Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, April 12, 1825 · page 4

 

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FROM 'rttr: CHRISTIAN Anvocirrs.
HARP OFADAVID.
Harp of David! peal thy thuiiders,
Harp oflsrael ! pour thy dread
On the heart so hard to break,
On the soul so hard to wake,
' Though the vengeance of_a God,
All the'terror ofltis rod,
‘All the gathering storms of wrath,
. Darken o'er-t_he,dotvnward path,‘
And Siiiai’s awful-fires flash round the guilty
head. " A

VVake thee sinner! canst thou slutttber
Wliett the tempest is so nigh ?

VVlien the Lordthat made tliee7.-

V.Vlien the hand that staid thee, I

Brandishes theburning spear,

Bares the red right arm offear,

Beckons Ruin to prepare A

Cells of horror and despair
For thee, sin hardened soiil,—’Wa_ke! wake !
A why wilt thou die?

Hope of Israel! lioly Jesus!
Hope of sinners when they grieve,
Send tlty quickening Spirit down,
' Lay aside the Judge's frown,
And assume the Saviour-’s smile ;
Pour thy grace’s healing. oil
On the siiiner’s broken heart:
Bid his fear and grief depa rt ; [live.
Unfold thy love imtnense, and bid the sinner

Harp of David! how I love thee!
How Ijoy thy notes to hear!
‘When the theme is love diviue-—-
Love. to this poor soul of mine,
Then cotild I hear forever--
Tben would I weary .never,
Though the song of love sliotild last
Till the heavens away have past, _
And old eternity grow grey in his career.

FROM Tin; I3A}’..NS'1‘ABLE o.tzF.T'i"E.

TIIE-.VOYAGE.——Tll8 following narra-
tive possesses the interesting quality of truth;
and the captain of whom we speak is a per-
sonal acquitiniaitce of ours now living, as well
as a majority ofthe crew, all of whom are in-
babitairts oftliis Cape, and can vottcli forthe
aiitlieiiticity of the history, which we shall at-
tempt to relate without exaggeratititt.

,It was during the last war, in the year-1815,
when otir enterpri:-ing seamen were in the
.practice, of. purclrasing British lr'ceiise.r to car-
ry Yankee notions to foreign ports, iiiiliarinerl
by their cruizers, that Capt. H ._ availed
ltiinselfofa bttrgain of this kind, to keep him

 

. selffroin the rust of idleness. The vessel

which he Lad provided for his purposes, was
one of those queer rigged non-descript things
called a yacht, formerly owned by the Brit-
ish, aitd wliicli had seen tiiticlt _and severe
service. Age had weakened her joints, and
the barnacles found air uridisturbetl resting
place tipon her bottom, where they quietly
rcposed side by side, tiiitroiibled by the rude
visits oftlte scraper. Taking atlvaiitage of it
fair wiitd——for she would sail’ with no otlier—-
lic, amid tliejokes ofhis fellow captains, C011]-
nienced his voyage for Bei't'iiurla. It was a
deadening sight to observe her creeping and
squeakitrg over the waves, complaining with
her timbers like a man afflicted with the gout.
A fair wind, however, carried them to the
latittide of Bermuda,tbouglt the captain fotirtd
t_‘liat he was to the leeward of his port of des-
titration, and he was under the necessity of
beating his vessel there against a head wind,
a thing by no means so easily done as said.-
Ilaving tried this manoeuvre for8 weeks, he
ascertained that he was still farther from that
island than when-he first arrived in its lati-
tude; for his craft_, like a man in a fit of in-
toxication, although she looked most strenu-
ously in one direction, yet, Paddy fashion, ad-
eaiiccd bac.’.'wards froiu the Point toward
which she was aiming at. Finding it in vain
to attempt reaching Bermuda with a lit-ad
wind, and being out of patience, with the
lengtli and fatigue ofthe voyage, he was on
the point of bearing away for the ‘Vest Indies,
when one morning he discovered, close haul-
ed to the wind, a vessel, at , his stern which
looked rather rakish, or, in common parlance,
like air armed ve-ssel—to attempt escaping if
he wished it was in vain. It was moitifying
to observe the comparative speed ofthe stran-
ger, as in naval pride she boomed lightly o-
ver the waves, tossing off the spray from her
dark sides, as the war-liorse flings the foam
from the bit——a few moments exhibited the
ports ofa ship ofsoiiie force, antl soon t‘ic bu-
gle of the tnarines was heard above the roar
of the waters ; the glancing of sab'.'es and
tutiskets flashed front the deck, and without
hesitation the stranger ranged alongside, and
the boarding officer ascertained the character
ofthe vessel and her disabilities ofthe voyage
she had undertaken. The iiotzons and com-
modities ofthe vessel, consisting of provisions,
Ewe. attracted the eye of the officer, and as
the countries were then at war, he proceeded
to help liiiiisclftu squash, knocking open the
butter kegs, and beef barrels as tho’ he felt
liiniselfperfectly at home." The Captain_of
the Yacht, with the assistztnce of a heard of 3
weeks growth, had something almost ferocious
in his appearance-—yctthis ferocity was whol-
ly exterior. and he was in fact a lover of ftiit.
As he presented himself oit deck, and discov-
ered the proceediiigs oftlic officer',he addres-
sed ltiniiri a harsh tone, inquiring what he
was about—the officer informed him that his
vessel was a lawful prize to his iria_iesty’s
packet--their bound to Bermuda and he was
slow reaping the benefit of his capture. The
Yankee however, forbade him frotii meddling
with his property, and deliberately drew forth
his pencil, entiinerating the articles taken out
\jri|lt scrupulous nicely. Still the officer pro-
eeeded in his duty, and having obtained a
proper anioniit of the delicacies, left it crew
on board his prize, and a liawser was made
fast to the Yacht, and she taken in tow by
the captors. In three days they tugged her
into the port of Bermuda, where a fleet of
Britislt men of war were their lying, and she
was anchored some distance below theut,and
the packet proceeded totown.

