The Democrat. (Columbus, Ga.) 1830-18??, September 10, 1831, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCOSA>I EH FA ISAUTLETT-EIUTOIS. IS PUBLISHED EVERY WE HR !\ T Columbus (Geo.) ly C. R. BARTLETT St R. SLATTER •t Three Dollars por annnrn it' piut in aiiviiTo or Four Dollars at tho end of the year, ft is expected that ail application for subscription from a distance will be accompanied xilhthr money. Advor'iscmcnts will be inserted at reasonable rates Sales of land and nooroes, bv adminis trators executors or guardians, are required bv law to bo lie’d on t lie f r t tuesdav in I lie month between the h*ours of 10 o’clock in the forenoon g- 3in the nflernn n, at the court house of the county in which the property is situated. Notice of.these sales must bo given in a public Gazette six'v days previous to the day of sole*. Notice of the sale of personal property must he iriver in a like manner forty days previous to he day of sale. Notice to debtors A creditors of an estate must be published forty days Notice that all application v, VI be, ma le to the court of ordinary for leave to sc!! land must be published four months. flj’l.eMcr* on business must bs Prist paid to insure at'ention. (j'p’Wt* arc authorised to announce WILMS I*. BAKER as a Candidate to represent the county of* Muscogee in the representative branch of the next Leg islature. 2). (£?* V.t are authorised to announce Gen. SOWELL WOOLFOLK as a candi date to represent the county of Musco gee in the senatorial branch of the next legislature. August, 13. 0?= We are requested to anti ntnee Cant. EDMUND HUGO, as a candid ate f>r (fleck of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, at the next election August, 13. O’VVo are authorized to announce TIIOS. G. GORDON, as a candidate to represent the county of Muscoycoin the representative branch of he next Legislature. .lulv 23 1830 (£7* We arc authorised to announce Oen. NIUHOL AS HOWARD as a candidate orepresrnt the County cf Muscogee in the 'Sen atorial bra’ich of the next T egi*l,at.nrc Jm elB JTWe are authorised to ami tunce JOHN M PATRICK as a candidate f r Tax Collector of Mn; cogee county, at the ensuing January elec tion. Fel) 10. tde IfWo aio authorised to announce G W. DILI.T ARD as a candidate for < lerli of the ior Court of Muscogoo county, at the next Jan ary election. Feb. 12 tde. 7 11F. fe AT U:i DAY tom IE It, a wrmv jouunai, Os A'ctes, Litei iiiure. Agriculture, Marmfac- i luris, <J c. Th' i.aj«ik>t V - .or printed in Philadel phia aul the chkackst ii the United States. —Terms, in s ; ui annum, half yearly in advance. FU'i' 1 ' AT i’iiN I ION is respectfully invi ted : i this pup :iar weakly publication— furn. hin.. a; l e-r a d.• ,1 s, on >of llm most aeypia 1 ; vtlii.li-j > : informal ion to persons w‘i isoo 'c . i.ti ii < uid : at permit them In.', joy tio .I. n.• r s . ler.ising the da Iv Journals, an ! also fir to ... m reside out of the city,and j les tbir a u • !.•""! ' eijuivalent ) an acquaint- i VIC' y- if. > M-' iist and current News " . / Y COtJRfl'.R is pul ihel on pi.u Are* > ,ol eouipi is i Wf.sn i.ivr c> uricji f (he largest class, which is r ihtu • and includes Light landing, iji all it* departments, I rt).i* sinprovetnou’s, C »imu »;• Agriculture, D. mostic M ulufieUires, ?. is current of Stocks, The Grain Si Piour Market, J Public fejales of Groceries, &.c. S>ic. F-.veigii and Douiogtic Intelligence, received during the week, 07" And all other subjects of an inter esting nature. The oublishers have already received the most flattering assistances of complete succoss —and it is their inter,'.im to keep up corresponding efforts to make their Journal and ■ jiving tho pop ular character i* has oh*• >iiej Tba publisher, l.j .o ttie tdvai.tsgn of very I extensive fue.thtios of oh'a'cing ioibrmnlion at j HOME and ABItOA D- a i.i.