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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10
In to-day’s paper will ho found the present
ments of the Grand Jury ot Harrisburg county,
Texas, to which we refer our readers as one ol
the best documents of the kind that wo have evci
scon. We publish it as evidence of the rapid
progress of inoials and good government in that
republic of yesterday.
The following are samples of letters occasion
ally received at this ofhcc. AVe shall give others.
Post Office, Irwinton, Ala. £
July 4th, 1839. >
Gentlemen: —Your paper to Wm. Fisher is
not taken out of the office. He has left this
pla CC —destination not known.
Respectfully yours, &c.
Andrew McKenzie, p. m.
Post Office, Quincy, Fla. £
July sth, 1839. >
Gentlemen:—Mr. L..(. Bell, to whom a No.
of your weekly paper is directed, left this town
some short time since, supposed to be making his
way for Texas. Ido not think it will be any ad
vantage to you to continue sending his paper here.
Very respectfully,
Your ohed’t sorv’t.
T. J. KENAN, P, M.
From the following articles in the Brunswick
Advocate and Darien Herald, it would seem that
the amendments to the Constitution, proposed by
| the late Reduction Convention, will be rejected
in a quarter in which it was supposed they would
receive unanimous support.
From the Brunswick Advocate, of July 6th.
Reduction Convention. —The last Darien
Herald, speaking of the Convention recently held
in Milledgeville to, reduce the number of the
members of the General Assembly in this State,
has the allowing remarks: , .
‘■We he.icvethe doings of the Convention have
given general dissatisfaction throughout the
State, and from the sentiments expressed through
the press, are inclined to believe the large major
ity. In tins county we feel confident there will
be a majority against any alteration ol the consti
tution, particularly such as proposed by the con
vention.”
Wc are satisfied from conversations had with
a large number ol the citizens ot this county, in
relation to the plan ot Reduction proposed by' the
recent Convention, that on the first Monday in
October next, a large majority of our citizens will
be found voting “No Ratification.”
From the New Orleans Louisianian, July 2.
News from Texas,
By the arrival in our port ot the steam packet
Columbia, we have received our correspondence
from Galveston to the 28th June inclusive.
The advices from Houston, state the crops ol
cotton had a fine appearance, and promised
to bo very abundant. A report was in circula
tion in that city that the Indians were commiltinfi
more ravages on the frontier, and preparations
were making to pul a slop to them. This intelli
gence was given us by a respectable gentleman,
who came a passenger in the Columbia, but our
papers say nothing about it.
The Texians did not appear to pay any atten
tion to or be disturbed by the reports of an inva
* sion by the Mexicans.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
Hamburg, S. C. July 9, 1839.
Various engagements of a public nature, for
the benefit of mankind, have subjected me to see
others enjoy the fruit of my skill and hard earn
ings, without relief for many years, and as the
* matter has been brought before the public at pre
sent, I deem it my duty to make a statement, be
ginning with facts and continue with them from
time to time as the case may require it. The
matter in contemplation is the Bridge over Savan
nah river, commonly called the “Augusta Bridge,”
one half of which, together with its revenue from
the day it was taken from me, I, and my just
creditors are the rightful owners to the present
day.
On the 13th dayTlf August 1813, one Lewis
Cooper and myself bought from Walter Leigh
and Edward Rowel, their ferry-right across the
r Savannah River, for the purpose of building the
present Bridge. For said right we paid eight
thousand, five hundred dollars; (four thousand to
Walter Leigh, and four thousand, five hundred
dollars to Edward Rowel.) In addition to this,
wc paid to the Trustees of the R ehmond Acade
my, as sent for their right, four hundred dollars
per annum, payable quarterly; a copy of the first
i. payment is hereunto annexed in exhibit mark
\ SJ A.
. lt J»I was the projector and furnisher of the mate
rials; Cooper was the mechanic in erecting it
■ according to a wooden plan, in miniature, sugges
ted by myself. In accordance to which on the
17th of August of the same month, and year
aforesaid, li n person, with eighty or ninety la
borers went into a cypress swamp and commen
ced getting the timber; all of which were got un
der my immediate superintendence. The whole
of said Bridge,exe e pt the flooring was j»f the best
cypress, and on the fourth of July, 1814, it was
not completed, but u-,jy f or UBe- Q n the 17th
day of December, 181a the Legislature of South
Carolina, granted a charter to Henry Shultz am
Lewis Cooper, for saij Bridge, and on the 9tl
day of November, ISI4, the Legislature ofGeor
gia granted a charter to John McKinnie am
Henry Shultz, Cooper having sold his half It
John McKinnie, and a partial understanding res
peeling my interest in the Bridge, took place be
tween Barna McKinnie and myself, butwasnev'
cr carried into clfect on his part. John McKin
nie and myself were in the peaceable enjoyment
of said Bridge and its revenue, until the 3d o
March 1821, when I was dispossessed by tlit
strong arm of man, as will be seen in certificate
marked B.
