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O;FFICE, Or THE STAR, BAITIJIIOAN STREET,_ _ FIVE DOWN NORTH' OP TUE-POST OPFIC*;GETTYSTBVROT PA. • *RTISEIIIESTS Conspicuously . 14titiiled roux times. lin ONE . DOLLAR per square.:4lrtfrftp times, TWIINTY-FIVE c notTs per square will lip Olierged. Printed and PubHahne); at Grrricsaito, PA, BY ROBERT WiMIDDLETON. POE "With swrc&. From various gord- For the Get4burg Star. Mn. EDITOR--The following lines wore occasioned lAy reading an article In the last "STAR," bend• 'O 4 THINK OF YOUR COUNTRY'S GLO. RY, 4 ' written by the "young lady who super intends the Female Department in the "Grsius OF UNIVERSAL. EbIANCIPATION." IMPROMPTU. I,An4! dot thou fool what thou host sung So sweetly on thy doleful lyre About the bleeding race of. 0, ye§, thou surely dost—for pity's_self• Alrms coUld prompt them thus.to sing: THINK OV OUR COUNTRY'S GI.ORY!”— And 6 who, that has a heart riot made Of adamantine hardness, can refuse to "Think ()four Country's Glory," and • Contrast it with the wretched state. of o Ham's dejected_and forlorn children? SLATT,RY! thou art indeed a gory Stain upon our "Country's Glory!" 0, my country! how is thy "Spangled Banner" dimm'd with Afric's bleeding tears! And shall that "Spangled Banner," which So proudly t 199 over land and-sea, Be dimmedmuch longer by the tears Of those poor wretches of the "Golden Strand" Whom" SLAVERY hair doom'd to misery (5. we? Oh, no! for soon the Oppressor's heart, His stony heart, will learn to feel. For who can long resist, when tenderness So eloquently pleads for suffering • And oppreqsed humanity! Oh, ye fair daughters of Columbia! Weep—weep for our "CouNray's Gi.onv!" YOUR tears, at length, MAY wipe the stain From off our country's escutcheon. . • GETTYSBURG, Alitten 9, 1831. THERE'S MUSIC IN A MOTHER'S VOICE • Thereto music in a mother's voice, More sweet than breezes sighing; • There's kindness in a. mother's glance, Too pure for over_ dying. There's love within a mother's breast, So'deep, 'tis still diet-flowing, And carp for those , she calls her own. Tliat',# over, ever growing. There's anguish in a mother's (oar, When farewell fondly taking That so the heart of pity moves, It scarcely keeps from breaking. And when n mother kneels to Heaven, And for her child is praying, 0, who shall<half the fervour toll That burns in all she's saying! A mother! how her tender arts Can soothe the breast of sadness, And - through the gloom oflifo once more Bid shine the sun of gladness. A mother ! when, like evening's.star, Her course bath ceased before us, From brighter worlds regards us still, And watches fondly o'er us. MISCE From the Now York'Constellation of Feb.l9 GRAND SOLAR EXHIBITION. f c On Saturday last, was repeated, for the , c-!y time in twenty-five years, the greet t: . ;,'4).5e.-of the Sun._ •!Chad been-advertised 'and puffed in all the newspapers for weeks before hand, and all imaginable pains taken to draw, in theatrical phrase, 8 full house. Nor was this puffing in advance without effect, for every body turned out-to - see the eclipse. Parlors, kitchens, and cellars were leserted, to get a footing in the attic or-on die roofs of houses. Cupolas and balconies r aze in good demand. The suTish6iie 4,.,ght, and the swarms of bipeds, creeping out from their lodgings, reminded one of those lesser insects," which having lain tor pid through the winter, begin to stretch_ their legs, brush up their wings, and issue -- forth to - enjoy the - sunshine of thefirst day in Spring. ,( "Smoked glass and dark green spectacles were in great demand. Bits of broken window were sought for with . much avidity, spectacle venders disposed of their co ..ced „stock to good advantage. Servants had grown uncommonly careless just before e eclipse; • and as . we are credibly inform- Tfl, more windows were broken in the week li:ling-Saturday last, than for twelve months pre. Lamp-smoke, which is usually , honsidered a nuisance, was, eagerly sought . ); .pnd Betty anaSainbe, in trimming th,eir left the wicks sticking up at-least an Thus preparations wore duly made witnessing the grand spectacle. ,Cine man, we are told, repaired early in morning to the Battery, to - wait-the ap ps of the eclilise, imagining that it was to c,mie by water, and that with the help of n spy glass he might see it making its way through The Narrows long bofore the time nppninted for its arrival in tho city. Another thought it was the good horse, Eclipse, which beat Prince Henry in the fa . mous •raeo for twenty - thousand dollars.