no i aiioud never seo you more Aiout sun 1
act the same day, ho intruded on my Bor
rows again, returned the trinkets I had giv
en you, and delivered a message purporting
o bo fromyou"
Here his'spcech was interrupted by ap
proaching voices, and the next instant thoy
were surrounded by a party of servants,
led on by Lucille's father, who dragged the
fainting girl away.
Boy !' said the rich man, 6s ho follow
ed th'se who bore away his insensible child,
Boy 1 let mo not see you on my premises
again, or, with a stone tied about your neck,
you shall bo thrown into your worshipped
sea like a whining puppy 1 Beggar I think
ho more of my foolish daughter 1"
"Stop I entreat I command 1" ox
claimed the hitherto silent statesman, who
had been, much affected by tho preceding
scene. But his intercession was too late;
Xhc rich man departed hastily, with a scorn
ful frown on his brow.
Ferdinand rati to the summit of tho mound,
and strained his eyes at the retreating form
of Lucille, as she was hurried away through
Hie intricacies of tho grove ho then knelt
Once more beside tho grave, overcome with
Tinei.
" Strango, unhappy youth, tell mo the
meaning of all this; I will be yonr friend,
and my influence may servo you," said Mr.
Dauntless, following to the enclosure.
" No leavo mo I Mother, I como 1"
texclaimed the boy, possessed of his former
irenzy, leaping up, anuuasningiowarus ins
boat, with the intent of again seeking re
pose on the deep sea.
" Hold ! I will not permit you to venture
faut again it were madness ! Be content
; I say you shall not go 1" exclaimed Mr.
Dauntless, holding the youth firmly by the
wrists, as he endeavored to launch the yawl
From the sand where the giant wave had
thrown it.
" Stranger, unhand me ! I desire notyour
friendship; tho sea is my friend. I have
been .cradled on it, and my best angels arc
in the storm; thoy beckon me from this sin
ful earth, to go and quench the fires of a
crushed heart in their cool atmosphere!
Away, and let mo alono I"
"I will not must not l" replied Mr.
Dauntless. " But sec," he continued, " the
waves are sinking back, and the sun breaks
forth in the west."
The youth started; he regarded for a mo
ment the lulled waves, and the roseate tints
of the gorgeous light which was bursting
forth, and now rested like a sheet of gold
on the tree tops. A subdued sigh camo from
him, and he sunk down unresisting on the
flide of the boat.
' Stranger," said the youth, mournfully,
there is no need of withholding me now;
tho spell is broken, and earth and sea are
thssame. But who art thou.lthatstoodst be
tween m and mv native clement, and at
whose dictation tho tempest seemed to abate,
as if shrinking from thy power? Why
oidst thou tread this beach in solitude :
Hast thou been scathed in tho wicked
-world, and resorted to nature for peaceful re
lisfi"
" Yes 1" replied the great man, touched
somewhat with the boy's passion, " 1 sut
lered, too, my lad, though I have often tri
umphed !''
