TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
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gaAO, paid; within the year.
’No siibscriptioh' taken fora less term tfian six
tnoiiths, and no - discontinuance ’permitted until
all arrearages are paidf A. failure'to* notify n
discontiiui’Aiice at the expiration of *a term,-will
'‘considered a new engagement,
.06 per square fur. the
• iirst inseHions*-aud twenty-live cent's for
every subsequent one* . ’ '
DB. HUNT’S
" BOTANIC PULS,,
LVTEBESTLNGr,.&. APPLICABLE TO THE
.i■;<.j m'. APPLICTED WITH '
Diseases of tlie iSfomacli, or Nerves;
Sucli !i Dyspepsia, cither Chronic or Casual, mv
• dor the worst symptoms of restlessness; Low
lies* of Spirits,'ilncl'General Kmachuiun; Con
sumption,, whether of the Lungs or Liver; l.ivr
* ei: Affections; Jaundice, hotli Biliary &‘{Spas
modic; Costiv.enesvy''Worms of every variety;
. -Rheumatism; wheth'tr Acuteor Chronic*; to
gether with Gout, Scrofula, Pains in die Head,
Bank, Limbs, and Side, Typhus Fever, Hear
• R*t.Fever, Putrid,Sure Throat, Fever & Ague,
...Spasmodic Palpitation of the He.ait and Arte
ries, Nervouslmtahility, Nervous Weakness,
Hysterics, Tic Douloureux, Cramps, Female.
Obstructions, Heartburn, Headache, '-Cough*
the Common or-Ilumid, and the Dry or. the
Whooping; Asthma,''.Gravel, and Dropsy,
’The Blood has hitherto been considered bv
’Kinpirics and others,* as the great regulator of
the human system, such is the devoted ol
'the adherents to that erroneous doctrine? that
they content theimelves'with the simple posses-
Sim ot this* tallacious opinion,.without enquiring,
fat e tlio prim iry sources from whence Idle,
Health, and Vigor emanate, and, t'ica vernj,
pain, sickness, disease and death. N>.t so with
Du. Hunt, whose extensive research and prac
tical experience so eminently qualify him for the
profession of which he has been one of the most
.useful members. He contends—and a moment’s
Vt llectian will convince any reasoning mind of the
correctness of liia views—that»Uav«tomach, Ih
•ee.'and the associated organs are 'the primary
. and great regulators of health* and that the* blood
<u very nuny instances Is dependent on these or- j
{tans, and that unless medicine reaches T-Hli
•KOO r t OF THji OISDASK, the uufm'/iciol
•anodyne* usu »lly prescribed, serve but as foil*
to e.ioer the ravages of deep-rooted maladies.—
Under tlft-se convict ions, at Hie expense ofyeai s
•of'cMse application, the.doctor has discovered ».
medicine whose searching powers arc irresi.ti- [
bl*\ and-io prescribing, it is w;ith a knowledge of I
its being a radical Cure in llie vnrinus diseases
already eomnerated, even If applied in the most
’[ vritical cases, but he does not pretend to ascribe
'•’ 1*)"' ''" I :. v ;‘—r v .'_. ~ -
HUNT’S COTAX IC PILI-S.
a supernatural agency,' although from positive
.proofs within Lite knowledge of hundreds he h
-preparod-to shew, thatr-wliei) every other earth
ly i'emedv has been lilwii up, i .
V ' HUNT'S BOTANIC PILLS _
have never i)cen known to fail in effecting two
very gratifying results, that of raising from the
bed of sickness and disease tlm.se v, bo have' test
ed their..elhcucy, arn^thus amply rewarding Dr
Hunt for his long and anxious study to attain this
fici-fcdhn in the 11 k a i.%g Art. -
The extraordinary success which has attend
eil tlie use of llunt’s Botanic I'ii.i.s, is
ihe best criterion of their superior virtues.
They have been the means of .raising a
host .of languishing patients from the bell
’ot a (11ic tin n, a *-it'.is' l l earl v evinced in the
f
['allowing*
: CERTIFICATES .
KEVRR AND AGUE CURED,
Vb Dr. Huni.
Oval* Sir —li' licvihj; it :t duly I mvc yon ns n
‘sner.esshd pr.irtiuoiur, as Well as those wliom.ij
similarly afilh U*d, I uHc* pleasifre in ackn-iw
ledj'hu; the benefit’ 1 have derived from the usi
xjl yuur vdn-thb* medicine.
