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Politeness. “i an glad to tec you.” There ore iioie lies contained in tlese few words, than alt the written speeches in n lawyer's office ; and still the expression is on the tip end ol every one’s tongue. Imagine yourself seated in your Sanctum sanctorum. wrapped up in the study ol some favorite authors, or communing wiibthe hallowed j nine— woen lo ! in pops a creditor, and ! throws a bucket of ice water upon your! burning thoughts! “Hi! tny dear | friend, I'm extremely glad to see you.” There is another lie to answer for! Miss is preparing for a party ; the carriage is waiting at the door—nod still she lingers before the mirror adjusting Iter rich tresses, (i. e.) bean catchers.) when in comes a dear triend ; biting her lips with vexation, at the same time for cing a smile, she exclaims : “A h ! 7’ui extremely glad to see you.” There is another bumper. Madam has pickles or sausages to make, and is up to her ears in pots and kettles, when Mrs. Somebody enters with her six little ones, and dressed off as neat as if they hud just escaped from six mouths imprisonment in a hand box. “ Bless me ! J' to extremely glad to see you !” I’ts a thumper—it’s a downright lie; in Iter heart she w islied her and all ol her brood to the , I’d like to have said it. When I hear persons say “do call again and see me,” it sounds very modi like, “ John show the gentleman out.” ll I hear a man say he is sorry for the losses of his dear friend, I generally trans late—“ hold fast is good maxim. is no such thing as sincere po liteness ; to be wdiut the fashionable world terms politp, we must necessarily be hv. pociideal. The characteristic of sincer ity iS'bluntness, and a sincere man will never have the buck ache. A Sermon in a Bar-Room. We were among the listeners to a ser mon at such (daces a few days ago. — The preacher was a stout, rough looking man, and somewhat the worse for his potations. While he stood ufk'he coun ter, a person entered the room, conver sing aloud with his companion, and swpar ing most vehemently, and without any apparent provocation. Our stout ac quaintance was at the moment intent on extracting from hi* glass the undissolved sugar adhering lo the bottom of it; hear ing the loud volley of oaths, lie pm down his tumbler, wiped his lips with his hand kerchief, aud approaching the swearer, said— “ Look a here, mister.’’ The strang er looked. “If 1 was to say putty hard things about the old gentleman your father what would you do? Would'iynu smack me over ?” The stranger looked at him a moment, and then said smilingly— “ I’m afraid l couldn’t do that.*’ “ Well,” said the first, “ 1 reckon you could, purty easy. At all event*, you’d sarve ine right if you would. But, old feller, you jest dune more than that to me.’ “ I have!” exclaimed the stranger in surprise. “ Yes, you have,” said the first. “ 7 come here to get my bitters— it may be a leetle too often ; and there’s a good many things 1 do too often that 7'd better not do at all.’ But (here’s one thing 1 don’t do ; and you’d better leave it off, before you hurt any body else’s feelings by it as yon have done mine !” “1 ? What is it ?’’ exclaimed the tranger in evident dismay. “ You speak a seriain name too free ly,” siad the first—“ a name you and I had better not speak, or only with onr hats off? Pardon me, old feller—l couldn’t help telling you of this.” Thus saying, the poor fellow walked off, and the other followed him with Itis eyes for a moment, when he turned round and remhiked— “ That’s but an ignorant poor fellow, I perceive ; but lie has taught me a les son 1 shall take rare and not forget.— A sin that brings no enjoyment is rather a losing affair.”— American Telegraph. [Correspondence Savannah Republican.'] DARIEN NOV. 28, 1351. Messrs. Editors: —ln accordance with previous notice, a very large num ber of citizens of Mc7otosh and the sur* grounding counties, met in this place to tfake into consideration the importance aad practicability of direct trade. It is seldom that I have ever witnessed the same enthusiasm, and manifestation of feeling in favor of any subject or enter prise, and if this lie an index of its even tual success, its friends may indeed be gratified. Mr. Baylor, our Consul at Amsterdam, made a most capital speech, fully showing its practicability and the great benefit that must result to die South, should tliey, to a man go into (lie matter. It is high time for us to wake up from our lethargy, and give our at tention to this enterprise, indeed,were, to give the tame attention