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ThTTSsTIT ITT lON A L1 S r l\ JAM t. 6 UAKuNER, JR. tsiims. Daily, per annum §3 09 Tri-Weekly, per annum 6 Oti 'lf paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum 3 00 If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting §lO in advance, FIVE 'COPIES arc sent. This will put our VV eekly pa per m the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and ««nd four new subscribers, "with the money, can get the paper at 00. new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. o*Postage must be paid on all communications And letters of business. [From the Xashville Union. J Our Railroad- Mr. Stevenson informs us that in his recent 'tour, he succeeded in getting $280,000 of 'stock subscribed. The total subscriptions now amount to near $1,000,000. Mr. S. has kind ly permitted us to copy the following letters from Mr. Calhoun and Mr. King, which he recently received, and which, although not in tended for publication, will be perused with hi IT h interest : Fort Hilt,. 18th Sept. 1847. My Dear Sir :—T hasten to answer yours of the sth inst., received by the mail yesterday. It is with unfeigned regret that I am com pelled to decline the invitation of yourself and ; ex-Governor Jones, to visit Nashville, at this time, in consequence of an engagement which I cannot well dispense with, and which will engross all my disposable time until I leave home for Washington. Had it been in my power to accept, I assure you it would not only have afforded me much gratification personal ly', to visit your city, but I would have felt it t*6 be my duty to do so, in connection with the highly important object towards effecting which you suppose my presence would con tribute. There arc few objects which I have more at heart than the construction of the road from Nashville to Chattanooga, where it will meet the Georgia road, and through it form a con tinuous connection with the ’Southern Atlan tic ports, and, in time, with those of the Gulf of Mexico. In whatever light it is viewed, whether in reference to the prosperity of Nashville, Savannah, Charleston, and other cities connected; or still more broadly, that of the Southern Atlantic, and the South Western, Western and North Western States; or broader still, the whole Union, in its com mercial, political and social relation«, I regard it the most important of all the railroads to be constructed —as time will show, when it is completed; especially if the Cumberland river can be made as navigable, at all seasons, from Nashville to its mouth, as the Ohio is from that point to its mouth. This is no new opin ion of mine. I have long entertained it. In deed, I may say, I believe with truth, that I was the first to point it out, as the best routa between the centre of the valley of the Mis sis* ppi and the Atlantic,and, through its ports, with the rest of the world. That it was not originally adopted, instead of the one that is direct from Charleston to Cincinnati, was no /ml t of mine. That the stock will be very profitable to its holders, if it should bejudiciously and econo mically constructed, I do not in the least doubt; and th it it will be so constructed, I feel confident, from the ability and business habits of those who have taken it in hand. — Such is pay perfect confidence in the road,that if I had at my disposal, a half a million. I would not hesitate to invest it. I would re gard It as the safest and best investment that could be made. It will not only be va-tly profitable hereafter, with the growth of the* country, but will pay from the first, legal in terest, and make Nashville one of the first cities in the great valley of the West. So strong is my conviction, that I would regard it as a matter of just pride to have my name as sociated with the noble work. Entertaining these impressions, I shall feci it my duty to give any aid and encouragement in ray power to the work. lam decidedly of the opinion that Georgia and this State should bothdend their aid in its construction; and feel ,confident it may be done without the least hazard, while .they will be every way benefit ted by its completion. The amount of sub scription neeess&ry to secure the charter must, by all means, be secured. J would be glad to know what progress you are making, from time to time, in that respect. I received your letter shortly after rav re turn from Washington, giving much valuable information as to the relative cost of transpor tation from New Orleans, and from New York, and other points on the Atlantic to Nashville, compared with the probable cost from Charles ton and Savannah by the projected road, when completed. It is very favorable to the road; and I have been prevented from pre oaring a memoir in reference to it, agreeably to ray pro mise, only in consequence of the extent of my engagements since ray return from Washing ton, and the unfavorable state of the money market for such works, in this country from the Mexican war, and in Europe from the scarcity of provisions. J have not heard from Mr, Nicholson. Yours, truly, J. C. Calhoux. V, K. Stevenson, Esq, Augusta, Sept'r. 12, 1847. Dear Sir:— l was not apprised, previous to the receipt of your letter, that your Legisla ture meets so early as October. It would be to me a very pleasing duty to be with you about that time, but I fear that I cannot.