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3 L JWefeklj FamUf Nevspajpcr, devoted til Religica, Morality, plitics, Science Agriealtore and General Intelligence. VOL. IIIIVUMBPR 50. ASIIEVILLE, N. C;; JULY 7, 1843. WHOLE NUMBER 154; Pnblbbed weekly, BY J. II. CHRISTY & CO. spurns. Tbii paper Upubliied at Two Dollar a' year in advance Two Dollar and Fifty Cent in ix month or,- Three IJollar at the end of the year. (Se prospoctu.) Advertisements inserted at One Dollarper square for the first, and I wen ty. tire l-cnt lor each .continuance. Court 'Order will be charged twenty-nve per corn- urai niGHLAND MESSENGER, AggcaTa&&3. .i. , - Friday Morning, Jalf Tt IS48 WE BIST THE CARE OF OURSELVES ! No ono will -question either (ha truth or llio policy of the above declaration ; and, acting upon it, we now give notice to al! who may be concerned, or who may be in any way desirous to know, that tho fourth volume of the Messenger, 'which' will be shortly commenced, will bo published at two dollars ixo FIFTY cexts jer annum, if paid in advance, or tobes dollahs if payment is not mida until the end of the year. The odvanco price will bejveeived until the twelfth number of the fourth volume1, or from the timo of subscribing after that, three dollars will be required in all cds'es. iThe volume which is JukI expiring was furnished at two dollars in advuncc,'or two dollars ajid fifty cents in six months, or three dollars ot tho end of the year. Ir. this o committed an error, the like of which wo shall not bo guilty again and thoso who do not want tho paper at llie price named above, enn inform us of it tefore tho commencement of the newjroturae, and their names wTlT bo taken fi;om our sub. scriplion list. Ve know that tho paper is exceedingly low at two dollars and a half so much so, that if it be not worth that, jt is not worth havfrtg at all ! We intend, that tho next volume, as to its matter, shall be better than either of the preceding volumes ! We shall devote more time, oW fccfr greater rnbori h rrrakcr it. useful and interesting ; and as an important political campaign will bo carried on in the United States, during the next year, great pains will be taken' to make this' paper1 a medium of cokrect information, and a re pository of true political doctrines. We shall not run mad on tho subject of national politics, but will continue, as heretofore, to 6uak plainly ycandidfy,feQrleslt,Bnl truly, whenever, and whatever we may deem our duty as public journalists. Pledged to no party, sect, order, or denomination of men, we shall, in the spirit of fairness, and with alt due respect lor the character, feelings, and opinions of others, advocau those measures'which we believe tote best cnlcu. latcd to sccuro tho true interests of our country and then support those men whom we have best reasons to believe will be most safe, prompt, and efficient, in carry. ing out tnoser measures. We appeal to a generous public from which we have recpived our patronage here- tcforc, and ask a continuance of their sup. port, assuring them that they shall continue to receive from us as much arid even more than in former years. Our agents will please bestir themselves, that we may bo enabled to commence our new volume with i greaity cnla7gedbscriptidn HstT" " (r If there "bo such nth ng In nature as tho double distilled, compound extract of inconsistency, it surely must exist in the spirit which prompts the course pursued by certain political newspaper editors, panic uiarty those of the Democratic or Locofoco ilamp. It was but a little while since, that they were denouncing the late Tariff act of Longress as impoli;ic, unjust, and oppres 8lye: os calculated to namner nnn nnrlion of the community and starve the rest, and as a bill of abominutioris. that should be cursed by every honest man from Maine to ilor;da. JSoui the ety same papers are using the beneficial effects Qf that oct as proof against tho necessity of a National oank. It is estimated that , by the close of ono-year from the time the Tariffact went i Md .operation, there will have been from t'venty.five to twenty.seven millions specie brought frorn obroad into the United States her aiflbrent ports.