Gentlemen—Having noticed in the public
journals of a meeting held by the citizens of Au
gusta on the 29th Juno last, in reference to the
South Carolina Canal and Rail Road crossing
the Savannah River, and the same time a resolu
tion was passed for the appointment of five per
sons, requiring the expediency of purchasing the
two Bridges across the Savannah River, and that
you were appointed that committee. Therefore,
in order, that the public may not be deluded, I
deem it my duty to give the facts, ami express the
dictates of my rights and intention in regard to
said Bridge, although the power of money and
the cry of “mad dog,” has prevailed these many
years, together with a little hush money received
from Samuel Hale in 1829. Justice cannot
abandon two years unahating perseverance, to
gether with tens of thousands given for the erec
tion of this noble and public constructive, at least
without an effort to obtain its dues even at a late
hour. HENRV SHULTZ.
To Gen. Tuos. Glascock,
EdWAIII) BfSTIN,
Moses Ruff,
Tuos. S. Metcalf,
Edwaud Thomas.
Exhibit A.
Rec’J, 31st March, 1814, from Messrs. Shultz
and Cooper, by Mr. Leigh, one hundred dollars
in full for payment of Ferry-rent to the above
date. THOMAS BARRETT,
$lOO. Clerk of the Board of Trustees.
Exit hit It.
Georgia, Richmond County,
Came before me, Richard Rush, 'one of the
Justices of the Peace for said county, Joseph
Wheeler, Lawrence Brock, Ezekiel Evans and
Lewis Barrie, who being duly sworn upon the
Holy Evangelist, deposeth and saith, that being
present on the third day of March, 1821, at the
Georgia end of the Augusta Bridge, William
Lamkin, sherilfof said county, Richard H. Wilde,
and Samuel Hale, Esqrs, did dispossess Mr. Hen*
ry Shultz by force, of the Georgia end of the
Bridge, aforesaid.
Sworn to before me, this 15th day of May,
1821. R. RUSH, J. P.
JOSEPH WHEELER,
LAWRENCE BROCK,
EZEKIEL EVANS,
L. BARRIE.
From the Boston Atlas.
Withdrawal of Mr. Webster,
To the People of Massachl'settb.
It is known that my name has been presented
to the public, by a meeting of membeis of the
Legislature of the slate, as a candidate for the
office of President of the United States, at the
ensuing election. As it has been expected that
a convention would be holdcn in the auluimi of
this year, composed of delegates from the several
slates, 1 have hitherto thought proper not to an
ticipate in any way, the result of that convention.
But, I am now out of the country, not to return,
probably, much earlier than the period fixed for
the meeting of the convention, and do not know
what may occur, in the meantime, which, if I were
at home, might demand immediate attention from
me. I desire moreover, to act no part] which
may tend to prevent a cordial and effective union
among those, whose object, I trust, is to main
ta n. unimpaired, the constitution of the country,
and to uphold all its great interests, l.y a wise,
prudent and patriotic administration of the Gov
ernment.
These considerations have induced me to with
draw my name as a candidate for the office of
President at the next election.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
London, June 12, 1839.
A horrible loss of life has just occurred on the
Harlem railroad. The locomotive, at Kith street,
ran olf the track, and, when the people were en
gaged in putting it on, the boiler burst, and kill
ed several persons immediately, and horribly mu
tilated others. The amount of the sacrifice of
life, lam not now able to ascertain. The engi
neer probably forgot to let olf the steam when the
locomotive stopped.— Correspondent Nat. Intel
A Gratiffixo Sioht.—One of the most grat
ifying spectacles exhibited in the New York cele
bration, was the assemblage of twelve thomana
Sunday School Children on Staten Island, with
two thousand teachers. No less than nine tow
boats and four steamboats were engaged to lake
them across the river. Upwards of two thousand
loaves of bread were consumed, and about as ma
ny pounds of beef. A more heart-touching spec
tacle could scarcely be conceived. It was wit
nessed by a large number of benevolent citizens,
and our correspondent well remarks, will be re
membered with feelings of pleasure by hundreds,
for many years to come.— Phil. Enquirer.
Gambling Establishment broken up.
