‘ Ifthpti t:'otiltl’s_t'k'timv, what ’t'is K}? “,¢.€_P’i
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rito.-_t torts t:im.\};E§T9It .°.°l-’-‘‘‘'’“‘'
( "‘ ‘»"-7" 'PEN'lt'FEN_CE- .f _ .
T The live-long night, i 'h'_lst others slee,p;;_
silent and fiiotirnfnlawatcli to tract).
'I‘hoii.»wo'uld’st not do what Ijlia've_ done.
If ‘t‘l'io‘o coultl’si know what ‘tis to smile,
' 'l‘o'sii.:ile, whilst s'c_orn.’t-l by every uflfi
To hide by man_y an artful _wile, -. ~ -
‘A heart that ltnows.mor,e grief than guilei
T_..ho'u ,wo.uld’st not do what l have done.
'.1‘(’; weep -nnpitied and ‘alone
Anti oh l if thou 'coti'ld"st tliittk hfotv ‘<lt'e21|'-
When friends are chzingld and health is gonfii
The world would to thine eyes appear ’;
If thou, like me,‘ to none wert dear,
Thou would”st not do w hat I have done.
A
Itttritisoxittt-::a'r FOR 1)E.31‘.——Tlie (lovernor of
Louisicfiza. in a late niessage to the Legislature
of that statc,‘t‘e comtmnds the abolishment ofim-
prisonment for debt, or in other uords, rescutn}—t
the individual of society from the meanest of all
slavery and the most insulting‘ of all tyranny.
that of confinement in ajtiil by one of themselves
-—and after complaining of the inlaumtinity and
injustice ofthe system, asks, if these are notsul.
ficient objections against it, ‘‘ will it not be yield-
eil up if it be shown to be contrar‘_y to the consti-
‘ ttttion ?——Is it nota violation of contract ? Does
it not add an engagement to that agreed on by
the patties? The promise is to pay money simp-
ly—-tlie law adds,'to render the body to prison.
It may be.‘ as it has been said, that‘ the laws ate
ltnovtn, thattliey are in lllC_C0lllBl‘ll|)lali(ln of the
parties, that their provisions form apart of the
agreement, but lillsltllhtt extent oftlist proposi-
tion as stated, is a fallacy; the parties colitract
with a view to none but constitutional l_uws-—lav:s
violating a contract are unconstitutional, and may
chan_<_;c_\.t,li_at_irver of the expressed agi't-ement be-
tveenthe patties, is a violati-.;ii of the iiistrutiietit
and consequently void. 'What would he the ‘ef-
fect of an agreement on the part of an individual
to undeigo imprisonment lor it certain time in
discharge of a debt? \Vould the courts enforce
it .7 it is believed they could not—-tit-cause the
right of libeity is inzilieoabl}-——becatise the per-
son is secured againsl uiiieasoiialile seizttre-—_be-
cause cruel punishment cannot be inflicted. Utlf
ifimpi'isonirient be not found in the contract, or
if found,’ be ntigatory. can it he superadded bv
_ti_ie'la_ws, and considered binding on the parties?
although all the principles are violated -as wellas
. tliesacredness of the conttuci 3”
On this subject an author remai ks :--Fraud is
crime, and imfirzult-rice_ni:.iy be so excessive as to
justify suspicion of fiaiid, and iiiquny by.a coin-
petent tribunal ; but neither iinpttndence that is
' not ftf:1l‘l(ltliCl‘ll,l’)t)l' iiiisforttirie is Cl iiiie ; and when
the law leg-aids and p_unishes them as such, the
law becomes criminal itself, and the abettor of
crime. Property is the representative of our in-
heritance aiid our acqnisitions--Commerce is its
offspi-ing——antlevery commercial transaction an
excliange of equivalent properties. Did no laws
exist, corntnerce might still be carried on and
contracts niigl-tt be formed: o?aliga'ioris wotild
then be, not legal, but moral ; and the render, in
giving credit, would rely upon the honesty, the
property, and the ability to acquire of the ptir-
chaser, and upon these alone. These then.con-
stitute the natural basis Ui'.Ct)fl1mcl‘Cc. an'd v hen
the law'i;'tiaraiitces theni to the creditor it dis
charges its duty ; when it does more._ii disturbs
the iiutuaal relations of.cotninerce,and stimulates
the render unduly l0 exteiitl.t:redtt, and the debt-
or to practice ft-and. Lt.-are ct'edi'\thctl. as you
'leave trade-—to regulate itself——neither cloggitg
"it with eiiiliatrasstnents. nor provoking it by in-
centives. Punish lraitd as Ll crime. Let prop-
erty represent obligation. and obligation never
be reletisetl ; but let-.ve the hotly l'i'e‘e, and cher-
ish liberty as the gift of God, which men have
no RIG-HT to sacrifice, but in avetiging offences
against God. ‘
Another author in treating: upon this ‘subject,
supports the doctrine that altliotigli it is necessa-
ry to secure the rights ofcreditors, yet in doing
this the lights of debtors oiight also to be re~
guided. He contends that ‘it is necessary to‘!
