North Carolina Newspapers

4 ixfi IB , V MH.'iS ( J? . &wfcMy - t I' - - VOL. IlTDVUMBER 29, " Pnbllslicd weekly, 1 , BY J. II. CHRISTY & CO. TJEMtJflSti , . V Tliii impor if publishod at Two Doixarb a rear, in advance two uouan ana finy uenis in six months or, Three Duttars at lb and of the Tear. (Soo prospectus.) - Advertisements inserted at Ono Dollar pey square for Uie tint, ana i wenty-riv inta lux each continuance. Court Urdera will ba charged twenly-nve per cent; extra." j.t.L HIGHLAND MESSENGER: Friday, February lr 1143. h' OCT. What nice, warm,, dry Weather we had Jatoly 1 . Fine time for fallowing up hnd ! ; But, alas I , most, of; pur farmers through this country seem, not to. think of j ploughing;until March or, April, when k is ! tco kite to insure a good crop, Corn land should ' always be ploughed if possible, ia the fall or early in the winter., i.Qae good jloughing between the first of Octpbejund the first of February is worth two ia tho moDths of March and April., A farmer will always bo well repaid for ploughing bis eora land twice, and harrowing once,, be foro planting, especially if tho firai pluugli ing be done in tho tll. , ... Oat, wheat or rye stubble turned under soon after tho crop is taken off, wiU lend greatly to fmprove tho land. Always have a shelter for you' stock cat tle and a stabla for your milk, cows in the winter,, if you wish to have " good luck" with the one and good milk from the latter. Ths manure saved in this way. will soon nav the cost of nrenarinir the shelters, i But s we might almost as well " sing psalma to a dead horse as talk this way to most of North Carolina farmers lliey are " too busy" to attend to such little matters. . ... ,' v ELECTRO-IAGmiC TELECIiPHS. . The comrruteo to whom the subject was referred in Congress, have reported bill to appropriate thirty thoutnnd dollars for the purpose of testing the practicability, and usefulness of the system of electro-magnetic Telegraphs, invented by Professor Mosse, of New York, by constructing a lino , be tween such points and of such length, as will give the system a fair trial. . Testimo nials of tho excellency of Mr. Morse's sys tern, and of its superiority over all others which have been tried, are furnished in abundance, both from Europe and America. It is heartily approved by many of the most .scientific men in the United States, and by divers philosophical andKtorary societies of England and France.. Tbe kJea f con vey ing intelligence by means of electricity has bceji eJitciOained, since th dnya ofFsANK. UN, but in two instances alone has any sys- lent been brought into successful operation. The plan of Professor Wheatstone has been for some time in operation under the Go verniBwnTof "EngTandi ind rondily"and al most instantaneously conveys intelligence to a distance of two hundred miles. . Ano- ijgtcm is in operation u ces of the Bavarian Government, and both of these, it is said, succeed well, though regarded as decidedly inferior to the one invented by Professor Mobsk. 1 We hope that proper attention will be given this sub ject by the present Congress, as it is un questionably ono of great importance to the country, and ono which we doubt not can bo made abundantly successful, . Thirty thousand dollars we regard as a small aum to be appropriated for this purpose ; though, perhaps, the Professor will bo able, even with it, to demonstrate the practicability nc utility of his plan.,-: v t)a subjects like this, our National Legis lature has" always, we think, been rather alow to act. To be sure we would not wish them to rush precipitnteUy into sppropria. "us 01 the public funds for any pnrposex fat When scientific improvemonta" which -. , 1 , : . ...... 1 promise great good to the country are estab- 'mct'ydii31he'"rc"iddubt itself; We see' no.' reason wliV ConcresT hould hesitate to act at, onc.e promptly nd efficienily. A more chance alone has already prevented our beinir deprived of the advantages of Professor Morse's invention' while its. benefits would have been enjoyed by England j and this, too, in consequence of atieglect en the part of Congress to give ke subject proper attention when it was "ted "y jbe Professor in 1838. ..What Si.been the reasonofthe slowness of action wbieh has too often characterisod Coogress subjuca Hko this, is hafj W dlrlmu.