r f II- I have worn upon the Altar of Ood, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over the Mind of Man." Thomas Joll'ornon II. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Volume VIII. IILOOMSIIUIIG, COLUMIIIA COL XT V, PA. SATURDAY, FKUuITAUY 1, IS15. An i ii be r 4l0 -yr i f OFFICE OF THE PEMOCKAT orpjaiTE Hi. Paul's Church, Main-st rriTP'BTr't ,t. n a-r i. jneLVi.uMtii 'Tn n , 7 2 n c ' -7h Jw. nJecf i which has beu removed pro DOUJllSper onnvmmabhQm jocunien((. hull yearly in advance, or t u v uvuun Fifty Ccnts,if not paid within theyeut. Mo subscription will be taken for a shorter period than six momns; nor any tiw tinunnce. permit ted, until all arrearages are discharged. JIDVHRT1SEMES& not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at One Dollar for the first time insert ions. ...., Twmtv.five cents for every subse a vent nser'tion. liberal tlueoun made to those who advertise by the yea, LETTERS addressed on business,viusi be post paid. POETUYc Printing Ofl ice Melody. Tut' up my boys, turn quirk ihe rounce, And latlhe work begin; The world is pressing on without, And we tuust ihiess w'uhiii. And we who guide lle public mind, Have influence far and wide, And ail our deeds ate good, although The devil's al our side. Lot fly ihe frisket now my hoys! Who nre moie proud ilian we? While wail tlie anxious crowd without, The force of power we see; So pull away none are so greal As iltoie who run ihe car: And who have dignity like ihose Who practice al ihe bar. Ar.d you who twirl ihe roller there, Ue quick, you inky man! Old time is roiling on himself, Sj heal him if you can. 1!,. careful of the lioht and shade, Nor lei the sheet gro-v pale; Jjd careful ol ihe mookV looks Of every head and tale. Though man in office is our stand, Ami H is is our CASE, We should noi casi a slur on those W ho fill our lower place. Full on my boys, turn quick the rounce, Ud thus ihe case we'll join, Wc have "d posits in ihe bask, 0..r drawers are full of quoin. And vl0 should more genteelly cut A yyicURB and dash! ".sometimes we who i'kess so much Ourselves are imiessed for cash! FOR THE DEMOCRAT hi Kaiy sal. one evening fair n Upon her easy rocking chair " With speies in her lap; Old Carlo at her feel did stand, And when for some I reached my lie gave a vicious simp. hand, He seizt d my thumb with savage grip, And oil' the skin, and flesh did strip, Which caused the blood lo flow, Some balsotn then, waa soon applied And linen, on ihe wound was lied, Du'. keen, ihe pain did gtow. At length.ihe blood was staunched yon fee The pain prew less, which was io me No rause of discontent. Some d;iys were pt, before I found My ihunib to be, as fail and sound As bf fore it was rent, Though Carlo, is Miss Kaly's pel, Ami often, by her chair doih set To cnard his miss'.rcss fair; His hasty action yel we blame, Ami say, in truth it was a shame For htm, my thumb to leal. Thus, oficn fronrmistakcn view, M an strips from man, what is his due, And dor ihe public wrong, l'ur lusty actioiio, tuaMly lend; To wound the feeling of a friend, And ludicc make moic auong. Nil MA. From tlio MuImiuI Iniullineiicei. THE TREATY WITH CHINA. 1 T,,e '')' between ihe United Stale!. . and China ben e yet under (he eal ol ihe gieatest pari of Ihe document communicated wnli the treaty io ih Senate, we have selected from those docu menu, lor immedia'e publication, Ihe loilowine, paper, which, lor all piacti cable use,will, be more Interesting to our teadeis than even the treaty itself, because H gives our Minister s own views of cluiacter and bearings of the reaty From Mr. Cushing to Ihe Secretary of State. Macao. July 5, 1814. Sir: I have Ihe hooui to enclose to vou a copy of Ihe Iteaty of Wang Hiya, is signed on ihti 31 nisi. On examining this document,vou will find, in (he first place, thai in ihe des cription of Ihe contracting parlies, the language of ti e stipulations, and the .node of exidttou, I tie style ol pertect . quality between the United S;ate anil China hag been sedulously observed;iml ( may add that this has been careful y attended to in Ihe Chinese, aa well as in the English duplicate of the treaty. You will peiceive,tn the second place ihat this treaty contains many provisions which are noi embraced either in ihe English tieaty of Nanking, or in the reaty supplementary thereto, which comprehend, the lanti and in commer cial regulations. f'irt. The tanfl is amended, by the eduction of the dunes on some articles f American production, and by fixing. ith gruatei