From the Journal of Health.
- DKATH FROM TIGHT LACINO.
I have seen and am much pinned with your pi
per, miJ doubt not it will do much good. I hope
for it an extensive circulation. In on of the l.ito
number you call fur facia, whi titer communrca'ed
in elegant language or not. I havj leocntly learn
cd one to which I gave all possible pub'lrily, ami
have told it in almoal every elide of the yung in
which I have eince found myself. Two week inp,
while on visit to the bouse of a resfiectablr, long
experienced physician in one of the Southern boun
dary towns in New Hampshire he gave me in eub
atanco the following account, at near aa I can re-
collect.
llo was called a week or two previous tit vUlt
Jpung f male, I thiak, over twenty yeara of age,
who wai distreaaingly ill of a complaint of the lung,
laboring under great difficulty of breathing, which
lii discrimination led him at once to impute to a
long continued practice of tight lacing practice
'Which ia Jay mg tta thousands and lena of thousands
in our enlightened land. There waa, in hia opinion,
n -adhesion of the hinge to rhe cheat, and a conse
quent irfltmrtion which had proceeded to audi a
height that death waa inevitable. Little or noth
ing could be done. Tho poor gir after a few ilaya
of cute Buffering, fell victim to (what .hull I
My 1 I am unwilling to wound the fe. tings of her
friends,) hrr own fully and vanity. It could not
be tuieide, because no auch reault was contemplated,
though the deed was done by her own hand. We
can call it by no softer name than $clf-slaughter,
for auch even an external examination of the body
prooved it to have been.
The shouldor blades were found to be litterally
lapped one over the other ; the filae ribi had been
00 compressed that the apace of only about an inch
nd half remained between tbtms and ao great
waa the curvature of the spine which had been,
girdd in by the cords of death, th it after the corpse
war laid out for interment, two pillows weie put
under the arch thereby formed, wh lo the should. is
rested on the board. She woe a large hi althy pei
on, and waa ignnranlly led by the desire to plrtee,
to sacifiee her life at the shrine of fashion, and the
prevailing false ideas of beauty of form. She was
of amiable disposition and correct moral h hits,
otherwise.
My own mind was ao impressed with the recital
of this story , that I could hardly forbear weeping
over t'.ie folly, and weakness, and ignoranre, and
wickedness of my sex. I inward'y wished for the
Mlity to ring this case of suffering and death in
4b t ars of every female in our land, until tl.eir voluntarily-assumed
"alrait-jacketa," that indicate no
thing hc:tcr than mental aberration in the wearers,
boulJ bo voluntarily thrown aside.
F mm the Journal of Health.
SLEEPI.-VO APARTMENTS.
It must not be forgotten," r marks Hufeland,
41 that vie spend a considerable poition of our live in
the bed clumber, arid consequently that its health..
.ies or unhealthinesa cannot fad of having a very
Important influence upon our physical well-being."
A bed chamber should be dive-ted of all unneces
sary farniture, and unless of con-idcralde six'.shou d
never contain more than one bed.' There cannot
be a more pernicious custom than th.it pursued in
many families, of causing the children more essici
Hy, to sleep in small aparmeiits, with two or lime
I) .Is crowded into the same room.
It is scarcely necessary to obaerve, tint cleanli
ness in the most extensive signification of the term,
, if possible, even more necessary, in ref. rence to
the bed chamber, than lo almoat any other apart
ment. The practice of sleeping in an apartment which is
occupied during the day, is extremely improper.
Perfect clcanlineas and sufficient free ventilation
cannot, under such circumstances, le preserved, es
pecially during cold weather; hence, the atmosphere
becomes constautly mote vitiated and altogether
unfitted for respiration.
Wliilo too great a degree of caution cannot be
observed lo avoid sleeping in damp rooms, beds, or
clothing, the tcmi erature of the led chamber should,
if possible, never be augmented, under the ordinary
circumstances of health, by artificial means. Aa
this apartment is to be reamed aolely for repose, a
fire is never necessary, unless, perhaps, during un
commonly arvere weather: and even then the tem
perature ought not lo exceed 50 degrcea.
