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Sammnal) (Stocning Journal.
BY J. B. CLJJIU- “
THOMAS W. LANE, Editor.
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Agricultural Life.
The tollowing parallel between the lives profession
al, mercantile, and agricultural, we take from a
highly interesting address deLvci-dby the Hon.
Garnett And'ews last fall at Mucou. The address j
was before the Central Agricultural Society ofGeor* |
gia ; many extracts have been copied from it but j
none more intrinsically valuable than this. Such of i
our readers as a v e tillers of the soil, would do wellto
look over it in times of drought, and short crops—
we can make but one objectionto it, and that is that
it makes every man who reads it, anxious to “vote
n ini self a farm ”
“I have given it as my opinion, that agriculture is
more remunerative than any other employment in
the country. I believe there are now more men of
property in Georgia, who began life without capital,
than, were at one tune overseers; than any other pur
pui* r • greatelement of profit to the agricultural
verlook and is the support of a family in
ri jpoclability. Let him who is educat
ing mac. n, having servants to relieve his wife
and daughters from the drudgery of domestic labor,
horses to ride, a house to elicit r, und gardens and
fields to feed in plenty, but who complains that he
makes nothing because he ‘lays up nothing,’ Sf 11 out
his homestead,and see if he can appropi ate the pro
ceeds in any other way that will give li m the com
fort and independence now derived from his suppos
ed thriftless capital. But I am prepared with some
statistics that, will be more satisfactory than any spec
ulation 1 can make.
“I have gone into one of the old counties in Geor
gia, where probably the law ‘rs as .i body, have
hcen quite as prosperous as in any other, with one
exception and more prosperous than in a majority
of the counties of the state. Within the last thirty
five years forty-five, of the profession have been set
tled at the county court house, two ot whom have
made fortunes worth from seventy five to a hundred
thousand dollars, three from twenty totifty thousand
dollars; nine have made from a scanty to a liberal
support for their families; a few perhaps increasing
their property a trifle: seven may have supported
themselves only; and twenty four, beinga majority
of the whole,made less than a support for themselves.
Some ol the two last class were men of fortune,inde
pendently of their profession, und, like sensible men
abandoned a business which ‘would not pay.’ And
sum > other clusses had other quite important means
besides their professi inal pursuits.
“ The same town, during the same period, has had
settled in it twenty-eight practising physicians, who
have succeded, I have no doubt, quite as well, il not
better, than a majority of their brethren in Georgia;
five of whom have made forianes varying from
twenty-five to fifty thousand dollars from a ecanty
to a liberal support for their families the other fifteen
being a majority, have made less than a support, to
nothing. Some few ot the latter class were men of
property, able to live independently of profession
al aid. Some of the two first classes had other
means than professional support.
“In the same town, and at the same time, there
have been training one hundred and sixteen mer
chants and grocers. Seven of the?c, some .villi
handsoxie capitals, to begin with, have made for
tunes varying fr.-m thirty to one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ; , twelve from ten to thirty thou
. and dollars ; twenty-eight have averaged interest on
capital and lair wages lor their labor, the re
maining sixty nine were failures
“In these statistics 1 liavi ,leftJwidc margins, because
ot t e impossibility of accurate information, though
much labor and ea v * have been spent, and! hope
succi s-fully,to to the truth; they are near
enough, however, ioi my purpose. They afford
some data by v bich those who complain of the wnt
of reward for agricultural labor and capital, may
compare them with other pursuits, and by which
y -ung men who aie begining life mu) nave some
e-timate (if the chances of laiiurein those occupa
tions which usually attract them ’’
In immediate connection with the foregoing, we
find the following paragraph, which commends it
self alike for itsjtrutli and beauty :
“Not an unimportant consideration is it that you
make yourself a man physcially capable oienjoying
the blessing with which the infinite Beneficence has
crowned the earth. Thepower to labor is quite as
important as the ability to live without it. The
capacity to enjoy food and raimenths of as much
consequence as their possession. Universal assent
lias saved me the labor ot stopping to shov\ that our
employment is the most favorable to a sound body
; .1 along life, which are quite as reliable for the
great staple happiness,us riches, which so often take
to themselves wings and fly away. Is the power to
wag a winning tongue everything, and the power to
wield a strong arm nothing? is the power to use a
ready pen every thing,and to be fleet of loot.and robust
ot form, ’to stand erect and look on Heaven,’
iug? Is the distinction being known by all, to be
praised by one half, and cursed by the other, every
thing. and the respect ot a.l who do not know you,
nothing? Are the cheers of an inconstant crowd
everything, and songs of joy and bursts ot merrimeut
ot your own constant household nothine ?
