11 !c4il Ute7r the M-ii? Inspire,
., 11 IvMil the turn f.il icnin a lmir .... rr.
,,,-mmmmrmmmnnt i r--m mm - ... , . .
r u - -
'
w xai tftiTvat r rat vunn naoLisus.
Gtvntvtjr! Ifou deem the fvnowinjrfliirs, die smii.
nnt of leisure hour, worthy a place In y wir Interesting1
paper, tbey are at your service. A n-aicai ta.
O. I'...ltnran Ctunty, .Ytr. 13, 1831 " " - ' '
to 'MT'lri:iV(nrojm:.
I'ait'a of my lonely hours! hoe strain
7 'fo oft doth nritljfate my rainr '
Whose luld I ne'er implored In Vain
My mind to calm i
" Thy power aMuaaive long retain.
And grief disarm.
A balm for every earthly woo
Thy sweetly -plaintive sounds bestow ;
How oA this bowtn's fervid plow
Thou hast allay'd :
Thy solace may 1 ne'er forego
When cares hrtadc.
If throbs with joy my heart elate,
Or pensive droop, with adverse fste,
Itespoosive si ill thy chord vibrate
In sympathy j
Thy strains do ever emulate
Most feelingly !
The pressure of a hand profane
May ne'er thy tuneful keys sustain ;
Insensatcs, who could e'er disdain
Thy melody,
. Or those who list to thy iweet strain
With apathy.
When erst I proudly cali'd thee irJn,
1 bou'd submiss at fashion's shrine ;
In all her frolics pantomime
1 bore a part :
Her gayest train fall oft would join
With guileless heart
But e'er I yield thee up her prey,
Forever 111 renounce her sw:y :
What tho' her votaries inveigh
With Fcomful leer;
Hrgardlcss I pursue my way,
Devoid of fear.
Pear partner of my hours of leisure,
Thou never-failing source of pleasure,
How oft hast thou, in sweetest measure, '
My cares beguiled ;
WhiLt, cheerM by thee, my heart's lost treasure
- Has fondly smiled.
Memento of those hours so sweet,
Companion of my lone retreat.
Ne'er, while the pulse of life doth beat,
From thee 111 part : .
Those notes so valued still repeat
To cheer my heart.
And when, by earth's cold mantle prest,
This woe-worn heart shall sink to rest, - '
May yet remain one faithful breast
To mourn for me :
That friend, perchance,, with feeling blest, . .
Will cherish thee.
ABXOXICA.
lliw Piano Forte which the writer taw in .Yew-IVl-,
and elsewhere, about fro yearn tince, were constructed, ex
ternaOy, very differently from what they vere twelve or four'
teen years ago.
One of the iservai.lt of the luululon, v.bowa
,ncrnt, was ordered bjf the (iencral to wake the
uachir.o maitivrr, as ho txprcsstd l.iimclf.;
At the statue extended, itt arm gradually drew
them backt n if ihe would fTcciionairl prrs
Mmt Wy to the heart ( the well filled knapsack
nf i I'oluli grenadier supplied for this time the
poor victim. The statne pressed it closer and
era!, the director of the muhhery made It open
i:i arms trnd return to its first rxnhion, the knsjn
sack was pierced two or three inches deep, and
rcmalued hanging upon the nails and knife Ude.
Variety' the very Spice of life,
That gives it all its flavor.
JJVECDOTE
Towards the History of the Spanish Inquisition.
When Gen. Lassadc entered Toledo, he im
mediately visited the Palace of the inquisition.
l-RreaymmberLtW
especially; the insy-tirtfentr tb" iti tch the KiU
the drop baths (already known) which cause a lin
geimg death, excited horror even in the minds
of the soldiers hardened in the field of battle
0nIv one of lhesc instruments, sinjrul&r In its
kind far. refirted totture, disgraceful to reason
tiu ivijivu ui ynuitc oi i ooject, seems to
. deserve a particular description. In a subterra
i neous vault adjojnjng,
I ber, Mood in a recess in the wall, a wooden statue
made by the hands of monks, representin-r-w ho
would betieu gilded
llory beamed around her head, and ;she held
standard in her right hand. It immediately struck
the spectator, notwithstanding the ample folds o
"the silk irarmenCHcTTfeX
"on both sides, ihat she wore a breast plate. Up
CO a closer examination, it appeared that the
wll0le . tJ'ont. of the boly was covered with, ex
tremel sharp nails, and small blades of 'kuiyes
with the points projecting outwards. The. firxns
". and hands had' joint's, and their motions were 'di-
LDVCAT10X.