liold Experiment
The Great Western ateam ahip company are
now building at Bristol, England, an immen e iron
ecamer, lo tun between that port and New York,
which, if it succeeds, aa it moat probably will, will
change entirely the system of steam navigation. It
ia constructed with iron of an inch thick, lightly
joined togithcr with rivets and with til, and keel of
cast iron. It ia divided into small compartments,
ao thai, should hole be knocked into any part of
it, which seems impossible, only one compartment
would fill, and the boat could never sh.k. But
what ia the most extraordinary about the construc
tion of tbia immense boat, ia the manner of profi
ling h. It ia to wotk by a screw placed behind, on
the principle of sculling, which ia to turn around
under water at the stern, thereby eating the use of
pauille boxes. In case this succeeds, it will be of
great utility in armed ateamships, as llsan, having
no wheels on tbe aide.shot would not injure or im
pede the manner of propelling them aa it would
now. The eel, which i. the largest yet made
by that company, will be finished in the spring of
1842, and is calculated to he the fasUMt on the
line. X Y. Sun.
Shocking Accident.
On Thursday of last week, as Mr. E. Mil'er, of
Cuaaris, was passing threshing mat bine hi full
operation, he carleasly threw in a tuft of straw the
teeth caught the ripe of hia glove, and drew in the
area to within two inches of tbe elbow, absolute
ly grinding it to powder, The arm waa amputated
by Die. YV items and Hilwman, above the elbow,
eejd the patient ia now doing well.
JicaJirg Journal.
Another Iren1titl Mrmiilxmt Ac
cltlent. Th stenmh ai Express, Captain Maguire, which
left Mobile on Sunday evening, the 14th instant,
when within five miles of St, Stephens, on Sunday
oboul 3 P. M. l u at her boileia, killing and wound
ing fourteen prr-on. A barge was In tow along
side at the lime, into which one 6f the boilers was
b'own. wouniling one if not more of the hands t
the other bi.iler, it is said, was Mown overborn d.
Tho following ia an extract from letter, written
by a gentleman who I. ft Mobile in the steambjat
Odd Fellow, shuitly after the Eipicss.
8t. 8Tr.rrt. ?
Sunday night, half pait 10 o'clock. 5
It ia with f. elings of pain and regret that I record
one of the most m. Ian -holy and horiible scenes that
has ever fal'eii lo my lot to witness. About half
pa-t 3 this evening, the ate.tmboat Expnas burt
bit boil, rs, about ten in ilea below this place. She
hud stopped at a little place called Jackson, to rep.iir
some of her 111. chinery, and aa soon as they aaw
our boat coming, they commenced firing up, evi
dently with the intention of pining us. I was
standing it the stern of the boat, leaning against
tlie ung SUIT, and watching the movements of the
crazy old craft, when suklenly I aaw tjic ateam is
sue foilh from the head of tho boilers, and in a
second afterwards, the most tremendous report fol
lowed that I evi r h.-ard. For a moment nothing
could be seen but the frogmonli of the but njing
in every direction and indeed so naar was she to
our bint, that I was apprehensive we should leccive
some injury from the filling piece. The scene thai
(olio si ed wna truly awful. Some of the po.r crea
tures were blown some dist.ince in the river, and
their piteous shiicks for help a-ahey were contend
ing with the enrren', was enough to overcome a
heart of sterner stuff than mine.
We immediately aent our small boat to stva those
in the river from drowning, and backed the Odd
Fellow to the wieek to a.ive the remainder if the
crew and passengers, togeth r with what freight
etc. lh.it was left on her. Oh, such a scene lo sec
mnny of the poor creatures burnt and scalded ao
b.dly that it was impossible lo tell whethey they
were human beings or not. Several were scidded
ao badly thnt they were perfectly rw f.om head to
foot, Six or seven weie instantly kill d, and the
aame numb, r ao seriously injured th it I believe
soma of them cannot possibly survive th' night.
I have acted as suigeon, nurse and physician until
within a few moments ago, when we succo.d. d in
conveying them up to town, when I left Ihein in
the care of a more ri,ciiciic d pr.ctiton r.
list or sirrt.Hi.ns.
D.owntd. Moses Kelhcrlon, Bargeman : Win,
Johnson, deck hand ; Win. Bosworth, do.
Dead J lui Laugdon, Firsmau; John (French
boy) cabin-boy.
ouaiff vijurca. jnmct owe.ny, .J liogi-
neer; W. M. Oagby, 2 J Pilot; Luke McGuire,
paanker.
