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. "With sweetest flowers curie:ll'4,f
From ration's gueilens cull'd. with care! 5,
rag. Hours:
A 6, Surely diem are moments ikhen thy Iles et
Itlust think of her it.has so coplly . banished;--
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Does not.my e to thy minor)! start, „
Though all that MAC its eatib.M - ehaton be vanisliLol
1)o you not think of rue tioradtimes at night,
• When the dark (tours are' passing still and lonely
----The pale stirs -wateliing rit t the dreamy light,
And thou art with th; own hushed thoughts left only?
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Do, they not bring rile back? Dost thou not say,
Perhaps this verrritoniont she is weeping.: 1i
Thole bitter tears that pride subdues by day,
To wet the Pillow that I keep from sld4ing!
Does the still midnight waken no remorse,
- No p'itY-forpthe misery of thy making?
False as thou art—l could not wish thee worse
Than one _mig sadm rd h
t. or in, o 1411ith•Illg. • '
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1 hear thy yoke,l look withinlhine_eyes,—‘
Then start to think it is but an.alluilorzy— . '
False as thy , promise; fleeting as the ties •
That bound me to thee with such vain delusion.
Then I recall tliy words and looks, and think,.
How could they wear sucktine, such tendir seeming?
think till -I bearno Mare,-anti shrink-, -
Azid mock myself for all this idle dreaming.
---1 1 10w-many-w.ords-of tkinc.l.naw recall,
"Searce noticed at the time NVI6II they were spoken;
Alas! hoW tole love fondly treasures all
The slightest things,like sortv^ heart precious token,
I wish I could forget themfor they keep _
Calm fcom my waking hoOrs—rest from my pillow;
Like those uncertain restless winds that sweep;
Rising with the perpetual strife, the billow.
If weary of the weight ittion my heart,
I.struggle to'he glad with vain endeavor's
/lbw soon I - sicken of such seeming part!
•The . tipirito I woulx force arzgoqe fn• ever.
If I any sad anti weary, and flinlhy
The tasks in which I take my old delight no longer,
AU other sorrows bring one sadness .
Life's carcsarc. strong—but LlMse of bye are stronger
Love has its part in every other thing,
.Alll grief increasing and all jiy irneairing;
Deatli is the only hope, for death wilhring
nest to the Iteart,t-iveredivithijng"despairing:---
—Alt r then r faresv , -11,-tlmre,lsmoln6 r_e_for_. - •
Those sonny looks that tyro them on to-morrow
I hope itch, fear not, and hut wish to be
Where the last shadow Earls on sorrow.'
L. E; L.
• Franklin Baltimore Transcrz,el.
- , 'he Tear rn u Sigh.
llFri en by a gentleman of Baltimore—Music com
owed and Sung by 11 1 . R. Dempster.
-The.tear I shed, the sigh I •becathert ,
Thnt,tell ray love without my leave,
Then come to ine...ns...waning-d.ay---,
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In infant evening melts ftwafi
Then tome, oh! come to mc.
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Andhring thy late and sing the strain
'Of happy hours returned again . . •
TO steal each woe away;
And valley green and woodland'height •
Will rchohack ill:deep delight, -•
. The music of thy-lay.--
Nolistning car, nor 'watchful eye
Shalt see a tear or hear a sigh, .
In sWee!, response to - mine; - -
-Bat when 'my cheek to thine immest e
'l'll fondly clasp - thee toaX,Prcait,
:And, dearest;.clainvtlxee.mine.--
Each,tencler look tind "aicenticliul
Will thrOw itaapell across my mind,
And Set a sorrow _fret;.
The#:come to me, as . Nyaninz, day.
Al ? i n fant ev e ning melts away,
Then come s oh! come to
LAWYERS:
otit : br foieign controversies;
By,iding both iii#eS; fill their purses.
So laWyers, lest they bear defend:int,
•And plantilf dog, Shall make an end on t.
. Do stave the tail with writs of error,.
Reverse 'of jtidginent;alid demurrer,
-° To lot them• breathe awhile, and then
Cry whOop, and set them on•again,
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FOUNDED ON FACT--TRANSLATED FROM TI GER
MAN.
dreary night, herr students,"
said the_ ost,or_the Double. :as .he
; threw a faggot of wood . Upon'the fire, around
whichWere 'seated a knot of students,' . si : •
len tl , o
kin g their 'ineersehauins, while
upon a table-near-at hand stonda::nernher of
' empty bottles and; drinking-etips, bearing
evidence of their recent good cheer. The
night was far advanced = it.w.as St„Marys
.eve—and they had been discussing.the nu
merous- superstitions current :'among the
peasantry respecting this hallowed :time:
There was, e . pause'in, the conversationo nd
each sat seemingly absorbed in his own
.thoughts, which; to. judge ( F fim the grave
,asfect of their:coentenances, were serious
enough. So deeply were' they buried - . iii
orietiVaT.
tion :of the. landlord. It wa:_tow_ard_. the
CM
Iffil=l=l
close of Autumn, and the wind whistled
shrilly as it sw_opt.past_irin •
giving token of the approach of stern-vis
aged :Winter. ‘' •
" said . one of the stub
• dents,.layiitg aside his - pipe, and shoving .a
little-from the fire, which noW•blazed bright
ly—" since - . you have la-04161 at all the
legends and superstitions' which .havc•been
related to-night, and -profess-not-4o believe
in the.existence of spirits,; yet there is - one
coicerning - which •I•Would ask your. opin
ioh: It is said that On the eye. of:St. ark's
One•may see - the..Shades,of those who are
td die 'within . a : psis into • the Church, .by'
watching there. at the lour of Midnight."
