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: "' ,' t ' I - j .. ! !' !''- " ' . " . J? 49 the the register; I TUESDAY JITHfli SO, IS40. Ve learn that Hcoa McQceix, Esq. hucon- intl todtfliver the Oration i the 4th July. 1 i Wake foHest coixege. ; address delivered by W. H Battle, before the Ewelitn and fhilomaiheaan Societies at. Wake Por dt College, was truly a classical performance, "replete with learning and clothed wifli the garniture of in teliectnal emteUishment ; lo' little" credit w dae'to tbi Principal of that Institution for hia unwearied ex ertions to enhance its' character, and promote by his example, the Weal of the rising generation, The Wake Forest College is situated 16 miles Xorthof BaMish,in a delightful' neighborhood,,in. the. inidst of a populationj inteUigent, Jand not to be'lransceni Jed for neigaborhood hospitality, by any section of J the State. . ! RUFFLED ' OATS. Mr. Gait Hill, 'of this neighborhood, lias sent to or Oiuce several stalks of this new species of Oats, rnwn the present season, which' measure 6 feet 8 in th in height ' proved that t hI always been the warm and' .ardent upporter of the righto of the Southern States. j rela- tion to their Slave proporty that in opposiUon to all the other members of the Delegation front Ohio, as well as Indiana, I voted against the Missouri restric tion, and ; for , that act, lost my . election to Congress. Two years after, I was amongst ;the first to come out in a Speech at Vinjcennes agaiinst the Abolitionists. These facto are all known, and not the least ground has been given to indicate any change of opinion on my part, &c ' ' ; ' - I am Sir, Very Respectfully, L ' BENJ, HARRISON. P. S. Please recollect the character of these let ters -they are written in an easy, familiar, confiden Vol style, and were sutcly never intended for publica tion, but on the malevolence of his enemies, I rest my justification in giving them pub&eity. viLiA av 4J-! u j? JFf . i"y rpy, For THI RC0IBTA THE TIPPECANOE CLUB. M,. Gales : Will yon permit me, through your, columns, to address a few words to the young gentle men of this City, vhO gave in their names at the meet- CPNGRESS. t EDITOR jCORRESPONDENCE. Washi kotow, June 22. The House strain took dd tho fiiih Treanurv bill Mr. Clifford. nfMoln nff.i.) ' i?o.nn(tnn ing called some tune since, for the. purpose of forming J bill be taken from the Committee of the Whole on I nday next. Not being- Resolution day, the motion 'was not in order, but by & vote of 1 two4hiida - The yeas and nays were demanded, and .the result was 109 in lavor, to. 75 n oppositionnot two-thirds. w ' Mr. Cooper, of Pa. was entitled to the Moor, and his leading remarks heing of a personal character, dr a reply to personal remarks, occasioned a scene of more than usual interest 'In the Globe of three weeks since, said Mr. Cooper, I, find the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. Mont gomery, saying or reforted to have said that the " Fe- neral tJank. Whigs had a peculiar ' arithmetic of their, a Harrison Club. ' , The object then avowed was the extension of politi cal information on subjects connected with the pending Presidential canvass. , Some of us then indulged a hope, that the, measures then proposed would be car ried out to their full - extent immediately, but there seems to be a -spirit of, lethargy larking .over the ac tions: of the young Whigs who then came forward and . declared themselves ready to lend a hand in redeem ing their Country from the thraldom of misrule. Are those hands already palsied 1 ' Have their enemies displayed a front too threatening to be encountered ! Or, is it not true ratner, that materials for the prosecu- AN IMPORTANT LETTER. We are permitied hy Gxorok E. Bass am, Esq. to publish the following extract of letter received by fcim from Br j amis; Habrisow, Esq. of Berkley, Va. a nephew of Gen. HAaaison,and a highly respectable gentleman, If there were any thing wanting to vin dicate Gen. II. from all suspicion of Abolitionism, this Ifttec furnishes it Nay, it does more it completes the evidence of his devotion to the rights of the South of his thorough opposition to Anti-Slavery interfer ence in every form. We have now, his public acts and declarations for forty years past, harmonizing per fectly with the freest declarations of opinion, in a fam ily and confidential' correspondence. These must be considered by all candid and honest men, as amount ing to full proof. To them who are blinded by preju dice, and cannot see andto them, who are resolved not to see, of course, every thing is offered in vain. ' But, to the great body of the Southern people,' Gen. Hihiisox must appear entitled to their confidence and gratitude, for his noble and consistent support of their rights under the most trying circumstances a inpport more decisive and effectual, perhaps, than was ever offered by any other American Statesman : BkHELET, Charles City County, Va. ? f Jane 9th, 1840. 