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THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT. VOLUME III. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1841. NUMBER 2. rn. PUBUSHKI) WKEKLY, BY h-M 41.11 &. MliaWOOD. T K It M S: Two Dollars ami Fifty Cenu ■ year, in advance —or Three Hollar* after the expira-tion of tjiree months from llic Hate of the first nunibci received.—No paper will be discon-tinued until all srrcarages arc paid, except at the option of the nublivhers; and a failure to order a diaronlij>'-iance wiiliin the year will be eomideied a new engagement. KwriWll. ■ITrnT Dollai peraonare. for the first inaertion, and Twenty-hve Cents tor each succeeding publication. A liberal deduction will be made in favor of Uagat who advertise by theipiarlor.orfor a longer period. QJT firtWri In the publishers must come free of postage, or tbev cannot be attended to. I COUNTING TIIK VOTKS FOR I'RKSI-DENT AND VICE PRK8IHK?"" Thia ii the day appointed by law far opening and ruunliii(| (he voles of Ihr Electors of Preaidenl and Vice Presi-dent of 'tho United Steles. By the lat lection of Ihe 2d article of the Conililuiinn of Ihe liuitid States H ie preacribed " thai the Preaidenl of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Se-nate and House ol Representatives of the United Stales, o|>eii nil the certifi-cates, and Ihe mice ot the Knclors ol Prosident and Vice President shall then be counted." By the act of Msrch 1, 1702, il is en-acted that Congress ahull be in session •n ilia second Wednesday in February, 179S, and on ihe second Wednesday in February succeeding every men nip of Ihe Electors, and ihe certificates ol ihe Electors, nr so many of Ihein as ahal! bare been receiv* d, shall then be open-ad, the voles counted, ami the persons who shall fill the officea ul President and Vice Preaidenl ascertained,and declared, agreeably to the Conatituliun. On the 3llili of January ultimo, tin-two Houaea ap|H>intcd a Joint Cninmil-tee lo ascertain and report a mode ot ex-amining the voles for Picsuleul and Vice President of the United States, and of notifying the persons eleclt'd of their 0- lerlion. On the report of that committee the two Houaea came to the following reso-lution : Resolved, Tint the two Houses will assemble in ihe Chamber of ihe'House of Reprcscntativea on' Worltieecn*, the lOih of February, »i 19 o'clock, and the Preaidenl of the Senate ahall be presi-ding officer ; that one person' In- appum led a teller on the part of the Senate, and two on ihe purl of (lie House ol Re-presentatives,- io make a hat of the Hotel as ihev shall he declared j thai the re- Bull shall be declared In Ihe President of ihe Senate, who ahull announce ihe state of the vote, and Ihe p, rsons elected, to the two Houses as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a declaration of ihe. persons elected President and vice Preaidenl of Ihe United Statea, and together with » list af voi' - ho entered 011 the journal!. •f the two Houses. The 'Honorable William C. Preston, Senator from South Carolina, WBI ap pointed teller on Ihe pail of ihe Senate; and The Honorable Caleb Cuthing, Rep rescnlative from Massachusetts, and Ihe Honorable John W. Jom-, R. presents. live from Virginia, were appointed tel-lers on ihe pan ol the House of Rcprc-aenlalive*. At 13 o'clock to-dav, the following or-der waa moved by Mr. Briggs, of Mases-chnsetta, and adoptctl by tho llouae of Kepresentnlives: Ordered, That a message he -ent to the Senate to inform Hut body that this House is now ready 10 receive the Sen-ate anil lo proceed in opening lh'- ceiti. Scales and counting the volea of the K-lectors of the sev.ernl Slates in ihe choici of a President and Vice President of Ihe United Stales, in pursuance of Ihe reso lutinn of the two Houses. The Senate cr.tnc into the Hill of lln House in Ihe following order: The Sec geant-al-Arms in front, followed by iht Vice President ol the Uuitid Stales and President of the Senate, with the Sec-retary of the Senate on Ins left ; then the pnneipsl Clerk of the Senate, hear-ing the volea of the Electoral then the Senators, two anil tun. The Senate was met at the south door of the Rotunda by the Sergeani.at-Armi of the House, who conducted ihe pro. cession down the broad aisle. The \ ice Preaidenl was received bj the Speaker on the sleps of his stand, ami conducted lo his seat as tin- presiding officer of Ihe joint meeting—the Speaker taking a seal ol his left. The Secretary of the Senate was sealed at the right end of ihe table of the Clerk of (lie Ifnuse, and the Clerk at Ihe opposite end. The tellers took Beats at ihe Clerk's table in front ol the presiding officer ; Mr. Preston, the tel-ler on the part llf Ihe Senate, in Ihe cen-tre, and Mi. Cusbing and Mr. Jones,lel-li rs on Ihe purl ol the House, on hie right ami 1« ft. The Sergeant-at.Armi of Ihe Senate occupied a leal at 'he right of and he-low ihe Vie*. Pr- siilent; the Sergeant-ai- Arms of ihe House a corresponding pn- ■ilion on Ihe left of the Speaker. The Senators look Ihe lent* set nparl lor lln in 111 the bad) ol the Hull, on the lilt as II ta entered, so aa to be on use right ol the presiding officer. The mem-bers of the llnnse were seal, d within ihe bar—ibe requisite number el" eeeia having been provided and placed in the open spaces. YVh 11 the Sen.ne entered the Hall, die Spcaki 1 and members rose, and re. ■named aiauding until the Senate were seated. The ladies' gallery was filh il, almo.-i exclusively, with ladies; and, as II would not contain all, nearly Ihe whole line of front seata was fill, d wiih them. The entire gstveries were crowded with spectators. The joint meeting being organized, the, presiding officer (the Vice President of Ihe United States and President of ihe Senate) rose and announced the purpose for which Ihe two Houses of Congress had assembled in joint meeting. fl- then proceeded to break the seals of ihe envelopes in which Ihe totes ol the Electors weie enclosed, commencing with the Stale of Maine, and, having merely broken the seal, he rose and handed ihe paper to Ihe tellers, saying, M I deliver 10 yon, gentlemen, tellers,the volea of ihe Electors of Ihe Stale of Maine for President and Vice President of Ihe l'n Hid Stales, that the same may be counted." The same ceremony wag observed by the Vice President in opening mid de-livering to Ihe tellers the voles of all Ibe Stales, The superscription on the envelope and Ihe certificate of the votes of the K-le'ciors, together with every piper con-tained williiu the same, were read throughout hy one or oilier nf Ihe tel-lers, taking il alternately, the teller on Ihe pill of ihe Senate having comtiieu ced with the Stale of Manic. The tellers having read, counted, and made duplicate lists of the voles, which lists thev compared with each oilier, and being found lo agtee, they were deliver ed to the Vice President, by whom they were read lo the joint m-eting, and are ss follows : Lilt of Vctet for President and Vice Pre/idi nl of the United States for four yean, commenting Monk 4, 1841, For Pre- For Vice l'rc.