Aiiimcniilßl Uolnutccr. BY JOHN B. BRATTON, yOL. 34., THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, . 0 nubllshed every Thursday, at Carlisle, Pa.,by JOHN B. prATTON, upon the conditions, which will J»o rigidly a dlic rc a to: . -t, ‘ - . TERMS OS’ SUBSCRIPTION. vat one year, in advance, . $2.00 For six months, in advance, . 100 Ko Bubsoription taken for a less term than six months, am] discontinuance permitted until all arrearages are paid. . - U Twenty-five per cent, additional on the price of subscription required of all those wflodo notpay in advance. ‘ -JUtES OP ADVERTISIMCJ, One square, ono.iuscrtloiif.- r One square, two . / . One square, three insertions* . Every subsequent irisbrtlon, per square, • • A liberal discount will to those whoadvcrtlso by Hie year, or for three or six months.'.- - . Office —The office of Volnntter is In Um See* „ IW , , tnrV ‘ of James H. Graham’s now stone bulldog, In South Hanover street, o few doors from Burkholder's hotel,-Ahd dl wliv opposite the Post-office, where those having business Sill plea-o call. . ; political. Address of tho Democratic State Central Committee* ' ft (hipeople oj .Pennsylvania } tfchLow-ciTizKNaln a .government like ours, where the sovereign.; power.U practically, as well as thsorolically* Vested in the people, the highest polil. ical duly that devolves upon the citizen is to'.fcol the responsibility that rests Upon him, end to take a prop, cr part in all that concerns the, public weal. ' . In ancient. Greece there was a law winch compel ed every citizen, under & penalty, to declare his sen timents upon.all public questions. Hero IhorcWs no such law, but it is not therefore less a duty in the citizen to declare his sentiments in regard to public measures and public, pten, and he who fails to do so, docs not discharge his duty to his country as becomes a patriot and good citizen. The price oflho liberty wo enjoy was the toil and blood of tho patriots of the Revolution,'and tho admirable institutions by which our rights are secured, arc tho results of their patriotism and wisdom.',) 1 ' . p ' . llojv can any, man wlip has to perceive, through tho traditions anii'.lmlory of his country; and a heart to realize arid fool what the men, aye, and women too, of the Revolution endured to secure dlio blessings of religious.and polilicaLfrccmen, and •of good government, be indifferent to iiid preserva tion of holy heritage t L If there bo such a man, he as worthy pf "the land of.jbb free, and.tlio homo of tho brave,” . Out are there_not too many amongst us who do not properly estimate the value of bur institutions—whq view the rights they possess as ordinary.common place things, and who are .content Ip enjoy, in ingle nous ease, all the' blessings of good government, without sharing .in any .of tho perplexities which ore unavoidable in its preservation. These characters aro generally first to complain when .anything, in their judgment; goes wrong, and arc tho loudest in their condemnation of others, forgetting that perhaps it was their own negligence and indifference, at the proper lime, that caused all the mischief which .con stitutes tho ground of their complaints. Their ne glect, perhaps, to attend a primary meeting, by which some unfit person obtained a nomination and elec tion, may bo the enuso of the very ovilof which they complain most bitterly. No man .can estimate (he value influence and veto at a primary meeting to select candidates, or at- th.o' genera! election,— Many of tho most important events in the history of ■our country havo been determined in our conventions and legislative bodies by a majority of a single vote; and going back to the primary.; assemblages of the people, it will, perhaps, bo found that this voto in the Slate convention or Legislature, dbpended upon a vole of a single individual in some township meeting or county convention. These occurences have been frequent, and thoy go to show tho influence that eve ry individual vdlor may exert, upon .tho institutions of his country. It has boon said by tho great apes: lie of Democracy, Thomas Jefferson, and very often repeated, "that the price of liberty is eternal vigi lance," and of tho truth of this maxim there can do no doubt. It is, therefore, important to understand what is meant by (his vigilance. It is to bo constant and continuous, and relates to that watchfulness and care which is required from the people in selecting (heir public agents—in scanning with jealousy, but at tho same lima with candor and liberality, their conduct—in distinguishing between tho man of sense and integrity and the demagogue and political schemers—in sustaining tho faithful and just public servant, and discarding tho . unfaithful and dishorn Cit. . • To an honest and patriotic public servant, there is no reward fur his cervices an highly prized as thonp probation and conlideco of his fclinw.citizcns, and no consuro so unjust as .a withdrawal of confidence and support without cause. # We have made those general observations with a view to impress upon each and every, voter tho lm parlance and responsibility of tho trust confided to him, and the obligation ho is under to exorcise it, not only for his oWn benefit, but for that of the whole community. Wo know of causes which .induce many’good cilizcns to abstain from on active par ticipation in political concerns, but wo know of none that is sufficient to excuse or justify them. Those who say that political affairs are managed by men i» whom they have no confidence, and that therefore limy have ceased to tako any-patt in thonif offer the very worst reason for their conduct. If they boliovo what they say, tho obligation resting on them to en deavor to correct what thoy-rogard as on evil, is so much tho greater, ns no good citizen will abandon what ho boliuvcs to bo tho mtorcsiof the republic, in despair. ’ . . Having mado tlicso preliminary remarks with a v >cw to their application In tho approaoing election, w ° will proceed to offer some comments on the main U r C «i l ‘ on n P w under consideration. 