VOLUM 19,
RE WEEKLY OBSERVER.
ER.I'M
TURDAY MORNING. 'SEPTEMBER 23. 1848
MR. BOTTS' LETTER
The N. V. Tribune of Monday la:it, contains the letter
•}}an. Jelin M. Botts, of Virginia, to the Clay commit
„( N e w York. Mr. Botts talks plainly, and his words
nys hard been heeded by the wilt party. Ho tells
wholesome truths in relation to the proceeding; of
slaughter-house convention" at Philadelphia, which
he read by the intelligent electors of tho country.
The following is tho 4 lcttcr entire. We publish it for
oformation of our wltig readers, as they will not prob.
see it in the organs of k their party.
Ittcnneem, Sept. 6, 1848.
bcAn Sin t I received your lettOr yesterday, by
Ai I was delighted to hear of the fixed purpose—not
Nlbany flash-in-tho-pan—of the determined friends
whig cause, and of whig principles, to nominate
t o Clay ; for as matters now stand, admitting Gen.
v ,! , ;t to boa Whig candidate, (which I utterly deny,)
TEATis doomed to certain, incritnldc and disgraceful
. &EAT ; and crery man; not wilfully Mind, must see
was an inexcusable blunder to supposo that front
still= and a quarter to a million and a half of free,'
:pendent whig voters , could be wheedled Into line at
, wor d o f command from some fifty or sixty Washing
politicians, (most of 'whom hail scarcely shed their
.:frathers in politics,) for a candidate who had mover
a civil station, and who had not for forty years, and
in his life, given a vote for any man or measure;
„ietarsponence or knowledge of the practical opera
af any ono of those domestic qu r -Lions about which
out differed ; of no acquaintance with our foreigri ro
.ans;,,,who said lb the people, "You must take me on
li Aniesponsibility,"—" I will not be the candidate
3 pirty," nor -" will I bo the opponent of your party
nr j, s ," nor " look to the doctrines of
,•cint.. party as
rilia_ol my net , on;" and while he professed to shri s tik
:l no responsibility, stenddy refused to give his opin
on any one question, except the practical use of the
o pow,r•, and declared his determination not to be
.veined by the action of the convention, but would be
eandiduto, no matter who mightir nominated ; and in
judgment, his name never she d have 111. Coll Si
d. in that convention after ho made that declaration.
But this last objection, it was said, had been removed
the pledges made for him by Judge Saunders iu be
or the Louisiana Deltation, which he subsequent
tiopted by a card written by his authority, and pub- '
vJ by Bailie Peyton, Milton, &c.—and this declare
• was held up try the Taylor men and whig presses of
tstati - y sufficiont to reconcile all whip to his elec.-
:. Tha Peyton card and his co dial acceptance 'of
utuination had placed him upoi the whig platforin,
plat the moment that many o • us hart brought our
-A., to the conclusion to vote for I t u t, however relticA
he writes another letter, in w rich he says her word
%accepted the nomination Iron I_.rre c•on
ran. on the same terms on which - he accepted the
.
'aldphia nomination. What beconnts, then, of the
pledge , What becomes of the ton card ?
he trite that there were no terms expressed or
in the Philadelphia nomination that would he in
tearat with an acceptance of - the Democratic nomi
:)a at Baltimore, in what an attitude does it place the
party, selecting us thetr candidate one who could
liqual propriety have become the candidate of their
events 1 And if not true, in what a position does it
.e Gen. Taylor 1
Etr
IL what I desire to learn is this Gen. Mi . /lords
,and by the action of the Philadelphia convention,
Li.' and if he may disregard its recommendations,
may not an`d if he i.a Miami by their fiction, what
hos he to lend the influence of his name to the do
;if Mr. Fillmore, who was associated with him by the
e body of men, by accepting a nomination with Ocn.
ler, 4 Loco-Foci), whose election he thereby assists
ptomming 1 In short, his whole course of conduct is
st - LTING TO THE IVIIIG PARTY, and especial
:, di those irino parthipatol in the iirucerdi at Phil
!T•hia. AND IF THEY HAD ANY WI I IG SPIR
' LEFT IN THEM, THEY WOULD RESENT
•
to ascertained that the purpose of that Convention
',era erted from its original :mil legitimate objects of
;tattling and giving expression to public sentiment, by
cherui it on the ono hand, end manufacturing it on
~t her. or in other words, if it has been ascertained,
aii,ih there is no doubt,] that the nomination was
iP through the instrumentality of politicians without
t'.glitest reference to the public will, and that the in
tl. of the !inlay are likely to be sacrificed by it; then I
that the error ought to be corrected promptly by the
thetw•elves, and I trust in God, the meeting you
ute of, may put the ball in motion, that it may
and gather writ rolls, until the whig party shall have
sea opened to its true condition, and uniting af3 ono
14n on the only ono who lives embalmed in the hearts
hut trinutr)ineu, we may Command a triumph, that
.t real strength entitles us to achieve. I shall be in
ma•l'ork rm. shortly. Yours truly, in great haste,
JOIIN M. BOTTS.
TAITOR AG %MST THE PROVISO.—The Detroit
• , r Prat sa)s a gentleman who has just returned from
i l outhinforms us that t ;en. Taylor will soon declare
zelt opposed to the Wilmot Proyiso, and pledge
r‘.ll* to its a-cto if passed by Congress. Tho whigs of
Sootii hare threatened to deherl him unless ho comes
vl thf , General has promised to do so. Tim lettel
• only been delayed on account of the Vermont and
ioe e!ections. The gentleman referred to informs us
° the General proposed delay until after the Pentbsyl
z:t
and Ohio elections, but the Southern whip would
Irtzsent to it, and urged that every day's delay served
L•courage the rank and file. They urged immediate
.9, and promised that the South would make up for
Iva Indio North.
fit+. Tinon Pnoviso.—One of tho Taylor
electors of Louisiana; whore candidates take the
::p.atlimne'd, in a speech at Ilaton Rouge, Gen- Toy
'iolcn raidente, that the old general was "all right"
• r zo the 'Slavery question, adding ? "I Can asilip my fol
v citizens hsrc that Wtt.L TrtOmrll.l( VETO ANY
ivin LIKE Tilt IVit.mot pnoVt.o. ThO interests of
south are safe in his hands." How does this corn
-I,4lth:fate Gine/Ws assertion that Gon. Taylor "is
tamed to favor tho groat Northern moverheiat of pp-
Am to the extension of slavery?"
