rocks, in angry surges. A deep ravine forms the bed of the stream, and it is walled by lofty and irregular cliffs, covered to their tops with forest-trees of beautiful growth.

The falls of Coweta are enveloped in a thick mist, which partially obscures all the surrounding objects, among which are the steamboats which constantly ply upon the river, and the bridge which

stretches across the river.

The river at the leap suddenly turns as to form a right angle with its course below, flowing in a narrow channel, which is so regularly lined on each side with rocks, and of so uniform a width, as greatly to resemble a canal; but a little distance above, it again forms a right angle, and moves onward in its old course. The beauty of the view which we have described, does not exceed that of the other parts of the landscape, for the scene on the right, and in the foreground, is scarcely less beautiful and picturesque.

"Dr. F., the guide and life of our party," says Richards, "remarked, that a surprising change, indeed almost magical, has come over the scene upon which we gaze, since 1828, when the Indians lighted their council fires in the town of Coweta, an Indian settlement, where now the fair city of Columbus, obedient to the will of civilization and commerce, erects her noble head. Then, the fields over which we have rambled to-day, had never felt the ruthless share ploughing their virgin soil. The trees, which now spread their bare and decaying arms to the sky, were enrobed in their primeval greenness and strength. The cliff, which we now behold, had rarely echoed to the woodman's axe. Its voices were responsive to the occasional rifle of the wild hunter, and the more frequent yell of the savage, and roar of the wild beast."

The spot derives its name from an Indian tradition: A young woman of the tribe having fallen in love with a youth of a neighboring one, just before hostilities occurred between them, she was pursued as a traitress, and the lovers threw themselves into the stream, and were carried to destruction down the falls.

THE FALLS OF TULLULAH.-In the midst of the picturesque region which forms the county of Habersham, in the northeastern corner of the state, we find the falls of Tullulah, twelve miles from Clarkesville. The road is rough, and almost dangerous to carriages; and there is not a single habitation to be seen, except a log house, two miles from the spot, where visiters stop for refreshment.

A small stream, called by the Indians the Terrora, rushes impetuously from a remarkable rent in the Blue Ridge, which extends several miles, and everywhere presents a most impressive, and often a terrific scene. The granite rocks which compose the banks are precipitous, and about a thousand feet in height; though the breadth of the narrow gulf between hardly exceeds that distance. The engraving on page 381 presents the reader with the view from the most favorable point, which is a mass of rock called "the Pulpit," that projects from the face of a precipice overhanging the narrow valley, and looking down, from a considerable height, upon the roaring brook, as it pours furiously over three of the principal cascades in its course.

Some distance above, a steep and broken path leads down the bank, and ladies have sometimes descended to the margin of the stream, though it is not free from danger, and the return is laborious. The visiter may also find access to the foot of the second fall, by a path too hazardous to be prudently passed, namely, by creeping on his hands and knees along the brow of a precipice, a fall from which would be almost certain death. A gentleman, as we are informed, once fell in making this experiment, plunged into the stream, and was carried rapidly along till he reached the cataract and was swept down it, sixty feet, yet escaped without serious injury.

The Indian name of this stream, which is written by Americans Terrora and Tellula, is said to signify terror, presenting a singular, though doubtless an accidental resemblance to its meaning in English and Latin.

ROCK MOUNTAIN.-Within view of the Blue Ridge, and at a short distance from the course of the Chatahoochee,

eminences, amid the exhilarating atmosphere of a superior region.

II., in 1732, to twenty-one persons, who were called "the trustees for settling the colony of Georgia," a name bestowed in honor of the king. The first party of emigrants reached Charleston in 1733, under the direction of General James Oglethorpe, and the settlement of Savannah was begun in the spring. In consequence, however, of injudicious restrictions laid on the colonies, the increase of the population was checked, and its prosperity retarded for some years.

rises the Rock mountain, a tall and conspicuous eminence, nine hundred feet high, with a gentle slope toward the HISTORY.-Georgia was one of the west, and a precipitous termination original thirteen states of the American toward the east. The road winds along Union, but the youngest in respect to the base, till it reaches the foot of the the time of settlement. Its increase in eastern bluff, where the sublime emi-population, however, has been among nence, rising far above, produces an im- the most rapid since the revolution. pression of wildness and grandeur, diffi- The first colonies were planted under cult to describe. The rock above pre-authority of a patent granted by George sents a convex surface, with a rapid descent to the plain, channeled by numerous ravines, down which, in every storm, pour numerous torrents, whose channels again become as speedily dry. We present the reader with a handsome engraving of this mountain, ou page 383. On the summit of the mountain has been erected an octagonal tower, built of wood, one hundred feet square at the base, and one hundred and sixty-five feet high. This singular construction, so convenient to the visiter, and elevating his eye to a superior sphere, has already stood several years, although it rests upon the bare rock, without anything except its own weight to keep it in its position. In the lower part is a small hotel, which contains even a piano. The view from the top of the tower is very extensive and interesting, ranging over a long extent of the blue ridge, with varied tracts of country below, chiefly covered with forest.

