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sssS?iTlLLT . KOBEETS) ES1T0SS. indd frequently irritated his rich relative, sake of your uncle's old servants, of Ed-1 isfied mo that the mistress of this cot pos
lLUIZ- . Interested views alone had caused him to ward, conduct yourself honorably j separ. J sessed feelings worthy of a better home
- '?inivrv' approach for two years past ; and now, nto somo fragments of your rich legacy. ' Tbo manners of die children" were thi
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Without any moral considerations whatever lie fust, mv friend. nnrnnnmnMi!nrT ih.
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. .upnwiii iipuDuni wo jusi listening mosccnom wnemcr mere I ueain-oca 'don t you make me repent of
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Ir7p:nCiipnnuro,inovnc,ori wn onv one coming bo threw the will in. what I Dromiaed vour unr.I. Him intpmL.n
A...!!....! tbo end Of VMjemr. ItothofirO. I wna In lpnvi tn ntlmn. n rnrtnnn ,l,;k v,
Tir 'u nclrte, M , uo"" I 4" mo mean iime, i musi inironuce mo I iwive rcsiorea you to the lavor which you
A"'Ti!. c .ndTirentT-FrptCenUtur I render to the vonntr hnrn'stpr whii. hv thn I had Inst nnur if tlx. uill Ka mi r,...n,l tv
rpi . I j r . . p vv t " - m ...v . 1 1 w swi.w V V
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n . 'jmi m"' . - '-. .. ' i NUIUMUU8 ou luai uuscnueu. is leu in a Biaie i lur uiuura w:mi mev. iiavn rinnn inr vnn
closely allied to destitution. Edward In. I else I shall beoblizcd to exact justice
gestro was denizen of an apartment on the i Aflecting to obey the notary, Algernon
second floor, in a street not far removed opened all Die drawers of the desk, in which
from the locality of Scotland yard. There, Mr. Martin suggested that the will ought to
in the agony ot ucleated hopes, heightened be found,
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by The impulses of an sflUction ever in-
T-TLandorf Court JournmL
. i nuif. T.IPR.
At as AWrnon Slopcr opened ftreasing, ho paced to and fro, glancing,
It 1S 0131 O I nun m, jkH at si., t HS. i . !.! I
t of a sumptuous aparmenu, in wi uum irvm iauo.
I loved his own Isabel. 'At length he t-iuc.
ulated, my soul is made top for tho worst--we
cannot be united ! I will write to that
cfllct. The sweet dream of years is atu
nTTlHaterf 1 Allfo now a blank a curse
v&hw-tnur. now
rrl iai aow falling back half asleep,
ffirnir; "d the bed was so r-
j hot nv one entering tho
. tlie livid face of the old man
Lthimn before, had breathed hii
. TV noise made by Algernon awoke
trM from her slumbers. 1 She shock
C l J.nrl mill , -
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your poor uncio i - i -r 7- r V
be slept ; o smilo is on his ' undo s pillow and opened the door. It
'You see, sir,1 said Alzernon. 'you must
nave mistaken the meaning of my uncles
words, or he -could not have been conscious
at the time.' . -K 4
.'You are then certain, sir, that there is
no will t- ,.,
'So it seems; and you must now be of : the
; more at
I tbink
DteiBIJCC'
rtrermora
AlasJ thosoeyes are closed
Ta. Marlret,, answered Algernon ;
same opinion, ' ,
darkness ! lliis night will I quit England j ' We shall sec, said Mr. Martin, open
forever !V f" " V j ing the door to all the persons in the ad.
joining room. 'Two years 020.1810-
To return to thq chamber of death, v - Jpetraadaa will, which he deposited in my
There was a knock. Algernon hastily I bands: therein he disinherits his nephew.
