1IBIA BUM
I have worn upon tho Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form of1 Tyranny oyer tho Mlud of Man.' Thomas Jefferson.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB
Volume IV.
BIjOORISBUKG,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6,
Nuinlicr 41.
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OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT, mured despairingly "Mother, raolhoi !
DprosiTK St. Paul's Church, Main-st. am weary and would die."
Hssssjssassa I Enrico, my eon! God help thee, for oilier
ITSPi-MS help is thcro none 1' In sore and terrible
The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be anguish, that molJicr clasped the boy to her
published every Saturday morning, at heart, hot tears foil upon his waistcd faro,
J yJ jjujjJ'VJ-ji J yM uHinuiitwjMun. us uui lung mm lingers BIIlUUlllCll UtlCH HIS
tJf yearly in advance, or Two Dollars shining hair, while her voict, holli.w and
Fi'fni Cents, if not paid within the year. .... n . . . m
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tfo iMOwrwiwn V"' " give me bread 1' Her eyes wandered hcav
..rioa man six muiuiio i r " ' '"" ,. . . . . . .
emitted, until all arrearages "J o "e "s lie stood with arms
tliti-hnnred. ' folued, gazing forth gloomily upon the chan-
ilDFERTISEMENTS not exceeding a grd and famished fellow-nipti beneath him
tqitarc tout be conspicuously insericu ai u'eiro, eon, now is it with thcor said tlio
One Dollar for the first three insertions, mo,lflr wilh fat0ring voice, for alia shrank
ana rmeniy-jwe cems.ur f h
iL. ., ,'hnnrlrrtixp. hu the mar. 'Mother, mother, what am If Our city,
lETTERS addressed xniMtsi,iCSS' musl our 'alr c,lv W1" 'a" 1 1 '10 w,'y Ve"1,la
be post j)uuu
mankind in' general hate g6t to learn tho so
"Honor and fame from' no condition rise;
Act well youf part; there all the honor lios."
A WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
Shall wc have a war with Great Britianf
and the relentless Christian will triumph
over her; and Oh, God ! the bravo men who
have borne so uncomplainingly, will be cut
down as foul things that cumber tho path
of the victor 1 Oh, Ancona, Ancona, how
freely would I pour forth the last drop of
my blood could I save thee !' and the proud
soldier bont his head to conceal the burning
From tho Lady's Book for-January 181.
INCIDENT DURING A BEIGE.
n' MRS. MARY If. PARSONS.
A wbfflan of Ancona, heartbroken by tears that gushed from his eyes. Tho heart
the exhaustion of her two sons, and help- of Agnes thrilled within her bosom; some-
les of other relief, opened a vein in hor loft Mug "fa mothers pride, even in that hour
ins: and having prepared and disguised h ragny. mingled in her yearning love ss
u.i t.i,.h flnwml fmm it with unices, and "!' looked upon her firsS born. In all
UlUtfU nnw...vr..-. . . w . .. - I l I
An
cona there was none more beloved and es
teemed, than Piotro Visconli; lofty, and en
lhnsiBsiic by nature; clear judging, and en-
orgctic of purposo ho was admired for his
indomitable courage, trusted for his skill,
and loved fot his courteous bearing; already
. i . . ... .
