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TWOS. A'i'KIN & CO. ,,lTt. llrr JN. .! Ion Ai ft n! on tli ed lii; dcr v. - 3 r j per k,! ire of ten lir ..iber of in.. rbid, " i te charix' v C 5 I . rr CtsTS per tnnam in & iritfiin the year. tinred, ric(;tatlbe op. tl mil crrraraji arc paid, : inserted lit O.nr fJoiXAft , lc, fr tlie'firj.t iniwrtion, i for rarti 'continuance . kirtd muht Le inarmed vr rlinctnrnt will b rontint. -4 cccrdinjj!j. Court Or. nty.fnrer r cent extra. oiTeref i0 a sPr"lto1" truckling sycophancy, cf hich f-wf cltjcr rr,"a fli- nation arc capalc, L,.,r,wjirpm ituo rt T Bit 3API1Y .IIE'NI - tco psn the bojoi. 7 THE - 1 1 1 1 C fi - k' I C C : or ,-:. ; :,; ir C 1 .V jY lent of C ngrcs?, on the to hifnby Ihecilb ad eloquent mar then cxiWrv ndrr' cf Ju!yt. 1S3G . Clay r .irncdto W ucky, end ho reV et in a r. :sterlv fncech limcr.tary dinner given t of Voodf ., in a clear .", tho whole k olicy of the Miration, and declared hi 10 rcfrc 'fro-., public life.. Tho wishes ofLa friend, tiouer , that lie ah uld resume "i ifgisiatjvc fluf.,, nndthelaripm.ij.iniy . . ' . ; hirr.-y return; ci J ho 'accordingly, took cat: the ijnsuir j se ssion of Congress. The 3n: ttratkin of Gen. Jackson wasjust dra Imm I. L II ' . if i i . , . f tnnn ' J J ar;d suitable checks upon a ,u f lc r' "si-'tnt, end a rcsjiijr'i t!ie whole people tha power cf such tin instiiuiion to expand , . . t . J HU1 ' onu tno lar.p mnjiruy y t-Mch; In the LoSisinture f tpS' adopted ta: , I'jc Was elcc:cd to tho; SeWe, induoed J ho accordingly took jiiw se ssion of Congress. The en. Jackson rali just draw "o "en did and considertte (Jontrr.st tho two conditions oftfv: com: -.t!lSt in which ho foand Tnd ilit in wind it wjilioct acknowledging tU ad c! . tjint hai'd come over every interest , nnd c:i . r of des; V every interes fairest hopes of every p.itripl, whole cuanlry into n oeep slnde icy ndssufrrin:. In 1S20 the currctuyv snfu Hnil equitable ;"our errdil. Ijnbroadj stood npon a level wiih j,hfr n itiafh; industry ami rcmi. sure nvrnucs to wvnlih and Imp. J roJucu of. tho farmer commntul e in every tnsrkeij; the p)od.-t Clu;r nnd 4h&t -Avarcs of. the if reiuly iIcnnnd 'gave emt xisiindi of industrious luhivrerti tiient of busints; jond iUk emphatically, nnd in'thi nt luur. ; that of i: mv wem i pincss; t cd a fair of ihe rr moehsni'. pIoyrnoT?. in every grunt pe .best srn" h.ippyvr 'The;. dmm of c lc word " prospvrmu uiu "i, of Miajouri, to ex . of ihaj'Sonsto t!ic crnrjr upon thsi President, passed pn tho occ L:i cf hi removal of the jiub''s Jcp0sICS ' -Gained the sanction of a rarity of tbat ! -Jy. Upon ttus question j!r. Cly rnrtder. pnv.-rrful speech, exhibiting, ; '.!! i'.jt cJiui. .iid corruption, this cxtraor. t; ,iry, proposition, and lashing with a whip cf scorpions, tho men who would thus did. rric tlte honorable body cf which. they "were sch unworthy members. i Under theso circumstances,-tho Executive pacr having, become, through abase of pn. tfor-ogc,and nil the machinery wiiih corrup. jion ond jngnyiiy could devise, even stronger ibq? that of the people, came on the election of .President to succeed Gen. Jachson. It resulted in the choice of Mr, VanlCuren, a man pledged, by the most active and influen. tial participation in tho iniquities of the Jack. on dynasty, to carry out that same ruinous policy, and who cave, at once, a signal proof of his own imbecility and" lack of 'personal independtjncf,ttnd a foretaste of the t relief" thp pcopla rnight expect from his administra tion, by a) public declaration that he consider, cd it glorj cnougli M to valk iii t!ia footsteps o" so illustrious a .predecessor," '.Eriven to the net, by the