The lessee of a house in Camp street, who ap
parently commenced business here as commission
merchant last winter, having some lime ago left
the city under suspicious circumstances—yestor-
I day some workmen were employed to break open
the premises, when they discovered, instead of a
store filled with goods, a complete gambling cs
tablishment, fitted up in a style the like of which
is not often to he met with. In the centre of the
room was a table, and directly above, in the ceil
ing, were cut several holes through which wires
led down towards the spot where the proprietor
is supposed to take his seat. These wires were
i so arranged that they could be used to convey
)d inform ation as to the kinds of cavils of his victim
tlj The discovery of this formidable apparatus of in
* j senility, coupled with the fact of the lessee hav
ing Swartwouted under anything hut favorable
id circumstances, gives countenance to the suppo
lo silion that he was any thing hut a commission
s . merchant, or an honest man. His name, we be
lieve, is Ha inner.— New Orleans Bull'tin.''
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v ‘ Republic ok Texas,
i- County of Harrisburg, A. D. 183‘J. S
To the Hon. B.C. Fhanklix, Presiding Jin go:
The Grand Jurors empannelled and sworn to
1)1 enquire for the body of the county of Harrisburg,
le at the Spring Term of the District Court, rospi cl
ip fully represent:
That, during (heir session of several wciks,
they have endeavored diligently to perform ihc
ic duties assigned to them. The City of Houson
t- being the of government, and the tormina ion
lc navigation into the interior, is the tcmpoi ary
resort ot all sorts ol persons, and will probably
B be found to present an undue number ol infiac
i- t;ons of the laws, in comparison with the rest of
the country. \ et, from a review of all the rises
and facts that have come before the Grand Juror,
1 they are clearly of opinion, that the frequency and
it aggravation of crime arc much diminished, and
>, the moral tone of society greatly improved since
j the early settlement of the country —that the pro
perty and persons of the citizens are as secure in
r this as in any other well regulated community—
-0 to sum up all in a few words, that Texas has ta-
L j ken her position by the side of the most civilized
nations, and is keeping up with the march of im
' provement and amelioration which distinguishes
J the present age.
it Duelling, which was formerly frequent, and is
an evidence of a not well organized state of society,
and by some regarded as a necessary evil in any
community not perfect, has so fallen into disuse,
t and is so generally reprobated, that but a single
e case has come within the knowledge of the Grand
Jurors. That wasaducl between two Europeans,
imperfectly acquainted with our language, igno
rant of the spirit of our institutions, and of the
tone and requirements of society here.
The Grand Jurors have inquired into the in
fractions of those wise and salutary enactments
which the Congress have passed to prevent gamb
ling, and they have made several presentments
therefor. It is unnecessary in this community,
to portray the effects of gambling; its destructive
and fatal influence upon all that is upright in
z principle, and upon all the best feelings of the
s human heart. It is however, a subject of congra
-3 dilution with the Grand Jurors, that, in their in
vestigation of this subject, they found gambling
confined to the lower classes of society; and that
persons who wish to be regarded as gentlemen
and useful citizens, carefully avoid even being
seen near the gambling table. This is now be
come the resort almost exclusively, of the profli
gate, the abandoned, and the shameless.
The Grand Jurors have directed their attention
1 to the condition of the free Negroes residing in
I Harrisburg county, contrary to the provisions of
the ordinance passed by the Consultation on this
subject, and contrary to the express declaration
; of the Constitution. After a very careful, patient,
3 and full investigation offsets, they made a pre
sentment to the honorable Court, of those Ne
groes, who, in violation of the supreme law of
■> this land, are residing within the limits for which
s your Grand Jury is sworn to make inquest. As
e a population, they are much worse than useless:
in general, they neither perform any productive
labor, nor exercise reputable callings. With
’, scarcely an exception, they arc addicted to vice
and the commission of petty crimes. They are
often irresponsible instruments in the hands of
white men. But it is chiefly the mischievous in
fluence which the free Negroes exert over our
slaves, to which the Grand Jurors would invite
especial attention. Texasisaslaveholding coun
try, and will, the Grand Jurors trust, ever remain
such. A family of free Negroes commonly pre
sents the impersonation of indolence, ignorance
and dishonesty. Such a family, unless strictly
and perpetually watched, and kept at a distance,
I will render the slaves of the plantations near
e which they are situated, dissatisfied, disobedient,
e restless, thievish and corrupt. In the towns
c where the facilities for dishonesty by slaves are
t much greater than in the country, the presence
if of free negroes is felt ns a very great evil. In ad-
I dition to their other vices and petty crimes, the
- free Negroes being addicted to gambling, initiate
. the slaves, who supply the means of pursuing it
i, by stealing from their masters.