the bird of which similar tenderness is fa- 'fi n("u '"B" command in tne army, ana
bled, evon at the prico of that tide of ife but that Ins own was involved in that of his
by which her own was supported.' na,lvo " ,ul,lre ,,aa e8n be'ore ,1,m
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Sketches from yenitian History. ,u" D,,u i' " """uc"
TJiir'ht closed around tho besieged city A-,,cona- Alas ! h ''8hl gone out from
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! -U. .!T AT.. f 1 , U nr I1IS U W II D O, IllO CHlUf I TOIIJ I11H UBS,
condiments (for these luxuries still abound-
oil, as if to mock the cravings of that hun
gar which had slight need of any further
stimulant than its own sad necessity,) prc
sentcd them wilh tho bevorago; thus pro
longing the oxistonce of hor children, like
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of mirth, was-hoard within its walls; men
looked ghastly from long and soar famine,
and in each other's faces thoy read despair,
Tho moon shone out in hor glory, the heav
ens wore trannnil. and Oh I how beautiful
but man, poor suffering
irivimiilit v nnr linnn t
strength from his frames Jiunger was knaw
ing at his heart strings, and the mother, as
ho sank, oxhautted upon tho cushions, al
mostfeaied him to boo him lie before her
Enrico slept; she moved him gently from
. . . I hp. urine II U'na roarTiillv litro tlu'iltt Iriot
man had neither " -v
Thoy looked up prof"""" and heavy slumber, yet Agnes
Agnes
'How fnres it with you nll.'shosaid sadly
I and the I jw tones of her sweet voice were
broken, and (uint. The uiolher shook her
head depondingly, and as sho moved from
tho room she pointed to l'ietro. ' Comfort
him!' il was all the reply. Pictre's face
was buried in his hands; Eudura stole softly
toward him, and she laid her own hand
trembling upon his: 'Cheer up.mino own,
erimly into the fanes of their fellows, alll) blessed it-it brought forgetfulness. She
thoy murmured in broken voices, we starve! vj'. .
-it .. j. r rtt,. entoicu ol some twenty summers, it wan
lucre were iiu wuiua ui m 1
i ..: -i,.,i I ouuora, me uoirouiou 01 J leiro. i iiu uatu
srmnathv .The human faco was shorn of its CH ' " l'-10 ,n I
hM..iv. .ml thn strong frame of manhood 'dver' anJ retlei1 UP"
" J ' a
wasted unto feebleness; ever they passed,
St re-passed silently, save when tho low waiV
ing voice of childhood went out upon the
still air, moaning for bread !
Let us enter one of tho stateliest mansions
of Ancona a room wherein were gathered
the many luxuries that minister to the wants
of the great, upon a seat of cushion at tho
iri windnnr. nut n tinlilp lgrfv: she looked
forth upon iKnoUelcss multitude, and her !' is yet hope! Put your trust in a God
.U w3knit.with sufferin?. her larse who will never suffer our wicked enemies to
.nr.l.inin.hlrBk wara moistened with triumph.' Pietro uncovered his faco, and
tsars, and her lips, though carved as of old, looked into the soft, and tender eyes that
soniy and delicately, were quivering wilh were beaming upon him, the color camo
,.m,s.'h nf heart. "Affnea Visrohti was a over his wan face, as ho took the
mother;her two brave bovs had been.among young girl into his arms and blessed her:
the defendors of tho city amce early morn- 'You never murmur, love; so Trail, and ten
. -iihnni food, save that which was dorly nurtured too ! you never complain;
lnMlLfimn to the sitfht and taslp.and of thai from the first you have been unsolfish, and
hot enough to sustain them. The hour drew cheered me when my heart was sinking
linmp. in despair; but Eudor.i I can hopo no Ion-
tfnod had not nassod her own l'ps that day. ger.'
but what was that to a mother who looked ' Hope on V sho answered, we may re
imnn hor children and saw them perishing ceive the expected succors ere tho night be
for broad, when sho had none to givet- over; Oh ! for your mother's ske, and for
.Sim heard their annroachins footsteps.pain- tho saKc o mat young sleeping urotner
fid and slnw:thov who had bounded to meet hope on 1'
i. u Ao, n.mn the hill side. 'Eudora, I have looked upon fearful
when ho snenls the air of earlv morning ! scenes this night helpless woman and chil
fihe, rnse not.but her oves vera bent strain- dren, and strong men, stretching out their
ii.lv iiunn tho door, ami her hands were ghastly hands to God; and shrieking for
filled ilnhilv over her bosom, as though she bread ! tho cry went down into my heart,
inMil conceal the tumultuous throbbings of and it stifled every feeling but despair.'
weep, love,' he said tenderly, though ourl THE" HAPPY MAN.
