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The cultivation of his tree hat become (very
irurrestlntVgipJenm In" the vicinity oljtMi
c y . A; very) simple mode of preservinj?; and
i :ri:rg them when apparently nearly destroyed
t .3 disease so fatal to them in this quarter,
',c iropoly called the Yellows," has been
: ': tally discovered by a gentleman in this
'. y. A statement of the fact as it occurred, will
i . . :y all nereasary information : In the (all of
at very uno tree, standing in nis yaru. was
- sf patently dead, from the effect of the above
laendoncd. disease. Throughout the fall and
winter,' very large Quantities of common wood
asheswerejcasualj
the root of the tree. To the astonishment of all
."Who had Ken it the preceding fall, it put forth its
. leaves vigorously the next season, and bore abun-
dance of One fruit. A small quantity of wood ashes
' n ajain thrown round its root last fall, and the
tree xa now so iuu oi nne iruu mat u nas Dccome
-necessary to prop it up. ThU is a very simple
ren)cdyrand certainly worthy of trial. .
4y,: r,:i. , MwYoriGau
roi TMS'WItTXM CASOUHU. ..
'- - ?atrons in dart of yore were men of sense ;
V '"" ertnnen of taste, and had a fair pretence
.LJbtiJTO;.rtde in letters; 8ome of them were heard '
...l.Our pstrona are of quite a different strain, -----
t:7: , Wth neither sense nor Uste t sgsintt tlie grain, - .
- j patnmw fr fuhit$ iak no more.
:r' ' ' ' - '" tintraui,'
vlt his been! remarked by the immortal Specta
: for, that a reader seldom perused a book with
Lnleasure nntil.be luieiyjwheLher lhe jrriter was -a
' Klilr n f-iin man rvf a "mifrt r rhftlrir rlisru-k.
silion, married or a bachelor, with many other
particulars that conduce very much to the grut
location oi displeasure of him who knows To
r:.tbe:eorrectoess: vf this- remark. 4 . most willingly
rubsctibcv and shall proceed to put my readers
in possession of such facts relative to myself, as
may trivc the readers of these essays an interest
theirpcrusal.
: I should in 'the first number have given this
Mographical sketch of myself, but unconscious of
. vie reccpiion mm wnicn u woum meet, i was
inclmcd.iike i' judicious commander, to take the
vno't eligible Station at the commencement ; but
: r co seeing your note to Correspondents
i Inspired with conCdcnce to make the attempt.
, . L up pose, then, to yourself, one whose years
Lave imperceptibly rolled away in the various
, avocations, not of a man of business, but of lash
,: -hik :and whose looking-glass docs not begin to
create unpleasint sensations, though, at the same
f:"",;t it, reminds him that there is an end to. all
;;s. I am too old to be an exywwVe, or a
.comb i yt not old enough to sigh over the
..str.i?'I was, like thehero of Don Quixote, once
;btcd with the company of the fair sex ; but
appotnfed ove nas blunted my taste 'as Hpr
. . cc'says,. viiJ:U.l:i ....
-vv V TJunimrt amare," '" " "
:.ii.tf . Durior es amare et nop amari,
;! ,; .7.Sed duTMsinjum omnium est non frui se smata.
Tt may easilybe conceived that such a man
: ; bas c4cperiencea all the vicissitudes of life with
f inee, bis account rausHrccessarily be tilled,: and
ii wouiq DC mucn more possipie ior mm to spena
jus hie as a Keuuse, than bask in the gaudy sun
ahine of -the butkrfly, as time will come when
-the -fire of EyoutK will decay the warmtlv"bf
ftiendship succeedtto the flume of love, and the
glow formerly arisii from the relish for society,
survive the ardert pursuit of retired pleasure.
