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i "THE LIBERTY I Hb PRESS THE SHIELD OF FREEDOM THE SCOURGE OF TYRANTS" H i :if ARLES R- RA3ISA R AXE I Gil, A C. OCTOB l 29, "5833. UK - i I t -3t II t-Vit - . ,i! he pfs it ; ;,,;! v I-published' every Tce.sdIt morning, at Three Dollars per annum, one half payable in ad vance, or Three Hollars and fifty cents it not paid until the termination of the year. Jivertisements inserted at 50 cents per square, for the first insertion, and 25 cents for every subsequent cne. k letters addressed to the Editor on busi nMs connected with the establishment, must be r !', or the will not be taken out poetry: THE UXFORGIVEN. By william m'arthur. 'llerinorffof life, r.ncloudcd rope, ni Fancv fondly dreamed, f hat each succeeding day would close" Bright, as the present seemed; nd youth exnhinp, longed to sharo A world, which to her eyes, Appeared so beautiful so fail A thornless paradise That world she tried youth's witchery, Hope's fairy spells were gone, And all the stern reality 0l ear hit cares come on; Visions that shone in childhoods eyo Delusive past away, As tw lights shadowy phantoms fly Before the blaze or day. T-riend after friend around her dropped, Joy after joy decayed; $ all she 'oved and all she hoped, In the coW earth were laid. Ana m '.he goom of nature's strife, Those deep distresses shed; The boast vf man the soul ol life The Ugh: of reason ficd Ah! 'twas a piteous sisht to gaze On ha', sad, pallid cheek, Vliieh erst in springtides happier day Blushed with fie roses trkj To meet the glances of thai eye, And in its phrenzied g are, Bead hope's expiring agony The sriumph of despair. Far hers was not a flickering grief, With gleams of joy between, To yield the anguished heart rehef, That wildly throbbed within. "But ceaseless as that throb, the cry, Of Thrilling anguish rose, ' Oh! mine are griefs that never die, 51 ine are eternal woes." poor maniac', thy unhappy fate Hath caUed forth maiy a tear, Tom those with whom ihou first didst set Out in life's gay career. The proud the.- mar!.1! th- generous glow Which -.vanned thy noble heart; Thev weeping, aze upon il.te now, The wreck of wha. thou wert. Bur cease afflicted one, to think Thy destiny is fixed. Though it has been hy lot to drink Life's bitterest cup unmixed. Ye: there is one whose gracious ear Dotht. h wants inclin?; He marks thy tears, He hears thy prayir, The sinner's friend ;s thine. And maniac, o'er thy sorrowing soul A glorious dawn shall burst, Visions of happiness shall roll More lasting 'nan the first. The hirht of heaven's eternal day The :nenta! darkness chase; Despair and anguish flee away, And all be calm and peace. SONG OF THE SIOUX LOVERS. BY FRANK BEVERLY . Gay moonlight is dancing O'er t- rest and glen, And he bright beams are kissing My s ee I s silver mean: As he strikes ihe green heather Oh! will is his neigb, Impatient Azula! To bear thee away. 'here the si'ken-haired wild doc Leads fo-ih tier fleet fawn, To the crystal waved fountain, At summer's red dawn; -Where wanders the heath fox, Ocrthe Jer ,an sled lea; Ihe M-iu-a.n blaze gleameth, Az.-j!a lor thee. There wild flowers are bl joining, And garlands Til twine, For those dark locks tnat cluster, Like grapes from the vine Arid the silver-necked lake swrd Sa.i,! die 'ne th my bow. That ms soft downy plumage ay Nhado thy brow. A wooer would wed thee Ow-e'-firstiuthefit-' hat his brow is no v (arrowed. And h:s thin locks are whitr ihe strength ol the ".all elk,'''' re dark hawk's star eve 4, all (hat he once wa ' ow maiden, ami. ' though his long canoes leap to f he hght paddle's stroke. ogh his steeds are as many yAs the leaves on the oak, 'rD7 shaIloPs ''11 leave him a,,1 hls flumed braves behind, 7 my flaxened mane courser is fleeter than wind. ea haste thee Aluza! , beneath yon elm tree ; awa is saddled, And waiting for thee. Whence he will bear us, Long ere peep of day, ' seated ray fond one? mi hoopi brave- steed zn-fti jfjisccjiaticous. VISIT TO LAFAYETTE Vc copy from our countryman, Mr. Cushings lour in France, &c. the fol lowing interesting account of his visit to he venerable soldier of Liberty, the ex cellent Lafayette: Nat. Intel. If there is any chapter in an ancient or modern story, which presents a more cap tivating picture of honorable old age, in tti (nil fViittiitn nf iYif iitdt rfiiilB ftf n wll snent li e. than is furnished m the following narrative of a visit to LaGrange, we nave never met wun iu it is iromimae. ineu euieitu u wise jam, the pen of the late Mr. Cushing,of Nsw buryport: On ThurKdaY,October 8th, we