,,-1;-__;;,——rxun-‘ -t-i---_,—_o__—g-w._.....;«—
"1-uiioivi THE COMMERCIAL .snvr:n'risi:r..
_ _jri-iii: semue FLOWER.
' lT'lie'_§plfhI3g,‘_!f?Ift5_\lféIl"Sheds’its miltl pe.i',ftttfie,_,.._.»__,
-And geiitlyopes its_ silken leaf; ..
(Nature no more is wrapt in glooin, N
’ Past are its wintry tears of grief.)
I I The trembling beam of morning shows
2 '-.=—-,._r.~.r..-::r%:;;~_«.«, « «
Each beauteous tint,that charms the sight-
Tlileigale, as round the stem it blows,
‘Seems lost in pleasing, sweet delight.
But there’s a flower more sweet, more fair,
Than ever grac‘d the smiling plain,
. Or e’er was Itlss’tl by vernal air—-
Hallow’d forever be its fans:
’Tis found alone in Virtue’s heart,
Planted by influence from above ;
Angels its alitnent itnpart,
..It came from heaven-—its name is Love.~
)
ITEEUHARMONY SOCIETY.
A particular account of the origin of this so-
ciety, and of its progress in this couutr_v, is
published in the National Iritelhgencer of A-’
pril 25, from the Journal of a traveller thro
the rent Western Lakes, and down the Illi-
nois iver in 1827.2. Of the origin of this so-
ciety, the following accouiii is gi‘v_en by Mr.
Rapp, its founder, an old man now about 70
years of age. _
It had its origin in Germany, its members
being seceders irom the Littheran church.-—
Such was the rapid increase ofconverts to Mr.
Rapp’s new doctrine, that the clergy became
alarmed, and Mr. Rapp and his followers, to
avoid persecution, sought an asylum in tits
Uniied States. In 1808, Mr. Rapp, with :'>
or 400 of his members, arrived in this country,
and began a settlement in Butler cotinty,Penn.
Other emigrants frotn Germany followed and
joined the society, and in 121 years the number
amounted to 150 families or 800 souls. They
broke up their establishment, however. and re-
moved to Indiana; selling theirlands in Penn.
for $l00,000.—JV'. Y. Daily fldv.
‘In 1814, they commenced their settlement
tipon the ‘Wabash, where they own a Whole
township ofsix miles square, and ati Island of
about 9.000 acres ofland. This place is witli-
in 55 miles of Vincennes, 24 miles f|’0m Mi’-
Birkbeck’s settleinent, 40 from Shawtieetown.
137 from Louisville and 100 miles from the
tnotith ofthe Wabash. The society consists
M800 souls. In the centre of their town is a
brick c'htir'ch, sttpplied with a bell; near the
church is a school house for .60 or 70 children,
in which a Sunday school is kept for grown
people, Tlley have two lat-ge.granaries, and
two distilleries; a wool factory with ‘ISO spin-
dles; a cotton t'ac'to‘ry with 400, tolling tmlls
dying works, Ecc. 32.6. Ste. All the mechan-
ical and farming business is under the care of
Elder Rapp and his son. The whole ofthe
property is common, and Religion in its prim-
itive simplicity, is prescribed as the basis of
their institution. All luxuries are excluded,
even to tobacco. Their dress is plain and Il-
niform. No one is allowed to keep the pro-
ducts" of his labour in his own hands longer
thana week, when it must be placed in the
common fund; and unless any one of the
‘members separates from the society altogeth-
er, he can withdraw no more from the fund
than is absolutely reqtiii-ed for the necessary
purposes oflife.
Their creed is, that in order to secure
themselves from the temptations ofthe, world,
it is necessary to have nointercourse with it-
that‘ he is the servant ofsin,wlio yields his pas-
sions to the temptations of the world, and that
self-denial is a necessary trial of his strength
againsttheni.’ They have no amusements,
no dissipations. All disputes are settled by
themselves, without the aid of written laws.-
The simplicity, frankness, and civil treatment
to strangers, are said to be much adinir_ed—-_
and every thing moves with the rcgitlarity of
machinery. The writer speaks of an assent-
blage of 150 of both sexes, working together 3
in gatliering corn, in which not the least tu-
mult or confitsioti was visible. ‘While the
oldest people did the IllI5l\Ing and more labo-
rious part ofthe business, the little girls and
boys were carrying away small baskets of
corn,placed on cttsliions resting oiitheir heads.
