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THE MILITIA.
Gov. Everett, of Massachusetts, at a late
anniversary dintKT ol the ancient and
honorable Artillery Company in Boa
ton, bring called up by a sentiment of
fered" in compliment to himself, made
a very mat ami beautiful speech, in
the c-ourse of which he, ex pressed his
views in relation to the Militia System
as follows :
k Pe i haps, sir, there is r.o subject in
regaid to which the piincipl-es of nor fa
ther are better entiiUd to respect than
the military-defence ol the country. The
more I turn over the pages of our early
tnloi.ial history, the more I am struck
with the all-pervading tiaces of a sort of
providential- watchfulness for the estab
lishment of free institutions ; anil in no
thing more than in this important respect-
I need 'not repeat, what is well
known to all who have read the early his
tory of the colon', that it vas left to it
cf a handful of pious adventurersself
exilcd to the dij-tant and sav3ge shore
shut out by the ocean fro nap he civilized
world open through the i fearful path
way of the forest to the inroads of fierce
and Remorseless tribes of savages, spur
red forward to the wot k of destruction
by the subjects of the French monarchy,
the hereditary foes of Knglaid. In this
state of things nothing would have stem
ed more desirable than the presence of a
military foVce; a regiment atleast of Bri
tish troops scattered up and down New
England, to preset ve the feeble settle
ment from destruction. It might have
been thought tlvat our fathers, from j the
instinct of self-preservation, would have
importuned the mother country-for some
such protection ; especially "under- the
Commonwealth, when the civil and mili
tary power had passed into the hands of
men whose religious and political opin
ions harmonized with their own. '"Whe
ther our father desired it or not, it might
have been thought that the Govern
ment of England, royal or republican,
would have looked alter its own interests
in (his -quarter. It would have seemed
natural that the Kfhgjuf England would
no haw been wholly indifferent to the
secure possession of these colonics : and
that CrotnAv-ell, after. thundering with the
fleets through the Antilles, and capturing
Jam a tea, shut: hi take measures to hold
fut to the Continent. We all know what
the colonial system of England has been.
"Wheresoever tire British jurisdiction is
cst&lMi'Hiefi, hi cipher hemispheie, from
the ocky towers of Corfu Ut the burning
latitudes of HiiuVostan and Austialasia,
the British flag is its symbol ; and within
dark ami fi owning-tier? of artillery is the
hiding place of its power. The)' never
pretend to hold a foreign colony by any
other tenure than an ercr-preent mili
tary fa rev. iheir Government tsas ihild
and paternal, perhaps, as a colonial Go
vernment can be j but from the Hock of
Gibraltar,7 round to the Rock of Quebec,
it encompasses ihe globe with an. iron
lielt of glittering bayonets 5 it speaks in
the voice of the morning drum, and stalks
ilh the nightly sentinel along the battle
ments of impregnable catties. W hat an
escape for the British cO'onies that form
the United States! Had this system,
which seemed equally required by the
interest of the 'mother country and the
fcifcty of the colonies, been introduced
here at the foundation ; had a regiment,
atnttalion of English troops been stati
oned front the- first on Boston common.
wha cannot perceive that the republican
in.aiitutions of the country never could
liuve grown, up- No, sir, we not only
grew up by the neglect of the mother
country, as Col. Baire aid in the House
ol Commons, butbuch neglect was abso
lulely rPCessary to tiie growth of liberty,
Pur this i..ason, all solicitation of aid
from the mother country was studiously
juujded. Tlwy never asked for a war.
A 'patriotic militia, amounting sometimes
to a draught of almost every able bodied
man in ih communitv, was the depend
ence our fathers in peace and in Avar.
With this they fought through the Pcquot
war and Kinjn Vliiiip's wat. With this
they went to the aid of the British forces
in the wars on the frontier. Witlythis
they conquered Louiaburg and shared in
thegloriesof Quebec. Thus theyigrew
up a really warlike people, wholly iunus
U u standing armies; so that, when ihe
British system, after the seven vcars war,
as changed ; when regiments of troops
"Were encamped on Boston common; when
fourteen ships of war were moored in Boa-
i 4 .
ton harbor, with .springs on their cables,
and broadsides ready to open on the town;
the spectacle carried no terrors to a brave
population,-' who had learned the secret
of their own power, and readily joined in
the appeal to the God of battles.
