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Uh, why should I attempt to ring
The knell oftime in sorrowirig tone‘,
br sadly tune my lyre to sing
A requiem 'o’er the’ year that's gone .5
t has not been to me so bright
That I should mourn its timely end,
Or set me down in gricfto Write
Farewell to a departed friend !
And if ’i_wonld tarry now with me,
I should forsooth be apt to say,
‘‘ Pass on f I've had too much ofthe-_e
To thank thee for an hour’s delay l”
Thy course was inark’d, dark closing year,
By many a sigh and bitter tear,
By promised joys too long delayed,
By hopes that only bloom to fade,
By all that steals the cheek’s warm glow,
And wrings the heart with silent wo,
Damps the gay plumes of Fancy’s wing,
And iiips her blossoms ere they spring,
And turns the liglitsome lay of gladness
E’en in its flow to strains ofsadness,
And shades with clouds of care and fear
The promise of another year l
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’ roa THE GAZETTE.
IHAJOR Ssuou. Conrsaiocx, whose death
was announced in a late Gazette, was born at
Wilton, in June, 1740. His parents are_re-
ported to have been exemplary for their piety
and private worth. The primary school fur-
nished the only means of education which he
ever enjoyed ; yet by select reading, observa-
tion, and intercourse with intelligent men, he
acquired sufficient knowledge to fit him to
discharge the various public duties to which
he was called, in a manner useful to others
and honourable to himself.
He entered on his military career at the
age ofseventeen, during the ivar with France.
In this school, he,. with many a hero of the
Revolution, took his first lessons‘ inglte mili-
tary art, aiid became qualified to render his
. country riiore eminent services in that event-
ful confiict which enrolled her among the na-
tions, and filled the world with her fame.
At the commencement of the War ofInde-
peridence,liehad the command of a company
of militia. In the autumn of’76, he received
orders to march to New York,where, his com-'
pany was soon reduced by an epcdeniici_f|'0m
one huiid.i'ed, to eight effective incu, Hts ca-
pacity for command having attracted the no-
tice of his superiors, he was honored with a
Captain’s commission in the regular forces,
and having enlisted a company of volunteers,
he joined the-Army, and was attached, thro’
the war,t0 the division ofthe Commander-_in;
chief. The liaylsliips and privations whrcli
he endured, the sacrifices he made, and the
tlifficulties and dangers he encountered, nobly
exhibit the gallantry of his spirit and his devo-
-tion to the cause. In action he is said to have
been cool and intrepid, equally distinguished
for courage and conduct. He shrunk from
no allotted service, however diflicult or dati-
gerous. His toils and dangers ended riot,un-
til the events at Yorktown closed the struggle,
and decided forever the question ofArnerican
freedoin. In the last scene of the drama of
the Revolution, he had the honor ofbeing an
actor. Soon after, he was promoted to the
rank ofi\'lajor. Upon the disbanding of the
army, he returned to his native town and de-
voted himselfto the pursuits ofrural economy.
The life of a soldier had not disqualified
Maj. Comstoek for the duties of a citizen.-
He brought to his retirement none ofthe vices
of the camp. The sceptical notions, so prev-
alent at that period among men of his profes-
Sion, he spurned from him, as the offspring of
the Father of lies. Christianity held too en-
tire a sway over his heart to yield its domin-
ion to the Philosophy ofVoltaire. His fel-
low citizens, grateful for his past services,
showed their estimation of his character, by
electing him, for many years in succession, to
aseat in the Legislature. To the various lo-
cal interests of the town and the parish, he
discovered a lively sensibility. Every meas-
ure which liejudgcd to be fitted to render the
community more intelligent, virtuous and
happy, received his prompt support, and vig-
orous co-operation. For few objects however
did he appear to be more interested, than for
the primary schools. Over these he watched
with a parental solicitude, unlike multitudes
whose indifference to the prosperity of these
bumble institutions is an alarming sign ofthe
times, and whose-visits to them are about as
frequcntas their visits to their prisons. He
saw in them the nurseries of the men of an-
other age, on whose intelligence and virtue
rest all the hopes ofthe nation. He loved to
visit them in the character of a friend and
patron; and never shall we forget how our own
tardy diligence was quickened by his presence
and our spirits cheered and elated by his smile
of approbation.