Injured ('apt J. C McGuire, Edward Ander
a n, Mate ; E. K. Weaver, Steward ; Deck baud,
(name unknown )
Erom the tf. Y, Sun.
Extraordinary Case
Of Abduction of White Girl from thit eilt,
A very painful rumor has reached us in telution
to the kidnapping of a iiue fifteen or twenty young
white worn, n from this city, and of their capl v ty
among their native chiefs on the alive eoisl of
Africa. For the last two yeara several vessels h ivr
left this poit whose appearance was anything lut
mercantile, and geneiul rumor called them pirates,
some came nearer the truth, end rightly called them
slavers. It is said that one nf those veis.'ls attuned
the character of a pirsenger packet, bound to New
Orleana and II ivana, and the dipt tin, by the aid
of a person well known in this city, went to the
Pointa, and also to the other i iftvtrd di-triets of
our city, and addrra-ing themselves to tho best look
ing girls, tendered Ihem a fiee passage and even
went ao far as to give them new dresses, tiinkels,
&c. The poor gir!s were taken on bjard in the
stream, in detachments, and every thing was g'ven
them to render their position conifoitubli1, and com
mitted lo the care of a mation, who assumed the
character of the captain's wife. Thus freighted, the
veaael left our watera and reached Havana in a few
days. There the unauscting gtls were informed
that they rould not then l.ind, becnuse the authori
ties of tbe island had ordered the vessel to be quar
antined at Mantanxis. In a few dsys she a.il.d ap
parently bound for Mantjims, but in truth her sails
were spread for the coast of Africa on a slaving
expedition. The length of the voyage creited ome
uneasiness, which, however, was q iieted by the
good usage and continued frolic of the whole party.
On their reaching the coast, preparati 11 a having
been made for ibeir arrival, they were sent on
shore, and, aa the painful rumor aaya, they were
changed by these) abducto a with the chiefs, fir
alavce, and one y vuug white woman was exclungi d
for fifty piioie negroes. The whole paity waa thus
instJH'ty aent into the interior of Afiiea as the
slave of the chiefs, perhaps never lo bear from
their own land again. 'I hia account is said to have
reached this city by the rapture of one of the war
parties, in which two of the white girls were, who
were owned by the chief, and who gave a letter lo
be aent lo the coast, aanatiug the manner of their
abdu ition and captivity. Ws trust that this latter
mey turn out a fabrication, because we would hope
that the accursed love of gold has not driven any of
ur Bailors to such an infamous and diabolical
traffic as that of poor unfortunate women. At the
lime these vessels were leaving, rumor of the
kind waa afloat, but it was thought lather idle, and
ws sinceieJy trust that this whole nutter way be
only ot sf Madam Humor's brood.
Marrlugckw
A gontleman in Philadelphia, who, the Inquirer
ays, is particularly fond of noticing the signs of the
times, has discovered that there ia already an in
eica in the list of marriages. This he cou-Uders
a m cauvti uf j w4 crity. Sa da we anj at th
same time recommend to the young bachelors of
Baltimore who have been ao long wedded to poll,
tica, lo look around them, an I see if thry cannot
become, at leael weddod lo female socic'y. There
is no knowing what may happen if they can see
their way clear, and have good businras prospects,
let Ihem strike at once. The Indies have been too
much neglected of late ; while thn men hae hr-en
attending polilcil moetinas, huxx.ing and throwing
and throwing up Iheir hate, "all solitary ani
a'one" have the gentler set pissed the evening
hours, ('omc. gentlemen, th is will not dohruh
up, and nt ike the m irrnwe department of our pnper
worth reading, Bait. Ocean.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Uttrwbtr 5, 1840.
ltrmoeratie Candidate for Governor,
lie 11. H.iVIW II. I'OKTint.
The l'nsidi nt'is Llcrtion.
EL.EC i'OKA!, VOTE..
H . V. B
Coxsxcticct, 8
Ohio, y
Misnivn, 10
Khoki l-i.iin, 4
Nw llr-Hiar, 7
N,.W JtUSIT, H
New York, 4
(iKOSIIIl, I I
Maivk, id
prsxstltamii, .1(1
Msa'scHrsEr rs, 14
Imiiais, 9
Kkmti'ckt, t3
Mieiuiiss, 3
ViaiiiMii, 23
1)KLW4NK, 3
Vrbmujit, 7
Tmsi.sHii, 15
l.ui 1X111, 5
North ('auolika, Ij
Ahkaxbas, 3
Mil Utikl, 4
Missiasirri, 4
!Siii-rii Caiioli5a, II
Alabama, 7
Illinois, 5
U31 CO
We refer our reuleis to an cieellent article on
our first pnge entitled the " Conquest of Illinois
which is paitof an addresa delivered by the Kev. J.