r The Grand Jurors are aware that they have not
v | even alluded to several very important points
c which suggest themselves in the consideration of
n this subject. It is not deemed necessary to do so
h in this community. And in the brief notice they
u have taken of one or two points, they are fully
i- sustained by facts In the conclusions they have
expressed. They wou'd likewise mention, that
they have been informed on undoubted authority,
- that one free Negro at least is in correspondence
with the abolitionists of the North, if not an cmis
i- sary of theirs. This subject too, derives a great
if addition at this lime to its inherent importance
from the fact, that one of the states of the Union
adjoining this republic, has found the free Ne
groes so great an evil, that it is expected she will
soon expel them from her borders. In that event
c it may be confidently anticipated that they will
! attempt to disgorge themselves into Texas—a
dark spot on this fair and sunny land. The
|. Grand Jurors in their presentment of this subject,
!_ have acted under a sense of imperative duty.
,f The Grand Jurors would also present, ns a se
j. rious injury to the public, the Groceries, or Tip
pling Shops. With projrer exceptions, they are
I the theatres of occasional brawls, and sources of
• much damage to the morals and the health of the
community. Under our present laws, no pen
ally is attached to the retail of spirituous liquors
without a license. It is believed that the passing
of a law by Congress, attaching a penalty to this
offence, would be productive of much good, by
'■ placing the groceries under the permanent su
-1 pervision of the properly constituted authorities
[PUBLISHED BV BKQ.UEST.]
, To the People ol' Henry County.
j Fellow-citizens: — ln compliance with a pub
lie notice, requesting the citizens of McDonough
to assemble at the Court House, on the evening
of the 20th inst. to determine upon some plan, by
which to ascertain your opinions of the propriety
of petitioning our next Legislature to repeal the
Law authorizing the Retail of Ardent Spirits: a
i- large number of the citizens of McDonough, con
n sisting of all classes and denominations, assem-
I't bled in the Court-House at the appointed hour,
■- The meeting was organized, and its object ex
n plained by several addresses. It was then unani
a mously resolved, that a Committee, to consist of
i- Ten, should be nominated by the Chair, whose
h duty it should be to fix upon some day for a pub
e lie meeting to apprize the citizens of the county,
I- of the day selected; to inform them of the object
s of the meeting, and to respectfully solicit tbeir'
ir attendance.—The undersigned were nominated
e that Committee; who, on entering upon the dis
y charge of their duty, take occasion to remark,
that they arc fully aware that there has never be i
any preposition uiaile lor the benlit and good o
our race, which did not meet with opposilioi
truin some qua ter; and that it is too frequently
the ease that some designedly, and others withon
reflection, attribute to the proposers of a niensun
sentiments and notions which were never felt o
entertained. Hut with reference to the content
plated meeting, he its issue, what it may, tin
Committee will be cheered and consoled by tin
reflection, that they have solicited their fellow
citizens to meet and co-operate in nothing but
what was conscientiously believed would lend u
the civil and political exultation of their country
men.
Many ol our fellow-citizens have witnessed,
with feelings of interest and pleasure, the Legisla
tive action which has been had on the subject ol
lietailing Ardent Spirits in different parts of the
United Estates. Already have the Legislatures ol
Massachusetts,Tennessee, and Mississippi t he li
ed the most fruitful source ol crime, degradation,
and ruin, hy enacting salutary Laws, which pro
hibit the Retail of Ardent Spirits in small quanti
ties; and it must he highly intcrcstinglo all of our
fellow-citizens, who reflect on the great amount
of misery and crime which is caused hy the Retail
System, to notice the laudable efl'orts now making
in Putnam, Newton, Bibb, Mourns, and many
other counties of this State, to awaken public at
tention to the evils of the Retail truffle, and to in
vite all classes anil rojiks to unite in memoriali
zing the next Legislature for its prohibition. The
people of Putnam were the first in onrNnte to at
tempt so laudable an object; they held large meet
ings, and got np petitions praying (hr Legislative
action on the subject of Retailing Spirits. They
have requested their fellow-citizcnsof other coun
ties to cn operate with (hem in their important
undertaking; many other counties have been in
fluenced hy the example and request of (ho people
ot Putnam, to hold meetings and get up petitions
for the same object. And the people of McDo
nough, believing that the evils grovvingoul of the
Retail System ought to he checked ; that the Le
gislative action which has been had on the sub
ject in other Slates, was needed, and that some
thing ought to he done by the citizens of our own
Stale on this subject, and being desirous that the
people of Henry should co-operate with the other
counties which have decided on the propriety of
Legislative interference with the subject, for the
purpose of ascertaining from their fellow-citizens
of Henry their opinions and views of the proprie
ty of Legislative interference with the subject of
Retailing, do, through their Committee, most res
pectfully invite the peopled Henry county to at
tend a public meeting, to be held on the 23th day
of July next, at the hour of 11 o’clock, in the
Baptist Church at McDonough, at which time sev
eral addresses, advocating the propriety of the
measure, wiil lie delivered; and as the subject is
one of great importance, a full and free expression
of opinion is requested.
