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i
With tha'o'nniona which 1 ntw-
-."t: I innnfcenlud-thi addre
wtl:.at cUka.rar;.uetttwh.. tu.vjj appear and disapparrwitfi17ttlj
u uct. wuich. a it i the most,
i.ii miant Wifiucnoiit iHiut fi-om nit
i .i sr ine to ib "iprke-wf fashioi
I wisYtj Mftra
the claims.
tivn. it t ' this only , which gathers
iota" one," and invigorate- w'ttii the
eiliT'V Ol a Single Controlling luuuvr,
. i ii . . : . .. . ,
ail the detached, rule of conduct.
iad iwwiarrauajVstrffljULand beauH
t , , . ( Ai.tr n fl.fl ioa-Lji Us hers wau atfcejdeL
:; .-W444-iiw:Aj!f a 'ttlVeJgecyty desire uf deatmcttoo
j Ir. i U ei n.uet r if utust: not rfflaad happing "Md with so ever in
t :.. . I.w.i nnlKro but radically dcfc i crcasin: ratio of rapidity, rushing
tr, to the whule.? That roo riouluTu--ofadosireDf kniwlelgetopnnpt
. . fr ... ' l' I., il. i . ... ; h
I tal tuuchirij; tne trytn ol cnritiauitjr,
'j ;'la n t r-eid'ilr ta be uppie4."' Such a
f-, "wore' than- joat'iful iranitjbfjwtji
I tian, and r--t if i d-inerwus, aa J oj'it
not i i5 iniuiea. vpinio.i, or
what?vr pirp xe assuweil, wnen f-
J jun ripre..'i. ac'iiwe a ceruia m
I fiu?ne; over th j raindj and when n-
1 riprteiTiriti1 ikTat and liiiination of
T . " J"v i.i I i i! a
4raeat.caiOracrT,aiinagnai nr
I ailely t siiaMilexteritjr in arjl
I Miut at last, grow iato a habimf
I th lUjrHt ' n ?ai- v akin in it eiTcU t
I -actaal brfi J., J At all een, the ac
, riflre f ainqtrUT to a lav' of dipla.y
"or leiire of triumo'i, cannot but have
U uimiitnj tne rgara lor truin,aai
ti anitit f to iliscern it. Uitt tne re,-
Li-1 ictioilof chriitiiinity, or even,. cen
itic'it'tt-oneeriiinj it, can be only the
J VreyuH of want of consi leration. . Let
I " m then, nrge upoii you, a diligent
" ; eXi-n'Mia.tiw of the grwuii ofoOi f.n.Uw
I It (iui, it nefl I fer, tor examination,
hwever ffitrfv whttbJsfo.f'flU pd
- iiitcUieot." 'rS!! an '""examination, it
I .llJVH too, ffludi U iiVl ,will result iu
v entire ewitviction. ifuti'iose who re.
T j '-ctilo not, gneralljr examine r if
ftflJfeamipal.1rle.4J, it i after
-4UIi5tl.nrindi etfieflr wilh a vfew
! t Coiitinu t')f previous decision, lo
.men oaccu:itoietl
to investigatioi),
, and either oijliied. br" incapacity, or j
t opinions tio-n , other, u"h conduct
"' may ls "niturat) but "the great princi
:i-.;; le.v(- true pliiloophy is to submit to
reason, to rfttowtfirer inatter tocare
lu Jil??. C'P! ; evMenc frail this rule
if.g',od senTe,1"
; department vf ciefies been-applied
ttijikUinilr U ' lnalLLiirness J t
ustnt r luairersai laiur must nave o
We c ?ttw
to cavil than to reason a lahoriou de-
ductioli from particulars, though a sure.
. ' r - . I . a i . L
is a slow process for the discovery of
J, trutnjana iience a ready and compel
itiou method has b?en adopfed,to
disposs of Christianity, without the
Uryuptetolnvestigate 1 it evidence
or consider.- its claim. Arguments
4.4 priori (if argument : they may be
; called I have been brbuzht if or ward:
I in!iniou criticism, superficial learK?'
