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I I j > frili rP h nil !)r \'l tKr S S ' l/Xj l w rl ' Ju A 1 UJW 1 nt « j VX A. TUESDAY.II AY 9,1854. • = =r Printers. I Typoes arc now very scarce, and their ’ services command good wages. It lias been: with the greatest difficulty we could procure printers to get out our paper. The printing art isa good one to learn. We are now wanting in our of fice an active and sprightly young man from 14 to IS years of age, to learn this art. Let such a one apply immediate ly. Our Carriers. We have made arrangements to have the papers of our subscribers delivered to them by carriers. The boys who take round the papers are “young in the cause,” and we expect for them liberal indulgence, if they fail properly to perform their trust, until they get the hang of their business In full Silas!. * Oun readers are, no doubt, tired of apologies; not half as much so as wc are, however. We issued no paper last week, because we could not get'printers'’ in time to do so, and because one of the hands already in our office let the form tall upon his linger and mashed it so that he could not set type. Os course people will say, “ Why did you not make better provision for issuing your paper before you began ?” Our answer is that we gave up the publishing department entirely into other hands. The editor is not responsible for the failure in this regard. Now, however, we are in full blast, and through the favor of corres pondents, our columns are brim-full of good things. We didn’t set out with the intention of making any thing else but a good paper, and we are of the same opinion still. We regret the interrup tion in our issue, but don’t feel depressed at all about it. We have this to say, without indulging in any vain-glorious spirit, that if, at the end of six weeks, our journal does not compare favorably with any paper North or South, any sub scriber who will notify us of dissatisfac tion shall have his money refunded him, and we will say nothing more about it. That is fair—isn’t it ? documents. Our thanks are due both our Senators in Congress for documents sent us. Thanks. Wc most sincerely tender our subscri bers our thanks for what they have done for us. We feel under renewed obliga tions to try and make lor them a good paper. Nor is our gratitude less for the kind, and in many instances too flatter ing' notices from our brethren of the press. We will try to merit the good reeling expressed for us, and will take an occasion at an early day to notice our exchanges as their merits deserve. JYotice to Correspondents. All communications must be plainly : written, and accompanied by a respon- j sihle name. Correspondents in the town i ••r county must send us their favors i by dropping them in the post office.— They will then be carefully examined, and appear in the Press , or the reasons for their rejection be given under our editorial head. This rule will not be departed from. Some Potatoes. Our thanks are due Mrs. Brodfield f >r the fine Irish potatoes of this Spring’s growth which she sent us. They are the largest, and finest we have seen.— We can’t imagine by what charm they were made to grow amid ice, frost, winds and no rain. John Etangford. The above young man who stabbed Sandy Snther has been brought before the Inferior Court on motion to discharge from custody, which motion prevailed, on account of some some irregularity in former proceedings. Langford immedi ately left. 4 ‘ Andrew Xotr.” We are glad that the R. 11. Bridge over Little River, in this county, has been put in repair again, for several reasons. One is that it has allowed “Andrew 1 tow" to leave our Tillage, and we hope he will stay away, now that lie is gone. Courtesy required us while he was a guest of the town, to keep our sentiments to ourself. But we now feel at liberty to .-peak out, and we arc compelled to say unhesitatingly, that we have no respect whatever for- -im engine that can't make a respectable whistle ! Southern Methodist Book Con cern.—We notice that the question whether the Church, South, shall have a publishing house, or whether it shall have its printing done North, is exciting considerable discussion in the present General Conference, in session in Colum bus. If the secular press may be allow ed an expression of opinion, we would say, have the publishing house, South, by all means. Either the Church, South, is able to maintain an independent posh lion, or she is not. If she is, let her re ly upon herself in everything. If she is not, let her re-annex herself to the Church, North. The, Southern people " ■ _ i m Advertising. We have a friend-who tells aa anec dote of a young man who was one day riding with his sweet-heart home from Church, It was in the country, and the two were horse-back. Several other persons were riding along the road at a little distance behind thclpving couple. The young man was desperately smit ten, and, par consequence, had but little to sa}*. The tender feeling choked his utterance, and he could bring forth no such things as words. At last he turn ed round and halloed to another young man riding a short way behind him, “Ride up, Tom, ride up, ride up.”