u our tnnuied interests aud prosperity (bat * do to our political, we would most certainly be bet ter off. Yours respectfully, DARIEN, Report of the Postmaster General. Mr. Hall has made an able and lucid report of the business of the Post Oflice Department. Let the reader realize, it lie can, 53,272,252 miles of annual trans.. jportation, and more than eight and a I ! half millions oftlti* by railroad. The | cost ofall this is nearly three and a half | millions ol dollars* California and Ore- Igou are embraced in this service, and the whole of the vast area of country be tween the Atlantic and Pacific. Under the five and ten cents rate of postage, the Department last year received $6,- 780,493, or an increase of $999,006 over the fiscal year ending June 30, 1849. This is under the old law. The estimates of expenditure for the present fiscal year is $7,123,448, but the precise income from the law of March last, establishing the three cents rate of postage, cannot he estimated, for the rea . son that the law has not been long enough in operation to demonstrate its effect up on the revenues. It.will, therefore, re quire another year to show the effect of that law upon the revenue, both in the reduction ol letter postage on printed matter. The Postmaster General, with the fact staring him in the face, that it w ill require all the surplus money in the Trea sury, and latge appropriations Ironi Con gress, to meet the animal expenditures of the Department, is opposed lo any re duction in the rales of postage. He shows that, between a country like Great Britain and this, no just comparison can be drawn, and that there are reasons, ins ternal and external, which prove the ini jiossibilitx of placing the two systems on .the same basis. From Home Gazette. The T\ro Beggars. 1 he follow itig story is worth repeating, and so I will write it out lor the benefit of the printer and those who patronise him. 7 have an acquaintance who keeps a store, and who lias with his fellow store-’ keepers, endured a full share of annoy ance from the begging fraternity who find it much easier to gain admission through doors that all may enter at will titan through such as only open at the jingling of a bell or the clatter of a knocker. One day this friend was stand ing in front of Itis counter, when an eb derlv, and tolerably well dressed man came in, and a few words made known the fact that he wished to raise a small stmt of money by levying contribution on a certain number of benevolent strangers, instead of seeking to supply his need by entering upon some useful employ ment. Wbile telling his story, the solicitor of charity without being invited, helped himself to a chair, and very co,oly and deliberately proceeded w ith his experi ment on my friend’s purse, or till, as the use might be. Os course, while lie talked, his auditor was quietly digesting some courteous but effective form of denial. He Imd not yet fixed the precise terms in which it was to be done, when another visitor dar kened his door. Glad of an excuse to break away from the beggar, my friend stepped forward to meet the new comer. “ Will you be so kind as to—” My friend waited to hear no more.— The look aud tone were not to be mis taken. Here was another individual who preferred to live without labor. “ Talk to tile old gentleman silting back there.” was his low spoken reply as a bright thought flashed suddenly though his mind. All the world, on passed beggar num - ber two—and presently stood, hat) in hand, and with a woe begone supplicat ing look, before beggar number one, wit ini he supposed to be the senior of the store. “ Will you be so kind as to just help me to— ’* He got no farther, for beggar number one comprehended, instantly, the trick that had been flayed on him, and start ing up, beat a hasty retreat through a side door, and was soon lost amid the crowd which thronged the pavement. Fora moment beggar number two looked confussed at the sudden disap pearance of the respectable looking old gentleman, ami then, without a word, imitated bis example. My friend has, of course, seen neither of them since, and what is more, lives in no dread of a second visitation, A Fable. -r!n honest old man endured beat and cold, and tilled his land in cheerfulness and hope. On a sudden a heavenly vis ion appeared before him, and lie was afraid. Then the shape spoke ; —“ lam .Solomon. What an thou doing, old man ?” “ If thou art Solomon, bow canst thou ask ?’ inquired he. “ Thou didst send me in tny youth to the am ; 7 consider ed her ways, and learned to labour and to save, and do so still.’ ‘ You learned only half the lesson,’ re plied the shadow. ‘Go once more lo the ant, and learn from her to rest in the winter of thy days, and lo enjoy the fruits of thy labor. \V * ■ atmtuv i j JX €. B. yqpGBMWf, EWfQjl. OGLETHORPE Dec.*l9 tlv 1851. Agents for the South-West Georgian) Spencer Caldwell, Fori Gaines, Ga Jeter A. Hogue, near Americas, do. Col. Wm. T. Perkins, Cuthbert, do. G. Caritheks, Esq. Cuthbert, do. Gilbert M. Stokes, Slade, Lee to. do. Dr. V\ m. M. Stokes, Dooly co. do. M. L. Holman, Brooksduk, Stew'rt do. A. A. Blakely, Grijfiii , Pike co. do. John W. Giiiffin, Griffin, do. J. TANARUS, Mav, Franciwillc, do. W. J. Parker, Chenuba. Lee Cos., do. A. J. Williams, Agent for Sumter co. Cullen Webb, Traveler's Rest do. French Haggard, Athens do. 1C eduction in the terms ot the South-West Georgian. After the first day of October the Geor gian will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : SI,OO lor C months, if paid in advanre, i*2s “ “ if not paid in advance. 2,00 for 12 months if paid in advance, 2,50 “ “ if not paid in advance, Inducements to Clubs. Five Copies 6 months for $4,00 in advance, Ten Copies “ “ “ 7,00 “ Five Copies 12 months “ 8,00 “ Ton Copies “ “ “ 15,00 “ Fifteen Copies 12 mo. “ 20,00 “ We have been induced to offer the above terms in order lo increase the circulation of our paper, and for that purpose we earnstly solicit the co-operation of our fiicnds. If we meet with sufficient encuragement, we intend getting new material in a few months and enlarging our paper. Union Nomination For County Officers At a meeting on Tuesday last, of the delegates of this county, rejected for the purpose of nominating suitable can didates for County Officers, the folx lowing gentlemen were nominated : For Sheriff—Davis Gammage. For Clerk Superior Court—W. W. Corbitt. For Clerk Inferior Court—W J. Collins. For Tax Collector Wm; Sliealy: Foi County surveyor Elijah Williams. For Coroner John Cox. To our Country Subscribers who take their papers ft otn the Post Offiee in Oglethorpe. —Your papers will in fu ture be leli in the Printing Office, up stairs over the Post Office, where you can call at any lime and get them. 7l this arrangement does not suit all, those who are dissatisfied will please let it be known and we will continue lo deposite their papers in the Post Office. YOUNGBLOOD & HOLLAND. Our paper lias been unavoidably de layed a day beyond our time of publica tion, by the excessive cold weather which we have had to contend with for the last few days. It hailed and it snow ed and we froze up. Religions Meeting. We have been requested to state, that a protracted meeting will be held at the Lu theran Church, on the Pond Town road, seven Miles from Oglethucpe, commenc ing on ClirUtinas day. The Rev. L. Bedenbaogh, C. W. Shepperson, P. A. Strobel and others are expected. The public are invited. Rather Funny.— The Editor of the Democrat has lately been presented with what he calls a “Southern Rights Knife” which he is disposed to brag of extensive ly, and is lavish in recommending to his “Southern Rights friends.” The funni est thing about the matter is, that this verry knife with the “appropriate South ern Rights motto, engraved on the blade,” which the Editoi is so proud to “pocket” was made at the North! the identical place that some of his fire-eating breth ren, if not himself, “hate like It—I!” Excursion of the Legislature anil the Governor to Sea. —Our Governor and Members of the Legislature, as was an ticipated, on lust Friday, suspended bu siness entirely and put out to Savannah on a pleasure excursion. We learn from the Savannah Republican that they met with a “ grand reception’ a wonderful ** Jolification” took place on the strength of it. On Saturday Morning the party went on board a couple of Steamers em ployed for the occasion and pot nut to sea. They returned lo the city’ late in the evening when the ’ * jolification* was renewed and lusted until a late hour at night. We have no objection so far as we are concerned to the Legislature visiting Savannah more than nn other place,but we cannot do otherwise than believe that the present session of that body will Be un necessarily protracted thereby, and be sides, it lias established a precedent which will perhaps interfere with the regular routine of business in every .future Legis lative assembly. If there had been any reul necessity for this waste of time and procrastination of business it would have been a different thing, but theie was none whatever. Savannah had repre.. : seulatives, who could have made known ! to the Legislature all they really learned 1 iiy (heir excursion, and thus have saved them the time and expense of the trip.