The miners' journal, and Pottsville general advertiser. (Pottsville, Pa.) 1837-1869, May 29, 1841, Image 1

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Elegiac' . PI
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along the thousand Odes,l,Hymns, Dirges, &c.
which' the death of the late !President has called
forth, we have seen norie eur4rior to the following,
prepared forithe funeral ceremonies at Newbury—
'port :—, •
ORIGINAL IIYAMN--at MISS U. F. GOULD.
Air : Araby's Daughter."
A.ma stricken people. in sorrow we gither
• . The dawn of our glory, ourihopes full in bloom,
Are changed, with the face ff . our Chieftain, our
'Father.
To sable And cypress to hang round his tomb.
While pale in the shroud lies he patriot sleeping,
• A light that for earth is no I nger to burn,
Removed from its place, a sail nation is weeping;
And dark, where it shlnie, falls the shade of an urn.
When loud through the land, hill and valley ntni
mountain
Were sounding bis name, and reflecting its beams,
The death angers wand opene l d grief's bitter foun
t
lain,
'To quench; their warm jop t with its far.flowing
streams. • .
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Alas that th.o spoiler so early liust sever
A tie'whtelt the hearts of a dountry bath bound
To him who is gone—who is ione, and forever,
To-join their bright hot Who their Savior stir
round
Our father in,Leaven, yet gran'
Like him who has left us, a
o did not the), sage on his den
When called to the preene,
To Thce .who, front clarkoe
eitrickin,
We cry with our wound s a
Tree •
Whose leaves heal the nations.
- quicken •
Out wandering feet to ref Ur
TIIE MAIDEN'S
She Toe fiOm her , untroobi
And put 'aside her soft br
And, in a tone as low and d!
As loves , first whisper, bre
Her snow-white hands togs;
Her blue eye sheltered-in''
pTlie foldcd:linen on her bre,
Just swelling with the eli,6rms it hid t
'As trout her - long and floig dices
Etievedla bare and slendir foot,
Whose faltittlxin the earth dni press
Like a snovv-white flake, Soft and mute
And there,ifrom shirtiber soli and a arm,
Like a ynung spirit fresh from heaven,
She liciweif;har light and graceful form,
And hunablyprayea—re
I t
Oh God if souls unsoiled:a4these
.
Need daily twey at thy Throne—
If she upon herNended knes, -
Oar :oiliest and our pitest one,
She, with a, fitee - so clear and bright
We deem her some stray child alight—
' Ifahe with-those soft eyesin tears,
Day AO day, in herfirat[years,
Must kneel and prat; toi graeo from thee,
What far, far deepee need Itaee we
How hardy, tithe win nOt heaven
• WM ottr;wthkeirora be foigiven.
0 4 11* CASTILIAN CAPTIVE.
I.
The thunders of Achmet Pacha's artilery ceased.
to shake the towers of Temasivar, which the rebel
Suli Bey hadfong held out against the Porte. The -
fortune of the day had been' decided by the fall of a
part of the forilications; 'and the young end fiery
general of the Sultan% troops :bearing down nil op. s
position, made himself master of the fortress, and
pursued-Sult Bey into his harim, whither in despair
he had taken refuge. "".
The WE:Spiess end. afirigh i l
around' their matter with lou t
when they saw' the hithertoi
apartments burst open by the
wretehed , Sull'' Bey, prostrating
buried his face in his garment.
n silence.
Achment, whose first inter
his foot ark his body and strik
arm arrested in spite of hims
da,at eyed slave! The silent
enaotinnii of the soul are tom
all, and Achinet read in the
horror and detestation of thei
perform, that although, he'wd,
that he Opinion was of the 4
suffered that look to change hi
of beeoiping fiimself the execi
Beckoned hisiinutes to iisrfut!
'rite tiWiul silence that fo
was stkceeeded by the frantid outcries, of the ladies •
- of the.hareni, who, full of, terror for their own safety,
haStened to implore the mercy of their new lord.
AolimikAtitidescended to return his scymetar to' its
'sheath,. and assure them of deir security. No soon.
er :did they perceive his grious demeanor, than
theihegan to address him with the most hightlown
tetitni of lottery, and each strove by every possible
voile to attract his attention.l
• , Aclunet Could not help t eing struck by the con.
trastiCarnilla preset - 4A, rvh,' stood proudly aloof with
• • two other chuntry women. The haughty conquer.
4'4 . 41 mortified that the fait Castilian did not loin in
the horosgelpaid.him by die other ladies, whom, by
the euperiot- richness of thrir dresses : he perceived
had been .considered as herfeoperims, in the manna-
Linti-ef Suli Bey. •
• f
Slave,' isid be, approaching her wherefore is it
•
*lostot have not joined yith your companions in
; paying- your duty to me.'
BeCause I owe you neer,' flowered Camilla. ;
Dare you thus reply toithe conqueror-of Tames
warl ' Do you not-know that your very existence
- is hi tay hail& Vi •
I am aw t are,of it; replid raising a pair
' of radiant dark eyes to his int..
Theo Why do you nit fall at my feet and ask
• your tfe.
his not worth the trom
,
• ' are a daughter of f
by your rebellious spirit'
Aild a 0 1 ;ristiati r
Camilla inade the sign_
•on the groUnd.
