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I American Wi Ihilimtcer.
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r . .-' ' - : ~ CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1851. : . .
VOLUNTEER.
‘atton, Bdltor and Proprietor*
fev- WAfttISMS,THURSDAY, JCNB 10, 18b1,
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.?* V BPfcECII OP COIo. BIOr.BR*
Reading Convention, after his nomination far
‘ Governor*-
ss ;Wi!.Ydtt ; li»V«.dwl6natod mo a. the Democratic can
■ s«ajdl»lo fiw.UMltOoe of Governor or my not.vo Stale.
V' fSor th..i»»We«lelion of your dl.llngui.ted coni).
•;fSen«.Mtfllgh regard, ‘I thank yon most alncerely
you* my fellow citizens, of the entire
■ - you represent hero. Tho event and the
consummation, uro alike grateful to
Tho signal unanimity which hue
yoiir proceedings on this point, lias
'6*cited;m <ny mind ilia liveliest sensations of grali.
’%~ v i,add fcnd tfelighi, and inspired me with the highest
■' future. 1 accept this distinguished
icn, in a spirit of most grolound grst*
iility —ecnaibto, deeply Ihstil
ir more from the liberal confidence ol
izens, limn from any merit-on my pari,
•vidence to bo found in my. pasl.humhle
am competent to discharge the duties
station for whicli’you.Jiave named
am thus gratified with thisdvcnl, and
il to you as the agents of the people
about, I uni not insensible of Ilia ro*
labor and anxiety of.mind which It
lly entail upon mo in tlio canvass for
nor um I unmindful of the fad, that
iction bo endorsed by the people of the 1
find myself but illy ' prepared for the 1
lorlunt post ih.il will thus bo confided
he consillulion.'fler can’l forget .that
felluwr eilifcuns, vvhtfto rights'and inter*
committed to my. charge, die most
iliohonors uml better qualified to fill
tlio stntiuii, than myself.' It is these
is mdro than'any other that impress
luepest humility and the strongest 'dls*
If in approaching the responsibilities
si be loro I lie people. But. I. have re
■r upon (he ordeal of a contest for the
if elected, upon the duties of the olTicp,
lotcrminatirm to deni justly towards till
tet in (iccordiinaa with the dictates of
i conscience, relying upon the guidance
foujgsnd ilie indulgence urjd forbearance of
',lflW)*! ien * for support.
COiigriitulNtcyon,my reDaw.Doinocrats,
tbe evidence of unity and good feeling in the
'•auks, which sro presented .In. nearly
in ihe Commonwealth, and nearly
i Um Union. These aro the signs of
ighter days for our parly and prlrici*
1 bo my constant aioi, ns i have no
to the desire of every Democrat within
f my voice, to extend and strengthen
feeling until It shall have restored the
f the Stale and 'Union to- " power and
I il shall have raised our (lag and prin
loir present temporary prostration —*
iiavo no enemies to punish; all
laasanl and panful an tlio preliminary
iarlyrj.l rofcrenro'ta.ihe _acliijn;of-lbis
fi{Uen v and forgiven.'by" rue?'! i shill
motion among Democrats—up disunion
‘ our p-irty. but'recognise one comrbnn,
lonious and enKiusiasltc Democracy,
i patriotic determination to maintain
I the great political truths which con*
jsis of the Democratic creed, ns cx
IcfTerson and Jackson,
service could bo so grateful to rny feel*
connected with rny native Stale—now
rer the Keystone aflho Federal Arch—
? my ancestors —the. centra of all my
Uructiuns. Since I fiisl observed po*
, 1 have watched her carper .with deep
havu noticed her rapid growth; tlio cx*
•r political power and influence; the
, ot her suriaco; the developemunt of
irul und minerul wuaUh, and the eaten*
commerce, with feelings of profound
She hue, 100, kept pace with her sis*
i advancing tlio arts mid sciences, and
ruction of public improvements -fur the
ilizoiis. But 1 admire her above all for
prosperity and happiness which sha
soiling masses of her'people; but still
is she to be admired fur pairiutia
•nd- qofpltßfiug devotion to our glorious national
'll)blbtu She has not, il is true, in tills brilliant oa*
.tsor, been wlljioui her days of trouble; sho has
Up .through many tribulations; she lias, on
'-vmpfß'ihan one occasion, within the ol
'ihpiyoiingeil nian in this convention, encountered
‘'iWstorins of linuiicial adversity, lint tlio fidelity
bus ihos far, us it will in luturc, pro*
untarnished. Through the want of
*e*perlepco »pd accountability on the pari of her
•sgcpts>,a,hd pconorny in tho use of her mouns, her
ll dcl>l^l , iMgi*«ilod fur above the necessary obsl of her
The facilities for borrowing money,
she was most deeply engaged In (tie
icooilratJUoij,,of those works, contributed largely
Production of this result. Tho exorcise
■of arrobiimiUd system of credit In tho individual
tho country—in the transactions be*
„ and communities, engen
,f ierid‘w r ;f.pi sfiudioal emission of paper money
tflemcnlfl and laid tho lonmJalimi o>
which shortly after bursted
, S^pqiv with unequalled violence, prnslra*
■.Aww indiscriminately the innocent with the guilty;
Vsbull>jf lb®laborer ol his hire and filling the Unci
-difUq** and misery. Bo line this storm, Penn*.
’for a time was compelled to give way. A
' was made in this crisis, il is true, to
-'Vv l^*Wpiy J W^ Wanl “ by a resort to mere expedients,the
! which was to postpone tlio evil day
i^to^K'tV*lo tho disease—ami in'lB43 she Uy
’ . u funded debt of 38 millions, with
{ oT nnpiid interest md over throe millions
. dPtneilip debt demanded at tho treasury ovary
"■'.tWiy* * TlllsV ehn could have been honorably oxtrica
■ 'yitd iVcim such u vortex sooms almost incredible.
