The Greensborough patriot [November 29, 1851]

              mtmbmmtili flatrtot
VOLUME XI1J. GIIEENSBOKOUGH, N. C, NOVEMBER 29, 1851. WHOLE NO. G55.
prnusiiED wr.KKT.y
IF SWAIM AND SBEUWOOD.
Prlco $2.50 a year:
man »HJ .:.- IF MOT PAID WITHIN OS* MONTH
«>-TCR TUB DAT* 01' THC SUlSCr.tlTlON.
MY LIFE IS UKfc. THE iLMMEU ROSE.
BT HICIIARD IlKNRY WILBO.
My life b like the summer ruse,
Thai opens in the morning sky.
Bui, ere the shade* of evening ciose
It scattered on tho ground—-to iie!
Vet on the toae's humble bed
The "v.cj'.i^t dews ot niyht are MHI,
A* if she wept the waste lo we—
But nono shall weep n lear tor toe '.
My life islikn the autumn leaf,
Thai Iromble* in the moon's pale ray,
It* ho'.d ii trail—its date is brief—
Restless, and -oon 10 pas* away.
Vet, ere Ihul Ivnf slndl fall and fude,
Tho parent tree will mouru its shade,
The wind* bewail the loajleaa tree—
Bill none * hall breathe a -._ :i fur me '.
My life is like the prints which leet
Hft"e led on Tampa's Ueserl strand;
Bonn aalhe ri-iug tide shall beat,
Ali trace will vanish liom lite sand.
Yet. as if grieved 10 O0OCO
All vesti_uol the iiuii*.ui race.
On lii.it luue shore loud IMMI the reA—
But nono, alas ! ahaH mourn for mi'.
llui when we reach the end, a parle ante of
man's history jnwl residence here; when wi-ar-rive
at that sublime scene where this world was.
fined op ns a mansion worthy of an angel—of
the son of God—do we slop there and say, thin
is absolutely the beginning of time? Did erca-livr
power now firsl hegtn In energise ! Was
there no matter—no earth—or inhabitants on
it More ?
the time of thu Mosaic creation, wo have no
means nl measuring (he interval. And yet iii*
found in no other way than by owning it be-tween
the firsl and second verse* of the firsl chap-ter
of Genesis. And as a certain writer remarks,
speaking of geology, •' ils foundation* hiee been
laid in absolutely determined fael*. and general
results, which aie wait seiilud induciivu truths,
which no suhsecpicnl inveeilgalKHlO can over
Here is one of the hardest points—here i* j ihmw, which in fact, cm only he called in ouea
where minds unacquainted wiili the facts and
diduciimis ol eeology, ore both startled and
■tumbled. It is too new—too strange—loo high.
for them. They have been accustomed lu read
thai ancient and 1110*1 vrnerahhr record as it
seems to read ; never dreaming th.il it ran have
' any o<her meaning than the one they attach to it.
'■ arid we must admit that the connection of science
' with liie creation of our world, is one of the
lion, on grounds which if true, tiiusl overthrow
not only geology,hut all inductive science, what
ever; that is, the whole efcieni ofhum-m kimwl-edge
; and render our rcHSouiug faculties useless ;
all philosophy a mere illusion.
To the unexpected interrogatory there wasi out his marriage rertitioate. to which llie witness-no
answer; when, without a moment's pause.; es pal liieir unities, and coded bv ifuing them lo
ibe captain crossed over to the enr, sod entering, ihe newlv manied couple, together with a few
beheld in one corner a poor emaciated, worn-' words of advice. At die same lime George
out eronlure, whose life was nearly eaten up by ' slipped something IftlA his hand, dime op in a
Ml canker worm—consumption. The man's [ piece of while paper. Afterwards, die bride
head wna bowed m his hands, nnd he was weep-1 and ihp bridegroom rods ofT in the chn.*c ; Ihe
mg. The captain advaceed and spoke to him house-keeper went to the kilrhen laughing, the
kindly. [ you-i;;er Borton relumed to his books, a::d the
"Oh ! sir," aaid ihe shivering iuvij-d, looking I clergy man- lo Ins sermon,
up, his lace now lit with trembling expectation*. I As the laiter sat down In write, thinking of the
" are you ihe rgpiain, and will ;, o 1 lake me '.— | queer marriage ceremony he hail just performed.
God help mo ! The passengers louk upon me 1 he lio.hv-salv unloldcd ihe nil of paper the bride*
ns a breadline pestilence; and are so unkind!— groom had placed in bis bands. IVrlmp* the
Yuu see, sir, 1 am dying ; but oh ! if 1 am spar
planted in ihreoldeeland mosl exposed situations
This will prevent their pulling out too earlv j
far it is sehlom the winter Host lhat injures ihe
fig, bill the fatal in the spring, when the bud has
begun to swell. Large fig liers may he secured
from the rflveie of ihe fmsl by apn-ading around
die root* rt gmid mat of stable' manure. .Place
Ihe manure around a- boon as the wealher he-roine*
sever'*, and the warmth engendered by it
will edertually protect it from every frost that
wc tistiiilly have in thia climate, A tree that ha*
been long out of the ground v. ill he hcnefiiUH.1 by
immersing the whole tree id wjier twelve
Iwenty-four hour*. Examine the roola, and
preacher was curious lo knotv how much so odd I'if ihere arc iny ^old wound*—if ihere are, rot
Bui let us not suppose that though man was ! «l lo reach my mother I shall die happy. She a man hud loll able to pay for his marriage ecrtiii- | ihem off with a abarp knife, "and remember lhat
um to ii^ ihe ground; that 'iud would waul : livea in Burlington, sir, and my journey is more I cale. | before the iree can begin to take nourishment
ru«liji, ur lhat tint period was spenl lor no use i than hail performed. I am a pour painter, and j I'Vom the size of the piece, Mr, riurioH judged 1 from Ihe aubalance! in which ii is imbedded.
in rrl'erence in IUUI). Tlw va.t bfili ol cokl 1U0 llie only ciiild of tier in uiuiec MM 1 wivli lo | lhat Kin IVu must lie Kon.ri!iiiii{ liau'Uooie. Ll
iU„.-i lnivllJetinz i|ial !,u« lotmcd lb, .ul.iei.-l of', l.-el lhi«l. : llieclrpo.il, of rock .all: iln- ..-pa- , 01..!" . { WM l.rger llmii a li:.ll'-eagle—hni oim lion;
emiuirv 10 tin- liuii.au mind llifa high—a raiiun o!" nii-iiilicvi-ina: Ihe tltvalion and dt-prt-5- •• Yon .hall go, replied the eaplain, " .f 11MB | n.i eagle. I ould it be H twemy Hollar piece!