HUX'PS BO'I’ANIC PILLS. ~1
nerimr from Fever ami A'.’ue, ftlu-
Alt
}*mg the spring and fdl, tor the last lour ychi>,
anil tile pecuniary injuries attendant on the in
disposition of one'on whose exertions a large fa
mily was dependant- f.-r suppoi t.- And having
without success tested the skill of many medical
'a Ivisers, at an expViisc T could not well afford,
I i ih* fill of 1 S.kJ.Tinding the premonitory symp
tonis dt the disease appi oardnug, I was inducutl
hy a Iriend who had tried vrutr medicine, td“pur
•Cli isi* a package of your U .tahic Pills, and now
have the happiness cn inform you—and thnugh
r you, thosd who'may he simii.lrly afflicted —that
tU6y counteracted the diseases nor have 1 been
’troubled-with it since and my confidence con-
Vmhes to uphold me in thedudivf that y«mr lib
time Pills are the most safe, the cheapest, mrst
cacions, and radical cure for that, distressing
'disease Fever and Ague. All I can for the pre
s.nit offer you tor the blessing you have been in
.■sti’nmental in conferring on me, is iny assurance
•of unceasing gratitude and esteem.
“ . ■ ' Pr^TTi^CDR^ItCKr
-■-Ncwarls,-N. J.» J‘jly-3li-i839.
' Byipspsiat or Effectually
Cured .
Mr. Wm.. Tucker, having lately been rcstor
fd to a soiiiid.state of lie-dth-, through the efficu-
cy ot Dr. Bbtiutic Filh % thinks it an in
■ -* di spe 11 s;tilledu ty to state certain jactsjxdjitiyt’ to
tlie. disease under which he had so long suffered'.
Thesyibptbms were a painful obstiuction, with
a consViYit rejection of food; head-ache, palpita
tion of ilie heart, lowness of spirits, a trouble"
isomedry cough, dizziness, tightness at the cljest
■ and difficulty of breathing, almost constant palp
an the side,’ loins, and shoulders,• accumpa'nied
with much languor ahd_debility. These afflic
tions, togetherwith an unusual degree of flatu
lence, brought On such a stale of extreme weak
"'neas, as to prevent him from attending to his bu
siness and his health appeared lost beyond re
wcpvery* His friends.and relatives because,'a*.
1 untied Ht melancholy. prospectrahd strongly
recom mended Hunt’s. Botanic ..Pills—..they - were.
. administered, ami in a few days produced aston-1
It, tshnig-relief, and finally.realized.a perfect resto*
• ration to sound health. - - - ,
' 1 ' *« j WILLIAM TUCICER.
■ • :_j Hew ate of Counterfeits*
... -QTj*Cautidh,—-Be particular in : purchasing tb
, see,that the label of this medicine contains d rio
'jff*c
•: Anff.be jikewtstr particular .in.obtaining’,them. at
* 100 Chatham st.; ONew Vork, or from the regu
:lar agentsi ; . ■ . - ■ /;. • ,
r .Hamili'.oN & Grier, Carlisle,
- ■ DU. WM. EVANS’-.- . . '
V.'.:. test'dsevere case,of. Piles cured at ifiQ.Chat
ham gtrcrt,— M r-D-ui’i Spianingof Shrewsbury;
'' E'len TuWn, Now Jersey. whs severely, afflicted
I'-'witliPilfb t i)i’ more than 30 .years. Had had re
course to medicinesof almost every. (Inscription,
, also the advice df-severai eniminent Physicians,
J ;o,bit.i}eyerpfqand;the .slightest I’eliel* from linv
~ .\SOUrce-whatsqey ec, until he called oir.Ur. Evaing
pf-103.Chathaui slia-et, N, V., and 'procured
shipe hnedicwiofroin him', from which lie found,
immediate'relief,- and subsequently a period
■ ; s:ijre>....
' Beware of Counterfeits. ,
■ a^Caution.-p-Be particular m -purchasing to
j 'see tlirtC thß Ihhcr fit this medicinfecrnitnins a no-,
I;, tice 01-lirientry according to Act ofCongress.—
liV- Aodihejihewise.psi-ticidar. in obtaining them'Hl
'■;: "idO Chatham at;, NewhYork; pi-froth the rciyi-'
i : jaragents,
: ' JUmitoxScGßiEit, Carlisle.
BY G. SANDERSON &E. CORNMAN.J : j
ho i © -'ixo^ v: i : a-aa-..
DR. GOODE’S CELEBRATED
fsmA l; b : -p s % s .
These Pills are stropgly recommended to the
notice of the ladies hs a sale and efficient remedy
in removing those complaints peculiar to their
sex, front'"want of ejcercise, or general Debility
of,the system, Obstructions, Suppressions, and
Irregularity of ihe Menses; at the same time
•strengthening; cleansing, ami giving’tone to the
Stomach and Bowels, and producing a new ami
healthy siction throughout the system generally.
They create Appetite, cmvcct Indigestion, re
move Giddiness, and Nervous Head ache, and
are eminently, useful in those flatulent complaints
which distress Females smnuich at the 44 IVnN
o> Lifk. ”■ They'obviate cmtivencss, and cmfn
loract all Hysterical and Nervous Affections,
likewise afford soothing and permanent relief in
Fluor Albus> or Whiles, and In the most obsti
nate cases of Chlorosis, or Green Sickness, they.
