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and a supply of culinary utensils, were all that
were necessary for a settler to become “ estab
lished.” As soon as he got well settled down, and
began to see things “ look comfortable” around
him, he addressed the following letter to his
wife—
-11 lu.txois. Aug. 6, 1837.
“My Dear Jane-I received your kind favor
tot long since, in which you say that all are well,
which is one of the greatest of blessings. 1 am
rejoiced to he at last able to write you that I am
m fine health and spirits, have got a very good
place and a good many good neighbors round me.
\f e are now no longer to remain in subjection to
all above us; we are now to enjoy the blessings
of a free country. I live not far from the town
of ; have as good a house as anybody in this
part, and am going on prosperously. I am now
confident of success, and therefore write to re
quest you to hasten on here as quickly as possi
ble. You will have no difficulty—a friend of
mine in New York is coming on to settle, and you
can co ne with him.
“So farewell, my de ir wife, for the present. I
hope it will not he very many days before 1 shall
see you and our dear children.
11 Yours, affectionately,
“Chari.es McCarthney.”
In a short time, \lrs. McCarthney came over
and joined her husband, and for a while, under
their prudent management, all did go on pros
perously. But now his visits to the town became
more frequent; he associated with gamblers,
drunkards, d idomne genus, who in a short time
stripped him of all he possessed in the world. His
wife and children died from sheer neglect, and he
who had just begun to experience the benfits of
the life tie was then living, was cast upon ti e
world— an Outcast and a Drunkard! He had
wandered from place to place, the “ wieck of his
former self,” until he reached this part of the
country, and here he died. “ Such” exclaimed l,
as I ’urned from the dead body, “is the end ot
the Drunkard.”
Augusta, April, 1843.
To the Editor of the Washingtonian :
Dear Sir—lt you think the following verses
of an insertion in your valuable little pa
psr, you are at liberty to publish them. They
we»e written a day or two ago, and as I saw vou
bad a peel's corner in your paper, I thought it
probable you would be pleased with contributions.
I am, dear sir, yours respectfully,
A. Reader.
laities written on Spring.
0 Spring, dear Spring—sweet mistress of the year,
Our hearts rejoice to see the now appear;
To cast our eyes on yonder green clad plain,
And hear the warblers in the giovc3 again :
O soul inspiring time, when nature gay
Is dressing hill and rale in bright array,
How I delight to tread earth’s carpet green,
And pause,admiriug ev’ry op’ntng scene.
No longer warblers chirp on leafless trees,
Nor more expos’d to the nocturnal breeze;
But now as soon as dawn of rosy mom,
The lively lark springs from the dewy corn,
And wings her way towards the cloudless skies,
Poming forth her heavenly melodies ;
While every songster of the feather’d brood
Sends forth its voice from valley, hill and wood.
The herd-boy ushers with his cows from home,
And slowly down the sloping vale they roam—
The husbandman resumes his daily toil,
And whistles blithly as ne ploughs the soil.
Nature now displays her varied hue,
And brings us every morning something new ;
Her wild-flowers sweetly op’ning in the vale,
Send balmy fragrance on the gentle gale.
Let some sing of the beauties of the night—
How the pale moon and stars yield great delight;
But ah, to rise just at the early dawn;
And seethe lambkins sporting on the lawn—
To hear the songsters chant their morning hymn,
To me is more impressive—more sublime,
And never could the softest bed entice
When nature all around me cries arise i
The Northerii papers are giving publicity to
the fact, that in the State of Georgia, there is a
populous and thriving vil age. in which not a drop
of ardent spirits is sold. The South Carolina
Baptist Advocate thinks it is “ Penfield.” We
think, it i- not only -ne village “ Penfield,” but
rejoice to believe, th it there are several others;
for instance, *• Cuiloden,” “ Oxford,” &c. In the
entirp county ot “ Liberty,” says t le same paper,
“no suffi thing as a grog-shop is known.” No,
here p-actical philanthropy, in many of its rami
fications, has long ex sted. Religion and Tem
perance here go hand in hand, as they should b
ever foun I tod , in anv wholesome state ofsoci
ety. We would only expect such a stale o
things in that country, when we know “ t'ie good
leaven” at work there, and one of the activ-
Agen’s in infusing teat leaven with divine aid
through the whole lump. “ The Rev. C. C,
Jokes" lives there !— S. C. Temp. Advocate
The Temperance Cause.
