JWKE l have sworn upon the Altar of Cod, eternal Hostility t. emj form f Tyranny o,cr ti c ,,d of Ma,,.'ThomaUcflcren. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY IL WEBB. nn y tttiOOWSteiTRG, COLUMBIA COPftTY, IP A. SATURDAY, APEIiL, 23, 138. rViiJiibcr li -r OIT'CE OF THE BEMGCRA.T, 'a.T Do'jn to Rotilfox'a SrAonVOrricfc rorjr.nwM JiEMOCIMT w)ll be j)r''l"ht,i rrmi vtiuniay mormng,ni J fflf ycrtrhf i a hance, or Two DatlahA o nibxrrlpiton null betaken for n shorlci t, " o fn nix months ; nor any aiscom tii.vanre permitted, until all urrearagee ore disrhurn'l. hinrjHirirEMF.KTS not exceeding a square ieiH be conspicuously inserted at One Dollar for he first thice insertions, an I Ticcn'yfiDc tents for every stibse qwii' nserfioin lCr.fj liberal discount f tha 'c o 'hose i6ho nlvrrtisc by the year 'JXTTERS u Idrc.iscd on business, must bciost paid. u ft-- From the rialtinioro UhrOnieriC... oiajr of hc American 2jiHv- Our hearts tire with our native hud, Our son,': U for her glory; Ilcr warrior's wreath is in our hand, Our Hps broatho out her story. Her lofty hills and valleys green Arc smiling bright before us; Anil liko a rainbow eign is seen Her proud flag waving o'er U. And there are smiles upon our lips For thosu who meet their foomen, I Tor glory's star knows no eclipse Whrn smiled upon by woman. iFor those who bravo tho mighty deep, And scorn and threat of danger, pYYVvo Exiles to cheer and tcaia to weep For cvVry ocean ranger. )nr hearts are with our native land, I Our sonV- is fur her freedom; , M pwi Arrtfor Uc galiftnj.lml. ,wlu. C l.et.nrf bono. 'II leikd"''srii)' Wc love c taintless air'wcfnsalhc, . Tls f atom's endless power, We'll U ic fir him a fadelet? wreath o Who Iwns a tyrant's power. They ttffif Francs's beauties rare, Of 11 flK.V nrn.l ,!.,!, I,.r.. ... , - ............,, ipf ScotBid's lasses KnglainL's fair, V lifid not all tlicir boasted charmi, '1 Vwjh lords above thi-m hover;. Our ji)y lies in Freedom's arms, A nccman for a lover. Tm th4 Itoeton Transcript. Till IjAST POTATOI3 Tis mv lotatoe, Vet boldljU With the olinncsAof Cuto, My fork i I my ha ISA one in te balketl I M (tt you alsVgo1 . (yllh sorrowll a'k it,) Slill I peel yelpr nol I rould rnlLh a eolJ I in hungrt I find You mayfjo to the Old One! 'vo madtjupmy mind. Mniioavciit: to la ye Atjoncc to the ground, Sctj'na crud ; I'll math yc! Perhaps f c re uiwound! LiJ's make an IikJi non, ( 11 ere a no need fo peel yc,) ' 'TliU let in tho lition, To jjdge if yo'crc mealy. , How wholesome! how turfy JUtfiells through the mUt! 1 JCJood bye, my swi cl JIurph'yl Oh, who could rcustl blest Eden, had been oils tho forbidden, Nhould have Mn. For who in hts senses, Would long lo in doubt, 'Twjtt narthaiul potatoca, Or Kdcn withbuU md nelf-sufficicnry generally proceed ' ricucc of tho World and ignorance of j8 lately foughtyt Dahimoro between Fiiey Weapon, fists anil finger nails cause, ilp luileliate by om ol tucm resnoctiug o aedtlt Uiq folks " did ut kiuw which was SIM A A i 3R5CSSCBLSiAM3EOUS. FEMININE HEROISM, 4 lJfltirin Keitzer was acrutomed to spend ! the Fiunninr ut ;i fh.iriniiijr villi), fitu:itti) to n inoft roiilantir part of (tcriiiaiiy, a enn siilernlilu distance From thu ntnin rtr.nl. 1 1 is ensile, fliaiulinc al tin tup of nn oiniiifiicR, corri'spontliiijr with liiw lari- forltincj it w.'is iirtntiB ninl flcfiunt, nnil siluniril some nvu-p(l yards tlistant irom the village winch lirVnircd' io it. LvtjiiU'ss ohlijred tlio Damn to quit tho castlMjir a fpw ilnya, anil lo leave his lady, a yoitrXtuiil cliarniiug wninon, umler the proteeiii of liia most fniililul ficrvauls. Ilo had Mt linelt absent ahiAe two days, when, as Wo baroncs