One of thejrnost discouraging signs of the time-? i3,
the appearance—or rather, 1 tear, the for
the appearan* *‘ —of essays, to prove the uignityof
lnoor.’ As il the necessity for labor, the honorable
impulse to secure an honest independence and ex
erci*e of the faculties given us by God, to earn our
bread in the sweat oI our brows, were not sufficient
to induce a strong man to live without theft or beg
gary—direct'y or indirectly—unless these evils can
be in a dignified manner. 1 tell you that
a people who are willing to encoii’.,. r beggary or
theft, m some form, rather than labor, till it is proven
to be dignified, are ready to recede into barbarism,
or run into the excesses ot anarchy .’’
Decisive Battles.— The Decisive Battles of the
World, those of which, to use llallam’s words, “ a
contrary event would have essentially vaiied the
drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes,”
are numbered as fifteen by Professor Creasy, who
fills tin; chair of . irient and Modern History in tli
I Diversity ofLonu .: they are the grand subject
of two volumes by him, just from Bentley’s press.
These battles are— I, The Battle of Marathon, fought
•100 B. C., in which the Greeks under Themistocies
defeated the Persians under Dprius, thereby turn ng
b- a tide ot Asiatic invasion, which else would
have swept over Europe ; 2, The Battle ot Syracuse,
113 B. C., in which the Athenian power was broken,
and the West of Europe saved from Greek domini- j
on; 3, The Battle of Arbeln, 331 B. C., in which
xaiuLby the defeat of Darius, established his
power in ‘ fid by the introduction of European
civ. iced an effect which muy even yet
be traced i.. 1, The Battle of Metaurus, fought
207 J>. C\. in which the Romans under the Con- j
eul Nero deb ated the Carthugenians under Has- !
(1 rubai, and by which the supremacy of the great j
Republic was established; 5, The victory of I
Arminius, A. I). 9 ov-r the Roman legions under
Varus, which secured Gaul from Roman domina- !
tion : G, The Battle of Chalons, A. I) 451, in which j
Avetius defeated Attilla the llun, the self styled j
“Scourge ot God.’’ and saved Europe from entire !
devastation; 7, The Battle of Tour*, A. D. 732, in j
which Charles Martel, by the defeat of the Saracens,
averted the Mahommedan yoke ■ Europe; 8, I
The Battle of Hastings. A I). 107 C. in which William j
of Normandy was victorious over the Anglo-Saxon /
Harold, aim the result of which was the formation j
of the Anglo Norman nation which isnow dominant
in tiie world; 9. The Battle of Orleans, A. D. 1429,
in which the English were defeated the Independent
exist**uCo of France secured ; 10, The. deteat of the
Spanish Armada. A. I). 1588, which crushed the hopes
ol Papacy in England: 11 The Battie of Blenheim, A.