Invariably restore the pallid and delicate female
.to health*ami vigor. ■
These Pills have gained the sanction and ap
probation ul the most eminent Physicians in the
| Onited Stares, and many mothers cun likewise
testify to their extraordinary cfllcacy. -To mar
•ried females, whose expectations of the tender
esl pledges of connubial happiness have, been
defeated, these Pills may ,be truly esteemed a
blissful boon- They’soon renovate all function
al debility*, and if taken (according to directions)
obviate.all morbid action. They dispel that ful
some and disagreeable sensation common to fe
males at each monthly return-, likewise the :ft
'tondunt pains in the hack, side,'or loins; they
generally counteract.tfie nausea, Vomiting, and
other nervous affections in chlorosis, oV green
sickness, in a few days, (and if continued accor
ding to directions,) soon effect a.perfect cure.*—
Nothing is so signally eflicacious in recruiting tlitl
pallid and sickly female (who has been during
h'T life irregular and sensitive) as the FEMALE
PILLS
Rcware of Comilhfoils.
JEJ’Caution. —He particular in purchasing to
sre that the lain*! of this Medicine contains a no
ticeMif* according to Act of Congress.-—,
And he likewise particular in obtaining them at
10h Chatham si., New York, or from: the regu
lar agents.
HAMILTON Sc GKIEU, Cnrlislc
S YTf i/p,“ ■
TO SI CHILDREN TEETHING,
To Mothers and Kttrscs.
1 he* piisfmge’Of. the* teeth through the gums
produces troublesome and dangerous symptoms.
U is known by mothers thut there is great'iiri
lalion’in tlie mouth and gums during tins pro
cess. Tlie gumsawell, the secretion of the saliva
is increased, the M fnqueut
•md sudden hts of ning In
its sleep, and spa; uTcliild
shrieks with exti usis its
lingers into its month, If these pricursary symp
toms are not speedily alleviated, spasmodiccon
vnlsirins • uniyersidly supervene, ami soon cause
the dissolution of the infant. If mothers who
li ive their little babes afflicted with these dis
tressing symptoms would apply’ the. celebrated
Ame-i icaii SyiUp,.which lias presum'd
hundreds of infants whendlidught'pa'st recovery,
from being suddenly attacked with that fatal
naladv convulsions. i
Tills infallible remedy lias preserved hundreds
when ahtmght past recovery, from convulsions.
As soon as Ihe Svrup is rubbed on the gums, the
hihj will recover. 'i'his preparation is so iono
‘•out, s>> efficacious, and so pleasant, that no child
will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it.
U’lun infants are at the age of four months,
though there is no appearance of lceth„onH)f-t
--t4e-oF-the-syrnp-sh(iuitHnr-usnbnn~tiTC"gTTmi L lTr
••pen the pores. Barents should never he with
out the syrup in if?e nursery where there au*
young children, for if a child wakes in the night
w»lh pain hi the gums, the Sjrnp immediately
gives ease, by..opening. the pores and healif.g the
gums; thereby preventing Convulsions, Fevers,
• •
Sczvare of Counterfeits,
CC/’Caution.—Uo particular in purchasing to
see that the. label of this medicine cpntainsji no
lice of its entry according to- jict of Congress, —
Ami be likewise-particular in obtaining them ail
103 Chatham st.'f'New York, or from the regu
lar agents* • ■
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle,
DR. WM. EVANS*
€mnmnile ff Aperient Skills,
. —uduuLlwrjv.ejfy severe. case of' Inflammatory .
Rheumatism cured. by Dr. Evans' Medicine. —
Mi*. John A. IhoTull. of the rniinrv i f Wesichgs
ter, town of. North Castle, New Vovk. hail been
severely afflicted, with inflammatory rheumatism
fur fourteen mouths wit'll violent pains in his
limbs, great lieat, excessive thirst, dryness i f
skiny limbs much swollen, was .tint able without,
assistance. t(‘i turn in bed for six weeks. , Had
tried various remedies to no effect.; Was nilvis
ed by it Iriehd (.I procure some hf Hr. AYv,
Evans' medicines ot 100 Ch ath ani ttreet, N. Y„
wliirli he immediately sent fon amlafter inking
the first dose found great rebel, and in contimi
nig' its use ae.cordlng to the directions for-ten
days, was perfectly cored. . Allows me to refer
.any person to him for the truth of the above
statement. ; . , .
Itewatcof Counterfeits, ,
lT^*Caiition.—He particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains a no
tice of it.vc«/ry according 'tvA'l of Congresa:~
And lie likewise’particular jnbhtainihg'the'mat
100 Chatham -it.,_ New York, or from the regu
lar agents, ; IV r
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle.
