MOCRAT.
"I have sworn ttpon tlio Altar of G.U, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over the Wind of Man."-Thoraa Jefltaan,
MINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. WEBB.
Volume Ift.
BLOOMSBURG,
COILTOIBIA COUNTY, 'PA. SATURBAY, AFBI 6, 1839.
Number 40.
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Fwra the Boston Toil.
Mr.$ttene Ihivchcard that Governor
TSverstt has sent a meBiagc to tho Legisla
ture, saying that a have nothing to do
-with the troubles in Maine; I confess, that
ttiongh I agree with him in polities, (aa far
as I have any,) I conld not keep down my
indignation on hearing this, but boiled over
in the following verses, which you may
print if you will:
I.
Ye Yankeos of the Bay stale,
With whom no dastards mix!
Shall Everett dare to stifle
The spirit of seventy-sixt
TJp with the tough old pine tree
As it proudly waved of yore,
Ttwugh its gnarled roots be watered
With the dearest of our gore!
Then up with tho pine tree,
The tall New England pins!
We'll fight beneath its Bhadow,
As it waves above the line!
n.
Whcro Warren fell for freedom,
His spirit lingers still,
Aid freemen's hearts beat proudly
Round glorious Bunker Kill.
The hireling foe would gladly
That death-stained hill forget
Their red coats shall be redder
Ere many suns have set.
The pine treo! tho piuo tree!
Tho tall New England pine.'
Wo'll shrink but from dishonor
As it waves above the linel
in.
Tho spirit of the pilgrims
Still liveth iu their sons,
And it shall live forever
Stern granite-hearted ones!
Our wother land is rocky,
Bnt we lovo her rugged face :
Like her she rears her children,
A free and tough knit raee.
llarrah for the pino tree,
The tall New England pino 1
It tells us of the pilgrims
As it. waves above the line!
IV.
By every hill and valley
Where pilgrim blood hath flowed,
And where their martyr spirit
Hath still its old abode
We will not let the red coats
Set foot upon our soil!
We'll teach them that wo Yankees
Can fioiit as well as toil!
Kneel round the pine tree!
The tall New England pine!
Its strong trunk points to heaven
As it waives above the line!
v.
Then up with tho pine tree !
Its boughs shall waive again,
And quiver with the shoutings
Of lion-hearted men I
For while our fathers' hearts blood
Yet calleth us aloud,
Before the storm of battle
Its crest shall ne'er be bowed 1
Shout, shout for the pine tree!
It waivelh o'er us now
In the dreadful storm of battle
Its head shall never bow!
'The line ws on the flajs at Bunker Hill.
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A THANKSGIVING STORY.
11 Come Charles, my con," said Deacon
Allwotthy, " take ono of them turkeys, and
carry it up to'parson Moody for Thanksgiv
ing." " No father, I don't do that again, I tell
you."
,k What do I hear now, Charles t ThcBo
five and-twenty years I have sent the par
Bon a turkey, and Joe has earned them, and
Tom, without ever before refusing. What's
ths matter now!"
' Why, father, he never thahked me for
bringing it to him, besides, he took mo to
do awhile ago, because I started out of meet
tag'too soon."
" Well, son, you know it is the custom
for a minister to go oat before any of the
congregation starts; this is done as a mark
of respect."
" Respect or not, he's nothing but a man,
and aa for creeping fu. hira I won't do it."
" Well, let it all pass, and carry him the
turkey, and if he don't thank you I will."
Chules shouldered the fowl, and in a
short time was at the house of the minister,
who was seated in the parlor surrounded by
a number of friends who had come to pass
thanksgiving with him. The lad entered
without knocking, and bringing the turkey
from his shoulder heavily upon the table,
eaid, " Mr. Moody, theie is a turkey fath
er sent to you; if you want tit, you may
have it if you don't, I'll carry it back a-
gain. '
I shall be very clad of it," eaid the
minister, " but I think you might learn a lit
tie manners. Charles, cant you .do an er
rand better 1"
" How would you have me to do it !"
said Charles.
' Sit down 'in my chair," said the parson,
" and I will show you."