— “What for,” said Tom. The reply was “Oh! just for advertisement I'' We are like this young man. We are in a close place, and arc. '“just for adver tisementonly we want our advertisement in our paper. Every man who lias any business should advertise for two good reasons.. In the first place they extend their business, and thus benefit themselves, and in the second place they extend the business of newspaper pub lishers, and thus benefit a very worthy and highly honorable class of men. Especially ought our merchants to ad vertise. For it is a notorious fact that those who advertise most, sell ihost goods and make most money. We are much obliged to those of our friends who have extended to us their advertising patron age. “Well done good and faithful ser vants.” To our other friends we would say, “Go and do likewise.” We think we can find in the lids of the Bible, in one of the books of Solo mon, who was the wisest man that ever lived, and who understood the mercan tile business as well as other things, au thority for advertising. Turn to the 11th chapter, 24th and 25th verses of Prov erbs* which reads as follows: 24. “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withhold eth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be wa tered also himself.” Now does not he who advertises “scatter abroad” a knowledge of the articles he has to sell, and if people know what he has to sell, will they not therefore go and buy them? And will he not “in crease” in wealth ? But if he fails to ad vertise, does he not “withhold more than is meet” and does he not “tend to pov erty?” And if you “water” the edi tor’s growth of pecuniary hopes, will not your goods be “watered” also?— And if you fail to advertise, and then fail to sell as many goods as your neigh bor who advertises, does it not “tend to poverty ?” Decidedly and emphatical ly, yes. But there is another idea, gentlemen merchants, in connection with the sub ject. Let us whisper this into your ear, and don’t let the ladies know we said it. Don’t you know it is said that the fair sex have a great deal of curiosity, and that they always read the advertise ments? Well then, you may say just what you please in your advertisement, | and the ladies—(but don’t tell them we say now,) will put on their bonnets, and j through curiosity, go right straight to ! see whether you have told the truth or not. And when you get them in your store,, why then you can sell them some thing/ besides enjoying the pleasure of looking at their pretty faces. Why we almost wish we had some goods ourself to advertise. 1 And this last argument wc have used wc know will not be the least weighty with some of our widower and bachel or friends. If they are not yet convinc ed of the propriety of advertising, let them read the following which will car ry conviction to their hearts: “ Advertising for a Wife. —E. D. Clif ford, a young man, in Indiana, who re cently advertised for a wife, says that he is thoroughly convinced of the ad vantage of advertising. He says he has received, in answer to his advertisement 794 letters, 18 daguerreotype-likenesses of ladies, 2 gold finger rings, 17 locks of hair, one copy of Ike Marvel’s “Reve ries of a Bachelor,” one thimble, and 2 dozen shirt buttons. He ought to be convinced.” ■ - 4 Hags! Rags! Rags! See the advertisement of Messrs. Wal ker, Williman, & Cos., in another col umu. We would suggest that some one of our merchants should open a rag de pot in Eatonton, where every family in the county could bring its rags and sell them, for several good reasons It behooves us, in as hard times as these, especially, to take care of, and sell, ev erything that will bring us a penny. 2. It encourages home manufacture, and promotes Southern independence for Southern people to supply their paper factories with the raw material. 3. Ev ery paper factory in the South takes so much capital from the production of cot ton, diminishing the supply, and thus increasing the price—not only by the diminution of its production, but by rea son that cotton, either in its original state, or in the form of rags is used for, the manufacture of paper, o. And be cause every rag saved has a tendency to lessen the price of paper. Not only can the farmers sell their rags, but they can sell all the dirty cot ton, too much soiled for any , other pur pose, and can dispose of, for money, what is generally called the backings or sweepings c*’ .their gin-houses. Wc are informed by a member of Eatonton Pac i sells all of this material from the facto ry to a paper company; whereas they formerly put it to no use whatever, but hauled it off and threw it away. Wc hope every family in Putnam county will begin to save their rags and dirty cotton. And let some of our mer chants announce immediately, where a sale, .or barter, of these rags can be