Oa.. ip, 1839. v' '/■:
BAUON VON HUTC.HELER,
-v; H3P.3- PILLS. - - - " -.
These Pills are ■ composed- : of Herbs, which
exert’. a , "«ljs6ft'fic_Hctipn 'tipon thp lieail, give ‘air
impulse or strength io the arterial system: the
blood is quickened and equalized in its circula
tions through all the vessels, .whetherqf the skin,
the parts situated internally, or the extremities,
mul as all the secretions of the body’are drawn
rfrom the blond, there is a cqhaeqnent iprrense iif
every,secretion, and:a quickened action of the
absorbent mid exhalent, or vessels.
Any morbid action which may. have taken place
isxorrected, all obstructions are removed, the
blond is purified, and ihe.bbdy yesuihes'n health
ful state.?' p ■
’j I ','- fjiewaiep/ CouritiVfeiisi r
. ab“Caution.^Be; i p:iHiculiir ih 'phrqbasing to
see tliablhe label of. this medicine contains a no
tice of its entry nccoCctiny to del of Congress.—
And be likewise particular.ln obtaining,them at,
loq,Chatham,St., New’Vurk, or from the regu'-
lar agents, ,
/ HAMiLtoN & GitiEtt, Carlisle. ,
Of whom inay.he had, • '
Dr.'Writ'. JSvans’.Camamlle Ctdjiirient Pills? .
hi Oo-Sool/iiiigSyrtift. i v
Hunts Botanic Plllsi ■ ; .
Or. Gooile’iff'emale Pills, v ~j . ..
‘DdSPevercmddgueiPilfiii —Jt ;
October 30.1839. :'r', - V?'
'*£:■ CaFlVBle',''X*fcThn*iM'a§r : JYbveiiMer-fii!:s HS39r
POE.T-ltY.
Shades of Evening. . . >
Shades of evening gently-falling.'• 4 .
O’er tJio’day’s departed light, '
Life in the peaceful slumber thralling,
Through the hovering beams of light-
Sweet, oh sweet; to summer blossoms, .
Arc the (lows ye softly fling-,
But more sweet to wearied bosoms,
Is the leaden sleep yo bring*.
Shades of evening soft, and cooling,
Fleet thy breezes through the shy,
.Air with graceful freshness ruling,
Sweeping boundless far and high,
When thy haze is drooping o’er us,
Trembling on tho verge of day,
Slumber spreads her couch before us,
■Soothing all our cares away. •
Shades of evening, dear to. feeling,
- In thy soft and seltling glooih,
hen the shies their stars revealing,
Memory can her spell resume,
Then, tho things of life reposing,
Fancy’s-pinions are unfurled,.
All tho gems of mind disclosing^
In 'her bright and Phantom world* 1 ~
_ Shades of evening! swesi And lovely
Are the hours yo softly bring’,
When to truth and nature onty,
Man’s ascending spirits cling,
When from day’s diffused commotion,-
-Twilight dims ’tlio glowing' skies
And the soul witji warm emotion
Feels its soarings heavenward rise.
-v : ■—v W , ri t,.y-..
.of evening! oft • 1
Back to scenes of fading lime, , *
Memory all the past discerning,
6'ighs to view that yoJUifu! clime, ‘,
Where upon the green I gamboll’d,
’ . Through the fields and aronntl the wood;.
And with boyhoods playmates rambled
In .the wildest merriest mood.
And if bro my feet should-clamber,
Up those verdant cliffs again, •
-- There I’d watch the sun’s bright chamber
O’er the rock-ridged' mountain chains,
There behold thy diin|dominion,.
While he stay’d hia bright career,
Borne on fancy’s lofty: pinion—
Wrapt in boyhoods memories deaf.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Slefcrcnec Case.
AN OLD GENTLEMAN’S STORY
liY EMMA C. EMBUIIY.
The outlines of the following sketch.were
related to ine bj an aged and honored riicm
ber of a large family connexion; a man who
r -posso#scs-au-almost inexhaustible-fund—of
legendary lore, and whose most interesting
anecdotes and comic talcs are but recollec
tions of past scenes, of which he can say, in
the language of rEneas, "quorum nnigna
jHtrs/ufi. ■ : .. . ’ -- ■ .
