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rTTTZIZrr' iXiC'lTjJ6!!?.31"- M" 'a. "y "Lad industry ta a psttdi . ,b.;i.oa cum and inn occrnifTS m.Titt!i'Jl.tipipit.JllecitizMtare , , ' ,f " rrauoa of lUit-lr. n.d idnudoncd druufcardi that ever (at.dsl.otdJ be ce.idrred.) lit eliH j rWlaw 1 band yon aa extract from M. 4 w .y rfri: parents, ' -5J,W er.ooltd tbt uk tlit nri'rt cd a araade firat in .merest ef the ra'.wa. Uonwcrc sod ! D Tocquei.!e' - Ieercy in Am- tHlt$tnivuixulruttr im h, l. V' iU Wl" C"ka gutter. Ht waa not weaned tniW.eiores r ! weight iou-rct. rica." which U the Uai deerij..ioa of th TUirP'ttrai .U.;.rI!Tf "?,I'r f",,n IU F-'" rrps.ity by .e and are principal cn.wuf iuii the for- hdr fieeinc who tit ia lg Cabin .! t ti t naimrasart of inditidual d aJL . . "t T11 Temperance, or the Tract, or ,y A,, ru. of national t.J twa.idual weal b; that I bat met !!.; end. by tha way. national Ibertr. fvrrameai E,. iiTt ' - ) b" "IXc" ,0ie M" r6-il- tatl depend ede- ibis . work ol Da TWqwdle la a . f tS b m"r. 7pl,e. a. id- .! Jli "fJy f f At tn.lL. of MrtuBl S.c.i. aud drai'rd it l7 lb cr WLta rrudreoraBlmee.cal.B,-! - Al U. err,a. ldf r l tl.a mon iui Jr.Ti2aW ,,r,',L, "U?h Wn rW' ' f Ul.ri.riBi .nj mfchaokal ialeftiia' bold ai.ca.ma l-kr. Uaru ieCrWfcUib Miae B08flW. b tliteooaeifope. Ilia boil. rtrhtdri.f..l ,i.;m. - r.M J Li .i. .t, h .i i.m il.a roitnr ltU uit. in" I'- 10 turn in 1.I ilva . r i . --. . . i .. i driioa rlVrtjal power, iailira aatrerdemlr Ja:lrl IraUia af rraano and trwur.w dent tliat the a fattdaascau! poaiiwa k ataifnpd t it ia ihe atatcaa ol inairae- tii'ti, thai ia brta gitca to it in tit p jl.d ! rl' i dMi-eiir-lj Inir.t aj.irn. At N were emgnhf Li trratrd ' moral, iwlira preti.Hi.lt tbt aekaUJ(eat f riaeiptea , ton fiener; an I ariik c)ri.tian, edneatina it condvrd viib lelercnet to el.riaiia Irsidi in ronnre-irta ariilt natural nr ti:X. la terj n f it variant d liiai,n. i'rn, eJnain ia, si it ere, emVli.Jtinj or eUiiliinf f ll mind; an! he:!ter it be the rort beautiful and ritf . r mort Imntrlf and aaefwl f aib wliii-lt U bff.a.' b it jtU or at lire tl"t ia (trn, it it furaiahrd ft am ardrbt if tru;b, itr fniia tlit rt tore ff brr lrfacrra. Jl, iirrrf.ire, the rule of a Internment lk taward edieaiioa f,.r it aurreta in it li ie;ee a far, U a elaaa nf truth ririeHtm!ina; wiib, aad anttri at i4 edaraiiaa. flinf iateodrd fur fret t!.ta. ant jrien of 5ierooieiit reait on truth, fr the teaanti that it raa be aua t titel wnlr bf yif an nf eJuf alion. Aad tii nattirUar r!ai of truth it ia fwinded ia thai whirlt th culure f r free' ilua will riemnt. and ireanpot lb a-iwi-titu of. T know llierrfnre the edueatioa requisite far fietditm, i ti is i the re-adiitivd truth on Intel t!ie jvnlnical tjrleut rel. Out it ha been raid that tht required eJ icaiiort f r Idiertf ia each enlmre. at tctooa of tl. lart. lit aeelerted kiaiai iha toaree ftoheticr remrtuea. aofk. aananderrd lia tarainet. wrkick ! for txiadne etile nail emt. Whea daily rrew n.a'!er and aataUrr, and anent ae rwopnrtiitni ( tua and hrr draw I iicn tL twki kiwi, li I ! a! via ! riK fAnt itiM ttifuk,,iil luMnm tA vsrlh : r rr .r '" " anouier, h bictt proaitauan ol all bta raeulnea, or th dia iia taried mature, and there at prom li I J 'l id, the plaa 4 tducatioa fra.ed eraceful irdaNa Heather-!" warard Isee i.f abuadaaee la th einf barcai. itb refereart la lb eonaiitutios, ahnuld I biat u ek th ahrlier of bit a ifa'a er then, ea ia tut daikeal