terrible distress which1 prevail, ed ihroiighout the country, he issued ihis pro rlamation I convening Congress in extra scs. shin;; and; ori t;o 11 of September,1 1837, tha't.lscssion commenced. '. His first fxt was "n embodiment in tangible shahe, and ahold presentation to Congrers for their legislative sanction, of the extraordihafy assumption of uid,preuec(,ssor. no aeviseo a mil proposing to place .in! the jianda of the President, nnd officers Appointed by hirn, all the! public muneys of Uho Uuion thus asking Cingresa topht'ee in his hands by law, what Gen.1 Jack. son had seized ir( defiance law. JThe st:s i i . . . ,i 1 . , I. n non et union tne messajre, emooaving tins nlan.UvHS received, was 'signalized by two striking events :-Uhc defection bfa larg; and most respectable portion of thc.admirjistritioi) party i and the poalition of tho reinfelinder vith th Irlf-nrtji tA John I;. iJal loiini vii' had, ever since t Jlink hid betn iht roved 3i pr cticnl rirculatiftuM luv in every,. portion nf.ih -7. ih govern men r, jc anti. nullification hnin mation of Gen. Jackson, opposed that at1 islrotionwit'h a bitterness and a power which far outstripped nit' rival denunciation, j j ' The Subrcas.'try scheme, it wa fci.II ed, wi, of 'Uurse, the grent topic of distus- n ut iiJJ e.Ttra session, i" i.-y y 1 w sjon hoJ.U- .T i; ""lU'dfroin f,A ,.;itiim;ii ,-,.' i ttli 'fln vnnoshhn to its. doctnncs,;morc lTi'-fcv2'rip,njvor'5u( ijfr 4 tin immense Jn5e, ond urged wfih more determined cflVrt, nrrour.1 - initijUtrtf U'hs Jlcvng Ijhi Ix-entJiin tn othe measure whichor a long time os iiir ilV cvnt paid fr hsieruro custooV. I had romo before Congress. Besides theity- V. iindscatttVed thn virhout tl"dn iho sinivi Iraonicul coatM 0 tho funds of tho, Govern- "'y Vi&P'"! tanj, bvlcircular issued j went, whi TwWa.t&hV Oj'p.L vpletVvcn man, there. "?tfv)7' could jirliurc an enlfser filled his r"ff'ti)iicViwill b.Huk notes; hewnd enormous 5ssuawerc !m;e" a,lc nation at . ,.nccsled into the most rash vl cxtrava. .ecolationr." Land and ts nrquets tan cnnrrpoTi3H price-1 "pR.ascs iffere 7!ind debt incurred to anparallCld vandjine -hots nation fina.stpod sl V "tl hdfiht 'cf fee phrensy to Go y V.rr'-.sjittho.Ji urged herj each rr bWing his 1 ' 'ibor for riurchas made at pi 2 he. could j again hope ta rcahte." .T oney of V.ecrj:ttTcssrl3inks that had? Sg up all 1 yffUi.lc; banks, bvlflrcular issued j went, which this obnoxious bill proposed to ri-oii TifV.freaiaii 1Ynn rt a.'nt. i under the Vest in the hand of tha President: it contained " -fcs. " irKiJ . t - J 1..'.- f .-.-r.l -..uJ ' i jr 1 't'u . 1 rL ttjres; one of these was a provision that all duties, ;nnd . other Government dues,, should be paid in gold iind silver-thus at once cref ating one currency for the use of the Govern ment, and leaving one, acknowledged by .that very act to bo worse; for .the people. The speech of Mr. Clay- in opposition to the'bilj, was one of the ablest !he had ever made. . Bit the hill pnsscd in the Senate by a vote of25 to 20, and was sent to the House. ; " -. ir Here it was fated to encounter a still stern'- ordeal. The 'defection V)f a small but able nX determined jbody j Titsrjn the Van Duren PaM who, leagued themselves together under .ll " ''.