5 ';I believe, it has been objected to Gen'L Harrison, that his hostility to the Institution of Slavery, first in duced him to leave Virginia. This i a great mis take Gen. II. when but a boy,' barely 19 years of age, assumed the profession of arms ; not for the pur pose of exhibiting his fine figure arrayed in; the splen did uniform of his country,' either in the Drawing Room or on the parade ; but to unsheath his youth ful (word, to j-eril his! noble life in deadly conflict with the wild and ferocious savage of the West, whose thirst for blood was not yet glutted by the slaughter of the Armies of Haa ax and St. Claik ; and dis interested eye-witnesses have said, that to the noble bearing of this gallant youth, was mainly owing the I success of one wing of the Army. Of his first In structor in the art of War, the chivalrous General Wayne, Wi H. Harrison was still a soldier in the West when he married Miss Symmes of that country, tad thus became one of its citizens. ! Before his (W. H. H.) marriage, the Father of Gen. Harrison died, leaving to his .son William, a small landed property. The personal estate was en tirely consumed in the discharge of his debts; the ene my having twice during the Revolution, been station ed at Berkley, the family seat, which they stripped ol ievery species of property, including all the able-bodied . negroes, with the entire house furniture. This cruel eondnct, on the part of the British, left Gen. H's, fa ther in his old age, barely enough to obtain the com forts of life. I thought it as well to say thus much Now, let us turn to the charge of Abolition against the General. On the 29tk May, 1821, at the con clusion of along familiar letter, he writes, "I am not at present in any political appointment, excepting the honorable one of being designated, on the part of Kentucky,, to settle a dispute with Tennessee about their common boundary. I was, last fall, run for the Senate of the United States, and after a number of ballotings Jost it by a few votes ; but I lost no honor by he contest; for this failure, he assigns three reasons. After mentioning the two first, he says " but these considerations would have availed nothing, if thirdly, I had not, in opposition to the whole State, adhered -; to the vote I, bad given against the restriction on Mis souri' ' ; " THE NAIL CLINCHED. A number of gentlemen of Louisville, Ky. sent to Gen.H ARBiso recently a pamphlet containing his Vin- cennea Speech, his Letter to SaKnnon Williams, Harmar Dkxht, Mr. Sloo, &c. with a request to be informed whether the various and well known opinions expressed in these several documents, on the great questions which agitate the country, remained un changed. To this enquiry, the General returned the following explicit endorsation, after reading which, we presume, no one will be hardy enough to repeat the stale slander that Gen. Harhisox'b opinions are mat ter of doubt: North Bend, June 2, 1840. " Gimms : In answer to your inquiry, Whe ther the letters and speeches which have been publish ed in my name by my political friends, particularly those contained in a pamphlet lately published in Cin cinnati, by Col. C. S. Todd and Benjamin Drake, Esq. contain the sentiments" an J opinions which I at present entertain,' I repeat what I have lately written to a com- j mittee of my friends in New York, that I should not consider myself an honest man to suffer these letters and speeches to be thus used without contradiction, if any alteration had taken place in my opinions. " 1 am, very respectfully, your fellow-citizen, " W. H HARRISON." : DINNER TO MR. RIVES. We learn that a Complimentary Dinner will be giv en to Mr. Rites at Lawrenceville, Va. on the 29th of July. This will be a fine opportunity for such citizens of our own State, as desire to see and hear one of Vir ginia's most gifted sons. HARD CIDER. The injustice of the Loco Foco sneers at Gen. Ha- kisox as a drinker of Hard Cider, meaning thereby something harder, will more fully appear, when it is known that, more than sixteen years ago, he abandon ed a distillery, which he owned, because he could not 4nsdentiojj8!yarry it on. tin his Address in 1831, before the Hamilton County Agricultural Society, he thus refers to this subject : ; I speak more freely of the practice of converting the material of the staffof life' (and for want of which so many human beings yearly perish) into an article which is so destructive of health and happiness, because in that way I have sinned myself; but in that way Z shall tin no more." that, when they have assumed the posts of sentinel, they now slumber on them, forgetful of the responsi bilities of the station. . It 13 well to remind, and to assure gentlemen, that this is not a time for dreams. Dreams are of the night, but now the night is passing away, and the brightness of dawn begins to appear. It is due tune you should be up and doing, lest the promise of the morning pass unheeded, and an unprofitable noon fade again into a still deeper night If our wishes be devout, . the deeds to which they prompt will manifest their sincerity. Are you candid in your belief that the true principles of Freedom are suffering under this Administration a gradual but cer tain martyrdom 1 Are you sincere in your desires to see those principles once more revived and trium phant 1 Then will your actions be the measure of that sincerity. Residing, as you do reside, in the Capital City of your State, your banner should have been the first un furled the last to droop. It should have risen state liest over the altar of Reform, whilst others, in every nation, waved around subordinate indeed, though, in close and glorious competition. But how is it ! A midst the many voices that are cheering on to victory, that of the " Old North State" is not unheard.