" You have I can see it ii the marks
upon thy brow, and we are friends, if thou
wilt have it bo." Saying which, Ferdin
and pressed the extended hand of his com
I would kriow thy history, my lad; and
to show that 1 frarikly repose confidence in
thee, I will first give thee a sketch of my
trjten. This is my iiative land in thee I
ban recognize marks Of foreign blood and
like thyself, I was an orphan and destitute
of wealth. The scorno and taunts of the
proud were heaped upon me; friends turn
ed away,and what was worst of all, which
you have not experienced, the loved one
of my heart cast mc off and wedded anolh
er ! My dear young friend, well do I re
member the time when, like vdurself. mv
breast was racked with many passions; and
though tiy locks are becoming gray, and
success has repeatedly smiled on mo in
jiper years, yet those early impressions are
indelible, and have power even now to
shako my manhood. Yes ! Delia married
my rich rival, and I was a pdnnyless out
cast ! Yet nature had endowed rne with
tho resources of mind, aid implanted in rny
breast an all-absorbing ambition: 1 resolveil
to tiidmrJk over every obstacle, and thereby
find my revenge. Every leisure moment
I employed in Unceasing thought, and
solemnly devoted my existence to the ac
complishifeent of my plans. The abandon
ed boy studied for years in oburity, pre
toaratory for the time to seize on tho prize
tflfich was ever kept before his eyes, whilst
none dreamed of the object of his incessant
musings, iiy degrees he obtained lootliold
in a powerful political parly, and ever watch
ful and energetic, his advance was steadily
onward, till lie finally stood tt the head of
anairs. Ay i you seo oeiore you tuat per
son whoso mere wish now is the law of the
land. I am greeted every where by flatter
ing smiles; uuboUnded wealth is mine, and
tliose who jecreu tne powerless boy, arc
now my most servile suitors. My ambi
tion nas been amply gratified, aud my re
venge mest sweet; but terrible remorse suc
ceeds ! When I think of the measures I
sometimes used to compass my ends, and
the ill-staged adversaries I found it neces
. nary to crush in my path the glory of tri
umph is much dimmed by harrowing
regret 1- I iavo now an affectionate wife
end happy children about mo, but power
fails to bijng the bliss of early lHej when
tti guileless heart was mado joyful by tho j
lair ucna, on mo uanus ui my nauvu
stream. This, my son is tho outline of rny
history. I offer you my friendship and
protcctidn. You havo inspired mo with
an interest in your welfare, and I would,
if possible, repair somo of my injuiy to
others by benefitting you. But beware of
mad ambition I"
C'oncluilcd next week."
HIGH HANDED ACT.
It will be seen by the following, that ja
citizen of the United States has been indic
ted by the authorities of Canada, and im
mured in prison for an act committed with
in tho jurisdiction, of the U. S. This high
handed act should receive, from tho proper
authorities, immediate attention. Cleveland
Advertiser.
Outrage upon an American Citizen.
Tho following is an extract from a letter
dated Sandwich, U. C, January Oth and
published in tho daily Advertiser :
Tho petty tyrant of Sand which, Prince,
yeslordav while presiding as Chairman of
the Quarter Sessions, sentenced a citizen of
Detroit to six mouths imprisonment for an
assault committed in your city, and conse
quently out of the jurisdiction of our tribu
nals. His decision has excited the utmost
surprise and indignation among our inhabit
ants. The only assignable reason, we can
imagine, for this high handed violation of
law and justice, is that the prosecutor swore
that tho prisoner has said in Detroit that he
would give $800, for the body of Prince,
dead, and $1000 if delivered alive. Such an
offenco was unpardonable and must bo pun'
ished right or wrong.
It is hoped and expected that Governor
Mason will promptly demand tho surrender
of the prisoner. An opportunity will be of
fered for making that demand immediately,
as Gov. Arthur is expected to arrive here to
day or to morrow.
We learn from the Detroit Post of tho 12th
ult. Gov. Mason has mado a demand on Sir
George Arthur for the release of the prison
er; and has also transmitted a history of the
facts to tho President of the United States.
Detroit Morning Post,
ABOLITION IN DELAWARE.
The following report was made in the
Legislature of Delaware, on tho subject of
Abolition, i no report is not very lengthy,
but is short and sweet.
" The committee to whom were refered
the petition of 319 " women of the city of
Wilmington and county ot JNew Uastle, '
praying for the " abolition of Slavery
throughout this state," beg leave to report
" l Hat they consider the petitioning
of women to our National and State Legis
latures (winch tney regret to see is becom
ing so general a practice) as derogatory from
that refinement and delicacy which should,
uncier all circumstances, accompany the fc
male character, and as an unwarranted in
terference in subjects that should more prop
erly belong to their fathers, husbands, or
brothers!