Tlte diffictilty whit-li presented" itselfto the
Captain ofthe Packet, was simply this-—lte
had-iio commission to capture, btit only a let-
ter of M.at"que: yet the tetitptation of the
Yankee cargo wasso great, that it could not
be resisted, and the Yacht was left below the
town for_tlie purpose ofbziving no iiiterloping
frigate to share profits, while the. packet went
up to obtain the proper doeuuieuts for cap-

ttii'c_-—-liavi-ng proctired which they proceeiclkéd;

to take possessioti_rinder their new COIIIIHIS‘
s-ion. The Secretary of the Governor tw-

compttnied the Captain of the Packet, and-
stepped on board. the Yacht “ as one having
authority.” The Yankee marclted up to him
“ savage as a meat axe,” and asked his name
and capacity-—ilte reply was, “I am Secre-
tary to the Governor of Bermuda.”

"You are .5" r .

-“ I am, and I declare yotir vessel to be a
good prize.” “ Well,” replied the American
Captain, “ You are the very man I wished to
see-¥hav_e you a knife?” ‘ At this the dandv
gentleman made a retrogade motion, to get
out of the way of one whom he thought in-
st-tue--—but on assurance that he should iiotbe
haruted,’lic, at armslengtli, presentetl him a
penknifc, with which the Yankee ripped open
the top ofhis boot and drew from thence a
British license. Never was there seen corin-
tcnances tttore cliop-fallen, than those ofthe
Prize master and Co. The paper was strictly
exaininedand found to be autlientic—-the ap-
pearance ofaffairs was woiiderly changed-—
“ And now,” said the Yankee with a sneer,
-' Mr. Secretary to the Governor qf Berinirdri,
1m'ihyoui- periiiissioii, I will dress and wait on
your inrisler .’ I” ‘The Prize Master gathered
hiniself tip and_ departed, sensible ofthe “slips
between the cup and the lip,” in life’s journey
——tiie Secretary politely accoiiipaiiied the
Captain to the Goverrior’s residence.--the
cargo was sold at an enoruious profit. as pro-
visions were in great den and——tlie Captetiii
of the British Packet sent hitii an equivalent
for the goods takeit otit, at Bermuda prices-—
aiid frorii being a captured vessel $1. the crew-
piisoiicrs, she was changed to a welcoiite vis-
itor with friendly fi'eight—Biit the inoitey
paid for the purloinirigs ofthe Prize Master,
was returned, with an assiirancc tltat the beef
and buffer was paid for in tawin_9;, as without
the disinterested assistance of his ;\l:ijesty’s
Packet the Yacht would have found the bot-
toiit of the ocean tnuch sootier than the Islam
of Berititida ! '
EIumoro.us ariecrfofc of a celebrated Fr-eircli

P,rem-her in Paris. known bytlte nameqf

Little Father ./Jiidi-cw.

