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.~n£oit1 irmi. MONTHLY LEAGABINE.
SPANISH ROMANCES.
There is a chief of banditti called Jayme
V‘ Jxlfonzo, who for more than fifteen years has
been livinga life of romantic atlventure—more
extraordinary, more incredible than any tale
of fiction. The facts I shall mention I gath-
ered in the neighborhood of his strong holds.
Afriend of mine saw him not long ago, seat-
ed on a rock, with.bis guitar in his hand,sing-
ing to its plaintive music, while tears flowed
fast down his hard and sun-burnt cheeks. He
was chaunting some such romances as those
which are now putting in their claim to amo-
ment’s attention. It will be seen how much
of chivalry and benevolence blend with the
rugged ferocity of a freebooter, atid what
strange influences of poetical teeling decorate
the wild adventures ofa bandit’s life.
Tell me, hermit, tell me this,
As yoti hope for heavenly bliss,
Have you seen in the twilight pass
That which my bosoin’s treasure was.
Noble knight! may the herniit rue
Ifhe should fail to tell thee true:
Three long hours before ’twas day
Before my cell she wound her ivay.
And her eyes with gushing tears were red;
And the maiden as she passed me said,
“ Let a curse tipon that lover light
VVho scorus his oath and breaks his plight.”
“ Let a curse upon the traitor sink
Vv'ho breaks his promise’ faithless link:
And ifa women be betray’d,
A heavier curse light on his head.”
“ And let curses too on her descend
Who willing ears to man. doth lend——
To n]3,n--\Vll0 tiiakes us how and believe,
Then to desert us and deceive.”
“ Es bon home——es molt boon,” was a tri-
bute with which the poor Valenci-an peasaiits
always concluded their narratives ofhis teats.
He distributes among the necessitous the
‘ wealth he pltinders from tiie overloaded ; anti
he has found, whenever his band has been dis-
persed, or diminished, a means of replenish-
ing it from the attaclniiciit and fidelity of the
cottagers. I coultl have believed myself trans-
ferred to the times of Robin Hood, or Roque
Ginart. Jayme often visits the villages, but
in times of peril (anti for some ‘years a large
body of troops have been constantly engaged
in harrassing and pursniiig him) he keeps a-
thong thatlong chain of mountains which'run
‘fl‘OlllICl‘eVlllt’.Ute, his native place, along Gra-
nada into Portugal, anti which are full of
deep recesses and caverns, the Oltl places of
retreat during the Moorish wars, and in later
days, the head-qtiarters ofthe. tliti’t.-rent hands
of robbers who have defied the “ Holy Broth-
erhood,” and the law.
Among those mountain’s rugged heights
they dwell ; [atlel.
The trackless rocks their walls—their cit-
Javme often asserribles around him his chev-
aliers—-knights of the haliar—-and the indi-
viduals whose purses he has lightened. He
has been known to carry them otf to the green
spots between the rugged hills, and there a-
muse them with songs and music. His ca-
reer has been unstained with cruelty——and he
communicates to all around him a joyous and
festive feeling.
Jayme’s haunts were frcqiiently passed by a
poor old niuleteer who was the common carri-
er between Alicante and some of the neigh-
boring villages. His cargo was borne on a
miserable and ‘cxliatised animal. One day
Jayme stopped him :-—“ That’s a sorry brute,
father.” “ Yes, btit it is all I possess.” “ Un-
light your cargo, and I’ll shoot the beast.”-
“ Mercy for a poor old man,” cried the trein-
liug suppliant. “ Do what Ihave said, or I’ll
shoot him with the burtlieii on his back.”-
Resistance was useless. “ Now,” and Jayme,
“they are selling in such a place, a nnile
that’s good for something. They asked me a
hundred aiitl fifty dollars for it. Take the
money--—buy it, and return hither for your
burthen.” When the old man rcturned-—-
Jayme, after assisting him to reload his wares,
dispatched a party of his troops to stop the
seller. “ 150 dollars only.”-——“ I have not so
much to save my life.-’-7 “ Liar!” retorted the
robber, “ I will have precisely the sum which
you have received for your mtile.”
