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Athi'f.u
eM-ofTentfessp, who could wac, the
,,' nnr'-wlih a a steam-boat J -on
ii-M-k vhio Ins weiirht in.wild cats,
Ills UiKM i , . i , , T1
and grin a panther to" Icrith. J He
before at'ractefl oar admiration Idi - his
cxccntricities; tiieionowiui; -mvu.h, u.
his charaetermands -' fbr j him our
rect)pcta amn'.: ;: It.is from the Vin
chter (yafBepubUcan. . 5.
Ho is a self-hiade mau--a pija-nti-
cal legislator t or many yea
Arave a waffoii from Berkley coA
he
nty
hat
the
the
i
in Virginia, to Bal ti more, and i n
school-which gave him so many
portunUies bT studying human na
in the lower walks ,of life, he laid
foumlauonibr his future course itJ
halls of congress., becoming in
me,
the oirnerbfa team, lie commence
the
wi-'
Tennessc?, trade, which opened U
der field of observation and advent
ure.
while its profits yielded a lucrati ve
ward. His social convivial uaous
dered him the pride of his fellovv j
goners, while his shrewdness and J j
merit made him the umpire j in A
en-
i -
wa-
dcr-
disputed pointV that arose ari
tlieni.- The influence which he i
thus
acquired was always exercised Iwith
prouaence ana -generosiiy, j u,
quarrels which frequently arose f
i '1 ... 4 T.J
the
be-
tweeu the Wagoners and the inhabi
tants living on the route, his authority
was appealed to by, both sides, nd
his decisions acquiesced in i by: ii bth
with perfect submission. '. j 1
Becoming wearied, at length jwith
the toilesorae occupation , he hafl j so
long though successfully pursued, the
withdrew to a farm in the mountains of
Tennessee, where soon obtained a-
- ..- it - j
mong; his neighbors a supremacy ( as
great as that which he had previously
held among" his fellow 'wagoney.:-
At the first trial he was elected to
the
house of, assembly where he attracted
iue general gaze Dy ins grotesque tip-
pearance, ins rouh manners, iind
jovial habits, at the same time; that he
exhibited uncommon indications i of a
strong thongh undisciplined miiid.
He became indeed, an object of uni
versal ootoriety; and to return from
the capital without having' seen Col.
-v"CKeuf Detrayea a total destitution
"i curiosity, and a perfect insensibility
to theloins' of the west. . ' i
Without further noticing Col. j (D.'s
course m the legislature, where he i
continued seveml vp arc vv enn
ll brJif.
5- 1
ly sketch the manner in which he ?otcst a man as Franklin, a-man; too of
into congress. It was understood ' Sll.ch undaunted boldness in maintain
that two gentlemen intended; offering the truth, may weigh with, persons
Whe seat: between whomarilrric0h- laboring under misguided views, more
cilable variance existed. Unori khe !
annunciation of one of them the btlier
35 a burlesqe upon his 'abilities, claii-
fffcl aI
uie aommation
ho lived
the same
in the district, to appeai! in! dence, though you allow a general the purpose oi pero nai m
nn :.:Li i tSa0 r itrSti nt .inn. .with the said writ, he, the said depo-
llns being placed in iuxtaDositidnliintions of all religion.
orderto Wo tu irlu.:
v.oiu me aLlCl Ul IIIC
candidate. The author of khe
lesque remained behind the curtdin,
ucKhng at the success which he fUn
cied would follow, in the defeat of his
ai.
shown
thn
A.l . P "' 11"
emuned to become abulia fide chn-
-vjdie, simply to put down what ha
cnsidered a base manoeuvre . agai nst
an ??ourable man. He accordiri jly
commenced Vhe canvass in good ear
?V roe, oyer the fourteen ;coun ies
the rlcVsqught out the wag iri-:
js and rustic mountainers in sh rt.
