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" r:n':'-"!-:j.,r.-.-r-l of e J ih-e : !'"J: - ' V isl'led
j Thlj v. ;.'',.;e tti.!j -ic". : w ; : , ..ny ! !r.:!
:"- I-i-r ho:-. -,"J r- ! -i - L..; fivr .
-'-i.Vf; .. , .:ch he cur.ii 1 "J in;;, h - was forced to, c : retro- '.'to wool swan-
! - '. rar'r. r.-rl Etr..;f!;...r(h:3tor-'r c: m)0) ihe British
--'irjirrvc . TT- E;al(.. 1 -r.jss.in:' a c-ck" cal'td C i :-co( ho , ' -.-d yards i
...a ..
y uv
"ller
r.
c
of l!.': JjJ
"s: e, which
Senator, lie wa-, , - :tach. . :i ,j rear by a
: v t. : .. : zzw.
ijr-N-LitAL A:r -'
ir,..i cf Mar
r -r.t of South C
. J from IrJ in J. A
tf Gen. Jjc'-is : , !
' n, k!i K-j br p toih; care of hi
..-.other, on e.xe;. , .... ! ex" :ii woman.
only odo of ihj t hj;!..-i . . t I, I t.iIIv tdu.
.CitcJ,8'J tlii win Ac In.-w, uh'j was desi 't-
' j Sjpromt? j - -a
he ncccpt,H si;
-; .. his life
. this nMi. t,
,cn the CiJm.
. hi3 pirc:.:-.
r ti.Tso afu-r t! . j I ;!i
ut!: r v d;- Jf Iiivii)r
niy in iho nci .j t-
ri by hi r.vjih- r .
. lwJ, where ho u..ii... u..til tho tri aktrg
r-t of the Rnvolutlomry n-jr 1 .jiii an emq
i.jy ioto the sctllc; Nntf ' auJ ji ' camo no
cc.'.ry for tven I t. ;! ! r t!. ; rifle,
, f-aod rango 'thsmiclvti under tlus binders of
' ihcircuunlry. Ti.j i ". rci J ar.J'nrdcni youth
rnciraeJ by thj patriotic couasol of his
mjiiit-r, hislgticd, nl tho ago of fourteen! to
er.hst in the American service?. Hit !csi
bri)lHcrhd alrcn.iy Josl his !Tj inihc b.Utlc
' of Siono. S'.ioriSy nfter thii J-ickson was
ol!"3 tJ rLtiro i.;i. ' North C;tro!iivi"; ,lut,
giii returned . to tho Wa.xhavy . geitlomeatj
. . whicft Ihn Hriti wtTcsuppj ?J to Lave va".
catcd. -- Irnmcdi :tc!y on their 'rcturnj"" this
- bmJuf patriot wero supriscd by a superior
'B.-jiiih force, and r.nny of l!?rn t iKen priso
.turs, Jicksnn ar, hii brother cscap' f; but
.bavin cntereJ a L'lUar1, next d.iy , f ;r yj pur.
pose of 'procuring' fool, they fell into the
, , fundi of n corps ,of Briti 'i sold irrs," 'Upon
! his capture by thc?o soldiers, Jackson sh wed
that high nnd indomitable "spirit for1 which ho
hat been so much distinguished. Cting order
.cd by iho leader tf the par ty to clean th? mud
: oil his boots, the youllrpcremptorilly refused
to do n, claiming at tho sam time tl.j ir t
mcnl due to 'prisoner of war. vTho Gccr
enracJaimeda blow at his head uiui a si.
trf which' would have p,:ved fatal, ln"d he
. Jnol parredit with his.ldft hinJ, ,on whieli h
received a severe wound. IIU bn t' r . . t!..
1 lame time and for a similar odlnce, received
' 1 gash over his head which cftcrwards
brought him to his grave. Jac! ' wasj now
cesirtcd to jail in Cimden, whero ho : re.
mi'mcd until after tho batilo.ai il.it place,
when ho wis cxcriahged through tho exertions
of his mother." This worthy woman, , worn
oyt by grief and. the fatigues shend under.
sgonp,ia seeking toallcviato the suflTiriogv of
tho.ATnerican prisonerd Rl Chilestoa, cxpi.
red !nrily after in the neighborhood of thai
city. AttHoperiod of her death, 'young
. JarVsca wassulTerin from sickness, tho con-
sequence of hiatmpri? jnmcr.t, and the small
pox succeeding, almost terminated his exis.