D. 1704, m W hich Ma r thorough, by the d’T*-at of'Tallard,
broke the power and crushed the ambitious schemes j
oi Louis XIV; 12. The a- feat of Charles XII, by J
peter tin* irout iitPultowa, A. D. 1709, which b.’cur !
ed the stability ot the Muscovite Empir*; 13, The j
Battle of Saratoga, A D. 1777, in which Geu. Gates
| defeated Gen. Burgoyne, and which decided the fate
1 of the American Revolutionists, by making Franco !
their ally and oth pean power-friendly to |
“’em: 14 The Tattle of Vahry, A. D.1792, in which
1 the Cos., (mental Allies under the Duke of Brunswick
were defeated by the French under Dumouriez.with
out which the Revolution would have been stayed;
i ..3, The Battle of Waterloo. A. D. 1815, in which tho ,
I Duke of Wellington hopelessly defeated Napoleon
and saved Europe from his grasping ambition.
SAVANNAH, GA-
Thursday Afternoon, Alienist 12, 1 852
(y The steamship State of Georgia, Capt. J. E.
Walton, left this port for Philadelphia yesterday, |
at 3J o’clock, P. M. with profitable freights, 39 cabin |
and 12 steerage passengers.
The meeting Uut night, as might have been
expected from the inclemency of the weather, was
I small in point of numbers. After the appointment of
j a Committee cf five to report to an adjourned meet
ing the names of six suitable
Convention on the 17th lust, the meeting adj urned
to 8} o’clock at the c ame place this evening. The
I Committees report will be submitted on the occa.
sion.
j Kup.glaby ! —A successful robbery was perpetra
l ted last night between the hours of 8 and 10 o ’clock
at the store of Mr. J. M. Jones, (Watchmaker) on St’
Julien-street, next door to Messrs. J. M. Cooper &
Co’s book store. The entrance was effected by for
cing the bolt at the top of the half-door, which once
broken in, allowed the lock to yield easily to a
moderate push. Mi. Jones’ cases were plundered
of watches and Jewellery to the amount of some
S7OO 00. About ten watches were stolen (some of
them valuable gold ones); the jewelleryjwas assorted.
Fortunately, the articles stolen were the property of
Mr. J., and not of his customers , we wish he may
have the good luck to recover his property and bring
the rogue to justice. Mr. Jones was absent at the
time of the burglary, in attendance on a Lodge meet
ing, and the act was evidently committed by some
one familiar with his habits and with the premises.
The Pavement in Monument Square —This
beautiful Square, just about now, is a small chaos,
of cold chisels, flag, and curb-stones, and sandy
hillocks. The pavements, however, are gradually
assuming shape and semblance, and before they get
into solid embodiment, may we be allowed a sug
gestion. We never laid down a pavement in all our
life, but wo wish to lay down a law, or rather call
attention to one in hydraulics, which has been
laid down for centuries; it is the inevitable tenden
cy of water and wine to run downhill. Now, this
being an established fact, instead of slanting tho new
pavement from North to South in a gentle slope,
thus producing a working-model of the Passaic
lulls, (in wet weather) would it not boas wellto
make an obtuse angle in the centre of the pave, and
incline it downwards East and West. This would
mak** t ic walk comparatively dry—distribute the
water among the grasses in the square, and not over*
whelm Congress-street with the deluging floods.
“A word to the pavers, &c.”
