which
arise from impurities of the blood, or vitiation of the
humors, of whatever name or kind.
Borne of the above complaints may require some
assistant applications, which the circumstances of the
case will diet at a; but for a general remedy or Purifi
oator to remove the cause. The Indian's Panacea will
pen-rally bo found sufficient.
The following certificates, out of hundreds similar
which might h- procured, are given to show the effect
>f the Indian’s Panacea, in the various complaints
jjierein mentioned ; arid also to exhibit in Ihe tnoß sa
-'V GkoTrar is S'-ipenorfry ~u UTS ‘Syrups
common use.
Charleston, Nov. 15, 1831.
During the last winter am! spring, I was afi’icted
with a very severe and distressing Am umatism. occa
■ . ■by ex; > ire in bad weather. I now take great
pi •if.un* in slating, that six bottles of Indian Pana
j or.a, restored me to perfect health, anJ I confidently
I recommend it to all similarly’ afficied.
JOHN FERGUSON, King st.
Chari.v.ston, July 12, 1831.
I was afflicted four years v.-uh an ulcer in the leg,
occasionally acnorr, .anted witJi ery. ipelatious infiama-
I ‘ion and an • Tussive nain ia the leg and ancle joint,
i Several eminent Physicians everted their skill upon it,
| but wi'lvv.tt permanent benefit. In this case. five hot
■>f Ind in Panacea made a perfect cure.
MARGARET A. YvEST, Market st. 121.
I July 5.h. 1837. 51 y
! tl’.'iPrON COU-wSHS—SWEEP STAKES
i B it is, and has been, .sital of .ale years, with
I jti*. the proprietors of the ditf rent Race Tracks of
I our ciKinU jc, lo advertise their Btak.es,and, in my opin
! ion. they close at too early a period, lo give the own-
I ers ot colts ,i fair opportunity of testing their racing
| queries, I communicate, then fare, to ihe sporting
world, my present plan, rules and terms.
There will be kept open slakes for two and three
I year olds, to be run for every success! e year, and not
| to he closed until one month previous to the race
l Declaration fifteen days before the coining gif of the
I * Stakes of one thousand dollars entrance, will be two
! mile Ik .its. Forfeit, 0590; declaration, SIOO. Three
j entries to form a stake.
| Stakes of live hundred dollars entrance w ill be mile
| heats. Forfeit, $250- declaration, $75. Three cn-
I ries to constitute a stake.
Dashes of two or on* mile, to suit the convenience
of parties, that is. the amount to he run for.
Persons wishing to make their entries, will please
i direct their letters to the subscriber, acting proprietor
! of the Hampton Course, or to Citiit. Win. G. Nim-rno,
I Becretarv of the Hampton Jockey Club, Augusta. Ga.
j Sept. 27. 1833. 35 r n6ti F. AV. LACY.
STAGS LINE
FROM COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT.
| ‘ public are informed that a line of STAGES
i. has been put on the route from Columbus to
| West Point via Whitesville. leaving Whiteside’s
I i avern every Monday and Friday at 4 o’clock A. 31 ,
and arr vine at West Paint the same day at 5 o'clock
IP. M.; leaving West Point eve -y Tuesday, Thursday
i an i Saturday at 4 o’clock A. M., an t arriving at Co
-1 hnnbus at 5 o’clock P. M. the same day.
WHITESIDE & DUNCAN.
May 28. 1833. 17tf
j N. B. A Hack will be m readiness at West Point
l to convey passengers to I,a Grange or Lafiivettp.
j PACKETS PROM ST. -JOSEPH ‘TO
NEW YGtiX.
F]HH H fallowing substantial and fast sailing
.li. vessel ■ will Tun as regular Packets between
St. Joseph and New York, ana will take freight
and passengers low.
Brig HAsITI KY, Ryder, master.
“ CUMBERLAND, Darling, master.
“ SADI, Vincent, “
Also, the new and splendid ship SPRING.
For Freight or Passage apply to
E. J. WOOD N. CO. Agents,
St. Joseph, Flor.
Nov. 1,1837 ‘ 24 v
GItOCE ÜBS.
-i i-r i’ni.S •! i R c • t A'hiskoy
£ >■ J? 30 bbls. A. nongslieia do
2J yols. N. E. Rum
25 do Gin
20 do Peach Brandy
50 do Sugar
3) bags Codes
25 boxes Tobacco
100 pieces Dundee Bagging, for sa'e hv
ALLEN & YOUNG,
Bent. 12 l c 3B. 3?f No. 1 vy-lntosb -,vv.
COXTINU i£ t •> receive anti •.>:iV i for sale ailknUiS
ofStaple and fancy Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
Ilats,Sad lit tv. Hardware. &c. together with a good
supply of Groceries,all of which will pc so.d on the most
favorable terms .
Feb. Ist. IS3S. 52y
D. GOL'jTEl'.r, & CO.,
COMMISSION o >’D KORW.VtiDIXC MRRC3AXTS,
APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA, >
Will advance on Cotton shipped to Havre, Liverpool
and N.-‘.v 5 ork.