1
h
fectioneering with such success &al
elected by a triumphant ma-1
ijority over both his competitors. He
has since been ODDosed. but has never
lost any of his popularity, and it is
questionable whether he is not now
as much deified by his constituents as
General Jackson himself. This, how
ever, will soon be tested, as he has
come out against the General, and is
a candidate for re-eJectioii. ; i
VVe have gathered the foregoing from
gentlemen of this country, nvho acci
dentally fell in with the Col. i last win
ter as he was proceeding to congress;
This meeting was somewhat singular,
and perhaps worth relating., C -;
It was a rajny afternoon, when a
stranger was observ ed to pass through
the littled village of Nineveh, at ati
easy pace, apparently unconscious df
or wholly indifferent to, the rain which
was falling, ( Our informant moyn'ted
his horse shortly after, and soon over
took the stranger.: They entered in
to conversation when our friend soon
discovered that his companion was
no ordinary man not that there was
any thing extraordinary in bis con
versational powers, but they J were u
nique and peculiar-unlike any he had
ever before witnessed. He became
more and more interested, and Was
gratified on the stranger's acceptance
of an invitation to spend the night 'at
.his"house situated two or three miles
from the road. After alighting, the
wonder increased who the guest could
be, and ran throughout the family.
Curiosity had become highly excited
as the stranger continued to ''discourse
most marvellously, until at length
something fell from" him which Jed hi
host to exclaim: 'Why you 1 must be
Col. Crockett?' 'I am,' was the em
phatic reply, jol. Crockett? Col.
Crockett!' ran in whimpers thiousrli the
whole household, while the imposing
words, 'a member of : congress!' caus
ed th -- children to look with awe and
reference. ! , 1 ' .
rpi. t' . 1 '. .. .
ueir snyness, noweyer, soon wore
off, as the colonel - took them on his
knee aiid played witlr and. caressed
them. Being thus at home hU spirits
flowed forth in their natural lirhtmjss
and buoyancy He went oyer his ear
ly history his career in the, legisla
ture of ..Tennessee -his election to
congress in the manner we have rela
ted told the story of his dini ig at
Mr. Adam's, a caricature descriptioh of
which went the rounds of thef newspa
pers in 1 828 avowed freely his politi
cal opinions. that he had- forsaken
General Jackson finding he I was not
the man he expected him to be
spoke of the abuses of government,
which instead of reforming as Jackson
had promised, he had greatly multi
plied, and in. short, held the whole
(family willing; auditors until midnights
Tn the morning he departed for Wash
ington, where on tl)e fior f congress,
he boldly proclaimed the sentiments
he had previously avowed.
The enclosed letter which you are
requested to insert in- your paper, is
from the private correspondence of
Bexjamin Franklin, vol. 1. p. 279,
It was addressed to a young man
who asked his opinion of an
irre
li-
pious manuscript which he proposed
to pubiisn
.1. 1
The authority of so hon-
perhaps than any argument:
"I have read your manuscript with
some attention. Jbv the argument it
For without the
nf , Providence tht iIcpc rno--
pun' - ' f ,- ,
nizance oi, guarua uuu gumes, anu
. f !-'. "j-'-;-
t i . " - t . ! - . T-. -v.r nC CZrx'rixr Tin roci i rl frt
of Mr. Crockeltontains against a particular Provi- UIC """ ' i V-'
may favour particular persons,- therein this deponent was proceeding u
,isno motive to worship a? Deity, I'io i knock a fourth time,, when a man to
,t;.nlaocum or to i.c this deponent unknown, holding in
r , .
. i. , . . :ii .t-.