1 no coming election is ono of groat importance to too ncopi 0 of Pennsylvania, and never was the duty i tno people, (o examine tho question involved, and decide correctly, more strongly suggested,by their intercity than at the present lime, It Is a question ot wliothor an honest and competent man* who. has evoted himself faithfully . to the promotion of the j°»l •ptorceto of the people, and under whoso admin ' Uralion tho public confidence Js revived, end tho atc prospering k in an unprecedented degree, shall ° removed to make place for. a man without any 'flown qualifications for tho-place, except his udho flee to a party witliout principles or measures which °y dare avow—-which has on ail occasions hereto, yosliow itself incapable of administering tho goV flmonl without the perpetration of llw most signal • lllSoß ' f°r which tho people have, in every instance, ilin C i 11 / r . orn power thofirat opportunity. During Lomi I m,n hdralion of Francis It, Shunk, wo assert a v an( lli’ ur loßßly,tliatlha Executive dopartmcnlof mi. £® ?crn, nont has been honestly and faithfully ad ,i >l ? l ® rci l» with an impartial and strict regard to i, .Pffuts and intorosls of tho people., To this as dlet!° n r 0 c,1a,10n B° truthfhl and successful contra , ,on from any rosponsibo source. Wo invllojiny difUi 08 !^ 0 ** r * ond of General Irvin, the'Fedora! can jL . i®* 1° point (o any official act of Gov. Shunk B . b .oen at variance with tho Intorosls of tho P fl °plo at largo. of uooasions, advocated tho* nocosslly mpi.,i , l ) taimn ß the public faith unimpared; ho has O JL a i n ° oGß «hy of practicing tho most rigid ocon coimi-I!'I?' ~o,din B public officers to a strict ao dal * , l,t y» 4° Q s to enable the Treasury to meet tho fund i- 1* llp ,°. n * l » and , ultlfnotoly, to form a sinking lio d o i,» l,( ljl idato a portion of (ho principle of the pub- PubUr Uurl . n ff his Administration the accounts, of ‘more nn» ?® r# ,. bav? * >oon more promptly settled, and U « B |l balances,'duo from former delln ‘•halion 00 * ban during,any proceeding admjn talaimr m lI ° i 8 °dvooaten the necessity of main dc«Uuaiinl OU i- . ourrono /» an ‘l without aiming ot tho “tophalloAUu , lh ° ban H»Uff system, ho hop adverted upon Hi,, t ov, l* H* excesses, and urged of fo*ir«fl® ,l, ‘ ,laluro *nd Iho people the importance - miiqr aqd keeping it vidthin jrcaflonablo^ bounds,' in order that.’ its benefits .may bo enjoyed, and its mischief avoided.'' 'J *-• .» Ab a moans Calculated 16 oftect*thls great object he has recommended that bankers] as well as other cor* porators who.engage In business for private gain, should bo liable to pay thdir debts as otherjndividu als arei Ho thinks it unjust that p set ofindividu als shoaldabtain a charter’ to carry bn-buaineag of a private nature, anil, If successful, pocket tho profits of tholr Cnterprizo, but if unsuccessful, thrdvV the 16ss, or at least a portion of it,- on the community at large*-■ ttc does not bolievb that such a system is Calculated to rtiako inch either prudent or honest, and that,it Is, in mahy respects, of kin to tho princi ,plcs of tho bankrupt act, which discharged men, for all time, from llio.paymcntof thoir -just debts, even when they ard abundantly able to pay." lie believes tliathoncst industryjihd frugality, and men engag tng in such business as their means and (slants bring Within their roach; mUbh bettor calculated to promote real independence and. permanent prosperity, than aggregation of capital under tho control of a few Irrestmsiblo corporations. . At ailments* ho believes Ihat whateVer system may bb adopted in regard to any interest or buslnoss, it should bo regulated by general laws, operating allko on all tho citizens of Which all who are disposed may avail themselves; and (hat the whole system of partial legislation, by which special privileges are conferred on some which others cannot obtain, is ot war with the spirit of the Constitution, and tho genius of our free Institutions, which regard.tho rights of all as'equal. In these viows.of public policy, wo believe a largo majority of the people, of the State p£all parlies con cur ; and wero it possible to obtain a vole In relation to.them irrespective of other parly considerations, wo have no doubt they would bo sustained by Tour filths.of tho citizens. . . Z 50 In regard to the views of Gen. Irvin, tho Federal candidate,'we aro left in tho dark. Ho wo aro aware of, avowed any views of State policy himself and, as he is tho representative-of si party whoso settled policy is to avow no principles for the public eye, wo can only judge of him by the conduct of those in whose company hb is found. When in Congress, We know ho was the willing sujtporlcr of all tho Federal-aristocratic measures of tho day, and followed humblyin tho lead pf tho great. "Revolu llonizor,” Henry Clay and John Sergont. Wo know Jio voted for a Bank of tho United Slates, and de nounced John Tyler for’vetoing it. Wo'know.ho voted for tho Bankrupt Act, and against its repeal. Wo knppr ho was'tho [supporter of the distribution of the proceeds of the publiclanda—tho abstraction of which, from the public treasury would have ren dered it nccosSary to lax the .poor man’s tea and coffee to supply tho deficit. W.o know that ho was in favor of the most ultra 'protective duties, for (he benefit .of. special Jntoreat rcgardless*of the other great interests of the country. Whether ho will avow himself in favor of any or all these measures rfow, no man can tell, for it is characteristic of tho party to which he belongs, not only to deny their principles and measures,' hut their very name and indontity.