■ &il it wa*'«pcoinplisho(i, (ind to have had the nppor*
Iroml/iofc'** l bumble participation In this laudable
'Vutl», Will *vep be to mo a romiiUconoo full of in
t lerwJi.xndi-graliliculion. If elevated to the high
.Uust for.whipli you have named me, il will bo my
fPloUl pfldp ami ambition. as it will bo my duty, as
/far m Ip mo lies, to relievo our good old common*
wesitli of her present burthens; to husband her means
* [sod gttmdiher honor. True, lum noi of that school
*?**£# polUlpai,philosophy which loaches the duolrino
'’'r'llSltl iK® people can bo muUo rich and tho country
' by mero nets of legislation! or thal the
country is to bo measured by the amount
money which may bo thrown into olroula*
oxporionoo lias donionslruled, in this coun*
' us in others, (ho fuilaoy of this doctrine,
that a superahundunca of (his latter elo*
: fails to mislead tho produolWo industry
and to bo followed by tlio most bane*
to sooioly. 1 think tho wealth of
in tho energy, enterprise and
and tlio ptaduotlons of our soil
. tinder tho genial influence of our climate. To give
Ihe InduelfUl Inlorosis of our country, therefore, un
‘UrsmaUod’ablion with fair facilities for developing
i ibp teeouicm of tho state, with a sound currency and
■ueh other restriollvo measures as will guard labor
•gainst the encroachments of capital; “s about all
-■ oBl) 'be done by legislation. It may answer tho
I purpose pf the demagoguo to profess to aooumplish
'%■ •< niuch more, but tho heresy Is too transput ont to mis*
a/v lead -even tho most dull of comprehension.
v v* '•iv%;fl|a i y a now oft N your oltoniion fur a fow moments
-v cornmon country. This continent soomi to
i '•■'►}; reserved by Providence as the lliealro on
i<" *'SilOlM 0 P rovo nian’s ability for Bolf.governmont.—
! V' problem has been fully solved, and during
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the experiment the friends of legitimacy on the oobl
ern continent have looked on with fear and trembling.
Not only has this great truth been established_by oar
erpeHmenl, but in its progression it has dealt out a
oreaier degree of prbsperlty to the people and a great,
er aggregate of happiness to laboring masses, and a
greater ropidlty of growth and Improvement to the
country, than haa over marked the career of any
other nation on the face of the earth. In 1608, the
Brat colony was planted In Virginia,'end in 1620,
the Pilgrim Fathers landed- at Plymouth, a handful
of oppressed humanity seeking a spot, however se.
eluded from the balance of the world, whoro they
might enjoy political and religious freedom—where
they might worship the God of their choice under
their own vinoand fig tree,and there should be none
to molest or make them afraid. The seeds of free.
dom, sown by these exiled patriots, soon look root
end extended into other parts of the continent. The
offspring of this patriotic band are soon found in con.
flict with tho tyranny-of the mother country. 177.6
finds this nn independenlrcpubllc, guaranteeing po*
Illicit! and religious freedom to all its citixens. Since
that period to the present, the growth nflhe country
has been almost magical. The 13 original Slates,
embraced an area of about SSO.OOOsquure miles, and
contained a population of a little over three millions,
not much exceeding the present population of our
own Stale, and nn more than equaling that of the
grout Empire. Wo now have thlrly-ono States and
six territories, with & population of over twenty.three
millions, and an ocean boundary of over three mill-
ions of square mile*. Tins ratio of Increase in pop*
illation up to the cloio of the present century* would
give the United Stales a population of 130,000,000,
when perhaps, our . country will stand In advance of
any other civilized nation, in point of wealth, com
mcrpo'nnd military prowess. Evcn llip great Dear
of the Noilb, backed by his horde of 70 millions, will
look Upon tins picture with dismay. And yet, not
withstanding the extension of our territorial limits,
itio facilities for transporting persons and intelligence
has kept more than pace with our expanded bound-
aries, railroads and telegraphic wires—the great
extinguishers of time ami space, am constantly
drawing these vast extremities into close proximi
ty, and promoting that Intercourse between our oi*
tizena which is so essential ’(o their peace and
quiet, and so‘efficient in removing prejudice hnd
erro; This retrospective view is almost startling.
State after Statu has been added lo’lhe thirteen
-■riginal blocks of our national pyramid, unlit* Ifs
summit completely peers above-the doubts and
fears of friends,, and the jeers and taunts of ene
mies abroad. It stands like a mlgln'y monument
to attest (he ability of man for self government—a
beacon light to the friends of Imman.liberly.in all
parts of the world—n cloud by day .nod a pillar of
fire by night, to guide on Urnse palrimio spirits
who still continue to struggle against the political
heresies of the old world.