* I say duty, for I deem it sucH, not only to the institution which I serve, but to the section of country to which I belong, to give every encouragement in my power to an improve ment which I believe to be the most important of the age—at any rate in our country, I have, however, no serious apprehensions about this work. The whole line from Savannah and Charleston to Nashville, will be continu ous and complete at no distant day. It may be delayed, but I do not much fear even that. At the worst, however, it is only a question of time. Sooner or later the work will be done. The prospect of heavy profit will be a sufficient motive to individual effort. If this fail, it will not be for want of motive and will, but for want of ability. If this latter fail, the States interested, it is hoped, will be too enlightened to allow the work to slumber. In this im provement there need be no sectional jealous ies of superior local advantages at the general charge, for whether built by States or Indivi duals, or both, it will be no* burden to either, but will pay more than an interest on the in vestment. The road is obliged to do an im mense business, and yield heavy profits to the stockholders, It will be the western or valley link, and therefore the best link, in a line of railroad six hundred miles long, running most of its length a thickly settled and productive country, full of mineral and agricultural wealth, and connected with two important seapoits upon the South Atlantic coast. This is not all. It will top, at its western terminus a navigable tributary of the Mississippi, on a line to St. Louis,'thereby connecting the heart of the great valley with the Atlantic, by a route five or six hundred miles nearer than any och er; add to theee the important advantages of a connection between the populous districts ol East Tennessee and the State capital, and you ( have a combination of advantages possessed i by nb Other locution in the country. To doubt 1 the profits rtf such a road, we must be very ; stupid by ’nature. Or wilfully blind to the ’ teachings of experience elsewhere. I Yours, very respectfully, Jxo. P. Kino, V. K. Stevenson/Esq, [F rom the Athens Banner Our Democratic Friends " Whilst it is a subject of gratulation to us to behold the triumph of Democratic principles and policy in the entire State, through the vigilance and firmness of the party generally we must acknowledge that our feelings of ad miration for some portion of it has been deeply enlisted, as those of the unmixed reprobation have been felt for others. The members of party had been warned time and again to sacri fice their personal divisions upon the altar of the public good, and to come to the polls in their united strength against their opponent*-. To the honor of some of them,be it said, that they nobly performed this duty, and great will be their consolation, when they learn the fruits of their concession in perhaps the most closely contested election for the legislature in our history. But what must be the feelings of mortification of those stubborn and reckless members of the party, who, disregarding the expressed will of a majority of their politi cal friends, continued to press their claims to the overthrow of their cherished doctrines! — The counties of Gilmer , Floyd , and Heard , all largely Democratic, have sent Whig members to the Legislature, in comscqucnce of the most deplorable divisions in our ranks! We for bear to enumerate other failures from the same cause in the Southern districts. 11 we have lost either or both houses of the Legislature, it is clear that it has resulted, not from the weakness of our principles, for they are borne out most triumphantly by the people of Geor gia, but from a weakness either in the heads or hearts of our friends. Let us take warning from this memorable fca'rfipftjgn, and learn in | future the importance of a single member of ; the legislature—and even of a single vote! But after contemplating the dark side of the ; picture, we turn with joy to the brighter, It should cause the breast of every Democrat to I heave with pride at the names of some of our I distinguished friends who have battled so no bly in the De nocratic cause. Among these, j we cannot forego the pleasure of mentioning j the names of Warren J. Hill . of Walton, and | Samuel Knox , of Franklin. In the Senatorial : districts in which these gentlemen reside, it is well known there is a large political majority against them. Y'et we find them fighting the battles of Democracy manfully, and although borne down by the tide of Whigery, falling like heroes inbatlle, after making wide gaps in the opposing