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Govern the Temper, We question whether any cause pro duces mure ill tu man than an ungoveru il temper, /i is certain that iis possess or endures inoie pain from the ordinary disappointments and misfortunes which beset his path of life, An unruly temper is incompatible with those gentle virlurt and amiable traits which attract friend ship and add a soft am) pleasing lustre to existence. Alt exercise of the bad pas sions of our nature not only repels the esteem of the worthy and good, but cre ates a positive ill will, aversion, and of ten, animosity, which poison every pleasure however moderate or exciting. There ure many persons of quick tem pers, w hose preponderating trails of char acter m.iv, nevertheless, be agreeable and attractive. Suclt persons are liable to occasional flashes of feeling which soon pass ofl and leave them unruffled, calm and kindly disposed. It would lie great ly desirable to be tree from these betray’ •ng, and often very harinlul impulses, but usually, there are checks and balan ces in the characters of persons, subject, to them, which never allow them, to be placed wholly beyond the reach of pru dence and safely. But how different it is with those w hose hearts have been overrun with the pois onous weeds of uncontrolled passion.— in whose bosoms anger, malice impa tience and malevolence, keep up perpet ual irritations and frequency storms ol wild and ferocious thoughts and eiuo. lions. Such persons know nothing of the sweets of mental serenity, the spells of pure and holy friendship, and the ele gance, dignity and grace of that mental beauty and moral goodnesss, which con stitute at onre the charms of personal ex. isltnce, and the sources of constant so daljenjoyinent. What is the worth of the man whose virtues are counterbalan ced by ionium ruble and greatly prepon derating faults i if such unhappiness and to many so cial evils grow out of the unruly passions of the mind, how important it is to culti vate the tempers of children and youth. Nearly every tiling depends upon educa tion. We do not mean merely the en lightenment of the mind with knowledge, but the cultivation of the gentler and bet ter feelings of our nature. The culture of tl* mind is the first great step in the culture of the heart. That softens and subdues its natural asperities and its dis position to wander from the path ol rec titude. Reason is the great faculty giv en to iis, by a good Providence, to guide and control us, to lead iis to safety and not de-traction—to point out what w ill bless and what will curse us. Then, of course, the more we strengthen reason, the more we will be prepared to he bene fitted by its possession. Enlightened reason is the great prop of the mind, which hears it aloft and cheers and sus tains it amidst all ilie trials and difiicuL ties of existence. It humanizes the feel ings, and witli proper moral culture, be stows those amiable dispositions, so love ly in open mid ingenuous characters.—- When we contemplate the sum of human ills, and know that they are produced more by our own bad conduct than the accidents of human life, how important, becomes the question of governing the temper, which, unrestrained, clogs me mory w ith pain and life itself, w ith per petual annoyance, criminality and grief. Where’s there’s a will there’s a Way- Some years since, there lived in Paris a very intelligent Imok-fancier, who, however, possessing more brains than cash was constantly forced to restrain his ardent longings for the gorgeous editions of both new and standard works, which cnnstanstly tempted him on .M. Go>sl lin’s counter. Lounging one morning, as usual, into these charmed precincts, lie saw display ed two splendid copies of Victor Hugo’s Orientals, the illustrations being all printed on tinted Indian paper. Almost every morning he returned to gaxe with wistful eyes at these beauteous books ; he opened them, turned over the pages, looked and Imured but he did not pur chase. The price of each copy was (if. ty crowns, and our amateur could as easily have given the mines ol Potosi as such a sum. One day, while he stood according to custom, admiring Les Orient ales, a young lady, followed by an attendant, entered Gusselin’s shop. She was verv simply dressed, bill had an unmistakable air of elegance and high birth. 4 I wish,’ she said. ‘to purchase some new and handsomely illustrated work.’ Rl. Gosselin happened at the moment |o be engaged in giving directions to one of his clerks, and the book-fancier boldly answered in his place. 