bour of can. priiaartly regard th ron.cience, and r ul- uai it ataaibiliiica and powera. Sia.t ihra, ia prea timing it ophiddera to b freruica, lha Crat piinctpt of oor gnrernmrnt aupporra them "la be inuri-d la th hbii of tirlu ahich ennncieor enforrca, and indnetrinated in the trutha it aaitcii.mi, ra prepared ti fraa a juat cpiuinn of th adequacy of ti e pre- tent ajratrm of tuatruciioR, a la frredota. Fr, (not to jeak of tlie mndifir atioa of it by ome l.o aim la adminiater it in belulf of etinacienre,) the fjreieai of pi pnlar rdaratioit takea no notice of. the inor rmi exempt aa it ia appealed lt now aad then, hra it aid ia needed to enforce a temporary regulation. For the mnat part, the eonacieuee of th young, tlit uh!eai amihut of liumtnity, the aourre of influenre and rharaeter, ia ilia r-j.tJt l, and ta holly unetiltitated. lta vry exitfoce i, aa it were," uaieruf utxed. until aomeihing tranapirr whieli and p Aiection. Ilia children coul l not me ci.l diatrea, tha nabcara of hope (9 to eho!( beeaua leartyog ra dear jenjightea the future, and alt tra ready 10 and runt a cheap, the UiibSord donned exci:m. ia viear of anticipated aouo- dnee' 'BoWJ hoar WgOy breaVa th niornli.p. - It i from th aoi! that the aurc aealilt of a na'i'ia ttbIiheJ in a ImJ with a chrnat and other B.lural adantgea like our, mutt b drawn; and it ahnuld b th ardt'ut prayer of etery patriot that tha treat intereata of agneultur ahcu.d ! ever be hi Id paramount to all othera. otl2a the teacher to rct.ien.hei that hie! bed without a murmur of reproach. At Ittr in rent, and JW r. IriiexI.II araa obliged to keep th knurr, becauae h had bo t!ref fit to appear abroad ia, bar ing pawned the Wat tt piy the taat fin tmpneed on her rpou-a by th pulire Court. Mirery, utter deatitutton and la mine, alarrd Ih ttuLappy family in th f.r. It ia iinpoaaible to tsaggerate the picture eeea bad we room and inclination. . , .1 1 a rorntnoe. Sh loaed her wottlileaa hua-L;t;.- r .-...i i.iw ...t .t. band, and bad borne h of ber ebildren, tl.a er?pe the rail of the drunkard, without repin ing. - Never had here-ertiona alacLened; never bad a hareh word paired her lip. At night when ahe put her children to Iecp, ahe wept and watrhed for Ma roro- ing. and beo lie. did eome, orunK, aa noual, ahe ntidrraaed and aaiaed liiat to ? W6'l. !' I 0f yeomen, .on. to engage in mer npe of famtitt, and i...t.i i.. 5- ,t Many, tery inaur, think it f.r tnurt bo n-irab! to atand behind tht counter in Urge cities and buy audielt tit product of raanufaetarerr, than to hoi J ilie tlnuh or awing the scythe; and are ready to escuanga the lioneai inuopenUei.ee ol Ike lift of a farmer, lor tht precaimu and .. .: :. ..I al. . -I !!... -a a , ... a I- I. . i. I .1 , T ailVIU DUIIIUI PI IIIV IHCIlllf 111. . ,...ptl ia nd..td nh iht. dninequli. Iat. Iier coutage well aigh e xhauate. 1. 1 hlf f J M llrtnMf4bllJ ,taiU ol ir. the reaolted upoa on Utl deapcratt c(- Dut thi it not !. fr to neglect ton Tori. inVnre. ia eqnivaleiii, front the nature of At niiht, haitur tliepnued of ber three mr gee the indittdual aom wrirnt of t th rae, 10 uepiing it prioriph- and t oldest children, he took her two young ii.fi '-tenet anion i men; and it hat beea thowa that it matt therefore include tl t formation of habits of virtue, aad ex lend to tht tit Hi discipline of iht heart. In a free c-nroiauaity. Jrona th nature of. depies the moral tet-er'. uut at were dtcta'e,juttsfraaitierez1eei extend'.! eat bv the hand and bent