It'intistlbe'confessell: .
dignintly, that you Tut •
• people under the elm;
i Slave !' cried it clime
voi,J - xviL
becOhl e you so . well, I would c'omroand toy' blick
eunuch Pulp., to ebabtise yotf for your insolence:
4 And even if you' ,tveie to corona such an out
rage, I could hardly chink worse of :ou,-thatt I do td
present,' returned Cumilla, bursting ,into.tears.
What i; that you thinkof me . asked , the Pa
. -
cha.
That you are an unmanly ruffian, whom I hate
but de not fear'' replied the fair CaStilian, her eyes
flashing through her teararis she spoke.
Achmet knew not 'how to answer the bountiful
vixen. To conceal his perplexity, he turned to An
tonia and Beatrice Manzares, her fellow captives:
And ye, whom I perceive to be the countrYwo
inen of this contumacious slave; are ye of a like
spirit ?'
They looked in great embarrassment from the Pa
cha to Camilla, and remained silent. •
How,' exclaimed Achmet, angrily; wheni speak'
to the meanest' of my slaves, am I net deemed wort
thy of a reply V .
My cousins do not understand the odious jargon
in which you addresi them, and are, therefore. una
ble to appreciate your courteous and obliging speech
es,' relied Camilla, drily.
How comes it then that you.not only compre
hend every word that I say, but are, ISO realty with
yotir provoking replies I' .
Because I have laboured indefatigably !o attain
fluency in the Turkish language whjte in captivity.'
And what, my princess, might be your Motive
for taking so much trouble I'
Merely that I might have the satisfaction of
speaking my mind on occasion,' replied
with the sauciest glance imaginable.
It must be, owned that you have enjoyed that
pleasure very fully to-ni;ht,' said the Podia, laugh
ing. But, did you ever reply to SOL Bey in this
daring manner,?'
!ME
us another
orphans, below
younger brother.
his mantle bestow
• ' 1 :1 - 1e , never gave me an oppOrtanity by pestering
me with his conversation and company.
• How then did ho comport himself?' ,
. Positively I am weary of your eternal questions,
and will answer you no more to-night.'
•Am I not your nlaster, wayward thing? Can
I not force you to do ;any thing I choose ?'
. No, you cannot make me talk unless it pleases
me. My head aches with the uproar you have made
in battering the Dervent about our ears, and I am
fatigued with your conversation. I Wish,you would
leave me and attend to those ladies who are taking
such pains to attract your notice.'
• Oh, Prophet ! Is it come to this ? Is the con
queror 'of tho• Warlike Soli Bey to be dictated to by
one of. his slaves?''
i t!
~ ore extraordinary', things - then that happen eve
ry ay, mighty Pacha; replied Camilla, with the ut-,
mo 4 comprosure. , -
. i o not think, preverse one, that'your charms are
toe cuse your impertinence. Most of,these fairfCir
.
thy childzen has
king halal from the
Ilene, hear us, and
;
-unto Thee
RAT ER.
. 1 d sleep,
wn
ep
thed a prayer;
Iher press'd—
its ltd—
at
xt .1 me above an the heroes of the east, and rejoice
n t.e gaottfeituno that has transferred them from
T,fey to :Achmet.' '
ltd did you believe one word they saidl'
•;?trhy should I n 4.1' demanded Achmet; \much
mor ified.
•pi() you think the ladies of your own harem
Could be sincere ilr praising and caressing a man
wird had murderedyou an hour before lid Camilla.
'Mighty Prophet! no; but is there no difference
etween*Suli Bey and Achmetl'
• Yes--a very great, diference: Bull Bey was a
ruCh handsomer man,' Said Camilla; with'a provo
ing smile.
• This is past hearing' exclaimed Achmet,stamit
o ; will teach 'you,,that you have a master!'
saying, he withdrew, darting at - her an angry
lance. - -
'ea females crowded
cries for protection,
violater pricls of their ,
fterte Achinet. The
ihirnself on the ground,
0, and awaited his fate C
lion- had been to plant
off his head, felt his
If, by the - glance of a
language in which- the
eyed, is understood by
: eyes of. Camilla such
deed he was about to al
not own to himself
tightest importance, he
de purpose; and instead a
lutioner of Soli Bey, he
in his will upon- him. f
llowed this transaction r
ES
Vraniistan, as' 1 perCeive
the cross. ichtnet sp
aid Camilla, redening in
a'are the,naost disgusting
1 , 4 if your anger did no
•-• • ‘‘i-s'•••-
•t • -
-- . s '.
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"1 whi teach ion to pierce the;blytvele of theEatth.and bring out frion the Cie urn orginnutaij i n, Omit whiel+ili give strengih inknx Hands and 'did:dentin Naininte ettriniettudpienittre"-Dit•Jiitittion!-
• ,Ab, imprudent Camilla ,! what have .you been
,ytng to put that terrible turkey
s min in such a In
f.s
, r cried Antonia,,lo great alarm, Though I could
of understand a wordofjour awe:lotion, I knew
r he sparkling of your eYes , that you were exasper
i g him, and trembled lest you should go ioolar.
,0 could you venture to coquetvo,th Achmet after
ll) fate of Silk Bey'? (who was, by thOye, just such
thee tiger,as himself.) For my,paiAAfelt,as if
, ere being strangled, alt the time Achniet, stood
o ear us.
