The Greensborough patriot [October 25, 1851]

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VOLUME XIII. GREEXSBOROlJGlI, N.C., OCTOBER 25; 1851* WHOLE NO. t)50.
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Reconciliation Societies
From the London Alhttt:?»ni we extract the |
following paragraph, refer inJ* W » subject welt j
worthy of public attention. The uncertainly ufi
legal decision!, with ilie delays and expense* con* j
M-ijuint upon almost every appeal In frtir courts
for the adjustment of difficulties arising between )
individual*, have long hern of such a nature as to [
deter the wise from Reeking the usual modes of)
redress, while the simple have generally found. J
in their coal, that litigation was only a timber word '
for folly. The custom appertaining lo Denmark,
.i* set forth in the subjoined extract, ia one in .
every way worthy of imitation in this eonntry :
•• Ur nli i» ol the life of Howard will remeni- !
her a curious account of Ihe rrctinn of the 'Courts i
nf Reconciliation,' as wiiiiesr-ed by the philan-thropist
in Denmark. These courts have recent- j
lyatir-jcted the attention of an English rx-chan- '
cellor, and by an order of (he liodse of Lords, a
return In* been obtained and printed, showing |
the results during a term of twenty years. The i
accounts are rendered up to IMo" ; in which year
it ii atatcd that out rtf 1-1.6*2a cases undi-ilaken. j
16,008 were adjust! d to the salisiartii.,! nf all ,
parties orsioppid by mutual consent ; ii'Z4 were *
postpone*) for further consideraiiuii, or togiva ihc i
quarreling parlies lime M allay their passions.'
and aeltle their differences for ihemselvt'ji ; H.'i'Jlt j
were referred to Ihe regular Courts of law ; and j
-only 12,701 came to actual trial. There is in i
England a growing disposition in avoid the law j
tribunals, and u may "be ■niMpaied that "lftel
Danish lystem would Work well in ibis country. (
Umpires and voluutiry reft TtMii'M are now com- •
inon among men of dm middle classes. The [
lower onlers have not \ it armed :u iln* aUfafU")) i
point of civilisation : not In-cniisc Ihe idea of ma- \
king a neutral pany V'ce of the Mai tsunkmiu n j
io them, so much a* for want of rmifidenc* in ilia ;
honor, intelligence, and impartiality of ifirpif M- [
lows. Quairelsumong workmen, intghhnn.,and '
families might he almost always nrniinlcd in »
few minutes hv a wise noil skilful thiril person, (
above all suspicion nl'*, leaning towards eiihrr
-aide, anil discharging do* ntfive «>( mediator in a .
kindlv and generous spirit. In Denmark the ,
mediator is H simple magistrate. lie is a volun-tary
emu. Ha decides eeeortJiftg In cifmainn I
sense ; and be is not armed with power 10 indict <
heavy penalties. Itul the litigants rarely Mpofll i
from hia decision in tba, ol a regular court, as i
their honor is concerned in abiding by iheawanl \
of their elected umpire. ISuch a irilinnal would,
prevent thousands offtrolmi« taw>suits m this
country, and help to make liw titul constituted I
tuthori'y more respected and more respectable."
Indian Custom*.
A f'alifornian correspondent of lh* Ocneva
'■tazeite, detailing the events of hi« nvcrlamljunr-nev,
'has writes abotil some nf the Indian iribi *
he encountered on ilie route;
A day's journey or ;« InU more from die |*i> !
dian village at the cros-s.iii* *d the K,.i - ■-■ tilings
the traveler to tin- Piuiu-c rt.nnty . This n.i-n
m of lmli.;n* liv s no claim '« the least tmi of
t ivilization. Thev are tmlv birbinms in nil [
their hahii* and customs. The\ art* rrciicliprfiiitf, '
thievish, filthy, and Miit.ileni. They eft her go
entirely naked, or cwtrone shoulder and ihc'
body with 'lie skin ol souie au.ii:-.' -Iain in 'he
ch»«e.
Their cowardice makes them fr.Pild'y tn the i
whiles, hut whenever they cm eel the adwntage, I
ihev are hfWml thirsty and cruel.
The Poiawaumne* -»ml l'.ivvucc* are heqiienl- ,
U at war—indeed, almost constantly. Their,
mode of Bflhtmg if rWlfljr by skulking 1M hind l
trees and ruck-*, using their rifl''*-. hows .ml nr-rovvs,
lomahawks. In the bflai ail'milage thev ran
in close aeiion—or thev lake to the open pi liu, j
in which rase ihey bum in fingrefln* and make a ■
perfect circle. The opposing part*, docs the ,
same. They begin lhmr march, and wh-n a I
warrior in marching. Cpmes Appooila Ul his f"C
hi fires on bun. Those of ibf opporjn par13 do
likewisp—the* cnniimic ihe hutde in this way,,
Unit! one or the other parlj deems ihe nlonn n| ,
bullets too severe 10 endure longer, when a TP- !
trpal is begun. Hut wo in the n treating party, J
for bul a lew minutes elapse before their pu.-sn- (
era come to them like a tempest, u hen death and 1
destruction closes the scene. 'J he conquering •
party returns with song* of triumph and horrid
gesticulations, each warrior having one or more '
scalps in bis hand. The conquered return lo
their people in silence and sadness.