--ji'lts it has been owing partly to the fact in science, as well as every thing else, 'here has been much hum buggery and im position, and partly to tbifact that many of u .members lutvo been much better ac- JYewspaper, devoted qtiainted with the nature and properties of certain fluids kept about the restaurants the capitot than with electricity, and partly to the fact that any and all appropriations of this character are apt to be laid hold of by aspiring demagogues at home and used to tlw prejudice of those voting in favor of them. ' tfc . .Tfpqgrapbical Very p musing typogra pliicol blunders will ow and then occur in spite of the best proof-readers.' , The Bel Kflsnf N. 1J.1 Gazette sneaks of (Jen. Mr.. cj. as . (he gallant : bottle-scarred sot ier..; ,400 writer probably intended t bay ;.btIaarred,,Vr-jS. Courier. ' ! '.. iIn fhesq diggins1' the former appotla lion would be quite appropriate to a numbci of individuals. " (KT Senator Baos?, of Alabama.lins' been prevented from reaching Washington to attend the present session of Congress; by an indisposition produced by mtempe ranee. The correspondent of tho Mobile Advertiser says in conclusion ofhis remarks' on that subject. he is now recovering, and it Is thougM will be able to proceed to WaJnrngton in tfrrio U receive Ws milcngo lor going ana returning. u , ' " : -? a - : Death of IB Editor...:. We regret to learn tliat Mr. T. W. White, so long and so fa. vorably known as the editor of the Southern iterary Messenger, departed this life on tho 19th nit. Richard Allen, Esq., a very worthy ciiizen of HcTrdcrsorrcouniy InnhlsareTtmiJ8) l'iul uu P"' oft" jo lhe-4Sunday was recently killed by the fall of a tree. Ie had walked out into his field while the wind was blowing very hard, and either a tree entire or a limb struck him and pro. duced instant death. . -. , , ... James Calhoun. "Esq., brother of the Ion. J,. C. Calhoun, lately died at his resi dence in Abbeville District, S. C. : " Tht SonthefH PlBBtef.We have received thg first number of ad agricultural paper bearing the above title, published at Angus, ta, Ga , by Messrs. J. W. & W. S. Joms. It is published semi-monthly at one dollar per nnmim, invariably in -advance. We will publish the prospectus hereafter. (KrGov. Movehead has summoned his council te convene in Raleigh on the 0th day of February, to advise with him in the appointment of mcrobersof the Literary and Internal Improvement Boards, ' sBKeaMawaB John C. Colt. . " Honor tky fatker and thy mother." This wretched young man belonged 'to a re. tpeeubla family ia CoBneeticnt- A-ButM wm learned to obey hi parent lie buret aaundoi all arontal and Cbrietian reetrainta, and pave way to hia impctuoM doaires and paaaiona, : At lenpti ka raa away from home. Ha toamed about the country, and went once to Texaa. And now for theftault. Chlldran, look at It ! -ti'i ! 7' In Cincinnati Ji acdilced and then basely dev tcrted a youuj woman, a widow. She died a tuM-irfe. Hs then ted need another woman " Philadelphia, wbom be carried to New-York, and lived with hor aa a kept mielreaa. To aupport her, in means 10 thai us was nnawe to- pay an honest debt ta a Mr- Samuel Adams. To get rid of the payment, he murdered Mr. Adama, paeked op hia body in a box, and pat it ow board ot a ship bound for New-Orloana. Ho gave Mr. Adama' watch to hia miitreaa, and thia led to hia detection. The wretched woman awake, en morning, ta learn flora, the officers of the law. that the man with whom ahe lived in unholy union, waa a innrderer. ' He was tried convict. ed and, titer various appeals to other courts, he J waa sentenced to be executed on the loth of dor. lost. ' He petitioned Gov. Seward for pardon, bat be refuted to hiternire with the eenteBee of the law, Dcaperate effort were made, by himaelf and hia frlenda to aave him from the merited death. But all in vain. The law had him in ka firm grasp, and it went atcadily forward. From it there waa no eacape. ' He (pent the night previous to the day appointed for hia execution, is writing a letter, which he sealed and directed . to be given to hia illegitimate child,' when old enough .to under stand its eontanta. .. In the morning, a clergyman apent several hours with him. At 13 o'clock bia mistreat, the mother of bis child, Came to hit cell and they were married. What marriage I The gallows of tbo bridegroom standing at the window of the cell where the ceremony was performed. 