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VOL. L.
SIT CIJRA FUTURI.
E QUITABLE
LIFE INSURANCE COMRANI
OFFICE—No. 74 Walnut treet, Philadelphia.
President—JOHN W. CLAGHORN.
Vice President—PETEß CULLEN. •
TRUSTEES :
Joseph T. Thomas, Edw. C. Markley,
William Craig, Robert Morris,
George N. Diehl, Stephen R. Crawford,
Peter Cullen, Abe E. Laing,
Wm. G. Alerknder, William M. Baird,,
Wm. W. Holy, R. F. Loper,
Clayton B. Lamb, Harry Conrad;
Peter Rambo, Franklin Comly.
H. G. TUCKETT, Secretary and Actuary.
Capital s2so,ooo—Charter Perpetual. Make In
urance on Lives at their Office, in Philadelpha,
and at their Agencies throughout the States, at the
lowest rates of premium. Persons should insure
their lives, and do so without delay, whilst they
are healthy and fit subjects to be insured.
In this Office there are advantages great. than
have ever yet been derived from the system of Life
Assurance; which reason and experience convince
.the Trustees may with safety be offered to the
public. It will be found, on inquiry, that most
offices have in the outset professed to act on some
new' principle; or to offer to assurers some one
particular benefit not to be obtained from other
societies.' •But policies are effected under various
circumstances, and with widely different objects,
and!what may facilitate the views of one man, al:
fords no accommodation to another. It appears,
therefore, to the Trustee.j of the Equitable, that
the greatest good will be effected by that office,
which allows such reasonable advantages to every
assurer, as at the time of completing his Policy, he
Considers to be suitable to his particular case. On
this principle they act, and a few instances will
suffice to s ow the benefits derivable from its
adoption—the grea ood of the greatest number.
No policy will be disputed, unless under an act !
of fraud by the assured, and after the same shall
have been declared-by referees of undoubted char
acter. In case of error, either as to age, or in the
form of policy, or.the answers of referees, such
errors, unless wilibl and fraudulent, will not be
deemed to vitiate the policy.
The travelling leave is extensive and liberal.
• Persons insured for life have liberty to pass to and
from the States of Virginia and Kentucky, and west
of the river Mississippi, between the first day of
November and the first day of July fhllowin g . And
to pass from any place or port within the British
North American Colonies, or United States north
of thirty-four degrees north latitude, without pay
ing an extra premium. They are allowed to cross
the Atlantic in first class steamers during May;
June, July, August and September, free of charge;
during remaining months of the year; 25 cents un
each 8100 insured.
The age of the assured will be admitted on the
policy. If the insured die in a duel, by his own
hands, or under sentence of the law, such death
will not invalidate the policy, except so far as it
was the property of the deceased.
Thirty days allowed after each annual payment
becomes due, and titters days atter each quarterly
and half yearly premium becomes due, without for
feiture of policy. Premiums or lapsed policies
may be renewed . at any time within six months on
the production of satisfactory evidence as to the
health of the insured. •
When a party effects a policy upon the life of
hnother, the Company will be satisfied if the party
aad, at the time, a bona fide interest in the life of
the assured. The policy may be assigned to whom
soever the assured pleases, without the knowledge
.or assent of the Company (there being no clause in
the Equitable policies usual in the policies of Mu-
Tura. Companies, claiming a right to be notified of
an assignment and their approval obtained) so long
as the assignment or transfer of a policy in the
Equitable is a legal act, and the party who claims
can give a legal discharge, the amount is paid by
the Company.
The extraordinary advantage afforded by means
of, the Half Credit system, in not requiring, under
any circa stances, an outlay of a larger sum of
money th. is absolutely necessary to secure the
amount insured, is peculiarly applicable to the
CREDITOR desirous of possessing a policy on the,life
his orarron. If the debt is paid off during these
five years, he can discontinue the assurance alto
gether, having secured the amount, in the event of
the debtor's death previous!}, at a less expense than
would in any mutual office be charged for assuring
the life for seven years. If the debt is Nor PAID he
would be enabled to continue the assurance for the
remainder of the debtor's life, whatever might then
be his state of health. Attention is particulary re
quested to the
HALF CREDIT RATES OF PREMIUM PER 6100
(Without security or deferred note.)
Half Credit. Age. Half Credit.
during 5 years. during 5 years
90 40 $1 46
1 75
213
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The assured has to pay the premium in all cases
in advance, and 'HAS NO LIABILITY of any kind,
sort or description. A deferred note is not nece• - ) -
nary to perfect any operation, and 'none will be
-taken by the Company.
Persona insuring should bear in mind that n pro
missory note given to a MUTUAL OFFICE
pound interest, soon amounts to more than the sum
assured. Thus, $lOO per annum for 20 years at 6
per cent., would cause a DEDUCTION from the sum
assured of THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-FIVE CENTS.
The premiums of Mutual Assurance Companies
being, as they profess, (though the Mutual offices
"do somehow" advertise guarantee capitals) lice
from the burdens of dividends to shareholders,
should be very much lower, than those of stock
companies; YET THE EQUITABLE IS LOWER BY SIX
TEEN PER CENT. THAN ANY MUTUAL OFFICE, and
at the SAME RATES OF PREMIUM charged by the
"New York Life," "The New York Mutual,"
"Albion," "Worcester Mutual," "Connecticut
Mutual," " Pennsylvania," "Girard," "Penn,"
z , New England," "Hartford," " Baltimore Mu
tual," "Boston Mutual," &c., &c., &c., irt the
Equitable the payments cease altogether after
twenty-one years.
Annual Premium payable during Twenty-one years
only, for' an assurance of $lOO at death.
Age. An.paym't. Age.An.paym't. Ag,e. An. paym't.
20 $1 77 35 $2 75 50 $4 60
25 204 40 320 55 576
30 286 45 373 60 700
The assured being thus enf.rely relieved of pay
l'nents (if he is under 35 year s of age) before lie has
passed the prime of life, aid that for the same pre
mium charged by the Mut ual Offices.
- The premiums charged by the MUTUAL OFFICES
are all on the highest scale, (and by their own ad
vertisements) mueli beyond what is requisite for the
purpose of their business.
Their " profits" can only be realized, if ever
realized at all, after a lapse of twenty years. The.
word Profits, therefore, is an abuse of the term, A
WHOLLY CONTINGENT AND REMOTE PRDAIISE ; for
it is self-evident, and cannot for a rnozwnt be ques
tioned, they must suffer loss by every insurer who
dies before the amount .paid Mm in premiums,
with the accumulated interest, shall be equal to
the amount of his policy—nevertheless, in the Mu
tual Offices the " profits" (11i) are to be shared in
by the re pre`..entative, shou'al the insured die liI
MED/ATF:LY after one or tvvo payments.