D. Goi.sTEr.vE,
H. D. Dinncx. Apa’aehieola, Oct. 25. S3 f
toy BBLS. nickeled PH EP . ‘AD.
j 20 boxes fine Scotch Herring,
4 bbls. Cranberries,
20.009 b. st Spanish Cigars,
Just received and ?>r sale bv
Feb. 1,1838. 52:f YONGE & ELL’S.
4 BBLS Newark Cider,
41: 10 boxes fresh Lemons,
just received, and far sale by
i March 15. C.i YONGE Si EL.LIS.
‘WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUAL.’
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1838.
NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION
HOUSE.
THE undersigned will open a house in the above
business, on Broad s.rei t. at the old stand oi
J. T. NiLES it Cos., on the 22d OCTOBER. A
business entrusted to their care will meet with proinpi
attention. They will a .end to ihe buving of Cotton ;
also to the receiving and forwarding Goods.
BENJAMIN B. MORRELL.
WALTER S. C. \ ONCE.
REFERENCES.
George Whitman, N. Orleans.
Stewart & Cobb, da
James M. Yarlton, Mobile.
Stanton & Pollard, do
Cummings & Gpiker, Montgomery.
McKenzie ot Adams, do
S. .VI. Robinson, do
Ben). Wilson, do
J.W.S. Read, do
J. S. Calhoun, Columbus.
Wm. P. Yunge, do
J. T. Niles, do
E. & F. Bradley, do
Columbus, Oct. 17, 16a8. 37tf
COLUMBUS COTTON FACTORY.
t j-IVH ii owners of the Columbus Factory respcct-
JsL fully inform the public that it is now in operation.
Tney have on band a general assortment of YARNS,
which may be had at all tunes at the most reduced
prices.
Their Wool Carding Machine is also in operation,
and any thing in that line will be done at the shortest
notice.
f. Jr” A number of boys and girls wanted to work
at the Factory, for which ihe most liberal prices wili be
given by the week or month. Apply to
STEWART R FONTAINE, or
S. K. HODGES be CO.
Columbus, Feb. 8 6tf
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
rHIHE subscriber respectfully informs the public
Ja_ generally, that he is ready to execute all orders
in tiie above line of business, in the neatest manner
and on the most reasonable terms. He has also for
sale, a splendid assortment of window sashes, of vari
ous sizes, made of the best materials, which arefarsu
perior to any offered for sale in a Southern market,
ills shop is one door below Kivlin’s Sans Souci.
June 28 2ly STATES LEWIS.
HRS. HOLT AND PERSONS
& RE united in the practice of Mtidicino. Their
J3 st. Offices are on Broad street, just bolow the City
Hall, and ou Randolph street, in the upper tenement
of Calhoun’s Granite Building.
Besides the usual branches ofthe practice of Medi
cine, Drs. H. and P. lender their services as Surgeons
of some experience in the higher operations—such as
operations for ail diseases of the eyes, for Hernia, Li
ihotomy, &.c, &c.
Marah 23l 12v
READY MADE CLOTHING,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
Next door lo the Bank f Columbus.
dS - S. SMITH has commenced receiving his
Over Coats, Cloth Cloaks, Boston Wrappers. Blanket
Coa s, Frock and Dress Coats, of every description,
Blue, Black, Cadet mixed Cloth Pants, Cassirucre do.
Kentucky Jeans Frock and Dress Coats, do. Pants ;
B ack and figured Silk Velvet Vests; Woolen Vel
vets; Plain and figured Satins; Cloth & Cassimare, to
gether with some low priced ; a beautiful style of Silk
and Colton Umbrella ; Fine Hoots, Shoes and Pumps;
Silk, Woollen and Cotton Shirts and Drawers; Cot
ton Shirts with Linen Bosoms and Collars; Colored
do.; Linen Rallied do.; Silk, Cotton, and Meiino
haif Hose; Gloves; Suspenders; Linen Collars and
Bosoms; Stocks of every variety; Cloth and Hair
Brushes; Cologne; Fur and Seal Caps; Hats;
Travelling Trunks and Bags, Ac.
The above articles have jui-i been received, and will
be sold as low as they can be had for casii in this mar
ket.
Columbus, Nov, 29. 4S;f
RACES.
nsniHE annual Races over the Bertraad Course, I
jSL Montgomery, Alabama, will commence on the
22d of January, 1839. The will be
to n for :
First day—l mile heat* —purse - - S3OO
Second day—Smile heats—purse - - 500 j
Third day—3 mile heats—purse - - 700 t
Fourth day—4 Four mile heats—purse - 1000
Fifili day— mile heats, best three in five, - 300
The h O-y’a -*• f; n- v.il! be hung up at
the stand on the day of running.
TAYLOR & BROWN, Proprietors.
Nov. 22,1 4fctd
GSO ACRES OF LAND FOR. BALE.