In the cultivation of wine the writer says
they are disappointed, notwithstanding they
are continuing their experiments, and have
upwardsofl 0 acres planted entirely with grape
vines, ofall descriptions. None appeared to
have answered as well -as the Madeira, Lisbon,
and Cape of Good Hope Grapes. The pro-
dtict is frotn Q to 400 gallons per acre, when in
Germany it is from 2 to 1500. They sell
their wine at St per gallon. Climate and in-
sects are against the culture of the vine, and
they only continue to cultivate it, to give eni-
ployment to their people.
'I‘-liis society is distinguislicd from the rest
* of the world, as well in its religious views and
exercises," as in its secular concerns. A large
bell and aclock striking‘ every quarter hour,
govern all their movements.
With respect to'tlie- Sabbath. they say they
see tio difference in time, that the sun rises al-
ways alike, marking none, and that no por-
tion-of it is made more holy than another in
the New Testament.
Nevertlieless, the comm.oii Sabbath is set
apart by them for devotion.
‘ Precisely at 9 o’clock in the morning, and
at a quarter past 3 P. M. at once ringing of
the bell a short titne, male and female, old
and yonngfwere seen hastening and running
through«’tlie streets towards the clitircli, which
they itistantly rushed into and filled——the
males going into one door and the females in-
to another; one seating themselves on one
side, and the other on the other side ofit.-
The oldest apparently, sat nearestMr. Rapp,
and so in regular gradation to the younger,
where there are but few boys and girls, btit
not an infant» was to be seen here or iii the
town. Both sexes were in plain attire, btit lit-
tle different front what it istliroiigh the week.
The female dress was a check apron, a_linscy
-‘fliort gown, pctticoat, and a plaiti white cap
about the head, diti'ering from the same worn
on week days, which are cliintz and calico.
Soon» after all were seated, Mr. Rapp drew
a plain cap over his head, and _in_ti'o(luced
worship by singing; every one yoiiiitig in it
out ofa book held in their hands. Ptext fol-
lowed his discourse, delivered while seated in
his chair, with great ease and fluency ;- then
. prayer without rising,and next to that, singing
again. This concluded the whole, and after
a short pause, Mr. Rapp, by a"niotion with
the hand without a word, dismissed the con-
gregation, wlieii they instantly dispersed.-
l’r3-.=,tween setinonstzr private meeting is held,
-I
when church music is performed on the vio-
lin, flute, fife,clarionet, bassoon, St. iambourin.’
‘ As few marriages and births occur among
them, it has given rise to a report, that Mr. R.
has 'p"i'"oliihiféd'all sexual intercourse. inthe so-
ciety. Not seeing aninfant in tlieplace,I en-
deavored to gain satisfactory information on
,the.subject, but fotiiid them reserved in their
communication. While they refer to their
great prototype, Jesus Christ, who never mar-
ried, and whose example might to be imitat-
ed, they say let every one do as he pleases.-—
They say as the Shakers do in this respect,that
while mankind are governed by their irregular
and wicked propensities, there is no danger of
a diminution oftlte litituau species.’
The reading ofneivspapers, histories, 85¢. is
encouraged ainuiig them. Every indolent per-
son who, after being repeatedly complained
of, proves incoi'rigih1e, is disgraced and expel-
led. From their united labour, they calciilate
oti an annual accession of50,000 dollars. Few
withdraw from the society.
‘ VVliile there is so inucli to admire among
them, they have their faults; for while they
disclaim a thirst for riches, they testify their
love of tlietn by increasing labor and attention
for the accumulation ofthem, at the same tiuic
that thcir.acts ofcliarity and pliilanthropy arc
circumscribed within the narrow limits oftheir
own Society, as though those duties were not
to be carried beyond the pale ofit. With their
increasing means of doing good, their popu.
lation is stationary. Tliey are also opposed to
dividing their society, and planting another
branch of it in another country.’
THE REGIC-IDF. JUDGES.
