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Vovtv$. onn io w oman'. l!, Won oti thy faithful Ircart ' 11 weary wandYer accksrcpwc. , . And in thy HjuI nfltetion f4eat, foon ruul a curt for fell hit woe. 11m? wakeful noil of worldly care, lccpaiAJy ta tly tcnkr arm j 'io Mammon he prefer hi jrt r, ' But owu thy far Bupcrior charm. Oh, Waa f if life profifcct lowe: "lliou lid'iftne clui'iita flyfcrawavj And cVn in aarrow'a darkest Lour, 1ty bright eye lend a cheering ray. . TU thine to balm the wounded tout, That with the world lpt: time ha warr'd, The atorra of pawion to control, '""""AndTncK" the ipiril froen fiartl. '"" ' But, Wof werttbou lieaTenly fair, - If alt -thy- clr?n oMrrnal hit '.:-T. " If thou no mrnu beauty ahare, Ah! wjhiat yiMhcacli jttwof Uiiiis . I' stable still it beauty' power, Whose bae U built on outward furm ; And aoft the rapture gleaning hour That oft precedes domeitic storm. Ob! if the glowing gem of mind Illume the lovely female face ; If bright intelligence be nhrin'd With feeling in the form of grac" . Ti then Uut LcAUty'a beam impart Her euaras to intellectual eyes j Then if affection fix her heart, Can man appreciate the prize ! THE AMIABLE WIFE. Tlie maid I shall lore, mu.it be free from dUgtiiv, Wear her heart on her 'p and her aoul in her eyes ; A oul by the prcccpti of virtue informed, And a heart by the purest benevolence warmed. Her converse so varied, as ever to please, -Unafl'tctedly cheerful, and polished with case $ Her person attractive, her temper serene, And her wit rather brilliant and playful, than keen. roa tub wunn cibouxux. MB SSKS. EDITORS . In perusing the 35th number of your pa per, 1 found a piece headed " New Laws and being naturally fond of news, 1 had the curiosity to read the piece ; which, to my surprise, did not contain, as I expected, an account of some great change in the laws-of a foreign government, but highly censured sev eral acts o our late legislature ; among which the writer is pleased to enumerate one only, to wit: the one extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace. It would seem that "Solon" is yet to "learn the object of this law." But he ventures to assert its inconvenience ' to both debtor and creditor; and alleges, as his reason, that,un der.thc present law, the debtor will be com pelled to give security for the payment of the debt; and that the creditor will be kept out of his money by a "long-winded cbnstable." For my own part, I can truly say that the sheriffs and clerks are punctual in the pay ment of moneys due to creditors, so far as has come under my observation ; but with the same truth I can sy, that, with a very few exceptions, the constables have been equally punctual in their payments. And which is the least expense and trouble to the creditor? In the one case, you may rjde three or four times to town, (for we all do not live at the court-house,) to commence a suit, receive n . . ' . - your money, etc.; losine as many davs from otner ousiness, ana expending, perhaps, twice an many dollars for necessary entertainment : whrreas, in the other case, your only trouble is to take a receipt from one of jour neigh bors, a constable, for your bond; and six or se ven months after, receive on your own ta me ' your money, with no other exnense than a glass Lofwhiskev vandthank-ve- : But for the purpose of ascertaining which method of collection is to the intrr of th " " '- w v tsv Nov let tnc "fiobu, ' whctln r it he c aider to get a neighbor to ride a few milcn with voi to a justice of the pc;ce, and Mand security for the stay of execution, or p:iy at tornics and othen 14- or IS uollm f Hut "experience" proves the hiw to he unconstitutional " because the constitution provides that '."here the value in controversy slu.l exceed 20 dollars, the right of trial by ft ft ft a ' m a A a a jury shall be preserved ; and becaunf justices grant appeals Tor much smaller sums and what docs this prove? Why, it proves that our legislature were yet rriore trna ious of a i.triil by.jiry -i-than the framers-of j the-m- stilution themselves: the one restrained the state legislatures from depriving their Ytti ens of a trial by jpry where the value in con troversv exceeded 20 dollars ; the other gran ted them that privilege where the value is live cent only-' . . , . But as : Solon! has appealed to "experi cnccV.for proofs of. the unconstitutionality of the law, he will grant me the privilege of pro- v i ng thcrcfronithat Ji.c j ji nde r . a.d e 1 u si on , In the law wan rev ised, pointing out the manner in which debts of 40 dollars and ui der should be collected ; authorising justices ol the peace, in the first instance, to hear and determine. In 1802, the jurisdiction of jus