J 1 itig, and above all, delicate ' ridicule
S ' f r thejreliwed, and coarse ribaldry for
lA.ie vulgar, have been tnatle the mean
-tv-riiHaetUe tba Jaita ol men capable
- f'. r .ff Hi w:t -kit-ii.
titt!'.i(m at cii wtiaoity; a a question
VI vruvl tniMap w iiiitr.,ii citrn, ifio
i l t.ici to uo inro j a. 1411 uiiu oinpas-
sionata exainirvrtutn of if proofs, has
been overloikfd or forgottea. Hepce,
at tims, f ha been fashionable to
eak, or at least to think, of our re
IdigToii the2 iolart :"6f old wtre
' and ignorant mechanic7but Tittle yor
,-'t!y tne -attention of the learned and
. pulUe." Hence. ' with two many, it
,lia become fasliionable to reject this
teligion; a rHigioji,wjiich, fofight
hundred years, has exercised a'con-
Jtfolin mrt'ience over the affairs of
-nankindwVtclrwitfrTiH the cvifa inaite
: : - S1!- Jpr?j J3. .f iie vice A IX1 Jj 1
! 01 its pi tiiesseo votaries, nas, Dy us own
- energy, elevated the character of man
. .wherever.it has comc which has sub-
ituel jhayioleocet enlarged the bepevi
roiencef -antL -increasfit tfte-nappi nessj t
j ' ;. tif the human rice, Which ha number
I ' eil amoogtt its friends and supporter,
f those tnnst distinguished for high men
7- tal-endowoeflt-nd : which proves
jttlf .worthy . of an acceptation, by
lhejamteJoatrdTnorality it teacJ
I,!2roorality,Thkh tl,ouSVoften
T4ougUtfor7tbwUof 4h cou&
inrover. and yet. whet diactnled. is
i found to ba to exactly kfTanted to the
;an-wJluil
w not discovered by the first seeker-
tDJraUly, which no man can fail to
. perceive,' if v nntyersally ; practised,
- would at once banish moral evil from
--th.-warlil,:rfn(erpliysical evil in
considerable, and restorcT the golden
;ge of virtue and happines to mankindJ
A religion, o' ancient and o btneR--cially
influential, o attested and so
recoamendedU-not,without. great
" tolly and "goilU "to be rejected without
-.." inquiryt with, inquiry there i Utile
fear ,of it rejection. Let it be tried
eitlier by it external proof, it inter
dal character, or the-number, and; ta
loe of the testimonies to its truth; and
?iXtt wUt .tnanifest it title to a heavenly
V'gn.T:You would feel ashamed, that
any d epartment of science' were entire
- ly unknown to you "ahd-would blush
' to own, that oaa literary question of
mere curiosity, you , haJ rejected, or
; adopted, aiy hypothei without ex
aminat'ton. bow then can yo b jn
r tifted in a neglect of thi inquiry? it
' has every thing to rouse a generou co--"
rtosiy, to excite a deep interest, to ocv
copy axapaBHiintellcU--f t-,-,
A 'No man who thinks, can fail toob.
much in the fn.(6ft!ln?A
..rain. hiu. b pr jJjc uncerUiaf ai
'dia-iuiettida." Upon the stage of life,
apiwreut reason for their coming or
departure, he yon d the continuance of
. -
f asptfiiei, far whose continuance .no.
UadicienL motive socui lo exist. -v
SnJ ojrselve hastening oa, I;e Olh
uy lull ol
through the brief journey
of life.
Meantime, "we are surrounded by.
a
..i.i . . .'i . i . n . k r in nttna ail r-
I wuiiu vuiiiiiiih,i iiu"j Injuns
1 ject far speculation and inquirjrj with
i"i,Js fe coucious uf power to explore
to the research i and We see in it the
occupation' fir ''''iBanjIagel'df ir'OBf
capacitie. t et our exutence nere
ia i distracted by tlie neceasary de
lUiinJ of our animal nature, that the
whole sct'tns iiicongruou ueein de
ineJ to disappoint this natural de
aire of knowledge, and to render fruit
lM those vast power of attainment.