Such a man will ceiiunly be the heroof-his tale,
s well as his domainXj'fe will naturally, be
l ather more distance and retirement iajs habit
fiven though Remaining in the midst of the world,
ihari there was when he wis an actor rather than
a looker-on ; and, althougsl prone, to telling his
oyrnale, hewilf have ieaTnt. enough from .his
prevlijus intercoui'se'wiUi fcc world, how to listen
and bow to observe. ; A , ' ? m 1
l.must next state the ycasomvvrhy I have with
drawn myself from the busy turmoil of a noisy
tooflefidcliido jouth; llkejlhe mneiiig'ctoud,
1 locate J"mylieiruhde"rthe pafronapc ofinfluen
t!4 men f but eltlier becoming wearied with their
civilities, which were only shown 'In our casual
interviews, or In my ambun to their connexions,
they discarded roe, for f wis neither fastidious nor
querulouft fretting nor 6btruhe.t:rMortiGel at
this change in their conduct,' I secluded myself
I rum their sigbt....for geniui, like the beauuful
flcert which adorrr the garden, requires culture
and the tun of patronagewithout theie, how
ever rich the soil,- it will pine and wither in the
shade of neglect. Some talents there are, like
those of the immortal Burns, which may be con
sidered as field-flowers as the mountain-daisy,
cheerfully " glinting forth above the storm, or
the wild-violet, which tvistcs its sweetness on
the desert air ; or like the great Savage, who,
spurned by his relatives, towers aloft In imagina
Uon, and corrects by the, hand of reason. Hut
these are few In number.'-' For the most part,
where genius puts forth the blossom of promise
in a young mind, some kind patron cultivates the
tender plant, by bestowing on its growing capa
city some incentives, and at some future period
it depends on the great for support, und lot be
ing brought to maturity. Far different was the
lot of the Recluse i his body independent as his
soul," without friend to patronise, or acquaint
ance to recommend, he struggled hard, both to
avoid Scylla and Charybdis ; and his exertion's
have proved so fortunate, that he can now sit
down b calm quietness, and muse with delight
on past scenes j though it often occurs to him, that
there cannot ; Be a noSler"6fnce" ihan that of pat-
ronining talent in every branch It is often done
from the purest motives of philanthropy, and a
love of science ; but still nftener from pride, and
the love of flattery. This last character is too
contemptible for remark, while the first is tbbe
lauded for his exertions in the field of wisdom,
though often to be pitied for the sacrifice of in
dependence at the shrine of imperial ignorance,
or of assumed haughtiness. Talent ought,' how
ever, surely to elevate the possessor so far that
the man shall become ennnhled by the bright
gem which he wears in his mind, as we often see
insignificance raised into importance from the
lustre of his decorations, by which alone he is
recognised or acknowledged
: I t.U the4nt cation of ihesn essays, to. strike t
folly, without wounding individuals :" to give the
scene, but spare the actor ; so that upon every
occasion personality- will be most sedulously
avoided.. To blend the useful with the agreea
ble, and cheat care of as many moments as pos
sible; are the primary views of . -
world j 2Wrhen ottite vounk I left mirTVarcnts'for
the purpose of earning my bread bYtl; sweat bf
wjaiu?ik; loiei .i viiaQ comply I my
ollehteitttnief,titll mv
Jnaer me luticimjj projects wuw
THX KECLUSE.
SXOX m VAT10VAL UTTCLpctXCSR.
ON THE SLAvFtRADE No. IV.
The con tideration qf the Slave Trade, and meant oj
prevention, continued.
It is well known, that, in the year ,1807, Con
gress passed a law to prohibit the introduction of
slaves into the , United States, to take e fleet on
the 1st day of January, 1808; before which pe
riod Congress were restrained, by a prohibitory
clause in the Constitution, from passing such a
law. Ihis law was found to be very defective
and inefficient. A supplemental law was passed
in April, 1818, to remedy the defects of, the for
mer law. From' the still existing defe&ts in the
laws; or ol their defective execution, or from the
difficulty of fully executing, any law on the sub
ject, solely by fines, penalties, and forfeitures; or
perhaps from those combined causes, American
capital, ships, and citizens, continued to be em
ployed in this traffic, and even to increase in
amount and extent. On the 3d of March, 1819,
another act was passed on this subject, author!
sing the President to employ the armed vessels
of ther'UnitedvStates fa
the United States and Africa and elsewhere, to
prevent the slave trade V and extending the bounfy
for the capture of vessels, and for the release. of
the slaves found on board ; and to the previous
measures which had been adopted on this subject,
adds this, additional, hew, and important one, to
witaulhorizing the President to appoint an agent
or agents ori the coast ofAfnca, for receiving
the persons of color delivered from on board yes
vcls seized in prosecution of the slave trade by
Commanders of theXJ. B armed vesseswhei1
taken on the coast of Africa ; and for the' remb;
val of such as shall be brought . or taken within
the U. Statesr to their care ; and providing for
the safe keeping and support of those who shall
be so delivered to the agents. In execution of
this part of the law, the President appointed Sam
uel Bacon and John P. Bankson 'agents for the
purposes above mentioned. The ship Elizabeth,
which sailed from New-York in V ebruary last, was
chartered by the government of the United States
to convey the agents to Africa, and directions
were given th.ent to select and "procure a suitable
situation on that coast, lor the receiving, safe
keeping, and supporting, the captured Africans,
who should be deliveretl to them under the orders
or authority .of the United States. And, in qt-;
dCTlta;:enab!Mh
plopcTCniioat
ton, and comfcrt, of sych captured Africans, f
the agents wtre furnished with Implements and
tools, and authorized to take with them a c6mpe
tent number of mechanics and , laborers, of free
colored people, to pei form, the work: necessary
to carry into effect (lie humane and Important pro-
visions jofjihe .: laWf -.: ! tia lhia-.part f : the law 1
propose now to coniider and, in discharging this
duty, I shall endeavor to shew, that it is not only
the most efficlenrand Useful measure of that gen
eral plan or system, which has been adopted or
proposed for the suppression of the tlavo trade;
but that it lays the best grounded, the only sure
foundation, for preventing Its revival, when sup
pressed ; and, if judiciously managed, rnd per
severingly pursued, will be productive of exten
sive and lasting benefit to Africa.
