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5 v-frr-rv rr-n .a '.i. - - m ii .: .s& . --.SI---, A P -. . , ' 1 - rfe "l r yv;U7 I NEWBERN N. C, SATURDAY, 19ih AUGUST, 1843,. VOL. I. NO. 9. i T E It M S : The Newbersu. i. P.bll.lJ "-"y by Naclicu . .tn. dollars . mu3l bc CCOD1(,a. fr Wit or a n.p.uibl. reference, nted wit" 'e v , m jrertisements inserted at seventy -Jiet cents a ' rw (or the Gret insertion, nnd thirhj-scven and a 'f cents for each subsequent publication. Any al i'ralion mnJe in a published advertisement, at the n..jucst of the advertiser, shall subject him to the juul charge for a ,isf insertion. C'iifi Orders, and Judicial advertisement vill l,o charged twenty-five per cent, lhcr than the rMca specified above-, JYnd yearly advertisements, (hirfv i'rce and (third per cent, lower. Ji ll'-y,k, in nil cases, must bo paid ior on deli ver. JTT Unpaio Lkttf.u3, addressed to " Tho ,)wbel'ul,,, will not, in any case, bo taken from tho postofheo. VALLEY OF J KHOSA I'll AT. Wo copy from tho Bultimoro Patriot tho V.UoNvPg oer fiom I'fofossor- Durbin, of Dickinson College, I'a. to the Uov. Henry ?lccr, of Dahiinoro : March, 7, 1843. h Dear Jirother islicer : Hero I sit in tho shado of tho Tomb of -uliaiius, nt the font of Mount Olivet, wliero it ilojicouds into the Valloy of Juhosnphar, tin ectly op. juisito tho eastern wall of tho Temple, and unvoting hh abovo tho brow of Mount IMi i.tli. Mount Moriah ! What a word ol heavenly and trauspoitin onur;y does ill IS woifl awu U,um of th Jew, iho Mitsktn. hut part'u tihuly tho t:tirutian . The tjircring ul f ls;!J!. pl-'K"0 f ,)a" vid for numboiin tho pet.ple, when ihe itngcl of destruction stood hero, with a drawn swoid in tho threshing floor of Onan, (1 Cbron. xxi., tho travail and industry of the exiles returned by pel mission of Cyrus to rebuild their temple, tho wondorful mir acles of Christ and his apostles wrought on thai Mount buforu'inn. the obstinate defence of the Jews, when Tims pressed them from tho Templo lo Mount Zion, tho destruction of tbu a icrcd edifice, tho appropriation ol iho holy mount to tho service of Moslemism, its restitution to Christian worship by the Crusadcis. and its returns again to the Mos lem finrvice, in which it yet continues, crowned with iho Mosques of Omar and VA linnutiftil (Imr.oS sit ubOVO tllO ,cred placo with aduurablo Iiglitncss and 4 a u I cir.vlliwt In- ilm iinnn fiiiw , " ..-v prfLUi onii "J ways, nnd looked in, how earnestly did I long to enter the sacied enclosure, linger in its iralks, and amid its troos ; enter even the mosfpjos, p;iniculaily that of Omar, which covers, peihaps, tho very spot whoro Isaac offuicd, and where tho magnificent Temple of Solomon was built, which he dedicated to God by tho most eloquent and ucniiblc of all prayers, except our Lord's ; (I Kings, viii. 33, Scc.) bin the fanatical Moslum forbids tho feet of the "Christi m dog' to tread upon tho sacred soil or cross tho consecrated threshold. Cut I must return to the Valley, from t hence I promised you this letter before I left home, and which promise you received somewhat doubtingly. I have wandored up Hnd down it, from tho tombs of the Judges, just heyond ils head, lo tho north-west of the citv. about awn and a half inih'5. to the j , , . well of Job, perhaps tho En Rogel of Scrip-I tuie,a quarter of u milo bolow tho south-west cornor of ihu city. It is indeed a valloy of the dead, or rather of tombs, for their con- tents are gone ; and tho sepulchral cham bers, where they slept in peace many centu riei ago, aro now, but gaping caverns in tho rock, where reptiles nestle, if they be single, small sepulchres ; or flocks lie down if thoy he as largo as the tombs of tho Judges, Kings and Prophets, and some in the south ern cliff of tho (Jibbon, both under and a bovo tho "1'ottcr's i'u7i." 1 1,;ivg ram bled through them all, and found not a frag inent of their former contents. The limo aiono rock in which they aro excavated is soft, and has yielded to tho elements, und broken away in front of, and sometimes ubave tho chambers. This is the case all oyer Patcstino ; (also at Potia, where the rock is as soft as sandstone,) and constantly reminds ono of his immortality, and rcduc tion to dust, and dispersion to the winds of hoHVon. What a rlurious assurance, thai 1 'he soul is not committed to the tomb, but I iMniiic t.