heretrpa to the la effect then, by ii mere neglect, the j grocery berhunband was sccuatomed toi pnpuur pi.n 01 euueatton, irtuea cniuinu irequeot. ens looneu into me wiiimow. ally wiui consrienr in the young, ' and ihert he aat. in the mulat or ins boon thing, th acquisition oflegiUmau intl t- nice will cluetly depend a th pracic of goodneaa. Talenta may exci ad mi ratiiin; geniu and Mjjli rnerpiit rny be lauded; hut it will be rlftiltlv; tioth ig pitta tUe t-.ra of men in th power ( any one, but their entire conviction t'il he i g''l. T men's winds, he who will hae power over them, mart be undeniably iriuone and benevolent. N imiIoon, liim.'e.f, d-eeiel hia fdlowers ; led to su:poe, that, if adequate for fife ditto, it auuld have buit its whole work on the con.ciencc; have aimed to infix It Math, and nihrn thtuooa fcahtti; and hare ruade ihia noblest rharaelerivtie of n.an the bats of culture. ' Ard ainee, companion, with hi pipv in bit mouth and bit gWs in li'm band. II td denily esriieJ. though not yet drunk. Great waa the-salor.ihmrnt of that bad rornpanj. ainl enormona Mr. TruedU'a dismay snd eonfuion, when bta wife, pale as tmrb!c, and leadirg I wo tattered and bare-ltiotrd babes, stepprd up to the bar. cal!ed for thn e glaiics of brandy Jinted of turning the ditne urulty of fconeelenee into a theme of ridicule by si- lent and conatant nested, onl? where an i mddr. omI then set down by hia side. appeal to it caunot be avoided, it should ( What bringa you here, Msryf" said ' hate bad Ptiiusrv regard ! it, and etn-he moroarly. and the French nentde ihuuf hi of noihint i brared the carelul ruttuie of it; e there-! "It n vttv lonesome at home, and but of advancing t'teioaeUc; and the j fore infer that the 1n of popular educa your biisitiff arldom allows yon ia be vu&ti.M nf t niiinml liUhness ! timt. to mire libcri v it?t If. is tricviiui-! iKrc rcnlitd the liter k wife, " There it supreme in their thotql.t when j ly d-fciivc. lis no cittnpsiny like yours. &nd aa yott the -man of deatinj led them. Their j Ami mon of r, eonstilered i nly J l.si-; ciinot roit.e to roe 1 tnurt C'W.P to you, tUhuiatn in hi behalf, wosonly seliWi,! cUy, education cannot be less thsa pre- j I hare a tM to hare your pleasure aa nil anv dy might wimrsa a tranftr ff : paration for i!t.cu!iy and temptation. It well as your sorrow." ' tlieir sltection lo the leader ahoe ub'tita it. at the leart, to fit us for trhl. llenec j But to com to such jd ce as lhi5 and ambi:i "i would aeeot to promise thei sfiin, the neceaf ity tliat it be mural, and ( ex potulaie Tim. the proaprrt f "th? gl-.rv ol tl.e French ' f.mndf d on the eonacienee. The ferl- j No place can be improper whrre n.y 4tumt'-a they called tbeirattonal ross -lings this imbue us with ahould rectie jlmeSand w."aaid poor Mary. Whom iff, and Moody, tVngh caustic, and' aiiidtwus atu-ntinn, and the habits it ; (id hath jied loj-ethci lei no man ipui ftuitles bmlca.' .Thi renid were am-1 wnuhl fmm should be chiefly iUengthen-;aiitid i!" She took up the g'aas ol al- Tn sro not poirg to drink t.houMy ngircnite in all they did under d. The pathway t daiig oti. many oh.l. tt, !'..,...,.,.. .t.. nm il.ia ahow that ! i.mr. in which the nstriol is tibliired to i Surely they loved t1itma!ef That hi viaio.,(o, but to dia' ia IW lcat, I mil , hu! ' el Imi bug asionisnoieni. ri.