The Greensborough patriot [April 25, 1846]

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VOLUME VIII. GREEN§BOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, APRIL 25, 184(i. NUMBER 4
Publisljcu tDrckin
15 Y SW AIM & SHE R WO Oil.
"RICK* rilHKK UUT.I.AKB A 1KAR,
ua .--■■''' ir IUIH WITHII ID <*•>» MI nim TMK mn
oFot-r>rairrin\.
A failure oa the part of any ftbtoam loanloi » aasconUiv
Hin-4 «ii'iin the aub*firip*Jon year, will be cwchfH in-
•Iieilivc of liia wi-h lo continue ihe paper.
! his head: there were iho oilier party advancing sons have but thi firmness 10 examine: and con-
1 on him. I lo WM lurrourtdcd and ihe idea of de- j gralulated myself or. baring dbipated or.e facl.one
fence was no longer prudent—n show ul defence i argument in support of MICII uorcasonablfl belief.
certain death. He threw his rifle to the earth— "Tut I I Iboati' thereaw no such thinga" laid I.
at nna ihghl bound leaped into the riddle ami on and turning my head to the left, oh hear** ! !—
be flashed auay—away. lie fore. In* assailants there Mood a man in bolJ reliel against the span
had lime to think or prepare their pieces he was
eighty or ninety yardi from them almost out oi
The lines which follow* are from the pen of Se-ts
Smith, £•()., author of thcorign.il .ArcA Down-ing
letters. The incident related is said to have
occurred in 1831. on one of the Green Mountains
in Vermont. The mother was a Mrs. Blake,
whose child was preserved alive in the manner
described by this touching little poem.
The co|il wind nreptthf mountain height,
And |n!!,i(... mi the dreary wild—
And 'mid thr rhesslefs lunira of ni/ht,
A mother wandered with her child.
Al throii;h ihr drifting "now phe prr«»"J
The hsho wa* slteplng 00 Iwr hrcaat.
And cnldoi Mill ifac Mind., did blow,
Anddarkei hour- of niehi rame on.
And drrprr crrw Ibe <1 rift ins mow,
Her limhs werr rhill'd. her itrencth ,wss 6°»c—
Oh <;od! aha tried, in orrrnti wild,
If I r:i■.,.i j.n-h im*c my child.
*S\it alript her minUe from iK. hiraat
And bared het hnaoni |0 aSfsMor*-*i
And round her cUH »he wMOfwd ilie teat,
And atniled In thin*, her hah* wim warm.
WUhonercdd fci« ■ u-ar ahr abed
And aunk a\mn a PWwJ bed.
At dawn ■ irairhVr rame by,
And uw brr 'ne till a unawy veil—
The f-o.i a/f^aib n 11 in her rye,
llrrr!i.,.k « ; fold, and hard, and pale;
He motel tin. robe that wrapa/d ihe child—
The hatie |aah*d Op. «t*.i iwrrtly amil'd!
sight in the forest— the sharp crack of nlles—then
u volley of raUiketry were heard—yet heslill sat
erect nml diaappeared apparently linn in the sad-dle.
•■ He IUM eacepedi" said they. « but let us
fallow and see." Two hundred yards liom where
they lust saw him, ihey found hnn itretched up-on
the earth, Head—perfectly dead 1 the mes-aengen
of dea'.h sped and hia spirit had fled as
fust. Three or four ball* bad penetrated bki
back, and three bad entered the back of Ins bead:
1 but n Mrnng determination it. COflOSJOl fate had
sustained him on the horse lung after all consci-ousness
had left Uiin—long after he was a lifeles*
corse. They buried hnn trbere he f-"
slirnuded«"Unco(fini,d ; and lb»* • icmny
'that day lo this has bee- considei
ground. ,
Upon a Ha""'in ll»c >'car ,s|"* * vu
hou»*°' sVW *•* , who is an uncompromi-sing
believer in immaterial essences. The con-i
vcrsation turned on the subject of Howard's grave
when ho told me all he hod over heard others Bay
1 concerning the spot, und related ^particularly what
he himself had seen and heard near it. He said j I can pay Charon his bal
that on one occasion when traveling the road he i even this much «a; left n
eon**; with her welling cliff*, her gushing foun-tain*!
her roaringtorrents and her delicious moun-tain
rillil and where the naveler peeping through
the latticed windows,aeei the gatheredfamily knee-ling
around the humble lire side, in the (tiering
of their vesper priu'se, or is warned of hit ap-proach
to human habitations, by bearing the notes
.sh oak-my batf tlood on end-an exclamation j of their creninp, mmirfrelsy, floating through the
, ,!__.» » ; silence and solitude ol the
I was about to utter, "stuck in my Uiroat —a
faint aickneM came over m>—a cold perspiration
II *' A LITE*
MISSISSIPPI l.i;< ilSLATURK.