Now, in reference to Legislative action on the
subject, it is believed that no friend of bis country
and good order, ought to hesitate in giving his
sanction to a measure which will remove, or at
least greatly diminish, the amount of crime and
misery arising from the Retail traflic, since all
classes, sects, and parlies concur in denouncing
it as a groat and alarming evil. Ask the Retail
er if it gives him pleasure to see men brutalizing
themselves by intoxication—if it is right for men
to min their health, fortunes, and family? he
will answer no, it is an evil—it is wrong for men
to do so. Ask the Drinker if it is right! ho will
answer you it blighted his hopes and prospects
for success—disgraced himself and family. How
often is he heard to promise reformation—to
wish earnestly that Ardent iSpirils could bo kept
beyond his reach, where he never would see the
cause of his rum ? and yet it is now to be found
at almost every fork and cross road of the coun
try. How often is he seen frequenting the place
where his misfortune and ruin began and may
probably he ended ? If then the Sober, the Re
tailer, and the Drinker, all concur in denouncing
it ns an evil, does it not call for Legislative ac
tion? and yet there are sonic who, without re
flection, say that the Legislature has no right to
touch the subject. And will they also pretend
that the Laws ought not, in some way, to pre
vent men from involving themselves and families
in hopeless ruin—to save the time of Judges, Ju
rymen. and Witnesses, which is now occupied
in puhlising crimes and offences, which would
never have been committed, had it not been for
the Retail traffic? Have those who pretend the
Legislature has no power to prevent this evil, re
flected that the people of Georgia have, by their
Constitution, vested in the Legislature “the pow
er to pass all Laws which they shall deem nec
essary and proper for the good of the State ?”
And would it not be for tlm good of the Stats,
that there should be no Retail houses, where your
youth and slaves contract vicious and ruinous
habits—where the father and husband lounges,
till his fortune is squandered, his wife and chil
dren reduced to want and beggary—where too
frequently the Coroner and Jury arc called lore
cord and publish his disgrace, by solemnly de
claring the cause of bis miserable end? The
Legislature have passed severe Laws against
Murder, Assault and Battery, and Gaming; and
no one says that the Legislature, in enacting
penalties against those crimes, have transcended
their authority. If they have the right to pun
ish crimes, have they not a right to remove the
cause which, nine limes out of ten, produces the
crime? If the Penal Code punishes with equal
severity, the accessary before the fact and the per
petrator of the offence, have in t the Legislature
the power of at least removing that which is ac
cessary to nine-tenths of the crimes and alien
ees ommitted in our country T Many distin
guished citizens of the Stale, who arc intimately
acquainted with the nature and power of our Go
vernment. have recently expressed their belief
that the Legislature ought to check tin evils aris
ing from the Retail System; and among others
our highly respected Judge of this Circuit presid
c-d at a meeting, held a short time since, in t
neighboring village, for the purpose of gettinf
up a petition to the Legislature on the subject o
Retailing, and unhesitatingly approved of tin
measure.
It would far transcend the limits assigned thii
Committee, to point out, in detail, the many na
tional and private evils growing out of the sys
lem complained of, and the many reasons whicl
ought to urge our fellow citizens to have their
removed.
In conclusion, this Committee disclaim all par
ty. sectional, or religious combination. A coni
■non interest for our country’s welfare, is the sob
stimulus or motive by which we have been influ
enccd.
WILLIAM H. WH ITK,
Kiiancis E. Manson,
Jambs S. Junks,
Burton Crahii,
William A. Callaway,
William Bki.l,
James H. Callaway,
John Stii.wkll,
James H. 3aye.
McDonough, May 27, 1839,
i> i A correspondent hns forwarded us the natural !
0 j curiosity, mentioned in the following Inter. We I
m | are sorry to perceive, however, that the 2(1 ears I
• | oil cobs, without corn on them.— Chat Union 1
it j Courier
rc j , Ai k Kv, July 4, 1839. j
A freak ot nature has enabled me to send vou
a- a cluster of coni, which grew in the garden oft Ini.
ic Marsh,, the hospitable keeper of ‘ Marsh’s Jlo
ll! tsl. in this place, where our travelling friends
i- not only can he comfortably accommodated — hut
it have the best that Aiken affords. Yon will oh
-0 serve ,ilh < there arc iwrn/y-y : x cars from one
Mem, emblematic of the 26 Slates and the (’on
stitution. And it is also remarkable that it
I. should he gathered on this memorable day.—
i- Wishing you very many happy returns of’ the
d same, I must conclude by saying eslo prrpttua.