01 m ecu . and himaelf on the very verge of the gmve I Us was left alone with hia wife for an hour, and then requested to beleft fnUrely alone till his last minute. A 'ftw minutes before 4 o'clock, (the time set for hitexecutionj)- the cell wae-epened, and be waa fnundTgitfl(t aotniLojie nad furnish, ed hha with a dirkjiifa, which he tbruet into hia heart. He had turned the knife around till he had made a large gash, and the blood had flowod freely over hia yet warm body. The gallows was deprived of ita victim. He had gone to the pre eence of bia God a liiertiiw a murderer add mtuieid. - ' : ' '; ' ' Ws eemrnend this subject to the attention of all our youthful readers. Sin often presents itself in an attraetiw form. It afonutes happiness. That Js cboaea ; but in the embrace it turns to miaerr. So it waa with Colt. He would or be roterned b kit parent, ' He waa determined to V - . T WoTiuvmoil raiwaTyTne comTncnTed wiTTwliat the- world calls trivial ahw.- As be progressed, h4 k. iLu ..J mI,. mI Jnm l.ivn tho Hnr.liv,. I became hardened, till he ended with murder and From h mm.nl hn rfianliKycd hlB father and spurned the connscls of his mother, be went rapidly to ruin, and he involved others in ruin also. Here is a solemn chapter for every yonth. Beware of the beginingof ain. Beware of disobeying your parents. - 'Honor Iby father and thv mother, that thv day man be lone upon the land which the Lord thy God givoth thee." fenny rrt0eer. to iRcWfflbWraltty, PbXmcs, .lorlcuXitirc, and Ocneral IntclUoence. ASIIEVILLE, Ni C., MISCELLANEOUS. Poil f ' Pcablossont'e iveddlnff. ' , " My stars ! that parson is cotMrfu slow a coming. ' I reckoh he want so tedious getting' to his own wedding as he iseoming hero," said one of the bridesmaids of Miss Polly Peablossom. fc she bit her lips to mane incm rosy, ana pepped into a smnll looking glass for tho twentieth time. " ' " Iln preaches cneuzh about the short ness of a lifetime." romarked another rowt- mg Miwr "and how we ought U , improve our opportunities, not te be creeping along III.- : .- I . 1 I i , . . iiav buuii, wneu a wnoie weuuing party is waiting for him, and the waffles are get. (Ing cold and tho chickerts burning- to -a crisp."-iwr -wa ,.,.,v .T: " Have polwaca Eirls. may be the man s lost hjf spurs and cou'i get along any fuster was the consolatory appeal of an arch look, ing damsel, as she finished the last of a bunch of gropes.'-' i j . - - "Or perhaps his old fox-eared horse has jumped ut of the pasture, and tbo old gen tleman nss to take it a loot ; surmised the fourth brides maid. , ' , - the a-onerat Testivonesa. ftl ner atas. ana wovid occasionally attuct extreme tnerri o . ... attendants charged nor with being Jidgei and rather more un eaaVtharr she wanted folks to believe. ' " Hallow, Floyd !" shouted old Cnptaio feabioaaom out 01 doors to bw coperss trowsered son. who was entertaining the young beaux of the neighborhood With feats of agility in jumping with weights. " Floyd throw down them rocks and put the bridle on Snip and ride down the road and see ii you can't see Parson Gympsy, and tell him la hurry along, we are all waiting lor him. tie must think weddings are like his meet after Ibe fourth Sunday in the next month. alter the crowd a all gathered and ready to hear ths preaching. If )ou don't meet him go clean to his house. I'spect he's heard that Brushy Creek Ned is here with his fid die, and has tnken a scare.1' ' - As the night was wearing on. and ne parson bad come yet to unite the destmies of George Washihgton Hodgkins and ' the amiable and accomplished" Miss Polly Pea. blovsom, the former individual Intimated te his intended , the propriety of passing off the time by having a dojiee. ' ; ; roily asked her maK and her ma. after arguing that it was not the fashion iii her. time, in North Carolina, to dance before the ceremony, tit last consented. ' i he artist from Brushy Creek waa call. ed in,, and, after much turning and spitting and the screws, he stamped hia foot and struck up Money Musk end away went toe country dance, folly feablossom at the head, with Thomas Jefferson Hodgkins as her partner, and George W. Hodgkins next, with folly's sister, Iavisa, for his partner. . Polly danced to every lady,; then up and down jo the middle, and bands all round, Piexl came ueo. Washington and his partner, who underwent the same pro- cess ; " and so on through the whole, as DebolPs arithmetic says. '- . -:,i-. . r, The yard was lit mty three or four large bgntwood Ares, which gave a Uciuresquu