SI)C lancastcr fntcUigencn: ■ * i ' * •’ ? ? VOL. XLIX. Commissioners and Treasurer's Aeeounti Of Ihe J\(feiplt mi RrpeniHlwtt a) Lancathr county, from January 3j 1847, /o January 3, 1848. ■J.iHQWBTTS Baq*i Treasurer of Lancaster county, 4n account With said county: • RECEIPTS. 'To baThnce in his hands agreeably to the Auditors report ot the 14th day of Jan uary, A. D, 1847. For countv purposes, ' school purposes, “To cash'received of David Ilart . man,, esq., for fines collected $4B - Do for do 58 ‘Do for . -do and taxes 153 - Do for do and jury 1 fines 55 ‘Of Amos. Kinzer,anti John Weaver, in full, for one-third bf bridgeat Weavcr’s mill, | B.’B. llcrr* in full for one-third of bridge between East Lampeter and Strasburg township,: ! ' J. B. Bitzer,on account of subscription •to bridge at Bitzcr’smill in West Earl John Herr, in full.for bridge at Lintner’s mill in Manor township, Christ. Oberholtzer, bn account of sub scription to bridge a.t Wolf’s mill Alexander & King, in full for bridge across Octorara, Di Brown, bn-account for subscription to ; bridge at Wolf’s mill,^ 0. Brown, in full for bridge at Wolf’s mill, - Isaac Shertzer, for strays sold in Harri son township, • J.:Myers, for astray steer sold, James VlcPhail, forjWo strays sold at h H. H. Kurtz,lfor strays sold in Manheim township, r 1 Carpenter McCleary, for fines, &c., in Quarter Sessions, 00 for do Do for do Jacob Weavef, for fines received $4 00 Do for costs &c., in city vs. Shaum, Loan in Lancaster County Bank, nett proceeds Do-in Farmer's Bank of Lancaster, nett proceeds, •Cash of John Yarns, for lumber of Mid dle creek bridge, centage on account of taxes advan ced out of the County Treasury to the State Treasury: Whole amount of tax advanced $9,256 93 Paid thereon cash, 8,522 59 ' Abated 5 per cent, thereof. Excess of taxes received for IS-16 Of Elizabeth township, Caernarvon!, West Lampeter, Conoy, Upper Leacock, Little Britain, East Lampeter, Drumorc, Brecknock, Colerain, Earl, East Hempfield, Paradise, Strasburg borough, Excess for 1847. Of Carnarvon, East Lampeter, Strasburg twp., West Cocalico, Mount Joy, ' Paradise, Amount of outstanding taxes for 1544, per Auditor’s report, 117 30 Do for 1845 722 54 . Do for 1816 9,310 80 Assessment levied for the vear 1817, total, ' 45,319*7 Court bills and certificates which have not been drawn per statement of last years Auditors: Uupaid to 1844 - 102 74 Do 1545 15 25 Do 1746 15 99} Do 1847 18 331 Do 1848'(new addition) 35 56 Commissioners’ orders remaining unpaid vizi No. 41, 129 & 350, amounting to 25 70 EXPENDITURES, i v'UltMU I *' PIIIJ, Hurl. Gun. 1. Iliuighmun, § 00 jirtiouunuki Anilmny Gtiml, -is .00 flohunhiu liui’i Miytiiii’l tfiriiiu, 00 l)l) C«i|«rftin, '" ! Wm. Gnlhmlth. 40 uo -- -M. Huii-II", on ucu't, AO oo Clly, t M. Bundle, 205 00 Copulion East, .Julm llmvrr, 04 00 Ctcniiirvun, Jnhn Tripplo, Cunoy, Hiram Brown, Cocnlino West, *Saiminl Kbnrly, Conestoga, Uenj. U rliu n, Donegal East, Samuel Shircman, Druinore, A. Dubreo, Donegal West, Henry C. Ober, , Kphrata, Win. Bentz, Earl, , John Styer, Samuel Weaver, Karl West, Klizab'pth, George Bentz, GO 00 Fulton?, Lewis Haines, 42 00 Harrison, Samuel Minichen, 40 00 Hcmpfield West, George Bcrntheisel, 47 00 Jlempfield East, Wm. Parker, 52 00 Lampeter West, Henry M. llohrer, 4S 00 Lancaster for ’46, Jacob Huber, 12 00 Lancaster', J. M.'Frantz, 25 00 LampeteriEast, John Smith, . 50 00 Little Britain, John S. Kimble, 4S 00 Leacock, George Skiics, 52 00 Leacock Upper, Thos. Evans, ' 53 00 Mauheim, John Garber, 51 00 Martic, James Simpson, 55 00 Manor, John Immel, 90 00 Mount Joy, Jacob B. Brubaker, * 50 00 Penn,' John F. Hummer, '■ 45 75 Paradise, Rudolph Hunseckcr, 4S 00 Hapho, Samuel Brubaker, # 54 00 Salisbury, John Livingston, 65 00 Strasburg West, George Wiker, .50 00 Strasburg bor. Jesse Hoffman, 42 00 Sadsbury, Jacob K. Smoker, 47 00 / Warwick, George Gcvger, 55 00 Ending Bridges. fc Russell, in full for building bridge,afPinc Grove, and extra work, J 50 C. Carpenter, for building bridge at Lintner’s, •Fink: & Hinkle, in full for bridge at Stecleyillfe, a- Repairing Brufgcs. Martin Miller, for repairing- bridge at •Good’s mill, b David Shirk, services at Wolf’s mill; Benj.B. Herr, for work done bridgo at his mill, Jacob Halm and others, for work dopp toJfinkletown bridge, D. Herr, repairing bride near New P r Pr vldence, r. Marks G. Grove, materials and sugdfip# ai Hinklctown bridge, Isaac Harding, for work at HinkletQWß . bridge, Frs. H. Carpenter, pointing wall of do, John Leed, Lumber and repairs at Mid* die creek hridge, - f John Lintner, pointing and iMdiitewash ing bridge at his mill, John ftpberta, spikes and nails for Hin kletpwn . W. Matbioi, Esq_ v Att’y Gen. C. M s Clecry,-£sq;, Clerkfaes; ' JurorsVpay, .■ Witness’do. ... Constables’-and Justjccs’ costs^- Pfiep sn7 Conveying convicts to E. Penitentiary, 2GO 00 Summoning jurors, 264 00 Fees in suits in M nyor’s and Q. sessions, 165 G 3 Sundries, including maintenance ofHag erty and Hamilton, and execution of Hagcrty, John F. Rcnilcy, smithwork, Dr. Ely Parry, one year’s salary as phy- .