effected. It matters not how old, and worn out, or dirty they may be, jusl so they are of linen, or cotton. Worsted rags are not used in the manufacture of paper. Even old pieces of bagging and rope arc used lor making coarse paper. u The Independent Press.” We have received a number of a pap er from Abbeville S. (J., bearing the above title, edited by B. L. Posey, Esq. Brother Posey copies the notice of the Chronicle and Sentinel of our paper and says, “There now! another fellow tak en our name verbatim et literatim. He ought at least to have asked our per mission first, but if he will make a good paper, as we expect he will, we will for give him.” Our S. Carolina cotemporary is good natured, and that is all we can ask of any one in his dealings with U3. Hence we will explain. Wc regret having adopted the name of our esteemed co temporary, but unfortunately we did not know that his paper was in esse at the time ours was carried to the bapt ismal font. If we had known it, we should certainly have named our jour nal something else, as it is a special ob ject of ours to avoid any thing like trite ness. We devoted no little attention to our name, in spite of the Shakspeare an philosophy that there is nothing in a name.' We thought we had adopted one which -was not used by any cotem porary in America, and are sorry to find ourself mistaken. But we can’t “ take any step backward,” and brother Posey and ourself must vie with each other in a friendly manner to sec who shall have The Independent Press, and who An Independent Press. «Way Party. The young ladies of the female acade my entertained our citizens with a par ty on the night of the Ist of May. There was not the usual eermony of coronation and speechifying, which may be very well dispensed with, expect under very advantageous circumstances. But this detracted nothing from the general hilari ty and enjoyment of the occasion.— The room was tastefully and artistically draped vvitli evergreens and flowers, and the waiters upon which the refreshments were handed round, were decked with nicely arranged boquets, and well fur nished with those luxuries which ad dress themselves to the inner man. Al together the occasion was one which afforded pleasure to the eye, comfort to | the palate and joy to the heart—gencral jly we mean, for we would not be sur prised if some hearts were exceptions. But if so, this was owing to the malevo lence of Cupid, and we hope the capri cious little fellow may speedily heal the wounds lie inflicted upon the occasion. Upon the whole, we like to see par ties. They are frequently attended with a good deal of frippery and folly, it is true. But, as a general rule every body seems to think it incumbent upon himself to be as agreeable as possible. Thus it is that good humor prevails, social feeling is cultivated, and the heart improved. Wishing Party. The young gentlemen, and ladies of this place went on a fishing excursion, on Saturday last, and en joyed themselves finely, we learn. We understand, however, that more and larger fish, as is usually the case, on such occasions, were caught on dry land, than were hooked up out of the water. MS ridges. We don’t believe that the Inferior Court of Putnam couuty will ever get good, permanent bridges built, until they quit sticking up their advertisements on trees. But few people see them when they are thus put up, and consequently but few bids are put in. Wc noticed in one of the last Milledgeville papers an advertisement for bridge builders, and we have since.heard of a mechanic’s going on from Morgan to put in a bid for building a bridge in Baldwin. This comes of putting one’s advertisement in a newspaper instead of on a tree. If our Inferior Court don’t do better, we shall begin to think the State House had as well stay in Milledgeville as to be moved to Eatonton. We refer a majority ofour friends on the Inferior Court Bench to the extract with which we close our editorial headed “ Adver tisement,” in order to prove to them the advantages of advertising. u Too Past.” “WE were perhaps too fast in locat ing our brother of the “ Independent Press , politically. In an article in his last issue, headed the “Southern Con vention,” we could not get the hang of his position. May be when he gets fair ly under way, he will settle down, sb that we can count him.”-— Federal Union. fn reply to the above we have a word of thanks and one of caution to our brethern of the Union. * We thank them for appreciating our difficulty in “getting fairly under way,” and we caution them t® beware, when they go to count us, lest, they themselves net counted The Georgia Rtistcr 4* Critic. ■■ ’ . ; ■■■ 1 ■'’l’SsPT 'es The above is the title of a something, purporting to be a Medical Magazine, edited by Dr. H. A. Ramsey, and pub lished in Atlanta, the third number of which has reached us. The Georgia Blister and Critic— ~— —“ Phoebus wliat a name r Io fill the speaking trump of future fame!” In the first place, let us consider this name a little. A blister, as we under stand it, is generally a sore produced by the application of cantharides, and is de signed, by producing counter irritation, to restore: health to some contiguous lo cality in the system. If the magazine before us simply means by Blister that this pamphlet is a sore, we agree with it. But if he means to convey the idea that this sore is likely to produce health, then, we are constrained to differ with it.