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tta.eemsacatawri.aa a.f tl.is day. ths
taterary of ike bit ib ef General George
Vtbigtav at are enabled t ptcaeni
tsour readers another of ihote couuibu
UMM f Mr, Cottie l tb hitherto an
written history ef the War of ibe Revol
lie, which platt as and Mr readers' cadsr
grsal obligaiioa to Lis. ." .. ,
ft BalUe ef Ctmutwi, an Deata nf.
licaerat Sioflcuui 4, HIT. ,
JYwt 14 fwri f r JVrtum aaV Vi!.traair
elta tji Mi aclcr traalia fiea
Undismayed 17 Lis dtfeat at the battle
W the Brandy w use, Washington bevered
a the oiarrh uf Li enemy; not with tha
lope of, eatirg. Philadelphia, but with
the deteraainsuoa to rnke yet another
blow before tut eonciuuoo cr ilt cam
ntiga of 1777. Cbsttied w tlh tbt eur
sjs displayed by bis undisciplined sot
aiere, wbeo opposed io a superior army
ftelrsns, in the eoinba at ChaJ.foid.
l!it Arica Gaueial aatiuut!jr waicbrd
nir an ppfriunit ofigiin mtnuring bit
urJ iib 'tht of bjjt alilful and far
afttcr appniaiaJ ad'fftary, tbo(b tan
vfia the aifamafta io f.or of tbt Uiiar.
Sir Williaaa" !oie, fluthed with bia
ticiurj iter tbt Aoitncta Grand Army,
and the ocenpitioo of the tben rapiUl of
iba Aottrtcsu Union, an J prreuniiog thai
lui (o taa aiiflieicotij tttxlurd to gire
bun a furif.tr molrautioi fur tb remain
d'f of tbe etaitaigD, )Hrierd large
(.onion tif bit irjt u" id tillage bf
GtraaaniVB, about at'fn ni!ea fiocn the
eiiy of Pbihdtlpbia, while bf tit t patched
eooaiJtraUe drWcluyente, lrarla" th
p.iuon tn II held by the A nerieaa faicee
the Urltwaie', , , , , , ,
jWatbiuguin prinpily embraetd the
nppurdioiiy thue oflVred. of etriLing
powerful idartry it!t fair hpea wl
aurceat. GheringigeiheraUtbetrooit
within bit reicb, and bating reeeincd
Mint teiufarcementa, altbNgh tbejr tun
eitted notil of tew letiee, tbt. American
Afiy broLe up from ita encampment,
about fifteen toilee frnaGeraaotown, on
the B'ifbl of the, 3d of, October, and ad
ttoced upon the enemy in ihiee culumna,
in order of battle. , .4 , , , .
Ouriothe night mareh, reveral ioci
danta occurred that, might be deemed
oioinoue of the furtuaee of tbt coning
day. Tbt celebrated , Couol vPuUki.
who wee charged with the aertice ol
watrblng lie enemy , and gaining intel
ligenee, wae eaid li bate been found
atleep ia a farm boute. Cut, although
tha gallant Pule night bat been orrc
tAeo by akmber fraia the great fatigue
growing out of i!e du'iea of the a ltaocetl
gBirJ, yet ao aolJirr waa mora wide
atake ia lUe ir.oj.eut ul ciujl( than the
intrepid and cbitalrie Count PuUtki.
The delay in the antral of tbe ainauni
lioa wagaae wae pr'uductie of the .moat
terioua conteouences in the action of the
aucceJing day. The general officer to
whom the blame of ihia drUy waa aiUch
ed,' waa after wttda diecotcred in a elate
of iotozicaiioa, lying ia the corner uf a
(ance. Lieut. Benjamin Cryeaee, of the
Life Guard, training the, delinquent by
the collar, pUced dim on bia feet, and
badt him go and do bit duty. Tbia bold
procredinz on tbe part of a aubal ern
lawarde a grneial of&eer waa certainly at
tarunce with all tulea or ordera ol ma
rii'iioe: but the exigency of the moment.
and the degraded tiieclncte that an officer
of high tank had pretented to the eyea of
the soldiery, would eeein to uatt warrant
ed l proceeding that, under uilierenicir
cumeianree. mutt be eonaidered aa eubter
lite of all tnilitary diaciplirio. Grymra
was a bold, brate aolJier, tnihuaiatucal
It attached to the ctuae of bie country,
and foretnoit among the ataertera of her
liLertiea. The ceneral oOicer or wrtom
a hate epokr n waa brought to Court
Marital, and etthiertd.