-s were their own lniotis and sclrHi moro pc riloti. t " Wb) You My that dnn.i works? Napolcnn was only the imgj 1 he gnud iastrnclor thertfore, t weti ji0 f.rri sorrow, and if brandy lias that mi which the tiJ-opIo 'hoofl'ii they sw 1 Vncd to a fauhfid guide through a re j e foci, I am sure no living creatart Its r'il-etedlj.e natioiml glory, llrnce their; gintt of uneertvixy and danger; who does to pood nu excuse for drmkin? as t. lull air. 1 1. ta tl mil "there mav be a snfir ' Iteaides 1 have itotcfttiu a mnuthlul to in all tlair aacnl - . .sr him. And j p;h tbrough the wildcrncf s before you. ; ,laV, and I really need uraeinmg to vp- artd it may be gamed p. rcliance, oy exer- ( port mv atrengui. t.mt;M bul who knowing of it well. teHa j Woman! woman!! you are not gmnjr von plainly "iltere is a way;" thai it "con-,irt gie the children audi stuff as that, duet to the tdessaothnd of your wishes vrieil Tim. ss she bar.dcd each ol the oie the y honor hi.v Uut i is utl.erwt-e s cd hopes." Th n he ill g Matt ,-hiidrcn a glasa ol iuor. ' . 7 . . . ..- ...t.i i ... : .i, im if tvi,. B..i t't p. I.ilcirrn nave a net with one whom mmkiii'l uoiu in rcai u-i y.io, ami put ju m i" - - - t auiration; but aho.e fame ia only eqiml : ynu are to cro.s swift torrent, and dan-, ier example than their laihei . It n :t to l.t virtue The memory of Washing ! eou. he will show you tha firm foot j w,t is good lor him good Tor tnem aieo. ton we revere; e ...light m !' lic j holds, the distinct rocks which ton may . h put them to sleep, aad they win i r, n I love hi name. Surely of riht s,e, on; and in fordinc tos deeper cur jfr;ei that they are cold and " it is thai Lit do..ui..n in our heart is! rem of tha way he will tell you where ; Dr.ttk. my child lf-vMnn entire; ..ill. it is only ial to cir con- U is safe to do so. . j and food, t.nd clothing. Urinkjouc,", "'"'" " . J . ,! .. , r... f,..t,m nn.ler the ei.-a-mm. i irn.ul it docs vour father. vtction Hint In all in a". ' " " . , . , 7 ' " . r ,rv MfoA . . a. 1. n aa..lt111ttll.V IIIIIP. I 1 ' I. E IIP HI I II I fllll. IAIII.I 111 a T ' illHU C Mi: I"""'"".,. 1 fit c-w...g - - - now they, do iiot fo--! memory, ex rept a it crea to iHutra'e in their eti tuition, a fje and spuiious kind of glo ry. They would deify tlieinele; there l-.t country w.t grcaly, ieiy gooa. fi.; true power over man is ihe re uatd ol nothing but evident goodr.eo. d und.iub-.cd ttrtiie. Uenrc a scheme -l aia.. vil cnnjiiun"ii c iin-v - ...... a - - , rited, is not aiifjed wi'li lai"'y inttmat her liuaband to conduct ber home, and .1 1.... i. .lireninir c.nuetence in ! tt,.i ni.iht he prayed long snd lervenuy. the human brea-t. placed there by God ! which he had not done before for mny ISnt tiret 01 ! years. ..r. t........ !.,;.... nrimarv reference to, as lliaown rcpvvM-. :. ........ r.u... a ...... . i he as'ures os r ; he revests to us ; The next evening .8 " ... - virtue, is or the f.r.t i.ec. ..y. . onl. r, n M ' It ini left then returned id. a steady step, he saw his to iodtvtilu,! inlirncc am the pro. jtr-, ; . t art. 1 no operatioa of govcr.io.ent to a frC W me c . u , stat,. Tl.eref.rt audi a ga.tromcnt.it.