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From the Christian Register.
mi: camp 18 semen or . HER FA'l‘llER""3Y
’" MRS. srcocnzscr.
l ‘ . They say I-was but four years old.
\Vben Father went away.
. Yet I have never seen his face,
Sinoedliat sad‘ parting day. »
He went where l)r.iglite.r flow_rets grow
. Beneath Virginia skies, '
Dear Teacher, show me on your map,
Where that far country hes.
I bcgeil him. ‘ Fatlicr. do not go!
\ For since my inotber died
~ I love no oneso well as you’-—
And clinging to his side,
The tears came gusliiiig down my cheeks
. , Umil myeycswere diiri;
I Some were in sorrow for the dead,
‘ And some in love for him.
’ Ila knelt and prayed of God above,
~‘ ' T‘ "' ‘My little daughii.-r spare.
, _- And till we both shall meet again.
‘ , ‘ Oh keep her in thy care.‘
He does not cumi-.!—-I which for him,
At“ veiriiig's twiliglit grey.
Till e%i_v shadow wears his shape,
"Along the grassy way.
.-A “I mute. and listen all alone.
‘ \Vbi-n stormy winds are high,
And think I hear his tender tone,
1 _ ,.And call, but no reply.
, And so I've done these four long years.
\Vitliin a loiicly borne,
"Yet every dream of hope is vain-—
7.-;-; ’!- _ ‘\Vli_v don't tu_v failicr come I-7,
" I'‘atlicr—-—dear father. are you sick
‘ Upon a stranger shore I-—
I , Graudnmtlier says it must be so—
i " 0 write to us once iiiore,
‘t, ' _Anid let your little daughter come,
To siiiimtlt your restless bed,
And hold the cordial to _votir lipfli
And press your at-hing head.
5.1- Alas !-—I fear that he is dead-—
~ _ '" ’ \Vho will t-by trouble sliarc?
,0, tell me where his form is laid.
Ami we travel there!
.‘. ‘, By mother's tomb I Itl'\'Ci1.‘ sit.
" ' \Vbere tln green brrirclics wave,
, _Gond people 3-"~help an orphan child
‘ ‘ '0 ” . 'I."o find her f:iilicr‘s grtt‘v't.‘-
_ .
__,4 Good 0ne.—One of the members of the
4 C_oir_veniioii, sitystlic..L9‘!li'3"» 3 f9“' days all!“
.III(I_llCfl his seat. and was about taking another.
"'V7lllCl\ had been brought in for the accommoda-
tion of visit~cr_s_. The cliairliciiig somewbz_it old.
and the member of considerable capacity. it
g:mne_tlow,n Willi it great crasli. A general laugh
was lll6.C()t«)i§_P.t]L_le!lCt3, and a gentleman present.
reriiarked: ‘ My dear sir, you have made a most
unfortunate more.’ He replied : ‘ By no means,
sii','for you perceive I have obtained the floor.”
‘.4
ts.
’/
. .T/te Poets.-—H"alleck. it is said. is footiriggup
/Mr. Astor's account books; \’V.etmore Ii! selling
crockery; Sprague is dealzng in ship plasters;
Br}-‘taint is editing .8.‘ newspaper ; Hrllliouse is
. r,a.,,,;ng’trees &. raising potatoes ;' liroollisislpiclfi.
king pork; Percivalis niauiilacturing pi s; au -
! ding is paying seamen; and some of the others
i ,.. ‘ _
I
arc» V
‘ ‘ -‘ Busy in the ‘cotton trade.
- U - "And siigrir line!‘ [Bosh Post.)
- r i. ;, iiéu‘ -idea.--One of our jokers, the.other
’" day, on reading the deaths in a down.east paper
'\ and seeing theages ol" rnauy on the list to be 80
. and‘upw"ards. said he cottld‘nt see how people
.jfibrd_ed to live so‘ long at the uortb—he was’ui
but 30, and had'iit ‘money enough to hold out
~‘ iuiich longe'r.—Pi.cayu.1ie. '
\
\-.. On the tiiarriage Q/‘John Kctllc to’ Susan Fish.
.i}.t.n loved the fair Susan and she_lo_\'ed John,
/__JA‘l.‘l__(l wedlock of each was the wist}.
A‘iid,sot'lie.go_od Parson turned both. into one,
I
C ' " Makingithus a sweet Kettle QfFish.
'1‘],e.Lou.isville Journal does not do Mr. Ken-
diill just'ice.—Chrzrlollesville Advocate.
‘ Nor do we intend to. “la are no Jack" Ketch.
9
I‘
1
, Capital.—-Mr. John E. Bush was robbed in
i the vicinity of Baton, Rogue on the-26th ultimo.
Mr. B. had nothing aboutbim but a shin-plaster
of. the ,Miss. Rail Road Bank; and the robbers
fo? the: ..'want..of.sor"nething better,tookihat.——
Tliat’s wliat we-call ‘taking the rag from the
‘ Bush.‘ — Prc_ntice,.
-0 Thc‘ Qi'4e¢;"rP‘ac7c.—-A gentleman in an English
{,;_|'|"a‘g¢ ,l‘a,iel‘y","v_v_en't on a journey, after leaving
éxpress ipju,nctions to his housekeeper not to ad-
mi: guy, bod_y7whatsoever, to remain all night at
lhe l"i"onse- . ,. ."._ iv , .
