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II. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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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.
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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
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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
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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 ?.
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