- But, tell me, does the shout rise 4 loudest and longest' here? If it does not, who is culpable 1 . But 6till more. Ma ny good Whigs, in adjacent counties, hailed the for mation of the Club here with no common feelings. And some were willing to form kindred bodies lo co operate with you in your undertaking. For they say, vigilance and exertion are still essential to success.--These they are anxious to employ. Now then, are you. prepared to let this matter rest just where it is ? Surely, this cannot be. Even to the utmost, some of us will hope that in your case, the truth of your accustomed motto will be shown "slow but sua a."' When we meet again, gentlemen, may it be in the assembly of the Harrison Association, where we may give each other the cordial grasp of brethren, and a word of cheer if fhe tidings be good ; or if they be sad, where we may unite our efforts to redeem the errors of the past, and enliven the future prospect. Itespecuuiiy, c own," cnd4hat it had been illustrated in the case of a Whig member from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Cooper him self) -who had received .10,000 votes i a district en titled to bHt.3n, and further than that, he had ad mitted this' to he the fact by not reply in z to the charge -wfieTTl'oMe bv one of his colleagues CMr. Ramsav.1 najujjTyft rflTPTTm n in i i i Ti n llltU Speech,-which has already attracted ' 'considerable re mark and feeling for its many misstatements. Mr. Cooper said that the charge was not true; that instead of admitting its truth silently, or publicly, he was not aware of the charge until he had been pointed to it in the Globe. The charge was not only nottiue, but altogether false. Mr. Rhett, of Si C. rose to a point of order. The remarks were personal, and as such he objected to them. The Chairman remarked that he had not thought proper to interrupt the remarks of the member from Pennsylvania, and under the circumstance of the case, and the grossness of the accusation, neither the Chair man nor the majority were in favor of compelling him to stop in his explanation. Mr. Rhett, however, per sisted in his objections. . . Mr. Cooper, not being allowed to reply to the state ments of Mr. Montgomery by Mr. M's political friends, proceeded to discuss the bill. He had marie but little progress, when he was again called to order. The Chairman, Mr. Smith, and sev eral others, jmi ted to put him down for alleged irrele vancy. ' Mr Cooper yielded, and ,,Mr. Eayner. of your State, tookjthe floor and spoke at length in opposition to the bill. Mr. K. had pre pared himself fully, and-brought forward many inter esting facts and much historical and political informa tion for the purpose of opposing the bill. His Speech was interesting, learned and able. took it and ai(W0 mother, there axe thres passen gers in the boat, but I cannot discern their features." " Now I can," she said, after some moments it is my suter and her husband," and she- burst into a flood of tears. - Mrs. Harteurh clasped her hands, while the tears streamed from her eyes, which were raised with a look of ardent devotion. Blessed, forever blessed, be' his holy name, who has restored my child ! Emma threw herself into her Grandmother's arms and sobbed aloud Mamma, mv own dear mamma."" f . The boat soon reached the xhore and the friends. were locked in each other's 'arms; "My own .dear Emma' said the mother, kissing every lineament of her face again "how well j you look your . mo ther's anxious heart is satisfied.'' ; Her father eazed fondly upon his child, and pressed her to his bosom. on ! this is pleasant, said they, " to feel that you are in.the bosom of your own family." ; iuvaaaa, thought that she had never seen any thing so beautiful as her mother. Iter hazel eye was so bright, and her color, on one spot of her cheeks was so beautiful; but as she observed her more. attentively, there was a something about her mother's' appearance which made heT feel uneasy. Alaa! poor child, the beauty which she had admired .was the brilliant fire of Cna-.imrvtinrJiphtirjgHBfCTtnres exquisitely faultless in form. Mf Horio.prT, gnYT nMm-in-T r...ilv... ,.;n. . In the Senate, the whole day was consumed in the discussion of the Bankrupt Bill, but no vote was taken. A MEMBER. Raleigh, June 25th, 1840 A person named Cassidy, a resident of the 16th ward of New York, has been fined 20 dollars for re fusing to answer questions put by the deputy of the United States Marshall for taking the census. The Hon. Robert Strange, United States Senator of North Carolina, has consented to deliver the annu al oration on the 4th of July next before the Literary Society of Rutger's College; New Brunswick, N. J. " SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT." We believe that the Loco Focos have pretty well abandoned all their charges against Gen. Harrison, except the one alluded to in the caption of this article. This charge however, by the combination of a little truth and a great deal of falsehood, is made to assume the semblance of probability, and is most industri ously circulated, particularly