' I expect nothing less than that he will ciicse yoh.
o » sewn up in a sack, and throw* into the river,'
ri-d Beatrice, weeping.' -s -
Never fear, my gentle cos, this bloody minded
'a ha will do us no harm, though 'I doubt not he
vil-attempt to frighten me iato submission.
ia !:I s e s a d re d s a t y C i a t rn w i as tla :
t l h t , r t em ai b re ie w foLy i o 9 u to .
1 t villainous corsair.' _ -.
i . ~
the handswhat
Who sold us to Soli Bey with as little remorse
( 1
is if we had been three pullets; answered Camilla.
otne,' continued,she, ' cheer yon, dear Beatrice.
1 ill venture to pledge my word that Ihrough my
i Waage l sweet cousins, fear not for me---I have
m ens Fi
n y e ou th w in i g lt s b t e o
b r
p e restored
a t o by your Thid a n ni a t e i e v t e country in .yo ui
a to Henriques, and Antonia to Diego.' -
pr dicament-V sobbed Beatrice,- weeping and hang.
in abont Camilla, as Puffin approached te separate
b. r from them..
n • fears for myself,"lsaid she, embracing them : 'and
a w, my good old seal l vvhitlaer are you going to
laic me l' Continued she, as Puffin proceeded to lead
!r Liam
..
liom the apartment. -.-. , , _ •
Pnffin rolled his eyes till only the whites were
viitale ' as he replied, ' where I would not go' for all
1
tit pearls in Latta Oella'e necklace. Mit if you of.
feralrny lord, , it is. meet you take .the consequence.'
If:amnia, who eipected something terrible from
this preclu'de ' 'was not so much shocked as-flan - ex-
I 1
p ateterenti--gbehL7
bya
conducted smali i g n ro tix ti a ng gl n oti ca to r the roof, Yirttulted
c amber ,
a d containing no Other furniture thane wretched so.
f . Puffin pointed to
.a pitcher of water and a platter
o lice, which was placed iri scorner, and withdrew.
During Camilla's imprisonment; it was ill . vain
t at Aehmet sought the society of the ladies of: MS
l
I i • -
arm. The spirited and charming Caking) bad
ade an impression an his heart ;and fancy that lti; -
ever before experienced ;, reatleis and iliecontented,
i 3 could know no happiness but in the, presence of
l+r.who had captivated him. At the end of the third
day he could 4iot forbear visiting her. ' :fiste ap•
preached bar cell, lie heard her singing, in a voice
of touching ,melody. one. of the exquisite nits of her
iiive•land. The lovely captive raised' tier 46 as
.chmet entered, and her cheek flushed with a bright.'
r vermillion as he approached her.
( .Buli'lley Was ' nian'tif liberal temfierscompaied
a You,' said she,(pointiag to the pitchertind rice. •-'
1 Aitimet'S brow;' darkened.: 'Always Soli' Bey;
tied he angrily. 'I could - find it in my heart to
;ha' you to 'follow that wawa dog.' ; ' I t •
EOM
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Me
AND
Weekly' by Ban ars -rolisviiie Sliatylki 'County Penosyltanin.
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SkrURDi '
-• 'NAY, might" PlicAttstltitis father 4 0in IT°Ur
power:extends,- you may foilow.lhirn yourself, per
adventure s hut I , as u good eluirllan, hope to imt, tq
a very different place from•that which, I trust is pre•
pared for such': wretched nrisbermvers as Sali Vey,
and you': - • •
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'I see your intecuperanco of speech is. no rinse
tamed,' said the . Pachai , neverthClessi , will forgiv,e
all your perairsezess if you will sulg me t.tmt swt et
sang once- more , - J , ,
elhe vrisoned bird , doth oft times sing; it is true,
but never et the bidding of its jailer,' replied Cana.
la, looking Up between smites and tears. . ,
The Pacha felt the magic of .4er smile, and the
power of tier tears .; but he knew riot /lOW to dismiss
the tone . of mastership when, speaking to a .woman.
'Come, my Pen l ;7 he.said, 'lt ie my pleasure that
,you follow me to the banquet—nay, it is useless of
. feting-resistance to my will.' I
He then, with tytort of gentle violence, drew her
from, the darksome cell into an ap4rtment richly car
peted, glittering with eastern magnificence, and fra
grant.with burning, spices, dowers and essences. t
!Come, iny princess,' said the Pacha, vet tweet,
drink, and be merry,' placing her] beside him on an
embroidered sofa opposite to the banquet.
'I shall neither catjnotd,ink, for it is , the vigil of
St. Peter ; nor 11 . 131 disposed toeing or to be merry,'
said Camilla.
'Do you forget that I Conferee you to do asl corn
mond you'r returned Achmet, frowning.
'No, you can neither force coo] to sing or to be
merry ; but I can telt - you what ;you can do—you
can order 5-our Aga and black staves to put a 'bow
string about my neck, and strangle me as they did
poor Suli Bey.
(Suit Bey, again !' exclaimedll4 Baths fniiously
—atirwer mo one question, aid yon love that wretch
e.l rebel l'
.No, I did not.'
'Why then do you torment me with his name
•Ilecause.ho is frequently in my - thoughts.