^slciah, G. Zahjn, for brushes, Rcv.'W. Beates, in full, int. 5200 00 Lan’ri'co. Bank, in fuM, of loan & int. 5009 00 Farmers s 'Bank, in full, of loan, 2000 00 Do. for interest, G 5 ;34 Lancaster co. Bank for interest, 127 50 Jacob Mtiers, publishing annual acc'ts, « 1 $9.2 00 E. C. Darlington, do.blanks,notices, &c, 121 50 C. L. Barnitz, court proclamations, &c,* 12 00 John*!!. Pearsol, adjourned courts, 3 00 P. Übnnelly, do. . 3 00 R. an’l acc’ts & sundries 66 00 F. G. May, do, potic.es, &c, 47'50 J. B. Garber, do, notices, and adj, courts, 25 00 John Boar, do, "do. blanks, fee, 130 76 S22SB 25 Mary Dickson, for postage, Public Offices. Samuel White, for books and. binding, §l9 50 Geo. L. Doersh, do. do 70 121 Jacob Gable, for sheet iron work, ‘ 10 05 John Gemperling, tin work, &c, 8 25 P. J. McColm, repairing window blinds, 1 50 Lazarus pry, cleaning cellar, ' .50 C. Widrayer, for case of drawers, 3 00 Wm. Duchman, sundries tor office, 4 18? R.. Gilmore, for whitewashing & cleaning 4 87$ Richard Waters, cases and drawers for Protlionotary office, Allen Richards, painting and graining, Sebejjtian Graw, for work and labor, S. Resh, bill for brick and pavement, Jacob Ehler, Ruling dirt, ft. Pinkerton, cqyering two stools, George Gundaker, hauling sand, John Gish, for PuraojPs J)igpst, Pcyitcntiafy. i'sr support, of convicts for 1846, Zahm, esq., i n full 0 f esti mate for support of poor fpr 1847 ' $lO,OOO 00 3 75 14 ..." ’ rain townshlpT* T • ' ' #36 00 Daniel Brown,"serving td v-->; j . ropds- v**- - i -;-i **: Martin, road d a mages t ' Jj - ss3£ 00 ■ ’ 271 62 £573 13 &4 Mayor* Court, $l2-13 94 District Court. $1333 92 4 318 75 $1052 67 do Rosen- 5 00 do James Election*. $2172 0.“) •'3 , v.-.-‘V. r -$3750 59J Loans and Interest. $12402-17 35 00 7 00 12 00 47 46 2 50 1 75 24 00 7 50 $259 731 “ THAT COUNTiIV IN TUB MONT I'ltONi'ftltOUNj WHIliUi lAt)Oft COMMANDS THU OftftATftFiT RiSWAIUV’— J)t'«HAjtA#. CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1848. Abrobinn Piflßnbmighi road damages in Wept Lampeter,' ' 60 PO Henry Poner, road damages in West Lampeter, 60 00 John L. Wright, road damages West Hempfield, .Michael Wissler,road damages in West Hempfield, Susanna. Bethel, road damages in West Hempfield, Samuel Bracnt, road damages in East Donegal, Christian Yost, road damages in Upper Leacock, 65 00 Jacob Krcider, road damages in Vfartic, 131 00 John K. Smith, ct al road damages iu West Hempfield, Joseph Musser, road damages in West Hempfield, Martin Musser, road damages in Cole rain and Little Britain,: Jonas Garber, road damages in West Hempfield, Ezra Wcisler, road damages in Eliza beth, Daniel Potts, road damages in West Lampeter, Levin H. Jackson, road damages in Cole rain and Little Britain, William Bockius,road damages in C'olc ■ rain and Little Britain, James King, road damages in Colcrain and Little Britain, MUrclltincous. Hugh Montgomery, making return of stores, Henry Apple, for county tax refunded Cooper &c Lichty, boarding jury iu llag- erty’s case, John M ? Pherson, costs in suit formilitia fines, Dr. G. 11. Kerfoot, post mortem exami nation on the bodies of Melchior Forduey and Catharine Tripple, Porter 8c Elliot, for expenses in case of Joseph Collins, J. G.’ iiiostand, lor distributing assess- ments, Dr. Henry Carpenter, post mortem exami nation of bodies of M. Fordnev and C. Tripple, Mayor and Constables, costs in vagrant cases, John Cosgrove, fine and jury fund re- funded him, John C. Van Camp, Esq., depositions in road cases, Frs. Keenan, Esq., auditing accounts in public oilices, J. C. Van Camp, Esq., depositions in a bridge case, Benjamin Witmcr, for copving dupli -1 cates, ; It. F.’Rauch, H. G. Bong, Esq., professional services, John Smith, copying assessments, Jacob K. Smoker, assessing colateral estate, Lancaster city, 1 vear water rent, •Joseph Leuix, services in adjusting Mt. Joy duplicate. M. Hundlc and others, assessors for as certaining No. of taxables, Dr. P. Cassidy, post mortem examina tion of Jacob Hunter, J. 13. Newman for ground rent, Dr. E. Johnson, examination on the bo dy of a man found dead, G. M. Stcinman, for subscription for arching run near jail, P. G.- tberman, for arranging Pro‘thv papers, A. McGlinn, for repairing gallows and making coffin, 11. F. llauch, for copying militia and as sessment )is*is, John Smith for ascertaining No. of taxa bles, M. Strein, for assessing militia of Co lumbia, 11. 11. Kreider, for services in ease of Com'tli \s. Ilauk, 5 00 J. Hostetter, horse hire and Services for commissioners, 1 00 J. Michael, fir boarding jury, S:c., in Com-th vs. Hamilton, 33 00 Geo. Musser, Esq., costs in criminal cases 13 21) J. Ureueman, correcting duplicate of Harrison township, • 2 00 Jos. Kbermau, care and winding town Hock 1 vc.tr, ' 16 00 John Varus, for cost m road case, . 2 -IS Geo. Wiker, distributing tally papers, assessment/?,-&c. . 