ana acknowledges a young man of the
name of Edward Ingcstrio as his heir: I
was Mr. Martin, who camo to look once I have directions 4o enforco tbo execution
more at his deceased friend, and give some or this will, unless one of a later ditto be
instructions to tho heir. . found,' '
' I arn very sorry to see you here alone, By a mere accident the nurso opened the
Mr. Algernon ;-'but to bo sure, you are window through which Algernon had just
one of tho parties most interested.! .- viewed his flocks, and Mr. Martin percciv-
'One of tho parties? said Algernon; ed near it a small bit of paper half-burnt,
eagerly.- ,. .. on which Tie distinguished Mr. Slopcr's
1 es ! ono of tho parlies, answered the handwriting.
notary, with a piercing look. 'You will Ah ! remarked tho good notary, 'tis
,u au -lm'- had occunicd t' af. find a will.- , -" " enough. Let somo one instantly post
.ma. Mictiitflf . iMina'at his-dead un. 'Quito possible,' answered Algernon. to town, and apprize ward Ingcstno of
' ' .i 1 . J . I 'Tij fbrln'tn fnr lfr Slnrmi" tntil mn I his ffooil fortlinn. Am won irrvinir Jnnhann
Limaiim hn f'liri.im.N. uiiu inji i - . . . u . .v. - i "
. - f- . I nr. Inct ni.rht n fwlirkiirA KTnrn liia flnntfl f I Tin U'f.ll Vnfl f) rrt nn Imnttat ilnllnu fl nA
" 1 ' 4' 1 1 1 ! - 4 " JUJM. my 1.1 . M ... m ....... u w.wm ... I . . y 1 1U1W J.4I HUiyjfJ f ( ! . WiJU
He is dead at last ! I shall bi rich ' Then it will bo found, added tho heir, to you I will confido also, another charge.
-if lain iiinr ir:- in 1 iiih iiiiiii rv iismih iiliu is mv in ni 1 hi -trMMa. n 111 1 i rr,
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l jouhad better go and rest yourself.
Rjt sir! - ;
Go to the dining room, nurse; your
Bralfiut it ready go. "
tad uadsr this bencvotont cjause ne gcni-
I. her out of the room, and sat
Idren'wera the
more perceptible, as they could not have
been acquired at school, in as much . as in
this section of the mountains, schools are
seldom heard of. 1 knew of but one school
house within a distance of three miles from
these children, and that was open only dur
ing three months of the year, and when
those who attended must wade through high
land snows.
Another mile brought mo to my place of
destination, the glass-works, consisting of
a low, spacious, sombre frame building,
standing in a field t every where studded ;
with the most, formidablu stumps of hem-1
lock, a tree the most common in these moun
tains, and the most majestic jn its growth.
vvun a trunk measuring lrom uvc tociciu
fuet ia diameter, and ruing more than a
hundred feet high, this tree seems tho fit
ting plumage of the mountain it adorns.
Scattered at various distances from the glass
factory were a few buildings, which, lrom
their dilapidated appearance, evidenced tlwl
thpir inmates would never sufler persecution
for belonging to suspected aristocracy
Perhaps, however, I ought to except one
bin Win" which stood in palace- ike con
trnst with tho rest, and adjoining tho "fac
tory store.'' This was tho munsion of my
friend, Dr. , physician, agent of the
THE NATIONAL FAST.
Delivered at the Methodic Churcti in Ashe.
ville, on Friday the llth insl.
BY DR. JOHN DICKSON.
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ho pronounced these 'nS nd your duty, Mr. Algernon, is to en- sent it ; and bring with you at the time a
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Xo todner bad
ordj Una he witMrcwa TSGhCtrTSTKcyr I orc nrwmg tooseu tarxtaxxtir nn oicj y , isuuui uuctiiuriiuiu. jju-
osader the pillow: ran to the desk in servant must be present.' wara, u 1 conjecture aright, would have no
will was contained j opened It, I , w wnai you ininn proper, n'juiuuu hib wiuuij w iitr a cuinpumua m a ibbm
nephew.- ' .... ... r umger journey man vus r
Ibid the
1 lesaa reading-
'Icoutitttleitj nephemfAtgerno Slopcr,
kiateubr. VK . ' r
'It was time!1 exclaimed tho heir. 'I am
ttiikd to whit the law and society ac-
k-fed my right v
And Algcraon, who, for mdra than two
s. Iiadtearcd his uncle Would, forget
a, coolioued thus
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IICIIIICIV. .v
- 1 he people in tho houso were ' called ;
the keys were withdrawn from under the
pillow ;. tho "desk was opened ; and, the
search, of course, was of no avail what
ever. The old notary, ordering every body
out, remained nlono with Algernon.-
'It is impossible, said he, ' that there
should be no will, for your uncle engaged
before me to make one, and he assured me
' (From Grslmm'r Magazine.