M. Pick, originally published in ti e ' Louisville
I. terjry News Letter. We have copied from Haz
ard's Heg'sler, and should have prefjeel the article,
by stating that Gen. George U.idgi ra Clark, who
conducted the expi.lition, was one of the most dar
ing and patriotic o filer ra nf Itir Kevolut on iry War,
He was oiio of the early settlers of Kentucky, ond
the fi si who planned and rxicutcd an expe
dition to dislodge the British from theii military
prists on th.? Western Waters. The Br.tish Gover
nor, Henry Hamilton, then resided at Detroit, and
had opened a market for the purchase of Ameiiean
aealps, hence he was called by Clark, the Hair buyer
General.
The Coal Trad.
The Coal Trade from this region, so far as shi.
merits ate concerned, has nearly ceased. It was Ltn
in the season whi n tbe operator commenced. The
dcinmd loo, in the early pail of the sc .1011 was ve
ry limited. For the last few months, h .wever, the
operators found it impoasil le to fill the numerous
otdere they received. From three lo four trains are
dai'y carried over the road tj this place, averaging
about 8'l tons perwek. 'I he Shamrk 11 coal,
where it has been fuiily tested, has always been ea
gerly sought afier. Being entirely fiee front slate
and all other impuiities, it i easily igni ed, bums
freely, and ia as easily managed as tl.e b.-st hicko y
fire. The amount shipped from this place up the
North and West branches, Harrisburg, Columbia,
Havre de Giace, Jt., ia about 1A.0UU Ions.
The Msuch Chunk Couiier givea the following
as the icsull of the 1-high Coal Trade, for tl e last
three yesrs u conipurcd with the presi nt vear:
In 1-37, S3S:)7Tons.
183H, ... 214,211
18:19, - 2 i I, Hot) "
1810, to Nov. i8. . 22U title)
The shipp.ng atavon is not yet ended. The
,hipiuei.ts f l the w,tk past au.ounled lo upwaids
uf lfj.OUO tons.
The amjuut of coal rhippeJ from the S huylkill
Coal region, up to the 2d h ult., 433,000 tons.
From tho La.ksWdtia region, 143 000 ton'.
I. S. Srnators.
The Hon. VV'm. R. Kine, of Alabama, was ic
elected United States Senator for that state, The
vote on joint ballot of the two houses was a party
0110, and sto d thus:
Wm. R.Xing, Dem. 72
John Gavle. Wh a. 55
In the North Carolina Legislature, the Hon. Wil
lie P. Mangum waa eleeteil for C years, and the
II n. W. A. Graham for two years from the 4th of
March next, to fill the unexpired terms if Mis-r
Brown and fctiane, re-igned.
A Hard Case
to TUXTivroaa bbloxo thb sroii.
We know of a kmi master in a neighboring coun
ty, who faithfully p. iforina the duties of his ollice,
by getting out of warm bed every nigh', several
hours after midnight, at salary amounting to a
bout forty dollars per annum, who, it is said, will tie
removed from office, in order to rewaid one of the
aucceaaful parly. Nolhii g ran be alleged against
him, excepting that he cannot read or write. This
olfaction, however, amounts lo nothing, as his faith
ful apouse is always l hia side, retdy lo spell out
the superscriptions uf the varioua parce's that p
ihiough Li hand.. Thus clearfy proving that a
lilth learning, if dangerous, is at least useful
thing. This is but one of the numerous political
reverses that await the followers of our worthy Pic
si.len'. Oh, how wtetehed
Is that poor man who h .ngs on prince' favors I
The United State Gazette, in commenting on
'the measures of the next sdministrution," holds the
following langu ige t
The people demmd restoration of that state
or tilings which they enjojed twelve year since,
They have a Sub-treasury it increases their ilifTn
cullies. i hey had tiet llnnks they promoted e-
vils. The protective, tariff has lieen removed, and
foreign debt Increases in amount.