The following is extracted from ‘Feverill
ofthe Peak,’ and is an interesting account of
a real scene ui/ticli. occurrerl in the em'ly set-
tfenumt of .N'ew-1".'1:gltmd. The historical
facts on which the story is founded, are as fol-
lows: Soon after the rcstoi'aiinii of Charles
II. in:iny ofthe JudgesofCliarlcs I. who were
termed Regicitlcs, were apprehended, sortie
were executed, and others fled. Among the
latter, were Gotlie, \Vliallcy, and Dixwcll,ivlio
caiiie to Boston in July, 1660. Golfce and
IVlialley had been generals in Crotnwell’s ar-
iiiy--tliey were of elegant tuauiiers and dig-
nified appearance,and uiet a cordial reception
fmin those among whom they sought an asy-
lum. But when it was known that they had
been condemned as traitors, some of the prin-
cipal iucn in Massachusetts began to be alar-
itied and to consult iiieasures for appi'elientl-
ing them. Finding themselves insectire, they
left Boston and went to New-Haven, and took
tip their residence with the Rev. Mr. Daven-
port. When the people became acquainted
with them, they were disposed to render them
the most friendly assistance. The governor
of Massachusetts, however, in consequence
ofthe Royal Proclatiiation, isstied a wari'aiit
to arrest them, in consequence of which they
removed to Milford, where they appeared o-
penly in the day-time, and often at night re-
turned to New-Haven, and were secreted at
Mr. D:tvenpoi't’s. This esteemed minister of
the gospel exerted all his ‘talents and energy
in their favour, and with a view, no dotibt, to
influence his congregatiompreached a sermon
from Isaiah xvi. 3, 4. ‘ Hide the outcasts;
betray not him that wandereth ; let mine out-
casts dwell with thee.’ The Governor of
Massacliiisetts sent persons in pursuit ofthetii
hut Gov. Leet, of Conn. would not favor the
_pursuit,- and though Mr. Daveiiport’s house,
and other suspected places were searclied, yet
the fugitives were not foiiiitl. At times they
secreted themselves in a cave, on the top ofa
rock near ‘New-Haven, which they named
Providence Hill. Gaffe is the personage al-
liided to in the following interesting story.-
The scene described is a real one, and the liis-
torical particulars relative to it may be found
Rainsay’s history ofthe United States.
IV e are indebted to the .r?tI._:;uslt7. C/n‘o7z'iclc
for the preceding observatons.
“Ainongst my wandering_,theTransatlantic
settlements have not escaped me; tiiore es-
pecially the country of New Enghind, into
which ottr native land has shaken from her lap,
as a drunkard flings from him his treasures,
so much that is precious in the eyes of God
and ofbis children. There thousantls of out
best and most godly men—such whose right-
eousness tuiglit coitie between the Almighty
and his wrath and prevent the ruin ofcities—
are content to he the inhabitants ofthe desert,
ratherencountering the unenlightened sava-
ges, than stooping to extiiigtiish, under the
oppression practised in Britain, the light that
is within their own tiiinds. There I remained
for a time, during the wars which the colony
maintained with Philip, :1 great Indian chief,
or Sachem, asthey were called, who seemed
as a messenger sent from satan to buffet them.
His cruelty was great—-his dissiintilation pro-
found ; and the skill and promptitudc with
which he iiiaintained a destructive and desol-
tory warfare, inflicted many dreadful calaitii~
ties on the settlement. Iwas, by chance, at a
small village in the wood more than 80 miles
from Boston, and in its situation exceedingly
lonely, and surrounded with thickets. Nev-
ertheless, there was no idea ofany danger
frotn the Indians at that time, for ineu trusted
to the protection ofa considerable body of
troops who had taken the field for protection
of the frontiers, and who lay, or were suppos-
ed to lie, betwixt the hamlets and enemy’s
country. But they had to do with a foe, whom
the devil himself had inspired at once with
cunning and cruelty. It was on a Sabbath
morning, when we had assembled to take
sweet counsel together in the Lord’s house.-—
Our temple was but constrtictcd of wooden
logs; but when shall the chant of trained
liircliugs, or the sounding of tin and brass
tubes amid the aisles of a niiuister, arise so
sweetly to heaven, as did the psalm in which
we united at once our hearts and our voices I
An excellent worthy, who now sleeps in the
Lord; Nehemiali Solsgracc, long the coin-
panion of m_v_pilgrimage, had just begun to
wrestle in prayer, when a woman, with dis-
ordered looks and dislievelled hair, entered
our chapel in a distracted inanner, screaming
incessaritly, ‘ The Indians! The Indians !’—
In that land no man dares separate himself
-‘from his defences ; and wliethcr’ in the city
or in the field, in the ploughed land or the for-
est, men keep beside them their weapons, as
did the Jews at the rebuilding ofthe Temple.