By the diminution of the premiums in the Equi
table, THE GREATEST PRESENT BENEFIT IS SECURED
to all persons assured by this company; whilst
those who wish to participate in the profits can do
so, by,the purchase of the• reserved shares, (first
instalment, 10 dollars) which at all times afford a
good and really profitable investment for capital,
beside a vote for each share. This action the
Trustees - conceive must commend itself to the judg
ment of every unbiassed inquirer, being based on the
broad principle of equity; and securing to all the
members, the advantages to which they are justly
entitled by their actual payments; without opera
ting to the peculiar benefit of old standing members,
or placing recent entrants at a disadvantage --a
combination presented by no other office than the
Equitable Life Insurance Company.
THE ACTUAL MONEY BONUS given by the Equi
table saved, is upwards of 15 per cent., at the time
°reflecting the insurance; OR IN ACCORDANCE with
the SCRIP BONUS OF A MUTUAL OFFICE; THE SAVING
IS EQ:UAL TO TWO, HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER CENT.
PROFIT SCRIP (t) (p7 - Pamphlets, tables of rates,
lists of agents, obtained at the office, 74 Walnut
Street, or from the agents throughout the Uni.ed
'States.
The public are . requeste l d to examine carefully
the Prospectus of " The Equitable" before insuring
elsewhere. JNO. W. CLAGHORN, Pres't.
PRANcts WEST, M.D.
B. BIErDLE, M. D. Medical Examiners:
IO" In attendance daily from 12 to 2 o'clock.
.Trea.aurer—F. W. RATTLE.
Solicitor—Wm. W. HALT.
Actuary—H. G. TocitErr.
GEO. A. MILLER,
Agent for Lancaster, Penn's..
April 17 ,49,
Salt Salt
CIHROUND ALUM, FINE AND DIARY SALT
1 131, for sale in lots to snit purchasers, by
stun* 124:1140,1 WILLIAMS er CLIA.RICSON.
Greatest Agricultural Improvement of the Age!
PATENTED, NOVEMBER 4, 1846, TO H. W. SMITH,
OF PARADISE, LANCASTER COUNTY.
PATENT LEVER DRILL
. Or Grain Planter.
THE advantages of this machine are fully estab
lished by use and experiment, and are:
Ist, A saving of from two to three pecks of seed
per acre.
2d, An equal distribution'of any given quantity
of seed covered at an uniform depth.
3d, A saving of labor, as this machine can be
made to complete from Bto 18 - acres per day. •
4th, The grain is not so liable to be thrown out
by frost.
sth, It stands stronger and firmer, grows more
rapidly, is not so liable, to be injured by the rust,
and overcomes and outgrows the action of the fly.
6th, Where these machines have been used, the
saving of seed and increase of product amounted
to from 10 to 25 per cent:
The great characteristics of this-machine, over
all others of the kind, are its simplicity, durability,
and economy, and the facility and certainty with
which it can be set or altered, by a regulated index
and gauge, to drill -or plant any given quantity of
per acre at any required depth.
This machine is made with moveable teeth at
present, to suit the uneyenness of the ground. It
will answer alike for rough. and smooth land.-
Manufactured by the Patentee at Concord, Lan
caster county. Address to Paradise Post Office.
H. W. SMITH, Patentee.
AGENTS—Wat. Klaxparritca, Lancaster City.
A. K. & A. L. WITMER, Paradise.
gy Revolving Horse-Rakes for sale at the above
places, and at J. RUMPE & Co.'s Hardware Store,
Columbia. .
April 10, , 49
6m-11
Sprecher & Rohrer's Cheap Hard-
Ware Store..
HARDWARE, Glass, Paints, Oils, and Varnishes
at that long established stand, East King st ,
Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett & Krieder,
a few doors east of the Court House, next door to
the Drug Store of James Smith, and opposite Geo.
Messenkop's Hotel, which they have recently taken
and where they will carry on the business.
They most respectfully beg leave to invite the
attention of their friends and acquaintances to their
stock - bf Hardware, which they have just opened
and will sell at the most reasonable prices, includ
ing every variety of Iron and Steel, Latches, Locks,
Bolts, Hinges, Screws, and all kinds of building
materials, every description of Files, Blacksmith's
Bellows, Saddlery, best warranted Edge Tools,
Planes, and Veneers. Also a complete assortment
of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs, buckets, butter
churns, together with every article in their line.
They will keep constantly on hand every variety of
Coal and Wood Stoves; also a highly approved
COOKING STOVE.
The attention of young beginners ; is particularly
called to their full and complete assortment of
household utensils.
Determined to spare no pains to accommodate
purchasers, and by steady adherence to business,
they expect to malt a continuance of the liberal
patronage thus faffestowed upon them.
_ _
GEORGE D. SPRECHER,
REUBEN S. ROHRER.
Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for
goods.
• Notice to Distillers,
AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
TXTHEREAS, I, Jacob Weitzel, of the city of
V Lancaster, coppersmith, have received by let
ters Patent, recorded in the Patent office in the city
df Washington, certain useful improvements in the
construction of Stills, which improvements consist
of an additional tub, called a dr . ;iig tub, which
is placed partly above the still, r which tub the
doubler is inclosed, the beer which is pumped into
the upper tub passes down by a plug pipe into the
doubling tub, where it is brought to a boiling state
before it is let into the still, which pipe is opened
or stopped when requisite by means of a plug made
of wood, copper, or any other material.
What I claim as my improvements are the above
described doubling tub and the plug by which the
beer passes from one tub to the other, or from the
tub into the still.
Having received information,amounting to proof,
that my patent for the above described improve
ments has been violated by several distillers in this
county and in various other plilces, I hereby give
notice, that unless those persons who have made
use of my invention, or have it now in use, without
being authorized by me, come forward and make
full reparatiWn for having infringed my patent right,
on or before the first day of NI arch next, suit will
be instituted against all and every such person or
persor,.. JACOB WEITZEL.
Feb. 22, 1848
SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
MONEY LOST—BY NOT CALLING AT
Pinkerton 4- Smeltz.e.
OUR friends and the public will please read,
being that we have just received a splendid
assortment of DRY GOODS, &c., which we will
sell as low and perhaps a little lower than can be
had elsewhere. The style and . citiility cannot be
excelled by any other store in the city. We most
cordially invite all to call and examine our stock of
DRY GOODS,
Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestiiigs, Stc., Changeable and
Plain and Satin Stripe Alpacas, De Lains of various
shades, Linen Lustre, Lawns, Gihghams, Calicoes,
Hosiery, Gloves, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins
with a variety of other foreign and domestic Dry
Goods.
Groceries and Queensware,
Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, with every article
in the grocery line. Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Rai
sins, Candies, almonds, Filberts, Cream and
Ground Nuts, ecc.