If the adrniniilialion of Gen. Harrison ia to re
store things as thry stood twelve years a'nee, we
shull expect, its a matter of course, a irpeal of the
SulMieasury law, and a national bank substituted in
its pbice. Whether that bank will be a rc-organi-x.tion
of the present United St.tea Bank, under a
new charter from the general government, or an en
titely new and aeparate institution, the measure of
the next administration will soon determine. The
United State Bank in it pre nt crippled condi
lion, I little liet cr ihnn a dead weight upon the
community. If the friends of Gen. Hjirisoti have
determined upon establishing another United Stales
Bank, we trust it will m t be a new one, but a re sua
citation nf the olj insti tition. By thia means we
wi'Ul.l nt least rial ourselves of the presi nthank, and
the whig parly effect their object without increasing
the present enormous banking cnpil:d.
In relation to a ni id. rate protective taiilT, we be
lieve a large mjj iity of the people of the United
Nia'cs would he in favor of such a measure. The
Inr IT w e never regarded in the light of a party ques
tion. The mechun'cs and m.nufaetuisrs of this
c untry are of I o:h par ies, or rather, we should say,
of nil partie, and are all equally inten sted in the
encouragement and protect! n ol home indu-try.
ron tub am ibica v.
A COMMENT.
In all nges since the daye of Homer, theie has
liem a class among the literati, denominated critics.
Some are wise, and their lucubrations have been
hem fieial to the world ; others, making pretensions
to hainii'g, by their sophisdy and preposterous a
buse, have repressed the ardour of genius, and ban
ished the highest order nf tulents to an unmerited
cb curity. Too often either the tomahawk of un
just erit'eixm haa immediately felled the writer; or
sei tional feeling and pirty pnjudice have r.jected
productions of unquestionable excellence. Milton's
' P.iradtce lut' was oltnot tot.d y unknown until
the publication tf the Spectator. And now there
are woiks unknown to the woild, which never had
a fair trial at the tribunal of public taste. There is
one which I will venture to draw fiom tho rubbish
of by-gone agea, and preaenting it to the public eye,
solicit attention to its unromm m beauties. It has
been bi.cly banished from our li'imri.-s, and shame
fu'ly neglected, perhaps at the instigation of a pre
judiced ciitic, so that iis existence ia known but to
a few, who hve by chance stumbled on it in their
ant'quaiijn rcseaiches. The work to which I al
lude, ia a poem. Il is the pr-duction of a mighty
mind, which gathered up a, iu encrg'ea for the
task. Such a condensation nf ideas, and at the
aame time ao lucid, is unparal'cled ; for within the
abort space of four linea he expresses a world of
wisdom. But tie anth. r who, and where is he!
Alas, the fate of ccniu ! He, like the inventor of
that invaluable utensil the plough, is unknown.
Peihaps, deciicd and pur.-ued by the "bloodhound
of literature," 'yclept critics, he fled to his misera
ble ah xle n a gvret, where he perished from want
of lh t necessaries nf life. Il may be, like the dying
swan, he enpircd in the composition of his swettest
melody. But, kind render, it i aU-urd, like the
Athenians who erected an altar to the unknown
god, to vent your sympathy for a poet whose works
you have never aeen, and of whom you have never
heard. Therefore, I will now spread before you
the epic in full :
Peter said unto Paul,
There is Tobacco for u- all.
Paul ssid unto Peter,
I am no Tobacco eater."
In this elegant rlfusion, the sentiments are plain
ly, grammatically, puritanically, and beau'ifully ex
ptessed. 1'he medical harmony appeals delight
fully to the ear, while an inuginary demand ia
m ide for the exercise of tho olfactories themselves.