There may he reader! who-will inppose the
annexed recital 10 be un exaffgention« but nt least!
of thi
iMOpvrsoni who were in the Capitol of ihe stale
olMn>sKsippj on ihe 3d day of March, |s|(j, eon
lestify Ibal thai account falls far short of the reali-ty.
The Clerks ofIhe Hottve* as in duty boundi
eorapensalrd nnt of the Stair TrrasarV—forbid-dinffthem
to rrceita private fees. Ac, &c. On
this petition a committee? bad bet n appointed—in-cludingi
lingolarlf enough, the member from
Cireene*
lodge, then, of thr aofprise of the lloosf, at
flonti
t
There is Austria proper, the nucl
ast kingdom, the kernel of the nut, divided by I entered the n-pl.rtofthe member from Qrevnenn
tooil on my forehead—my eyes became dim— j i!ie Danube, Europe's gIMl artery J embellished the journals{ but. on ihe next morning, it wares
from
haunted
iitcd the
mv head inclined over the horea's neck—I waa
alout to fall; by a strong elTort of tiie will I sum-moned
my retreating faculties—again sat erect in
the saddle—collected—recovered. THLHI: I\-
UI.LU STOOD I loWAao—boQlsal—spurred—with
craped hat—tall—ereei—motionl.-^; bis armi
folded across Ins breast—his luce of ghastly white
and fail eyes fixed up"» nie with a deadly, lish-hke
stare. I lavirur ',,',,r'','':,, ■pirlis cannot apeak un-til
"•ntd-" t,,■ I *i'ied but nn instant when I ad-kfressed
him in the raoit solemn form of adjuration
at coiiimaiut.
what naai lid- nirin
punned byilwIloiiaeAiit
himself,
Th.- besl subject trl ich came before the I^gi.dn-lure
during the >• wion of lsiii, VM x\„. absorbing
one in repaid lo ihe charter of "Mclnnia1 Ferrv*
The owner of the ferry wn« a PAeaiber himself
"O H^rlh
Thai thou
Making ni.
What*
! O Heave
!i ad roiM-
...-ih.' -in
hi htdraufl
Hid..' t
..f ihr ma«HS,
»h» in tills I Wbet
I . ♦ io hear.
An agonizing groan heaved his breast as be
uttered loose words: "I have been unjustly
slam. 1 have wandered near forty years on the ihran
dark shores of the SlygiM'waters and must still ,,0fl
wander on interminable number ol years, unless
i'l-nny ferriage—not
—grant me ibis pit
by the voluptuous capital Vienna, unquestionably
the most dissolute city m Christendom, where
worldly pleasure m unrestatned indulgence ever
holds its high Carnival. V«r* noble ladies, riiVol-oii#,
atiletteied*are nearly those "pretiy nothings"
which help to adorn n ball-room, scarcely consci-oua
fiat ihey have either reason or souls; where being ihe repreai ntniive of l.is fonnty of »Ireene
highborn men. exulting in their illosirioni ancea-1 where the ferry ia located | and ihrouf.fi nil ihr
try. have no nobler object In life than flirtations, trying acenes of getting the charter through, ihai
walixtng, and the gaming table; where nil the honorable Representative bore hlmsrjf in ■ man-noblest
energies of ihe mind are crushed by the
incubus of absolutism winch overshadowi them,
and imbecile, hug ihe ehaini which bind ibem.ond
never denre or ilreaui, even, of a more enviable
lot.
The Herman, the Italian Hungarian, ihe IJo-heman.
the Jllyrian and the Wallacbian are oi'n-or:
g the conglomerated provinces nod empires of
thai heterogeneous realm* And ihey are ah slum*
beting together* in otier unconscioufneas of the
progress ol ihe n.neteenth century. And wlw'ii
the Emperor tVrdinand gathers around nis
ihe thundelholla of war. and unfurls his
there rally, al ihe sound of the music of
the promptness of Mr. Mclnnis, when,at ihe night
session ol the very day he was appointed, he rnsp
in his place. an-J made the ftdlnwrns? report, which
in doe form, was read at ihe clerk's desk; hot
was interrupted at the close of every sentence, by
shouts of applause and merriment: crowded as the
request oflhe member '■ '''> XVil* ''>' n brilliunt array, l"'tll of ladivs and
| genuemen:
Tin: RGPOBT
Of Col. Jack MchmU,from the sf/rcl Comn*if'
te+.lhat Linl ,'./r. A'ciaugtii't IMIIyfr/liftput
to 'rm.
Sow, Mr. Speaker, if I Ins IJouaa will give me
us detention for n lew minutes, I think thst 1 can
explain thn matter.