.The - other lathes of the ha tenitave forgotten him,
and I have succeeded to theiFlove
dove, call you it," exclaimed Camilla; !slaves
that they are in mind as in person. They know not
the meaning of the aim() P•
'Perhaps Lam as ignorant of yOur sort of love as
yon seem to consider my women;' replied ti chinet
thoughtfully. • I
+Ob.! I doubt it not. .1 never heard of a Turk
who hod the least idea what love meant.
'.You shall tell me then, fair creature, What it sig
nifies, according to yoUr
'lt is,' said Camilla, ratting her bewitching eyes
to his, 'an interest so . absorbing, that a lover will al
ways prefer the happiness of his beloved to his own.
All passions are sw dime() up in this one engrossing
emotion. exists but for the h4piness of loving,.
and would prgfer dying , with her, ito living without
'Aar
said the Pacha after a long pause; 'yet nothing leis
will content me now. And von, Camilla, have you
a loverin your own country r
'Oh, many.'
.OrM•fhat you love thus! ,
'No, I have not'
'I fear yau are deceiving me.'
'Holy Virgin ! what a man is t 's that will not be
satisfied with sincerity and plain eating:
'Nay. Camil l a, if yon loved ale'
'My goixl Pacha, you must not flatter yourself into
such a supposition. What title; have you to my
love
4,wi1l strive to deserve it. .I will restore youreou=
sins to their liberty.: -. i
Wm which I shall feel most grateful. But it is
not one compliance, or two, or even twenty, that Will
entitle a man to my love.' 1 ,
40h, if pan would teach nie.low to obtain it,' said
Achmet passionately: I
'Come, I will encourage you a little. You are
behaving pretty well at presenrJ Yesterday .I de
tested your very name. To-day iyou are almost en=
durable; and if you wish to leav . an agreeable
l t
im
pression, you will permit me to- tire. •
'No, Camilla, t cannot part with you. Yon shall
stay and enchant me-with your with
'
4 shall do no stich thine. ' if you force me to re
main with you against my will; shall say very dia
. diging things, and then We shell quarrel.
'then, my Peri, but in vier dreams to-night
remember your adoring Acbmet. 1 -
4 hop; -if I dream at all, to be favored - with a
sweet visiotit s my native land, end return in slum;
be: to the fair bills of Castile.'
4s your countrY s thect so dear to You!' asked Ach
- met mournfully.
.My country 2. said. Cantina, her lovely eyes so'
fusing with tears, as the thought ,of borne passed
over her mind, 'and sindi l neveritehold your orange
groves again, nor hear the rush Of, \your mighty
streams,but die like, a transplanted flower's Infcrieigti
soil
'Such scenes as these were Ofriaily recurrence#.
ring the time that preparations were Making for the:,
departure of Beatrice and Antonia; sometimes they
did not end so placably.
4t is I - that am the: slaire,' Would "Achmet say,
when - the fair Spaniard" made him feel too severe]
the chains, that bound biria, 'the stave of your 'capri
ces, Camilla.' Would thatd had never seen you.'
•Surely,-Achmet, that was'nY misfortune, since I
had not the slightest wish to become the - victim of
thelawlessAraffic in women that plevails
gusting country.'
'By Mahornet, yeti - never open your bps, but with.
the design of saying somethingvexatious.. Till I
saw you I was happy—l was happy ; but you have
made me the most miserable of Meal lam wretch
.ed when:absent from you;ood when I.am near you,
your whole study is to. torment •
At othertinsel, Achmet would sit in Camille'e
apartment, listening to her guitar. his whole' soul
entranced in thepleasure of hearing and acing her.
One day,•When he was thus occupied, Beatrice and
Antonia 'entered, to hid farewen, as all-things 'w ere
ready for their departure.
NVtien tbi y `eire_retl th_eir- 4 0 163 to . - Aome l oba.
said,,tyirm_vilutude is deer to C ,
amilla, who, eel:len '
she might brae used' her houndlesSielluente over•
me to obtain her own Preferra making yon.
'Because my love for them prevailed over every
selfiatiionsideration;laidCamitta; with a significant
glance. • *
441,,Camilla, I understand our GU--
you are free. *turn to ttpain,i that beloved country
which you. prefer toAcliract.
His voice faltered as' lie Canaille looted .
np--their eyes met--thiy both burst into tears.
KM=
vitt) !' t. claimed Beatrice, 'you love one another;
wherefore' tlleni'Aoula you -part " • • -
T
fh y li eryp%:o3l,avilhatreywohu leave irnse! me l
at ee . milla'sfeet.
of
m
JAchoret, I cannot share a divided bean.'
-:4I ow* to you,jiy Allah, that my harem shall be
disinissedi'and yoli shall be my only wife:-
01); AChuset, there is another thought. said Ca
-mills; weeping, yOu are a follower ol the false Pro.
phet, and I em a believer in the only faith whereby
we May bpve eternal life:" / -
you speak dark things, end hard to be
understood';- but only promise to be mine, and / wilt
hearyou patiently in these matters, and 11 convinced,
I will not cling to error.'
It marbe easily imagined that. Beatrice and An
tonia departed 'for. Spain .without Camille, who ho,
earns Aelutiet Pacha's briae; -and who ere long had
the happiness of informing her cousins by letter that
.he bad become a secret but decided proselyte-to
Christianity.