,_ A qtiick presence of tiiiitd often rescues it
man troui any grossinistake, into which he
may have unavoidably been pltingcd, as for
instaiice--

The little Doctor having to preach one day
inthe church ofhis convent, in order that no
time sliot.ild go by tiiiocctipicd during the
prayers, previous to the sermon, he was play-
ing a game at cards in hisroom, with art in-
mate; btit the bell ringing for hitti to mount-
ilie pitlpit,just as they were in a wariii debate
about the liziuds they held, he said he could
not just their stay to decide the matter, there-
fore tricked botlt tip in the sleeve of his gown,
for a fair disctissioii ofthe ntatter,al7ter serinoti.

The sul.-ject ofhis discotirse, was the get e-‘
ral immorality of the times; the too great
iitdtilgence of dangerous passioiis, and par-
tictilzirly tif'gam'£-i:.,:;‘,agaiiist uliicli.lie inveigh-
ed with all the nariiith and zeal he was inas-
tcr of, and both wliiclt he could affect to an
atuazing tlt-gree. But when carried away by
the torrent of his declarnatioii, oti fiiiding the
people very attentive to him, he raised tip his
hands to heaven to ititercetle f0l'IllElI)-—-tlO\\ll
fr. his sleeve, that had been somehow loosened
by the vebctnence of his gesticiilutioiis,fell the
two hands OfCtll‘(lS,\VlliCl‘l incident tirade some
people look with a pious concern.

The little doctor. while others bttrst into air
initiioderate fit oflaughter, stunned for a trio-
tnciit at so titre-:~.'pcctetl a disaster.in the midst
ofa sermon that had gone on so efficaciously,
beiliotiglit him on the sudden of it stratageni.
As he 'espied a young clitld riot far from the
pulpit, he bccoued to it, saying, “ conre hither
my dear, gather tip those cards, lying on the
ground, and bring tlietii to me,” which the
young child did. ’ l“It,- then asked the nail)!‘
of each card, which the young one actually
told. He next qnestioited it about the cate-
cliism,of which the almost infant was entirely
ignorant. Little Andrew dismissed the child
and looking around the atidience, with an air

‘of indignatioit, (secre'ly triumphing in lt.s

heart at the same time)lie cried aloud, ‘ wick-

‘ed fathers ttjtd uiotliers, is not this a scandal-

ous and most flagrant proof of what I have
advanced, that in this abandoned, this impi
otis age, nothing is thought of but gainbling?

Here is air almost infant, that completely

knows every card in the pack, is tlioroughly
learned in the dcvil’s book,yet is so coniplt>.te-
ly ignorant of the book of its salvation! What
early sacrifices ofyour cltildreti to the prince
ofdarkness! Ye more than parricide parents!
Ye betrayers of their precious souls to a mis-
erable eternity! He kindled so fast, and fired
upon the people so veheinently, thst it alarm-
ed the very faculty and made them depart
frilly conviticcd, that what was in itself art uti-
lticky accident, Iiad been a powerful premed-
itated sclieine ofthe preacher, to rebuke their
dissoluteuess, and bring them to repeittaitce.
Some years after, be divulged ltow the fact
really happened. -

./Jiitcdute of Jllr. Wesle_i/.——'I'lie following
anecdote respecting Mr.Wesley’s first attempt
to preach cxteinpore, was related by hiinself
to Mr. Tltoiiias Letts, it respectable gentle-
ittari now living at Pennsbury, in the partsli
ofClaphain, Siirry. .

“ I. went to church” said he “ witliotit a ser-
ition ;and, going up the pulpit stairs. I hesit-
ated, and returned into the vestry,under nittcli
mentail confusion and agitation. A woriiait,
who stood liy, noticed my concern, and said,
“Pray, Sir, what is the matter with you ?" I
replied, I have not brought a scruiou uitli rue.
She said, putting her hand on my slioulder,
“ Is that all? Cannot you trust God for a
sermon ?” This question had such air affect
upon me, that I ascended the pulpit, preach-
ed extenipo_re_, witti great, freedoiit to iiiysell,
and acceptance to the people: and have never
siitce taken a written sermon into the pulpit,”

The great John Howe, in his sermon on
“the divine authority ofthe Holy Scriptures,”
relates the followiitg circttiiistatice coiiiuiuui-
cared to hitn by Dr. Goodwin.

