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UNION. THE CONSTITUTION. AND THE LAWS-THE GUARDIANS Of OUR LIBERTY".
vi. XVIII.
TIIUISD.IV, JA.MAKV2I, 1830,
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;. Cs4 t V ee of hi wiags;
IS '.- s t a atnf.1 iWieaa
4 I aaarta art s .lev'css t'onga!"
t) i Lss. ivs, V I've ss-ss
r.fc J y! y ' elaasv
F .- -a ' woH afl el"", m arwkaa
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vl y I.. I nas-b ! teatled
l) yti iti 1T :rliat(a cara,
M m(Hm4 aha ktm Vj bfita4eJ
lltf 4aJ -aa4 aa laft --hi.hMi!"
1)1 t"i li i 1, '' (Vara !. aincrrtt'l
Mf heart baaa fit' all aloaf : (
Or a.irta ra f t'art h 4arl-
U, C loarj, r a wild jraar n.."
FIHSt LOVE.
Piere are mownls in the lifeof allof ut '
htfh are wrti the real of our ettatence;
an l. perbap., it i one of them when the
(are and guile'cs heart first discovers
liiit it l ea and is brl ived: at leaat any
one oh.i saw Ellen Stanhope, the henv
ie of my ennple tale, would have thought
to.
She ws sminf nhere her first love.
tree r La I f.iund her. reading and re-iead-'
i ita c-ottenie. umil evsrr burnine and '
nsiMMle word wss graven on her heart
fifftrr; ihe e-ilor mantling on her fair
ehek, and the light of a young and buoy
ant spirit smdmg over her fare, until one
wijlil have at no.t fancied it ibe e-nrite-
aiiiee of an aiget, an miI irjce cou, be '
liieernd of e.itMy care or nnnv. j
Thr.e dep and delightful feelings were,
interrupted by the entrance of her moth-.
sr. j
" Have you ha?d Iron our dear Ly;
dit!" inquired Mrs. Stanhope.
Helen timidly gave the letter to berjpiile at length arrived, lo gladden the
muher, an I eagerly watched her connie
nne ss she perseed it. There wss
notSing in its fond atd gratified expres
thin to check the warm and glowing
lam if her ovn t'toughta; and fling
tug her-elf into her mother's srms. ahe
hid her blushing face in her bosom. '
"There is one thing, my der Helen,
id Mrs. Stnh-pe. when they had both
b0'n so nwht composed, there is
ne ring wnicn gives me some iini un
eaaincst; not that I entertain a single doubt
oi lis Honor and disinterested sfleetion f
r ... . .
of Sir Harry La ton, but it is p .aib!e.
mi iro'nhis having always mrtymi here,
noting in a style of elegance and afilj
enee. he may be unconscious thst your
uu il residence is s farm house, and that
yia are poriionles and lowly born."
Helen louked op witli a momentary
exjiret.ion of doubt, but it passed away
in at inatant, and she smiled in youthful
confidence and trust, and said,
Mother, will ynu see Harry Law ion
when he eomi-S this eveninr. and tell
hun every thing? then if he repent him of .
one siiigt word here trseed. it slial! be;
me as if it rud never been written. Uui j
sii'Miiii he remain unchanged "
She aied in confusion, and deep
'bi-hes mantled over her face and neck.
Mr. Sianhnp re,j ntuerstood every
fe-bng of ber guileless heart, and prom
ised i,i J as she wiahml.
It wiiulj be making Helen nut more
h n wo nan il 1 were t deny, that be
een then snd the hour appointed lor
ihebuont-i's viaii, ahe never once fevred,
well a Imped for its result, and re
Hed bia hieh sniril and loftv hearinf
. . - l w
""i birchoiling sadue.s. Hut then he
l'iv,J I,,.; ,, , ,,e young it an
almighty and all prevailing power, which
dl ultimately surmount and subdue ev
crv oSatacle in in patft.
'rseinly aha heard his knock hia
'Ci ii the staira and the t nes of his
"ice readied her ears, probably for the
lio inn-- die drawing room door closed
Hie critis of her fate was come, and
ahe sat d.iw n by her liUle work table and
hnrird her lace'm her bands.