precision, what goods ait ontraband, or subjects of monopoly. la liuililiiji in nil; II. ...n HCtf- ies lo limit the powcl of the Emperor ihe exclusion ol articles ot impoil or xport. Thus ho might remicr an commeictai ivileues nugatory, by piolnbitii-g tin xpottation of tea and silk, and th ini- lortalion of cotton or cotton iobi ic: o ie might obstruct the commerce in thos. ,i any other utliclu oy maKing men. he subjects of cIosj monop dy,as m now lie case with silt. Tnis is guarded against in Ihe treat) if Vi.ng Hiya.by making the objects ol ontraband and monopoly a niaUer ol simulation between the Governments. , f .. I-., ... .... .11 .. And no mouilications oi me ianu aie u. made without the cons-mi ol iht United Slates. Second. By the L igltsli treaties, tlu Consul is secuiity for ihe payment ol Jutn-8, ami is bound to prosecute lor al fractions ol the revenue laws ol China This is lo trailer to tne nniis'i Government II. e office and responsibility ii f paying duties, which involves much f regulation and of form in the piosecu lion of trade, which experience has al eauV Known o uc iiituiivcuitin v ly shown to be inconvenient lo II . i. ... II as Ihe (jiivernmenl ol (ileal iSrilaill. Ali I'llS IS avoiucii n the treaty of Wang Iliya by makinji he duties payable in cash, which is pei- ictly accceptahle lo the met chant, ami in accoruatice wiintne course ui uuiiucn of China. Third. New provision is made it he amplest manner fur the trade, from port to pott Lhina. A ship winch, having toucnen ai uau on, has there paid tonnage duties, ami lischareed a part of her cargo, may jiioceed with the residue lo any other port in China without being mbject t he uavment of toniii'ge duly a secom. lime; snd goods which hae been landei .nd oid du y at one o! the ports oi China, may al any time.be re-expoi t .i ...r 'u:.. i. ed to any omt r poi i ui vunm imi- Dut beine subject to any funhtr delay. This latter piovision is equivalent to ; warehousing system lor all tho coast ot China. Fourth. Due provision is made loi he recoamtion and peisonjldignily and security of consuls or any other officerf whom the Government of the United Stales may see fit to appoint for th superintendence of our tiade in China. Fifth In regaid to the payment ol duties, various provisions are inserted for the convenience of our commerce, with respect to tho mode of payment, and, among olhets, Ihat merchandise may belauded from time to time.asmay be convenient, duty being paid on the at tides only when they are landed, and that vessel may, within a limited lime depart if (hey please without breakinglforcommunicaiions between the two bulk Sixth. Citizens of the United State!. are to have all accommodation at eacl o( the five ports, not o-ily as herotof jn in (he contit uctioo of dwelling houaec and magazines, but also of churches. cemeiaries and hospitals. seventh, rrovtsion is made tor tht employment, by Americans, of person to teach the language ol (he empire, and the purchase ol books is legalized, n having been (he custom heretolore lor the Cliinesp Government to prosecute iy oppress such of i's subjpcis as either gave instiuciion or sold books to loretgneis in China, which circumstance has been a great obstacle to tlm study of the lan guages of China, and the acquisition ol the means of satisfactory iutercouise with its government. Eighth. Atl Americans in China are to be deemed subjects only in the juris- liclton of their own Government, both in criminal matters atid in questions ol civil right. 1 shall luve occasions herealler to en ter into these subjecs somewhat in de tail, and lo 8Uggfbl to the fiesidenl tht expediency of recommending to Con gress the enactment of lasvs in this rela tion, applicable not only to American tn China, hut in lutkey and elsewhere in Asia where Americans (in common with European(are in like manner exempi from lite jurisdiction of the lucal Gjv'niem. Ninth. Citizens of the United Slate in China, and every thing appertaining to them, are placed under the special proteciion of the Chinese Government, which engages lo defend them ftom all ins'ilt or iniury. If ihe Chinese aut horiiies neglect theii duly in this respect, they of course be come responsiblo for all consequences, on complaint being, made lothft (inva.. inetil ol c uuneu ouin. In part execution of th s, and othei corresponding provisions of this treaty. jiarlicular arrangt'inents are in train lot i'uiiher security of siiizens of the U. S esiding in Canton, ol which a repor; will be mule to you in due