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H*H<*TtANBUM AND POHPEIt IN 1$30. I Herculaneum anil Pompeii seem both very distant from the focus of Vesuvius. They are now separated from it by inhabitants and cultivated spaces, which have been conquered from the lava and recov-, eted from the volcano. The village of Portici is built upon the roofs of (ho first of those two cities, which was petrified on the day of its death, and into the tomb of which one-descends as into a mine, by a sort of shaft, ending at the theatre Avere, it i9 conjectured, the inhabitants were assembled when the eruption surprise! them. It was in 1639 that the ruins of the city made their appearance for the first time, in an excavation made at random, which was resumed in 172?, and finally organized in 1733, with ?d mirablo success. The discovery of the theatre and of every thing else has taken place since that period. The theatre is T Greek architecture ; it is ornamented with a fine front, and with marble coliimns standing on the stage itself; the spectators occupied twenty-one rows of mens, with a gallery above embellished with bronze statutes. One can still distinguish the places allotted to the magistrates, the scene behind which the actors withdrew, and a number of objects which excite in the traveller mingled astonishment and emo ition. There is also at Herculaneum a forum surrounded with porticos and temples, which are almost all of them -damaged, and a gaol with old rusty iron (bars, to which the prisoners were chained ?a melancholy feature of all times and places, and a monotonous emblem of human society at all periods. As you leave these excavations, which have as vet made little progress, and cannot he much extended without endangering the safetv ?. of Portiei, you distinctly perceive several strata of lava, proving beyond a doubt that Herctilaneuin was drowned iu repeated eruptions of Vesuvius. The difficulty of carrying on the excavations at so great a depth, and under (he very foundations of a nevv town, has caused the ruins of Herculaneum to bo almost abandoned for those of Pompeii, j which present a far more striking inter- | est. At Herculaneum there are only cat- j acombs. At Pompeii the Romans entire- | Jy revive; the houses stand and are furnished and ornamented with picturesque paintings, the cellars are stocked as well i as the tables; in more than one dwelling tlie dinner has been found on the table, and the skeletons of the guests around it, and then you enter every where on the same floor ; and as the ashes, which lie but a few metres thick upon the ancient buildings, are cleared, the town appears, as ours come to light again when the snow melts in mountainous count.ies ? You arrive by a suburb wholly lined with Roman tombs, and walk over a Roman pavement, worn out by Roman vehicles; you may enter the inn; there are the stables, with the rings to fasten the horses; close by is the farrier, with his sign* over his door. If you penetrate into one of these tombs, you will find urns containing ashes, hair, and fragments of catcined bones. Every where are displayed inscriptions, unaffected, and touching, such as the epitaph dedicated bv a woman to her husband : 44 Servilia, to the friend of her soul." Let us advance ; we are in the town. To the right of the gate you behold the guardian's sentry box cut into the stone. Take the footway, for there are footways at Pompeii, Roman footways, with posts at intervals on both sides, footways wherein one ceases not to gaze on wheel ruts, made 1800 years ago. Whom do you wish to be taken to! You have but to speak?the names are written on the door of every house in large red letters. Here is an apotheca ry's shop, with his drugs in phials, with surgical instruments, and balsams still yielding a smell. Here are far different things, but my faith ! Enter, you have nothing to fear; but I dare not tell where vou are. unless vou have perceived the sign over the door. What think you of it ? and vet facing one of those houses stands a temple of Vesta. Let us, then, pay a few visits; we are in a baker's shop, and here is the flourgrindstone?suppose a stone sugar-loaf, covered with an extinguisher also of stone?rub the one against the other, after throwing some corn between them, and