CLE. c if ,in m H. C. HICXOK, Editor. 0. N. WORDEN, Printer. LKWISIJL'Iifi (MlIlOMCLi: lt nI-rVliET IIMI1.T lOIMIl, lnurd W'-l'I'S-l-llf mnrn-tg Of I. f t u 'i,.'i eiuuli. I run Irtlrtn:. TKTt - $1. l.;;.. ;f r' i " v-ar . " 11 "' p. r V''r. f.-r y.--!i in lir -.- iii'-ieli-.: $ I-..: I l,.-f..n-!i.- e l :m ailllill II p:.: --lit I. - aui.-lc num'T'. Ml.'" 1 l-si t Hi If ii'-- I l-ui.;i-ti-r. -vf. !i.m ATivae.ri-'fcMi:-.r- !ni square, "ii" w- jl i it f'-r si n -lit: -. T niMits. not - X'-' .-iliii - ' ;I1"- l"r i.Ii:.i.:i:i'-. - ..I'll Hu rt - -r III" : I I l l-i'lll-'H ill-.' i ..iir wc-k-.. ' f r a ve.r. M.r-:.i, Hi Tuiirlh "1 a "Ii:i:i' mil ii Kelt !-"U: lit- j. ill v.n:i vi -u- when han I' .i ii! -1 IViMHIM' -.il- lt' 'i linl" reft ii"t Willi'." i'i' r:iu "I ; . -Ail l.-tt-r- luii.t i-.m " -'- paid, i aides of tli- nt.r. I" n-e.-i lelatini: . .'ln-iV' l v t" t!ie IMil' r. rr.-l.-il lo llier ' 11.. -. "K. buaine.-s to II. -V V..ui.r. ! I'. .. ..iin-"t. l t-i tr a lid til inh-e ..n Vxrkrt -ir..-t. I tli r.t OI!i.-e. i nui;iii:. !'i Tor the Lewisturg Chronicle. H- that opprvjuielli tli l""r. r-'pi.i.u-hi-th his M:tk- r."1 v MillK R-liEAC. Th-T-. is a -ln- f weary on-. Sa.1 da-ilers -n our i l-a-aia . arlh, Xti'Wu lr-i'l-ii. h ii!. It iy I Strangers alike lo h.-pe and rnirUi. In rrowded lull.' and narrow courts Alni.Ht d.-voiii of iiizlit aud air, Th. v linger out th.-ir lenu of v.-nr-i. :Mid scenes of sorrow, want aJ irr. A Tirv moi-kprv to th.-m. Kur'lh'-i l.uril tn-n-un-n N-r-m to b.-; Tlt-y liiliT only lo iin n-H-u' liie rich manV pomp and luxury. Thrv till 111- nil. Ml'l I'lKTit n l nr. And iruiir-l with i-art-lbf ri-iiu iruin, Y.-: know an.-tli.-r l.-iml i-lirtli r.-:il The fruit that thry hair .-ounin pain. Clifl hrv.-t- i villi r, r the plain. i-e fruit-i which lw tin- -1. LiiiT i-tum, And (-oldn iMi of full . :.r. d cm, lu pk-nly l-l.ioiu. but not for th. ul. llunpry full oft. an.! col.l. aii'l worn. With' H'-arrr a fh.-ll.-r for ill ir li.-al, Thrv ko. w n t at ih.- i-l..- of day Where IIk-v shall . t He murr- w ' brl; Th.-ir m.-a(rri pittim-v. liardly .-arn-ii. W ithhrl t. or d.... I ilh Ji.iiriinr han I. A" if their a.-tc of Mn-nirth nought, lu i-nee a wr-m-:. unjn-l deiuand. Thu on our mrmuon F ithrr' eiirih Alike d"pend.-llt on wl irrare The prowd "I', r- rfts of the Mir, lU-pnia.h their Maker tttftu- litce. Vet if in l.iltern.-an of wo., Wilh aorrv'lul, api-alm j 'ye. With failh undiniui-d by d .uhtmi: clou t, They raiae to Alia their earueot cry i An ! U-ll him all their weary tale. How they have tilled the rich man'l o:l, WlKi, wrtlh a ftrouu, oppre.-ive r.ip, Held back the wag. of Uieir loil; Then will V hear, their ira-ioji ju.t. To whom th -ir eauie they then en;ru-t; Will meet th oppreinor i. a Jud -e, W hone laws are equal, holy, JU.-I. raiLaafxruiA, Nov. Disturbing Religious Meetings At a trial of twenty-four young me Atatrial of twenty-four young men of our iorogu v, ; the Judge in the eourse of a very appro-1 nriate lecture, remarked, that he would 1 depart from thecal course iu summary ; convictions, anUot only give the dofen-, dants his reasons tor the sentence ne was : about to pronounce, but his reasons lor j overruling the several motions made by ; ..nl durinir the course of the trial, ' and for his construction of the law of IS 17. J He wished every one of the... to feel, that , ulttlS ight lea' i l -itl tl but with ..ll niiranciiiir r.KelltlIlir a WrolliT. i. euie - - - -. ' the determination oi amending ineir mji im iuujuu r-i..v He said that meek and forbearing people, lesser evils, but evils still, and should be (Congregation of the Uuited Urethie i) ; avoljcd by every youth who has any self whohad so long been annoyed and J': i rcpCct or regard for the good will of otLers turbed with their improprieties had ,uf- j aad . am ., f..prl until forbearance ceased to be a v ir- . ' ...a .n.l if la-il nroner that tlieV. atld the . , .1 ..' II cl....iU L-nnic religious commuiinj geutiiij their rights. Disturbances, such as now ' complained of, had become a cry ing evil V --ii rrririlir thr pmintrv. except m a few, .uiuu-v.- . llm minoeal pilnpilt loll congregation,, -'fc;""-;,,' the world, not .h c..