"Mere stories to amuse
plied Herman.. -. • - •
Yet did not Burgomeister Wagram
dare -that he saw; on the .eve-of St. Mark's,
-as:- h eLw etnen ing-h o e--da - toloiiglif from
GroSltehn — , a shadoWy figure, 'the exact
cohnferpart:of- himself, glide into the porch
of the church. as he passed it—and did he
not_die a few months•afterward-r .
• " Very true, - Herr Rosainbert; but you
Must recollderthat old Wagram was - not !
esteemed the most temperate in Englebach..
And it is..well_ktiow.n.that,..ohthe_oecasion
alluded to, lie. was feturning from 'a merry
r..l if if. If"r•jrlat to PrAPIIIMP that
•his perceptive faculties conhi ..t4 have been
in a very perfect. stste:.. It is ..probame nu
saw but his own shadow, reflected by- the
moon, which I remember shone brightly :
that night; and his disordered :intellect and
superstitious folly led him. to imagine it a!
spirit. As to his death, which occurral so
shortly-after,,-it-is :that i -ii had
no more connection with :St. Mark's eve,
than--than—", puzzled for a smile—"'than
• fire -- has-vfri th - Water;"
"Granting All you have said, still - . I
think it somewhat strange. Though I- do
not profess to be superstitious, yet there is : ,
something beautiful in. the-belief:that there
are - spirits. -- =--• those of our friends • and -kin
tired—who 'watch over us in our sleeping
hours; and hover -around diiring the busy
scenes of day,. guarding-us from:evil—who,
when the sand of . life'has nearly Tun,, as
sume a visible shape, and us from•
this weary world to realms of happiness.
and bliss."
ENS
"All yery, tine„ no doubt," sal:Merman,
smiling... "I dare say, Rosambert,• though
you do not 'profess to be superstitious, yet
are you not fearful, as- you. pass .the' old
church to-night 'on your way )mine, of see
ing.your shade .hovering about the church?".
"It is well that your way lies not - thither,"
aid Ro'shmbert, rather. nettled, ." fok with
Tar your sifiling, I doubt whether fort dare
"trust yours - elf in its vicinity at the lour pr
midnight. Indeed, I will wager a dozen - of
mine hoit's - choicest . Burgundy -- that you
'dare not." - •
"Done, Rosariabert, done Gentlemen,"
said Ilernaaiii addressing his, brother stu
dents "hear-you this.wager. Egad, we'll
make a night of it'!. Now, Rosambert,
will do more on the faith of thy Burgundy
—I will enter the old miser's vault, con-,
cernlng,which thera are so Oiauy mysterious
tale . s; and should. I meet with' a spirit,.' I'll
:spelk_.to•it. though4t 1?1.. The tcpat.
isia - a - cilia:l - OR - ea state, and'. theentraitee is
easy.. The wagershall be decided this very
night."
"Execlleal 'excellent!" exclaimed Ro-
Sanipert ; - "and that we may know you
have been•there, take this poniard, and stick
it into a coffin." .
Placing the dagger • into, his bosom,
_hp
gaily turned to his. friend, : and said h
smile, "Novi I am ready—be sure yOu
have the Burgundy uncorked on my retutn!"
He left the inn; and as he *ended his
way through the village, now buried in re
pose; the solemn silence Whieh 'reigned
around dissitiated his gaiety,andhis thoughts
'took a more serious_ turn. - He felt as if he
had acted wrong in having indulgell' in un-;
isePtrkly levity on so serious a subject; and
then the many terror , inspiring taleh respect
, ing the.ohl miser,.tei whose tomb he. was
now journeying came rushing. Upon his
naindeansing
.hieri almost, to repent his
foblish hardiheed . ; but• to retura 'without
attaining . ' his objeet, would . oicaSion the
ridicule of• lm; friends, and be' deeded be
ing stigmatized as boaster- and cow-
He therefore pushed jiuicldy on,,anit
in , a short time - reached the . t old
which stood at the extremity of the-village.
He elainbered ever. the low paling.
suiceundetlthe'veneiablejmilding, amid stood
the !ba,ck-ground of life;'. as Bieliter:de ;
nominates the krave-yard.' All was silent
save: the "wind, ivhiph . Sighed uthuiliftilly
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MISCELLANEOUS..
From the .New Yorker. •
The Fatal Wager:
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Printed and 'published, 'Weedy, by GCOrgT al. Phillips, in Carlisle ) , Cumberland County,
through the linden treei;sCattering the send
leaves farand Wide. - The niglkwas
the skyCciierSpread :With.• murky' clouds,
which sped rapidly 'along like giant-spirits
of the air, revealing here and. there a tw ink
!lilt star.. A feeling of awe cattle over hirri;
as he stsalthily • glided along' the tomb-
stones ; , and as he neared the . miser's
I burial-place, the hour of midnight rolled
!looly 'from.
,the turret` - Clock, breaking.