--The followinjr extncta-from Gov. CtuTot
speech to the Legislature of New-York, ft the
tuning of Ibcjcssion on the 7hjlntnt, give a
very flattering and interctiig account the
nourishing state of the elementary and higher
sclioolsin r tbaTpowcrfuI arVd rea'peciahfe rnemocir
of the American Union, ,1'he sun of public pat
ronage has warmed Into existence these numer
ous conservatoi ies of public morals, and nurseries
of patriots and statesmen ; and the increasing
advancement of the moral and political character
of the state will demonstrate liie wisdom of the
liberal appropriations for the support of these
important institutions, and the rapid developc
tnent of its ower and resources wiil be the inev
itable consequence.
extracts:
The flourishing condition of our semina
ries of education, furnbcs additional induce
mcnta to continue anJ.yttend-lhe patron
age of the state. In i, puLvH common
schools, organized underline toat ir thrir es
tablishment, three hundred ttousand children
are taught, and 160,000 dollar are annually
appropriated to the compensation of the
teachers. I am informed by the useful and
able officer who presides over' this depart
ment, that the number of pupiis at present
taught in our schools, is equal to nine-tenths
of the whole number of children between the
ages of 5 and 15 years, which approximates
to one-fourth of our whole population. There
are probably twenty schools in this state con
ducted on the Lancasterian svstem exclusive-
ly, and several others which follow it partial
ly, buirnot so far as to assume a distinctive
character. In some of these establishments,
several young men have been rcceutly in
structed as Lancasterian teachers ; and it is
to be hoped that this system will be carried
into the most extensive operation. There
are now upon an tverage about fifty scholars
or every scnooimaster under the present plan
of common schools ; and whether the number
e great or be small,' the introduction of the
Lancasterian method is of importance : for,
admitting in all cases the competency of the
teacher to attend to all his pupils, yet when
we consider the rapidity of acquiring instruc
tion under that system, and reflect on the
useful habits which it forms, and the favora-
le impressions which it makes on the minds
and the morals of those who participate in its
benetits. we. cannot jicsitatc tq mye t. a deci
ded preference. The education of youth is
an important trust, and an honorable Voca
tion, but it is too often committed to unskil
ful hands. Liberal encouragement ought,
unquestionably, to be dispense4 for increas
ing the number of competent teachers.
In thirty of the fortv incorporated acade
mies, there were the last year two thousand
two hundred and eighteen students, of which
six hundred and eighty-eight were engaged
in learning Latin and Greek. The fund an-
ropriated for thehenefit of these institutions
is about 320,000 dollars.
In Columbia, Union, and Hamilton Col
leges, there are hive hundred and twentv-two
students;; ami in the two Medical Colleges,
one hundred and ninety-MXi The crams to
tnesc estaousnmems -amount to upwards of
20000 dollars ; and perhaps the. whole an
propriation for the promotion of education.
may be estimated at two millions and a half
ot dollars. - Although this sum may appear
highly liberal, yet when we look at the re
sources, population, and extent of the state,
and consider that knowledge is essential to
the happiness and dignity of manto the ex
istence ol republican government, and to. na,-.
uynui power anu giory, we must leel persua
ded that more munif cent dispensations btfjrht
io oc anoraeu ior its encouragement and dil
fusion. And I would particularly reconfi-
mend the education, at the public expense, of
youth distinguished and selected for-moral
sflpCTtet tiy; pre-eminjence. of' talents and
character. Ameasufe of this nature is strict-,
ly in unison with the genius of our govern-'
ment, and would have a tendency to restore
the equilibnum of society-to nutitrate those
prejudices Aylcri spring up, ituhe freest com
o the ia-r:sti of Lnv1cc!gc, nnd prnmotive
of ihtf fame and proipirity of our country.
Whin I contemplate the' vast resources ol
ihe "tnte, and particubrly the immenae revc
.me which will accrue from the completion of
its great plans of internal improvement, 1 en
tertain a confident expectation that the tiling
ind all future gaicrctionfl, will experience the
continued and increased munificthec of gov
ernment,! exercised Jn different ways and
through various channels1, for the promotion
("Instruction and the propagation of knowl-
edge: , . - v', : .
, . nnrrmi house of cMLrx'X
Tlie following statement exhibits, as near
as. possible, the.prcscnt-constiiution of. ihe
British House of Commons
Mcmhers returned ly 87 Peers in England and
- - ,1 aiva, ,
by 31 Peer in 8otlari'l -
by 35 Teers in Ireland
3t-il
V
in
by 90 Corr.rnons in
England & V'aIo
hy If Common io
Scotland
by 19 Common n
fit-land
by (iovernjeniul .