— Wo lake it for granted, however, that these are Still favorite Federal measures, and that notwithstanding their denial of some of them, at least if they had tho power they would carry them all inlo.effect. If they have really abandoned a Bank oflho United Stales, why a did they John Tyler as a traitor to Whig.principles, for his veto of tho Bank? Ther.o is ono measure, however, of State policy, thqt-wo know tho Federal party is In favor of,, and on that .wb join issue most cheerfully- On this meas ure wo have (heir names on the record as late as the last session of tho Legislature: we.allude to tho act providing lor the transfer of tho public improvements to a company. . Onthe<.9th of Febuary last, Mr, Williamson a Federal member from Chester county, road in his place a bill entitled “An act to incorporate the Penn sylvania Canal and Railroad Company, and to pro vide a sinking fund for .tho public debt," which was laid on the table.' Op the 12lh of tho same month, this bill was committed to the Committee of Internal Improvements, on tho 17th it was reported to tho Senate. On the 23d itwas referred to the Comraitloq of (ho Whole, and on tho same .day reported back to tho Senate, and .on motion of Messrs. Carson and Johnson, both conspicuous Whigs, the bill was im mediately road a second time, and oh the question, shall it pass? (he question was,on motion .of Messrs. Bigler and Dimrnick, postponed for the present.' On the 27ih, Messrs-Johnson and Smysor, both Whigs, moved'that the Senate proceed to tho consideration of the bill, when a motion was made by Messrs. Blaok and Anderson to postpone, which was nega tived by a party vote—the ln the offirmalive and tho Federalists in tho negative.— Tho question then recurring on tho first section of the bill, passed In tho affirmative by. a.parly vote -16 to 9, and then the remaining section passed. On tho 3d March itwas ordered to bo transcribed for a third reading. Oh tho Blh March it passed a third reading by tho following vote,; Yeas—Messrs. Boas, Carson, Cornman, Crabb, Darragh, Darsie, Gillis, Harris, Johnson, Jordon, Levis, Morrison, Rich, Richards, Sanderson, Smith, Smysor, Willikm son, and Gibbons, 19, all Federalists except Mr. Gillis. Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Benner, Bigler, Black, Crcacraft, dill, Hoover, Mason, Ovqrficld, Poltoigor, and Ross, 11, all Democrats. Now wo unhesitatingly pronounce the passage of this bill as tho boldest and most reckless measure and tho greatest fraud on tho people of this State, that lias been attempted slnco (ho passage of tho Bank of tho United States in 1836, by a moat cor rupt and foul combination, Mark follow-citizens how these Federal Legislators attempt to deceive you when they coiuoinplato a fraud upon tho people. Tho bill which, contained the chancilerqf tho Bank of tho United Slates, was originally entitled “an act to repeal the State taxes and provide for a con tinuation of the public improvements. Tho ono under consideration was a bill to incorporate the Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad company, and provide a sinking ftfnd for ihe payment of the State debt. Mark tho deception; tho ono was to repeal the Slalo taxes tho other to provide a sinking /am/.but both in reality calculated to rob tho people and en tail perpetual taxation on thorn. Now follow citizens aro you not curious to know what this measure for providing a sinking fund to pay tho State debt was. Wo will (oil you. It was an act to takp from you tho control of your whole lino of public improve, monts from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, including the Columbia and Portage railways, antflo place them under tho control of a company for tho miserable pittance of between seven and eight millions of do • jars at most. That is tho whole lino was to ho va • hod at twenty millions of dollars, and form a stock to that amount in shares of ono hundred dollars each, ten millions of which wore to bo sold to individuals and paid for in Stale slocks which woio then worth not moro than seventy dollars in tho hundred. At this roto the post ot tho individual stockholders of tho ono half, would not have millions of dollars. By tho provisions of tho bill tho individ ual stockholders wore lb receive fivo per cent on the amount of their stock boforo tho State should receive any dividend whatever. After payment of the ex penses and five per cent to the individual stockhold ers, then tho Stdlo was to oomo in fur hor di yid- end on the stock retained, but it was provided that in no event could she receive moro than livo per cent, tt tho profits of tho company should over exceed nvo per cent on the whole capital, then tho surplus was logo to tho individual .-stockholders, and this its null,ora had.the impudence to coll an act provid- Ing a sinking fund for the payment of tho Slate debt. But l|»o bill contained other still more extraordi nary provisions, which wo cannot advert in detail, such ns conferring on tho company, power to con struct lateral railroads and canals, and also authori ty to become transporters and to.,establish Jines of steamboats on tho 01,10 river. No* how did it bap non that this bill was defeated. - It passed tho Son, nlo and wub sont to tbo House ofßoptosontnlvoOm Clio 10th of March. . On tho t3tli Mprol, being, Sal. urday. and tho day of final adjournment being fixed lor Tuesday thb 16lb, the House proceeded to tho *‘our Country—may it always oe right—BUT right or wrong, our countrv. 