Mr. McCaughn has introduced a preat pnssel
ner and with n spirit which, to ray the l-a-l, were of bills here, which is heredtenI and null and void ;
remarkable. nnd liain't got no si use m 'em. He put in a lull
* >n ihe first broaching of the subject, som^ op- here to opt, up a theorlogicnl surrey id" the roun-pnallion
was made. The Representative from i try. nnd ibis my eontlitueiils is opposed lo. l»eciise
Clarke, on adjoining county, conceived thai the {ihey think there's no use in it. The people hare
chattel interfered wnh ihe rights ofother ciiixena
n ho had ferriet on the same rivetj [the Chickasa-hay)
ond. on the lirsi rending of the bill, I his same
representative (Mr. Moody, mov-d iis rejection.
This motion brought Mr. Mclnnis in his feet, lie
had never spoken before ; but in this one ehNirt
his
O H I <■ I \ * I
heard strange sounds in the lops of the standing I tance and my spirit II quieti I." I involuntarily
I trees like the rumbling of cars or druya over a ' threw a smoHjJecerf tiU «r ii| rn the grave—
f stony street: another time he had been feeding | my eyes followed it> fall—ju>t as it dropped, I
hpgs near the place, nnd throwing down the corn j hi ard a sound as a gush of Wind, or "the w bis of
they began to eat as usual; however suddenly a CTOSsbow"—looked up—he had disappeared—
and simultaneously, they left their iood—threw I"Toniabad into thin oir." All waa still—there
up llieir heads—ran forward and backward, mix- j stood the Spanish oak—beneath, wos the grave—
ing with each other 01 human beings do in cotil-- above, the clear moon s« am betWVM those »• isles
ofHffbU* With a feeling of awe I left the do-
HOWAIUTS GRAVE.
'" If I atand here I aaw him.—slacosva.
enough to pay fur now, that mn't of no account.—
There hai been a L*'KKI dea' nf 'cjtenenl about any
ferry bill; and when I hud just used up Mr.Moo-dy,
and got it into the Senate. LlOfO had mpit up
and say that he was at my ferry wonsr. and I re-fused
to set Imn over the r:ver. becase he didn't
maiden speech) he more that compensated for hive n" money—and I JJ-SJ lold him what h* *oid
brmOremisanesa, ■ wnrn't so. Now, I don't know much about this
I hope," (said he. addressing the House, but I l-aboo but I don't think he is ihe (lean cat fur, no
the Austrain bonds* the submissive peasantry of not ihe speaker.) "I hope you'll not reject my I how.
nil these provinces, ready to march to the slaughter ferry bill. (ientleinen rm bound lo ken, a/enu. I give my vues aboutthe ponnytensherry t'other
Them other men that's got ferriea near me ain't day, nnd I was right, for the things there dont look
bound at nil. They*ve got some little trifling flats like they was painted with lor—and I told iU«
to oil across the fiver on when ihey want to go to truth about it.and you know it.
mill !—and when it's convenient for'em to pin a , Now,Mr. McCaughn isa man of learning; fief
traveller over, ihey do it—and when it uin't, they I can write equal to any man in ihis House, and I'm
don't. \\\x\ Vm liovmlto ktepuferry. Ask Mr. 'sprized that as smart a mm should hare such
Moody; be knows all about it. lie knows I've heredical notions. He wanted to haven law pas
for sixpence a day. And they willingly aifenv
hie. with no murmurs* of discontent. There is
infinitely morenl political dissatisfaction under ihe
almost boundleaa libeity ol the United States, than
■ stats under the iittei despotism of Austria.
The stream of thoughttessneai and gaiety ll.iws
in tininterrupted streams through ihe Austrian
capitah ImOaWnientn the object of universal kept a ferry there across iheChickosahay for thir- sed here for doing with securities; buthecouldnt
lion or conire-dance, all the time squealing and
1 snorting in a most unearthly manner. Once he
was driving a cart thruugh ihe little old field in
; the hour of tVfllrght, when casting his eye round
" ' . he beheld n large deg silling quietly in bis cart I
Whoever has travelled the old county rood- h„poU l0 (^ niofed nol_he lhrcalencd it_
now a path not much frequented-west from ' s.m a WM lhcrc_hc took hii stJck and ,lruck
Weniworth may hare seen Howard's Grove three lhro1l„h it—it WM intangible and still there. Such
miles distant from town. The red clay, 0OW \9mfmr *,a. not agreeable and if it intended to
• unk lo the level of the lurroundmg earth, on accomp9By him i10mc, he thought it should not
which no vegetation has taken root, marks the spot. , do it al his expense ; therefore he unyoked his
There is no slab or stone meet for ruch a place. oxen flnd drQVC |bcm hnmc- K,avjng^ cm^
Histhiny pace, south of the road in the m.dst of ^ dog in„. ncx( morning he rt>lurned and
a forest of oaks and much underbrush-a lorge f(jund h|> carl but ,(is dog8,)ip WQg fm ilipenlu^
apanish oak blazed stands very near itsfoot. ; A, nn 0|her Ura>| jn pnsspnp lfj- swe hc ^
main of the dead,
" While- crooning o'er * »me said Beotel
Whilts ajowering round »T pradanl r.»i
I.c-»t Inge, cuichnicanawai
satisfied —convinced b»
" There aie more Ihinaa in II< avep and
Than ir*re dreamt ol m int, |-iiio«i>|<by
In 1800 or thereabouts William Howard came tmtlly saw a horse
to this neig'-'hborhood to reside under sus'picion! cir-• ,' roa„,di ,t;itlil ah.e camie to..tku-c g™„ra.v-e„ a..ndi there nisap-semon
in full gallop across the
(I have since heard of no eldritch sounds there
at the midnight hour—of no supernatural appari-tions
seen in the gloau.MiL'. for myself I have
frequently passed there and no habitant beyond
this world has disturbed me. Howard's spirit—1
earnestly bope^—is appeastd. MatCl s.