fortunes are dark, and terrihln. thov v,uui met to be happy.-
, J J 41 HOinillg UVIIg WKtUIIUOHWUI VII ! I " , K
shared tOEethor.' The words had scarcely .rimnnr. nr. mv 1V in (, Arannnl. I llu situation in Hto is ouscurc, duij
assed 5iis lips, when a falntness came ovor found a crack tu my ioot, and recollecting
htm, his head sank down among the ctish- the old adage that "a stitch in time saves
ons, and he lay powerless, and almost in- nine." I ponpod into tho first coblcr's shop
sensible, budora wept no moro. the an- T mni in pi mnd.d. iTnlnnknl fnmlea.
guish of that hour was tdo great for tears, BUrcg are gonerally most relished, and I had
a choking and convulsive cry for ' bred ! no expectation of raeetinc with a philoso- This is an Important Inquiry, and we must
bread 1 escaped her, and she sank feebly Lhicablo rnhhler. Pnllinir nfT mv hoot. I confess that while we-thlnk affairs are fast"
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down oy his side. 1 urn wo to tho cham- 00ked at the man. What on intelligent verging towards such a crisis, and while we
ber of the mother. Agnes Visconti sat countenance! What an expressive oyo ! for one, would almost rather pray for it.than
alone, the light of a ne w-creatcd hopo spark- "There is truth in phisiognimy,"oxclaimed continno to too our flag insulted, and our
icu in nor eyes; while calm, lolty, and res- j i0 myself; "that fellow's brains are not torritory violated, at tho willf ot a bold, Ue
olutc, was the expression of the fine but fa- made of green peas." 1 ccitful and unscrupulous nation, we are not
ded features. She bared the white nrm that As ho was fixing the boot I then thought prepared to hazard a prophecy on the sub
had in other days boon famed for its beauty 0f a man i,orn wjjn capacities for intelleclu- ject. Let us look for a moment how wo
with a sharp instrument that lay on tho a PleBguros and improvement, lofty .lordly, stind, and at the difficulties and dispules.in
table bciore her, sho opened a vein; drop by mnn WastW his whole existence pent up being and anticipated, in tlio way ol a par
drop the bloo.i oozed out into tho bowl be- ;n a arnaU room, knocking away with his manent reconciliation between our govern-
neath, Il ran slowly, forZshe had hungered i,,,ninr. nnd hondinrr fmm mnrnincr ili ment and thst of Groat BYilian. In tho first
Ion?, the light streamed upon her pale faco, L;i,i nf lenthcr place there is the case of the Carolina and
upon the dark eye. that rested sadly, but re-1 00i another look at the man, and while tho McLeod caso. Hero is a fruitful suk
solvedly upon the life-blood as it ebbed a- tic glorious sun was rolling on in his gol- j jeel for a bitter quarrel, and wc are" much"
way. ' It is for my children,' she thought, ,lcn course, and all nature smiling in her mistaken if it do not end in a violent rupture
mino own ! what if it shortens life for a most eorccons and superb scenery, wooing II has already been so fully alluded to wo'
brief season 1 it may save them both. Oh! ti,0 cazc, an( filline the gazer with sublimo will not waste many moro words on !(.
rhoti, who judgest by the secret thoughts feelings, here, said I to myself, sits a man The capture of McLeod will hurfy matter
of tho heart, reward mo by their deliver- perpetually straining his eyes to poke a to a settlement of some kind McLeod id
anco!' The face of the hieh-souled woman Unir'a liiiilfi thrninth a liltlo hole. What not yet indictod for kis share in the iniqui'
grow deadly pale, a faint sickness came o- an employment for a man, capable, if prop- tous murder of tho night of tho 2fflh Doc
ver ner, out ner purpose lattereu not. priv ..atrnnti . nf measuring tho distance iojy, at ocniosser, ana is neiu on a mogis-
Bone of my bone,' she murmured, 'flesh frora this to Mercury ! It is impossible lie trate's warrant morely, but the matter will
of my flesh, I am ready to dio for them 1' can be happy: he is ont of his sphere. go before a Grand Jury directly( and that
and again sho was strengthened, till her pur- just as ho had got the thread througli the he will bo indicted, tried, and if gUilty,con-
pose was accomplished. Sho bound up her m;rj l0ei j Bp0ke to him and said, 'your victed and hnng, there can be no question;
arm, and as her enfeebled frame allowed, room jg very gmall; are you luppy here?' provided he fco not rescued, or forfeit hid
she mixed tho rich spices sho had preparod He angwered with some energy, 'happv, bail and elope, one of which two things w8
wilh tho blood, and bare it wilh tottering weB hannv as tho day i; Ions; and would think will decidedly happen. Either Way
stops to her famishing childron. ,. prnlmnirfi nlaces with (Jeneral Harri- it will accelerate the settlement of tho affair.