60-00 John Smith, for tax refunded for IS 47, 4 0.) S. Maxwell, do. do. 1 62 11. G. Long, for professional services, 25 00 Joseph Keull, for shovelling snow at pub lic offices, 25 Peter Spung, serving subpeena, 2 00 Evan Thomas and others, fur witness Ices, 3(1 0!) C 1,1)20 25 l’liytinMii nC 2 mart unites IW AiiilTp, lON 12 noimis, mi) N 5 llmul vii'Wt’M iihlpn, ' ouo 27 Piivimmi ntMl iirilnrs, i?fhhUml in lfvill »ml piiiil in In 17, ' -jo ;i!) UMHinniiiiiiia mill ('ummMuwrN 1&44, ■45, ’-Hi mill 1547, 3,?57 Q-t UiiUimulmg luxnn Ihr 1814 Hi Nil ilo, IN 15 (Ki NN tin, INK! 1,00(1 60 dn. IS 17 10.52 N ,75 Treasurer's commissions, 432 40 Balance in Treasurer's hands fur coun- ty purposes, 10,058 10 Do do do school purposes, 957 25 Court hills ami certificates which have not been drawn per Auditors roport, 187 8S $76,871 42 THOMAS PATTERSON, . JOHN LANDES, JOHN WITMKR, Commissioners. Attest —P. G. EuER.nAN, Clerk.' [Feb. S tl-2 W. O. IlickoJk, (Successor to Hickok $- Cantine,) BOOK BINDER, and Blank Book Manufacturer , Harrisburg, Pa. rjnilE subscriber respectfully informs his friends 1 and the public, that he is now carrying on the above business in the old stand, formerly occupied by Hickok &,,Cantine. As the building has for the last eight years been conducted by him, he flatters himself that, by careful attention to business, lie will merit and still receive a continuance of the patronage so liberally enjoyed by the old firm. Particular attention will be paid to the ruling and binding of every description of BLANK BOOKS, for banks, county offices, merchants, and private in dividuals, such as Discount Ledgers, General do., Discount Note Books, Check Books. Tellers’ State ments, Ticklers, Scratches, Weekly Statements, Letter Bo.oks, Cash Books, Copy Books, Judgment Dockets', Appearance do., Quarter Sessions do., Execution do.. Election do., Orphans’ Court do., Naturalization do,, Sheriff’s do., Justices’ do., Ad Sectmn Index do., Deed Books, Pass Books, Led gers,.Day Books, Journals, Invoice Books, Time do., Will do., Bond do., Mortgagedo., Commission do., Minute do., Miscellaneous do., and every va riety of Full and Half'Bound Blanks. lie lias made particular arrangements to supply Prothonotaries with the new and approved Judg ment Docket and Register, with the new Statement of Administration Acct., Old Books, Periodicals Law Books, Music, Newspapers,&c., bound to any pattern, and in any style required. lie has made full and ample arrangements to bind Harper's Il lustrated Edition of the Bible, and Harper’s Illu minated Shakspeare, in a style of magnificence not to be excelled in the cities, in either Velvet, Tur key, Morocco, Calf or Sheep, and at very reasona ble prices. Copying Presses supplied to -order.— Paper Ruled to Pattern. All work warranted. Harrisburg, jan 4, 1848.] W. O. HICKOK. SUcritPs Sale. ON Friday, February 18, *lB4B, at .10 o’clock, A. M., by virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias, to me directed, I will expose to public sale;at the Foundry of W. W. Pennell, at the Railroad, in the city of Lancaster, the following personal proporty, viz: One Plaining Machine, capable of plaining 8 ft. long 4 ft. wide and 4 ft. highs two small Engines of 2-horse power each; two Crane Saddles, oqe to hold lbs. and the other 45 lbs j Patterns of va rious descriptions.] Flasks of Iron &n 4 \Vood ; a full assortment of Castings $ Pigriron } Scrapsiron ; Wroughtriron ] Steel $ Lumberj Coal; fyood ; £and, and a great variety of Topis, £fo, &c. Saggghold and Kitchen .Furniture, fcc. P r epert ys °f ■ JjMMjM^^T^Ay/Sheriff. T IST OP tBTTSRH re M Kt l)MP»stoFi Fehroa Perrons celling fur letters adver' Armstrong James B Bowen Thomas Brubaker John Benjamin G W Barrett Michael Buchanan Wm Bostick Felix Buckwalter Benjamin Brcnneman Henry Bach Jacob Backer John Brcnneman Jacob Beer Charles Buckwalter Mrs Ann S e Cooper J G Cooper Miss Mary Ann Clark Kdwin Calvert Jno T Cockran llobt Couplin Philip Clyde J J Cramer Luke Colder Sami Conner Sami Dects Jno Drallsbauch Sarah Demaurant Jacob Delp George Devane Alexander Dass George Derr Jno Duffield W H Dubbs Miss Eliza 2 Dull John 1,529 95 Erllenbach Vr Eshehnaii George Funk Miss Catharine G Fleishman Fred Frank Miss. Barbara Foster £: Blvincycr 2 Flint Miss Rosetta Franciscus George Gartner Jacob Garber Betij Gosliert Miss Elizabeth Gambcr Geo G 2 Gardener Mr .Garber Josoj h Grosb Benj Groff Bear Si Bru akcr Groff E S Guinn Mrs ary Ann Graff Jheob G iuss John ■ Groff' Bear & Brubalo r Gates Mrs Lydia Ann Gauch Henry 13 00 10 00 25 00 15 00 Humes llobt Houser & Lochrnm Homey Daniel 2 llaiincr Barton Ilarlachcr Jaccb Houston J F Hostetler Jacob Hens John Hoover Bernard Hallachcr Miles Kahn Henry Kilert Jno Win Kendig George Kcnnc Elizabeth Kauser S N * Kauffman John Kauffman Miss Catharine Keenan James KalierMrH Kurts Stephen Killion Zacchcus Feb. 1, *4B-l-3t} lletleubeig’s JPatenl Coal 8 Anew, beautiful, curr Parlor Coal Sieve i: introduced io the public. The proprietors 1 el animation ol those in npi oounced to be the list. mo stoves yei invented. Wiili a comparatively small qunmiiy of fuel, this stove will radiate n grimier qpnmiiy ol heat, (not dry or parched, as is generally the ease m the ordinary coal stoves,) than any other stove now in use. CERTIFICATES I Ijavo hrtd one of UuilciiHe'ji’s- nir-li*»ht coal s'o.vrs in use since ihe middle ot lasi Uciolx r— am entirely sirisficil wiili f —and belie'e ii io lie supe r«llrll> any dusoi'ipl ton ot sieve hlilirfin tut rod mad Ii n quires much less coni limn a common radio"m stovu ol- ihe same size - produces no- utmoyiug radiant hrnl—and with ordimn v cure ihrre cu i he ueltlin* dirt on ihit output nor dost on ilie-fuMiiiuru Them is no dilHenT V' Hi muni'm'liu ii. nr in keepiitu 11[i iIo l lire over "it}hi. !H siilull ensi n| ln> I, la innprHv eloslnu t.lm rlieeks. 