-. , of previous of the hearers, and consequent appreciation , j i of propriety, taught all better. He re-, delinquencies, but tit sjitc of them. or viewed the act of 1822 showed wherein ' taVe I known over two or three criminals it was defective explained why the act of j m tue cye 0f tne jaw wio did not acknowl 1835, which was more stringent than i that j , lawlus8ncss was a procu. of 1822. was passed detailed the d.fficul- j .e . , . ,. . ic-- " . r , , f nj 1 ring cause of their degradation and downfall, ties of convicting under the acts of 1- and . fa o S and came down to the law of 1847, And here it may be well to advert to . a . . . I 1 1 1 -a 1 '-- at. ml. Mi hi remarKed was as smnceni as language could make it, and in bis judg ment and interpretation of it, was designed by the Legislature to cover precisely such cases as be had under consideration. He said, ha saw around him men from all parts of the country, and he wished them to remember, and to say to their neighbors when they got home, that he now decided that the running into meeting after the services bad commenced, and out before i they closed whispering and laughing du-1 ring the exercises standing about the pavcments.indulging iu loud Ulking,laugh ing and swearing blocking up the pas sage to the doors puffing tobacco-smoke into the faces of members of the congrega tion passing to and from church, were all disturbances within the meaning of the met of '47, and punishable as stc'i. He said, further, that he now offered his servi ces for five years toconK, should be so long retain his office, to the orderly and religious portion of the citizens, residing in any part of Dauphin county, however annoying and disagreeable the examination of such cases might be to him, for the purpose of breaking up, effectually, this disgraceful and demoralizing conduct He admonished the culprits mt to permit the sins of their youth to follow them and lead them to greater excesses, and cautioned them ajrainst being brought before him for tbe like offence, as, if guilty, he should feel bound to inflict the severest penalty the law allows. In conclusion, he paid a hand some compliment to A- J. Herr Esq., one of the counsel for the defence, who made a very eloquent appeal to the sympathies of the Judge on behalf of his clients, begging tnat ne would remember that it was the certainty more than the severity of punish ment that produced the end designed. He told Mr. Herr his anneal had prevailed. and that if he had been called upon the evening previous to pws judgment, when hu folt iin'XI-ri'.silily in-lipi-ilit :it the cnrj duct i't' the vmmg itn-u, tio thoul l have imiok.'d a sovcrcr si'titi'Ui'e-. Thus en It'll th. tiivt triil in onr Cotmfy un ler the act of '47. TI).i?m win) arc .vj ijiriibtoil with Judge l!ii-t-r, kimw, t!i:it whiit ho uudortakiM hr will acoiim'-li.-h, and a-; hi.' has mnk'rt:iki'U t'j ahate this nui-.-:ilK-i', v fwl satislivd lu; will aofiiiii!isli it. 'l'wrlvc- voais ii'.") he uudirtiiuk In hroak up i-ttv I'anil'lin ij hustling ill his T.iwih;'.. and lie fll'.-i tL-d it. aft rr !i- uiug sixty indivij'ials. ' :t'.l up. -a the urderly pnrli'iu nf the f .miutiuily tu sus tain him in his i ffr.rts at ivf-Tin. tV-r the h'-iM-tmr;.' I'liroii . The preeeding arti.lf, frmn a laift Har hurr paper, is worthy nf the niitirr of the j citizens of every tuwu in the hind, where i there are any hoys or ymng men thought ! less or wicked tnnujih to di.-turh j.ulilie , coujrrei;; it ons of anv kind, to any extent, j There are few places exempt from such ! characters. The evil is not in ail e ms ; caused by a love of deliberate, wanton ! mischief, and therefore the punishment as well as the general estimate nf the crime ! should vary with individuals. lut even when it is simply boyish thougiitlessness the irregular outbreak of youthful viva city eveu then, its mufti are the same, ! and the wrong d ine and the feelings wounded are just as certain as when the injury is perpetrated with malice prepense, j lu one case,wrong is done with a had mo i tive ; in the other, the same wrong is per ' petrated with a (Vs-s lad motive, namely, the gratiUcation ot seit at the expense oi ! the rights and wishes of others. Everv person who is naine to oe arawti ni.o .-ucu , company and conduct, should rc.ne.nbor, , 1 t-ii . 1 1 1. !.!. ..i,i...,.l, ,l,..r n, .,-xex in' that althourh there is no m lu.i a..u..s . his heart, there i8 a J!,j, - eiiuallv heinous in the si 'lit uf God and e.p.ally injurious to th injured. Were all youth to adopt as their guide : through life, the Divine rule, "Do unto" others as you would that others shou Id do j uuto you," offences of this kind would never occur. There is nothing more worthy the true nobility of a yoln.i max, than respect , f.,r .1.