you have a Roman mill. This wretched piece of machinery was entrusted to the hand of slaves. But I have reserved a surprise for you ; here is some bread?clo you read the b'iker's name i hollowed out of that carbonized pancake ? take and break it. Open that cupboard ; you will find there preserved olives, dried ftps, lintels, and eatables of all descrip- I tions. A saucepan has been carried to the Naples Museum, containing a piece of meal, as well preserved as by Mr. Appert's process. What a number of meals Vesuvius interrupted on that woful day ! I. nevertheless do not think that the Romans were great eaters. I have carefully explored a number of kitchens and dining rooms at Pompeii, and I have found, even in the richest houses, but very trifling cooking apparatus, and miniature table utensils. Their plates were real saucers, and the tables upon which the dinner was served up, but little stands, ?n general of stone or marble, which could hold but one dish at a time. The guests lay down as soldiers round their mess. What is admirable, delightful, charming, overwhelming, to us barbarians of the nineteenth centurv, is the exquisite pure ness and delicacy of shape of all the utensils which served the Romans in domestic life. One must see thos8 candelabras, lamps, vases of al I size1?, those charming little bronze calefactors, (for every thing . was of bronze,) those tripods, scales, beds, chairs, those graceful and so ingeniously wrought shields which fill up whole rooms at the Naples Museum. One must, above all, see the toilet arsenal of the Ro- t man Indies?their combs, tooth-picks, I carlinor.irons, and the pots of vegetable, " and mineral rouge found in a boudoir.? < Thus the Roman ladies used rouge and jj deceived the people, just ns is practised < now-a-davs; they wore, like our ladies, those necklaces, rings, and ridiculous ear- I rings, which add nothing to beauty, and < diminish not u<Hines9. How times re- 1 semble one another, in spite of the space that separates them. I Above thirty streets of Pompeii are now I restored to light; it is a third part of the I town. The walls which formed its an- i i _ cient enclosure have heen recognized ; a magnificent amphitheatre, a theatre, n forum, the temple of Isis, that of Venus, and a number of other buildings, have heen cleared. The secret stairs by which i the priests of those times slily crept to 1 prompt the oracles, have been detected. On beholding so many monuments which : display in so lively a manner the importance of public and the independence of private life among the Romans, it is impossible to resist a feeling of sadness and melancholy. Behold, along the fall of earth, the vestige of the breast of a woman who was buried alive, and stiffened bv leath?behold the stones of that well, worn by the rubbing of the ropes?examine that guard house, covered with caricatures of soldiers?one might suppose that the Roman people still existed, and that we were but strangers in one of their towns. Who knows what future discoveries mav be made in those august ruins! Murat employed upon them 200 men every year. Only 60 men and JC1000 are now employed upon them. The excavations proceed, in consequence, with dismal slowness, however great maybe the interest which his Sicilian Majesty takes in their success. It is not in Rome ?devastated and disfigured Rome?th.?i one must go to study the Romans?it is in Pompeii. Pompeii, as regards antiquities, is worth all Italy together. [From the Temperance Advocate.] DARLINGTON COURT HOUSK, 8. C. Mr. Ediior:?As yoy have, most use- < fullv to the public, and, 1 trust, prohtnhly to yourself, converted your journal into a i Semi-Agricultural, I take the liberty of forwarding to you for publication, the subjoined draft of a hill, which I propose to bring before the Legislature, at its next i Session. During the last winter, I broa. I ched the general principle, of exempting real estate from levy and sale under execution ; hut the bill not being reached in i the regular call of the Calendar, and feel- < ing indisposed, especially as I was a new member, to call up for consideration out i of its regular order, so novel a proposition i in the history of our legislation, I had no I opportunity of perfecting the details, and | developing the