1 ’ CARLISLE,'PA., THURSDAY? JULY 22, 1847. consideration of the bill in' the' afternoon, and the federal members attempted to force it through the House without debate or amendment under the pre vious question, which they werepnly prevented from doing by tho enorgy.ahd determination ofthe mino rity, who finding that tho majority was determined to perpetrate an act,'which would fob the people of their, property.; and inflict an irreparable injury Upon tho-Com.monwcaltb] restored to all tho rights and privileges which tho rules of the Houab afforded them, and thereby prevented final action until the hour of adjournment arrived. On Monday other busi ness intervened and the bill could not bo taken up out of order without two thirds agreeing, and on Tuesday the Legislature adjourned. Thus was the consummation of this outrage upon the interests of tho people, prevented, and for which the Democratic members wore denounced as rioters and, blackguards by a loading Federal paper of this place. r This very year we .feel assured that the, public works will not a million of dollars, and what their value may bo' iivonty-fivo years hence, with tho in creasing population and resources of the country, no man can now tell. To thiVrncusuro then the Federalists arc pledged on (ho record; end if they again,obtain a majority in tho Legislature, and a pliant Governor'of kindred feeling in the person of Gch.'lfvin, wo Jhavo a right to anticipate its consummation next session. . In opposition 'to this measure. Gov. Shunk has rccomondod that tho net tolls of the public works to* gethor with tho present taxer on real and personal estate, bo pledged to tho payment of the interest on tho.public debbandto.the crcalion.of asinking fund for the payment of & portion of the principal, and has shown in the most satisfactory manner that tho debt can be so far diminished within a reasonable time, as to allow of a material reduction of tho pro* sent taxes. Here, fcllowtcitizens, are two destine! lines of policy presented;. It is for you to decide which yon will prefer. '■ Is it hot, follow-citizens,.most'extraorditypry that in a party embracing so much talent as tho Federal, ists claim, thaMhey bavo on all occasions whenjn possession of power, shown themselves incapable of administering tho government?** It has been so in .regard to tho General Government, as well as in our own State. They have been aptly called u Tho parly of the Incapablcs.” In 1635 when they obtained power by a division of tho Hemacratic -party, they outraged lho,public feeling in the re-churlor of -tho United States Bank, and other dangorous.moasurcs, ' until they closed their career in tho crowning scene of the bticksliot war. And last winter when acci dent placed power in their hands, so far as tho Leg* islaluro was. concerned, (hey only distinguished themselves by attempting Jto give away tho public improvements and passing some corporation acts, and foreign divorce bills for itinerant applicants over the reto of tho Governor. I. G. M’Kinlet, Secretary. It. REILY, Chairman, WE ARB GROWING OLD. Wo tiro growing old—how the thought will rise When a glance is backward cast - On somo long remembered spot that lies In the silence of the past; It may be the shrine of our early tows, .Or Ilia, tomb of early tears; Qnt it eoems llkc a far dIT ielo to us, In the stormy sen ofyenrs. Oh I wldo and wild are the waves that part Our stops from its greenness now, And wo miss tho Joy of many a heart, . . And the light of many a brow; For deopo’er many a stately bark Have thc wholming billows rolled That steered with us from that early mark*-*. Oh Mends I wo are growing oldl Old in Ujq dimness of tlio dust Of our daily toils and cares— Old in the wrecks of lovo and trust Which our burdened memory boars. Each form may wear to the passing gaze Tha bloom of life's freshness yet, And beams may brighten our latter days Whish the morning novor.met. But ohl the changes wo have scon, In tho fur and winding way ‘ The graves in our paths that hove grown green Anil tho locks that have grown groyt The winters still on our own may spare . Tho sable or tho gold} Out wo see their snows upon brighter hair, And friends, wo are growing old I We have gained tho world’s cold wisdom now. Wo have learned to pause and fear, But wiioro are living founts whoso flow Was a Joy of heart to hear? .. We have won the wealth of many o clime, And tho inroof many a page; But where is tho hope thataaw In tints' But its boundless heritage 7 Will it come again when tho violet wakes And tho woods their youtlironcwl • Wu have stood in tho light of sunny.brakcs Whore the bloom is deep and hluo; And our souls might Joy in the spring.time then, ( But tho Joy was faint and cola | For it never could give us tho youth again ' Of hearts that aro growingoldl. JWtflCcUj-nitoutf. THIS ARABIAN STEED. DY T. 11. DAILY. Ad\ was tlio daughter of a powerful rajah who, in* tho reign of tho Emperor Akbar, dwelt m a superb palace xm tho Jumna. Tho rajah was proud of his beautiful child, and loved, her, as far as his nature was susceptible of such a pas'ionjr But tho duties of his situation and his warlike pursuits called him frequently from her; and much of the dark.oycd Hindoo's time was spent in dreary solitude amid the gardens of her father’s palace. ' ' Beautiful as those gardens wore, sparkling with gilded pavlllions, the sir cooled with silver fountains, and rendered fragrant by tho odors of every rare plant, still this perpetual solitude wearied her, tho society of her female attendants, failed to interest her, and as she reclined beneath tho pendant branches of a date tree, she sighed, and felt more like a pri sunor In a cage, than a princess.in tho pleasure gar. don of her palace. She hod dismissed her attend ants and lay thoughtfully loanln{fhor head upon her hand, when a rustling amid the branches of an'or ange tree attracted her attention, and she started to her feet in an instant with an exclamation of,alarm and surprise, as she distinctly saw among tho clus tering trees and blossoms, the bright eyes and glow ing features of a man/ Tho branches hastily parted, and a young Maho medan rushed forward nnd knelt bofero her. “Who artthou?" alio exclaimed. “Mercy, mer cy, I am defenceless, spare me!" • “Mercy,” replied the Moor, “t!s I must crave mercy of you; Icm defenceless fair lady, lam at your feel end in your power." * “What brought you hero?" she replied, .“.Know you not the danger?" « ■r.