- ,;i,f ...ml ft-.lin.r ,,f nil. It in , , f f mMlilll. t0 ! sec the lawlegs nJ wantont)ffen- ding the dcl.cacy and alarui.ng the fears of Woman and casting contempt upon God as wcll Man by mocking at interrnpting Pubiic Worsbip. . . cuarrcable with tLe ! . , ! more odious and flagrant enumerated, are however frequently doing wrong in other ways. Thronging around , eutrallccs to places of worship, needlessly I --i: pf able femr; ; K-l20 111 LO IUU laf Ul J-Lr'v.i.Ai and above all polluting the house of God . . .ii, . i 1 ..a . . . l.n..A I I-nnnin ftna air r ImcA r!l;tr. OUI. nevci line u-Jnu " ; n,.i.ara Ul 1. .Krri bed bv the word " roinflj." .a,, --.. -v to j,ro?per, so long as they maintained that cuaracter. Some of the class have reformed, . . . A . , ... j- i ami nave maiuiaincu a guuu si.iuuiiig iu the source oi sucu uamis. auu iu tue first place, the fact is evident, that those who indulge them were not " well-brought up," or, they have renounced their educa tion, for such practices are the worst proofs of ill breeding. Many of these are the sons of outcasts, of ignorant foreigners, of careless fathers, of widows, or of over-fond and indulgent parents, who know little and care less of the places of resort and com pany kept by their children, or, who think themselves unable to restrain them. An other fruitful parent of this as well as other evils, is, the intoxicating stimulant, and its concomitants, cigar-smoking, ground-nut-munching, dirk-carrying, caue-swaggering, and " rowdyism" in general. A few days since, two youths in a small town in this State met, one heated by liquor, and the other armed with a dirk, and murder en sued. Now, what right, human or diviue, had any merchant, druggist, or hotel-keeper, to furnish those minors with braudy and dirk ? Who was the murderer the reckless youth, or the cool teller of the drink and the weapon ? The youth had no possible want of either, and the seller who furnished the weapons was guilty of robbery in the first instance, and accessary to murder in the second. Under existing laws and certainly under the law of right and rectitude this unlicensed granting to minors of everything desired, whether proper or improper, is obnoxious to pun ishment And any one who will follow the career of a young man, will see a close connection between self-abasement by gor mandizer! and epicures, and disregarding of legal and social rights. Let every pa- LEWISlil'UG, UNION COUNTY, I'ENN., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER H rent and citizen exen ise a kind but Con liuued and watchful care njriinst the for mation and indulgence .'f these evil habits am rl let every youtisr man wiio wuuel tie n-d res'ii etable, avoid them, and the) nil! fill into di.-'.i.", like many objectiona ble ciislmiis of former days. Hut incase they arc continued in any coinmuiiitv.it is the . i .-, nay ii , ' v,.,i t.i ivill liie iii.il, ! iu .'ii-- c....--.- . - . t V...Lt.,l.lr. J nvt l.riTltl Jul!! II '.' II IHI.-loii. ii. 7i m l Jud '.f. to cnfuive th ,r.r..- tU- l.riWS I It may seem harsh but it is in truth kind- uess to the t'lfeiiders. It may subject prosecutors to temporary c"t, inconveni enee, and abuse; but to neglect it, and to suffer the evil to increase as it naturally will, is certainly a much worse alternative. It is a just maxim, that A, rar.s 'j '"'" 7 . ' . " Law does cverv man a kindness . . - V , 1 iLM' Law is the friend of the weak, the poor, and the defenceless if enforced. pre Law is trampled upon by violent and reck less men, Truth and Justice must sufTer, fur liothiii"- but Kiror and Wron are au- . . . .... i rr I ta-onistic to Law. i lie man wno suuers f ... .. ..ri,.,,. ,!..t..r. fitli.T from the same i and his snaring, is the security suflerinir. is the security ed from comiuitling a fraud on his fellow, - -IT 'ri w.h or attempt to commit fraud. And ahhon,h those- who enlVee ju.iee against ; onemlers arc IrTeto oenoueeu;uuuu ;d by the lawless and their secret , ' . ""Z. cnuiedcraies, auu are not jnej.en uwa, he t hp ui- 1 iihi'i uui ie:ii i ill. nuui. . - i -- , --.ety owes such men her deepest gratitude, j 1 hey are the Ucnetaetors en our twice, mi" - . proportion to themag...tude0f thc.r.flort to do every man a ainunes.. a u.u not advise captious or ill-advised pro.ecu tion, lor Uiev detract irom ic - ; the law, and wnen tney lau una to m-; erer.se the evil. But a well-dehoed pD- llu evil, cieariy wiiuiu tue jirouiuniuu u r ' . r -. , . n 'was uniformly respectful and courteous, law, and capable of positive proof , should, ' . totLeLWJJoul0 b without lear, tavor, or 1 the de.ign of Law; th.su, wha , we are taxed to procure; and this mil benefit every well disposed member of com-. 