was just tjoing" to bdl, a stidifeVoise was heard in an adjoin injr apariiiiem yJhu called for her servanls lint no answer vins returned, while tin; iv ise (jn w lou.lrfuvory iniiiii(c. Not be ing able to c"o'iei what could he the raiife of ihls unusuaVinroar she slipped on a niglit pown, autl to the door to see wllat coul.' o casion UfkS increasing noise. Any women less imjtaid than herself, would have tainted at t'a), dreadful sight .WlW,-J1iewf)cheld on'rjli.WS ihe door, I wnnt her man servants lay halt tiaXuon the (lour, with ihcir brai is tla.--l;ed out;"the whole apartment was lilled with strange men of a most horrid aspect; her woman was kneeling before one of them, and in that very moment was pierced through the heart by one of the midnight minus. When the doot was opened, two of these barbarians rushed towards it wild drawn swords. What man, however great bis courage, would not have been appalled by terror, and either attempted to save biinteif by flight, or throwing himself prostrate at the feet of the robbers, have conjured thoni in save his life! Jiut the baroness neted differently. 'Are yon here at last?' exclaimed she, with apparent rapture, flying towards her aggressors with an eagerness that surprised them, and made them pause, just as they were ready to strike the fatal blow. 'Are (vim lutrit tittl'idl i Vfliiittiofl tli rtiwc tnin lors like you "'Wished!' voarcdloutono of the hiutder ors 'what do you mean by that? I'll teaeb you He brandished his cutlass; but his com rade arrested his arm. 'Whip a moment brother, let us hear what she wants ol us. 'Nothing else, my bravo lads, but what is agreeahluto yourselves. 1 see )ou have made quick work here. You are men of my own mind, and you will not lcpeiit it, if you will listen quietly to 'mo for a lew moments.' 'Speak!' exclaimed the whole erew. 'Speak! but hebtief, vociferated tho most terrible of them; 'for we shall soon scud you after your people;' '1 doubt much whether you will, said thu l.uly alter you hear what 1 have to say. 'I am married to ihe wealthiest uobleiii.ni in ihe country, but the wifu of the mcaiiu&i licggard cannot be more miserable man iiiybelf, as my tyrant is thu meanest and must jealous wretch on earth. - 1 halo him more bitterly than words can express, and have long been anxious of breaking my letlurs, and paying my l rant in liioouu coins, 1 shuiild lime eloped long ago, li.ui I. been able lo liilect my escape. ' Aly ser vaiils are all ln spies., and that fellow yon der, whose skull you have so bravely Han dled, was the worst of all. My loimcntor oven compels mu lo sleep alone. 1 urn but twenty two years old and may, al least flatter myaull of iiotbeing loudly ueaiitut.' of parbimji cliurms, eiiould any one ol you do willing lo take me with nun, 1 Mioutd not hesitate to lollow Imu; ..o mailer uheiii er Ins lesideiict! bo in a cavern or a Milage alu-iiouse. Nor will you repent of hating saved my lifu. You ate in a easilu auipiy stored Willi (r.Jiw, but it is impossmle you can be acquainted with every secret iclcss in it. 1 will discover lliem loyou, and jou may treat mu as you have (reared my woman, it this Ucscmery iloes not nuke yoil six ihonsaiid dollars riouer. Kotitiurs of this discripiiou are indeed villains ol ihu blacKesi dyo, but net ei the less they cease mil lu be men. 'i'ho un expected leuurof tlicir priboner's addios ihe inoru ihau couiiuoii cliurms ufaouug female, only slightly ilret.sud all ibis pro duced most singular tllccit in iln hearts of iiiuii wlne hands were just niuiued with blood. They formed a ring, and consulted apart for a lew miiiuios. The baroncs stood some distance, but made not tho loan attempt to escape; she heard several of lliem say, 'Down Willi lierf ami tho faive w ill bu ui nn imlt' lint it scarcclv cbaiiL'ed I . 