T},m.ilii,rd'nigl'"it‘ after his departure a man" ap-
p3geni[y:‘a;peiilar, came with a_sira_nge looking
"ackfahd begg'ed.‘asit"was_'about nightfall, the
piivilegeof' staying all night. This the house-
lieeper r,ef_'t'ised, bt_it.',was_ at length persuaded to
u‘. I ‘ 1;’;-‘",il.i_,i-'p':it:l"t, remain, saying ‘there’s uoharin in
' is I."I'“l’9."?".- '. . I . .
-. s’h_oyil ,1jifier,1the_'n.tan’e departure. Tom, 3 ha.
.,~g,,,,‘,¢;rgni boyo_f,'st':iteen‘, and the only" person
g_{,o,§iyg.é‘place’fe,st:e;cept the .woman and an old
’ ;j;"a‘n‘,' game iiij,t‘r(tm hunting with liisgun. ' '
‘".'Haviog,le:ii‘,r§ed,bow"the pack came‘ihere, be
ejd" it attentively. arid. at length says he. * items
§‘,‘g",,'vg¢-,e'(‘p"=a‘__¢;,l_r_‘."<l,ti_V"rl ain‘t. its a living
. l'l,,S,ll9Qti|l-. $0 say"mg.lie:levelled,bis
in-t‘t9w..a.al.= it» . - s : s .
.-."§.i"il“"""‘£t.‘§%..".T -.ii<;,,s,te.3p»eekeeper. mu.
iirel ,1.) 0!? .!°-i .'ls;. 3 malli‘ P39 v '. 0'"-:7.
_1'.."’,[‘ Y” "‘gii"g’ Torn fired. A stifled groan‘
'l‘- m"'tI?.g: I - - «
, 6 .lll00d._. g,l_l8.hed fig“, gbe, paekf _ , _ ,
l 1 war-i,hy of_a,.passing comment in; Itl5_ two last
oi‘:f.itiin.’,!i,aor-"‘ -
be forwarded '
“ DoN’fr oivr-2 Us THE sinr-.”
VOL. xx.
ing the pack, it was found to contain the body of
a man. with a butcher knife in his band,a brace
of pistols. and a whistle tiedto his neck.
' Nut doubting that he wasone ofa gang ofrob-
" hers, the neiglilrors armed themselves,and about
11o’i-lock blew the whistle, and shortly after-
wards hearing persons in the yard,_sliot and kill-
" eil four, who proved to be citizens of the next"
village, who had intended to rob the house and
no doubt murder itsiumates. On his reiurn.the
proprietor re“ arded Tom handsomely, sent him
him to school. and dying five years afterwards
left him the the bulk of his property-
Deacon Slow.--Deacon Slow had three sons,
(it is unnecessary to mention liisdziughtcrs) who
as de:tcon’s sons are apt to be--the deuce can
only tell wby—-were very roguish. They were
in the habit of poking fun at. an old ram, who
endeavored to make bisjsbare of the sport by
butting them over, a kind of fun which often
manifestedzt disposition to play off upon the
Beacon, as be marclicddown to salt the flock-
for these were duties to which he paid strict at-
tention. ns be was exceedingly humane, except
when he was made very wrotli, on which occa-
sion his anger would burn like it furniicc seven
times lieati-d. Now the Dcacon’s sheep pasture
was on the Sliowslicen river, which rose fifteen
feet. above the water and shelved over it, as a
beetle browed house hangs over anarrow street ;
and the boys, tvbobiid exhausted all other fun
upon the ram, were in the habit, now and their
ofsquatting on the edge of the precipice, and
diirtinga but at him, at which he would come
with blind fury thcrcat. The boy who held the
' but could easily leap aside, and the exasperated
rain was quickly cooled by a plunge headlong
down-the precipice into the, stream. At this
trick they were one day caught by the Dcac'o_n-
their father, who took them into it thicket close
by and annointed their backs thoroughly with
the oil ofbircli—an excellent application in such
case made and provided. It is not always ef-
f.-ctunl, however, and in this case the disease
was not cured, as the boys were a. few days
after waiting round the place in order to repeat
the joke on the unsuspecting and innocent rain:
but on b-J-liolding their father at 9. distance, coni-
ing with his basket ofsalt, they hid in the thick
ct which they had so good an occasion ‘to remem-
ber. Slowly came Deacon Solomon Slow, and
after be bad scattered his salt, he stood bolt up-
right and thought within himself, that it would
be amusing to see the ram bolt: over the preci-
pice into the river. -He saw no one nigli——liow
should be, when the boys were hid in the bush-
as; and taking off his broad brimined but he
made demonstratius which at once, attracted
the notice of the lord of the flock! who set. out
as usual in full -sr"‘°"- The Deacon. .I.tI1 saunt-
tcd close to the edge—and, as he saw t to ram
bounding along, lie pictured to his fancy the
ridiculous fiigurc the ram would make, bounding
with a. splash into the water—he began to
smile—tlie ram at last came close, fierce on the
charge, more enraged as the hat was larger
than couimon—tbe Deacon grinned outright,
but in the midst of his delight at the r'.tm's. ri-
diculous appearance, be forgot to jump aside,
and tliebesst butted him over with a splash
into the, water where he iniencd the silly sheep
_q|p;u1.l—h;,_ve gone. The boys run out clapping
their hands and shouting “.youv’c got’ it dad,”
in all the ecstacy of revenge. He was.evcr. af-
lCl‘Wll.l".lS called Deacon Solemn by his neigh-
bors, and died at a venerable old age.
From the Patriot 5-Democrat.