The subject of the poem is that odoriferous weed
railed Tobacco. It is unnecessary to enter npon
an flaWite argument t-i prove the subj ct of the
poem lo be one of taste. No one, p wsvssing the
fue senses and a aounJ intellect, ran dispute the
assumed position. At the same lime, the author
desciibod a thrilling incident in the livea of Peter
and Paul, Who this Peter and this Paul were, we
are s. mew hat al a l"ss to specify. Though il is
eerta:n, they rould not be the re-peetable woithies
of eld, of the same name. For mankind, anterior
to thn days of Christophi r Colum' us was ignorant
of the del gh'ful accomplishment of tobacco chew
ing. W of this civi ized and retried day, cannot
but wonder how they who lived in the dark agea
could possibly enjoy their existence, since they weie
icnorant of ao many of the pleasures of taste. Cer
tain it is, that the Peter and Paul here intended,
flourished subsequent to H r Walter Haleigh, who
first smoked a tobacco pipe in England. An an
cient commentator makea the following sagacious
remaik : "Peter appear lo have been a gentleman
of liberal principles, as aie all whi key drinkers and
tobacco slobberers." Carefully perusing tbe poem,
we infer that there waa assembled a company ol
boon companions. Doubt had arisen as to ihe
quantity of weed on hand being sufficient to meet
the demand. Peter, the elegant and liberal Peter,
with his cheek distended by a quid of an ounce
weight, and bis teeth and lips tinged by the yellow
narcotic, casta glance of benignity over llu aur
rounding gentlemen, an I then filing hia eje upon
Paul, (who I think had just been introduced,)
drawa forth piece of cavendish, or roll of plug,
or ladira twist, and givea utterance to the second
Ima of this aweel poem r "Truro ia Tobacco for u
all." Ti ler appear to h' r uej the word "all" un
der the impression that Paul, who I imagine was a
stranger, had also attained the accomplishment.
We can all Imagine the confusion of poor Paul,
hen ho found himself In the mldrt of such elegant
grntlem n, while he waa compelled to confess his
ignoranre and stupidity. "Birds of a feather flock
together," and doubtless the common Paul "took up
Ihe line of march" fir s.M-iety of inferior attainment.
I am aware that there are a number of persona in
the community, who are behind the age. They
have a fondness fr the gooJ, old, cleanly hab.ts,
which were prevalent prior to the discovery of A
mcrira. These people are alarmed at the improve
ments and innovationa induced by the tapid ma ch
of mind. These refinements of taste, they pro-
nounco disgusting, and would if thry could, muster
the nations of the earth, and lieat a retreat to origl
nal birbarity. Such persons will say "that Peter
was a filthy, a linking fellow, but Paul was a nice
young man." They tell ua that the bca.-U of the
field, aye, the swine of the mire would not touch
the abominable stuff. But these antiquited folk do
not rcmemlier that man ia the lord of creation; a
highly intellectual, moral, and accountable being.
It is but proper, that an intelligent free agent should
a-sert his auperiority to the grovelling awine, by
accusb m'ng his palate to an article which i so ex
tremely offensive lo the inferior creature. By a
parity of lens ming they might condemn Ihe good
old fashioned mince pie. If you should place the
"mince pie of twenty ingredients," swimming in
brandy, btfore a po.ker, I doubt if he would cat.
He might deign to place his nasal organ to it.
But that is nil. He would turn away shaking hi
twisted tuil, and give vent to his sentiments in a pe
culiar grunt, as much ns to say, "this is the food of
him who hath dominion over the fidi of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over every living
thing that inuve h upon the earth." But what does
all this prove 1 only, that the hog i fool mough to
obey the intliticts of hi nature, and that he never
know when Christmas comes. No, Peter, thou
wast a clever fedow. Thou hast numerous follow
ers, who, despitu the upturned nose of the antique
and faslidi us, move in society with distended diet k,
yellow It, s and odoriferous habiliment-'. Tho ex
pend. c, d, utitvcisally, will pronounce Pcti r to luve
been a gel ileiimn of foiesiijht, who was anxious
to make all the advancement po.-i.ible in the few
days bllotti d lo man. He knew that tobacco chew
nig was a stepping atone to the drinking of grog, a
atdl higher and nobler accomplishment. Indeed,
Pttirwasn whole touted fellow." He was cer
tainly in a fair wuy to go the "entire animal." The
elevated iudepi ndenee of this geiit'enun is truly
admirable. He disrcgaided the senseless inlreaties
of friends, and scorned lo ciinge to the ipxc dixit
uf any one. He was aware that the fairer portion
of ere iiion wtte aguinst him, but he knew tout they
were also the softer portion. It Puer ivei perpe
trated matrimony, he could never have len so iu
consLteul, as to '-strain at a griat slid swi.l ox a
saw-mill," by ami ying hia wife with his discover
lies of slices, blcmuhcs, &c., in his food, '1'he fact
that Paid was such a plain, common, cleanly youth,
so ob-rquiou to he opinions of utlieia, forbids any
exercise if fancy on his case. Though, il ia not
impiobable, that he committed himself so far as to
place hi name on a Temperance pb dge ; and per
il ipsdiid an abolitionist, to the last affirming his
ateady adherence lo wb it is called "the goo J old
way.