-'! Lr 11 J.i ' 1 lue me 01 oonservaiives. nnu oasea ineir oppoi-Von expressly upon the ground of hosJ lility tcU Sub.Trcasury," Scheme, and tliel growing icifest disapproval of its principles' the hmabogan to. depreci-j business werecf theif own aecc.i wnaing .Jjisiard. whei - catastrophe Usien. cJbv thcissufr T,X-ff : Klhe crash i tunersai the j Ranks f.d lhe t wds whc.' Jl in ruin, !if nrnnlfl .Onttfrana r--; ' - F;tis Circular m EUJj ciisian; ff H P:, ' Lossless. of 'nB' " ""nnd vast nnrahcrit 4" 4 hcpc!cssbapkryp'; .for thordestruc'ur could scarcely bay: .;1 the Tfriit . t f the cou y.hcs, frhe j derange. ;;ivolved i ulations c : became j ihcsU '-.rf3,haJ !;. t 'V- IIS o aa"cnsAn e Comjo pd abro d, Uimiiia. d 1 :-,N" tl que: "--r wy 0? Executive vja'. s--remacy growing idlest disapproval ot ks principle by the p fJe operated -upon, the House of R,epresqlitivcSiwith a forte which all'Vho power ot.e Executive blandishment the In fluence c .Executive patronage,- and the strength c, '.ho Calhoun Coalition could not withstand ; nd oil )Q j Mth ofOot-jber the bill was lai n th!e lnb!c by rt Vote cf 20 to 10T, Soon ler lhisf find without lhe trans. action of an Vhcr busjp4CS5, save the rejec- iicn, by the ! 1 Buren m3o: tiort introduce by Mr. Cbv clarin: majority, of a rcsolu- V Mr. Llav; nnd simn v de. that it vould bo expedient io charter The s:ss:Vn d 1S3Q-7 c'A e to c(T "tncseK:..?rir-: iUsfor tl. administrate I 'm n T.i"f ma . f" - : ' .' t ..1.1 . rrcs;. Lai.i Hill wasr;'11 byrfr.X-ayS t"-- desire tl. part , L iU vew Tor t': Presidcr.t " : ... r'.rv! wArLJ i'.s. virtual r Id to a d a Nations! :B whcnever tho icishts of n i3ffjor7yDtJ't!i:c. .Vj to thai edict, should bc indicated, the adoption JnstcAd cf one, by Mr, Wri declaring that it was in expedient to estab. siidv a Dank, the Con grcss convened in session was ndjourn- ed. At the tcriu'ar st ir- tti t of15S.3L ihe Sub. Ve was Ma'lfou t before Treasury scheme both liases of CaV I Congress in tho; Mcssa t!;- .Pr s;denu Mr. Clay fcpposcd it again lor pow. crful argument, ienour.cing V3 a dv.eraic attempt; on the part of the Lputive,Cs. t ib.Uh a Government ; Bank, v.ch ''u'.d throw into the hands of the Excivea or contract the: circulating medium of the country. As 10 the constitutionality of such a Btnk, Mr. Clay avowed his acquiescr.ee in tho decisions of Washington, Madison, Mar shall, and the Supreme Court of the United Stales. The Sub-Treasury n scheme was finally passed and became a law, in spite of lamentations in Congress, or elsewhere," in the emphatic words one of its warmest friends. .The question of abolition and the reception of abolition petitions nt this time exci'ing great attention throughout the country, Mr. Clay, with the bold frankness which marked his whole career, made u most able state, ment and vindication of his views upon this important topic. They were eminently satij. factory to all sound and reflecting men, and embraced the strictest adherence constilu. lional objections, and the most earnest regard for popular rights. In the summer of 1SC0 he made a journey to the north going into Canada as far as Quebec, and returning by way of New York. His tour was a continu ed triumphal procession : he was met at eve ry town by the most ardent gratulations, and was received at every principal place by pub- lie demonstrations of the 'highest and most enthusiastic regard. The time was now epproaching for another Presidential election. For twelve years the Whigs had been out of power, and in that time the country had beeti dragged down, by misrule, from the summit of prosperity to the depths of degradation and misery the low est, os it then appeared, that could possibly exist ; subsequent events, however, to which we shall soon refer, have proved that even to this there was also a " lower deep." The ex t remit v f sufierin!?. however, and the dark est lioodcssness seemed to brood over the l ind The most sagacious politicians had the firmest conviction that a great majority of the people of the Union, were opposed to the principles ..r .1,. nrtv in newer.' Dpt the fabric of Jix- ..;.J .,tr.n:, and : influence had grown ,rt .rh colossal dimensions, and had become ... moted ,n the. nation, that its-overthrow work of despair.. The eyes of the wiu.Ie nation were turned upon Mr. Clay as lhe fittest man to place at the helm of Stale, and ihere was every where the most undoubt- placed in that station prosperity and happi- ness would be speedily restored. But there was Jtketvisc an impression vogue end form- ess, but general and .influential that he could not be elected by the people. . Twice he had been a candidate, and twice had "he failed. At the l .st election Gen.1 Harrison had been the candidate, and no strong opposition had been raised against him, though the populari ty of Jacksonism ond the power of official patronage and party discipline had secured his defeat. The - approaching election was one .of the. very highest moment; lor it seemed evident, that if the" Whig policy fail ed of success then, it could never hope for it again. It was : a matter, therefore, of the. very last importance to select a candidate who, while he was clearly identified with the great principles "of the Whig party, should be able to unite all opposing or dissenting por- tioos ofthai great party; and'sccure an'elec- tion by the people.-. , ; Foithe purposo of . selecting a, candidate, therefore, a National Convention of delegates was chosen to meet atHarrisburg, in Penn sylvania, for consultation ..The members were chosen not, merely jto, represent the wishes of their constituents, as they partially and vaguely understood them, but to consult," to canvass the .probabilities of success, and to determine upon the nomination it was ex pedient, liponsall these considerations to make. Never was. a body of more patriotic -of clear, er, headed, br more earnest men assembled together. The convention lost its party coin, plexion in tho, fervor of- their feelings in be. half of their coUntrv t -ard ihd solemnity and manifest deptlir-f "tion. which-marked all their deliberc' . seem nt once to identi fy the principle p.f the Whigs j with the "true policy, of the; nation-and the fundamental grounds of. our republican institutioni. 'The deliberations of tho convention - resulted, in ihe nomination -of Gen. Harrison. . 'Tfce. an nouncement carried disappointment into the hear!? of .the Whigs throughout, the Union ; out'thc developments of the first -succeeding month swept away all feelings of this nature, and infused into tie great mass of the Whigs an enthusiasm never equalled in the history of the nation, since the first formation of the Government. A National, Convention was called, to meet at Baltimore, to respond to the nomination of General Harrison" and John Tyler, ns candidates for President and Vice President of the Umted States.- tt was arswercd by the. assembling of more than i J,G00 Whigs from every part of the Union; 1 : i it i - - , . . . h . ;i 1 ! 1 ' .. ." " ; .. t 1 . 11 I, M ,f, 1 ? . n .1 ., , 1 ' : .ril. ,,foKuito . -rlote control ot inc innus ot tno 1. ;on, 1 1 1 n;j j.jts proceedings were characterized by a ; ;:r.C.ount'- 1 -' l, uhioh wuuM thus increase, to alr.-cnJ- Vilnnd .high-socd detenninatiotr to sue : ,:V..:-.l'v;,L rtunate .-. rW? dangerous; extent, tho pVvcr , r.cvcrvitnesscd before on any similar x- ' vxtr ' 'V'11 'f.tolT:. 'ho also dech red himself iVct- v.r A pil)sal:6n of. hope-and energy ' '1Vtt, "y in favor of a Nation Bank, nnd g-.ve a 'f throuch all tho land. Hope snran- .r i-u j f the principles upon which he i CC:. Lard. His schema proposed v2 limitation of its poyers, foreign influence, a caref.il ; -urcV's and accomodation cf -r n 1 fori e cry lieart : a burning zeal, worthy the t ar.d the holiest causn ihat ever cr pr c'.ivc exertion cf i;;-,v r ' "J SQCitoa cf V..2 cjuiV numerous and moro r."