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1? Alexander linden McKenzie, well known as an of
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• our nary and as an author, but more notorious as
' 4H °Tilander of the Somers, when young Spencer
L ' .l,• Atecornplices were hanged for alleged mutiny, died
t t. l 9lr at Sing Sing, on Wednesday. It is supposed
46 seue we; an ntrection of the heart,,as ho fell from
4 aeoa which he was riding and soon after expired.
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Ott TIME. COMING.--The Louisville Democrat pre
'''. and the prophesy will corn() true, that after No
-4.t there will be a spirited eontrovenV between the
'i sad To.)let whip, as to which of them ruined the
party—whether they who disbanded and scattered
*the wind,' at Philadelphia, or they who made an of
t) save Whigs enough for seed, under the "embodi
of whig principles.
Vtar.rtas DrsornAT.—The Kentucky Flag notices
Jcleph Downing, one of the pioneers of that State,
''ht , resided in the State, 57 years and voted the
'rnN:ratie ticket fifty-one yrors in slicers:4o4i.
, free ;oil" party in Niiri;„ , York. havanomina-
I Jolla _l. Dix, for Governor ; and both .M:
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An
4b°l '"uiit, of Wyotning v for Lieutenant Gov-
qr.
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From !Norway's crst where the ocean Mile •
Bathes the rook and the headlands hoar—
From
the Swedish where the crowning pine
Looks down on Ithe Baltic shore,
To the sunny strand of the Spanish land,
Where the goldtin orange glows;
Where the mounting breeze sweeps the Py recce,
Awl the Guadeliluiver flows;
IleeN es a throe !Die that of a burning mount,
Ere the lava bust from thefierY fount.
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To tIM Emerald I where a million eyes ,
Arc cast o'er the western bra,
fleyoun which tlit land of violins° lies,
The land or IIM truly free, ,
There' comes a voice, bidding her rejoice.
A light through the heavy grey.
Which brings ast ile to the woe-worn isle,
The hope of a brighter day; _
For the proudest throne of the east is cast
To the dust, and
F rance is free at last.
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Through the prop a
I main where the Danube rolls,
Tlie power of tl e dello( wanes,
And Freedom liven 'lt here tin:dauntless Voles
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Yet linen on th hills and plains—
The lights that she ne by the Rhone and Rhine,
- N6w glen% on the Vistula,
And 'thee palace n int, and the ducal hall -
Are lit with a cheering ray—
ot er Munich the itanners of Freedom wave,
And the Lombard spaned' the nutue of the slave,
WIMn nature paints with her brighte r st bloom,
tare of the Linnt pile,
1114.. e c uttered summit so grandly looms
O'er the soft Sic4itut idles
Where the groves Find vines of the Appennines
Are bathed in the mellow
By the silver Hood 'Where the sea queen FLOM!.
!awning an e a brieht.
And Sleds', Italy,Cenice fell
oh the march of stately Gaul
I n the Union Magazine
THE S
IAMSTRESS.
UM
9. JANE C. CAMPBELL
"Clara, I Wfih
sewing; Miss Gr•
fear will not be a
"And ci‘., you W'
seamstress! No;
plain sewing is ii
time; after taltin .
more row on my
you would assist me with this
,y was not well yesterday, and I
tie to come here to-day."
lsit me to (eke her place, and turn
no, aunt Lett), I dislike sewing;
brrible vulgar, and besides I've no
my-•ltalian lesson I will finish,one
•orated netting, and then I must
clutt",t know why Mary Grey has
dress for a walk
those everlasting ieadaclies; people who live by their
needle should act differently; she knOws ma' will 4
disappointed if she is 'tiot here, and 1 think she
might have exerted_herself a little to oblige ma'J'
"You cannot be so unreasonable as to wish het to
work when she is unable to do so."
"Unable! I believe half the time she is only put-.
ting on airs; audit is pa's fault,for he treats Mary
as if she were ari equal, instead of en old maid who
is paid' by the'daY fur plain sewing!" -
"Clara! Clarall am grieved to hear you talk, so
unfeelingly. Frbrn your cradle you have been sur
rounded by luxury, every wish has been gratified,
and just in proportion as you have been removed
above the toiling thousands aroud you, in just such
proportion you live become pampered acrd selfish.",
" I wish no lec t ures, aunt Letty. Your sympathy
for the single sisterhood is not to be wondered at;
old maids—pshaW!"
The young lady took her lesson, finished her row
of netting, dressed herself with extreme care, and
then went out to walk.
Clara's mother was out of town, and the duty of
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superintending the household concerns devolved
wholly on aunt Limy. indeed, this was no rareoc-
curence, for her sister-in-law, when in town, was
obliged to receie and return so many 'visite, that
--,"Letty,,will yOu give orders to cook this morning
—Letty, will you help Miss Grey with this sewing
—Letty, will you stay in the nursery until the baby
goes to sleep, the little thing does not like nurse,
and I am engaged for the evening"--requests that
had first been n u de in a gentle, insinuating manner,
as" if a favor would be granted if aunt Letty com
plied with them,lwere now equal to com4andsi when
uttered by Mrs. Alexander; Boardman to her hus
band's sister. .