For nearly half a century, Maj. C. was a
professed disciple ofthe Christian faith. The
Congregational Church to which he belong-
ed ever regarded him as among her most
prominent and exemplary members. The
wide diffusion of evangelical truth lay near
hisheaat, and the various religious charities
devoted to this object, found in him a gener-
ous patron. When proposals were first cir-
culated for publishing the Christian Specta-
tor, lo encourage the work, he subscribed for
two copies, while front his advanced age he
was unable to read either. We could wish
-that the friends of that very able work had it
in their power to record a similar fact.
In the latter part ofhis life, the infirriiities
of age pressed heavily upon him: But the
consolatioris ofthe Gospel were his. A hum-
ble hope of acceptance with his maker, thro’
the merits ofthe Redeemer only, cheered him
along the valley of death, and enabled him to
lift up his head rejoicing, knowing that the
day ofhis redemption was drawing nigh. He
expired Dec. 1, 1824.
Otii'lirriit§ will not allow a particular anal-
ysis of his intellectual powers and habits. His
talents were rather substantial than splendid.
As he served seven years under the eye of
Vlfasliiiigttiri, it is not improbable thataso high
and so revered an example contributed not a
little to foriu his character. A friend could
easily flatter liiiuselfthat he saw in the out-
lines of the Major’s character—liis calm de-
liberation, his inflexible decision, his elvated
patriotism and high moral aiiii—no bad min-
irrfurc of the great Chief. Though he was
not called to move in the higher spheres of
action and of glory, he has won an enviable
distinction by sllflwlflg ‘/iimself equal to any
station in which he was called to act, and
faithful to every trust. As a soldier, he de-
ans, he was no friend orsiaer aria iInpf0llé-
merit ; and as a christian, the savour of brim-
ble piety rests upon his name. .
. Aciticomii.
_ ' non THE cxzr-:'r'i-1:.
IMPRISUNMENT FOR DEBT.
To point out the superiority ofour civil in-
stitutions over all others ofihe present or past
ages would be an easy task. They are, how-
ever, sufiiciently understood and duly estima-
ted. The peasant of these United ‘States is
an independent sovereign of his own field and
fire side. The winds of heaven may whistle
round his habitation, buta king may not enter
it. There is, however, one regulation in our
country which is as contrary to the spirit of
independence which pervades our institutions
generally, as it is to that ofcommori humanity.
This is imprisonment for debt. While we
have wisely improved upon the experience of
past ages in many things, in this we have fal-
len far below antiquity. It is acknowledged
to have commenced in England with the in-
troduction ofthe feudal system. It was in-
congenial to the independent feelings ofour
Saxon ancestors, and was unknown amongst
them.- That it should continue in England,
after it had once made a part oftheir code, is
not surprising. In a government like that
innovations on established usages are seldom
expedient. But, that our country should al-
loiv one individual to be imprisoned at the
mercy ofanother is not easily accounted for.
Had notcustoin rendered us familiarwitli this
practice, our sense of the just proportion of
pnnishnicnt to guilt would drive this practice
fr.society. Our peasant ofthe west looks with-
out emotion on the dash of Niagara, and the
inhabitant ofSicily is equally unmoved by the
eruptions of Etna, and why ? Custom has
rendered these familiar. Our countrymen
would wonder at the absurd custom ofthe E-
gyptians, who when they borrowed money
gave in pawn the bodies oftheir fathers, which,
unless the money was duly paid,were deprived
ofthe rights ofsepulture. What should they
theresay ofimprisoningthe borrower himself?