character of the measure < according to my ideas of the plan. Had | the measure been considered, I should I have sought, by amendments, to make it i conform in its provisions to this, which I < now submit to the consideration of the < public, as well as to the members of the i Legislature. The details, no doubt, may i be improved. < Without stopping to inquire, how far it I might be politic in the State to exempt I in some degree, her agricultnral domain, I from the vortex of speculation, and to mo- < ify and control the commercial tendencies I of her former legislation, it may not be I improper briefly to state the objects of I the proposed measure. 1 . It is not a grand scheme of splendid aims, and magnificent expenditure, such I as have too often dazzled and disappointed i our citizens ; nor has it the tecomrnenda- ' tion of a connexion with party politics, | hy which many a measure otherwise un < important is sometimes puffed into grand- i eur, and its author into greatness. It is i an humble, and I hope may prove, a sue- < cesstul effort to improve practically the i interests and happiness of the State, in t in her common and every day concerns, ' hy protecting the doiniciland farm of the I hardy yeoman and his family, from the I strong and injurious tendencies of former ? legislation. I am content, in my humble I sphere, to labor for such an object, and < leave the walks of greatness, and schemes I of grandent, to others of more gifted en- I dowments?happy, it by any mstrumcn- < tality of mine, the interests of the country, | and the happiness of my fellow-cit'zcns, i may be advanced.?That the measure < proposed would have that tendency, I have I been, after much reflection on the subject, i induced to believe. < 1. It will check emigration?and i thereby add to the population of the State. Without some such measure, the pre-emp- ? tion system of Congress in reference to < the public lands, together with the tempta- J tion of a rich soil?will continue to drain the State of her hardy sons. I do not pretend that the pre-emption system is ' wrong, but I think it consistent with the true interest ofSouth Carolina to con.)- j teract its tendency in drawing otTher cit- j izens. 2. It will improve the character of our ' population, by establishing and fostering ' a class of honest ycomannry. with those j feelings of patriotism and independence, I which result from permanent settlements < and interest in the soil. ' 3. It will assist in the developement of j our agricultural resources, by inducing | many of our poor, hut industrious citizens, to improve small farms, with a certain prospect, that the comforts and means of subsistence, thereby provided for their wives and children, will be enjoyed by them beyond contingency. And here, I might add, that it would be an act of sober justice to such wives and children, inasmuch as it would be, in a great measure, i but establishing upon them, the works of their own hands. 4. It would add to the happiness of the community, not only in the way just named but likewise by inducing families to build belter and more comfortable habitations ind other necessity tenements, and by reeing them from the harrassing anxieties ind apprehensions of being turned out of loors by a Sheriff: And thus too, the general wealth and appearance of the :ountry, would be advanced, I might add many other considerations tr> show the tendency of the measure to. wards the general result stated ; but they will suggest themselves, and I forbear. The principle of the bill ha9 already been recognized in the act of 1823?re. ferred to in the hill itself, and proposed to be amended. Surclv, if no complaint a. rises for exempting goods and chattels from levy and sale, uone ought to be made as to a similnr exemption of the homestead of families, particularly when it is recollected that the State has nevei sold her soil, hut generously gave it to her citizens. One or two of the Western States have already, 1 believe, adobted similar measures. By inserting these suggestions, togethei with the draft of a bill accompanying them, in your journal, you will oblige yours, &c. A. D. Sias. A BILL. Tv exempt real estate from levy and sale, and for other purposes. Sec. 1. Bo it enacted bt the honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives, now,met and sitting in General Ass^mblv, and by the authority of the same. That from and after the first day ol iVfarch next, lands in this State, except a.? herein after excepted?shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be free and exempt from levy and sale, under any execution, to the extent, and in the man, ner following, viz: as much as one hundred acres, immediately surrounding the homestead ofeverv tract on which a fami!y resides, the head of which is siexed and possessed thereof, in his own right: provided, the said one hundred acres shall, in no instance, exceed in value the sum ol one thousand dollars, according to the vaiuation of lands in this State, under the existing classification of lands for purposes of taxation. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That all lands lying and being situate within the limits of any incorporated town oi village?as well as such as are situated within the bounds of Charleston Neck, oi any unincorporated town or village, being known and used as town or village lots, for purposes of habitation for trade only, and not for farming uses, be, and the same are hereby excepted from the operation of the provisions of this act. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That any person, defendant in any, cause, who may or shall be arrested under either mesne or final process, and who may apply for the benefit of the Prison Bounds, ar th'e Insolvent Debtors Acts, for the purpose of being discharged from such arrest, shall not, after the said first day of \fnr/vh nMvf. rcnnirpH to include ill his or her schedule, any account of so much of the lands of which he or she may be seized and possessed, at the time of such irrest, as are herein declared to be exempt from levy and sole, under the execution, but all such londs shall be deemed free and exempt from all liability in this oehalf, and such a defendant afforesaid, shall be discharged without being had to the same, or in anywise being required to assign, or set over the same to the plaintiffin the action, or any other person whatsoever. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That From and after the said first day of March next, the fourth section of an act, entitled " an act to prohibit Sheriffs and their deputies, undei certain penalities, from purchasing executions lodged in their offices, and for other purposes therein mentioned,1' passed on the twentieth day of De cember, in the year of cur Lord one thoujand eight hundred and twenty.three. be jo altered and amended, that in addition to the articles therein named, and exempted from levy and sale, one horse or mule te allowed to a farmer, and that all the articles therein named, as well as those herein added, be, acid the same are hereby . . r_ ?i! leciarea to oe iree, ana exempt irum an liability for debt, so that they need not le included in any schedule, which any defendant arrested under mesne or final process, may be required by law to render, in order to entitle him or her to his or her discharge from such arrest. Provided, that nothing herein contained, in any of the foregoing provisions, shall be construed to extend or in any manner effect con. tracts now subsisting. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That ill acts, or parts of acts repugnant to any jf the foregoing provisions of this act, diall be and the same are hereby repealed. GROCERIES FOR CASH. Suhscrihe- having a limited capital, Jul and having his business already much >xloiided, gives this notice tohis former custom, jrst'nt in future he will have !o decline selling groceries on a Crcdi as he formerly has done. Hr difficulty in getting groceries, except for - ?*. ? f 1 L? - .1 :a3i. ''X s ion croon, im8 lorcea mm 10 miB murso. Hi; will ke*p a good stock of groceries wn;ci> in will sell for cash or produce; and he s also receiving a good stock of Dry Goods and 11 in: ware, which he will sell to punctual customers on credit. Ho takes this method ol irging ad those indebted to him to come forward md settle w itljout delay. His necessity demands his prompt attention of his friends. He hopes us reasonable expectations may not be defeated. I). S. HARLLEE. Choraw August 30 1841. 