Let it be distinctly understood and borne in
mind, that, in this view of the subject and in re
latlon to tho measures of government, the settle
ment on the coast of Africa it entirely distinct
from colonization. The settlement is made upon
different principles, and for a different object.
There is no doubt, from the character of the
agents, and the obvious interest of the govern
ment they represent, that eery cflort will Ik
made to instruct the Africans' put u-ider the care
of the agents t to train them to habits of indus
try, and to teach them agriculture and the me
chanic arts; and toftive them such other instruc
tion as will enable them to support themselves,
and to prepare them for becoming useful mem
bers of society, and a blessing to their country.
These, and many other benefits, incidentally
arise irom me estaDiisnment, ana strongly re
commend it to our approbation and support. Yet
the main object is to receive, safely keep, and
support, the captured Africans committed to their
care. The settlement is to be made with the ap
probation of the local authority, whatever that
may be, und is specific and limited in its object
and duration. It is to continue no longer than
the exigencies of the law may require.
After these preliminary remarks, 1 proceed to
enquire in what manner could the laws for the
suppression of the slave trade have been so ben
eficially and economically executed f The armed
vessels of the United States have been ordered to
cruise against and capture all American vessels
and citizens engaged in this traffic. Some have
hcen capturedimdbroughi into the.Uiuted.Siates
and several have been taken on our shores. How,
then, are you to dispose of those who have been
thus taken, or who may hereafter be taken ? They
are human beings, and you must treat them as
such. You cannot dispose of them as bales of
goods. Unless j)royisioneadeJbrther rc
ception, by an establishment similar to the one
above mentioned, they must either be landed in
Africa, and suffered to shift for themselves there,
or they must be brought into the United States,
and either be sold as slaves, be supported by the
g6verhment;Tor be thrown Jopse upon society, p
provide for ihcmsevea. " 01JSEU VER.
" rsox thk- kastcex (miic) mors.
The British King's popularity, says tlte editor of the
Ccntinel, has not materially lessened ! No, we think it
has not materially diminished. Fifteen years ago a com
mon toast in England was, u 77 Prince tl'alet, may he
never want a father." He is jrarly s popular now as he
vrai then ; except tliat then he hud vomeercdit for polit
ical consistency, and for fidelity in his political attach
ments. Since that he lias shew n that he can discard all
his earliest and firmest politic J friends, friends that Ipd
supported him for more than thirty years, rather than give
Up an adulterous connexion with the wife of the Lord' of
the bed-chamber. cilice that event, his political and mor-'
al character have stood about, on a level, and uncc that
time his popularity has not materially diminished.
COrnT OF CHANCERY. , ,
-..wh
client with great earnest new, in the eowt of King's benchj
Lord Ellcnborougli, a little provoked at his perseverance,
observed to him that his client might carry his case into
chancery. Has your Lordship, replied Mr. Erskinc, the
heart to Bend a fetlow-creatvrt there t The force of Mr.
Erskine'a observation will be understood from the case
cfjixa&uJUwh),:,. He has a case .now In the. h'ffh
court of Cluncery, that has been pending 47 years.
Thirty years ago the present Lord Chancellor acted as
counsellor fbt him in uie cowrt of Exchequer.The prop-
erty winch he will be entillcd to receive when the case
is decided, .is t35,000 ' sterling. In the mp?n tne Sir
atfefcnf is'aprifonrt fw
last time the case was mentioned in Chancery, the noble
Lord told him that his appeal to the house of Lords should
be laid before the committee of appeal with all possible
dispatch. He hasVnother cass in the court of Exchequer,
in which .he has property to the amount of g"flX)0
About one-tenth of th mm would relieve him from his
embarrassments. The lives of hi wife and dauerhter;
Chancery. ' ,.
The English papers mention tliis case witliout any
marks of censure or even fiuprise,. The Jruth is, that
iucb occurrences arcjtoo cgrnaion in England to excite
wonder. And yet there ate pco3e iinjJiistntry who
iHfc'nwwJ&rieJf:.
birth. mtlilKfif HVi.,!-'rJ
EXTJl.iORJLSMRr CJSX.
"Tt is a sihguIaTTacl,'fays' the Ne w-YorkComT
mercial Advertiser,) that of the numerous chil
dren of the late King of Great Britain, not one f
them hat legitimate child lltlnpr except the lalo
Duke ofKent, who ha left an Infant daughter.