Wftat, then, i this -death, in which
o ir bliare in this great universe seems
S'Toonrto-teriiti.Mt2 does it indeed
annul our powers, and send them in
the very inftiiry. of their existencf1,' in
to annihilation? or ilos it only, trans
fer as to otner, scenes, where,.in some
other niodili.ation,; these powers are
to exist, and hod employment? If so.
wfiejret" mtbw?H ttheseuquiriesl
when truly made, the heart is not only
interested, but anxious. A coaciuos-
nessof ill desert will arise upon our
thoughts,1 and we tremble to commit
ourselvsrto linn,, who, we feel, has a
J-power which uooe-can controla rij;ht-
lul junnorrty which none ran call iu
4tu Ntion., l'pow4i4t:
aVwUSiXSrtJ&
Ins character and iliapoHitiouf Can
we trace these iri "his works? lias he
dude any disclosure of them for our
liuorniauonr lliese inquiries ot an
aftyous. '.feejn.gi; christian religion
assumes to s dve. STie aiihouMestrer
self a a messengVr from Heaven she
declan-s that vuu are immortal, and
offers to -you-informalti f th ttteaiw
by which that immortality may be
rendered - virtuous and happy. She
promises, upon the authority of Ilea-
ieiu ttti-emoyiyijur fears most reason
ably fijtiKl'i hyjurt :ieiM ..ofdfai
nnqueacy to connrm ami strengtnerr
yila 'ill atrgoodflessrana ttr- brrng-yon
toverlasiin2 - life.??-Sanctioned as
hecprutf ution are. they surely de-
erve investigation
Jle.v ho
should
(which the Newtonian system of the uni-
I .j i ii . l r r
verse depends, and persist in the belief
that the earth is a stationary plain, and
the su n a daily traveller over its surface,
would justly be considered irrational &
absurd; yet he who rej?cts Christianity
jvithout Jnq'ai ry , . i s,a m ad man , co m
par'ed with whom the other may be con
sidered discreet and sober. The for-
huerrejects indeed a theory of the uni
verse, established to all intelligent
inquires upon sure demonstration: but
it is to him of little importance: his vir
tue and happiness, here and hereafter,
niay bts.effestull y secured without the
discovery or belief of thi iystem
The latter, having every thing at haz-
'afitrwardiy tesiityerta takrira step for
securing it; and when the truth or Talse
hood of this religion' involves such tre
mendous consequences, that all other
truths nk into insignificance, he de
votes hi whole attention to the latter,
and decline' an - exertion to satisfy
himself of that on which his all may
absolutely depend. One thing is clear,
the man who adopts this conduct has
j little claim to the character of a phi
losopher. .....
llUthciV-this iutj uiry ha nut alread v
been lliadi. Willi lli vi-al ami flilirini-M
which it importance- demands,;: ?et ,-rt
now be commenced, and daily prose
cuted to it, termination: for he who
has not settled this question for hitn-
sel is' not, prepared either to Jive or
die. - Be not deceived by any notion
that vour present existence being in
definite, the. iuquiry may be safely
postponed. Tf you were certain of
life (acertalhty which cannot be ob
CTSrS '
fr!f?!fi7
dom Utw exideuWJthatose- hinp
tained) the postponement would little
which are most important, should be
first attended . to besides, in this
case, the present i of all eason the
moit desirable tor prosecu ting juchjan
inquiry. When Tothall bo immers
ed in business or devoted to pleasure,
neither the opportunity nor desire will
often recur, and but still more rarely
both together and it should be remem
bered, that it 1 an uiiiuirv fur which
time rfhd , thought nL leisure are-ne
cessary and how shall these be com
manded - amidst the bustle of active
life?YAct,"-then, with yourwonted
intelligence, and now commence, and
vigorously pursue this most interesting
investigation. : It i a noble one it
has already occupied the powers, and
expanded the understandings of those
who, in moral and physlcar icience,
are your teacher, and the teachers of
the world, and with whom, it is no dis
paragement to scepticism to say, the
most elevated of htr votaries cannot
compare. r-How absurd, how prepos
terous, then, that the young, the igno
rant and Jtha profane, should presume
to overlook, or contemn a unworthy
toenpge their attention, that science
which the world' master in knowl
edge loved to explore and henor, from
whose "psgea thejr tlrew; the xhoicest
intellectual treasure, and by whose
prcceptsjhey ourhtj for purity of
"i- , '1 - ." "
; pi
LLf Tt,,rhr. nUt.ril(conttiU,
rmbrtners
niannprsl io sacri a uucn
aach a BnseraoreaneciaiMr-'
base degradation of intellect, I Batter
tnysclf po.one heruwitrdesxend "r--
t-.- o.. t. .fK;nf that ifa
nruofa should ' be examined, and! it
krithlupoa e nlighteqed conviction ad-
r - .. . . .