The American democracy have hadsofrielhing
to do wiih'lhe foundation and progress of this
mighty structure. . The great democratic parly,
more than any other, have appreciated the true
destiny of tmrfcodritty, and favored the progress
ive principles which constitute the greatislements
of our national success. While I have no dispo
sition at this time to disparage or criiiciselhe pol
icy of the organized opposition which hap ever
existed against this party, ! cannot refrain from
alluding to somo of.lheissues between these,par
the:
teachings of experience, was most eminently
wrong, and, the democracy right, to say nothing
of the differenoee in the organiaatjon of the gov
ernment, or of the monstrosities committed under
thu administration of the elder Adams, and subse
quently wiped out by Mr. Jefferson. Such was
the case in the great struggle for the acquisition
of Louisiana—ln the oonffiot about tho war of
1813,and about the war after it had been declared
—in the prostration of the United Stales hank
in the establishment of the sub-treasury—in resist
ance to the creation df a new bank—in opposing
the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands
—in resisting the adppiion of.the bankrupt law; in
the annexation of Texas*; in the war with Mexico;
in the acquisition of California; in maintaining the
just and constitutional rights of ail sections of the
Union, and in extending equal encouragement and
protection to all the great interests of the country,
end to all classes of tltb people, with exclusive
privileges to none. It is to the history of these
events and doings, and to the prosperity of the.
country when under their charge, that the great
democratic party of the nation Can appeal for vin
dication of'lis career, and for evidence of the wis
dom and justice of democratic policy. These par
ty differences, however, my friends are not ip be
complained of. They are the legitimate offspiinu
of oar republican institutions,. This opposition to
(tie democratic party proceeds from our fellow ci-
tizens, equally with its interested In the prosperity
of the country, and no doubt equally anxious to
promote what they conceive to bo, her Uue impr
ests. .
Tho past history of llio country is full of lessons
of wisdom and admonition, and ho is a foot,who
will not consult tho teachings of experience. Thu
future is bright, and full ol.hope, though not un
clouded, and we should consult tho. past, to learn
how to remove this small remaining otoud in the
future. This ordeal in which our.glorious Union
has been struggling for some.time past, is not yet
folly cleared. The distant notes of discontent we
still hear, like tho. receding surges of a mighty
sea. The haven of safety is not fully attained on
the one hand, nor has the Rubicon been entirely
passed on the other. The crisis is still critical,
and calls for the exercise of great prudence, of
skill, of love, of justice, and. of firmness on the
part of those who are now at the helm of nur ship
of Stale. If well directed she will weather the
storm; if unskilfully managed, she may possibly
be stranded. Seventy-live years ago she was'
launched on the troubled waves of political expe
riment, With half masts, shattered sides, open
seams, tattered canvass, with dissensions In the
crew* While thus weak and her crew inexperi
enced, she encountered the waves of prejudice and
doubt, and aver and anon the mighty breakers of
monarchical hostility. Her very helm* and can
vass, and craw, are demanded by Dritisli inso
lence. Dut aha glides on and floats on. She next
mounts tho billows of Internal dissensions foment
ed at Hanford; the bead winds of nullification
threaten her with the loss of a star from her flag;|
she next encounters the adverse wlndsand break
ers of states rights, territorial rights, and the ex
‘tension of slavery. Tho violence and confusion
of this storm well nigh unmanned her seamen; her
canvass is fretted by the breeze; her majestic mastu
bow to the resistless winds, and her vast propor
tions are played with by the “raging billows.”—
Tho alarm came—all hands to tho rescue was the
common cry, and he who had heretofore rested on
his cuuoh, came; and ho who hud inclined to mu
limy, came; and he who had differed whh his fel
low sailor, came; these all united their efforts; they
subdued And bound the disobedient and turbulent
of the crew, righted the masts, adjusted the can
vass, and guided the glorious old ship of slate 'to
tho haven of safety—not quite. She is in full
view, however, “masted, and canvassed, nnd flag
ged,” as was nevervessolsecn before. ' Her sides
are sound, her bottom well coppered, and her helm
works well. She extends her cable for the shore,
and there is but one bar, and that a sand bar, in
the way of her approach. Who, let mo ask, with
an American heart In him, will stand by and seej
her stranded on thisl Who will notaaorlfioo a
lithe of his peculiar notions and interests to bring
this glorious vessel safe Into harborl To main
tain in good faith, my fellow-cili'zsns, the letter
and epirlt of the several measures of compromise
as adopted by the lata congress as a final adjust
ment of the vexatious slave controversy, as 1 am
determined to as the democracy of the .whole
Union are constrained to do, may be to reach for
the cable, and to lie the old vessel up safe in har
bor. •
Then, fellow-citizens, whether 1 becalled to the
distinguished station for which, in your profuse
partiality you have named me, or whether 1 re
main an humble citizen of an obscure.corner of the
state, my efforts shall be directed towards the per
peluily of our Union of States. The countless
blessings of its continuance, I have no language
to describe. The horrors ofits prostration are loo'
frightful to bo contemplated. We should regard
it na the pearl above all price—venerale.it as the
ark of our political covenant, which cannot be
touched without being' 1 desecrated. I know no
north and no south, no east and no west—but one
grand entire country, and in the language of a dis
tinguished American statesman, .“I go for the
Union first and last, one and inseparable, noyv.uod
forever.”'' •’•
formal.
TRE shady side.
I taT and gated upon then. Rose,
Acruss’the pebbled way.
Ami thuogbt the very wealth of mirth
Was thine that winter day;
Fur. while I taw the truant raya
Within thy window slide,
Remember'd beams reflected canto
Upon tlio shady title.
1 tat and gawd around thee, Rose; .
And thought the transient beams
Were leaving on thy binidod brow
The ttacu of golden dreamt;
Tbnte dreamt.'which like the fewbargh
On youth's beguiling tine.
WtU khve ut when we roach old age,
Upon the tiiady tide.
Ahl yet, methougbl while that I gazed
. Across the noisy way,
The stream of life between ua flow’d
That cheerful winter day;
And that the hark Whereon 1 cross'd
The river'*; rapid tide.
Had leil me In me huietueis
Upon the Shady tide.
Then somewhat of sorrow,.Sosa;
. Came crowding on my ftcArt, :
Revealing how that current sweats '■
. The fondest onus apart; ' ;t.