— If Savannah must be visited by the Leg islature, so should every other importat point in the State—why not suspend bu siness and take a regular circuit—trav erse Georgia in every direction un til they were fully acquainted with the Legislative wants of every portion and then return to the seat o| Government, and act accorcing to those wants? Such a proceeding would be more justifiable in our humble opinion than the trip which they have just taken. ‘‘Our Macon Street Cotemporary.” Wt see in the last vehicle of bombast hurled forth, hissing, from the den of Disunion and Government destruction, over the way, an awful epistle of foul blackguardism which no publisher of a newspaper who had any regard for decen - cy “r respect lor his columns would per mii to occupy a place in his paper. We had no idta before, that the Editor of the Democrat, occupying the station that lie assumes at least, to fulfill, was so lost to every sense of refinement, ar.d so vulgar minded, as not only to admit an article ol ih efilthiest nature into Ids columns, but to father it himself as the production ol Ins own polhuediind contaminated brain. The article which we have alluded to, was a retaliation onus for defending an attack on our private business, winch we still repeat, wt:s “unkind, ungcntleniaiilv and uncalled for.’ The old hopeful of the Democrat has labored hard in his wonderful epistle to convince somebody that lie was really “ good humored, art lol, inventive, judgmatic and learned, and that his first article which* justly stirred up tlie^indignation of the person implicated, was only a “good humored satire’ penned “without the slightest lee ling of disrespect or irukiodness to wards him or us. Thi* would all be well provided the public could be persuaded’ to believe it, but it is a * * fish story” which cannot be swallowed quite as easily as “Jonah swallowed the whale,” for all who read that article and expressed an ! opinion in our hearing, pronounced it a meddlesome attack by the editor upon something that did not concern him.— “ ll has however been th uniform policy of the Democrat to “fish story” itself out ol editorial difficulties by endeavoring to impress the public that it is always in the right, and that everybody ebe is igno ramuses and liav’ut got sense enough to be right if they were so disposed. We are willing to admit that the Editor of the Democrat is smarter than common peo ple especially in dealing out vulgar slang on all who refuse to bow to his bombas tic rex mnre in acknowledgement ol his superior talents 7n the last of the Editors “ awful epis tle,” be puts on a wojul long face and tells the people, if we dont mind lie “ will fix the charge of meddler and envy where it properly belong*.” This much we are inclined to think lie has already done in his article in relation to Dr. H’s Card, which will forestall the necessity of fur ther effort. He further endeavors to ex cite the sympathies of the public in his behalf, to enable him to establish a false “merit” lor which he < can “inde\ pendent!y demand a reicard, and thereby force us to “ feed on the crumbs of pity,” by stating that “he has never sought a quarrel with the “Georgian” nor any other coiemporary,” and that he belches forth his v ulgar slang w hich would defile the lips of any who were not totaly void of decency, in selfdefence. We make no boasts of what shall do or say next week, what we shall fix, or what “reasons” we shall establish “ hereafter,” but one thing is certain, and that is, we believe we are in the right and we intend lo govern ourgi-Jf ac cording!}’. National Democracy. 7t is really amusing to see the fire ealing presses, which but a few months since ‘hated the Union like ll—l’ and swore eternal vengeance against the whole north, now strongly advocating a Air* , tionul Democracy. It is also amusing to see the Democratic secession party, of I Georgia, who but a short time since met 1 in convention and resolved to support no candidate for the Presidency or Vice , Presidency that the A orth had any thing to do with, now ready, willing and even anxious to send delegates to a National Convention, lo be styled the National Democratic Convention, to nominate a National Democrat, yea, even a Northern ■ i to receive the support of J Southern Disunionists for President. — What will those chameleon fanatics do l next ? They were first deadly opposed to the late compromise measures —ready ‘to tear the Union in