7' . SSr There is a large amount of twaddle .r v,.,,t Tl, ;-, bt th ninet,Jn..rsonand nianner.as also an accomplished ninc hundiltha of it is munafaaGturad awlely . , , - h ,T " 0) cursed and toiieriDg lusiuuuou oi oiavery, and for gagging Free Speech and Free Dis- O to to r . ,.n . ...i,:.,.. The. onl v tru oq Jc rf Union a he folljwi written roeeut. & Abolition PoeCfor the leading Anti-dlave'ry paper in th Union : Tittm the Natioual lira- "KUOV YE TIIE LAND?" SV J. U. WBiTriKR. Know ye th- lanrl wlire the Kirwt and Pruirl .t reaii hroniit hwhv t'V tit; Cataract' full ; M.r the iiarT.-.-t oi WLh tf; most piDUoi.Iy vary, Ami lb-! -biidr n that rvap t.tim am hj-pi-i- tt oi til ,h .. ..liouuti.eir bi:l.iwf tl.roujh many a Clin. I Where the laa.a mid the auodlana. uke uri extend- And the mounUiuit ri- lone In the ccntr;. 5ubliow f Know ye the land where a TCi-va! Oppressor Made liie burthen, auil llu-liainluiera bow fo Ms will Hut liiey fought liie pu tihl, uutl-r lml. tile Ueuriu.Mir, And the be-nl of humanity b-ala to it ptiil Where, the lake, mounts auu plains keep, icupiriug or fioieuin, Their tales of that strife, and its monuments be . The statue, the tablet, the hall and the eoluuin but lat aud luoet lading the Saiuls uf ti.e Free? Know ye the land where fair Freednm's dominion Stand pmudller than any the earlb ever knew. When Oreere. flatbed like lire through the tast, or the pinion Of lt..me dreaded war-bird with Tietory Sew Where, high as the hauhUeiit, she lifts up her banner, 1U crime uudishnnored, uusuamed by defeat, While the Kales of two oca ana blow hrh-htly to fan ber, Aud waft the full wealth of the world to her ft -t f Where she bends, Great rrotectnaa, to greet tin) pale strangers. The pilgrims of many a realm, who prefer To the uiereies of tyrants, her feas and their danfrers, To their birth place the exile that wafts theia U her W hriHxt, far as the breezes aud billows, her warning Is heard oa all e!rres, by their slaves and ttv-ir liins : '-1 will come, 1 will come like the mareh of tbe uornmg, Aud the hvaliui; of nations go forth on my wui0's! ' Oh, that land ! Yes we know it its luminous story, lu aealui of all .Nature AstRKA'a land ! We would die for thai land f our love and our glory! W e live to sustain it heart, spirit and hand 1 And thus brothers, friend-, we salute it Oh, never, That proud Conileilat-ou made less by a star 1 Ail hail it, perpwtual I soil brlahtenins lor ever Tne touu no, of uiiliious, iu peace or iu war! 'Till the Iii.pI Rick of Ph mouth be worn by the ocean. And Chai uptown's U-ll Ob ink be dust oil the ah ore, Au-l, dear Old ilouiiuiou. 111, noblest devotion And tho Kilt of toy Chiefuucy tli m ;hl of no mote Shall ihn bond, Imiil our glory, still bind us lot-ether, Oue people from laiue lo the Mexican lines From the Chesapeake's wave to the cape of Fuulwefitlier From the 1'aiiu of the SouUi to the Cataract's Fineal ig"From the initials of the following interesting article, from the Prina-tuii Mnjasiue for May, it isevidently from the pen of late liev.Dr. Archibald Alexander. There are few menliving,whohad personal evidence of the oratorical powers of I'atnck Henry I Ed. Chron. Reminiscences of Patrick Henry. From my earliest childhood I had been accustomed to hear of the eloquence of Patrick Henry. On this subject there existed but one opinion in the country. The power of his eloquence was felt equally by the learned and unlearned. No man who ever heard him speak, on any impor tant occasion, could fail to admit his un common power over the minds of his hearers. The occasions on which he made his greatest efforts have been recorded by Mr. Wirt, in his life of Henry. What I propose in this brief article is to mention only what I observed myself more- than , . . .... It..;,,,, then a TOUUir , Ua:.aceutu.,-8. o ;' a . . ... to observe t.ie oratory of celebrated men. In etecutiii'i amission from tl nnA Synod f Virginia, in the year 174, I had to i. ,!.. ,f IVineeI'Mward. ,.a.-s .... v,.S" -'.. . .. . Mr llenrvresded. I nJcrstanuin w. - ... - : that he was to appear before the Circuit i '..,,rt w ii i . 1 1 met in tiiat county, in uei- - - , - , IK0 01 UJrtMi mm CUai-cu ni.uu , I obtained a seat iu front of the bar, where 1 could have a full yicw of the speaker, as well us hear him distinctly. Hut I had to submit to a severe penance in gratifying my curiosity ; for the whole .1.,- iie.-iitiii'd with the fcxamiuatiou of J . , v fitnesses m .uieu witnesses, in w! 1 others. In person. .Mr. 11. was lean rau.er rt nr-i i ii iicnmi. .'ii-n- " - i . ... ai ..1. .. ..V...... t.