Out while yon stood to blest me there, •
(n beauty, like a hride,
I fell my oAvnconleufediiess,
Though on tlio shady side. -
The crowd and noise divide us, Rose,
flat there will chine a day
When you, with lighrand timid letft,
- Must cross the Imdymay;, . ‘
Arid when you 'ait. a#l do now,
To happy thoughts allied,
.May some bilglrt angel shed her light
Upon the shady aids I
. , FLO\VEM.
Ekc'fi leaflet is a tiny scroll,
Inscribed with holy truth.
A lesson that around the heart
Should keep the dew of youth {
Bright missiles from angelic throngs
lit every high-way lelit
llow were the earth of glory them, 'V
Were it offlimar* bereft I,
_.TMvJre«v+i«r v
Tire Assured rack they pi*si.
Tbs desert wibt with boat andtand,
Shares top their blessedness;
And wheresoever the weary heart
Turns Ip Its dim despair.
The meek eyed blossom upwards looks,
Inviting it to prayer!
SfataccUnwrotm.
ANNETTE, THE HEIRESS;
or tho Foraging Party.
A TALK OP Tlllfi I.AST WAR*
by j. ii. iNaßAiu»n
Edward OotLViB was (ho youngest of five brave
brother* who served their country; both in tho Held
und on the tea during tho last.war. - Their mother
whs a widow of cbinrdrlable estate, who dwell in u
pleasant homestend lacing tho waters ol‘ Boston Bay.
Large eluis overshadowed the roof, und broad fields
interspersed with woodlands extended stvuy <>n (he
rigid* till they met the fields end woodlands of the
property of Squire rnnn of. substantial
wealth, who had an only daughter of eighteen, who
win a hollo and an heiress. Tho road from tho
homestead of widow. Ogtlvlc wqund along the sou
bench, with a ho lgo and green fields on ©no side
bordering 11, and tho while sparkling s.md und blue
wuv«s on the other.' Tho distance between tho two
mountains was little lose than a mile; and about
hull' way .between was a bridge of stone spanning u
small rivulet, that had a course of halfa dozen miles
from the Interior.
It was about an hour before sunset, near l)»e close
of tho war, in the month of Oolobeivthai Edward
Ogilvio was crossing this bridge on his wsy to visit
Annette Harwood, (ho beauty and fiorrett; for (he
charms 61 the rustic bulls hud taken captive the young
student's .heart; and ovary evening for the lust month
he hud directed his wu'lk in the direction of her
abode. Edward was hr his twentieth year, of good
figure, of a pleasing but somewhat diffident address,
and with that culm, meditative aspect peculiar- to
students; fur such was this young man. Annette
was not loved without giving her heart in return—
but tho Squire, although he hud observed with appa
rent indifference this mutual attachment,hud tmind
of his own touching a matter to Interesting to the
lovers Ihomiolve*.
Edward had got upon (ho bridge, where ho ftsod
to linger for a low moments as ho crossed, to watch
tho flowing sea rush through the arch up (he crook,
and gaze upon its expanse of waters; or frojn tho
opposite side of lira bridge contemplate the dark In*
lot as it loti Itself amid overhanging trees In a dell
whore stood a mill belonging equally to tho two
manors.
Edward had paused o moment on tbo bridge to
Watch (ha effect of the purple light of (he western
sky refloated upon Its mottled bosom, when hi* eyes
were arrested by a sail in the offing. Ho continued
to watch It for a few moments, and then went on ,
his way, rmiii time to time glancing seaward to *d« i
mlro the stalely and slow motion of Us trackless (
passngo over the ocean. As ho cam* neat thu dwell. i
ng of Squire Harwood, ho discovered that her course !
was toward the land 5 but seeing Annette on the pi. 1
aizu lio forgot tho Voseel to haelon to her. The
meeting wua more like tlial of brother.and sister thon :
that of lovers; that Is, It was affectionate, frank, and
free from restraint. I
We ahull have a lovely evening to walk, tho sun.
sot will bo so pleasant," said Annctio, whom wo 1
would slop to describe, If our pan could do justice to
hot beauty. Wo will, however, say Hint tho color I
of her eye* wii* a deep soa.blue, and they sparkled 1
Ijko waves, glancing in tho sunlight; her up* had <
doubtless once boon a pair of cherries, stolon from 1
Cupid, to rnuko hor mouth tho prettiest mouth imag. 1
Inuble. Her smllo was sunshine, her form sylph-llko
and blooming with youth, her voice full of musio, 1
and every motion as graceful os a fawn**. She was 1
good humored, intelligent, and suitably. gravo. snd
just the maiden (0 ensnare a student like Edward
OglMe. ,
“Yes, Annette,'the air is rich and with golden
tints and soil ns s June Suppose we ramble!
towards tho village; and listen to the martial music
of the soldiers as they march from the ground?"
“| should like It of all things. My father says
our company* thn Dlucs, made the finest show of any
on the parade, to-day.
“ He was el the review, then 1"
[ “ Yes, and acted os a major or ooTonel, 1 believe.
* At soy 1 rate, he has just qome home, on horseback,
r m full uniform, with a sword by his side, and look*
as brave, 1 101 l him as a crusading knight. He told
mo to bold my liltle tongup, and so 1 have for a full
minute 1"
H And the longest time you over hold It, ’Netty, 1 *
said the Squire, cornipg out oftho house, his chapeau
in his hand and his slvord unbelted beneath his arm.
“Ah, Edward, gcbd evening,-man. Fine day we
have had for thojj'anerai muster?”