Ithrough the solemn .13 tillues6 like the knell
•
of death. lie started at the sound,_and
- almost' qiialttd . with fear. Bat .as the last
stroke_died a way,'. he uummoriedhis falter:-
, ing resolution, and drawing forth the 'dag-.
ger, rushed down the steps or the vault, and
with a "Convulsive shudder, ,strueli it into a
damp and .mouldy 'coffin, which_returned
sound as if the skeleton Within it had fallen
asunder, and' the _bones rattled against the_
coffin sides.' Terrified" and agitated ; ' Her
man, attempted rush from the -Vault, btit
he washeld fast by some invisible agency,
and uttering a faint- cry, .senseless to
4 4 . a'. :« —a ,•, a''
"-What can possibly detain 4lektnan ?"
Said Rusambertto Ins fedi:ow-students. "It
Is now an our-since-lie departed, and_ he
should have- returned,ere,this. liope TIO
evil has - .befallenitim." , • , • •
Another hour elapaestill he came not.
At last it was—proposed. they- should seek
him. A* 'lantern -was procured; and after
proceeding 4taga . pia pace, they 'arrived at
the Church-yard, and; descending the gloomy
vault, they discoyere&thebody cif: the
rated Herman lying -Upon his face-across
the threshold, :the extremitypf 14is gown:
fOs(enell to the coffin by theininiai.d." . :
It would seem that in his fear-. and agita
tion,, his 'hand became. entangled in the folds
of -his ffovirt,". and the dagger - pinned it to
the .colliin, and imagining, ha had -fallen
into tire -power of demons or spirits; be: .
sank lifeless tdthe ground. Ite waS rdised i
And: the.r_ti regsioriio f:terroriu
tenance was truly horrible.
ea starting from their: sockets---ds lips •
were firmly compressed—anti his. hair stood
bristling' upon-his-head: He was conveyed
to the inn with alf.POssible.despnteh, where,
efforts were made to resuscitate him, but in'
The fright .had been too much for
hint—he was dead! •
Fr . om . the lbstod,Rceoritcr
Mang . .474 3r
. .
imr.si --- 6r.;_,:. ---, atry ---- - - b -- ce - ri - m - y - witfile - g - e - to - span - d L I
.a
short time with Rev. Dr. B—, in One
of the States west of' the mountains.. lie
furnished a. fund of facts relating to the
early settlement of this great Valley, which
were tome new and truly valuable. -None,
i -howeverso --- deeply.'interested - me•, as the
one concerning himself. • • . . - -,
I In 17,132,. when a lad .ten - years old,
_the
I - DoPtOr crossecrtlie mountains With, a step
father, and - settlect in . Vast Tennessee. In
, a short time the father re-crosseLthe niouri
1
thins on lansineSs, and left the son in school..
While absent, the. father died. and the fath ,
erless son in the west was cheated out of
$,50,000 which it, Was • known- the. father.
had given him by will.. When the doctor
ascertained- that-- he-- was- thus -left without . i
Ipec.uniery resources and found himself al,
ready in d`L'ibt for tuition and: board, he re
s-olved_to_leave tlic_schoOl. _But-his teach- !
er, being unwilling he should relinquish the'
idea of . - comPleting.his education,
_promised
there should be no charge for tuition and
encouraged him to hope for some openinff
by which he would be able to earn his board.'
. Soon_ after, a gentleman in the vicinity
inieretthim the e , ise of his saw mill from!
dark to daylight,J and 47,. cents for kcvery
hundred - feet he Avould Saw:: On his
. way
home,
the - Doctor • usual hill
a oundingovith pitch-pme,liTiiitST Fain'
these - . he always took a backJoad:and -car
ried to. the mill, 'ash - n - nreht for.his supper.'
Immediately afters supper, he returned •t.o
the mill and-hiland a Itre with the Inots - ,
which .furnished him. 'sufficient Warmth
and v li ) ght. When he had rolled on a lots;
and put the saw in motion, he took his book
-and studied till
.the-saw Stopped, and then
. he.would drop his book, move the log, or
roll on another, start the saw and return to
his studies. • Thus he studied_and...worked
, a ternately.liThe 2 became too sleep}; to use
the ook, and ! then instead of studying,*
took a halkeelinirig and half-sitting pus—
tare, with the cold wind warded off. by
blankets, and slept with a fOot..on a 'stick,
that sprung- when the saw stopped; • Peing
thus awaked,
.he . would,put the saw in mo
tion: again and' sleep' Till roused' 6Y - 11M'
sxinging , of the, stick. In this manner,
ihrOugh the winter and spring„ he sawed
all night six times a week,„and earned on an
average one dollar 'a night. • The, Doctor
says he never advanced more rapidly in his
studies, than daring-that season, and that he,
then • formed . a habit whiCh, he still main
tains,-Tof. satisfying nature with a; much
smaller,ainount of _ , slcep than is geperally
_
taken. ..- • s . • „ •
With thc.mopey he tintsTaisek he s.
able to pay up his old debts and , :struggle,
forward'until he was ready to miter college,
'to meet his', expenses in;college, he laborect '
four months as surveyor in an 'entirely:Un
settled section of the ;Valley. During Abe,
whole - period hestever•shiptitil-hottav and
rarely' ever. met - With'a white.jnan.„..: lie
frcauently..went_to . .sleep in.a,canehrake„ tn .
avoid r the'lndians, and with nothing but • a
ginkets to
the
bhnself• from the Mais- -
are of the earth and atmosphere. - , Some-.
timea•-he would awake in-the_nigit; and find
the."rain deseendind. in, torrents, and the .
water almost ready , to run over his
. body.