distinguis h between the fraudulent and the
honest ba_nkrupt. The fraudulent bankrupt
_Sl’_l0Ui(l be punished in the same manner with
him who adtilterates the coin; for to falsify a
piece of coin, which is a pledge ofthe obligations
between citizens, is not a gre-ater crime than to
violate the obligations tliemselve§. But the
bankrupt Wll0,t.tllCI' a strict examination, has pro-
ved belore proper judges, that either the frautl
or losses of others, or misfortunes unavoidable
by human prtidence, have -stript him of his sub-
stance ; upon what l)at'barolls pretence is be
thrown into prison, and deprived of the only re-
mainintt §”"<lt!lt,c melancholy enjoyment of mere
liberty? VVuy is be ‘ranked with criminals, and
in despair compelled to repent of his honesty ?‘
‘ Let his debt, if you will. not be considered as
cancelled till the payment ofthe whole ; let him
be refused the liberty of leaving‘ the countrywith-
out leave of his creditors, oriof carrying into an
other nation that industry which, under a penal-
ty, he should be obliged to employ for their bene-
fit; but what pretences cart justify the depriving
an innocent, tho’ unfortunate man ofhis liberty,
without the least utility to his creditors Z’
A distiiignished writer upon C_hines_e customs,
passes the I'0ll0WI_llg"DOllC€ upon their bttnkrupt
s.ystem : *’ ln this country those only are punish-
c'd'v_vho endeavor to defraud their cI'c(lltnt‘S by
concealing their effects : a broken-heat‘tt:(l man
is never torn from his family and tlivu-st into
prison : thejreverse ; he is assisted ;. he is en-
c’otira,ged' in evei-yexeition that can be supposed
capable of improving’ his fortunes‘. \Voi-ild-to
heaven so bright an example were followed by
the wgrld, in genertill Debtors sliouldsurely, in
ri_io_st insiatices. be looked upon with an eye" of
indulgence. From what innttmeralile accidents,
from-'tyh-at unexpected lltictuatioiis in the course
of lium.aii_ events, does insolvency ot'ten.2indrn"ost
‘innocently proceed ; to. bankruptcy, tee.-altar-e,
we should not annex the idea» of guilt ; it is too
. cruel that opprobrium .and~ tnliuinani treatment
should bt;.attd‘fil. to uistrcss.7' ~-
‘ Jut/rarity I ’ mileclirig [20-‘!l!l".r,
_’ W/rose trait/it-art c'an‘coi't!l_i/ doom
/ .
..-v -. .. ..,‘, ._,,.._,_E.. —...n
The debtor, draggid from f1f£'d8llfE58‘bO7l-_'E_i',A
To‘ sic/ten in 171': dungeorfs gloom _! .1 __’ ‘ I v
.0, inig/it t/zy terror-striking‘ call A ' ‘A’ ‘ "4
Bro/u.viim’.s' saris 0l0flB‘f7lf/Ira! .’
. ‘But ‘thou carz’st want trill: guilt :!.'0;}_/‘0fl?1(",f._ .
7-‘/zy bands the man of virtuou.r=t‘az'l’.surrou1irl,
D1:z'-yen by m‘alz'c2'.o-u‘-g_f¢ite -iw'tIiz'n't'h'y dreary bound,’
\Ve_extract‘the following from the last Connec-
ticut He1'uld. and have only to ‘add that we car-
will before long open their eyes to a proper view
of the subject: ; .
j THE L‘/IlLlTIA.—[VVe have just met in the
Raleigh Register, the following letter ofGov.