FIgNHE subscriber having deteimined to settle in
oi Macon, Ga. will sell his lands in Russell county,
Alabama, (containing six hundred and eighty acres,
but will sell one half of the land to suit purchasers.)
ten miles from Columbus, between the big end liule
Uchee creeks. On the land is a comfortable dwelling
house and out houses, and good stables, &c. with up
wards of one hundred acres m cultivation, with good
water and several springs. Also is situated in a
neighborhood of good society, and within one mile of a
good school and church. Possession will be given at
any time after the first of October. The purchaser
will have the privilege ol ourebasing all my stock of
cattle and hogs, also corn and fodder, and many tilings
of convenience, all of which 1 will sell at a reasonable
price. Indulgence will be given to suii the purchasers.
SI’ERLING LANIER.
Reference: Dr. Pleasant Phillips, Russell co.
Russel co., Sep. 6, 1638. 31tf
LU’ORTAST NOTICE.
FOR THE AFFLICTED THERE IS A
BALM IN GILEAD.
FPjNIIB ciiizens of Zebulon, in Pike county, arc
j£L hereby notified, that Mr. H. G. JOHNSON, of
that place, is the authorised agent for selling BRAN
DRETH’S VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL
PILLS, and has his CERTIFICATE of Agency
and a fresh supply of the Pills from the General Agency
in Columbus.
And they are further cautioned against purchasing
Pills, for BIiANDRETH’S PILLS, of Mr. John
Neal, of that place, as he is offering for sale the basest
counterfeits. Purchase only of the known and autho
rised Agents, and you are on (he sure side.
AND YET ANOTHER.
The ciiizens of Monticello, in Jasper county, are
hereby notified, that Messrs. KELLUM & M AX
EY, of that place, are. the authorised Agents for die
sale of ihe BRANDRETH VEGETABLE UNI
VERSAL P LLS. and have their CERTIFI
CATE of Agency, and a fresh supply ofthe GENU
INE PILLS from die General Agency in Columbus.
And •• st anv among them, who wish to purchase the
genuine medicine, should be deceived by the counter
feit at the peril of their health, and perhaps their lives,
1 would give them timely can*ion not to purchase Piiis
of Messrs. Hurd & Hangerford. who it seems are of
fering suurious Pills on Dr. Brandreth’s credit.—
Touch, not the unclean thins.
JOHN B. PEABODY, General Agent
for Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Columbus, May 14. lqtf
NOTICE.
k fcj VIE CONFECTIONARY business heretofore
Jsl_ carried on by Code E Q,uin, will hereafter be
continued at the old stand on Broad street, by
Columbus, Aug. 22 29;f JOHN Q.UIN.
LAW.
FEN HE subscribers having connected themselves in
.Ii tiie practice of LAW, will attend all the
Countv Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and the
adjoining counties of Alabama. Office in Mclntosh
Row, immediately over Alien & Young’s Store.
ALFRED IVERSON,
June 14. IStf J. M. GUERRY.
bA W .
; : "3TNHE undersigned, having associated themselves
A together for the practice of LAW, at Lumpkin,
Stewart county, vili promptly attend to ali business
with which they tnar be entrusted.
A. M. HUGHES,
U. S. MITCHELL.
Lumpkin Oct. 10, 183S. 37m6ni
STUAYBD OR STOLES',
ABOUT the 10th May last,a large bay HORSE,
lung tail, rather sway back, racks easy but short,
a few marks of the saddle and harness. Information
* delivery of the horse thankfully received and libe
ra:!}’rewarded. YONGE ci ELLIS.
June 7. ISif
Jl’BT RECEIVED
BARRELS first quality RUM, and for =a!e
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A M E BIC A N POETY.
‘ To be, or not to be ?’
‘ Where is the American epic ?’ is a ques
tion daily asked. The man who answered.
• lu our mountains, 5 was nolsj far from truth.
We arc no disciples of the school which
teaches that an epic bursts at once to life,
without any connection with the times, the
taste, or the manners of a people; fr though
genius can do much, she is scarce omnipo
tent, and is herself the creature of surround
ing circumstances. The days of miracles
have passed. Tire spirit ofthe age is stamp
ed on the jEneid, and no one but a puritan
and a controversialist, as well as a poet, could
have written Paradise Lost. A people may,
therefore, possess genius for every other task ;
they may even give birth to minds which, if
educated amid poetic associations, would light
the world with their brilliant phantasies; and
yet, if destitute of these associations, that
same people may in vain hope lor a son of
‘ the immortal lyre.’ We do not, in line,
deny the existence of a germain genius for
poetry; but we look in surrounding circum
stances for the soil to nourish the undying
shoot, and if it he not fit, we lay ihe matter
over to posterity. Heaven grant they may
be more poetic than we are now!
We are broaching no new doctrine, when
we say, that the present age is incapable of
the epic. In all the arts and sciences which
are either practical or demonstrable, our
young republic has displayed talents and’
genius as yet unsurpassed. In mechanics In’
bold, daring inventions, in row and tremen
dous influences in the moral world, and in all,
the more popular fields of human intellect,
her rtuik is high. Her strides have bt*en
| gigantic. So peculiarly fitted have her insti
j lotions been, for the development of useful
| Blind, and so rapid and startling have been
j these triumphs, that we have seemed to
; breathe a magic atmosphere of intellect,
, from out of which, whenever the wants of
i her people have invoked them, spirits vast
and powerful have started at her call. But
in the finer and more beautiful workings of
the mind, she is as yet a tyro. Tiie condition
of herself, the character of her people, and
the circumstances which enervate her litera
ture, forbid the most sanguine to hope for a
triumph in poetry.