- This these papers refer to as proof that there is specie eppugh to answer all useful purposes, without the aid of a paper currency ol a national cha racter. Why do not these" conscientious Sentry inform their readers, that before the passage of the Ute Tariff act, which they wmuch abused, th0 ballanco of trade had Jn against this country, until it had been drained of almost every dollar of special hy do they not candidly say that the late influx of specie has been; owing entirely to the operations of that Tariff which they so much abused i Has a political journalist bd other duty to perform than the dvan'c. maiteavveretd interests of hi. nartvl. rP: . r - V " i V ,w ",a"i Vl to whom the public press is committed, in place of laboring to-correct and Iced public opinion, labor to fiad out what public opin. ion Is, and ihen regulate their course ae. cordingly. For Ibernaelvc they seem to 4 have no opinions but those entertained, by jba demagogueaof their nnrt y as thev sre o do they. Whatever may, in their opto. ionr -enureo their benefi, tb are ever I t0trt .vUUT K,,,-w,iu:Tcr win- perpciuaie lortnem ins lavoroi tneir partizan leaders, they readily embrace and eagerly advocate, The country does suffer, and must continue to suffer aeriously.so long as the conductors of public journals Jack intelligence to form and independencb lo express their own opinions. , . . . . , A Oil 01 a mmaKe. A correspondent of the Tennessee Sentinel of the 24th ult., in giving an account of a speech of a certain f, ... . , r . . . . L,r. rvC..uy, ganuiuaio ior me legislature, which was delivered at Greeneville, says that the Doctor,' in enumerating the of distinguished men, who were opposed to a Natiorml Bank oq cocwtitutional grounds, mentioned, in connexion with Tyler, Van Buren, Jnckson, Calhoun, etc., Gov. Saun. ders. of North Carolina. -Wo should lik. to know-what Saunders . , , . , ... has been Governor of or State ? We know is certain Rnmiilu M. SntinfW hn .... .. Iriedhard to be Governor, and only lacked a little less than nine thousand votes of ac- onmnlmhino. if t A ... I VVe-will eive Tennessee Democratic noli. ticianstho preference, for blunders, over any of whom we have any koowledgo.r- One of them located Plymouth Rock in w i i Virmni nftih(,r o-rnl tlkrt .u,i I w"e " J which was thrown averboard in the harbor ot Baltimpw ; another abused te measure of assuming the Suae debts, which 1 had been crjvocftlcu oy Cave Johnson of Pennsylynia ; and now another tells us of the constjtaiional objections against a na tional Bank entertaiicd by Gov. Saunders j of North Carolina J 1 For shame, gentle. men, wa couia uo uccr man uini in uun- combe. If ono of oir oflice boys were to pretend to know any thing of the men and measures of the p'esent day, and exhibit so littlo information as that, we should be much disposed to crack his head. A DOHle. As oar friends in Waynes- ville were so prompt and correct' in their answer to our las: question, we take the liberty to propound lo them and all others, lie following, whic'i we ropy from a Balti more paper : ' A'ynnkcc captain was tradesman owner of a trim-built schooner, finding trade rather dull on the coast down east, charter ed her to a company of merchants, who 'thought themselves particularly cute in the way of business, apd who had obtained her on such' low terms that the' captain (Jeter, mined the first opportunity that offered, to pay them off in their own coin, lie set sail with an assorted cargooXi,notionl, belonging to Messrs. A B. oc Co., A owned one third, B one fourth, C one fifth, and D one sixth and the return cargo was to be -divided according to their investments. In a. month tho vessel returned from a successful trip" to the West Indies, having on board 60 hogsheads of molasses. ' ' How do you do?' exclaimed the captain, meeting A on the wharf; ' I guess as how you want your third of the sixty hogsheads I've fotched ?' A answered in -the affirmative, and ac cordingly received twenty hogsheads. B congratulated the chaptain on his success, received his Jeen, being a fourth. C wishing he had entered more largely into the speculation, took his twelve or fifth, and D cursing his unlucky stars received ten, being his sixth , , - J say, Mikey said the captain to his mate chackling ' don't say nothing about 'ere three hogsheads that are'teftth Xtje hoi Every man is satisfied and so am 1. Now, since arithmetical, questions have become so much in vogue, we would ask our re I , Si knnnoniwt f Knt iKfl n,. tain honestly retained three hogsheads in his ' ' 1 possession.