-.n .i i...i... i n: .. r:n iLiititi: luiiu lliau nesii. .. " ... i .. ! below the common height, nut uau a stoop . .. . -. ... 1.:... in euouiuei ui " from appearing as tall as he really w.s. In his moments ot animation, dc nau me habit of straightening his frame, and ad- ,1;t,. Irt l.ic finnnrent stature. He wore a - - -i i . ,. Drown wig, w hicn exuioueu no muicauou oi any gr,a,ca, .u -v - - ot any great care tu i-e liver Uoak. l ua. r tu-s u 5 - P. ion o. earnestuess His abed in rr - ion His forehead was high and spach: and ..." . 1115 I'll Cut. UL naa "' j-' - "X 1 the skin of his face mora than usually kl . j- ramatt 0f fifty, lis eyes Lead Ul , . . i)ri"ut time color, auu iwiumm .re r W " - ' " . . fof a common ' , , hi3 m nr,np:ir;inpa. his mmaas he of tbe witncsse9 anJ the 'j 8 put it to the ' , wh herthev would co V , on witn tne 44 6 'ton Jr. the attorney for the State, a man 'of large .ize, and nncomtnon dignity of Uwer, ptfesavni his willingness to pro - cecd immedlalei y, whilst the testimony . ,.. :.:,,. nt a.i Now. for the tirst time, 1 heard Mr. Henry make , , , . was irc.u iU ...!,;.. ,.f .ne. eh : and thouifU It was i it satislied me of one thing, whieh I had narticularlv desired to have decided, namely, whether like a player he merely assumeu me jjj."--.h . b- i.e. ..,a f inn ii w of teeling. uu manner of addressing the Court was pro - 'oundly respectful. He would be willing to proceed with the trial, but, said he, "niv heart is to oppressed with the weight my heart is to oppressi of responsibility whieh rests upou me, . having the lives of three fellow citizens dapeuding, probably, on the exertion which I may be able to make in their be half, (here lie turned to the prisoners behind him,) that I do not feel able to proceed to-nigbt. I hope the Court will indulge me, and postpone the trial till morning." The impression made by these few words was such as 1 assure myself no one can ever conceive, by seeing them in print. In the countenance,action, and in tonation of the speaker, there was ex pressed such an intensity of feeling, that all my doubts were dispelled ; never again did I question whether Henry felt, or only acted a feeling. Indeed, I experi enced an instantaneous sympathy with him in the emotions which he expressed ; and I hare no doubt the same sympathy was felt by every hearer. As a matter of course, the proceedings were deferred till the next morning. I was early at my post ; the judges were soon on the bench, and the prisoners at the bar. Mr. (afterwards J udge) Carring ton, opened with a clear and dignified speech, and presented the evidence to the Jury. Everything seemed perfectly plain. Two brothers and a brother-in-law met two other persons in pursuit of a slave, supposed to be harbored by the brothers. After some altercation and mutual abuse, one of the brothers, whose name was John ivv-i r-.ked a loaded nun which he was carrying, and, presenting it to the breast of one of the other pair, shot him dead in open day. There was no doubt about the fact Indeed it was not denied. There had been no other provocation than oppro brious words. It is presumed that the opinion of every juror was made up from merely hearing the testimony; as Tom Harvey, the principal witness, who was acting as constable on the occasion, ap-w-W to be a respectable man. For the clearer understanding of what follows, it vnn.t I- observed that the said constable, in order to distinguish him from another of the name, was commonly called " But-.,,,-rvrwl HarveT."shelivedonBntterwoid Creek. - As Henry defcsated oa the erid- J i i. . . c .-.t- n m ). KM. n, ii UW, UO Wtuiu . ' , lr,0. bold-looking inau-au.l wiiU tLe look would cHlILim i ,.r,.-.,iteini.t: "this t'Uu.rwooi inn. , , . i t ... I u... ..r' a.. IUrvcT," -ttw . Vv ,ueh expres,ions his contempt tor the; I - y such tsprcs. o , , man was conmt . i of own I b it it gaming on in , in Eput. , I f.-lt it g'liutng on me, in Epu o. .. ;,..l..,,t - so that, bctore Uj iuv -t. ' ' was uone, iue ...T. - - - i .1...: ..j..n a Htron oninv iU'l ILAl JJUH-t. - j i T ( I t iri'i.l' u. rl s Ulliii:-. on tue jiiuiiiiuM 1 i lW,r.s house, iu circumstanced so perilous wife. This appeal to the - . . . l.nk baity ol liusbanus am u : J . . . i ...ii.i .1... - , . . 1 - ii .t, inn- atinul in this relation - - -v -- eei u-h.