The time has arrived for bold and independent
action on the part of every honest and indepen-
dent Democrat. The fornter leaders ofthe par-
ty have thrown themselves into the arms of Nul-
li:/icrs and Consolicltilionists. and the mother that
bore them would not now rccogiiize them politi-
cally. The People. of this State can never
again repose confidence in those whoseattcmpts
to overthrow their institutions was only limited
by their inability to accomi lish their ptirposc. It
is an iindeuiable and cheering truth that the peo-
ple are returning from their wanderings, into
which they have been teinporaiily ilrawn by
false teachers, and getting back on to the‘ well
based, and justly venerated platform of ancient_
Republicanism. The character and motives ol
the Loco-Focus are becoming pretty generally
"understood and duly appreciated. and. lllallks
to the virtue and intelligenceoflhe people. they
are doomed to encounter emphatic rs.buke_ and
thorough defeat. Their pernicious and poison-
ous principles can never attain extensive. per»
inanent footing in this eiilightenedage and coun-
try. The days of the disorganizers are number-
ed, and, in the language of the Globe on another
sitbje-cl, "the dynasty of DESTRUCTIVES ap-
proaches its end."
Incredible.--We understand thatti gentleman,
in it neighboring town, having taken a drcp and
a halfof the celebrated Matchless Sanativc,
(discovered by the immortal Louis Olfon Goe-
licke, and of which one drop is a dose for a stout
man,) fell asleep in his chair, and the next
morning there was nothing left of him but his
boots, buttons and breast-pin! Alobelin emet-
ic was immediately administered to the boots,
and in less than halfan hour the gentleman -was
thrown up, although considerably debiltal.ed.—
One drop of Sanative (the regulardoae) was then
given him. the vis cotire was very soon restored,
he ate seven pounds of beef steak for dinner,
and the next day was a well man! Those who
doubt this story, if they will call on‘ the gentle-
man," can have the privilege of examining the
boota,—..—Har§/iord Courier.‘ ’
‘
“ V ,/ '1. I 6 r Florida war appro-
priIdt(ii20nii!i—t=:I8z36Lt¢i’iiitlC.?:I7Z-bJ an uai-y14 "-1 20.000
February 151;, 500,000; April 29.th,«‘l00.000;
July 2d, 2,400,000; at the session :of 1837,
4,000,000; atthe Extravscssion, 1s500-.000- -T0,‘
tel in less than two years. $10»12(!a000- _
According to thereport of Mr. Harries, the
head of the "Indian Bureau,-he estimates the entire
population of ‘the Seminole Indians at 2600
souls-deducting three f0urtll8‘aS an -allowance
for women,‘ cliildreniand pld men,«tind it leayes
the entire efiieient military force Of We "3-“O”
printed over-815500040, cl!Pl|ll'0 €3°!1?%"V“'l»i°"*
required, probabzly. without ‘effecting .the,. oltiect»
: . . l Ill’. til. I later: '1" ,
“Id 79‘ M"-“Y” Bum“ mug 18 ma u ' While engaged iirwarfare with the _savages_i,ipon
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noiwsfitlli for. and on opal..." :
M¢ss.ttgcs.,--Pht'L .-Serttiflfil-. ’ « '
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650 men: hence there-.ha_s already»-beet! llPPl°.~.
Am.erz'can Sales at .A-uct'ion:——-The common
mode of selling imported gootls, is by auction--—
tliellargc atucbtion bppscsare the most. wcizltliy
am respec 3. ‘e in cw Y k. Tl t"
is frequently a. imrtnfzr, anodr takes Kghisii
time to each lo"t--proceeili;ng rapidly, never paus.
ting. savglforbbrezith, and iuIt.ers.pei's.ing the bid-
tugs wt 1 o servations. have often been as-
ilt-ltl‘-liylltlltlar‘. tgaagzcltzngc: I“ Now, gentlemen,
0 up.‘ db‘kL. ll t,’ t.
VVhat is bid '5--willyiidbdby glicve mqeweii lisfil life.
,l2‘l2‘ls0l,l% gzuogilgasc, ‘gentlemen--20,’ '20, 20, 21.
20. ,_an:1..;t,h;(]3t,_ 2:)f,“:1ltI(I a half, 27, gg. £29,130,
' v -- n t tort. sir-—- an fl
half. gentlemen. 3.0 anda half, and a half, 31
-th=1‘nkhy<l>p—I31 audl a.lialf——don’t: makea noise
t-8-null a -- can t: iearm elf e k-31 (3
ti. half-—-send out that tvomaiise-ausd) (I.1,ll&li'--giid
:t“li=tt.llf—-tvlliat (i03S1Slled(IO tlieri;’.l'-——wnd drive out.
it was oys-—‘ an 3.“ ha] —-what. "i th .~
want '?-and a half, 31 and it half, 32, 3% otllltlofi
_lmlf—-one 0f‘l.llQSG.bn_!,h= lias_ gol;..tt dng,_gmd 3
.::aE_'--tV(illt]lil;1ft-g(t1t*e ‘that, dag‘ a l.jick——ziud ll
:1 ,an 9. iii ,an it ialf. "\ an’t":heai- in self
sppakt-3: ltn(l‘;l.9l]t1lf-—\Vlll nobody give thafdog
‘Kl. ew 'ic s’!—. >4 anda half and a. lialf—-,r__ren-
tlemen, this is ii real barszain-and a ha!f—I
know some merchants—3'2 and a lia.lf—-gent.le-
men, who would give any tbin,c_r-—and a half-
and a lialf——for these good_s—32—genilemen, it
is it sbame—’-and a hiilf--‘ast time—and bu""lf,
gentlemen-—-once, twice.‘ gone. Now, gzi2ntle-
men, lot No. 15, &.c. All this occupies only
one minute, the whole being an incessant rattle.
without pause or ccsse.tioii.—-English Paper.