42 6t ESTRAY. SOUTH CAROLINA. Cliesterjield District. REUBEN ROLLINGS, ofFork Creek, loll! before me a dark brown Mare Mule, tbir. teen hands high, four yeara old;?appruined at Forty Five Dollars. T. T. SCHROTER, FXISHA BAKER, ) JOHN LEACH. > Apppraisere. MATTHEW BAKER. ) September 4, 1841. 42 li?mf4rr [Priuter'a fes #4 50.] . > V *1 H0A CROCKERY AND GLASS WAKE. THE Snhgcnber hna on hand a good assortmont of the above, comprising a variety of patterns. For sale cheap D. MALLOY. May 31, 1641* 29 If i(?rHIT? WINE VINEGAR VV Cider do For sale by AUG. P. LiCOSTE Tune 18 4 30 1 CHEESE. 1O0R SALE BY i JL1 A. P. LACOSTE. October 21, 1840. i ~ VA1LUAMLE HEAL ESTATE i' At Private Sale. rfflHOSH valuable Premises in Darlington .Ml Village, well known as tho Darlington Hotel. On the prem ises and to bo sold with i them, are two store Houses, well arranged and | ( commodious stables and every necessary outbuild. ing. The stand is a good one. and offers many , inducements to purchasers. Terms of sale can be known by application to f Col. E. W. CHARLES. ! Darlington C. H. S. C., ) July 21, 1841. I 30 tf CONSUMPTION A LIVER COMPLAWT. DR. TAYLOR'S balsam op liverwort. H AS bean used successfully for eight years in the cure of these diseases. Remember! the original and genuine is made on'y at 375 Bowery, New York, all others are spurious and ? unauthorized ! F Consumption and Liver Complaint! t As a general remdey for these disease*, I am > fully satisfied from Balsam of Liverwort. Bring | purely vegetable, it can be used with the utmost safety by all persons in every condition, li cleanses tho lungs by expectoration,- rc'ieve* difficult breathing, and seems to heal the chest. . There can be no question, but this medicine is a , certain cure for chronic coughs and colds. I have used it for four years in my practice, and always ' with success. I A. F. ROGERS, M. D. Consumption! The following rcinaiks were i taken from tho last number of the Medical Mag p uzino: "The surprising oflcct produced by Dr. Taylors Balsam of Liverwort, in consumptive cas-s, cannot fail exciting U deep and thrilling interest . t hroughout the word. We have so long believed this disease (consumption) incurable, that it is difficult to credit onr senses when we see persons " evidently consumptive, restored to health. Yet 1 1.h s is a fact of daily occurrence ,* how then can ' we question the virtue of the above medicine f | In our next we shall be more explicit; meantime we hope ph>sicians will make trial of this medicine and roport its effect to us." Note?Tho orginal and genuine Taylor's Baisom of Liverwort is made and sold ut 375 , Bowey. > , OBSERVE ! Rny only that which is made at the old office, 375 Bowery, New York, and which is sold by Dr. A. MALLOY, Cheraw, S. C. Hnnd1 ills aAd certificates giving a history of the medicine, accompany each buttle. 23 tf lmtJG?riWEDicwi:s7 Chemicals,[Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, &c. &c, for sale 1 wholesale and retail by A. HOPTOJf, CHERAW, 8. C. At his Drug Store, next door to Broicn 1 Bryan df Brother. Where may be had st all times a genrr.il as sortmont of articles in the Drug lino?recorn mended to be of superior quality which will he disposed of on very moderate terms?Physicians 1 and others wishing pure medicines, may rely on being supolied with them. May 26, 1841. 28 ~~THE MAAI*. ClONSIlSTINGofOriginal Sacred and Moral I Songs, adapted to tli6 most popular Mciouiea, for the Piano Forte and Guittr by MRS MARY S. B DA Ml. OP CHARLESTON, 8. C. i "This work supplies a vacuum which haa | long been felt in the musical world. It is indeed llio Christian's Vocal Companion, and we hope no family will be without it."?Bost. paper* For'sale at the Cheraw Bookstore by JOHN WRIGHT. July5,1841. 34 t<" RECEIVING AND FOR WAJtlING BUSINESS. THE Subscriber continues the Receiving and Forwarding of Goods and Produce, his Wharf and Stoie arc in good order, and the room, ample. His charges are no more than , those of othor Houses in the the same line. BENJAMIN KING. Georgetown ?. C. May 24, 1841. 29 . ff CASH SYSTEM CONTINUED. THE TIMES are 8uch as to compel the Subscriber to continue the Cash system; GnocERiEs-and all articles in that line will be sold for Cash only. Persons whose accts. and notes still remain unpaid, will please un' derstand that no new credits will he given uutil all old arreareges are settled in full. D. MALLOY. Cheraw January 4th 1841. 