We do not prohibit the interment ofthe dead ;
but it might almost be said that we permit
the interment of the living. The man has
been unfortunate; pecuniary resources fail
him, and for this crime he is taken from his
occupation and his friends, and confined in a
prison, the abode of criminals the most de-
graded and hardened. Did government de-
sire to lend a helping hand to complete the
ruin ofthe unfortunate, I know of no reatlier
way. It is acting literally upon the principle
that from him that hath not, shall be taken a-
way even that which he hath. I say for the_
crime ofpecuniary inability, for no other is
made to appear, no other is required. Shall
it be said this law was not intended to distress
those who_are really unable to pay, but to
give the creditor some way of obtaining satis-
faction, from those who being able might oth-
erwise avoid payment? Is this then the prin-
ciple ofoiir legislation to punish the innocent
lest the guilty should escape? or chastise for
offences which are never made to appear P-
Why do ingratitude to parents, neglect of
proper religious and literary education of
children, and that class of sins which have
their store house in the secrets ofthe heart,go
unpunishcd ? It is because he only who knows
our most hidden thoughts can judge correctly
in such cases, and any blows which the laws
should aim at the guilty might fall likewise
on the innocent. '
That society, as a body, has a right to im-
prison individuals for offences against the
public good is not to be denietl. The princi-
ples on which society is founded, make it ne-
cessary that private advantage should fre-
quently give way to the public good. But
this is a power which legislators should use
with caution. At their liands,will thetearsofin-
nocencc and the groans ofsuffering humanity
call for restitution. Let thme beware of giv-
lug to one private citizen the discretionary
power ofiinprisoning another. Liberty, next
to life, is man’s dearest right, of which if we
allow our unoffcnding citizens to be thus de-
prived, how shall we avoid the iinputatioti of
tyranny. The criminal who breaks in upon
the peace ofsociety has offended against the
public, and the public peace requires that he
should be confined. Very different is the
case ofthe incarcerated debtor: he has inten-
tionally injured no one: he has been an iii-
volun tary agent to a fellow citizen ofthe loss
ofproperty ; and on this account is shut up in
prison. History presents us with few instan-
ces ofrneii having been deprived of their lib-
erty for reasons so unsatisfactory. Amongst
the Romans the debtor became the slave of
the creditor. This law, odious as we may
think it, loses little in comparison with ours.
The slave in that case labored for the benefit
ofhis master, and his services were not lost to
the community, but he who is imprisoned for
debt amongst us is out off 7 from all useful-
ness to himself, his creditor, or the public.-
His confiiierrieiit, it is trite, is not usually for
life, but where we consider the deep malevo-
lerice which men frequently entertain against
those who are instrumental in their pecuniary
losses, we shall predicate little on the human-
ity ofan incensed creditor. There is also an
idea of ignoniiny associated with a gaol, the
house of confinement fortliieves and murder-
ers, so humbling to the virtuous pride ofau
honest and feeling heart as to produce fre-
quently a material change ofcliaracter. Man
is the creature of imitation. His habits and
sentiments are mostly taken from those a-
round him. This contagion of public senti-
ment extends even to self estimation. The
caresses of the world exalt us in otir own es-
timatlon, and its neglect, depresses us. From
the solitude of his prison the incarcerated
debtor casts his thoughts on the world with-
out. He is conscious of no crime, and the
act of his imprisonment has obtained the
sanction ofhis country. His reflections bor-
row a deeper gloom from the horrors that sur-
round him, and accortling to his natural tern-
perameiit of initid he fancies himself either
the enemy of society, or the injured object of
its persecution. These considerations are
not chiriierical. On looking at those who
have been tenants of our prisons we have an
experimental example ofits ruinous influence
on the unfortunate debtor.
Nor is this merely a speculative evil, a de-
fect in theory which is little felt in its opera-
tion. We know not its extent. The woes of
the prisoner are tirilieard beyond the walls of
his confinement. Computations which have
been made in some ofour most populous cit-
ies prove that the numbers ofthose who suffer
under the inffuence oftliis practice to be truly
Iervcs the gratitude of his country ; as a citi-
alarining.- But it is not at present that this
evil is to he ‘sits rmrcli (il:ii'2t(i_éfi,€f-liiollgll why‘
suffer such an dutrage oil tharights of our cit-
izens a moment) as for the future» -. The time,
is coming when "our tide of emigration shall-1
be rolled back from the westernOcean,,8r.when_
our population shall equal the throngingfitnil-*1
lions of China. In this mighty’ fabric, those
defects which are now imperceptible will—he'-
come sources of alarming apprelietision.-1
What accumulated evil may we not then ex-
pect from a practice which is now so pregnant
with sorrow.-' '
4
LA FAYETTE in the House qfRepresenta'_-
fives.--Tlie following is the address of Mr.
