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were it not for this impediment, it is very
likely ere a year hath flown, we would
have a large and flourishing Society.
However, occasionally a few gather on
that day in this place, and thus, by de
grees, we are enabled to procure more
signers in this community. There are
only a few who are not members, to
gether with a few who are retailing the
liquid fire; the latter we are pleased to
say, in the course of time, will discon
tinue the traffic, and thus ere long, we
can boast of a thorough-going teetotal
village. More anon.
M. E. H***s.
From the Sheet Anchor.
Jack and the Fledge.
“ ’Tis one thing to sign the pledge,
and another to keep it,” said Jack to a
little knot of staunch teetotallers, who
were discussing the merits of the grog
tub upon the orlop deck of one of our
seventy-fours one evening.
“ Aye, aye,” responded half a dozen J
voices, “we understand that business;
the keeping of the pledge depends upon j
the nature of the motives which induce
men to sign it; if you sign the temper- j
ance pledge because you believe the!
cause of temperance is a good cause,
and deserves your countenance and sup
port, there is little danger but that you
will keep it as long as you honestly main- 1
tain these views. If you join in the
temperance work because you love it, be
cause you know it has been a good friend
to you, because you know that it is your
only safeguard against the sparkling cup
of the angel of darkness, you never can
break your vow until you have oblitera
ted these solid truths from your mind.”
“True enough,” replied the skeptical
short jacket, “ but I’ve seen men aboard
this ship sign the pledge for the purpose
of currying favor with the officers, or
perhaps for the purpose of obtaining their
liberty, and as soon as they get on shore,
you’ll find these same men in some dirty
grog shop, and drunk in less than half
an hour. As long as such chaps sign
the pledge, you don’t catch me to put
my name there.”
“ Well. Jack, we’ll admit the truth of
what you say respecting the infidelity of
some on hoard to the pledge ; but does
it, after all, prove any thing against the
signing? Appearances would seem to
indicate, surely, that those you speak of,
were influenced by base motives; but
He who is the searcher of all hearts, and
from whom no secrets are hid, can alone
judge rightly. You admit that the cause
of temperance has done much good, and
that it would he much better lor all on
board if tho liquor ration was stricken
from the list.”
The fact is, Jack was emphatically a
practical temperance man ; he, had nev
er indulged in the use of intoxicating
beverages, but he never could be indu
ced to sign the temperance pledge. He,
like many on shore, withheld a large por
tion of his influence from tho cause of
temperance, because, comparatively spea
king. a few hypocrites and dissemblers,
have pretended to enlist in its favor. If
there are wolves in sheep’s clothing
prowling about to satiate their hungry
appetites u|>on this good cause, there is
so much the more need of a plentiful
supply of faithful shepherds to guide, and
guard the flock. We would censure
none for not joining our pledge, but we
would appeal in the language of kind
ness, to those good men and true who
drink no intoxicating liquors, whose
names are not upon the pledge, to enrol
them there the first opportunity that pre
sents itself for so doing. Then there
will be no need of your defining your
position occasionally in relation to tem
perance ; your name is there, and it tells
its story; the moderate drinkers will not
have you for a post to lean upon when
their appetites have got the better of
their judgments, or in common par
lance when they are a little intoxicated.
You sail in one boat, and let them sail in
another. Sign the pledge, and by so do
ing, you will strengthen the good resolu
tions of your weaker brother, who is stri
ving with might and main to break away
from his maddening appetite. Sign the
pledge, and the drunkard’s child shall
bless you, as it points its erring parent
to your example, as an for
him to go and do likewise. OCT
The Majesty of Poverty.