There is no flight of genius so near the
sun as that of the epic. It demands an eye
of site, and a wing of iron nerve. Every
power of tiie mind ; every aid from know
ledge ; tiie most exquisite taste: the nicest
choice of language ; and the divincst inspi
rations of genius, are necessary for, and call
ed into full play, in (he struggle. Few, there
fore, have ever dared the flight, and fewer
■stili have gained tiie empyrean. Homer,
VYigil, Tasso and Milton, are almost alone
in their suhlitne and boundless supremacy.
Perhaps, too, every century increases the dif
ficulty ; for as nations rise in civilization,
their fastidiousness increases, their minds be
come enlarged, they hold communion with lof
tier spirits, and cail for more magnificent re
sults. The poet of to-day most burst through
tiie overshadowing of his predecessors. His
chances of success sre consequently lessened.
Besides, the epic has always followed in the
tram of other party. It seems, indeed, as if the
worlds of poesy and intellect arc like the mo
ral universe ; that progression is the law of
cf'ch ; inat great events are always heralded
by those of lesser note; and that every sue
cessive attainment serves only as a vantage
ground to descry the next. Tints Chaucer,
Spenser and Shakspoare, foreshadowed the
coming of Milton ; and doubtless many a lost
fragment ol lofiv poetry ushered in the im
mortal Iliad. l 7iig i, too, and Tasso, first
drew from tiie delicious spring, and then,
fresh from the fountain, poured forth upon
the world their tide of mellow song: and
many an epoch will pass in our history, before
we can have works like theirs.
Our country, at the outset, is destitute of
the proper feeling, without which no poetry,
much less the epic, can flourish. We are too
utilitarian for the muses. The wants of a
new people monopolised tiie talents of our
fathers, and, as was natural, produced a be
lief that the necessaries of existence were the
only tilings desirable. They had no time,
generally, even for the elegancies of life; and
tin:re were lew hereditary families of wealth
and taste to keep up, by their patronage, a
pure estimation of poeirv and the finer arts.
Lett to themselves therefore, the belles-lelters,
after a fruitless struggle, fell into the hands
of a solitary few; and the great body of the
nation was whirled away bv the desire, now
become universal, of amassing wealth. The
consequence -was soon felt in literature; and j
we are to-day without any extensive class of j
literary men, who, like those of England, j
light the world with their deep thoughts. But!
pocty suffered most. We became a grasping, i
trading and productive community; ps.ib: ; c|
opinion, that silent but tremendous tyrant ofj
the mind, went over to the eide of wealth; •
and it soon begin to be regarded by wise
utilitarians as mad, Quixotic and ridiculous,:
ii’ not disreputable, to sacrifice a competence’
for poetry. The rnuse was literally ostracised ;
and the young, diffident writer,sneered at by
l what the world calls your substantial men,
and encouraged by scarcely or. 3, began to
question his own wisdom, and soon left Par
nassus in despair. No mailer what were
his talents; the same cynic spirit crush
ed alike tiie mighty and the small. The
wings of the young eagle were clipped in his
eyrie; and the cold blast withered the lily,
even in the bud.
Sorts?, however, conscious of (its immortal
fire within them, and believing early neglect
to be the lot of poets, maintained the battle |
against every odds, and dared even to vacate
the magazine for a hot pressed octavo from
Carey or Harper. But, poor mortals! their
presumption was soon checked. They had
Lillian’, taieuts, it is true, but they had com
mitted the unpardonable sin; and who would ,
pay a halt* eagle for American poetry, when
they could get English equally as good for
half price ? A lithe encouragement might i
have fixed their bent, but the spirit of utilita
rianism was too coarse to appreciate, and too
niggard to purchase their works. Their j
publishers frowned, their editions decayed on j
the shelf, and every fat tradesmea jostled
them contemptuously in the streets. What
could be dune? Before them, on one hand,
was poverty, and that queer thing called
posthumous renown ; and on the other,
wealth, respectability and influence. A man.
after the enthusiasm of twenty is past, does
not long hesitate between a parlor and a gar
ret ; and so they took to trade, got rich, lost
ail their fire, and now, instead of ‘ getting
fou,’ like Burns. ‘ on twa-penny,’ do so like
gentlemen, on Burgundy and champaigne.
Such, alas ! has been the fate of the Ameri
can harp. Our poets, one bv one, have
passed away. Ha Heck, Percival, Bryant j
and Dana, where are they? Their history j
is short. A few wild bursts in youth, a few;
glorious triumphs in later ‘days, and then they
ceased. At most, a few melancholy notes
wail, at intervals, from their deserted lyres.
This universal-and distempered taste, which
condemns the American poet to silence, is at
the root of the evil, and affects poetry, even
in the oerre ; for if slighter pieces of ac-
knowlcdged merit are neglected, bow will it
lure with the more delicate works of taste?
