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4 - '* jjpjp,. m (r' * School Systems. UY JOSlAli 11 O L U li O O K . No established operations in Iiuiiinn society J make so small returns for outlays "n time, money, and iffort, as school systems, The reason is plain. They place the water-wheel over the stream, requiring the water to be beat upon the wheel before it moves with the slight inconveni?ni>o fn tliA teacher that when he stoics beating, v..*,v, .... _ . the wheel stops moving. The simple fact is, that school systems do violence to the unchangeable and glorious laws of our Creator, rendering penalties in some form inevitable. Abortion, or fruitless effort, is a common penalty of disobedience to the divine law in the training of young muscle, mind and soul. Rowdyism is another, and at this time in this country a severe and a threatening penalty. It is a fixed and almost universal law of our Creator, that strength is the result of exercise, not only in muscle, mind, and soul, but even in the vegetable creation. An oak, buffeted by the storms of a hundred winters, is a stronger, more durable oak than one sheltered from winds, rains and snows. It is a self-evident truth, that for "training up children in the way they should go," all the faculties with which their Creator has endowed them so bountifully and so wisely must be brought into exercise, and exercised in connexion with each other, directing the whole of this combined exercise to the high and holy purpose of their creation. The harmonious exercise of all the human faculties, applied to the divine purposes of human existence, is so plainly implied in training up children in the way they should go as not to permit a doubt in the mind of any rational being, j It is equally evident that school systems prevent this freneral and harmonious exercise of mus- j cle, mind and soul, and that their very partial, meager exercise is not directed, at best very poorly directed, to the exalted purposes of human existence. A little five-year-old girl, on being asked what she did at school, replied promptly, correctly and graphically, "I say A and 13, and sit on a bench." Those doubting the positions above taken may explain in their own way how a "sitting-on-a-bcnch" system can train vigorously and harmoniously the greatly varied human faculties, and especially apply those faculties to the purposes of their creation. Knowing, producing, reciprocating, arc the three great purposes of human existence. To know, to produce, and to reciprocate are desires deeply implanted in the _ human soul. The gratification of these desires "is human happiness. It is hence a simple truth that institutions expressly designed for the formation of character, and a preparation for future vocations, should aim especially to provide for the harmonious exercise of all the faculties, directing all to the purposes of our existence; knowing, producing, and reciprocating. As words are the signs of ideas, not ideas themselves, and books the instruments, not the. fountains of knowledge, mere book lessons do not and cannot gratify that desire of knowing so ardent in every young mind. As words, the signs of ideas, are acouired only by their connexion with the ideas they represent, attempts at learning words by mere repetition must also prove abortive; they do prove abortive. They are worse than abortive; they do lasting and irreparable injury to the inherent character of mind?blunt its desire of knowing. Producing, still more than knowing, if possible, is prevented by school systems. What can be produced by muscle, however powerful and eager for action, while the principal virtue of that muscle is to "keep still"?barely permitting the active young being possessing it to look at a book?not for knowledge, but the signs of knowledge, and those signs not learnt, from the absence of the ideas connected with them. Thanks be to public sentiment, to common sense, and to humanity, that such inroads are already made upon this anti-knowing, anti-prod ucing system as to ensure an entire and radical change, by making it botli knowing and producing. Black boards have very extensively taken the place of books, changing the "sitting on-abeneh" system into muscular producing exercises, alike to the relief, the entertainment, and the instruction of the pupil Drawing, another producing exorcise, in many schools is not only permitted but provided for every pupil the first day he euders the school. Connected with drawing mnltiplied objects of nature and art, collections of natural history come in very