4 'Cba atirprite was eoapleie. Between
day break and aunrite, the Briiiab pickrta
were forced, and tha Light Infantry routed
in their camp, fled in confuaion, leaving
their camp standing. S complete waa
the aurpriae, that tha officer' watchee
rere found hanging up in tneir mar4uc.
xn-ii.. -til. iliir nnrtmanteaua and
r- .. i,0j,ni itneaue, that lormeu pari oi iu
ruCk. of tloth... VJrL?,.tc.n! ."e. mo aclin. General N.sh wa,
mott sessonablt booty to tbt Amencsn ret . . . . . ba
ni . t i . . .
Many of the tents and mr
ii.n .,- knrni. owinf to a want oi
-J V -VW WtP-W w . i
nransportstitin to carry them way. Al
though completely routed in the onset,
the British Light Iufautry rallied under
their offieera. and annoyed their enemy
Miicl.tsurt. or other
(iefenatble position that offered in the line
of their relreai; thus allowing the nughjy
Kwer of discipline oter broken troops,
andJ its invslusble' influences amid the
greateat emergencies ol war..
c: ..r iha 40ih Reetmenl,
under their Lieutenant Colonel, being hnl
pre-sed by the sdtaneing columns oi in.
Aiuerieana. threw themteltes into Chew e
bouse, a strongly ensirociedtone build
ing. and. barricading the lower window e,
opened a de.tmetive fire from Ihe cellars
and upper windows., Tht Amer.csnt,
.t;.. m...Yit9 made no impret
aion, were in ihe act of dragging up their
r.H..n o. kiiir the wall. ruse
dt guerre waa attemfel, which hoeter
a
roaa h. ,Bi e,ieJ .8U ,r;
oa afcoo-; y will , ipoa, joor eoa
pMp. Tfc, ...a ery opeed. bot. after
6 een or Uen-y rwndt. the piece.
louod to e of too .mall rahbra to aals
aenoue imf reaaioa. ' acd were wiib
vrawa. . , ,. ,
A ebott (t!rieg and cbitalrie attempt
wa, aow ecaJe i fire the buildiag. U
Lob L.ur.. lid de-Caa.p to tbt Coo-eatodrr-i
Chief, with a few toloeleera.
rctr.rd op to tbe houee im. MtM nf Ida
emoke. and applied a burning brand to
the principal door, at the tame time ei
changing pattes with bie swnrd with the
euefcT oa the irtiJe. Br iIsmi .
acle, ibia gallant and aeevmpliabcd officer
eacaped onbtrmed. although bia cioihee
were repeatedly torn by the enemy'e aboL
Another and equal, y daring alteatpt waa
mada lV M.j. White, Aid dt Camp to
General SuUiten. but without ae fortunate
reaulu 19 J,jor, wbila ia tbt act of
firing one of Ida cellar windows, wis
morully wounded, and died toon afier.
Wathington srcompinied the leading
diUion under Mj. Gen. Sullitaa, and
cheered bis aoldiera io their brilliant onset,
ae they dioe tha enemy from point to
point. Arrited in the ticinity of Chew's
bouae, tha Commander-in-Chief haled to
coatult bia offiecre as to tbe best courts
la b pnrtued towards this fortress that
bad ao suddenly snd nneipeciedly sprang
up in their way. The younger officers
who were immediatvty attached to the
perioa of the. CUef. and amoor the
choicest spirits of tha Retoluuon, includ
ing tnt high and honored names of Ham
ilton, of Ueed, ff Pinckney, of Laurens,1
and of Lee, wcrt for letting Chew's
houte to itaeif, or of turning tht aieee in
to a blockade, by stationing in its ticiniiy
a body ol troons to watch the tkoteraents
of the garrison, and pitting on with ihe
cluma in purtuit ol the flying enemy.