“ Goodwiii, being in his youth a strident at
Cambridge, antl having heard tiiucli of Mr.
Rogers, of Dedhain, ptirposcly took it jouriiey
to hear liitn preach on his lecture day ; a ice-
ture so tbronged and frrqtieiited,tliat to those
who attended not early, there wasiio possi-
:bility ofgettirig into that very large and spa-
ciouschurcli. Mr. Rogers was at..the time
discussing the subject of the Scriptures; and
in that sermon he expustuiated with people
about their neglect of the Bible. He person-
atcd God to the congregatiou,t|iiis addressing
them. “I have trusted you so long with my
,Bible ; you have sliglited it; it lies in your

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houses covered with dust and cobwcbs; you
care not to.look ittto it. Do you use my Bi-
ble so ?——well you shall have‘ my Bible no
longer.”, He then took tip the Bible from
the cushion, and seemed as if he were ‘going
away with it, and carryirtgit from them ;— bttt
innnediately turned again, and personated
the people to God, fell ' down on his knees,
cried, and pleaded most earnestly, “,0 Lord,
whatever thou doest tons, take not thy Bible
front us 1-—-kill otir cliildi'eu—btirit otir houses
——-destroy our goods-only spare us thy Bible
——only take not away thy Bible.” [Then he
addressed the people as air answer from God.
“ Say you so ?._well, I will try you a little
longer ; here is my Bible for you. I will yet
see how yoti will use it ; whether you will love
it niore-—-whetheryoti will observe it more-*
whether yoti will practise it more, and live
rnoreaccording to it.” Bv these actions he
pttt the congregation into so strange a positive
tltat the people generally were deluged with
their otvn tears. Dr. Goodwin liiinselfwlien
he retired to take his horse again,_was fain to
hang a qriarter of an hour upon the neck of
his horse weeping, before he had power to
tnotint; so great was the iiiipressioit upon
him, on having been thus expostulated with
for the neglect ofthe Bible.”

A Newspaper liasjust been establislied in
the city of New-York, to be isstted on the
Sabbath. \Ve deeply regret that our corin-
tryuiett are so ready to imitate the immorali-
ries ofthe world ; and that the respect due to
the Sabbath sltoiild be in any circirrrtstatices,
or in any place directly anil inevitably dimin-
isbed. But we regret it the more, that this
should be done in a city which now is, and is
destined hereafter to be, the great focus of
lmsiiiess, and the radiating’ point oftttoral iii-
fltiencc in our land. ' As well might we stip-
pose that the irrtiltirtides who I650” lllllllef
should escape infection, were the plagtie ra-
ging with all its virulence, as that they sltould
escape the influence ofthe exaritple of a vio-
lated Sabbath. The disease lies in the li'eart
—tlie poison is cast into the fountain. Eve-
ry' \v(‘.ll~\V'iSll(3I' to religion or his country mtist
look with art anxious eye tipoii the standard
ofuioral feeling, in that large and rapioly in-
creasing city. If iliis standard is low,he catt-
not, if he knows any thing of the nature and
force ofinoral causes, even hope that the 30"?
of moral feeling in tliereuioiest villages will
be unaffected. It is tirirleiiialile, we think,
that in ordiiiury cases, societies and individu-
als take the market price of articles of coni-
tnerce, and the slantlurd ofnioral feeling froiti
the same sotirces.--Conn. Observer.

 

ALBANY, April I.

DEAF AND Durtiis.-—Oit'I‘tiesday afiertiooii
several pupils ofthe Deafand Iluniti Asylum
in the city ofNew York, under the. cltarge of
Mr. Loofliorow, a principal in that institu-
tion, tinderwent a public cxaitiination in the
Assembly Chamber. The members of the
two houses, and ti lat-geconcotirse of ladies
and gentlemen, attracted by the novelty and
interest ofthe spectacle, occupied the'cliani-
berallle gallery and the lobby. The pupil-
exainitied, were, :1 young man, who is now
2! years ofage, and who has been five years
in the iiisiituiioii, and two tnisses, Mary E.
R059, 0l'NeiW-York, aged about I5 years, and
Eniilv Curtis, of Florida, Orange county, a-
ged !‘2 years.