7 .' . . " t hercolour, assho also reniurU-d, on li.o other hand, thai Ibis proposal Was o gee ted toby the rest. One ot llie band, who' Beottitxl to Iw eantaia of tjko boaditti now J en t iin to Irer anil nbkfil her if her worda I niuhtl.erehcMlon; whether see was really; desirous ofelopum from her lord anil aecoui-, I , . 1 paiiyiiij; iliem & wlictherslie wns willing to summilcr her peisoh m any one for ryijoy- ' ? ,v.,U r.',,,1,e'1 ! n""Stioi)3 in inii ainrmaiivc ami not only endured, ; mu ruiurnuu llie KISS Ol I in in iberi l.ir what does not extreme necessity excuse, Having by these means gained 'the confi dence )f the robbers, their lender said to her 'Come, then and show us the se cret tcccssos of the eastlejl know it is dan gerous to rely on ihe sincerity of woman or your rank -we shall venture it for once, but on may rest assured I will cleat e vour head lo ihe shoulders, though it were ten times more charming, if you make the least attempt to escape, or iuipic-c upon us.' ''Mien my bead will he perfectly .safe,' re plied the baroness, smiling, as if she really burned with an eagerness for plunder, and a long wiKiicii lor escape. Snatching up a candle.shu conducted them lo every apartmeni; opening every door, closet and chest, unasked; assisting in emptying their contents; diverting ihu rob bers with Ihe most jovi.d sallies of humor; jumping with apparent indifference over the dead bodies of her mangled servant; coii YeTMnjj with every one of these plunderers, as if thcywvrc old acquaintances and man ifesting a degreOHif satisfaction that could not but remove evefVuspicion. IMtite, money, jewls, uii'Lcvery thing val uable that could be found wereiww collec ted, and the captain ordered his ban'fylo pro pale instantly for quittinu the castlevllen his intended mistress suddenly luid hohfof his arm. ; 'Did I nol tell you,' exclaimed she, that you would nol repent of "having saved my life, and that I should prove nnself your ical friend, you aro dexterous enough m emptying the chests j on liud open, but yourhiix ejes could never discover the secret recesses of Ibis castle. 'Reciei.' what? wheref"' eageruly reclaim ed the whole band. 'Ho you imagine,' rejoitxylV"; harDivcsM.i. that t!fv5ft)Liv.isf Iftihlcaiiii'ies CoiilVift m setffet icissi'-g -mc;, nefe, ami yiiu will bojn see Jinl. bliitiljyou Mere.' So saVifi, i$ie baroneL pointed to a secret siriii!i in the baroirs writing desk. The roblieis ojued it, aijd shouted with joy and astonishment on dis covering six mittens each containing two hundred ducats. , 'Uravo!' exclaimed ihe captain, 'I see now lliat thou art an excellent woman, thou shall Ic-Jtl tho hie ol a duchess.' 'You Will he stiil better pleased with me,' interrupted she, laughing, 'when 1 show you ihe last, but principle hoared of my ty rant. 1 can easily preecivu thai your spies have informed you ol his absence: but lull me have ihev also told von that he received the day before vesturday, ten thousand dot larsf Noi a sy'l dilc, where aro they?' 'Under lock and ke , ou would never have found thu non chest in which they are, were 1 not leagued Willi you. l'ollow uie couirads, we have made clear work a- bote ground, let us see what we can do un der giouud. l'ollow me in the cellar. The robbers followed her, but look the precaution to guard against any Midden sur prise In polling a sentinel al the entrance of tho cellar, which was secured h asuou" iron trap door. The baroness pretended to t.ike no notice ol this, leading the band on ward to the most rumoui recesses of the spacious cellar, Having unlocked the door a large iron chest was diseoveied in a cor ner; 'Here,' said she giving a bum h ofkey s to the caplam, 'It v whether you can open it and take its contents in Imu of a dowrv, if you obtain ihuconseti of yimr-coinpauious,' Tho robber tried one key idler another, but none lilted tho keyhole. 