Whilst't bought° of her ownihappy girlhood were
thronging round her heart, aunt Letty felt„th,at she
was p indeed an o d maid, as with tears blinding her
eyes, she sat do vn alone to "stitch, stitch, stitch,"
for her brother's wife.
Front the dent i of her aged motheriLetitia Board
man had resided with her only brother, a wealthy
merchant. Aff ctionalely attached to his sister,
Mr. ftiardman :Iways wished her to act as if his
house was her o,vn, and, daily engaged in business,
he knew not but t dear Letty was happy as he de
sired she should ho. Of the Many services looked
for as a matter Of course bY . Mrs. Boardman, and
exacted as a right from the "old maid" by Clara, he
knew nothing, Or his sister would not stoop to ,com
plain, nor did she wish to wound his feeling bY
I,
showing him hpw matters really stood.
"Is not Misil Grey hero to-day?" inquired Mr,
Boardman of his; sister, When they sat down to din- ,
ner, "I thought 1, , 0u told meshe- would remain for
two weeks,,Letty."' .
"She was notHvell yesterday, and was obliged to
6 home, and I fear is no better to-day, or she would'
have been here.'
"Poor
"Poor thing,'llsaid Mr. Boardman, compassion=
ately, "you must go and 'see her after dinner, Clara;
perhaps she wants sinnething that we can send
her." I 1 ''
Clara looked tip with talushed face. "Go and see
her; go and see Mary GrCy, pa'?"
_ "Yes, that is what I Said; you look surprised....
what do you mean, Clara?"
"Nothing—but—l think Duncan might go in
stead of me."
"But I wish you to go and not your maid."
"Well, pa, this is so li range; I don't know where
Mary lives, and it is cart inly more fitting that Dun
can should visit our seamstress, than that I should
go trudging in o some otit-of-the-way street to look.
after her."
Mr. Boardman gave okra long, searching look at
his daughter, 'lid, withoht replying to her, he turn
ed to his sister. r I .
"Letty, dear you will see Miss Grey this after
noon; if she requires medical advice let Dr. Walk
er go to her 'immediately. When I return in the
evening we wq i l consult together how we may best
benefit her wit out wounding her delicacy of feel
ing"
Pained by Clara's exhibition of unfeeling pride,
Mr. Boardman found that he had committed a great
error; ho had loft his daughter's education, and her
moral training, wholly Co the mother, and to teach
ers of her mother's selection, without pausing to
think whethethe mother was fitted for the holy
duty entruste to- her.l Ho resolved in future to
watch more 'ca refully the temper and the habits of
his child, while he comforted himself with Oil tho't
that Clara was barely seventeen, and that it 'would
be easy to uproot from Itir young heart the tales of
pride and selOhness.
"Well, - Letty, have yi
"Yes, she was quitei
there was nono with h
him fur the do tor, who
i ,
and when I came home,'
Miss Grey until to-moil
"You did quite right,
now, if you will step i
find some fresh fruit I ui
select the finest stud sof
a
.on seen - Miss Greyr
ill when I went - there, and
ter but her nephew. I sent
aihninistered aoine medieiues
; I loft Betty to stay with
row."
quite riglit,'dear sister, and
ito the store-room you will
rdered you wuro
i d it to 111iva Grey."
SATURDAY MORNIN
As her aunt left the room, Clara curled her lip
contemptuously, and wondered why her father took
so much interest in the seamstress, the still old
maid! Mr. Boardman saw the-look, and with some
severity he said': "Clara, I am Surprised at the man
ner in which you conduct yourself w hen 'Miss Grey
is spoken of, -and I wonder that you . have do little
consideration for the feelings of others, I might say,
so little good breeding, as to speak of unmarried
women by the sneering title of "old maids,' in the
preienee of your aunt Letty."
dOli, pa,' I can't bear them. They are all so quee
and fidgety, and - they dress so oddly, their clothes
aro never in the present fashion but look as if made
ten years ifg4 at least. What a fright Miss Croy
is sometimes, 1 with her old-fashioned white cambr ic
gown, and her hair frizzled, and that everlasting gold
locket, and her stately manner, as if she fancied
herself some grand lady, instead of what she is, a
mere sewing woman hired at so much a day."
"Your prejudices are unreasonable, Clara: there
are quito as many married woman who are 'queer
and fidgety,' as you term it, quite as many who 'dress
oddly,' as there are of women ho remain - single.—
The mere fact of her being married is certainly n
proof of a woman's superiority over those of ho
sex who do not enter into the marriave state, for it
is as undeniable that many common-place, silly
woman, have husbands, as that many richly-gifted,'
'estimable woman, have none. If we could look in
to the past history of those whom you call 6 610
maids,'what lessons of selt 7 sacrifice might we not
read there. The heart of one lies in the gave of
the betrothed of her youth—that cif another grave
its all of love to one unworthy of the gift—another
still, has laid the fondest wishes of her life upon the
alter of duty."
"0, pa', you find excuses for them because aunt
Letty Is one; but they are all disagreeable, I don't
believe one of them ever had an oar." .
Mr. Boardman was vexed at
proud
flippant tone of
his daughter. He had been proud of her personal
appearance, - proud of her graceful manner, proud of
her accomplishments, without knowing whether the
cultivation of her mind kept pace with these outward
adornments.
"Clara," said lie, "I have a story to tell you which
may serve to make you less unjust in your opinions;
come and sit beside me. You know the beautiful
house that you have admired so often, and that I
promised I would toll you all about some day 'or
other." '
""Yes, yes, 1 know.;-15Irs. Dashinton lives in it
now.•'
"That house was once owned b r y- a gentleman
possessing a large capital, and having business
transactions with many of the most influents' hous
es abroad. His numerous vessels traded to foreign
ports, bringing him' profitable returns on their vari
ous cargoes, and he was in the fulleSt sense of the
term, a prosperous man. His family consited of a
wife, and•two daughters. The sisters had in an re
spects equally shared the love of their parents.