So we sallied forth with our guns and pikes,
and heard the whoop of these incarnate devils,
already in possession of a part of the town,
and exercising their cruelty oti the few whom
weighty causes‘ or itidisposition had withheld
front public worship ; and it wasreinarked as
la jtitlginetit, that, upon that bloody Sabbath
Ailrian Eanson, abutclinian, ‘a than well e-
nough towards Vman, b,ut__whose mind _‘was al-
together given to worldly gain, was shot. and
sculped as he was stinintingliis weekly gain
in his wareliotise. ...In line, there was much
damage done, and although our arrival and
entrance in—combat di in.soine_sort- ptit them,
back, . yet_ being suigpriised "and having up ap-
pointed leader of our band, the dev'ili'sh en‘e--‘
my shot hard at us, and had some advantage.
It was pitiful to hear the screams of women;
and children amid the report ofguns and the
whistling of bullets, mixed with the ferocious
yells ofthese savages, which they term their
war-whoop. Several houses in tlieupper part
of the village were soon on fire ; and the roar-
ing of the flames, and crackling ofthe great
beams as they blazed, added to the horrible
confusion: while. the smoke which the wind
drove against usgave further advantage to the
enemy, who fought, as it were, invisible, and
under cover, whilst we fell fast by their uncr-
ring fire. '
In this state ofconfusion,and while we were
about to adopt the desperate project of evacu-
atiiig the village, and, placing the women and
children in the centre, ofattenipting ti retreat
to tltenearest settlement, it pleased Heaven to
send us unexpected assistance. A tall man,
ofa reverend appearance, whom no one ofus
had cvcr,seen before,suddenly was in the midst
oftis, as we hastily agitated. the resolution of
retreating. His garments were ofthe skin of
the elk, and he wore sword, and carried gun ;
I never saw any thing more august than his
features, oversliadowetl by locks of grey hair,
which mingled with a long beard ofthe same
color. ‘ Men and brethren,’ he said, in a voice
like that which turns back the flight ‘why sink
your lieai'ts? and why are you thus disquiet-
ed ? Fear ye that the God we serve will give
you tip to yonder heathen dogs? Follow me
and you shall see this day that there is a cap-
tain in Israel!’ He uttered a few brief but
distinct orders, in the tone of one who was ac-
custonied to command; and such was the iii-
fluence of his appcarance,his inein, his lan-
guage, and his presence of iniud, that he was
implicitly obeyed by men who had never seen
him until that moment. VVe were hastily di-
vided, at his order, into two bodies; one of
which maintained the defence of the village
with more courage than ever, convinced that
the unknown was sent by God to our rescue.
At his command they assumed the best and
most sheltering position for exchanging their
deadly fire with the Indians; wliile,uuder cov-
er of the smoke, the stranger sallietl from the
town, at the head ofthe other division ofthe
New England men, and fetching a circuit, at-
tacked the Red Warriors in the rear.
The surprise,as is usual among savages,had
complete effect : for they doubted not -that
iliey were assailed in their ttirn and placed
betwixt two hostile parties by the return ofa
detachment from the provincial army. The
heathens fled in confusirm, abandoning the
half-won village, and leaving behind tltem
such a iittinber of warriors, that the tribe hath
not recovered its loss. Never shall I forget
the figure of our venerable leader, when our
men, and not they only, but the women and
children ofthe village, rescued from the tom-
ahawk and scalping-knife, stood crowded a-
round him, yet scarce venturing to approach
his person, and more niinded, perhaps, to ap-
proach him as a descended angel, than to
thank hint as a fellow mortal. ‘Not unto me
be the glory,’ he said ; ‘I am btit an imple-
ment, frail as yourselves, in the hand of him
who is strong to deliver. Bring me a cup of
.water, that I may be able to allay my parched
throat, ere I essay the task of offering thanks
where they are most due.’ I was nearest _to
-hii"n’as he spoke, and gave into his hand the
water he requested. At that nioinent we ex-
changed glances, and it seemed to me that I
recognized a noble friend whom I had long
since deemed iti glory; but he gave tne no
‘time to speak,had speech been prudent. Sin k-
ing oii his ktiees, and signing us to obey him,
he poured forth a strong and energetic thanks-
giviiigfor the turning back ofthe battle,wltich,
proiiotiticed in'a" voice loud and clear‘ as awar
truiripet, thrill‘ed througli the jointsaiitl tiiar-
row of the liearers. I'ltafve heard many an
act ofdevotiou in my life, biitsticli a_prayer as ~
this, iittcrod amidst the dead and the dying,
with it rich tone of iniiiglt,-d tri'innpl'i and ado-
ration, was beyond tlieni all——it was like the‘
song ofthe itispii'ctl proplietcss who dwelt'be~
neatli the balm-tree between Rainah and
Bethel.——l~le was silent; and fora briefspace
we remained with our faces bent to the earth
—-iio man dared to lift his head. At length
we looked tip, but our dcliverer was no longer
amongst us, nor was he ever seen again in the
land which he had rescued.