Kit-al arguineiil. When we come In point out a "on of ihe .nrfitrt-: llie foroiaiion of ..iM laver. j every |.a».eng.r for the trip." [ Vbe pa;.er hciuK folded and relohle.1. it was
lime anil tav here nature in the movement of ofinarhle and IWotMooe, a. well a, oTenile, all B) thi. lime die whole crowd of paaacngera I aomeiimc I1eli1rell1eeler2y11.au eould gel ai the
life died—aiid was buried; and dial ihe lircal ' of ihe liigheat ben. lit to man, and pro.peemely ; were grouped around the boat, wiih ihcir bag-, eoin. 111. cuno.ny by ihi. lime was eoiuidera-
Autitorof 'all l.le wa« called it) to rfalaee the 4«"0« *• »HhTui lii. relidenee J and whirli op- j nage piled up ami they ilicuiaelrra avaUnf the I oly exeiled. Ai leneili he >iw aoineihing glitter
deal w ill. new life, and let the wheel, a-ain in ! 1 rations eould not be going on when he was a deeuoon of ilia capiaui beloio engaging their, —aaaaWhtng tery bright. Toe ami .1 0 on .1
moiion-aml thai not ai one great epuel..°l.ul in ' .lenizen of this ,-hanging world, attest the „sc of, pa-age. | It was a new. re.l-CKvr! Mr. Burton was a
—veral inalance*] Thi» LMtaiuly ahoultl be dial pra-rxiatrul period, and the bencioleucc of | A moment more, and die ili-cumin waa made , l.lile duappoipird, but laughing nl nm ludicrous
eon.ijered wi'.h' urea, eair.ion ; if on any Held of ! <:«d to linn. known, a. ihey beheld bin c-un.ing from the ini.lake. he locked llie cent up in Me de.k. and
►eienee. men.Im.,1.:, like :Mows neiuie iliu burn-; Aa u e. riaiu writer remarks: •• The coal , ear. wiUiihn s.ek man cradled in In. arm..— , devoted Imn.elf to his.eriiiuii during the reu. tin-
' whi-li
new rnoilcl., with iiionth.-, must be Tunned from
the mutilated roots you plant; ihcrcfore, taketip
•ill) care, and plant with .kill and judnment.
9M 0/ /he South.
GEOLOGY.
ExtractJ'ram the htugural .iii1rr$n
Jetior RncKwti.L, at VutUtm
.lugudl, 1851.
lrtm of J'rj-n
CVItft, hi
* bush, hull "IX their .line, becau.-u the ground
holy, lliey ahould do IJ here. We ^lu.uld be
i .low In be ii-'e that there were rarioue dhtiaci
j urn ol . n. I. awl pUi,'« on the eanh, auc-
' ueediiut each otboc, am! itOkei1 a|ipeai-ia)g again.
; ai [inal, it i» said, live limea, a.id uceuj^ i..^ |m-
, lini.se j-.-rous of lime ; before the preaeot eur-
', f.iee w.,s lorui^d; before the six days of ibe .M»»-
uaieoreatinu, or man was m..Uu Iru.n du^l, a
km.; in a palace alr.-.uU prepared.
■J'|t»l ill er.nh hoe a l.is.o'.v ami a long one.
I of nvolutiona taiitl calMlmpUc*, w-hei: there was
i 1111 ml.al iiant capa le nl uiiihi! i'. and which
she was emupencil to p.VM'iic in in r u«D hand
wilUHg, Mid Oil her own in, dais. 1'or .he pr
■ejtla i>, us now 1
w nlir
diSu.va vvii.iudi round bis hearth : the ■ 1'uihing direciiy Uifuugh ihe crowd wiih lua dy-ing
burden, lie ordered a mattress lu be MMad I
111 ill. efaoicMI part of die boat, wline he laid'
die mvaiid will, all ibe care of a p;,retit. Thai
(K.ue the captain uireeled die boat lu be prepared
fur .Lining.
llul a new feeling seemed to possess the aston- *
gihlertng g'elujbal lend. i'> ebsriii In die cheek
ol beauty : ll.e uaeful auu ihe uioamenlal inc...Is.
valiii i, are newarv lor ii-e w.mis of cit ilized »u-eieiv
; dm marble whiuh be employe for bli ar*
tictie'purp'MHraI the alone with which he eon-atruetelni
dacdlfnga: il,e Inueaiitrie*rnii which
he ;. 1- i' ... s ihe earth, nay ibe icry caribou isluil passengers—lhat olshame and contrition
which he trea:.. ..... froiil wln.h* he d.aws at ihcir ii.huinnn/.y. V.'idi one cummnii impulse
lubei.li ,:.■■. wi re all prepared hy long and Ijl.o. "hey walked aboard llie boat and in a few
rious pn •< as : hv the agent* animate ami ani- af'er. auoilier MaaoitlM was .cut lu ll
mated ni God*, brmnlifal PrOViihAiet, and ai re- eiiiitatiiig ins preaaoce among the passenger, in
IIIOIC lime, when wily ihe fruwetng eve of G...I uW cabin
eould leH I irwhal puni we limy were defined.*'t
1 In- work- of III, h. :;d- ion will the words of
dcr ol the loreiioon.
Six years passed away. Tile successful eler- 1
•'yuan was one atnhaj surprised by a usit from
a .(ranger. A liaii<i««im<-h- dressed line-look.ug
lllail Idietl Ins hni. bowed rMDMliutfy,and oiler- .
ed Mr. Durioti lii. bund.