in rxorth-Carolina. Those engaged in giving the story currency, seem to lose sight of the fact, that in attempting to excite sym pathy for Rogues, they offer an insult to the poor men, for whom they seem to entertain so much affec tion. We shall publisn m our next, nowever an am ple refutation of this silly charge, in the shape of an Address from , the Central Whig Committee of North-Carolina. We hope that every Whig news paper in North-Carolina will republish it, for never before has there been a time, when the exertions of the Government against the people could be compared to the present. Nor, has there ever been a time, when the Whigs were surrounded with so many induce ments to energetic action not the least ot which is Washington, June 23. In th'e House, Mr. Wise submitted a Resolution that Congress adjourn sine die on Saturday, the 11th of July. The Administration members opposed the motion, declaring that they will agree to no day for adjournment; until the Sub Treasury bill is disposed of. v The Sub Treasury bill being again taken up, Mr. Jenifer, of Md. made an able Speech against it, and gave a lucid exposition of the practical operation of the Credit and Banking system. In the Senate, a joint Resolution for the relief of the publishers of the Democratic Review and the printers of the Madison papers, was called up, on motion of Mr. Tappan. The Resolution proposes -to' pay 'the printers, for the Madison papers' destroyed, at the re cent fire, which consumed the offices belonging to the Democratic Review and Madisoman. Mr. iappan and Mr. "Wall advocated the resolution warmly. Mr. Porter of Mich, and Mr. Southard of N. J. o. posed the resolution. ' Mr, Davis "tof Mass. and Mr. Bucha nan advocated a recommitment of the bill, which was ordered. The Bankrupt bill was called up, as the special or der of the day. Mr. Prentiss of Vu gave his reasons A very able member member . he is, and never speaking except when called upon to do so by peculiar considerations his remarks were listened to with considerable attention. For thr RkoiStzr. MY Rirtt! On Snmnlav 4ast. Mr. Charles Man ly, our Elector for President and Vice-President, ad- at some length in opposition to the bill dressed the people at Debnam & tlOrton s tore in Wake, He reasoned with the people to show, and did show to the satisfaction of any unprejudiced mind, how this Administration wa spending the money belong ing to the people, throwing it away upon undeserving characters that the Administration was determined to give the Public Lands to the States in which they lie; thereby depriving the old States of their just rights, 4c He refuted the charge against Gen. Harrison of sellinz poor people for debt produced the Vagrant Law of our own State, showing it was much more oppressive that the Law, complained sa much about, proposed to sell for ji time, to pay cost,onljthieves and such ass were committing depredations against the peace and dignity of the State, while our own Law proposed to sell them to any person f mark you; Free Negroes not excepted, J who would take them for the shortest time to pay the cost; and if he should be a hard favor od chap, so that he would not sell at all, he or she must receive 39 lashes on his or her back, and be set at libertv. I now want you to tell me when the Vagrant Law of this State was revised, whether there was any Loco foco represented this County, and if so, who they were, whether they objected to any clause in said Act, Arc. Judge Saunders also attended, and addressed the people. Tan original tale-3 THE YOUTHFUL MISSIONARY. It was a delightful day in May, when Emma Drum mond, accompanied by her Grandmother and Aunt,! drove down to the beach. They alighted, and seemed to be looking with intense anxiety upon the ocean, whose surface was unruffled ave that the light break er dashed its white foam gracefully upon the smooth white sand and the myriads of shells, with which it was covered. A tall rocky headland, over which the sea gull was hovering on the right, and a peninsula which sUvtched far into the sea on the left, on which was the Lighthouse, added to the wild, picturesque scene. The sky wore that pearly 'gray light, which softened the features of the landscape, and lent new charms to it. Here, ana mere, a wtnie ciouu aasumeu a laniasuc form, blending beautifully with the surrounding azure. Far off, in the vast expanse, several sails were distin guished, but so small did they appear, that they might easily have been mistaken for sea birds skimming its surface. Oh ! said Emma, clasping her hands as they He made as good a defence of his party as m sight, ray dear, dear Mother, I hope she is in the fact, that thousands of those who have heretofore In another letter of a precisely similar character supported the principles of the Adniinistration, have wita tbe former, he concludes thus, "I am a candi- late for the next Congress I believe there is no doubt of my election, but I have a warm opposition tny vote on the Missouri question will do me most injury." This is dated 3 1st August 1822. In a third letter of the 10th Sept. 1835, he states " The whole course of my Congressional career, and my con duct in every situation in which I have been placed, fords, I think, -ample evidence that I could