Monunatou
Total returned by ntminatim in which the
people lave no vote
Independent of Xojuiiution
3J0
137
14
2d
16
437
11
653
Total House of Commons,
A Majority of the above members is actu
ally nominated ly 189 individuals ; and this
majority decides all questions in the name of
the whole population w hich amounts to near
ly fourtrrn millions. Of this population, it
is calculated, that the number of persons qual
ified to vote did not exceed 122,084. Ihe
city of Glasgow, wjth a population of J 00,784,
has not a single representative in Parliament.
This is also the case -with Mamhester, Hir
mingham, Leeds, and ShtCield, the popula
tion of which extends from 35,000, to 1)8,000.
There are upwards of 20 other cities, none of
which have less than ten thousand inhabitants,
that have no voice in the national representa
tion. Une city, lath, with a population C
31,469, has only 30 persona qualified to vote,
and these eend two members to Parliament.
Gatton, and Castle Hising, in which there are
only four dwelling houses, together with old
Sarum and Midhurst, in which there are no
dwelling houses, return-four members !
But this shameful inequality is not the on
ly, feature in the English representation de
serving of reprobation. All the minuter cf
me tung ar.u mmy oi tneir cicrk nave seats
in on? pr other of the houses of Parliament ;
and by an oBcial document, printed by order
of the House of Commons, dated in Mav,
1 809, it appears that 76 members of the then
parliament received in salaries and pension,
free from all deductions, no less a sum than
1164,003 sterling, or B728J37 per annum.
The ancestors of the present .race of English
men had enacted ' that no person who has .an
office or place of profit under the King, or re
ceives a pension from the crown, shall be ca
puhle of serving as a member of the House
of Commons." They had also declared, that,
"it is a high infringement of the liberties of
the Commons of England, for any lord of par
liament or lord lieutenant to take any concern.
or in any way interfere with the return of mem
bers to that house' These salutary declara
tions proceeded upon the principle, that a ser
vant of the crown could not at the same time
be a faithful servant of the people, and that a
member ought not to be allowed to ?pend the
money which he is expressly"deputed to save.
It was left to the profligate ministers of the
last and the present reign to violate these cor
rect principles. Even the selling of scats in
the Jftouse, oL Commons, w hich .a member, o
penly declared to be as notorious as the sun
at noon-d.y f-Has been v indicated by-the-ve-iy
virtuous ministers of the nQ less virtuous
George the IV. 'Xut. Adv.
I
munitics-o.tievelope intellectual resources, j
" "-.'v u(,;iu-tuc -worui. a. -smnoinan
The following extract i- from an address delivered by
tlie Hon. John llo!me, before the members of Saco Lodje,
on the last Anniversary of the Nativity of St. John tlie
Baptist. -Easterner, t; - , '
TEMPJtAKCP isa masonic. virtUf. JAnd
let it be held in everlasting remembrance, that
intemperance is a most fatal and destructive
vice; "The ; tempt ait ions and delusions of this
adversary of our peace, the treacherous arts
by which it flatters i from the paths of recti
tude, and the syren son, by which it lures us
into its foul embrace, surpass the powers o
description; 'The' pursed, KTnatingrfatai
charm by which it birid3 the'faculties, capti
vates the heart and perverts and paraliWthe
understanding. matter of the in-oftiundest
astonishment -Ueforo the danger is discov
ered, escape' is hopeless a'nd the sViHin: vic
tim irretrievably lost. FloatW gentiv cfown
nccctsity of resisting its force, pcrcclvn not
its increase, nor reflects that he is approach
ing the d inger. Every moment the power
and inclination to resist diminish, while the
danger U Increased. He upproachca, per
ceives the dashing, hears the roaring and iceli
the trembling The turrcnt is accelerated,
it becomes irresistible, he Is hurried' to the
brink, the abyss yawns, he is swallowed In the
vortex and lost forever. It the charm irre
siftible ?r Does the maladvadmit no cure T
It the calamity Inevitable l " Can nothing be
done by mamns to prevent it?. Yes. Lei
them beware that they never countenance or
indulge oTHritcmperatc broth err Lc( "them
administer correction with the hand of friend
shin. Let thOdmonttion.be honcit, faithful
and seasonable. To provide against possible
dancer, let them often try the experiment tip
on themselves, to discover the Tint symptoms
of the contagion.-: -t.-.. :-
'ITjc will pardoomy 2cal.i for jtj in thej.
cause of humanity; I am pleading for the
disconsolate mother, the hapless orphan and
the brokenhearted and distracted wife. I
come with tte tears of disappointed love and
the anguish of the wounded heart, J plead
in the name and behalf of suffering virtue,
neglected and abandoned for revel and riot.