— , Another averred 'that it was not the same; but a deseofidanca nation smart three year 'old colt, ofleho-same name as his renowned rncestor. While n. third declared it was aither ane nor, Vother, but an enormous Sun.-dog, as , big as till out cjoors, carrying a way. thr FOOT' in his mouth. - - r justice to theelod_peopleof this *IY I. we 'ire hpung to say4hele were rare fhlatiCes of roiScondep)*n in regard to the finhare orthe and-most persons had . very tolerable • idea that. was something 11riting o i the stirs, the mooni or the presets; tha- 7 r it - Would be most . 4iterestingly dirk; •- • : 0 - • " . , EMI were enrich'd 'd with cam" .ANEOIUS. M==fi OEM DUCIT AMOR P ATRIA? PRODESST OIV/BUS----:TsiFTLOvr. o kw COgxrnpTEADS mi. TA ft Punctual to the minute the show began ; so that there was ao impatient shuffling of feet, no clatteting of umbrellas - and canes, and no indignant cat-calls, in consequence of being obliged to wait for the performance to begin. So tar the spectators were well _pleased. But there was much disappoint ment and' dissatisfaction- expressed in the course ,ef the exhibition—and all owing to the injudicious puffs which had previously appeared in the papers, whereby' the minds or the people were wrought up to such a height of expectation as could not-easily be satisfied. SUch i, the injurious effect of raising a very hig,h - opinion of any perform ande beforehand; it often ends in disappoint ment, and the blame is laid, not where it ought to be—on the shoulders of the puffers —but on .the performance itself. Many people had calqated on total dark ness, and were preparedto light their lamps and candles at midday. In fact_ some had... on idea that they should have to use their carving knives,- not in slicing roast beef, but in cutting through the darkness, which it was supposed, like that of Egypt, ironld he tangible; and those who usually din at .ne o'clock, were. for adjourning:their dinner 7 11 two. Those who had fowls fi)rdinnerlver apprehensive they m o ight get upon their drumsticks and go to roost; or, when the eclipSe - should begin to pass off, might stretch up their necks and crow, under the mista ken notion that morning 'was beginning to dawn. But none of all these wonders..camo to pass. Candle] were altogether unnecessa ry; and the fowls on the table lay perfectly quiet and still in their own gravy. In a word, the people were for the most part sore ly disappointed. "Why, la!" said Mrs. Griddle, in a tone of dissatisfaction, "it dont kiver the face of the sun at all. It looks for all. the world like a little buckwheat cake tucked upon the edge . of a large dinint , plate. Faugh! nonsense! who would think of making such a mighty.flustration about Mehra little good. for-nothing fiddling eclipse? Here my din- ner's a sppiling, while I've been watching this nasty thing; and declare I would'nt give a boiled ingyun for twenty sich. La! that any body should be sich fools as to make sich a fuss about Rich a mere trifle !" "Upon my soul!" exclaimed a dandy, as he lowered his smoked quizzing glass and yawned from whisker' to whiskr=-"Upon my soul, Tor d 1 think it's a bite—a prodi gious take , in. What say you, Tom?' "I think," says Tom, 'it's a mighty "At any rate," said a calculating mer chant, "we ought to have our money back. , However, as it can't be helped, I suppose we must set it down to the account ofprofit and loss." . "It is evidently a failure," said a dramatic critic. _,--- .. . . "Sacre liitu!" exclttimedV:yeuch' an; with a violent shrug , "it be un grand ame ni t to impose on-de peuples in.dis ma r.?' "Mein - eiott - t" - said - a Dtrtdnaif, - "iSlt da all? Vy, it ish no more as vim leetle Dutch cheese gust slipped On de ethltof vun big shining pewter platter! "By the living holty!" said an indignant Jerseyman, who had brought his wife and seven children to the city to see the eclipse, "by the living hoky ! this is too bad, to .come_all_th_emay to_New York to see the ec,lipse, and be ramfoozled after this sort." -- TrWe might its well have staid to home for the matter of that," said his wife; "I've see'd many an eclipse of the moon, in our own village, Worth two - of this." • "Where's-the stars daddy?"