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About The Democrat. (Columbus, Ga.) 1830-18?? | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1831)
rtie jury, anil hrvr.ingurd on the extrnordi- j nary invention that would line astonish-, ed past “How would my wnods-1 tors have 100 .ed upon this, spi.euncu' of j dexterity,” said lie. From this point he i start J into a panegyric on his forefathers. Mi.iz was counsel for the opposite side. He cone. uded has speech with, “Gentle nteti, ' *iu have heard a good deal ie-day of uiy learned friend’s ancestors, and o. their probable astonishments ins slioe buckle. But gentlemen, 1 can assure you their astouishiuent would have beeu qu.; * as great at Ins shuts and Hackings, Curran and Erskme met frequently, and must have looked on eaeh other’s jiowcrs witn respect. But the egotism of the E.ighsh Barrister sometimes shook the Irishman's philosophy. Grattan’s name tr ts ineittioued, and Erskme casu ally tsked, “What he said of hiinsell'?” “Said of himself,” was Curran’s aston ished interjection, “nothing. Grattan speak of himself! Why, sir, Henry Grat tan is a great man. Sir, the torture could not wring a syllable ot self-praise iroui Gr iita.i—a team of six horses could not drag an opinion of himself out of him. Like all great men, he knows the strength of his reputation, and will never conde scend to proclaim its march, like the trumpeter to a puppet show. Sir, he {l.l 'IsOTI u IIUliun;»l —li-nrl it is the business of us inferior men to keep up the fire aifd incense. You will never see Grattan stooping to do either the one or the other.** Curran objected to Lord Byron’s talk ing of h inself as a great drawback on Ins poetry. “Any subject,” said he, “but that eternal one of self. lam weary ol knowing once a month the state of any man’s hopes or fears, rights or wrongs. I should as soon read a register of the wea ther, the barometer up so many inches to-morrow. 1 feel scepticism all over me at the sight of agonies on paper; things that come as regular and notorious as the full of the moon. The truth is, his Lord ship, weepsfar the press, and wipes his eyes >cjtji the public. jr<&l*22XG:3C From the Boston Patriot, From Smyrna. —A gentleman has fa vored u» with a tile of “Le Courner de Smyrne, io January 2d, received by the br»g Kingston, which arrived at this port on Saturday. We make a few transla tions. The Courier of Dec. 19, states under date ol Alexandria, Dec. 3, that M. Mi maul, in quality of Consul General of France, had obtained his first audience of the Viceroy of Egypt. He was atten ded by a delegation of merchants, and re ceived the customary presents, a robe, a sabre, and a richly harnessed horse. On the same day, M. Mimaut gave a bril liant hall, to which all the fashionables of P* oiongfetr* owra* 'tilt: "morn ing. The first of the vessels of war con strued ig by order of the Viceroy, to car ry 11KJ guns was to be launched the next week. 1 1 was to be made the occasion ot a general fete, at which all the Euro pean- functionaries were invited. Places were reserved particularly for the ladies of Alexandria. The Chief Engineer, M. de Ccrrsy, was actively employed, lie had shown great ability in the organiza tion of the arsenal of Alexandria and it contrasted in a wonderful manner with the other branches of the public service, in which the natural indolence of the A ruhian character was seen. The Vice roy, notwithstanding Ins great desire to be present at the launching of the vessel, coaid not attend, pressing business call ing mm to Cairo, in consequence of the ill health of his sou lhrs»hun, who had need of n pose, and had obtained permis sion to leave the capital a short time. The affairs of Egypt now being of great extent and importance, required the at tendance of one of these chiefs at the cup itol. The anticipation of a scarcity of grain in Egypt had not been realized, and it Was thought there would lie sufficient for a slight exportation, especially if the crop of maize, which is preferred by the coun try people, should prove abundant as was expiv.ied. The government had allowed the sale of grain in the markets by the <*>u try people, which would reduce the pr.ei, and cause much to lie brought for- Jnrd which had been kept out of sight to revrtitthe price falling. Constantinople, I)cc. 28.