An Humble Picture of Contentment.—To be
contented is the ultimathule of life—it is the true phi
losopher’s stone if men would but believe it; yet, to
find it, own and keep it, is the prime cause of all the
bustle and hurry-scurry which we find the world
over. Some men affect it, and pretend to stoicism ;
(such men are the most sensitive of the human race)
some look back “to childhood, and enjoy over again
the doicefar .. vof that blissful perio d—the senti
mental, whisper oi love in a cottage, but that notion
is exploded, and ballads have given way to arias —
The tub of Diogenes hath grown unfashionable— t he
moderns prefer four Hushing wheels and a pair of
bays; while Socratian philosophy, and Platonism
have yielded the palm to the philosophy of money;
h mits are to be found now a days,only in vaults,and
yet despite the march of improvement and of mind
thejwor! . :!•?._ lor contentment. We saw a pic
ture of it last Monday on Bull street which we will
try to put upon paper—the principal features was an
old waggon, so small you couldn’t help wondering
how it came by four wheels—in the shafts was the
counterpart if not the ghost of Rosinante, and on the
platform above the wheels, happier than any lord,
proud r than any saltrop, sat an aged Ethiop with
li white as a patriarch’s,and a beard of silver grey
which Mahommed might have envied. By his side
was an old box branded “Regalias;” over one foot hung
the reins with easy nonchalance ; in one hand a small
stick, and in the other was poised a crab ! With the
rapidity of thought, the crabs were separated from
tue regalias.cracked by the baton, in his right hand and
carried to that portal by the left, where joys alight
but to fly away! We could but admire it, and as the
old man drew near us, he paused a moment in his
enjoyment, displayed a set ol ivories in glittering con
trast with the bright carnation of his favorite shell
fish, and then with gushing zest, which types will
not express, at one dire swoop he scooped ou !
the delicious tit bit with his teeth, and ere wo knew
it had cracked another shell, and repeat’ ‘the pro
cess. The last we saw of him as Rosinante went
round a corner, his arms were still flying, and his
stick still clearing for him the way to delight. There
sighed we, is a happy man—what a treat it would be
to see him over turtle-soup!
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.—
An important ‘"’.uUse in this bill is that which pro
vide® for the completion of the American metery ;
near the city of Mexico ; $3,000 have been devoted
to that patriot. ’ ect.
By an amendment in the bill $200,000 is appropria
ted for the continuance of the Custom House a t
Charleston.
Brazil and the U. S. —The New York Times,
publishes a letter from Rio Janeiro, calling attei tion
to tiie great inequality in trade between these two
countries. We take from Brazil half of her coffee
crop, for which wu pay her millions of dollars and
allow it entrance, duty free, into our ports. Every j
thing that we send to Brazil is taxed with heavy du. |
j ties—on ffour tne duty is 30 per cent., on furniture 45
per cent., on carriages 15u per cent., and no article
of export whatever is admitted under 50 per cent-
Mr. Schoiick has called the attention of the Brazilian
Government to this unconscionable inequality, and is
answered with a shrug of the shoulders. Tin Times
[ correspondent suggests that we put a tar *’ u lira,
zilian Coffee. Tit for tat, say w*
The Expedition to Japan. — We published yes- ‘
terday among our foreign items, an extract from the
Amsterdam Handesblad, to the effect that j tho U. S,
Government would probably prefer the mediation of
Holland, to acting itselt in this important enterprise.
The Journal du Commerce , (Antwerp) says : “ The
King of Holland has undertaken to mediate between
the United States and Japau, and it is added, that in
consequence of such mediation the American Gov
ernment would abandon the proposed expedition to
Japan.”
Capt. Marcy and his Command.—The last news
seems to indicate that the first melancholy news *s
correct. There have been however so many differ
ent statements, contradictions, and reiterations,that I
we await further developments before we cau ar
rive at any positive conclusion.
SAVANNAH JOURNAL, THURSDAY. AUGUST 12,1852.
The .Street C rowings*
VVe are not about to suggest the sweeping ot the
uroseings, (though that would certainly do away
with much dust in dry . “, and much mud in
wet) —nor are we going to complain of the breaks
: iu the crossings, requiring a good pair of legs some
times to take one over—nor to point our paragraph
with the unsightliness of those diminutive levees we
saw yesterday, raised on eai i side of the gaps to
allow the free passage of the discolored waters; nor
yet to complain that there are not crossings enourh.