Pomo Ronexas.—The follov.ing communication,
over the !signature of e ' Tax Payer,'!" we and; in
the, Illsiladelphsa Ledger. Let Our mechanics and
farmers ponder well over Tel Payer's ".. etartling
disclosuret
_ (TOR THE PUBLIC LEDGER. 3•
kessre:t. WOO; s.—llaving been a 'subscriber to
your pape for upwards of two years, and knowing
that you profess to be independent and impartial
journalists; I want you to publish the following facts.
Seventymembers of our Legislature addressed the
people ofi r innsylvania on the sth inst., and slate
from the public records that the Canal Commis
stonershad given. 9,010 dollars for ropes for indi
ne4lanee, when they had the-offer of having thedi
supplied for 7,877d011ar5. It became necessary to
relay eleven. miles of railroad near one city. it was
in unquestionable proof that this work, might _have
been done for 36,000 dollars : it was dune et a cost
of (9,586 dollars, fur reasons no doubt - as patriotic
" g as ro t tb o ig s o et ; ehtitoa clearing,reglat
ed the
,purehase .of ropes. For
two contractor offertto do it
for 350 dollars; Jae. Mitchell - charged 700 dollars,
and has the contract for rock excavation. Two
contractors offer at 39 cents I Mitchell has it at 98
Conte. For common excavation below water. tiVo
contractors Offer, one at 20 cents and one at 29 cents;
Mitchellile3 it at 33 cents.. For good earth em.
bankmen ;one contractor offers 19 cents, another
17 cents:-Mitchell hat - it for 30 cents. As I - don't
want to tire pour readers I will refer them to the
address itself; published in' the United Statei Ga.
zette on' the 17th that. In addition to the above
proofs, an iron master in Franklin county offered to
supply a quantity of cast iron chairs for laying. the
rails on the road at 835 per ton ; Olathe was indu
ced to do as he was in blast, and had no other bu
siness at the time, and in orderto keep his hands
employed he.made this low offer. bid did not get
the job: and last winter being in Harrisburg he
made inqurieslo see how it was that he had not
got the contract, and found that the contract was'
given to W. Cameron et 8 80 , par ton. As these
things are ell Matter of neer& is": it not high time
is in a t t i re t r n en ue tir u ely en to r tre m e n a g ntl t i o rr n ea r derr r ndli " ;;;YZ
and of ask
eetvh h o hn e
f i he
e f
dis ca po n ie s d op to po r r o t
b e a
the pe se o t pl o e f men
in
otb l i n e
manner.- I am no politician : my object is that the
people may know who is daily cheating them out
of their money. ATAX PAYER. ;
3011 - N RANDOLPII...--Those who ncvcr saw this re•
morkable accident in nature=-who never beard him
in Congress, have much cause of regret. His Man
ner in debate was peculiarly his own—original - and
forcible.. Though occasionally excursive and erratic,
he Scattered around him flowers so beautiful that cc._
ry few were offended at . his devious wanderings, and
followed him with ; pleasure, wherever he chose to
lead them; He never lost 11 good thought or a 'fine
image enit'oceurred to him either in conversation '.or
solitude, but treasured it in the book and volumeof
his brain; till It was wanted, suit he never - failed to
it out when' e had an opportunity. HIS invec.
tide, like the deadly siroc,,witheMJ'everi thing it
s weptacross, and hit opponent was 'sure to quail and
shiver benelth his touch. His sarcasms were barbed
with the most corroding actimony, and the exec.:-
sive bitterwss of his feelings indicated a ferocious
I and misanthropic character. He iiithitged mole in 1
satire than logic, more in invective iftan in reasoning;
but there was a rase - minion about him; as an orator,
that few could could
. or were willing to resist. His
very silence was sometimes eloquent, and
,thetiare
motion of hos finger or his head, often conveyed as
Much meaning as the most finished or elaberate.sen•
fence, , But between his delivered and polished
speeches there is no comparison.i In the latter you
lose that charm by. which _you were bound 'when
you listened to what hit" uttered-44e attitude, gesti-
Icolation, emphasis, action are gone.. The. skeleton is
.le% but the spirit tigiified ; the body is there, but
'the soul is no nitre. . , • • ,
. _
,To judge of John Randolph ns an orator, he most
have:ye - it beard when , his mind was in the pleni.
tub of power, and his imagination still luxuriating
thedelicions images of i konth and poetry.: Burke
seemed to be his model and Shakspeare his constant
companion.,, Frt.m both he drew largely; end.with
stile latter:he .was as familiar . asAletuinder was.with
the works of the immortal Homer., -. His mind and
werewholly averse to the necessary routine
stuNetatls of business. :The mere labors of legtsla
,
don we're \ not suited to •bia temper or intellect, and
both as a member of a Committee and of the Rouse
be Was almostsinefricient. • ' •
"
Randolph, was ••\
talc, meagre and hidly formed. His
eyes.were black and.piercmg; complexion std.
: low and cidatierous ; hia•hair smoothed down over
his head and tied in a cue; and hie voiceithough'of
;no great el:impose. was uncommonly clear and dia.