- Unequally Yoked.
BY KEY. J. KENNADAY. '
"Why don't you hurry, woman t Sure it
is no wonder that the chikl sleeps in ydur
arms.:. And yourself will be asleep next, if
you- walk at this creeping rata'
"lie patient, William. You know that
tho mountain is asleep ; the child is heavy;
and it hut little strength 1 have, any way."
This was part of a dialogue I chanced
to hear, whifo passing tho parties, who
were clambering up one of iho most rugged
roads in the Catskill mountains; a road so
steep indeed, that my horse ptuTud at every
step, and the saddle creaked beneath me as
'I will. tc.. ia Marearet and Josetih the
k200u7, each, for the care hesloiccd yesterday, that he had kept bis word.'
mmt k litem during thirlti ur.an.'" ' I Qo you suspect my honor, sir T
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Two thousand pounds each to those peo- 'It i-ry strango that you should have
Se, who are rich enough with what they Meen louno nere aione ; oui ma noi sus-
elolca! What folly! Conw, this is poet any body's honor," said tho notary;
Muoldmaos maduess. However, I 'nevertheless, listen to mo. Your youth
fill pay the 4000i,"os it is impossible to do has been dissipated ; your uncle deemed it
...we i ,.j - - j .. . . arnxne.n tna nummci.
J toudkloFicrrol. my valet the turn of wratn 01 one, 10 wnom, mouga ou cs The man was some ,.ve,e or fift.pn ft!Ct
m pected . a fortune, your conductwaa such, 5 ndmnrti ftr thm Wftmftn. ,, , tK- amihrf
What! to that Pierrot, who should have two years ago, that you wereex)clled from of m lor9C's fect, paused till' I passed,
s expelled long before now Que le di. his house. He would have disinherited you, wh... he turncd tha of hi, eve
lrMArf. I I hnf I mmnnalralAn Mint vnn wpm thn nnlv I. . 11
p. i irora me, in a neavy trown upon ner wnom
'TMr.Martin,mynolary,2o00l.IieUh son of a brother jwhom he loved, and of a he upbraided. A lighr breath of -wind
Kidded to thejortune of Man. sisicr-in-iaw ia wnom nc ma prom.seu touching the hood, together with tho efTort
4ir sW-asrf m god.daushler-A think-oLyouriuture prosperity. -1 was but thn m, , .tK if! (Vrttirnhfl rond
'Two thousand five hundred pound to o happy to restore you to his esteem. ti I passed, laid open tho face of the sleep-
iienow Mama J an old hotaryf retired oinco jiMunmo you naveoenaveo peuer.or, chid Bnd g,, cvidencet j tho full.
Harness, who has got a andsomo m least, you novo oppcareu 10 ao so. 1,01 nMOf it3 face cf tho wejgl,t of its frame,
:aenmstonT-AVtrafT--DO the Know w4cmeyourcon version -w
tofthis! It is a loss at cards, oer- sincere. ".Your uncle doubted it much. L,nnrthanirwii whnsn hoaom it re.
up. 'a Martin, which my uncle has been I ' Was my uncle so unjust!' exclaimed Al- poged, .
taaed to name. Oh, undo' tho story gcrnon. . . ' Poswssinnnennrmousandhnrdv frame.
Ntrae. ThU I wiM cfirininlv tmi ii.lv. I ,.'I have had the greatest trouble to insti- l.t.
tute you ms neir. ;,), ,u . nr Bn lf.nhh?it."and nnneared-f 1
t.i.- .11 r.. u . ir I r - - r . -
Jllie uiu iu. 11U9 uui lurguueu iiiiuscu.
fhougbt Algernon.