Nearely q.urier of an hour elapsed
hef..re Mfi. Siauh.ipe appeared, and one
KUiK-e ai her countenance waa enough for
ll'-tu; t:e.r long itatraiued ein ilion gush
(d lor.h w .thoul control, and Hie tears she
lie J wer tltoM of anj ihlfu!at.
I tHt bo r4ih it U U fry nhu
I fc1jr." aht iJ. raiaiHf bt
!aik ejr-. sutl fliitrnaf tLruuh their
dy (tint'l -but I au!J &j it,
njr i.n Mi barUnf.
Mm. tUnUp oeiioair1f kiar!
. m. . -
ner axhier a cbeck. and led ber t ber!aadS.r Hairy reaaamedia total ignafwo
iaj patient lover. I of aar eorreaiHMidenct lunne lakes rde
II tbera veie momenta whea Sir liar-j
ari.UK-r.iie fiiker. it tu whea f-r r'
mied frot iht ilrbrj f Hrb-a'a met
and awile. N her pn-aeaea every thing
waa lorgAiiea. bu ber aiocrre ue aad
deraiednea.
SJrt. KtiiiliAp had eome to toaa'lo
rereirt uall legacy beque.tltrd to het
by an ajeJ relative, and that butineta al
length cMic!ttded. alia determined aolong
er to ireapata on the hnapiialiiy of the
kind friend, who ha! invited them to
make ber bwe their home, during their
lay. Aa early day aa iherefure fi.eJ
for iheir rrlara ti the faroa. abere aba
reaidrd ith aif note broihrrlo king
after hia hnuteho!J aT.ira. and aupplying
ibe place of a mother of the beautiful
Lydia IlaH'ia.' hia onlr child.
The change frooa their preieiit mde
of living to the biMiIee ol hm, would
dHibtlee be felt be both mother and
daugbw; but it n not thai that Helen
dreaded, it aa the aeparatinn from her lo
ver. Wuh tier lootbri'a rMrmivaiia. the
promioed t eorreapnnd with him, and it
waa agreed that the following summer!
be ahould come and claim hia betrothed
bride. Sir Harry accompanied them to
Ihe end of tie first etage, and then quit
tmg ihem with regret setoff for the dwell
ing of hi father. Lied Rivers, in Wales.
Mr. Dalian rectived hU sister and
niece with his avual kindneas, and eon
gratulaied the latter on her conquest. Not
a Lydia, ahe appeared sullen and re
served; visions ot splendor bsJ sprung
up in her young mind, and their influence
nn h-r ra.nnrrs speedily became vieible
ho Frank Ererton. her oil lover, who
marked the alteration with anfer and re-
g'Ci. From the moment of Helen re
torn a reaerve and eoleee took the plact-
of the warm sisterly sffection with which
the cousins hsd hitherto regarded each
other; and when two months had elaps
ed without bringing any tidings of Sir
Harry. Lydia waa never tired of taunting
her euin wuh the desertion of her no-
hi" lover, until Helen might have exclaim
cd, in the words of sa old Srotch ballad
That I am fit a.k.n, a -ma spare not to tell,
I m'aa -eil lUrir erooif,,
B.iih eveione and mntninr.
Thau gitaari t mj neart wi'a knell.'
Dot she was loo happy and too trusting
not t bear all th'S wuh indifference; and
Iter meek and gentle replies olten wem
to the heart of her thnrghiless cousin,
who, but for a bitter spirit of envy, woulJ
have f.lm upon her neck snd prsyed to
be l-rirn.
The long and anxiously hoiked for e
he.rt of her to whom it was addressed.
Its content, would be as uninteresting to
the general reader aa all love letlere usu
ally are, ssve lo the parties concerned.
De it sufficient lo know, that it contained
"thorn his thai breathe and words that
burn." -but it was quickly followed bv
another, froia the father of her lover,
wh'o'h consisted only of a few brief and
chilline sentences,
lie haa be.rd ol the engagement, he
shout J raiher sav ciitanflement. of his
. I
M as Stsnbope must be sware thai'
son.
the alliance would be a moat unequal one:
and he relied on her bnor snd good feel
ing to break il off. and lo return any let
ters Sir Harry might in lutnre send to
her, unanswered and unopened." He
assured her lhal their union could only
be consummated at the risk of his etcrual
ihaledietion.