Baskets—French and other - travelling, also mar
keting Baskets, with or without covers, Basket
Carriages, Chairs, &c.
ILICKEREZ
150 Bbls. 1. and- bbls. of the choicest brands—
Mackerel warranted.
'TOBACCO AND SEGARS wholesale and retail
We would especially invite the attention of all
who wish to purchase articles at the lowest possi
ble prices to call at No. SO North Queen St., under
the Museum, two squares from the Court House.
PINKERTON & SMELTZ.
ly-10
April 3, ,49
DR. HUNTER will forfeit $5O, it failing
'P eIIJ to cure any case of Secret Disease that may
come under his care, no matter how long standing
or afflicting. Either Sex are invittd to his private
rooms, 38 North Seventh St., PHILA., without fear
of interruption by other patients, as thousands are
cured yearly by Ids practical experience and great
remedies. Strangers and others who have been
unfortunate in the selection of a Physician, are so
licited to call on the Doctor. HIS RED DROP and
his SPECIFIC act like magic in diseases of this class.
READ AND REFLECT.—The afflicted would
do well to reflect before trusting their health, hap
piness, and in many cases their lives in the hands
of Physicians ignotant of this class of maladies. .tt
ie certainly impossible for one man to understanc
all the ills the human family are subject to. Every
respectable Physician has his particular brancl , in
which he is more successful than his brother pro
fessors, and, therefore, to that he devotes more of
his time and study. Dr. HUNTER is known to be
the most.successful practitioner in the United States
in diseases of the sexual organs.
YEARS OF PRACTICE exclusively devoted to
the study and treatment of gleet, stricture, effects
of solitary habits, ulcers upon the body, throat,
nose or legs, pains in the head or bones, mercurial
rheumatism, gravel, irregularities, climate, or im
purities of the blood, whereby the constitution has
become enfeebled, enables the Doctor to offer spee
dy relief to all who may place themselves under
hie emre.
Mee open during the week from 7 A. M. until
9 P.M. On Sundays the office will close at 2 P. M.
Dec 12 '4B 1 y-46
W. Whiteside,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TJAS removed to the office formerly occupied
by E. C. Reigart, Esq., in West King street,
3d house below Mr. Reed's T avern ,
April 10 11-tf
Removal.
lE. BIESTER, Attorney at Law,
. as removed to the Office 'hitherto occupied
by Judge Champneys, a feW doors west of the Lan
caster County Bank, in East King Street.
April 3, '49 • 6m-10
Sign Painting.
JOHN L. REFFER has commenced the above
business, in A. N. BrennAman , s Building, Cen
tre Square, Lancaster, and will do the beeit he can.
by strictattention to business and moderate charges,
to satisfy all who may be pleased to favor Kim with
Their cent um. May 1841i85.-16.
" THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD."-BIICHANAN
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21,
Griel & Gilbert,
OF THE NEW YORK STORE
A RE now opening a choice and well selected
...tiassortment of Goods, suitable for the season,
to which they respectfully- solicit the attention of
purchasers, consisting in part of' the following
Goods, viz :
LADIES' GOODS
Splendid Plain and Embroidered Canton Crape
Shawls from 8 to 30 dollars.
Silk Shawls. Barrege Shawls.
Paris*Grenadinis and Organdres.
Plain and Fancy Berreges, all colors.
Mourning goods in great variety.
Linen Luster'd Ginghams.
Mouslin de Laioes, from 12 . to 31 cts.
Scotch Ginghanis.
Lawns, beautiful assortment. •
White Goods for Ladies' Dresses.
Swiss Books, Mulls, Jaconets -Nansooks, &c.
French Worked Standing Collars.
French Embroidered Capes.
French and Swiss Edgings and Insertings.
Bajou , s Kid Gloves, a full assortment.
Lisle Thread,
Silk Gloves, embroidered and plain.
Wide Sash Ribbons, very , handsome.
Bonnet Ribbons,.beautiful assortment.
Cap and Fancy Neck Ribbons, very rich.
Bellings' Blk and . Fancy, full assortment.
Parasols and ParasollCts, " "
Hosiery in All Styles,
GENTLEALEN'S WEAR.
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Palm Leaf flats, a full assortment.
Leghorn Braid, Dunstable Braid, Rice Straw and
English Braid Hats, in full assortment for Boys and
Men.
Plain Brown Linen Coating.
Fancy Check Linen for Pants and Vests.
Plain and Twill'd Blk Summer Cloth.
Golden Mix'd Coddingtons.
Blk French Drab d'Ete.
6-4 French Lustering, English new for Gent
Summer Coating.
7-4 Single MAN Twill'd Blk French Cloth.
Silk and Satin Vestings, great variety.
White and Fancy Marseilles'Vestings.
Cravats, Gloves, Collars, Hosiery, &c. &c.
May 1, '49 14
HORACE F. ASH. ISAAC R. DILLER
Land and General Agency Office,
AT THE CAPITAL OF ILLINOIS,
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
To non-residents owners of Illinois Lands—Holders
of Illinois Indebtedness, and all persons desirous
• of purchasing State lands with Illinois scrip or
bonds.
THE undersigned would respect c;:ly inform the
public, that they lipm estahll,ed in this city
—the capital of the etate of Illinois—a Land and
General Agency Office for the transaction of all
business appertaining thereto, within the limits of
the State.
All transactions relative to the purchase and sale
°Hands, examining lands and reporting their loca
tion, anvantages and value, paying taxes, redeem
ing land sold for taxes, investigating titles, &c.,
buying and selling all descriptions of state indebt
edness, this and every other description of business
attached to a General Land Agency on the most
extended scale, will be promptly and faithfully
attended to.
ASH & DILLER
SPRINGFIELD, March 14, '49.
REFERENCES
Hon. James Buchanan, Lancaster, Penn'a.
" Benj. Champneys, as
Reah Frazer, Esq., ‘c
Wm. Ilathiot, Esq., " ,/
Roland Diller, Esq., New Holland, Penn 3 a
Gabriel Davis, Esq., it
Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, U. ,/
S. Senate.
" Jas. Coope:, .., ,
James Fox, Esq., Harrisburg, Penn'a.
Gen. Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, "
" Adam Diller,
Jos. L. Chester, Esq., c.. c‘
Col. S. W. Black, . Pittsburg,
His EVI A. C. French, Governor Illinois.
Hon. Thos. H. Campbell, ' Auditor "
" John Moore, Treasurer "
4 " S. H. Treat, Judge Supreme Court
" Lyman Trumbull,
" J. Dean Caton, ‘,/
April 17, 1849. 11
Scheeneck Coach Manufactory.
rpHE subscriber respectfully informs his friends
IL and customers, that he has now on hand a
large stock of CARRIAGES,
BUGGYS and ROCKA WAYS, LYt i
of the most approved Eastern patterns, trimmed in
the neatest and newest style, and of workmanship
that will be sure to recommend itself. Orders for
carriages be punctually attended to, and de
livered at any place that may be requested. The
subscriber is resolved to do his utmost to please his
customers, and in regard to cheapness he is re
solved not to be undersold by any shop in the state.