-linini'. If the verdict could nave - Uen rendered immc , - .. i- . i . r....i',.i....o oi - - husband m the nouse, wouiu. imc uau rejecting Harvey s tesiimony.u now o. ,.. i.:,n f.rthwkh. uai.."5 that the illusion oi fucu ii.vu..i, dUsinatcd by the uothin- which I then heard so - - ---ff.T" r th. speech of five minutes, which he made wheAe reipested that the trial might be d tiU the next day. In addition t this it so happened that 1 , 1 1 tf IT . heard the last speech which Mr Henry ever made, it was ucmc.tu , from the portico of the Court-House, to ... ,i,i ; th onen air. In the Araer- " "-"v r kan of the New Edinburg Ene,- ftWdia. au account of this speech and its so with exaggera tion as to be grossly incorrect. There w morc truth in the statements contained m Mr. Wirt's memoir. In point of tact, the . I I 1 " . . 1 . ?KV.rBiAn tuennil periormaucc naa nine the transient plwsure afforded to the friends of the Administration, and the pain inflicted on the Anti-Federalists,h.3 former political friends. Mr. Henry came to the j;ffl.,itT. anJ was nlainlv des- Lute of h;9 wonted virror and commandmg power. The speech was nevertheless a noble effort, such as would have proceeded from none but a patriotic heart. In the 1 course of his remarks, Mr. Henry, (as is ; correctly stated by Mr. W irt,) after speak- ins of Washing at the Lead of & j numerous and well-appointed army, ex- ! 3 a,l l,ors ia h American - ; Claimed, ".iuii nucic a j who will dare to lift his hand against the father of his country, to point a weapon at , the breast of the man who had bo ofteu i iea mem m itue iuu v ia"j . ipii Ttiem in uame aui io utiuii . - ( ; intoxicated man cneu, -icouiu. io, (answered Mr. Henry, rising aloft in all his ! majesty, and in a voice most solemn and : penetrating, "No ; you durst not do it ; in such a parricidal attsrapt, the steel would drop from your nerveless arm . Mr. Henry was followed by a speaker, afterwards noted in our national history ; I mean John Randolph, of lloanoke ; but the aged orator did not remain to witness thedebutof his young opponent, llandolph began by saying that he bad admired that man more than any on which the sun over shone, but that now he was constrained to differ from him Into cailo. But Randolph was suffering with the hoarseness of a cold, and could scarcely utter an audible sentence. All that is alleged in the En cyclopedia, about Henry's returning to tbe platform and replying witn extraordi nary effect, is pure fabrication. The fact is as above stated ; Henry retired to his house, as if unwilling to listen, and re quested a friend to report to him anything which might require an answer. iui ne made no reply, nor did he again present himself to the people. I was amidst the crowd, standing near to Creed Taylor,then an eminent lawyer, and afterwards a judge ; who made remarks to those around him, during the speech, declaring among other things that the old man was in his dotage. It is much to be regretted that a Btateinentso untrue should be perpetuated in a work of such value and celebrity. Patrick Henry had several sisters, with one of whom, the wife of CoL Meredith, of New G lasgo w, 1 was acquainted. urs. Meredith was not only a woman of un feigned piety, but was in my judgment as l,viiint. as her brother ; nor have 1 ever met with a lady who equalled ner in pow ers of conversation. At an early period of my ministry, it Wme mv duty to preach the funeral sermon of Mr. James Hunt, the father cf the late Rev. James Hunt, of Montgomery ctmntv. Maryland. The death occurred at the house of a son who lived on Stanton Ttprl Hill. river ; nr. nenry imvj was a few miles distant on the same river. Having been long a friend of the deceased, Mr. Henry attended the funeral, and re- S3 S Zr t J ; on MM. I was introduced to him r .. r,..f ,.r,, t ' his lm- inesv couceii.inu predion, however,! fund 1 could eun- on paper, oKental Uco i u V) Lilu wut ull eract, the moment 1 had time for relb c- Uvn u.tc-n .aid, both of V huhUd ami , in M he may obu.u, n. The only part of the speech iu II'-y, that the, tea , , eaUs of rud, . Uuntiful .up.iy which he manifested his power of touching to wnting, show poorly ' Lw bre)lkfiujt uLlc. the feelings strongly, was where he dwelt -en who ar, "'l j he knows every good trout ream with ., f -...ninnnv intoar.volutionary oflieer, whowas scionnini - . l.t will trot erviiicot mo suiai"-.. v..... - - . i i ust morsel. -.. .1 , . .,...-. I. : II .... 1 t:eSe g.ntifm.-a na, - 1 1.. !... n..irr.- i. ..t i, i man "... ....... - U,t U ,..rmit.,d w esrr.s iuv vie oi i." i ; i v.. i. .-it iiview tiii-ii' " I.i . . r.,... ,.f l!..rv .. ,,.!tlieir ptaw, - rJ - i , u.e cti-aoina.ary t.iect. m . etti.n cot only to him but to all great! J ......, Mf.