reiiderof -enraelye to iU - tBthwH
Auttetlt-chriatianitT reauire me ir
Tlie mere belief of it facts, howe ver
clear and well grounded, is nothing, if
that belief remain a mere barren propo
aition in thf understanding specu
lation only Of the intellectual man, ar
ranged ia the mind with other truth
of science. To such a destination
Christianity cannot submit: her hea-
T-y --t-r.t, .1,.
veniy ori'n ci veiTieF thriigit tojde-4
fflimi a loitier Diace. a oro wuwic
homage. . You must realize that the
sy l em-leurlr,eli gio n i iu 1 ined iately
concern "yourselves that its teach
in reoroofs. warninrs and cin-
mjnd. aie directed to each one of
you;, and that, as truly as if the vo
lume containing them, were directly
addressed to him by name. Your be
iicf must be operative and influential
mo-it lend toward the heart, anu
incline you io regulate youi life by its
precepis;" otherwise, its truths will no
more affect favorably your condition,
than those of Algebra or Geology.
(TTear, -my you 115 friends,, there is
s'omething-ftearly akin to shame .asso
ciated with the thought of thus ac
koo wj e d gin g. Christianity and thou
you "are willing, from whatever motive
to. pay a decent external hdinage to a
religion professed by your country
men, yet it is with a sort of protesta
tion, generally unilorstood," sometimes
even expressed, against its being sup
posed that you take any serious inter-
Lpst in its doctrines or its precepts,., I
' Te'4&iThaty'of wwtihr-tftttlt wpirtlrei-iir
puTarmir to yoo m -serious piety,..as a
reproach, antl the destination to be a
christian, a a punishment; while you
still intend, when you leave the world,
in some way -by no means accurately
undMstm4,.bec.ausebut con
sidered, to be saved by theCfifistrah,,s
Gml;tobeackhowledged at your jit
most need. by. him, of whom, through
out life, you were in tiuth ashameif.
My friends, if there be indeed any
such feeling at your hearts, pluck the
base thought away, and remember that
ibiaatthTtnlds- out promises, ..not Jo
modesif IvMnK,"bHtKoIeW to inodes of
Hfej that you must, itotu, accept .pxje-
ject it, with all the constquences
whiili Heaven has nuthontativeryan-
newt
yiiuf"
ueieriiiinauonv
and now. even-, now beijin to frame
-I. i . .mi
your lives by its precepts. It will
exert a salutanr influence over the
whole moral character what is good,
will be confirmed; what weak,
strengthened what evil, corrected;
what defective, supplied: and you will
find yourelve thoroughly" furnished
to every good word and-work.-The
duty of gaining here, and im
proving in after life, the rudiments of
knowledge, which I have, upon uiferi
or motives, sat before you, will, under
the .teaching of religion, assume its
true character of higher consequence.
You will see, m your present opportu
nities, the gifts ot a great benetactoc,
whoV'arir lunger wrll -Tetjuire-an ao
count of his benefactions, and with
the most evident equity, demand im
provement in proportion to'your ta
lents; who, while he graciously consid
ers every benefit conferred upon your
tcilows by ygur- agency, as conterr
ed upon himself, will likewise consid
er a disregard of what you owe to
yourselves, to your country, to your
mends, as ingratitude for his kind
Tres",""and contempt of his authority,
ana win punun it accoruiogiy.
-ii . .
Christianity will step in and shed
her iuthience over vourlulies a citi
zens; she will teach you submission
to the powers that be, not from the
fear of present punishment, or hope of
temporal reward, but because those
powers are ordained of Heaven.