Jones, who has long been senior Major-General
of North, Carolina, and was for several years Ad-
jutant General. and, during the late war, corri-
mandant of the drafted militia. \Ve are pleased
to find our own opinions coinciding: with so re-
spectable authority. \Ve believe there are not
a few who entertain similar opinions. The edi-
tor ofthe Port_land Gazette calculates the expense
ofmilitittt reviews, for the last 38 years, or since
the close of'tlie'i'ei'olutionary war.at ‘.90,000,000
dollars; and what have the militia learnt for this
einormous sum .7-—lir.t/:3 ar not/iing.] ' T
To, the Honoiirablc the General flssernbly of the
A tS'mtc q/‘./V7.1’:/z. 'urolimz.
GENTLEMEN-I hereby tender you my resig-
nation of the office of Major-General in the Mili-
ia oft\l. Carolina. On this occtisioti, I begleave
to offer to your view some considerations in re-
gard to the Militia, which I deem of much im-
portance to the best interests of the community.
Exertions to discipline the Militia have been
persei-eiiii_r,rly made for tliiity years. .Instruc-
tions have been given, and penalties inflicted.-
Laws and regulations have multiplied without
end. Everywhere, n'.',c'n of zeal and talents,im-
polled by the powerful motit es ofpublic interest
anti individual distinction, have afiiirded their
ttlti-—~all(i what has been the result? The Mili-
tia are now, in point oftfliciencv, exactly as they
were nlien these mighty. elfoi‘ s commenced;
and thirty years more of experience would only
go to prove, that the proud. spiiit offreenien is
not to be broken down into the inacltinery which
constitutes the CfI'iCit.'UC)’ ofa regular army.----
Nor is it, in m_v opinion, in any point ofview. de-
sirable that it should be. Banker's Hill, Kiti,;’s
Mountain. and .\leiv.()rleans, will for everatiesi
that the at-dour of patri‘ot'ism, and the t'egai'tl for
individual character, that is so dear to honoralile
minds, “ill give an impetus to a Militia ‘force.
that will overwhelm the frigid order of regtilar
troops. lf warfare is protracted, discipline will
in due time supply the place ofthis resistless but
transient ardoiir. Anti [hazard nothing byithe
assertion, that one week in actual service will do
more for discipline.’ than the whole life of a man
who is dragged front his family half a dozen
times in the year, to expose his health to the el-
eincnts, his awkwardness tothc public gazcfaiid
his morals to the contamination ofelectionceiing
treats. If no real good is effected, are no posi-
tive evils produced? Fifty thousand men drawn
away from their homes and occupations, 6 times
in the year, deduct from the useful business of
life, labour that is worth, at a moderate estimate.
one ltt'.tidt'e(l and titty thousand dollars l in other
wotds. the industry ofNortli Carolina is annually
taxed one hundred and fifty ‘thousand dollars, for
an unattaiiiable object. No substantial benefits
are obtained, and the injury inflicted upon prop-
erty and mo'i'uls is incalculable ll
1 would tlierefore take the liberty respectfully
to recomnientl, as a measure eminently calcula-
ted to promote the public zeal, that tlic Militia
be restricted to muster but once in the year, and
then merely to continue their organization, and
to bring officers and men to a knowledge ofcach
other. These observations are the result ofa de-
liberate judgment. formed with all the lights af
forded bv twenty-four years of experience in dif-
fcrent oflices in the militia,-—on muster grounds
in the halcyon days of peace. and iii the teiite d
field in the stormy season of war. None will
consider them as. intended to apologize for any
former deficiency of zeal in mysclf.—l entered
the Militia s'ct'vi_ce with the most sanguine ex-
pectations of introtlucing; reform; and when in
the Legislatttre, my most strenuous exertions to
promote the same object, were sustuiiied by the
confidence of success. But the sober lessons of
experien'ce have taught me the futility ofall such
hopes and attempts, not only here, but in every
State where I have had a knowledge of the Mt-
litia. ‘ In peace to prepare for war,’ is a good
maxim ; but ‘ at all times to inculcate the prin-
ciples and promote the arts of peace,’ isa better.
the expense ofthe means misapplied to promote
the fiist object, would, if properly directed, do
much to advance both : and from the enlightened
and liberal principles which are prevailing, and
from better estimates being now made than
heretofore, of all the objects of human ambition.
