. I ' I'M. i- . - ' :'. .
sqdf feibr the first lnstrOon
&eeritsi;eafch ; cojriimuance.i PSla
JitOrtl
'One-dollar Tier
Court ; n9fc'nd XotuN orders
: ic&iftHE i!:ot& arm chair." ; -
la lilovcIJi, ,pfciUnd!fho dare rebnff J:? -.r"
r qiia&inpirIoVSng;ipy.old Seotcb Snuff? t
flvl rmahtirfid iif ilonWag a-precious'weed; .
I ilaVevproch4$ With delight and inhaled it withreed J
h 'Tis bouSd lirf n 'ofii vpat fob' to ray heart, , V
ri Not a jot i&atlhe tpitled.Tiot a grain depart.
it ielrnitbf for 'u simple enough.
J A glottis Wg.iajht aid Scotch SnunV . ;jj
; rTiKtllr jMpI gre and ray head grew light
And IJaicfiaM'toipart th my pouch,
Atid tdrtli'wlpe't jMhy. downjr.couch. r,
Ye'r)ive! rolled on and my money 'a aQ fled, "
I IMf fcttre 'jjj matHeclimy fnenda all dead:
l But o ;tiu maitii, and 'tia aolace enough, i - ;
' Saanohrit of jny tcwoni J my old Scotch-Snuff! r
j.olillfltt't fli and the howling blast, . :
J ttm&jfriWWi iTfet. goes moaning past ; V ;
'-'-R(cli' jrifTitiw loneljr hearth,
IA5Thi!4;P''4'br&lkeeh ripFtth mirth.
:lA3r,'.iail;irollfahdileem me wal. -iWhilevtne
lff drtwn tears roll down my cheek:
j Bikt my ilirtpin cobpanldna bo jolly and bluff
j Are gone, aril 111 tling to my old " Scotch Snuff'
' ! g I '; 11 i '" ' -","'-;'! 11 1 1 1 1 " ' II.,'-, 1 ,"- i 1 " L'.'""'" '"' 'i " 8 ' ' 1 ' " " " !"
' ' " -a . u . . ... - . . ii I ' i i I if i 1 I , L T ii ! 1 i n ii i ii
-I-
dence had pronounced tthe sovervign de-
PiaDOieon was Vanamshed ; he
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DfiERAL
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DAY.
BERTRAND.
From! our Correspondent
I MoxtAOUN, (Tarn and Garonne,) , !
Wth February, 1844.
wWtjrito the island of Eba wih
I 3Vajw Jideltty n
I $t$ ifjaReturn. of General
.' Bertranq, o rijwfipi -Lasf events of his life.
lf: Pftp ini - Cfcamier-, of 'Deputies
i raii&eIiis Uivsr'ums man , j u
i Geniild ha, bcendoad
We&lr3MMp'to;TOh'd you a rief
rtoticc 01 una eeiepratcu compamoji oi ia
poieonl' IHik ttitif j niusf be, well known
ih' the Jfie States.: All the journals
bae' meriitmedi thtinoble hospitality with
Vouri reputoc lis homage of. a free
and generous n;uion rejb'ced the heart of
tne oiaminianuirance nersn js graie-
jul;tor.U!fl
cree. iapoieoa was ivan
musf abdicate the ImDerial crown, st Then.
iM totelt! o&MlMM lieiitenantK
thelmaraTsj the gerals whom He had
loaded tliilvftaltWartd'nonots;- Hastened
lahdbri llheifiirilb
They went tb haii senilely ' King Louis
XMlIIithehew sun who rose above the!
nOHZOn. CCfpe cvch,;iiic ucu.c w inane
Calmed t lcjad with gros$ insults $he.de
hroned dantkin whom iust before thev
had fawTiediiibbri. But General Bertmnd.
43ertKirid,capable bf slichb'asetreach-rj--stairjEii
liam$craAen-Napch
leon bade h4ieu ito his old soldierW and
iicompaiiej him to the ikland of lElba
iapy anl joud to fbjlowj he herq in ex
ilei! as he fem been to enter with him into
t'aiiljlhe capils.of Europe."J'fil 1
i lin tne mortn 01 Aiarcn 10, when tne
Emperor engaged once more in the terri
tlej trial of battle. Bertand returned with
tiiri, alv?ays1 stationed J in his advanced
tiard;.; I hehad beentakenby the troops
bf ILouis jjjTJII.''he "would certainly Jiave
jen cbhiemned to IdeathJ under the ac
ibuation fif peing a French traitor and re
bel i But rid matter. Bertrand did not
consider his! i personal 1 dansrers : he knew,
tiomingf 0 jsaw nothing but the glory, and
thel great espx)f Napoleon. On thp 20th
llajrch'iNlf 0 Mpole poprilation of Paris5 re
ceived vthi enfhusiastic acclamations the
jjoiquero cjtJ Mareng and the faithful
peixrana resumea ais post asrana mar-
ace. : ...f,: t
:-:4:'cpf.l8tllction,': is reserved to
-Betraa;ofidfj hj'reat men of our age.
piiers .H J(dVraIutred a more brilliant
mil;iaryijriy 1 1 1 ai lliis own. He never
'Qceiipi(i cej'0ri;l iank'in' the list of Na
r1dHri' iiter inj. Nor has he exten
tle4 ftejlloiina pjT ;Science ; and if he had
heif dilljj 'jfa : I elheral,' history would
baily havferfi( itibned his name in pas:-
nris. tiiiilhv- Has shown 1 a quality, rare
uiuruum especially in our vuay;
Alas ! these davs of triumph were short.