II I Si TOR I V A la.
ty years past. My ferry's right on the big road to , get (hat fixed, and then he wanted the law turned
Mobile, nnd everywhere. There*! three's mails ' so that a man would have to ax his wife when he
crosses nl my ferry. Gentlemen, I'm bound to warned logo a feller's security. Now, I worked
keep mfttry. Mr. Moody Icnowf I live ul Leaks* fur my plunder, and I am opposed to all such soil
villa* right at the Court House—and these fellers , of laws. This l.egislater has already pass; d a
that keep the other little ferries—they turn my I law. giving a man's wife his plunder.and his hard
boats loose, and boie auger holes m 'em and sink ( yarnings. nnd I believe Mr. McCaughn was the
"em. I hope, gentlemen, you'll pass my hill,— cause nf it, for it is jest hkt one of them heredical
, .v p- I've jusstgot a letter from my son last nigh"—a I laws of his hizzeu, that we have all hearn ao much
i.J a rational doubt toil ',anm* UllV':i' '-'"Hunt bearing, his gorgeous at- ifllin^mr that them fellers, has been boring more about.
tire, has mogniflcenl retinue aud his feudal pride; holes in my boats—Gentlemen,/aw fotfflwo &f*n Now. I tbir.k this law bill is a rascally bill—for
the mind'ess, smiling Austrian, w it Lout either a n/trru. I always cross every body that comes— I believe in letting the people get any lawyer -be
thought for the future, or a reminiscence of the I'm bound lo do il. And I always keep good Hits . likes, and pay Imn what he cbuses. And if this
| a*l t the Bohemian noble, w itIi his strongly mar- Well painted with lar." bill passes, why these heredical candidates would
pursuit. The theatres, dancing saloons, and ffsja
mg-tablea are temples ever thronged with ardent
rotories. No man i« permitted to take up hia
residence in Vienna, nil he can prove that he m
able to live there. In the busy throng which
crowds the pavemerta ol this volup:uuus metro-polis,
or roll in their chariots under the overshadow-ing
elms of the Prater, the most beautiful paik
in Europe, may be seen the houghty Hungarian
cumslances. In the place hc left, il was said, a
proclamation ol outlawry had been passed against
him. He had the reputation here of being a noted
horse dealer or horse thief, a vocation common in
those days; and there had bean numerous at-tempts
to arrest him but hc always eluded or de-fied
his enemies. In bis house he kept firearms
oftbebe*^ quality and carried about him always
a fine rifle, large knife nnd a pair of horseman's uat i„c .. Hrcu
pistols. He wore a large pair of hussar boots, wa
silrer spurs and a hat with crape around it. He
Mas a fine form, tall, straight, with a face that
aaidi
"Who eonqvera in. duall find a atubborn foe."
peared.
" Ah," said I, «* I have an unalterable disbelief
in oil such things."
Very wcl1, you may yet be convinced to the
THE AUSTRIAN KMI'IliK.
BY REV. JOHN B.C. AnnOTT.
ked countenance and frame erect with imagined
suj eriurity over the whole glittering throng ; ihe
wily Illy rum; the lio'ian : polished and courtly,
Miuling upon the monarch wluan he in heort re-lentlessly
hates, ns ihe conqueror of his country,
nnd in whose breast he would gladly bury his
poniard; and the l\>l'. with a shade oi melancholy
and seli-huunliat:on mingling with his noble feat"
urea, as in labored rorgetfulneea oi ln» country
wrongs be abandons
crowd. The result
After this appeal, and the neceaaary readings be always treating nnd ftMihng the people, just lo
beinggon* through, ihe lull parsed the House by get elected. There is too many rascals as is can-o
very large majority,and was then sent to the didntesnow. and assich, I'm ug;n it.