ranks, with the sympathy and ad miration of their comrades. The case of Mr. Hill is so strikingly illustrative of his exalted character, both as a gentleman and a politician, as to require a more extended notice. With a majority of 250 against him in the district composed of Walton and Newton, ho took the field in the canvass of 184-5, against a com- I petitor, and such was the regard of the people for the many virtues which adorn his charac ter — that hundreds of his political opponents voted for him and elected him to the Senate. What an cnconium—what a tribute! Who has received it—who will ever receive it again but ‘ Warren J. Hill? In the recent election, draw- j Ihg partv lilacs with an irresistable power else where, he was defeated only by forty votes, i with a political majority of two hundred and \ fifty against him. But there is still a brighter | glory gathering around him in his defeat, than victory elsewhere sheds upon the brows of i others. Who has bound the hearts of such a j number with chains of love which they would ! not break at the bidding of party? In Walton county, where he resides, and is properly known and appreciated, what a language dees an increased majority of 100 votes over his own pa ty speak in his behalf ! —Whilst Demo cracy has such an apostle to sustain her sub- I n e pre ci ts Walton will stand immoveable as a roCik in her cause, and the Senatorial district, with a majority which would fix all others as immoveable as the mountain, will continue to tremble in the balance. [From the N. O. Picayune , 1 oth inst.] From the Brazes. The schooner Panama, Capt. Porter, arrived yesterday from Bravos Santiago, whence she sailed on the 23th ult. Through the courtesy of Mr. W. C. Templeton, "'ho came passenger on the Panama, we have d copy of the Mata moros Flag, of the 25th ult. There is not a word of military intelligence in the paper which would be news here, but Capt. Porter, ol the Panama, reports that all of Gen. Cuihing’s brigade left the on .. the 28th ult., for Vera Cruz, onboard th.o U. S. steamer Telegraph, the steamer Ohio, the brig Maj. Eastland and one other brig, name not recollected. Col. Hays arrived at the Brazos on the 20th ult., and was to leave the next day with five companies of his command, tin board the steam ship Fanny, for Vera Cruz. The brig Crusoe and schooners E p.i’ty and A Cadmus wore at the Brazos on the 29th ult., to leave for this port in a few days. The Panama lost a seaman overboard on her passage down to the Brazos. It was on the 22d ult. His name was B. T. Wadleigh, who has left a wife and two children in this city. The city of Victoria de Tamaulipas is repre sented as suffering for the common necessaries of life. Since the occupation of Tampico and Metamoros by American troops, Victoria has been cut off from legalized communication with the seaboard. Under the head of “Texas Affairs,” the Flag gives us several items of information of which we annex a good part: Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar has been announc ed as a candidate to represent the counties of San Patricio and Nueces in the representative branch of the State Legislature. The election j will be held at the different election precincts in these counties on the first Monday in No vember next. Gen. Lamar has, for about a year past, been stationed at Laredo, in Nueces county, in com mand of a company for the defence of the fron tier, and is very, and deservedly, popular throughout the district which he is a candidate to represent. The Governor ofTexas has authorized Lieut. 11. Bee to raise a company of mounted volun teers, to be mustered into service sometime in October. This company will be stationed at Laredo, and supply the place of that now there under the command of Gen. Lamar, whose term of service expires in three or four weeks. Capt. J. S. Sutton is also authorized to raise a company, to be stationed between the Nueces and Rio Grande, to supply the place of that recently commanded by Capt. Gray. Capt. Sutton was in Corpus Christ! a few days ago recruiting. District of Santa Rita. —An election for two justices of the peace will he held at Santa Rita, Nueces county, Texas, for that district, on the second Monday in October. These offices have never yet been filled. We are not informed who is likely to be chosen. A constable, in said district, will also be chosen at the same time. The district commences at the upper landing of the ferry, near Fort Paredes, and extends up the Rio Grande to the vicinity of Reynosa—thence to the Salt Lakes and Sal Colorado, and down the latter to the Point Isabel district. The death of the Hon. Jose DeAlba has caused a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice for the county of Nueces. We are informed that an election will be holden on the second Monday in October, to supply the vacancy. The places of voting are Corpus Christi, Brazos Santiago, Point Isabel, Santa Rita and Laredo. The only name we have heard 'mentioned in connection with the