-h is ltl'oidud by an abundant exchange witn nil the principalpapers in the Union—-besi !us ivhdi. their ollico is ba nished with tho bos'. LONDON and LlVf’.R VOOfj papers ar.d Magaziuos o! tho cat host dates All orders fir the 8 itnrda. C-.iri r (<■ uituin ing the price of subscrip.i.n ) ut.i.si be address ed to WOODWARD A SPRAGG, June 25. I'lnladelplna. F \V T©R .IGE asLYO j S.jfc&r'twO j GcmmCssioti” 2Jasfncso, AT APPALACIIICOLA, FLORIDA. T UE subscribers tender their thanks j to their friends and the public, fir "be very liberal patronage which they have re uetved heretofore, and respectfully solicit a Continuance of the same. The comparative re ri'iteues» of their Ware-Houses from other build- J t>gs, togcllier with numerous other mp-rior advantages, rety'er them measurably exempt from danger by fire; and connected with them ere large and c lmmodious elusu storages, which, for convenience ami safety, aru no. surpassed | by any in the place. They will extend liberal • iciiities to their patrons iiy making am nice- j On [iroduce a.Mro sell t > them for sale, or on k ‘“l'unmls to their friei ds in any ot (lie ditfcr ' "»t markete in the U. States All bumne-e Oonliduj to ijieir care will have Hour prompt *' <1 undivided attention, whereby they Logo to nieet a shiie of the public patronago B ‘l'« of Ex' hinge, Drafts and Cheek■ mi Ne w. Vo, h, providence, fi-oitoii, N iv Orleans | •mi Muliilu M il| r, goti.it u) at „ m, ( t r*K 1 pixutimit. BROOK , J A’l lU: »p ,v A i Bcp Ic3l- 2m, ■( OLOIBIJS, (GA.) BATHS WAY, SEPT&.TOUKII I*3l. rOKTBV. Fiom the T.illabasso Courier. THE WIFE. The following lines were ivi itlun under the print of a .Monument, boating tho wolds ‘ TO A XVli-E. ’ I knew her when a playful gitl, W ill sunny cheek and brow— llcr flowing hair and glossy c.n l I well remember now. For her I plucked th • sweetest flower— "l he eat bust of the fruit, AuJ sought rich she is up ,n the shore, To stting about her lu*o. I saw her when the simple days Os childhood all were o'er— At unaffected in her ways, And perfect as before '. She was the brightest gem I met Within the halls of mirth; And every feature was so sweet, Idocm’u her not of earth. Next I beheld her with a wreath Os faitest flowers allied; And b:i!Hants uparkling brig!.* beneath, As if she were a bride. Her fair}- form and buoyant air Bespoke a spirit fiee— And gr.'icefiil as the gossamer the passed away from mo. 1 saw her next in holy hour Float up tlie sacred aisle, And with the fnithtess kneel before 'file altar for a while ! I saw the piiest, the book the ring, And heard the vows they speako ! I knew he did a heartless thing, An 1 vow’d hut to forsake. With histy slept 1 saw her go In splendour to her home— Without a shade of present tvo, Or tear for time to conic; — But oil, tho change! Her laughing eye Retained its lustre not — For he who shared her dentin/ Became a loathsome sot! 1 left her and sought fortune’s laud In places far away But dreamed of her —a pearl in sand; A jeweil biokcn—cast away ! I catno again—iny heart was rent; She was not then in lift; ! I only found a Monument Engraven—‘ TO A W IFE. ‘ TIIE HEART. Go count the sand, and you will find An endless task to fix your mind; And jut at endless 'lis to trace, l’uificlion in the human race. For ev’ry heart is prone to sin, And often lets Old Harry in; Who bustles rapidly about, And tries to turn all goodness out, For then a doubtless strife begins, lie either looses or lie wins; For oft in firm, and wild array. Virtue tiiumpliant bolds her sway, And plants such innocence about, ilis rev’renco lias to burry out. iHfscfllancous. An A.ulhica.v I'raeo.v lloost.—lt was in a portion or tisa forest, where the trees were of grout magnitude, ami where there was little underwood; 1 rode through it upwards of forty miles, and crossing it in diiferent parts, found its average breadth to be rattier more than three miles. My lirst view oi it was about a fo.ttnight sub sequent to the periods when the pigeons lirst made choice of it, and I arrived there nearly two hours before sun-set. Few pigeons were then to he seen, but a great number ot persons, with horses and wag gons, guns and ammuniton, had already established encampments on the borders. Two farmers from the vicinity of RaSsels ville, distance more than a hundred miles had driven upwards of three hundred hogs to be fattened on pigeons which were to be slaughtered. Here and there, the peo ple employed in plucking and salting what had already been procured, were seen sitting in the midst of large piles of these buds. The dung lay several inches deep, covering the whole extent of the roosting place, like a bed of snow. Many trees two feet in diameter, 1 observed, were broken off at no great distance from the ground, and the branches of many of the largest and talest had given way, as if the forest had been swept by a tornado.