On another occasion, Jayme fell in with a
friar returning from preaching in an adjacent
village. “ What did they pay yoti for your
sermon, father ?” “ Three dollars.” “ VVe’ll
have a sermon too,” said the other; aiitl he
bid his followers build tip a pile of stones to
serve as a pulpit. “ And what tntist I preach
about ?”'inquired, the friar. “A sermon fit for
robbers.” He préached—-and Jayme asked
the price of his sei’nion. “There is no fixed
price—you,c'._1_n judge ofits value.” “ Well
then, said Jayme, “we will be generous——
Caballeros, let us give him 3 dollars a piece.
‘We are five——l5 dollars—good day, father.”
The friar pocketed the money, and wasmarch-
iiig off excessively well pleased with the ad-
venttire, when Jayme called out——-“ Halt, fa-
ther—I should like to preach a sermon too ;”
and in effect he mounted the rostrum, and
made a long harangue. He might have chos-
en the friar’s text, preached a “ sermon fit for
a robber” to hear, and not have missed his
mark. “ And now, Senor friar, what is my
sermon worth ?” “I canuotjtidge.” “Then
gentlemen,” turning to his band, “ I think ’tis
worth eighteen dollars at least—eighteen dol-
lars, father, ifyou please.”
I once met several carreieros (carmen) who
had been robbed by Jayme, and who passed
several hours with his band, in such sort that
they declared they should like. to meet him
every day in their lives. Thirty dollars, which
they had for the expenses of their journey,
were taken from them : and in the tnean while
a gypsey appeared, who was iintnediately sei-
zed, atid two hundred dollars confiscated,
while Jayme thus addressed the carreteros :—-
"‘ Gentlemen, I am a brave and honest robber
-—-I meet you in open day, and any one ofyou,
if you had courage enough, or wit enough,
l'lllglIl"l.')l0W out my brains; but this fellow is a
sneaking, cowardly pilferer, who will steal
your mules and your purses by night, and not
give ybu a chance. Take all he has got men.”
-I'Vhen these carresteros left him they entreat-
ed him-to retttrn money enough for thcirjour-
‘ney liotneward, as they were on an unusual
road. Jayme inquired what sum had been ta-
ken from them-——and ordered double the a-
mount to be given frotn the gypsey’s store.
Jayme has numerous spies in his service,
whom he liberally rewards ; and when he has
monc y, be scatters it with singular prodigality,
.gi.v‘ing many dollars for a meal, and large sumsl
for small services. ,
He had information, not long since, that a
traveller, who was journeying with several
others, had received eleven ounces of gold,
for a specific object. He stopped the man
and demanded his money, who offered him a
smallsum, and declared--repeating his decla-
ration often-—-that he had no more. “ We can-
not trust him ; he lies ; tie him up to a tree,
gentlemen, and shoot him, and he won’t tell
us again that he has not eleven ounces of
gold about him.” The man fell trembling at
his feet; and Jayme burst into a loud laugh ;
said he supposed he was a Constitutionalist,
and he would have the trifling difference be-
tween them settled in at constitutional way.--—
“ Choose a man from your fellow travellers,
(says be) I’ll choose one of my friends, and
they shall arrange the matter.” It was decreed
that the eleven ounces should be divided.
When, the Constitiition was proclaimed,
anti the Lapitla Constitutional erected in the
market place at Crevillente, Jayme catne
down anti mingled with the crowd, and order-
ed large quantities of brandy and chocolate
to be distributed. The people begged that a
famous image which had been brought doivn
from a neighboring mountain, should be car-
ried thither again, and this being granted,
Jayme and his fellows preceded their proces-
siou, firing guns and pistols all the way. A-
mong the spectators was his sister, who rush-
ed into his artiis, and they wept together.-—
His mother too was there, but Jayme refused
to see her : “ I spare her, aiitl I spare myself,”
he exclaimed ; but the old woman insisted on
making-her way to him. He was in an ago-
ny of grief: he had not seen her for six years.
