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Volume MI. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, 'PA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21,1839. fcfmiibcr 34.
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HONESTY.
The bright jewel in tho diadem of honor
is honesty. It is a fortune to poverty itself
it is the saloguard of society, and tho best
recommendation to the man of business.
The responsible stations into which many
are placed; are secured only by their integ
rity and honesty. Theio i3 scarcely any
situation .in life which does not afToid op
portunities for violating this most important
principle. The temptations of tho world
are alluring; and without stern integrity on
tho part of those exposed to 'them, they may
be'induccd to overstep the bounds of recti
tude. Tho clerk, in the counting-room,
may, if so disposed, cheat his employer out
of hundreds. The salesman has the same
opportunities. Indeed, there .is no sphere
oMife in which imposition ot this kind may
-not be practised. Then, how important is
it to all, and especially to young men who
are dependent upon their own personal ex
ertions for sustenance, to secure tho confi
dence of others and above all things, estab
lish themselves in the character of hones
.ty ? Poverty is no disgrace, nor do we be
lieve it a misfortune it is an incentive to
action. When coupled with honesty and
persevcrcncc, it is destined to rise in the
8cale of prosperity, just as suro as the gol
den sun will rise in the eastern horizon af
ter having sunk in the purple west. The
young man has.becn thrown into the world,
homeless rind friendless, has nothing to fear
if he establishes for himself the charactci
of honesty; while on the other hand, if he
doss not, he has no guarantee from the loath
some jungeon or the jail, the peuitentiary
or the alms-house. Go where ho may his
good or bad deeds will follow him. If he
take with him his good ones, as virturo ac
cords in unison with virtue, his prosperity
is secure if his evil ones, as vice and mis
ery equally unite, his downfall is certain.
Everv dav's observation brings proof of
the above fact. How often do wo see the
young man who lays the foundation of his
lifo upon the irrevocable principles of lion
esly, rise like the Phoenix fiom its ashes,
and live, enjoying the full confidence of the
world, fanned by the salubrious and gentle
breeze of happiness J He is taken by the
liand, and nurtured in tho affection and
rood will of others his services aro held
-ft. '
as a treasure his superiois, in a pecuniary
point of view, for whom he labors and up
.on whom is his dependence, value him so
highly that they cvon subject themselves to
his judgment, keep a watchful eye to his
interests, dread giving him ofleneo, and. to
crown the vhop, he is frequently made co-
mriitor in tiiitiiif'.!. This is a stroll" iiiccn
, 'I "
' ' .live to voune men to be honest. The prin
.ciplo is true and immutable, carrying with
it tho combined evidence of past experi
ence and the soundest doctrines of most
philosophy.
Sterne says the most accomplished way
of using books is to servo them as somo do
lords, learn their titles 'and then brag of
their acquaintance.
A number of young men at Portland.
Me., are getting up a company lo go to the
Person Tttrrhtiry,
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.
The creations of thoschulptor may moul
der into dust, the wealth of the bard may
wilhej the throne of tho conquerer may
be shivered, by an opposing power, into
atoms the fame of tho warrior may no lon
ger be hymned by the recording minstrel
the hope of youth may be disappointed
but that which hallows the cottage and
sheds a gloiy around the palace virtue
shall never decay. It is celebrated by the
angels of God it in written on the pillars
of Heaven, and reflected down to earth.
The rock-cracker, possesses it, is more no
ble than the intriguing statesman. I would
rather be in his place, I would rather have
the "inward glory" with which the poor
man 'is crowned,1 than overshadow the
world with my martial banners . I would
not exchange his lot for the reputation of a
Raphael, the inspiration of Byron, the elo
quence of a Mirabeau, or the intellect of a
Bacon. I may be despised here but if I
possess it, then shall I tower above them
all when the guilty shall tremble in their se-
cret places, as tho "heavens roll together as
a scroll."
Human Life. How truly does the jour
ney of a single day, its changes and its
hours exhibit the historv of humane life !
