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I have sworn upon the Alter of God, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over the Mind of Man." Thomas Jefferson
If. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Volume IX.
ULOOillSIlUKC, COLUMBIA COtXTV, PA. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1815.
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THE OAKLAND
With twectest flowert tnrich'd.
From various gardens culfduith corf."
PILASUIS DANNLR.
Il'rnn rht bu the Moravian Sistert rf
Bethlehem.-
11 LOKOFEI.L0W.
When the dying flame of day
Through the channel shot in ray,
Fur the glimmering tapers shed
l'Yint light on the eowled head;
And the censor burning twung,
Where before the altar, hung
The blooa-ied oaniier, tu.u tu Jer
Had been consecrated there, (the while.)
And the nun't tweet hymn heard
Sung low in the dim mysterious title.
Take thy banner! Jlay it wav
Proudly o'er the good and brave.
When the baitle't ditiinl wail
Bieakt the Sabbath ol the vale
When the clarion's music thrillt
To the hearts of theae lone hillaj
When the tpear in conflict shakes,
Ant the etiong lance, ahivering breaks:
Take thy banner! and beneath
The war cloud's encircling wreath,
Guard it! till our homes tie free!
Guard it! Ood will prosper thee!
In the dark and trying hour,
In the breaking forth of power.
In the rush of aleel and men,
Ilia right hand will shield thoe then.
Take thy banner! But vhen night
-Closes round the ghaatly fight.
If the vanquithed warrior bow,
Sparehiin! by our holy vow,
By our prayers and many tears,
By the mercy that endears,
Spare him he our love hath spared!
Spare liim at thou wou'd'sl be spared!
Take thy banner.' and if e'er
Thou should'st pren the soldier's bier,
And the muffled drum should beat
Ti the tread uf mournful feet,
Then this crimson flag shall be
Martial cloak u.d ehrould for thee.
And the warrior took that banner proud.'
And it was l martial cloak and ahroud
MUTUAL CONFIDENCE.
BY MRS. TIOHZ.
sOh! who the exquisite delight can tell,
.hejny w'jich mutual confidence imparls
Or who can paint the charm iinspeaRanie
Whii.li links in lender band two faithful
hearuf
-,i .ihviIpH bv fortune enviou
411 lam 4
darts.
Their mitigated woes are weedy ehaied
And double joy reluctantly departs:
Let but the sympathising heart be spared,
.. ..... i !it,i wt.ni neril ih
V 1,81 "",.".. a,.". i-"
not dtretlf
Mxtnce of Mind A girl once blew
her lover out of the doort, nd kissed the
Short Patent Sermon.
My text this morning it contained in
these words;
uon'l tell me you 'baven'l got lime,'
That other things claim ynui attention
rtiere's not the least reason or rhyme
In the wisest excuse you can mention
Dun'l tell me about other fish.'
Your duty is done when you an 'em
And you never will relish the dish,
Unless yott've a woman to fry 'em.'
Mi hearers I have no doubt that af
ter you have heard my diicourss, y uu wil
ask in your minda whether your preachei
tas taken unto himself a wife, and is now
living in the tall clover of connubial bliis
hat he preaches thus. Therefore I an
awer oeioreume, no, uut;outl nave goi
neasured for one, and expect to conjugate
is soon as my somewhat diverged rays ol
flection can be brought a Utile more to t
focus through the burning lent of love. I
deem it the duty uf all to gel married-oner
in their life-time at least. It it but yield
ing obedience to the wise commands of na-j
lure. Every gander hat his goose, and
the birds til mate it proper season.
Whoever heard of an old gander going
awn to the grave gosinless, unless he war-
prevented from filtilling his deatination bv
the arbitrary eusoms of artificial society?
It it God who tel't the brute creation to
cohabit aud propagate, without the funs and
unmeryofa long and tedious courtship
and they implicitly obey, even to a wood
Inuae. The tame God tells iou to marry.
nd do the best you can to be fruitful, but
you don't always de it. You frame eorni
UK. J SfclUfO til ouirT UIMI .11 llC Ulll-
er fish to fry ,''ioo busy to think of it now,'
ciroumslances wonl iverrait at present.'