' You are ill,' said Eudora, rising as Ag- so( though I am certain he will be the The next thing is the North-Easterft
nes entered tho room, ' very ill, 1 am suro nevi President. I don't interfere with pol-1 Boundary. This appears to grow mora
you aro changed since you left us.' iijcs but I know all about it.' I difficult of adjustment the longer it stsnds.
Nay, 'tis nothing,' replied Agnes ab- . jjm are you happy in your employment Like theutrage of tho Carollne,it has been
mptly. 'Rouso thee, Pietro, drink and ,.nnfined all dav in this small room!' attended to'rjut tamely by our governinent
livo !' The young man stirred, but the 'Yes, certatnly. Tho fact is half the until our opponent begins to think we sus
sight of food awakened a momentary L,ri,i don't know the way to be happy. I pect, that wo are very indifferent upon tho
strength, he grasped the bowl, and drained was for a whHe, myself, humbugged about subject! Wa aro glad to see that Goy. Da
it to the dregs. My molhor, tho pangs of i,qnnincss: but siltine on mv stool, and ie- vis of Massachusetts, Federalist au ho is,
death were upon me, you have saved mo ! (icclin!r seriously ono day, I got the secret, entertains proper views in relation to
whence camo the food ?'
Coni
her heart. The youngest entered first a
foulh of nineteen summers, with an eye
i-im? and contle, and a face of boy-lilto
boantv, that famine had not been able to de-
stroy; brave ho was, and full of enthusiasm;
"and nobly, fur ono, of his tender years, had
he battled for his country; but his strength
was spf tit; ha tottered up feebly to his mo
ther, and sinking down by her side,hc inur:
Eudora trcnbled as sho listened to words
like these, from one who had borne so bravo
ly, and uncomplainingly the evils of his lot;
and ho was fearfully changed within tho last
few hours so worn, so feeble, so utterly
exhausted: the tear's ran over her faco, al
though sho struggled haul to subduo them.
Plolro drew her toward him, and kissed the
palo cheek, anil quivermg lips, Do not
T h.,1 il.niinht that to he happy one must be In a late raessago to tho Senate of his Stato
' Content theo, it was mine !' and the em- r!.i, n,i .;,,. i,avB an inconveniontlv larco covering certain resolutions from the Slates
phatic tones of his mother silenced furtherl l,0U8e,more fnrniture by far lhan necessary, of Indiana and Maine on this important and
nqnirics in tho overwearied and exhausted a taye groaning with every thing; but soon exciting topic, his languago is quite aerno-
inan. llo slept again. Knuco was roused rn..nd out that was all stuff. Iam happier crane, nouio, spirneu anu paiuuuc. xu
with difficulty, and as he drank what his ,;.!, mvPif. ,v last and hammer, conceives, and we think just, that there is at
mother had apportioned for him, il was with than thousands with their fine houses and present, but a dim prospect of a speedy end
pain, and much effort. Ho is saved for 9piel)(jj equipage; I have a great deal of to tho controversy, ureal uriiain evincing
the present,' thought the wretched mother, enjoyment in looking out of my little cabin no disposition to bring tho question to an
' Oh ! that to-morrow may bring deliverance anll iaughing at the follies of the world. issue upon its own merits, but preferring a
to Ancona, and tier laraishing children !' .pney jj0 not 8ee me, and it does them no ione oi naugmy auu uava..04 .....