4 Here, Madame, is a beautiful pub lication, which cannot fail to please you’ 4 What is it ?’ 4 A new work, bv M- Victor Hugo.— Les Orient i‘es; I need nut prai,e it ; its beauties speak lor themselves.’ 4 ft is indeed, a Intidsomc book said the young lady, after having turned over the pages. 4 W hat is it’s price ?’ 1 One hundred crowns.’ 1 1 will take it: have the kindness to give it to my servant.* * And, taking out her purse, she laid the sum demanded on the c iunler, and bowing graceful to the master ol the es tablishment and his impromptu assistant, went away. 4 Really, my good friend,’ said Mr. Gosselin, you are a capital man ol busi ness ! You would make your fortune as a bookseller! How coolly you de manded and received double the rigitl price for the book !’ 4 A/S Jot! my dear fellow,’ replied the amateur, ‘your two copits were worth a hundred crowns. Here is the money, l have sold one, and will now take home the other. ‘ This he did in triumph ; and the sec ond splendid copy of Les Orientates, still adorns his library. MATERNAL INFLUENCE. During a lecture on Popular Educa* tion, recently delivered, Gov. Briggs related the following impressive incident: Twelve or fifteen years ago I left Washington three or four weeks during the spring. While at home, 1 possessed myself of the letters of Mr. Adams’ moth er and read them with extetding interest. I remember an expression in one ol the letters addressed to her son, while yet a boy twelve years of age in Europe.— Says she, ‘I would rather see you in your grave than you should grow up a profane and graceless hoy.’ After returning to Washington, I went over to Mr. Adams’ seat one day, and said to him. ‘Mr. Adams, l have found out who made you.’ ‘What do you mean ?’ said he. 1 replied, *1 have been reading the let ters of y our mother!’ Had 1 spoken that dear name to some little boy who had been for weeks away from his dear mother, his eye could not have flashed more brightly, or his face glowed more quickly, titan did the eye and lace of that venerable old man when 1 pronounced the name ol his mother. He started up in his peculiar manner, and emphatically said : ‘Yes, Mr. Briggs, all is good in me 7 owe to my mother.’ Olt, w hat a testimony was that from this venerable man to his mother, who had in his remembrance all the scenes of his man hood ! ‘All that is good / owe to my mot her! ‘Mothers, think of this when your hright-eyed children is about you.— Mothers may make the first impressions upon their children, and those impres sions will be die last to be effaced. A Yankee after the Prince President. A Paris letter in the New York 7/er aid mentions the (act that an American printer named Walker, was arrested in November last in the neighborhood of the Ely see, and confessed that his inten tion was to murder the President. This fanatic wus sent back to New York.— News has been received that WaLKER had left New York and sailed for Europe with the intention in put his fatal project into effect. Consequently all the Ameri can citizen arriving in any seaport of France are searched and examined with the greatest scrutiny. It is no use tu search. If a genuine Yankee typo has taken it into his head Input a full stop to the career of the Im ped'd Snooty, lie’s bound to accomplish the job. If the above facts are reliable, we wouldn’t insure the usurper’s life lor the confiscated estates of the Orleans fain ilv. Shoes.—Whenever shoes or bools are taken from the leet, it will greatly prolong die upper leather from cracking, if the wearer was to bend back the sole ol the shoe on the knee, nr the back of a chair, and also pinch up the upper leather; it should be done when warm from the feet. Shoes worn only once a week should be done in this manner every Sun day night. When put on again the next Sunday morning, they will have the leel of anew pair. I was told this by a shoe maker out ol business, us a secret, some years ago, and have always attended to it since w ith a great saving to my pock et. A Fine Ear for Music.—Two /rishuieii, in erssing a field not over a hundred miles from this place, come in contact witli a jack, who was making ‘Hay hideous’ with ids unearthly braying. Jemmy stood a moment in astonishment, but turning to Pal, who seemed as much enraptured with the tong as himself, re marked : 44 Vt’s a flue large ear that bird has lor music, Pat, but shore lie’s got a wonder ful cow Id.” tt?