receiv ed a second call from Gen. Lafayette, who offered us two vacant seats in his car riage with himself and grand daughter,to go to La Grange on the following day. The kind offer, we were of course happy to avail ourselves ot, and the next morn ing at eleven o'clock, were on our way to ttiat spot, which above all , others I most desired t see. Our ride was a delight ful one, as, indeed, how could it fail to be? Die Genera! conversed a great deal, and his open, unaffected manner banished all restraint. lits grac daughter Madame Perier, the daughter of Mr. Geo. V. La fayette, I found a most intelligent an in (cresting lady, gentle, unpretending and amiable in her deportment. She has been two years married, and resides near Gre noble; to which place her grandfather had made his recent journey, partly for the purp e ot visiting her tamdy,and of br.ng ing her bck with him to La Grar.ge. In passing through the Re vi-taI-villa ge, the people in the streets, at seeing the General carriage pa9s, raised their hats with the greatest -respect. though they could not see his lace or person. As wp entered ihe boundaries of La Grange, Now, cried the General, we are upon American ground. In a few min utes the, turret of the ancient chateau aiwared in tsiuhl, and we soon drove through the portal at.d entered a court, three sides of which are occupied by the castt, :. e remaining one opening upon a (beautiful park. The portal is cut through a part of the building, and this on the out wr sitfp i rnvereil with ivv. which was planted by Fox, when visiting Gen. La fayeHe, afier the peace of AmieTis. 'When the carriage stopped at the door, we found all the family assembled there, readv to welcome heir revered parent. They all embraced him affection ately, and he then introduced his guests, whom they received with cordial polite ness. 'We now ascended to the sa!oon,whcre a bright and cheerful fire shed an air ol comfort and hospitality around the ipart ment. It is a circular room, handsomely but simply furnished. Anmnd the walls are suspended portraits of Gen. Greene, Mr. Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Jefferson, and Madison At the opposite s-de of the room is a pedestal with a bronze bust of Washington, made at the time he was in the army. After remaining here a short time, we were conducted to our own apartment, in which a fire was also burning and every tiling disposed for our reception. This room was hung with varioia prints ol scenes in America. "At six o'clock Ihe bell rang for din ner, and we repaired to the saloon, where the numerous family of the house and a few temporary vigiters were already as sembled. Descending to the d ing room situated upon the lower floor, we found a table abundantly spread with meats and vegetables, almost exclusively the product of the farm; and the fruits which formed the dessert, were all the General's own raising And the cheerfulness and hilari ty which reigned around the ho?pitable board, gave additional richness to the re past. "It was at this time, that Madame Pe rie made mc acquainted with the names of the family, and their relationship to each other, and I shall mention them here. There were, first, the eldest daughter of the General, Madame de la Tour Mau bourg, and her youngest daughter Jenny. Next Madame Lasteyrie, who has one son, Jules, and three daughters, 'fye eldest, Pauline, is married to the Count de Remusat, and has an infant son named Pierre. Her husband was with her at La Grange. The second daughter is named Malanie, and ihe third Octavine. There were three daughters of George W. La fayette, who, with his wife and two young son?, 0car and Edmund, were now absent. The eldest daughter Nata lie, wife of M. Augustin Perier, had with her a little girl,Octavine,about ten months old. Her sisters are Matilda and Clem entine. Madame de la Tour Maubourg has still another daughter, Celestine, who is married to Baron de Brigade, and has four children. This is, I believe, a cor rect list of all the family ot the excellent General, who appeared among them like thtr patriarch of the flock, and fullj real- lztd aii itiv idea ol thai ancient and ven mf erable character. 