They were first examined in some of the
iuore ordinary Studies, suclt as peitrnanship.
readirig, 8tc.in which they discovered very
great proficiency. A series ofqtiestioiis were
then put to the young titan, by the tutor, in
reply to which, lie nnsweretl by the most sig-
nificaiit gestures, and at the satire time defin
ed, in the laiiguage ofthe Asylum, the incan-
ing ofthe words,-—sniil. light, mind, intellect,
reason, tliouglit, belief, disbelief, dotzbt, stip-
pose, reitieiirber, recollect, forgot, tear. terror‘,
dread, horror, joy, grief, stispicion, jealousy,
waitt, wish, desire, hope, beauty. adniira:iou ;
in the two latter ofu lticli, to afford air nitrite-
diate application and pertineiicy tothe words.
the pupil castliis eyes very significantly to
wards the ladies in various parts ofthe cziani
her and gallery.—-——Aiitong a variety ofqucs-
tions which were then answered, (the qties
tioiis beiiigput by the tutor by signs, and
written answers rettirned iminediately tipoii
the slates of the pupils,) we preserved the fol-
lowiu.'I,iviz. Who discovered this coiiti-

‘item? A. It was discovered by Christopher
Columbus. How many continents are
there? A. There are two continents. Q.—

Where was C0l|Ill7l)liS born ? Miss Rose,
(the eldest miss) answered, His native place
was Genoa ; and Miss Curtiss, The place of
his nativity was Genoa. W'lio assis‘er'l
Columbus in his eiiterprize? A. King Fer-
diiiaiid and Queen Isabella. Where did
Columbus reside before lte conimeiiced his
ettrerprize ? A. He resided in Spain, wlticli
is a part of'Europc. Q. For what was Co

ltimlius itiost distingtiished ? Miss Rose re-
plied, for his firmness; Miss Curtiss, For——lic
discovered the continent.

The following were among the many mis-
cellaneoiis questioiis, put by persons in vari-
ous parts of the room :—--Q. What books do
you prefer ? A. ‘We prefer the holy bible to
all other books. For what purpose did
you come to Albany ? Miss Rose answered,
Because the deaf and dumb are iituigent.——
The pertiiieiicy ofthe reply having excited
some applause, they were asked wliy.tliey
were applauded? A. Because the public are
much pleased with otir exainination.
What is the biisiiicss of the Legislatui'e S? The
young titan answered, Tltey,-'itiake laws ; and
Miss Ctirtiss said, '1'/icy are -iitaltiiig the Bank.
lLoudcheei'iti2 followed this reply.] What
23 the btcsiiiess qf the Lobby 53 Miss Rose,
They are spurriiig up the Legislature : The
youngest, (Miss Curtiss) They are beggars
before the Legislat.ure to make the Bank.-
Tiie several questions, who is the Governor
oftliis SHll€,j..aIr.‘lIl. Governor, Speaker ofthe
I-louse, &.c. they answered accurately and
proitiptly.———-—A_ proofof their proficiency
in ntiiiibers was exitibited by Miss Ctirtiss,
who niuitiplied 649098 by 19268, gave the re-
sult, and proved it, correctly and with great
facility. The tenacity of their memories, 31.
the tenacity with wliich they read and under-
stand, not oitly the subjects wliicb. form a
part oftlreir studies," but the ordinary topics of
newspaper anecdote and iiiformatioii, were
illustrated by the young iiian,. who repeated
with great iniiiuteness the stories ofthe Rus-
sian miser and Bear in the mill.