— Every thing proved to me that the num ber oi birds resorting to this part of the forest inm. tbe immense beyond concep tion. As the period of tlieir arrival ap pronced, their foes anxiously prepared to receive them. Some were furnished with iron pots containing sulphur, others with torches of pmc knots, many with poles, the rest with guns. The sun was lost to om view, yet not a pigeon had arrived. Every th’rg was ready and ill eyes gazing upon the clear sky, which appeared in glimpses amidst the tall trees. Suddenly there bur>t forth a general cry of “Here they come.” The noise w hich they made, though*yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea. passing through the rigging of a close reeled vessel. As birds arrived and pass ed over me, I felt a current of air that sur prised me. Thousands were soon knock ed down by the pole-men. The hires con tinued to pour in, the fires were liiMaed. and a magnificent, as well as woumM'fu! and almost terrifying sight presumed it self. The pigeons, arriving by t'njiV- iiids, alighted every where, one above .mejluav until solid masses as large were iornted Oil the hr i.u.ies Here ami there the perches gave* *hv Wr der tlie weight with a crush, aod.Tt'liing to the ground, destroyed hupdreds of th, dense groups with which every stick was loaded. It was a scene of uproar and confusion. I found it quite useless to speak, or even to shout to those ;« ,>n i..- who were nearest to me. Even the report;, of the gnu were seldom heard, and J was made aware oi the filing only by seeing the shooters reloading. No one •!. v venture within the fine of devastarm: . The hogs had been penned up i.i yne time, the picking up of the dead an 1 wounded being left for tlie xi morning’s employment. The pigeons were coa statly coming, and it was pist midnigiu beiore I perceived a decrease ia the num ber of those arrived. The uproar contin ued Lie whom night; and as l was anx ious to know to what distance the sound leached, 1 sent oi a man, accustomed to permitaulate lbs forest, who returning two hoars afterwards, informed me In had heard it three miles distant from the spoL Towards the approach of day, the noise in some measure sulfided, and long before objects were distinguishable, and the pigeons began to mote off in a direc tion quite different from that i.i which th'.y had arrived the evening b.vore, and at sunrise, all that were aLle to fly had dis appeared. The bowlings of the wolves now reached our ears, and the luxes, lynx es, cougars, hears, racoons, oppossums, and pole-cats, were seen sneaking o.T, whilst eagles and hawks of different spe cies, accomp mioJ In' a crowd of vultures, came to supplant them, and enjoy thc.r sliajre oft!« -pa l. Audit'- i)rxil.\Aosir.il !}L>g,\tph;j. V«!?a : r ."n I'mdofspa.aking -'.nUi-s'i, naff cm. versed c a lailg logo «a' !i Dr. Fru :i' , i ij|„ I,v«nr» a-f America Madame 1 r-ui l-.cii.ir J present, r;:H “she would be very qiarl if Ihe ! would ik Freneli, til.it .die .higlit’ liinici ata. and aml impr >”e by lie ir disconr e ” “Niccf .” replied Volin re, “ I own in nrond •if beii.g aide to sptayk die iau i u-m ot'i'ia i.- iiu! ’ “ Life.’ yud V iltaira, ** is r!ii■ k!v sov. n vv!t.Ji tlioins. and l kno.v of no . her .o :h o i, piispi quauiiy ilimojii Ur-.o : ,ie !• .. .r at dwell oo our iidfifunn.es, liie creator is their power to in;an us.’’ The Monnn .tires — c learn f or.i l-.i* P. i -i - villa 1 lluo Gazrltc, tint Ibis iufitcr.'u I p.u pi • ai o again in motion. In i iieir own eno pli -e, “they are g :i ig to ifii.ent lii" pio-oi: e of Go.) to Abrali no aa ilis-eed’’ 'I hi, d.0.; i.i.e mu ;s snide indeli 11-« j ip.it on 1 1 1.. Mis om iri er. Uiay say about lii to u hundred milos distant. Atoiu eighty of ihom have recently been ordained, and some of lliCitt have gone, and others are about going, two and two; part by the wcsterivTaers and part by laid to their ills' :-.l r-'trr-'il, lar away from the chceiiu r voice ol > iv.lized man I hose I:.i have d\ poser! of their property 501 now. and such as have property are nnki'ig market tor it so eager ly as ofton to disrog.ard ocuniari interests, and ail ore to fHow with all convenient despatch. They slid pui.ist in their power to work miracles. 