Thomas • • • • •
.1 nt. ies
nett. Foam Tos.—Two r.
of the bestfa
mars within' the range of our:knowledge, one, a real.
dent of Cooi `county; and the !utter "of (Nettie noun.
:conriitiested " I to 'us ' the manner in
which tliefseeure geed' fruit.' It is this. " They dig
, .
.at some .froin the - ,body: of a favorite tree.'
Until th ey find a root; ivtdch they'tut off. The part
disjointed from the is thrmluimed up so as to
.siipear aborya ground,' It serale-fort shoots the first
season, end beard 41 'a few years; fruit precis' ely
that-upon like
the parent tree. -Let those limas trees
ate slecapiog, or who wish to increase good varieties;
-try. this esperiment tit is trot cm heAr's work.. • •
0.,j• plair.of.ttro Globe,saysshe N. Y. Times and
Star, had - a v aiready hoisted sittiabi diaries - I :It!
gives notice that Utilise there is an adaitionio his
is of subireidieni, the publication - of his pver.rnuat'
be abandoned. Conclusive pmof this, Viet re has
always been supported by the - public treasury, The
government pap,.being Withdraww-,
- ,terhe great Globe will pass away, " , r -,- •
• And, like the baseless fabric of ti vision, •
Leave not a wreck behind." '
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- LATER. FROM EUROPE.
The Steamship Caletloniaarrieed at Easton °tithe
19th inst. from Liverpaol... She brings fututeendaye
later intelligence from England. •
The fate of the Preshjent appelis fo be no longer
uncertain—as up to the time of the' sailing of We
Caledonia, the 4th. nothing had been heard of her.
in- England, nor is it, probable that anything favora
ble ever -will be.
The Ministry had sustained an overwhelming de
feat on the 27th of April, on the Irish Voters .13111—
the vote being 291 to i 270.
On the 30th, Lord 3ohn Russel gave notice that
he should, on the first order day otter. the Whitsuro ,
tide holidays, move that the House resolve itself into
a Cornmitee to take Into consideration the present
system of .Corn Laws. He also stated that his
teMion was to propose a certain fixed duty on for.
eign corn, in place of the present graduated scale.
In the event of a .dissolution of Parliament, the
unpopularity of the new taxes, the increasing expen
diture, and the.POO744W Amendment- Act hanging
about the necks of Ministers like a millstone, the
Conservatives would easily secure a working major
ity in the next Parliament, of from 80 to 100.
The death of President Harrison created quite a
sensation in England,—and is announced in- the lar
gest capitals by all the Lopd',n papeis; \
A large meeting of American residents was held In
Liverpool on the 30th ult., in relation to the death of
the President. Franc-ea R. Ogden, of New York. pre
sides!, and a .serins td. ',appropriate resolutions ,were
passed, expressing the , respect of the meeting for the
memory of the late President, , • •
The health of Prince.-.9leit,is stated to be very
Poor, and it is thought advisable that he should re-.
turn to- Gt:tmany for a short time. His health, is
much better in the country than in town.
Commodore Napier has been present at , several
large dinner parties in ho 'principal towns in, Eng-
land, whi .h were gin up as a mark of respect towards
him. The Commodore appears to be extremely pop
ular, and will stand for the borough -of Marylebone
at the next election.
In acknowledgement: of the tominelit puhlie service
rendereirby Major General Sir George Arthur du
ring his administration of the government of Upper
Canada, he is about to be raised to the dignity of a
Baronet.
The Steamship President cast .EBO,OOO, and was
insured on leaving Liverpool for .COSIOer
The St. George Hotel, irs London, was destroyed
by firo on the 20th ult. The loss, is estimated at
.£lO,OOO.
Major General Sir John Harvey has been appoin-
WA Governor of Newfoundland.
Dr..Depys, the Distiop of Sodor and Man,:, and
brasher of the Lord Chancellor, be translated to
the.see of Worcester, vaeatei by the decease of Dr.
-r- •
The Duke of Wellington, ay a Grandee of Spain
and Knight of the Golden Fleece, attended at Buck
ingham Palace 'on -the Ist, by appointment of the
Queen of Spain, and ,invegted Prince Albert with
the insignia of the order of the Golden Fleece.
Lord Cardigan's conduct for causir g a soldier to
be flogged on Sunday has been severely commented
upon by the press. • , •
A monument to, Lord Collingwoodis about to be
erected at Myncmciuth. It will stand on a pedestal
40 fret high, and the top of the figure will be 7D feet
from the gonad.
The quantity of gold obtained during last year by
private companies in slberia, and the st4ipas . of the
cirsis amount to upwards of 8,60011b5. net.
General fan Antonia Quimga; the leader of the
•Spantsti insurrection in 1820, died triuldenlY at San
tiago on the 26th 41410.
Admiral Sir Charles Paget is derd. .
Chinks Flancols Oullot,lortiterly member of
the National Convention, who, having vot e d th e
King'articatb, wait 'Ailed in 1815, and only return•
ed td FrAtee in 1830; died at Paris on the 21st o f
April, in the 86th year of has age. "
Admiral Sir Lawrence Wifliam }bland, G.
13. died on the 29th at hia residence"at Plymouth, at
an advanced age, atter agiotiou'seareer of upwards
of 60 years in the seriice of his country.