Charles took the chair, while the divine
took the turkey and left the room. He
soon returned took off his hat, and made
a very low bow, and said Mr. Moody
hero is a turhey which my father sent you,
and wishes you to accept of it as a pros
cnt."
Charles rose from his seat, and took the
fowl, and said to the minister, " It is a very
fine turkey, and I feel very grateful to your
father for it. In this and numerous other
instances, he has contributed to my happi
ness. If you'll just carry it into the kitch
en and return again, I will send to Mrs.
Moody to give you a half a dollar."
The parson walked out of the room his
friends laughed at the joke, and made up a
purse for the lad who ever afterwards re
ceived a reward for his services.
Old Obligation. The Duke of Roque
laure was one of those who, as Madame
Sevigne says, abuse the privilege that the
men have to be ugly." Accidently finding
at court a very ugly country gentleman, who
had a suit to oiler, the duke presented him
to the king and urged his request, saying he
was under the highest obligations to the
gentleman. The king granted the request;
then asked Roquelauro what where those
great obligations. " Ah ! sir, if it were
not for him, I should be the very ugliest
man in your dominions." This sally excited
tho royal emile, while tho gentleman, with
plain good sense, affected not to hear it.
" Nine Tailors make a Man." This
sentence which had its origin in the grate
ful mind of one who had received his start
in life from the charity of tho craft, has
now, from an ignorance of the circum
stance, entirely lost its meaning. The term
had its origin hi the following mauuer. In
1712. an orphan beegar boy applied for
alms at a fashionable tailor's shop in Lon
don, m which nmo journeymen were em
ployed. Ilia interesting appearance open
ed tho hearts of the benevolent tailors, who
immediately contributed nine shillings for
the relief of the little stranger. With this
capital our little hero purchased fruit which
ho retailed at a profit. From this beginning,
he rose to great wealth and distinction, and
when he set up his carriage, he had painted
on tho pannel. " Nine tailors made me a
man.
THE RECLAIMED HUSBAND.
(Translated from the French.)
Mademoiselle D - had been educated
m the convent of , where sho was
placed in her infancy, and had never seen
anything of the world. At the age of eight
een sho was taken from the convent and
given in maniago to Mr. C , a young
man of handsome person and manners, and
possessing considerable talents.
Mademoiselle D was young and ve
ry beautiful, possessing a susceptible mind
and fine talents. Suddenly placed amid
the fascinations of the world, it had the ef
fect of enchantment upon her. This be
ing the first time she had ever been addres
sed in the way, her love for Mons. C r
was most passionate and devoted; and on
his part tho passion was reciprocated with
great ardor and attachment, and much
trengthened by hiB filial regard for her fath
er, who, being old and infirm, would not
consent to part with her while he lived,
which In all probability would not be long.
About a ycarafterthcii marriage a young
actress made her appearance on the French
stage, and her beauty and jrrace drew foith
the praises of every one who saw her. A
mong those whose hearts became entrap
ed by the captivating charms of Miss T.
was Mons. C -. It was impossible
that an amour of this kind oould long be
concealed. It soon reached the earn of his
young snd virtuous wife, who was over
whelmed for a time with grief by tho intel
ligence. Lfte most of her sex, she did not
sink under misfortune, but summoned up
her rcsolution,and ever concealed har chag
rin from her aged parent. She formed a
plan to regain the lost affections of her hus
band. Having bcea shut up from infancy
in tho walla of a conrunt, her opportunities
for studying the graces had boon none. But
prompted by a strong lore,and desperation,
sho formed a determination to acquire them,
and.Jf possible, reclaim the wandering af
fection of her husband. She goos to the
theatre eces her rival divests herself of
jealousy, and attentively and assiduously
studies her attitudes, her manner, voice and
person. Her genius being great, and her
determination etrong;her success was incred
ible. At length, as sho wished it, the young
actress fell ill, and it was announced that
she could not perform in tho play that eve
ning. Our young wife hastens to the man
ager, and offer a her services to undertake
the part. She is accepted, and it is given
out that a young lady, a perfect stranger
will make her appearance as a substitute for
Miss T , who had been suddenly taken
ill. Evory body flocked to tho theatre to
see tho young stranger, and among them
Monsieur C .