-> “A danger 1 have braved too often to. heed it fqr an instant now." v “Often! what moon you?" “ Daily at this hour, the hour of your solitary ram. blc, have 1 entered thesogardens; daily have 1 lurk ed behind the shrubs that surfoimd your bower, dai ly have I gazed on you unseen," “For what purpose?" “ My purpose I madness—death!" “ Death! to mo who never wronged you, who nev er injured a human being?" - “To you* lady—"ho, no—not to you—l would not harm you for tho world." ‘ “Death to whom then?" “Me, myself." “ Why—what brought you bore 7 “ Accident, or perhaps idle curiosity first brought mo hero, and 1 looked on you for the first time; need I say why daily, after 1 onoo beheld you, 1 came again 7" “Oh if you are seen," cried Ada, “nothing oan savo you from my father’s rage; you know (ha bar rier that divides your raoo from, mine—madihart, be gone I" . Tho young Moor, whoso face and form were ajjch ao might havo boen chosen by a sultana who wiinro to reproaont the porfeollon of eastern beauty* spolie not* ttioVod riot; he continued kneeling before the agitated girlj while his dark brilliant eyes fixed upon her countenance* seemed eagerly to road its Varying expression, that memory might have a store of sWeet thoughts to llvo Upon; when the' reality should no longer aland before him. * , Ada couldfflot boar,tho oatncst-ga2o of these fond dyes; where-Was her angor, her Indignation at the intrusion of;the stranger?—gone. Sho called not for attendants; no, she trembled lost‘they should come* ■ ,ri V; “ I wait my doom,” at length muttered lb# intru der. “I scorn to fly; my dream of secret love is over, my stolen Watchings, so dear' though so hope less, - are at end» you will call your father's guards and I shall die." ' , .‘•No, no,—you shall not die—not if Ada Can save you? I will not call them,no I dread them coming.** , ’ «< Then you forgive my boldness 7” y 44 Yes—only begone—save yourself*** ‘‘Shall.we meet again?” 41 Never I”. 44 Then I will slay and dio; better to dio hero at your command* in your presence, than to go hence and linger out a life of hopeless love, never behold* ing yoUHgain.” Poor Ada had never been before addressed iniove*s own language. Her hand had been sought by prim cess and nobles, who secure in her father's sanction} had addressed her in tefms of admiration, but whose looks and actions ware cold and spiritless when com pared with the ardor of tho youthful lover who knelt before her. ’•For my Boiko, if not for your own, go,” she cried. . “Then wo may meet again?’* “ Yes only leave, mo now, you know not half your peril. To-morrow is the annual festlvol in honor of Vishnu. I will bo there and will contrive to spook to-you—hark!” She pointed to tho orange trees. A footstep was heard at a distance. Tho Moor grasped her hand, pressed it to her lips, and, was lost among the orango blossoms, just as the chief officer of the rajah onter. od tho bower to inform Ada that her father desired hor presence.. She cast one anxious glance around hor, breathed more freely when she found that her , lover lay unsuspected in his fragrant ambush, and . followed by her attendant, returned to the palace.—- There was no festival in Hindostan so splendid as that celebrated annually in honor of Vishnu in the province over which the rajah governed. The gar dens on tho banks of tho Jumna were splendidly decorated for-tho occasion, and at noon wore filled by crowds of persons, all eager in their various situ* ations either to see or be seen ujo pay due rovcrance to Vishnu, or to bo duly reverenced. Kettle drums sounded, golden armor, glistened, end downy feathers waved in costly turbans; cavaliers bearing- silver battlo axes rode proudly on their prancing milk white steeds, and princely ladies wore borne in glittering palankeens on the backs of ele phants; 1 Ada was there, palo and sad; her stolen mysteri ous interview with her unknown lover, who was so recent, ko unexpected, so unlikely to end happily, that she lay on her roso colored cushions, fanned by her favorite slave, without taking ths trouble to draw aside tho amber curtains of her litter to look upop tho festivities which surrounded her. „ Towards , evening, tho .gardens were illuminated with thousands of many, colored lamps; she raised but glancing hastily bvbr'bflgnt vlslas'and ra'dionL bowers, her oyc* rest ed on a wide spreading tree beneath whoso oversha dowing branches a comparatively dark space remain* od;' She there saw the form of her unknown lover; ho was leaning against a tree, with his eyes fixed upon her; sho told her slave with assumed levity that sho had vowed to gather a cluster of (ho blos soms of that tree, ami wished to go alone to gather them, and desiring her to await her return, sho has tened beneath tho canopy formed .by its boughs. Selim was indeed (hero. “Spook not,"'sho earnestly whispered. “I musl not stay for an Instant; 1 daro not listen to-you— but mark my words, nod if you lorc'mc, obey them. I do not doubt, your lore, I do not doubt your con stancy, hut I shall appear to doubt-hoth when you hoar my request” “Go,” whispered Ada, “buy tho swiftest of Ara-1 bian steeds, rldo him across yon plain threo limes in every day, for ono'year.” “A year 7” , t . ■ “Yes, and at tho expiration of tho year, at this festival; oh this very day, if neither courago nor constancy have been wanting, meet mo again on this spot I can wait for no reply—bless you, bless you.” Ada with a few leaves of the tree in her trembling hand, hastened back ,to her palankeen, and Selim again, alone, gazed from bis shadowy, hiding place on.tho gay festival, in which his eyes beheld one form alone. How brief seems the retrospect of one short year of happiness 1 How gad, how lamentable seems tho space of timo in anticipation, when wo know that at Us oloso some long looked for bliss will bo obtained, some cherished hope bo realized! * Solim bought a stood of the whitest and the swift est province, and ho soon loved it dearly, for it seemed to ba a living link connecting him with Ada. , Ho dally threo times traversed tho valley, and thrice ho lorded tho'deep and foaming