time. Tenth. The vessels of Ihe Uuiloii States aie to come and go fie. Iy between h? ports of China & those of any oihei ounlry with which China may happei 0 be at war, in full security, not only lor the ship, bat fur all description ol nerchadise, the neutrality of our hip,& very thing it covers, being cpeciall) guarantied. Eliventh. Piovisiou is made for iln jioiection and relief of vessels fili andt i ii; the coast W China, or driven by any oi l of vis major into whatever pad u China, and also for the restitution l property taken by pirates in the seas ol China. Twelve. Equality in cot respondent' ictween civil or nulilaty and naval offi cers ol Ihe United Siaes Si those Chin- is stipulated, as alio the observance of al. louilesy and respect in the correspon lence between individual citiz :ns of tin United States and officers of the Chiuesi Government. Thirteenth. No presents are to be d manded of either Government by th oilier. The usage among the Asiatic SMtf of giving and receiving presents ha iieen the source ol greal inconvenienct to the United Slates in those cases even .vhere ii has b.-en a mere mailer ofcou' lesy. I5ut,as the receipt of presents b) ihe Chiesu Governments has alway mtheitc been assumed bv Ihe latter a in act of tribute on the part of the lov rnmnt making such presents, it seemed io be still mote desirable lo abolish the practiice al once by a provisions of lln- t reaty. Fourteenth. Ships of war of th Uniied Slates and theircomnianders an .1 all limes to be courleously received in the noils of China It seemed lo me that such a provisioi would secure to our ships of war all sue! iceess lo the ports of China as may b needful, either Iheir relieflor for the pro tection of the merchant ships citizen1- of the United Slates, while it would be inconvenient lo go so far as the Englisl nave done, and engage to keep a ship at ..11 limes in each of the five ports ol China. Fifteenth. Heretofore, no Govern-! inenl (except Russia) has held direct communication with the Court uf China. At the present time; even ihe Uritish Government does not hold correspon dence with the Courl of I'eking, nibisltd upon and obtained a provision tuvernmenis. 'The article of the treaty does not 'prcil'y to whom communication from the United States shall be addressed; it )eing left to the discretion of the Airier- ceo Government to elect whom it will idilios. not excepting the Emperor. Upon this point I shall make you a 'epaiaie communication, with relerence is well (o its importance as for the pur pose ot indicating Ihe parties at Coup whom il will be mosi convenient for ihe Secretary of State to address, when occasion shall arise. Sixteenth. In regard to opium, which is not directly mentioned in the English treaties, it is provided by the treaty of vang lltya, Ihat citizens of the United Mates engaged in their .or any contra ')and trade shall receive no protection from the American Government, noi wall the flig of the United States bi busively employed by other nations as i cover lor the violation of the laws o' China. Upon this uoint. also. I shal 1 m - t lave occasions lo address to you n teparate despatch. 1 have thu't, in a bncf manner, imli cated some of the peculiar provisions ol his treaty. Many of them aro new and inijioi . ant. Some of the English newmip'-rs Invf commented rather boastfully upon th. lacl Ihat ihe Ivighsh aniny had op-ncil! the ports of China lo other nation., and it ihe same lime have, with fl. i: gnorauce, ridiculed the idea of a mis ion from Ihe Uniied Sialea lo do t' a' vhich (it is said) had been already vholly done by England. I ascribe all possible honor In the bility displayed by Sir Henry i'linini u China, and lo tho success which at pn.l,.l hij iiPoi;.n.Mis; and I recogniz1 P'V1' V .i""lft w.hich thp 1't Mates and all other nations owe to I and fur what sho has accomplished ii Jhina. Fiom nil ihis much benefit hat- oct ue J to the United Slates. Hut, in return, the treaty of Wait); Iliya, in the new provisions il makes, oilier a great b-nefit on ihe nommerci if the Uriiist empire, for supplement i y English treaty stipulates that any new it ivih'ges conceded by China lo oihei alions shall be enjoyed also by Englaiui ntd (here is a similar provisions in tin reaty of Wang Hiya, and thus, whit fver prngre. either tiovernmeut maki-.s in opening the val empire lo the in liienre ol foreign commerce, is tor tht common good of rach other and of u Christendom. The de'a.ls of the tariff are not ye' onipli -tetl, and s.iine incidental ijtus- miis leinainsto he arranged. shall dispose ul these maiie'S soon is possibh , in "order lo transmit tht teaiy Hiiri all the correspondence, am vai ions o'hi r pn lieu I an ol negotiation; n season it possible, to be laid uelore he Senate ul the upei.ing ol the next session ol Congies'. I am, with great. resp'-t'i, your obidii nt sei van', C. CUSlilNG. lion. John Nelson, &c. 