" Vonr iiiemorc id bettor im.o »n.ir, it we
louts
captain
He weni. and from their mlilsl there arose a ■ rememner uurr; ingr. couple, six * ear. ago, a
uhiie-hai cd man, who, with tear-drops Marling ; rftraieioa; for yoar trouble die. (cu ol'one eeutT'
.. evidence in iiiinumbtrrd j ■•» niouli, in saying iluii (iod is love.
• a . There ore mailers ol ihe deepen fosula. pres.r. id in va.t (ajere of rock. And ■■ Thu wl.clo a-,.,1 everv pan prodaioi.
iul.re.l connecie.l wile the pa-l ln.iory ol our f ,|lfK ariangul jit class.- ,l.>:i,iei I'.-oui ihe preacuiI Htsinuuile .ood „,',,,
planet. What is the present r.in.lllulu.ll of 11a- ' iiHinRuafcla of die world, and from each other. ll anitre. In ...-. ,...,1 Howl in uteains,
lure, and what has ii hern in nine, naal.' What I i„ gcuetnl, having ihe less pcrfei 1 Hid cumpiex ' And bunn ::. :n evi ry hill:
change.. ...lutions. ami pi.-npi-aiuns, hi. llie ,q'ihelr'onpni»aliiHl ihe luwe.t ill ihe aeru-;. We new 11 o'er the vicadmg phun
Vreat el.cmi.l « ro.ight here, in r r age, I ' .„lu :ii ' (, „,., „, ,|„ »;.,„e „„:,, „f ,pper. And lu-aveu, who h-preau more w ,dc .
There are field, ol di-enmy below, as well ..{"1^ nXX -nd .1 frngi.e pVrl. UiTj$&!Z£ZSP"*
jbore ground, deulnfy, aaja llirwhell, .**■.■- ,,,• „_ [,,:-£rK\ i,,.,, gfl „n <;,tllU,[ -,v n.ll pieserw-o : *"
ond only to .SU-noWy. M y ,tul ;iV%;iV ,,-,:,„!,. , W |,il, |hey mi.Sl have Ue k"°» lI- lh« »«»»'»"iy »1 « -d names.
First, then, we dinner by an mndllion of !!Wd. «t.d i.'.rd.'w i.n. rlu- nor!J W-^ in ■ vt-ry "•■"««»«<••«« Artnt* « tbe old n.l sand-lacta
avl by mdoriion from ihem, what ilH.h.vw:,,,,!;.,:,,,. 9Ul^m (mm H«5 Mienl. Mid lo«S *** ^Wh-^JiiiWl, and MmiN,
«f nMure are for rtialfng ibtngw: ihe presenl ,„.,,„.. llie AlMI(1 MlJI|l!l fam w;iii.|, ,v,; iUu.. ran he brautflM m ftnjot o. another method ol
fun.tim hmofMrnre; .henrulileiiCMof l!nu„ |, ig ,...1UI;1.1.)| ,|to, for*iro20,000WttiVi "i r«™»h'»r»l« " pnred ume for all ihw lormn-and
Earth. Then, with the.e laws as our irfV. ,„,„, ,,,„.,„„. KuUlt3 gro|lp- iiave b,-,n over- *«*•»? "f*"*** *• * *>*■ * M"se* J?
wr lfi.ee baek l.om eflV.l ... eause. und from the u|t(.|,n.tl by some u.eal eaUi.lrophe, perhaps I'-nji uuh imite period*. Ami we know thai it
idenlltv ol llie eU«rt ; th-' Inundation of all our c©nnertfd «ith a sudden fall of liiuperam..-, uf. « us long since nonce.. b> Cuv.c-r. lh«t .here wol
1 rriKurkahir coiTespimdeuee between .he ae-iu
Ins e\t.-, told ihnt rough sun-embrowued m.in
thai he had lauj.'ht ihem I h-sson. Dial ihey fell
lunnble I" .■"<' Iiim, and ihey nsked his forgive*
iitf*. It was a It.tirhinjf scene, 'i'he fouiiiain
ol true sympathy WAM bfOstBO up in '.he heart of
nature, and its waters welled up eliokmg ihe til-leunee
ol :.ll present.
On the inbuilt ■ t-urse u>as niadc up for the
aick man, uiili a '■(•oil IS peed" on his wai
home lo the iu ll.e aims 01 his inolbor*
The irue-hearled captain of the boal was Sam-uel
IJ. Cams, and the above incident is worth
rejnembt ru.g.
Mr. Calhoun's Ultimatum.
From tho Soutiiem Standard.
The fiisi >oJnmeofMr. l.\ilr.oun'* work on
G .verninent is now before OM public. Ii is an
ocuio of four hundred pages, well bound, in
tiiukllfga upe. nnd on |Otfd puper. All tho
; boo«seilera have it for sale at iwo dollars.
Thj subject ..1 ibis work lor which we looked
most eagerly was the an\rn,hnentof tht Contti-
1 iutioH. Ii is generally kiim, n lhat thin nas Mr.
j Calhoun's l.m proposiiion for llie salvation of
Ihe t'niuii and the security of the South.
As muiiv of our readers who may never aee
Mr. (-alhonn's work uru no doubt anxious lo
Mr. Hurion I nibbed, went to bis di>k. aud j know llie precise nature of the Amendment to
look from u amall ilmVtf a tilde roQ ol paper ihe Cousiitu.ion which he bad iu view, ue lav
unlolding this he produced the copper iu qu«-' it MoH^i() i(i- oWa W(,r(] fr(>||| 3^
tioii. I *< ■ 1 . . ,,. , . ' •
einory
have over nut befnre," sail ibe elt-r;»\
'■.Mv naiUO is (Jeorye i'iianiliec*.
Mr. Ilnriun hid lor«or.vii thai he
known rtfih an individual.