MY AIN WIFE.
I wadna gie my ain wife,
For ony wife I see;
I wadna gie my ain wife
Forony wile Isee;. ‘
A bonnier yet I've never seen.
A bettercanna be-—
I wadua gie my ain wife
For any wife Isee.
O coutbie is my ingle cheek.
‘ An‘ cheery is my Juan;
I never see her angry look.
Nor bear a word on ane;
She's guid wi’ 22' the naebours roun,
An‘ ay :1 gnid wi’ me--
I wadna gie my ain wife
Forony wife lsee.
An’ 0 her lips sa kindle,
They melt my heart outright
VVhen o'er the baby at her breast.
She hangs wi'.fond delight; ,
She looks iiitil its bonnie face.
Air’ syne looks to me-
- -1- .-wuu¢rrx*;;tL= 'rr_r_y' Intr vvru-tr ~ -~~~- - ---~ —-«~-'
For ony wife I see!
From Ute Ifniclderbocker.
THE F0l{'l‘UNF.-HU.\l'l‘ER.
‘By Aaron's great golden calf! Creighton,
you are certainly the most unreasonable fellow
I ever saw! Look at the sums I have already
furuislied! There they are. all set down in a
column, and figured up; a prettyinterest, truly!
And now you are so unconscionable as to ask for
fifty dollars more. all at once! VVby.you crazy
bead!——the purse of'.a millionaire would uol
stand such drafts!’ ,
‘Polr, Buckley! You moan as if you were
going to the gallows, or the rogueis palace, at
least 1'
‘ And what else than a prison can a poor fel-
low expect, when he is run ashore for funds?
Positively. sir. I cannot spare another cent.’
* "" But to be frank with you.I have
made a discovery to day that is worth all the
rest.‘ '
‘ A good fleece. andready for the shearer ?’
‘Eighty thoiisand—tbe-girl young and hand-
sonie—well spiced with romantic notions, and
open toflattery. Besides, she has not fifty dang-
ling after her, as she lives very much retired. l
have a plan all matured, that cannot fail to make
us both. - First promise me a third ofthe profits.’
‘ A iliird! I-low devilish exorbitant !. Why.
Buckley, I would see you hanged lirst.
' \Vell, then, Mr. Captain, get any. if you
can.’ _ . .
_ ‘ Stop. my friend; don't be so crusty. You
shall have a foll<lliarter.'
0‘ Nay. old heail !——'I know you now, methinks.
A third free aiid clear will I have, or you may
hunt out the scheme yourself.’ , ,
* Well, Buckley, ii’s devilish bard ; but you
will have your own_way.( Make tbe,bargain to
suit yourself.’ 3 "‘
‘-:You promise! Sign that, then. There.
iliat will do, andnow to my story. The prize
is situated thirty miles inland. She has a wary
old father, who will prove the mostserious ob-
stacle to ‘the undertaking. unless -he is well
pnanaged. His nameis‘ -Morton. and a soldier
he is, as you. would l"ain be thought. Tire firsi
dilficulty is an introduction. I have managed
that. The Colonel is a pattern of ‘hospitality,
and I have procured a flattering letter of intro-
duction from an old friend, given, by good luck,
tonne Captain Creighton. Who the deuce the
true one is I don't know. You can see. from
tlieepitbets. that it was never intended for you.
Who. for instance, ever thought ofyou_r ' bravery.
and high moral worth ?’ But no matter. \Vliai
do you t_bink ofthe scliem_e '1’
‘A capital "one, by St. George! Give me
ibc'rhi'no, my Buck.-, and I will lay seige like a
good general.’ A
‘A good captain, yoiii_'nean—home made and
poorly commissioned, but nevertheless quite a
good one, taking his personal beauty into account,
for a speculator in marriage portioi-rs.’
From the few scraps of conversation ..which
have been detailed. soinet_bi.ng.’may be gathered
concerning the nature ofthe relation which sub-
sisted between Captain Creighton and ‘ his
dear friend,’ Mr. Robert’ Buckley. 1: was
a liiniiedypartnersbip between. two_ fortune
hunters, wbereofthe former was the special and
ing the advantages of a good person and easy
address to secure an heiress. while the other fur-
nished the necessary capital with which to main-
rain appearances, .
' "Colonel. Morton. ialreadyialludediito, was an
with the probal;i‘ity that as much more will be: ol'd's’oldier‘, who had seen some service. andwas
now retired-upon alarge fortune. to devote ‘his
attention to the ediication, of an only daughter.
i.:-»
the latter the general pa_rt"ner; the one employ-
; . K i‘'‘" ‘:-—-l -.-v--J1‘ ' I - )4-
lot‘ assi_staric‘e—lroiii the git“il‘;'2lil“§rn’t'?i‘tlr1.‘“"’-l" !‘ L‘
NORWALK. ooiviv. VVEDNESDAY. "MARCH 7, 1838.
._1‘
Clllfllllfiss. without. however, detracting from it
‘character for honesty and generous feeling. He
was fond ofajoke. even though liimselftbe sub-
ject ; aniline many ofa practical nature which
he planned and ‘executed. showing that he had
not left all his tact. for siratageni in the frontier
settlements. Amongoiber things. be well knew
.ihai_ as she grew up, the beauty and reputed
‘wealth of his only child would attract many
"suitors. He felt it his duty. and one to which
be was prompted by affection. to watch over her.
and secure her guileless heart from the thousand
sm.-res that would be spread before her. Ac-
cust_ou_icd to command. his authority over her
was supreme; and she was fitted, no less by
ez3uc::iiou than force of habit, to bow in iinplii.-it
obedience. "
A Captain Creighton found no difiiculty in ef-
fecting :1 lodgmcnt in the elegant mansion of
Colo,u'el Morton. Buckley hail not exaggcratcil
the reputation of the latter for hospitality; and
upon‘ the production of his introductory epistlc,
the Worthy captain was welcomed with all the
warrnilr ofan old acquaintance. He was pre-
sented to Miss Alice as an officer in the British
service, now on a visit to this country. and as
an acqiiaintuiice of her father's old friend. Mr.