He said his hour of pardon, and consequently
his hour of refortnation, was past; she had
been a good mother to him, but he had been
careless of her counsels; and he expressed
the greatest indignation that site should have
been so cruelly treated on his account. She,
as well as the other members ofJa_vuie’s fain-
ily, had in effect been cotifined many yearsin
prison, and been tormented in avariety of
ways, on the supposition that they knew his
haunts, and would thus be forced to discover
them. Once, after some acts towards her
which Jayme deemed arbitrary—-a fine and
seizure of her property——he presented liim-
self, unacconipanietl, to the governor in his
cabitiet, anti said, “yeti don’t know me. I
am Jayme the robber.-Before eight o’clock
to-uiorrow morning, restore every thing you
have plundered from my innocent mothei'.——
Ifyou do not—-you will see me again.” The
amount of the fine, and the confiscatetl pro-
perty was setit.
Where there is no resistance, Jayme gene-
rally inquires whether his victims are boiiiitl,
and says you will require so much money for
your journey :——there it is. He values him-
selfon his expertuess and sagacity. A party
of his people lately fell in with two travellers,
one of whom, before he entered on his jour-
tiey, had coucealetl a pretty large sum in one
of his boots. All the robbers cotild find, was
taken from the two men ; who C0ll9.l‘Itl.lll'dte(l
theiiisevles, however,on having secured a part
of their treasures; but they were soon stop-
ped by another company, headed by Jayme
himself. “ Your money.”—“ It has all been
taken from us by Jaynic’s people, frotn whom
we are just escaped, "I like those boots,”
said the chief, “ they would fit me.” The
money was of course discovered. Jaynie
wliistled, anti his band was collected round
him. “Look t|iere,” said he, “ blockheatls,
Vosotros no subeis robar ! you don’t know
how to rob !” He is said to avoitl the shed-
ding of blood, and to have dismissed one of
his followers who had cut a Frencliman’s fin-
ger whom they hatl attacked. One ofhis fel-
lows was lately killed by a peasant while cat-
ing at table ; within a few days he got posses-
sioii of that peasaut’s son, and sent itntnctli-
ate notice, that unless 3500 were instantly
sent to such and sucii a spot, he would inur-
der the boy there. The money was immedi-
ately deposited, and the boy restored.
Jayme formerly belonged to a band whioli
spread desolation and terror throughout Va-
lencia, anti left it when its excesses of cruelty
anti murtler either disgusted or alarmed him.
He said one day, that he hatl shed the blood
ofnone, but of a man who murdered one of
his party when he slept ; and it is notorious,
that when he had wounded an officer in a
skirinish, he took him to the mountains, atten-
ded iiiin with the greatest kindness, and sent
him down cured to rejoin his troops.
The subsequent history of a bantlitti is of a
more dreadful cast, but singularlyillustrative
of Spanish character-—tliey were heatlcd by
three brothers, called Mogica, wlioselimbs I
retnember to have seen afterwards suspended
in different parts of the province. Though
not very numerous, no less than fotir thou-
sand armed men were engaged in pursuit of
them, anti when escape was impossible, they
destroyed themselves. The elder brother was
discovered in an inn—iie could not escape—
he barricadoed the door, shut tip the landlord
and family, and presented iiiiiiselfat the win-
dow, whence he fired for a long time upon the
troops, and at last, bid the officer approach.
“ It is over with me,” he said, “my cartridges
are exhaused ; the two last are for Mogica.”
They burst the doors, and fotind his brains
scattered over the ceiling——the first fire had
carried away his jaw—he had loaded again,
and his skull was blown to pieces. His second
brother was pursued like a wild beast-—a soli-
tary wanderer among rocks anti caves——a
sliepherd’s boy saw him enter a deep cavern,
and informed the commanding officer ofhis
hiding place. The boy led the way into the
cavern, and grouping about, put his hand tip-
on him—-he had got into a small hole at the
extremity. The lad was frightened, and im-
incdiately cried out“ He is not here.” Coni-
ing out of the cavern, he divulged the place
of his retreat, and from the cavern’s month
they fired upon their victiin—lie escaped by
some unknown aperture, and they found by
after discovered marks of blootl, that he was
severely wounded, they were enabled to track
him the following day, and he was seen sit-
ting byia brook washing the most dreadful
wounds. “ You are our prisoner !” they cried.
