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▼•1. v. By Eu F. W. Andrew*. cf Randolph and Ftcoad slttcts , (up-Mtairs.) \ COLUMBUS, Cit. X TERMS < tHRW. COLLARS par sanara—U sdaaaft. . ’T.,liW.fur|s, * > T.., 0p r ie \rors2o •• “ k tnai’ Sir* fori* montln. ” A JOURNAL OP AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITICS & MISCELLANY. AS LITTLE GOVERNMENT A. POSSIBLE 5 THAT LITTLE EMANATING PROM AND CONTROLLED BV THE PEOPLE, AND UNIFORM IN ITS APPLICATION TO ALL.” the rents, whichcvincedtheditficulties ot'hercau tious movement as with faltering step she thread ed the dense forest. Here, one whose tear# of grief, at the recollections of the convulsive strug gle of a father, husband or brother, who had fal len by the way, the death-damp on whose brow she had not time to wipe away, fell afresh, as the reality of her loneliness and bereavement fastened itself upon her. Frightful stories ac companied this influx 6f strangers through the by-ways of the city. The tales of “hair-breadth escapes,” mingled with the descriptions of the COIsimiBUS, Georgia, Thnisday Evening, September 13, 1849. timates to belong to tbe characters involved. for such an exit from the scat of war, l hese ptf cious boxes must have had a destination, and the river possibly, under the circumstances the only outlet. Now*it will be remembered, that the river-craft suffered extensively during the ca-lUf stage of troubles. Here the uncertainty—-not to say hazard—of navigation, was a very sert ous barrier to that mode ol escape. OT, unhappy wight of the pilot house— which I f||3 target of the unerring rifle—and it could* ’ jpj, )ie called a trial of skill to ’ jjjggj ternoon rambles was well understood, as well as her •ptnehant for lingering about the wild scene ry where we last saw her, and to this well known habitude, we may attribute the seeming indiffer ence of the family until a late hour Palpable in dications of disquietude overshadowed the brow of the aged father, as tho heavy hours of night came on apace. When the delay awakened re flection, there was Hut one way of accounting for the. vacant yj in his daughter’s accustomed place at tho bedside. He was keenly sensible to the which a sit l rafte reins would - MS. >|T—; H , I *!.*. safety? How was it possible to remove the still breathing woman ? So well acquainted with the customs of the Indians, onr friends could not possibly misinterpret this demonstration. They knew that no circumstance of human suffering could appease the exasperation of the savage, once enkindled, or divert them from a determin ed visitation of relentless butchery. They dared not think of the indignities which might be heaped upon the sufferer herself if she and they should fall into their hands, as they now stood re i lalHp/o each other. These indigniies would be for the purpose of >•’ >e overpowering. The hideous war dance wag th j usual prelude to some characteristic barbarity, j and it was a source of gratification to prolong I evidences ot fiendish joy, so long as the easy ; victims were known to be wincing under tho , j terror it inspired. The precise character of tho i lingering sufferer in Melbourne’s house was I ; known to many of the .band—the nature of tho i disease they knew with what affection she wao ’ watched—they had informed themselves of the . total absence of means or persons for defence, :! up to a late hour ol aware of • ; the anguish they < 7 with ! i ‘ f V / 3 . . ‘'--da hi*. No. 37s