TERMS OF PlißUt'iTlOsN. S 2 OOpcrahnum, inailvance—or g 2 50, if notpaid within the year. . ,' : - < No subscription taken fora less term than six) months, and no discontinuance permitted until all arrearagesarepaid^ ‘V A failui’e' to notify a discontinuance at the expiration of a term, will be considered a newengagement.,, : Advertisements—x-% I"oo'per. square Tor the. first three insertions, and 'twenty five-xents Tofl everysubsequent, one. , ■■ .[ Printers and their Subscribes. ' It is not likely, Mr. Sam|crson, lhato// of ytmr readers know .that Dr. BenjnndtilL'mnklin '.wasi a printer as well as a /ihiloso/ihe>;. and conse ; fluently had, not only a theoretical but an expe rimental knowledge <T mankind; nor is it likely that they know his opinions ol them in their re lative situations in life. Among other things lie said that. Debtors and Creditors had life test and the worst memories of any people upon eni th; for that," it lOU, [/OH would be certain to remem ber it—whilst / would be as certain tor forget it; and vice versa! Among the thousand and one good things* he said, many of them had particu lar reference to the Craft , that ought never to he forgotten, especially by those who belong to . it. Perhaps you, yourself, Mr; Sanderson, don’t know what I have reference tor but you ought Ip, know —for, “the .proper study mankind is niant” and, if you will permit me, ah old practi cal printer, I’ll tell you w)iat he said in relation to the-caption of this article. Aow for it. — i)y-“i’ilnters* accounts, said the Doctor, though generally small, ace an excellent Index of char acter. Let me limit over my books, said ho, and | J can tell you the character'of every person’ whose name is there.’’ dicing asked by a cotem pnrary. How? lie replied, “upon the principle tinit,-a man who is prom /it and honest in small matters, will he so in large pats: for he wlip would defroiid an Editor of one yeat's subscrip tion, would steal a Horse or rod a Church,. if it Was not- for the fear of detection-, ik deserves to be published among Thieves hud U- uIiKHS, as unworthy the, 'association Or countenance of honest men.’’ This said DtvTVankUn—hence the Printer's Black List, of which he-.was the "founder, . - _ . Now, print it,' Mr. Sanderson rit is, a piece of history —and it niay, perhaps, on slime future occasion, answer your purpose, ns well iis it will . mine, n iw. ‘You have not probably made out a blacklist yet, but I have & pretty considerable one, and intend In. have it published ere long with annotations, that the public may know, not only.here but elsewhere, who ot them deserve , the Character of Hogues, and whether ahy of them deserve the phar.icur of honest men. —A riWwA,.... -f. I was ptralyzed, one ot the- Executors of my brother James* estate aml’.’Squirc Suodgmvs made an effort to colhct the debts of the. late \_fi.rrn_pf.. Wm.-Ur &_J.. Underwood, as well by /lemuaupti as forces In some jnstailtes they failed in many/- 1 have- also tried to collect that which was due myself af(er lhe , dissolution with my brother; hut it was like the attempt to yyws/i the blockumor white, /d -hor in’ vainJ In some rases, whether lor the want of mural courage and moral honesty in the •officers oi; th debtors, 1 can’t tell, 1 was not rtn ly chrated of hry j»»«t claims, hy having to sul>* mil \o stiff swearing. Queen Ann's Statute* and that act which was enacted for the- benefit of poor honest men, of which koguks sometimes take^eadvantage, hut made pay casts, for hav - ihg liVidTlTc'/cw/t/Vj/ to try to get the fruits of my’tabor.. This is nn fiction, -M \\ Sanderson. -Instead of being “defrauded ol one year's wH wriptirtiii*’ the acl'uigl Executor says, “ Ten Thousand-Dollars Vould not balance the bo'lts ot Wm. H. J. UmUrwood, for subscription, advertising ami job -wbrk,*’ to s;»y nothing <if the debts due me, individifally, hi lSr>6, whin 1 was pir.ihzt-d, and many uf them still remain due, and probably ever W/11, having bylaw, become debts of honor, whh*mt either honor or honesty in those who owe them! There are others who are still willing to pay— to such; a little more grace shall be given, before their names he put opim the block //«/;.hut, if they neglect too long,' on it they shall go, without, respect of persons. It is a trite, and true, s-iyiu*, Mr." S nulerson, that, “owe half uf the world don't know how other half lives,” They nevdr suspect th.it the rich and the advantage of Mi-; poor apd fiyoijffnate; or that some who make great pnitVvuuiis of religion, go regu larly to church O'tc dayin