-!ous than t'-.j i;t. Every qucsti-n of r-W.z pcl.'cy v. rt! d::ci:;3- ed by tho livicj f pecker bcioro tuo ,pceplet tho direct iccvi:ab!3 tendency cf tV.3 doc trines of, the rulirg party v"3 psir.lcd cut cs with a sunbeam; and every r.vble impulss, which finds a home in tho heart of man, was aroused to life by tha most thrilling and ccn trolling eloquence. Tlii popular enthusiasm took every form, and mado itself manifest by precessions, banners, music, mottce;, sig nificant d'jvicts, and in til ihs various .modes under wh::h, in ever' co nnd nation, it has at some grc-.t crisis proclaimed it 3 existence and Wrou l.t cut 1:9 hi"h detrrminations. The greatc:t ir.!c!!:ct of the nation mingled in the heat cf n contest. Senators and Representatives went directly ta the people with their; pppcal. At the election in 1640 that appeal wa3 triumphantly answeredand General Hani ;:i wn-j elected President and John Tyler VL-u President by. an over vhelming tmj niiy. Thus were the leading principles cf the Whigs adopted by the people of the United Slates, who thereby de. clarcd the;, v.ish to have them established as the law of the land. The leading measures proposed by the Whigs throughout the con test were brit fiy these : they proposed to re strict and limit the power of the veto, which had been so ruthlessly employed by Gen. Jae.fcsnn to the destruction of great. measures of public policy : to provide "for the inejigibili ty of the President for a second term be lievin", as lhcy were warranted in believing by sad expedience, that when this was not the case the official conduct of the Executive would be shaped with a direct view'toj a re election: toj restrict tlie patronage of the Executive nnd to regulate its distribution: to retrencn expenauures, reiorm bduscs ana introduce n imore strict accountabilityj into every public office : to. establish a uniform currency ; on a siaute lounuanon, oy a na tionnl institution such " as the wisdom of Congress .rfiiht devise, guarded as much as possible against abuse and limited by all ex pedient restrictions :. to .distribute the pro ceeds of the public lands among the several states of the Union to which of right they be- longed : to establish a protective tariff ori the basis of 1I16 Compromise, and by the exercise of that further' legislation expressly cpntem- plated by that; hw : and to administer the Government in all its branches upon the same principles of purity integrity, and liberal policy which so strongly marked the early days of the republic. .' These principles had been deliberately adopted by the people of the United States. They were the principles 1 to the advocacy of which the whole life of Hen- ry Ciay had been devoted arid in. him they had found their constant and eloquent cham- pion. ineir execution was now committed toother hands -but to hands believed to . be no Mess safe than his. The President, elect was known to be a man of pure heart and the most .devoted patriotism ; and JohnTyler, the chosen Vice President had made the most earnest nnd sincere protestatians of en lire agreement upon all 'these points with the great -Whig party by whom he was elected. He had given to the American people what they considered a sure pledge of his entire devotion to Whig principles by his strenuous and persevering advocacy of tho nomination of Mr. Clay, of whose patriotism and devo tion to these great principles no Whig ever entertained for ond moment the slightest sus picion; and both came into, office with the fairest prospects of redeemm their, pledge,' and restoring prosperity to the American people.. i . . . At the Se'ssioh of Congress closing. the od ministration of Mr. Van Buren, Mr. Clay re peated his declaration of the principles which, throughout his life J he had endeavored to es tablish and. again brought before Congress all the great measiiresto the", advocacy of Which so much of his efforts had been direct ed. ...The President was inaugurated on the 4tlt of March 1641, and in his address de livered upon that occasion renewed the hopes of the people that a new era was opening ih their political' history. In .Consideration of . 