-i-sidenl. dent 5 ? 4 Stoles. =c3 I 7 f 5 S I Maine. IK 1(1 New I lamp-lure, 7 7 Massachusetts, 11 14 Rhode Island, 4 4 Connecticut, 8 » Vermont, 7 7 Now York, 42 42 'New Jersey, B H Pennsylvania, 8(1 30 Delaware, 3 :\ Maryland, 10 10 Virginia. SI 22 I N. Carolina, 15 15 S. Carolina, 11 11 Georgia, 11 11 Kentucky, 15 15 Tennessee, 15 15 Ohio, 21 21 Louisiana, 5 5 Mississippi, 4 4 Indiana, 0 0 Illinois, 5 5 Alabama, 7 7 Missouri, 4 4 Arkansas, . 3 3 Michigan, 3 3 384 fK» 234 43 11 1 ReiiipUulnUon. Whole number of totes given, 204 Necessary lo a choice, J4s Of which, for President, William Henry Harrison, ol Ohio, reeeivi d 234 Martin Vun Burin, of New York, received 60 204 For Viet President, John Tyler, of Virginia, received 234 Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, leceived 49 Littleton W. Tazewell, of Virginia, received 11 James K. Polk, of Tennessee, re-ceived 1 204 The Vice Preaidenl thin announced the rcsull to ihe joint meeting, anil, in compliance with ihe luw of March 1, 1702, and the resolution of the Itto Houses of ihe 2d, instant, made, thu fol- 1 lowing declaration : " I do declare that William Henry 1 ll'imsoti, of OHIO, having 11 majority of I the whole number of volea of ihe Elec-tors of Preaidenl and Nice President of file lulled Stales for Presidt ut, is dolt elected President ol Ihe United States for four ii urs, commencing wiih the 4til day of March, in the year 1841. 11 Ail I do lurlher declare that John 1 Tyler, of Virginia, having a majority ol I ihe whole number of votes of tin- Elec-tors of Pr. sident and \ ice President ol I the lulled Slales for Vice President, is Idulv ejected Vice Preaidenl of the Uni-ted Slates f.ir four years, commencing u till the -till dav nf March, in the year , 1841." Trje Vice Preaidenl ihen anuounci d that, aa the business for which ihe two tinuses of Congress had assemhlid in joint meeting had been gone through mill, he declared ihe inciting dissolted; and, thereupon, The Senste withdrew in Ihe order in which it had entered ibe Hall; the prin-cipal Clerk bearing Ihe voles cf the E lectors, sud one of Ihe lists, to the Sen-ate Chsmhei, lo be deposited wiih tin aichivee of that body. Whilst the Senate was retiring from ihe Hall, the Speaker and members ol the Home remained standing. Tie Senate being withdrawn, Ihe Speaker look his chair, snd Ibe House resumed irs session; and Mr. CUSHING, from ihe joint com millee appn.tiled 011 the 2d mat., sub-mitted the lolI .wing resolution as sn ad diiinnal re-pori from ihsi commillec : Resolved, That a committee ol one member of ihe Senate to join s commit tee of iwo mcnihei* of Ihe House of Re pteseiitaii HI be appointed bv ihe House to wail on William Henry Harrison, ol Oh!•>, and lo notify him that he has been duly elected President of Ihe United Statea for four years, commencing with the .|ih day of March. 1-41. The resolution wss read and sdopted. MISCEL L AN Y. From the IJUU - Book. THE SOI-'T IVSVICH. ST T. s. AK rnca. "I'll give him him law lo hia heart's content, the scoundrel!" said Mr. Sin-gleton, walking backwards snd forwards, in a slate of angrv eieilemenl. «*> "Don't call harsh names, Mr. Singles •on," said I. iwyer Trumsii, I okiug ii|l Irom lh.- IMNSS of papers In-fore him, and ■galling, in a quel, benevolent wsy, that was |M'c\iltar to bun. '■Every man should be known by his true name. Williams iaa scoundrel, and so he ought lo be called!" responded lot client, will, increasing wariulh. '•Old vou ever do a reasonable thing 11, your life, when you were angry!" ask-ed Mr. Truetnau, who.e age and reap c-labililt gate him ihe license lo apeak thus freelt Jo his young friend, lor whom he wa« endeavoring lo arrange some bu-siness difficult! wiih a former partner. "I can't say thai I Inter did, Mr. Trin • man. But now, I have good reason fui being angry; and the language I us* m reference to Williams is bul Ihe esprit sion of a sober and rational couviclioit,'* replied Singleton, a little more calmly. "Dni yuu pronounce him u scouodre, before you received Ins reply lo your last letter?"asked Mr. True,nan. , ^ "Nil, I dirl mil. Bit thai letter con-firmed my (jr. vioiisly lorillid Impressions of Ins character." "Bul I cannot find in thai letter ant evidence proving your late partner lo he a dishonest man. He will uof agree 10 your proposed mode of sellletni-iil, b» • cause he does not sic 11 lo be the most proper way." "He w.iu*l agree toil, because il is an honest snd equitable method ol settle lin nl, thai is all! He wants to over, reach me, snd is determined 10 do so 11 he can!" responded Mr. Stngiclou, slili excited. "There you are decidedly wrong," >au: the lawyer. "You have both allowed yourselves to become angry, ami are both unreasonable, and, if I must speak plain-ly, I think you most unreasonable 111 the presenl case. Two angry tnmi can nev-er settle any business properly. You have very unnecessarily increased Ihe dif-ficulties in Ihe way of a speedy solid - inetit, hy writing Mr. Williams an angrv letter which he has respond, d 10 in a 'ike unhappy tempi r. Now, if I am to settle this business for you, I must write all letters that pasa to Mr. Williams in future." "Bul how can you properly express my vii ws snd feelings?" "Thai I do not wish lo do, If ynur views and feeling? sre toiemain aa they now an-, for any thing like an adjustment of the difficulties under such circumstan-ces, I should consider hopelcs," replied Mr. Trueman. "Weil, let me answer lliia letter, and after that, I premise that you shall have your nwn way." "No, I shall consent lo no such thing. It is 'he reply lo that letter which is lo modify ihe negotiation lor a settlement in such a way as to bring success or fail-ure; and I have no 'dea of allowing you, in Ihe present slate of ye.ur mind, lo write such a one as will most assuredly defeat an am,cable airangi lln lit." Singleton paused for some time, before making a reply. II h.id been forming in his mind a most Bulling and hitler n . joinder to Ihe leller just alluded to, and he was very desirous that Mr. Williams should have the 11. ::• fit of knotting ihal be thought him a "tnckv ami delibi rale scoundrel," with other opinions of a si milar character. We found it, therefore, impossibh lo make on his mind to lei lh in,impassioned Mr. Trueman write Ibis most important epistle. "Indeed I must a/rite this Idler, Mr. Trueman." he ssid. "There are some iluiiga thai I want to say to Inin, lh.it I know you won't wrile. You don't seem lo consider the posilton in which he ha. placed me by dial leller, nor what is ob ligaiory upon me ss s man of honor. I never allow any man to reflect upon me, directly or indirectly, without a prompt response." "There is, in ihe Bible," ssid Mr Trui man, "a passage thai la perfectly ap-plicable in the present case. Il is ihis— A soft answer turnetk away wrath, hut grievous words stir up anger. I