II think of it by and by tie., tnd to you
trudge on, thro' the wide world alone from
the mcredian of manhood to the sunset ol
ge, without having effected the object for
which you were placed upon earth, and ol
10 more use than the fifth wheel a a coarli
moon in the day time, a lock without a
toy, or a saddle ana no none to nne.
Young man! if you have arrived tt tht
right point in life for it, let every oihei
onmderaiion give way to that c( getting
narried. Don't think of doing any (hint
lae. Keep puking about among the rub
hish of the woild till you have stirred 11 1
gem wnrth possning, in the shape of s
wife. Nevri think of delaying the matter
for you know delays, as well as wild boar
ire dangerous A good wife is the moai
constant and faithful companion you can
possibly have by your side while perform
ng a journey of life a don isn't a touch
to her. She is ol more service, too. thai
you may tt first imagine. She can'tmooth
vour linen and your cares' for you mend
your trowaera, and perchance your man
ners sweeten your tour moment at well
as your tea and coffee for you ruffla per
u ps, your thirit bofom, but not your tern
per, and, instead of sowing the sseds ol
narrow in your path, she will new buiion?
on your shirt, and plant happiness instead
f harrow teeth in your bofom, Ys
tt vnu are too ronlounurtl y luzy rr
proud to do such work yoursilf. she wil
:arrv swill to the pica, chop foorf. anr
tie owtatoet for dinner, for her love foi
her husband it such that the will do any-
hing to pleaae him except receive com
,any in her every day clothes. When
v. ninan loves, the loves with 1 douhltdis
illed devotedness. snd when she hatesthi-
'tales on the high presure principle. Her
ove it as deep at the ocean, as tuong as t
hraipin halter, and immntable at th
rock of age. Sht won t ehjnga it, exoep
tt it in a very strong fit of jealously, and
even then it lingers, ss if loth to ptrt, like
evening twilight at the windows of 'he
reat. Get married, by all means Alliastritle t gofaomer and thaee a comet
the tririnea yon ca.i fish up aeiiinet 'doing
the deed'aren't worth e iipoonful of pigeon's
1 milk. .Uark ihi-H,l)lest witn lieaiin tnu.en yor umoreiia cnoKe a musqtinu wiw
, ......
employment, you are 1101 aoie 10 su(iun
w ife, depend upon it, you are not capable
of snppnning yourself Thetefore, so
mucu the more need of annexation, for in
unioo, 11 we.l at :a
aa uaion then i.
strength. Get married, I repeal, young
man! Concentrate your affection! upon
one oljecl,& not distribute crumb by crumb
among the hot I of Sarahs, Mt) 1, Betseys,
Peggies tnd Durothies allowing) each
scarcely enough to nibble at. Get married
and have aume body to cheer you up as
you journey ihro" this Mowly vale of leara'
somebody to teour up your dull, mel
ancholl moments.tnd keep your whole life
and whatever linen you possess, in tome
Hon of a Snnday.go-to meeting order.
Young woman 1 need not tell you to
look nut for a husband, for 1 know that
you are fixing contrivances to catch one.
au men, wuou i "
..1.1 iho flowers 01 your
iffection,
HJ TCI.IIV, ... - ...II .
.uuiiauial lUfO will IHI ur
reen, and, perchance a joyous offspring
ill surround and grace the parent tree, like
y entwmning and adorning the lime
icathed oak. So mote it be.
DOW Jr.
A LAWYER -DONE CROWN.'
An oU lawyer of the city of New York
tills a good joke about one of his clients.
A ttlluw had been arraigned before the
police for stealing a set of silver spoons.
Die stolen articles were found upon the
culprit' and there was no use in attempting
to deny the charge. Lawyer G was sp
plied to by the prisoner at counael, and
-eeing no escape for his client, except on
he plea uf insanity 01 idiociiy, he instruct
ml the fellow to put on at silly a look at
possible and when any queation was put
10 him to utter in a drawling n.anner, with
oJiotic expression, the word 'gpnons'lf sue-
essful the fee was to be 920. 1 he court
proceeded (0 business, the charce was read,
nd the queation put to the prisoner. 'Guilty
ir not Guilty?'
'Spoons!' ejaculated the culprita
Tho court put several questions to him,
but
'Spoons,' Vnoont!' waa til the answei
il ro ild elicit.