VVe know the trouble, and expense and “bother” re- j
quired to keep up these little pine causeways in a
| city whose level plain, and granulated soil, render
I the crossing an indispensable. VVe wish simply to
suggest the addition of a third plank here and there
where two only are now laid down. The crossings
are wide enough for single file—but when double
columns try to maintain their plank,one or the other
is sure to run aground. When pedestrian meets pe
destrian, then comes the tug of dilemma—u dilem
ma, many-horned,and Gordian in its kuoitiness. On
our way home yesterduj .to that most gonial of home
enjoyments, that most delectable of all meals, tea ,
we encountered a gentleman on Whitakcr-st. at a,
crossing,and then and there came off’as pretty a little
struggle for supremacy in politeness as ever took
place in ball-room or parlor. He was a stranger to
ns, we unknown to him—he had an umbrella, so hud
we—we were thinking of the celestial beverage, and
u kind placidity of countenance, a foreshadov ig
expression of bliss expected, assured us lhat he mo
was regaling his imagination Wnh visions ol’ steam’
ing Souchong or Young Hyson—the glittering para
phernalia oi the tea-table shone upon his visage; lie
was an old man about sixty, we a young one, about
(we had liked to have disclosed one of the dark
est eecretsoi our bosom)-—wo arrived simultaneous’
ly at the ends of the crossing—a little Styx without
a Charon rolled its dark waves between us—tho
plank both could not walk—which should give way?
Our resolution was at once taken, and we took the
mud, resolved to clear Styx at a bouud—no sooner
did our opponent perceive our move than he check
mated, and also took the mud. He got safely, but
muddily over; cur left foot took a bath in Styx ; our
umbrellas had a little spat at each other as we passed
drenching us belli with their dripping superfluity
and so, with a mutual laugh we parted company
Now what were we to do? Balance ourselves on the
edge ol the plank? VVe were not rope-dancers ! Jos*
tie eacli other bumpingly as we passed? VVe were
strangers in quest of tea, and not of a quarrel! One
or the other monopolize and drive his opponent
into the mud? Impossible! lluw could we? Or do
as we did, resign the plank and both take the mud and
water? Corns and foot-mats protest! No, thought
we, the best plan would be to mention tho thing to
our “city fathers”—and so gentlemen have we done.
Journalisings.
A company is forming in London to introduce
sea water into the city for the purposes of bathing.
The water is to be brought in under ground pipes
from a distance of one hundred miles—the annual
charges for each house supplied will be £5. Capi
tal .£IOO,OOO iu 2U,0J0 shares. A noble project that
1 will make the fortunes of the company, and confer a
lasting blessing upon the metropolis.
The juveniles will be glad to hear that their
old enemy, cantor oil is in great demand for greas*
ing rail road wheels—we hupethesupply may always
keep below the demand.
From Texas.—Steamship Mexico arrived at New
Orleans on the 3d inst. Sne brings no later dates
man those of thoJas. L. Day. rather'fuller ac
counts. VVe publish the only item of importance •
“1 he Weather and Crops.—The(VVashi: O :on)
Lone Star of the 34th ult., says that during the pres
ent week it has rained every day, and learns that the
cotton crops are beit g seriously damaged. Cotton
has already commenced shedding,and blooms freely.
Serious fears are also felt for the appearance of the
worm, if the wet weather continues.”
Messrs. Raymond, Jones and Wesley of the
N. Y. Daily Times have been arrested it is ouid at the
instance of Lola Montez. The suit is l'or libel (?)
and Lola lays her damages at $50,000 1 Alas ! poor
Raymond, Jones and VVolsey !
The new Cathedral at Louisville, it is thought
will be compet’ din about four weeks. It uilt i
on a mag . .Tit scale, is to cost SIOO,OOO, to be de
icated early next month, and tho dedication sermon
to be preached by Archbishop Hughes of New Yorkt
Mens. Petin, the celebrated Aeronaut, is think
ing of a balloon trip to Europe. Our subscribers
in Great Britain and on the Continent may expect the
Journal by the balloon.
There are now three foreign mission s vacant,
or about to be so, and outfits have been asked for
them of Congress, viz: the mission to England held
by Mr. Lawrence, to Mexico by Mr. Letcher, and
to Berlin by Mr. Barnard. They are never vacan
long.
