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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