*tAr:,.,'.-_,.. - 5f.,,'....1,t4*5 . p!t*,.40 - , ..Iti4tottt Zs'" 110EER.T WHITE 111IDELET011.1 U-t Ca© Eat tiV o "IViih sweetest flowers enrich'd, From various gardens eull'd with care." FROM THE NEW-YORKER. THE CITY OF TUE DEAD. DV MANY EMILY JACKSON. SLEEP On! Sleep on! tliou'rt beautiful, Thou oily of the dead! IVlten Maid o'er all the shadowy earth, lier sable wings hath spread; A voice front thy old tombs comes near, And whispers to my heart, When summer winds and flowers have passed That 1, too, must depart. And I would rest, sweet city, With those who passed away, At the time of summer songs and flowers, In childhood's sunny day, I would rest beneath thy summer vines, Or by yon oaken tree, Where the night wind's breath could only come With its whispering melody. I would pass away with sunshine, With the Summer's laughing train, As young flowers pass from the sunny earth Ere Autumn's chilly reign; I would go when midst thy vino-clad domes, The early flowers appear, That the laughing sunshine long might rest Upon my lowly bier. Gently., sweet city! gently, lhe silvery moonbeams fall, • Upon thy marble monuments, And thy old ivied wall; • And faintly 'neath those beams I trace, Some name to memory dear, And the spirit sleeper whispers me, "Thine mast be written here.'" Tread lightly! oh! tread lightly, Above the quiet dead! Crush not a Ville nor tender flower, Beneath thy angry tread! Breathe not a low discordant lone, Upon the night wind's breath, Holy, and pure, and blest are they, Who sleep the sleep of death. Wi'llaboro', Pa. 1336. o,2aoaatau. FOR THE OETTYSINIRCIR STAR AND DANNER Tins indeed is rho ago of the World, in which the human mind makes those long ranges of thought (as admitted by ail) which have intro duced it into those philosophic regions, whet e,far removed from the ordinary routine of its opera tions, it delights in the investigation of those sub jects situated at en immense distance upon the in. tellectual road, over which the mind must pass be. fore It attains its final destination and perfections; and whilst occupying those retired legions of mental supremacy and glory, how comfortable is tho thought to en inferior Intelligence, that it deigns,at occasional intervals,to look back through the dim vista ofspaco, experiencing all those un utterable sensations of sorrow which extreme moral turpitude is calculated to excite in the vir tuous mind! Such is tho elevating and refining influence of philosophy, that much, if not all, of the mental and moral dross has been purged from some individ mils of this community. That they aro now philanthropically engaged in promulgating their disquisitions upon the state of society, which doubtless aro tiro very quintes sence of profound, comprehonsivo and protracted cogitation; which,if they had not published,would have been a dereliction from moral duty that would have smote end withered their souls in after days and sapped the foundations of their peace! This, indeed, would have been conduct ill-becoming the intrepidity °filmdom Stoics, who, in imitation of thoir predecessors, assume a sober austerity of manner, and shoW of virtue far above their age —regarding public applause in the light which philosophy inspires, not circumscribed by the sin. later and grovelling motives which actuate those who are not philosophers in their estimate &the good opinion of mankind—in virtue of this, they urr"gate to themsolves a great degree of "mental respectability," and "moral integrity," which the irreversible decision of an, instructed and grateful community has oven now acCorded, notwithstand ing the 'pitiable" scowls of the more lly 'con upt! IndOed, so vastly have the poweritof the mind expanded, mental intrepidity has become so vigor. ous, and moral sensitiveness so delicato, that ono but hull-fledged in his Alice mater edits a aye tom aphilusophY to correct the foibles of his tel low triflers, and that too whilst his practice most fully betrays his doctrino--then l'rutous like, he retires (at least for a while,) having obtained "glory enough" for once, covering his retreat most ably, by the mellifluous eloquence of "Zeno!" Zeno, do not apprehend any danger that your classification will ho among the "ecetica;" your charactor,as Cupid's easy victim,is too well known by the fair ones of this community, for you 01/011 to harbor such a suspicion! Agreeing, as you do, with the opinions of" Con. dorcet," in the main, where you spent those pure and unalloyed moments ofyour life with some "congenial spirits" of the fair, must have been another place than this. For hare, although you aro not at this time a Student of College, yet you aro admitted into no higher circles ofsocioty than they—the influence of whi c h, accordi ng to Can dorcet, with yonr sanction, is fraught with must disastrous consequences. Therefore, if your heart ho not pure, the anti dote for its purification is not In this community. Ifyour manuals be not sufficiently refined to ad. mit you respectably into any society, then you must retire to another place than this. 