He invites his friends to call and examine his work
beforia purchasing elsewhere. lie also returns
thanks to his customers in different counties, who
have so well supported him, thus far.
Old carriages and produce taken in exchange for
new ones,—and all kinds of repairs executed with
cheapness and expedition—such as, painting and
trimming old carriages. All kinds of Blacksmith
and Wood work, belonging to my business, will
be executed. Letters must be addressed to
JESSE REINHOLD,
Scliceneck P. 0., Lancaster County.
May 1, 1849. 6m-14
SHENK Sr. LONG'S
Coal and Lumber Yard.
T HE subscribers have taken the Coal Yard on
nce Street, in the city of Lancaster, lately
owned and occupied by Messrs. B. & J. Reinhold,
where they intend keeping a general assortment of
COAL FOR FAMILY USE,
such as Lykens' Valley, Baltimore Company, Pine-
Grove, Shamokin, Pittston, &c., with a great variety
of Coal for lime-burning and Sulphur Coal for
smithing. Also, a general
ASSORTMENT, OF LUMBER,
will be kept constantly n hand. Having made ar
rangements with the Saw every kind of bill
stuff will be furnished at the shortest notice.
It is the intention of the subscribers to give their
personal attention to the business; and their object
will be at all times to please and accommodate all
who may favor them with their custom, pledging
themselves to sell as low as any others in the city
of Lancaster or its vicinity. Now is the time for
Bargains! B. F. SHENK,
R. H. LONG.
ild" In retiring from business, our friends and the
Rublie generally have our thanks for the very libe
ral patronage they bestowed upon us while in busi
ness, and hope the same may be extended to our
successors, Messrs. Shenk &- Long, as we are
confident they will merit the confidence of the
public. B: & J. REINHOLD.
May 27, X 99 IS
DENTISTRY,
TIP- JOHN M'CALLA, Gracia:, of the Balti
more College of 'Dental Sufg..ry. begs leave
to inform the citizens of Lancaster and the public
generally, that he will continue to practise his pro
fession, at the old stand, directly over Messrs.
Sprecher & Rohrees Hardware Store, sth door
from the Court House, East King Street.
He deems it sufficient to say that he practises the
whole of the Dental Art, and is constantly prepared
to Supply artificial teeth under every variety of cir
cumstances, and upon any known approved princi
ple, from a single tooth to an entire set.
February 6, '49 ly-2
Ornamental Marble Works.
EAST King street, next door to John N. Lane's
store. Charles M. Howell, Marble Mason,
respectfully' informs the citizens of Lancaster and
the public in general, that he carries on the MAR
BLE BUSINESS, in all its various branches, and
invites all to call on him, as he is satisfied that be
can sell cheaper than any other establishment in the
city or state.
He invites the public to call and examine his
stock of finished Mantels, Monuments, Tombs,
Grave Stones,
and also his collection of designs for
Monuments, Tombs, &c., before purchasing else
where. jan 16
Mackerel.
15f 'BARRELS I
andlßAs. Nos. 1, 2 and 3
ell/ Mackerel of the best selection in the
Market, and will be Bold at a small advance on the
Philadelphia Market Prices. No. 80 North Queen
Street, under the Museum.
PINKERTON & SMELTZ.
April 3, 3 49 ly-10
ALEXANDER L. HAYES, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW :
Dace—West Ring Street, next door below C. Hager
& Soros Store
January 9,149
portrn.
THE LABORER.
1:3=1
Stand up—erect! Thou last the form,
And likeness of thy God !—who more
A soul as dauntless 'mid the storm
Of daily life, a heart as warm -
And pure, as breast e'er wore.
What then?—Thou art as true a MAN
As moves the human mass among;
As much a part of the Great Plan
That with Creation's dawn began,
As any of the throng.
Who is thine enemy?—the high
In station, or in wealth the chief?
The great, who coldly pass thee by,
With proud step, and averted eye?
Nay! nurse not such belief.
If true unto thyself thou wast,
What were the proud one's scorn to thee!
A feather, which thou mightest cast
Aside, as idly as the blast
The light leaf from the tree.
No:—uncurbed passions—low desires—
Absence of noble self-respect—
Death, in the breast's consuming fires,
To that high nature which aspires
For ever, till thus checked :
These are thine enemies—thy worst;
They chain thee to thy lowly lot—
Thy labor and thy life accurst.
Oh, stand erect! and from them burst!
And longer suffer not!
Thou art thyself thine enemy!
The gleatl—what better they than thou!
As theirs, is not thy will as free!
Has God with equal favors thee
Neglected to endow?
True, wealth thou bast not: 't is but dust!
Nor place: uncertain as the wind!
But that thou hast, which, with thy crust
And water, may despise the lust
Of both—a noble mind.
With this, and passions under ban,
True faith, and holy trust in God,
Thou art the peer of any man.
Look up, then—that thy little span
Of life, may be well trod!
gliscellancous.
Handel and George II
Handel sat in his little room absorbed in his
composition. Once more he proved each note
most carelully—at times he smiled at a fine pas
sage, arid then again looked grave when he met
with a part that did not quite satisly him, and
which he struck out upon reflection and afterwards
amended. At length he gazed long, so long, indeed,
upon the last Ame C—that a tear fell upon a
note.
"This tote," said he solemnly, in casting his eyes
to Heaven, '•this note is, perhaps, my best! Re
ceive it, thou Almighty and loving spirit! Receive
it as my best thanks for this work! Lord! Thou
hast given it to me, and that which proceeds from
Thee remains, though all that is earthly passes
away—Amen:'
Having finizhed, he strode up and down the room
for a few moments, and then took a seat in his easy
'chair with clasped hands, happy in dreaming of
his youth—his home. Kellerman, towards even
ing, came to see him, with the view to accompany
him to their usual rendezvous. Handel received
him warmly, more so than was his wont. They
spoke a long time of their fatherland, of their sci
ence, and the great masters in their country. But
at length they had to remember that their friends
were waiting for them at the tavern.
" Well, friend, ' - cried Hogarth to the , great mas
ter, "was my advice not goody Did Bedford not
assist you, and are you, notwithstanding that, just
as fine a fellow as before ?"
Handel nodded, good naturedly l smiling, and took
his usual place.
" Yes," continued Hogarth , " you are lucky now,
old fellow! you dare no longer sorrow; , but I, poor
devil, have had bad luck with my last work."