“Many yefifs .ago, w said Mr. fc •, “1
happened to be one of the referees in a case
which excited unusual interest in our courts,
.from the singular nature of the claim, ami
the strange story which it disclosed. -The;
plain till’, who was captain of a mcrchant'ship
which traded principally with England and
.the West Indies, had married quite early in
life with every prospect of happiness. His
wife was said to have been extremely beau
tifulr and no less lowly in character-. Af
ter living with'her in the most Uninterrupted
.harmony far fiviv
two daughters were added to’his family", lie
suddenly resolved- to resume his occupation,
which he had relinquished on,his marriage,
and when his youngest" child was.but three
Weeks old, sailed once more for the West
Indies.' \ '
His wife, Who Was devotedly attached to
him,-sorrowed deeply at%is :absence, and
found her only comfort in the society of her
children and the hope of his return. But
month after month passed away, and yet he
came not, nor did any letters—those insuffi
cient though welcome substitutes, arrive to
cheer her solitude. Months lengthened in
to years, yet no tidings were received of. the
absent husband; and, after long hoping a
gainst hope, the unhappy wife was compelled
to believe that lib had found a graVo in the
ocean. , ' . •
“Her sorrow -Was deep and heartfelt, .but
.the evils of poverty were now added to her
affliction, and the widow found bersclfo-.
blijjetl to resort to some employment, to sup
port tier helpless children; tier needle was
her only resource, and for ten wears she la
bored early"and late for the uusorabSe pit
tance, which is ever grudgingly bestowed on
the humble seamstress; A merchant of New
York, in moderate but prosperous''circum
stances; accidentally became acquainted with
her; and pleased with her gentle manners,
nolcss than her extreme beauty,' endeavored
to improve their : acquaintance with friend
ship. After some months he offered her his
.hand and Was accepted; •
.“As the wife of a'successful merchant site
soon found herself in the enjoyment of djmi
forts and r luxuries such as she had
fnre possessed. Iler children became his
children, and . received from- him every ad
vantage that "wealth and affection'ctml if nro- >
cure."- V; :• IfSiJvv.
. “Fifteen years passed away) the daughters
married,—and by were fur-
every. in their
new 'avocatibn;bf ; they
had; scarcely. cjuKted his roof When their mo
ther. waS taken ill; ShpVdicd after a few
days 'ahd'fmjm.'that time - until the
perid4fof;the tfiijl'i tlgSyidowbrhad resided
with-tße ybupgest daughter. ■-* r ;
“OUR country—RlGHT OR WRO^G.**’
“Now comes i the strangest' part of the
story. After an absence of thirty years du
ring which time no tidings had been receiv
ed from him, the.'/7rs< husband returned .as
•suddenly as he had departed. .He had
changed his ship, adopted another name,
and spent the whole of that long period of
time on the ocean, with only transient Visits
on ,shore while’ taking in or discharging car
go; having been careful, also; never to come
1 nearer home than New Orleans. Why he
[had acted in this unpardonable'manner to
, Wards his family no one could tell, and he
obstinately refused all explanation. There
were strange rumors of slave trading and pi
: racy afloat, but they were only whispers of
' conjecture. •
| Whatever might have been his motives
I for suclv conduct, herwas certainly any thing
but ■indifferent to Ills'family, concerns when
he returned. He raved like a.madman when
informed of his wife’s second marriage and
subsequent death, vowing vengeance upon
his successor and terrifying his daughters by,
tiro most awful threats, in case they refused
to acknowledge his claims. ' ’
Ho had returned wealthy and one of those
mean reptiles of the law who are always to
be found infesting the halls of justice, advi
sed him’to bring a suit, against the 'second
husband, assuring; him that he could recover
heavy damages. ’The absurdity of institu
ting a claim for a wife whom death bad al
ready released from the jurisdiction of earth
ly laws was so manifest, that it was at length
agreed by all parties to leave the matter to
be adjudged by five referees. • ' • .
“It was on a bright and beautiful after-;
boon in spring,, that we first met to hear this
singular case. The sun light streained
through the-dusty-.windows of the court
room, and shed a halo' around the long grey
locks and broad forehead of the defendant,
while the plaintilf’s harsh features were
thrown into still bolder relief by the same
beam which softened, die
pi. his adversary. The .plaintiff's . lawyer.
made a most eloquent appeal Tor his client
and had we not been better informed about
the matter, our hearts would have melted at
his touching description of (he return of the
desolate husband, and the agony with which
he now beheld his household goods removed
to consecrate a sfraiiger’s hearth. ; The cel
ebrated Aaroirßurr was counsel for'the de
fendant, anticipated from him a
splendid display of oratory. 1 had never'
before seen him, and-shall never forget my
surprise at his appearance.' Small in person,
but remarkably well'formed, with an eye as
, quick and brilliant as an eagle’s, and abro.w
furrowed by care far more than* time; lie
seemed a very different being from-the-arch,
traitor and murderer I had been accustomed,
to consider him. His voice was one of (he
finest I ever heard, and the skill with,which
ho modulatcll it, ([ic variety of its tones, and
the melody of its cadences, were inimitable.
But (here was one peculiarity about him that l
reminded one of the depths of darkness
which lay beneath that fair surface. You
will smile when! (ell you that the only thing
I a built him I disliked, was his step. Ho
V-glidcd rather-thari '-waikcd; hisTnotrhatHhat
quiet, stealthy movement that involuntary
makes one think of treachery; and. in the
course of a long life, I never niet with a
frank and honorable man to whom such a
step was habitual.