- ,' ' hf P,,, t, ,, eiI,in,nPe of M , he U not diunk!" Tears ccu-rug ia it cxi-ence and operauon u.e o dy waj w t ; . h fc lBdf the oiim-iiilet ot trutn, preM,r;...i-t . , . :,;,, ..here .1,ai hour, he has not tasted strong moral eulmre, i built upon litem, in ultunMC view; and then lore tens upon; principles of the eont ience. In bating . made Eoodne r.n l virtue necessary to il own niece, our political sysleia h"j thus pie-i.pp.isid eoufCtcnee in men, and , hlt.m-.tely appealed to U would ap pear then, that this i he f.mtidat.on etoon o! tlie airu nurei and that freedom ! tffU on conscience, according to th rule of the eontiltilin. li eJn har liy bo td that the system rCi.ginzH chiis.lt inita)', '. clearly as it does natural mor.il.ty. An appeal l t-"r' lutiitv t itnt.lied. only iiHsmaeb as that is uictisuy to vu iiplcv )rl f U"'rv i lierce lv: i af..tv. and to the sMtirtng shows where I Uiink. irue honr in and by attentive culture, lorm l?. habit of discriminating between the couiscs whiih human fancy or pa ioti may sofficrmes applaud, and the rectitude which the conscience of men will iUrnily'ppt"'e. 11. F.nin t'.ie Now V.ok Sun. TlIK F1UST AND LAST VISIT TO TUK DRAM SHOP. T.mndiy Treusdall is 'the nam we shall ai4 vwjf ww'h? nr''inf and i ihuttiou mechanic of New Yoik. who was a u;u.lieu Jn nimsc, ... He hfd never been vicious or unfeeling, and, as soon as bis e.ntwor lion from the thraldom of a debasing ap- I.nrame kllOWIl. friend?, employ mcnt and prosperity returned to bun. As for Mrs. Trucsdall, she is the happiest ol .Amen. and t.cver thinks without pride. f her first and last visit to the dram hop, rut' pa HA MOUNT NATION AI.1N. TRUEST. lo a eountrv like ours, where millions acre, itch thp accumulated vege sltla a.Villt)tistl ..f centurief, invite labor ISUIV w iai" - . - roursa admit; but that it is mot honor' Me than the former, we deny. Admitting then, that agricultural pursuits art as honorable a auy other, what inducement can there be for the son of farmer to leave th pure air and moral influence of the country, and bury themselves in the carts, snd tht moral snd p'lysieal in purities of citital Tht young farmer finds bis labor, whin connected with lempetanee, t be th beat preventive, in the materia medics, of diseases of both miuJ and body; and it for independence, be can truly ay "I am monarch ol al I survey. My n'i it tUore is nous to d.puN and boast like Shakspear husband man: l am a true laborer. I earn thai I eat, get what t wear, owe no man bate, envy no mns liappine; glad of other men's good, content with my farm, and the gieatert oi my print is i. . inv cues graze and my larube suck." Again i . a "I eat my n lamb, Mjr c!iickcn and ham. I aticai my wu 8 -we, aud I war it." Wi li these advantages, bow can s young man Hong debate? which of the two to rstodse, me pure oreatu .t uea veo. or the smoky attneiphere; tlie pro neci ol brick and mort at, and the cter- nl raids of carts and omnibuses; of ihe greVn wcm!i, the golden barvcrt held, and the sa eet melody of birds. llUtorv Will bear us out in the sscr- t:on that in sll age, whenever the chief pursuit of a nation was agrtcuiuire, per tpai.e-ii prosperity tnrc.i . il.a morals of the Deotde wt re f hmh character, when judged f by the stand ard ol the age, and the nation aed imli tiduals enjoyed more genuine i.iippiucis than fell to ihe lot ol a commercial pea nle. Th liai.l last days of Knmt wet durinfr thai period, of the eoinmouwenlth ttlion. in be a irooil liuscanuinan was considered a high honor, and when, like Cincinnatus. ber rulers wire investei aiihthe ournle, at the plough. When bv foreign conquesis wealth was poured into her lap. and ai-rictiUure was tit aiect eil for the barbarous pursuit of war, her neonle doccneratrd and the eed of de eav were planted. So it ha been with other nation, when the ss.icultural inter est were neglected; and Adam bm.lh in his Wealth of Nations" cjeariy traces out the