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I : TERMS. The Sentinel is published weekly when paid within an at pur aauuni) U lirp months after subscribing: - when a t it . naid within sit months, S3. &U ; wnen qoi paia wiuuo vmr 4. 00. ;v( l(wrti5ewntt. by the year, $15. 00 for two squares or less ; aM five dollars for each additional square. By the number 75 cts. for the first insertion, 374 for each onntlnnarice. . ' V (tT-Oi! alf letters addressed to the Editor t the postage fltUSl oc ran ! FromBelTs London WeeMj Messenger. U , THE PREDICTION: ; I7ndr thVahove title, we find in the Gazette des Tribunaux of the I8th insti an abstract of nmnD,iiiirli7 cnrinna nnirff ftrillHTSS 111 the VritDllil u'Ui!M api'cai ui u jrt -o,., nf Grenada, in Snain. -r We subioi a bl " . . m A . ia a striding illustration of the romance of real life: ' ! '; V,' . tHlKiV Diwv Gtn3ieiLlnditiea lit eiU wiil his pa rents in the city ofCordova. He was at once their pride and h'opefor he was tall and hand--ome in his person, and skilful and industrious in his business. He bid fair to be the joy of their old age for he loved them ardently. His father and ' his mother were . his sole thought, and he had completely concentrated all his affections. 'ui (hem. It perhaps might havo been said of him that he was of a serious und melancholy turn of mind, but: that was ea sily overlooked, on account of thj? excellencies of his temper. About igtt years since, at me .cfeof the yirgin , had been to near Mary del Pilan, Llondirien - - t . " . . .1 mass, ana me sermon in tnai niaVificent structure devoted to Ithe worship of onr Saviour, but which the Mqprs had bnilt in honor of their false prophet. Gonzalez 'passed one part of the day in prater, .and .the other, in wandering thro' the aisles formed of innumerable columns; which support th arch-i es of the mosque. But trazla cruz el diablo behind the cross is the devil.8 It 'was only at nightfallj. that G nzalez left the jjrhurch. In crossing ihethres hold of the door, whilst his tongue wjw still 'ui.te.ring the last jwords of the last prayer, which h. addressed tollHeav. n for me nappiness ui uis yaiKius, ami wuusi in ger was sill wet! with the, holy which he had made "on his forehead the: crossi he was accosted bv a fin- water with the sign of mendicant, whose copper complexion and strongly mark ed features -indicapd that accursed and vaga bond race who live only by fraud, robbery, and fortune telling! He was a gipsy- 'Sjgnor said the latter, after having received from Gon zalez some small alms,'! have the gift of lay ing open the future!. 4 ' Ar you not curious' to learn what will happen to you daring your life?" Llondirien coiild not account .or the vague fears whiph agitated him. He accepted the offer, In the hopo of tetug"-ktl.;. jpjy all ills bV ascertiiinin'r the future. 'Come with me,'; said the mendicant, and, Gonzalez followed. Shim. For some time, they passed throufrh narrow and deserted 'streets, which the gitano seemed to prefer. During the walk, Lloudirien could not refrain from .inter- nallv, blatning himself for the imprudent act of allpwing himself to be conducted bya stranger, who might perhaps have the intention of, en trapping him.; Bui, he did not allJr his appre hensions to! get the better of him, and, tightly grasping tne dagger oy nis sine, ;ne waiReo with renewed confidence, o. he fjdt assured that this! mode of v defence would pe' his re source in the hour Of danger. More than once, howeveT, he said to himself that it 1 was a high offence to the Lord to have any .thing to do with witchcraft ; but this pious thought, this indirect warning from Heaven, did ' not induce hioi to retrace his step?. Gonzalez and the mendicant jquitted the city; and after reaching a grove of julive trees, s jon found themselves in the midst of a band of gitanos. Llondirien having paid the. price agreed, upon, the most abominable conjuration commenced. In the first instance the young man was told a num ber of indifferent things, ; and the whole was concluded by, the prediction that he jvould murder his! father and mother. s " ; , Murder my parents, said Gonzalez, thou liest thou Iiest 1 infamous sorcerer.- ' ' The latter coollvrenlied. t)o not put your- self in a passion, my young signor, for the e vent must happen. : : ,r-.