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. -. From Spniguc'a AMrtas. r ,- " STUDY ASD rLEASt'BE. ' A system of tHWation, in order to answer the lest purpose, $knuU unite pleasure tcilk improvement. Little improvement is to be ex pccted in any thing, unlets k Im pursued with alacrity? that which is regarded at drudgery bring scree- ij ever productive., of much real iwofit. It become thbreforfi a matter of jtreat importance that ev- . -cry thing should be none that, can be, in earn department or educa tion, to render the pursuits of the Student agreeable to bins. "' - This should be done in respect to tho phytical tart of his education. - especially in egard "to exercise. Let the ecrric Iw adopts ' Wind 10 awaken some degree of in terest or curiosity, or, even compe fiiion; and, so far as possible," .let there be some object in view the more useful the better beyond the wwe4l Let it not be coutinued so long as to produce more than a momentary lassitude, and if iwssible, let it be ftdMJteoio object; for the time, will .be most ttfectuilly gainedBy tbismcans the-rcpetition of it will become iii v. creastngly pleasant, and it will not ooly be erformed but anticipated ' . frith alacrity and delight. - In like manner every effort should be used to render the inttlUc - 1al part of education a source of pleasure. This is to be done by ' suitable attention on lb part of in structor! not to task the student too severely oil the one band, and not to throw oat a bait for indolence on the other; by allowing the' pupil tcf advance no more rapidly than be can advance intelligently and thor oughly; by exhibiting the various branches of study to which he at- - tends ' in their practical bearings """arid applications; and by encourag ing a well directed principle of eta- - u! at ion. Secare the Jeep interest cf a youth in bis studies, and yon thereby -secure bis improvement; out if hiiulcret be not seeured, your labors, however eseroplary, will be to little purpose. ' - - , And finally the same , object hould be kq in view in respect to ' the mora part of education. I know indeed that tlic carnal mind is en.-nity acainst God; and that it is not to be expected than the heart of every youth should be open as a matter of eoufc to welcome tho fluencel of the gospel. Neverlhe- - loss 1 do believe that genuine Chris tianity may be presented to the mind of a youth in such a manner is not to difgust, bat td attract, shinty not to curdle hisjdood as if a fpeclre had rwen up" before Lim, bat fo inspire him whb , conric tionthat religion meets him n a i friend, and tint she is a rood an- gel tent down from Heaven- on an , errand of love. And that this par pose may be gained, I would have every air of artificial sanct ity laid aside? and I wouM have religion 1 acted out before him iw the every day intercourse of life, in all ber vomer snul loveliness; and though !e letsons of morality snd piety 'should be frequent, yet the shoold , aeverb so lon ss to form an asso ciation bet wfen religion af fra someneM. Cet nome soeh method aslfii be sdoptdnd I doubt not j comes-a candidate, his whole de tbat the result will be that ehrististHl porttoent rtr altered, be meets too J raduaUy mterweMfl- sfaelft with the moft enirmian thoaghti of rue iiiiml, ana nnally pnm an influ eocn over it which will render it the power of Itod onto salvation. , : Tttgatt Conttilalian.--S fcarn hat the Secte-iavy of the flu fiftermincd to postpone rrpmnng the Constitution Frignte until the cwnjtion- of the Dry Dock at C!iarhton Nary-Yard, which will be carry next season, In order that she may be pot in a more perfect ronditiitrr than the otherwise could W thws mWYQH Iromitksj-Xh vork.tjL!bfiLn.atioo' ond pride snd , boa! of fbiston, hatre the honor of fcJ?iil?JL'i2,Crst ship repnire-A in tf fgftfttitiniriaj Dfr Dock" bafaTtne 12DENT0N GAZETTE AND FAR31KRS.. PALLADIUM. D0BX237XC. , : frum tb Uiluw Gettc. TREATING. our last wenk'a paneri In our last week s paperi we opened this' subject, by publishing llto law iiitrndnl for the suppres sion Of treat itigi which bas .remain ed dead letter on our statute book fur J thirty y cam. We hope this 4tat c ot things will nd lohgri be permitted, that the good sense of thii iftople will revive, it and en force rigidly its provisions. To wards the promotion of so-destra hi an object, wo - will present a few of the most objectionable fea turcs of tho practice audits corrup ting influence over the morals of the community. In the early his tory of our country,. ben our man- lli&9iaWtejL habita very simple, this pernicious custom