We rise up in the glorious freshness of a
spring morning, i lie news ot nigut, tnose
sweet fears of nature, are singing from
each bough and leaf, and reflecting the
bright and myriad hues of the morning
Our hearts are beating with hnpe.our frames
buovant with health. We see no cloud,
we fear no storm, and with our chosen am'
beloved companions clustering around us,
we commence our journey. Step by step,
the scene becomes more lovely, hour by
hour oui hopes becomes brighter." A few
of our companions have-dropped away, but"
in the multitude remaining, and the beauty
of the scenery, their loss is unfelf Sud
denly we have cnieicd upon a new country
the dews of the morning are exhaled by the
fervor of the noonday sun, friends that star
ted with us are disappearing. Some re
main, but their looks are cold and estrang
ed, others have become wca.iy and have
laid down to their rest, but few faces are
smilinir on us, and new hones beckoning
us on. Ambition and famo are before us
but youth and affection arc behind us. The
scene is more glorious and brilliant, but the
beauty and freshness of tho morning have
faded, and forever. But still our steps fail
not, our spirit fails not. Onward and on
ward wc go, the horizon of happiness and
fame raceless as wo advance to it, the sha
dow begins to lengthen, and the chilly airs
of evening arc usurping tho ferver of the
noon day. Still we press onward, the final
is not won, the hoaven is not reached. Tlie
bright orb of hope that has cheered us on is
sinking in tho west, our limbs begin to
grow faint, our hearts to grow sad, we turn
to gaze upon the scenes that we have pass
cd, but the shaddows of twilight have in
terposed their veil between us, we look a
round for the old and familiar faces, the
companions of our travel, but we gaze in
vain to find them, we have outstripped them
all in our race after pleasure and the phan
thorn yetuncaught, in the land of strangers
in a sterile and iuhospitsl country, the
nighttime overtakes us, the .dark and torri
ble nighttime of death, and weary and hea-
vy laden, we lie aown to rest in the bed b
the grave ! Happy thrice happy is he, who
has laid up treasures in himself, for th
distant and unknown to morrow. Chat I
ton. wJn.i..J
INTERESTING EXTRACT.
" And this is the Dead Sea, and belo'
these dark waters are fte sites, perhaps th
ruins, of Sodom and Gomonah, such as
when tho smoke of the conntry went up as
the smoke of a furnace. There is a tal
that nothing living, not even a bird, can
ever cross this sea. But there is no nee
of imaginary stories to heighten the desola-
lion of the scene, and we, as well as othar
mvellers, can testify to its inaccuracy by
jour own observation. Wo believe, how
er, that its waters are unfavorable to ani
mal life ; and though a' shell or two may be
occasionally picked up upon the shore, yet
lese have been probably brought down by
the Jordan. The water is excessively bit
ter and nauseous ; and if additional evidence
were wanting, we also could testify to iis
great gravity, and to the buoyancy of the
tuman body', when immersed in it. It is
only by much exertions, and for a very
short time, that any one, can get and remain
below the surface,
" We went from here to Jordan, and
struck the river where tradition says the
children of Israel passed over, when they
first entered tho Land of Promise. On the
west sido is a low bottom, and on the east
a high sandy bluff, and the shores of the ri
ver aro covered with aquatic bushes. The
water was thick and turbid, and current rap
d,-and too deep to bo sounded, "for Jordan
overflowed all his banks all the time of har-
vest." And here did cros3 the Jewish na
tion, over this turbulent stream, "on dry
ground, until .all ihe people ' were passed
clean over Jordan." And wc followed
their route to Jericho, tho frontier city of
the Canaanites, where "the people shouted
with a great shout, that the wall fell down
flat, so that the people went up into the-ci
ty, every man straight before him, and they
tooK the .city. 1 here is no city now to
take, nor are thero any walls now to fall.
rhorc are but a few miserable hovels, made
of rude stones and mud, and the ruined
m
walls of a building of tho middle ages
where the wretthed Arabs burrow, rathei
than live. Jericho' has disappeared as eom
pletcly as her rival cities, which sunk be
fore the wrath of the Almighty. And it re
quires an effort to be satisfied that here the
great miracle which attended the entrance
of tlie Jews into Canaan Was' performed
though' the truth of the denunciation is be
fore the eyes of the traveller : 'Cursed be
thc'inan before the Lord that raiselh up
and buildeth this city Jericho."
Ihus speaks Lewis Cass, American
Minister at Paris, who, in August, 1808
stood upon the shore of the Dead Sea, tra
versed the track-way of the Israelites thro
the wilderness, and noted the place' of their
passage across the Red Sea.