LAS CASES.
Las Cases was a noblcnian of the old re-
gime, and emigrated early in the revolution
to England. He arrived in Loudoii, with on-
ly seven loiiis in his pocket. He there avail-
ed liiinselfofliis talents and education to pro-
cure a subsistence. Uitder the feigned name
ofLe Sage, he cotiipiled and composed that
treasure of historical, genealogical, and geo
graphical learuiiig, so valuable to statesmen
and scholars, and affording such happy facili-
ties to the acquisition of knowledge. Ile left
London soon after the Treaty of Amiens,
when Boii_aparte recalled the emigrant nobili-
ty, aud on making himself known to the Ein-
peror, becaitie one of his Council ofSt=ite.——
Here his respect for the genius, the knowl-
edge, aud the devotion ofllonaparte toFrance,
which he had daily occasion to observe, at-
tached hint so uiiicli to his person,that on the
approach of Louis he retired from Paris; and
although at any time he might have regained
his station at Court, he remained in obscurity.
liis attachment. was disinterested, because it
was not given to mortals to dream of the ini-
raculous return of Napoleon.
His restoration to the throne reunited tho
conqtieror of the world, with its chronologist
and its geographer. And St; Helena was
honored at once by the abode of these illus-
triotis friends.
Such is a briefotitline ofthe-author ofthe
“ Memorial de Saint Helena” a work, which
cannot fail to impress mankind with new and
uncommon sentiments towards that powerful
being who, if we look at the terror which he
inspired over the earth, would scarcely be
deemed to possess a redeeming virtue. Batta-
parte, in the narrative before us, appears in a
iiio_st amiable light——dignified in seiitiine.nt—-
patient in sufi'ering—warm with sensibility-
wiseiin reflection——cotirteous in tnanners—ac-
complished in science—familiar with litera-
ture—and happy and cloqtient in thought and
expression. , V .
l '1~"aoii‘i 'I.iis cjfsrzs’ JOUR~I‘tAI..
‘ The genealogy of the Bonapartes presents
a fact which is certainly ofa'very singular na-
ture; it is that ofthe first Bon‘aparte—liaving
been exiled from his country as a Gliibeline.
Was it, then, the destiny of this family, in all
times, and at everyepoch, that Iit_must yield
to.-the malignant iiifitiene ofthe Grief/Is!
Many individuals, who knew Napoleon at
an early period oflife, foresaw his extraordi-
nary c."ireer; and they viewed the events of
his life ' without astonishinent. His father,
wllell on his death-bed at Montpelier, though
Josepii wasbeside him, spoke only of Napole-
on, who was then at the tnilitary school. In
the delirium with which he was seized in his
last moments, he incessantly called upon Na-
poleon to come to his aid with his great sword.
The grand-uncle, Lucien, who on his death-
bed was surrounded by all his relatives, said,
addressing himself to Joseph, ‘You are the
eldest of the family, btit there is the head of
‘tr (Pointing to Napoleon.) Neverlose sight
of him.’ The Emperor used tolaugh and say,
‘This was at true disinheritance ; it was the
scene ofJacob and Esau.’