" You I" asked Handel, astonisued ; "you, whose
fame hcreases from day to day i .
"It has room to do so," replied Hogarth, vexed,
"since they laughed at me. You remember along
time ago, when Leda, painted by Correggio. was
sold here at auction for ten thoilsand guineas. I said
that if any one would give me ten thousand guineas
I would paint something just as good. Lord Gros•
venor took me up. I went to work, put everything
else aside, painted and painted a whole year; at
last the picture is ready, I take it to his lordship,
he calls his friends, and, as I said before, they all
laughed at me. I had to take my picture away,
and, added to that, received at home a scolding from
my wife."
They all laughed, excepting Handel, who was
silent a time, and then said: " Hogarth you are an
honest fellow, but often horribly dumb. You can
not judge of the Italian painters; for, in the first
place, their style is different from yours, and you
do not even know their best works. Had you been
in Italy as I have, especially in Rome, where the
great works of Raphael and Itlicjtael Angelo abound,
you would learn to respect the old Italian masters,
and even love and venerate them as I do the old
Italian church composers. The modern painters
are all more or less alike in their style."
"Enough said," cried Hogarth, "we will not
dispute about it but tell us rather how you are
satisfied with the singers and actors, and whether
yon.think they will perform their parts well to
morrow."
"Not one will do his part badly," replied Handel;
"I made them work hard, and my pupil Joseph
was of great assistance in making them study. The
soprano is very indifferent, which I regret on ac
count of several fine part's." At that moment Jo
seph Watch looked in at the door, and requested
one word with _lir. Handel.
" Well, what is the matter now?'' asked Handel.
getting up and going out. His friends looked smi
lingly upon one another, and the host sitting in his
easy chair laughed outright. Joseph conducted
Handel hurriedly up to his room, where, to his no
little astonishment, he found Ellen, the pretty
daughter of their host. " Well, what does this
mean?" he asked somewhat angrily. "What have
'you to do, Miss Ellen, in the room of this young
man ?" "That he may tell you. Mr. Handel," she
replied pertly, and turned blushing away. But
Joseph spoke honest-heartedly: " Only think no
evil either of me or of Miss Ellen, my dear master."
" Well, then.' grumbled Handel, "open your mouth
and speak." Joseph continued: " For what I am,
and all that I can do, I thank you for, my beloved
master. You received me a stranger without
means; to educate me as a true vocalist, you stin
ted yourself of many hours, in which you might
have created something." " Hoho ! you fool,"
laughed Handel, "think you it is not creating to
educate a fine singer?" "Be it so!—but I thank
you for everything." "It is not true! God gave
you your talent." " Well, but everything else I
thank you for." " And even if you do, what of it,
then?" "Well see, master, it always troubled me
when you had to worry yourself beyond measure
with bad singeis." " Yes, that is indeed a pity,"
sighed Handel. " Therefore I have endeavored,"
continued Joseph, "to train for you a singer—l be
lieve I have so far succeeded, th'at she dare let her
self be heard before you. There she stands," (poin
ting to Ellen.) Handel opened wide his eyes, gazed
astonished at the girl, and asked slowly: "Ellen/
she?" - "Yes, I!" cried Ellen, turning towards him
and regarding him with her pure, dark brown eyes.
" I," she repeated, smiling. "and now, you know,
Mr. H, what Joseph and I have been about."—
"Dare she sing before - you, master Il.?" asked Jo
seph. "I shall wonder how your method of in
struction has succeeded," said Handel, taking a
seat. "For aught I care let her sing." Joseph
sprang gaily to the piano; Ellen stepped near him
and began. Hal how indescribable were the feel
ings of Handel; how he listened when he recognized
one of the choicest pieces of his Messiah—the beau
tiful air, know that my Redeemer liveth!" And
how well Ellen sang, the reader mapimagine; for
when aim Waked ) klatid4 sat 1141 i bliaffplly wwi•
ling, his large fiery eyes full of tears of deep.
thoughtful emotion. At length he breathed strong
ly, stood up, kissed the girl's forehead, kissed her
eyes that sparkled with bright tears, and asked, in
the mildest tone: "Ellen, good child, will ypu not
sing this piece to-morrow?" "Master Handel!
Father Handel!" the maiden cried, in the deepest
emotion, and threw herself into his arms, sobbing
aloud.
The next day the performance of his immortal
master-piece succeeded beyond expectation. The
impression made upon the audience, as well as the
singers and musicians, was great.
Handel's fame could not now be shaken. As he
left the church a royal equipage awaited him, which
took him, in accordance with the command of the
king, to Carlton house. George H. received the •
German artist, surrounded by his whole court.—
' "Well. H." he said friendly, "it must be true that
Iyou have made us a fine present of your Messiah;
it is a grand work.' "Is it'" asked H., and looked
pleased at the king. "I say it," added George.—
"And' now tell me, what can .1 do to express to you
my thanks." "Well, then," said H., "ii your Ma•
jesty will give the young man who sang the tenor
solos a situation, I will thank your Majesty greatly.
He is a scholar of mine, this Joseph Watch, and he
much desires to marry the pretty Miss Ellen, his
pupil; her father offers no opposition, but her
mother will not consent, on account of his having
no situation, and your Majesty knows that it is
hard to contend with a woman. - You are mis•
taken," replied George, (endeavoring to repress a
smile.) "I know nought of such matters. Joseph
is. however, from`to day, first tenorist in our chapel."
"Truly," Handel exclaimed, joyfully, "now, then. I
thank your Majesty from my very heart. - George
was silent for a few moments, with a view to Han
del's again addressing him. "But, Handel, will you
not desire any thing for yourself, as you have given
us to day so great an entertainment with your Mes
siah, we should like to show ourselves thankful to
you " Handel's cheeks became flushed with anger,
and he answered, with a thundering voice, "Sire, I
did not wish to entertain, I wished to instruct you. -
The court stood aghast. King George stepped
a few steps back and gazed astonished at the bold
artist. But of a sudden he burst into a hearty
laugh, and said, "Handel, you are and always will
be, a rude old fellow, (slapping , him on the shout
der,) but a good one Go, do what you please, we
will always remain true friends. - He bowed.
Handel then took leave. and thanked God when he
was out of Carlton house, and hastened to his snug
little tavern.
The joy the grind news gave to the lovers, Joseph
and Ellen, it is scarcely necessary to describe, as
also the many demonstrations of gratitude with
which they threatened to overwhelm him. The
host of the snug tavern, and father of Ellen, hugged
a-nd kissed his good wile, although she scolded and
struggled in his arms, and he shouted, Bess! to day
we must agree, even should all the bells in old
England set to ringing in consequence.