“Your prisoner! never!” and he drew his
weapon and gave himself ten tnortal stabs in
his bosom. The third brother was taken a-
live-—sliot, anti his body exposed in quarters
in the neighborhood of Orihuela. These men
had a brother, who is still living in apresidio
(place of banislintent :) he was a young ladat
the time ofthe above-cited events. One day
he went to the house ofthe commander oftiie
troops who were acting against his brothers,
1 at such an act from the unfortunate youtli,the
boats, and each boat will carry so many men;
s .
the ball passed through his hat. Astonished(
commander asked what he meant-—-and the
boy boldly answered, “ To kill you; do you
think I meant it for a salute of honor? My
name is Mogica.”-—“ For your bravery anti
your honesty, you shall not die,” was the re-
ply. of the brave soldier. _
A man who was plundered byJayme’s band
mentioned that when one of the bandits said
to him, “ Give tip your tnoney, ltzbron,” (rob-
ber) Jayme itiiniediately repifelieiidetl hitn.—
“ What doyou mean by such insolence ? You
and I are robbers. This gentleman is, -for
aught you know, an honest man. Itis enough
for him to lose his money. Do not make him
suffer your brutality in addition.”
The brother ofa peasant from whom I heard
the aiiecdote—-a lad of fourteen or fifteen-
once saw a man sitting by the side of a rivu-
let, whose cotirse he was mournfiilly contem-
plating, and throwing every now and then a
stone into it, as ifin absence of mind. The
man called the boy to him, and asked his
natne. “ My name,” said he, is Maeia.” “ I
knew your parents replied the other, “they
were good and liotiest people. Do you strive
to be like them, anti mind their advice, and
you will be happy- Iliad good antl honest
parents too—I did not mind their advice, and
I atn—-what I aiii—-Jayme the robber !—you
will tell nobody thatyou have seen me.” All
this while tears were rolling down the cheeks
ofthe bandit. It was twelve montiis aftertbis
circutnstauce that the lad first mentioned it,
and then he was at his daily labors, with the
peasant I spoke of; and, in passing near the
SP0‘: he Salli, “ On the rock I saw Jayme,” and
be related what I have recorded above.
Jayuie’s term is probably drawing to its
close—he no longer trusts even his compan-
ions with the secrets of his nightly haunts;
and he has been in such extremity, as to have
petitioned for a tnorsel of bread, protesting he
had tasted no footl for three days. Every day
he is pttrsttetl, and has been, in truth, for sotiie
years, but he has already been abandoned by
some of his party, who have joined the troops-
tbat are in search of him. He believes hitti-
selfto be tiic child of fatality, and has often
said “ When my hour is come, an infant may
put fetters on me ; and when he was urged to
leave his old haunts, he replied “ No ; God,
when he is out wearied with my sins, will
have me punished in the plaice where they
were cotninittetl.”
There are men who tell us that the best of
litiiiian hearts are all corrupt and worthless ;
btit for inc, and the conviction is full of sooth-
ing cousolatioii——even in the iieart ofthis dar-
iug bandit I fancy I perceive more good than
cvil. There are sotne who stand upon the
pinnacle of worldly reputation, who are more
vile than he ; even among those who fast
twice a week, and give great aims.
Iconfess that the recollection of such men
anti of such scenes have an interest for me
which is most painfully vivitl. I am almost
glad to get rid oftlietn, and fly to those roman-
ces from which I have wandered so long.
From Tha!ch.er’s .Militar_y Journal.