These are now changed.. We are grown
up into a great neonle. A sum of human
interests and blessings of untold amount
an incalculable moral and social trea
sure, is commitled to our.rharge. With
the advantages of a powerful State, we
have its duties and its exposures. W'e
are subject to insults from abroad and
disorders at home. The cloud of foreign
war has just rolled aw ay; Had it buist,
how would it have found this gieat and
rich metropolis ? Without one gun moun
ted (or its defence. I suppose it is pretty
generally admitted thata foreign enemy,
even sn polite an one as France, would
pay bwt little, respect' lo the white staff of
our sheriff, though he should go with all
his constables, and read the riot act in
their hearing ; and whether- these same
peaceful emblems are requisite to sustain
the nvajesty of the law, when threatened
in moments of popular convulsion, we
can allf judge. Then, sir, there are two
resources for protection and safety in the
first outbreaking of war and in times of
civi!Ttommottn. Or,e is a well organiz
ed, patriotic militia ever present, rare
ly seen, stationed among us, not in camps
and forts, but at the fireside, injhe coun
ting room, the workshop, the place of
business this is one. The other. resource
is, a standing army, encamped on Boston
common or stationed on Castle Island.
One or the other we must have. And the
man who sets himself to ridicule the mi
litia to exaggerate the defects of the in
stitution to embarrass its administta-
on o biing it into discredit wishes one
of tw t things : he either wishes the coun
try tri be wholly exposed to insult from
abroad; and a prey at home to anarchy
to mob law, ' ciub-Iaw, and a general
scramble : or he wishes to see a flag-staff
planted in front of the State-House ; a
couple of cannon pointing; down State
slreet j to hear the morning gun at day
break, and to hold the exercise of his dai
ly rights as a citizen at the discretion of
a military commander.
In a free country this is a pretty seri
ous alternative. 1 have, sir, for the last
six months, thought much and deeply up
on it. It has been my duty to do so ; and
1 have come to the conclusion that, if we
intend to hand down unimpaired to our
children the inheritance of republican li
berty j which we have received from our
lathers if we mean that the civil shall
control the military arm, alike iu peace
and in war, in prosperous and adverse
times the triililia must again receive the
deepest respect of the community.
I give you, sit as a toast
A well-organized, efficient, and patriotic millhia :
in time of peace, the Lulwark of the law ; in war,
the basis of dcA-nce . Way itbe restored to the pub-
pc lavbr. "
BECHTLEirS GOLD COIN.
Mr. Bechtler has politely furnished
us with the subjoined statement of the a
mount of money coined bv him from the
18th January, 1831, to the 12th Decern
ber 1836, together with the amount of
Gld fluxed during the same period.
Most of this Gold was taken from the
mines in Rutherford and Burke. counties
although much of it is stamped Georgia
Gold. I his, we are informed by Mr.
ISechtler, has been done rather to disttn
guish the different' qaalites of Carolina
Gold than i for any other reason. The
greater part of the Carolina Gold is about
20 carats fine, and in coining it is all
brought to that vtUue. The Georgia gold
is about 22 carats, much of which has been
coinedPby Bechtler, Whenever, therefore
gold is brought in to be coined of the fbm
ness.of 2 carats, it is stamped Georgia
Gold.
An impression was produced abroad
some time since, that the coin of Mr.
Bechtler was not as valuable as it purpor
ted; to' be, and it was, in consequence, not
as readilv received as it had been be
fore, : Upon enquiry, we find that Jhis
is not the fault of Mk Bechtler. The as
saying lias very frequently been tested
at the United States Mint, and has in
variably ,as far as our information extends,
proved to be strictly correct. Sometimes,
however, the coins have been deficient in
weight. This arises from the fact that by
being handled ar.d carried in-" the pocket
they are worn off, as gold is easily worn,
andn0t because they are'originally, not
f tlje proper w eight W'e are inclined
to believe, too, that some persons amuse
themselves occasionally by filing. off the
edges. From the precaution we know to
oe useu by Mr. B. and from informaVfn
deriyed from Merchants who have very
recently passed large quantities at the
North at par, weiare "Convinced that all
of the pieces, if not worn or filed, will
hnldj out according to the s'ainp. Mr.
