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From tlio American Weekly Mcwngcr.
HE WAS OUIl FATHER'S' DARLING.
Ho was our futlicr's darling.
A liriglit and happy boy -His
lifo wan like a summer's day,
Of innocencs and joy.
'His voice, like singing waters,
Fell softly on the car",
So sweet, thai hurrying echo
Might linger long to hear.
lie was our mother' cherub,
Her life's untarnish'd light,
'Her blciwdjoy of morning,
Hervision'd hope of night.
Ills eyes wcro like tho day beams,
That brighten all below
J lis ringlets like the gather'dgold
Of sunset's gorgeous glow.
Ho was our sisters' plaything,
A happy child of glee",
Thai frolick'd on tho parlor floor,
Scarce higher titan our knee.
His joy ous bursts of pleasure
Wcro wild as mountain wind--His
laugh, the free unfcilcr'd laugh
Of childhood's chainlcss mind.
lie Was our brothers' treasure,
Their bosom's early pride:
A fair depending blossom,
, By their protecting side.
A thing lo watch and cherish,
With varying hopes and fears
To make tho slender, trembling reed,
Their stall for future years.
He is-
-a blessed angel,
His home is in tho sky
Ho shines among those living lights,
Dcneath his maker's eye.
A freshly gothcr'd lily,
A bud of early doorri,
Hath been transplanted from tho earth,
l'o bloom beyond tho tomb.
JFrom the Southern Literdrtf Messenger.
ON THE UNDUJi AND PERNICIOUS
INFLUENCE OF WEALTH.
"Jlitrum omncs victa pielale colunt."
In no instance do mankind manifest
more weakness, than in the love of money
which forms so strikiug a characteristic of
bur race; Upon nothing do they place a
more false, artificial, and exaggerated esti
mate, tlian upon wealth: No human pas
sion i3 so intense, so ardent, as the "sacra
James auri" nor is any passion so univer
sal in its operation, so ruinous in its consc
quences.
Evory man seems (o think he has been
placed in this world to promote tho selfish
views of himself alone, and to accomplish
but one object the acquisition of wealth
Wealth! this is the glorious prize foT which
wo arc all striving. To obtain it, is the
first duty of man; to possess it, is happiness
How foolishly do we neglect the certain
means of hpppincss, and engage in the pur
suit of a glittering phantom, which either
eludes our grasp altogether, or if secured,
entails lasting misery upon us.
Cannot experience teach men that riches
tld riot confer happiness! Will they not
be guided by wisdom into the true road to
, happiness? No they cannot; wU riot
They toil for wealth, and yet dissatisfied
with that they possess, they still continue
fo toil on through life hoarding up immenso
treasures which they cannot enjoy, and
which will, in all probability, prove a
curso to their posterity.
Are' there not other important, noble and
"agrccablo objects of pursuit? Does tho im
provement of the mind and heart and con
duct afford no pleasure! Do innocence
contentment, evenness of tcmpor, and the
domestic and 'social virtues possess no
charms? Is tho practice of virtue,- in pro
moting the welfare of our fellow men, an
object unworthy our attention! These
things have little, very little influence upon
the mass of mankind. All their motives,
feelings and principles, are subservient lo
' the predominant, unconquerable love ofmo
' riey. All then thoughts & actions converge
to one point money. , The universal cry
is money.
It is the duty of ovory man to provide for
himself a competency. It is essential to
happiness to be above want. It is a sourco
ofploasuro to enjoy 'Mho glorious privi
lege of being independent." Those pre-
'suppose that a man is in tho enjoyment of
all tho comfortc and convcnionces 'of life.
If he have them ho is then in the possession
'of all the real good which money can afford
Wealth may indeed, furnish luxuries; but
thoy aro hurtful. They crforvate both mind
and boily; corrupt tho heart and affections,
and ongondcr vicious inclinations and indul
gences. Luxury is a rich soil, producing
an exuberant growth of noxious, poisonous
'weeds.
Happiness shuns tho abode of voluptu
ous 'wealth, as well as that of squalid povor
ty. She dwells most frequently with con
tented competency. I'oacc, cheerfulness,
gijnnjiuityjuul virtue, aro. the companions1
who attend upoh her. Sho, delights m se
renity aiulamiricss; and in tho quiet joys
of inno'cenco, contentment, and benevolence.