1 Ititve kepi up tile lire In lin lie eoi 111 n uoiisl y Inf it period ul live weeks llelum pui'cliiiulnu lhi* miu | limn, | uiiFelolly mmiiiimii iI a Inrun vanniV of speriinens from oilier mvenmi’s tuiil tinkers. lnl»M< Martin Henry P Metzgar. Geo W 1> Patterson Mr Paxson £& H Purdy Miss Mary Ann Powell &: Dickerson Pennoek A W Placide Henry B Potter Mrs Mary F Pennell uiss Sarah J Prosser Robert Prcis Geo 11 ' Robert John W llock David B Reese H R‘ llosnitz Jonas n i JU.!Bimt EVERY TVWHY 1IUHV1H0) BYty W, HUTTEft* Office in “ Union Courtin the rear of the Market Jiuuse, adjoining Centre Square. Subscription. —Two dollars per annum, payable in advance; two twenty-five, if not paid within six months; and two fifty, if not paid within the year. No subscription discontinued until all ar rearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. Advertisements. —Accompanied by the CASH,and not exceeding one square, will be inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion.« Job, Printing. —Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., exceuted with accuracy and at the shortest notice. 0 Thou Eternal One ! whose presence bright All space doth occupy, all motion guide ; Unchanged through Time's all devastating flight; Thou only God ! There is no God beside ! Being above all beings ! mighty one! Whom none can comprehend and none explore; Who fill’st existence with Thyself alone- Embracing all —supporting—ruling o’er — Being whom we call God —and be now no more! In its sublime research, philosophy May measure out the ocean deep —may count The sands or the sun's rays —but, God ! for Thee There is no weight nor measure—none can mount Up to Thy mysteries : Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain may try To trace thv counsels, infinite and dark ; And thought is lost e'er thought can soar so high, Even like past moments in eternity. Thou from primeval nothingness did’st call First, chaos —then existence —Lord on Thco Eternity had its foundation —all Spring forth from Thee —of light, joy, harmony, Sole origin, ail life, all beauty Thine. Thy word created all, and doth create; Thy splendor fills all space witli rays divine. Thou art, and wert, ami shall lie! Glorious! Great! Life —giving life —sustaining Potentate! Snyder Barr &, Co Stutter Peter Steigerwalt Michael Steiuon Frances Miss Story J VI Stubor Jacob Shank Henry I! Showaltcr B M Miss Stuart Samuel Snodgrass Juo Mii'rk Christian Stelecns Jesse Stcacy Warren Swank John Sm th Alexander D San Is Thomas S oalf Martin She iffer Christian T Taggcrt John 2 Taylor Levi Thomson Hiram L Tomlinson Mrs .Maria V Vernon Robert W Watson Hiram Weaver Moses Wilson-Jacob T Wolir John Woods John Williams G W Wilson Charles White VI iss Amelia Weaver Michael J Warner VI issCarolinc P Winchester Stephen / Zc'glcr John Thy chains the unmeasured Universe surround— Upheld by Thee, by Thee inspired with breath! Thou beginning with the end hast bound, And beautifully mingled life and death ! As sparks mount upward from the fiery blaze, So suns are born, so worlds spring forth from Thee; And as the spangles in the sunny rays, Thine round the silver snow, the pagentry Of heaven's bright army glitters in thy praise. A million torches lighted by thy hand, Wandered unweared through the blue abyss; They own thy power, accomplish thy command, All gay with life', all eloquent with- bliss. What shall wo call them ? Piles of crystal light! A glorious companv of golden streams, Lamps of celestial ether burning bright— Sun’s lighting systems with their joyous beams ! But Thou to these art as the noon to night! Yes, as a drop of water in the sea, All this magnificence in Thee is lost: What arc ten thousand world’s compared lo Tlice ! And what am 1 then ! Heaven’s unnumbered host, Though mnltiplietf by myriads, and arrayed In all the glory of snblimost thought, Is but on atom in the balance weighed Against thv greatness, is a evpher brought Against Infinity. .What am i then ? notighl * M. DICKSON. P.M. Nought!