Among their peculiarities is the buridlofthe;
dead. This is done by erecting a scalTuld about '
eight feet from the giound, and placing ihc tlead
upon it, invcluped in many skins anil blankets.
Six or eighl feet above the corpse is suspended
a little satchel with food for a few day's march,
and the choice trinkets of the deceased Manv,'
1 am told, attend the grave for several days and
nights afier hurial. beseeching the soul or spirit
ol the deceased to be kind to them, and not rlH
its newly-invented powers to iheir disadvantage.
They think the soul can go where it pleases, and I
do whatever it likes, esjMjcidly if well behaved in
this life.
The l'otawatomies bury in :i sitting pntture; >
the dead u> placed in thegrave facing 10 the East;
by his side is bis bow and some parched corn;
sometimes a white dog 19 killed and placed at his
feet. A hole is made through the earth laid over
lnm,extending fruin his head m the west end of
the grave. Through this hi-le the spirit is sup-posed
to make its eait m from three lo rive
days.
This tribe of Indians also b»1ieie that when
the sun or moon is ecliptid. ihe. evil apiril has
gamed a temporary possession of It, ynd raeh
fltev to his gun and begins shunting 11 the eoUpsaj
lor the purpose of frightening it sway, am! when
11 pasaes off, they think ibey have anrneeded.
■ it is a enriooa hot, oajs somsretyno] .
it isnnlr ih»- lemala mosqiittc | ,, \
, bach**!"' friend say* it ir not <ill eortooi '
fJligDH of Rain.
1 Forty reasous for not accepting an invib
I of ■ friend to make an excursion with him,
I Dr. J (i.i 1 1. the discoverer of vacciuation :
The hollow wiuds begin 10 bluw ;
The olotMf look black, the glass is low ;
The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep.
And spiders from their cobwebs peep,
List night the KSiin went nale lit bed.
The moon in hollows hit) her head ;
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
For see a rainbow spans the sky.
The walls are damp, ihe.ditches mini
t'lo-* j ii the pink-eyed pimpernel!,
Hark how the chairs and tables crack t
Old Hetty's nerves arc on the rsck ;
Loud quacks the duck, the pcacovks Cry,
The distant hills are teeming nigh,
How restless are the snorting swine,
The busy flies disturb the pine 1
Low o'er the grass the swallow wings,
The iricket too, how sharp fie sings.
Fuss mi the hearth with velvet paws ;
Sits wiping o'er her whiskered jaws.
Through ihe clear str'am the fishes rise,
And nimbly cateh the incautious f1iea>
The glow -worm numerous and light>
Illumed the dewy dell las\ nighl,
At dusk the squalid toad was ssen,
Hopping and crawling o'er the gretn,
The whirling duM the wind obeys,
And in the rapid eddy plays ;
The Irog has changed I.is yellow vest,
And in a nt>WtjBtt^|s>4MOMtl.
Though June, (he air is en hi and llHn
The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill,
My dog, to alien d in his taste,
Quits mullon bones on grass lo feast:
And see \ on rmiks, how otld their flight,
They inutau' iho gliding ki u,
And seem precipitate to fall.
As il they felt the piercing ball.
'Twiit surely rain, I ftjB with sorrow.
pur joint must Kfl put off till to-morru\v.
turn
by
An Impromptu Buffalo Kide.
! sprang 10 my feel, dinging aside my blanke'. j
A fearful spcci-ielc was before me. Away to the
west, as tar as the eve could reach, the prairie,
seemed in moium. Illaek waves rolled over ils t
undulating outlines, as thougl) some burning'
mountain who pouring down us lava upon its
plains. A thousand brighl spots flashed and (lit- j
led lliing the moving surface like jeW of fire.
Chi gn.uiii! shook, men shoutwl horses reared .
upon their ropes, itPighiug w ildly. My dnir hark-ed
and Imwlcd, running amund me. Fur a tUO-menl
I ihnuizbt I was dreaming; hut no, the,
scene was too real to be misiakeii for a vision. 1
saw the border of the black wave within ten.
paces of me. and still approaching. Then, and,
not till then, did 1 recognise the shaggy crests ,
and glaring c\ e-balls of ihe buflWIo. •• Good hen-ven
'. 1 am on their track ! I will be iramplrd lo ,
death !" It was too late in attempt an escape by
running. I seized my rifle and fired at ihc lore- I
iimst ol the baud. The effect of my shot was j
iinl pern-pubic. The waler of ihc arroyo was I
dashed in my face. \ huge bull, ahead of the I
rOOl, furiou* and snorimg, plunged through the j
alieain anil up the liopfl. I I'll lifted and loss* ;
ed into ihe air. I was thrown rearwards, and leli
Upon ■ mount mass. I did not feel hurt Of I
Stunned.