-v ii f y . .i ..i... ....... : I """' iu uiu vjiju m iiu jiivu ii . I have just como up from the pool of Si Ijiuu, winch has a connexion with tho Pool of ihoViigin, suvoinl bundled yaida higher t.p. Tho first ls in Ul(j niolltj, ol til0 Tyso Veon alloy, just wbcioit ente.s that of Jehosnphat, and tho otbcr is on the west salo ol tho lutter, not many hundred yards horn where 1 dalo this loitiir. 'n,.. I )n is by a narrow passage cu; through the J point of tho hill which slopes down from the ytxintains, aro now subject to occasional Vl,ient, irregular Hows of tho waters, which nako one think of tho Pool of Bolhsada, '""'lioned in the bU chapter of St. John, waters the angel troubled 'at a ccr scuson (jur couniry,uen Dr. Hoh- anson and Mr q -.i J , c i i onnth witnessed one of theso xmrular niDvn,, .- . ot so lorlunate. Tr, t i . , ' ono knows whence "nis o ig vv.-ilnr. Wo upre ,. , l"so cavernous pools, "u there isa steady tr ,.r;, i i tression, that thev hav.. -i f,,.,, j a connexion with . ouatuns under the lenip,u,, auJ porhaps Milton was apprized of this whoa he wrote : "Siloa'a book that flowed Fast by the oracles of God." I descended into the pool to wash, as all god pilgrims do, and found a coarse, rag ged, strapping Arab woman, washing a dir ty quilt, which lay floating upon the little volume of water. She shrunk away from mo as from tho approach of a leper, and stood huddled up in a littlo chasm in the rock, looking upon my pilgrim devotions. Tho water is sweet and good. I shall not now undortako to describe tho tombs to you, but perhaps I may allow you to peep into my omnium gatherum, whore I have plans of them, and notes also. Cut I feel oppressed with sadness, as I cast my eye up the side of Mount Olivet behind mo, i and look upon tho Jewish cemetery spread ing over tho sacred hill-side, covering it with short, thick stones ; each of which lies flat on the ground, and pressed into it a little, as if thoy haj onco stood erect, nnd had been prostrated and pressed by some terri ble storm. They aro a striking emblem of that most wonderful peoplo, prostrated and trodden down every where but in America ; mid yet tho heart of a Jew, turns towards tho side of Olivet, over against the sacred Mount, on which onco stood the temple of bis fathers, and there ho desiies, above all things, to rest him when his earthly pilgrim age is finished. They linger about the holy city, and steal through its streets to the place of wailing, or to the west bido of the temple, as ghosts that have been frightened away, and returned again to the testing placo of their mortal remains. The first Jews I saw at Jerusalem were three sitting apart in the" rent hunk of an aged olive tree, in the deep retired valley of tho Uihon. 1 pity them from my very Just above where 1 date from, is the pel- uen gait, lrom unicli our oaviour used to issue at evening, and retire to Mount Oli- vot. It is now iv.-.Jl.xl up in ilJe templo wall. Above me in iho Valloy is tho icputou iuhil of tho Virgin, in which I attended tho devo tions of the crowd ol pilgiims, and followed them into the little chamber, where they pressed their lips long and ardently to tho cold rock, as a young mother kisses for the last time her only child before it is laid to rest in the grave. What a mystery this world is I The glory and great work of man have perished, but the savour of tho deeds of the Almighty, and tho presence of his primitive children, still perfume the rocks and mountains, and all nations send thoir pilgrims to honor the consecrated pla ces ; and it is painful to the Protestant to know that'lhis external worship is consider ed efficacious for saving the soul. I wish I could describo to you what 1 saw in and around tho Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But my letter to you at your request belongs to the valloy ol Jehosaphat. From tho Valley I ascended, of course tho Mount of Olives, paused and under the guarlod and rent olivo trees' of Gothsem ane, wnicn seom as u tney nuin uu mu same that witnessed of our Saviour, rambled out to Bethany, stood on the asconsion spot, returned to thetiiy along tho way of our Saviour's triumphant entry into Jerusalem : but 1 must pause. Bethel, Shioh, Sychem, Samaria, Nazareth, Tyre, Sidon, Damascus, Balbec, &c. iVc. are before me, but my sheet is full. have a stick for you cut from the most consecrated of spots. My kind re gards lo your family especially to tho best ono. As ever yours, J. P. DURBIN. P. S. I seal this letter in sight of Smyr na, hiving this morning at sunriso gazed upon the Island of Patmos, and road with unwonted zest tho introduction of the Rev elation of St. John. It is astonishing what light and