prime cause of the degeneracy ol Spain, in her conquest ol I era ana ois- covery of its immense mineral wealth, in the sixteenth century. By this event arr8 numbers of Spaniards were indue cd lo leave their country to amass for tunes in this El Dorado of the western world, and the great wealth which the mines of Potosi and others poured into old Sttain, introduced luxurious habit to 1 . m -a. 1.1 the great iletrtment ol agriculture anu vie consequent degeneracy of the people. It is hoped that in tins country, si' wi ll adapted to the pursuits of agriculture, it will ever remain the paramount nation al interest; ami that while we loster com merce and manufactures, and all other avocation of general and individual u tilitv. we may ever look to agriculture. as the great foundation upon which al rest, and the sure and inexhaustible source frorn whence our wealth and pow ti are dcrivtd. awaited ti e i their native pravince. As soon th pioneer arrives upoa tl spot which i to er bias a retreat, b fil a few trees and builJs bg bouse. Kolhing csa offer a mora eaiserab! pc than these io!aied daelhrtga. "The ra teller who pproebe one if tbem to wards night fail, sees tbt flickering of th heaiuVfiamt through toe ci:inxs ia me wslli; and at night, if tbt wind ri.ee, lit bears tbt roof of btntghs shake lo snd fro in the mdt ol tht great forest tret. Who would Dot sunpot that thi p-vor bat wa tit asylum of ignotane aud radeneas? Yet no sort of comparison tan b drawo beiwtea the piower and the dacllii-g which al.el.eis bim. Every thing about bias is primitive snd unformed. but be is bimcll me result oi in ioor and the exptrience of eighteen ceuiutie. II weart the tires ana ne spern. iue lantnsee of ei-iee; be is cquaiuied with lh paat, curious fur the future, and ready fur arcument upon tht present; be it in short a bigbly intellectual being, who contents f.ur a time to iaiiauit ine who woods, and who penetralea into th wilJs nfanew world, with the bible, sn axe. and file of tie paper. Ocatacrary (a .Imtru i i u. Ii mar do lor auch as liv in maible buitdine. amid die allurement ol wealth . . . . . a f . and what is called inuucctuai renucmeni. to sneer at the occupan'. of th lowly log lang aa they arc pensiued to t j-y tbo eqval rtghia shirk a prrptr sell rtect eataad. Keeest otrtirwt ct s lie, iu- itd, sked a It log tl.e tr.as'a I tl. f a tvi'y il riot,' of it state, abirh a setae if wrorg. ! w-rorg. ii Ciettd wnlol sa sj p"lrj, ai.si at ay iapire. Tie pievtut Uu. ol Ucprttc ntaiv f tbt Uattd fcJ'mt has dmied to New Jersey a ng l wlirh bas never fca-for beta rleaw-d Ui any n.ea?i ber of ibtllttion, and abirb, under tht Coaautatioa, c4ld sevcr t beta St aled to ber: tbt riff'it -f su.in:rg. according to ber Iw, noaiter l repreet.i t.er ia U.at body. . . I m ngDi is vital to th very et nee .f iht Fed eral Gottruastsit, and if it ex.rni b denied to any on -f lb states, no t't'B . grtss caa bt er.a:itatior.aily ergstt'trd. TL attept lo ext-nstt the enormity of this measure, by chsrgii.g it.e.st.it aa tborities with a f iolalioa of their trast. la an tta worthy ub?cfuge. jW'bat ha Congress to U wih your stata ofSeersf Art not the IVopI ef tht suit enmp lent l pe judgmeet aa their own e wiihout tht interference of ttracgrrs who hi no rrgard to bif lan and ber im-ti- tutiotis! If tbtre b a-y vpacstna on tliat subject, let it be C-t between iuo .... oiycrr a u.tr cni!uen. i pui- fictnt to command Ihe respect of Con, grcts in the first instance, that tbt