'rye' ) suspect your social Directions will grow cold, and your mould progress remain stationary, es fur as association with intellectual and virtuous females is concerned—ifyou cannot relinquish this source olimprovement according to your own philosophy, you will be under the necessity of making your exit An astonishing affair-has indeed occurred! A certain individual lied the temerity to take upon biotitelf the name of "Moses!" linpious wretch! and.undor that appollation,assuiled a philosophical publication over the signature of • Condorcet"—. the promises ofwhich, according to good authority, wore considered well founded and the deductions logical. Now, this should not have boon a matter or astonishment to you; the principles of your Stoical school teach an entire indifference to every thing external, &,utoreover,that nature is the OE 7 dent. agent %%hie!, impels man in whatever course ho pursues, and that self-preservation and defence is the first law of nature. What ground,therefore, and you for astonishment? We wish you to understand, that another Moses than the ancient Lawgiver was had in view when We selected that signature—a modern compound that drolls through this community was thought ..Pr—b4t this is a matter of small account only,' hat we committed an immoral act: 0! t h rice luau, nate are the youth of this borough, and,`in-re, especially,• those who., are placed under your immediate supervision, in having such an ogre gious philosopher to point out the ibllieirof human patine and to ricer them through this ocean, in. hated with monster s of the most 'hideous mien." which aro over concealed beneath its billows, on the alert. for their unsuspecting victims—with I such a pilot at their helm they have nothing to fear—if they do your bidding, you will certainly land them uninjured upon tame's delightful shore on o Bich you flow occupy such ail imposing and enviable position—looking down from your dizzy heights upon the troubled waves rolling beneath yourfeet, lashing with their tremendumis surges, those shipwrecked youthia,who were launched up. on the purple sea with buoyant hopes and bright. ening prospects—hut alas! imagine nil the gloomy horrors that beset a voyage o'er life's tempestuous sea,before Zeno's philosophical chart had marked its shoals and quicksands. Oh! who would trot be a philosopher of this description! Who would not have his name mid his doctrines emblazoned upon the historic page, mid transmitted to posterity as a proud .memorial pram philosophy of the nine teenth century! In the next place, Ito says that he did not intend to "notice this burlesque critic quite so much," for, continues lie, "it must be obvious to all who but superficially inspect his production, that lie is either destitute of respectable intellectual abili. ty and discrimination, or void of moral integrlty." —We are of opinion that .t IS great condo. seension on the part of so distinguished a philoso pher as "Zeno," to notice tho production of ono whom he considers to be so much his inferior in point of 'intellectual ability and mmiii inte grity!" Shoeld we have boon noticed by the first champion, who took the field to teach the youth of this place to "walk in the way they should go," would have been honor enough; but when we reflect that ho did not fool disposed to answer our "pitiable production," but, on the contrary, pro. sailed upon his superior to undertake the task,we are surprised that such a great writer should do. scend to notice a piece so elect) beneath the dig nity of men deeply versed to the philosophy of every age!! In the next sentence, however, lie gives his reason for thus humbling himself. It was to form us and the public that we had not petintra. Lion enough to discern the "legitimate learning" of his pupil's views, or else we "designedly and maliciously perverted them to answer our own contracted and ignoble purposes." 0! that nature had been loss partial in bestow ing her gifts! 