Al Eurc)tbbl up Afrhia c against Napc
lecBi. ahdlthfi I battle offlVaterloo dashed
jorpver' iaq greatest . caprain 01 moaern
ijinies from be throne vhich he had gain
ed Jby hisfcrd. Then it was put to the
severest test ,In goirig-,to .the island of
iDa, ne paqiyet some pope 01 return: out
m going q
had rionel k
Napoleol!
; W4V;aVi'oh isiiis true ti
jtteHotl ehtibnM posterity ; this will
itscue' his'iiamc from oblivion. So. long
as theHefi(ryjo)T fCapoleon shall last, an
honorable -l-emernbrance will be accorded
K ms mpsj qeyoie compamon in misior
tune. - t is this hUo which has induced.
rfijiQ ssoWhup tb you in this corres
jderjfeeii Rigidus meri;:should dojW.
'tibei.-tol riibus icharacters, J wherever
was' bom at Chateau
r,;a small town frithe centre of France
"m;W71.M? tj7?2:i jt.know not 'preciselv
:th6r&;fi&ftit.H&a a"IIe -belonfzed'to'aa:
:obj-t.r: spectable .family. . His
; Q-t-fj'Jli j proposed ' entering the
:i:Pi0l''t and the com-
niencene t p his career, was marked by
distinrniished success. While
- he,fbrce--of his mind; to
".'jjhemftucSJI the French revolution was
their servants, but it contains no .more striking
example of constant auection than that of Ber-
AN ATTACHMENT." p 1
We have usP now
neara a
goodVory, of
TO THE PEOPLE OF-COraSIMA:
FEiiw.CiTiiEjrs i 1 have alwaVs been,1 ana
I trust shall always be. readr to make known to
rayrf consiitueias, ireeiy jana unreserveaiy, iuo
opinions Xmaj entertairi upon-such suWecls as
may be brought before me as one of their Sena
tors in Congress.-A I ; f ' I . I lL.
In consonance with this rule of my political
life, I am anxious jtoiconiniunicate to you,1 at the
earliest moment propriety would permit, the rea-
fixed
the
annexation
for all 'France, the Whole civilized world would her libs resembled .rosebuds Oupon which the of Texas to the United States : and I avail mv.
hajt been indignant and horror-struck, if cap- morning de w Vet linfcefedj and her eyes were self ot this mode of address in preference! to the
pumou uwi uccu luuivicu wm. mis .iucu-hvi nno iu juiycr ui vupiu, uic L gitiuwi , wi wic aiieiiiauve oi fwaiijng lor an opporvuniiy o uuxmo
ble. . Bertrand lived quietly on the small estate and tenderness with which the v were filled, re- a fDeechwhichmiffhthb laid before vou bvthe
which he had inherited from his fathers. Far semblin&r arrows thatStonlv! awaited a . beac. remoral of the iniunetion of secreev from our
irom having iiecome ncn, be was unpoverisned (pardon the! pun.) to do full execution. Alter a proceedinffs. - vl
ux j uniugm . tHMMm. iew common-pjace remarKf-- j
trand. uVVheo taW Crave rsedGf rmany seek- which an Alabama sheliftl Is the hroJ ; Court
mg casu? u easuo . vin a.i ucuiu-1 was in session, ana amia ine munipuciiy oi uu
ed1risoner,by IpoM of Austria olnlhU
tbrn from palestin he was jnot, motejdevoted be stopped at the doorj C$lba'm1tul'wid6VrDn'
than General Bertrand at gtj Hel4na.J, Honor the sunnf de'bfftiirJw way, lrad
misfortune I . ; . r i , - h - ' l iM - n - ! iff atresaid. He wasiaipia
, .at iasi, iapuiei;q uj wg iu ma vw vuiu. i wiaow appearea ; me coniusion ana uetigui iu
panion in arms and in captivity returned to f arrival of herllvisiter occasioned, set bit to
rrnnce.
Napoleon $ the dec
during his military icareer.
with him only me tfrm of
orations which had! shone on .the breast of the
emperor at the time of his great victories, the
sword before which all the kings of continental
Europe -had bowed their heads iti awe. Na
poleon had confided these arms to the jmost loy
al of his servants, and how could he have more
worthily recompensed his fidelity ?; 1 1 j ; .
Aher;the. revolution, of 1830, General Ber
trand left his retreat. He was appointed mem
ber of the Chamber of Deputies, j It jcould not
be expected that the! old soldier would be a great
political orator ; but he .brought to thjailegisla-
nut apt. that, while I
" Madam," said thamatter.of-fact ISherhX 1 consider the manner bf negotiating and consum-
have an attachment fbryou.'-r . ; ' mating the treaty highly exceptionable, and
' .X deeper blush than usual mantled gie cheeks while I believe that thef executive and his ad-
of the fair widow with downcast eyes, whose visers were influenced piy the most selfish and
glances were centered iipon her beautiful foot, ambitious motives in originating and completing
i , i j'.t.i iliL'lU- xi j : .. i .. i .t s r . v . . i ii.. .
wmcn nau conceaieu uy uer uowiug , urapcry, ii, ana pracucpa ue grossesi iraua upon uie ex.
gently patted the floorj shell with equal candor, ecutive of Texas to Induce him to consent1 to
replied: ' J :8i ; till M 1 the negotiation, I am iCree to admit that, had
Sir, the attachment's reciprocal.