tcr.ee. A fiae conslittitio:) however; enabled
blm to survive this complica.i- n of ills, nnd
, ison recovered, nnd holered .cj'on the cn:
jiynent of bis pitrimor.v." This, tho1 small,
ou!J have enabled him to complete his cdu.
caiicn on a liberal sclule, I t ' -in
cgin restored, and Jackson unused to the
r.:ir.-"trneut of pecuniary ;...airs, and sur
rour.id by evil example, soon went through'
. hissm-.il mheritanco. Instead, however,, of
rjrrcr.i .Ting himself 'up to d. -, .ir, in h tho
, casa with most young man in similar .circum
ttir.;;s, ha cut short his orcor of x!i?sipHiar.,
trj r?;iiricg to Salisbury li: C, couimcr.ced
tha stud cf law. ; In the winter cf 17 3, at
tl.3 c: cf twenty, ha r! ceive 1 V::f
f ncilzt auhs bar. Findip hovevcr, tV
th3 tewn of Salisbury aCorJ J Lui i pojr
r.:!d for his U'.cnts, 1 2 c. . " ' i i: '.
.co, and ia 113, we' find him est:-Wished in
lh your; and H juriihing s-tt': l et TTash.
villi. Hero su . ;s attended Li's industry r " '
. : or,
of 'IV
viih rtl.jclan .-
i.i tr:i:. 4 ;!!!ty
' 'iut t 1
r!:'" J river, he spenl several yea rs, h;ippy
. . v ' iJul'.r-n of pleasur -s, and in "th ao-
' ty of-fcn f!.j?,:at wife a':id' a circle of
i'. U-ndi. ' ' t '
Tv ice of a war '. jront V i-
t'ii.j, ho,i vrr, called him forth' from 1 :
tr. t. . As , M tj r-;;cneral of hU . Stall-, ..
I ".'i!."shcJ an e.,.rr;ritc "n;; ;.l lo'lhe. militia
ui his division ;. nnd culling two thousmd five
hund. d f them to his stan I irdp without dc-'
!y tfndercd his and "thidr rviccs :to the
us.;..! Government. ' In ,'Jjv- .'jer, 1912,
he rc reived orders to descend t' ' lissis.sippi,
for the defence of tlie lower country jvhich
was t!:-n tl.o'.'j'.it t( ho in daiv;
- In'.' i.-lildlcof winter, in a period of un
usual e 1 coiidcted his troops a farr.s
Nr'.l.'-z wh.T2 I ri encamped, nnd t'li lnycd
himself for r ji;:.iime; in. training his undis.
ciplir-1 soldiera. The danger from British
ir,vai.!:i -on the ' South-westassed over, and
Jacksoo received orders i'rom the Secretary
ofV r, immcdhtely to" rJilnn(l his troop?,
and hind over, to General Wilkins6nthen
co!r!"v.i, Jin;; the Suih.wr:rrn division of
the regulir army all his i. -:..:;ion$ of war,"
military stores, wagu;:s, v.Ve. In the'-silua
tie i i i .! ich tho truups Goneral"Jacksun
werethen.- placed, this could not have", been
done without fcufjiiring t army, Many
wcr iiclt in his c:.mp, tvA most of thcsomi
fitia ..ere sons of respectable families In Ten
t css-'j.' Jc':'.s.mnad riv :i his promise to
them' and their parents, thathowould bo to
them as a father. - Should ho now disband
them' five hundred miles from iheir homes,
and without ?ih$, means of returning, iherc
they would either, have to enlist in tho'rfgular
armyj-'or t-ikclho -chances of fate ia some
olher ny. tt was supposed,, moreover, that
this unwise order from the Secretary of 'War,
was issued for the purpose of fihing the ranks
efGcn. Wilkins on's crmy with good grccruits.
Uii this as ;rmay, Gen, rat' JacltsorTlhought
pr oper to disobey the order,;rttuin the tniUta.
rv rtores nnu .ig'i;s, ana marcn ins army
back . to. Tennessee, .where he gave them on
honorable discharge! On his arrived at thsh
villo he 'wrote ,to tho President whit he had
and tho reasons of his action! 'His
conduct was approved of at .Washington, ni,J
the expenses lie had incurred v.wero-oraerjPd 1
to bo paid. ' ' ' " !