A Di«:st~:It'1'i:n.—Forst)tiie months previous
to the capture of (_‘-ornwallis, and while his ar-
my was traversing the states of the Carolinas
and Virginia, he was opposed by the t‘t’Iai'qiiis
tie la Fayette with an inferior force. His
Lordship having received a reinforcement,
was so confident of success against his oppo-
nent, that he tingtiardedly wrote in a letter,
whitrii was afterwartls intercepted, “ the boy
trruinot escape me ;” but he was tlisappoiutetl
in his sanguine expectations. Cornwallis at
one titue formed a plan to surprise the Mar-
quis, while on the same side ofJanics’ river
with himself, but the attempt was prevented
by the following incident. The Marqiiis un-
apprised of the particular situation of his op-
ponent, contrived to send into his camp a spy
to obtain intelligence. A soltlier, belonging
to New-Jersey, by the name of Charles Mor-
gan, generally calletl Clarley, agreed to under-
take this hazartlous service ; lint insisted that
in t.‘2l\'('. he should be discovered and hanged,
the Marquis, to secure his reputation, should
have it inscrtetl in the New-Jersey paper, that
he was employed in the service of his coin-
uiander. Having reached the royal camp,
he was soon introtliiced into his Lordship’s
presence, who inquirctl the reason of his tie-
scrting.—Cliarlcy l'ti[)llt’.(l, “ that he had been
in tl:eroutinei.-t ii service from the beginning,
and while under Wasliiiigton he was well sat-
isfietl ; but being noiv couiinantled by a
1"rencliinan he was tlispleasetl with it and had
qiiitted the service.” His lordship coininend-
ed and rewarded hiui for his conduct, and
Charley soon coiiiiiicucetl the dotiblc duty of
soldier under the English comniaitder, and a
spy in the employment of the Marqiiis, with-
out suspicion. Lord Cornwallis, while in
ctmversation with several ofhis officers inquir-
ed ofCliarley, how long a time it would take
for the Marquis to cross James’ river? paus-
ing a moment he replied, “three hours, my
lord.” His Lordship exclaimed,“ three hours!
it will take three days.” “ No my lord” said
Charley, “ the Marquis has such a number of
if you will please to calculate, you will find he
can pzissin three hours.” His Lordship turn-
ing to the ollicers, saitl, “ the scheme will not
do.” After having obtained the information
required, Morgan began to prepare for it return
to the Marquis, he prevailed with several
British soldiers to (leS(’.i't with him. ' When
challenged by the ccntiuels,lie artfully tamp-
ered with them by giving them rum, anti
while drinking be seized their arms and then
compelled theurto go, and this brave fellow
actually brought off seven deserters to otir
camp. On his return to head quarters, the
Marquis accosted him with “Well Charley
have you got back?” “ Yes, please yourEx-
cellency, and have brought 7 men with me.”
The following elegant extract, is from the
Ovation of Hugh S. Legare, Esq.delivercd
in Charleston, (S. C.) on the 4th of July
last, before the ’7G Association :-—-
“Sticli was that memorable epoch in the
history of man, the Declaratioii of American
Independence--sucii were the triutnplis of
the heroes anti sages of’76—-such were the
principles upon which they acted—such was
the iiiiieritance they bequeathed to us--such
the example they set to the worltl. And tip-
oii sttch an occasion—while we are celebra-
ting so great a jubilee of National indepen-
dence and happiness—should we——can we be
indifferent about the progress ofthose princi-
ples, and the influence of that venerable ex-
ample? Can we look without the deepest
V
anti, as the officer entered, he fired at him-
lconcern, upon the extraordinary scene that
is acting in Europe? Can we witness with-
out the strongest feelings of scorn and detest-
ation, that conspiracy of a few insolent men
against the liberties and improvementof the
whole species, the Holy Alliance? And can
we reflect, without shame and sorrow, that
those who conquered at Lodi and Marengo,
are cowering and submissive under such a
yoke—-and that the swords, which have so ften
flashed in the blaze of battle, where empires
were at stake, and kings were pale with fear,
now sleep in their iuglorious scabbards—antl
that the bosoiris which, but yesterday, heat
high in the exultatiou of glory and conquest,
are brooding with impotent anguish and
“ wordless ire” over wrongs that cannot awak-
en their cotirage-—and oh! can we think, with-
out, froin the bottom of our hearts, iinpreca-
ting tliscomfiture and utter ruin upon those
audacious usurpers, that an army of French-
tnen has been tnarclied over the Pyrennees
—a slavish instrument of liishonoiir and ruin
—-to blast there the very best fruits which
their own high example has yet preducetl—
and that a spirit, worthy of the ancient free-
dotii of Arragou and the hereditary pride of
Castile—tliat the spirit of that noble people
that dared to resist and to revenge, when
these mighty men were happy to, fawn, and
protitl iftliey were not trampled 'lupon—that
a spirit of which the heroic elevation is equal-
led only by its innocence and honesty—should
in the age in which we live, he made the ob-
ject ofa crusade, a tlioiisaiitl titnes more hate-
ful and pernicious, titan ever disgraced the
ignorance and fanaticism ofthe darkest times!