During the erection of one of the first bat-
teries which Napoleon, on his arrival at Tou-
IO": directed against the English, he asked
whether there was a sergeaiit or a corporal
l"'*35°'"s Who could write. A man advan-
ced from the ranks, and wrote to his dicta-
tion oit the epaulement. The note was scarce-
ly ended when a cannon ball, which had been
fired in the direction ofthe battery, fell near
the Spot, arid the paper was initiiediately cov-
ered by the loose earth thrown tip by the
bRll- ‘Well,’ said the writer, ‘Ishall have
no need Ofsand.’ This remark,togethei- with
the 00019855 With which it was inadc, fixed the
all!‘-|‘Nl0|l 0fNapoleon, and made the fortune
Oftllfi ‘e"Se*“"- This man was Junot, after-
wards Dllke of Abrcntes.
_ Speaking ofthe Emperor ofRussia, Napo-
leon said, ‘ He possesses wit, grace, informa-
tion, and is fascinating; but he is not to be
trusted ; he is devoid ofcandor; a true Greek
Q/‘(lie Lower Empire. At the same time he is
not without ideology, real or assumed : after
all, it may only be a smattering derived from
his education atid his preceptor. ‘ Vl/ould you
believe,’ said the Emperor, ‘trhat I had to
discuss with hint ! He maintained that inher-
itance was an abuse in monarchy, and I had
to spend more than an hour and employ all my
eloquence ‘and logic in proving to ltini met
this right constituted the happiness ofthe peo-
ple. It may be, too, that he was inistifviug ;
for he is cunning, false and expert, * * *; he
can go a great length. If I die here, he will
be my real heir in Europe. I alone was able
to stop him with his deluge of'I‘artars. The
crisis is great, and will have lasting effects up-
on the continent of Europe, especially tipoii
Constantinople; he was solicitious with me
for the possession ofit. I have had much
coaxing on the subject; butl constantly turn-
ed a deafear to it. That empire, sliattered
as it appeared, would constantly have remain-
ed a point of separation between us; it was
the marsh that prevented my right being turn-
ed. As to Greece, it is another matter.’ And,
after talking awhile upon that country, he re-
newed his subject : ‘ Greece awaits a libera-
tor !—there will be a brilliant crown of glory !
he will inscribe his name forever with those of
Homer, Plato, and Epaminondas! I perhaps
was not far from it ! When, during my catn-
-paigii in Italy, I arrived on the shores of the
Adriatic, I wrote to the Directory that I had
before my eyes the kiiigdotn of Alexander !—
Still later, I entered itito engagements with
Ali Pacha 2 and when Corfu was taken from
us, they must have found their aminunition,
and a cotnplete equiptneiit for an armyoffifty
thousand men. I had caused maps to heinade
of Macedonia, Servia, Albania, &.c.
_ ‘ Greece, the Peloponnesus at least, mttst he
thelot ofthat European power which shall
possess Egypt. It should be ours. And then,
an independent kingdom in the North, Coti-
stantinople ‘Vltll its provinces, to serve as a
barrier to the power of Russia ; as thev have
pretended to do with respet-t to Fraiice, by
Icreatitigtlie kingdom of Belgium.’
LOCUSTS.
The following account is extracted from
‘ .'.-‘alin’s Biblical Archaeology,’ 2;" xvdfk rec-em-
ly published at Aiidover, Mass. designed to e-
lucidate the Holy Scriptures.
Vast bodies of locusts, called by the Orien-
tals the armies of God, lay waste the country,
(Egypt.) They observe as regular order, when
they march, as an army. At evening thev
descend from their flight, and form, as it weré.
their camps. In the morning, when the siiu
has risen considerably, they ascend again, if
they do not find food,,:md fly in the tlirectiori
ofthe wind. They go in immense numbers,
and occupy a space 0fl0 or 192 miles in length,
and 4or 5 in breadth, and are so deep, {hat
the sun cannot penetrate tl'll'()t‘l_,f_{ll them; so
that they convert the day into night, and bring
a temporary darkness on the land. The sound
oftheir wings is terrible. \Vhen they descend
upon the earth, they cover a vast tract a foot
and a lialfhigli. . Ifthe air is cold and moist,
or if they be wet with the dew, they remain
where they happen to be, till they are dried
and warmed by the sun. They decamp at
length in good order and march almost in a
direct line north. Nothing stops them. Thev
fill the ditches which are dog to stop them
with their bodies, and extinguisli by their
numbers the fires, which are kindled. They
pass over walls and enter the doors and win-
dows of houses. They devour every thing
which is green, strip offthe hark oftrees, and
even break them to pieces by their weight.-
They make a. loud noise when eating. The
greatest part of the evil is, that the first army
of locusts is likely to be succeeded by anoth-
Wer, athird, anti a fourth, which constitne all
that is left, and leave the groiinrl in appear-
ance, as if it had been burnt over with fire.