Shall Only give yon my. upunun, mat "JV . ' e .i - ,
though Vbur reasdningsare subtle, and of the upper windows of the said
may prevail ( with some readers, yon lnuse, and presenting said musket pr
will hot sucked so as cliangetheunderbuss at - this deponent, said
general sentiments of. mankind on that if said deponent did not instantly
iharsubject; and Mlhe consequence 3f retire, he would send his (Uie depo
printing this pe& will be x great deal nent's soul to hell: winch tbis ,depor
LrjtL Un ooAoir nent verilv -believes he would, have
chief to you,1 and no benefit to others,
Ul UUIU11I 'It (". T -v ..v, .mi.-,-
He that spits against the wind, spits
H"ALIFAX,,N. CixtttiTt-X
in his own'face. But. wrre vou to
succeed, dp you imagine any qood
will be donerby it? Youyourself may
find iteasy to live a virtuous life, with
out the assi uance afforded by relipion;
you haying a clear'- perception of ihe
advantages of virtue, , and the disad
vantages of vice, and possessing, a
strencrth of resolution sufficient to en
able you to resist common temptations.
But think how great a portion of man
kind consists of weak and ignorant
men and women', and ofjnexperienced
inconsiderate youth of both sexes, who
have need of the motives of religion to
restrain them from vice, to "support
theiK virtue, and retain them in the
practice of it till it becomes habitual,
which is the great point for its securi
ty. And perhaps you are indebted
to her origitially, that is, to your re
ligious education, for the habits of vir
tue upon which you now justly value
yourself. . Yon might easily display
your excellent talents of reasonine:, up
on a less hazardous subject, and there
by obtain a rank with our most distin
guished authors. For among us it is
not necessary as among the, Hotten
tots, that a youth, to be raised into
the company of men, should prove hisr
manhood by beatirig his mother. I
would advise you therefore, not to at
tempt unchaining the tiger, but-to
burn this piece before it is seen by a
ny person; whereby you will save
yourself a great deal of mortification
from the enemies it may raise against
you, and perhaps a good Ideal of fe
rret and repentance. If men are so
wicked with religion, what would they
be if ivifhout it? I intend this letter as
a proo f of my friendship and tliere
fore add no professions to it but sub
scribe simply yours;"
Jin rfpology. When John Clerk
(Lord Eldom) was at the bar, he was
remarked for the sang froid with
wydi he treated the judges. Oji one
occasion, a iunior counsel on hearincr
their lordships give iudcrment acrainst
his client, exclamed that "he was suf
prised at such a decision!" This
wps construed into contempt of court,
and he v:as ordered to attend at the
bar the next morniner-f ; Fearful of
the consequence, he consulted his
friend John jpierk, whoitold him to be
perfectly at ease, for he would apol
ogize for him in a way that would a
vert any unpleasant, result. Ac
cordingly, when the name of the de
linquent was called, , John rose and
coolly addressed the assembled tribu
nal "I am vcy sorry, my lords, thai
my young friend has so far Torgot him
self as to treat your pencil with dis
respect; he is extremely penitent, and
you will kindly ascribe his uninten
tional insult to his ignorance. You
must see at once that it did origin
ate in that. !He said he was surpriz
ed at the decision of your lordships!
Now, if he had not been very ignorant
of what takes place in this court every
day had he known you hut half so
long as I have done, curse me if he
would be surprised at any thing you
did." :
Irish Law.- The, following extract
from an affidavit read in the Court of
Common Pleas in Dublin, is alike il
lustrative of the manner in which legal
process is executed in Ireland, and of
the precision with which legal instru
ments are drawn: -"And this de
ponent further saith, that on arriving
at the house of said defendent, situate
"ent, KnocKea inree ume uie uulcr
.1 1 .1 X I A.
commonly called the hall door, uut,
j'rnn ti not ODiaui aumisMuii, wucicuu-
- .. , 3 ... 1,
rr T. ; j '
I L 1 1 nthrlraf rf KIlllKlprhllCC of
HIS llUlIU il IIIU3BCI JI Wiuuuvi
it, loaded with balls or
deponent has since heard
o-irl Verilv believes. aDDeared at one
done had not this deponent - precipn
ateiy escaped. jviu y v. . -
1831,
Tricar of Bray.- The celebrated
Vicar of Bray was Simon1 SvmondsJ
who held that benifice -during the
reigns of ;four successive monarchs.