Beclttler-informed usMhat he sent on
&400in his coin to the mint in Philadel
phia!' this Spring and obtained the same
amount in eagles for it, The five dollar
piece SO carats fine, weighs 140 grains
21 carats, 128 grains.
It will be seen that the subjoined state-
mem extends no later aowu than mh
December, 1855. "Since that time, in
stead of beingaffalling off, there has been
an increaseif business. We paid him a
visit on last Saturday, when he had just
polished off the last, of gS.OOO, for a days
work;- Mr. ,B'. haks promised to furnish.
us with a statement of the amount coined
and fluxed since that period, alas early a
irate as possible.
STATE MEJVT of tfte amevnt of Gold coined and
fvxed by Christopher Becht'er, near Rutherford-
row, .V. C
Amount coined in SS,S'.?$ & $1 pieces,
from the 18tb January, 1851, to 22d De- .
ccoibrr. 1854, - . - - - - - - $109,732 50
Amount coined in ?5,?2 & f 1 pieces,
from the '2i December, 1834, to the 12ih
December, 1835, - - - - 695,896 00
Total, 805,628 50
Number ofdwts. fluxed from 18th Janu
ary, 1831, lo 22d Decemlw, 1834, - - 395,804
1M umber of dwts. fluxed from the 22d De
cember, 1834, to the 12th December 1835, 711, 583
Total, 1,107,3874
These stateinnts prove. the immense
extent of the mining interests in this sec
tion of the State. We do not know what
proportion this forms to the amount actu
ally collected from the mines j perhaps
a half, perhaps it is hot one fitth. Yet
mining has not faiily commenced with us.
Deposite mining is peihaps more profitable
than ever, and vein mining, though it lias
been but barely tested, yet sufficiently so
o induce several large capitalists to em
bark in the experiment extensively.
Rutherford Gtflte.
LITERATURE versus GINGER-POP.
From the New York Mirror.
A tall, impudent looking fellow enter-
red our clos-et this morning;, with
'l want to stop my paper.'
'Certainly, sir. But why do you dis
continued
'Because vou have raised your price
from four to five dollars.''
Ve have done that from necessity,sirj
partly because the price of rent, paper,
printing, &r. is raiseJ to us; and partly,
to be enabled to pay literary men ade
quately lor the best articles producible,
by the talent of the country, ami to a-
waken that spirit ol literature, ol which
foreigners have denied the existence a
nionir jis."
'Can't help literature, sir," replied
the other; can't help what foreigners say.
Literary men must take care of them
seUcs. Won't pay five dollars for a pa
per; can't afford it."
"Excuse me, sir," we ask are you foud
of oysters?"
"Certainly."
Of theatres'?"
'Yes, sir."
Do you like soda water?"
And mint juleps?"
'Indubitably."
And ginger-popr"
An excellent drink.
"And you often partake of the luxuries?'
To be sure."
'How often?"
Every day."
What do you spend a year in such
amusements? It may be somewhat an im
pertinent question; but you are obvious
ly, a good natured fellow, and will par
don what is not intended as an offence,"
'Oli, certainly, sir; certainly. Let me
see theatres twice a week; one hundred
dollars. Soda water, mint juleps, qysters,
nies. coffee say a dollar a day."
Well, sir; that is three hundred and
sixty five dollars for soda-water, oysters,
pies, etc., and one hundred dollars for
theatres; that is four hundred and sixty
five dollars for the stomach, etc., besides
board, rent, &c; and yet, for the plea
sure of encouraging the literature of your
country, to support an established jour-
nal ol fourteen years standing, anu ac
knowledgeu by its enemies to be im
nrovins every year, to aid us inourdu
a
termination to pay literary men adequate- bIed un,er uretence 0f concerting meas
ly lor their time, industry and talents; to . ri.nw thn MMwmnt h:it in
instcr taste ana goou moutis ior an inese
S . I ' I . f. .... I i .1.
laudable purposes; for this motive of pat
riotism and philanthropy; for a liberal
appreciation of the toils of others; you
shrink from contributing one dollar per
annum.'9
Why, sir, the fact is "
"Thi dollar per annum is less than 2
cents on each number."