tices of the peace was extended, so that they took cognizance of suits not. exceeding fifty dollars. In 1803, their jurisdiction was ex tended to suits not exceeding sixty dollars : And in 1820, the law in question was enac ted. Now if the last is unconstitutional, so are all the former ones. And it would be passing strange, if ftrar separate leafulatures should each of them be so led astray as to violate their most solemn o:ith to " sjpport the constitution of the United States,'! espe cially when we consider that, in all Proba bility, their members were severally pos sessed jof as much wisdom as this modern "Solon." I have now done with "Solon," aid his " new laws." I have not heretofore lecn in the habit of troubling editors of ffazettrs with any scribbling of mine, nor should t have done so at the present time, had I not thought it a duty incumbent on me to refute he arguments brought forward with a de sign to depreciate or destroy the public con fidence, not only in constables and justices of the peace, but also in our legislatures. LEOMUAS. debtor, we will make an estimate of expenses lie must pay on the collecting a debt of one hundred dollars, according to the former law, and agreeably to the late act. tXPEKSES OF THE FORMER LAV f At the return'court ' - ' "T'siitm at the court the care Is He? w tcrmined a SubpdthA itncss ticfcct r execution 1 wo attonucs' fees . ft m Me'.ieeS.fo;: I a tt'i ( . wan e f I'or-servinir writ 'r 'J bail bond . . . Shenft's fcesy sunimoning witnesses cmpanneling the jury Witnesses. V1 "'elling, say CO miles t atu-ndance, say. one dty 75 15 10 45 8 (X) '75 25 .?() 10 6t) 60 . ' R15 67 1 XPENSES ACRFEAniA'; To' THE LITE ACT. r. S r r "' lh varnint " -. - 48 J.? ; ra-- fccs. far aiiflmioninj;. a. witness .. . -20 mil THE WESTEKV CAUOL13UN. ubssxs. zotroMs : . .... I have been blessed with a religious exam ple and .education. Taught -to believe that su preme love to God was the first and highest duty of man, it has been my practice to attend upon divine service when opportunity offered. Brought up among a people who believed it to be their duty and their honor, and found it to be their in terest, to observe the worship of God in their families, I have often enjoyed the privilege and the pleasure of joining with different families in offering ' their Spiritual sacrifice of prayer and praise. Not long since, being present where family worship was performed, I was not a little surpri sed to see a number of the family assiduously fixing themselves in the most easy posture pos sible ; and before prayer ended, was indsced to believe that it was for the express purpose of sleeping in tnc most comtortable manner; for they slept sound, and snored so loud as to le heard distinctly at the remotest corner of the house. I felt indignant, and, at the same time, felt a secret gratification in their being put to shame bv bcinir left upon their knees; but to my astonishment I found that they all ( fdrthcre were three of them) awoke' at the very instant the conclusion of the praver beeran to be rcnea- td. Telling these circumstance, as matter-' of novelty, to my companions, one of them obser ved, that he had often. seen the same thin?, and had even himself frequently fallen asleep in th. une manner ana.naa - always occir Joi lunate enough to awake aUhe riffht time. lyoucxorrespondents-will bfr at the trouble of-explaining the principles upon which the good fortune of the three sleepers, and of my companion, depends, they will much oblige their humble servant, . .. : BASANISTES. giu'.a, and, ! y uu- . hn.n givrrnmcnt, to fdl the chief judicial station in the then Unitory of Mississippi. . At length, in the dose of life, he was appointed to the office of Paymaster at Harper's Ferry. While there, he became distinguished hy the order and excellence ol his 'domestic arrangi-mrnti, by the urbanity and integrity of hit public life, and by his un wavering promotion of morals and piety. Strong in mind, and clear in discernment, warm in heart, and true in principle, he ni left an impression not easily eradicated. lie died in the confidence of the christian' faith, antl has gomrTve trust, to a better world."" But, the best estimate of his character may be formed from the following resolutions which have been discovered since his death. They appear to have been entered into at the time of ,hiiitppoiutmeni.U-the office of pay mastrr, and they are of such a nature as rich ly to deserve the"atu:rifi6n'brc'ery oUccr who is called to the disbursement of public money. Suffice it to add, Col. M'Guirc faithfully kept them : KKSOUTIOXS. "As it ha pirated my Heavenly Fatlirr, for which I mot sincrrt lr H'-r mv hiimhlc nekiKMlrdL-ments. to dispoe Uir I'rrnidcntoi'tiie