This is tho golden medium of happiness!
Wealth, when honcstlv acquired and
properly used, is not at all objectionable.
It indeed may be, but often is not, honestly
acquired, and propCrly to use it, requires
a degree of disinterestedness, philosophy
and virtue, which few men possess.
It is insatiate avarice; and the arbitrary,
extraordinary estimate placed upon wealth,
which aro to bo deplored as a prolifice1 source
of evils.
They cause us to neglect tho duties wo
owe to our families, to the world, and to
God. 'Pooursclvcs they divert our at
tention from those things which would se
cure real happiness. To our families oc
cupied by tho all-absorbing love of money,
we neglect their moral, mental, and religi
ous culture ami improvement. 10 tno
world the selfishness always attendant
upon avarice renders us totally regardless
and insensible of the rights, interests and
welfare of our fellow men. To God in
the ardent pursuit of wealth, we have nei
ther time, opportunity nor inclination to
perform tho sacred duties we owe to
him.
They destroy the peace of individuals and
families; arc productive of discontent, dis
quietude andmiscry of injustice, vice and
crime. Thoy mar tho pleasures of social
intercourse; and above all, produce that
state of feeling, that course of conduct,
which j when generally prevalent through
out a republic, arc dangorous to liberty, and
liio sure precursors of the downfall of free
institutions.
The love of money has been said by fo
reigners, and not without cause, to be a pro
minent feature in tho character of Ameri
cans. Wc pay to wealth servile homage
and adoration. Mammon is the God wc
worship. It would be well for U3 if we o
boyed the scripture commandment, and
worshipped no other Gods but one. But
wc have a mullittidc of Gods. We not on
ly worship Mammon, but we worship also
the priests of Mammon those holy person
ages who enjoy his peculiar favor, and are
distinguished by tho golden decorations
which adorn them. Wo worship men
wc extend our veneration for wealth to the
mei who possess it. Wc aro gross idola
tors, & like tho ancient Egyptians, worship
calves, and asses, and apes. The natural
dignity of man the noble independence of
of freemen, arc sacrificed upon the altar of
idols.
We remember not,
"That rank is but tho guinea's stamp,
The man's tho gold for a' that."
Wo remember not, that richer do not con
for honesty, or worth, or virtue. Vice and
corruption may build golden places, and
revel in oriental splendour and magnifi
cencc; yet they aro vice and corruption still,
they retain tho same odious features as be
fore. Gilded vico and folly are even more
dangerous b'ecauso more powerful, than
when -clothed in the humble habiliamcnts of
poverty.
Tho splendor of wealth dazzles tho mind,
and exerts upon it a magical influence.
Liko the silver veil of the Prophet of Kho
rassan, it inspires the beholder with respect
and awe, and conceals the most hideous de
formities of mind and body. Wc arc apt
to think that if a man be rich, he is at once
endowed with all the attributes of a supe
rior being. Wo forget that a man ought
to be respected only in so far as he is deser
ving of respect, that he can deserve it only
by good principles, good conduct, wisdom
and virtuo, and that riches do not, neces
sarily, render him cither virtuous or wise.
This unduo cstimato of wealth would not
bo so injurious lo society, if wc did not in
overrating it, at the samo time undervalue
merit. Hut as our veneration for wealth in
creases in the samo degree docs our regard
for intrinsic merit decrease in the samo
degree is diminished our respect for thoso
who arc so unfortunate as to be poor.
it is apparent, that tlieso principles and
fceling3 mitst operate dolclcriously upon the
character of individuals, and 3ocioty in gen
oral;
Men perceiving that woalth is prized
more highly than any thing else, and will a
lono conlor upon them rank and distinction
soon learn to consider that the great desid
oratum of lifo iho only object worthy their
ambition; their toils and struggles. They
soon loso all rospect for virtue, and be
come unscrupulous of the means they use
to acquire riches. TJiey cheat, lie, defraud,
eteal, murder, dare every danger perpe-1
Irate every crime to get riches, knowing
that they septus impunity, and purchase the
good opinion of tho world.