7 . - - .- . 1 the- pressing necessities of the country,) he issued his proclamation convening Congress v""Ui .' A :,;'." r, 'v.- 1. in extra session. I ": " . - -Ctmgress asssembted on the- last Monday of May 1841 ; but the elected President met them not ; the sacred stillness of the tomb uas around him ; bis soul was in the land of the great departed.,-; ' ' . -1 ; John Tyler, his -constitutional successor, met the assembled Representatives ; and they addressed. themselves to the business of the extra sessionAlr. Clay was the great lead er in the Senate,' and, to him the nation look ed for'thoseme'asures of relief which her ne cessities demanded, j He was prompt to de. ris'e, and bold, to urge them. Early in Juno, he presented his practical and safa phn for ihe charter of a National Bank, cs l! . 3 . initial step in the great" work bcfoTc hjm. It was passed by both houses of Congress, and sent to the President for "his approval. It was expected to become a la w;, arJ the ccur.ry ran wi'a applause cf Henry Clay. John Ty. per heard the shout, and it awakened within j j f.-.ir. J hU bcrcm" jrleuz!?! and angry passions, y. Co:i- Icforj which t!. v. cr.l cf his country faded ra I z.-.. . '..'.a a ihir.7 cf n-u-ht. Ha violated the i' tad -fundamental piinciple which brought hhn ir.o poorer, by vetoing a bill which the Whig bad pledged themselves should become ahyr, ; KriJ.; wi a frank cTVo1? .prccating the exerc:;Yt.iiui most okSx -F:' ncl in the most. moving icl'rltS'x iha sad prostration of.4J counirV-V.' ir.v formed hopes, farcsjdovrcd by ifxSyi-Cronrcss, however .'.took especial pains to ascertain what sort of a Bank bilPthcftsident was wil ling to sgn, nnd fioon picctlVed such ; a one for his approval. . This too was vetoed and thcbsVs of tho pition sunk. An attempt to ttriir 10 "h!c.U. M? 9hy his li.k:T fps was attended with tho same ucccs$Xi'utf it became evident that John Ty. lerj .cli&sen by the Whigs to carry into effect their principles had desortcd their cause and joined himself )o.lh?lTw . Still. cmvth!ti? vas'.one 'that cobld be arms o'death. In this ccr. . there V ere twenty-six dead other Ahicricad having fn that point, it is cc::,'!douJ I., doubt that all of t'.iem L by t... nessee's favorite r-:n ! : All w Not a compatriot to raiin 1 . quired to pcrpctcato their f-:.. freedom has an abiding phics will their heroic decdj and prei:; hqld sacred. ' ' ' ' i 1.) 3 for thc-wUrtl-bXa "tlie country, and for the re lief of the Government from the abyss of in solvency, in which U had for years ; been gradually sinking. A Loan Bill, Treasury Note Bill, and Provisional Tariff were pass. ed, to preserve the Treasury from dishonor until full and permanent provision could bo made, at the approaching regular session for the collection of adequate revenue by a care ful and enlightened revision of the Tariff A Bankrupt Law was passed for the relief of unfortunate debtors, ond to f ecure the effects of dishonest ones to their creditors and an act providing for the Distribution of the Po. ceeds of the Public Lands was passed, but clogged with a condition which' now renders it inoperative, in order to escape the