. “ Yus, sir! Aie tlio troops dismissed vet 1°
■ 4l Not all.’* _ l ;i
11 Wo were gbtrig op ilia road to the hllUop, to
listen to the music* father,” said Annette. .
“No—no! slay si home, child,” said the Squire,
gravely. “ 1 supple piaster Edward has asked you
to go?”-
“I did, Mr.lUrwbod j I thdught the walk might
bo pleasant.”
“ Humph ! you, young man, 1 * said Squire
Harwood, bluntly—“military music is hot made fur
tho amusement of studious youths after idling away
the day ossr .mv^y-books, nor ’ merely to please a
lassie’s ear. It »s*iha..-Toice of the spirit of liberty*
and oalls tiro young fnciroflHfljland to fight her b.iU
ties, and tho nin‘io*3nS.id nlnko them dollies la fight
in; and colors to 3jht -Under ! You, I see, like nlv
Annette, and sn fires I can see, she Hites you back
again. Now, EcT?«rlf,yoi 1 i are a very correct,excel,
lent young man, i'Hl I know; but you seo I hnvn’t
but one difOghtorVirnd, don't mean she shall marry
any man who, excellent oalie may be, through oil
this war has nernf rjtswn a blade, nor pulled a trig
gar for Invo of hf+dfiinlry. Your brothers ore all
bravo fellows, ond-tservlng -her; wllh honor. You
etayat homo lc» p^r^.rjyer‘dl.cllonorice In tho day.
time, and come l*. my .Annette by
mopnllghl. - NowjlHmyo'hnihlog against you, ns I
sbid before;, but-iifevQ made tip rny mind Annette
shan’tsiparry. ■ hnsn’t had a hand in (he
war against the fchmliah. If.you oro of a mind to
follow .the cxnnp!; ujCyour brothers, and let me hear
something Ihal V ‘ti ; Jf.ivs done; that 1 Can tell my
neighbors of with t ride, then you shall have my con
sent to marry Auuy?te, for hcr’e I dare soy,,silo, has
given you long » vo? : * A trxt, you know, Is as good
ns a sermon, Mqf.-.V fidward, So, If you. Want my
daiigiiter, you kn-w ImW she is to-be won.” ’ >
Thus Harwond’tCqk'Aqrfctfo un*
drr.hi* tinn, and. bowing very kindly, bat firmly, lo
tho nMonlshed lover, disappeared within tho limi*e.
• Edward remnMekstanding a moment upon Iho
spot. where they I ><)■ left him, ns if trying to;rr-a|(ze
what hnd pa»scd. .(To then turned away In sijcHcei
li|-> cheeks lmrnlt«»*'v;Uh (he glow of a mortified brill
sensitive spirit. *•
. The profession WljiijS 'hi' l:nd In view Woo that-of
a clergyman; nrr t f ••.Itiipugh nol'doficient ip courage
or patriotism, ho :>«l:iu|fiered his brothers to take the
field nod debit r ! i ilo. : Iio remnlned.nt homo.. Tho I
wordoiof the Sq-lra; ajtnk* deep into hlo spirit, He
wiilk|&jiinwly sod,anfi, filled with
the pltaful Idea. wliawnatto,‘very dear
in lilirtp As upon tho trjdgo bo had inode
up hip Wind, Wppcd, and, speaking iloud A ffa_ld f
. . £v£ • >. .'V.. I
*• If Annette won .bylalnng'iiparms. 1
I will enlist (o-tfinifow 1 It is hnnoroblo In serve
one’s country; not yet a clergyman, and can
therefore ocl fremv,. Tins i« tho.lasldny the re
proach sh-jl! bo th' :-wn to me, thaCl remain dallying
at home while my brother* are abroad exposing their
bosoms to the weailime of ti.cir country's face 1"
While ho was 'peaking, ho enw that tho ship,
auMcli ha hod no half an hour bsforo ot a ill*-
itrnyvh' Jiho. land, nnd_ bad
sol,yet ho could see h*r dislino>«|
discover that olio was n merchant ship.' Ho
rt.irjuined/nr sometime watching her, nml lisfsninjr
(o (ho distant .drum of a detachment of th* ml|i(ln
of*thf ncighhorhc«sd, w filch was retiring homeward
from muster "field; The sound nf the drum^lird
away in the distance beyond Iho mill; and the low
duelling o)' tiio waves against the bridge Tell upon hta
our.
“ Well, lo.niorrnw, t tco shall march to the moas
uro of pipe and dtoin ! I will enlist as a private and
make my w«y up. Annette ahull bo won."
He paused, thinking be hoard the sound of oars.
Ho Innked seaward, hnl the twilight rendered objects
100 obscure to delect «by hunt approaching. Yet
ouch moment thofull oTthe sweeps esmo clearer and
hearer, and He soon-was enabled lo discover a barge
polling in toward* the bridge. His position, in the
shadow of on overhanging limb, shielded -him from
observation. H/saw that (he boat contained at least
twenty men. It moved slower si it drew nearer
land, end a perron standing tip in the stern directed
Its landing. It struck the shore close by the bridge
within the Inlet} and almost beneath where he stood
the parly debarked. He now saw (hat.half* of them
were seamen anil half marines, and (h-il nil were
armed. They vers conducted by n young midship,
man, who, forming them into n column, marched
them up Ibe .back and on thn bridge'. Edward, ns
they came near; drew himself up Into the limb, and
was concealed* hy ilsTnlinge, while he observed with
surprise their stealthy movements.
•* lloW'fur is the grist mill hence, Sambo 7** asked
ho'young c&oer, looking about him after all his
hirty had got on the bridge, save a roan to guard
ic bout.