They were both beautiful, both highly accomplish
ed, but.their characters and dispositions were as op
posite as their persons. The elder of the two was
fair and delicate, rather petite, and of mild and gen
tle manners,
'A violet by a mossy :stone,
from the tile.'
"The younger was of a. proud and , commandin g
figure. !kr rich tresses were folded smoothly on,
her forehead, and gathdred in a low, knot on hei.'
beautifully-formed head, while her dark eyeelheilhelf
with the light of a hanghty.and atnehbdued spirit.
They-were surrounded by all:the elegaricies of life,
carressed by a large circle of gay friends,,and sought
in marriage by many who knew' hey wore to inherit
large fortunes. 7
"Among the occasional visitors at the hospital
house of the merchant, was a young clergyman, Who
had charge of a country parish, with the enviable
salary of five hundred dollars a year. A man of
polished manners and refined mind, he found much
that was congenial in the society of the merchaats'
eldest daughter, nor could he help observing that she
regarded him with kindness. But he'never dreamed
that she could be his wife, and when he found that
love had stolen into the place of frienship, be ab
sented himself from the house, and strove, in the
strict discharge of his duties, to conquer a passion
that to him appeared hopeless.
"The last man to whom the merchant would have
given his youngest daughter, was the very one she
had chosen for a husband,.and nu entreaties of her
parents could induce her to pause ere she gave her
final decision. With the same obstinacy which bad
always appeared when her pleasure or her will wore
to be gratified, Adelaide assured her parents that she
would never marry any other than Vicent Barckley.
Fearing that his daughter might be married clan
destinely, the merchant unwillingly gave his consent
to the union.
"As long as Mary hoped to influence ; her sister,
and deter her from committing an act which she
feared would bring sorrow and anguish to their hap- .
py home, so long did she plead and entreat Adelaide,
to wait one year before slic wedded. But when
Mary found, her sister's resOlittion was not to be
shken, then in her own loving hopeful manner did
she strive to smooth all difficulties, and endeavor to
persuade her parents and [ herself that Vincent
Barckley might be a better man than the world tho't
he was. Mary could not deny that there was a
charm and elegance in his manner well calculated
to fascinate a gay and thoughtless ,girl; but to.her
it seemed false and hollow there was no heah
warmth, none of that 'open (manliness of character
which wins upon a nature frank and confiding as its
owo. She had never liked himfrom the first.
There was that involuntary r epulsion, for which she
could not account, and which was impossible to
overcome. She strove to reason on the subject, but
feeling was stronger than reason. She blamed her
self for being prejudiced, aOd uncharitable, and now
that Barckley was the affianced of her sister, Mary
tried more thati ever to get rid of her distrust..
"The wedding was what is called a "brilliant af
fair." By the guests, Mr. and Mrs. Barckley were
declared to be formed for each other, and, judging
from outward appearances, hero seemed to be noth
ing wanting to complete their happiness. Soon af
ter their marriage, Adelaide, and her husband went
abroad, and passed their first winter together in the
giddy vortex of Parisian gayety.
"The admiration' excited ,by, her grace and beau
ty, where there were so many graceful and beauti
ful.women to contest the plm, gave a still greeter
impetus to her vanity, and the richest dresses, and
most catty ornatrrents, w re ordered without any
regard to outlay, that she night retain the epithet
; II
of "queenly," bestowed upon' her by her admirers.
"She enjoyed but little of her husband's society,
as it would have been shoetrig bad taste for a hus
band to be caught, in a fa Workable circle, paying
t l ,
any little civilities or atte ions to his wife, and so
she was frequently left to he charge of Monsieur
Det'Orme, who performed the part, without receiv
ing the name, of ctsvaliere : ervente. Mr. Buckley
was, of course, at liberty olavieh hie smiles and
his politeness on any lady ;
thought the most agreeabl
round of amusements was
UM
"In the spring, Adelaide
her husband and herself
abroad another year. .The
mer months rit Baden, and ,
ter to the French capital.
request for a largo remitta
been, disappointed in receiv i l'
ed from his -agent at hom
sent, and her' father Wrote
necessity there was for prm
only'remark made by Adeli
father's letter, wait, ‘ , Edo ' no
it is 'tantamount to parsinat
gay circle of her admirers,l
the maux unpleasant tic
which had occurca during
L:',lo N
3
'olio, for the moment, he
, and in one successive
, pent the first winter in
vrote to her parents that
ad, decided on staying
were to spent the stun
. -ould return in the win-
Theletter closed with n
ce, as`Mr. Barckley.had
ug.the money he expect.
'rho remittance was
, .
IndlY, yet firmly,'of the
+once and economy. The
ide, as she put down her
oily! What a vulgar word,
nyr Once more lathe
Adelaide strove to forget
lied with her husband,
heir late tour, when they
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SEPTIMiER 23,1845,
had been obliged; in traveling; to spend not only.
hours but days together., - Too proud to let the world
suspect she ;vas' unhippy, no voice was more cheer
ful than hers, and notsmite was brighter, as she re
turned the salutations that greeted her reappear
ance. She had tnartiled, Vincent Barckley wilfully,
and what had been his great attraction? She blush
ed as her heart answered the questien.; The attrac
tion had been, not his .gifted intellect, not his mor
al worth; but his fine person, and his graceful man
ners. ,
"Alas, alas, how; tfettiity.of person becomei.posi
tin deformity, when it is found to be but the cover
ing for a corrupt mind. Admiration of the beauti
ful, love for it in' 'eircry_variety in Which it is pre`-,
rented to us, seems to be. an innate feeling of ou r
nature. We gaze on,a lovely picture, or a noble
statue, with emotion's akin to reverence; and when
we•loqk admiringly lon the living beauty of one
midi) in the likeness of God , how are we shocked
to discover that the beauty ie that of Lucifer, fair
as the morning witlrut, and dark as ithe midnight
within.