Handel travelled lot ten years about England.
and composed many great works. Ellen and
Joseph were with him during the last years of his
life, and he it *as who. transcribed his last com
positions as he dictated them. Ellen nursed and
comforted him until his spirit fled. Proud and ma
jestic stands, in Westminster, Handers marble mon
ument. Time may destroy it; but that memorial
which he created. tinder a high and holy inspiration,
(the Messiah,) will remain for ever.
Mistakes of the Rich.
The Egyptian King, who swollen with grandeur,
ordered a collossal staircase built tohis new palace,
discovered to his chagrin, that it required a ladder
to get from one step to the other. He had forgot
ten that a king's legs after all are as short as a
beggar's. Aggrandise as you may, the limits of
our senses check us miserably every moment. You
call yourself proprietor! Houses and pictures out
live you, and after taking your will of them for a
short time, vou are carried out of your own door
feet foremost, never again to enter it. "Proprietor;'
you were, perhaps, of farms and castles, eutates and
mountains, but now you have nothing but a hole in
the ground, six feet by two!
The artists whc visit youagallery while you live
and own it, enjoy it more than you.
You are rich enough to dine twenty-four times a
day, but you must eat sparingly even once. Your
cellar is full of exquisite wine,but you can only
drink one bottle yourself; and to use your store you
are obliged to call around your friends, relatives
and parasites—a little world who live upon your
substance. and who instead of being grateful, are
likely to make you a return in envy. You have thirty
horses in your stable; you can mount but one, or
ride after but two or four.
Rothschild is forced to content himself with the
same sky as the poor newspaper writer, and the
great banker cannot order a private sunset, nor add
one ray to the magnificence of the tight. The
same air swells all lungs—the same kind of blood
fills all veins. Each one possesses, really, only his
own thoughts and his own senses. Soul and body
—these are the.,only property which a man owns.
All that is valuable in this world is to he had
for nothing. Genius, beauty and love are not
bought and sold. You may buy a rich bracelet.
but not a well turned arm to wear it—a pearl neck.
lack, but not a pearly throat with which it shall
vie. The richest merchant on earth will vainly
offer his fortune to be able :o write a verse like
Byron. One comes into the world naked and goes
out naked. The difference in the fineness of a bit
of fine linen is not much. Man is a handful of
clay, which turns rapidly back again to dust, and
is compelled nightly to relapse into nothingness of
sleep, to get strength to commence life again on
the morrow.
In this life, so partaken by annihilation, what is
there real! Is it our sleeping or working—our
dreaming or thinking? Man is no proprietor! Or
he owns but the breath as it traverses his lips, and
the idea flits across his mind. And even the idea
belongs to another.
The Rose.
I see all flowers round about me here fading and
dying, and yet I alone am ever termed the fading
away, the easily-perishing Rose. Ungrateful men!
do I not make my short existence pleasant enough
to you? Do I not in truth, after my death even,
prepare for you a sepulehre of sweet odors, medi
cines and ointments full of refreshing and strength
ening qualities? And notwithstanding this I hear
you even singing and saying, "Ali! how fading,
how easily perishing is the rose!"
Thus lamented the Queen of Flowers upon her
throne, perchance already in the first perception of
her declining beauty. A maiden, standing before.
overheard her and said, "Be not angry with us,
sweet pretty one! Call not ingratitude, that which
is a higher love; the wish of a fond inclination—we
see all flowers around us die, and we consider such
the destiny of flowers, but thee, thee alone, do we
wish and hold worthy of immortality.. • If we find
ourselves disappointed in our desires, yet leave to
us the lamentation by which, in thee, we bewail
our destiny—all the beauty, youth, and joy of our
life we compare to thee, and as they, like thyself
whither away, so do we sing and say, "Ah! how
fading how easy to fall to pieces is the Rose"—
Taramythien' of Herder.
Impulse.
Men, who are called impulsive, are much slan
dered. Are not the most noble, generous actions
which adorn the annals of the world, referable to
this agent? Reason is even exalted above impulse;
but how fallible is reason! Is it not often opposed
to faith, and does it not lead to the most dangerous
errors? So far as the boundaries of our experience
extend, warm impulse has promoted more good
deeds than cold reason. We would sooner trust
that man in whose breast glows the fire of enthusi
asm, than him who, cool and collected at all times,
seldom acts without suspicion, and often deliberates
till the hour of advantage has passed. Faults,
committed without reflection, are certainly not
more venial than premeditated sin. He who errs
hastily repents sincerely; but the wrong done upon
calculation is never willingly repaired. Would
that society were more lenient to impulse. Even
when productive of harm, it is unselfish, and the
consequences to which it leads are hurtful to no
one so much as its possessor. Pity is no stranger
to the impulsive man, and not seldom do the tears
of sympathy fall from his eyes. To friendship he
is faithful, and for love he would sacrifice both in
terest and worldly esteem. Let us be compassion.
ate, therefore, to the errors of impulse, while we
respect tja calm dictates of caution and prudence.
1849.
Hungarian Independence.
Great Speech of Mr. Cobden at a meeting held in the
city of London, on the 23d of July last, for the pur
pose of sympathising with the /mite struggles of the
Hungarians.
We could not give our readers more acceptable
reading than the speech of WILLIAM Colinas:, the
celebrated English economist. Portraying, as it
does, the , true state of the resources and physical
abilities of Russia, it will dissipate the idea, so pre
valent in this country, of the exaggerated and stu•
pendous military and financial condition of that
empire. This speech has attracted the notice of
the hired press of Europe who seek to disparage the
views therein set forth; and nothing, that has yet
been said in regard to the great struggle for liberty
in the old world, has received more attention:
Mr. COBDEN was received with great cheering
He said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I think,
after this demonstration to-day, no paper will have
the audacity to deny that the inhabitants of this
great city are indifferent -to the fate of Hungary,
or favorable to the despots who are trying to fetter
her independence. (Cheers.) I appear to day,
anxious to add my mite of sympathy to that which
you are prepared to express for the interests of
Hungary, and I think it right to explain exactly
what my sympathies are, and what my objects are
in coming here. It I have one principle more than
another firmly - implanted in my mind, and which
I think it is for the interest of this country, and of
all other countries, to recognize, it is, that separate
and independent countries should be allowed to reg
ulate their own affairs in the way that seems best
to them, without the interference of any other for
eign power whatever, (Cheers.) I make no ex
ception to this rule. I include in it, the right of
the Romans. (Enthusiastic cheers, and a " cheer
for Mazzini,' which was heartily responded to.) I
include within the benefit of that principle, the
poorest, the humblest, the most degraded commu
nity; for it is no answer to my principle to tell
me, that certain countries are not in a condition to
govern themselves. properly. The fact that a
country is unable to govern itself properly, is no
reason why you should go and govern it according
to your own notions of what is proper.
~[Hear.]