1 fi .t mv sell carried onw icd upon the backs of j
seteralsniaills, that 1:1 ihe dean drove ran close '
b•gether. Tbeae (VlgfUfned it 'heir strange bur-dtfli,
helloued Im.illv. am! dashed on tn the front.
A "i.ddeu ihought struck me. and fixing on that 1
which <<a* most under mi'. I dropped m\ leg*>a-ftride
of him, embracing bh iiump. and clutching
the lung srdnlly hair thai grit* upon his neck.
The ailipwl " round " with extreim 11 rmr and (
soon headc.l the band. This was exactly whal (
I wauled j ami on we w t nl over me prairie, the,
bull nmiiiiig at lop speed, bilieving, no dnubi,
tb.it beb.iv a pju'.her or « Qalamminl between.
hia shmmlera. I had m> desire to di*abti«c him
ol bis belief j and, let he N Lou Id d< H m me aln
tngether It ....... .':..! emu;' 10 a ball, 1 (dipped
nut mv h-iwie, which hnpptiied hi be* iiaudy," :
and pneked him whenever he showed signs of
lagging. Al evcrv fresh (oneh of ihe *• spile" he
mated nut, and ran forward at H redoubled pace.
Mv danger was stilt exlrem'*. The tlrnw wa*
ediniiqj nn behind, with a trout nearly a mile. I
could not ho*e cleared it. bad the bull stopped]
Slid left me on ihe prairie. Nnluihsiundiug the
peril 1 was in. I could not remst htOghine; at my
ludicrous situation ; I fell 88 one does when look-ing
at a good comedy. We struck ibrnugh a
village of *• prairie dugs." Here 1 lineiid toe I
animal was Bhoul W Ifltn and inn Irmk. This I
brought my mirth to a sudden pause j but the
buffalo usually run* in a " bee line," and form- ,
nately mine made no exception to '.be law. On
he went, sinking 10 the knees, kicking the dust
from the ennical hills, sHorting and bellowing
with rage ant! terror.
The •' plum hutles" were directly in the line
nl our course. I bad seen ibis Iroin the start, and 1
knew dial |fl could nadi them, I would be sale.
Thev were nearly three miles from the bluff 1
where we had bivouacked; bin, in my ride, I
lancied them ten. A small one rose over the j
prairie, several hundred yards nearer than the
main heights. Towards tfenl I pricked the foam- .
ing bull tn a last stretch; and he brought me
cleverly wiilini a hundred yard* 01 its base. It |
was BOW time Ul take letup of my du«ky com- .
paninil. 1 could have slaughtered hi.11 as I lean-ed
over his back. My knife rested upon the
most vulnerable part of his huge bodv. iNo, 1
would lot have si nn that hnlldo for the Kohi
Nuor. I ntwisiir.g my fingers from bis thick
fleece, I blipped down over his tail, and w itlrout
as much as saying •■goodnight," ran with all
nn 11 eed to itie knoll. 1 climbed up, and sitting
down 00 a looefl boulder of rock, looked over the
prairie. The moon was still shining brigfady.
Mv late couipaniou had iialied nul lar from where
1 had left liun, und stood glaring back with a
look ol bewilderment. There »M snmvi.him; SO
comical in the sight that I yelled wild IJULIJUT
as I sal securely in my perch.— Y'/ir &ct$tj» lluit-trr*.
^_^.^._^^_^^__
Voltier-deliniuon ot a phjMeian is 'An un-lortunato
L.Cntleiiiuii. earpectittg •eop daf to per-tonn
j nur.i- la issMslj. to reconcile health with
mtatnpi
i-'rom the National IntdUgtiterr.
Hospice of Great St. Bernard.
Wo are indebted to a friend in this cily lor Ihe
opportunity of giving lo our resders the follow-ing
interesting letter from an intelligent Officer of
oer Navy\ now on a lour to Europe :
ilosptcB oy Cm:*r ST. BEHKARD ?
SWITZERLAND. August 29. 1851. J
• • • I have commenced this letter from the
highest habitation in Kurope, eight ihuusand two
hundred feel above Ihe level of die sea, 1 came
litre yesterday from Afartigny, about twenty-five
miles distant, Ihe greaier part of the rouieon
a mule, The way to the Pass is through a bi*u-nil
I valley, bounded by high and precipitous
mountains; the last five miiea are rough and
steep, a had road even for a mn'e. We passed
several glacier* and snow banks. During tin
first part of the journey 1 suffered from heat, bin
before arriving at the ffoipfct the weather be-came
cold and chilled me through ; I was quite
rrombed, and, as you may suppose, glad to see a
good fire at the Hospice.