opportunely.? In some piaces every school and every family is provided by the hands of their members with specimens of nature and art. To an extent which few are aware of, pupils can prepare their own instruments of instruction, gratifying in the highest degree the desire both of knowing and pro ducing?knowing by producing. The desire of reciprocating, early and strongly manifesting itself as deeply planted in the human soul, is both prevented and crushed by school systems. An anti-producing system inustalmost, of course, be non-reciprocating, as it furnishes nothing to reciprocate in. This principle of exclusiveness, hitherto a prominent feature in schools, with that of atiti-prdducing, is rapidly yielding to the more politic and more noble principle of reciprocation. Indeed, enlightened, generous reciprocation exhibited in a "world's fair," "fairs" all over the world, and in great multitudes of nameless forms, is perhaps the strongest, certainly the most dignified and elevated, feature of the present age. .No fairs which have been or can be instituted are so richly fraught with pleasure, knowledge, production, or reciprocation as "scholar's fairs." They are now in extensive operation, and at no distant day mu-t form a prominent part, and probably the soul, of school systems. These, when connected through the entire country, all concentrating at our national j metropolis, will enable each of the bundled thou I sand American schools, also of the six millions of tamuics, to neip ana no neijx-u uy an tnc ivsi. The Rabun Gap Railroad.?On Saturday evening last wo had a brief interview with Mr. (Jorrv, who had ju-t returned from a tour of reconnoisanee through that portion of Tennessee extending from tliis place to the North Carolina line, in which it is proposed to locate tin- Rabun Gap Railroad. lie reports the route as extending through a valuable section of country, and offering few impediments to a speedy and permanent construction ot the road. I le also eon tiniih the announcement made in our paper of Thursday that Stump House Mountain had pn.<-*ed at a maximum grade of 5H feet to tlio mile. Mr. i Vrv will organize immediately a cap., ..f etvineor1 f>r the purpose of making nn iustru mental su:\\-y a.-, far a - the North Carolina lino. Theproposed route Laves North Carolina in the Valley of the Little Tennessee ami follows tliat river to its junction with the main river, pursues the most direct course to this jioiiit. These facts give a new aspect tb the Ilabtin Cap enterprise, ami inspire us with the fullest eolifiileiiee in its early completion. South Carolina is resolved upon making the connection with the X. \Y. by this route, and will build her portion of the road. The old Kip Van Winkle State will arouse from the lethargy that litis so lo\g crippled her energies, and will build her portion of the road; ami can we doubt as to Tennessee! Our Legislature lias .already contributed nearly one half of the amount required. Nashville capital will now reciprocate the aid rendered by Charleston in building the X. and C. Li. II. and thus the means is provided and the work wili ?0 on. This done, iiini Chatnuooga is, indeed the focal centre of a vast system of connecting roads. Chutaw.nju Ado. Arrival of (lie Africa. The steamship Africa, from Liverpool, with dales to the 23d of October, lias arrived. The Cotton market had been very active at Liverpool for the week, tiie sales reaching 95,000 hales. England.?The preparations for the funeral ceremonies of the Duke of Wellington continue on the most extensive scale. Lord Derby has been installed as Chancellor of the Oxford University. Fijaxce.?The accounts from Paris state the most interesting topic of discussion in political circles to be the succession of Louis Napoleon. All, however, that is rumored or affirmed upon the subject is mere conjecture. An Imperial Guard of 10,000 men will, it is said, be formed from select battalions of the army soon after the Imperial election. M. Morlot, Arch-Bishop of Tours, and late Bishop of Orionns. has been elevated to the dignity of Cardinal. The French Naval force in the Levant is for the future to be composed entirely of steam vessel?. It is generally believed that the coronation of Louis Napoleon will not take place before ilav, 1S53. Prince Lucien Murat is again spoken of as the future Viceroy. The Chronicle says it is reported that the Turkish Envoy in Paris has been recalled, and that the excessive demands made by France upon Turkey have caused the Porte to resort to Russian influence for aid. The Ministers now