" I thitiki can rt*l>esh your m^uory
lioning an inenleut,1' aaid ' «■-■ ^
had t
by men-reaa-
min*. We find tanous agencies iii'W al
vtvrk, on the surfm u of ihe rarih—air, water,
heal, vi.lcanocs. &c,-—distti!r|»r«iiti^ the eolul
parts of the cartli in AIM case, nul ihcn combin-ing
them in a new form. Here eletetinj, Ihere
leveling the surface, U'e we t»ideurc 01 ihe
eame causes in operalion In peal limi-s, under flie
present order of tilings. We liiid loo. certain
i-la-ni-t ol anii.ials and plants on ihe earth, as wTfl
now have r, vnriouslv disinbuied ; and ::*. \ve gn
baekwaid in lime, wc lind the »»me willn»if ami
new creations; vrltilr on ihe other hand, tome
*prcics (jave bteoni** eMi.wt, Mid, slior. «>1 AI*
mighty p<-wer. canno* be nsneil. Thus lliej
Mam'i»oi;i, aud l'e Ma«it»di»n. in si rerlaiuly
tvithm «h-t i*- cdled the lusioin- period, Oittil
huve roamedJorria wihe foraoi ><\ Anferieaj hui
lliey have patavil away nnd left llteir hoiiea on, I
or natr the surlan , Ihe sf.mdcr.o| ibe pre-enl
ataifrkiton * Bi'me r-w.**« of !'■;.'* ttir». In i,,.-
agulll ''a«t pans 1 l' llui woii.I, huve dw yj I'Jrt »l
trithtu the last two buiidird or three hundr
Mars. Other epe^iea ate i< ndu^ lu pjif tenon j
hrfore our eye*. U'lirre *re il.e butt^-t lhat
armnndrd Iwrf one KimVlnd te-ra ■>*.<■' .'.t. I! »thi-i>— ;iH •«wi|
H arc v..iith.vbi one I nulretl j nara -kvaea I— I thaaaoad leet
ler winch other raeea have auceeeded, called in-to
being bv an eserlibn -f Almightv power. =,.d •;;»""/•' M.«ea ""-1 *■ Pne"°'?«i
( "' **& '
..1 .... T7.„—;-.».. ir.i.«. I be iniperisable moiiuuieiils of history, aud toe
recofda in the rocke* ngree toaeiliect Uiough die
is n< 1 ms
; ahoru and a
.e lamveo lo
'i was Iir-*l a
iheq ■ mo.i-
;. loeatpre m
aile i»t,r pro*
not by a latt'% but wiih
this of course is iiiiiacuhms. T
niuuilgn ofanecieej hm 0 atnppiy
liOW crc.tiou. s»i thai no ronuteiiai
t!,e det'loj'iv.rui iheory. lhai in
:!ol'uIe or "cell," ll.cu .\u oysli r.
key, V.'.- hava not to look for
those aiuceedenl pv'rioda. Ci*>J u
iiiniii-r, ihe Orel m:..i,
bia «)i'. n hnudi and,
"0^ hoiuiul RuWime dadil eoelueifpie loan
JUBUI »1 e^ecta 1 .:■! tilera luljore • i".
VVhan ae Ueecerd inlo that4-vnd ofdarhnrai
and deaih, nearly as hr aa lite eMent *oi ihe
MammAtli Oeve, we leave behhtd all*the works
and iii"ii.i:in>nls rnT man : .».' go Iwlnw Ms iie«p-eai
grase-MMtie leata behind ta •ii<>eeaat»Hh. the
aaiuiei epaajaa i»l ihe Tertian fornjaiion—lite
iron. ;..oJ anfoiala lhat flourialiad «hen ihM u.>s
ihe Mirl..ci—and ailioiig Ihein Mi Ite «'l "■-■ hagswl
— •!:•■ iJii.od.eriuti!. Megamenoni.l e U 1,
and MainniHih—tt hli ifce emii 1 ofa roulfittfde -1
it; the Miirku aa ••• anme two
The Odd Bridegroom.
A young clei^yman sat m his^titdy composing
a aermon. It was a hii^ht apring tnotningi and
in order lo comtniraie bis thoughts on ihe sub-ject
of ihe discourse lie Waa writing, Mr. Burton
HTM BUI wriu. u 10 eonver pb>'Z*\. kol W1,ft J**^ !o d~»*fl M ",,: ;, h[:^' am! ,hu1
,..,.» .....i«r '001 the beauly ofnalur*-. ■» Men to hull WM 1*0
Itractive. In on obscure lumU his pen was be>
loriii
moi.il truth ; ihul men uii^lil nut Mippose mailer
eternal- or aelf-erealad, and thus worship ihe ef-itd,
wuhout looking fw ili' eaufa.
And let H be tcmembcrt-d lhat the exigences
oflhis \ei infant. Uiougo re.iUv u.ost apeiajil
science did IM'I li.st require this interpreiation of
the tits: ;irtii fi ihe nldeal huionu recortli Ii is
uol a modern iiiven.twn lo ainv! the nine when
Ood ere led. ibe matter of ike Uuiterac. beyond
six thou-ji'J ywere. For laog before ihe birth
of thai eeteoea that reveau each mysteries hid-den
Ml the bowels 1 I ibe earth : such a * is 1.1 in-tit
bygfine agea* Ihr same opinioii was euieriain-
• d. 'fhr iiuciei.t K"there .11 llie elmieh ent.-i-i
belief ll
orig 1 h.
'J*|.
Ufi Hot lll."1'l-
Cut he mdi-m-
ll %' •f mi
IW III ' |ien-ua
-ma ■•-,
ring M i'l\
• ask
We <i d ihi'
i tot ■ "I1"
a<'.- till itllll
1 to it •
llie «« If ttll
f im .1' 11 en m
'1 ue code ol" aniut.iie.l uatuffl .- h aeaniiig . ai..' |
io ^*inie eases not oven Ihe skch-iou
M.iual of a species is oit-erved.
. iduals 6Toth< r sp-ch s iticreaae •■,>
lo atibdiie the w.ulern,....