* The London Times says it has taken some pains to ascertain the number of persons arrested in France w ithin the last few weeks, and it is assured, by the best authorities, speaking on sufficient ‘ evidence, that the number probably reach les 100,000. THE SOUTH-WEST GEORGIAN, ’ c 7 b. yWmblihid, eiiitok. OGLETUORPE MARCH, 19th, 1852^ Agents for the South-West Georgian Spencer Caldwell, Fort Gaines, Ga Jeter A. Hogue, near Antericus, do. Col. YVm. T. Perkins, Cuthbert, do. U. Caritiierb, Esq. Cuthbert, do. Gilbert M. Stokes, Slade, Let co. do. Dr. YVm. M. Stokes, Dooly co. do. M. L. Holman, Brouksvillc, Stew'rtdo. A. A, Blakei.v, Griffin, Pike co. do. John W. Griffin, Griffin, do. J. TANARUS, Mav, Fran cite tile, do. YV. J. Parker, Chenuba. Lee Cos., do. A. J. Williams, Agent for Sumter co. Cullen Webb, Traveler's Rest do. French Haggard, Athens do. Reduction in the terms ot the Sontli-West Georgian. After the first day of October the Geor gian will be furnished to subscribers at the following rales : >$ 1,00 for 6 months, if paid in advance, 125 “ 44 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 44 44 “ 7,00 44 Five Copies 12 months “ 8,00 44 Ten Copies “ 44 “ 15,00 44 Fifteen Copies 12 mo. 41 20,00 44 We have been induced to offer the above terms in order to increase the circulation of our paper, and for that purpose we earnstly solicit the co-operation of our friends. If we meet with sufficient encuragement, we intend getting new material in a few months and enlarging our paper. E . W . ALLEN , Notary Public, Oglethorpe Georgia, £?■ Owing to a press of other busi ness, and having to fill the station of typo pressman and devil, we have been unable this week, to present to our readers any editorial, but we have supplied the defi ciency with the'productloiis of wiser and older heads than ours. V The State Road.. —lmmense quanti ties of freight have been coming down (lie State Railroad during the past week. The affairs of the Road are begining to go ofl” like clock work. We have no ‘smash up’ or other accidents to report, since the new administration commenced, and we doubt not that when the contem plated repairs and equpnient are complet ed, the State Road will assume the posi tion it ought to occupy among the Rail roads of the country, and the wisdom of the State in keeping the great work qn its ow n possession be plainly exemplified. Atlanta Intelligencer, 2Qlh ult. ffj- A correspondent from Washinton writes us:—“ Every thing here looks Ia vorable for our party. Rantoul made a speec h yesterday, which will be lollowed by still greater division in Undemocratic ranks. He pronouuced the Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional, and declared his eternal hostility to the South. The Fire-eaters boldly unnounce that they will never submit to the Compromise lest at Baltimore. These are some of the Democratic harmonies.” This Mr. Rantoul, one of the most rabid abolitionists known to the country, and who thus in advance proclaims his “eternal hostility to the South,” has al ready been nominated as a member o| the Democratic Baltimore Convention! GOV. COBB IN NEW™YORK. We cut from the telegraphic columns of the Balt. American the subjoined ac count of tiie public reception of our Gov ernor, by the city authorties of New York. New York, March 9—Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, is the recipient of the most distinguished mark of respect, froir. our citizens and city-government, to whom his national and patriotic course in the recent slavery excitement has fa vorably commanded him. The common Council, last evening, adoped a resolu tion appointing a committee to wait upon him, and lender him the use of the Governor’s room, forthe purpose of meet ing and exchanging congratulations with our citizens. SEC >NNI> DESPATCH] New York, March 10th Governor Cobb of Georgia, was publicly received at the City Hall lo day by the Mayor, who addressed him in a warm speech of welcome, to which the Governor’replied in appropriate let ms. A general intro duction then took place. The Richmond Times publishes the fol lowing note from a correspondent at Buchanan, Boutetourt county Virginia: A few days ago, whilst some men were engaged m blasting out limestone a short distance below this place, for the purpose of making a limekiln, they came across what seemed to be a cave, with an en iance some six or eight feel in bight and pwards of one hundred feet long, with two appartments. Ir. the first they found some earthen ware and a large stone cross on which there was some carving, but it wns so much defected by (he hand of time that it was scarcely discrnible. After they (ound these things theyjcame to