- ‘'The first‘roll! am ’bout a third of a mile up do
creek, and the t'other one, where the rpoil grist be,
is a mile. Thr>re Is o good path along the creek
shore!” uiawbrrd a man In the true Yankec'negro
intonation, hut speaking reluctance.
*• Ifyou caoeivo mo,d.ukie,you are adsud roan!”
said the middy,very positively.
“ 1 knows d it well ’imf, so I till you do truth, Iho*
I hides lo mightily! i know all 'bout dis place, coi
1 used la jib UrreoncoS Obor dut is wlmr Saulro
Harwood live, and ober dot way am, wfddur Oglivle,
an’ 1 wish dis nigger wmb sufo in do* kitchen! I
nebbor go cook agen in Boston ship, nor no oder one
u'ter bein' taken prla'ner by tbp DrltisU, as I am dis
time ! . I wish l.inay nsbber ben blue water open, if
t dis t)me J*’
I “Hut with year noise! each of ynu march for.
I ward in silence. Wo are in an ememy’s country,
1 and moat b-* x
.. Vcs, 1 guess you bolter, 1 ' said tho negro, sulkily*
“ If do country, people know'd you wai skulkin' hero
arter corn, flour,sheep and ones, to keep from stars*
in'to death, of wo liovo been a week past, they bo
'round as thick os snakes in do grass end debble otto
obyou gel bulk to your boat! So, I adwfso you,
massH, to keep sharp cyo io windward!; Guy l J loW t
mid all oh 'em bo in de mornln'* when day And out
you land hers In a prltcshlp wld only Iwo gun
aboard and thirty men, and carry off clour to Halifax
do grist from dcse two mills, and sheep and turkeys
too; fur do lieqjlemtni's dinner! Doy swore den, and
I expeo* do Squiro sward enufT for a whole rogi*
“Forward 1” cried the middy. '* ptlonce, all of
you, and advance swiftly and with oaullon I"
They filed* oft* the bridge and taking tho path along
which tho negro led tho way, they were soon Inst to
tho sight nf Edward in the gloom of tho overhanging
banks of the creib.
« These mon, then. «re English," he reflected, as
he tel himself dbwn upon the bridge} «the vessel is
a prise, to midshipman and two»and>
thirty men—twenty here and lon on board! It will
lake them on hour tu visit both milts.' Half of that
llmo is enough for me. 1 shall know where to seek
the militia party with the fife and drum; and If. I
can find twenty brave men among them to put them*
•elves under my orders;l will win Annette before
lo.morrow’s sun risul ■ •
As he spok«; he noiselessly gilded away from the
bridge, and, after getting beyond hearing of the man
iQ the boat, he flaw like the wind across si moadnw
In the direction of what was called the ‘‘Cross
Road," a cluster of village habitations, the principal
of which was a large country tavern where he knew
ho should find assembled many of. the milllU-roen
who had borne a part in tho review in.the neighbor,
ing town. This inn was about'half a mile diatom
I from the bridge, on a rosd In the rear of Squire Har.
wood's farm, across which, lesptog'fbnee after fence*
Edward Ogllvle was now flying with l|tp speed of .a
deer.
he tavern, as he baino near, was ■o quieUliat ; ho
feared the men he sought hod left for their respective
homes. Seeing a light in the lop, however, he hoped
yet to find some persons assembled there., Through
the windows,** he approached tho door, ho saw tw
the bar-room was nearly filled with men. Tho next
moment be was in their presence. His manner was
'divested of all excitement, and a spirit,calm and res
olute beamed from bis eyes. There wore at least
twenty men in the apartment, most of them wiln
knapsacks and bayonet bells upon their persons, ana
some leaning upon their muskets—while the guns
of the real of tho party were stacked- In a corner of
the room. Some of them were smoking, others
drinking, and all listening to a long yarn told by one
of the party, of certain exploits by himself, personally
performed at the bailie of Plattaburg. , '
On Edward’o entrance, the landlord first noticed
him—
” Ah—so you con enter a tavern on a training
day, Mr. Ogilvle; glad to see you. Though ypaare
» not much of a fighting, mao, t like you for your
• brothels’sake, who are serving their country. But
I there must bo parsons as well as soldiers, and every
’ man to bis trade!”
All eyca were now turned upon the young man.—
Advancing a liitlo way Into the floor, ha ■#•«» with
0 firm tone, ' , . ,
“ I am glad lo find fa many of yon hereat«emb|ea.
If; the brave men among you are willing to place
yourselves under my direction for tho next two hour**
1 will lead you where you can win "both honor ahd
prl«i money I' 1
"Spoken with spirit !*» exelalmcft scleral.
"That rings like your brother George ?" eaid the
landlord. “But what U ill” cried all crowding
round.’ ...
’ “ Wlfl'you be led by me ? There It danger to lire
and person; hut 1 ask no man lo follow me where I
four (o lead?” • :
-“Thp roan boa courage If ho !• a student,"re*
marked ono to the other with surprise.
“\Vhal have yon discovered 1“ demanded two or
throo of the must forward of the men.
“ Will you follow mo and obey my orders, If I can
place In your hands, as prisoners, twenty English
seamen and an officer, who have just landed?
“Yes-lead on!” was the general response, and
thn men commenced arming themselves.
, Tjricfly .Edward told them what he had wllnesUtfU.
All was enthusiasm. Among the militia men was
k Vnung man whom lie dispatched lo Squire war* 1
wood. In twenty minutes the Squire was on the ]
spot, moqntrd on his horse, and armed with his broad
sword.. Five of his farm men had followed him.—
Others corfVo in fiom all sides.