We are gratified in learning that the Temper
ance caus.- is going ahead with a perfect rush in
Hamburg. Within the last tew davs, some
twenty-five or thirty names have been' added to
the pledge, among whom are several hard cases;
but they have set an example every way Worthy
ol following, and we hope ere long to see our fa
vored and flourishing city rearing for herself a
name to which she is sojustly entitled. Not on
ly have the old and middle aged come forward and
enlisted in the ranks of the tec-tvtallers, hut we
see the young an I rising generation of our city
boldly standing up under tile bright and glorious
banner of Temperance, resolved to “ do or die.”
When this ennobling work is performed—
when the last dram drinkei shall have given up
his cups, and leaving behind the soul-destroying
liquor, look abroad upon this fair earth and kn.»w
hnnseltto he a man once more—then may we in
truth bid God speed to the destiny of Hamburo- -
then will we look upon her as a beautiful city
possessing wealth and freedom. Heaven speed
on the cause for ourselves, and of our common
country '.—Hamburg Journal.
There was quite a gathering together of the
friends of Tem|ierance at their Hall on Monday
night; and there wasastrongsyinputhv feltfortli'e
eause. We noticed a large and resiiectable num
ber ot ladies, who lent a charm and an animating
influence to the audience. “ God bless ’em !”
So sure as there is a n ihle and p lilambropic
cause on foot, they are sure to be with the lead
ers, and above all other works for the benefit of
mankind, they have a deeper interest in the pros
perity of 1 cm|>eranco. The work goes bravely
on, and from present indications, a large majority
of the citizens will soon be on the side of i’ee
totalism. Ihe old, the middle aged, and the
y oung man j ist released from a .parent’s protec
tion, are uniting in one common defence for their
country’s best right, and seem determined to
make Hamburg a temperate city, and rear unto
her a name among the cities oftlie earth. Their
cause is just and must prosper. Ibid.
Temperance.
Durimgthe past wiek the Temperance Re
form has been "going on bravely.” Mr Carey,
a Retorincd member of the Washingtonian Soci
ety of Baltimore, lectured, to overwhe niing
houses, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
I'tiursday evrnings, during which time there
were 109 names added lo the Pledge of the
“ Washington Soci-ty fSp.irtanhurgn Village.”
t his Soeie y now numbers 2dß members, and is
notyet a year old.— Spartanburgh Journal.
Temperance and Religion.
It was stated by Iho papers not long ago, that
there were upwards of thirteen thousand Teetn
talleis enlisted under the total abstinence plpdge,
in the city of Baltimore. The following para
graph shows a striking coincidence in the num
ber of new chuiche* rising in the same city. LWs
it not look like cause and effect 1
New Churches. —There are in progress of con
struction no less than thirteen (and perhaps
more) churches in various parts of tne city of
Baltimore. Some ofthese are nearly completed,
and while others have been but recently built.
[ Ch. Mercury.
Jefferson’s Opinion ot Ardent Spirits*
I he habit ol using ardent spirits by men in
public office, has occasioned more injury to the
public service, and more trouble to me than any
other circumstance winch lias occurred in toe in
ternal concerns ot the country during my admin
istration ; and were 1 lo commence my adminis
tration again, with the knowledge 1 have acquired
from experience, the first question 1 sbou.dask,
with regard to every candidate tor public office,
would tie, “Is he addicted to the use of ardent
spirits !”
Sweden.