The Cross-Roads are two remarkable fissures in the rocks, which cross each other at a point where they are five feet wide; and at that spot they are covered by a large, flat rock, twenty feet in diameter.

The Fort.-The whole summit of the mountain is enclosed by the remains of an ancient entrenchment, of the history of which the Indians disclaimed all knowledge, except that it was of a date prior to that of their ancestors.

The circumference of Rock mountain is about six miles, and the height of its summit 2,230 feet above the level of the ocean. It exhibits, in different parts, a great variety of vegetation; plants, flowers, and berries of many different kinds, presenting themselves to the visiter, as he winds along its base, climbs the rocky sides, and wanders over its lofty

Unfortunately, this part of the country was easily accessible to the Spaniards, who claimed it as their own; and the fear of invasion, as well as the actual attempts made to gain possession, greatly retarded the increase of the colony. Retaliation on the part of the English served to increase the difficulties of the community. In 1742, General Oglethorpe made his unsuccessful attempt to capture St. Augustine; and two years after, the Spaniards invaded the colony, but were in their turn defeated. The Georgians were thus burdened by heavy debts, like the Carolinians, and by the same causes, from which they were soon able to recover, in consequence of the more favorable circumstances in which they were placed by coming under the royal government, as a colony of the king. This occurred in 1752.

A general representative assembly was formed in 1755; and in consequence of the cession of Florida to Great Britain, the country between the Altamaha and St. Mary's rivers was ceded, much to the advantage of Georgia. Symptoms of increasing prosperity soon began to appear; but the Cherokees, a powerful and warlike nation of Indians, occupied the western and northern parts of the territory; and several others were near them; and a period of danger and

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wars soon commenced, which caused | 1800, it has been said, "know not a

great sufferings, and greatly checked the increase and extension of the settle

ments.

During the revolution, Georgia suffered in common with the country at large; and since the close of that war, she has ceded to the general government a larger extent of territory than any of her sisters, except Virginia, embracing all Alabama and Mississippi, north of latitude 31°: about 100,000 square miles. The first constitution was adopted in the year 1777, and the second in 1785. The latter was amended in 1789; and the present was adopted in 1798. The senators and legislators are elected annually. A senator must be twenty-five years of age, nine years a citizen of the United States, one year a resident of the district, and the owner of an estate of five hundred dollars, in the county, or of taxable property of one thousand dollars. Each county sends one senator. The number of representatives is proportioned to the number of whites, and three fifths of colored persons, of whom an enumeration is made every seven years. Each county has one member, but none can elect more than seven. A representative must be twenty-one years old, seven years a citizen of the United States, three years an inhabitant of the state, a resident in the county the preceding year, and owner, for a year, of a freehold of two hundred and fifty dollars, or five hundred dollars' worth of taxable property, cleared of incumbrance.

letter." The baptists and methodists are the most numerous denominations in the state, and after them the presbyterians and episcopalians.

Printing was first introduced into Georgia in 1762, by James Johnston, a Scotchman, who commenced the publication of a newspaper, called "The Georgia Gazette," in the following year. The first number of it was published on the 17th of April. He continued the publication twenty-seven years, after which it was published by his successors. This was the only newspaper printed in the limits of Georgia before the revolution.

SAVANNAH.-This chief town and principal seaport of Georgia is situated on the western bank of the river of the same name, fifteen miles from its mouth, one hundred miles southwest from Charleston, and one hundred and sixtyseven miles southeast by east from Milledgeville; in latitude, 320 5', and west longitude, 4° 18'. Population 30,000.

The streets of Savannah are sandy, but shaded by China-trees, and the houses are generally of wood. There are eighteen public squares in different parts of the city. The commercial advantages which it enjoys, from the abundant crops of cotton, &c., raised along the banks of the river, and the free access of ships drawing not more than twelve or thirteen feet of water, rendered it an important town, even while the place was made unhealthy by the practice of wet culture on the neighborThe governor is elected by the assem- ing rice-plantations, which has been bly, for two years. He must be thirty- abandoned since the year 1817, in consix years old, have been a citizen of the sequence of an act of the legislature, United States for twelve years, six years passed at that time. In 1820, Savannah a citizen of Georgia, and the owner of suffered to the amount of four millions, five hundred acres of land in Georgia, from a devastating fire, which swept and four thousand dollars in other prop-irresistibly over a large part of the city. erty. A voter must be a citizen, twenty-one years of age, and a payer of

taxes.

Education was quite neglected in Georgia before 1811, about which time academies sprang up in almost every town. Since that period, few persons have grown up in entire ignorance, while thousands, born before the year

Care has been taken to embellish the city, by providing abundance of shady trees for the numerous public squares. Among these the celebrated Pride-ofIndia is conspicuous, whose graceful form and delicate foliage, with its semitropical aspect, render it peculiarly appropriate to such a use. Among the houses, the city now presents a consid