river; ho saw not his love, ho received no token from her; but if his oyos did not deceive him, bo occasionally saw a female form on (ho sdpmit of her Hither’s tower, • and a snow ,while scarf was sometimes waved as ho speeded rapidly through (bo valley. To Ada the year pasted slowly* anxiously: often did sho repent of her Injunction to Ibo Moor, when the sky wag dark and stormy, and when the torrents from the mountains had rendered tho Jumna Impo. (uous and dangerous. Then on hor knees on tho rajah's iowsr sho would watch for her lover,—dread ing at tho moment least fear should mpko him aban don both her and her enterprise, and then praying that he might indued forsake both, rather than en counter the foaming flood 1 Soon sho saw him speed, ing from tho dark forests; he gained (ho opposite shore; again and again she saw him brave the diffi culty; again ho conquered it, antPogain U was to bo encountered. A't length tho annual festival arrived, the gardens wore adorned with garlands and od with rapsio aiy) gladness: onco more, too, Selim stood beneath tho shadow of tbo wide spreading tree. Ho saw tho crowd assemble, but ho hoedld them not: ha heard tho crash of symbols and the measur ed boat of ilto kettle drums. Tlio rejah passed near him, with bis officers and his armed attendants, and these wore followed by a troopof damsels; (hen came Ada the rajah's daughter. Sho wae no longer tho trembling bashful girl ho had soon at tho- last festi. val. Proudly and self possossioned sho walked tho queon of tbo procession, hor form glittering with a kingdom's wealth of diamonds. Selim's heart sunk within him. . “ Sho is changed she will think no more of mo?" ho involuntary exclaimed. And at that moment her dark oyo glanced toward hie hiding place. * Sho spolto to iler attendants, and tho procession paused as sho approached tho. tree alone, and afloo* ted to gather somo of Its loaves. >, "Are you faithful 7" eaid she.ln a low tone I" nay —I wrong you by tho question; I have aeon that you aro so; ifyou havo courage as you have constancy,j you aro mine., And I am yours—hush —where is your steed 7" , ' , Selim held Its bridle rein.* ' , . „ •• Then In your hands I place my hspvmo.s. «w oddod; "Ihoso gem. «holl bo our wcofrti, »nd y our Irulh my tru.t—owoyi 1 ’ . , , ~.. Selim in or. in.lont boro Ado jo Oi> s“^"^ rSf%Kr;r : s‘£‘.,‘K ''"‘'roflmv!fbllow'"'erie'l ‘ho foromo.l,•• wo(join nn them. WP will tear her IVom.tlio grasp of thjMo r They opptoooh llio tiror’o bink nnd tnr will either perish inits waters, or woehallsoizo them on its brink.” StiUthoy gained upon thorn; tho space between the pursuers and the pursued become smaller, and ‘ tho capture of Ada seemed pertain. When lo! to tho ostonishmont of those who-fallowed him, Selims well. trained steed plunged into the foaming’ torrent, bat tled bravely with its waves, boro his burthen safely through thorn and bounding up the opposite bank con* tinuod his flight I The pursuers stood baffled on tbo river's brink; tholr horses .having . been trained to no such feats as they had just Witnessed, it would have been madness to have plunged amid the eddying whirlpools of tho Jumna* , Every talo should liaVe its moral. What then, can be said of mine, which records tho triumph of a dis obedient child Ip a secret unauthorised attachment? A temporary triumph which so rarely leads lo hap piness ! For this part of my story 1 have no apolo* gy to offer; but from tho little history of Selim and Ada, this small grain of moral inference may be ox* traded: Ladies will do well to try tho integrity and prove the constancy of tholr lovers oro they marry; and lovers should endure trials and delays with for titude and thus provo tho unchanging, truth of their .affection* .. Tim SOLDIER'S BRIDE* v FROM THE FRENCH* During one severe season—a winter remarkable for Us long and inclement frosts, experienced wilh equal Vigor throughout Italy, France* and Germany, : where the largest rivers were rapidly congealed, I and people were seen to fall dead with cold; in the i [French town of'Meta, a poor sentinel was sent 1 , upon guard on one.of the bitterest nights, when aj fierce north wind added to the usual cold. Hist watch was in the most exposed situation of the] place, and he had scarcely recovered from a severe 1 indisposition; but he was a soldier* and declared 1 his readiness to take his round., It chanced that 1 he was betrothed to a young woman of the same city, who no sooner heard of bis being on duty* than she began to lament bitterly, declaring It lo be impossible for hun to survive the insufferable severity of such a night, after the illness under' which he still lingered. Tormented wilh anxiety, she was unable to close her eyes, or even to retire to rest j and as the night advanced, the cold be coming. more intense, her fancy depicted him strug gling against the fearful elements and his own weakness, and at length, no longer able to support himself, overpowered with slumber, and sinking to eternal rest upon the ground. ' Maddened at the idea, and heedless of consequences, she hastily clothed herself as warmly as she'codld, ran out of the house, situated not far from the place of watch and with the utmost , courage arrived alone at’the spot. And there she indeed found her poor soldier nearly as exhausted as she had imagined, being with difficulty able to keep his feet, owing to the inlenseness of the frost. She earnestly conjured him to hasten, though only for a little while, to re vive himself at her house, when, having taken some refreshment, he might return: but, aware of the [ consequences of such a step, this he kindly, though [ resolutely, refused,to,dq v . . ■ - , , only jqr a^frimmulesshe continued, 1 . “while you melt the horrld lrosl, which has almost . congealed you alive,” ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ; “Not an instant,” returned the soldier; “It wore 1 certain death oven to stir from the spot.” “ Surely not 1” cried tho affectionate girl! 11 it ■ will never be,known; and-if you stay, yohr death I : will bo still more certain. You have at least a * chance; and it is your duty, if possible, lo preserve your life. Desides, should your absence happen to bo discovered, Heaven will take pity upon us, and 1 provide jn'soiiie way for our preservation.” ■/’ “ Yes,” said (he soldier, “ but that is not the ’ question; for suppose I can do It with lmpuni(y,isj U noble or honorable thus vilely to abandon my post, without any ope **>•'. - “ But there will be some one; if yon ConS&nUo go, I will remain hero until you return..'