'Why, to be sure, sir- "
0 4m vim itiarMPiL lit-iirhboi ?"
... w j T "- - "
"Yes, and have two sons and three
daughters grown: and the truth is, thry
are the-tcadei-s- more than mysell I've
no great taste for reading."
"Four nuudred and sixty-five dollars
a year, then, ynu squander on yourself
for soda water, Floyd's pies, and ginger
pop. Yet, not one do'lar on tne innocent
and traliqUil amusements of your family."
"WftYVsiri thethe I the fact is "
'The fact is, my dear sir, you are a
liteashatueci of this expose of your sen
timents." ' ?7t
"To le. frank with ynu, sir, J ami
Send mi your paper, Here arVihe five
thdlaraf Consider tjie a perpetual ub
scrtbefi If I 0innot ajford it, I will re
trench my expenses, in' some other way.
I ilf drink four glatzes Jfgingef-pop
lea a quaWerli" f
A TAliE OF POlilND.
1 ' . "Mi
" God tempers the wind to shorn lambs,"
said a Polish captive as she was led by a
menial to her majiterspa!ace. This girl
was one of those patriotic females enroll
rd as a corps, to provide: footf anftraiinent
for the valiant, suffering sous of degraded
Poland. Eighteen years had not kissed
tiercueek, vet to her discretion paid hoin
a;e. I he sword of the oppress&f had ai
re any drank. the blood jpt her lather ;the
yawning gates of a Russian prison had
interred her only brother, and gricj for
the loss of those whom she so justjy be
loved, had made her motherless.- Still
her spirit drooped not, nor did she bend
when the storm passed over her. .j$he
considered it a necessary offering to pur
chase the emancipation of her country,
and stifled each selfish feeling. I need
not say she was beautiful ; but she was
incomparably so. Virtue, beauty, and
the graces, it would seem, had struggled
for supremacy. Like a guardian angel
she appeared to preside over the destinies
of her country , and in ;the hour of dan
ger she was ever near, nerving with new
energies the sinking soldiers, by her en
ergetic appeals to that God, by whom tlv
weak are made strong. 1 4I would,"
said she, that the helmet were fitted
to a woman's brow, that I might become
a more active participater in this glori
ous achievement that I, too, might jjath
er unfading laurels for my country in the
struggle that awaits her. Aaiu the
prowlers for prey, commanded by the fell
tyrunt, are at our frontiess. Hitherto
God has wrought wonders for us. The
most sanguine expectations of our friends
have been more than realized, while our
enemies have witnessed the destruction
of their fondest hopes. - Our wives and
daughters''" determined to shale our dan
gers, aie already equipped, armed with
faith and hone in heaven.
They tro forth
to administer consolation to the sick and
dying, ami to bind up their wounds. Let
the effort then sweep from the winds of
our foe every expectation of our country's
downfall. Theh wronged, insulted Po
land, will be registered among thennde
pendent nations of the earth.
This appeal to the hearts of the officers
was received, not in theusual manner with
loud cheers. Every knee was bent, and
every eye raised to heaven, and harmoni
ously did their voices blend in supplica
ting the protecting arm of Omnipotence,
in behalf of themselves their coontry,
and this heaven-born spirit, veiled iu
mortality.
The day dawned, anif they were ready
to receive their enemy they met, and
dreadful was the conflict. Often were
the Poles repulsed, and as often did they
return to the contest, shouting Liberty
or death." Their soil was enriched by
the blood of her dearest sons, but the cry
of victory mingled with the songs of the
convoy that beckoned them away. The
enemy fled in wild disorder, after a pro
tracted struggle, w,-
Wearied with the toils of war, the sol
diers retired to the camp ; nor were their
women less in want ; off rest, ihe fair
Adelia was alone insensible to fatigue,
and as she was still wandering: about the
field of battle, intent on her errand of
mercy, ' Lile," said she, may still
linger in some of the fallen ; and even in
death's last agony, I may point them to a
crucified Saviour." Superstitious feel
ings she had none ; but in the midst of
her humane exertions, her arm was sud
denly giasped by a ruffian, who in the
houi of danger had fled from the enemy's
posts. This offering he knew would in
sure his pardon, and procure for hint fu
ture favors from the Russian commander,
whose watchword was beauty and boo
ty ;" and to this monster d'd he hasten
with this defenceless but invaluable girl.