power tho Scriptures havo when read on the spots and amid the scenes do sciibed. It may bo my faith is stronger under such circumstances. THE BROKEN THREAD. The following is by 44 Old Humphrey." Is it not beautiful l " It is a bad sign when age is too proud to learn a useful lesson from childhood. If in my walks and fiiendly cottago calls, I can do any good to others, I am thankful ; hut the amount of my set vices is very small. Often, however, does it occur, that when I do no good to others, I get good to myself ! This morning, a littlo child,'.; at a house where I called, camo weeping to her mo iher in great grief. She had been sitting very quietly for some time, on a litilo stool, sowing at a little picco of clean rag for practice. When I cnquiicd tho cause of her trouble, it was a broken thread ; tho pour littlo girl seemed overwhelmed with the conviction that hor work was at end. "Did you think; love, I could not fasten it on again V1 asked the mother, wiping a wuy tho streaming tears. " Yes,", sobbod tho child. "01 hut I can though, in a minute," said tho mother. 'See, love, see.' Dear little child, thought I to myself, thy griel and thy simplicity are just like mine. How often und how long have 1 sat weeping and sobbing with, as it were, a broken thread in n,y hand, not considering how easy it would bo to mv heavenly Father to fasten all tho broken throads,.and to heal all tho broken hearts of his children." Wheat has fallftn io Zanesville, Ohio to 60 cents per bushel, and Flour to u puf brrel. Corn sells at 22 cents per bushel. LONDON. The intelligent and able European corres pondent of tho National Intelligencer, who bai resided for several years past ii Paris, recently made a visit to London, and thus describos the impressions made on' his ob servant mind by a residenco of upwards of a month in the great British metropolis, which ho had not seen since 1810. Clarion. I employed mysulf indefaligably for more than a month in renewing my acquaintance with tho old parts and examining tho prodi gious creation of tho interval. - So per vading, manifold and diversified arc the changes and improvements, that every quar etr was fiesh to my eye, and tho cn esmblc quite other than tho London in my memory. I becamo suro that the. morals and manners wore amended like the streets : and that-, with the increase of liberal and charitable institutions of every nature, the spirit and teii-per of the people were sensibly refined unij humanized. Various prejudices and erroneous impressions yielded to the first fortnight's observation. I had supposed Pa lis to be tho gayest, tho'noblcst of capitals I whs wrong. That city has indeed ils special beauties, splendors and advantages; the British metropolis, nearly twice us largo, is not less magnificent, either west or oast ; it is more wonderful in both divisions, stupen ous and matchless on the whole. Although the weather was not dry or bland duiing my month, every day had sun shine enough fur all my purposes. The climate of Paris may ha preforahlo in the main or in the average ; that of London satisfied ire in April and May, ' because I could visit without discomfort or theIeast in jury to health the gardens and parks, the environs, the choreics, tho lihrai iesrcading rooms, club-houses, theatres, meetings, ex hibitions without number, and witnessed equally without causo of complaint, the displays of the Easter holidays, and all tho manifestations incident to tho death und funeral of the Duke of Sussex and tho ac- cuuv.1 ... fo.l.lot,v inoria. At no period of tho year is so much action in tho way ol concourse, show, celebration, public worship and public oralorv, social and diumatic en tertainment, ctowded into the same space of time. Scarcely a word . was necessary for thorough access to whatever a man of my tastes and pursuits could wish to inspect. Every facility was at once afforded with a kindness and patience beyond tho utmost I had ever experienced. This, you may pre sume, put mo in the best humour w iih Lon don and tho Londoners. I believe, however, that the sentiments of favor and admiration with which I am filled arc due to essential merits and marvels, far more than to any personal complacency. There aro nearly two millions of people, who constitute a potent nation within tho limits of ihe panorama ; I was at first highly excited and dazzled by the glories of the West, where I lodged ; spires and crescents of palaces ; fields, groves, waters town and country together, with every possible splen dor and attraction ; an array of equipages and iuxuries, internal, of aristocratic and opulent fashion, with which French loy alty, brilliant as it is, and the pretensions of the richest and loiticst Paris life, specious as they are and mainly just,' might fear to compare themselves in general effect or even in common detail. When I frequent ed tho centre and the great arteries, so calU ed, and gazed from the bridges on iho Thames and its shores, and then passed mornings (from nine until four) amid tho movements and edifices of business in tho dock and waiehouses, and the establishments embracing all religious and intellectual ob jects, as well as those of trade, which -the citif can boast, the mass of opoiations and the grand results, struck my vision, under standing, and imagination with no less forco. Anglo-Saxon qualities and commerce seem ed to me to havo accomplished what exhi bited human agency and human affairs moro imposing and efficient than any other sceno ancientor modem. The prodigies of acute and comprehensive intelligence, energy and perseverance, genius and science in design, and consummate inven tive skill in execution,bclong chiefly to indi viduals or private associations, not to the fTovernmcnt : in' this respect, tho contrary must bo said of the glories of Paris. Incrc- , i r .i. !.. r I diblo bustle and throng prevailed from ten iu ihe morning until fivo or six in tho after noon in the streets and passages leading and adjacent to tho soats of business ; but noth ing was moro unexpected or surprising to me than the abseuco of noiso and pressure where business is transacted. I saw no confusion, no crowding, no perplexity for a moment from any cause, in the Pay Hall ot the Bank of England, or in tho famous Long Room of the Custom Houso ; in the London Docks there was not perceptible noise or movement enough to afford an idea of the immensity of the incessant tranactions throughout the day. The magic of order, method, habit, composure, machinery, could not be liiore remarkably exemplified. Pas sing through the huge store houses and ond less vaults, and along the wharves with fields of masts before, 1 asked my conductor whero were the thousands of laborers and vehicles that ruustbo'employed in the process of land ing, depositing, transporting tho merchan dise from all regions on tho earth. Topogra phical arrangement and police discipline, se conded by character, temperament, and custom, accounted for the phenomenon ; and such it is at all the great assemblages, lhea ties included, which I w iine&sed especially when compared with matters of tie Kiud iu Franco. TT,.o.i r . . "Monuuu ponce lunctionancs are numerous ; yet it seemed from tha general sobriety of demeanor and universal good humor, as if they could be dispensed with oven on the spots and occasions attracting the greatest multitudes and requiring the most earnest despatch. It did not happen to me to observe a single disorder ; the jamming of vehicles, howover, in Cheapside, Fleet street, and all tho precincts of St. Paul's and the Mansion House ; the Anti-Corn Law meetings ; the Easter festivities ; the open ing ol tho picture galleries ; the Sundv Hyde i .ii migrations ; tho array of hundteds of thousands at the Royal obscquios, were suf ficient opportunities". The Thames Tunnel during the half hour at noon which I spent in it, was as quiet and solomn us the aisle of "any one of the temples. ... It will not, trust, 1 be regarded by vourroa- ders as a profanation of the Sabbath, that on each of my five Sundays in London, 1 le velled in a cab, with a knowing driver after having attended the Cathol ic service in the beautiful chapel of Spanish Place for five or six hours, through the parts of the capital the most impeded by vehicles and the million una Week dav. Mv fi lo.mU Kt:n Iml and laughod when I told them wiih strict truth that in ono of thoso excursions I heard five eminent preachcisr each for not less than twenty-minutes, and in a way to foim some judgment of the oratory of all, I en tered, through the five Sundays neatly every church of oratorical, fashionable or sectarian distinction ; and on tho wholo was greatly edified by tho appearance, demeanor and numbers of the congrcgations,and the style of the rites and sermons. Tho pulpits . arc not as rhetorical as thoso of Paris, but the sa cred eloquence, recommended by the cha racter and stationsof teachers, in London must be salutary and operative in at least an equal decree. A broader contrast could not be imagined than between a British and