—But the efficiency of thy light divine Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom too; Yes, in mv spirit doth Thy spirit shine, As shines the sunbeams in a drop of dew. Nought! but 1 live, and on Hope's pinions fly Eager towards Thy presence ; for in Thee 1 live, ami breathe, and dwell ; aspiring high, F.ven to the throne of Thv divine. I am, O God ! and surely Thou must be ! Air-Tight i'arlur tenient, and fuel saving i now fur the first time i.fuientj ihnt upon an t-x i ration, they u ill be pro tsl uni-fid and economical Then art! directing, guiding all, Thou art! Direct my understanding, then, to Thee; Control my spirit, guide mv wandering heart: Though but an atotn midst immensity, Still 1 am something, fashioned by thy hand ! •1 hold a middle rank 'twixt heaven ami earth, On the last verge of mortal being stand Close to the realms w hore angels have their birth, Just on.the boundaries of the spirit land! Tilt? chiiin of ln’inc in complete in mr; In me is intittor 1 h last gradation lent, Ami the m i \t is spirit—Deity ! I etui command the bubbling, and ittc dust ! A momireli, and n bliivl’=ii worm, n (iml I Wheiiee rainn 1 here, and Imw /no iiiiiivellnitnly Coiisthii'leil nml I'om-i'lseil / unKnnwn t Tills el ml Lives sm-ely ihmuuli some hlglief energy, Lor lVi• in Itself uloiie it tumid not lie. t'mitnr! Ves, illv wimloln ami tltv word (•realeil me ! TJum soiiiuu of life'nml good ! Thou spirit of my spirit, nml my Leal I - Tliv light, thy line, in tlieir bright jileuitmle Litled mu with mi immortal hdiil, to spring Over llieoilivhs of Denth, nml biicjo it wimr The garments of ulernnl day, and winy Us heavenly fliyht beyond this little sphere, Kvcm to Tta source—to Thee—its author there. SA.Mi nr. Wahner (l thought ineffable! 0 vision blest ! Though worthless our roiieeptions all of Thee ; Vet shall thy shadowed image till our breast, Ami waft its image to the Deity. (lod ! thus above my lonely thoughts can soar; Tlius seek Thy presence:—being- wise and good ; ’Midst Thy vast works, admire, obey, adore ; And when the tongue is eloquent no more, The soul shall speak in tears of gratitude. A fettered spirit dreading to be free ! Sight passing strange ! a soul that hugs its chains, And hates to quit earth’s tremblings, and its pains. And loves the cloud that wraps in mystery All that is wortli the knowing. Can it be, Since through death only life supremely reigns, That man, who here unceasingly complains, : Dreads to cast off his dull mortality T Deatli openeth life ! and yet he fears to die ! What! would the prisoner seeing from afar The dim light glimmering through his prison bar, Not turn upon it a much longing eye? And with the gates wide open would he say, I love this gloom, aiul will not come away ? Jp=* Be not diverted fro»ri your duty by any idle reflections the silly wprld may make upon you— their censures are not in your power, and conse quently should not he any part pf your concern. - OySuch is man's unhappy condition, that though the weakness of the heart has a prevailing power over the strength of the head, yet the strength of the head has but small force against the weakness of the heart. JCrGood counsel is cast away upon the arrogant, the selfrconceited, or the stupid, who are either too proud to take it, of too heavy to understand it IDT A l J hcre seems, says Seneca* to be so near an affinity betwixt wisdom, philosophy, and good, coun sels, that it is rather a matter df curiosity than of profit to’divide them. Ccmfdetcv lutellt^cuccv, TERMS Select |)octvii. Sympathy. A single tear with feeling shed, O'er sorrow and distress, ) Throws sunshine ’round the arhing head,/ To cheer, revive, and bless. / One tcaf ! who lias it not to spare, It is a little thing, Yet lifts the soul above despair, On a bright seraph's wing. Deem it not vain—a silent tear— Nutlet it kindly fitll ; * ’Twill bo a gem to deck your bier, When death's shrill voice shall call. 07" If you wilkbe happy, correct your imagina tion by reaspn7'Veject J according to nature. slteecllcmcom TORIES OP TIIU HUVOLTTIOX, Eventful Death of an Inveterate Tory, Of all the grades of tones witli which the coun try was afflicted, that which herded with the sava j ges was the worst, Fo long as the man of Saxon blood kept among his' own kind, and waS consei* eritous in the adherence to the cause he professed to embrace, there was no damning error to be attached to him, save one of judgment, or of. unfortunate 1 physical conformation; but the moment he attached himself to savages, and became their leader, or one of their counsellors, lie lost his individuality as a, descendant of the Pnxou race, and became even more despicable than the common traitor or the petty spy. This grade of the tory was more numerous in ; the State of New York than in any other, and of them was one Donald McDonald, who did not hesi tate —as, in fact, few of his land did—to perpetrate every enormity, providing the existing political | troubles gave the shadow of a legitimate excuse for it. In reality, it seemed that the greater the outrages he committed the better he was pleased. It was a task of no difficulty to incite the Indians to acts of the most barbarous nature, and many was the miniature Wyoming in which Donald M'Donald. and such as him, revelled. Of course the odium of these horrifying transactions was in stantly accorded to the ‘-internal savages/’ while the pale-skirted demons who stood, the authors of all, in the background, escaped both general public condemnation and personal injury. But in the end, these gentlemen found a bloody grave, to w hich the were sacrificed by vengeance. Among the 'chivalrous feats of Donald M'Donald were those of holding u rebels’’ on pitchforks over fires—feed ing the quadruped denizens of the forest with "rebel" infants—making persons who did not hurrah for the king run the Indian tarring and leathering the wile of a patriot—rob bing larm-houscs, and many other glorious doings that served his majesty, and pleased those who dfreetly represented the crown in the colonies. Like the rest, M'Donald carried the pitcher to the well once too often, and, sad to say, it was broken. At a place called Shell's Bush, which was situa ted near Herkimer, in New York, was the house of a whig named John Christian t-hell, who was a stern and courageous mau, ready to shed the last drop of his blood in fin or of liberty, and willing to lace any danger when it became necessary for him to do so. The miserable and cowardly tones who' knew him were exceedingly afraid of him?