-WiX IA L", ' What hive I done to merit such a severe inflictiohrj J - . . ';!. , v . . . ' The good,' replied the gitaho, suffer for the faults of others. Your parents have sinned, and you must expiate he sins of ; others. Ilea ven punishes in your person the offspring of a nun defiled and a monk who has broken his vows.: i 'i ! t '''' v ',v w - -r 'Thou 'Iiest! Gonzalez said, while with his left hand hie seized the gipsy by the . throat, and with his right endeavored to grasp his sti letto; but he was grasped by the arm and vio lently shaken off, and weapons as long and as bright as his own, flashed before,, . his eyes. The match j was hot. equal, he. retreated, and entered his father's house much more sad than usual. He could not erase from ' his restless and superstitious mind the impression, which the gitano md made upon him, and forseveral days she was haunted by the .most dreadful thoughts. At length they became altogether unendurable, and ne wished to find some neans of testing the truth of the prediction. rn, ) " " T time only could show he whole of what had been foretold as to the future, but it was easy a . -. I 1" ' 111 I - ascertain wuai reliance couia ne placed as the past ! Gonzalez threw bimself at the feet of his father, and with teats asked him if " Wer true that he had taken the holy oidert, whether; his mother had really taken the 'm: bonzalcx fondly hoped that the answer ilf u about to hear would restore f eace to mind, and he awaited the reply vuh anx- 7 .. I .. AU$f taUihe Cither. we wUhfd 15 hate "M this irmi from you, as ur 11 as from vty but fhee i?nc evil f ccltts hit tpld you the story, t must comlmunicate to you e whole trutn . 1 was about twenty years old, an the year 796f when I was placed in a convent in Naivarre, where I remained 4iiJ 1808. At that desolating period, the convents ere sacked by the troops of our unpitying in vaders, and it was absolutely necessary to take refuge in flight. Your mother had also been com? polled to quit her monastery, and it was' then that I saw her for the first time; ..The similar ity of our destinies naturally: birought xrs Uo gther, and gave rise to a mutual attachment We. were married in order to struggle together against adversity wiih.; more energy t Jn -the eyes of sdme persons our conduct will appear biameabie, out. mere is mercy , tor an sinners. We changed our abode to. this city, where; we wre buknown, and owe our existence to hon orable laborand economy. -God has favored the business whiJh I took to, aid it is a happi ness for us to know that you wijll enjoy awith?? ourtrouble;as we havedonesthe fruits of pur Strhis reel tal, although ,it shocked the re ligions sentiments of Llondirien, did not in any degree .lessen. his attachment to his pa rens, but it filled at the same time hi, breast wilh grief, for. he could not - but beleive , that the 'gitano jhadbeen able to.; telii the truthi Absorbed by the remembrance o the predic tion, which left him but utile repose as his af- stronger and the firm reso- fcctioArfor his ' parents became more sincere, he at length took lution to set at defiance the gipsy, and Jo ren der the accomplishment of the prophecy x im possible. To effect this object lie was deter mined to duit Cordova forever, and he raised the pretence of wishing to see the! world, to in duce his Parents to erant his nressintr rpnupst r . ; o ,i o 'X for; permission to travel. : ' j t: ; ; Why quit us P said his. parents. Remain with us, We beg. Be content with the ! bread you eat, and recollect that the rolling stone does not gather moss. They added several other reasons, supported bv many , proverbs. so charjacteristic of the Spanish language ; but, Gonzalez remained unmoved. Thev were at length obliged to yield to his. wishes; andf- ter Waving received theirs blessing . and a consi derable surri of money, he took his departure ostensibly for Madrid, with the avowed inten tion of going to trance y- but he; had scarcely got half; across the Venla del Carpio when he lurnedOtfto the ritfht; gained Castro Rio in the direction of Grenada, ; then werii to Baena, Las1 Ventas, and afterwards to Alcala la Real. At the latter place he again quilted the high road, and penetrated f the mo3t unfrequented localities