We carry back llie fi»ed laws 11
1irm. by ceruin w el. .»..,* I sli ,i
searching all Ibe nme. arnl imp."
aep. •• win re d.d llii.sjn m tt x'",
of every family, for Ibrir i,,-„d.
iiiunuiuei.'.s nl cinl hi y : ate sen
lions nil Ihe solid rock.. DIM i .I '
l.egan : The furrows ami sin.lc ill,.
tiua made in i's paaaagi. \* e read
the face of d e sky .ami counect lit
nf the (hlning bodies there, irltti lln ipoeh- nl
lime hen'. •• Tirtib l.> I'laec found lhat ilia n.v
jut axis of the i anh's orhil eonieided arilll liie
line of Ihe ciiuiniixi.," hi the year (Dill, "B,
C."t
And what is il.e grand reaujl I Wlni do we
find! Wlty. Ihnt geology, citil hi.tory,and aa-tronomy.
uii'i. Uly c.induct ns l.ick through a
period i.f about six thousand ye, rs, when tin
preaeul order of tiling-" was e.-iablished". In re.
latiuii toman, and the pieaenl races of .iniinaU
and plum.. Ida coiiicinp.'i.ii.-. and koapiag pi co
wilb hull in suece-sit, - in rations, lb,s epoch »
••thebe^u,i.i;." Ihe geneala of the gb.l,.-.
There has not be-n an liar* ll atnea, " mid id-ain'a
ance.tor. wiiln.1.1 an end ; but lore, man
appeared, " lord of ail;" bemud III .1 ihere an
no iraces of hi. exisi.nee : ihe pbya I coiub-linn
of.-mr obic.ei was not adapted to bin, l>r.
J. Pve Smith rafoark. thai, - upon the whole,
noeuuence ha. vet been aliordcl by ge gj
that min existed on ihe earth earlier ihan during
.:. Ida
-<*|]ll-'J
&.-.. d
u J;!I ite ehalk
I, nod old r« d
-! ie, ell uwaa>
lull 1<I lllll'l in>
t.lined i
noi ii
Ofigen, Tin ml »n I
have bed ii e aaivi
here to dm uai U a
leued i
doee not
i i - Moaai • eiaation was
11 , ,, Ji SUM Mart) r. It unl,
ami Auguaiine are said to
*uw. V. v d<> imi intend
niia ■cii.Mi olagenlnjC) and :i-im
•• \, I: urn r. thai .1
in,.('i. i iiic- Ii :.-••. :-i«i falfi in wiih it.
ginning lotnoeeQuite rannltyt win
blew tin- blindl opea again, and aent his matin
ht-ripi (tdveriog acmea the floor. The eunlight
gittln)d in, and at the suiic lime Mr. Burton*!
ideas Hew <ml.
lie luraed in his ehaii J>\A looked <>ut nftlie
window, ijc.iou eharmed hiseyis. and ihe iiiu-i|
c orSingnig binla fell freauly on lua t-ar. >'--
inrr at ilui uioincni appeared coneideraoly more
aiirae.ive thao Theology. The green leaVea ol
ihe irece eenaed hlui tu forget die leavee .!' hia
inanusirijil The plumage of the htrtls made
hio) dleguaied wiih Ida grey gooae quill, Vei
Mi. Burton fell that he auglil lo Ijbor dial morn-lug.
l.i eaatlog afoul him, lo And an eiciiee lor a
little idleneaet he saw a chatae driving down die
street, and slop before Ilia own door. A pood
looking, plainly dreeoed young man, helped but j Ul"„|l(Ml.
" Yes, I remcn.Tjer all about it now. ■
•■ Weil, sir. 1 am ihe mail—"
*• I remember your countenance."
•• You undoubtedly supposed 1 mtuided to in-bult
yon ?"
•' No—1 llionjjht you were pOOb
"S.i I was. 1 did not know tin. I could af-ford
lo gno you any moie. Marriage* you
know isa son oflmtary. Wad I given yoa B»e
or ten do'ltrs, and got a poorvwie m return, you
must 6A*nJeee it Would have been a uii-er.ilde
bargain. Well, sir, the wi& you |jy« n»e isa
prise. It has I
lier virlues, an
a suitable aeknowledifeincnt
lie placed a purse in Ibe bauds of the astonish-ed
mnnsicr, who beailaiad to aeeeptiu
•• You nc« d not scruple lo take ill thanks to
my wife* I em now .i tolerably rich man.
The odd brjdegrooin took hia departure. Mr.
of Jiia VOfJbjsal published :
*• Hotv the Consiilutirm could be hcslmodined,
so ns :o elTcei the object, car. only be authorila-u.
elv diiermincd by ihe amcntfing power. It
'may be done in various wa\s. Among oihere,
il might be effected thiough a re-organization
' ojth* Exnutive department; so that it» powers,
m Head Ofbeing veiled, «a they now are, in a
1 single officer, should be in two ; lo he so elected
1 as lhat Hie iwo should b lualituted the special
Otgant and representatives of the respective
lions in the Executive department oj the
iiken me six years to find out all '■ Govcrnme.U.and requirUf rrWi to approve all
id now 1 bare Ctfjae to make you t;ie uctn 0j Comrress before th,
i the wind |jur|0n ewnitoed die contents of ihe purao witn
they sbtut become
laws. One night he DOMrged with .he .idjiimis-
Iriiion of mailers comiecied wi.h ihe fnruigu re*
la'.hma of the country*/ and i!ie other of such aa
were rouuecied wiih doniesiie institutions; the
selection to be de.-ided by lot. Il would thue ef-fect,
more simply, what was intended by ihe
n^i'ial provisions of the Coosliiution, in giving
litre!) cuiioMiy i and !.« waa not a huh- surprised j ,„ one u(-,(ie majorilies composing ihe Ciovcrn-ud
gratified la find dial ihey couaiaied of tin
helf-eaglee bright, a|iioiog—apparently fresh
frylh the mini.
Aud that wai the laat ihe elorgynan ever
heard of ihfl bridegroom.
Transplanting Trees.
