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TO F, J. W.
They tell me 'tis decided you departi
Man's love is of man's life a thin apart,
'Tis woman's whole existence. Don Juan.
And is it so, yru part so soon?
Can it, will it, must it be
Ah yes, 'tis so you fix my doom,
And you would say, 'tis "fate's decree."
They say that woman's heart is fiail
I know it still 'lis heaven's command;
But when weak woman's heart does fail
'Tis her devoted ness to man.
Man, proud man, a heart of steel
Is his mail-clad bosom's own;
For he disdains remorsp to feel,
Fj'en for the wretch he has undone.
But you say, you "must away,"
And you ''will be constant still"
Can that heart be constant, say,
That will not a pledge fulfill
You say j-our "loveliest visions fly,"
Now you "leave your girl behind"
Trust thee? no, that burning eye
Is not to female beauty blind.
Ah, deceiver, why still say,
That you "live for me alone;"
Whilst your punctual vows you pay,
To a far more happy one?
You would tell me, that your "lot
Was link'd to mine by destiny;"
Ah! thou traitor, it is not
For you to mock my misery.
But "farewell !" that heart is changed,
I hate that cruel word to say;
But if thou art not estranged,
Why this cruel cold delay?
Can it be so and you deceive,
I would not think it so, in sooth;
That you taught rne to believe.
Alone to mock my virgin truth.
Was it thus you used the art.
To win for thee my purest sigh;
But to leave a plunder'd heart.
Just to "pine away and die?"
And for this my plighted truth
To thee and thee alone, was given;
Now to spurn my tender youth.
To the winds and rains of heaven.
No the ruffian that can wring,
The peace from trusting woman's breast;
Desp; il of hope, that gentle thing,
Deserves nor heaven, nor earth, or resti
Could you believe, that "truly fond,"
This heart could never beam on thee;
That thou wert not far beyond
All other earthly goods to me.
Or could ynu think that ev'ry dream.
That came across my breast could be
To me an ignis fatuus gleam.
To lure my soul away from thee.
Trust me no, the heart that love
Once has reign'd with pure emotion,
Every tritle cannot move
From its object of devotioni
But "farewell !" 1 feel we part,
These are words that you have spoken;
Adieu, adieu! here take the heart,
That your cruelty has broken.
Yes, the blow that you did strike,
Was it with me to control?
No, no it came upon me like
"A wave of wormwood o'er my soul."
When first thy gentle vows I heard,
All so tender, mild and free;
My bosom treasnr'd every word,
And my soul did fly to thee
These indeed were golden hours,
To my soul most heavenly bright;
My soul reposed in angel bowers,
My heart did banquet on delighti
Life to me was like a stream,
That sweetly fiow'd on to the sea;
Existence was a happy dream,
One long continued thought of thee.
But that golden dream has past,
Yes, I hear the fatal knell;
That buries all my hopes, alas!
In the sound, "farewell, farewell!"
Now on eerth there is no thing,
Can to me a charm impart;
No human skill can pluck the sting
From out this bleeding, dying hearti
But go perhaps you may be blest,
Whilst over earth I wandering go,
The victim to a faithless breast,
A specimen of female woi
Go and when you wed some fair,
With bright rosy charms divine;
Think you hear my constant prayer,
May her heart be true as mine. E.
From the Providence Journal.
fhj his ft.rceffe.ncy Xxmvkl Ward King.
Governor, Ciplahi General, ami Com
via nffer in Chief f the State, nf t! hade
Island and Providence Plantations.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whpie.14 have this ri:i received from
His Excellency JOHN TYLFJK, P.esi
dent of the United States, a communication
swelling ihe political affairs of this Slate, a
eopy whereof is hereunto annexed, I do
therefore issue this my Proclamation to
make known the same to the good people
of this State, that they may take heed
thereof, and govern themselves according-
In testimony whereof, I have Caused
the seal of said State to be affixed
to these presents, and have signed
the same with my hand. Given
l. s. at the city of Providence on the
fourteenth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty two,
and of the independence of the
United States of America the sixty-sixth.