employ the term "Excellence'' in their ollicial communications with each other. The four and a half per cents closed at GO of. G5c., and the three per cents at 81 f. 40c. The convocation of the Senate for the 4th of November excites little or no interest. The I 'ays newspaper will shortly change its title to that of "Journal de rKtnpiic." Medals are being hawked about bearing the effigies of the President as "Napoleon III Emperor of the French." The custom returns for September amount to 11,3S],8S3 francs, b ing an increase of 512,805 francs over the same month in 1851. There have been rumors lately current in Paris of an alleged approaching reduction in the ... ..c ,i:.? ?,..i i JMIllv.s lillC Ul UiM'UUlil, ?mu bvu*i?u uuu utiair cial measures of importance. Liveki'ool, Octoiieu 23.?Cotton lias boon more active, with considerable .sabs to the home trade and a large speculative demand. 'I lie market closed at stiller rates. Sales of the three days 30,000 bales, of which speculators took 11.000 l>:il'-s. The ([notations arc Fair < hlo.v.is 3d.; Middling, 0d.; Fair Uplands, 0 l-4d.; Middling, 5 7-8d.; Fair Mobile, 0 1-ld.; Middling, 5 7-S a Gd.; Orleans, below middling, 4 1-4 a 5 1 -4d.; Upland, below Middling, 4 1-4 a 5 l-4d. The sales of the week were marly 95,000 bales, of which speculators took 40,000 and exporters 3,100 bales. The.stock at Liverpool was 440,000 bales, of which 270,000 were American. Imports of the week 16,350 bales. The Memphis Express gives an ac -omit of a most extraordinary and fatal feud existing in Cerad county (Ky.) between two powerful families ? the Ilills and the Evans', and their adherents. At a recent investigation, it appears that the quarrel dates as far back as ! -22, and never was feud more bloodily or more unsparingly followed tip in the worst days of barronial England or Scotish clanship, than has been this twenty two prominent, and otherwise, highly respectable families, in our own age and country. At a recent examination, three of the Hills were tried, and two of them ordered for committal. Five, however of the Evans' were in jail, and it would not d?? to confine thein together, lest more bloodshed would follow. Wliilo the subject was under debate, the Hills escaped, and the Evans' inadca desperate but inetfeetual attempt to break out of prison. A reward is offered for the apprehension of the Hills. How Ill'SSIA AND 1'HL'SSI A IJkc AK1) THE EkKNCII Emrike.? 1 he restoration of the empire by Louis Napoleon is now discussed by the l'russian journals with less freedom than a few weeks ago, when the anti-1'.oiiaparti-ni of the Kiviiz Zeituting had not drawn upon it the reprehension OI I IK: III IIIIX l y. 11 IS IKK.K7M1, IlOWCMCl III.II Count Ilat/.fold the Prus-ian minister to the French government, who in now in Berlin, is about to return immediately to his post, ninl the inference is drawn thal5Pru->sin will hold herself entirely aloof lioni the important events which arc now pending or in progress at 1'aris. The departure of Count Kisselelf for St. Petersburg is regarded as significant of the Czar's intention to concur with Prussia in its abstention from the interior affairs of France. Washington, Nov. T?Cenoral Scott allributes his defeat, firstly to tin* defection of Mr. \\"eh<tef, and secondly to lies lukewannncss of Mr. Fillmore and his friends. (ieneral Scott has not been awav from the city as reported, l.ut attends the meetings of the Military Board everyday. The Whigs hero acknowledge themselves thoroughly b.-al- M, bill not e.\a>|>erate(| or di>j.iri|ed as after tin- defeat of Mr. < lav. A -ji' .-C I ii lie ra'ie ! in- !: 11a!; >n b t en lofl to-lligll! it tie Ii' VVS i.- ;i!l ii,. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. FRIDAY i:vi:\IXG XOVERBER 12, 1852. TI-IO. J. WARREN, Editor. Our Co Lion Market Continues brisk. but prices are a shade lower. Prii ees range from 8 to 0 eta. * Charleston quotations, 9 1-2 to 10. More Potatoes. We have received from Mr. II II. "Wells, of Sumter District, a Sweet Potatoo, which weighed when dug Nine and a half pounds. Woaro now prepared to give our brethren of the quill a dinner, which would not be small potatoes. i Truth, Wherever found is worthy of thought. There is scarce1.v a person with whom wc converse in the every clay detail of business life, from whom we may not learn some useful thought, or gather truth. Are wo iu return doing our part toward the furtherance of truth? Are we doing any good to those around us? If r.ot, it is time we were trying to do so. We are not to judge of our own actions; we