appearance to the croups outside. On one side of the house was Daniel Newnan Pea. blossom and t bevy of youngsters, who either could hot.'or did not desire to net in- to the "dohceprobablf ibe former and whe amused themselves by jumping and wrestling. On the other aide, a group of matrons sat under the trees in chairs, and discoursed of the mysteries of makiog buT tor, curing chickens of the pip and children of the croup, besides lamenting the misfor tunes of some neighbor ,'6r the indiscretion of some neighbor's daughter, Who had run away and married a circus rider. A few pensive couples, eschewing the " giddy dance," promenaded the yard and admired the moon, or " wonlerod if alt 4ta-fiffle' stars were worlds" like this," Perhaps they may havo sighed sentimentally at the folly of the musquitoes and bugs which were at. tracted round the fires to get their pretty lit. tie wings scorched, and lose their precious lives: or they may have talked of. 1 true love, and plighted their vows for aught we know. ' " Old Captain Peabloseom and bia pipe, dirieg (he while, were the centre of a cir ole in front of the house, whq had gathered around the worthy man s arm-chair to lis ten to his '" twice told tales'? of ' hair breadth 'scapes" of" the battles and sciges he had passed'for you must k now the Captain was not a "summer soldier, and sun shine patriot," he had burned gunpow dcr jn defence 6f Ins beloved country. ' At the' special request of squire Tomp kias, the Captain narrated the perilous ad ventures of Newman's little band among the ' Seminoles." How " Bold Newman and his men lived on Alligator flesh ; and parched corn, and marched bare footed through sawpelmetto ; how they mot Bow- ieirs end his warriors near Pain's prairie and what fighting was there. The amusing Incident of Bill Cone and the terrapin shell . .D . . . 1 ,'1 brood I WlseOOlted arouna the -warW-Blllr.tbo-y Cami Camden ;BordJ peace to his! ashes,) as the Captain famiU iarly called him, was sitting one day against the logs of the breast-work, drinking soup out of a tarrnpin shell , when a random shot from the tnemy broke the shell and spilt his soup, whereupon he raised his head over tho breast-Work and sung out " Oh, you, bugger, you couldn't do that again if you I FEBRUARY 10,1843. tried forty times." Then the Captain aAer repeated Importunities, laid down his pipe, ciearea nis throat and sung, l "We marched on to the next station, The Ingests on before did hide. They shot and killed Bold Newman's nigger, , And two other white men by bis aide." The remainder of the epic we have for gotten. ? After calling out for a chunk of fire and relighting his pipe, he dashed at onceover jnto Alabama, in General Floyd's army, might the. battles of Cnlebee and Otnec over sgiiin iu detail, The artillery from Baldwin county blazed away and made the Httlo boys aforesaid think tfiev could hear thunder almost, and the, rifles from Put nam, made, their patriotic young spirits long to revenge the gallant corps. And the Squire was astonished at the narrow escape his friend had of falling into the hands of TeatueiTord and his savages, when he was miraculously rescued by Timpochce Bar mard, the Uchee chief. At this state of affulrs: Floyd foot the General, but the ambassador) rode up with mysterious look on his countenance. ThnlavM XaCt JX In Om MtrfU T a .ant ami assembled around tho messenger, to 'so 67 Ttieold taT dies crowded up too, and the captain and the Squire were eager to hear. Hut r loyd fell the importance of his situation, and was in no hurry to divest himself of the mo mentary dignity. , " WCH. 08 I rode on down to Boggy Gut 1 saw ' ' Who cares what the devil Ton saw. exclaimed the Impatient Captain i " tell us if the parson is coming, first, and you may take all night to tell the balance, if you like afterwards." ' I saw" continued Floyd pertina ciously " Well, my dear, what did you aceP' said Mrs. Pea blossom. ; ;; ;"I sawnhat eomcljody hod xAS;i rlway some of the rails on the crossway , or they had wnshed eway or somehow'" -' " Did any body over hear tlie like T" said tlie Captain. " And so I got down," said Floyd, "and banted some more end fixed over the bog gy place." Here Polly laid her hand on his arm and requested, with a beseeching look, to know if the parson was on the way. " III tell you all about it presently, Polly -iul then when 1 got to the run of the creek, then" - . - MOh, the devil, eiaculs