We learn from a foreign paper that the tri
umphs ot tempeiance are not confined to the
lands where the English language is spoken;
they are spreading ..ver the entire race ol Euro
pean society ; rattier, we may say, they are cairy
mg comfort and joy to the families of the whole
earth. In Sweden, there aie already upwards of
fifty thousand pledged temperance memners.
We are told, wherever, in that country, the work
has been cariied on by a clergyman, it has swept
all before it. In one place, not a drop ot liquor
has been drank, at any of the weddings, for six
teen months. In another 200 stills have been
stopped. A few years since there were 103,000
stilts in the kingdom, deluging the l»nd with an
annual supply of more than 40,000 000 gallons of
strong drink ! Tne cause is rapidly progressing
in Germany and Prussia The society ai Ham
burg numbers about 030 members. Female soci
eties have neen formed in many places. The
(Aueen of Prussia is said to befriend the cause
very much. Surely the philantnrop sts of this age
labor not in vain, i'ue leaven works wherever
thrown in, and increasing success gives abun
dant encouragement tor the future.
Indian Humor.
“I am glad,” said Rev. Dr. Y ,- to the
Chief ol the Uttowas, “that you do not drink
whiskey; but it grieves me to find that your peo
ple use so much of it.” ‘Ah. yes!” replied the
Chief, and he fixed an impressive eye upon the
Dr., which communicated the reproof before he
uttered it, “ we Indians use a great deal of whis
key, but we do not make it I”
Prophets.
In the year 1112 it was prophesied by an inge
nius seer that the Mediterranean sea would be
dried up, and that believers could go to Jerusa
lem on foot Italy, it is said, became crowded
with German pilgrims, but the sea obstinately
refused to depart
In 1523, great terror pervaded in Europe, from
the prediction of John Stoleroua, a uiathemati
; cian and astrologer of Suabia, that a gnat deluge
I was approaching. Many of reputation as wisi
men coincided with him, and ho ks on books
were sent forth warning the people to prepare,
and suggested means of escape from inundation.
In Ft ance, the terror was so great that many
were near madness, an I some built up arches to
save themselves. President Auriol of t'lioulouse,
built up lour high pnlars, with a hojit at die top;
which, h-wever, was not needed, as no deluge
came. This prophet however, nothing daunted.
| though the stars were against him, continued to
I prophecy, and predicted the end of the world in
lofSti, which we may conclude, did not take
place.
A Lutheran divine, l y the name of Michael
Stifelius, in an arithmetical sermon, predicted the
i end ol the world in 1533. He was preaching on
| the very day appointed, ami his hearers in great
| terror confiding in his predictions, when a fierce
! storm aros--, witli terriffic thunder and lightning,
winch, with their f.-urs, created inexpressili r
trouble But soon the storm ceased, the winds
were hushed, and the sky became serene. Tin
i people, made furious by the deceit practiced on
I them, dragged the propln t from his desk, anil
: beat him so severely as nearly to have realised
his prophecy, as far ns himself was concerned.
Lord Napier, the inventor of logarithms, was
among those who prophesied the end ol the world
at a certain time; hut he, like many*otherenthu
siasts, outlived his prediction.
In tile year ITtil two men appeared in C
I logne who sai I that th y came from Damascus
i Tile Jesuits of that town went to them, and talk
ed to them in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Chnl
daic; they answered-in all languages.—They
said they were come, by ordei of Heaven, to turn
men to repentance. They gave out that tin y
were seven hundred years old ! Among the rest
ol the prop ii cies, they predicted that Constanti
nople would be destroyed in 17(iti; the true Giki
acknowledged by all nations, 17G7; a valiant
man give his testimony to it, 17G8; England to
he overflowed, 17G!); an earthquake all over the
world, 1770; the tall of the sun, moon and stars.
1771; the globe ol the earth burnt, 1772; the
universal judgment, 1773.
All these fanatics had their favorites for a sea
son : and so long as superstition, ignorance and
the love ol novelty reigns in the breasts of men,
false prophets will arise and many follow them.