Hut the aagce of the army, at the bead of
whom waa M-jor General Knox, repulaed
at onee tha idea of (eating a fuiufied
enemv in the rear,' aa contrary to the
uaagee 'of war, aud the tnoal approted
military authorities.
At ibis period of the action, the fog had
become an dente.ihat ohjecia could acairt
lr be dislinguithed al a few yards JUtanee.
I I.e Amtrirana bad penetraied the ene
my's camp even o their eecond line,
which was drawn op lo receita them
about the centre of Germantown. The
ammunition ol tht right wing, including
the Maryland biigadee, became exhausted,
tbe eoldiers holding up their empty car
iriJge boxes, when their officers called on
them tortliy and ftct the enemy. The
extended line of operaio"nt, which em
braced nearly two mitee, the onfaturable
nature el the ground in Ihe tntiroos of
"M ol u"- Aa oCcee failed .
Germanmwn fr the optrttiow. of-Hwofr-jeon'
a Urge portion of whom wete unditrip
lined, the ground being much cut op', snd
intersected by srihe fences and ancloturee
ofrariout strt, the drlay of Utt left ting
under Greeue in getting into action .In
these causes, combined with an atmos
phert so dente from fog and smoke as to
make ii impotib!e to dieiinguiab friend
from foe, produced a retreat in Ihe Ameri
can army at the monunt when tictoiy
seemed to be within its grasp.
Washinston was among Uie foremost
in bis endeators to restore tht fortunes of
the dy, and while exerting himself to
.ally bis broken columns, tht exposure of
bis person became so imminent, lhat his
officers, after affectionately remonalraiing
Willi him in tain, seized the bridle of his
home. Tht retreat, under all circum
ttances, wss quite as fatorbte at could
be txpscted. The whoU of the artillery
was sated, and as many of the wounded
aa could be retnoted. The Ninth Vir
ginia Regiment, under Col. Mathews,
hsving penetrated so far aa to bt without
support, afier a detperate reeisianre, sur
rendered its re a. mn i of a hundred men.
including it gallant Colonel, who had
receited several bayonet wounds. The
British pursued but two or three miles,
making prieoners of the worn-out soldiers,
who, after a night march of 15 miles snd
an action of three hours, were found ex
hausted and aeltep in the fields and along
tht roads. . .
While i!n leading the ISorln La
.... .
the Briiith artillery atriking a aign-post in
Germbntown. gUnced therefrom, snd,
passing through his borse.shattered the
General'a thigh on the oppotitt aide.
The fall of the animal burled ita un
fortunate riilcr witirconYiaefable force It
tht ground. With, surpassing coutsge
and presenco tf mind. General Nsab,
entering hi ounI wb boih CJ h,
hands, gaily caffeJ NT
mind roe, I hate had a net,, . . .u.uu.,
ruth on. my.boys, rush on the enemy.
HI bt after you fresenUy.A Human
l. of blood. Md lha intense sgony oi
naiuiv . . .e
iio no more. -iu
his wound, the suffer wss borne lo t
houte hard by. aad attended bt Dr.
t. .n.ri.l orde?of the Commander
but feeble hope. of recotery,
Z chance, if amputation; hen N . I.
u.. i h mar be considered unratnly
Baft
m.i.f The uocior z " r--
WHIt
W copUin. but my i. too great
W basasa aatart to bear.
a IB) awaia .
? 7 fyt1? areauaibcr jpoaed to ihe tk.U. d
ed, but I oo aot repint at ay fait.. lenc l EJpeaa u
ba.t f.U,aoa tha olw, wbiU General. ero. a irty
icautag my (rata , Uarolioians to tbe
sttaoit of tbt enemy. s I Jiat a latt
reqeat to aU of bia Excrllroey tht
Commaaderin CbieC that be a ill permit
joonyeearuoctor.to remain with me, to
protect e while 1 lite, snd ear ramiioa
from taaulu Dr. Craik asaorad ibo C
oral that bt bad nothing to fear from the
enemy; it waa impoaaibit that they would
naroa mm wuie iitmg. or offer aa inautt
to bis remain: that 1mA nirm!tu
oj m. uaie ia toe Held, and that, uaJcr
bis aotpires. a wounded officer would be
wvw.w wa ssa t
dying pauiol
memorable
to expect
coneie'eni ia ny principles and conduct
stnet iht commencement of tht troubles,
aoo ieapeci j ne i ueaeral lns hoooreoftlit paatiog salute,
and hero then altered theeeUe Wa.hineton rode alowlr an. ho waa
wtrdt: I bate no fron ' ohurr.,1 i. Ka ....