Tito author, in his incomp .r.ihle wotk, has setec
tid ;wo characlci the very antipodes of each other.
In the most expressive style he hi given u their
sentiment in thtir i wn langusgo. From their ex
prissioii we are enabled to fuim correct cstimatia
uf their characters ; anj though the poem is biief,
describing but a single incident, yet the event is so
reinaikably striking, that wc are i.t but little lose to
infer their after fortunes. The Peter of ibis day
will doubtless admire tl.e noble independence ol' the
accomplish. d biro of the poem. And there is a
clas nf considerable repectubility, who will bestow
due ti.coiinu ii 011 Paul. that third is some
thing in the poem to please all parlies. It is to be
hopid, that, thouith in a duiker age unjust criticism
has consigned this excellent production to the h. ape
of olIVa-1 li erature, the journals of K 11 rope, a well
as of America, will now come forward and support
it obvious merits. LO.N'Gl.NT'S.
roil TBE AUCUICAV.
Mr. Editor .-
I observed an article in one of your la'e number
signed L'picurut," which by ome ha been
deemed inimical lo temperance reform. I do not.
however, pretend to aay that auch we ihe writer'
d. aign; nor that there waa any impropriety i l giv
ing publicity to an article of that character. It can
not be exfiected lh.it an object of auch deep and vi
tal importance 10 the co nmuni'y us the r't forma
tion of mankind from that great m nal pestilence.
Intemperance, can be accomplished without much
opposition. It is but right that such suljects should
he thoroughly discussed and properly understood;
and if Temperance Reform, as I sli.dl cuntend, is
baaed upon correct principle, i's friend can have
nothing 1 1 fear from the most thorough eiposuie of
theoe principle. A a fiien.l to the great cause, I
shall always most will ngly listen to any objections
that may be urged against Temraiice IS cieties,
or the great principle of Tempi ranee Reform, when
discussed in a pr 'per lone and manner.
Tie idea of dispensing with brandy in the article
of mince p es, seems lo have weighed heavily upon
the mind of Epicurus, hence the inuincrable diffi
culties, specfes aid hobg blins that have been
conjured up in hia terrific imagination. He evi
dently set out with the position that go.nl mine
piea cannot be made without the use of brandy,
and that lo ilisjienae with it, we must of necen ty
be deprived uf one of the greatest luxuries of the
table. Upon thia sandy foundation he then pro
ceed to build up hi list of grievance, and grivt y
asks if mince pit can be made without brandy.
Now, to prove the allirmative of thia qura:ion, ia, I
presume, all lh it is necessary to overturn Ihe argu
ments aa well as the sophistry of Epicurus , and as
thia will probably be the ahorteal and most decisive
way, 1 will proceed to snvti Kpirurua, by trtalmg
that regular-built" mince pie have been made for
many yeara past without the use of brandy, and
that many epicure of the most exquisite and ic
fined taste in the science of gastronomy, prefer
them without il. To prove this fact more fully, I
might refer lo several excellent treatise on the art
of cookery. The ancients, who carried the culi
nary art to a greater degree of perfection than has
ever !een attained by modern epicures, knew n -thing
of brandy, and, of course, never used thearti
cto in the almost innumerable exquisite dishes,
which were erved up ao sumptuously at the table
of the great. Yet, according to our modern epi
cures, we presume, they would be contidered a set
of gormandizers, simply because their table were
not graced with mince pier saturated with brandy.
I might, if necessary, diate upon the evil tendency
in using an article in any form, to the t .te of which,
by friquenl use, we become ao ad iictcd that il
oftentimes requires tho utmost efforts to abstain
ffon ANTI-EPICURUS.
. dJ" We copy thtf following excellent Vvnight
from the United Sistea Gazette, which, the edito
says, he haa translated from the French, - for th.
bem fit of those who are ever sighing ,fier what
they have not, and neglecting the means of happi
ne-s which they possess." They contain mam
useful lessons, from which almost every rcadn
may uerive tome bem fit.
cote:tmet.