During this trial herjfortitude was in
vincible and the dignity- of her manner
awed even those to whom she was pies-
emeu, i ne itussrtan omcers had assem
-i ft 7 - -"
,.Art ilt ..a ti1k n:iri, : P-Iuf nilf, ,i;,tt
nation. The commander-in-chief of his
Majesty's forces, struck! by the beauty of
- . it-' -
his captive, orqerett nerjnto connnement:
secretly determined on a private interview,
to convince her of his power. For this
purpose, even before the fumesof wine
had passed away, he was at the door of
her cell. She was kneeling in praver.
It behalf of Poland did she fervently
and humbly ask that her captivity might
in some mysterious manner aid her coun
trytnen. She was concluding by implor
ing fortitude to bear the repeated insults
of her enemies, and oy!. entreating pro
tection from the snares of the wicked.
' Be miue" said he, and my arm shall.
afford that protection you will seek in
vain from any other power." She arose.
saying: ! worship neither fronts of brass
nor lect oiiaj ; my .trust is in israei s
God.'y irating fool.1 yourItleJsia
my hands, and dare you defjr.'rae r
' TruetvVou may kill tne, but he Chris
tiait fears no death, and" in that "vou will
only restore me to those sainted -parents
or which Russian butchery has deprive
me. Go, pander for a baser monarch
Go,; pander for a baser mouarchin d etawk ek W, -they area much1
and no 4onger. disturb ?ay deTojjbpS..
Threats and persu asions were? alike frail
jess. Tiiere is deed,'iid he.
from which you or your nation isrould
shrink ; but my brother would thiiijlight
ly of his life, purchased at thi. expense
of his sister's virtue? Your deeds 'are
written in blood, and every triumph but
deepens the stain. Your glorymay daz
zle for awhile, but it will set in the star
less nighty Begone I Command you, nor
Uhink to btbl "a PoUh maiden!"
Hett
her, swearingiveiigeance ; and in the ex
ecution of which, he ordered aJinenial to
bring her forth forthe amusement of the
soldiery, well knowing that female deli
cacy shrinks from the public gaze. che
entered the camp calni and collected, for
if t)e had female gentleness, it was uni
ted with masculine firmness. Taunting
ly'fihe was asked to sins;. ' I used to
sing," said ihe, for my father: his spir
it mav be nermitred to hover near and
respnnu io me song oi nis ennu. one
sung a little ballad composed by herself
iu prison. The words were as follows.
The sun has tinged too western sky.
And cast its shadows far around ;
To Goo I'll raise the orphan's cry
He hears the sound.
. "' . ft
When throub the gloomy cell f tread,
I raUe my feeble voice and ainjj;
To hiro who is the orphan's God '
i.; He knows their wronj.
And there is hope for misery's child,
' Where despot's banner never waved "
Where monsters, virtue ne'er beguiled
God's poweican save.
She ceased. The demon was convulsed
with rage, and ordered her back to avfait
her-wretched fate." Silently she follow
ed her conductor ; but in passing a dark
hall, her hand fell upon a sleeping senti
nel's sword. She grasped it he awoke
not and in her owirdungeoti it drank
the blood of the same beinj: who first de
prived her of her liberty.
Woman's iminagination is ever fertile.
Quick as thought she was arrayed in the
garb of the fallen soldier, and presented
herself before the common jail, demand
ing certain prisoners for the gratification
of his master. The names were given,
and some of Poland's brave9tr officers
l a .i . e i i'ii .. n
were again at liberty, and
fair Adelia's brother.
among them
The Hontst Hoy. A gentleman from
thecountry placed his soti with a dry
goods merchant in st. For a time
all went on well. At length a lady came
to the store to purchase a silk dress, and
the voune man waited upon her. The
price demanded of her was agreed to, and
he proceeded, to fold the goods. He dis
covered, before he had finished, a flaw in
the silk, and pointing it out to the tatty,
said, "Madam. I deem it my duty to tell
you there is a fraction in the silk."
Of course, she did not take it.