ted Captain Pea- blossom, M stalled again." - " Be still, honey, let the child tell it his vpwn way he always would have hia way, you know, since he had Hie measles, in terposed the old lady. Daniel Newman PeaMoesom,, at this juncture, facetiously laid down on the groud with the root or an old oak for his pillow, and ealled out yawuingly 1 to his pa, to "wake him when brother t loyd had cross ed the run of tho creek and arrived safely at the parson's" This caused loud laugh ter. Floyd simply noticed it by observing to his brother, " Fes, you think you 'er mighty smart before all these folks, and resumed his tedious route to Parson Gymp. ay's w-ilh as h' tie proaptctof reaching the nd ot kits tjiory as over. . Mrs. faa blossom tried to Ctoa tn to "jist" say if tlie parson was coming or not rotiy begged bint- and all the bridesmaid implored. But Floyd " went on his way fwg - " When I come to) the Pincy. flat, he continued, old Snip seed something wbite over in the baygall. and shv'd clean out of thft'WMlit .mi tiiuivuu, auu ...i. i ... ij i stopped, would be hard to say, if the impa dent Laptaio had not intcrlered. That gentleman, with a peculiar glint of the eye, remarked " Well, there s one way I can bring him to a showing,' as he took a largo horn from between tho logs and rung a 'wood note wild, that set a pack ot hounds to yelping. A few more notes, as loud as those that issued from Ro land's horn at Itoucesvallea.' was sufficient invitation to every hound, flee' and cur of low degrco that followed the guests, to join in the chorus. The Captain was a man of good lungs, and ' the way he did blow was the way,' as Squire Tompkins afterwards vert happily described it, and as there were in the canine choir some thirty voices of every key, the music may be imagined bet ter than described. Miss Tabitha Tid well the first brides-maid put her hands to her ears and cried but, ' my Stars!' we shall all The desired effect of abbreviating the mcoscnger's story was produced, the prolix personage in the copperas pants, was seen to.take Polly, aside .and., whisper something in her oar,. ,,. t. .,, "Oil, Floyd, you are joking; you ought not to serve me so. Ain't you joking, bub?" ssked Polly, with a loqjphat seemed to beg he would say yes. . .,. " It's true as preaching," be replied ' tbo cake s all dough.' Polly whispered something to her moth er, who th rew up her hands and exclaimed U.my lv and then whispered the secret to some ether lady, and away itweox. Such whispering aud throwing up of hands and Consternation was in every face, Poor Polly was the very personification of ' pa- lenee en a monument, amiling at green and ellow melancholy.' " Ah, old man bad news : said tne wile with a sigjb. . "Well, what is it" You arc all getting as bad as Floyd, " terrifying"' a fellow to death." ' " Parsbn Oympsy was digging hi o.new hotsctroughand cut his leg to the bone with a loot-adze, end can t como U, dear ! " I wish he had tnken a fancy to "a done it a week ago, so we mout a got a not her parson, or as long as no other lime would suit but to dny, I wish ho had cut his plsguy head off. " " Oh, my husband," exclaimed Mrs. Peablossom. " "Brushy Creek NedrMnndlne Intho piax; r.a with his fiddle, struck up the old tunoof We'D danee all nifM, Hill urond day litfht, . And go home with the gala in the ntonin." - : Ned s hint caused a movomcnt towards the dancing room among tlie people, whpir4 the Laptsin, as it waking from a reverie, exclaimed in aloud voice, " Oh tho devil ! what are ysu all thinking of? Why here $ oqture Tompkins, he can perform the ce.rc- asowy. it a man cant marry folks whats tlie use of being a squire aall , Manna did not come in better time to thecliildrcn of Israel in the wilderness, than this discovery of the worthy Captain. It was as vivifying as a shower of rain on corn that is about to shoot and tassel, cspe- nany iu vnsuigu "W. IluOUnana ma tly lovew Squire Tompkins was a nowly elected magistrate, and somewhat diffident of liis abilities in this untried department. lie ex pressed a hint of the sort, which the Cap. lain only noticed with tho . exclamation f Hoot toot r Mr. Peablossom. insinuated to her hus band, that in hor day tho quality, or. belter sort of people in North Carolina, had a ore- judice agin being married by a magistrate, to which the old gentleman replied " None of your nonsense old lady none of your Duplin county aristocracy about here