- Wii.f m in now.N Eir. The Concord. N. I Hampshire. SUUmaa has the following- excel, 1 lent paragraph word. of irath, worthy of allap." ttJtJTsETj innate vulgarity when we bear ladies take par ticular fain to impress us with en ides of their ignorance of all domeaiio aiaiiers, sare sewing lace or weaving ft net to encase their delicate band. Some ladies, by some Cartons kind of hocus poena, have got it into their beads that the best way to catch a husband is to jhow him bow profoundly capable they are of dqwg nothing fat hi comfort. Frightening piano into fit, or murdering the king's French," may be good bait for certain kind of fish, bnt they most be ofthat amall kind usually found in very kaU water. The surest way to get agood husband is to. cul tivate those accomplishment which auCke good wife. ' I EXTRACTS From Mb. WEBSTka's Bunker ilill Speech. America has furnished to the world the ch,ricler of - Washington! And if our American Institutions had done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect pf mankind. - .1 Washinfftonl. "First In war. first In peace, and first in the hearts of his couo- ,rJ'men' Washington is all our qyvh ! n:a CDma8t'f veneratlpp and, regard n him. nrova thai, tr h wnnh. f .ch . I countryman: whilo his renutatiod abroad 1 reflects .the highest honor on his country iu ioas,, I would cheerfally put -fej?2r.l? JjS?8!T l i uMivpi t,iw wuiUj WllHl wiiwiauvr Uf the country, upon the whole, stands out i in the relief ol history most pure, most re portable, moat sublime; and 1 doubt not ibat Jj uffrtlge "pproaching to unanimi- " ZrtLr. ' ,. solidity, its durability, is no nnfit mL of his character. His public virtues and j puuuc principles were as nrm as jna earth I on which it f tandsj his persQnal motiyes as Pure na the serene heaven in which its sum mU is'lV, indeed, though a fit, it i8h"li?Kd'(iU,n,e Towering high obove the colurnn which our hands have I builded, beheld not by the inhabitants of single city or a single Kate; ascends the aoloasnl grandeur of his character and ! hie. In all the constituents of the one in all the aoia of the other in all its titles to immortal love, admiration, and renown it is an American production. It is the embodiment and vindication of Our trans atlnntic liberty. Born upoit our soil of Porent "l30 rn upon it---never brainr merit having had sight of the Old Wor d lnfl VrtSsfdiSaj I the mode, of his i-.c i.j-' l i . U(IK.V utiit .! tnespnre, piain, oui wnoic some elementary knowledge which our in "tiiutioos provide for theK children of the people growing up ocneatn and jenelrat 1 itI K f Yn rfortii! rt inflnnnnna vff AmaMiun "J'r." """r'' but not luxurious civilization partaking in our great destiny o! labor, our long contest wb unreclaimed nature and uncivilized iiiciei v-wfrrnwinr im BffrnriiiT n irpvnnnn ntr man--our agony of glory, the war of in J I r rZ 7 blishment of the Constitution he is a all our own ! That crowded and glorious Hfc - "Where multitude of virtues passed alqnf, - Each preaaitif foretnoct, in the nighty throne; . Contending to be seen, then making room For greater multitude .that were to come,-" that life was the h'fe of an American citi zen, i I claim him for America. In all the perils, in every darkened moment of the btate, in the midst of the reproaches of ene mies, and tho misgiving of friends, I turn to that transcendant name for courage and for consolation. To him who denier or doubts whether our fervid liberty can be combined with law, with order, with the atvumjr vi jjrujicrij, wiui luu pursuu anu advancement of happiness to him who de- nies that our institutions are capable of pro ducing exaltation of soul and the passion of true gioryT-tonim wno aenics that we have contributed any thinto the stock of great lessons .and jjreal examples to all these 1 reply by pointing to Washington! And now, friends and fellow-citizens, it is time lo bring this discourse to a close. We have indulged in gratifying recol. lections of the oast, in the nrosrjeritv and pleasures of the present, and the liiglj hopes ui ina iuiure. rtui lei hs rememoer mat we have duties and obligations to perform, corresponding to the blessings which we enjoy. Let Jos reinenjber the trust, the sacred trust, a,ttachmg tp the rich inheri tance which we have received from our fathers. Let us feel our personal respon sibility, to the full extent of our power and influence, for the preservation of 'our insti tutions of civil and religious liberty. And let us remember that it is only religion, and morals, and ' knowledge,' that can make men respectable and happy under any form of government. Let us hold fast the great truth that communities are responsible as well as individuals; that no government is respectable which is not just; that without unspotted purity of public faith,- without sacred public principle, fidelity, and honor. no mere forms of government, no naSchi- f nery of laws can give' dignity to political society, our aay and generation let us see it to raisond lmprovehe moral senti. ment, so that wa may look, not for a de graded, buLforan elevated and improved future. And when we and our children shall all have been consigned to the house :...Jf n i- - i '. .r . ' , , ' 'v:Vg. Fr,uo CUUUirT CIUW WHO enHBJ ICT VAPinUtn. IhtMfA lllhAmMI.ll.Mll. ..ill... blood