\Vil|ougliby. of whom she had often heard him
speak. The young lady greeted him in a mari-
ner becoming a soldier's daughter, warmly and
frarikly. In truth. the Englislrmtin had no bad
face or figure. as many a belle in the metropolis
attested ; and his reputation in the profession in
which her father had ilisiiiigiiislieil himself, led
lnin to expect-many advantages in attacking the
heart of the beautiful Alice. "
The Briton tested well the hospitality ofthe.
gallant Colonel. into whose good graces he so
far iusinuatcd himself as to become a somewhat
intimate friend and favorite. Military tactics
were Moriou’s hobby. and Creighton could talk
fiippantly of scenes in the continental warsof
Europe. His suit proceeded scarcely less fa-
vorably with the loved daughter. He was in-
deed. somewlint mortified and thrown aback, by
being foiled in one of the strongest" points of at-
tack whiclrhe bad iricilitated. Unlike most of
her couritrywomen. he found Alice wholly iii-
sensible to very many charms which he could
display, as purely English. She deemed it in-
consistent with her ardent irleas of patriotism, to
pay a whit more respect in a foreigner. than was
due to an American. lfslie allowed a prejudice
either way. it was in favor of her own country-
men. The captain. too, was hardly less disap-
poiiiteil in finding her by no means so accessible
to flattery as Buckley hail represented. Never-
ilielessjliis suit prospered well. He saw with
pleasure her entire dependence on the wishes
and feeglings of her father, and the good quarters
.p-r.~:iI..' ~--
" ’L‘aptain Creighton considered iliejudicious ad-
vances which he had made. ‘as quite successful,
and conducive to the end" for which he had
sought the hospitable roofofhisbost. One thing
only. at leiigtlugave him serious apprehensions.
This was the arrival ofanollier visitor. who had.
as the captain saw every reason to believe, a de-
sign upon the band and lortiine-of the young
lady. Mr. \Vilniot was a young man like him-
self, and, as be was pained to perceive, possessed
of a no less pleasing exterior. He had been once
before a visitor at Colonel Morton's. and Creigh-
ton nntcd well the warm reception with wliiclrhe
met from the lovely daughter. Two days bail-
not elapsed. before he discovered that while his
rival was near, he could never hope to succeed
in adirect atterript upon the affections of Miss
Alice. It was then, be thought high" time to be-
stirbimself. ifhe meant that the prize should not
be wrested from his very grasp. He was sure
of the ascendancy with her failier, and be de-
terrnineil to lose no time in making sure of his
approbation. when that of the daughter must
necessarily follow. He accordingly sought the
first opportunity for conversing with the Colonel
upon ‘ the subject nearest his heart.’ Nothing
could exceed the apparent gratitude with which
be received the proposal for uniting hisdaugbler
with the kinsman of an English earl". He gave
the captain's band a true soldier’s grip, while a
tear stood in his eye. « '
‘Receive you, my noble friend!‘ said he;
‘by my soul! captain. you arejust the sorr-in-
law I have always wished to possess; frank and
generous. Site is yours, Sir. heart and hand.‘
.N,,y_ my good sir. you do me injustice. The
inclinations ofthe lady must, by all means, be
consulted.’ "
‘To be sure. captain. she should n_oi marry
against her will ; but she" will most surely con-
sent. I have ihgught many times she loved you,
by my sword. captain.’ ‘
"I ‘can but beg of you.’ returned the Briton,
afraid lest too much freedom might be given to
the wishes of the lady. ' to give your sanc_Ii(\n
and influence to mv suit. -I observe with what
filial allection she re'gar'dsthe sliglitest expression
of your wishes and leelings. To know that I
had your approbation. might influence while it
would not force her.’ ‘
~Righ:, ‘captain,’ said Morton. -‘and nobly
spoken. .I will tryzherto-night ;_ the sooner the
betier."you know. lest diliiculiy might arise from
that" fellow of at VVilmot, who, between you and
l, anil this bottle of port, captain, I believe to be
a veritable fortune hunter.‘
’ ...‘I have no doubt of it,‘ said captain.Creigh-
ton, cliimiiig in with a remark so suitable to his
own ends. _ ,-, y ,
' His own fortune is merely notbing.'"<‘0nllilll-
ed the "colonel. ‘and he thinks "mine would
make .3 very. pretty addition to it. Yours. you-
told me, was live thousand per angnuym, which
you iirténd "transferring to this country. You
shall have forty thousapd. _a_s_Alice's portion, on
the wedding day. and at my demise» «jm equal
sum \vill"awai"t yoii. "Ofcourse you will desire
an early marriage." I slia‘ll_ urge it.’ _ ’
‘I beg {you will not niention rlier fortune. St_t'.
said Creighton, yet drinking in his promises with
most exquisite pl€lJSll.T3§ ’,l1. [5 We leash nay
iii thing, of her recommendations. Lest you
mistake me for a "fortuire hunter.» too_. I" must
really decline any. 1“ filsl. .u'nl'ess alittle, Per‘
haps. to meet present wants. until nry.;fun_ds-can
be safely invested here.’ I . , , _
'By‘1he way,’ ‘rejoined his host. ‘I_ lhlflkl
gatheitieidv a hint= yesterday. unintentional . no
doubt on your part, that there was soirie dilfi.