8 tf. ?sPOTTSitiAUrs powder;? ONE Case English Canister Rifle Powder, manufactured by "Pigous &, YVilks," Loodon, tor sale by the Canirter. I). MALLOY. May 28, 1*41. 29 tf EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Clarendon. July 10,1841. A S the Governor of the State will be air onnt f*r\m ri i son/Inn until t* ikos nn ? I a. c^iii iiviii v???viiu*'u viiivii v^?uuti) vu a j tour of Review of the Militia through the Upper Districts, ali communicators of imparlance, should be addressed to him accordingly, with fererence to the General Orders of the Adju. tant anu Inspector General. B. T. WATTS. Executive Secretary. July 26 38 lit ON C0.1SIG9SEHT. DBS. North Carolina Bacon , #llr W which will be sold in lo* to suit purchasers. ALSO in store; Crockery, Hats, Bonnets, coarse and fine Boots and Shoes of approved manufacture, all of which will be sold, 8t prices very much reduced for cash. Boo's and Shoes made ta order as usual, and on short notice. N. B. The Subscriber offers for sale his two story wooden dwelling house, on second street desirably situated holh for health and pleasant, ness: insurance on it for $1000, the terms will 1 be made easy. DANIEL JOHNSON. August 5, 1841. 39 tf WOODh I AM prepared to Furnish my customers, and the public with Oak and Light Wood, i A. P. LACOSTE. August 9, 1841. 39 tf mmmmmmmmmrmrmmLMMimr naj^mmtxammrnxu #"* - &*' , NOTICE. Application witi bo made at tho next Session of tin* Legislature to revive the Charter of IucorporatijQ of the Clieraw Academical Society. July 18th 1P4I. 37?tf Hats and Shoes. A LA ROC and well selected stock for c&l by A. F. LACOSTE. October 21, 1?4Q. OIIULAPITjiabshall, ' HAVE just received among other desirable fancy goods, the following article*, viz All AWLS. Super Black Hernani, 3-4 and 4 4, Handsome printed Mouselin De Laine from 7-8 to 0-4, Supr. Scarlet Merino 4-4 and 5 4. Do. Mode (Plain) colored Thybet, Belvedere dtCabyle do. 6 4 and 64 GLOVES. A good assortment Ladies and Gentlemen's super colored and black ti. S. Beaver and Buckskin. IIOSE, Ladies super white and black Merino, Cash mere and Ingrain Cotton. MOUSELIN DE LAINES. Rich Printed, Fancy black ground and Mode Colors. ALSO, ci ni.. i ' i .J i ii.i , _ ouper iiiue duu wwi uyeu uiacK cjoms, ? * ? ?* ? Caahmeres and Satinetts Tea and Loaf Svgar. SUPERIOR article*, for family use, for sale by A. P. LACOSTE. Oclobor 2, 1840. ' 49 if Clothing. CLOTH and Blanket Overcoats, Cloaks, &c . For sale very low, i A. P. LACOSTE. October 21, 1640. 49 if Saddles and Leather. A GOOD Stock for sale low, by A. P. LACOSTE. October 21.1840. , ,'mew aad cheap goods. I Have just l.'eeivud a well selected assort, ment of staple and fancy Dry Goods of the Latent style and fashion for the season. Piuase cull and examine my stock before purchasing. M. BUCHANAN. May 31, 1841. " 29 tf JUST RIXElTEl) Methodist Hymns i2mo. do do 34mo. sheep, calf, and Moroico. Methodist Discipline late edition, Watsons Dictionary, Lifo of Wesley, Life of Dr. Clark, Family Bible, sheep and cc]f, AP of which will be sold at the New York prices, JOHN WRIGHT. April 10, 1341. 22 tf Lunlap Marshall ME BE BY give notice that they will continue to sell their Dry Goods on)), on the usual credit to punctual customers. i hey will sell their Groceries at the lowest prices fur cash only. The very short credit at which groceries can now be bought, amounting with the exchange almost to Cash, with their limited capital compel* them to the adoption of this. T T 1 It umoreiias JUST received a pood assortment of Silk and Gmghams Umbrellas. DUN LAP & MARSHALL SP K K M A N D fALLOYV CAN DL ES FOR sale by A. P. LACOSTK October 21, 1840. 49 if LADFE? SHOES: DU.VLAP & MARSHALL have just receiv. ed direct Irom the iManufactory (Phila.) 