To prevent this, he laid•dowri several logs,
:some distancelroM eack.otlier so that the
TUES.D.S.I ;IPTEI2XOON, eIUG UST -14, I'B3
waters-.could -run
.betweedthem and then
himself, up blatiket :and.. laid
down on. - the logs and' slept AlriOugh-Hthe
iiicrht.—For this laborious '-and dangerous
.
service he received 14: horses, idthat sec
tion of _ the country worth about $4O 'a
piece. On :the reception o 1 this drove he
formed ,a plan-of taking it to the eastern
shore, a' . distance of 700 ; miles ; where_he,
rightly: supposed his horses would bring
.him more than'. double what they could: be
sold-f~~r-on the spot.
• _ •
Before- this he received .a. letter froM an
to coma - Ad see him. The 4 - tele - had been
Made acquainted with_ tbp fraud, by which he had been .deprived of his, father's.proper
ty, and with the fact that he was:a - idiom. to
complete his education,
his
in his letter
offered any .dssistance in his power to pe
cure this object.. •••• • •
Before commencing this journey 'the
Poctor purchased an Indian'S hunting:dress;
buck-skin breeches, beads,_and the whole_
arrival in lifaryfartil
. 11e` found.las-unele ready-la-render-prompt
assiStance in 4naltieg . aprofitable Sale of his
- horses. "Soon after
,his arrival lie produced. :
rri7---
~.. iiidian - dress, -and hi - formed - I - his 'uncle
„that he 'had-purebased-it-lo year into: The
late' town in - order to - attraetaitention'anit
1 s een re a speedy sale -of ,his drove. - ;His
plan iv . asitighly approved awl' its efficiency
tested-the very next day._: ; The Doctor ac-
I coutred. hi his Indian . suit With two of,his
' cousins, took four., Of. hisitorSeS ' and, rode
about fonr miles to a general muster.' - Ha
! had hardly_beenon the ground fifteen min=,
, utes - before the whole Multitude ttras,atlis:l
.
1 heels and his Itorses - soort - takeirerhiS''
i' lifutds for SI 60.aplece: His-cousins Were)
'soon sontback Tor more horses, which were
as
° speedily: sold.. Jnabout one week, the
i .tvhole drove was - sold for $1,500-over and
1;
'll4O:T4le expenses of the journey. With
this sum Dr. B. paid up his debts and went
I 1
Li roug,ii(% arl isle_ college:: --• ----' ' .".:'-;-:•-•-:-L
-1 have w ri tt en` the 'aboveiii - eider:fo'ShOW
your readers NOMA, Obstaelei many. Of. our
'•best,wOstern_preachArs hav6 been obliged
to encounter while obtaining their . educa-_
Lion./ I know your readers will' not ;feel
half the interest in this narrative, that they
would have done if they could have heard .
it - from,the Doctor7s ownlipS,- as-I did.--
But such as it now is,' they may see that
the essence of the system bf ' nia'huarlabor
Eilintv"eidiciltnefit ascertained to be . prac-__
,
' tic — able for a young man .to earn his own
support; and at.the same time to obtain a
thoron rli complete education. For no man
1
west of the mountains had dime more by
organizinr and nourishing churches,and
-?
p IT pan rig, you ng _men for,the.ministry,.thati:
this same Dr: B. • _ .
I
: [Dr. B. we bellei is Dr. - Blackburn 1
1 the Presbyterian chinch.] . 1
IMEMC=Z:I2I;aII
Let every married woman' be persuaded
there are ,twa-Ways of governing,a family.
The first is, -by the expression of that
which - threatens force. The second is by
the power of-lovc,' to. which even strength
will yield. Over the mind of - the - husband,
a wife should never employ any other pow
e: than gentleness. When a woman *se
custorn.;:herself to say,- 'I
-will,' she de
serves to lose her empire. Avoid. contra
dieting your husbaad. When We smell a
rose, we- eXisect to imbibe the sweetness
it; olor::-;-.31 we look for every thing amia
ble in woman... Whbever is 'often map
dieted, fads insensibly an aversion (or the
person who cenfredicts,which'gains strength
by gmploy yourself in houSehold
atrairs. 'Waittill your_hnsband_catiflea_to,
you those of a higher importance, and not.
-give yolir ads-ice till he asks, it. Never
take -upon yourself toile. a censor of your
huesand'i morals; to read lectures to
La your preaching, lie •a good example.
Practice , sirme yourself, to make him in
love with it. 'CoMmand his attention, by
being 'always, attentive to • him. - Never
eXact any thing, and you will obtain much.
Appear --always flattered by the little he
dons _for, you,'.which will excite him to do
more. Men, as well as women, are
Pl'ever.:Avotind his vanity; not even in. the
! Most trifling instance:' ksvifemayhave:-
, more 'senses aatt 4
should , never seem- - to - know it. When. a
Antan uiIICS wrong counsel, never make-him
feellha,, he. las done so, but lead him on
by-degrees to what is rational, with mil&
ness and gentleness: When he is :con
vinced, leave, the merit of .having
found out what is
,reasonable and just;
'When a 'husband, is out of temper, behave
obligingly toltim.. If he ii'abusiVei never
retort, and never prevail on hiin tb Ittittible
hintself,jitit enter.thy closet,,andlitiur out
thy complaints in prayer,to Vod in Wig be
half., The prayers of the. righteous avail
niuch, Choose carefully' your feitiale
friends,' Hain but a few, and be backward
to follow advice—particularly if inimical
to the. foregoing instructions. ----Ch'orish,
neatness': without luxury, , and, pleasure :
widMut excel. Dress with"takte, 'par,
Ocularly Whose adorning,
let it nut be:that omtwaid adu raiikof 7 plating .
hair; and of we4fing gold, or of puttingtm
of apparel,'. Vary the fashions "Of yoor
-dress idregarll-to colorti.L.,•lt_gives:a.eitartge
to ideas; end 'recalle. pleasing7rc6 - 4100ioilo.'