0: that she had given us a little of that "penetration" and "magnanimity of soul" which alto so profusely lavished upon Zeno and his ilisciple! Were mho not thus partial, we too, like "Zeno" and Condorcet, might be issuing forth recommen dations of the most wholesome character for the government of society. We regret that we were so stupid as not to understand Condorcees mode of reasoning, but since it bps been explained by his worthy preceptor, we percieve that his logic like his doctrine is entirely now. It is avered that nothing "disrespectful" was said ',Mulles. Let us for a moment examine the truth of this assertion: Condorcot took the fold to prove that Students shouldnot visit the Ladies,he. because some of them are 'eoquettes.' Now,as nei ther (Otiose writers has pointed out the 'coquettes' 'from the virtuous part of the female community, end as all the students aro not possessed of the penetration of Zeno and Condorcot, they will be just as ignorant as before, with whom they should associate, and will ho under the necessity of do. norineing them all as "coquettes" or hazarding the risk of coming in collision with those whom (accerding to Zeno) they should shun. It is again assorted that the production of' Moses is a "more scioinachy or quixotic nothing." Now, if their designs were as laudable as those of Don Quixote, we know of no exploit which would so richly deserve to be called "quixotic" es their manly and chivalrous attack upon the female character. The assault upon the ladies of tills place is parallel with that of Don Quixote upon the windmills, nor can it be a mutter of doubt that the imaginations of these two knights must have boon in the same mood that the Don's was when he made that wonderful and extravagant sally which ternisnataid in about as much glory to as the sally of those modern philosophic "Dons" will eventuate in. Zeno, 'as might bo expected, contends that coquettes have it in their power to deprive the "Church, Stale and Literature" of some of "their brightest ornaments." In reply to this, we would only suggest to these "Stoics" the propriety of resisting temptation with a little more resolution themselves, since report declares that they hove violated the fundamental principles of their doe. trine, by 'attending divers parties, whore the "pee tiferous' crew hold triumphant sway, iii conso. goalie° of which should they chance to fall, then in truth would the Church and Literature be do. prised of their most brilliant and shining lights! Zeno inclines to the belief that we predicate many of our views u2on the doetrines of Rossini], Bolingbroke and Hobbes. It Is sufficient for us to say, upon this point, that we are alike heterodox in regard to the opinions of Rosseau, Bolingbroke, Hobbes, Condorcet and Zeno. Hero you express your determination to :Miro from the field, and have nothing further to do with us, and remark that what you have said, was ut tered for the purpose of exposing our misrepresen tations. You certainly have been useful once in your life. Moreover it is acknowledged, thatyou have acted an ingenuous part in attempting to show that we have misconstrued your disciple's philosophy, as the community would not have boon able to appreciate his views, and would have bean equally incompetent to judge in what man. nor we erred, had it not boon fur your timely in. terferenco! We now assure you that it is with infinite sor row and regret, that we part with you so soon; but we cannot expect a philosopher to spend time with persons of our "stamp." If you had only thought of it a little sooner, you might not have squander ed those precious moments employed in penning a valuable article upon small matters! but in this time you might have extended your discoveries into those illimitable regions of science where ig. noble things elicit no attention! By-gone days furnish the tyro in science with no such a tissue of glaring inconsistencies, conjured up by en ex cited imagination, swelled to overflowing with an inane volubilily, arising from a consciousness o tho untenable ground upon which ho has boon thrown,by endeavoring to sunport his friend Con dorcet from the just retribution which will inevi. tably be his fate. A retributive be justice let him be assured,. which will he as lasting a stigma upon the charactor of one, who, in virtuo of his occupa tion, professes to train the youthful mind to rea son, and judge in matters of lasting importance to itself, to science, to li!orature and the religion of our prosperous and l.appy -country. In vain will be all his attempts to sustain the production of his pupil Condorcot in its passage through the fiery ordeal of public opinion which has ore this time been oronounced. lithe rhapsodies of Condorcet had been as un objectionable in their component parts,as the as• sevorations of Zeno would seem to imply, it 'tido bite* was supererogation in his preceptor to ha. rase his mind and wound his tender and social roofings. to produce an answer fraught with so many pompous words of "tinsel sound." There is apparently as great an antipathy deeply rooted in the mind of Zono, and as dread a horror brood. ing over his narrow soul, fearing lest he come in contact with' those direful