J imagine I hear a voice from thecdarjc jind
dismal mansions of the dead, saying, M O vo
sons of dissipation and excess ! yc prodigals,
who riot and wanton with the gifts of a boun
teous Providence ! come and behold the com
panions of jour revels, the victims of your
folly. See the father's pride and mother's
joy, snatched from their embrace and hurried
headlong to an untimely tomb. See the flower
of youth and beauty shedding its fragrance
and displaying its glory ; but ere the rooming
dew has escaped on the breeze, it sicken,
withers and .dies. Here the object of virtu
ous afTection : there the promise of connubial
bliss ; this the hope of his country, and that
the encouragement and consolation of relig
ion all poisoned by intemperance, ill doom
ed to a premature and disgraceful death.
Look at these and be admonished."
lleWgVowa.
EXTRACT FItOM J)I1. GRIFFIN'S SPKECII,
Dd:-.'crcd at tU Ar?A .1iinixertary tftix .tnerUan Bibb
Society.
The time has come when holikess to the
lord should be written on all our powers and on
all our possessions j when the people of thesa
states should arise as one man, to a mighty !
continued effort, and never rest till they have
lodged a Hible in every house from Canada to
Cape Horn. ZSLXJj..
And they w? ame. A little while and thos
scenes shall be displayed which glowed under the
pencil of enraptured seers. Nora! ways shall
wealth be regarded. chiefly asthe means of power
and pleasure but the rich shall account it tho
hi-hest happiness of their distinctions, that they
have something to pive to Him who created and
redeemed them. We, or if not we, our poster
ity, will regard the silver and gold as the Lord's!
and will cast into his treasury such offerings as
past ages never witnessed. The rich shall bring
their thousands, and the poor their willing mile;
The gold ot Ophir and the topaz of Ethiopa shall
be 'brought ; the flocks of Kedar and the ranis of
Nebaioth shall be devoted. The Bible shall harp
dominion over the world ; a dominion more ex
tensive than that of Alexander, and more benig
nant than that of Alfred. Under its holy and
pacific reign, "officers shall be peace, and exac
tors righteousness." " Violence shall no more,
be heard in the land, wasting nor destruction
within its borders." 44 They shall beat their
swords into ploughshares, and their 8peartinto
pruning hooks ; nation shall not lift up-sword
against nation, neither shall they learn war any
more?' .'"The wolf also shall dwell with-the
Iamb, and the leopjid shall lie downwiththekid,
and the calf, and the young lion, and the falling;
together, and a little child shati lead them -You,
sir, will see it7,''b
ttttr, shall chase the darkness from thousand
4
f
lands, ' he day shall pour its radiaace into the
cells of llindoo superstitUmf aiul-Inio-lhe mitl
niht of poor unpitied Africa. .The light, brea
kiny: from Mount Zion, shall glance from the A p
penines to the Andes, and thaw and irradiate the
poles. " Theliglit of the moon snajl be as the
light of the suii, and the light of the sun shall be
seven-fold as the iight of seven days ;" and the
earth shall filbdwtlh
glory of the Lord, us th,wat'eiclrrthee.a.V,
.Every roan shall then possess a j5iUe, and eVet r
man shalf jresst tie . .tatbiy Jieari.'"- Then
shall Ik- known the mighty workrwhich the word
ol God wavsent onLcarlli tOjseeompUsh, ami trie
prodijrjoijs influence on the happiness of men ..
which jif exerted. , Thenraay you sec the work
of Bible Societies lie fioUned bv their side. And
when this glorious consummation of their labor
a Comnion centre, front Amciica and Hussia, pml
China und the Scwfhetai Tslandsr and king ;lhtir
tritmhVori Mottti;t2pbti.
' ;:: ' 7 " - "'' - " .
The safe and general antidote against sorrow
employment. Sorrow is a kind of rust of the sou!,
which every ne w ide,al contributes in Us passage to
scour w,y It is the
a 'U'libttiUjcttrjrrnt, towantU ij5C.
-putreseencepf .st:gnini
v lite nd ;a.u.i,?n ' " -
craettioui: citjincttici st w 1 no
:.ircar?dii trmriisd y