Img did the deeotue girt sit with this
lett-r in her hand, which had so rudely
criiohed eerv bright snd fondly cheriah-
! ed hope. Mr. Stanhope offered no con
a dation. ahe well knew that in the first
tojrst of human misery il was mockery.
But she bent over and silently kissed the
pate brow of the youthful sufferer, ontilj
roused by her eaiesses, poor Helen rc
tnembered that slie had yel a molher, a!
f..nd. anxious mother; and for the sske
of that beloved parent abe alrove to shakej
off the oppression which seemed weigh'
ing her spirit lo ihe esrth. and lo reflect ,
on what was proper to be done in this;
hour of painful tiinl.
She could not besr lo pirt from Sir;
Harrv, without one singln word of 'ex
planaiion or adiCd. and therefore enclos!
ed a few lines lo him in a letter address-'
ed to lord Rivers; in which ahe begged i
to assure his lordahip, that his confidence!
hsd not been misplaced, and thst, wiilw
out bis consent, Harry Law ton would
never be more lo l'r than a very dear-she exclaimed, ifr a lone of wild and
friend. Her farewell wss affectionate' pasaionste tenderness. Tell me is he
and womanly; a wiah to apare hia feel-j wellf Is he happy?" ' .
ings caused the suppression of much of j Dm ssdder thoughts succeeded this
that tenderness which her breaking heart buret of irrepressible emotion aud she
longed to pour out before him; and paaa- bent down in ailence to collect the acatter
ing over what ahe fell in aitence, ahe en- ed flowers, while her tesrs felt on them
treated him to forget her, and called on . like rain.
Heaven to "bower down its choicest bias Did you know him, then!" inquired
sings on her who might be his future the old man with a keen glance.
,ire. I " Yea he visited at the house where
Pare iniuJed as tltkn was, and un- j I was staying while in London."
fcaclMTj-rd ia tb erUTa it netet
rin J m brf in iuaprrtlhal ifJ Rivrra
wa'd ppreM Ut rairiKtrd t li
rar. Tkit taa artaally tka caae. II k
Ltrdakip aa Liarclflno arb mated bj
lit fiebi appeal of lb deuted girl. M
uDrr it t paaa iuo tba banlt bia son;
beiaeea kia f.iber and teir.nbe.1. Her
long aUeaeo. however, aurnriaed him, and
when he found every letter retarned.
unopened, he aooa ceaaed i hnauble hia
proud apirii before one nha time eeorned
nd trifled with fci. There waa a
mediating voire to w diaper how adieu
ibiiae preeioua epiidee bad been preaaed
to the lipe and heart of her to whom they
weie addrtaaed; and hat bitter learahad
been ahed oer tliem before abe eonaigned
ibeia t her mother, to enrloae and direct
them to one whoac lived name moat never
be traced by her again.
Th morning Helen had received Lord
Rivera lticr, aha anrlaed.1ier eya
ith a vaf e and dreamr recollection of
the occurrence. Again abe at umbered oa
her pillow, and prayed to be permitW-d hi
slumber on little hwgrr in f.irgctfulnctr;
but her band resting nn a locket winch
ahe wore, all the vivid remembrance of
loal happineaa started up. and weighed oa
her heart like lead. She groaned in
anvuiih and bilierneaa of aririL. and aa
abe raiacd her eyes to heaven, she, for the I
first time, became aware that some one
. r-v
was setting beside her bed, watching
tenderly over her troubled repose. Il wss
l.ydia, ber eyes swollen with crying. Iter j
countenance subdued by sorrow. MiC
lifted the burning hand of the young euf
ferer lo her Ims. and went over iu the?
were tears of penitence and regtet.
Forgie me! Oil. forgive me!' the
sobbed out, and let as love one another
sgain, as we used to do."
Helen flung her arms around her
cousin's neck, and laid her weary 'head
aarmAfVi lima? luaaiAftw I tie, are) sat lawmskt asw eT a I va .
ed a friend,' abe said, and for the rest, I
thy will, oh UmlJ- not mine, be done.
Teach me, I implore thee, to bear thy
ehssteniog meekly and wuh a thankful
epirit' " - ' !
Long did the two girls pray to him,
bo alone c.n aenJ an answer of peace, '
and the calmneas she sought once more
gleamed iijuin Helen's open brow as she
returned the fond kiss of ber anxious
mother and the aflceiioaate smile of her
warm heartrd uncle.