was unknown. - J be ieo plc had too much integrity to be entrfepiied by such subterfuges and to much independence, to be in such degrading appeals to their senses. As we advanced in the career of human depravity we lost the plain habits and pure morals which distinguished the first the rices of civilization. In sli a "newuescruitioit'or politic tans arose, calling themselves toe pbople'8 men, who did nothing, but, lor the people, had M peinci plexor opinion but theirs; whose business wss to feed their morbid appetite with the grossest flattery As a return for such a sacrifice of independence and abandonment of principle, they thought themselves entitled by prescriptive right, to al the offices conferred by the people l ms class oi men nas rapidly in creased, they found it much more ea and convenient to be fed out oi t ne poiiic rr to man tnetr own, 0 -A a. they, soon became more numerou than the offices, and as an addition al Hueatent,--fe--prcfercncef t byt bate undertaken to pander to the palates by targe potations of ardfnt spmta. do that tbose wbo made the loodest profcsnions of steal and attachment, and imrchasc (or their use the larsest aaantrt of ' Ihe ruin, stootl the . most bte chance of being elcrteil. - What alaweiitahle picture of the morals ami intelligence of the community is here prrtentcil! That people. instead of enqnirm whether the talents and arqiiirements of the candidate render htm worthy of the office, -condescend twloose their In dependence in the desire to gratify tneir VKiatel appetite.: tve can scarcely reconcile eui selves with the idea, that this ra nothing but a transcript of what ;our happy country presents to the world at ev. ffy'clecttonIf oarTyei haf norio repealedfy witncsetr its truth', .'we wookl have bcKevcd it impominh, that country so far advanred in the principle of religious and po lities freedom shonld be sf slave t sochf a degrading prostitution of all the nobler faculties and principles or oar nature fV flow revohin onsnt it la be to every honorable man, for an old acquaintance to attempt to jnflo- - - ence nit ojnnion by means of a base appeal to his palate;- yet," how often is the painful scena exemplified? XTen, w ho on other occasions, pas Dy you onooticeo; as soon ss he be witn formal botv and smiling countenance mosf hypocritically enqnires fipto the ' health of vonr famify, atKTeoncloder by asking the pleasure of taking a drink of grog with you. The mind ir dirgasted nun sucu open viotatioss ot tbe so- sofJYevirtltafsf - vite of character and openness of! hean oofsppcarr, and its pine oc- cupu-iroy common place jiolitencss andltollow heartedness. ft these were tbe Worst consequences atten dant ojton thrtr odious' practice, mnch ar we rnisBt rerret them. still they mould net be worthy of es jicciai imeriermce, nut unlortu nately for the hoppinevs of thou sandt, these are mere drops in the iMick rt As awxwnpli fimfetrof point you t the scenes presented by nur court green and public meet ings laU In the evening. When, wherever the eye is turned, It en counters spectacles capable of har rowing up every feeling hiind. We Bee i here, men, who were once useful menilierl of society, kind fa then niid nflectwnato husbands, now by -means or ardent spirits have been turned into demons, out casts of society. Go and enquire f Ahem their history, ask I hem where they first acquired a re)ih for that which has proved their do n ruction, and they will tell you, it was on election grounds. Look over the country at the numerous widows and orphans, thrown upon aielfisj iiport and )ou will find that they owed all their bereavements to this infernal practice. ' Inquire into the history of prostituted genius and the blighting of early hop, and you have the. same melancholy re circle or our observation, or you no men starting out in life full of ani mation and hope, possessing talents of high order, being led by a desire of distinction t o become wndtl w are compelled, ia order to ensure tocircleeliowto partake- of the fatal draught and become its slave ever after resisting all the kind ad monitions of friends, and the con clusion of their on judgment iu their cooler momcots, which points to them, the too certain consequen ces in its persist snce of dcinadcd Character, ruined constitution, pov erty and a death-blow to all the fund hopes of relatives. Where is the advantage in this miserable practice to compensate society for such ruinoni effects? Ws have en quired and reflected but in rain. We see none. And ate we to con tinue a custom attodcd with so immense a sacrifice, of happiness,! honor, and