" Your committee are also decidedly of
me opinion inauuc petitioners wnoso names
i .i . .
aro alhxed to the memorial under considera
iton, woum comer moro real boneitt upon
society, it tney nereaiter connned their at
tention to matters of a domestic nature, and
would be more solicitous to mend the gar
ments of their husbands and children, than
to patch the breaches of the lsws and Con
stitution."
Sanguinary event in Alabama. We re
grct that it falls to our lot to record anoth
er sad and sanguinary instance of tho effects
of the passion of auger, which led to a re
sistance of the'authority of tho laws, and tho
murder of several citizens, while m the per
formance of a public duty. Tho scene of
tho tragedy was at Tuscaloosa, and it ap
pears that Vance, Johnson, Gatowood.Ball
and Stockdale were sent as Deputy Marsh
als trom mobile to i uscaloosa, to retake ;
levy which had been wrested from the Mar
shals on an execution against the Simon'
tons of 1 uscaloosa. In pursuance of tho
mandate they possessed themselves of the
store ol goods belonging to the Simontons
About dark of tho same day thoy were at
tacked by armed party of twenty, consisting
ol the satmontons and their mends, and re
ceived a volley lrom tho whole party. Gate
wood fell and died on the spot. Johnson
received a slight wound in the arm. Ball
had one arm shot off and one arm broken
Stockdalo was shot in tho face. Tho fire
Was returned, but with what execution was
not fully known; but one of the Simontons
was in a dangerous state, and supposed to
uu uywg a jury oi inquest was cold on
uatewood, who brought in a verdict
of
death by violence from the Simonton party
chronicle,
Canada Sir George Arthur returned to
Toronto on the 23d ult. The Court Mar
tial at London, closed its session on the 22d
having tried 45 prisoners. Woodman con
eluded his defence with a prayer that
convicted, he might bo shot. The Western
(U. C.) Herald states, that an officer of tho
United States army recently arried there.
bringing intelligence of an extensive oreani
zation of American citizens again to invade
tho Uanadas, J heir number is said to' be
from nine to twelve hundred. The Quebec
Uazclte ol the 28th ult. mentions the ar
rest of seven persons,- French Canadians.al
of St. Francois Nouvillo Beauco, remarking
that these ore the first arrests for political
offences in the country parts of tho Quebec
district, which have heretofore maintained
a peaceful character,
STORM AND EARTHQUAKE.
(Sreat Loss of Lite.
Tho intelligence of tho last Week has n-
bounded with thrilling events and fearful
tragedies. A rcfoicnco to our foreign news
will acquaint tho reader Willi tho dotails of
tho most tcrific storm that has ever visit
ed the English coast a storm in which no
less than threo df our noblo New York
packets havo been lost, many other vessels
and a great number of lives. Indeed, the
extent of tho calamity is not yet known, and
wo much lear that Us lury and desolation
will be found greater than is now imagined.
Yet oven this distressing and alarming visi
tation of Providence, is light compared with
the tremendous catastrophe wc arc about to
record.
An Earthquake has shaken the fine
French Island of Martinique in the West
Indies to its foundation; and buried at least,
FOUR HUNDRED of the inhabitants in
tho partial ruins of the towns of Port Royal
and bt. i'lcrrc. This iearlul and latal news
was brought to iNew Orleans by tho brig
Paulino, which sailed lrom bt. Pierre, on
tho 12th of January. Tho earthquake took
placo on the preceding day. The town of
St. Pierre has suffered greatly, but tho dis-
truction has been far greater at Port Royal,
in which town, the number of victims to this
dreadful calamity is not less than FOUR
li U J UKKU. Hundreds of plantations on
the Island had been utterly destroyed, and
intelligence of new disasters was continual
ly pouring into town. A private letter says:
Many of our houses have been overturned
or shattered to pieces, among others two in
the street in which wo reside; two individ
uals have been buried beneath the ruins of
the latter. At Port Royal the calamity is
far more frightful; from the news received
this morning, wc learn that tho number of
victims already withdrawn from the ruins,
amounts to moro than three hundred.
