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STONE MOUNTAINS

The following - an extract from . letter
furnished by correspondent MT of The Macon
Telegraph. ia which he describes one Of The
principal mountains 10 the state Of Georgia:
The Stone Mountain. or Rock Noun.
tain as il is iudillercDily called. is n
huge solitary peak Of solid rock. three
Thousand feet in heig'., as it is suppos-
ed, and six or seven miles in circu,n.
ference. I, lies or stands in the conn.
ty Of Dekalb, and state of Georgia.
about nine miles from the town or vii
lage Of Decatur, in the same county,
and some fifteen or twenty from the
river Chatahooohy.
The top Of the Stone Mountain pre-.
sentsan uneven surface, nearly liat, Of
en- oval shape, two or three hundred
yards in width, and about twice that
IN length. Many hollows are obscrya-
bic. III The winter and spring, filed
with water. and occasionally little
patches OF soil, where various shrubs
and herbs are luxuriatiDg. now in full
bloom. Among others, obser, ed the
gooscberry bush. so common in the
New England States, aud which haye
seen no where else AT the South. On
the eastern side, some distance from
tho top. is a remarkable little grove.
called the Eagles nest. Adjoining IL,
among the broken fragments, are a
number OF frighiful cavcrns. called the
Lions den. the Panihrr's hole. &c. &c.
From tie summit, you may ramble
down the arch in any direction for Sc d.
veral hundred yards. without danger ;
but be careful how you approach too
near the Draw, on the northern, cas-.
tern, and southern ntles--for II must
be borne in mind, that in all elevated
stations. peoples heads are s-l to be
turned, and very often they are not
aware of their danger until too laie.-
In looking down from so great a height.
the objects below appear mellowed in
the distance, the air around you seems
one vast sea Of liquid ether--you en-.
terrain a strange idea that YOU can
iloat securely on is surface, and feel
an unacconhtable longing to embark
on ils bosom.
a pathetic story Is told Of q couple
Of hohnds. that year or two ago fol.
loved their owucr TO the top Of the
mountain, and in pes forming their gam
bVls round tie edge q tie prec,pise.
had got too far down To be able 20 get
back. One slid immediately over, ADD
sas dashed 20 pieces on the rocks be
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must fnd II exceedingly t:ifIieuit to be
gratihed. But if the happy couple are
endowed with different tastes, % that
the husband will be satisfied with one
corner and the Wife with the other.
there will be no isft corner. and all
will be right The husband may ait
snug aud comfortable in ono nook,
smoking his pipe aud roasting his shins
to his hearts content; while in the
ether. bis vile may mend shirt, ply
the knitting needle. or read treaiise
ON c@-scry; anu both man aud wife be
as happy as the happies,.
But Il We were allowed 10 peep be
hind the curtains. perhaps we should
Ind thata similarity Of tastes might
cause uncomfortable nights as well as
disasrecable days. II tie conjurai pair
should both happen 10 prefer the right
or the left side Of the bed, instca al al
pleasant dreams, the night might be
spent in most unpleasant alterc atoms.
As thus:
My dear. you know prefer the
right side Of the bed
And, my dear. you know I prefer
the right side Of the bed
My dear! Don't call me dear. With.
out you can use me better, beg on
ye.'
%. very well. my dear, 1 didn't
mean any thing by it,
That's the way YOU always trca,
me, so it is. you barbarous man. I'll
break my heart
but I'm determined YOU shant break
mine-and 50 if you please, I'll 60 to
Sleep
Sleep may possibly visit the eyes oil
the fond pair. But alas! II must. br
uncomfortable tn 20 to sleep with
words Of discord on their iips-aud all
because they happen TO possess a taste
Tor the same side of the bed. We
would not, indeed. aver that such q
thing is likely TO happen very often
but IL II slrUuI,: take place but once in
century, it won! | help TO Strengthen
our arguments in favor Of dissimilarit,
vi taste between the married couple.
We might very easily extend lhi,
article, but We hope our readers, VIII.
are about TO take To them selves part
ners for life. for better or for worse
are resolved in their own minds I,
have no worse about il, and therefore
will attend seriously to the considera
ton OF tastes. Our design was mcrel,
to give them few Understanding a..