The merchant overheard the remark,
and immediately wrote to the fatjier of
the, man to come and take him home; 'for,'
said he, "Ae will never make a merchant.91
- The father, who had ever reposed con
fidence iu his son, was much grieved,' and
hastened to the city to bit informed of his
deficiencies t4W hy will he not make a
merchant?" asked he.
"Because he has no tact," was the an
swer. "Only a day or two ago, he told
a lady, voluntarily, who' was buying silk
of him, that the goods 'were damaged ;
and I lost the bargain. Purchasers must
look out for themselves. If they cannot
discover flaws, it would be foolishness of
me to tell them of their existence." '
And is that all his fault ?" asked the
parent. . I .
Ye," answered ' the. merchant, lie
is very well in other respects."
" Then I love my son the better than
ever, and I thank you for telling me ol
the matter ; I would not havehim ano
ther day in your store for the. world.".
We malce no comments on tne aooye.
Whether such a trade as the merchant
would make, or rather taking advantage
of the purchaser's ignora'rfce, is making
the best of one's knowledge, we leave our
readers to decide. N. E. Galaxy.
THE WHITE INDIANS.
It is a fact, perhaps not generally known, that
there does exis , in the far west, at least two small
triles of white people. . One of these bands is called
Jllnvthrva. Thr.v reside m Mexicol' on the south?
west side of the Rocky Mountains, and between 300
j-- j . r---
and 500 miles from Santa Fe, towards jJliforia ;
and in a valley which makes a deep notch- into the
mountain, surrounded by high and mi passable ridg
es, aflfd which can .only be cutered by a narrow pass
from the south-west. I hey are represented by
trappers and hunters from the south-westknown to
the writer of this to.be men ol veracity, to be an m-
nocent; inoffensive people, living by agriculture.and
. f Sf llTlS . - ... t. -f L' 1 I. ..L r
raising great nuinoers.oi uorcs anu inuiea, oom oi
which are usd by the hi for food. They cultivate
maize, pumpkins and beans in large quantiUes.
These poeple are frequently depredated upon hy
their more warlike red neighbors, to which they sub
mit, without resorting to deadly,; weapons t repel
the atrzreWra. ' M,-W
"Nofiif utant fjrom the Mawkeys, and in jhe
same 1 4nge of coontrj, Ja another band of UiC me
deaaipUontcaJi t0eioe A Scription fek
ther of these tribes wi I answ'er for bo'rifc Tliey have
been described to the writer 1)J iwoV m' lnr'hose
veracity the fullest reliance faf$M?j& wf
say the men aire of the common stature, with light
flaxen , hatr light blue eyes, and ibat their akin w of
the most delicate whiteness. One of my informants,
whiter thao -f mm. as l am Whiter than the darkest
Indian iu the Creek naiiorn't and, my informant wa
of ait good a complexion a white tfpn generally are
A trapper on ofte occasion, arrived at a Village vf
the Mawkeysl He was armed with a riffe, a pair of
belt pistols,, knife and tomahawk ; all ol which were
new to them, and appear! t excite their' we oder :
and surpriseifiAfter conversing some time by signs, rf
he fired one'of his pistol, instantly the whole group
around him fell to the earth, in the utmost conster
nation ; theyentreated him not to hurt "them, frifl
showed in various waya that they, thought him a,
so pern atural "being J He saw vast numbers of hor
ses & mules about the village. Western Democrat
h r '. . t
Iagemous Spy, It was customary with
Marshal Bassempire, when any one of the' '
soldiers were brought before him fur hei
nous offences, to say to them, Brother,
youor J wilt. certainty be hanged;" which
was a sufficient annunciation tf their fate.
A spy who. was discovered -in- his.carnp
was aidressed in this language '; and thV
next day, as the wretch was about to be
jut to the gallows, he pressed earnestlj
to speak to the Marshal, alleging that he
had something of importance to commu
nicate. The Marshal being - male ac
quainted with the request, said, in a
rough manner, It is "-at ways the way
with . the$e rascals-; they pretend some
most frivolous story, merely to reprieve
themselves Jfor a few foments ; however
bring the dog hither; rafting introduced,
the Marshal aked hint what' he had to
say ? Why, my lord." said the culprit,
' when first I had the honor of yotfr con
versation, you were pleased to say, that
eitheryou or I should be hanged'; now I
am come to know whether it is your plea
sure to dq so, because, if you Wbnt, I
must, that's allT The Marshal was so
pleased with the fellow's humor, that he
ordered him to be released."