Senate
Here a novel scene occurred—unprecedented,
perhaps, in ihe nnnolaof legislation—even nf Mis-sissippi
legislation. By a reanlation nf the Sen*
lie, the representative from i Ireene was invited to
address that august body upoh the merits of his
himself lo the mmh-loving bill, which he did after the manner indicated m
ihe universal dissipation the above sketch ofhis r«mark« ir ihe Mouse,—
It is quite remarkable that though Austria i>
contrary," said he, with a knowing toss of the . one oflhe most powerful nnd influential empires
head. of Europe; ihcughitis surrounded with historical
My way home led by this place. The « key-1 "»ocialions of ihe ricbesl and most exciting
tone hour ofni?ht's black arch" approached: mU'r,,8li ,ho,,8h il >'■» 8(,,'n }• meat majestic
* HI,. • f r movements of the mosi mniestic armies ; lhoo«h aoonianuwapinioi iiDeii|,wp«niyav im
was not black Una night; for it \K exhibits mankind in all its phases, from almost "f "w n»,nd,ondto provenl il possible, the
to which this city is surrendered, may be seen m After the grave Senntora had sufficiently amused
the fact, that while m London butone in forty-lire tliemselves with the matter, ihey pa?sed ihe bid.
dies annually, in Vienna tine in fifteen it each The worthy representative immediately hurried
ear borne to his grave,—Thi* is n degi of back lo his sent in the House ; and although the
city oi burope.
The great object of the Austrian government—
that to which its energies areoonstantly directed, is
activity
phases, from almo»t "' l,K" """"""l"'-"'"1" \«nnmv,%uv tdeathai
the leafy month of June" and the full mouri ; the lowest barbarism to the highest elevaiton of they huve anyHhmg to .... wuh the povernment
careered flirough the heavens in most resplendent courtly grandeur; though it is.and long has been,
majesty. Indeed, it was'almost asluminousns 'hestrun^sl holdofdespoiism.-»n.l tlie mostp-.wer-
, "iii.-, i r • i • ■ . f . . 'ul barrier against the ri'jnts ol loan upon ihe
d.y, and 1 left my wonl.y-fncnd iritfa lb. faed conlint.nl of Europt.. vrl bu| v,.rv |iul„ ls' know„
drli-rminnlion :o •• see wbM could b, seen." A | rrsprclii.e Ausirio, .v,-n by thr moil intrlfigwil
In ■ small field woll known lo this d.jr—five jinpulnr f.elmg. wbich iv»s not fear, I ween, bui men on canlMliis side of the Atlantic,
hundred yards <-««ol the grave and upon the old g mixed sensalion crept over me.nsl rodeleisiin- ' Tllc vast empire, crowdvd vviih intellectuol
road-wa, n cabin inhabited by . female of frail' |y along. rpiion,isine nnd reviewing, in my mind. "nd inmi? '"?! W~" in *4S"1' •ol"V";l^'1'-
^hnraci»rn«m«,l(" It." Tki. -i II.. , .. , ... ... ...... •»"' crandi-ur, in the centre of Lurape. Mn I. nnn
^raciernamedC—I__. Ihi.^Uow al,no,i uul, ihe,aP,d,iy of hghlnmg, dlihe ghosl- rfi|CbriMmn world. [|i.lh< icXd wlin of
I'm much obleeched to the Legislator for pass*
ing my ferry bill. They otiffhl to have passed u,
for that man Wally, orsomebody awe, bored too-inch
angel holeain my llii, jest because I got
more ferrying to do than he did) but I've fixed
htm now, lor I've got the best ferry uny bow, and
the Senate's agreed u». it. for all that fellow Laboo
wen! agin H. '.! .1 il you'll In me bare the bill,
I willj'Miake it uirlitdown to the Governor, to
sign it. And 1 w:„ go and raise tuy sunk ferry
bent, and stop the auger holes, and ferry every
body as travels that woy ; and I'll take |be gseat-est
pleasure in crossing the members of this Leg-islature,
becase they passed my bill. Uut I'm a-gin
McCaughn4! bill any how. for it is time to stop
all sich heredical doctrines.
On the last day of the session, ihe Mouse of Re-presentative,
got mio 0 supremely high glee. An
abstract Of some ol ihe proceedings may not be ur»^
nn obstreperous call by the House that . inlrresiing.
Vustria said to the teachers ol a public seminary, the gentleman from Greene should b- heard In re- j A fur the usual resolutions of compliment to the
" 1 want no learned men, I need no learned men; yard to Ins mission to the other branch ol ihe Leg- Speaker and Clerks were adopted, Mr. Allen of-
I wnnt men who will do what 1 bid them.*' Those islatuie, ; fercd the following resolution;
wishes of the Emperor am abundantly gratified; Mr. Mclnnis rose and said j ".Mr. Speaker, the 1 •■ ffeao/ri / mumimonth/. That tlie thanks of
for there is not a single great man in literature. Senate's passed my hill." | this llouie be tendered to Col, Nlclnnis, the bon-wliom
Aliatrio can claim us her own. There are Spader.-" What! have ihe Senate passed your orable member from (ireene. for the good humor
the ;
rtalily protably Unprecedented in any other Clerk waa reading ill the midst ot a document, ih
delighted memberexclaimed:
"Mr. Speaker, my ferry lull has passed
Senate, and I want ihe Mouse to concur."