monsters, coquettes, as though they were tho Amazons of the Ancients— or the soul-stirring anxiety that must have haunt. ed the thoughts of the wandering Ulysor, filling him with despondency with respect to his fatalest ho might bo charmed by the bewitoh.ng strains of the enchanting Sirenes! The laurels that crown the Hero's brow—thevariagatod crowns and chap lets, that so much dazzle the eye of young sem rants, shedding a lusty) upon those by whom they were won, when contrasted with the never-dying glory achieved by Zono on the field in leading "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION." (132W0f0.237Palitlit e ak£l0 9 Q1)20WD427 9 PuteMMOVU 4 f3®@ ArremeTs are often made to support sla very by the authority of Revelation. "Sla very," it is said, "is allowed in the Old Tes tament, and not condemned in the New.--• Paul commands slaves to obey. He com mands masters, not to release their slaves, but to treat them justly. Therefore slavery is right, is sanctified by God's Word." In this ago of the world, and amidst the light which has been thrown on the true inter pretation of the Scriptures, such reasoning hardly deserves notice. A few Words only will be offered in reply. This reasoning proves too much. If usages sanctioned in the Old 'Testament and not forbidden in the New are right, then I our moral code will undergo a sad deterio ration. Polygamy was allowed to the Is. raelites,wmi the practice of the holiest men, and was common and licensed in the age of the Apostles. But the Apostles no where condemn it, nor was the renunciation of it made an essential condition ofadmission into the Christian church. It is true that in one passage Christ has condemned it by implica tion. But is not slavery condemned by stronger . implication in the many passages, which make the new religion to consist in serving one another, and in doing to others what we would that they should do to our selves? Why may not Scripture be used to stock our houses with wives as well as wit slaves? Again. Paul is said to sanction slavery. Let us now ask, What was slavery in the age of Paul? It was the slavery, not so much of black as of white men, not merely of barba rians but of .Greeks, not merely of the ig. norant and debased, but of the virtuous,edu. cated, and refined. Piracy and conquest were the chief means of supplying the slave market, and they heeded neither character nor condition. Sometimes the greater part ofthe population of a captured city was sold into bondage, ,sometimes the whole, as in the case of Jerusalem. Noble and royal families, the rich and great, the learned and powerful, the philosopher and poet, the wisest and best men, were condemned to the chain. Such was nncient slavery. And this we are told is allowed and confirmed by the Word of God! Had Napoleon, on cap tnring. Berlin or Vienna, doomed most or the whole of their inhabitants to bondage; had he seized on venerable matrons, the mothers of illustrious men, who were repos• ing after virtuous lives in the bosom ofgrate• ful families; had he seized on the delicate, refined, beautiful 3 oung woman, whose edu• cation had prepared her to grace the sphere in which God had placed her,whose plight• ed love had opened before her visions ofbliss, and over all: whose prospects the freshest hopes and most glowing imaginations of early life were breathed; had he seized on the minister of religion, the man of science, the man, of genius, the sage, the guides of rondorcet's van against that helpless part of the human family, whose protection should ho the shield of man, raised to ward them from such vile imputations as Zeno and his pupil's combination offickleness and self sufficiency. Hopes built in the precarious foundation that by villifying some, and flattering others, cannot escape the scrutiny of the public,whose acuteness of intellect can easi ly pehetram the embroidery thrown over tile first design, to secure it from its palpable falsehoods and flagrant inconsistencies. Thera is not the least shadow of proof in their course ofconduct that would exculpate thorn from the suspicion of having directed their vollies against innocence In all its purity—priding in the full confidence of its security from treacherous enemies concealed in an ambuscade—there, un molested and inaccessible,to glut themselves with the pleasure. and feast their imaginations on the thoughts of the severe wounds they had inflicted on that tender sex. Had they realized their ar dent expectations, "leisure would have proffered its opportunities for them to sate their rapacious minds and poison the deadly arrow," to assail the next innocent creature that might happen to cross their way. But where such furtive and treacher ous plots are concieved, "secrecy becomes a friend