arc not .sufficiently I disinterested to he impartial in this matter, or to be ' competent judges. How very nppioprinte the injunc1 tion, "Judge not least ye be judged." Whilst we may I not bo conscious that we arc doing anything, or rather have not the evidence before our eyes, wo may be nevertheless exercising a powerful influence over the minds of others for weal or woe. Nothing is more potent than the force of example, be it for good or evil. That which we may regard of small consequence to ourselves, or others, may in time involve the destiny of many, and even down through the countless ages of eternity. Think of it my listless friend?who is wont in thy far-seeing judgment, to pronounce upon us as a prosy croaker?think of it for a moment?Is thy example calculated to do good, or evil ? Wo are ver\ thankful that the judgment of men?erring beings such as we are?is not final, and that so far as our future life, or good, is concerned, will infiu, cnce it very little. The condition of man might in-' ! deed bo pitiable, if his destiny hereafter lay in the power of his fellow-man. Our best motives and actions nro too often impugned, and wilfully misunderstood and misrepresented; and frequently in such a way as to leave us no means of redress. This is a strange world of ours, any how, and every day devclopes new phases of its singularity. Unfortunately "all men think all men mortal but themselves," and here lies the one great universal error of mankind?an error as common as the most familiar object. The very man who breathed that thought, or wrote the line?the very compositor who placed the type?the editor who revised the book?the writer tww?the reader since Iho thought was penned?all make exceptions of themselves. and claim greater infinitude, each in his own peculiar case, than is tlic right of mortals?at last?at best, but? " Poor pensioners upon the bounties of an hour." Sensible Paragraph. In the International Magazine, a work which, bye the bye, wo are very sorry is cxtiiut, we frequently meet with some good scraps and ideas, as well as capital articles. We have one before us in a sketch called "A Country Gentleman At Home " "Catiline will s uuctinies be found complaining of sedition; most offenders have some lingering sense remaining of original right and wrong; not enough to keep them straight, but enough to blame others lor the sen-sanm oompMies. rsui 10 try tlic question correctly, wo should examine tlio worldly, not iu their judgments of one another, but in their judgments of the religions ami see how much liberality they show them. "We should watch the hatred of virtue and purity, and the envy of fair fame, developing themselves in every form of slander and detraction.'from the sly inuendo to the open falsehood. All merely fashionable society has a necessary tendency to he scandalous; fashionable people must talk a great deal without any definite purpose, and personal topics are always tho readiest at hand for small talk, in a momentary dearth of others?this one's dress and appearance?that one's style of living?who is attentive to whom?and soon; so that besides the gossip which springs from deliberate wickedness, there is a great deal that is the result of of mere thoughtlessness of vacuity." Life. How true has it been said of life, that it is "as a vapour that nppeareth for a little while and vanishetli away"?and verily how true, "in the midst of life wo are in death." "It is not all of life to live, Nor all of death to die." We find iu tho Palmetto State Banner, the following chaste and beautiful thoughts upon this subject: "Life is beautifully compared to a fountain led by a thousand streams, that perish if one be dried. It is a silver cord, twisted with a thousand strings, that par^ asunder if one he broken. Frail and thoughtless mortals are surrounded by innumerable dangers, which make it mole strange that they escape so long, than ' that ilirv .-iIiumxi all nerish suddenly at last. Wo are I encompassed wiili accidents every day to crush the : mouldering tciicim ids we iulinhit. The seeds of disj ease arc planted in our constitutions by nature. Tho l earth and atnios|'here whence we draw the breath of life are impregnated with death ; health is made to operate its own destruction; the food that nourishes containing the elements of decay; tho soul that animates it by vivifying first, tends to wear it out hy its own action; death lurks in ambush along the paths. Xot' withstanding tins is the truth so palpably continued by tlio daily example before our eyes, how little do we lay it at. heart! AV<.? see our Irioiids and licij^litiors among lis, but bow seldom does it ocelli' to our thoughts that our kneil shall perhaps give the next fruitless warning to the world!'1 A Professed Satirist, "Well said by one. to be "one of the worst things thai can befall a man, for the benefit lie confers on otli' ers is very problematical, mid the evil be inflicts on I himself positive and inevitable." Xet unlike -'>iir> oilier tilings we have heard ul, as lor instniiee, :i friend Hiiirjrest.S that the advocacy of tile oeeasionhl exeniso of Iho "I.'X w?i rr, ij,ta" is a ilair !