The exaiiiitiations were ofa liiglily . inter-
esting nature, as exhibitions of the progress
wliiclittrinds, shut out from the ordiiiary

means oftiristructioti, aitd deprived of the or-

dinary faculties ofour nature, have been eh-

abled to ni:-.ke in the acquisition ofknowledge
and in the means of coiiimunieatiiig their i-
deas and their wants. By a mode of instruc-
tion, in ‘which the present age has witnessed
so happy an improvement, the defiiciencies of
nature have been supplied, and the barriers
by which an interesting class of beings were
separated frotrr the world around them, remo-
ved. A more appropriate subject oflegisla-
tive aid, could scarcely have presented itself;
and if we may judge‘ front the gratified court-
tenances on Tuesday, the appcrtl will not
be made in vain. ‘

. . ,

-S'"igns'qf the tiini.-s.—-A speck of political
war already appears in the horizon of ‘ the
ancient dominion.’ The Riclimond Itiqtiirer
‘ gives tlreadfiil note of preparation,’ for wa-
ging hostilities against the new’ adiiiitiistra-
tion. Mr. Adams’ inaugural address is se-
verely censured, for giving too liberal and too
iiidefinite a construction to the principles of
the federal constitution, making it the crea-
ture of public expediency, rather than the in-
struiiient ofspecific provisions. Iutitnations
are thrown out that ‘ principles, not rrieti,’ will
be the test; and that ‘something uiore than
the local selections of Secretaries—sotne-
thing more than the happiest composition ofa
Btireaii’——-will be re-q.tired to secure the voice
of the people. The new Secretary of War is
spoken of freely; and a correspondent, under
the signature of‘ Brutus,’ accuses liitii ofin-
consistency in giving a vote in the Senate, on
the question oflsecretary of State at variance
with opinions expressed in a letter from liitn,
ptiblislied but a short titiie before in the [ir-
qiiirer. A series of niiitibers, addressed to
Henry Clay on ‘the right of instruction.’ is
in progress. In short, the whole aspect ofthe
Inquirer iiieiiaces tvar, and indicates that the
political eleineitts are in cotiinrotion. A car-
respondent in the close of one of his articles,
indulges in ‘the consolation that no political
arithmetic can ritake an eternity of_foiu'years,
or even extend them to eight.’ According to
the same journal, ‘ the waters are riiore trou-
bled in the West, and the waves rtiii higher
than they do in the East.’—.N'. Y. Statesman.

Mr. Niles, the editor ofthe BaltimoreWeek-
ly Register, atter dertyiiig in his last number
the authenticity ofthe conversations ascribed
to General Jackson, in the anonytuous letter
which has been published in so tiiaity of the
newspapers, proceeds to make the following
Statemeiits.

“ Being on the subject of ‘private opin-
ions,’I shall give the substance ofsonie which
the general expressed to me on the morning
ofthe 9th February, the day on wlticl'i_ ,-the
presideitt was chosen, that were alike lio'iior-
able to himselfas they may be useful to oth-
ers. Tliotigli I had frequently seen and cott-
versed with him duriiigilielast and then pres-
ent session ofcoiigrcss, and always with ttiticli
freedom on his part and real respect oti mine,
and tiotwitlistanditig wehad spent many hours
togetlier, he never before had referred to the
presidential question.——He seemed resolved
to avoid it, and it was not proper in me to
press it upon hitri': but now he spoke of the
elections made by the people and ofthiit a-
bout to be made by the house of represeiitzi-
tives, with a great deal of fraitkiiess and feel-
ing. With the foritier he expressed ‘liiiiis_elf'
gratified-—the poll that had beeii tirade for liitii
was honorable, and he was thankful for the
confidence which the people had reposetl—lie
could never forget it: but there was no as-
sumption ofnierit in liiniselftliat he deserved
it—it was the people’s own business,atid they
had done, as they pleased. He then express
ed hiitisell after the following iiiattiier: He
had no doubt btit that a large portion ofthe
citizens would be satisfied with the choice a-
bout to be tirade, and he seemed to think it
most probable that it would devolve oti Mr.
Admits. He further observed that many, in
his opitiion, were unpleasaiitly situated, see-
ing that they were compelled to act either a-
gatiist Mr. ‘Adams or himself——but that this
was a matter of small itnportatice compared
with an adlicrence to the provisions of the
izonstittitioit, and the prompt and liarinonious
election of a president, which now belonged
to the .'Cpl'eS€lllallV€5.0f the states.« It was
well, he said, that persons should differ in o-
pinion, that truth might be the more certainly
ascertaiiied—but, he added, with that earri-
es'nes and force which is peculiar to liitn, we
should always recollect that, in maintaining
our otvii opiiiioiis,we naturally grant the right
to others of supporting theirs, or lose every
preteiision to reptiblicaitisiti : and he furtliet
remarked, it was, a iiiaiter ofsinall moment to
the people who was their president, provided
he adininistered the goveinrncnt riglitfully.”