Jaekson, vas not allowed to remain tong iri
idleness.. Tho Creek nation "of Indians, ex.
cited bythe celebrated warrior.. -Tucumseh,
and by British cmisaries- had "committed sev.
eral barbarous outra,. s on the frontier settle,
mems of the S.i'u'.h.Vt st: A band of sixor
seven hundred warriors assaulted Fort Mimmi,
situated in i!;o Tensaw settlement, in the Mis
sissippi Territory, and.' carrying the fort,
butchered its inmates, men, r wo., .n and c'.'.l
dtcn, tohe number of three'hundred per .as.
0lv Seventeen of the number escaped to tell
the dreadful catastrophe. The news produced
tho 'greatest excitement in Tennessee, and all
eyes were turned upon, Jackson.0 - ;
TTiVlj'e'tistature of. ho. Siato jmmediatfly
called! into service 3,600 troops and Jacksort
:-j rmy Irsrow t) i
b.-ing r by
l '. -j hrvcr
ti.: :..3 ; fcs acquired a Ie2rr.;ivo L
thacrts, and was ere lor ; : '
r.?y General To? the distr::t, ia v.h:
tjrUc'.:.;ir-- i, act f.r t-. -r..l . .
T T.zzzz2a being at that ti.r.3 c:r
I 5- 'i!-i incursions: cf :V tr !ii.
- ' v-'i rv r.-;;-...:7
j i.i
1 can-, j t !r 'leader. - In' lha , legirmmg nj
n."iflUr. 1813, ho was' on his , way to-the."
scc;;o of action. Our space will not permit
; fu'.Iow him t' T---h iho intricacies of his
carman, ii which ho exhibited' unusual cn
"y, fartif-Jj, or ! r.-.ilitary skill. , It is not
:-j73 alone that r.:ucs the general ; yei
even ifit vvere, no mm ; cses? 1 this quality
it n renter d? -re? thin Andrew Ja:';sun;
tut hero h? had to contend not only viith a
i " .. -. I1 .. i
.' . . . , . 1 I. in'.
prr -w.M. an i r:riL i nv' s "'
l't --Iwaniof Ood in cc. - ' cs
:..r;1 rf c'-.trr-clnrs; lcn absence frc
fjr.
:s with t'.. --3 '.v?"cs. Jack-Nn
e".;;r --: -- t r. i - ,
ever.
mart per?evcre
! j.-cl for which
-s :t'T." 'e.
I .: 1
- - c eral (U:icr o...-'ts. Ihn ennnv
- j
v. ' ; . fl1.! - ! dip.-rsed, aU.ul'CJ oi
l .rriors lJt:. Lft dead upin !ht-T.e!J.
On his return l i't'.o enr-ir::'pmenl at Fori
Stro'.eher, Jackson was shonly after j" lined
by a fnsh army i f r.eaily 3000 men. -With
these he proeejj In th;i month nf March t
T; liopeka ir Hurse Shoe,- n Lnd.in t!i" ',1
i r;vt r, where thelndiins hid col!. ett-J
a! their Mr- ngih, determined to make n last
star.-!. 'I'.;i y hud fortified i!. - " bend wilh a
breast woik of loj;s, i iht f a h'gh. On 'the
m-iriiiiig of the 27ih, JJcko:l utinckeJ the
fortification. For scver-d h'UM the enemy'
defended their breostwotks ; but tho soldiers
hiving scaled their ramp trts, Mhcy were at
last cp'mp-l!ed Icj. "yield Our of llOO Itu
di.inswhohid been in the bend, hardly 200
escaped, the, rest haying fallen by tho rifl-sof
the miiitid or were taken prisoners. The loss'
upon the sidi of tho victors was about 50 kill.
ed "ni. i 1 r. J vounded.7" " ' ? ! , ,
- The battle' of -Tohopckn' completely broke
the spirit oI.the Indians, nnd they si: v-af.
terwards sued for peace. :- ,lt ,
Tlie campaign being now ended, J iekson
issued orders for tHe 'dUi; sniiinglfoo,-.:, which
was accordingly done. . w. ;.' ." .'
" 'The .successful issue of, the Indian cam
paign, turned t! " attention of tho General
Goyen.i.:oni to tho' victorious commander,
and f 1 - appointed M j-ir-Qeneral in the
U.;S., A rmy. lie" was also appointed Com.
missioncr 'to ngotiaie wiih iIuj Cis a
treaty of peace and alliance.' During t!.
transactions, his attention was called to i!.
protection tmd encouragement the Indians had
received,-and were still continuing to receive
from the Spanish Governor'ofi Pensaco, i. lie
also ('espatched a commissioner to this func.