"culty in the tramsmission of-your -reinittances
l're"rn"Etir‘ope!' ' T "
r .
. the ‘frontiers, he'h‘a"d"ac("1uired credit for ‘great .
‘Indeed, sill!-"-but it is nothinigfxg bshttll: tttvti‘-,.
I /
I
"last !
’- co ln°‘e‘i?1tftf"&glr:‘§Istfl,ll..£rrEa§u.ne.l-_ T,he_.fa.tcg_see_m,,
NO. 52.
doubteilly be in cash again in a few days. At
least. I have some funds left in the city yet.‘
‘I beg you will make free with in_v purse.
"-""P'3l“- A S0ldier's money. you know is coin-
inon stock.’ » . ,
‘ ‘Really. colonel".you make me blush. Icon-
Hr-7 'ci.;n.sientloacccptanything. My pregemne-
csssities are small. and though it betroubleso‘me
to be quite out. lishall be relieved in a week or
two. without iloiibt.’ "
‘Ntty.. captain. I shall-take no refusal. I
know well your military pride: but recollect, I
too am a soldier. and have seen such times my-
self.‘ ; -
. ‘Tire amount must be small then, my dear
sir; Icaunot consent to trouble you for more than
fifty dollars"-—-for one week, and no more)
‘Be it so then. There is a check on the bank
in the village. You can get it cashed yourself,"
or send a servant.’
Captain Creighton chose to take a walk and
go liiinselfio the village, elated beyond meas-
ure at the prospect of complete success in his
schemes. «
‘ Could any thing be more cordial,‘ said he in
himself. ‘than the reception of the colonel?
Right glorious, by f‘l1_V,¢_l_ll2ll'(il8fISallllS! Thanks
to my lucky stars,I shall come out whole at
Forty_ thousand now. and as much more
by and by! Tlrcri l1lyI‘:l‘l§1ll$ll banker shall
fall. and my annuity be lost,(r-lear as a whistle!
First I l'l1l)Sl(.‘lll’BllL‘lilt"y. ‘ A third 1’ I would
see him in the bottomless pit. ere he should. fin-
ger a cent ofit. I could noiso wrong my friend,
the colonel. as to give that scape-gallows an in-_
depcnileiice.’ '
. ‘Musing thus. captain Creighton entered the
banking-liouse to cash his check. VVhat was
his surprise at receiving in answer, from the
proper ofiicer. that not a cent could be paid on
it. ‘Colonel Morton has no funds in deposit.‘
‘Colonel Morton no funds here ?’ ‘
‘Not a cent,‘ said the cashier; ‘he has al-
ready over drawn some thousands; and we
bave_learned this week that be is utterly bank-
rupt.’ ‘ _ -
‘ A bankrupt!‘ exclaimed the captain, in un-
feigned asionislimcrit and horror.
A ‘I hope he ‘does not owe you. sir?’
‘ A mere trifle, sir. returned Creighton. c’)m-
posing himself, hvknew not exactly how; ‘I
thought he was estimated wealthy.’ ' A I
‘ So be was, sir; ard until this week, hisnarrie
was gooil for thmisaiiils. He has been engaged
in some heavy speculations. which have proved
unsur-r.-essful. and wlricb willdrawinll be is
worth, ifuot much more.’ '
Strong was the contrast in Creigblon’s feelings
as he entered and as be left the bankin_1 house.
T'hi= bubble was burst. and all his hopes blasted.
town. and see Buckley—':in"d 'on the wliole, ‘I
believe it would not be right. to "cut him so sud
derily. The speculation was ofbis own plati-
ning, though, thank heaven! rmdlie must bear
the loss. Strange that Colonel Morton should
fail. I understand noiv why he would urge a
speedy marriage. The oiil fellow t!iougbt‘I had
it-fortune, and so planned to palm her off before
Ishoiild learn that-they were pennyless. That
would have been 'bitcr bite’ by my soul!’
Mr. VVilmot still remained at Colonel Mor
ton’s an honored guest. Only it few days after
the abrupt departure of Creighton, be sought an
interview with the old soldier, and in modest
terms requested the hand of his daughter. Al-
ice, be. said, had smiled upon his suit, and but
awaited the consent. of her father to unite her
fate"with his. A
‘My consent,’ said the colonel, ‘it cannot be
rcfused,wlien Alice fixes her affections upon
one so worthy as Mr. \Vilmot. But, sir, a sol-
dier's character should be marked by frankness.
I deem it my duty to say, that ifwith Miss Mor-
ton you expect to marry an heiress, you will be
very much mistaken.’
‘Colonel Morton,’ replied the other, ‘has
very much niisundorstoodtmy character, if he
imagines I soughtthc band of an heiress and
not Miss Morton.’ ,
‘I beg of you to comifigliend me. It is quite
poetical and romatic, I r , to disclaim all
tlrouybts of fortune .in love affairs. But. I must
say,I do not deem them unworthy of considera-
tion. He who proposes marriage toalady with
it fortune, is entitled to a release ifshc loses it.’
‘ Allow me, colonel. to differ from you. his
not. romance, or poetry alone that forbids the
making of marriage a matter ofbargain-—ofpro-
fit and loss .’ _
‘I will not reason tbepoint with you,’ rejoin-
ed tlie colonel ;‘ I deem it in_v duty to inform
you ofthe true state of my affairs. You are ii.-
were that I have ventured deep in speculation,
and I have this week learned that it has been not
only unsuccessful, but basqinvolved me deeply
beside. A draft for three thousand dollars has
this moincnt,been returned from the batik pro-
tested, and for want of that sum. I fear I must
go to jail, as the creditor is inexorable.’