coot misioo presented re genuine, slid ia form agreeable to the law of tht state. That thi proceeding, w a a violation of all pritjeiplt an J uaage, cannot b mad mora nianftst tnart or in laet mai i th first instsnc vf th kind to be found in th pailieaty history of the eun try or th world. During ihe thtea weeks ia w utcli tttts question waa ocoa ted, no precedent, either in tht record of this or any other conntry, could 1 furnished to justify it. I shall not sgtia enter upon a defence of the course pnriu td in granting tht commission. That proceeding has been fully explained on a former occasion, and it has twice re ceived ihe sanction of the People of the eih...! rei ii onlv betray their own lino- Further lo discus it would be an - . . - t .a-,. aaa.a.t. ... .It... m w m a. a. f .nil.. . rancs of lh tioverdmeoi unuer wutcnj -j'-..-M ... jiuui. wj.ni they lite, and of the influence ahich th , inn from which there it no ppeal. Out hm ininners. and ihe cusiomt of i I g" beyond litis point. Whatever dif- the nolde raet of men, to eloquently de- ffiencei of opinion migl.l exist in reality, scribed in iht above extract, exercise over the libertie and destinies of the country. Tney art th descendants ol the pilgrim fathers who first pierced iht wilds of America, and who, in the language of the historian of those days, which way MVAt iht turned their eyes, (av up ward to lleaven.) could hat but Vtul ulace or cmtent in respect oi any out ward obiecu" . ... a . ?! I It waa in Ihe midst 01 mis western ivnu that ther buill their lo cabin, snd found- j ed a settlement which ws the germ of a great people. It wu Trom these same log cabin that they oflereilup their prayer to the Most High, rot tl.e glory oi wou. and tha advancement of the Christian ftiili ' and enacted lor their own govern ment imci juit and fqvul law$ ot thnli be ihouzhl mom intei urn eunvciwmjvr Ihe generai good of Ihe colony. l h aame snirit of freedom has been l.amleil d.iwn from sire to son, and slilt burns in the bosom of the descendant of the early Pilgrims. W hat patriot n at litter fat the occupant of log cabin? What lover of his country does not revere the memory of the bold pioneers who Uul the foundation of a Givcrnmenl hieh .tood. and stands alone, without a parallel in the history of the wo.lJ! For mv own part I never pass one of those dwelling wiihout inwardly saying Iher is the abode of content and luppiness, there dwells the spi.it of true republican ism, which in limes ol national pern win ever be found the supporter ol the prin ciplcs of civil liberty, thu representative of that race of patriots who achieved the independence of the American provinces, and reared the standard of aell-govern-menu" and. above all. I cannot resist the recollection lhat. in jusl sue" an humble .-..merit was 1 born and reared, that my ancestors as lar back 1 can trace were or b feigned, for party purposes on that question. Congress cannot, within tht le gitimate cxrrrisa.il t authority, gi be- hi'id the seal of the stal. I hey mast rt- eoguis ihat, or there ran be adfeturn . . . i .i ii i r . V, a w a a aa an. ' w w a m a. a . that ia tecogn'taed. and lh members lka their at us, then, for the first time, the sul jeci is under the control and direc tion of the House. It has uniformly ... i .i i .... it . r !.. open au iiciu in mv iivax . vj. i.di'ic.c.i- latiyes heretofore, and il luusl and ni.'l bt so held hereafter. ' , Tha New Jersey ease will, in all af ter times, be considered sn invasion of the rights of one of the sovereign states of the Union, fot the purpose of ecuaing ihe power ol a party. Fortunately for' tha .. S. k.aa I...I .... a.