'Having finished dinner, we returned to the parlor, and the evening passed in general and agreeable conversation. "At teu o'clock the next morning we a gain met at the breakfast table, and after wards took a walk around the domain. The General first conducted us to a pret ty little building, with patnted windows, in which wa placed the Whitehall boit, called the American Star, presented to him at New York. Thence to an enclo sure, where were a beautiful American 'stag and a dae presented to him from the Oardin des Plantis but of American par- surrounded by the buildings of the farm, at one side of which was the aviary, .con- f a number oi very curious ana beautiful birds, then we were conducted to the various sheep folds, which enclosed flocks of merinoes, amounting, in the. whole to a thousand, all remarkable for the fineness and beauty of their wool. Entering the farm house, we were shown two fine cool dairies, placed half under ground, and like all other apartments which 1 saw, remarkably clean and nice. "After having seen all the iifferent parts of the farm we walked into ,he woods, which are beautifully laid out, in the General's own taste; and a great num ber of the trees were planted by his own hat d. Our walk terminated at a prett little artificial lake, with an Island in the midst of it, and a pleasure boat was sail ing. Returning to the Chateau, we took a rdii over the beautiful lawn in front of it, with trees so planted in groupes, as to afford open vistas between them. After this we all separated, to pursue whatever (occupation we cho.-e. -mi 'hia i fir.n ttt the rreat chat ins of L.'Giange; all are left at liberty to g and cotii as they please, without any f the restraints of 'ordinary iMir--g. Y-u may read or write walk, sail, or as ti. iwie'or the other is most agreeable to your taste, until tnc dinner bells ghes the sig nal for again uniting. It seems to inak' not" the slightest difference in the arrange ments of the famiiy, whether there are twenty guess or only one. AH that come are cordially welcomed, and they have only to make themselves as happy, as the numerous attraction of the place enable them to be. 'At dinner we were pleased to meet Mr. Leva6e;r who, with two other Frenh gentlemen, had arrived dining 'he day. The evening was spent in mu sic and dancing, the young ladies taking turns to play for each other. The room .appropriated for these purposes, possess es tc as many memorial of America, is the adjoining saloon. The most con -spicuutis on one side was the Star Sphn- gtd lianner, suspended between the po tra ts of Washington and Franklin, the latter painted bv Madasne Perier. TT ere were&i-o buts of J. Q, Adams and Mr. Mm roc, a potrait pf 'he commander of the Brar.dywine, the Declaration of In dependence, and Washington's Farewell Address. "After breakfast the next morning, we were shown the little room, which the called the museum, filled with presents made to the General in America. There were a number of Indian dresses and ca noes, a beautiful mahogany model of the celebrated waterworks near Philadelphia, a little box of bird's eye maple, contain ing water from the Erie canal, a birch hark box filled with maple sugar, collec tions ot shells, and other curiosities too numerous to mention. 'We then followed to the library, which adjoins the general's sleeping cham ber. Just outside the door of this room is a small picture of the prison at Olmutz. and the jailor unlocking the door of the cell in which the general was confined. The bedchamber was adorned with prints and paintingf of different kinds: some o' them potraits of personal and family friends, and others of public character, such as General Jackson, Henry Clay, W illiam II. Crawford and others- There were likewise prints of the Hancock' house, of Mr. Adam's residence at Quin- cv, and the picture ot a scene at York . . . . n I : i. town with the figures of Washington, Lincoln, and Lalaytte, among others re presented in it. Upon a table was plac ed a splendid silver urn, a present from the officers ot the Brandy wine. On one side was seen the harbor of New Yrk, af the moment of the General's departure and the ship just setting sail, un me o- therwas the open tomb ol uasningion, and three persons about to descend into it, namely, General Lafayette, his son, and Mr. Levasseur. The library is a handsome circular room, containing a large nnmber of beau tiful bo- ks conveniently arranged in open bonk cases, and consisting of all the most popular French, English, and American works, ancient and modern. Beneath these were other cases, the doors so inge niously contrived as perfectly to resemble ranges of books. In thee were kep' splendid specimens of binding and prmf ing, executed in the United Btatcs and u;awvr .is tciuniuiuals of affec tion and regard, which the General had received af different peritdsot his life; all which he seemed to value very hghly, and io exhibit with the utmost pleasure. In the first drawer he opened, among a