BCf""'" '"r" .i.l.i.. , ...I-.. 1 . " '' ' ' , ' , t i i.hJ liavo sworu upon tho Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over the Ulliiil of Man." Thomas Jefferson. PRINTED AND MBLISIIED BY II. WEBB. Volume SSI. BliOOBSEBUISG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FA. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1839. Number O. Ui i'liU ui ma jjumuuuat, Orro3iTn St. Paul's Church, Main-st. ANCCDOTE OF TWO ARAB CHIEFS. There dwelt upon the great river Eu phrates, near the city of Basotra, two Arab tribes deadly hostile to cacli other. Their The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published every Saturday morning, at TWO DOLLARS per annum, ndvable half yearly in advance, or Two Dollars enmity was so proverbial and well known, Fifty Cents, if not paidivithm the year, that when one man spoko of the enmity of No subscription will betaken for a shorter another towaids a foe, he would say, he period Hum six months; nor any tliscon- hates him as an Anizee hates a Menifee. It tinuancc permmea, until au arrearages fcll out t!lat the Pacha of Bagdad, being apprehensive of tho invasion of the Kurds MUViuuiiHiuiui.ni a notcxceeaing from Kutdistan, sent out an order to the A., n-n... ti.Jjit n.J:.: n chief the Anizees to send him forthwith 'iHC xjuiiui in mc firm iiiilu iiiavi iiuiin, and Twenty-five cents for every subse- twenty thousand men and qiicnt nscrlion. IC7A liberal discount oboyed. 'The Pacha, r made In those, who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business, 'must be post paid. From the Knickerbocker for May. VOICES OF THE NIGHT. A THir.D FSAI.3I OF L1FII. When tho liours of Day arc numbered, And the Voices of the Night Wake tho better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight Ero the evening lamp3 aro lighted, And, like phantoms, grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor's wall Then tho forms of the departed Enter at the open door; Tho beloved ones, the true-hcarled, Como to visit mc once mora. He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife; By tho road-side fell and perished, Weary with the march of life! Qjpy, the licly ones and weakly, Who tho cross of suffcring'borc, Folded Uieir pale hands so meekly Spake with us on earth no mote ! And with them tho Being beauteous Who unto my youth was given, More than all things else to love me, And is now a saint in Heaven. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes tho vacant chair besido me, Lays her gentle hand in mine ; And she sits and gazes at mo, With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars so still and saint-lilcc Looking downward from tho skies. Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless prayer, Soft robukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her lips of air. Oh, though oft depressed and lonely, AH my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died. -From tho Democratic Review, for May, 1339 SONNET JIN DREW JACKSON. Come stand the nearest to my country's sire, Thou fearless man, of uncorruptod heart! Well worthy universal praiso thou art, And 't will bo thino when slumbers party ire. Raised by tho voice of freemen to a height Sublimcr far than Kings by birth may claim, Thy stern, unselfish spirit dared the right. And battled 'gainst tho wrong; thy holiest aim Was freedom in the largest senso, despite Misconstrued motives and unmeasured blame, Above disguise; in purpose firm and pure; Just to opposqrs and to friends sincere; Thy worth shall with thy country's name endure, And greater grow thy fame through every coming year. llio oruer was not placing the samo reliance upon the promptness of the Menifee chief, resolved to lay a plan to take him by a stratagem, and then demand from him the aid of his tribe. He succeeded in obtaining the attendance of the chief, and he was brought into the presence of the Turk. " I havo taken you prisoner," said the Pacha, "fearing that I might not other wise have obtained the assistance of your tribe against the Kurds. If now you com mand that ten thousand of your men shall come to my assistance, your chains shall be struck oil" and you may return safe and uninjured to you tribe, but if you do nbt comply, your head shall roll at my feet." The chief looked the pacha sternly in the face, and replied : "Your slight knowledge of Arab character has led you into this er ror. Had you sent to mc for ten thousand of my tribe, when I was free, I know not what answer I should have returned; but as it is, my reply cannot but be negative. If you order -my head to roll at your feet, be it so; there are many more