From that moment the name of Sir
Harry Lao ion became an unknown
sound, and hia very remembrance gradual
ly paaaed away from the minds of all ssve
one, who secretly cherished il in her
heart. She often longed to speak of him
U her mother; to ak her if abe thought
he could have obeyed hia father's mandate
and firgoiten her; but the wnrda died
away upon her dps unutlered, and she
continued lo suffer in uncomplaining
silence. Lydia, cured of her momentsry
thirst for splendor, returned to her former
love, aod her old habiis. But her own
recovered happiness did not render her
unmindful of the total wreck of her con
sin's, and ahe was continually forming
little plans and parties ol pleasure, to wean
Helen from dwelling on the psst, who
was too grateful for her kindness not to
endoavor lo appesr pleaaant and happy.
And ahe aucceeded so well, that even her
watchful mother waa deceived. There
is but one to hnm the secret mysteiies,
of ihe human heart are known, and He,
regardeth al waj its sorrows in love and
1
merer.
The f-dlooine summer brouiht an
addition to "heir little parties, in the per
son of a Mr. Ackhut, who -came down
to L for his health, and rented the
next house to llist occupied by Mr. Dal
ion. Helen met bin first at the residence
of a friend, and attracted by aomeihing in
the demeanor of ihe feeble old man, exert
ed herself to plesse and amuse him; and,
in spite of hi stern snd reserved manners,
she succeeded. She was glad to lake hia
arm during their evening walks, in prefer
ence lo making that unlucky number, a
third, where two of the parlies happen
to be lover. And when hia feeble aiepa
could no Linger keep pace with the
buoyant activity of Frank and Lydia, ahe
would rest with him on a rustic seat,
until the lovers Ml inclined to return,
On one of these occasions. Helen hsd
gathered a profusion of wild flowers, and
she sat at his feel wreathing ibem into
garlands, and listening to his worJs. and
replying to his remark with the affec
tiouaie attention of a child,
" Bye the bye," aaid Mr. Ackhurst,
abruptly, ' I heard from a dear young
friend of mine yesterday. Sir Harry Law
ton."
The fl iwers dropt from the trembling
hand of Helen, and looking eagerly tip.
He ia about tt be mantedr I
Hellea wrong ber hnJ. lot no ei-Uie
clamaiioa eeaped ber trembling lip.
A report to the aame effect reached
me eome time ago, ctMitiaued Mr. Ark
hurat. either unmindful an nneonacioua of
ihe pain which be waa inflicting. Uut
I brlee that bia father. Lord Rivera,
acted aery ill in that affair; aaciificing
too yourg and fond hearta at the alur of
bte acenraed pride end ambition.
Helen trembled at the vehemence wi h
which he ap4e. Hie Iyrdhip waa not
aurely no much to blame. ahe aaid. ia a
ao-thing tone. He probably had higher
and nobler views fur his only awn, which
aa alliance with an una noon and portion'
less girl would have frustrated or deatmy
ed."
liul did she love him! Did the g'ul
love him! said the old man.
Dearer, far dearer than her CX
iatenrc! abbed Helen wildly.
MTbca woe to him who on any pre
tence haa sought to divide them.
Still a father a ambition, and pruie.
jmay be urged ia behalf of Lord Rivera,
said Helra after a tang and painf-1 ailence.
I Do yon plead foe hiiu said tte 4J
man. parting away the bright curia from
-her forehead, and fating sadly sod
J tendeily nn her face,
I Oh! (iod; this is too-much. lean
! nol hear it.
. ... .
la striving to soothe the anguiah wMcb :
shook las feeble frame. Helen forgot for:
;a while her owa eause of suffering; ami j
'ibis last, worst blow of all, Harry Law
ton s inconstancy; let she bad ble
htm forget lier and be happy: vainly trust
ing in her own atrength, aud thinking thai
'she could rejoice in eweh an event. The
moment of bitter trial ditcovered lo her
her weakness and her all-enduring love.
They had ' both eomewhat .recovered
their composure when the lovers return
ed; but Lydia'a clear ringing laugh emote
painfully on the ear of ber unhappy cou-
! tv
You have not been idle, I eee! said
Prank Egeiton pointing to the flowers.
and lifting up a wreath of white rnses, he
idaced it on the brow of Helen, and ask
ed Lydia, if ahe did not look very like a
bride in it.