ban found Ibis precept, in s lite thst hss num-bered more then double your years, lo be one thai mey ha safely and honorably adopled, in all esses. You blame Mr. Williams for willing you an angry leller, and are indignant al certain expressions contained therein. Now, is it any more right for you to write an sngry leller, with culling epithets. Ihan il is for him?" "But, Mr. Trueman—" . "I do assure you, my young friend," said Ihe lawyer, interrupting him, "lhai I am acting in this case for your bentfn, and not for my own; snd, ss your legal .nl user, you must submit to my judgment, or I cent ol consent lo go on." "If I will promise nol lo use suy harsh language, will you nol consent lo let me write ihe letter?" urged ibe client. "You snd I, in Ibe present stale ol tour mind, could not possibly come at the same conclusion in reference 10 what is harsh and what is nnld," sard Mr. Trueman, "therefore I cannot con sent that you shall wrile one word nf Ibe proposed reply. I stuff write il." "Well, I suppose I shall have to sub-mil. When will it be rcadyi" •'Come ibis evening snd I will give you ihe drall, which you can copy and slgll." In Ihe afternoon Mr. Singleton «SMI<-, ind received the leter prepared by Mr. Triieinan. Il ran thus, sfles-lhe dale anil formal addrcaa- "I regret thai my proposition did not meet your approval. The mode of eel- 'lenient which I suggested wss the result of a careful consideration ol our miiiuai interests. Be kind enough to sugg> si 10 Mr. Trueman, my lawyer, sny plan winch win tlnnk will lead lo an early and ami cable adjustment of our business. Y'oii majl rely upon mv consent to II, if II uieels Ins approbation." "Is it possible, Mr. Trueman, that you expect as> lo sign such a cringing leller is that!" said Mi. Singleton, throwing it down, snd walking backwards si.d foi wards with great irritation of manner. "Well, what is your objection to it," replied Mr. Trueman,mildly, for he was l>ri oared for just such su exhibition ol feeling. •' Objectinn ! Hew can you ask such .1 a question? Am I lo go on my km- s to him and beg htm lo do me iuSI'OVI V' I'll sacrifice everv cent I've got in Ihe win Id first, the scoundrel!" "You wish 10 have your business a, I lied, do VOU noli" asked Mr. Truitiiiin, looking him steadily in the face. " Ol course I do!—Honourably set-tled !" - "Well, lel me hear what yon mean by -in honourable Bcttleinon'!" "Why I mean—" . The young man I,-sit,,.. .1 a moment. 1.id Mr. Trueman said, "You mean s settlemi nt in which your interest shall be equally constdcrd with thai of Mr. Williams." "Y««, certainly. And lhat—" "And thai,"continued Mr. Trueman, "Mr. Williams, in iho settlement, ahall consider and lieat you ss a gentleman." "Certainly I do. But 1l1.it is more. 1 In n he Aas done !" "Well never 1 d. Ix-t what is past go for as much as it :s worth. The prin-cipal point of action is in Ihe present." "Bul I'll never send that mean, cring-ing teller, though." "Yon mistake Us whole tenor, I do as-sure you, Mr Singleton. Yo 1 have al lowed vour angrv feelings lo blind you. Yon, certainly, carefully considered, he-lore you adopled ti, tin- proposed baais of a settlement, did you nol?" "Of course I did-" "Soihe leller which I have prepared for you, slales. Now, as an honest and honourable man, you are, I am sure, wil-ling lo grant lo IKIII ihe same privilege which yon a kid for yourself, nz: Hint ol" proposing a plan of sellleillenl. Your proposition does not Seem in please him: now it is bul fsir thai he should be invit-ed to slate how he wishes tin settlement 10 be made. And 111 giving such an in viiaiiuu, a gentleman should use gentle IMnly language." "But be don't deserve to be treated like a gentleman. In Met, he has 110 claim to Ihe title," said Ihe young man. "If he has none, as you say, you pro less to he a gentleman, and all gentle men should piove bv their actions and their words that they arcffrnfVrincu." ••I can'l sav, that I am convinced bv what von sav, but, as you aeem so benl on having it vour own wav, whv, let me copy Ihe thing and sign it," said • he young niBii, suddenly changing his manner. "There now," he added, p using across the table Ihe brief leller h. had Copied; "I suppose hu'll think me a low-spinied lellow, alter In. gels ihal. But In 'a nils taken. After it's all ovei, I'll lake good care lo lel! him, that il didn't contain my sentiments I" Mr. Trueman smiled, as he took the leller. Slid wenl oil lo fold and din ci il. " Come lo-morrow afternoon, and I I,ink we'll have things in a pretty fair way," he said, looking up with hts usual pleasant smile, as be finished Ihe direc-tion nf the leller. "Good afternoon, Mr. Singleton," he said, as ihal gem U man entered his office on the succeeding dsy. "Good sfleinoon," responded ibe young man. "Well, have you heaid from lhat milk and water letter of yours? 1 can'l call il mine." "Yes, here is the answer. Take a seat, and I will read it to yo," said the nld gentleman. "W\ 11, let's bear It." "Dear tleorgt—I hsve yout kind, ressonable, and gentlemanly note ot yis-teidsv, in reply lo my harsh, uiiiessona-ble, and uiigentlenianly one of ibe dat before. We hate both been playing Ihe f*ol; bul you sre ahead of me 111 becom-ing ssne. I have examined, since I goi your note, more carelully, the tenor ol vour proposition for a a. illetiu nt, and il meets my views precisely. My fooll-h anger kepi me from seeing H In fore.— l.ei our iiniiiidl friend, Mr. Tn1eun.11, ar-range the mailer, according to the plan mi-niton, il. and I shall most beailtly ac qniesce. Yours, C£C." "He never wrote thai leller in lh, world?" exclaimed Single Ion, starting to his feel." "You know his writing, I presume," sii d Mr. TriKiiiau, handing him Ihe lel ler. "It's Thomas W illiaras' own hand, as I livo'" ejieuieassiBingleinii, nu glancing al the letter. " W» old friend, Thomas Williams, the best nalured fellow in tin world!" be coulir.ued, bis feelingi under-going s sudden anil entire revolution.— "What a fool I hate been!" "And whal a fool / have been!" said Thomas Williams, advancing from an adjoining loom, al tin same tune extend-ing his hand towards Singh Ion. "God bless you my old friend!" ex-claimed Suigleion, giasping bis hand. "Whv whal has been ihe lieu lel wnb us holh?" "My young friends," ssid old Mr Trueman, one of ihe kindest hearted men 111 the world, rising and advancing lo wards Ihein, "I have known you long. snd hlrve always esteemed you both.— Thia pleasant meetingand reconciliation, you perceive, is of my arrangement.— Now lel me give you a precept thai will bulb make friends, and keep friends.— II has been mv mono through life; and I don't know thai I hatu an enemy 111 the world. It is 1 "A soft firmer tiirncth aaMJf irruM, hut grierous words stir u/i ringer." Fan Its of Convernal Ion. [From Swilt's celebrated E-say. ] There are two rauffa in conversation which appi ar very diflerenl, yet arise Irum Ihe same root, and are equally blameable; I in, an an iiupatii nci. lo in* lerrupl others, and the uneasiness uf be. nig interrupted ourselves. 