<eroi:s iloctrine, li?r ii niaii eannot tell how soon lickle I'-rliuie iniylil :in:iijrn Mm lieliire (Vi i<f Just in'. '"Lynch." Sonl.-e i>. eiieoiira^o ami adeem the professed satirist, we -a-'i .i?K. eoiR'aiitlv of tiilliinjf an case i y:. a ".mi < ! hi- wil. ; h "\*St\ x 9 C'oiiitmiiitivc JScci'iiit* of CoUon. ( The subjoined statement exhibits the relative !1 receipts of Charleston and Savannah for the < years 1851 and 1852. The statement shows n I very decided increase in the receipts ofSavannah, and an equally decided decrease in those ofji Charleston. It will not do for the Charleston j 1 papers to say that this ditto re nee is owing to the . comparatively hcalthfuhioss of the two cities.? i They have already demonstrated, at lo;ist, to J their own satisfaction, that we have had more mortality here than they have had ! The real 1 cause, we presume, may be found in the iuvalu- I able services of "Galen," and the very reliable statistics which so promptly and regularly np- i peart d in the Charleston papers! (Jur neigh- 1 borssec:n to have forgotten the old saying, that 1 "curses, like chickens, come home to roost." f'l...vWt1? 1fi*l 1 n.~9 1 )i rre.me. i 'Uplands, 46,-131 32,-170. 13.064 ] | Sea Islands, 783 539 243 {Savannah? 1951. 1852. Increase, j Uplands, 23,003 40,576 17,573 Sea Islands, 399 630 231 The above is taken from the Savannah Courier. Its Editor must he hard pressed for favorable comparisons with Charleston, when he is compelled to select a period in which our communications with the interior were almost total ly interrupted by tl.c injury to our railroads resulting from the late disastrous freshet. These injuries are now repaired, and we shall be curious to observe whether any future comparisons will be made of the receipts by the two cities. But as throwing some light upon the probable future, let us look at the past. For the year ending Sept. 30, 1831, the receipts of cotton ( At Charleston were 492,S38 bales. ] At Savannah " 351,518 44 A difference of 141,320 44 { in favor of Charleston. Of our receipts no iess than eighteen thousand seven hundred and forty | hales came from Savannah. Wc have not heard of a single bale going from Charleston to that j ( I cily. This is of itself a sufficient indication of , the relative superiority of the two markets. The fact is that our better prices, our improved ( mode of doing busiuess, and the greater facilities ( of making purchases, will always give Charles- > ton a decided superiority over Savannah as a j Cotton Market. And we always look with plea- j sure upon her large receipts, a-?, like other interior towns, she is one of the sources to which we , must look for the necessary suppfies for our mar- ; ket.? Charleston Mercury. Nkw-Op.leans, Nov. G. The U. S. Mail steamship Crescent City, Capt. Davenport, arrived at Havana from New York 0:1 the 2d i:i>t.. At the entrance to the harbor she was boarded by the Captain of the Purl, who, having been informed that Purser Smith was on board, refused tc allow a pilot to carry her in; whereupon Capt. Davenport went in without a pilot and anchored. Consul Sharkey th<-n came on board and held a conference with Capt. Davenport. Subsequently, however, the Captain General allowed the mails and pa*sengci^jk> be landed, but notified Capt. Davenport, tlifcnn future 110 communication would be permitted with Havana ^ t 1 n . as long as l'urs'jr smttiiwasoti ooaru. uaptam Davenport I hereupon wrote a le tter to the Captain General deriving that Smith was the author of the offensive articles, ami raiding that Uajit. Porter had already formally denied the same charge. The Captain General then gave permission to all the officers to land, with the exception of Smith ?but they all declined. Uailuoad Ikox.?The recent rise of all kinds of railroad iron in England, and, consequently, in the United States, will bring an influence to bear upon Congress in favor of the entire repeal of the duty upon that article, which will probably l>c irresistible. The passage of the bill, at the ch.se of the last session, extending to the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, ia this State a credit of five years on the duties payable upon their rails, is the initiatory stop toward the consummation of this policy. The protective interest, however, will oppose this application for relief I'rotn burthens which, as ihoy will allege with plausibility, b:ar equally ' upon all. It will be one of the most important questions of the session.?South Carolinian. Rank ok ciiaiilfstox, S. C.?At a meeting of the Hoard, hold Monday morning, the following gentlemen were c!cct?