* He made no secret of Ins hostility to their welfare, and -kept an eye so watchful upon the movements of the doubtful ones, that they were effectually held in check. It may be reasonably supposed that they were exceedingly anxious to rid the country of him, and to do this they denounced him at head-quarters as one of the king's most'inveterate enemies. lie was accordingly marked for sacri fice. These circumstances threw him into a num ber of dangerous fenconters, and served to make for him a multitude of personal enemies. Among the enemies most hostile to bhcll was Donald M Donald, who had twice essayed'to take his life, and had sworn to have it eventually. It was in the autumn of 17bT, that M'Donald. determined to execute this vow, he being then near Herkimer witli a small band or party of cut-throats, equally composed of Indians and white scoundrels. We should have mentioned that Shell's wile was as staunch a liberty man as her husband, and that his children, ol' whom he had several, (how many the source of our inibrmation does not specify,) were also thoroughly ali\e to the importance of the cotfte'sf. “and, of course, ranked under the same banner with their progenitors. 11 11c always kept his fahiily armed as well as the exigencies of the times would permit. The house was small, but compact, and capable of enduring a heavy assault. It was well built of rough-hewn logs, strengthened l>v mortar p/ugs in the chinks, and pierced by loop holes large enough to permit the egress o’l'fire-arms. Our readers need not wonder at this. Many of the houses that stood in the time of the Revolution were decorated in this style, and not a lew of them were well scariliecd by bullets. Ralls have been extracted, in any quantity, from tome of the old tenements in this city. Having settled to assault and murder Shell and his whole family, M'Donald ordered his statelites to follow him, and started lor the place of his ene my's abiding, which lie readied in due time. He hud explained to his comrades the moti\o which actuated him. There was little plunder, but plenty of revenge to be bad. nnd no doubt the loyalists would pity well lbr the contemplated slaughter, if :it was accomplished. , Arrived iii'lme f:hell's dwelling. M Bnmdd s first f-h'ji wub to riiilmtvm 1 to nirpriM' the Inmuh’*; hut tlmt wun iinnofipilili', nml the uftempf iitiled, tic then tlmimmfcft their iiiMunt Ptirrcudcr, shell dc> mtuuk’d to know who mis there, unit M'Doiiithl =-tiViigi‘ly iiiipwrrcd i • "li U h Dmi ild M’l Wild, h \\\ Indimt mid hull’ white=ludl,mi in my feeling* und white in blond,' 1 ” Why do yon wiVh niy Mirremlur •' 1 nuked Midi, - If yon lm\ v imy old neurus to rmti|u willi me, why mil ilcul with mu uloiiu t Wlmt'luno my loudly iu do with uur urtitini t" n i.will H?ttln with you," answered MDimuld; Imt my companions ure the khigs sonants, ami they will punish your family iiiWir-bellion.'' “lung's Devils 1” growled Midi, who was not particular in his choice of phrases and epithets: •• if' you want plunder, you may as well travel fur ther, lor here there is none. If you want to .shed our hlood, and gain iU\ or with the foes of the con* tinentallcrs, yuu must light, that's all! ’ ‘•Then you wontt give in?’’ said McDonald. a< if he wanted to be satisfied beyond doubt ere lie struck a blow of hostility. ‘•Any -body that knows John Clyistian Shell wouldn't ask that question twice," replied Airs. Shell, in a loud voice. There was a sound as of additional barricading within, and the tory leader immediately ordered his men to force an entrance where they could, an order which they proceeded to olrey with alacrity and some noise. The first who approached the only window in the iiicc of the dwelling, lell by a shot aimed from within. This exasperated the as sailants. und-lhey became zealous in their endea vors to break into the house. At last, after a quar ter of an hour s skirmishing and hard work, Mc- Donald called for a cessation of hostilities, to which Shell bf course could offer no Abjection, being the pafty-on the delensivc, and the weaker of the belli gerent 1 forces. M'Donahl then informed him that unless he consented to deliver himself up to their mercies, they would fire the house, “Then you must do so. inhuman monsters!" abruptly exclaimed the heroic wile; -for lie shall not yield, if-J takc his life to prevent him/’ “Ah! madam," said VI Donald, “we ll have you out. We