The allusion was too much for the al
most broken-hearted girl, and uttering a
low thrilling exclamation, ahe sank faint
ing at bis feet and in thst stsis was borne
home lo h-r anxious and alarmed mother.
The following morning, at an early
hour, Mr. Ackhural called at the farm to in
quire after the health of the invalid. His
step waa firmer than it had been for ma
ny weeks, and a self-satisfied smile played
over hia aged facet Helen wss up, and
sitiine br the open casement; but she
still looked pale and sorrowful. The old
gentlemsn took her burning hand, snd
pressing it affectionately, bade her con
tinue lo place her trust in Providence,
and prophesied that many happy days
were yet in store for her.
Helen shook her head with a sad smile;
but she felt grateful to him fir bis kind
ness and attention. Some daya after
words, (by the advice of her mother,
who thought that the air would do her
good,) Helen Ventured out, leaning nn
the arm of Mr. Ackhuiatand Lydia. The
quiet beauty of a summer'a evening shed
ita holy influence over her calmed apirit;
and her affectionate cousin marked with
pleasure the kindling of her eyea. and the
flushing of her hitherto pale cheeks. The
sounds of an approaching vehicle were
j heard, and a travelling carriage, covered
' I I . . II' : . .
I witn dust, uasiieu oy tnein who greaiineca. ami mium iiirm .
rapnlitv: in another instant it stooped abj
ruptly, and a young man alighted and
advanced rapidly towards them. One
glance al his noble and nnnly form was
enough for Helen; she trembled violently;
and cluug convulsively to ihe arms of her
companions lor support.
Good heavens! exclaimed Mr .tar
ry, as he approached near enough dis
tinctly lo recognise them. My father
and my Helen!"
Ilia father! The whole truth burst sud
denly on the mind of the bewildered girl
as she hesrd these word; the whole Dies
sed iruth; and she Mi ihat there were in
deed happy daya yet in store for Iter. J
The eooihing voice of her lover did not(
aerve lo dispel the mists which were gathj
ering over her mind. She felt like one;
in a dream. She was conscious that their
hands were joined, and a father's bless
ing breathed upon them; then all waa a
blank, until the tear and caresses of Ly
dia recalled her agiin lo life, to anew ex
istence of hope and joy.
Lord Rivers wss not naturally a bad
hearted man, although selfish and ambi
tious; and the anguish which he saw his
son daily endaring, while under the con
viction that her he so passionately loved
was false and unworthy of liim, smote
hi in to the hear'. At first he trusted to
the sophistry of those who assert thst
iim, or change of scene, can eradicate a
deeply rooted affection; but the wasting
form of Sir Harry laught him the falacy
of such a trust; and al length he deter
mined to ree, and judge lor himself, of
the beauties and virtues or her who had
so enthralled ihe mind of hia son.
The quiet and touching anrrow which
so strongly marked her countenance and
manner, and the affectionate confidence
J tteaiMia whirh IleUa betoed m
da;royer of lir ee. aooa ahbd-ed
and aoiienea every piuui ana aiurai
te preju!ier; and he a length wrote that
letter to bir limy, wbtcb baa been lbs
means of bringing him down to L .
All litis wss e.i.Ii.ied in fewer wind
tlian I have taken to write it. And if
Helen noticed that her loer lMked p!er.
and eomewhht graer and tdJer th.n
whea ther had Uat met, and he bered
her frseile niid dVlic.te for. ech re
membeied tlat it waa love which bad
wroueht the chance.
There is but h Ct more to tell, aa 1
shall ao attempt to it scribe or pariicu-
larize their j"ywus and aunj'Ie Lnd.l. or
ihe feclingaol llie beaut lul bride whew
Frank Egerino held up ih wreath of fa
ded roses beboe her, and reminded Iwi
of hia prophecy, Tbejr were of mingled
happiueae and gratitude' to lhal Rud wloi
had wrought so meieifoliy for her ejore
then, changing her mourning ir.to j.y.