variety of pretty little box'es, was a pock et . I est&ment. bound in red M which lie said a pious female friend was so kind as to give him when he lat visited the United States. Upon the blank leaf of it is written 'Be America his resting place and Heaven his home." He then snowed as the contents of all the other drawers, the umbrella which Washington was accustomed ro use, his silver specta cles, the cane of Franklin, a sword blade made of the bolts ot the llastile, a iarge collection ot canes, and a chair cushion, worked y Mrs, Washington at the. age of seventy years. The most beautiful cane that the Generat possesses, & wnich he always carries, is one cut from an ap ple tree, beneath which he breakfasted with General Washington on tr-c morning of a memorable battle. The head is of gold inscribed with his name, and beneath, 'Ii shaded him and his friend Wash ington.' 'A striking proof of the inherent and delicate politeness, which display itself in all toe members of this charming fami ly, is the interest that they manifested in looking over these gifts, and expressing the greatest admiration of the beauty, as it seeing them lor the hist itme, though, in fact, "hey must have exhibited them to hundred of their different visiters, al ways, I tioubt not, with equal cheerful ness and alacrity. Ainorg other curiosities, the General showed U3 a small full-length portrait of himself, taken at the age of nineteen, and dressed in the uniform worn by the offi t ers of the American Revolution. The General entertained us highly "by his inte esting remarks, and the anecdotes -which he rwlated in coirhexion with the different portraits 'At leiijith the hour for separation for il -.e night ai jived, and as we were to leave La Gtange early on the following morn ing, we were obliged to take a reluctant farewell of this most interesting family circle, in hoe delightful society f.w days had fl;vn away upon the wings of the wind. I had heard ami read much of La Grange, but the reality fur exceeded o.y oxpectaiioss. Never did I imagine a scene of mure unaffected h.trmoAy and domestic love, more unbounded kindness and hospitality than this noble mansion presents. And, faultless as had ever ap peard to us the character of-our venera ble and illustrious host, it was in the pri vacy of domestic life, in the bosom of his family, har we were to learn all its per fection. I believe if there exists a happy man on earth, it is Gen. Lafayette. In every vicissitude of fortune", throngh praise and censure, through prosperity and adversity, he has alike been true to himseli, to his conscience, to his country. No recollections of lawless ambition, of cruelty, or wanton bloodshed can mar the tranquility of his declining years. His name is 'still the rallying point to the lo- vers of liberty i his own country, and hailed with the warmest gratitude and af fection by millio'isof the fretboi n citizens ot a transatlantic world. His children, to the third generation, "rise up and call him blessed," while his servants:, and numerous dependents look up lo him as their protector and friend, and ever find in him an affectionate and considerate master. To the rich he is a delightful companion, to the poor a gen erous benefactor. No man can justly breathe a word of censure against his name, and I believe his own breast to be the seat of the kindest feeling-.. a:id good will even to those whom he is compelled to call his enemies." Mji. Dubant. The Baltimore Patriot states that it was the intention of Mr. D when, he ascended, to go across the Bay to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, but the lightness of the wind prevented. He alighted about 20 miles upon the Bay, near Pool's Island, at half past 6, P. M. was taken on board the steamboat Inde pendence, Captain Pearce, then on hor way to Frechtown, and returned in her from thence at 2 o'clock, Tuesday morn ing, with his balloon, in perfect safety. His descent is thus described in a letter dated. On board the Steamboat Independence, Xtar PooPs Island, Tuesday, half past 6 o'dack I just had the pleasure of taking on board Mr. Durant and his balloon. All you Ballimoreans have mised it you should have come along with us we saw him from the time he made his appearance abevethe fence on the hill, until he got below North Point, then he descended about 10 minutes, took a snack and some thing to 3rink thought we had lost him, but . oon found him after us again. He came down and hailed us frequently, waved hi flag and hit; we returned it with hearty cheers. After hovering about as for half aabor be