I look forward with pleasing aniicipations to the
more improved condition of human society in all
its relations--to the lessened frequency and miti-
gated horrors of war, and to ‘the multiplied em-
liellislinienis and incre_ascd enjoymcnts 0fJ)e_8CC.
: s _ ' _ CAt.viN Joiviss.
_ -<m7a>'.
IN'ri«:i\iri~:it.ii:ci:.—-Tlic. last Connecticut Jour-
nal contains a lung article on this clesolating evil,
from which we extract the following: '
Itfis gratifying to notice that in several oftlie
States the alarm is spreading; that people though
principally excited by the demands offiau/zerism.
are awakening as out ofa sleep. The effects
cry for bread, and the needy. from .a shelter from
the'storm. New I-lampsliiieand Vermont stand
foremost in Legislative interposition.
Connecticut has made a feeble effort, or rather
listened to the recommendation by the Governor,
of an excise tax upon spirituous liquors, which
was defeated by an overbearing llll.el'85t-ilgztilljsl it.
VVhat sliould be done to ari'e_s_t its prog (:55? I
will hazard an opinion, and o/zinioyis unite?! make
laws.- It is evident that it tiiust be attacked at
soin__e vrtlnerable point.and with an ade‘qft_i,ate-.force
in order to make aniyiimpression upon it. From
tlieevidence ofinterested feeling that has already
been manifested, the s'_tibje,ct will undoubtedly be
a;';ztiii‘int.roduced to our Legi§latiit'e, at their next
session. Its success m-ust'_depei;'.d upon the selt c-
; outs p_ijinc‘ipl'c‘ ', to ‘w_ hich srioister‘ i iews shoti-ld_~ be-
’ come subgrdiftiate, ,e.speci'ally int ,efLegislative
are _/2'1; liy our respective ton ns, when the poor f
.tion of men who act under the impul-se of \ilttl- my room _\.Vht=n 111% first thing i lit-‘aid W3.‘
} atliaiiilier. But let us be 3 ‘=47 ariair‘if's‘t‘the'bias
sellsinterest; so often proving treticherotts.--
.-A ‘man is thesame in Evbatever situatiott,-he’may
I : b'eplaced.' - ltjs therefore‘particularlydesirable
,t.liat”tl1os’e who"'may13e elected -as represeintatives
C “j‘at“the "next election, should not be even reiiiotcly
2o_2,t_er¢_=.s-(ed in the ,sales of spirituous liqgiors, men
of inflexible integrity, having a single eye to‘the
subject et_nbraces none of those political ques-
nestly hope our National and State councils" tions which have excited the public mind: and
yet is of more importance even in a political view,
than many ofihe points oficontest-stimmed up
togetlietx. This evil. intem.peran.ce, from.b_egin—
ning to end,'prost.iates vhtuotis principles ; and
in every step we recede from the government of
this principle, we advance one.'towards the sub-
version ofonr republicar. institutions.