now. The better sort of people, I think VOU sav ! Now vnu know C-u-'linn nin't llin lest S'ato in the country, no how,, and Du plin's the poorest county. inil)c.8tatoI.B.ou tcr sort ol people, is it ! Quality eh ! Who tbo devil's better than we arcl Ain't we honest ? Ain't we raised our children do- cent, and learned them how to read, write and cypher ? Ain't I fou't under Newman and Floyd for the country ! Why, blame it we are the very best sort or people. Stuff, nonsense I Tlie wcddinir shall soon Pol ly shall have a husband." Mrs. P.'s eye lit up, her cheek flushed, as she heard "the old North Slate" spoken of so disparaging. ly uui site was a woman ol good sense, and reserved tlie casligaiion tor a future curtain lecture. . .. Things were soon arranged for the wed ding, and as the old wooden clock on the mantle piece struck one, the bridal party were duly arranged on the floor, and the crowd gathered around, eager to observe every twinkle of the bridegroom's eye, and every blush of the blooming brido. The brides maids and their male attend, ants were arranged in couples, as in a co tillion, to form a hollow square, in the cen. treof which were the squire sad the betroth, ing parties. Each of the attendants bore a candle; Miss Tabitha held her's in a long brass candlestick, which had belonged Id Polly's grandmother, in shape and length something resembling " Cleopatra's Nee. ;dlej7..Miss Luyisajbore a flat lia ojio the third attendant bora. auah,a article aa ta uauatw suspended on a nail against the wall, and the fourth had a curiously devised something, cut out of wood with a. pocket knife. For want of a further supply of enno teat jck,-t Demote alternant held na. kod candles ia their hands. Polly was dressed in white, md wore a bay flowej with its green leaves in her hair, and the whisper went round' " Now don't she look pretty 1" George W. Hodgkins " rejoiced in a white aatin stock and a vest and pan. taloons of orange color ; and the vest was straight collared, like a Continental officer's in tlie Revolution, and had eagle buttons on it. They were a fine lookins couple. When every thing was ready, "a pause ensued, and all eyes wore turned on the Squire,' who seemed to be undergoing a mental agony, such as fourth of July ora tors feel when they forget their speeches, or a boy at an exhibition when he is to be prompted from belli nd the scene. The truth was, Squiro Tompkins was a marl of forms, but had always taken' them from form books and never trusted his memory. On this occasion he had no " Georgia Jus tice" or any other book from which to read ths marriage ceremony, and was at a loss how to proceed. Ho thought over every thing he had ever learned " by heart" even te , ' "Thirty days hath tlie month pf September, The same maybe said of June, April, November," but all in vain lie could recollect nothing that suited such an occasion. A suppress, ed tTtter all pver him that he must proceed with something, and in the agony of desperation he began " Anourall men by thete presents, Vial I here he paused and looked up to the ceil ing, while an audible voice in a corner of the room, was heard to say, " He 'a draw, ing a deed to a tract of land," and they all laughed. In tht nime of trod, Amen! "he began a second time, only to hear another voice in a loud whisper, say " He's making his ul num. I thought m eouldn t live long, he looks so powerful bad." "New I Uyme downtt tleep, I pray the Lari" was the twxt essay, when some oruJito gen tleiran remarked, "He is tot dead, but sleepcth." Oh yes f Oh yet " continued the Squi ro. One voice replied, " Oh no ! oh no I doo't let's;" another whispered, "Wo Ball!'" WHOLE JVU3IBER 133. some person oat of doors sung out " Come into court !" and tho laughter was general. The brides maids spilt the tallow from their candles all over the floor, in the Vain at. tempt to look serious. vOn of them had a red mark on her lip for a month afterwards, where she had bit it. The trideg-oom put his hands in his pockets and took them out again ; tho bride, looked like she would faiqt and so did the Squire. . . Bat the Squire Was an indefatigable mart and kept trying. His next effort waa -, " To all and singular to (he W' " Let's run ! he's going to trrj on us," said two'or three at once. Here a gleam of light flashed across the fuce of Squire Tompkins. That dignitary looked around all at once, with as much self-satisfaction as Archimedes