*d Directors. A. G. Ui.io Ivor Rovce. G. A. Trctthelm. W. II. Gilli land, J. S. Bowie, T. L. Wragg, J. K. Sass, Henry Gourdiu, L. M. Wiley, Win. Bull l'ringlo, .Alex. Robertson,Chas. T. Lowndes, W. C. Courtney. At a meeting of the Board, held yesterday afternoon, A. G. Rose, esq., was unanimously reelected President.? Charleston M? retry. 'J'hk Goi.o Diggings of Australia.? Australia advices have leached England by the overland mail. From Sydney they reach to the 20th Julv, being four weeks later than those previously received. From l'ort Philip they are to the 17lh of July. In each case they fully confirm the recent statements regarding the yield of gold in New South Wales and Victoria. As regards the Mount Alexander Mines, in the latter colony, I it appears that the escort for the week ending I the July w;is expected to bring 100,000 ounces, leaving 40,000 ounces in the Commissioners lent to ho brought on the next occasion. From the iiilluencc of those supplies the price had fallen to GOs.or 02s. per ounce, although the J miners being now rich, were generally indispos- , oil to pii -s sales. It was estimated that there , was at least . 1,000,000 of unemployed money in the hands of laborers. At the various mining localities of Now South Wales the result contin ueil to l?o increasingly satisfactory, altlioii<rli the reports from the sister colony caused everything like ordinary success to l?e treated with indiflfcr- ' i once. Several parties connected with the com- ' panics formed in London had arrived at Sydney, 1 ! ami had proceeded to the Hatliurst district. 1 The markets were cleared of most kinds of ' ' provisions as fast as arrivals took place. Wheat ' was 8s. (!d. per l.mshel, Hour 23/. per ton, and ' hay <?/. l?or ton. (Jold at Sidney was higher ' than at Port Philip, the quotation being C4s. for : the 'J'uron gold, and 05s. for that of Mount Alexi and' r. Tic l'ort Philip accounts olWho prosI p.cl- of tiie wool crop are very unfavorable, and ' 1 * - 1^.. i ~-c=r .^ABMRMl corroborate l!i<* r<tn::\rk.-? in a l"tf/-r ijubteJ a few I ,vs luck. 4'Whole flocks," it i; -ai l, "will bo l.ivci: t ' the f>r slaughter, an ! the !!(;' ' am! the fat. will ta burnt." ' On many stnti'-ns nr-xt season no attempt to hear sI;C-".*|* will be niad"I.i tact it so*, ms that labor of any kind was almost wholly uiij-.rr.curaLii'.-. Anion* other curious circumstances connects! w ith the state of the .markets, it is mon?nr!ift xv a a LiUIK'l.S I i I'll. tii? J ' ivv* v? wkwiw ??v 4v?.iw7/?m?v ?. *?..r ?!J0 a thousand, and it was believed that both bricks and c?als would be profitably imported u from England. The editor of one of the local papcrs states that it only rc'jiiiros proper machinery to work the ^ [uartz, in order to develop the surpassing; richness of this portion of the Australian go!J fields, j he total shipments of gold to the 26th July had been ?l,So9,745, reckoned at the price of Cos. peroz. Gold was selling at 63s. Gd. to Cos., nil the exchanges against gold was 12 nor cent, discount. The Legislative Council was occupied with the New Duties IJilh . The h-tteis from Adelaide, South Australia, no to the 26th of June, but they furnish little news of importance. A jierson had claimed the reward of ?1,000 for the discovery of a gold field it Urotighton. about 110 miles distant, but an , 'Xpedition to the spothailprqv/iL.hi? rt-itrvnnnt ~ to be a fabrication. The Adelaide market was mlirely drained of goods, and many articles etched higher nominal prices than at Port Phil* p, owing to the forced circulation of the gold assayed in the colony. ^ gyp^ Female Education. j Georgia is proudly called the empire State of die South. This distinguished appellation she lias merited ou several accounts. And on none ,t more deservedly than on account of her rapid ulvancein educational enterprise. Thegreatncss a State may he more safely assured in pro- ..m portion, as the evidence of it is found