How, in short, can our pueis ever rise to the
epic, if they are s'ruck so remorselessly from
lower fields, where they might gain strength
for a loftier reach ? It is impossible. The
eagle breasts not tiie thunderbolt, till he has
shaken for years the dew drops from his wmg.
Our people must, therefore, imbibe a taste tor
true poetry, patronise and study something
else than a partisan newspaper, ami foster a
more iron literature, and a more national
spirit, before they can hope for a laurelled
muse. When this, however, shall be attain
ed, they will be but at tiie thresbhold of the
epic. They may have the body, but they
will still want its nerve —hallowed moral as
sociations; for they, more than any thing
else, give birth to the poesy of a people.—
Thus in Scotland, that land of song, the very
air breathes poetry. Not a mountain but
has seen a skirmish ; every plain has thun
dered with a battle ; herg'ci s are full of wild
and shadowy tiaditions ; her cairns are
haunted with her plnidcd chieftains; ages
ago, her rivers sang hack tiie verses of her
bards; and even her brown moorlands Bre
the homes of fairies. Born and nourished
amid such thrilling memories, if there exis’s
a latent spark in her sons, it is struck forth.
The peasant cumot cross his farm, without
beholding some spot famous in song. Hoary
traditions and mosy.grown baronial ruins, the
border fHj >s u s Wallace, and the fame of an
i C'*;nt triumphs, kindle her genius into enthu
siasm, until it breaks forth in her old mourn
ful ballads, or the sweet and touching pathos
of Burns. You can hear in Scott the rattle
of her armor, and see in Ramsay, the gende
waiving of her plaids. But not have no te of
these. We are not rocked unconsciously
into poets. Time has not hallowed our bor
der conflicts ; and every thing in our history
is comparatively modern and matter-of-fact.
Perhaps eur only materials are iti the dreamy
traditions of the red men ; but they can never
win our sympathies, as our own fathers might
have done. We are, consequently, without
any epic, save the ‘ Columbiad,’ and that is
one only by courtesy. It wants the energy,
the sublimity, the living fire of genius. A
classic taste, a patriotic feeling, and the pur
est harmony of numbers, are nothing, without
that divinity of thought which buists uncon
sciously from inspiration. Barlow tried to
appeal to our moral associations, but they
were too recent, and he failed. They had
not the hoary sanctity of age. But a national
epic cannot exist, without them. They burn
through Homer, smile in Virgil, and thunder
with the arch fiend in Paradise Lost. Time
may strew them around us; but who, at the
present day, is so fool hardy as to sing with
out them? We must wait till ages have
ivied over our allars. until our border fields
loom mistily in the distance of antiquity, and
the heroes of our infancy stalk, like shadowy
figures, in the gloom.. Till 11 en let us not
despair. * Omnes non omnia pessumus.*
This, together with our origin, accounts
for tiie absence of a national poetry. We
have no American school. France has her
distinctive qualities; Italy, with her sunny
bills, hers ; even Germany lias filled her
young yet giant literature with those as
strong ; but we are literally Anglican. Per
haps, with tiie same language, a lingering
allegiance to their models, good or bid, and
the similarity of our manners and tone of
mind, arising from a common origin and
maintained by the tremendous influence
which their literature, disseminated cheaper
than our own, exerts upon us, this is unavoid
able. We are too much in letters the pro
vince as we!! as colony of Britain; we shall
never be national in poetry, till we break the
spell ; and we shall probably never break the
spell til! our national character is more dis
tinct from theirs. This, generations will
scarcely see.
Stiil, however, onr poetry has been less na
tional than it. might be. Too many imitate an
English model, rather than give free course
to their own thoughts. This is a delicate
ground, and we must’ walk it stealthily, or
win their ire. But the eagles of the hill trill
know our motives—we care not how many
of the ravens caw at us. We mean no dis
respect to Helicon, lor heaven knows we
have drunk too often at her fount. But we
are Americana in ancestry, education snd
feeling ; we see the evil; it can only he cor
rected when known; we have glanced at its
most prominent causes, and to the best of
our humble ability, shall denounce it. We
might instance more or less from every writer
of established merit, but it is so obvious to all
who read them, that every man of taste will
cry ‘ amen !’ Their metaphors, descriptions
of scenery, and lights in which they throw
their pieces, in fine that indiscribable sjme
thins;, yclept the spirit and essence of the
verse, are a!! too often British. They seem
enchanted and powerless before their mas
ters. They are ntiier pretty than sublime;
fi>r they are certain of being the one, with
care, while it needs lofty daring for the other.
We speak now only of the poetasters, and
some weaker moments of the masters. The
mournful simplicity of Perciva!; the tender,
pensive melancholy of Bryant; even Brsi
nard, with his fo-ce, and Dana with his ener
gy and fire, are darkened at times by the
overshadowing of their English origin snd
education. These great authors, however,
know this as well as we; and redeem them
selves at times, by flinging off productions,
splendid in national allusions, burning from
their altars. They prove what they might
do if they would ; when will they, fearlessly
and boldly, strike out an orbit for themselves ?