450 pair Ladies and Misses Kid and Seal Slipper* and shoes. Lard. LBS,bLEAF lard> f?rsaie Y A. P. LACOSTE. Scptemlier 30, ISO). State of South Carolina. DARLINGTON DISTRICT. In the Court of Common Pleas. of VV. Hunter Sur'v. Dee. on sealed Hunter <fc DuBose Note, in f'orcign vs. ' Attachment. B E.DuBose. THE Plaintiff in the above stated case having filed his Declaration*n my office this day : and die Defendant having neither wife nor Attor ney within the limits of the said State upon who a copy of this attachment could lie served. On motion of G. VV. &.J. A. Dargan Plantiff's Attorneys. It is ordered that B. E. DuBose de plead or demur to the same, within a year andat day fVom the date hereof or final and absoluo judgment shall be awarded and given him. It is also ordered that a copy ofrhis order be published in the Farmers' Gazette once every three months for the space of a year and a day. S. WILDS DUBOSE. C.C. P. Clerks Office, Sept. 23. 1840. 46 1 ev 13 m CANDLES A few Boxes Ta low and Sperm Candles for sale by D. MALLOY. May 31,1841. 29 tf For sale at the Bookstore. I ASERON bv the Rev. J. C. Coit, deli*, livere.d in liic Presbyterian Church in Che. raw. "upon the occasion of tho Semi.centent.ry celebration; prepared for the press, and published by the author, as a testimony against the ;stab. fished religiou in the United States " Price cents. August 4th, 840. 28?tf I FLOCK. A GOOD *u?ly of fresh Ground superfine Hour in srure arid for sale cheap, by 1). MALLOY. ' June 14, 1841. 31?tf ~RE\. RICHARD FCRMAN'S ! SERMON, DELIVERED in the Baptist Chnreh m this place in vindicatian of the doctrine and I practice of the Baptist denomination, for sale at I the store of t A. P. LACOSTE I Dunlap & Marshall EARNESTLY "equest all persons indebted to them to make an early settlement of their accounts. They will invariably add the interest however trifling the amount on *11 t accounts not paid within ten days. January 1st 1840. PROSPECTUS OP X THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOKY Or Magizme of USEFUL AND ENTERTAININtf KNOWLEDGE. There are many periodical publications. yet one more is wanted. The friend* of general Education?-the advocates of the diffusion ef Useful knowledge?have long desired to see tba comme ncement of a monthly magazine devoted to the instruction and entertainment of Young persons of both sexes, .conducted with'aeolo viow to their improvement in Literature, science, and the conduct of life, written, riot in the coU loquisl language which is addiOssedHo vory young children, but with such attention to tba s vie as shall render it worthy the notice of theeo who aro acquiring the art of forming their Literary taste; and filled with such vartoos, original, anu valuable matter as shell fender the volumes when bouno op, worthy a plnoe in *ho Family or School Library. It is the purpose of The Young People's Book to furnish such a Magazine. He has provided ample means for the accomplishment of hie nbjoct; and he pledges himself to the friends ef liberal and judicious education throughout the United States that he will produce a work which shall be in every respect worthy ef their attention and patronage. There is a period in the progress from early childhood to maturity, and that by no means short one, during which the expanding minds of young am seeking in every direction for useful knowledge, as well as intellectual entertain* ment. * . Every book, paper or pamphlet which prom* i.-es either, is eargerly read, and every circle or society ofa literary or scientific east is earnestly sought. During this period the young person is not satisfied with that kind of instruction which is given to mere children. . Something more elevated?something nearer the studies ana pursuits of active life is required, A frietd ' alw ys at hand who could point out the proper J studies to be pursued, the true methods ef devel. opemcnt in Literature and Science, the beet course of Reading, the surest processes of Investigation, the most recent authorities in Expert* , mental, and the most learned in Historic*! research?a friend who could relieve the dvynew of abstract truth by a familiar anecdote, nsirativw ^ or illustration?who could scatter a few roses of literature in the ragged paths of severe science, would indeed he invaluable. Such a fri'-nd not one Youth in a thousand, of either sex, can have. There is no tolerable substitute to be found in any book we n ight say in any library. It is proposed is seme mens, ure to supply the want of such a friend hi The Young People's Book. One of the leading objects of the werk will hw to point out and iiluxtnle by practical exampleo the proper methods of self instruction