— There is very little of the appearance of a healthy ulcer about it. There is no discharge of the pus nobile , but on the contrary, every symptom about it indi cates gangrene and putrescence. But we know what the Blister means. In stead of meaning that this feuilton is it self a blister, it intends to mean that it is a Blistcrer , and produces blisters.— How, it does not inform us; but we may infer that it is by kissing —as we read of one who was perhaps a relation of the Blistcrer, that “The Monkey married the Baboon’s sister, Ho smacked his lips and then lie kissed her— He kissed so hard he raised a blister." Yes, this magazine intends to mean that it is a Blistcrer, and not a blister —an actor or doer, and not a mere passive object or thing. Why then did it not say so ? God only knows —we don’t. Let the correction be made, and the tiling stand Blistcrer and critic. Critic ! —Did the Blister ever serve an apprenticeship at criticism, or does it be lieve, “ A man must serve his time to every trade Save censure—critics all are ready made?" We hold that some knowledge of the rules of grammar is essential in one who sets himself up as a critic. What can be said of the Blister's capacity in this regard when such palpable violations of the statutory provisions of English grammar occur in his columns as the following ? On page 51 —“Dysenterry, as well as Typhoid fever, have attracted so much attention.” “Opium and Mercury A, &c.,” p. 52. “ This, after the showing w 6 had, we cheerfully done," &c., p. 65. “ This we willingly done," &c., p. 66. “ The reasons which induce us to think the society were accessary in the attack, and under the influence of a clique, were the unexplained course of 1851, and subsequently at the meetingof 1852 one L. D. Ford led a clique against us, which met with a “pin-hook favor.”— lb. “These things were suspicious, and from the pertinacity they were adhered to.”— lb. Querry. —What “pertinacity” was it “these things” “adhered to ?” “Before we conclude, we may remark, as an act of justice that Drs. Dugas & Arnold acted more nobly than wc had any cause to suspect from our positions, and their course has went." ke., p. 71. “ And never said from whence," kc.-lb, “Let us know from where," <ke. — lb. “It is based upon a plan that it will increase in age, and grow in power to the lustre and renown of all around.” — p. 80. Was ever such willful 1, and malicious i and brutal murder of the king’s Eng lish ? —and that too by a critic ? Let us give an instance of the Chris tian forgiveness of the Blister's heart: “ There are some few r men in the body we cannot recognize ; our hatred will follow them to the grave,”—p. 67. On p. 68, the Blister says: “ This, (At lanta) is the place, of all others upon the globe, for a medical college.” And here, by the way, we arc inclined to agree with the Blister, if absence of knowledge constitutes a necessity for a college, and if the Blister is a fair sample of Atlanta medical science. We will now give a few examples, showing the absence of every thing like egotism on the part of the Blistcrer : “At least the manufacturer advertises w ith us, and that is good evidence of the article being good”—p. 69. “ In the meantime we will say that every journal which has noticed the Blister fa vorably will do to tie to.”—p. 74. (Here we come To a conclusion exact ly the reverse of' the Blister. But this is merely an honest difference of opin ion, we suppose.) “ We did not examine his Blistering Ointment, but from the fact that he takes ours, we consider it must be good, as the pot is leavened.”—p. 75. “ All secular papers desirous of an ex change, will please send in their num bers,, and we will notice them upon our exchange sheet.”—p. 76. Great favor this! “ I am certain you will like the Blis ter, for it is more. Southern than the South,”—p. 78. “Pr. Long of Geo., —“If we are to get a share of the cash—[not at all mer cenary]—we are in for him. This Blis ter is open for him, and if he wishes to succeed, he must use it.”— lb. “ To the Medical and Newspaper press throughout the country who have so kindly dressed our Blister, we return our heart-felt thanks, and we shall certainly reciprocate the favor. ’ p. 80. W onder hoik many thanks we shall get for the dress: ng we have given the Blister ! ’ * 1 % “ Every man who knows will testify toNnir entire competency to perform the job.”