'lhcv ;a\ 111,<v have often seen them done—the sicli aie healed, the lame v.a,k, devils are cast Out—and these assertions are made by men heretofore consider ed riilional men, and men of truth. The Gazette expresses tho opinion, that althour li tho leaders ot 1 his sect are gross inipo. tors, a great portion ot its members are sincere and honest. Vr e see it stated in the Camden Journal, on the authority of a most respectable cit izen, who has lately had a conversation with General Sumter, that this venerable revolutionary officer and distinguished citi zen, is opposed to the dor trite of j\ unifi cation, and regards it with great horror. M e are really proud to find the old “ game cock” of South Carolina in the ranks of the Union party. He is opposed to the Tariff, as every man in tlie Southern States ought to do’ but he is unwilling, we suppose, to endanger, on that account, tlie Union of these States, for which he fought so gallantly in “times that tried men’s souls.” (1 recnville MjuiUu in - er. Turk Outs.— The Credit System — Mechanics and laborers of every descrip tion who receive an inadequate compen sation for their labor ought to hear in mind that though they find a temporary relief by'“turn outs,” the cause of the evil lies deeper than in the oppression or cupidity of employers; and that the greater the ex- j tent ot tlie evil the less likely are they to j obtain relief liy means of turn outs, be- j cause the less able are they to remain ! unemployed for anv length of time? It is 1 therefore evident that the price of labor! may be so 1 educed that turn outs will be 1 wholly ineffectual, as is probable the eaust in most parts of England tit this time. It behooves tlie working men, then, anil the w orking women, too to turn their at tention to the causes of the evil; in order to remove them ii possible?—The princi pal cause which depresses all productive ' labor is the Credit System, the most - brunch of which is that of! la.’!king, v Inch euahks a privileged clnt<* 1 (privileged illegally and unjustlijto oh-ait from the laborer his products for t’ 11 which there is no equivalent, and which 01 reality is of no value whatever. This privileged class, although it labors, adds nothing to the wealth which it obtains abundance from those who actually piv i dace it, while tlie latter with difficulty oh : tain a pittance of what they themseivs produce sufficient to prolong their exis \ fence from day to day. Laborers of the United States; of every class, look at ymm brethren of England. 1 In pi ire if your own condition’ as regards kibe remuneration of tabor, has not "been ■h’tidii.dly becoming worse, like theirs. fExamine; and yon will find that there as ’.. r ‘ tDe chief cause is the credit system, ltoyrlvc, ihen to do away with it, by m sfr'f' ting vour representatives to abolish all laws for the collection of debts. I!e --":;i, if you please’ by abolishing chartered 1 u:ki- > and orb *r o lions monopolies, but fi t h liv idxilishii'g tiic entire Credit System. /). Sent.. * N VL. _ A SINUULAU UKEAM. Mr. Editor; Although" near twelve iuonlhs have elapsed since tins occurr ence took place, yet it is as Ir.-sh in my memory as though it happened but vrs tej' lay; and it lias made such an impress ion oa my mind that time wdl scarcely eradicate, and which 1 wish to give to the pubkek through the medium of your I paper. Having had an opportunity of wittiess- I ing an t lection which was held in the i town of 15. being in the vicinity of where 1 then lived. And retiring from the same something wearied in mind as wel! as hotly by reflecting on the singular scene which i had there witnessed; 1 re tired early to rest, and soon fell into a gentle slumber, wlicu the following dream occurred to mt: 1 fancied myself travelling in a country in which I was altogether unacquainted. My road led me through a small village; ! m which I observed a large collection of j people who till seemed very eager in pur suit of some p irticular object, as it ap peared from their proceedings. And as ) curiosity had induced me to undertake my ! jijciriie;. more than arty other object, I 1 sioppetl, i.i old. rto learn if possible the occasion of tins collection and the object lin which they ail appeared so intent to 1 accomplish. I saw that they were most i ly dii.ded into small parties or groups, tk jhv t!i-.r earnt st conversation 1 thought i they were discussing some important con troversial point. 