Should ydve present Kinjr be taken way, tho "
crown wotild past to the Duke of, York, and frui v
him to the Duke of Clarence, kc, I and ultimate-
ly, unlen the TJuke oTDarence'shourdyet havo
an heir, or some other of the royal family be su
fortunate as to have male issue, theT'Infant cMM "
above mentioned will probably come to tbo
throne, ft Is not unlikely that the anxiety of
the ministry to divorce the present Queen, may
arie from an expectation that the King would
marry some one of.the German princesses, and
thus possibly prevent any difficulties that might
ame In the succession of the crown. It has
even been hinted in some of the foreign papers,
that in the evehTof 'divorce of the present "
Queen, his majesty would be Invited by parlia
ment to marry one of the Austrian Arch-Dutch
esses, of whom there are three or four single, f -
There is little doubt, that the present king waa
privately married,' by a Catholic priest, to Mrs.
Huhei be rt, before he married Caroline of Bruns
wick. The Duke of Sussex was also married, at
Home, in 1783, to Lady Murray. A son, (Au
gustus Frederick,) aged alxmt 23, and a daugh
ter, were the fruits of this connexion. Both
marriages, however, were illegal, as being in vi
olation of the statute of 177 J, which, among oth
er things, ' to guard .effectually the descendant,
of his late majesty Ring George the 2d, (other
than the issue of princesses who have married,
or hereafter may marry into foreign families)
from marrying without the approbation of hit
present majesty, his heirs or successors, enactc I
that no descendant of the body bf his late mujrs
ty, (other than the princesses who have married,
or may hereafter marry into foreign families,)
shall be capable of contracting matrimony with
out the previous consent of l'.is majesty, his heirs
or successors, signified under the great seal, and
declared in council, (which consf nt, to preserve
the memory thereof, is to be set out in the li
cence and register marriage, nnd to be entered
into the books of the privy council)) and that
every marriage of any such descendant, without
such consent, thall be void ami null-' v - -
Of the five daughters of the late king living,
bet two have been married, and neither have is
sue. The Princess Royal was married in 1797,
to the late king of Wirtemberg. She became a
widow in 1816. The Princess JJIaiy was mar
ried in 181 6,to herxousm the-Duke-of Gtouctsr
tcr.
We have just opened a late London Examiner,
which brings an extraordinary case before the
public, in relation to a more remote branch of
the royal family than those of whom wo have
been speaking; The editor states" that he has
seen a regular succession of documents, which
have fully convinced him, that the late Duke of
Cumberland, a brother of George 111. was actu- '
ally married to a clergyman's daughter, previous
ly to his acknowledged union with Mrs. ttorton ;
that a child was born of this first marriage, which
was of course legal, the act of parliament, quoted
above, not having been then passed ; that it waa
solemnly agreed, for reasons of state, not to dis
close the marriage and its fruits, during the life
time of the late king ; and that the offspring of
the marriage, if living, is entitled to the same
princely honors as are enjoyed by the daughter
of the late Duke of Gloucester, who married the
countess of ,Waldegrave The documents, tho
London editor says, u are signed with the nama
of the clergyman in question, who, it is observed,
married his child to the Duke-r-of the late Earl"
of Warwick, as having been present at the mar
riage, and pi ivy to the birth-r-of the late kari of
Chaihu ni-and, Tnot to mention andther
curious,) of his royal highness the late Duke or
Kent t ho write, a little before hlrdeath; that
he will see his "Cousin" righted, "if he recovers
the illness under which he li the'ri laboring.--What
renders these documents the more stri
king, is, that a formidable mystery of Junius Is
closely- concerned in themV and certainly there U
a passage in one of his letters; which would seent
to bit explained by the fact they profess to re
cord.'. Since reading ihijrtlele wo have turn
ed over the pages of JunTtis, ; an'iihTittwhed tft' r"
No. 102 of his miscellaneous letters,' which wat .
addmsedna fitfie vDukelofHmbJriawl oh;i f
rqaniago with Col. LuttrcUs slstciyltira. Morton,
who was the daughter of i-ord CarhamptohTT
note which was first wiitten by Junius, and int
serted in Woodfall's Public Adveniscr,
ting this marriage. In tluirnole, Jurilus says J
It is now, happily for this coijintry, within the
limits of possibility, thai a L,utU'ell may be Kinj
of Gieat-Briwin. VJ :yl:' ' ; ': V - :
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I he letter of the Duke, to which this note is ,
added, is dated Nov.i3ri 'ft 1 ; and the communi- )
cation was most likely published about the aame
time, In letter 6f however, of the regular sc
ries of Junius, in which : he J extjttiiej.Kttel;
upon the Duke bn . account of this martiage; he
aylpwh1owele
ltteU4af never -
jtand." rtis puUw letter was atcd NveThhe;'
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