-—p. Go. But we presume our readers are by this time satisfied of the modesty of the Blister. So we will pass on, and give some extracts remarkable for their deli cacy of sentiment, and elegance of style: “His medicines were so good, they would almost make a patient swallow his tongue, or cure him. by the smell of the cork—p. 72. “ If any man in this city has an ink ling in the proper line, let him call, and we will apply the clasp and reuort more fully.”— lb. Now ye tooth-aching, tartar-toothed, and toothless men, women, boys and girls,” &c.—p. 79. “The Burke b’hoy.y’ &c.—p. 79. “Well, my Old Coon, you are in a bad fix , but wc think the Blister will help you, and you shall have it for a season free gratis— for nothing. Eve ry body wishes it, and as you arc the only man out of h—-11 who cannot pay for it,” &c.— lb. Under this head, sec what the Blister says about an “unmentionable alley in Macon,” on p. 80. Right here we bad as well notice with disfavor the habit of the Blister of some times using in its editorial the pronoun we, and sometimes I- — sometimes our and sometimes my. It should confine itself either to the singular or plural pro noun, and not think itself entitled to use both. The habit has sprung up recently, since Watson and Mrs. Hale have put out their poetical dictionaries, of a wri ter’s quoting poetry without rhyme or reason. lie first takes his dictionary, finds the passage which he wishes to quote, and then makes a prose setting for his poetical gem, forgetting that any man of sense can discover from the awk wardness of the fit, how the job was ex ecuted. When a person who has his mind stored with poetical quotations merely from a recollection of what he has read, introduces into his writings a line or two of poetry, and it comes in naturally because it is the only stone he •can nicely fit in the edifice he is rearing; it does very well, and we admire the quotation. But when he first hews out from the poetical dictionary, whose quar ry is oftener, than otherwise, not of the 1 finest material, a rough and jagged stone, and then sets in with his trowel, brick bats and mortar to build a superstruc ture around and above this, his work looks bungling—his job gives indubita ble evidence of how the work was per- j formed. This is very common with writers of the present day, and the Blister is a good illustration of this un workmanlike manner of proceeding. To ‘ prove it:— The poetical quotation on page 61 of of the Blister, may be found on p. 350 of Mrs. Hale’s Poetical Dictionary. The quotation on p. 640 of the form er, may be found on p. 402 of the latter. That on p. 68 of the former may be found on p. 190 of the latter. The two on p. 79 of the former, may be found on p. 504 of the latter. And in fact, the only line which the Blister quotes from its memory, com-! mencing “Should old acquaintance,” &c,, is quoted wrongly. We would like to hear the Blister try to sing it as it lias it. Let us look for a moment at the va- rious names which the Blister gives it self: * In its title, it calls itself Blister , but means Blisterer , or one who blisters. On p. 75, we are left to infer that it considers itself “Blistering Ointment .” On p. 7G, it is “ our bantling. ” On p. 78, it seems to consider itself 11 the column , Doctor On p. 79, it is our “ cruel bantling.'' On p. 80, it speaks of applying the Blister , and is therefore cantharides, spread on a piece of cloth. On the same page it speaks of -‘dres sing our blister,” and therefore consid ers itself the sore produced by the above spread cantharides. Here is a host of names for you, and a man must certainly be squemish who can’t please himself. If any one still finds it in his heart to be dissatisfied, we recommend him to call the Blister Le gion, as that indicates a multitude ,of names, and there is a bible precedent for calling one “possessed of the devil” by that name. The Blister says, “Quacke ry is ebbing in Atlanta.” This we must be permitted to doubt, as the Blister in form us that it gives general satisfac tion in that city. Now we protest against the Blisters going out to the world as an exponent of medical men, and medical science in Georgia. We have some intimate friends who belong to the former class, and we take an interest in the promotion of medical science in the State. And we do not wish our medical friends degrad ed, or the medical science of the State disgraced in the eyes of those where the Blister “ circulates from Boston to New Orleans, up the Mississippi, across to San Francisco, and thence to the Sandwich j Islands.” And here we can give the Blister some information it seems to de sire! It doesn’t know where it will stop: probably, we think, in that place which it says, on p. 79, “Dr. of K” is out of. In conclusion, we* must say that we have never in our life seen more to excite into 32 pages, or rather in department, o the “ Georgia MSjOyr fend Critic.” And there would fiavyhbeen enough, it seems to us, to these emotion , even if there had Vot been enclosed in its columns, itpom a separate sheet, “the Blister and drittul-V Extra,” with the elegant head-note, and\ a most rediculous attempt at rhyliej called the “Quack