-said a little boy,.who-had be4n.gazing till he was pur blind, "where's \Venus, and Juppiter, and Satan, and the rest on 'em." "They're out of sight, you blockhead," returned the father peevishly---1 1 ‘como let's go home." • "A fig for the eclipse!" said an apple-wo man, "1 seep the great Lelephant of Siam, andiatis i is no more to,her than a goesebery is to a "Whew!" whistled a-Scoth grocer, "this is nae sic an eclipse as they hao in Scotland, , where the sun does nae show his wee face for aughteon hour's thegither." "No, by St. Patrick," said a Hibernian, "nor such as, they have in swate Ireland neyther. There, many is the time, I've seen an eclipse when the Sun never showed his face again, at all at all." "Hit's just like one hoC,,your Yankee he clipses," said a .Cockney with a -contemp tuous air, "hand. haltogether hinferior to the Hinglish. There's never hany thingworth. seeing hin Hamerica." - "lt's no more to the eclipse oflBo6,"said a tinpedlar t "than a patty-pan is to a.. tin kitchen." "It's a fool to Jefferson's great cheese," said a Berkshire - dairyman. "Ay t or a Connecticut pumpkin pie," said a farmer . from the land of steady habits. "For mypart, I don't see any profit in it," said a 'Wall-street broker. P "Let's go to'dinner, and put offtliaTurther cousolemtion s of the eclipse to another oppor. tuuity," said an Alderman. ~. IT'an't wdrth looking at, after n 1 1: this, mighty fu q„" exclaithed twenty voices at once, initte.of.sexatitAt...:÷c.- "Lgt us adjourn sin .a , "0 yni.l o.yirr.l 4 . terc ' d a ,crier. the ••• . • • • • ar, 168== Wrmzmmiamairif Eimou ;Dan& 6. Serve God; attend his worship; and endeavor to set an example of piety, chari ty, and sobriety to all ai• 14,„•,;K0u. IT I • .7. Love your count '; regpckt your ru lers; treat with kindness your fellow-appren tices; let your great aim be'..thefulness to mankind. 8. (let all you can ,bi . _honest industry ; speriffnot extra vagiliknd provide lar c ly its old age. • ll' In a word, think 'much; act rcum spectly, and live usefully. , A lady going to a neighbour's house one morning, ran to the cradle `temsee the fine boy as soon as she came in: unfortunately the cat had take%up the baby's place, and before she couhlvveherselftime to.see her mistake, she exelaimed,with dp-lifted bands and eyes, Oh, what'll sweet child; the very picture of its father ! An important house in this city had or lilt casion' to advertise for e a quantity of BrO , s -Hoppers, such ' used in coffee Mills. But instead of Hoppers, the newspaper read Granhopp 5,.. In a short time the merchant's counting room iiiiii thronged yvith:enqpirets respecting th;e new article of merchandize. -- "Good - morniu01 - r;Invoide; how do you sell grasshoppers ?" said a fat merchant.— "What arc they worth a hogshead ?" The importer was astonished, but before he had time to reply, in came a druggist, who being bent on' speculation, determined to purchase a whole lot, provided he could get.thern low. Taking the importer aside forfear of being overheard by the merchant - he - asked - him -- how he sold grasshoppers; if they-were prime quality; and whether they were to be used in medicine. The importer 'was about opening his mouth to reply in an angry manner to what he began to suspect was conspiracy to torment him when a doe. tor entered, smelling at his cane and looking wondrous wise. • "MrAnvoice," said he, "ahem! will you he good enough to show me a specimen of your grasshoppers ?" "Grasshoppers! grasshoppers!" exclaim. ed the i mporter,. as he had a chance to speak . —"what gentlemen do you mean by grass. hOppers?' "Mean!" said thp merchant: "why, I per ceive you have advertised the article for sale. "Certainly," said the druggist, "and wbcn a. man advertises an article, it is - - - -natural for ,him to expect inquiries relating to the price and quality of the thing." "Nothing in the world more natural," said the doctor. "As for myself, I have at present a number of casesnn hand in which I thought the article might he serviceable— but' since you are so---ahem! so uncivil— why I must Ingik out plsewhere, arid my pa , "You and yourpatienec be hanged!" inter rupted the imi)orter;. "mine is fairly worn out, and if you don't explain yourselves, gen tlemen, I'll lay this poker over your heads." To save thejr heads, the advertisement was now reffirrod to, when the importer found out tbe - cause of his vexations by read ing the followine'"Just landed and for sale by Invoice Az Co. ten hogsheads prime grasshoppersr . . . CURTAILING. WIII§KIitS. VC Hobbs ono daY"moi-a friend who was re markable for his huge fiery whiskers, apo rtion o .which . -had'. just been taken ofF. "Well, .Tom; saideot the whiskers, "dont rdii see a cluing,. in ply looks?" "No I dont," Paid Tom, ';whore's the change?" 