For some time the Sheriff maintained an as
tonished silenced, aWist said?
f-1 ""j r &
there existed no objection to the terms of the f rea
ty, and none of a higher order emanating from
our treat v obligations to Mexico, and had others.
based upon cnsfderations connected with our
ping onppiphantly.; , it was lmpossi-
hle.to remain shut! up in the study.' Ber
trand enrolled in the National Guard
w ParisitUIe ielt Ithat his first duty Avas
ji in i . .
tne laws oi nis countnr ; ana
me luui oi ivugust, nvut wnen a tunous
llaeMfacktedl Louis XVI. in the pain
m Mmmmnes, he volunteered'hls
eleryipeal in behalf of the unfortu-
naie .moiiarc; j ly this generous , act he;
hoived already that he , would not aban'
j Kjngi)i;i X d. yielded totheipppii
larterjreM
frbnl ierstglit fht national independence!
Uwa(sipin! Irx Ithb lowest ranks bf; the
array. I iii Egypt he first drew the attenl
tioh of Bohaparf e.f 7 Upon the ancient , soil
lvaloffandi Irbsef rapidlytd the rati
paertflhii the French,' )suiiE
Mtlunheniihiness of the climate moi
the- Pharaohs; in view of the pvramids
which pondered to see the children 1 of
;CVsyrtmha performed prodigies
ranic
dbied
! hiness of th e climate more
! W WfM arms Ipftlje Mussulmans, had
penerajTcturned to Europe, where new
Waited :him- He - contributed to
timmti of nsterlitz ; and
r fuiwiiuea mm ,10 tne numoerioi t ais.
me islands of St. Helena, he
? 7 w
AU was over : the fortune of
(was irrecoverably lostt The
island of Elba was but a few leagues from
inei coast 01 1 ranee : xne exues couia ai-
rhbst see hjhores of kheir country ;' "but
$t.1 Helena was several thousand leagues
frbni their tthtive soil! i In the island of
Elba,' Napolilon was still sovereign ; he
MvvA U uaiixwi u, nine cuui i, suuie suiuif rs; j
but at Sti Heena he had nothing ; he was
a poor prisobef, confided to an English
guard, and subjected tb alilhe caprices bf
these cruel jailers. What motives to in
quce GerieraJ Bertrand to separate his lot
trom that of Napoleon .I - 3
rThisJis nop all. . Bertrand was the fa,
their of apanpiily ; he had a yife, two sons
and a daighfer. ' Shblllie consent to lead
"jnem to a remote -coumry asicKiy ciimaie
without resources for their education T--
tvurther :J he!nust leave in France a mo
ther ; anaged,inlipn jmotherj , whom he
shquld nra se "again in this world I -
Lastly ; fie qxposed himself to all the ha-
Napoleo y and indeed, would you be
lieve; it ?Jhe hvas condemned to death the
tlj Qf:jMiyJE816, at Paf guUfyrand'
f what ?1 ofjhaving generously shared the
xje ! ahd privations of his unfortunate
makterl'I I : 1-:' : 1iHf??
Not doubt General "Elertrand considered
all U.ese ihhas, before, goingj he Jore-.
$aw that tthef land of his fathers would be
pernaps jcipspa againsi mm iorever ; , ne
inusi sunoeriwiin painiui ,euon ine lies
which atiacned him tcf his family he per-
L A j -lift I 'f ... J.. .1.. 1 i 1 - ii 1
eewea inat is wiie :ana cnnaren wouia
puller :milchjbn the desolate: shores' Of Str
IXcjlena. ! B t noihinglothing hindered
hi? devbdness. He jirpyed; in , our self
ish age that khere are;men capable of sa
crificing all b effect what he regarded as
a conscientious dutyf He! would not con-
senr, u,erya . two masteo; 10 erect two
standards, td toke twoSoams of allegiance.
Hf lft ii tHp. BetteronJioq with lVapoleon,
atMrreniaineid at. St. Helena until he clos-
d the e-es of the' emneror.
This iarthjl proper blabe to say some
ng also wMrsii Bmmind:ti -Thf $ cour-f
geouSrWomanXencouraced her ; husband
inhis r)Mibn, ?iandibr , six Jong years
tiver belieq) for a moment the ' noble, cha-i
jratei1 shl sowedat thb first. The couh
tesis'iBerirand was: the dauehter ' of the1
brave 3en4jfaT,Z)iWbrti who had 'perished
Ipnl the Irtqld in ,1 794,1 while contending:
tive halls that firmness of purpose, that honest v merry laugh, then shaking: her bea
01 , ieeiing, ana mat iniegniy pi cnaracter wmcn she added :
pad done honor to his whole lite.; A j curious
trait of his parliamentary life, is thatj;after the
example of Cato, who repeated constantly-
Delenda est Carthago, General Bertrand ended
invariably, each of his addresses with these
words i Entire freedom of the press J The
French, who laugh at every thing, made epi.
grams ppon this stereotyped : phrase of Ber-:
trand a ; ' but there was undoubtedly, something
to inspire respect in t the perseverance with
which he insisted upon having a press entirely
free. , :. ttj.y - '. r; ,:( . . i "vy
. After some years, he returned to his retreat,
and probably would never have left j it if the
French Government had not asked of England
to restore to France the mortal remains of. Na
poleon. .. When thi national act a knowtf .