tfm-wyek, are.enga ged the other jd.r&h devising ways’anc\ means to enrich thenrseUes at the expense'of their unsns- lHT.tiiig fell >w riti/.eiis ( who.fjdl victims to.thelr cupidity. Sticli folks, too, remember to forget that port ion «*! holy writ, which says, “the la borer is worthy of hts hire.” ' WM H. UNDERWOOD. Carlisle, Febtuaiy 18; 184-1. BOOT & SHOS EjIPOIIiUM. - THE subscriber thankful for past favors respcck fully announces to the citizens of Mechanics* hiirg and vicinity, that he has on hand q large as* sortment, of Boots & Shoes— Ladies'i Gentlemen's' Day's, Misses' & Children's course and line, Leath er and Morocco, >vhich he will sell'low.for c«sA‘ The public are requested, to call and examine fo themselves. V . ' ■; GEORGE F. CAIN. Mecl|anicsburg, January 7, 1841. , ~ ' Estate of William G[llespie, dec'(l. • TB" F.TTERS of ailuniiis(i'.oiqn on llie estate of H IWilliain Gillespie, tlecM. 1 late of Cedar Co. low,i Territory havedteen issued tothe subscri ber rcsiilin;; in Fr.inkfortl township, Cumber land county, I’a. All persons indebted to the estate wiU make piyment, and those having claims will present them for settlement. JAMES Y. GHXESPIE, Adm'r. - February 4, 1841. : ■ ’ : ADAM IiILLEIt, C i ' riIOSI LANCASTER. " , C FORWARDING : COMMISSION MERCH ’ ' ANT. : .Vo. 3758 Market. Street , THREE DOORS ABOVE EIGHTH, . < y PHJLJiimLPmSi Whore all Business enlrushj,d to" him will .be -at tended^to:wjth promptness and; despatch. .. ■ ARERHrS \ i.id Oil 1 of very fine quality. Just Veceivtd and foV: sale by Stevenson & Din- • Fresh l)rngs, Medicines, 6j6» v ..The subscribers have iiistTeceiwia sopplyof fresh Drugs,Medicines, Chemicals, Oils, Paints, . Varnishes,, Dye Stuffs, Fruits, &c., J all ofwhich *ill be. sold onreasnnable terms by ■- a K: J_, /■., ■ A Corns. r ; ; The American Corhstilaster staritls unriV&lleil n the longlistofreniedies for the cureof corns. All th&w necessary in.order to Aest itsAirtuca 8 to mate trial ot tne article, wheh its efficacy WOOD WANTED AT THIS OFFICE, BY GEO. SANDERSON/] r :: -M holdlro. 1388.1 'h . Prom ‘the pouisville. Journal, melodia. ': : I inot.once; in my girliDli houra, ! ’■ -Aordatnro/Spftnnd warm—' , , ■' . • Her cottagejibnnelfiid with flowers Hung swinging bn. her"a|Tn; . - ■ Hor voice was sWeot as tiib yoico df love, ' ' ■ v And her leelh were as pure as pearls, . Wbild forehead lay like a snow white dove '■* ’ln a nestof nut-hrowh curls; V 1 ! ' Sjio wits a thing unknbwh.tp fame— hlblodia was herjilrange sweat name. : •-I never Saw an eye.so bright. L And yet bo soft ns her’s; . ; j It sometimes swam' in liquid light, . And sometimes swam in tears; : '■ !l' - • It seemed a beauty set apart ' j ' For softness and for sighs, • j But oil! Melodia’s melting heart ;■ • Was softer than her eyes; For they Were only formed to spread The softness from her spirit shed. - I’ve gaz’d on many a brighter face, ! But ne’er on one for years, AVhero beauty left so soft a trace Aa it had.iofl on hers;. -But who Can paint the spell that wovo A brightness round the whole? . ’Twbuld take an.angcl from above, 5 To paint tho immortal soul— , • ‘ To trace the light, the inborn grace; Tho spirit sparkling o’er her face. Hcr.bosom was a soft retreat For love, and love aloyo, And yet her heart had never beat To love's delicious tone;'- > - r:e.r- Wailing the little deity^ As'tho-blossom \yaits the breezot - Before it throws its . . .l_ . And trembles like the love-touchcd bcart. ‘ ~ SHb ivas ii creature strange as fair, -- First mournful a'ndjhcn wild, lauglnngon,tho clear bright air - As merry as n child, •** . Then melting down as soft as even, Beneath some.new control, :’ v "i* ~ She’d throw her .hazje eyes to Heaven, And sing with all her soul,. In tones as rich as some young bird’s, JWarbling her own jdeiightfnl words. Molodia! oh how soft darts, / : How gentle and how sweet! Thy song enchained a thousand hearts And drew them to’ thy feet; And as thy bright lips sang they caught So beautiful a ray, That, as I gazed, I almost thought The spirit of the lay , Had left while molting on the air Its sweet expression painted there. Sweet vision of that starry even! Thy virgins beauty yeti . Next te the blessed hope of Heaych, Is in my spirits set; It is a something shrined apart-* . A light fngin memory shed, To Uve until this tender heart —-On which it lives is dead, Benunding me of brighter hours, Of summer eyes, and summer flowers. 