Frill, abode, and ornamental irecs si
planted out
uld be
•Southern climate u» soon alter
l.illeu in the fall as possible.—
ari- rb.- Saart* phyiical
anv i %•
nl even
I'lmu a
bt.
VII io I
u'lag * > in- eitfhi OHII s ih.
tereaiHHi ierg on- remeine. I!
ni re. libs, and ibe |.;naimdoii : here
linel ; tun.-..-* haw fell Ihcil ti-clis,
dro|w i.t ..on m <l their mirl;. \n thi- c« (|tn ol
lln* i.>.,ir i, .ii \M ;.i--. lliroHuh iViae hnmenae
heda ..I".-o.il whttih pre row an valuable to i.*.
Then be|.»w• il-.it we find thnee alngnl'ir li-hof
"he o!d p'i! •-, PI .-.t.in... which n«i Sfl niledi to
ll>.i;lt Milh.- ("or re"t?»Kof theni in rtie"worftl.
Tin v'eplnlusprs, Pn>ricberte% a, ate. WVoeg-lecied
to mention ■■- we rmfaeoy where hia bonea
wi'ie del tii'il. th it'll, la-' of :>!•: Miintm'alia
t!i;i1 W c i« Ihaluld :.";,i: in':' IM o: jll of •:.*,
the Opoamim, whrVh ajipeara on ihe ;»l,»ii.. llie
rarlietft nf hia elaee. Ail theeu rjvi-Jalii D« olg""
nloev irom ihe haweta of il.e earth, are *etonb>li
ing ;i« thi- br'o<:iii!' 10 lighl ihe ct.ii". fl 'leri-.ia-iieiim
end Poaii '*:i. i fter reniainhtg i»lite grs"»e
1700 v...ist «" ihe ■ faihgof ancient Bfrpt and ;
Assyria fi".n : i. <• ii- sutnba.
»t fengibt however* a» we deaeend, we ?i\?s
beneath atl regetainm, firat, ihe terns, and the
conifer*{ aud then w« ia';e leatehf the lowest '
form'* of'uiim .1 organisation, :,'. ihe !-.;*<■ ol die
fceeiltfi nma roeka, aoout lea mile* froni the aor«
race, and in il.:- atfaiM ot goophytea, and araela-cra.
And this is efthertha vanishing point of g«B
ail orgairisaJMn. or ihe forms etlslhig before,
were ion Frail lo be [ reeereeili or eUe, the low-rr.
and j.ir.ii.iry rocks have I»ee0 snljeeied to *o
high a degree ol heal as to deatroy them.
Heee, so far ae in) dfaenaoriea haeo been
made wast!,.- beginning ol life* but we lOoet fie-acend
ihroagli other leyera nfroek beiore we
1 hi* i
u sge
have:
i.i II ar.i
ifit*ifds l.i u.i.u. .- no v.. i poll 10
nvi ihe Ujhie. .*.H l*rul. Srdgwtck
laei real aioui-il that we shall
ii .tt c*iufUj-ioueuppoe d to any iruih,
i inuml; nev, rather ni..i new dieoneer-die
e e d -i ppoiui.d.l! -iraloui to ilnnes
which aie ulitadv kojwn by gi»uy uaa larger
iip)iej|i into ll iu«es-il harionuies «»l ooture."
On >•»...e io .* point*, aa m-u- diaee
in de, i; .^ | obahle that there y
.-., .-i^, oi views, but Hie (real i
o| ihis arianoe uu
n preliy, graeelul gin, an*
Mepa logetlu r Mr. Durlou
ring ; and pr.-srnliv .. detBi
bin ihai a \ onng genilemao
see him on buaineaa
»A
Ihey mounted ihe
heard ihe door-bed
etie cum! to inform
and lady w felted to
leavaa Uai
Hare we nave no heavy fiosis io throw iherool
OUtoflhi ground; hot ihe roois become lirmh
iinbediletl by the winter ruin*. The wounds
used l») removal hcnl; new fibre* commence
nd when apring come* Hit 1:4
growa '
(iug on
ibe baa
• eric* are
he some
iilucHVO, ..uihs
■ .dcr. <l as n tiled. A
Mru'iiee IL-it in ii..- elegant language of Dr. Brew-
»ier. '• COIIIILCI> die future wiih the paat« uoilea
knowledge yilh rutlll. and gilue tin* sun-set of
things thai are, with \i\a auroral splendor
ihinga that are lo be."
iMal.cn. The young man. in i «,„„!„BUccecd well in planting treee, ea
nanner. urtd him he had called . ow lmp mwU uttlM„ll(:i u, ,
onpan-of
I
:v. liudeil i.'W
jlcetic Uueouiu
ril, r.oi. Pxfonl. Eog.
October ISM, page i'oy.
IToble Conduct.
A rorrcfiwnindduen.itl ooj| iihhee Illlll-asiirr ceoouunnttyy (Pa.)
Whig fumi-hes ihut paper wiih the' partieulsra
of ibe following Inlareaiing Incident, ol which ha
waa an ete*witrte«e. ll occurred a few yejr*
ago, on the line of the great raterorfl ioiVprere-ments
uf ilia) Stale. It is one of those BANK - "I
ie kind-hrortedneea whleh fllla ihe mind
with il.e in*0!utiutry eonet iousneaa ihai then ie
•• lome.huig tit il e aftgi I ».iil in our common na-lure
man, su
lie wee not ini>to
Ir.iiik, o||-h.;tiil m
tor the purpose oi being married in
ion ; and ibe giri'a blushes (obi me >-n.0 BHiry.
•• Vary well," ntri Mr. Bor.oai -1 ainal-arwye
rewdy M make young people lurppy* You
love each OPWC l
M We WOflld wait n day or ir/o, ifwedid imi."
replied ihe youut.
His comiiaiiion blushed again.
•• Have von arMaeeeea ?" aakad tiic dergyman.
•■ We art not ii-l ," answered .he bridegroom.