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- IjAIIV ( IIIiVKLV, on T»K WTI.STAM OV ITIIXOII.
I, Phi/uilelphia Curry A- Hurt.— We recently
i- noticed, in terms of condemnation, Lady liulwers
i- novel, which hascalled Ibrlha philippic in rhyme,
r which as it is just received, we can only briilly
it notice, ihe poem consists of about four hundred
d lines, and has a lew int 1- otlliclory remarks, justly
g severe upon the author of t Ihcvely, and so highly
\ encomiastic ol Btulwer himself, as to preclude the
t- probable idea that the work is from his pen.—
i- Passhsn. it has been remarked, is always eloquent;
i- and ol the satire before us, it may be said that
e the sympathy of the writer in the cause of Sir
Edward, glows in many passages, forcible in
- thought ami chaste in diction. The poem corn
e mences with an apostrophe to the -Daughters of
1 England,” to visit upon the author of Ohevely
- the penalty of their scorn and aversion,
“'I hen, if you spurn her not with one acclaim,
" Vou saaic her matchless sin, her deathless shame.”
i Ridicule ol Chcvely as a literary production,
. forms part ol the angry song, and a description
. personal, moral and intellectual of the Baronet
and his Lady, occupies a large portion of the text.
We annex a specimen.
One evening to his lonely home ho bore
1 A wreath, like that immortal Shakspeare wore 1
1 And o’er bis solitude the ci ho came,
Os shouts of triumph mingled with his name I
Ami we may deem, his eyes were full of tears—
flow cold the triumph which no loved one shares 1
100 proud to mourn, he sought Ids mind t’engage
With the cold woes of a fictitious page ;
! He turns the leaves—ah! lias a viper stung I
Ills cheek grows pale, his noble brow is wrung !
Oh, monstrous ! sec, the mother of his child,
With blackest slander lias Ids name defiled I
And o’er bis noble heart a sickness came,
Not for his own, hut for her deathless shame,
The coarse a fusion, the indecent jest,
The falsehood half revealed and half supprest,
And vilest calumnies profusely poured
• in the fond mother whom Ids heart adored.
11 is sacred anguish is no theme for song—
lint heaven is merciful and truth is strong !
Bulwcr’s morality, notwithstanding all the
, flourish ol liis poetic champion, is roundly deni
cd in the private circlesof London. Were every
I suspicion true, however, the violation of good
I taste and delicacy which Chcveley display, can
, find in it no apology. A woman of refinement
] and native modesty would veil her husband’s
, fadings nut less instinctively than her own errors.
’ These are the concluding lines of the poem :
e Bcc, from thy waning charms base flatterers fly !
i Read f read ! thy shame in each averted eye.
I Behold lh’inevitable hour is come !
, When woman’s scene of happiness is home !
, 1 rushed ’nealh the mount ol curses, thou hast piled !
Weep for tlie home thy falsehood lias defiled !
’ let list! the muse shall teach thee where to find
1 The only solace of the guilty mind !
i Glad tidings greet the trembling heirs of Sin ;
I Ah, who lias said,‘compel them to come in !’
. Oh, seek, thou false one, through long after years,
3 To wash this stain in penitential tears !
r Then to thy husband’s feet; if there forgiven,
May pitying angels plead for thee in heaven I
X The many who have dropped a tear over the
- pathos id Bulwer’s fictions, will perhaps pay the
- same tribute to the sorrows which arc depicted as
a his own. Wherever the first fault may have
1 been, the spirit of idle gossip in this instance
!- yields to sober sympathy.
a _
j MARINE) INTELLIGENCE.
j ——
Cjiaui.eston, July ft.
e Arrived yesterday. —lirig Chili, Ward,Matanzas;
Line lirig l.angdon Cheves, Norgravc, Philadelphia.
Cleared. —lirig John C. Calhoun, liullcn, Havana,
r ” ’
XTOTICK. —The subscribers have this day en
_ L V tered into co-partnership under the firm of
, UAMEELLE V UIIINU, for the transaction of a
’ General Commission Business in this place.
A. GARDELLE,
s JAMES RHINE.