We Ito, that word TO the wise is sutTi
eient--and that il they will not be- con
WINGED by what we have said, aided b,
their own reflections, they would no,
profit if we shorld write o volume.
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SIMILARITY OF TASTES.
Jack Prime could eat no fss.
His wife could Eat no lean,
And so betwixt them both,
They licked the platter clean.

ihey licked The platter clean.
OLD SONG.
1t is the prevailing opinion, that the
man and woman. in order 10 be happy
IN married life, shoald possess the sa me
or similar tastes. But that this opiniou
- very faf from being correct. ii re-
qnires very little observation or force
of reasoning To de, ide. Apart from
the sublime and venerable stanzs ~ hich
we have quoted above. il Is evident
that where the tastes Of two persons
are~iixed on the same article, and there
Is barely enough for one, there NAV be
.quarrciiing aud janglibg for its posses
ston. OG the contrary, where the tastes
are different. there is greater chance
OF both being gra,ifeJ.
In n turkey or chicken, there are two
kinds Of meat, the white and the brown.
Ladies usually prefer the fcvmer, the
gentlemen the latter, as is Sufficiently
obvious 20 any body who has paid the
least attention TO the subject. Madam
what part shall l help you tof' a
piece Of The breast, sir. If you please. ,
SIR, what part woul. you prefer p
The side bone. IL coDveuieni-or If
not. the upper joint Of the leg.' Such
are the answers of the different sexes.
Aud the inference is, that Nature. in
forming certain kinds Of poultry, had
an eye tn matrimonial connexions, aud
by constituting both brown and white
meats 10 the same fowl, intended To
provide against the miseries Of c0niu-
gal strife. This adaptation of meats
10 the taste. IS particularly convenient
~ the matter of a chicken. which az.
lording exactly a breakfast Tor tWo,
the husband aud wife may SIP their
coffee, cat their toast, and pick their
chicken bones. without ever maxim:
them bone Of contention.
By too great similarity of tastes,
somo of tie most valuable gifts OF for
tune may be turned 90 bitterness and
strife. Among the enioymenis of hu
man life, the cOmforts of the Ere side
and hearth are eniitDed to a high rank
Aud yet IL the man and wife both pre-
Ter the same corner. there may be quar-
reiliDg for the possession. While the
cheerful fire blazcs on the hearth, and
invites 20 social harmony and comfort.
the sparks of eonjugal disagreement
may arise, poutiug may ensue, cool
words may follow. short answers may
succeed. hard names msy be called
examinations may take place, rrerimi.
nations may enter iu, aud pulling cap.
may be the consequence. Ublockily,
there y but one light aud one left cor.
ncr 20 IRE places Of course. a SINH.
'arity Of tastes in ;be married pair,
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POLITICAL.



THE FoRsAEEN TO THE FALSE ONE.
IT TsoHAs NAE ~ saslsr.
dare thee 10 forget me! 60 wander where
thou wilt,
Thy hand upon the vessels helm, or on the
sabre's hils,
Away ,hou'r, free. Ger land anj sea, 60 rush
to dangers brink!
Dui oh. thou can's' not f1y from thought. thy
euyse will be--fs hhiak!
Remember me! remember sll-my long en-.
Ths, linked itself to perlidy, tho vul,ure and
the dsvet
Remember in thy u,mos, need. never once
did shrink,
Bot chung to thee eonhdingly, thy curse shall
bs-ss hiak!
Then go! that ,houKh, viii render thee /. .l,,
lard in the fight.
Thai thought, xhsp ,hou a,t tempest to>f,
will 6ti tIsseSith sfir'gh',
In some Wild dungeon n,ay'st thou lie, and
counting each cold Ink
That bind. 'hee to captivity, thy curse shall
be-is hink..'
Goseek the merry banquet hall. where young
er maijens bloom,
JUG us'uSus w N<c euatt wa &c tOce fncTf. en-
dure . deeper gloon,
Thar thought shall turn the festive cup Ia
poison ~biie you drink.
Add while false smiles are on thy check, thy
curse will bc-fo think
Forget me, false one. hope il not, When miu
strels touch the string.