in my tribe c qual to mine. Shed one drop of my blood and every drop will become its avenger. tlicArab may Hn !i.ii-:ii, when, free, but. when a nrmncr, never. The haughty Pacha looked upon him for a moment with surprise; then turning to his soldiers, lie ordered them sever his head from his body. Tho chief stood calm and collected, while the drawn sabro gleamed aloft in the air. At this moment the noise of a horso galloping in the paved court yard of tho palace attracted the alten tion of the Pacha. At every bound he struck the fire from tho stones, and seemed to be striving to outstrip the wind. In moment tho .ruler vaulted from his horse, and almost in tho same breath stood in the presence of the pacha. It was the chief of the Anizees. 'I am come.'said he, 'to slnkc off the chains from mine enemy. Had lie been taken in open conflict, I should not have in terposed; but as ho has been taken by treach ery, though mine enemy, yet will I be first to strike off his chains. There are twenty thousand lances under my command glan cing yonder in your defenco ; but if you release not immediately mine enemy every one of them shall be directed against you as a foe." Tho pacha was forced to yield, and tho two chiefs retired together. The chief of tho Anizees conducted his brother chief, tho' his deadliest enemy, to his own tribe, and then said. "We aro now again enemies; we have only acted as Arabs nhould act to each other : but you aro now safe and with your own tribe, and our ancient hostility is renewed." With this they parted, and the chief of the Ani zees returned to tho defence of the Pacha. From Mr. Buckingham"1 s Lectures. which he must bo conscious as an exercise of his own mind. You feel that you havo hero power howovcr little you may attend the exercise of it. You can direct your thoughts to any subject you please, you can confino them to objeets which are be fore you at the time, or occurrences which have passed during tho day oryou can send them back to events whicligok place may years ago. You can direct them to persons whom you ate in the habit of meet ing from day to day, or to those who aro separated from you by thousands of miles. You can place before you persons who lived and events which have occurred long before you came into existence', and you can anticipate aud realize events which arc not likely to occur until you have ceased to exist. Study this wonderous processes of your mind; observe what power you have over them, and what consequences of eternal importance must arise from excrei sing them aright. If you can think of any subject you please, why can you not think of God of his power, his wisdom, lis holiness, his justice of his law which 10 has written in your heart, and in his re vealed word? Why car. you not think of, and realize the period when you shall lie down in tho grave; and that tremendous moment when all that arc in their giaves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live, and shall arise to judgement I Such truths as these, duly considered or thought of could not fail un der divine influence, to exercise a power ful effect upon all our habits of thinking and acting in this life. CALM THOUGHT. There is nothing winch makes so great a uiilercnce between one man aim anotnor as tho practice of calm and serious thinking. To thoso who have been unaccustomed to it there is required at first an effort, but it is entirely in their own power to repeat this effort if thov will, and when they will. It becomes every day easier by perseverance and habit and the habit so acquired exerts a material influence upon their condition as responsible and immortal beings. In that . i r L Great manv una and ilmvn : .i,:- groai moccw, i.i.o,u.D, ... vu.-o-ou, world," as the pumn handle said ven ihcv the healthy conditioner a man as a mortal bad been usin' him. being, there is a most important step of From tho Metropolis. THE PIRATE OF TJII3 ORONOKO. It was at the close of a sultry day in July 1805, wliena British packet,, commanded hy James Eotko. driyeh.aufcarUIWVcoUZSE by southerly winds, made land near the mouth of the river Oronoko, a well known rendezvous for Spanish Buccaneers. As the nackct was beating along the coast, a sail was descried, which upon ex amination proved to be a brig running down for the mouth of the river. Suspicion was immediately awakened that all was not right with her, and the de termination was instantly formed by the gallant captain of the packet, who, by the way, was a native of Scotland, to ascertain her character and condition; he accordingly ran up the ensign of Old England, and the brig in answer, shows