SAMUEL WARD KING.
By his Excellency's. command:
Hen it v Bo wen, Secretary of Nate.
To his Excellency the Governor of Rhode
Island:
Sih: Your letter dated the 4th int.,
was handed me on Friday by Mr. Whip.
pie, wno, in company wnn Mr. rrancis)
ana Mr. roller, called upon me on Satur
day, and placed me, both verbally and by
writing, in possession of the prominent
facts which have led to the present unhap
py condition of things in Rhode Island a
state of things which every lover of peace
and good order must deplore. I shall not
adventure the expression of an opinion up
on those questions of domestic policy which
seem to have given rise to the unfortunate
controversies between a portion of the citi
zeus and the existing Government of the
State. They are questions of municipal
regulation, the adjustment of which be
longs exclusively to the people of Rhode
Island, and with which this Government
can have nothing to do. For the regula
tion of my conduct, in any interposition
w hich I may be called upon to make, be
tween the Government of a State and anv
portion of its citizens who may be in actu
al insurrection against it, 1 can only look
to the Constitution and laws of the United
States, which plainly declare the obliga
tions of the Executive Department, and
leave it no alternative as to the course it
shall pursue.
By the -4th section of the 4th article of
the Constitution of the United Stales, it is
provided that the United Sta'esshail guar
anty to every State in this Union a repub
lican form of government, and shall pro
tect each of them against invasion; and on
the application of 1he Legislature, or Exe
cutive, (when the Legislature cannot be
convened,) against domestic vio fence.
And by the act of Congress approved on
the 2Sih February, 1795, it is declared
that, in case of an insurrection in any
State against the Government thereof it
shall be lawful for the President of the U
niled States, upon application of the Legis
lature of such State, or of the Executive,
(when the Legislature cannot be convened)
to call forth such number of the militia of
any other Stale or States as may be applied
for, as he may judge sufficient to suppress
such insurrection. By the 3d section of
the same act, it is provided that whenever
it may be necessary in the judgment of the
President to use the military force hereby
directed to be called forth, the President
shall forthwith, by proclamation, command
such insurgents to disperse and retire
peaceably to their respective abodes with
in a reasonable time.
By the act of March 3, 1807, it is pro
vided "that in all cases of insurrection, or
obstruction to the laws either of the United
States or any individual State or Territory,
where it is lawful for the President of the
United States to call forth the militia for
the purpose of suppressing such insurrec
tion, or of causing the laws to be duly exe
cuted, it shall be lawful for him to employ
for the same purposes such part of the land
or naval force of the United States as shall
bejndged necessary, having first observed
all the prerequisites of the law in that re
spect." This is the first occasion, so far as the
Government ot a State and its people are
oncerned, on which it has become neces
sary to consider the propriety of exercising
these high and most important constitu-
'onal and legal functions. y a careful
consider iiion of the above recited acts of
fVijrrcs, "your Excellency will not fail to
see Hi it no power is vested in the (Executive
f the United States to anticipate insurrec
tionary movements against the Govern
m.Mit of Rhode Island, so as to sanction
th interposition of the military authority;
but th.it there must be an actual insurrec
tion, manifested by a lawless assemblage of
the people, or otherwise, to whom a Proc
lamation' may be addressed, and who may
be 'required to betake themselves to their
respective abodes. I have, however, to
assure your Excellency, that should the
lime arrive. and my fervent prayer is, that
it may never come when an insurrection
-hall exist against the Government of
Rhode Jslind, and a requisition shall be
made up:m the Executive of the U. States
to furnish that protection which isgurantied
to each, Slate by the Constitution and laws, I
shall not be found to shrink from the per
formance of a duty which, while it would
be the most painful, is at the same time the
most imperative. I have also to say, that
in such a contingency the Executive could
not look into real or supposed defects of the
existing government, in order to ascertain
whether some other plan of government pro
posed for adoption was better suited to the
wants, and more in accordance with the
wishes of any portion of her citizens. To
throw the Executive power of this Govern
ment into any such controversy, would be
to make the President the armed arbitrator
between the people of the different States
and their constituted authorities, and might
lead to a usurped power, dangerous alike
to the stability of the State Governments
ami the liberties of the people. It will be
my duty, on the contrary, to respect the
requisitions of that government which has
been recognised as the existing government
of the State through all time past, until I
shall he advised in regular manner that it
h is been altered and abolished, and another
substituted in its place, by legal and peace
able proceedings, adopted and pursued by
the authorities and people of the State.