Buchanan and made known their discovery. Some of the citizens, with lanterns, proceeded immediately to the cave to make further search. They found nothing in the first room but what 1 have already mentioned, but on entering the second appartment were surprised to find a skeleton seated on a huge iron chest, with his buck resting a gainst the wall. On opening this chest they found it to contain gold coin, per fectly smooth on one side and a cross with some characters on theot %er. The gold in the chest, by weight is worth seven hundred and eighty-three dollars. How these things came in this cave we are uot able to imagine for the coin is one which we have never seen before. Effect oOlouotoii) oiF Health. In Dr. Draper’s admirable address to the Medical College, on the death of Dr. Paterson lie makes a few truthful remarks: No one man for any length of lime can pursue one vocation or one train of llio’t without mental injury; nay,l will go further, without insanity. The constitu tion of the brain is such that it must have its time to repose. Periodicity is stamp ed upon it. Nor is it enough that it is awake and in action by day. and in the silence of the night obtains rest and re pair, that same periodicity which belongs to it as a whole, belongs, 100, to all its constituent parts. One portion of it can not be called into incessant activity with out a permanent injury ensuing, its different regions, devoted to different functions must have their seperate times of rest. The excitement of one part must be coincident with a pause in the action of another. Ido not think it pos sible for mental equilibrium to be main tained with one ideajor one monotonous mode of life. There is a necesity for men of great intellectual endowments, whose minds are often strained to the utmost, to fall back on other pursuits, and thus it will always be that one seeks reffnge in (he pleasures ol quiei country life, another in the chase, in foreign travel, another in social a musements. Nay with all men, enven those whose lot has been cast in a more lowly condition, whose hard destiny it is to spend their whole lives in pursuit of their daily bread; with one train of thought, and one varying course of e vents, what would become of them if it were not for such principles as this ? Men often say that the pleasures of reli gion, and of Christian laifh, are w holly prospective, and to be realized only in another world. In this they make a mis take, these consolations commence even here, and temper the bittresl ol fate. The virtuous laborer, though he may be ground down with the oppressions ol his social condition, is not without relief; at the anvil, the loom, or even the bot tom of the mine, lie is leading a double existence—the miseries of the body find a contrast in the calm ofllie soul—the war far without is compensated by the peace within—the dark night of life here serves only to brighten the golries of the pros pect beyond. Hope is the daughter of despair. Arid thus a kind Providence so overrules events, that it matters not in wliat station it may be—wealthy or poor, intellectul or lowly; a refuge is always at hand, and the mind worn out with one thing turns to another, and its physical excitement is followed by physical repose. The Political Canldron at Washington. The Washington correspondent draws the following graphic sketch of the trou bles and dissentions of parties and politi cians at the national Capital. Let mem bers of the Union party of Georgia ex amine it closely: The political cauldron again commen ces to boil and bubble, though the com motion is not visible on the surface.— The intrigues of the presidential wire ptillers are unintermitting as the period approaches for the party nominations.— Never before at a lime so near the crisis were parties and partisans in such utter confusion as now. Ingenious guesses and speculations may be indulged in by persons who profess to be very knowing on this subject, but nothing like an ap proximation to certain results can be made by anybody. The hopes of a renoon, so sanguine a short time ago, on the part of the file leaders ofboth the whig and democratic paties, have fallen wofully since recent developments. The elements of each have been found more incompatible when the effort is made to amalgamate them, than many persons supposed possible.