to the injured," night's sable clouds will not cover them from the light of truth, nor will verity syni pathizo with them for puriuing, heedlessly, the "wild phantoms only glimmering in the delusive imaginations ofdisorderod brains," lithe sincerity in preserving the youth from breathing the loathing olguvia of tho "polluted atmosphere," which is supposed to surround cogitates, and which would ruin their very vitals, could be credited, the part which they take, in the ga!lantry of the day, might create scepticism oven in the minds of the most credulous. If modern Cleopatras insinuate themselves into the afFee tions,and Maze with irresistable enchantinent and witchery their objects, robbing them of reason— parillyziug all honorable and noble ambition in the growing youth ofour country,and disappoint. ing the flatteringhopes of parents and guardians by blasting the future prospects of the state in depriving it of the talents of those upon whose efforts its glory in great measure depends: leaving behind nothing hut gow-gaws and charlatans to wiitho and wither in the sun.beams of intellectual arid moral advancement—deplorable would be the condition' of our rising generation interspersed with such an innumerable multitude of vile mon. stets, whose very appearance is pollution to the vision, amid whose touch would be a death-lilts poison to the mental constitution. Such, however, are not the facts, nor are there the most remote causes to produce those effects. The gay and animating circle of refined society, whence we extract the purest and sweetest of all earthly joys, where the drooping spirits may be regaled—retired from the toils and troubles of a tinily and deceitful world, "'should be graced by their presence for an unction to soften the feelings and assuage the ambitious designs of restless spirits." Gettystnirgh, Aug. 234, 1836 A aiti-Slaverv. CIVAVVIA"G 0.1%' SL. PERI'. OtP—We have recently heard absurd, not o say blasphemous, attempts made to prove hat Slavery was sanctioned by Scripture! To such as cannot discriminate between a recommendation to submit to a law, while it exists, and an expressiveness of approba tion of the principles of such law, we com mend the fbllowing extract from the excel lent work of the Rev. Dr. CUAINNING on Slavery: the world; had he scattered these through the slave-markets of the world, and trans ferred them to the highest bidders at public auction, the men to be converted into instru ments of Slavish toil, the women into instru ments of lust, and both to endure whatever indignities and tortures absolute power can inflict; we should then have had a picture in the present age of slavery as it existed in the time of Paul. Such slavery we are told was sanctioned by the Apostle! Such we arc told he pronounced to be morally right!— Had Napoleon sent some cargoes of these victims to these shores, we might have bought them, and degraded the noblest be ings to our lowest uses, and might have cited Paul to testify to our innocence! Were an infidel to bring this charge against the Apes tle, we should say that he was laboring in his vocation; but that a professed Christian should so insult this sainted pl , ilanthropist, this martyr to truth and benevolence, is a sad proofof the power of slavery to blind its supporters to the plainest truth. Slavery, in the age of the Apostle, had so penetrated society, was so intimately inter -woven with it, and the materials of servile war were so abundant,t hat a religion.preach ing freedom to its victims,would have shaken the social fabric to its foundation, and would have armed against itself the whole power of the State. Of consequence Paul did not assail it. He satisfied himself with spread• ling principles, which, however slowly, could 'not but work its destruction. He corn mended Philemon to receive his fugitive slave, Onesimus, "not as a slave, but above a slave, as a brother beloved;" and he com manded masters to give to their slaves that which was "just and equal;" thus asserting for the slave the rights of a Christian and a Man; and how, in his circumstances, he could have done more for the subversion of slavery, I do not see. Let me offer another remark. The per• version ofScripture to the support of slavery is singularly inexcusable in this country.