from tbt enemy. f I bare been taometbinc thU attracted his attention on
twwoi too .Mtoiiftnat fligmnea air and manner, that wot
tioo I bate eter been oa the side of liberty
anil wnw aAiinitw
lie lingered in extreme torture between
two and three days, and died admired by !
bis enemies, sumtrea and lamented by
hie companions in arms. On Thursday,
the 9th of October, tbe whole American
Army was paraded by order of tbt Com
mander-in-cbief to perform tht funeral
ob-equies of General Naakand aster
did Iht warrior's last tribute peal tht re
quiem of a brasr aoldier or nobler pat.
not nan oi tnt mutinous son of north
Carolina. . " ,
Takiar rank with tht chiefs who had
fallen in lha high and buly cause of a
nation a Independence, lbs name of Naih
will be atsociaud with tht martrroamea
of Warrtn, Monifomery. Wootter, Mer
cer, while Iht epitaph io be grattn on bia
monumental marble ahould be the memo
rablt worda of tht paiiiot and hero on ihehy sSVeted by his officer's description of
field of Lie fame: From Iht terv firtt
dawn of Iht Revolution, I hact tvtr bun
on tht tiJt of liberty and my country.
It was not me bait al Uh.w'e houte, it
waa not tht denaenets of tht fog, that'tom, when, turning toward the troopa
produced iht unfortunate termination ef
the battle of the 4th of October. Time
that sheds tht sober and enduring colors
of troth otrr the cents nf the world has
determined that the miaformnet of the
battle of Germantowa are" rather to be
atenbed to the nndisciplmed rharscter of
a large proportion of ihe Ameriesn troops,
than to sll other causes combined. Wash
ington oldett Continental Kegimenta
were of but Unit mora than a year's stand
ing, while many of hie troops bad seen
but a few months, and aome but a few
weeks service. . With al! these dissd
vanttgea, the plan of lha aurpiUt of Ger
mantown was ably conceited and gallant
ly executed in iht ouum, and failed of
plcte saereas only from circamstan
cea beyond all human control.
Concrete pttsed a unanimous rssolu
tion consolatory tc. the feelings of tits
Commander in chief, bis rfficers and sol
diers, under their duappoin'ment, imi
mating "that it waa not in nature to
command aucceas," but their brae army
" bad done more; it had deterved it."
The effects resulting from the battle of
Gtrmanlown were most happy bodi al
home .and abroad. Tht enemy were
taught lo tepeci American troopa which
they had affected to despise, and Sir
William llowt deemed it prudent to
draw in all his outposts, snd shelter him
self in Philadelphia, which proted a
great relief lo a large and valuable por
tion of ihe adjacent country. Indeed, it
becomes the duty of the historifn to de
dare thst matters might hate been much
wotse on tha 4th of October. When the
Americans retreated, tht second line of
the enemy waa in geest force, hating
ben but liule impaired in the action,
wbi'e. the reserve, consisting of the Gre
nadiers, weft doe at band to sustain
their comrade, those chnten ft Hows bar
ing, at ihe firtt alarm, seized their arms,
and rsn. without halting, the diatanct
from ths commons of Philadelphia to
Gerreantown. Flowe'e army in 1777,
without ditparagement of the British ser
vice before or einre that time, may be
eonaidered as the finest body of troops
that ever embarked from tht British do
minions; yet auch was the alarm snd
confusion into which these veterans were
thrown by the masterly surprise of Ger
mantown, and such the courage and vigor
displayed by tht Americans in their at
tacks in the early part or the cay, mat a
rtndeztoua at Cheater became a measure
of serious contemplation among the com
tnsndsrs of the British army.
But the most happy and imposing in
fluences upon America and hef cause,
resulting from the battle of Germaniown.
were experienced abroad. ' Eli. mon
Dieu, exclaimed the Count do Vergennes,
tht French Minister of Foreign Affairs;
tit tha Ameriesn Commissioners in Paris,
I What ia this yon tell me, Messfturs; n
other battle, and the British' Grand Ar
my aurprited in its camp atuermantown.