'Lei the try,' said she, 1 hope I shall bu more succussml. 1 fear least the dawn of morning Hah! bah! 1 now eouccivo why neither you, nor myself can open it. Excuse my mistake welcome us your visit is io me, the joy of your imexpacted arrival has, nevertheless disconcerted me a little, I have taken the wro ig bunch of keys. Il.ne patience only two minutes 1 will bu back in a trice,' With these words she ilo w up tho slairs, and In font two mmtiles were elapsed, thu sound of her footsteps was already heard from the court yard. On coming near llie cellar dour, she exclaimed with pretended joy, thoimh out ofbrualh.'l have it! I have loimd it! ami in tlio same moment ooumi od suddsuly against the seuiiniil at the en trance ihrowimr him heudlong down the cellcr slairs. The trap door was bulled with the quickness of lightuini and the whole baud were encaged In Ihe cellar. All ibis was tho work of a moment. In the i ,i ,..,. ,.. ,.,.,, vr.l ei.i. n-si j.l.icc she b-w over lie i-mirl-j ard, set ting lire to a soliury stable lull ol stiatv an I bay, and the dunes bLized instantly aloit, Tho viitfihtuan ia tlio oeyurxuv vmacob-iaiWvk served Ihe blaze, and rung tho alarming bell. In a few momenta the castle yanl was crowded with neasants. Tl,,. hmL iovhiuu Willi llUilS.11113, ordered sonic of them to flames, while she. conducted' theTest to the baron's armory, and havint: tlistrihuied swords and flre anna amonust them, desi red them lo surround the cellar and the ord. rs were obejed, and not otic of the band escaped his well merited l'aie. UNCLE IiE.J.'iMIiViS SEIIMOX, Not many I, ours ago, I heard Uncle Hen jamin discussing this mailer lo his son, who was complaining of the pressure, Uely upon it, Sammy,' said llie old man, us he leaned on his Malfvviih bis gray Jocks flow ing in the breeze of a May morning, '-murmuring pays no bills. 1 have been an ob server any lime Litis lifiy years, and I never saw a man helped out oV 'a hole by cursing his horses. JJe as quiet as you can, for nothing will grow uudei a moving harrow, ami discontent harrows llie .nind. Mailers are bad, 1 acknowledge, but no ulcer U any the better fur fingeiiug. The more you groan the poorer you grow. ' Hepining at los.-es is only putting pep per into a sore eye. Crops will fait in an soils, and wc may be thankful that we have not a famine, besides 1 always took no tice, tliat whenever 1 felt the' rod smart ly, it was as ninth as to say, 'Here is some thing which 1 have got lo learn.' Sammy, duilt forget that your schooling is nol ovei yet, though Von have' a wife and two chil dren.' ' Aye,' said Sammy, you may gay that, it ii-iiotlier-iH-)aW and two apprentices into thu bargain; and I should like loknow what a poor man uattJearn heie. when ihe great est scholars and law ers are at logger-heads, and cant lot their lit eVltdl what has become of the hard money. Softly, y.iinuiy, I am of?!S'han you. 1 have not got these gray liairssJjd ' this crooked back, without some burdeiV yearling or a' wheat Ian and when the Jer- fcey women used thorns for piiiS and laid their tea pots away in the garret, l cu may rtEary ljjenc seven things : I'irst, iliat yffU have rfvc( loo little, and spent loo much. I never taught von io be a miser, oui i nave seen votl giv ing your dollar for a 'notion, when you might have laid one hall aside tor charily, and one hall aside for