Contrary to our expectationsj however;
Burr made bo attempt to confute the power'
of his opponent’s Oratory. lle merely open-1
ed_ a book of statutes, and pointing with his
■ thin finger to one Of its pages, desired, the
referees tq read it, while he retired for.a
•moment to bring in “the
We had scarcely-finished the section that
fully decided the matter in our minds, when
Burr re-entered with a tall and elegant fe
nialq leaning on Ids arm. She .was attired
in a simple-while dress, with a wreath of
, ivy, leaves encircling her large straw bon
net, and a lace veil complctcry conTcaTihg
her’ countenance. Burr whispered a few
words apparently encouraging her to advance,
and then gracelully raising her veil, discov l
ered to us a face of surpassing beauty. I
recollect as well as if it, had happened but
yesterday, bow simultaneously, the murmur
of admiration burst-from the lips of all-pro
scntV - '• v : 1 "
i Turning to .the plaintiff, Burr asked, in a
cold, quiet tone, ‘.‘do you know this lady?”
‘T do,” was the answer;
“Will you swear to that?”
“I. will; to thg best of my knowledge and
belief, she is my daughter.” .
“Oan you swear to her identity?” ■
“I can,*’ said the plaintiff. ■
“What is her age? asked. Burn
. “She wag' thirty years of age on the twen
'ticth day of April,”
“When did you last sec her?” J
; "At her own house, about a fortnight
since,” replied the father.
. “And wlien did you last see her previous,
to that meeting.” , - - Vi
The plaintiff hesitated—a pause: ensu ed-L
the question was repeated, ,«hd the answer,
at length was, on thc-M4th :day of May,'
IT—.”
“VVKen just three weeks old,”
added Burn'’ j‘‘Gentlemcn,” continued he,
turning to (is, > ! I have brought this lady here
as an,Ttoportant witness, and such I think
she; is.' The plaintiff’s counsel has: plead
mfist eloquently in behalf of the bereaved
husband, who escaped the dangers -of the
sea, and returned only to find his home de
solate.'—-But; who will picture to' you the
lonely wife bending over-her daily toil, de
voting her. best years to the drudgery ol
'.sordid poverty, supported only by the hope;
of her husbandts return? ' Who will paint
the slow progress of heart-sickness, the wast
ing anguish of hope deferred, and, finally;
the overwhelming agony which ,'came upOn
her 1 when her • last hope was "extinguished,
and she-was compelled to believe herself in
deed a widow?: Who panl-dopict nitthis-with
out awakening in your hearts the warmest
.sympathy for the deserted wife, and the bit-.:
for tho mean, pitiful wretch.
[AT TWO DOLLARS PEli ANNUM.
- - Kew Sorios—Vol. ■a. Ho. Cti
who could thus trample.on the heart of her
whom he had sworn to love and cherish?—
We need not inquire into his motives for
feting so base a part—-whether it wns.of gain,
or licentiousness, or selfish indifference it
matters not; he is too vile a thing to he.judg
cd by such laws as govern,men. Let us ask
the witness—she. now stands before us 'with
(he frank, fearless brow of a true hearted,
woman—let us ask her which trf these 'two
have been to her a father'.”
Turning to the lady, in a lone whose
sweetness was a strange constrast wilh the
scornful accents that had just characterised
his Words, ;hc besought her to relate, briefly
the recollections of her early life.
A slightilush passed over her proud and
beautiful face, as she replied: .
“.My first recollections are. of a small, ill
finished apartment,‘which my sister, and
myself shured'with our mother. She used
to carry out every Saturday evening, the
work which occupied'her during the week,
and bring back employment for the follow
ing one. Saving that wearisome visit to her
employer, and her regular attendance at
church, she hever left the house. She often
spoke of our father; and of his anticipated
I return, but at length she ceased,to mention
him, (hough I observed she 'used to weep
more frequently than ever. ,1 thtfn thought
she,wept because we .wore so'poor, for it
sometimes happened that our. only supper
was a iiUle bit of dry bread, and she was ac
cSigtimed to see by the light of the chips
which she kindled to warm her famishing
children, because she" could nut alford to
purchase a candle .without depriving us of
meal. Such was our poverty
wheh-my mother contracted a sccond roar
riage,. and the change to us was like a sud
den entrance-into Paradise. We found a
home-and a father.”—She paused. ;
‘.‘ Would you excite my own child against
me?” cried the plaintiff as he .impatiently
silent.
'The eyes oT the firc ns he
spoke, “,Vou arc not my father,” exclaim
ed she vehemently. “The law may deem
you such, but I disclaim you utterly. What,!
call you my father! you, who basely left
your wife to (oil, and your children to beg
gary? Never! never! Behold there my
father,” pointing to 'the agitated defendant,
“there is the man who watched over my. in l
.fancy, who was the shaScr of my childish
sports and the guardian of my inexperienced
youth. There is he who claims' my affec
tions aml-sharcs my home;—-there is my/a
thcr. For yonder, selfish wretch, I know
him not. The best years of his life have
been spent in lawless freedom from the so- ,
cial tics; let him seek elsewhere for (he com
panion of his decrepitude, nor dare insult
the ashes of my mother by claiming (he du
ties of kindred from her deserted children!”