The road has been much improved in late
years,but bow- Bonaparte man:.ged 10 transport
bis artillery over this intricate pass is now more
than ever a wonder to me. It now appeara to
me almost impossible. As we ascended, vegci-alien
became scanty ; some miles before reach-ing
the summit of the pass it was bleak, barren,
and desolate. The building is on ihe highest
part of the pass, and contains beds mr seventy or
cighiv persons. JSev eral hundred h ive been shel-tered
in a div. The monks, who devote them-selves
sn nobly to the duly of hospiuility, are
priest** of the order of St. Augc-iinc ; liny com-mence
young, at eighteen ; bul. fnun the severity
nf ihe climate and the great exposure, they rarely
remain longer linn fifteen years. Scveu of their
number are now BfJtfdncQ at ihe (Inspire, and
•■verv (IIV m winter'hey traferae the pass, ac-companied
by their dogs, lo relieve those who
may have lost their way or who may haie been
covered by the snow. Scarcely s winter passes
Without pome traveller losing BTs life. Some
years ago three domestics of the Convent, with
two dog*, while in Asoxeh of travellers, were o-veivvhelmctl
by an avulaiirhe. In IHIT* a monk
and three donn sura perished m the same way.
Thousands cioss the pass annually—in 1814
nineteen thousand. The travellers are relieved
and entertained, without distinction of rank, coun-try,
or religion. They (the monks) will not re-ceive
any coir.ppns;.imn. The dogs do not go
alone in search of iravellers, lui are of great as-sistance
in finding ihem, and also the road, when
lost. The dogs (like llieir masier^are also short
lived. Mid never eicetd nine years, owing to
rheumathnni men and dogs both suffer from it.
It is said that the latter can scent a traveller near-ly
a mile off. The winters are very severe,
snow being heaped up forty feel. In summer
the least breeze nukis it uncomfort.ibly cold. It
is now snowing heavily and quite cold, real Al-pine
weather, with some prospect of ila lasting.
Imagine what il Ittuel he in winter! There are
about thirty v iffleft here; amongst them five
Protestant ministers; one is the celebrated V-hfeTLI
D'AimoNr*. another a chaplain 11: the na-vy
; several ladies art* also lure. I shall make
an effort to descend in spite nf ihe storm.
MAtnoft*, 8 l\ N. (Aug. 20.)
1 left the lliispire in a lirmy MOW storm, and
so ibtek I could oefy M* n h-w yards; I walked
down, and hid my mule led hv AegtmJe. The
•now was aUnul nil inches deep mi the Mimmit,
hut giadusllv liimiiitrdied as wc descended. In
forty-live minuips il had ceased ami fnfhen inio
11 ram ; shnf.lv afnr we entered a cloud, the
temperature increasing .ill the while. Alter a
w.dk (done and e halt h"«rs, we found omst-ivis
widi a blight sun and pleasant weather, having
b Ii behind us clouds, rain, and snow. Some
wholelt ihe Hospice several hours after mv de-p.
itnre left u '•'ill snowiu| there. Joining lie
valley Which I Handled are a number ol mhers
Wtneh rtrehordend hv lUOtlntainj covered with
perpetual snow. \ val iiichi-i' olten none down
and do much damage, lo 1818 one ol Iheae
valleys was • p|eu I;, diked by an avahmche ;
ihe mass of snow and lee was si\ hundred feel
wide, four bundled high, wnh a base nl three
thousand bet. There in a "mall siren ill the
valley, which was prevented Iruffli running by
ihe snow, mid, bring nhetru ied in f*l passage, it
thus iieeiiieulauil, until it In tame an immense
ln.dy of water: after wilBi n.ondis the Water
burst ill way |b>nug1i Ihe -iinw hound bnrner,
rarrving every diing hefnfe it—m-n, cauls, and
houses. Thou;:h warned, <ud expecting it eve-ry
moment, one hundred and forty petOuOJ lost
llieir lives,
1 have been a fortnight III Switzerland; I have
seen ibemiift htt^rvating plaeea nnd >igho. inclu-ding
a number ol Qfac'ier$ anil ifce M- r de Clare.
I intend crossing il.e Siioplou, ami will pndiaMy
leave ihe country in ten days. J have been
much mleresletl, have taken a great deal id se-vere
exercise, nnd. IIMV :uhl, been highly fatififd
with mv visit. The CiMinirv imleMqer) aro all
that is Mtefeetiwg ; ink people and towns not at
all SO. In the valley*, ill manv par is ol Swil-zerlan.
l. the people are ilrcndlnlly sweetod with
goitre: their necks are much swollen: I have
seen some wnh protuberance* nearly as large a*
their heads. * • " Adieu ! C J.