a rainy day. ' Sccoiujiy, that on have gone too nun ! upon credit. I always told you credit was a shadow; it shows thai there' is a siibstam e behind, which casts the shadow; but small body may casta greater shadow; ami no wise mail) will lollow the shaduw'aiiv further than he can see the substance. You may now learn that you have followed ihe opinion and fashion of oihers, until von have been decoyed into a bog. l ninny, iijat j on have been in inn much haste to become rich. Slow and ea sy, wins the race. ' Fourthly, that no course of life can he depended upon as rdvtavs prosperous. 1 am afraid the younger race ol working men in America have Inula notion that nobody would go to ruin on this side lite vaer. I'rovinence has greatly blessed us, but we hate become presumptuous. Fifthly, thiii you have not been thankful enough lo God, for his buuefus in past nines. ' Sixthly, that you may bo thankful that our lot is no worse. We might have famine, or pestilence, ur war, or tyranny, or all to gei.her. And, lastly, to end my sermon, you may leuru lo oiler, with more underrtaud ing, the prayer of vour infancy, Hive us this day our daily bread.' Tlte old man ceased, and Sammy put on his apron, and told Dick to blow uwuy it llie lorgu iH'tlows. ,.,,.....,. OUHIOUS FACTS. A grc.it miny ftcM may bo added to show the hiolli.'ioncy of cardial puiu.hnHMit. 'i ho rrimiiiut rrturns oi'Oreut llrltaiii show, that theiu Jus bmt Ipih horse-stealing within tho liibt suvca vcur. without any execution wlutevor.than in tho preceding poven yeuw, with forty-two otecutiaiii tlut thcr. ha been lusa slicep-stoaling duriiy the four yeai. cl.ipi.ed smee tho auoliltoii of capital puiushniciit. tluu during tho fuur previous years; that thero have boon fewer arts of burglary and houe-broaMng in luat mhw huii iiiiijf iivu qArauituits. IIIUJI III three your oading with 18:30, when thitty-su persons sullered death for Ihoso oflences. Hut not o of oilier crimes for w.iich cupttal punisbiiiciu ktill continue), for they have nearly all incruu.cd, Q'takeii LounTS'iir, Hum! yea and verily. Penelope, tho spirit urcth and movctli mo wond- nusly tjuc oru laee tocivave onto mo, aiuliecome . u)j nh. and i.ono of uv bono. Hum! x'rulv. Ouo.!iau,u alutsaid wt.s.'ly am; inasmuch ' ait wmiea, taat a unit jwd for im.t to bo Utua. nusly tjbesi crh lliee toclvave onto mo, and become could tell you sioues ojlho ibjof.cfiinrV nenjiil :u(iiAU-'Vll io Amrn Su'WJ.ioJDwyi majLto-iwr-li.r'n THE ETKRNAL ItlVER. We have never viewed a greater shecta cle than dial which the mighty stream, rolling tis vast floods alonu our city td to the deep, now presents. The Mississip pi, even in its mildest mood, is terrible. When it pours along it9 dark waters be neath the nemlc gleainings of a mid-sum'' mer s Kiui'et ; or when its gliding ripples are burnished by the silvery effulgence of the midnight moon, its course is still migh ty, fearful, resistless; and wo think of its far lonely journeying, and tho sreucs it has witnessed, and we look Upon its placid sur face shadowed by the Toresls of its banks, and it seems to us in all its majestic mag nificchce, only as the giant slumbering from his labor. Hut when the beautiful spring time ia oVer, and the balmy moonlit evening of summer is past, and autumn's shadowy glory is ho more; whrn winter broods over desolated nature, then it is that the " tcrri ble Mississippi" assumes all its Tearfulness f aspect, and wo realize thut Vyc are gazing upon the mightiest stream, with but a sin gle exception, that flows upon our globe. i All then is iinmingled grandeur, sublimity, magnificence. Turn yoiir eye even now, over its troubled surface, and what a specta