the stars and stripes of the Young Kepublie of the West. It was a beautiful afternoon the sea was unrufllcd, excepting by the gentle whisper of the breeze and tho shore, clothed in the rich mantle of a tropical summer, seemed fair and verdant as Eden; the scent of the orange and the wild flower came oft' upon tho breeze, and the hoary mountain peal of the interior, flashed back tho last smile of departing day the man-of-war bird sailed heavily along the horizon, and the flamin goes, like an army of red coats, were seen marching in perfect order along the shell strewn beach. As the packet drew near the brig, she squared away evidently with the . - design of running onshore. At this mo inent a gun was fired across her bow, and the chase hove to. Capt. Lowe now spran to the gang way, and hailed the brig, and was informed by the captain who was on deck, that ho was in thejiands of a ban3 of Spaniards, that lus crew was below in 4 irons; and then added he, in a low tone " in God's name save us or wo are lost !' At this moment tho captain was seized by tho freebooters, and borne below. Captain Lowe glanced his eye along tho deck of tho chase, and discovered that the pirates were at least double his own crew, and well arm cd. Ho thought of tho mail ho was carry ing, a trust of great responsibility, and was hesitating what course to adopt, when the packet glided by the stern of the brig- At this moment ho perceived the heads and arms of two beautiful females, stietched out tho cabin windows, and ho heard the cry of " save us or we perish!" The bloody haunt of the pirates was nigh at hand a few miles beyond tho wild "vines and tall The stranger returned and behold tho forest trees, that hung like bending giants Captain of tho Despatch stood before him. over the silver stream of the Oronoko, tow- "Captain Lowe," said the greatful ship cred the fort of the scourges of the ocean ; master. and crime and death held dire communion "Capt. Cleveland," said the astonished there. Capt. Lowo ordered tho drum to Capt. Lowe, and they were locked in each beat to quarters, the matches were lighted, others arras. the great guns pointed towards the brig.and After a thousand eager questions and an the small arm men stood ready to obey his swers, Capt. Lowo accompanied Capt. orders. Cleveland to his home. " Man the cutter," thundered the reso- A light gleamed from the casement as lute commander. The eutter wa3 manned the two friends entered the flower yard by all his crew, excepting one man, and un- that stretched out in front of the prettiest der the command of the Lieutenant, swung cottage in Norfolk, and as they ascended at the side of tho packet- tho door stoop, a beautiful woman, tho per- " Board the chase," shouted the Captain, fee timago of tho praying maiden of tho and away flew the cutter to execute the Despatch.but apparently many years older, prompt commands of the leader. Captain sprang upon Captain Cleveland's neck and Lowe and one assistant stood by the long kissed him but seeing tho stranger, sho guns they having been brought to bear up- blushed and retiring a step or two, " why on the brig's deeft; with a stern voice he George you should have told me you had now ordered the brig to surrender. Panic a stranger with you t" "Told you," said struck by this bold and determined con- the laughing Captain, smoothing his ruffled duct, the brig was surrendered without a bosom, "why zounds you didn't give me a struggle, and tho banner of England floated chance to breathe; but come Meg, here is at her ensign peak. Upon reaching tho one that you will rejoice to see; hero is the deck of the prize, Capt. Lowe was met by saviour of myself and my dear Anne, the liberated cicw and passengers, and al- Captain Lowe of the Earl Spencer. Mis. most overwncimcu witn tnc tnanus ana tears Cleveland. " At the mention of that ever of gratitude of those whom he had prcscrv- cherished name, Mrs. Cleveland's counte- d from death; he turned away to conce?! nance lit up with a smile of joyful gratitudo his emotion, and as he cast his eye towards and advancing to him, sho seized his open the cabin hatchway, he perceived a beauli- hand, and with burning words, poured out ful girl of 18,drcsscd in a neat dress of spot- the full torrent of her soul. " And now," ess white, with her long raving tresses said sho " come in, for our homely tea is floating gracefully over her shoulders, bend- ready, and Anno will be so delighted to sea ing down in the act of prayer, with her eyes you." turned up to the God of the innocent: awe Soon the little trio were seated in tho struck, and charmed by her beauty, he parlor, and while they were conversing a- waited until she came forward to thank her bout the deeds of other days, Anno bound- deliverer, and then, with n heart beating ed into the parlor, and exclaimed, with a with emotions of pity and love, he accotn- burst of joy " Uncle ! dear uncle ! Cap- panicd the grateful passengers to tho cabin, tain Lowe, of the Earl Spencer, has come, The.vcsscLnrnvcd In ha the -BriZDeA. 