VISITING IN ENGLAND
None of the presentations of Americans
to the royal family, this season, are quite
equal to that of a Connecticut sailor as rcla
ted by himself to his old acquaintances af
ter his "return from his first voyage to tho
father-land.
Striped Jacket had been absent from
Woodstock and his friends, for four months
and on his return old and young flocked a
round him lo inquire who and what he had
seen.
Stripe understood how to set off a thing
or two as well as a. playactor and answered
all inquiries of the gaping audience to their
satisfaction.
" Well did you see the king !"
" Oh, yes, I saw him often 1"
" And where did you see him ?"
" Why, I met him in tho road at first an
he ax'd me where I was from." .
" And did he speak to you then I"
" Law yes; ho invited me to his house
palace they call it there."
" Well, and did ye go 1" said a number
of voices at once.
" Yes, d'ye think I woul'nt go, when
ax'd J"
" Wei, and what did he say to ye ?"
" Oh he ax'd me how I did, &c. ifcc."
" Now Vhat did you say to him J"
" Why, I said I come from the fre
states, and I hoped to see his folks all
well."
" Yes; ho told the lad to make him half
a mug of flp, for a friend had como a great
wav sec him so he and I sois down and
drinks it together,"
" Now do tell us, did you see the Queen
and how was she dressed I"
No, couln'dt see her, King mada her
excuses, and said it was Monday, it was
washing day with her, and aha was not
fit
to be seen in the forenoon. So
way.
I came a -
A Parsons Toughert -Old Parson M.
of , Worcester county, used sometimes to
be absent on a missionary tour. Once on
time, having just returned from one of
these excursions, he found his congregation
quite drowsy, and wishing ' to wake them
up, he brqke off in the midst of his ser
mon, and began to tell them of what won
derful things ho had seeri in York State
among other wonders he said ho had seen
monstrous great mosihetoes so large that
nany of them would weigh a' pound!
file people were by this time wido awake
' Yes,"-continued parson M., " and more
over they ate often known to climb up on
the trees, and bark!"
The next day one of the Deacons called
upon him, telling him that many of the
biethern were much, scandalized at the big
stories he told the day before. " What sto
ries 2" says parson M. " Why sir, you
said that the moschetoes in York Slate were
so large that many of them would weigh a
pound I" " Well," rejoined the minister,
I do really think that a great many of them
would weigh a pound." "But," contin
ucs the Deacon, " you also said they would
climb up on the trees, and bark 1" " Well,
sir," says parson M., " as to their climbing
up on the trees, I have seenjthem do that
haven't you Deacon ?" " O yes." " Well,
how could they climb up on the trees and
not climb on the bark ?" The Deacon was
of course nonplussed.
From the Pmnsylvanian
The late elections have cauascd it to be
generally conceded that the opposition to
Mr. Van Buren in 1840, if an opposition
can be rallied to take the field against him
will be a mere formality to preserve some
thing resembling party organization. Re
cent events luve so' powerfully 'dd'mbnslfa
ted the correctness of the principles suppor
ted by, the democracy, that since the days of
Monroe thero never has been a time when
the anti-democrat and anti-administration
feeling was more completely .subdued.
The force arrayed against Andrew Jackson
and so potently operative against Martin
Van Buren at the period of his election and
for a year or two afterwards, is do a great
extent im merged in the ranks of tho demo
cratic party, and where it still continues to
mafce head, as for instance in New York
its comparative weakness and rapid decrease
of strength tells plainly enough what wi'
be its fate next year. Even in Massachu
setts, the stronghold, the Gibralter of feder
al whiggcry; the opposition, if not com
pletely prostrated, are so near it that their
victoiy, should it prove such, i3 quite dis
astruos in its effect as a total defeat would
have been. In the midst, however, of a!