shall have descended! And then, when ;ponored and decrepit age shall lean against the base ot this.v monument, and troops oMrtgenuous youth sEall be rather- ed round U, and when the one shall speak o,he other of it, objecu, tha rpoof evenfii with which it is connected, there shall rise from every youthtuT breast the ejaculation, "Thank God, I I also am an AmericanV The editor of the Lowell Courier sa va he arenld give a trifle lo know woo made the following co nundrum " Why is killing hee like confession T Because yon unban-"em." We belie re it was manufactnred at the hive of our neighbor of the Bee. Bulletin. , Slander ! It ufmtlur.fttt W than aav-lhing of oui manofactar, ear the Be. .: The Saadwlch Islands. The course which the Government of the United States will trke with regard to the recent seizure of the Sandwich Islands by the British is a subject, of no little Interest and speculation. Jnat it recognizes the importance of the Islands maintaining the position and character of an -independent i . . . rt! ; . i nation, i cieany .snown py rcccoi oiiicibj documents. ' Our relatjqns with them have depenaea entirely upon our .inlormal pgree ment, concluded with them in 1828 by T. A, Carcsby Jones, then Commander of the United States sloop Peacock. This has never been ratified bv our Government but has continued in silent operation, hair ing been faithfully adhered toon both sides During the last year. Messrs. Richards and Haalilio Applied to our. Government for its formal ratification, and a formal acknowl edgemen of the independence of tho Isla nds, 1 hey staled that the appointment ot Uon suls and Commercial agents, both in Eu rope and jhe United States, was regarded as a tacit recognition of their independence but that tie King thought a more forma acknowledgement essential to the honor and interests f his kingdom. To this letter Mr. Webster, under data) oCJJoeeaibcr 14 isd2 miiied in a letter Irom which the followinffrmphuti&passage is an extract : Tlie United States have regarded the existintr authorities of the Sandwich Islands as a govcrnrnent'Sjjited to the condition of the people, nnd resting on ttteir own choice, and the rresidcnt is of opinion that the in terests of all the nations require thai the eo- vernnent should not be interferho with bv foreign powers. Of tho vessels which visit the islands, it is now' known that n great majority belong to tho United States The United States, therefore, are more in. terested in the fate of those islands, and of their government, than any other nation can be ; and this consideration induces the President to be quito willing to declare, as the sense of the government ot the United States, mat the government uf the Sand . ( . .i f i wicn island ought to oo respecieu ; nna that no power ought either to take poshes sion of the Islands as a conquest, or for the purpose of colonization; and that no pow er ought to seek for any jpndue control over tho existing government, or any ex clusive priviiiges or preference in matters of commerce. He was fmly sustained in the use of this dignified aid decided language by tho- fol lowing passage in the Message of tho Pre sident dated Deo. 30, of which the follow ing is in extract: " " " I tt nearer approach to this continent, and lh intercourse wluch American ves sets he with it such vessels constitute five-sixths of all which annually visit it- could rut but create dissatisfaction on tho part of the United States at ant attempt by another power, should such attempt be threatened or feared, to take possession of the Hundrf, co'onizo themj and subvert the nati'S government. Consider) rv;, trie ro. fore, tlutllio United States possess so very large a inare ot the intercourse with those shinds, it is deemed not unfit to make the duration that their government seeks, nevertheless, no exclusive control over the Uaiwair.o government, but is content, with its independent existence, and anxiously wishes fur its security and prosperity. Its forbearance in this respect, under thocir. cumstanccsof the very largo inlereourse of their citizens with the Islands would justify this Government, should ev'ejnts hereafter arise to require, in making a decidud re monstrance against the adoption of an op posite policy by any foreign' power." As this Correspondence was to be official- ly made known to tho governments of the principal nations" of Europe, it must come beforo the British government, and enter into their calculations concerning the occu nation of the Islands. , With regard to the recent seizure, a Washington correspon dent of the Philadelphia Evening Mercury writes;-" , !' A' dispatch has been received at the Department of State, from