'The fellow is a fool! said tht judge
let hi in go abuut hia busmen.'
fhe prisoner left the room, and the law
yrr fallowed close in hit wake, at, J when
thev had nut into the hall, the counselled
apt 'u client on the t'toiilder, siying
Nuw my good fellow, that twenty do)
art'
The rogue looking the lawyer full in the
t'aae and p'iitine on a grotesque tnd tillv
expression snd wirAmg wi:h ono eye, ex
claimed
'Spoons! and then m.de traclts
Jmpoisibililtit-.bip the Mississipp
dry with a teaspoon-stop the second Muni
clpalliy from going ahead twist your bee!
intu the to uf yourjbooi-make post in at tin
perform their promises tend up fishing
hooks with btlloons tnd fish foretara ge
when a rain storm is coming down like th
cataract of Niagra, remember where you
: .1 ti .v.;
ontRuai 111 uuri (jiuo u iu..m ii.tuc.
to rensidered impossible, but never attempt
to coax a woman to say the will when
the hat once Bide up her taisd to Bay the
wos't.
Cicu. Juckion'a lat Itluinentt
The fullowing interfiling tccount of the
lait moments of this distinguished solder,
patriot and statesmen, from the Washing
Union, it furnished by Dr. John N. Essie
man, Gen, Jackson's family physician, in a
letter to F. P. flair, and will be read with
deep iotereil It shews how peaceful and
tranquil wat the dose of hit eventful life,
nd how bright his hope of a blielul hereal
er. tilt lust was hit proudest it wat a
chritiiant triumph and hit dying teniiiuenia
will sink deep into 1 nations heail;
i Nashville, rfTenn ) June, 1846
Dear i'tr; It is probable before this
er shall have reached you, you will hr.ve
ird of the death of our venerable ftiend,
n. Andrew Jackson, who departed tint
on yesterday afternoon precisely at tix
ock. Knowing that you have beet
hit pupert, and being well assured tha
have always taken a lively intereti in
while living, and believing you would
ileased to know eomethirg of hit last
ents to life, I have thought proper to
1 you this communication, as I taw
of him during hit last illness, and
as present at his death. 1 have been fre
ueoily in bit family, it phyiician,for tev
rsl yeart past; and on my return borne
oru the east, in April, 1 visited In in in
ompany with hit particular fjiend, Gen.
loberl Armstrong. We found hiui very
teble labor ing under a diopsical affection
articularly tbut foim uf dropsy known as
nasarcha. He informed me be had aul'
;red much bodily pain, in consequence ol
he great tfl'usion or swollen condition of
txtremities 1 he cough wnicn tiao
riara
VshiI him so tnuuh for vesrs.had nearh
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breathing appeared to be increased. 1
preaenbed for him, and visited him occa
sionally. The remedies appeared at hrat
10 afford him considerable relief, 01 it re-
pected hit dropsical condition; but hit
. 1 1 :
ytteui had been so ucuermineu uy previ
lusdiaeaaa, that medicine appeared to have
lost its impresaion or effect. The drop
sical effusion returned, end I tvat requested
10 visit him on the 1st of this instant, and
found him suffering excessively from tht
istenaion occasioned by the accumulation
f water. 1 immediately lapped him, and
drew off a very considerable qu&atiiy of
wat?r. which atioraeu mm tmmeaiate renei
. . 1 t a 1 r
le touk an anodyne at night, and informed
me, the next mornitg, that he had pasaed a
belter night than he had done for the Uat
six months.
Drt. Robertson and Watera were in con
ului on on the next morning. We agreed
011 a prescription, which was aumininertu
. . 1 1
nd which gave him temporary relief. I his
was all we could expect to obtain, consid
ering hit tituation. I was sent for again on
Saturday, the 6th inslnnl. The messenger
informed me that the general waa mud
worse. I hasiered to tho Hermitage, end
erv much exhauaied lie had
great difficulty in respiration, in ronsc
quence of an accumulation of water in his
heal. It requested thai 1 should remain
with liin. as he waa well aware, that rui.
lisaolution was near at hand. He look an
mndyne and exjiecioran', and appeared V)
pass the first part uf the night tolerably
oiuforiable. lie had not beeo able to lie
fAr ih Lat six months, lie had to
k nmnneA an in hn bed at night, tnd in
... r."-,
Hit arm chair during the day. On Sunday
morning the 8th instant, (ibe day on which
he died,) on entering hit room. I found htm
titling in hit arm chair, with hit two faith-
ml tervante, Georgt and Dick, by hit sid
ho had just removed him from his bed.