do not wish to burn, only to smoke you. I shall try to obtain an entrance, cost what it.will." The tories then began to prepare to lire the house; and'whilc they were engaged at this task, their leader, w ho really possessed courage of the animal order, took a crowbar, with which they werp al ways supplied, and boldly going tp the door, began to deal rapid and powerful blows upon it. By this time poor Shell s little stock of powder was oxatis ted, and he was at a loss for a method of effectual resistance. Suddenly, a thought. \vns conceived. It was one of those bold-exppdients w hich men in desperate positions so frequently bring to their re lief, in an instant, when all cause forhope seems to have vanished. Hastily removing the bars and bolts that still resisted firmly the ; faithful: prying and pounding of M Donald, he opened it, as the matter-of-fact chronicler .who furnishes the crude facts says, “quick as a flash of lightening/* He at once astonishedand butall exulting tory, drew him into the house, and, before a fty of the gentry outside knew the transaction, Donald M Don ald teas a prisoner / He was disarmed and bound, but not until after some slight resistance. He was then made to give , by a confession, that it was his will to do’so, all the ammunition he lipd on his person, to be fired against his own comrades! - “M’Donald,” said Shell, quietly, as he helped his family to load the pieces, “you catpe her p4o mur derous,, who never offended you or yours.- Mere cruelty dictated this blood-thirsty attempt of your, brother savages. - They are now fifing my house.' The very instant smoke becomes pefceptible-to our nostrils I w’ill your, clothing,, and if. my bones are frtejggupable' to ashes, here, yours shall smoulder,l. f , ~ r _ “Oh, find!". wW ftp toy,kflWghtcd bfthp eon tumnliitimi of b dmthlwhleh ;hs knew flhplhvmfld sorely inflict, "Ipt niefo-der! them to sten and es, tingriirti flio nro tbeyflmve alfcady rrntde?' - (■Certainly," replied irltoll, aq lie cooly firefl through one of the loopholes' «. - v ' . . f . M'ponaU soon/latmed liis band by }qa cries, and signified to one of the whites the nature of his. peril, begging that the flames, 'if engendered, might. be instantly ‘put out. 1 .The i man answered that they Should be put out; but tlfat get in, kill Shell and. his family, they were determined, as he had Jcilled three of their men and wounded four others, one severely. ! • ‘•Then there arc but eight left to do service/* said M’Donald, with rage in his features. “So I guess we arc a match for that number yet," was the remark of the* - intrepid patriot The outsiders were really determined to do some execution, for after crying to M'Donald to shield, himself if he could, they thrust five musket barrels through the loopholes. Mrs. Shell seized a hatchet, and, before they were withdrawn, ruined every one. Only, two were even fired. By one the heroine was. badly wmirided in tlie left arm, and the ball.from the other, struck "McDonald injthe legj lie shriek* ed with pain. i ' 1 Shell now informed the marauders, whoso, zeal appeared to have-become thin and watery by adilu* tion of lcar and wonder, that there were’ too many in the house for them, and in their tuim they .(the inmates) would sally out and attack them, knowing their strength from M Ronald.. It was signified that the assailants did not credit Midi's assertion. •• Tell them,” said Mrs. Midi, holding the hatchet over M'Donald's head, “how many there arc here —strong, able-bodied men.”, f * ' The prostrate tory eyed -the hatphef, and the frightful appearance of tho Woman who held it, lie then looked upon Midi, who held his hands'up, and the lingers and thumb outstretched. M’Donald took the hint. He replied, speaking to bis men— “ There arc ten here, besides .‘•hell, his wife and a daughter." j b “Yes, we heard you were coming/' exclaimed Shell's eldest son. a lad of eighteen, “and now vou had better be going.*’ ' A pause was observed. The party; outside con sulted. There was some ‘wrangling, which soon subsided, and at hist they moved off Mrs. Shell's wound was-dressed, which occupied some time, and then Midi commanded his -family to prepare for instant flight. He said lie knew they would return, and they should be disappointed in finding anybody but their own wounded leader.j All tlie articles of use. arms, ect., that could be carried, \> ere hastily gathered Together, and' in an hour or two after the retirement of the foe,- Midi utid his family wen ready to decamp. -I should like-t ) have something to remember to-day by. and my victory over'you." said Midi To M Donald, who was groaning >rith the pain of liis wound; “let me see if 1 can find a momento/’ He searched the person of the tory and Wound a silver mounted tomehawk, of exquisite workman ship. for carrying which he was notorious. was a sort of badge of his infamy. 111 take this," was Shell s remark, as he secured . it in a belt which he wore. “And now, M'Donald.”. he continued, as he approached; the threshold of tlie door, “there is one.lavor yoU must do me as an dd frlc.id.''' = \ u oli. yes," stammered M Donald, sneering as en ergetically as his couditiou would permit, “I know —yes—what is it'.'” . j ‘•Why." was the response, “just be kind enough to shout lor General George Washington.