When thoy havo acquired wealth, they
freely indulge their vicious propensities.
Thoy aro then independent of the world
and think themselves at liberty to do what
ever prejudice, passion, and interest may
suggest: their delinquencies and "crimes
will always be excused, or justified by in
terested friends and partizans.
There is anrithcr pernicious consequence
arising from tho homage paid to -wealth.
The mero possession of it is a sufficient
passport into the temple, in which that co
tcric who claim to be superior to humanity
and exempt from tho frailties of mortals
who look down with scorn and contempt
upon the humble beings who move nbou1
beneath them who will not pollute them
selves by a base contact with common men
(hat tcmplo in which this sacred band
meet to perform the unhallowed rights of
the religion of Mammon, to pronounce (ho
oracles ofthcir wisdom, to givo laws to the
infcriorworld, and declare who arc worthy
to be damned by being admitted into fellow
ship with them, and who are to be blessed
by exclusion from their society. Aman
has only lo exhibit his golden credentials,
and he is admitted into the inmost recesses
of the tcmplo of fashion.
Woalth thus places a man in the front
rank of society. Hence, that which is ter
med the "highest class," will be composed
partly, if not wholly, of such as have no
other qualification; of such probably, as
lack good sense, good breeding, modesty
honor, and merit. Tho numbcrof this de
scription of persons, will vary according to
the degree of influence which wealth exer
cises over the community.
Such arc the men the community will ad
mire, such thp men. whoso behests wc o
bey, whoso opinions we adopt, whoso sen
timcnts wc imbibe, whoso examples wc
follow. The natural consequence is that
the standard of intelligence, morals and va
lue will be degraded. If we imitate sucl
models, our character will sink below tho
proper standard. The result will be unL
vcrsal cor'ruplion throughout the communi
ty. Honorable ambition will bo diverted
from its loftly purposes, to the ignoble cm
ploymcnt of delving for gold. Honesty
justice and virtue, will bo mere abstract
metaphysical terms, not reducible lo prac
ticc. Philanthropy will be tho prudent
care of one's self. Self respect, and spi
ritcd independence, will sink into cringing
sycophancy and degraded manworship.
Again, wncro nones constitute mont
poverty, honesty, becomes a disgrace: and
the honest poor arc contcmcd, despised, &
abused: Whatever intrinsic worth they
possess is unnoticed, unencouraged, unrc
warded. Their errors and imperfections
arc magnified, their talents and virtues arc
undervalued. The public cannot perceive
how a man can at tho same time be poor Si
meritorious humblff, and yot great.
tc'l'l 1. I n i
liuuuiju luuni-u tiouics sman vices no appear,
hobes and furr d growns hide all."
Poverty, then, becomes a real evil a
sourco of real misery. For who can bear
the slights, scoffs, scorn and derision of hi
(V.1I-... 1 TT .- -
lunuw iiiuu! now moruiying to a man
proudly conscious of hid own integrity, to
be subjected to the insults of the rich and
great, probably less deserving than himself,
merely because thoy wear the golden livery
oi lonuno wnicir lie docs not wear. Ho
then feels poverty to be a curse indeed.
He writhes and groans under it. He bo
comes discontented with his lot unhappy
and miserable. Ho perceives the difficulty
of rising by merit alone, and ceases to feel
the laudable desire to earn a good namo a-
mong men. He yields to the seductions of
vice, or becomes desperate, becomes aban
doned, guilty and criminal.
Superciliousness and injury on Iho part of
the rich, create a spirit of resentment on the
part of tho poor; which combined, tend to
mar tho pleasures of social intercourse, by
preventing an interchange of friendly offi
ces, and by producing personal animosities
and family feuds.
On tho other hand, the haughty pride
and arrogance of tho rich aro met by many
with tho most spiritless acquiescence, tho
most tame submission, tho most servile syc
ophancy. Tho rich man who feeds them,
of course, thinks, speaks, and acts for them.
Such men deserve to wear tho yoko of sla
vory which disgraces them. Hut God for
bid thore should bo many of this character
in our country. Thoy would barter their
liberties for a mess of porridge.