this discomfiture and all these evidences of
the irresistible popular tide now setting in
favor of a divorce of bank and state, anu" th
reform of banking system, it is amusing to
observe that all our old opponents have not
lost heart. The Herald and Sentinel of this
city, for instance, walks cheerily over th
fragments of its party ,and draws tho bright
est omens from mishap. It yesterday fa
vored its readers with an article announc
ing the premonitorics of Mr. Van Buten'
defeat next year in a style resembling Ion
of former days, and with as much confi
dence as if this were 1837 instead of being
1839, and as if the present bank suspension
were producing effects similar to those of
great panics and the suspension two years
ago. With a buoyancy of spirit even ex
ceeding that which the Inquisitor used to
display under adverse circumstances, the
Herald seriously announces that the next
election will " send Mr. Van Buren home
to Kinderhook as certainly as death follows
a bullet wound through the heart I" It is
certainly somothing to find that in the long
line of opposition journals, in general so
worn down by reverses and dejected by o
verthrows, there is at least one to be found
which feels inclined to raise a shout and
clash its sounding arms, like tho Carlist,
Cabrera who alone flaunts the standard of
routed Conservation, and continues to fight
las it were on his own hook, and merely tor
t the honor of the thing. The Herald is of
most happy comtitution if it is convince
cd of the correctness of it own assertions!
and has the honor to stand " solitary and a'
lone" in its anticipation for 1840
zrjLH IM
Terrible Earthquake in tiirriakWt
have been favored, says the Madras Cou
rier of May 0, with the folld'ving graphic"
account of the effects) at Amarapoora, of
the earthquake that was so severely felt
there on the morning of tho 23d ult. and
ivhich appears to have been of a most aw
ful nature, involving considerable' loss of
ife : "We have been Visited by a terribla
earthqual-e hcrej About two on the 'morn
ing of the 23d, wo were awoke by tho housa
rocking to and fro in the most frightful
manner. We had two tenlble shocks, with
sevoral jolliers throughout the night and tho
whole of the next day In the morning
wo found every pagoda had been partly
thrown down'not one standing whole.
Every brick house in the place was rrforo
or less dilapidated, some three or four'only
being left standing, more or less damaged;
and the others all down, burying many'
people in their ruins. In one large brick
house eleven persons were buriedj seven-
killed, two much hurt, and two unhurt.
Under every house some have been killed:
twelve of thm in the Mussulman mosqud
the whole of which buildmg came1 down.
The earth opened in many places; many of
which continue open, and are sufficiently
la'rge to stow away a man of ivitf From
all these rissiues a large quantity of water
was thrown up. The river rose and flow
ed upwards three times, and numerous
wrecks were strewed along the banks- It
appears to have done still more damage at
Ava, where the palace is down,, arid many
fissures opened in the; town. . Jot paCQ- ,
da is to bo secn on the Tsagain sido of tho
river. An Armenian gentleman, Mr. Har
apeit, was taken from out of the ruins of
his house, his legs and arms crushed,
and his chest broken : he soon-expired."
The Ignited Horse. The actors in thfl
recent cruel exploit of setting fire to a horse
it Cambridge, with spirit gas, had toony
up lo the tune of a cool hundred and trim
mings. Something like a joke did grow
out of tho barbarous transaction. The burn
ing harness emitted a bright white flame,
and an old lady, who had seen some notices
of the painting of "Death on the Palo
Horse," exclaimed, on seeing the frantic!
horse dashing along in silver light "Mer
cy on me! if there aint the Pale Horse they
have been si owing in Boston. He has
broke out of his stable, and is running to
West Cambridge, like all natur'
A Gentle Hint. "If I am not at Ufnrt
from jhe party-to-night at 10 o'clook," saiii
a husband to his better ar-d bigger half
"don't wait for me."
"That I won't," replied tho lady, sig
nificantly, "'I won't wait bnt I'll come for
you
The gentleman
returned at 10 o'clock
precisely.
A Strong Wind. A Tennessee pape?
says, that John L. Wind, Esq. of Missis
sippi, it is said recently ihrashed-threc men
in four minuets. That wind must havd
blown a strong hurricane at the time. Tho'
chap could make a fortune in the West In
dies by running an opposition against torna
does'
Friendship.- Friendship is a dangefom
word for young ladies; it is love full fledged,
and waiting for a day to fly.
Matrimony, Matrimony is a medicina
very proper for young men to take. It de
cides their fata kills or cures.
' A gentleman being called on to subscribe
to a course of lectures objected, "because,'
said he, "my wife reads me a gratuous luc
turo every eveninj;.