She hastily drew her veil over her face, as
she ceased speaking, and giving her hand to
Burr, moved as if to withdraw.
“Gentlemen,” said Burr, “I have no more
to say. The words of the law arc express
ed in the book before you; the words of truth
you .have just heard from woman’s pure lips;
(pisitions of nature and the decrees of ,jns
VI need scarcely to add that.our decision
was such as to overwhelm the plaintiff with
well merited shame.” —Ladies Companion
Grains, Tobacco, Business, & Prosperity
It is said that money is so scarce that the
grain and flour of the west cannot bo brought
to the eastern market. Money is scarce,
undoubtedly; but it is not so scarce as that;
and when the grain and flour have, waited
Jtt a certain point for some time for a-trans
portation, it will fall to a price that will in
sure a conveyance. These difficulties, that
seem artificial, arc natural; they present
themsehes unexpectedly from the habit
which people naturally fall into of looking
only at the means of tlicrr owfrh'usitrossyniVd
properly leaving oilier people to take caro.of
theirs.
When an obstruction occurs at a distance,
it is thought that something new baa taken
place,'whereas it is the operation of a gene
ralcauac, exhibiting itself in a way peculiar
to the .circumstances of that which is imme
diatclyurtected. TThe faruim's have fufthe
last few years enjoyed-an uninterrupted de
gree of prosperity. Specie payments and
shin plasters; by the peculiar-state of public
affairs at home and abroad, both brought
grists fo theic mills; now they must feel the
pressure, though Pi evidence, in the wonder
ful abundance of the late harvests, seems to
have tempered the Wind fo them and to all.
The demand for! grain in England, and
also in the great manufacturing districts of
New England, will insure a price beyond
what was apprehended a few months since/
and that will induce aii increase of supply
from the western; slates to prevent too great
;as to ;a
reduction, of course; not only on account of
the fqjloess.of the eastern harvest; but also
on occount of the difficulties of exchange
and’the scarcity of money necessary to the
collection and transportation of largo quan
tities of bread-stuffs. , And this ultimate,
though notimmediate, supply of the eastern
matket. from the west, provides the means
for the western inerchaiUs.to meet their east
erh eagagemcutSjWhich, ,fortunately for them,
have not been greatly increased by this au
ttiinn’s business) so. that,'spring will open
with a want of goods tit the wi»st, a supply
of them in Philadelphia, and the means at
hand of meoting lhe purchasers’ past engage
ments, and '.committing between the credit
and ! cash prices; (that is the common dis
count) o.r the seller for spring-goods. In
addition to the abundant crop,of Indian corn
and the smaller grains, we now-lcarn from
the south that .the cotton crop is unexpect
edly reselling a full. qVeyngr).and the tobac
co crops of Ohio and Kentucky,lwhlch“iu
IS ST and ’3B were the smallest perhaps cy- .
■er gathered, have this year beciv.v.ery.abun
dant. ■■■ ■ - .
These circumstances must .enter into the
■AGENTS.' ■
John Moore, Esq. Newville _ _ '
Joseph M. \Jeans, Esq. HnpeweU township.
Jo UK Wunderlich, Ehq.,Sliippt-nbbmg.
VVilliam M. Mateer, Esq. Lee's Xi U oBl^'
John Mf.n afey, Dickinson township.
John Clendenin, Jr, Esq.. Hogestown. ■
George F. Cain, Esq, Meclianicsburg.
Frederick \Vonderlich, do,
Jameu Elliott, Esq. Springfield.
Daniel Erysher, Esq. Chufchtown.
Jacor Lononecker, Esq. Wtiphilcysburjr.