'Ihe two chief ends of conversation are 10 enter-lain and improve those we sre su g, or lo receive those benefitsoutselves, which whoever will consider, cannot easily run iiiloeilher of these errors; because when any inin speakelh 111 company, it is sup-posed that he doth it for Ins hearers'sake, and nol hiauwn; so that common discrc. lion will leach us not to force lhi.tr at-lion if they ire mil willing to lend Itj nor on Ihe other aide, to interrupt him whu is 111 possession, because ihal la the grosseal maun, r lo give the preference 10 our own gnod sense. There are some people whose good manners will nol auA'nrihcm 10 Interrupt you; hut, whal is almost as bad, will dis. cover abundance ol impatience, and be upon the watch until yon have done, be cause tin7 have aland sninethng in then own thoughts which tiny long lo he delivered of. Meantime Ihey are so ■arfroin regarding what passes thai their imaginations arc wholly turned upon what Ihey have in res, rve, for feal il should slip not ol their memory ; and thus ihey confine their itemiou, which might otherwise lauge over a hundred things full as good, and thai might be much more naturally introduced. Tin re is a set nf Hide familiarity, which some |Mitipli , hy pn cs ng among ihcir intimates, have introduced uiln thoil general conversation, and would have it pass for iiinoceul fro, doin or hu-mor, which is a dangerous experiment in our northern climate, where all the little decorum and politeness we have are puiely forced by art, and are so ready In lapaa into barbarity. This, among thi Unmans, was the railcrv of slaves, ol vthch we have so inmv instances in I'I.IIIIIIS. It so, meih to have been well ■■ itodueed among us bv Cromwell who, by preferring ihe scum of Iho people, made it court enlertaTnnv nt, of which I have heard ulliiv osr'ieular-, and cms, I uring all things went turned nptide don n, 11 was reasonable and jutl'cious: although it waa a piece of policy found out to ridi-cule a point ol honor in lln oilier extreme, hen the smallest woid misplaced a-moi. g gentlemen ended in a duel. There are some men excellent si tell-ing s story, snd provided with s plenti-ful stock of them, which ihey can draw nil upon occasion in sll companies; and, considering how long conversation runs now among OS, il is nol altogether a contemptible talent. However, it is sub-ject to Iwo unsvoidable defects; frequent repetition, snd being loo soon exbsusted sn ihal whoever valuelb thia gift in him-self, hath need of s good memory, and ought frequently lo shift his company, ihal he may not discover ths weakness of bis fund; for those endowed, Asve sel-dom any other revenue, but live upon •he mam sinrk. Great speakers in public are seldom igieeable ill pritate conversation, whe-lm their faculty be natural, or acquired by practice and often venturing. Natu-ral elocution, although it may seem a paradox, usually spriugelh from a bar* renness of invention snd of words, by which men who have only one slock of niions upon every subject, and ooe set of phrsses to express them in, swim upon -no,, 1 her i, and oil' r themselves upon es-say occasion; therefore, men of much learning, and who know the compass uf a language, are genera'ly Ihe worst lalkera 01, a sudden, until much practice hath inured slid emboldened them, because ihey sre confounded wiih plenty of mat- • er, variety of notions, sud uf words which they cannot readily choose, but are perplexed and entangled by loo great a choice, which is no disadvantage in private Conversation, where on the oilier side, ibe lalenl of haranguing is of all others the must iiisuptmrtable. Nothing hnlh spoiled men more for conversation than the character of being wils; lo support which, Ihey never fail 01 encouraging a number of followers and admirers, who lift themselves in their -cruce, wherein Ihey find Ihcir account-. .111 both sides by pleasing their mutual vanitv. This hath given Ibe former such an air of superiority, and made iho latter so pragmatical lhat neither of them are A-i'll to be endured. I say nothing here of the slate of dispute and contradiction, telling of lies, or of those who are trou-bled with the dis, ate called Ihe wander mg of the thoughts, lhat are never pre-sent in mind, al what pastelh in dis-course; for whoever labours under sny of these possessions, is as unfit for con-versation as a mill man in Bedlam. t-- - . m THE PRINTER, There are dark spots on the fairest features nf existence, and the printer, though subji cl in Ins location to more crossis and shades mid Idols snd hhirrt, mid press-ores, and false impressions 1 Inn most other men ;—yet he has inauv proofs a( the kindness ol patruua anil It tends lo cheer hini in his course; a consolation that he distributes useful knowledge lo thousands, chases Ihe trrti-kles from ihe brow o' care, corrects tuo errors and removes lh<- Ise impressions of the public mind, planes dowt- iho as- [letiiius—smooths the prejudices of life —and though he iaa poor type forihe oh-servance of others, and does not sapire Mo lead ihe way,' yet he even strives to make his paper an index to point lo an u/iriiA( line of conduct—IhereceprUr/e ol opin'ous and sound moral ssnliiuenis dial all may copy. For ihis he asks but ihe approval nf good men, sud the en-couaagemenl of kind palrnnt; and though when he. ahall be struck off from tke file of life—a jitriod put to Ins earthly r x si- .•nee, snd the coffin becomes the rece/ita-cle of hisform, no column or imposing stone shall imir* the spot where is fixed Ins narrow clayey hed; yet he 'trusts his memory will remain imprinted on the hearts of his frinds, snd no BCOISTN of his faults being recoidcd against him,he inav slant! at the final recital, justified before ihe grcst HRAD and FOUNT of sll mercy and goodness. The Alpine Horn—The Alpine Horn is an Instrument constructed with ihe bark of Ihe cheny tree, and which, like a speaking trumpet, is used to convoy sounds to s greet distance. When the last rays ef Ihe Mil gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherd who dwells high, est on those mountains lakes his horn and cries aloud, " Praised he the Lord !" As soon as he ia heard, the neighboring ■hi pherdl leave their fulls repealing these, words. The sounds last many niliiules-''" fur every echo of the mount,ins and gr los nf the rocks repeal the name of In How solemn ihe scene! IniarTnore cannot picture to ilnell any trn.it sue sublime. Tie profound silofnp, ndoiia ceeds—the sight of Ibofiolt of hear. mountains upon which.fing excites the eii seems to rest—evg„ the mean while I mind 10 ,i,ihusiasuri,.,r knees sud pray j ihe shepherds be',;, after, retire to their in open air, nff ,,,„„,• of innoci lice. huts lo enjoy j-wis XI. nsedlos-v, "When Ki3oVl m ibe saddle, uiischtof and "''!,: sii upon th» clipper." 4*
Object Description
Title | The Greensborough patriot [February 23, 1841] |
Date | 1841-02-23 |