Sir William and his vetersna routed and
flying Tor to hours, snd a great victory
only denied lo Washington by a tissue
of accidents beyond all human oonlrnl.
Ah. ah. these Americans aro an elastic
neonlc. Press them down to day, they
rise to morrow. And then, my deal sirs.
thste milittty wonders to bt Mhteted by
- . .: ... . . . - ... . . . . .
aa or ai raiafri m 'nh a atno'vajr. n
i r "7 . . . T . " "
aflVMue, snd expert.
troops, commanded by
grooa gray in war. , Tit orate
Americana, they are worthy of the aid of
France.. Tbey will succeed al lat.
Tnt .winter of 1777 i ia early, and
with acutual aeteriiy. The saditary
opertuona of both amies bad ceased,
whea a detachment of tbe southern troops
were aaea plodding their weary way to
winter quarters at tbt Yalley Forge.
Tbt appearsnee of tbt boras guard so-
aounced the spproscb ol the CommaDeer
ia chief: the officer comsaaadrnf tbe tie-
' Uchme ni, chooaing the most fsvorabls
if round, paraded b.e caea to pay to their
tbt frozen aurfaet of tbt road. Hating
reiuratd tht salutt with that aaiito trace.
the aomiratioa of tbt aoldiery of tht old
RetoTuiiunary day. tbt Chief reigned ap
bis charger, sad, ordering the command
ing officer of iht detachment to bit side,
addressed bint as lollowa: flow comes
it. air, that I bae tracked the march of
yoor troops ky tha bl.o1 stains of their
leet opon ne iroxea ground? Wcrt there
ao shoes So the Commissary's stores, that
this sad spectacle is tw be seen along the
publie highways! The officer replied:
Your excellency may rest aaaured that
this tight is as painful'to by feelinga at
it can be to your; but thsra ia no reme
dy within our reach.' When tha shoes
were issued, tht different regiments were
served in turn; it was our misfortune to
be among the last lo be eerted. and the
st.iree become exhausted before we could
obtain eten the smalleat eennly.
1 nt General was obserted to bt deep-
lha aoldiera' pritationa' and aufferinr.
lis eomprssaed lipe, the beating of hit
msnly chest, betokened the powerful
emotionc that wcrt struggling in bia bo
with a voice tremulous yet kindly, Wsih
iogton exclaimed. Poor fellow t! then git.
ing rein to his charger, rude away; ' '"
During ihia touching interviw, tery
tyt waa bent upon tht Chief, ttery ear
waa aueaUre to catch hit words; and
when these words reached the toldiers,
warm from lha heart of their belottd com
mander, an I in tones of sorrow aod eom-
ruisereiion for their aufferings. a f rstsful
but aubdded expression burst from ttery
lip. or God blrtt your excellency, your
poir soldiers fi ieud. .'
In thia interesting etent in tbt life and
actions of Washington, he appeara in a
new I'gtil He ia no longer the grate,
the dignified- the awe-inapiring and unap
proachable General in Chief of tha aimirt
of bia CountryV AIi tl.te clnlraclcrT-.'tW
batt vanitlie J, i die '1rtPfr raap'
pesra amid his ediapani'os''ifi,'ariai. in
all his moral grandeur, gtting vent lo
bia native goodness of bsart.
from lha Richmond Wiii.
GEN. UAKRISON'S C tblNEf THOMAS
' ' ElVI.NO.
Ths selection of bia official advisers is
always a delicate task for a Chief Msgit
tratt. 'On tht one band it Scyllt, and
Ihe other Chary bdts. He list not only
to select inditiduals poatettedof abititet
and virtue that were an esy undertak
ing in a country abounding as aura does
in such characisrt but he hawto ducti
roinats with great nicety, and sslect those
who possess peculiar and pre-eminent
qualifications for their respectit euttons.
lie must hate an ere t all the great in
tereata of the Republic, and pick out the
man best fitted to represent each and eve-'
ry one.-"
In the execution of this delica'e sad
highly responsible taak, we hazard noth
ing in averring mat i.enerai iiarmon
haa auceeeded beyond the expectations
of his warmest friends. He hs display
ed a sagacity and knowledge of men rare
ly found in the cloaet politician, ami ssi-
dom exhibited by any not used to the
cainp a achool, by the way. eminently
fittedfor acquiring an intimate and discri
mtnating knowledge nf human character.