.When,they have consumed every thiiig, they
fly away in the direction of the wind, leaving
behind them not only their fteted cxcrements,
but their eggs, buried in the ground, from
which is produced in the folloiving springa
much more numerous progeny of these evi'
invaders. They are borne at length over the
sea, an element with which they have not
formed an acquaintance. They descend up-
on it, as they do upon the land, and are drown-
ed. They are driven by the waves upon the
shore, where they putrify, and render the air
so corrupted, as to breed the" pestilence.-
Tliese locusts are much longer than those a-
tnong us, being 5 or 6 incheslong, and an inch
and a half thick. The form of the head is
like that of a horse. I-Ieiice they are ofteii‘
compared to horses. In some instances, it is
like the human head. 'l‘lieir,tectli are sharp
are. different species of tliein ; eight or ‘nine’
occur in the Bible. G ' .
_l-‘ROM -rut»: New-Encnaap rattiima.
C'orsets.—-Mrs. Deshang of Bethany, N. J.
was the motlier of 3 accomplislied and beati-
tifiil dau,<zliters: the yotii‘ig ladies have long
been in the habit oflaciug as tight as any of
their neighbors ; one has hecotne quite infirm
and the other two evidently droop. The a-
larmed parent stated the situation ofher chil-
dren to her old frie'nd the venerable Dr.Galeu
of Philadelphia, who soon after the receipt of
her note, forwarded the following reply: _
.'l’I(lIf(1lIl,-'—'I‘lle ‘case of your dau,-iliters af-
fects me, and my whole eixperieiicc-‘ may be
put in requisition to assist ‘them: that they
were healthy, robust children I perfectly rc-
C()llt't.'l, and that their healths are now iiupair- -
ed may be solely ascribed to tlteiiiselves.--=
Fasliion destroys more females than fevers.-.=
i~"i'oni a mistaken iiotioti of beitering the best
work of Hcaveri,tlie iitfutiiated fair risk health
and even life itself. ' I deem the corset ofthe
present day to be a perfect engine ofto'r'ttire-,
aiid_ \'-’()l'llly the Il‘lt']lllSlllt)llS ofGoa and Route;
anti infinitely w'orse than the stays oftiines
gone by. ’I‘ltcse last be sure were injurious,
but they left the reseuiblance of a female
shape: the corset, on the contrary, presents
the waists as i'e;:tilni'ly roiind and untaperiiig
as a white lead keg. The olden stays were‘
laced wi.‘-h a silken string, of the size ofthe
fiuest twine, but the corsct requires a cord e-
qualling the bowstring ofa Kickapoo chief.-=
Every dog will have, and every fashion must
have its day: the reign of the corset has en-
dured about as long as the reign ofBoiiaparte,
and like the latter, fatal enough in all con-
science. I anticipate the happy period when
the fairest portion ofthe fair creation will step
forth nnincunibered with slabs of walnut, and
tiers of whalcbone. The constitution of our
females must be excellent, to withstand in am’
tolerable (le,-1rce the terribleiiiflictioiis ofthe
corset 8 long houis every day. -No other ani-
mal could stirvive it. Take the honest ox,
and enclose his sides with hoop poles, put an
oaken plank beneath-liim, and gird the whole
with a bed—ohord, and then demand of hint '
labor. He would labor, indeed-—but it would
be for breath. Splinter and hclay a pig in
the saute way, and a whine might be aspirat-
ed, but it would be a whine of expiration.