Editor(s) |
Swaim, Lyndon Sherwood, M.S. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
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Full text | THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT. VOLUME III. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1841. NUMBER 2. rn. PUBUSHKI) WKEKLY, BY h-M 41.11 &. MliaWOOD. T K It M S: Two Dollars ami Fifty Cenu ■ year, in advance —or Three Hollar* after the expira-tion of tjiree months from llic Hate of the first nunibci received.—No paper will be discon-tinued until all srrcarages arc paid, except at the option of the nublivhers; and a failure to order a diaronlij>'-iance wiiliin the year will be eomideied a new engagement. KwriWll. ■ITrnT Dollai peraonare. for the first inaertion, and Twenty-hve Cents tor each succeeding publication. A liberal deduction will be made in favor of Uagat who advertise by theipiarlor.orfor a longer period. QJT firtWri In the publishers must come free of postage, or tbev cannot be attended to. I COUNTING TIIK VOTKS FOR I'RKSI-DENT AND VICE PRK8IHK?"" Thia ii the day appointed by law far opening and ruunliii(| (he voles of Ihr Electors of Preaidenl and Vice Presi-dent of 'tho United Steles. By the lat lection of Ihe 2d article of the Conililuiinn of Ihe liuitid States H ie preacribed " thai the Preaidenl of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Se-nate and House ol Representatives of the United Stales, o|>eii nil the certifi-cates, and Ihe mice ot the Knclors ol Prosident and Vice President shall then be counted." By the act of Msrch 1, 1702, il is en-acted that Congress ahull be in session •n ilia second Wednesday in February, 179S, and on ihe second Wednesday in February succeeding every men nip of Ihe Electors, and ihe certificates ol ihe Electors, nr so many of Ihein as ahal! bare been receiv* d, shall then be open-ad, the voles counted, ami the persons who shall fill the officea ul President and Vice Preaidenl ascertained,and declared, agreeably to the Conatituliun. On the 3llili of January ultimo, tin-two Houaea ap|H>intcd a Joint Cninmil-tee lo ascertain and report a mode ot ex-amining the voles for Picsuleul and Vice President of the United States, and of notifying the persons eleclt'd of their 0- lerlion. On the report of that committee the two Houaea came to the following reso-lution : Resolved, Tint the two Houses will assemble in ihe Chamber of ihe'House of Reprcscntativea on' Worltieecn*, the lOih of February, »i 19 o'clock, and the Preaidenl of the Senate ahall be presi-ding officer ; that one person' In- appum led a teller on the part of the Senate, and two on ihe purl of (lie House ol Re-presentatives,- io make a hat of the Hotel as ihev shall he declared j thai the re- Bull shall be declared In Ihe President of ihe Senate, who ahull announce ihe state of the vote, and Ihe p, rsons elected, to the two Houses as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a declaration of ihe. persons elected President and vice Preaidenl of Ihe United Statea, and together with » list af voi' - ho entered 011 the journal!. •f the two Houses. The 'Honorable William C. Preston, Senator from South Carolina, WBI ap pointed teller on Ihe pail of ihe Senate; and The Honorable Caleb Cuthing, Rep rescnlative from Massachusetts, and Ihe Honorable John W. Jom-, R. presents. live from Virginia, were appointed tel-lers on ihe pan ol the House of Rcprc-aenlalive*. At 13 o'clock to-dav, the following or-der waa moved by Mr. Briggs, of Mases-chnsetta, and adoptctl by tho llouae of Kepresentnlives: Ordered, That a message he -ent to the Senate to inform Hut body that this House is now ready 10 receive the Sen-ate anil lo proceed in opening lh'- ceiti. Scales and counting the volea of the K-lectors of the sev.ernl Slates in ihe choici of a President and Vice President of Ihe United Stales, in pursuance of Ihe reso lutinn of the two Houses. The Senate cr.tnc into the Hill of lln House in Ihe following order: The Sec geant-al-Arms in front, followed by iht Vice President ol the Uuitid Stales and President of the Senate, with the Sec-retary of the Senate on Ins left ; then the pnneipsl Clerk of the Senate, hear-ing the volea of the Electoral then the Senators, two anil tun. The Senate was met at the south door of the Rotunda by the Sergeani.at-Armi of the House, who conducted ihe pro. cession down the broad aisle. The \ ice Preaidenl was received bj the Speaker on the sleps of his stand, ami conducted lo his seat as tin- presiding officer of Ihe joint meeting—the Speaker taking a seal ol his left. The Secretary of the Senate was sealed at the right end of ihe table of the Clerk of (lie Ifnuse, and the Clerk at Ihe opposite end. The tellers took Beats at ihe Clerk's table in front ol the presiding officer ; Mr. Preston, the tel-ler on the part llf Ihe Senate, in Ihe cen-tre, and Mi. Cusbing and Mr. Jones,lel-li rs on Ihe purl ol the House, on hie right ami 1« ft. The Sergeant-at.Armi of Ihe Senate occupied a leal at 'he right of and he-low ihe Vie*. Pr- siilent; the Sergeant-ai- Arms of ihe House a corresponding pn- ■ilion on Ihe left of the Speaker. The Senators look Ihe lent* set nparl lor lln in 111 the bad) ol the Hull, on the lilt as II ta entered, so aa to be on use right ol the presiding officer. The mem-bers of the llnnse were seal, d within ihe bar—ibe requisite number el" eeeia having been provided and placed in the open spaces. YVh 11 the Sen.ne entered the Hall, die Spcaki 1 and members rose, and re. ■named aiauding until the Senate were seated. The ladies' gallery was filh il, almo.-i exclusively, with ladies; and, as II would not contain all, nearly Ihe whole line of front seata was fill, d wiih them. The entire gstveries were crowded with spectators. The joint meeting being organized, the, presiding officer (the Vice President of Ihe United States and President of ihe Senate) rose and announced the purpose for which Ihe two Houses of Congress had assembled in joint meeting. fl- then proceeded to break the seals of ihe envelopes in which Ihe totes ol the Electors weie enclosed, commencing with the Stale of Maine, and, having merely broken the seal, he rose and handed ihe paper to Ihe tellers, saying, M I deliver 10 yon, gentlemen, tellers,the volea of ihe Electors of Ihe Stale of Maine for President and Vice President of Ihe l'n Hid Stales, that the same may be counted." The same ceremony wag observed by the Vice President in opening mid de-livering to Ihe tellers the voles of all Ibe Stales, The superscription on the envelope and Ihe certificate of the votes of the K-le'ciors, together with every piper con-tained williiu the same, were read throughout hy one or oilier nf Ihe tel-lers, taking il alternately, the teller on Ihe pill of ihe Senate having comtiieu ced with the Stale of Manic. The tellers having read, counted, and made duplicate lists of the voles, which lists thev compared with each oilier, and being found lo agtee, they were deliver ed to the Vice President, by whom they were read lo the joint m-eting, and are ss follows : Lilt of Vctet for President and Vice Pre/idi nl of the United States for four yean, commenting Monk 4, 1841, For Pre- For Vice l'rc.