And we are taught the constant necessity of dis
criininatn g true knowledge, and advancing that
light which shall scatter all the darkness of su
perstition and spiritual ignorance from the human
mind. God speed toe conquests of truth.
The Indian's Illustration.
A converted Indian was asked how he knew
he had experienced a change of heart. He gave
no answer. He was asked if he saw the power 1
“ No.”
1 Did you hear it 1 !”
“ No.
“ Did you feel it V’
“ Yes ”
“ Well, then, can you lejcribe your feelings 1”
He paused a moment, and then kneeling upon
the sand, made a small < ircle of chips and dry
leaves. He then got a little worm, and placed it
inside ofthc ring, and with a spark from his pipe
lighted the pile. The poor worm, when it began
to feel the heat, ciept first to one po nt, then to
another, and at last, after many ineffectual at
tempts to get out, finding that the flames com
pletely surrounded it, crawled to the centre, as it
in despair, and roiled itself up, awaiting the re
sult. When he began to feel the heat too sensi
bly, the Indian took it in his fingers and placed
it without the ring in safety.
“Now,” said he, “ I will explain my meaning,
| I was like that poor worm; the fires of hell were
jhurning around me; they began to scorch me;
j I ran every way, I drank fire water, I tried hunt
| ing, every thing, but I could not get nut. At
! last I threw myself down, and tried to pray, and
j then God stretched forth his hand, and lilting me
: forth, gave me rest. Now,” said he, “ I cannot
explain it any In tter. I cann. I tell you how it
j was done, hut I felt a change, and I knew it was
so.”— Youth’s Cabinet.
Novel Reading.
It is never good to excite the mind or the heart
too much, save when it can find immediate vent
in actions which concern real life. A confirm, d
novel reader is always morbid; and on some
sides preternaturally sensitive, on others preter
naturally callous, capable, it may be, of talking
much fine sentiment, but wanting in that spiritu
al strength, in that robustness, wlnrh is fqual to
the performance of a useful ut difficult part in
| real life. Tbe less fine sentiment we have on
' our lips, the more genuine feeling shall we have
I in our hearts, and the more noble and generous
I action shall we perform. He who stops to senti
mentalize about poverty, will lie the last to throw
his cloak over the tattered garharJine of the ta g
gar. This is no doubt all verv antiquated and
altogether old fashioned. But we hope our
young friends seated on rich ottomans, or recli
ning on soft couches with the last new novel still
I moist from the press, will forgive this our antede
: luvianism It is with no vinegar visage, nor
cant, that we tell them to throw that novel aside,'
to rouse themselves from their indolence, and gar
forth ami devote the sensibilities of their hearts,
the richness of their fancies, and the creativeniss
ot their imaginations, to the great and noble wuik
of relieving actual distress, and of upbuilding the
cause of ti utli and righteousness on earth.- On!
my young friends, t. ere is no such an overplus
ot generous sentiment, of warm and noble leel
ing, in this cold, wintry world of ours that you 1
Have any to waste over a Paul Clifford, or a Jack'
Sheppard. No—go forth into real life, and let
your sensilulit os fluw out for the actually poor
and wretched; let the tear, so lovely in tee eve of
the beauty, start at no fictitious wo. That "poor
mother, bv her dying boy in that miserable hovel,
needs it; those pd|r children, ragged, encrusted
with filth, growing up to fill your penitentiaries,,
need it; the wrongs and outrages man is every
where inflicting on man, should call it forth.
Throwaway the last new novel; go with mo
through these dark lanes and blind courts, into
the damp cellers, unfurnished garrets, where pov
erty, vice an I crimes are crowded together, layer
upon layer, where breeds the corruption thar pol
lutes our whole atmostphere. Here my friends,
is a volume that may excite you; here is a work
which you may read. Forget your luxury: for
get your luxurious ease, blush for your reptnings,
your sentimental whimpeiings, your vapors and
indigestion; and remember that you are men
mil women; and that it is ynuihusincss to make
tuis oafth a paradise.— O A. ISroiCnstm.