Progress of Maiiu_./‘ricfures.——-Tlie import-
ance attd utility ofthe late Tariff, as well as
its beneficial operaiiotis, are daily developing
themselves in this section of the U. States
particula:'ly,as well as in those interior States
which heretofore ltave depended mainly on
agricultural pursuits, and in the regions west
of the Allegliaiiy, inanufacturing t3t:l.¢tbliSl'l-
ments ofevcry description are fast displaying
their wonder working powers.

A few days since; whilst attending to some
business, in a mercantile house in this town,
our eye accidentally glanced on a box of win-
dow glass, bearing the uiantifacttirers name,
and the place from whence it came, New Al-
bany. At first we were at a loss to decide
where, or in what state New Albany was sit-
uated, btit upon sumniiiig tip what geographi-

- knowledge we possessed, we at length as

in trained tltat.New Albuiiy isrntlie State of

indian_a,iiear the falls ofthe ()hio,about ll00
titiles distairt front this, and about 800
tvesttvtird ofthe Allegany Mountains. Inquir-
ing of a dealer as to the quality of the glass,
we were informed that it was excellent, and
quite superior to airy manufacttired in thr-
easterii States, and infinitely’ sttperior to that
itiaitiifactured at the celebrated glass works in
Pittsburgli. Indeed, :0 highly did otir friend
esteem this glas_s,that lie was auxiousto order
a large supply, and wants only to ascertain
the safest and most expeditious way ofbiitig-
ing it to this section of the country when he
will issue his orders. '

Ifibe m.tuut'actirrers ofNew England’ have
nitived with a rapid step, in carrying their bu-'
siness to hopeful results, they have been otit-
nrarclied by the industrious and entcprisiu,-_.
citizens of the we.-t,wlio have already obtain-
ed a degree of celebrity in the busiitess.--~
Twenty years ago, the site oti which N.A|ba
try now stands, was a dreary wilderness, an-'3
inhabited by the wild aitd uncultivated son-

oftbe forests ; but as IIAICIIIZN.‘-I lui_ui'ivetste;iL

has been enéotiraged by the gov‘er‘-hit'1eill, arid
as the last and anterior a‘dministrations have
protected domestic manufactures, artists and
capitalists, from our dense population, have’
migrated to 'the.regious ofthe west,where they
have. erected towns and villages, wherethei
burn and bustle ofindustry is now heard, ‘but
where, twenty years ago,scarc.e else disturbed
the lonely solitude of the forest than the bel-,

tlie Indian.-'—Proi'.vi'dence Pat.

 

Neiospapers.—F'ronr a long and iitterest-
ing literary article in the Charleston Mercu-
ry, beariiigtlre impress of a finished classical
5Gll0l8|'r We hope to find an apology forex-‘
tracting the following eulogy on newspaper
reading. Altltoiigli it may seem designed to‘
favor “ the craft,” we believe it will be found
to contain some truth: ,

“Newsp;tpers,- of which the circulation is
thtis extended, are the best and sii'rés't civili-‘
zers ofa country. They contain tvitliin théiri'-'
selves not only the elements of lt‘_rio'wlédge';
but the indticenrents to learn. There is n'd
one so instructed, no one so ignofttiit, as not
to learn from them something. It seerris im'-'
possible that any people,’ within whose reacli
good newspapers cart be brougltt, can resist
the temptation to letters. In Aineriea,where"
alone the thing has been tried, a native una-'
ble to read cannot be found. It is thus that
the riiiscellaneotis character of a newspaper‘

makes it more valuable, than ifit cont.tiitetf
political occurrences and political disserta-
tions. The understandings ofits readers are‘
led on, by degrees, from the simplest domes-“
tic occurrences to those which affect their re-
motest interest or appeal to their noblest
sympathies ; front the overturning ofa coach
to the overturning ofan empire. It is iinpo's-‘
siblethata man, however narrow may be his
views. can cast about in sticli a mass of infor-
mation for that which particularly concerns
his own objects or pursuits, without stumbling
on something which enlarges his ideas, or ex-
ercises his reason. It is necessary to have
seen a people among whom newspapers have
not penetrated,to know the mass ofniiscltiev-
ous prejudices which these productions in-
stantly and necessarily dissipate.