Speaker CLAY to Gen. La Fayette, on his
introduction into the House of Representa-
tives of the U. States on the 10th inst. and
the General's reply to the same :
GENERAL: The House ofRepresentatives
ofthe United States,iiupelled alike by its own
feelings, and by those ofthe whole American
people, could not have assigned me a more
gratifying duty than that of presenting to you
cordial congratulations upon the occasion of
your recent arrival in the United States, in
compliance with the wishes of Congress, and
to assure you of the very high satisfaction
which your presence affords on this early tire-
atre ofyour glory and renown. Although but
few of the members who compose this body
shared with you in the War of our Revolu-
tion, all have, from impartial history, or from
faithful tradition, a -knowledge of the perils,
the sufferings, and the sacrifices which you
voluntarily encountered, and the signal servi-
ces, in America and in Europe, which you
performed for an infant, a distant, and an al-
ien people; and all feel and own tlre.very
great extent of the obligations under which
you have placed our country. But the rela-
tions in which you have ever stood to the U.
States,interestiug and important as they have
been, do not constitute the only motive ofthe
respect and adniiration which the House of
Representatives entertain foryou. Your con-
sistency of character, your uniform devotion
to regulated liberty, in all the vicissitudes of
a long and arduous life, also comtnauds its"
admiration. During all the recent convul-
sions of Europe, amidst, as after the disper-
sion of, every political storm, the people of
the United States have beheld you, true to
your old principles, firiu and erect, cheering
and animating with your. well known voice,
the votaries ofliberty, its faithful and fearless
champion, ready to shed ‘the last drop of that
blood which hereyou so freely Sr. nobly spilt,
in the same holy cause.
The vain wish has been sometimes indul-
ged, that Providence would allow the Patriot,
aftcr death, to return to his country, and to
contemplate the intermediate changes which
had taken pl.ice—-to view the forests felled,
the cities built, the mountains levelled, the
canals cut, the’ highways constructed, the pro-
gress ofthe arts,tlie advancement oflearning
and increase of population. General, your
present visit to the United States is a realiza-
tiori of the consoling object ofthat wish. You
arein the midst of posterity. Every where
you must have been struck with the great
changes, physical and moral, which have oc-
curred sincc you left us. Even this very city,
bearing a venerated name, alike endeared to
you and tons, has since emerged from the
forest which then covered its site. In one
respect you behold us unaltered, and that is
in the sentimeiit of continued devotion to lib-
erty, and of ardent affection and profound
gratitude to your departed friend, ilie father
of his country, and to you, and to your illus-
trious associates in the field and in the cabi-
net, for the multiplied blessings which sur-
round us, and for the very privilege of ad-
dressing yoti,wliich I now exercise. This seri-
tirnent, now fondly cherished by more than
ten millions of people, will be traiisriiittcd,
with unabated vigour, down the title of time,
through the countless millions who are desti-
ned to inhabit this continent, to the latest pos-
terity. ’
LA rAYr:'r'rs:’s REPLY-
“ Jlfr. Speaker, and Gentlemen
of the House qf Representatives :
“ While the people ofthe United States,
and their honorable Representatives in Con-
gress, have deigned to make choice of me,
one ofthe American veterans, to signify, in
his person, their esteem for our joint services,
and their attachment to the principles for
which we have had the honour to fight and
bleed, I am proud and happy to share those
extraordinary favors with my dear revolution-
ary companions ;yet it would be, on my part,
iincandid and ungrateful not to acknowledge
my personal share in those testimonies of
kindness, as they excite in my breast emo-
tions which no adequate words could express.