French Sabbath. More of this horcafter. I refer to tho dilTei ence in tho streets and churches. A church going religious people, the sub- I stantial classes of London cortainly are , tho shops are all hermetically closed ; traffic and labor generally suspended ; nevertheless there is a wonderful gadding in the country of the secondaiy and lower orders. Easter Sunday was of bright sky and genial temperature. At about eleven o'clock 1 arrived on London bridge to contemplate the i iver, which was covered with steamers swarming with pas sengers down tho Thames and up ; fancy flags flying ; iho interminable lino of vessels' below dressed with their gayest colors; the other bridges in sight crowded ; many steo ples, tho Custom House, the dome of St. Paul's in the peispective ; all this had a sort of sublimity like the Tunnel peculiar lo itself. It was a different Sabbath, however, from that of the interior of London. So I found tho lanes of the suburbs at all hours, and Picadilly in the afternoon, another kind of Sunday spectacle. In the ensemble nevertheless, it is essentially better than the continental. My primary purposo was to survey tho exterior of the metropolis ; tho economy of the great institutions and structures ; tho ex ternal life ; and the scene of business in the principal resorts, and the stoics or shops of every dcsciiption. J, therefore, avoided all the domestic hospitality which I could decline ; hut circumstances brought me into contact with a certain number of persons eminent in politics and literature, and of dif ferent parlies. It was my deiibcrato infer ence, from what I heard and experienced, that a friendly spirit prevailed at large to wards the United Slates and towards France, which the French in general, and too many on your sido of the occean, will not, I sup pose, believe or admit. The English havo no inclination to mar American or French prosperity ; the very idea of war they ro pugn ; thoy. would rather place thoir capi tal in your hand, or apply it themselves for internal improvements, whether in America or Fiance, provided they could bo suro of stability in America or French institutions and enterprises, and honorable, equitable dealing in tho end, whateuer tho turn of po litical affairs. Who shall have the Prize ? There was onco to be a meeting of the flowers, and tho judge was to award a prize to tho one pronounced the most beautiful. "Who shall have tho prize 1" said the rose, stalking for ward in all tho consciousness of beauty. "Who shall have tho prize V1 said the other flowers, advancing, each filled with con scious pride, and each imagining that it would be herself. "I will take a peep at thoso beauties," thought the violet, as she lay in her humble bed, not presuming to at tend the meeting "I will seo them as they pass;" but, as she raised her lowly head to peep out of her hiding place, she was observ ed by tho judgo, who pronounced her the most beautiful because tho most modest. Doing Good. Hew often do wo sigh for opportunities of doing good, whilst wo neg lect tho openings of Providence in littlo things which would frequently lead to tho accomplishment of most important useful ness! Dr. Johnson used to say, "lie who wails to do a great deal of good at onco will never do any." Good is done by de grees. However rmall in proportion tho benefit which follows individual attempts to do good, a great deal may thus be accom plished by perseverance, even in the midst of discuutageuieuls and disappointments. Crabbc. The Mysterious Brass P late s Origin of thcAborignes of America. Our readers, doubtless, remember seeing so mo tinio since a floating paragraph, sta ling that some brassplates, inscribed with hieroglyphic characters, had been found in U mound, somewhere inr Illinois. On tho minds of many, no doubt, it riiado no serious impression. It seems, however, that this discovery may be the ono link wanting to connect tho Aborigines of America with their Asiatic ancestors ! A ccnileman. re cently from Illinois, a few days since called upon us, biinging with him a fac simile of these plates, with and authentic account of their discovery. There wcro six brass plates, bell shaped, some three .inches long, with hieioglyphic writing upon them, found in a mound of Illinois in this manner : Tho, mound is noar Kinderhook, Pike county, and was oponed, wo suppose from curiosity. Some bones wcro found, and theso so decomposed, that they mouldered away. Below were found these plates, hung in an iron ring. But this ring was so oxy