Tue memory Of other days win gall thee y bile
they sing;
The airs used to love will make thy coward
conscience shsink,
Aye, ev'ry oo,e viii have its sting--,by curse
will be- 10 think!
Forget me. No. that shall no, be, I'll haun,
thee In thy sleep.
In dreams thouIt cling TO Shiny rocks tina,
ovcrhang the deep,
Thouk shrek for aid. my feeble arm shall
hurl thee from the brink,
And when thou wak'st in Wild dsn.ay, ,b,
curse will be--to think
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Military Aneetiofe. - No, long since,
10 neighbofing state, = person wss
brought up before the court martial AMI
excused IRON duty, because one " bis
legs was about half An inch shorter than
the other. Nsty weil--so fer 80 well.
a young Dutehmsn not full six feet
high, seeing how far "hslf an inch''
went IN the way Of military exercise,
was prepared 20 avail himself oT tho
precedent 10 due time. On being call
ed 20 give an account Of himself and
state his reasons Why be should not
serve. he turned up very famiIiarly 10
the court. - Phase Jour honofs I'm
net 'hg'ble. - - DO shat account 20 ho
sas asked. "Vst account. w ders's
a goat prsshedens, az you csil IL,
ders's man has been excused, because
Won leg i half 40 inch shorter den dc
ojer--now my two legs sse not baifan
inch bat fail two inches shorter by
his. - Ns,o Royk C0prisr.
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LORD CHEsTERriELps OPINION
Of hoiy-his Dislike 10 Horse. Facing;
and Cure for Gaming.

LORD CHESTERriELps OPINION
Of hoiy-his DISLIKE 10 Horse Racing:
and Cure for Gaming.
The LIBERATED Lord Chesterfield, I'm
his last Will. ordered an annuity of
So, 500 per ansum. to be paid to his
grand-chiId, (the offspring Of his own
natural sony 10 enable him to pursue bis
travels through France, Germany, Elan
ders AID Holland. IL he piesscs, with
decency; but he wills and desires, that.
by no means no goes to Itsly-as he
looks upon IL Is the foul sink VI illibc.
raj manners aud vices.
All his requests to Philip Stanhope,
are subjected TO the restriction, that Iva
Ease the ssid Philip Stanhcpe shall
keep, % be concerned in keeping, any
horses or hounds; or ''reside one nigkf
at New Market, that infamous Sem,na-
~ Of Iniquity and III Manner, during
the Races there - Of shall resort TO the
said Races; Of shall lose, in any ono
day, at any game or bet Whatsoever, the
sum Of E500 Then, and in any Of the
cases, he shall forfeit and pay 10, and
Tor the use Of the Dean and Chapter Of
Westminster, out Of Lord Chester
fields Estate, so left him. IS. 900. fos
every such offepce-to be rec oyercd by
action Of debt in any Of His Majesty's
Courts Of Record.
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overftoweJ with blood TO the houses on
each side. 1t the windows Of which al.
pesred Tor moment, and then dissp-
pesred, u band OF pale, disheyelled fe-
males, all silent a. the grave. Low,
inarticulate snoanings were heard in
the arr; was the only living being in
the street, where remained motion.
lees with terror. and without even
strength to seek safety in fight. The
iiesh'ess troop pushed on at full gallop,
and ~ they passed. other riders sue
ceeded and petrified me with their sp-
palling gaze. For upwards of FIVE
hours, they fled past. AZ last they
disappeared. and were succeeded by a
quantity Of artillery wagons, laden
with mangled, paIpitating corpses; an
infectious odous poisoning the air. On
sudden, the iron gate was shut with
violence, and i awoke. I struck my
repeating watch--it Was no more than
twelve. tly, the horrid phan-
.tasmagoria scene had lasted only two
ar three minutes--ths time necessary
for relieving the sentries and closing
the gate. The night was piercing cold
the scntinels were quick in passing the
watchword--and, besides, the iailor
next morning confirmed my calcula-
ton. However, there IS no one Incl
dent Of my life, the duration of which
] can recoliect with more certainty. or
the details Of which are more deeply
engraved on my memory
Present Condition of Germany
One Of The most Iudicrous customs OF
the countries bordering on the Baltic,
u remarkable tenacity Of titular res
pect. from the prince to the peasant.