Edward with great coolness and skill, look upon
hlmsrlf the conduct of the whole affair, He suggest,
ertlhnt Ilia Squire, with thirty men, should cut off
the retreat pjTlhe foraging F ar| y« an( * ta^e ,oal
° D “ And .what .will you do?” asked the Squire.—
11 YoifHfa qoi going id keep out of the danger?
“N 6 sir!- If thoro are twenty bravo men here
whp will volunteer to go with mo, I will proceed to
their bnnt, taka possession of it, and embark * or “I®
ship. In the night we can board her without dim.
cully, as wo shall ba taken for their own party.—
Onco on board, tho ship will easily fall Into our
hands, for the most of her prize crow arc ashore.—
'Who will volunteer?’* RED COAT ▼*• RBD BRlttT*
I This hold proposition at first startled the boldest ,M 0 l’;long e|nCc*,ftl .tt.9oqyiv.lal_ parly at whloji
I man among them. But In loss than five minulfea Web a ler "umljaevaraV distinguished lawyert
Uwrnty of thorn h.id volunteered; and m two I mmuToa thc'cttaVrsatloV happening to tom
Jwhilcjho bqmro with hl. dcucbncnl ptocotdtd to r „,| oiy|l ? al ‘ Wodo not prulend, lo giv.lt in
( c "l mi iho rnireol of tb. his own peculiar arid delightful »ijle: • . s
'Ts„"i°l, r p'riy rfilil" mill, .ur,endured .ft./', brief .“When Ini o yojing pnclithn'r. I ' 'Mid-Mir.
vltftmUli, md were tukon lo Ibe tavern n> prlennor. Wab.ler, I,lero W J S bul
within en hour after tho Squire had left it. Edwerd shire bar of whom I wo. afraid, «nd that Witold
and lira breve band boarded the aliip without auapi- Uarnaby. Thera were but few men who dared W
don, and, after a short conflict he was master ofhep. enter the Hate with him. On one occasion Bttnft*
He took her, by the aid of tho released American hy was-employed to defend a suit for ft piece df
crew.into Boston harbor the next day; and we need land, brought by a little, crabbed, cunning ItWe
not add that within less than three months ho was yer, called Bruce. Bruce** case was looked opott
rewarded with the band of the beautiful Annette a « good as lost when it was ascertained that Sir*
Harwood I naby waa retained against him. The suit cams
on for trial, and Barnaby found that Bruce fafti
Worked hard, and left no atone unturned to gala
the victory. The testimony for the plaintiff fra|
very strong, and onleßSil CoCld Ire Impeached, ifib
defendant Was lost. ■
The principal witness Introduced by tbs’plain,
tiff wore a red ooau In summing up for the d*
fence. Old Barnaby commenced efurloue atttcf
on this witness, pulling his testimony all lo pieced
and appealing lo the jury if a man who wpre,>
red coat was, under any circa mslsnoee. \oba
lieved, 'And who is this red coaled
exclaimed Barnaby, ‘but a descendant of-our
'common enemy, who has striven to lake front’oft
our liberty, and would not hesitate now to drfprivi
my poor client of hia land, by making any fton of
a red*coated statement.*
During (hia speech, Bruce was walking up and
down the bar, greatly excited, and half Convinced
that his case was gone, knowing, as he did,"the
prejudice of the jury against anything Britlsht
Whilst, however. Barnaby was gesticulating, and
leaning forward to the Jury in his eloquent ftppjtftft
his shirt bosom opened slightly, and Bruoo tool*
dentally discovered that Barnaby wore & red tmdet
shirt,.
Bruce’e countenance brightened up. Puttlqg
, both hands in his coat pockets, he walked the bar
I with great confidence, to the aitonUhmeni of his
client, and all lookers on. dual as Barnaby oofft
eluded, Bruce whispered In the car of hie client,
* I've got him—your case is safe,* and approach
ing the jury he commenced his reply to the slaugh
tering argument of hla.adversary. ,
Bruce gave a regular history of the ancestry or
1 his red ooated witness* proving his patriotism sod
. devotion to the. country, and hfe character for
truth and veracity.
•But what, gentlemen of the jury,* broke forth
Bruoo In a loud strain of eloquence, while hie eye
flashed fire, ‘what are you to expect of*mao
who eunde based on no foundation of iyqtloe
whatever; of a man who undertakes to destroy
qur testimony pn the ground that my wltneks
wear* a red poet, when gentlemen of the jory*U
when, When! When,, gentlemen of (ha Jury-— *
(Here Druco mode a spring, end catching Berne
by by.the bosom the eliirt, tore it open, and
.displayed his rod flannel,) “when Mr. Barnaby
himself wears a red flannel shirt concealed under
a blue one I* The effect was electrical; Barnaby
was beat st hla own game, and Bruco gained the
caeo/’—JV. 0. ficayunc.
Otkotoe Berspi*
The self-denial which vice exacts is greater by
far than that involved in the struggle of virtuous
endeavor.
He who dreads giving lis'hl to the people, is
like a man who builds a house without windows
fur fear of lightning.
Gnd is too metoiful lo let us have a full view of
our characters, or a panorama prospect of our
Vices,
The cultivation of the heart should be like that
of n garden, where we prune and weed before wc
begin to plant.
The love of public opinion Is often mistaken for
the diotatos of genuine bravery.
The best thoughts are over swiftest winged, the
duller lag behind.
To abstain from a small thing Is more difficult
than to undertake a great one.
»*TIS the voice of the sluggard, I "surely that thus
complains of a breakfast bell, in a Southern biter,
ary Gazette:
That breakraol bell-Uhai breakfast bell—
How punctually it tolls,
At morning's earliest dawn the knell
v Of.buchwheat cakes and rolls!.