A there is no absolute point of happinras fo
man, he can jodge of hnppine only by compari
n' Those who hive an excis of what he mot
desires, appears to him most h .ppy ; hut he is great
ly deceived. One claf of men is just a happy, or
if it will suit belter, just a unhappy as another, then
i no difference. A man who ha no tvmpcrenci
is sicker than the ick. A rich man who has m
curb upon hi cupidity, i poorct than the poor.
Add to all this relative happiness, w hich dazzlei
us, and renders the psssion more craving. Alex
under wished ano her world to conquer, and the
Treasurer dcsiies a piece of goid ; and though thr
pieces of go!d which he has should outnumber the
sands of the sea, yet that piece of gold which th
poor man d.-sires would not bo among them. On
leaf of a rose folded in the couch of Smindcride, thr
sjbarite, is more annoying to him lh tn a thorn U
Epcctitus, or a burning coal lo Guatemoien
Cneius si tiered perhap more privation than Tris
tan l'llcrmi c.
There is no:h ng so odious as envy, nnd nothinp
o stupid, ' Who would not wish to be the ad
mirat on of the wise, like Platol ' Yet I'liti d-irei
not show himself in tho city ; the children ridiculei
him in the street, bt c u.i he was too broad houl
dered;and I am much deeeivid if we know thi
philosopher hy any other name thin the nicknamr
given him by the mob.
Who w. u'd not wish to give laws lo a nalior
like Lycurgu ! Yet Lycurgua was onr-eyed. in r
country where corporeal beauty passed before ev
ery thing else, and ho hung hia head upon hit
breast that he m g'lt not he recogn zej.
Who would not wish to take possession of tin
new w uld deaired by Alexander, and to dispose o
it like Fernan lo drt. z 1 Yet Fernand Cortez
who conquered o many kingdoms, scarcely escjpei
dying of hunger in the street.
Who wou'd not be rich and happy like a King ?
This Is a foolish expression of the vulgar; for, not
lo go beyond the history of France, we will uppos,
t is King Charlr VI, to whom they allowed 1
clean shirt once in three months. Would it b
Charh VII, who could not obtain credit of a shot
maker of Bourges, and who had to give up the boots
which he h id upon his legs for want of money u
pay for ihem !
Or should it I like Louis XI, who had new
sleeves put to his ol I doublet, and who, as well as
Gregory XIII, sent his three year old b eeches t j bt
mended !
Or should it be like Chaile the VIII, who lefi
tl.e piineip.il oncers of his in pawn, an.l Philip
de Comminea with them, to a meichant of Lyons
for mean to make a voyage to Naples, whose
crown he was going t. unite with hi own f
(I should lie curious to know what would U
preached in thee! duys over Phillip de Corn
mines.) Should il he like Hen-y IV, who wrote to Sully
bef lie Amiena: " I desire lo inform you of the sit
uation to which I am reduced. I am neat the ene
my's line, with aearcely a horse upon which I ran
ride, and no armor to put on my tuck ; my ehirfa
are torn to rags, and my doubl.-t out at the t lb iw ;
my camp kettle is half the time bottom upward;
for the last two day I have taken my meal just
where I could catch an invitntiun, and my purvey
ors have no means of furnishing my table, a they
have not recjived a dollar the- aix montha."
Wou'd it le like Louis XIV himclf, who not
uiifrrquenily culfo cd aevere hungor in his om cha
teau of (St. Germain, audperh.p wouid have dieJ
of hungei but f r tlw pious devotion of an id J do
mestic t
Do you believe th it these people have enJured
misery with more painful impatience thin Diogcnc
the cynic, ot Irua the beggar !
A a to the kings of genius, all history bear testi
mony of Ihem It i Homer driven out fiuut
Cumeslikua vagibond. It ia S ipboclea, ruoutej
al in Athens iike an idiot It is "j'Bsao, fettered in
a dungeon or langu :hing hoapiial. It U Rou
ru.copv i g music 10 earn his bread.
Alas! for grea'jiesa M J foi furluue alia 1 for
glory.
The happy man if uth. one is to be found.
which, by th way, I do not venture to assert it
the luan who take bfe a il goea, who doeo not ex
po. 1 impossib. lilies, aud ia content with hi hu.
lion.
.St ccKss or Col. Moau'i Eirxoirioa. The
HoU'ton Star contains the following ; We learn
by letter frmu Austin, received by last night' mail,
tint on ihe 2 1st ult., the troop under the command
of Col. Moore rame in sight of a large Camanch
emampment, on lha head water of the t'ooiado
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