Sho dressed herself to perfection, played
her part to admiration, and came off with
groat eclat. When tho play was concludod,
she mixed with tho audience in the parter
re, among whom was her husband. All
were loud in their praise of the stranger
actress, in whieh she joined, and the hus
band warmly applaudod her taste and dis
cernment. On their return home, the young actress
was tho engrossing theme of conversation.
Mons. C was m lovo and in raptures
with her. " And pray, my dear," said she,
"which do you think plays the best, the
strafigcr or Miss T T Oh, there is no de
nying it there is no comparison the
stranger is a perfect angel. " Behold then
in mo tho stranger and tho angel," cried
she, throwing her arms around his uock
" sea what I havo done to regain tho affec
tions of a much loved husband 1" Ho was
struck with surpriso and astonishment, and
could hardly credit what ho heard On re
peating somo of the passago as she had
portrayed them on tho stage, he beheld tho
angel m his wifo. Ho was overcomo with
her lovo, genius, and perseveronco, and fell
at her feet vowing eternal constancy a vow
which ho inviolably kept'.
THE FLOGGING
The following articlo, from the 'Military
Sketchbook, is clever and effecting. The
actual infliction of the flogging is evidently
drawn by ono who has watched the reality
with no trifling degree of feeling. This
sketch is worth many pamphlets on tho subject.
"Paradb, sir! parade sir! There's a
parade this morning sir!'
With these words, grumblod out by the
unyielding lungs, of my servant I was a-
wakened from an agreeable dream in my
barrack-room one morning, about a quarter
before eight o'clock.
'Parade!' I reflected a moment; 'yes,'
said I, 'a punishment parade.'
I proceeded to dress; and as I looked out
of my window I saw that the morning vras
as gloomy and disagreeable as the doty we
were about to perform. 'Curse the punish
ment! curse the crimes!' muttered I, to
myself.
I was soon shaved, booted r.nd belted.
The parade call was beaten, and in a mo
ment I was in the barrack yard.
The non-commissioned officers marching
their sqads to the groundi the officers liko
myself, were turning out, the morning was
cold as well as foggy, and there was a sul
len melancholy expression upon every
man's countenanca indicative of disrelish
they had for a punishment paradei the faces
of the officers, aa upon all such occasions,
were particularly serious; the women of
the regiment were to be seen in silent
croups at the barrack-windows, in short
every tiling around appealed to tho heart,
and made tt sick. Two soldiers were to
receive two hundred lashes each. One of
them n corporal, had preserved a good char
acter for many years in tho regiment; but
he had been in the present instance seduced
into the commission of serious offences by
an associate of very bsd character. Their
crimes arising doubtless from habits of in
toxication, were disobedienco of ordors, in
solcnce to the sergeant on duty, and making
away with some of their necessaries.
The regiment formed on the parade, and
we marched in a few minutes to tho riding
houses, where the triangle was erected, a-
bout which the men formed a square with
the colonel, the adjutant, the surgeon, and
and the drummer, in the centre.
Attention!' roared out the colonel, the
word woro it not have been used, for tho at
tention of all was moat intense: and scarce
ly could the footsteps of the last men clo
sing in, be fairly said to have broken the
gloomy silence of the riding house. The
two prisoners are now marched into the
centre of the square, escorted by a corpo
ral and four men.
'Attention!' was again called, and the ad
jutant commanded to read the proceeding
of the court martial- When he had conelu
ded, the colonel commanded tho private to
'strip.'
The drummers now approached the tri
angle, four in number, and tho seinor took
up the 'cat,' in order to free the 'tails' from
entanglement with each other.
'Strip, sir!' repeated the colonel, having
observed that the prisoner seemed reluctant
to obey the first order.
'Colonel,' replied he, in a determined
tone, I volunteer.'
You'll volunteer, will you sir!'
Yes, sooner than I'll be flogged.'