Nor can I readily bring myself to believe
that any such contingencv will arise as
shall render the interference of the Govern
ment at all necessary. The people of the
State of Rhode Island have been too long
distinguished for their love of order and of
regular government, to rush into revolution
in order to obtain a redress of grievances,
real or supposed,which a government under
which their fathers lived in peace, would
not, in due season, redress. No portion of
her people will be willing to drench her
fair fitdds with the blood of their own breth
ren, in order to obtain a redress of griev
ances which their constituted authorities
cannot for any length of time, resist, if
properly appealed to by the popular voice.
None of them will be willing to set an
example, in the bosom of this Union of
such frightful disorder such needless con
vulsions of society such danger to life, li
berty, and property, and likely to bring so
much discredit on the character of popular
governments. My reliance on the virtue,
intelligence, and patriotism of her citizens
is great and abiding; and 1 will not doubt
but that a spirit of conciliation will prevail
over rash counsels thai all actual grievan
ces will be promptly redressed by the ex
isting Government, and thai another bright
example will be added to the many alrea
dy prevailing among the North American
Republics of change without revolution,
and a redress of grievances without force
or violence.
I tender to your Excellency assurances
of my high respect and consideration.
JOHN TYLER.
Washington, April 11, 1842.
Somthing black among the great men.
Great stir is now made in Pennsylvania,
about the testimony of Handy, respecting
some bribery of the Governor and Legis
tors, by the U. S. Bank. The sum nam
ed is 5512S. 000, very snug. The Gover
nor is implicated and by his course in de
nying the legal crffreetness of the nolle
prosequi issued for Handy, has excited
much dissatisfaction and suspicion. The
whole story is startling and gives another
prop to the edifice of corruption in high
places, which has been reared so high of
late. The fact is, the present fashion of
allowing men who held places of trust and
honor, to escape, when guilty of outrage
ous crimes, is shameful, disgraceful, mon
strous. It is time these things were slop
ped. Rich. Star.
Jl Defalcation of SSO, ,000. We learn
from the Philadelphia Spirit of the Times,
that Jos. Plankinton, Treasurer of Phila
delphia county, is a defaulter to at least
580,000. The county is made safe by his
securities, but the State loses to a large
amount. Plankington resigned his office
on Wednesday, and Col. Jas. Page, late
Postmaster of Philadelphia, was immedi
itly chosen to fill the vacancy.
Another Defalcation John Hemp
hill, treasurer of the Board of Guardians of
the poor in Philadelphia, has proved a de-
jfaulter to the amount of twenty or thirty I
thousand dollars. . ,
(jTr An action for Siander, Chloev .Ion' 3
vs. John ForMer, vv;is tried in Haiie.irk
Superior Cmiit l;Ht week, the character of
he former h vinr been idlv ami srrovslv
assailed by the latter, which resolhd in
the jury, after a -patient bearing of the
case, returning .1 verdict of $5.1)00 dama
ges. Unfortunately hmvever, the defen
dint is unable In re-pond to the full
amount. A few more such verdicts
would though go far to cheek this loo fre
quent, idle, and vicious habit, indulged in
hy many without regard for their own
character, or a becoming respect for thai of
others.
A travelling North Carolinian, of youih
tul appearance, was also put on -trial for
negro stealing, pleaded guilty, and was
.sentenced to five yeais imprisonment in
ihe Penitentiary. It appeared that he
had enticed from South Carolina two ne
groes, which he was detected in endeavor
ing to sell they were recovered and he
summarily sent to pay the penalty.
MilledgeViltc Rec.