I ui ne Martin. - and mnk liim umlpr.
ji!t LwouIdJnfuUibly be.
we ne iq arrant i.ii n nmpc
' if he persist, we will on tn l.nv l,r
pP exclaimed the heir4 turning the- leaf
' 'Ieqth 5000:, to Miis, Clieiierfield,
f6Qiik,whomJdo,noticish to know
n, 1
'Toleff ' Why. the cross-orrninod flirt is not found, what will vou doT
"WKame! She cha 1 not touch n What shall 1 do T answered the youna I -r w, Knu v.n it mn fnr in Hvnnr
BV Of It Ik I k 1- .t ' . . I . 4 I ;il r.;n.. n ..nln'ii fAriiino I.. V . i I- I
l't-. .
The notary continued. 'Another person
was also mainly influential in promoting
your favor with your uncle your friend,
Edward Ingestrie.'
Uaiph'.'jObserved the heir, surlily, 'I
thnnk liimho' .
Now let us suppose that this testament
to require nothing but a palanquin upon his
huge shoulders to enablo him 10 carry both
the mother and the babeThe woman was
of small and delicate form., Her face was
round and very fair, over which was cast
the mildness of a bright but modest eye.
Although her age was about thirty, she ap
peared at least fifteen years younger than
her husband. . '
A bend in the road, and the rapid walk
glass works, justice of the peace, keeper of
the store, and frequently member of the
Legislature
Here, with as much authority as is somc-
imcs posscssod bv a continental prince
the Doctor resided, enjoving tho character
of ft "pcoplo's-man." Strange os it might
appear, yet it is certain that the clusi blow
ers and Wood choppers seldom remove from
under his "ugenev,". without having a bal-
aoco against them on the Doctor's book ,
either lbtxanicjL'cal.ntteji
groceries or gin. lie, it is true, gut rich
yei no one ventured to question his intcg
rity, or; to doubt his -protection of the poor.
'"'It. was not until the following dayvthnt I
was able to gratify my curiosity by going
into the factory. . Tho blower, at tho fur
nnce nearest to which I stood, soon gave
his instrument to another, and kindly ten
dcrcd his services to accompany me through
the works, and civo me the information re
specting the process of glassirig-blowing, of
- w . r t 1. 1
wnicn 1 was in quest, ire uau pu.isuu u
ly" one or two men before I perceived, at
one of the furnaces, the man whom I pass
ed in ascending tha mountain.
"Who Is that man?" slid I to my guide
'That is Bill Hunter," said he, " and a
great bear he is." .
'Then you know him well 7"
"h faith I do," said tho man, whose
broad dialect had shown before this that he
was an Englishman. "I have known him
this many a year. A fine woman is she,
his wife, but a dogs life itis, she has with
him.'
'He drinks, I suspect.'
'Yes, he docs ; but he's a bad man when
sober ; and it was a dark day for her when
she left her father's house for such a dolt as
llunteiv-
'Then you know something of their his-
tory, I presumeHiAyou know her father!'
.What John Shaw, of Spattlefields ! in.
deed 1 knew him we I, and it's all good I
know of him. Sure, a belter man there
aa-JLii., '- -:
Fy curiosity is quite awake my friend,
said I; 'and you will greatly gratify me by
giving me a little of their, history.
Ah ! here's another prote. man ; 4 1 will enjoy my uncle s fortune. th(lt ceased farther to hear dialogue
. I 'Of rnii rj hut vnn r.nnnot think, that I ...u-i. r:; : J
1 Yi . - I - - I wiiicii, 113 lur us n wus iieuiu, luwiimivii iirc
j en uuow Jiving m London a young your uncle would forget suchpersons as his unfce)ing character of the one, and satisfied
1 "9 nfPhew A'gerno i"0" scrvanU, tor whonl he always said mat ne 1 lha, lhe other had ample opportunity to
ett. Heu poor, out virtuous and would provide.' , manifest herjpicty in the perfect working of
.m - . I jutvu u- xa-"
"WWfliaiorjVllftn" !
jKve thousam! pounds!' exclaimed Al
ob throwing thm -,:n 51 .l-
W-rnd.pou,ld 10 Ingrstrie.myJuc.