desire to be loved rather thnn feared by those ! (hoy excited, reuiiered (hero very attractive, and
around him. There is a Itlllc of youthful timid- j they might easily and injuriously bftvo with-ity
in bis look; and a shada of melancholy' drawn those engaged in tilcm, from the more
dwells upon bis lace. There ia in his air -and j useful, but severer exeruiso, essential to the rul- ]
attitude a slight appearance of lassitude, as of a livution of the mind. The gymnasium was •-here- j
man who had suffered and thought before hisj fore nade subservient to school-lessons, aud j
time. But the predominant characteristic of Id* j other mental exercises ; and ihe proper perforj
appearance is n sort «f profoundly sensitive pen- mauce of these was made essential, mj a mejins
KM gravity, the expression of a man who bears 1 of obtaining admission 10 the gymnasium, or \
upon In 111 something holv, like a people who 1 place of exercise. A similar care Would doubt-j
j beare it in the presence <! Cod. and who feels j less be desirable, nc a salutary restriction to the ,
I the holineie ol his burden. His pliytmgnoiny ; encroachments which athletic games might make |
I is marked by the total absence of frivolity and ofj on business or family duties, were they ever to >
j all ynuibful expresaiun : the statue of 1 young become an object of general interest with our (
pontiff rather than ofa young sovereign.
Dying Words of Distinguished Per-sons.
" Head of the Army."—Napoleon.
*■ 1 must sleep now."--^Hyron.
•* li matters little hoW the dead lietli."—Sir
Waller Kaleigh.
» Kiss me. Hardy."—Lord Nelson
operatives. Various healibliil exercises, such aS
nickel and fives, performed with a ball, running
and leaping, lend to increase ihe useful powers
(if body and unbend the mind ; but they may
easily induce an excess of exertion, by which
irrepnrahle mischief may be done. Svviinming-schonls,
in situations which admit of them, would
give to many the means of saving either their
own lives, or those of their fellow-creatures. It
is a subject for great and increasing regret, that
Don't give up ihe ship,"—Lawrence. almost every open space in lowu or country,
••I'm shot if 1 don't believe I'm dying."— favourable lo indulgence in these an i other health
Chancellor Thorlow. till exercise, are becoming progressively and rap-
•• Is this your fidelity."—Nero. j idly occupied. It is in fact a crying evil, which
•• Clasp my baud, my dear friend, I die."—Al- drives boys and lads to expose themselves, as
fieri. we" •■ passengers, to ihe most serious accidents,
» (iive Dayrolesa chair."—I.ordCl.eslcrfield. j frnni their playing in the high-roads: and what
*• God preserve the Emperor. *—lluvdu
The artery ceases lo beat."— Halter.
•• Let ihe light enter."—Goethe.
'• All my possessions for a moment of lime."
—Queen Elizabeth.
•• What is there no bribing deaih !"—CardL
nal BeaofbrC
far worse, drives our young men in scrk a-museineui
and recreation in ihe odious retreats
of idle, corrupting, and dissolute association.
In recommerding the athletic exercises which
were esteemed aud cultivated amongst the Greeks
nnd Romans, 1 must not nmit (o notice the very
important exception which mnst he made with
-1 have loved God, my father, aud liberty." j respect lo those which are likely to Mir up an-
! —Madam Sue!. JfTy end feroeimis dispositions, and can scarcely
•• He serious."—Grotiiis. ' fail t" i'avc a harOetiiug and brutalizing tendency.
«• lnm thy bauds, O Lord."—Tasso. , Such wero boxing und wrestling aiuongst the
••Il is small, very small indeed," (clasping her Gieeks, and 111 a si ill greater degree ihe mttrder-neck.)—
Anne ttojetn. j «"» sword-fighls of the gladiators in the Homati
'■ 1 pny you, see me safe up. and for my com- amphitheatres j and such arc the barbarous prize-
' ing down, let me shift for mvself," (ascending , fig-'.is which disgrace this country. Their de-
| the scaffold.)—Sir Thomas Moore. j moralizing effect is by no mcins confined lo the
1 "Don't let that awkward squad GIT over my , partiis, actually engaged 111 these comhils; m
* grave."—Robert llnrns. ( fact, tome of these may give proof of admirable
" 1 leei as ifl were 10 be myself again."—Sir ; courage, agility, and perse1 craiice, which we
Waller S»-oll. '. musl regret to see prosliiuied 10 so baae a pur*
•• 1 resign my soul lo God. and my (laughter ( pose, i'erlupa, in many instances, the greatest ^
' lo my cuuntry."—Jefferson. evil is the tiled produced upon the spectators ;
I " Ii is Well."—Washington. , for there can be no doubt, that the habit of wit- '
l ••Independence forever."—Adams. | ucssing these spectacles bluuis thai natural sen-
" Il is the last of earth."—J Q.Adams. sibility which must make etery uncorrupled
I •• 1 wish you 10 understand the true principles 1 mind feel pain at witnessing the distress and sub |
(of Ihe gouerumenl. 1 wUh them carried out. 1 fermg of others, even whilst be may admire the
1. That be was a Virginian and I a Missn-cbusettensian.
9. That hn w i«a aoathern man
and I a northern one. 3. That 1 had been so
obnoxious for my early and constant zeal in pro-inotingthe
raoasure, that every draft «e)f* mine
would Widergo a more severe scrutiny and Brit-icism
in Congress than one of hia composition.