Joke. The' first patron, of Edmund
Burke was Gerard Hamilton, wjio, in &
moment of anger,rsaid to him, .'' It was I
who took you from a gartet and introdu
ced you into life. " ' It appears clear,"
said Burke, from your own confession,
that I descended to make your acquaint
ance.
3)
A blacksmith brotight up hi$on, te
wliotn he was very severe, to liisade-
The urchin was a most audacious dog.
One lay the old 'gentleman was atternpt
ing to harden a cold chisel which he had
made of foreign steel, but he could not,
succeed. "Horsewhip it, father," ,er
clainiedthe yOung one ' if that will
not harden it, I don't know what will."
The Woodcutter's Wife. Some yoara tgo, fays
a: foreign journal, the Captain of a large edrsair car
ried offihe wife of a poor woodcutter, residing in
die neighborhood of Messina. After detaining her
for several months ou Vard his vessel, be landed
her onan Island in thVSouth Sea, wholly regard
less of what might befall her. It' so happened that
the woman was presented to the savage monarch of
the Island, who becjtme enamored of her. He mad
her his wife, placed her on the throne, and at hia
death, left her sole sovereign of his dominions By
an European vessel which recently touched at thhj
Island, the poor woodcutter has received intelligence
of liis wife. She sent him presents of such vast 'value,
that he will be one of the wealthiest private individ
uals in Sicily, until it shall please ber majesty, hia
august spouse,. to invite him to her court.
. . ; ' n ft
Brantomb, a respectable Freflcli au-
thor, states as an evidenceof the gallan
try of ancient times, that in the feign cif
Francis ls young lady who had. au very,
talkative lover, laid herv. commands upon
him, to observa an absolute silenc! for an.
unlimited time. The lover obeyed thepr-f
der for t'wii years, during which spaeeTltP
was Uiougnt, mat uy some acciueni or
other, he had lost the use of his speech. He
uinpened one day to be. at an assemblr,
where he met this young tady to whom- it
was not known that he was attached, love
)eing conducted in those days ; in a more '
mysterious manner than a I present. The
lady boasteasheiWould cure him instant
lyand did it with a single word Speak
hat more couldthc rytuagorean phil
osophy have done with all its parade and
boasting? Is there a ladynow, that could.
d epend upon s: exact an obedience, . even
for a single day r But the times olchival
ry. in particular, affonled examples almost
incredible, of an attachmetit, Carried even
to adoration, which the knights aftd other,
military heroes ot those ages constant!
evinced for4lr lady love, to whom, in
deeil, they were in the literal sense of their
amorous professions thelf devoted J&wif
JM Population Thrive. k lady ofthTt
county was, delivered, we understand, a
short time since, of three fine, pfump.
Hieajthydaughters, at ,onei birth. . Th
yoonjladies, we are gtad to learff, ate all
tivinffnd exnected to do well. The , fa-
theof the babes, as is generally the case
with thosjd whom Providence blesses Afteir
this manner, we are sorry to tearnl is in
extremely indigeht'eircumstances.. Uan't
Congress give IWgirts a ectioor two
of the public lands,an(Vput a. tax on bich
elors to pay for xxtHarriionlmTg Reg.
Cleaveland,Ohio, June SO.
Sudden and melancholy death l-Tvro
days since we recorded "the marriage of
ivev. 4ttrvi9 vrcgg, x luicawir ui cu
Rhetoric in Vestei n Reserve CoBege, to a
lady of -Kew Hampshire,. neige f the Hon;
yaniel Webster ; and nowwc are caiiert -upon"
to .note his death. - He arrived at
ttuuson last weeic on aunuay;inorning
had a sudden and severe attack of bilious
feverand on f tiesda-y, hignt sunk - ta rtiie
steep of ; death 1 '? It1 is a great foss- tblus -
friends, to the institution wiUi which he w ..
connected, t& to tfii4 Christian ; ,
wliich he gave great promise.of useftUnts
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