And when is it that these conspirators against
mankind are pouring their inyrmitlons into
Spain? At the very tnoinent when they are
pursuing, with respect to Greece, a policy so
totally—and were it not an evidence of reck-
less consistency in an evil scheme, lshould
add, so astonishingly diti'erent—-when they
have been utterly deafto the voice ofpatriot-
ism and valour—of kindred sympathies, and
a common religion, itnploring her assistance
from the heights that look over Thermopylzc
—when they have renoiiiicetl their connexion
with the land of Homer and Lycurgus and
Sophocles and Plato——w'ith the school to
which modern genius is indebted, for the ele-
ments of every art and every science—with
the grcat mother country of all freetloin and
civilization—becatise, I suppose, site too is
guilty ofthe inexpiable crime of rebellion ;—
that is to say, because she has, at length, risen
up as with the resuscitated iriiglit of Marathon
and Salainis, against the brutal harbaristn by
which she has been for so many ages, degrad-
t-.tl anti polluted and trotltletl under foot l But
honour to the valour of the free! Houoiir
anti glory to those who dare to be Mi-1N!
Greece has again done wonders, and Europe
will be again convulsed, until every throne
in it, that is not supported by the love of the
people, shall be shaken down and buried in
the dust. They are greatly deceived—at
least I fondly think so—who immagiiie that
the revolutionary spirit, as it: is called, has
been quelletl either by battle or strict league
——either at Vv'aterloo, or Vienna. Despotisin
is, intleetl, mighty at present—-—uiighty in its
own resources—still more mighty, in what
gives strength to all usttrpers, the fears and
divisions and weakness ofthe people. But it
is at war with the eternal nature of all things,
and its triiunph cannot be enduring. Let it
revel in the drtinkenuess ofits recent success!
Let it sooth itself with the calm that reigns
for a moment! It will soon find that there is
something oniiniotis anti fearful in it—-tliat it is
the pause ofthe elements when they are gath-
ering strength anti fury for some sweeping
desolation——-the gloomy, portentous, appal-
ling stillness, that is wont to precede the ter-
rors ofthe earthquake.
CHRISTIANITY vs. SI-‘.CTS AND PARTIES.
Extracts from the Election Sermon, d(:l‘iI.’t.’l‘Cd
at H arlford, May 7, 189.3, by the Rev. .N'a-
thaniel W. Taylor.
“Every denomination of Christians should
depend simply, for the maintenance of its
numbers anti its influence, on the purity ofits
doctrines, the sanctity ofits inorals, anti the
zeal and labor of its ininistry. It always has
been, and it always will be, the ultimate curse
to any religious denomination, to strengtlien
anti build up itselfby political prttrozzrtge. If
Christians /‘are to be less concerned for the
cause ofCotl and of souls, than for the success
of their religious party ; if sect is to clash with
sent; if, to augment their secular influence,
anti to pervert it to build tip their cause, they
are to become political factions; and if the
eonnnunity are to witness only their mutual
hostility and contests, the most fearful results
may be foretold with the certainty of prophe-
cy. Nothing, nothing cati atone for ‘ the bro-
ken unity, the blighted peace, the tarnished
beauty, the prostrate energy, and the hunib-
led honor ofthe church ofGod.’ Every bar-
rier between the church and the world would
be swept away ; ignorance of God and of du-
ty woultl thicken apace, and the broadest sun-
shine ofthe gospel be eclipsed by the spread-
ing darkness.”