1 observed several a ! mong them who appeared very officious; j for t men were going from group to group and taking one two or more nvvav * from the rest into small shops Which stood ! oi r.r tlie rood, u id giving them a kind of ; liquor winch i thought to have the power : <>i" fascination in it; for no sooner lmd j lliefce moil dr,-ink of that liquor than they i became very submissive and yielded read ily in whatever those who gave them the liquor required, and became their prose ivies at once. 1 observed that after these officious men had succeeded in gaining some to their interest from one group they would be immediately oiTto another where tin y would endeavor to do tlie same; ' but I observed that each set or parcel of . officious men bad their particul ir shops or pi ices where they would convey their proselvfes. And further, I noticed that lifter they had gotten them to drink freely of this enchanting liquor that they would give them small pieer sos paper on which was written several mimes and led them to a house situated in the centre of the village, left those men to whom they had given the pieces of paper, to give it to a man there whose business I found was to take (dl those pieces of paper which were offered to him. 1 observed further, that after those officious men had gained tlieir point with one man or »et of men in caus ing them to deposit tlieir pieces of paper as they wished, they would leave them, & if they wanted any more of the delicious draught they must pay for it themselves, for tlieir care and attention to them end ed, after they had accomplished their end. My curiosity being greatly excited by tlieir proceedings, 1 looked around me to see if I could see any person to whom I could impart my earnest wish for a further explanation of (he business of the dav, hut could see none r. ho appelated so dis engaged as to give me the information required. I began to he in despair of having my curiosity gratified on the sub ject, when chancing to turn my eyes to wards a remote part of the village iu an almost unfrequented place, I observed three elderly looking men who before then 1 had not observed, standing entire ly remote from the rest of the crowd, and in conversation with each other. I view ed them attentively, and their looks pre possessed me in their favot. 1 resolved to apply to them for the information l want ed. So without further hesitation 1 walk ed up to them and politely apologised tor intruding on them by my presence, hv telling them that curiosity Inal excited me to apply to th< in for information of the occasion of such a lursre collection of peo ple and tlie nature bftlie business m which they appeared so earnestly engaged, as it id! appeared new and strange to me, us lk»ing,a stranger in the country and to such singular proceedings. ,\ftcr there gentlemen hid viewed u:o Y»L. I.— HO. -S*. with strict attention while I was address ■ iig thi n), out i of llieni tulle ;ne the tol- Sowing answer: “ As you appear to he a stranger among as, %ve accept your apology for your iiitrn sioa on our convert- 1 ion, and feel it ot.r duty to give you tlie*luforiiiatiou youren <pnr;es demand, so far as we can with propriety. My tsaiqe’ continued the qu a ver, ‘is Good.se :se; tb it g uitlcm 111 (poin ting to one of Ins company) .s Air. Rea son, the other is Mr. Jll Igment. You sec us remote from the crowd because we art; never admitted among them on such occa sions as the present. This is what is called a'day of r-iectioi,', ;t day which is set apart by the law sos our country for each county in our state, to choose or elect certain men as mem bers to our state legislature. We live un der a republican government; that is a government vestid in the linuds efidie people. The tree citizens of our star nave each a privih ge of chousing or voting for whatever man or men he chooses to represent iu our stale hg daLow. To make and