} am not fn (he least afraid; so be quick* and give mb your I arms.**- , . . This request she enforced wilh Bo toUon Wtf- i ! quonce and tenderness, and so many tears, that the < poor soldier, against his better judgement, was fain i to yield, more especially as he feliblmself becom- j ing fainter and fainter, and unable much longer to j resist the cold. Intending to return within, a few i minutes, he left the in hU place, i wrapping her in his cloak, and giving her his arms < and cap, together wilh the watchword ; and such i was her delight at the idea of having saved the life | of her beloved* that she was fora timo insensible lo IhS intense severity of the weather. Dul juslas she was .flattering herself with tho hope of, his re turn, an officer made his appearance, who, as she forgot, In her confusion, lo give the sign, suspected that the soldier had cither fallen asleep, or fled.— What was his surprise, on rushing lo tho spot, to find a young girl, overpowered with alarm, and un able to give any account of herself, from extreme agitation and tears! Being instantly conducted to the guard-house, and restored to some degree of confidence, tho poor girl confessed the whole truth; soliciting, with the anguish of doubt and distraction, a pardon for her betrothed husband. He was instantly summoned from her house, but was found lh such a state of weakness, from (he Bufferings he had undergone* as to leave little prospects of his surviving (hem. It was wilh much difficulty, with the assisfence of medical advice* that ho was restored sufficiently lo givo an intelligible account of himself, after which he was placed in close custody* to ajvaillho period of his trial. . . . “Far happier had H been for mo,” he exclaimed on being restored lo consciousness, far happier lo have died at my post, titan to bo thus rascrVod for a cruel and ignominious death." And tho day of his trial coming on, such was tho politic severity of mar tial law, os ho had well foreseen* that ho was con demned to bo executed within a foW days after bis sentence., • Great as was his affliction on hearing those tidings, it was little in comparison with the re morse and terror that distracted the breast of nlsbo loved girl, who, in addition to tho grief of loseinp him in so public and ignoninious herself as tho cauao of tho whole calamity- Ho, to whom she bad been so long and was now Wall, .. it wetoby lh. hand of hi. b. rolh ed brld.7 vfcjioh ws« tho .IrongcncM and .uddon., no., oftheov.nl, that bar fceing.bolngwralitHl apt. tho high.Bl pilch of oiciUllon »nd WJ>[' J and InAuonc. () P fulhoronh.’ftolh nilehlb. aoa.pt.d in L pl.c. of h *T/.o oircumalaricea being made k n “™. '“ ol ’ ' v ’! ] the lemlorneaa end eompnaalon excited n her behalf and iuoh Ilia admiration of her conduct. .1 once eo “% 0 h on ;l."ntc'r«lcd <l ro l i'“i. P rr.”nd*u“. f .J| h °h h o i ‘ I mo. t t ! laudiblo C «norlB to obtain a free pardon for the poor soldier. The Indio* of Ibo piaco olao eaeUtng lhe r influencs. tho governor no longot proof agninkt this torrent of public looting, granted him forgivoneai, on the condition of hla being immediately united o tho heroic end noblchoarled girl, and accepting with her a email donation—an example which waoapecd-1 ilv followed by people of every rank) eo. that the young bride hod the additional ploaaute of present, no her beloved with n handsome dower, which satis* fled their moderate wishes, and crowned then hum ble hsppincßs. • AT $2 00 PER AfIRUM. PLBASINO UfCIDEUT. One of . the most pleasing scenes in the Presi dent's late tear Was his reception at Gardiner in Main,, the residence of the distinguished Whiff Senator, George Evans, Esq. We find it narrated by “ the Doctor,” in the New York Herald. It is one of the strongest proofs, (bat while parties must exist Republic, on all syllable occa sions the voice of party is hushed and all unite In a spirit of devotion to the Onion and the inesti mable blessings we enjoy under its beneficent op erations: A multitude of several thousand persons was soon accumulated around the stand t whereupon Hon. George Evans, In behalf of the citizens; of the townships of Gardiner and Pittsfield, lying on op posite sides of the river, Welcomed the President among them in their name. We cannot give this speech; we have not the time. There has been nothing in the whole journey in the shape of an address of welcome at all comparable to It, either . as,a welcome ot*a local eulogium. The citizens 'cordially extended their roost respectful consider ations to the PrgSiteni; they were gratified that he had come to this portion of the greet republic oVe{ which lie presided. Mr. Evens branched off into an oulogium upon his fellow citizens. Their’a was a hard soil and rigid climate; but their indus try had clothed the hills end valleys with verdure. He spoke of their manufactures—their mechanic arts, their ship building, their commercial, their fishing and navigation interests. Theirhardv sai lors went forth, wafting iheir.commerctJ toalfsfeas and to all lands. He spoke of their charitable say lumns, their tempelsof religion, their schools and academies and colleges, at once the fruits and the proofs of. their industry, their benevolence, their intelligence, and their Christian character. He dwelt upon their devotion lo the Union and the Con stitution. He hoped