the Sandwich slands, containing a formal and st rong pro- test from their King against the late inva sion of the British, addressed lo all Gov ernments, inviting our and their iotcrposi- ifltj to check the illegal and grasping spirit f conquest which England of late years has dopted, without respect to the corr.ily of nations or deference to the treaty stipula tions which obligated her to a course en-a irely different. The protest is drawn up in up able and manly style, setting forth in the strongest and most proper terms the in. J juries imiicieq oy ungiana, ana appealing for meditatio,n in such languages must in duce a warm and decided expression of sen timent by other countries." Singula pcAfi. On Tuesday last, as some children were playing in the HI. Antoine Suburb, something alarmed them and they fled. One of the boy missed hi little sister, and thinking ahe had hid herself behind the woodwork that sup. ported th windlnsa for drawing water, proceeded to look there, wh en be heard her voice from the boltpm of the well. lie called his companions,' wbon they distinctly heerd ber cry out "1 shall be drowned" on which' the brother seirsfl, the chain and without hesitation jumped into her res cue. He, of course, went down what the sailors can "by the run." but he succeeded in getting the lit! le girl t lay hold by the iron swivel that held t oe bucket those at the top being called tn heist, but the litue girf b ind being severely cut by Jm swivel, ahe letjjo and again fell to the bot torn. The brother was let down after her, when be ha de ker get into the bucket, and this done, they wer both raised. ,The little girl was unhurt exee pt in her hands, but she made bitter laments, tiont i after one of her shoe which she had lost in the water. The well is 20 feet deep she had tried to jump across it, and fell ia. Montr I Trmtseript. " ' . w From the New York Mirror. A Chapter for yonnf Ilasbands. Walking the other day with a valued friend who had been confined a week or two by sidkness tq. his room, he remarked a husband mishit learn a good lesson by be ing confined to house, by having in this way an opportunity of witnessing ihextores sod never ending toils of his wile, whose burdens and duties, and patient endurance, he might never have otherwise understood. There is a great Jual in this thought- per. haps enough for an " editorial. Won, es pecially young men, are called by business during the day mostly away from home; re turning only at the hours for meals; and as they then see nearly the same routine of duty, to begin to think it is their own lotto perforin all the drudgery, and to be exorcis ed with all tho weight of cares and respon- sibility. But. such a man has got a very wrong view of the case ; he needs an op portunity for extended observation, and it is perhaps for this very reason that a kind Providence arrestef him by sickness, that he may learn in ptrfn what he would fail to ob. serve in health. We have seen recently a good many things said in tho papers to wives, especially to young wives, exposing br faults, perhaps magnifying them, and expounding to them, in none of the kindest terms, their duty and the offices pertaining " " aojniuits. nuw we oeuevo inai wives, as a whole, are really better than they are generally ndirr lo t. -w doubt if there can bo found a largo number of wives who are disagreeable and negli gent, without some pulpable coldness or short coming on the part of their husbands So far as we havo had an opportunity for observation, they are far more devoted and faithful than those who by the customs of society, havo other and generally more iru- neo and pleasant duties to perforrh. We protest , then , "against these lectures so often rid so obtrusely addressed to tho ladies and insist upon it that they must most of them have been written by some fussy old bachelor, who knew no better, or by some inconsiderate husbands who deserve to have been old bachelors to the end of their lives'. But is there nothing to be said on the other side? And are husbands so generally the perfect, amiable, injured beings,' they are so often represented t Men sometuxcr de clare that their wives' extravagance Save picked their pockets that their never ceas ing tongues have robbed them of their pjace, and their general disagreeableness ba-driv en them; to tiro tavern and gniming table; but this is generally" the wiekfd.excuso for a most wicked life on their part The fact is, men often loso their interest in their homes by their own neglect to make their lomcs interesting and pleasant. It should never bo forgotten that tho wife has her rights as sacred after marriage as before and a good husband's devotion, (9 (lie