“ My obligations to the United States, sir,
far exceed any merit I might claim ; they
date from the time when Iliave had the hap-
piness to be adopted as a young soldier, a fa-
vored son of America ; they have been con-
tinued tome during almost halfa century of
constant affection and confidence; and now,
Sir, thanks to your most gratifying invitation,
I find myselfgratified by a series of welcouies,
one hour of which would more than compen-
sate for the public exertions and sufferings of
a whole life.
“The approbation of the American people
and their Representatives, for my conduct
during the vicissitudes of the European revo-
lotion, is the highest reward I could receive.
Well may I sfandfirm and erect, when in their
names, and by you, Mr. Speaker, I am de-
clared to have, in every instance, been faith-
ful to those American principles ofliberty, e-
quality, and true social order, the devotion to
which, as it~has been from my earliest youth,
so it shall continue to be to my latest breath.
“ You have been pleased, Mr. Speaker, to
allude to the peculiar felicity ofrny sittiation,
when after so-long an absence, I am called to
witness the immense improvements, the ad-
mirable communications, the prodigious cre.
ations, ofwhich we find an example in this
city, whose name itselfis it venerated palla-
dium; in a word, all the grandeur and pros-
perity oftliese happy United States, who, at
the same time they nobly secure the complete
assertion of American independence, reflect,
on every part ofthe world, the light ofa far
superior political civilization. ‘ ‘
“ What better pledge can be, given, of-a
persevering love ofliberty, when those bless-
ings are evidently the result of a virtuous re-
sistance to’ oppression, and of institriiions
founded on the rights of man, and the repub-
lican principle ofself-government.
“ No, Mr. Speaker, posterity has not begun
jaifid friends, Ifind tl1"e'.,saf'rni3 pllblic feelings,-
and, permit me to addgflfhe saine-feelings in_
‘ bich I have had the liappiness to
.-my behalf',_ _
experiericé~iii',their fatiiers. .
.“ Sir. I have b’.3_i_el1-alllfftllefi‘, forty years ago,
before_a_ Coinniittee of ‘a"Congress ofthirteeii.
states, to express glfe fond. wishes of an Amer-xi
lcafi_ heart; on tliis;“d_ay, I..h,ave‘ tli'e honour,
ar"i'd"'enj;o,,y-‘ the deliglit, ,to congratulatel the
Representativ_e‘s of the Uii_ion,’so vastly -eu-
jlarged, on the realization ofthose wishes, ev-
, en beyond every llllItlan=,,e,)’ipectafl0n, and up-
on thealmost infinite prospects we can with
certainty anticipate ;*permit» me Mr. Speak-
er, and Gentlenienof the _House of Rep.reseut-,.
atives, to joiiiito the expression ofthose sent'i’-
ments, a tribute ofniy lively gratitude, affec-3
tionate'devotion,.and profound respect.”
The following extraordinary notice" appears
in the last National Intelligencer.’ .Th'e gefir
lleman who “certifies upon honor,” thaf’ he-
has discovered the meaning oftheApocalypse,
is no other than Gen.Alexander_Smytli,known
in this State by his one two three proclaiiiai.
tion, and in the United States,‘ by the severe
retribution he received from the pen of Mr.
Secretary Adnrns, for an unjustifiable attack
upon him. A note is added in the Intelligen-
cer, setting forth that subscription‘ lists with
the money, may be forwarded to the inventor,
(in such a case, author is too tarue a word) or
to any other member of Congress.-.N'.'Y../Inter.
The Book of Revelation unsealed.--After
remaining hidden during many ceiittiries, the
meaning of theApocal_vpse has been revealed.
I certify, on honour, that I have discovered
the meaning of the Apocalypse, which (ex-
cept that of some passages in the second and
third chapters) have never been approached
by any expositor. ALEXANDER SMYTH.
‘An Essay explaining this wonderful book,
will be put to press so soon as a moderate edi-
tion shall be subscribed for.
From the Beauties of Hisfbry.