Bertrand, aged then ' nearly 70 years, left his
quiet home, came s to Paris, and said z l will
go again to St. Helena : I will go to find the
ashes of the emperor, where I myself deposited
them." The proposal was applauded j by all
France.: "What more worthy hands, indeed,
thad those of General Bertrand, to go and open
the tomb of Napoleon. " Who better, deserved
than him to bring back to France the remains
of the warrior whoni he had served in adversity ?
Madam will you proceed to Court Y .
" Proceed to CouH1' replied the lady with a domestic and foreign policy been removed. I
utifal head, j might have felt it to be'my duty to vote fur the
annexation of Texasi when the question was
"No sir ' though this is fydp ycar will not first presented to my mindf and before I had ex-
take the advantage of the license thereia grant, amined it in all its bearings and probable re
ed to my sex, and therefore:; greatly prefer that suits, I confess that I thought favorably, of an-
you should proceed to Qourt." '; nexation, and; so expressed myself to seteralof
-uui, luaaam, tne justice is waning. my mcaas ana associates; put, auer mature
Let him wait. I am not disposed to hurry and calm reflection. I have arrived at the con
matters in such an unbecoming manner, and elusion that there exists no State necessity for
besides, Sir, when the;ceremony is penormed, the measure, and that the ratification of the trea
I wish you to understand that I prefer a minis- j ty now before the senate would not only involve
a justice ot the-reace. ,' t tm
Bertrand set sail
and by the blessing!
of his atre, to so to
ed
th
in the beginning; of 1840,
of GocU was able, in spite
St. Helena, and to 1 return
with ,lhe ashes of Napoleon.1 . When the funer
al train traversed the rivers and roads of France,
the people who flocked from; all parts saw. with
deep emotion Bertrand nearthe tomb, and hail
ed with the same acclamations the remains of
their, emperor, and , the. illustrious old man, a
model of fidelity; In the great ceremony which
took place at Paris, Bertrand walked first, and
no one could dispute with him this place which
he had so welt earned. He shed tears of grief
e nation in an iiniust War, but would, in an es
pecial manner, prosirate the best interests of
Ltouisiana. These beinsr my solemn Convic
tions, I have bot stoboe'd to inquire what effect
1 i . 1 . ' . ii
tneir avowal migat nave .upon my popularity at
1 - 1 ! .' .
uome, as. nowever grain v in g a conincucence oi
1 m. L ' Ti. i 1 If
might be, rayown self-respect and the approval
of my own conscience are still more important.
iue rauncaiion oi tae treaty oi. annexation,
w before the Senates will inevitably, in my
opinion, involve us in a war with Mexico, and,
in all probability, in a war. with England, and
perhaps with France. 1 Every well wisher to
the prosperity !of our country would consider a
war with the two latter powers, or either Ot them,
as a national calamity but in waging it, in the
event supposed, no preach of treaties, no viola
tion of the laws of nations, could be justly
charged against us : while, in the contest with
Mexico, our national honor would be tarnished
if not destroyed by! the infraction of solemn
treaty stipulations. Is national honor nothing ?
Are treaty obligations tp, be disregarded when.
i i.t. J iJ. V. 'I. i. ever it suits our convenience T Are we pre par-
hard thliotar haa Mirny Qyea Wvtich cannot e X? show to hc wor.dfby our acts, that we are
TEH tO
A light dawned upon the Sheriff's brain.. ,
I 44 Madani," fsaid he,' rising from his chair with
solemn dignity, "there; Is a great mistake herS,
my language has been mistinderstood ; the at
tacument of which t'speak was issued from
the otBce of Squire' CU and commands me to
bring you instantly before him to answer a con
tempt of Court, in disbbeying a subpoena in the
case of Smith vs. Jones 1 !"
We drop the curtain f -Port Gibson Herald.
i i . . I, i,ii,: .
IHT " It was a great mistake," we once heard a young
man say, f that I was born poof" f To be sure it was.
yvby were not all men born witl fortunes f it would be
delightful to have nothing to do. ' To live in fine houses,
wear beautiful clothes, drink costly wine, eat rich food
and all without exertion. It won
no cares, no doubts, no anxieties
tions to be entirely at out ease
id be fine indeed to have
no pains no mortifies -
fearing no trouble and
tence would be like a
anticipating no jpy. buqb an e
still pool, of water, so walled about jbat not a breeze could
ruffle its surface I ; but it would not be life. , It would be
a dream, a mist J a figure, a shadowT-not man.
vi I thn-Nnrth T,.iyr,lw'l!'':r-,T'T'" 1 4
-T" .g- we preponaerance iaroih
branch Jr. fVuimu.,. .i j i- .1 - . ?