Do they consider that while they emulate the
British school, their transatlantic rivals, born
amid touching associations, nourished by op
ulence, favor and taste, and gifted with the
passport of English criticism, will always,
with equal worth, surpass them? And do
; they forget that we are slowly hecomin* a
bolder, more vivacious people; that our na
: tional character is surely in its germ : that
even if unequal in some respects, an original
poetry will carry off the palm; and that the
■ present muse of Britain should be as little
.fitted for Ame’ica, as the frail flower of the
I Yarrow for the rugged mountains of the
west ? All this they know, and if they do not,
i will thank us for the truth. Their weaker
imitators, however, deepen the darkness, and
i then send forth their fool clamor, if we warn
; them of the evil. It is like the screams of the
harpies around the Trojan tables:
1 Et magr,us qaationt clangoribus abas.’
But if destitute of the moral associations,
Icthargised by utilitarianism, and chained by
education and influence to British models,
how C3O we be national? The answer i
easy. We have the sublilies of nature, snd
bv seizing on thse our poets might be im
mortal. We have noble rivers; eternal for
ests ; the most stupendous mountains ; and
seasons full of glorious associations. The fall
of the leaf, the dreary winter forests, the
ocean prairies, and the picturesque Indian
landscapes of the west, furnish materials to
tally unknown to England, capable of found
ing a distinct school, and yet how rarely are
they sung! Before our country can be re
deemed, therefore, we must learn to follow
nature rather than the schools, and, from the
roar of Niagara, and the vast melancholy
sweep of the Mississippi, to gather laurels for
immortality. Let t; em soar amid the grand
est of nature’s works, and write, as Apelks
painted, ior eieruity. They have obstacles
to surmount; a taste to regenerate, and a
literature to redeem ; but ihe more dangerous
the etl >rt, the more -bribaiH ihe success.—
When Dante snapped the coid that swathed
the mind ot Italy, did they bid fairer foi suc
cess than we? Had Chaucer never waved
bis wand, nor gleamed forth,
the meteor of eternity ; had Galileo paused,
or Bacon never dared his splendid philoso
phy, where would have been the mind’s tri
umpi , or man’s renown ? Their countries
are in a haze tv th their fame. True divine
genius, when once it has been fanned into a
flame, cannot he quenched; and when Arne
r.ca shall educate a Shakspeare, what can
crush the giant .’ He will revolutionise our j
poetry. He will reign without a Waterloo, j
We can no more stay his bursts of inspira- j
tion, than check the rapid, angry flushes of!
the storm.
V; e repeat it. therefore, that there is u
dearth oU bold, mutual genii-s in our poetry.
\\ o nave up lord of the epic or the drama.
I-have not yet woke the slumbering
mind. Th et c is t'-dent enough, but it is either
seduced into utilitarian pursuits, or overawed
in youth hy the grandeur of the British clas
sics. But time will do the work. A great
people can no more Ik 1 slaves in literature,
than in government. Age will give ns a na
tional characier, fling around us a halo of
touching associations, find imperceptibly in
crease the boldness of our writers. As the
community becomes more advanced, it will,
as all old countries, have greater time for the
elegances of life. Opulence will begin to
nourish talent; the people will become more
refined; a better taste will finally prevail
among them, native genius will meet with
due encouragement, and America be hal
lowed in immortal song. Some Byron will
go forth, tire pilgrim of the west; and some
Shakspeare will thrill us with the deeds of our
fathers. The wild native march will ring
through our mountains, and the simple ballad
will be sung in our glens. A mournful aspi
ration will go up from some undying genius,
‘ to be re t>embered in his line
With his land's language.’
That day, whenever it shall come, will re
deem us. V\ e shall then be ready for any
sale. As the old Greek wrapped himself in
his mantle, and laid down lo die, so may a
country wrap herself in the glory of her sons,
and calmly wait her destiny.
Philadelphia. ‘ PODRIDA.
OLD WINTER IS COMING.
Old winter is coming xgain—alack l
Hoy/ iev and coid is lie !
He cares not a pin for a shivering back,
He’s a saucy old chap to white and black.
He whistles his chills with a wonderful knack,
For he comes from a cold country.
A witty old fellow this winter is ;
A mighty okl fellow for glee !
He cracks his jokes on the pretty sweet miss
The wrinkled old maiden unfit to kiss.
And freezes the dew of their lips—for this
Is the way with such fellows as he !
Old Winter’s a frolicksome binds. I wot
He is wild in his humor and free!
He’ll whistle along for the ‘ want of his thought,’
And set all the warmth of our fors at naught,
And ruffle the laces by pretty girls bought;
For a frciickeome old fellow’s he!
Old Winter’s a wricked old chap, I worn
As wicked arr ever you’ll see !
He withers the- flowers so tiesh and green— *
•And biles the per - nose of ‘he miss of sixteen,
As she triumphantly walks in maideniv sheen—
A wicked ol fellow is he !
SLANDER.
It is tin idea full of consolation, that God
never allows an evil to visit, us, but be at the
same time supplies us with some source of
consolation. A man may be called upon to
yield up llie wife of bis young nfi’ecti'Uis, or
the children of bis love; but with this blow
comes bright hopes of an immortal reunion
of years and years spent in the bliss of an
eternal world. Religion is his consolation.