There is the heroism which at the
houses of the poor has made me see and
feel the majesty of poverty; has in my
eyes made starveling spinners and weav
ers more kingly. It is a fine show, ?
golden sight, to see the crowning of a
king. I have beheld the ceremony, with
undazzled eyes have well considered all
its blaze and splendor. A tender thing
to think of is the kiss of peace; beauti
ful the homage ; heart-stiring the voice
of the champion, when the brave knight
dashes his defying guantlet on the mar
ble stone; very solemn the anointing—
and most uplifting the song of jubilant
when all is done. But, sir, to mv course
apprehension, I have a nobler sight than
$
this, a grander ceremony, even at the !
hearth-stone of the poor. I will show |
you a man, worn, spent; the bony out-1
line of a human thing, with toil and want,
cut as with an iron tool upon him ; a man
to whom the common pleasures of our i
mortal heritage are unknown as the joys
of paradise. This man toils and starves,
and starves and toils, even as the markets
vary. Well, he keeps a heart as sound
as oak, in his bosom. In the sanctity of
his soul, bestows the kiss of peace upon a
grudging world : he compefs the homage i
of respect, and champions himself against
the hardiness of fortune. In his wretch
ed homestead he is throned in the majes
ty of the affections. His suffering, pa
tient, loving wife—pale faced, ill-clad
children—are his queen and subjects.
He is king in heart, subduing and ruling
the iron hours.— llluminated Magazine.
Synod of South Carolina and Geor
gia.—“ This body assembled in the Pres,
byterian Church in this place on the 21st
inst. The Synod was opened by a ser-
I mon from the Rev. John S. Wilson, Mod-
I orator of the last Synod, and on Friday
the Rev. B. M. Palmer, Sr., was choosen
| Moderator of the present session. The
most important business transacted was
the division of the Svnod, heretofore ex
j isting under tho title of the “ Synod of
| South Carolina and Georgia,” into two
! Synods, to bo styled respectively the
“Synod of South’Carolina,” and tho
“ Synod of Georgia.” Resolutions were
■ also passed for a prospective division of
the funds invested in the Thelogical Sem
inary of the Synod at Columbia, resto
ring to the Synod of Georgia the amount
of the donations contributed by the citi
zens of that State, whenever the Synod
of Georgia shall deem it expedient to es
! tablish a Theological Seminary for them
selves. The Seminary at Columbia in
the mean time is to remain under the
supervision of a Board of Directors ap
pointed jointly by the two Synods. The
Synod adjourned last evening.—-Chroni
cle.
Seizure of the Argentine Squadron by
the Frigate Congress. —Capt. Norris, of
the barque Creole, arrived at New York,
from Buenos Ayres, states that there was
great excitement prevailing at Buenos
Ayres at the time of his sailing. October
14, in consequence of tho U. S. brig-of
war Bainbridge being fired into by the
Buenos Ayrean squadron, in entering the
harbor of Montevideo. The frigate Con- i
gross, being in the harbour at the time, j
got under weigh, went off the harbour, j
and demanded redress, which was imrne- j
diately complied with—tiie •conmmuUci j
of the Buenfw Ayrean squadron hauling j
down his colors three minutes alter the
request was made. The Bainbridge not
having returned the fire, Capt. Vorhees
had a Court Martial convened on board
the Congress to try Captain Newman ;
and on his being reprimanded by order
of that Court, he jumped overboard from
on hoard of the Bainbridge, on the night
of the 11th of October, and was drowned.
Ilis body was found the next day.
A Panther killed by a Girl. —The La
Grange (Texas) paper, give the follow ing
incident, which occurred near Douglas,
Nacogdoches county :
A panther came into a house in which
there was no person but a young lady and
her little brother. The young lady being
very busy attending to her household
affairs, did not see the panther until he
had got entirely into the house, but so
soon as she discovered him, sho seized
hold of him and called to her little brother
to bring her the axe. After waiting
some time for this weapon, still holding
on to the panther, the young lady told
her brother to bring her a smoothing
iron with which she soon succeeded in
putting the intruder to death. The
screams, during the encounter of the
heroine, were heard by some of the
neighbors, who went immediately to learn
the cause, but when they arrived, they
found her the conqueror, and viewing
with much composure the lifeless body
ofher frightful intruder.