wife tier marriage will concede to her quite as much attention as his gallantry did while a lover. If tt Is otherwiscT ha most renera y is nt fault lake a low examples ; Before marriage, young man would feel some delicacy bout accepting an invitation to spend an evening in company where his lady love was not invited. Alter marriage is lie qs particular? During tho days of courtship his gallantry would demand .that he should make himself agreeable to her; after mar riage it often happens, that he thinks more of himself. How often it happens that her married man' after having becjaway from home tlie live Idhg day, during which the wife has toiled at lie r duties, goat evening again to some place of amusement and leave her to toil alone uncheered and unhappy? low often it happens that her kindest olhces pass unobserved, and unrewarded even by n,8mile, and tier best efforts condemned by fault-finding husband. How often itliup. pens even when the evening is spent at home, that it is spent in silent reading, or some other way that does not recognize the wifo s rightto 8hare in some enjoyment even of the fireside. Look, ye husbands, a moment, and re. member what your wife was when you took her, not from compulsion, but from your own choice a choice based, probably , on what you cdnsidereu her, superiority to nil other. She was young perhaS3l1ic idol of a happy home ; sho was gay arid bliihe as the lark, arjd the brothers and sisters, at her father's fireside cherished her as an object of endearment. Yet she I$ft all to join her destiny with yours, to make your I . I ... A.. .11 a. .. IIUIUO lllpy t auu iu uu au mat Trisiuaii s 111- genuily could to meet your wishes and lighten the burdens which might press upon you in your pilgrimage, one naa 01 course haaher expectationstoo. She-could -not entertain feelings which promised so much, without some idea of reciprocation on your part, and she did expect you would after marriage perform those kind offices of which you were so lavish in the days of betroth- niei:t. one Dccarne your wiie itu ner. home fo yours burst asunder as it were, he bands of love which had bound her to her father's fireside, and sought no other boon than your affuctrons : k;ft, it may be, the ease, and delica;yof a home of indul gence and now what m'ut be her feelings she gradually awaxes to uia conscious- ns that you love her. leas than wore ; that your evenings are spent abroad, that you only come home to satisfy, the demands of hunger and fiwl a resting place for your head when weary, or a nurse for your sick chamber when diseased T Wh did site letive the bright hearth of her youthful days T vv ny am yoa bsk ner 10 give upbe enjoyment 'of a happy home! - . . s vri 1 I 1 Was it simply to asm your wvaiugi, menu your clothes, take care of your chijdrew, and watch over your sictbed ! Wasitsim. ply to conduce to your own comfort T Or was there some understanding that sho was to be made happy in her connexion with tlu man she dared to love T Nor is it a sufficient answer that you re. ply that you give her a hqme j that you feed and clothe, her. You do this for your help ; you would do this for an indifferent ' ho'jse,, keeper.' She Is your wjfe, acu Unless yoli attend to her Wants, and in some way an swer tho reasonable expectation you raised by your attentions before marriage, you need not wonder if she be dejected, and her heart sinks into insensibility ; but if this bq S , think well who is the cause of it. We repeat it, very few women make indifferent wives, whose feelings .haye not met with some outward shock by the indifference or thoughjjessness of their' husbands. is our candid opinion that in a large majority of the instances of domestic1 misery the man is the aggressor. A Sari Old Man. Diod. in this citv on Fru day evening, the 2nd inst., John Cary, in the 1 UtU year of his age. This is the same " Old John," of whom some notice was tajien in the Intelligencer last winter, when a joint resolution was ponding''' before Consfrcs to errant him a pension, lie wa born of African parents, in Westmoreland county Virginia; in August, 1729, two year and a half before the birth oY General Washington, and in the same county. Had he lived two months longer; he would have reached the full age of 1 14 years. Hi; accompanied General Washington as hi pcrson, servant in the old French war, and was wun mm in the battle-field on tho Monongahelu in July, 1755, whore General Braddock was de. featcd, and akin, and where Washington, by hi ability and prudence, covered th retreat and saved the remnant of i'ui British army, and laid the foundation of hi future mililai7 fani0. In tho war of the Revolution, John followod to