1 Amelia .REPORT, OF THE MINORITY. OF THE Board of Visiters at West Point» June 25,1840. The undersigned, differing from the ma jority of the Hoard ofViaitcrs to West Point, in many views which they deem of vital im portance to the public, and-the, welfare of the institution, fed called on - to submit to yntir consideration a separate report. 1 _ - The number of cadets in the institution we find, subject to sligh t variations, ranging from two hundred to two hundred and fifty'. Tile age at which (hey enter .under present regulatioiis is not. less ihan. sixteen years; •the termmf service required is eight years; four of which arc spent in the institution', in the prosecution of their studies. ■ ■ • • . The act for the establishment of the aca demy passed in 1802, and at (lie. Origin-on ly ten cadets were admkted .for instruction; bntjhc number gradually increased to filly. In JBI2 the number was further increased to two hundred and fifty, to correspond with the increase of our military establishment. The country was then threatened with .war with one of the most powerful nations of the cartli; and those who conducted public uf fjiirs 'would have been recreant to their trust hiid they failed to avail themselye#bf every mean's likely to aid in the impending strug gle. That struggle came, and : we passed triumphantly through.if. It wouliT.perhaps, bft unjust to tljc institution, then still almost in its infancy, ti) hold it responsible because hut fewlf the bright names of that era had graced its academic rolls. \ , After (lieAvar closed, the military csfab• lishmenjt of the country was reduced, but no corresponding change has taken:place in ■the number of cadets. , • - —Focjanany-.years.(perhaps since ..the. close of theTast war) the officers of the. army, with but.ftw exceptions, have been selected from tRe graduates of West Point. TJiey, have enjoyed analmost exclusive right' of preference and. promotion; and, when, as in the exceptions alluded to, a citizen was oc casionally appointed; it becnme a subject of seriousobjection and Complaintjwith thc . An examination into the history of the in stitution! shoxVsthat’it Jias ; received a 'most liberal support from"the of the people in CongctSs, tfhd the fostering cafe, of eidh' successive administration. Its clear ; annual expense to the country is over tw(Thffndrcd thousand dolInr8,; not includ ingthepay of officers acting as . assistant professors. : Has the good resulting from U Carlisle, Pa. Thursday Jffarch 4, 1841. requited this.bouhty'P'We will proceed to examine lids question. , ’• v-^-—• ''The numberqf youths who.arinnally cntcr this' institution will average about one hUn-' drill nmltwchtyi aftdUlti nhinber who jjra-' dunte rai-ely exceedsTpHy. 'AVe-do-not im agine that in this whole country.'.there is; a literary .institution, in which two-thirds of /(he. whole class will be found deficient.— Why is this? Doos-it proceed'/from bail 1 management in'the academic'staff; or is it the unsuitable character orthe'mnlerial fur nished them?, A careful investigation au thorizes us to exculpate theformer, whilst. we have no hesitation in attributing' the chief agency to the. la tier cause. ' Nonpecinl provision seems to have been made at the organization of the institution, in 1802; nor at any subsequent period; for the selection of cadets;,because at (hat time, and even up to 1812; they were viewed ns officers df.the army, occupying a grade low er than second lieutenant* They were then selected & appointed by. the appropriate or gans of the Government. Since then,’ (but at what time exactly the undersigned are not prepared to a ay;),'the mode of selecting was changed; and _wc find for some years past what still/exists- —that these appoint ments proceed almost exclusively from the recommendationsLoT members of Congress. That is, each member of Congress has the privilege of recommending from 'time to time, its vacancies occurYa youth'from his district; and such recommendation secures his appointment. , -Hence it nVust’be,apparent that in. most instances th.e Selections for West Point will be made, from the sons of those whose influ ence will be felt at elections, without, refer ence to their military aplitudes;.while youths. sifnd''bcatsng;i taut destitute of political influence, will be pass ed over. The impbrtance'of rctnoving this pernicious, source of favoritism is,obvious. —-.. In a year or twii after entering the institu tion, many of .the.ybutlls' find that,they have .mistukcn'tlicir talents, and thatthey ai d not adapted to the mathematical studies and mental trainings neccssary.to distinction at West Point. They finally resign'or are dismissed, and