could have felt when ho discovered the method of as. eertalning the specific gravity of bodies. in a grave and dignified manner he saidf " Mr. Hodgkins, hold up your right hand' George Washington obeyed, and held tip his hand. M Miss Polly, hold up yours." Polly, in her confusion, held up the left hand. "Tlie other. Miss Peablossom." Aodtlio Bquire yttccedcd'tnnrroud and Composed manner to qualify them " You una eacn ol you do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God and the present company, that yoq will perform towards each other nil and singular the functions of a husband or wife; as the case may be to the best of vour knowledge and ability, so help jou God!" " Good as wheat," said Copt. Peablos- som. Folly, my gnj, como kiss your fnther, I never felt so llnppy since tho day I was discharged from the army and set out homowards to sec your mother." Macon, Ua., 1812. From the Princeton ($. J.) Whig. Gloomy masiass. O, death ! when will thv ravarms rpnunl When thy voracious inWs be full ? Mint human forms bo vanished from earth, and we see our loved ones die. and nature her. self expire in. dreadful agony, ere this dart returns to its quiver, or thy bow is unstrung ? Ah ! thy work commenced where time be. Sin, and can but end where eternity begins, ut say , hast thou not inverted thy course in pa&sing by tho " old ones" of earth, to whom, even in all thy terrors, thou would'st still be welcome! But ah! thou stoopd'st not always to conquer where victory is most easily gained ; where the conquest would be most acceptable. Thou passcst by the wretched sufferer for whom the world cares not, and to whom the " valley of death." with all its terrors, would bo a sweet re. pose. ' Thou hast passed by tlie midnight nssassin, thou hast watched the deeds of darkness he meditated In his cruel heart, and yet disturbed him not O death! if thou hast consistency, where is it T . Turn thou away from tlie check " where youth in sportive beauty dwells :" withdraw thy haggard presence from before the sparkling eye accustomed to look on love lier things; injure not the gentle form where beauty lingers ; where virtue dwells ; where hopes are buoyant. Hie thee to some other sphere go to her who a Waits thec-evert twrwhbm age "ilndlflltelron, havtrmad willing to quit this mortal realm. Go to him who is confined in the solitary dungeon, and claim a controversy with that unfortu nate individual, to whom all the lovsof earth are denied ;whd has Hof friettd thai could love him, no eye that could shed oner sympathetic tear for his woes, no heart thali could utter a sinelo nraver for hia art" whila passing through the ' shades of death.' Uie thee to the broken hearted, whose honna have been early blighted, and there thou wilt be welcome. Stap not to pahry tlie henrt where hopes, are young; where the poisoffrd fangs of disappointment have never been. felt. And now. O death, if thv aim be youth, jfo where vouih has e-one to meat thee, even in all his pride, clothed in the warrior's garb, with his clitterine sDear to assist thee irt thy cruel work. Go and meet him there, face to face: tell hint that " k tho victor belong tlie spoils." Ie fears thee nrit , his business is to die ; for this he wears the towering plume; fortius his swerd is girt upon his I high; for this ho seeks the cannons moutli, and qiiiu his native shores. Then go where thou canst in justice go. But thou hast been there already. You have turned to dust tlie mighty millions who followed Xerxes, Cesser's armies felt thec on the plains of Rome -Miltiades on '. Grecian fields. Still thy course is onward. as it was, is, and shall be tiil time shall be xiajnorcniMLflngcrs trumpets sound the lunorai dirge of a talioo, ruined and nnni. nuoica world. r"". 03" Upon, -tho repeal of -thfe-Pankropt" Law, ia the House of Representatives, the vote stood ..-' " For repealing it, V140 .' Against it,' 71 But little doubt is entertained that it will meet the some fule in the Senate. ' (& The manufacture of lard eil is ex tending very rapidly in the West. A Mrsi Sifcr, wife ef a fsiniei in Alio- ghany county, Pennsylvania, was recently , d(;litered of three children. I An exchange pariCr calls this cifcr -ing bythc rule of three. Words are things, as1 much as if they bad the weight of lead or gold : let theui, then, bp uwtl wiiTT'cauiion. : Upon the shutting of the lips may depend tbc 'comfiirt of many days to come. n 1 i