-ets i trrcat ; : , oratori.uiai. ec.n. u.n a.-. , , i...;, ;,iu..f.l rnt,cet,t ons. or . ., - -n,a MV(;r rt.ut : iu - i' - " '"" i - - - - n J ,unartMo when rut ; . ' , against the Indians; a man o, .i and cool luitrmeni. ii . . - i . ii r r , . - .1,,. ,ui.Uf,..rf that I'liiivention. in which n.i om.i I'nirrmi.rir in w.i. in aiivii'ikiv. ; y j 111', I'..' - - - - i ! there were so many displays of deliberative i . it J .l ..l..f,iip tl,.. o .Kiiionce. lie asureu me, ii - speech iu that body, he felt himselt as fully persuaded that the Constitution a-s adopted would bo our ruin, as of Lis own . - T ll . i .. A r . . existence. 1 et, uosPipueui reuecnuu i- .... . , . . i.: i: cd Ins tormer ju.gmen auu u., considered opinion rwsumed its place The power ot Henry, eloquence was j due, fir.t, to the groat.ess of his emotion . ... I and passion, accompanied Witn a versatile whieh enabled him to assume at once any emotion or passion which was suited to his ends. Not less indispensable, secondly, was a matchless perfection of the organs of expression, including the entire apparatus of voice, intonatiou, pause, gesture, atti tude, and indescribable play of counten- - . J! 1 I... . ;...l,,lr.a -a . aace. in no instance am ue e au.uit.. in an expression that was not recognized as nature itself, yet some of hi. penetrating . a, . t l..t.1.. nt.ili jP and suhiaUicg tones were anaoiuicijr pcu.a and as inimitable as they were indescribable. These were felt by every bearer, iu all their force. His mightiest feelings were sometimes indicated and communicated by a long pause, aided by an eloquent aspect, and some significant U3e of his finger. Tatrick Henry of course owed much to his singular in.ight into the feelings of the common mind. In great cases, he scanned his jury, and formed his mental estimate ; on this basis he founded his appeals to their predilections and charac ter. It is what other advocates do in lesser decree. When he knew that there were conscientious or religious men among the iury, he would most solemnly address himself to their sense c$ right, and would admit It brinir in scriptural citations. If j o a this handle was not offered, he would lay bare the sensibility of patriotism. Thus it was, when he succeeded in rescuing the man who bad deliberately shot down a neighbor, who however lay under the odious suspicion of being a Tory, and who was proved to have refused supplies to a brigade of the American army. A learned and intelligent gentleman stated to me that he once heard Mr. Henry's defence of a man arraigued for a capital crime. So clear and abundant was the evidence,that my informant was unable to conceive any grounds of defence, es pecially after the law had been ably placed before the jury by the Attorney for the Commonwealth. For a long time after Henry began, he did not once advert to the merits of the case, or the comments of the prosecution, but went off into a most deviating and discursive oration on general topics, expressing opinions in perfect ac cordance with those of his hearers, until, having fully succeeded in obliterating every impression of his opponent's speech, he obliquely approached the subject, and as occasion was offered, dealt forth strokes which seemed to tell upon the minds of the jury. In this case, it should be added, the cause of truth prevailed over the art of the consummate crator. A. A. Another "Gorsuch Letter." To the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Nei Jersey, Greeting: Dearly Beloved: Know ye, that I was possessed of a beautiful mare, named Kate, and that on the 24th of September last she was stolen by some denizen, I fear, fof your State, and was traced to Pecker- town, where the trail was lost. 1 tnu-t you will not therefore regard it as im pertinent in me if, in my afflictive circum stances, I invoke your aid. That you may know something of the depth of this affliction, I will recount some of the excellent qualities of this quadru ped, which are many and great She is very kind in her disposition, and whether in the harness or under the saddle, she is pronounced by those who know her best, to be the most complete of her species. Vn terrors can alarm, no accident can pro voke her to run ; and she will jump so j eentlT over a hemlock log that may Have fallen across the road, if you are in a sleigh, that you hardly know anything as happened. She b a real missionary in her i ii' . 