Suct‘thingiappe# trifljeg,-bu s t,theyarit of.
more' importance :than :imagined:
wtse; ye wives, be in sUbjcittionlo Y.o tir
Own !Anshan:ls:l. '.llttsbands, 10v0 , :;yolir'
wires,.even as Christ-also •hath lined the
•Chu4 g
e Himself a
and • V for, ,:'sult . -
.
mit yourselves one to'inethe'r in the feeitif
actriaitd. • •
Comrsel for ‘l,tztlies.
Froni the Pittsburgh Xdvocate.
. co*: Hi - Auer and Abtilitkiiiiiiiiiii.
As an attempt is now being made to iden
tify Joseph Ritner with the - -mad schemes , .
of the Abolitionists, we deem it primer- to MR. RITNEWS REPLY.
lay before •our;• reader's • the 'evidence upon ' ' - ~..-
HARRIRBURCM, April 5,- 10.301. 1
*hich' the- charge of Abolitionism pre- •'• .. . 'I
, : •Str-The r wlitch . you,as Secretary)
by
•
ferretLagainst him.-:,--The-evidence „quoted
Of the Executive Ceirinintee of the Wes. l '
by his enemies:in:his letter to the . Westere
sociej , tern Division of
_the Anti-Slavery Society l
DiVision Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery
of Pennsylvania; addressed to • Ikto on the
iy, -- whiehrwill be - TeuTtd -- nitur columns to,
day; We refer our reader's to that letter as
27tkult. was-received on the 3d inst. •A' By,-n
o direction-ask-too-1
furnishing in itself a triumphant refeta=
•
liof the charge. Joseph Ritner repot: .following qnestions
-
.
;mos
. in the letter-tho- constitutional :rights "1. Is the existence of Slavery and the
of the slaVe-holder, while he deplores the , Slave Trade in the District of Columbia,
exiatence of slavery--amongst us, as, every in conformity toythe principles of 'justice
Sinerieern .72* Northern,' Eastern_ and and humanity, 'and accordant .with - the
Westeranon-slaveholdingStates doettwith- genius ani.theory-of otir republican. insti-.
otit ' exception !—while Ritner,Joseph. .is in - tutiOns ? .' ' .- • • • • 1
trial favor of extending. the right of by jitif 4,2: Dees Congress'poSsess theeonstitu
to. such persons, arrested' as . fugitives from tional power to ;Wish Slavery and. the
_l_glictrimotherAtates,_as.Shalt.lbe_r_cpresent,__Slay.e_Tratlelin-41m-District-or-Columbial
ed. on oath to be freemen. . "3. Is it expedient that Congress should
• --- :• ,- Hes - -seys; --- "This - .: - exception -- I - lielieverto I ekereise this right, and .abolish Slavery and
;be due to . the sieter.'States,' in .which do- I the Slave Trade...in,t the_ District of_-.C.olum,_,
mestie sladery constitutionally eitists - -and ' bia ? •- .
in which, -hriweeerive-May deplore it as-a. r ' 77 " - . %I V ' F ' . - 1
A . F . O you in fairor or an 'eXtension or
-;nlisfortunei-wc-sam-- Bb II ND-TO-RESPECT . IT • rill; - ;• -4 iiht . of Jury triallo all eases involving
- As= - K - noxstlttrrtoNAL --- TiortTnxioN tr Is-. the••question of personal liberty? ' ; ..-. •
this the language-oftan - AbolitioniStr: - On • -1— . - q -- 6 .. ~ -•--- • '• ' -
•
.Are yeti:apposed to the
.annexatiolt
the 'contrary, do
.we not all in common
of Texas to the-United States ?'
"deplore the existence of. slavery in our 1
- To the three first inoniries, I' reply • by
countryr , But,: unlike the,abelitionitits,
_referring you to my-Annual Message to the
we aredisposed to i•espect- and • (Vend .the
; Legislature -- at - the. commencement - df did
constitutional - righta• of the 'South •; Gar
_same._ ,this is _ thi „;.;; session •of 1 - 836 , -'37, --aiid• by. stating :that
.ernor Rimer -doeS ' the
none _of 'the
_opinions therein eqressed •
.grandspoint of difference between the Anti
-ail- have been changed. ~ . •
~ . , _ , _ _
Abdlitionists_ and the , Aboliticiniats,
I To the.fearthque . stiou•iiry redly.. is,. that
/since GovernOrliittier entertains-sneh- - sen . '
in favor 'of .extending the right of trial
j timents,. lie can no more justly be. charged . I am
jttry. to .111 cases involving the .qhes tion -•
with Abolitionism than . HE'-inv * CLAY can ' by
, ._
..1:of personal - liberty, • with- the' sin re,
be charged with Jaeltsonistn. •••
by 3 . 0 4 . I strietiOn, that_ in cases 'of 'fititives from la-!
. The sentiments here expressed
i'borin other states, who are adinittel to be - :
Rimer are -not made up for -the . Occasion.
i -slaves, it should not be • - grantedi -. .._ 'flliCeit•••_.