The Augusta bridge is now i; vj of toll for all
! freights to and from the S. C. Rail Road; the con
tract permitting the S. C. R. R. Company to cross
the river, and erect two depots within the corporate
limits of Augusta, was signed and delivered on t>
LOtli inst.
‘Hie official returns of the Commerce of France
for the six monthsending Ist of July, is just publish
ed and compares favorably with the report of last
year. Tin* increase in imports has mainly been iu
raw material tor manufacturing purposes, and, in
colonial and foreign produce. Linen and thread
imp about same this year as last, and a great
falling off’in lead, olive oil and nitrate of potass.—
The exports show an incr* i inr;a demand for
such articles as are mainly obtained irom France.as
wines, brandies, fine iabrics, works of art, *fc.c.. See.
In grain, yam, woolen and haberdu&bcry, a slight
falling off—to also in the plainer silks, and calicoes*
The only decrease of importance is in lined su
gars, the exports being far below those oi previous
years as well as of 1851.
From Santa Fe.—Dr. Hammo.id, U. S. Surgeon,
arrived at St. Louis on the 26th ult. Col. Sunni-
Military Coinwnnder and civil Governor pro t,
! pure ot New Mexico, has formed treaties with the
hostile tribes of Indians, and quietness it is hoped
will be the result. Coi. rs. is progressing actively
with his plans throughout the territory. Nothing
more ol moment.
Mr. Blunt,District Attorney of New York, is of
opinion that the guilty parties in the Hudson river
disaster are not amenable to the laws of New York
county—he promises though to spare no effort to
have them justly d-lt with, and to give his aid to
| tho Westchester authorities.
The Flores Expedition.—The Valparaiso Mcr
curio of July Ist, augurs a successful result. •‘Ac
cording to the latest accounts,” says that paper,
“which come to us from reliable sources, the situa.
tion of Flores in respect to force, was every day im
proving. His squadron under command of Admiral
Wiight, consisted of six sailing vessels of war and
two steamers. His arrry erfmprisod more than 1000
men, perfectly disciplined, cl whom a lai ire part
were Yankee riflemen. The plan was suppceed|t;obe, j
to attack the Guayaquil squadron, simultaneously with
a movement ot Gen. Flores and lri ly into the in
terior.”
The Mr rcurio puts down New Granada, on the side i
of Ecuador, Peru on that of Flores, and. suggests as !
the only means of settlement without war, the medl- J
ation of Chili.
c Abstrac r.
markets.
New York, Aug. 10.— Cotton. —Market firm— i
| dny’a sales 3,500 bales. Aug. ii, day’s sales over !
3,000 bales. Middling Orleans quoted at 10]-, and
Middling Uplands at iOf cts.
Rice. — 100 casks sold at $5 f>o per cvvt. Rosin
quoted at Si 43$ per bbl.
Miscellaneous*
Pittsburgh, Aug. 11.—Free Soil Convention
met to-day, large attendance. Hale probably be the
, nominee. Aug. 11, Convention temporarily organ
j ized by appointment of Judge Spaulding of Ohio to
the Chair. Committee appointed to organize Con
vention permanently.
New York, Aug. 11.—Europa sailed for Liver
pool with $700,000, on board in specie.
U. S. Steam Frigate Mississippi, Commodore Per
’ ry commanding, arrived at St. Johns on the 7th.—
Commodore believes the dilliculties will be amica
bly settled.
• Chcruw Bridge Fallen,
Cheraw, Aug. 10,9,45, P. M.—On Friday night, at
nine o'clock, two-thirds, or about three hundred feet
of the Bridge which crosses the Pee Dee River at
this point fell in, in consequence of an attempt to ■
renew a wooden pier—the weight of lumber in- j
tended for the repairs which was upon it causing it j
to giAe way. No one, however, fortunately was in- j
jured. Anew bridge will be required, as there 4 is ;
but one pier of the old bridge left standing on this
j side.