Washington at the Hattie of Princeton.
The heroic devo'ion of Washington on the
field of Princeton, is matter ot history. ’ We
nave olten enjoyed a touching reminiscence of
that ever memorable event, from the late Colonel
Fitzgerald, who was aid to the chief, and who
never related the story of his General’s danger,
and almost miraculous preservation, wilnoul ad
ding to i.is tale the homage of a tear.
The aid-de-camp had Leen ordered to bring up
the troops Irotn the reai of the column when
the hand under Gen. Mercer became engaged.
Upon returning to the spot where he had left the
Commandi r-in-Chief, he was no longer there,
.md upon looking around, the aid discovered him
endeavoring to rally the line which had been
thrown into disorder by a rapid onset of the foe.
> ashington, after several ineffectual efforts to
resto:e the fortunes of the fight, is seen to rein
up Ins horse, with his head to toe enemy, and tn
tout position, to become immovable. It was hit
last appeal to his soldiers, and seemed to say,
will you give up the General to llm foe? Such
an appeal was not made in vain. Tin discomfit
ted Americans rally on the instant, and lorm in
to line, the enemy halt and dress their line; the
American chicl is between the adverse posts, as
though he had been placed there a target for
both. The arms of both lines are levelled. Can
escape fro n death be possible? Fitzgerald, hor
ror struck at the danger of Ids commander, drop
p'd the reins upon his horse’s neck, and drew his
hat over his face, that he might not see him die.
A roar of musketry succeeds, and then a shout!
It was the sl.out of victory. The aid-de-camp
ventures to raise Ids eyes—and oh, glorious sight!
ihe enemy arc broken and flying, while dtui y
umid the glimpses of the smoke is seen the chief,
alive, unharmed, and without a wound, waving
Ids hat and cheering his comrades to the pursuit.
Col Fitzgerald, celebrated as one of the finest
horsemen in the American army, now dashed his
rowels into his charger’s flank, and hredless of
the dead and dying in his way, flew to the side of
his chief exclaiming, " Thank God! your excel
lency is safe,” while the favorite aidi a gallant
and warm-hearted son of Erin, a man of thews
and sinews, and “ albeit unused to the melting
mood,” gave loose to his feelings, and wept like a
child for joy.
Washington, ever calm amid scenes of the
greatest excitement, affectionately grasped the
Hand ot his aid and friend, and then said—
‘■Away, my dear Colonel, and bring up ths
troops —the day is our own.”
Sincerity Rewarded.
Hegiagc was a celebrated Arabian warrior, hut
ferocious and cruel. Among a number of priso
ners whom he had condemned to death, was one
who, having obtained a moment’s audience, said,
‘‘you ought, sir, to pardon me, because one day,
when Atidarrham was cursing you, 1 presented
to him that lie was wrong; and ever since that
time 1 have lost hi- friendship ” t tegtage asked
him if he had any witness of his having done
this; and the soldier mentioned another priso
ner, who was likewise about to suffer death.
1 he prisoner was called and interrogated, and
having confirmed ihe fact, Hegiage granted
tile first his pardon. He then aski d the witness
“ it he had likewise taken his pait against Ab
darrahan 1” But, he still res|iectfng truth, an
swered, *• that he had not, because he believed it
was not his duty t. do so. Hegiage, notwith
standing his ferocity, was struck with the prison
er’s greatness of spi it. Well, seid he, attir a
moment’s pause, suppose I wele to grant you
your life and lihertv, soould you dill be my ene
my 1 No, said the prisoner. 'That’s enough,
said Hegiage, your bare word is sufficient, you
have given undoubted proof of your love for
truth. Go, preserve tin t lite that is less dear to
you than honor and sincerity. Your liberty is
the just reward of your virtue.
Payments.
The following persons have paid their sub
ii scription* to June, IM3:
Augusta.. John McCord.
Talbotton. . Davenport Evans.