(Tua I. a r. naa t. CVUUITJ , 11 ! .!- I" W tHV. , , "-i;n ... eyes of the People lo the actual condi tion of their Government, and taught them tht danger of confMing their inter ests to men who have lived too long ia the suiishtoeof Executive patronage. The subsequent action of Congress in placing individual., withuut warrant, and before inveMigatian, in the sett and tti.t oo whild , the commissioned members were abseqt under the authority of ihe . committee, taking testimony to substan tiate their claims, and the find decision f thftllouse by a strict party vote, with out hearing, or even so much as looking at the evidence, presents a scene of vio lence attd wrong wholly without prece dent or apology. If the treatment which New Jersey has suiit-red had been receit ed at the hands of a foreign Power, war must hive been the inevitable conse quence, liut ahe has beer, wounded in 'the t.!isc of her friends -and a resort lo force must have involved iut only foea but friends. She has looked to peaceful remedies, and made her appeal to the justice and patriotism of ihe country, and . . '.,11 lha m i AU a af lit, a tlAal aTltfaW tnArati.i tillers of the soil, the supporters oi uemo-j 6"- s . 5 i....!atici.n Mincudes. and ine i ""'""" ' -IT"' h'i. vta.iw - a a habitants of a log eaotn. Hurra 'then, say 1, for the log Cabins! Give me no prouder heraldry than thai; it is glory enough for a mN From the National IntcHigc.iccr. NEW JEUSSY. The Legislature of New Jersey met on Tuesday last. W e have received a copy of Governor Pennington' Mei-sage to the Houses. The following ia what he aays of the outrage perpetrated by the Van Duren party iu Congress on the rights of the state. The spirit and lone ot ihe Governor language ate such as suit the occasion: In the issue or this great struggle New Jersey has a deep interest Her citizens have a common letiuy wiih tlu rest of the Uuiou; bui while they ahare ia common burdens, they iuleud also to share in common privileges. . Firmly at tached to the form of Government under which it has pleased a benignant Provi dence to cast their lot, they will be the last to withhold due allegiauc to it, to tit yam. A great principle bad been invaded, which affected alike all the states and all .he people of the states, and il was eminen'ly proper that their atten tion should be called to it in a manner itratKMt. The subject, I am happy to say, has awakened a lively interest throughout the country. Nor ha it been confined to any party. Many of the friends of the Admtnistra'tion have disapproved the hole proceedings al Washington. In deed, alt men who look beyond the pre sent struggle, and have a desire to see peace and order prevail, cannot bul view it as revolutionary and subversive of the very foundation of representative govern ment. Several of the State Legislature, with a spirit worthy of eulighlened free men, have buldly denounced the measure as an infringement of the rights-of the Stales, and declared their determination to make common cause with us. The i.. .......... i,.. k- --....i 10pUIr lllUIU.l-, ww, in many pl.cts, and by large assemblies ef the People in various part of the Union; but 1 recur with special gtatifica-
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1840, edition 1
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