..WeLfind_ielrisinessage_of_Dieember,--1835
cepuoit A - believe le - be= due 'id - Ilie 'sister
'that" he utters-the iiehielaittiegi_of 'respect i
. - states in which, domestic slavery
for the:Constittitional rights of the Smith! Constitu
tionalfy exists, and - in -which, howevel• - •-:-we
This is all we, and - all the warmest oppo-, M
I
ay: deplore it as misfortune, We are bound
flints of abolition in -Pennsylvania - can - de.: !
in - t i ..,1 i0 - respect it as a constitutional institution.-
sire—it is all the .friends of'the•
i T-his exception is also. inevitable from the
grity of the Unimn have ever - deleted. The
we wou ld bh l ; e _i_na!nie of the -- iiii - er - involvel). . The ques- 1
right of free discussidh
; tion., being' simply -- one -of slavery,L;or-ito
sacred and -free to all men.,., Joseph Rit
! slavery, of course when ,per the filet 141 vd..
nor, in his oentimeim, L pn,.l,l%Aavkxt ...ivf-b2,
od es wen tin iri r . 1,1. in , investigation, - but it Would be vexatious to
0„.... c;;-.,,,mortwosii . ii• .1 0 ,
the claimant to interpose the - delay - of.a jury
ffr i el'i ,--- e tlia''t - inTiti e 36 he held the same high I
trial ••
,- , . -----
regard - lei the - C - Oiiiiit - fitiWiiir 7 rikh - fs•cir our
On• the 'other hand, all cases in which a
southern 'brethren, we quote the following I.
' reasonable dehbt of. the fact slavery is
passage from his message of DeceMber
! raised: by affidavit, Livould be decidedly in
(referred tO in..his letter . .to the, 'Western
Pennsilvaiiia 1 nd- 4 31avery. Soeiety.) le IFavq/' of having the doubt 'terminated by a
. jury. Among Am,. every man accused : of ,
-says"
While we admit a
- • ; .. , ._ . .
nd scauPuLousix
:"Icrime - , - 1 - mwever vil - e tie may be, is - presumed ,
•
"RESPECT TAR CONSTITUTIONAL OMITS OF
to be innocent, 'till convicted by a jury.
en this
mionentous cum _ ; Shall•we be less cautious in the proceed-
ER STATES, which are to.consign a fellowcreature
on, (slavery,) let us not, either by fear ' 4 '7.1
to-servitude-for life, than _in -those _which
'for interest, bedriven frcitnMight - Of that I .
I will perhaps only send him to idleness for
"spirit of independence and veneration for
a Month in the county jail? -
" freedom *Moll has ever Characterized our
" beloved 'Commonwealth." •- • I 41n the sth question—l am opposed to
We repeat the 'question, is this .the lan- i the adMission, by any- means - at any time,
guage Of Abolitionism? For our own pert .of Texas, into this Union. "The annexed
copy of a' communication mitt° thelegis
-we look with dread- and abhorrence upon-
lature on, the eleventh' -day-of January- last
the movements of the Abolitionists - the
present day.- We see but a solitary cloud ..(1 838 ,) will make.known my ofileial opin
inion on this anbject:
the horizon of - our beloved, country's. •
prosperity. We see but one danger threat- s , I am, sir, your fellow:.eitizen,
ening the 'union of these states,' the gin-. '
... . JOSEPH 4?ITNER
rictus heritag,e from our revOltitiimary fath-. -haql.. ii' ERY -RALN iT , „t,
EENI SeCTC-:
les: . Aboliti nism is the cloud- that- Sore- I.
,Ate -., e ' '
bales the stor and the blade that threatens
• '‘ • Pittsburg,`' '
to sever the silken tie of our blood-cemented
Union: Need we say that entertaining . '
these feelings We should oppose with all
our feeble power any candidate for the
-popular-suffrages7whoiteltkAlMlitiorr'doc ,- - - 1
•
trines? • • ,
' • If Joieph Ritner were an AQitiOnist we
should drag his;name from oui Columns on
the instant; that.one stain being sutliClen,t,.
•in our view, to.outweigh'all his virtues anti
hiS public Services! But Joseph ißitner
is no Abolitionist. We have -given the
whole evidence of his guilt that onr readers'
May judge for -themselves. We -go for
him ad nolAbolltionist. .
Frtins -the
I;;ltosrph . .Rlll
iDI
mE
PITTRAIr
To hlis Excellent
Dear. Sir--I Ii
Executiye'Vonini
vision et'-the' Peril
to 'propose the
and respectfully n .
.1.: Is. the . m. - istence 2f Slavery and. the
.BlaYe,.Trade in the- District of Columbia....
in conformity . to '. the Principles. 'of justice
and hunianity, and aceordant ge
nius. theory,.of , our. republican' institu . -
• - ' • •
Does Co7,ress."possess the constitn-I
,dotal power to•-•atiOlisli Slavery - and ,the
Slave ...Trade in tha.. District _of Coluntbin3, I
3. Is it . expedieni.that CongreiS should
.exerchie . this rihti-aild abolish Slavery',Mid
the Slave Tpde.ixt..lhe,District otoilluak
-4.. Are. you in favor of an extension', Of
thelfight of jury triatto all cases involving
the-queStion-.-ef-Lpersonal
•
•
41re,you opposed to the. tuittexation of
Texas to the Veitb(lSltetea! • • '
'Fliese.'questions emanate frOnt•mi ,
siderable portion.. of your .11416w..it.izeus;
Who' wish to obtain 'Your viewS, sthat'they
.maybe enabled
,to vote.at 'the coming.elec-,
tionaccordingly,' tlandOr . compels 'me to
state that, we will bp-governed in our e*,7,
ion.
iv the
in Di
ociety,
MEI
breise of •'the elective franchise, by the, an
,swer this communication mayselicit.'l '
• Resriectftilly yours, &c..