dized, that it too, fell to pieces, and was reduced to rust. The brass plates remain ed, and contained w hat soemed to bo wri ting descriptive of tho persons who were en tombed, or of tho events meant to bo com memorated. Now, the first question undoubtedly is are these facts authentic I Weiolho plates so found In such a place, and wiih these impressions? The paper contains lc fac similes, contains also the certificate of the persons who found them, and of twelve oth er persons, who wo arc told, are farmers of the neighborhood, and who desciibe iIk; manner in which the digging was made and tho manner in which tho plates wcro disco vered. Wo suppose the facts are so, and at all events this very ceitificato affords the means of ascertaining by examining the per sons in the neighborhood. The next question is, what aro theso characters ? Are thev liko any other char acters in tho world ? We arc lold, (without pretending to Know,) that sumo ot these characters arc the Ancient Chinese ! This is a fact capable of being perfectly ascer tained. Suppose it bu so. That plates deposited in a mound of the West contained ancient (not modern) Chinese characters used iu Asia three thousand years since and that these had been so long buried in the earth that the iron ring which bound them had rusled away ! What follows t It seems lo us, that it would cany with it tho inevitable conclusion, (a conclusion which all a priori reasoning arrives at,) that the Aborigines of (his country came over from the Chinese part of Asia, and instead of progressing, through the country from north " to south, erected those mounds and fortifications, finally in Mexico, where tho Spaniards found Ihem semi civilized, with all the characteris tics of tho general Asiatic family. If tho facts stated above be authenticated, this con clusion is inevitable, and the long deficient link of evidence is found. Cincinnati Chronicle. FRANCE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. We have been much impressed in reading Allison's History of Europe, with the deplorable condition of the French Agri culturist previous to tho revolution which overturned temple and throne in that coun try. Tho only wonder an American expe riences is, not that such a terrible reVulsion look place, but that human nature could have endured such oppression and indigni ties so long. Things are bad enough tiow in some of the continental countries, but, thank Heaven, such oppression would now be met by prompt and overwhelming resis tance. We condense from tho History, somo facts to substantiate our remarks. Tho taxes exclusively affecting agricultu ral labor, amounted to about thirty millons of dollars. So excessivo was their burden, that Sir Arthur Young calculated that sup posing the produce of an aero worth 3 2s. 7d. the proportion which went to tho King, was l iSs- 4d. ; to the land-Jord 18s. and to the farmer 5s. In other words, if tho produce of the acre was divided into twelve parts, nearly seven and a half went lo tho King, threo and a half to the proprie tor, and ono to tho farmer. But this, tho' deplorably", bad, was ciado still more intolerable by tho game laws, which fettered the most important opera tions of Agriculture. Game of tho most destructive kind to tho crops wero permit ted to go at large. Largo herds of deor, and numbers of wild boars, to be hunted for the amusement of the great, ravaged (he unenclosed fields. The damage dono to four parishes in Moncteau, amounted from this causo to about $40,000. Numerous edicts existed which prohibited tho cultiva tor from hoeing and weeding, lest tho young patridgo should be destroyed ; from mowing hay, lest the eggs should bo destroyed ; taking away the stubble, lest the birds should be deprived of shelter; manuring with night soil, lest the flavor of this game should bo injured. The pcop'o wero bound to grind their corn at tho landlord's mill; press grapes at his press ; and bake their bread at his oven. Tho uso of hand-mills was not free, and the proprietors had the power of selling to tho laborers the right or piivilege of pounding buckwheat or barley between two stones. Wo repeat, it cannot be wondered at, that a spring so enormously loaded, should, when tho pressure was suddenly removed, leact far beyond any S3fe or manageable bound. Tho enslaved, oppressed, trodden down peasant of France, had a long arrear of vengeance and bitter wrong to settle with the oppressor and every lino of tho lour account was summed up in blood." - THE.PORTRAIT V Thoro is a . most instructive lesson In thb simple yet graphic sketch which follows.