give my sanction to no measure calculated to injure and op press the section of the Union In which I was bom so completely lost confidence in the party, that they are now, for the first time, prepared to receive and profit by the truth. Let every Whig, then do his du ty, and success must crown our efforts. The Bankrupt Bill has finally passed the Sen ate, and is now before the House. ALABAMA. A Whig Convention has been held recently in this State, which seems from the report of its proceedings (AltnBa liMn an ntmat.rl mMtlnir fTh nnrnh, rvf and t .i t xn :i 1 - - wu-, reopie oi wnicn my r amuy Delegalg W88 neariy 600, and the number of banners onen received, evidences ot the mgnest conn fence, and where still reside many of mv nearest and dearest connections. The truth is, that in my political course, I have suffered severely for what has been called my Southern feelings, &c In relation to the T arift; he says " that question must be consider ed ettled?' On the Iodic of Slaveir. he adds" Mv Speech at Vincennes on that subject, was not deliver ed for the purpose of publishing what my" opinions were ; those were long since known, but to counteract the mischievous attempts of the Emancipators," In a Utter, as late as the 7th October 1838, h says, in allusion to the late Presidential election" l was and badges oyer 30. An Electoral Ticket was nomi- ,ted, and-a Committee appointed to prepare and pub- na: lish an Address to the People of the State in favor of Harrison and Tyler. The published proceedings fill more than eleven columns of a large, newspaper. (Tj The recent Speeches and Letters from Gen. Harrison, have complely dumbfounderod the slander ers of Gen. Harrison. Pintle American Comic Almanac, for 1841; designs and matter entirely original. Just received at No. 4, Cheap-side, Jne 30, 1840, . $3 circumstances would admit. He contended tnat v an Buren was not responsible for wasting the peoples' mo ney that Congress appropriated it, &c What stuff this is, to try to cram down our throats. He certainly thinks wo know nothing. The President not respon sible ! Why was Mr. Duane removed, as Secretary of the Treasury, if the President is not responsible? Has he not the right of removing a fjaithless officer t The people in this neighborhood believe he removes a faithful officer aB soon as he finds there is one in his power, and puts in his placesome striei adherent to his will. The removal of Gen. Daniel as Marshal, is suf ficient evidence to any unprejudiced mind of Van Bu ren's love for the people, and for a faithful officer. Judge Saunders must be very hard run to attend the little Barbacues in his own Uounty, where so lew per sons are in attendance; but he, no doubt, is satisfied Morehead will beat him in the State by a very large majority. He knows he will be beat in Morehead s own county, old Guilford, and he is now canvassing the County of Wake to prevent being beaten in At county ; but it all wont do. Mojehead will beat him in this County, as sure as the Election comes. He will beat him in this neighborhood at least seven to one, I heard a neighbor of mine say, and a man of res pectability too, some few days since, that he "had not been to the Election for several years., He had thought others might do the voting; he could live if they could ; but now, said he, I would travel three days journey to give my vote against this Administration. I marched in the late war to defend my country against an ene my ; I am old now, but should it.be necessary, I would arain shoulder my knapsack and with all my sons that are able to bear arms, march with them in defence of my "country; but in a Standing Army, in time of peace, I cannot march. This will give you some idea how the people arerwing to put down this Administration. We think the Harrisburg Convention acted wisely in the selection of a leader for us. We believe Granny Harrison will deliver this country, early, on the morn ing of the 4th of March next, of a full grown babe in the shape of Martin Van Buren. If we want to be happy, we must do our own fighting and our own voting. A PLANTER, one of these vessels. Her Grandmother took her hand, and pressed it fondly. While she gazed mournfully upon that countenance, beaming with hope and joy, her Aunt turned from her to hide the starting tear, for her friends were well aware there was too much rea son to fear, that they might never see her mother. Mrs. Drummond, Emma's mother, was the wife of a Missionary who had forsaken all to preach the un searchable riches of Christ to the poor benighted Islands of the South Sea. Emma was five years of age when her Parents devoted themselves to this arduous work. Emma was the companion of her Parents' exile for the first year and a half. At the end of that period, finding that the climate was making feaiful inroads, upon her constitution, and dreading the consequences to Emma, who also had suffered much ; indeed, so much, that the Physician advised her to be removed to the more healthy climate of her native country, she determined to avail herself of the first opportunity which offered, to send her to her Grandmother and Aunt. A friend of Mrs. Drummond's left India for Scot land soon after, and the Parents, with many tears and prayers for her safety, consigned then beloved