Nearly all the houses in that town are Ac
stroyed In short it is said that this unfor
tunate city is nearly entirely overwhelmed
and destroyed. To augment, if possible,
this sad calamity, tho yellow fever commits
terrible ravages. Fhil. Sat. Chron.
Further particulars of the Earthquake
at Martinique. By the arrival of the brig
Ponsee at Charleston, S. C. from Point Pc
tre, Gaudaloupo, the editors of tho Courier
havo received tho Journal Commercial of
the 18th ult. which contains the following
letter:
St. Pierre, (Mart.) Jan. 12.
You have undoubtedly heard of the dread
ful calamity which has befallen our unfortu
nate country, already so much to bo pitied
in every respect. Tho disasters of yester
day are incalculable. Thero is not a single
house in St. Pierre that must hot be rebuilt
or entirely repaired. Wc havo lost but
two persons who were crushed under tho
ruins, and about twenty were wounded.
uut Port Koyal is completely laid even
with the ground as wc have heard of in the
history ol Ilcrculancum, Pompcu and Mes
sina. JNot one'lourth of the city has yet
been searched, and they have already tound
522 dead bodies. The hospital at Port
Royal is likewise destroyed, and all the sick
therein perished.
According td other letters, and reports o
different persons arrived at Pointeo a Petro
lrom Martinique on tho 13th and 14th Jan
it would appear that all the wooden houses
had escaped tho disaster. Nothing1 yet can
be said ot the tortihcations at Port Koyal
and of the other establishments of the gov
ernmont of which no mention is mado in
tho loiter of our correspondent; but from tho
reports collected lrom the adjacent country,
wo would infer that tho sugar factories had
suffered considerably. Already the known
losses aro estimated at ten millions of francs
On the 12th a vessel arrived at St. Pierre
from'St.Lucy, by which wc heard that that
Island had lelt but lightly the shock of the
earthquake
A Distressing Jleport. Tho New York
American mentions a distressing report, to
the effect that the "centre of tho Island of
Guadalone has sunk far below the tide lev
el. This effect is supposed to havo been pro
duced by some volcanic action having a con
nection with the late carthquako at Martin
ique Guadalopo is divided by a creek run
ning nearly throngh tho centre of tho Isl
and, ono side pf which is a limestone for
mation, and the other volcanic. Some vc
ry celebrated plantations, with extensive
buildings, once of great value, are said to
be completely submerged."
Outrage on the Frontier Wo havo th
authority of tho Montreal Gazette that
lawless incursion from Alburgh, Vermont
was made on the inhabitants of Caldwell
Manor, by about twenty citizens of tho U
nited Stales, who on tho 20th ult. armed
and disguised, broko into the house of a
man named Vosburg, bound him and his
son with cords, wounded the former so so
verely that his life is in danger, and then
set fire to his house: The flames were ex
tinguished by somo of tho neighbors from
tho American sido of the line. But one of
tho persons engaged in this outrage was re
cognized by the vosburg lainily.
JJiscoveries in I exus Two verv mle
f6stmg discoveries aro said to havo been
made lately in Texas ; ono a remarkabl
salt spring ina praire, surrounded by
dense forest; and tho other is an extensive
bed of bituminous coal from eight to ten
leet tnicK, abovo the falls ot IJrassos river,
ru.; . i
j ins is n vaiuauio article lit a country so
J destitute of wood.
Dreadful and Destructive hurricane al
Liverpool, England.