I will take the liberty of making some remarks
upon the Law, regulating licences. is this law
founded on a reg;~.ird to lll8_Wclfu|‘e oftlie com-
munity ; or to the revenue,-arising from it 3 If
on the former, it must be for the purpose ol re-
striction ; -having in view arestifaint upon the
use of those liquors. If the practice is rig/it in
principle, why this restriction ? lf-wrong, ii-i prin-
ciple, Legislators stand committed for licensing
this iurang. I".~ery licensed retailer, however
great the amount of suffeiiiig he may occasion,
can produce the autliotity\of the State. as his
voucher and his acquittal. By thus liceiising,
our govei nment iissunies the responsibility; since
license is /zermiss-ion. It may be replied that
this course was adopted to guard against the re-
tailing ofspirituons liquors by improper persons
or without ajust discrimination. Ifsoit is very
evident that there is but little discriminatioii
madein the case of applicants; and as little in
the stiles ol liquors. But if regard is primarily
had to the revenue, not less will be our aston-
ishment, that a Christian government should
draw a revenue from this_ fountain of-iniquity l
lf, however, su/i/ires.sz'an ofthe evil is the prima-
ry object, let us act with rt-ference to tliisobject,
whether the revetitie be little ortmucli. By. inu-
ttial and united exeitions, we may yet dispel the,
gloomy prospect with which we are at present
ovurspre-ad. Permit me now to argue thecause
for those who suffer in it pecuniary view ; the
guverniiient and the grocer for my opponents;
and before the People 8S_lllC tribunal. At least,
that I may not assume too iiiticti, I will state a
case, analogous to many others. V
» There was a quiet and flourishing neighbour-
hood. with scarcely ti poor person in it ; compe-
tence diffuscd her pltasant enjuyments through
every family. A grocer pitched upon acentral
spot, and opened a retail shop.~ He had purchas-
ed from the government, the liberty and the priv-
ilege of selling liquors. Under this patronage
he commenced: his shop was open, his caslts
were full,’ and his tumblers on the counter._-—
Soon the farmers began to surf: in, as they were
returning from the toils of the day ; and soon to
.920]: before they were- coinnienced,‘ and lounge
till dinner time: and at length the day's work
was left for the marrow. \Vithin a few years the
condition of the inhabitants was radically chang-
ed; from temperance to dissipation; from in-
dustry to indolencc ; from peace and friendship,
to q_uat°reling and litigatioii; and from compe-
tence to poverty. Asa consequence resulting
from it, the town that embraces this neighbour-‘
hood, suffered an accumulation ofits pauperism
expenses. Now,"I will submit ‘the case to the
Court: VVhether the government that sold the
permission, and thereby became a party; the
grocer, that furnished the cause of all'tliis mis-
chief; or the town -; should «an the strict princi-
ples ofequity, sustain this burden ? '
Again, ‘let me plead for those who are not
heard; th’ose whose relatives liavefallcti into
tl.is torrent that propels disgracefully, over the"
rocks ofndiersity, itito the ocean of Death. A_
liiinily : the wife, once the clear p.irt'ner in all the
c,,mfori5 and joys ofa happy life ; now forstiken,’
destitote.——witli no companion but sorrow ; the-irl
chiltlreii,rtitli flattering prospects when the world'-
opened upon them. now neglected. half frozen
and half starved ;-—the husband and fatlier, once,‘
the deliglit of respectable associates, and a lover;
of virtue, now tlie~ inmate of deb-a_ticher_v,and a-j
bandoned to vice ; once temperate and industri~.
ous; now. he longs for the twilight oftlie mor-9
ning, and the shop to be opened, that his little?
son may procure in the bottle, sometliitig to al-
lay his burning thirst, and give him strength to
live, and to live with this is all he asks. "‘ "‘ *
Again. A Son, in youth had raised the fund-
est hopes ofusefuliiess and comfort ; but e’er the
age of manhood had;,ripene(l his discretion, he
began to sip. and sip ; more and more frequent-
ly ; till the deadly enemy bound him to himself.
' An enemy, irianimatc-.’ No. An engine of de-
struciioo in the hand of man; a neighbor! A
neighbor not at open war destroys his neighbor’s
Son : and no redre ss from law oi‘ conscience.-
Redresg do I say ? Who can estimate the value
of a Sun ? -A thousand ‘grocers. and as many tav-
ern keepers, with all ihei-r_wealth could not in-
duce a Father to consent that his Son should be
a tlrtinkard‘; and yet a single one can make him
such, in spite ofall remoostrance-: while many
others wish to help it forward. Am I wrong
They only want the money, anti litm to live‘ uti-
til thev have it all; and all his Fatlier’stoo.—
Am Iicrucl, tlius I0 asperse' the characters of so
respectable a pari ufthe community ? Let oth-
ers rm-:1. 11‘ ; then they may judge; atid chas-
tise me, if I deserve it. '
@-
EAtt'riiQUAxi-;.——A letter from’ a gentleman in
Valparaiso, dated Nov. 25, furnishes the follow-
ing account ofthe recent disaster at that place :
{I Iiavc just escaped from one of the greatest
dangers that I ever expeiit-need. On the night
of the l9th inst. we were visited by a terrible
-eartliqtiakt-. which has laid this fine place in ru-
ins, and shaken all Chili to its foundations. Vi/hat
few housesare still standing are so shattered that
they can be no longer tenanted. The inhabit-
ants have all retired to the hills, and are living,
in tents. ' You cannot imagine the horrible con-
dition of this place ; tliei-e will no doubt be a fa-
mine, as provisions now are sellingflat the most,
taken otit of the ruins, and every day tvtzoor three
9,»: found, -1 was sitting with some, i:l,fll_c|)(I;§_~_lD
eitorbiiant prices. About 300 people have been ‘
~ "7, 4'-‘It u‘
fsucli violent agitation! -I fortiinateiy 322-‘ i. v
street before the house fell-,tl_i_e, next ..
lite:-€3‘t"lli Was. rent ‘as‘utit_ler_, leaving a tru; 2.