and only child to her care. Five years did this devoted woman labor in concert with her hOsband ; but at length, her health failed so much, that the Physician ordered her to be removed, as the only hope that her life would be prolonged. Her husband had then felt it to be bis duty to return with his beloved partner to her native land. They had written to their friends when they expected to embark, and the party on tiie beach were now looking anxiously for their arrival. One of the vessels, when she was near enough for them to observe her appecr ahce, looked, Emma said, tike an East-Indiaman. Her Aunt looked at it through a. spy glass ; it does indeed, she said, and they are lowering a boat, she added, in a voice of suppressed feeling. They all seated them selves upon the stones, in a state of breathless suspense. Mrs. Har'eigh, Emma's Grandmother, rose in a few moments, and said to her daughter1 "Caroline fend roe the glass." 'She attempted to look, 'hut said take it my 'dear, I cannot steady it," Her daughter look of intense anxiety, and then turned away to con ceal the anguish which was pourtrayed so eloquent ly upon her countenance, although it was chast ened by a look of meek resignation. She knew too well from fata! experience, that the disease which had robbed her of three daughters, had made fearful inroads upon this beloved daughter's 'constitution. Caroline participated in her mother's feelings, in some measure, although the buoyancy of youth soon made her hope that her native climate might restore her sister's health. A few days after the strangers had arrived, the family were all assembled in die Drawing-room, which was' fragrant with roses and other gay flowers that Emma had collected in the morning to please her mother who was passionately fond of flowers. Mrs Harleigh's bouse was situated upon a gentle eminence, which commanded a fine view of the seawilh the neighbor ing romantic rocky indentation of the coast.'; The windows of the Drawing-room opened down to the floor of a beautiful balcony, around the pillars of which the woodbine and sweet-briar and honeysuckle" were entwined. " O mamma,'" said Emma, as she bound ed lightly from her mother's side upon the balcony, how I wish you could sit in the balcony ; the view is so charming, and the sea breeze so fresh." " Rather too fresh for me, my dear daughter," said her mother smiling, M but I love to see you enjoy it, " I do not enjov it as much, as if you could enjoy it with me," said the affectionate child, running back and twining her aims around her mother. ; ' "There is, indeed, a charming iview, said Mr, Drummond, " from this balcony, and I hope, my dear Anna, that next month the Doctor will allow you to inhale this fresh sea breeze' which is so invigorating.' Next month,", thought Mrs. Drummond, as she sigh ed and looked tenderly at her ; husband, " I shall be enjoying more glorious scenery." She felt that a few days might terminate the strife which was too much for her feeble frame. ; j ,: " " O mamma," said Emma, seating herself by her side, "tell me more about! those dear little heathen children, that you taught, j Were there many of them, that could read the Bible V) " Yes, my dear, a good many ; and many children in this enlightened land might have blushed to see the deep interest which they took in it. I have often seen them weep over the sto ry of their Saviour's sufferings." ; - How I should have liked to have been there with you mamma, and helped you to teach them, were they very sorry, when you left them 1" Very, very sorry ; they wept bitterly and said, who will now teach us about our dear Saviour. It distressed me very much to part with them, but I hope their Heavenly Father will raise them up another and a better teacher. When you get well, will you return to your dear children, as you call tbem ; if you do, I hope you will take me with you ; you know I could help you teach the little. ones." "Ah! my Emma, your mother will never be well in this world. Do not weep, my beloved child, your Sa viour will shield you with a mothers care. "Uh: mother, dear, dear, mother, I will pray' to the dear Sa viour to make you welL " Ah ! my child, if you knew what your mother suffered," you would not wish to keep me here, Mr. Drummond joined them, and seeing both mo ther and daughter much agitated, he sent Emma to take a walk with her Aunt, as he dreaded the effects of any excitement upon his wife. Mrs. Drummond took the opportunity to express to her husband, her firm conviction, that she was fast sinking to the grave. She saw he had hopes, which Bhe knew would never be realized. ; " But your feel ines may deceive you, Anna; you !may yet be spared to us. I think the Doctor has some hopes that this climate may prove beneficial." The Doctor entered white he was speaking. "Doctor," said Mrs. Drum mond in a calm voice, "will you satisfy my husband, that his sanguine hopes of my recovery will never be realized, Dr. Grant said, that he feared that his patient was beyond the reach of medical aid?" Mr. Drummond heard the Doctor's opinion with the liveliest emotions of grief. " But although she may not Ae perfectly re covered," he said, " may her life not be spared for some timel" The Doctor looked at his patient, as if he feared to answer. " Do