Ksterficld. Never!'
Algernon gotn. annWk-j th w;n
Fw, ooenpdif nn.J . ,. .. ..
kt 1 T J """swmaing tuc cota,
f" overlooked a land. r iw,.,;r..
On Which innumomMi. rt.L.
If be had-wished that- said Algernon,
r ho woutd have made the necessary provti
sion. .' - -; -
I must now telLyoiLa secret, which.
most likely is new to you. Your uncle has
achiTdr-
Come, sir,' rejoined Algernon, joking
Iv, you calumniate my uncle, your friend.
How's this? -
'I am in earnest, sir,, replied Mr. Mr
tin, angrily. 'By a private and unfortunate
tfcjiF' Tliames rolled his wa- marriage he became the father of Edward
rreiorests, forming part of thesoccessibn excellent young man, though, by his moth.
I"1 emitted to." 1 . . erVfauitrbanished the pareetaroof, ntii
V1 w now; the wool of these of ,ale-- 1)0 not "f? !6 M-tW
g; f fbrtsts ; the produce of these M Prt)on f J00' unc,e "tenlion I'
tf1; all belonging to we bv right.' I am 'Letthat alonei my uncla wduld never
I, rn nd almost th ftnW Ti.: have committed himself so far ; 1 have too
K be possessor . Shall I defraud myself much veneration for his memory to betf
I?.0" legacies! Suppose tl'. . . . !i - : .'. .
- a IBU1 haw n 1 t . .. .
. ua resumed his ar-jit nm. iu
ir m7 uncle had not made any will
""i to whom Would all tt :
only; to me they lawfully belomr.
-u itWtrartPit ttn.f :- .'.l . 1 1. A
"fiwuui ia a wen M my I H wuvu.
I - Th wi
'It is 8 fact ; ,and I assure you that many
a time he has thought of instituting this son
his absolute heir.' .
4 Nonsense ! I will hear no more sir !'
The notary insisted upon the will being
spease'.'
tm :n n .1 rm 1 : u
. 4 1 xuc w i- wu ne, hkj win: wiicreiainc
aMQ lhi . .' ... I .it n 1 .
iaj tgV" rlu 01 avance, cupidity, i wm i rerunpa, air, you were expecung n
rnuj aephewr- He forgot that he never The notary coolly replied, 'No ; you are
7" Men loving and dutiful to his unpin: hut I well aware that I am satisfied with what I
" revere I7: j- . . . .It j j . ...
v "sgTaeeim conduct had nave, anu uo noi covet more ; out tor me
reverse
her patience.
- In the progress of another mile of the as
cending road, I came to a passr where in a
close of about half an acre of Jevel land,
there stood a little hut , Immediately on the
side of the roadT Thcliuitdl ngwas formed from Liverpool (or Philadclph
of large unhewn logs, interlaid with clay.
The door, swinging upon hinges made of
the soles of worn-out shors, being partially
open, disclosed the scanty and mutilated
furniture within, k here was oniy ono win
dow, consisting oka slender sash, designed
for four small panes of glass, but in which
only two remained.
Notwithstandirig ihc-povertyindicated in
the appearance of every thing presented to
my view, there was a general neatness with
which I was forcibly struck. .A, thrifty
honey-suckle climbed up the little nut'j and
the garden was much enlivened by a varie
ty of lovely flowers. " I know not how cor
rect the criterion may be found by others,
but my observations have long sinco con.