'Ain't it wicked to rob ihis hen roost im?' 'That's a nigral question, Gum io, we vo no time io aigue lown another pullet.' i: hand We once heard of a young lady wlm ui there were but two things which, n looking back over her pasl life, slo ipgretted; and one of these vas,"hat hl did'l tat more cakks when her sitei Faun) was mairied!' Smiles. Smiles are puodoxica hings. Lt any one call to his n iol lection half a dZ2ii of the most snipi. people he knows, and he will find it i 'he smile which conplete the insipn vacancy of their fice. Let him r real the most intellectual and powerful mim p.l nf l.ia apfiii niiiances and he w ill ad mit that, in almost every one of then it is Ihe smile that indicates ihe line; features of the soul. My lord of Essex, al ihe su.-cor ol Rhoine made twenty-four Knights, whic.li. n dial lime, was a greal number, Divers ot ihose gentlemen were of weak and small means, which, when Queen Elizabeth heard she said 'My lord moughl have done wel to have budi bis alms houcd, bcloic h made his knights.' ' A LUNATIC'S CUNNING. A very laughable incident occurred a the Lunatic Asylum al Luieasler a numln of years ago A pariah officer from the neigh b.irhood of Middleiown took a lunatio ii the Asylum pursunnt in an order signed bv two magistrates. As lha man was respeel tbly connected, a gig waa hired for ihe pur po9e, and he was persuaded that it was merely an excursion of pleasure on which he was going. In die onue ef ihe juurney . however, something uecuned to arous the suspicions of ihe luuaiic vvuli.respec in his real destiiutiun; bin he saitl iiolhinv mi the subject, nude no nsistaue, am1 seemed loenjuy hisj mini Wheiijihey arri 'ed at Lancaster il was too Lie h the even nig lo proceed to the Asylum, and lliey took ip their quarters lor the niilii at an' inn Very early in ihe morning tne lunatic up, and searched the pockets of the officer ere lie found lite magistrate's order I'm uis own detention which if enume let bin ompletely into the secret iVith that eun ning whish madmen not unfreqiieutly dis day, mad j the best of his way to the Asv him, saw one of ihe keepers, inld him tha te had got a sad mad fellow down at Lan asiei, whorn he slmdd biing up in iln 'urge of the day, adding 'He's a very pieer fellow, and has gol very odd ways. Fur instance, I should not wonder if In was to say 1 was the madman, and lhai lie was btinging mc, but you' must lake care of him and not believe a word ho 9ays ' The keeper of eousa promised compliance, and ihe lunatic, walked back to tho inn where li f'und the overeo-- ' it ti- .ml lltev sal down ii He awokti him. a"u . 7 Mcamasi together, 'inure a very lazy fellow to be laying in bed all day. I I'ave 'tad a good long walk this morning. In- leed,' said the overseer, 'I should like l" have a walk after breakfast; perhaps yot will go with me.' The lunatic ronsentei' mil after breakfast, they set out, the over eer leading the way towards tho Asylum mending to his charge; hut it never ot curred ii him to examine whether his order wa ale. Wheniheygnt within sig!it of ihr sylum, the lunatic exclaimed. 'What a line house this is!' 'Yea,' Slid the "nw; leer, 'I should like to s.?e the inside of it,' 'Well,' said the ntiier, '1 dire s iv thev wii! it us look iruougli: however, 1,1 a-l;. I'hey went to the dour: ihe overseer rmp 'ie :icll; and the keeper, whom ihe hm.iiir mil previously seen, tiiKtle his appeal anee villi two or three assistant. The oveiseeitdei: began io fumble in his nickels for the order, when the limine I'rndueed il am', give it io ihe keeper say ing 'This is ihe man I spoke lo yon about you will take care of him, shave his head, ind pin a straight waistcoat upon him 'i 1 1 I'hn man immediately laid hand upon the poor overseer, who vociferated loudly ihat the other was a madman, ami he the keep er; bui as this only seemed lo confirm the miry pifviously told by the lunatic it did not at all procure Ins liberation. lie was ikeii a way, am) lierame so very obslrepre- iiis, that Ntrailit waistcoat was speodily )iut upon him, and his head shaved secun linn uiifin Moanwhi.e the lunatic walk d delihcraely back lo Ihe