For instance, in addressing q Count
YOU must address the high, we'll boz n
Count, Count Of - If you were
addressing a mechanic, and were desi
rous ot having your orders executed
you must address the respectable born
MIR. - shoemaker or tailor. Til.
meanest Kind will onsider il a mos
outrageous Insult To he called simpl,
Mr.: he requires to be STYLED 'th,
t"ierab'y born MIR. -, peasant A
foreigner is thus placed under coniinu
, al restraint. a long residence being lie
cessary to become completely ar faiI
to the endless variety. Even at the
door, you must ask the servant for the
lady Proiessoress, OF the lady Conn
selloress leach masculine has femi
nine in the German. The number o
mobility in Germany is, perhaps. great
er than IN any country III Europe. no
even excepting the Two Sioilies-ths
last census making one TO every sixt,
souls. All officers under Goyernmen,
the army, ministry, embassies, being
composed almost exclusively Of titled
, persons. so anxious 10 Frederick
William Ill. to keep up the distinc
tion. that II oommoneT by chance ol
the f"rce Of ialeni, is promoted TO Oh,
rank Of captain. he Immediately re
tceives the prefix Of Won They ar,
mostly very poor, never descending I,
any occupation except those above
mentioned. A TRAVELLER.
/ GNe,s York american.
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The following singular entertain.
rpent is saId to have been giVea 90 The
French King. Charles N. after hunt.
ing IA the neighbourhood of CAress.
sone:--Aifer the stag had been taken,
a gentleman Of tie Beighboorho0d ~.
vitsd the King 10 60 dinner which I've
had provided (or tie occasion. At the
conclusion Of The banquet. ,he ceiling
Of the ball suddenly opened. q thick
ciosd descended. and burst over their
heads like stcrrI Of thsnder, pouring
forth shower Of sugar-plums instead
Of bail, And vas succeeded by gxntle
ram Of r0Se Dafer.
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FASHION.-The editor Of the
New York Enquirer, who seems to
possess good deal Of taste 10 many
matters. particularly in those which re-
late To dress, thus speaks Of recent
change ia the apparel Of the ladies' Of
that city -
"Tbe fashion of the walking dress
at the present era, is uncommonly
cbaste and simple. Afew years ago
nay. even one year sgo-ilOunces were
elevated ON ilouuccs-fiowers stood Oh
the top Of ilowers-ribbons and bands
all--all-cOntributed 10 make female
look like one Of these creatures whose
plumage is etcrnaI'y in the hurricane
state. Now oil is changed. Not a
fOunce is TO be ;, Ell /: the skirt az the
habIli,nrnt is simple. chAste aud ele-
CANT; the bust is equally free from
crowded onsment ; aud the DoDstable
- without flower or spear of grass.
We like all this amazingly. Walking
dresses should be uncommonly plsiu.
The vulgar taste Of dressing for the
promenade. the Park. the Battery. the
Gardens, or shopping 10 BruAdsay.
with as much fnery and splendour Us
IL j, were for biribnlght bali, is hap
PLY disappearing under the legitimate
sway 81 few fashiOpabie leaders Of the
beG"Oonde. who have genius, skill. en-
crgy and independence 10 carry the re-
form IntO practice.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-15
SUPERIOR COURT.

Peter Balliugall against James Birmic.
This was an action brought by the plain.
Tiff. young mau native Of Scotland. who
came to this country about two years since
in the Brig Hercules; against the defen.
dant who wcs captain OF the brig to rocov
er damages for an assault and battery
committed on him during the passage.