of the Sierra ' of Grenada. He boug it, in the midst of the motrhtains, a hot, to wl ich was attached a small garden, 3ur rount ed by a thick hedge. At this spot he re solved to live as a hermit, and to do penance; in order to avert the misfortune with' which ho felt himself tlireaienea. iie saosisteo-uv nmiV- ing a id by the produce of his garden. The time i hat was not given to the chase, or to the cultivation of his land, he passed in praying in a small chapel which he had himself erected, dedicated to the Virgin j at the end of the gar den. In this manner he passed six years, in utter solitude, only going on Sundays to hear mass at Campillo de Arenas, or at Carcheligo. He wTntjalso once or twice a year to Benalva to bu r gunpowder, lead, some clothes' which were absolutely ne.cesary, and io sell at the same as my Mpnzaieg. feMi8;CfrBiii fit'vou iPi mo.demoUk) zs (&. were made irom the same modelj ti Alas I said the bW !pebple.i we have ra. jiohi narad Gonzalez, bnt he has left us, and we have not heard from him for eight years.,!! an, repneo tne youn wife,i"it is certainly not my Gonzalez ;1for dav doed not Ps kwihio ma j praying tor . yon Yincente Llondirien, his fatherland fbr his mother. Donna Dole res de jAzurzun." A At the mention of these naries, itnexelamati of joy and sur prise escapeu at - tne saineitirae-lrom the lips of the Itvo comers! Our son f our son V ther exciaimeu. logemer. ney soon convinced the young wife that they were really the pa rents of herijhusband, and - with tears in ; her eyes, and road witlj joy, she kissed both their hands.s? As the night ivas far advanced; she insisted that her guests should sleep upon her j i i. a it a i . . .. . ueu, asu was tuty vuv file UHl.. " AS for me, saif shef joy would mdetmfrom sleeping; and I shall pass tHe! night in prayer; 1 will go anc, tnankU happiness." : ' She th the yirirT for.J.he present en went to the bottom or on her knees in the little kille tioie the skins of animals which he had . Such was the life of Llondirien, and, notwithstanding the most strict enquiries bv the court of justide, there was' not iroom for the lejast reproach. : ' y . It was in one of his excursions to Campillo de Arenas that Gonzalez became acquainted with Catalina Azabache, a very handsome bru nette, with black hair, good figure; and a mod est demeanor. She was the daughter of poor but honest parents, and Gonzalez asked their consent for his union with her, and Catalina soon ' became his wife; For ' some time true happiness reigned in the hermitage, but, it was ol snort duration. At tne end of a year he was jealous, and said to himself that so fair and good a wife could not love only him, and this notwithstanding Catalina gave him not the least cause of complaint! "He was continually on the watch to discover; whether there was any ground for his suspicions, but he ' found Catalina always faithful and ready to reeeive him with a smile, while he returned unawares. At the beginning of October last, Gonzalez had gone hunting at s an early hour. Night had come on he had not returned. The wind bl w with force from the west, and the rain fell in torrents. - Catalina was not alarmed at the absence of her husband, for he was often-in the habit of spending the night ' in grottos,' or in the huts of some goatherds; '' She suffered no uneasiness, but she listened with pain to the rain which beat against -the windows. ' She was about toi sit down to the solUary e?ehing repast, when she heard a knocking at the door. An old man and woman, worn out with fatigue, asked for shelter. Gomez has pillaged Cor dova, said they,' and ' foil two days we have . i i i . ... . . i - . wauuercu aooui, witnout Knowing wnerc so find a refuge.