4. And lastly, and that woulfl lie reason enough
ff there we<sJno other—I had afreat opinion of
Ihc elegance or his peiv and none al all of my
ow:i. [ therefore insisted that no hesitation
should be made on his parl. He accordingly
took the ioiiiu:e«,ant) in a day or two produced
to me hia draft. Whether I made or suggested
any correction I remember not. The'repori Waa
made to tba committee of five, by them exam-ined,
but whether altered or corrected in any
thing, I cannol recollect. But in substance, at
least, it was reported to Congtess, where, after
severe criticism, and striking out several of the
most oratorical paragraphs, it was adopted on
the 4th of July, 1770, and published to the
world.
'•-T.y-
1 ask nothing more."—Harrison.
■• I have emlcavoori'tl lo do mv duly
!lor.
" 'I'IMTP is not n drop ol Idmid on my ham!,."
{—Frtdrrirk V..nl Drnmnrk.
" Von .[lolic ol rclVoshinrnl, my lunelie ;
lake uiv l»»l notes i sil down In my piano here:
I .ini! limn M-ith ihe hymn of your .aimed moilier ;
Id me hear nuee more, Ihose note, whnh have
j so ln| ooen my MM0MMM and delight"—
1 Mean
'• A dyin^man eando noihing easy.'1-—l-'rank-
. lin.
"Letnol poor Nelly siarve."—"harkx II.
•• Let me die 10 ihe sounds ul delicjoui mu-
I sir."—Mifdlicau-powers
and forlilude uhieh aecouipany them
When ihi, sensibdiiy is disiroycd. it is soon sue-eeeiled
hy the opposite state. 1'leasure is fell
in witnessing these sufferings, and the desire to
indulge in ihis gralitieation crows lu a detestahle
paASton ; aud not only their fellow-creatures, hut
numbers of helpless animals, destined for the use
ol man, and placed under his pruleelion, are bar-baiously
m.Tiliced to saiiaie it III short, they
are become cruel in the extreme, and cruelty is
the associated, the (win-brother of the basest
cowardice, aud utterly repugnant lo gvuuilM
courage and valour.—[//might on thr Means of
Prattling //iullh.\
The Queen and Prince Albert.
Among (ho many descriptions wc have eeen
of Queen Victoria, that given hy Judge Duncan.
Into Commissioner from Virginia to th« world's
Fair, is eeriainly the least complimenlaty :
■• Before leaving the exhibition (soya he) ihe
ladies present will expect to hear of one of Ihoir
sex who tills so large a space in the world—Ihe
British Queen. She became a part ol the Ex-hibition,
being' there two or three times every
week, 10 the gflu'jadmiration nfher lieges. Mv
connexion with the Exhibition enabled me lo
see her very often, and her family; and nn two
occasions, I saw her when she was in her Slate
costume ami renfjan! with diauiouds. Her ap-pearance
has nothing of the dignity or queenly
bearing which the imagination attache, to her
situation. Though not decidedly ugly, she i,
far Irom being handsome; her form, though fall,
is below the middle size, and her countenance
indicate*, a wry low order of intelleci; and the
impression prevails that, in order lo prevent ber
from sinking info a stale ol fatuity, her attend*
ants arc compelled to keep her mind couslanUy
amused with some kind of pageant or other, and
on that account sho was taken so often lo the
Crysial Palace, where it we, -iinusing to see hor
manifesting all the delight of u litilegirl looking
at ihe gewgaws and preity ihings that were there.
She is, however, wild the masses exceedingly
popular: this feeling I attribute however.rawer
lo a chivalric sentiment ihan a reverence for
111 urchy ; and I believe thai if the throne were
now filled by a man, a very differcm feeling
would prevail: and there are many Englishmen
who think Unit if the nation can get along ao well
wnh her. it can without her. My fair auditor!
will also expect that I should say something nf
the individual who occupies ihe post of the
Queen's husband, Prince Albert i, tali, well
proportioned with a (Jermanic cast of face. His
countenance dues not indicate much intellectual
force or ligor, hul I imagino that he is an amia-ble
and well disposed gentleman, and a submii-sive
and dutiful husband."
Gytnnastios.
'I'ho.e whom choice or necessity m»y lead lo
follow some ol ihe very useful m curaflUWS which
.ire yenerallv carried on in populous places, aud
wiii.ii open bring uioiy individuals lugwhat in-to
larfie 111 .nuf.iclories. would lind a verv g\
Draft of the Declaration of Indepen-.
dence.
In his autobiography, John Adams give the i
following account of the circumstance which led
, to the selection ol JetlVrson lo draw the Dccla-ration
of Independence :
The Committee "I Independence were Thorn-1
.Ii IV. rsin, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,,
Mr. 1
Jefferson had been now about a veara member .
of Congress, bul bud attended to his duty in Ihe ,
House a very sntall part of the lime, and when ;
(here, had never spoken in public. During ihe
whole time I sal with him in Congress f never
heard linn ulter three sentences logeiher.