The assault complained Of was commi,
ted on the plsin,ifi' by obliging him to sub
mt to al ancient sea custom generally
practised upon persons crossing the line
for the first time; and sometimes in cross
ING the Newfoundland Banks, that Of get
ting shared by a peculiar set ofimrlemen's
IN order as the sesmen say, "to give per
sons on their first voyage q proper intro.
ducton to Neptune, the sovereign Of tho
waves"
The evidence Showed that while the
brig was crossing the Banks OF Newtound.
and. the plsiniif was. on n particular uc
casion blindioldcd, and brought upon deck
marched round the qusr:cg deck in lha
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.Narui. Captain Cottrll, of the schoon-
or Swift, arrived at Charleston on the 30tb
ult. reports that on the 25th, off Key West,
he was boarded by boat from the reven-
ue cutter Pulaski, Swiler. from Key West
for Pensacola, with pira'ical Guneaman
under convoy. who stated that the above
SLAYER had been taken q few days previous
off tho east end OF Cuba, while in the act
of robbing an American brig, by the U. s.
schr. Grampus. She had, when taken, S3
slaves on board, three Of whom had died
since their capture. The pirate was for
merly the pilot boat built schooner Trim.
mcr, Of New York. The Grampus left
Key West 24lh ult. for Pensacola off.
GERS and crew all well. The health ofKey
West continued uninterrupted, there being
no case Of sickness on the Island.
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Nothing seems to have distressed
the Jackson party more, than the din
ner lately given to Senator Barton, mt
Cincinnati. The high toned feeling of
conNivlal meeting, composed of men
who honored Mr.. Barton for his inde-
pendent and republican conduct 80
fearlessly exhibited during the late scs-
sion of Congress, seems to have been
peculiarly offensive to those, who are
still smarting under his kcenly pointed
and well deserved satire. The pro-
ceedings of this meeting are accord
ingly represented as turbulent and
highly indecent" the company "as
bacchinalians," and the gaiety of the
occasion as "senseless revelry."
If this had been dinner to one OF
their own great men-Senator Benton
for instance--all who portook of it
would have been styled "of the true
Jeiiersonian stamp" and the mirth,
however boisterous, with nice discrm-
ination would have been represented
''as bursts of patriotic feeling"
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From recent debates in the British
Parliament. it appears that the promi-
nent statesmen Of that country are
watching with jealous eye, the rele-
tions subsistinG between this country
and the South American States. Mr..
4 Barring, in the course of his remarks
in the House of Commons, suggested
that the British Government could not
be too speedy in endeayoring ''to set
up Mexico rs substantive power" g.
at the same time referred, very point
edly, TO what he was pleased to term
the "ambitious and dangerous en-
croachments" Of the government of
the United States. He further stated
that the new States Of America con
s,med of British manufactures 0,00C,
0OOf, official value, while Norway,
Sweden, France, Portugal, Denmark
consumed only about 5000, ,0O0.f, and
that nothing but settled state of af-
fairs was necessary to increase great-
ly. in So;rl America. the demand for
the products of British ingenuity and
industry. Mr.. Huskisson supported
the vie VS. taken by Mr.. Bar
ing, contending that Spain ought to
acknowledge the independence of what
were once her colonies, and that it was
the policy ofEngland to prevent North
America from acquiring too great in
fiuence over her Southern Neighbors.
We trust that the prcponderanco
which England has SO long and so ir-
Ijuriouslv exercised upon The Continent
of Europe, will never he suffered TO
prevail IN this western hemisphere,
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NEWPORT.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY IL.

The Chancellor LivingStan arrived
here about 3 o'clock on Monday even
ing, on her return from Boston. Sew
eral of our friends, who have been the
whole route, speak in the highest terms
ofthe pleasure they have enjoyed, Il
have collected anecdotes enough to be
merry with for weeks to come. We
are pleased to hear that the profits
have been such, as well to repay the
proprictors for the accommodating spir-
it, which induced them to offer to the
public an opportunity of taking so de-
lightful an excursion. The Chancel-
lor resumed her place in the line on
Tuesday.
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DrsrITuTIoN. Another case Of desti-
tuition was exhibited in the Police Ofics
yesterday, which shows too iorcibly what
extremes csn exist within the same CON-
munity: a carpenter was brought up, charg-
ed by the man for whom he worked as hav.
ing stolen and pledged a parcel Of tools,
which were found in pawnbroker's office.
The prisoner entirely denied that he had
stolen the tools, but acknowledged that he
had pledged them to enable him 10 bury
his child, who died the day previous; he
said the tools were his own, and affirmed
that he could on his trial produce witness
es to prove that he bought them. The un.
fortunate man was committed fortrial.
IN. Y. Courier.)