office, is that of Gen-. Wm. L. Cazneau. At the election in Nueces county, Texas, on the second Monday in October.a coroner for said coilnty Will be elected. A j ustice of the peace is also to bo elected ih the Point Isabel district, to supply the vacan cy caused by the resignation of S. E. Langdon. Esq. The boundaries of this district are the Rio Grande, from its mouth to the ferry near Fort Paredes, therreewith the Ma'tainoros and San Patrio road to the Rio Sal Colorado, thence down that river to the Laguna del Madre, and across Padre Island to the Gulf of Mexico, thence to the mouth of the river. Votes for this office will be received at Point Isabel and at Brazos Santiago. One justice for the district resides at the Brazos Island, the other should be in this vicinity. Augusta, occrg i a . SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 15- Good News from Pennsylvania- We received no papers by last evening's mail from offices North of Richmond, Va. A slip from our correspondent of the Rich mond Times, gives us advices from New Aork and Philadelphia, per Telegraph, to 14th inst. I 4 P. M.,-but we regret that it gives no informa j tion in regard to the Cotton market, which is i the all-absorbing topic Avith our merchants. To our political friends, hoAvever, the news is of the most gratifying character. The Bal timore correspondent of the Times, under date of 14th inst. 4 P. M. says—“ The papers from Philadelphia failed, except the Ledger, which I gives a Democratic gain ofGOOOoA-cr the whigs compared with the vote of ’44, as far as heard from, 'i'he Democracy is certainly largely tri | umphant. There Avas a large Native vote given j in Philadelphia.” General Clinch and his Detractors. The Federal Union led off Avith an editorial ; regretting that personal matters in reference to the charftctefs ?.nd conduct of the lavo can didates for Governor, and their relative fit ness for the office had figured so extcnsi T »'dy in the public journals. It very correctly as serted that the example had been set by the Avhigs,and most ruthlessly pursued against the democratic candidate. This was but a con tinuation of the sicellcd-head and broken topp'd i barouche game played against Mr. McAllister, j The democratic papers accepted-,as matter of ! course, this sort of issue tendered, in the al - sence of an issue of riuxcim.Es, which the whigs thought it unnecessary to reiterate. The Sa\* mu ih Republican, however, insists that the Avhigs, the mild, gentlemanly, liberal whigs, forsooth! have been more sinned against than sinning, and considers that Col. Towns, his character, conduct, capacity and claims have not been near so rudely and unfairly as sailed as was General Clinch, his character, conduct, capacity and claims. I’hat Colonel ■ Towns suffered less, that he came out of the j rough encounter Avith loss damage, is evi denced by his triumphant election. This re sult, however, is not OAving to any forbearance ,on the part of the Avhig presses. He owes no i gratitude to them. He has gone unscathed j through k most fiery ordeal. He oavcs this to the strength of his principles, the purity of his i character, and the just appreciation by the | people of his capacity and fitness for the Exe cutive Chair. As for the humble part avc took in tills can vass, avg have no disclaimers to make —noth- ing to apologise for, and nothing to regret. We did not pen a sentence that wc avouUl now retract or obliterate. It is true, Ave asserted that General Clinch was in our opinion, a dull— a very dull man, —an amiable, but weak minded man. We believed Avhat we asserted, and be lieve so still. We published the Picas in the St. Marys Bank case, filed by Mr. Preston, the Attorney of General Clinch, These Pleas dis closed as avc believed, and still believe that a fraud was perpetrated or attempted bri the Charter of that Bank. The contrary has never been shoAvn.and whilst mystery still harigSoi'er that famous SIOOO transaction, the ptibhe will believe Avith us that there was a fraud perpetrat ed, as was substantially set forth by the Fleas themselves. We Avcrc unwilling to charge Gen. Clinch Avith having committed it, be cause avg belieA r ed him to be a man of pure character and high integrity. But we adopt ed the only other alternative Avhich suggested itself, and came to the conclusion that he Avas a dupe — a cats-paw in the hands of sharper AA'ittcd men, Avho had used him. To this hy pothesis we still adhere. The silence of him self and his defenders in reference to those ! transactions which suggested the Pleas of Mr. j Preston and Avhich he confounded perhaps | Avith the SIOOO note, has left us no other al j tentative. As to the battle of Withlacoochio, which the ; whigs thought Avoiild be good of itself for .5000 votes for their gunpowder candidate, we published a full account of that achievement. We gave the official despatches and all we could gather in reference to it. Our readers Avero thus enabled to make their own estimate from it, of the Hero’s