Dr, James Browne,' of Edintlug,h, died on the Bth
of April. He was well known far the extent DI his
learning, and fur the Many valuable articles be corn
municatetlto 'the Erteyelopmdia Britannicti.
James Johnson, Esq., a native of Pennsylvania,
. who had resided than ytars initaly-, where he was
highly' esteemed fors intelligence and liberality, died
in Rome on the 3d ef April, aged sixtyleven. lie
was tho author of a work on the remains' of ancient
architecture. .
Walter, Oaf t tiropr,ictor of the Timiii; has been
returned a member of parliament from 'Nottingliand,
by a majority of 190.` The greatest excitement was I
manifested on the occasion, as Mr. Walter is , a strong
opponent to the ministry. • ,
The late eccentric Miles Siandish;bequendied in a
moment of ill humor his Piet - tire and booke to Lois
Philippe; `. They are said to be worth about fifty
thousand poundi.. The King has accepted the be
quest, but has , expressed his determination to'replace
the collection at ttnxivriy Hall with pictures of equal
.value, and with books to the full amount of Those he
receives.
The present King of Prosia, when crown' prin9e,
had a private printing office of hie own. and frequent
' .ly Put into type original remit - 164nd passages that ha
met ‘siith reading, so as, to lr;corna a very deeent
•
workman. - ' ,- • • ,
The nniebei of letters posted in the United King
dom . .aiersgea 750, per minute, according. to the path ,
ateentary "
Returns just pnblistMti; assuming that:the
Post r Of3ces are , open twelve hours each day : ,
The Marriage of ;the Grand Dike Alexander, of
Russia; IS if/ take place on the 35th_rif Aril; the day
:before his birth.da4 ,
The ferocious Cabrera lies -ken reportcd . to harm
broken his, parole; and found his V7lO into Gaisionie,
I for the. piwpose,of Stirring
. a,new inaorrect i irip in
• the north of Spain. All iiii'prinCipid Madrid journals
• represent this to betfia feat, Inn:, we do . not consider.
the news suirmiently confirmed: It is more geikisilY •
supposed that ''ri4t.app ? anothei celebrated COW.
••ehief, is Scatty itt' Datalonia, try . Contrivance at the .
T 0 05 1 4 094.. • - • I _
There was. a, repeat in Paris on the
. svening of
April 30, that the Due ri7 AlM:tide, one of,thaKingke
sons, had been killed, or atleast dangerously wenn.
dad in -Algiers, but it was not ersidited, -- •
The bpsniardi have stittekanother bloirafpope ,
ry-try_refasing ta aitotartheeitetatien et-Pepa'w buffo"
briefs, rescriptk MOnitertea, Or any Oho' doeinillents
i sliak4l4 " 3 tbi papal fiee, - whiekt haee - not Mt) the
fiat of the Spark* gesernment. •
, •
NE
. - Rceiattez es Rims tres.—The foll Owing detail*
are as strange as they- are true.. They are copied
from the-Hereford (Eneand) Times:— - -
In the neighborhood'of 9ioneniter, a !oiling lady
of highly reepeinible connections, has expetienced a l
series` of revereei in'theteituae'et heart's best affec
tion teldom equalled kgentlemets of scene station
in_soctety ..heeatne . bi aceident a:tee:tinted with the
Maiden to whom we guide, and their affection toe
coming
- reciprocal, the day Was fixed , for their union,-
.. vitieh meta have taken place in the 00 . 1,4)10ton.
eister. Agme . ably with this, arrangement, anti es ihe
match was a deed - table one,' tier Parent parti:l) with a
lucrative business in the slit - amity, on:which the and
1 1l
her mother- lived in reipeetittn ' t -and, tendert, and
went, to Gloucester, intendin t 'ci' settln.- yhe: dry_
for the celebration of the riled ing arrived; tut, alas
the bridegroom came Lot i his plateau! hadperemptos .
Tit, linhidden OM match, and he wcs already by their
contrivance, on the se a s Wend for Jamaica. tt•tet.
ter reached the poor 'girl, but to confirm her team;
his pupate_ consent had been withheld and he had
euddersly left the seaport awn u the West of Hag.
land, where he resided, note faithlesi, bet an unbars.
py lover. 'Vilna passed, ant! inju,stry be the part of
the hopeless"girl but ill supplied the lose el the com
parative independence herself - and tinnily had IE4
when they came to Gloucester, with the iiiweand
indulging-the hope to width wehave alluded, and .
though blighted in heart, she eheekully succeeded
in helping to support her deerepid mother and anni
in comfort.
NO, 22.