Tht general aentiment of the country
pronounces the new i;abtnet, in tne ag
gregate, the ablest since ins uaye oi
i . . . . . a
Washington. In the detail, mo popular
approbation is equally warm and decided.
In a word, so entirely onexcepuonisie
haa it prated upon inquiry, that even the
Factionists who did clamor in the begin
ning, and who never fail to clamor on
sueh' occaafons,' have' been discomfited,
andjforced to silence a triumph of Tiolh
and Justice over Falsehood and Passion
ss signal as any recorded in the annate
or hiatory. '"-ft":4
' But passing by for the present the oth
er eminent men who compose tha" Cabi
net, wt would bring to the mora intimate
acquaintance ul our readers tht history of
Thomas E wing the future Secretary of
the Treasury. E wing is a self msde man
one or those who, springing fromobtsn-
rity and poverty oy uini oi genius, illus
trate tht benign influences of Republican
institutions, and eoiuMitute their ornament
and support." We delight to contemplate
such character!, and see them elevated
to tht first stations of dignity and resnon
siKHiy in Ue Ctr.e. Tbt Sfpolat
meat ia ibis intuact ta at ta eiediutle m
the Ci.Wf Mtgisutte wbi ewoferTt-4, and
tbt worthy luditidual wb rtrtited it.
And ia a more exieaded sei se, it is a dt
srted ccai l.nttbt to the' genius f ft re
institaiions Lich engenders such arn
sod y f iting astartor that tbe liireti
post is wnbia the reach of ibe buratlrai
eitizea, tufuaee generaue and sxUt aa.be
uoa into etery caditioa tf ocieiy.
Tbt Mloving aletch ol Mr. Lwiag ia
takea from Watteraton's Gl!ery ot Ame
rican Put ir i it. 1 he sketch was wnuea
ia 1838. whea Mr. Ewiag waa ia the
Senate of ibe United States. Ii i!l acres
lo give the reader soott idea of the cha
racter eu4 intelieeuial power U ibis gentle
man, who haa beeniiameJ as ibe Secrt
lary of lha Treasury under General Har
rison:
Mr. Eoing was bora ia Virginia, in
l?&9 II s father wss a revolutionary
soldier, and soon sf'er the birth of y n-
bwieg, removed to the ttatt of Ohio.
Mr. Ewinf it indtb'ed for the elruvots
of knowledge. t the tart and aHenii'oi
of bis eldest sitier, who taught bint to
read, and tht only additional education
bt teceited till be was twea'y three
years of sre, wss two quarters tuition
under, two successive tearhere. But
he bad acquired a lott of reading and
sll his leiturt nousr were cetotad to
it. ' Ilia fsiber being ia bumble circum
stances, young Ewing'e lie wat aecesa
rily 'a laborious one; but obliged aa be
wae to tod daily, be neterlbeleee atailed
himself ef etery opportunity to imptote
his mind, and to be what bis highest sm
bition thea led him to become a scholar.
But potcrty aeemed to oppose an tnsupe
rsbla Darner to bia career, and no waa
about yieldinc wptodeapondency.wbeaa
young man, who had seen something of
tht world, and who waa hired by his la
ther aa an assistant, routsd him from bis
apathy, snd pretadtd opon Inra V aeeom
panv him to tht Ktnawha Salinee, where
bt procured employment as a common Is
borer. After an absence of three or four
months', hi returned with eighty dollars
in bis pocket, which bt g-aerouly gste
to bit fathsr, to sate bia lam1 from being
forfeited." In tha following spring, Mr
Ewing again returued b the Kanawha
Salines, where he Isbored assiduously
till November, and succeeded in resiz
ing about four hundred dollsrs out of
which, after psying a balance of sixty
dollste. tuft due lohie father's property,
bt was tnabled to indoles hia favorite
oroneiitity, bv epending the winter si an
academy at Athens, where 1st was encu
rased tam.kt additions! efforts lo prose
eo't hie studies, and acquire iht power
which knooledit bestows. He re'urnsd
once mmt to bis (orrut-r labors, and con-
III! US'. .w. J " I
7ateToTssfftmit ' f.U 1 hotltfil w hvsbi
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however. a anon raaiuence ai ,oouis.jf,-vT
lored. snd ho acain en eted iht aeadeoty
which he had led about two years before,
and proceeded lo labor mentally, wnh
tht same ardor and imensity that he had
labored corporeally. Ida progress is said
to hsto been very raipd; but being satis
fied lhat his funde, which were daily dimi
nishing, would be insufficient io onahle
him to eompleto his education, bo-opened
a achool in Galliapolia, which He threw
up in iht couree of a quarter, not liking
the employment, and returned to bis for i
meroeeupation at the salt works.