not fear to let me know the truth," she replied; I am prepared to hear it with joy; death for me is disarmed of all its terrors it is only parting with these lovely objects which will be bitter.' " Then, as you wish me to be perfectly candid, I think you are sinking very fast, and a few days may termi nate your life, although it may bb briefly prolonged. Mrs. Drummond, looking with compassion at her hus band who was almost overpowered, said " My dear Henry, we will soon meet again, where all will be light, love and toy Where parting will ;be no more When the Doctor .had taken leave, Mrs. Drummond recalled so many precious promises to her husband's mind, and spoke so feelingly of the strength which sus tained her in this trying hour, of the glories of that state of rest to which she was fast hastening, that he became calm and resigned, and could say from the heart " Not my will, but thine pe done !" It was sweetly instructive to all her friends to see, day by day, how this devoted Christian was support ed amid sufferings, which might well appal the stout est heart. Unaided by the grace of God, she had been many years afflicted wjth a disease of the heart which had terminated in Consumption. j Her complexion, as is the -case usually in a disease of the heart, retained all the clearness of youth and health. Her beautiful teeth of unrivalled witeness,her hazel eyes which beam ed with a glorious ancipation of the bliss which await ed herr blended with the fires which were consuming, lent to her appearance an unearthly beauty, which, was at times quite dazzling. One day, Mrs. Drummond felt an unusual degree or strength. She had neen confined to her room for some time, and she begged to have her, chair taken into the drawing-room. She said, she thought that the sea breeze would revive'her, as the day was very sultry Her wish was complied with ; she sat, apparently en joying fresh air from the sea, with more comfort than she nad appeared to feel for some days. ' Ob ! this is pleasant." she said ; "how very gently I am dealt with; the Everlasting arms can, indeed, guide us through the deepe-t shades. " Oh ! mamma, you are so much better to-day, said Emma, fondly kissing her hand " Cease prattler, nothing now can stay your mother's flight," said her mother, gazing upon her daughter with a look of inexpressible tenderness; and yet that look had nothing of earthly feeling ; it was a look of a min istering: spirit gazing with cbmpison upon the earth- ly object of its csie. ?4Tu4 Physician sad Clergyman' entered at this moment, -"My sister is much better to-day, Doctor," said Gsjoline Harleigh-,- We feel . quite encouraged about her! The Doctor ftlt his ps -tient's pule and shook his head. Mr. Drummond saw the look which accompanied it, and he sank upon aT chaiand covered his face, as sense of utter desola tion came over him. Faith armed him with strength from on high in a few moment, and he arose calm andf seated himself by that treasure which was soon to b hid from his earthly sight forever." Dr. Grant called the Clergyman aside, and told him he would soon have an opportunity of witnessing the triumphant exit of at dev oted saint ; fay her pulse, the strife will soon be over. 'How do you feel said Mr Cameron, the Clergyman, to Mrs. Drummond.. 'Just waiting, I trust, with pa- - tience for the coming of my dearest Lord. O come, Lord Jesus, Come, quickly I should like to tw indulg ed with one last look of thecean. Her friends look ed at the Doctor. ' He said it could not injure her; they placed her on the balcony; the setting sun shed his last rays upon the boundless waste of waters. How lovely are all his Works ; but I shall soon see them with un clouded eyes, Oh ! weep not forme beloved ones, hut rejoice that e'er another sun, my eyes will open upon a -hrijrflter scene, my children, my much loved charge. God will send yon i. tewner t Wwd sou to his fold. lli power is all sufficient she murmured as her head sunk upon her husband s shoulder, apparently fainting. The Doctor felt her pulse, and said " all is over, she is forever at rest." Language could not describe the heart-rending scene which followed, but God bound the bleeding hearts. Some time alter the funeral, Mr. Drummond received such aflecting accounts of the wants of his flock among the heathen, that he determined to return, and Emma clung to him begging him to take her with him. I re solved while gazing upon my dying mother,' to leach her dear children, and God will give md strength- A few, months after, a party stood upon the beach, , some of them clad in the deepest habiliments of woe? a boat was waiting to receive them. "Take off your bon- " net, my beloved one," skid Mrs. Harleigh to Emma, in a tone of deep feeling, " receive your Grandmother's blessing for the last time." Emma complied with her Grandmother a request, and knelt upon the pure white sand at her feet. ; Mrs Harleigh laid one hand im pressively upon her bead, whilst Emma took the other and covered it with kisses and tears, ' Mr. Drummond gazed with a father's fondness up on the kneeling figure of his child. There was a ma turity in the expression of her countenance, far above her years, which rendered the likeness to her mother still more striking, and a melting tenderness in her full