Julius Sabiuus, having engaged the interest
ofthe Gauls, caused liimselfto be proclaimed
Emperor of Rome ; but being defeated he
fled to his country house and set it on fire, in
order to raise a report that he had perished.-
This scheme answered his end, for he was
there believedto have suffered a voluntary
death. But in the irieaii time, he lay cou-
cealed with his treasures (for he was im-
mensely rich) in a cave which he had caused
to be dug in a solitary place and which was
known only to two of his freed-men, upon
whose fidelity he could depend. He might
easily have withdrawn into Germany ; but he
could not prevail on himselfto abandon his
wife, whom he passionately loved. Sabinus,
that no one might doubt his death, did not,
for some time undeceive his wife, who sol-
emnizcd his cxequies with great pomp, be-
wailing him with many tears, and, at last no
longer able to bear the loss ofa husband for
wliom‘she had the sincerest affection, resolved
not to outlive him, and began to abstain from
food. This news alarmed. Sabinus; and
therefore, by means of Martialis, one of his
freed-men, he informed her that he was still
alive, and acquainted her with the place where
he lay concealed, desiring her at the same
time to suppress her joy, lest the secret might
be betrayed. Einpona heard the relation
with inexpressible pleasure, and pretending
business in the country, flew to her husband.
The cave to her then was preferable to a
palace, for there only was she happy. She
went frequently to see him, and sometimes
contrived to stay whole weeks unsuspected.
She had even two children who were born and
brought up in the cave. When at Roniaslie
continued to bewail him as dead, and conceal-
ed the whole with exemplary fidelity and won-
derful address ; nay, she found means to con-
vey him iiito the city, upon what means I
know not ; and from thence back to his cave,
so well disguised that he was by no one known.
But after he had passed 9 years _in this nian-
ner, he was at length discovered by some per-
sons who narrowly watched his wife, upon
her freqneiitly absenting lierselffroin her own
house, and followed her to the cave without
being discovered. Sabinus was immediately
seized, and sent to Rome loaded with chains,
together with his wife, who throwing herself
at the emperor’s feet, and presenting to him
her two tender infants, endeavored with her
tears and entreaties to move him to compas-
sion. Vespasian, the emperor, cotild not help
weeping at so affecting an object ; neverthe-
less, be condemned both her and her husband
and causcdtliem soon after to be executed.
The Moon.—Professor Gruithausen, of
Munich, has published the third part of an
Essay, on the ‘inhabitants ofthe moon.’ He
undertakes to show, that the vegetation on
the moon‘s surface extends to 55 degrees of
south latitude, and 65 degrees north latitude :
that indications of the existence of living
beings are found from 50 degrees north lati-
tude, to 37 degrees south latitude ; and that
there are appearences of artificial causes al-
tering the surface. The author infers that
there are artificial roads in various directions;
and he also describes a great colossal edifice,
resembling our cities, on the most fertile part,
near the inoon’s equator.
Talbot, in his Travels in Canada and the
United States, tells the following story of an
American judge, ‘and obtains implicit belief
for it from the British reviewers.
‘Some hogs,wliich belonged to Judge —,
of , were destroyed by the Indians, dur-
ing the late war between the United States 8:.
Great Britain. In making application to the
government for redress,lie had the conscience
to value one oftliem at a hundred pounds. A
tavern-keeper, \\ ho was a near neighbour of
the learned Judge, having heard ofthe trans-
action, informed an old farmer of the whole
affair, and expressed his surprise at the enor-
inity ofthe charge. ‘ Poli ! (said the farmer,
drily) I don’t know that the charge was so ex-
travagant; for ifit was as great a hog as the
Judge liiin_self, it was tariiation cheap 3’
Hodgson gives this joke. ‘ A Pennsylva-
nian, speaking qia member of Congress,said
-‘He won’t g in again, I guess; for we
never see no speech-ofliis iii the papers; and
' we cao’t pay a man tha_t:.says nothing for his
pay.) 77 «
Mr. Bunn,the manager ofthe Birmingham
Theatre, England, has published a controver-
sial pamphlet, in which he relates the f&llow-
ing anecdote in illustiatioti of the beneficial
effects ofthe Drama. .