Festival.” In conclusion, we hope we have treat ed the case before us as a skillfull plii sician should have done. The path\ nomonic diagnostics of the disease ad mo if ished us that active treatment was na cessary. And we have administered it! determined to “kill or cure,” thinking in of not much importance which result should follow. The public would proba bly prefer the former. Note. —We don’t charge any fee, hav ing labored solely pro bono doctorum. Railroad Extension from Eft font on. Our attention has been called to this subject by a communication in the Ath ens Banner, proposing a public meeting in favor of the extension of the Athens Branch Rail Road, to connect with the- Rabnn Gap Road, at Clayton. The wri ter speaks of the chain of roads, which have been chartered from the neighbor hood of Chattanooga, and the Duck Town Copper Mines, and says that Charleston will reap all the advantage of the trade from the Copper Mines, unless the Athens or Eatonton road is extend ed towards that region. It is clearly to the interest of Eaton ton and Putnam count}', that the Eaton ton Branch Road should bo extended either to Madison, thence to Athens, to connect with the road leading from that place to Rabun Gap, or that our road should be extended via Covington, or Social Circle, in the direction of Rabun Gap. We say it is to the interest of our citizens that this should be done, be cause we feel more anxiety to represent their welfare than that of other people. Clearly, it is to the interest of Savannah also, that one or the other of these pro jects should be carried out. But we speak more particularly now of the community in which we live, and say that we ought to connect with some point on the Georgia Boad—and, Madi son, in our opinion is the proper point. * W e would be much gratified also to see the proposed road built from this place to Monticello. Will not seme one from our sister village favor us with a communication on. this subject, and let us know what they are doing in Jasper? j Our columns are open to any one who | feels like stirring up the Putnam and j Jasper people in this regard. •Ifiercer Universify. We have received from Mr. John W. Brinson, of the Junior Class in the above University, a catalogue of the of ficers and students of the institution of which he is a member, and for which we tender our young friend our thanks. From the catalogue the university seems to be in a flourishing condition, as ap peal’s by the following summary : Theological Seminary exclusively 1 College, .... 108 Academy, - • - - 68 Total - - - -177 Absent April Ist, 1851. 41 In attendance April Ist, 1854. 130 The Ctimeross Family. This troupe gave a concert in Tem perance Hall, on Friday night, to a large audience, and proposed to give another Saturday night, but had no hearers. The “Family” came here with some reputation, but made none by their visit to this place. We are inclined to think that the original troupe has disbanded, and that the company that performed here is a mere remnant. As they seem to be well-behaved people, we cannot per mit ourselves to say anything ill-natur ed of them, but would kindly suggest that no fifth rate “shows” should here after visit Eatonton, as the performers would feel better by not coming, than bv coming. The citizens of Eatonton, and Putnam are fond of refined amusements, and are always glad to welcome here any one who is capable of adding to their happinees in this line. Cannot Mr. Crisp, who was so well patronized here last summer, pay us another visit and bring with him a good Corps of actors ? Journal <V Courier. The Journal and the Courier of Savan nah have united in one, with the above title. Mr. Chapman is the editor, and Mr. Cubbedge the business man of the concern. The politics of the newspaper is Democratic —supporting Pierce’s ad ministration in everything, except his appointments. The Journal & Courier occupies very nearly the position we do. And although the Courier was a little ill natured toward us, we will return good for evil, and recommend the Journal & Courier to any one in this community who wants a daily paper that will keep him well posted in news, and miscella neous reading. S^agucrreotypes. Mr. Braune remains one week long er in town. There have been refreshing showers in various parts of opr State—-a blessing we very, much need, in our vicinity. FOR THE iAePENDEN'T PRESS. n"iio is Albert Pike t As the gentleman whose name - 11 ’ this article was the lion of the Lit*. Charleston Convention, and as hisnam has occupied considerable space m > * newspapers of late, the following sketch of his life taken from Griswold's Poets k and Poetrvof America, will not prove \mi nte resting to our readers. This sketch, tVken in connexion with the daguerreo t}® 30 of his*personal appearance given hy* our correspondent Anselm, wilkpn swm:r the question above. W e givPat th A close of Griswold’s sketch One poem froMi the pen of Mr. Pike on Spring, as a stßccimen of his claims as a votary of theMdivine art. Mr. Pikq is now in the 145tl year of his age, which makes him fi’orß five to seven years older than lie seeißcd to the eye of our corrcspondem. ■ ALBERT PIKE. 1 Pike was born in Boston, L flj 29th day of December, 1809. V A lie was about four years old, his ]jarß> s removed to Newburyport. His fW he informs me, “was a journey maMhoemaker, who worked hard, paid his wees, and gave all his children the beuiß- of an education.” The youth of theaAit was passed principally in attend mg fl district schools at Newburyport, and ■* academy at Farmingham, until lie M*is sixteen years of age, when, af er a rigid and triumphant examination, he waii admitted to Harvard College.