A roar of laughter fallowed the unique an-nouncement.
As soon as ihe milter in hand was disposed of,
I lurinu the 1 Congress ol Laybach* the '.lllpeeror of there wo;
bill few1 Austrian names to be found upon any nt j,.rrv \:t\
,l,ey
nnl vi»iied. And now thOM who dared not a.-' ,i„ri,.s | ever read or heard of. I thought of the thli ffovemmenl, lo seclude ihe nation lar
Unit him openly, connived to capture him treach- nursery tale, of youth—of all the tales in the possible from all community of interest, inj irom
•erously, by bribing this creature lo betray him.— mawkish and law.lry publications of the day. I "" rMedom nf intvrceiirse Wllfcoeighboring ,1
I-'erdingpd.ihe mooarcb, is inconstant dread, that
' be invndrd bv those liberal
To be brief she communicated loJ. \V.,J. D., A.
ulished ilir.,iies
nil freedom of in
M n i- v v ,.,'1 w t. lh0!'gl11 °f. lhC "8hip °n'lC °ncient marinc^•', hia tSSories* m
M., O. 0.. A. T. and J. \\ he .n.elhgence that nnd the phantom that shook the - lovely lady optaton* which are circulating so .rccly m ollb I
^^T^Jl1fH !°W°U. . ." . ' Cbristnbel;" of the "specire-bridegroom." the portions ,i Europe, and •baking; the deep foun
" headless horseman " anJ " Dolph 1 leyliger," of
that greatest of living essaynils—Irving: of the
"Black l-'rinr'*—of Pan Juan—of •• Lira "—of
the spirits that appeared to ihe •■ I reform* d Trana*
I the shadowy being that claimed
Manfred.*' I thought of the spectre
Ud Ubea. Here-it might besuppcicd was a fu- ihai appealed lo Uiutns at "Plnlipp."—ol-llam-vorable
opportunity for his enemies to nttick him, let's ghost"—of"Macbeth"—the Hitches—"lion-but
there was one tUghi circumstance prevented, quo's ghost " and "the lino of Kings." I thought
they did not know when the powder would hr re- of the "shadows that struck more terrors in the
moved from the toucfi-hnle—and they did not soul of Richard than could the substance often
choose to attack such a fearless man thus we'd thousand soldi. r«, armed in proof." Repeatedly
armed, lest he should be found like '• Swedish occurring to me. was that incomparable poem
Charles at Render.*1 Having divided into two -TarnO'Shanter"—-Kirk Alloway"—the "Wit-parlies
ihey secreted themselves in the direction cbes" nnd, t * (Jod ! "the sacramental table."—
the night came—he arrived—tied his horse—a
s-plendidchnrger—in a hollow'some hundred yards
from the cabin—entered the house and towards
•day-break look a short sleep. While in this re-pose
the treacherous woman removed the powder formei
from the pans of ihe pistols and rifle, and substilu- |n0 dyin
>f. and near his horse, but as yet not perceiving Now-nnd then the terrific images and scenes of: ^l'";
urn. In the gray dawn—notwithstanding their Paradise Lost, presented themselves—"Chaos-vigilance.
Howard arrived at his horse unper- ihe Serpent—Sin—I>oth—lle|| and Satan."—
reived. Just then,between the tuo parties, ihey All these ond more flitted through1 my mind in
discovered bmh him and borne j and not being far "most admired disorder;" and riding; on undei
one party moved towards him; his quick ear ihese reflections I approached the grave. Some
stepped behind lime before I came opposite lo ii—perhaps an
addressed him.—"sub- hundred paces from it—when in the act of leaving
the road. I perceived the semblance u! a man of
caught the rustling sound and i.
hi* horse. One of them
mn yourself our prisoner."
" Not while the hhmd courses these arm?."
said he.
" Wc ■re-resolved to take you alive or dead,"
said the man.
•' Pry n then," was Howard's brief reply.
'Ihey then advanced cautiously on him—he
pallid whiteness—feet—leg—11 in*—body—lira I
nnd hat clearly defined on a large oak near the
spot. I rode SlowJy and firmly in the direct! n
keeping my eyes intentlj and consmntly npi i
dations ul the moat lirmly
The government, whose tr
embodied in thai most crafty oT si
Mellernich. i> laboring systematically to roll bark
the tide of civilization. Au.-tria is at the head ol
that niisnamed " Holy Alliance," which consti-tutes
the most tormidahle conspiracy, everenlt-r< 1
into against the liberties ofmankind. It has been
well said, by n distinguished political writer, thai
"thereis something characteristically dark nnd ob-scure
HI the movements and policy ol Vuatria. The
dull monotony of her cytstencea herafl'ected gravi-ty,
the silence which reigns over the vast extent
uf her lerritorv. aui\ the iinmierru| t**d luxury ol
her capital, have repelled curiosity, nnd almasi
diearme I c< nsure.