Change of Fortune. —The King of
France is considered at this day the rich
est man in the world. He was once the
poorest; so let no one despai rof a change
in his condition. Louis Phillippe, when
a young man in exile, was ridden on an
extremely cold night, from Boston to Sa
lem alongside of the driver. He was en
tirely without money to pay for a lodging
that night, and began to make friends
with the driver to get part of his. bed.
After a while the driver’s compassion
was aroused. “ You are not a very
clean looking chap,” said he to the "poor
Frenchman, “ but my bed is in the har
ness room where there’s a stove, and if
you’ll keep your trowsers on and sleep
outside, I don’t mind !”
- ———
A Drunkard’s Eloquence. —A drunk
ard was lately taken before a justice in
Baltimore, and committed to the alms
house. As he was about being lifted
from the floor to be taken to the carriage
which was (o convey him, a bystander
remarked that he was in a fit condition
to desqsiltc the horrors of intemperance.
At thiC the inebriate started, and with
difficulty gained his feet, looked the gen
tleman in the face, and said in the most
eloquent manner, —“ To describe the hor- j
rots of intemperance, sir, it vould take a
pen o f iron, dipped in the burning lava of j
hell.'' The effect upon those in the of- j
fice was electrical.
Large Ideas. —“ Mr. Speaker,” said a
distinguished orator in a Western legisla
ture, “ I have been accused of vascilla
tion in my political principles! Me vas
cillate ! me who first drew the breath of
life beneath the gigantic foliage of the
forest oak ! who was cradied n an earth
quake and suckled by the Mississippi!
me whose playthings in childhood were
the bear and the alligator, and who in
! maturer years delighted to grapple with j
j the furious torrent as it rushed, wild and j
i headlong from its mountain home, and j
; to sport with the tornado and tfce double !
| engine steamboat! Me vascilllte ! Mr. ;
| Speaker! the idea is preposterous!”
A Soulless Man. —Out west, a stump j
orator wishing to describe his opponent
as a soulless man, said: “I have heard
some persons hold the opinion that just
, at the precise instant after 1 one human
being dies, another is born, and that the
soul enters and animates the new born
babe. Now I have made particular and
extensive inquiries concerning my oppo
nent thar and I find that pitevious to his
nativity, nobody died!
you may draw the inferenef ”
MIJiCEI/LANKUI! : "usT
Exportation of W ool— Eight i ncihand
pounds of wool were recently es . d £ Eng
land from Pennsylvania. Thr 4 was i; the
first kind, such as is used in the aftnufaciute of
mouslin de laincs, into which art 4le wi' pro
bably come back to us manufat! j.
The Vermont papers the • Ji of
the Hon. James Fisk, in the $2? ir of i> rage*
This venerable man was a men < : Coi ;resss
from 1805 to 1842.
In the year 1G49, the author' f of N I Ikmp
j shire agreed to discontinue t!i o ice of
wearing long hair.”
An exchange paper calls f ~ *peri
menf” to graft hogs’ tails upi\*l , make
thorn bear roasting pigs. /
Punishment of an Abolifnb » j. e 4o!iile
j Herald states that Capt. JJalh V.k r, who
recently stole several Slav J froi. , eo a, and
was caught on his way topa* ai n tiied
and punished. He was lenten fined
ifcliitl- to apimlin Uio tiilL/irV oio -
prisoned 1 n uavs; and to he b i c right
hand with the letters <! S. S.”- s, h, ex
cept the imprisonment, has L ’>■ »'. of Ab
olitionists, take warning!
As Intemperance decrease : I ~<» mtises.
—ln 1842, there passed throng # ,c»« 1 A the
Dismal Swamp to North Cai »• ~ 4t > ! lids, of
spirits, 1089 bbls. do., 247,(HM > -k Is on, 27,-
000 bushels wheat. In 18 to •* .p, 35 • /bis. of
spirits passed through the c n.d, v > hiU> i Ire was
received from North Carolina 5 i shels of
corn, 95,000 do. wheat. Agoi'cLan |l One
productive no less of private and pros
perity than of public pcac . 1 :.s 6 * always
temperance is the handmai 1 of i ndu i z and vir
tuc’ /f •
The Bachelors of Boston talk ifeening out
of their hiding places and havin; a public cele
bration, on the 3lstinst., the cc Hus' n of leap
year. (
Complimentary. —The coitoij of an interior
paper compares a political document to “a long
canal filled with dish-water.”
t
Boy Shot.— Mistaken for a Deer. —The
Frontier Journal states that Mr. J. D. Balmat,
of Fowler, while out deer-stalking in the woods,
killed a hoy named George Newton, whose grey
dress he mistook for a deer. The lad was about
thirteen years of ago, and died half an hour after
he received the wounds.