Ii will neutrally bstnqunred how it h-tppenril
thai he was appointed DO t committee-of such I
weiu more reason.
advantage In having recourse Hi some ol wane , l.o.'er Sherman, and Robed It. bhingslon
bodily exercises which are engaged ill for ihe
purpose of recreation al.il ailliisrinelii. II judi-ciously
managed, as to tin ir hind, and the nine
and energy lo he devoted lo thrill, they ililghl
he made ihe most powerlul means of eouiileiae-ling
Ihe injurious effect* ..n-iiig from the disuse
nf pariieul.ir muscles, mid 'rnni the ihsinmtig and
cramping positions to which die operatives in
some kinds ill business are unavoidably suhjee- importance.^ _The
ted These exercises, besides greatly benefiting
the both , might haw a very important illllueuce
wnh lespeet to ihe mind and moral leeling-.
Thev would lerte as n rlirereiAu f'oin many cor-rupting
and tnnrlYll modca nl pnMing away ihe
time nut llevoled to tiusmiss, which loo often
h-ad ihe nperative elneaes irtto practices which
bring n.tn on lln ir I .iniln-. and are more in-jurious
lo their In-.l.h. and deslruelive of lile,
than the most unhealihliil nia'iil'.iiluring oceu
one. Mr. Jefferson had the repuiaiion ofa mas-,
rirly pen I he hail been chosen delegate in Vir-ginia,
in consequence uf a very hrnidsome public
paper which he had written for the House of (
Burgesses, which had given him ihe character nf
I fine tvritier. Another reason was, that Mr. (
itiehatd Henry Lee was not beloved by most of
his Colleagues from Virginia, and Mr. Jefferson .'
was set up lo rival and supplant him. This
could he done only by the pen. for Mr. Jefferson
paiions. C line- of various kinds, requiring ihe ' roiild aland no competition with him. or any one |
acliw exertion ol the body, combined with skill else, in eloeulon and public debate.
and agility, haw in almost all age* nnd countries, ' Here I will uuerfWpl Ihe n'imrOun lor a mo- j
been resorted lo. for ihe giuliliealion Until of lllose ' llleiil. lo nhserw. thai limn all thai I have read t
rtlgaged in Ihem. and ol those who assemble for of Ihe history of '.recce and Rome. England and
ihepurpose ol witnessing ll •• feats ol strength and ' Frnnce, and all I have observed al home and a- ,
skill exhibited hy ihose who have allumed In ] broad, eloquence in public assemblii s is not the
I'veclleucv in Iheae snorts. ' surest road to t.anie or prelermenl, at leasl unless
lu Ihe heel day* nf Ihe polished states ol ' it be used with Motion, very rarely and with j
lireoee, iiul/lii'games were kept up with greai ! great reserve. The examples of Washington,
-pirii. ai soiled interval* and prizes were awar-' Franklin and Jeff,irson, are eno:Mi lo show that
,|,,,| „'. the iqtnrois in bodily a* well as ui ■ ailcnec end reserve in public, are more cfli-meni.
l ,1.11.pi limn ; and Ihe dlslrnelion which eacions than argumeniatinn nroraloij. A pub-ihe
Jiquisiiion of one of these prizes conferred | he speaker » ho Insert* himself, or who is urgei
Tho Sultan of Turkey.
Lamarnne in one uf* aerie* nflileraty .riichs
just published in ll.e /'ii'/a, thus di scribe, the
personal appearance uf Ihc reigning Sovereign of
Turkey :
•• The Rohan. Atrtul-Medjid. o a yotin,- man.
twenlv-six or lwenl>-se\en yeais of age, but of
.0, appearance more mature ihan his yeais vvnuld
indieaie. He is of a i. II Mature, easy, elegani,
and (.raeeful, and his head is distinguished by
thai no'.le and dignified port which we are seem-lonieil
to admire in Creeian statues, and which is
owing lo the length ol the neck and to the oval
lorm ol die I ice. His features are renter and
mild, his forehead high, his eves blue. Ins eye-
:..-»- .irehcd, as in the Caucassian r-u-. .-; his
1.ose straight, without etiffnea* ; his lios full and
justpirti'l; hi* cbin, ihatbwee ol ehMueiet in
ihe hiiin.n lice, tirm aud sroll rat, 'I he r.i.i'/o-blt
is that ol a noble bul proud person, modified
bv a calm -\insriousntss ol superiority, and by a
oil Ihe victor, was sn nhjecj pursued with die
griaiest ardoi aud persewrance.
The nil pttrstmn m ceisar) for these games n -
quirnl the hahluu)emploj.mcnl ol these various
exercises in ihc interval*. Suitable places, in
or near Ihe Crcci.in towns, were set span for
Iho viumg men Ul txercisr ihcmsilws in ; and
tors ol tin ihllereiii
. luing
persons were engaged as i
by others inio the conduct ol affairs, by daily
exertion* 10 justifv his measures, and answer
the objections of opponent*) makes himself loo
fnmili.ir with the public, and unavoidably makes
himsell enemies.