"Althou9'Adelaide\-was too proud', to betray her
unhappiness to the .Worldolie world is generally
clear-sighted enough iA discovering faults, follies,
and misfortunes, and equally loud-mouthed in nois
ing them abroad. 1 - -
"Nor was there wanting matter. fori the tongue of
scandal, when it was known. that Mr. Barckley had
eloped with the wife of ft young officer who had
been his most intiniate friend, and who!lied frequent
ly loaned him money to' pay his debts of honor at
Frescati's.
,
"Adelaide was humbled. She had: been wound
ed,, not rin her affections, but in her pride.- • Her
haughty spirit would have borne much could it have
been' concealed: but that her friends should see an
other preferred by her husband to herself, that they
should - know she had no,power over his heart, this
was indeed humiliatlhg !
"And what would be said at'home HOW could
she who had left it an envied bride, return a desert'-
ell wife, And how could she remain, abroad with
out the means of liVitig as she had done hitherto,?
In the last letter from her sister, Mary had plainly
spoken of embarrassitient in her father's affairs, and
Legged lier:to he more prudent.
•
"In this state of tiai.ring, and whi l e 'uncertain
how to act, - Adelaide was forced to - listed to'words
of condolence from women who had envied her su
perior attractions, and who were secretly glad of her
misfortunes. 1
"From DeL'Orme she met with the kindest Etym
.
psthy. His Mannerrtoward her was gentle, and re
served, as if fearful ;of Wounding her delicicy by'
obtruding himself upon her notice. Her every look'
was studied, her every wish anticipated, and feeling
the need - of.some friend on whom she ' might rely,-
she was grateful to , him for his kindness. ••
"In less Mao a month ttfter, being desertedby 1 1, 0 r,
husband, another letter from home told of the•dan
gerous illness of her mother, and that her father
waken 'the eve of bankruptcy. The shock was
''; •
al)0110r ,h when she
Jrme.was With her when she received the
letter, and her agitation on reading itlwas.,too great
to be.ctmcealed. In!a, subdued and earnest. tone, he
begged . to know the ca u se of her distress . Was be,
not heifriend ? Was he not entitled to'her cortfi
41Cnce ? Of syrimathy, and regarding him - as a
'Mats ay- traerliattary tad - to Icr'h the - state 'of lief
fath'er's afillropindberown perplexity. DeL'Orme
rlistened with - toilet atterition,and when
Adelttitlo4‘ittied r litir eat silent for efno minutes,
withiiut offering e,on4ojeneu or advice. Then, sud
denly; as if waking-from a reverie, he said in an agi
tated tone, while hoLtook her hand and pressed it
softly to his own, 'MY dear Mrs - Barckley, will you
confide in toe.'
"''There is no onelelse in virhom I can confide.-
0, DeL'Orme. among all the hollow similes that day
after day are Ilven Me, all the'hollow professions to
which I listen from those who triumplyin my mis
ery, how thankful is my poor heart that in this
strange land I have still one friend."
"'Adelaide, dearest,' said DeL'Orme, passionate.
ly, you have spoken truly—you 'have one friend—
a friend who loves yo u—who
e has long, loved you—
who will protect you while he has life—shall it not
be so, my Adelaide ?' - 1
"Starting as if stung by a serpent, Adelaide
sprang from her seat, and was about to leave the
room without speaking. Misinterpreting her si
lence, DeL'Orme followed and endeavored to detain
her. _ _
"'Touch me nut, DeL'Orme,' said Adelaide, with
quivering lip, while I neck, cheek, brow, wero crim
soned with shame and indignation, touch me not,
my confidence has been misplaced; but from you,
De L'Ormei from pit, shouhi not kve come this ad
ded humi hat ion.'
"'Listen to me, Adelaide. Your ,husband has,
left you alone and unprotected, he has broken the
vows that made you his, and you are free, I will
be to you—'
"The unhappy woman
-turned on him a look of
proud and stern reproach, yet so mournful withal,
that De L'Orme's eyes fell beneath her gaze, and be
was to much contused to proceed.
"When he looked up she was gono. 111 her own
chamber all Adelaide's assumod composure vanish
ed. She threw herself on a couch and gave way to
an agony of tears. Her pride had hitherto support
ed her. Through all her misfortunes none had dar
ed by word, or look, to treat her with undue famili
arity, and now the only one in whom she had coati.:
ded, was the first one to make her feel how utterly
defenceless and humiliating was her present
position. Anything else alio might have borne,
rather than return alone to the home she had left 4o
proudly, almost triumphantly. De L'Ortue wrote
' repeatedly,, but his letters were returned unopened,
and with all speed Adelaide prepared to leave Paris.
Her maid accompanied her to HaVre, and was there
dismissed; and alone and unattended, Adelaide em
barked on board the packet. The' Weather wa
stormy, the voyage long and wearisome, and he
health began to give way. Oh, how the ‘ strick
one longed for home ! When she had landed ar d
procured a carriage 4 she gave the driver her fathe 's
address, and inn nervous anxiety threw herself back
in the seat, and tried to think how it would look at
.home. 'I
.1 .