“ Let Christians, then. bury in oblivion
their sectarian contests, anti all those animos-
ities, jealousies and suspicions, which mar
their intercourse. Without a pretence ofdif-
fering on essential truths, or that each sect
has not every desirable means of promoting
the cause ofGotl, what can justify alienation
and intttiial competitions? When, by union
anti concert, we might do so inticli to uphold
and extend that influence which the wisdom
of God has appointed to bless men, in time
and eternity, what can justify us in wasting
our strength in the work of Proselytisin, and
for this purpose merging the Christian in the
sectarian, and the sectarian in a political par-
tizan ? Ah ! brethren, we want more of the
sacred fire that glowedjin the breasts of the
early Christians; more ofthe spirit of Heav-
en ; more fellowship with angels, with God
and his Son, in the work of bringing men to
repentance and to salvation. God calls his
people to other service than mutual coiiteu—
tion. While the enemy, rushing in like a flood
on the one side, calls us to defend a common
Christianity, the field, whitening to the liar-
vest on the other, invites us to its toils aiitl its
rewards. ‘The New Jerusalem is descend-
ing from God otit of heaven ;’ and we seem to
hear ‘ voices in heaven,’ voices of acclainiing
gladness,saying, ‘ The kingdoins ofthis world
are becoming the kingdoms of our Lord and
of his Christ.’ Let us then open our hearts
to higher and iiobler inspirations. Let us
strike our hands in a Covenant ofLove ; let
our hearts accord with the designs, and our
efforts keep pace with the nioveiiientsofGod’s
Benevolence. Then shall the church he one,
andsecurc, from the most profane, the ac-
knowledgineut of her divinity, in the bless-
ings she bestows on our land. Then‘,,ih firm
encounter, her sons shall meet the legions of-
error and of death, and goon to new tri-
umphs, tilljEarth shall bear and welcome the M
-salvation of God.”
Il.\'TEMPERANCE.—-It appears froma report
recently made to the Levy Court ofthe coun-
ty of Washington in the District of Columbia
that in Georgetown, which contains a popula-
tion, ofevery description, of about seven thou-
sand souls, there are no less than forty-nine
licenced “ Taverns,” not more than six or
seven of which have the necessary r_equisites
for the accommodatioii of travellers, the re-
‘niainiug forty-two being mere grog-shops or
rippling-houses, where ardent spirits are sold
by the half-gill. For each of these licences
the possessor pays sixty dollars a year, thus
producing a revenue to the town, of £1,940
dollars per annum.--—In addition to these 49
licenced taverns, there are 4:’: licenced stores
for selling spirituos liquors by the pint, and
from that quantity upwards. For each of
these licences a tax is paitl cf°.7.0 dollars a
year, and the revenue derived from this
source is 900 dollars per aiinuin. ‘
lfwe reckon only live persons to a family,
there are in Georgetown 1400 families.
From the above statement it would seem,
that about one in every fifteen of these fami-
lies derives its support either wholly or prin-
cipally froiii the profits arising froin the sale
of $pIl‘lll.OllS liqtiors. .
It appears ~.ilso,_"tltat these profits, besides
supporting, these families, enable them to pay
a tax of 4,000 dollars aiznaally to the town
treasury, in addition to all the other taxes
and burdens which they bear in common with
the rest ofthe community. We have. no rea-
son to believe that the inhabitants of George-
town are tnore addicted to the use of spirit-
otis liquors than those of other cities and
towns in the United States.—-The report of
the Society for the Prevention of Pauperisin .
in this city, made in the year 1319, states,tliat
there were at that time 1431 persons licensed
to retail liquors in New-York, making 0H3
for every seventeen houses; and if the Ma; or
bad granted licences to all applicants at his
office, it is said,therti would probably have
been 2000, making one tippling house to eve-
ry twelve houses in this metropolis. W'hat a
picture is here presented ofthe state of morals
in our country 3 It may probably be said
with safety, that there is one grog-shop to,
every fifteen families throughout the United
States, while according to the best informa-
tion we can procure,tlici'e is not,on an average
one minister to 200 fainilies.—JV'.Y. Observer.