Should you, at any period of political
agitation, ue pressed with ingenious
disquisitions which -you may not be
able to disentangle and refute, you
will inquire to what course of conduct
these disquisition- re in tend ed to
prompt you j and it you - - find the
issue will 'probably be eithes an idle
f:asconade, or armed resistance to the
aws, you will ask yourselves, in what
part of your religion is found ' the
command, "oTtheTermissionrthu-4o
threaten or resist the government of
your coontryf should you be taunt
ed with your obedience as a degrad
ing submission, you will reflect, that
obedience is not dictated in particu
lar to man, but i. the necessary con
dition of every virtuous creature Tn
the universe that universal good Cau
otily be secured - by -a voluntary
submission to eyery appointment of
Ihu who comprehends alt events by
his foresight, provides for all by his
wisdom, and brings to pass what he
determines by a power which cannot
be resisted that no uch thing as
aJright pi' ,Cpriciou action can exist
in the? uhi verse j - that " ihose, ' every,
where,' who command other. if-yirtu-ous,
do, in the command itself, but
themselves obey that he that saith to
one go and he goeth, and to ano
ther come and he cometh, and to a
third " do this ' and he doetb it," r
himself, in all this, a man under
authoritythat the commencement ol
sin is the first omission, to obey and
tfiatf wherever - w are and whatev
er we do, whether we dispose of
our good or our0.time, or receive or
.............. . .... Y-te-i- r-- y-VVi- . .lSl,
. .. i .
aie, we are pursued by our Creator
v'irh iKe irresiilible claim f right
ful authority. These reflecTwffr wilt
not only . put to flight thi ugge
inn tif ilisorace : they jvill do Bioret
k.v ur'iU teach vou the honor of
vnv j - ------ J -
obedience. Raising your contempl:
tions upwards, yon will perceivS my
- riadaof -totelligent being tjdlveisj h-
ed rift and attainment all happy
and glorious, and possessing this cha
racter solely from the principle of un
limited obedience and you will ee it
as a necessary truth, that this happi
ness and glory must cease witn tins 0
bedience. Your heart will glow,
while you contemplate this glorious
assemblage con tinualiy tending, in
moral and intellectual beauty, towards
that infinite perfection, which they
cannot either reach or approach unto,
brightening more and:nore- throughout
the ages 01 eternity wun ever mcreas
ing splendor and yirtuej ;while, im
measurably above them, remains for
ever the eternal source of glory and
happiness, -shedding abroad of its ful
ness upon the universe, and springing
up in the in to eternal life.
If these thoughts were often in our
minds, and bad a resting place in our
hearts, how would our pride be rebuk
ed, that fruitful source of all our ills!
.We should feci, that obedience only
is suitable and safe for us we should
desire to obey, and when the heart is
once engaged in behalf of duty, ca
Yilfhayetost their power.
Under the influence of this princi
pie, you will commence the course of
ooetuence anu true noivor, nere, in
your days of pupilage. You will be
punctual in your observance of every
regulation of the college, every injunc
tion of youtiretorsnothin' wil I be
SO ttiinute as to be forgotten. ' Ibis
noble rhabTryou'wnrcari'v''"with--you''in
to the active business of life. There.
you will daily learn wisdom and prac
tise virtue will both adorn and dig
nify. every relation you may bear in
pti fitt el" and omesticf feand death
will onlytransfer you to a higher
scene, where die virtuous principles,
tlie cultivation of "whTcTiwTllTVave heen
here commenced, shall be prosecuted
with nobler powers and complete suc
cess, and where the day ot eternity
shall see,: you ;at jonee jgloriou9v and
h'umblei' obedient dridhippyoreveriy
rVoT'frtoVil"re,rlim
often lost their lives from ojjstruttion in
org ject on the part of their parent to
pronHeHiurgicai assistance. Even af
ter the act of respiration ha altogether
ceased, and the sufferer is apparently
lifeless, a simple surgical operation, if
not too long delayed, will in almost
every instance restore life. A cae oc
curbed 'in this town on Saturday last,
which had nearly proved fatal, and the
particulars of which ought to be gener
ally known.
A child of Dr. E A. Ward, while
eating an apple,, swallowed a piece the
wrong way, as it is familiarly termed
that is. a piece of the apple lodged in
the opper part of the windpipe, and so
completely . prevented llhe . ingres. or
egress in the air, that the child almost
instantly ceased to breathe. Pliysi
"aans'were'calte
arrived the child had every appearance
of being dead pulsation at the wrist
had ceased (he extremities were cold
but the operation of Tracheotomy,
(opening the windpipe) was recoin
mended, -aod-successfully performed
by Dr. E. Huntingdon and Dr. J. W.