-i-sidenl. dent 5 ? 4 Stoles. =c3 I 7 f 5 S I Maine. IK 1(1 New I lamp-lure, 7 7 Massachusetts, 11 14 Rhode Island, 4 4 Connecticut, 8 » Vermont, 7 7 Now York, 42 42 'New Jersey, B H Pennsylvania, 8(1 30 Delaware, 3 :\ Maryland, 10 10 Virginia. SI 22 I N. Carolina, 15 15 S. Carolina, 11 11 Georgia, 11 11 Kentucky, 15 15 Tennessee, 15 15 Ohio, 21 21 Louisiana, 5 5 Mississippi, 4 4 Indiana, 0 0 Illinois, 5 5 Alabama, 7 7 Missouri, 4 4 Arkansas, . 3 3 Michigan, 3 3 384 fK» 234 43 11 1 ReiiipUulnUon. Whole number of totes given, 204 Necessary lo a choice, J4s Of which, for President, William Henry Harrison, ol Ohio, reeeivi d 234 Martin Vun Burin, of New York, received 60 204 For Viet President, John Tyler, of Virginia, received 234 Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, leceived 49 Littleton W. Tazewell, of Virginia, received 11 James K. Polk, of Tennessee, re-ceived 1 204 The Vice Preaidenl thin announced the rcsull to ihe joint meeting, anil, in compliance with ihe luw of March 1, 1702, and the resolution of the Itto Houses of ihe 2d, instant, made, thu fol- 1 lowing declaration : " I do declare that William Henry 1 ll'imsoti, of OHIO, having 11 majority of I the whole number of volea of ihe Elec-tors of Preaidenl and Nice President of file lulled Stales for Presidt ut, is dolt elected President ol Ihe United States for four ii urs, commencing wiih the 4til day of March, in the year 1841. 11 Ail I do lurlher declare that John 1 Tyler, of Virginia, having a majority ol I ihe whole number of votes of tin- Elec-tors of Pr. sident and \ ice President ol I the lulled Slales for Vice President, is Idulv ejected Vice Preaidenl of the Uni-ted Slates f.ir four years, commencing u till the -till dav nf March, in the year , 1841." Trje Vice Preaidenl ihen anuounci d that, aa the business for which ihe two tinuses of Congress had assemhlid in joint meeting had been gone through mill, he declared ihe inciting dissolted; and, thereupon, The Senste withdrew in Ihe order in which it had entered ibe Hall; the prin-cipal Clerk bearing Ihe voles cf the E lectors, sud one of Ihe lists, to the Sen-ate Chsmhei, lo be deposited wiih tin aichivee of that body. Whilst the Senate was retiring from ihe Hall, the Speaker and members ol the Home remained standing. Tie Senate being withdrawn, Ihe Speaker look his chair, snd Ibe House resumed irs session; and Mr. CUSHING, from ihe joint com millee appn.tiled 011 the 2d mat., sub-mitted the lolI .wing resolution as sn ad diiinnal re-pori from ihsi commillec : Resolved, That a committee ol one member of ihe Senate to join s commit tee of iwo mcnihei* of Ihe House of Re pteseiitaii HI be appointed bv ihe House to wail on William Henry Harrison, ol Oh!•>, and lo notify him that he has been duly elected President of Ihe United Statea for four years, commencing with the .|ih day of March. 1-41. The resolution wss read and sdopted. MISCEL L AN Y. From the IJUU - Book. THE SOI-'T IVSVICH. ST T. s. AK rnca. "I'll give him him law lo hia heart's content, the scoundrel!" said Mr. Sin-gleton, walking backwards snd forwards, in a slate of angrv eieilemenl. «*> "Don't call harsh names, Mr. Singles •on," said I. iwyer Trumsii, I okiug ii|l Irom lh.- IMNSS of papers In-fore him, and ■galling, in a quel, benevolent wsy, that was |M'c\iltar to bun. '■Every man should be known by his true name. Williams iaa scoundrel, and so he ought lo be called!" responded lot client, will, increasing wariulh. '•Old vou ever do a reasonable thing 11, your life, when you were angry!" ask-ed Mr. Truetnau, who.e age and reap c-labililt gate him ihe license lo apeak thus freelt Jo his young friend, lor whom he wa« endeavoring lo arrange some bu-siness difficult! wiih a former partner. "I can't say thai I Inter did, Mr. Trin • man. But now, I have good reason fui being angry; and the language I us* m reference to Williams is bul Ihe esprit sion of a sober and rational couviclioit,'* replied Singleton, a little more calmly. "Dni yuu pronounce him u scouodre, before you received Ins reply lo your last letter?"asked Mr. True,nan. , ^ "Nil, I dirl mil. Bit thai letter con-firmed my (jr. vioiisly lorillid Impressions of Ins character." "Bul I cannot find in thai letter ant evidence proving your late partner lo he a dishonest man. He will uof agree 10 your proposed mode of sellletni-iil, b» • cause he does not sic 11 lo be the most proper way." "He w.iu*l agree toil, because il is an honest snd equitable method ol settle lin nl, thai is all! He wants to over, reach me, snd is determined 10 do so 11 he can!" responded Mr. Stngiclou, slili excited. "There you are decidedly wrong," >au: the lawyer. "You have both allowed yourselves to become angry, ami are both unreasonable, and, if I must speak plain-ly, I think you most unreasonable 111 the presenl case. Two angry tnmi can nev-er settle any business properly. You have very unnecessarily increased Ihe dif-ficulties in Ihe way of a speedy solid - inetit, hy writing Mr. Williams an angrv letter which he has respond, d 10 in a 'ike unhappy tempi r. Now, if I am to settle this business for you, I must write all letters that pasa to Mr. Williams in future." "Bul how can you properly express my vii ws snd feelings?" "Thai I do not wish lo do, If ynur views and feeling? sre toiemain aa they now an-, for any thing like an adjustment of the difficulties under such circumstan-ces, I should consider hopelcs," replied Mr. Trueman. "Weil, let me answer lliia letter, and after that, I premise that you shall have your nwn way." "No, I shall consent lo no such thing. It is 'he reply lo that letter which is lo modify ihe negotiation lor a settlement in such a way as to bring success or fail-ure; and I have no 'dea of allowing you, in Ihe present slate of ye.ur mind, lo write such a one as will most assuredly defeat an am,cable airangi lln lit." Singleton paused for some time, before making a reply. II h.id been forming in his mind a most Bulling and hitler n . joinder to Ihe leller just alluded to, and he was very desirous that Mr. Williams should have the 11. ::• fit of knotting ihal be thought him a "tnckv ami delibi rale scoundrel," with other opinions of a si milar character. We found it, therefore, impossibh lo make on his mind to lei lh in,impassioned Mr. Trueman write Ibis most important epistle. "Indeed I must a/rite this Idler, Mr. Trueman." he ssid. "There are some iluiiga thai I want to say to Inin, lh.it I know you won't wrile. You don't seem lo consider the posilton in which he ha. placed me by dial leller, nor what is ob ligaiory upon me ss s man of honor. I never allow any man to reflect upon me, directly or indirectly, without a prompt response." "There is, in ihe Bible," ssid Mr Trui man, "a passage thai la perfectly ap-plicable