—Tlie Porte refuses to recognize the American Catho lic Archbishop appointed by the Court of Iloine. The Armenians have a meeting on tiie subject to-day. JM. Jaubert, councilor of the French Aminusy, bus departed for Paris, accom panied by a number of young Turks, whom the government had sent out for tlieir education. M. Jaubert’s departure Was ouch regretted. It is said lie has u profound knowledge of the men and af fairs of tin country, and was held in high csr hi itiou of the Porte. A fire in Smyrna. —On the night of D. cent her “2.», an alarming fire broke out' in Sivrca, but was extinguished by de tachments by two French and Austrian brigs, and from an American sloop of war, who repaired with their engines to th«' spot. Great praise is bestowed on these “brave sailors” by tlie Courier, which at the same time reprobated in strong terms the conduct of the men who dragged the engines of the different Con sulates, who make a sjicriilutioii of each fire. They hurry to the scene with their engines, hut w II ,ot work but by force of money which they extort from those inter ested,'and stand motionless, if silver does i fuvt ram upon them. On this occasion,* an Austrian merchant whose v. urebouse was in danger, gave them >*• iHJ to en courage them; they demanded lOUO more, which was promised, but they claimed to j have tin in counted down, and retused to play until they should be.—The incensed | merchant struck the chief who pressed this imposition on him, and one ol the wretches put the eye out of the merchant’s brother with the engine pipe. His Ex cellency Onicr Eli'endi, had promised that the offender should be pumslied; hut the Courier calls upon the Consuls to move in the business. The son-in-law of the Governor was at th«' fire, and distributing money to encour age the people to work. NEW-YORE, March 23.— From Can ton. —The slop Alert, Captain Scudder, arrived yesterday from Canton, in 141 days. Left Whampoa, Nov. Ist. We do not learn that there is any special news. Some difficulties hud occurred between the English residents and the authorities ofCanton, in consequence of the wife of one of the agents of the E. 1. Company having gone up to the En glish factory, and continued there after an order had been issued for her depar ture. We have been favored with a tile of Calcutta papers, the dates of which however, are not later than have been re ceived through the English journals. Anew subscription, has been raised in Calcutta, to promote the objects of a steam communication with Englund; the causes which prevented Mr. Waghorn’s carrying into execution his former at tempt, having been explained to the en tire satisfaction of the persons interested, A number of petitions in favor, of the burning of widows (which abomiininable practice has been recently abolished bv the British government,) has been got up in ddferent places, and committed to a lawyer by the name of Francis Baithic, who, with true professional pliability of conscience, had agreed to convey them to England, and to “spare no effort, ei theirof body or mind, or speech,” to se cure the repeal of the prohibitory enact ment. He sailed for England in the ear ly part of Oct. — :oooo: RAIL ROADS. Extract of a letter from a distinguish ed American now in Europe, to an inhabitant of the village of German town, ‘As much is said both in England, and in the U. States, of Rail Roads, perhaps it will gratify you to learn that I had the pleasure, a short time before the opening for business, of the great road from Liverpool to Manchester, of a ride on it. it far exceeded my expec tations in every respect; and may be truly called one of the wonders of the world. No canal or highway can stand menfie u<lvalYmWe»HW l !i.? 1 PV,( itsjin ineasure, from the application of the iocmotive steam engines. The Balti moreans boast much of their road, but should they abandon their horses, and adopt the steam engine, they will find advantages not to be lightly estimated. Previous to my ride, I imagined the great speed of the engines would render one’s breathing unpleasant, but this I found to be an error, as one can both read and write with ease, when going or rather dying, at the rate of twenty miles an hour. Brazil. — Baltimore, March 22. —The brig Maria Lousia, Sockton, at this port yesterday morning, sailed from Rio-de Janeiro on the 2d ultimo. The atten tion of Captain S. has placed us wo possession of a file of papers of that city to the abovementioued date. They are destitute of interest to the Ameri can reader. -The Emperor and his bride were prosecuting their journey through the interior, and were received every where, accord-n<r to the account before us, with demonstrations of joy. VA K IETY. [Fniin the A w- Yurk Commercial Advertise) .] Poland. —As a specimen of some of the patriotic imaginary anecdotes of the. impending Polish Conflict, the following wlnch we translate from the Conner d~s Plats Unis, may be thought to have some piquancy.