.lionary , whjch commissioner' on his" return
reported that he had seen 200 British soldiers
with. Indian allies drilling at Pensocola.' Jack
h ui urged on his Government the necessity-.
of t -mantling this fortress. This ' British
forte soon ofier made an attack oh Fori Bow',
yer, nn American post, and when repulsed,
i treated back to the prc'.ction of ihe'Gdv
crnor of Picnsacola. '.Geh. CofTc" haing or.
rivet witlij 2000 volunteers from Tennessee,
General Jickson 'determined to put" an end to
the duplicity qf the S4vu.;:'i 5 rt on his
own responsibility!" Jcaccor '" -'y entered
the town. of Pcnsacohi, reduc 1 !ort, and
J t tho Governor to submission. V - Jti-
oCii the hostile" Creeks, nnd sent, ..xietaehmeuis
in pursuit, of them, ho prepared to depart for
lSw Orleans, where an attack wns meditated
by.the British:." v He reached ihis place on the
1st of December, 1814, and immc.iiut'cty ei
about concentrating an army for its defence..
, There, is not, perhaps,! on tho rv-oi's of
fiistory. an instance' in which. the -d ft nee of
a'ity Ins, been undertaken under, more dis.
cuurat-in'? "circumstances. Louisiana was
but ill-'supplied with arms i; ? r.utfey French
ncd Spihish , population v ' ' ' y L...ughl
under tho United States wo. -t, did net
have zal enough in the cause
hard for its safely. British ,o--ir!
hcen at work'ainong them, and t! C
filled with traitors.' Add" to tl."
and wt! : "nted force w
from ihat ery army who wc;
tti? ict. ri.3 they had just e!
Fr c!k -Ias" spite of nil thrso gloomy pros,
p. . ;s, General Jackson continued to r....'.o his
prV"irations for defence. ; '
On the 14th of September a large British
forte critercd ihe Lake Borgne and captured
tho American flotilla there stalior l. - It was
now expected that they v. uld mal.e a sp edy
attack rin'the Citv. On ihe 22J, the British
, . if
iroopswere accldentaly '!isco -red making a
lindir-4 "about s veh mil- b:!...' .the City and
through; a kind of natural canal vhie.h runs
c- i ll.i I. lies intol'-e s a :rp, c J 1 Biyou
. no. . On ih- -CJ. cc.tin information
k..ls havirT; reached Jackson, hq, deter
i..:..-d toattac".. ";' - A - " - 3,000
- r. i t.1" v were con
.acquired . timr? to
: have fallen.-'
t'ctailof the cper
... Utwcen tho 2SJ De
"i e! Janunry; but wc will
. . cr.t sha reader with s .clear
$ t :i o j r po w e r. New O rleaos
irrow strip of land, over on
"-th, fronting "on ihe Mis
.!;ej by ,an interminable
k iiis strip ai the point where
landed, is not over four hun.
vidth." "On the morning of Ukj
' arred thitt he .British" force
riras to outnurithr him, re-
breastwork across the nar
dry ground, nrrd thus aei
a i defensive. A cnnil which nai oeen
uliv: iy cut from t swamp ta the river, 4fu.
voi id thy i a,- a: . i - - - "p"Jy cor.imenc
ed the urdu tm'ur.dcr. -ritislire
imineu q-Jxt t.) tl ' ( ::cl...- . !
days, allowing I vhat ho'motl
time . to cc" ' ' ' j.-".-or!.. U
21th, J-ckso. '
id i::ci cd
solved to throw
ro it part of :
defensive
Ihou:
2Slh', ih.y i ,. j :.
the fortirc itior.s, and another up mi tire Utrt'j'
r . i
rf.in.j.ii , i.j Vjjii. ,1 in.1. , r sii.it'' i .
The 8.1- rf Jir.'Miy, !. r, .as.fi '"-p.
on fjrlf.e deci-ivc moment. AccordinDii on
the iuoir.:;; . f tlu Sth,thj signals , i:;U ndt;d
for the attack . re descried.: in tho encmys
lines, and shortly afterwards t!.e whole Brit
ish force were? se - -dvancing toward i! -
breaslwurk.' Thej e receive J with a t.
volley ( f musketry r.;.J artillery. II . -fell
:. -at . each .discharge f rom tlie Anv i'.smi
lines.. They w -.vert d, retreated, 1 r. r .'.c!
a.id advanced .ua'm and .agai:: vcre l' .
shot down 'in whole co'umns. T!.Jr G. ",J.
rat, Sir Edward Packenliam fell, at, the h 'ad
of his troops,, and several "other :.ofa::ers of
distinction were, killed while aliempti ; to
rally their men. l- It was in vrin to urp;? ;n
on ih the facer jof. death -ncaily thrvo tlu.es-
from i eb;ic hfe und returned !