- Let tho young heod it, and learn wisdom. " Did you ever hear tho story of the two portraits ? Como, I will tell it to you : foe ii is a Miihing ono. A painter who wanted a nicturo of inno cencc, drew tho likeness of a child a; prayer. xnu muo suppliant was kneeling by tho side of his mother, who regarded him with tenderness. Tho palms of his lifted hands wcro reverently pressed together ; his rosy cheeks spoke of health, and his mild blue eyo was upturned wiih an expression of de votion and peace. Tho poi trait of young Rupert was highly prized by iho painter, for4 he bestowed upon it great pains; ho hung it up in his study, and called it Innocence. Yeais rolled on, and tho painter became an aged man ; but iho'ptcturo of lnnoconco still adorned his study walls. Oftonhe had thought of painting a contrast to his favotiia portrait : but tho oppoi tunily had not serv ed. Ho had sought for a striking model of gunt, oui uau lulled to lmd one. At last 1)0 affected his purpose by paying a visit lo a neighboring jail. On tho damp .floor of tho dungeon ly a. wretched culprit namod Randal, heavily iioned. Wasted was his body, wan his cheek, and anguish unutterable was seen iti his hollow eye. But this was not all ; vito was visiblo in his face, guilt was branded as with a hot iron on his brow, and horrid im precations burst from hfs blaspheming; tongue. The painter executed the task to tho life, and bore away the successful effort of his pencil. The portraits of young Ru pert and Randal where hung sido by sido in. his study ; the one representing Inuoccntt). tho other, Guilt. But who was voung Rupert who kneeled in prayer by the side of his mother in Wreck devotion t And who Was olu KantUl, who lay manacled on the dungeon floor, cursing and blaspheming t Alas, the two wcroene. Young Rupert and old Randal Were tho same. Led by bad companions info tho paths of sin, tto wonder that youn"g Uuprt found bitterness and sorrov. The brDir which in childhood was bright with peaco and joy in years, became darkened by guilt and shame, and that heart which was onco tho abode of happiness, afterwards bexottio the habitation of anguish.' Which and what. The adage of "making a party sweaV is of long duiation. The following case iu tho City Court of Requests, (reported in a late London paper,) was enough to make u commissioner swear t Mr. Waft was tho defendant, arrd Mr. I Vhych the plaintiff. Whych was a tailor, and Walt a general debtor, without any ve ry particular . trade whatever. Tho sum claimed was a balance of jCl 4J. Commissioner holding up a bill;) Do you ow this amount, Mr. Watt Mr. Watt': Which; sir? Commissioner : Tho bill i hold 1n my hand for Xl VJs. 4d. Mr. Watt- Not that I Tinow of, sir ; but I daro say I know "vhatV what," Laugh ter.) - Commissioner : I perceive yanr namo is Whych 1 Plaintiff (who was somewhat doaf:) What:' sir Commissioner (angrily:) No, sir; I say Whych, sir. Laughter.) Plant iff:' If you'll bo kind enough to hand me tho paper, I'll tell yon whit. (Lt'ughtcr. , Mr. Wait : t act is, somebody owes him. money, and ho doesn't know which. Plaintiff (to defendant:) I ask you, sir, didn't I make you a now frock-coat Mr. Watt t Defendant: Yes, but which ? I can't fell, among so many, at what you aro drmng. (Laughter.) Commissioner. Will you attend lo me, sir Defendant: What? (Laughtor.) Commissioner: No, sir; I mean Mr. Whych or I shall dismiss ihe case at once. I beg to be listened to cither by tho plaio tiff or tho defendant, which ? Mr. Whych : Sir, I'm nol tho defendant ; I'm tho plaintiff, and tho defendant is Watu Commissioner : Well, sir, what? (Roar of laughter, amid which tho commissioner . grew exceedingly angry.) Now, said ho, Mr. -Whvch and Mr. Wratt. you had better settle this case among yourselves. Call OQ tho next case. . What,, sir? said the deaf crier of tho court. Commissioner: No, sir, tho noxt case. 1 Crier: Which, tit 1 Roars of laughter.) Coin, Pork, Bacon, Lard &c. 6000 Bushels Prime white Corn 25 Barrels Mess Pork 30 do Rump do 100 Bacon Hams 40001bs. do Sides and Shoulders do 30 Kegs I.eaf Lard - ' 10 Barrels Family Flour; 13 da New Orleans Wbfekey. bcirtg balance of Cargo Schr. Bounty from New Orleans, nil o good quality and iu prim order. For salt by- ' A. II. VANBOKhXLEN,Jr.
The Newbernian, and North Carolina Advocate (New Bern, N.C.)
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Aug. 19, 1843, edition 1
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