*i Augusta, Ga., July I, 1839. trwlin
0 TfcUPONT’S POWDER. —The subscribers will
keep constantly on hand a supply of this
Powder, and now oiler for sale
500 kegs F F F
c 30 j kegs F F F Rifle Powder
>t 20 kegs “ Eagle,” in canisters
il OAKDELLE fc RUIN’D,
,T July 2 trwlm corner Mclntosh and Hay st
nNH£ aubssribers offer for sale,
40 bags prime Hm Coffee
0 30 bags Cuba do
e 50 hlnis Windward Island Molasses
d 40 bids New Orleans do
r- 25 bids Phelps’ Gin
e 10 casks Itico
60 bids Canal Flour
10 lihils Bt. Croix Sugar
GARDELLE & RHINO,
*" July 2 trwlin corner Mclntosh and Hays
1 HEA I.S’ II UK UESTOIMTIVK.
f, ffIHIS valuable discovery is now introduced to
s . 1 the citizens of Augusta, with the fullest
confidence and assurance that it will cllect the ob
jectof its application, viz ; A COMPLETE HES
‘ TOUA'iIOS OV THE lIAtU upon the heads of
a those who 1 have lost the same, and have thereby
■K become bald or partially so.
of Numerous certificates might lie given to show
ic how successfully this compou nonns iieen applied,
(never having failed in a single instance.)
Its virtues have been fully and satisfactorily
is tested. The heads of those that were entirely
a- bald, have been by Hie application of this restora
s- live, covered with a luxuriant growth of beautiful
h hair. ~
n None need despair whfther old or young, of liav- ;
ing their hair restored. For sale by
ROBERT CARTER, Druggist,
r- Broad st. and at ;
i- , T. H. PLANT’S Bookstore,
le Where certificates of its successful application
j, may he seen. June 21 sail'
a n FOR SALE, a desirable Dwelling House
jtefm and Lot, near the lower market; the house .
IsegSiß contains two tenements, with kitchens j
cootaming ttirec rooms each, a stable and carriage j
house, and other necessary out-houses, ierrns j
liberal. For further particulars enquire at this of
fice. trwlm June 14 j
fiU’RMI’ SEED.—A quantity of Large Flat j
X White Turnip Seed, warranted fresh for sale j
at a reduced price by
July 2-swtt HOPKINS, JENNINGS & Co.
♦
, - -—m
|\| MKS. CHAPMAN, on the removal of
i ‘ ® Mrs -, •■’•Kotlon, on the Ist of July next,
i 1 ,ake possession ol the rooms now occupied by
. *f » c l>ool, mifi w ill continue to teach on a plan
i simiar to that pursued by them.
I ~ 1 School will commence on Monday
uie sth day of July, anil continue 10 weeks It
is their deafen to vary their instruction to suit the
change of season ; and during the summer months
a portion of each day will be given to needle and
other lancy work. Mrs. Harris, who is already fa
vorably known to main of the ladies of Augusta
w ill give daily instruction It such pupils as may
desire, in Plain Sewing, ling Work, of every vari
ety, Wax Mowers and Fnlit, Worsted Mowers.
< heneille Work, Embroidery, Fancy Netting and
Knitting, Poonah and Mezzatinto Fainting, Coral
v\ urk, 1 ransfernng Lithographic Prints, Sic.
1 oit ion for the Term,
Plain Sewing, *
Plain and Ornamental, in
Painting, J,
’Hr.fi Mrs. (~. will commence their regular ses
sion on the Ist of Oct. next, of which due notion*
will bo given.
J*P 15 . trwistlstA
to m; ium,ni),
fBAIIREE I.ARDE PAINTINGS, representing
1/.muscapes, i.i fine* gilded frames, much ap
proved by the lovers of the line arts.
f' if teen cluiucca of I'ivc Uollitrs rorh.
Tickets to be had at Mr. Head's Lottery olfice.
Broad street, whore the Paintings are exhibited,
and where the UalHe wi'l take p ace.
\\ hen all the I icl.ets are disposed of. due notice
will be given in the city gazettes when the UalHe
will take place.
lief renccsof the above Paintings to Dr Wray,
Dr. Antony, and Hr. Dugas, who have seen ditfer-
C "t sp cimeiisin Drawing and Painting from the
same artist, I. I. Luhatnt, who continues to take
Likenesses, either in large or in miniature, and of
feis his services as a 'teacher of Drawing and
Painting. trwBt July 8
Jir. ..:.-.{k H)R RENT.—The property of the on-
PiiiurH dersi P’* ,, « o« Broad, Campbell and Con
* ■ . tie Streets, on Mclntosh Street, near the
Picshylenan Church, at present occupied by Mr.
stockton. Apply to
McKenzie & bennoch,
.. wtf
N- 11. Ihe oceupnnts of the property for the
year ensuing Ist October next, will give notes-pay-.
able quarterly, and pay for the use-of the Hy
drant w a ter.
KENT OR SALE.—A comfortable two
story dwelling house, with all necessary out
buildings, in the upper part of the city, at present
occupied by Mr. Dugas. For terms apply to
July 10 iw4t THOB. BARRETT.