firmed me in' the accuracy of the inference
that, however humblo or elegant a country
dwelling-house may be, wherever there is a
choice collection of flowers in the garden,
there is usually taste and cleanliness with
in the dwelling. The approach of a little
boy and girl to the door of the humble hut,
with coarse but well mended apparel, and
the sedate and polite manner in which they
expressed their obeisance as I passed, sat-
'Oh ! but that is a sorry history for her,
pooTtvomanf said he.--sD yu.seo, then ,
her father was a wealth v manufacturer,
and much thought of. When Margaret
was about fourteen years of age, he took
this same huater into his factory and store
to be a kind of porter and runner. Foa
the purpose of aiding in family errands, he
boarded in Mr. Shaw's house. At the end
of a year, tho father discovered that Mar.
garet treated Hunter s addresses witn ia.
vor and in disgust and chagrin dismissed
him from his employ ; not because he was
poor, but that hoi was.; so ould. We, who
knew nimj thought it was strange tTiut the
poor wench could think any thing of such a
sdrly, selfish fellow. - But then he was good-
looking, hnd as slender as ye. It was not
long before the whole town was in a sur,
when it waa said that Shaw's Margaret had
gone to tho. States with Hunter- Sure
enough, it was true ; for it was found out
that under pretended names they had sailed
-i-ho vcs. 1
sell, however, went into Wilmington, in
tqe State of Delaware, where Jhey were
married and went into the country, and
found employment in a factory. Ho, was
ever a low fellow, and a fool, was Mr.
Shaw, for admitting him under his roof.
About three years since, he came to this
for Margaret a sake,
sight into this busines. tie scratches a
Kscanty living, having five children, and
lives in the hut tha you passed down the
mountain a piece. He is but a brute to
her, who shares a hard life on it, poor
thing ; and must ever repent leaving a fa
ther's house for one so unworthy of her.'
.' With this simple narrative I was much
interested, and not the less so becauso it
was to me an additional evidence of what
I bad often thought to be the case, that in
the humbler walks of life, and in some of
the semes of poverty and suffering, there
are those often who spend years of pain
in weeping-wer the inadvertence of the
hour in which their affections were mis.
placed. . ' '
, 3d Smt'El, m. 3d. "And tlt Kin; said anto
his servant!, know vo not that thi-re it prince
and m grcut man fallen this day in Israel V
Read Jeir. xvm mnd Ia. lviii.
In the recommendation of the national
executive which has called us together to.
day, we behold a return to tho practice of
the ancient people ot uod, and ol the net-,
tcr duys of our own republic. This day
presents a spectacle tlmt may well arrest
the attention of every good citizen, of cv
cry truo Christian. May every party Ter.l.
ing, every unworthy passion, every base
and selfish disposition, bo hunished from
the minds of the people of these United
States while from Maine to Georgia, they
gather sround tho altars of their Vod to la
ment their loss to confess thpir guilt, and
to lmnlorc the favor and Messm" of Ilea v
en. Ti c smuggling ideas and emotions,
s;iggcs:ed and inspired by the occasion,
might unfit almost any man for per.
forming the part I have ventured to assume;
nor is it his own cslunatn of Ins onportuiu
ties and qualifications, that cncodftiges the
speaker to address you. He is far from the
temerity of entering the lists with the mul
tiluilb of gifted men, who in every part of
the country, are now pouring out from full
minds and hearts, tho rich fruits of elo
quence and pious zeal, treasured up through
1-jng years of wisdom and experience and
skilfully prepared uudur tho mubt favoraTJe
circumstances of studious leisure to win
the attention, and -touch the souls of their
respective audiences.
(Jura ts nlar humbler aim. Jn-accord.
ancc with the wishes of our respected Pre.
sident, and in obedience to the call of God
himself, who speaks V us and to all men in
his solemn providence, we propose to di.
rect your thoughts to those considerations
and duties, which are appropriate to a Na
tional Fast. '
And surely none of my hcareM are is-
tiorant that a public fast implies an ac.
knowlcdgment thai God's hand has been
bid upon a nation in chastisement for sin ;
and an earnest and united supplication that
he will pardon their transgressions and stay
his avenging rod ; restore them to his fa-
vor and grant them for the future, his pro
tection, help and blessing as they may need.