‘Tojail !’excltiimed Wilmot. ‘ C‘-olonel Mor-
ton it lmrrkriipt! " Is it possible you speak the
truth? '
‘Too true, I assure you, Sir. My house and
establishment are under attachnient for a large
sum.’ 0
Wilmot walked away, while._"t_l1e colonel
watched ‘narrowly the effect of t.lt,l'S_"I'1llI10l1IlC_e-
'ment. Screened within tyrccoss by ll. Cllftflllly
the fbrmer found a pen anil Ink. .‘m}1 _tflklllg‘ 8
blank from his pocket, drew upon’ b‘is’b_anker for
the sum of three thousand dollars, to .t‘he'.order
of Colonel Morton. Advancing, he laltlfilt be-
fore the latter. , " _
"Mr. \Vilmot’ said the soldier, evidently sur-
prised, do you know what you (10,? I am al-
ready involved beyond my ineansiand can nev-
er returna dollar o’fit. ‘I "really_Sir cannot be so
bad as to accept it. - ' - l_‘ ‘ _‘ A '
ssmy Colonel Morton.’ said W1lmot;_», ‘ I
,willtake‘no refusal. VVit.h your own and Al.lCt’-"8
‘consent, already gained, I intend yet to become
your son-in-law. Think you I could, think you
Alice could, rejoice at a VV_V8dd_lllg. Wl’|1le- you
werein jail 3» I ' " ' " ,‘ _' ‘
The veteran started to his feet,"and. rang the _
bell for his daughter". _’He paced the‘ room in
silenceiintil she entered. Plusmg", he -Placed
, might be tested ; and thank God,l_’_j
': ason-in-law who "
change their opinions.
‘herhand in"tbnt“of VViln’_lOta _Wllil9 ill‘. '.,m.’l"l.V
countenance gleamed‘ with on expression of ,
heartfeltjoy." ' V " ' C j-. "Z .
‘Chil_di-"cit, you hzivémy blessing-..I..Ieis.worthy .
Jealous cat-e.‘ol“ a father eve‘; his ‘j¢l§'iI.{_ I fin‘.
played upon you this "__ti"fic"lr, ."tb'ti.t’,"“,"i'ir
. r r . . .¢..t'<i!"inil
, _ I V is not wanting "it; ',\gg;gh_1f.
M3.’ f°.."“.’!¢ lsi vet whole; and .s.ha.ll.heW'=r" l>.<."3"...ti.e.ri’-
tgred in‘ rash speculation. That gallaiit 1- ‘rice!
Creighton sued for your hand, Alice, and]
birniin the ‘same scale.‘ _He "kicked. tl;é_‘._be’gm,
- and-went offwith n. flea in his‘ ear. '.r’.i.aa 'n"o
E doubt ofyou, Wilmot, ‘but yoit a~e" généybifl
: enough to forgive an ‘old ‘soldier’s stratngem.‘ '
_ The sameilay, Colonel Morton laughd heart-
ily over the followiifg paragraph, in an evening
paper: - " ' I .
C Englisliman, ‘calling liimself Captain
‘ reig_ too, who has spent some time -in great
-style in this city, was yeaterday arrested gt big
"hotel, on ilie suit ofa London house. " His regl
Spin: is Beiitley. l\’.lanagin1_r some business rat
3 ouseyust mentioned, he becamendefaultex
an forget to alarge amount. andfled to (big
cou_ntr_v_. 'I_‘l_re money has been spent in display,
under his military title.’ . V «
| WIIIG PRINCIPLES.
Tue application of the term “Federal Par-
ty." so frequenily and absurdly made by our
political opponents to the great" VVhig , party," is
thus noticed and most fclii-iiously answered, "by
VVillis Hall, Esq."in a recent speech in tlie"NeIVé
York Legislature: ’ - “ -
“It has been asserted. also by the friends of
the gentleman from Herlsiiner that the Whigs
are the Federal partv—-at least that tlieyiiriherit
ibe_ old l'<‘eileral doctrines. This is a favorite
notion with all the‘ party ‘organs. The gemle-
_man from Jefliersori (Mr. Hubberi) has asserted
it boldly on this floor during thisdebate, ‘Hade-
clared with tzreat simplii.-itjy. that "we :were ihg
1 , _ .
Federal party and that that party had always
been in favor of enlarging the Executive, andof
making a strong and splendid goveriimen"t; and
that now we were found bringing‘ forward and
advocating a measure on the express ground
that it will weaken the Execuiite. The gen.
lleman did not see his own ‘ reductio ad absurd-
um.’ He is right. unquestionably. in his views
of the distinctive doctrine of the Federal party;
anil be is right too as to the object of this bill
and ofthe course ofthe Whigs on this floor; and
he is only Wrong, or rather unfortunate. when
pt!llln,r_' the two together not to see the absurdl-
ty-—ibe direct contradiction of callingthe ’Wliigs'
Fedcralists." « ~
“ Executive power gave birth to the Whig
party, and they would be false totliemselves and‘
false to their professions, if they did rnot strive in
every way to check its growth and if possible
.rediicc it wiiliin the limits of safety. The old
Federal party was fouiiiled upon the directly op-
posite priuciple—tlie weakness ofthe Executive
was their fear andtlre burden oftlreircomplaini,
and bow to strengthen _it their study. —]_f,=rherg-
fore. the great principle of the two parties is to
be the criterion, the VVhig party is not the Fed-
eral party, nortlie inheriior of the doctrines of
iliat party. But perhaps gentlemen would pre-
fer to test the question by men. rather than"prin-
ciplcs. Isee the gentleman from Herkimer'(Mr.