-''';Whatever7'iria'ybe.'ybur opin ions, whether you be Carlist, orUhat yon wear the cachucha, for pity's sake do not send us away.' Caulina had learnt from Gonzalez to practice this maxim Do good when you can, and then forget it. She did not hesitate about admitting them; and hastened to change their wet dresses by giving them her own and those of her husband, t Here,M said the to the old man, on presenting him with a cloak made of skins, yon are ranch aboct the larse c;cre the garden to tall chapel which her husband erected. ' During this time Gonzalez had taken shelter in an obscure hollow of a rock, and there he abandoned himself with more violence than ever to his jealous imaginings. He told the Corregidor, by whom he was a fterwards exam ined, that he felt this moment as if his bosom' were torn with red l ot pincers, and he thought that he heard a demoniac voice say to him snecringly that he was dishono -ed by Catalina! As soon as the rainihad a liltl ; abated; he set out to return to his abode, thoroughly deter mined to have revenffe' for th ? offence which had conjured up to "his near the doonhehansred the powder of his mouble barrelled gun, for fear that the wet had spoiled that which he used : in the' morninjg. At length he opened the door, and on entering his chamber, the first objects which rrtet his view, by the r light of a dim lamp almost burm ont,were the clothes of a man near his bed, and mixed with1 a'dress which he knew to be that of Catalina. A Two a diabolical delusion senses. On arriving It was built at the expense of 100,000Z, and rents for 8000. The season annually com mences towards the end of February; arid ends in August. 'The theatre; is Open only three nights in a week. The expense of baildino- Drury-Lane theatre jwas nearly 366,000Z;t will accommodate upwards dfi 3000 persons lhe present rent is 6000. per annnmi r Cov- enl Garden theatre cost about 306,O0O2-.It is not quite so large as Drury Lane. The pre sent Haymarket theatre ias opened in 1821; It is capable of accommodating.' about' 1500 persons wtn . com tort, me season usually begins in April; and ends in October. The present English Opera House : was! erected jn 1834. It is capable, of containing about 1800 persons. ? Brahams theatre will accommodate about 1200 persons. ; The Olympic! theatre is capable of containing about 1200. v About 1500 persons can be accommodated in the Adelphi. The new-Strand theatre is the smallest in Lon don. It is 'not capable oil, containing more than 800 persons with comforts Astlev's thea tre br4argsvtfd eemmodious. -ib, out two thou- sand persons can find room in it, without pres sure..; The season begins at Easter,' and ends in September. The Queen's . theatre is very small, incapable of containing more;; than 800. The Victoiia Theatre; (formerly the Coburg,) has accommodations for ?iOOO persons. The pit of the Surry Theatre is perhaps the largest of any house in Europe. Wheni crowded, it contains 2000 persons. The remaining thea tres, (all small ones,) are Sadler's Wells, the Pavilion, the Gamck, the Cilr heads, half concealed reposing on the ptllo by the coverings, were He had not the least doubt of his dishonors and each of the heads received, almost j fri the vej y muzzle, the contents of one of the btrrels. 1 Without look ing behind him, he flew into the rdjacent cham ber, antj fell into a ctmir, pale, irembling and chilly." He remained in this sta'te for about a minute, when Catalina opened the gate of the garden, and en leredi (laughing good naturedly. ' I heard you,' she said, discharge your gunl and I hastened to jmeet you." 4 Away', away! perturbed spiri ;," said i Gonzalez! with haggard gaze. Away ' i will have classes said for lip in black' you many masses the chapel : llf W Theatre, the Clarence Theatre, and the Minor; Theatre; part of Lon- Lord Cham- No theatre can be opened in that don within the jurisdiction of the berlain, without a license from him. and no new piece can" be produced at any of the theatres without the approval of the dramatic censor. That office is now held by Charles Kemble. Cltjbs. The principal-Club? are Brooke's, White's, Boodies. The Carlton Club, the Re form Club, the Atheneum Club, the; 1 Clarence Club, the United University Club, the Orien tal Club, the Traveller's Club, the Union Club, the United Service Club, the Junior United Service Club, the Oxford and -Cambridge Uni versity Club, and the Wyndham Club. - Crockford's is the largest gaming establish ment in London. The celebratad Ude is.chief cook of this establishment; and he receives a salary of a thousand guineas per annum. The wines in Crockford's cellar are valued at 70, rocKioru nas reauzea an immense lor- ft is a s Inaugural; Addre OEtlVEED BT Y-JXt'A R TI N; '.VAN'. BUREN Prtsidenit of the United Fellows Citizens: states, the 4th o Ularch, 1327 : me an obligation l cheertully .tulh;jto accom pany the ifirst and! solemn iact: of my: public trust w itb an avowal of the principles thatlwill guide sne.m performing it, iatid an expressioa ot my ieeimgs on assuming a charge so respon sible ajidiVasU In -.imitating their example, I tread in the footsteps of illustrious nen, whose superiors; ittis our happinesa to.beliere, arc not found on: the executive.calendar of, any country;: Among them; we recognize the ear-i, iicsi sjiu uriuesk piuars oi.me.repuoiic ; inose by whom our national independence ; was first declared ; him whoj ab 3ve all other, contribu- ' ted to (' establish it on. l ie field of battle;.: and those whose expanded intellect and, patriotism constructed, improved and perfected the ines timable institutions unpen which we live. If suchf nSenm felt themselves overwhelmed by a sense' of grati tude forJthis, tlte highest of all marks of their country's confidence, and by a iconsciousness of their inability; adequately? to discharge the duties of an' office so difficult and exalted, how much more ; must' these; considerations affect one, who can rely on no such claims'for. favor x. or forbearance. ? Unlike all ,who hare,. prece ded j me, the rev olution that gave; us existence as oue people, .was achieved at the period of my birth ; and, whilst I contemplate With grate ful reverence that memorable eventt I feel that I belong to a later age, and that I may not ex pect my countrymen to weigh my actions with the same kind andrparua! hand;n I a ', ,m :-t So sensiblv, fellow-citizens, do llhese; cir cumstances Press themselves unon me. that I should not dare to enter! upon my path of duty, did I not look for the generous, aid of thoso UUUi." iJrocRjord nas realized an ltnme iune ftuiii ins saiuuiiuc csiauusxiinenii pounds said that on one occasion a million sterling: chanced hands in one night, at this es tablishment. , Crock ford commenced ' life a as realised his im- poor fishmonger.; shall be fitted dear, awak e," cried his JianiiTr-t hn-wished t Spoil repulse her, and: she thin threwherarms around news to ; tell you ; At these words the h had alfeadv trickled onzalcz, became more eth beerah to chatter. his necu. t nave thy father and mother cold perspiration, whi down the forehead, ofi abundant, - and his t "Well, well !':saidi said Catalina, pointing chamber where they had gone to bed. Mv laiuer ; snrieKeu jjionairien, lainng senseless to the ground, told his wife When he became sensible,' be the hot rible truth. : Catalina "They are there. with her! finger o the Th araof,CacaaeU,,WM rlvea to a Had ef blmet. worn in lt2t ty i-i iot55l t cJar.feen. sn4 ij cealoos 'ftftlzaas cf t-i eeastUiitloa. i'hsm kt'.&ris aav. perasi, riven tteasstto ts j-r ntl.-hl'i- lAm. t V.f 1VV.I c;--oa i .;i, tf it it ; tt p U Chat Urt .tnet c " ;'nilf J t:.s i ! J,::;t. ' ! r-i.utt'.f U im 11 ts I rtsl y U, t t t sr ffiwr.-th t. vf, it crn it i ticr irtar.t. t" J u t:t uicssuu uiiu tu une uigiu. - " iio j saia ne. "justice has' been done to heaven, and now that of man must be Satisfied." He went to the Corregidor of Aleajla a Real, to whom he related all that had passed. : Upon a strict in quiry,: all the facts we have narrated 'were found ;to bte eorectif f Thef Alcalde however, was of opinion; that Gonzalez should be condemned to the punishnient of parricide. But the Court of Chancery of Grenada decided he had hot the intention of murdering his pa- rents, ana mai lt couia not even pe called a premeditated murder:" He was, therefore, oh ly condemned to hve yearsT imprisonment. 1 he sentence has just been referred to the Su preme Council of Castile, and, taking into con sideration the political matters with which the capital is agitated, this trial wilt not be decided for some time; f The friends of the condemned. confidently believe that a fresh examination of the affair will be altogether favorable to Gdn zalez, and that the Upper Court will pronounce him not guilty on a review f the whole facts. If inch C happy result is not iefteralfy expected it is at leist generally1 wisked.' The magis trates themselves, who,' i administering, the law, have fulfilled a most painful duty, have openly declared that they would support with all their influence the petition ' for pardon, which