905 chasm; 'l‘h,‘e,otij,té_c’ts,on .alI_sides, the_stSr‘e.a...
of.the dying and of tlit; ftigi'_tiv'c‘s. ttndthe danger
wliicli ‘suri'ounded, me, filled Amy’.-mind __with- the
ed from danger by the .iiiterpesition of oneofmy
welfare atid happiness of the community. The .' lriends——and I ’have‘bt-en living ever siiiceon
board a ship. ‘..Every two or three hours there
nicates itselfto the VCSSCIS-inflilc harbor.’
A letter from another gentlemati there states
that the Supreme Director was severely wound-
ed. The Goveriicr’s Palace is so entirely '.'r.uin-
ed that it will be necessary _to rebuild it from the
foundation, and the clitirclies are so'mc.ofih,.-m
ed as to ruin thorn. He ail;-s. ‘ earthquakes are
frequent in this countiiy--tiiitl,thei"e is never a yea,-
withotit them; but they are 'not_often very heavy,
and it is ‘nearly a century since they lla\-é expe.
rienced one so dreadful as this. Nearly all me.
neiglibouingtowns are entirely ruined.’ - I was
in bed before the shock came on, the lights were
extinguished, here I was in, a,second story, and
unacquaiiited with the passageout. I will n.—,t
atiemp- to describe ilie I horror ofthe moments
of the can tliqualce : the noise was like along pen!
of tliunder, the floor of bricks tiiidcr us. rattled,
tliitfrnni the mud walls almost suffocated us.
while the house rolled and treiiiblcd like it ship
in a heavy short sea. I escaped in safety goth:
streets and there the tiles Ste. were falling from
the roofs, and though the night was b,,--.,u¢i{,,[iy
clear and calm before, such clouds of dust arose
from the trembling hills and falling walls, that it
was difficult‘ to see or breathe. ‘rite screams and
crigs of women and children were heard in every
<ll*'€Cll0I|a and people ofall classes were running
almost naked thro’ the streets, calling on _S.-aims
for mercy and protection.
it is a remarltable fact, which must be inter.
esting to the inq-.iiries'oftlie curious,‘ that on the
‘Gal’ Pt‘cCt:ding this tretiiendous shock, -there
were my nails of fishes seen dead and dying on
the water along shore. Capt. ':-cctt, ofthe ltla,
w.hu has since arrived, here vfas that evening; on
share at St. Antonio, a little port about 30 mil;-s
to the South, where the shock was terrible ; and
next morning going oflito his ship, rowed thi-o’
ll“? fioallnlt “Shes. with which he says he could
have filled his boat in a few minutes, 1 153.6
_-i'e_ti'tl, or heard before, of similar iiisiances, and?
gthts c_tit't‘ulioratio'ii leaves no doubt that the 4d...
tI'llCll(m was occasioned by the earthquake; but
it would be difficult to determine in what titan.
ncr it produces such an effect.
' A‘ —-coo-—
A PRAYING SOLDIER, _
During the late unliappycommotions in Ireland,
a private soldier in the army of Lord Cornwallis,
‘V35 d"“lY Ol-‘Sr’-l'Ve'd to be absent from his quarters,
and~fi'oin the company of his fellow soldiers. He
began to be suspected of withdrawing himself
l°l' ‘he PWPUSC 0f htlldinli intercourse_ with the
rebels ; and on this suspicion, probably increas.
ed by the malice of his wicked comrades, he was
tried by ti court martial and condemned to die.