"The day was drawmgto a close, - and
the streets
.were thronged with multitudes all hurrying home
ward. The laborer, with his weary frame and toil
stained garments, and the successful money-maker,
with his self-satisfied bearing and fine apparel, were
jostling each other in their eager haste. Their ob
ject was the same to reach their home—how wide. :
ly different ! I
"With a beating heart Adelaide ascended the
steps of tier father's house; 'lt had a strange, de
serted look. There were no lights in the drawing
room, and the servant who opened the door was not
old Hector, who had been in the family since her
childhood. She was passing through the hall with
out speaking when the servant asked "who she
wished to see ?' , 1 '
"'Miss G- 7 ---- 1 ,'replied Adelaide, 'is she not at
home?' i
"'She does not live here, madame' . -
"Nut live here ! this is Mr. G---'s residence, is
it not?' ,
"The servant hesitated a moment, and then an
'swered, 'lt was, MadaM, but Mr. G--moved away
two weeks ago.' ic ~ - • - •
"Adelaide,was stemmed, and leaned against the
Wall for suppo t. 1 - -.
elms moved to,r
- "The, man gave', her the. direction, and witltsad
forebodings , d,elaide turned front the , home,of her
e
- -" , w years. She
iris'--."
- g i' '
happy years. I lati could scarcely helieire That the
humble-loOkhig tenement to which:she had-been:di
rected could be the'slielier - of her parents and her
sister. • 'Pave rita ralasoilte had butane: . , , A- week'
before her arrival her, mother had died,l'even while
praying that,he Might be spared to : see, her child:
The shuck of iteeqtig bur family under auchaltervd
circutnatunces rayed itputt Mulaithis ulNoily eta ‘'••
LA
NM
=
bled frame, and in four mont
was laid beside her mother,
weeks old to the care of her
- "From the moment that
once prosperous merOltiat, I
I clergyman to whom I have
' visitor when in the city: I It
the bedside of Adelaide's I
leased her from her sorrow:
which repeated at the .gray
ant the resurrection rind the
poured the baptismal water
laide's' child, and, in her cent
Terrors, administered the c.
to Adelaide herself. It was
fort atulresignatien to the su'
showing them that the 'Lord
teneth,' and that , those outs,
ure but for a moment workei
weight l ot I
"Herman Hope was the lei
One by one passed away,.wit,
and a bunting of the choek
the last: Often had Mary
veins in his forehead grew
the bright flush came and s i l
Herman, buoyed by the,hope
gave no heed to the disease '
him. The knowledge came ton
told them his only hope for
in a winter's residence at Sa
"Poor Mary! how many al
she spent in preparing them
man's love deems necessary
invalid: She could not go
his pillow, and day by day w
ing tender words of love and
her sister's helpless infaitt,i
,commending her betrothed
who watches over all his crea
home-duties with a feeling of
she . had ever known before.
"Mary received n letter fry
his arrival. It was written i
tone which alway marts Idly
whohas been sifferink fron
the life current once more
his veins.
. .
"And now Mary's step; raw lighter, and her
heart-pulse beat quicker, al she played with the
child, oradministered some colic restorative to her
parent. It was time the; she should receite
another letter, but when none c me, she thought it
was because IlerMan wished t.) surprise her with his
presence, and daily did she 1 icture their happiness
when he should again be at
l ter side, Nestle a lit
tle longer, thou bright-wingti angel of hope, nestle
a little longer in the maidH' heart : A little long
er let her dremn, for hers wi, I be a fearful waking !
The beloved—the betrothed has passed away to
the Silent Land, and she sti not by him when the
d rk angel veiled his eyes! n shadow—she kissed
c 0. his last, breath, when tl i i. , bright angel bore his
I.
6( 11l to bliss. A lock of !mil.* ring.! and these are
a f that is left! Precious !metetos of the dead, to
b laid aside sacredly, to ;bel •ept over in secret, to
h kissed by the lips, to be pessed to the heart until
the hand can no longer clasp; t 4 trousures! Of Ma-'
ry's sorrow I may tint spealt l it would bo profana
tion. A wife bereaved of It r husband, has no need
to hide tier grief. But ri m lden beraved of her be
trothed, must fold the agony 1 n her own heart; maid
enly delicacy prompts her td hide all signs of grief,
and cnly in solitude can Ihe i ; pent-up f elings have
vent in tears.
"Notwithstanding Mary'S
tle that had been spared her',
was nearly spent, and the ti
attendance on him, and the '!
(needle. I
• 1 1
“Many a heutifolla.2mbroi
ed by her former, aSsociate,
aware that to the merchant' s !
praise so freely git
'A few years more, and
the child. She still toiled o
failure of her eye-sight, sh;
der, and was obliged to reEor'.
a subsistence. Some of he
to aid her, but she gently ref
for fourteen years she has
the orphan boy."
Mr. Boardman ransedj an
"Where is' she now, papal-,
How I shotild like to seeisu:,
never got married ? What '
to think that woman's only'
matrimonial.) "Well, I si
th Do you know Who!
"Yes, and it s you had gon
to yesterday, you would hay'
"Why it can't be—no,
"Yes, Clara, it is Miss Gr
speaking, one of the ianist
sacrificing
„women I have e.F:
cradled like yourself in limn
er's , sewing woman, hired n!
- Clara bluslied with §hatne'
ed.
"It is a long story I have toldyou, my daughter,
but my feelings were too nit ch interested to allow of
my shortening its details. There is a brief tale
connected with it which' I % ill also relate.
"You remember thrit I . said Mr. Grey had many
vessels trading to forigit pOrts. Thel mate of one
of. these vessels was often at the office of the mer
chant, and sometimest at I is house, lon business,
where he wos always reeeiv d with kindness. -Fre
quently, at dusk, be met a - ery pretty girl leaving
the house, who, he aseertained, did the!plain sewing
of the family. One evenin they chanced to leave
the house at the same tinte r and the mate walked by
the young girl's side, and b degrees entered into a
conversation with her, whi, -was only interrupted
by her stripping before li r own doori and thank
ing him for his civilhtyj I e still lingered without
bidding'her good nig it,ln with semi little hesita
tion she invited him to lent r. i •
1
"Ho did so gladly. , Aft r one or two more voya
ges she became • his'wife. His captain died, and
through the kindneseot t th . owner he was promoted
to the command of a l ,fine s,iip. In time he became
owner him self of part!, o her cargo. Fortune
smiled upon him, all his my laments *ere profitable.
and in a few • years heno onger went to sea, but
took a place,mnong the t - cal I y merchants of the city:
"His wife was a handsti c, fashionable woman,
and his eldest daughter w in many respects like.
her mother. Thelather Una fond of his daughter,
too fund to see. her faults. He did not know how
deeply the hateful Weed o pride had taken root in
her heart, until he heard It r speak contemptuously
of the class' to Which her lot her had belonged, un
til he heard her refeseto
, l isit one to whose father
her own owed all his pros erity."