in thw various departments of Literature and Art, tw suggest appropria'e departments of study and inquiry, to prescribe courts of Reading, and tw indicate the progress w'.icli may be made in thw Sciences, so far as the limits of the work will allow. The form* into which the different branches of instruetihn and entertainment wi 11 e thrown, will be regulated by the particular abject in view at the sami, and the el<tts ot readers alwsyu addressed. Efsays, Narratives, Anecdotes. Tales, Hi* to. rical Reminiscences and Sketches, Critiqnes, Descriptive articles in Geogtraphy, Geology Natural History, Antiquities and Travels, Biographical Notices & Poems will all in turn become the vehiel s of intollcciual developement and eniertai ment. The aid of the Arts of Pointing nnd Engraving will be invoked, and every susceptible of graphic illustration will bo accompanied by well executed Pictures. Arrangements have been made for receiving, and the publisher is now in the actnvl receipt of periodical pubhcatiou* of a similar design with that of the Young Peop e's Book, From France, Germany and other parts of the con ineirt of Europe. From these publico'ions, and trren the choicest parts of foreign educational liters, turcin its variousd partinents, translations will be made of such articles as will srnre to proi mote tho main design of the work?tho instruction and entertammt nt of American youth. The preservation, however, ot a t'uly National | spirit; the inculcation of the duties which every Am?ricnn srbnlar nivrs to his country, and ths , exhibition of the capabilities of oor early histsry, | our traditions, our custom* and scenery ?r I supplying all the materinla of a eopicas and ! brilliant literature, wdl be constant objrct* of j attention, and will form frequent topics of discussion, example. and illustration. | In order to insure the competent execution of each department of the work, the aid of experienced writers, already favorably known to the p' Mjc. has been secured, and the editoria care of the whole committed to John Frost, A. M.? Professor of Belles Lett res of the High School of Philadelphia, wham reputation an a practical teacher, and a writer in tne departments of edncation and polite literature, will form a sufficient guaran'ee, not only for the elegant and tasteful execution of the work, so far as language, style, a ud embellishment are concerned, but fur it* elevated moral and intellectual character, and for its invariable direction towards the improvement of its youthful readers io science, literature, und the concuct of life. ITJ The Young People's Book will be pub. lished in Monthly Numbers, each to contain 35 Pages, embellished with numerous engravings. and neatly done up in an Ornamented I over. It will be printed on white paper of the 6 at quality, from a new and e'egant type, east expressly for it. The form will be such aa to make the volumes when completed a handsome add ition *o the shelves of the library. The fiist number will be issued on the first day of Septenw bcr, 1041. TERMS. Single Subscription, 1 year, $2 00 Three Copies, 1 " 5 00 Six do. 1 10 00 Twenty do. 1 " 30 00 School Clubs dealt with on the west liberal terms. Travelling agents will find thia work one well calculated to advance their interests. A Remittance (postage paid) most alstysac* company an ordt r for the work. Address. MORTON McMICHAEL. No. 57 Sooth Third Street, oppoeite the Girard Bank, Philadelphia. JET Editors, copying the above, will be entitled to the work for one year. A card! JOHN A. INGLIS, Attorney at Law Will practice in the Courts of Law lor the Districts of Chesterfield, Marion, Darlington, and Marlborough. His office is in the build* ing next below the Store of Messrs. Taylor da Punch. Dec. 14 1840. For Sale. A TRACT on the Doctrines of Election ani Reprobation, by Rev. JamesH. ThornwelL Also, a Vindication of the Protestant Doctrine :onse.*ning Justification. ^ ^ M;u 1 st, 1840. 35* if The Subscriber haw just received, and w?| keep constantly on hand,Cotton Yarn and Twin* U wholesale, from the Manufactory of Rocking bam. GEO. GOODRICH. Cheraw, Jan. 1840. 10 if web; BLACK, Dark Blue. Light Flue, Red and Copying Inks, in small |Brtttet, For tale by John Wrightat the Cheraw Bookstore. October 30, 1840. 51 tf .