the President had been favor ably impressed by his visit, and he knew that the more they ivere observed the more they would be respected.' He bespoke a blessing uponlhe'Pres- Ideni's journey—his safe return, and his continued health and happiness. They had known each oth er ninny years, and nothing had ever occurred lo ’ 'mnr theirpersonal good feelings. He was glad on , this occasion to be the organ of his fellow-citzens, i and repeated their most respectful considerations . to the President, and their thanks for the visit with .which he had honored them, " . [The multitude tverb stilled by thtoelo'ifuence of this eloquent man, And eagerly bent forward as if anxious spout the President’s capacity to meet it.f but (heseqoal will show that, tie rose with the do* bd&ioh&hdlhe man.] ■ • The President, in reply to Mr, Evanto, Said-* I feel, I Oannot adequately express my gratification at my distinguished retention among the people of Main, hot toottvey th yttto the plea l . store which t htove experienced In Witnessing thto beneficial influences of our institutions,sto forcibly And pratotically illustrated in the high State of im provement Which marks the fate of this portion of our country, And lh tpotoonSlAnttoVWenttto of the en terprise of the people of NeVv England, As exhibU ted in her prosperous and flourishing tohdilion. t havo 'oomo here, U is true. As the Chief Magistrate of the United States, but I also may fclalra to ap pear amongyou as a citizen, and as sutoh to meet you upon that common ground of equality which is of otor institutions. In other countries, Ahd toh'der 'otheV governments-, Where the chief representatives of the government la the ru* ler not the Servant of the pto'ople-, if he should Ten i lure abroad amongst them he must be protected by > an escort of soldiers, but heVe, sir, the Chief Mag ) istVate of.thto government finds his protection til I the approbation and in the hearts of thto people.—i (Applause.) You haVo beeh pleased to allude to ) ihe Union of the StAttos as the medium of otor gen i era I happiness and unprecedent growth *ih all the ’ elements of national greatness. In this sentiment sir, J contour tWih you in (hto most'cordial assurance of my heart. We JiVe Under different latitudes f We are engaged in different pursuits, and it Is nat ural lhAt we iholtid entertain, more or less, a dli l ferehtoobf sentiment on questions of a local or see* {tional ’Characterj but still, We are all brelheron.— Let us then adhere to the Uhloft tof the States as the last hope for (he preservation of those benign institutions, which under thto Provident* of God* as his most favored people, it has beeh otor bless ing (o establish and enjoy. Let US hold to the in tegrity of tho Union as the bond of our of our independence, and of thto blessings which it so bountifully diffuses attoongsl Us. 1 have been pleased--! have been honored and instructed in my visit to the State of Maine; but viewed in another aspect, she lies along the boundary (o the north of a province under the government of Contrast the condition of the people, and you will at once distinguish the manifest advantages which flow from tho blessings of popular government.— 4 They are all derived from thecompact of the Union* framed by tho wisdom of our AnctostoTs*qeroented 1 by their bipod, and‘consecrated by their noble deeds. (Cheers.) Vours, indeed, sir, Is a hard soil; but 1 from the persevering Spirit of jts hardy sons, it ' has been made to smile with botontifbl harvests.-* 1 (Cheers.) Arid hot ohly so, blit in tho tented field, the toons ofMain'e haVo shbwn thotoamtoindonmita ble energy of character. When has Maine been called upon that she has failed to btolhtore t Even noW, sir, her valiant sons are fighting foHhto instl* tutions and In the batisto bf the Union t ahd I am protod lb hive It to say that one of youroWn blood is among tho brave men who havtohoblVmaintain ed tho country’s glory in thto field-. [Tears drop-* ped from the byes of Mr. EVahSj and the people cheered from" t|io spontaueous electricity of tho pointed allusion] Sir, I thank God there la an uni* ly of spirit In the American people for the Integri ty of tho Union-. If one point bb assailed by a foreign foe the spirit of rotoisltonbo is awakened iri tho opposite extremity; If the Keys of Florida wero to bo approached by hostile feet, the I hardy, pStism of Mninto, slde oy sfdewiih of llle eXlromb South, ’ vou ' d .f a l t^ r ® 1 .3 cm* intruder Upon our common soil. Lit J 9 * con* 1.“. y >r,i ,‘h“ Smplmbabb. and ineatiroablo 1.g.0y to po.- lariiV 1 havo not only to o.ncnr with yon, air, In voUr advancement in agtioullure, in tho evidence. nf ihn skill, ingenuity, nnd enterprise of the peq* pin ofMalno in tho mechonloartßjbut al.o In their ■uporior enlerprlaa In commerce and In navigation. Wherever ft aail whitens tho water, of tho ocean. ion* will bo found Hie hordy sailors of Maine—in Jio far Wesi, where now houses, and villages, and . cities are taking ihe place ol ihe forest, there will bo found the sons of Maine felling away the tree# and opening thd wilderness 16 the onward march of civilization and Christianity, Go to the far South, and the decendanle of their granite hills will meet us there, and we are glad, to eeethem among us. You have to the long per sonal acquaintance that has subsisted between os. Wo wore together, sir, in the public cbimclle, be fore either of our heads were greyj and though there hnl.wßAn.jm unohypnlllloy - I nueatiohihf out day, wo havo always haM “a «- Valfon unimpaired between uaof personal menaii. .. th# Vtdaidont, in conolußiom himaeU that Mr. Evans had h‘«> Jff»e(? organ of his foilow oi•**®”* * ( ,/,,d eeartlof. rt* , come, and through the inJ h|* wl,he * , . turned hia Ihaaka toproaparltj-; CT h *. . their continued '''W/J „(,««>!ahd the artfllary . people.ranHha? j; iim( , of, (ha river.] fired (ram ll,e ' 7 ISO. 6.-
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