• "Oh pn," exclaimed ICI rn, her free crimsoned
with mortificatien„"oh, pa At can't her,
"Yes, Clara, it was fron the 'door of Miss Grey's
once elegant home, that ','your father first walked
with the SHApISTRESI. 4 I —.
COAL AND COL'.—A et'
Philadelphia North Anteri
report of the birector.4
that the value of all the - gi l l
mints, .for twenty-four y
ti , 12,741,(153, or someWha!
sum of half a million y
advantage to the stock of
appears from the returns o
sylvania that the vapid of
in that State k annually
amount: the last year, fur
anthracite bronglit'doWn
ofter,iloo tons—was
nit this gold dng up tin
twenty-four years. Frot
Northern [Maryland as u
mines are inurevttluohle.
South
s after her return she
eying an iltfant of two
islet..
sfortune nvertook the
ernen Hope, the young
I l lluded, woe a Constant
lwa l s he who stoned by
cother, whcin death re
!, tuid it was his voice
! the blesied words, , I
ife.' It vas he who
on the brlw of Ade
iict withre, King of
fleorlations of religion
a - whowhispered com
41yistricice survivors,
loVeth wh in helciqas
rl 011ie ion - Which
h foi na a e ceeding
Jr•ill
I ly who had
1,. of the eye
beautiful to
the azure
:parent, and
rapidly; but
ier hia wife,
eadily upon
e physician
icovery was
of a fam
a beatnin
Which wad
rambled tk
more trans
,ent more
f calliug
.tealing st
soon. Th
ermaix's r•
,nta Cruz.
.valtefut, to
ny little tl i
1 for the- cm
I vith him, ci
Iltch beside I ,
hope, He
claimed 14
the protect
tires, she tti
loneliness i
hDings night,
ings a wo
'aun of an
'and smooth
him, speak
father, and
r care; and
tion of Him
irned to her
•reater than
m hor lover soon after
that glad and buoyant
tenoned health of one
illness, arid - Who feels
owing warmly through
1
.my, the lit
is creditors
d steal from
iveu to her
strict econ,
Dither by
ie she coq
laid, was
crock fair
without
. daughter
I was atlmir-
I their being
was due the
ary was le
i t, though,
hud ecus l
I to plain Sc
former fr
(i:ed their
,nuintainedi
t alone with
wing to the
to entbroi
wing to earn
ends wished
Oldness, and
herself and
1 Clara eag erly asked,
What-is_ ler name?---
It a %von's' ! And she
pity!" (Clara seemed
nisum.wns the mission
ould like, to see her,
re she lives, papa?"
where I requested you
known too."
it can't be Miss Grey!"
.y ot, whom I have been
miable, suffering, self.
• r known. Miss Grey,
y, and now your moth
so much a day'!"
and her father proceed-
rings fact is stated in the
an.. Front the annual
e U.S.- Mint, it appears
Id coined in the U. 'S.
ears .prior tu .1847, was
exceeding .the average
ar—a very •consitlereble
American wealth; but it
the coal trade in Penn
this commodity brought
qual to the 'abnVe large
:rumple, the value of her
n' tide-water=nearly 3,-_
the value of
ing the whole
earn that our
'Sylvania) coal
thou !luso of
y equal to,
South, au
I this it up
%II us Pool
•old 11/iI/Vo
WHAT A MAN DID winiouon PEM , RVIII3INCR.-
SOITIO years ago an individual, well known in this
city, concluded to try the experiment of bettering his
condition by adventuring to th' western country.--
Leaving his family behindhim he bade farewell to
Trenton•one tine morning, nod with little else than
a light heart and a good constitution, in the way of
capital, he commenced his journey. In a few weeks
he found himself in the city of St. Louis, without a
soltary acquaintance in the place, and but a solitary
shilling in his pocket. This he reserved to pay for
and obscure lodging, and went supperless to bed.--
The next morning.he went to look for work, and
soon got a contract to dig a welt. On this job he
cleared several dollars, and we next find.bim build
ing a mill dam for,some nerson in Si, Lobis, which
he accomplished 'with his 'wn labor to the, decided
advantages of his iiithertd.l an pOrse. :.„I
Ily thus turning hislhan ti to whatever they could
find to do without' regard o thelumbleness of the
occupation, our adventurer returned after an ab
sence of a year, with seven hundred dollars in clear
cash, and no unpaid debts to harrass his mind...-.
In a short time he again sought hisTnew home and
arrived at St: Louis in the heat of a copper mine
mania which had sprung up from the , discoveries
about Lake Superior. . Without friends, without
education, without experience in the matter, he put
`out for the mining region to see what could be
done by such a person as himself. In, an open boat
he minutely explored the rockbourd coast of the
mighty lake for several hundred miles,rand after an
absence of some years, returned again to Trenton
with several thousand dollars in hard bash and with
deeds in his pocket that showed him to be an owner
of some of the west.
With the knowledge he had thus acquired by
patient assiduity, our whilom well-digger went to
Flemington, in this State, and succeeded in instil
ling new life,into the owners of, the well-known
copper mine of that place, and in u few months sold[
out his interest in that concern at an advance 'of
over ten thousand dollars. A few days.since he re
turned to Missouri, where he has stores, lead and
copper mines, tkc., all in the full tide of successful
operation. All these results have been achieved by
individual sagacity, aided by unyielding persever
ance.- Meanness and parsimony have 'had no share
in the success we have recorded,. for our hero is as
open-handed as a prince. His generosity is un
limited, as more than one person, who owe all they
possess to-his friendlyintinificence, can testify.