Graves. So soon as an incision was
made into the windpipe, it was appa
rent that the air slowly pressed into
and our of thc-hmgrthrough thfrwifirer
nu respiration was in mis way carried
on, until with a curted probe passed
upwards, the obstruction was removed,
and in a short time the breathing be
came perfectly natural. This opera
linn was not commenced until the child
had remained apparently Jieets nearly
twenty minutes: the child is now do
ing well, and will undoubtedly reenter
Lowell Journal.
A'eut Fork, Sipt. 5.
A grand crash occurred yesterday in
a4argetor4n-WaH atreetr lied 4th
crockery. I he owners and clerk
rushed nut of door, apprehensive that
the whole building was coming down.
tin examination it was found that the
brick pillars in (he cellars, which sua
tainedthejcentral gjrdera had burst
part. The girdera are latge timbers
running from front lo rear, and bearing
tne cms joins on wnicn tne Doors are
laidy ' These Rirdrta; sunk Jo all ihe
stories two or three feet, so that the
floors now stand in the position of in
erredTorfrO"greltlamgewar
lone to Ihe goods, but it will be neves
sary to clear the . store in order to re
place the floors. Ihe accident is at
tributable lo the mortar, which was
composed, much according to ihe recipe
in frequent use, viz: 73 parts good
roarse nd, -and 5 part best gutter
water. journal oj commerce..
1 JllXSimit Coin. In the nneraiinn f
poring tor water, a tew days since, on
High Street, in Portsmouth, near Rey
nolds' Hotel, a piece of Silver Coin,
of rude execution, about the size of a
ninepence, was brought up by the au
ger from the depth of &6 feet. It is
of oval form, varying J a thicknes
from that of a four pence half penny
to a quartrr of a dollar. On one side
ia the impression of an Indian Chief,
with a epcar in hi right hand and pre
cntinj something with his'left, but it 1
a i
ia eo itavttkt.1 : w an W1J '
- " . 1- f
Of the inscnpUOB rouna ,iais ngure
which is in Latin, r-we can jenly decy-
pher tne word " nnopiw." wa rat
reverse side if the head of a woman,
supposed from a wreath which crowns
the head, to be that of an Indian. Prin
cessPart of r the inscription i cut or
worn off and the greater part of that
which remains is illegible the". date
cannot teTnade oufc-- It ia doubtless
of great antiquity, but we cannot infer
its history from any device or inscrip-
lion that it bear. isarjout tseacon.
Mortality. mon Printers. The
mortality among this class of the hu
man race, within the metropolis of this
State, the present season, was seldom,
if ever equalled -The .receipt of the
last mail, bnngs to our nonce tne ue
parture of this life, of no les than
nrrtmv . Four ofwhich died in New
Orleans, aninTireo iit'Natchex.r'And
this is not all the proofs of the great
extent of the mortality if our memory
serves us within the last tour or bve
months three , others have died
Natchez, making in all, in that city
six all young men who had forsaken
their homes, father, mother, sisters
and brothers, and for what? to make
their fortunes. "We feel"the - more
sensitive on this point, owing to our
having been acquainted with the indi
viduals alluded jto, and know them to
be worthy young men, and to have de
served a better tate.
lfatKUvilhLO'.yPJuz.
The following characteristic anec
dote is given of the veteran defender
of liberty in a late French paper:
'"A few days ago, General Lafay
ette and Count Pozi di Borgo met to
sign as witnesses to a marriage con
tract j -The General signed firstntt
on handing the pen to the Russian
AmbassadjjOAJHA I imagine, Count,
that this is the only treaty we shall
ever sign together.'' Who knows?'
said the Co'unt. 'God granV then;'
replied the General, 'it may be the
treaty, declaring the independenceof
Inland.' The DTplSmitietwsaidwW
more, and here the colloquy ended."
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The naiiers from all quarters of the
State teem with essays, and accounts of
public. meetings, for Uje promotion of
. It is obvious that a crisis, on this sub
jecljs.near.al ba.nd "ittJorOi Carolina., &
it oehoores every man wtio rrgarus the
interest or the honor of the State to do
"STs d ii i TyTThl rt7W Ti cf With H Ml h
teneil libemliiy, divested as moth as
possible of local partialities and barrow
prejudices.