tJeecrodeji to with- m about adoot ot the waur; we took tne. smalt boat and towed hira in and took him n board." The following are extracts from Mr. Durant's Journal: I found the courses of the several pi oneers to be N. N. E. N.E, by N. N. by E. E. veering lo the East as they attained a higher altitude. , The last one continued N. E. by N. varying a very little even at its greatest altitude, which, from the manuscript Map that Mr. Alex ander had the kindness to construct for rae, 1 found would carry me in the direc tion of Chesttrtown. I. accordingly de cided on taking tea in that town, but m consequence of being almost becalmed, I was deprived of that pleasure. My destined port being Chestertown, between which and your city is that ex tensive Bay, induced me to hurry the pre paration lestthar great Ball of firt (which some of the Savons, I think, have errone ously termed the centre of our solar svi tem,) should deprive me of his cheering rays on the road, and accordingly at 4h. 28, by my time, I severed the last cord, which unmoored the Balloon, and never in finer style, or with more buoyant spir its, had I left my native earth. Here your city, with its dome, its spires, and animated beings sinking away beneath me, presented a- sight the most noble, or majestic if you please, that man w capable ot conceiving. My sole companion, the rabbit, was a very interesting one indeed. could not converge by parole, I judged nun uosseseu ol more nhitosnnh? than mere instinct, and accordingly addressed him a few words of condolence, which he appeared to understand, aud manifested an unusual degree of composure for one of his species, when I sent him for the se cond time with the parachute to his native earth. At 5 o'clock, I wa suspended over a river, and could see the course f the channel, and many dark spots on ihe bottom, which I suppose was sea-weed anil rocks. At 5h. 6m I hove loo on the farm of Banjamin Porter, when he and Dr. Mace came to the car. I shook hands with them, and for such a short acquaintance I found them very sociable. They gave me a glass of water, and politely ottered me some thing stronger, with tea, and to make my stay agreeable, it I would consent tostav w.t'i t'r'ii. The? informed me the next neighbor hi Oil 9 1I , IJ Brisi oi. and that I was ten miles from Baltimore. I dc clined all their kind offers, except the tva ter, gave them the address and evening paper, bid them good bye, tripped the an chor and started, after a delay of two minutes, lor Uhestertown. At 5h. 27, I passed over and ennvers ed with Mr. Benjamin F. Hart, whom I tound one of Job's comforters. He in formed me I was sixteen-miles from Bal timore, thirty miles from Chestertown, and fourteen miles to the Eastern Shore. Though I doubted his knowledge of dis tances, still the interview was pleasing. I sent him down copies of the address and evening papers, on which V wrote Mr. DuranCs compliments -bid him good isibye.and entered ewer the Chespeake Bay. Heie I saw several row boats along the shoie, at distance of 2 and 4 miles mak ing for me. Though the wind was light, I soon left them in the distance. A steamboat, which I had been watch ing some time, had now rounded the point, and with her course directed towards me, was evidently gaining on the distance. I found the wicd was lighter near the sur face of the water, and kept low, to afford her an opportunity of coming up, asI wished to speak her; and request the Cap fain to report me at Philadelphia and New York. It was not however until! was within one mile of the Eastern Shore jthat I gave up the idea of supping atChes- tenown. l was aimott uecaimeii, night approaching, and the shore I Has Hearing almost covered with the forest trees, which would render it difficult for me to save mv Ballcon. ml The steamboat was now so near that I could see the passengers waving their hats, anil directly I saw the small boat let into the water, manned by three men, and put off. This was the most favora ble circumstance 1 could wish for a safe descent 1 immediately lowered one an chor with 200 leet of cord then lowered the balloon so that the anchor with a few feet of cord went in the water. I remained suspended In air 151 feet, when the boat tame up, and to my great pleasure, my old friend ('apt. rearc caught the anchor at 6 h 15. He towed rae to the steamboat Independence, where I lowered the other anchor to the passen gers, who hauled ine down on the upper deck, where I was rendered every assis tance to fold my Balloon, which is is not injured in the least degree. I am now in comfortable quarters with