healthf-and we- eeeiv not an iota of advantsre. Wetbb! on . a.1 t'.i....... challenge the strongest a lvocate t.f iu cause to produce a single benent to coanterpoise such complicated Mn3Hy$J vi neprsrny ana rm. Are we so infatuated to the adhcr- a nee of old co stows, t hat we a it willing to sacrifire "every thing. Let us tnme and reflect we would beg the closest attentrHi of every member of the community to this vhallr interesting ' aubiecL It UIVOIVM nil flint 1 ovir jo in, jot npon our enaracters we mtfst stand or faB-n- We would entreat them fwowe their influence irf arresting this demon of destruc tion,' rf bors prowling over our roan- try, prowfriting- the hSjprnei of lamilies, nlling out land with wi don sand orphans. There are ma ny otnerlfrongrjcrTIblr ""sw 'rri.iru, umwe nave already more than Liken op the space which we Intended for this subject, but wr will resume if here after; in tho meantime. We would exhort our readers, to take this sub- Jject info serious consideraltorf, and review in thcr minds its bitter fruits and be prepared to set on it at theentumaf election, brthelr disacirofiafioWof all who nndcrtake to gtrir and insulf their understand ng by this open ttnd deradinir berty, fur wie can give it no other name Colonization of Free B tacit nc ooard oi ajanogers ot the A- merican Colonization Society hare (maseu a resoiairon mar, encourag ed by the kind Providence which has thus far favored their efforts, they wilf immediately commence arrangements for obtaining the ne cessary funds and sending to Libe- ifift - n sets, from dlflct ect parts in-tlie U- nited States;- on the Jtrsf days sf i May, July, September, Woveniber, jai.aary sod march. The first vessel shall rail from Netv York on the" first of May tbe second from Baltimore, en the first of July; the iniru rrom rraiuueiphin, on the first f Wsxnwb&J9&r from different slaces, whenever such places shall, with thtf a'kl of other mearrtanherebmm such places to be desijuated in due j time . , I . ", ' i foigk Proof Powder. A eounify man lately purchased a cask of gun Iidwdcr for the tip country market, ii retailing it) bit his return borne, he gave it the following recommen dation to ttl quality 'Artcr I'd bought it,' said be, Sal stuck a candle into it, and when it bad burnt down, the4owder caught fire, and was half burnt out before I could fetch a bucket of water to throw upon it. , i , ssrwavaasa (.: The conUnttd Female. A uoble man soliciting a . young country girl to abandon ber rustic slate, and retlo in a populous city, she re plied, ','Ali! my Lord, the farther rweTemoTe " - froTnnmclresf the greater is our dittaWe from happi ness!" They who leave their homes, uncalled by Providence, iu search of happiness, generally lint! E. Farmer. ronxiar. XBOUIEIIUOC ' Uy the-Ilf M4Ui barqaerrf7)i Catharine, arrived at Charleston on Friday evening ZJih uIt. from Liverpool, whenrashe sailed on the I4lk February, the editors o the Courier have received London pa twrs of the evening of the 12th, and Liverpool pnpets of the moruing of I bo 14b uu. ' Matters appear to be yet quite nsetiiea on me continent. Ill Uuka de Nemours, second son I'bilip, King of tie French, had been elected King of Dthiium. hut .L' I l ... me ricoca voTcmmeiu nave re jected the of&r, - tbas throwing bock on the llclxian Congress the question which they suppoietj was settled. Tho place Was not filled at tha latest datri. - The ilntish I'arliarornt atxrm ; Tl.e Chancellor of (he Exche quer has proposed to Par foment to lay a flaty of pn nraav per vokmd en alt raw Cettvai imported, ' with a drawback, duty to tbe sarne amount on all manafactured Cotton export- eu. ia ronsenuence of iku iirnrvn. smon, i ne raw article had ad vatic cd tntlie Liverpool rnaiket. a . t . , . . in ninr wriTii ii irr given hi f- 1., leirni roust rurt Mrtis U the intrulinn thi subject, weco;y below the Un$ once tied oh tins oi caron in iho 1 louse of Commons, by th i'hsnccllor of lur cxcrteqiirr, S reKfleJ lit tbe London Courier. W bdber a twn- uy cT pound is intended to be ttie whole duty, or so much in addition Icart to our readers to oVtrt mine. Ia Committee of, the ; Whole of the House of Commons, Feb. 11, the Chancellor ot tho Exchequer rrbensxt fai he was a Lout io propose was one to which he anti cipated object ions -which ol.jettrons would however, be COOuter balanc. cd by (be irdtautogef. A It would be ODjeetetf, ne cijcteJ, that it went to impose a new tax on one of our staple manufactures, and would, be sides, be attended by the inconve niences consequent upon a draw back? doty lleadmiited, he