Tho packet ship Cambridge", arrived al
Now York yesterday morning, brings in
telligence of a dreadful storm that occurred
at Liverpool on Sunday, tho Gth, ahd Mon
day, tho 7th of January last and which cx-
-r i.' . ii, . .
iuiiuuu us uu us muucucsiur in one direction,
and Stafford in another. Tho particulars
which wc received in Goro's Liverpool Ad
vertiser aro too long foi insertibn : in that
place alono the destruction of property anu
loss aio said to be lamentable; not less than
twenty deaths having been reported to the
coroner. Fiom the number of persons
bruised and otherwise injured, it i3 to bo
feared that, that number large as it is, will
not include the whole of the deaths in Liv
erpool, and as for those at sea, and in the
surrounding district very little is at present
known. As sovcr'al vessels woro sunk in
the docks, &; not less than fifteen wcro lying
ashore in Bootle Bay the probability is, that
the casualities atsca will have been verygrcat
rrom tho lury with which the storm raged
so far inland as Stafford, wc should suppose
that it would be felt throughout the whole
kingdom, and probably along tho whole
southern and western coast of the island.
Florida Indians. We learn from Tam
pa Uay, lrom a source which wc thinlc
entitled to credit, that two hundred Scmin
olcs had come in and surrendered. Among
them eighty warriors It is also rumored
that thirty warriors had sent in for a safo
couduct,wilh a view to surrender. Globe.
SOFT WALKING;
Gen. Floyd, of Georgia, who lately crossed
Okefenokec swamp in Florida, with a di
vision of tho army, gives the following des
cription of his passage through this intri
cate and miry swamp.
" fecvcral times 1 sent my men up trees
to look out for laud for wc felt as if wc
were on tho ocean, and at last near sunset,
we wcro rejoiced at seeing the green tops of
pine trees over tho gloomy cypress about
five miles distant. It was long after dark
before we emerged from tho swamp, and
when we reached dry land we were the
most miserable creatures that over walked
on two legs; wet, hungry, and nearly dead
On the march, several men were bogged so
deep that it required two men to pull them
odt, and many on landing, were without
pantaloons and shoes, those articles being
torn oil by the buars,roots and quagmires.
marched at tho head of the troops carrying
my haversack ol provisions as a common
soldier.and suffered greatly : but it is a satis
faction to mc to have performed what all
other men have deemed impossible, to cross
the UKclcuoKco with an army.
The Canton Repository of tfio 31st Jan.
has tho following :
We regret that Judge Lynch has com
menced operations in Starfc county. A few
nights since 50 or GO persons assembled
at Berlin, and caught a German Doctor,
stripped him, led him about some distance,
and tarred him. No causo can warrant
such acts.
Another In Huron, Huron county, 0
hio, a few days sinco, two negroes were
arrested on a charge of committing a rape
oil a German woman. On examination one
was committed, the other released. Tho
ono released was taken by the mob, whip
ped and emasculated in such a manner as
to cause his death. And all the negroes in
the town notified to leave in a few hours !
The Dead Alive. It is staled by a cor
respondent of tho New Orleans Sun, that
Desha the son of a former Governor of
Kentucky who murdered a man named Ba
ker, and was reprieved, and who afterward
murdered another in Texas, hut died in jail
before the day of his execution came, is
since diseoveredjto be alive. His existence is
accounted for, by supposing that he did not
dio in prison, and that a log of wood, a coun
terfeit body, was buried instead of him.
It is a tough story, "any way you can fix
it,"
A sad accident occurred a few days since,
to Mr. Isaiah Smith, who resides near Eng
lishtown, N. J. Ho was crossing a small
bridge, the railing of which had been swept
away, and some accident turned his horso
into the water. So great was tho force of
the current that rider and horse were swept
away and drowned, before the eyes of a
number of spectators, who were unable to
render any assistance. Mr. Smith's body
was not found till tw6 or three days" after
ward. By nis sudden decease a number of
small children are left fatherless; and his
widow we aro informed is in a state of men
tal derangement from grief at his sudden
demise.
Suffocation in a Coal Mine. During
the late storm a fire was placed at the mouth
of Mr. Dougherty's coal drift near Pottsvillo
to prevent tho cold from penetrating tho
works. Tho fire caught the propping and
after extinguishing this two men passed into
tho mine to ascertain if any further injury
had been done. Tho gaseous vapors from
the fire had collected in tho mine, and caus
ed their suffocation before any relief could
be afforded.