And Lord Rivera, in hia deelininf )rai,
cheered by her eoulre, or aoo bd by her
aflVrtiitnatc lauderne. found ooeauae to
with thai the wife of hia son had b-eii!
other than the gentle Helen. E. Y.
A MATHEMATICIAN.
A boy shout fifteen years old once said
tome, wuh an important air. "I went!
throueh Daboll's aritomelie three times
last win er, sir, and I can do any sn-u in
lite battiest eypiicrii.g ihh.ii yna ran bring.
I did nt dispute nor doubt hut nh.t be
could uuthanicalfo obtain the an.oer of
stmt any mmuimJ in m Look under
anil rule. But I iliouKht he had, tike ma-'"
nv others, iwrfe fguret mlhout mo. , jiw wpre Mnar,le to write; and in 1837.
ing, and I asked lorn the f.loo,..g , wf 4(JU ,ietn,B 1047
lion: What willtwentv jwiunda ol beef j .. . . .
eome to at twelve eema "per p.o.d. pro- j "re mM to F ,he, ,Ulf
rWeo? Ihe bttf it ire lhirj$ fair ) menu it appesra that the deplorable ex
ile hesitsted a while, and then said, fn of ignorance which now exist is not
if you will tell me wbat Hie 1st comes
to, I'll do the sum."
1 laughed hcarii'y. Ir I could not re
strain mysi-lf. He soon said lo me with
considerable spirit:
If yon will tell me the rule it comes
under, I will tell you hat it comet to."
I still ssid nothing, for his ludicrous
embarrassment prevented my speaking
al tlieinsiant. when he with great vehe
mence said;
It is an unfair sum I never saw
such a sum in the bok, in my life.
He considered me an impertinent
school master, snd I put him down as a
fair specimen of mnt of the children
taught in our common schools. Tbey
make no application of their b asons to
the practical business of life. They do
not think. They are nol taught that
thinking has any thing to do in obtain
ing an education- This unfortunate lad
had never brought the business of the
norld on to the slate, or into the school
room. No; lh at two thirds fat he could
not tinderaland he could not put the fat
under any rule he had never seen a
aum that had any fat in it before.
SttLifl afar en tkt PtnpU't Eduction.
DON'T KILL YOUR BEES.
Mr. Cotton lately read before the Ash
mole n Society at Oxford, some notices
on bees, and his first position wss "nev
a esna a .
erkiii a nee.- ine nee owner iUlei, tn, by ihat of other conntrSea tlial
the funttut manmut or common tiuni. . . :. .:..:
ball, a powerful instrument ready to his
I. I. L I. ! . U l.. I. I.. ..Innl a
more humane mode of treatment. The
uanos. wnic .v . -...
Smoke of fungus, when so dried as to
, hold the fire, haa a siupifying eff. ct on
brimstone does, wii'ioul any oi ita ueau
ty effects. By means of this, weak
swsrms, which would not live through
the winter, may be united lo strong blocks.
Mr. Cotton stated il as a fact, borne ui
by experiment, utai a nie mu. o o-u
will nol consume more honey in the win
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tes man a siock in us n.iur.i vi.tr. m.
rai siaie. i nis j
iss pastor. Ue j
wss discovered bv a Sw
Gelior. The additional heat seems to
serve instead oi aaoittonai woo, to arcji
up the vitality of ihe half t rp.d b. es. j
He recommeiMl a eld. dry. dark 'n.
the colder the better, a the best winter
nuartera tar bees. I hev will consume
less honey lhan U left on their summer
stands, and will nol be weakened by the
loss of thousands, which out of the pre
mature wsrmthof someesrlv spring day.
are caught by the culJ winds, fall to ihe
ground, and never rise again. Dryness,
however, is essential; and he describes
the process of ventilation, or pr -ir air- j
in nf tlm hives in summer, as the most
valuable improvement in bee keeping.
Every farmer ahould keep bees, a few
swarms to furnish honey for bis own ue
if no more. They cost Imle; forage,
wherever the wild flower grows, have no
idess of distinction in landed property,
and furnish the individual who has a
lasie for studying the habits of insects or
observing the" wonder of thai power we
call instinct, an ample fietd" of surprise
and gratification. v
Gtnnttstt Farmer.
The bitterest hatred in the world, is
that which festeis under a calm and ami
able exterior. The pasaionaie man is
easily appeased, but the cold-blooded vil
lain never forgives.