HENRY HANNEN, Cor. Sec. .
,
Ira 'the Senate and House of . Representa
iices .of the , Conmentwealth of Penn •
.. sylvania. ' ' :
.. • 2 .
..
GENTLEIIESZ I In -nesterdance with the
request of the Governor and Legislature of
- the b tuft: of .10.01.1 - alslun - d - ,1 - iwive - th - eirolfo had, ,of perfeeting his-plans and matures,
I to transmit for your consideration, - the ac- ' ' Because, he is a Pennsylvanian by
. edu;
I ompanying -' resolutions adopted -. by 41 • - ion,' and feeling—Stiongly--,attifihed to.
Legislature of that state, relative to the ad- . h e people,and institutions. f
... .
mission of To3o£l into thnUinon. • -•- - •) Because, having been brought up among
' Permit nia to say, that while ire, as chi,- the people . _ he is one of . their;number,• and
rens of - a non-slaveholding state, should knows all their Wants. and Wish,* and-is lies...,
'studiously disavow' the intention and 'avoid sesed of - that patrietisei, which Will prompt , •
the appearattce of interOeddling with the him on every occasion to administer the '
institution of”.l.ivery• - in such states of the, gevernment to their•good. '•; • . - .. • .
tlnionas,;:lalpruniler: the misfortune of its
~ Because, his efilarged - iiews of
existence;,•„Yet that a moral obligation.rests cy, enable him rot only to take .care of , the •
state PoliP
upon' us,t6.,oppose by every constitotional peeple'a• rights:J:old ..gtiard_their_individual,...;;___
, ,rirsp - reatl4.lkhe-vii-in---this•Vnion -hborties•--but-tO-Anting-aboitt-siteh 7 measures
Tile other dangerous consequences - I.d be as tend to make PentisylVaniagreatin riches, . '
expected from the annexation of-Texas.set great in intelligence, groat in-. virtue,• and •
forth in the Rhode Island reso utionitt-are great in all things which. : charactetizes a
certainly great and alarming,l / ( "• I's is the good, a great, and noble people.
most serious of all. The pr •• • 1.. s a most' Because, he -is opposed to taxation of tho •
proper iuncturelor legislative' id other ex : .people, it having been one of hiS first mei
' pressions of public opinion on the suject. sures lifter his instalment into oEce, to'
iThelifitrect; .if' seriously countenanced abolish the taxes which had b,eon imposed -
*at all inthis state, has been either general- by the previous. executive. .
lv concealed or disavowed by parties: ~
all parties: . ~,Be'eause,' lie is in, laver ofjudicioto pub.'. - .
'lie. unprovements, and opposed to wild anti .
The public inied is therefore. opened' to
Sound reasoning and prepared for right
.„ e ...- extravagrant expenditures of , the money or .
tion• of the subject.
~ . , tlie,cemMontvealth.-, • . • •• '
.• -
In addition to the eititns - .upon ;your it: Because; hie - Moral character - is goer!, -
. ~ and his. Whole . private life far above suipia:
tendon, • which, the .inattitr .possesses, as . ._ . ,
.. . •
clef: being vinous, honest,. patriotic and .
coming from the
,Legislature of, 'a sister
Male, its •own grebe import, and th'suitli- i ' xc ' ll OVY-'-' in
-.,•a1l - his P0v4 0 ./' 4O ' 11 '0[ 1-,
public. walks, •. .
.. --.. • . . • ,
lileness Of 'the present 'tune for 'aetion,„seein •
• to,Jleinand gwexPression of:, the opittia.o" of . - .l.l . ecause,, under his . administration. tint '
the citizens of this state . Upou_lt, ihrougli public tinpror entente have beewdriven,With '
unparalleled. sspe d, to coMpletiott, without.
vontheir• representatives.' •• . : -1 " -•- . ~ -
itinning,,The state into debt•:•;. . - ; , ... .
ExnOUT-IN.'E,Cii•tijOr•Tt• Hatt-
.: ' .
lie * eause ' he has diminished dui • 6 t it t e
alsevnei lan;-11:,..1.8:38.7- 7 - . '--- -•.-.- ..• • • • • ..: 4-- • 1 1, .; .' - - i ~- ,
. .
,_
._.
_.. debt, winen h a s b een Tcreasou Ply 7iis pre
• • • •..tlecesior to •016,040.000, in tbe, short's patit,
.... ii , otter of like import • was 'directed to
,Thrfid .
ot .
tii:x
• . . --L---Because, under'. 1 ,',1s adminetration
:Oars. ''. '' : , :
~ --..• - -• 7-- ' :- . ' --- -
It. . Port , :containing , p,,reeiely the same geestions,
..%,
!;ore KA' - is elf the state i.i i P-rit' 4 .
to w hi c h 1 o..audwer has been reoeived._ the,
':' • ' •-• '• '' " '‘..:-.. • • --• .. ' • •. • lyeventie arising. r,... e0 :
, - .