most frequently become a burden to (hcir.fricnds.hnd useless to them selves and society. But the evil does : not end here. ■ OF the forty, who .pass through tUei.nslitutioiv and graduate at the expense of the public, how many devote their ener gies and peril their.lives in defence of their country? During the period of panic,-while dip Semiiioles were butchering our fellow citizens in Florida, the'graduates pf West Point in large numbeVs' rcsigned their coih aiissions. Having received an education from the. country which enabled them to command a salary of a few more dollarsan iiually in civil life than that paid for defend ng tlic lives and property of our people at he post of danger, they hesitated not to em brace it; and, in this exigency, tbe Govern ment bad to seek, from llic ranks of the plough, men of talents and military spirit to supply their places. . 1 ■ When we compare tbe spirit and,patriot ism of the ancient American soldier with ; he resignations which have taken -place since-the. commencement of the Seminole hostilities, the contrastis humiliating. It is the duty of the statesman and patriot to in quire into the causes, .and to provide the re medy. ' ■ . Although (the parent.or. guardian is requi red to pledge himself that the, youth shall Serve the country eight years, no pen alty, is attachfcd, and no ; meqnp : devised to transfer that pledge to the cadet when- he shall have arrived at the age at which he is legally responsible for his own acts. The consequence is, that the public have begun to consider this promise as a dead letter; youths are sent here, as to literary institu tions for instruction; and aftcr.examination feel little moral or legal ycslraint against the. acceptance of any civil employment pre senting superior pecuniary inducements. — ■ Though called upon to speak thus freely on this point, justice'to the public requires (is to express the belief that they are not aware of the injury they do' to tbe country, and that important part of its defence—the ar my. We cannot believe that they are a ware that theirsons or Wards, on entering West.Poinf, become soldiers, in (he regular army; that, although respected as subordin ate officers, they accept the. bounty-of the Government in the pay and instruction which thcyrcccivic.andlliatthcyarc.or-should be, bound to fulfil lo the letter the. stipula tions of. the contract. We" do hot believe that tills," the-truc state of the case, is-kept properly before the public- An honorable •man would not pkdge liimself for the future course of bis swi'or. ward, if he believed that pledge, any thing else thnn-a-mcre form, when he knew (hat it might be set, aside by the youth, either from his inaptitude or iii disposition to fulfil, it. The parent or guar dian makes what appears to him, no doubt,- a mere formal pledge; sends the youth to West Point; and indulges in the anticipa tion of seeing bim/return to Ids'home and his friends; an engineer and .scholar, and well qualified to fill important and lucrative station's in civillife. i Here wo see the defects of the system de veloping ThemselvesJignin. Of the forty who may base [succeeded, imt-.more (hah one-foui th, perhaps, are adapted to the pur? suits for .which, they, were ostensibly educa ted. . . For more than twenty years, the average number of graduates will, perhaps, exceed forty annually, or a gross number of eight hoinlidl during tile wliole : period. VVit|i these, and the’officers retained in service at %c redpetioh after; ths-whr with Great Bri tain, it would be reasonable to in%V that our army/must be kept sufficiently well officer ed; at-all times nhd places. . And yct.wliat isthe;fact?;Suchhasbecnlhetcnd(incyto rcsighationilliat.du'ringtlicpresent Semin ole hostilities, there lias often . been such - a scarcity ofYofficers that second/lieutenants have had to assume the.eummand of compa “omi COUNTRY- —RIGHT; OR wkono.” nies. The inaptitudc ofinahy of the grad uates of AYCst Point fo’r military life is stri kingly illustrated by. tfie, resignation of one hundred'and seventeen CffiTicers of the regu lar army'during llie-first year of this war, and thehnnuaTaverage-resignations sihee, of about thirty,.or three-fourths, of the num ber added yearly\byi the academy. / ’■ It is'unnecessary to comment on the dis astrous condition of the country, when she finds the officers who, at an immense ex pense, she had educated toserve herin time of war, thus resigning in the face of an ene my. It is, perhaps, neither our duty nor our, right to inquire~iffto - llre — motives for these rcsignatiohs;but we feel that we could not have discharged.the duties you have as signed us, were' we to fail to inquire wheth er they had any connexion witli that insti (ulion'in which these officers received their military education. . &Xt has been urged by many of the cates of the present plan of instruction at West Point, that, though it may fail toi,fur nish the country witli a competent and ac complished military man in every graduate, still the public is amply compensated by tbe number of skilful engineers which it sup plies for other useful purposes. We will not hesitate to say that the course of instru'etion is probably well calculated;!!) impart a knowledge'of civil engineering,iiut We repudiate the' idea that this institution was created fpr such purposes;'and the plea set up in its”defence shows tliat there has been a- wide departure ;from- the- principles upon which.' it was organized. " - We can appeal to every law' in relation to it as evidence that it is a military posf, selected as an appropriate place to teach the waT’Fe.tlns indubitable testimony, and (race, these doctrines to- their results. It is,-WC believe, admitted by a majority of the peo ple of (bis cbuntry.-that .the Federal agency, at Washington has, under the constitution, no power to undertake,-it-system of internal improvements.' Wo presume that a bill to furnish-tbo iron railsTof a road between any two of the most important puin.tsin (he U nioti would scarcely receive a respectable minority vote in either House of Congress n't [this time. If; then, (be United *S(ates cannot constitutionally provide, the material for, nr construct the work-’itself, by 'wbiit authority can it go a step further, and ex pend the publiq treasure in educating men, to enable thenrto exercise tire proper skill in expending the funds of private individu als or corporations upon similar, objects? Under the head of “constitutional law,” we found (lie most, Intitudinarian doctrines taught at West Point. Rent’s Lectures and Bayard’s Exposition were tbe only text books'prcscnted to the cadets as in accord ance with the constitution of the United States. J y . In-lhe important struggle of 1 "98-’9, the principles taught in these text-books were ilistincily rcpudialcd by the people; yet we now find tpc'constitution of tbe United States ,so construed 'at this institution, (lint its powers extend-to the construction of works of interiVal improvement, the protec tion of any branch of industry or knowledge, the establishment of a national bank, or whatever Congress may,deem conducive to the general welfare; in fine, (bat it is the sole judge of (be pxtont of its own puwdr.— It is unnecessary tirdilale on the fatal ef fects-of-these doctrines, if carried out by the commanders of our army, and (he vari ous incorporated companies now to be found in every State of the Union, controlling to an alarming extent, the labor, prosperity, and political power of the people; The ca det is first taught to believe lie will accom plish (he purpose for which he entered the academy by becoming an accomplished en gineer; and then follows tbe next lesson as taught in Bayard and Kent, that' to concen trate in the-bauds, of the FederaFugcncy at Washington power over every subject sup posed to be conducive-to the general wej fare, is the true interpretation of the consti tution. .From these principles, the transi tion is easy and natural to the belief that the Central Government should engage in schemes of internal improvement commen surate with its greatness, and that the grad uate of West Point should have the exclu sive right.of employment (Herein, ■ Y^f’/ To recapitulate: it appears thiit this insti tution has beeniii operation on its present enjargcd plan twcnly-eiglit ycars;-that (he - annual average number of graduates has' been about forty, at an expense of two hun dred, thousand dollars; and now it' falls, to furnish officers fur our small standing ar my, • ' ■ The remedies which the undersigned would respectfully suggest fur these evils arc the following: ' 'Fitst. The mode of appointment should be so changed as to (aka tbe power of selec tion and nomination’absolutely from the' reach of congressional' influence'. No ap pointment should be made; which -had the semblance of favoritism. ■ The. volunteer companies of .the States and Territories should have the selection of tbe.young men to be educated at West Point; and those companies should be recognized as prepar atory schools far tlie tnditary instruction of applicants fortliearmyoftheUhifeilStates. By this change,' (he public mind would be come gradually awakened to the importance of a general rnililary organization; arid' the spirit ofeeqferprise charaoteriftic of the A,-’ mefican soldier in the' early days of our his tory would be gradually revived. J But from the fact. readily adrniltcd. diat few-volunteer companies are found beyond the citics'jiiml villages,, a more general or ganization of the arms-bearing pppulajiqn ought perhaps to be selected ns (he appointment. .The institution y»<mld (hen be a ‘direct cmanation from.Buch 'Pqpulation; and can be alono.accompljsKcd by, placing it on so firm a fouhidatibn, Y.