I iinmediairlv Derceived that the hand ol
death was upon Mm, I informed hit 101
1
hat he could not eurvive but a few hour,
iJ he immediately despatched 4 servant
for Major William B. Lewie, the general'r
devoted friend. Mr. Jaecaon informed me
that it wat the general's request, mat, in
case he grew worse, or was thought to be
near hit death, Major Lewis should be ten
lor, at he wished him to be near him ir. hi-
last moments. He was instantly removed
to hit bed: but, btfore he could be placed
there, he had swooned away. Hit family
tnd tenants, believing him to be ue?d,wer
'tery ouch aU.-xed, i:d manifested tht
most intense grief , however in a few sec
onds reaction look place, and he became
conaciout : and raised hit eves, and said :
My dear childien, do not gtieve for me;
it is true, I dm going to leave jou; 1 am
.vel! aware of my situation; 1 have suffei-
ed much bodily pain, but my suffering are
but is nothing, compaied with that whicli
our blessed Saviour endured upon that ac
cursed cross, that we might all be laved
who put their trust in him." He first id
trened Mn. Jackson,, 'his daughter in law)
md took leave of her, reminding her of her
tendei kindneea Ht next took leave ol
Mrs. Adams widowed sister of Mrs.
Jackson, wht h .s been a member of the
kjeneral't family for several years) in the
hop I kind affectionate manner, reminding
ner tlso of her tender devotion towardt hiu
during his illness. He next took leave of
iiia adopted ion in the most affectiouate and
Javoted manner. He next took leave of
hit giand children, tnd he children of Mrs
Adams. He kissed and blessed them in a
manner 10 touchingly impressive, that 1
have no language that can do this tcene ju
tice. He discovered that there were two
of the boyt absent one of hit grandeon."
and oni of Mn. Adam's.
He inquired for them. He wat informed
that they were at the chapel, attending
Sunday school. He desired that the;
should be sent fur. Aa toon as they cune,
he kiised and blessed them also, ss he had
don to those with him. liy this lime
most of his servants had collected in hit
room or at ih windows. When he had
taken leave of them all, he delivered one ol
the most impressive lectuies on the sub
ject of religion, that I have ever heart
ently with the power of inspiration; for In
ipoke with calmness, with strength, and
odeed, with animation. I regret exceed
inglv, my dear sir, that there was no om
present who could have noted down hu
precise words. J'hey might have been
read with profit, end would have been fond
ly cherished as a precious gem by all tlx
good and great of the land.
In conclusion, he said,(My dear rhildrei
and friends and servants, ( trust and hop
to meet you all in heaven, both white am
black', The Ia3t sentence he repeated
both white and black,' looking at them ii
the tenderest solicitude. With these word
ha ceuatd to epeak, but fixed his eye 01
his grandaughter, Kachael Jackson, (wh
hears the name of his beloved wife.) fm
several seconds. Whai was passing ihrongfi
his mind at that moment, I will not pre
tend to say, but it did appear to me that hi
waa invoking the blessing uf Heaven !
rest upon her. The lecture to his family
was awfully sublime. His implicit belitl
in the christian religion, and in the plan ol
salvation, as revealed in the bible hi
great anxiety that they should believe io
religion, as taught by the holy Scripturei
and that, in so doing, they would ensurt
their eternal salvation, and join him in
heaven, such sentiments from tuch a man,
at such a time, are enough to put to High
all scepticism on the subject of religion.
Myi Lewis arrived about two o'lock.
The General appeared to know him, when
lie sridke to him. Aa 1 befote stated, the
t
General had to be propped up lit bii bed
VI njor Lewis supported his head until he
hreaihed hit last, which was precisely at tix
'c lock, p. m. Thue died the greatest and
ben man of the i(e, or, perhaps, of my
'ge.
I im, with great regard, your ftiend mrl
iLedieot servant,
JNO. N. ESSELMAN.
Francis P- Blur. Esq.
Jt Singular f rrfifc.a A eu't n
hrougiU a' Wyoming, Pa., a few diy
go, for the eolNrion of t noie p'-ya
'lie when HVn'y C!y was elecied Pre
sident. Tne jti'y found:
First Thit the defendant should
pay the jury fees.