fragments. Next, would abide the Compromise but could not possibly support a northern man for President. Now they are ready, yea, eager to take their Northern Brethren jby the hand, make apologies for their i past conduct, join them in caucus, nomi nate a Northern man, and give him their hearty support for the Presidency. Oh ! consistency thou an indeed a jewell. Terrible and Fatal Accident. A most melancholy and heart-rending accident occurred near Prattsville, Mon roe county, on Sunday last. The family of Mr. Robert Winn, who resides near Forsyth, consisting of Mrs. Wmn ami four interesting children, had been on a vLit to some relations. On approaching the rail road, it is supposed that the boy drove the mules too near to the track, and slopped them for the pnrpn-e of let ting the train pass. The mile*, how ever, became frightened, and dashed .across the track immediately in front of the cars. They escaped unhurt ; but the train, running at nearly full speed, came in full contact with the horourlie, (•lushing it to atoms —killing the driver instantly, and carrying the fragments, together with the unfortunate victims, some tw o hundred yards upon the cow catcher ! The we are told, was beyond conception* Mrs, Winn was horribly mangled,but will probably survive. The oilier three children w ere still alive on Monday, hut no hopes were entertained of their recovery. Medical aid was promptly furnished by the Presi dent of the Company, and we understand that every kindness lias been extended to the sufferers by Dr. Winn and other gentlemen in the neighborhood. It is supposed by some that the negro was intoxicated, as tire fragments ot a broken bottle were found in his pocket after death, and his coat was saturated with spirits. We understand that M r*. Winn herself does not attach any particular blame to the Engineer. The calamity was indeed a sad one, and Mi. Winn de serves, as lie will doubtless receive, the sympathies of the public Mr*. Winn, we understand, is the daughter u( Mrs I Tharpe, ol this county. Shameful Proceedings in Congress. We find the following in the report of the congressional proceedings ol Wednes day • Mr. Smith, of Alabama, gave notice that at an early day he should move a joint resolution, directing the Secretary of the State to furnish Louis Kossuth with the Acts of Congress, against trea son and misdemeanors, to prevent his making any more seditions speeches. Mr. Stanton, of Ky., inquired if the gentleman from Alabama wish to re-enact the law against sedition. Mr. Smith did not wi.-h to re-enact any such law, but he wanted ltd more Pampero expeditions. The Speaker said, ns the motion Had been objected to, it was not competent for tile House to take a vote ; Inn a mo tion could be given by leaving it with the Clerk. A Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says— A mad proposition was made in the House to impeach Kossuth for treason ; io which Gov. Ddiy moved an amend ment, welcoming him and appropriating $ 1,000,000 in Itis reception Is it not truly bumilaling that the yJmerican Congress should be disgraced with such shameful proceedings. Such motions are in direct violation of the semi ment of the people of this country, and are calculated t call a blush to every American cheek. Members in the day of the Austrian minister at Washington could not do more to wound the lee lings ol the illustrious man wlio lias just arrived among us, or to falsify the public opinion of this country in Europe. The Smith family, long since immortalized in this country, will now he famous in Austria, and the movement of SMITH of Alabama will he circulated in the Austrian journals, with the editorials of Webb of the N. Y. Courier, to prove that America is hos tile to popular liberty, and that our peo ple have no sympathy with the exiles which Austrian and Russian tyranny has driven to our shores. Rail Road Connection. —We learn that the connection between the Macon and Western and the Central Rail Road was completed on Wednesday, and that twelve cars, laden with Cotton, for Sa vannah, have passed over the line. The Sun Antonio and Mexican Gulf Rail Road. —This project appears to be progressing. Large donations of; landed and money have been received in I aid of the undertaking, and. as we have learn from the Western Texan, a contract for the first mile of the work has been taken, and will be commenced inamedi- : ately. V j On a Country Wife. 1 r ‘ BY TIM. A waggish chap, whose vixen wife, By drowning, lost her precious life, Called out his neighbors all around, And told ’ein that his spouse was