Rather sst, than follow example.
VIRGINIA C;OVEKN0RS IdES
The meaaage of the Cover', rrrseat-
ed at the opening of the present eeasioa
if tic Virginia Igialaiare. it s plain and
sensible dommrnt, eanSrarieg aobractt
some of which nr a.f par.OMO.nl impof
tinee to the people t-f North Candma, at
well na vf Virginia. ' allude mof
particularly to the system of com mow
schools, and the disposition of the ptibit
lands; both of which, at this lime.deservt
ibe moat eerhnia rooaideratioa.
In the former of these, it is matter of
regret, ihat after n trial f twenty yea re.
aud with an annual eipenditure of mors)
than f"ny-fie thousand dollars, il.e aja
teta has been founj to be so defective and
so imperlerily executed, -ahat but IUo
haa been done toward the eduratioa of
the poor elnlJrea in that eommoa wealth.
It appears from statements procured by
the Governor iron five city and borouja
courts and ninety-three of the eoontj
courts, that in the year 1817. being the
year previoue tu the introduction of the
eytten of popular instruction, the appli
te.ni for tuarriafe licenses amounted to
Afm t mhm I I2T were unable to writ
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;ic iniro.iuru.in i toe eymrm. .
ber of aiidicante waa 5049. of whom
perceptibly less than it was twenty yeare
ago, when the system wss first adopted,
in view of the many defects of the sys
tem now in opeiation, the Governor goes
on to observe; ,
A system otpnputsr instruction, such
as is needed by the state, and within ita
means to provide, ahould look as well to
the class whose revenues are insufficient
in educate their children without somn
sssistsnee from the state, ss to that which
is more indigent; and to the gradual in
crease of the, number of experienced and
qualified teachers "and of well organized
schools. At present, the former clase
may he said to be wholly Unprovided for.,,
conaisling of small landholders, and oth -ets,
whose inconsiderable incomes will '
not admit of their taking upon themselveo '
the whole charge of their children edu
cation; but who are yet able, and might'
be relied npon, cheerfully to contribute io
ihe support of a judicious and compreheo-
sire system,, .Schools establiahed " and
mnintsined by private and public contri
butiona would be belter managed and bet
ter attended, than if they were exclusive
ly on state account; and their advantagea
would not be declined by any from reluc
tance lo appear as applicant for assist
ance. The syrtem which 1 propose, for
the inefficient one now in ose, ia reeom- '
mended by the experience of our sister
j mou,j ire . .
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thousand schools, in order to nlare one
in every convenient and proper loeaiieHi
the locations lo be selected with refer
ence lo the accommodation of the great
est number. The number of school to
be allotted to the counties, and the ritee
which tbey should occupy, to he teferred
to the respective County Courts, onrier
the restrictions and directions as to thw
territorial extent end population, that ahall
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he rilrJ w w fchoJ u rtr
d-i(f d fcv ,a w ,t jg Mfnime,, ,h, ittch
B t, j , jn,l,e ,,e n.i, w
pult;nr up mnJ buildings for the purpose,'
i at the charge of the siie a each di-
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M jJe me AM c
lh m,mher of fCn,M,,, four ibonsand
,CHr, whJ prb,DT ,MfBewnl iA
ihe cnmnrencemeni. each undertaking the
charge of two school, and djaiding hie
time belweia them aa may bo directed
by taw. The compensation of ihe teach
eis, which would constitute the material
part of ihe charge of such a plan, to be
made up by the united contribution of
ihe tiuHlte ami of ihe districts within
whfh w ,choo, mtn ,,-iwd. he fi,
by an allowance from the income of the
L'terary Fond; " the latter, that is, the
share w Inch each district shall contribute,
by a levy on the inhabitant, ascertained
and distributed among them as the law
shall appoint, and made payable- directly
to the teachera. To ensure the requisite
qualifications in the teachera, their dili
gence and fidelity ia office, the syaterOet
ic attendance ol the children, and fo oth
er pointa of police and regulation, a local
nr county cognisance might be inatitw
ted." v
The question of the disposition of the
public lands, forma an intereaniig portion
f ihe message of the Governor. A opyv
of a preamble and resolutions adopted by '
the legislature of Arkansas, claiming tb.. "
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