fitness to become Gov ernor of the State. We also published Judge Dawson’s certifi cate. If the public, however, chose to place a different estimate from his, on the abilities of General Clinch for the office, neither he, nor the whigs generally have a right to complain. General Clinch’s services and merits have not suffered for lack of trumpeters. But since after all the flourish of trumpets, and drumming and fifing to get up military enthusiasm for h m, he fell short at the ballot box, the whigs must either be content, or blame themselves for their own mistake in nominating so weak a candidate. History of Georgia- The Athens Banner says—“We are happy to announce to our readers that the first volume qf Dr. Stevens’ work is rapidly passing through the press. Mr. W. C. Richards, to whom Avas entrusted the superintendance of its publica tion, has just returned from the North, and jhowa us a specimen of the work, which is in dicative of great excellence in its mechanical i execution. The volume Avas nearly half print ed when Mr. R. left—-and will be completed under the eye of the author himself. It may be looked for early in November, when avc hope it will be generously received by the j public.” Pr ost- Within the last two days we have had quite a change in the Avoather, and yesterday win ter clothing and tiros Avorc not only comforta ble, but necessary. We understand a slight white frost was visible early in the morning in the vicinity of this city. The Charleston Courier, of yesterday, says : “We learn from passengers avlio arrived in the cars yesterday, that there was quite a hea vy frost that morning along the lino of Rail Road between Hamburg and Aiken.” "We publish with pleasure the coramunica- i tion of our talented young correspondent, j “T. W, L.,” and cordially Avish that he may re alize the hope expressed in his concluding para graph. As Ave are one of those that believe that there are fcAv old bachelors from, choice, Ave are ahvays more disposed to look upon their condition as calling for compassion, than pro voking to ridicule. Their lonely fate has in every age elicited poetic sympathies, and in spired the most glowing pens. Even the splendors of Avealth and f .me shed but a chil ling light upon their isolated path. Napoleon once remarked to his courtiers, after the with drawal of Josephine and her ladies from his palace, just prior to his second ritiptials, “It must be confessed, gentlemen, that society Avithout ladies, is like a garden without roses.” Byron has sketched the most splendid isola tion to which “single blessedness” could at tain, in terms so graphic, as to make it a most unenticing condition. “Amidst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, Ami roam alon<r, the world’s tired denizen, With none who bless us, none Avhnm we can bless: Minions of splendor shrinking from distress! None that, with kindred consciousness endued, II we were not. would seem to smile the less, Os all that flatter’d, followed, sought, and sued : This is to be alone ; this, this is solitude.” The beautiful and familiar lines of Campbell will not less readily suggest themselA’cs to the memory of the reader. “And say—without our hopes* without our fears, Without the home that plighted love endears, Without the smile from partial beauty won. Oh, what were man—a world without a sun.” So we will noAv close our comments on the r theme furnished by our unfortunate felloAv wights of the-order of bachelor-dcm, with the ' following standing sentiment, for the benefit of the brotherhood ih general, and of “T. W. ! L.” in particular. “May the single be married, and the married be happy.” The Fall Stocks—An Elegant Store. Notwithstanding only a limited supply of the great Southern staple has reached our 1 market thus far, during the season, the busy hum of the Fall trade is already upon us, and ■ our merchants are daily ivitnessing and realiz -1 . . ° ing its effects upon their splendid stocks of : goods In CAmry department of trade. Nor is this at all suprising, wheA avc contemplate the extensive supplies, and the rich and tasteful ' displays of our dealers* av!i6 offer inducements ’ such as would tempt the most obdurate. This is especially true, and is atte-ted at almost ) CA'ery step along Broad street, whether one is in pursuit of the nocssaries or luxuries of life, ' either for its sustenance, or the more elegant fashioning and moulding of the personal exte rior. All, all in great abundance, Avhilc in the latter departments, there is generally a profu sion of elegance and richness rarely equalled. Intimately connected Avith the chaste and rich stylos of goods, is the fine taste exhibited in their display and arrangement, which is not less important than in the selections. This is truly a progressive age, and there is no higher evidence of the progress of refinement, and a highly cultivated taste among merchants than that afforded in the selections and display of t their goods and wares. , The fact has been forcibly impressed