drown’d And spite of search, could not be found ; lie'knew, he said, the very nook Where she had tumbled in the brook, And he had dragg'd along the shore, Above the place, a mile or more. “ Above the place f” the people cried— “ Why, what d’ye mean 1” the oian replied, “Os course, you dun’t suppose l T d go And waste the lime to look below ! I’ve known the woman quite a spell. And learnt her fashions tol’bleWell- Alive or dead, she’d go 1 swow, Against the current any how.” [Boston Post, 3 We learn Irvin the Southern Sentinel, published at Columbus, Gh., that seveal months since, the family ol the editor of that journal was alarmed by a sudden arid imnendinus explosion, about ten o’clock at night, hi an adjoining room.— Upon inquiry, it was ascertained that tire hollow brass knob on the top of the com’ mon andiron had exploded, throwing a fragment of it with great force into the ceding. The report was louder than a pistol, and the knob was throw ti with sul fficieni power to have kiHed a mat) Tliecircumstances was attributed to the sudden expansion of the air tonfim and within the knob, but as such an occtir ance had never been known before, and the explanation was regarded uusatislac lory, no mention was made of it. The reoccuram e however in Columbus.of.twu similar accidents within the last ten days, his induced him to mention the fact ns a caution to housekeepers and others against the Use of andirons of 1 this des cription. The editor states that he has know n now three difieieut explosions un der exactly similar circumstances—all of them fortunately liarinlesss, but in eat b casethe fragment of the knob was thrown oil w ith force enough to have killed r,i seriously wounded Hoy one whom it might have si. u*k, and suggests if they are used, the knob should hnve a hole drilled in it of Sufficient mz- to admit the free es rape of any air that it may contain. Cuba and the United stales.— The United'Stales flow, and lor the first time, take precedence of every other country in ns trade with the l-laud ol (Juba. By it statement ot the xabe ol the Cub v trade lor the past year, it appears iliat the im portations reached the sum of $28,683,- 227, and the exportations $25.631,948, making the total amount oxer lifu-lour millioii id dollars. The importations of ISoQ exceeded those ot 1849 i>\ 10 per® cent., and the exportation* In 14 per rent. I lie increase of trade w ith toe United Slates in one year lias been over two millions of dollars. .7n 1849 tins total v.'.liie of ih** trade with ill - United Stutt was sl2 879.552, in 1350, $16,- 012,613. Congressional Ntnys* On Mondays the Ko-solh which had previously pas-cd the Senate, was passed in ll.e House almost iiuaul mdiisly. In the Senate, on the drbalc t f Foote’s Compromise resolution, Mr. But ler, ot Smith Carolina, defended South ern opposition. Foote was denounced as a traitor and demagogue, who inflam ed.the people against South Carolina and himself, calling them Secessionists and di-miiotii-t*. He gave reasons for resisting the Compromise. Legislature of South Carolina. —Tile bill fixing a time for the meetMl)* of the convention elected under the au thority ol an act entitled * an act lo pro vide lor the appointment of deputies to a *} Southern Congress, nr.d to call a con vention of the people of this State,’ pass* ed in 1850, went through its last reading in the Senate on the 3d just., and, pass ing, was sent lo the House. On the 4th, the bill to prevent all persons, in any !iou-ldveholding State that lias passed any law for obstructing the recover ot fu- - giiive slaves from using any ol the ( ourts ol South Carolina for the recovery of . d.-bts or enforcement of any contract, was dismissed with great spirit in Committee ol she whole House, it being the special order of the day. The Commilt ee rex ported against it, and the house agreed lo the report by a vote of 82 lo 29. A Ludicrous Mistake.— A gentle man accustomed to the signature of the firm in which he was a partner, having to sign a baptismal register of one of his children, entered it as the son of Smith Jones Si Cos. Mirabean said of a man who was exceeding fat, that Cod bad created him ably to show to what point the human skiu could stretch w ithout breaking. o Wit, like every other power, has its boundaries. Its success depends on the apiitude of others to receive impressions ; and (hat as some bodies, indissoluble by beat, can set the furnace crucible at de fiance, there are nttnds upon which rays of fancy may be painted without effect, and wliit h no fire of sentiment can agi ate or exalt.