FY10)! THE 'rnr:.~"ro:v _.\.itrr:ntt:._-i,.\';
G-mg ])’rzt.i'.s*ii1:_rr.——'I‘licre is a inan,'living in
thisTownsliip,_who has swallowed agreeably
to his own statement, 10,683 quarts of ardent
spirits-—-principally rum and \vli_i5l(ey_ Hesays
‘ he commenced t1'ppli'1t_r: when quite young,
but (lid not drink much till he was I8 years of '
age; and since that time he is confident he has
drank fl'j)’f'nl and a ILalfofspii'ittious liquors a
day, on art average, and is in hopes qfiaslirig
inure.’ His age is about 57 _vears——he has de-
voted his whole life to laborious employment
‘—has fought many a hard battle at fisty cuffs
has generally enjoyed uniiiterrupted health——
and once possessed a vigorous coustittitioti,
but it is much impaired, and nought remains
but a feeble and debilitated skeleton fast reel-
mg to the grave. Mark the result :—he is now
a pauper .' surrounn'ed by a fond and affection-
ate, but abused wife, and several childien,who
once looked to him for a miserable subsist-
ence, but are now also, dependent on the pub-
lic for a comfortable support.
‘ O teinpora l O mores !’ what a shocking
spectacle I to see men endued with all the
pleasing faculties ofliunian nature, thus, by a
strange perversion of reason and appetite, as
exliihitctl in the excessive use ofspiiituous li-
quors, lcvel themselves with brutes, disrobe
themselves of moral reflection and every prin-
ciple ofdecency, and sooner or latertermiiiate
their existence in wretcheduess and miserv—-
evils ever attending the victims ofiiitempcr-,
am.-e—-view tliein—
“ T/ecir chem;/'ul day/.9 fl.7'c,.-'1".o7:i._»; l’ fle[[_
'7"/re g't'n_e2'ous_b!ooin 1iz.rrf_f?2_is/r,’il their c}.ce7.'.9 is
1 lieu‘ vzgorymzcs ; their vital powers decoy;
Dz.sca.s'c.s' harm! them ; and ititliiitclyrzgrc,
Jrecps on -unsocial iinpotrmt;
DiTsg*u.st wz'lIi_/'(zce averted shuts the scene.”
. _ Vould it not be prudent and commendable-
in Farmers and others, who employ laborers,
(particularly in the country, where the vicious
habits and passions ofinen are easilv restrain-
ed) to form themselves into a sociéty for the
foolish practice of supplying their hands with
daily portions ofardeiit spirits. the custom of
service to the laborer,who would be benefittcd
more by sotne simple beverage ?
S'..4L./ll OJV‘ BR 0./VS 0.r'v",
Lecruarza on ENGLISH’ GR.AllIMAR., - '
R ants ofthis, and the adjacent towns. that
he has commenced a cotirse oflectures on this
the Episcopal Academy, and at the School-
House at the Old VVell. He warrants satis-
\
ally and faithfully attend tO‘lllS instructions.
For further particulars inquire at the Office
- Norwalk, May 12, I823.
flrnang tire various Recommcizdrrtioizs he has
New-Yonx, JULY 7,1821.
This may certify, that I have trepcatedlv.
Grammar,and found hint well grounded inyie '
principles of the English Language.—He n-
Grammar, and I have no doubt that he will
instruct with great success. I cheerfull_v rec-
'Cu.iRLr:s M. I.\'G-I-‘.RSOLl‘..,
\Ve the subscribers, having lately employer?
Grainma r, upon [ngcrsoll’s system, and having-
witnesscd the rapid progress ofliis pupils, in
do not hesitate to say, that, in our opinion,-this
system and mode of teacliing Englislt Gram-'
have ever seen. Indeed, when we lake mg,-,
consideration, that “Time is money,” we are
made by his pupils, in the art of readiiig,»is
more than suflicient to compensate for the
lectures. Rev. John Clarlc, Bcnjanfin 11,
Conlrlm, M.B. Gagcr, Julm g¢aa'[¢,.
which has made many drunkartls, and is ofno‘
E iitiijts 15i"t‘}’tE.ll[-§»i 3153.43?
ESPECTFULLY informs the inhabit-
important branch ofan English education, at‘
factory improvement to all who will punctu-
ofthe Norwalk Gazette.
received are the following.
examined Mr. Salmon Bronson in English
derstaiids my method of teaching English
nimiiend him to the patronage ofthe public.
S.u.iiroN BRONSON, as a teacher ofEngllslt
this important branch ofan English Edtication
mar, is superior to any thing ofthe kind we
coiifirmed intheopinion,thattheimprovement
time and expense ofattendinz a ‘course ofhis
Pleasant-Valley, March 9,18%.’
and are compared to those of lions. Tliere -
purpose of discotintenuncing the odious and;
Norwalk Chronicler