— PaUl not only commanded slaves to obey their masters. He delivered these precepts: "Let every soul be subject unto the high er powers. For there is no power but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the power, resis!eth the ordinance of God; and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation." This passage was written in! the time of Nero. It teaches passive obe dience to despotism more strongly than any text teaches the lawfulness of slavery. Ac cordingly, it has been quoted for ages by the supporters of arbitrary power, and made the strong-hold of tyranny. Did our fathers acquiesce in the mold obvious tnterrretation of this text? Because the first Christians were taught to obey despotic rule, did our fathers feel-as if Christianity had stript men of their rights? Did they argue that tyranny was to be excused, because forcible opposi tion to it is in most cases wrong? Did they argue that absolute power ceases to be un just, because, as a general rule, it is the du ty of subjects to obey? Did they infer that 'bad institutions ought" to be perpetual, be cause the subversion of them by force will almost alwayS inflict greater evil than it re moves? No; they were wiser interpreters of God's Word. They believed that despo. tism was a wrong, notwithstanding the gen eral obligation upon its subjects to obey; and that whenever a whole people should so feel the wrong as to demand its removal, the time for removing it had fully come. Such is the school in which we here have been brought up. To us, it is no mean proof of the divine original of Christianity, that it teaches human brotherhood and favors hu• man rights; and yet, on the ground oftwo oa three passages, which admit different con• structions, we make Christianity the minis• ter of slavery, the forger of chains for those whom it came to make free. It is a plain rule of scriptural criticism, that particular texts should be interpreted accordine to the general tenor and spirit of Christianity. And what is the general,the perpetual teaching of Christianity in regard to social duty? "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even HO to them; for this is the law and the pro• phets." Now does not every man feel that nothing, nothing, could induce him to con sent to be a slave? Does he not feel, that, if reduced to this abject lot, his whole nature, his reason, conscience, affections. would cry out against it as the greatest of calamities and wrongs? Can he pretend, then, that in holding others in bondage ho does to his neighbour what he would that his neighbour should do to him? Of what avail are a few MOSES texts, which were designed for local and temporary use, when urged against the vital, essential spirit, and the plainest precepts of our religion? L close this section with a few extracts from a recent work of one of our most dis tinguished writers; not that I think addi tional argunients necessary, but because the authority of Scripture is more . successfully used than any thing else to reconcile good minds to slavery. "The very courie,which the Gospel takes on. this subject, seems to have been the only one that could have been taken in order to effect the universal abolition of slavery.— The gospel was designed,not for one race or for one time, but for all men and for all times. It looked not at the abolition of this form of evil for that age alone, but for its universal abolition. Hence the important object of its author was to gain it a lodg ment in every part of the known world; so that, by its universal , diffusion among all classes ofsociety,it might quietly and peace fully modify and subdue the evil passions of nen; and thus,without violence work a revu• ution in, the whole mass of mankind. In this manner alone could its object, a univer• dal moral revolution, have been accomplish. ed. For if it had forbidden the evil instead -BUAR3 of subverting the principle, if it had pro claimed the unlawfulness of slavery, and taught slaves to resist the oppression of their masters, it would instantly have arrayed the two parties in deadly hostility throughout the civilized world; its announcement would have been the signal of servile war; and the very name of the Christian religion would have been forgotten amidst the agitations of universal bloodshed. The fact, under these circumstances, that thn Gospel does not forbid slavery, affords no reason to sup pose that it does not mean to prohibit it; much less does it afford ground for belief that Jesus Christ intended to authorize it." "It is important to remember that two grounds of moral obligation are distinctly recognised in the Gospel. The first is our duty to man as man; that is, on the ground of the relation which men sustain to each other; the second is our duty to man as a creature of God; that is, on the •relation which we all sustain to God. Now, it is to be observed, that it is precisely upon this latter ground that the slave is commanded to obey his master. It is never urged like the duty to obedience to parents, because it is right, but because the cultivation of meek. ness and forbearance under injury will be well pleasing unto God. The manner in which the duty of servants - or slaves is incul cated, therefore, affords no ground for the assertion that the Gospel authorizes one man to hold another in bondage, any more than the command to honor the king,'When that king was Nero, authorized the tyranny ofthe emperor; or than the command to turn the other cheek, when one is smitten, justi- fies the infliction of violence by an injurious man." Q~Sn ~.