Tlie Crops and the Weather.
Tiie Farmerville (La.,) Inquirer , says the crops
are better in that region than ever before. They
have had too much rain tor cotton, but the yield
will be over the average. Corn in the fall will pro
bably sell at 30 and 40 cts. per bushel.
The Plaqucmine (La.) Sentinel —that the weather
has been hot in the day, cold at night with frequent
rains; it mentions also a line cargo of Irish pota
toes which have been sent to N. Orleans,—the first
export it says of the kind Iroin its vicinity.
The Jackson (Miss.) Star— that heavy rains have
greatly inju ■ * crops in that section.
The Gr (Ala.,) Beacon —that the weather
has been clear and highly favorable to the growing
crops.
The Franklin Banner —that the cane and
corn this year are unsurpassed. Heavy rains in
that neighborhood—the cane crop will be smaller
than usual, on account of the unusual amount of
corn planted.
The Helena (Ark.) Shield —that the corn and cot
ton are of the most promising character.
The Ouachita (La.) Register —that the crops are
very forward, and a heavy yield of both cotton and
corn are counted on.
The Charleston (S.C.) Standard,on reliable authori
ty —that the cotton worm has made its appearance
in the neighborhood of Beaufort.
Brazil Cotton.—We have received through the
polite attention of the Hon. Wm. Aiken, a sample of
Brazil Cotton, from the valley of the Amazon,pro
cured by Lieut. Herndon, in his recent explorations
of that river. It is very beautiful in appearance but
wanting in strength of staple, and, though it rnb'ht
possibly be improved by cultivation, in its present
condition it is unfit for manufacturing t lrpoees.
[Charleston Mercury, 1 \th inst.
A grand project has been proposed at Paris by
the Abbe Mo ; gno, a scientific writer of some note,
and author ol a work on telegraphing. It is to es
tablish in the Paris de Coulogne, at the ga-s of the
captal, a model, in relief, of Europe, with all its
towns, cities, rivers, lakes, railways mountains and
forests. Each country and each town would occupy
space exactly proportioned to their real extent; every
mountain would resemble, in geological construction
and form, that which it would represent; and every
river and railwav would be of real water and rril
iron, and in length so many yards to the mile. The
singular model would occupy several acres. The
expense of forming it, would, it is admitted, be enor
mous; but that the Abbe contends would be an unim
portant consideration, compared to the instructoin it
would afford, not only to youth, but to people of all
ages and professions, and the striking addition it
would prove to the curiosities of the grand villa.—
Charleston Courier.
Georgian Beauty.—ln Europe, by a Georgian
female is usually understood a tall, slender crea
ture, of voluptuous figure, wrapped in ample rich
apparel, with thick black hair, ong enough to en
twine its glossy fetters round the hearts ot men, with
an open, noble forehead, and a pair of eyes within
1 those d-. k . mysterious magic circle the secrets of
all delights of sense and soul 1 if* spell-bound. Her
Mis luxury. Joy goes before her. and admiration
follows her. The dowers on which she treads look
upwards, trembling with delight as they die, and
exhale their fragrance as an offering to her beauty.
With such ideas do strangers usually come to Geor
gia. and—find themselves singularly undeceived—
Travellers who with expectationsraieed high.setsfoot
on a land surrounded by history and tradition with
a tissue of wonder, either obstinately abide by
their previously-formed opinion, or hastily pass to
the other extreme, and find to their amazement
everything filthy, ugly, loathsome. The truth lies
in the midst. The people of Georgia, taken as a
whole are undeniably one of the must beautiful ra
ces of people on the earth ; but although I am a great
lover of woman, 1 must in this case give, with uncon
ditional preference, the palm to the male sex.—
Herein ail those cultivated inhabitants of Georgia
vno have eye, taste, and an impartial judgment,
agree with me. Nay, I must add to this, that higher
beauty which exists where spirit , heart and mind
are reflected in the eye there are in the Caucasus
lew traces to be found, among women as well as
among men. 1 have had a fair chance of seeing ull
that Georgia contains of womanly beauty, but have
never beheld a face that has fully satisfied me,although
the gr&cefql costume of the tairinhabitants of the
laud contributes very much to tin* heightening of
their charms The face is altogether wanting in
that nobler spiritual expression which lends to our
fair Europeans an irresistible charm.