An Elopement. —A young Frenchman in
Cincinnati became enamored of another French
man's wife. She returned his passion, consented
to an elopement, and ran off with all her hus
band’s money. She left him, however, her por
trait, which, if he is wise, he will consider more
valuable than the original.
■REMEDY lor WORMS.—'The ConT
pound Syrupof Pink Root, prepared bv the
subscriber from the original receipt of the lat e Dr.
M. Antony.
This pleasant and safe preparation is recom
menced, as one of the effectual remedies for ex
pelling Worms from the system. For sale in
quantities to suit purchasers.
July 20 1 tfj WM. HAINES, Jr.
WINDOW GLASS.—3OO Boxes of
* ' Window Glass, assorted sizes. For sale
very cheap. WM. HAINES, Jr.
July 20 > 1
(Q* Mr. JN GEL continues his
School, for Boys, at the same place, on Macin
tosh street, opposite the Constitutionalist office.
Terms as heretofore.
October 12 - 13 ts
fi) UNHAM & BLEAIvLEY, Augusta,
Ga. has now on hand, and will continue to
receive during the Fall season, a choice and well
selected assortment of Paper, Books and Fancy
Stationary, which will be sold to Printers, Mer
chants and the citizens generally, at a small per
centage on New York cost. Cash customers
willreceivc fair value for their money, by giving
us a call. [July 20 ily
AUGUSTA MARKET:
COTTON.—Tkei price of this article
lias advanced lately $ to -jc. on the low
er qualifies, hot this advance will be more j
than lost by the advices from Liverpool, ;
per Steamer at Boston, tip to the 3d inst.;!
which were received here on Thursday
evening last, showing a decline in that
market of fd. to on all qualities; and
of £d. on fair, which is quoted at 4d.
g Our prices here will be seriously af
fected by these advices, but to what ex
tent, remains to be seen ns yet. There
has been little business done to show their
effect, nor will there be, til! after the
holidays.
BAGGING.—We have had but little
done in this article since our last report,
, which is usually the case at this season,
| as planters are at their respective homes
j on the first of the new year.
GROCERIES.—But little has been
i done in these articles since our report of
! last week, occasioned by the cause above
J stated; we have no alteration to note in
prices.
List of Payments to the Washingtonian.
Augusta —Rolit. Campbell, to Nov. 15, 1815.
Sparta —N. C. Saycr, to July 20, ’45.
SELECT CLASSICAL AND ENGLISH
SCHOOL.
> 5uT The subscriber’s School will he again
opened on Monday the 30th inst. A few more
pupils can he received for the ensuing quarter.
The terms of tuition, henceforth, incidental ex
penses included, will be as follows, viz:
For Spelling and Reading, $7 per qr.
“ All other English studies, 9 “
“ The languagcs’and Book Keeping, 11 “
Payment to he made in advance.
d2B-lt B. B. HOPKINS.
TIJY •IJIAIYUrjiCTOIt w
zpiNNKR'S Workof cvon'ilescriplion,
made to order, at short notice, such as
Lathing Tubs,
Factory Cans,
Cytenrters,
Oil Stands, (from 1 up to 100 gallons,)
Patent Coflee Pots, of all sizes, to suit ho
tels or private families.
!3r All the above mentioned articles made of
Double Tin.
A regular assortment of TIN WARE kept
constantly on hand, to suit merchants or pedlers
All kinds of ROOFING and GUTTERS
made and repaired now for cash.