— THE WEDDING RING. ‘‘Suwloiska, open that window; I wish to die hearing the sound of the Church bells.” Suw loiska did not feel courage to obey. She pensively looked upon her mother. “My daughter this s Sunday. The hour of prayer has come. Help vour a ged mother to prostrate herself before God.” The pious young Polish matron assis ted her parent to kneel down. “Suwloiska, my daughter, I beseech you to open that window, that 1 mav hear the music of the Church service.” She did open the window which looks upon the place where the Church stands, and sat down in silence at the feet of her mother. “Suw loiska, I do not hear the sound of tlie bi lls?” - “It is the cannons!” “Yes, mother, those are the hells. They have been taken down from the belfries to kill the Russians.” “God is with us.” Presently the old woman resumed. “What has happened, my child? I hear no chuuiit, no voice from the church. When “ is our pastor?” “He is a soldier.” “Let us pray for Inin, daughter. He has prayed lor us fcra longtime, lie bless- . ed yonr marriage. Gtd T k collect it wr 11. | You were fair to look on; l adorned you myself. Then the hells rang out merrily I in the air; and then on j our knees at the I altar, you promised fidelity to your Suw loiski.” “1 have kept my promise,” said the young woman blushing with honest plea sure. The aged mother pressed tlie hand of her daughter in her own. But her .ex pression sodft changed strangely. She cried abruptly,‘“Where is your wedding ring?” . n “1 have givep it avtyv,” she said, decli ning her head. “Suwloiska, has God reserv ed such an guish for mv latest days! My daughter, what can have made you so far forget the duties of a wifi ? M hat have you done with that ring, the pledge of an indissolu ble union? To whom have you given it?” —“To Poland!” And she proudly lil ted up her head, Our husbands are sol diers; our priests are soldiers; vve have made cannons of our bells. Our necklaces, our ear-rings, our jewels have lieen exchan ged for muskets. H e women have noth ing else to give, and Poland wants pow der. Yes—there are s x thousand of us who have yielded up to our country all that we have left, all that women deem most precious in the world, our marriage rings. We have given them to purchase "powder.” The old lady dropped from her emacia ted fingers the golden symbol which she htid never exp. "ted to part with, ami af ter kissing it repeatedly, she wiped her eyes and said: “Suwloiska, take the ring. Let it be sold with j ours. The country is free, in which women si ll their wedding rings to buy ammunition. Death to the Russians! Suwloiska, open the windows, let me die hearing the noise of the cannons.” Indian Delegation, —The Choctaw delegations of Indians, appointed to ex plore the country West of the Mississip pi, ceded to that tribe by the Govern ment of th«» United States, have returned to their homes. Geo. S. Games, Es«j. by whom the party'v. as conducted, reached this City on Wednesday last by way of New-Orleans. We have seen and con versed with -Mr. Games, and learn from him that after traversing the countrj r for about two months, and giving it a minute thorough examination, they are perfectly satisfied that it is, in every respect, a most valuable territory for settlement. The Fausee, Ouachita, L’Euu Bleu, Boggy and Kiamiche rivers, all discharg ing their waters into the Red-River, are navigable for a considerable distance up, and atford fine, wide rich and well-tim bered iMrttuins. A portion of the uplands also, are well timbered, and the provinces are generally rich. This section of country has . dvantnges for a large settlement, either of Hunters, * -/ i..—r.„»_ __ ir c..