The chimney may refuse lo draw,
The morning may be dark.
But, spite of all domestic law.
The ho\\.will too the mark I
The girl who had throe lovers, named Snken,
Lorn and Born, was compelled to marry the latter.
She afterwards wrote:
. “1 nm fur Sakon and for Lorn*
1 wish I had never been Bora.*’
“Are sister Sal and Nance resources, Pol”
“No, my son. Why do you ask that que»*
♦‘Because 1 beard Uncle Josh say ifyou would
only hunband your resources, that yuu'a get shng
a great deal better than you do, that's all, Pa."
“Jemima, my deor, ain't there something the
matter with our child, I fear that all ain't right
with the poor dear thing* Do see, my dear."
“Do you oast things here]” inquired a Yankee
the other day, as ha sauntered Into a foundry and
addressed, tho proprietor* '
>*Wado.”
“You oast all kind of things in Iron, oh V* wag
the next query.
“Certainly—don’t you ssotbat it iaonr bmi*
neesl 1 *
“Ah! vteWt etui a thadow, -will youl”
He was oast out and referred to e brut foundry.
An o!d lady in Cincinnati, who sella tglfe, has
over her door, “ New laid eggs every morning by
Betty Prigge,”
A few days ago. eorao young .men near Dad
dinjjton, being unable to . pay toll for donkey
they had with them, drained ft up with a coat and
hut, arid raising it on its hind lege, proceeded to
support It through the gate, with these consoling
words—“Como along, brother, you be’nt eo drunk
as you pretend to be. 80 says a Liverpool paper.
Flour la an article well enough (b lie sphere,
but we deprecate the rubbing of It upon ladles 1
facet.
One of .(ha heaviest things to lie on the human
mind is a.late-iupper of cold potatoes. A mur*
tferdbh't begin with it.
THE HEAVENLY BEST*
fDBLIsjIED BySBQUtST.
Thera is en hour of p'eecefbt’raßt,’ •
To, mourning wand'rers
There is a jo;-for soals distress'd*
• A holm forever; wounded ’breast, .
*Tii found alone in Heav’d.
■There is a soft, a downy bed,
Fair as the breath of ov'n} ,
A couch for weary mortals spread, '
•Where they may rest the aching bead,
And find repose—in Heav'd.
There is a home for weary souls,
By sin and sorrow driven'; 4 - •‘ J .
When toss’d on life’s tempestuous Bhoati,
Where storms arlvs onri ooeen rolls,
Add all Is drear—but Heav'd,
There, faith lifts up her cheerfully*.
To brighter prospects giv'n-^
And views the tempest passing by,
The ev'ning shadows quickly fly,
And all serene—lu llcav’n.
There, fragrant flowers immortal blooo, •
And joys supremo are giv’n— .
Thera joys divine disperie the gloom,
, jfoyoho the confines of the tonib,
Appears tbo dawn
•, - . .jj •
1 know of no passage in'claiiefcdl lilerMtun atyf*
beautiful or affecting than that where Zsnupboo 1a
his Anabasis, describes the effect produced on the
remnant of the (on thousand Greeks, when after
passing through dangers without number, they at
length ascended a sacred mountain, and, from, |(*.
peak and summit, caught tight of the sea. Bashing
their bucklers, with a hymn'of joy they rushed
tumultuously forward. Sumo wept with the ftildsas
of their delirious pleasure, others laughed, and mdto
fell on their knees and blessed that broad oesan,*-*
Across its blue waters, Hula floating sea-birds, (bi*
memorials of their happy homes came and fanned,
their weary'souL All the perils they had eneoQß*
leied, all the companions they had lost, all the hilwr
rles they hud endured, wero in an instant forgotten,
and nought was with them but the gentle phantom*
of past and future joys. Ono was again scouring oa
his fleet steed across the hoof trodden plains AfTbeya
taly—another reclined beneath the flower.eroftAsd
rocks of Arcadia, and gazed into the dreamy sytiaf
her whoso form, amid buttle and bivoiflpß&awaeevdg
with him—a third recalled (hat P fot ®||w r when*
before the streaming eyes of his ovoriCTin parentfe,
and amid the acclamation of all Greeesirns bore off
from amid competitors the laurel.wrcMh of iho Olyou
plan victor.
Oh! home, magical spell, all powerful home I-febvr
strong must have been thy influence,when thjrfiflni.
est memory could cause ihcso bronzed heroes of *
thousand fights to woop like tearful women! With
the cooling freshness of a desert fountain, with, lb*
sweet fragrance of a flower found In winter, you
came across the great waters to those wandering men,
and beneath the peaceful shadow of your wings tbstr
souls found rest!
Ma’am, your shawl's dragging in the mod/'
« Well, suppose it is—isn't it fashionable V’ .
When does t min look like u cannon belli—
When he looks round I
i •• How well ho plays for one so young," said
Mrs. Partington, at the organ boy and hie monkey
Raribrmed near her door, “ and how thhoh' hli
tile brother looks like him, to be tote," ‘
Which requires the.most courage, to look down
a ollir, or into an empty pocket book t
An apothecary originally carried his mediolu
about in ]an—ne was,a pol-oarrisr; and from
thonoo came the word, A-pot-he-oartlsS.
“ A-l»n, a-Ia8«!" an the old biohelor.MJd
when ho rult a desire to marrjr. Ho toad* jto
earns eiolaidUon after marriage, >01 Hffv
forontl.
•‘Father,” »ld a »ogul*b
wopt buyftny ipoje gpppo vrdst wp Jo* jnpiMf*.
•ihSiSmr »«•&*• l' 'sssss
u>."
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