■ .' . ■ In tiie cvcnt' pf war, 'the brimt of the con : [AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Kew Series—Vol. 5, Ko. SG. [flict wjll-be sustained;not by the’ mercenn- I lies bought to keep up the show of an army, ’ but by the great mass.of the citizen-soldiery oftlle country.' They should therefore con trol (he selection of those who at (heir ex pense nretp be taught to defend-the- coun-- try, and to superintend the fighting of her battles. "This mode of selection-and np poinlmont will not only-bring.'.forward the best materials which the country,afforcls-for instruction at West Point, but it’ will react on (he volunteer companies and militia, and revive, as before observed', tiie energy, spir it, and enterprise of the American soldier. Bv transferring the nomination of cadets to West Point to the military organization of the States, a new.aspect will be given to the institution. >lt will no longer be viewed by the mass of the people as a great elemo synary school for the education of the aris tocracy or of political favorites; but-as a .military post; where young men destined for the defence of their country’s rights and lib erties Shall receive, that instruction Which will qualify them in.the best maiiner.to per form so'important a duty. . This change will.subserve another impor tant purpose: it wifi .create a connecting link between the militia and~ regular army; and give a systematic and homogeneous charac ter to the whole military organization of the country. ’ . ..... J - Secondly . We would recommend a cor responding change, in the age of admission,' so that none should 'be admitted under the age of eighteen years. Warty important ob jects would be gained by this alteration. — The applicant will- have arrived-at an age at which 1 he can assume the responsibilities of a conlract to scrve.his-country as a‘soldier. ivlllsbe umiecessyry; ‘Wd, fhe-'Gdvcrn ment will have power to compel the recipi ents of its;favor to perform their portiqp of the obligation;, arid'-thc.number of. graduates, instead of'-forty,' will-be increased to ncarly the whole luimhei' of'cadets. The military spirit and aptitude necessary to secure the nomination, added.to. the. .more mature age, will afford greatly increased-assn ranee that the cadet will enter thiT'army with all the ardor ahd of a soldier.f ; Thirdly - We would recommend a change in the course of instruction, adapted to the. change in the character of the material.— Attention to the mbdlcclunT manifestations of the cadets,-an,d ap adaptation of die course of instruction suitable to a full tlevelopement of their, aptitudes, should be regarded. In stead of 'attempting. to impart a profound knowledge of the exact sciences to all, those only who evince a peculiar fitness for such studies should be trained fo the utmost lim its of thely capacity;, while those in whom the martial spirit predominates should nut, with their ripening years,,have their ardor quenched by the cold process of mathemati cal demonstrations, nor the minute investi gation of scientific studies. The undersigned cannot close this report without availing themselves of the occasion to express the nigh opinion they entertai n of the talents, industry, and gentlemanly bear ing of the professors abd their assistants; and nolliijjp herein stated is intended to imply censure or tire slightest , want of. confidence in any of the ;acudemic staff. All of which is respectfully submitted. JACOB MEDAUY. Jr. Omo. 11. RING, Missouri. JAMES HAGAN, Mississippi. LEIGH READ, Florida. , To the Hon. Jobi B. Poinsett, of War. Sam Slick antl Jtlatrimony. (‘Nothin’ tames a man like a woman.” — I guess so, says L Yes, my soil; said he, get married, marry soon; it’s time you were a thinkiu’ oh it.,now in airncst. Well, 1 feci most plnguily skccred, minister, says I, to try, for if once you get into the wrong box, and the door is lucked on you, tbereis.no