.T F T - ,rwMocoo mat men slavery?
will not be Secure from th ,KTsvaro.-r5
he abohtionists. Mvaneealni4 mf.w fJtx S
ngland rnoro than one hundred years aafl 1 1
settled in Virginia; and their descehdahfsiithli N
out a jsingle exception that I know of, havsiI?oiflB
that period reiided in the skveholainnbrtirl 1 1
ut uhsu. ou&m:s. xaeaesuny oi mo South will rl
be UieJ destinylof my children.; -t I am,mdreover7 I
one of those who believe that the physical ahi 1
iiwralconditiln of the slaves of the South Ss'su I
Eirior to that of many of the manufacturing and
boribg classes of the old and new world i and
I do Hot believe that slavery is-a'poliUcalor: f
moral evUiWhenever, therefore, the instihi2 If
ion af slavery, guarantied by the compact jbf
ur (jmon. snau oe serious iv assaneo. i ahAir
be found as ready tb defend it, come firam what:
quarter thej aujack mayV ai any1 of those wid:
claim to be, par excellence, its peculiar Iruar.-
dians and protectors ; many of whom; howey-j;
er, I must say9 e vince more zeal than judgment,1
more bravadolthan true courage. In the cobrs'o
Jhey pursue, j Possessing, then, every motive,!
from birth, education', and Ion? rhcrUheri miW(
ions and weiltmatured convictions, to saf noth.t
iug of interest to watch over and protect, as fort
as I am able, tha institution of alaverv. I am AtJ
cidedly of opiiiioa that the annexation of Texas '
to the U. States will not kite anv additional a&.
curity to the South ; and that, ba tke 'contrary,'
l L. i-LMl t. L t '11 . ' '. .T !l
yir posuioa wui oe weaKnea ny sucn a mea-i
sure. Let usj suppose, for a moment, that there
exists now, oil may hereafter exist, a fixed pdr.-1
pose on the part of-our brethren: of the: "non-!
slavehokungj States to abolish slavery, would-
the annexation of Texas arrest that purpose, or -would
it not rather stimulate it I ; Sav that they-i
are even at this moment resolved on the abojf.T
tion of siaverv! La the U. States : of course. tnT
must be in favor of a dissolution bf thV Union, t ;
is to produce civil war. t Any attempt oh the f :
part of lheSNorth to Interfere with slavery niustHft
end in a disruption of the Union : and nohVi; ;
know this fact belter than our Northern brethu
rea, and abne I am sure, would'deprecate such ;;!
a result mare than they. Interest, to Say holh 1
ing of patriotism, would trbid such an idea.-i-i '
The love of Union is as strong in the North -as if
m the South Us dissolution would prove rnpro f;
disastrous ito that portion of the country than itbj
ours ; andjl must have stronger eviuence than
1 now possess belbre I can believe in the exist :
ence of any serious or general wish in the noiii
siareaoiuxng jptates to aestroy tae union oe-j
fore I will consent to accuse them of forgetting
the example bf a noble ancestry, of degenefa
ting from men whose names cluster in a glorious
cons enauoa arouna me area oi tne formation
nstitution before, in short, I can bring
r i
Ubstacle8 are tnrown in our way that we may overcome
them ; sorrows are heapeed upon iis that we may rise
above them ; evil paseionaare given us that we nu con
quer thera. Some waste their lives in fruitless rerinings
and joy at once, while accompanying the body J t what they eojjsider theijf owa brd fate, and in elltying
of his master to the tomb of the Invalwes, where 1 the brighter fortunes oi others, j All such deserve to be
it reposes under the protection of the French miserable. . They are no true men. Others are bold.
peop'e. :-j .... ; ;: ; j; !ji j determined, unyielding. , -The sponger the adverse cur
Afterwards, Bertrand. made a visit to Amer- 1 rent, the more energy do they put forth to stem it. These
ica : the, occasion was as tollows. Having I conquer at last, and there is sell saustaction in auch a con-
gone to ilfarfiTttie, in 1837On private business, I quest. , It is indjeed noble; o enjoy that fortune earned by
he so gainefl the aflections of the negroes of his
Elantation that, on , !taking leave, they begged
im with tears to return. The General, touch
ed with their expressions of attachment, prom
ised to do so. r For several years he could not
keep his word, because he must go to St. Hele
na. Hut in 1842 he prepared to go. In vain
his friends represented to hhn that his age, his
infirmities, his recent .fatigiies,fre4iJhibi. from
his promise. To all their entreatieslhe replied :
I have promised. He. embarked therefore, for j
honest mdustryj to wejif jliose laarels, which one's own
hands have plucked, but to hang happiness or misery, on
an accident, is cowardly, unmanly, i He who is bora rich
may be lucky, but his luck is no evidence of greatness.
