I have sworn upon the Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over" the Mind of Maiu Thomas Jefferson. YoitlEKC mi. OFFIECE OF THE DEMOCRAT, X)rrosiTE St. Paul's Ciiuncn, Main-st. -The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published every Saturday morning, til TIVO DOLLARS per annum, payable half yearly hi advance, or Two Dollars 'Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. Aro subscription will betaken for a shorter period than six months; noranyuliscon- tinuancc permitted, until all arrearages arc discharged. -AD VHRTISEMEXTS not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at ' One Dollar for the first three insertions, and Tivcnti-fivc cents for every subse truent nscrtlon. f.C7.4 liberal discount made to those who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business, must be post paid. From the New York Messenger. THE FROZEN CREW. Miserable they Who here cnt.mglcd in tlio gathering ice Tti!:c their list look at the descending Ban. Whilo full of death and fierce with ten-fold frosts, Tho long, l.mg night, incumbent o'er their head?: Too horrible." Thompson. There aro fearful wonders upon tho ocean wonders in the lempest and in llio calm, in tho tropical heat and in'thecold and fro zen seas. Thmixnmls and tens of thotis amis go down in the deep, and arc no more Been forever. A more fearful fato has be fallen a thousand sons of the ocean. Long before llio idea of the existence of a new -world was contemplated by Eutopcans, the northern seas ha been traversed in every direction by the daring freebooters of the ,jiorih,,.wh(i often bore the title of " Tho King of the Sea." Thuy had discovered I -flan J, and the settlement Jrerc?'furmed, became an asvluni for the hosts" m norlh- '" 'men, who were driven frouT'ScJndiiiavi bv the gindual approach of southern civili sation. In time Iceland, also sent forth her colonics, and early in the century effected -i ..iilnmr!iit on the coast of Greenland. It lqng languished for want of sufficient popu lation; iu 088, Ericko Haude, an Icelandic chieftain, fitted out an expedition of twen ty gallics at Snatjcll, and having manned them wiih sufficient erew3 of colonists, set orih from Iceland, bound to what appeared to them to bo a more congenial climate. They Railed upon the ocean fifteen days, .and they saw no land. The next day Ibrought with it a storm, and many a gal lant vessel sun!; in the deep. Mountains of ice covered the waters as far as the eye could lencli, and but few gallics of the fleet escap ed destruction. The morning of the 17th day was cle.nr and cloudless. The sea was calm, and fir away to tho north could be teen iho glare of tho ice fields reflecting on the sky. The remains of the shattered fleet gathered together to pursue their voy ngc. Hul the galloy of Eticko was not with them. The crew of a galley which was driven farther north than the rest, reported that, as the morning broke, tho huge fields of ire that had covered the ocean, were tlrivea by the cm rent past them, and that they beheld the galley of Ericko Raudo, biirne by a resistless force and speed of tho wind, before a tremendous flake of ice. 2Ier crew had lost nil control over her they -were tossing their arms in wild agony. irscarcely a moment elapsed ere il was wal led in by a hundred icy hills, and the whole innss moved forward and was soon beyond the horizon. That the galley of tho narra tors of this story escaped was wonderful. It remained, however, uncontradicted, and the vessel of Ericko Itnu.de was never more Co:i. Half a ccnlury after this event, a Danish colony was established upon tho western jc oast of Greenland. The crew of (ho ves sel that carried tho colonists thither, in their excursion into the interior, thai crossed a rango of hills that stretched to the north ward; they had approached, perhaps, near er to tho polo than any succeeding adventur ers. Upon looking down from Jhp aura- BMLOOBISBURG, CQETOIMA mil of the hills, they beheld a vast and al most interminable field of ice undulating in various places and formed into a thousand grotesque shapes. They saw, not far from tho shore, tho figure of an icy vessel with a glitering icicle in place of a mast arising from it. Curiosity prompted them to ap proach, when thoy beheld a dismal sight. Figures of men in every altitude of wo were upon the deck, but they were icy things. One figuro alone stood erect, and with folded arms leaning against the mast. A hatchet was procured and the ice split a way, anil the features of a chieftain were disclosed, pallid and deathly, but free from decay. This was, doubtless, the vessel, and that figure tho form of Ericke Raude. Benumbed with cold, and in tho agony of despair, his crew had fallen around him. lid alone had stood erect while the chill of death passed over him. Tho spray of the ocean and the falling sleet had frozen as it lighted upon