This |« werful monarch;. n ith a u rrimry sujie-rior.
and a populoi ■ n i fpul lo that ol France, n
I oi hair distinct nations, eai h speaking
lilTeiehi languages.nnd governed bj widley vary-ing
customs and laws. There Is Hungarya a
world by itself.gloomy in its uncullivjted.unciodiz-ed
wilderm^sj where the rocky castleaol prtud
barons still frown ii|>on the cliffr- ns stable, ns
impregnable, as --her in their semi-barbarian
glooms, :i* m ihe darkest rn inung ol the dark agt I;
and courtly men nnd high burn dames move in
I hose feudal halls, while the menial serfe, retain-ing
the dress* the manner*and thi; mind nl gener-al,
us l"ii^ since buried into ubfmen. hover for
protection in their miserable bovi Is around their
e, principles are W despotic authority. Says a
mt£8 n. Prince '•The System ol Austrian educat
tin pages •»! mtellenWal greatness.
Much has recently been sntd respecting the
elementary schools estabhsed in Austria. These
acllOols are established in but a limited portion ol
tl.e empire, while ihe millions who people the
vaat realms ol Hungary* Transylvania, Croatia,
Rucornia, <Vc. are sunk in the deepest ignorance.
And ihe schools, where established, are but ihe
patent instruments oi despotism, lor Ibe pupils are
not taught lo ibinki but to be servilely submissive
foreign Review,
•ntion is indeed un-til
the history ol mankind. The government
moaopolizi ^ the charge. No one dares to instruct
youth, who has not received an authorisation to
ilnieirifci.-lhe boobs employed must be wm- he hodn'i no money
ten by agents appointed 10 thu io>k. and every
word that lalla Irom a teacher'.* mouth, is a sub-ieel
of inquiry and interest for the Council ol
State. Tin- amount of the instruction conveyed
in the schools W Austria <>, Servants, obey your
masters; and Subjects, honor your king." In-deed,
mind throughout Austria, with a few ex*
ceptionsa is dead. There is no euierprm-, no
tb sue for improvement. There is but one wnh
through tTii' empire* and thai is to live tomorrow
as ihey lived yesterday. Consequently, I here is
no eager rush for wealth, even, but a dull and
stagnant tranquillity.
AicMnit,—" Vet* sir; they've passed ft."
Speaker,—"Well. I'm very glad to hear tin*, the
Senate have passed the ferry bill of (he gentleman
from (ireene."
Mr. Mclnnis proceeded -•
>• Mr. Speaker, when I went into the Senate I
toi I 'em all about my ferry, and some ol't in hop-ped
on to my biil."
[ Here there were cries of ■* Who opposed it!
who attacked the ferry bill."*]
•• Why. sir, Mr. Ramsay did,ami Mr. Labauve*
too. Labauve, said he was travelling along there
once on an electioneering tour, und like many
ether polr.icinus, he was out of money ; and he
said I wouldn't set hi*n over nl my ferry because
I told him right before tl e
whole Senate il WBSn'l so.*'
Speaker.—"That Labi e is a dangerous fel-
■ said he would throw
r:t.-etj h over ihe back of bis horse—took
youi eyes are i il" then
■sickly arrivi I
i;| the oak—when its moclfi M U'liie. unendowed even with
■ ■". mtimut ••'■ i •■—ii ».'- Hicmmiif/i/, The brilliant the shadow ol power. I:a memlnTs, the dishon-won
ering a: ihe lajthleasness ol bis piece that n n. 1 ., - oon onl) deliberate _,
narinnw laded him in the hour of danger-he prrture m th. ■ -,,. '" li" ■"'•■■»■* "" v' :m,;,ml
*a! |,;' .man. Vh.thoug ■ I. , h .he '
im n-.uh i
"".'' Thnr is Bohemia,« ilmaobsrijuiouapraawilry,
■lelibrraw aim« it,. « ' ' "' "" '"' ,'"r,'s ' •<• baiichty SIOIMIKV. ha nominal constitution, with
rau aim nt the ion-masl anil drew Iriggcr— the grave ar,il the like ili.tanee i ' ■'
II missed Uv. I napprised ol hia deception nnd mirabili tliclu.—a an, moonlis,
A "down east" paper publishes the following
advi rtisement. It is certainly a decided hit u a
very unmannerly and vulgar practice.
WWTin—I mehundred and
men ol ail shapes and sixes, froi
ful dandy with hair enough un his upper wuaas io
stulTn barber's cushion, down to the little hump-bucked,
freckled lace, bow-legged, carrot-headed
l<>rd ; proud <i! iheir servitude,desiring m i hange, upstarts The object i> lo form a gaping < 'nrps.
and never dreaming ihnt ihe, were born lor a lobe in attendance at the church doors on each
noble destiny. 1111115 iry in the twelfth century, Sahbnih befoie commencement of divine service.
e females as they enter, and make
:'*/<//»muni'/ remnrkaon il
All who wish io enlart in
low to talk tn in ihai way.'
il/c/nVits.—*• Yes. sir;
a plove at me, if he had one."