Twice a Protestant and twice 'a Pa-j
pist, he had always governed himself
by what he thought a very laudable
principle, . which was never" on any
1 terms to part with his vicarage, i
. Stephen Girard. It appears by an
article in the Boston Transcript, that
this gentleman, so generally known
for his extensive business in the city of
Philadelphia, and as generally res
pected and esteemed for his good qual
ities of heart, rose from the humblest
condition in life to his present immense
wealth and almost unbounded u se ful
lness, solely by his own it id idual ex
ertions, unaided and uncheered in his
progress by the assistance or counten
ance of any individual. At the age of
eight years he was thrown upon the
world and his own native resources,
and from the trifling wages of a cabin
boy, defrayed the expenses of learn
ing to read and write, and fitted him
self for the great ! business which he
has for a long time carried on, with
out serving any counting-house ap
prenticeship, or receiving any instuc-
tion in that line save what lie gave
himself - ,
, Such examples are highly worthy
of imitation and the knowledge of them
is at all limes valuable to the world.
Many a lad, by the perusal of the
history of such a man as the Great
Philadelphia Banker, and touched
by the spirit of emulation may " adopt
in early jife arid pursue to its coosura
mation a similar course of conduct,
and become useful to himself and to
the world.
Infallih I cellules to discover a Hus
band and Wife If you see a man
and woman with little or no occasion,
finding fault, and correcting one an
other incompany, you may be sure
they are man and wife. If you see a
lady accidentally let fall a glove, and
a gentleman that sits next her telling
her to take it up, she. is his wife. It
you see a lady presenting a gentleman
with something sideways, at arm's
length, with hr head turning another
way, speaking to. him with a look and
accent different from that she uses to
others, you may, be sure he is her
husband. In fine, if you see a gen
tleman and lady in the same coach, in
profound silence, the one looking out
at the one side, the other at the other
side never suspect they mean any
harm to one another, they are al
ready honestly married. -
I The Ocean. The depth of the O
cean is a point, says M.. Brun, which
has puzzled alike philosophers and
practical men, and is, after all, left in.
a wide field of conjecture. Ihe most
probable guide is analogy; and the
wisest men, judging by this criterion,
have presumed that the sea may be
measured by the height of mountains,
the highest of which - are 20,000 "and
30,000 feet. The greatest depth
that has been tried to be measured, is
that found in the Northern oceans by
Lord Mulgrave; he heaved a very hea-
,.s . , 1
vy sounuuig irau, aim
with it a cable rone of the length of
4980 feet without finding Hhe bottom.
AN EXCELLENT LESSON. '
The Bear with the Tea-kettle The
following anecdote evinces the hardihood
of bears. Fish, which forms theif chief
nourishment, und which they procure
for themselves from the rivers, was last
year excessively scare. A great famine
consequently existed among them, and4
instead of retiring to their, dens "they
wandered about the"" whole winter
through, even in the streets of St. Pe
ter and Sr. Paul, in itamschatka One
of thqm finding the , outer gate of a
house open, entered and the gato acci
dentally closed after him. The woman
of the house had just placed a largo tea
machine, full of boiling water, in? the
court.- The .bear smelt it, and burnt his
nose; provoked at the pain, he vented ail
his fury on tHe kettle, folded his fore
paws round.it, pressed it wilh his whole
strength to crush it. and burnt himselCof
course, more and . more. The horrible
growl which rage aiSd pain forced from
him brought all the inhabitants to the
spot and poor Brum was soon despatch
ed by - shots from the windows. He has
however, immortalized his memory, and
;WlHlOLE NO. ISO.
become a proverb among he
people; for when one injure? his
e town's
imself bv
his own violence, they call him "the
bear with the tea-kettle." '
Oue of the most celehrated men of ths
age, whose celebrity consists in the noti
ces of letters, newspapers.and magazines,
is a Violin-Player.' We neett not name
him to musicians. But common readers
are to learn, that it is the singular per
former, Pa ganini. The n accounts that
have been published of him would bafflo
all belief, if they had not been strongly
authenticated.' He hns made the violin,
the most powerful of instruments. It is'
said, that he can play upon three, two, or
even one string, difficult and complicated
pieces of music. He can play" upon a
violin, the strings of which are not at all
in tune. , In reply to some critical remark
of Madame Malebran, he is-reported to
have challenged her to a trial of vskill.