ready at any time to wage an un'ust war when
ever we belieye that we possess the physical
power to grainy an, insanauie iust ior tejrritory,
or when we ntay consider that additional terri-
io-y is neeueaj to preserve apolitical euuiori
ura, or to interpose 4 protection to the peculiar,
institutions of he soiithj or for any other of the
thousand purpses for which reckless ambition
might suggest ) the acquisition of additional ter-
ntory. oay iuai i etas is annexeu wnn an eye
to the preservation of the balanc e of political
power, how many slavefstates can! we make out
of it ? Four,would be a liberal number. But,
while we are carving out ihese states! would
nothing be done in the northwest? When the
vast country north and west of Missouri, to the
foot of the Rockv Mountains, comes to be Deo-
bled and formed into states Ito sav nothing of
Reformed Ciows A'fate Illinois paper wraishes the Oresron territory west of the mountains, what
foiloepiecuTouryf. 'WelirWd like to catch an becomes of this equitibi iumt To maintain it
old crow, so; orunK inat ne narqiy anew wnai ne was
about, yet it would seem 'that such things have been :
" Colonel B; has one of the best farma on the Illinois
Martinique, and it was while on this excursion j river. . About one hundred acre?1 of it are now covered
that he was so wel
pitality. ' j,!S
He. returned five
received by American hos-
or six
against the
TTl.
nm that time. the.desti.
Mbf-JrapdMaV fixed ;. he devoted
elt entirely: to the service of
Napole-:
Wm !he;ireoived to foUW ; him e verv
?U AVblrtd rA inn lnn-rr tn nnAAmnWnWfl
Wfl---tu'JLt2J s-ilfiiilr-iri -s-.i -r tJ J .
hrr -s itru.au iu. ins waniKe career ttms
oriponstitntefthe5 principal interest
it .-.f'f I v1 ouuivv iu eat tutll lie
He
CQun?.
had .been brpught up iH all the delicacies
Oflh vtniJIiVr Mn sh rri Rr!
Hfelena ihifpurid ihvherhiartshb;
tolbear airitiie:privatiQ dei
voiced hejbejfto the education of;herbhil
drjen. She Svvill deserve, sl mention in hi.
ry podyiknows XM conduct of General
Berand on; Wrock of Sii Helena t Iheed riojl
rew.o maj n.iemperea ana invana
bkind,rISd U-hun(ior4iaoibad passion even
!tojj$). haabeen,
compared to IFenelbn and he exhibited 'some
traits of resemblance with the illustrious author
oflTmicAItifas hnppssmletblivewlt
him withbbt'steemingf ajidj loting ? hm Sit
Hudson tJoirM hiinselk the Jailor and eraccu.
lib b'lapleWipoke pnly with respect of I
General Bertrand. ' r fl r , V)
ft r rom lcuaito iazit wneneverineueinronea
err&eror ; re Vented'the .f bitterness 7. atw - wrath 'of
adiersariei )jivheneyenhei'teixied.t0 sink uni
ithefwelgtll: oftWsvlfsI Beitrand potirjf
PHtVfm m the weight: ofchlsiajlvbfsitjFJ Bertrahd potirjf
NSa1 ildkrupbtiiscwur fmdrhimnh
fcffiPW as possible., the oislatavlf frieiidshinisobtheiisemin
"rUenecs of our military services,,
::t ;fop't, thebll of tHiio
eks since, i He re
mained fifteen dayaj at Paris ; then he returned
to his domain at Chateauropix. ; A few days af
ter, he died, professing sentiments of piety and
a hope of a happy temityj . I j- jl-' tr a
.As soon as fthe news of his death reached
Paris, ; a deputy. Colonel de BrkovevUle, ad
dressed the ; Chamber and said jThe death' of
General Bertrand imposes bponns a duty:, that
of, uniting his ashes with those bf the emperor.
France ought to join such; fidelity with such glo
ry.. 7 It, is just to bring, together- the tbtnhs. of
two men whom; history ; will : never j separate:
This proposition will certainly be. Voted by the;
Chamber. lit is an act ; of :i justice iwhtch;cwiUl
tl .VI-.'. Jji L J , JfJ'? j l '1 a l i f .il
oe sancuonea oy popular opinion
by,postentyU!-. M r
- - w" W V- - o ...
ISC
andbonfirmed
'tt!ilf,:iVd.t
i with waving corn. AVheh it came up in the Spring, the
crows seemed determined .on its entire destruction.
When one was killed; it seemed as though a dozen came
ta ita funeral and thbueh. the shan crack of the rifle
often drove - theri away,"aeyv iljss returned- with its
echo. The colonel at length hesme weary of throwing
grass, and resolved on trying thivirtue of stones. He
sent to the druggist Sot A gallon of alcohol, in which he
Soaked a few quarta of com, and scattered it over his
field. The black-legs carhe and jpartook with their usual
relish, nd. aaiusualtheyjrei pretty w and
such' a cooing and cackling' such strutting and swagger
ing ! When the boyi attempted to catch them, they
were wot a !litde amused a their Staggering gait, and their
zigzag way through the air, , Al length they gained, the
edge of the woods, and there being joined by a new re
cruit which happened to.be sobeK they united at the top
of their voices in caw-cs;wcav-ing arid haw haw-ing;
and shouting either piiis or jcttrses of alcohol, it; was
difficult to tell which, as they rattled away without rhyme
of reason. ; Bui the Colonel aared his corn; As soon as
they became sober; they set thefr frees steadfastly against
alcohol. Not another, kernel would they touch in bis
we shall have'jto acquire by war or otlijerwiss,
New Mexico, California! &c. ; and as oiirbreth-
ren at the north would probably be as janxious
for the preservation bf in eauilibrium as our
selves, to what point ould such a wild and
monstrous doctrine lead; us t : To the purchase
or conquest oflMexico. on the one 6ide, and of
the Canadas op the pther ; while such a course
of national policy, toi isayf nothing of its iniquity,
were war necessary to effectuate it. must brinsr
about a combination of he civilized world a-
if'. .k V -1 il j?.' I a at
gainst us, ii not internal;
solution oi tne, union.