~3~'~~1~3Q0~Q0 ELOQUENT PASSAU *L—We have just read the eloquent address of Governor Everett, of Mass., delivered at New Bedlord in be halt of the Bunker Hill Monument. The following is an extract:— I live at the foot of Bunker Hill, and, en desvouring in other things to shape my lite and conduct by the rules of a sober prudence, I own that here I give the reins up to the imagination. Sometimes of a serene and cloudless night, when the moon and stars are keeping watch in their heavenly en campment, or at the gray dawn, while all around is still wrapped in silence, before the mighty heart of the cities beneath has be gun to beat with the pulsation of lite and passion, I go up to the summit of that sacred hill I yield myself willingly to the illusions of the place and the hour. The blood dyed sods seem to heave beneath my feet as I press them, their glorious tenantry start up from their beds of fame, and gather, an awful company, at the foot of that majestic shaft. 1 read in their radiant faces, that the pious work of their children is grateful to these sainted heroes. I perceive in their benignant countenances, that they behold in what is already done a safe pledge that all will be accomplished! The Duty of Patriotism. BY DANIEL WEBSTER. Let the sacred obligations which have devolved on this generation, and on us, sink deep into our hearts. Those are daily dropping from among us, who established our liberty and our government. The great trust now descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places fur us by the side of. Solon, and Alfred; and other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation; and there is open to us also, a noble pursuit, to which the Ppirit of the time* strongly invites us. Our proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement. In a day of peace, let us advance the arts of peace and the works of peace. Let us develope the resources of our land, call forth its pow ers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered. Let us cultivate a true spirit of union and har mony-. In pursuing the great object, which our condition points out to us, let us act un der a settled conviction, and an habitual feeling, that these twenty-four states are one country. Let our conceptions be enlarged to the circle of our duties. Let us extend our ideas over the whole' of the vast field in which we are called to act. Let our objec be, OUR COUNTRY, OUR WHOLE COUNTRY, AND NOTHING BUT OUR COUNTRY. And, by the blessing of God, may that.country itself become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of i peace, and of liberty, upon which the world may gaze, with admiration, for ever! TUE SCIENCE OF LIFE, BY B. M. CARET. --1. If you be so exceptious and pettish, as to question ovory word you hear said of you, you will have few friends, little sense, and much trouble: 2. Neglect not manners as if they were of little importance.. They are frequently , what the world judges us by, arid by which it decides for or against us. A man may have virtue, capacity and good conduct, and yet by roughness be rendered insupportable. 3. Broach not odd opinions to such as are not fit to hear them. If you do, you will do them no good by it, perhaps hart; and may very well expect discredit and mischief to yourself. An ill plaCed paradox, and an ill timed jest have ruined many. 4. To have a graceful behavior, it is necessary to have a proper degree of con& dence; and a tolerably good opinion of your• self. Bashfulness is boyish. [VOL. 7-4 NO. 22. Et. Think how many times you have been mistaken in your oninions in times !lost, ntgl lot that teach you in future not to be positive or obstinate. FAITR.-1 have seen a lone tree standing on the prairie; have beheld the storms of winter buffet against its trunk, and the gales of autumn bend its lofty branches to the dust, but when the blast had gone, have viewed its tall term still erect, its limbs still elcpan ded, and I have said such is the Christian amid the riots and tumults of this, world's unrighteousness. His trust is in him who gave the tree its unyielding root,. in whose right hand there is deliverance. Let Chris. tams, then, learn n lesson from the tree, and amid the conflicts of life remember, that with faith they are like a house built.on a rock; that their Warfare is but for a limited period, and that the reward of the good sol dier of the cross is an inheritance of eternal felicity. THE GOSPEL INVITATION.