inn, paid (he ret' kotiiii!, and set out on his journey home- vaid. TI e good people were of course ml a hole siirpritfd on hiuhng Ihe wrong nan return; they were afraid lb.. I ihe hi latic in n lii of ficuzy had murdered ihi ivcrseer; it they ubked him with great irep luti ir. what he had done with ?'l)oni villi him.' said the mailman, 'W by I lefi inn al ijincaster .tsvium, raving mau, vhich indeed, was noi very far from ihe rulh; for the wiis of ihe poor overseer were .veil nigh overset by his unexpected detcn- ion and siihseipieut treatiuent, fuither inqui ry was forth with ma le, and il was asccr aiiiudthil the uu.t was actually in the sylum A uiagisTiles order was procur ed (oi his liberation: and he re urned home with a handkeichiuf lied round his head, in lieu of ihe covering which nature had be towed upon it. He tli-ii s tuJieih reveng'- kecpeih his nvn wou.i vT.. Kd'Yl'TAS IT WAS AND NOW U As I intend lo be bt it-f ('saya n modern raveller), I will ha6ten to notice a prophe v in refvrenee lo Ji'gypf 'It shall be ihe asesl of the kingdoms; neither shall it xali itself any more above the nations r I will diminish them, that they still! no uore rule over the nations., (bus faith ie Lord, 'I will also destr.iv the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Moph, and there shall be no more a prince Fzi-kiel, 29ih chap. 15th verse This i rnt hrcv was nadc at east 572 years before the Christian era, ind some say 580 years. Egypt is admit. ld lo have been the mother of all the-arts mown previous lo and in the time of Cam- iyae, ihe king of l'ersia, who conquered ISgypt 520 years belore Chaist It was then he most civilized and enlightened of all 'lalinns. II is geneiary known ihat sl.e xcelled in navigation, letters, architecture istmnomy, mineralogy, eonirnsrcp, geogia- phy, and geometry. Her sliitis sailed iiuiind a laige pnrlior. of the world. Ilrr pyramids were one of l!.e seien wotitlets f the world 13 u l in! ai'eord;mce with ropiiecy, her glory has departed an.l she i now one of the most insignificant nations m the globe. Kgypt has home ihe ponderous yoke of he Persians, Macedonians, Humans, Sara- ens, and J'urks, even to ihe present lime. Vow, whatever may bo said in reference otle lime when this piophecy was made l is certain that it lias existed in the I'lbb ver since ihat I ook was into European tatioiis, which was soon after its tunsla- ll,!lbl!ie.nFfmw.oi ihe 'time of out Saviour. This piophecy remains a monument cf Scripture truth. Egypt has sunk into a larbarous slate, end despotism snd igno- unce pervade the whole land. I'he inhabiiant9 are now trbutary to tho )Uoin.in Empire, of which they are a pro- inert, 'governed by a pacha and twenly- iiur beys, who are always advanced fmm rrvitudd lo the ndministtation of pitlliu ll'iits, so true is il that Egypt, once si lorious, is the basest of kingdoms YANKEE SPI I!IT. A gentleman passing down Washington net, Ujsion with his friend, a few davs ince lound his conversation much interrupt. , by the shtill and uonlinued whittle of a hoy nine or ten yeaia old who was walking 'mmeiii.ilely behind him, and, lurnig lotiinl, he arrested the urchin by his slinul ItT with the very natural but impressive command, 'stop that whistle.'' The boy nai'tl for a moment saucily in the face uf the sneaker, and then answered with ,, . . i .i . . nnuolla n nwpil n hnv 10 W i s e &3 mill'll r.FAini 11191 MMR I . ons Olll 111)11 1)1 iijassu .. . .., r, r 1 as it pleased himself So saying, he lurn ed away and continued his high notes as fieely as ever. FKENUil'rUOMlSE. The Queen Maiie Antoinette, said In M. de Itretenil, 'U iror., 1 haie a favor to usk vou.' 'Madame,' he replied, 'if the ihinr be possible, it is already dune; if iii' -ci-mI !( t shall be dono. A CU'l'E C 'Sam, how 1I..1 v it l M'Ui uow-a-i lay .5' 'In ihe old way, by being a fi iend to a fellow Ihat fights.' 'How's that?' 'Why, you Si e I holds their cnit t 'em while lliey fight, and 1 1 1 r. I !o with it.' TAKEN Ul A awagnering fellow Ii" ,'i"g -' .. election a rot, siable ;. ol l ;s mi 4 real maii.anl reeogn zi i! hi it as :n offender, ol whom he was m puiso '. 'Com", I'll bet SjO on Mr. v: 'II lake me no?' 1 will,' ci ied the eons ahl ', td.'pping 'lis paw on his shoulder. 'Who is that lovely giil?' nenlleman of his fi'iends. 'M asked .a s GU'.' was the reply. 'Glass!' t eitt ran-d tl:o lacetiou.v L'tnileman. 'I should oltf o In inn.Mcaied could I place tuil; i j-- U iny l:j ?. .i.-i
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