'tlyhy,.dont yotessP," said 'his friend, I°4 hitt_tfiraen"CUß -TA iuticct . nly whiskers'?" "Well didn't notice it," said Tom, "I always thought you , bad not's hair enough abotit yow yii4kers,7 court through his nose, "all manner of per sons that• have been made fools of, go about their business.•" This striking hint had a surprising, effect, amt n three 'minutes scarculy ;L lamphlac fare was to be seen in sight of the sun, who, to do him justice, went on•his w# perfectly regardless of all the ill-natured Observations which had been made at his ekpense,hv the dwellers on this nether sphere. •0 0 6 ADVICE fro APPRENTICES. 1. HaVing selected your profession ; resolve not to abandon, it ; but by a life of industry and enterprin : to adorn it. You will be. much more likely to succeed in business you have long studied,thanin thatot'w•hich you know but little. 2. Select the best company in your pow ; er to obtain ; and let your conversation be op those things 'you will learn. Fre quent conversation will elicit much informa tion. . a., Obtain a friend to select far you the best books on morality, religion and the lib eral arts, and particularly those which treat on your own profession. It is not th%read ing Of many books that makes a man wise, hut the reading of only those which can impart wisdom. • 4. Thoroughly understand what you read; take notes of all that is worth rimembering, and frequently review what you have writ ten. 5. Select for your model the purost and greatest characters; and always endeavor to imitate their 11111108, ,and to emulate their greatness. • MI MISTAKE OF THE PRESS: ADANTAGF. TO MT FELLOW-CITIZENF." ANTI-MASONIC. U. S. ANTI-MASONIC CONVENTION. Arr. Minks' ey pole the Committee next herein mentioned, made thefollowing Re port on the abduction and murder of Wizi.iAn Mont:AN, and on-the condnct and mtamires of the 31 - 4 sonic Prater-nit!, to prevent convictions, 4.e. fUoilUnned from week befLre last:l . In addition to the difficulties thrown in the way of investigation, by the silence of the public pre - s - :'s; thus coerced, the public mind was distracted anti Misled . - by false statements, in relation to the re-appearance Of Morgan, published .in prints under mason ic control; so"much- SI), that public belief upon this subject was for a long tme unset tled, and the efforts of the investigation par- , alyzed.. There can be little doubt but that the authors of such statements contempla- i ted such reeults, and hoped, if possible, by these Means to avert punishment from the platy, or to excite doubts es to the guilt of the ngeMs in the abductßai.- , It should not be forgotten either, that Corydon Fdx,who ' was heedlessly selected-to drive the carriage from Lewiston to ,fort Niagara, not being 'at the time a Mason, was, a few days after, admitted to a membership in the fraternity, without fee or reward, in hope, doubtless, that hiS mnsonie obligations, thus thurst up on him, would effectually seal his lips, as to , the transactions which he witnessed, on that.; eventful night. At the time of Morgans. abduction, the sheriffii of the different counties of the State of New York had the sole power of select ing, end summoning the grand juries for the several courts within their respective coun ties ; and such selections were made a short time previmis to the. session of each court. At the same period, also, (he sheriffs of the respective counties of Erie, Niagara, Gen essee, Orleans, Livingston, Monroe, and On tario, which were the theatre ....„ 0 eof the outrage, were all maims, and it is believed, that all of them were of the degree of royal arch. ' A grand jury, which met in Genessee county after the abduction, was convened in February, 1827 ; 'Elector Samuel S. Butler, Of Strafihrd, in that county, was. toppointed foreman. He was to knight temprar, and a large portion of the jury were masons. He gaid - te-one of the' jutytnen, also a knight templar, "a majority of the jurors are ma sons: we have gouthe stuff in our own hands and our friends must-not be indicted." _ . 