m the individual and voluntary creation of her noble acts. We leave out of our cause of congratulation, all jf Georgia's noble doings in rail-roads, politics, md manufactories, and confine our remarks entirely to the one great subject of education. Georgia has four male colleges; one of State creation, three of voluntary contributions. : These Colleges have iiuder their care about four i""j liuudred young men from several States, butchiefly of her own sons. Our object is, however, to cali the public mind to the proud fact, that there is not a sister State in the South?if there is in the Union?with so many chartered female colleges and Collegiate institutions. I wili not assert it, but for the pre- sent it is my belief, that what now teal's the distinguished name of the Wesleyau Female ? College, was the first institution in this great 1 country, ever erected for the dispensation of female learning, with the powers and privileges of a chartered college. Many persons now living can remember well how visionary and romantic \ the scheme was held to be by many. While others professed to look upon the necessity for ... i?.. i .... ?.... K i:?i.t JMUCCUUU WI'IUUII [Ji ITLLV iu tiiu nuuit; imiiu i!i' v would now upon the notion of educated i: house servants. And with many there was a ' more censurable ideal bar in the way; that was, that the female mind was incapable of taking in any thing like a collegiate scliolarslrip. The noble project, however, found in Gcor- ? gia's aspiring sons and daughters, a generous multitude who enabled its primary friends to carry it into successful experiment. And so brilliant and decided has been its developments iu the \ mental culture of. Georgia's lovely daughters, with not a few from adjoining States, that we may fearlessly claim for it the enviable honor of *"* having sent out the impulse which has given being to some dozen colleges and collegiate institutes within the State. Noble offsprings,copying well the maternal plan, and running a brilliant y1? race with us for a distributive share of that honor |t which evidently awaits our State?which is, that by the time she can boast of more miles of railroad within her territory than any Slate of her area, she will be able to make a still prouder . boa-t which will he that she can show more well, educated ladies, educated too at homo, by her own sons and daughters, than anv of her sisters. Of this evorv Southern patriot may, and ought to rejoice. Thirtv-fivo years ago when I was *4. commencing the education of my children, and for years after that, I never knew but two teachers of a high order whose birth place was South . of Now York. One of them from Virginia, and the other from North Carolina, but now Georgia can appeal to scores, as the illustrious epis- . ties of her own cherished institutions. Other states can join us in this pleas'ng exultation. 1.5ut (Georgia is decidedly in the front rank. And so let us keep.?Southern Christum Advocate. I >Knr or Texas.?It is stated that Mr. Gouge author of a work upon banking, is employed in preparing a statement of the debt of Texas upon data supplied from the public authorities of that State. The creditors of Texas will make a vigo- 1 rious effort during the coming session to induce Congress to assume and pay their demands; and it will bo found highly important to possess full .* information upon all the obligations of the Stale for which our government, can be held responsible. i A Chinese Newspaper.?In Fekin, a newsii'inni' iif ovtmot'iliiiarv size is published weekly i?i -? . on silk. It is said to have been started more than a thousand years ago?somewhat earlier llian the one under the patronage of the " Good Queen Hess." An anecdote is related to the effect that, in 1S27, a public officer caused some false intelligence to be inserted in this newspaper, for wlii< li he was put to death. Several numbers the paper are preserved in the Royal LiI miry at Paris. Thcv arc each ten and a" <iuarLor yards long. ^ A S ' A short time ago, a young man, clerk in a * louse in San Francisco, having ?5,000 to spare, !ent it to China and invested it in rice. lie sold lie cargo (to arrive) at 22 cents per pound, and Made tiie handsome sum of ?37,000 by his ope ation. The purchaser was a Chinaman ; it so happened that the cargo arrived the very day af,or it was purchased. TheChinaman made?05,300 on his bargain. The large sum qL?1 02,000 lias therefore, been cleared on an in^ptinent of 55,000. m 'S ? ? ? + > ? > _ * A frc<> public library and museum were opened at Liverpool on the 18th ult. -4b