mine host at the Citv Hotel, where I ar rived at three c lock this morning, enjoy ing my usual gud health. C. F. DURANT. POLITICAL,. From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce We publish the annexed tetter, because it contains statements from the !ase re turns of the United States Bank which have not otherwise conie before the pub lic. If the financial measures connected with the removal ot the deposites werfc devised by the Kitchen Cabinet, no par lot Cabinet could have done the business more genteely. It syms now quite evi dent, as indeed it always did to those whb know any thing of such matters, that the great alarnuvhich was excited lest the-receiving of the deposites should embarrass the local Banks, and even break them, had no good foundation. The posses sion often millions of dollars is not likev Iv to'enfeeble a monied institution. From the AW" York Standard Washington-, 9th Oct. 188 J. Dear Sir, I perceive a. strong desira in your mercantile community that tli public moneys now in the Bank of the States and Branches shall be transferred to the State Banks at once, that they may be loaned out tor the purpose of relieving the pressare on the money market. If your merchants understood what is tmv true condition of that Bank, they woult), probably, cease to press such a measure. The 'truth is, the Bank of the United States is unable at once to pay over the public deposites, and a sudden demand on them for its whole amount, would inevi tab) y force then to slop payment. The blind partizans ot that institution will not probably believe this statemeut: but it i demonstrable to all who will look at tacts. and exercise their reason. I learn that bv the last retutns of thr Branch in vour city, received at the Trea- sury, the deposites to the credit of the treasurer and pu'dic officers, independent oi fcl, 4,1)00 on account ot the public debt, were about, $3,G94,O0Q The specie on hand was about " . 2 039.000 Excess of deposit, J2l.655.000 The net balance due from the Sato Banks at the same time; was about 000 so that if the Secretary of the Trea sury had diref ted the hole deposite to be transferred at once, the Branch mU6t haw stopped payment. The deposite in the Boston Branch, subject to be transferred at a wment' notice were about 81,156,000 The whole specie on hand about, 330,000 Excess of deposite, $806,000 The net balance due from the State Banks, was about 698,000 so that a sud den transfer of the deposites at this Branch must have stopped it. Others of-the Northern branches were In a similar condition, and some of those at the sonth in no better. The deposites in the Washington Branch were about $413,000 The specie on hand only about, 69,000 Excess of deposites, $344,000 So that this Branch couM have been topped in a day. The principal Bank had an excess of specie and balances due from State bank; over the deposites, or about $l,580,000- and the Baltimore Branch of about $262 000 not enough to have sustained the branches along theAtlantic coast, even if there had been time to reinforce thenj.. So weak were the branches at Washing ton aud Norfolk that they have already been aided with remittances of tpecic. You perceive I have said nothing ot the demand for private deposites. and a returning circulation, w hich would hare been brought upon them by a sudden with drawal of the public deposite. Their funds in Lurope have diminished a boot $867,000 within the last month, and the remainder, about $2,500,000, will not b available to meet a home demand, became it will be required to meet the payment of the three per cents, which were postpon ed by private arrangements to the first -ot this month. The Bank nad curtailed its discounCs within the last month about $2,559,000, and yet had extended its circulation a bout $715,000. This was done because it could not otherwise collect sufficient means to meet the current demands up on it (among which was a call for private deposites to the amount of about $1,449' 000)andatthc same time keep up itg specie fund, which it hadjnereased about $455,000. When you consider that the public mo. neys in the Bank were about $9,868,000; that their sudden withdrawal wuld car ry with it probable $3,000,000 out of the private deposites, now Amounting toabout $8,000,000; that the Bank has now to pay two to three millions of the three per cents, deferred in Europe; and that upon so extensive a curtailment of be tiness, many millions of its ntpctee'ii millions in circulation, must soon returij utm ij; roa will percuivc that
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