of the Const
myself to brand them with the odious name lot
traitors. ,!BujL admit that the Hotspurs and Don
Quixotes of the South are ight," and that I am
wrong in my bpinion as to the wishes and interu
tions of the people of the North on this subject f '
we ought then to expect civil war, and prepare1? :
for it. In th event of such a war, would not '
the South be weaker with its white and slave
population scattered over thsTlerritory stretch.'!' ;,i
ing from the Delaware Bay to the Rio Del Norte '
than it would! be were they confined to their pre-
sent limits ? ! Our population would be more ;
sparse, the frontier to be defended doubled i in
length, the dtfiiculty and expense ofassembling !;
troops and concentrating the munitions )f war
greatly injereisad. Any military man, as well
as common sense, will tell you that it would be A
a much easier matter successfully to defend a- t
gainst thej assaults of a formidable Power, the
other slave States, were the white and black '
population of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, j J
limits of die other eight slave States; than to de j
fend the! present thirteen slave States. Anyv
person who would contend that it would be ;as
easy to defend, with the game or nearly the '-!p
same meaas,a large and extended frontier as a
comparatively small and contracted one, must'1
e uner be a tool himseu, or expect others to be soy
In my! opinion, fellowitizens, the idea thaJtL i
the immediate union of Texas with the United
oi-' ;ii -t --' .t.'f-ty
oiates wii give greater securuy to our siaver. in
stitutions,! is f about as, ridiculous as was the
promise made by the friends of the Northern' ,
IUII TVtMljkJUULUCIU pi lUkllCB, tUAk UC NUUIU I
should it become necessary that is. if a ma ,
jority of Congress declared against usinfer-: r
pose his tvrto to save us. They seemed to for.
get that when, such a crisis arrived a dissQhju '
. . . . s ...... . k 1'
tion would have virtually taken place, and, that ,
the South! w(uld have had to rely upon some-'
thing else) besides the ineffectual anq empty ar- t
guraents-pf aj veto- particularly such a"bheai!
their candidate would have written, if we -niay'
1 : . I L !fj i. .! . . . 1 .1 . . fi : .
juugerom many oi tne political papers mat nave
emanaieq irom mm, in wmcn ne nas gcperaiiy
i 1 . i ' .ii ii La . m i i . . t.i i T'' .1 d .''it'
neia out .ma leu nana sieaiinuy to tne, ooum, (
while his right was extended with as muchjdi-
rectbess is he could assume, to be grasped by.,
the lorth. I We did not allow ourselves -to be '
duped in thel one case, and we should determine":
not lb be iedf astray or deceived in the hert-v
To rrevpbt dissolution, and to protect thejiny
terests aft thp South, we have, thank Oodfrmey
4 Alif iiM:kftn 1a ntuunlsAS rwl triA TVrth- !
IU 1V3SJT UJfUtUaia I1U1U199 U SUU : AvS-:i
- Intended p le'pitt in t$ry manfg haTo 1
ortngine aeaa to iieimmeuiaieiy,- as tnei
body is rempved-firatheaterrpress the chest
suddenly and forcibly, do wnjidaJid back wdrd,
and instantly.discontinue the pressure. -Repeat!
this without interrbption, untiLa pair pfcorjcirnon
Deuows can ne procurea. mvtnen ppuunea in
trbduce felnottle-Wn 'lippif th8 Mieiof the
tonguevJ Snrf oiind; thej nibbih fwel '
haddkerchief and c;lose iC 11 Direct a bystander
to press nrmiy.upOT iner projecting 'pan ipixne
neck (balled 'Adamfs apple) and iise the bellbrVS,
actfVelW iTiensspbnf thehest tepel
tne air rrom the lanes; to imitate natural areata-
tnis . at, least' an - nour. unless
mg. Uontinue
signs" of natural breathini come oiii-
vvran tne nortv in riianxets. mace it near tne
iireyand doWery, thing1 to preserVehe' oamral
warnith'as well as tb impan an! artificial heat
if pbssibleT' Every -thing bbipee'veHsribndary
td inBatlng khe limgr 1 Send fora'inealcaTihan
i Aiuiu ou mcuons untu resDiration snail dc
ml
1.1
(vifsuMiJUMsui. urcinuuiu vwwao w.-uuuw i onjg uegreB resxoreo. , iH i Ji
Aent:M6torr2pejd(ss6f 1 Jieou -vr:VAINiTCilirfX
in
rl
CV4V Forgives De;states, uch (jruckyandTriessee,
hV foUbwing aiustraUon ofl life in Vicksburg s tb disposition to r gej ru of their slavea, and4
uisauviii uttvtuuii fjr uuauuuvU4vo a imvvw"
ing, and that in ; others, 'such as "Maryland and
seem to go cunmng after one another
as ifnt iwere : aJegimate branch of portamau-
sarpy, wnerr a ewspaprTufres two eoirors a
J-earr,wit hides like a rhinocerosas nearly bul
bel k f 'i -.