*’ ‘■No! Kill me. but don't trample on mo now that 1 am powerless.” ‘•What were you going to do witll me, and my wife and children too. eh /'* cried Shell, passionately. •• Shout, or this is the last of yon!'’ “Well, hurrah, tor Gcmral George Washington There, will that do'/' 5 he groaned. “Yes, arid so good bye.” jShuII and his family departed, and made their way. with all the speed they could command, for FortlDayton, Which they readied in safety and without hindrance. True to their vindictive instincts, tlie tories returned with a reinforcement. They found their leader bleeding, and with his leg terribly shattered. After "chop* ping up and destroying everything in the house we wonder they forgot to fire it—they took McDon ald up, and bore him to the dwelling of a. loyalist near at hand. It was found necessary to amputate the wounded limb. Heaven is just. Tlie hemor rhage could not be stopped, arid one of the worst tories whose name lias-descended to posterity was no more. . • ; Midi counted on M Donald s tomulmwk, tiiirty scalp notches, which showed that he. a white man, and civilized, had swiped us ninny of hiy "brothum. und they contending for their political rights. This fact is.Mifficii'nt to obliterate uhy sympathy Unit might be felt for his discomfiture and tfctdh.— Vo-//>y Mewitiivr* '■ j WcnU'l'ii E;loiiiu > iii:i'i Heiilh'innii nl' the Jury, wijjl ti weatuin -lawyer, h 1?* with Ming* H" uiUiftury ; >mumi»tjuji ilmt I ibe tn deli'iid my injui’M dkui here iVom the ut tuck* which huve been nude jupon Id*' hnroMbm imii|iprortch«hlu ehumctm’, JjM, tit (ft ilimifili a goodduiil Munrter tU;m -uny of you hit, even tin* jiidgu hinn=eli; yot I jim utterly eonco'ini hint to present the case in thut magnanimous and' lie.irhrending light which its importuned demandp; and l trust gentlenion, tlmt whatever l- may lack in presenting the subject, will he immediately njudu up by your own good seme and discernment, if you have get any. ; The counsel. Jbr the prnrcculion, gentlemen, will undoubtedly attempt to heave dust in vour-eye*-.:— lie will leli you that his client is pre eminently a man of function—that he is a man of; undoubted and implacable veracity—that lie is a man Who would lbtch an action again another merely for to gratify his own personal corporosity ; but, gentle men, let me cautionate you: how you : rely upon such spacious reasonings like this. I myself, ap piuhcml that this suit -has been wilfully and niili tiou'sly fotch, "ontlcrnen, for the sole and only pur pose of brow beating my unhappy client hero,.find in an eminent manner grinding thefaceofthepclorj and 1 sipprrjiend also, that if you could but look into lhat mfin's heart, and read there the motives which lnive impelled him to fotch this suit, sucli a picture of moral turpentine,; and heartfelt ingrali- - tude would be brought to light as has never before been exhibited since tlrn Falls of Niagara. Tj . r Now, gentlemen, I want to make a brilliant ap-' peal to the kind symmetries of youf nattiiy-antf" see my* unfortunate client here, and thlcn T shall fotch my arguments to a close. Here is. a poor, man with their bread and but,. wantonly fotch |up here and arranged before an intellectual' juryjon. the charge of ignominu usty hooking—yes, hook ins six quarts of new eiffenr You, gentlemeruhavc all to feel.for the misfortunes of rny client, and I humbly calculate that yoq will not permit the gu'shings of your.syniperthizing hearts tobesquen-' died in the hud by the surruptitious and superro rogating argnments of my opponenton the other side. . .< ; . ; - The law expressly declares, gentleman, ini the beautiful language of JrliakspP are » that Avh’ere hp doubt exists of tho guilt pf the prisqner, it is your duty to lean upon the side o£ justice, -Xotchhim in innocent. If you keep this fact in. view in the ease.of ruy client, gentlemen, you wilt UdyeJhe honor of making a friend of] him and all his rela tions, umi yon can .allcrs lupk upon this 1 occasion and reflect with pleasure that you did as you have, been done by, but if] on the 'other hand .you-disre gard this great principle of law, arid set at naught my elegant remarks, and fetch him in guiltyj ih£ silent twitches of conscience! will follow you over every fair cornfield, I recon. and my injured; and down-trodden client will be pretty apt to ' light on you sqme of these nights as my .cat lightson sasscr full qf new* milk. j ■ ttyTupper, alluding to W antjcipatlon of trouble, says: u Thou hast seen rp any tray el-stainted. pilgrim of'the wprlfL But that .winch. hath vexed the most, hath been the looking; tor evil. And though calamities have crossed thee, and misery beenheaped upon thy head, yet ills -that neyerKap pened, have chiefly made thee WretcHed” : f ' ET Thpre aremany haur&in every person’s li/e wliiphare.nat spent in any thing important but it is necessary llioy should not .be pa-ssed idly. j ICTA "slip of the fobt"'ybh maySsonirecWr, but a “slipirthe tongue" ; you