will be presented to the Princess Regent, should their sentence not be mitigated. ? ; As for the unfortunate Gonzalez,, who was quite indifferent about the whole proceedings, h f had been for some time quite insane, but the affectionate attention! of Catalina has par tially restored his senses, so true is the saying of Melendez" Woman is a divine emanation, sent down to the earth to alleviate misfortune, and console the unhappy.' ' TUEATEES, CLUBS, AND NEWSPAPERS' OF I .. . ' LONDON- Senr-i frota " The Great Metropolis. The present population of London if about two roillioni of inhabitants. The yearly rental of the houses exceeds 7,CC0,C00. The num ber of Scotchmen in London is estimated at IC3.C00; oflrishrncn atCCO,CCD,tnd cfFrecch men at C0.C03. TnEiTSt. The rsonjtcf cf rensns ttho ttcr.4 l!;e thrstrrs cTrry t:!;t r? ThU thf atre is now mAJt tnz .r J t j t!.e rr?. en en atcra-e attcnj tne tr.ritrrs CTrry t:'; til the year rounJ, is atnnt' V-w3. There tti twenty-two theatre! in t.ozl. tu Ti e r.5-.i!i rcctlntief t!.a Ills: Ihcatt fttrr:? id re 4 J 1 f f: 3!.i:c; iritfe.. 1 1 f jj t t t'it it r.zn tl'.vayi ti tlrru. He the has era mi n f b . & ir mense fortune at Atheneum is Crockford's. than Crockford's. . Besides these, tl table. the hell next in importance ' to xi is on a less expensive seflie ero are nu- These hou- rarely merotis minor gambling houses.: ses are rarely indicted, and still 'more, are their keepers punished. ; The lower classes in London are represen ted as being sunk in ignorance, : poverty, and crime. ; It is computed that three mihons linga year are expended by them on the cle of gin alone. lJ' i Newspapers. The Times is firsti in talent and influence. ! Its present editor is at Mr. Barnes. Captain "Sterling has written many of its ablest editorial articles, but he has no control over its columns. Its . daily Icircula lion, is about 10,000. The proprietorship of tne t imes is aiviuea into io snares.' ;i ne es timated value of this paper, is 250,000;.! and its annual profits between 20,000. and j 30,000. The daily circulation of the Morning Herald is about 7000-copies. The leading editor of the Morning Chronicle, is a Mr.! Black. ' He has a number of coadjutors; The circulation of the Chronicle is' about 5500 copies daily. The Morning' Post, ; has a circulation of less man ouuu, principally - among uasnionaoies Its principal editor is a Mr. Biddleston. The Morning (Advertiser, is edited by a Mr. An derson, with two? assistants. 'It has a circu lation of about 6000 copies. : The Public Led ger, is almost etclusively a mercantile ; paper. These are the- morning papers. The young est of them has been in existence half a centu ry.' : Every attempt made during that time to establish new ! morning papers has - failed. "The Times' contributed to the revenue (for stamps and duties on advertisements) in 1828, nearly 70,000.! ". The Daily Evening papers are the Globe, the Courier, the Sun, the Stan dard, and the True Sun. The Globe is under the editorial management of Mr. Wilson. It has a circulation of nearly 8000. The Courier is under the editorial management of Mr. Stu art, (the author of Three Years Residence in America.) and Mr. Hodgkins. The Sun is ownod by Mr. : Young, who is assisted in the editorial department by another gentleman. The literary notices m this paper are written by a Mr. Deacont The Standard is edited by Dr. Gilford, assisted by; Dr. Maginn. The True Sun is edited by Mr. Gadslev, assisted by k a Matt a . Mr.Murphy. lhe weekly papers are the x- ami ner, edited by Mr. Fonblanque, assisted by Mr roster, t ne spectator, edited by Mr. Sintoul, and several assistants The Atlas, edited by M. Bell. The Observer, (editor not named.) UelC itje in London, edited by Uu Dowling. The Weekly Despatch, edited bf Mr. Smith. Eeir Weekly AZessensrer, (edi tor not named.) The Sxnisy Tick The John Cull, edited by Theodore Hook. The Aze, edited by WestmaeoiL The ZitirisU The Kevs. The :7ccU? True Tss. The Court Journal. cditcJ by f ir. Clinched. The N&tcl eni llillizry Czzttte. The VaitrX Service Ci:c&, eJIuJ ty Ahris VV.ist tnJ ictmt ctLeri cf Ins ccts. ! : ' 1 ! ster-arli- ic; en; kUi j tttzlii, his tzsitSthT.it Xzt on our s i : itri.rcrr,.c.iy,re r.ate tiztn to a fecpa ia a j . ' - . m rr a