We have written this little history for the advan
tage of all Such as are disposed to sit down in des
pair and rail at fate for such disappointments in li
as are rnore.properly to be ascribed to indolence,.
[Trenton State (Paz.
A LADY IN ♦ nx.-4i few days since, a lady of
very good genteel appearance, end, as afterwards
discovered, belonging to a very respectable family,
made a most during attempt to rob a shoo stare in
Broadway, while the gentleman keeping the store
was waiting miter sister.—They entered the store,
and the younger of the two asked to be shown some
of the best gaiter boot's. The boots were taken
from the boxes, and they expressed their admiration
of them, but the prieW was rather high, and they
wished to bee some of less price. The request was
immediately complied with, and those of less price
placed upon the counter; but While the shopkeeper's
back•was turned for a moment, to take down the
box containing them, the elder lady most expertly
slipped a pair of the best tinder her vizette, without
having been seen. 'After examining the. boots kir
some time, the suspicions of the gentleman were
aroused by the earnest and ceaseless aze of the die.
honest lady, who seemed as if she -th tight she had
,been discovered. They were abet t leaving the
store without purchasing, when 6p d'scovered what
he supposed to be the form of the sols.,of a shoe ; and
immediately walking around the coo ter, placed his
hands upon the boots, and naked her vhat she had
there. In an instant, as if liaralvzed, .he stood trem
bling before hint, and the hoots fell n on the tloor.—
Ile then• told her she would have to b iy them, or ho
should most certainly subject her to nore unpleas
antness than she had already Wen i io. She had
no money with,her, neither had her s Ster, but said
she would go home and get it. Thi was refused
her: but she was told that her sister ould go, and
she remain until her return with i th. Money; and
not until that was done was she allot •ed to depart.
The lady is a young widow, and enjo •s the esteem
Of a large circle of respectable acquaintances. If
she has been guilty of such small acts befOre, this
discovery will probably prove of ben tit to her: and
:lie next time site wants a pair of bolts, she will he
prepared to purchase, rind not attemp. to Steal them.
I'. Herald.
'BRAVERY WADMEN.-Sir
whose arrival from the Red river cm
witty announced, gives us the Ulm
of the bravery of Indian women. 0
diens, whom he saw at Gull Lake, h
ed into the valley, along with his wi
by five youths of a hostile:tribe. On
odds that were against the Man
up for lost, observing to the women
could die but once, they lied better n
minds to submit to their present fate
tance. The wife. however, replied,
had but ono life to lose, they were tht
ly bound to defened it to the last, e
most desperate circumstances; addit
were young and by no means pitiful
adi r tional motive for preventing their
coming small, Then, suiting the
word, the heroine brought the foreM
the earth with a bullet, while her hi
ted by a mixture of shame and hope,
more of the enclegwith his • arrows
who had by this time come to .chise
ready to take vengeance on the coot
with the uplifted tomahawk, when, t
intended victim was hurried in hi
mayed by the death of his companio
vivur of the assailing party saved hi
after wounding his male opponent
arm.—X. 0. Picayune.
DOES TAYLOR "TRADE IN NEGIt I
press of Saturday contain an extra , .
from n member of General Taylor's
ly appearing in the Cleveland (0)
it is stated that Taylor never sold
bought negroes "connected in tparr
of his servants." This is a mrsera
a bald lie in principle—designed to
that he does trade in negroes like at
The writer dnres not say that he do
slaves wbero he can make bargins
to his pecuniary advantage. Ther
for the Big It rins and Lit le Toms
or 90 bought'•with the PilissistipP
prove this implied faliehood on the
cral Taylor's ,T here also
chase from 'James Rowley, negro
Orleans, to shame the Express, th
ald, and the, conscientious member
lor's family, if they have any sense
Every planter, in the South is in
ing negroes connected in marriage
and selling such of his too,'to otio
own the husband or the wife, as
York Ti ue.,AS'un.
-CaotMinannis AND CAriciuts.---IA ,
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Observe:, that
lives in the vicinity of that city, lt
ed a perfect cure of a cancer on hi
application to it of poultices mad
Therancer had been of eight yea
is vouched for by the editor of dui
Stmvisitsttss.—Sellistittess• has
heart of stone encased in iron.
see the miseries of the world—it
pangs of Ettinger anti thirst, It ro
and sell its own Lone to the 'duct
the 'tlevi
NUMBER 19,
G. Simpson,
ntry was re
ving instance
ie of the
,In
hten track
b and family,
perceiving the
gave h - mself
that, as they
alio up their
livithout resis-
that U. 3 they
more decided
%.t.n under the
g, that as they
they bad an
Hearts from be
action to the
iis - twrirrior to
q shank), anima
, disposed of two
The fourth,"
qfiarters, was
ageous woman
le knife of his'
. brea6t. Dis
cs, the sole stir
mself by flight,
1 y a ball . in the
es?"—The; Ex,
t from 'a letter
amity, origina4-
ferald,-,in which
slave, but has
sge with somo
le subterfuge—
cover the fact
y other ranter.
,3 not purchase
ikely to accrue
stands the deed
to the tune of 80
' plantation, to
tember of Gen
lands the, pur
dealer, of New
Cleveland Her
of General I.'a)-
of shame- left.
the habit of buy
'ith his servants'
r planters who
May tie.—A"cw
c learn from the
gentleman who
s recently effect
. nose, from the
orthis fruit.—
s Standing. This
pa per.
0 gout. It is a
tlitisfineFs cannot
cannot feel tiro
itta own grave,
r, und its bull' to