— Not'bling able to pay the expenses of a j residence at Cambridge, however, he soon alter became an assistant teacher in the grammar-school at Newburyport, and, at the end of a year, its principal. He was Induced to resign this office af ter a show time, and in the winter which followed was the preceptor of an acadej my at Fairiiaven. He returned to New buryport in the spring, on foot, and for one year taught there a private school. During all |his time he had been*a dili gent studeiA intending to enter the uni - versity, in (Muance; but in the spring, of 1831 he chunged his plans, and start ed on his travels to the West and South.*. lie went first to Niagara, and then,.. through Cleveland, Cincinnati, Nash ville, and Paducah, much of the way on foot, to St. Louis, lie left that city in August, with a company of forty per sons, among whom were two young men besides himself from Newburyport. for Mexico ; and after much fatigue and privation, arrived at Santa Fe on the 28th of November. Here he remained nearly a wear, passing a part of the time as a clerk! in a store, and the residue in selling merchandise through the coun try. Near the close of September 1832, he left Twos, with a trapping-party ; travelled aVotind the sources of Red RL cr to the nedid waters of the Brazos; separated from the company with four others, and came into Arkansas, —trav- elling the last! 50U miles on foot, and reaching Fort I Smith, in Novr., “with out a rag of cl tithing, a dollar in money, or knowing a jberson in the territory.” Near this plaice he spent the winter in teaching a fowlolnkMm, and in the fob lowing July Iga went further down the country, and (llened a school under more favorable aus s; but after a few weeks being attackevMpy a fever, was compel led to abandoiiMt. lie had in the mean time written stHeral poems for a news paper prin Little Rock, which pleased the so much that he sent for him to go t®pe and become his part ner. fl'lie projHkition was glad ly accept - ed, and in Octßjer he crossed the Ar kansas and lanMgd at Little Rock, pay ing his last centllbr the ferriage of a poor old soldier, wh<®had known his father in New Engl a in® Here commen®!d anew era in the l ife of Pike. this time his efforts appear to have bail crowned with suc cess. The “Arlßasas Advocate” was edited by him until the Autumn of 1834, when it became hißforoperty. Soon al ter his arrival at lrßtnew home lie began to devote his the study of the. law, and he was n®w admitted L b the bar. He to ftrite for his paper and to practical the courts, un til the summer 9&#536, when lie sold his printing establishment; and since then he has successfully pursued his pro fession. He was married at Little Rock in November 1834. About this time he published at Bos ton a volume of prose sketches and po ems, among which are an interesting ac count of his journeys over the prairies, and some fine poetry, written at Santa Fe and among the mountains and for ests of Mexico. In the preface to it, ho says:—“What I have written has been a transcript of my feelings— too much so, perhaps, for the purposes of fame. Writing has always been to me a com munion with my own soul. These po ems were composed in desertion and loneliness, and sometimes in places of fear and danger. Mv only sources of thought and imagery have been my own mind, and Nature, who lias appeared t,o me generally in desolate guise and utter dreariness, and not infrequently in sub- - lirnity.” His “Hymns to the Gods,” published afterward, were composed at an early age, in Fair haven, nud principally while • he was surrounded by pupils,' in the school-room. They, are bold, spirited scholarly and imaginative, and their dic tion is appropriate and poetrical, thouo-h in some instances marred by imperfect and double rhymes. Os his minor pieces “Spring,” and “To the Mocking-bird,” - are the best. I have heard preuse be stowed on “Ariel,” a poem much lon ger than these, publ|hed in 1835, but as it appeared in a periodical which had but a brief existence, T have not been able to obtain a copy of it. In “Fantas ia,” in which, I suppose, he intended to shadow forth his owi “eventful his tory,” he speaks of one jwho “Was roving, And had not known the be t of his own mintL Until the mighty spell of 0 usridge woko It!) hidden powers,” "•* • ' 11 7 LAa- ’ Still