Second -That the drfedant should
ny the plaint (If ten dollars.
ThirdwTlist the defendant fhouht
kkli the plainiifl out of the coui I room!
The parties were from Gainesville,
ir.d the vecdict was Io wuticg.
THE WIZARD AND THE WED
DING RING.
A few weeks since, during the pur
lormmce of the Wizards Wonders at
ilasgow, Scotland, one of the most ex
raordinary scenet occurred that wn
ver remember to have heard of. Tha
Wizud was about to commence the ner-
lormance of his celebriled weddina-ririn
trick , when he enquired if my lady m
ihe hall would fayor him with her wed-
Img-rincr. Hie Wizard mnealed in
yaiii for ihe golden circlet, and was a
bouttogive up the execution of this
strange delusion, when an old lady in
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uie soconu seat sain tie might have hen
if he would assure her that he would re.
turn it safe. The Wizard nlidi In.
word lo return the ring uninjured. As
-oon ss he had got it fairly iu his no?.
esion, he took the hammer and com.
menced breaking Ihe pledge of love into
pieces, when the old lady gotop,and ex-
claimed, with 1 scream
is that my ring you sre breaking inta
9
oieces? i that the ring my poor hus
band pu', on my finger?'
INot thinking the old lady intended
mything serious, the Wizird replied in
he affirmalive, wheo the old ladv
icrambling through the crowd, got up.
mi mo einc ono leizprt tne pieces
which the Wizird had broken,md,Iook.
mg at the fragments of the rinir. ex.
claimed
You are 1 fiend! a monMer! th dev.
himselfl The curses of the old wo.
msn be upon your! May the spirit of
him who placed that ring upon my fin
r forever haunt you 1 see him now
-oin ing st me telling me that the tie
in Heaven is broken, which bound usio.
aether on esrth, and that we shall not
neet hereafter I . . . . .
ihrenzy, seized the Wizard by the band
nil said
'If you have any pify for a broken-
tojrted widow, as you love the happi-
ess 01 your own mother, restore my
ing, or I shall go madl'
The W izard, alarmed at Ihe old lady's
-xcitement and powerful language, re
plied
My good woman, I will not hrm
your ring, for look! il is 011 vour fin.
er!'
The old lady, in a fit of joy, fainted
tnd was carried into an anie-iootn.
FILLIAL OBEDIENCE.
How old ar ye?' said Major Kiplins to
dwarfish young man.
'Twenty.'
'1 wonder you arn't riht down ashamed
' being no biggu, you look liko a boy of
n.
' , II come of being a dutiful child.'
'How so!'
'When I was ten, father put his hand on
ny head and said, 'stay there? and he then
run away, 1 ve never seen him since, and
lidn t think it right in vao lo go on grow
'ng without his leave'.'
Ui! -IJU'lt'gl
REWARDING HONESTY.
A colored eervant sweeping out a bncl,e
or's room, found a sixpence on the carpet.
which he carried to the owner.
You may keep it for your honesly,' said
he.
short time after, he missed his gnhj
lencil case, and inquired of hiaaervant if Im
iiad seen it
'Yes air,' was the reply
'And what did vnu do with it?'
Kept it fur my honesty, sir!'
The old bachelor disappeared.
DE INSCRIPTION
Epheram, what's good for the rheuma
ise?' Eh' who got 'cm, Pomp!'
Why, me got 'e,m in Ue back ob mv
neck, and all bofe my lees da tame time!
Cun em, how dey ike!'
Well. I tell you firat rate anticote for
'em, what'll cure von jus' aa soond a a hoe
handle, if you fo.low my inscription
What dat, Epheram?'
If you jut git de braint ob an iron wedge
and de blood ob a mallet, and de leaf fat
ob a wednin' hoe wid half a pint of pigeon's
milk, and stow 'em together in a hog's horn
lined witn cat's feathers, and take it three.
times a day, before breakfast, eternally, and
a I'mle or. the outside every rninu e, it'll
cure you:
'Eh! nigger, I tri.d dni
THE MILLElfPUN.
'I can'i find bread for my family said
Itzy fellow in company,
'Nor 1 replied an industrious miller, 'I
am obliged to u-orl for it '
candle.