He now hired a furnace, and by extra
ordiuary labor ha acquired a aum in the
course of a mouth, to enable him, as ha
belieted, io complete hit studies. H wss
righi; and in ths spring of 1815 he receiv
ed tht degreo of A. B , snd was the firat
to receive that academical honor in
Ohio. He was now 20 years of age, and
commenced the study of the Itw, in the
office of General Beecher, who, afier he
had fiuiahed has legal studies, from a
high opinion of his piners, look him in
to partnership, aud in his new and favor
iva profession he rose rapidly to di-tine.
tion. Aa a proof of hia ardor and asi
dotty, he practiced in eight -different
counties in the state in which he litcd.
(lis filial affection was again manifested
in the purchase of a fine iraei ol land in
Indiana, with the proceeds of his hrnfes-j
sion, on whicn he placed his father and
family. He hsd now acquired so high s
reputation for ability and talent at the bar,
that the Legislature ol Ohio elected him
in 1832, to represent that stale in the
Senate of the U. Statee; and in lhi dis
tinguUhed body he has continued e.r
eince, with an increase of fame, and an
unerring application to tht important du
ties of hit sta'ion, thai has given him a
claim to the gratimdt of bis conryry.
... Mr. Ewing is. in person, athletic and
musculsr - broad across the rheti. io
rout, but not elrganl in his proportions,
or graceful in his motion. His counts
nance ia expressive of good nature, and
enlivened bt a frequent ensile; though
awkwaid in'hie appearance, hia mtnnrra
have a natural aat lhat eten aa early
intercourse with refined and polished so
eiety could not have rendered mora agse
abte. Nlturebas bestowed upon him
mind of greet powers, whteh base been
cultivated to the extent his limned mean
and opportunities would sfford. It i
analytic and logical,' rather than braV.
iaat aod imsgtativt. Oratory, aa aa tit,
bss ant rl ! mart ol ata .
sed th'Hft a'tafeaiant Is Ucit. i
hi c&iftd afflBt opir, s4 trti! in
argaweBl. Lie ereclce f.s trm 4
ibe embc.t ahoicnts 4 rrefite, e
elere'ies of art. He esnot Wet tht
ai!t iih tha dt.hr, or amuto U bt "
pefaadea. fU etoers endeavote to .
ed.fy. and bl eMo snemp'S so flew.
UeasAoing is laa trm In that '
cUaa 4 bis pirr, end will D teas '
hisaaelf to the efforts of Unev. Hi 4- f
tion ia plaia aiil nsdrned. owl ia i
or invnltrd. bat eWsr sad oied - be .
reasoning, aad ia leeWe or vifoewoa. ac
cording lo tha etreegth or we.koeae of
bit arg unseat. .
Mr. Ewmg ie too giod watored to deal
much ia tare at aa. or to resort to btterese
f invective; snd bt cer electrifies bia "
auditott bv one I peeled bat sis t4 elo
qoeoce. He is safaeious. arf aeniaivt
and lb"rt-s; fien ebqtet. bi tteer ;
orstoeirsl. Asa polnici bi pnweiplet
art firm snd way ieldine, nrver flncHiaing
be l sen eelf-agf rsdiseaieM ad tht tof '
rests of bit cow aire; aeer balaneinf
Iweea tifht and wrig:btlwvdt'eet.