Nothing more is wanting now to en
sure our success, ' snd we therefore
deeply regret the appearance of a spirit
or jealousy between some of our townsr
which bode no good . to enternnze
requiring the union of energy, letting,
and rrtourcel. ,
" There 1 a mean and selfish principle
in human nature that can never brook
the success or the prosperity oft neigh
bour, while it can speak wuh some de
gree of complacency of a stranger's
good fortune. I his spirit obtains a
mong viltages,' to wo,'4 and other coin1
monities, between which there exists
an apparent, or real cause of rivalry,
no less than rnong TndmdTrahd"ITi
influance is such that some towns wo jld
sooner consent to see the commodities
or this State flowing through foreign
channels to swell Ihe riches and the
intolerable pride of another State, than
accumulating on the wharves or in the
store house of a neighbouring town.
A fig for sueh public spirit mil such
patriotism: 1 hey.. arethe .Jbane. not
the blessings, of any coinmunity; they
rise and -'fa1twittt theiondTlalFoi
stocks, and estimate every thing by its
utility to self. . .... -.,
- As for our opinion we sre hardly pre
pared to give it; we wish to have all
the iufornntioo ; attainable on a subject
of o jiiacf. importance before we make
up -a "decided judgment! whemthai
ahatThTre been obtained we shall not
hesitate, onfall, proper occasion, to
give our views candidly and unreserv
edlv. . . . i ,
We have heretoforeSipoken of the
advantages retailing from a large and
wealthy seaport; it appears to us thai
whate ver project of internal improver
ment the Legislature may adopt they
should keep steadily in view Ihe expe
diency and the policy of erecting within
our own border a large commercial
depiL. . . ; l -
Beaufort and VVilmTnatneachpftP'
senis some claims to the attention ol
the Legislature; they may both be ena
bled to partake of the benrfi's derivable
from internal trade without injustice lo
enner
It is supposed that a ufBcient a
mount of stock wit'bY subscribed by in
dividuals. with a trifling assistance from
the State, to construct a rail-road from
Wilmington to Raleigh. How would
it do, then, to construct a road from
otne point on the Yadkin or Catawba
tointeraect the Wilmington and IU
l-'igh road in the direclftih of Beaufort
and to continue it to ihe latter place? v
" Likewise to extend the road Ironi
R.leigh up .to the line of commuoica
i'n, as contemplated, between ' the
Roanoke and the Yadkin? The road
leading frnm the West might Diss
thrcugh Fayrtteville, and that 4 town
might then elect' to rarry on her for
eign trade through Beaufort or Wil-
mmgrcn. . - -.-7
' We wish, ss moch a possible, to re
concile spparently conflicting interests,
and put an end to those unhappy tec-
tlopal jealrjtics which have hithrlt
parslized tU ag;(,',flte!ut
keep-ber under the shadow f
better than, if. B0( inUrio, t0 T "
in.many jif iha f ssentisl, flBr? .' f.
public happioeu, proiri,
ik:
Spectator in reference ','
' 1 mm (1IIICI uoin f h.
bour -What is,h.uM;
of a harbourwUboBt-eapit,! t, j ' HJ
pro.luc. to come to it? Bt J, l"1'
anticipate- such a question bt L M
thatlhe produce will ,m $H
r T . -rfK mat are
unity in search l each other lnd
ver fail to meet, unless, as in . .
prevented by an unwi.e and Dirni
policy, or rather by a total .h....
policy, and a leaving of naturtto l
We hetr .that ajralher. jutlicron, i
venluMeiL.aLibsjJooiLiif th p.
an nurtn yesrruay morning. r,
lant vounz Lothario had r.n.t..-, r
self the oncootrolled master oft j0!"
lady', heart, and with the con!!!
of the parent of jeach, the day mhl
wa to unite two fond lovers in one j,?
and bone was evenioally fixed ttmsl
Yesterday Ihey drove to churchnCii
to seal their solemn vows; the X
h'gh with hopes of matrimonial ftjjc"
But the course of true love aeyer dfi
run smooth, and there is many ttL
between the cup sod the lip' ar( ,J
proverbs, the truth of which receiyti) a
decided exemplifstion. 00 thji
ion.', ThVyouiH, instead ofapp,,
ing 4he altar ofLAynea. sat down lBl
ailjoining pew. and stated o hit friea,!.