upon . our minds, by the general advancement made . by our merchants within a few years, and in no [ instantce has it been more strikingly illustrat ed than by our friends Clark, Rackett & Co., upon whose store, whether it be contemplated for the splendor, richness, and great variety of the wares, combining Avhatever is useful or , ornamental in their line, or the taste displayed in their exhibition, a lover of the chaste arid beautiful might gaze in admiration for hours i torturing his imagination and his poAvor of lan guage, not less for appropriate encomiums upon the improvements in the Mechanic arts, as ex hibited in 6A r ery niche and corner of their gor geous est ablishment, than Upon the refined and elegant taste of the proprietors. —Chronicle % Sentinel o f Wcdnreday. Death of Chancellor Harper- The Columbia Temperanee Advocate of the 14th inst., brings us the vmlancholy news of the death of the Hon. William Harper, who expired at his residence in Fairfield District, on Sunday last. In his death, the Beach of South Carolina has lost its greatest jurist, and the State one of the most gifted men that has ever adorned her annals. The Charleston Mercury of yesterday says —“Chancellor Harper’s distinction dates back to the very commencement of his manhood.— Quite early in his career he went to Missouri, and for a time held the highest judicial office in that State. Returning to South Carolina, he was elected to the office which he hcl 1 to his death, and Avhere he exercise 1 a greater and more undisputed supremacy, than perhaps has ever been attained by any other Judge in the State. And this ha OAved solely to the depth, clearness and comprehensiveness of his intellect; for no man cared less for poAver than he, or avus more entirely free fro m all suspicion of abusing it for selfish purposes. With manners unaffectedly simple,and a heart alive to all kindly and genial sympathies, he won, and has long enjoyed, the love as well as the veneration of the Avhole State; and perhaps there is not one among the distinguished men of South Carolina, whose death would be more universally and sincerely deplored. Wc do not now attempt any biographies 1 sketch of Chancellor Harper, for we have not the materials at hand, and the office belongs to some one better qualified to do justice to the distinguished dead. rftillcdg’eville and Gordon Hail HoaJ- The Federal Union, of the 12th iust. says ■ “At a meeting of the Stockholders on Satur day last, the following gentlemen were elected Directors of the Company, viz: Beuj. S. Jor dan, Dr. T. Fort, I. Newell, S. Gratland, D. 11. Tucker, W. S. Rockwell, Alox’r Jarratt, It. M. Orme, Geo. L. Doming and the Mayor | of the city of Milledgeville.” The Affairs ofFrlmc, Ward &, Co lt is stated that the affairs of Prime, AVard & Co., as far as the American creditors are j concerned will turn out even worse than was i feared. The amount of indebtedness is about | $700,000, of which three of the Wall street Banks lose a large amount, stated at $200,000. The English creditors have absorbed all the assets of the firm. [communicated.] i Mr. Editor —I learn that our City Council have or are about to establish rate a of weights for Meal and Corn. This step, on their part, may be regarded as an effort for the public good. So lar, then, it will be commendable; then allow me to suggest their action upon the Assize of Bread, that the Baker and consum er may alike receive justice. And might not all standard weights be duly examined month ly by the city officers? We know that Charles ton r ■ gulates this matter by an occasional ex ample of depriving the merchants of their sticks, commonly called yard-sticks, which are often found less than thirty-six inches. — Another fact I will here state. I have seen many millers in Georgia who trade in Augus ta, who desire earnestly a Flour inspection. Gentlemen of the Council, oblige a poor man by reflecting on these important matters. FAIR MEASURE. [We publish the communication of “Fair Measure,” but in doing so, would remark that short yard-sticks arc probably hot to be found among our merchants. This precaution is un necessary, as least so far as our present set of merchants are concerned.] [communicated.] A Short Essay orx Bachelors. I can conceive of no life more miserable than that of the Bachelor. If he live in a house by himself, he is ever comparing his own lot with that of his married neighbor, who is as happy as the days are long, receiving company, and romping with his children ; but as ofrr bache lor wanders through his rooms, a sense of lone liness comes over him, and he sighs, alas! in vain, for even “ A little /Eaeas to play in his halls.” As he sits by his lonely hearth,and looksaround upon the vacant chairs, and the unoccupied corner, he pictures to himself the brightness of the scene if all those empty chairs were Allied by “ a pretty string of beads,” and the other corner, by “ the flower, and the Mother of the flockand while he thinks of all those tilings, a burst of laU.gh.ter, long, lotid, and rabrry, as it comes from his neighbor’s nursery, falls upon his car, as if in very mock ery of his loneliness. Or perchance, some gay, happy child, crosses his path; but he turns a way from him, and bitterly thinks of his youth ful days, and the many opportunities he had of marrying well, as a man looks back upon the golden hours, which have sped away, unim proved, and which alas ! can never be regain ed. Parties, and Ashing frolics, come up in ! review before him, sadly mellowed, and dim | mod by the long years that have intervened.