E. Ei SCOFIELD,
Next door abort the Insurance Bank ,
Broad-street , Augusta.
Sept. 21 10 tt
JOSEPH E. MARSHALL,
<§*“***— Successor to
Thomas I. VVrny,
■Sfel At his old and well knowh stand,
above McGran’s corner, Augusta,
Ga., wholesale and retail Dealer in
Selected FAMILY DRUGS
s's, AND MEDICINES , (Bull’s)
Jn Gold Foil and Leaf—Perfumery,
ffega » Brushes, Paints. Oils, Dve-Stuffs.
Window and Sky Light Glass,
&c &e.
CHEMICALS prepared at shortest notice.
August 17 5 tJ2O
j? LEACHED WINTER OlL—War
-1- -ted Pure Sperm —l,ooo Gallons, in
tierces and barrels, a very superior article for fine
machinery, and for family use. For sale low, at
wholesale and retail.
Also, good SUMMER LAM P OIL, SI 00
a gallon, by
HAVILAND, RISLEY, & Ca
July 20 1 ts
tWM. HAINES, Jr. (Successor
to Garvin & Haines,) Wholesale and
retail Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-Stuffs, Per
fumery, Surgical Instruments, &c. &c., has now
on hand a select assortment of the above articles,
for sale at low prices and on moderate terms.—
All orders executed with neatness and despatch.
WM. HAINES, Jr.
No. 232 Broad-street, Augusta,
July 20 J_tf
BERRIEN & COULTER,
A TTORNEYS at Law, Rome, Floyd
J -*' County, Georgia, will practice in the Cher
okee Circuit. J- W. M. Berrien,
38 ly*] Alfred B. Coulter.
T>OOTS AND SHOES, at wholesale
and retail. —The subccribers are now re
ceiving their Fall stock of
&as> aai®3o9
Consisting of a general assortment of all kinds,
among which are, Ladies Shoes,Ladies and gen
tlemens Rubber Shoes, Gentlemens fine calf,
sewed Boots, calf, peg’d and kip Boots, Gentle
mens calf sewed Bootees, Men’s Kip Brogans.
And a very large stock of
NEGRO SHOES.
All of which we offer low —and as good a
stock as can be found in the city. Call and ex
amine for yourselves.
CLARKE & WOOD,
Nearly opposite Eagle & Phoenix Hotel.
Oct 2G 15 tJ
TITATER COLOURS.—A choice as
** sortment of Water Colours, in small
boxes, suitable for children. For sale bv
July 20 1] WM. HAINES, Jr.
Iltarriage Ciccttscs,
Neatly printed, on paper of various colors —for
sale at this office.
AUGUSTA PRICES a Si
Si 3,
CURRENT, §• &
Cabefcli v Corrected Wrzxi*. §•
DAiiU.ho, uiiitjj .... yard 20 22
Tow “ , i' i’Hf
Gunny “ 23 23
Bale Ropb Ib. ft* 10
Bacon. Hog round “ i 5J
Hams “ 7 8
Shoulders 11 & 0
Sides « G ?