— Northern Democrats and the Southern ’ find it hard to reconcile their dfferences, * and similar difficulties, and even greater; ones, beset the witigs, whilefreesoil holds the balace ot power between either at the North and the Union organization plays a similar at the Sounth. The freesoil laction flushed with victory, and the con trole of three at least of the largest North ern States, are deierminedio drive a hard bargain with both parlies. They are bent on securing not only a place in the National Convention, but jilso a share of the spoils. They will adiniul to no tests, no guarantees, no pledges, such as Col. Benton calls ‘interposition on the Balti more platform by the Nullifies,’ but in sist oil retaining their principles and (heir power, as a condition of their co opera tion with the old parties, of which they constitute an important pans. The Northern wings ofboth parties, in addi tion to this disturbing element, contuin w ithin themselves other seeds of divisions and alienation.. Glance your eye over the whole field of observation. See the sqabling and the snarling between Van Boroniles and Marryites Sewardites and Websterites, Rmitouliies, Mannites, and the other countless cliques which now at tempt lo arrange themselves under the torn and tattered banners of the old par ties. What common platform can hold all thee ‘black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray ?’ Look at the move ments of the Southern‘Union’ party, as indicated by lire Alabama portion of it, and embraced by the Georgia Unionites. Most significant of this is the letter of Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, published in the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, a letter which is very much to the point, and screws up that party a pilch higher. if the Southern Union men erenin three States adopt this course with siucerity and stick to it, they will get the whip hand uj the Southern Rights men, if they do not watch narrowly, aud at least keep up as high. The indication from the leaders of that party here, tend to show their pur pose of holding aloof from both National Conventions, until they see the platform and the candidate ol each. If they do this the effect will be very poteut. /t is true that the bulk ofthai party in Geor gia, and Alabama especially, were otigi nally whigs. So far it would be a positive loss lo Convention. But they also have absorbed many Democrats ; and further than this, if they keep out of the convention on the ground of rofusing to affiliate with the Freesoilers, and die Southern Rights men go in, and find themselves cheek by jowl with those iden tical Freesoilers, (he advantage gaiued by the firmer will be very great. They will be able to occupy the ground thus far successfully maintained by their ad versaries ; (or they will claim the merit of practice over that ol profession.— Therefore, if they refuse to make such a colition, tiiey greatly embarrass the whole game, as far as (he revorganitaiion of the old parties is concerned. THE ORIGIN OF COINS. The rare beauty o( the YVorld’s Fair medals, one of which we inspected last week, suggested a train of reflection on the history of medals aud coins, and the means of coining, w hich it may be worth while, pej haps, to lay before our readers. In die early ages of mankind, all traffic, as is well know n, was condticleU by means of barter. The heardsinan ex changed itis cattle lor goods, or the mer chant his goods for loud to eat. But such a rude condition of affairs could not, it is clear, continue long ; and the neces sities of mankind, therefore, led to the subslitulition of the medium of exchange, or representative of value. The precious metals, front their intrinsic worth as well as their portable character, naturally sug gested themselves for this purpose. A t first, however, they were used in simple bars, without even stamp or coinage, and were, in such cases, neccessarily weighed, and often assayed, at every transfer.— But this being found inconvenient, the expedient was hit upon of authenticating the weight and standard by a mark.— Afterwards, that the needs of commerce might still further be consulted, the bars were made of various sizes. In the end, still further to impress the character of a legalized currency on the gold, silver, bronze, or copper employed, appropriate shapes, differing from those of the simple bar, were selected, the circular form of the present coin being that most general ly adopted. it was not always, however, that mon ey was made round. Our British ances tors prior to the invasion by Julius Cftsar, employed rings, sometimes siugle, but oftener made into a chain, for currency. Large quantities of this species of coin have been dug up in England, Ireland, Wales aud Scotland. The