Veto of John Tyler. Congress adjourned in Septem. ber. - ' . . ! ; The regular session, commencing early in December, found Mr. Clay again at his post, doing all in his power to preserve - what had been secured, and to carry ori. the work of beneficient reform. By his voto the rcpeal of the Bankrupt Law. was defeated, fly him, a series of Resolutions, setting forth the general principles on which the Government should bo conducted and the specific reforms which should bo affected in the restriction of Executive power, tho retrenchment of expen- ditures, ihe adjustment of the Tariff, &c, ccc.f were introduced and advocated ' with consummate ability. They were generally adopted by the Senate, some of them without opposition. to be fcoJrrixrED. I .twc MISCELLANEOUS The Fall ol the Atauio, or Last Days of Crockett. A pamphlet with this title has been issued in St. Louis ; it is by John Henry' Brown, a gentleman , who has resided many years in Lavunca, Texas, nnd writes from observa tion and correct information derived from in quiry on the spot, it gives nn account of Fannin's massacm, as well as tho battles of Conception Goliad, San Antonia, ond in fact the history of the war, we copy a part of the account ot the death of Col. David Crocke(tu Col. Crockett, wounded and closely pur sued by a number of the enemy retreated in. to the church, felling them as they approach ed, he stationed himself in a 'niche and in the comer determined to face the foe to the last nnd sell his lifa dearly,; With his favorite rifle and a superabundance of side 1 arms, ho hewed and shot them down with the same awful certainty which was characteristic of his indomitable spirit. His position rendered access to him impossible, except by a direct and exposed approach in front ; and .after some eight or ten had been laid dead before him a feeling of awe seemed to seize Upon the assailants. One of them, who could speak a little broken English probably preferring to have the Signal honor of capturing Jfl no. ble a specimen of American valor, to present to his u dread master," said to Crockett, " surrender, stnor." A fhshof most sove reign scorn darted from the fiery eye of Crock elt andal it pierced that Of the enemy he seemed to be' transfixed." n a voice of thun der Crockett answered Surrender I No! I am an American!'" ,'AnU ni Jjc--Spirki fie .sent a ball through the heart of the paralyzed foe. He appeared for a moment.like a wound led tiger strengthened and. buoyed by each additional wound ; cow hewing them down with his well tried sword-nextdealing'death with his fire arms. .His person was literally drenched with his. own blood ; his strength must yield io its loss. -Yet such physicaT power- wrought' to the highest degree of ex,. citementcan perform incredible prodigie'sr This was thciast concen(ratedtnergy of a powerful man, animated by one of the . attri butes of man love4 -4ibcrty. knew, for what his life was to be sacrificed; that de." vastation and butcherj would, follow, jjie foot;' stepJ of his hearcvfoeiL-thailietp man.would ba t-tltfised to.atiatcjV'c! riuef desires of tbe coC;meror ; anificlfnthe ho. ly inspiration Qfa'dyirrg patriot, he. fought manfully till ihofoss of blood and the proch of death stayed his upraised arm ; his lifla was broken to pieces, his pis'tols fell to the floor, and nothing but his SVi remained, in. tr.3 aronv' x; v ko -urt Mounts , j; Perhaps it would be difficult 'to aophera to decido which 1 most g'.tard.J r--' ' lrau ' -inmbny, the ever c . ''.enterprising that 13 o 1 jal who sec, now bubbles cf ; change and turn of Iift,U:ho i c ing with diaappotntmepii!: ic and indolent character, whr' c c: not be roused byiiiy fcircunistr faculties seem perfectly jbcnurnbcJ,. is satisfied to rust on in idfehess, t! and scorn in m: ny inlstances ' cf friends. We say that liho choico the two would bc!diflicutt.vit!r m so, however, witlyw. -(Jnc might r tied to a dead body as tp be' com.. better or worse, ih lminL' ' with an Inanirnato c!od,i whoso ' - f ; bounded within the limit of a-vc.' - J circle, who i, willing Jo (irag onX tence, without on flbrt either for the. or moral improvement ofthoso a roue ! who; in short, is satisfied with cati": , : j r . . . ; . 