The Marquis hearing of this, wished to cxaminc
the minutes of the trial, and not being satisfied
sent for the man to converse with him. 'Upon be:
ing1nterroga'ted,tlie prisoner solemnly disa vou ed
A‘
his sincere attachment to his soecyeign, and 1,35
readiness to live and die in his service: he afiirm.
ed that the real cause of his absence was, that his
‘flight °b“’l" 3‘ Place of retirement for the ptir-
P°5e 0f P’lVt"C. p't;ayer, for which his lordaliip
Knew he had no opportunity among his profane‘
C0mV3d¢Ss who had become liis enemies, merely
on account ofliis profession of religion He said
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he made this defence on his trial ; but the am.
cers thought it so improbable, that tliev paid no
attention to it. The inarqttis, in order to saris.
ly himselfas to the truth of his defence‘,-obseriu
Cd. that if so, he must have acquired some con-
siderable aptness'ii'-i this exercise. The poor man
,’¢_Pll<:(ls_|l1at as to ability, hehad nothing toboast.
of. lhe marquis then insisted on his kneeling;
WWII: and praying aloud before him, which he
did; and.poured lorth his soul before God with
such copiousness, fluency and ardour, that (ha:
marquis took him by the hand, and said he was
satisfied that no man could pray in ,_1,,,,'manm.,.
who did not live in the habit of intercourse witii
received him into his peculiar favor, placing him
“'“‘~’“§ his P<TS0mal attendants, ‘and in the way
I0 P“0m01f0n- ‘ Remember Joseph in the pris-
wt of Berlin’. on readihe; the above, every pi.
ous mind ‘Will be led to reflect on tli}: rema/ikuble
‘°”="P0\‘ltl0ti of Providence in behalf of this man
of prayer. for thisis the most prominent feature
in the cliristi-an cliara_cter. He could inoflive
”_'l"i ‘li)V”’_°"da"3“""°_df his life ; but the God,whom
_l' “:1 ""‘“'9_ he St’-'""0di knew _how to _deliver him
in‘ ie perilous hour,‘ and . not only heard his
P'3)'e'} but made: the‘ exet“cise‘oftliis duty itself
the means of his deliverance. '0,‘ how does this
iepioach those, who live ‘without prayer, tliougli
they have every opportunity for retirement, un-
seen and unsuspected l
It is '-‘aid: and Very j.t::tly too that ado '
, ‘ - . . gand a
836. {DC only filliiltnals [hahsliicjg
by a-man in adversity l
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‘V-ANTED} 3 B0)’ abmtt l6 yc'al'5_Ol(l, as an
_ Apprentice to the Tiznriflzg aII(l,C'ur7_'yz"i,g
business—one that can be well rccommcndcd'--
none Olllcl‘ need apply.’ Jesse B. Scuinmm,
Saiigatuck, March 4-. I823‘. . ’ . lei ‘
*‘AN 1 L31) itiinictllately, two acute Jour-
knowledge in edge "tools. well t‘ecommcncled~ as
to their moral character, to whom good encoura-
agement Wjll btglt-en‘. _..-fliqo, one or two acfive
boys, to serve as apprentices to the above busi-
ness-—-none_ need apply unless well lcctixnificn.
<led- - A. 8: N. B BticKI~.l.Y.
Vlfeston. Feb. 22. I823. ,__-_-e._ _, 1.
Géittlémeit find Ladies’ Pearl zrbarli POW.
‘tailing of‘-the'i'oof--and on rusl-_iirig~ ,furwa'i‘ds I;
,o_uiigl it irnpopstblc h0,_-8lall(l,,:ll'ljG.§3ITlI1;ilVQ8'I_
+7...-
" ,1)E1£--Prepared by Dr. ‘CLAY,
’_iFti?f. sale attire Gazette 0 cc-«Pi-ice ‘s3‘Ctsi '
.' Irgb 3d, _
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most awful emu/tions.» 'At _l_en.gi_li,’ I was deliver. i
is a new convulsion of the eattli,_wlii,ch commu?‘
levelled to the ground, and hit»; others so sliatter- "
the tenders over our heads cracked, the lime and-‘
every treasonable practice or intention, declared‘
God’‘._ He not only revoked the sentence, but I
'\h’e|llfl_tt;Ut lpt'ayer,.tl_i‘ough he thereby exposed him.‘
5 ol ie suspicion and hatt'ed_of his comrades, .
ncynien Blacksmiths, who hate it good
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