smallest piece of money of this description, which has yet been discovered, is a gold ring weighing half a pennyweight. But oth ers containing three times this weight, or five, ten, sixteen, or twenty-two times the 1 weight, up to the weight of a pound troy, have also been discovered— thus proving that the rings were not intended for or naments, but for currency. Even among the Romans circular Cuins were not used until the time of Servius Tullius, and in : Great Britain, they were not employed ’ till some time after the conquest by Cm !tar. Os ail ancient nations, the Greeks produced the most beautiful coins—those of the Romans not being particularly el% eganl liil a late period in (heir history.— The method|of stamping the piece of mon ey was simple. Usually the blow which gave the impress, was struck by a ham mer ; and, at first, the die was cut in the face of the instrument itself. So late as two centuries ago, the coining of money, even in England, was conducted in a comparatively rude manner; and many Spanish quarters yet in circulation, bear decisive evidence of ‘uncouth coiaiag.— Even at this day, the coined money of Europe generally, is disgraceful to art, and is frequently basely alloyed. The exceptions are the gold and silver pieces of England, France, Belgium and Pro sia Our owu coins are not so good as they might be, a fact which any person may verify by comparing them with well executed medals—that struck in honor of Mr. Clay, or those issued at tire World’s Fair, for instance. Some ol the fiuest coins and medals ever executed were those issued by the Emperor Napoleon. Generally, however, the European coins are as much inferior to those of the Untied States as these latter are lo the coins of England or Frace. The worst executed coins, among civilized nations, are those of Mexico and tiie South American Stales generally. A word more, and we shall have ‘coined’ enough, at least for one reading, on loins and coining. Money is a word, we are told by Chambers, derived from the temple of Jupker AionWa, a here a metalic currency was first struck by tha ancients. Cush comes from the French word cause, a coffer or chest in which money is kept. pecuniary is deriv ed Iroui pecus, the Lttiti lor a flock ur herd of animals these being, in the ear lier ages, the equivalents for money. I ‘hiladt Iphia Butt its*. Council Chamber, ) Mutch Ist, 1852. ) Regular meeting. Present—The Mayor—Aldermen, Huson, Jelks, Dawson, biaufirlil and Moody.—Absent—Hill. Minutes of the last meeting confirmed. On motion of Alderman J. lk., Resolved, ‘1 bat the minutes be pub lished iu the South-West Geuigiuu aud Southern D< nionui. Passed. On nioiion ol Alderman Huson, Resolved, That the Cleik levy and collect Taxes from all persons sutjccl to Taxation u .der die Law ol 1851, if.at have not paid and are yet due. On motion ol /lMel'mao Dawson, Resolved, That his Honor Hie Mayor, purchase oue Mule aud one Carl for die use of the City. Passed. Council adpMiroed. T. A. SWEARINGEN, C. C. Council Chamber, ) M .rcl. sth, 1852. j Regular meeting Pies* in the Mayor; A Mermen, Hill, Huson, Dawson, Jelks, Moody and Sian held. Minutes of the last meeting confirmed. Oil inniinn it) Alderman Hill, Resolctd, That the Survey of the city be run off by the county Surveyor as the charter tin eels. Passed. On motion of Alderman Huson, Resolved, That the Marshal be au thorized to hire two hands, also In pur chase plank and tools lo make a bridge over the ditch increscent street. Passed. The following committee were ap pointed by his Honor, the Mayor, as a board of health lor the year 1852. Dr. B.J. HEAD, ‘l Dr. J. H. OLIVER, I Dr. I. B. HALL, i- Coin’t Dr. WM. ELLIS, | Dr. R. IVERSON, J On motion of Alderman Huson, Resolved, That die Clerk immediately proceed to collect the tax on all retail Groceries,in accordance with the Licena Law. Passed. On Motion by Alderman Stanfiield, Resolved, That the present Clerk de mand a settlement with the former Cleska and that they turn over to the present Clerk, their Books, papers and money, with a list of all defaulters in tax for the year 1851 ; also the amount ofllie city’* indebtedness. Passed. Council adjourned. T. A. SWEARINGEN, C. C. RELIGIOUS NOTICE, Rev. W. H. Clark, of Lumpkin, will preach at the Academy in Oglethope, on Friday evening next at early candle light March ]6ih 1852. tt?” A duel is anticipated between Messrs. Wilcox and Brown, if Mississip pi, growing out of the affair in the House, on Tuesday. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser to.day than yesterday.