— j He recalls the happiest day of his life, when ho sat by some fair one’s side on the mossy bank of some quiet stream. He feels, once more, her warm breath upon his cheek, as he bent down to disengage the hook which caught her dross, and remembers what a long time it required to lo'sen it. He well remembers the i thrill of delight when he touched her hand, ; the bound of his heart when their eyes met, | and the gentle pressure of her hand as she i leaned confidingly upon his arm, and looked I up into his face, the incarnation of innocence i and loveliness. Again does he hear those rich tones, richer now in memory, for they will never be heard again; and though the fire blazes brightly, and the clock ticks merrily in the corner, the old man sighs, and bitterly re | proaches himself that he did not whisper his love to her when they sat upon that mossy bank, when no one was nigh to hear, and no sound to disturb save the gentle ripple of the ■ stream. I Like a rock in the midst of some green isle I —an isolated being, the old man drags out his existence, —no one to sympathize with, no one to love him, no one to love. Children hush their laughter, and stop their sports, when he comes nigh. Boys poke fun at him, and laugh at his old hat, and ’tis the “unkind est cut of all,” the very eyes that once beamed lovingly upon him, now sparkle in derision of his fate. When he sits down to his table, his house keeper pours out his coffee, with the air of one paid to do it, and he is disgusted with her officious kindness, which ho knows to be the i rankest hypocrisy ; or if, as bachelors are apt to do, for the lack of something better to love, he has set his affections upon the lucre of ; earth, he is the constant sport of doubts, sus picions, and fears. He watches his house • keeper with a vigilant eye, and views her as a i leech, which is slowly, but surely sucking up his substance. Every approach which she makes to his cupboard causes his heart to throb, and every jingle of her keys costs him a pang; hence we often see the bachelor, goad ed to desperation, join himself in matrimony with the guardian of his cupboard. But they never live happily together, and he invariablj* ; cuts her off with a shilling. Let us now look at the bachelor, when not at | home. If he goes out to walk, he encounters a married man upon the pavement. See with | what an envious eye he looks at him. Our married friend is evidently just from under the hands of his wife. His hat, his coat, and his bair, well brushed. lie is the . very pink of neatness, and surely nobody but a wife could I have tied his cravat so nicely. A broad hap* py smile rests upon his countenance, and h c holds by the hand a little cherub that can just waddle along beside him. Ever and anon as he looks down upon his boy, a smirk flits across his iace, aud he walks proudly along, full of responsibility and joy ; but the bache lor ! Looii at him. The dust of a dozen weeks has collected upon his beaver. No smile lights up his countenance. Button after but ton drops from his coat, his socks need darn ing, and his elbows have not so much as a patch to cover them. View him at Church, as he twists and turns in his scat; he doesn’t hear a word of the sermon, for what with en vying the married men, and looking at the girls, and frowning upon the little ones as they flock into the pews after their mothers, he has .as much as he can do. And perhaps during prayer-time he feels a twitching of his coat be hind, he hears the suppressed titter of a whole bench-full of boys, sighs for his lonely fire side which is far preferable to being in a huff without an opportunity of revenging himself. If he reads his newspaper, a cut at bache lors, or a love story, or a description of matri monial felicity well-nigh drives him mad. lie joins a club, hoping in this way to pass off his evenings more pleasantly; but most of the members hurry home “to their dear little wives,” at an early hour, and our bachelor in wardly vows never to attend the meeting again. The bachelor who boards out ia but little bet ter off than he who keeps house. He dare not stay away late at night for fear of being locked out. His coffee is never made right. Ilia linen is either as stiff as a shingle or as Umber as a rag. The children distract him with their noise, and he daily sees the blessedness of mat rimony, which he would of all things avoid. Slowly the weary years roll by, and the