Time, the gentle softener of affliction, had many it
long day cast its dimming shading over the great
event of, htr life, and nothing more had been heard
of her absent favor, till a week or two ago, when to
her astonishment and debglit, she received, a letter
from him; breathing. the devotedness and constant at
tachment; and•vows of unaltered aftection, not the
less welcome; though wafted across the seai. Anoth'
er und another followed, begging Torgiveness for the
former apparent aeglect—and another the bat
accompanied by the consent of 'the' parents of the
abient one. " The po9r girl's hopes wet' iat ►be high
est point Of anziety,'when she received a atilt more
welome epistle, assuring her that her lover had lan
ded at Falmouth, and woe hastening to peiforin his
neglected promise. The day was looked ferwaril to
with delight; it came: and with'it the dark tidings
of the grave !—her lover had been suddenly seized
withiliness thelnight, before' hia departure for the .
city of Glouceiiter;—he was a corpse hafore.the
morning 1 - : As a melancholy satisfaction to: the wit
disappointed girl, the mother of the intended bride-,
groom visited her immediately. 'when Me mother
confessed that her son had been 'n voluntary exile,
and_ would have remained so, bad not his; parents,
whim he loved and respected, given their consent to
his union ; erten frequent communications' his pa. ,
rents.assented, and he instantly' , quitted Jamaica to
claim the hand of his first love: hastening' to meet
her; death ruthlessly arrested his progress before he
- had been many hours on his native shore, As a
proof of the sincerity of his attachment, the lover, in .
the beta of dissolution, bequeathed to his bride elect
11,000. `. •
USE OP COAL IN THE USITED . STATEBr7II/ 1820,
says the Western' Farmer, , stone coal was introduced
into the eastern eitieS,,as a substitute for wood. In
1826, the consumptiMil increased to 48,000 tens,
and in 1840, it was augmented to:One million of tons.
In England it is JD generaf'use, and Machinery
equivalent to the. labor of forty Millions of, men, is
now moved in that country by its Use.
•
It is now applied to steam power in this•country,
as well as to iron furnaces, which has reduced the
price of its manufacture near 40-per cent: : ' :
In 1740, the amount of iron made in Englentf•and
Wales was about 17,000 tons. In 1796, knid
in
crea3co to tons ; tau;
• _1 •
worth of port
was exe4 t o this country:, •
United States, the amount made ie 250,000 tons, but
it is fast increasing, and since the inttoduction of
anthracite coal for the furnace, it is hoped that ore
shall soon be able'to supply ourselves. = Last year
we imported from England and Russia to - the amount
of $lO,OOOOO.
CCIMION Ansonnrri sm.—Urger the head Ci
'common absurdities,' the New Orleans Picayune
gives the following:
•
Paying for newspapers,
Despising well dressed roguery:
•
Honoring virtue in rags.
Dispensing with luxuries in order to be'cbaritable
to the poor.
Paying tailors in advance, ' • '
• Encouraging worthy actors on their benefit nights.
Patronising real merit instead of quackery.•
Letting a man in misfortune go by without assist•
ing him along with. a kick.
Reading the classic poets while country bebdoma•
dais are so industrious in furnishing a regular col.
umn of original poitry.'
Milkmen neglecting to water their cream before
retailing it.
Going to church with the design of heating a SEIT•
mon, instead of displaying and,criticisingdrearr.
Lawyers and doctors refusing to receive fees froin
tioveitretricheri misfortune.
SOLVIS Paoesssios.—The Cincinnati Gazette
concludes an account of the solemnities in that city,
to the memory of the Good Presidetitosith thelot.
towing. patagraph
s. The day was closed -by a Torch Light litotes.
don .ef our Fire Companies, and a short address to
them by Bellamy Storer, Esq. The procession fattn•
ed on Ninth street, the right on Elm, and shoat Wino
o'cLick con - sacra:arched on this to Main, thenetiPro.
ceedeti south on Main, east on 'Fifth, south on Pike,
and west on Front, to the cover of this and'idoin.
We - viewed it from the front tams of our office, as
it wheeled at this point, and so sphandid o spectacle
as it presented, while winding np Math ins sever..
tine lino, we had never 'before seen. During the
whole of its passage between Broadway and Main.
on - Front. the bells of the steamboats at the wharf
were tolled,. and added greatly ;to the effect.
mon ingigEBBING DIBLSTILLTIII3 last Quebec
Gaiette contains the following'sceount of en occur
rence in that city, by which eight houses • were de
stroyed and many lives lost. • -
4+A most distressing accident occurred this morn.'
ing at about eleven o'clock ; a isrge mass of Laps Di
, amond. with the wall from Le Governor's garden to
the bale ',Atha Citadel, gave away, and buried under
masses of stone and earth, the houses in Champlain'
'meet, opposite thO Custom house. About 8 bad.
fogs in all are destroyed. Part of the , inmatetiere
at work, but it is supposed th'at between twenty and
thirty persons 'were in the houses. tbirteeit dead
bodies beve been taken from the ruins. seine wens,
alive and sent to the bosiiial: Tlib military tire as
sisting in removing the recite , and earth andleirch„
ing the rulas. • ' • '
NAPIER. /N 01,TTLIf...;=A letter• just received from
the Boy of Mstrrioriee-4ho writer on board one of •
the ships--eitys that they. were all there—e noble
Beet. nearly ail Stoprord's first abipi. 4600 Napier's
arrival he Wan received with cheent from the ships
that-echoed throne; the monntiiins hir ltd wide.
He Napier)-fed the Storming party at Sidon in a
round bat e round jackt.t.• in:niters tuna too short
for him, with a nudge! In his band, and accompan
ied by his ineeperable companion—a! dog between
the ball-dog and terrier breeds, called 'pow; in
honor ditto ship. , This dog , is $ wondrous taw:m
ils . and iemarkatin' for hie courage and, wit—
he - .butt doors, rings bells. Ate.; besides fighting."
• 0:). dettuttroc 114 majority Komi
of Reprosi.otatives will be upwards of fatty.
SIM