;;;e.'" Iiis physical contitution,
siucli as wuuIJ t$ termed robust,
i manifi stir singular powt rs of
endurance, now greully broken bv tin
excitement nM lr, lhniuh hich hsid
passed, and, fterpritw drchne and suf.
frm-.he expired on tho t,;f jua 1S45
at the ago of seventy hl : 7ara; j o lht!
full possession of his facuki-s," Uavm his
eventful lifa and arduous services to ihe judg.
ment of his "country. '
':':'i.-', . "' 1 ft " : ;;',-.;;v "
A Correspoudeace f tb New York Express.
t Washington, June 12, 1845. !
Tlie month past has been one of det'p anx
tety and gloom in this, the metropolis of our
country. All classes in our city -not ,inly
the merchant, the mechanic, tbeman of busi.
ness, tut even the. mtnistersof-ihe cverUst.
ing gospel, hare hud their minds almost en.
lirely engrossed with sorrow and pain, in
thinking upon lha conduct of those in power.
The work t f 1 proscription has, within ih
month, ' en carried to an alarming extent.
The nxo hu been raised, and the hand of thu
z'.;Ay employed in the work of
The whole community . has
!;h the rapidity an J. dreadful
-r!i r t so. much on ac
! rive felt the power
-espectability and
e dissolute
druriA
Uuy &hall L.. tf ...
' our country."
. To tT.,! niorai and irtu0u3 cf thj h;j', f
would toy, and I care not wht uty yea tt-'
long t..tt xamine with oire, rchnrcs, ar.d'dW
liber :ioo, tho coure purs w-1 I v 1 -er ru!rs ;
;ind if you be convinced, as you assuredly
wi'd be, that their conduct is c::!cu!..; ttf
bring ruin, disgrace and infamy upe-n your"
.country take mcas. snow imn.ce'i it'y
speedily before ,11 is too late, to cx-rt tha
rvu and you may be successful Delay, and.
you may Umrily see ih 1 jar when you'CHf
regret your u4vfTere nee when V - mourner
shall go about lhectSf Weeping for FREX r
DOM. XXST-XMMO-ULm"vi iNTU(K2i3CCtf
TRlUMPDl.tT;
:er'
eoi::.iul 1
of t' ' gUllloiiliu
standing of "the
and- d-
r"
bauche,
garity, b.
! VUi
not
t.
ower
"i 'tiit
and of their cemr'ad.-s i-!r
fallen
avc the order ta
very
ad
' vas
' , and
1. Siting in
.! . vcr the
the crcrnv
star.
1
tJ thJe..wi.
t!ia!ety"a;"ii:
1 fha't 1 ' '-
;re
J
ur. 1 at length", Gen. Keane
retreat. .
Hid the troops under J.-.cI.-e:i L.en armed
and orpiirp'"! . for pursuit, " the v, holt; ' British
v. ; It , JO men might have ' 1 capiur
f Ithitdis. Jackson, however, knowing the
. .lit: uf his soldiers in this. respct,-wisely
fjfl.'e v;ruit, nr ! the cnemv wero per
nuttc I to escapew -Tliey re-embarked on the;
:!i i January. : - ". .
Af.er the I -title of--the 8th", Gen.-.'Jack30n
rema:aednt ICew. Orleans until t' cws ar.
ri ve d 1 f pc'c - .I'h'England, wL :i 1. " rcli r e d
once iirjre to his peaceful aboqo of the "Her.
mitagj.1' (J-' . " S
Here he remained for the space of two years
indulging in rural pleasures and amusements,
at the end of which, lime he .'was once "J more
Va lied oul iri, the service of ..his couniry. .