From tho llaltimore American,
It has been remarked,, that the billy two
Americans, whoso names aro lainiltat to
foreigners aro Washington and Franklin.
Great as is tho fame of these distinguished
men, as the father of his country and the
successful champion of her rights, there is
a peculiar reputation attached lo the latter,
in which ho has never had his superior.
Wo allude to his practical common sense.
Gifted with great powers of intellect, his
faculties wcro devoted lo what may be term
ed the every day concerns of life. In this
point of view the results of his experience
. 1! lV. - I 1
and observations aro especially vaiuauic.
Possessing a most happy manner of con
veying his ideas in plain and forciblo lan
guage, ho uttered to the world precepts that
the most learned must appreciate whilst the.
plainest intellect can comprehend them.
His wisdom was that which busies itself
with the numberless fragments which col
lectedly form the sum of human happiness,
and whilst other great minds have been sat
isfied with the general effect, without de
scending to details, there was nothing so
small as to escape the vigilance of his search
ing intelligence. The precepts of Franklin
are chiefly to bo valued because his habits
of life furnished practical illustrations of tho
soundness of his views. Independent in
feeling and untiring in industry, from
small beginning ho succeeded in elevating
himself to a position in which iic attracted
the attention and respect, not of a nation,
but of the wholo civilized world, and ho
has handed down to posterity a fame which
must endure as long as sound sense has ad'
mircrs and advocates. The following re
marks in reference to the deportment of
persons connected with tho public press arc
worthy of being written in characters of
gold, and should form the iiilo of conduct of
thoso who unfortunately too often permit
unworthy private sentiments to mingle
themselves with tho discharge of their pro
fcssional duties:
Franklin's advice to Editors. In the
conduct of my ' newspaper I carefully ex
cluuod all libelling and personal abuse
which is of late becoming so disgraceful to
our country. Whenever I was solicited lo
insert any tiling of that kind, and the writer
pleaded, as lie generally did, the liberty of
the press, and that a nowspapcr was like a
stage coach in which any ono that would
pay had a right to a place, my answer was,
that I would print the piece separately if
desired, and tho author might have as maliy
copies as he pleased to disttibute himself,
but .that I would not take upon mo to spread
his detraction; and that having ontractod
with my subscribers to furnish them witli
what might be either useful or entertaining,
I could not fill their papers with private al
tercations in which they had no concern,
without doing them manifest injustice.
Now many of our printers make no scruple
of gratifying the malice of individuals, by
false accusations of the fairest characters a
mong ourselves, augmenting animosity even
lo the producing of duels. These things I
mention as a caution lo young printers, and
that they may be encouraged not to pollute
the press and disgrace their profession by
such infamous practices, but refuse steadily,
as they may see by my example, that such
a courso of conduct will not on the wholo be
injurious (o their interests.
AUTUMN;
Autumn! Thou art with us. Already
wc feel the prickles of tho morning air.
And the stars shino out at night with a pe
culiar lustre. Shortly, wc -see the rich
tints which thou flingest on woodlands,
and then thy russet livery. And if thou
art now bright and gay, and beautiful,
thou art not less lovely, when the hazy at
mosphere spreads a voluptuous softness
over nalurc-whcn the smi himself is shorn
of his beams, and like a palo planet wan
dcrs through tho sky.
Autumn! With its fields of ripening corn
and its trees laden with fruit, and iis
vines with tho clustering grapes
"Reeling to tho earth, purple and guthing"
and dear sparkling streams, and salmon
fishing, and field sports, is hero.
Out in the Autumn woods! Tho broad
loaf of tho Sycamore hath fallen upon tho
streamlet find hath passed on with its tumb
hng waters or disparts then where it has
rested against some obstruction. Tho
Buckeyes arc bare. Maple is golden leav
ed, save where, i3 Sprcaa on a field of or-
mo Jioctio tins , u.l.lpi,
mark
nroanhl
faintly
. & ""'"'I ur WUCrO tllO
sap is yet
r coursing, and a delicate green re
mains
wu,v ,s ' epp crimson.
and the gtim us tile event of a blondicr Luc.
Fur off on the tall cliff, ia the spiral pint
and cedar in their eternal green.