Heart of ' Oak. Ono oftho'pilcs used in
the foundation of tho old bridgo at Lancas
ter, England, was taken up a short time
since, and found to bo " as sound as an
acorn," although it must have been under
water at least OOO years.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT?
"TllUTII WITHOUT FEAn"
S.1Tt;ttUJt FKliKVJIMW 23, 1830.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Sinco our last, tho Legislature has bcort
almost wholly engaged in receiving pctir
tions, and conferring corporate privileges
upon private companies for various purpo
ses, with now and then a spirited sparring
updn resolutions introduced for political o
feet; Among other petitions presented
were two by Mr. Sturdevant, for a new
county out of parts of Columbia, Luzerne
and Lycoming, to bo called Jackson. Oil
the Mill, Mr. Ryan, from the committee oii
tho Militia, to whom tho subject had been
referred, repoited, " an act to pay tho
expenses of tho volunteer troops lately call
ed into the service of the state by the gover
nor,'' which was made iho order of the day
for last Tuesday. On Monday, Mr, Snow
don introduced a resolution apnointiiiff a
o
committee to enquire into the cause of the
troops having been called to Harrisbiirg by
Gov. Ritncr, with power to send for per'
sons and papers. Mr. Ryan also submitted
the following resolution:
Resolved That a select committcobe
appointed to enquire into the alleged dis
turbances which took place on tho 4th of
December last, nnd also if any combination
or conspiracy to organize the Lcgislaturo
contrary to tho constitution and the laws,
existed prior to that date, and that the com
mittee have power to send for persons aud
papers.
Mr. G. R. Smith moved that the commit
tee be appointed by ballot. And Mr. Spact
man moved further to amend by adding ts
this amendment tho following:
And further to enquire whether any steps
were taken by certain members of the le
gislature and other persons holding high of-
$ces in tho gift of the general govarntnent,
and of tho state, to destroy the exisliistf
frame of government, and to establish for it
a new ono at the hazard of a civil war, end
in total defianco of tho laws of this common
wealth in relation to treason.
After a short discussion between Messrs.
Spackman, Smith and Ryan, a motion to
postpone was agieed to.
Mr. T. S. Smith submitted a resolution
relative o tho expediency of passing a low
" that in addressing a jury in criminal tri
als tho defendant or his counsel shall be en
titled to tho conclusion," which was adopted.
Serious Accident. On Wednesday last,
as Mr. Joseph Kisncr, of Madison, was
driving an ox team into this town, loaded
with about a ton weight of timbcr.nnd when
within half a mile of tho village, bis feet
slipping, ho fell, face downward, with liil
head towards the hind wheel of the waggon,
which passed over his' body diagonally,
from the top of his left shoulder to his right
side, without breaking a bone, though It
was so seriously injured, that he remained
helpless somo 20 or 30 minutes before be
was discovered, when ho was convoyed to
tho house of Mr. G. Bomboy, where h
now lays in a dangerous state, though strong
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
With that recklessness of truth and can
dor which has always characterised the ed
itorial course of the "Register"man,hey'
in his last paper, that we assert, that " M
express bargain was mado to abandon th'
local question, for which wo were to have
an office." Now were he not so well known
for stating falsehoods that the truth frjf
him would be considered a lie by nine tentV
of the community, wc might bo induced
show from our articlo referred to by i'a
that it contains no such expression, nor can
it even bo tortured into such a meaning; b"'
as it is. wo leavo tho reader te "draw i"
own conclusions.
Mr. Colt, our Representative in the Le
gislature; Mr. Pctrikin, our Member
Congress, and the Hon. James Buchanntf.
of the U. S. Senate, will accept our HW
for numerous and valuable public document
The Legislature of Mississippi have
lected a Mr. Henderson, Whig, to tho Sen
ate of the United States iirthe room of B-
Walker resigned.