BfTRPj Smoked «
Butter, Gosheto '* 23 ot*
. North Carolina.,. “ 15 ‘3O
Country .. “ 25 31 *
Coffee, Green prime Cuba. “ <) 10
Ordinary to good-. . ' " 7 9 1
St. Domingo “ 7 9
Rio 11 I 8j 10
Laguira g* 10
Porto Rico,... i.. " g* 10
Java « 14 J 5
Mocha.,... " 18 20
Candles, Sperm..-.., i .« 33 37*
Tallow, Georgia. “ J2| 18*
do, Northern. “ 16 18
Cheese, American “ 9 10
English “
Crackf.rs, Augusta made,. “ 9 12*
Northern “
Cigars, Spanish M. 15 00 20 00
American “ ! 5 00 12 00
Corn bush.' 45 56*
Fodder, j 75 87
Fish, Herrings box I 75 100
Mackerel, No. 1 .... bbl. 'l3 00 15 OO
do. No. 2 “ jii 00 13 00
do. No. 3.... '* 800 HOO
Flour, Cana! “ 650 700
Baltimore “ (J 00 650
Western “ 675 625
Country “ 450 500
Feathers lb. 25 28
Ginger “ 10 15
Gunpower, Dupont’s fff.. keg GOO 700
Blasting “ 400 450
Glass, 10 hl2 box 300 350
8* 10 “ 225 300
Iron, Russia cwt. 450 550
Swedes, assorted “ 450 500
Hoop “ 700 800
Sheet “ 700 800
Nail Rods “ 7 (10 800
Lead, Bar lb. 6| 8
Sheet “
Leather, Sole “ 23 28
Upper . side 1 50 200
Calt'Skins doz. 18 00 36 00
Lard lb. 7* I<*
Molasses, N. Orleans.... gal. 31* 37
Havana “ 28 37
English Island.. “
Nails lb. 5 G
Oils, Lamp gal. 1 15 125
Linseed “ 100 125
Tanners “ 60 75
Oats hush. 35 40
Peas “ 50 62
Paints, Red Lead lb. 12* 15
White Lead...... keg 200 250
Spanish Brown... lb. : 4 12*
Yellow Ochre “ 5 8
Pepper, Black “ 12* 18
Raisins, Malaga box 200 250
Muscatel “ 200 225
Bloom “
Rice, Prime cwt, 3 50 500
Inferior to good “ 250 400
Sugahs, New Orleans lb. 6 8
Havana white.... “ 11 12*
do. brown.... “ 7 8
St. Croix “ 9* IT
Porto Rico “ ,7 9
Lump 11 13 14
Loaf “ 13 15
Double refined.... “ 14 17
Spice “ 15 18*
Soap, American, No. 1.... “ 6* 9
do. No. 2.... “57
Salt, Liverpool ground... bush. 43 50
do. do sack 1 75 200
Steel, German lb. 15 16
Blistered....'l .... “ 8 12*
Shot, all sizes bag 150 200
Tobacco, N. Carolina..... lb. 8 15
Virginia 11 15 50
Twine “ 25 33
Tea, Bohea “ 62* 87*
Souchong “ 60 75
Hyson “ 80 125
Gunpowder “ 100 125
EXCHANGE TABLE. —Specie Basis,
Augusta Notes.
Mechanics’ Bank par.
Brunswick Bank “
Bank of Augusta “
Augusta Insurance & Banking Co “
Branch Georgia Rail Road “
Branch State of Georgia , “
Savannah Notes.
State Bank “
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank "
Planters’ Bank “
Central Rail Road Bank 3 dis'
Country Notes.
State Bank Branch, Macon....' par
Other Branches State Bank “
Milledgevilie Bank “
Georgia Rail Road Bank, Athens “
City Council of Augusta.... “
Ruckersville Bank “
Branch Marine & Fire Insurance Bank “
St. Mary’s Bank “
Central Bank “
Bank of Hawkinsville % . 5 dis.
Merchant’s Bank, Macon 5 “
City CouncilofColumbus 25 “
City Council of Milledgevilie No sale.
City Council of Macon “ “
Insurance Bank of Columbus, Macon.. “ “
Commercial Bank, Macon No circulation.
Monroe Rail Road Bank Broke
Exchange Bank of Brunswick “
Phoenix Bank, Columbus “
Bank of Darien and Branches , "
Chattahoochie R, R. and Banking Co.. “
Western Bank of Georgia “
Bank of Columbus, “
Planters & Mechanics Bank ColumbUs “
Bank of Ocmulgec “
Georgia 6 pr. ct. Bonds for specie,. <.... 92
GeorgiaS pr.ct. Bonds 102
South Carolina NofEs,
Charleston Banks.... «... ~.. ~ par.
Bank of Hamburg....... . “
Country Banks “
Alabama Notes .... ? 7di
Gtncn*
New York Sight.... par.
805t0n..., “
Philadelphia. .'...... “
8a1tim0re.................... . w
Lexington.,.: “
Richmond, Va “
Savannah **
Charleston -