amend our laws as the natur and circumstances of our ease may it quire, and th.s is a day appropriate for the same. This we consider as an almost unappli cahle, it is a privilege 111 which every free citizen in our State is and ought to he concerned, and to take an active part in; as we are aware that this priviledge was purchased by our aersators at the haz znrd and lost of many lives, and vve their offsprings ought to support and preserve it at tlie r.sk of ours.” Rut said I; how is it that you three gen tlemen are not among the crowd, and that you do uot take an active part with the rest, for I should suppose that you three gentlemen in prefference to all others, ought to he present on such nil occasion, in order to advise and direct others in their choice of men of such responsibility as to represent you in your state legisla ture, and to transact the business of the general government of your state. For, with what propriety can the people complain of had laws, taxes, Ac. if they do riot consult Goodscnse, Reason and Judgment in the choice of those men whose business it is to transact their pub lic business. “We cannot join with them,” said Mr. Goodsense, *‘aud give them our consent & direction in any case they might require it; and we have often ottered them our service, hut are as often rejected and set at nought by them and even spurned from tlieir company, and not suffered to mix with them especially when Mr. bartizan and Mr. Prejudice is present which is generally the case on such occasions: and beside s those obstacles we meet w ith, tlieir is Mr. Inclination who is constantly ur ging the most of our citizens to drink of a certain enchanting liquor which Mr. Par tisan generally provides on such occa sions, and has got plenty hero /o-day. And when Mr. Inclination Inis persuaded the people to drink plenty of that itquor there is no room for either Mr. Reason, Judgment or myselT among them. And further, Mr. Inclination has such an ir.- fiiienne over the most of the people that he often persuades them to eio tilings which till and each of us three strictly for int!, especially when he can assure them that this enchanting liquor will reward their labor. Tl.i.s yon see wlo have rightly appreciated their privilege of the choice of their rulers, and with what have sonic throgh the persuasion oi" Mr. Incli nation, the most of our county are assem bled here to-day.” I observed that there were some in the crowd that appeared to have great ir.ttn ence over the rest, for after drinking freely of this spirit of enchantment, 1 found they were as submissive as a slave to a se vere master, and yielded c< mpiiarce to tlieir commands with equal readiness. I am much surprised that some of the citizens’ of your favored and enlighted country should s<> readily end willingly yield up and forsake the company of you three gentlemen to become the dupes ancL paltry tools of others, for tbe sake of gor ging their voracious appetites v ith this li quor of enchantment. 1 shonld think that it ought to he the duty of your rulers and leadingmen to try to advise them to the contrary, and persuade them to he more in the company of your three genth men, and to counsel with you, small mat ters of importance. ‘lf that was the case’ (said Mr. Goodsense) we think the peo ple would have less reason to complain of hard times, Tariff Bills, hud laws, Ac. than they now have; for then by being directed by our counsel they would have less disinterested inen in office, and men of more intent on the public irterest, as well as those of better judgment and greater talents iu consequence of which the laws would he better calculated for public welfare, arid unity would more generally prevail among us, whereas now contention strife and animosity seems in he increasing, which we fear will ultimate ly be the means, of the disolution of our Union. As aggrandizement is interest, in human nature, our lending men seem to exert tlieir ambition in an almost un bounded degree to attain tlieir *nds. and so strenouslv aspirenfter honor and fame, that they scarcely stick at any thing to gain their point; and ever dr rend to such low chicanery a stiver the most degrndad class of men would blush nt the reflec tion of. Now adaye whenever an office