,; Florida was still in the, hands ofjthe Span-
tirds and for-some lime after, ihe. battle ot
Nev- Orleans, hostild" . incursions were made
ppn the froniier settlements, of ihe U nit,ed
Slates by bands of Seminoles,; Lretks an
runiway jvegrocs, who found a Fit nsjlum in
the 1 neutral, territory. '"..The. Government ot
theUnitcd. States," .therefore, in December,
I319,)rderqd Jackson to this plat;e, with u
suthcient. force to. 'suppress mese jncursiuns,
giving him leave, if .necessary, f to, cro?s .ihe
SpanUh linc"and punisli the sivages w herever
ho. might find tlcnu Hc.nccordiiigty repair
ed to the scene of action, a nd, after having
routed ihe Indians in. several engagements,
" - " -."i L - t." I...
nnd executed two .liruisn su -.wuuiu
found nct'ng as instigators to the hostile sava-
s, he puta speedy termination to the cam
li -n, and was about' to return to Nashville
when he ascertain: 1 ihal Ca valla ,; the Gover
nor of Pi ..cola, had been allording protec,
tion to th i t rny ; he," therefore, at the head
of 1200 me:i -n rched agairisi this place and
occu-Vted it w ill) C ite soidie'rs. ' For these acts
li' was' attacked by some of the ' journals of
the country, and for ihe purpose of fully ex-
ph'ningliis transactions in' person, repaired
to Washington, and th.nce 'to Philadelphia,
Bttumore and New York, in of which
places -tio was received with" 1 ks of the
hig'.i'cst distinction.
In 1521,' Jackson wr.s agii '." 1 ' ;
serve his country. ..1 the-capacity .
rm-sa'orier nni Cover" t cf the .jridas,
which Provinces were at this period ceded to
tho. United S:a:.s. - In July ho : '.ed'th :
sccno of his r. 'ministration and n.crseve
ral vigorous measures hy w'.i'.lrho p- perly
organized ihe trri" ry of F.or" ' he iL;urn-
edto Nashvi in the month 01 October.
T : 1C- ' ' . Jackson 'was norn"m:. ! for
i!.? Pre;" v, hut in"conser;'cence rf tht:
nu..ih ;r of candid itcs fourno electi.. . as
er J V ' - , "To"; ! I the choice re
erti t He-ii" -f rt- " -s-r.tatives.'the
! v -n J ' ..cv.Aceir.s. T:i
. J ':!;;")n ? c"iiu r'"??l in
j rofanity auu
cf t!:o Saviour 01
l i clios-n by
Pff - 1 i . C ' : s f.t subjects
. , . , 1 nJ wh'.lsl the
...oral an J virte ,
n i.:.. . t! em i, ( i..dat, the ban 1 of
p jwer has fi.i.d tht ir 1 .i-i , in nine cases out
of ten, wiih th'-e v- v 'M . redely cver.be
found elsewhere lha '. ; the j ;cg shops'and
the haunts of dis;"p iiiu.i. II-;rei .fore'tt wag
thought, that if n Vt'oiug else would save Troni
rcmov,!, ;..e fact of. the eccep nt 'L. iog a
" rrij o"T an J totally r. filled fir engaging
in ihe active purs-aits of life, would be s.iffi.
cL-nt bat t n thai !o-t its power, and
tho axe. fills indisc'iminately-.upou - the old ns
on the o-eng en the tr.an i f wnu lie's, ie( eived
in fi-'. . .:. hi countrv'- liatiles,' us on the
hi!e end hearlj , if for.-ooth their lips ever
1 to !-! i).- 'void in f .vor of Henry
Clay, or they were. known to breathe a silent
prayer-to hiuveu for lhe success-of Whig
principles." The'churches of our city ..of al.
most every denomination, have "flit tht blow,
and the members of more than one are clothed
in sackcloth ;-and- sorrow has entered their
uar.3, io thinking- that ere long ties win. h
have bound h-art to heart in. sweet "and hea.
venly. communion must bo torn asunder, and
t From tho Floridian.
. - - ColloQUV.
, Soon after the revolutionary war .'Gnat.
a brave ynnkeeofficerwas'at St. Petersburg,
in ivussia, auu wnue there, nccpled an invi
tation to dine there was a large number. at
the table; and among the rest whs an English,
lady, who wished to appear tine 1 the kuoW.
ing ones. Thishdy understanding thnt tho'
American was one of. the guests, expressed'
to one of her friends a determination 10 quit
him. She fas.ened upon him like a tigressV
liiukingtnany inquiries, respecting our habits,
customs, dress Mnd manners, &c., &cv To
all her inquiries, Capi.- P. gave an arisVer
lhat satisfied all the company, e?icert'frracfyj
she whs determined not to be satisfied, ana
the following dialogue look place :
Zriflfy. Have the rich people in. your coun- j
try any carriages1 fori supposo there ar
' -nil themselves rich.. - t
"v rerMence is In a smalltown
on an island, -n.nrn hut few carri-
p" :s kepi-but in the U 0 r iu. : a: d cflfes
them"' hind there ore 0 number ...jiiiaJ
x style suited to :r repMhstcan manners.