inf bia efforai to that wNeli fa ertnriva
will promote tK glory 4 the oatuia. ai d '
ihe happiness of manlm. " '
Strange, tut frae. It i n rewaikt
ganca ly a; jilit.He Ibe rharflr (
of lbe belter. ball of ni.". lhat ,
hoor.li aha We gitea lo rrosire oad ,
admooisit brr lard la ikose rk-qarot, ,
p'lilippKt f.tniUailt railed cunaiw
leclarra, or eten eoforrt er rerepi
in the less delicate mode if api.liK
the broumitkk lo bit pate y el abe
ill allow n I mortal bat beMttt lo
abuie.or ield 'be Chaiteutnj rod ovi r '
him. with impuiii'tisha ta v ready
in lake ap the rudeia ir bit iicimce
at for bia corrrrlion. Ami the rule
has been noted to work botli"wyt, (
Ii it a inalar and a imirable irail..
in woman, Ibat she willmifM-titatingly ff
def nd tbo life, property, ttoimr in ,
vborl all and singular the TigMa aad
(-reditu" nf her hutband, tgjLinal all
at;grriaion of third erMe, eten
though aor be noal crlalowly ill
treated and abused by Mm. I
W have not teniured these apec
aUtinn without a "ca' ia nii '
bttk at. A rrtprrtcil W aiqiatnt
ancr ol nuts l)i lhal whew e
a youn wan ful tte nror ant"5
cMtalr ofyut.'i--HiU adtetitoic be- '
f. bun: While iratcifiwjf ir a.'rahxe '
pari of ibr c.un'iy. hr t p ' e
rsbMi, ftnin belli- 4 whisb t e le.id
Ibe angry toire ! in n,Vi rd
wttb the ncreaana of woman, j' '
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Ul.rnMvli ika air. ti if. tar II tai l it-
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lie rirar rianu ttuv f
csue of Ibia cUratit, when Ut)a
liurly ItHikiog Tlow tbraLine, hi ,
ife like fury, a Uk t tri '
dable In be within Iht snrar.ine; hI tno
statute. On prerrhios; ur- U !
hf bclliRrrciits ktllppril rat
t!,e h'aernf liiubrr' r ea- d 'to
fall, ami there wa a greal f lm
a. ni'.aieriiN ilurati-ii. I !' )m.i
mail, whose wrath bad itid'li nly X;
ed hot aaiH.t Ihe rru I lmh.!,'ci s- t
ed "yu brute! you ran al! tiro .,
down lb al whip, an I don't lurn in!,
woman Itgsiii. r I'll w er H over,,
your own ugly carcavr! jn at;
yow!" - ''
Who ahould respond to Ibis tnlunt
refiaore, but Ihe injured la ly heretl
Turning her btoaaed hair mul of hrr
race, anil giving hrr Utt a proteMout
ske. a'.e ioUaiied out He's as good
os yon are. you gawky. good-loi-n.t.
thing crerfcr,)ou !M
Creennloro Patriot.
Caught in hit own trapTh Port
land A'guareUtra n auiuin Cane,
in wliii b at brgg.r rcreitnl wttalbe
aked for. but not wbal he witird for.
A few day a agon full grn. able,
bodied man, prrMMleii itiinrll ai the
door ' one nor r izeot. anil oli inl
Ihe lady of the lmue to gitr I im it '
bcil'S. She rtOialkril. ihl '.r liV.l
none, and itqwued bat be want. i
r them. T buy m done uf Cti$tor
oir.tnarn. (m Hie irply) fr I ltd
dreadrultitk." u .vs J
The lady bad no rent, bwi aa
bad plenty nt oil. and hr prt pared
him a aliff iloar. He tiled to t. lix'
cutrd from takwg it; hot he w a Grn.;
he waa a airk man. and it wimhi lw
dow n. The loeffi fmnil he ttirot'M'
in hia own trap: ait where he meant
lo have a glass uf liquor, be ,f.t a
dose of ph sic; bur, ntakiog a virtue v
of necessity, end with anndry, wry"
facet, be gulped it do n, and cleared,
He'll noi call at that bouie again wa .
dart tay. ;. .,. x a-u -l
Chnsa the roursej of life wbirb la :
the moat excellent, and cuatnsji wiir
render it tbe most delijbtfuL' ' ;'
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