Newspaper borrowers.—One of the subscri-
/oers to a Connecticut newspaper, who has
long been in the habit of furnishing his neigh-
borhood with his papers because they could’nt
afford to take theiri, lately addressed ltis edit-
or as follows :—

Mn. BARBER.-—-Please send me until fur-
ther orders, six papers weekly, so that I may
be able to serve five of my rich neighbors at
once, and have one paper for myself.

.23 newly discovered Islaiid.——Tlie last pa-
pers frotii New South Wales give an account
ofthe discovery of an island in the Southern
Ocean, by Capt. Hunter, of the Donna Car-
melita, on the £’.9tli June last. A ittitnber of
the natives in canoes, on seeing the ship, fled
with great precipitation ; but a canoe being
"intercepted, one of the people was persttadetl
to go or) board the ship, where having receiv-
ed a present which be exhibited to his court-
tryinen, they soon dispelled their fears and
visited the vessel. These people are about
the color ofthe Malays, btit have more ofthe
European teatures. The ship's boat was sent
on shore with the chief officer, who was con-
veyed tothe monarch, who was surrounded
-by attendants armed with spears. A shirt was
presented to the king,&. another to his brother
—and afterwards a looking glass was given,
wli'ch excited great surprise. The king gave
the donor a shell from his neck, 8: afterwards
accompanied liitn to the beach; where the
queen and other females attettded. All the
inert had their little finger ctit off by the sec-
ond joint on the left hand, and the women
had their cheek bones perforated, and some
oftliem were tattoed. The Island was entirely
composed of lava,in sortie places almost at me-
tal, and lies in lat. 15 81 S. long. 176, 11 E.

Deposit in the Formdalion of the New Er-
cha-nge.-—-On illonday, 928th ult. a double box
of tin and lead was deposited in the founda-
tioii ofthe Exchange about to be built in N.
York, which contained the Charleston Mer-
cury and Courier of the 12th, 14th and 16th
of Mat‘ch,giving an interesting account ofthe
La Fayette Jubileerin that city—aIso the Al-
bion oftlte 19th, containing a Map'ofPolar
discoveries to this period, and the ‘departrire
of Capt. Franklin and party for that region.

Eividence of Improvideitce.-—By the Census
taken in Bi-rIllm()f8 in 1820, it was found that
the colored population oftliat city was 14,651:
of these 10,994 were slaves, and 4,357 free.—.
By the. annual bill of mortality for that city
died in that period. Ofthese 368 were Free
and 48 Slaves.
"Thus it appears, from official documents,
that there are two slaves and a tliird,for every
Free coloured person in Baltimore, and that
iiotwii hstanding this greatdisparity,the iitiui-
ber of Free colored people who have died in
the last year, is seven times and two thirds
more than the number of 5lflVeS.+TlllJS it:
seems that ten free coloured persons die xi’.
Baltimore for one slave, in proportion to tliei
comparative nuiubers. Every one is at lib
erty to draw his own conclusions: we give
the facts.—Dem. Press.

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The Cherokee language is now reduced to
a system. Mr. George Guess, a Cherokee
who does not understandEnglisb,bas invented
alphabetical Cl'l¢'il'?Clt?l'S,C0l)5iS[il1g of 86, each
representing a sound or syllable. In this way
the Indians now correspoiitl with their Askan-
saw brethren with facility. A copy of the
Alphabet has been placed in the hands ofthe
Editors of the Nat. Journal for publication.

in consequence of bleeding at the nose. He
bled two days without any intermission.

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ALBANY 8:. CATSKILL SHINGLES. I
/" . Albany 8: Catskill Siiinglee

lJ030:)0 of a very stiperior quality

just received by S’1‘Rl-ZET St. JAMES.

JUST rec’d and for sale, a new assortment
ofcltoice G.-.\RDENa.SEEDS, by
March 14. Win. EL B. Locxwooti.
wfillso, ’I‘IMO'I‘HY and CLOVER. SEED

-rfa "erv superior quality, _/br sale as above.

LOVER scan just received and reg
Jomv Bt.'ERAI.I:s

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lowing of the buffalo, andithe savage yell of;

for 1824, it appears that 416 people ofcolour 

 

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