hazel eye, blended with spiritual strength, which rendered her countenance angelic. Her sunny, mUbum . hair, fell upon a neck of dazzling whiteness, and form ed a striking contrast to her deep and simple sable dress ; no ornament upon that light sylph like form at tracted the attention from earth to heaven." Surely, said the father mentally, God's own name shines in ; characters of living light upon that noble bosom ; my ', child is peerless in lovelinexs, but not what this world , calls beauty ; her's is, indeed, lent wholly by the gra-v ccs of the Spirit. " May God forever bless thee, my darling Emma," said her venerable parent in a faltering - voice, and restore thee to me in the kingdom of life and light. " We part forever, in this vale of tears," said she, raising her and folding her in her arms, while' she imprinted one long, last kiss, upon that youthful brow which seemed to speak eloquently the pigh and holy calling which had filled her whole soul. f are- well ! my beloved Grandmother there is but one ob ject dearer to me than to stay with you, and comfort your declining years, and you will forgive me when I tell you, that is to teach my mother s and Sa viour s children. "May God accept the sacrifice, said her Grandmother weeping, which we have endea vored to make in humble resignation to his will who . , hath called you. His you are, and him you are bound to follow, in all the leadings of his grace. Mr. Drum mond seated them in the boat, and as it shot over the waves now sleeping in calm repose, the noble estuary sremed to him the sweet emblem of the river of lira and of that peace which passe th all understanding, His piety, which had matured under the sanctity mg fires which He had passed through, breathed in every sentence, which he uttered, peace, comfort, nay even joy, to an around mm. rie spo&e oi xieaven, ana tney seemed with him to be translated to the abodes ot tha blest, so evident it was that his soul dwelt there, though it tarried here for the good of the Church. When the boat reached the vessel, the friends all as sembled upon her spacious deck. The party of : Mis sionanes consisted of a Clergyman and. his wife, who were bound to the same station with Mr. urummona and Emma, and Who were to reside in the Mission ; house with them, and two other families, who were to be stationed at some of the adjacent Islands. They all , united in singing the Missionary a farewell, .Jlyinn, ' and high above all, the cherub voice of Emroa-mineled with the choir, and her father almost imagined ho could bear 'It responded to by all the shining host of Heaven. Mr. Drummond concluded the ekeYSaet with Prayer for the success of the Mission, and th ex tension of the Redeemer's kingdom, and beaought,him, who aloue could fit her for the work, to give strength and grace, sufficient for her day to-the tender lamb who had devoted herself so early to the glorious work of ar Missionary, and prayed that the Saviour .would heal the wounded hearts whom duty had severed. Mrs. Harleigh and Caroline embraced Emma for the last time, and she returned their caresses with many tears, and felt that nature almost overcame her as she real ized that this was the last time she would ever receive or return their caresses. Farewell mother and sister of my-sainted Anna," said Mr. Drummond, embracing them, while bis voice trembled with emotion, and tears of affection filled his eyes! This is, indeed thd. last time our eyes shall ever meet In this life. The wound here, said he. Dressincr his hand coon his heart, mar be mitigated, but will never heal. My heart's desire now is, lo labor my few remaining years among" my . poor flock in the Islands of the sea." "There Is a sweet spot beneath a banana tree, on the-sbore near the cot- - tage, where Emma and I will spend our pilgrimage. May that be our last resting, place. We will have no ' other tomb than the pure white sand, at times laved by the Ocean, and may our only epitaph xe engraved, upon the hearts of those to whom we are devoting our feeble. energies." , The signal was given for the boat to leave the ves-. sel ; it glided with its charge on their return to their now desolate home. They waited at a little distance to see them weigh anchor j the noble, vessel in full sail dashed gallantly through the foaming surge,' while the- Missionaries struck up another sweet Hymn of praise. and as the clear sweet voice of Emma reached them, her friends shed tears as they realized, that it wss thft last note which would ever meet their ear fronv her, in whose character was united the mournful tender ness of the ring dove, with the invincible firmness of the king of birds. .'"'. I 1 A i I t f t I r , . - I, OTICELdfor Sale. .T&frahM$eiia!--ing a' wish to remove to the Western eouhtnr. offers his Tract of Land for sale lying eight miles north west from Raleiirh on the lower Hillsboroueh Road, containing 80 Acres, with a framed Pweying 0 House, and out Houses ; an excellent Clever Lot and ' open ground for five or six hands, , A further, des cription is unnecesssary, as any peroon desirous to purchase will view the premise. Early application ia desired, as the Subscriber is desirous of moving early in the Fall. s June 29th 1840, U &w. : t
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