1 fWT.laLsunasScnrer sav.,sn..at.tWJantl j.atrjh'dr i'onlaiuV M?nne, Oaptain Clevo' hig as 1 passed Uy. Do go and bring him land commanded from Demarara, home- home with you." warjl bound,' miifthc passengers were A- " lie is here, Anne," said the delighted! merican, and bound to the leeward Islands Captain Cleveland. . with the exception of the young lady of Anne turned with a countenance suffused 18, before mentioned, who proved to be a with blushes, and exclaiming. " my gene- nicee of the Captain, voyaging for her rous preserver!" threw herself upon a couch health. Captain Lowe, after spending a completely senseless. When she rccovcr delighlful evening, took the regular passcn- cd, she found her head resting upon tho gcrs on board of his vessel agreeable to breast of the gallant sailor, and glancing her their request, and refusing all pecuniary eyes around her, she whispered, " The Pi- corupensation from Capt. Cleveland, bade vato's deck ! oh, how plainly it passed be- adieu to the rescued American and his lovely fore me, but now I know it was a dream ; niece. After tho American had sunk her let us attend to the wants of our preserver," topsails behind the waves -of the ocean, pi- and raising to her feet with a majestic mien, rates wero set adrift in the long boat, and and a smile of argelic sweetness, she seated were probably driven out to sea and lost, herself by tho tea urn .and performed tho Captain Lowe then pursued his course to Barbadoes, where ho arrived in a few days. The rescued passengers and the noble commander then parted and in a few years, the whole story was Barbadoes. honors of her uncle's table to the satisfac tion of all concerned. When the evening meal was finished, and the little company had sealed themselves in tho honey suckle forgotten in arbor, Captain Lowe informed his patient listeners that he had met with great misfor- In 1808, the Earl Spencer, for such was tunes, and had now come with tho wreck of the name of the Packet, was wrecked du- his wealth, to buy him a small plantation ring a tornado, and Captain Lowo was n Virginia, and settle in that noble Slate. left without a command. Ho then return- This resolution was highly approved of, ed to England, and for some years was lo3t and until such an arrangement could bo sizht of. mr.ile. Cant. Lowe became an inmate of a .... p In the year 1810, a vessel arrived at the Cleveland family. Three weeks passed TVlnrrnlk. in Virginia, from London, with a awav. and at the commencement of tho number of passengers, and anchored near fourth, to the surprise of every one in Nor- the town. folk, the beautiful Anne Cleveland became Among tho passengers was a man of a- the bride of the stranger Captain. How ho ho.it 40 vears of arre. of commanding form Pad, how she sighed, how ho won, and vet w.th a cast of countenance which show- how she blushed, I will not trust my pen to iiw mnlnnnhnlv hml fixed her throne tell; but that tho whole business was per- ..nnn i,;.hmWn tho nnMeriKM left the formed according to the usages of the sea vessel he paced the deck in great anxiety, and when tho last of the joyful throng had left the vessel's side he went up to the cap tain, and putting tho amount of his passage money in his hand, directed him to set him ashore. This was immediately complied with and soon the melancholy man and his scanty baggago stood upon the deserted quay of Norfolk. "Here I am at last !" said he to himself "in a new and glorious country, a stran ger in a strange land" "Halloo ! shipmate," said a hoarse voice bosido him, "you seem to have lost your reckoning; let me pilot you to a harbor." x . 1. ,l..t. service, i nave no reason io uuuui. And now in tho County of Northumber land, surrounded by a numerous family Capt. Lowo tills the soil of a poor farm, while in his neighborhood Capt. Cleveland, now a jolly fox hunter, resides in his hos pitable hall, and arouses tho country at tho first blush of morning with his choerful Tally ho, and the shrill bay of his spotted hounds. Captain Lowe and his wife are now con sidered to be oracles of the village, and both havo abundant cause to rejoice that ihey melon the. deck of the prize of the Pirates of the Oronoko, J, E, Th A