I come now to the question before us,—the cause
of Hungarian independence. If this had been a
question simply between Hungary and Austria,
would it have been necessary for us to have ap
peared here today? [Cheers and laughter.] Su
long as the Hungarians were left to settle their
affairs with the government of Vienna, they were
perfectly competent to do it, without the interfe
rence of the citizens of London. They have, Ibe
lieve, twice driven the Austrian armies from their
territories, and to all intents and purposes, therefore.
they stand now in the position of an independent
nation. (Cheers.) So far, they have proved their
power to maintain their independence against Aus
tria. My object in coming here to-day is to protest
against an armed intervention, as unjust as iniqui
tous, and as infamous as was ever perpetrated. I
come here to- protest against the Russian hordes
pouring down upon the plains of Hungary, and 1
do it upon the principle that I have already laid
down, and as I would have protested against Eng
land sending an army to Hungary to fight on the
other side. (Hear, hear.) I come here to protest
against foreigners being upon the Danube or the
Theiss at all. I have seen with some astonishment
—for 1 was not in my place in the House ot Com
mons on Saturday, havir4 had a three weeks invi
tation to accompany your Lord Mayor in a pleas
ant excursion up the river—that Lord Palmerston
-defended himself against some ridiculous and unjust
attacks made upon him in the House of Lords, but
that in his speech there is not one word of com
ment, or of grave rebuke, or the most moderate
disapprobation expressed upon the conduct of the
Russians. (Hear.) But that is the whole question
before us—Russian interference. I have told you
that I am nut for allowing the government to send
Englishmen to fight the battles of Hungary againit
the Austrians, and — l come here to protest against
Russia going to the assistance of Austria. We
may be asked why do we not follow out this meet
ing by some measure for actively aiding the Hun
garians. We come here, in the first place, to ex
press our opinions, which will at all events show
to the despots of the north, that so far as the weight
of these free opinions go, we throw them into the
scale, and tell them that they may reckon on ; our
hostility; and let them not believe those mgans of
the press who have been so properly denounced to
day, when they tell them that any government in
this country can possibly lend its aid to the cause
of despotism. (Cheers.) I belong to the peace
party, though I cannot claim for myself the views
which my friend who preceded me has expressed.
I am afraid, however, if we test his views by the
New Testament, that he is right and I am wrong
What I am here to-day for, is to rouse the feelings
of the pease party in this country against the ag
gressions of Russia. We may be asked, how can
you bring moral force to bear on these armed des
pots? I will tell you. We cart stop the supplies.
(Loud cheers.) Why, Russia can't carry on two
campaigns beyond her own frontiers without com
ing to western Europe for a loan. She never has
done so, without being either subsidized by Eng
land, or borrowing money from Amsterdam. 1 tell
you I have paid a visit there, and I assert that they
cannot carry on two campaigns in Hungarywith
out either borrowing money in western Europe or
robbing the bank of St. Petersburgh. (A laugh.
and a cry of "question.") That must be a Russian
agent or spy, for this is the question. (Great
cheering.) I know that the Russian party here
and abroad, would rather that I should send against
them a squadron of cavalry and a battery of can
non, than that I should fire off the facts that I am
about to tell you. I say, then, that Russia, cannot
carry on two campaigns without a loan. In 1829,
Russia was engaged in a war with Turkey; but
after one campaign, she was obliged to go to Hope,
of Amsterdam, and borrow 40,000,000 florins to
carry on a war of two years duration. (Some in
terruption here arose from the same voice, and a
loud cry of 'turn him out" ensued.) Perhaps, if
the gentleman remains, we may be able to convert
him to our principles. I have told you that in
1829, Turkey being then prostrate, and having lost
her fleet at Navarino, Russia was obliged to bor
row 40.000.000 florins to carry on a two years war
with Turkey. In 1831, when the Poles rose in
insurrection against Russia, if it had not been for
the assistance of Hope, ot Amsterdam, Russia could
not have carried on that nine months' war. The
loan, I understand, was called in England the Pole
murdering loon. (Cheers.) Well, now, I want to
know, can't we as a peace party, do something to
prevent Russia or Austria raising a loan in western
Europe again? (Hear, hear.) The whole contest
depends upon that. I have told you they cannot
carry on a war without either robbing the Batik of
St. Petersburgh or borrowing money abroad. There
is no one in their own country from whom they
can borrow there is not a citizen who can lend
them a farthing. The rumors of the wealth at
Russia exist because their diplomatists, who are
clever, cunning men, invent falsehoods which no
one who knows the real condition of the country
would believe for a moment. They tell us that the
Emperor has gold mines in Siberia, from which he
can draw any possible amount of gold, and that it
is a story which is believed even by some honora
ble gentlemen in Threadneedle street. Novv, I have
been there, and I know what is the value of these
mines. The Russian government does not work
those miues itself. (Interruption, and mu-h confu
sion, with a cry of "turn him out.") If our friends
will only be quiet, it will be impossible for any
single individual to make a disturbance. I am
anxious to bring out filets, not only for the present
meeting, but facts which will be listened to far
more elsewhere. I wish to show the monstrous
delusiOn that prevails among the people of western
Europe with regard to the resources of this power.
Russia does not work an. ounce of gold herself, but
receives a per centage, upon the working of these
mines by others. And the raising of this gold is
not more profitable than other branches of indukry.
The Russian government derives a revenue of
£700,000 from these mines, while they raise ten
times as much upon the excise duties, upon spirits,
consumed by its wretched and degraded population.
(Hear.) After the gold mine delusion is dispelled,
they tell you that the Emperor of Russia has a
great amount of specie in the vaults of the fortress
of St. Petersburgh. Yes, thereis a re.serve of specie
in the. Bank of England; but . it is, a reserve of
~£145 0 00 000 to meet. a paper circulation of 440 r
pOOO,OOO or .£50,00•0,000; and bear in mind that
the present paper money of Russia was issued to
redeem another paper money, which had been de-
I preciated one third, or one fourth, in value, the gov
ernment having withdrawn the depreciated paper
at laid, paying off its notes at 3s. 4d., but under a
a solemn pledge that there should be a reserve of
specie in St. Petersburgh to pay. these notes on di
mend, when they are presented. Now the diplo
matists and minions of Russia have spread this re
port among the easy credulous, that because the
Bank of Russia has £14,000,000 or £15;000,000
of specie on hand, the Russian'nation wealthy
one. If comes to a war, Russia must either
come for a foreign loan, or rob the bank; and if
the Emperor takes that money, he takes what no
more belongs to him; and what he has no more
right to take, than if the Chancellor . Of the Ex
chequer came- down-to Threadneedle street, and
took the reserve out of the vaults there. . (Cheers.)