to ihn utter astonishment of (he bri,,
parfy; that he had latterly changr-d ki,
views witn regaru 10 .matrimorij
Luckily the 'intended . biide wt ,f
to a fainting fit as many in 1 her ii anim
would Jive:dooe,rhe itiasiercB 11)1)
her courage; and urged both .miifa fa
Church and without under the pA
through the Place oTJlmes, fier clii
upon hi tlTection. ind ftgnchiitM.
cience with remorse Jn the conitn.
plUMJeJlaWP.IjtJl.ad
n nnw r-pfii a rrt-alr K ki. a...n .
fife. Such .an sppeaho hi honor jrit
in me strongeswanguage, of whkkfc
male eloquence could make Use io mrk I
cases, was too powerful to be refusil,l
our Lothario, most gallantly takingtbe '
lady Jby the hand, declared himself at
dy for thr "sacrifice: and :tn a 'iiiiimfnt
alter, was kneeling by her side at Hi
altar r wlwre-theimaUMnonitlbfj,,).
tton wa pronounced in due form. '
ronEiou.
By the packet ship Sapoleon Catrf.
Smith, and the Victoria. Capt. MemU,
st New York, we sre placed in p-mei-sinn
of copious files of Liverixw sntl
tioncinn journals to tne Uiest dite. : v
'"The paper contain nothing tr
great politicalImpor(hfe, "Ve gtvt
bdow a few extract relative to the
afftifi Tof Portugal, &c.
The Slavery Abolition Bill bit pin
ed both Houses of parliament, ami so
only awaits the signature of the ty
-, The cotton market, it will b re
ceived, was firm at an advance of J-S-i
Off'AmerieaS'deriptiofteii'ir.-
lion Pedro was doing every tr.iogt
make himself ponolarat Lisbon.
rirh'airauieihhdutr onlaiti
which pressed rather Heavily an tit
lower class, to be taken off. and lut
let about amending or abmgstint atmf
other oppressive enactments for ibfpa
pose of conciliating the aUVclium J
air classes. ' Marshal Bnuroioiit inV
tiring " frbineforeOnorto.rfiick silk
him all the artillery from (he lines sent
0t Jhj8lcity.l Gener twk
Possession of those fine on fh m
Tie M iguelite army is said to ban V
troyed upward of 15.000 'pipe
..." ' t.l. ..'-"It., ji
wine Belonging to me wpori i-osipi
British thin of war ; in the lif
Aia. 84. Talavera. 74. Donfg.I.
Stag 46 Fair Rosamond and Tf
ichooner." Ini Oporto Roads Bthi"
dera, Ctor, Nimrod and Savi
the Douro Orestes,. N""."'1"' tni .
cho steamer. Conttitu'tionat stit '
IheTagus Don John, 80, Rair.hi,K
Sybile, 20, Portuguese, 20, snolhMK
sel (name unknown 20 fall f
did belong to Don Miguel,; Villi T
18. Liberial, 10. " Freocfi Snipi-
Bayonet, 18, La Capricieuse, 18.
Oporto Roads Princess Real,' ft
Freeze de Mai, J6; boih connini",fl'
to
I Admiral Napier' squadron is r5inJ
in the Tagus, and nearly rraj
e. The ciiy i perfectly flBi'' .; '
"FK piTvaTi rreTter- from Litwr
12. received in London, stales that v
vat had declared for tl-e Qaren. ; ,
ft
been detained for a few ho". J
IhfJVDOilUfiLtJLiti"! J0B '
It
emnargu na oern iato
in hi port, none being alluwe" "
This embargo ha nor been pab"'11
but it is crriea Into effect bj rrfJj
clearance to. f esels.iiTlte
secret as jet.-?' kr';- V,'J
P. A: At this moment i ttll
it
li!
br or sky rockets-sre firing
the Castli. saluting. duuH 2
the fsose. but conclude the govt f It
must have received good ' ?P
t Mon.Vug ZiWW"f ilo
ed the French paper ol W; L
(22) with a letter from our
itn f Kaa asm T1. "
ULlit nrw 11 V va "
tt.U'kU .I..rit U: it at'l ('..., 1
a gaodday W h,l'g't'nk,':.V
young heioe of the party,1
v . i .i. 1 : .n.nwt.:'1 rtt
ako'tre i:h Gu.0m
JPariH, Jlu. 2I-The P ;
biruulay of the Duke of P-rdriw-4
which, a. cording to the ancin-' I .
rfliiv to the Kiniof Frant.',l 1