in the present case. Il is ihis— A soft answer turnetk away wrath, hut grievous words stir up anger. I ban found Ibis precept, in s lite thst hss num-bered more then double your years, lo be one thai mey ha safely and honorably adopled, in all esses. You blame Mr. Williams for willing you an angry leller, and are indignant al certain expressions contained therein. Now, is it any more right for you to write an sngry leller, with culling epithets. Ihan il is for him?" "But, Mr. Trueman—" . "I do assure you, my young friend," said Ihe lawyer, interrupting him, "lhai I am acting in this case for your bentfn, and not for my own; snd, ss your legal .nl user, you must submit to my judgment, or I cent ol consent lo go on." "If I will promise nol lo use suy harsh language, will you nol consent lo let me write ihe letter?" urged ibe client. "You snd I, in Ibe present stale ol tour mind, could not possibly come at the same conclusion in reference 10 what is harsh and what is nnld," sard Mr. Trueman, "therefore I cannot con sent that you shall wrile one word nf Ibe proposed reply. I stuff write il." "Well, I suppose I shall have to sub-mil. When will it be rcadyi" •'Come ibis evening snd I will give you ihe drall, which you can copy and slgll." In Ihe afternoon Mr. Singleton «SMI<-, ind received the leter prepared by Mr. Triieinan. Il ran thus, sfles-lhe dale anil formal addrcaa- "I regret thai my proposition did not meet your approval. The mode of eel- 'lenient which I suggested wss the result of a careful consideration ol our miiiuai interests. Be kind enough to sugg> si 10 Mr. Trueman, my lawyer, sny plan winch win tlnnk will lead lo an early and ami cable adjustment of our business. Y'oii majl rely upon mv consent to II, if II uieels Ins approbation." "Is it possible, Mr. Trueman, that you expect as> lo sign such a cringing leller is that!" said Mi. Singleton, throwing it down, snd walking backwards si.d foi wards with great irritation of manner. "Well, what is your objection to it," replied Mr. Trueman,mildly, for he was l>ri oared for just such su exhibition ol feeling. •' Objectinn ! Hew can you ask such .1 a question? Am I lo go on my km- s to him and beg htm lo do me iuSI'OVI V' I'll sacrifice everv cent I've got in Ihe win Id first, the scoundrel!" "You wish 10 have your business a, I lied, do VOU noli" asked Mr. Truitiiiin, looking him steadily in the face. " Ol course I do!—Honourably set-tled !" - "Well, lel me hear what yon mean by -in honourable Bcttleinon'!" "Why I mean—" . The young man I,-sit,,.. .1 a moment. 1.id Mr. Trueman said, "You mean s settlemi nt in which your interest shall be equally constdcrd with thai of Mr. Williams." "Y««, certainly. And lhat—" "And thai,"continued Mr. Trueman, "Mr. Williams, in iho settlement, ahall consider and lieat you ss a gentleman." "Certainly I do. But 1l1.it is more. 1 In n he Aas done !" "Well never 1 d. Ix-t what is past go for as much as it :s worth. The prin-cipal point of action is in Ihe present." "Bul I'll never send that mean, cring-ing teller, though." "Yon mistake Us whole tenor, I do as-sure you, Mr Singleton. Yo 1 have al lowed vour angrv feelings lo blind you. Yon, certainly, carefully considered, he-lore you adopled ti, tin- proposed baais of a settlement, did you nol?" "Of course I did-" "Soihe leller which I have prepared for you, slales. Now, as an honest and honourable man, you are, I am sure, wil-ling lo grant lo IKIII ihe same privilege which yon a kid for yourself, nz: Hint ol" proposing a plan of sellleillenl. Your proposition does not Seem in please him: now it is bul fsir thai he should be invit-ed to slate how he wishes tin settlement 10 be made. And 111 giving such an in viiaiiuu, a gentleman should use gentle IMnly language." "But be don't deserve to be treated like a gentleman. In Met, he has 110 claim to Ihe title," said Ihe young man. "If he has none, as you say, you pro less to he a gentleman, and all gentle men should piove bv their actions and their words that they arcffrnfVrincu." ••I can'l sav, that I am convinced bv what von sav, but, as you aeem so benl on having it vour own wav, whv, let me copy Ihe thing and sign it," said • he young niBii, suddenly changing his manner. "There now," he added, p using across the table Ihe brief leller h. had Copied; "I suppose hu'll think me a low-spinied lellow, alter In. gels ihal. But In 'a nils taken. After it's all ovei, I'll lake good care lo lel! him, that il didn't contain my sentiments I" Mr. Trueman smiled, as he took the leller. Slid wenl oil lo fold and din ci il. " Come lo-morrow afternoon, and I I,ink we'll have things in a pretty fair way," he said, looking up with hts usual pleasant smile, as be finished Ihe direc-tion nf the leller. "Good afternoon, Mr. Singleton," he said, as ihal gem U man entered his office on the succeeding dsy. "Good sfleinoon," responded ibe young man. "Well, have you heaid from lhat milk and water letter of yours? 1 can'l call il mine." "Yes, here is the answer. Take a seat, and I will read it to yo," said the nld gentleman. "W\ 11, let's bear It." "Dear tleorgt—I hsve yout kind, ressonable, and gentlemanly note ot yis-teidsv, in reply lo my harsh, uiiiessona-ble, and uiigentlenianly one of ibe dat before. We hate both been playing Ihe f*ol; bul you sre ahead of me 111 becom-ing ssne. I have examined, since I goi your note, more carelully, the tenor ol vour proposition for a a. illetiu nt, and il meets my views precisely. My fooll-h anger kepi me from seeing H In fore.— l.ei our iiniiiidl friend, Mr. Tn1eun.11, ar-range the mailer, according to the plan mi-niton, il. and I shall most beailtly ac qniesce. Yours, C£C." "He never wrote thai leller in lh, world?" exclaimed Single Ion, starting to his feel." "You know his writing, I presume," sii d Mr. TriKiiiau, handing him Ihe lel ler. "It's Thomas W illiaras' own hand, as I livo'" ejieuieassiBingleinii, nu glancing al the letter. " W» old friend, Thomas Williams, the best nalured fellow in tin world!" be coulir.ued, bis feelingi under-going s sudden anil entire revolution.— "What a fool I hate been!" "And whal a fool / have been!" said Thomas Williams, advancing from an adjoining loom, al tin same tune extend-ing his hand towards Singh Ion. "God bless you my old friend!" ex-claimed Suigleion, giasping bis hand. "Whv whal has been ihe lieu lel wnb us holh?" "My young friends," ssid old Mr Trueman, one of ihe kindest hearted men 111 the world, rising and advancing lo wards Ihein, "I have known you long. snd hlrve always esteemed you both.— Thia pleasant meetingand reconciliation, you perceive, is of my arrangement.— Now lel me give you a precept thai will bulb make friends, and keep friends.— II has been mv mono through life; and I don't know thai I hatu an enemy 111 the world. It is 1 "A soft firmer tiirncth aaMJf irruM, hut grierous words stir u/i ringer." Fan Its of Convernal Ion. [From Swilt's celebrated E-say. ] There are two rauffa in conversation which appi ar very diflerenl, yet arise Irum Ihe same root, and are equally blameable; I in, an an iiupatii nci. lo in* lerrupl others, and the uneasiness uf be. nig interrupted ourselves. 