There are men here present who know I am speak
ing the truth. (Hear, hear.) I know it, because
I. have been on'the spot, and made it my business
to understand these things. (Cheers.) I should
never have spoken thus of the poverty of Russia
if she had not violated a principle which every
man who admires Hungarian fortitude and courage;
and feels an interest in the cause of liberty.and
patriotism, is bound to further and uphold. Well,
these are my moral means, by which I invite the
peace party to put down this system of leaning.
(Loud cheers.) Now will any one in the city of
London dare to be a party to a loan to Russia (loud
cheers), either directly or openly-, or by agency and
copartnership with any house in Amsterdam or
Paris? Will any one dare, I say, come before the
citizens of this free country and avow that he has
lent his money for the purpose of cutting the throats
ofthe innocent people of Hungary? (Loud cheers.)
I have heard such a project talked of. But let it
only assume a shape, and I promise you that we,
the peace party, will have such a meeting as has
not yet been held in London, for the purpose of
denouncing the blood-stained project—for the pur
pose of pointing the finger of scorn at the house of
the individuals who would employ their money in
such a manner—for the purpose of fixing an indel
ible stigma of infamy upon the men who would
lend their money to such a vile, unchristian and bar
barous purpose. (Great cheering.) That is my
moral force. (Cheers.) As for Austria, no one, I
mppose, would even think of lending her money.
(Much laughter.) Why, she has been bankrupt
twice within the. last 40 years, and now her paper.
money is at a discount of 15 to 16 per cent. Sure
ly, then, no one would think of lending her money.
As the peace party throughout the country, we
will raise a crusade against the credit of every
government that is carrying on an unholy war.
(Cheers.) Don't let any one talk of Russian re
sources. It • is the poorest and most beggarly
country in Europe. It has not a,,farthing. Last
year there teas an immense deficit in its income as
compared with its expenditure, and during the
present financial year it will be far worse. Russia
a strong pontifical poWer? Why, there is not so
gigantic a political imposture in all Europe. (Loud
chers and laugher.) They talk sometimes as if
England and Englishman were alraid of Russia:
Now, I wish to disabuse all minds respecting my
views on this subject. Ido not come here to op
pose the Russian advance into. Hungary, because I
think that in any conceivable turn of events, Russia
ever can be dangerous to the existence or-interests
of England. If Russia should take a step that re
quired England or any other great maritime power
like the United States, to attack that power, why
we should fall like a thunderbolt upon her. (Cheers.)
You would in six months crumple that empire up,
or drive it Into its dreary fastnesses as I now crum
ple up this piece of paper in my hand. (Tremen
dous cheering.) Russia a powerful country! I
will tell you what she has. She has an army on
paper without commissariat, a navy without sailors,
and a military chest without a farthing in it.—
(Great cheering.) Why, gentlemen, how long is
it since we heard of the Russian invasion of Hun
vary—since we were told that the hordes of Rus
sians were coming down like an avalanche of men
upon the Hungarians, to exterminate them? It is
four months ago, and where are they now? What
progress have they made? I say nothing of the ul
timate consequences of the Russian invasion. Ido
not shut my eyes to the peril that awaits the Hun
garians. But if Russia had been like England, with
its resources of wealth, and with the commissariat
such as awaited English armies, they would have
gone through Hungary from one end to the (Alien
Ido not speak of fighting the Hungarians, but •
merely of the difficulty of getting through the
country, for every one knows that the difficulty
that the Russians have to encounteris the difficulty
of carrying supplies. What stops 'them is the
want of a commissariat, the want of honesty on
the part of those who are intrusted with it, the
difficulty of the roads, and the danger of attack by
a hostile population, and all this I trace to the un
doubted poverty of the Russian government. The
Russian government have .been for the last four or
five years engaged in making a railroad from Mos
cow to St. Petersburgh. (A laugh.) The country
is as level as this table. (Continued laughter.) I
do not believe it is finished at this time, add they
were obliged to go to a banker's quarterly to get
the money to go on with it. Russia a strong, a
powerful, and a rich country! Don't believe any
one who tells you so in future. Refer them to me.
(Much laughter, and a voice—"Circassiaf) Now,
we do not come here to interfere with foreign coun
tries, or to make a crusade against foreign finances,
until they, have violated the principles of neutrality
and the rights of independence, in which we claim
to have an interest. Therefore it is that I proclaim
these facts, and I dare the Russian agents to contra.
diet them. I say again; "stop the supplies," and
do so not only in the interest of the Hungarians,
but in the interest of the Russians themselves.—
(Hear.) Keep them at home; they have abundant
scope for their labor in their own country, in deep.
pening their rivers, in making railroads, in draining .
their morasses, and in elevating the condition of
the people. (Hear, hear.) This
.is what I want
them to do, and not to enter upon a criminal cru
sade with an unoffending people, who are their
neighbors.. It is, therefore, in the interests of civi
lization, humanity, and peace, that we meet here
to-day. (The honorable member resumed his seat
amid prolonged cheering.)
Elegant Extract.
There is an even-tide in human life; a season
when the eye becomes dim and the strength decays,
when the winter of age begins to shed upon the
human head its prophetic snows: It is the season
of life to which the autumn is most analogous, and
which it becomes, and much it would profit you,
my elder brethren, to mark the instruction which
the season brings. The spring and summer of your
days are gone, and with them not only joys they
knew, but many of the friends who gave them.—
You have entered upon the autumn of your being
—and whatever may have been the profusion of
your spring—or the warm temperament of your
summer, their is a season of stillness or solitude
which the benificence of heaven affords .you, in
which you may meditate upon the past and future,
and prepare yourself for the mighty change which
you may soon undergo.
It is now that you may understand the magnifi
cent language of heaven—it mingles its voice with
that of Reyelation--it summons you to these hours
when the leaves fall and the winter , is gathering, to
that evening study'which the mercy of Heaven has
provided in the book of salvation. And while the
shadow valley opens, which leads to the abode of
death, it speaks of that love which can comfort and
save, and 'which can conduct to thoSe- green pas
tures and those'still waters where thetela an eter ,
nal spring for the children. 'of •
THE WAS THEE DO TRIADS INSDITER AMERICA.
—A friend who has lately returned from San LO
rem°, in New Granada, relates to us the lollciieing
curioue custom prevailing there: If a man by, any
chance is put in . prison, for an offence, they,,after
locking him up sentrWerd word' his friends, if he has
any, that heis ctinfined, who, if they
him, can do so. The jailer gives :the
water, but no food. If he has any friends ,who earl,
for him, they feed him; if cot, the poor .prisoner
fares badly indeed. We, - Much' fear 'that if ;sucha custom' prevailed id clinic/of' va
grants would soon diminish. This custom-is rather
tight" on the!'eags" ,9f San , l i orenw, ~,they',
truly find that "the way pf the transgressor, is hard:" ,
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