-. !I A.•,.Bi.t4eux•o,LOAtenit.—A genteel loafer_ 1 hayelner
`.,7'aife . if.to itich.au extent,, that ttley .
advertises; in the ..ISlew - York ly4ig.,,that :a!'et ii,W double IQ 11;1ml:they:Were When ha
While he was asleep on tbe.Rattery, seine - 014,'hita o fn oe ,,,'„ ; _, : '
.. ',
. . ,
*aces tole his , boote•off hid reet.ind , 'white • R eefifl e e „.h is- i, 'd to
,1., . . ~ ,e - lipo6 ~
- 11,,'♦'as * het.1.•theia t ” . - - * • --• ~' :". - . . • Lihaf abentinable per - Version q.
.
: , ,
,VEIZZES 7 '.FYIL. 38.
'.. , ,-Pkm ihp ; -:#.'"istr'il: Enzporilun.... -. '- •
,
-.- -N Y e are - seogible-that,--iiVe-free-gOvern-'
meat,. like &its - , - the 'existeit& of party
it is unavoidable; and that,' under the' re
straints of moral and intellectual diseiplinet
,;' '.
it rifay_-_even bp. salutary; but when it be. -
.Comes - alike'reckless ' of.truth; and. honor,,
,and the public interest, it,neveifaili to be .
YI•M
.exceedinglischieveus._ T _W•e_qannOt-- be 1. . : ,. -'
lieve That there is a aingle voter inthe corn-
'nionwealtli of - Pennsylvania, -- -tivliii, - in •• the ..,
proper exercise of hie mental' and moral-„
faculties, would not, in!a. comparison of the •
qualifications prJeseph -- Itititer -- and - Bay . i - d —. 7
R Perter,instantly, give the preferepee•to •
the formarfor Governor of this great sitate,-; -'- '-
,Were it'not for the preventing influence of ,-'...
• partyapirit. This .influence is ,exerting it- . -
self over 'Myriads of pennsylvaniana at the .__ _.
preSent time, to the manifest injury- both. of - - -
thernselVes and of their country;- It leads to .'
the determination, to sustain, at allbagards;- •
the nomination of General Porter, and to sus.- .
.taitilT.even_irith _ut_enquitingin_to-thezort...--,
sequences of su ess; Could wemeet with
those individual , ire. WoillraSk -- them why.. ,
e C
- they are so resolute in supperting the nom- . ,
inat' in o Mr Porter: . W.hatgeod4maLlte---:'-
don for for his - country? . What '.system' of.
p
übllcAmProverrrent.has' he developed 'and .. . -
Sustained? . What proofs has . he ever given.' • • ,
ler hiS ability and disposition to promote the •
' interest of .the 'stale, slibuld •he be elected -
Governor?- • But To these interrogations we
already know: weTshould receive no satis
factoryanswer.._ _FOr_itis afact,aa-humil- , '-..
kiting as 'it is obvious, that - pr - elieral-POrtei ' •
is distinguished4rMwthe great mass - of - our '
felloiv-citiimis . inno . oneintelleCtual, moral, ...: :
or physical - attribute that is either common- -
dable or desirable...- lii - eVery_trait_of char:.
.• .
. actor he is sadly deficient, not only in respect --
to
the duties of the chief magistracy, of the
state, but even in'theiteof a-common citizen.. • •_,
Is he a scholar:l - certainly lie•is not. ls_ he _• .
a mart, of talents?_,by .no_means........ls_heran“ -.
--lion - estlin an-?-:----We- havie the tiros t ion eill - SiVir — 7: -
evidence that the contrary is the-fact. ; Is
-he sober and decent in his behavior, setting •
before the rising generation an example -.- .:
worthy of_ their:imitation? ... -- exactly the
reverse of this is true, -- 116 is represented
bir those who•knotir him, .as. a noisy,---tip
piagpplitician ; as being fond of gambling,
IforselraTlifg; and - vulgar amusements and : • -
Why' then support him, especially, as we . . .
knourthat his opponent is all, that can be ~ •
'desired - in -- n -- chiel - inaglitrate - of - tlie-st*e_t •
He is honest and capable. Of this we are .
certain from long and 'satisfactory .eifieri- --
ence. ' Ile has served'his country in many, ..x,
important and trying situations, and.always
given satisfaction.. ,IYP one can lay his fin- .„ ..,
ger:Aipod a single.aet of Joidilf Itfrisie,''-
and say it was foolish or dishonest. %Even ~
in•ihe mostitearflesS and unprincipled jour
nals 'that Oppose him, no proof has been, or - •
can be, adduced .:of his want of qualification
for the several offices he haa filled.' He halt •
sustained himself with honour in every sit
uation
..
of life, and • now stands' before the ,
public as one of the most able and respecta
ble statesman. in This .repirblic. 'While we
intend heartily to render him the hest seriice
in'our, power,. we think-we-have The most: ,
conclusive reasons in the world for doing . •
So. • Some of these reasons we findalready - 2- •
drawn up at etichanils, and we alialtatlept
them with du t Alteration. - We then.:w ill sup-.
port Mr. Ritzier. . -;-
,• ~ -'• , -
• Because, no executive of fi cer is able Cully
to carry-mkt :his plans of state
,policyin three ,:.
years; and that for this reason A -
.the people
of.:Pennsylrania,.have - made it a - custom to
elect- th c ir-Go ve rail!' for .not-less-thariiwo
ternis, and it would therefore be a, piece of ' •
Injustice-tiot-to-givellf,Ritner-every-op-T
'lortunity, at le - ist the same that others live
, -
lm-ro)ling t
=I