„ turers; it abounds in mill-streams and fine springs oi pure water. Game of all kinds is remarkably abundant. Hun dreds of Buttyloe, large droves of beauti ful wild horses, deer, turkeys, &.c. &c. were seen by the party wherever they ad vanced, and any quantity of them was taken that they desired. They killed from thirty to forty Bntt'aloe, and deer; turkeys, pjrairie hens, &c. in great num bers. The Indians expressed themselves highly delighted with the country, and are anxious to remove immediately. Mr. Gaines thinks it probable, that at least half the ’tribe; will set out for their new homes Hyrjqg tho. coining summer and au tumn. Ttys is doubtless desirable, as it will afford them the opportunity of erect ing their, cabins, and preparing their lauds., fqf caJliyatioH the ensuing season. With ttys ytvw lie receinmends theii re moval hvdlmd, js the Red River is not navigable, for steam Boats much above Natchitoches, until late in the winter.— This mode of conveyance, too, is preferr ed by the Indians, and will probably be a dopted by the Government. Mr. Gatyes returns in excellent health and spirits, well pleased with his tour, and with the advantageous prospects that the country opens to the Choctaws, whose friend and benefactor lie has long been regarded, and in whom, probably, they place more implicit confidence than in any other individual in tins countm. [Mobile Register. An advertisement ofthe Commission ers of the National Rank, appears in our paper to-day, Stating that the hooks of that institution will he re-opened for sub scriptions at -the exchange on Fridav next. We learn that Albert Gallatin, Esq. has been chosen President ofthe Na tional Bunk. A bill has been introduced in the New York-Legislature, providing for the ap pointment ot steam-boat inspectors for tlie cities of New-York and Albany, whose duty it shall lie to attend to tlie construc tion of steam (touts, so far as relates to the place were the boilers shall be placed on board of such vessels, and the adop tion of such further means for the pro tection of passengers in these vessls, as they shall deem proper. That they shall inspect aH hoillers previous to their use, and stated periods afterwards, when on board of the vessels ; and they shall examine and grant certificates to such persons, as they find qualified to act as engineers; and that no person shall he employed as principal engineer without receiving a certificate; that the inspec tors shall inquire into the causes of ex plosion and publish the same, and that they shall superintend' generally the ex ecution ofthe laws m relation to steam boat** Miseries of a rich Who is dog- j ged in the streets and knocked e'.ovvn at midnight ? The rich uiau. W hose lions* ! is broken into at midnight ? r i he rich man’s. 4\ ho has ins pocket cut out, j and his coat spoiled in a crowd ? The j rich man. Who is m doubt whether the | people are laughing at him in their sleeves; when they are eating his dinner? Tlie j rich man. Who adds to bis trouble by everj’ story which he adds to his house ? The rich mail —for the higher lie ascends, the colder is the atmosphere. A hank breaks, and who suffers? Tlie rich stock holder and depositor. YV ar blows Ins horn, and who trembles? Death ap proaches, and who fears to look him in the face. Why the rich man—and yet all the world envies the rich. Depend up on it, the length of your face will always he proportioned to the length of your purse. If you live in a two story house, he thankful, and not covet the loftier mansion of your neighbor. You hut dis honor yourself, and insult your destiny, by fretting and repining. [llosion Courier. — :oooo: Family Matters —Several years ago the papers teemed with accounts of dread iul street robberies. “W hy, how is this Townsend ?” said a nobleman ; “what is the reason of all these street robberies that we hear so much about?” Family matters, my lord,” replied Townsend. Family matters !” returned his lordship, “what do you mean hy that ?’ “Why, iny lord, when a family man has gone astraj r , and thrown aw ay his money up on a loose fish, he must make up some storj’ for the good woman at home; and so he tells her a terihle tale about being knocked down and robbed; that’s all mere family matters.” House of reformation. —A person li ving not thirty miles from Boston, hear ing that one of his neighbors had killed an ox, and thinking that a piece of the sirloin would make a good Sunday’s din ner, called a companion, and proceeded, after the family had retinal to rest, to the barn where the ox hung suspended, with a stick between the flanks in the usual way. It was agreed that he sliould mount the cross stick and cut away, whilst the other kept watch. He had scarcely commenced operations when the stick slipped from under him, the ribs closed in, and fairly locked him inside the carcass, his arms extended above his head and his feet projecting from the neck of the ani -1 mal. liis companion fled, leaving the prisoner to lie released from his confine ! ment by the owner of the ox, who, upon 1 opening his barn at sunrise, greeted him with a hearty ‘good morning.* Inman Trial. —At a recent Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Genes see, Livingston county,N. Y. came on the trial of Quawwau, an Indian of tho .mucca mue, enurgeu mm ute mur der of Mat lure, another Indian of t*ie same tribe. No question of jurisdiction or right to try the prisoner by the laws of this state, was raised by his counsel, nor were any attempts made to prove that the Seneca Indians were “an independent nation”—nor did any of the “black coats,” as Red Jacket used to say, interfere to stay the hand ot Justice. An interpreter made him acquainted with his right of challenge, but he objected to no juror. The widow of the deceased, called irid ow lloughhcad, was sworn in the usual way. The quarrel commenced at a cer emony practised among tlie Indians for the recovery of a sick child. In this fight, > atture was bruised se verely, and lived eleven days—making peace with Quawway, who sent for a phy sician for him. The accused had a good character, and the Jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the second degree, & sentenced him to the State Prison at Au burn, for four years. We understand that Col. Stone and Secretary Dwight, will make no motion in arrest of judgment—though had the case occurred in Georgia, they would have filed objections to the competency of the tribunal. N. Y. Courier. Stimct Construction. -We have been told an anecdote relating »o this subject, which must be highly pleasing to our brethren of the South; and we, therefore, record it for their especial gratification. During the late Session ol the Legislature ol this State—-in the midst of our ex treme cold weather, when the thermom eter was several degrees below zero tlie presiding officer of one of its branches, insisted on keeping the room-door witle open, because the Constitution provides that the Assembly shall sit with open doors! It was in vain that those mcin licrs who sat near the door, pleaded that the principles of “General Welfare,” might he allowed to shut it, as they were actually ‘being frozen.’ Ills Honor was inexorable, while the tears streaming from his own eyes, told how much above all personal consideration was his devotion to the constitution. It was at length sug gested to him, the constitution provided they should sit with open doors, and the room in which they sat, had hut one door, it was evident they were sitting in an un constitutional room, and of course, that •ill their proceedings in such a room must lie unconstitutional. This sugges tion was not a little puzzling to our In terpreter, inasmuch as the City of Jefler son afforded not another room that w ould hold them; so that he at last consented the door should be shut, provided he should not he quoted us yielding the principle, hut nnlv as submitting to impe rious necessity!— St. Louis Timet. ■ ?v- .. ■ . • - . . of the mechanics of Boston associated themselves together some time since, to inuuiityt their respect to their worthy Mayor. Harrison Gray Otis, Esq. and engaged one ol their in genious lebovv artists, Mr. Win. B. Swill, to produce a superb, gold moun ted, tertoise shell walking cane, to no transmitted as their token. ’1 he Bos ton Traveller rnys, Mr. Swift at length has furnished an article w hich combines more ingenuity, taste and richness, than uriy similar'production the editors have ever seen. The staff is of wood, of firm and unelustie texture, overlaid throughout with healthfully variegated tortoise shell, so nicely joined, that Ure most critical eye can scarcely discern the seams. The top is entirely plain, of fine burnished gold, and immediate ly