Such were the lasts ooservca unueriiez-
ekiah and Josiah, those good kings of in.
dah ; and such the days of prayer and hu
miliation set apart by tho Fathers of our
country, the pious pHtriotsirko in the times
that tried men's souls, foundeck this great
nation, laboring like Nehcmiah and his do. j
voted associates with the implcrftcnts of I
building in the one liand, and the weapons
of war in the other.
Again and again, did these illustrious
companions of Washington summon their
afilictcd countrymen to humble themselves
before God, at those dark and threatening
periods of our history, when every' thing
dear to freemen hung in suspense before
his eyes, and Heaven itself seemed to
frown upon their perilous undertaking. I
shall not stop to vindicate such men from
UiejsnccjspiJthpjp.unv cavillers of our day.
History, that has eushrmed their virtues and
talents in the memory of all mankind, and
in the hearts of their .countrymen of oil
generations, has recorded in tacts not to be
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IWSlUHCll, lliu lliiiy c-iieuu vii iiiuw; iiu-
tiona I bbscrva nces.-- God by j.vlaUy oJe-.
dared of old his acceptance of -tho humil
iation and prayers of Israel, and has in
these latter days made known by his provi
dential dealings, the same gracious disposi
tion to hear tho supplications arid receive
the confessions of his people in this highly
favored nation. Did time permit, it
would be interesting to lay beforcyou, some
of tho numerous instances in our history In
which He has signally interposed in answer1
4o prayer offered on days of public fasting
and humiliation. 1 shall here allude oniyro
one, the total destruction vf the powerful
armament under the duke D'Anvillc,. desi
tined for the destruction of a lurgc portion
of ourcouutrv, which took place on thel
night following a general fast observed in
reference to the threatened invasion. The
Divino Interposition in tliis case; is to lie
denied only by one who imagines that the
interval was noliong enough for the.peo.
pie's prayers to reach Heaven, and for God's
hand to reach their proud and maligtiant
foe. Nor am I solicitous to bo able in ev
ery case, to trace such coincidences ; if as
we 8re assured, such observances have a
powerful moral influence on those who par
ticipate in them and an effect on the com
munity ot large, we cannot doubt that God
nlnrft noor enoUtrh.
prgirleti4Bew-whon-the-whole. ..ftpprjvej... them ..and 'hat in the did, his fa.
town was proud of her, I gave him an in. vor and his blessing will be (not merited,
not vurchased indeed,) but most freely and
kindly bestowed on tho people who thus re
gard the operation of His hands. For
them that honor him, Ho "will honor. And
though this is enough, it is not all. Al
wluil instant He shall speak concerning a na
tion and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up,
and pull down and destroy it: If that nn.
lion against whom He has pronounced turn
from theirevii, He will repent of the evil that
He thought to do unto them. And at what
instant He shall speak concerning a nation
and concerning a kingdom to build and to
plant it : ' If It do evil in my sight, that it
obey not rey Yoice, then He will repent of
tho good wherewith He said Ho would ben
efit them.
- Since he has announced this as a princi.
pie that He observes in dealing with nations, -and
since we ax a a marked correspondence
between events in the history of our coun
try and that annunciation, we are by all
the rules of a ound philosophy and just logic,
required to expect results of a like nature,
in this very instance. We then, do thank . ;
God, that He has put it into tha hearts of
our rulers, to call the people to humiliation
before Him, whom they have offended by
their ingratitude andjbrgetfulness of his
laws ; and we take courage in view of his
word and his providential dispensations,
humbly believing and hoping that the prop .
er observance of this day, will not be un
productive of abundant good to the inhabi
tants of these United States.