t'nitid State s to hi-ktow up on me a jMihlio offjre, arvl n there is umicicd to th.t ofRre ifrr.it responsibility, 1 earn-silv implore tW ) inir of C(k1 on mv effort in fulfilliit-' the duties thereof. And a I kImII receive and riixbitrsc larc wmr. of p'thlic inonc-v, I Inve thowi'lit it prudent to establish rule fur my government in the ilivlt:ir;jr f mv (ifhciul diitic s. Ilavine, upon luc roitsidiMtion, intitMinlnil the I'kI- lowing rules, I oiu hound invariably to adhere to them. 1st. Fkitht'ully to divharire the duties of my station, aceonlin to the best of my ahiht'es. 2il. evcr to appropriate any part of the public money to mv own ink-, before it due to tiu-, nor then, if I can poHulilY uo witliOiit it, kliouhl t lie re be otber urcut lc. ihuimU for it. Z. To confine the dikhurscments of public money ex clusively to public uses, and only to tho!c for which it is puccu in my namis. In order that I may exercise strict and impartial i.ll. justice tow'ardi all villi w lioni 1 may transact public bu killers, it is necessary tor mc to by aside all private frieud- hh'ips and family considerations, and conduct myself as I ave bilherto lone, viz. render a kindneks to a friend, to promote the interest of my funiily, whenever I can do it without a sacrifice of my christian duties or U.e prii.yi- )les ol Honor anil integrity. 5th. To treat my associates in office with kindness and attention ; to promote, by nil honorable conduct, harmo ny and gtHxl order at the establishment; by which mean the public interest will be promoted and private luj'pi nci increased and secured. May everv public officer, and, mutatis mu tandij, every private man, resolve and do like wise. mom mtiVa ruiLsncLPitA omrr. . CJLUUCTER. ,' '.I.,WTtit:i3ifjsuwiircw.: When men of distinguished woHh'Tre snatched away by the hand of eathit !f propt er that some; record of .theirarnple ahoold be kept fof ; the benefit of survivors; Col. WumsrGyiRE, who departed thjs4ife a tew weeks since at Harper's Ferry, whether regarded as a soldier, as anrivatQ. tjitizen, or as a public officer, was suchra man,? At the early age of 1 1 years, he intered tlie army of the revolution, and, before he was 16, he re-, ceived a wound at the battle of the Eu'taw' Springs, which disabled him for lift-. Afri-r t4ie peace .of U83,be devoted nimself to the practice of the law. Possessing ira high dt. greethe confidence of those whoinew him. he THE ESCAPE OP MAHY. The imprisonment of the Queen of Scot land, her resignation of the Crown, and her escape from the place of her imprisonment, are among the most captivating scenes recent ly published in the novelj entitled The Abbot. In turning over the pages of the .Port Folio, I found the following beautiful passage, whicl I immediately copied for your Gazette : 44 Most of my readers are familiar with the mournful story of this lovely Queen. She was released (May 2, 1568) from herconfin ment on a solitary Island in Loch Leven, whose waters are immortalized in the song of iMicnael druce, by Ueorge Douglas, a youth of eighteen.-In the travels of a recent tour ist, the intrepidity and success of this gallant lover are represented m a beautiful allegory. 4 Neither the walls of Loch Leven castle, says the traveller, 4 nor the lake were barriers a- gainst love. Mary had those bewitching charms which always raisediier friends. Shcwore a ccstus anpmight bes con stant attendants the cod of love himself. His ready wit restored her liberty.- Time and place were obedient to his will. His contri- I van.ee . laid, the plan.. - His address securedhe hcv s, ana nis activity proviaeu the bark, to which he led her, with his" ow ii hand carry i ng me iorcn, to guiue ner footsteps through the darknmofthcntghtrnfuiMfanfe the castle. Hasty lights were" seen passing and repassing at every 'window j and travers ing the island in all directions The laughing goa, meanwhile, ridiog at the poop, with one hand held the heltri; and with the other waved his torch in triumph; over his head The boat soon made the shore, and landed the lovely queen in 'a;pQrt:of.SCCutoKere..Iovaltv..V uip. wauea to receive her. J. E. II. Jr- EXTRACT FROM CHALMERS. Though this earth were to be burned up, tho' the trumpet of its dissolution were sounded7tho' yon sky were to pass away as a scroll, and every visible glory, which tlie finger of the piyinity has inscribed on it, were to be put out forcver-an event so awful -to. us,' and to every world in pur vicinity, by which so many suns would .be cxtin guished, and so many varied scenes of life and of populatfon would rushinto forgetfulness ..what natiiliip? a mere tine.!, wliidj, tlio!p(!t ecaticre-J into tirtl.hi,-;,' would -leave the universe 'of C,4 one entire acciiC .f