ele of grandeur docs that mighty mass of volunied wateis present! The opposite shorn is desolate, and bleak, and cheerless the naked banks rise steep from the rushing stream, mantled with icp the trees are 'earless and drear, at intervals through their hare, wcathcrhoaten trunks yOu catch a dimpse of an ancient mourid upon the" onooih prairie, while far1 away m the blue distance, standing out against the dim cas crn horizon, aro perceived the long line of white elifls, or the rounded summits of die hlufis, sweeping away from the viewi Bloody Island in the mid'st of the rushing stream atretehes out its barren, sandy "bores, sad and gloomy as a grave yard! ahl i giave yard ' and when tlio nss'ocialiiins oiuiweil.vuiti: cat,.nji ,0T rn perttcj ,, inirmjj im-'i'"f appfllaUQUjsuatii.- jr'mMuiei:jX gravo yanijflet j't jcn? '(he ! i i.-vrr.ii i if rii i ni i . inn m . . viHe wliajover our VijJ w respecting llfa scenes it, -has witnessed, (ho nauio U appropriate. St. Louis IJihtfotJii. LEGAL DKXTERITY. The anecdote now going the faututs.'nf did brUss, from a London paper, of General vv:,..c v,,l..;.. u i ' . i ..living .uivi.o iu mu i; uu Jiuian. wno 'nmplained that an Enslishinan" kiwi kcd iiim dotvn whenever lie atleinptr-d to rise 'My friend, when an Englishman knocks von down, never do you get up until h hr.a gone away,' rjminds me of a story of Sergeant Davy. Tln Sergeant having abused a witm ss. as sergeants will atmso iviljie.'ses, was on the following morning, whilst in bedinfonned that a gentleman wished "to speak to ' turn: the sergeaitt concluded that it was a client, desired that be might be shown up: the visiter, staling bis name reminded ihe sergeant of the abuse which lie had heaped on dim oil thd preceding day. protesting that ho could not put up, with the imputations, and must have immediate satisfaction, or he should resort o personal chastisement On this the sergeant, raising himself up said, Dtttyoit won't aiiack mo surnly, v li.le I'm in bed, will you?' 'Co tainlv not,' said the aggrieved party; I should never think of attacking a man in bed.' 'Then I'll bo shot,' said tho siTgeant, : s he laid himself down, wrapping the clothes around him. 'if I get out of bed while you aro in th's o viu' London .Magazine. Practicability ol working iron fiom the raw material with anthracite coal, has long been considered a dosidciatum, especially f t Pennsylvania, a country abounding a hove all otheis, in tho articles of Iron ore and anthracite coal. Wo aio gratified td learn that Mr. I'a ic O. Driant of the Norlh: ern Liberties, Philadelphia, has successful y effected the object at Manaynnk. The gentlemem concerned wiili him, tire, vyd understand, perfectly satisfied with the sue cess of tho experiments which Lave been made. Iron of a superior quality has bectt produced wi'h n very small consumption of fuel. Mr. Hriani is of opinion tlal it will not require more than one pound of coal to make one pound of pig iron, hoingiess than uio half ihe quantity of coke, from the bi- urn i n n u s coal, which has been usually en ployed for the same purpose. Mr. llriant formed his plan, and mentioned it, hefo.o iny account was published ol tnc expert molds made by Mr. Crano in Wales. Simer. uauy aav rtmi IIciiiiiKos. A boldier went Into a shod at Brighton to purchase wine trifling article, and ivwcrving sime reJ herring! lying on tlio counter, a.4d what they were. To which tho shopkeeper iruHrd. 'SiaUicrj, my friend!' 'Aro they bo "j lined tho bub of Mars; ' then I'll take thera tt .WW r..' And wal! ed oflTwith his prisoners, t t'ic great ainufce aeCf llwbVUjlkk)CitoWti P .1 . t T
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