She was to select her cantata -and ho
was to try his violin against her voice-
not wi.h its four strings, but he gave her
liberty to select the string on which ha
was to!play with his bow, and he pledged
himself to cut offthe other three! This
is confidently asserted by persons on tho
spot.
The last accounts left this singular ge
nius at Paris completely the Lion of
the day. -Whenever, he appeared in.
public; lie drew spectators around him,
anxious to catch a glimpse lof the man,
who was charged at one timef with bor
rowing all his skill from the Devil," at his
elbow. -This celebrated violinist is a
bout to visit London, where be is to re
ceive from La port e, the manager of tho
English .Opera House, six hundred
pounds sterling per nighf, 2,C66.
Where is the man vho receives a larger
compensation during the sa'me length of
time, for amusing or serving the Publicf.
Symptoms, Moral, Literary, Potitical
and Perso?ial. WTien you meet a friend .
about five o'clock near his own house "
and he stands gossiping with you at" the
street door, without knocking' take it as .
a symptom you are not . wanted to dinner
When you drop in for half ari- hour's
chat at a friend's house in the evening,
and your friend looks at his watch after5
yTJTThave been there (zl'O hours, whilei
his wife packs up her needle-work with a
yawnv observing, "Well, I think it h
time to give over to-night," it is an infal
liblc sytnptomyou are a bore; and that thd
sooner you export yourself the better.
If you are doing the amiable at n eve
ning parly, and in the midst of it are se
lected to make qne,at a rubber of whist,
it i? a symptom ftiefe are vonncrerpersonS"
in the room whom the ladies cannot
spare 50 well as yourself.
If you meet a gentleman and lady, the
gentleman looking vacantly, serious, as if
thinking of nothing, the lady placidly
careless, as if perfectly satisfied, de
pend upon it these are symptoms of being
man nd wife, and that the husband has
consented to a walk, though he would
rather leave it alone, while ihe wife is
pleased to'find he is as attentive as ever.
But when you meet a lady and gentleman
in very earnest discourse the gentleman
talking much, the lady listening with;
downcast eyes, it is the symptom of an
affair in progress which will probably
end in going to church or in producing
good reasons for going there.
From the Boston Transcript.
j Great Watvral .Curiosity: The brig
; naruy, aptam niney, wnicn arrivea
j hfk.re yesterday : from ;Batayia has on
j ar t hv'S male 1 0ur0ut;ni:
S had Raftered moch; on the voyage
I and is verysick; ' ' She is srreatly afiect-
j -d hv cold and leper,' a blanket constant-
v - - 1 . .
ly wrapped about her. She has been
visited by Dr. : Smith, the quarantine,
phvsician, who: examined her, fflt her
pulse, and ordered milk to be given to
her, which occasioned a temporary re
vival of her spirits. She is still able
to. walk, although she totters from weak
ness. When she stands erect, her hands
nearlv touch tho ground. She , eats,
drinks, and spits like a human being.
.This is the -onlv successfnl attempt
ever made, to introduce one. of , these
remarkable animals alive into this coun
try. Some years' since, an Ouran? Ou-,
tang was bronght into port bnt died in
the harbour. The sfceTeton has. been
frequently exhibited bv Dr. .Smith, at
his annual Anatomical Lprtures.
The Ourang-Ontansr has been .sent .
out of the citvVorits health., the animal
stole a quantify of medicine from the
vessel's rheet and drank !o:mnch as to
become seriously indhposed. ;
A Good Potion,- In the House of Rep.
resenfntives of Masachueetts on Friday,
on motion of Mr. Emmons of Hinsdale,
an order passed, requesting that ever?
member of the House give the am'.unJ
of one day's pav to their suffering breth
ren of FayettevilIe;(N.C.)
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