4V . ... I ,ti . .rt ill fci-U 44VI v , Volume VIIINumbef 37 Whole Wumber---40l. tt. it, tn-ariU uer uiaaiut out iiit'j th J.' cL. Sao is puue- - - U'ute Sctll. menu lopteai-i lu - .l.-.uuco upon tLd lTe,t Kr ; ll.jspitaLlu iu her fecliugn, she lovet tu e0 i-;..,1m..j e-ieiWuiicd in oihcu. ' , loVt.s tu vc a good preur. . . . ;.. ,.f . S.atunL cvunif ; "'T . ' . - . eueenuuy , ,... welcomes uiui io 1 . ... .11 V.rP and i, w.lh lling tu share with niiu ner Wheu her master u wtarieJ j past a pickerel pond without dorguiug L i n iticc it- J?he thinks iuiuisteru of tha (iospel do right to preserve their calling, an l'iu accordance with apostolic example. .Many excellent doctors of divinity, who have sought recreation and health iu the country, she has borne oa excuraion. of itui. character, and received ineir warn I i ... I .1... r.n tl.. I.lh. r COIUlUcUdllOUs , ".I"" hand, I as highly esteemed them as seusibi men. the aims to do cyerything from correct :. ..n.l oo.ii.l nut be induced, for 1 1 1 llil. I 111' -T. nevir kn(wu w turn awa, irom me poor uu am. cause thry were iu humble circumstances, but would staud by them to the last, even though compelled, for want of food, U guttw a post Sne rejoiced in visit of mercy, aud cheerfully went any distance to impart comfort to the diaConsoUto, or to aid them in the burial of their dead. She i 1 ..:. excellent at funerals, having a very l'aat walk, and was ever at the service uf the infirm and aged uu such occasions. Sh would lead a procession for miles, tauter than any horse ever known in this region, and yet not go out of a walk. Aud what hall I sav more, excepting tnat, U a siu- gle sentence, she is the most perfect of her kind, and her loss to me is grea auu irreparable. Dear Kate, shall I never oca your pleasant face aguia ? A liberal reward has been offered for information leading to her recovery, aud I engage suitably to increase it, if necessary, to any sum not exceeding oue hundred dollars. 1 am willing to buy ber of any one who has unwittingly purchased her of the thief, aud will sec urn hint from loss if he will give her up ; aud if the thief him self will bring her back, I will give bin the reward, aud ask no questions. That you may know what kind of an animal she is, 1 will describe her, as she was when stolen. She is uf medium size, chesuut color, beautifully formed, flov,g mane and tail, deeply vlit ia the mouth by the bit, is very fleet, having never beeu struck with the whip, her feet very small, the hind oue white, with wiudgalis aud marks of interfering, has no superior as a lady's horse, was the delight of my daugh ters, is old euougU to be a grandmother, but is as sprightly as a cult, and is marked with the collar and saddle very slightly. Could you see her turn out on a Whig procession, you would think her feet hard ly touched the ground. I never knew her predilections however, for she is a prudent animal ; but 1 aiways fancied that wheu she turned out in a procession of the oppo site party, her head aud tail rather drooped; but she aiways weut cheerfully when bor rowed on such occasions, and was but slight ly influenced iu her feelings by the couiaha ny she was in, or was too polite to show iu Governor Johnston paid a visit to this plaee after shj had been stolen, and, 1 say it with great reluctance, that he never iu quired about Kate, nor came to couJole with mo, nor offered to issue his proclama tion, although the crime was so base, and had been committed within the precinew of his ofiicial rule. But 1 write this more in sorrow than in auger," and he is justly punished for his official delinquency. Lest my efforts to recover Kate should fail, I invoke your aid, citizens of New Jersey. I do earnestly solicit ail beuevo leut, kind-hearted editors, for such Kate loves, to issu. this my humble address, to the good people uf this c.iruuiouffcatth, that all may kuow the circuuistauci of tin case, aud unite their efforts to wipe off frjtu, their Sute the grievous stain of giviug harbor to the black-hearted villain who would be so mean as to steal a minwter'a horse. Henry A. Bowla-sh. Uuiiesdale, Pa., Xov. 12, 1351. The Erie Commercial snys, "ihtj Lata is more than one thousand leel lower la-u ibaOiiio river at any point between It source aud Us mouth." At CouuVruori, Poiter county, the tributaries uf ineOuio are 1,074 feet above the lake ; at Oie.n 83d feel ; ai Pittsburg 134 leti: at C-n-cinimti, the Ohio is 133 feel below lite lake, aud beiweea Mai.wlta and Paikera burK near the former it I on the asum level. The figures are the rauli of acitial survey-
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