re peafrd, that thes were oljertioni; but besides l.hryn wilhngness to tsmper with a sUi.Ie commodity by ;miosing a new lax upon It, tit sum would be small, and only in tended to meet the loss which the r eu union oi the dutv on the annui ortido in another form would occa sions T' commirtee was swarf. u 1 niur nig rae tax on ftrihrt'd Cottons, those. consumed '7ikm nuaiM srv as loss to the ariitnal rprrmi ef .nnn . r,cr c"csr' ti.rre wobI.I be a OOOj sndtlicy were also asire l Hal no ground orihaf reduction- was, that the tax' fell niora rfir.tl.l on the less wealthy dasssi.' (Ilear, hear.) . Now he nrdnotrrf- a iKrn taw, lax over ill lha cbuffiimror , I 7 f cotton instead of on one part, as the duly at present nrrirI-.ni-fir snd thusjavf the revenue, and Ge '"PS . vv ;-,-;-!, " - - ...ajttV complished by a duty , of Id. per 1 I kiu nd on all raw cottons imported with a drawback duty to the aamo amount on all manufart ured cot toti ex pot ted. Ho had admitted th0 objections to this dran back duty, sud l)y a tax on the raw - material of industry, but put it to the Com. roiitcb whether tho" advantages, oa the other band, did not more than counterbalance the objections; (Hear.) He would take the revenua to be thus derived at 500,000. judging by the average import of cotton for the last few years. The import hut year of all was 179, 200,000 lbs.) but he would take the average of (he preceding" $eai- namely, 1 19,500,000 lbs. .. hick, at Id, per lb. .wouM, produce JC43TT;- 000 that is to sat X500.000 ia round numbers.' , ' Tlle grcat" "uefl ion" "of Reform was to have been brought forward in Piitliaineiit ou jhe 1st of March, by Lord John Russell, with the u- auiuous atprubalioU' of the- gov cruroent. Although not a Cabinet Minister, he was selected for tha7. task on account of hi astiduous ad vocacy of the cause iu onfa vbraUe ltorir'!;'.j"'- ;"TltelccTw place iu the Uclgtan Congress ort the 4th Feb. Tbero were 101 members present, absolute majori ty 06. For the Duke of Nemours tO; Duke of Leucbtenberg C7; Archduke Charles 35. None of the candidates basing the majority required, a second ballot was made, when of l'J? the Duke of Nemouri had 97; the Duke of Leuchtcobrrg 74; sud Archduke Charles 21. Tie Duke of Nemonrs Jiaing the al!ute majority of the votes, the President ..proclaimed LouU D'Orleans, Duke of Nemours, King of the' Belgians. , Tlic president then read the de cree of proclamation, declaring the Puke limg, on condition of Ins ac cepting the Constitution, and tak ing the following, oath: ! swear to observe the lonstitulion and the !f Belgian people, to main lata the aatiohgl indeicodenee, and tr.e integrity of the territory. (Long and loud acclamations tro reeded from the gallarics and all larts of the halj.and were repeated by the crowd outside.) I he event was aaooooccd to th citizens by proctaroaTions7 Tha London Courier of the 12th Feb. pi.blihrs, in a second edition. an tmporttnt communtration from its UruseIS correspondent, dated Wednesday ftbhf, vshicb states. that a protocol from the Congress" of London, dated the 7th - alt. had been communicated to the nroviJ rI-(Governments that" even'mrr and that 4l not only declared, that the French Corernntenl is resolved to reject the offer of the crown of Helgmm for the Duke of Ncmourr. but that" it adheres to the protocol of. the 20th January, and conse- quently f"iMrtir tho letter of Count Stbastiani. It further state, that. in the event of the Duke of Lcuch lenhurgbeiW riffffie nrouosed and elected, he will not ' te recognised ' j ony or the , live-rowers. Tbe samerorrespondcnf. in a letter dat- ' ed Thurmliy evenrng, states that ;, ai. ritesson, the French mioistrr. had declined to sisn the note sent tojhe Provisional Government with the above 'protocol, and that tha diplomatic commission had refuscdf to lay the document before Con press, having returned it to Lord? ; X'onsonuyl f ' There appears to have been no' regular fighting between the Rus sian, a nl Poles. A few trifling jdtftafJuuLt akfnidce, sjshlcb were altogether' offensive on tbe parfofthe Poles, they having node incursions into the Kussiao wrrito- , ry. "! - It is said In the English papers,' that if the duty on newspaper stamps and advertiserricnts shoaU ; be reduced, as rtoposed by tbo CliaixfcIIor of tKs r'xchsquer.news pajierti wjM fid sold at sixpencr v stead of sevenpence, and sliort sd' vertrscmenil will beVlnVen'cd tV of neve ne poor coninner of I he orti- four shillings Instead of, ai B0rtJ 11 If i twi - i inning IUJUUU OI,
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