tho -camp and to the field hi old commander, sometimes a a personal attendant, and sometimes in tho rank of the army, and continued with hint till the termination of hostilities. When miirin. from the army, General Washington . presented "Old John" with a military coat, the General had worn at the siege of Yorktown, aa a token of lua approbation and esteem. Thiseoat Jukn ,... . fully preserved as a sacred memento j and though in his old age reduced to extreme poverty, no mo ney could ever tempt him to nart with Hi r.i JJ e wore it aa a drees coat till the last fifteen year of hi life, and haa left it a hi richest earthly treasure. After the war of the Revolution. John rffttiiltwt for several year in Westmoreland County, where he became a devout member oflhBantiat Churrh. Thence he removed lo this plant, apd for the last twenty-eight yeara of bis lifo wa member of the First Baptist Church in thi city. He was ardont in hi patriotism and attach, ment t hi eountry' Father, the Great Washing, ton. He wa Hill more ardent in his piety and' devotion to God, hi Eternal Father and Redeem er. His life was unstained, and hi death was unclouded. He met without dread the Kinr of Terrors, and passed the vale of death without alarm. National Intelligencer, Cure FOR STAnra mn ma Ifirrroimn. To repeat either of the following, in a single breath, is represented as a sovereign remedy for either stammering or hiccough : ' Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Whero's the peck of pickled peppor Peter Piper picked 7' Or Brave blades, braiding braid. Bravo blades, if you braid braidi ; Braid broad braids.' Or ' - Here come a IhisUc sifter, widi a sieve full of sifted thistles And a sieve full of unsified thistle ; ' If the thistle-sifter sift a sievo full of sifted thistle. How many sieve full of sifted thistle and un. sifted thistles Doe the thistle-sifter sift V A Negro Dialoque.---" I sny, Baz, whero id dut corfiet rise at ?" " " It rise in do 46th meridian ob de frigid ibl' diac, as Injd down in de comet almanac." " Well, whero do it set. Buz V " Set, you black fool it don't set' no where when it gits tired of shining it goes in its hole." DeftcirTPtiL Amusement. The editor of the 'CraWd GUlf Advertiser says that " the most do. lijrlillul amusement ho ever experienced was, in ' the days of auld lang syne,' when he held the eatw py the curs until some pretty dimpled check girl milked the cow !" Burkr a Dramatist. Burke once mentioned to Fox that he had written a tragedy. "Did you lot Garrick tic it 7', ; inquired hi friend.--' No," replied Burke ; " I indeed had the folly to write it, -but the wit to keep it to myself." . . Extraordinary Bkxevoi.rmce. An old man of the name of Guyot lived, and died in Marseil les. He amassed a large fortune by the most la. borious industry and the severest habits of absti. nence and privation. The populace'pursuod him whenever ha.eppeardd with hootings and execra. tion. In hi will yvero the following , word ? " Having observed from my infuncy that the poor of Marseilles are ill supplied 'with water,- which can only be 'procured al a great price, I have cheer, fully labored the whole of my lifo to procure for them this great blessing, and I direct that tho whole of mv property shall bo laid out in building an acqneduct for their use. Liverpool Slandatd. A Fa UK o Flora- A friend lent Uf the oth r day, what we presume tho doctors would call a " Lusus Natu;ie,M- and we arc sure the Botanist would call a " monster," but what we would call a beautiful eccentricity. Well, it was a beautiful red-r-wo, (damascene,) and, springing right np from its bosom, fjfrni the very midst of the clust ering petals, appeared another, it- very counter-' purl only fine by degree, and beautifully le." The young daurhter-rose claiming descent in this instance, not from " the parnt-etero," but from the pa rent-bosom. It looked lo us, for all the world, liko that prettiest sight in creation, a lovely young mother, bearing on her bosom her beauteous babe. Perhaps such appearances .in the natural world, are not altogether rare tn ex tensive Floriculturists, but to us, and to all wno beheld it with us, it wi an unprecedented wonder of dclighU Temp. Adv. 1 . - - Wno Wrots ths Biilc ? A Sabbath school teacher gave out' the follow 11 g question to ber class : Wl: pram' ran you assign that the bif ble was a .-itten by good men 7" A little girl four year old, rose and replied, " Pd men would n?t have wnt'o so much sgemst Ihe'msclrsa,1 ' ' "WUer. there's a will there' a wjs-' w' old lady ..id hia-ll.dUhi'withlht dooriqat,
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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