--The Sun of righteousness is arisen, we have only to open our oyes to behold it. The way to our Father's house is opened unto us, wo have only to seek and we shall find. he porter standeth at the gate, if we knock it shall be opened unto us. THE Docroa OtrwirrEm—Dr. IP" J****** was one of the most able, talented and eccentric Surgeons of the last century. His practice embraced a large Circuit, and his fame extended to every part of the State. The Dr. was one morning sitting in his offici3 poring over some medical work fresh from the mother country, via Boston, when a loud rap at the door . aroused him. "Come in," said the Dr, and an old lady hobbled into the apartment, who seemed the very embodiment of dirt and negligence. "Dr. I I've got a despirate sore foot—can you help it." "I will try—let me see it." The old crone proceeded to divest hor understanding. of the apology for a -hose with which it was covered, and ,displayed to the astounded Dr. a foot--and such a foot! • "lly G—d!" exclaimed the Dr. throwing up both hands in amazement—"ivhcit a dirty foot!" • "La! Dr.—ye need'nt be in such a won derment about it--there's dirtier feet than that ill the world—l'so warrant—aye, and a dirtier foot than that in your own house as proud as the young ladies, your daughters are—for all that"--and the old hag cackled forth her pleasure at the Dr's astonishment. "Woman! if you can find a dirtier fout than that in my house, I will give you a guinea and cure your foot for nothing." "Pon honor?"—said the Beldam. "Pon honor"--cried the Dr. The old woman stript offthe other stock ing, and displaying a foot that beggared all description, grinned in the face of the as tounded Dr. exclaim ino b ; "Gie'me the guinea! Gie'ale the guinea! I know'd it--I know'd it! I wash'd %other 'fore I come here!"— /V. H. Gazelle. From tho Journal of Commerce. . POLICE. OFFICE, Aug. 13. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF A. FEMALE Hvsnarrn.—A paragraph appeared in this paper on Saturday relative to a female who was found intoxicated in the street, on Fri. day night, dressed in man's clothes. The account she gave of herself turns out to be alSo false, or at least she has since told a dift • ferent story, in consequence of a farther and more extraordinary discovery having been made in relation to her. On Saturday morning a decently dressed woman called at the police office, and asked to see James Walker, (the name by which the female called herself before her sex was discover ed,) who she said was her husband. This Woman was inforined of the discovery which. had been made, and was - permitted to sea the person in question, to whom however she declined speaking, and went away. In consequence of this occurrence, James, or rather Jane Walker, was again brought be fore the magistrate, and underwent another examination, in which she stated that she was a native of Liverpool; that her real name is George Moore Wilson, and that George is a name commonly given to fe males in England; that both her parents. died when she was very young, and that when she, was twelve years old, in conse quence of being ill treated by her' friends, she ran away fret:6 them,put on boy's clothes and made her way to Scotland, the native place of her parents. When she arrived there, she went to work in a factory, still retaining her boy's dress, and remained in it until she had nearly ar., rived at manhood, when she married a Miss Eliza Cummings with whom she set sail for Quebec two days after their marriage. A few days after her marriage, she imparted the secret. of her sex to -her wife; but not withstanding this,the two females have lived :ogether ever since as man and wife. Fif :een years have passed'since their union, during which it appears they, experienced a great variety of fortune, but kept the secret of the husband's sex so well,that it never be fore transpired, and remains even unknown to the wife's father, who has resided for some years witlojhem. As the first account which this woman gave of herself appears to be false, this one may be. also untrue'--; but it stands corroborated to a certain ex. • tent by the wife having called to see her on Saturday, and by the vexatiortruad rage she evinced on hearing that her husband's ei*,l!.. was discovered; and also by a marriage orpt.:.--:? tificate luiving been found on the prieutienr person, certifying that the marriage weir! solemnized at the time and place which she stated in her examination. The magistrate considered the matter altogether so extraor dinary, that he ha, detained her until It CAA ho more fully inquired into. ......... 0 ote...— *HO 0 411•••••••
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