'Ihe two chief ends of conversation are 10 enter-lain and improve those we sre su g, or lo receive those benefitsoutselves, which whoever will consider, cannot easily run iiiloeilher of these errors; because when any inin speakelh 111 company, it is sup-posed that he doth it for Ins hearers'sake, and nol hiauwn; so that common discrc. lion will leach us not to force lhi.tr at-lion if they ire mil willing to lend Itj nor on Ihe other aide, to interrupt him whu is 111 possession, because ihal la the grosseal maun, r lo give the preference 10 our own gnod sense. There are some people whose good manners will nol auA'nrihcm 10 Interrupt you; hut, whal is almost as bad, will dis. cover abundance ol impatience, and be upon the watch until yon have done, be cause tin7 have aland sninethng in then own thoughts which tiny long lo he delivered of. Meantime Ihey are so ■arfroin regarding what passes thai their imaginations arc wholly turned upon what Ihey have in res, rve, for feal il should slip not ol their memory ; and thus ihey confine their itemiou, which might otherwise lauge over a hundred things full as good, and thai might be much more naturally introduced. Tin re is a set nf Hide familiarity, which some |Mitipli , hy pn cs ng among ihcir intimates, have introduced uiln thoil general conversation, and would have it pass for iiinoceul fro, doin or hu-mor, which is a dangerous experiment in our northern climate, where all the little decorum and politeness we have are puiely forced by art, and are so ready In lapaa into barbarity. This, among thi Unmans, was the railcrv of slaves, ol vthch we have so inmv instances in I'I.IIIIIIS. It so, meih to have been well ■■ itodueed among us bv Cromwell who, by preferring ihe scum of Iho people, made it court enlertaTnnv nt, of which I have heard ulliiv osr'ieular-, and cms, I uring all things went turned nptide don n, 11 was reasonable and jutl'cious: although it waa a piece of policy found out to ridi-cule a point ol honor in lln oilier extreme, hen the smallest woid misplaced a-moi. g gentlemen ended in a duel. There are some men excellent si tell-ing s story, snd provided with s plenti-ful stock of them, which ihey can draw nil upon occasion in sll companies; and, considering how long conversation runs now among OS, il is nol altogether a contemptible talent. However, it is sub-ject to Iwo unsvoidable defects; frequent repetition, snd being loo soon exbsusted sn ihal whoever valuelb thia gift in him-self, hath need of s good memory, and ought frequently lo shift his company, ihal he may not discover ths weakness of bis fund; for those endowed, Asve sel-dom any other revenue, but live upon •he mam sinrk. Great speakers in public are seldom igieeable ill pritate conversation, whe-lm their faculty be natural, or acquired by practice and often venturing. Natu-ral elocution, although it may seem a paradox, usually spriugelh from a bar* renness of invention snd of words, by which men who have only one slock of niions upon every subject, and ooe set of phrsses to express them in, swim upon -no,, 1 her i, and oil' r themselves upon es-say occasion; therefore, men of much learning, and who know the compass uf a language, are genera'ly Ihe worst lalkera 01, a sudden, until much practice hath inured slid emboldened them, because ihey sre confounded wiih plenty of mat- • er, variety of notions, sud uf words which they cannot readily choose, but are perplexed and entangled by loo great a choice, which is no disadvantage in private Conversation, where on the oilier side, ibe lalenl of haranguing is of all others the must iiisuptmrtable. Nothing hnlh spoiled men more for conversation than the character of being wils; lo support which, Ihey never fail 01 encouraging a number of followers and admirers, who lift themselves in their -cruce, wherein Ihey find Ihcir account-. .111 both sides by pleasing their mutual vanitv. This hath given Ibe former such an air of superiority, and made iho latter so pragmatical lhat neither of them are A-i'll to be endured. I say nothing here of the slate of dispute and contradiction, telling of lies, or of those who are trou-bled with the dis, ate called Ihe wander mg of the thoughts, lhat are never pre-sent in mind, al what pastelh in dis-course; for whoever labours under sny of these possessions, is as unfit for con-versation as a mill man in Bedlam. t-- - . m THE PRINTER, There are dark spots on the fairest features nf existence, and the printer, though subji cl in Ins location to more crossis and shades mid Idols snd hhirrt, mid press-ores, and false impressions 1 Inn most other men ;—yet he has inauv proofs a( the kindness ol patruua anil It tends lo cheer hini in his course; a consolation that he distributes useful knowledge lo thousands, chases Ihe trrti-kles from ihe brow o' care, corrects tuo errors and removes lh<- Ise impressions of the public mind, planes dowt- iho as- [letiiius—smooths the prejudices of life —and though he iaa poor type forihe oh-servance of others, and does not sapire Mo lead ihe way,' yet he even strives to make his paper an index to point lo an u/iriiA( line of conduct—IhereceprUr/e ol opin'ous and sound moral ssnliiuenis dial all may copy. For ihis he asks but ihe approval nf good men, sud the en-couaagemenl of kind palrnnt; and though when he. ahall be struck off from tke file of life—a jitriod put to Ins earthly r x si- .•nee, snd the coffin becomes the rece/ita-cle of hisform, no column or imposing stone shall imir* the spot where is fixed Ins narrow clayey hed; yet he 'trusts his memory will remain imprinted on the hearts of his frinds, snd no BCOISTN of his faults being recoidcd against him,he inav slant! at the final recital, justified before ihe grcst HRAD and FOUNT of sll mercy and goodness. The Alpine Horn—The Alpine Horn is an Instrument constructed with ihe bark of Ihe cheny tree, and which, like a speaking trumpet, is used to convoy sounds to s greet distance. When the last rays ef Ihe Mil gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherd who dwells high, est on those mountains lakes his horn and cries aloud, " Praised he the Lord !" As soon as he ia heard, the neighboring ■hi pherdl leave their fulls repealing these, words. The sounds last many niliiules-''" fur every echo of the mount,ins and gr los nf the rocks repeal the name of In How solemn ihe scene! IniarTnore cannot picture to ilnell any trn.it sue sublime. Tie profound silofnp, ndoiia ceeds—the sight of Ibofiolt of hear. mountains upon which.fing excites the eii seems to rest—evg„ the mean while I mind 10 ,i,ihusiasuri,.,r knees sud pray j ihe shepherds be',;, after, retire to their in open air, nff ,,,„„,• of innoci lice. huts lo enjoy j-wis XI. nsedlos-v, "When Ki3oVl m ibe saddle, uiischtof and "''!,: sii upon th» clipper." 4* |