v JLady. I can't think hero you f.nd driv-.
ers? for I i'. ' I - t.lhir..i Americans knew
how to'drive n v.nich. . . Kt,
Ce?l: P. Vc find r" '"faulty on t!:".t ac
covin, madim, we cat. My of JiiVerV .
by sending t ""ir'and "", .j-
- Laiy.-- (s,uftir, r ,-'v.iv.) I think .
the Americans . ouht to drive ihe English .
in tt J oi' tho .English driving ilia AmerU
Ce?i ilytj did, r.adam, in the Tate warv
but -siTiC" peace, wo p3rm.it tho English d
drive us ! ' ,
The lady, half choked with anger, tood .
muto a minute and then left the room whisper.
mg to her friend the yankees are too much
for us in the cabinet, as well asin the fieldV
A man, Lis wifrf, and dog, were fkicdin
S tint Louis, Mo.; 0 110 for vicious conduct f
he m in C0, the lady 050, and Ihe dog C 1 0.
The do- ; ppearing to have the best charcter
of ihe three,-.' . ' " .
p-
those, with whom hcy have : worshipped at ihe
samd altar" for years,- bepriyen rbm Alieir.
midst by the.ruthle 3 hand of proscription.
Were you,-unseen and unheard, to "approach
iheL family -hearth of s ur.e of ihose., l.w.a
whom have been snatched i ir eaithty sup
port; ttnd. see tho bitterjness. depicted upon ifie,
countenances of the wife, the mother' and the
child of 'the injured ones, you might form
some; i Je of tbe mise ry.t ha t has been caused
by the cMd.henrledness and b!ood.lhirsiiues
of James K. Polk and ' 1iis Cabinet. Couhn
jou.jenlcr the house of worship, nnd there
see,bs 1 have secn,:the tear course down the
manly-chi-eki and hear the deep sigh' bf angel,
woman, ns"tho hand of sympathy U given to
those who have been victimised by ihe lender ;
rncrcics of the cruel, you -might then tell
what sadness has been caused by .the rulers of
our fund.- j And were you to enter ihe haunts
;.f infamy. nnd vice, you would doubtless see.
the dissolute and depraved, at iheir cups, re.
joicing that tlie few' in office wh-)join hand in
hand in their wickedness, 'rive teen retained,
nndothers like them brought into office by th;
"real men in powe-. Yes did'those moral and
religious citizens of our i-n3,"fwhircast."thr,ir
votes fer JamesK! Polk, but know ivhat has
been dune in the few short months which have
elapsed since he came into power; in driving
from ofTi"c ihe honest and upright citizens ot
uur city, -and filling iheir places wiih ihe cor;
rupt and the inlewperale, they would mourn
with bitli.: - of heart, 'that they were
tempted to c.;t their "suffrages for "".one who
"F -elect -ProFcrbs of all rTalious. -
.V c. j,. . !r.j man will catch at a straw.".. ..
All' truths must not be told at all limes.' - i
A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his throat.
A hand saw is a good thing, but not toshava-'
with.,. .-J.', ; - . . ' J ,
, A. wicked' tnaru is" his own hell,' and his passions .
and lusis the fiends that torment him.
' A libertine life rs not a l,f f liberty.-
.A goose., quill- is more dangerous than a lion's1
ckw. There is nolhint; more powerful than tha
rcn of an able writer. Tlie sword of ; the. ', warrior .
is ..olhio; to it. That can onlj have power ovef, .
"life, w hr.j the former has the gift of immortality, and
Can consign "to gl'-ry or infamy, the greatest name
of the earth. Wlurc-v i.!d have h-cn-the great
cli-ractcrs s fliM-.ry wh' out soin" . riter to red'ord
their actions! It is not, howeve r, tlie dead oiily,bu
the living also, that great writers have power oTtr.
Ia this intellectual, age, opinion is truly theqneen
of the v ci-Id j and wlio gu'de public oriuion hot men
of letters ? they are trie fcceprrs ef public conic?ence '
and the distributors of its judgments-' and honors. -
They are far above Princes and Statesmen, for .,
though llicss may have wealth and power, they can'
not have that permanent renown which all C0Tt
without the fiat of the literati." ' ' " . .