I it tijZiWn-!-"! really1 canhot sing, be
liev mev sir' was-tH reply of a young' lad to
anembtt-fopi MI arb rathe r inclined to believe
afe fishtflgToT complnentsi,? i No, - sir (ex.
claimed the" lady,) I never fish in such shallow
streams.' '.a if '--rr:l h i 'r' .e-
! i f: Rents are enortrious as the bachelor, jaid
wnen ne looaea ax ms flreecnes. n ,
I e Why: is a dog with..brpHen Ieg like a boy at
arithmetic I I Because hs pots down three and
caixiesone. ie$ cfix.&hta&fx'cd
i steal'nwnatiwon Ifefcr neerat $rhaniT:
Ics ahdlbpeVadvesiif Bat iselttstyledgebdemcnj
i and ladies not tmtrequcnt ly dp. ; we nave beard
pi a laar-who nrjce ,ien uie, pau Toom pecause
a'mechanicelitef ed. -S&3 ttrriedl "a?; basket"
maker, and died a wisher
dissensions and a dis
Such a. course .would
not be dissimilar from that I have sometimes
known' pursued by planters in the south, who,
instiirated bv vanity or avarice, have irone on
purchasing plantation alter plantation, in order,
as. they said, to remove a troublesome neighWr
or to bocku oft their landed estate, until! they
have involvd themselves inextricably iindebt,
and have terminated their ambitious ejtibrts to
acquire oaroniai estates in oanjtruptcy ana uuer
ruin.';-' "'V,"'VJ
But this is not all.
e know that in some
era
bian ivitp Southern'brincipl
leal expectations of the frien
merlcal etpectati
.J- mi
friendsof immediate, !
unnAmtirin! ! Ttia rrlnrtniia eomnact which was
WBSHf a v vb " J- - . ,
bequeathed to us by a common ancestry musV
be dfsregjirdtd and trampled In the ; dust ;:patrfi
etistp wmclj, however others may think,J bb ji
Ueve- stai buswith as bright a .flanie in the.'' -j
Norh as in any .other portion of the .Unionj. ;
must be extinguished ; selflntereet, whichiofteni
influences mien whom no other feeling can reachi
must be 1 forgotten, before the . slave-holding f
Stats can consent to.intertcrb with and destroy ;j
our (privileges andjprbperty. But should JaftJ
these considerations fail-houM pur Northern
brellfenv carried away by a blind iaiiatidsmV'i !
forgetmi bf justice, fight, and country, of all th;';
o ....... .il -i li.ri 1
fliJrantflrrea "nf TTnirm.'iDf the fflOTV we, have
yirginTaluaVt lijboH produces; )ut .small re.
turn upon lheeapitaTnyeMV Its?pfn these
states that thej southjhas been principally sup
plied with th i' slays wat' fhe, needjt lj
Texas be aiitti xed; and sjich an opening 'will be
presentod thai,' in ill probability, some, if 'not
all of these States will be drained of their lavesl 1
as tne south apes nof possess more, ii as many
as she. requires, and wouU ncrtr.be. theretore,
able' to1 nirnishrthVni.ft Afhafi thenlbecmest of
.t'-'Ji -ii -: 'i' !"! e -it.-i?.?4i
inis Dugoear .oi tne-oataace.oi- ponucai power,
should all of tHese'stitesljbi in
the ,coursepC.(iine. tfiey.jvpujdprpbablyjdbi to
th:eabn.sUW&bidtn:sM
be kicked with a vengea'nee, and we shall run
the risk ol lodiln from lour sida and jsuppbrt
states already populous Jind influential, for the
uncertain1 prosfetbflsectiring theaidpfia cbun J
trvvet unsettledVand tof settle hicii iD,ne-
cessarily weaken ourselves. f,s
t Eet me examine thislquesiioh; pf a jliucal
s -i- i
' i i
achieved under the same star-spangled ban.;
ner,? be willing to undertake to interfere wita .f
or overrun slavery we shall then have but prta;
last 1 resorr-bne: melancholy aUeTnadve--wa ..
must rely -.open nr, p wn stout ann pu or.
hearts tor the oerence oi our prvprf ;M,y
sides. , . ;..-:.;; :;ijf-,.
.lam not ane of those who believe' in the new;
tion i mdustriously propagated -by the friends bf
annexation that, if the treaty Is ; rejected, the
Texians will junite themselves with, or sell theirs
slavei to England: iThe present pulatibh
Texar consists: princij)allyv almost enurejytbfj
emigrant from the slaveholdmg States' pXoW,
lBion4 IBy feducaUon, byfaabtrfevo
able! to, and bciieve la the necessity of slave la 1
borahd theiwduldbe as prompt to repelanyl
aUackupbat&instil
To assume, tJrefbrt
pared to forni 8m5netlf L
the ebdition! of iheaboUtioa of sjaverr forM
stipulatedrjrice, is
the present pbpuUtiorl are prepared, toaUndor
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