A man may lose property by a sudden blow
of misfortune, or by gradual decay. Ii is a
a loss severe and unfortunate. But he knows
the extent and sees his remedy. With nerves
new strung, and resolution sharpened hy ad
versity, he retrenches his expenses, increases
his exertions, becomes more frugal, and re
trieves his losses. Connected with this, may
be other evils that fa!! more heavily upon the
feeling heart. Friends may have dropped
from the unfortunate in his hour of adversity;
ingratitude may have thrown its mildew over
him. Those he may have taken to his bosom
when frozen ond almost lifeless, may, viper
like, sting venomously their resting pi-.ce.
The wound our peace receives from those
we have cherished and trusted, is indeed a
painful one. Yet, even here, the good man
may find an alleviation, by taking the picture
of moral deformity which ingratitude offers,
and setting it up as an example of warning
to his own heart; and though he must grieve
ever its wasted tenderness and abused confi
dence, yet let remember, that the Al
mighty, from his temple of glory, has His
eye of majesty upon him, and that in his case,
and in all others, He will prove himself just
in Ids mercy.
But among all the evils with-which man
afliicls his fellow man, there is, perhaps, none,
that causes so much pain as Slander. I be
lieve it may be taken as a general rule, that
in all cases of malicious falsehood, the calum
niator has become the enemy of Ids victim,
hv inflicting upon him some previous iniurv.
This may be accounted for on the same prin- i
ciple that we love those on whom we confer
benefits; and there is no enmity so bitter, so
unrelenting, as iii.it of one who has injured
a fellow being, and umcjtenting carries about
the consciousness of it in his bosom. In the
presence of toe injured man he is humbled
with tiie convic ion of his own inferiority;
he feels that he Is looked upon in his littleness,
and that i.i.s heart is bHbre an .her in hs
blackness; an i human nature is s> ;rh that
there can be but little warm , fleeti n iur an
object we know does not, ard cannot • .steem
us.
But where is the remedy of the victim of
slander ? In Ins heart, in hie principles, in his
life. Not by going from man to man to con
tradict circulated falsehoods. No man with
truly delicate led mgs will stoop so low as to
endeavor to convince others by words that
he is not that, which in ihe rectitude of ins
heart he ought not to believe his neighbor
capable of suppcs.ng h'm. Nor is bis reme
dy in, as it is called, tracing the slander to its
source. In most casts it is difficult, and al
ways painful to do so; and when it is done,
what is the end obtained ? The privilege of
feeing lawyers; of collecting witnesses to
prove that he himself is not a had man, and
that his antagonist is; to hear actions, that
have sprung from exalted feelings and higii
souled motives, tortured into errors, or per
haps crimes; to see (lie most pure and sa
cred actions of his life dragged f r om their
sanctuary and distorted, til! the injured man
almost doubts Ins own identity.
And what is the puftbhm r:t the live in
flicts upon the slanderer? i'he f >rfi iture of
money! Can that pay for the agonies suf
£ rod by his victim? No, not if each base’
syllable uttered could be hardened into a d’a-
moiiri, i ic:i as liiat on Russia’s diadem; not
il eni'h pube oi the slanderer s heart could
lei! do” n ruh;es, as a compensation for !he
evils o!’ his falsehood. Then vvhv seek ihis
mentis of redress so long as the law otleis
one so feeble ?
The slandered man must submit to see bis
reputation injured for a time; he must teach
himself to see the eye of esteem turned from
bint; to have the warm grasp of friendship
less frequently warm his heart; 10 receive
the formal bow instead of the cordial greet
ing. But let him not despair; the world will
at length judge rightly. Let him call up his
religion and his philosophy to his aid, while
steady in the rectitude of his heart he min
gles with his fellow men, omitting no oppor
tunity of doing good, and avoiding all ap
pearances of evil. This will prove the anti
! dote of slander.— Ladies’ Companion.
Prom the St. Joseph Times.
THE POETRY OP ASSOCIATION,
BY HORATIO WALDO.
Wc
* Per a few fleeting hours the bitter griefs,
The grovelling cares, and sinful joy sos earth,
Aivl orcamo i, that life would ever be to os,
A moonlit scene of music and romance.— UUa.
Prom the hour when Sappho struck her
‘ burning lyre’ to that in which Bvron, with
his magtc cup, drew from the deepest wells
ol the human passions, we have listened to
the silvery tones of gifted ones, ns they have
sung ol the poetry of feeling, of music, and
oi motion; and not unfrequentiy have we
been carried far beyond the bounds of sober
reason, in the divine indulgence of those deli
cious feelings which spring from the contem
plation of these rich subjects of romance,
wi.cn considered separate and alone. But it
is the highest evidence of a mind purely poeti
cal, that it lends itswf to the association of
ideas and circumstances, ail containing with
in themselves the soul and spirit of poetry.