•• and I Ihwoajll 1 coird not ullord Ihe cApc;se ol
bringing any of our Iritiids will) U4. If vol.
th in■ we bad betiai hava wltnieeeai perhaps yeu
will call in aonreboily."
•■ It wilt be ercll lode M-," *a.d tbeeleegyoaani
smiling.
He called in a \
Iteepef,
•• We are iu aaniOtning of a hurry, aaw the
bridegroom, as iho l.tli-r pau«ed in llie doorway,
to yive soaie order* lu a UOeMatio. " I liave gnl
io "ii io mill lliia fbraooaOi aud ..*s a long dim
heina;11
••Stand up here, .hen, 1 will dMOOtoa v»n.
itie elacptypjeu oaiii wiih a eoin attempt at geev-
DVXner brother and llie house-iiieiit
a decided preponderance in tho Electoral
College, and lo ibe other majority a still more
dccnlrd influence iii the eventual choice—in case
ihe College failed to elei'l a President II waa
inu-nded lo enact an equilibrium belween llie
lar^tt* and am*Her States iu this department! but
which, in practice, has entirely failed, and by ils
failure, done much lo disturb the whole system,
and io bring abuul ibe presenl stale of things.
Indeed il nuy be doubled whether the Ira mere
of ibe constitution did not commit a great mistake
I iu constituting a single ineieadof a pbiral Execu-live,
"ay, u may even he doubled wbelhtrr a
Angle Chief Nagiatraie; Enveeied with all ihe
■HMTI I properly nppertjiniog to the Kxeculive
Department of toe Government, aa is ihe IVesi-dent,
isconipiili'de wilb Ihe jierm.iucnce of a pop-ular
Cjuviiniiienl, t-peeiaby iu a wealthy and
poiuilous community) wiih a large revenue and
a numerous body ol olucers and employees. Cer-tain
il is thai ihere is no instance nfa popular
(lOM'inmi'iit, aoeonailtoiedi which haelong en-*
durtd. Even ours, tbns lar, (urnialiM no evi-dence
in us lavor, and uol a little againet il; for
0. it the present disturbed an i dangerous slain of
Ihinga, winch threatens liie country with monar-chy
or disunion, may be juatly aitnbuted. On
ihe oilier hand, the two muet diailngoiahed run**
litutional Governmenta*of antiquity, both in re-pte;
to parmaoanflO and power, bed a dual Ex-
I refei lo those of Sparta arid Home.
1'nc former had two hereditary ami the latter l. >
uleeied chiel in.igiein.tet. his true that England,
tin- anda ci ihe oiknuu reotlete, apougiulea. or; from which onr* in ihi* respici is copied, has a
inonihs, we shall lee the impnrianct of pn s. r- [ single hereditary head of ibe Executive deport'
ling all of he ibous nid feedera, dial the treu m
l.i plan-is
around
as if to the •• uiaiiot
peach tit is, esainlne
and sec i| i'ocie arc none o| the [teaCh
worm aeeieted iherej lire) will breed list e-nougb
withoul iuiporiiog ihem from abroad.—"
rriage. I am aura, thought the clergy yitu>. a Ir,.ir h.is ,,,.,.„ ruilUtl hy (l;.M),ini, w,ib
"B« me wnrin ju»lbrgiuuiiig at ihe ruoi. VVlioe
stow loo much attention to me following plain
! ami fixed principle* of vegetable l.le:
Firat, a tree ia a fading* lieiog ihiitg* with all
the appetite and wuiiisol aotmaie i:ie. Second*
llv, it u.usi baled, to Inaere us perfection, a*
! much ns ihnu,;h il breathed, MID possessed living | KUllve
i funr.ioiis. iNow, when WO ui.ihrslaild how the
; tree lakee us Ibodi dial il i* prioetpaily ihrowjfh
the alluvial, or historic period." H»t <!"• bun. -
of »« are preserved in a loaail atlie equally well read, ihi a « i i '"•■f11"" '*' ' '^!" • '
w.ih ihose ol the n.bnor enimab. * ' "- - ► »»e high IB U ait.*, and bum*
Cov.er.av*. "ibe establishment o? prcseui the pfl ara ol heaven, frr aeeoi larj
socieiv earmot be verv ;„.,,,;.t."— Ii .. one of H would aram were at work, for aoue cmiaider-the
rewrite the aenai vieerti pro-ed : a reeolt He . ■We period, before a snr.aj a waa fitted o «aa-more
rahaaWe, aa it uniu a in ...» onbroke!, chain, lain • <v< I
natural and en il iii.toiy ;" and when apeakrhg ,IU
of causes now al Work* he sa> s, " W
\i the pelnl ilite side of the AotintalD, wl.'uc it\. -You, Oaarge OharoUera, promise to tAi
occurred UM iraoahipment of p..»vtiger» Irom • this woman l.i be u.urUwlul wile .
the Weal, wa« moored a canal boat. Walling llie Ceorge nodded. -
grrieal nf fha irein *re nuritng on its wa> > •• To lore her insickncs*; hea,..i—to«..nr.
•• through" lothe Enil. The eaptiin of theiwith her your j
boat, a lall, Mugh, aun-embroWneU mm. stood i betl and board
bv hie crilt. aopet*fljMendIng ihe Lhor- ol his men, I Another noi
ihe ear* roiled up. and m a few miuuies j •• And you.
.nul \onr i rniwa
Da you promoM I
termiue nearly the »ary tteapcaw whence ibeir
action aiay '»• dpled." The words of Moee*
ere more' ban ronfirmed, by the in« ,u
found iu die earth, and ihe records on lie sur.
baa.
. t ,ne were ■ i ce rejaaedjed ia I
B* I el. .