,4 NEW AR'J’joLE—White Suljihur Spring
J\ Water, direct from the springs. For sale by
July I" BW4t RDHERT CARTER.
CIRCULATING LIU R A BY.
riNIIE subscriber having on hand about fifteen
I hundred dollars worth of valuable .Moral, Be
ligious, instructive amt amusing Hooks, will loan
them out to responsible persons for a fair compen
sation. He has also a quantity of valuable Tracts
published by the American Baptist and Reforna
tion Tract Societies for distribution.
Those desirous of spending their leisure hours
profitably would do well toca 1.
JESSE WAX.TON,
July 10 sw3t next door to Darien Hank.
UOOK.s AMI STATION A KV.
riNME subscribers are prepared to offer on the
JL most favorable terms, a very comprehensive
stock of Hooks, Slationary, and every other article
appropriately connecled with their line of busi
ness. Their SCHOOL HOOKS are of the most
popular order. Willi teachers and heads of families,
the works of Olney , Comstock, Kirkham , and
Preston, have acquired a distinguished reputation:
Preston’s Treatise on Book-keeping, is now in its
ISth edition, and is in a fairway to gain a mono
poly of approbation. Preston’s Interest Table at
Light per cent., is just out of press, and the author
who is now at the south, pledges himself to forfeit
one dollar for each and every error amounting to
one mill that shall he found in the whole work.
ROBINSON, PRATT (St Co.
July (i tnvtf Hit Wall-street, New York.
INoR SALE, a bright Mulatto Woman, 24 years
of age, a good seamstress. For terms apply to
July 9 B>W* El). CAMFFIEI.iI.
SILK WORM EGGS.—A few ounces of fiesh
Mammoth Yellow, do. White, do. Black, and
two crop Silk Worm Eggs, just receivded and for
sale on the lowest terms, if applied for immediately,
by McKKK & DOW, 369 Broad st.
June 1 wit
TO THE PUBLIC..
HN. WILSON, respectfully informs thepab
, lie, that he has established a new line of
I null HOUSE POST COACHES, from Athens
to Clarkesville, via I lellicon Springs and Madison
Springs, and CarnesviHe, three times a week.
LEAVES ATHENS,
Tuesdays, . at 2 o’clock V. M.
Thursdays, {■ & arrive atClarks-
Satukoavs, 3 ville, at SF. AI.
[.EAVES CLARKESVILLE,
Mondays j at 2 o’clock, A. M.
Wednesdays, >• and arrive at Athens
Fridays, 3 at 8 I’, M,
may 18 3mtrw
MEDICAL INSTRUCTION
FBNIIE Lectures in the Medical Institute of the
city of Louisvi le will commence on the Ist
Monday of November, and terminate on tne Ist of
ill arch.
Jedadiah Cobb, M. D. on Anatomy.
Charles Caldwell, M. D, on the Institutes of
Medicine, die.
John E. Cooke, M. D. on Theory and Practice
of Medicine.
Joshua B. Flint, M. D. on Surgery.
Henry Miller, M. D. on Obstetrics and Dis
eases of Women and < bildren.
Charles W. Short, M. D. on Materia Medica
and Medical Hotany.
Lunsford P. Vandell, M. D. on Chemistry
ami Pharmacy.
The apartments for the prosecution of Practical
Anatomy will be opened early in October, under
the direction of Dr. Donne, the Demonstrator,—
I he extensive College cdilice erected within the
last year will be in a state of complete finish be
fore the commencement of the course. Comforta
ble Boarding, including lodging, lights, fuel &c.
may be had at convenient distance from the Col
lege, at an average rate of $4 per week. The
Tickets to each Professor’s course is $l5: Matri
culation and Library Tickets $5; Graduation fee
$2O; Dissecting Ticket, which may be taken or
not at option, $lO. The Faculty wih reccu&jrt — *
par the paper of solvent Banks of the States in
which pupils respectively reside. By order of the
Faculty. <’• W. SHORT, Dean.
Louisville, Ky. July ft wot
FOR SALE,
ONE of the most desirable settlements in the
Cherokee country, containing five hundred
acres of land, one bundled in cultivation, a well
selected variety of fruit trees and grape vines.—
There is 4,000 Morus .Vhilticanlis which can be bad
with the place or separate, 80,000 cuttings, and
100,000 eggs of the silk, and mulberry does well
here. This place is situated in Broomtown valley,
Chattooga county, Ha., on a public road, with com
i Portable buildings, a good store-house, a good stand
for business, and is a well situated settlement—
Possession can be had at any time.
July 9 w4t JOHN LAMAR.