greatness and of majevty.. Thougli this earth, and these heavens,' wcreto diiapiM-r, there ore other worlds, which roll a. the li;ht of other suns shines upon themj imJ the sky which mantles them, is garniihcil witli other stars. Is It presumption to say, that the moral world extends to theso distant and un. ' known regions ?that they ire occupied with pe0 pic 1 that the charities of home and of neighbor, hood NjourUJ there lifted up, and his goodness rrjoiccd in?. that piety has its temples and its offerings! and the richness of the divine attributes is there felt and admired by intelligent worshippers t - And what is this world in the lmtnen'silywIiicfiP tecmn with them and what are they who occu. py it ? The uid ve rse 'at 'large" would suffer at lit t Ie , ! n'i t VpTciwlor and variety, by the destruction ofour planet, as the verdure snd sublime mapiit tude of a forest would tufTer by the fall of a tin Kic leaf. The leaf quivers on the branch which supports it. It lies at the mercy of the slightest accident. A breath of wind tears it from its stem, and it lights on the stream of water which pittet underneath.. , In a moment. of. time, .the lifc,. which we know, by the microscope, it teems with, is extinguished ; end, an occurrence so insignif. icant in the eye of man, and on the scale of hi observation, carrict in it, to the myriads which people this little leaf, an event as terrible snd as decisive at the destruction of s world. Now, on the grand scale of the universe, we, the occupi ers of this ball, which performs its little round among the suns and systems that astronomy has unfolded we may feel the same littleness, and the same insecurity. We dilTcr TronV "the leaf only in this circumstance, that it would require the operation of gi eater elements to destroy us. Cut these elements exist. The fire which rages within, may lift its devouring energy to the.sur face ofour planet, and transform it into 9110 wide and wasting volcano. The sudden formation of clastic matter in the bowels of the cartlj snd it lies within the agency of known substoncesio sc-, romplish this may explode it into fragments. .The exhalation o noxious sir from below, may impart a vjrulcnce to'tKr sir that is around us; it may affect the dellcatTproportion etJts Ingrc- 2 dients ; and the whole of animated nature may I wither and die. under, tholnaligruty of s tainted-.. atmosphere. A blazing comet may pass this fa- j ted planet in its orbitv a which superstition las conceived of it. We can not anticipate with precision the consequences of an event which every astronomer must know to lie within the limits of chance and probability It may hurry our globe towards the sun or drag it to the outer regions of the planetary system or give it a new axis of revolution snd the ef fect, which I shall simply announce, without ex plaining it, would be to thange the place of the ocean, and to bring another mighty flood upon our islands and continents. These are changes J hich may happen in a stogie instant of time, fend against which nothing known in, the present system of things provides us with any security. They might not annihilate the earth, but they would unpeople it ; and we who tread its surface with such firm and assured footsteps, are at the mercy of devouring ecmejt$,.whicJuJUet Joosc upon us by the -nitfCAjSi'. would spread solitude, and silciYecT and death j over the -dominions of the worldL Now, it is this littleness, and; this insecurity, wluch make the protecUoh of' the Almighty so v: dear to us, and bvtngv with such emphasis, to e" ery pious bosom, the holy lessons of humility and gratitude. The-God who sittethtibove, and presides in high authority over all worlds, is mindful of man ; and, though at this moment hi- energy is felt in the remotest provinces of crea tion, we may feel the same security in his provi dence, as if we were the objects of his undivided care. It is not for 'us lb brfner our minds up u this mystenous agency prehensiblc fact) that the same fieing, whose eye is abroad over the whole universe, gives vegeta tion to every blade of gras, and motion to everf . particle of blood which circulates through the veins of the' nimtitcst animal that, though hi " mind takes into its comprehensive grasp, im mensity and all its wondersr I am as much know u to hi m as if I were the single object of4us alter. don; that he marks, all my thoughts; that t gives birth to every feeling and every movemeiji within me ; and that, with an exercise of power which I carrneith desctibc nor comprehend, the same God who sits in the highest heaver;, :tnd reiens ovetf the clorics of the firmament,; at my lighLhandtOigiyeme every breath 1 wMmssm
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