H
0BITU.f1RY.—Died, on the l8tli oh. the
Hon. John Treatlwell,ofFartnington, aged 78.
His remains were coiiiinittetl to the grave on
Wednesday, attended by a great concourse of
people, who tzonveiicd to pay their last res-
pects to the memory of one ofour tnost vain-
ed fellow citizens. A Sermon was preached
by the Rev. Mr. Porter, of Farmington, from
Numb. xiv.‘2.=l. We shall not, at this tiine,at-
tempt to pourtray the ciiaraeter of Governor
Treadwell—-it will appear better from the pen
of Mr. Porter, whose Sermon on the occasion
will, we understand, soon be put to press,-—
Gov. Treadwell for many years was held in
great estimation by the people ofthis State—
he has filled the mostimportantstations tiiitlcr
otir State Government. He discharged the
duties of a Judge of the County Count for
Hartford County, with great satisliiction to
suitors and to the bar. He was a iiieiuber of
the Council for many years in succession; and
probably no member of that board was more
serviceable in the drafting of public laws, or
inore judicious iti originating anti directing
legislative proceedings. He was Lt. Governor
of the Stafg much ofthe time when Governor
Tt'ttiiibiill-"filled tiic bflicc ol'Cliief Magistrate,
which will for a long period he coiisitlert-ti as‘
an important era in the history ofour State.
Governor Treadwcll had no small inflneiice in.
giving character to the measures of that peri-
od. On the death of Governor 'I‘rninbui_l,the
legislature appointed Governor Treatlwell to
fill his place for the remainder of the year.
Hisuscfuliiess in the Church of Christ was
extensive in this and the neighboring States.
VVe believe ’tis no disparageiiient to others to
say that no man’s opinion was as often con-
sultetl or equally iufluciitial with his, on the
great and iiuportant subject of Cliristianity.
He will be long retnembeied for liis'etninent
piety. Strict in the discharge of moral and
religious duties, yet free from bigotry, though
he was always tenacious of principle, be has
decentled to the tomb, lamented by the intel- -
ligent and virtuous. He died as he lived, full
of confidence and consolation in the merits
ofa Saviour.—Con. Courant. '
Died, on the 16th of July at the resi-
dence of Dr. Campbell, Miss Ctrllzan'nc
Brown, daughter of Mr. John Brown, of the
Cherokee nation. The Christian communi-
ty at large will deplore the loss of this inter-
esting female, but the dispensation will be
more severely felt by the little church at‘
Creek-Path, of which she was a distinguished
member. This inteligent and-piotis young
lady fiiruislied additional proofofthe.powet'-
fttl influence of christianity in refining the
iniiitl, improving the taste, and fortifying the
heart against the seductive snares of the
world aiitl the fear of death. A few years
ago she was iinmtired in all the darkness of
the savage state ; her mind was alike El stran-
ger either to intcllectual or moral improve
ment. The approach of the missionaries to
the land of her forefathers was to her a happy
era. Catliarine was among the first oftheir
pupils. She applied herselfwitli diligence,
and soon made very respectable attainments
in learning. From these lieraltls ofthe cross
she first heard of that Saviour who soon open-
ed her heart to attend to things that pertain-
ed to her salvation. From this period she be-
came a devoted christian; nor were her la-
bors in vain. She was made the honoured
instrument of bringing a number of them to
a “ knowledge ofthe truth.” Her course was
short btit brilliant. Attacked with a pulmo-
nary coinplaint, she wasted away rapidly, and
in a few months was so for reduced as to pre-
clude all hopes of her recovery. As a last re-
Sort She ‘WIS l‘em0Ved for the sake of tiiedical
aid frotn her father’s residence to Dr; Camp-
beli’s of Limestone count__y. Under the bus.
pitable roolf ofthis gentleman she' received
every attention her situation requiretl. By
this removal her life was no doubt prolonged,
but no skill oftiie physician, nor the kind at-
tention of chri-tian friends could prevail a-
gainst the decree of l.ICt'.lVCfl:~—J3fLlt,)a7ll.(I- Rep.
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