No repotter. whatever his powers In'.could do
justice lo the various scenes which the House and
the Senate presented in the progress oflhe above
mentioned events. The Crowding nf members
and visitors around the seal oflhe (ireene repre-sentative
whenever he rose or opened his mouth
—the roars of obstreperous mirth—the painful
contortions Oi the SptaJinr'a fare, as he vainly
strove to keep himself and the House in orderly
frame—these things all defied description—losay
nothing oflhe greatest curiosity ol oil—ihe mem-ber
from I ireene himself.
In ihe course of an hour orso, a message came
from the Senate, slating, among otheracts
with whigh he has treated this House, while in-dulging
in sp much innocent amusement at his
own expense."
The resolution being adopted by acclamation.
Mr. Mclnnis nruse, and said :—
•• Gentlemen. I f.-. 1 highly honored by the bill
jist passed, and 1 thank the House tor their kind-ness
nnd liotpilulity.
The honoraale member then paused for some
moments—and then in a ihou^luful mood i<ro-ceeded.—
- '
u Gentlemen, I don't like that are about its be-ing
nt my expense. 1 don't want ihnt 10 stay in
the bill ; and 1 move to tnend ly *!rikint* oi/t nil
about exptiue*. unJ my ut thr ejpemr of the
ptiUir."
This amendment waa adopted—and nit mnsl
admit thai the amendment pnssesaed UHKII less •>(
greenness than the gentleman fronti ireene was
aware (if.
After this, sundry resolutions, rubbmi; preity
1 bar J on some other members* were introduced nnd
discussed, in a vein nf broad burievjue, to ll>*
: great amusement of the auditory—pending which,
a message was then announced from the Governor.
Speaker.—•• Invite the gentleman in. l.et the
! message be rccened."
A young gentleman immediately rsme within
' the bar of the House ; and in the midst of respect-ful
silence, (and without any one expecting a joke
' at the lfme«) sent to the clerk's desk, '• a cniwmii-
; mention from his excellency in writing"—whieh,
: was read as follows :—
Veto of the Ferry Hill.—OeoUemen of the
House ot Representatives; It is wuh extreme
gret that I feel il my duly 10 return lo ihe.
having understood ibut apparitions lake occasion dw^ngm tlie nineteenth, if is a piciure of the to stare at tl
io vanish il voureves are 01T them even for an mtddh^ag^irnnif ncemralIKuropi
instants I
I dr.*
BVenty-flVeyOUng that they had passed Ihe Home bill in regard m I House (where it originated) a bill granting to Col.
m thJ lull, grace- ItheChickasahay Ferry* Tbetvorlhy member a- Jnck Mclnnis a ferry on ihe Chicbaaabay river
gninarosi | together with my constitutional VETO of the
••Mr, Speaker," said he, "1 hope you'll now lei : same
me hive the b.il, lotaUe to the I iovemor, lo gel | ■**- Lecause I have been informed that he ha«
hnn to sign it." I lef»*vd to cross poor folks who had no money 10
Fortunately the House was now loo busy in dis.- j pay fernsgi
cussing some oilier m->r.- iinjn rtiint nutter, or SW. Oecause his I itsarelvaky.
On the reading nl ihe message*there was a rip-roorious
call ol 'Pass the bill!" "I'assihc bill
over the head i ibe ' iuvernor I" " l*a>s ii by ac-clamation'."
f Uoii*l eal ayes and niH» '"*
" Dispense with i „,, i 1 %,* ihe
Percy Bill, ' A
Before taking the vote, ho rrn .re n». *
i-ir person
the above
there would have be*
As it was. there was
ter, a* sudtlei .e- il «
11 another convulsive scene.
m incontinent buiat nl laughs
ia universal and averwhelm-
. ''» sugg r ■ \ 1 ■. ia
I I I
Corps, w ill appear at the vnrioua cl urch d< ors ino* snd then ihe re was a calm again,
next Sabbath morning* w here ih< v u ol be duly ! Nighjl cane-—nnd new fuel was furnished, to
ms|n ctedrand their names, |" sona appearance
and ipianii'v ol brains regtsti red in a tu»ok kepi
for that pur(H>se,ond published in the newspo) ers,
To prevent n get ernl rush, it «ill be well 1
■ 1
feed the sluinlH ru g 'iij era nl that mirth, which
|j r< nsuiiied ihe House dun'ng the day.
In the morning a petit n in: been presented.
11 nn II in 1- in en 111 tv. by Mi M ' ''.:■. praying
,■■ !.• .■ ■.'■'. 1 1 1
'.i ofll
- Hear the I;- m rr in fromf. ■ -
MeInnit.- i\
■ '
ni - men, my