'I am not sorry for that. Such fellows
as you can be of no use to the service ex
cept in Africa. Take him back to the
guard house, and let tho necessary papers
be made out for him immediately.'
Tho latter part of the sentence was ad
dressed to the corporal of tho guard who
escortod the prisoners; and accordingly the
man who volunteered was marched off a
morose frown and contemptuous sneer
strongly marked on his countenance.
Tho colonel now addressed the
prisoner.
other
Men under sentence of court martial
wero allowed the option of eithor suffering
tho sentence, or volunteering to servo on
tho coast of Africa.
Ybu are the last man in the regiment 1
could have expected to find in this situation.
I made you a corporal, sir from a belief
that you Were a deserving man; and you
had before you every hope of further promo
tion ; but you havo committed such a crime
that I must, tho' unwillingly, permit the sen
tence of the court which tried you to tako
its effect. Then, turning to the serjeant
major, ho ordered him to cut off the corpo
ral's stripes from his jacket: this was dono
and the prisoner then stripped, without tho
slightest change in his stern hut penitcat
countenance
Every one of the regiment felt for tho
unfortunate corporal's situation; for it was
believed that nothing but . intoxication and
the persuasion of tho other prisoner who had
volunteered, could hsve induced him to sub
ject himself to the punishment he was about
to receive, by committing such a breach of
military law as that of which he was con
victed. Tho colonel himself, though appa
rently rigorous and determined, could not,
by all his efforts, hide his regret that a good
man should bo, thus punished : the affected
frown and the loud voice in command but
ill concealed his real feelings; the struggle
between the head and the Jiccrt was plainly
to be seen; and if the head had but the a maz
iest loophole to have escaped, the heart
would have gained a victory. But no alter
native was left; tho man had been a corpo
ral, and, therefore, was the holder of a cer
tain degree of trust from his superiors; hai
he been a private only, the crime might
have been allowed to pass with impunity,
on account of his former good character ;
bnt, as the case stood, the colonel could not
possibly pardon him, much as ho wished
to do so. No officer was more averse to
flogging in any instance, than he was ; aid
whenever he could avert that punishment,
consistent with his judgement, which was
at all times regulated by humanity ,ho would
gladly do it. Fl&gging in his eye vaa an
odious punishment, but he found the total
abolition of it was impossible; he therefore,
held the power over his men, but never usod
it when it could be avoided. His regiment
was composed of troublesome spirits, anTI
courts martial were frequent ; so were sen
tences to the punishment of the lash ; but
eeldom, were thoeo punishments carried in
to execution; for, if the colonel could find no
fair pretext, in the previous condnct of tho
criminal, to remit his sentence, he would
privately request the captain of the compa
ny to intercede for him when about to be
tied up to the triangle; thus placing the
man under a strong moral obligation to the
officer under whoso immediate command he
was; and, in general, this proved far more
than tho punishment ever could have done.
The prisoner was now stripped, and rea
dy to be tied when the colonel asked him
why he did not volunteer for Afriea, with
the other culprit.
" No sir," replied tho man; " I've been
a long time in tho regiment, and I'll not
give it up for three hundred lashes; not that
I CHre about goingjto Africa. I deserve my
punishment, and I'll bear it; but I'll not quit
the regiment yet colonel."
The sentiment, uttered in a subdued but
manly manner, was applauded by a smile
of satisfaction from both officers and men;
but most of all by the old colonel, who took
great pains to show the contrary. His
eyes, although shaded by a frown, beamed,
with pleasure. He bit his nether lip ho
shook his head but all would not do; he
eould not look displeased, if he had pressed
his Ifow down to the bridge of his nose;
for ho felt flattered that the prisoner thus
openly preferred a flogging to quitting him
and his regiment.
The man now presented his hands to bo
tied up to the top of the triangle, and hin
legs bolow; tho cords were passed round
thorn in silence, and all was. ready. I saw
tho colonel at this momont beckon to tho
surgeon, who approached and both whispor
cd a moment.
Throe drummers now stood besido the
triangle, and the sergeant, who was to givo
the word for each lash, at a little distance
'opposite,