yfor me, since, in the sons ofmy companions
‘ One of the most extraordiiiary instances
eta arenas’; ,-sari. iaailent tliasizseti oiif or A
;r*é'pr:eseiitat,ionof “ George, ‘-Barnwell.” A;
.youug'cle_rk,w_li,ose follies had place__r_l,._liiiii pre-
v -cis"ely in tlie”situationj‘o_f,‘_ George B'arnwell'——-
wlio, by;t_he.intrigiies_‘6f.,.a _wa‘nton, badde-
frauded liisimaster of £206, was taken alarm-
"-_’jt",igly ill, and inan ifitervieiv with his physi-,
‘ciaii, ,Dr.~' Barrowby,‘ confessedfihe whole of
the circtinistapces,'_ froirian impression crea-
red on“ his mind by seeing Mr. Ross and Mrs.‘
Pritchatd ip the principal characters. The’
recovered:-agnd .bec‘airie an eminent rnercliarit
and ‘ii'souri__d_‘ 'hréi§tiiiii——-a_nd in ‘la l'<*rte_r _froni
Ross to a—,fi"ie'p‘di,-dat'e
' J‘
‘these words: I-.1;-ti :~*-_ , _. .
‘“>Thotlgh .l'f'riefvér,kn’éw,_liis‘name, or-‘SW7
-, him to iiiy7kiio.\vléjqge;Ifiliad for nine orgiféd
years,at’iiiy benefiltpa ii‘ote,.sealed'-ftp with I-tert’
giiineas, a‘nd.tliese-word_s.,;‘;Atribute ofgrati-f,
tude frorii one who ivas’.highly_obligetl, and
saved from"riiin,l_iy See,ll1g'l\VIl‘:‘B‘.y'S5’_ pé‘r';foriii’-’-
ance of Ge0fgt3‘Ba.fh\\:el|,’,’ 1;--E,-, ’ 1'11" '
Rqfoi'iriatio_rr"~_ by,‘ 1neqf1_.r ii;/"‘Iciniir"il:.és.——Tlit:i'
following isma story frfiiiii-real-V-lifé,-.ahd w;.,?
given in _ a privatg letter to.tlie5.”é_il,itor of tliéf
London Mon't,lt'ly.iRep'ository.. _‘
Seven or eight years before his deccase,oiii"
friendfound that-one ofhisclerks liadfwrong-'
ed .liim'considerably, and-I believe even puf
his life into his power; without‘ appearing to’
have discovered the circiiinstanee, _Mr. , '
desired the young man torcomc to'l_iis' dwell-
irig hoi'ise»'in the afternoon; he watched for
l._%’.l‘¢l(llI)g -liirii up into'a chamber and locking
“C e door," infornied'liiui ‘that all his mistuni-‘
duct was',_made known. Palej and trembling
the offenderdropped upon his.k_nees, themes-
ter bade himnot be terrified at the punish-
ment, but think of"-tlfe guilfofthe deed which
he had done ; and after saying as much as he
thought would be profitable he left him, car-
rying the key-"from the outside ofthe door.—‘-
Before night he took him refreshments, and-
talking to him again,desiréd liirii to go to bed
and reflecr. He treated him in the same way
through the whole of the next day, suffering
no one to enter thevroorii buthiniself, and en—.
deavoring to impress his mind-in a manner
that you will imagine better than I can de-
scribe.
close, he visited him for the last time, saying,
to a friend of mine in London, who knows
nothing ofyour crime, and will give you im-
mediate employment. Here is money, (put-
ting a ptirse into his hand) to support you till
your first quarter’s salary becomes due.’ He
then conducted him out of the liotrsc unseen
by any one. This benevolent treatnic awa-
kened the gratitude and effected the reforina-
tioii ofthe young man, who is now a person
ofliighly respectable character.