'Thelfrst - grand jury which waS summon ed in Niagara county, (of which Eli Bruce was sherift) after inquiries began to be made in relation to the outrage, met in January, 1827. Sixteen‘masons were summoned on that grand jury, and several who were friend. ly to the institution. No examination was, however, made before that grand jury, as, the witnesses had been supcenred to attend at that time in Canandaigua _upon _the_ trial of Chesebro and others. At the court of Oyer and .Terminer, held in Niagara coun ry, in April, 1827, the - sheriff again sum moned the grand jurors.. T ere were twen ty-one members present, th . teen of them were freemasons, and six frie yto them. Paul Haws, whO hue since been found to be an important witness, and Norman "Shop herd_since„indieted for_thallelorgan_conspir- Rey, were two of these Attend jurors: _At the May sessions, a majority&mesims were summoned on the jury, and at the Septem 7 lber sessions, about half of the jurors were freemasons, but there were a number who were warmly- in favour of the instiltition. Eli Bruce, however, was indicted at Canan-. daigua, a short 'time before the September sessions. Complaint was made against Eli Bruce, Sheriff of the county, before the April grand jury, for being concerned in the abduction of Morgan. The foreman, a freemason, ex amined the witnesses. In the course of the examination, one of the other jurors ventur ed to ask a l 'witness some questions. The foreman called ttrirpror aside and privately solicited him, thereafter, 'to refrain . from asking questions. Some. of the jerors -had been furnished with questions in writing, to put to particular witnesses, with a view of eliciting the:t ruth. It was known that such papers were in the room, and the jury voted, by a large majority, that no use- should be made &then). , One juror insisted, howevel: on-making use 'of them. -One witness ted_ that he knew nothing which would go to convict any person Upon: being called , upon to state 'what he did know, ho asked to be excused, because he was poor, and his testimony might pri:Are Alia ruin. A large. majority orate jury voted to eXcuse him from answering. One of the jurors pertmaCious ly insisted upon the witness' answer, and af ter a king debate; finally obtained his answer. line witness, notwithstanding all tlfe, cun ning in keeping the , questions, did tostiCY to Bruce's acknowledgment of ,his agency in carrying Morgan to Niagara. Several wit nesses were' afierwards called to impeach thiitestirtiony of,this witness, mid one or two • id answer that he was not tobe believed on his oath.- One -witness testified, that he had been informed by a 'respeetahle. individual, in . Cannaa, in whom - tin). itness had full confidence, that. :illivin . 'd beert„cartied, to fort Niagara ; thencete t 0 CantKinkhorl-, it TERM OF awisTaiorza:—. bourns, per annum—payable half:yearly in 'whin*l,l4, subscriptions taken for .less than six menthe, isad none discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor--and a fedlnrw to notify a discontinuance will be cllasidered a nets engagement, and the paper forwarded ac cordingly. TERMS-42 I'ER ANNUM. S VOL. L"NO. 48. I and was from tlicticoretumed to the fort a : gain—that Morgan had been put to death, and that his body was in the bottom of Nia gain river, and might be fOund, ifsearched for immedrately, and: thathe, (the inform j ant,) eouldiell the place ' where it could be !Tomh The witness stated that he received I this information from a mason, who enjoin-- ed the witness to keep his name a secret,as if known, his life would be the forfeit.. One juror insisted that the witness' should name the person who 'gave him this information, but be'refused, arid nearly, if not (Mtn all the.other jurors present, sustained the wit floss in his refusal, and he was allowed to retire without answering the question.