below is u band of three inches of wrought shell open work, underlaid with fine gold. Tticn succeeds a ferule of lieti embossed gold, and u little be low, a narrow band of delicately wrought shell, edged with gold, and underlaid as above. The cane-eyes ure set with smaii sen-shells tipped with gold, and the cord and tarsset re whol ly oftortoU.. -hell. The cane was pre sented t;> I\Jr Otis on Tuesday of lust week, w.. ..upon i ; pi (.prime address es were jnt. re hanged. ‘GLOOMY WINTER’S NOW AW A.” Notwithstanding the occasional strug gles of W inter lor empire, as he sees Ins throne melting from under him, and al tho’, in his anger and disdain, he now and then spits u cloud of snow over young Spr.ng, checking lier grateful ar dor and convulsing her with chills: still we think the prospect is very fair lor ear ly vegetation and hue weather. The bo som of the broad Hudson is again enli vene with navigation. Tlie Steamboats have commenced plying with their accus tomed regularity, and to us on the hanks of the river, nothing is more cheering than the sight of the first boat, after the tedious seclusion of tlie Season of Storms. Rural Repository. African Ideas of Beauty. —Mungo Park relates that the ladies of Boudon,. after a careful survey, approved of lus ex ternal appearance, with the exception of the two deformities of a white skin and a high nose; but for these, they were kind ly disposed to make allowance, being as they believed produced by the false taste , of lus mother who had bathed him in , milk when young, and by pinching his i nose, raised it to its present absurd height. The Floridu Herald of the 24th ult. received at Charleston hy an arrival from St Augustine, mentions that at the last Council of that Territory, its law s w ere declared to be extended over the Indians residing within it. Clius. Ik Hawkins accused of the murder of M’Crea, had been discharged from custody by an or der of the Council. Savannah Republican . UCPOnTA»IGU OIA WWfif) Few men consider what immense im portance may result even from trfling actions; “Let me see,” says a person, “what paper shall I subscribe tor; It does not much matter which.” Does it uot; But it matters immensely. If no man would support a dishonest pa par, it would go farther to reform the morals and cultivate the intellect of society than any single circumstance we know of.—But society is com posed of individuals; and if each individual is thus earless whether he patronizes hon esty or intrigue, the mass of evil pro duced is enormous. Next to the elective franschise the choice of a news paper is one of our most im— pot ant political duties; and every one ought to consider it. Again a man will say;“l owe the printer two dollars for his paper. Oh well! two dollars; that’s a trifle; I’ll pay it hy and hy. He never reflects thati for want ot these two dollars from, himself and neighbors, a paper ho really approves may lie ruined and tho cause of reform be essentially retard ed. Every honed man ought scrupulously to pay for his paper. He cannot more effectionally promote the cause of mor ality and of human improvement.. He' cannot more essentially serve his chil dren; for the next generation essential-, ly depends iqioii the influence of the press on the mines and morals of tho present. Curtailing Whiskers. —Tom Hobbs one day met a friend who was remark able for his huge fiery whiskers, u por tion of which had just been taken offi “Well, Tom,” said he of the whis kers, “dont you see a change in nit looks?’ ° *■• “No I dont,’ said Tom’ “where’s the change?” “\V hy, dont you see,* said his friend. "I have been cur-tailing my whiskers?” “Well I didn’t notice it’ said Tom, “I always thought you had dog's hair enough about your whiskers.” Printers have probably much more en thusiasm than any other set of men em ployed in mechanical labour. Tfieir im plements are the means by which tl|e mighty stream of knowledge is purifiqd and enlarged, and rolled onwards to th© unknown w aters of futurity. They mul tiply the accessions of genius, and enable them to spenk through new symbols to ten thousand eyes at once. They are a gents to an unknown process, and al though in part ignorant of its multiform nnd remote tendencies, they have a strong consciousness that they are the conduct ors of the fire ot genius to distant regions and ttmee,