Industry of the Insane.—The change that has
taken place of late years in the treatment of insane
patients, presents one of the finest features in the
civil nation of the age; but the boon of wholesome
labor is, perhaps, the greatest benefit that lias yet
been conferred upon this class of sufferers. The
fact is strikingly illustrated in the annual report for
the last year of the Itoyal Ediuhurg Asylum. The
number of patients treated was seven hundred and
thirty-eight, and at the close of the year there re
mained as inmates four hundred ana seventy-six— j
•t this latter number, upwards of three hundred :
id eighty were employed daily, and sometimes as j
many cs one hundred working in the open air in the j
extensive grounds of the Asylum. “ Ainoug these,” j
says Dr. Skae, “may be daily seen many of the
most violent and destructive of the inmates busily 1
engaged in wheeling earth, manure, or aiones, who
for years have done little else than destroy their |
clothing, or sp ml their days and nights in restless i
agitation, or incoherent raving. The strong neces- |
sity which appears to exist, in many cases, for con
tinual movement, or incessant noise, seems to find
vent as naturally in active manual labor, it it can
with any propriety be substituted and regulated.”—
And a curious illustration of this is given in the case
of “ one ot the most violent, restless, and unmanage
able inmates of the asylum during the past year,”
whose calling was that of a miner”. He was *• tall
and muscuU • and occupied himself, if permitted to
mix with pursuing his fellow-patients,
andfight • o , if hut alone in the airing
courts,in runi.aig i„uiid and knocking his elbows vi
olently on the stone walls ; and if secluded, in conti
nual vociferations and iuccssant knocking on the
wall. I directed him to be sent to the grounds, and
employed with the wheelbarrow—a special attend
ant being eutrusted with him o*i his debut. Hard
i work seemed to be all lie required. He spent his
superfluous energies in wheeling stones; he soon
i proved him-elf to be one of the most useful and
! able-bodied of the awkward squad, and ere long was
restored to his natural condition—that of a weak
i minded but industrious coal-miner*”
Oakum-picking proves a useful occupation, not
only for imbeciles capable of no higher industry,
! but for malingerers and idlers, who are soon anx
| roue to escape from it into the shoemaker's, tailor's
blacksmith’s, or carpenter’s shops. “In the same
manner the females have been gradual))’ broken into
bubUa ol industry to a degree hitherto unprecedent
ed. I hose who have done nothing or many years but
mut‘er to themselves, or crouch in corners, now
sew or knit lrom morning till night. Knitting, sew
ing. straw bonnet making, and otherjoccupations.aro
carried on throughout the bouse to such an extent
that, I lear, in a very short time, unless some outlet
is obtained tor exportations, we shall be at a loss to
know what to do.” In addition the usal handicraft
employments, which are all practiced in the estab
lishment. it is interesting to observe that some pa
tients occupy themselves in engraving, drawing, and
land surveying. A considerable portion of one of
the houses has been elegantly painted, and in part
ie-furnished by the patients.— Chambers’ Journal.
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Mayor’s Office, Savannah, June 14, 1832.
A rewaru ot Five Hundred Dollars is hereby'of
iered for the apprehension and conviction of any
person guilty ot setting fire to any house within the
limits ol the city of Savannah.
RICHARD D.ARNOLD,
June 15 Mayor.
Op HOWARD INSURANCE COMPANY—This
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