them, and covered each figure with an icy robo which the short-lived glance of a Greenland sun had not power to re move. The Danes gazed upon the specta cle with trembling. They knew not but the samo might be their fate. They kneel ed down upon the deck and muttered a prayer in their native tongues for the frozen crew, then hastily left the place, for the night was fast approaching. From the Lancaster Intelligencer. THE EXECUTION OF KOBLER. On Friday last, between 2 and 3 o'clock, Henry Kobler Alusselman was executed in the yard of the county gaol for the murder of Lazarus Zellerbach ; according to the stern requirements of the law he had offen ded. Wo attended, not because we desired to witness a spectacle like this, but simply to bo enabled to' givo U plain and accurate statesmen of the affair to the public. The Execution, though private taking place in a yard surrounded by a wall nearly thirty feet high created a large amount of excitement. in the popular mind. In the neighborhood of the gaol, tho crowd was dense; and one or two of the houses in the precincts, masses of spectators clustered to the roofs, straining their eyes to get a glimpse of the fatal ceremonies, which, however, unfortunately for this morbid cu riosity, but luckily for lic feelings of the prisoner, had been so arranged as to be seen by none other than those admitted as witnesses, or by the large body of physi cians, of whom, counting students and all, there were some thirty or more present. We regret to say, that so far did this desire extend, that about a dozen of the more ad venturous spirits managed to scale the wall clinging to it, and peering over into tho yard, forgetting their danger in the over weening anxiety to see a man hung ! Du ring the awful sceno that took place before tho execution, and as Kobler was swung off, the air resounded with the yells, shouts and blasphemy of tho crowd on the roofs and wall, though implored by the Sheriff to desist. At about a quarter past 2, Kobler entered the yard, accompanied by the Sheriff and gaoler. We watched him narrowly when ho saw the scaffold: but there was no change in hit) countenance. Ho approach ed it quickly, but with a firm and clastic step: his features, though rather melancho ly, did not seem to in ve much of fear or penitence iu them. He gavu a quick glance at tho spectators; and, altogether, seemed to look like a man who had determined to bravo the terrors of his fate. When he had partly ascended tho scaffold, ho stop ped, raised his eyes to Heaven, and cried out repeatedly, in German, Lord Jesus, receive my soul !" Ho then ascended en tirely to the platform, where ho sang with a remarkably clear and distinct voice, some verses in German composed by himself, a few clays pieceding. Wo aro told that those outside could hear tho voice distinct ly. This concluded, ho said loud enough to bo heard in every part of tho yard, 'Whatever I may have done to others, of this murder I am clear;" then forgavo all who b.ad ever injured him; and. then turning PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB, COTOTY, FA. SATURDAY, JAffltARY H, abruptly, said, "And now Sheriff hang me! Immediately after this he prayed with great fervency; called on God to wit ness his innocence; and once called out, "My God why hast thou forsaken me ?" Even after the ropo was adjusted, and cap drawn over his face, ho continued hia pray ers. After bidding a cordial "good-bye" to the humane Sheriff and gaolor.he was hung and in a few moments ho stood in the presence of an offended creator, a sacrifice to outraged justice. It was an awful sight. The undaunted bearing or the prisoners seemed to increase its solemnity and add to its unspeakable interests. A moment be fore, and he stood before us, with unquiver ing lip and flashing, eye, calling upon the living God to witness his innocence. A moment after, and he swung before us in iho agonie3 of death 1 lie did not struggle much : a few convulsive heavings, and all was over. He was left on tho scaffold nearly half an hour before he was taken down. We know that these protestations of Kobler will be looked upon by many who aro unacquainted with the facts, as so many proofs of his innocence. But, in order to place the proper countenance on the affair, we think it is best to add that tho clothes of Zellerbach were found on the person of Ivoblcr; and never accounted for in the testi mony that he told William ho had outer cd the name of Dill at tho Pioneer office for his own, the morning after the murder, which, on being sworn to by William, rendered a search of the. record ofthe Pas sengers at that ofllco necessary, when the name of Dill was found under the very dale sworn to that lie was recognized as hav ing been in company with Zellerbach bo- fore tho murder, that he grasped at every opportunity to implicate others who were respcctablo citizens and other evidence scarcely