She sank feebly down, and Eudora could and between you and me, the world may answer well with sorao nations, but
only weep, and look hopefully on; aid there are b' pursl,ing mere shadows. Or.e which, forboaring and slow to anger as wo
was none. ,.AniA tr hn rich, another to cet into ollice; are, win au,ur,u
The moirow came, a long day of fearful tl)0y are never satisfied, but here I am, Again there is the disputo about the Oro-
ufforing, but it passed at last : sunset was menjing 0ld shoes, contented with my lot gon territory, which will yet or wo are mis
on the distant hills, twilight began to'shad- and 9ru,alioni and happier, by far, than a taken, assume an aspect still more serious
ow the uarth; lo ! on the far summit of Fal-
Kinir. Indeed ! am thankful that Heaven than that of the North East Boundary.
cognesa appeared a long and glittering line in ig wralh nover raado mo a Kring. for it The whole region watered by the Columbia
of lights; banners waved in the air, and anon is a noor business.' River is known by the name of Oregon,
the sound of martial music was borne up- Rv this lima mv boot was ready, and and-covcrs over 400 miles ot coast on mo
ward and onward, a shout that seemed to wi8hing t0 nrolon" tie conversation with a Pacific. It unquestionably belongs to
part tho air, and make the fitm land quiver, man who displayed so much real practical and yet Great Britain is quietly taking
.... . . .... r nn1 tint iim tvinnfDn ie
went up from tho delivered city. The nhilosopliV, I said. Possciuii . , ( " " 7
succors ! tho succois ! God help us they are .Have you no distressing carca to vex abandon it without a quarrel, i no iiuu-
come, there is bread, bread for the starving!' n0 anxieties, no sleepless nights, no son's Day company navo oceupwu .v .or
Ju"' ' ' . . ..m. !,n.l nw nrtifi-nsfS ownershin.
Ancona was ifoe. hilla lo meet, no pangs lor yesteruay, no ; """"v"r .
Gently, 01. ! gently, she will die,' said fear9 of ,0.morrowr while the British parliament m i ac.ua,-
Enrico, as they raised the head of Agnes. ,ne slared at ne a moment and said- ly paia an act ciec.ar.ng uiu
No, not one. The only cares which I ol England 10 uo in uircu in uioguu, ......
11 u, uui u..w. j .... .... n..i... f... ni In (l.n vfirv rnnlinPH
have aro comforts. I have a wire, the bpst u - - -
inL world, and two children, and that i, of Arkansas and Missouri ! Mt. Linn of
enough of comfort for any one man to enjoy
A.8 to bills, I have none to meet, onu never
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buy on credit, and never ouy wnai i "
really want. As for the roars ot to-morrow
I havo no fear, but trust in a kind and cver-
walchful Providence, believing that suffi
cient unto the day is iho evil thereof, and
resignation to Providenco to be tho truest
philosophy.'
What anoblo lellow, said 1, to menu
They gavo her nourishment, she revived,
looked around, and a smilo such as angols
wear, hovered on her while lips. 4 God
has sent us help my children.'
' Mother, mother ! there is blood in the
bowl from which we.drank last night il
was your own !' and Pietro knelt down
by her sido as he asked the question.
It was but oxchanging tho worn onttrco
for tlio strong and vigorours saplings, bless
ye my children !'
Obesity, There is a man down in Mas
sachusetts, who is so fat. that they hire him
at camp meetings to stand up and hrow his
shade upon the audience, when tho sun is
out hot.
To ' cure ' Insanity. Turnfool; for no
idiot waa ever insane.-
orack in a boot! himself a Picca of nobla
workmanship ! I felt inwardly iho truth of
the saying, 'contentment is a kingdom;' and
after I left my philosophical cobler, I
thought much about him, and am satisfied
... a , .
li,Ai Wis I nliilosbnhv was sound, aim Jliat
" ' - -
Missouri, has been urging upon Congress
the passage of n law for our oscupation of
the territory, 'by proposing a bounty of a
thousand acres of land to every actual A
merican settler, the laws of the United
States to bo established thcio and maintain
ed. Of course when this is attempted, the
British will resist wilh their usual arrogance,
so that hero is another pretty subject for a
quarrel as it stands.
Now turn to Africa, and look at tho in
suits to pur flag on that coast by the British
cruisers. Will they be tolerated by a quiet
but a proud and sovereign psople? Tho
"right of search" was the grand point of
dispute the real origin of the war of 1813
WOl,