Fforrihle. The New York Sun has a
letter from a correspondent of Eist 1 1 ad -den,
under date of the 8ih instant, which
gives a horrible detail of crime. Haley
Coon, a citizen of that place deliberately
murdered his w ife by burning her. When
nearly dead, some neighbors came in, and
she stah d tint her husband had set her on
fire. Thift is his second wife. The first
wife also came to her death by burning,
having been found lying on the fire, burnt
to a crisp. It. was 'then thought she ban
fallen in the fire in a fit, but the present
disclosure induces the belief lhat she too
came to her death bv the hands of her
husband. The wretch has been arrested,
and is now in prison.
Kindness. A bright-faced, intelligent
boy, came to our office yesterday, and with
a smiling countenance, asked for an old
newspaper to make a kite. Irritated bv
the frequent calls of the boys for the same
purpose, we relused him. Immediately
the smile faded from his face, his counten-!
ance fellj and we saw lhat we had inflicted !
pain, when it was in our power to hare
filled the Utile fellow's heart with pleasure
The sudden change in his manner affected
us after he had lefl the door, and we were
not content until we had called him back
and given him his paper.
How often is it the case in our inter-
course with one another, that we inflict adds, that, when the fire was nearly extin
pain when it is just as easy to produce guished, a poor old man named Patton,
pleasure? How often do we speak unkind- who resided in the immediate neighbor
ly and unfeelingly id those who may be ! hood, was murdered by James McLaughlin,
placed in our power, when a kind word j the keeper of a coffee- house on Watejsstreetj'
fitly spoken would have been productive of i and a notorious outlaw. Patton wa& in his
much better results; and how often do we alley, restoring to his house furniture which
refuse to perform those little kindnesses to he had removed in apprehension of the
our neighbors and friends, which would 'fire. McL. found him there, and plunged
prove to us in after times, like ''bread cast a Bowie knife in his side, and then thro'
upon the waters." Old North Stute. ibis hand into his breast.
Balloon Atccusij ThfiUiiig i?c
count. A Mr. Hugh Parker made an as
cension in a balloon from Mobile, a few
days ago; and landed about four hours after
wards, somewhere in the swamps of Flori
da. The descent was a perilous one, and
we extract the following notice of it ftom
his accounts
1 had always a desire to soar to as great
an elevation as it is possible to arrive at,
and having upwards of GO Ihs. ascensiv
power I determined to gratify my wish.
Away I sped continually ascending
leaving the clouds as far beneath me as
they were above when I started.- 1 now
began to feel cold, large drops of perspira
tion oozing from my skin, and a tingling
sound in my ears, as if something cracking
in my head, a vacant feeling and difficulty
of respiration now very cold. The water
in my bottle freezing, 1 took hold of it in
order to try if a drink would calm my
nauseating feeling; the neck stuck to my
hand and drew ihe skin oflas if blistered
by fire. Still uneasy, the drops of perspi
ration had turned to liquid matter resem
bling yellow oil my tongue became swol
len, my nails and teeth were loosened,
and every joint in me and all my energies
appeared relaxed. 1 looked up, and saw
the gas rushing from the neck of my bal
loon, and endeavored to open my Valve to
eflect its escape, but had not strength to
accomplish it. I feared the result,- and
was not kept long in suspense. 1 judged
myself, at this time six miles high, when
the balloon was rent on the top. Away
went the gas! Can 1 describe my feelings
at that moment? No, no! as whirling
down I came, with a feeling as if the whole
system was driving to my head. 1 enter
ed a dense cloud, the substance of which
rushed past me wilh a whizing sound, like
steam from the escape pipe of an engine.
The clouds were somewhat warmer than
the air above, which considerably reanima
ted me. Looking, I saw that the balloon
was forced hard against the netting from
atmospheric pressure; this circumstance in
a measure calmed my agitation although
still descending with unspeakable rapidity;
! exhausted a!! mv ba last, let 20 mv cran-
oel to i t full extent, and noticing that "t
w.s ;ip,ri;u:hii.g t he earth with great ve
lo ii , 1), , . ( , seif of) td abide the le--uli;
.in ! jOA. miiNt I express my thanks to
the Di-r.iS r of Events, the giver and pie
server of life, for niv run ttcltlous jj reserva
tion, the bulging bud v of my balloon struck
one side of a pine tree, from which cause (
was saved and fuiind myself, instead of be
ing dashed to the ground oulv forced a
gaint the bddv oT the tree. As soon as I
n covered mv h ittered senses, 1 hanhd
up
grajntel, I ishcd the car to ihe tree
hove tile hire of the rope around a branch
of ihe pine, and descended to the ground.