prica - osr.r. I: s J, i ur i csf inr rrasa tzs rue:, tin4 la URi!. tit rro. '.rf.c;.:y t : ti i..n, " I 1 err t4f C3 fTf ft ; I re: -3 a 1 1' x yx i r;r.u: ;it t vt cf lie It: fiitilrjff, ti,it art who will be associatedhlwith me iu the. various and co-ordinate branches of the Government ; did I not repose, with unwavering reliance, on the patriotism, the intelligence, and llie kind-1 ness, of a people who neter yet deserted a public servant honestly Iabortiiff in their cause; and, above all, did I not permit myself humbly l to hope for the sustaining support. oC an ever watchtul and benencent rroviaencet t , : To the confidence and consolation derived ; from these sources, it would bexungn teful npt to add those which spring from our present fortunate condition. fr-Though:. not Ta togethc'C'' exempt from embarrassments that di: turh our tranquillity1 at, home, and threaten it abroad, yet, in all the attributes bf n great, h ppy and flourishing peopl!er we stand without j parallel The tne jworia. rvioroaq we enjoy, iiiq respect, ana, with scarcely an exception, tne riendsnip of every, nation.; at home, .while our, jGovern riient quietly, bui efficiently, performs the. sole legitimate end of polilitaj Institutions, in doing1 the greatest good to' the greatest number, wo present -an aggregate jcf human prosperity, surely pot elsewhere to le found. J Mf . . ,r : Ho ,v. imperious, then, s ihe oblig ilionriim- ' posed upon everycilizen,sin.his own sphere of action, whether imited c r extended, Co exert himself in perpetuating i condition of things so singularly happy. J All the lessons' of histo- 7 ry arid experience most tie lostjuponjus, if ivet ' are content to trust alone to the peculiar od--. vantages we happen to possessi ; Posi ion and elimate,ahd the1 $ountejoqs resourcesj that na; ture has scattered with so JiberaJ a ham I even the diffused intelligence and elevated j charac- r ter of our people will avail us nothing) if .we fail sacredly to uphold those, political! institu tions that were wisely enl deliberately formed with reference to everyi .circumstance, that could preserve or might endanger : the bless ings w. enjoy. The moughtfulKframers of" our constitution legislated for our country, as . they found it. Looking upon-it with the eyes of statesmen and of patriots, they saw. all the . sources of rapid and wonderful prosperity; but ' they Saw also tbat various habits, opinions; and institutions,' peculiar to the various por.. tiohs of so vast a region, were, deeply, fixed. Distinct sovereignties were in actual existence, whose cordial union was essential to the wel-, fare and happiness of all. Between :raanyof them there was,, at least to. some extent, a re al diversity of interests, liable to be exaggera ted through sinister designs ; .they .differed in . size, in population, in wealth, and in actual and; prospective resources and power. ; they varied in the character of their ' industry and . staple productions ; and in some existed domestie in- , : stitutions, which,, unwisely disturbed, i might endanger the harmony of; the - whole. Most careful lv were all the circumstance weighed. and the foundations of : lhe new : Government laid upon principles of reciprocal concession: and equitable compromise. . The jealousies : which the smaller States might entertain of the power of the rest were: allayed bv a rule of , representation, confessedly unequal at the time and designed forever to remain so. A natural fear that the broad scope of general legislation might bear upon and unwisely control particu lar interests, was counteracted by limits strict ly drawn aronnd the action of the federal au thority ; and to the people and the States was left unimpaired their sovereign power over the innumerable subjects embraced in the in ternal government of a just republic, excepting uch only as necessarily apperuin to the con cerns f the whole confederacy, or its inter cosrse, its a united community, with the other eat ons of the world. Thii protident force iit hat been tcriSeu by time. 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Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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March 15, 1837, edition 1
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