IH, i IU itJ
I
:.,!!in. siraciure, whish h» a qna«i
hrganizaOon. And ihoujh wo cannoi aay thai
here ia tt:. birth ol all ime. ibe abVolute begin*
ni/Ht, \K\ w< *-.- dial itia a* near the
thai creating ;.•■( wliCh God called d
isfing, ao™fihey were, aa ei ■ecai carry o-r!
i.-\!i,he may ti ne i»eeii i'i a f: ■
i„», Kr n ■" '" ■' '
r liie Ion ol
niijs not i --
■ ighl \; ■■ kiinlr. Bu
.1 ia thi ttmlinm
lo, •
■nit we I
/ a i
wit...
after a party ol uh.'i; half a diz >n fWnttentau
cam* out. and deliberaurtj walking up io ihe
esptiin. addreaaed him someihmg alter this wise:
•• S:r. we wish lu gfl on E "M, but our lurlher
progress lo day depends on yoi. lu the ran
we Iraeejuetlefl. * aieJl mm. artmee pieoaooi ia
ihajvreeable, We AaVfl been awpefhiad a rum-railtee
i"« the pasewngeaa aVOafc *a*uyuu wwlj
'.;■;,»■ thia man a peeamge in edwf bom. If he
are remain '. w*hai *«i ywa .
i :.ui ,;i." i , i. ■' -I ■ * intern, - I baei
.„ > ■ ■ o,»i;. p.—
Hi. ■•!.•; i , •■ "
Mary, promise :o iak. uii* asoato
he your nuabotul I"
A nod and a bloell from Mary.
• ''•■<• |..vi- l.tin—In nor iiuur'
Another iM-d.
*• And obey him I*1
A douhifi.i look feoia alary.
- In all things n asoi.aWe !" added t
man ; ami ahe uuduvos, " And LH m i
irue and suWtiaa Ma a m—\ IMI nenmiati''
\I;irv - ur.l irtoa BaVled
;1 tew word* nwne, a1. ! - coueni ed thaaj man
iiiiwib. Mo, *:•. .. her oyiaaua. t-rurii-i
. ,,w ,■■ '. i';■"■•'-'•% mi., i .'•»" aaade
^o on eooaoming us oeeaeltfOsed loodi arflliou*
hatiog Ae great draw made optin •••< aitality, ol.
having io form tlto mouttai before ihe 1O»KI can
bo laken. Now, cue ha.tog been taken lo lake
up ihe motloia emu.. so ahould there be care ia-ken
lo plant UlOOl jusi as Ihey were taken Ironi
the ground. We UM) often see holes du^ lor
treee wbtoh look more lika poai l"l!,H than ■■e-po
»;:.irv for the roois of 0 'i'.in^ pliui. Th;-
iree shimld oovet bu planted ileepai Uien it orig-ma!
l> grew in ihe sod ; .ihe aurlaoe IVOU iboojd
i.-nt aU the room, with ibeir lateral* spread,
i tl;..; nature fust gave them : ami a rich sod i-i
| good rogetabta mould alwuld be firmly uobetl
| all around the roou*. Lei ihe late be firml) plan-i
led ai once. Whoever oiakea the teconU eueri
| to plant a iree, w \\\. ..;:.e UOiM ill Ml. gaj his la-
I bor furb's paino* A' MI. t iwsnuree, ooteal mnal
ll.orougiiiy .1' omposed, will not a.owvcr lo lecd
Iran v. ml. Nature i i flood teacher | witnea*
| that loi'si. IKIW ih.- ii..i Irtuik KUerlacea ils
,. sand .irm>. and year afteryeef drnua ii fidi*
ag« i ,... Ihi i'..iii wuii the muietaJ ajibatao-
. , ,,,!.. J htnintiful i'. ••:,'"o.c b»a wtaal>
c<. eoliaied irom ihe aloseepbere, to bo again
uduM op by ihi aatusg ie«te»e.oth40| iba iree io
i..,. _ . f'oweisaud fruit.
metrt ol Goreronseni; boi it is not less true ihai
site has had many uu irdoui ItTUggle to proven!
her chiefoiagMirete from becomhig absolute; and
that lu guard BgaiOBl n elfectiully, she was final-ly
compelled lo duesi hnn Bubetanually of ihe
power of admfniaiaring the Govermuonti by
iranaferriirg it prtnically lo a eahtnet of respon-sible
ministers, who, by OBUtbllthedcuslom, can-not
hold office unless supported by a majnrtiy of
ihe two houtea of Parliament* She his thus
avoided iht danger ol ibe chief magiHrambeefnav
in" nbsolulc. ami . | red to unite, tu'>st inijallv,
a aioglc wil i i ploral egaeulivei iu constituting
that nepartmeni of her Qoverntnenf. We have
no such guard, and can have none such, wuhout
an enure ohangC in lh? charaeicr of our Covern-rnent;
and her esemploof eoorte furnishes no
evidence in ftvoc ofa aiugle chief aaagsetralo in
a popular form of Government like ours, while
the i \ample of lonm r limes, and our own thus
far, forniohea atrong e> idenee againet ii.
•• Hm ii i?* objected IIMI a plural Eieenilve ne-eeeaariry
lead* t<» intrigu ■ *ud discord among it*
inamuesa, and t!. >t ii i- hiennalateol wWi prompt
Rtld tlliciiiii action. Thia may be true when
liter are all ate< ;■ d by ibe same ennetituenear;
anil may be a good reason, w Ivrc tliis is ihe caffc
for prewrlng a ahub eiecative, wiih all ita oh-he
c
,.ik«
IHI VruM iree* ire liablolo beaon killedi ihe) jecuon^toa plui il eteeuiive- 1
lerg*- ahould be lefined low, so thai ihe ahade of die
i . limbs will protect the Irwak. We would now
pUnteea aa>p*ee. p. are, peoowi Bi pluaao»oueri - --
■rapce, fiaaa raepWieiaai sirawbernes. and all
ak k and osaaaaMfftal trees. Wheoarer llie
grooo^ i* tetti psanu i'i^-. and auel
winter kilb-d, ahould be
ilifi. rent where ihe) are-eleeied hy different
.... , ., lag nnd hostile in-tercet*,
aa would be il.e f icaiaj Mareaaa aader con-
Bideratlon Hera die two would baeo to act
aoncarrioty io approving the acia ol Congress,
aud sCparaiLiy m the aytatte ot their respective
departmenU. The Osfosl, in the latiet cts*.