less conclusive. It would be dreadful even to imagine the execution of an i.inucciit man. We have therefore, con sidered it proper to revive these strong points in the testimony elicited on his trial in order that public opinion may form its conclusion correctly. Kobler wa3 a singular man; and when we recollect his singular language, we are almost constrained to believe that lie was not wholly sane. lie seemed to be a per fect frtaliit, at least so far as his execution went, which he believed inevitable and not to be averted by human agency. All the solicitations of those around him to extoit a confession were unavailing; the efforts of the clergy, the reasonings of Sheriff Ro berts and others, proving equally fruitless. He died without so much as an indication, on liis own part.thatho was a murderer. He said that he would have justice dono to him m the end, that in fifteen years the genuine murderer would be found, and so on. He declared frequently that he had been sacri ficed by fhj Jews; and one of his unnatural decla.ations was, that they conspired against him as against Jesus Christ.' It is not one of the least singular points in his character, that in a written agreement, drawn and signed a few days before his death, he actu ally sold his body, for a stipulated sum, to one of the physicians of this city, the mo ney of which ho spent for wine, beer, &c. Of his guilt, we have never doubted, and when we reflect of the fiendish murder ho committed, we aro reminded that justice has only been dono upon the offender a gainst divine and human laws- We aro indebted to our friend Dr. Neff, ono of the physicians piesent, for the fol lowing satisfactory description of the effect produced by the Galvanic Battery on tho body. "When the platform fell, Kobler swung both feet backwards and forwards, slowly and regularly, for precisely ono minute, then appeared to be dead; but at the end of three minutes there was a conclusive shud der over the whole body, and this was the last effort in the agonies of death. At the end of about thirty-fivo minutes, the body was taken down and conveyed to a room, whero tho physicians of Lancaster; and a few from Philadelphia, . made experi rnents upon it with the Galvanic Battery, Electrical machines, Sic The wind pipe was cut open, and a tub was inserted, to which was attached a bellows, and with this apparatus artificial breathing was established when the Galvanic Battery was applied, Kobler moved his arms and legs, his loft hand was raised from the box upon which he lay to his breast, and his fingers were opened and shut, as if to catch something, his features expressed every passion, his eyes were opened and closed rapidly, his jaw moved as if eating, and ho breathed with sufficient power to blow out a caudle fi"e times in rapid succession. This was a kind of artificial liie, which of course was only temporary. f'hen a dead man opens his eyes and looks about, moves his limbs, throws his arms upon his breast, grinds his teeth, end tries to catch you, it requires strong nerves to witness tho spectacle. If any of those present ran out of the room after seeing him open his eyes, &c, and reported to the people that Kobler was brought to life again, we would tell them they have nothing more to fear of the man whose whole lilc, if known, would proba bly unfold a tale of horror, whose lightest words would harrow up your souls; and that the reason the physicisns could not re side a permanent instead of a temporary life, was that he was too dead when brought in-he was very dead. THE LABORING CLASSES. Among the choice blessing conferred by a Republican Government upon its people, are those which secure to all, equal privi leges and equal right: which discountenance all schemes to oppress the poor: and wliicb. give to merit its appropriate sphere, unmind ful whether it originated in tho gorgeously decorated parlor, or in the lowly and hum ble cottage of the laborer. These advanta ges should be guarded with diligence and care. If onco sacrificed at the shrine of wealth, their purity will be tarnished and they can never be regained. Therefore, to secure their preservation, it is indispensiblo that the laboring classes should feel, to the fullest extent, their value and importance. To the laboring classes this country has ever looked with confidence for the perpet uation of its freo institution ! their opin ions and view3 have been earnestly sought for, because they arc always the result of sound sense and practical judgement. And who is better calculated to administer ad vice than he who has acquired knowledge during the brief intervals of labor; or who, while in the exercise of his laborious avo cation, suffers his mind to wander still fur ther in pursuit of instruction, until, eventu ally, by close application, all doubtful points arc set at rest, and correct conclusions drawn upon his untiring efforts ? Our legislative halls are daily resounding with the eloquence of self-made men; men, whose genius was first discovered in the work shop. The ablest jurists, logicians, and scientific men of our country; arc those who, after following the plough oi laboring in tho capacity of apprentices for years, were placed by tho people in the honorable and appropriate sphere which they now oc cupy . Their leisure hours wero spent in tho secluded comer, and not lavishly thrown away amidst tho excess of rioting and de bauchery. While others were passing a- way a tedious hour in idle and unprofitable amusement, their whole exertions and study were devoted to the grand and laud?ble ob ject of improving the mind. Industry and unwearied application triumphed over every obstacle, until the eager and inquisitive mind brought within comprehension the ambiguous subtleties of tho law, and the abstruse depths of science, Tho peoplo saw, approved, and rewar ded their exertions, and now that they are in public life, imparting usefulness and ben efit to all, tho people will not desert them. Opportunities are offered to all for an imi Vation of these noble examples. Nature dispenses her favors equally upon the rich and poor. Wealth cannot give intellect to its pessesior. Tho poor, hard working an fftini1dr J57. night is upon an equality with tho ricl man's soni Although his means are limi ted and his leisure hours few, still, if those' hours arc occupied In the pursuit of known' edge, lie cannot fail in attaining It, and oil using tiom the haunts in which povsrty hatf placed him,to command that applause which the world ever confers upon the sclf-madd man. Young men whom fortune ):aS plac ed in Ilmilcd circumstances in lifo are of tentimes prone to give themselves up tode spondency and despair. They immagine" themselves slighted, and looked upon as in ferior to tho foppish and ignorant coxcomb, whoso few borrowed phrases not unfrequenW ly pass him off a man of sense among hia equally ignorant companions. But this id a foolish and Unfounded supposition. Mer it alone secures respectability and influence "mind makes tho man.1' Dress cannot cover the deformities of a weak intellect nor can i fa gaudy appearance blind the eyo" of common sense into a belief that knowl edgo is always its uccompanionmenti Therefore, let not the young mechanic des pair a vast field is open for improvement and all that :3 required for its successful cul- tivalion is n strict perseverancs andunrcmit ling assiduity. The Traitor Arnold. Arnold possessed undoubtedly, animal courage; he could stand beforo a battery, and call on his men to ad- vance. He was once at a levee in England! immediately after the clo30 of the American war, when he was introduced to Lord as the American General, Arnold. 'What the traitor Arnold V exclaimed his lordship turning on hia heel with disgust. A dial! lpnga was given hlJhc2Sn5a pract ed by his lordship who received Arnold a fire, and discharged his own pistol in tha air. 'Why do you not return tho fire?' ex-1 claimed ihe General. 'Because I am not an executioner,' replied the noblemen, fol ding his arms, and looking disdainfully o- ver his shoulder at his antagonist, as he qui etly walked away from him. Close Quarters. A young ensign resi ding in lodgings the sitting room of which was very small, was visited by ono of his fashionable military friends, who on taking leave 3aid, alluding to the smallness of tho apartment 'Well, Charles, and how much longer do you mean to continue in this nut shell?1 To which he wittily replied 'Until I becomo a kernel!.1 Contented Poverty. Do not sigh for this world's goods, nor lament tho poverty. Out of the meanest hovel is obtained as fair a sight of heaven, as from tbc most gorge ous palace. Short paragraphs suited to the season' Shut the door. Don't believe all that the almanacs and politicians say. Put tan around your buildings, and koep out Mr. John Frost, vulgarly nicknamed, 'Jack Frost.' Insure against fire. Never go to sleep in church or keep your hat on, coming in or going out. Wear thick soled shoes. Indulgo in rational amusement mart was made to differ from the brute; let him not thwart the object of his creation. Go early to the Lectures. Follow Fashion, if Reason leads her when she don't kick Fashion out of doors or else she'll turn you out. If you can't spent; to el I of your neigh bors, give your tongue a resting spell. Keep your children (those who havo them) out of tho street at nights, and teach them to love homo and books time will pay you Wall street interest. If you havo differed with a friend or neighbor go to him make up mend tho breach. See that your pumps and wells are in ptopcr order before cold weather comes in good earnest, and don't be dependent upon the courtesy of others for a cup of cold wa ter to make a cup of coflco, ft
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