L
CANCER CURE. \
THIS may certify, that I have, for ten
years past been grievously affiicted with
a Cancer in my forehead, which baffled the
skill of several experienced physicians, whose
efforts to cure only served to increase its ma-
liguity. caring at length, of Dr. Lynch’:
‘ remarkable cures, I was induced to apply to
him for r,e'li_ef; and, to my great joy, he with
only three ofhis Plaisters, extracted a piece
of flesh from my forehead, measuring around
it nearly the bigness of a dollar, and in depth
extending to the bone, leaving it when ex-
tracted entirely bare. It has since healed,
and for two years has been perfectly sound
and well.i Therefore, for the benefit of all
those who may be afliicted with this dreadful
coinplaiut, and in justice to the said Doctot'
Lynch, Iconceive it to be'my duty to publish
this certificate, and also, would advise all
those persons who are afflicted with cancers,
to apply to him in preference to any other
Physician. Manx Wartime.
Stamford, Dec. 8, 1824. 43-
lo the Directory. A/‘cw York.
M'1\\inery—Latest Fashions.
RS. M. A. SELLECK would inform
her friends and the public, that she has
just received from New-York, a new suppl
of FALL and WINTER TRIMMINGS
for Hats, consisting of Black Feathers, Feath-
er Trimmings, Plushcs of different colours,
and an elegant assortment of Fashionable
RIBBONS, some of which she thinks equal,
ifiiot a little superior to any “ La Fayette
Ribbons” in the place. Also, an assortment
of Yellow 8:. Black LEGHORN S3 STRAIV
HATS, and a quantity of Yellow MUSIJN
suitable for Hats, all of which will bc,soltl low;
Ofthe style and quality of her Goods he.-
custoiiiers are requested to call and judge for
themselves. 39 Norwalk, Nov. 25.
THE Court of Probate for the district of
' Stamford, hath limited Six months from
this date for the creditors to the estate of
H itldah Lewis, dec’d, late of Stamford,to ex-
hibit their claims for settlement. Those who
do not exhibit their claims ivitliin said time
will he debarrcd a legal recovery.
Sr-:'ru HICKOK, Exec’r.
New-Canaan, Nov. 28, 18924. *4t
I4‘ OR SALE and possession given immedi-
ately, about five acres of land conven-
iently situated for THREE BUILDING
LOTS adjoining Mr. S. S.eely’s Inn. - .6130
for sale or to Let the STORE 8:. VVHARF
conveniently calculated for niercliandizing 8:.
marketing business, now occtipied by the sub-
scriber on Rings-End so called. f_.iIrewisefoi:'
sale, the remaining STOCK OF GOODS
in said store at reduced prices. Terms knows»
by applying to the subscriber.
NATIIANIEL CLocit..
Darien, Dec. 1, IM4. 45
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that the
Court of Probate for the district of Nor.
walk hath limited Six Months from this date
for the exhibition ofclaiiiis against the estate
of Isaac Keefer, late of Wilton, deceased, and’
those indebted to the estate are requested for
make iiuiiiediate payment.
CHAUNQEY Ki:r:Li:n,Adin’r.
Norwalk, December 6, I824. 41
ADMlNlSTI{ATOI{‘S SALE.
Y order ofthe Court of Probate for Nor-
walk District, will be sold on Wednesday
the 932d inst. a variety ofarticles in-tlie Silver,-
sinith line, and a quantity of Jieweller Sn Sil-
ver Smiih‘s Tools, &.c. late the property of
Joseph Keeler, dec’d. Sale to take place at
2 o’clock, P. M. at the room formerly occupi-<
ed by J.Curtis over Messrs.Bartram 8:. Street’:
Store. El)WlN I'lot"1', A.dm’r-
Norwalk. Dec. 6,4824, a 4'1
Doctor coiiiiuunicateti tli_e:;a:_ase to the y'outli‘s ,
fatlicr,who’paid the rrioiie"y''instantlyf—tliesoiii ,
d 2t)'tlro_’f_Aug. 178"I,,--a",r,.__e’_i "
/
his arri'val,open'e‘d the. dgoorlliimself, an'dvzffter_
When‘ the succeeding day drew to
‘ I now come to release you ; here is a letter‘
*** .Far the resirlenceqf Dr. Lynch, refer
-g\
Norwalk Chronicler