Mann) nods his acquiescence. I readily join‘ is-
sue with him on that ground. \Vbo "then,Iasii,
are, and have been the leaders and conspicuous
men of the adininisitrationparty for eight years
past"? Who are RogerB.Tg'm"ey;\Vilkins,Mc-
Lane, Randolph. Beruiair. Buchanan. Hubbard,’
Hunter. and a host of others who might be nam-
ed. meiubcrs of the cabinet, foreign ir.inisters,'
senators. members of congress, charges, consuls.
and in the executive deparirrient"s'l They were
the front leaders ofthe old ‘Federal party—they
are. or have been. equally violent and equally"
ylisiinguislieil in the present ailininistration party.
,Q_n, the _otlrer band let us look intoibe \_Vhig
which I have the liouo??7{‘;,""“!"D€ll'l0Cl18llC‘City
liud among the Whigs the fiJdl"dfid§?"tlie‘13‘aw'!:'
rences, the Todils, the Staggs. the" Drakes, tho
Potters, the Sharps, the Romaine, the Piersons,"
the Tborps, the‘Zabriski'es,'"ibe Thompsons, the
Lambs. the Sxvartwouis, the Labaghs, the"Gar-
diners, the Fairlees. the Willetts, and many"
more old Knickerbocker families, who in 1812
were the pith and marrow of the Democracy of
the city of New—York.' These are not men to
They-are all ‘sober,
ibinking,_decided, patriotic men, who can ‘give
a reason for the faith that is in ‘li]PlD." \Vbat
they were in 1812. they are now. 8!'.(l they are
now all s'.aiinch. devoted \Vhigs. Go farther-...‘
let us look over the state. \Vl:o are the Memes.
and Duel. and Porter. and Root, and ‘Spencer?
They were old Democratic leaders-—"-they are
now equally distinguished and honored as mem-
bers of the VVhig pariy.”‘ ' ' - ‘ ‘
IVIR. RIVEB OF VIRGINIA
0N"’l‘HE SUB-TREASURY BILL.
Hear Rives! He is surely entitled to,
credit from the administration party, and be
closes his late speech in the Senate i"n the fol-
lowing terms. lfan enemy had said it! " '
As I said on a former occasion. Mr. President.
I stand here as noadvocate of the banks. I
have not the slightest interest in, nor connection’
with tbein, direct or indirect, present or pros-
pective. I am 'u§;’serisilile as_‘ any" man of" the
dangers and abuses to which they are liable. and"
I will go. hand in band, with "anyiinan in de-
vising securities against the one. and applying
correciives to the other. But as a practical le-
gislator and a patriot, I am bound to look to the
actual interests of society; anil in that view. I"
cannot ‘fail to see that any violent shock given to
the country must produce a wide-spread scene
of confusion and distress, involving in its,de-
siruciive visitation, every class ofthe comiritiai-V
iv.
I In offering the measure I have submitted to
the Senate, 1 have discharged wli'atI consider to
be my duty to the country. That country "is!
now in a state ofsiifiering and rlisir"ess,,aggravat-
ed by deep anxieiiestaurl apprehensions in re-
,«_',aril to "the future. The triea‘s'i"ire I propose
would. I firmly believe, give relief for the pres-
ent and hope for the future. Itcoiild not fail to
restore confidence and in doing that.. to revive
the languishing energies oftradc, to quicken the
labors and hopesof tire htisbandnian, the manu-
facturer and the IY.l(‘?(‘.l'lZl!ll(".' to raise‘ enterprise
again upon its feet. and above all.‘to put aniendi
to that unnatural and sn_i_cidal war, which for’ the
last eighteen-mouths, has grown up betvi_"ee"ii,tho
government ofthe country. and its business ‘and.
industry. In presenting such.a measrrr'e,"]‘can-
not but regret that I shall be deprived ofthe "supi
port of many members of this body with whoin
I have lately stood, side by "side in ,iipb_olding'"
and defending the principles on whii:h’1"t "rests'.—‘
My consolation-, however. is‘, that I‘slaitd'
where I stood "then. On, the other han"d._‘_ th‘o"_
measures they bring forward and-patronize is one"
which, three years ago. we-all united in oppos-
ing. and one which was then rlenounced‘. iuftho
name ofthe’ Adininisiraiion and its friends‘, asa‘
"dangerous enlargemeninf Executive power,_
and putting into his hands the m‘ea'ns ofcorrup-‘
iion.” This rneasirré‘ cannot have cbnngedyitsj‘
cliaracirr by mere efflux of timc—and ihi"nking"‘"‘
of it now as I thought of it then, I'slz'llo"p}2os.:'1',t..'
In ‘taking this course.I know full‘-we"l_l,_M_"i;’._'
President‘. I am to incur the»anatbemas.b’Fpartg;;."
But Ican never forget that I have It t.'o.iiuir""‘i_d
serveias well as party to obey. ‘"‘r"I_‘is'R0n_‘t_e‘ dc.
mands our helm” ‘and for one, she‘ illa_'lI“h"§Vg_ ‘
of yoi‘i,""Ali"c"e"; I have tried _3S,t.i-iivve. but to
be as .,,.o,rhy of him. —You, Sir, will pardon. the s
‘mine, according to~the/ humble ‘measure _'
the established system of’ business and credit in .
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