In such a public fast are embraced three ,
objects : First A national mourning on
account of the divine chastisement thd
has been inflicted : Secondly-' A confes
sion of sin as the cause, and thirdly A
national humiliation before the Almighty
Ruler of the Universe and Judge of all the
Earth, deprecating His wrath and seeking
Ins blessing anil;tiivr. f ,
1 Fafiting&turallytlipresses grief, a pas
sion by which the appetites are checked or
even 'destroyed and has been practised in all
oges as a manifestation and symbol of pen.
itential sorrow." As a religious duty, fast,
ing docs not necessarily includo any given
amount of abstinence from food or other
gratifications, since all are not alike ca.
pable of sustaining the want of their or.
dinary comforts, while earnestly applying
to religious duties. Hence tho Scriptures
lay down no positive injunction as to tho
rigidity or frequency of fusts. These points
are left to tho discretion of men; but on
the spiritual nature of fasting tho Bible is .
very explicit. .Is not this the fast that I
have" chosen I to loose tho bonds of wicked
uess. to undo tho heavy burden, to let the
oppressed go free, and that ye break every
yoke t Is it not to deal thy bread to the
hungry, bung the poor to thy house, coyer
the naked, and hide not thyself from thy
own flesh? 1
And Jesus said, beware that ye appear
not unto men to fast, tec. .
1. In applying these remarks, we are
naturally ledjpjncditute with brevity, tho
affliction which wcure calTedTo hio'uriJ, and
l(i make some estimate of the greatness of
that loss which we deplore. - And here I
must be understood to speak independently .
of all party attachment. Setting aside, if
that were possible, all religious considers,
tion, I could never consent to sacrifice the
dignity of a freeman, by becoming a man
worshipper. An American citizen should
scorn to be any man's man. We have not
met together to eulogise the dead, but stand,
ing in this sacred place, on this solemn oc
casion, we feel it is with the living we have
to do ; and that too, under responsibilities
which make any apprehension about the
favor or enmity of our fellow worms, shrink
into nothing. Here ut least, let the servant
of Jesus Christ feel, that it is a very small
matter to be judged of man s judgment,
and that to His own master ho standcth or
fulleth.
It is in lhe spirit thcn,-of this great na
tional solemnity that I speak. I dofibt not
every candid and truo hearted American
will be pleased to reflect that in doing jus
tice to this occasion, we cannot help doing
honor to the memory of the lute President
iraHftsoy."Indecdf were Tre caltednn as
a people to mourn for the removal of a sel
fish and unprincipled usurper, a base and
unworthy ruler, it would bo a mockery to ..
us, and an insult to Heaven. The loss
would be a gain, the event would demand
hla fastjbattt thmtkngtvingr- It is a
weighty consideration in the very first view
of the matter, that Harbison was the;
chrtice, of the nation and that by an immense
majority. If this fact docs not assure us
of his moral and mental qualifications for
so conspicuous a station, it at. least proves
how great were the hopes fixed on him,
and marks the disappointment of those
hopes as a national calamity. But we must .
come a little nearer to the lamented subject
of these Tcruarks, nud in order to be pro
filable, must contemplate more closely the
character on whiclr death has now set the
scat of ctcrpity, and which only the mean
est spirit of pc'ty jealousy would for a mo
ment wish, to sully.
I am not prepared to enter at large into;
the history, or fully deacriboiho character 1
of Gen. Harrison,; nor should I now be
disposed to dwell on those points which are
mo-d likely to alTracnhe r eye of the mere
politician.
Suffice it then to say, that in removing
the head of tliis great nation, when he had
exercised the powers of his high office less
than one short month, and thus for the firtt
time bereaving us of the chief of.our choice,
God has most pointedly expressed his dir.
pleasure, i o heighten our sense of the
tOSTwe"havenndeTgOTirr; we rcciflf the-lor g -and
arduous and faithful public services cf
the deceased, and the many excellencies '
by which he; was distinguished. Trained
in early life by an intelligent and pious Mc.
tber, he was invested with his first official
honors al a very early age, by the hand of
Washington himself: and bore his part in
iho toils and dangers and privations of.those
who in a Jong and arduous conflict with the
savage hordes of the North West, opened
that vast region to the enterprisa and ie.
dustry of our people, and laid the founds,
tion of so many mighty States beyond the
Allcghanies and the Ohio. Step by step-
he rose to the highest military rank, and
through several bloody wars, with numer.
oua and ferocious tribt a, led by chiefs of
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