escape its I sec; aiid besides, women are so everlastih’ full of tricks, anil' so cuniiiii’ in hldeni’cin afurehand, that it’s lio.easy mat ter to tell whether the bait- has a‘ hook in it or hot; aiidrif a runnel it and a-nibin’ nt it, wliy a auildEn jork givin ly a. skilful hand may'whip itijith your gills.atofe you know where you'-'be,'' , aml your flint is .fixed as"sure ns there are shakes in Vargmy. You raay~tug,-aud pull,’and' haul back (ill are tiredphut the more obstropolous you becanie,lhofastertl)_e-hu((ki3fixed;in J and the sorer the' place is. ' Nothin’s a’most js left'for ynu but/to come up in the' line, and submit to your fate'; Now if yoii go fur to take a widder, they are sliockihg apt.l6 know too much; and .iire Jiifarnal sly; anil if you take a maid, it? 9 an even chance if you don’t spile her in bfeakin’ he? in, and she don’t bolt and refuse a heavy/pull.. If/they are too old they are apfto be headstrong, from bavin’ bad their ileitis so long; and if they are too young; "they are hardly, waywise e nougli to be pleasant. I \Vhicb, now do you recommend minister, widder or mnidP l’yor old critter! 1 khow’d well enough he didn’t know nothih’ about'!t, havin’ bad no experi ence among women any more'nor a child; but! axed him to humar him, for-most ineji like to be thought; knowin’ oh tljat subject. •Why. r a matter of tastej Sam, some prefers one. and some prefers the other. (So likellutnan natur’ (hat, waru’t it, squire?; You never heerd a man in your life, when axetl about women, say, that’s a subject I aiu’t jist al together able to speak on. and yet plaguy few know much more nbout ’em than women wear petticoats, and men ffoh’tO It’s quite ii matter of taste, said lie; but as far as m\ experience fines; says the old man, l am hall incUncdtaopiniuhatcthatwiddcisinaketlu' best Wives!. Havin’ lost a husband, they know the siender tenure we have of life. ann arc apt to be more i considerate,, mors kind and more tender tlian maids.' At all events; there is enough in, the, idea to put them equal tanns. I guess’it’s" six of one, am, lialf-a-dozeh of t’othCr, not .much' to choose AGENTS. John Moore, Joseph M, Means, Esq. Hopewell township- JohnWundeblich.' Ebq.’Shijlpensbnrg.' William,M, Mateer. lisq..(jee’sßoads. John Mehaffv, Dickinson township, John Clendenin.- Jr. Esq.. Hogcslown*. Georise F-.-Cain, Esq;.Mechanicshuig . Frederick Wondeblich, d 0.., JAMES Elliott, Esq. Springfield. " I)ANIEt'KRYShER, Esq. Cliurchiowh. ■ Jacob Loncnkckf.u, Esq. Wiirmlej'sbhrg. GeohOe Ernest, Cedar Spring,’. Allen'tp. ’ Martin G. Rupp, Esq..Shircmansiown. anyway. But which-eVer-if be,_ you must provelhcir “temper. first, imFtheir notions; see what 'sort of sißters;‘ahtl: clatters they Itiakej try—but-c!6ar me! how latc.it is, said he, a-lookin’ at his watch, how late it is[_T must go for 1 base a’sick'viiiG "I stUirvisit my dear,lost flock, as if they hadn’t a-used me so ill, Sam, I forgive ihemall of ’em. “I don’t harbor any hard thoughts agin’ any of them. I pity ’em and always remember ’em in my prayers, for our religion is a-religion of the heart, and not of the head, as political dissent is. Yes, I must go now; bu t I’ll give you a word of advice at partin’ my dear boy. Don’t marry too poor a gall, for they are apt to think (here is no end to their husband’s pass; nor too rich a gall, for they are apt.to remind you of It onplcnsant sometimes; nor too giddy a gall, for they neglect their fami lies; Hbr too demure a one, for they arc most apt toi give you the dodge,’ race.off and leave you; nor one of a different sec,’ for, it breeds discord; nor a weak minded one, for children take all their talents from" theirtnothers; nor a . - - O Lord! says I, minister, how you sheer a body ! Where opder. the sun will, you find, a nonsuch like you describe? Thcr ain’t actilly no such critters among women'. I’ll fell you, my son, said he, for. I’d like afore I die to see you well mated: 1 would indeed! I’tellyou tho’you talk to,me some times as if I didn’t know, nothin* of woman. You think rinbody can’t know ’em but them as rump all their davs with them as you do; but me fell you know the least, for they are only acquainted with the least de servin’. I’ll gin you a.gage, to know ’em by that is almost invariable, universal, infallible. The character, and conduct of .the mother is a sure and certain guarantee for that of the darter. • . .. ; O-F LIFE IN ANCIENT WARS. Accustomed as we are.to (he effects of war,.in - -civilized tim?sv when the - most bloody contes.ls are followed by an* increase