— While this jury was in session, the foreman took Eli Bruce privately into aside room, and was there with him some time. This grand jury, so far from finding any - indiat• ment against Eli Bruce, or any other per son, drew up a presentment to the court, that they' had discovered nothing which would authorise them to find'a bill against any per son, and also framed and,sent a memorial to the governor; in which they stated that there was not a shadow or, testimony impli eating Eli Bruce, as guilty of, or-accessary to the abduction of Morgan, with the excep tion of one witness, who was so contradict ed, and whose—general reputation wail so bad, that they did not place any reliance up- on it. It is very certain that a series ofeuestlobs,-; to be propounded to the witnesses hid bete:, so-framed, that the witnesses could answao without eliciting any d'aegerous information. This must have been the ;ease, or xtegper -1 jury must-have. heen.repeittodly cotilinit 4 on the investigation " bete - T em. All important witnesses to trice the whole duction from Rochester to fort Niagati,were examined before this grand jury; the same witnesses, upon, whose testimony, bills have been found in other cases, and convietionit ' had. Thirteen of the witnesses examined before pis grand jury, have been since in dicted, not one of whom protected himself - on' the examination, - on the ground that he ' should criminate himself.' Tinto of 'them David Hague, Orasmus , Turner, and Jaxed • Darrow, have since been shown Ityo# tor timony of Eli Bruce, himielf, to hit - criminal agency in the abduction. Giddins, •in his published , ":::,tatenterk" ef Facts," says, he ,was subpeetited before this .. irtmjury,.which much alatmed those who were-impiicated. One of them informal . Giddins that he would go and see the fore man, and state to, him Giddins'sitnationithat he might know how to question him, so that his answers might not injure others. -• He subsequently informed Giddins that he had told the foreman what Giddins knew of the. affair, and that the foreman wouldput no question but what Giddins could safely an. Wen ," Hiram B. Hopkins, a royal arch mason a deputy under Bruce, and personally know _irig to the abduction of-.lllerganet-the-time,-- says, in a published letter, dated, February ', 28, 1830.--"A:fter the aLluctienOir..Capt,- - 'Mery ri,,l used frequently to ask 'the ~ ,- • , how they expected to escape pu . Ilk . for that outrage, adding that ir , -.;';,L. ! „ the perpetrators of the - deed w. i ll.' ''.' • : suffer the reward due to their*Eiimes.' 'They have told me time and again, that they would -never be brought .-- to -- punishment-,--because----- all were-masons-with-whom-they had to deal. and particularly the sheriffs of those counties .in which the offence was committed, were all masonS, who had the selecting 'of the grand, juries : that no grand jurY _wouldhe___. sunimoned without being two thirds masons. . And when the time arrived for summoning the grand jury for this county, (Niagara,) I had my orderi, not to summon, ivy but such ' as were particularly friendly to the mason ic institution. Says Bruce, we must have.. at least two thirds of them masons, and the others friendly to the order. , Here have all masons they will suspect us. The jury was accordingly summoned. • The subjeci of the abductiiiirwas-brought before them. ° Tho district attorney was aro al arch mason who knew- all about the organ affair, in my opinion, and-the fo a f the jury was t i hko one of the warmest zealots of the order in the- county, If 1 .inistako not, more than two thirds of the jury were masons.. The district'attorney- and foreman, so framed the -- questions propounded to the witnesses, that after thus exa m ining them, they dreg , up ,an instrument signed-- by all the jury, the• substance of which was; that they had pp,. reason to believe that Morgan had ever pea sed through this county. -- . When the inhabitdhts of Monroe county first held their meeting, teake inioconsid- • oration the outrages, and dpist3, , ans for their investigation = he de( in timer, f placed so much confidence in the . p iggisions of willingness, niade,by members *Me fen tern4y, to aid in the .investigatiOn of these Ciatmges, that they appointed :four or five masons upon the, committee of inventigiticin... This committee, after their appointment, held their meetings, and ceinnieneedupon ..,, their imiairiei, and at the same time enter.. , ed into anbonorary obligation with each oth• er,' not to,. disclose any inforrn s ation Whiek .. night be obtiined by the committee, only so fai as Wee necessary toproeirtheite;. rest of offenders _that mig} 4nrce*_ 'red. The members of the coMmittki Who we!. : 1 .. _ ...