Out in the Autumn woods! When the
leaves ard falling, like tho flakes m i10
snow storm. It is a timo for reflection it
is but a time for lofty contemplation. The
soul is full if it liavo the capacity to feel,
and it gushes forth though tho tongue speaks
not. And yet it is irrcsislablc to roam
through the autumn voods, and listen to'
tho thousand whispering tongues which fill
the air. Tho fulness of feeling must h6
relieved by the merry shout and loud V.V
loo.
Wc welcome tlico, Autumn. Thou art
the dearest to us of tho seasons save the
flower month: Wc hail thy coming, though
not as nas uccn our wont, since tnou wast fU
last here, wc have lost friends; and in thy IS
wailing winds, and out beneath thy sky,
arid learning through thy varied gorgeous;
liveried woods, our thought shall be turned
to their memories. Louisville Gaz.
NO NEWSPAPER.
The timo is coming when the man who
has the means and does not take a ncw3pa.
per, will bo looked upon by his neighbors
as a lisfi without a fin, u crow without a
wing, a blind horse, a mole, or what you
please. Such an individual might do wel'J
enough to live in tho manner of a Itobin
son Crusoe, but ho has no excuse for
thrusting himself iihiongst llib'se wlib di
take newspapers and aro better informed to
gather up whatever erums of political or
general intelligence they may choose lo
drop for him. We know many such men
and might name them, but wc refrain, but
you gentle reader, can point them out your
self. Picture for a moment a (wc were
going to write the occupation of our hero,
but wc desist,) In opulent circumstances,
supping from silver spoons, and purcha
sing imported cloths and silks; and ridiriga
hundred dollar horse, and borrowing a
newspaper! thai costs but two dollars for a
period long enough for the earth to make a
revolution round tho sun! You do. Then
mark the words of the printer. That lie
may bo rich, but he will not be rcspccled;
and the children of that man may have
jingling pockets; but there will be a defi
ciency in their upper story, lack lustre win
dows, dead flies and cobwebs; atidifthej
walk in the footsteps of their father, they
may at last go down
"To the vile dust from whence they sprung
Unwept, unhonorcd, and unsung."
INDIAN DANCE;
Public curiosty was very strongly excited
on Wednesday last, to witness the novel
and extraordinary spectacle of an Indian
dance, which was announced in the official
paper to tako placo at -i o'clock in the after
noon, (provided the weather was" suitable,)
on the public square at the comer of Four
teenth street, near llic Franklin How. Long
before the time appointed a very large
concourse of people, probably 5,000 were
assembled in the margin of tho square.
Carriages, gigs, vehicles of every descrip
tion filled with spectators, lined the contig
uous streets; and all the houses and build
ing commanding a view of the Indian!
were also crowded. Tho Secretary of War,,
and many other distinguished functionaries,
were present; also a largo assemblage of la
dies. Tho Sioux Indians went through
their war and other dances, much to the
apparent gratification of the assembled mul
titude. The Indians performed their war
and buffalo dance, while some of their par
ty beat upon tho drum. Some of their
chiefs mado speeches in which we
understand thoy recited thoir warlike exploit
to animate tho dancers, as ihoy jumped
yollcd, and whooped upon tho L'rccn. All
tho Indians who took part in these dance;
appeared with their skins and faces blacked;
or painted: and thoy woro no other clothing
man a mere apron, cncirclinn- thnir waists
It was altogether a vory curious and excit
ing spectacle. Somo thousands of tho spec
tators, however, we are sorry to say rctuS
;u,1,u wiinout witnessing it as expected
owing to tho extreme pressure of tho crowi
ami tiieir unwillingness to submit to thos
regulations which tho police had mado (J
uio accommodation of tho numerous comps
ny. i Jio Sacs and Foxes, with Kcohu
and Ulack ITatvk, and his son were
-run u.o ground, and would also, wo ar
assured havo performed 'thnir wr nnd otli
or dances, if proper order had been kept i
mo uoiu Nat. Int.
,vl lago is liko that sublcraiieous cavn
iJiicu uio car of Dyonisius; nothing pa"'
' it, or near it, but it is instantly kno'.