Few persons can bear to be outdone in Mat*
oning, or declamation, or u it, or sarcasm, or sa-lire.
and all these things aie very apl lo grow
-.ions . and so much alii niion wa. paid In the I olll ol public debate. In Ihi- way, ui a course of
suhjeci, a* almost lo give 11 ih- character ol a I years: a nation becomes lull of man's enemies
science', under the name ol tiv mnasiies. In our j or al leasl. of such as have been galled in Some
own limes, this subject bis been laki n up with ; controversy, and lake a secret pleasure ir. assis.
much spirit in German) »Hd France, and so ; ting to humble and mortify bids. So much for,
attention has been paid to il in t'ds country. Ii- this digresiion
has. however, been chiefly attended lo among-l
the middle nnd wcalihu r el..*ses of society ; anil
many yonng men h:n e found their bodily streegth
and agility wo,.derlully increased, beanies fuv-
' ing ihcir menlsl and moral qualities greatly tin-provii.',
under die ngulalions and exercises im-posed
by ihe suoeriulendenis ot tiies,-gviHii.is
IM rarre.eiiins. Il mu,i noi. Imweier, tie sup-
: posed, ibat those dpoaal trtm ■ id* ska auia* eu
. of colllpul-.'iy 1 due.ill ,11 t/hnh vw.i.ld ellecueii
h .1 |,nv. iiicin 01 o:, , :t.u .1. ITwSpen*tat
which they devrio|ied, and lh* eiuulaiioa whiv|i llti.ral reasons for dei lining
\V i" wiil now return in our
memoir*.
Toe Ci-inniilli e h;id seventl meeliugs. in ■
winch were pfapoead ihe uriirles uf which ilu-ilci'i.
ir.iiinii vrtl to conmsi, u.d minules 111:1 Ir al
ill* IU. Tl»: ('ommiitce ilun uppninled Mr. Jel-lirxin
and riM lo draw idem up in form, and
Hoi he ihem in a proper drc*s. The mli-com- ■
11111 it ' nn :, eoi.tidcrcd ihe minulee, makiuiE iurh .
iih<tei*Htionii on idem an itieu oecurred. wtn'ii Mr,
,1 : , 1 , red m,.' 10 I..C.0 idem 101.1v d»dj(i"*,
.mil iiiukf idt- dnifi. Tins I drehn-il, ,md gave j
Love and philosophy
You see dial lady .-.itting there f
Ten jcurstjjo I ihought her lair.
And raved nnd rhymed aUoul her,
1 curved her name on everv tree.
And, surd was my absurdity—
Tnouifdi 1 xhould die without her.
i thought no eyes could he so bright,
1 thought no tend could bv *<\ while—
No nnjfel could ttfrpue lier—
So nwret was cicd ni"lodi.>ua lone.
Her face no perfect, and *o ehmffl
Her ringlets, with Mncasiar.
My heart and soul wero in a blaze,
1 laxed my br.iins to sii,g ber praise,
Fn scores of plaintive coupUu ;
And taxed a pocket scarce oCeash.
Before In r door to cui a dash,
In milled shirt* and doublets.
The wiihrrM fio«r«ffl she cast aside.
The strings with which her shoes she tied,
Wi.ii lender eili 1 htiardtdi
And thought that I was well repaid
Tor ninny a cold night's serenade,
If she a smile accorded.
How wretched did I feetII last.
\Y!irn. like a worn oui glove, she cast
Me and mv hopes nide 1
Three weeks from th«ieh»ehfin$rd dei name,
And—nh • the uiir-cry—h< came
Old Kr.iwn, die Grocer'-, dride.
A man of (nice her :<ge and mini',
Ai whose expense ouru it would shine,
For oft we quizzed tflB t-pooncy .
I dad my labor for my pains.
It eulth wa$ an owr mulch for liramt,
(Jtd Bntwn had land ami monry.
I marvel at mv madness now \
Time dan been busy wild dis plough;
Beliold that cheek—how wrinkled I
Her eyes arc stony as a Hint—
Her step das little* music in'l.
Her hair with i-rey is sprinkled.
I think *hfl must weijjh twenty stone,
Her Ii Ipddike airiness i4 gene.
And like a duck she waddles,
I laugh to idink upon the bMf,
\ rl love such spells has ever casl,
Oil iiunian dearls and noddles.
A word to those who lose a prize
Aud mruin. the loss—jitntlarn your tyea
/ "ifi/i th*tntfif'» mother t
The Object ol'vour hopee and fears
Will be, in lc»*< tdan twenty years.
Kxactlv mch another.
I'liilosnpliy has no such cure.
The sigdlwill iiaed \ ou lo endure--*
And like a p.i! of waler,
'Twill eooJ )our passion down .
DiMMidcd, you will smile, not frown,
.\ t ; die to lose ihc daughter.
A lady, a few Cfcnmffs ago taking up She..
lev'i iK'vel, "The last flian I" esclaimed, "Blni
,„,.. ii Micd a thing were to Happen what would
become ol '1m women I"