"A good consience jg the best divinity. ' 1 ;
You'll .-iver be mad, youare cf fj many; ,
minds! - " - - .:".--. - " '
You cannot make velvet of a eow's ear,
. . :i . j .... -..-.-i 0 , ..;: " .. r";:'
r-You are so cunning, yqu know not what wesitbef
it is when it rains. ' - ' - -
; .Yoa' pwili- fi d if out when you" come to fry the -r
eggs. "Spanish. This proverb has its origin frohi j
A thief who having stolen a frying pan, was tnet by J -
the i.. -ter.l of the house as 'he was going out who
ac'u'd him his business f' :re r he answered Mypu
w... anow when yuu gv .j fry I - eggs." It is pw
plicable toe s where wc 'r c ;ovei k..c valuer,
of a thing wLen it is wanted. . , .
Theresa no fishing, for trout in Iry ,, breeches.-3 ' '
Spanish: If." we WJd er,py any .good,. we must- -
make v the necssary sacrifices to obtain it. ,1 L
' TTe soft words and hard ai-"l: :i.li?. -
tempted to c ;t their su tirades for .one woo '' . ,u , '
, " "---.--. .When flatterers Meet, the ii:viLgoes to dmnef .
has proved unfit. tu be the. ruler of a free an y9 never know the worth c' water till tho well
independent people. ' I- rVy'.V :: ' - " ' ' ' '. V i.
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i'.v .a. their p-jii-
. .-r 13 ect t : .
! he was corr.pv... .
'. l. ..-nit lh ;..er..
LtifkJ !o e'vcr,
-cf j-,:
11 - -hay .
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. ! .i;zz-2 w- elected .to the Ci.! "
.;.;st'rr.cy of the Repehe," wh:di he held f.r
'.;!;! term ef iht yci'i: It was n
. ...y ' cer ; -hlle-i h: :.-ry; betas
' n t'. .i agitate 1 r.re " f: . .h " tl
' . i u'.l, it is ur.r.ejwe. .;y to 'alludj to
Atl':.i ir.i'j jrn'nn -of his successor,' on
. , . : , ISroi, G:-cfal Jack?6n f.
1 mighli.did time permit, point out how, 1
variues ways, the proscriptivc course of Pres.
i lent Polk is -calculaied to, and hn's already
injured, the prosperity, the happiness and wel
fir1 of bur city. TNot-even the proscriptive
rourso of Andrew Jackson did so much to
L.,,...r.l society spread ruin and dimay
'it n nrt noon T.tiinn in 'our midst, f 1 is ih
short reign of James K. Polk. ..The ie:.r:;..!
already made oy him in this city, nearl ;t
not quite, treble' the number madefy the 1 .....
er o." this system in the whole eight cars d
his iidministration a system-wtrch is calcu
late J, if not speed;: - , j-ed,-to L....g to a:,
tn J ' tr privile- . 3 Irtmen. laUntbri: .
ry! talk of corruption! .. eater brib-.;ry
can there Le than ihit of j to a man,
vote as I tell you, and when placed in power
I will reward oj. .. hat rrreiter corruption
than to prerr.i 2 tha tlrur' - rd, t! - biucheej
and the profane, ihai ia return fur their votes
fo whom you betray year secret, you givo your
l.beriy. Italian. . , . '
- Wealth is not his who gets it, but his who ehjdys
W'hen a nan is not liked, clever lie des is
1 not-keep a penrj, - i never. havs
BlT
' , I:o
2 .A to I-" honect but not to be rich -C
' p-icia entr- ve poes oat. '.
. 1 3 to 1 at the window is like, ..
x 1 ... la, puts up a1 till thaUbeigto'
" ... .. '. : . T'' .. ... .' " ' r.
(end a wedded life, bat keep thyself a bach- ,
nr:e .exertions iu mo csUo3
cf th
party
ch .-rn and LtLla bread, good Lord,
c . a guide an III wife; bat he tLt hath
Every rr.
her Scotch. .
if the. Doctor curei the Ihtei hsees it ; but if hs
kills the earth hides it-rSjunis.
- Better govto heaven in rags," than ta hell ia era-;
broidery 1 . ...
Bear and forbear is good philosophy. n , - '
Belter be, alone, than "in ill eesnjr r.s-V -
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