bachelor is stretched upon his dying bed. lie looks back upon his life ! how long has that life been, yet how useless ! He thinks of his w'orldly goods, and mourns, that there is no one to give them to. Silence reigns in that { chamber. No weeping, watching wife, sup plies his many wants, and whispers the last sad farewell in his car. No little ones, with serious countenances, look up sadly into his face. No manly boy takes him by the hand, and bids ham be of good cheer, nor promise i to honor his gray hairs by ever walking in the paths ol virtue, nor to perpetuate his name by deeds of glory. No beloved daughter bends over him, and mingles her dark locks with his gray hairs, nor presses her bright lips upon his turrowed cheek, n6r clasps his wasted form in that last loving embrace, promising ever to cherish his memory, and 16 keep his grave green with 1 er tears —no! nv! But the house keeper scowls upon him when his kis turn ed, or drops a crbcodile tear, hoping to tc re membered in his will. Thus the old man dies, feeling that the world can well spire him, and that it were better to be in his grave, than to mingle in a world « hich he loves not, which loves not him. God of Heaven! preserve us from such a late. When men .“top at our grave, whatever thev sav of us, let it not be, he died i • a bachelor. May I be early blessed in Use ’ with a partner*. May we two, hand in hand; and heart in heart, safely weather the storms Oi life; and if death single me out first, when ' they have buried me in the village churchyard, and the grass waves over my tomb, may a no ble boy and a fair girl, come over the stile to gether, aud sldppifig at my grave, drop a tear or a flower, and say, “/Zero lies our father.'’ T. W. L. Washington, Ga., Oct. 12, 1816; ThcH L Coolrc- Among the other changes aud improvements in steam-boats which we have recorded, wc ought not to omit to mention the repairs now going on in the above named boat. She is fin “ dergoing a thorough process of change and > renovation, and will in some ten days more, take her place on the river as a packet boat, running hence to Augusta. ' For this object her engine has been greatly ‘ improved, and much of it renewed, while the boiler surface has been enlarged by adding six feet to the length of the boiler. Another im portant improvement is the construction of a cabin on the upper or promenade deck, making her, in this respect, like the passenger boats on the Western waters. This cabin is provided , with twenty-four berths, and we know of noth ing more pleasing, airy, and convenient. The upper deck projects beyond the cabin, so that ' taere will be a promenade entirely around it— l within the railing. It is not easy to imagine a more agreeable or inviting arrangement, and we predict that the H. L. Cook will be a ’ public favorite, amply rewarding Messrs, Ihly and Geo. Wylly, for the enterprise which they i have shown in her construction. We have no doubt that henceforth the preferred route, from this city to Augusta, will be on the river. —Savannah Republican 2 \th nit. The Epedemic. —The report of interments in the city for the week ending Saturday morn ing at 9 o’clock shows a total of 133, of which 48 were from yallow fever. The correspond ing figures for the preceding week were 141 and 57. This shows a slight amelioration in the health of the city. Scarcely any change is indicated by the Charity Hospital report, the total number of admissions for the week ending at 6 o’clock last evening (Oct. 9th) be ing 190 against 197 the week previous, and the deaths from yellow fever being 21, the same as during the preceding week. The discharges of yellow fever the last week at the Hos pital were 59 against 78 the previous week. We are persuaded that the epidemic finds a great number of its victims among strangers ’ j and unaccliraated residents now returning, ; though cases do constanly occur among those r who have been here throughout the season. The fever appears to fluctuate slightly with, changes in the weather, it we may rely upon the reports made to us from respectable sources. We regret that we cannot pronounce it safe for absent friends and strangers to come amongst us. But as the disease is falling off by 1 degrees we may hope that it will soon become extinct, unless it is fed by the imprudence of those who are so anxious to return to town. — ; N. O. ricayune % KM inst. Couldn't tell the Difference , —A loafer got hold of a green persimmon, which (before they are ripened by the frost) are said to be one of the most bitter and puckery fruits known. lie took the persimmon outside the garden ( wall.and commenced upon it, by seizing a very generous mouthful of the fruit, which proved L to be in a state to frizzle his Ups and tongue most provokingly. , . “How do you like it,” inquired the owner ot : the garden, who had been watching him. The saliva was oozing from the corners of the ‘ fellow’s mouth, and he was only able to ask I in reply, “How do I look,nabor? Am I wisslmg . or singing?”