The .1 fedora. The man who professes
to be a believer in dreams and other e.xlia
ordmai v augu. ies of coming events, is sure
to he regarded bv nine-tenths of mankind
as a simpl' ton. if not a stark idiot: yet that
the most calamitous events have ofaen bceri
indica d bv Mich premonition., is an indis
putable fact; and it is equally 'certain that
such cvntts have ii some cartes been con
trolled by a strict alterillorf to the" warnings
thus mysteriously given. It Is tinhecessa
ry for tis to specify instances of uc.h warn
ings, as they must be familiar to most read
eis 01 historical records. But there is one
c'riu. cted with the recent melancholy e
vent of the blowing up of the Medora
which remains to be recorded, and which
we class among the most remarkable which
have fallen within our noiice. Three"
weeks before it occurred, the sad catastro
phe was distinctly represented in a dream
to the mate of the Jewess (one of the line
f steamers for which the Medorawas in
tended.) He saw her making triad of hef
machinery saw hef blow up saw the"
hapless victims of the explosion in the wa
ter round her, struggling fof lift aw the"
beat sinkj and identified Capt. Sutton (her4
commander) clad in a white dress. He
told his dr am afterwards artd was laugh
ed at! The Jewess, it will be remember
ed, left here for Baltimore, on Thursday
night (after Ihe explosion,) and passed in
Ihe bay. next mornings the steamer Geor
gia, on her way down to Norfolk; and
when perceiving the G's flags half-mast, he
ex' laimed in a tone of grief ''There! my
dream is out ihe Medora is blown tip!
Norfolk Herald.
(ODnririga fire which occurred at Lou
isville on the 19th instant, a man was burnt
to death. It is supposed that he was drunk
when the house took fire. The Journal
j Mexico dhd Texas. v lias oech mote
than once surmised, thst British influences
were at vVdi k in Mexico, and that that
I Government was aiding the invasion of
j Texas. yANew Oi leans correspondent of
( the MatlWuiiin sayv: "We have proof
j here that five FJnglish houses have secret
Orders fiomthe British Minister at Mexicd
fo furnish supplies of munitions of wary
M)'ovisions,fiwwjo the invading army One
vessel laden vvv,'ija,tvder has already been
despatched." VjT
"The Right of Search. A French wri
ter, on looking at the question .of.tjhe right
of search, upon which Mr; CassViiamphlet
I is founded, holds the following language
with relerence to the position which Urcat
Britain and the United. Stale? have held
towardseaeh other since the treat vdf Ghent
We are aware' thai the dispute betweeri
England and the United Mates, has lasdeoT
for a longtime. England refused to recog-vr
nise this fight of neutrals, and claiming ,"
imperiously the sovereignty of the ocean -
fit fluently violated the American flag be
tween 1801 & 1811. She laid Claims to the
right of boarding American vessels, evert
including those of the government, & there
to impress seamen. We saw in a state of
profound peace, the frigate of the United
States the Chesapeake submit to the in
dignity of an inspection, after a long and
honorable struggle against superior forces.
A number of American seamen were taken
away from merchant's vessels of the Union,
under pretext that they either were had
been or appeared to be, tnglish. War
followed, and lasied three yeais. When the
peace was signed at Ghentj the English
Cabinet made no renunciation of its pre- ;
tensions against Neutrals; the Americans, .
on iheir part, sacrificed none of the rights .
that they had claimed. It was an armistice,
rather than a peace. The armistice, however,
has lasied 27 years; but the question is yet
unsettled between the two nations. They ,
remain in a position of respectful observa- .
tion, in form, but in reality, in one full of ,
mistrust.
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