Such a mind, not content with a solitary'feel
mg, a siiiide strain of music, or a lor.e leaf
trembling in isolate beauty,seeks and obtains
by the power ol association, a rich and rare
cluster of nature’s beauties; upon which,
in the indulgence of a chastened imagination,
it may revel and feast in rational ecstacy.
llow delightful the associations of mind and
memory, when thrown upon the world’s wide
sea of arrows and joys, deformities and beau
ties ! The cup of misfortune may fill to the
brim, and even overflow ; but the next rolling
wave ol the great sea of life, on which we
floa t, tiny hear to our ear a note of gladness,
which shall thrill our heart-strings as the mu
sic. of the spheres. The eye may be rivetted
by compulsion upon trie scenes of heart-sick
eiung depravity and desolation; but anon,
circumstances will sweep aside the dark veil,
and discover to 1 fie delighted vision, beauties
oi innate purity, untouched and untarnished
by pollution. Nature has been lavishinglv
bountiful in her gifts and graces. She is
ever clad in beauty and brightness to those
who view her with the eve of philosophy, in
moments of calm untroubled retirement; and
upon hearts attuned to deep and generous
feeling, her music ever fails", as the gentle dew
oi Heaven upon the opening rose of morn;
the sensibilities are quickened; charity ex
panded ; hope brightened; and all the poetry
o; nature is brought into beautiful and har
monious play. But thus to enjoy nature, the
mind must he deeply imbued with the philoso
phy of poetry, and the heart must love to go
out in search tor happiness, in the pure and
unsophisticated haunts of retirement. Let
me not be considered paradoxical when Isay,
that the poetry of association, con only be
tUi uuA in -wcei nec.tiswn. ru ‘mo
ments f such seclusion, did the unmatched
muse of a Byron take her measureless flights,
and having sung amid the high bowers of
Paradise, returned to wander in rich fancy
among the ruins of the human heart. In mo
ments like these, did the fertile imaginings of
a pour themselves along the thornv
patli oi life, strewing it with sweetest roses,
creation succeeding creation, like fruit grow
ing on fruit, in the enchanted garden of Ar
rnida ; and who will doubt the poetry of as
sociation. and its high delights, a3 they listen
to Anacreon Moore, discoursing of the Stars :
‘ Oh, what a vision w ere the Stars
When first I paw them burn on high,
Ro.ling along like living rar3
Ofligi t, for gods to journey by!
They were my heart’s first passion-ds's
And ni.rhls unwearied, in their rays
Hive 1 hun r oil each sense
Seemed full of their Ltrighi influence.’
The fair and gentle muse, from whose bright
song 1 have ventured to extract a motto, lias
sougi.t in hpr retirement, and made vocal, an
isle of modern discovery, not lest beautiful
arid romantic titan those which have been
rendered clase-c by ancient poets; and hav
ing myself, in firmer days, stood upon that.
‘ bright isle,’ and heard the loud eloquence of
Ocean; and listened to the music of birds;
and looked up info the laughing heavers, and
around me upon the green and verdant beau
ties of earth. I must accord to the poetry of
4 Lilia,’ an accuracy and a depth of associa
tion. rendering it true to nature, and impact
ing to it a charm, which makes one wish a
thousand times, ihet each stanza were a vol
ume.
I* air girl, thy harp should not be hung
On willows bending to decay :
‘i he rods might ask why lies unstrung
The iyre -hat struck so sweet a lay !
There are a thousand associations in this fairy
iar.-l to inspire the muse; flowers of every
hue are forever springing and blowing, and
throwing their perfume oa every hand : froft
and cloudless sides ere overhead, through
which the moon travels in mellow splendor,
rivalling the azure heaven ofltaly itself; and
the breeze that sweeps o’er land and sea, is
, -oti and gentle as the breathings of an infant:
And what can curb the’ genius of a youthful
poetess! Can even a maiden muse slumber
on the shores of St. Joseph ! There be many
green and verdant spots upon the word’s
v ide map. as there are upon memory’s waste ;
but none more fair, more enamoring, more
poet ..cal then this. The music voice of ‘ many
waters’ is continually heard in the serenade
of natine, and the great green reran laves
the very feet of beauty and sparkles with
diamond brilliancy, equally in the moon’s
trembling light, and the sun’s broad and flay
blsze ; 2nd
‘ 1 he pent'e soieh winds sijh
t pun its blossom, with a breath as sweet
As trembl on the rosy lips of love ;
I he inortn may boast tier Christmas rite?, and
gather her sons and daughters around the
ioc-'d hoard to fir.st and make merry the
heart; and pure is the so ram of enjoyment
that flows through these circles, and high and
yi’icy are their old fashioned joys—but nature
is (ieai'f around them ; her beauties have with
ered before (lie cold hiatus of December, and
white all may be comfort and peace within,
winter sings his hoarse and startling requiem
Without. Not thus do we find it in this 1 land
of flowers;’ here, at this present writing, is
found ihe smile of spring and the rnflne-s of
summer; the flower blossoms, the bird chi: ps,
aid the streamlet gurgles and sings along its
winding way, eoft and sweet ns the tone of
lute. How wide and rich the fit Id for * The
Poetry of Association!’ Tie hap cannot
slumber in this c’irrv* <Tf romance, for tlr*
gentle h talh of a F'orkhi wild will eV!
through string*, s; J music strains will
£ ‘at upon tfct air,
[NO. 47.