1 . 1 ' aou pensuing Without Imv o" a icuectuai record behind. " ' Motion, t; ing to an eloquent modern author, 13 thr soul of our being. The : vorId i.j whi livo is in constant mntinn ininvir.;n.. . us moves the smallest ;pjaiiicfe;. of. ' phere teems with life, and Tt islherur c turc nnd will of the T)eitv. lihat a man exercise the glorious powers confided' to) keeping." It U well enough for:old aCcK ter an active and useful life, to seA.renoV 7U T"-i comempiite in a proper spM rit.tho inevitable, and raptdly oVproachir change from time to fctcrnitv. ': And wb;frt n hether young or old,', "sloull'in thtlT t ments, remember their "dependence up j a ti vine Providence, and jndulfife'bccasioiiallv ,7 ouuauiui.euuauons as to tne mystcriouj f ture, we cshnot lolerpte, id tho youc: tt healthful, such" a'p:athy and i'mJiffbrencelte t' things of life, such utjer absence cf.spiTi: enterprise as Indicates too palpably r a disij tion to grove! through1 existenceirhQUt a t: bte thought and elevated 'asjiintiod oi active hnd manly impulse. J jffar botlcrlnxj. view, the individual oindomible 'enterprise whose energies nothing can rppress, "and who,1 although failing to-dajr and jtonofrow at'-' the next day or this year and tlieVext , in ten I bright but unsubstantial undertake, - i.ig uaumcu, ueierminea to try sometliir ana tnus to go nhead w-lbn-iT strength and animation last, (fc? v.iasa aru 1101 exactly ine ted for the mutations o'f this They too often not only, dec but others, while' to rtmn V i. . Ti! sat CS"'U.CU us monomanjacs. ify 1 would be ' dull, cold and 4-cj$?t them ; while in confrisl wjth ib!" i indifferent, the spiritless and f.o" they ore much Jo be preferred; do we hear persons exclaim i Wei! batihe most unlucky persorrjn'the , have been on the lookout for some;:.'. jhich'tl I3CCCS3. n Ad m'i for the last two yearsnd -although hadone or twoofTers, tne.k;.' n4 " and t am doomed to a lift nf' N- .... .... ... : i . T ness. liut there is no use nf -X "1 ...j Vl Al cfQJ-fe termined to do so and so.1- Sprijf" nnd the same story is told. . A cfk"r'' tedJy a friend, ond the'liiterT call on a certain individual. ; ! ly delighted wiih the prospect,1 anxious to get something !to do. bis own account byijifijiitr' day to day, ond then disaovei rent horror, that it is loo jate. 1 use, however, it is my luck.1 start ih businsi presents j itself V Hev r for" the nVojnent, .looks round, arJmits t( PrP-tXoleblyjrl But heinqt one, ThfhfihcrdwcOvers that failu "; ?5CftftphC3 uVt&o samo line that cfj ' " " . 0' - ' I A ' ! . J -a' 1 iindsson enough, that sorrV'p'O. , hn ho is about to make'i p his nVind old story "is rppeaiei!-' iCs;: .my luck. t.3, avu ;ch ' hal f tlia wo rid , i f i ' ' We can or4"iv" tvq. character to shadow' fer the da -' domitar , lifeleU t,. ' -?ntV tcrriDle grasp, ne. Drought f li :st down upon the head"of the nearest r - tha wof ' A uruajf J The cart! iVour store-?, shouhl be to I and leil victoriously acros his , bod
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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June 14, 1844, edition 1
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