in the number of the people,.it is difficult'to forma conception of .the desolation which is produced.in: barbarous.ages, when the void produced by the sword is not-supplied by the impulse of subsequent tranquility. A' few. facts will ehow its prodigious influence in former ages. It’is ascertained by an ex act computation, lljat when three great cap itals of Khorassen were destroyed by Ti mour, 4,547,000 persons were put to the sword. At the same time 700,000 people were slain.at the city of Monsu, which -had risen in the neighborhood oftheancientNin eveh; and the desolation produced a century arid a half before, by the -sack of Genghs Chan, had beem at least as great.. SUcli were the ravages of this mighty eonquerer and his. Mogul followers in tlie-cOuntry .be tween, the Caspian and the Indus, that five subsequent centuries have been unable to repair the ravages of four years. An army of 500,000 Moguls under the sons of Geng his so completely laid waste the provinces to. (he north of the Danube, that they never since regained their former numbers; and in the famine consequent upon the interrup tion of the same barbarians into the Chinese empire, 15,000,000 are computed In have perished. During the invasion of Timour, twelve.of the most flourishing cities of Asia, including Dclie, Isdaham, Bagdad and Da mascus, were utterly destroyed, and pyra mids of human herds, one of whicli contained 90,000 skulls, erected on their ruins.'.Du ring thirty-two years of the. reign of Justini an, the baibarians made an incursion into the Grecian empire, r and they carried off or destroyed at an average mi each occasion 900,000. personse ■-•Nor was the depopula tion of thp southern and western province less during the same disastrous'period.—- In the wars of Helisanous in Africa; 5,000,- 000 of its inhabitants are,computed by a contemporary writer to have peiishcd, and during the contest between that illustrious warrior and j his successors, Norses, and the barbarian armies in Italy, the- whole •Oolitic, nation and nearly fifteen million* of the natives of Italy, disappeared. Toe Voice op.tiie People. A'numerous meeting of tho Democracy of Phil adejphia city arid county, was held at the State ; Hbiiseon Tuesday eveningtho'lfilh inst. at winch MrV Fbedeoick Sioever presided. The assem blage was addressed by MestTrsJ Brewster, Kelly, Ferral, Wright of Luzerne county, and others, and decided resolutions in opposition to-legalizing tire suspension and the issue of small notes were unani mously adopted. We select the following r ■■■ " Resolved. That tho people, of.this county are sa tisfied with the laws as they now are, and do enter their protest against the passage of any law that will relieve the'banks from thepenaltiesithey have incurred, and do deny the power of any Legislature to,interfere with the vested rights of citizens and “impair the'obligation of contracts,” by any such “post facto” enactment as will shelter individuals concealed-behind a corporate name from the opera tion of the laws. Resolved,^ .That the act of 1828 prohibiting the issue of note's of a less'denomination than five dbl- ' larSj has proven to-bo a salutary law, and has had _ the approval of the people’of.this county, and that we would rather the legislature should enlarge its provisions,' so as to prohibit the issuing pf notes of i any denomination whatever, to.he Imposed prt’ the people as a circulating medium, than to abolish its provisions Tor the advantage of a few, but.to the wrong of all. ... Resolved, - That we regret the Toss. uy_ widows and iprplians,; who have been or now are owners Of the stock of . these banks, as we would the destruction of their propertyOy fire. _\ct \ye cannot allow;that we should again be taxed to sup port their faithless and igdorant agents m their bungling experiments to restore wasted capitally extracting from the people the products off their labor, .ns we stiir more deeply sympathise with that much larger class pf widows and orphans who have beeii deprivedj .through the; operation, of the system of all mCnns of acquiring not only money for mycstmbnt, but fqr the procurement.of tho nec- , essarleBT>r.Jifo; , Resolved, That the present condition Qf’aflairs - tequiretfllii new legislation, and, that we arbhptto find yelier from the; evils- wo now suffer underpin -he juggling of finance; or the quackery of law making; hut from the hard work of the people is to ha prbduced.the, only means by whicltsociety will lie restored tbaheaUhy state.
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