George Spring,-AllEjinir. -
calculations of all business men, • As th&
crops'of the west ultimately pay the debts
to the east, railroad and patl'al expenditures
are not permanent; and a hundred hogsheads
of tobacco sent from Ohio to Philadelphia,
generally insures a profit to the owner, gives
tolls to the state works, advantages to the
forwarding merchants, business to the labnr,-
ers and draymen in the city, storage to the
tobacco warehouse, business to the factor,
and paymeut 'tu the creditor. Cash would
only have accomplished the latter.— Phila-
U. S. Gazette.
LlFE.—Life bcura us on like the stream
of a mighty river. Our boat, at first glides
down the harrow channel, through the play
ful murtnurings of the little brook, and the
windings of ils grassy border. The trees
sjted the blossoms over our young heads, the
flowers on the brink seem to offer themselves
to our young hands,,'we-pre happy in hope,
and we grasp'eagerly at the beauties around
us, bbt the stream hurries on, still our hands
are empty-, *, • V
Our course in'youth.abd. manhood is a
longer, a wider and deeper jlpod, and amid
j objects more striking and magnificant. Wa
(. were animate by the moving picture of en
joyment and industry which passes before
us,-we are excited by some-short lived suc
cess, but depressed and made miserable by
some short lived disappointment. But our
energy and our dependence are both in vain,
‘ The stream hears on, and our joys and our
griefs arc alike left behind us, we may be
shipwrecked but we cannot anchor, our voy
age may he hastened, but it cannot be delay -
ed, whether rough or smooth, .the river has
tens towards ils home till the roaring of (he
ocean is in our ears, and the tossing, of the
waves is beneath our keel, and the land les
sons from.our eyes and the floods ate lifted
around us, and the earth lose sight of ns,
and'we lake our last leave of earth anil its
inhabitants, ami of our further, voyage there
in no ivitmess, but thp Infinite' and Eternal. ■
. And do we stiir take "so much 'anxiobs
thought fur future days, when the days that
have gone' by have so strangely and uniform
ly deceived us?—Can'wp still .setourheads
on the creatures of God, when we find by
sad experience (hat (he Creator only is per
mament, or shall we', not rather lay aside
every weight and every sin which does most
easily beset us.’ and think of ourselves hence
forth as wafering persons only, who have no
abiding inhcritcncc but in the hope of a be’t
tcr-World, amt fo whom that world would be
worse than hopeless,: if it were not for our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the interest we have
obtained in his mercies. —Jßishcp Ilclicr.
TIT FOR TAT.
We cut the following from one of our ex-
changes-. ' '
My Wive, Kcmcy Flood, has left mewith
out cause or provocation. lam determined
to pay no debts .of her contracting. She isu
trilling, good for nothing jade, “any way yoU
can fix it.” I warn ail. against harboringv
feeding, or running away with her, under the
penalty of-having-their-pccperß-Wacfccned and
their noses mashed until they arc as flat as
trenchers. . JESSEM. FLOOD.
-August 22, 1830.
Very clear of it!— Jesse M. Flood, a
fellow who calls me his wife has wickedly
showed me the bottom of his foot, and nut
satisfied with running away between break
fast and supper, the slab sided, lantern jaw
ed rascal lias-advertised me for a “Jade/”
What ho.says about me is as false ns ho is
trilling. Hc.has t'chqrcdthc kitchen,” leav-.
ingme his children to feed without a cent of
money. . 1 made him a good wife, but he is
a sour,, ill natural, feel footed and bandy
legged scamp. • Hoping that he will continue
to “ measure ” dirt, and never show his hatch
et face in those parts, ! remain
, NANCY FLOOD.
PROSPECT OF ANOTHER WAR.
We learn from Washington that we are
ikcly to get into a war with the Cherokeos '
and other tribes West of the .Mississippi
hither sooner than we expected. The policy
of concentrating on our borders Ifirgc bodies
of armed and hostile Indians, smarting under
a sense of rcccnt injury, tVairgencrally sup-
posed to be rather dangerous to. the .quiet of.
the frontier; and a'war with the removed
tribes, whenever it may arise, will probably
last as long and. prove as expensive as the
Florida Avar. It appears that our-govern
ment, being bound by treaty stipulation, to
protect emigrant Cherokces tre m domestic
strife, in their new. homes, interfered be
tween the Ridge and Ross party.- - The mur
derers of Ridge'were sought for and an at
tempt rtiade’to punish them, the'consequence
of which is that lhe Rossparty became much
exasperated against the Uniled'States. The'
flame has been fanned by th‘e emigrant Sem- ,
inolcs, and the danger of hostile incursions
upon the western frontier, this winter seems
imminent; , ’ • . ; ’
The Government lias sent an express to
the-conimanding officer at iFoTt'Gjbsdhi with t ■
directions'as to tile course to.' be pursued ill
the case of emergency; -* -
A war must bo attended with unexampled *
distress to the settlcrg,-wh« are at tlfis timet
almost wholly.unpibtccfedand unprepared,!...
for it. Borne better means might-be. provi -
ded Tor the protection of.the settlers than the
employment of regular troops. The , dona
tion of lands to ariiied occupants is oho of
these means. : Should a belt of territory, be
tween the Indian territory and the settle
ments, .be assigned-to those who; will occupy
and defend it, it would probably do more to
secure peace than' any-other step that could
be to.kcu.‘~Joui‘ntifcf _Coinincrce.
.: :ff’omrtnJFoilte(l:~Kuuriiy oh Matrimony
—The Congress of Texas has pasted a law
granting 2,oB2. acres of good land to every
-woman who will inarrji during the present
a citizen of that republic,'- wjiu was
such at the time of thh declaration of thrif
independence, a